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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

her for circus eat. Then kitty must
Jump over q stick, chase q toy mouse
and show Oh all her tricks. Next Ellie
VIII take her turn and rig kitty out In
her dolls clothes and put her to sleep
In the dolls bed.
Before poor Kit has had her nap out
likely as not Baby will seize her to
have ride In his cart. Then away she
goes, down the walk. bump, bump!
Baby's cart has no springs, you must
know.
The folks In the house shy: "Oh.
that poor kitten! What life 1t does
leadr'
But kit does not seem to mind their
play. She likes the children. II they
are gone out Of sight for time, she
runs about the house to find them.
Kitty has to stay In the wood shed
at night. She does not like this, but
mamma says she must not stay In the
house.
One night Kitty found out where the
children slept. 1t was a warm night,
aud the window was open. Kitty ran
up cherry tree and out on bough,
from which she could jump into the
room. She sprang up on Ellie's cot and
lay close beside her. and how she did
pur! Mamma had to laugh when she
found her. But she said, mo, no, little
kit; you must not sleep with my ba-
biesv'
The next night the window was left
open at the top. Kitty could not jump
so high as that, so what do you think
she did? She got on the ledge, outside
the window. to be AS near her little
friends as she could.
When Ellie walked in the morning,
there was the little kit looking In at
her. Ellie thought she said New,
new! Do let me come to you" And
she made haste to let her In. you may
be sure!-Our Little Ones.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18
BROKE UP THE CAMP MEETING.

Startling Effect of a Mocking Bird
Steam Whistle on Negro Crowd.
Some years ago the steamer Paris G..
Brown introduced the hooking bird
whistle on the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers, says the Louisville Times. On
the trip from Cincinnati to New Or
leans and back the demonlacai yells
and unearthly screams Of that holy
terror" created sensation everywhere,
and all along shore produced fear and
CONSERVATION. especially among the ne
groes, who had never heard anything
like it before. Nothing In the shape Of
n steam whistle had ever been heard
like it in this or any other country, and
its unpopularity has caused but little
to be heard Of it since. BY manipula-
ton of the valve 1t could be made to
moan, groan, grunt, scream, yell howl
and whistle, and 1t could be heard on
the river at night for many miles.
One dark night negro revival was
going on In the woods near little
town on the Mississippi. and excitement
was at its highest pitch. The old "cul.
lud sky pilot was preaching and ex-
horting the sinful ones to come up IAN
jine de BAN" Some were moaning,
some grooming, many singing, many
shouting, and all sweating as the old
preacher said: Cum q shoutin', cum a
runnin', kaze yer KANT nebber tell
wen der debil gwine ter cum and grab
yer. Now's yer chance. Brudder, Is
yer ready? Sister, is yer PREPARED to
meet de debil? He's li'ble ter cum any
mint an wen he does cum"
Just then the Paris Brown, on her
way south, turned the bend about two
miles up the river and turned loose
that terrific whistle, filling the air for
miles around with all sorts of groans,
screams. yells and bowls, which fell
upon the ears of the old preacher and
his terrified congregation. The minis
ter's eyes looked like inverted new
moons. He looked at his congregation
in silence and listened. The men and
women looked in fear and. terror at
each other as all listened to the strang-
est and most unearthly sounds that had
ever filed their ears. Presently the old
preacher grabbed his hat and, leaning
forward, shouted:
Oats him, hons an all. OATS de
debil. l knows his voice. Wat I bin
a-tellin' yer? Take to de woods, bred
dern; take to de woods, sisters. De
debil am cum an you mus run an pray
an keep a-runnin'. I'm wild YER" and
the. preacher and congregation took
to the woods" and remained there I'M
til the whistling ceased and the Paris
Brown passed down like meteor in
the darkness of the night, with that
whistle as still as death. For days af-
terward the question Of the colored
people was: Did you hear it," and the
answer was always another question:
wat was it?'
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

for the obeyed the Gee dp! and
'Ho!' Of the youthful driver, like the
gentlest of roadsters. The policeman
at the entrance Of the park didn't know
whether to let them in or not, says
the New York Sun.
The youngster in the sleigh got more
and more impatient as the policeman
stood thinking it over, and finally he
stood up and said: "If you're not
going to let me in, say so, and don't
keep me standing here" The crowd
was INDUCING in good laugh at the
boys indignation, when sergeant Of
police came along, and after hearing
all about the trouble decided to let the
team in. The little fellow thanked the
policeman most courteously, climbed
into the sleigh beside his pretty COM
panion, raised his hat to the officer,
and then swinging his whip In the air,
cried Gee upr' to the dogs, and was
off at regular trotting pace.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18
A Nice Di.h.


A nice luncheon dish for an early
spring day Is made from fresh eggs
and mushrooms. Break half dozen
eggs In a saucepan, and beat enough
thoroughly to mix the whites and yelks-
Peel dozen large mushrooms, cut
them into small pieces, then put tive
ounces Of butter In your chatting dish.
light the lamp, add the mushrooms.
and cook them slowly five minutes.
stirring all the time. Add four table
spoOnfuls Of stock, cover the dish, and
simmer five minutes longer. To sim
mer, either put the hot-water pan Of
your dish under 1t or moderate the heat
of the alcohol stove by putting on part
of the cover. Add the eggs, season to
taste with salt and white pepper, and
stir all the time until the eggs are suf-
ficently cooked to a creamy mass like
scrambled eggs.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

-
Peach culture Ii on the increase In
Western Michigan. and In Kent Coun-
ty many orchards of from 500 to 10000
trees will be set this spring. The ell
mate here Is dry, the wood and fruit
buds harden early and are consequent
~ able to stand q much lower temper
allure than in some districts. The or
chards are profitable when thoroughly
and systematically cultivated. For In
stance, Mr. X. +. Church has an or
chard of 500 trees, on a clay loan soil,
well fertilixed, at time of planting, with
b&rnyard manure. The trees have been
set for six years and given thorough
cultivation. painted to corn the first
two years and the third to buckwheat,
the returns from these crops more than
paying for setting out the trees, care,
cultivation, etc. The profits given have
been as follows: 1892, fourth year from
setting, $500; 1893, $500; 1894, 5000.
The trees are set one rod apart each
way and occupy about three and half
acres. thus making total yearly profit
of over $40 per acre. Frank White,
from two and half acres Of peach or
chard five years old, received, during
1894, $4G2. Il Lee, from an orchard
Of 700 trees, set out twelve years, In
1881, got $50 bushels, then $50. 1885
and OPS bushels. or total for four
years of 5,1O5 bushels. This fruit sold
on an average ut $1.15 per bushel.-
Orange Judd Farmer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

Drain and chop twenty-five nice, fat
oysters. then drain them again. Put
half a pint Of cream on to boil. Rub
one rounding tablespoon Of butter with
two Of -four together and add to the
cream when boiling, stir constantly un-
til 1t thickens, then add the yelks Of two
eggs, slightly beaten, cook moment,
take from the fire and add table
spoon Of chopped parsley, the oysters.
salt and cayenne to taste. Have the
deep shells Of the oysters washed per-
fectly clean-fill them with this mix..
ture, Sprinkle lightly With bread
crumbs, stand them in a baking pan
and brown in very quick oven. Serve
in the shells garnished with parsley.
Avoid long cooking as it makes them
hard and dry
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18
On Cleaning.


The question Is often asked what -
do with soiled ivory. and many elabOr-
ate directions have been put in print
from time to time. but woman who
dared has discovered recently that one
of the scrubbing sand soaps may be
used with impunity. 1t does not yellow
the ivory, nor does 1t scratch It. IL
should be rubbed on a fine nail-brush
and the ivory scrubbed as IL 1t were
china. Brass. copper and their alloys
should be cleaned with polishing paste
In preference to silver powder. Ok
died ornaments need only washing
and hard rubbing with flannel or
chamois. White metal is most useful.
In that 1t requires little or no care. Sill
yer powder is. of course. the best pos
sibie cleanser for silver. Venetian IRON
work should be oiled to keep 1t from
rusting. Kerosene may be used with
safety.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

There is a movement at present con-
templated in Ireland-the outgrowth OF
a deep national yearning, which be-
comes day by day more widespread
In its intensity-and that movement
concerns the revival of an ancient Irish
minstrelsy by the purposed organiza-
ton OF a nationsf mucical festival or
feis pronounced feysh), to be held at
an early date in the city Of Dublin
London Queen.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18
Linuid Manures.

How to save the liquids is problem
on some farms. The proper mode Is
to conduct the liquid manure to a re-
ceptacle of some kind by having cutters
behind the stalls, and then using some
kind of an absorbent material in order
for this purpose, but mixture of cut
straw, or cornstalks, leaves, mari, dry
earth, muck and sawdust, or any of the
materials that can be conveniently had
will prevent loss and keep the manure
in excellent condition. The liquids are
more valuable than the solid portions
of the manure.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18
Parsnips and Carrots for Cows.

Valuable as ensilage is, 1t is not with
In the reach of the farmer who keeps
only one or two cows. The ensilage pit
for so small number cannot be used
to keep fodder economically. A good
supply of carrots and parsnips is not
only substitute for ensilage, but even
better than 1t, as these roots have
greater nutritive value than corn fod-
der ensilage. and there Is no difficulty
in keeping them. They are both half
hardy plants and should be sown early
SO as to get well rooted before the hot,
dry weather comes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18
Lovely Potato Rolls.

Two even cups Of strained white POI
tatoes, scant half cup sugar, half a
cup Of lard, two eggs and one tea cup
Of yeast. Beat potatoes and sugar to-
gether. add the well-beaten eggs and
lard, a little salt and the yeast, then
add -four enough for stiff batter and
let rise over night. Add -four enough
for a soft dough; rise again, then roll
out and cut with cake cutter. put
them In creased pans, let stand awhile.
then bake. Rightly made and baked
they are delicious.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18
Thinning Young Crops.

Few practices are more profitable In
the amateurs vegetable garden than
thinning out garden crops as soon as
the young plants are above the surface.
If the knowledge of the proper sowing
Of seeds was more widely prevalent
when the number of seeds required TO
make plants only need be sown, no
thinning would be needed; but so many
persons SOW the seeds, fearing that
numbers will fail to grow, and there
fore, many more seeds are used than
is necessary. But sometimes all these
superfluous seeds grow, in which case
it is desirable that they should be
thinned out. Not only do the vegetable
plants grow larger under these circum-
stances, but In many cases they COME
earlier into use.-Meehan's Monthly.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18
Potatoes and Weeds.

Early potatoes should pay well, as
they are always in demand. A potato
field should be kept clean from the time
Of planting to the harvesting Of the
crop. Many potato fields are allowed
to become so overrun with weeds as TO
make the cost Of harvesting more than
all other labor given during the season.
Keep the weeds down from the start,
and the tubers will be larger and the
yield heavier.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18
Depepdence on Single Crops.

1t Is all right to have specialties, but
until fully tested they should never be
wholly depended upon. There will need
always to be some other crop, not
merely to make up for possible failure
OF the speciality, but to make profitable
Use of time that cannot be employed
In 1t. There are no crops that require
all the time to be devoted to cultivating
and harvesting them, and very few that
can be grown with profit unless there is
opportunity to employ time and labor
on something besides the speciality.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18
Seed Corn.

Some care given the seed corn now,
so as to select good grains, will be OF
advantage later on when the seed is
planted. If the seed was put away
after being perfectly dry 1t will no
doubt be In excellent condition, but
the recent severe cold weather may
have damaged the corn that contains
moisture to any extent.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18
Early Pasturinu.

Old hay answers an excellent pur-
pose even when the cows have an abun-
dance of green fodder on the pasture.
II is highly relished by them. and they
should have n full ration of 1t mt night.
During the season when cows are first
turned on grass they should have salt,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18
Homemade Crane.

A crane stationed just outside the big
barn doors and leaning against the NOW
when not in use is the subject Of illus
tration. This is a wonderfully handy
contrivance. 1t is not only convenient
when killing beef and pork, but saves
much hard labor in loading and unload
ing bale hay, cider or any other heavy
thing. The crane illustrated was made
of a natural stick just as 1t grew. 1t Is
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18
Corn Pudding.

Drain the liquor from a can Of corn
and chop the kernels very fine. Rub
together tablespoon of butter and
sugar, beat up one egg, mix all together
with the corn with two cups Of milk
and salt to taste and bake one-half hour
I'm q good oven
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18
THE COW STALL.

says correspondent of the Ohio Farm
er. send you a sketch Of a stall that
/ made myself last October, and don't
think / could improve 1t any for COM
fort or cleanliness. l think we should
look more to the comfort of the COW and
the profits Of the dairy.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

put In the center. Black suede gloves
meet the elbow sleeves.
All sorts Of remarkable effects are
produced In bodices by cutting one ma
terial into straps which are applied on
the under material. Sometimes these
are set from collar to belt, and are cut
to points at both places They do not
touch each other there but they widen
mt the bust line till their edges meet.
Other designs show radiation of lines
from the collar. and still others produce
strange spiral curves that blend into
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18
Avn Obedient ChiId.

Mother-My goodness! Are you at
that candy again? told you not to eat
candy on an empty stomach.
Little Pet-I isn't. My 'tummick is
9ull.
"What off"
"Tandy."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

upper part is of sufficient width to al
low ample room between the top log
of the first part and the lower log OF
the second part for stock to reach down
and get the feed. This method il
much more desirable than throwing
hay and other roughness upon the
ground. Nothing is wasted by being
pulled out and trampled under foot.
Put large load of hay into this rack.
The stock eat 1t from the bottom as
needed and the upper portion settles
down as the feed is taken from be-
neath.-American Agriculturalist.
Draining Heavy Clay Land.
1t Is often recommended to make
drains in heavy soils very shallow, SO,
as Is said, that "the water may be able
to soak down into the drain" This
difficulty in getting water to soak
through clay Is greatly exaggerated In
popular estimation. Farmers see the
undrained clay soils flooded with water
which, as 1t will not go down into the
subsoil, they think is held back by an
imperviOus barrier of clay. But in all
clay lands where vegetation has grown
will be found small natural water
courses, the places where roots have
run and where they have decayed. All
these when water stands on the sur
face will be found filled with water.
Until 1t can find an outlet below this
water must remain stagnant. But so
soon as the underdrain is dug these
small pipes will find their way to 1t,
though 1t be three or even four feet
deep. When clay soil Is stirred while
wet it Is said to be puddled. Then the
small natural water courses are broken
up, and the clay becomes a nearly per-
feet barrier to water. But even then
deep freezing of the soil will break 1t
up and make new water courses
through 1t. After clay soil Is under
drained 1t freezes much deeper than be-
fore. In cold winter the soil may
freeze down to the bottom of 2O-inch
or two foot drain such as is sometimes
recommended. 1t Is better always to
make the drains at least three feet deep
in clay soil. If there is any doubt
about water soaking readily to the bot
tom fill foot deep with loose stone
over the tile or stone water course
American CultivatOr.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18
Hurrying Him Up.

Jack," said pretty girl to her broth
err the other day, II want you to do
something for me-that's dear fellow.
swell, what is it?" growled Jack, who
is the brother of the period.
"Why, you know that wig and mus
tache you used In the theatricals"
"Well?"
won't you just put them on and go
to the concert tonight? Reginald and
/ will be there, and want you to stare
at me the whole evening through your
glasses"
"You want me to 90 that?"
"Yes, and as we come out you must
stand at the door and try to slip me a
note. Take care that Reggie sees you,
too"
"Well, declarev'
Because, you see, Jack, Reggie likes
me, know, but then he is awfully slow,
and as he Is well OF and lots Of other
girls are after him he's got to be hur-
ried up, as II were"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

OK several months
the women who
d on low-necked
dresses have been
sticking closely to
the or shoulder cut,
and many examples
of this kind have
been seen that have
impressed observ-
ers as being very
daring. But despite
this the style has
retained favor and
there has been little
II any abatement Of
tho QonarovIs dfS-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-04-18

Ellie, win, and Baby have kitten.
IL is their own, they say. All dag
long they play with their kitten In all
sorts of ways. Sometimes Will has