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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
STATE,s ATTORNEY KERN snea'

STATES ATTORNEY KERN, speaking
Of the Coughlin verdict, says that il
the solid business men do not like
the result they have only themselves
to blame; they won't leave their bust
ness to serve on juries. That is So
but who is to blame for the reluct-
ance of business men to perform jury
duty? What man with large inter-
ests at stake can afford to serve three
or four months on jury, segregated
from the rest of mankind, unable to
direct his employees, treated like a
suspected criminal and forbidden to
even read the newspapers? What
business enterprise will stand such
neglect? The truth is that Mr.. Kern
and his tribe--the lawyers-have
scared solid citizens off juries by their
dilatory tactics, their interminable
eloquence and their consistent disre-
gard for other peoples rights and
comfort. The course Of justice-so-
called-has degenerated into vitu-
perative, wind -jamming contest be-
tween gentlemen Of the long robe.
Until this is corrected, until common
sense and ordinary business expedi-
tion is recognized In the courts, there
will be no improvement in the char
acter of the juries.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
COLONEL THOMAS OcH1LrREE, o

COLONEL THOMAS OCHILTREE, once
of Texas, now of the world at large,
has not retained his sturdy, primitive
Americanism. He has feasted of the
fieshpots of Europe and has lost his
simple tastes. He now despises the
things In which he once rejoiced.
While witness in a lawsuit at New
York the other day he was asked:
as it true that you won that gold
watch in a game of poker?" to which,
growing red In the face and purple
in the neck, Colonel Ochiltrce replied
passionately: "That is an infamous
question" There was a time when
Colonel Ochiltree would not have con-
sidered the query infamous. There
was a time when he would have
beamed with modest pride and
shouted joyously: @You bet / did,
and sI75 into the bargain" He might
even have favored the court with
that ancedote of the poker game
wherein he lost $40, O02-"the worst
Of it being" as he was accustomed to
add shat 81 Of it was cash." But
Colonel Ochiltree has evidently suf,
fered by contact with the effete des.
potisms. He probably takes bath
once week and wears underclothes.
They wouldn't know him in Texas
now
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

apparent panier effects, but Il Il Intro
duced e Z Louis XIV. skirt To the
learned In the history Of dress, this
may mean overdress and nothing else,
but a. the name IL no disguise when
the style IL seen, the deceit, II any
were intended, can be forgiven. Let
It be then Louis XIV. skirt, and this
one consists of foundation bell skirt
OF satin, which Is bordered around the
bottom with q wide band Of velvet.
The upper skirt Is cut q little wider
than the lower and Is draped in the
manner indicated, and the folds Of tho
various lsIped-up parts are held in
place by large velvet bows. The full
ness around the hips Is arranged SO as
to initiate paniers. The material Of
the overdress Is tobacco-brown bro
caded silk. There is separate jacket
of brown cloth which closes with full
velvet bow and q cut steel buckle.
This Is sleeveless, and it's garniture
consists OF revers collarette OF brown
velvet. The bodice sleeves have dou-
BILE puffs banded with velvet and orna-
mented with buckles on the outside,
and long velvet cuffs.
The present craze for ribbon Is ad-
justed to the demands for paniers and
the result Is fash effect most unique
and effective. The ribbon used is
extra sash width moire. Two puffy
loops are made, one end short and cut
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

commercial, that stirs this heart of
the republic Is felt In the remotest
part of the land. A President is
pulled down In the capital, and
twenty Governors are bowled out in
as many States; exchange falls in
the banks Of Rio, and prices are
raised In every hamlet reached by
rail, sail, or wire.
And the city Is worthy of its infu-
ence. With a population placed by a
recent municipal censas at almost
I, 900, 900 souls, and commerce equal
to that of all the rest Of the country,
it is situated on the shore OF a bay Of
unrivaled beauty, reclining against
hills OF granite crowned with per-
petual verdure. Its commerce Is
with every part of the world, and
from its wharves Is shipped two
thirds of the coffee exported from
Brazil. A days voyage southwark
from Rio brings one to Santos, city
Of 30, 900. It's situation Is low and
unhealthy and yellow fever makes
frightful ravages among the people.
Back from Santos is the rapidly grow
ing city of S. Paulo. The present
population is upward Of 100000. 1t
is the seat Of one of the leading law
schools Of the republic. The chief
cities of the temperate portion OF the
republic are Desterro In Santa
Catharina and Rio Grande do Sui,
both of which are growing rapidly.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

across at the edge, the other three
yards long. The loops are set on the
hip, the short end is brought to the
front, the corner turning back in rever
fashion, and the long end is carried to
the back. Here it meets the other
long end, big tie is made of the two
ends with dropping loops and ends to
reach the edge of the skirt-and there
you are. The illustration last de-
scribad merely suggests how bows
break out everywhere. 1t is now pos
sible to have them all around the edge
of the skirt, to have one on each side
of the bodice for Ianiers, a huge one
at the throat, and the entire bonnet of
one. This, too, is all at the same time!
In telling OF a contest it is fair to
give both sides, so in the last two
pictures there are shown two new
costumes which do not include over
skirts in any form. These are at the
left side in each case. The first is
made of black velvet, black b ,ngaline
and rich black lace; the skirt Is
trained. lined with silk and trimmed
with two full ruches Of fine black crepe
lisse. The bodice has square yoke OF
bengaline and Is garnished with lace
that crosses in back and front over the
YOKE. i ne lLuucuoO NtlNcb pun
sleeves are finished with deep lace
frills. The other member of the OPP
position is street dress of dark blue
cheviot trimmed with black watered
silk. Its plain skirt is garnished at
the bottom with five narrow rolls OF
MORE. The bodice has revers and
turned down collar of watered silk, but
the narrow basque is made OF cheviot.
The standing collar consists of folded
MORE hooking with small head in
back, and the cloth plastron in front Is
hidden by an enormous crayat-bow OF
watered silk with lace-trimmed ends.
Since the struggle for and against
the overskirt seems to be going in its
favor, il is polite to return again to
consideration of overdresses. At the
right, in the fourth sketch, there is q
tasteful example of its use on youth
full costume. It consists of an under
skirt OF silk or satin draped with an
accordion-pleated overskirt OF gauzy
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

THE average blank marriage GER
tiflcate, as sold by stationers, is I'M
worthy Of its ultimate use. 1t is a
piece of fantastic type and border
work, printed usually on cheap paper.
1t is priceless bit Of paper, of
course, when photographic art trans
forms it into a certificate Of mar
rage; but it ought to be a thing of
beauty, even though 1t may not prove
to be joy forever. They do these
things better in Belgium. The mar
riage certificate there is an artistic
little book, of the finest tinted paper,
bound in morocco, with gilded edges.
The book, In addition to the form OF
certificate, contains useful informa.
ton about the marriage laws Of Bel
GUM, hints about the care of chill.
dren and blank forms for their names
and birthdays.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

crepe lisse that is lifted at the left side.
The right side of the bodice laps over
and Is fastened with a spray of roses
and foliage. The fullness at the top Is
draped in front, but the back is plain.
The lower parts of the sleeves consist
of series of gauze puffs, with two
larger puffs lined with silk at the top.
In the last picture at the right there
is seen the familiar form of overskirt
which opens at tho side. These are
now often seen on walking dresses and
promise to be more plentiful.
For those who object altogether to
the overdress there Is compromise in
the shape OF lace affair that fits
closely over the underskirtN 70 about
the knees, where IL points of into van
dykes. From under the vandykes a
ruffle set on the underskirt escapes in
pretty fullness. This model, as you
see, avoids all fullness about the hips.
Something of the same effect Is OBJ
tanned by an overdress made entirely
Of ribbon set lengthwise with alternat-
ing insertions OF lace. The ribbon
ends in pointed pieces. and the whole
fits closely over the under silk skirt
Yet another quaint sort goes on over
the head. IL Is only square Of silk
or silk-lined velvet with hole cut in
the center and bet set in incasing q
draw ribbon. The overdress Is clipped
on over the head, the draw ribbon
tightens the belt, and the four corners
of the square fall prettily, one to either
side of the front and one to either side
of the back. The same idea Is carried
out in light wash silk for summon
dresses. A little cape affair made on
the anne plan, and cuffs to match, COM
plete the garniture of the gown.
Copyrights. 1904
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

fall, in collarette fashion, across from
shoulder to shoulder, and attached to
the folded belt of silk is a series OF
curved panel pieces. The two front
ones appear to be the ends of the ber-
tina side pieces. Those on the side
shorten and those at the back are still
shorter and set out slightly. A more
useful accessory could hardly be
planned, for black MORE goes we'll
with almost anything and we are as
sured that braid will hold its own this
summer. AS first offered, it is applied,
in the described materials, to a simple,
street dress of blue serge, but for
strictly dressy use the same affair
might be carried out in the almost
equally popular white MORE. Then
the pointed vest vice. should be a soft
pleating of white chiffon, and frilled
lace should be used instead of the
braid.
Even the despised Dolly Warden PAN
iers are heralded in the puffs on the
hips which narrow in front and spread
wide at the side. Powered organdies
are employed for. this style and the
closely fitting skirt beneath shows
through the transparent folds of the
paniers, but soon we shall have the
same fashion carried out in stiff bro
cades and moires. Even now a model
is being widely adopted that shows a
much befrilled skirt of striped silk
with paniered polonaise bodice OF
lowered brocade, made with big puffs
draping over the hips and deep point
ed stomacher reaching below the waist
line in front TO which the panier is
fulled. A modification of the same eff
feet shows only the stomacher and the
paniers of brocade, epaulette-like
pieces being attached to the stomacher,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

THIS advertisement is being pub
lished by the daily papers: ."Big
Money-Owners Of valuable secret
process for doubling weight Of but
ter, sweetening and purifying bad,
will sell rights to agents and Others
to use it on reasonable terms. Apply
or address --." We would ad.
wise our readers, IL they are ever I'm.
fortunate enough to come in contact
with the advertiser or any man who
buys this valuable secret" to keep a
tight grip on his valuables; for either
one of the precious rascals would
steal widows woodpile.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

HANGING would be too good for the
miscreants who have exterminated
the Yellowstone Park herd of buffalo.
With the possible exception OF a
small herd 10 Texas these were the
last American bison remaining In q
wild state, unless there may be few
left In the Canadian Northwest. But
for the fortunate forethought of in
dividuals who have reduced number
Of specimens to captivity the total
extinction Of the race would now be
a certainty. As 1t is, there is still a
possibility Of its revival. "Ben Har-
rison" and his companions at Golden
Cato Park have suddenly been ele-
waited into a position OF immense i'm
pOrtance. They are like the men,
bers of Noah's menagerie that were
charged with the duty of restocking
the earth after the food.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
A Great speech.

A lawyer, whose eloquence was of
the spread-eagle sort, was addressing
the jury at great length, and his
legal opponent, growing weary, went
outside to rest.
"Mr. B Is making great
speech said a countryman to the
bored counsel.
"Oh, yes, Mr. B always makes
great speech. II you or ] had oc-
casion to announce that two and two
make four, we'd just be fools enough
to blurt 1t right out. Not so, Mr.,
B. He would say:
IF, by that particular arithmetical
rule known as addition, we desired
to arrive at the sum of two integers
added to two integers we should find
and / assert this boldly, sir, with
out fear OF successful contradiction
we, repeat, should find by that par
ticular arithmetical formula before
newfoundland, sir, / hold myself
perfectly responsible for the assertion
/ am about to make-that the sum
of the two given integers added to
the other two integers would be
four!"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

THE death Of the "Danbury News
Man" will remind everybody that the
peculiar humor of which he was one
of the most striking professors-the
humor of the exaggerated and the
groteslue-is OF very recent origin.
Hardly generation has elapsed since
it first made its appearance. Yet in
that time it has circled the earth,
and has done more to make the
United States known and understood
abroad than any other force. Two
or three fortunes have been made out
of it in London by the newspaper
imitators Of it; and faint reflection
of its roguish distortion of solemn
fact is to be found in the literature
of our stately British cousins.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

AN INDIAN HUT. PER- n arly ~, OOO.
HAhBUco In 1883 the ex-
portation Of rubber from this port
reached more than 33, 900, 900 pounds,
OF which two-thirds was worth 81 a
pound. Passing st. Luis de Maran-
ham, a city of 10000, the voyager
southwark reaches Perambuco, called
the Venice of America from its
beauty and the number of canals that
cross 1t. 1t is the sugar emporium Of
Brazil and has population Of $50, 900
souls. Three days from Pernambuco
is Bahia, city of $50, 900 souls. It's
commerce with Europe is extensive
and the steamers of all the transat-
lantic and North American lines en-
ter its harbor. Two days from Ba-
hia lies Rio de Janeiro, which Is to
Brazil what Paris is to France, and
London to Great Britain, the capital
and metropolis, the great center Of
trade, of wealth, of political and
social activity. OF culture and
refinement. Every throb, political or
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

favor, and 1t is steady progress, IL a
slow one. That it is deliberate there
is no denying, but il there Is any trnth
in the saw, slow but sure, they will
prevail before long. Women In gen.
eral don't like the thought of donning
overskirts and paniers, and they are
almost sure to speak of Dolly Warden
styles with sneering emphasis. Never
theless, they are watching closely the
output of new shapes, as, indeed, they
must il they hope to keep to the fore
in fashions fray. When there comes
a cut'of either Of the despised styles
which pleases q woman, she will sur
render and take it up, and as legion
of them are coming, recruits to the
army OF reluctant accepJors are in
direct proportion to the number OF new
models.
In the race for favor, the overskirt
has so far outdistanced the panier, and,
for that reason it may be, panier de-
vices and effects are now becoming
more numerous and more attractive.
In the first two pictures OF THIS column
two views OF the same dress are shown,
to present clearly an ingenious access
sorry which combines the bertha with
the panier effect. It is made of black
MORE edged with black braid. The
bertha is pointed vest piece with a
folded collar, and on either side OF it is
set wide bertha rever of the MORE
spreading over the shoulders and mar
rowing to the waist. At the back is a
box-pleated piece of silk arranged to
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
In Hungary there are many ira,

IN Hungary there are many travel
ing nuns. 1t is made great point
Of piety, as well as hospitality by per-
sons of position, to entertain them.
A host of this kind was lately honored
by visit from two nuns which lasted
several weeks. They were travelling,
they said, To collect money for the
erection of a convent. All of sud-
den these mus disappeared, carrying
away all the portable property they
could lay hands on, and it was dis
covered that they were not nuns al
all, nor even females, but brigands.
What adds to the Indignation Of the
host is the fact that one Of them, In
her role of Mother Superior, used tt
kiss his wife every night.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

In recent article in the North
American Review upon "The Outlook
for War in Europe" Mr.. Archibald
Forbes, the well-known war CORE
spondent, has compiled the statistics
of the war strength of the dual alli-
ance-France and Russia and of the
triple alliance-Germany, Austria
and Italy. AS the figures are COM
piled from official sources, their pub
LEGATION will be valuable for refer
ence. The war strength of Russia Is
2,411, los officers and men, 463, 900
horses and 5, 200 guns; Of France o.
1884, officers and men, 5000
horses, and $500 guns. The war
strength of Germany is 2,440, 900 Of.
ficers and men, 562 $50 horses, and
4,430 guns; OF Austria 1890, 900 Of.
flcers and men, 1920 horses, and
2,140 guns; of Italy 1858, 200 officers
and men, 134, 1000 horses, and 1920
guns. The total war strength of the
dual alliance is 5,126, 705 officers and
men, 1888, 900 horses, and 9,7OO
guns; of the triple alliance, 5, 2S7, 200
officers and men, 9sS, $50 horses, and
$3.50 guns. The war strength of the
triple alliance infantry, therefore, is
superior to that Of the dual alliance
in officers and men by 100, 495, while
it is inferior pa, $50 In the number
Of horses and 1910 in the number OF
guns. The total forces available by
both alliances in war, field troops
only, is 10, Alb, 905. The gross popu-
lation Of both alliances is 272, $50, 462.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
Tur news that the vanderbilts are

TIE news that the vanderbilts are
on the point of buying up job lot OF
Southern railroads Is not altogether
unweIcome. The concentration OF
great railroad interests under the
control OF one man or one set OF men
is not desirable as general PROPOSE
ton, but 1t has certain advantages.
In the case of the Vanderbilts the
advantages are distinctly perceptible.
Beginning with the old Commodore
the Vanderbilts have always sought
to conduct their railroads as business
enterprises rather than as mediums
for stock jobbing. If the Wander
bits secure control Of the Southern
roads the travelling public will reap
the benefit. The lines will be put in
good condition and the service will
be made the best possible. The
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

ONE of the first lessons that a
young man should learn is faithful
ness to duty and trustworthiness in
small matters. Having these, the
foundation of prosperity is laid; and,
If to such characteristics are added a
determination to become absolute
master OF the business and the ca
pacity to grasp the various require
ments, the highway to wealth and
standing is well laid out.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
A FLOATING ISLAND.
A Queer Story of Cranberry Lake in New

A Queer Story of Cranberry Lake in New
Jersey.
A curious floating island is said to
exist on Cranberry Lake, at Arden,
n. j. The island Is about two acres
in extent and is overgrown with
large spruce and hemlock trees and
luxuriant vegetation. 1t floats from
one part of the lake to the other,
propelled by the wind or current of
the water. At one end Of Cranberry
Lake is a dam, and the people are
often much in fear lest the island
break this, on the preservation of
which depends their lives and prop
erty. About twelve years ago." said
an inhabitant of the district to a
stranger who had found an old cable
attached to the floating island and
asked about it. "The entire popula-
ton was thrown into panic by the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29
Tennyson and His Watch.

Mrs. Brookfeld, who was one Of
Thackeray's correspondents and gath
cred up sheaf Of membranes of
him, has been doing the same thing
for Tennyson. Among other stories,
In describing visit at Lord Ashbur-
tons place, she gives a picture Of
~Tennyson's coming into breakfast
rather late one morning, with a per-
turbed expression OF face and his
watch in his hand, saying, with
great gravity: MY watch has
stop; ed. What am I to do?' We
all felt concerned for moment, I'M
Til think 1t was Mr.. Fairbairn, who,
as a practical man, with equal grav-
ity rose from his chair. took the
watch from Alfred's hand, asked for
his key, wound IL up and silently re-
turned it to Its owner"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

alarm given from Cranberry Lake
that the floating island was slowly
moving down toward the dam with
the stubbornness Of an avalanche.
"A posse Of men and horses was
Immediately dispatched to the lake
with block and tackle. That old
hauser you saw fastened to tree
was used to connect the island with
the gearing on the mainland. Then,
with the assistance of several teams
OF strong draught horses, the island
was pulled back gradually about a
quarter of a mile from the dam. 1t
was then tied up to the mainland,
Just as you would tie up big ocean
steamer to North river dock"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

the whole presenting the effect OF a
skeleton bodice to be treated as an ac-
cessory and worn with plain bodice
and skirt.
General acceptance Of the overskirt
will mean brisk business for dressmak-
ors, and they fully realize it. So anx-
ious are they that the happy POSSIBLE
ity shall not escape them that an occa-
Thus, the third illustration depicts an
unmistakahla ovarslxirt with equally
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-03-29

A SAN QUENTIN, CAL, convict re-
fused TO accept pardon because he
believed he could do the other con-
victs good by remaining among them.
The ways of Providence-it has been
stated besore-are inscrutable. No
sooner had the convict reached his
peculiar and self-sacriflcing deter
mination than he died.