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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
Martin Van Buren.

Snid q gentleman of this city to an
Argus reporter: "In the year 1916 L
resided in Undertook, Columbia
County, and two miles from that quiet
village lived Martin Van Buren,, the
eighth President OF the United States.
His home was known as Lindenwald.'
1 saw him nearly every day, as his
custom was to come TO the village ON
horseback after his mail. He was
strict attendant of the Dutch Church.
He invariably rode the same horse,
and as invariably walked into the
sanctuary when the sermon was nearly
at its center. The minister bore with
his distinguished nearer until he evil
IDENTIFY made up his mind that patience
had ceased TO be virtue and he
wonld give 'Matty,' even if he had
been President of the United States,
a delicate hint that this thing must be
stopped. One Sabbath Van Buren,
appeared late as usual. As he entered
the door the dominic ceased preaching.
When the ex-Prcsident was seated he
said: Il trust, dearly beloved hearers.
that none of you will be too late to
enter the kingdom OF heaven He
then resumed his text. A faint smile
came to Van Buren's face, and after
that he entered the house of God on
time" Kingston On " Argus.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

Her costumes arc as fresh az her CON-
rloxion. which Is a plum skin IN texture
snd a neach In c0loring / have notes
~ marv summer toilets, hut not one
rieased me as much as this ono did, tho
80 p,ctured In my second illustration.
A. the saving Is. u went with the girl
who wore IL as the moss goes with the
moss-rosa They were manilestly made
for each other. Tho dross was blue
rrepon set of with embroidered faille,
tho MA being smooth and close-flt-
ling. and the front OF the bodice pleated
very stylishly over 1t. AT the waist
there was a garnitnrc OF passementerie
with grelots. The sailor collar, also or
the faille, was closed with passemen.
terie ornament. The skirt was slashed
up as indicated, showing the faille pc
tween the flaps. which were bound with
ribbon Of the same color Hat sun
shade. shoes, and gloves were al in mar
mony. and when heard the boys calling
her In l thought OF the blue lilies OF
the field which used TO gather in my
girlhood, but must admit this blue ny
from New York brown stone 'front.' IN :
terested me far more than they ever al
Alas! times change, and we change Win
them.
The next specimen from my note
book-illustratlon No Bis net flower.
! may call 1t bit OF smilax or sprig
of ivy, or, II you will, cluster OF orange
leaves, for this specimen Is ayoung Wife
Hers was June wedding, aud she now
and then makes slip Of the tongue,
and says. I'VE girls" Her trousseau
has been the envy of all the midsummer
maidens "Dear me-" I heard one OF
them exclaim, "it quite makes me feel
like getting married, go; and would
too, ii IL weren't that one must sit up sc
straight and be so dignified after getting
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

A SAD story with moral comes from
Aurora. ILL.,, Forty years ago young
lady, now Mrs. King Hammond, and q
Young man named Welch were engaged
to be married. Opposition of parents
prevented the match and. .W"iahcv re-
sided. But a continuous correspond
ence has been kept up. and recently
the couple decided to pass their declin-
ing days together. Mr.. WEIGH came
on to Aurora, accordingly. but when
his intended saw him she tainted away
and refused to have anything to do
with him. Instead of the rosy, ath-
letic youth from whom she had parted
q lifetime before, and OF whom she had
been dreaming all these years. there
stood before her bald, wrinkled,
toothless old man. Perhaps, as Mr.
Welch has found it impossible to re
main always young man. it is just as
well that he never married his frs
IOya
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

becomes the stylish girl, and the strange
thing about her is her placidity. You
rarely see her rutfied. i mean this for
pun, for her costumes are provokingly
plain, and yet the men turn and look at
them-no. her: no, you can't disasso-
ciate her from her toilets as you can
some women and say, "How plain she'd
be in ordinary clothes" / have called
the stylish girls costume provokingly
plain. So they are at times, especially
in the morning You meet her on tho
hotal -------i------s.s A5'1sS 70
and bodice whose fit is perfection,
with vest opening on pink, yellow,
mauve or blush chemisettc, pleated.
chiffoned and held in place by white
or fawn-colored leather belt, and
plain straw shading her lustrous hair,
trimmed with gauze to match the vest,
and set off with two or three wings set
vidette.like. The stylish girl Is rarely
what men call bowling swell. She
affects artistic plainness, and above all
things artistic harmony. You never see
the stylish girl with discord in cos.
tune. She comes upon you like land
scape in soft tones. She hasn't the faint
est suspicion OF a swagger about her,
and while she belongs TO the category OF
plain girls yet the more you study her
the more she fascinates you. She's like
caviar-she doesn't suit the general,
but to the cultivated taste she is simply
delicious, and no summer resort Is com
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

plcte without her. l heard a college
athlete, who wins every race and gets
pluckcd at every examination, remark
of the stylish girl: g. he may be out OF
sight, but can always feel that she is
around A very graceful compliment,
by the way.
MY No. 9 is what the boys call q
Jolly girl, always wearing good clothes,
but putting no thought in the matter,
wearing them simply because it's the
correct style. The jolly girl is not to
my personal taste. She is apt TO be
noisy, nervous and explosive in manner.
But she's great favortc with the boys,
who all call her by her first name, which
is invariably OF one syllable. / can't
fancy the Jolly girl beng called Flor.
cnce or Laura or Virginia She is
pretty generally Kate, Madge or Min.
A glance at tho jolly girl here rcpre-
sented will convince you that she
knows the power OF good clothes.
See how complete she Is. She
may laugh and giggle tno much,
but you nevW see her lcok dowdy.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

fine feathers make fine birds, provided the
birds know how to wear the Ieathers'
That's big proviso, however All the
fine clothes in the world won't make a
stylish woman, although many women
think SO. Style is individuality, and
must shine through the envelope In wnich
fashion encases the woman OF our Day
have often heard my male friends saV
that dress suit accentuates the vulgar
ity of the vulgarian, by which presume
they mean that he hasn't indiVldualty
enough to animate the covering lie Is
like a butcher In a doctors gown; ne
may fill IL, but IL doesn't give him any
dignity.
These summer flowers among which
have been botanizing for types are now
in fullest bloom. They will keep their
beauty intact for several weeks to come,
but as August goes out you'll lind that
their delicate petals begin to show wear
and tear, like the real blossoms at
flower show in its last week. III were
man I'm search of a wife I'D go to the
summer resorts and WOO these midsum-
mer maidens, for IL seems to me that the
moment a young girl lays aside her mask
of rice powder and takes of her hat and
gloves, that moment she steps, so 10
speak, out of society's masquerade ana
becomes her own sweet self.
have a number OF types in my note
book. Take, for instance, the one l set
\ ut the head ofwthi column M initial
ornament. This is tho stylish girl dl-
vinely tall, with the gait and bearing oil
| du hess in plain clothes. Everything
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

married" This married lady in ques-
tIon-No. in my Puellarium, so 10
speak-wears very striking costume.
Imagine a gown made up OF plain 500
green faIIIe, richly trimmed win lace,
and you'll have some idea of the beauty
of this costume The dark-green vest
opens upon full cascade OF lace,
and the sleeves have very full lace gar
niture at the wrists The green straw
hat Is lined with white silk and trimmed
with pale green feathers and has a
feather aIgrette. The parasol is In
darker green with lace trimming
Again diving into my Puellarium l
find rather a rare type of midsummer
maiGen-the sentimental girl-whom you
will find set forth in Illustration NO.
4. The sentimental girl is not always
a favorite with the boys. She lacks
style, and is often apt to be just shad-
?. Z. dasd She atteets Rais
surahs, foulards, grenadines, and organ
dies and her costumes often have a
home made appearance about them, aris-
ing from the fact that she is never salts
fled with them as they come from the
hands of her drcssmaker, but always
takes what she calls a hack at them
herself My sentimental girl wore short
hair and was qnito interesting Withal,
4 but as she neither chewed gum. talked
| sports, used slang nor seemed disposed 10
firt. the boys voted her deueedly duli
and were inclined to cut her, proceed
ing which didn't appear TO fash her in
the least, for she merely tossed her
shapely boy head and remarked that the
college boys Of the day knew so little
that their thoughts were often discon.
nected But if the sentimental gir'
failed with the college boys she was a
brilliant success with the oldish young
men, who cling desperately to the ad.
vanced fort es as il they hoped that
they might stick two years on No. 49,
My last specimen double one-fs
the familiar type known as the swell CIR
| with a rich uapa, city and country
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
The Great Fighters of Africa.

A Zulu impi (warrior) there are few
civilians in the Zulu tribe-is physically
almost perfect, averaging six feet in
height, deep, broad-chested and taper
ing down wedge shape to q pair OF large,
strong feet. His native dress is scant,
composed simply Of a narrow band
hundreds OF monkey taIIs or srfrps OF Iur
curled in imitation of monkey tails. Add
to this his assagai, war club and cow
hide. shield. and you have a Zulu war
rior quite O. Ia mode. The Zulu warrior
always wears a crown or ring on his
head. This crown is made OF CON-
position known only to this tribe, and is
placed on the head when in a puttylike
consistency, the hair and wool being
woven and drawn through the compos-
ition, so that when dry it can never
come off unless the head is shaven.
A Zulu without a crown is no war
rior, and is usually cowardly and effem-
mate. A warrior would not part with
his crown for the wealth of the world.
1t is his emblem of manhood, and to
lose it would be to reduce him to the
rank of boys and towards. He could
own no cattle or wives, have no voice In
the councils, and, in fact, would be an
outcast. If in war he should have his
crown taken from him, he will, II
strength remains, throw himself on the
enemy's assagais and die, and il wound
ed so that he cannot reach tho enemy
will end his life by driving his own rs.
sagai through his body New York
/ Press
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
MAJ cotie Poisoning.

The startlingly general use Of NOR
phine, opium and laudanum inthis coun-
try calls forth words of warning from
every side. Many begin the use of these
narcotics because physicians recommend
d Lem when they are sick, but it should
lie understood that these drugs have an
entirely different action in health and
sickness. The person that might take
large dose when seriously i'll, will often
h, killed instantly by half that dose when
well. They should never be used with
o..t the advice of physician, no matter
whether the patient is sick or not. They
are taking deadly poison, and poison
is beneficial only under certain circum-
stances. II Yankee Blade.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

TIE figuring OF ocean records has
come 10 be an exact science. The
friends of the White Star steamer Ma
jestic are jubilant over the fact that she
has made the highest average daily run
across the ocean, and that If she had
followed the same course from Queens
town traversed by the City of Paris
when the latter made her record which
still stands, she would have beaten the
latter by about fourteen minutes. Per-
sons in haste to make the rossing will
doubtless be attracted to the Majestic,
but fourteen minutes in 5000 miles or
so is not practically a very serious
matter.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

A COLONY Of twenty-five Poles sailed
from New York recently FOR their old
homes, stating that they were disap-
pointed with the country. They had
been told that it was studded with gold
mines, and free homes we're ready for
them with easy ways to make money.
They thought they were coming to sort
OF Eden. where they had only to pick
the fruits. Those who were respons-
IDLE for their coming ought to pay their
way back. This country is not adapted
to the easy-going people who do not
know what il means to hustle.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

A certain Canary Bird chat was
perched hiR h in Gilded Cage noticed
the House Cat sitting outside on the
lev Window Sill cooling its hind feet
"Ah therel Stay therep said the Ca
nary. Cont YOU wish that you were
meY Get a Move on you. Old Fellow,
or YOU will Freeze to that Window
Sill. What are you thinking about,
Green Eyes, anyway
II was thinking" answered the Cat,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

sALooxKEEPERs and others who deal
in cigars would do well to closely study
the law enacted by the last Congress IN
regard TO the sale of cigars. The gov
eminent law on the subject says CT
cars must be sold to the customer oil
rect from the properly stamped box. A
dealer who takes out a handful OF ci-
cars and lays them before the buyer to
chose from, or saloonkeeper VINO
brings customer cigar ON plate OF
IN a glass, makes himself liable to
fine of 800.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
Strawberries.

"why are they called straw berriesl
Smart men differ on that. Some say it
is on account of their hollow, straw-like
stems. Others think it is because they
have TO be covered with straw or similar
protecting material in winter. The most
Classical explanation is that our Anglo
SAXON forcfathers used to raise them and
they gave them this NAME because the
berries are generally on the ground, that
Is. .strewed' or 'strawcd' around. '-IDe-
troit Froc Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

homes, and a brother who owns a yacht
and drives four-in-hand. The gown
on the right is a combination OF pale
pink .urah and white embroidered tulle,
hat and sunshade to match, while the
one on the left is n combination OF
striped palcst yellow ana pale mauve
fallle, the hat being a chestnut-brown
straw trimmed with gol6 embroidery,
chestnut feathers and small bow OF
mink ribbon. DAISY DAFT.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

THE Rev. Sam Small has been fired
ont of the Methodist Church by the
unanimous vote of the conference. This
is about right and proper. A relig-
ions privateer has no more business
cruising under the honorable flag OF a
respectable sect than the pirate OF the
seas has under the ensign of an enlight-
aned nation. Let Small continue his
doctrinal piracy under the black flag,
IL continue he must.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

PRoF. GARNER, having discovered
that monkeys possess an articulate lam
guage, will confer favor on the world
by reporting what the monkeys say OF
the people who poke canes and parasols
into their cages.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

MILLIoNAInn RocKEFELLERi is suffer
ing from nervous prostration, but no
one need worry, Mr.. Rockefeller CON
afford any luxury Affected by the rich
est of the rich.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

How WE admire the man who can
buy pound of beef-steak without tor
turing the busy clerk with his reasons
for buying pound. and his reasons for
buying beef instead of pork or mutton.
and the reason he is buying it instead OF
his wife, and how he likes steak cooked,
and when he intends to eat it, and who
refrains from telling his opinions OF
steak in general. How We admire that
kind of man, and how seldom we see
him. The average man thinks that no
one in the world has anything else to
do but to listen to what he intends to
do, and his reasons for doing it. How
few men there are in the world who
know enough to transact their bust
ness as speedily as possible.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

PEOPLE devote one-third of their
hme to making others wretched, aud
another third to complaining that 9th
srs are not more cheerful.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

i--..X of the name of Rosander, resi-
dence Stockn>'-a has discovered O new
lymph cure for cancer.rs ~ il paral.
lei in its results with DIR. Koch's greaJ
discovery it may in time become as GER
tain cure for pain and disease as a
dose of strychnine, or an ak, or re-
--1l.-o-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

FATE seems to make things fit in
nicely. Just as wood was giving out
coal was discovered, just as whale oil
was about exhausted petroleum was
found, and now just as we have about
..i.on- n,, hope of -b0ine-Ansels Mr.
Maxim assures us that his flying ma
chine will soon be ready.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

If it was not for his curiosity to know
what will happen next in this world. a
man would not be SO unwilling to die.
1t is curiosity as much Us hope that
makes O nan interested in tomorrow.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

The nations of the earth see q
mighty good example in the way that
John Bull and Brother Jonathan settle
the seal question. Their heads are
level, and both English and American
women can continue to wear seal-skin
u
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

AN Atchison girl has tear bottle
that she cries into. When it is full,
she will send it to her lover as proof
of her grief at his absence. 1t is hoped
that it will not become a fad. Girls
are too nice and pretty to spoil every
thing by going around crying into bot
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

The motto OF new paper in Geor-
gia, printed in black type on its first
page, is this: IF you don't like it
pour it back in the Jug" The editor,
in all probability, is not moonshiner
now
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

You can't Judge the number of
mourners a man leaves by the number
of carriages in his funeral procession,
but you can judge something OF the
money he left.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, utters the
proud boast that she has in the midst
of her hotel waiter who can take an
order for dinner in seven languages.
But what's the use? Nobody wants to
give an order for dinner in seven Ian
9uares. Any waiter can mix it up
enough il he gets it in one. =
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

"ENeLIsH society is rotten to the
core" says the Bishop of Manchester.
Yet there are nominal Americans whose
sole object in life is to initiate English
society or gain an entrance into it.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

THAT young minister at st. Gather
ines. Ontario, who ordered a crying
baby to be removed from his church,
NAV not have computed heresy, but
he has at least struck hornets nest.
And vet there is precedent. 1t was
Charles Lamb, was it not, who when
disturbed by vociferous infant, sug-
gested the drinking Of toast To
Herod?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

MORE than one brave fellow will go
down to his death this summer in river,
pond, and sea. In the van went 13-
year-old New York "kid." Patsy Con-
nelly was his name. He played hockey
from, school, took his soul-stirrine har-
monica, went to the dock and made the
other "kids" dance. But Patsy's tune
maker got firted into the river, and
promptly Patsy jumped in after it.
But there was mud there, and then the
swell of passing boat banged him
against another boat. Then Patsy,
coming up the last time, shouted to the
"kids" on the dock "Don't let 'em take
me body home if drown. It'll make
mudder feel bad. Take me to de under
takers shop" Then Patsy went down
and that was all.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

If YOU are thinking of getting mar
ried, make up your mind to meet a
great many troubles and disappoint-
ments. 1t is this making hero OF a
nlain plug man, and an angel OF an
nr,Ituury woman, That Is the cause OF SO
much disappointment and divorce. The
disilluson process is always o painful
one. 1t is especially SO when marriage
is the cause of it.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

PH1Ap ELpHIA has been jest Tor
manv a year on account of its slow
Going ways, and there is ground for oil
the fIings that have been made at
~ II is only now, when one may see
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
INdusrIcE NO THK PIG.

Weary Mother-You little impl Look
at yourself; you're as dirty as pig.
Willie (appealingly)-Pspa, mamma
says Pm dirty as a pig. What do you
think of thatl
Papa (calmly)-I think mammals
pretty harsh on the pig.-lPittsburg
Bulletin.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

Irtakes a sailing vessel l25 days TO go
from Philadelphia TO San Francisco.
Well. why isn't it sensible enough to
sail from some port with go to it
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

A LOT more foolish people have gone
off prying about the icebergs to find
and bring home the north pole or a
splinter OF it. 1t may be all right, and
laudable, and brave, but the pole isn't
going to do anyone any good if they do
find it, and the chances are that some
of the members of the expedition will
be left up there 80 stiff and cold in
death that they won't even be able to
arise at the forthcoming sound of the
final trump. The rest will have frozen
ears and chilblains, aud things any
now, una ssN%.-.-a. --ls flair is-dacidedly
expensive. If anybody Is dying % ~
plore, why don't he explore around
some place where he may find some
thing of value.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

II N Il roses ar o
famous the world
over. almost as
fan Gus as the lilies
OF the field which
outshone the mag
nlflcenco OF Solo
mon, but i have no
intent TO discourse
upon the meadows
dotted with dande-
lions like a green
sllken coverlet set
of with gilt but
tons. Far from II.
| have I'm mind tho
flowers OF families,
Rose, Lily, Daisy
and Marguerite
flowers spelle d
with a capital let
ter, whom / have
just met at AHEAD
ing summer resort
/ have come to the
conclusion I h a I
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

@what a Poor Shift you would make
for a Living If you bad been born
without an ear for Music"
Moral-Lots Of People who are in
the Swim would cut Mighty Poor
Figure il it wasn't for the accident OF
birth.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23

How MUCH better off is man at the
end of a week than he was ut its begin
ming? He is just as poor, little older,
a little more tired out, little more
irritable, and little less hopeful. II
he ever sits down and reckons it all up,
he is either hopeful fool or very
brave man if he continues cheerful.
A BALTIMORE surgeon has restored
a mans eve to usefulness after sup
posed blindness of three years by put
ting new lining in the eyelid. He
found the material for this on the mans
own person, a process involving much
less suffering than cutting samples to
match from willing but unfortunate
friends.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-23
JUparNa FROM APPEARANCES.

Thin IDdividual-M Cleever, ! think
I'll trade with you hereafter. I've been
buying my meat from the butcher across
the way.
Cleever-Well, you look i'll
GOOD MEMORY FOR FACES.
Excuse me. sir. but haven't we met
beforel Your face Is strangely familiar. "
"Yes, madam. our host introduced us
TO each other just before dinner"
"Ah, was positive had seen you
somewhere. l never forget face
(Brooklyu Life