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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-05

silk, trimmed with black lace Insertion
laid over straw-colored satin ribbon.
The garment Is not fitted, and the back
is gathered several times at the waist
and once at the neck. The front is
also loose, and Is trimmed with three
horizontal bands of ribbon and lace,
and is then arranged in narrow pleats.
The neck is finished by a plain band
covered with triple boxpleated ruch-
ing made of straw-colored crepe. The
sleeves have full puffs, an accordion
pleated epaulette garnished with two
bands OF insertion, and tight cuff also
trimmed with lace. The bottom of
the garment is very wide, and is sim
ply finished by narrow hem, while a
straw-colored ribbon belt come around
the waist and ties at the left side.
Dainty waists are all insertion, bows
OF lace alternating with rows OF ribbon.
Exquisite cashmere effects are OBJ
tanned, yellowish lace being used, and
the ribbon being shade after shade.
The whole is worn over a lining waist
of delicate ombre silk. The rows Of
ribbon and insertion go about the
figure in hoop fashion. A belt, APP
parently of number OF the shades of
the ribbon all caught loosely in the
hand and not sewed together, is tied
about the waist, the loose ends escap-
ing in huttering rainbow knot. The
fastening of these waists is especially
pretty and is made either in the front
or at the back. Each row of ribbon is
left with ends long enough to tie, and
the lace insertion finishes off short,
their edges being hidden in the full
ness of the bows. A ruffle of lace es-
capes from under the belt, falling
softly over the hips. The silk lining
is made to fit with much precision and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-05
LAFAYETTE'S BLUNDeR.
Amusing Mistake Caused by His Lack {
Acquaintance with English.

Amusing Mistake Caused by His Lack Of
Acquaintance with English.
When Lafayette, in 1924, made his
memorable tour through the United
States, many amusing incidents oc-
Cured. Lafayette spoke but little
English, and understood less. He
had retained few phrases, such as
Thanks" my dear friend" "Great
country!" Happy mani" "Ah, 1 re-
member!" And, though he usually
uttered these in an effective manner,
they were sometimes ludicrously NAL.
apropos. At Halifax the cortege was
met by General Daniel, who had sta
toned company of soldiers by the
roadside, fanked by the ladies who
has assembled to do honor to the
guest of the State. 1t had been ar
ranged that the ladies should wave
their hankerchiefs as soon as Lafay-
cite came in sight, and when Daniel
exclaimed, Welcome, Lafayette!"
the whole company was to repeat the
words after him. Unluckily, the la
dies misunderstood the programme
and waited too long, only to be re-
minded of their duty by steDtorian
command of @Flirt, ladies, flirt, /
say!" from the general, as he walked
down the line to meet the marquis.
Equally understanding their part,
the soldiers, instead of shouting
welcome Lafayette!" in unison at
the close Of the generals speech, re-
peated the sentence one by one in
varying tones down the line. Gen.
eral Daniel, frantic at this burlesque
OF his order, vainly attempted to
correct it; but as he unfortunately
stammered when he was excited, his
"Say it all to-to-to geth-er!" could not
overtake the running fire Of swell
come Lafayette!" which continued all
along the line. Great country! great
country" replied Lafayette, turning
to General Polk, who was vainly try
ing not to smile. Recognizing an old
acquaintance, Lafayette greeted him
with great effusion: @Ah, my dear
friend, so glad to see you once more!
Hope you have prospered and had
good Il rtune these years!" @Yes,
General, yes:. but 1 have had the
great misfortune to lose my wife
since / saw you" Catching the word
"wife," Lafayette guessed at the idea
OF a recent marriage, and, patting
his old friend affectionately on the
shoulder, he exclaimed: Happy man!
happy man."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-05

recall the Elton styles. 1t is of light
gray check cheviot and is worn with a
plain, untrimmed gored skirt. The
Jacket bodice Is fitted front and back
and Is finished with serpentine basque
that stops at the side seams. Around
the neck come wide revers and col
larette of the same stuff, while the
vest, which buttons in front, Is made
of fancy duck suiting and is quite high
at the neck. The opening may be fitted
in with lace draped with stick pins, or
with a gentlemanly shirt front and
four-in-hand tie.
The lapels at the throat Of all jacket
effects to which we have become ac-
customed, and OF which we have, per-
haps, become little tired, are now
caught into faring folds and drawn to-
gether under a cross piece at the
throat, making q modification OF the
popular bow effect and variation on
their own monotony. Women are dis
covering that mems suitings come in
handsome fabric and design, that they
are twice as wide as women's goods,
don't cost bit more and wear twice
as long AS a result, madam goes out
arrayed in gown to match her hus-
bands trousers, or Little Demurity
gives young Chappy unattended en-
couragement by appearing In public
with him in gown OF the same piece
with his rig.
Copyright, 1894
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-05

NOTHING more has been heard up
to date from John Bulls astonishing
assumption that Uncle Sam ought to
apologize to him for taking care OF
the British sailors for whom the
Union Jack had no protection. Since
the suggestion of the "Pall Mali
that Admiral Benham should be
hanged as pirate for simply attend
ing to his own affairs in the harbor
OF Rio, nothing more refreshingly
impudent has been heard. But John
Bull is full of these delicate little
surprises. They lend certain
piquancy to his character.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-05
ROLLING ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.

enable the passage from Southampton
or Liverpool to New York to be made
In four days. The rollers are to enter
the water to depth of about twen-
ty-six feet, and revolve within a plat
form placed about twenty -four feet
above the water, so that there will
be q rolling instead of a gliding body,
as is the case in ordinary ships. The
rollers presumably are to be worked
by engines to secure propulsion. M.
Balm claims to have settled by ex-
pertinent that the stability OF the
roller type of vessel is at least as
great as that OF the ordinary type,
and believes that the construction OF
his design of ship will be much less
costly than that of the usual descrip-
tion. According to French report, IL
Is proposed to put M. Bazin's plans
to a practical test by constructing a
vessel about 400 feet long and of
about ninety foot beam, with rollers
seventy-flve feet In diameter and
thirty-flve feet wide. The latter are
to make twenty-five revolutions per
minute rf
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-05

THERE is one field in which the
trolley system will meet with no op-
position. That ia In the construc-
ton Of roads through country dis
tricts where some sort of transp0rta-
tion better than wagons and not SO
expensive as a regular railroad IL
needed. Such road is to built from
Cleveland to Akron, distance OF
thirty-five miles. 1t will connect
half dozen villages, and will trans.
port both passengers and freight.
The advantages of the electric road
for this class Of work are many. The
trolley road will admit of grades i'm
possible to the steam railroad. The
cost of construction is one to ten in
its favor. No skilled trainmen are
needed, and the equipment, being
simpler and lighter, is far less ex.
pensive, while the maintenance OF
the roadbed is practically nothing.
The power plant is really the heavi.
est item OF expense, and with that
once installed the road must do q
very poor business IL it does not
make money. The trolley will find
its ultimate field Of usefulness in the
rural districts, where it will furnish
cheap and rapid transit, and have
few opportunities Of killing people.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-05

In Canada perhaps ten thousand
women wear trousers during the
wintcr--of course with the skirt. In
this country the popularity of the
masculine garment is growing with
remarkable rapidity. The trousers
are now, and have been for years, In
use for horseback riding. The fem
cling costumes, also trousers, are
worn without the skirt, and In the
gymnasiums OF the fashionable board
ing schools for young ladies trousers
are worn exclusively and with excel
lent effect and comfort In Europe,
for the past two years, Turkish trou-
sers are worn by fashionable women
for climbing the mountains Inc
same are worn In the Scotch High
lands by English women. The bath
ing dress shows marked signs OF fol-
lowing the general movement; at the
French resorts the most fashionable
ladies appear with the close-fittine
bathiug-suits, with knee-trousers,
leaving the skirt of entirely.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-05

ago We ourselve, would have ssid
that the duel Was an institution and
would 30 remain in the South; but 1t
has disappeared-has been rldiculed
out of existence. And now the sper-
sonal difficulty" has got to 60 also,
and go 1t will very rapidly when once
public opinion has set its face firmly
against it. Already 1t has been ban
ished from the centers Of population
in the South, and fingers In out-of-
the way places only. The formation
of good-order leagues In such places
would be almost instantaneously eff
fective In putting stop to 1t there
also. Let the Southern people re-
move the reproach. When they have
done 80 they can invite immigration
and have the invitation accepted;
but not before.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-05

of the back. The ends are long enough
to eros, in front, pass to the back, COW
ering the hanging width of the sash,
cross again to The 'front.' and tie just a
little to one side. The sash is made OF
lined silk, the silk and the lining car
rying out the shades of the colors in
the tiny figure in the bodice material.
An advantage of this bodice is that 1t
is one Of the few that can be success
fully made at home, because there is
practically no fitting required. A
lovely one is made of an India silk
having primrose ground sprayed
with pink roses, the branches having
delicate green leaves. The sash is q
dainty pink, lined with green just q
little more delicate than the green of
the leaves on the rose sprays. The
sash in passing about the figure turns
so that the lining shows and the effect
Is charming.
Equally as much thought and skill
is put into spring bodices made of
cloths, and by the use of silks and vel
vets in trimming they are made in
some instances quite as snowy as the
silken one. What could be more dressy
and tasteful than the model of the
fourth picture? 1t is in thin beige-cQl-
ored WOODEN ?uiting trimmed with the
same shade of watered silk. The basque
is joined to the bodice at the waist and
is laid in box-pleats behind and bor-
dered with silk In front there Is a
gathered plastron of silk which hooks
over and the sides turn back in large
revers. The draped epaulettes are also
made Of silk, and there is a belt of
the same with large bow at the left
side.
The Etons will not down, and why
should they? although they were so
generally worn last summer as to be-
come uniform. They are going to be
as plentiful the coming season. and vary
them as best you can, they remain
Etons after all. Two views OF bodice
are shown in the last picture, which
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-05

dose must use his best Judgement in
handling the animal. Tie their
heads up as high as possible, put up
boards TO prevent be ng struck by the
four feet, pour the mixture from a
bottle, and hold the head high until
the horse Is obliged to swallow. The
easiest method when the medicine is
to be given as a paste, which Is often
times necessitated from the decided
distaste which the horse has for the
drug, refusing to at it with the food
lis to mix the drug with bran, max
ing sticky mass that can be rolled
into ball. This can be more easily
handled by putting around it, or roll
ing it in, small piece of tissue pa
per. This keeps the material from
the horses tongue, and is soon dis
solved when it reaches the stomach.
In administering the ball it should be
held between the fingers Of the right
hand, the first and fourth fingers be-
ing placed together under the ball,
and the second and third fingers
placed on the upper side OF the ball.
In this manner the right hand Is
made to take up As little room as ros-
sible, to render it easy to irsert in
the mouth The person administer
ing should take hold of the horses
tongue with the left hand, draw it
gently from the mouth, placing it on
that part OF the low r jaw that Is
bare OF teeth. 1t is good precau-
tion to place the tongue between the
mOlar teeth to prevent the horse
closing his mouth and biting the arm.
The right hand holding the ball as
explain d, is now inserted in the
horses mouth, as shown in the &C
companying cut and the ball depos-
tied at the root Of the tongue. The
right hand is then withdrawn. the
tongue released, and small handful
of hay offered to the horse at once,
the head being still held up. In the
movement made to eat the hay he
swallows the ball, and its course
down the gullet may be seen by
watching the side of the neck.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-05

In the hospital for the insane at
Allessandria, Italy, two special rooms
have been arranged, one fitted up
with windows of red glass and red
paint on the walls, the other in blue
throughout. A violent patient Is
first taken to the blue room" and left
to see what effect that color will have
on his nerves. One maniac was cured
in less than an hour; another, raving
and furious, was at perfect peace
after passing day In the calming
shades of his cerulean surroundings.
The "red room" Is used for the com.
monest forms of dementia, especially
melancholy and refusal to take food.
The first patient was one who had
tasted seven days. After only a
three hours stay in the red room he
became quite cheerful and asked for
food.-St Louis Republic.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-05

THERE is encouragement in the
fact that the Partisan anarchists
have lately been more successful in
blowing themselves up than in kill
ing other people. In every recent
case of bomb throwing the engineer
has been hoist with his own petard.
The bomb-thrower, seeking to assas-
sinate innocent women and children,
has succeeded only in filling his own
system with horseshoe nails, slugs
and broken glass, while his intended
victims have escaped unhurt or with
triflng injuries. 1t is to be hoped
that the good work will go on.
Nothing can be more gratifying and
useful than the spectacle Of an an
archist blowing himself up.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-05
A GENTLEMAN Of musical tas

A GENTLEMAN OF musical tastes
and patriotic instincts writes to q
New York paper to ask why the
States of the Union should not have
State songs. Yankee Doodle" he
says, "goes as a national air, but
there is no reason why each State
should not have its individual tune. I"
The New York gentleman is mis-
taken; he is off the key, so to speak.
In the first place, yankee Doodle"
is not recognized as the national air.
Some patriotic assemblages singer
attempt to sing-"America," a song
with tune stolen Immediately
from "God Save the King" others
murder "The Star-Spangled Banner,
others still attempt "Hail, Columbia,
and in the Northwest "The Red,
White and Blue" is the favorite.
yankee Doodle" isn't sung at all ex-
cept by children. But the trouble
with all these songs is that no one
seems to know all the words, and
few know the entire tunes. That is
the humiliating fact. The average
Fourth of July crowd will tackle
@The Star-Spangled Banner" with
patriotic fervor, but by the time "the
rockets red glare" is reached three
fourths of the singers will be silent
and the remainder will be trying to
hum the air without singing the
words. State songs would only make
a bad matter worse We don't know
our patriotic songs, and we don't
seem to care to learn them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-05
Sorting the Apples.


A very little rot in barrel Of ap-
pies will In early spring soon affect
the whole lot. The rot furnishes
just the conditions in which injuTi-
Gus bacteria do the greatest harm.
Taking up each apple and carefully
wiplng 1t with a dry cloth will do
much to keep them in good condition,
but thew should at this season be
wrapped In fine paper after wiping so
as to exclude the air. After this is
done place the apples In the coolest
place in the cellar, ana, II possible,
in room where there is very little
ventilation. All have noticed how
rapidly apples rot after the cellar
windows are opened In spring. 1t Is
necessary for thealth that cellars un-
der living rooms should be kept well
ventilated. This makes another rea-
son for keeping them in fruit cellars
apart from dwellings where there
need be no windows opened to allow
currents OF outdoor air to draw
through
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-05

THE dread Of whipping having beer
found to be very salutary as a deter
rant in the commission of garrotine
and certain other crimes, measure
now before the New South Wales
Legislature proposes to give the courts
discretionary power to order whip.
ping in addition to imprisonment fol
burglary, robbery, wounding with in,
tent to do bodily harm, resisting ar.
rest, picking pockets and working
confidence games.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-05
Farm Notes.


A HoRsEMAN claims that feeding
an idle horse much corn in winter is
as hard on them as Overworking them
in summer.
No MATTER what the harvest may
be- IL the farm is poorer than it was
before it has been cultivated at a
loss The very principle of a success
full agriculture is the maintenance of
the soil.
THE kerosene emulsion will be
found to be the best friend of the
farmer when insects appear. Do not
be afraid to use it literally. 1t is
cheap and is also quickly and easily
applied.
The weights of the corn and cobs
and that of the fodder grown at the
same time differ but little. A crop
OF fifty bushels of shelled corn with
the cobs) will weigh about $500
pounds, and the weight of the fodder
will be about the same.
VARIETY in the garden should be
the rule. The seed catalogues con-
tain many vegetables that are never
grown, simply because they are not
in general use, yet years trial with
some of the novelties would establish
them as regular crops afterward.
WORKOUT land requires at least
two or three years for restoration,
and it will cost something to bring 1t
back to fertility. When land has
been cropped for years, until it is no
longer capable of producing a crop,
the Plant food cannot be replaced in
single season.
THERE is nothing better than corn
fodder, considering Its cost, but sorg-
hum Is sweeter, and serves well as q
change. 1t may be seeded down in
drills, using a bushel of seed per
acre. Cattle are very partial to Ii,
and consume the whole stock when
1t has teen cut before becoming too
dry.
THERE Is no nuisance on the farm
worse than q muddy barnyard 1t is
not possible to give stock any proper
care when one must wade knee deep
in mud to do it. nor are cattle well
of when compelled to spend any por-
ton of their time standing amid such
nth. Stock keeping will always be
Improbable In such conditions
HABIT has much to do with sue
cess on the farm. Some farmers arc
Bourbons, who learn nothing, but
adhere to old methods, forgetting
that the world has progressed. and
agriculture revolutionized, while they
have followed the same course
marked out by their fathers in the
decades gone by.
ANALYSIS OF soils proves nothing. az
no two square feet Of ground will
give the same results. A shovelfull
of manure, placed on spot five
years ago, may cause that portion of
the field to give different results than
q portion but few feet away The
best way to test land is by observa.
ton of the effects of manures on fer.
tilizers on different crops.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-05
The Chautauqua Gooseberry.

The white gooseberry Chautauqua
was found several years ago growing
in the shade Of some plum trees The
unusual size OF the berries, robust
habit Of bush and wonderful beauty
at once attracted the attention OF its
finder. The late Charles Downing
pronounced it Seeding OF a variety
OF the English type. A few plants
were obtained and planted on warm
gravellv loan, in the shade Of an ap-
pie tree and peach orchard. A few
canes were sent to the experiment
station for testing. While the ORCH
ard remained the plants were per-
fectly healthy and bore large crops
each year After a few years the
trees were removed and the canes
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-05

SOME idea of the immense cost of
maintaining the great armies OF Eu-
rope may be had from a reported in
vention in Germany. A tailor has
invented blank cartridge that costs
three pfennigs, while the one in use
costs nearly three times as much.
The substitute will save the empire
seven million marks year in the
cost of military maneuvers. AS a
pfennig is about one-fifth Of cent,
it must require a good deal Of bang
ing to keep the German army in
fighting trim.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-05

Is placed on top of this drumhead
and covered loosely by another piece
of flannel. In this condition the ice
keeps Geld and even freezes to the
flannel Thus small piece of ice
can be kept near the patient all
night, so as to avert many weary
marches up and down stairs to the
refrigerator. To break the ice a
sharp needle or hat pin is the best
thing. Force it in and you will be
astonished to see how easily it will
divide the ice.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-05

fastens in front II the outer bodice
fastens I'm the back, and vice versa.
The outer bodice is made to fit by care
full varying OF the lengths of the in
sertion hoops. The little bodice can
be managed at home with some care
and 1t is quite the newest and prettiest
thing, having an added advantage that
its cashmere combination of colors
makes IL go with everything, 1t can
be further harmonized with the rest
Of the costume by change OF the silk
lining bodice, but this rainbow toilet
Is especially lovely worn over an ombre
chiffon skirt.
Plain silk bodices are less popular
than q little while ago, because plaids
are not becoming to all figures. When
seen now the plaids are most carefully
arranged, SO that the lines may adjust
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-05
Selling Liquor from a Prison Cell

Selling Liquor from Prison Cell.
During the progress of a religious
revival at Norton, Kan, lately, John
Stone was arrested and sent to Jail for
selling liquor illegally. Stones cell
was In the rear of the building, and
the window was screened from public
view by grain crib. He had not been
there long before il was found he was
selling liquor from this window to q
q thirsty and impatient crowd. When
Stone was asked how he got hold of
his supply of liquors he stated that his
good wife had an eye to business, and
each visit from her brought to him,
for retail purposes, from one to three
bottles, which she secreted in her
pocket or under her skirts. Stone was
reluctant about giving up the trade,
for, he said, he was doing fairly we'll,
was paying no rent and receiving his
board free from the town.