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To Cure Headaches.

"a hot bath, stroll in the fresh air,
shampooing the head in weak soda
water, or a timely nap In cool, quiet
room will sometimes stop a nervous
headache" writes DR.. B. F. Herrick,
In the Ladies Home Journal. when
overfatigued from shopping or sight
seeing sponge dipped in very hot
water and pressed repeatedly over the
back of the neck between the ears will
be found exceedingly refreshing, espe-
cially If the face and temples are after
ward subjected to the same treatment.
Neuralgia Is caused not only by cold
air, but by acidity of the stomach,
starved nerves, imperfect teeth, or by
Incidence combined with too gener-
Gus diet. Heat Is the best and quickest
cure for this distressing pain. A hot
fatiron, passed rapidly and deftly over
several folds Of flannel laid on the
affected spot, will often give relief in
less than ten minutes, without the aid
of medicine. Hot lamentations are Of
equal value; though when the skin is
very tender 1t Is more advisable to use
dry heat, nothing being better for the
purpose than bags Of heated salt, -four
or sand, which retain warmth for long
time. Cofdswater, applied by the finger
tips to the nerves in front Of the ear,
has been known to dispel neuralgia
pains like magic. When caused by acid
ity dose Of charcoal or soda will
usually act rs corrective. Sick head
ache is accompanied by bilious symp-
toms, and attacks usually come on
when the person Is overtired or below
par physically. This Is a disease Of the
first half Of life, and often stops Of its
own accord after middle age. A care
full diet is imperative in every case.
sweetmcats and pastry being especially
pernicious.
Eating heartily when very tired, late
dinners, eating irregularly, insufficient
mastlcation or too much animal food,
especially In the spring or during the
bot weather, are frequent causes Of in
digestion, causing headachessby reflex
action" "a sa3,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27
DIFFICULTIES OF BURNT WORK.
Ora wings Made by Hot Iron IN .
4 tge Surface Of Wood.

Ora wings Med, by Hot IronsSn q
20 t.e Surface Of Wood.
Many years ago the manual labor of
the artist In color was reduced to a
minimum; he no longer grinds his COL
ors. or makes his canvas and brushes.
But up to the present day the artist in
burnt wood has toiled OH with his rude
forge and burning irons, with the de-
votion OF an old-time alchemist. Sim
gulariy enough, relief from the dis
comforts Of this crude mode OF work
has at last come through the avenue
which brings relief from all physical
ailments-that Of medicine. The Their
mocautery, surgical instrument In
vented for cauterizlng, has been adapt
cd to the use of the artist, so that he
can work with comparative freedom.
Formerly the fire-etcher employed
copper tools, not unlike soldering irons,
set into wooden or other non-conduct-
ing handles. These. tools cooled rapid
ly, and had to. be constantly shifted,
while the oxidation Of the copper ne
cessitated constant cleaning. What
with feeding his fire and blowing 1t up
with hand-bellows, 1t is wonder that
the wood burner produced anything at
al artistic. To-day the hollow burning
point is of platinum, a metal which
does not oxidize. Once heated, a never
failing current Of naptha gas, burning
within, enables the artist to work for
hours, wholly Independent of the forge,
the bellows. and other paraphernalia.
The electrode, another surgical cautery,
Is likewise used in burnt wood, and cleo
trlcity will in time supersede all other
means Of heating the burning point.
With these facilities at hand, the fire
etcher must still encounter difficulties
not found in practicing the kindred arts.
Clouds of smoke constantly rise in his
face, while the incessant flashing Of the
fiery point is always trying to the eye.
He must have deep-rooted love of his
art, and the patience Of Job.-Century.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27

Or even a thousand patents. Yet since
the days when the safety first appear
ed and forced the older form Of bike"
the ordlnary-from the field, the
chain, the main factor In the safety,
has remained almost outside the ideas
Of the inventor and the patentee. Nor
was 1t till last October that any chain
was produced which attracted atten-
tion. The new chain was the Simpson
lever chain, which short time ago, III
a series Of formidable matches In Eng
land, proved Its superiority to other
chains.
For long time inventors were con-
tent to use the simple ordinary chain.
and 1t was left to Mr.. w. s. Simpson to
grasp the idea that If the actuating grip
of the chain were not, as in the ordinary
case, on the inner side Of the chain, but
on the outer, and II the chain were
rnade of a series of triangles, the free
end or upper part Of which had the en-
caging rollers, the result would be enor-
mously to increase the leverage with
ont increasing the effort; in other
words, to transmit and utilize a far
larger proportion Of the force caused
ly the rider in the case Of an ordinary
chain. A glance at the drawings will
show even to the unscientific why the
special form Of chain has it's advantage.
1t must be borne in mind that you can
pot increase at will the diameter Of the
hub sprocket, the kind Of axle on the
hind or driving wheel. In size 1t has
10 be proportionate to the actual wheel,
and its relation in diameter with the
crank wheel directly actuated by the
pedals Is Of great importance-thatr re-
lation, involving the interesting ques-
ton Of high and low gearing. The
hub sprocket proper, which is pressed
by the inner fat and connected part of
the chain, cannot be increased indefi-
nitely, though increase Is gain. By
Mr.. Simpsons Ingenious device, one
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27
Home for NEGROES.

Mrs. Emily X. Turner, formerly Of
Bluffton, S. c., but now residing at
Fort White, Fla, contemplate devoting
her ancestral home, on the seacoast
Of the former State, to home and asy-
lum for aged and infirm negroes.
At the close Of the war her fathe.
DIR. Kirk, persuaded all of his late
slaves, nearly 300 in number, to return
to the plantation, where they have been
permitted to remain. In letter to a
relative in this city Mrs. Turner says:
Somehow l love those wrinkled, old
dark faces that greet me when go to
look after their welfare on the old plan.
tation. They are the only ones who, If
I were poor, would feed and clothe me
for loves sake. There are thousands to
do it for Christ's sake; thousands to
aid me for charity's sake, but the only
ones who would take care Of me for
loves sake are those who were my
fathers slaves"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27

gets the effect Of an increase in size
without charging the part whose pro-
tortions are important. In fact. by a
chain whose outer and not inner side
does the work, you have higher pitch
and greater leverage than can come
from an ordinary chain.
Tom Linton, with it achieved a
worlds record by racing thirty miles
and 214 yards in 60 minutes. More
over, the great test of endurance-the
Paris to Bordeaux race-had been won
by Mr.. Arthur Linton. aided by the
lever chain. Despite Ill health, Sc
we're fall, and several accidents, he rode
SCI miles Of billy road in 81 hours and
II minutes, beating previous records
by almost three hours-showing, in
tact, a difference Of a seventh compar-
ed with the former efforts.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27

wILLIAN II. BARNUM.districts where the
contest was close and the outcome
doubtful, and where 1t was used to pay
hand hire and the cost of the uniforms
of marching clubs and of parades and
public meetings. Something like $780,
900 was sent to the chairman Of the
State committees Of the doubtful States,
ard the cost Of maintaining the nation
al headquarters and Of the local cam
paign in New York City consumed the
balance of the funds raised by the ma
tional committee. The expenses Of the
Democratic National Committee In 1892
varied in some minor details, but its
funds were expended through about
fhe same channels as the Republican
committee, the campaign methods Of
both parties being very similar.
With the growing use of money in
politics il has been found more and
more desirable that the chairman of a
national committee should be man of
lhrge private fortune and Of high
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27
Humane Treatment of Animals.

A general order has been issued from
the Department Of Agriculture to meat
inspectors to use every means to secure
humane treatment of animals in trans
portation and In stock yards. Also to
make investigation as to-the manner
in which animals are transported and
handled by the railroad companies and
stock yards, and to make suggestions
with a view of improving the service
and protecting animals from undue suf-
fering and cruelty. Animals which are
suffering from injury or pain are to be
promptly reported to the Humane So
ciety unless the owner or those In
charge OF the stock yards properly care
Cor them within n proper limit OF time
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27

Torpedo Roat Practice with the Grea,
White Cruisers.

White Cruiscrs.
Mr.. Ernest Ingersoll describes The
Tricks of Torpedo Boats" In st. Mich
olas. After telling what the boats are
like and what they can accomplish,
Mr.. Ingersoll says: But to insure all
these line results, both officers and men
must be taught how to manage and
maneuver >theIu to- best advantage, as
well as how1p discharge the torpedoes
they carry. Constant drilling Is neces-
sary; and lately one Of these boats In
our navy. the Gushing" ESQ suitably
named after the young hero of the civil
war who destroyed the rebel ram al
bemarle" by means of rude torpedo
boat-one OF the first actually used,
has been attached to the naval station
at Newport, Rhode Island, In order to
carry on this practice. One set OF Off,
GERS and men after another Is instruct
ed In handling her., and In the making
and firing Of her torpedoes;l and they
have plenty OF fun along with the
schooling.
The headquarters of this work Is Goat
Island, which separates Newport har-
Dor from the outer waters Of Nara
garsett Bay. Sji.. Pa
There Is serchlight which cam
mands the harbor entrances and a wide
circle of the bay. One or more war
ships are always there. Those search
lights also can be swung In any direc-
ton. Yet the Gushing arrived one night
and first announced herself by sudden
ly blowing her whistle within pistol
shot of the inlicr wharf Of the island
and it was not dark night, either. A
few afternoons later she wen" down
the bay, and challenged every eye to be
alert to sec her return In the evening.
1t was bright moonlight-a time In
which no such boat would attempt a
serious attack--yet Lieutenant Fetch
er, the Cushing's commander, crept
within a third of mile Of the shore
before he was detected. 1t would have
pleased you to see her THAT night, as
she came plainlysinto view-a long. low
streak gliding silently and swiftly
athwart the nootlit sea, rolling sill
very -furrow back from her plow-like
bow, and seeming more like some great
fish with its back fins out Of water than
any sort of steamship.
But II is on dark and stormy nights
that the practice becomes exciting.
Groups Of officers stand upon the RAM
part Of Fort Wolcott, or upon the bridge
of each monitor or cruiser, and strain
eyes and ears to obtain some inkling
of the torpedo-boat's presence, the long
white beam of the electric searchlight
sweeping right and left. up and down,
and every man gazing along the path it
Eliminates for some glimpse of the lit
tie enemy. A swing of the beam south
ward brings out Hle grim walls and
numerous cannon of Fort Adams, and
shows every yacht and fishing-boat ut
anchor inside of Brenton's Point. The
main channel. the Dumplings, the far
away shore Of Conanicut Island, Rose
Island and its ruined old Notifications,
the upper bay dotted with lazy sloops
and schooners slipping down with the
tide, are revealed one after another, as
the powerful rays are turned slowly
westward and northward until ut last
they are shining again in the Naval
War College and Training School, and
on the clustered shipping and wharves
Of the picturesque old town.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27
A cAsr-IRoN CAR WHEEL.

molten iron Is poured into the car wheel
mold the iron which goes into the tread
and fiange Is suddenly chilled by COM
ing In contact with cold, heavy, cast
ron ring. which Is part of the mold.
The effect of this sudden chilling is to
change the crystalline structure Of the
iron SO that 1t becomes intensely hard,
while the balance of the iron In the
wheel retains its original toughness.
Paper car wheels came into use some
years ago. and now they run under
nearly every sleeping, parlor and dining
car In the country, and thousands Of
passenger cars. This Is the Allen paper
car wheel, rmade in Pullman. The cast
iron hub Of the paper wheel is bored to
fit the car axle, and Its outside surface
10 finished to within a thousandth part
of an inch to the standard guage. The
body, or center Of the wheel, is made Of
layers Of wboard. glued together,
and then put under enormous pressure
IN a hydraulic press. The layers Of
strawboard are glued together in pairs,
hrst and each pair Is allowed to cure,
or dry, for several weeks, and thus, lit
lie by little the center of the wheel is
built up
The result of the successive opera
lions Is material which in no wise re-
sembles paper or stra wboard, but rath-
er an extremely hard, grainless wood,
so tough and hard that it requires tools
made of the very best steel to work 1t.
The paper disk Is turned to the proper
size, and then is forced In the steel tire
under hydraulic press. The fit Is so
exact that the wrought iron plate and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27
A BiCYlE THAT FLIES.

The Problem of Aerial Navigation
Solved by a Young Long Islander.
The problem Of aerial navigation,
which has bothered the minds of sclen-
lists and inventors for several hundred
years, has been solved by a young man
Of 10 who has gone out Of the beaten
track of past experiments and devisa Ell
u simple apparatus which actually flies.
The name Of this young genius is j.. e.
ryder, Of Richmond Hill, L. l., and the
main principle Of his device is taken
from the bicycle. Mr.. Ryder recently
flew" on his aerial bicycle from Hemp
stead to Richmond Hill, distance Of
seven miles, rising to an altitude Of sew
eral hundred feet. Mr.. Ryder says Of
his experiments with the machine:
Il experimental three years on a fly
ing apparatus, and could not make any
Roadway, but on June %, after a
months hard labor, made model, 20
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27

Reporter, and the two girls do pretty
nearly everything about the Office. They
gather and write the news, solicit ad-
vertising and job work. set the type
and collect the bills. They have owned
the Office three years and have a splen-
did outfit now for country newspaper,
and are doing well.
Thursday night in that great national
Democratic gathering, after a very ef-
fective speech for the Ex-Governor Of
Iowa, there sprung up in the southern
slope Of the hall n female figure, robed
in snowy white, swaying and uplifting
arms, in moment grasping flags and
swinging them with wild enthusiasm
but not Historically, for she was very
graceful, and presently every eye in the
audience was fixed upon her, all faces
were lit up with delight-the audience
was almost as thoroughly ON fire as
when Bryan had finished his speech
and this woman came near stampeding
the convention for the Iowan. 1t was a
repetition Of the great scene of the
Minneapolis convention, when Mrs.
Carson led the cheering for Blaine and
adorned the proceedings with a bril-
liant spectacle.
When afterward asked how she came
to make such demonstration for Mr..
Boies Miss Murray said: "Wen, you
see, l admire Gov. Boies, and when Mr..
White made such a splendid nominal
ing speech l was carried away with the
excitement"
The Ex-Governor has since written a
letter of acknowledgment to Miss Muir
ray. The young lady is said to have
received by mail numerous proposals of
marriage, and subscriptions to the Re-
porter have come in by the score.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27

DvEPHEN ID. ELKfNs.i suDscrip
. kPollticsl Financier.l tons. The only
exceptions have been Mr.. Tilden and
,kfr. Blaine. The former is said to have
spent over half million dollars In the
campaign of 1876. and Mr.. Blaine's con-
tribuiion to the campaign of 1884 Is said
10 have exceeded $4,000.
The Importance aud influence Of this
potent electioneering argument-hard
vsash-has developed some very success
ful and sAgalxd beggars Of money for
campaign purposes. Republican veter-
txns. when in a reminiscent mood, de-
light to talk about the late Marshall
Jewell, who as a collector of campaign
lunds, perhaps. never had his equal.
when others failed Jewell always sue
lseeded, and It Is told Of him that In Bos-
!4en m a single day he raised $170, 900.
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SHE SHOUTED FOR BoIes.

Miss M. Murray, the Woman In White
at the Democratic Convention.
Miss Minnie Murray, the woman In
white o: the Democratic national con-
ventlon, the Joan Of Arc who led Hor-
Gee Boies' cause to the triumph Of the
sensational demonstration Of that
Thursday night, has been fighting her
way through the world for years. but
she is an attractive young woman for
all that. She is of the blonde type with
full, well-rounded figure, and In con-
versatlon she Is vivacious and frank,
with few Of the signs Of the strong
minded woman" Miss Murray, in part
nership with Miss Margaret German,
owns and publishes the Nashua, Iowa,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27

rent x p e nsc s. A Liberal Giver.l
These advances frequently amount to
several hundred thousand dollars, while
nf there Is shortage at the end of the
/ eampaigl the chairman Is the one
hooked to to make il good. Contribu-
lions to the campaign funds come In the
main from men Of large means within
the party, some of when give as high
AZ 100000. Large corporations also
leont.ibuto handsomely in hope of secur-
ing political favor. In some cases
these, large concerns give to both of the
great parties, thus making themselves
safe in any event. There Is a consid-
erable class of men anxious to secure
political prominence or to occupy high
positions who give lavishly as a means
81 advancing their political interests
FINALLY comes the aggregate of small
spOpula~ subscriptiOns which foots IN
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27

An experiment, with view to asccr-
tain the relative resistance, under pres
sure, OF the hardest steel and the hard
est stone, was recently made at Vienna.
Small cubes, measuring en-. of cor
undum and Of the finest steel, were
subject to the test. The corundum
proks under the weight of six tons, but
.ne steel resisted up to forty-two tons.
rne steel split up with a noise like the
report OF gun, breaking into a powder,
ana sending sparks In every direction
WHICH bored their way into the machins
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27
The Scnuts of the Sea.


Torpedo boats, however, are designed
for wider service than simply to carry
and discharge the frightful weapon
from which they take their name. They
are to the navy what scouts and Skin
mishers are to land army. They
form the cavalry of the sea, of which
the cruisers are the infantry and the
battleships and monitors the artillery
arm. They must spy out the position
of the encmy's fleet, hover about his
TANKS or haunt his anchorage to ascer-
tain what he is about and what he
means to do next. They must act as
the pickets OF their own feet, patroll-
ing the neighborhoOd, or waiting and
watching, concealed among islands or
In inlets and rivermouths, ready to has
ten away to the admiral with warning
of any movement of the enemy.
1t is not their business to fight lex
cept rarely, in the one particular way,
but rather to pry and sneak and run.
Hence they are as small and sleek, and
swift as they can be made. When the
fleet goes upon cruise, they are car
ried en- the decks of the big warships,
although they are able to get about In
really rough weather by themselves. A
very recent idea Is to build them out
Of aluminium, which would be not only
of great advantage toward ease Of
transportation. but would tend toward
increased speed. by adding buoyancy
and elasticity to the structure, which
coems IN skim along the surface and
fairly leap from wave to wave; but 1t
is doubtful whether aluminium is strong
enough for safety and whether It Will
not be injured by the chemical action Of
the sea-Mnter-St. Nicholas.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27

Ajonal committee Is a m6st momentous
suestion. With every recurring cam
pni the expenses of election show an
Increase. Competent judges predict
khat not less than $5,000,000 will be ex-
pended by the two national commit
kees in the great battle this year. The
hate Gov. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, said
mot long before his death that 1t cost
ness to elect Lincoln In 1860 than Is now
siten spent in single Congressional
district, and yet the work was just as
thoroughly done as that Of any commit
pee the party has had since.
| The use of large sums Of money by
national committees began with the
1wO committees that managed Grants
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27


lhaon osti,,o+od h,, "a Shrewd Dispenser.)
chose whose opportunities for knowing
were good that throughout the country
nhefe vac spent by different committees
On the aggregate more than $4,000,00O.
The expenses of the campaigns Of 1884
and 1883 were about the same. In the
campaign OF 1892 the national COM
nnittees each collected and expended
over $L500,000 and the State commit
bees icollected for their individual use
about a quarter of that sum.
/, The charge that most of the money
raised for campaign purposes is used to
corrupt voters and purchase votes is
both silly and false. The expense Of a
presidential battle are of legitimate
mature. -Four years ago the Republican
National Committee expended $500, 900
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27
4 verain-Proof Ns.t.

Having tried piastering hair, I can
recommend It's good qualities to all. L.
can be obtained at any tannery aud
probably Of any mssonF It's great VII.
tue'lies In its being filled with lime dust,
so that notice will care to settle near
by. II disturbed, the fine lime dust
will I'LL the air, and no hens will at.
tempt to scratch nest out thus made.
For sitting hens 1t is Just the thing, be-
ing warm, soft and sure preventive
against vermin." II your fowls scratch
their nest out, II your sitting hens and
nests are infested with vermin, use
plastering hair, and you will have no
more trouble. 1t Is better and cheaper
than any patent nest egg, powder, sui
pnur or tobacco.-H. 8. .a.
|..
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HOW cAR WHEELS ARE MADE.



Wheels the Real Thing.
Much hard thinking and many costly
experiments have been INDUCED In ID
order to devise processes by which to
Improve the quality of the wheels used
nnder railroad locomotives and cars.
The tread Of the car wheel Is that part
-hich runs on the rail. The fiange Ia
the lip which extends beyond the tread
on the inside edge, and Is, the only
thing that keeps car or train from
running of the track.
All locomotive driving wheels In
America are of cast iron. but, the tire
10 of steel, and Is shrunk onto the cast
lion body. and then the tread and fiangc
~ turned or in huge lathe for that
especial purpose. Chilled cast iron
wheels ara 80 called because when
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27

inches long, with a cylinder of silk and
thick bamboo ribs. When inflated with
gas this cone-shaped thing had to have
so pounds Of anchorage to keep 1t from
rising. then. built two aluminium
sweeps. two feet long by 10 inches
wide, with. half an inch steel bar, IL
inches long, for an axle, and clamped
It to the bottom Of the cone Then l