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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07
A Wonderful Clock.

The Warschawskij Dujewnik, paper
published in Warsaw, Poland, describes
wonderful clock which will be exhib-
tied at the Worlds Fair in Chicago.
The clock is the result of six years of
earnest work by matchmaker, named
Goldfaden, in Warsaw. 1t represents a
railroad station, with waiting rooms for
travellers, telegraph and ticket offices,
an outside promenade and a fountain in
operation. Along side of the station are
seen the tracks, with signal-booths,
switches and water reservoirs, SIN fact,
everything belonging to European rail-
road depot. In the dome of the central
tower of the building is a clock showing
the local time, while in each of two other
towers there is a clock, giving the time,
respectively, of New York and Pelxin.
In both of the towers, last mentioned, a
calendar and barometer are seen. Every
quarter of an hour il gets lively at the
station. First the telegraph operator
does his work--issues the telegram to
signify that the track is clear. Then the
doors of the building are opened; the
station-keeper and his assistant appear
on the platform; at the ticket Office the
cashier is noticeable; the guards leave
the signal booths and hoist the barrier;
long row of passengers is observable
in front of the ticket office; baggage is
hauled one of the guards rings the bell
and train runs into the station. While
the whistle of the locomotive is blown,
the train stops; workman goes along
the row of coaches and hits the axles with
hammer, while another one pumps
water into the water tank of the locomo-
tive. After third signal with the sta
tion-bell the train starts and disappears
in tunnel on the opposite side. The
station-keeper and his assistant leave the
platform and the doors of the depot
building are closed, the guards enter
their booths and quiet reigns. After
fifteen minutes the same trouble COM
menccs again. ~
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07
How They Worked 1t.

A beggar sat on a stool near the
curb-sttne Offering lead pencils for
sale. Near him stood q ragamuffin
selling newspapers. Both were mis-
erably clad, and 1t was bitterly cold.
A nice-looking old man came down
the street. The newsboy ran up to
him, and the old man purchased an
afternoon paper. The beggar held
out his hat and cried out for an aims.
The old man looked at the beggar
for "a moment and was about to pass
on without giving him anything.
The miserably clad newsboy looked
up at the comfortable old man with
surprise in his eyes. Then the boy
pushed his hand into his pocket,
pulled out five pennies and dropped
three Of them into the beggars cap.
This unselfishness Immediately
touched the old mans heart. He put
his hand into his well-lined pocket
and gave the boy aad the beggar each
a quarter, then passed on with some
thing like tear in his eye.
The boy and the beggar tried IL
with success on everybody who passed
along the street that afternoon. =
Kate Fields Washington.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07
Keen Your FIAT ON when Outdoor.

The California State Board OF
Health has sent out a circular en-.
titled 1.-THE Dangers Arising from
Taking of the Hat Out of Doors
During Funeral Services. 1t at
tacks the custom strongly and urges
that one funeral is often the cause OF
many, because the friends Of the
dead stand around in the open air,
even in winter, for many minutes,
while the body is being carried from
house to hearse, or while the cere.
monies at the grave are taking place.
The board asks ministers and chiefs
of lodges and others who may have
charge of funerals to give the benef-
cent advice to remain covered and
avoid discomfort and danger" The
point is made that remaining covered
when removing the hat means peril
to the health is no disrespect to the
dead, but simply wise and humane
precaution.-N York Sun.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07
Cooking Recipes.


EGG SAUCE. cup of chicken
broth, heated and thickened, with
tablespoonful of butter rolled thickly
in flour; poured over two beaten eggs;
boiled one minute, with tablespoon
full parsley stirred in; then seasoned
nd poured upon pounded yolks Of
two, boiled eggs placed in bottom of
bowl Stir up and it is ready.
CRUMPETs. One and One-half
pints flour, one-half teaspoonful salt,
one teaspoonful sugar. two teaspoon
fuls baking powder, one egg, nearly a
pint of milk and cream in equal parts,
one teaspoOnful extract cinnamon.
Sift together flour, salt, sugar and pow
der; add beaten egg, milk cream and
extract;u into rather firm batter,
half fill large, creased muffin rings
on hot, well CREASED griddle; bake one
side of them only. Serve hot with
cottage cheese. 4
WAFFLEs. One quart -four, one
half teaspoonful salt, one teaspoonful
sugar, two teaspoonfuls baking pow
der, one large tablespoonful butter,
two eggs, one and half pints milk.
Sift together flour, salt, sugar, and
powder; rub IN butter cold; add
beaten eggs and milk; mix into
smooth consistent batter, that will
run easily and limpid from mouth of
pitcher. Have watfie-iron hot, and
carefully creased each time; I'LL two
thirds full close up; when brown turn
over. Sift sugar on them, serve hot.
RICE PUDDING. cupful
of rice, three-fourths Of pint of
milk, four apples, peeled, cored and
stewed, one-third cupful of sugar,
four eggs Boil rice in milk until re-
duced to pulp, beat well with apple
sauce and sugar for ten minutes, then
set aside to cool, then carefully mix
in whites of eggs, whipped to stiff
froth; butter the mold, pour in pud-
ding, set in saucepan with boiling
water to reach half up its sides;
steam slowly. Tor twenty-five minutes;
permit it to stand three minutes be-
fore turning out.
JUMBLEs.-One and one-half cup
fuls butter, two cupfuls sugar, five
eggs, one and one-half pints -four
one-half cupful corn starch, one tea
spoonful baking powder, one tea
spoonful extract lemon, one-half cup
full chopped peanuts, mixed with one
half cupful granulated sugar. Beat
the butter and sugar smooth; add the
beaten eggs, the -four, corn starch
and powder, sifted together, and the
extract; flour the board, roll out the
dough rather thin, cut out with bis
cuit-cutter, roll in the chopped pea
nuts and sugar, lay on creased bak-
ing tin; bake in rather hot oven eight
to ten minutes
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07
Sheep shearIne.

Wool growing is one speciality, and
mutton growing is another.
In selecting sheep to feed to fatten,
have all of the same breed.
If the lamb sucks two or three
times there is usually no difficulty.
WINTER feeding should be kept up
until grass has made a good start.
BY handling the lambs when young
thep can be handled much better
later.
THE sheep must be kept In a
healthy condition to yield some fleeces
of wool.
IT is an item to give the lambs
good care but 1t is sometimes possible
to override.
THE ewes that are sucking young
lambs should have the best pasture
on the farm.
IT is small matter to keep an &C
count with the sheep to see If they
are profitable.
KEEP young, uniformly well wooded
sheep to grow heavy fleeces Of mer
charitable wool.
WHEN number of sheep are to be
sheared it is best to arrange place
especially for the work.
SHEEP that are kept in a good,
vigorous, thrifty condition are not SC
liable to become infested with ticks.
WHEN properly sheltered from rains
salt and sulphur can often be fed tc
the sheep to good advantage.
GOOD, fat muttons are always
salable. and during the summer make
the best meat for the farmers's table.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07
Mangold wurzeIs.

The cultivation of these and sugar
beets Is coming to be more OF
consideration for farmers than
formerly, and it Is we'll to note
some of the conditions -neces-
sary to success. The soil should be
in a good state OF fertility, and ma
nnring with fresh stable manure
should be avoided, as 1t decreases the
yield. 1t is better to use new seed,
although not absolutely necessary.
Seed should be tested before plant
ing. The Grant Long Red has given
more satisfactory results than any
other variety Of that class. By test
ing, it is found that for feeding pur-
poses, sugar beets properly grown are
more valuable than mapgolds. Trans
planting is not attended with salts
factory results except In filling up
rows to secure perfect stand. Con-
tInuous cropping with mangOlds re-
suits I'm reducing the ability OF the
soil to produce crop AS the leaves
contain large proportion of fertiliz-
ing elements, IL is best to leave them
upon the ground The cultivation
should be thorough at first to prevent
a growth OF weeds among the plants
In the rows. When the plants have
sufficient growth for the leaves to
cover the rows the task OF keeping
clean will become less laborlous. -
Germantown Telegraph.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07
A wife worth Having.

A good story is told Of man some
where in Maine. He one day told hi
wife that he would give her all tn,
silver pieces she found in his wallet
which were coined the year she wa.
born. AS a result the lady in du,
course of time had quite an amount
of silver money on hand-so much so
in fact, that she went to the banl
and deposited it in her name. Their
speaking to the cashier the lady said
"My husband tells me you are going
to pay him some money to-day.
Won't you please pay him in thi:
money have just deposited? shall
be much obliged II you will"
OF course the cashier, being noted
for his courtesy to the ladies, quickly
replied that he should be happy tC
please her.
AS result the lady had still more
birthday money.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07

The Census Office has issued a time
ly bulletin relating to irrigation in
the arid and sub-humid States and
Territories. The special subject dealt
with Is artesian wells. According to
the bulletin there were 8, 097 artesian
wells in 1890 on farms in States and
Territories forming the western half
of the United States. The cost Of
these wells is placed at 1883, j61.
1t is computed that of the whole
number of such wells 3, $50 were used
for irrigation. These averaged in
depth 210 feet and in cost $245. 5s.
The average discharge of water per
well per minute is placed at "a. 43
gallons, the average area irrigated
per we'll at 1921 acres, and the aver
age cost of water per acre irrigated
at $3.50. California had over half
of these wells, which watered 38, 37S
acres of land. Utah comes second in
number Of wells and Colorado in area
irrigated. The other States and Ter
ritories had only 30l wells used for
irrigating purposes, and contained
only 1903 of the 5l,503 acres irri-
gated.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07

There 10 stald solemnity about the
average railroad conductor that Is
simply awe-inspirlng. He passes
through the car, In bis monotonous
round OF punching and collecting
tickets, with a sort OF subdued,
mournful air, as IL there was nothing
In life for him but punching and col
Iecting tickets. "Your tickets,
please, F" he says, in tone of persua-
sive blandness. He never smiles; he
newer jokes; he punches the tickets
proffered him in sadly perfunctory
way. This is when he is on duty.
The other day i struck upon con-
ductor of a New Jersey Central train
when of duty. He was a different
man. He was dressed differently,
having dotted his regulation blue and
brass buttoned uniform. soon found
that this fellow was full Of fun way
down to the bottom OF his boots, and
that the conductor of the train on
duty had likewise a vein of humor as
rich and fertile, though carefully con-
cealed.
"Your ticket, please" asked the
conductor of the train, as he came
to where the conductor of duty was
seated.
Il have no ticket" was the re-
spouse.
"Then you will have to pay your
fare"
Il will pay you when get to my
journeys end and not BEFORE" said
the off-duty conductor in tone OF
irate firmness. RAILROAD companies
have no business to exact fares in adj
vance. How do know whether the
train will get through or not? The
train may run off the track and we
may all be smashed to pieces, and
then I'd be out my fare. No, sir, l
have made up my mind that from
this day on, and have to ride a good
deal on the cars, that i shall never
buy a railroad ticket and never pay
my fare before l get to the end of my
journey"
Il am not here to be trifled with,
retOrted the conductor, with an air
of intensely savage gravity. "How
far are you going?"
"TO the end of the route"
"Not unless you give me your ticket
or pay your fare"
Il have told you what will do.
won't pay you before l get to my
stopping place"
"Then / shall put you of the
train"
Il dare you to do it. j only hope
you will, for then the company will
have to pay me money enough to
make me independent for life"
"Wait till get through punching
tickets and I'll bounce you of this
train so quick you'll think you have
been struck by Jersey lightning"
ado it, if you dare; do it now, don't
wait for anything"
The two talked so loud and ap-
peared to be so angry, that the atten.
tion Of all the passengers in the cal
was directed to them. They seemed
as mad as two wet hens, that popular
formulated climax Of indignation. II
was the cause Of some fright to the
passengers, but then those two con.
ductors were having big lot OF fur
all to themselves, and they kept it VI
with increasing vehemence at inter
walls to the end of the route. New
| York Herald.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07
Concerning OIeo.

Prof. Clark of Albany, N. Y, made
a thorough examination of oleo, and
reported thereon to the State Dairy
Commissioner OF New York. AS a
result Of his investigation he con.
cluded that cleo was unhealthy fol
four reasons: First-because it is In
digestible; second-because it is-in'
soluble when made from animal fats
third-becanse tits liable to carry the
germs of disease into the system;
fourth-because, In the eagerness OF
manufacturers to produce their spuri
Gus compounds cheaply, they are
tempted to use Ingredients which are
detrimental to the health Of the con
sumner.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07

feed and then pushed back. The
crib is made foot 10 inches deep in
side, as shown In Fig. 2. The floor
of the stall is concrete, two inches
higher forward and back, thus giving
fall enough to run off all water. On
this Is slate floor, the Stats being
just far enough apart to allow the
passage Of water readily. They are
four inches thick behind, but only
two inches thick forward, thus allow
ing the horse TO stand on level.
The Stats are fastened together by
strips Of iron on the end side only a
few inches from each end. They are
in no way fastened to the concrete,
so they may be taken up and the space
filled with earth II desired. A plank
covers the gutter, thus making very
neat stable in every respect. A
coarse wire netting is placed above
the crib to keep the horse from reach
ing over.-G. NJ. Tucker, In Farm
and Home.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07
Salt for Cut Worms.

Applications of salt are frequently
recommended for Kidding the earth of
this destructive pest Those whom
we suppose TO be pretty good author
ity have stated that six or eight
bushels per acre scattered over the
ground would do the work effectively.
But, says c. l.. Hill, Of Minnesota,
in "National Stockman," wish to
warn the reader who does not incline
to needless expenditure and shattered
hopes not to trust to this theory on
any large scale until he has tested it.
/ have experimental until l am thor
Oughly satisfied that whenevera Juicy
garden plant and cut worm get to-
gether it will take more salt to drive
off the latter than is required to kill
the former. Iput spoonful around
the cabbage plants when setting them
out and the next morning plenty of
the pests were In the midst Of the
salt feasting upon the plants. l
scattered salt over few pea vines I'M
til they were killed to the ground, and
the cut worm chung to them TO the
last. At length took half dozen of
the caterplllars and put them in a
quart can covered with salt whole
day and then found them as active as
ever, with only keenly whetted APP
petite as result of the treatment.
Lastly, fearing that the dry salt might
net furnish fair and complete test,
/ filled two gallon sprinkler with
brine and put the whole quantity
along a row of peas but two rods in
length. The ground was well soaked.
Two days later, when the pea vines
were nearly dead, / searched along
their roots and found 70 cut worms
in active service and perfect health
so far as my best diagnosis OF their
condition could determine. To make
an acre Of earth as salt as the ground
along those vines would require at
least from 80 to 100 bushels. Hence
my conclusion that salt is not the
thing to rely upon when cut worms
make an invasion upon ones farm.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07

width of the stall. The ends are tri-
angles, making the crib rest on an
edge upon light stick of timberTun-
ming along the floor This edge is
fastened to the timber by two strap
hinges about foot from the ends of
the crib This crib is double boarded
on the sides. the outside boards run
ming by the ends about an inch and a
half, and striking the cleat, A A A,
nailed to the upright of each side Of
the stall, as shown in Fig. /, to pre-
vent it from falling in or out en-
tirely. 1t is pulled out to put in the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07

FoR two years in succession girl
student has carried off the Sargent
prize for metrical translation of an
ode Of Horace, open TO all the stu
dents of Harvard College. After this
has been kept up few years longer
there will be less talk of the feeble
ness Of woman and of her inability
to compete with her brothers in the
pursuit of knowledge.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07

LEGS are appraised higher in Penn
sylvania than heads in Illinois. A
man lost his leg by the carelessness of
a Pennsylvania railroad company, and
a jury gave him s15, 900 damages. If
he had lost his head at grade cross
ing in Chicago his heirs would have
got but So, 900. This seems strange.
But it is in accordance with the law,
and as the roads are satisfied there is
no use grumbling.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07

AS AN exhibition of nerve, pluck
and perseverance under difficulties
the bicycle relay race was success.
1t was also a success in demonstrate
ing that the United States is several
hundred years behind the rest OF the
world in the matter of good roads.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07

AN incident reported from Chalons
indicates new use for gunpowder
that should be carefully stimulated.
-Four cigarette smokers sat on keg
of gunpowder and INDUCED in their
disgusting habit The powder was
wasted, but its loss'will not he re-
GREETED in view OF the total disap-
pearance OF the smokers without cost
of hurial
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07

KRUPP, the celebrated German
gunmaker, is meeting with a good
many difficulties in arranging for his
exhibit at the Fair. He expects to
m Ike the biggest show of his life,
a nong the features OF his display be-
iny one gun weighing 100 tons. 1t
Is impossible t. get derrick in New
York big enough to lift this gun from
the ship to the cars, and Krupp Is
not sure that even then the guns can
be shipped on any freight cars in this
country. He would have to spend
$50, 900 to build derrick big enough
TO lift his guns from the vessels, and
under these circumstances the big
gunmaker' about decided to ship
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07
To Catch Fowls in n Coon.

This illustration from Farm and
Fireside, shows handy way of catch
ing fowls in coop. AS will appear
from the illustration, there is false
end, the middle slat of which is ex-
tended and slides upon two side Stats
A pole is fastened to this false end to
draw it back and forth. The pole
serves also as a perch.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07

80 guns on his own ears, loading the
cars in the largest freight steamers.
These cars are the same gauge as
American railways, and by sending
them along Krupp expects to avoid
the expense OF building derricks at
New York.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07

AN Eastern firm advertises for a
number OF ladies with unusually long
hair, promising them permanent posi-
tions at good salary. This indicates
that another infallible hair-restora-
tive is about to be put oD the market.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07

STORIES of assistance refused by
physicians because their fee could not
be guaranteed in advance are becom-
ing too numerous of late. The lat
est report of such an occurrence
comes from Darlington. A man at
tempted to board freight train at
that place. He fell, and, rolling
under the car, one OF his arms was
ground to pulp. According to the
testimony of the tIainmen, two
physicians of Darlington who were
called left without ministering to
the injured man because the fee
could not be guaranteed. The I'M
fortunate man lay all night on a
truck without medical care. Before
too severe judgment is passed upon
the doctors accused their side of the
story should be heard. If their con-
duct was as represented, it was
brutal and inhuman in the extreme.
The profession OF medicine is, OF
course, business, and is adopted, in
most instances, for the sake OF the
money to be made. The knowledge
and practice of medicine should not,
however, callous mans heart and
deprive him OF all the instincts of
mercy and humanity. A physician
should be paid for hit services, but a
man, whether physician or not, who
refuses to help fellow being in dis
tress, because he is not sure that he
will be paid for so doing, is more
despicable character than Shylock;
more mercenary, and not whit
more merciful.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07

Two BURGLARS recently entered
the mansion Of Mr.. Searles, the
secretary of the sugar trust, and
demanded his money and valuables.
The trust magnate took the bur-
glars revolvers from them, and held
them till the police were telephoned
for, when they were carted off to
the station house like any ordinary
felons. Brooklyn burglars must be
dangerous fellows if they will attack
an official OF the sugar trust with
out fear of being sandbagged.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07

down mole hill lightly with the foot
Then set trap across the run, with
figure 4. so that the trigger rests on
center OF hill. When the mole passes,
he pushes the trigger and down comes
the spiked board. George w. (ieh-
man In Practical Farmer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07

AN Eastern paper remarks: The
Eastern trade now is pretty much all
supplied with dressed meat from Chi
cago." Chicago men are doing big
part in feeding the world.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07

SOME iconoclast has started the ru-
NOR that the Marquis Of Queensberry
never saw a prize fight. Somebody
will be claiming next that BILLY
Florence never played poker.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07

BROOKLYN clergymen are trying to
convince their fair evangelists that 1t
is not necessary to marry Chinaman
in order to convert him. Apparently
they are on the wrong tack. What
is needed is to convince the devout
damsels that it is worth while to
convert the Chinaman without mar
ryinQ him.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07

THAT charity alone endures which
flows from a sense Of duty and hope
in God. This is the charity that
treads in secret those paths from
which all but the lowest of human
wretches have fed; this is that char
ity which no labor can weary, no in
gratitude detach, no horror disgust;
that tolls, that pardons, that suffers;
that is seen by no man, and hOnored
by no man: but, like the great laws
of Nature, does the work of God in
silence and looks to a future and
better world for its reward.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-07
A scientifin Hor.e scam.

A good arrangement for a horse
stall is used at the Rhode Island
Agricultural School at Kingston, a
trial OF which has proved very sue
cessful. The crib is 2 feet wide on
top and 9 feet 8 inches long, or the