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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

mented with a silver fringe. The long
train has a thickness of flannel or thin
wooden stuff between the material and
the silk foundation. The girdle is of
silver filagree, and has two long pendant
ends at the front.
II has long been a mooted question
whether lady of fashion went to a
grand dinner party to please the host or
herself. Certainly there is no particu-
lar pleasure in attending such an enter
tainment; rather is IL from start 10 finish
a stiff, ceremonious and unsociable pro-
ceeding, intercepted by awkward pauses,
long waits, and the arrival of thoroughly
indigestible food. Therefore, would II
seem more logical to claim that the lady
of fashion goes there to show her din
ner dress, gown which, barring the
low neck and short sleeves, often sur
passes the ball toilet in magniflcence.
Even II you never have an opportunity
to wear one OF these elegant gowns
known as dinner DIRE sses, yet you will
not be disinclined to examine the beau
tiful creation pictured in my last illus
tration. 1t Is the genuine thing, rich,
harmonious and intricate, and is
made up as follows: A straight
skirt, corsage with panicrs,
DOJn r1cnly emDrOlucTeu, anu u
train trimmed with wans-down, the
corsage also being trimmed with the
swan s-down, which frames the v
shaped cut-out at the back after it leaves
the front The embroidery consists OF
an applique and gold stitching. The
folds Of the train are supported on the
underskirt by ribbon band. The train
itself is made up of the back pieces,
with the round sides turned toward them,
they furnishing the requisite fullness,
The Vatican fold springs from the mid.
die of the back. The pointed corsage
hooks in the middle, one side crossing
over the other. The leg-o'-mutton
sleeves are embroidered ct the wrists
and are tight from the elbow down and
nufsed al the shoulder, but not much
raised. The band Of swan's-down which
ornaments the side that crosses Is not
sewed to It, otherwise the corsage could
not be put on, but 1t is fastened at the
lower part of the waist In putting OF
the dress pass the band OF swan's-dowr
over the head.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

Albert Patterson, the man whose
neck literally hangs by a thread and
who has been an inmate Of Jefferson
College since September last, intends
leaving the hospital in a day or so
comparatively cured--that is 10 say
as near cured as he ever will be.
When the man entered the hospital
he had already broken his neck on
three different occasions. He showed
up at the hospital all of a sudden one
day, and startled DIR. Egan by saying
he had his neck broken some time
before and he had felt little pain
back of it yet. DR.. Egan admitted
him to the hospital, and found the
case to be one of the mostremarkable
in the annals of surgery.
DR.. III. A. Wilson, the lecturer on
orthopedies, afterward examined the
man, and lectured on his case before
clinic. At this time Patterson was
wearing a stiff bandage round his
neck, and, owing to it being an insult
flcient support, he jerked his neck out
of place three times while in the hos
pital. On each occasion he fell down
paralyzed, and but for the prompt at
tentioR of DIR. Egan in replacing his
neck in position he would have died.
DR.. III. A. Wilson, in order to obvi-
ate the recurrence Of these accidents,
devised particular and special ap-
paratus TO hold the mans head in
place and also pair OF tongs, which
fold mp small enough TO go into his
pocket, but extending out far enough
TO permit of him picking up things
from the floor without bending his
neck. Philadelphia Times.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04
Cation In TnrI.estnn.

Turkestan is beginning TO develop
her resources in the matter of grow
ing cotton, just as the Southern
States are giving less attention to the
staple and more to other crops.
Tnrkestan produced 81, 200, 900 pounds
of cotton last year, but her crop this
year is 80 per cent greater, reaching
1875, 900, 900 pounds. 1t is expected
that still more rapid development
will take place in the future, as labor
saving machines have been intro
duced, and more attention than here
tofore is being given TO irrigation and
planting. philadelphia Ledger.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04
Higher EducatIon Of Women.

The higher education for women is
undoubtedly an excellent and COM
mendable thing, but it is open to
question il it may not get too high
for the best practical utility, says the
Boston Jester. / number among my
acquaintance most charming young
woman, who has devoted a number of
her more recent years TO the general
furnishing Of an intellect naturally
bright. AS result, she scintillates
with continuousness and readiness
that at once daze and delight. She
knows as much about literature as
the late Lowell, and she handles the
piano with touch altogether Pader-
ewskish. She has also given much
earnest thought to the Rig Vedas Of
the ancient Hindoos, and also to
theosophy. She is, in short, intel
lectual. These tastes naturally COM
pei residence in the immediate pur-
lieus of Boston, but she occasionally
pays a fieeting visit to her home, re-
motely situated in New Jersey.
Thither at the recent Christmas time
she went. On the breaking of Christ
mas morn her little brother, a young
person Of 4, was up early to begin the
Investigations of the day, and Erudita,
wishing to tighten the maternal cares,
essayed to dress him. Finally, after
great deliberations and frequent ex-
periments, he was duly attired. But
the young man was not happy, and
after the manner of his kind he soon
began to SWIVEL. "Why, my estimable
brother, what is it that distresses
you?" BOO, boo! my clothes hurt
me-" A long and careful search utter
ly failed, however, to disclose any
thing amiss But the tender tears
still flowed till the mother appeared
on the scene. "Who dressed that
child?" she asked. Il did," replied
her accomplished daughter. well,
you've got his pants on hind side be-
i fnpa
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04
Bird Migrations.

A few scientists recently spent the
night in the hand of Bartholdi's
Liberty on Bcdloe's Island, New York
harbor, making observations on the
migration of birds. They saw flocks
of blackbirds. robins, thrushes, mock
ing birds, woodpeckers, kingfishers,
larks, sand-pipers, plovers, snipes,
bobolinks, brants, ducks, and geese.
With large nets they were able To
catch all the specimens necessary fol-
examination, and when the tenn
porary prisoners were set free they al
once started southwark. Hundreds
OF birds dashed against the statue
and fell to the ground dead. Each
flock seemed to have few veterans
as leaders, whose calls were answered
by rear guard. The birds that mi
crate at night are supposed to take
their direction from the stars and not
the topography of the country.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

THE conduct of that spirited girl
in a town close to New York City,
who publicly horsewhipped man be-
cause he had followed and accosted
her on the streets on every possible
occasion for three years, will meet
with general approval. But it is too
much to hope that it will serve as a
salutary lesson to the race of mash
ers." Those unworthy persons are
possessed of such overweening con-
ceit that each thinks such mishar
could never occur to him. Yet
horsewhips are cheap and American
girls are plucky.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

WHAT will Stanley Africanus say
to the news that Emin Pasha claims
TO have discovered the real and only
Simon-pure sources Of the Nile?
There Is a touch of bitterness in
Emin's triumphant announcement,
as much as to imply, "Oh, yes; you
thought a bug-hunter couldn't find
sourcesl But here they are, and all
the others are spurious" Haying
thus set his trademark at the springs
of ancient Nile, Emin is getting war.
like, and talks Of engaging the Mahdi
of the moment in battle. But 'twere
well to be prudent, for the Mahdi is
bad man with bad eye, and he
and his have already brought more
than one white exploring expedition
10 grief.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

I see mass of material sink down in
front of me, and it is altogether too grace
full and becomes you too we'll.
To return to that fascinating subject,
ball dresses and their concomitants, 1
shouldn't fail TO remind you that pearls
have been all the rage this season. IL
you can afford the real gems, so much
the better for you, but the imitation are
good enough for some OF us. Anyway,
you can't very well use too many Of
them. They should be worked into the
berthas and twists OF thin material
which are applied to the edges OF COR
sages, and they may also be sown over
the dress itself. A pearl necklace made
up of three or four strands Is very good
In it's way, but the modish thing is the
dog collar, and 1t brings out the beauty
Oi fine skin In most delightful man
ner. don't suppose need worn the
Drunettes against the use OF pearls.
They are the exclusive privilege OF the
children Of the North, with. whose blue
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

STANLEY Is lecturing In Australia,
and tells an interviewer there that
-Emin Pasha is an utterly indecisive
mana man with no mind OF his own
IA man just suited, for instance, for
n lady's afternoon tea party" The
fact that Immediately after escaping
from Stanley's janizaries Emin made
his way back to the very spot in the
depths Of the African jungle whence
ne had been rescued" while Stanley
has ever since been dangling at the
apron-strings Of rich womep on the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

THE latest thing is repairing
outfit" of shoemakers' tools that en-
ables the thrifty father of a family
to do his own. shoe mending and dis
pense with the services of cobblers
entirely. The worst thing about this
invention is that it seems to be the
work of some experienced shoemaker
who wants to get rich at the expense
of his brethren.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

THAT ancient suggestion that rail
way accidents be avoided by strap
ping a member of the board Of direc-
tors 70 the engine might not, it ap-
pears, prove effective after all. The
ex-president of the road and his wife
were on the Monon train which met
with serious accident at Crawfords.
vile, Ind. In the reports Of the dis
aster, which was horrible one, tn,
statement is made that "it was due
to a loose rail, two section-hands be
ing at work on it at the time" That
the condition of the rail should have
been known and still no effort made
to warn an approaching passenger
train is a startling evidence of the
happy-go-lucky system which prevails
on too many railroads.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04
card board CurlorItIes.

Not every one Is aware that the
visiting cards which accumulate In
most houses with such perplexing
rapidity may be put TO strange and
pleasing uses, keeping idle hands out
of mischief for hours at time. Out
of the stiff and chilly pasteboard
CHEEKY clowns and nimble puppets
may be fashioned for the amusement
OF the small folk. Scarcely less en-
pertaining and perhaps easier for
young and inpatient fingers to con-
struct are Sisters of Charity and their
little charges.
The necessary materials are within
the reach of all-several visiting
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04
LittIn Child.s soicnco.

A little child of my acquaintance
was looking out Of window one
bright sunshiny day not long ago. Far
out in the field lay tin can, 50 placed
that it reflected the rays of Old Sol in
all its glory.
The child glanced up in the sky,
but the sun was not there. IL was
back OF him on the other side OF the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

THE numerous accidents which be-
fall people who conflde in the happy
go-lucky ministrations of boy drug
clerks ought to serve as warnings,
but they do not. Some additional
legislation seems needed before the
public can feel certain that no ig-
noramus or person of immature judg-
ment will be found in the position of
a dispensing clerk. Children cannot
be allowed to clerk.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

WHILE the horrible and criminal
railroad slaughters of late are receiv-
ing such universal condemnation,
there is another matter directly con-
nected which should be denounced,
and for which prompt remedy should
be provided. Immediately after the
disastrous rear collision at Hastings,
word that it had occurred flashed
over the country, and thousands,
whose relatives were imperiled in the
accident, were eager to learn the fate
Of their loved one. Many of those
who came out Of the wreck alive
fastened at once to telegraph assur-
ance of their safety to those so anx-
iously awaiting it. But the operator
at Hastings would receive no such
kilograms. He coolly and unfeelingly
refused them, saying that it was in
accordance with orders from head
quarters. Fathers and mothers,
brothers and sisters, were at home
stricken with fear, and enduring the
agony of terrible suspense, but no
word of comfort could be sent them.
The railroad company had ordered
otherwise. Had the wires been bur-
dened with messages for surgeons,
medicines, nurses, and other means of
relief, there might have been some
excuse for the cold-blooded order, but
no such explanation is offered. When
a corporation becomes thus soulless,
some way should be found to force
upon it semblance of feeling.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04
The Unruly Man.

A small boy made a big fat woman
furiously angry and carload Of peo-
pie very merry, says the Kansas City
Times. He was sitting down quietly
when this portly woman came in. AS
nobody got up to give her seat, she
stood in the aisle at the mercy of the
bumps and twists and turns of the
road. The car had gone about two
blocks, when the small boy got up,
and, i'm whisper that could be heard
all through the car, said: "I'll be one
Of three men to give the lady seat. "
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

WHEN men, weary with the worlds
battle, return to the shelter of their
own home, they need the kindness,
the refinement, the high cultivation,
the usefulness, the gentle piety which
woman as she was meant to be knows
how TO afford him. The cultivation
of woman's mind cannot be culti-
walton proper to her-to her constitu
ton, her marked gifts, her work in
the world.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04
the reac

SISTER OF CHARITY people lltJie
IN ouTLiNE. world of her own,
where no bugabooes are admitted,
with pretty pasteboard people who
will bow and scrape, and, above all
things, do nothing that they should
not.
Bend visiting card in two, take
it lengthwise; trace upon transparent
paper half of the model represented
in the first drawing, then reproduce
it on one of the halves of the doubled
card. The crease in the card should
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

outlook for-celebrities, Or chasing the
almighty dollar to fs lair ia the
lecture bureau. suggests that the
pseudo-American explorer is snap
D ng and snarling at the heels Of a
great man.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

AFTER a five-years' term in the
penitentiary. Mr.. ]. Finley Hoke, the
thrifty bank cashier who robbed a
Peoria bank OF 5000, 900 and fled to
Canada, is now free and can go where
he pleases with his money. Forty
thousand dollars year is good sal
airy for a man to earn in prison.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

AXIS may be the
recognized center
OF tn Q world OF
fashion, but it is
no longer true, as
Mrs. Trollope
,once remarked,
that It is neces-
sary TO go there
to see the perfect
ly dressed wom-
an. There Us quite
as much wealth
and luxury, quite
as much refine
ment of manners
and ply ic a !
grace In the cap
ital of the new
world, writes our
New York cOrres-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

The latest fad in the West is a
shoe party. They stretch sheet
across the room and the ladies stand
behind 1t and stick their feet under
IL so you can only see their shoes.
Then you go along and pick out pair
of shoes and the lady who Is IN them
you take down to supper.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

THAT war cloud in Europe has be-
come so dense and threatening that
there is no telling what might hap
pen If an American rainmaker with a
few bombs should go over there and
begin experimenting.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

THE man who has the courage to
fail in trying to do right, rather than
succeed in wrong, is the real hero, no
matter whether he wears a paper cap
or crown on his head.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

PUCK has been cut of the list Of
papers in the reading-rooms of the
Boston Public Library, because it is
not considered healthy reading for
the young. Boston takes life too
seriously to laugh at jokes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

house. He took another look at the
dazzling light In the field, and then,
l,clapping his little hands with gl>e. he
cried:
~Oh, mamma, the suns fell; may
60 get it?"-Wilmington Star.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

1t is estimated shat 10000, 600 of
the Chinese people are engaged in the
culture, preparation, sale, carriage,
and expectation OF tea, and their In
terests are adversely affected by the
rivalry Of other countries.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04
a scrubbInr Brush for POTATOES.

It is next to impossible to wash
potatoes perfectly clean by hand.
The use of a little scrubbing brush,
such as may be purchased at from 5
to 10 cents, will soon make their
Jackets fresh and clean, so that they
will be fit to be brought on thetable
roocfod
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

cards, some stiff
W hite paper, a
black pencil, a
pencil with one
end red and the
other blue, and a
pair of scissors.
With these, If one
is only nimble and
exact with her
fingers, she can
N 1t@fIo
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

then become identical
with the dotted line in
the middle of the figure.
Once the contour Of this
half-figure has been
traced, cut the card fol-
lowing this contour out
line, then unfold the
card and you will have a
figure identical with the
cut. Very little remains
to be done in transform
ing the card into a Sister
0f Charity
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

BERNHARDT, Langtry, Patti, and
Mary Anderson are writing books
They will be offered to the soap
trade at liberal discount for use as
premiums.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04
Old Furniture Restored.

Cracks in furniture may be filled
with Indian red OF burnt lumber to
get the desired shade. When dry 1t
will take on equal polish.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

Full many a can OF puFest kerosene
Doth expedite the slowly kindling FIRE;
Full many a Bridget. Maggie, or Kathleen
Doth by its aid join the celestial choir
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

A FEW theatrical men are talking
OF abclishlng bill boards. II they
could do away with board bills it
would be more to the purpose.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04


dotted lines of the
model, then form
the cap by making
two long oblique
folds. or course
you may vary the
shape according to
your own ideas or
according to the
customary hat wear
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04
FUN FOR YOUNG FOLKS.
QUAINT FIGURES MADE FROM
PASTEBoARD.

Sisters OF Charity and small Girls I'm Sum
bonnets-A PsstIane That WIN Keep Idic
Hands Out OF Mischief for Hours at q
Time-The Necessary Materials.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

II there were strike" at clock
factory now, one could see weighty
reasons for 1t.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

upon which the demi-con- COMPLETE.
tour of the model is traced is bent
back two of these superfuous legs
will be cut off, leaving just one on
either side for her to stand on. If,
however, these supports prove insult
ficient, the little girls feet may be
inserted in the, crack of split cork.
Then she will be able to stand up
boldly and face even a high wind.
With the colored pencil her frocks
and stockings may be given just that
color which is most becoming to her.
If still larger family of cardboard
people seems desirable, it is quite
possible to manufacture them in
whole rings by folding and cutting
the paper properly. Take generous
square, fold it in two; by perpendic-
ular fold bend it into four; then
crease it in the middle and you will
have the bit of paper folded into
eight sections. On one side of the
folded paper trace the model of the
half sister and half girl, being sure to
have their hands clasped one in the
other. Cut with one stroke of the
scissors the eight thicknesses of paper,
following the outline. On unfolding
the sheet you will find four sisters
and four little girls holding hands in
coy circle. The figures must be
colored with the greatest care, as
they are very fragile, especially at the
juncture of the hands. The folds in
each case should be made as in the
single figures, and the superhuous legs
must be amputated. When COM
pleted the circle may not be able to
dance without some assistance, but 1t
will stand splendidly. Place 1t upon
a stiff piece of pasteboard with green
paper gummed over it, and IL you
have any imagination at all you will
see merry figures at play upon the
green sward of well-kept lawn.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04
WELL-DRESsED WOMEN
TO BE FOUND IN NEW YORK
AS WELL AS PARIS.

Gowns GarnIturcd ana Set on In the Most
simple Style Very Handsome Hall Dress
for Young Person-Elegant Dinner Cos
tune. Etc. I.4
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

T,ITsrIF CIRI, IN OITT-tuDtVIIIuIJ IIAU WN0I
LINE. OF the Sisters Of
Charity you may have in mind, but
remember, it must come very far for
ward to cover the absence Of the face,
because it must be confessed right
here that you can not make faces out
OF visiting cards.
Color the skirt dark blue with the
crayon, and also the flowing sleeves
that the sister wears, leaving the
front of the skirt quite white to rep
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-02-04

THE population of America increases
by 1000 persons day.