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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
Juvenile Darwinian.

A great newspaper reports not only
the affairs Of nations, but the dolngs
and sayings of those infantile Ameri-
can sovereigns whose very names are
unknown to the public. Here, for
example, is news item from the
New York Herald:
Mary, the nurse, came In from a
turn in the park, carrying the pride
Of the family, a young gentleman
some fourteen months old.
20, man." she said, George spoke
this afternoon for the first time"
Really What did he say2"
"Why, / was showing him the ami
mails, and he made me stop before
the cage of monkeys: and he clapped
his hands and said 'Papal papa! real
plain."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

engaged Ia rebuilding their navies,
while we have been content to Wit
ness the results OF their experiments
until 1t was necessary for as to re-
build our own navy. We waited
wisely. The great guns, many weigh
ing ITO tons, with which England
and other nations armed their mon
ster ships, are now declared by Ad-
miral Hornhy to be failures. lie
says moderate-slzed guns OF about
twenty-five tons each are the best.
This is another American idea, de-
veloped in our new navy. Our new
naval steel guns, long and compara-
lively light, are undoubtedly the
best 10 the world.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

is ornamented with two rows Oh put-
tons ard imitation buttonholeS made OF
red silk cord. The collarette has a
round yoke open in front and trimmed
with Imitation buttonholes and but
tons. and is finished with circular
.frill scalloped with red silk at the edge
and lined with red. The sleeves have
a deep cuff, buttoning up the inner
seam. and big bell puffs, and the cuffs
open over watered silk panel inserted
in the upper arm.
pair of hand ONE walking DIRE sses
are shown in the last cut. AT the lett
the e is a dress Of blue Scotch mixture.
The round bodice closes on the shoulder
and under the left arm. 1t has pointed
reyers of red satin, edged with FUR, ana
the short basques and standing collar
are made of the same shade o. 'satln
and also edged with fur. The hell
skirt is garnished with sc.lloped
band made of bias red satin, the scan
lops finished with iur. The smaller
scallops on the standing collar'and the
ton of the bard around the skirt are
piped with black velvet. Mode colored
cloth comprises the other dress. The
bodice is made of satin and hooks at
! the shoulder and under the ann. 1t is
| o FINISHED with bolero fronts Of mode
| cloth caught in the center with full
ribbon ros cite. forms round decollete
in back aad is edged with fur that
stops at the top of the bolero in front
each fur end being finished with a long
bow and streamers of satin ribbon
| The pulled sleeveA.have a deep plush
cuff of the same shade as the fur. The
bottom of the bell skirt is garnishet
with 81 deep plush band edged witt
festoons made of two bands OF ribbon
held in place with full ribbon rosettes
Not even the wearers themselve
know how much their dresses depend
en- pad for fit. Most dressmakers pre-
tend they do not use pads, for it hurt
a customers vanity TO know that she
being made lovely by such means, AM
it does not increase her good opinion
her dressmaker. The really wise dress
maker makes her customer lovely n
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11


TECUMsEH going to have a fine
Masonic Templt
GRAND RAPhs' charity ball netted
between $500 aid 81 900.
THE residenh of Allen Appel, of
Port Huron, WI burglarized while the
family was avF and jewelry to the
value OF 800 scared.
DWIGHT DRuk farmer living south
west of Inlay Qy. was feeding straw
into a power feA-cutter, AID in some
m amer got his Ihgers too convenient,
and they we're 81 off in flash.
JACOB KoPPt, Grand Rapids Ger
man, committet nicide at Belding by
hanging.
ALLEGAN's CtAmon Council is talk
ing over the mhter of submitting TO
the voters propeition to incorporate
that village undfa CITY charter.
A FIRE at Mt. Norris destroyed Dur
ham & Bush's q goods and grocery
stores, the loss being about $4,000,
with $1,000 insrpnce. Inasmuch as
Wilson's hardw4h store next door
was robbed durirtthe progress OF the
fire, many believ4hat incendiaries are
responsible for I'll loss.
THERE was bftime at Worthwhile
at the dedication lM the town clock,
which was presontd by John Gardner
some time since.
A FEW years 10 George Kruse, q
Decatur brickyard PROPRIETOR, received
severe injuries at Ne hands of X. III.
Graham In fistid Encounter and was
awarded damagesI,gains. his antag'
onist of $500. qham pleaded the
poor debtor act, an 10 avoid going tc
Jail gave bonds noqb leave the county
for ten years. Lafiall, the time hav.
ing nearly expired Graham attended
a horse race IN a4adioining county
| returning home IN same day. kruss
entered suit againsItbe bcndsmen ant
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

used for transportation to evening en-
pagements, and be-ides, in these hard
times when cab bills are the first to
seem eXttavagant, many woman may
wish to economic in them without
giving. up altogether the custom OF
making a dressy appearance at the
playhouse. The cape slips on and OF
easily, and the outside may be OF some
dark rich shade that will be quiet
enough to suit the most fastidious,
while the lining may be of bright
color and a rich material that shows
wildly when the cape lies over the
back of the seat and makes part OF the
effect of the costume. In the initial
pictute there Is shown dainty little
cane. made OF wooden ottoman and
worn over a costume made of changea-
BILE silk and trimmed with lace and
gold passementerie. The yoke and
bodice of the wrap are of contrasting
shade of velvet, and the whole is lined
with quilted satin and garnishe1 with
! two ribbon bands around the bottom
! with rosette bow and long ends OF the
same in front. The medici collar is
edged with swans down, which also
| trims the edges of the yoke.
For the richer trade, ermine capes
are much in vogue. These are inva-
riably put on yoke, that is, one with
the high collar. OF late the skirts
have been so arranged that the tails OF
points of black form spiral lines about
tho cape. Where the whole garment
is not of ermine, and we are not al
millionaires. the yoke and collar alone
are, and the cape part is Of seal, French
seal, or even of velvet. Ermine Il
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

WALTER AIKEN, of Franklin, n.
H, whose death was recently an
nounced, was a fertile inventor His
father first conceived the idea of a
cog rail for steep grades on railroads
and tried to apply it to Mount Wash
ington, but he could not interest
capital in it in his early days, and
the honor OF the achievement later
went to another But the son as
sisted in building the road and de-
signed the locomotive used on the
road. He also built the hotel at the
top and the signal-service station
there for the United States Govern
ment.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

matter how slab-sided she is. and lets
the poor woman think IL all clever
fitp and the excellent emphasis the
wonderful modiste has given to all the
good points" Pads are inserted be-
tween the dress and its lining and do
not appear on the inside OF the gown.
Hair is usually worn, and in case oil a
great deal being used the modiste al
ways tells the slab-sided deceived one
that the gown must be brought back to
be taken in little il it stretches. This
means that the pads are to be renewed
when they get hard. But little Miss
Slab-sides does not know this, and IL Is
lust as we'll she should not. Some
dressmakers use excelsior, which Is
beautifully light and changes very
little. 1t is queer thing that women
nearly always believe they have a good
figure, and that the gown that makes
them look the best Is the gown that
best fits them, instead of the gown
that is the most carefully and artistic
allv padded. Just now pads are much
| used on the outer round of the shout
der and little down the arm. This
gives a sloping effect to the shoulders
which delights the woman, and she
finds Il not at all difficult to believe
that her anatomy has altered itself In
/ that way. Hips are almost always
! padded, and under the arms where al
/ most all women are a little hollow, and
where n little fuln ess docs so much
toward making the bust seem big and
the waist email, which constitutes a
| good figure according 10 the modern
way of thinking. The properly pro
portioned woman Is wider at the hips
than she is at the shoulders, but now
the fashion is making women seem
much wider st the shoulders than any
where oil g. We all like Il, too. What
is proportion compared to fashionl
Copyright. 1904
|
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
FoRruNE does not smile alike vi

FORTUNE does not smile alike upon
all the members of the mug-punch-
ing Costello family. Martin, other
wise known as Buffalo," OF that ilk,
has escaped the meshes of Hoosier
law after they were fairly wound
about him, but his brother John has
been laid by the heels In the county
Jail at Rondout, N. Y, and has a
year in the penitentiary ahead OF
him. The difference seems to be
that Martin is professional walloper
of his fellow men while John iss a
mere amateur who whites away his
idle moments in terrorizlng rural po-
licemen. Martin receives distin-
guished consideration; John gets
twelve months Which is altogether
inequitable and uhlust
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

Mrs. LozIER, OF New York, the
president of Sorosis, has been con-
tributing to a symposium on What
Girls Should Read" Her recon-
mendations are somewhat startling,
unless New York girls are far ahead
of other girls intellectually-a suppo-
sition that is absurd, OF course. For
girls under ii Mrs. LoLier prescribes
such light literary pabulum as Rus
kin's lectures. AS soon as the girls
reach the age of IA they are 10 be put
TO work on Motley's "Dutch Repub-
lic," the French Revolution, and
similar light and entertaining vol
umes. Then Mrs. LoZier would have
the young women get down to serious
business by reading spencer, Hux-
ley, Tyndall, Darwin, and Winchel's
book on geology" This for girls OF
IA, heaven help theml Unfortunate
ly the president of Sorosls does not
map out the curriculum further.
Young ladies of Is would probably be
nourished on the Alcestis of Euripi-
des, Rants "CritiQue Of Pure Rea-
son." and Flamsteed's Exploitation
of Hieroglyphic Figures, with occa-
sional excursions into Sanscrit and
the Vedic literature. Mrs. Lozier
ought to continue her program. II
| is interesting.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

THE grand jury Of Kings County,
New York, is surprised and dismayed
to learn that the inmates of the
county Jail are "the offscourings OF
society" This is indeed depressing.
It shows that the standard of Kings
County criminals is very low. Steps
should be taken to pinch" few doc
tors of divinity, two or three judges,
a bank president or two, and sprink-
ling of professional men to leayen
the lump. Ward McAllister might
be inveigled across the river anc
chncked in.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
Caaht the PInmher.

Deputy Shrif Napier has cap
former plumber of st, Joseph, who
some time agp it is alleged, succeeded
In getting several hundred dollars
worth of valJdess checks cashed and
otherwise dip up his friends in st.
Joseph, and BIN skipped. A number
of merchantsI "a she'd McCarthy's per-
sonal checks i BON his representations
that he had aIhnk account.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
STATE OF MICHIGAN.
OCCURRENCES DURING THE
PAST WEEK.
Made the Chicken fhieiPray Inoendiary
Burglarles at birmingham and Mount
Morris--AdventIsts Give Much Property
60 Misslons-New Banks.


A Battle Creek farmer was troubled.
with chicken thieves, so no set his bull
dog TO watch the COOP. in the middle
of the night he heard a terrible hula
baloo, and investigating found that the
dog had man up the tree. The farmer
was very mad and threatened to shoot
at first, but finally he desisted, provid-
ing the thief would pray. 1t was the
hardest task the fellow ever attempted,
but he swung of with Now | lay me
down to sleep" The whole thing was
SO ridiculous that the farmer broke out
in great outlaws and let the thief 60
off free.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
A pn1II1ANr triumph Of Mis- ID

A BRILLIANT triumph Of Miss Dor
othea Klumpke. of San Francisco,
in passing successfully the examina-
ton of the Paris Academy of Sciences
for. the degree Of doctor of mathe-
matics, deals another blow to the no.
ton that the feminine brain is unable
to cope with abstruse scientific prob
lens. Miss Klumpke enjoys the dis
tinction of being the first woman
who ever won this honor in France.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
AGang of Thieves.

WaldronI officers searched the barn
of Enos Harshburger in looking for
goods stoldA from the store of John
McNair, oflPrattville, on the night OF
Dec. %. They were about to leave the
premises when Mr.. Hurshburger told
them the gdeds we're concealed in the
barn. A vibrant was issued for his
son, Henry Hurshburger, who gave
himself up Ind made confession, I'M
plicating 1ehn Harrison. Young
Hurshburgdr claims TO belong to a
gang of thiaes, and says he knows the
parties who have committed numerous
thefts in thatVicinitY.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

THOSE Mexicans who are risking
their lives, their fortunes, and their
more or less sacred honor in kidnap-
ing American girls for wives are go
ing to lot of useless trouble. Let
them telegraph to Massachusetts for
few eligible young women and then
listen for the galloping hoof-beats
that will sound the answer
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
Fun in the kitchen.

We have all heard Of rarlor games,
but IL has remained for a little girl
to invent a kitchen game.
aSay, Dinah," said five-year-old
Molly, ~let's play I'm an awful-look-
ing tramp Ill ask you TO give me
a piece OF pie, aud you get frightened
and give II to me. "-Harper's Young
People.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

even more economically employed as
revers or shoAl6ler frills outlining the
yoke. yoke and cape in such case being
both OF the darker fur or velvet. When
velvet is the material OF the gown, the
dress is itself warm enough 10 make a
heavy or long wrap unnecessary. There
are stunning littla collarettes scarcely
more than the yoke of cape would
be. These are, to tell the truth, made
of odds and ends of fur, several differ
ent kinds beng blended In the con-
struction Of one of these butterfly
things. This seems to make no differ
cnce in the cost, however, and one OF
these collarettes costs almost as much
as long cloak. They come IN the us
ual combination of sealskin apd ermine,
with astrakhan set into the seal in a
series of points. Lace is added TO these
collarettes with curious effect. An es'
pecially beautiful one was Of seal. with
n very high ermine, battlemented col
lar. From under the lower battlements
rich flounce of yellow lace escaped.
The third picture in this column
displays rich and handsome theater
wrap made of whit4 cashmere with de-
(, signs in different shades OF Oriental
| colors. It is lined with quilted white
| broche silk. and trimmed about the
bottom, at the neck and down the
| front with bands OF Mongolian goat.
In the second illustration there Is a
black silk coat, tie neck and fronts
| trimmed with bear land muff OF that
skin accompanying, The garment is
further ornamented by handsome Jet
trimming. With its full, loose sleeves
this coat has manNof the advantages
of a cape without the latter's disad-
vantages. OF course, say handsome
fur could replace the bearslxin.
A novelty is the theater boa, which
Is very large and thich of feathers Oh
fur, and attached to tbs deep frill OF
I'm. IN. ,,olrat that fnrrna q cane over the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
sbot Their GenerosIty.

The Sevelth Day Adventists held
their annual gift meeting in Battle
Creek. 1t va; largely attended and
very enthusiastic, over S23, 900 in cash
and property being contributed for
their foreign missions. Seventy-three
gold watches and numberless chains,
rings, and dher articles OF jewelry
were taken from the pockets of those
present and uled upon the altar. One
citizen cont, ibuted deed of his home,
valued at S., 800. Women brought table
silverware ard all sorts of jewelry and
trinkets. Onelady gave her silk dress,
another goldt teapot worth $50; still an
other gold and silver tea service val
ued at 500 following each appealing
address and stirring song the contribu-
tion box was pa sed and its contents
empt,ed upon The rostrum.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

APES are the Ia
vorite wear for the
theater costumes,
and nothing Is
m ore important
than the right sort
of q wrap for these
toilets. 1t needs
to be something
warm, 1t must be
loose, that the dra-
peries worn be-
meath it may not
be crushed, and it
should be prettily
a part of the cos
tune and yet not
ornate enough TO
attract undue at
tention liz the
wearer reaches the
tn alter by the
cars. BY many the
street cars are
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

THE fleets Of. all the world are Wit
ness to the revolution wrought in
naval ships by the American moni-
Tor. All the naval powcre were
quick to see aud adopt the armor
idea. and they have ever since been
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

WHAT'S this? Englishmen admit
ting that the Bank of England is not
perfect? They'll be doubling the oil,
vine right of royalty the next we
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
the requisites are: FRS

The requisites are: First,
good seed. Second, good
around. Third, good sow
ing.
It cannot be gainSaid that
the harvest resulting from a
good sowing OF good adver-
Using seed in good news
paper ground, is far more
certain than any harvest that
the average farmer can real
ize. =.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

LIFE never seems to be such a hol-
low mockery to a gray-haired man IS
when his gushing love letters are be
ing read in a breach-of-promise case.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

VALIANT, the French bomb
thrower, is said to be very vain.
But the big head never yet checked
the guillotine.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

WHEN man is generous to a
fault" it is generally fault of his
own.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

NEXT to an elevator, the icy side
walk probably has the most to DO
with mans getting up in the world.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

A MAN can%. help having his judg-
mept warped bya hot temper.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

THE Rev. DR.. Withfow says that
Mr.. Stead should go home. But have
the English no rights?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

syour eve. If not, ask God to
tkYch ave and ear, as the preacher ana
I'feacher pray the Lord to touch the !.
lins. for there is eloquent listening and
and hearing as well as speaking.
This is what we understand by ca
inc pearls before swine and giving 10
which is holy unto the dogs. 1t v
not SO much the word passed back
forth between Eve and satan as
immortal soul that was there and u
tossed back and forth as u
thing. Eve had put her life M
tact with the evil one-there
4 sin. The young girl that we
[. of. thought to go on with the ~
A zinc dance and still be Oh
worker. and she went 80 far as Q
with her partner at the ball ON
!. subject OF religion. He smiled
She asked him IL he were Chrlsr
and fairly laughed in her face WE
4 she invited him to become one. Frf
rood, One would almost think
we've a Chris tian yourself, ana
lraalIv in earnest" he said. OF cou
lshe was shocked. Now the trQ
with this roor, grieved child w
lso much with the word as with Tn
Am undevoted, unsanctified llvma
Iates all. Get out of contact WIZ
Itan Do not even let him talk rel
with you.
It all seems so simple and easy
Genesis narrative. But Try % IN
J Ion il once. The pr lessor ADVISED
os;tioel student TO try his hand at az
; lp,overbs. such as the Book coptaine
, lbafo,e n. eakfast. The fact is that Tn
: NOR. nerfect the production the less
, ,vithir certain limits, does 1T call az
Itantinn 10 itself. Evangelist Hammony
no. telling the writer OF certain ur|
latte, cd brother of his acquaintance
4. y coIorad h, other of his acquaintanC
colored brother, IL we mistake nc
!. l,.t,or, he used TO meet in the ear
= So,,rs Of the week. The students
The seminary were supplying the pun
- nit Of the church where this brother
a ,ras serving in some humble ch%lci. v
= ond the conversations usually took the
!. direction of Sabbath-day rem ms
4 lcence. "NVell uncle, what kind OF
n time did you have last night! M
n Hammond would ssk. On, a grea
A. sermon, a great sermon, would Dc th'
almost invariable reply, and the youns
5iyines would doubtless have felt quit
d co,nnlacent had they heard the enthu
III siastic tribute. But enc day the pro
lessor himself, an ideal preacher OF tn
~ oospel. occupied the pulpit. Our trlen'
y g was interested to know what kind Of
i response he would get to his usua
onerv. And here IL is, suggestiv
n anough TO as ALL THAT sermon Las
sunday IL done us all good; 1t was
Main and simple. Why, do you kno'
Il was lust the kind Of a sermon cou'
have preached myself" That Is N
y cav the best sermons, the truly %
!. III sermons, always sound.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11

THE victoria regia was taken from
Guiana 70 England tn 1888. f.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
Judges woaId simplify Practice.

At lansing the Association OF
Judgesof Michigan elected Frederick
]. Russell, of Hart, President. and JOS.
B. Moore, of Lapeer, Secretary and
Treasurer. According to resolutions
adopted whencfer in the course OF ms
duties a Judge encounters a law which
is ambiguous IN its terms on which
conflicts with "a acts limitation to
another exist nj statute he will draft
a bill designed 10 correct the difficulty,
the object being to simplify the prac-
tice. render LAWS more easily under
stod, and hastsn the trial OF causes.
A committee was appointed to formu-
late uniform ode of rules to govern
all Michigan cclrts of record.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
trieste Copy Turniture Designs. :

kA smooth ,SAItherner, who repSe-
SEATED himself o. a large buyer, came
toerand Rapidtland began a thorough,
tourtof The fuuhiture factoNes. He
spentsa day in ech. He was Shown all
the chNicest ded rms. in spring furni-
ture, butWas finally detected making
hasty sketches, and when cornered adj
mirted that his name was +. S. Kfger,
furniture dc igner of Mount Pleasant,
w. Va, and thai he had been sent by
his house 10 steal new designs. There
is no law covering the Gaze, and after
he had made a written confession he
was allowed to leave town.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-01-11
CAPES ARE IN STYLE.
THEY'RE ALL THE GO FOR EVEN
ING TOILETS.
Especially Convenient for Theaters-Goers
Made in Many styles ana of Any saita-
bile Materlal--Two Promenade Costumes
skirt without a Seam,
Modes in the metropolis.

New York corresponuenc7'
30 - APES are the ia