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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

Daring olids a Hlatorio Leokens Tanon
~ n Unknown Coastsr.
A short, compactly built man with
heavy blonde mustacho took to-
boggsn slide down Lookout Noun
tain the other afternoon He went
via the incline and made the trim
from the Point Hotel to the engine
house, q distance Of 1900 feet, IN
three and one-half minutes, which Is
just one-thlrd the time that IL takes
AGAR to descend, remarks the Chat,
tanooga Times. Fully 100 people
saw him make the lightning-like de-
scent and all were greatly excited.
The nervy coaster, however, was as:
cool as the proverbial cucumber, and
upon reaching the foot OF the noun
tain, walked away as coolly as though
1t had taken him an hour to descend
About o'clock the coaster appeared
at the Point Hotel with what APP
lpeared to be block Of wood about
eight inches square under his arm.
On one side OF the block was steel
horseshoe, in the curve of which was
"a small Hanged wheel. The other
side OF the block was slightly con-
cave. The block was put on the OUT
side rail Of the incline, tho wheel
fitting close, and the horns of the
horseshoe were on either side. Then
the man put heavy glove on his
right hand, and sitting down on tho
block started down the mountain
without more ado. He held his feet
crossed straight and before him, and
rested them on the iron rail. For q:
few feet the little one-wheel car
moved slowly, and then the speed in:
creased until it and its human
freight were going down the noun
tain at a rate that made the specta-
tors hold their breath. When a curve
was reached the coaster slowed up
slightly by pressing his heels against
the rail and steadied himself by
touching the cable with his glOved
hand. Finally, when he reached the
very heavy grade just above the en-
CINE house he took of all brakes and
came down like shot out of a gun.
Arriving at the bottom he put on the
"heel" brakes and gently came to a
stop just In the depot. Coolly rising
from his queer vehicle he placed it
under his arm and walked quietly
away before any OF the astonished
spectators had chance to recover
their breath or ask any questions.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12
Early Plants.

However desirable it may be to Sc
cure early vegetables by setting out
those started in the hotbed or in the
living room of the house, the work Of
setting should not be attempted too
early in the season. 1t must be re-
membered that house or hOtbcd-
grown plants are tender and not sus.
ceptible to such degre of cold as is
frequently experienced In the early
part Of the season. 1t is therefore
safer tn omit transplanting until the
weather is quite uniform In tempera-
ture. Potted plants may be hardened
by putting out OF doors and so sooner
prepared for transplanting. Earli-
ness OF product lie governed largely by
uninterrupted growth, the setting
should therefore be 50 attended to
as to prevent any shock to the
growth.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12


As rule we believe q sugar or
chard inclining south and east will
produce the most sap, while those
with northwesterly slope produce
the best quality OF sugar.
No sugar maker can afford to use
any but the best apparatus for boil
ing. The Quicker the evaporation
the less the expense and The better
the quality DO not wait until your
buckets are full before gathering.
think it good rule to gather often
and boil Immediately. DO not have
too much storage, for with a modern
evaporation and good dry wood a man
should be able to boil nearly as fast
a. q team and two men tan gather.
Always make your clans to have the
works we'll cleaned every Saturday,
even II 1t does require extra labor.
Strain your sap through flannel
strainer as 1t runs from the tub.
Skim often while boiling and reduce
to the required density before draw
ing from the evaporation 10 MOTH
ing by guess. Test your syrup by an
accurate thermometer or hydrometer.
2l9 degrees by the thermometer while
boiling and 80 degrees by hYdromcter
will give you syrup OF ii pounds net
to the gallon, the standard syrup.
Strain through heavy flannel or felt
strainer and can at once while boil
ing hot and screw the top down tight
to exclude air. Put up like this
syrup will hold It's flavor and will not
crystalline. Use none but full-size
gallon cans and never practice any
deceit in regard to you product -
Farm and Home.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

The height Of the absurd has been
reached in Connecticut city,, where
certain Cinnamon have boycotted a
Sunday school because they suspect
one of their teachers, who is the
wife of a police sergeant, OF having
given testimony as to the where
abouts of their smoking dens. The
spectacle of these converted pagans"
fnterdicting the institution which
converted them, because it inter
feres indirectly with their heathenish
vices, is enough to make Confucius
cachinnate in the tomb, and Mencius,
the Celestial philosopher, turn over
and roar with glee in the silence Of
the ancestral temple!
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

chiffon trimmed with two bands Of
applioued tulle lace. On either side
of this front are plain pieces Of the
figured satin lined with taffeta, to
which the train is attached. The lat
ter is finished around the bottom and
up the sides with a twenty-inch band
of velvet, chiffon ruching and jet
passementerie. II desired, the train
can be thinly wadded, as that would
make the folds heavier aud richer.
The back breadths Of gowns are to
be slightly stiffened, and therefore
you should know that the average
crinoline washes with no effect except
that OF Increased stiffness. Another
thing which not everyone knows Is
that really good satin washes as well
as does wash silk, and adorable little
summer gowns are made Of daffodil
satin with lots of lace insertion. yell
low is one Of the colors that washes
well In almost any material.
Copyright, 1884,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12
Odds and Ends.

PUDDING bags should be made OF
heavy jean.
In packing bottles or canned fruit
for moving 81 p a rubber band over
the body OF them.
GREAT improvement will be found
In tea and coffee IL they are kept in
glass jars instead of tin.
COLD cream is apt to make PIN
pies and vaseline used on the face
will give one disaguring growth OF
hair
To CLEAN the dingy rattan chair
that has never been painted, wash it
in hot milk in which little salt has
been dissolved.
STAND a wet umbrella on the ham
die to drain; otherwise, the water
collecting at the center, will rot the
silk.
A LARGE rug of linen crash placed
under the sewing machine will catch
threads, clippings, and cuttings, and
save deal of sweeping and busting.
WHEN your face and ears burn so
terribly battle them ia very hot water
as hot az you can bear. This will
be more apt to cool them than any
cold application.
THERE Is false economy which
costs more than it returns, such as
saving old medicine bottles, partially
used prescriptions the tacks taken
from the carpet or working days to
save or make that which can be
bought for a few cents.
For pimples on the face, battle It
occasionally in soothing lotion CON-
posed Of / Weak solution of borax and
warm water. At night use very warm
water on the face; then dry, and rub
In the pores an ointment made Of
flower of sulphur and lard.
ALWAYS use cotton holders for
irons Wooden ones are hot to the
hand, and IL scorched, as they often
g, the smell is disagreeable. In
ironing a shirt or q dress turn the
sleeves on the wrong side and leave
them until the rest is done, and then
turn and iron Them
STEEL knives or other articles
which have become rusty should be
rubbed with a little sweet oil, then
left for day or two In dry place,
and then rubbed with finely pow
dered, unslacked lime until every
vestige OF the rust has disappeared,
and kept in drseplace wrapped up
In q bit Of flanneis
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

WHEN the guillotine struck of the
head of valiant 1t gave the only
fitting expression Of adherence that
justice and civilization have for the
cowardly crime which he committed.
His cowardly and murderous act In
throwing bomb into the Chamber
of Deputies cannot be measured by
its immediate effect 1t was casting
defiance into the teeth OF the law
and proclaiming that the anarchists
cry of death to society" was no idle
threat There is no temporizing with
such bloodtbirsty enemies OF society.
There is no safety save In rendering
them harmless. They strike at the
very heart Of our civilization and the
instinct of self-preservation demands
their suppression. When they attempt
to put their accursed creed In opera
ton the most drastic measures en-
ploved against them are none too
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

any stock to drink from, but most
decidedly undesirable for the use of
dairy cows There is almost always
a descending stretch OF ground. or a
descending open ditch, from pasture
springs, which permits the Keeping
of the water supply pure. The spring
should be completely enclosed and
rooted over, and the water conveyed
by a pipe to a tub or trough below, as
shown In the accompanying illrstra-
tion. Such plan not only serves to
keep the water pure at all times, but
also to keep 1t cooler In sum mer and
warmer In winter, II the spring is
eyer used for the winter watering Of
stock.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

ENGINEERS are as prone to color
blindness as the rest Of humanity,
and signal lamps are as apt to break
as any other kind Of lamp. There
fore, one of the French railway COM
panies is conducting number Of ex-
periments with a view to abolishing
colored signals altogether. The
semaphore arm will be of tremen-
dously tough glass, and will be il
Illuminated by powerful incandes-
cent lamp placed near the pivot on
which the arm swings. When the
signal is at danger, the light will
shine straight ahead; when 1t is
pulled Off" the rays will be in
clined, 80 as to still render the arm
visible to the driver.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12
THE anarchists of Europe seem

THE anarchists of Europe seem at
present quite as much in danger from
their bombs as are the monuments
and people against whom their ter
rors are directed. The villain who
tried to destroy the beautiful Church
of the Madeleine in Paris was blown
up by his own bomb, when 1t was
struck by door which swung back
after he had pushed it open. That
door will certainly become famous in
the legends Of the church, as time
rolls on. Only the other day Bourdin,
the anarchist, was killed by the bomb
with which he was about to destroy
Greenwich Observatory. The enc
mics OF society will not be encour-
aged by these accidents.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12
The advance of surgery can furnish

The advance of surgery can furnish
few more singular illustrations than
is supplied by an operation in one Of
the London hospitals, whereby the
breast of blackbird was fastened to
q woman's face as substitute for her
nose, which had been so damaged that
it had to be removed. The woman,
who had been housemaid in a hotel,
had been struck In the face by a de-
scending lift, which caused the in
jury that led to the operation. Tee
operation has proved perfectly sue
cessful, with every appearance Of the
woman being provided with useful
nasal appendage, though how it will
perform It's functions when the cure
is complete remains to be seen.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

cannot thrive among hair that u
fllled With lime dust but the dust
will not stay upon all parts OF the
animal. particularly the sides Of the
neck and the under parts OF the body.
A bit Of rubbing with kerosene or
other oil over these parts will be
needed to make thorough job of It.
And, BY the way, IL IL not necessary
to walt till water lime can be pro-
cured. which Is not always readily
obtained, for any kind Of fine dust
sand or clay from the highway will
answer about as we'll Lice cannot
live long In either dust or oily sur
roundinga But one application is
never enough. 1t should be repeated
frequently till the difficulty Is re-
moved.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12
TOOK THE HOUSE WITH HIM.
A story of the Early steamboating Days Z.
the West.

A Story of the Early Steamboating Days 4.
the West.
In the early days OF steambOating
on tho Ohio und MississTppI Rivers
there was no better known captain
than "Uncle" Billy Russell. At one
time friend of his had been fieeced
in gambling den ON the river near
Cincinnati, and Uncle Billy went to
see the proprietor and try to get
some of his friends money back.
The proprietor laughed at Uncle
Billy and ordered him out of the
house. "I'll CO." said the enraged
captain, "and your infamous den
shall 60 with me-" a8. ,
: Proceeding back to the boat that
was waiting his orders to pull out he
directed the deck hands to get the
largest cable on the steamer and fol-
low with sufficient weapons for a
fight. Leading the way to the house,
a two-story frame building. the cable
was passed around it and then In and
out of some of the windows and made
fast. In the upper room were num-
Der Of gamblers, too busy to combat
the river men or see what they were
doing. The proprietor was down
stairs passing over the liquor to the
crowd Of half drunken and thirsty
customers, and did not comprehend
what was going on until the huge
rope had securely encirclel his house.
As throng Of spectators raised a
cheer Russell sprang on his boat and
shouted out to the pilot, go ahead!"
and to the engineer, "Let her go!"
The boat began to move, the rope
began to tighten, the house began to
creak, the inmates began to tremble.
and the sound of tearing timber and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

garment struggles off into a Chinese
trick thing that viii make a lunatic OF
the cOolest-headed escort who at
tempts to assist you with your cloak.
The blouse waist seen in the fourth
picture has the huge dropping sleeves
which are now so fashionable. The
blouse's material Is yellow and blue
striped silk, and 1t is full in front, but
fitted in back with the fullDess laid in q
few pleats at the waist. All the full
ness of the sleeves is drawn toward the
outside of the arm and held in place
with stuff rosette. The standing col
lar and the cragat bow are made OF
black satin, and the jabot is white
lace. Around the waist comes black
satin belt tying in a bow at the side.
The skirt is made OF blue serge, is very
wide around the bottom and Is lined
with blue silk.
A long search will find no more hand
some gown than the one portrayed in
the last picture. The fabrics compos-
ing it are red mousseline chiffon and
black satin duchesse. The garniture
consists of velvet in the same shade OF
red as the chiffon and jet embroidery.
The bodice has fitted lining and
hooks in front, the fastening con-
cealed by draped fronts Of NOUS
seine chiffon. The latter is &C.
cordion-pleated and comes in back
and front. The sides are made
of figured satin duchesse and the bre-
telles are of velvet, embroidered with
jet. They are slashed on the shoulders
and form two tabs behind, one falling
over the sleeves, the other just
beside the armhole seam. A
belt of satin duchesse fastens
in front with large fancy jet orna-
ment having deep jet fringe. The
full pulled sleeves have a drapery OF
scalloped chiffon frills that continue
down the front to the point formed by
the bretelles. The latter must be wired
at the edge. besides being stiffened.
The skirt measures five and half
yards and has a panel front OF gathered
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

AT Seattle, recently, the Oregon
improvement Company wanted forty
men, at 81 a day, to repair a wash
out The superintendent picked a
number of men about the City Mis-
sion and other charitable institu-
tions, and they agreed to be at the
depot in time to go on the train.
When train-time came he found only
seven men on hand out Of his forty
unemployed" and they proved so
worthless that they were discharged
after day or two And this while
thousands of men are roaming the
country in search of work.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12
Cherries.

The cherry Is profitable fruit IL
trees of it are located where cheap
labor can he obtained, and near a
good market The crop Of large
tree has been known to sell for $25
at price of cents to cents a
pound. Young trees will not bear
heavily, but 1t is a fruit that begins
to bear early, and will soon pay its
way 1t requires dry and heavy
soil. Too much wet causes it to be
unfruitful, and sandy soil cannot
supply the amount of potash this
fruit requires, without heavier pot
ash dressings than most will think 1t
necessary to give.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12
Points In Driving.

To drive well you must keep your
eye and your mind on the horse.
Watch his ears. They will be pricked
forward when he is about to shy,
drOop when he is tired, fly back just
before he "breaks" Unto gallop).
and before he cks Before kicking,
too horse usually tucks in his tail
and lunches his back little. When
YOU observe any OF these indications
speak to him and sharply pull up his
head.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

THERE must be some reason for
the increase of lawlessness in this
country and most people will not
seek far to find it. There is a grow
ing contempt for the forms and the
authority of law that is only too sig
nificant. 1t does not mean that the
people are lacking in respect for the
law, but that they are sick and tired
of its administration. The men
why lynch assassins are In the wrong,
of course, but they are not without
excuse; the citizens who tear up the
tracks of marauding railroad COM
panies rather than invoke the aid OF
the courts are also justified to some
extent. The lynchers know that the
assassin, IL left to the law, will evade
justice for months or years and may
escape it altogether. AS for fighting
a railroad corpol alton In the courts,
no man of sense dreams of such a
thing nowadays. All the tricks and
devices that can be invented by high
salaried lawyers are against the citi-
zen, and the interminable delays and
extravagant cost of litigation can be
borne only by wealthy corporation.
Justice, or that which is now called
justice, is in most cases at the dis
posal of the wrongdoer. The victim
is forced out of court by technical
tiles, the delays OF the law or the
sheer weight of money. That is why
lawlessness is spreading. Men have
no reverence for the law which pro-
tects only the lawbreakers.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

THE internal temperature Of trees
has been Investigated in Belgium by
M. w. Prinz, who finds that, as rule,
a large tree Is warmer than the air in
winter, and little colder than the air
In summer. The mean annual temper
ature of tree Is practically the same
a that OF the surrounding air, but the
monthly means differ by several de-
grees. Heat changes are transmitted
slowly to the heart Of tree, the tenn
perature OF the interior differing some
times as much as 30 degrees from that
OF the air. When the air temperature
is below freezing point the tempera-
ture of the tree appears to remain just
above the freezing point Of its sap, and
in the hot days Of summer the internal
temperature was not known to vary
more than 8 degrees from so degrees.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12
A Powerful Log Jack.

The cut here shown illustrates a
log jack that any ingenious farmer
an make. 1t consists Of two hard
wood planks ma lied nearly close TO-
gether. Holes are then drilled in
which two iron rcgs should slide
easily. A lever Of hard oak wood or
Of iron Is then required with short
cham and hook. A chain Is then
hooked to the top OF the plan X, passed
under the log to be raised and hooked
to the chain on the lever The lever
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

buttonhole stitched. The dress is
draped at the left side and held by a
red silk rosette.
sleeves becoming fashionable, only the
bigness now tends to the plaintive
droop, rather than to the aggressive
sticking up and out. OF course, the
dropping sort accommodate themselves
much better to jacket sleeves than do
the others, and so IL seems like lock-
ing the door after the horse Is stolen
" now propose jacket which will 60
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

top open in imitation of square yoke,
on either side of the center. The col
lar, cape and cuffs are made of brown
velvet that has a slight green tinge,
and are trimmed with jet spangles. In
addition, collar and cuffs are edged
with yeliowish old lace. The four
bands that come down the front are
embroidered with jet, finished at the
top with small velvet bows and with
tiny rosettes and Jet fringe at the bot
tom. The gored skirt is plain.
1t may be the envious ones who do it.
but IL so, they are many. for 1t Is very
often whispered that the lovely scarfs
which are so much worn and which
present such an elegant appearance
are really one of the most economical
of dress devices The reason given Is
that the scarf is so big and handsome
that beside it nothing but the hat is
noticed. While black ones edged with
white lace are greatly in the majority,
both white and turquoise-blue scarfs
are shown, edged heavily at the ends
with yellow lace. AS yet they are not
generally worn, but the white ones are
sure to gain great vogue for wear with
light suits, and already they are
counted upon as accessories to the
white broadcloth and duck tailor-made
gowns that will find their way to the
races and to the tops of coaches in the
gay summer times that will soon be
here. But leaving discussion of the
merits and modes OF scarfs, we come to
a promenade dress, seen in the third
illustration, which is certainly beyond
the need OF any accessory to shadow its
own characteristics. Made of silver
gray bengaline and trimmed with
cherry-red silk, the gown is cut prin-
cess, hooks in back, and has a bell
skirt lined with soft silk. Across the
top, in front only, comes a fold OF the
red silk drawn through ashes that
are piped on beth sides, or that may be
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

Proverbs-Aftert the Honeymoon.
1t takes a man to. talk economy--a
woman to practice it.
When the rag doll and the stuffed
elephant got married they found each
other cut.
IL you've picked up a crooked stick,
don't tell every one so.
If you feel like pair of scissors,
don't choose penknife to live with.
An ounce of tobacco Gains more
troubled waters than a ton of oil.
1t isn't every wife that can laugh
at her husbands jokes.
A hungry husband is hard to coax.
Man is the head Of the house, but
woman the neck that turns 1t.
Better marry praying sinner than
preaching saint.
The proof of the temper is In the
unexpected guest.
It's never too late to wed.
Better wait than sever.
One kind thought spoken is worth
two unsaid.
Let a husband loose in fenced
field.
Always remember that you have
eyelids as well as eyes.
It's a cross-grained wife that will
scold In a new bonnet.
Govern yourself and you will gov
ern each other.
A sullen silence works worse mis-
chief than a royal row.
A husbands wrath spoils the best
broth.
Rule by appearing to submit.
The shorter the bill the sweeter
the fare.
A sensible husband in hand Ia
worth dozen heroes in dreamland.
Let not time run away with love.
Rebuke when alone; caress when
at home.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

EXECUTOR STEAD has returned to
London and tells the people there
that Chicago is about the wickedest
city in the world outside of Russia.
We would never know how badly we
are of in this country II an occa-
sional crank did not come over from
the other side to write book and
replenish his exchec uer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12

Is then worked similarly to a pump
handle. When lowering the handle
and allowing the weight to rest on
the outer pin. move up the pin In
front to hole higher. When the
handle is raised with the weight on
the front pin, raise the back pin.
BY this plan ton may be easily
raised by a single person, as the lever
age is only about half an inch with
a six foot lever.