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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-03

and the point of juncture WITH tie upper
lip, and the edges of the cut are then
sewed together with thin thread. Co
caine is sprayed on the nose TO make
the operation painless. When the car
tilage has been removed and the edges
of the wound drawn together, the oper-
alton, as you can readily understand,
draws the point OF the nose downward
to graceful angle. This angle can be
regulated at viii by carefully judging
The amount of cartilaginous tissue to be
cut away. The drawing down OF the
point OF the nose naturally spreads the
nostrils, which would be as unsightly,
perhaps, as the elevation OF the end of
the nose. This spreading is prevented
by the use OF metallic clasp, which is
called nose vise' It consists OF two
thin, nat semicircular bars OF metal,
about two inches in length and about
a quarter of an inch in width. They
fasten together in parallel surfaces with
n screw at either end. This little nose
wise is slid down over the end of the
nose, with the curved edge of the par
allel bars turned outward, and the
screws are frightened until the metal
presses the nostrils against the septunl
tight enough to keep them from spread
ing. The wise is put on the nose al
night and kept on for several hours,
being held in place by silk bandage,
which passes over the ears and ties be-
hind the head. 1t is possible to go tc
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-03
Would BE Liberal.

A writer in Harper's Magazine says
that the summer residents of Cape
Cod town made up their minds that
they must have casino. The build
ing was intended pretty strictly for
their own use, but it seemed wise to
enlist the interest of the natives In
the project, especially as the project
ors wished to secure site at as low
figure as possible. A building and
finance committee was appointed,
and an old resident, Mr.. Button,
was made one of the three members
of IL.
He was owner of the lot on which
the summer cottagers had set their
hearts. At the first meeting of the
committee the matter of contribu-
tions was preached. Mr.. Button left
his colleagues in no doubt as to his
position. He declined to contribute
a cent.
Then the two cottagers labored
with him over the site. Fifteen
hundred dollars was his lowest figure.
They explained to him the advan.
tages that would accrue to the place
through the erection of the casino,
and the inevitable enhancement Of
the value of his other property; but
he held out for fifteen hundred dol
lars. Finally one OF the committed
said:
"Mr. Button, you shall either KNOCK
off something from the price OF thu
lot, or, IL we buy it for fifteen hun
dred dollars, you should make
handsome contribution"
@Well, said Mr.. Button, "Pm ready
to do something for you. / can't le
the land go for less than fifteen hun
dred dollars, but IL you make thu
figure sixteen hundred dollars, an
ready to contribute one hundred dol
lars to the fund"
The meeting was adjourned on mo
ton OF one OF the summer visitors.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-03
Unintentional Souvenirs

The present custom Of souvenirs
for dinners visits, and, in fact, for
nearly all occasions, sometimes leads
to deplorable mistakes. A writer in
Frank Leslie's Weekly recalls the oc-
currence in the hospitable career OF a
hostess who had reason to regret that
the souvenir craze had ever been
heard of. Mrs. ! was the happy
possessor of dozen salt-cellars Of re-
pousse silver, which were almost the
apple OF her eye. She was to give a
luncheon in honor of friend from a
distant city, and covers were laid for
fourteen.
In the arrangement Of the table
the precious salt-cellars were placed
for the guests, another kind being
supplied for the hostess and her
daughter.
The cards designating the places
were laid upon these empty little
dishes, and through some error re-
manned there, so that the absence of
salt was not discovered.
When the company assembled at
the table one lady took up her card,
saw the empty salt-cellar, and re-
marking at some length on its beauty,
said it was "a lovely souvenir, " and
slipped it into her pocket. Her ex-
ample was promptly followed by the
rest OF the company with the excep-
tion of one unfortunate women, who
either had no pocket or was unable
to find it.
The hostess was petrifled with
grief and despair as she saw heI
cherished possessions calmly appro-
priated, but she was unable to Offer
the necessary explanation In the face
of the torrent OF acknowledgment
and compliment.
After she received the adieus Of
the last guest, and had heard the de-
parting rustic Of the last gown whose
pocket held one of her beloved salt
cellars, she sat down like the Little
I Maid Arcadee, and wept.
1t was soon discovered that the
woman without apocket had forgot
ten her prize; and Mrs. J. seized
upon il with the concentrated afec
tion which a parent bestows on thu
last OF many children. Her JOY wa
OF brief duration. The following
morning brought a polite note from
the pocketless woman, saying she haC
/ forgotten her beautiful souvenir.
Would Mrs. j. kindly send 1t?
Mrs. J. sent it, but in the bosom
of BIER family expressed the wish tina
the punishment Of Lots wife haG
overtaken the woman for lookinI
back on the charms Of that uninten
tional souvenir.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-03

been made in the science OF derma-
tology."
But how about Roman nose? How
do you get rid of the humpS' s
Easier" replied the surgeon; "easier,
II anything, than we Danish the pug
feature. The flesh In the nose is cut on
either side of the hump, a hook is In
serted In the flesh, and 1t is held away
from the bone by an assistant. Itdoesn't
seem pleasant to think OF having hook
stuck In your nose, but that Is mere
sentiment, for it doesn't hurt when
cocaine has been spread on the flesh.
While the skin Is raised u steel burn,
which is small drill run by an electric
motor, is PRESSED against the hump OF
the bone, and the hump is quickly
ground away. All that then remains to
do is to take the hook out Of the skin of
the nose, trim the edges where they
have been cut, sew them together,
bandage up the nose, and wait for II to
heal. When 1t does, the removal OF the
bap1age reveals a nose that hasn't the
slightest suggestion of the noble old
Roman hump to it.
Crooked noses that will land men
either in the roadway or up against the
side of house IL they were TO follow
their noses, aid noses that have been
smashed, can be quite as readily
Strengthened and mended.
All that is necessary to straighten
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-03
HUGE FROGS IN GEORGIA.
Monsters That Eat Chickens and Eve
show Fight to n Man.

Monsters That Eat chickens and Even
show Fight to N Man.
People living ON the Line OF the
Chickamauga River in Georgia are
somewhat excited over number or
strange and enormous frogs that
infest the neighborhoQd. These frogs
for they greatly resemble frogs
were brought to this country from
the Mississippi swamp in 1856 and
put in the Chickamauga River near
this place. They are said TO be or
enormous size when grown. These
being very small when brought, are
Just now beginning to SHOW what
they can do. They are doing some
mischief now. One has been catch
ing chickens, and is thought to have
been driven to the mountains for
refuge during the high waters;
and while on his way back to the
river, being very hungry, he caught
chicken to appcase his hunger until
he reached the river, where he could
get fish, as they live principally upon
fish. When driven away by high
tide and starved for few days they
will attack person.
They arc said to be good food for
man, but have never been tried yet,
as they are very hard to capture. The
one that passed through would have
been captured. but the man had to
go to the house for his gun. and the
frog made one leap and was out OF
reach of fair shot, after devouring
quite number OF chickens.
The Lafayette Messenger reports
that NJ. NJ. Burrows, Mr.. Manley and
his son William were out in the bot
toms few days later and discovered
something lying near the river bank,
which they thought to be a large bran
sack filled with something-thought
| it had probably floated from the mill
above-and on going up for inspec'
| tion found it to be one Of these frogs.
They, seeing the danger they were in,
Immediately made an attempt to get
away. Mr.. Manley, being an old man,
directed his course to an old empty
cotton-house, which was near, fol
refuge. Just as he was entering the
house the frog seized his coat-tail
leaving him almost breathless anC
with nothing but the shoulders and
| sleeves of his coat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-03

its young clinging to its under side.
Among domestic animals the cat is a
familiar example of the devotion of
the mother to her young. How many
times have we seen puss carry her
young in her mouth, actuated by an
imaginary or real danger menacing
her innocent-looking kittens. The
common snipe displays marked intel
ligence. When her nest is APP
preached she feigns lameness, and
hops of clumsily in an opposite dl-
rection until the nest is far behind;
then she takes wing and flies away,
to regain the nest by roundabout
way.
1t is a strange kind OF instinct
which causes certain insects, whose
young depend upon the hives Of
honey bees in which to pass period
OF their existence, to deposit their
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-03
Raspberry vinegar.

Put into a stone pot a quantity OF
raspberrles and mash them thor
oughly. Add to the pulp cider-vine-
gar enough to cover it well. Let it
stand in the sun all day, and over
night in cool cellar. Stir frequent
ly during this time; then strain the
Juice, replace 1t in the jar, and put
in the same quantity of fresh berries
as at first. Treat them in the same
way as the first, by standing in the
sun by day and in the cellar over
night. Strain this, and add TO each
quart Of juice one pint of water;
mix the water and juice thoroughly,
and strain; then, for every three
pints of this liquid add five pounds
of best white sugar. Place this over
fire and stir until the sugar Is all
dissolved; then heat slowly to tho
boiling point, skimniing carefully
all the time. AS soon as IL is fairly
boiling, take from the fire and strain
again, bottle while hot, and cover
the corks with sealing-wax. A few
spoonfuls OF this preparation in a
glass OF water make most delicious
and refreshing beverage. -Lcdgcr.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-03
In Book binding.

Yet another application has been
found for metal, which is now being
substituted for cardboard in book
binding. This novelty is known as
the British Pcllisfort" binding, and
it consists in the use OF thin sheet
metal for covers. The metal is spe-
cially prepared, and the cover may be
bent and Strengthened again without
perceptible damage. The metal is,
of course, covered with the leather
usually employed in book binding,
and the finished book presents no
difference in appearance except in the
greater thinness OF the cover.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-03

Physical Qualities.
All novel readers-and they are
about 80 per cent. OF all the people
who read books at all-must have
been struck with the fact that the
heroes and heroines OF fiction are
usually endowed with the very per-
lection OF physical qualities, even
though their. morals be somewhat
of color, and their actions such as
should bring them directly within
the purview of the criminal law. In
fact, it may be said In a general way
that the bigger scoundrel and villain
man Is, In novel, the more closely
does he resemble the Apollo Belve-
dere In outward semblance; and the
more sensual and deceitful and base
a woman is, the more is she fashioned
In the physical likeness Of some me-
diaval saint, or Of some woman who
l.seems to exude goodness and virtue.
II the 1oYellsts are right, the
physiognomists and phrcnolog,sts and
the great detectives and students OF
penology of the world must be wrong.
The latter insist, with complete
unanimity, that there Is well-de-
fined physical criminal type; that men
and women with certain shaped heads
and faces, and with certain kinds Of
eyes and facial expressions, make up
the criminal classes, and that 1t Is
| lust as unnatural to find crime unas-
ISOLATED with these physical quail
ties as to find grapes on thorns or
figs on thistles 1t is true that there
are exceptions to this general rule,
but they are not numerous enough to
impinge in any degree upon the gen.
erality OF the rule.
Once In a while an Antinous may
turn burglar or Cornelia may De
convicted of shoplifting, but the
cases are so rare as to cut no marked
figure in the annals OF crime. If 1t
is to be conceded that realistic nc
tion serves a useful purpose, that
purpose should not be defeated by
making vice attractive or criminals
physically perfect. If the novelist
desires to portray bad man or wo-
man, the picture should be drawn true
to nature, physically as we'll as NOR
ally; and it is certain that there is
not only heredity in crime, which
stamps itself intellectually upon the
physique Of the criminal classes, but
that the environment produces that
hardening OF the countenance, that
furtive look and that shambling,
stealthy gait which detectives in all
countries have learned TO recognize
at sight. San Francisco Chronicle.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-03
rnn Fu0 REMoDELED.

= Now every day on the faces OF persons
who think that another style OF counte-
nance would become them better than
the one with which they were born. Ex-
pcrience proves that their noses give
folks more bother than their ears or
their mouths They want pugs or Ro-
man noses or crooked noses made
straight, and frightening them up for
these patients has developed into
genuine surgical art. The transforma-
ton Of woman's pug nose, or re-
trousse nose, as we call it nowadays,
into an aquiline nasal organ that will be
an ornament to her face is the simplest
Of the feats OF dermatology, and is the
operation which is performed most fire.
quently."
How do you get rid of the pug?" said
the visitor eagerly.
by cutting away the cartilage of the
septum, or the tissue wall that sepa-
rates the nostrils. Anybody who thinks
for a moment of what makes a pug nose
point skyward will recognize how ra-
tional the remedy is, SO to speak. A
small Y-shaped section is cut out of the
cartilage between the end of the nose
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-03

crooked nose is to insert pair OF nasal
forceps over the septum cartilage and
push it in the direction opposite to its
original turn, either 10 the right or left,
pushing 1t hard enough to splinter the
cartilage at the point where 1t began to
deviate from the medal line. When 1t
is splintered, metal plug is inserted in
the nostrils, and the splintered cartilage
is allowed to heal, which it does quickly.
The nasal plug used is piece OF metal
with needle point. This needle Is
thr2st upward through the septum and
holds the cartilage straight on the
medal line until the nose has healed. ;"
did you really mean 1t when you
said few minutes ago that doctor
can make a woman's mouth smaller"
the visitor inquired, in a dubious tone.
Mean it," retorted the surgeon, of
course / do. 1t is another OF those
know how. 1t has been tried with sue
cess. The method is to cut the flesh Of
the mouth both outside and inside along
the edge of the vermillon border OF the
lip at the corners of the mouth. A
small section Of this vermilion flesh is
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-03
any kind the performance Of intelli-
gent beings. while all merely animal


gent beings, while all merely animal
actions are only instructive.
Among insects in the East is a
spider that envelops her eggs In an
oval balloon, to which silken rope
is attached and made fast to leaf or
twig and floats securely in the air,
defying its enemies. In many other
families Of insects the same care IS
noted. The female mole-crlcket forms
her nest, in which $50 eggs are in
closed, and after carefully closing 1t
up on every side surrounds it with
intrenchments and Notifications. At
the approach of winter the nest Is
sunk deeper in the ground and again
on approaching heat Is carried toward
the surface, thereby gaining for the
brood the genial influence of the sun.
Ants are proverbially noted for their
solicitude for the young. In Africa
naturalists have found nests fifteen
or twenty feet high and covering an
area of twenty-five square feet.
Their one care seems to be the pres
ervation of the young and they carry
out their domestic arrangements with
as much care, If not more regularity
and harmony, as the bee. The queen
ant, which has large retinue Of at
tendants, lays 80, 200 eggs day and
these are borne to the nurseries,
many feet distant, where they are
Matched and fostered until able to
join Unelr respective ranKs III ant
| life.
The custom of carrying the young
upon the back is noted among large
variety OF animals. The opossum is
as remarkable as any of these. AZ
first the young are retained in the
pouch, presenting curious spectacle
with their white heads and bead-like
eyes peeping from the singular nur'
sery. When not alarmed they ap.
pear on their mothers back, theiI
tails stoutly wound round hers, which
is raised for the purpose. The kan
CARGO, a marsupial animal, offers 9
queer study. Their young are in
complete when born, and are placed
in a pouch by the mother, where they
remain until developed. Even aftel
development they return to the pouch
in times of danger. The deer-mouse
one of our smaller animals. carries
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-03

thing. even more unpopular than turn
up" noses, despite the fact that phrenol-
olgists assert that, like big noses. big
mouths are indie alive OF the possession
of large heart and an amiable DISPOSE
ton. tta
A man with mouth OF normal size,
adorned with mustache OF graceful
outline, made the announcement that
the doctors lancet could now accom-
plish this astonishing sort of surgical
trickery as nonchalantly as he might
have said that a cook could peel potato
or slice tomato. He sat in parlor on
West Forty second street, says the New
York Sun, and spread before him were
photographs from life which proved the
truth of the statements that he after
ward made. He was DR.. John II.
Woodbury., a surgeon who has devoted
several years to the delicate job OF
Transforming the countenances OF pa
tients who objected to the noses,
mouths. and ears that nature had given
to them.
ct is the easiest and in one sense the
simplest thing in the world to change
your face IL you want, he said quietly.
and the feat is being accomplished
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-03

removed by dissection, and the edges OF
the lips are then drawn together at the
corners and sewed together and allowed
to heal as in other operations. The
healing process occupies less than
week sometimes. But, while the opera
ton is accomplished by simple means,
its success as to appearance depends
upon the skill of the surgeon.
"Dermatology has, furthermore, sup
piled quite recently the means OF sue
cessfully remedying de!ormity OF the
ear. Ears that project from the head
in an unsightly way, or which have low
hanging lobes that mar the owners
personal looks, are readily restored to
normal appearance. The uncouth
pro election OF the ear from the head is
corrected by cutting the flesh OF the
ear at the point where it Joins the head,
and then making an elliptical dissection
and removing a section OF the cartilage
near the head. The severed edges OF
the ear about the wound are drawn to-
gether and sewed. The surplus car
tilage that made the ear project from
the head having been removed. the ear,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-03

capa.a, of Paris. Fails 5000 Feet IN
Device OF His Own.

capaza, Of Paris. Fails 5000 Feet In q
Device OF His Own.
A very bold and successful para
chute descent was made at Villette,
a suburb OF Paris, by M. Capazza. Oc-
curing Immediately after number
OF fatal adventures Of the same kind,
1t has naturally gained good deal OF
credit for the author, says the New
York World.
The aeronaut arranged his balloon
and parachute so that he could as
cend with the latter wide open. He
accomplished this by making the par
achute itself cover the balloon. He
was thus able to do without netting,
car, OF any Of the usual apparatus.
The balloon, after the parachute had
been attached, was inflated at the
Villette gasworks. The cords OF the
parachute were OF the unusual length
OF thirty-two meters. This enabled
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-03

A TELEGRAPH operator recently
glided down Pixies Peak on the cog
track, using a rude but active tobog-
gan, which he steadied with his feet.
He made the distance Of nine miles
and descent of 5000 feet in 1ll min
utes. When his breath had caught
up with him he used some of 1t to re-
mark in effect that the scenery en-
route had not impressed him much,
but knowledge Of how big fool he
was had been burnt into his very
sole.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-03

II there are any ewes in the flock
that are too old to be Of service, the
best time to sell them is in early fall,
when they will be in as good condition
as they will reach. When aged the
ewes require more grain in the win
ter to make them fat than they are
worth. Keep the grain for the use
OF more profitable and younger stock.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-03

||."
rhe Rsmnrhabie care OF Animals or rheir
YounH.
II the bushmen OF Australia or the
dwarf tribes OF Africa or the jewellers
OF many other regions OF the earth
were gifted with the instinct Of many
OF ourquadruped animals they would
be raised to a much higher order OF
intelligence In the opinion OF ethnoio-
glsts. Nohow do the lower animals
more approach the human standard
than In the care of their offspring.
Often do we find acts Of maternal or
parental devotion curiously allied to
those OF man. The American In
dian, whose slave-wlfe straps her lit
tie one on her back, Is no more ere;
full for the welfare OF her Offspring
than many species Of ants ahdsspiders
and marsnpiai animals, sand we feel
that any OF these mere animals are
superior to human tribes who deform
their sons and daughters in order
that they conform " savage ideas.
And yet we term human actions OF
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-03

THE latest meteor to make an en-
viable record tore up the bosom OF
Mexico to considerable extent, ex-
posing to the view OF truthful man
a vein of silver, the presence of which
had never been suspected. 1t Is not
stated that the heat of the @rolite
was such as to smelt the ore so that
the pure metal conld be chopped out
with an ak, but this is probably the
fault OF the truthful man rather than
that of the meteor.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-03
A WOMAN in New York gave tn

members of religa~us meeting n bad
quarter of an hour, by denouncing
the carelessness OF ministers in regard
to the marriage ceremony as produc-
tive of much misery. While sweep
ing accusation of this nature would
be unjust, she was, in some respects,
right. The marriage OF children, too
frequently recorded in the daily pa
pers, is an instance of this careless
ness.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-03

or reason, certain It is that the great
Artificer has endowed animals With
d capability OF perpetuating their
species. IL is an argument against
the sophistry that would attribute
the action and coordination Of things
terrestrial to chance.