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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22

II Turkey Is 1.-THE sick man" OF Eu-
rope Bulgaria Is the crying infant. The
worldts MOTTO be allowed tosIeepinpeace.
for any considerable length OF time.
The recent shaking up Of the discon-
tented little community has resulted In
batch Of fresh complications, some of
them far-reaching and serious. With
Russia's refusal to recognize Prince
Ferdinand as the ruler OF Bulgaria
there comes possibility that the Prince
and his little court VIII drop from, view
and the nation put itself In the attitude
Of submission to Russia. II not the
Gear will refuse to recognize the Bull
garian Government at all and will go
on slowly complicating the situation un-
I'll the rest of Europe feels called upon
to protest. Meantime, much ado Is be-
ing made about the report that Lord
Salisbury Is considering the step Of
joining with the triple alliance in con-
senting to give Austria permission to
occupy all Macedonia. The report has
gained such wide credence In Europe
that 1t Is worth considering. But In
taking a step Of this sort Salisbury
would be marking out remarkably
bold foreign policy. He would be an
tagonizing Russia with but little to
gain In return. If the present alleged
plan Is carried through the line Of bat
tie in Europe for several years would
be drawn with Russia and France on
one side and the triple alliance and
England on the other.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22

In several State-notably in Missis-
sippi, Colorado, Georgia and Maryland
the Seventh-day adventists, who OBJ
serve Saturday, the seventh day Of the
week, as a holy day, but do not refrain
from their usual labor on Sunday, the
first day Of the week, are being perse-
cuted for refusing to oDey the laws of
the States In which they live, requiring
an observance Of the first day of the
week, commonly called Sunday"
Nearly every secular and religious pa
per in the country has discussed the
question, but in all there has been an
admission that the Sabbath of the He
brews and the Sunday of the Christians
are entirely different and distinct days
that one is the seventh and the other
is the first day Of the week. There are,
however, people who regard the two
days as identical. Biblical research,
aided by intricate and close astronom-
ical calculations, are said to furnish a
basis for the claim that the Sunday Of
to-day is the seventh day of the week,
or, in fact, the Jewish Sabbath. The
basis of this claim is the long day Of
Joshua, recorded in the tenth chapter of
Joshua: $50 the sun stood still In the
midst of heaven and hasted not to go
down abouta whole day." Astronomical
calculations of Totten and others are
to the effect that this "whole day" was
forty-seven hours and twenty minutes
long, which the Jews counted as two
days. If this is true they gained one
day, and the first day, called the Sab
bath by them after that "long day."
fell, In fact, on the sixth instead Of the
seventh day Of the week. The claim
is that this error has been perpetuated
to this day. If this assertion Is true,
then the astronomical calculations upon
which this explanation is based are
verified to 163 trillionths of a second,
and those who base their belief upon
them hold that Goods timepiece laughs
the chronology Of man to scorn."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22

The second figure shows Q gown
adapted to the woman whose waist
slides down to her heels. Note tho
value OF the little outstanding bow.
and observe the taper produced by NIL
Ing the back ut the shoulder line ana
above with insertions. and by reducing
these to narrowing series that ends
under the bow In point. This line. Of
Insertion may mask ''hump" at the
shoulders, and the two side insertions
that stop at the shoulder line will fur
Their suppress protruding shoulder
blades Three big folds and the sweep
of a train supply the lack below the
waist. and the unsightly back Ii made
entirely comelya
These are the days when there Is lit
tie that Is startlingly new, and when
to make up for the lack of novelty, ex-
aggerations are freely INDUCED In. Lace
having been SO long the vogue, ia,now
fashionable only In avalanches and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22

The first is sketched In navy blue mo-
hair and is made with very full and
deeply pleated plain skirt. Its bodice
is made Of gathered tsffeta shot with
violet and blue, and Is trimmed with
mohair straps, three In back and front
with shorter tabs at the tops Of the
latter, all studded with tiny steel but
tons. The standing collar and belt are
also of the mohair with button garni-
ture, and the sleeves, which have i'm
mense puffs and fitted cuffs, are OF the
same.
Silver gray cashmere Is the fabric of
the second rig for journeying, and, like
the first, Its skirt Is plain, and pleated
with accurate nicely. Any sort of silk
or shirt waist may be worn with this,
for the cape Is heavy enough to furnish
the necessary warmth. 1t Is made of
alternate white satin and gray cash
mere bands and fastens with n gray
strap piped with white. It's collar is
high and warm and Is also piped with
white.
The very fact that but few novelties
are offered for current wear at this
season Of the year makes the reception
of such new items as are put forward
especially cordial. Indeed, that hardly
expresses II, for fashionable women
are SO eager to try them that their
haste is almost frantic. One material
that has suddenly secured this late sum-
mer favor is banded with rows of
aluminium set jewels separated by in
sertions Of thread lace. 1t struck the
fancy of those Of extravagant taste and
has appeared in brilliant magnifcence
on the waning fancy waist Made up
In the prevailing blouse fashion, 1t Is
dazzling enough to give distinction
even among all the multitude of glitter
Ing things that glare under the summer
sun at the swell resorts.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22

beauty, but a little space Of shirring,
the letting in of point of lace, or the
drawing down Of many lands to the
waist will mitigate the difficulty and
make it safe from notice by the usual
eye. For the woman whose back Is as
fat as shingle, all sorts of devices
may be used as, for instance, crossway
stirring and shocking is resorted to
where the back needs curve and full
ness, and smoothly drawn goods where
it doesn't. To have a bad back means
either carelessness or poverty, for the
defect can be remedied, and the dress
maker who can so transform awkward
ness Is going to charge high for the
service. If she does her work WELL it
is fairly worth the price.
The set out of the skirt from the waist
i'm the back also assists in giving the
needed out-curve where the figure lacks
it, The woman who has actually no
end to her back, but whose clothes
would slip to her heels with nothing to
stop them. has an artificial waist line
made by hooking up skirt to bodice,
and by the outsweep of the folds Of the
skirt from this point. Other women
are horribly short wasted in the back,
without any curve to complete the back
either, and they go on being wide and
fat till the dressmaker Is obliged to
''draw the line" Such woman usu-
ally lacks at the hips and Is the same
all the way down both sides and back.
She can be greatly improved by skirt
very full on the band and by bodice
finished as in the first picture. Right
in the center of the waist line at the
back the bodice fits down In a little
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22

The Middleburg IN. " News Is enti-
tied to the credit Of having given to the
public the champion story Of the sea-
son, though modestly crediting it to
IAN exchange" 1t says a man in the
western part of the State recently I'M
dertook to mix up nice mash for his
COW, doing it in the dark. He mistook
a lot of sawdust for bran. The cow
meekly accepted the substitute, posi-
bly, thinking that hard times were the
cause Of the economy. The next morn
ing the man MIXED the cow, obtaining
from her half gallon of turpentine, a
quart of shoe pegs, and bundle Of
lath
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22

point, while the roll Of silk that edges
II Is actually allowed to lift little
above the apparent waist line under
the arms, setting down low again In
front to do battle with ugliness there.
The shocking Of this dress begins Mt
the shoulder line and is drawn In to-
wards the waist to add to the needed
taper, while the yoke fiattens out the
round shoulders and the two strap
pieces are drawn actually over the out
sticking shoulder blades. The sleeves,
too, do their share by being set low on
top of the shoulders to give needed
width there, and by being put well In at
the back to narrow appearances at that
point. The design cleverly combines
all the necessary tricks to restore, or to
actually make, the needed proportions
that the natural figure totally lacks,
and with complete success.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22
PURSE IN A HORSES HOOP.
The Strange Place Where Woman
Found Her Pocketbook.

The Strange Place Where Woman
Found Her Pocketbook.
Mrs. Jacob Darue, living few miles
north Of Canandaigua, drove to town
to do some trading, accompanied by
her children. She tied her horse on
Main street, leaving the children in
the wagon. She made a number Of
purchases, but when she sought her
pocket-book II could not be found. She
fastened to the spot where the horse
was hitched and made thorough in
and even the youngsters were given
an overhaul.ng, In comparison with
which custom-house inspection bill
Is mild affair. Mrs. Darue was posi-.
tive she had placed the purse in her
pocket just before leaving the carriage,
and its complete disappearance was
ample grounds for her anxious atti-
tude. The search, augmented by clerks
and bystanders, was continued with
fruitless result and finally abandoned.
A village paper that day published a
notice Offering reward for the return
of pocket-book containing q consid-
cradle sum Of money in bills. Mrs.
Darue had placed the advertisement
before returning. She had proceeded
but a short distance when a slight
lameness was visible in the horse she
was driving. Instead OF passing of,
1t increased, until Mrs. Darue became
alarmed. She stopped and alighted
from the carriage, and at her command
the horse raised the apparently injured
member. Mrs. Darue's surprise can
better be imagined than described
when she found, firmly imbedded in
the hollow Of the horses hoof, the
missing purse. 1t was removed with
out difficulty, and the family horse es-
tablished gait from there home which
indicated that the discovery was as
pleasing to him as to the owner of the
purse. Mrs. Darue believes that in
alighting from the carriage the purse
fell from her dress and under the
horses feet The purse contained about
S50.-Rochester Democrat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22

pillows that threaten to swamp whole
costume, including wearer. Big hats
are larger than ever. Yards Of drap-
cry are festooned about the biggest
sleeves; IL gown Is already covered
with ribbon, one can safely put on
more; four colors having blended into
acceptable harmony, a couple more
may be added and the demands Of the
waning season be met. Skirts resist
this tendency to highly wrought effects
with considerable success, but above
the belt the standards are such that the
batiste garniture appearing on the third
pictured dress is but moderately elab-
crate. 1t Is used upon blouse Of blue
silk crepon having gathered front and
plain back. The yoke Of embroidered
and spangled batiste is banded with
dark blue satin, the collar and belt be-
ing of the same. Then there Is a double
collar of the batiste deeply pointed at
the edges, and fluffy chiffon rosettes
set off the collar. i
Even travelling dresses are affected
by the general demand for elaboration,
though, Of course, they escape the
tidal wave of fluffy and other crusha-
BILE dainties. Whatever may be said
against OVERRIDING the trimmings Of
dresses for ordinary use, there is an
advantage in making the travelling rig
ornamental, for 1t will then be also ser.
viceable as a street dress. SO, for once,
a fashion has been set by wealthy wom-
en- that can be copied by less fortunate
ones, to the latter's advantage. Two
examples of these jaunty costumes are
presented in the remaining pictures.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22

The swamp was too soft for team
and human muscle was too expensive
to lift 1t into a cart and wheel it ashore.
But brains did 1t. A tree growing in
the woods near by was cut, and It's
odd shape made to serve as crane,
This could be swung out fifteen feet
over the muck, loaded and swung over
the dry ground like distance, dump
ing in piles or on to carts. What more
could be asked for? And it works as
well as IL 1t cost So. The only black
smith work required is ring ct the
top to fasten the stay wires to.-S.
Eden in American Agriculturist.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22
A Portable Fence.

1t is often more enocomical to pasture
Off a piece Of rich fodder than to cut
1t and wheel 1t away to the sheep, or
other stock. The lack Of a fence often
prevents this. A portable fence can
be made after the suggestions given in
the sketch, which is from the Orange
Judd Farmer. A few panels Of this
will inclose sufficient feed for a days
cropping, and can be shifted to new
ground the next day. If sheep are to
be thus folded, an extra boardswill be
needed in each panel. These panels may
be II or IA feet In length, well braced
to keep the fence firm as to lengthwise
motion. The crosspiece at the bottom
Of the upright should be long enough
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22
Deliciou. Creamed Spinach.


Four quarts Of spinach, one large
head Of lettuce. one tablespoonful Of
butter, one teaspoonful or salt, half q
teaspoonful Of sugar, a slight grating
of nutmeg, one teaspoonful Of -four
mixed with half pint Of cream or milk.
Clean the spinach and lettuce and put
them in a stewpan with one quart Of
boiling water. Boil rapidly for five
minutes, then turn the vegetables into a
colander, and pour cold water over
them. Press as much water as pos
sible from the vegetables and then chop
very fine. Put the butter in stewpan
and on the fire. Add the minced veg
etables and seasonings and cook gently
for fifteen minutes; then add the -four
and cream and cook fifteen minutes
longer.-Ladies Home Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22

Battle-ships may yet be racing across
the ocean as are the liners Of the differ
ent steamship companies. At present
the new United States steel cruiser,
the Columbia, holds the record for
speed In a trip from the Needles to
Sandy Hook light, making the voyage
in eleven minutes less than q week.
The element of speed Is an important
one In modern naval warfare, and not
less so than solid sides of steel. In
genuity In modern naval affairs Is d.
rected to the construction of a gun Of
such enormous power that nothing
can stand against 1t, and then In the
designing Of ship that this gun will
have no more effect upon than buck
shot. The race between the demolish-
ing gun and the impenetrable ship is
so close that to save both gun and ship
thevessel must have the necessary speed
to run away II required. This has
given our navy the Columbia, which
Is believed to be the fastest naval cruis-
er afioat 1t made an average speed
OF nearly eighteen and one-half knots
an hour at the expense Of nearly 1000
tons Of coal In the seven days on her
last trip. The Columbia was launched
In November, 1893, and on her trial
trip averaged twenty-five knots an
hour. She Is built of steel and carries
enc eight-inch and two six-inch breech-
loading rifles, eight four-inch rapid-fire
guns, twelve sIx-pounders, and eight
sne-pouDder quick-fire guns. The
cruiser h enc Of the best vessels Of our
navy. and N, from stem to stern, the
produc< Of American yards and foun-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22
blackberry Roll.

Make rich biscuit dough Of one-half
cup Of lard rubbed In one and one-half
cups of -four, In which heaping tea
spoon Of baking pQwder and one-half
teaspoon of salt have been sifted.
Moisten with milk till soft enough to
roll out. Roll till one-half inch thick,
then spread with blackberries, sift
sugar and -four over them, then roll up,
wet the edges and press 1t lightly, SO
no juice will escape, lay in a pie pan
and set In the steamer, steam one and
one-half hours, slice down and serve
with sauce.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22
Mark Twain very wittily and with

Mark Twain very wittily and with
entire success proves in a magazine
article that Fenimore Cooper was des-
titute of all artistic literary ability, la
mentally deficient in Imagination, and
singularly oblivious to the principles
of grammar. AS Coopers romances
have been probably more widely read
than those of any other American wri-
ter, and as, after reckless expenditures,
he died In possession Of large COM
petence earned by his pen, Mark
Twain's criticisms may afford useful
suggestion to the youth ambitious to
succeed In authorship.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22
Mayonnaise of Chicken.

Make a half pint Of thick Mayor
naise. Have two chickens nicely boil
ed on Saturday. When cold, remove
the skin and bones, keeping the chick
ems in nice large pieces. At serving
time cover platter with lettuce leaves,
dip each piece of chicken in the mayon-
naise and arrange on the platter. These
pieces must be in good shape. Make
about four of each breast, two of sec
ond joints and two Of each leg, trim
ming the latter neatly. This Is .
change from chicken salad and is really
much better.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22

A peculiarly sad case Is reported from
New York. 1t appears that society
widow of that town paid court to her
coachman, won his young affections
and then tired of him and heartlessly
threw him Off. The betrayed young
man has sued for damages for breach
of promise to marry. We hope the
recreant woman will be made to serve
as an example to all designing females
and warning that they must not trifie
with the affections Of the weaker sex.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22
Harvest Drink.

The following Is an English recipe
for a favorite haymaking beverage:
Put one pound Of medium oatmeal in
a milking pail, with the rind of two
lemons cut as thin as possible; cut
away all the white pith and remove
the seeds, then slice the two lemons.
Pour two gallons Of quite boiling
water over the meal, stirring well, and
a pound of best sugar; stir until the
sugar Is dissolved and strain Off into
another pail. If made overnight 1t will
be quite cold. in the hottest weather
for use next day.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22
Choking Cattle.

A correspondent of practical Far
merf gives the following method of
relieving choked cattle: Take Of fine
cut chewing tobacco enough to make
ball the Size Of hens egg. Dampen
with molasses so 1t adheres closely. FL
cvatc the animals head, pull out the
tongue and crowd the bah as far down
the throat as possible. In fifteen min
utes it will cause sickness and vomit-
ing, relaxing the muscles, so that what
ever object may be in the throat will
be thrown UP.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22
An Appetizing Relish.


Iced-stuffed tomatoes are an appetite
ing luncheon or Sunday night tea relish.
Mrs. Rorer's method Of preparing them
is to scald and peel six small solid to-
matoes. Cut Off stem end in slice and
with spoon scoop out the seeds. Stand
the tomatoes on ice for two hours.
When ready to serve chop one new
onion, bunch Of cress and a small bit
of parsley rather fine. Do not bruise
the cress. Mix half teaspoonful Of
salt, quarter spoonful of pepper with
three tablespoonful of olive oil; then
beat in one tablespoonful of vinegar.
Pour this over the mixture and fill Il
In the tomatoes. Stand each ON a let
tuce leaf In pretty dish, heap finely
cracked Ice around, and serve at once.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22
Foreign Residents of New York.


The following incident Of New York
life shows how badly our population is
mixed: IAN Italian sent an American
lad to Chinaman for his laundry. The
American gave the Chinaman 5O-cent
piece. John bit on 1t and said: 'Coun-
terfeit; you gettee in trouble; me keepe,'
and put 1t in his pocket. The Italian
then called and started to give the Chin
aman a beating. A Greek left his oys-
ter stand to act as peacemaker. The
italian drew a razor and the Greek
SHE'D bottle of cayenne pepper at
him, which struck Hebrew. A negro
who was passing shouted, and an Irish
man in the uniform of q policeman ar
rested the fighting congress Of nations,
which was presided over by Dutch
notice Justice"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22
Corn ON Outside Rowe.

Many farmers plant two or three
rows of potatoes on the outer edges Of
the cornfield, so that In cultivating the
horse can turn on these without tread
ing down the corn, says the Connecticut
Farmer. But the potatoes are worse
injured by this tramping than the corn
is, and scattered as they are on these
outside rows, it requires extra labor to
harvest them. We have noticed also
that when the corn was planted out to
the end of the rows, the outside hills,
despite the injury by tramping, had
more grain In proportion to their
stalks. This is undoubtedly because
the outside rows get more sunlight. 1t
Is a mistake to plant corn thlckly. Three
grains In hill, II all grow asall should,
are better than more, for n four stalks
each have an ear the size Of the ear
will be smaller, and 1t will make great
er work In husking and handling the
crop, with little or no increase of grain.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22
Ripening Early Tomatoes.

When the tomatoes commence to turn
white and just have a yellow Ntinge,
they may be gathered and placed upon
table In the sun. In day or two,
after exposure to the sun, they will
be ripe. Only the largest and whitest
ones should be taken, the small or
green ones will wilt IL taken Off too
early. This is the way the early toma-
toes are ripened, when they command
80 to 90 cents per peck, After the price
falls to GO cents per bushel, the fruit
Is allowed to ripen on the vine. Fruit
ripened on the vine has firm feel and
the meat Ia solid and of better flavor
than green-picked fruit.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22

be made OK slats) under which the little
chicks may feed without being crowd
ed away by the larger ones. 1t can be
raised as the chickens grow, and it is
one of those clever little devices that
help to secure the poulterer's profits.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22
Apples that Go to Waste,

Professor Maynard says: MANY
thousand bushels of apples go to waste
which, If taken In time might be dried
with profit, or could be profitably fed
to stock. Analysis shows a food value
in apples for cows or 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" "A
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22

Pliny says of a Roman gentleman
whom he does not name that he was
able to repeat the 'Iliad" and the
odyssey" the whole of the "Aeneid"
and most of the poems OF Horace from
memory. 80
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22
Baked Liver and Bacon.

Have the liver sliced thin, pour boil
ing water over 1t, let stand few min
utes, then drain. Lay layer Of liver
In bake pan, then -four It well, pepper
and salt then layer Of thinly cut
bacon, and so on till all the liver is in,
put layer Of bacon on top, pour cup
Of boiling water over and bake.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-08-22
watch the STOCK WelI.

All the stock on farm must be care
fully observed. Each individual should
be kept under careful watch so as TO
guard against disease or a reduction Of
flesh or product. The loss Of appetite
by one animal may be due to some
cause that can affect the whole, and
by attending to the matter In time
there may be a great saving In pre-
venting ailments among the other mem
bers Of the flock or herd.