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The National tribune., 1892-11-03

tell you, sir, the old soldiers will not vote for
Cleveland. He cannot carry New York.-Gen- d.
L. SieEleS
The National tribune., 1892-11-03

NUMBER OF PENSION Bills SIGNED.
Cieveland's friends are making the most
strenuous efforts TO break the effect of the
exposure of Cleveland's persistent soldier
hating Every veteran in the States of New
York and New Jersey has received type
written letter asking his support of Cieve-
land, and inclosing, among other things, a
card bearing the following:
VETERANS. READ THE TRUTH!
Private Pension Bills signed by tho Presidents
during their term Of Office since 1861 were in num-
bers follows:
President A. Lincoln .."....................". a
A. Johnson ...... ...-.....~.........." 43l
U. g. Grant Is years. ......". $50
r. 3. Hayesl 4yesrs).....- 324
c. A. Arthur a years)......... 7o6
Grover Cleveland "a yeaTs).-....... ls2a
These figures cannot be refuted
This cannot be denied.
The National tribune., 1892-11-03
WHO PAY THE PENSIONS.
asst year the Government collected

Last year the Government collected:
From distilled spirits ............... $50 963 81
From tobacco and its products. 81 270 81
From formented liquors 3D. ,129 90
From oleom argarine ................ 1077, 924 IA
The National tribune., 1892-11-03
yore," bringing with you TO the polls every
voter you can secure?
We are certain that you viii.
Get yonr retoes ready
Yours, in faith and hope born of knowl-
edge of what you once did, and what you
can do now.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
HIS RECORD.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24
Hnu ma Judrn.i.

While IL is true that some of the
most precise and accurate writer
have been exceedingly slovenly In
their personal habits, and while somt
men who were thoroughly bad In
their private lives have certainly
acted In their public careers as IL i'm.
PEELED by the noblest and loftiest mo
tives, yet IL is generally the case thai
one reveals his true character In tn,
ordinary affairs of life.
A country innkeoper, relying in.
stinctively upon this principle, one
day in the last century startled 6
casual guest, who happened to be 6
gentleman attached to the roya'
court, by a confident prediction re
garding the Archbishop of Toulouse,
who had just been appointed to on,
OF the great offices OF state.
The gentleman, looking over hi,
mail, which he had ordered to b,
sent to the inn, exclaimed:
"There are great changes in the
Government! The Archbishop Of
Toulouse has been chosen Minister.
ALAS for France, II that is true!'
cried the innkeeper.
"Why SOP"
"He will turn the kingdom upside
down. He will make no end of trou.
ble," returned the landlord, with an
ominous shake OF the head.
This was quite possible, and some
thing like it did really happen, but
only persons who knew the inner
workings of political affairs could
have predicted it so positively then
and M. de la Houss wondered what
was the source of the innkeeper's in
formation. With judicious urging
he induced that sage to give his basi!
for calculations. 1t was this:
"You will learn, M. de la Houss
that / know whereof 1 speak. The
Archbishop OF Toulouse always stop.
here on his way to Paris, and also or
his return. He never fails to turr
everything upside down.
"He has that bed carried into an
other room. He has all the table!
and the wash-stand moved. The
mirrors that are hung between the
windows have to be placed above thu
mantelpiece. If took his advice,
should tear this house down and re
build it bottom side up.
depend upon it, he is dangerou!
person, and will insist upon changing
everything. Youths Companion.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24
All Happens In n second.

A second is the smallest division of
tine in general use, and when we
consider that in one year there are
about 1883, 900 of these periods it
would certainly seem as IL it was
small enough for all practical pur-
poses. But after all good deal can
happen even in fraction of sec
ond.
A light wave, for instance, passes
through a distance OF about i85, 900
miles in this length of time. A cur
rent of electricity has probably an
even greater speed. The earth itself
moves in its orbit at rate OF about
twenty miles second, thus far ex-
ceeding the fastest railroad trains on
its surface. M
A tuning fork OF the French stan
dard vibrates so times per second to
produce the note A on the treble
staff.-Popular Science News.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24

mirror. Much more frank and attract
i've. too, is the old fashion of carrying q
hand-glass at the belt. and referring to
1t frankly whenever one fancies. Such
use need not convey vanity, but merely
flattering desire to please. Surely a
man cannot but be Pleased 10 note that
lady adjusts her love-locks while he
is approaching. Besides, the details OF
a woman's toilet are always fascinating
to q man. While she studies herself in
the glass, he feels that he can in turn
study her, sure that her attention is
taken up, and that he can endeavor to
satisfy his hungry eyes without Offend
ing or seeming to stare. By all means
add the girdle mirror to the trlnkets you
wear at your belt, and use it, too, in the
intervals OF the dance.
A repTe sentative ball toilet. is shown
in my third picture, and It's ingenious
popularity is that 1t has an effect of
Vatican short waistedness without any
real sacrifice of waist length. That is
achieved by wrapping the lower bodice
tightly round with piece OF the goods.
Stylish women will take kindly to this
device. Not more than one of us in a
dozen can wear the genuine short-waist
Josephine gown. but all the rest of the
dozen will wish to, and IL they do
they will look like the dickens. 1t is
not q fashion that adapts itself, and the
one will look the lovelier by contrast.
Positively you must not wear corsets
nnder such a gown. You may wear q
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24

the same shade, and black velvet trel-
lis-work applique. The skirt Is OF dark
green merveilleux, arranged with black
velvet trellis-work to corr espond. Fur
thermore, when your eyes rest on the
second picture, try to realize that the
woman Is In an ante-room at ball, and
has not yet removed her rich wrap.
That showiest of outer garments is, in
this case, made of belge-colored cloth,
trimmed with lace, lined with white
fox fur, and embroidered with q large
bow, holding multi.colored bouquet OF
the rococo style. Broad ecru gulpure
lace forms the sleeves. and Is pleated
under the triple Vatican bow.
A revival in minor fashions for ball
toilets is that of the ancient "girdle
mirror" 1t has been added TO the
things a woman may hang at her side.
1t is more sensible thing, 1 am sure,
than pair of shears or bootiack, and
we seemed on the road TO those. Why
should the modern woman be so shy
about using her mirror in public? Ev-
eryone knows she must have recourse
to one sometime. 1t argues small in
rerost in her escort II she ceases to be
concerned about her appearance just
because she Is out Of reach OF her home
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24
THERE are comparatively few

THERE are comparatively few
rOund-top trunks made now. The
idea was that greater resisting power
could be obtained with least weight
by initiating to some extent the shape
Of an egg, which, as we know, will
bear an absurdly great weight, but,
unfortunately, there was no guaran-
tee that the baggage-smasher would
always stand the trunk the right way
up. His failure to do this gave num-
berless reminders of the fact that no
box is stronger than at its weakest
point, and the damaged sides became
very common. Now most trunks are
made with fiat tops, and are so
strong all over that it is very difficult,
evenfor an expert trunk smasher, to
break one.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24

THE English admiralty recently
disposed of what was left Of the hull
of the glorious old Foudroyant, the
vessel so closely associated in the
public mind with the triumphs of
Lord Nelson at Trafalgar. A thrifty
German was the purchaser, and with
an eye to business he intended to
have it cut up into thousands of
pieces to be sold as historic curiosi-
ties. A number of Englishmen were
so shocked at the idea of this silent
witness OF British valor being sold,
chopped to pieces, and hawked about
the world, that they proposed to raise
a purse with which to buy 1t back.
The German fixed the price at e6, 900.
At last accounts only G300 had been
subscribed and the Teuton will carry
out his original intention.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24

soft belt-like arrangement. but 1t must
In no way change the natural figure. IL
must only support IL and give It stablli-
ty. The average corset pushes the flg-
ure up 10 emphasize its lines and to get
all breadth possible away from the
waist. The real Josephine gown wants
quite different disposition Of figure.
Go-look at the Venuses-the old-time
ones. See that fullness about the body
just above where we put the waist line
Well, that is what you have not go +, and
what the other women haven't got, and
it is what the one woman in the dozen
has got. That is what makes the differ
ence between looking as she will in a
Josephlne and looking badly. The ball
gown here depicted Is a happy escape
from all those difficulties.
The required taffeta petticoat is a So
rious addition TO the expense OF ones
get up, and we can not all afford IL
Home making does not reduce the ex-
pvnse sufficiently, especially IL we want
to have a lot OF dainty things. Here Is
way out OF the trouble. Look over
your old party and summer dresses.
Many Of them are silk Those that ere
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24
A Half and a Half.

A small pupil in one of our schools
stood before her teacher at recess
with the half of an apple In each
hand.
(Which half is the biggest, Miss
H-?"
Her teacher was in a mood to be
critical, and answered.:
"a half is half, whether it's half
of an apple or half of the world. So.
you see, if your apple is cut exactly in
halves, one half must be just the size
of the other half"
The eyes Of the little pupil filed
with tears as she heard this scholarly
discussion. But she still held out the
two "halves" Of her apple, although
her little hands trembled.
al didn't mean it that way, teach
err, she said, sweetly; 81 want you to
have the biggest half.
THANK you, my dear" said the
teacher, who suddenly discovered
that it took very little learning to be
generous and thoughtful.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24

not worn out are too short skfrted foi
the present ashiop.. bat the foundations
are Just right FOR petticoats. Have them
cleaned II need be, and remake them II
they do not seem to be hung just right
You will find yourself with q pale-blue
skirt, rose-colored one. pale-green
one. an ecru one. perhaps. II you want
q particular one, or II the silk seems
faded, have 1t dyed the color you wish.
Dyed silk Is always a little stiff, but
that Is that much more like taffeta. BY
the way, as far back AS in the reign Of
Charles TX. the underskirt was made
very handsome. It was called the CO.
tillion. Presently came the dance in
tended to display this petticoat. 80 II
you want to be quite right and very
fine besides, / am sure You may call
your taffeta "cotillfon.
My readers may like to know that
powder balls will be fashionable this
season. This Is a very pretty variation
OF a fancy ball, and is far less trouble
to get up. 1t is not everybody who
wants to go to the expense OF an entire
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24

A KENTUCKY patriot excuses the
family feuds of the dark and bloody
ground on the plea that guerrilla
warfare seems to be natural effect
of highland climates. He quotes the
vendettas of the Corsican mountain
GERS, and the brigandage Of the
Apennines and Afghan uplands, but
seems to forget that in vast areas of
the Tennessee, Virginia, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Georgia, and North
Carolina mountains deeds OF violence
are almost unknown, or limited to
the occasional removal of a revenue
raider. In Switzerland, too, family
fueds are known only from the ira
ditlons of the past, and the Tyrolesc
highlandero are about the most law
abiding bipeds OF our latter-day
world
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24
ArrIumnh of Civiliuation.

There is large farmer near me, a
clever and successful man in his way,
who married (as men sometimes do
a foolish wife. His daughters are
placed at an expensive school in
Brighton and are carefully debarred
by their mother from all acquaint-
ance not only with teamwork and
homework, but with such element
airy feminine knowledge as the sim
plest servant maid can enjoy. They
may not make or mend their own
clothes; they may not use the needle.
Il am happy to say" their proud
mother said lately to lady; Il am
happy to say, ma'am, that my daugh-
tiers cannot even sew" But they can
play the piano-after fashion: they
have a smattering Of French; they
could and would Gf they were asked)
go to garden parties in evening dress.
So greatly,has civilization triumphed
in their case. Notes and Queries.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24

fancy costume, but no one can object
to paying a little extra attention to the
way they do their hair. Powder Is 80
universally becoming that ladies are al
ways pleased to have chance Of
assuming it, and every one seems to
look their best at party OF this kind
The origin Of powder is uncertain, but
It has been az cribed to the fact that
when the court laiies went to see the
country fairs at st. German they
noticed how becoming was the flour
with which TIE players used to cover
their hair, so Ls TO give themselves a
droll appearance. The ladies noticed
how the whitened hair set off the color
ing of the cheeks and gave an added
brilliancy to the eyes, and they borrowed
the fashion from the players. Powder
was worn for neatly two centuries, so
that there is q great variety OF choice
in the style OF hairdre sing one adopts
at fancy ball.
The last two sketches show toilets
suitable for powder balls, and at the
same time good for other occasions of
full dress. The single figure Is in a
lovely toilet with a petticoat of white
gauze, em5ro dered with punches of
mauve flowers and a plain plisse white
signed. is made of ransy, pearl gray,
fresh butter, striped faille, and of pale
mauve ribbon ruche also on the Wat
teau court train. which comes from the
shoulders; the gloves are gray. One OF
the other pair is seen in white-spotted
tulle, with white roses and white satin
ribbon as trimming; also a white satin
bouillonne along the lower hem OF the
patticOat md train The sash is of
iron gray surah. The final example is
n gown of pale-blue damask trimmed
with sapphire velvet; white lace plisses
complete the petit coat.
At powder ball you may wear the
towering headdress Of the days of the
King George whom the Yankees whip
ped, or have the hair turned back over a
cushion like the Vatican shepherdess, or
comb it back from the face and tie it at
the nape of the neck with bow of black
ribbon. Then there are the beauties OF
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24
A Monastlc 1.-THE Barn.

The last in England of the mon
astic tithe-b barns, the edifices in which
the medieval abbots were accustomed
to gather the tribute of those who
owed them rent and service, is in
process OF demolition. 1t is the sur
vivor of the two that were built at
Peterborough, and dates back to
1907. 1t is long and narrow struct-
ure with low walls and massive oak
frame supporting singularly heauti-
full roof of gray stone states. There
is not a nail in the building, stout
wooden pegs being used throughout.
The historic editice was bought by a
builder for $4,000, and a vain en-
deavor was made by local antiquari-
ans to have 1t preserved. But as
Peterborough Cathedral had just ex-
pended s45, 200 for new and very
modern marble floor, there was no
money left for sentiment OF that
sort, and commerce claims one more
conquest of antiquity.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24
A Child'I Plea.

Like every other decent man, / am
fond OF children. Their bright, fresh
faces, their clear, ringing voices,
their thoughtless sayings-all have a
charm for me. Were l to live my
life over again l would not be the old
bachelor l am to-day. Instead of
spending so large a part of my years
in roaming in foreign lands, would
devote it to making some sweet
woman happy. The children / should
most admire to lift upon my knee
would be my own children. But alas!
as the poet says, who can live youth
over?" AS we SOW, so must we reap.
And this reminds me, by a curious
sort OF mental association, To tell a
story about one OF the prettiest little
Portland girls / know. will call
her Rosie, because that, / think, is a
charming name for any little girl.
Last summer Rosie's mother had
Just put her to bed In her little room
up one flight, and heard her repeat
her evening prayer when flash OF
lightning lit up the partially darken-
ed room, followed by heavy peal of
thunder. Rosie was frightened and
wanted to go down stairs. But her
mother told her there was no danger.
God is here with you, my child.
Nothing can harm you where God is. /"
So she consoled and comforted Rosie,
and left the chamber. Hardly had
the mother got seated In the sitting
room, where her husband was read
ing his evening paper, when another
terrific crash OF thunder rolled over
the house. Before the reverberating
peal had fairly died away the door OF
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24

If gratitude, when extended
toward another, naturally produces a
very pleasing sensation In the mind
OF grateful man, IL exalts the soul
into rapture when It is employed on
this great object OF gratitude to the
benehcent Being who has given us
everything we already possess, and
from whom we expect everything we
yet hope for.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24
A GRAND JURY in Connecticut ha

A GRAND JURY in Connecticut has
indicted night telegraph operator
for criminal carelessness in having
caused wreck. His case is deemed
particularly worthy of rebuke for
that he was on duty only eleven
hours, seven days each week, and was
paid $3.50 per diem by railroad
company that chose to be reckless in
liberality rather than in the declar.
ing of dividends.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24

WHEN man commits suicide with
untoward haste and in a manner
crude and thoughtless the Coroner's
jury calls him insane. When he pre-
pares for the deed with nicely Of
elaboration that omits no detail, and
finishes himself neatly, showing a
fine sense Of the properties, and men
tai machinery working without jar,
the jury still insists that he was in
sane. The peculiar genius who can
kill himself and not be reckoned a
lunatic has yet to appear on the
Scane
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24
AN editor and druggist of Junea

AN editor and druggist Of Juneau,
Alaska, dragged the fair fame Of the
watermelon in the dust by injecting
into its pink and luscious core dose
Of poison, and then with smile so
bland presenting the combination to
a neighbor whom they desired to re-
prove. Unluckily the scribe and plller
have up to date escaped hanging, but
they illume with the brilliancy of
their ideas the interior of an other
wise rather gloomy Jail.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24

Sir Joshua Reynolds time, including
the couture of fAngelica h aufman, with
the pale-blue ribbon or ropes OF pearls
twined carelessly in the flowing tresses.
The process itself is not very agreeable,
but the result repays the trouble. The
hair must first be dressed very firmly
and covered with grease, and the pow
der should be thrown down adundantly
from height. Sometimes a white wig
is preferred to powder, and in this case
the natural hair must first be combed
away from the face and secured in as
small compass as possible at the top
of the head, little cosmetic being APP
plied so as TO prevent it from slipping
down. ...--
The face must be slightly made up,
or the effect of the powder will be too
trying. First, cover the face with
glycerine or cold cream, next rub in
some rouge with a piece of cotton
wool, lightning at the cheek-bones and
working gradually downward. Now
powder we'll, and outline the eyebrows.
IL requisite. The patch gives the finish
ing touch to the toilet, and requires to
be adjusted with care. A patch must
never DO put on line of the face, or II
will appear to extend IL. 1t should be
put Hcdt ulnplo VI unueI inc eye, Oh
the upper lip, or near any feature
which happens to be especially pretty,
The patch may be circular or crescent
shaped, or theswearer may tIonize
some OF the quaint designs of goodly
size which were INDUCED In by the
bellies OF your great-gran,lmother's time.
A coach and-six or a ship in full sail
was a comm n object on lady's face,
and birds, cupids, or even demons, wero
all pressed into the service. Excellent
patches can be cut out OF black sticking
plaster. Modern dress is worn at pow
der balls. and white, lavender. pink. or
black look particularly well with pow
dered hair. Gentlemen wear ordinary
evening dress, but white waistcoat
and a flower In the buttonhole are i'm
peratively required at powder ball.
copyrighted. lssa
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24
SINCE the Goyernment of Mysore h

SINCE the Government OF Mysore Is
about to prohibit the marriage OF
girls under 10, it is evident that the
deplorable condition of child widows
in India will be materially.improved
An improvement the more to be
hailed as the dawn of a better day
for the whole country, as it comes
from within, and presumably from a
conviction of the evils it will prevent.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24
A Thief I'm Feathers.

Most boys who live in the country
have had tame crow at some stage
of their career, and the verdict
seems to be that tame crow Is more
tame than any other living thing. A
gentleman, talking about crows the
other day, also said that crows are
very brainy animals, and that a
bundle of old clothes strung on a
stick in a corn Held never deceiyes n
veteran crow He can tell il from
man every time.
Several years ago. this gentleman
said, he was keeping dry-goods
store in Nashville, and owned a pet
crow. Little articles were often
missed, but the shoplifter could not
be detected. zone day." he continued,
"a one-hundred-dolla bill disappear
ed from the cash desk, ana / then
hired detective to watch the store.
He was not long in spotting the thief.
Mr.. Crow flew away with a skein of
silk thread, and he was followed. He
deposited it In the hollow of an oak
tree in the rear Of the building, and
came back for another haul. We cut
the tree down, and found it to con-
tain more than bushel basketful Of
notions Of all kinds, fllched from the
counters, and in the lot was my one
hundred-dollar bill. He was the most
successful shoplifter l ever knew.
We impaneled mock court, tried
the offt nder, and passed sentence of
death upon him. But it was never
aA Ad
the sentence, or simply realized that
his occupation was gone, l do not
know, but with loud croak he flew
away and we never saw him again"
-Harper's Young People.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-11-24

the sitting-room was opened and ID
ran little Rosie and threw hersel,
into her fathers arms, sobblng out
Papa, papa, let mamma 70 up In my
room and stay with God, and you lei
me stay down here with you" Port
land Argus.