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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07

European countries against the wear
ing of hats in theaters, the popular SEN
timent is strongly against such hats,
and the wearing Of one inside Of a
fashionable playhouse would excite
much comment. In their place elab0-
rate coiffures are now much the style,
one Of which Is shown in the illustra-
ton. The hair is parted in the middle,
the strands being divided Off from the
top Of the head down toward the ear.
The forward part is curled into friz-
zles, which are held down by small
side-combs, ornamented with silver or
gold. Further back the hair Is waved
and laid down almost fiat, the hair
being either braided or turned into q
knot at the back of the head. A tor
toise-shell comb is used on the top to
hold together the couture. Ladies who
do not desire to be entirely without
some head covering are now supple
menting such couture with bows In
various shapes, Of which several are
shown. The large bow, for instance,
made of Powered chine-taffeta or silk
ribbon, is laid fiat upon the head just
behind the comb. The bow is held
together by jeweled pin, and is called
in the language of fashion cache
peigne" Chide the comb. The other
illustration represents bow arranged
for the side Of the head, flowers being
worn on the other side.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07
HEATING BY HOT AIR.
SUGGESTIONS FOR THIS METH
% OF WARMING HOUSES.
Furnaces Offer convsnieat Means of
Communicating Warmth to a DWELL
ing of Aimost Any Dimensions-No
System IL More Satisfactory.


When a man starts out to build q
house, after having settled the ques-
tion of location, size, price and general
style, the most important matter that
remains TO be decided Is the method OF
heating. The larger proportion Of dwell
tngs make use of the hot air system, and,
all things considered, there Is none that
Is more satisfactory. Hot air furnaces
offer very convenient means of commu-
nicating warmth to a dwelling Of al
most any dimensions-its special advan-
tage being that If 1t Is properly man
aged 1t constantly brings into the house
a large body of fresh air, and SO con-
tributes most materially to the ventila-
ton of the building.
This is effected by a furnace placed
in the lower portion of the house, which
being duly provided with fues and
registers. heats and distributes through
all parts OF the establishment guam
tity of fresh air in proportion to the d.
mensions and capacity of the air cham
Der In which 1t Is placed. A fundamen-
tai point Of this system Is the supply of
pure air to this air chamber, which
should be provided by a duct or air
passage from that side of the house OIL
which the air Is likely to be the mos!
pure. But the objections cited againsl
stoves when made with thin plates O:
metal without any lining to protec
them from becoming red-hot apply witt
equal force to vast majority Of hot
air furnaces now in use. Air delivered
from furnace should never exceed the
temperature indicated by 120 degrees
Fahrenheit; where the heat reaches 100
degrees to $50 degrees at the point Of
delivery, the effects are undoubtedly
pernicious.
The principle to be attended to in con-
struction OF all hot-air furnaces is to
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07
A Chance for students.

The managing committee Of the
American School Of Classical Studies,
In Rome, will offer for the year 1S96-97
three fellowships, as follows: A fell
lowship Of 5000, established by the
managing committee; fellowship of
5000, given by the Archaeological insti-
tute Of America; fellowship Of $500
for the study of Christian archaeology,
contributed by friends of the school.
The holders Of these fellowships will
be enrolled as regular members of the
school and will be required to pursue
their studies, under the supervision of
the directors of the school, for the full
school year Of ten months, beginning
Oct. Is, 1896. The fellowships are open
to bachelors of arts of American col
leges.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07
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6IKNECETEE'SQl1nl

According to Commodore ]. ID. Mont
gomery, who was the greatest naval
commander that the South produced
during the late war, Gen. Sherman
declared at the breaking out of the re-
bellion that he would never unsheath
his sword against the South. Commo-
dore Montgomery, who now lives In
Chicago, thus recalls the incident, Sher-
man being a colonel at the time:
when Fort Sumter was fred on
Col. Sherman was president of the
Pineviile Military Academy, up Red
river and across the stream from Alex
andria. The students were almost all
Southern young men. The school was
at once broken up, most Of the boys
going home to be with their families
while their fathers took up arms. Sher-
man came down Red river to New
Orleans to take a boat for his home In
st. Louis.
'The next afternoon Sherman was
escorted to the boat from his hotel by
a large party Of his Pineville cadets
and great number of the prominent
citizens of New Orleans. These, to-
gether with those who had come down
to the wharf in carriages and on foot
to bid friends good-by, made a magni-
ffcent concourse Of people at the boats
side. After Sherman had boarded the
steamer delegation was sent to him
from the crowd asking for speech.
The future great Union general con-
sented. There was great applause as
he stepped out on the upper deck and
advanced toward the side next the
shore. The carriages drew up in line
and the. ladies leaned out to listen.
Sherman made speech that took all
by storm. He told Of his great love
for the people Of the South and OF the
great kindnesses which had been
shown him since he came among them.
Concluding his beautiful peroration he
said: 4 will never unsheath my sword
against the South
1.-THE first time / had a chance after
Sherman went into the war with sword
and spur, asked him about his speech
at New Orleans and his promise to the
people Of the South. He replied that
he meant what he said at the time.
but that when he arrived at Cairo he
found he had been badly mistaken in
his idea Of the magnitude of the up
rising and felt it his duty to join the
Northern forces"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07
JOCK"
The Shepherd Collie Which Saved
Twenty-Five Horses.

Inc Snepneru SOlhe w ntCn SaVeO
Twenty-Five Horses.
When Mr.. Leicht, of the Paepcke-
Leicht Lumber Company, paid $25 for
Jock, a Scotch collie, he little thought
the dog would pay for itself hundred
times over and save property worth
$4,000. Such, however, is the fact, and
had it not been for the sagacity Of Jock
twenty-five horses belonging to Mr..
Leicht's firm would have lost their
lives in the fire which partially destroy
ed it's lumber-yard on Tuesday night.
The horses were in stable in the rear
Of the building In which the fire was
discovered, and though the night
Waterman cut their halters they would
not leave the building. Jock seemed
to understand the situation, and, rush
ing into the stalls, drove the animals
out one by one. He barked and bit at
the heels of the frightened animals,
and did better work than score OF
men. One of the animals after he was
outside ran back into the burning sta
bic and was followed by Jock. But-the
efforts Of the dog were Of no avail: the
horse was fire mad" and was burned
to death.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07
HOUSE HEATED BY HOT AIR.

generate and communicate the greatest
amotnt of heat with given quantity
of fuel, without producing any change
In the breathing property of the air. A
common fault Is that the water pan Is
allowed to become empty, so that the
heated air has that dry and stuffy quail
dty Of which many people justly COM
plain. But with water constantly evap-
Grating in the furnace, with cold air
drawn from outdoors, and with such
an arrangement of pipes that every
room will receive it's due proportion of
heat, there is no system more satisfact-
DRY for ordinary houses, nor Is it any
more economical-an important consid-
eration.
Many householders urge objections
Ito the hot-air system that at first glance
seem to be well founded. They, them
selves, have these furnaces and they
never tire of recounting their tribula-
tions with them. They say that there
are certain rooms in their houses that
never get a particle of heat, although
they force the furnace so that it eats up
coal by the ton and makes the rest Of
the house unbearable; and often an i'm
preston exists that certain pipes and
registers will always be favored, and
that one or more generally the one to
the north is bound to go without heat.
Such people will at once dispute the as
sertion that each pipe can be made to
draw as well as it's fellows, and that
every register, properly managed, will
throw out its quota Of heat.
The one prime fault with most hot
air heaters is that the cold air box is
very much too small. The size of this
is generally left to the Judgment of
the carpenter and builder, and Is made
small SO as not to be in the way. 1t is
simply a physical fact that no more
hot air can be sent out Of the furnace
than cold air goes in. If the cold box
has an aperture of five square feet.
and the hot air pipes aggregate ten
square feet, It stands to reason that
half of the hot air pipes will be starved.
An easy test Of the matter Is this:
Wait until you have a hot fire in your
furnace, and then open all the regis
tiers and hold a lighted candle before
each one In turn. If there Is down
draught through one or more Of the
registers, the furnace, starved for cold
air, is drawing through one of those
with the least upward draught in order
to discharge it when heated through
the others. II your hot air furnace
fails to give satisfaction, and Is of a
reliable make and in good condition,
Investigate your cold air supply first
of all: then see that each Of the hot air
pipes is taken only from the crown Of
the furnace; that each pipe has dis
tinct pitch (the greater the BETTER and
finally it may be well to cover the
pipes with abestos in order to prevent
them from losing heat by radiation.
II you have a good furnace to begin
with, do not give up until you have
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07
Jock Is four years old and is the

Jock Is four years old and is the
nightly companion Of Waterman
Arndt. The dog discovered the fire
and by barking attracted the atten-
ton Of the Waterman. When his work
of rescue was complete he took up a
position by the yard gate, and neither
streams Of water nor showers of sparks
would dislodge him from his place.
Jock Is Of pure Scotch breed, and, ac-
cording to his owner, Tuesday nights
occurrence was not the first exhibition
Of intelligence above the ordinary. Sew
eral times he has driven suspicious
characters away from the yards, and
woe to the tramp who tries to turn a
lumber pile into lodging-house.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07
Etewed Celery.

Stewed celery is very nutritious and
appetizing. Wash thoroughly and cut
In small pieces about as string beans
are cut, stew in cold water until very
tender and the water cooks out, sea-
son with butter, salt and cream. A
delicious stew can be made from odds
and ends of cold beef or lamb cut in
small pieces and allowed to simmer
for an hour, then add few stalks of
celery cut fine, and just before taking
from the stove, some cold stock or
gravy. Serve on slices of crisp toast
with baked potatoes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07
Not I'm His Line.

The palmists tell us about the line OF
life, the line Of fate and all the other
lines" observed Mrs. Morcomb, who
was interested In the science, ''but the
palmist who wrote this book"
Have you been buying a book on
palmistry" observed Morcomb.
why, yes"
Had your hand looked at, too,
supposeT
II have"
What did 1t costY
"Only So"
only 50. HIM! What did the palm.
list say about your line of economyr
"He didn't say anything. There is~
any such line, Is therer'
IF there Is" snorted Morcomb, "the
palmist never sees 1t In the hand OF
anybody who visits himv'-Chicago
Tribune.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07
INSTEAD OF A THEATER HAT.

Hide-the-Comb" Bows Now General.
4t ly Worn In England.
In general way, American women
ere prone to follow whatever example
is set by their sisters in France and
England, particularly by the frivolous
dame of the former country. 1t is
to be hoped that the rule will prevail
in regard to vogue now much in evil
dence in London, and tc no inconsidera-
BILE extent being adopted in Paris. AL
though no laws are being passed in
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07

cold air duct Is as large In the aggre-
gate as in the hot air pipes every room
should be sufficiently warm enough to
heat the house seventy degrees In zero
weather.
This house would cost about $1,000
Including the heating apparatus,
range and mantel-buiit within 100
miles Of New York City, although In
many sections of the country the cost
should be much less where labor or
materials are cheaper.aen
Copyright. 1896 f>iar
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07
Remedies for Neuralgia.

The following are homely remedies
for neuralgia: Boil handful of lobelia
in half pint Of water, strain and
add teaspoonful Of fine salt. Wiring
cloths out Of the liquid, very hot, and
apply till the pain ceases, changing
as fast as cold. Two large tablespoon
fuls Of eau de Cologne and two tea
spoonfuls Of fine salt mixed in bottle
make an excellent mixture to be in
hailed for facial neuralgia. Horse rad
ish, prepared the same as for table,
applied to the temple or wrist, Is also
recommended.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07

Among the whole list Of peaches
both old and new, there is no variety
that has attained higher place In pub
lie estimation than the Elberta. 1t is
liked equally well by the grower and
consumer. About twenty-five years
ago DR.. Samuel HI. Rumph, of Georgia,
raised about 10000 Seeding peach trees
from the seeds saved from the very
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07
Embroidered Sails.

Embroidery preceded painting. With
the Egyptians the former was general,
and from them the Jews are supposed
to have derived their skill in needle
work. According to a passage in Eze-
kiel, the Egyptians even embroidered
the sails of their galleys.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07
Wonderf al CATALINA Tree.

In Nevada, No., young captalpa
tree, about twenty feet tall, is grow.
ing with section Of coal stove CRATE
firmly attached near it's roots. The tree
has grown through the bars of the
CRATE from the seed and, as 1t increased
in diameter, the wood Tapped over and
under the bars, holding 1t as In wise
The CRATE was lifted Off the ground sew.
eral inches as the growth Of the tree
progressed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07
A Practical Causewav.

The usual method of building q
causeway Is to lay down two rows Of
stone, to stretch fiat rocks across from
one row to another, ard to cover the
whole with earth. The two rows Of
stones soon work together, while brush
and other rubbish will work In and
clog the drain. A better plan is shown
In the accompanying sketch, taken
from the Orange Judd Farmer.
A few six-inch drain tiles are laid
down, and both ends are covered with
wire netting. The whole is then COW
cred with earth to make the roadway.
Such a drain cannot clog, nor can the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07
IMPROVED SMOOTHING HARROW.

wide plank is attached to e rear Of
the harrow; the ridges are thus level !.
and any Jumps that may have been left
are pulverized. But, best of all, the
soil is pressed down over the seed, caus-
ing 1t to sprout more rapidly, and CIV
ing 1t a better chance to get hold Of the
ground with it's roots.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07
Brevities

=
Cream of tartar should always be
mixed with -four, soda with milk.
An ounce of good gelatin is always
sufficient to A quart Of liquid for any
dessert. f 10 80
A pinch of salt added to the white OF
eggs will make them beat up quicker
and lighter.
Three ounces of sugar are sufficient
to every quart of milk for custard Of
any kind. n.c
well cooked, while dark meats should
be served rare.
Never use too much favoring Of any
Find in baking, especially cinnamon or
almond extract.
Keep the soup kettle always tightly
covered lest the aroma of the soup es-
cape with the steam.
All fresh fruit should be mixed with
sugar before filling In pies. A. little but
ter increases the delicacy.
A good Smyrna rug will stand hard
wear for ten years-longer than the
best carpet will present a respectable
appearance.
Bread, rolls or biscuits, IL washed
with butter Immediately after baking,
will shine nicely and will be softer than
IL not washed.
Woodwork and floors are now stained
with a color called forest green. Il
harmonizes with draperies and cover
lngs Of almost any color.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07
KnowIedee and DETERMINATION.

A field naturalist is one who supple
ments the knowledge acquainted by
study, by actual observation. The term
implies acquaintance with the habits
of animals, as well as with their anat.
omy.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07
A Paying Investment.

THE property owners Of a village
cannot make a better paying invest
ment than In the maintenance Of we'll
organized Improvement Society,""
writes John Gilmer Speed, In the La
dies Home Journal. Through such a
society the value Of every piece. of
property ina village, and the neighbor-
hood, thereof, may be enhanced in
value: village life may be made to take
on new interests and new dignities;
stagnation may be kindled into an ex-
hilarating activity. Let the people be-
come interested in Village Improve
ment Society and they will soon begin
to discuss plans and policies with
gratifying alertness. They will discuss
how best to secure public library;
they will talk over the ways and means
of getting running water into the town;
they will argue over the best way Of
establishing a fire department; they
will study drainage and sanitation;
they will recognize the value Of street
lights when the moon Is shining on an
other part OF the world; and when they
vote on these questions they will vote
with entire intelligence, and they will
go away from the meetings refreshed
by what they have heard, and what
they have DONE"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07
Rich Soil for Early Potatoes.


In planting early potatoes there is
never any danger of making the soil
too rich. 1t will rot late potatoes to
manure very heavily, especially with
stable manure. But the early crop is
got out Of the soil soon after it is fully
grown and before the time for rot to
begin Its work. One caution is to be
observed, however, in manuring even
for early potatoes. Coarse, strawy
manure or that which IL apt to dry up
quickly should never be plowed in for
them. 1t will keep the soil above the
furrow too dry, and this will often les
sen the yield more than the fertilizing
Will increase 1t. If the season Is very
wet the manure will heat and develop
rot very early in the season, sometimes
even before the potato crop is got out Of
The ground.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07

Avoid Scratching the Piano.
A piano in constant use Is very apt
to get badly scratched from using the
pedals carelessly. To protect the wood
behind them an authority suggests
making a large half circle of paste.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07
Device for Smoothing Ground.

DEVICE TOT SmOOth1ng GrOund.
Many. people sow their grain and
cover 1t with the harrow simply. A
good br- sh and a rough roller ought to
follow the narrowing, but much better
than the simple narrowing (Which
leaves the land in ridges to dry out
rapidly, is an arrangement like that
Illustrated in the engraving. A heavy
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07

board and covering it with an unob-
trusive material, either in silk or dam
ask furniture covering. 1t can read
lily be adjusted and serves as a good
protection against mars.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07

plan, drawing principally through the
chimney shown in the floor plan run
ming through the kitchen and the bed
room in the second floor, and IL the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07

The women have great deal OF pity
for the girls who have no kin, but they
ara In great demand MS wives.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07
pot..b so,ts on Manure Hcaps.

The German potash salts are excel
lent applications for the manure heap.
They help to keep 1t moist, and they
absorb whatever ammonia the manure
gives OF while 1t Is fermenting. They
are much different In this respect from
caustic potash In the form Of ashes,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07

Too Early Sowing Of Root Crops.
Most of the roots, like beet, carrot,
parsnip and turnip, are true biennials,
growing their root the first year and
sending up their seed stalk after the
root has been partly dried out and is
replanted the following spring. But In
our hot summers this drying out, which
usually requires whole winter, IL nc
complished In midsummer. The result
Is that the very early planted seed Of
beet, carrot and other root makes it's
root growth early In the season and by
fall Is ready to send out seed stalk.
This. Of course, makes the root worth
less. The common radish is one Of
thes, natural biennials that always
tend to become annual when early plant
ed. II seed is put in the ground any
time before midsummer, 1t will produce
seed pods before.cold weather comes.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07
Earlx Lambs Not Profitable. J

Unless making a speciality of early
lambs for the market, there is no object
in having them come before April. BY
that time the weather is warmer, the
grass has started, and the conditions Of
growth are more favorable In every
way; and, ms with all young stock, It Is
quite an item to procure strong, Wig
orous growth from the start
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07
Topdrcs.ing Grass Lands.

Almost anything spread thinly over
grass lands will help them. Even ma
terial not very rich and which itself
will not grow a good crop will make the
grass grow better, because 1t acts as a
mulch for the grass roots beneath.
The washings of poor uplands will fer
tilize the richer soil of the valleys be-
low. But except where topdressing can
be thus done naturally by irrigation,
It will not pay to topdrcss with poor
material. The labor will be too great,
and 1t will trample and cut up the
grass too much unless the fertilizing
material is put on during the winter.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07
Warming Ground by Flowing II.

Warming Ground by Flowing IL.
It used to be the practice of farmer
of our acquaintance to replow the part
of the garden yet implanted whenever
a new, piece was to be put to use. The
whole garden was plowed as early. rs
possible, and the parts devoted to peas,
lettuce, onions and other hardy plants
were planted ut once. When corn,
beans and the tenderer plants were to
be put in the ground was replowed,
mixing the manure thoroughly with the
soil, and also imprisoning new supply
Of warm air from the surface. In this
way the soil was made much warmer
for the late-planted crops than it could
be by cultivation without plowIng.-
American Cultivator.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07

sides settle together, while the labor
of making 1t is not one-half that re-
Quired where stones are used
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07

A man writes to this office referring
to an intelligent man." There are TO
intelligent men
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-05-07
Erftters.

Excellent fritters may be made either
Of cold boiled rice, or cold boiled ia
rina, by taking cupful of either and
stirring 1t into batter by combining
two cupfuls Of wheat -four, two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder, pinch Of
salt, two well-beaten eggs and milk
enough to make 1t of the ordinary bat
ter consistency. 1t should be beaten
briskly until the batter is thoroughly
smooth, and then baked in lard.