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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
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Blue and White Table duen.
Blue and white Is the f&hionabls
china for the table this season. md one
of the latest ideas In table decor tion ~
to have doilies, table mats, cente9iecee
and tray cloths embroidered in Made
to match the blue of the china. This
done In the old fashioned marking ~.
ton, which will not fade, and when COZ.
bined with white wash silk, gives verA
unique effect.
This blue and white craze in the table
appointments DEGREES that the entire
set of ldoilies. table mats, etc., must be
carried out In the same design, the
edges to be worked In scallops In blue
instead Of being hemstitched. All the
outlining in the pattern is done in blue
and inside OF this 1t Is filed In with
French knots and fancy stitches Of the
white silk. Entire sets stamped with
the same design may be purchased al
any Of the larger fancy stores, or, II one
has any talent with the pencil, very
unique and original designs may b.
adapted for this purpose.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

front that .xemaIn separate frea re
body. somethlpg Iikea stole with . cape
thrown over the sboulder1. 4 fastens
with brown satin ribbon, and the 1asns
ribbon, plsated, appears at the neck.
It's not 3 bit too early to study furs
intently; indeed, fur is considered ne
cessity all the year round by highly
fashionable women. In the summer
time she. has her enshrouding cloak
lined softly with fur, to wrap about
her muslin gown when she comes into
the cool moonlight from the summer
ballroom, to insure her against the
dew and the salt chill Of the air when
the yacht party Is late. In the winter
time she Is, of course, enswathed with
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
Wait Till the summer Comes.

A good story is related of small
tradesman in Welsh town. A short
time ago a large lake near the town
became frozen over for the first time
in many years, and large numbers Of
people from a neighboring city came
over for the purpose of enjoying some
skating. AS this sport was a novelty
to the residents, they became also de-
sirous of entering into 1t, and besieged
the local iron-monger for skates.
Incredible as it may appear, this in
dividual had never heard Of such ar
ticles, but, disdaining to admit his
ignorance, replied that he had not any
in stock. Wearied at last, however, by
repeated orders for skates he remarked
to his wife:
MARY, we must lay in a stock of
these skates, for, look you, If there's
such a great demand for them now,
what will 1t be in summer when the
tourists come ?"-Tid- Bits.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
A SWINGING Seat.

The Scientific American illustrates
the seat here described. 1t is intend
ed to remove the discomfort to the rider
that comes from the motion of the ma
chine ard the inequalities Of the
ground. 1t may be adjusted to suit
riders of different weights. The cut
shows how the device is arranged. A
hoop or bow spring is mounted on eth
er the front or the rear axle, and
through it passes beam supporting
the seat on spring shank at its rear
end. The forward end of the beam
passes through a sleeve on the tongue
or the reach. BY means of a set screw
or pin the sleeve is adjusted to suit the
weight of the rider. The arrangement
of the parts gives plenty Of elasticity
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
Stock Gotes.
Hold fast to your mutton sheep.

Hold rast TO your mutton sheep.
A good sheep is a good friend to the
farmer. Do not abuse him, even though
he is not on top just now.
s No farmer can afford to be without
hogs, but they should be good ones.
If the hog house is kept clean 1t is
necessary to have an outside pen for
the manure.
The Butchers Journal advises 200 to
$50 pound hogs, giving hams weighing
ten to fifteen pounds.
New York farmers estimate leaves
highly as bedding material, and the
manurial value alone Is placed at So a
ton.
A writer says that the time will most
surely come when 1t will be impossible
to sell at remunerative prices an ami
NAL having merely the name of sheep,
and no quality.
One who has been looking up statistics
says the expectation of horses for the
Ascal year just ended was far In excess
Of any previous year In the history Of
the countrE e
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

The president of the American Social
Science Association asserts that '.the
trolley, the telephone and the bicycle
are modifying the whole subject of the
distribution of population in America
He is undoubtedly right. Perhaps they
are not far wrong who think that the
man who will invent a cheap, safe
and reliable means of getting bicycle
up hill as easily as it now goes down
will prove as beneficent revolutions
list as the man who devised electrical
traction.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
Lime on Grass Land.

Lime may be applied advantageously
on grass land In the fall, says the Coun-
try Gentleman. If the land Is already
full Of vegetable matter. it is probable
that the lime will do great good. Forty
bushels was considered fair dress
ing in former years, but now ten to
twelve bushels per acre Is considered
the most economical application. Buy
stone or unslacked lime, place it In
small piles of about five bushels. each
at regular intervals over the field and
cover slightly with earth, allowing the
rain and the moisture which rises below
to slack 1t.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
FIG. 2. CRATE WITH HANDLES.

lar crates will not NEST" into each 9TH
er so well as when made in the shape
suggested in Fig. 1, which is a decided
advantage. These can be made larger
and with handles, or handles put on the
usual form Gig. p, for quick carrying
short distances. Handles may be rugged
with hooks so as to be instantly remov-
able instead Of being attached to the
crate.-American Agriculturist.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

piece Of ordinary wire, which can be Of
any medium size, but Is better IL not
very large. This is cut the desired
length and run through the pith of
corncob. which, when the whole Is
completed, forms the handle. After the
wire is passed through the cob turn the
ends above to form loops as shown in
the cut. Slip these over the melon,
draw them tight and very handy mel
on carrier Is the result
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

A well-known English writer on zool-
ogy says the rapid opening of Africa
means the destruction of many wild
animals, and ZOOS will not be able TO
keep up their stock unless they act
promptly in the matter. He recon-
mends that wild beast farms be estab-
lished in civilized countries to preserve
desirable species. The raising and i'm
provement of thoroughbred lions,
tigers and CRATES ought to be a fas-
cinating business.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
To Prevent Rust on Tools.

A Canadian recipe for the preserva-
ton Of tools from rusting is as follows:
Dissolve half-ounce Of camphor in one
pound Of melted lard; take off the scum,
and mix in as much black lead graph
ite) as will give it an iron color.
Smear the tools with this mixture, and
after twenty-four hours, rub clean with
a soft linen cloth. Another coating is
made by mixing slowly six ounces Of
lard to ten ounces Of resin, and stirring
till cool. When semi-fuid, 1t is ready
for use.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

crates for Fruits and Vegetables.
Crates that are indispensable are each
year coming more and more In demand,
for either handling, storing or ship
ping. Barrels cause harsh treatment,
and are not convenient for rapid work
where delicate touch Is required,
while crates present more shallow
depth and larger open surface. AS they
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
A Melon Carrier.

A little device made of wire with a
wooden handle, which some city deal
ers supply their customers for carrying
home melons, is especially convenient.
Country people can make one with ma
terial at hand which is equally effective
and costs next to nothing. The one
shown in the illustration may be taken
as a model. 1t consists simply Of a
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
Apples that Go to Waate.

Professor Maynard says: MANY
thousand bushels of apples go to waste
which, IL taken in time, might be dried
with profit or could be profitably fed
to stock. Analysis shows food value
in apples for cows and horses of from
ten to twenty cents per bushel. Aside
from this food value, the fact that the
insects In such fruit are destroyed In
such using makes 1t Of great import
ance"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
Effect of Climate on Corn.

e. l.. Sturtevant, in his notes on
maize, says that the common belief that
a northern climate increases earliness
and decreases size is not borne out by
his observations, and the idea that we
must go North for seed is untenable,
except that In the North are found only
varieties maturing within certain
periods. He thinks earlier corn must
be sought by finding earlier varieties,
whether in the North or South.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
A Disgusting Practice.

Any one who uses stale egg for a
nest-egg takes very great risk COM
pared with the advantage gained, II any
advantage is known for the reputation
Of very careful person may be dam
aged for slight mistake. To sacrifice
a reputation for the sake of using stale
egg for the nest, instead of an art-
fetal egg, is mistaken economy. Stale
eggs have done more to keep down
prices of eggs than all other causes, as
they will turn up when least expected in
the lot.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

second blowing. or By running over TIE
fleld with . corn cultivatog On disk hax-
row. II tho oats occur on sod land.
break the ground IN June or July, and
prevent any maturing Of seed by STIR
ring the soil. The weather so far this
season has been moist, thus causing the
seeds to terminate quickly, and making
it possible to get rid Of them soon.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

Recently a burglar in Chicago was
apprehended in the act of leaving the
horse he had looted. At the time he
was laden with spoils. These facts
We're duly set before the jury and a ver-
dict of acquittal promptly rendered. 1t
is useless to repine. The burglar was
merely accorded his constitutional
right to have jury Of his peers.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

Most Americans are ready to back the
assertion that baseball is as good u
game as cricket, polo, golf, football or
anything else English. Yet news comes
that the Boston amateur baseball nine
is stranded in England for lack Of pat
ronage. Evidently John Bull is not de-
veloping Amer;comania to any crafty
ing extent.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

The latest bicycle is reported to weigh
only seven pounds. Some Yankee will
appear soon with combination of n.y.
drogen gas and magnets that will elm
mate the weight of the machine alto
gether. Then when Edison applies his
automatic motor the problem of dying
will be solved.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

England is about to launch the Pow
erful, the greatest warship in the world.
She will have forty-e.ght boilers, sup
plying $4,000 horsepower, and six i'm.
mense searchlights to keep lookout
for torpedo boats Modern navies are
very imposing, but they may find that
the torpedo is mightier than the battle
shin
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

The masculine SANDER that woman
canot drive a nail appears to be COM
pletely refuted by the women of Guth-
>rie, o. T., who have just turned in
with hammers and saws and repaired
In workmanlike manner dilapi.
dated church at that place.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
DeIicious Raised Buns.

Use one quart Of milk; boil one pint
Of it. Add to the whole quart piece
Of butter the size Of an egg, two-thirds
IF cup Of sugar and two eggs beaten
together, one-half cup Of currants and
one-half cup of yeast. Let the mix
ture rise over night.-Ladies' Home
Journal
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

ALL shopping Is a
Joy after the sum-
m err vacation
from examining
and purchasing.
How anyone could
have almost fal-
tered at coming
back to town just
because the trees
were turning Is a
mystery directly
one Is actually
back In town, for
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
Making the Dairy Hold Its own.

Making the Dairy Hold ita OWN.
Two things. must be done, and Their
we can hold our own good deal bet
ter. Less cows and great deal better
ones, says an exchange; more feed, and
feed that costs us a great deal less
to produce and more desirable for the
use to which it Is to be put, and making
our produce a great deal finer, with
cargoes less of stuff that is not actually
worth the freight; and last, wiping out
the dairy frauds that are undermining
legitimate dairy produce, making bogus
butter and filed cheese stand on it's
own tub, and the tub painted so red
that there can be no mistake In It's be-
ing sold for what 1t is; and these things
looked after, the dairy, even If lower
prices do come to abide with us, will
still be on a sure and paying founda-
ton.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

Wild oats are a great nuisance In
many sections. To get rid of them on
stubble fields, pillow the land as soon as
the small grains have been removed.
che seed already shed Will terminate,
and the young plants can be killed by q
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
Tarfa.

When pies are to be made, 1t is good
plan to make more crust than needed
for present use. and bake 1t up in shells
for tarts. Bake in the gem pans. These
shells will keep quite while in close
tin box, add are handy for emergency
to heat moment in the oven, then I'LL
with some nice jam or jelly. They
make a pretty addition to the tea table.
mind
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
Surprise Desserts.

Surprise desserts are always in de-
mand. They give the correct finishing
touch to little dinner. Here is q re-
ceipt which, IL followed, will delight
ones guests and also reflect credit upon
the hostess: Select six firm, good-sized
bananas and remove the pulp, being
careful to split open the banana SO that
the skin will be as perfect as possible.
Beat the pulp to cream, measure 1t
and add half the quantity Of sliced
peaches, one tablespoonful of lemon
juice, three tablespoonfuls Of cOnfec-
toner's sugar and one tablespoonful Of
sherry wine. Mix this well together
and be very careful not to have the pulp
too liquid. Then fill the banana skins
and stand them on ice. Before serving
tie each banana with ribbon.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
Apple Charlotte.

Rub the bottom and sides of the pud-
ding dish well with butter, slice stale
bread thin and line the dish with. 1t.
Peel tart apples, cut in small pieces
enough to nearly ill the pan, scatter
ing bits of butter and sugar well
through it. Soak slices of bread enough
to cover the apples, put plate over to
keep the bread close to the apples. Bake
in a quick oven.-Womankind.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

wearer as could well be designed, SO
it cannot be said to be serviceable for
both autumn and winter.
For planners In economy the cape In
the next picture has the same lack as
the one just described; that is, Novem-
Der should see 1t laid aside for some
thing warmer. But 1t is a very stylish
garment and part of a costume that
possesses considerable degree of nov
city. Cape and skirt are both of chest
nut brown mohair, the former lined
with steel blue and chestnut shot taf-
fcta. and made with two long tabs In
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

The working men OF Wales want to
prevent the landing OF titled foreign
paupers. American heiresses, how
ever, win continue to land them as
usual
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

Bookkeeper-'T see by the paper that
our customer, Scudskins, is married"
Fashionable tailor-"Indeed! shall be
sorry to lose him."-Clothier and Fur.
nisher
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
stringbeans, for Winter Use.

Stringbeana FOR Winter Use.
String the beans and cut them up in
as thin pieces as possible. In the bottom
of a stone crock put thick layer of
salt, then layer of beans, till the crock
is full, taking care that the top Is COW
cred with salt. Put the cover on, keep
in a cool, dark place. Iflled a three
gallon crock last fall and kept it in the
cellar all winter. / used the last only
a few weeks ago, and they were just as
good as fresh beans.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
BIackberry Cordial.

blackberry cordial is an invaluable
homemade drink for hot-weather dis
orders of the stomach. TO make 1t,
squeeze blackberries enough to make
a quart of juice, add to it a pound of
loaf sugar and let it dissolve, heating
it slowly. Add to it one teaspoonful
Of cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg. Boil
all together twenty minutes. On re-
moving from the fire add a wineglass Of
brandy. Putin bottles while hot and
seal. Use a teaspoonful for glass of
iced water ~ s.Egsz1 ~
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
GOWNS AND GOW.NING
WOMEN GIVE MUCH ATTENTION
TO WHAT THEY WEAR.

Brief 0iancss IT Tanciss vsminine,
Frivolous, Mayhap, and Yet offered
In the Hope that the Reading Prove
Restful TO wsaried womankind.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
Ammonia in the summer Time.


Ammonia, always useful to the house
keeper, has especial advantage in the
summer time by its power of removing
lemon stains. A housekeeper who has
learned this simple household fact by
experience, suggests that little PAM
phlet be prepared to instruct all house
keepers in the different methods of re-
moving spots and stains. Many simple
means are not widely known. For re-
moving the STAINS of strawberries and
other fruits from damask hot water Is
often sufficient. Deep stains may be
removed by solution Of chloride Of
lime. White stains from hot dishes up
on polished table are removed by rub
bling the spot with spirits Of camphor.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03

The decline Of the horse has not yet
reached a point where horse shows are
referred to as fat stock exhibitions.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
Bacon and Liver Stew.

Pour boiling water over beef or calf
liver, let stand one-half hour, then cut
the liver with deep gashes, insert thin
slices Of bacon in these cuts and fasten
In with toothpicks. Have three or four
slices of bacon in the pot over a hot
fire frying with an onion cut fine; when
fried to crisp put the liver in, cover
tightly, let cook about ten minutes,
turning often, then dredge well with
-four, pour boiling water over till the
liver is covered, put on the top Of the
stove where it will cook slowly. Cook
three hours; nice brown gravy will be
done with the liver-Womankind.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-03
A SWINGING SEAT.

on even rough ground, the seat remain
ing level and comparatively unaffected
by the motion Of the machine.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-06-27

archive has become hardly moro than
a blank and wrinkled sheet of paper,
solicitude for its preservation has be.
gun to be felt, and at last it is cared
for as it should have been cared for
years ago.
1t was my privilege some time since
"a privilege then accorded to few,
and now, under the strictest prohibi-
tion accorded to none-to see and
touch this precious document, says n
writer in the Detroit Free Press. 1t
is kept locked up in a steel safe in the
library of the Department of State.
1t is spread out Hat in mahogany
portfolio, made to slide in and out OF
the safe, and over it is sheet OF
thick paper and plate of glass. 1t is
now never exposed to the light, and Is
as little exposed to the air Hs is posi-
BILE without placing it in II vessel from
which the atmosphere has been e1-
hausted.
The document is a single sheet OF
parchment. thirty.six inches long and
and thirty-two inches wide, and bears
no scrolls or decorations such as are
seen upon many OF the copies that are
sc common. The body OF the writing
having been evenly and clearly written
when the instrument was engrossed, is
! still even, though badly faded, and
| can hardly be made out, but the sig
natures, which were written perhaps
with different ink and another pen,
are faded aud beyond recognition,
many of them being wholly gone, and
others partly so. The heavy stroke of
the pen in tine j OF John Hancock s
bold autograph is still visible, but
that is the only line that is distinct.
The history OF the origin of this
great State paper is we'll known to
most Americans, but is always inter
esting. The story of the varied and
disastrous fortunes of the document
itself during the past lis years is less
known. and is here told.
On the 26th of June, 1776, com
mittee, of which Thomas JerifersoI
was Chairman, was appointed by the
Continental Congress, then sitting a
Philadelphia, to draft a declaration
setting forth the reasons why the thir
teen colonies should become indepen
dent of England. Jefferson was re
quested by the other members of th'
committee to prepare the draft, an'
this draft when presented was at one
approved by majority of the commit
tee, a few verbal alterations only be
ing suggested. On July I'd a copy o
this draft was lald before Congress
and. after hot debate OF three days,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-06-27

few sentences were stricken out and
the Declaration was then adopted. II
was at once entered upon the journal
of Congress; but the engrossed copy,
on parchment, was not prepared and
signed until August 2.
During the first tweniy-four years
OF its existence the Declaration was pre-
served among the archives Of the Gov
eminent at Philadelphia, and during
all or part of that time it was un-
doubtedly rolled up, as it shows by the
cracks in the parchment that IL must
have been rolled for long period,
and it is known that subsequent to
that time it was hung up exposed to
public gaze.
When, in the year 1900, the Ma
tional Government was transferred to
Washington, the Declaration was ca--
ried there and deposited in the De-
partment of State, where it remained
for forty-one years. In the year 1871
a substantial building having been
erected for the use of the United
States Patent Office, which had form.
erly been in the State Department,
and the State Department being il q