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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16

f hohhiLr DrOwS and The race
set of by a shock Of gray hair. his is
a figure that would command atten-
tlon anywhere. More than any other
member of the Senate does he look
like an English peer; and perhaps
there Is no man In the country who
so nearly carries out the ilei of old
world English habits; yet he is ami
mated with as bright and youthful
views as. is anybody in America. 1t
Is not often that we find Americans
OF public career TO .have lived as
fixed lives as Englishmen of cores
pondlng pursuits and station. Mr..
Morrill, lives In STAFFORD, where he
was born in the first term Of James
Madison. He was six terms In Con-
gress, commencing with the Thirty.
fourth Congress, and after that IL
years was elected to the Senate with
out either pains or haste-in fact, de-
clining to entertain the proposition
of going there until he had served
out his term in the lower house. II
he should live out his term-t0 1897
he will be 81 years DID,"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16
Can You Breathe Easilye

There is famous specialist in
New York who has performed many
operations for the enlargement OF the
nasal air passages, and public speak
ers, actors and singers are said To
have been much benefited in conse-
quence OF the "reaming OUT process.
In his opinion nearly half Of tie REQ
pie are Unconscious sufferers from in
sufficient air supply, due tn tortuous,
misshapen or CONSTRUCTED upper nos
trils. He says that persons who
breathe through the mouth-an I'M
healthy mode and one that gives a
stupid appearance to a person
should submit to an examination at
once. The surgery needful in cutting
out the bone and membrane is not
very painful, as cocaine is used to
produce local insensibility.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16

Henry Labouchere in the last num-
Der OF Truth says: "If women were
sensible, instead of signing a postal
card saying that they pledge them
selves not to wear crinolines and
sending it to Mrs. Stannard, they
would save their half-Ienny and con-
tent themselves with not wearing a
cage. The Antl-Crinoline League is
like a league among the London
sparrows not voluntarily to walk into
cages. 1 shall stand to my opinion
that the short scarlet petticoat, with
a skirt over IL, which can be let down
or pulled up, is a very pretty cos
tune; and that It's comfort Is in
creased by some sort of undergar-
ment which keeps the scarlet petit
coat from tapping against the legs.
Whether this undsrgarment De made
of some stiff material like horsehair,
CT by means OF steel loops, is a mere
question OF detail. Assuredly this
costume. Is far more reasonable than
those long trains that ladies hayd
been wearing until lately, ard which
rendered themselves a nuisance "a
eyery one who came near them"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16

old forts and castles. Another 1890
style will dictate that. you gather all
the hair together, except the front locks,
which are TO be tortured In another way.
at the crown OF the head, just where the
head rounds toward the back. You
will wind its thickness around and
around with string and then hide the
string by metal band. The length OF
the hair you will then irritate into LOT
Of quiver.ng curls, which you will allow
to riotously boil over the edge of the
metal band. You will further exagger-
ate their exuberance by sticking some
very big ornamental pins through their
masses. and erecting about the top oil
the band flaring fence OF pearls. Now
you comb down the front locks over the
brow. You set another fence, very
high, right on top OF your head, like a
crown. From under the edge OF this
fence the front locks come. They are
parted at the middle of the forehead,
aud then each is turned under In a sort
Of loop, the ends reaching over the ear,
and wPving of beautifully behind the
ear and into lovely little cr.nkled lock
down the cheek.
Copyright. 1914
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16

at. San Francisco, and her name Is
the Hiram Bingham. She was paid
for, however, by the American Board
Of Foreign Missions, of Boston, aud
is registered In that, city. Rev. J..
Walkup, who commands her, Is cap
tain as well as missionary, who has
passed twelve years of his life among
the Gilbert Islands. Internally the
vessel is all cabin, as the crew Is
composed entirely Of the missionaries
who intend to work among the ISL
ands, and the vessel is designed for a
sort Of tender to the big missionary
brig Morning Star. 1t Is built, there
fore, to run in and out among all the
channels and harbors where the large
vessels cannot go, and an odd feature
about it Is a 10-horse-power gasoline
engine and attached screw, so the
vessel can navigate the narrow chan
nels by steam in calm.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16
A RESIDENT of Salt Lake has

A RESIDENT of Salt Lake has a
copy of a mortgage made in Boise
City "a 1851. 1t was to secure s17O,
with interest at ten per cent. every
month, the interest in case of defaults
to be added to the principal and com
pounded semi-annually. The mort.
gage was never satisfied, and as it
now amounts, according to the terms,
to $40, 972, OO3, 1872, s2O.5O, and is still
growing, there are grave fears that
it never will be.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16

silk and Is finished with narrow cord
ing. Nothing Is interposed between
this and the fabric, as the latter is
heavy enough, and any additional lin
ing would prevent the folds from hang
ing properly. The lining Of the waist
is tight-fitting, and the goods Is draped
over this, being caught only In the
shoulders and under-arm seams. The
front Is Closed with hooks and eyes,
and Is entirely without folds or pfeats.
The fichu arrangement OF changeable
gray and green velvet is crossed and
sewed into the side-front seams. A
standing collar closes invlsibly with
hooks and eyes at one side, where the
chinchilla cape Is also fastened, as the
toilet can be worn without 1t II desired.
The cape also has high standing col
lar, and the seam where 1t is joined to
the cape proper Is hidden with trim
ming OF green and gray velvet ribbons,
which form rosette at the back. The
belt around the waist, too, Is made Of
these ribbons. The sleeves are of vel
vet, have but one seam. and are tackled
10 the lining here and there 10 form tiny
puffs.
Are we going to swallow the 1880
head dresses with the other modes OF
that period? Or rather are they going
to swallow US? Are we willing to turn
our back hair into the semblance of a
cannon shooting of sheaf OF wheat,
or horn OF plenty in a state OF erup-
tion2 While things shoot out the back,
shall we balance matters by an eruption
in the other direction that points heaven
weight Of these erH 10 sheaTss 81 S Nt2Reat tae
will put band about our head above
which the back explosion will take
place, and which shall hold the front
one steady. Below the band in front
we will have couple OF locks and part
them at the brow, and let them meander
down over the ears and so under the
band, without which our head would
certainly fly to pieces. The back of
our 1880 gown Is cut straight across
from shoulder to shoulder, showing the
round of the two well over their slope to
the arms. The epaulets are full and join
the edge turned back from the neck. Ep-
au cts and edge, too, are finished off with
castellated cutting, like the tops OF
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16

OBJECTS to crinoline? OF course
she does. 1t is pleasant to know
that the first lady in the land sees nc
reason why women should return tc
the absurd fashions of 1860. Let the
enteOrising modistes. who have been
pushing the reactionary hoop, take
warning. The White House bric-a-
brac is not to be knocked about by
ten-yards-wide crinolines, and the
ladies in the Presidential social circle
are not to be turned into the SEM
blance of Dutch pin cushions. Mrs.
Cleveland merits the gratitude OF ali
lovers of aesthetic dress.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16

No DOUBT many fortunes were LOST
in the great Reading slump, and the
friends Of the Reading management
have suffered severely, but it was a
battle between giants, and no abso-
lutely dead giants are reported yet.
Those who deal great blows must ex-
pect heavy wounds in return. Read
ing will be the better soon for the
nursing it will receive at the hands
OF It's receivers. The curious feature
of the battle is that the roads own
finances do not seem impaired in any
way.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16
Ashamed OF Them.

Ashamed OF Them.
A group of persons were one day
last summer strolling through the
throne room of the palace at Yer
sailles, such as is too often duplicat-
ed among Americans In Europe and
at home.
A father and mother, loud voiced
and richly dressed, somewhat pomp-
Gus in manner, stood near picture,
CHANGING anxiously whenever they
spoke, as if in dread of criticism, to a
young girl who held herself a little
apart from them. Her features
showed that she must be their daugh-
ter, but in other respects she was as
different from them as If she had
been born in another rank in life.
Her dress and manner were quiet
and well-bred, her voice low and
clear. She spoke to the guide in
Partisan French, and was as gentle
and lacking in self-assertion as they
were coarse and pretentious. In a
word, they had bought for her the
education and training which they
never had had.
They followed her with fond, adj
miring looks, mingled almost with
awe, while she discussed the portraits
in the galleries with a friend. The
good building contractor and his
| wife had seldom heard of these IA
nous Bourbons and Medicis of past
ages with whom she was so familiar.
She answered their questions with
cold civility, but when it was posi-
BILE she ignored them altogether.
1t seemed as if she would gladly have
lery, or, indeed, in her life at all.
Presently she stopped before a
picture of the Madonna, which had
been ascribed to several painters.
The girl had keen, we'll trained artis.
tic sensibilities, and she looked with
kindling eyes at the outline and col
or of the beautiful figure which fol
three centuries has delighted the
world.
"And to think" she said to heI
friend, turning away with sigh
"that even the name. of the painter
is forgotten! He must have giver
years of his life to this picture, and
yet nobody remembers him or il
grateful!"
"That sort of thing happens OTTER
in the world" said her friend, look
ing thoughtfully at the old couple
who were wandering about neglected
They had poured out their money
their cares, their prayers and love tt
make this woman what she was, and
she was the first TO ignore them, Il
disown the debt!
Ungrateful and unloving, she
lacked the essential qualities that
are the charm Of true womanhood
and with all her culture was les:
worthy of respect than the parent:
she despised. youths Companion.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16

trimmed with fur ana the muff is q
dainty concoction OF velvet and lace.
With It is worn round hat OF brown
velvet The hat Is dented In three
places In the back and little at each
side. The edge Of the brim Is trimmed
with gathered rufie OF silk lace. which
is left pendent. In front there Is a
bucxle OF artificial stones placed. on top
OF a black satin bow. Another bow OF
black satin ribbon and three ostrich tips
are placed at one side.
A visiting toilet OF rep or bedford
cord, having cape OF chinchilla fur. is
to be seen In the last picture. The skirt
is perfectly plain and is composed OF
three breadths. one front and two back
breadths. The center seam OF the lat
ter Is bias. The front Is slightly gath
cred at the top, and the two sides are
but trlfie bias where they join the
front breadth. so little, In fact. as to be
hardly noticeable. The skirt Is little
over three yards wide at the bottom,
and but few pleats are laid at the top
In the back. IL is lined with satin or
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16
QUEER BUT DELIGHTFUL TOWN
Peculiarities OF the Capital OF the Little
Kingdom OF Belgium.

Peculiarities of the Capital of the Little
Kingdom OF Belgium.
Brussels is snowy, economically
built city, says Harper's Weekly, with
endless straight avenues, cubic per-
young and laughing capital vulgar
lied by its imitation of every other
capital, and which an immoderate
love Of stucco has led to the imita-
tion Of Paris in particular; modern
lied town laid out by rule, scraped
clean with pumice stone, deprived of
all the bric-a- brac of its antiquities,
rebuilt without any Of its primitive
originality; town which has sprung
forth from the vitals Of its ancient
quarters with ready-made squares,
symmetrical thoroughfares, straight
streets, stucco and bastard-stucco
buildings, f1ve-storied houses, all the
usual typographical peculiarities Of
Europeanism; a town which has laid
aside its ancient robes, crumbled to
dust its antique plaster work, pulver-
lied its venerable relics, cleaned out
its sewers, aerifled its sinks, des-
quamated its ulcers to make itself
like other towns; town Of palaces,
barracks, academies, and official
buildings, in which is concentrated
all the machinery of government, and
which is the very heart of the body
polite; town which, with its sparse
population, altogether insufficient to
people its wide thoroughfares, and
with its somewhat paralyzing condi-
tion of well-being, its ostentatious
luxury and wealth, calls up vision
Of another La Haye-a purring, self
satisfied, quiet, satiated, much-en-
We'd place; town which has retained
its bourgeois character with all its
pomp-a matter-of-fact, homelike,
punctilious city; town Inhabited by
men Of simple manners and moderate
intellectual power, combined with a
weakness for trivial amusements and
military pomp and show; yet, with it
all, still remaining very paradise to
those who like to lead an easy, care
less life
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16
He TumbIed.

At the mining-camp of Carbondale,
COL, in one OF the gambling-houscs,
a "brace" game OF faro was 5eing
dealt. A stranger sauntercd in,
watched the game for moment, then
produced some money and commenced
to play. Bet after bet was lost, and
the entire pack was dealt through
without winning card. AS his last
bet was taken, look Of suspicion,
that had gradually stolen over the
strangers face, deepened into con-
viction, and, with comprehensive
glance at the burly proportions of tlsS
dealer, he started out. "Are you off :
called the dealer, politely. mo; I'm
on, he replied, not stopping In his
march for the door.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16

THE first man to introduce bill
in a State Legislature against the
wearing o the crinoline provoked a
laugh. The second got only smile.
The third had to be content with a
solemn and noncommittal ignoring
of his wit. The fourth received a
look of stern disapproval, and the
fifth was howled down as an ass for
dragging the manglcd remains of the
jest into view again. There are
forty-four State Legislatures, with at
least one clown in each, and IL the
crinoline resolution is TO worm its
way into every Legislature, some
where along the line there will be
adjournment for lynching bee.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16

INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL: The Co.
lumbar souvenir coin has proved a
failure. Congress made gift to the
Exposition managers of $1,000, 900
worth of the coins, and the managers
expected to sell them for a dollar
apiece, realizing IS, 0O0,O 900. Instead
of that only 1927. 900 worth have
been sold up to date, and over Ca
600, 900 worth of the pretty pieces
are left in kegs in the safety vaults.
The coin does not seem to have hit
the popular fancy to anything like
the extent that its designers ex-
npctad
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16
The Goaiira Indians live /

THE Goajira Indians live in the
Businesses of Colombia's mountains,
far from missions and tracts and re-
flning influences. Recently they
caught some traders from the super
ior pale-faced race stealing their most
comely girls. The Indians, in a
crude but effective way, bound the
traders t. stake and roasted them.
Civilization heard of the affair and
threw the inevitable stone And now
the rafting fragments Of civiliza-
tion's glass house bang about its own
ears
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16

mains of buildings erected by the old
Spanish conquerors of the country.
One of these, the Adobe Palace, has
been used as the executive" man
sion since the first Governor and Cap
tain General, Juan de Otermin, oc-
cupied 1t in 1880; while the cathe-
dral, built in 176l, is now rapidly
crumbling away, and will soon be re-
placed by modern stone building.
Another interesting ecclesiastical
edifice is the Church of San Miguel,
erected in the sixteenth century, but
destroyed during the Pueblo revolu-
ton of 1880, and rebuilt in ITO.
Close to this structure stands house
generally recognized as the oldest In
the United States" 1t was built be-
fore the Spanish conquest, and IL is
additionally reported that Coronado
lodged in il in 1910.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16

bolero, will do very well. At the waist 1t
can be wrapped tight In a bodice belt that
comes up to where the bolero ends, and
of course there are great sleeves. No
/ one could want prettier dress. The
suggestion Of black and white need not
be followed; brown and cream will do,
or bright green one is a safe invest
ment, II you have a white and black
dress or so, and perhaps an organdie
with q green figure. A dull rose color
lined with pale gold and embroidered
with gold would be a beauty. Some of
them have a heavy frill of lace sewed in
over the top of each armhola, and when
the bolero Is in place this lace of course
augnlents the puff OF the sleeve be-
meath. The lapel collar may be full
rufile instead--indeed, thousand vari-
atoms may be rung on the pretty fash
ion, and the dainty thing made, for all
that, OF come odd end of silk or velvet
that you may have on hand. goodness
knows how long, because there was not
enough of 1t to make use OF.
My initial illustration shows a very
pretty bodice OF black silk suitable for
home wear. It Is arranged with yoke
and cuffs Of pink silk, closely covered
with black gulpure lace. The bodice Is
quite full. and can be worn with a wide
or narrow black silk band. have next
sketched lovely neglige of white fan
mel trimmed with lace. The back Is
very full and at the waist Is lad in
pleats, one bunch In the middle, and
one on each side, with belt OF folded
silk running through. Above the waist
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16

MARIE TEMPEST lost $1,000
brooch while performing at the Casino
Theater, New York. Had the Chi
cago show people seen the little prima
donna when she first discovered her
loss they would have bought her a
diamond breastpin as big as cheese
plate II she would have consented to
stand as a model for "Pity smiling
at Grief" group for. exhibition pur-
noses ~
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16

line and the belt there are bux-pleats,
which are sewed to a square yoke. In
the skirt the flannel falls in. graceful
folds and in front is gathered around
the neck, the side fronts being of the
whole width OF the goods. 1t has broad
revers edged with lace and is hooked
down the middle. The broad sailor col
lar Is trimmed with a bias fold OF white
silk. and the gown is left open at the
neck to display the throat
Another neglige dress is shown, ac-
companied, as q safe 2uard against
chilly rooms, by pleated cape, about
three-quarters length. The cape Is
edged with a ruffleof rich embroidery,
sewed on another ruffle of Valenciennes
lace. A few gathers are run through
the top to form a yoke, and the collar is
sewed on with ornate hemstitching.
The skirt is of the same material. with
three fiounces OF lace and embroidery.
At the waist and neck there are bows OF
green broche ribbon.
Don't desert the pretty Japanese
fashions for house gowns. The great
soft wrap-like things that are held to-
gether by the belt, are cool and soft
and warm and light. You can buy them
here; at almost any Japanese store they
will bring them out IL you insist. and II
you can only find store where little
woman serves. you may be able to coax
her to make you one. Have 1t OF the
soft gray-blue crepe that only the Japs
know how to produce, and wear great
figured belt of black all full OF gold
threads, and under it all have another
gown OF red crepe that shows at the
sleeves and throat and about the feet.
This scarlet garment beneath is often a
wicked and heather fake, and is only a
sort OF putting OF the scarlet crepe
stuffed with down or cotton. OF course,
you must have black hair and know how
to pose yourself over a screen. But no
invention OF Paris or London or Vienna
has ever come up to the Japanese gown
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16
In a list of people killed by a ra

IN a list Of people killed by rail.
road an attorney specifies under the
caption OF Occupations tramp,
suicide, "boy," and "young lady.
Being a tramp" "boy," and a
"young lady" may, perhaps, involve
some occupation, bnt a suicide
would hardly seem to fall within the
widest acceptation of the word. "A
suicides occupation" would certainly
seem to cease with. his becoming a
suicide.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16
Intsre.tInr TO NntnrnII.l..

Along Grisly Bear river, in the
Rockies, there are many bear haunts
or wintering dens, which the Indian
guides point out to travellers. Ac-
cording TO Indian stories, a bear will
lie in dark and secluded retreat all
winter without food or nourishment,
sucking its paws. The bear does not
burrow in the ground, but covers
himself with fallen leaves. Over the
den the snow is often many feet deep,
and the bears hiding place is only
discovered by an air hole, so small
that nothing but the keen eyes OF the
savage could find It. The Indians
say that the Rocky Mountain bear
lie thus in torpid state from De-
cember until March.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16

CIGARETTE smoking and dealing in
this form of tobacco have, by the
Legislatures of several States, been
recently denounced as crimes. In
every Legislature provision is made
to accommodate chewers Of plug and
fine cut, and the splitting Of conse-
quent juice and the making OF laws
against the cigarette dwell together
in unity
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16
kindly take themselves cut Of the

RESIDENTS OF Arizona are planning
a sham battle, to be participated in
by hundreds OF Indians, the need Of
victory being 10000 pounds Of -four.
The plan, IL carried out, will involve
a number Of surprises; the principal
one OF which will be revelation to
the Arizonians that while they can
successfully arrange a battle the
sham will not be there.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16

The little flag that Gen. Walker
bore at the head OF his Quixotlc ex-
petition into Nicaragua Is ia tic
possession OF a San Francisco official.
1t is OF blue and white six and mus
lin, with bright rcd star in the
center. on which arc embroidered the
initials "W. B." slgnifylng "Walkcr's
Battalion"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16

GENERAL BUTLER told of civil
service candidate writing against the
question, what is the distance of
the sun from the earth?" that he
couldn't tell the exact distance, but
that he didn't think it was near
enough to interfere with his duties as
postoffice clerk.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16

AMONG the subjects given out for
Yates sophomores to write about we
read this: "The recrudescence Of
superstitious credulity." 1t is an
immense relief to some graduates
that they have got their degree.
Poor sophomOresl Is 1t any wonder
that college boys like to play ball oc-
casionally?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-03-16

A BooKMAKER in Chicago has made
a bet at odds of So, 900 to 81. This
is to say that he risks $50, 900 for the
chance of winning So. His anxiety
to get that So is something extra
ordinary enough TO be noted.