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Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13

-,,iIl,nc for 10 my way OF th hiking, the
nost elaborate ball toilet has not 1ne-
half the charm of p ain summer 6o"h
in pink or pale b ue. 90
,i,ho lady i'm the initial wears one Oh
tbese 81 nile vet charming gowns IN
s,oel.oray pcau dc sole, trimmed Win
ruches of b ack silk gauze at the hcrh
and n cascade Of black lace down the
front OF the bodice. The hat Is OF sleel,
nray fancy straw, with garhituIe %
white wings and white RIBBON. wh''c
sunshade, with ruche OF Diack lacc, 4.
! AS the most natural open-air lolleS 10
/ ..oyoljng ,o;tume. let me describe q
very pretty toilet in that line which az
.tracted my attention in palace car inc
other day: A perfectly plain sklrt anu ,s,
b,,tton or hang open. abeige-coioreo ~
.,ost ononinr on a mans shirt In wh'.e
,i,non turn.down collar, white tie, manu-
.,ad. n sailor hat, trimmed with crepo
do chine and two birds Wings WI WI
,veil. yellow shoes, laced; SILK umo,en"
and a long wooden wrap In brown uloa,
, color. lined with old rose' thrown o'e'
the arm. onnroacl
w ,'vav station with such coolne-s
"a nnter and leave an express tral
With an Independence almost ooroerlh
,on sanciness. They know they al
chorminrly clad. they feel that tne
: IooL we'll even II they are OUTSIDE Oh VI
eorIor and reception room, aud tnls lee
I inc gives them that charming cohnusn'
G which Il the principal e.ement Vi
"hvsicaI grace How unlike the ug
8 iH,non wra1s and cloaks into when tne
h .ardmothers thrust themselves Wh'
). ehont TO leave home! The poor a.
!. luis seemed TO have an idea tha' I'll
Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13
Bee Culture in.california.

Rec culture is big industry in South
- :f...:.. i e-o4;tabla.-soye ye a n-ax--
change. The largest bee farm In one
town belongs to merchant, ana ne mas
tcO hives. with 45, 900 bees In cacn'
making 1900, 900 bees. 1t is quite a
coIonvo But it is Lot TO be supposed
that there will be an overstock OF pecs'
,Tha life of bee in the working season
= hut three weeks. On the second day
of its existence it eats its way out VI t'o
cell aud commences storing honey IL
bee dies within the hive II IS ursSScu
out by other bees. Each hive nus sna =
queen bee. She IS the mistress y.
hive aud does no work. She oniy mec.'
a dronc once during her lie, whice = iSsS nos
five years, and she has a capacity OF o'vo'
/ eggs day. 1t is this tremendous III
crease that keeps the stock OF oces uP
/ for il it were not so the colony woul.
soon be dead. The drone IS TWICE u
LARGE as the queen bee, and the quee'
bee nearly three times as large as III
work bee. The working bees VIII no
tolerate more than one queen bee an.
r;II kin the drones. The drones lie
short He dies after meeting the quee
hee When colony is without quee
?, nee they will proceed to elect one. ~
most singular thing about the queer, y
is. she can lay an egg So that II snaii r.,
a queen bee. drore or working bee. ~
, be.s make these cells for tho depositol
of the eggs. The cells for the work pee
which are of one gender. are smaller .n'
! those of the drones, while the cells
| the queen bee are like l'canu: broken
sew. rome- vhrnxa shss' ~, a aa,s snuar
$ the cell that regulates this. IL Is g
i tomary sometimes TO take away tn'
o queen cells and place them in hives wnl
q lave not got them. This is for tho p,
= nose of forming new colony. bees
extremely found of fresh water ana
we'll near a spring. They, especially :
liph, in swampy places, where they {
q aiyht and drink in the water wiih'
q danger of drowning. 1t has been prov
4. that the sage brush makes a very g
q honey. They are no trouble tnrot
N wintcr; twenty pounds of honey VIII L
% a colony of As, 900 bees. The pronts
IN 140 TO i6O hives is from 81, 100 to 81,
n per anuum. A man OF woman can
o. tend to 300 or 400 hives without feel
the labor.
Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13
Tbl. Roai was Up ON s'iits.

Probably the most unique railroad
o,,or br;lt in this country was the old
Rradford & Foster Brook. 1t con-
= acted Bradford with Derrick City and
vas only tour miles long, but ola an
immense business during the boom
davs in the oil regions. 1t was built IN
1877 and two years later went down IL
a amosh that killed o number OF peo'
nle The road was appropriately NICK
named the Peg Leg from It's pecu-
i;a. constructio1 \. for it was built on
stiits. and passe 1gers 1tereo tue carS
from the second stories OF the statious'
Frank Campbell, the travelling Au-
ditor of the Pittsburg u Western, was
one of the officials OF the oiu reH
Leg" and gives the TO lowing interest,",
;ro account of its construction ano
how it was operated' Iii
sI here was but one main radi, Whici
was.of iron, but there were two auxin
CIV wooden rails. The main lail reste'
on strong wooden beams supported D;
ynass;ve stanchious strongly braceo
Ahout two eet below the top beaI
ere two wooden rails about eign.
;ncbes in width. which We're securei
. na;Ied to the supporting stanehions
irha wooden rails were mainly Tor pe
ancipg purposes. The height OF tn
odd little road varied from twelve
Q TWENTY-FIVE feet, according to the IA
l. ef the land in the valley throus
n wb;.b Il was baiit. Without this el
70 wation the scheme of the invent
le would have been impossible. The ca
Of Stted on the rail like saddie-bae
I'd hanging down oa each side, and we
or really two-story cars, the upper portl
We being used for passengei and the low
story for freight. The grotesque-ioc
inc train was headed by two engln
lie connected with each other otner,
'r- nm each eide of the man rail, the J.
as as balancing like the cars. Wnen
n.y. 6reman put on more coal ne
.,S n'S nhi;ged TO descend to the furnace Q
q ladder. The engines and cars ran
,ut 4 set Of central wheels when !
Of truded through the floors into Woo =
ad. hoods put on 20 prevent their damag
nassenrers. The cars were narI ,
In md the main rails were broad. WE
he'd aver the ar tilted side wheels eau
- the wooden rails and aided TO prese
" the equilibrium Of the train -.
Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13
Never Heard of "Burros.

The following true story is recalled 10
tbe mind of a New York Tribune CORES
nondent by noticing In the papers the
nam, of the small Mexican, jackass, tne
s.nurro." When ex-Governor Axteil was
about leaving Albuquerque, where as
Goveruor of New Mexico under the
Cleveland administration he had resided;
he chartered car to take his househoiu
and personal effects TO his nome ln
cleveland. ohio. His New Mexican au,
mirers presented him with pair o. o.
burros lust before the car loaded VIII
furniture. ETC., was to be started on ~
eastward journey, but the burros mus US
I've sent in it, and by rcadjusting tn'
load room was made in one cnd Oh tn
car for them. The car arrived oil rign
at Cleveland, but the railway lrcign
"cent could not. make the contents 0
t6e car tally with the bill OF lading, $
,eIegraphed to Albuquerque as follows
"Cnr 2.016, Lake Shore road, received
contents short two bureaus and over wv
;acEasses. What shall dot" The r.
ply was: "Put yourself in place oil ID
iackasses."
Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13

s,ik eAuxe. Tho lady on the right wears
4 comblnation OF maize taffeta, with
.hIerk surah. The taffeta has black
flrure. The ruches arc In gray crepe.
.Tke black surah bonnet Is trimmed with
gray ruches and paIe-pink roses.
What seemod to mo TO be very pretty
costume for q summer resort consisted
of a skirt Of white serge, reversed hem
with five rows OF stitching, corsage OF
silk gauze with pink dots. over which
was worn o long jacket OF white and
mink striped Pekin silk, white italian
straw hat trimmed with long .stemmed
roses. pink sunshade with coral handle.
The cost OF such costume is moderate.
and with correct taste and good judg-
ment you may attain extremely becom-
ing effects by such combination OF serge,
gauze and thin silks.
You will find two very stylish toilets
set forth In my third illustration, the
one on tho left beinz a white fouiaro
having q gray-blue stripe with pas.
tron OF white lace, basques and skir'
ruche also of same material The Ius
can sta hat Is lined with white LACE
and trimmed with clusters OF whit'
feathers The costume worn By tn'
1 lady on the right consists OF pale iawi
India cashmere with three oraids Q
cold and brown galoon, q broad cein
ture OF brown velvet and cascode
brown lace front and back. The ponhe
js In brown velvet with fawn-fo'ore'
strings and ostrich tips
some crusty old bachelor and fonnrm
cd misogynst has affirmed that
woman can neither sharpen lead per
ell nor drive horse. Possibly not, ou
the fact remains that she Often attempt
TO drive the horse or the pony that Is a
tached to her village cart, True 10
coachman always SITS near at hand an
takes GOOD care now and then, by VII
Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13

orous tug at the right or left rein' 10
keen the animal duly informed OF MS
nresence In sp-yo-OfS .as -cynfcai III
iusions. I've been taken out driving oy
women who hold just as skillful ana
steady a rein as man could do' ana SO
cool and admirable was their manage
ment of the horse that 1t showed Inv
most perfect respect for his driNeI'
Int as holding the reins Is, no douDI
iustly considered o masculine accom-
nlishment. IL follows that when woman
has become an expert in hanolng Iho
ribbons over the sleek back OF thor'
ourhbred she should atfect mani,en
attire. 1t is very becoming TO the orlgnC
oyed. robust, rosy checked style OF younS
girl. the English type, as u Is Ca ieu.
she il cutie as particular as heI DIosrd snnd q
lack with her colorcd shlrts. hhu
half an hour tying her SILK tie IN io91o, ua
rakish, and picturesque manner ei
saiior hat or Tcrby is perchcd forward
,',I,S = sancS tin and her hands ara In
COS 81 In stout gloves. Her tailor mace
iacl,ct must be OF some woolen material,
never of silk, and must fit her win tha'
snupnass so requisite for stylish erect;
Nv fourth illustration pictures tne
,.,.,ng uirl OF the self-rclfnnt ana lhuo
nendent character, who scorns 70 "
driven by a man of any kind 90 ~ ~
coarhman or suitor The average
woman. however, prefers the back sea. sea
90 tho hoy. and by so doing she not on
GETS rid of | the labor OF holding th IN
reins and keering her mind tonstantI
tixed upon the business in hand d So,,er yer
diaicult task for woman, II we oelieN
our male critics but she is enaoleu U
wear her most del GhtfGl costumes ne
most striking hats, carry her mo
elaborate snnshade; in a word, sdI ialrl
reyeI in ri h colors and magnlnce,
} textures, as she leans back against u
elegantly embroidered cushion n, VIM,
I comes between her back and tae carrlai
Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13

cou,d not look otherwise than uncom.
Portable when they went travelling III
was uncomfortable work. and anytnins
was good enough Tor it-sometning IKE
a boiled dinner for washday, or IN oiu
lfrock for house-cleanlng.
in my second illustration you ma two
verv elegant sunni or toilets, tho one on
the left being combination OF pale
blue crepe de chine, white tulle, EN-. EN-
Sroidered, and yellow and indigo stripec
siIk ribbons. the b aces being loose "a
shown, and the highstay bodice oeins w,
made of tho ribbons above mentioned
arranged dIagonally. The hat Is II
Tnscan straw, trimmed with dark-blu
chrvsanthemums aud dandelion heans
shs surrounding scarf bcIng OF pale-oiu
Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13
THE
Made
4: "A; 4; !: :: !: i EEORGET THISI

The nrst ruulmehtnty -
mounted by Baron Won Drais. u.
man. living in Germany, who early
this century invented combination OF
two wheels, seat and handles, which nc
called ..celeriferc," 10 aid him In ms
work OF overseeing large estates Inc
old cuts Of this odd machine, called atter
the inventor, the ''Draisine," show II 70
be in its general features the direct lore,
runner Of the hobbyhorse. "Draisines
were introduced in England In 1918, ana
| a year later were seen In America, on the
streets Of New York.
In both countries they met with grea.
favor, and one historian relates 'nas IN
New York "peopic rode them up anu
down the Bowery, and on inc PARIS,
favorite place for speed being the u0wn
grade from Chatham street to CITY nan
Park" Clumsy machines they seem 10
!! our cye& says the 81. Nicnoias-t"o
heavy wheels connected by cross-par.
10 which was attached midway the cush-
ioned seat for the rider. In front OF the
seat was raised cushion, upon wnicn,
handles in hand, the rider rested hisfore-
arms. guiding the machine. de pro
pelled il by pushing alternately with his
feet on the ground until the speed was
sufficient to maintain an equilibrium
when he would raise his feet, and In the
words of a rider to-day, coast"
The rage for these "Draisines AM
s.pedcstrian curricles," or Dana
horses. as the latter ''improved'
machines were called, suosided rapiidi.
D becaus. of the difficulty Of making then
r n-actically useful, and because ot tn
: ridicule always excited by the riders.
SIT q. rhis curious sport of riding wv
r wheels. Joined and running in the sam
J. perpendicular plane, therefore languishe
Q In obscurity until after lapse oil moi
o than forty years it again attracted puoil
Y attention in new form. 1t was In loc
o that n French mechanic, Pierre Lail'
4 mant conceived the notion OF attacaln
:; foot. .crnnks to the front wheel oil the OH
D fashioned hobby-horse. he maoe
Y, machine embodying this idea, learned
< ride il. and exhibited it at the Paris G.
u position in 1867. :,
n The credit for this invention Is al
Id claimed in England for Edward Giima
id but bethe honor due to Frenchman
q. E.,rIisbman. here, at all events, was {
?" immediate inventor of the bicycle:
IL immediately became popular in Englai
a and America. A great many chane
X. we're necessary, of course, before
nd crude machine of LallemantItne vel.
ne iped ;" of thirty years ago-became
finished bicycle of to-day; but emerge
to business men in England, ana later
las this country, sasv tho fsoSAiD,is.,Shi;
hecan the manufacture of the macnine
am Imnroyement has followed impro
Nv ment until there is little resemolar
i've left to the old vclocipede, or "pol
shaker, T" as II was fippantiy ca'eu'
di- il is difficult to imagine In what wa
he modern bicycle may be improved
Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13
The Canadian Contingent.

According TO the Rev. f. c. Amaron'
nrcsident OF the French Protestant Col
Ieoe at Springfield, Mass, there are now
fuffy 500, 900 French Canadians IN IN New NNU
England and New York, a0d 1,O0O,Ooo
- ,hc United States. This number Is
ranidly increasing, both by constant emil
ration from Canada md from the great
number of children generally ten OF OF
sweIve--to be found in cvcs. family. VI
this number about thirty-iise thousand
arc Protestant. The res arc intensely
Roman Catholic. -. New Orleans Plea
ypne.
Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13

THE signatures of the worthless who
affixed their names TO the Declaration
of Independence have just been sold
in England for s4,25o. II any one
.could have delivered their bodies into
the hands of the English about SIX
months after the instrument was
signed he would have made larger
sum than thi,-if he had convinced the
authorities that he held the original
Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13

THEY have suspended q school prin-
.cipal in Chicago because he would not
SIN a diploma for son of "a member
of the book trust-thus certlfJ ing that
he had completed high-school course
when, as q matter of fact, the boy
had refused to take up one study alto
oether. The action of the Superln'
tendent and School Board is on pal
with that OF the fashionable lady who
sends the servant to the door to say tc
a visitor that she is not In.
Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13

IT seems at this distance little se-
we're for English justice to doom man
to five years imprisonment for merely
stealing bundle of canes, but 1t must
be taken into consideration that no real
Englishman is complete without his
walking stick.
Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13

A CHICAGO doctor was horsewhlpped
by a woman because he presented
bill for attendance upon patient
whose case, it is claimed. he did not
understand and whom he did not re
lieve. If this course, under similar
circumstances, is followed with doc
tors generally. the profession. 1t is to
be feared, will be diminished greatly
in numbers. To ask doctor to un-
derstand every case he treats would be
a new departure. 1t would be wha'
they call "unprofessionaL
Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13
Urxpy LApoucuERE says: Il wiite

Henry LADOCCHLRE says
n detestable hand. But l wonia al,
wise even those who do not make an
;,leeible scrawl for their signatures to
adopt my plan. 1t is TO have my name e
limited with my address, at the top OF
INV letters. am sure that l speno
an hour every week trying to decipner
signatures, and all those who receive
n,onv letters must do the same.
Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13

A NEW Boston law extends to oil cit
izens the proud privilege of getting
drunk twice year. This provides for
Fourth Of July and Christmas Day,
but leaves no margin to cover the giori-
.ous days when Sullivan wins battle
Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13

sir He never says sab under any
circumstances whatever. What he
does say is sur or. II you like. 'sih' or
.suh.' AS matter Of facti no'one ever
pronounces the i in cir. The 4
sound coalesces completely with tho
liauid T. to make a vowel tound for
which there is no letter in the English
alphabet
Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13

Mr.. JOHN w. BooKwALrER, OF
Springfield. Ohio. owns about 10000
acres of land in Iowa and Nebraska,
and he proposes to inaugurate re-
form which will keep young people on
the farm. Mr.. Rookwalter spent his
early life on farm and believes that
the principal cause OF discomfort
among farmers. young and old. is iso-
lation and loneliness He suggests
that farm houses be built in ANAL VII
lages or settlements. not more than q
third of mile apart, with lands sur
rounding them and conveniently near
for practical farming. The idea is not
a new one. The farmers of Russia
live in villages, but the plan has not
obteined to any extent in this country
where tho farmer owns his land. Mr..
Bookwalter has started such plan IN
Nebra ska and he hopes to make the
farmers life agreeable as we'll a. profit
able. His village in Nebraska will have
circulating library, town hall,
school and church or two. Mr.
Bookwalter's plan could be followed
pro oatably by other farming communi
ties.
Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13

Whatever else may be said OF the
marriage of Mr.. Parnell and Mrs
O'Shea, nee Wood, it was an honor-
able and courageous act, though the
rela lions of the two we're such that no
other course remained open to nlgn-
minded man. She had sacrificed her
| self, for him, and he has sacrificed
much for her. AS they were partners
the world together, aud if there be any
,nor;tal comfort left for them to share
:. tooetbar Mrs. O'Shea stands m
6nitely higher than her late husband;
ord comes of better family, as sociai
standing is measured in that country.
A. the time of their divorce 1t was said
that he had not lived with her on the
: average q month in the ye1r' ne
, rast Of his time he spent among the
d;ss;pations of the clubs and pursuing
Measure on the continent. Under sucl
circumstances. it was butnatura Una
tbav should cease to have any respec
g Cor each other. They pulled apart, ant
= when the divorce was oDtainea Do''
y wora satisfied. The legal time ha
Il alonsed since the divorce, and pot
~ Mr. Parnell aud herself being tree
to thew married. Their previous rel' e,
n ,;ons have weakened Mr.. Parneii
he position as leader to such an exte!
ed that Il is doubtful if he can recover
no for offenses such as were cnarg'
y; against him are not costly conuone
al But so far as his domestic reiatfo
sh are concerned gossip must now
ci- closed and the whole matter droppe
Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13

He was wise man who, at recent
meeting of the Chicago Trade and
Labor Assembly, opposed sending a
representative to the coming interna-
tional labor congress at Brussels
Eve got sufficient dose OF such Eu-
ropean labor leaders as will probably
attend that congress at the Haymar'
ket riots of 'S6. As on American citi
zen l object to the introduction OF such
ideas as are likely to be promulgatec
at Brussels" The majority wa
against him, but he had the right II
the matter, as his associates VIII o'
ready to admit some day.
Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13

Now THAT the. esteemed Judges OF
the Federal Court of Appeals have
been tricked out in Mother Hubbard
gowns, let all good citizens who can
keep from snickering endeavor to emu
late the laudable example OF the law
YER who said: mo, Your honor, am
not trying to show contempt for Your
court; am trying to conceal 1t.
Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13

A GOOD many American ladies are
not going TO Europe this season The
novelty Of smuggling things home Is
worn off. and there is no longer any
fun in it and therefore nothing to go
q
Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13

A FuLL-GRowS Gro codile from Flor
ida escaped from its cage somewhere
in New York few days ago aud near
l. killed mau before it could be per
suaded to go back. 1t takes some
Southerners long time to learn that
the war is over.
Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13

SOME of the writers who are .l;I' GU",s ~
ing Of their Southern blood WI, S,,.t;Us Os
,stsTing.halted ,s by the following cu,JIs .n,ic.
rsrnarks rs, Of the ST. Louis hsps'1s,T .I S,S;'
ssS1Se rWhen i journalists who write .aa the Onn,
MneT WI d;slsct attemptto to write Kentucky
English, they will confer greas ,r,I' 1,;.l
',non Ds M : suffering public by never .rs, %sa -
;Ir % = Kentucky Colonel say san ~
Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13
THE Egyptians bad very remark soIe a., :

THE Egyptians had very remarssu,. a.,
ordinances TO prevent persons from cor
rowing impr,idently. An Egyptian wa
no. nermitted to borrow without giving
to his creditor in p'cdso the body OF de
father. IL was deemed both an impietS
and an infamy not to deem so sacreu
nledre. A person who died wlthou
dlscharaIng that duty was deprived 2
the customary honors pad 70 the dead
Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13

The Worlds tais will be thing OF
beauty, even nfter dark. according
to the p,aas devised by Electrician
Barrett.
Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13

A ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE
Arsenal. which has just turned out a
1o.inch 52-ton gun. If there Is one
4L;n1 more certain than another In
modern ordna nee it is that the loV-'on
Guns are all failures, dangerous short
I'D and useless. A Cotton gun IS big
onouch TO smash in any iron-clad now
oaoat To build 125-ton gun-hiteer
tons heavier than any now founded
a ridiculous waste of money, ana ~ - :
nnwise for the Ordnance Once TO DE
Gin one with scant appropriations Ger
tain next winter.
Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13
WOMEN AND FASHION.
SOME HANDSOME OPEN AIR
TOILETS.

Iu,,au. Garbage Drsss-rn spite OF An
ovnscal Anu 10 as Many Ladies' Hold Sus'
"a ,teAay n Helm as = Mani all noo"'
Costumes, Eto.
Crawford avalanche., 1891-08-13

AMONG tho "arts" taught by. lady IN
Cincinnati Is that OF being -ao'e " -
. tears whenever occasion revus !,
most powerful weapon In the hanos "
any fema,e