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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-08
Lace and Lacemaking.

Brussels was the favorite lace at the
court of the first empire, and when
Napoleon and the Empress Marie Lou
ise made their first entry into the Bel
gic capital they gave large orders for
lace Of the richest point. The city gave
to the Empress a collection Of its finest
laces, also q curtain Of Brussels point
for draping the cradle Of the King Of
Rome.
Lacemaking is a great source Of ma
tional wealth to Belgians, over 300, 1000
women being thus employed. Lace
making forms a part Of female educa-
ton since the mandate Of Charles v.
to that effect, and there are 1900 lace
schools In Brussels. The thread used
In Brussels lace Is Of extraordinary
fineness. The finest quality is spun In
dark underground rooms, for contact
with afr causes the thread to break.
A fragment Of lace in the collection
at the Worlds Fair was worked with
the needle upon muslin, leaving a few
meshes unfinished. 1t Is an heirloom
of the Bonaparte family Of Baltimore.
Napoleon III. was a great lover Of
lace. The fiounce In the trousseau Of
Eugene, Empress Of the French, was
valued at $4,000 francs and took forty
women eighteen months to complete.
The Duchess Of York Is a great admi-
rer and connofsseur Of lace, using the
Dfllow herself. One notable piece sent
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-08
A Dangerous Ice.Chest.

The northern fishing vessels are ac-
customed to rely for their supply Of Ice
upon the icebergs themselves-a dan
gerous, IL convenient resource. An
iceberg Is an uncertain quantity, and
very narrow escapes are related by the
crews returned from the fisheries. The
schooner Elwood lately arrived from
Alaska with twenty tons Of halibut
packed In ice. She sailed from Seattle
northward, and went to the Muir GIa-
cier for Ice.
A big iceberg was encountered while
passing through Icy Straits, and select
ed for service. Thirty tons Of Ice were
whitfield Off the berg and transferred
to the schooner during the day. AS the
tide fell, the berg began to roll, the
reef forming a pivot on which it re-
volved. Then suddenly the vessel listed
heavily to starboard, and 1t was dis
covered that'1t had been anchored over
a spur Of the iceberg. Night was COM
ing and the situation grew more dan
gerous.
The crew were ordered into the boats.
Resting on their oars at a safe distance,
all hands watched the schooner, expect
ing every moment to see 1t roll over and
disappear. AS the tide fell, small
peak Of Ice showed itself on the other
side Of the vessel, and it was found
that the berg had caught and hemmed
the schooner in.
For three-quarters Of an hour the
fate Of the schooner hung in the bal
ance; then without any apparent rea-
son, she plunged suddenly forward into
the sea, came right side up. and an
chored out of reach Of the foe.
The crew rowed back to the vessel,
and lost no time in getting away from
the rolling mountain Of Ice. At mid
night the spur which had so nearly
caused the destruction of the Elwood
was the highest peak of the berg
which had performed complete revo.
luton.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-08

err IN lie trade one c1fi5us fact b
'that this uniquephan(lcraft Z often
hereditary. IA a. ~. ~.
Much pxQuiata {w9v 3hip - az
hiblted 81 the maoi4t ~ - = lee Of the
more expensive sort The craft has de-
rived it. knowledge,zp Mcguire. from
surgery, 20 tha4 ~, felC sH6f limb ID
q study a ansk6my 111e astion OF the
knee and the movements Of the numer-
GUS joints In the fo0G dzS simulated by
the skillful use of finely tempered elias
tic cords. The, movements OF the nat
ural joints are reproduced 50 faithfully
that . very inapprsciable halt, indeed,
Ii oil that can be observed In the gait Of
the wearer Of Q high-class artificial leg.
The mechanism Of a foot and leg Is call
ed upon to perform limited operations.
but the operations demanded Of the
hand are almost infinite; and. however
perfectly the wrist and finger Joints
may b Initiated, they remain utterly
inert unless supplied with and directed
by . continuous impulse from without.
Opening and closing the fingers IL all
that can be effected by simple pressure
against another object or general
movement Of the entire arm. A SER
viceable substitute for an arm and hand
must, therefore. be sought for on other
than an anatomical basis. To meet the
case some very handsome and exceed
ingly Ingenious contrivances are to be
seen. One consists of sheath, or
socket as It Ia technically called,
made Of English willow, canvas, and
leather. and lined with some warm fab
ric, into which the stump of the severed
forearm Is to be inserted, and the
weight Of which Is distributed, by
means Of straps passing through
band on the upper arm and thence
crosswise round the chest. A hollow
screw or catchspring is let into the
end of this socket, by means of which
any one Of number Of tools" can at
will be attached, and with which the
owner can subserve the more common
purposes Of daily life,
One Of the commOnest expressions
heard regarding person with an arti-
fcial lower limb Is, Hes got cork
leg" the idea conveyed being that the
person has an artificial limb made out
Of cork-at least so far as the knowl-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-08

Performed Some Acts That Were Not
ON the Circus Programme.
An incident not on the bills occurred
during Ringing Brothers circus per-
Torrance the other day. During q
number on the program In which the
several rings and stages OF the show
are used by series Of trained AMI
NAL acts, a troupe OF monkeys were
performing In the ring, when tall
young vermonter, with just enough OF
mountain dew under his belt to make
him rather numerous, threw a half
pint bottle Of liquor into the arena.
Paddy -Rooski, one Of the performing
monkeys, no sooner saw the bottle
than he ran away from his trainer,
snatched It from the ground, and, with
the quick instinct of the "eaters Of
everything" or the "bandarlog," as
Rudyard Kipling calls them, pulled
the cork, and, before he could be pre-
vented, poured the fiery liquid down
his throat
The liquor took an almost immediate
effect, and Paddy Rooski had high
old time and performed some pranks
that were even more amusing than
those on the program. He leered
cunningly at his companions, tottered
about the ring, and refused to take
his position among the other monkeys,
at the same time jibbering and chatter
ing in way that only needed words
to make an intelligent drunk.
Professor Andres tried every means
known to the monkey trainers art to
subdue the hilarious Paddy Rooski,
but to no purpose. From his gleeful
state. he soon merged into one Of anger
and proceeded to do up the other men,
bers Of the monkey tribe In regular
pugilistic style. One Of the attendants
secured a small net, and throwing 1t
over the intoxicated monkey secured
him and carried him into the dressing
room.
AS Paddy Rooski vanished behind
the dressing-room he let out a yell that
would have done credit to a Kansas
farmer full of bootleg whisky
Boston Herald.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-08
Too True

An Oil City gentleman, who is fond
Of fishing for trout, had nearly finished
a long days tramp on a stream strewn
with cut poles, bait-boxes, and other
evidences of the native angler. He
had ignored an occasional sign tackled
to tree Of "No fishing on this stream"
The day was nearly over and he was
nearing the mouth of the stream, when
he was hailed by a resident of neigh
boring farmhouse. "Hello, cap'nv'
"Well?" "Ye been fishin' up here?'
YES" "Can We read?" Eyes" did
We see that sign tellin' We there's no
fishin' up here?" Eyes, and it's true,
too" A light seemed to break upon the
farmers understanding, and he grunt-
ed and faced about for home.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-08

nodded to the proper shape in papier-
mache, and then 1t Is waxed and var
nished to the tint Of the complexion Of
the noseless person. Ordinarily 1T Is
fastened on by means Of pair Of spec
tacles, to the nose-piece OF which It Is
firmly attached. In some cases, how
ever, where the remaining stump In
large enough, 1t Is clamped In place and
the spectacles are not necessary. An
ear is made in much the same way, but
1t Is far more difficult to attach. Most
frequently small springs fitting into the
ear aact are used, but they are likely In
the end to seriously impair the hearing.
Other physical deficiencies are RENE
died by wigs, false teeth and glass eyes.
The last are made most exclusively In
Thuringla, Germany, and the workmen
are marvelously expert.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-08

BY her belonged to . descendant Of
Lord Ammo Hamilton. who was the
grandson Of Queen Anne. Another
specimen Of historic interest was an
apron given by Queen Elizabeth to
Lord Fairfax; still others. a gown
manufactured for Queen Adelaide. and
Princess Charlotte's christening robe.
In the year Of the great famine in
Ireland, 1847, when thousands Of chill
dren were left orphans In the hands of
the landed proprietors, the Irish ladies
at once bethought themselves Of occu-
pations whereby they could be made
to gain their livelihood. Lady De We're
was first to teach the mistress Of a
school ON her own estate the art of
lacemaking. Irish point and Carick-
macross. Limerick, and Honiton laces
are great favorites with Queen Vic
toria and her daughters.-New York
Churchman.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-08
REVEALED IN 4 DREAM.


How . Doctor Disgnosed Case and
Cured HE Patient.
One OF the most unaccountable ad-
ventures In the phenomena Of the lives
Of the physicians ever recorded was re-
lated by DIR. Charles Bockman. of As
toria. l.. l., at q meeting Of the Ameri-
can Medical Society In this city Tues
day afternoon. The scientific men pres
ent were much interested In the strange
freak Of nature the practitioners dis
closed. They believe 1t new and valua-
BILE evidence regarding the much-dis-
cussed opinions on the conditions Of the
mind or brain In sleep, which Is also
q subject Of strong human interest.
1T seems to me-" said DIR. Bockman,
after introducing the subject to his lis
teners In a formal manner, "that 1t Is q
truly remarkable occurrence when q
physician makes a clear diagnosis OF q
mysterious malady In dreamland. Yet
I have done so-and done so to my utter
amazement. When, purely characters
tic instinct, examined into my dream
and found 1t as a spokesman OF fact,
was stricken speechless, but since 1
have come to the conclusion that the
phenomenon Is not mysterious or even
strange. I was called to attend little
baby suffering the most rigid spas
modic commissions, the cause for which
! found impossible to discover. / first
saw the poor little infant on Sunday
and by Tuesday had become perfectly
nonplused as to what to do for 1t, fur
Their than to administer temporary re-
lief. thought of nothing else than the
poor little ones sufferings all day Mon
day, and retired that night with the
child's remarkable symptoms mentally
photographed on my mind.
Tuesday morning when arose 1 had
been to see the little patient in dream;
had discovered the trouble and con-
ceived simple treatment for its cure,
which had administered with entire
success. Upon calling at Mrs. Lock
woods, the child's mother, this morn
Ing, stepped to the corner of the room
In which the cradle stood, and raising
the Infants foot observed the little rose
colored spot l had seen in my dream.
In an instant, almost before I knew
what ! was doing, I drew a slender
pointed lancet from my pocket and
quickly punctured the spot, when out
came a needle three fourths Of an inch
long, head rst"-New York Morning
Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-08

side Of wheel are connected with
each other by chains, so that when
one swings open 1t pulls the next one
open.
Opposite to the gates are holes that
prevent excessive suction and permit
the current to enter and assist In turn
ing the wheel, but the holes on the end
wheels have their outer sides partially
covered by deflectors. The motor Is
well adapted to being placed in a
stream where the force Of the current
Is the only power. 1t is illustrated and
described in the Scientific American.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-08
Made Good His Statement

In his class at Yale, says DR.. Snipe,
was student who climbed street lamp
posts and removed street signs for his
room ornamentation. The chief OF po-
lice at New Haven happened by acct
dent one day to see the signs in his
room, and after informing him that the
fine for thus removing such articles
was So per sign, inquired how many he
had. The youth replied, Forty" The
chief said II he would return them the
mischief would be overlooked. On
hunting up the signs the student discov-
cred that he had but thirty-two, and
that night he stole eight more in order
to return, as he did next day, precisely
forty signs.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-08

the large end Of the needle project at
the upper end Of the cork, snap 1t of
with a pair Of shears, so that 1t may be
flush with the surface Of the cork.
Place a nickel upon two blocks Of
wood, as shown In the cut, and put the
cork on it, with the sharp end Of the
needle down, OF course. Give the cork
quick, sharp blow with hammer,
and the needle, being unable to bend
owing to the support given it by the
cork, will easily go through the nickel.
A silver quarter may be readily used
In place of the nickel.-Philadelph
Times.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-08

plunge the stick into the water, as
shown In the cut.
The weight should be heavy enough
to keep about three-fourths Of the stick
under water. Having done all this, get
a half-ounce. an ounce and two-ounce
weight you may borrow them from
your drugglsD, and placing them, one
at time, upon the platform Of your
scale, carefully mark on the stick the
water level In each case.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-08

springs serves to bring the toes back
to natural position after they have
been bent upwards either In stepping on
the toe or an uneven surface. BY an
arrangement Of the cords and springs
the leg can be moved backwards or for
wards on the ankle joint while the foot
remains fat upon the floor. This move
ment enables the foot to accommodate
itself to any position It may be placed
In when walking. BY covering the bot
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-08
Needn't Wait for Him.

Whistler, the eccentric artist, had
been invited to attend wedding, and
had promised to attend the ceremony.
When the wedding party reached the
church, Whistler was nowhere to be
seen, but telegram bearing his sigma
ture was handed to the groom. 1t read:
"Am unavoidably detained. Can't get
to the church In time. Don't wait"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-08
IMPROVED WATER MOTOR.

For Conveniently, Utilizing tho Cur
reinforce Of Any Stream.
This useful device consists Of num-
Der of wheels fixed upon q common
shaft, the width Of the stream deter
mining how many wheels may be used.
On the sides Of the wheels are gates
that swing outwardly to increase the
resistance Of the wheel, and conse-
quently its power. When the wheel is
not in gear the gates close into recesses
provided for them. The gates on one
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-08
TO WEIGH LETTERS.

A Broomstick, Water Jar, and a Few
Marks the Only Requisite.
A very good scale for weighing let
tiers may be made by anyone without
expense. Get the handle of WORKOUT
broom and cut of about Is inches Of it.
Pour water into a wide-mouthed jar un-
til 1t is nearly full, and, having attach
ed a weight to one end Of the stick and
tackled q square Of cardboard to the
other, the latter to serve as platform,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-08
PIERCING A NICKEL.

An Interesting and Instructive Ex-
pertinent with Needle and Coin.
We know that steel Is much harder
than nickel or silver, but steel needle
is so very slender that it seems impossi-
BILE to force 1t through coin. The
feat, however, is very simple and may
easily be accomplished. The first thing
Is to insert a needle In cork so that
the point barely comes through. Ii
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-08

Madge-"Have you see much of Mrs.
Giddiwun of late, deacon?"
Deacon-"Well, what haven't seen
OF her at the opera saw when she was
bicycling down the avenue against a
stifr breeze yesterday."-New york
World. ni,, ~,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-08

that only a narrow observer can detect
the artificial from the genuine.
The business of making artificial legs,
arms, fingers, ears and noses. or, ac-
cording to the generic classification Of
the trade, artificial limbs" has grown
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-08

She-Im afraid that it is not me that
you're after, but that 1t is my money
that you want He-How foolish In you
to say that You know very well can't
get your money without first getting
you.-Boston Transcript
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-08

Mrs. McSwat-The reason 1 object to
your spending so much time ut that
club Of yours, Billiger, is that am sure
1t Is nothing but a resort for loafers.
Mr.. McSwat-Great Scott, Maria!
What's any club?-Chicago Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-08

Magistrate-And why did you roam
about In the streets during the nighti
Defendant-I was afraid to 60 home.
hagistrate-Are you married.? Defend
ant ooyfully)-Oh, your worship, sup
pose you know what 1t Is. too.-Tit-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-08

edge Of the manufacturers now living
and the records of inventions now ex-
tant are concerned. The expression
originated in this country by the ship
ment here Of stock of artificial legs
made In Cork. Ireland, early in the
present century. Were, however, the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-08

1t Is much easier to pass good reso-
luton than to enact It
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-08

prms." Upon his return to England the
heartless Nellie looked upon him with
6isdain.
Before you had those timber toes
Your love did allow;
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-08

PEOPLE WHO SUBSTITUTE ARTl-
FiCiAL FOR THE REAL.
The Industry, Owing 70 the Activity
81 Railroads, Buzs-saws, and
Fourths Of July, Grove Yearly
Linbs Closely Counterfeit Nature.


OLD BEN BAT
tile, whose melan-
\choly fate II sung
by Tom Hood.
might have found
the means Of retain
Ing the affections Of
,his Nellie Gray II
he had lived In the
year 1895. When
Ben went or to the
wars 1t Is narrated
that "a cannon ball
took on his legs. 20
he laid down his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-02

q glorious chance to win, while the
Kentucky republicans have not
waged an aggressive warfare since
the birth OF the e. o. p. =:
The senatorial contest in Ohio
quite overshadows the fight for gov
ernor.
That is the prize that is considered
the richest. The republicans need
Ohio's aid in their struggle to again
swing the senate into the republican
column. Senator Brice could not
have called into the saddle a better
campaigner than James E. Campbell.
Politicians OF all faiths will agree
that this is the first political cam
paign in three years that has really
savored OF q hand-to-hand fight.
Neither party is going to run in
Ohio by sitting back in easy chairs,
and the leaders are doing their best
to get out the vote. There is ma
tional interest in the convulson in
Maryland, where Senator German is
virtually on trial before the voters
for his political life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-02
Next Tuesday, Eles lions.

Seven governors are to be elected
Nov. 5. Tuesday next. The states
that will choose chief magistrates
are Ohio. Kentucky, Massachusetts,.
New Jersey. Maryland. Iowa and
Mississippi. There are important
campaigns in progress in other
Enthusiastically New York. where the
democracy is fighting hard to re-
cover ground lost in the elections of
'93 and 90.
For the past two years elections
have been largely in the nature OF
republican ratification meetings, but
with the return Of good times. old
time democrats, who were disgusted
and disheartened, have wandered
back like prodigal sons. and are once
more rallying around their party
standard. The situation in Ohio and
kentucky 10 really . remarkable one
The Ohio democrats think they have
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-02

The committee OF the Illinois
Farmers institute. appointed to de-
eide upon the time and place for
holding the annual meeting Of the
organization. met ut Springfield this
week. The annual meeting will be
held in the state house Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. z, s
and 9, 1896. The various state live
stock breeders associations will hold
their annual meetings in the FORE
Moons Of the dates named above, and
the Illinois Farmers Institute ASSOC
citation will hold afternoon and even
ing sessions. The following live
stock associations will be Represented:
Illinois Horse breeders, Illinois Cat
tie breeders, Illinois Swine breeders.
Illinois Sheep breeders. Illinois Poul-
try breeders, Illinois Road Improve
ment society, Illinois Association OF
Mutual Fire Insurance companies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-02

From q letter written by Rev. j.
Gunderman, of Dimondale. Mich, we
are permitted to make this extract:
Il have no hesitation in recommend.
ing DR.. Kings New Discovery, as the
results are almost marvellous in the
case Of my wife. While was pastor
Of the Baptist church at Rives juno
tion she was brought down with
pneumonia succeeding Ia grippe.
Terrible paroxysms Of coughing
would last hours with little Interrupt
ton, and it seemed as il she could
not survive them. A friend recon.
mended DR.. Kings New Discovery:
it was quick in its work and highly
satisfactory in results" Trial bot
ties free at Hartz & Ullemeyer's drug
store. Regular size SOC and 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-02
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

HIcAoO, ROCK ISLAND PACIFIC
Railvay-Tichese can 10 purchased or bag
gage checked at r & r Twentieth street depot
o. c Il = r depot corner Fifth avenue sad
chfrty-Arss street. Frank b. Plummer. Agent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-02

THE shameful sham perpetrated on
the state Of Illinois in the Lincoln
monument which was supposed to be
constructed Of granite instead Of, as
is now disclosed, brick, with veneer
ing Of granite slabs. is but another
instance Of the Inscriptions and
outrageous tendency of many insti-
tutions dealing with the public. The
monument cost 5000. 900. and it can
he rebuilt on the original plan for
$50, 1000, Gov. Altgeld believes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-02

SENATOR CULLoM is right and
wrong when he says that a number
OF presidents Of the United States
had first been senator's. A number
Of senators have been elected presi-
dent. but no senator, remarks an ex-
change. was elected to the presi-
dency while he was filling position
in the senate. Monroe, John Quincy
Adams, Jackson, Van Buren,, Will
liam Henry Harrison, Tyler. Pierce,
Buchanan, johnson and Benjamin
Harrison had all been senator's before
they were elected president. but no
president was ever elected to the
presidency while he was q senator.
Garfield came closest to it. He was
a senator elect when he was nomi-
mated for the presidency, but he
never qualified.