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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

Tips ON Cake Making.
Successful cake making depends or
about twenty things:
Proper materials.
A correct recipe.
Following directions explicitly.
Accurate weights and measurements.
Compromising the ingredients In their
proper order.
Having everything In readiness be-
fore commencing to mix the ingre-
dents. M
Regulating the temperature of the
oven according to the kind Of cake
made. $1,000.
Having all the ingredients at the
right temperature.
Not suspending the mixing until the
cake is ready for the oven.
Beating much or little, according to
the kind of cake. and always in one
direction. ff
Whipping the whites Of the egg to
a coarse, moderately stiff froth rather
than a fine, stiff one.
Sitting the baking powder and -four
together two or three times.
Folding the -four in carefully instead
of by strong circular strokes.
Placing in the oven as soon as the
baking powder is added.
Greasing the tin with sweet lard
rather than butter and sitting little
dry -four over.
Opening and shutting the oven door
very gently during the process Of bak-
ing.
Not turning while in the oven II II
can, be avoided. t,iaag
Keeping fruit over night in a warm
room, dredging it thoroughly with
-four, and stirring 1t in lightly the last
thing.
Lining tins for loaf cake with oiled
paper.
Making the paper or paste lining Of
tin for fruit cake or q large loaf cake
an inch higher at the sides to support
a paper cover and prevent its baking
too hard.
In baking loaf cake remember that
unless you place piece Of paper over
for protection at first, top crust will
be formed at once that prevents rising.
When cake is well raised remove the
paper for browning on top.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23
Keep the Hens at Work.

An active fowl is usually a healthy
one, and hen that has this characteris-
tic, II possessing large, red comb and
eggpouch, can be counted upon as q
steady layer, IL only she Is given kind
attention, says the Independent. In
cold weather you must not expect any
thing but trouble from flock of idle
chickens that have nothing to do but
nope about In half-sleepy condition;
it Is unnatural; what they require is ac-
tivity. Make them scratch among hay
or litter for every mouthful you give
them, keeping them a trifie hungry; this
will stir the blood, and give them some
thing to think about. Please remember
this when you complain about not get
ting many eggs. Activity, meat scraps
and a variety of food, with milk occa-
sionally, will solve the question better
than anything you can do for them.
Winter is the time they require your
best care. Don't blame the hens be-
fore you take yourself to task; be just
In all things.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23
To Clean Windows.

Choose a dull day, or at least time
when the sun Is not shining on the
window; when the sun shines on the
window 1t causes 1t to be dry streaked,
no matter how much 1t is rubbed. Take
a painters brush and dust them inside
and out, washing all the woodwork
inside before touching the glass. The
latter must be washed simply in warm
water diluted with ammonia. Do not
use soap. Use small cloth with a
pointed stick to get the dust out of the
corners; wipe dry with soft piece Of
cotton cloth. Do not use linen, as 1t
makes the glass linty when dry. Pol
ish with tissue PAPER Or old, hewspa:
pers. This can be done in half the
time taken where soap is used, and the
result will be brighter windows.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

against British domination in this part
Of Africa. He is an able jurist, a rood
statesman and strong man. The
country over which he will rules an
independent Dutch republic In South
Africa. On the south Of 1t is Cape
Colony, on the west Griqualand the
Transvaal on the north and NATL on
the east. Its area is 4S,326 square
miles. The total population numbers
207,503, Of whom nearly $1,000 are
whites. The government consiss Of
president and council appoined by
the volksraad. The country Is divided
into nineteen districts, with a land
rost" to each appointed by the presi-
dent and confirmed by the volkraad.
The volksraad is a legislative body
elected by the adult white BURNERS,
half Of the body vacating seats every
two years.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

a learned Italian archaeologist, Prof.
Sergi, advances the interesting state
ment,that the Italians were defeated in
Abyssinia by men of their own race
He contends that the most Of the p0pu-
lation Of Spain, Italy, and Greece are
Hamites, and came originally from
Ethiopia, Somali Island, and South
Arabia. After entering Egypt, accord
Ing to the professor, the Hamites spread
east as far as Syria and west to the
Canaries. The Iberians, I.ycurians, Pc
lasgians, and Etruscans, branches Of
the main stem, overran Southern Rus
sias Switzerland, France, and Great
Britain. In the later stone age, how
ever, they were exterminated In Swift
zerland, In France were driven south.
Of the Loire, and south and west In
Britain by the Celts. IL the Profes-
sor's theory be true, 1t would appear
that the Hamites of Abyssinia are much
stronger and more formidable than the
Hamites Of Italy.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23
Insignia Of High Rank.

In feudal days the sword WIS the
insignia Of rank. Worn as a pat of
gentleman's ordinary dress, it WIS the
outward and visible sign of supeiority
over the masses. Early In the eigh-
teenth century it began to b laid
aside, partly because 1t was cunbrous
and partly because it led to rpschief,
not only In the chivalric form Of ex-
temporized duels between equas. but
in cold-blooded murders of inferors by
gentlemen" The noisy, drunln and
bloodthirsty young ruffians Of rank
who at the beginning of the eighteenth
century banded themselves tgether
under the title of Mohocks inreased
the popular disgust against sword
wearing. When Beau Nash, inthe de.
cade between 173O and 174O or,anized
the fashionable society Of Engand at
Bath, he discouraged the wesring OF
swords as contrary to the repse and
security of the water drinking, iancing
and gambling world. From that time
the fashion was doomed. Ye II lin
gered on, not only In England but In
America, until the close of tie eigh-
teenth century. Theyench rrolution
put an end to 1t In France at tie same
period. Yet traces Of the old fashion
survive. even TO- this day In tie irrel-
evant and useless buttons which still
figure at the backs Of gentlemeTs coats,
originally placed there to support the
sword belt, and In Che ungaint outline
of the modern dress coat with is the
outcome Of the habit Of turning back
the skirt of the full dress cot of the
last century SO as to conceal Tie great
err part of the sword.-New York Her
aid.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

The Shropshire branch Of the Down
family partakes of the general charac-
teristics Of the Southdown. says the
Orange Judd Farmer, although much
heavier both In fleece and body, and
also more robust. 1t Is said to be the
most prolific Of all breeds Of sheep, the
average rate Of increase In some focks
OF pure Shropshire often being 150 per
cent, while the product from the cross
OF the Shropshire ram on half-bred
long-wool ewes frequently reaches 200
per cent. The prolific tendency Of tho
Shropshire is a point of great import
ance with the breeder, as 1t materially
increases the profits In furnishing early
lambs for the market. They are also
good mothers, and generally have an
abundance of milk for their young, in
this respect differing from many Of the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23
Beaure1ard Eu1s.


Five eggs, one tablespoonful of corn
starch, five squares Of toast, half pint
of milk, lump of butter the size of a
walnut. salt and pepper to taste. Cover
the eggs with boiling water and boil
for twenty minutes. Take off their
shells, chop the whites fine and rub the
yelks through sieve. Do not mix
them. Now put the milk on to boil, rub
the butter and corn starch together.
and add to the boiling milk. Now add
the whites, salt and pepper. Put the
toast on hot dish. cover 1t with layer
of this white sauce, then the layer Of
yelks, then the remainder of the whites.
Sprinkle the top with a little salt and
pepper. Stand in the oven for minute
or two and serve.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23
SOUTH AFRICAN RULER.
Judge Steyn, the New President of this
Orange Free State.

Judge Steyn, the New President of this
Orange Free State.
Judge Steyn, who has recently beeI
elected president of the Orange Free
State, was chief justice Of that cour
try before his elevation to the offics
Of the presidency. The position hal
been filled by the late f. w. Reit.
Judge Steyn's election is CONSIDERED
a Boer victory, as his candidacy WIS
indorsed and promoted by Presideit
Kruger, Of the Transvaal DR.. Jane
son and his raid into the South AZ
rican republic had the sympathy If
the uitlanders, or noncitizens, Of he
Orange Free State. Steyn stood for
the conservative or Boer interests, and
his election shows the tide Is flowing
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

ed. Amazing frills of this fuffery are
set inside the loose and spreading col
lars Of capes, the frills rising almost
to the hat brim at the sides. These
garments look lovely on the figures in
the window, but-it's a shame to tell it
those horrid figures have all been
fitted with adjustable necks. That is
how, no matter how full and wonder
full the ruche affair about the neck Of
Mrs. Wax Figure is, her peachy face
still lifts fiower-like above it. Alas,
women's necks are not adjustable; so
beware!
From the first pictured costumes
primness to the highly wrought effects
Of the seconds Is long step, one that
shows in how bold relief the tailor girl
stands this season. It's not so much in
the elaborateness of cut that the differ
ence comes as in the materials, the
silks for jacket bodices being especially
brilliant. That copied here was a
cashmere silk In dull tones of blue, red,
and peach, with front Of blue pleated
chiffon added to the bodice. Its revers
formed a square collar in back and the
folded stock collar, rosettes and cuffs
We're white taffeta. Pocket flaps ap-
peared on each side of the tiny basque,
and series of eight jeweled buttons
were disposed on fronts and basque.
The sleeves had lace ruffies at the
wrists, which Is finish that is fire.
quently seen. Then, too. sleeves of
pretty afternoon gowns are finished at
the wrists with big ruches of chiffon.
An example is a coat that goes with
almost any skirt and is of gray blue
smooth cloth, made with smooth skirts
at the hips, slashed that they may lie
fat and also that they may show
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

by simple, yet very ingenious contriv-
ance, which is fully explained in the
illustration. The sliding upper blade
does not allow the twig to slip away
from the grasp of the shears, but will
even draw 1t into its cutting edge. The
inventor Of these garden shears is now
constructing other scissors upon the
same principle, and claims that cutting
Of several layers Of cloth is performed
with much less use of force and with
better results than with the old-time
scissors ti.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

The Supreme Court Of Massachusetts
has decided that school teacher has
no right to require scho.ar to tell
tales on companion. Such decision
Is certainly in the interest of honor AMI
morality, whatever the teachers who
try to promote treachery among their
pupils may think about l..
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

When the butter has "come," and ap-
pears In little irregular masses, from
pins head to a large pea In size, Is the
time to draw of the butter In the churn.
This removes most Of the buttermilk,
says the Massachusetts, Ploughman.
After being then gathered and removed
from the churn. worked, washed and
sailed on the butter-worker at the
proper temperature, we find upon
breaking 1t that 1t has a granular look.
The mass seems to be made Of little
particles with a slightly glistening APP
pearance. This is called the grain"
These small particles are partially kept
apart by films Of water latter sailing
this water becomes brine), and the pc
culiar texture thus impaired to the but
ter Is test Of proper manufacture.
Over-churn or overwork 1t, churn OF
work 1t at the wrong temperature, and
the grain Is gone, never to be restored,
and with 1t is gone large percentage
Of the selling value of butter. Enough
water (brine) must be gathered to pro.
duce this appearance, which distin.
cuisines 'butter" from grease" Con-
sequently, the most perfect grain is OBJ
tanned by washing it in the churn be-
fore the butter Is gathered"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

touch Of their pretty lining. The vest
is Of puffed white chiffon alternated
with delicate lace, and chiffon ruche
ends the cloth sleeve. Wide revers of
white satin are covered fat with the
lace, and pair of handsome buttons
are set low down on the coat in front.
This combination of color makes the
garment suitable to wear with any
mixed goods that has in 1t trace of
blue gray. A black skirt, of course,
adapts itself to the coat and a white
MORE skirt makes the entire costume
almost formal one.
Ribbons have this season received
more than their ordinary share Of at
tention from the designers, and the
result Ii that they have never been
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

large breeds. The Shropshire has a
longer face, of uniform dark tint, than
the Southdown, full and spirited eye,
spreading ears Of good size, and fore
head rather fat and well wooded. Their
fleece weight is generally from five to
seven pounds. The meat is like the
Southdowns in fineness of texture, the
presence Of fat in the tissues, and rich
ness Of color. These sheep are hardy
in moist climates, and will endure a
wide range Of soil and feeding. The H.
lustration herewith shows blue RIB
bon ram lamb belonging to w. H. Beat
tie, of Canada.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23
POTATOES for Seed.

There needs to be greater care taken
In selecting potatoes. Not only the
right form and size are important, but
1t is quite as much so that the seed
should be grown from plants that have
kept their vigor until the tubers were
fully ripened, and that had not suffer
ed from attacks Of the potato bug, says
the Orange County Farmer. The only
way to be absolutely sure about having
good potato seed Is to mark the strong
est hills while they were growing, and
select the best potatoes from these
ALPS. Such seed should easily be
worth five times as much per bushel
for planting as seed selected at ran
dom from a pit or bin. If farmer
can once get started with seed of this
character, it will require much less
labor to fight the potato bug. 1t is
good plan, also, to try the new varie-
ties as quickly as they come into mar
ket. Most varieties grown from seed
will yield much heavier crops for two
or three years after their introduction
than they ever will again.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

An expert declares that with the Y
rays it will be impossible to palm Off
bogus wedding presents. This is going
too far. The X ray will do great deal,
but it cannot accomplish the impossi-
BILE. How can the Roentgen discovery
be utilized to tell what 100000 check
given by the brides father and osten-
tatiously displayed really is worth?
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23
DishorninC Calves.

Dishorning calves, when two to three
days old, with the chemical dishorners
(Which, believe, are simply dissolved
potash), Is In my case a complete sue
cess, says contributor to the Country
Gentleman. have found better way
for me, yet will describe the chemical
way: Before the horn has come through
the skip--on the second day after birth,
If possible--cut the hair away from the
place where the horn would come-you
can feel the bump-and moisten a
place as large as silver quarter dollar
thoroughly with the dishorning fluid,
rubbing it in with small swab. Do
not drop any on clothes, flesh, or on the
Calls eyes. In ten minutes rub more
on. Then let alone, and have no more
uneasiness on the horn question in the
case Of that calf. A brown crust forms,
which is the skin killed by the dishorn-
err. Let this alone and 1t will come of
in due time. To make the chemical dis
hornar, dissolve little potash in as lit
tie water as will do; keep in glass
stoppered bottle.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

Russia and France are not Us sure
rs they were that England is out in
the cold in European politics. En-
gland has willingly exchanged her
splendid isolation for an understanding
with the Dreibund, converting it into
q Big Four worth talking about.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

o many elabora-
lions are demanded
In silk and velvet
jacket bodices that
the result Is the
extreme ornamen-
tation, and Its eff
feet Is felt even In
tailor rigs, which
respond by relax-
ing a bit of their
severity. Even the
primest of them
may have, instead
of the formal linen
at the neck and In
the triangle open
ing of the coat, a
hth md tyYckar NJ
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

Some fellow with plenty of time has
figured out the fact that there are 1877
100000 telephone calls in this country
every year. If he will investigate this
subject further perhaps he may be able
to discover about 7OO,OO0,000 of them
are made when cline Is busy"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

Ii Chung of the Chinese legation att
Washington was initiated into the Ma
sonic fraternity. After subduing the
great American goat the Acknowledged
Celestials may be encouraged to try
another go with the Japs.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

Rev. e. s. Decker, of the First Meth
odist Church of Newark, N. j., has
been permitted to withdraw from the
ministry. A special dispatch adds that
"he has kissed several pretty girls in
his congregation of late and is thought
to be insane" Bosh! That is an evi-
dence of sanity. Wait till he begins to
kill the homely ones before trying him
for insanity.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

deslers WITH che condensed stimnsd
milk. The number Of cans Of milk
received by dealers In Boston In 1895
was 0,656, 800, Of which there were
sold 8.040.782 each can containing 8H
quarts. This quantity supplied about
three-fourths Of the greater Boston"
district.--American Cultivator.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

& Girls will find that to cultivate in
terest in everything harmless is to cul-
tivate vivacity, expression, intelligence
things that are identifying, that
quicken the blood and send it freely to
the surface. 1t cannot be considered
extravaganza to say that sweet temper
and good humOr are among the best
cosmetics known.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

Ben Franklin has been appointed
Governor of Arizona. We always have
felt confident that sooner or later that
man Franklin would be heard from,
Notwithstanding the penchant for fly
ing kites, after the paper went to press
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

The Prince of Wales has an allow
ance of $725, 900 a year, and has peti-
toned parliament to have the amount
increased. If Albert is tired OF his job
and wants to throw it up we will I'M
dertake to find good man to accept 1t
for q lower salary.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

Several esteemed contemporaries ex-
press surprise because IAN actress was
divorced in Chicago one day and was
married the next" The only surprising
this about this case is that 1t was not
Reversed
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

The people of this country desire
peace with all nations, of course, and
therefore they are in favor OF the
construction Of more battle-ships and
torpedo boats, as such things are won
derfully effective In the prevention OF
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

There Is no reason why the solvent
bankers of Chicago should be dis
turbed by the decision of the Illinois
Supreme Court In the Meadvwcroft
case, or Lift q finger to try to induce
an almost unanimous court to reverse
4. Good bankers should be pleased
with decision which viii AFFECT only
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23
The vastness or the orans.

The surface Of the sea is stimated
at 15O,0o0,OOO square miles; ltking the
whole surface Of the globe d 1o7. OOO,-
600, and Its greatest depth imposed
to be equal to that Of the highst noun
tain, or four miles. The P4ddc ocean
covers 7S.oO0, 900 square mia the At
Iantic $4,000. 900, the Medkrranean,
], 600 600
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

T. Simon Sam has been elected presi-
dent of Hayti to succeed Gen. Hippol-
yte. 1t will be relief to have a Hay
tian executive whose name can be
pronounced correctly at the first effort.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23
GOWNS AND GOWNING
WOMEN GIVE MUCH ATTENTIONS
TO WHAT THEY WEAR.

Drief olancss at Fanciss Tsminins,
yrivsleus, Msyhap, and Yet O6ers1
In the Hope that the Reading Prove
Restful 10 wearied womankind.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23


For plain paste Mrs. Rorer gave the
following recipe: Cut one cup (half q
pound of butter into three cups Of
-four, add one teaspoonful of salt and
sufficient Ice water to moisten and roll;
fold and roll from you four times, and
1t Is ready to use.
To cleanse glass bottles that have
held oil, place ashes In each bottle and
immerse In cold water, and then heat
the water gradually until 1t boils; after
boiling an hour, let them remain till
cold. Then wash the bottles In soap
suds and rinse In cold water.
A little starch water added TO cows
milk often acts well, 1t Is said, In hold
ing the casein In finely divided state,
and thus preventing large, tough curds.
1t mechanically boneycombs the curd,
as 1t were, thereby rendering It more
accessible to the gastric juice.
A teaspoonful Of borax put In the last
water In which clothes are rinsei will
whiten them surprisingly. Pound the
borax so that 1t will dissolve easily.
This Il especially good to remove the
yellow that time gives to white gar
ments that have been laid inside Cor two
or three years.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

A young woman visiting In Philadel-
phia committed suicide because resi-
dent admirer proposed marriage. Well,
we are sorry for her; but she certainly
escaped pretty easily.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23

To preserve friend. three things are
reQuired-to honor him when present,
TO praise him when absent, and to as
sist him In his necessities.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23
fNew PRUNING shears.

Here are pair Of garden shears,
which are constructed on principle
quite different from ordinary shears.
The latter will, no matter how sharp,
never cut twigs and branches very
easy. The way they shut pushes the
twig away from the cutting edge, and
much force is uselessly spent. The
shears shown in our cut are quite diff
ferent in that respect; the upper blade
while closing slides toward the hand
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23
philadelphia Broii.

Take twenty-five large oysters, drain
them and place on baking, board. Sea-
son them with salt and cayenne. Put
one cup Of liquor on to boil; as soon as
it boils skim 1t and add one tablespoon
full of butter, with salt and cayenne to
taste. Grease an oyster broiler and
broil them over clear fire until brown
on one side, then turn and brown the
other. Now. throw them into the hot
liquor. Serve Immediately on a plate
Of buttered toast.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-04-23
FACTS FOR FARMERS.
HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS FOR
THEAoRicuLTURlsTs.

A Prolific Breed Of shesp-New Prun-
ing Shears HAVING sliding Blade
How to Select Potatoes for Seed
Dehorning Young Calves.