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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-28

stride at which many will falter. But
the knowing ones. take 1t and claim
that 1t is but right, II the eyebrows.
give out of a sudden at the outer cor
her, or their arch be interrupted, to
finish out what nature intended by
shadowing In what Is needed with bit
of burnt match. This is very different
from vulgarly tracing a heavy black
mark over the arch of the brows, they
will tell you; the one Is necessary and
therefore excusable for the footlights,
the other is as legitimate for all other
times as wearing best gown or put
ting on bow of becoming ribbon.
And this argument is very effective.
The owner of brows that are perfect Is
not moved by it, naturally enough, but
the other sort thinks 1t telling one.
Returning again to the point where
women are much inclined to make each
her own fashions-that is, the hair-it
will be found that the style now Is to
either draw the locks smoothly up very
high or to have 1t In a low knot, parted
severely in front and combed down
over the ears. But the wise woman
whose hair line at the back of the neck
is not pretty, and whose hair best dis
poses itself in soft knots at the back
of the head, will combine both fash
ions. What is more, though she may
take advantage of the downward side
sweep of the hair over the ear tips, she
will wear little bang, If her forehead
need 1t. and If the face need length, she
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-28

Chicago Dispatch: We are pleased 10
learn from the annual report OF the
American Foreign Missionary society
that the average cost of converting n
heather Is now only $216 net. This is
cheap enough. No one will claim that
the results are not worth the money.
But we cannot help but wish that great
er care were exercised in selecting the
heathens to be experimental upon. The
heather Of Central Africa may he
worth saving at $216 head, but we
would prefer to see the money expend-
ed in saving the heather of Chicago.
why not let the heather Of Borioboola
Cha work out their own salvation until
the heather of the levee district shall
have been cared for? Let us regenerate
Clark street first and China afterward.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-28

Ars Joukluo frovo0 AZ Dy tine Lazy
the Barber and the Tramp.
Mr.. Jenkins was always In q hurry.
1t CALLED him to have to wait for any
thing. A delay Of even a few seconds
in getting change drove him into q
passion. He always would walk down
town rather than wait for street car
II the car was not In sight when he
was ready to go. 1t gave him nervous
prostration II the railroad train he
wanted to take was five. minutes late.
But the worst trial Of his life was the
necessity of having to wait his turn at
the barber shop. That he regarded as
clear waste Of time. He would try
every scheme to get into the shop at
time when no one else was there.
Often IN desperation he would spend
an hour hurrying from one shop to
another In the hope of finding one
where he could be next" Unfortu-
nately, however, his favorite barber
was also the favorite OF a good many
other men, and he often had to bide
his time in patience, or rather impa-
thence, though 1t made a great strain
on his nervous system.
He started to enter the shop the 9TH
err evening, and as he peered through
the door he saw to his delight that the
barber at the eleventh chair had no
victim. He Rugged himself over his
unusual luck, says the Buffalo Ex-
press. His hand was on the door
knob, but just ut that moment a wom-
ans scream rang out close ut hand.
A tramp had accosted her with plea
for q notwithstanding, and
when she attempted to brush past him
had snatched at her purse. She was
clinging to 1t pluckily and screaming
for help. The street was deserted.
Mr.. jenkins was the only man around
and he was out Of sight In the door
way, which probably had embroidered
the tramp to make the assau alt.
Mr.. Jenkins took in the situation at
a glance. He was a chivalrous man.
His first impulse was to rush to the
rescue Of the woman. But as he was
starting to do so the thought Of the va
cant chair came back to him. What
was he to do? If he stopped to help
the woman some one else might slip
into the shop and then he would have
to wait for his shave. He took step
toward the struggling couple. Then he
turned and stepped back the other
way. He whirled himself around three
or four times in sheer desperation of
indecision.
Then a bright idea came to him.
| Springing into the middle Of the side
walk, he waved his arms and shouted;
"Wait just minute, madame!
Please hold on a second or two, Mr..
Tramp! II be there as quick as get
shaved. I'm next and 1t won't take
ten minutes. Just postpone your af-
fair till get through"
And with that he bolted into the bar
Der shop, and dropping into the va
cant chair exclaimed excitedly: 'Dou.
BILE tip if you'll let me out quick. I've
got to rescue lady from highway.
man as soon as get through here"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-28
A BURGLARS CONFESSION.
Women ana Dogs Bother Him More
than Men Who Try TO Shoot.


than Men Who Try to Shoot.
A man signing his name "E. RAN
dolph Higginson, Of Boston," who ad-
mits that he has been. committing bur
glaries In Atchison Of late, sends the
following card Of thanks to this Office,
says the Atchison Globe:
Although my receipts In Atchison
have been comparatively small,
would not have the citizens think me
ungrateful, and hereby extend my
thanks for what little take away from
the town. My stay In your city has
been pleasant, and have been treated
with such courtesy by the best people
that l may return ut another time. I
have enjoyed very much the visits TO
some Of your homes, and my only regret
Is that 1 did not have my wife along to
enjoy the fun. regret to notice that
Jim Waggener values the watch took
from his residence at $50. II he really
paid this amount for the watch he was
robbed and ought to crack down on
the dealer who sold 1t to him. I tried
to pawn the watch In st. Joe, but was
only offered $2.75 for It,
1T is shame for good citizen to
be robbed In this manner. l was talk
ing to policeman a few days ago who
informed me that the ladies Of Atchison
do not bring flowers and pie and cake
to prisoners In the county jail. Ac-
cordingly l gave the officers no oppor-
tunity to arrest and keep me In the
county Jail for time on suspicion. I
don't know whether l ought to give
away professional secrets or not, but
will say that the cleaning dagger some
claim to have seen me brandishing was
really an icicle. During the twenty
years / have been in the business 1
have never injured a human being. /
have too much respect for the teachings
Of the Bible to do such a thing. never
have any trouble from the men, not
withstanding their talk Of shooting me
full Of holes. The only trouble ever
have Is from screaming women and
barking dogs. Before closing, I must
say that the people should not censure
me too severely. They must remember
that all the goods I take are second
handed"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-28
Fire Service in Russia.

In Russian village there is not
even such an organization rs we pos
sess in this country in the small volun-
teer companies. In their stead is log
stable with matched roof containing
an old-fashioned pump and three casks
mounted on wheels. These are kept
filed with water, and each is drawn
by single horse.
The horses are the property Of the
commune, and they are kept lethered
outside the cabin, ready for duty at
a moments notice. A place is also set
apart in the hut for the muzhik who
serves as Waterman, an office that is
held, turn by turn, by the inhabitants
Of the township. The location selected
for the cabin is as near rs possible to
the residence of the pristay, or the dis
trict captain of the police, and upon
an alarm of fire he drives to the scene
I'm his telega at the head Of the pro-
cession OF carts and peasants.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-28
shipbuilding in England.

Shipbuilding In the United King
dom during 1894 showed an increase Of
nearly 100000 tons over 1893, although
1t does not attain the average Of the
years preceding. Steamers were built
aggregating 966,219 tons, and sailing
vessels 1923 tons; this represents 1913
vessels in all. The proportion Of steam
ers to sailing vessels, which is steadily
Increasing every year, is now 90.1S per
cent. During the year marine engines
were built with total of 81. 616 horse
powre. The marked feature of con-
struction was the effort to obtain enor-
nous capacity for limited gross tom
mage, with a pine-knot speed on min
imun coal consumption. This economy,
Engineering thinks, has been carried
beyond the danger point as such en-
gines are unable to hold a fully laden
ship up to a gale.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-28

Whenever Detroit or st. Louis gets
up some new and unusual experience
1t is q curious fact that Chicago i'm
mediately produces something so much
more startling in the same line that
there is nothing left to be said about
the first episode. A few days ago a
couple of young men fought duel
with skates on the ice that covers De-
troit River. A duel in Chicago out
classes the Detroit affair five to one.
Mary Walsh and Nelly Mahoney had
a dispute. Who began it is not clear,
but Mary poured pot full of hot tea
down the inside Of Nelly's dress, be-
ginning at her collar. Nelly hit Mary
with the frying pan, and Mary came
back with the emptied teapot. Nelly
pinned her faith to the skillet because
1t was hot, but Mary abandoned the
teapot for picture of Washington
crossing the Delaware, and the result
was Nelly's defeat ingloriously. And
yet men like the soon to be ex-C Congress-
man Breckenridge pose as opponents of
the code and gentlemen to whom boil
ing tea down their backs Is the way
they really prefer the beverage.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-28

those women whose positions In So
ciety bring them into the center Of the
social fray think otherwise, and they
excuse their indulgence by asserting
that a womans first duty Is to look
attractive, no matter what her physi-
cal drawbacks may be. Some go much
further and claim the right to enhance
their good looks by any means at hand.
1t Is not the purpose of this descrip-
ton to urge either the cause or the
adjustment Of cosmetics, but merely
to point out how the skilled manipula-
tor utilizes, its trickery. Women fol-
low pretty closely the laws laid down
by Dame Fashion for their attire, but
rs to face and hair. every woman
takes the course she deems most be-
coming to herself. For instance, lot
Is said these days about the central
parting, and the miss Prim" style for
the hair. Still, the girl with an irreg-
ular, vivacious face may draw her hair
down over her ears IL she thinks 1t be-
coming, but discard all other conces-
sion to the Prim fashion, do her locks
In all sorts of frivolous little perkles
In the back and round 1t softly from
her forehead In the front Such a
coiffure Is seen beside the initial pic
ture and is In the best taste for its
wearer, though not in line with the
trying smoothness that is demanded
from slavish followers of fashion s
laws.
Having done as she pleased with her
hair and found it improving to her APP
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-28

Count Jean de Castellane and Miss
Anna Gould are said to have announc-
ed to a large roomful of people in Lon
don that they were engaged to be mar
ried, and the count subsequently bub-
bled over with the information that
100000 was to be settled upon him
by his wife on their wedding day. This
is about the disposition of Jay Gould's
millions which poetic justice would ex-
act SO far the sins of the father have
been visited but lightly upon the first
generation. George married an actress,
who Is very estimable woman, and
both Of them are breaking their hearts
because New York society will not ad-
NIT them within Its holy portals. In
the meantime somebody paid an In
diana adventures $4,000 to go away
and let the Gould family alone. How
ard Gould wanted to marry into the
same profession which his brother
chose, but was blocked by the family,
and is now understood to be biding his
time when he can be shocked and horri-
fed at what somebody else of the kin
folk want to do. Neither SANDER nor
gossip has ever touched Helen Gould,
who seems to be far and away the best
of rather middling lot, and now comes
the younger daughter, who proposes
to gid badly battered French corvnet
with an electrolysis of American gold.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-28
SHORT.LIvED FORTUNES.
How the Millions of the Cresus-Lilks
Bonanza Kings Have Dwind1ed.

HOW the MILLIONS OF the SrHSuS- Like
Bonanza Kings Have Dwind1ed.
While the accumulation of wealth in
the hands Of few is an evil that should
be vigorously combated, there are not
lacking indications that it contains
within itself the seeds of its own de-
that fasten themselves like abelones on
a single spot and suck out the resources
Of community from generation to
generation, are happily rare, and the
conditions that permit them to subsist
may be easily altered by legislation.
The difficulty of maintaining great ag-
gregations of capital intact under or
binary circumstances has been strik-
ing Illustrated in San Francisco.
A few years ago, among many large
accumulations Of wealth in this town,
eight stupendous fortunes stood con-
spicuously pre-eminent-the four rail-
road fortunes of Stanford, Hunting
ton, Croker and Hopkins, and the four
bonanza fortunes of Flood, O'Brien,
Mackay and Fair The widest ideas
prevailed concerning the size of these
boards. Stanford and Huntington We're
commonly supposed to be worth at
least $100,000,000 apiece. At one time
Mackay was called the richest man in
the world, and his wealth was figured
as high as 100000, 900. This estimate
was based on the reasonable idea Of
taking the dividends on his mining stocks
as the interest on a capital sufficient to
Jtxx DC
and perhaps allowing for a geometrical
Increase on the previously observed
scale.
OF these huge fortunes only that Of
Huntington remains undiminished in
the original hands. Mackay is living,
but his wealth, actual and reputed, has
shrunk until he sometimes finds 1t
hard to lay hands at short notice on
100000 or 100000 in ready cash.
The Stanford estate has been generous
ly dedicated to public uses. The
Croker estate has to support several
families and several expensive estab-
lishments. The Hopkins estate is prob
ably smaller now than when Mark
Hopkins died. Flood and O'Brien saw
their wealth diminish to ordinary pro-
portions before their death, and their
heirs are not conspicuous now among
the multi-millionaires. The shrewdest
and hardest of the bonanza kings has
just died, and his wealth will be d.
vided into several parts in any case,
and may be all swallowed up by the
legal talent that has displayed such alb
sorbent ability in the Jessup and
Blythe cases.
On the whole, the American atmos-
phere, favorable as it is to the accumu-
lation Of vast fortunes, does not appear
particularly to promote their perpet-
uity.-San Francisco Examiner.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-28

pearance, this same woman will be
tempted to dust little powder over
her chin, If she believes that it will
make her face seem softer and prettier
than as If the skin were not so yelled.
If she have pretty red lips and the trace
Of color she needs in her cheeks, the
little busting Of powder is all that Is
helpful. This she puts on lightly, not
in the least like the professional appli-
cation of "chalk" that is demanded
by the footlights.
Having gone so far, she will go
little farther IL 1t be needed. Suppose
her lips are chapped and rough; she
ject to an application of cold cream to
restore their smoothness and incident
ally their beauty. Maybe the color
does not come to them as it should,
why not then, thinks she, use a pink
cold cream instead Of n white one.
She'll tell you very positively that moth
ing could be uglier or more vulgar
than to paint the lips, but that their
own color may be encouraged, as by
powder the softness and clearness of
the skin is enhanced. If the eyebrows
be prettily marked, how foolish it
would be to do anything to them, but
suppose they are not. Suppose they
have ingrowing corners at the inner
ends and actually meet over the nose.
Many beauty has been spoiled by
this blemish. All that growth Of hair
that is turned in instead of out is a
Disagreement and nothing more. Why
leave 1t there any more than to permit
a smooch of SCOT on the tip of the nose?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-28
Common Things.

Students of nature have never been
able to explain the chameleon's change
Of color.
Lake Acubo, Chill, has an area of
forty-fve square miles and is 1850
feet above sea level.
James Willis of Mount Sterling, KY,
has been struck by lightning four diff
ferent times and still lives.
The Sault Ste. Marie was so named to
distinguish 1t from many other saultes
or leaps. The Indian name was Pawa.
tecy, water Falling Over Rocks"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-28

a deep,r rosy color. This woman wants
no shadowy look about her eyes. She
will let the powder rest on the lids, rub
bling 1t from the lashes with a damp
finger.
There Is yet another thing; why
should the pale woman with brown hair
allow her cheeks to grow hollow and
her eyes to wrinkle just because she
has that sort Of skin? Massage will
prevent 1t. Rub softly about the cor
ners of the eyes and under them. The
droop about the lids of the fourth pic
tured face is charming, but why take
the crow's-feet that come early with
that sort of droop? Hair like this, IL
of dull brown, must be brushed glossy
and curled in big soft rings that will
gather shadows, no matter what the
fashion. These eyes will look well
Swallowed and sometimes very dark
ivory powder Redeemed just the least
bit, will give tone to the skin that
nature left out.
OF course the woman with smooth,
round cheeks and the coloring of youth
ought to be spanked IL she resorts to
these devices. Let her lean her demure
cheek on her hand, droop her pretty
lids and simply not know there is such
thing as powder in the world. She
Is sure to be lovely, whether she is
dressed I'm the latest way or not; in
deed, she Is the lovelier for being bit
old fashioned. AS she appears In the
final sketch, the little fringe at the fore
head gives a suggestion of youth that
Is almost infantile.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-28

will raise he hair softly back Of the
bang. The result of this independ-
cnce Of treatment can be judged from
seen that to make the face seem long
er, small aigrette is put atop the last
mentioned soft puffs.
BY the third illustration still another
type of face that tempts its owner 10
improving devices is presented. 1t Is
the often seen creamy skinned woman,
with deep red krinkly hair and red
brown eyes. If she have any idea Of
what is becoming to herself, she will
need no bidding to let her hair tousle
as it will about her forehead, for the
closer 1t comes to the eyes, the more
their red-brown color Is set off. What
q goose she would be to take her hair
off her forehead or to interfere with its
vital crinkle by either an effort to
brush it glossy, or to curl it in soft
rings. So much, doubtless, will lie
granted by anyone, in case her skin is
q creamy white without color. If it be
marred by an all over floridness, the
believer in improvers will declare 1t
to be her downright duty to cream her
face thoroughly, wiping it dry and APP
plying dull brunette powder, one that
has deep ivory tone, neither white
nor pink. Sometimes a powder largely
made Of sulphur is not only becoming
color, but is also excellent for the skin.
This woman's lips must be red, so she
will rub just the least bit Of cochineal
powder, the merest dust of it, into n
thin paste with cold cream, and put
this on each lip right in the center, ruo-
bing it in dry before it reaches the COR
ners. 1t must not show anywhere
when it is done. but the lips must have
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-28

You have the right to remove 1t, say
these philosophers, and they prove pos
scssed Of the courage of their convic-
tons by promptly doing 1t. With
pair of tweezers they pull out every
hair up to the little parting that marks
the line where the real eyebrow be-
gins. For n little while the tweezers
must be used regularly, but soon the
abnormal growth will cease, just as
after while with the legitimate use
of powder the roughness of the skin
will go away.
So far the steps of progress have been
Of even length, but tho next one is
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-28
Effects of Deep-Sea Pressure.


1t is not unusual for bottles of cham
water, when there is no ice on ship
board, in order to get the wine to pal
atable temperature, but never long
enough to cause contact between the
salt water and the wine. We can hard
ly tell what the effect upon the wine
would be If the bottle were immersed
at a great depth for any considerable
time. 1t Is a fact, however, that If an
ordinary glass bottle, tightly corked
and sealed, be sunk in, say, fifty faith
oms of salt water and left there for
about ten minutes, it may, when
brought to the surface, be found partly
full of water. We say may, because
the pressure Of the superintendent
mass Of water will either force the
water through the porous glass, force
the cork into the bottle, or break the
bottle.
BY law Of hydrostatics the pressure
Of water is In proportion to its vertical
height and it's area at the base. 1t IL
reckoned that the pressure Of water on
any body plunged into it is about one
pound to the square inch for every two
feet of the depth. Bottles filled with
fresh water, tightly corked and sealed,
have been sunk to great depths In the
ocean, and where the enormous pres
sure has not burst the bottles 1t has
driven in the cork and displaced the
fresh with salt water. Pieces Of wood
have been weighted and sunk in the
sea, with the result that the tissues
have become so condensed that the
wood lost its buoyancy and will never
float again. 1t could not even be
burned when apparently quite dry.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-28

other American capitol buildings: ~,
The Governor Of Louisiana is MUIR
ply 1. Foster. Foster is 46 years Of age
and is one of the ablest lawyers in the
South. He was elected to the State
Senate in 1880 and served continuously
in that body until elected Governor in
1892. He led the anti-lottery fight and
was elected on that issue.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-28

Los Angeles must be queer place.
A refined, cultivated man, who had
been unfortunate, and who had not
enough money left to get away from the
place, shot at an officer. The judge
sentenced him to six months in the
county Jail, but the prisoner begged so
piteously to be sent to the penitentiary
that the courts heart was softened and
he acceded to the poor mans request.
Yes, Los Angeles must be queer place.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-28

Hell am in love. VIII you be my
confidante?
she--C Certainly. am at your SER
vice.
He--well, would you advise me to
propose to you Brooklyn Life.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-28

Philadelphia is almost lively now. A
municipal election is pending.-New
York Recorder.
Still the old, old joke without the
shadow of an excuse.-Philadelph In
quirer,
Good! The rebuke is richly deserved.
Philadelphia is fully justified in resent
Ing the imputation that under any cir
cumstances or at any time she is sal
most lively"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-28

A Minneapolis paper says that "Sen-
ator-elect Knute Nelson is man who
will stand on his own feet" We are
pleased to learn this. We believe that
Knute will get along much better than
he would If he attempted to stamp on
the feet of his brother Senators.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-02-28

In a recent address a minister in Co.
hoes, N. Y, stated that "forty barrels
of rum are sent to Africa for each mis-
sionary." Well, If the missionaries
can't worry along on forty barrels Of
rum apiece why not send fewer mis-
sionarieS?