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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06
Coal-chewing Pigs.

Pigs like to chew coal. and they do
1t from natural instinct Among
tbs causes OF indigestion, diarrhea,
and other functional disturbances Of
the digestive organs, Is state Oh
abnormal acidity. To satiate con-
sequent craving for an anti acid, says
the Massachusetts, Ploughman. we
often End horses licking the earth or
me washed walls when opportunity
occurs, and probably for the same
reason pigs will evince u desire for
crumbling coal or coal cinde s. In
coal hydrogen is the predominating
element, and it is also probable that
when pigs are fed for any length of
time on food which is deficient in nj
trogen, instinct prompts the animal
to eyince desire for bituminous
coal. Coal also contains sulphur.
which. to some extent, serves a bene-
fetal purpose in the animal economy.
A desire to consume indigestible ma
terial is not infrequeDtly met with
in all our domestic animals, but this
evidence of depraved appetite is
due to some functional arrangement
or disturbance of the digestive or.
ganS.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06

really only a dull Hack, Is to be
street color for the fall in combina.
tiCn with the ever-audaciOus magenta,
which will not give Il and 90 away as
80 many women wish it would. One
OF the fir colors t. follow the black
lead toward new vogue is gray. A
poplin OF silver gray. trimmed with
gray velvet. gray silk and steel galloon,
is used for the dress which appears at
the left in the next picture. It's gored
skirt is banded with velvet and galloon,
and has an apron overskirt which is
similarly garnished and slightly draped
on the right side. The bodice front Is
trina ed with pleated velvet and the
lower part is cove ed by a deep fitted
grille. The garniture consists OF
slashed bretelles and epaulettei.
trimmed with velS ct and galloon. The
moderately wide gigot sleeves and the
standing col ar are plain.
More novel but less pronounced of
co or Is the companion costume TO that
just described. Its stuff is dark-blue
creron and the, trimmings are black
watered silk ribbon and colored en-
broidery on bands of unbleached linen.
The skirt is edged with double box
pleated ruching of black moi o ribbon
WHlcn olOps VII ciSu oluO dDOub uiVCCh
inches from the ack center seam,
ending in a big bow. At the top are
two pocket flaps on each side, the
under one Of linen, the top CT crepon.
The bodice is worn inside the skirt,
hooks in the center and has a plain
p a.tron which laps over. Its bretelle
garnituie consists of fold of crepon
trimmed with steel buttons and
pleated ruch ng of the watered ribbon,
all laid in pleats on the waist. The
full draped sleeves have narrow epau-
lettes of embroidered linen.
In the last icture two mourning
dresses appear. The left hand one is
for deep mourn ng. and is made OF
heavy BLACK crepe cloth, with gored
skirt banded by a deep bias fold of
era o. A large plastron and revers
which form deep roInd col ar in
back appear on the bodice. Both are
of Grape. and q ere lisse bow is
placed at tt neck. The gigot sleeves
are banded with narrow bias Grape
folds at the waist. AMI the stand ng
collar is of the same material. The
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06

going to throw them away. They are
right, too, for the woman who is buy
ing new this fall will get coat OF box
pattern IL she has to have one. Ii she
can have Just what she wants, she will
have gol cape. This cape is as diff
ferent as can be from the bijou affairs
of many colors and more frills, which
died out of fashion last spring from
over-elaboration. The golf reaches to
the knees, is made good d al like a
skirt, gored smooth about shout
ders and spreading wide at the edge,
but with no folds. 1t is made OF wiry
or tweed-like material and. as RUE,
in solid colors. The lining is the
characteristic pat OF the garment.
1t must contrast strongly with the out
side. may be Of the most brilliant
plaid, and is ALWAYS silk. The care
may be finished with a big hood. we'll
lined, or with second cape in cut like
the under one. olly much shorter
This style is being prodr ced in all the
expensive furs, and the woman who
late last season was tempted by "a gen.
uine bargain in furs to buy one OF the
new gone-by, scallopy affairs is tear
ing her hair.
One beauty of the golf cape to a
woman VIII has one-is that no other
cut of cape will make over into this
latest style. But. mind, very fair
copy can be made with the skirt of
last falls serge gown. First, the worn
part about the foot will come off to
make the right length, and out OF 1t
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06

q in each po Q. l then put four
stakes ID ID ID ID in each pole under
meath and let them hang down
eighteen inches from the top OF the
poles, then put the Gloss pieces on
from one stake to the other and pin
them fast, and lay couple Of boards
on the cross pieces for the bottom
aud put one on each side Put
piece In front md one behind and
that forms a box Use wooden pins
or bolts to fasten the pieces together
This rigging is drawn to the first
gangway, bar driven in the ground
and the horse hitched. / pick the
ears OF torn first and put them in this
rigging. take six rows on each side
OF the gangway and when l come to
the next gangway do the same and
so until the piece is covered. The
ears OF corn are put in large open
chamber and hIsked at my leisure.
Then made horse for shocking
corn. Take small pole and bolt the
legs to the pole and bore d hole for
the pin. The cornstalks are shocked
as go along. I take six rows, three
on each side Of the horse, and bind
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06
Color Harmony.

The following general rules on color
effects in window dressing are taken
from trade catalogue:
Red and violet do not accord well.
Orange and yellow accord incom.
parably better than red and orange.
Orange and green do not accord
we'll.
Orange and violet accord passably.
Yellow and green form an agree.
able combination.
Greensh yellow and violet blend
nicely.
The arrangement of yellow ano
blue is more agreeable than that OF
yellow and green, but it is less lively.
Green and blue produce an indif.
ferent effect, but better when the
colors are deep.
Green and violet, especial y when
light, form combination preferable
to green and blue.
Orange yellow, when placed by the
side of indigo, increases its intensity,
and vice versa.
Red and green intensity each other.
Yellow and indigo combine per.
fectly.
Red and orange do not accord we'll
Red and yellow accord pretty well,
especially IL the red is purple red,
rather than scarlet, and the yellow
rather greenish than orange.
Red and blue accord pasSably, es.
pecially il the red inclines rather, to
scarlet than crimson.
Blue and violet accord badly.
When two colors accord badly to.
gether it is always advantageous tc
separate them by white.
Black never produces bad effect
when it is associated with too lumin.
Gus colors.
Black and white sensibly molify
bright colors.
While gray never exactly produces
a bad effect In its associations with
two lum nous colors, yet In most
cases its assortments are dull.
Blue, when placed by the side OF
orange, increases the latter's inten,
sity, and vice versa.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06

NJ, the engineer spied q turro walk
ing on the track. He wbistlad and
slowed up but the burro ignored all
signals, and In consequence was
knocked about thirty feet ahead OF
the train. One hoof still lay on the,
track, and the engineer, cQWing too
stop. got out with his fireman to
push the carcass into the ditch. Each
seized leg, but before they could
heave the burrow scrambled to his
feet, planted couple OF kicks on the
two men, jumped the ditch and was
of. On the next trip the burro was
seen, little stiff In one leg, but
otherwise uninjure1.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06

can come enough to make the required
turnover collar for the neck. Shape
in the go es to fit over the shoulders,
add the plaid lining. letting the collar
be faced with it, hold your head up and
no one will ever suspect the trick, un-
less pride in your own clevernes5 leads
you to confess it.
Well-to-do women are publishing
their possession of large purses by Sc
lecting wraps which ute ly ignore any
such thing as hard times. FOR early fall
wear some very elegant silk and lace
wraps are shown, and the initial sketch
depicts one of these which has no
sleeves. OF watered silk and trim ned
with venetian lace, 1t is cut princess,
each SIDE showing a garniture OF two
ban1s OF guipure ins ertion. The back
Is cut of at the waist and the skirt Is
then gathered very full to the bodice
portion. A circular collar enriched
with guipure forms bretelles in back
and is cape-like in front.
Aside from these outside garments.
no one item OF woman's attire is made
to express so much of novelty at this
time OF year as travelling gowns. MANY
women do not take their outings until
September begins and she who has a
large wardrobe delights in having
gowns for the autumn trips which are
so aggressively now as to impress the
observer with the fact that they did
not do service in the summer journey
ings. AS plainness and comparative
simp lefty are requirement., de sign
ers need be ingenious to devise some
thing novel. How well they succeed
at times is shown by the travelling rig
OF this second illustration. Cut from
tan wooden suiting showing small
check, its left front laps over. as
shown, and falls almost to the bottom
in big box pleat The false skirt
showing teneath the box pleat is of
plain tan stuff OF a darker shade than
the others. The dress has no darts,
and the fullness is confined in the
waist by sash of brown surah. The
draped sleeves are wide and comforta-
BILE and have turned back cuffs faced
with white surah. They are also gar.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06
Farm Notes.

SOMEBODY has said you must feed
your feed il YOU want it TO feed you, |"
and this is true. II you keep taking
of your farm and never putting any,
thing back you are breeding poverty
for your children.
FARMING is largely experimental,
and must be so long as soils differ.
We learn successful cropping in part
from Others experience, but largely
from our own. " here such course
brings profitable results we know that
it is good practice.
AN Ohio man who fed twelve hogs
on wheat estimates that he got s67. 20
for fifty bushels OF wheat by market
ing it in the form OF PORK, whereas If
he had sold it he would only have re-
ceiyed S26. He advises buying
hogs, even at good price, to feed the
wheat to.
IT will never injure land to have 1t
bear two crops year, ii two applica-
tions of manure or fertilizer, In sutfi-
Gent quantities to feed the crops, are
applied. There is no limit to the
rossibi ity OF the land, provided all
the conditions are favorable. 1t will
always pay to grow two crops instead
OF one, but not unless the farmer
thoroughly understands how to do 1t.
AN acre of ground may yield by
poultry raising from 500 to 81, 900;
but the management has much TO do
with the pro is. A bright, energetic
Yankee can oftentimes bring about
resu Is that another would say was
impossible. Acertain Massachusetts
faI me- makes 81, 900 per annum from
poultry because he knows how to 90
about IL. He makes 1t pay better
than farming, and keeps bis flocks on
the land that used to feed his cattle.
If you pull out the feathers of q
fowl new ones will grow In their
place; but IL they are cut of such
will not he the case till next molt.
Sometimes it is necessary when a
sick fowl requires bracing that the
tail feathers be pulled out, which
stimulates blood action, and the fowl
usually improves and picks up. III
hen flies much then the wing pri-
maries should be cut with scissors.
AN interesting contest recently
took place in Rochester. N. Y. pub
lie schools Prizes were offered for
the students and the school Will h,
could collect the greatest number of
cocoons of the tent caterpillars. One
school actually collected s,2y1, 4S9 of
these cocoons some expert has fg-
ured out that that means the de-
struction OF :, 500, 600, 900 eggsl The
pupils who collected these cocoons re-
ceived handsome rrizcs, which were
well deserved.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06

other dress Is less scmber. and is from
black weolen suiting. Over its bell
shaped underskirt comes a draped
overskirt which Is open on the left side
and garnished with tn ee rows of black
wooden braid. The bodice Is fitted In
back and has loose jacket fronts, which
open 10 show avest OF black grosgrain
shirrsd several times around the neck.
Folded grcsgrain gives the wide girdle
which fastens with small hesd in
back The sleeves are shirred several
times rear the srmho e, and are edged
with braid. which Is also put on the
revers and turned down collar.
Many velvet weave, are on the msr-
kst and so sati Glory in col and
softness are scme Ct these taat 1t may
be v ell to think twice core, plugging
into genuine ilk velvet. For women
who have reached the beauty OF graz
hairs, black velvet will always he the
ideal formal gown. A really royal
gown worn ~ the majestic mother OF
a pretty bl ide at the wedding recep-
ton was of silk velvet, male with
voSe OF duchess lace o er the velvet
Tho flea es were enorm JUS vel ct
puifs eaching to the eli ows, points OF
lace extend d from tho yoke over the
puffs and rich lace cuffs were set on
the band OF the sleeves to turn back
against the velvet. The skirt wa long
in front, it, folds moving heavily when
pushed forward. A wide train fell
from under the pointed bodice, sw eep-
ing TO either side and forming a 3, it.
able background to the woman s
splendid height. Her hair. a snowy
white, was piled high at the back, and
held with an livery comb. At the fore
head the locks parted softly to either
side. Srch q gown was magnificent in
It's simplicity and could not be i'm
proved upon, but like other works CT
art, it, cost was q eat
Copvrlohf
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06

HOMEMADE SEWING easily wroked, and
TABLE. is comparatively
inexpensive. 1t may be stained
handsome red. and vanished when
completed. The extra leafe provides
for increased top room, when such
room is desired, while the variety
and the abundance of drawe:s will
prove great convenience, as sewing
materials, darning materials, ma
terials for crocheting, etc, may find
separate accommodations and yet all
be within reach Of the hand.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06


GRAPE A bent iron rod, b, is
fastened to the post, and to. the up
per end of this rod is attached a
strong wire, C. over which runs an
ordinary sash pully !, which is at
tached at 10 carrying arms, d,
which are so bent that the bucket of
water will swing under the pully.
The other end OF the wire Is attached
to a similar post at the spring. TO
a bale on the pully is attached a
small rope, which is wound upon a
windlass at the house, and being IN
wound allows the bucket to go down
hill OF the wire, and reach the spring,
into which it dips by its own weight
and is filed. The windlass is turned,
and winding the rope brings the
bucket full of water up to the house.
A similar continuance Is often used
carry coal and ore from mines down
the mountain side, or across gulches.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06
Couldn't Fool Her.

A young man just home from col
lege, wishing 10 inspire his little
sister with awe for his learning,
pointed to a star and said:
"Do you see that bright little
luminary? It's bigger than this
whole world"
"No, faint" said sne.
"Yes, it is" declared the young
collegian.
Then why don't 1t keep off the
rain?" was the triumphant rejoindeE
London Tid-Bits.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06

The experiments 40 the Iowa ex-
pertinent station last season as to the
proper time for cutting corn may be
worth remembering. Plats of corn
were cut Sept II and "a and Get. ],
{, and 10, respectively. aud shocked
in the field. AN ad oning plat OF
equal size was left standing until
lie L., wncn IL was ha. vested. The
corn from all plats was husked Lee.
II and brought In. at viii h time
samples were taken OF the corn and
fodder from each cutting and ana
lyzed. The Yields of difIernt
plats ranged from forty three aud q
half to sixty-four bushels per acre,
increasing Gradually up to the fourth
date or cutting.
The largest amount of cry matter
In the sto er was secured at the time
OF cutting the second plat, Sept "a.
The greatest amount or dry matter
secu ed in the kernel was reached at
the time OF cutting the third plat,
Oct l.. The higest az regate of dry
ma ter from an acre OF both stoser
and kernels was e,7S2 pounds, and
was secured from the second cutting,
Sept. "a, and the next highest f,5i5
pounds from the third cutting. The
above results indicate that the best
time for cutting corn according to
these experiments Is between Sept
"a and Oct ]. The loss resulting
from leaving corn in the field until
December amounted TO nearly half
the total yield in weight besides in
deterioration in feeding natter
Hartford COurant
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06
The Princes Gold Inlsid Cot.

England's new baby prince has a
gorgeous layette. The queen has
made q historical addition to 1t IL
the shape of delicate bassinet
covered with rich white satin, having
over 1t fllmy yelling Of fine honiton
lace. 1t is the ordinary old-world
shape, not hanging and without
rockers.
There is an inscription on silver
plate giving the history Of this inter
esting item in the outfit 1t reads
as follows: "This bassinet was made
for Princess Victoria Royal In 1910
and was used by all her majestys
children and was given by the queen
to the Duchess of York in 1894"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06
Making Money.

A scientist suggests the use of an
alloy Of gold and aluminium for the
making of money. He says that
counterfeiting would be almost i'm
possible, as the only alloy which can
be made successfully consists of rs
parts of gold to % of aluminium.
The product is said to be Of beau.
tiful purple color, with ruby refiec.
lions that cannot be initiated.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06
Wire Cable FOR CarcyInc Wnter.

springs 10 tne nous
The springs are often
at along distance down
! very steep hills, but as
the water is very pure
and good, they are pre-
ferred to wells close
by, which wonld have
to be deep. The il us.
traJion, which IS taken
from the American Ag-
riculturist. shows the
different parts of this
water telegraph, F" as
it Is called. A large
post, a, is set in the
.I ranu 49, I1,,.N
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06
Hsrvestlng che Corn CROP.

l plant my corn in sections Of
twelve rows, skip three, plant twelve
more, skip three and so on, writes A.
II. Watts, In Farm and Home. 1
plant potatoes, peas, or ANYTHING
that can be harvested befo.e the CO. n
in those three rows
For harvesting wagon / take the
Axle A A and wheels OF my hay rig
ing, and take two stout poles b B
and attach them to the rocker and
hind axle the same as to hay rig
ging and then bore four holes q @ G
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06

found IN commercial fertlli crs, is a
hopeless undertaking, unless these
crops be grown In q systematic rota-
tion with clover or q similar nitro
gen-storing crop; and the poorer the
soil In natural fertility the smaller
the probability OF profitable crop pro-
duction by means OF artificial iertil-
iZers
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06

HE time has come
for the con sidera-
tion OF coats capes
AMI wraps, for
buying new ones,
ii that Is possible,
for making over
the oil with a
semblance OF the
new when that
can be managed.
There Is a deal of
the latter going
on, though, as
usual, the new
styles are not well
adapted to making
over. Depend up
on it, all the wo-
men who DO ;ght
swell frock coats
for outside wear
last year are not
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06

the family. The
constr u ction is
simple, and the
Seniences to
be thus secured
for the sewer are
many. White
wood is the best
material for such
n purp0.o &c n IL
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06
Facts ms to Curve Pitching.

There are some people still left who
refuse to believe that baseball can
travel out OF the straight line be-
tween the pitchers box and the home
plate on its way TO the catcher. 1t
has been proved again and again
that a ball can be curved" by now
well-known experiment.
Two stakes are set up so that the
pitcher standing behind one cannot
hit mark On the left side of the
other in straight line, the ball
passing to the right OF the first. In
deed, short while ago noted COL
lege pitcher was offered 1000 by an
old gentleman of his acquaintance II
he could prove to his satisfaction
that baseball could be pitched in a
curve.
The pitcher at once set up two
stakes in his back yard and curved
the ball around them In fine style.
But the old gentleman insisted that
the whole thing was an optical de-
fusion, and Is no more convinced
than ever.
Every boy knows how hard it Is to
bat an "out-curve" or drop" and
after he has struck out a few times
wants no one to prove to him there
is such thing as curve pitching.
There is little use in trying to ex.
plain the theory of this performance
here, as many scientific papers have
written on 1t, which, after all, would
not help man TO toss tennis ball.
The final twist given the ball as it
leaves the hand makes a spinning
motion, so that there is more resist.
ance by the air on one side or the
other, and the ball Is forced out OF a
straight line by unequal pressure on
one of its sides.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06
WRAPS FOR AUTUMN.
TIME HAS COME FOR THEIR CON-
SHERATON.

Women who Bought Small. Frock Coats
Last Winter Arc Not Going TO Throw
Them Away-Msny Being Made over
Box Pattern Popular.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06
PERISH IN FLAMES
Hundreds Lose Their Lives in
Forest Fires.
HEDGED IN BY FIRE.
Nineteen Towns in,Three States
Wiped Out.

Victims Drop In the Streets, or Flee to the
Woods Only to Die by sufrocation or
FIame-Trsins Run Over Burning Ties.
Trembling Tresties. and Wrapping Rails
Not vestige of HincIsley Remains
Hand of Charity Quickly at Work, hut
Hindered by Broken Communications
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06
They Fear His Pan.

The secretary bird of South Afric
can whip any snake OF twice its size,
and Stanley says the reptiles crawl
away from this birds shadow In wild
foar
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06

Dresses are made OF wooden fiber
which, when spun or otherwise pre-
pared. is scarcely distinguished from
hne silk.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06
HORSE FOR SHOCKING CORN.

the shocks with rope. There will be
two rows OF shocks in a sect on. l
use the same rigging to draw my
cornstalks to the barn and the shocks
are easily taken off. put my corn :
stalks just where I want them and
do no not disturb them until fed out.
There Is no waste in feeding, l do
my work all alone without any help.
This is the cheapest way and best to
harvest the corn crop that know of.
Wire Cable for Carrying Water.
In the mountain regions of Vir-
ginia an ingenious continuance is
used to bring water from distant
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06
REALRURALREADING
WILL BE FOUND InI THIS DE.
PARTMENr.

Good Method OF Gathering the Corn Crop
Qusdrupie step-isdder for Picking fruit
Conditions Under which Cereal Crops
are Protitable-Nitrate OF soda Free.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06
a,onxen.cnt Table

The cut herewith shows a table
that some sou or father might well
undertake to maze for the mother OF
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-09-06

nished with brown surah and rosettes
OF the same.
Home-spun, serge, cheviot, tweed
and cloth find the usual amount of
favor for early iall wear. The cheviots
are particularly pretty. Many woven
OF multi-colored threads that make q
fawn or tan tone have O fne line OF