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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28
FARM AND GARDEN.
Husking Corn Economically of Labor
New Variety Of Game Fowls-The
Northern Spy Good Bearing Apple
-GeneraI Farm Prospects.


At the last revision of the American
Standard Of Perfection there was recog-
nizcd new variety OF Games, under
the name of Birchen. This variety,
though new to the Standard, Is by no
means new in fact, for 1t has exiated
for many years, but has been but little
bred. In the past few years interest
has been revived or created In 1t in
England, and has been awakened In
this country.
Birchens were produced originally by
a cross Of the Silver Duckwing and the
Brown Red, the Duckwing being used
to effect the change In the color Of the
hackle and outer lacing. This cross,
however, usually gives more lacing
than is required or desired, and re-
turn to the Brown Red Is made to get
rid Of the extra lacing. 1t Is by no
means an easy thing to produce a new
variety, and though every step should
he Indicated, the patience necessary for
the undertaking could not be supplied
to the experimenter. He must furnish
that very important element himself.
Ordinarily, except to the one who likes
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28

stunned 1t with a blow. The bass
weighed four pounds.
1t Is an odd sight to watch the pisca-
torial battles between bass and catfish.
The bass is pugnacious warrior, and
easily defeats the catfish. The latter,
on finding itself worsted, takes to fight,
and its course is easily distinguished
by q straight line on the surface Of the
lake, for 1t gets its nose above the sur
face in flying before its enemy like a
muskrat. The catfish is full Of cum
ming. and, when pressed too holly by
the bass, have seen one swim delib-
erately for the rip-rap of the lake, and
beach itself high and dry out Of the
reach of its foe, who cannot, or does
not usually try to follow 1t there.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28
The Northern Spy AppIe.

Frequently, out Of a number of varie-
ties of apples in an orchard, only one
or two will bear, all the others failing
to produce crop. The Northern Spy
is said by Meehan's Monthly to be one
of the apples that will frequently bear
when all the others fail. This is proba-
bly, owing to its blooming later than the
others, so that the flowers get the full
benefit Of its pollen. The Northern Spy
is also favorite, from the fact that
it usually bears an abundant crop; that
is, after it once commences to bear; but
the trees seldom bear when young, and
the orchardist frequently has to wait
several years for crop, when other
varieties have been for some time in
bearing
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28

Mrs. Bland always has something
pleasant to say to everybody. She puts
all her friends In better humor with
themselves. She met the ugliest man In
town the other dry. He Is really a
curiosity, he Is so ugly, and when she
saw him he was worse than ever, for he
had a boil on his nose. She couldn't
say he was looking well. She couldn't
say he had a sweet voice, for he no
toriously hasn't. 1t looked for a mo-
ment as IL she were bowled out, but
she wasn't. She rallied CALAMITY. With
her sweetest smile she grasped the
mans hand. "Oh, Mr.. S." she said,
''how do you do? You-you always do
wear such immaculate linen"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28

larder needs replenishing she takes up
the long, old-fashioned gun, a handful
Of cartridges, and starts for the woods.
She never comes back empty-handed,
and her fishing excursions are similarly
successful. She will never divulge the
haunts of the deer OF fish to the many
hunters who have endeavored to get in
formation from her.
The old woman lives alone the year
round, the monotony of her life being
broken only by the visits of the hunt
efs, and this Is only during the month
of December. If she realizes that the
State has been settled since the time
of her, pioneer days she does not show
1t, for she never visits nor makes in
Quiries of others. She has her own
little world and lives in It,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28

Put over the hole in the bottom Of the
pot good drainage half an inch or so
in depth and on this handful Of leaf
post, then add the prepared soil, filling
up the pot to within an inch Of the top.
On this place the bulb and cover with
soil, press the earth gently around 1t
and shake the pot gently to settle the
soil. Put away in dark cool place for
several weeks to allow the roots to
make a vigorous start. Water them
very slightly at first and gradually
bring them into the sunlight AS the
flowers expand place a saucer under
each pot which must be kept filed with
water till the flowers begin to decay
Farm and Home.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28
Under the Law.

In the way Of inheritance, the Mo-
hammedan woman is well protected by
the law. On the death of her husband
she inherits his property in common
with her brother, in proportion de-
termined by law according to the num-
Der of children, whilst as wife she
has absolute and undisputed control Of
any money that was hers before mar
riage, or Of that which may subse-
quently come to her. This of course
only applies to free woman" the lot
Of the slaves is harder, but it is said
that 1t is preferable in many respects
to that Of the majority of free domestic
drudges in the West, while their pros
poets are infinitely better"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28

Running streams and springs are the
best sources Of water supply, but they
should be frequently examined to de-
tect otherwise unsupported causes Of
pollution, those most frequently COM
ing 'from factories, slaughter-houses
and the sewage from hotels and farm
houses. Especially, says the I York
Tribune, should one see to 1t mat all
forms Of human excreta are kept from
pOlluting drinking water.
Cisterns should be carefully built and
covered, 50 that no foul air can reach
the water, or small animals or insects
fall into It, The overflow pipes from els
terms should have no connection with
any other pipes. Roofs and cutters
should be frequently examined, and no
water allowed to enter the cistern dur
ing storms until they are we'll cleaned.
Cistern water should be frequently ex-
amined and kept free from color, odor
and every other indication Of impurity.
Rainwater is purest when collected
from a slate roof. The cistern should
not be under the house, and should be
cleaned at regular intervals.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28
The Most Beautiful Fern.

The beautiful Adiantum Farleyense,
the delight and despair Of most home
growers, requires three things-heat
and moisture. shade and root room.
Never let a plant get pot-bound, says
Edgar Sanders in the Philadelphia
Ledger, but keep on reporting, keeping
the plant within bounds by using old
stools for propagation when the plants
are diversified. To do this, cut into as
many pieces as there are eyes, cut the
foliage Off and put into the potting ma
terial; soon there will be young plant
to show for 1t. Water the earth in
which the plant is and keep the pot
moist, but do not water the fronds.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28

which h also moistcned: ana then two
inches Of unleached wood ashes. mois-
tened. The succession Of layers II then
continued until the mass IL two or three
feet high. The fermentation which fol-
lows repels the moisture In about two
weeks. when the whole II overhauled,
worked over and all the Jumps pulver-
lied with hand hoe. 1t Is then ready
for applying TO crops, on such soils as
are benefited by bone and ashes 1t
may be used at the rate Of six or eight
hundred pounds to the acre, whether
broadcast or In hills.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28
SubsoiI Flowing.

Where there Is hard, dry subsoil,
subsoil blowing Is to be recommended
Where the subsoil is loose, gravelly or
sandy, subsoiling Is probably unneces-
sary, or may even be injurious.
Do not subsoil when the soil is very
wet, either above or beneath, as there
is great danger of pudding the soil,
thus leaving 1t in worse condition than
before. This Is one Of the reasons why
1t is better to subsoil in the fall than In
the spring.
If the ground be subsoiled in the fall
the winter and spring rains have ample
opportunity to soak in, that being the
season OF greatest rainfall and least
evaporation.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28
Corn Husking Device.

In the illustrated device for husking
corn, f represents the rear end Of an
ordinary wagon box; are 2x4 in pine
sticks or 6 feet long, rounded at the
ends and extended into the wagon box
2 feet from the end. The gate is bolted
to the sides, up edgewise, so that the
whole will tip clear forward and lie
in the bottom Of the box toward its
front end; b is step and brace.
A man doing his own work can
blanket his team, drive along the shock
row, fling enough cornstalks upon the
frame a, husk it, throwing the corn
into the wagon bed, tie the bundle, step
on b, walk to front end of wagon box,
place it crosswise and continue the
husking until loaded. When starting
home, raise the frame and put in the end
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28
Home Cooking.


You may talk about the dinners that tho
swell hotels maintain.
And of the public banquets where the
water is champagne.
And of the fancy restaurants and clubs
for those who roam
But none of them can equal what fell
low gets at home
No matter If the dishes by foreign chef
are made,
And served on costly china which an
artist has arrayed,
And placed on finest linen by glass az
light as foam
They lack the wholesome goodness of tho
palmer things at home.
They do, indeed, tell you, and there IL
no man alive
Who to himself has never said he's able
TO derive
More Joy and satisfaction from his own
home table small
That what he gets when dining out In
any marble hail.
There's something bout the dinner that
wife or mother cooks
That makes a fellow hungry just to think
of how it looks,
And, for solid breakfast and dainty
supper-why,
Outside of home no millionaire such lux
ury can buy.
With baby In the highchair and the
prattling tots around
A loving wife who watches you with
happiness profound;
A meal, however humble, has better,
sweeter taste
Than any sumptuous banquet where the
money goes to waste.
Yes, even If you have to do the cooking
for yourself
And eat it to the ticking of the clock
upon the shelf,
1t somehow has flavor that goes quicker
to the spot
Than any meal away from home-al-
though it costs lot.
But while wife can set feast to give
husband joys
It's nothing to what mothers do for hun
cry little boys
Who, after growing into men and forced
away to roam,
Pine ever for the cooking that their moth
did at home.
III. &. Dodge, in Detroit Free Press.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28

The presence of large numbers Of
fish In Druid Lake, said Captain Cas-
sell, superintendent of Druid Hill Park.
has recently attracted the attention Of
many who walk or drive around that
beautiful body of water.
There Is nothing unusual about the
sight, he continued, as 1t is to be no
ticed nearly every spring about this
time. There are, Mt least, ten thousand
of the fish In the lake, embracing a
considerable variety. know that there
are bass, carp, tench, catfish, goldfish,
and sunfish to be found there. Some of
the bass are enormous, measuring fully
twenty inches long.
Some time ago bass In chasing cat
fish found itself unable to stop In time
to avoid collision with the rip-rap, or
side of the lake, and was thrown upon
the bank The Emmy fellow landed
close to one Of the workmen who was
engaged In removing the grass from the
upper portion of the rip-rap. and who
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28
Farm Prospects.

Three things are constantly tending
to decrease the legitimate profits Of
agriculture, and that they are likely to
continue to do so for a long time to
come, says the Michigan Farmer. These
are an increased area devoted to pro-
duction, increased competition in ali
departments, and the increased facali-
ties for production afforded by machin-
cry. And to these might be added n
fourth, the wonderful facilities for
transportation that enabled the pro-
ducts Of the cheapest labor to COM
pete with those Of the dearest in the
markets of the world.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28

this kind of work, 1t does not pay to at
tempt to produce new variety. 1t is
quicker and cheaper to purchase 1t al
ready made. But there are always
some minds which delight in the manip-
ulation of old varieties for the sake Of
producing new, and to them we owe the
new combinations In color or figure
which delight the eye.
Game fowls-especially games-are
not generally included in the list Of
practical fowls, but they are really
very good layers Of most excellent eggs,
and are, despite their long shanks, most
excellent fowls for the table. Their
bodies are plump and meaty and the
flesh is exceedingly fine in grain and de-
licious in flavor. Exhibition games are
better practical fowls than they are
given credit for, and the Birchen is one
of the most useful
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28
Watering Hens.

wintes 200 hens; they are kept In
warm but ventilated houses, and do
well. For the morning meal, says the
Agricultarist, l feed hot corn and a
pudding made of cornmeal, seasoned
with salt and pepper. They have plen-
ty Of straw, all kinds Of small grain,
which they must scratch for, and all
the fresh water they can drink. My
hens are fat in winter, and keep them
so and have eggs in plenty at the same
time. / keep the lice from interfering
with my business by using Carbolineum
Avenarius.' 1t also prevents disease.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28

favoring the payment Of Parish's claim !;
1t has been approved by the United
States Supreme Court, yet because Of
loophole technlcalities he has failed to
receive his pay. The last sum allowed
him was 100000, but this sum is said to
be less than the original cost of the ice.
which was all transported from Cana
da, under heavy expense, at time
when the cost of the material and trans
portation was tremendously high. At
this session of Congress Parish will re-
new his fight.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28
LONG FIGHT WITH UNCLE SAM.
]. w. Parish Has Been Trying for 81
Years to Collect a Claim.

Joseph W. Parrish, of Washington,
d. c., has been trying for thirty-two
years to collect claim from the Uni
ted States government for ice furnished
army hospitals in the West during the
rebellion. Parish was millionaire
when he entered into contract with
the government, in 1868, to furnish Ice
for the hospitals, but he is now penni-
less. having failed to receive pay for
greater portion of the Ice ordered, and
spending whatever money he did have
In an endeavor to secure from the gov
eminent the money owing him. Con-
gress has already made eleven reports
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28
A MILKING MACHINE.
A Wonderful Device for Extracting
Milk from Cows.

Milk from Cows.
A milking machine has been invented
in Scotland, and 1t works so perfectly
that works for its manufacture are be-
ing erected. The construction Of the
machine Is based on the principle of
suction produced by vacuum in teat
cup, which, pressed against the teat Of
a COW, extracts the milk, which is car
ried Off to a receiving pail While the
teat Is drained Of its milk, air enters
the cup, allowing the former pressure
to relax, and the teat is again filed
with milk from the udder. Vacuum is
once more created in the teat cup,
which again collapses, pressing out
the milk into the tube, and it then
passes to be received as before. The
exhaustion is, Of course, effected by
means of an air pump, which can be
worked by the motive power most con-
venient.
The teat cups, of which there are
four, are about the size Of an ordinary
wine glass and are made of flexible In
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28

of Cleveland. Then there is General An
son Stager's daughter, Lady Arthur But
Ter, daughter-in-law of the Marquis of
Ormonde. Lady Grey-Egerton was the
daughter of Major Wayne Cuyler. Lady
Harcourt. wife of Sir William Vernon
Harcourt, was the widow of j. r. Ives
when he married her. She is a daughter
of Motley, the great American historian.
Amy. Lady Coleridge, widow of the Lord
Chief Justice of England, is daughter OF
Henry Barring Lawford, and Lord Tennie
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28

WIDOW M'DoNALD. Dor Is ten miles
away. She is in the very heart Of
famous deer country and has fed hun
dreds of hunters who have stumbled
across her abode in the woods, In which
she has lived since 1920.
Her face Is wrinkled and her gums
almost toothless, but her activity does
not seem to diminish. When her game
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28

Blackwood's wife is the daughter of John
III. Davis, Wall street broker. Almost for
the first time the English publication has
something graceful to say about Ameri-
can women. 1t says she has come to DO
an accepted and welcome personality in
British society. ''She comes, is seen and
conquers. One hears her voice at the
Queens drawing-rooms and in every Lon.
don salon. One meets her on the river
at Henley and in the park. And in not a
few cases she comes to stay"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28

armed lever having an upwardly ex-
tending handle is arranged for vertical
movement in apertures in the car plat:
form, coiled springs holding the arm
normally in raised position, but on
movement of the lever handle the arms
are pressed downward, simultaneously
pushing down the coupling bar of one
car and the hook Of the coupling bar
of the other car, as shown In Figure l.
Scientific American.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28
Granular Butter.

Draw Off the buttermilk, and with q
dipper pour a pail Of cold water over
the butter, letting 1t run through 1t and
out OF the churn. This hardens the
granules Of butter and prevents their
massing together. Next, advises the
Wisconsin Dairyman, cover the butter
with cold water, and move the churn
back and forth few times, draw Off the
water and repeal until the water runs
from the churn clear. At this stage 1t
is recommended and practiced by many
to cover the butter with a strong brine
(Which can be kept for this purpose,
and repeatedly used by occasional
scalding to keep pure), which hardens
the grains, and more perfectly liberates
the buttermilk, giving the butter a
brighter appearance.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28
For the Red Spider.

Bisulphide Of carbon DR.. Bailey rec
ommends for the mite and the red spi-
der. 1t Is clear, transparent liquid,
evaporating rapidly. It's fumes are ia
tai to insect and animal life. The plants
to be treated must be in small space.
An uhcorked bottle of this hung above
the infected plants in tight box just
large enough to contain them will kill
all animal life
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28
increase the Yield of Your Cow.

If you can raise the average yield
per cow, only 100 quarts per year for
the next ten years, you will be well on
the way to success as a milk farmer.
The way to do it without expense is to
breed the best cows to bull Of milk
producing pedigree, raise the best
heifer calves and sell OF few of the
poorest cows each year.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28

away up on the
banks Of the Rife
river, In the north
ern part Of the
lower peninsula of
Michigan. She is
"a years of age.
Her home is a log
house Of fairly am
pie dimensions and
the nearest neigh
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28
PIants for Indoor blooming.

or the great variety Of winter bloom
ing bulbs none Is so well adapted to
house culture as the hyacinth. These
lovely, fragrant flowers will grow either
in pots or glasses, in sand, moss or
water. For pot growing the hyacinth
should be planted in pots seven inches
in depth and almost the same diameter,
one bulb in a pot, though two or three
can be grown in the larger sized pots.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28
The Back Yard.

The intelligent man inspects his sinks,
drains and cess-pools, and makes sure
that they are in good order for winter.
Whatever material Is used for drains,
says A Healthy Home, the necessity Of
flushing the pipes with some good dis
infectant solution at frequent intervals
remains the same. Once or twice a
week is none too often in hot weather.
Copperas Is good disinfectant for or
binary use, and has the advantage Of
being cheap. Dissolve In the proportion
OF one-half pound to gallon Of wa
ter, and use very freely. Plug the out
let, and pour enough into the sink to
fill the pipe its full length. Use the So
luton as near the boiling point as con-
venient, for the reason that hot fluid
is far more penetrating than cold one !;
also, because a hot solution acts as a
solvent OF whatever waste particles
may have lodged at various points.
Dishwater usually contains more or
less grease, and this will be melted and
washed out If the disinfectant is pour
ed In hot
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28
saa thera is n nrnsnect of a ha,

81 see there Is prospect of hard
coal combine this winter" said the man
who lives In a fat, as he stopped the
householder at the street corner. "Nat-
uraIly," replied the householder bitter
~. ANY coal combine Is sure to be
hard."-Chicago Evening Post
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28
Feed tho Orchard.

The better we feed the tree so much
the better will be the return. What
that feed shall be is for each one to de-
eide. With me I'll pin my faith on barn
manures helped out by bone and pot
ash. We are tilhng our young orchard.
In the small pasture places where there
are older trees the hog is doing good
work
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28

dia rubber, and are adapted to any
COW. The friction Of the machine Is so
gentle that the cows seem to enjoy be-
ing MIXED by 1t. One of these ma
chimes is capable of milking thirty cows
in less time than four persons can do 1t.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28
Treatment of Ashes.

One OF our exchanges gives a mode Of
treating wood ashes, which mas the ad.
vantage Of convenience, In connection
with ground bone. The mixing Is per-
formed on a good solid barn floor. The
first layer is Of finely pulverized soil
about two inches thick, which is then
moistened with sprinkler. On this Is
Ghen placed two inches Of ground bone.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28

Some of those big mixers are not
so profitable as the cows Of moderate
size, which give moderate amount of
rich milk and keep II up nearly the
whole year. Big. coarse cows are tire,
mendous eaters.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28
The Truest and Highest.

Let us have the courage to live by
the truest and highest revealed to us.
The life of our best hours and expe-
rience is our true life. Not to strive to
make these best hours the standard
by which we daily live; to be disloyG
to that which we see and worship and
love in the most exalted and most ra-
diant moments of our existence; tc
make no effort to preserve and perpet.
uate the glory Of this occasional spirit
ual life, is to resist and quench the
shirt ttE
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28

The Album, London art publication
which stakes especial pains with illustra-
tons of women who are leaders in So
ciety, has just issued a supplement de-
voted to american Ladies in English
Society" OF the seven here presented,
Hon. Mrs. Curzon, wife of the heir of
Lord Scarsdale. who was Miss Mary Lei
ter Of Chicago and Washington, will di-
vide the honors of beauty with Lady Nay
lor-Leland, who was Miss Chamberlain,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-11-28

gate which keeps fodder from rolling
off in the rear. Returning to the field,
turn the step b forward and use the
inverted end for seat.-Farm and
Home.