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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30

tlful who may not acocntuate her beauty
by toilets In good taste, and no woman
is so lacking In physical charm who may
not atone for her plainness by studying
tIsc question OF personal adornment as a
science. Never before in the history of
the world has the plain woman received
so much consideration. So strikingly
true is this that witty writer lately re-
marked that the famous confectioners OF
robes seemed 20 pass one-half their time
discovering defects and the other half
remedying them. Said celebrated
French woman to her drossmaker: "You
make gown that will suit my complex
ion, and l will make an age that will
suit the gown"
/ see some charming effects In vests to
be worn under the still popular long
jacket bodices. These long jackets have
mannish tone about them, but ii is not
the man of to- day, with his stiff and for
NAL swallow tail, but the courtier of the
French court hundred years ago. whose
long-skirted coat opened upon richly en-
broidered vests or cascades of lace. The
vests are very long and very stylish, fit
ting the figure glove-like, but sometimes
being straight from the waist-line down
Many ladies prefer instead of the vest
the chemisetse in faille, foulard, surah
in low tones, nuns style. Others insist
that the vest should be of the same ma
terial as the skirt, say In pale blue
draped from the collar to the waist, with
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30
Girls who Arc Morbid.

/ sometimes wish could have each
one Of these self-termed unhappy girls
for about ten minutes and talk to her,
and just mako her Gee that sha is a
little bit of o Ounce. Ny dear child,
when people have trouble, and real
trouble, they don't sit down and analyze
all their emotions, ana remember
whether this person or that person
looked to the right or to the left when
they we're speaking to them, or wheth-
er due consideration was shown to eyes
inclined to brim over with tears and
Ups over prone TO culver.
Before real sorrow bow myself
down with the utmost respect, but be.
fore these morbid feelings of yours
am strongly tempted to smile, and yet,
after all, do sympathize with you.
But count this morbidness, like a good
girl, as q wicked little demon that
can be driven out. Healthy compan-
ionship, plenty of Laughter, good long
walks in the sunshine and work will
drive out the wicked little imp dis
content--and make you the happy,
healthy, hopeful girl that you ought TO
be. just form band against self
analysis, against the inclination to con-
slider what every infection of the voice
and every look Of the eye means, and
YOU will be surprised TO discover how
much of good there is in The world,
and how little, comparatively, of that
which is bad.-Lddtes' Home Journal
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30

tache and god beads. colIaretts ANA
cuffs are In white gulpure; hat In black
tulle, wish a garland Of rosc leaves ell
around.
Gold and jet trimmings are now made
up in complete patterns or decorations
for the bodices OF dresses, collars. gorge.
let's, pointed belts, girdles, cuffs, epau.
let's, plastrons and vests
A very refined and elegant costume for
afternoon or evening reception may be
made up in mauve surah, Lyons silk.
bengaline or any soft and plant wooden
material, modified jacket bodice In mauye
velvet. That is, the basque Is cut away
in front with delicate vine motive In gold
embroidery down the front, which opens
on y chemisette, jabot.style, in mauve
mousseline dc sole; Celnture also In the
mousseline, falling scarf-like, long and va
porous over the skirt Around the bot
tom OF the skirt runs deep velvet bor-
der. cut bias and ornamented with the
gold embroidery.
Speaking Of soft and plant woolens, 1
should call your attention to Scotch ma
terial which is admirably adapted for
late spring and early summer. 1t runs
In beautiful delicate tones, either In two
or three, as, for instance, beige and blue;
shrimp, beige and black; black and
white, or beige, black and yellow
There seems to be no sign Of any
change in the shape and style OF skirts
They will remain straight and plain in
front, with the umbrella draping at the
back more and more accumulated.
As summer will soon be upon us, 1t
may not be out Of place to have a word
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30

In the Revue dHyGiene. M. Bourri-
er, inspector of meat for the city of
Paris, describes his experience with
meat impregnated with tobacco smoke.
Some thin slices of beef were exposed
for considerable time to the fumes Of
tobacco, and afterward offered to dog
which had been deprived of food for
twelve hours. The dog, after smelling
the meat, refused to eat it. Some of
the meat was then cut into small pieces
and concealed within bread. This the
dog ate with avidity, but in twenty
minutes commenced to display the
most distressing symptoms and soon
died in great agony. All sorts of
meat, both raw and cooked, some
grilled, roasted and broiled. we're ex-
posed to tobacco smoke and then given
to animals, in all cases producing
symptoms of acute poisoning. Even
the process of boiling could not extract
from the meat the nicotine poison.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30

A BooKKEEPER in Wall street
banking house has made the discovery
that ink stains can readily be removed
from the fingers with the head of a
parlor match. Moisten the ink-stain-
ed spot and rub it gently with the
head of the match, keeping the skin
wet so that it will not he burned.
The stain rapidly disappears. The
match should not be used where there
IS cut. Violet ink stains can often
be removed by rubbing them with a
ransh wanlan cloth. A cont sleeve
answers very we'll.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30
Our Standing Army.

81 see you speak in this afternoons
telegraph of the hard hips our sol
diers had to stand on the plains" said
H. T. Darlington, of Chicago, at the
Park Avenue Hotel. "and while l cd
init that your informant is right in
nearly all that he says, yet service in
the army is delight to what it was
before the war. There is not post
throughout the country that know of
that is not accessible by railroad, and
which does not have daily mail. The
quarters to which the private soldier is
now assigned are simply palatial as
compared with the old-time affairs.
Take Fort Riley, for example. The
mems barracks are splendidly arranged
and handsomely furnished. Each COM
pany quarters is furnished with a Ii
brary. billiard room, gymnasium aud
marble tub bathrooms, while the squad
rooms or dormitories are nicely fitted
with iron bedsteads and the walls are
hung with pictures OF army life. The
mess hall at Fort Riley seats 100 men
at each meal, and the chef de cuisine is a
salaried civilian at $3.50 a month.
Life in post is in itself very monot-
onous, and man is apt to fall into bad
habits during his time off just from the
fact of having nothing to do. Then
again ia every regiment, grin fact every
company. there 10 sure to be some
scoundrel who tries his best to make his
associates as vile ms himself, and who
does more harm than the officers can do
good. The officers take personal inter
est in the men. and do all they can to
raise the standard of the private. Not
only do they try teaching. but, better
still, actual experience. which, after all,
far excels the other. "--Ncc York TeIe-
gram.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30

TIE "pigskin" which is used in South
American countries for holding the flu
ids, is usually the skin of a living sheep
that is, it is stripped from the animal
before the animal is killed This cruel
aa-Aslass - tl~.-- ! ----:i-1 $780, rms =
is tied to stake, and a careful slit is
made down the middle and around the
neck, without cutting the flesh. Hooks
are then fastened to the loosened skin,
and it is slowly drawn off to the tail.
The poor animals cries of agony during
this atrocious proceeding would touch
the heart of even a savage, but the Pc
ruvians, who origi lated it, seem to de-
light in it. They assert that the skin
taken from a living animal is more
durable and flexible than if the poor
beast were first mercifully killed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30

In the shops of the Cincinnati, Ham
lion and Dayton Railroad at Hamil-
ton, Ohio is a cracked locomotive bell
that has a history. 1t was attached
to locomotive presided over by q
strong, manly, handsome engineer.
whose great objects of pride and adora-
ton were first his sweetheart and then
his faithful engine. He loved them
both devotedly, though, of course, in
quite different ways. One day at
Hamilton he stood in the cab of the
engine, bell rope in hand, ready to
move the lever and start the train.
when he saw bridal party approach
ing. He glanced at the bride; it was
the girl he loved. His heart stopped
beating. he gave n groan, and dropped
dead. As he fell with the bell rope
in his hand, he gave the bell loud
ring that cracked it from top to bot
tom, and it was fund afterward that
he died literally of broken heart.
The bell in the shops at Hamilton is
still called "the bell of the broken
tSart."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30

TO say about travelling wraps. They
shodld be made long and partially adj
justed to the figure. Gray sicilienne
makes up very prcttily for such pur-
poses, set off with gathered pelerine
reaching to the elbow and trimmed with
black lace pointed edge upward. The
pelerine, which is longer in front where
il comes to point, is ornamented with
ugrs, anu Jnere IS "a sJraIgLJ CoIar
Iuched. With this stylish travelling
wrap may be worn crownless she'll
shaped straw trimmed with heather and
velvet ribbon.
was much pleased with dark-blue
cheviot in strictly tailor-made style.
The corsage, pointed in front, was but
toned and edged with dark-blue galloon
and finished at the back with small
positions The waist darts were COW
cred by the galloon, ending in trefoil
ornaments on the bust line; sleeves
tight-ftting below the elbow, with but
tons and galloon to indicate cuffs The
pocket flap of the male costume Is also
indicated on the hips by a line Of the
galloon and row of buttons The bot
tom of the skirt Is relieved by bias
border with the galloon set at the head;
straight collar, also edged with the
galloon.
Except for the top, the white under
skirt continues to fall into disuse. Black
silk is much used, trimmed with rows Of
velvet, narrow flounces or scalloped
ruches Old silk dresses are utilized for
this purpose. Black alpaca is also made
use OF, trimmed with two or three rows
of velvet ribbon. For light colored cos
tunes, underskirts are made up in gray
or some light tint; for dark ones black
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30
Marinstts'. Prodigy.

Below is picture Of Master Carle-
ton X. Herrick, of Marinette, Wis, the
youthful inventor Of toy ball. Al
though now eight years old, he was
only seven when he first conceived the
idea OF the 10Y, knowing nothing Of
patents. IL was entirely his own in
veHtion. He has no father living. and
no one to aid him in carrying out bis
ideas.
The toy appearing to have much
merit, friends advised securing pa.
tent. An application was filed July
70, 1890, and letters patent received
Oct. z, 1890. The toy consists OF a
small wooden ball about an inch or
more in diameter. filed with lead to
give 1t weight. The ball is colored.
and has the surface divided by series
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30

BIOLOGISTS have proved that the
diamond mines of South Africa are
situated in vents or chimneys, varying
from about seventy feet to 1000 feet
In diameter, and descending vertically
through the schists which form the or
binary strata of the district. These
vents are filed up with fragments OF
silicated and magnetism rocks, in
which the diamonds are scattered, and
before the diggings began each was
capped by hillock, or "kopje."
They are seventeen in number, and
run in straight line about 40 miles.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30

A New and successful Apparatus TO 1hro
the Life Line.

- NeW anu DuccohDuA apparatus 10 brow
the Life Line.
In many cases of shipwreck on our
coast the life-saying service men have
failed to accomplish the rescue OF the
people by means OF the Lyell gun.
The line has fallen short or become
snarled or fouled in the rigging, and
thereby became yalue'oJ,. The wreck
of the bark Dictator on the Eastern
coast recently shows that the Lyell
gun failed TO throw the line far enough.
and a line from the vessel was the
means whereby portion OF the crew
were rescued. Congress in 1899
passed law compelling steam vessels
to carry self-propelling projectiles car
rying lines. The Board of Inspectors
adopted the Cunningham and Lyell
guns. After the law had been in opera
ton the Eastern steamboat interests
contrived to secure its repeal, but last
January Congress concluded to en-
power the Secretary of the Treasury to
enforce the law so far as ocean going
steamers are concerned, giving them
optional powers to enforce it's workings
on lake and bays.
The projectlle to be used under the
new law is known as the Cunningham
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30

THE ROCKET chute 10 guide the
rocket in its fight. All that is nee
In case of shipwreck is to place
the box against the ships rail or any
stationary object, fasten the end of the
coiled line that protrudes from the
tube to heavy hawser on the vessel,
light the fuse, and the rocket speeds
on its way shoreward. The people on
shore gain the line and commence
hauling in the large rope, esta blishing
communication by either the breeches-
buoy or boats. The rocket will carry
the line 1850 feet in twelve seconds.
1t is the intention of the Secretary OF
the Treasury to call the attention OF
all maritime nations to the desirability
of enforcing the carrying of this APP
paratus upon their vessels, and there
is no doubt that its adoption would re-
rult in decrease of loss of life by
shipwreck on coast.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30

or piece of woodwork you have chosen
for your target. The little bit Of
t 6lsas4a y yen hegare addsd uRR asntteWt
dart, and makes its point, almost as
a matter of course, strike and pene-
trate the object against which it is
thrown.
The reader will find in this expert
ment q "reminiscences of the dart (com.
pc. ed OF penhoider with paper wings)
which we we're all familiar with al
school. and which has brought many
luclless wight to grief for practicin
tie throwing of the javelin when he
ought to have been studying Homer OF
Virgil. Boston Globe.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30
THE MAGIC DART.

Thread.
Take an ordinary sewing needle Of
medium size, with good sharp point
Stand at three PAGES distant from q
door or wooden partition, AID, holding
the needle between your finger and
thumb, try by throwing it as strongly
as you can to make it stick in the
woodwork. Try as you will, however
great your skill or unwearied your per,
severance, you will never succeed.
Now, however, pass though the eye
of the needle simple bit of thread an6
try again. You will succeed every
time in planting the needle in the door
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30
Sayings of Little Ones.

When three-y ear-old Morris first saw
the snow last winter he called out ex-
citedly: "Oh! mamma, the ground is
all white like the sugar frosting on
Lola's cake" And Charlie. who IA
ing sugar"
When Charles, who is nine, was get
ting ready for church the other Sun
day gave him five-cent piece to put
on the plate. II want two; you have
to pay two fares when you go to
church"
A little boy and girl had been eau
toned never to take the rest. egg when
gathering the eggs. But one evening
the girl reached the nest first, seized
an egg, and started for the house.
Her brother followed, crying: moth
err Mother Susy's been and GOT the
egg the old hen measures byl"
A little fellow living on the West
Side, between three and four years
old, was asked what his kitty did in q
fight between her aud dog. well,
he said, "she bumped up her back AZ
high as she could, she made her tail as
big as she could, and then she blew
her nose in his face"
Little 6-year-old was Obliged TO tako
dose OF medicine that left an unnleas-
ant taste in the mouth. When asked
how he liked it, he said sits good
enough; all but the end of it."
A little fellow had torn his trousers
in climbing a tree, and came sobbing
to his mother, and said "See how
badly have bruised my pants !"
Little girl lfearfully) Mamma.
when are the Indians coming ONT
Mother Hush, dear, there are no In
dams. Little girl-Then who scalped
all the men in the front seats2
MARY, is Lucy awake?" ~No, nam
ma, sc ant dot her Dyes un.ion yet,
answered Mary.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30

Another conspiracy against the life
of the Czar-making the sixteenth in
three years-has just been discovered,
and the usual arrests will follow.
When the Gear envies any nobleman's
wealth, and wants to confiscate it, or
when he finds any ono talking too
much, a conspiracy" helps him to
carry out his plans.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30
No Excuae.

Guest (augrily)-.Your charge for
three days board is outrageous reg.
ular swindle, sir"
Hotel Proprietor-You must remem-
Der that hotel charges are not based
on what guest consumes, but on what
is provided. The waste of food of
hotels is enormous.
Guest-Then why don't you cook it
better? -NeiU York Weekly.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30
BOy-sl

Treat mother az politely as if she
were q strange lady.
Be as kind and helpful to your sis
tiers as to other boys sisters.
Don't grumble o.. refuse to do some
errand which must be done and which
otherwise takes the time of some one
who has more to do.
Have your mother and sisters for
your best friends.
Find some amusement for the even
ing that all the family can join in,
large and small.
Be q gentleman at home. =
Cultivate cheerful temper.
If you do anything wrong, take your
mother into your confidence.
Never lie about anything you have
done.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30

Tax miles Of various nations. ex-
pressed in yards, are as follows: The
Irish mile. 2240 yards; Swiss. 9l53
italian, 1866; Scotch, 1884; Tuscan,
1908; German, S106: Arabian. 2l43
Turkish, 1926; Flemish, 6S96; Vienna,
1896; Roman 1923 or 2O25; Werst,
1l67 or 1887; Dutch aud Prussian,
$3.50; Swedish an Danish, 1851. 5; Eng.
lish and American, 1862.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30

w. X. Vanderbilt experienced the
unusual in having seventy-pound
turtle deposited on the deck of his
yacht by an enormous wave while on
the journey to Villefranche. The tur-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30
Thou art scattering rich and free.
Showers the thirsty land refreshing,
n af aOp,o HrOnpfnOs fal On mo ~

Let some urOpplnRS Iall on me-"
And yet how fe y and far between are the
showers, how meager are the droppings
Once in a while there has been great out
pouring In a particular community, and
then literally "two or three cities wandered
unto one city, to drink water.n Why not
the same refreshing everywhere? The sup
ply Is sufficient. The Lords arm Is not
shortened. aBut your iniquitles have sepa-
rated between you and your God. and your
sins have hid his face from you that ne will
not hear.n Put away sin. Have faith Re-
turn unto God. And then with a sanctihed
heart and n genuine faith. not one or two
favored places bnt all the land can look up
and sing:
sTherc shall be showers OF blessing,
Send them upon us . Lord;
Grant to US now a refreshing,
Come, and now honor thy word"
Prepare TO meet thy God, Israel. He
is come; doubt not. BY his providence. the
sweet and the bitter together, he has been
calling us and saying. @Yet have ye not re-
turned unto me.n But whether we return
or not. he will End us. II we viii not come
In penitence 20 him, he Will come with
strong chastisings upon US. Let this nine
teenth century hear the voice from the
heavens: sPrepare TO meet thy God. "
Past history informs us that when men have
grown high minded, heady, as has this gem
Grafton, repeatedly refus ng to hear Gods
call to abasement. God suddenly stands
across the way as with n drawn sword.
aPrepare to meet thy God;r let the warning
be uttered I'm the ear OF young and old to-
day. The age Is drifting fast toward for
getfulness OF God. But God Is not 10 be
forgotten. He Is as mindful OF this age as
OF any other age and as close &C hand. We
are not yet out OF the sight Of Sodom. Al
any moment on the wicked land the
judaments OF God may descend. Prepare,
prepare!
Next Lesson--aIsrael's Overthrow Fore
foldu Auoa A. 1-1A.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30

TIE brightness Of the moon is not so
very much greater than the brigh mess
of the same area of sky. The total
light of the full moon can be compared
with the total light OF the sun, though
it is very difficult problem, and the
result will be that the sun is as bright
as $50, 600 full moons.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30

ONE of the two chimpanzees at the
Paris Jardin d'Acclimation, inoculated
with Koch's lymph, diel forty eight
hours after the operation. The lungs
of the creature were sent to the Abort
School of Medicine to be carefully ex-
ap,,pa1
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30

rOcheb passes JnrO
the air from the ship
to the shore. The
r ock ct is sixteen
inches long a n d
Themes 1nl~..sA.Jelf
To its rear end a
tube is attached five
feet long, contain
ing 1850 feet Of line
one-eighth of an inch
in diameter. The
weight of the APP
parat us is forty
pounds. Each rock
ct is packed in o
box that serves as a
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30

THEY are trying to make out that it
is very strar ge thing that Camden
girl of IA never saw Bible in her
1ife. mere a-e rgures TO prove UnaE
100, families in this country never
had such q book in the house.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30

The county of Galway, Ireland, con-
tains a very large number of small
holdings on farms-no fewer than
Is, 500-whose extent does not exceed
fifteen acres each. OF these LOO are
of one acre or less. and about 4,300 OF
over one acre and not exceeding five
acres in extent.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30

THEY had just completed new
sing .e-span bridge over river in Iowa
when tramp came along and offered
to break it down for dollar. He was
laughed at for his words, but he stood
in the center and began to jump mp
and down, and pretty soon the bridge
vibrated so the gave him 50 to quit.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30

A TRAMP "sassed" a farmers wife in
Wisconsin and she Lit onto him and
raked his face with her fnger-nails.
He thought he'd got off cheap, but in
two days erysipelas set in and in a
week be was dead. The average wo.
mans nails are as deadly as the upas
tree and should be lodged sooner than
her fat.iroDs
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30

MoxTEvIDEo, the capital Of Uruguay,
has $4,000 population and eleven daily
papers. In order not Ia force the sea-
son some Of these dailies come out but
once a week, and some only once in
two weeks, and il the foreign exchanges
did not get in once fortnight there
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30

A MAN in Newark. n. j., bought a
clock The family upstairs refused
to buy one, as they could hear his
strike. He set his clock half an hour
ahead of time, and they now sue him
for so doing, and causing them TO
arise too early.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-04-30

The Indian can be trained in all mil
itary tactics, and he would make the
best soldier in the world if he would
fight as white men do. That's the rub.
Each one wants to go in on his own
hook, and as cavalry they could never
be made to charge together.