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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03
A CHEAP ICE HOUSE.
NOT ATTRACTIVE. BUT IT WILL
PRESERVE ICE.
How to Build the House and Fill tt
Trellis for Berry Bushcs-To syphon
Liquids from Barrels-Directionsf for
Stacking Corn Fodder.


Valuable Farm Building.
An ice-house need not be costly
structure, but IL 1t is to be an attract
i've addition to the farm or in keeping
with other attractive buildings 1t can
not be built mt a small cost. ! shall
charge the cost against the efficiency
as a preserver of ice. The require
ments of an ice-house are that IT will
hold sawdust around the Ice to keep
the rain of and drain water. The ma
tcrials used In its construction may be
OF the cheapest and rudest character
and yet keep the Ice as well as IL 1T cost
$3.50 or $500. A neighbor has an Ice
house erected at very small cost, and
yet his Ice is preserved perfectly. The
sides are Of poles laid up into pen IL
It wide, IS IT long and 10 1T high, the
poles being notched slightly where they
cross to prevent rubbing and to lessen
the cracks between them. The gables
are left open to give ventilation. A
floor Is made and proper draisage ac-
quired by laying rails together a foot
thick. The roof projecting three feet
ut each end is Of clapboards nailed to
cross-pieces resting upon pole rafters.
All the material except the nails and
the material for the door were worked
out of the farm timber.
In filling this house the blocks arc
laid within eighteen inches Of the poles
and the space between filed with saw
dust as the ice is built up. Where tim
Der Is not so plenty serviceable struc-
ture can be built Mt a cost but little
Il eater than the cost of this one. Ref
use boards or slabs can be used for the
SIDES, mailing them up or down and put
ting on q board roof. The house should
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03
Farm Notes.


Oats are excellent for laying hens.
1t is cheaper to make a road than it is
to drive over a bad one.
Strict cleanliness Is one Of the requi-
sites for successful dairying.
Italians produce a larger number Of
bees than blacks, and so, indirectly,
more honey.
Canning fruits with the stones in
them is known to add greatly to the
flavor Of the fruit.
Spraying is only in its infancy, but it
is good, healthy infant and promises
a great deal at maturity.
Wide tires. with axlcs Of different
lengths, on heavy wagons. would be a
great help to bookkeeping.
Plan to grow every crop on the farm
that will help toward tho sustenance Of
the family and of the stock.
Give colt plenty Of opportunity to
exercise and he will grow faster and
make better horse when matured.
Good dairying cows, winter dairying
cheap food and plenty Of II, are the
four essentials Of success in dairy farm
ing. -
Cattle should be kept comfortable
What is lacking in warm and dry shell
ter we pay for In feed and consumed
fat OF the animals.
No farmer should be satisfied with
less than one pound Of butter per day
from a COW. He should aim to secure
cows that will exceed this amount, but
q pound should be the minimum prod
uct of a COW, and even then there will
be but little profit unless the whey and
buttermilk are used for pigs
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03
NEW BRITISH COIN.

count for a large commercial firm
which does business in India, China,
and the Straits Settlements. This dol
lar passes, of course, on its own mer-
it's, its purchasing power being equal
only to the value of the bullion that
is in it. 1t is in this respect on the
same footing as the American dollar,
which, though heavier than the Amer
lean dollar, will purchase just one
half as much on the Mexican borders
of the United States.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03

silk. and collars and cuffs showed in
copied in any suitable stuff, except
very large plaid, with velvet or satin
ribbon, or Hamburg embroidery sub
stituted for. the silk muslin.
Little girls have their fancy bodices,
too, and they come of plaid silk in the
most brilliant colors. The sleeves are
as big and the folded collar almost as
high rs mammals, and the extending
side bows are all there. The lace Shout
der berthas lately so popular for adults
are admirable for little children, the
appearance of width which they create
being q distinct Improvement. In the
second picture bertha of guipure out
lies deep yoke of moss-green velvet,
the remainder of the dress being beige
cloth. 1t is loose from the yoke down
and is turned up in deep hem around
the bottom. It's sleeves have long cuffs
and double draped puffs. and the tiny
collar comes from the same lace as
the bertha A few words were written
above about the beauty Of little girls
curls, but whether curls are becoming
to a youngster is a question that has
been argued many time. The mother
generally pleads to retain the curls "a
little while longer" the boy and his
sire usually hold out for shorn locks,
and it all ends finally in the ringlets
being clipped and laid away till the
boy is full grown, when he will regard
the treasured. faded locks with even
less reverence than he did when he
wore them. This little fellows mother
was having her way for the time being,
but she made up for the girlish locks
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03

Place the other end of the long tube In
the barrel, pinch the lower end with
the fingers and draw out the air from
the tube by applying the mouth to the
upright piece Of tubing, when the long
tube will ill with the liquid which
will flow steadily through 1t when the
lower end Of the tube is released. al
ways providing that the end of the
tnbc outside of the barrel is lower than
trc end which is within the barrel. as
this Is the principle on which the sy-
phon works-a long arm and short
arm Care should be taken in drawing
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03

The death of Burdeau, President of
the Chamber of Deputies, is a great
loss to France and grave misfortune
for the administration of CasimirPe-
rier. Burdeau was the best type of
democratic statesman produced by
France since the establishment of the
present republic. Unlike nearly all
others who have risen to distinction
during the interval between the fall
of the empire and the present stage Of
the state, he lacked advantages of an
cestry. rank, wealth or military expert
ence. He sprang from poverty; he was
a common soldier; he was self-edu-
Gated; and his advance in public life
was due to no influence whatever but
his talents, whose value was discovered
while he filed modest place under
the education department. That France
can produce such men and has the
breadth and prudence to call them
into her highest councils is strong
guarantee of the stability of her demo
cratic institutions.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03
Vac -innting Land.

Impoverished land is now "vaccinat-
ed" on the continent Of Europe. 1t Is
generally known that land is enriched
by planting it occasionally with a legu-
minous crop like clover or lucerne, the
rots of which absorb more nitrogen
than they take from the ground. Where
the nitrogen came from was the prob
lem. Messrs. Hellriegel and Willfarth
have discovered that the absorption
Is due to minute organism, sort of dis
ease In the roots, which, when the sup
ply Of nitrogen in the soil begins to fail,
appear as an excrescence, draw nitrogen
from the air and so enrich the sell
again. Experiments. have been made
in France and Germany to hasten
the growth of the disease by sprlnk-
ling the fields with soil In which tuber-
culous crops have been grown or with
water in which they have been STEPPED.
In Prussia field was sown with lupins,
one part was then, treated in the ordi-
nary way, the other inoculated from
an old lupin crop; the yield in the latter
part was five and a half times as great
US in the other.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03
In Aehaufec.

In Ashantee no man is ever allowed
to see one of the kings wives. and
should he happen through accident, to
get glimpse of one of the sacred
creatures" he is forthwith put to death.
The law of that country allows the king
to have 1898 "helpmeets" and no more.
These wives all live on two long streeta
in the City of Coomasie, the Ashantee
capital, the quarters occupied by them
being locally known by word signify
ing heaven"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03

A worcestershire vicar gives curl.
Gus experience, which is well worth re-.
lating. 1t was his custom to point his
sermons with either Dearly beloved
brethren" or ."Now. my brothers." un-
til, one day, a lady member Of the con-
gregation took exception to this, and
asked him why he always preached to
the gentlemen and never to the ladies.
my dear lady, said the beaming vicar,
zone embraces the other" But not in
churchr' was the reply Of the aston
ished lady.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03


tern from these young swells, to the
degree their purses permit, and so 1t
is that In the most common garments
for children the styles change from
time to time. In the case Of the wee
bellies pictured herewith, 1t should be
borne in mind that their attire is in
the latest fashions but that In repro
ducing any admired features purse and
personal taste should govern, for dame
fashions orders to her devotees OF
tender years are not as mandatory as
those for adults.
The face of the tot In the initial, so
daintily framed about with curls, sug-
gests one current fancy as preface to
the few words necessary to describe
the wee gown. 1t Is as to the
hair, which is seen worn In Ara
minta" fashion by little bits Of girls;
that is, their front hair is plastered
each side of the forehead and held In
place by side combs. While many
children look quantity pretty and old
fashioned with their hair so arranged,
the child with a golden mop about
her face is more generally considered
pretty. Indeed, the majority Of moth
ers think it great misfortune IL their
daughter of from four to seven has not
a luxuriant head of curls. The little
miss in this picture was thus satisfac-
torily crowned, and, small as she was,
was dressed in dark velvet. The dress
was pleated to velvet yoke that was
banded with embroidered white NOUS
seline de sole headed by band Of
insertion to match, fastened in Jack.
1t was lined with bright shade Of
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03
A BRITISH DOLLAR.

The Coin to DO Struck at the Mint in
Bombay.
The new British dollar, made for
trading In the far East, IL similar in
size, weight, and fineness to the Japan
csc yen, which weighs 416 grains and
is 500 fine. In size 1t is about as large
as our dollar The following Is rep
resentation of the new coin:
The coins will be made at the Bonn
bay mint, at a cost Of one per cent
They are not issued by the govern.
ment, but are coined on private ac-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03

1T is impossible to run at an alti-
tudc Of seventeen thousand feet above
the sea." says scientist Whoever
doubts this can prove II by going
up seventeen thousand feet In a bal
loon. and getting out and trying to
run hundred yards across the blue
cerulean. He win perceive his own err
ror at once.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03
The Russian Thistle Scare.

J. S. Wilson, Badger. South Dakota,
writes: 81 have had eight years expert
ence with the Russian thistle, and can
say that on my farm it has not caused
as much damage as the common bull
thistle, also a native of this region.
With due respect for the opinions of
legislators who are endeavering to Sc
cure additional aid in suppressing this
pest, think that appropriations for
that purpose are entirely unnecessary.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03

be built on high ground that surface
water may not enter. 1t is well to cut
a shallow ditch around the building.
In filling cut the blocks as large as pos
sible and pack closely. All crevices
should be filed. In the spring watch
for holes and close them as soon as
found.-R. II. McCready, in Farm and
Home.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03

Blixt, the murderous fiend who butch
cred Miss Cling in Minneapolis, claims
to have been converted" and spends
his spare time in singing and praying
and reading the Bible. Every one will
regret that his change Of heart did not
manifest itself before he slaughtered
defenseless girl by blowing out her
brains for a few dollars.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03

A FrencAman has Q collection o. caa-
ceied postage stamps which he values
at 100000. II he ever had any curiosi-
ty to see how quickly wealth can take
wings and fly away let him OFFER that
collection for sale at auction.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03

ASHIONS for the
little folks w h o
come of the swag-
ger sets quickly
reflect the changes
demanded by their
elders attire, so the
gowns of quarter
size become un-
fashionable almost
as quickly as do
the full-sized ones.
L e s S fortunate
mothers take nat
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03
syphoning Liquids from Barrels,

Syphoning Liquids from BARRELS,
The accompanying illustration, taken
from the American Agriculturist, shows
a ready means of drawing Off liquids
from barrel having no faucet A rub
Der tube a couple Of yards in length
has one end passed through bit of
pine wood and glued tightly into posi-
ton. A hole is now bored through the
top of the piece of wood into this tube
and short piece of rubber tube insert
ed and tightly glued into position.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03

The capture of Seeley is good cause
for congratulation, but 1t seems wrong
to give the 5000 reward to a misera-
bic, ungrateful cur whom Seeley picked
out of the gutter, fed and clothed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03

When a man steals money In New
York and attempts to locate In Chicago
he probably hopes to establish the de-
Tense of insanity II he is caught.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03

The Meadowcroft verdict carries
with 1t the hope that the day may come
when financial Juggling in Chicago
will not be regarded as pleasant and
profitable pastime.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03

A Rhode Island court has decided that
"a rooster Is a wild animal" Any one
who ever has tried to make garden In.
the suburbs will indorse that view.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03
A GARDEN TREbLLs.

berry bushes, and it will pay many
times its original cost in the greater at
Effectiveness Of the garden. in convent
ence of gathering the fruit, and in salts
faction generally.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03
The lesson Of Absconder seeley il that
, dishonest bank clerk should be fired
before going OF on his own account.

Embezzler Seeley made great mis-
take I'm supposing that dishonest man
would not Instantly be recognized in
Chicago.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03
Corn Fodder.

This is the season to make tests with
corn fodder as a food. 1t has been
found excellent for the horses when
the fodder has been cut, crushed and
fed with ground grain, and steers have
been kept over winter in good condi-
ton with 1t. There is the labor Of pre-
pairing it to be considered, but expert
ments with corn fodder will no doubt
show that it is too valuable to be vast
ed in the shocks, as is the case ON a
large number Of farms.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03
Insanity Caused bv Drink.

Insanity Cnuscu by Drink.
In Italy per cent. Of oil the insanity
is caused by drink; In Austria, IS; In
France, 20; In England, 30; In Swe-
den, 90.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03
TOGS FOR THE TOTS.
LITTLE BELLIES WHOSE CLOTHES
ARE IN LATEST STYLES.
Fashions for Children Quickly Reflect
the Changes Demanded by the At
tire of Their Elders-Some of the
Latest Features Here Reproduced.

Fashions Pickle Fancies.
Nav York Correspondence.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03
One on the Farmer.

"They'se no use o'tryin'," declared the
farmer to the dealer, OF whom he had
bought grinding mill; II KANT make
FER go. She seems to have teeth nun
till she gifts to goin', an then she's a
reg'lar smooth bore. Jest motifs 'er,"
and then he began to lambaste the indo-
lent mule that was expected to contrib
ute the motive power.
''See thar" said he. after the sweep
had made round or two, "she skacely
teches hit"
BY this time the dealer was laughing
heartily and the farmer soon got SO
blue In the face that IN explosion was
only averted by few italicised re-
marks. When he had finished the deal
er asked:
did 1t ever occur to you that you are
left-handed, and that you have been
trying to run that machine backward?' n
Elevator and Grain Trade.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03
Failure of Fruit Crops.

1t has been known that in many early
blooming trees the stamens can be ex-
cited to growth by a much lower teni-
perature than will excite the pistil to
growth. A few warm winter days will
so often advance the stamens In plum
flowers that the pollen disappears be-
fore the pistl is receptive. Plum
crops often partially fail for lack of the
necessary fertilization. Practical men
have long since discovered that a south
aspect Is not as good for fruit trees as
any of the others, without knowing the
real reason.-Meehan's Monthly.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-03
Fall Manuring of the Garden.

The earlier manure is drawn upon a
garden the better will be its effects,
provided the garden is not liable to be
washed by running water in winter or
spring. II there are underdrains three
feet deep to take Off surplus water 1t is
very little fertility of any kind that in
our climate will be carried away by
drainage water. II there is any nitro
gen In the water passing through the
subsoil, most Of 1t is lost In the first
few inches Of soil that 1t Is filtered
through. If the underdrain were filed
by stream Of surface water flowing
In from the top, some nitrogen and even
mineral fertilizers might be carried
away with 1t. But with filtered water
there is no danger Of anything of ma
nurial value going into the underdrain.
Evening star., 1895-06-11
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS.
1t Has Been Decided to Hold Here
ufter Ono Annual District Convention

IT Has Been Decided to Hold Here
after Ono Annual District Convention.
At a. special meeting of the council of the
District of Columbia Sunday School Union.
held last night at Calvary Baptist Sunday
school house. and at meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee, which followed in the
same place, new constitution and bylaws
was adopted Professionally, providing,
among other things, for convention of
Sunday school workers in October or No
vember of each year. similar to the one
held last Iall. The executive committee de-
cided to hold this years convention the
evening of Monday. November II, and the
morning, afternoon and evening of the
two days next following. Aletter was read
from Mr.. B. F. Jacobs of Chicago one of
the most prominent and popular of Sunday
school men, indicating that he would prob
ably be present at the convention. Mr..
Lucius D. Alden, elected field worker last
fall, and Mr.. Jerome F. Johnson. then
elected first vice president, changed places
by vote of the council, in pursuance of
the action of the executive committee last
month, and Mr.. Johnson submitted his first
report as field worker. Under the new con-
stitution the field worker will hereafter be
selected, and his compensation fixed. by
the executive committee, and the other
officers will be elected rat the annual con-
vention.
The old executive committee was re-
elected as the foundation of the new COM
mittee, and empowered TO select five ad-
ditional members, provided for by the new
constitution. Mr.. J. H. Lichliter of the
Church of the Covenant was chosen as the
first new member. The new constitution
provides that the executive committee shall
at all times contain at least one represen-
tative of each denomination having schools
in the union.
The first school admitted under the new
constitution was the southwest mission
Of the Vermont Avenue Christian Church,
Mr.. F. l.. Sunny, superintendent.
There We're present at the meeting last
night Pierson Fl. Bristow, president of the
union and d7superintendent of Calvary Bap-
tist Sunday school; James l.. Ewin, secre-
tary, superintendent of Foundry Methodist
Episcopal Sunday school, Jerome F. John
son of the First Congregational; Mr.. c. H.
Darlington of the North Presbyterian; DIR.
D. Percy Hickling of Trinity Protestant
Episcopal; Col Weston Flint of New York
Avenue Presbyterian; T. H. Martin and T.
B. Towner of Hamline Methodist Episco-
pal; Mr.. A. NJ. McBath of Assembly Pres
hyterian; Mr.. A. B. keefer Of Maryland
Avenue Baptist; Edward Warren of Met
ropolitan Baptist; Mr.. F. L. SUNNY of the
Southwest Christian Mission; Robert H.
Jordan of Congress Heights Methodist
Episcopal, and Mr.. ]. H. Lichliter of the
Church Of the Covenant.
Evening star., 1895-06-11
I '[DlE,

Is FOLLY to waste time with uncertain and UNI
uleo remedies when the evidence is so abundant
ana conclusive That Dr. Walker positively cures all
disorders OF the brain and nervous system, diseases
oi tne SKIN and blood catarrh, asthma, consunlu-
tion, malaria, dyspepsia. rheumatism, neuralgia
hethorrhods diseases of women loss vitality and
Hi anectlons OF the throat, lungs, heart, liver
stomach, kidneys bladder, bowels and other organs
Young or middle-aged suffering from the
enects Of their own follies excesses, or those
who feel their youthful vigor declining should con-
suit DIR. Walker who has been the means of re-
storing hundreds Of such unfortunates to health
strength and happiness.
See testimonials OF wonderful cures Of well known
citizens published daily in the Post. Times News
DIR. Walker may be consulted free of charge, per-
sonally or by letter. His well-known sanitarium,
at 1il1 Pennsylvania avenue adjoining Willard 9
Hotel is open daily for consultation and treatment
once hours, 10 am. to pm; Wednesday and
Saturday evenings, TO s; Sundays, 10 to II.
Charges for treatment very low.
All interviews and correspondence sacredly conf.
Dental. No cases made public without consent Of
patients. fell
Evening star., 1895-06-11
CcltulOse Tests at Indian Head.

Comparative tests Of the cocoa and corn
pith cellulose used in the Golfer dams of
ships-of-war were conducted at the Indian
Head proving grounds yesterday. Two
Golfer dams were improvised, each six feet
square and three feet thick, one of which
was filled with cocoa and the other with
ccrnpith cellulose, and were so arranged as
to be exposed to q water pressure. A SIX
and an eight-inch shell was fired at each
dam. Through the two holes made In the
cocoa Golfer dam a few drops OF water
trickled, the maximum not reaching halt
a gallon per minute This is regarded as
practically nothing in quantity, ana wouIo
rot, II is said be sufficient to I'LL COM
partment in day. The cornpith celluiose
showed up better than the cocoa. II aP-
parently closed up more rapidly, and no
water at all came through the holes DC made
by tn, two shots fired at the dam. AL
though the cornpith made better show
ing than the cocoa, yet the naval onioers
have not yet reached a final conclusion re-
garding its comparative value with the
cocoa, as there are questions of durability,
etc, that cal not be determined for some
time.