Michigan State News

While workmon were eraployed in excavating a out a short distanco above Canfield & Whecler's mili noar Manistee the other day they carao upon a thick bed of snow. The mereury was away above 9ü degrers. Tlio snow was covered with several feet of sand. Manj persons from the city visited the place to ascertain the truth, and every one returned with large chunks of the "beautiful" to prove the fact of its existence. The presence of the snow interfered with the grade to some extent, and the enginecr was not at all pleased to witness the phenomenon. The men, however, enjoyed drinking tho ico water converted frotn the snow. THE LORD'S PRAYER. It 1 Fuuncl Tattooed on the Arm of kin Unkuown Dead Man. "We flnd mementoes on some of our bodies," said an undertaker at Detroit "The other day we were preparing the body of an unknown for burial. He had met a violent death, but there was the most serene expression on his face that I ever saw on any one. When we dressed him for the grave we found the Lord's Prayer beautifully written in India ink on his forearm. It was as fine a piece of tattooing as I ever saw, and it set me to thinking that perhaps that was whathe depended on for comfort, and that gave the peacei'ul look to his face." Health In Michigan. Eeports to the State Board of Health by fifty-eight observers in different parts of the State for the week ended on June 28 indicated that cholera infantum, dysentry, diarrhea, inflammation of the brain and typho-malarial fever increased, and cerebro-spinal meningitis, scarlet fever, membranous oroup, pneumonia, typhoid fever and influenza decreased in area of prevalence. Diphtheria waa reported at seventeen places, scarlet fever at nineteen, typhoid fever at nine and maasleg at thirty-one places. Wanted It to Go Up. When tho engineer at Williams' Btave mili in Eaton Rapids opened the boilers to build a flre the other morning a sight met his gaze that made him jump several feet into the air. Lying on the grates were two packages of dynamito with fuses attached, one of whicb had burned four inches and the other six. The dynamite was supposed to have been placed there to blow up the mili by some parties with whom the company had trouble a short time ago. The Uld settlers. The Old Settlers' Association of Grand Rapids followed its long-obsorved custom of years with its annual basket picnic at Reed's lako the other day. There were over 300 members of the society and f riends present, and the occasion was to them one of rare en joyment. In the evening all hands, young and old, gave themseíves up to tho enjoyment oí a dance. Spirits 1 ..1,1 Him. Charles Herchlied recently confessed to the crime of burning six barnson the farm of his employer at Plymouth on various occasions, causing a loss of $5,000. He said he used a candle, which he would place in the hay, go about his work and gleefully watch the flames lick up the property. He said spirits told him to do it. Julián Case ülei In London. A cablegram received at Lansing the other day announced the sudden death of Julián M. Case, formerly of Lansing, but more recently of the upper peninsula, who went to England a few weeka ago to conclude the sale to an English syndicate of the noted Verde Antique marble properties in Marquette County. Rallwtty Kurnings. Michigan railroads earned during the month of April last $7,605,088.01, an increase of 81,295.336.13 over the corresponding month last year. Total earnings from January 1, 1890, to May 1, $27,909,870.60; increase over corresponding months last year, 53,768.254.58; per een;, of increaso, 15.60. Short but -'vxv Item. A violent wind and rain storm in Saranac County the other night caused considerable dainage. George W. Mead, a prominent citizen of Charlotte, aged 51 years, died the other night. He was a lawyer by profession and held the office of sheriff twe terms. Five hundred and forty-five graduates were sent out from the University of Michigan the other day. Stephen Dupont, a cai'penter, aged 37 years, dropped dead at his home in Bay City the other tnorning. lk-art disease. He leavos a wife and cbild. The Western Michigan Agricultural and Industrial Society of Grand Rapids will hold no fair this year, owing to the sale of the leased grounds formerly used by the association. A box factory, to omploy thirty hands, is Hay City's latest industry. Electric cars now make regular trips from Muskegon to Lakr Michigan. Ernest McBride, aged 11 years, feil from the roof of a school-house at Mason tho othor afternoon while hunting sparrows, fracturing both wrists and bruising his face and head. He would probably dio. N. B. Cudworth, ono of the oldest members of the Oakland County bar and a prominent Mason, died at Pontiac the other day. A brakeman named Clarence Knowles, whose home was in Vassar, wasknocked from a freight train at Clio tho other night and had his shoulder crushed and leir nu t off