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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05

in the extreme. that there IA such a
vast amount OF ignoranceo on these I'M
portant questions. OF all men on
earth the farmer should be we'll
posted breeder. or all men on earth
he ought to have "A library well stored
with what the wisest breeders have
said or written. Yet 80. 100ths OF our
farmers are absolutely at sea on the
question: How to breed dairy COW?
or: How to breed for mutton? or:
How TO breed a valuable roadstery
Not only these, but there are plenty
OF other questions connected with
breeding, such, for instance, as In
breeding to a certain extent. We
hear farmers every day talking against
inbreeding, and declaring that no
good ever came from 1t. Now had
these men ever studied the question
as they ought, had they read the his
tory OF all the leading families OF our
domestic animals, they would see that
breeding potency has been always es-
tablished by more or less of In
breeding. There is a mass OF
knowledge that the breeder must know
IL he becomes successful in breeding,
which the average farmer seems
to think is of no value TO him. Yet
he is the man who must raise the
| farm an imals. He Is the man on
whom all progress, honor and profit
| to the community and State in this
particular must depend. AS he aver
ages in knowledge and skill SO will
the country or State average. Ii the
average farmer breeds from grade
sires, and has no clear, well-defned
ideas of the tools he Is using, and
their effects, the result will be just
! as il has been. The low average of
milk production per cow is due mainly
to the low average of breeding sense
and Judgment among the farmers in
that line. The average COW is just
what the average farmer has made
her. Certainly no man but he is re-
sponsible'for her. There will never
come any reform, any improvement
Of the knowledge and fortune Of the
farmer, until he changes his habits,
and becomes more of a student. He
must use his mind, and to his knowl
edge, enlarge his judgment, in short
become more intellectual man.
With too many study and thought il
distaseful. But every time they are
punished for it. The mysteriou:
forces of life, the deep problems that
lie in the great question of breeding
never unlock their secrets to the mar
who will not think. If he would
think wisely toward expression, III
must study the experiences of Others
Every sunken reef has been discovered
at the expense of costly wreck. The
record of the reefs, as well. as the
clear water constitute the literature
of breeding as well as navigation.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05
"a Yard of Roses.D

One OF the popular paintings at the Few
York Academy of Design was a yard-long
panel OF roses. crowd was always before
IL. One art critic exclaimed: .Such bit
OF nature shonld belong to all the people;
IL is too beautiful for one man to hide
Rway.n
The Youths Companion. OF Boston,
seized the idea and spent $4,000 to repro
duce the painting. The result has been a
triumph OF artistic delicacy and color
The Companion makes this copy of the
painting an autumn gift to each Of its FIVE
hundred thousand subscribers. Any who
may subscribe now for the first time and
requests IL viii receive 1.-THE Yard of Roses
without extra charge while the edition lasts.
Besides the gift of this bea utiful picture,
oil new subscribers will receive the Com
panion free from the time the subscription
is received till Jan. 1, including the Thanks
giving and Christmas double numbers, and
for full year from that date.
Every family should take this brightest
and best of illustrated literary papers In
addition to its local paper
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05
Social Hints.

A young woman unconsciously
struck the keynote OF Conversational
ability, in her comment the other day
upon a friend: II like to talk to
him." she said emphatically; she
makes me think OF something to say"
The ability to draw out ones compan-
ion in conversation is far greater and
rarer than the possession OF fiuency in
expressing ones own opinions.
X persistent talker, even if brill
liant, becomes tiresome after awhile.
Said clever hostess, planning din
ner which she wished specially sue
cessful: 81 can't ask Mrs. S., though
on some accounts L should like to;
she talks so increasingly that she soon
depresses the compsnys-stA man ex-
pands the same idea a little more
when he said he had enJoyed encoun-
tering person slow TO awaken the
spirit of conversation A'There is
no game,' he says. lin these brilliant
people, who meet you alert, many
sided, responding instantly to every
subject suggested. All you can do is
to go down before them; while the
other sort it is a pleasure and subtle
fattery to ones skill to house and de-
yelOp."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05

Feeding soft Feed.


Soft feed Is not natural to birds
that is, wet and sloppy materials-7as
nature provides them with the means
of reducing the hard substances. We
have fed hens on glass, broken flint,
powdered china and other substances,
but the Qizzard ground them to an
impalable powder. Hard, sharp sub
stances assist the gizzard in grinding
the food and the process is such as to
pass the food slowly into the digestive
organs. When the crop is filled with
soft food the work of the gizzard Is
lessened, and the process of forward
ing the food too rapid, the result
being indigestion. 1t may be noticed
that when a full meal ofground grain
is given, the hens at once they re-
main in state of inactivity until the
crop is emptied Of its contents.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05
Tho Ideal Fowl.

The ideal fowl IS a very practical
sort OF a bird. One that is plump,
fine favored and quick of growth,
that is what any one wants in a
broiler-a good rooster with heavy
breasts, tender flesh. AS layers We
want hens that will begin to lay when
six months old, that will lay eggs two
ounces each in weight, with rich,
yellow yolks. Every hen should lay
at least 100 eggs and rear brood of
chicks the first year and half of her
life. This is not wanting too much,
but there are many fowls kept on the
farm that fail to come up to what
constitutes good, practical stock. II
is poor policy to retain poultry
which does not retain an equivalent
for its food. w. Caughey, in
Agriculturis6.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05

his farm from the mortgage. His
wife, keeping her accounts of receipts
and expenditures for butter, eggs,
poultry, dry goods, groceries, etc, ac-
quires business knowledge and sa-
gacity, and at her husbands death
does not find it necessary to call in a
stranger to act as administrators, who
Ikea leech, sucks the life blood from
the estate-the joint earnings of hus-
band, wife ana children-and finally,
with the aid of lawyers and court
fees, perhaps leaves the wife and chill
dren in absolute want. No, her
knowledge Of business principles en-
ables her TO administer her own af-
fairs.
The boy who is permitted to earn
his spending money, and taught to
keep his little accounts and compare
receipts and expenditures, will the
earlier learn the value of money and
apply his wits to live within his in
come. Such boy will not accumulate
debts for his overworked father to
pay; neither is he so likely to fall into
fast company or fast living. He is
educated for busiRess, and will be able
to hold his own in the battle Of life.
The girl who has her allowance and
is taught to make accounts, will APP
preciate the value OF a dollar and use
discretion in its expenditure. A young
Lady once told her lover, when he pro-
posed, that although she loved him
she would not marry him until he had
$4,000. He was somewhat discour-
aged, but went to work to obtain the
money and the girl. A few weeks
Later she inquired how he was sue
ceeding. He replied: Every well; /
have saved $17."
"Well," replied the lady, 81 expect
that will be sufficient; we may as well
get married"
We hear so much in this day about
practical education. But practical
education is that which practically
fits boys and girls for the active du-
ties Of life, and any education which
falls short OF this is neither practical
nor complete. Fit child to earn q
living and you do better by him
than to give him wealth. Fit him tC
appreciate and care for property be
fore he is safe to be entrusted with :
legacy.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05
nisastrous Failure,

1t is with feelings OF regret that we announce
the failure OF hosts of people troubled with IN
action of the kidneys to take efficient means to
renew their activity. This failure is most
disastrous, for a complete wreck Of the organs
themselves must eventuate II timely means
are not taken to re-establish their secretive
function on a basis Of activity and regularity.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters renews both, and
prevents ultimate and fatal disaster. As 1t ID
one OF the functions OF the kidneys to strain
from the blood. In its passage through them.
impurities provocative OF dropsy, rheumatism,
and govt. an early impetus is all the more need
full to be given to their operations when tardy
or Intellectual The unmedicated stimuli OF
commerce do not answer this purpose. Use
the Bitters for dyspepsia, malaria, constipation
and biliousness.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05
THE DAIRY.
A Questlonab . Procedure.

Cows that are large mixers and
fresh in milk when turned to pasture
should be MIXED three times a day
instead of twice. They are hearty
feeders and have plenty of pannch
room, and having been bred and de-
veloped almost with the one object OF
turning fodder into milk, their pro-
duction is limited only when they
can hold no more. Contrary to a
common opinion, by so doing the
milk obtained will be OF a better
quality, as well as increased in guam
tity.
When anything greatly disturbs
the cow the percentage of fat in her
milk is lessened To even greater ex-
tent than the milk flow. This has
been proved by repeated tests, when
they have been worried by dogs,
abused by III tempered mixers, OF in
any way frightened or excited. Per-
haps the fever In the blood burns out
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05
No claim ON the Free List.

The anecdotes connected with the
free list would fill volume One day,
when Nestor Roqueplan was the director
of the Opera Comique, he was handed a
card of a gentleman whom he did not
know from Adam and who had called
five. and-twenty times. The visitor was
admitted, and very politely but per-
sistently claimed his free passes, which
had been suppressed. His grandfather
had an opera performed in 1903. Rogue
plan asked the visitor to hum an air
of said opera. The young fellow could
not comply with the request. swell,
monsieur, 1 am still more ignorant OF
your grandsire's music than you are, sc
you must admit that your request is an
unreasonable one"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05
IInwsa T1iaH

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured By taking
Halls CatarTh Cure.
+. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo. o.
We. the undersigned, have known f. J. Che
ney for the last fifteen years and believe him
perfectly honorable in all bus iness transactions
and financially able to carry out any obligations
made by their Arm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O..
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
Rists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catsxsh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon: The blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system Testimonials sent free. Price 75c
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05

"A block of iron weighing forty to
nfpy pounds is requfrcd- sometimes
a chunk can be bought for "a song
second hand, but it will be cheaper
usually TO have il cast Its essential
features are ring to hoist 1T by, and
grooves in the sides i'm which to slide
the tongues attached TO the uprights
TO have the dump self-acting the
hook must he made OF the precise
pattern shown. Any blacksmith can
reproduce il. The hook is pulled
down to the weight resting ON top of
the post and slipped into its ring. AS
the weight is hoisted the hook-ring
will! be seen to remain at the left
hard end of the. slot as in Fig. L.
When it has reached the height at
which it lis desired to drOpth weight
the long tongue of the hook trips
against rod or slat extended across
ths frame for the purpose and is
pulled down. This act lets the weight
slide ITO the left and the hook-ring To
the right in the slot, rs in Fig. p The
weight is instantly freed and falls
heavily on the post. The driver
works on the principle of railroad
pie driver.
Thirteen-foot planks are firmly
biaced on the front ends OF stone
bat planks held together by irons
aid bolts eight feet from the ground
50 they will not interfere with the
ptsts being driven. When being
dawn from one field or farm TO
aiJother the boat planks are con-
nccted in front and behind by hooks
made or heavy wire This prevents
their spreading. Two pulleys are
made Of double thickness OF inch
board with the edges chamfered be-
fore they are bolted together The
grain OF these boards is placed at
right angles the one to the other to
prevent splitting. One is hung at the
top of the upright to receive the rope
direct from the weight hook, and the
other at the rear end OF the boat
planks on a brace. A horse draws
the machine along astrlde the fence
row, and the posts are held in place
by the uprights while being driven.
ANY boy can raise the weight by pull
lag on the rope at A.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05
To Cool "a Red-Roe...

If the sleeping-room is warm, it may
be cooled for time by wringing large
pieces of cotton out OF water and
hanging them before the window,
says the Ladies' Home Journal
Leave the door open, and as the air
comes through the wet cotton it will
be cooled. This is good device for
cooling a sick room: the cloths can be
wet again and again. Keep the gas
turned low during the process of UNI
dressing and sleep without lamp,
unless it is a tiny night lamp.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05
HOUSE TO LET.

The King had been taken az his word.
The King was amused by the wit OF his
little grandchild 1t was not long be-
fore the royal family was compelled to
fee from the palace.
On one OF the last days Of July the
palace OF st. Cloud was filed with SOL
diers wounded ana dying Of hunger In
reply to the addresses of the Duke Of
Angouleme they cried, "Give us bread.
We have hal no bread for three days. I"
The little Duke of Bordeaux and the
princess took leg of mutton from their
table and went down among the sol
diers. "Take this, friends" they said;
cit is our dinner; take it all, even the
side dishes
The next evening the royal family had
taken refuge at Rambouillet. The little
princess could not sleep for hunger,
Madame de Gontaut having been able to
lind her only fragment of bread to eat
On the next day Charles Y abdicated
the throne
WHEN raids are frequent %coppers"
kfw,n
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial In its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, It's
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FiG syrup co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. xE. NEW YosK. NJ
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05

the fat, or causes Il to be absorbed
into the system. But whatever the
reason the fact is abundantly proven
and as over-distentlon OF the we'll
filled milk-yeins and glands cannot
help but cause pain, this win explain
why the milk is richer in solids, and
especially in butter fats, than when
1t is drawn out twice.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05

One OF the most profitable things
q farmer can do is to set squarely at
work to post himself on the cstab-
lished principles of breeding farm
animals. At the present time, and in
the full blaze OF the intelligence OF
the nineteenth century, we believe
that not one farmer in hundred has
made such study. 1t is Notifying,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05

the bottom of keg. inside 1 put a
four inch layer of coarse gravel, an
other of sand, same thickness, near a
layer of pulverized charcoal, and this
covered with piece of cheese cloth,
TO catch any coarse material. Gravel
and sand, of course, should be pre-
viously well washed. 1 I'LL my keg
from the cistern; but the waterspout
from the house could be connected
with 1t. Cost of filter is very slight.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05
SHILOH'S
CONSU M PTlON
CURE.

The success of this Great Cough Cure Is
without a parallel in the history of medicine.
All druggists are authorized to sell it on a pos
tive guarantee, test that no other cure can sue
cesstully stand. That il may become known,
the Proprietors, at an enormous expense, are
placing Sample Bottle Fnne into every home
in the United States and Canada. If you have
a Cough, Sore Throat, or Bronchitis use it, for
II will cure you. If your child has the Cronp,
or WhOoping Cough, use it prumptly, and relief
is sure. II you dread that insidious disease
Consumption, use it. Ask your Druggist for
SHILOH6 CURE, Price 10 cts. go cts. and
500. If your Lungs are sore on Back lame.
use Shiloh's Porous Plaster, Price Is cts.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05

AN advance guard of the Salvation
Army has pitched its camp in Deadw, cd
and is throwing up Notifications These
warriors will venture almost anywhere,
but they have been long while making
up their minds to tackle Deadwood.
The Black Hills region is not what it
once was
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05
The Only One Ever Printed Can You Find
the Word?

There is 3-inch display advertisement
In this paper this week which has no two
words alike except one word. The same is
true of each new one appearing each week
from The Dr. Harter Medicine Co. This
house places a sCrescentn on everything
they make and publish. Look for II. send
them the name OF the word. and they will
return you BOOK, BEAUTIFUL LIrHoGRAPHs,
or SAMPLES FREE.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05

y one who has
not noted the re-
suits can fully
appreciate I n e
value Of book
keeping to the
farmer and his
family, says a
writer In Farm
and Flreside. He
is not found COM
planning of hard
times, because he
discovers t h e
small leaks and
applies the rem
QdV HQ gavQe
himself from en-
barrassment and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05

Farmer: Not
feeling dis
posed to pay
$500 for a
three-q u ar {
crock filter, I
filter my wa
ter with a
ten gall n
ktS duu OlOl-
nary water
ca $ k a s
S h o w n / n
ske tch. A
number q I
one-qua r I G T
inch hole S
ara horad int0
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05
Perrhance.

A would-be literary woman, whose
enthusiasm for Lord Byron's poetical
works has led her to name her two boys
Harold and Manfred, recently bought a
little dog to which she gave the name
"Ferchance, ... .-....--..... e
Replying to visitors comment upon
the singular name OF the animal she
said, knowingly:
II named him for Byron's dog. Don't
you remember the line where the poet
says, 'Perchance my dog will howl?'"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05
HOME AND THE FARM.
A DEPARTMENT. MADE UP FOR
OUR RURAL FRIENDS.

Keeping Accounts ON the Parma Post
Driver That Can be Made a. Home-0ood
Breeding sense-Points About Hogs-A
Good waicr Fiitor.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05
A Post Driver.

The accompanying plain engrav-
ings show, says Farm and Home, a
most effective post driver and one
that can be made entirely at home
excepting the weight and hook.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05

1T is those having penchant for
spinning long yarns whose tales ought
20 be locked
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05

.FITs.-All Fits stopped free by ar. .Annc's urgas
Nerve Restorer. No Fits after FIRST days uso, Mar
yeous cures Treatise and saeo trial bottle free %
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05
Anime Glaciers.

A recent survey has established the
number of glaciers in the Alps at 1885,
Of which 249 have a length Of more than
AZ miles each. The French Alps con-
tain LA glaciers, those of Italy 7s,
Switzerland All, and Austria 462.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05

Il constitutional ana not local disease. and
therefore II cannot be cured By local applications
IL requires q constitutional remedy like Hoods
'ssnapArilla. which. working through the blood.
effects perm znent cure Of catArrh ~ Graduating
the impurify which causes and promotes the dis
ease Thousands Of people testify 10 the success Of
hoods sarsaparina 40 remedy for catarrh when
other preparations had failed. Hood sarsaparilla
also builds mp the whole system. and makes you
feel renewed IN he slth and strength. All who suner
from catarrh OF debility should certainly try Hoods
sarsaparilla.
Il have used Hoods sarsaparlla for catsguh with
satisf.cssry resalts. receiving pemaza.e bensni
from IL n. Humane Bfresfof. "A.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05
THE HOUSEHOLD.
How to mako "a watsr-F rter.

Chas. Wilson, of Winmetka, ILL.,,
has contributed the following to the
'Short Cuts" column OF the Practical
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05

4 havs been taking Hoods barsapaFilla for the
past four years a intervals. was troubled with
catarrh and the medicine effected perfect cure
take a whensvr feel dsbitated. and a always
gives me immediate strength. regulates the bowels.
and gives an excellent Appetite LEu cAsnnELr.
Parker burr, Va.
NY daughter has had catarrh for nine years. She
coughed and expectoratsd so much that every one
thought she had consumption. tried everything
heard Of but gained no relief Isent her 70 Florida
IN September Tor the winter ana there her friends
advised her to use Hood. BarsaDarilia- She wrote
me that sho ad taken three bottles. and feit
90 good In her life.- MHs. hokMreHx. isa w&n3aD
ssa s1Eeoa Newport. NJ.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-11-05

WHEN raids are frequent "coppers"
are active.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-21
-, uor,pD.s SCHEMES DIE HARD.

Cornelius FIynn otherwise " Solcr' Flynn. Iammany
Alderman from the l>t District, Is Thoroughly con
WINGED that the people II New-fok VIII never 10
hapDv un:u one Of Their thoroughfarcs IS named ior
,ta- tt,r,rd tbe OK chief Of the Volunteer Fire De
,,r,rcnt ALREADY there "a a Howard 81. ana
Harry Howard square. but these do not III lh'
rreprc,sllc ScIcr~" view, meet the wants OF inc
Inhabitants H. has failed In passing resolutions IN
the Board changing TIE names OF Baxter ana Inn
SIS h. Harry Howard but he Is man ~ uhd"s h'"
perseverance and doesn't give " up II" ms no" ~
loccd p.il - for his next attack. and yesterday e
,,,,, C,upcu was actlt,d with "A resolution. intro
du hy the turl1t,hel mcfpDcr from The Ist. iamin5 II
FOR IIarry Howard. Tie usual pr"Ouhd III iou II,
Soior,r heart was made Shd 10y seeing
The olI~. OF his ambition cnt"mhe1 in me 'omm'ce
ON streets Like II, pr '>ors II VIII u'c hsc'
Itisd s,sh