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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21
BAKED Pc. atoos,

If baked potatoes are TO be more di-
gestible than those that are boiled, they
must be baked in quick oven where
the starch-granhles are exposed to q
greater degree Of heat than in boiling.
and consequently where a greater
chemical change takes place. Baked
potatoes retain their salts and potash.
that are usually lost by boiling them
with their jackets. In taking baked
potatoes from the oven, pricking or
pressing them quickly will allow the
steam to escape, and they will not be so
apt to grow watery II 1t is necessary to
delay the eating Of them.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21
COSTLY CROWNS.

Some Princely Fortunes Tied Up in
Jewelry.
The value of the crown Jewelry OF
the potentates of the old world reaches
into almost incredible sums, says the
"Buch fuer Allie" The crown of the
King Of Portugal, one of the most pre-
cious Of Europe, Is worth six and a
half million dollars. The one worn by
the Gear at special ceremonies Of state
Is not worth any less. The cross on top
Of the crown is shaped Of four immense
diamonds of the first water, resting on
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21
A Russian Cherry.

Prof. Hansen, of Iowa, who has been
travelling in Russia, writes that he
finds on the Moscow markets great
quantities Of the Vladimir cherries.
The trees may be called large bushes
as grown there. Often they are grown
with several stems like bush. These
bush-cherry orchards are a source of
great profit
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21

spring had passed, and had settled the
plaster into the soil. There Is. perhaps.
a slight benefit from sowing plaster ON
clover when In full leaf. but 1t should
be additional to an application made
early In the spring. when 1t Will do
most good.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21

The White Star Line is building an
ocean greyhound designed to beat all
transatlantic records. The new steam
ship is rapidly approaching completion in
the yards of Harlan & Wolff, at Belfast,
Ireland, and it is expected that the vessel
will soon be one of the regular fleet ply
ing between New York and Liverpool.
The builders are noted the world over
for the magnificent ocean steamers they
have turned out of their yards. They
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21

Madge-Oh, dear. it's so hard to de-
eide. Alice-What? "Why, whether
Charlie ought to save his money to
build us home Ii the spring or take
the money to go sleigh riding this
winter.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21

Traveler-"The houses In some Of the
ancient cities had walls ten feet thick"
Mr.. Brickrow (nervously)-"T presume
some of the neighbors were musical"-
New York Weekly.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21

guenot. She has averaged cord and
n half day and maintained herself
and child. She applied to the poor
masters for relief recently, stating that
On account of the snow In the woods
this winter she was unable to work
She obtained her supplies and walked
t. her home, six miles distant.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21
CHOPS coROwooo FoRALIvINo

Woman Supports Herself and Child
in that Manner for Three Years.
Mrs. Catherine Conklin, aged 81, has
since the death Of her husband, three
years ago, made her living by chopping
cordwood in the mountains near HUI
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21

are making every effort to surpass in the
new steamer all vessels ever built on their
stocks. Their contract with the White
Star Steamship Company requires that
after reasonable time has been allowed
to get her engines "broken in" the new
steamer shall beat by at least eight hours
the fastest records of the Cunarders Luz
cania and Campania in both their east
ward and westward voyages. Heroic Is
to be the name of the new ocean grey
hound. She measures $50 feet on the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21
Two Kinds OF Feminine Thumbs.

Women may be ranged into two diff
ferent classes. the one having a large
and the other small thumb. The
first, having more intelligence than
feeling, is wise from history; the sec
ond, more feeling than intelligence,
IL wise from romance.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21
FIREpRooF sMoKEHoUsE.

by the little arch built at the point
shown in the illustration. The whole
is laid up in a mortar, and to add
strength to the structure an iron rod
or bar may be placed across the center
OF the bin and firmly imbedded In the
mortar two or three rows of brick from
the top. or course the rear of the arch
is also bricked up. In most cases less
than $50 brick will be all that is re-
nuircd.--American Agriculturist.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21

After man becomes old, and has
long white whiskers. we imagine that
he could tell many amusing stories on
himself.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21
A weII-Arranged smokehouse.

To make smokehouse fireproof as
far as the stove ashes are concerned
is not necessarily an expensive job.
All that is required is to lay up row
of brick across one end, also two or
three feet back upon each side, con-
Meeting the sides with row across
the building, making it at least two
feet high. AS those who have a smoke
house use 1t nearly every year, that
part can also be made safe from fire
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21

Never loaf around where other peo-
pie are at work. They may pretend to
have no objection, but they have. all
the same.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21

Land plaster ought to be sown for
clover as soon as the clover seed Is
sown, or at least before the spring
rains are past. 1t needs to be dis
solved and be thus carried into the soil.
There is not much doubt now among
scientists that II aids the clover plant
to use atmospheric nitrogen, and as
this takes place In the soil by means
OF nodules on the roots of clover the
necessity for sowing clover seed early
is apparent Old farmers have often
told us that II plaster was not sown
on clover until after spring rains, It
did little good the first year, but was
beneficial after another winter and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21
rhe Housewife,s Mcn.urc..

Two cups of graduated sugar, ons
pound.
Two cups and half of powdered
sugar, one pound.
Z One heaping quart Of sifted -four, one
pound.
Three cups of cornmeal, one pound.
One cup Of butter, half pound.
Butter size of an egg, two ounces,
Two gills of liquid, half pint, one cup.
One kitchen cup, half pint
Four teaspoonfuls liquid, one table
spoonful.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21
Yellow Italians Are Vicious.

There seems to be sort Of impress
sion among the farmers in our own
vicinity that extra yellow bees must
be extra pure Italians. Judging by
the way the orders have run for the
yellow stock the impression must be
general, but every practical queen
breeder knows that 1t is a mistake.
The five-banders are simply sports,
selected for color from Italian stock,
that is all; and by the way some of
them sting it would almost seem as IL
they had "sported" little from Cypri-
an stock. We have quite large num-
Der of colonies of extra yellow bees
in our yard, and our apiary has never
had crosser bees or bees more inclined
to rob than this year. They bred like
Cyprians and then stopped long before
the ordinary Italians. We shall get
them all out of our yard another sea-
son unless their temper and robbing
propensities improve.-Ohio Farmer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21

out the file. Fig. 1 may be changed to
style of Fig. . by cutting or filing off
the inside bit of the rakes one-third in
number at each end of the same.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21
Meat pic.

Small bits left of stewcd or roasted
meat, can be freed from fat and gristle,
chopped fine and seasoned with little
salt IL too fresh. Add bits of butter and
enough stock to moisten, put In q
creased pudding dish; put a crust over
1t made from little -four; sift In half
a teaspoonful of baking powder, mix In
\ tablespoonful Of cold butter and sweet
milk enough to make soft dough; roll
thin and cover the meat bake half m
hour and serve warm.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21

rivaled In all the qualities which con-
stitute q high-favored dessert apple,
to which it combines the quality Of
Bookkeeping without the least shrivel-
ing. retaining its high flavor to the
last"
In the early apple history of this
country the Newtown pippin was
prominent. 1t originated at Newtown,
on Long Island, and it's merits soon
spread its cultivation. 1t was especial
ly successful on the hillsides along the
Hudson River, and for many years
large quantities were grown there and
annually shipped to Europe. Later 1t
spread all over the country, but it
found few places which were congo
NAL To-day it is but very little grown
outside of the mountainous regions of
West Virginia, where it is famous to-
day as the Albemarle pippin. Scab
and insects, coupled with the general
decline of orchards by reason Of want
of proper care, fertilizing, etc, have
practically driven it out of cultivation.
There is probably no one apple which
is more largely modified by its environ
ment-by varying soils and climates.
At the Columbian Exposition in Chi
cago in 1893. New South Wales ex-
hibited some very fine apples under the
name of Five-Crowned pippin. Fruit
experts were puzzled by 1t at first, but
after careful study became pretty
well convinced that this, too, was our
old friend the Newtown pippin, modi-
fled by the soil Of Australia and the
breezes of the Pacific. In West Vir-
ginia it was formerly supposed that tho
Albemarle was a distinct variety, but
the consensus of opinion among hor-
ticulturists now is that 1t is only the
Newtown pippin. In Rockland County,
New York, the same apple is grown,
and is there generally called the win
ter pippin.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21

water line, and is to be fitted with what
will no doubt be the most powerful en-
gines ever placed in passenger steamer
The Heroic will be driven by twin screws
Captain Cameron, one of the most able,
as well as one of the most popular, COM
manders in the White Star service, will
be placed ut the head of the list of her
officers. 1t is expected that the Heroic
will be ready for the season of 1896, and
we may then look for new transatlantic
records
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21

The devil likes to see the man join
the church who expects to do al the
work with his mouth.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-21
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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FIG ]. OLD STYLE. NO. 2. IMPROVED.
The Washington times., 1895-05-05

uiaullc elevator or the very latest improved
patent> ornaments the northwest corner OF
the establishment. on the second and third
floors many new departments have been
added; the fourth floor is utilized for stock
and lunch room. In the basement is stu
ated the largest heating aud engine plant
or any business house here heating the
entire building in winter, and furnishing
cold air in summer. Nearby are the engines
for operating the cash system and elevator
A shipping aud receiving department,
freight elevator aud box lift occupy the re-
naming space.
Mr.. 5. kanu, whose picture accompanies
this article, the founder OF the firm, began
business in Baltimore 30 years ago on South
Broadway on very modest scale, but
to-day there stands a building on that
very ground as handsome as any business
house in the city OF Baltimore Two wears
ago he handed his business over to his sons
who We're associated with him for some
years. Mr.. Kauu is an active. hearty
man, yet in the prime OF life, his long
and honorable business career stands to-day
without single blemish to mar its clear
ness. 1t has been through such master
strokes or policy as contra citing to take all
the remnants from the largest northern
mills that he has achieved such a remark
able success, and is known all through the
South and West as the Father OF Remnants
For years it has been Mr.. Kaun's custom
to spend five or six months annually in
European travels, but while thus bent on
pleasure, he manages also to combine busi-
ness with it. Mr. Kaun is at present
abroad, accompanied by his wife, aud Will
return some time in the fall. The Washing
ton business is managed by Mr.. A Kauf-
man, Tor mauy years one of the leading
merchants OF this city.
The Washington times., 1895-05-05
WOMEN AND WATERLOO.

What One Woman Remembered of
the World Famous Battle.
'In my early days knew lady who hap
pened to be in Brussels that memorable
june" says Mrs. Newton Grassland. ''she
was then newly married, and only twenty
three years OF age So little certain of
victory did the English on the spot feel,
that her husband insisted on her dressing
like a Normandy peasant, thinking such a
costume would be a prot ection.
"Vividly have / heard her describe the
partings she witnessed at the door OF the
hotel where she was staying, aud the despair
of wives who were left behind-wives soon
to be widows.
VERY graphically, too, did she describe
the next days events, when women many
of whom, too agitated to change their at
tire, were still elegantly dreSSed-made their
way some how to the fieldo battle, returning
in the army wagons, supporting the heads OF
the wounded on their knees, bathing their
brows and binding up their wounds, while
steady rain poured down on the faces be-
grimed by powder, which yet allowed their
pallor to be seen.
''Ionce met at dinner party the widow of
an officer-I forget the name-who fought
at Waterloo, and the lady narrated her ex-
perience of the after battle scene For
some reason she had to cross the field of
Waterloo, which was still strewn with the
dead. and for this purpose she was blind
folded and placed on horseback, the steed
being led by trooper.
''She held handkerchief to her nose
STEPPED, think she said, with vinegar-and
not until she had reached an activity nearly
mile from the scene of carnage was the
bandage removed from her eyes Then she
looked back. The field OF Waterloo ap-
peared like field OF tombstoues, for the
bodies were all stripped of clothing, ard
shone white in the sunshine like stones.
The camp-foll0wing ghouls had done their
work effectually NEW York Commercial
Advertiser.
The Washington times., 1895-05-05
KANN's IMPROVEMENTS.
Progress Made by One of Our Su
stantial Business Houses.

Progress Made by One of Our Sub
stantial Business Houses.
Four months have elapsed since Architect
Glen Brown handed his plans over to the
contractors for one of the biggest building
improvements which Washington has seen
for some time, and to-day the result
Of that period of hard labor stands at the
northeast corner of Eighth and Market
space-the establishment Of S Kaun, Sons
aud Company, the most up-to-date enter
pIising Dry Goods House in the District
of Columbia The firm takes great pride
iu its new home, and with the most modern
Improvements with which they have
equipped it will endeavor to still further
increase their growing trade, which has
steadily advanced since their first and most
memorable greeting to the public; the entire
building is now being utilized for shopping
purposes ana thus many new departments
have been added. The plate-glass win
dows which begin on Market space, extend
around Eighth street nearly the entire
length OF the building; in them the most
attractive and novel displays are constantly
presented on the inside the walls and
ceilings have been most artistically decorat-
ell aud tinted, while new shelving, fixtures
aud counters tend to increase the general
attractiveuess OF the interior The eX-
terror of the building has been donned with
a dress OF light buff painting, and imitation
sandstone trimming. An elegant new hy-
The Washington times., 1895-05-05
BLUM BROS.
DIED.
743, 745, TAT, Eighth St. E

HANSAM-Suddenly, August 19 1894
at Hampton, Va, Frederick Hansam, in
the eighty fourth year OF his age, native OF
Copenhagen, Denmark, and a resident OF
this city for the past fiftytwO years.
DETWEILER-At p. N. Saturday. May
4. 1895, after a long llress, Jennie <
Detweiler (nCe Sayer).
Funeral from North Capitol NJ. E.
Church Sunday. May at pm. 1t
HUDNELL- Catharine G.. wife OF Della
ware HudueH, on Saturday, Nay 4, 1895.
Friends of the family are invited to at
tend the funeral Monday May 6, 1895, at
O'Clock, from late residence.
New York city and Brooklyn papers please
copy9 my5-2t
BRowN-ou-May 8, 1895, Rosey Brown,
the beloved wife Of Edward Brown, aged
tweuty-Seven-
Funeral from her late residence, 1242
Della ware avenue southwest, Monday, May
6, at 2 O'Clock prompt.
PARKER-At his residence, No. 81 F
street northwest, on May 3, 1885, George
7. Parker OF No. 6 precinct.
Funeral will take place Sunday, Nav 5, d.
at p. m. Remains Will be laid in Glen
wood cemetery vault until further notice.
sELLHAUSENOu Saturday, May 4,
1895, at 1:3O u. m, Philip A. Seuhausen,
tn the fOrty-firSt year OF his age.
Funeral from his late residence, 625 Sec
ond street northwest, on Monday, May 8,
at IL a. m. Funeral private.
WILLIAMS-Departed this life on May
8, 1895, Louisa Williams, beloved wife OF
Columbus Williams, aged thirty-rive
Funeral will take place on MoRday,{
May 6, from st. Cyprian's church, at
O'Clock a m
The Washington times., 1895-05-05


Lincoln Corps auxiliary to Lincoln Post,
G.. A r., is one of the best organized
bodies OF women in the District 1t is
composed OF many bright energetic bodies
and during the past winter they have been
in class, studying parliamentary rules.
| At the meeting OF May there was a
large attendance and the enthusiasm was
reat. A school of instruction having
been instituted by the department president
it seemed quite proper that the first exempi-
fication of the Woman's Relief Corps work
should take place at Lincoln Corps rooms
Critics had been appointed aud they did
their part well.
Many things were noted as worthy Of
emulation and il was agreed that LincoIn
Corps is excellent" in every way A
relief circle does mscb good work, rep orting
at the corps meeting, proceeds, clothing on
hand, conforables quilted or "tacked, ~
luncheons served, etc. Lincoln Post is
quite proud of it's Aid and gives the ladies
much encouragement by their presence and
patronage.
Sumner Corps was visited by the depart
ment president aud staff on Wednesday
night. This organization does a great
amount OF relief work and is Cot only uut OF
debt but has a general and relief fund on
hand.
Next Tuesday night Burnside Corps Will
be favored by the school thus formed
and il is believed that this plan Will briug
about perfection in the carrying out OF
rules and regulations which Will place this
department second to none in the United
States,
The Washington times., 1895-05-05

ganized In Washington The names Of
women prominent in social and official
circles aI.rear as ohaiImen OF committees
and subcommittee, and they are deter
mined TO IaiEe sufficient money TO make a
fine showing for the District OF Columbia.
AS no appropriation has been made for this
purpose, if the women of Washington desire
to exhibit their work fu Atlanta they must
raise the money TO transport and provide
for the exhibit.
The May fete, one of the schemes to affect
this, will be held in the Washinton Light
Infantry Hall.
The Washington times., 1895-05-05

There is good conundrum going the
rounds of society iu regard 10 Admiral
Upshur who, as every one knows, Is al
ways regarded as the backbone of the con-
tngeut of dancing men during the season,
ana Is as well an ardent appreciator OF
lovely woman, whether the latter be young,
middle-aged or decidedly elderly, with
the preference, always, of course, towards
the former.
The conundrum is: What is the difference
between Admiral Upshur and Admiral Far
ragut? The answer to the same is that
Admiral Farrague was lasbed to the mast,
while Admirable Upshur is invariably
mashed on the last
There is decidedly chestnut flavor about
1t, TO be sure, but that does not keep
society from laughing over 1T and enjoy
ing it to the utmost
Capt. Kent, of the British Royal Eugi-
neers, accompanied by bis wife and two
children, arrived in this country a week
since, aud is now at Halifax, where he
has been stationed. This is the first time
Mrs. Kent has been in this country since
her marriage, some three or four years SINCE
at st. Johns Church, when, as Miss Tiff
fany, she made one of the handsomest
brides whose nuptlals have ever been cele-
brated in that church. Mr.. aud Mrs
Lyman Tiffany went to New York to well
come their daughter upon her arrival. MT.
Tiffany has been an invalid all winter,
but is now well again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Robson, during their
stay in Washington last week were the
recipients of a great deal of social atten-
ton, far more, in fact, than generally falls
TO the share Of even the most popular fav-
orites among the actors. Not only were
numerous entertainments given i'll their
honor after the performances at the theater,
but society seemed to turn out almost en-
masse in calling upos them at the hotel,
oil of which was very pretty tribute to
their talent and popularity.
Every actor of note has had his or her
particular pet hobby, in the way OF mas
cot, written about, until there remains
little, If anything, to say upon the subject,
but not every one has particular pet
aversion like ldr. Robson, nor, having such,
The Washington times., 1895-05-05
Affected the Sama vvar-

80 you think you are in love, do yen
asked the old man.
II know 1 am replied the younger one.
"Oh, no, We amt. Honest, now, amt
you been readin' a good many novels
lateIy?''
''Ye-e-s"
II thought so. And that's all that's the
matter with ye- 1t is just the same thing
as happens when q felIer reads these here
paytent medicine aimanacs. He reads
about them different diseases and ali the
symptoms, and first thing he knows he
thinks he is in jest the fix they tell about.
And that is what the matter with you.
You been a-readiRg them love stories in
the novels till you think you got the same
symptoms. ."-Cinincnau Enquirer