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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

A Massachusetts druggist has a
diminutive pet in the shape of hum.
ming bird, which is so tame that il
feeds readily from its masters hand,
always posing in the air and never
showing a disposition to alight when
partalling Of its food. Although very
fond OF sweets ii will not touch honey,
but eagerly sips rock candy syrup
from quill that is kept "loaded" for
that pu. pose. 1t is also fond of flies
and spiders and is very expert in
catching them.
The merry little hummer flew in
from the outside one chilly day, and
has since had the freedom of the
store. Its favoritc perch is on the
branch of the gas-pipe over the soda
fountain, from which vantage point
it frequently surprises customer by
darting down and dipping its slender
bcak into the glass from which he is
drinking. In many other ways the
bird shows its sociability, particularly
when the store Is first entered in the
morning.
AS Pennsylvania farmer was
passing through patch of woods
last summer, hen partridge fiuttered
up and ran between his feet. 1t was
such strange thing for so wild a
bird to do that the farmer thought 1t
was blind. So he stopped over to
pick her up. and then he found that
she wasn't blind at all; for, just as
he was about to grasp her. she darted
toward the brush heap from which
he had seen her emerge, stopped at
the edge OF it and looked back.
Presently she ran at the man again,
with her wings down, clucking con,
stantly, and appearing to be in great
distress about something. The farmer
walked to the edge of the copse ai(l
the partridge flew ahead and alighteN
on the ground two or three rods beyor Y
winging her way back again wheh
she saw he was not moving. She re-
Ieated these maneuvers until she led
him to a hemlock tree, and there in
a little curve made by the roots, he
saw a nest full of eggs. At the same
time he saw a black snake in the act
OF swallowing one of the eggs, and
understood the reason for the par
tridge's actions.
He hunted up club and killed the
snake. As soon as the partridge saw
that the snake was motionless, she
ceased her noise and hid in the
bushes. The man went away. and in
half an hour crept near enough TO the
tree TO see the partridge sitting on
her nest as though nothing had
ha nnanpd
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

forms triple bow at the front, set of
with a buckle of let and mock gems. The
aigrette is formed entirely OF lilies 0f
the valley, and the strings, which start
from bow at the back, are In tone with
the leaves.
see some very pretty lace biims in
combination with velvet crowns, which
may be richly embroidered. Mixed.
fancy straws also promise to be much
affected, trimmed with upright bows of
ribbon, perched on the brim, invariably
in the spot where you would not expect
TO find them. Some cone asks me which
Is the correct place TO Sc flower trim
ming. My answer is: Put your lilies
of the valley, your hyacinths, your GRO
cuses, your tulips. or your daffodlls on
one side, and they'll be in the right
place, or you may put them at the back
or at the front, and they'll be in the
right place, too. only see to it that you
make them stan up straight; that's the
main point. The flower aigrette will be
done to death before the summer Is over,
but you may as well help do it. In one
case l saw black lace hat trimmed
with yellow and lilac ribbons, and at the
front lowered bunch of llacs, sentinel
like. OF course no bunch OF lilacs ever
grew standing up, but never mind, fash
ion says that they must stand up, and
that settles it. AS has been said, with
as much wit as justice, bonnet nova
days is simply an excuse COR feather, a
pretext for spray of flowers, support
for an aigrette, and is placed on the
head not to protect it, sdid the wadded
hood of the olden time, but that it may
be seen better. However, the careful
and intelligent devotee of fashion is al
ways very particular what she puts on
her head, for she knows that even
though it be but a feather, or spray Of
flowers and a bit of ribbon, yet there is
quite enough of II to make or mar her
style of beauty. An old adage says,
Never abuse a mans hat or his horse, 7"
and I think that the fashionable woman
will be found tn he ouife IA sensitive on
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

hat OF any Kind. The round hat IL the
complement OF tho tallor-made, close.
fitting, clean-cut. chimipg with the ele,
CANT simplicity OF your g"rb and IN no
way marfing The c0ntour OF the head OF
giving II a loaded-dowp look. You are
out for business or at least you are pre-
tending that you are, which Is just the
same. You are In light marching order,
and YOU don't want to feel like OF look
like drum major In grand regaIia, with
velvet strings wound around your neck.
AS some people are always saying the
wrong thing at the wrong moment. so
some women seem 10 take particular
pleasure In wearing the wrong hat on a
given occasion. This Is partly per-
versity and partly ignorance. A gentle
man, as fussy and fault-iinding as gen.
tlemen often are, lately objected 10 an
immense coaching hat which proYln-
cial lady thought the correct thing to
wear to the theater. Overwhelming his
remarks, she TUNED around and said,
rather pettishly: The hat is uncom-
Portable enough without being obliged
TO listen to such dlsCourteous remarks. :"
Toque shapes are extremely becoming
TO some faces, and therefore, no doubt,
someone will be pleased to note the
high novelty which Is pictured In my
last illustration--a toque entirely COM
posed OF lilies of the valley and the
leaves, and bordered with jet. The
white ribbon which covers the crown
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

air, and by so doing you attain, e3-
pecially on the heads of young people,
a particularly stunning effect, just how
ering between the swagger and swash-
buckler. You will see charming con-
ceits in two colored straws, for instance,
a brown straw lined underneath with u
blue straw, and set off with huge bow
of blue and brown shot velvet with n
tuft of feathers. Very stylish effects.
too, are attained by covering a black
straw with pale-rose pink, smothering
the crown beneath pale-pink roses
and trimming with q huge velvet bow
made up double.
In my second illustration you will
find portrayed an appropriate hat for a
young married woman, strikingly garni-
tured with double velvet ruche and an
aigrette placed on the left side, with an
additional bow at the back, beneath the
brlm, and resting on the hair. In this
particular bit of headgear the straw is
of a beige color and the velvet change
able, showing red, green, and lilac.
During the season just passed there
has been some sort Of method in the
freaks OF fashion, some little care to
keep this side OF tho border line of ex-
aggeratioo. But now, bear we'll In mind,
we are about 10 enter upon a season
that will recognize no attempt to refrain
fancy in personal adornment. Its flight
will be daring, but artistic, all the same.
The question will not be: Isn't this
pattern too fantastic? but: Haven't you
something in a broader stripe, larger
check, or more striking combination?
And headgear will lead all the rest.
AS you gaze upon the quaint and pictur-
esque head coverings, YOU will be moved
TO cry out: Are you the great grand
mother of this party? when, to your
surprise, the new-old fashioned damsel
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

OF making many laws there is no
end, although Of the enforcing of
many Of them there is never be-
ginning. Six State legislatures only
were In session at one time, yet from
catalogue Of measures under con-
sideration there may be cited such
examples OF legislation run mad as
the following bills Making it un-
lawful to make wearing apparel, arti-
>ficial flowers, feathers, or cigars IL
any house used as home; forbidding
the entrance Of disguised horses in
races at agricultural fairs; making
1t unlawful to gather huckleberries
except by hand; appropriating $40,
900 for soldiers monument in every
county where the people will sub
scribe like amount; giving old
soldiers the preference for all offices
and furnishing violations Of this re-
quirement. 1t Is true that not all OF
these bills may become laws, but the
list Is fairly representative of the
mistaken notions concerning the
functions OF government prevalent
among those chosen by the people to
make laws for them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21
Care OF Fine China.

"One OF the troubles of house.
keepers life, said practical woman
the other day, lis the practice that
some servants persist in OF pouring
boiling water over fine china. l went
into the kitchen the, other day just
in time to see this done, and when
spoke to the maid about IL she imme.
diately turned about and deluged the
dishes with cold water from the n.y.
drant. 1t seems impossible to inn
press on the minds of these people
the fact that sudden changes of tenn
perature will crack the glazing on al
most any earthenware, and that it is
practical ruin to fine grades of china,
and all argument on the subject seems
wasted. They will take the dishes
out of the pan, examine them with
the greatest care, and declare that
they are not injured a particle, and
they may not show at the moment
that they arc, but soon afterward
they begin To craze as the manu-
facturers say, and after a time are
covered with tiny lines of crackle.
There is but one safe way to wash
C0lHd anu SldoSWdIc duu Oudb 10 u
have the water of just sufficient
temperature so that the hands can be
put in IL. Water that Is too hot for
the hands is too hot for good dishes.
/ used to insist on the servants pre-
pairing the dish-water before putting
the dishes I'm the pan. To do this
they must rub the soap on the clotn,
and will easily discover what the
proper degree of heat should be. In
this same connection may say that
/ never allow dish-mops in my kitch-
en-. Servants are almost absolutely
certain to use boiling water, because
they do not realize the necessity for
cooling IL wien they use NOR. II
the pieces are brushed out with u
mop the water may be actually at the
boiling point, and for this reason I
think that the dish-mop should be
banished from every well-regulated
kitchen. New York Ledger.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

branching out as a carpenter and
builder. In 1855, Leaves Of Grass,
upon which the fame Of Whitman as
poet rests, and which has been va
riously criticised, was published. The
gifted Emerson was the first to rec
ognize the genius Of the author and
the many beautiful gems the work
contained; the State Attorney Of
Massachusetts was the first to reveal
what he and many others have termed
indecencies, and since then Whitman
has passed through generation of
abuse and"praise. ~'e s'ssla 81
Seven editions OF Leaves of Grass"
have been published since the first
issue, each enlarged and containing
new pieces, and translations have
been made into French, German, and
Russian. During the civil war Whit
man acted as relief agent in the army
hospitals at Washington and Vir-
ginia, and at the amputatiOn Of the
gangrened limb Of Virginia Union
soldier he received poisoned wound
jim the hand, to which he attributed
his paralytic attacks. We are told
that during the hottest days of mid
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

While Daniel Webster was Score
tary of State under President Fill
more, a young boy named Stephen
Wise was employed by him as messen-
ger Mr.. Webster grew very fond of
the thin, delicate, dark-eyed lad, and
finding him honest and reliable, In
trusted him with papers and personal
effects in a most careless and whole
sale manner. But Stephens sharp
eyes saw everything, and his atten-
tive ears heard everything that was
passing, and he gathered up informa-
tion about everything that came into
his hands, and could have supplied
any facts Mr.. Webster had forgotten.
Mr.. Webster said one day: "You
read too much. My law books are
too dry and old for chaps of IL. While
you walt for me run up and down
under the trees"
Stephen shook his head. He said
eagerly: mo, Mr.. Webster, | can't
lose such opportunities as have with
you, SIR"
Ambitious, Stephen" dryly asked
Mr.. Webster. Going to be lawyer
or PRESIDENT"
"A lawyer, sir. / will study twenty
years to be"
Stephens head dropped under the
deep-set eyes looking him through.
a great lawyer, OF course,
Stephen" Mr.. Webster said, with a
smile.
"Yes, sir. Not great like Mr..
Daniel Webster-but as great as l
can become"
In all Mr.. Wcbster's public life he
rarely asked favors for himself or
friends, but that night he spoke
about his messenger boy TO his friend,
Judge Marshall, of Virginia. If l
die first, l want you to look after
Stephen. When boy Of his aye
starts up the ladder with the persist
cnce and pluck of a middle-aged man
OF ability he must be helped along.
Stephen is in fair way to get to the
top" -.
For four years Stephen had the adj
vantage Of working for Mr.. Webster
AN advantage he knew how to use.
He copied speeches, read criticisms,
examined and arranged papers-each
and all food for his own thought
and into the small hours he studied
Mr.. Webster's law books.
When Stephen Wise was % he was
practicing law in Virginia. his native
State. Then did the residents of
Washington remember his magnetic
arguments in the law courts of those
carly days; remember we'll the dark,
wiry, thin Virginian, who, with his
court papers under his arm, was al
ways dropping into the Senate cham
Der at the hour Of great debate, or
into the libraries for fresh knowledge
To bear on his own arguments and
opinions. -- ,"--.
He argued with the first jurists OF
the time, and was retained in the
same causes with the most eminent
men of his profession. Fathers were
won't to point out Stephen Wis.,, the
celebrated lawyer, and tell their sons
the story of the little fellow, hungry
for knowledge, who was picked up by
Daniel Webster and got the larger
part of his learning while acting as
the great mans office bOy.-Boston
Traveller.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

summer tie good gray poet" went
through the hospitals, closing the
eyes of the dying, carrying cooling
drinks to the wounded, and sitting by
their beds and speaking words OF
cheer At the close Of the war Whit
man received clerkship in the Gov
eminent Office, Washington, but soon
nfterward he was stricken with paral-
ysis. In 1873 he sustained several
severe shocks, and his trouble was
further aggravated by grief over the
death of his mother and sister. On
his way to the Jeacy coast, whittier
medical men advised him to go, he
was again stricken at Camden, and
his home from. that time until his
death was in that New Jersey city.
In 1888 paralysis again afflicted him,
depriving him Of effective locomotive
power and leaving him the full use
only of his right arm. Since then
there have been many heightened
periods during which the invalid
could not quit his room. F.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21
ACbanxe In the Menu.

About week ago the wife OF q
well-known theatrical manager gave
little dinner at her home to cOu-
pie of Philadelphia friends who had
come over to spend the day.
She is the mother Of three of the
brightest and most irrcpressible chill
dren in this town, and though they
arc usually excluded from the fcstal
board on similar occasions, at the
special request OF the visitors they
were allowed to be present at this
particular dinner.
The hostess in quiet way went In
to astonish the weak minds OF the
Philadelphians and the table was
spread With unwonted gorgeousness
The young ones, entirely unused to
this lavish display both OF viands and
tableware, watched the development
OF the feast with inquirlng eyes and
exchanged frequent speculative whis-
pers.
Finally, when the end OF the meal
was marked by the appearance of half
n dozen new cut-glass flngcr-bowls,
lnfantile wonderment could contain
itself no longer.
Mamma" piped the eldest cherub,
whats all this fOr?'
"All WHAT"
"Oh, havin' the real silver out, an
all these new things, an two kinds of
meat"
"Why, Willie, what do you mean
by talking In thatfashiony You know
this is the way we dine every day.
Really, Cousin Mary, that child is
losing his memory"
mo / amt. We had Irish stew
six times this week already, an II
Cousin Mary don't believe what /
say"
"willic"
"Well, just let her come in some
day without tell.n' nobody, an IL she
don't get stew, too, hope the DOGGY
man'll get me"
"Yes, tome offen," piped the other
two children, IAN let mamma know
you're tomln', for we're orful tired Of
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21
Five Cen,., yyorth of rrareI.

=
We know bright boy whose great
longing is TO travel. His parents
have no means with which TO crafty
him In that respect. He occasionally
earns few pennies by selling papers
and doing errands. Instead OF spend
ing the money fOolishly, he carefully
treasures IL In small iron box which
he calls his safe. One day, after
earning five cents, he dropped them
into the box In the presence OF COM
panion OF about his own age, and ex-
claimed, There goes five cents
worth OF travel!"
What do you mean?" asked the
other boy. slow can you travel on
five cents?"
"Five cents will carry me a mile
and a half on the railroad. / want
to see Niagara Falls before die. ]
am nearly 400 miles from them now,
but every five cents that / earn will
bring them nearer, and great many
other places that are worth seeing.
/ know 1t takes money to travel, but
money is money, be it ever so little.
II l do not save the little, / shall
never have the much"
Some boys squander every year the
cost OF coveted trip to some point OF
interest. Let them remember that
every five cents saved means mile
and half of the journey. Small
amounts carefully kept, will foot vi
surprising results at the end Of the
year, and almost every doctor will
testify that five cents worth Of trave
Is better for the health of the boy
than five cents worth OF sweets
Edward Foster Temple, in Wide
Awake.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21
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Longevity OF Birds.

1t is a wcll-known fact that birds
enjoy much longer terms OF life than
do mammals. Hesiod and Pliny
both tell us OF rocks that lived TO
the patriarchal age of 700 years, and
that the average life of raven was
240 years. How far this was correct
we cannot determine. 1t is well
known that they outlive man.
While swans have been known TO
live 200 years. chaffinches and night
ingaies have been kept in confine-
ment for fortv years. 0irardin tells
us that he had a heron for hfty-tw3
years, and that he knew OF two
storks that built their nests in the
same place for forty years.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

LET a timid dog start through the
streets of a town, and the tirst dog he
meets will take a snap at him. Then
the timid dog will move faster. and
yell, maybe, and other dogs will
chase him. Before he gets through
town, half the dogs will have taken u
bite at him. Many dogs will have
chased him which would not think Of
attacking a dog standing still and
showing fight. A dog afraid to fight
will take after another dog running
and yelling. Had the timid dog
walked down the street with c0nti-
dence, and glared impudently at other
dogs when he encountered them, and
raised his bristles little, he would
have gone through the town in peace.
It's a good deal the same with men.
A man should not be too amiable.
There are times when every man
must defend his rights, or he will be
imposed upon.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

IT seems to be the hardest kind Of
job for the average officeholder TO
get through his noddle the idea that
he is a servant of the public, not a
ruler. There is hardly private citi-
zen having business TO transact with
public officers wh) has not been sub
jected to annoyance, and even insult,
from some individual whose head has
been swelled by the gift of an Office.
True, there are many who are uni
formly civil and courteous-some even
to the point OF servility: but there are
more who are overbearing, pig-headed,
domincering, ignorant, conceited,
impudent, and insulting. This is
especially true OF those who have in
charge the service of legal papers, and
of those whose business it Is to super
pcrvise the performance of work in
departments employing large num-
Der OF men. The constable with a
summons, subpoena, writ, or warrant,
seems to wholly forget that it is to
the law, and not to himself, the pri-
vate citizen must respond; the health
officer or overseer of highways too
frequently treats the citizen who
comes with complaint as if he were
an intcrmeddler in affairs not con-
corning him. Incivility in public
official is not eXcusable at any time
nor under any circumstances. When
he accepts the position of servant to
the people, a public officer or en-
p!oyc should bride his tongue and
! soften his manner. If he fail to do
this, there are two things remaining
for the public: See that the iguo-
ramus is not reelected and be sure
that any breach Of the law on his
part is promptly punished. Some
times bumptiOus officer so far disre-
CARDS the rights of the private citi-
zen as TO make resistance by phys
ical force perfectly proper. When
ever that is Enthusiastically so, the re-
sistance should be swift and almighty.
The more resistance that can be
crowded into a few seconds the bet
ter. III it should overflow a little,
| there would be no harm done the
community, and it may have the
effect Of changing Smart Aleck"
into fairly sensible fellow and de-
cent officer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21
Grandpa.s Way.

Grandpa's Way.
My grandpa IL the sirangrst man;
OF course. love him dearly;
But really IL does seem To me
He looks at things 50 queerly
He always thinks that every day
Il right, no matter whether
IL rains or sno Us, or shines or blows.
Or what ihe'klni OF weather.
When outdoor fun Is ruine1 by
A hetvy shower 4 royoking.
He pats my head and says. .You see
The dry earth neels a soaking -f
And when think the day too warm
For any KIN Of pleasure,
He says. @Tho cCrn has grown an inch
seS without measure"
And whom ! fret because the wind
Has set my things nil whirling,
He looks ut me and says. aTut. tut!
This close air needs a stirrinS!"
lie says, when drifts are piling high
And fence-rails scarcely peepiny,
"IIow warm beneath their blanket white
The little flowers are keeping"
Sonnet mes think. when o his face
His 8 seet smile shines so clearly,
IL would be nice II every one
Guild see things Just SO clearly.
Youths Companion.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21
will respond; No. I'm the great grand
daughter

Will reepondi No, I'm the great grand
daughter.
In my third illustration / set before
you most dainty hat composed Of lace
and moire ribbon, the crown being COW
cred with Chantilly and rows OF Jet,
with knot of straight bows and an
a'grette OF narcissus and violets, and
velvet strings. And speaking of strings,
how often see lady OF fashion out for
her morning commissions and wearing
very stylish tailor-made, fitting her
like a glove. but tho effect of which is
spoiled by an inappropriate covering fox
the hoad, a capote with strings. The
dictum stands craven In harder mate
rial than bronze that no hat strings 90
with tai.or-made, nor any fancy or big
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-04-21

A Brief sketch OF tho Good Gray Pesr.
Career.

I.
Career. PA
Walt Whitman was born at West
Hills, Suffolk County, L. l., May 81,
1919. He was descended on his
fathers side from a good old Puritan
stock OF farmers and from rugged
Dutch maternal ancestry. Early I'M
childhood he removed to Brooklyn,I
where he was educated In the public
schools and from them he went into
printing Office. In succession he
became typesetter, reporter, teach
er, editor, traveller, carpenter and
builder, thus penetrating many Of the
shadows and depths of American
life. In 1s46-47 he edited the Brook
lyn Eagle. During 164S and 1649 he
journeyed through the United States
and Canada, at the same time being
editorin-chief of the New Orleans
La.) Crescent. In 1850 he returned
TO Brooklyn and published a newspa-
per, called the Freeman. at the same