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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-08-25

controlled by the weather, and at It's
mercy, the COOL dairyman now with
tanks, creamers, starters and aerators
controls the milk and It's product and
gets uniformity every day In the
year. The closer the extremes OF
making are brought together, the
better for the texture and flavor OF
the butter and cheese For years II
has been supposed that cold was the
great remedy for all threatened disas-
ter to milk and cream, but now 1t is
found that cold only prevents the
germs of ferment from activity, and
when the cold Is suspended the milk
goes to the bad all the more quickly.
II now seems that aeratlon. thorough
airing OF the milk, not cooling IL a
great deal, Is far better It's odors
are eliminated, the bacteria are pre-
vented from developing, and In all
respects the aeration has been an ele-
ment OF decidedly favorable influence
upon the milk and its after products,
notably that of cheese. The best OF
IL Is, aeration costs nothing save "a
few moments time and the steady
use OF a gallon dipper to lift and pour
the milk in the can until every drop
of 1t has been brought under the in
fluence of the oxygen Of the alr-
Practical Farmer
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-08-25
Poultry lkaisfnR.

like poultry as an adjunct, bet
ter than poultry exclusively, writes
an experienced poultry raiser. A
butter, egg and fruit farm makes a
grand combination, and they work
well together. Poultry and fruit,
poultry and vegetables, or poultry
and a general farm are grand
schemes. / have in my minds eye
Il young man that started on five
acres of land. He planted Il half
acre in blackDerries, half acre in
raspberries, half acre in strawberries,
and half acres Of gOOseberries and
currantS. Two in all were devoted
TO berries One acre he put I'm IA Va
riety OF garden truck, and two acres
devoted TO poultry, stables, and his
residence. He kept three COWS, a
horse, two hundred fowls. and four
brood sows and a boar Of the Ches-
ter White breed. All through the
five acres, wherever there was suifi-
'cient room, he planted fruit trees.
What is the harvest? He has eggs,
and poultry, and fruit, and milk, and
pork, and some vegetables for sale
throughout the year, and he is COM
fortably fixed. But YOU ask, how
does this work with the poultry farm?
AS he must not depend entirely upon
the poultry for expenses OF living,
ETC., he reduces the cost, by making
each branch of the business pay a
certain percentage OF cost. And 200
hens give him better returns, as they
can be more readily attended to-
Moe poultry would only increase the
expense without sufficiently helping
the income. OF course all this may
not sound like good poultry article,
but it will serve as an example Of
how poultry is best made to pay.
Farmers, when they take good care
OF their stock, always make the most
1nOnRv ont of them
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-08-25
Time for Cutting Hay.

We take the following paragraphs
from an exchange: There is right
and wrong time to cut hay. Theo-
retically, grass mown when approach
ing the blossom stage is worth 25
cents per hundred for feeding, while
the same grass cut after bloom is
worth cents on the hundred pounds
IA very material difference. More
over good bay is worth several dollars
per ton more than poor hay, and the
whole difference in price may be made
in the curing"
We are inclined to think that there
is nothing theoretical about the mat
ter; the question of the relative value
of hay cut at the proper season, or
much later, becomes one of fact and
not of theory. All the evidence that
chemistry can offer goes to prove the
fact that the early cut is superior to
the late cut; but it is also true that
in the curing early cut may be so in
jured as to be of no greater value
than the late cut. Observations on
the effect OF feeding of the two kinds
arc fully sufficient to establish the
fact; on going a step further observa-
ton OF the desires OF the animal will
be sufficient to determine the Ques-
tion of the comparative value of the
hay made from early or seasonably
cut or late cut hay.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-08-25
Advice to Farm Hands.

When you have secured good place
learn the condition of the farm and
the household regulations. Know
your place and always be in it. DO
not be inQuisitlve about the private
affairs OF the family, and be careful
how you talk OF them to outsiders
Some things may not exactly suit you,
therefore, you will do rest not to he
forward in making complaints. Think
about the time when you will have
charge of farm and be at the head
of family. You may discover much
now that you should then initiate,
much that you should avoid, and
much that will suggest new IDEAS.
1t will be best not to have much
debate with your employer about
the best ways Of doing any work.
While you may think you have a
better method than his, you will give
better satisfaction by yielding tn him.
Treat all the family with respect, and
for the time feel as II you were one OF
them as far as your position allows.
P0liteness consists in attention to
trifles, and by this attention you will
gain respect and earn for yourself a
reputation that will be invaluable
Stockman.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-08-25
miscellaneous Recipes.

WHITE CUP CAKE One cup fresh
butter. two cups white powdered su.
gar, four cups sifted flour, white OF
five eggs, one cup sweet milk, two
teaspoonfuls baking powder, one tea
spoon extract of lemon.
GoOsEBERRY Fool Make a smooth
boiled custard and set on ice TO cool;
have an equal quantity OF stewed
gooseberries, well sweetened and alsC
cold; mix the custard and gooseberries
together, putting in a bowl or glass
dish, and set on ice till wanted, and
then serve with basket of fresh
cake.
SPICED CURRANT JELLY. Press the
juice from ripe currants and strain:
put in a kettle; let come to boil, add
a pound OF sugar to pint OF Juice,
with a tablesoopful each of extract OF
cinnamon, nutmeg, and mace: let
boil five minutes. This Jelly is ex-
cellent served with mutton, buck,
venison, or other game.
CURRANT Pre- One cupful il ripe
currants, one cupful of sugar, two
eggs; line the pie-plate with nice
paste and sprinkle "a little flour over
it; spread the currants on this; beat
the sugar and yolks OF eggs together
and pour over the currants Boil
about twenty minutes! Beat the
whites OF the eggs 10 a stiff froth with
two tablespoonfuls of sugar, spread
over the pie, set it on the top CRATE
and brown little.
PLAIN CLAM Sour. Wash and
drain fifty clans, chop the hard part
of the CLANS, aud put them on to boil
in the liquor. Set the soft part away.
Remove scum as it rises on the liquor,
then add pint of water, pepper to
taste, and cook slowly five minutes
Lastly add the soft part of the CLAIMS,
two ounces of butter and a pint OF
milk. When the soup is hot again
add ten water-crackers broken quite
fine, and serve. Do not boil after
adding the milk. It lis best to wash
the CLAIMS before opening with a,small
scrub brush. In the recipe given
above all water may be used instead
of part milk.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-08-25
A Nieteoric stone.

Frank Newell, a cattleman OF
Texas, In the Choctaw Nation, re-
ports that on a recent afternoon a
large meteor fell on the prairie. II
was imbedded at least twenty feet
In the earth and protrudes twelve
feet in the air. The meteor, when
seen by Newell, appeared In the air
like a monster ball of fire. When
the earth was struck it fairly trem-
bled, and there was spluttering and
a sizzling like unto piece OF hot iron
dipped into water. The meteoric
stone was as hot as a furnace several
hours after it descended to the earth.
Newell estimates its weight at sew
eral tons. The meteor fell about
o'clock on the prairie near small
water course called Tricks Creek.
Newell was on horseback about 500
yards distant. Newell's horse trem-
bled with terror. causing him to dis
mount. 1t was not until next morn
ing that Newell and his neighbors
could approach near the meteor, and
then only to within distance OF
about fifty yards.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-08-25

or six months old arc profitable. This
is possible.
THE cheapest pork Is made by using
the clover pasture.
SOME grow peas and let the fatten-
ing pigs harvest them
SEE that the eve mother has plenty
OF clean water To drink.
GIVE the young lamb little wheat
bran or oatmeal to lick.
THE greater the number of pigs the
more food the SOW needs.
A wELL-FED pig ought to make at
least pound of grain q day.
NEITHER hogs nor cows should be
kept in solitary confinement
KEEP your pigs dry. but, give them
all the water they want to drink.
NEVER contine the brood sows to a
dry lot barren ofgrass or green forage.
THE scale test Is the only satisfac.
tory way OF determining the value of
any way of feeding.
No MATTER how much slop is given
daily, be sure that hogs nave all the
pure water they will drink.
IT is an erroneous idea to think
that a hog will thrive upon any kind
of feed IL he only has plenty of it.
WHEN 1t comes to breeding and
feeding hogs on the farm, theoretical
knowledge Is OF little practical value.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-08-25

The ancient ScandinAvlans believed
that high up In the sky 10 Odln's hall,
the magnificent Yalhalla, or temple OF
the slain. They believed that the
vaulted roof Of heaven was held In posi-
ton by columns which had formerly
been the spears used by warriors, and
that the roof itself was made OF shields
overlapping each other like GOATS OF
mail. The "valkyrs" were Odln's bat
tle-maids, chosen for the hanqueting
rooms of his heroes. The heroes OF
Odin's hall were thought TO put their
helmets on their heads. throw the
bloody harness over a shadowy steed,
and then with flaming swords TO point
the way to Valhalla and act as guides
for warriors slain In battle. The valiant
souls thus received into Odin's presence
are called -einheriar," or, "the elect"
The -valkyrs" as white-cla virgins
with flowing hair act as walters for the
einheriar. Each morning at the crow
ing OF the golden-combed cock the
whole host of well-armed einheriar
rush through the $40 doors OF Valhalla
into a great courtyard and pass the day
In merciless fighting. However pierced
and hewn into pieces they may be In
these encounters, at evening every
wound Is healed. and they return to
their heaven through It's doors and are
seated, according TO their exploits at a
bountiful feast. At this luxurious re-
past the perennial boar, schremn.r, de-
hciously cooked by andrimnir, is served,
and, although devoured every night, is
whole again the following morning,
ready to be served anew. Thus the two
highest joys those terrible vikings knew
when on earth-a battle by day and
feast by nights the acme Of their
heavenly existence. AS the valkyrs OF
the banqueting halls were never men,
toned as being admitted to Valhalla
proper. some writer's have supposed that
the Scandinavians did not accord to
woman an immortal soul; this Is far
from the correct conc .usion, however,
says the St. Louis Republic, for 1t lie
well known that the ablest OF the
ancient writer's always mentioned
Valhalla as "a heaven within a heaven.
One writer says: "Valhalla is the ex-
elusive abode of the most daring cham
pions-but rs not the whole OF heaven. !"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-08-25

up in a neat manner. In these two
rooms are also kept all the tools per.
tanning to chopping and repairing,
In the general supply room fence
boards, wire nails, etc, are placed
where they will always be dry. The
loft can be used for this purpose il
necessary. In this room are also
kept the post driving cart and the
transfer cart and log sled In the
spring and fall, after repairing the
fences, gather up all the refuse ma
terial, such as posts. nails and boards,
and draw them to this room.
The beauty of this building Is that
no time Is lost Rainy days can be
improved in the wood house saving,
splitting and carting to and from the
saving room. A yard can also be
made in the back of the house il
wished. to which all heavy timber
can he drawn in the winter time. A
sled for such purpose is shown here.
The cut explains itself. The build
ing which / have described can be
built of cheap lumber. it not being
necessary to have any part warm ex-
cept the work and saving rooms,
which will be used great deal dur
ing the winter. Build a cupola on
top to help the looks of the building,
paint it all over and you will lind ii
will prove useful, profitable and or
namental.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-08-25
Thoy Spoke the Truth.

In the O'Donnelly papers of sixty
years ago DIR. Maginn tells story Of
a citizen Of London which character
ICES admirably those pompous utter
ers of truisms, says the American
Hebrew. The doctor was sitting one
day in a coffee house In the Strand
when an elderly gentleman came in,
bowed to him, sat down opposite, and
after looking over the Times, in which
he found column OF business fail
ures, exclaimed: %
"Forty failures! Well, l have no.
ticed in my sixty years experience
that any man who lives beyond his
income is sure to fail at last. True,
very true" said Maginn, "and have
noticed during my thirty years. ex.
perlence that any man who walks out
in the Strand on rainy day, without
an umbrella, is sure to get wet.
"Most true" said the elderly gentle
man; Il like to listen to sensible
conversation"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-08-25
The way TO ParaIize Him.

Dumley had taken the landIadys
daughter to the theater and, as usual,
had business outside between the acts.
do Won see young Brown over
there p he said to the young woman.
EYES," she replied.
"Well. he is man expect to par
alyze some day."
Are you going out to see another
man at the conclusion of this act?" she
asked.
"Yes," Dumley said reluctantly, II
am afraid 1 shall have to; he is waiting
for me now"
well" said the laudlady's daughter,
II don't like Mr.. Brown very much
either, and will tell you what to do.
When you return from seeing the
gentleman outside who is waiting for
You, just step over to where MIR. Brown
is sitting and breathe on him. That
will paralyze him. "-Phttddelphia
Call.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-08-25


A. y. Anderson, OF Arkansas. asks Of
the Chicago Free Trader:
Were coontskins ever used a. money
In the United etdt9si III 30. where. and
were they a legal tender7s li ~
The following act;of tho Legislature
Of Franklin (now TennesseeD win an
swer fully the question which Mr.. AM
derBOn asks .i9irrir" ~ IH. ,t+r
BE It enacted by the General As
sembly Of the State OF Franklin. and Il
Il hereby enacted by the authority OF
the same: s.-s 'A..s sf sJe@l. ,rt
-That from the .lst day Of January.
1859, the salaries OF the oficers Of the
Commonwealth be as follows: f
His excellency, tho Governor, per
annum, 1000 deerlskins.
His honor. the Chief Justice. per
annum, 500 deer-skins. 's' 49, ~
"The secretary to his excellency, the
Governor, per annum, 500 raccOon-
skins. tit 49,
"The Treasurer Of the State, $50 rae
coon-skins.
Each county clerk. 800 beayer-sk skins.
-Clerk of the House OF Commons, 200
raccoon- skins.
Members Of the Assembly, per diem,
three raccoon-sIine
Justices fees for signing q warrant,
one muskTat-skin.
ITO the constable, for serving war
rant. one mink-skin.
Enact d into law on the 18th day oil
October, 1889. under the great seal Of
the State. "It
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-08-25
DON'T Suffer.

Don't suffer with rheumatism. Don't
suffer with pneumonia or pleurisy. All
those maladles come from one source.
When the kidneys are inactive and fall
to separate the uric acid from the blood,
It remains In and poisons the whole life
current. II 1t manifests itself In the
joints 1t becomes pleurisy, AMI II 1t at
tacks the lungs 1t becomes pneumonia
or pleurisy. If 1t attacks the brain 1t
becomes apoplexy; II the heart, heart
disease II may produce any malady,
such as blindness, paralysis, or the
like. All these mala1ies have one COM
mon origin, and that Is kidney trouble.
The seeds Of moss OF these are laid In
the summer. 1t Is thel that people
fail to take simple precautions. They
get wet and expose themselves unneces-
sarily, and the result Is they take cold.
It settles upon their kidneys and pro-
duces any or all OF the maladies men,
toned above. When you feel that you
are sufferer In this respect get bottle
OF Reds GERMAN CoUGH AND KIDNEY
CURE and take it freely. Do not be afraid
OF 1t. 1t will not iniure you. 1t is I'M
possible to take an overdose. It contains
no deleterious substance whatever. 1t
can be given to children without any
danger. Ask your druggist for 1t, and
do not let him give you anything else In
place OF It. Small bottles 25c, large SOC.
SYLVAN REMEDY Co., Peoria, Ill.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-08-25

Perhaps, and perhaps not. However that may
be, he has no excuse for has misery. II Il II
produced by nervousness. 90 long ~ he
neglects to reinforce his enfeebled nerves
through the medium Of improved digestion.
He can secure this by the regular use Of Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, . grateful tonic and
tranquiliEer Il should never be forgotten
that the brain-whioh IL tho headquarters Of
the nervous system-and the stomach bear the
closest relations one TO the other, and that
debility under the waistband produces . oor-
relative disturbance In the organ Of thought
Give. however. Quietus 70 nervousness and
headaches by . reform bessn st tho fountain
head by the Bitters- rAks Il. also. for ma
larial bilious and kidney trouble. rheumatism
and the inhrmities Of age. Taken before meals
Il imparts relish to the food
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-08-25
No one.tions In China.

You must not ask too many questions
in China. II you do you will only make
yourself miserable. A prominent exam
pie OF intellectual turpidity Is the prev
alent habit as announcing for reason
for fact the fact itself. why do you
not put salt into bread cakes2" you ask
of a Chinese cook. I'VE do not put salt
into bread cakes Is the explanation.
How Is 1t that with so much and such
beautiful ice In your city none OF it Is
stored up for winter" NO, we do not
store up ice for winter in our city" II
the Latin poet who observed, Happy Is
he who is able to know the reason of
things, had lived in China, he might
have modified his poetry 80 as to read
Unhappy is the man who essays to find
out the reason of tn nQs"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-08-25

Right Hand.
Miss Minnie Wahamaker may be
considered the "BelIe OF the Cabinet I"
She Is one OF the prettiest girls 1t
possesses The home life OF the Wan
Amakers is such that no amount OF
attention can change the simple, dig
nified character OF the daughters. 4. In
society, In charity, and at home they
work together with the utmost har-
mpny, but Minnie Is her mothers
right hand In everything. She was
educated In the most thorough school
In Philadelphia, and her teachers en-
couraged the development of mind
that is unusually capable. She Is very
fond of historical studies, and there
Is little in the Wanamaker library
that she is not familiar with.
She speaks French and German as
easily as English, and is also a good
Latin scholar. In spite OF all the
social life with which she is sur
rounded, Miss Wanamaker keeps
many hours in which she attends to
the charitable demands on her
mother. Since they have been In
Washington it has been the custom
of the Wanamaker girls, no matter
how late the retiring hour the prev
ious night, to go out to Georgetown
and take charge of the classes Of col
ored children in the Industrial School.
Miss Wanamaker assists her mother
always in receiving, and IL not close
beside her is among the guests. The
Wanamaker receptions are especially
marked by the attendance Of many
strangers and odd characters. Miss
Minnie never countenances smiles al
these people, but is always sure tt
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-08-25
A New TranscentinenteI Railway

The new transcontinental line OF the
Great Northern Railway began daily
passenger service from st. Paul and
Minneapolis TO Spokane, Wash, ON the
18th %! August. This line Is the short
est from the East to Western Montana,
Northern Idaho, and Eastern Washing
ton, and has the lowest mount ain grades
of any Western road. A vast area OF
agricultural, numbering, and mining
country is opened to settlement and de-
velopment by the co npletion o. this
road. which passes directly through the
Flathead Valley and Kootenai mining
region, skirting hundreds of miles OF
immense forests and mountains veined
with gold, silver, copper, lead, and coal.
1t touches many fine rivers and lakes
and opens up country noted tor scenic
attraoii0na
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-08-25
HOME AND TIE FARM.
a DEPARTMENT MADE UP FOR
our RURAL FRIENDS.
Rainy Days Can he Improved Where a
Good Wood House Is at Hsnd-Time 20
Cut Hsy-Good Portable Fence. Ete.


1t will pay any man who owns his
farm to build post and wood house,
says Farm and Home. A diagram is
given herewith for complete house
for this purpose The main part is
36 by ~ feet with an l. of Is feet.
The central part of the main build
ing is Is by "a feet, and is devoted to
unsawed wood and unprepared posts,
where supply of dry wood and sea-
soned posts can be had at all times.
Near the driveway in this room are
placed trusses on which to summer
the post racks. There Is no partition
between this room and the driveway.
AT the right OF this is a room "a by
26 feet for posts after they have been
sharpened and prepared for use. while
at the left is room of the same di-
mansions for wood after it is sawed
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-08-25
Hints to Housekeepers.

y&warm weather put eggs in cold
water, as they will froth better when
broken.
A BIT of charcoal held in the mouth
and slowly chewed will remove the
offensive breath after eating onions.
A SPOONFUL OF butter, In culinary
lore, is rounded as much above the
edge of the spoon as the bowl extends
below.
A GOOD tonic for the hair is Of salt
water, teaspoonful OF salt to pint
of water, applied to the hair two or
three times week.
A HOLE in black silk or satin can
often be nicely mended by placing a
piece of court plaster on the wrong
side. A weak place in kid gloves can
also be strengthened in the same way.
A CARPET, particularly dark car
pet, often looks dusty when it does
not need sweeping; wiring out sponge
quite dry in water "a few drops OF
ammonia helps brighten the COLOR
and wipe off the dust from the carpet.
This saves much labor in sweeping.
BRIGHT sunshine, it rs said. will
nearly always entirely remove. scorch
which has been made by using an
over-heated iron. Frequently shirt
bosom, apparently almost ruined, has
been brought back to it's pristine
wilderness by liberal application of
this remedy, which Dame Nature
provides for us so literally at times.
FEW things are more slovenly than
wall with holes in the plaster, yet
such disflgurements are likely TO &C
Cur from the blows Of heavy furniture,
hammering OF picture nails in wrong
places and from various other causes.
Such places should be mended at
once with plaster of paris, mixed TO a
thin paste with water 1t is best to
mix only a little at a time, as it sets
so rapidly that it becomes too hard tn
handle in few moments. Apply ii
and smooth 1t down with the blade
of a knife and cover up the spot with
a piece OF wall paper matching the
pattern on the wall as you paste 1t
on, and the spot will never show.