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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

In some sections where large guam
titles OF potatoes are raised, some
kind OF sorting appar tus Is neces-
slty. The work Ut picking over po-
tatoes Is something that costs too
much to be done by hand, and yet
potatoes classed into even sizes al
ways sell better than uneven lots.
In the great ccnters Of commercial
production OF this crop, asserting is
always done by some sort of q ma
chine, which varies in the different
sections. but are almosr always home
made. The one herewith illustrated,
from sketches In the American ARfl-
culturist. Is In use In New York
State by many potato planters and
is simple and inexpensive affair,
and being adjustable 1t will be found
more valuable than many other de-
signs The general form is usually
made eight feet in length, fourteen
inches wide at the bottom and eight
inches Mt the top, the sides being six
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
NICOTlNiZED NERVES.

Tho Tobacco Habit Quickly Broken and
Nerve Force Restored-A Boon to HUI
manity.
A number OF our great and most in
veterate tobacco smokers and chewer5
have quit the use of the filthy weed.
The talismanic article that does the
work is no:to-bac. The reform was
started by Aaron Gerber, who was q
confirmed slave for many years to the
IL Of tobacco. BE tried the use
of no-to-tac, and to his great
surprise and delight it cured
him. Hon. ~ w. Ashcom, who had
been smoking for sixty years,
tried no-to-bac and it cured him.
Col. Samuel Stoutener, who would eat
up tobacco like a cow eats hay, tried
this wonderful remedy, and even Sam
uel, after all his years OF slavery, lost
the desire. j. G. Cobler, Lessing Evans,
Frank Dell, George B. May, 9. Q.
Skillington, Hanson Robinett, Frank
Hersh erger, John Shinn, and others
have since tried motto .bac, and In every
case they report not only a cure OF the
tobacco habit but wonderful i'm
provement in their general physical
and mental condition, all Of which
goes to show that the use OF tobacco
had been injurious to them in more
ways than one. MOTTO bac is popular
with the druggists, as they all sell I'M
der absolute guarantee to cure or re
fund the money.-From the Press,
Everett, Pa.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
Astonished the. Natives.

An African explorer tells pretty
story of the surprise OF some Nasal
who happened to witness his skill with
a rice. They had joined his caravan
temporarily, and were unused to Euro
pean arms and methods. The explorer
had been travelling with the rear-guard
of the caravan, and had been called
suddenly to the front, where two rhi-
noe crosses were barring the way.
There, directly In the path, stood
the two huge beasts, perfectly motion
less, gazing at the caravan with their
meek little eyes, looking like two Ger
beri forbidding the passage. Opposite
to them, at distance of some three
hundred PAGES, were all the men, one
o. them wildly waving the flag.
This was no new situation to me.
and, fearing that one of the rhinocer-
Oses would charge, | got into the right
position without delay and fired at the
shoulder of the nearest one. The aui-
NAL gave one groin and fell to the
ground, while his companion, taking
no notice of the shot stood stock-still.
/ fired again almost Immediately,
and to my establishment the second one
dropped.
The delight OF my own men knew no
bounds, and some Nasal who had
Joined the caravan were beyond meas
ure astonished. They seized my hand
again and again, splitting lavishly upon
1t, and murmuring "Ngai (God!)
which is their way Of expressing won
der.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

inches high, the whole supported
upon four legs nailed to the sides
Six strips eight feet in length, three
inches wide aud one inch thick
form the bottom of the sOrter seen
in the sketch. The strips, a, are
beveled to sharp edge at the lower
side, and the rest in N-shaped
notches cut into the supporting strip,
r. BY taking out or adding to the
supporting strips and dividing the
spaces. larger or smaller potatoes will
pass into the different boxes place |
along the length .of the sorter, the
larger ones being discharged at the
lower end, the form OF the bottom
strips preventing clogging. An III
cline of twenty inches in eight feet
will prove about right, although the
form of potatoes to be screened will
have much to do with this, long
tuber requiring sleeper incline
than "A round one.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
Farm Notes.

WHERE can you get better pic
ture to hang over your desk than an
accurate map OF your farm, with the
fields numbered and correctly meas
ured.
CUCUMBERs, tomatoes, melons and
sQuashes are now generally mulched
after the last cultivation In order to
keep the soil moist during the dry
weather of late summer
In &c many, turnip tops, carrot
tops, green corn, green mustard grass
and autumn sown clover are all put
together in the silo. without the milk
being injuriously affected thereby.
IT is cheaper to fatten an animal
before winter than after the cold sea-
son approaches. II stock is roor on
the opening of winter the probability
is that they will not pay for the food
consumed.
TIE best time to cut corn is when
the most forward husks begin to drv.
The husk Is better guide than the
leaves. When cut at such stage
the largest proportion OF nutritious
matter Is secured.
The best way to keep honey from
candying. says writer, Is to seal it
In tight jars the same as fruit This
Is the way that the bees do, and it Is
the only safe way. 1t should be
thoroughly heated before putting up.
THE hog is said to be nearly as good
scavenger in the orchard as the
sheep and IL allowed 10 run there he
will destroy the wOrm-infested fruit
that falls to the ground, and in SO do
ing he will destroy the worms He
will also enrich the ground.
IT is now so well established that
the plum curculio the cherry worm,
the coddling moth, etc, may be de-
stroyed by spraying with arsenical So
lntions that there is no longer an ex-
cuse for delaying planting the best
and finest varieties OF every fruit.
THERE should he grapes on every
farm and village plot They need
well-drained soil, good cultivation
and close pruning, and will then we'll
pay for the space they occupy. Soap
suds Is an excellent fertilizer for
them because Of the potash it con-
tainS
In ninety-nine cases out OF 100 the
! farmer who contemplatcs moving TO
a more favorable location will find it
more profitable to stay on the old
farm and let his ''mov ny" consist OF
getting away from the old profitless
methods and up tn the newer and
better on
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
Do You Wish the : Z
at oVisolHm tesv OIL
Finest Bread and Cake 2.

1t is conceded that the Royal Baking Powderis the
purest and strongest of all the baking powders.
The purest baking powder makes the finest sweetest
most delicious food. sos $3.50
The strongest baking powder makes the lghtest food
That baking powder which is both purcst and strong
est makes the most digestible and wholesome food.
Why should not every housekeeper avail herself of
the baking powder which will give her the best food
with the least trouble?
DR.. Haines, of Rush Medical College, Consulting
Chemist of the Chicago Board of Health says Royal
is not only the pures but the strongest baking powder
with which am acquainted"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
ShOe'ng Horses .

The greatest care is necessary to so
shoe the horse that the relative posi-
tion OF the leg to the foot in their
no NAL state should he maintained,
says an English veterinary. The
bearing OF the shoe should he level
all around. Ii heel or toe, the inside
or the outside Of the foot were too
high or low, the relationship Of the
limb to leg was disturbed-in fact,
the whole mechanism or the limb
was thrown out or gear. Unequal
pressure. however heightened, would
surely end in serious damage to the
limb and among the frequent re-
suits OF such treatment is permanent
injury to the coffin bone. Contrac-
tion Of the heel he maintained. was
not an active disease. but passing
condition due to the horse easing his
feet so to minimize the pain felt at
his heels from bad shoeing. He had
little faith in mechanical arrange
ments for widening contracted heels.
"Shoe the horse" he remarked, 80
that the bearing surface is properly
maintained at the heel, and expan-
sion will follow as a natural conse-
ouence
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
Inyeterate Knitters.

Knitting of one kind or another oc-
cupies the leisure hours of women,
young and old, in many of the foreign
quarters OF New York. The Italian
Women from II to 20, save those too
busy with their children, are forever
seen with ball of thread or yarn in
their bosoms and their hands busy
with needles, even as they walk about
the streets. The German women take
their knitting to the vein stubes. The
Syrian girls and their mothers sit in
the doors Of their homes. their necks
decorated with great quantities Of
coarse lace work and their hands still
adding to the string.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

The fertilizer most used In japan
IL rice straw, cut into small pieces,
as with hay cutter. But cultiva-
ters depend mostly upon irrigation
from the rivers, and most careful
cultivation; not weed nor . waste
piece Of land will DO seen Ia long
railroad Journey The farmer util-
ICES every bit OF land he possesses But
farm tools are very crude. the bog
hoe Is the chief tool used; occasion
ally black bull may I've seen hitched
to what IL called a plow, but the Inn
plement Is 80 small IL looks like a
toy. With the hoe, the blade OF
which Is four inches, the soil is
turned over, left few days in the
sun. then leveled ana seed put In.
Every crop but rice IL planted In
rows, straight as an arrow. Men
and women wo k in the fields, and
rice threshing Is performed by draw.
ing the rice strap against the teeth
OF saw-like blade, by which the
seeds are dislodged.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

atlng two lift or force pumps will
take water either from well or from
the stream and raise it to any re-
quired height.
The illustration show the machine
to be beam, from which are sus-
pended two buckets, with large CYL
indrical valves, resting on seats at
the bottom, and which are unseated
when the buckets make the down
stroke, and allow the water to run
out. One is held in position until it
has received the proper weight OF
water, while the other is being
emptied. Each down stroke of the
bucket raises water by pump on OPP
posite side OF fulcrum by beam, the
water passing into an air chamber,
and from that to the tank of any ele-
walton.
Where the grade is sufficient to get
a fall Of four feet or over it Is only
necessary to build small dam or
convey the water through pipes to
the motor, and there can be a suf-
ficient quantity of water raised to
any height to supply a building for
all the uses of large family, and IL
raised to sufficient height, can be
used Tor operating small motors for
running sewing machines or other
light machinery, or may be used for
Ore service throughout the building.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

the correspondent as man who had
been crushed by adversely, and who
had not the slightest desire to ever
make another effort to get on his
feet. He is very proud of bis wife
and children. The latter, four In
number, are all devoted to their
mother, and speak OF her as the
noblest and grandest woman in the
world. If any one has an idea that
either the children or the husband
feel that Mrs. Lease neglects them,
he should spend morning at their
home, and he will speedily become
convinced that he is mistaken.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
Making q start.

One member OF . party Of people
from mountain clearinghouse, who
were taking q long drive In closely
packed vehicle, was tall, lank indi.
vidual who insisted on getting out OF
the wagon and walking up the numer-
GUS. hills, to relieve the horses.
His upgainly and awkward efforts to
regain his seat In the well-filled ve-
hicle, at the top of each hill occasioned
some delay and no little chatting on the
part Of his companions.
Finally, whom q particularly long hill
had been nearly surmounted, one OF
party called back to the long-limbed
Individual, who was tagging along some
distance behind the wagon:
Gene now, jameson. don't you think
you better begin getting in :.
The laughter that greeted this sally
was joined in heartily by the elongated
Jameson himself.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

The load of hay must be outside Of
the poles h. as shown in the cut To
unload, from twenty to thirty tons
of hay must be put in rick or eight
tons in a stack. In the center OF BIB
round groove is cut and yoke
made of a-inch rod passes over BIB
and down through the AKA ID. This
may be put together on the ground
and raised with team OF horses.
When the derrick is on the ground,
drive a small stake in the ground at
the end OF each pole to prevent slip
ping when being raised. NJ is stake
with pulley for rope to run from
pulley under B for the horse TO pull
the hay up by. AA is fastened at
the top end with bolt b is fas-
tened to "A with bolts. Farm and
Home.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
To Make a fIayr ok.

The cut represents how to make
saving in labor at hay making.
AAAA are four poles 30 feet long.
They may be made OF 4x4 material
and spliced. BIB are AKA and 4 feet
long. DID are two timbers 4x4 and
20 feet long, fastened together with
2-inch bolts II inches long. A pulley
for inch rope is under b and + trip
block for a hay carrier. Any hay
carrier that will work on a AKA may
be used. About 100 feet of inch rope
is required, which should run from
the top OF the poles AA to stack X.
u is unnecessary to dig holes for the
poles; when moving the rigging, move
but one pole at time.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
Truly Comic.

A Chinese company has produced
a 3,000-year-old comic opera in Sgd
ney. A local paper observes that a
Chinese opera is like no other enter
tainment upon earth, except possibly
a million iron tanks falling into
a gully full of cats and trombones.
There Is no scenery, and the orches
ira, in its shirt sleeves, occupies the
back of the stage. When any players
back-halr gets adrift, owing to exces-
sive exertion, one of the orchestra
rises, fixes 1t, and then goes back
with an air Of calm Inconsistencies
to his instrument The orchestra
consists partly of Chinaman chop.
ping wood, partly Of another Celes-
tial blowing with horrible intensity
of devotion a bulls horn, partly
of a curious strlnged instrument
which makes a cry like an infant
forty yards high crying in the night,
and go on.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
Hoods 'i s;:;i Cures
hoods Pills should be in every household.

SCIENCE has disproved the rural be-
lief that thunder sours milk. 1t Is now
known that the souring results from q
fungus growth, and that this fungus is
peculiarly fatal to nursing children.
The old-time rural belief wa, that the
conclusion from thunder acted me-
chemically upon the mi k, and first
soured and tnen ,olidified 1t. The
theory is q plausible one, ea:ily de-
rived from oh CRYING one ct OF facts
without knowing the existence Of
others more important to the situation.
1t happens that milk sours during or
just after thunderstorm becau the
atmospheric condition then prevailing
are usually OF kind more favora BILE to
the rapid growth Of the fungus that
sours milk.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

In Cleveland County, North Caro-
lima, monazite mining Is becoming
paying industry of the State.
Recently q Mr.. Gettys, representing
the Wisenbach Ipcshdescent Light
Company OF Gloucester, N. j., pur-
cha:ed 10000 pounds paying 6 cents
per pound. The mineral Is recovered
from the surface in the beds Of streams
n wsn n the sams m or
gold, and has associated with it in GER
tain localities some gold.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

Freeport, IL l.,
and left home
to become a n
a p-O t h e cary,
finally moving
t o X a n S a s,
where he mar
ried. He failed
in business, and
with the failure
ambition fl e d.
II n iv,,nraccad
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
That Joyful FSssfsx,

With the exhllarating sense of renewed
health and strength and ihternal clean
Illness, which follows the use Of Syrup
OF Figs, is unknown TO sthe few who
have not progressed beyond the old
time medicines and the cheap substl-
tutes sometimes offered hat never &C.
copied by the well in!ormad
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
Every body Is Going South Nova.
"daye,

Tho only section OF the country where
the farmers have made any money the
past year Is In the South. II you wish TO
change you should 60 down now and see
for yourself The Louisville and Nashville
Railroad and connections will sell tickets
to all points South for trains Of October 2.
November Q, and December I. ut one fare
round trip Ask yonr ticket agent about
It. and II he can not sell you excursion
tickets write to O p. Atmorc. General
PASSENGER Agent. Louisville. Ky.. or Geo
L Cross, N w. p. A.. Chicago. Ill
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

Mr. LEASH MT. lJR8n OF Arc,
the fiippant correspondent, calls HIM
had been discharged from, the drug
store where he was formArly employ
ed, about six months ago, on account
of the hard times. The Lease home.
at 1886 North Wabash avenue, is a
large frame house surrounded by cot
tonwood trees and flanked with flower
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
. woMAws Ills.

MRS. W. r. Bates, u
DIiworfA, nJrnbEH 90,
Ohio. writes; vss.s,t.
"A few years ago I
took Doctor Pierce's
Favorite Prescription,
which has been a great
benefit to me. I am In
excellent hehith now.
I hope that every .wo-
With With "."3RDmnseuf'ss' ' iIIs'
will try nhe 'Prescrip
ton and be benefited
A. I have been" -
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
o e s e z v z

the following symptoms resulting from Disease
Of the digestive ORGANS Constipation. inward piles
fnliness of the blood in the head. scidity Of the
stomach. nausea. heartburn. disgust Of food. full
ness weight in the stomach. sour eructations.
sinking OF futterine Of this heart choking or suno
eating sensations when In lying posture. dimness
OF vision. dizziness rising suddenly dots webs
before the sight. fever and duh pain In the head.
deficiency q perspirstion, ycilowncss Of the skin
and eyes. pain In the side. chest linbs and sudden
Aushes Of heat burning In tho nesh
few doses OF RAILWAYS PILLS wall free the
system Of all the above named disorders
Price cents Per boz. soId by al drlsglste.
RADwAY ~. n1v YorA-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

and vegetable beds. Mr.. Lease is
described as IAN old man with long,
white mustache, almost as bald as an
infant. and with only thin fringe
Of white hair to protect the back OF
his neck. He was carelessly and
shabbily dressed, and there was
weeks growth OF beard on his face.
He was brought up on farm near
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

EGYPT is to submit to the European
powers the project Of forming a reser-
voir for storing the waters OF the Nile,
and during the season when the river
is at its lowest, utilizing the reservoir
for irrigation, thus adding to the
wealth Of the land by extending its
cultiyable area.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

SEND your full name aud address to Dob
bins Soap Mfg. Co, Philadelphia. Pa. by
return mail. and get, free Of all cost. a
coupon worth several dollars, II used by
you to its full advantage Don't delay.
This Is worthy attention. -
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
To Teach a Colt to Lead.

This is a good way to teach young
colt or calf to lead. Put strap
lengthwise around its boly and
another strap or rope overits back to
hold this up Put ON a halter or
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
Try IL.

The test for symmetry is to turn a
man with his face to the wall. III he
is perfectly formed his chest will
touch IL, his nose will be four inches
away, his thighs five, the tips Of his
toes three
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

In Whatever part
OF the house de-
- in TIL G
kitchen, in winter,
when fool insists
upon freezing any
where else, and in
the cellar during
the summer. Its
door, which con.
sists OF a frame
C o v er e d with
cheese cloth or
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

Berlin naturalists are interested over
the arrival in the Geological Garden Of
three ramara ostriches from South
q species said to have never be-
fore been seen In Europe.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

wire mosquito net VENTILATED CLOSET
ting, provides the protection neces-
sary, and, at the same time, admits
the air that is SO desirable. Tho net
ting admits more air and the cheese.
cloth keeps out more dust, so both
mediums have their recommendations
and their disadvantages
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

Z FEW SUGGESTIONS FOR our
RURAL READERS.

How Horses should lie shod IA Service
able Potato sorter-savIng In Labor ut
Hay Making Butterine from dead
Horses--Farm Notes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

A South American paper says there
is wide difference of opinion among
importers as to whether 1t pays bet.
ter In the long run to bribe the Of
ficers or pay the duties
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

41hC ot1A V0ACn - ~
what she believes to
be the general well
fare, but few know
much about h Q r
husband. A reporter
recently visited the
Lease homestead at
Wichita, and found
that Cbas. L. Lease
NJ A
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

oro(o ouoo(I)Ioa I'D uhouId - Us.
orolIy soppIomo1(od VIA more nutrl-
tlolu and more highly nItru&eu0uo
food, such a. bran, shorts, or oil cake.
with q fair proportion Of hay.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

ALL advantages are attended with
disadvantages. A universal compen.
sation prevails in all conditions of be-
ing and existence. Hume.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

AUST as Goodp as Ripans Tabules for
head aches gbillouspess, and all disorders
of tho stomach and liver One tabule gives
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
AUTOMATIC WATER MOTOR.

Works Well on Streams Where There Is
but Slight Fall.
The motor shown in the accom-
panying cut has been patented by G.
w. Johnston, of Philadelphia, and is
designed to be operated by small
waterfall of four feet OF over In
height, and when applied to ope,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

THE winter Of 1872 and 1913 was one
of the most severe ever known in Rus
STA, fact which partially explains
the terriers of the retreat from Mos
COW
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
DAD WAYS
ID PILLS,

For the cure of al disorders of the stomach Liver.
Bowels kidneys. Bladder. Nervous Diseases. Loss
OF Appetite, Headache, Constipation. Costiveness.
Indigestion. Biiousness Fever. Innammat on OF TIE
Bowels, Piles. and a arrangements OF the Internal
viscers. Purely vegetable. containing no mercury.
nm ner rails orr del arizona druva
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

birdie and tie the halter strap to the
rope around the body and put it up
through the halter ring. The colt is
then ready to lead. Pearl Harris,
Rainier, Thurston County, Wash.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11
"A Ventilated Closet.

The closet shown In the accompany
ing illustration is pc table. and can
be used as a storage for milk or food
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

THE melody of music Is divine. but IL Is
no more enchanting than u young girls
face made supremacy beautiful by the use
of Glenn's sulphur Soap
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-11

THE power OF pleasing Is founded on
the wish to please.