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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10

and the next logical step Will be to
widen woman's choice a little further,
so that rule can be enforced that Will
forbid a woman from wearing any
thing that Is not becoming to her. At
present she has her own way In colors.
There may be as many In one costume
as she likes, only they must blend,
"belong together" and the general eff
feet must be one of elegance and har-
mony. AS to materials, the favored
choices are smooth cloth, combined
with velvet, brocade or satin for dressy
occasions; crepon with satin and lace,
or all by itself, for house and dress;
rough cloth for street and tailormade
gowns; silk, satin, brocade, velvet, pop
lin, etc, for formal use. Dame Fashion
at last has become so obliging a lady
that one can no longer give directions
in few words, as when 1t was good
and comprehensive advice to suggest
silk for best, cloth for the street, nice
white cashmere for the house, and
muslin for the party.
Then as to cut. Some folks who think
they know the code have been for long
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10

Scotch plaid. The latter appears on
the lower part Of the skirt and above
this comes vine embroidery In bright
scarlet silk. The jacket bodice has
vest and sleeves of the plaid, and the
remainder, including body, basque,
yoke and sailor collar, is of the cloth
embroidered with the scarlet silk. Scar
let silk is used for the lining.
In no department Of women's dress
ing are the recent changes of style
more welcome than in negliges or bou-
doir gowns, for they bring many lovely
outfits. The adjcctives that apply to
the dress In the final picture would
properly be superlat:yes. surely, and
the pity Is that the wearer of such
dress should not be permitted to more
widely display its beauties. Made Of
rose pink silk with a full gathered front
of deep ivory satin shirred several times
in the waist, 1t has yoke Of ivory
guipure with points resting on the
sleeves in back and front, and Is fin
ished with folded silk draped with
paste buckle. Back and sides are 1T
ted, skirt and silk sleeves are very
full, and full cascades of lace border
the edges of the silk where 1t joins the
front panel.
Convright 1895 -
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10


A correspondent of the Country Gen.
tleman has found one advantage In
prompt sales OF produce. Every farmer
knows, or should know, how much
money he should receive for sales each
year to meet the ordinary expense. IL
receipts are cut down by small crops
and low prices, he must plan to cut
down expenses, or at least not to incur
any extra expense. When a big crop Is
stored. in the expectation Of better
prices, one naturally figures receipts at
the expected price, and II 1t Is not real
lied, there Is disappointment, to Say
the least.
BY converting crops into money as
soon as they are ready for market, II
seems possible to do a safer business.
There Is less care and worry. On the
other hand, when convinced that any
product Is selling temporarily at a price
far lower than conditions justify, the
profit that Is obtained by holding goes
to the one most deserving 1.-THE pro-
Queer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10

silk shot with maize. Its wide skirt
has cascades Of laurel-green velvet,
topped with bands of steel and spangle
embroidery placed at regular intervals
ut the sides and front, and the blouse
waist has a fancy yoke, alike In back
and front, of spangled guipure, with
two velvet cascades at the sides. The
cuffs are entirely of spangledlace, bands
Of the same ornament the puffs, and the
belt and collar are of the velvet.
Brilliant blue in combination with
rich lace seems to be one Of the ideas
for reception and affair gowns. BY
the way, the affair" is new occasion
for address, and it means almost any
thing; that is the gown must be one
that Is dressy enough for a dinner, SIM
pie enough to be worn as hostess, and
trim enough for the street, while it Is
warm enough for the carriage. Such
an effect is secured by the use Of Gre
pom or some smooth cloth, little
brocade or velvet short coat, and by
a very elaborate front and waistcoat
The skirt is plain, full and of medium
length so as to meet all occasions. Hat,
gloves and accessories about the throat
give especial character as the occasion
may demand. Such gown serves for
almost any occasion. 1t is all right for
the theater, especially as the little coat
when open and showing the lovely
waistcoat and front Is most elaborate.
If looks we'll for tho street Is frs wen rpr
makes her way from a ''5 o'clock" be-
cause with the coat buttoned over 1t Is
quite trim. Being capable Of so many
uses, it makes very serviceable COM
bination.
The manner in which a rich effect Is
obtained by brilliant colors without the
use of lace Is well shown by the fourth
sketch, which presents a reception dress
of green cloth combined with bright
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10

A gentleman from Birmingham tells
lin the Atlanta Constitution of a very
effective way in which the anti-bloomer
enthusiasts Of that city checked and
forever killed the growth of the craze
in that up-to-date city. So far, 1t seems,
none but young girls have appeared
publicly In boomers, but 1t became
whispered around that some of the
young women were having them con-
structed. Thereupon the anti-bloomer-
ties secured the services of an enormous
negress. whom they dressed i'm gro
tesque bloomer costume, consisting OF
a red waist, blue trousers, with broad
stripe down the sides, and bright yell
low hose. The ridiculous figure had
been made to parade the streets on a
bicycle for several days, perspiring
at every pore. She has served, II Is
said, to forever kill the bloomer craze
In the Magic City.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10

The report that some seven Chinese
have been executed on account of the
Ku Cheng massacre Of missionaries
may be held to satisfy justice II the
seven include the instigator Of the mas
sacre and his chief assistants. But the
fact that seven are executed for the
crime does not necessarily imply In
China that the real criminals have suf-
fered. The ingenious orlentals have a
method of substitution which is con-
venient for the officials. They snatch
up any poor outcast they find without
friends and execute him In the place Of
the rich or influential criminal who can
afford to pay for such service. Misera-
bic wretches not infrequently volunteer
In consideration Of money to be paid
to surviving relatives to undergo SEN
fences, and the custom Of the country
permits the substitution.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10

partial failure of single crop amounts
to calamity. Machinery for prepar-
ing the ground, planting the seed and
cultivating the growing plant has been
improved upon from time to time; but
the one great dra wback Is the lack of a
practical implement for husking stand
ing corn. This has not yet appeared.
However the same object Is being par
TALLY accomplished In a somewhat
roundabout way by means Of the corn
binder and the combined husker and
fodder shredder. All corn cannot be
husked by this plan, as 1t necessitates
cutting, shocking and running the cur
proved corn binders have made this
practice more common than would have
been possible few years ago. The
greater appreciation for corn fodder
as feed for all kinds of farm animals,
and its wide use, have created de-
mand for better corn harvesting ma
chinery. -
A good idea Of the 1895 corn binders
can be had by carefully studying the
accompanying Illustrations. Fig, 1 is
view Of the complete machine as seen
from the rear. Where the corn is very
tall an extra set of packer arms Is pro,
vided. Fig. shows the front part of
the machine tilted forward in order
to enable 1t to pick up lodged or lean
ing stalks. AS soon as they reach the
elevator chains and packer, these stalks
are easily taken care Of. Theowhole
machine is light, simple and easily
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10

An American named Spalding who
has been given by the Hawaiian Gov
eminent franchise to lay an ocean ca
BILE from Honolulu to San Francisco
and who has been promised a subsidy
of $4,000 year, has just visited
Washington to notify the authorities
that when Congress meets 1t will be
asked to grant Il charter to company
of American capitalists and to grant
sufficient assistance" to make it feast
BILE to construct and maintain this sub
marine cable. The promoter hopes the
government will grant a yearly subsidy,
which, in connection with that granted
by Hawaii, will enable this company of
capitalists to raise the money-abOut
four million dollars-which will be
needed to lay the cable. This Is prop
osition Congress should not entertain.
Ifitwere necessary for the I'm ted States
to be in telegraphic communication
with Hawaii it would be cheaper to sell
3 per cent bonds, raise four million dol
lars, and lay the cable than to pay this
company the subsidy of two or three
hundred thousand dollars year it is
anxious to get. For the interest on the
bonds would be only $4,000 year.
But there is no urgent demand for such
a line, commercially or politically. The
hundred thousand inhabitants Of the
islands, mostly natives, Japanese, and
Chinese, do not need to be in close tele-
graphic communication with the rest
90 fhn hn N Of
Hawaii is sugarraising. The fluctua-
tons in the price of that article are not
as great or as frequent as those of
stocks in Wall street The producers
can get along very well without cable.
Even IL the islands had been annexed,
and were an integral part of the United
States, one would not be needed i'm
peratively. There Is not hundredth
part Of enough business to support a
cable. with its heavy charges. There
would not be enough to support land
line of that distance. There Is no rea-
son why the government should come
to the assistance of promoting specula-
tors so that they can make money out
of a scheme which Is commercially I'M
profitable. There would be some sense
i'm making Hawaii the halfway house of
a cable linking our west coast with
Japan, China, and Australia. Such a
line would do good deal of business.
But to lay one to Hawaii for the ac-
commodation of two thousand Ameri-
cans and a few thousand Germans,
Portuguese, and English, who would
81 4
the United States pay for furnishing
those facilities, would be a profiigate
waste of money.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10

1t Is evident that Lord Dunraven, in
claiming to be "a sportsman" is not
sustained by his acts. In the last race
he crossed the line ut the start, as he
said, because he was "a sportsman"
and that the start of both yachts was
necessary to give the Defender right
to the cup as the winner of the race. In
the yacht race, as in horse race, two
or more must start in order to make up
a case of competition for the purse or
prize. Lord Dunraven made the start,
sufficiently TO fill the technical require
ments Of the case, and then sailed back
into the harbor. This was spurious
magnanimity. 1t was not sports
manship. 1t was a fraud of bad tenn
per and John Bull sullenness caused by
past defeat and the certainty Of future
defeat. In fact, Lord Dunraven ad-
mitted that it was no use to sail the
race, as he had an inferior boat. This
fact was made patent by the offers to
Dunraven to provide new cup fol
another race, to put up purse OF from
$1,000 to $4,000 in money, and the
tender of other wagers IL he would
race his yacht against the Defender,
anywhere off the American coast from
Sandy Hook to Marblehead. This
would give him stretch Of 800 miles
of ocean, without interference or the
possibility of an adverse ''fluke," on
which his sloop could do its best to out
sail or outmaneuver the consummate
product Of Yankee naval architecture
and seamanship. He refused this offer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10

West Ninety-ninth street. 1t Is hand
some three-story brick building, look
ing In general way not unlike the
average fire houses, with fire engine,
used only for practice, and two wide
doors. Fire Chief Joseph Shea has his
Office there. He is a fire horse expert.
A good fire horse must possess many
desirable qualities, such as speed,
strength, alertness, promptness and in
telligence. 1t must weigh between
1000 and 1,4OO pounds, measure
about 16 hands, and be about five years
old. When such a horse has been
found, 1t is taken to the training school,
where it is examined by veterinary
surgeon. If found to be without ply
steal blemish 1t Is admitted as a candi-
date for the fire service. Before pass
ing its examination, however, 1t is
put under the care Of John Levins, the
trainer of the department, whose first
duty consists in accustoming the ami
NAL to the sound Of the gopg, which
often frightens a green horse and, af-
terward to the strange harness worn by
the fire horses.
The training school building, besides
being used as school, has one door de.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10
A most interesting suit, in which a

A most interesting suit, in which a
discontinued husband seeks separa-
ton from four wives and a number of
children, has been filed in an Oklahoma
court The plaintiff is a Cheyenne In.
dian whom civilization has brought up
from the plug hat, calico shirt stage of
darkness into the fullest privileges Of
aboriginal dignity before the law. Vel
low Bonnet is the name of this disaf-
fected son Of nature who now finds his
tepee too crowded. Under tribal con-
cessions made to him he contracted the
marrying habit, and now under the
law Of the territory he seeks surcease
from job lot of mothers-in-law. Mr..
Bonnet has been eating too much gov
eminent beef. He Is feeling his oats.
When a follower of the Indian agency
commissariat fails TO harmonize with
the conditions which have so long made
that commissariat necessary he needs
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10

dieting. Give him less beef and moro
of that great social problem Of making
ends meet. Yellow Bonnet should be
suppressed. II he wants Justice Of the
courts by all means let him have it.
Arrest him for bigamy on three counts
and put him through the divorce mill
by way OF the annuHing power Of a
term in the penitentlary. Imagine q
white citizen Of the country asking
for divorce from four wives at the
same time! He'd get two years apiece.
anyhow.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10
Bangles Have a Significance.

The wife Of Sidney Rosenfeld, the
playwright, has an odd collection Of
bracelets and bangles. Each one rep
resents play either written by her
husband or adapted" which Is the po-
lite way of expressing the act of appro-
priating the work of a French or Ger
man author. For adaptations Mrs. Ro-
senfeld- has silver bangles. For plays
which Mr.. Rosenfeld wrote himself she
has gold ones. There are now twelve
silver and thirteen gold bangles glis-
tening from her shapciy wrist.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10
Too Much for Electricians,

North Adams, Mass, continues to be
puzzled over queer crankism of cleo
tricity in its vicinity. Although when
the great four and one-half mile Hoosac
tunnel was built no ores, magnetic or
otherwise, were encountered, there was
general expectation that rich ore peck
cts would be found; for yet unex-
planned reason not an electrician has
been discovered who can send a tele-
graphic message from portal to portal
of that tunnel. be such wire run inside
of an ocean cable through the huge cav
ern or out of 1t. Therefore such mes
sages have to be sent on wires strung
on poles over the top Of the mountain,
fully nine miles, and that Is the way
ingoing and outcomirg passenger and
freight trains are heralded to the keep
ers Of the two tunnel approaches.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10

time declaring that big sleeves would
soon be no more, but these wiseacres
first made such assertions so long ago
that they are already discredited, to
say nothing of the indications that now
go even further toward making them
out bad prophets. 1t is all very well
for positive folks to say that big sleeves
have "gone out" but to judge by the
look Of the streets they have gone out
to take n walk. because all the girls
one will see ON the best streets wear
big sleeves. Still, and here's further
proof of Queen Fashions benigni-
ty, IL one wants to go In for small
sleeves she has the sanction, and that's
something. In these circumstances 1t
Is well to be guided by moderation.
While the sleeves in this first picture
are in no way novel, their size Is an
entirely safe one, and striking novel
ties, always the portion Of daring and
well-to-do women, are especially ven
turesome in the mid-season. In its ma
terial, however, this dress is unusual
enough for any taste, for 1t is found in
a fancy suiting that has q green ground
plaided with narrow black stripes. Its
blouse waist is of black satin and has
q round yoke and a center boxpleat of
the plaid. Two tabs of the satin hang
from the bodice in front, and draped
pieces lined with pale green are seen
at the top. The collar is of black satin
and the sleeves of the plaid. Six black
satin buttons are put upon the front of
the skirt, and n row of the same in
smaller size shows on the bodice.
Trimming with buttons Is again being
resorted to, and it will not be pleasant
news to many women. A favored way
of using them is in connection with the
panel effects that are seen on both
fancy and tailor dresses. A common
trick is to strap over the side pieces of
the skirt on to the front piece by tailor
finished tabs. A pair of these give al
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10
Picking Apples.

Gather when the pips turn to brown
ish color, and the fruit parts easily from
the twig when turned to one side. AS
the - -. = 3. ..hc.cd II should be laid
lightly, not dropped, into a basket, and
be just as carefully removed from the
basket to the storeroom. A blow Or
knock will cause a bruise, which will
be succeeded by rot. Store on straw
on a dry floor A bed of three inches Of
straw will suffice. Lay the fruit quite
thinly at first, and add another course
when the first sweating is passed; later
on the apples may lie three or four
thick. When sharp frost threatens,
cover up the fruit with straw, bags or
something of that kind, to protect 1t
from frost.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10
An Automatic Gate.

The ideal gate is one that will shut
itself and open each way. Such gate
was described in the New England
Homestead as follows: A shows the
irons for the upper hinge. b shows the
lower hinge, which has double pinions,
while g shows the catch driven into
the post with the spring. To open and
shut itself the gate must be hung about
4 inches out Of plumb, having the lower
hinge OBJ project out from the post
that much farther than the upper one.
1t shuts then just like wagon rolling
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10

There is a fine sixteenth century ring
In that threat of the Kaiser to use the
army to SUPPRESS the socialists. 1t is
strange that man of the Kaiser's good
sense should take such pains to put
himself in the hands of his enemies.
This yawp will create tens Of thousands
Of votes in Germany for the socialists.
Outside of Russia, government on the
lines laid down by the Tudors and the
early Bourbons has been. obsolete for
more than hundred years.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10

voted to the care Of the injured or sick
horses Of the entire fire department.
They are treated with almost as much
skill and kindness as human beings in
hospitals. Horses, like men, though
thoroughly examined at the time Of en-
tering the service, frequently develop
heart disease. 1t comes from the ex-
citing duty they are called upon to
perform, and sudden deaths often oc-
cur. AS rule horse is not kept
more than six years In the service. This.
however, does not imply that horse
having served that length Of time in the
fire department has become useless for
other PURPOSES.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10

Fcrtilizing Value of Wood Ashes.
Hardwood ashes from mixed tim
bers average, when fresh and not ex-
posed to the weather, ten per cent of
potash, three per cent Of phosphoric
acid and thirty per cent of lime, with
some magnesia, soda and silica. They
are an excellent fertilizer for every
crop grower, lacking, Of course, the
nitrogen needed to make complete
food for plants. Ashes are excellent
for grass and clover, all the vegetables
grown In gardens, and for corn. They
may be applied in any quantity up to
forty bushels per acre, and at any time
of the year.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10
The Flavor of Butter.

The flavor and aroma Of butter are
caused partly by the direct influence Of
the feed and partly by ripening Of the
cream. To some extent, says Hoard's
Dairyman, flavor may be secured by
the feed. 1t would be difficult to pro-
duce fine-favored butter from the
cream of cows fed on straw alone. For
fine flavor in butter, clover hay prop
erly cured), pea meal and cornmeal,
with bran and few mangels, would,
I'm my judgment, be best feed, and
proper ripening of the cream, together
with the exclusion of all bad fiavors.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10

arc not good substitutes for water; The
slop thrown into the swim barrel from
the table has too much salt to make q
good drink. and the milk Ii too solid to
be substitute for water Try. the pigs
ut least once a day with clear fresh
water, and you will be surprised to
find how much they will drink Of 1t.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10
They Lack Persiatence.

Many amateur growers plant trees
with enthusiasm and then grow dis
couraged over borers and rabbits; over
spraying and pruning; over curculio
and knots and lice and mice and grubs.
They are growers who will never glut
the markets. They are great help to
the nurseries and give the progressive
orchardist chance to sell his superior
producfn.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10
HAD All His Family Tattooed.

Tattooing, which Lombroso and his
school assert Is a sure mark of delin-
quents, is spreading rapidly in London
society. A MEMBER of Parliament re-
Gently visited tattooer with his wife
and five children and had the whole
family marked with their name and
address in case of accidents.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10

The great American, money crop is
Indian corn. II is without much doubt
native to the western continent, where
Its production Is practically controlled,
as no other country possesses the soil
and climate suited to It's best develop
ment. The fertile land of the central
west Is Its natural home. Here II
brings wealth and prosperity. A loss or
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10

The report that Russia proposes to act
as a mediator between England and
France and settle all their disputes by
dividing up Turkey between them may
be taken as n convincing proof that
there is silly season in politics over
there as well as over here.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-10

Have but One Breed of Chickens.
1t is much better for the novice or
amateur to keep one good variety of
fowls than three or four, for the first
year or two at least. 1t prevents the
possibility of their becoming mixed,
gives you an opportunity Of studying
the particular points in breeding to
feather, size, etc., and, last, but not
least, 1t does away with the many little
details that are bound to be associated
with four or FIVE varieties. There is
no business, that an amateur can take
hold Of and make success unless he
begins at the bottom, says the Poultry
World, and learns the many little de-
tails. The chicken business Is no ex-
ception. Start with one good variety,
study it's wants and merits for the first
year with care, and then, as you be-
come familiar with the business, add
other varieties. 1t pays to keep three
or four Of the most popular, and at the
same time it is pleasure to see them.