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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-19
superb Fur Rugs.

The most superb fur rugs are made
from the skin of the lion. When the
lion is five years old his name has at
tanned its full growth, and he is then
ready to be sacrificed at the altar Of
civilization. Next in beauty comes
the tiger. The graceful, catlike neck
and sleek, glossy skin make truly
effective rug-indeed, many prefer it
to the lion skin. The bears, and es-
pecially the grizzlies, are very popu-
lar. The white polar bear is arranged
in very realistic manner, with his
great mouth open and formidable
claws projecting grimly from the soft
fur All these animals are displayed
with one-quarter, one-half and full
heads-that is, raised and stuffed In
these shapes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-19
WORK OF the Quake.

A large part OF the town OF Vaca-
vile, In Solano County, CAL, was de-
molished or damaged by an earth
quake on April 10. The accompany
ing illustrations will convey some
idea of the effects Of that earthquake.
On the road from the railroad depot
to the town nothing was left stand
ing, except a school which will need
rebuilding, to bridge over Ulatis
Creek, a distance of about mile.
Main street, the principal business
thoroughfare, suffered almost as much.
Two hundred stores here were ruined.
The Presbyterian Church and the
Brunswick Hotel, on Main street,
both of wood, were badly cracked but
not destroyed. The house of w. j.
Dobbins, on the Gibson Canyon road,
considered the handsomest in the
town, was ruined, as may be seen.
The roof was split in two and the
building left entirely unfit to
live In again. Several members OF
this family narrowly escaped with
their lives. Miss Dobbins and her
friend, Miss Hill, were rescued from
under pile Of timber two feet
deep. Their bed was Immediately
under the place where the roof was
rent in two, and it is said that the
greater part of brick chimney fell
through the gap upon them. Their
escape was inexplicable. 1t is re-
corded that, while the Dobbins
house and everything in the way Of
brick work in its neighborhood was
wrecked, two great water tanks on
poles sixteen feet high were undis-
turbed, and wooden outhouses were
uninjured. Dobbins declares his in
tention of rebuilding his house, so
that it will be proof against future
shocks.
The wife of L. @. Davis, whose
house, a mile south of Vacaville, was
wrecked, was another lucky one. A
heavy partition fell over her as she
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-19
Short Suggestions

Keep the cattle off the plowed land.
Have no sagging gates or shackly
fences.
Hair on the legs of the milk-stool
is bad sign.
The average price of sheep in the
United States is higher than any
time since 1876.
Wheat is not fast-wearing crop
when straw is returned to the land
via good farm animals.
Never feed your fowls damaged
grain or tainted food, and see that
the water they drink is clean and
good.
Corn is a heat-producing food;
therefore substitute oats as much as
possible for the working stock during
hot weather.
Corn fodder, put in shocks and left
in the field during good part of the
fall and winter, loses from one-third
to one-halt of its feeding value.
The honey of the Malta bees is
noted for its purity and delicious
flavor. This is due to the extensive
crop of sulla (clover), from which the
bees extract most of their honey.
Comfort must be the rule for live
stock and poultry IL they are expected
to do well. Good feed and plenty of
1t, good treatment and a mild tenn
perature, would work a revolution in
the pocket-books of many complain
ing farmers.
Only an experienced workman
should lay out the corn rows. The
rows should be straight in order to
more easily cultivate the crop, yet
much carelessness is allowed in lay
ing of corn rows, though it causes a
loss of time and labor later on.
1t has been noticed, by members Of
the Kansas State Horticultural So
ciety, that insects injurious to fruits
are more numerous about the railroad
stations The av' rage loss in that
State by the depred itions of insects
was "a per cent.
Sow more clover, even If you have
to cut less timothy. Glover is rich
in albumenoids, while timothy is de-
ficient. Albumenoids make milk and
animal growth, and also contain more
OF value to return to the soil than
any other constituent gathered by the
horse rake.
There is no better fertilizer for a
hop vine than pure, strong, unleached
wood ashes. They contain both pot
ash and sulphuric acid, which are
available provided there is moisture
enough in the soil to dissolve them.
Shallow cultivation induces moisture
by pumping it from below.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-19
The In-Natufed Brier.

The In-Natufed Bricr.
Little Miss Brier came out of the ground;
She put out her thorns and scratched ev-
-sa-'~ erything round.
SIli just try said she,
allow bad can bel
At prlcking and scratching there's few can
match me-"
Her leaves were dark green and her flowers
we're pure white;
But all who came near her
We're so worried by her. f
They'd go out OF the way to keep clear OF
the Brier '"
Little Miss Brier was looking one day
Al her neIghbor the Violet just over the
way, ,F
NJ wonder" said she,
"That no one pets me.
While all seem so glad little Violet TO sec
A sober old Linnet. VINO sat on a tree.
Heard the speech of the Brier. and thus
answered he;
ATS not that she's fair,
For you may compare
In beauty with even Miss Violet there.
GBut violet's always so pleasant and kind.
So gentle In manner. so humble In mind
Fen the worms at her feet
She would never ill-treat.
And to Bird. Bee and Butterfly. always so
sweet
The gardeners wife just then the path way
came down.
And the mischievous Brier got hold of her
gown.
10 dear, what tear!
My gowns spoiled. declare;
The troublesome Brier has no business
there.
Here. John, dig 1t up; throw it into the
fire.
And that was the end OF the ill-natured
Brier.
Mrs Anna Bache.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-19
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY.
Profitable PIG Feeding.

How to pay 81 cents per pound for
150-pound pigs, feed fifteen bushels Of
Accent corn, making them weigh 300
pounds, and sell at 81 cents to make
any money, is conumdrum proposed
by J. G. Holt, Henry Co., Ind. A 150-
pound pig at 81 cents, would cost
1925; sold when weighing 800
pounds, at ~ cents, it. would bring
$1,000, leaving 1925 to pay for the
fifteen bushels Of corn, or Is cents
per bushel.
The only way to make money in
feeding pigs is to comply with the
laws Of animal physiology. In feed
ing 150-pound pig up to weight of
800 pounds, the average live weight
is 225 pounds, while the average live
weight Of a 150-pound pig is only
seventy-hve pounds. Now the main
tenance ration is in proportion 10 the
live weight, so that the food used
lost so far as making pork is con-
cerned-is three times as great in
the larger as in the smaller. Sup
pose there had been put up small
pig, and one weighing $50 pounds for
pork making, keeping them in warm
quarters and we'll supplied with
everything required for comfort and
growth, and feeding them on the
ideal pig food-wheat middlings-it
will require four pounds of middlings
to each 100 pounds of live weight for
maintenance, and three pounds more
will make pound of meat
Now to make an average
pound Of gain on each. will
require feed as follows: With the
smaller pig, three pounds are required
for maintenance, and three more for
gain. So six pounds make pound of
meat For the larger pig, nine pounds
will be required for maintenance and
three for gain, taking twelve pounds
OF middlings for each pound of pork,
or two to one in favor of smaller pigs.
1t is sad, though common mistake,
to feed large pigs AS rule, it is
better never to keep any beyond 200
pounds.
Another mistake was in feeding a
ration not adapted to the pigs wants.
While corn is one of the grandest
stock foods, it is by far too carbona-
ceous to produce the best results in
pig feeding. Had Mr.. Holt used
mixture of 200 pounds corn meal, 200
pounds Of wheat middlings and 100
pounds Of linseed meal, he would
have found greater gain in the pigs at
a smaller cost, and the meat would
have been more lean and desirable for
human food. IL also pays to have
some sort OF succulent' food, beets,
turnips, carrots or silage. This not
only gives larger growth, but better
quality of meat. AS rule, more
money win be made out Of pork to
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-19

American Agriculturist When the
chicks are hatched / give about
thirty to a hen. These she can easily
care for in the coops used. Some say
that 1t Is more expensive rearing
this way than In an artificial brooder.
But q hen Is the natural brooder and
gives far less trouble. When the cold
nights come l can sleep comfortably,
knowing that the hen will supply nat
ural and continued heat; whereas, on
the other hand, an oil lamp might go
out. Then there is no trouble about
leg weakness complained OF by those
using artificial breeders That my
plan Is practical one is proved By
the fact that since / have been using
the present kind of coop 1 have not
lost half dozen chicks, except from
hawks and cats occasionally.
The coop referred to and illustrated
is made after the order OF what gar
deners call 'scold-frame." One-half
OF 1t has plank roof, In which part
the hen is kept confined and the
other part has sliding glazed sash
made like pit sash. in this glass
room keep continual supply OF
food and water, this latter in sardine
boxes, with the lid cut on three sides
and slightly tilted back so the little
chicks can get their heads In to drink,
but cannot step in, The food con-
sists of bread crumbs, little bits Of
meat, some corn meal, and any kinds
of vegetables there may be left from
dinner, wheat screenings, etc. After
the first four or five days pull back
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-19

seemed to heave up. "The motion at
first was. from west to east" said he,
~and then several violent shocks
passed from north to south. / felt as
If on the deck of a vessel during a
heavy storm, and put my hands to
the ground to prevent myself from
falling on my face. After that brick
walls and chimneys began to fall
all around and the noise for minute
or 80 was deafening. Occasionally /
could hear the shrieks of women
above the din, and soon people began
TO rush into the street in their night
clothes. They were terrified and
huddled together like sheep, but as
soon as the shock passed away the
men in the party regained their
nerve, although the women still re-
NAMED in a highly excited state and
would not return to their dwellings,"
The Chinese quarter, consisting of
wooden shanties, was not injured,
and the inhabitants in very few places
left their beds. One Chinaman
thought the anti-Mongolian agitators
were after him and ran out to seek
protection from policeman. When
he found that merely an earthquake
was taking place he went back to
bed.
1t was an earthquake distinguished
by the loudness of the noises that &C
companied it. Sulphurous flames
Burst from assures in the ground and
this strengthened the impression that
the shock was of internal origin.
Two or three slight shocks, which did
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-19

was appointed by Washington Dis
trict Attorney Of Tennessee. He was
a United States Senator at 80. He
did not reach the Presidency until he
was so.
John G. Breckenridge was the
youngest Vice President the country
ever had. He was elected on the
ticket with Buchanan when he was
35. He had been elected a member,
Of Congress at 80.
Gen. Grant was the youngest Pres
ident the country ever had; he was
elected at AZ. But at 80 he was un-
known.
In the present national House Of
Representatives seven members are
under the age OF 33, and this is not
An unusual proportion.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-19

How can l ever forget my first les
son at a fashionable riding school?
They put me on pony's back, placed
the bride properly between my
fingers, told me to turn my toes in
and sit erect.
Then, as the animal was trying to
back through the wall, they gave him
cut with the whip. He jumped
forward and carved hole in the pro-
cession of riders ahead of me, while 1
affectionately embraced him around
the neck. ftw
That was queer animal they had
given me. 1 thought that he must
be the greatest vixen they had in the
stables, and l afterward found that
to be the fact.
Being new pupil, the riding-mas-
ter frequently rode up to my side,
and, cycling me severely, told me to
turn my toes in, sit erect and keep
my hands close to my body. At times
he would add that should keep my
elbows close to. my body and once he
told me to throw my shoulders back
further. Having thus taught me all
he deemed my young intelligence
capable Of compromising, he left me
to follow the procession while he rode
with the prettiest lady in the caval-
cade.
But was not alone-oh, no! Three
young chaps who could ride well had
had their eyes on me-and when the
master was gone they wheeled out of
the line to fall in behind me. They
instantly made it most exciting for
me and / guess pretty jolly for tnem-
selves, writes J. N. Smith in the
Argosy.
They touched my animal up with
the whip in various sly ways and got
his nasty temper sharpened' down to
a fine point. He backed and sidled
and pranced and wheeled and stood
still and kicked little, while
grasped the pommel of the saddle
with main strength and became very
hot and moist.
Everything pals in time, and the
boys got tired by and by and quit,
and /, was so tired, too-and more
so the next day, when the muscles
began to stiffen. Then 1 learned
most pointedly that riding exercises
more muscles than any other known
sport, and if / had been asked on
that next day how many muscles it
would tax and develop would have
answered: All, all. And the bones
in the bargain'"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-19
MODEL CHICKEN CooP.

the narrow sliding door at the bottom
part in front, and let the little chicks
run in and out to suit themselves,
unless it is very cold. This seems
necessary, for the first thing they al
ways do is to rush to pile of wood
ashes near by and pick up bits Of char
coal, or bits of brick. When the
chicks are about three or four weeks
old the hens are let out on sunny
days, and they all have happy time.
The dimensions of the coops are about
five feet long, two and half feet
wide, two feet high at the back, slop-
ing to one foot in front. =,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-19
Look After harm I'm PIGMENTS.

AS it will soon be time for bring
ing into exercise farm implements,
while there is still leizure is the favor
able time to give everything thor
ough examination and overhauling.
The old saying that "a stitch in time
saves nine" should ever be borne in
mind by the farmer. The loosening
of nut or the neglect to replace
some worn part that few minutes
time will set right, if neglected, may
result in severe breakage that will
occasion great vexation and loss OF
time in securing repairs So, before
putting any implement or machine
into service, it should be carefully
examined and all necessary repairs
made, as much more and better labor
can be performed with it thereby.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-19
Close Call for Carrie.

AS Miss Carrie Kirchner, of Rond-
out, N. Y, was walking out One
evening she heard the report of a
pis toll and felt something strike her.
She saw three boys by gate and ex-
claimed: "Are you trying to kill me?"
The boys scampered away and she
walked home. On her arrival there
24-caliber revolver bullet was found
Embedded in ball of cotton yarn she
had carried. She was walking with
two younger sisters, and in order
that they might take her arms held.
her hands TO her breast. When the
bullet struck her her right hand, in
which was the yarn, was resting on
her left breast, and thus her life was
saved.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-19
The American Hen.

The time has come when the i'm
portance of the poultry interests
should be recognized in this depart
ment. The poultry products OF the
United States had a farm value of at
least $500, 900, 900 last year and no
less than 100000 dozen eggs
were imported at first cost Of 10
cents per dozen, or nearly 81, 900, 900,
while the average annual value Of
such importations during the past
four year has been 81, 216, 326. Such
facts emphasize the necessity for en-
couraging the increase of domestic
fowls of all kinds, and they further
indicate beyond question that this
industry is important enough to de-
mand the special consideration of this
MISUNDERSTANDING Rusk.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-19

was in bed, but was held up by a
loosened window frame. Garland
Gates house was destroyed and sew
eral persons were injured, but they
quickly recovered. The type in the
Enterprise newspaper Office was con-
siderably pied by the earthquake.
The fact that no one was killed
and that so many people escaped
from terrible danger are things that
should make the people of Vacaville
happy, in spite Of the loss Of their
property. In view Of the destruction
done, it seems hardly credible that
every person concerned should have
missed serious injury.
In several buildings two walls were
destroyed and two others were left
standing. A. G. Stevenson, the con-
ductor Of a railroad train, said that
some of the passengers remarked
when they felt the earthquake that
they were going over remarkably
bad piece Of track.
The first person in Vacaville prob
ably to notice the approach of the
earthquake was S. N. Belts, the
night Waterman of the town. He
reports that the morning was clear
and starlight and that cold breeze
was blowing, and he was walking
down Main street, from west to east,
with his lantern in his hand, when
his attention was attracted by a
rumbling sound which came from
the hills to the west Of the town.
The noise resembled distant thunder
or the roaring of water which had
suddenly been let loose by the bursting
of huge dam-gates. Belts stood
still and listened a few seconds,
while the noise increased to a roar
and the ground beneath his feet
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-19
HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN.
aints 20 % ousekoeper

aints 20 bousekcepors.
A LITTLE vaseline is better than
backing for defaced kid boots
TAKE fresh paint out of wearing
apparel by rubbing with gasoline.
GREASE spots in cloth may be taken
out by applying solution Of salt in
alcohol.
A SIMPLE but effectual remedy for
toothache is to I'LL the cavity of the
tooth with soda.
NAILS may be driven into hard
wood without bending double If first
dipped in lard or oil.
To KEEP jelly from moulding
sprinkle little granulated sugar
over the top, then cover in the usual
way.
WHEN washing greasy kettles or
pots take handful of bran or meal
and rub all around. 1t absorbs all
the grease and leaves them perfectly
clean.
Do NOT use feather busters, they
throw dust from one place to another.
Cloths are preferable. These should
be SHAKEN out of doors frequently, or
washed
FIVE or six drops of ammonia to
each pint of water and applied once
week will cause house plants to
flourish and give them vigor rarely
attained in any other way.
SCREWS may be inserted in walls by
enlarging the hole to about twice the
diameter of the screw, filling it with
plaster of paris, etc, and bedding the
screw in the plaster. When the
plaster has set the screw will be firmly
in place.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-19
Notrs About sheep.

WHATEVER the breed is, profit re-
quires that the greatest amount Of
mutton should be got out of it.
SHEEP eat closer than cattle and
will seriously injure the grass plants,
If proper care is not taken.
THE sheep fleeces are often greatly
lessened in value by being allowed to
get dirty or full of burrs.
If the sheep are kept clean they
will not be affected by scab unless
it is communicated to them by scabby
sheep.
In many localities the number of
sheep have been gradually decreasing,
until many farmers have sold out en-
tirely.
If the larger sheep could be Gov
cred with fleece of wool as dense as
the Merino, there would be much
more profit In keeping sheep
WHILE it is not possible to secure
exactly the same quality of wool on
all parts Of the sheep yet it is posi-
BILE to improve greatly in that di-
rectiOn ~@n
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-19
Great Young Americans.

At the very beginning of the Re-
public Thomas Jefferson, in the Con-
tinental Congress, wrote the Declare
ton of Independence when he was
33. He had entered the Virginia
Legislature at 26 and had obtained
prominence there, says the Washing
ton Star.
Alexander Hamilton surpassed his
great opponent, Jefferson, in early
advancement. He was a member
OF Congress at % and a member
of President Washington's Cabinet
at 80.
James Madison was a Congressman
at 20 and John Randolph at 20, while
John Quincy Adams was appointed
Minister to England and the Neither
lands at p.
Washington himself had been a
striking instance Of precocity in the
public service, for he was appointed
adjutant general of the Virginia
troops at 10, at "a received the chief
command of the Virginia forces, and
was but 43 when he took command
of the American army at Cambridge.
Daniel Webster entered Congress
at 80, and Henry Clay was appointed
Senator at 30, before he was of con-
stitutional age. Clay had previously
won a great reputation as a member
Of the Kentucky Legislature. He
was elected Speaker Of the national
House of Representatives at 81.
John @. Calhoun entered the South
Carolina Legislature at % and Con-
gress at 20. At 80 be became Secre-
tary Of War, and occupied the, Office
seven years.
Andrew Jackson was marvel of
precocity. He had carried a fiint-lock
musket as a soldier OF the revolution
cry army at the age OF IA. At % he
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-19

purchase anything at Stratford-on-
Avon, they were determined to have
something from Shakspeare's country.
The house, which stands on the es-
tate of Capt. Eyre, of Lindley, is
now being taken down bit by bit,
and each part carefully marked and
packed for shipping to America,
where it will be regretted. 1t is
stated that the price paid for it was
considered to be three or four times
its value for ordinary purposes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-19
The Flavor OF Eggs.

The flavor of hens eggs depends
largely upon their care and food con-
sumed. The food which goes to make
the egg, perhaps within twenty-four
hours, must carry with it to some ex-
tent its own qualities, good or bad.
If we will feed laying hen onions we
can taste them strongly in the egg,
the same as milk from a COW that is
fed on cabbage or turnips will taste
of them. The same may be said of
eggs that are from stale, unhealthy
and impure food; although fresh will
be unhealthy to eat, while those from
clean grain, fresh meat, pure water,
and clover grass will be pure and
healthy.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-19
HISTORIC RELIC COMING TO
AMERICA.

Visitors In shakspeare's Country Pur-
chase the Birthplace of George Fox.
The old half-timbered house at
Fenny Drayton, the birthplace Of
George Fox, the founder Of the So
ciety Of Friends, has recently been
sold to some American gentlemen.
Disappointed at not being able to
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-19
The Hog.

The dyspeptic hog is an unthrifty
one; he is always hungry, continually
eating. IL he has an opportunity, but
the food does him no good, as IL IS
only partly digested. He actually
seems to dwindle in size. The cause
OF dyspepsia is overlooking, or rather
irregular feeding, allowing the hog to
become very hungry and then gorge
himself. The preventives are better
than cures. Keep the hog we'll sup
piled with charcoal, wood ashes, salt.
and lime.