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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08
FASHION NOTES.

The pocketless skirt is rapidly coming
into favor with women.
The latest mode in stays is to have
them in satin of some light tone en-
broidered all over in sprays of flowers.
The latest thing I'm sleeves rs tho TIC
vived fashion of the full sleeves finishing
with two ruffies just below the elbow.
Colored correspondence cards show a
gold edge and small initials and are now
made in the long shape, with envelopes
to match.
Artificial flowers are so true to nature
this season, and so perfect, one cannot
help being disappointed to find the fra
GRANGE wanting.
The styles in cheviots are unusually
pretty, offering so wide a choice and SO
much daintiness in design and color as
to tempt any lady.
There is nothing prettier this season
than the gold and white gown. The bell
skirt with just touch of gold about the
hem, the jaunty Figaro jacket heavily
embroidered in gold thread.
Pointed waists with the yoke cut
squarclv OH ABOVE the Dust so as 10 look
like a Carmelite collar are among the
newest effects seen in bodices.
The most modish Figaro jackets are
very short and are open front and back
Those Of India silk, costumes have the
waists under them entirely covered with
white or black guipure net.
Sashes must be very narrow--just a
ribbon folded about the bottom of the
basque and tied at the back, or else a
sash of soft folded silk very wide and
fastened at the left side, with long ends.
A popular skirt-edge trimming on new
French dresses is to cover crinoline about
an inch wide with silk OF other dress
fabric, making three strands, and then
braiding them exactly as one braids the
hair. only much looser.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08
Spanish Laziness.

''One reason for the existence of the
tremendous trees in California is the
averseness of the Spaniards to telling
trees or cutting live timber of any sort, I"
said G.. A. Satterlee of Los Angeles,
CAL, at the Southern. ''The Spaniards,
you know, two centuries ago pushed
their way through Mexico to California,
and save the clearing of paths through
the dense forests not twig did their
axes chop down. Nor do the Spaniards
transplanted to this continent ever de-
stroy timber. With stubborn pertinaci-
business strangely at variance with their
lethargic dispositions they continue to
build their houses of stone and mortar
at great expense cf money and physical
exertion when timber in abundance sur
rounds them out of which they could
construct log houses, as did other
pioneers, at minimum of cost and labor.
Why, the Spaniard doesn't even fell trees
for firewood, but picks up dead limbs as
they fall to the ground, or pulls them
from the trees with his lariat. y St
Louis Globe-Democrat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08

American Correspondent
I wish could give you stere0pti-
con view OF st. Petersburg, writes,
Frank G. Carpenter. 1t is one Of the,
queerest, one OF the fastest, one OF
the gayest, and by all odds the most
unique capital OF the world. Lying
as 1t does on the great Gulf OF Fin
land, a river as wide as the Missis-
sippi at st. Louis runs through IL,
and great canals cut 1t up so that IL.
looks like second Venice. It is a.
city OF wide streets, OF big three, four
and five story flats; OF vast palaces,
many OF which cover acres; OF null
titude OF gorgeous churches, OF great,
schools, OF art galleries, of factories,
and the thousand and one other
features which make up the capital
OF the greatest empire on the globe.
You have heard the story Of its build
ing. stood yesterday in the log hut
that Peter the Great built on the
swamp here when he decided that he
would make this point his capital.
All this was forest, marsh and a
wilderness. The Russia Of that day,
as the Russia of this, was In the in
terror, but Peter decided he wanted
to have his capital where he could
look out upon Europe and he called
St Petersburg his window, and, like
Aladdin, he made it rise upon the
mud in almost night. He made
every noble lin the empire build a
house here. Every boat on the Baltic;
and the Russian rivers had to draw
load of stone to the city, and 40, 600
men worked year in and year out till
the great capital rose. Fully a gen.
Grafton after New York was founded
the wolves howled in the wilderness
on the site of St. Petersburg; now a
city of stone and brick twenty-five
miles In circumference floats here, as
1t were, almost upon the waters, and,
100, 900, 900 heads bow down to this
as the seat of their ruler. Piles by
the million have been driven down to
make foundations. The great River
Neva is walled for miles with granite
docks and all the streets are paved.
Our public buildings at Washington
are large, but those of Russia cover
far greater areas. The only things
that compare with them are the
mammoth structures of the Chicago.
Exposition, and as to the churches
here, one of them, st. Isaac's Cathe--
dral, has cost nearly $40, 000,0 900, or
as much as will be the total outlay Of
the Exposition. There are other
churches nearly as expensive, and the
whole city has been built without
regard to cost. 1t is almost Sab
bath days journey to go through
some of these palaces. The winter
palace, on the banks of the Neva,
would spoil the area of ten-acre'
field, and its corridors, If stretched
out, would reach miles. There is a.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08

THE opposition to the unjust and
harmful legislation at Albany, by
which the owners Of proprietary med
icines, as well as of prepared foods,
would be required to make public to
everybody the component parts of
their preparations, has developed
wonderfully within the past few days.
AS it looks now, the, men who have
invested large fortunes in these medi-
cines and foods will not be compelled
to throw them away, or to pass them
over into the hands of druggists
everywhere, just to crafty the
caprice of a few legislators who have
given small reflection to the matter.
II the proposed law were to become
general the druggists would at once
begin to undersell the proprietary
medicine men, and would tell him to
whistle for his remedy. But some
sense Of fairness is still left in the
public mind, and when it thoroughly
understands the aim of the bill it
will protest against its enactment.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08

IT is some satisfaction to reflect
that the policy which England has SO
persistently adopted toward Ireland
has at least resulted in making the
administration of that island, COM
paratively speaking, one of the most
expensive jobs that Great Britain has
on her hands. The amount OF money
demanded from the national treasury
for the expenses of inspection, police,
government and so on, is really a
large sum to pay for the privilege OF
bullying a weaker people, and is an.
other illustration of the expensiveness
of tyranny.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08
CARE OF THE WARDROBE.

A professional ladies' maid, imported
expressly to care for fashionable Chi
cago dame and her belongings, gives the
following valuable hints as to the care
of wardrobe: Wooden dresses, not in
constant use, should first be thoroughly
cleaned and then hung up separately in
brown Holland bags, with q bit of
camphor at the bottom and tied tightly
at the top. Light colored silks or
woolens, by being thickly strewn with
bran and closely wrapped in silver paper,
are not only kept in condition, but are
improved. When washable goods are to
be put away they should not be ironed but
be left rough dry. The inside of the
collars of dresses should be frequently
looked to and kept thoroughly cleansed
with ammonia or eau de cologne. White
ball frocks of every description are kept
good color by being first encased IL
blue paper bags and then put in those of
holland or calico. BY the way, blue
paper is always preferable to white for
wrapping purposes, as the sulphur in
white paper is likely to discolor whatever
is in contact with it any length of time.
All clothing, whether it is in use or not,
requires airing in the sun from time to
time. 1t is not enough to lay away furs
carefully swathed and plentifully inter
mixed with camphor, sulphur or pepper.
They should be taken out and thoroughly
beaten and combed as often as once a
month. Laccs not in wear, after having
been dabbed in clear, cold water to re-
move all starch, should be dried in the
sun and be carefully wrapped in dark
blue paper. Black silk is improved by
first having all dust removed by rubbing
with clean towel and then sponging on
the wrong side with ammonia and water
in the proportion of eight drops of
ammonia to one teaspoonful of soft water.
Black serges or cashmeres are improved
and cleansed by sponging them with the
following MIXTURE: A tablespoonful of
ammonia, one of spirits of wine and three
of boiling water. All trace of mud spots
may be removed by rubbing the goods
with raw potato cut in half. Spots of
grease disappear from silk If covered
with dry magnesia. Eau de cologne
may be safely employed to remove stains
from light silken and wooden materials.
Gowns that have become creased by
being packed should be shaken before
the fire until the creases have disap-
peared. Bags Of powdered orris root or
of lavender should be placed In every
drawer.-fSt Louis Republic.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08

1t is foolish idea, says Doctor Akin
wrinkles by filing them with face-pow-
der, or even by enamelling the whole
face. 1t is much better practice to give
the face Russian bath every night. The
principle of the Russian bath for the face
is to battle it in such hot water that it
makes one jump every time it is applied,
and then minute later to soak IL with
cold water. The reaction which this
causes in the blood will make it glow and
Jingle with warmth. Then it should be
rubbed, dry with towel before retiring.
Day by day the skin will grow firmer,
and the wrinkles will gradually disappear.
The use of hot and cold water for the
face is important in many ways. Hard,
and dirt which settles in the pores of the
skin, but if bathed in bot water first,
and then cold, the dirt will be removed
and the skin strengthened. Dirt, grit
and grease will settle in the skin when
the face is only washed in hard cold
water and soap, and this alone in time
Injuries the color and softness of it. One
should never battle the face in hard water
anyway, if fair complexion is desired.
The water should be softened with a
little borax, or few drops of ammonia.
When the face is very hot it should not
be bathed; wait until it cools off little
In travelling where one knows nothing
about the water, it is better not to use it
for bathing the face. If necessary, add
little alcohol, and then rub with little
vaseline. In this way fair complexion
may be obtained and retained that will
be pride to any lovely woman Bos-
ton Transcript.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08

ONE OF the causes of the rapid
spread of cholera Is the superstition
of the people In the countries where
it originates, or in which it first takes
hold after leaving its original seat.
A chief constituent of this supersti-
tion is fanaticism, based on ieno-
rance of the working of natural laws.
The populations now comprehended
In Russian rule In both Asia and
Europe, whether Christian, Moham-
medan or other, are all more or less
fatalists, believing that the dread
disease is scourge sent from heaven
and that it is sacrilege to endeavor
to arrest its progress. This fact
affords clue TO the hostile feeling
exhibited by them toward those who
set up quarantine or establish hos
pitfalls. ut is the will Of Cod" says
the peasant, and he folds his hands
over his breast. He will take no care
of himself because God would stop
the pestilence IL He wished" This
apathetic resignation has depopulated
vast regions and swept into the grave
innumerable hordes. Before such
all-pervadlng fatalism the best inten-
tions, the utmost exertlons OF the
government are unavailing.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08
HOLLANDS GIRL QUEEN.

A writer in the Paris Figaro describes
Hollands little Queen as charming
child. and says she is very popular in
The Hague, where hardly house is with
out her portrait. She loves riding,
skating and rowing. She is much in the
open air, and is devoted to animals
especially to her ponies, dogs and pigeons.
Even the deer in the park at Loo know
her footsteps aud run to meet her. Loo
Is the summer and country residence of
the mother and daughter, as The Hague
Is the winter one but whether in town
OF country, Wilhelmina rises early and
begins work at $50. She enjoys learn
ing, and has quite talent for languages,
speaking English and French we'll, while
German is an accomplishment to come.
She works with her govcrness and her
masters till 11.3O, and then drives or
rides her favorite white pony till lunch
time. There are two hours more of study
in the afternoon, and then at $50 she
dimes, generally alone with her mother.
She - sociable child, and has many
young friends at The Hague, to whom
she loves to introduce her numerous
family OF dolls-who receive an infinite
amount Of care and attention.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08

NINE. BLAvATsKY, as is well known,
was cremated. It is now announced
that her ashes were divided into
three portions, one part going to In
dia, one to London and one to New
York. Thus are established three
sacred shrines for the faithful. 1t is
fortunate for the theosophists that
Nine. Blavatsky was a woman of
enormous physique. Numerous other
large towns are likely to put in
claims for consignments of the sacred
ashes, and should reapportionment
take place there would probably be
enough to go around.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08

PRoF. Swnfr declares that "if the
State OF Delaware was at
tached to the moon it could be seen
by the naked eye as n visible point,
and Connecticut . could be
distinctly seen as small object"
There is painful ignoring of Rhode
Island here which the inhabitants OF
that State cannot fail to feel. Prof.
Swift might at the very least have
said that IL Rhode Island were at
tached to the moon 1t would appear
TO the naked eye as an invisible point!
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08
TRUsr everything to habit, ,

TRUST everything to habit, upon
which, in all ages, the lawgiver, as
well as the schoolmaster, has mainly
placed his reliance-habit, which
makes everything easy, and casts all
difficulties upon deviation from a
given course. Give child habit Of
sacredly regarding truth, of carefully
respecting the property Of Others, of
scrupulously abstaining from all acts
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in distress, and he will just as likely
think of rushing into an element in
which he cannot breathe as of lying,
cheating, or stealing.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08
Universal Pigeon English

Many persons do not know and many
may be interested in learning that for a
hundred years Pigeon English has been
the recognized language of trade. and
commerce for about 500, 900, 900 Asiatics
and Africans in all their dealings with
foreigners of all other nationalities. The
English, Americans, French, Italians.
Russians, Germans and Dutch must all
use Pigeon English in order to transact
business with the natives.
Pigeon English is more nearly a uni
versal language than any other in the
world, and If our alphabet could bemade
''fonetik" would likely soon become a
special language for all nations, espec-
ialy If aided by the 100, OOO, 900 speaking
regular English and its dialects. What
is Volapuk alongside Of Pigeon Englishl
Il Minneapolis Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08

tradition that some of the unused
rooms were turned into barnyard
by the servants in years past, and
that when the palace once burned a
cow was hauled out with the furni-
ture. 1t is the same with private
houses. The people live in fats, and
these fats make up in area what they
lack in height. 1t takes nearly a
square for the ordinary house, and
the Hotel de pEurope, where l am
stopping, has halls which seem to be
a mile long, and / lose myself again
and again going TO my room. The
business blocks are big, and there is
a great bazaar here, where hundreds
of merchants have stores facing a
vaulted arcade which covers vast
area, and which is thronged from
morning till night with thousands Of
shoppers.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08

MEN may preach, and the world
will listen; but profit comes by ex-
ample. A parent inculcates gentle
ness in his children by many sound
precepts; but they see him treat a
dumb animal in very harsh manner,
and, in consequence, his instructions
are worse than lost, for they are
neither needed nor respected. His
example as gentle and humane man
would have been sufficient for his
children without one word Of COM
mand.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08
LACE, LACE, LACE, AND MORE LACE.

LACE, LACE, LACE, AND MORE LACE.
In the Gay City it is season of lace.
Not the plain, unadorned lace of old, but
gorgeously jewelled lace. Butterflies
and beetles Of all descriptions are caught
in its meshes and their gaudy wings are
Respondent with vari-colored imitation
gems. The black laces and nets have
the pattern studded with jet. The creamy
guipure lace finds its way everywhere.
1t varies in width from two inches to
half a yard. Silvered lace is used in
combination. A coarse black lace COW
cred with gilt crescents is also a novelty.
A new lace is of chiffon, delicately tinted,
and with borders of artificial flowers
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08
HOW TO MAKE A BELL SKIRT.

Line the bell skirt throughout with
silk. Make it slightly long-say four
inches to six inches longer in the back
than in front. Wear it over silk petit
coat, or one of white muslin, not over a
trained foundation skirt. Round the
back instead of pointing it. Make a
gathered ruche of silk bias, doubled,
and about three inches wide finished, as
that is now preferred to ruffles. Put in
two ''tie backs" the first six inches be-
low the belt, the second eight inches
below the first Atlanta (Ga.) Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08

THE fact that longevity is heredi-
tary is well illustrated in the family
of Mrs Sarah Van Nostrand, of East
Milestone, N. J. She celebrated her
1880 birthday recently, and Of her
eight children six are living. There
has been no death among her children
for seventy-five years. The Phreno-
logical Journal has fine portrait OF
Mrs. Deborah Powers, of lansing
burg. N. Y, who, though over one
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08

THE early riser has always an hour
or two In hand, which the late lier
loses and can never find, search as
diligently as he may. Things which
begin well for the most part go on
we'll; and the punctuality and order,
the method and exactness of a house
where the day begins betimes, and
the morning does not inaugurate
a scramble, makes half the pleasant
ness of domestic life.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08

ACCORDING to Mr.. Ho, interpreter
Of the Chinese legation at Washing
ton, no disciple of Confucius will hui
initiate himself by attending the
congress of religions to DO held at the
Worlds Fair. 1t is possible that the
feeling engendered by the passage of
the exclusion bill may extend until 1T
results in keeping China away from
the Exposition entirely. Such an ex-
hibition of Immature would be I'M
fortunate both for that country and
for us. China is the most populous
and, from many points of view, the
most interesting country in the
world. She can hardly blame us for
not wanting the kind of emigrants
that she sends out. They are the
offscouring Of the country and Of the
earth. No celestial that can main.
tain any kind of footing at home
ever goes to foreign land. No
Chinaman ever settles permanently
in the land of his temporary adoption;
he spends as little as he can and sends
all his surplus earnings home. If he
dies abroad, even his bones are
shipped back, If possible, and buried
by those of his father and mother. In
the war of the rebellion only one
Chinaman, so far as heard Of, fought
on either side. John is, therefore,
not welcome immigrant. But when
we legislate against him we should
not forget that it is in his power to
retaliate. We must concede him the
right so to do and be willing to ac-
cept the consequences OF our own
aggressive action.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08

Mr.. KINsLEY's departure from
hotel customs in New York by having
pretty young woman for cashier at
the Holland House is attracting
much attention in Gotham, and is
also exercising restraining influence
on the guests who like to tell funny
stories to the hotel clerks. 1t is a
Chicago idea that may improve the
manners in many hotels.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08

A FEW days ago an Omaha man was
required to pay $40 for kissing a
woman, and now another man has
been obliged te~-pay $50 for kiss.
Everythingis looking up in this town
and the price of kisses is advancing
in a manner that must be gratifying
to- everybody but the consumer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08

THE announcement that Long
street, the great 6-year-old son of
Longfellow, and until recently the
champion of the American turf, has
broken down, will be received with
regret by every lover of the running
turf. He came from good stock, and
worthily represented his illustrious
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08
WHY HE COULDN'T TAKE IT OUT.

WHY HE COULDN'T TAKE IT OUIs
Principal Smith is one Of the wisest
and kinGest of teachers, but now and
then his watchfulness makes him over
suspicious. In the geography class the
other day his eye fell upon a boy who
seemed to be eating something.
Jack" said the master, sternly,
''take that piece of candy out of your
mouth at once.n sfA
f. To his establishment a giggle went
round the room, and the next instant
poor Jack answered:
II can't, sir; it's gumboil. "--[De-
troit Free Press. n.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08

EMPEROR WILLIAM of Germany
has been visiting his grandmamma,
Queen Victoria, whom the young
monarch thoughtfully made the
colonel of a German regiment some
time ago. 1t may be that he is going
to promote her for conspicuous gal
lantry in the field or something of
that sort.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08

ONE of the worst things to fatten
on is envy. 1t is as difficult for a
grudging man to raise a double chin
as it is for bankrupt to raise loan.
Plumpness comes not from roast beef,
but from well-governed passions and
cheerful disposition.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08

THE official entomologist Of the
United States is trying to persuade
people that mighty good shrimp salad
can be made of grasshoppers. This
may be regarded as an attempt to
solidify the agricultural vote.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08
FOR THE LADIES
NONE HAIR FOR THE EYEBROWS.

Clip the eyebrows and anoint with a
little sweet OIL Should the hair fall out,
having been full, the following wash is
productive of much good: Sulphate of
quinine, five grains; alcohol, one ounce.
This will also restore the eyebrows when
burned, and is excellent for the lashes,
applied to the roots with the finest sable
pencil. IL New York World.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08

DIVORCES are obtained with COM
parative ease in South Dakota, but
the question is now coming up as to
how far they will go. Other States
are not bound to accept such divorces,
and the people living in other parts
of the country who rush to Dakota
only to secure a divorce may discover
that it is not legal outside of that
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-08

If Queen Victoria is going to send
specimens of her fancy work to the
fair, Wales ought to be represented by
a few chips from his workshop at
Tranby Croft.