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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07
A Worlking-Bee,s story.

What would you think and what
would you say IL you made some de.
licious sweets lots and lots of them,
with a great deal of patience and
trouble, and then somebody come and
took them all away? Well, what
ever you think or say, that is what is
happening to us bees all the time.
We live in a house called a hive, liz
which we build of wax great mum.
Der of little six-sided closets, because
that is the shape that gives the most
space and strength with the least
amount of material. The way we
manage to give these tiny closets this
shape is secret known only to the
bce-folks, and they never have told
it, and they never will tell it. When
these six-sided closets, or cells as you
call them. are finished the working
bees, for / won't deny that we have
many idlers among Us, go out with theiI
hOney-bags and gather the sweet juices
from the flowers. When these bags will
hold no more, the workers return &c
the hive, place the Juice in the small
closets, seal up the closets, and leave
70 there to turn to honey, thinking
what a fine time they will have feast.
ing on it in winter. But just as soon
rs 1t is turned TO honey, along comes
somebody and carriessit, closets and
all, away. Once, however, we got
even with the farmer on whose
grounds we lived. Hum-um-1m,
what fun it was. He took our honey
and some of us followed him, to sec
where he stored 1t. Well, he put Ii
in box in the barn-a box with a
glass cover--and he slid the cover
over it with great care. But with all
his great care he never noticed q
round hole in one side of the box, big
enough to admit three or four bees at
a time But / did, and as soon as he
had gone / hummed my loudcst, and
when / hal attracted the attention
OF my comrades / said: "We'll hurry
home and make all things ready, and
then we'll just carry this honey back
again." Such a fluttering Of wings
and humming and buzzing as there
were! And we did it-yes, we did.
And it didn't take US many days,
either, and when that farmer came
TO took for that honey he didn't find
IT. Hum-um-um, wasn't IL fun!-
| Free Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

seemed to become him charmin gly and
bring out that genuine expression of
boyhood wnich called forth Writers
immortal lines. 1t was made up in dark
brown velveteen, the coat being tight
fitting at the back and open in the front,
with an old-fashioned coat collar nicked
a. the larel. This was worn over a soft
cream silk shirt, made rather full and
dropping down a little over the knee
breeches Below the knee came gaiters
buttoned closely down on the outside of
the leg with white pearl buttons. a cap
of the true jockey pattern completed
this altogether charming little costume,
and as l looked the little fellow over
was quite happy to have come across a
real boy of the good old style, full of
spirit and a bit rough at times, but
sweet and mile at the core.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

and leave the top one until you have
pleats to the back as much as possible.
The skirt and waist close at the back.
The waist is made on fitted lining and
has only one seam under the arm. Be-
fore sewing the waist to the lining, y
should try IL on, finish all the seams and
press them. The front must be plcatcd
in at the waist line before adding the
pastron, which must be made of a strip
of the stuff cut straight. After you have
pleated it in fine pleats 1t should be en-
broidered with herring-bone stitch. The
plastron Ia framed with a ruching OF the
material, which is repeated Mt the back
and which is also scalloped as indicated,
in harmony with the flounces. The en-
broidery Is done either with brown silk
or of the same color as the stuff. You
may il you prefer, make this little dress
up in flannel and finish the edges with
pinking iron. The ribbon sash is tied
on the right side and should be of
darker shade. Plain sleeves embroid-
cred at the cuffs and scalloped.
My second illustration pictures very
pretty house dress for Willie or jamie
the First, or Second either, for that
matter. 1t may be made up in flannel
or any soft material. The waist Is
pleated, as indicated, front and back,
and Is made over fitted Innings from
stuff cut straight. You begin by making
the pleating and pressing it and laying
the material on the fitted lining and cut
ting out the neck and armholes The
waist Is buttoned at the back. The
pleated skirt Is fastened TO the belt, and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

IT is reported that all the type
founders in the United States except
two have consented TO an arrange
ment for the formation of a gigantic
trust, with a capital of $4,000, 900,
to control the type-foundry business
In this county,. and perhaps In a
part OF Europe. The gentlemen who
may have gone into such scheme
with an idea that IL can be put
through without conflict with the
law may be commended TO the con-
viction arrived at by those at the
head OF the Standard Oil Trust. II
the latter are satisfied they cannot
hope TO operate trust under the law
or outside of it, new hands in the
business may we'll pause moment
for reflection ere they commit them
selves to the trust plan of organiza-
tion. 1t needs great deal of cour-
age to rush in where the Rockefellers
fear to tread.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07
The Rainbow Little JaoLey Found

hhinDOW Lttle Jhckey FOunOs
Jackey Merry was very little boy
and his eyes were as blue as a summer
sky.
He had yellow hair that looked as
though the sun was shining on it.
His little hands were always in
mischief, and his feet ran away with
him the minute he was outside of the
gate.
But he was a very sweet little boy
for all that.
Jackey's mamma had taken him
away from the city, where their home
was, to pretty country place. The
houses were not so close together as
he was used to seeing them, and there
were plenty of trees and green grass
to roll and play upon.
The day | am going to tell about
was very rainy. Jackey had played
with everything he could find.
Jackey ran out on the porch, and
pretty soon shouted with delight: 30,
mamma, see the rainbow! / see the
rainbow"
After few minutes, as Jackey did
not come into the room, his mamma
went to the door to see what mis-
chief he was i'm.
She did not find him anywhere
around, so she stepped outside of the
gate. Away down the road she saw a
little golden head bobbing up and
down as he trotted along.
Mamma put on her hat and walked
as quickly as she could in the direc-
tion Jackey had taken.
Soon she came to little stone
church, where the doors were wide
open.
In the aisle stood Jackey, gazing
intently at broad ray Of sunshine,
with all the beautiful colors of the
.stained-glass window reflected in it.
20, mamma" he whispered softly,
"Tve found the rainbow; and ii comes
from up there, where Jesus is blessing
the little children" and he pointed to
the picture on the window.
"Yes," said mamma, gently, as she
led him away.
The rainbow is still one of Jackey's
greatest delights, and he always says
he "fOund it in the church, where it
came straight>down from heaven"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07
About The Garden Of Eden.

papa, where was the Garden Of
Eden?"
well, Maud, it els supposed ia
have been somewhere in Asia"
81 knew il couldn't have been in
Oregon"
"Why SOP"
well, you know they say it rains
out there thirteen months in the
year."
"Yes."
"well, Adam was made out of dust,
wasn't hep"
"Yes."
"Thcn, II he had been made in Ore
gon his name. wouldn't have beer
Adam"
"Why not?"
Because it would have beer
'mua.'"
"Ohl.-Philadelphia Press
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

NEARLY sixty years ago John Nc
Lean, OF Glasgow, left in the Bank of
Scotland 81, 500 for the education of
the slaves of his brother in Georgia,
but the laws of Georgia did not at
that time permit of the education OF
slaves. The money has been in the
Bank of Scotland ever since, and its
presence there was discovered by a
son OF William Lloyd Garrison in
looking through some OF his fathers
old letters. Correspondence with the
officials Of the Bank OF Scotland af-
filmed the report of the deposit, and
that In sixty years It has accumu-
lated interest amounting to very
neat sum. The money will now be
voted to the education OF colored
people In Georgia, as was originally
intended by the donor.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07
Helping the locomotive.

One of the latest improvements in
railway science, for which special adj
vantage is claimed both in increasing
the safety OF travel and the pulling ca
pacity OF locomotive, consists, as tech
nicslly described, of a small dynamo
and an auxiliary engine placed upon the
locomotive In such a manner as easily
to be operated; thus a current Of small
force, but large quantity, is furnished
which is made to pass from one pole of
the dynamo to one pair of driving
wheels, thence to the other pole Of the
dynamo, in this way forming treyeling
circuit, moviI g at all times with the
locomotives, by means of which circuit,
On incipient weld is caused between the
wheels and rails at the point of contact,
preventing the slipping of the wheels.
This method Is said 10 show an increase
OF 400 per cent. In the hauling power OF
the locomotive.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

LITTLE boys should always be pre-
pared for the consequences of theil
acts" said the mother sternly, a!
Johnny tearfully protested against
the use to which she was going to put
her slipper. Il didn't th-think abou
bout it," walled Johnny. "But II
get prepared If you'll let me-" "Hov
is impossible, now" asked the mother
a little puzzled. "l'll put the dust
pan where / know you always hit.
"That will do no good. for before chas
Using you l shall remove your raj
ment. "--Arkansaw Traveller.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

TIE "ethics," so called, Of the
medical profession had curious illus
tration in the Field case in New
York One expert of high standing
in the profession gave a written
opinion-for which he took $3.50
that Field was insane. Subsequently
he went into court and testified that
he regarded Field as sane; and though
it does not appear that he got any
special fee for bis testimony he prob
ably did, because the profC siiGn has
practically combined to refuse to tes-
tify as experts without being paid as
such, and not as ordinary witnesses.
This Is not as bad, OF course, as adj
vortisipg would be; but it certainly
is singular.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

EVERYBODY has seen matches, but
few people would suspect that they
can readily be turned into material
for an evenings recreation. fs
These matches are white, with
black heads, and can be stuck to-
gether in almost any position desired
by heating the non-phosphorescent
end and sticking one match onto an
other
Some of the combinations thus OBJ
tanned are very comical, A good
draughtsman with plenty OF imagin-
alton can shape the matches into
any resemblance he pleases. He can
make out of them soldiers, men riding
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

saw that we were coming 10 him he
came down from the bars turned his
back TO us and sat down. Then hi
sat around and put his hand through
the bars and begged for some bis
cults. We gave him some but he
would beg over and over again, until
we went away. Then we went &c
the snakes OF all kinds. And the
Alligators were very big. We saw
turtle foot and half long ano
about three-quarters OF foot wide, =
ST. Nicholas.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

If man ventures much into what
passes for cultured society he is
hardly seated before some we'll
equipped individual inquiries: Have
you read this or that book? The i'm
pertinence of this kind OF question
as a matter OF civility is evident,
since it either calls upon the person
questioned to confess ignorance or
else lie. Speaking Of this species OF
cultured incivility, writer in Black
woods Magazine remarks that there
are published every year 10000
standard volumes, all OF which are
worth reading. In order to be well
up in books man ought, then, to
read at least fifty books day.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07


er. why not make an effort to keep 1t In
the right channels? Why not endeavor
to educate the child's tastes, to teach
her harmony In colors, and, above all,
correct judgment as to what Is most be-
coming to her? Mamma, whimpered
little lady OF twelve summers, Mrs.
Jones, our next-door neighbor, says l
look like fright In this dress; did she
say the same thing to you when you
used 10 wear it," Here is point for
mothers. Don't throw your old dresses
over your daughters heads with merely
a big tuck here and a deeper hem there.
Make them over with the utmost care,
so that there will be no ground for a
child's playmates to insinuatc that she
is wearing her grandmother's gown.
The prevailing fashions are admirably
adapted for children, and their slim fig
ures may be made to look very graceful
In the modish straight skirt, provided
you are careful to allow sufficient full
ness at the waist. Nor could you we'll
find q style more becoming for little
girls than suits consisting of plain
skirt and jacket made up on a prin-
cess foundation with the jacket por-
ton laid on. All the graceful additions
to the gowns of the present day, such as
bodices opening down the front to show
velvet plastrons, ribbon triumphs for
braces and corselets. bows and stream
ers. tabled basques, pulled sleeves with
high cuffs, pointed belts. straight Skin Is
with fan-pleats, are quite as becoming
to ladies of smaller growth as they are
to those OF larger,
In my first illustration you will find
the sketch Of a charming little dress for
a child of from seven to eleven, beige
wooden stuff being the material used,
with foundation of satinettc or alpaca,
finished with a pleated fiounce Of
the wooden material at the bottom.
The three founces laid one upon anorher
which make up the skirt are not much
pleated. You sew on the two lower ones
before you fasten.the skirt to the band,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

read on hundreds of stones and mon
umepts the familiar words: "Died
May 81, 1885," and it is not uncom-
mon to find the graves of whole fam
lilies side by side, the monument tell
ing the sad story of that day Of
wholesale death. A large section OF
Grand View is given up to the graves
of the unknown dead, to whose men,
DRY nearly 500 headstones are erected.
In the cemetery is also being erected
a handsome monument, surmounted
by figures representing Faith, Hope
and Charity. The monument will be
20 feet high; cost about SO, 200, and is
built from the residue Of the relief
fund, which sympathetic world
poured upon the afflicted city during
those, awful, days succeeding the flood.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07
ControlI,ng the T'loodeates,


A little girl OF Syears sat perched
upon high mantel. Traces Of tears
were on her flushed cheeks, her hands
were clinched, her under, lip was
fiercely bitten. Her little form quiv-
cred with suppressed emotion.
Good, my daughter! Are the tears
quite conquered?" A gentleman, OF
whom the child was a miniature edi-
tion, rose from his writing table, took
her In his arms, kissed her, placed
her on the floor, and held the door
opeA for her TO pass, as respectfully
as Ii she were a little princess.
+Poor baby" he remarked to the
caller who had looked on with aston.
ishment. "She has her fathers own
temper, but she is drawer than was,
and will learn self-control far sooner.
When she was very small / used tc
put her up there to keep her from
kicking, breaking and tearing. II
became regular place of durance,
and later, as to-day, she comes to Ii
of her own accord. 1t seems to be
the only ark that can bear her above
the floods
~Ah,n returned the caller, Elf I had
only been taught in childhood to re.
strain my tears, there would be fewer
lines in my face to-day. In those
times girls were encouraged to weep.
"As Rochefoucauld says, we some.
time wept to avoid the disgrace OF
not weeping. But 1t was all wrong.
We ought to have been treated like
our brothers who were called towards
and cry-babies, and shamed into self.
control"
Dorothea Dix once wrote to friend
that she was so early taught to shed
tears that snow, when sudden JOY
lights up, or unexpected sorrow
strikes my heart, find IL difficult t.
repress the full and swelling tide O.
feeling. Even now, though alone
and with no very exciting cause OF
grief or JOY, i am paying my watery
tribute TO the genius OF Letitia Ian.
DON"
Perhaps it was over the woes OF
that very heroine upon whose bosom
great drops had fallen like rain,
and yet whose sorrows consisted
merely in the knowledge of her own
changefulness.
Did the lovely heroine, and did the
undetermined Miss Dix go to their
mirrors after such designations in
tears? Did they think how blood.
shot were their eyes, how swollen
their noses, how hot their foreheads,
how weakened their brains?
Ladies in novels may be able tt
weep without those unbecoming re.
suits. but flesh and blood heroines
cannot. Dewy eyelashes sound bet.
ter than they look.
The White Queen in the Chess
Country gave some very good advice
to = lice when she said: Consider
what a great girl you are; consider
what long way you have come
consider what o'clock it is; consider
anything, only don't cry."-Youth''
Companion.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

THE English people do not like to
copy American ideas, but they are
CON PEELED to in many things because
Of the superiority of the American
methods. The railways have been
slow TO see the superiority of the
American train, but they are coming
to Il very gracefully. They have
adopted our baggage car and check
system, our plan OF lighting coaches,
and now the Southeastern Railway
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

THE substitution of aluminium
tokens for bank notes of small de-
nominations is suggested by Sir
Henry Bessemer. He says that they
could be made in fashion that
would set at defiance all the arts OF
the forger, that the aluminium plate
or coin would be agreeable to look at,
clean to handle, and so light in pro
portion to its bulk that it could not
be mistaken for silver. The, sugges
ton is made to "the people of En-
gland" but whatever its value il
would be equally applicable in this
country.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07
superauous.

Perdita-wha do you think Of his
being so infatuated with me?
Penelope think it Is waste OF
time.
Perdita NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. you
think would not have him?
Penelope-No; because ! know you
would take him without his being In
fatuated with you.-Jester.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

A FIRM of English ship-builders is
coming to America, and New York
paper reports that Mr.. John ID. Rock
efeller will become a member of the
firm, putting in $40, 10000 900 for his
share of the capital. If Mr.. Rookie
Teller contributes such sum he must
be the firm and the other fellows the
company. The little dot Of $40, 000,-
600 would build a very respectable
ship yard of itself.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

EMIN FAsHA has been welcomed
back to his province OF Equaturia
with booming of cannon and such
violent nd-shaking that his arm is
sore. He had better rally cohort Of
his followers and rescue Stanley from
the wild Australian audiences with
whom he is heroically contending.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

only the elite could afford to live on
Lake Park avenue, which was con-
sidered an aristocratic neighborhood.
Gen. Logan entertained many men of
note at his home, Among them were:
Secretary of State James G. Blaine,
Gen. U. S. Grant, and Gen. w. L.
Sherman. The corner house, adjoin-
ing No. s, was for many years occu-
pied by Judge Anthony. The fire
was clearly incendiary.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07
pearanct

IT was reported recently that Fox
hall Keene, one of the New York
-Four Hundred" had been seriously
injured while hunting in Ireland.
Mr.. Keene denies this. 1t is true he
took cropper while leaping i've
barred gate and fell in such way
that his horse fell on his head, but
the head of a real New York swell is
proof against any such little strain as
that
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

THE Methodist ministers in Phila-
delphia are required 10 sign an anti
tobacco pledge. The preacher who is
denied his after-dinner cigar is liable
TO make his congregation feel that
they are in danger OF smoke after
passing this vale of tears.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

AN explorer DESTROYS of eclipsing
Columbus in the field of discovery
would accomplish that feat If he
could discover a single literary per-
son not now engaged in writing life
OF Columbus. -. f..
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

@AAGAs6 10 hO utoPNt-
ing the fact that
nature has implanted
In children a strong
love for personal
adornment, and that
the little toddlers
look with envious
eyes upon their more
favored playmates
when the latter's
velvet sleeves come
In contact with their
fustian, or their little
hob-nails line up
with a row of dainty
kid shoes. Admit
ting the presence Of
this love OF dress,
oaxyo a faahton writ
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

WARD MCALLIsTER favored the
readers of New York Sunday paper
with an article on "How to Get Into
Society,"" If society is what he has
described it to be, one would think q
more popular article would be one
telling how to get out.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

THE history of dancing from the
earliest times to the present, includ-
ing every characteristic national
dance, will be illustrated at the
Vienna Opera House. The perform
ances will include the dance OF David
before the ark, the slow measures of
the middle ages, the old Castilian
dances, the Highland fling, the Irish
lig, and every proper feature OF such
an exhibition, all to appropriate
music.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

1.-THE old peerage, says Lady Som
erset, bewailing the decadence OF
England, ais giving place to the new
beerage." 1t doesn't appear, how
ever. that the services Of the old
peerage to the people who supported
its members in idleness were such as
TO cause any grleving over its disap-
x>aoroDca
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

The csmetsry and the Flood Monument
NJ Johnst0wn.

Two representatives. OF an Eastern
newspaper spent day In fiood-famed
Johnstown, Pa, recently, and were
amazed at the wonderful progress
made toward restoration since the
terrible devastating food, on May 81,
1889, three years ago. New resi-
dences, new stores, new hotels,
and new or restored manufactures
meet the eye everywhere. Perhaps
the most realistic reminder Of the
disaster which wiped out nearly A.
900 lives in single afternoon is the
Grand View Cemetery. One may
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

on horseback, gendarmes drawing
their sabers, old men tottering on
their canes, oarsmen, fencers, man
darins with appraised umbrellas, or a
hundred other things.
A few paper hats or bits OF ribbon
serve to complete the fantastic re-
semblance to, yet caricature of, human
beings, which will make many a
merry laugh ring out in the drawing
room in the long cold evenings of the
harsh season.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07
Insects.

SAN electric insect-killer is the lat
est novelty in that line. Its formed
by a cover OF wire gauze, which Is
placed over a lighted candle. The
gauze Is I'm an electric circuit, and
when insects touch IL they are killed
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

NEW YORK may have overlooked
the fact that IL there are really
1000, 900 people in, that town the
condition OF the Grant monument
fund is all the more discreditable.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-07

ENTHUSIASTIC Texans paraded with
torches In honor OF Jay Gould the
other night. This seems to be case
OF throwing light on dark subject.