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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-17

A RECENT article in Scribner's, on
Launching Battleships, also en-
phasizes the fact that the new navy
will be Western navy. The heroes
and distinguished men of the old
navy were from the seaboard States;
they and their exploits were but lit.
tie known in the West, being eclipsed
by. the army, whose famous comman-
ders and fighting men were mainly
from the West. The new navy has
been prominently brought before the
whole country, and every community
is personally interested in it. War
ships are designed by naval construc-
tors, who also superintend their
building, and as it is an art of pc
culiar difficulties and technical
knowledge, special training is given
them. That of the author Of
the Scribner article is int.
resting. Assistant Naval Construc.
ter w. ]. Baxter is an Ohioan, from
Carroll County, and was appointed as
cadet engineer at the Naval Academy
by Governor Mckinley in 1879, and
graduated at the top Of his class four
years later; then made three years.
cruise in various ships, among them
the famous Kearsarge, visiting all
climates, doing duty on deck and in
the engine-room, with cannon and
torpedoes, so as to be familiar with
the special requirements Of men-of-
war in all the varied positions in
which they are placed. He was then
sent TO Scotland, and for two years
was in one of the largest shipyards
on the Clyde, where there is an
nually built nearly one-half of the
tonnage of the world During this
period he assisted in the design and
building of warships and merchant
men, like regular employe Of the
firm, learning from the commercial
standpoint the most economical and
expeditions method of construction.
To study the most advanced theories
of naval architecture he then spent
more than year ut Paris, in the
"Ecole d'Application," the French
government having courteously al
lowed this enviable privilege. Re-
turning home in 1889, he was as
signed to duty at the Norfolk Navy
yard, where the battleship Texas, the
cruiser Raleigh, and the coast de-
Tense ship Amphitrite are being built
by Naval Constructor Bowles. Lieu
tenant Baxter is the first Ohioan who
has been connected with the design
and building of any of our warshi ps.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-17
Her Windows.

Anybody who has ever looked out
of one OF the old-fashioned windows
with sixteen or twenty-four panes OF
"bubbly" glass, knows the peculiar ap-
pearance which objects present when
seen through such medium.
"Old lady Hawley," who had lived
seventy-two years in house literally
supplied with windows OF this kind,
and who spent a good deal OF time
looking out Of them, was filled with
amaZement when she first sat down
to view the landscape from her niece
Mehitable's "best ROOM" where the
old-fashioned panes had been replaced
by new ones or good clear glass and
modern size.
~Well, do declared" she CALCULATED,
after about five minutes. at does
beat all how folks look through this
wlnder Makes a sight o. difference
In their gaits, seem s eff. It's allus
'peared to me IS eff my neighbor, Mis-
Spofford, he'd kind OF hobblin'
walk when she got out onter the
road, but she's jest gone. past, step
PIN as straight as ken be.
"But there" she went on, Il dunno
but l like my winders on some ac-
counts, livin' In kind OF lonesome
spot, as do. Fer / notice a man
goin' past here looks like just one
man, but through my winders he allus
looks like a gin'ral muster!"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-17

THE other night the Norwegians
OF Chicago met to do honor to the
memory OF Left Erikson The sturdy
sailor received unstlnted praise, and
a SO, 900 picture Of him was ordered
painted for the Worlds Fair. The
Norwegians do we'll In celebrating
the praises of Left Erikson. His
daring exploits are well authenticated
and are credited by very high author
tiles But Erikson is no rival of
Columbus and should not be so con-
sidered The latter should, in fact,
be given additional credit for having
made use of all the knowledge ex-
tant, bearing on the great purpose Of
his life, and for having put it to a
practical use. Erikson's discovery
derives all the more Importance from
the fact that it may have been one Of
the influences that led Columbus to
make his great voyage. 1t was Co
lumbus who opened up the new world
to the immigration and civilization
of Europe,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-17
Hints to nousekeepers.

PRESERVE tin foil to cover the corks
used in bottling catchup and Chill
sauce.
Iris stated that cheese will not mold
il wrapped in a cloth wet with cider
vinegar.
FLINT glass ground to powder and
mixed with the white of an egg makes
strong cement,
CORK that has been boiled may be
pressed more tightly into a bottle
than when it is cold.
A GOOD way to clean stovepipes is
to rub them we'll with linseed oil
while they are warm.
If the stoyepipes are found to have
rusted during vacation, rub them
thoroughly with lard.
To REMOVE ink stains from linen,
soak the soiled parts IN hot tallow,
then wash and boil as usual,
To KEEP black ants away, sprinkle
black pepper in their haunts, or draw
q chalk mark across their runways
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-17

como pohr>. Have the water for
scaIdlng boiling hot. and then, TAX
Ing the bird by the head and legs,
dip several times In the water, seeing
that the hot water goes through to
the skin. DO not get the head In the
water, as II give IL shruuKen and
unattractiye appearance. After pick
ing of all the feathers, including the
pin feathers, dip again several times
into clean scalding water and then
plunge In cold water where IL should
remain orabout a quarter or an hour.
Then hang up in cool, dry place,
being careful, however not to let IL
freeze The American AgricultIrist
some years ago advised, In cleaning
ducks or geese, after the feathers are
of, to rid them OF the pin feathers'by
rubbing powdered rosin over the car
eases, after dipping them in scald-
ING water. rubbing of both the rosln
and pin feathers; then wash thor
oughly with warm water and brush
with soap; then'rinse in cold water
and hang up until cold and thorough.
ly dried. Exchange.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-17
Poultry for Market.

Judging from the appearance of
considerable poultry offered for sale
in the city markets, a great many
farmers do not know any too much
about the proper way of preparing
the carcasses for shipment. Wen
fattened and attractive looking fowls
always command the highest prices.
We prefer corn for fattening, given
literally as an evening feed, and
equal parts of corn meal and midi
lings scalded, and mixed with boiled
potatoes. Enough bran should also
be added to make a crumbly mass.
Do not give feed nor water for
twenty-four hours before killing, so
that the crop will be entirely empty
In killing, hang them up by the legs,
and, with n sharp. narrow bladed
knife, STAB them In the mouth back
to the ear, so that the vein is cut
Let them hang until through bleed.
ing. In killing turkeys or Other
fowls. where the feathers are to be
preserved, a piece OF muslin or bag
ging should be FIRMLY tied around the
body so that the feathers do not be-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-17
Miscellaneous Recipes.

CoCoANUT OUsTARD. pint
and hal: OF boiling milk add snail
cupful of desiccated cocoanut. Eoil
ten minutes, and when cool add
three well beaten eggs and three
tablespoonfuls Of sugar. Pour iato
an earthen dish, set in shallow tin
of hot water, and bake until it SITS.
Potato BALLS Beat three .eggs
and one cup of lard in two cups OF
well mashed potato little salt and
one cup of yeast. This is the sponge;
let it rise and then make up with
-four to dough stiff enough to Yoll
out. Let rise again, then make out
in the baking pan; let rise again ind
bake in quick oven.
APPLE FRITTERs - A cupfu, OF
milk, one beaten egg, two teaspoon
fuls baking power, a pinch Of salt,
and thicken with -four enough to pre-.
vent its sticking to the spoon. slice
two or three sour apples very thin
and mix them in the batter. DROP
into hot lard from the spoon, and fry
like doughnuts. They are nice with
syrup or cream and sugar
A BREAKFAST DISH Chop fine
remnants of any kind of cold roasb OF
steak, season with salt, pepper and a
little butter, and make into snall
cakes. Prepare an egg batter las for
nice griddle cakes. Lay a spoon.
full of the batter on the
hot griddle and on it the
chopped meat; cover with batter.
When Drowned on one side, turn as
you would a griddle cake and brown
the other side, These cakes should
be eaten as soon as done.
STEwED HARE OR RABBIT This is
probably the very best way to cook a
rabbit or hare, and good also for any
other game: Joint up the rabbit,
cutting the back through the middle
and crosswise into neat portions.
Brown in a little very hot butter in a
frying pan; put into the kettle and
fry chopped onion and, IL liked, a
pint OF linked carrots AMI parsnips
cut in dice. Put all In the pot with
pint OF boiling water; cover closely
and simmer until tender. Season
highly and thicken the sauce with e
little roux.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-17
The Mothers Of Great Men.

A great deal has been written about
"The Mothers of Great Men. y" We
imagine, however, that the folks of
Loenberg, in Wurtemberg, have
started precedent by erecting mem
orials to series of mothers of great
men. This little township of about
1000 inhabitants was the birthplace
Of Paulus, the famous nationalist
theologian; Of Schelling, the equally
famous philosopher, and OF Hoch-
stetter, the naturalist. 1t was also
the dwelling place of the mother Of
the poet Schiller from 1906 to 1901,
and of the mother of the astronomer
Kepler two centuries earlier, though
three villages in the neighborhood
contend for the honor of having been
Kepler's birthplace. The Town Coun-
Gil of the "Town Of Mothers" as it
proudly calls itself, has affixed tablets
to the walls OF the old castle Of Duke
Ulrich the Well Beloved, where the
Magma Charta of Wurtemberg lib
critics was signed by the Duke in
honor Of the mothers of the poet and
the astronomer. We presume that
the patriotic Town Councillors will
not stop short at these two honorable
women, but will extend similar
tokens of respect to other mothers of
whom they are so justly proud
Pail Mall Gazette.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-17

season. In some cases this has been
due TO their own carelessness, In
others. TO large fields In the racing
events, and In Others, still, TO cir
cumstances which could not have
been foreseen. AS long, however, as
jockeys are paid as large sums OF
money as they now receive for win
ming races there will always be plenty
Of candidates for positions upon the
backs OF the runners. 1t. is danger
Gus business, but they look upon the
profits as more than compensation
for all the risks incurred.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-17
Saving Corn Fodder.

Where corn is cut up at the roots
and stacked the value of the fodder
depends upon its subsequent exposure.
A certain degree Of curing of the fod-
der is desirable, which depends some
what upon the weather With aver
age pleasant weather, the stalks will
dry to such an extent as to make it
safe to commence carting. Corn fod-
der Is injured by much exposure. We
have seen fields Of corn still exposed
after winter has set in and snow COW
cred the ground. In such cases the en-
tire fodder is blackened, the leaves
tender and Of no nutritive value and
the stalks little II any better. Such
condition of things is unnecessary
and wastful 1t is the multitude of
small leaks upon the farm that make
farming Improbable. After the crop
has grown and reached the point OF
cutting, there is no good reason why
it should not be all saved and prop
erly applied in use, as well as that of
the hay crop. -Exchange.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-17
Small Butter-Maklng Machines.

While the hand separators admit
of better work in butter-making on
the farm there is still considerable
skill required in manipulating the
cream and working the churn. These
troubles are almost entirely eliminated
by the butter-making machines be-
cause they produced the finished
article ready for marketing, and in
the best possible condition. The
farmer should have all the profits OF
his product and uniform machine.
made butter will obtain creamery
prices and save costs and commissions
of the factory.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-17
FeesIine tho Hog.

Never forget that the hog is grass
eating animal. and that consequently
II you want to grow good pork and do
1t economically, you must let it fol-
low its natural inclinations TO some
extent When being fed wholly on
corn, the hog is under unnatural con-
oitIons, which are against its health
and your Prosperity. Get 1t into clover
pasture as early as you can, and keep
IL there as long az possible. and you
will be able To produce pork at a
profit. even when the market Is at
its worst. When fed with judgment
we believe that noneof the domestic
animals will give better return for
the food consumed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-17
Eradication of Pleuro-Pnoumauia.

The Secretary of the Department
of Agriculture has issued proclama-
tion regarding this cattle disease and
for the removal Of quarantine that
has existed in the counties of Kings
and Queens, State OF New York. and
Essex and Hudson, State OF New Jer-
sey, for the suppression Of that dis
ease among cattle. The declaration
Is made that no case OF the diseace
has occurred in the State of Illinois
since December Goth, 1880; In the
State of Pennsylvania since Septem-
Der 18th, 1888; In the State OF Mary
land since September 10Th, 1889; in
the State of New York since April
30th, 1891. No case has occurred in
the State of New Jersey since April
both, 1891, period of more than six
months, and no case has occurred in
any portion OF the United States
within the past five years, and it is
officially declared that the United
States is free from the disease known
as contagious pleuro-pneumonla This
is the acceptable fruit Of years OF eff
fort on the part of American cattle
growers to free themselves from this
dangerous contagious disease that has
heretofore been lurking in our midst.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-17
MUD BOAT.

long, the other part about two feet
long with a rise of eight inches. The
hunks are pinned or bolted The
nose piece is about eight inches wide
and securely bolted. At each end
fasten the grabs, II, for holding the
brace chains, by which the tongue
can be made rigid, or flexible at will.
Each chain should be fastened well
forward on the tongue, and be about
five links longer than is needed for
rigid bracing. With unlocked chains,
the hinged tongue allows the sled to
be placed parallel with the log while
the team is nearly at right angles.
Slack chains permit the sled to wind
between stumps and through very
crooked roads. With this sled two
horses can haul enough logs to make
1000 feet of square timber. Straw
or hay can be hauled by inserting at
the end of the hunks standard, G, on
which side boards are placed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-17
A Famoua Palace.

The ruins OF the famous palace OF
st. Cloud have just been sold at pub
lie auction. There were only eleven
bidders, and the imperial residence,
or what remains of it, fell into the
possession OF one Kassel, contrac-
tor. His bid was 1926 francs. AT
present st. Cloud is an interesting
ruin. The roof is gone and the walls
are partly demolished. In reality
little remains of it. It's magnificent
reception rooms and the private
apartments of Napoleon III. ard
Eugene are now covered with a rich
collection of wild weeds and shrubs,
the growth of twenty-five years, and
all around are heaps of stones black
ened by the fire of 1871. Here and
there are fragments OF the ornamen-
tai work, the junk that constitutes
the Only present value OF the once
princely palace.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-17

Il has Long Been Held An uI-Reputs. an4
- indicating viiiainy.
For centuries the popular notions
throughout Europe associated hair or
this unlucky color with villainy, UNI
trutworthiness and deceit. In Henry
Bebel's collection of Proverbs, pub
lished In 1912, occurs the followlngs
proud are the short, ENTHUSIASTICALLY
the red-haired."
An old French proverb, which Is
known to be over five hundred years
old, says: .~Salutea red-haired man
or bearded woman at thirty feet on
with three stones in thy lists to de-
fend thee II need be"
In very early times all pictures OF
Judas, Christ's betrayer, were shown
with great shocks Of red hair falling
down well on the shoulders. This
and the fact that the Judas In the
Miracle Plays" was provided with
red hirsute worked the. superstitious
people OF the middle ages up TO such
degree that 1t was actually unsafe
for red-haired person to appear In
company. Seeing that things were
COulluB W a oCflOuo pass, WiAOCio VI
all classes began to rebuke and de-
nounce "the senseless prejudice
against those of lively colored hair"
Cyrano de Bergerac, in his "States
and Empires of the Sum-" boldly
praised and glorifed the despised
color in the following words:
"A brave head. covered with red
hair, is nothing else but the sun in
the midst of his rays, yet many speak
i'll of it because few have the honor
| to be So"
The adjective, "Judas-colored hair, :"
and many similar illusions are often
met with in writings of the older
authors. In "As You Like 1t"
Rosalind says of Orlando. "His very
hair is of that assembling color" to
which Celia rerlies, Something
| browner than Judas" 80
Dryden in writing of Jacob Ton
son, a publisher whom he thoroughly
despised, says:
He has leering looks, bull-faced and freck-
| led fair,
Two left legs and Judas colored hair.
- Hundreds of other citations to this
popular prejudice could be given,
but the above are sufficient to prove
that the red-haired persons position
was not an enviable one in the years
gone by,-Republic.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-17
A simple Corn-slicer.

This is the best and simplest corn
slicer 1 have ever used, says the cor
respondent OF the Practical Farmer,
and it will at once recommend itself
to all who dry corn for home or fol
market: a, represents boards / OF
an inch thick, and b. } inch thick.
These are fastened into the sides C,
so that the ends will be inch apart.
In the sides are cut two openings, d,
about l inch wide and long enough
to receive a butcher knife, c, whose
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-17
Keep Good Cows.

The moment man keeps one cow
to produce the same amount OF butter
two COWS did before, he makes nearly
a clean protit-on the keep Of one cow.
The gross amount Of butter is not in
creased, but the gross profit is. This
is consideration of economy that we
have been struggling long to get our
readers to adopt. 'Less cows and
better ones" should be the motto of
every man who wants to make the
largest profit possible on his business.
-Hoard's Dairyman.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-17
A WASHINGTON expert now bobs up

A WASHINGTON expert now hobs up
serenely and appears to demonstrate
that the portrait of Columbus select
ed for the souvenir half dollar is not
authentic. His opinion might have
been of some value before a choice
was made, and besides that it Is diff
ficult to conceive that any one man is
so much smarter than Chauncey De-
pew as to tell which one OF the many
portraits labeled as Columbus is gen.
uine. 1t gems even. greater task
than that accomplished by the origin
al discoverer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-17

A young lady of Denison eloped with
q Mr.. Love, they intending to go to
Ladonia aud get married. She was
riding behind Love, on the same horse,
and while on the way, Love seeing q
man riding rapidly behind them,
thought it was the girls father, and
pushed her from the horse and fed.
The gentleman who caused the flight Of
Love kindly saw the girl to the train.
and she returned 10 her parents. = Gal
restQn Netcs. t
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-17

A mud boat is a sled with broad
runners 1t has many advantages
over the narrow runner sled, when
there is but small amount OF snow.
or after thaw. The broad runners
pass over mudholes, and slushy places
without cutting down, fsFhe accom-
panying illustrations are from the
American AgriculturIst. The run
ners are sawed from log, bent atone
end. Saw 10 tic angle from one end,
reverse, and saw from the other end.
The part OF the runner which rests
on the ground should be ten feet
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-17
Tur SECRETARY Of war las been in.

THE Secretary of War has been in
formed by the General Manager of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
that the four great trunk lines in the
country can transport $50, 900 troops
from 1000 miles inland to the sea-
coast in thirty hours, with all their
equipments and without material in
reference with ordinary traffic or
travel. As the United States army
has but %, 900 men and seems In need
OF no more, 1t looks as though they
could be massed on the beach the
same day with time to spare.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-17

upper edge is level with its back rest
ing against the board a, being held in
place by wedges inserted in beneath
it. A spud, consists Of piece of
inch iron foot long, sharpened at
one end and provided with handle,
completes the sllcet. In using it the
box Is held over pan or nailed to a
receiving box. and an ear of corn is
stuck on to the spud and pushed
against the knife. In this way the
corn can be cut very rapidly and per-
fectly. If two knives were inserted,
one above the other, the grains could
be cut In smaller pieces.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-17

A BALD-HEADED expert informs the
waiting world that there are nine
kinds of badness. This gentleman
would take front rank as an alarmist
were it not that there are a thousand
and one remedies for each and every
kind Of badness known TO man.
They range from sage tea to Par
isian wig, and than this no wider
range can be conceived.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-17
Care of squashes.

1t requires some skill to handle
squashes and keep them for use
through the winter. In the
first place they should be al
lowed to fully mature upon the
vines and then should be gathered
before becoming chilled. They may
be left in an out building until there
is danger OF cold weather. and then
they should be removed to some
warm, dry room and they will keep
during the entire winter and late
into spring.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-17
Sheep shearIng.

THE way to keep flock up - to
keep on culling.
WHEN the purchaser seeks the pro-
ducer the best prices are obtained.
A FARM may be over-stocked with
sheep as with other animals, but it
is rarely done now.
A STRAW shed makes good shelter
for sheep, provided care is taken to
have it dry under foot.
WHEN making special effort to
improve S-year-old ram it will give
the best results in breeding.
MORE attention to the sheep and
less attention to the tariff might en-
able many 10 realize a profit where
they now fail. a.
LAY in a supply of oil meal and
bran for winter feeding; they make a
good feed to mix with all kinds OF
roughness.
The sheep is the small farmers
friend because with them they can
convert into good product much
that would otherwise GO to waste.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-17
THE famous Easy Chair of Harper's

THE famous Easy Chair of Harper's
is to be discontinued after all. This
is tribute to the memory of Mr..
Curtis, and the absence Of the de-
lightful department over which he
presided is a constant reminder of
the genial author now departed. 1t
might be continued by an able and
charming writer, but the winning
personality of Mr.. Curtis would be
universally missed.