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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-17

upper ones have a dart. and, as my Illus
tration indicates, are cut to point and
sewed upon velvet basques gathered be-
low the waist The points are bordered
with velvet The polerine Is gathered
at the neck; straight collar, leg-o-mut-
ton sleeves and cuffs With this costume
Is worn q very pretty gray felt, narrow
brim aud fiat crown. The crown isturned
up at the back aud set off with bow.
An aigrette OF gray feathers Is placed In
front In the center OF bow, the two
ends OF which encircle the crown. AT
the back there Is pearl pin.
The figure on the right In my second
illustration pictures an embroidered
mantle, the material being q black
sicilienne The skirt is joined to the
corsage, and has folds at the back The
fronts have square tabs This garment
Is ornamented with leather trimming
and embroidered with silk twist and
pearls. The Marie Stuart collar is gar
injured with feathers, as shown in the
illustration. Completing this costume
there Is a stylish velvet capote In emer-
aid green. 1t is made with pastry
cooks crown, beneath which there Is q
torsade OF pink velvet forming five
coques at the front Coques OF the same
ribbon are placed at the back with an
aigrette and pink strings
Many fashionable ladies prefer Goth
mantles to velvet and plush ones. or so
cloth nantes with velvet in combina
ton. With cloth there & greater call
for rich garniture, bu IN the other
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-17

seam at the right shoulder, but Is but
toned on both sides. The epau'ets are
continued around the back In the man
ner OF n short pelerine. In front the
skirt Il slit up into tabs, which are
trimmed as shown with the fur. The
hat has crown In the same material
and is trimmed with the same fur as
the dress
Whenever the weather permits, and
no doubt often when It forblds, you will
see the popular shoulder capes, pala-
tines and stoles. Mutfs pre- mise 10 be
more reasonable as to size than they
were last season. 1t seems too rid Gu
lous to aggravste the evil of cold fingers
by carrying about muff too small TO
cover the hands. II would be far more
reasonable Tor the lady OF fashion TO re-
viye that quaint old custom Of carrying
a live poodle about in cod weather to
serve as a muff, but the society for the
prevention of cruelty, etc. would 'oon
put stop to such practice, no matter
how picturesque, especially when the
dog was dyed to suit the wearer's com
plexion. Astrakhan will be q modish
fur with which TO trim an afternoon eos
tune for visiting or reception purposes.
1t goes we'll with cloth. One very becom-
ing way TO apply this trimming is to run
three narrow rows of IL around the bot
tom OF the skirt and to run single row
around the cut-out OF the bodice and 90
down TO the waist. thus framing the en-
broidered plastron and producing a fine
effect There is very handsome wooden
material with rough surface Stimulating
sstrakhan which will he very popular
for winter costumes IL looks very well
in gray or black.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-17

A LARGE company OF railroad OH
Gals In New Jersey held meeting to
commemorate the sixtieth anniver-
sary of the running OF the first train
of cars by a locomotive in the State.
Two generations have elapsed since
railroading was such curiosity that
the whole New Jersey Legislature
turned out to see the little John
Bull, the putting engine which George
Stephenson had sent over to the
Camden & Amboy Road. In these
two generations what colossal prog
ress has been made! 1t is only by
looking backward that we can appre-
ciate it. We send locomotives to
John Bull now, and if the tokens do
not fail we will soon send him some
which will make his hair rise with
awe and wonder.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-17

THEY are discussing in the English
papers in a way which must make the
sluggish blood of the traditional Brit
ish matron curdle in her veins wheth-
er the keeping Of the seventh COM
mandment is a mere climatic vagary.
1t seems that the tales of Rudyard
Kipling have brought home to the
English mind the idea that the OBJ
servance Of the aforesaid law is so ex-
ceptional in India that it is really not
to be expected, and there is no end Of
persons ready to write letters to tho
press telling all they know or all they
do not know of the matter, with afr
nations and denials ad nauseam. The
phrase of Byron is quoted in which he
affirms the immortality Of folk "where
the climates sultry," and there is a
certain air Of improperly about the
whole matter which seems to lend it
a most attractive piquancy. The
fact is that the Englishman out
of sight of his insular world is always
likely to be immoral and not little
likely to be beast, and in India it is
to be expected that this phase of
British character shall come we'll to
the fore, as it does in fact. The ques-
tion is, What is there to be done
about it?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-17

at the same time save you from that
dreaded multi ed up appearance
My attention was attractei the other
day by a winter garment which APP
peared to me to very nearly, IL not quite,
deserve the title of novelty. IL was a
long velvet casaque, made from single
piece of the material, while its collar
and sleeves were fashioned entirely of
feathers / say entirely, but In reality
the feather tips were sown upon very
strong but soft and piable material
Possibly this casaQue might be rather
too startling novelty for you 50 IN my
initial illustration l set before you some
thing very much of the same shape and
style, only 1t is made up in a less origin
nal manner. This stylish garment may
be made in velvet of any kind or color
to suit your particular figure and co or
ing. The corsage closes in the middle
with hooks and eyes, and 10 It are sewed
long baslues The front sides have
revers sewed to them with reversed
seams. The casa ne may be embroidered
in any way that taste may dictate. The
sides have one dart In order to keep
the casalue from wrlnkling, you must
add a band of silk of the same color as
the velvet 10 the left side, reaching
down to the waist and serving TO hook
the right side to the left side. In front
the basques fare somewhat The gar
ment must be trimmed with some becom-
ing fur.
In my second illustration you will find
represented on the left very stylish
street costume in gray cloth. The skirt
Is made up on an alpaca foundation,
having q deep false hem and drawing
string in the back breadth. The skirt Is
slightly draped and finished at the bot
tom with u bias OF gray velvet. which
must be lined with muslin. This band
is sewed with reversed scam with hol-
low pleats. The front breadth is gored
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-17

aOnly three pins!" cried little Ray.
sTo get into our harm to-day,
And see circus with clown;
A bareback rider, Jimmie Brown,
And lemonade. pin a glass
Bill Jones will sell IL on the grass.
I'm going 20 be the ticket man.
! want to sell all that can; trefa
One for mamma. one for Bess,
And six for all her dolls, guess;
And then you know, Jane must come, too,
And little Ned. and Grace, and your
I'D not a pin. and so / went
To mammals cushion-some we're bent
And would not pass, and had quite
A time to make the change just right
Then when we all got to the door
downcast look my lads face wore;
The circus men could not agree
As 10 who the ringmaster should be;
The trapeze by had hurt his head
And should not act. his mother said;
The clowns Aunt Kate forgot that day
The circus came. and went away.
And did not sew the silver stars
Upon his trousers, nor the bars
or blue and red. IL was too bad,
And so i told my little lad.
He said he wished he was "A man,
That he could carry out each plan;
But wished much that could be
A lad again, and once more see
Those good old days when pins were made
The lawful currency OF trade
Dolls Dressmaker.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-17
Wanderers ON the Sen.

The discoveries of modern science
have revealed monsters of the deep
as terrific as any that ancient fancy
created, and have shown that-oceans
are not mere wastes of waters, but
the homes Of an astounding variety
of living things. More than this, it
has been discovered that the seas
themselves have each sort of law of
existence which they obey. The
photographic Bureau at Washington
for two years has been trying to learn
something of the characteristics of
the Atlantic Ocean as great moving
body Of water by means Of bottles,
containing papers, which have been
dropped overheard from vessels in
many places, to drift at the mercy of
the winds and waves.
Many of these bottles have been
found and picked up again either in
the open sea, or on shores where they
had stranded.
Knowing from its records where the
bottles had been thrown overheard,
the Bureau had been able to trace, in
a general way, the path they must
have followed in order to reach the
places where they were found. In a
report published on the first OF July
this year, and accompanied by map
OF the Atlantic, the adventures of a
hundred and thirteen bottles are re-
corded.
Being partially filed with air and
then securely corked, the bottles float
on the surface Of the water, and go
wherever the wind and the currents
of the sea carry them. Each bottle
contains record of the place and the
date of its starting. Some of these
! found have floated for many months
! on the bosom of the Atlantic, and
Travelled thousands of miles.
1t has been found that bottles
dropped overheard between the shores
| of the United States and England or
France generally travel toward the
northeast, following the course of that
! great river In the ocean called the
Gulf Stream. Bottles started off the
coasts of Spain or Africa travel west
ward until they arrive among the
/ West India Islands. Along the Eu-
ropean side OF the ocean the bottles
take a southerly course, and along
the American side northerly course.
Thus, as result of winds and cur
rents, the whole Atlantic is shown to
be slowly circulating round and round,
like an enormous pool. This accounts
for the stories that were current In
Europe, hundreds Of years ago, OF
strange objects Of human manufac.
ture having floated from the New Il
the Old World, thus giving clue to
the existence Of undiscovered lands
beyond the sea.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-17
THE BLIND IN JAPAN.
Formerly Stunned, but Now They Lear
Useful Trades and Professions.

Formerly Stunned, but Now They Learn
Useful Trades and Professions.
AT recent meeting Of the Asiatic
Society OF Japan, in Toxic, paper
full of curious and interesting infor-
nation on the condition of the blind
in Japan was read by Prof. Dixon.
In early ages the blind were regarded
as unlucky or uncanny, and their
condition was one Of great misery,
until one Of the imperial princes was
born in this state. His father col
lected around him number of blind
to amuse him, and when, on attain
ing maturity, he was appointed gov
ernor of three provinces, he took with
him blind men to assist him, and for
about three centuries the administra-
tion Of these provinces was always in
the hands of the blind. This prince
also introduced the practice, which
prevails at the present day, of the
blind shaving their heads. During
the civil contests of the twelfth and
thirteenth centuries between the
families of Tara and Minnamoto the
blind officials were everywhere eject
ed, and those afflicted with the loss
of sight fell into their early condition
of distress and misery. In course of
time orders were issued to the local
authorities 10 provide for the blind in
their districts, and now they receive
the attention and education usual in
all civilized countries.
The members of the blind guild.
which has long existed, commonly
followed two occupations, music or
chanting or shampooing or massage,
those who practiced the former being
of higher grade and frequently en-
joying much popular favor. TO this
day all towns and villages in Japan
have their blind shampooers, who go
about after nightfall with a strange
musical cry. The less skillful among
the musicians became professional
story-tellers. The higher official
grades, which were at one time open
to the blind, were eagerly sought af-
ter; those who held them were pro-
vided with special marks Of their Of
| fee, and during civil wars blind
musicians were frequently employed
as spies. The art of shampooing as
practfccd by the Jupauesc blind takes
nine years to learn. The pupil for
the first three years practices on his
master; then he spends three years
acquiring the art of acupuncture: and
for the remaining three years he is
on probation, his master receiving
half his earnings. Blind men some
times distinguish themselves outside
their regular occupations. One was
a famous go player; and it is recorded
that, having beaten prince at the
game, his antagonist in fit of
jealous anger killed him, and was
himself executed for the crime. An
other was a famous author, and COM
piled a valuable repertory of infor-
nation in 635 volumes. The blind
also practiced usury, and acquired
much unpopularity from the harsh
way in which they treated their
debtors. -Goldthwaite's Geographical
Magazine:
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-17

Jessie sat down by her mother to
sew. She was making a pillow-case
for her own little pillow.
"All this?" she asked in discon-
tented tone. holding the seam out.
THAT is not too much for little
girl who has a work-basket of her
own" said her mother.
"Yes," thought Jessie, mother has
given me work-basket, and ought
to be willing to sew" and with that
she took a few stitches quite dill
gently.
IL have dreadful pain ct my side, "
said Jessie, in few minutes. "My
thumb is very sore" she said in a few
minutes more. "Oh, my hand is so
tired!" was the next. Next there was
something the matter with her foot
and then with her eyes, and so she
was full Of trouble. At length the
sewing was done. Jessie brought 1t
to her mother.
Should not first send for a doc
tori" said her mother
"The doctor for me, mother" cried
the little girl, as surprised as she
could be.
Certainly. A little girl so full of
pains and aches must be ill, and the
sooner we have the doctor the better.
"Oh, mother" said Jessie, laugh
ing, "they were sewing aches. l am
well now"
i have heard of other little girls
besides who had sewing aches and
pains whenever their parents had any
work for them to do. This is dis
ease called "selflshness, and / hope
none of my little girls are afflicted
with it.-Christian Inquirer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-17

SAILORS are laughing at the impul-
sive, unconventional young Emperor
of Germany because he proposes to
abolish the terms "starboard" and
port" in the German navy, substi-
tuting therefor the lubberly words
right" and "left." "Why not talk so
any landlubber will know what you
mean?" he is reported to have in.
CURED with some asperity Of the hor-
rified naval commander. The Empe-
ror is yet young. A wise choice of
parents brought him throne, but
years alone will bring him that horse
sense bred Of observation. In time
he will learn that every profession
has its can't lingo, employed, not to
make the utterances of those who use
it more ineligible to each other, but
to make them wholly unintelligible
to outsiders. BY this means the dig
nifty of the profession is conserved
and the unlearned are discouraged
from prying so closely into its mys-
teries as to discover its general super
ficiality.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-17
In the MaII-Box.

In warm bed in an old soap-box
in the cellar old Tabby kept her three
little black kittens. But sometimes
when she sprang into the cellar win.
dow and went to the box, she found
it empty. Then she always went W
stairs to the sitting-room to look for
her kittens, and she was sure to and
Lulu playing with them.
Lulu was only four years old, and
she liked to play with the kittens
better than her dolls. She would
dress them up in the dolls clothes,
and take them to ride up and down
the room in her little carriage, and
put them in the dolls bed and try to
sing them to sleep.
Lulu was very fond Of her little
cousin Amy, who lived in another
part of the city, and came to see her
sometimes, and she thought she would
like to give Amy her kittens.
So one day she put the three kittens
into her apron very carefully and car
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-17

hand you may attain more stylish effects
by using this more youthful material
Velvet has dignity about 1t that fits 1t
pre-eminently for the dowager's wear,
hence young people should not be too
prone to muffle up TOO much in this
material OF pomp and state.
In my third illustration you will find
pictured very becoming cloth mantle
in beige cloth. The pelerne is in to-
bacco brown plush. At the back there
is a smoked effect. The pelerine is gath
cred at the shoulders and is lined with
silk OF the same color This mantle may
be trimmed with black fur or with any
long fur.
The long jacket lends itself most adj
m rably for winter purposes. uniting
warmth and style. You see 1t made up
in a thousand different ways, but think
you'll search far and near before you hit
upon mere thoroughly becoming and
refined garment than the one l picture
for you in my fourth lustration. 1t Is
made In a marine blue vicuna and has
double fronts, the under ones being
richly braided and closing in the middle
with hooks The outside fronts are, as
you see, longer, and are finished With
revers and a rolling collar in sealskin or
plush. The fronts are fitted with fasten.
ings, so that the jacket may be worn
completely closed in cold weather. and
if you belong to that class tritely denom-
mated frozen turnips, you have only to
line the whole garment with fur or silk
wadding.
In my last illustration you will find
represented a pretty and withal service
able winter garb for young miss. II
| is made up in woodbrown vicuna
trimmed with Persian lamb The jacket
is not only lined with silk but has also
a flannel inlay, and with 1t is wern a
silk blouse OF the same shade as the
cloth, belted In with narrow leather
belt. The plastron is sewed into the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-17
supper ready and be waiting at the
front gate when he returns

THE two German bankers retiring
70 their counting-room and commit
ting suicide because they found them
selves and the bank hopelessly In
volved, furnishes striking contrast
to the two Boston bankers, who have
wrecked themselves and hundreds OF
others, hunting for bail preparatory
to defending against prosecution for
their crime. Suicide, of course, must
not be commended; but one can
hardly help feeling sympathy for the
men who saw no other way out.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-17

any other language, and L must say
that 1t is an extremely difficult thing to
feel entirely comfortable on real old
fashioned winters day without aS3nm.
ing mulfled-up look. Now, muff.ed-
up look means death to all grace and
style. II you want to know how you
look when you look muffled up, / might
say observe the aris:ocratic pug dog
with his blanket on and his woebegone
countenance. | am well aware that
many young girls, inclined TO be embon-
point, trihe with their health dur
ing the winter season In order
to keep style and comfort so far as
possible, hand in hand. These foolish
virgins forget that nature has set most
sensitive thermometer in the center OF
their faces, to wit, their noses, and /
would respectfully suggest to them that,
no matter how lovely their winter cos
tunes may be, rcd nose with indigo
lips and a generally plnched look Is quite
enough to rob the most beautiful face In
the world OF its charms. OF two evils
choose the less, and so it seems to me
that IL is better TO make almost any sac
rifce, including grace and style, and
keep the blood on each side OF ones
nose rather than in its tip. But i tn NIX
that by a little intelligent thought on
this matter you may be easily able TO
hit upon some style OF street gown that
will keep you perfectly comfortable and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-17
Airing Rooms.

1t is great mistake that the whole
house, particularly the sleeping
rooms and the dining rooms, receive
little ventilating and purifying of
air, when it can be done with so lit
tie trouble and no expense. A pitcher
of cold water placed on table or bu-
reau will absorb all the gases with
which the room is filled from the res
piration Of those eating or sleeping in
the apartment. Very few realize how
important such publication is for the
health of the family, or, indeed, UNI
derstand or realize that there can be
any impurity in the rooms, yet in a
few hours a pitcher or pail OF cold
water-the colder the more effective
will make the air of the roOg pure,
but the water will be entirely unfit
for use.
In bedrooms pail or pitcher of
water should always be kept, and
changed often If anyone stays in the
room during the day; certainly be put
In fresh when the inmates retire.
Such water should never be drunk, but
either covered pitcher or glass bot
tie with a stopper should be used for
drinking water, and always be kept
closely covered. Impure water causes
more sickness than even impure air,
and for that reason, before using wa
ter from pump or reservoir for drink
ing or cooking, one should pump or
draw out enough to clear the pipes
before using it, particularly in the
morning, after the water has been
standing in the pipes all night
Hearth and Hall.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-17

mud, licking his insect-iaden chops
and dreaming of dainty meal OF
delicate veal. The steamer was tied
up to the bank when the CATERS"
opportunity arrived.
A calf had strayed unnoticed from
the herd towards the water. An
ugly black nose appeared above the
water, followed by wicked twink
ling eye and long scaly body. A
cautious crawl up the low bank; and
the ugly saurian ran with astonishing
rapidity for its prey. A shout and an
ill-dirccted shot alarmed the calf.
There was big bawl, answered by
the whole herd, the calf running
frantically. from and the whole herd
toward the water ficnd. Then both
sides paused, the alligator sinking
closer toward the ground, the cows
standing with ears erect, their big
brown eyes filled with establishment
and fear. Another instant and the
cows and calves moved slowly off to
one side, ever keeping their heads to
the foe, and young bull alone re-
manned facing the tenemy.
The young guardian Of the herd
slowly advanced to the attack, his
magnificent eyes shining with the
light of battle, his tail switching
nervously, and his head tossing like a
swordsman practicing his finest
thrusts. 1t looked for a moment as
though the alligator would retreat.
Then vibration ran through his
10
gurgling threat was answered by
defiant below, and with increditable
swiftness on the part of both the
combatants met.
The cruel rows of teeth closed on
the leg Of the bull near the body,
Strinping mnscle- and sinaw from the
bone, while the polished horn sank
deep into the alligator's breast. A
quick withdrawal on the part of both,
lightning-like turn Of the head, and
the other horn of the bull impaled his
enemy. A great shudder ran over
the body of the alligator, and the
blood eished forth as he reared in his
rage and pain. For an instant both
feet rested as they were, and then the
saurian with a last desperate effort
whirled himself on the impaling
horn, striking the bull on the side
with terrific force, the crash Of the
blow echoing along the river. No
ribs or muscles could withstand the
assault The brave young hero fell
upon his side, twisting his neck out
of joint. One final effort to move his
head, one longing look toward the
panic-stricken herd, and the look in
the beautiful brown eyes died out for
ever A cry of sympathy and regret
arose from the spectators, and pistol
balls gfanced rom The armored back
Of the alligator as he feebly skunk
back into the water, covered with
the excavations of all the witnesses.