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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03
The Apatomv of High cbeck,np

Supposing we have the straight
backed roadster, with Tong, eioping quur-
ter and free stifle action. This horse
can go. Give him his head, and how he
reaches out, the spinal arch lifted to
allow the freer play of the legs. Secure
his head by the overdraw check, and as
the head rises the spine curves down
ward, ard the action cannot be as free
as before. The drop of the spine is an
impediment TO the muscl OF the leg
II we continue to pull up the head and
consequently lower the back of the body,
additional tension is thrown upon the alb
dominal muscles, the stride is contract
ed, and finally its power reduced. The
check has without doubt shortened the
natural stride of many promising colt
For the sake of greater road qualities
and greater comfort to the animal, re-
move the check or slacken ituntil the
horse can drop his head to level with
the body. Along the top Of horses
neck runs massive sinew strong
enough to support the head. It is at
tached to several vertibre near the
shoulder, then it runs free over the
crest and becomes attached again to the
vertibr@ nearest the pole. When the
head Is pulled up high, the crest presses
hard onto the sinew and causes Intense
suffering, sometimes setting up the in
fiammation known as poll evil.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03
Development of tho Horse.

The horse has been developed in sym
metry of form, grace of carriage, power
of endurance, and adaptation to specific
purpose. The trotter has been advanced
in speed, year by year, until mile in
$40 became the ideal of the trainer,
then 2:20, $40, and less, and now the
hope OF the future is to make q mile in
even two minutes. Since 1910 won
derful development in freighters and
roadsters has taken place, through the
blood of the Percheron, the Norman,
and the Cleveland Bay, aud other En-
glish breeds. The average weight Of
work horses has been greatly increased,
and their efficiency and intrinsic value
largely advanced, creating small for
eign demand, which is increasing tend
ing to strengthen domestic values.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03
JuveniIe Ideas.

A famous Brooklyn clergyman was
once addressing Sunday-school on
the lesson of the day, which happened
to be Jacobs Ladder" He got along
swimmingly until little urchin in
one of the back seats squeaked out:
"Why did the angels have to have
a ladder when they had wings?"
After the inevitable laugh had sub
sided, the clergyman said: "Well,
that is a fair question, who can
answer it," There was pause, and
then up went pudgy fist. SWELL,
my little man, asked the clergyman,
why was it?" Il guess, mebbe they
was moultin'," was the astonishing
reply, and the address was concluded
right there.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03

CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG is printing
series of personal "reminiscences
which occupy sort of halfway
ground between the confessions of
Marie Bashkirtseff and the diary OF
Samuel Pepys, comprehending the in
genuousness of both. Miss kellogg
begins by regretting that she has not
kept notes of her distinguished init
mlcies, having liz mind, no doubt,
the success Of Nathaniel Parker viii.
lis in exhibiting the back yard Of
royalty, and of John w. Forney in
describing Famous People Whom
Have Net" Being the first prime
donna to secure attention, both here
and abroad" says Miss Kellogg, with
the true Bashkirtseff modesty, "natur
ally many noted people called on me,
and at receptions in the different
cities many men and woment of let
tiers were presented to me- She knew
the matchmaking machine, Anthony
Trollope, and Mr.. Trollope was pleased
to meet her. Emerson, Longfellow,
and Oliver Wendell Holmes bowed AT
her vocal shrine. Nathaniel Haw.
thorne she had trouble with, or, rath.
or, without-for the author of "The
Scarlet Letter" seems to have been
too shy to take advantage of an op-
portunity to secure an introduction.
ale was such retiring man." she
says, that l did not meet him, al.
though he came up to Mrs. Fields
for that purpose. He was upstairs,
but could not summon sufficient cour.
age to come down." She does not
think much of the musical taste OF
men of letters. "They are like the
majority of mortals," she declares,
"who love music merely for the con.
cord of sweet sounds. Musical art
lists, theoretically, love music for its
discords-a frank and unusual comics.
sion from one of them. Miss kellogg
does not exactly claim to have ri.
vailed Patti in art, but in social re
SDcCUdDlllJJ IilO AlliCllCdn has DlOOI
that she was far superior. "Once
Patti and l sang at the same con.
cert" she remembers, "and when il
ended the diva received attention ex
clusively from the gentlemen, while
l was visited both by ladies and gen.
tlemen." Miss kellogg met the
Prince OF Wales with her mother.
Not only was the prima donna ma.
.ternally protected, but she discreetly
observes that the Prince "had moi
then begun to tread the primrose
path of dalliance. 1t Is pity that
Miss Kellogg's delightfully."- amusing
recitals should be marred at the out
set by an ill-natured reference tc
Emma Abbott. Whatever may have
been Miss Abbott's artistic deflcien
cies, her place in American art has
been fixed above that Of the present
critic, and even naivete should respect
the dead.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03


Trudglng along the slippery street.
Two childish figures. with aching feet.
And hands benumbed by the biting cold.
We're rudely jostled by young and old,
Hurrying homewar at close OF day
over the city's broad highway.
Nobody noticed nor seemed 70 caro-
For the little ragged. shivoring pair;
Nobody saw how close they crept
Into the warmth of each gas jet
Which flung abroad its mellow light
From gay shop windows Ia the night,
iaCome under my coat.n said little Nell.
As tears ran down Joe's cheeks and fell
On her own thin fingers. stln with cold.
faint very big. but guess twill hold
Both you and me II / only try
To stretch IL u little; so now don't cry"
The garment was small and tattered and
thin,
But Joe was lovingly folded In
Close 10 the heart OF Nell. who knew
That stretching the coat for tle needs OF
two
woull double the warmth and halve the
pain
or the cutting wind and the icy rain.
.stretch IT little" o girls and boys.
joys;
see how far you can make them reach,
Your helpful deeds and your loving speech.
Your gifts OF service and gifts of gold;
Let them stretch TO households manifold.
-Harper's Young People
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03
TenIng .Head or RAN. nllndfold.

One can always entertain his CON-
pany II he be familiar with a few
simple tricks. People, old or young,
like to be gulled. Here are half "a
dozen tricks with coins on which the
young magician may practice so as to
astonish his friends next time they
drop in to spend the evening. To tell
blindfold whether spun coin falls
head or tail upward is simple enough,
yet to the spectators not a little
puzzling. The coin must be prepared
by cutting on the edge of one face a
minute notch, causing little point
of metal tC project. When the coin
is spun, If it goes down with the
notched side underneath this point
will catch on the table, causing the
coin to fall suddenly instead Of grad
ually, as it otherwise would. With a
little practice the two sounds may be
easily distinguished.
Another trick is the wandering
coin. Have ready two silver pieces,
each slightly waxed on one side. Bor-
row similar coin and secretly ex-
change it for one of the waxed ones,
which is then laid on the table waxed
side uppermost. Draw two cards
from pack and take them in the
same hand with the other waxed
coin, which will thus stick
to the undermost. Lay this card on
the table near the coin that is already
there and cover that piece with the
other card, pressing lightly on it so
1t will stick. A coin may now be
made to appear under whichever card
the performer wills, for If he bend
the card slightly upward in lifting the
coin will not stick to it; otherwise ii
will. To the company it will appear
as If there were but one coin, which
the performer caused at will to pass
from one card to the other.
A third trick is that of the anil
mated coin. Have ready long piece
of black thread, to one end of which
is fastened bit OF wax. The waxed
end lies on the table in front of the
performer: the other is held by an
assistant in an adjoining room. On
the table stands an ordinary goblet.
The young magician borrows coin,
and, contriving to stick the waxcd
thread to it, throws it into the goblet,
calling on the spectators to ask ii
questions, which it will answer By
jingling in the glass. 1t may be
agreed that one chink shall mean
"yes" and two chinks mo-" The as
sistant must be near enough to hear
the questions, and answers them ac-
cording to his fancy, by pulling the
thread and making the coin jump up
and down in the glass.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03

legs Of young trotters with Iodine in on
der to strengthen them until they are
years OF age.
An attempt Is to be made In Austria
TO freeze out English jockeys by raising
the weight 30 that the more ponderoui
natives can ride.
ELEcTIoHEER is the sire or grandsirs
through his sons OF nineteen 2-year-olds
that entered the list last year and the
fastest has record OF 2:lOf
If the work of diminishing the weight
OF sulkies goes on, remarks q writer,
the sulky OF the future will consist oil
two tires and a strip OF sunshine.
IMP. ST. BLAIsE will serve thirty-flve
Of his owners mares this year and III.
teen others at fee OF s., 800. Even for
a horse that cost $780, 900, $s7 900 year
Is fair income.
BONNIE WILMoRE, 2:145, is the only
horse that ever beat Nancy Hanks
heat. IT was his first start In a race and
he was allowed TO do 1t to get a mark,
which was 2:2s2.
A NEW system of shooting horses has
recently been invented in England. BY
1t the iron shoes are fixed to others
made OF sail canvas, which are then
cemented to the hoof.
A HORSE can't trot standing in sta
BILE, neither can his get bring him glory
If unframed. Many q good horse is
practically buried alive In locality
where he will have no opportunities in
the stud
If reports from all over the country
OF the great promise shown by the colts
and fillies that will race as 2-year-olds
next season are correct, the year will
see some Of the greatest contests be-
tween colts ever known.
JOHN SPLAN. says that he expects to
see a horse trot In 200, and that ut nc
very distant day. On the other hand,
Budd Doble says he does not believe
that horse will ever trot mile in that
time over track ofregulation shape.
THE combined winnings of all the
horses, regardless OF age, that won S., 600
and over on the American turf last year
foot up the enormous total OF S2,025, las,
against 81 ,656,147 n 1890, ST., 481 400 In
1889, ST., 161 ,045 in 1888, and $500, 1881 in
1887.
2 The greatest OF the early American
racing contests took place at Marietta,
Pa, in October, 1767, when four of the
most famous animals of that time con-
tested at four mile heats for purse OF
100 guineas. This race was won by
Selim. He carried lao pounds and ran
the first heat in 500.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03
Funny Youngsters.

"MAMMA. / do not like my new
photograph doll at all !" "Why not,
dear?" "Oh, 1t speaks with such an
offensive New York accent. Life.
SCHOOL TEACHER (sad.
ly)-"Tm afraid, Johnny, that l will
never meet you in heaven" Johnny
why? What have you been doing
now?"-Harper's Bazaar.
CHARLEY, L wonder what would
he nice present to give to papa for
Christmas?" asked Clara. "Give him
a pair Of padded slippers" suggested
Charley, gloomily.-Texas Siftings.
UNCLE ToM-"Well, Bobby, what
do you expect to get in your stocking
on Christmas?" Bobby (disconsolate-
ly)-"Not much; nom put me into
socks last October. Puck.
UNCLE -"What is your favorite
dish, Karlchen?" Karlchen-"Suet
dumplings; for they always make me
so i'll that l can't 60 to school the day
after. "-Anekdoten Bibli0thek.
WHAT are you going to do with
your new skates, johnny" ask
ed the caller. Il haven't made up
my mind yet," was the reply, "but
think I'll get sister to tie ribbons on
'em and fix 'em Up with gold paint to
hang In the parlor. "--Washingtop
Star.
MOTHER (reprovingly to little girl
Just ready to go for a walk)-"Dolly,
that hole was not in your glove
this morning." Dolly promptly
"Where was it, them" - London
Truth.
LITTLE Dor-"My kitty is real
mean. / gave her some of my medl-
cine and she wouldn't touch IL"
Mamma--~Why did you wish her to
take it?" Little Dot wanted tn
sec how cat looked when she made
! face."--Good News.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03

obtained at very reasonable prices;
and no purchaser need be at any loss
to get an article TO which the sever
est tests can be applied, and which
will como out tiumphantly from the
ordeal. We were, nevertheless, posi-
lively startled, not long SINGS, to re-
ceive pamphlet, bearing on its front
page the names OF some distinguished
chemists, and addressed to the medi-
cal profession, Wanting SOME foreign
manufactured cocoas which were dis
tinctly stated to contain consldera-
BILE addition OF alkaline salts. Surely
even lay readers do not need to be re-
minded that soda and potash cannot
be taken with impunity day after
day."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03

IN Amsrlo. wa. nulIt IN vlrrlnla A. las1

I'm Amerio. Was Built in Virginia In 1887.
Virginia, the home OF the PresI-
dents, has yet other honors, and many
are the historical memories that cling
to the picturesque scenery OF that
sleepy old State. Among the many
important events for which she is
famous is the founding OF the first
temple OF worship built In America
by the Church of England. This was
built In Norfolk In 1857. The first
minister in this parish, which was
called the Elizabeth River Parish"
was John Wilson. At that time to-
bacco being the chief currency, the
minister's salary WIS fixed by law at
1000 pounds of tobacco aud 10 bar
rels of corn. This was subsequently,
increased, however, until in 1851 the
minister OF this parish, which then
contained three chapels, received 20,-
900 pounds Of tobacco per year.
The congregation of this old church
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03

in history as the first British rebel.
1t bears the date Of 1851, and, though
two centuries have elapsed, the En-
g,ish coat OF arms may still be plain
iy seen.
Jan. /, 1878, heavy cannonade
from the British feet opened fire on
Norfolk and destroyed nearly nine
tenths OF the town, the church being
one of the few buildings that escaped
entire destruction. 1t was afterward
restored, but again in 1920, during a
violrnt thunderstorm, the front wall
Of the church was forced in, which
was soon, however, repaired, and it
stands to-day as then a simple struc-
ture.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03

was bound by severe and peculiar en-
actments of the Church of England
to properly observe the Lords day,
and other religious duties. One of
these laws was to the effect that
every person of the age of 81 years
aisd upward who should willfully be
absent from parish church for one
month, or, being there, should not
remain until the service was ended,
should, on conviction, be fined, and,
on failure to pay the fine, should be
whipped"
The original grant of the land upon
which this church was built is on rec
ord in the land Office at Richmond,
Ia. Samuel Boush, the first Mayor
Of Norfolk, who was prominently con-
nected with the church, was buried
in the old cemetery that surrounds
the quaint old structure. In that
same cemetery may be noticed stone,
yellow with age and OF ancient let
tering, erected to the memory OF the
wife of Nathaniel Bacon, who lives
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03
A Good One on Papa.

There is a story told of veteran
ufgnU cufuor VINO, Tor some reason,
had couple of days off. For years
he had reached his home at about 6
o'clock in the morning, slept until
late in the Afternoon and been
obliged to rush off to his work. His
children naturally saw but little OF
him. On this occasion he found 1t
necessary to correct his youngest
daughter for some fragrant breach OF
discipline. The child rushed to her
mother, flushed with indignation:
Mamma" she exclaimed, that
man wiz whiskers that sleeps here
day-times banked me. Exchange.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03
msar's stlnginess.

A recently consecrated bishop OF
the Episcopal church has a youthful
son who not long ago asked his Sun.
day-school teacher who was the stin.
giest man mentioned in the Bible.
The teacher saw that the lad wanted
the opportunity toanswer the question
himself, so he said: Il don't know,
do your" "Yes, Caesar" was the re-
ply. "Why C@sar?" asked the puzzled
teacher. "Why, don't you see?" said
the boy, "the pharisees gave our Lord
a penny, and when he asked them
Whose subscription is this?' they
said, 'C@sar's,' and / think he must
have been pretty mean man to give
so little"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03
His Accident.

A German nobleman, while visit
ing England, was invited to join in a
fox-hunt. He accepted and met with
a slight accident, which he thus de-
scribed:
Il mount upon de horse; he gallop
away yer veil We arrive at, what
you call?--Oh! a fence. De horse go
up, and den, and den-I do not re-
main!n
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03

1T probably is not so often the case
In old-world countries, where parents
and relatives have controlling hand,
but on this side of the water, when
there is reciprocity of high tempera-
ture affection between two young
people, and they seek to marry, the
stars in their courses may fight
against their union, but it will be
had, even IL South Dakota divorce
is likely to soon be needed. In a. re-
cent case at Brooklyn the parents had
the doors barred to the young man
and life made SO uncomfortable for
the girl that she finally requested him
to desist from his visits, but said
that, If he could find perch within
ear-reach OF her chamber window, sho
would hold nocturnal chats with him.
He gained the requisite elevation
some distance above half-flled els
tern, and all went well till one night
he lost his balance and fell head first
into the cistern. The feminine
shrieks brought the stern parent to
the scene, who flshed out the half
drowned lover, and was so taken with
his devotion and pluck that he in.
vited him into the house and well
coined him as prospective son-in-
law. The lesson of the incident is
obvious, but unless raised Baptist
the average young man will hesitate
to take that sort Of bath in ice
water, even for his best girl. The
parent who is unable to direct the
youthful tendencies by moral suas!on
might as well withdraw from the
field.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03

MANS great actions are performed
In minor struggles. There are OBJ
stinate and unknown braves who de-
lend themselves inch by inch in the
shadows against the fatal invasion of
want and turpitude. There are no.
BILE and mysterious triumphs which
90 eye sees, no renown rewards, and
no flourish of trumpets salutes. Life,
misfortune, isolation, abandonment
and poverty are batt!efelds which
nave their heroes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03

SOMEHOW the prospectus of that
new electric line between st. Louis
and Chicago, with its promised speed
Of 100 miles an hour, its absolutely
straight track, its Illuminated road,
and other accessories, sounds as if
Mr.. Pennington of airship fame had
taken his pen in hand again.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03
How We Grow.

in the first eight months of last
year lis, 100 immigrants arrived at
Rio, Brazil. OF these 58,478 were
Italians, 22,036 Portuguese 12,S06
Spaniards, 10,9s4 Russians, 2.157
Austrians, 1881 Germans, 1879 Eng
lish, 1902 Swedes, 900 French, 334
Belgians, 264 Poles, 139 Swiss, 30
Americans, II Dutch, and LOO
Agiatics
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03

A BIG army Uncle Sam can raise at
any time upon three weeks notice.
But ships and heavy guns and pro-
lection to harbors are things that
don't grow up like Jonah's gourd.
They have to be kept in stock, more
nr less
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03
The Five Fastest.

The five fastest trotting-bred PAGERS
by the record are Direct, 2:06; Johnston,
2;064; Roy Wilkes, 2:0St; Cricket, 2:10;
and Goldleaf, 2:1l4 They have an aver
age record of 2:0Sa. The five fastest
pacing bred pacars are Hal Pointer,
2:094; Little Brown jug, 2:11f; Brown
Hal, 2:121; b. B., 2:13A; and Prince Hal,
2:16l. Their records average PIP 2-j,
showing difference of four seconds in
favor of the trotting-bred PAGER.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03
A Pointer for FROG .Ier,.

An axiom OF breeding that is well to
bear in mind is THE confluence through
both dam and sire of the blood of q COM
mon ancestor in the veins of n foal will
reproduce in the foal the characteristics
of the common ancestor in a more
marked degree than they appear in
either parent. If the common ancestor
is an inbred animal the reproduction of
his characteristics in the foal will be
more pronounced"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03

THEY are making oil out of corn
now, but that noble grain rye has
not yet been degraded by application
toany purpose save the one for which
Nature obviously intended it.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03

If man abuses an enemy, he hurts
himself, and if he praises him, the
people say he is hypocrite. There
seems to be no course man can
adopt under any circumstances that
Tan be more creditable than the SIM
pie course of keeping still.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03

PEOPLE are sometimes curious to
know whence came the word "jag," as
descriptive of big load of whisky in
a man. 1t has not yet been deter
mined, but likely enough it is de-
rived from jug.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03
Deadly Flowers.

There are few flowers whose per-
fume is actually deadly. The flowers
of the kali mujah, or death plant,
found In the islands OF Java and Su-
matra. emit perfume so powerful as
TO overcome, II inhaled for any length
of time, full-grown man, and kill
ing all forms of insect life approach
ing IL.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03

BY loves deIignJrul influence all
the injuries Of the world are alienat-
ed, the bitter cup Of affection. is
sweetness, and fragrant flowers are
strewn along the most thorny path Of
1ifo
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03
AR:oN. 2:1OA.

watch, such as Robert Bonner, the
owner of Peerless, Startle, Maud s., and
Sunol; G. w. Williams, who bred those
two turf wonders, Allerton and Axtell,
and Lucas Brodhead, the manager of the
famous WOODBURY. Stock Farm in Ken
lucky, whence came Maud s., the ex-
queen of the turf; Jay-Eye-See, "the
little black wonder and n batch of
others who became famous as grand
circuit performers
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03

A CHICAGO newspaper speaks of
patti and her buoyant spirits" 1t
is not so exceedingly difficult to be
buoyant on s5, 900 per night. Try it
nnce.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03

In Burmah it is the woman who
does the wooing. Not only does she
select her own husband, but when
she tires of him she procures, a di.
vofce for the asking of 1t and marries
0nau
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-03-03
MICHIGAN STATE NEWS
OCCURRENCES DURING the
PAST WEEK.

Rufiianiy Lansing chooiboys-stumhled
Upon Criminal by Misfake--A Cheeky
Applicant for Public Aid = The Port
Huron Way Of Collecting Taxes.