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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20
A Handsome Illustrated Book Ere,

"A handsome Illustrated BOOK Frec'
That the trade of our locality is eager
ly sought by the large merchants Of the
great cities is demonstrated by the adj
7ertisement OF John NJ. Smyth Com
pany, Chicago, the largest furniture
house in the world which appears else
where in this paper. They announce
the issue Of their new catalogue of 400
pages on Sept. l, and ask that our read
ers send for Il copy. The book is beau
tifully illustrated and quotes whole
sale prices to the user on household fur
Iiture and kindred wares. The John
NJ. Smyth Company has n record Of
thirty years and has furnished half II
million homes throughout the United
States. IF you buy it ut Smyth's it is
all right" Is the motto of the house. and
persons looking for genuine bargains
should send at once for free copy of
this beautiful catalogue to the John
Nj. Smyth Co.. $50 to 1853 West Madison
street. Chicago.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20
Current Coudcnsations.

The finest lemon orchards in the
world are those in Sicily, where an acre
of lemons Is worth 1900.
Queen Victoria's travelling expenses
in connection with her trip to the Ri
viera amounted TO about $4,000.
The juice of n pineapple cuts the
membrane from the throat Of diph-
iberia patient when nothing else will.
In the last nine months 100000
bushels of corn were shipped from New
York, while 100000 bushels were ex-
ported through New Orleans.
The British isles comprise no fewer
than 100 separate islands and islets,
without counting more jutting rocks
or isolated pinnacles.
1t has been discovered by two French
scientists that most precious stones,
such as the ruby. the sapphire, and the
emerald. can readily he told from their
limitations by means of the Roentgen
rays.
Tomatoes are best eaten raw with
salt. They should be ripe. but not
pNtI-ilutu ~, iiltN arc DCSt
before breakfast. The tomato should
he Savoritc fruit with those who suf-
fer from constipation.
4 statue of President Kruger will
soon he erected in Pretoria. 1t will be
forty feet high, and will represent the
Boer statesman in the quaint garb, tall
hat included, which he affects OH Sun.
days and special occasions.
Eggs are being peddled around Tue
son, Ariz., at 20 cents per dozen. For q
short time last summer they reached
the sam me figure. That is the lowest price
ever known in Tucson. In days gone
by they were considered cheap at 20
cents and 81 per dozen.
Thomas Fitzmorris. Il farmer living
at White River Junction, VT. was fined
$34 for giving away two drinks of hard
cider to visitors at his home, and the
sheriff confiscated 200 gallons of cider
found in the cellar. This was done I'M
der the prohibitory law of the State.
NJ. Jacobs, a prominent merchant of
Portsmouth, Ohio, has almost complet.
ell dwelling house built according to
his own designs. The amateur archi-
.ect has just discovered that in his new
81 ,5OG residence he failed to make any
provision for fireplace, tiue or chin.
uey.
On land Surfaces at sea level the
wind attains its greatest velocity dur
ing the heated por8ion ofa1he day
from 10 a. III. to = p. m.--and then d.
mlnishes in velocity until The minimum
Is reached about midnight. This condi-
ton does not prevail, however, at an
elevation OF four thousand feet and
upward, asaghas been Iconclusively
shown by direct observations Of the
velocity OF the wind Oh mountain
peaks, and also OF cloud motions In the
free air. The maximum velocity Of
the wind ut Pixies Peak, Colorado, ele-
walton II. 134 feet. occurs from to 4
a. m. and the minimum from IL a. m.
to l p. III.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

PRINCESS Maud, the recently married
Slaughter Of the Prince of Wales, must
certainly be the envy OF all those of her
sex whose envy has been Uninterrupted
by her other good fortune when they
learn that among the presents at her
wedding We're not less than forty-eight
bicycles. 1t is known that Princess
Maud Is an enthusiastic wheelwoman.
Besides the wheels the Princess was
the recipient OF several dozen motor
carriages, some driven by steam, others
by petroleum motors, compressed air
and electricity.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

The most curious experiment ever
made with piece Of ordnance was at
Portsmouth, England. A stage was
erected in. the harbor within the tide
mark. on this an Armstrong gun Of the
110-pound pattern was mounted. The
gun was then loaded and carefully aim
ed ut a target-all this, Of course, dur
ing the time of low tide. A few hours
later, when the gun and the target
were both covered with water to a
depth Of six feet, the gun was fired by
means of electricity. We said "aimeda at
target" but the facts are that there
We're two targets, but only one was
erected for this special experiment, the
other being the hull of an old vessel.
the Griper, which lay directly behind
the target and in range of the ball. The
larger itself was placed only twenty
five feet from the muzzle of the gun. 1t
was composed of oak beams and planks,
and was twenty-one inches thick. In
order to make the old Griper invulner-
able sheet of boiler plates three inches
thick was riveted to the water-logged
hull in direct range with the course
OF the ball was expected to take If not
detected by the water. On all of these
the oaken target, the boiler plates and
the old vessel hull-the effect of the
shot from the submerged gun was really
startling. The wooden target was
pierced through and through, the boil
er iron target was broken into pieces
and driven into its backing" the ball
passing right on through both sides Of
the vessel, making huge hole, through
which the water poured in torrents.
Taken altogether, the experiment was
an entire success, demonstrating, as 1t
id. the feasibility Of placing sub
merged guns in harbors in time Of war
and doing great damage to the vessels
which an enemy might dispatch to such
points for the purpose of Smelling cities.
Invention.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20
Hens In the Orchard.

Many farmers and orchardists would
like TO have hens in the orchard for the
good their presence would do to the
trees, were it not that the fowls must
be kept confined because Of the damage
they would do the adjacent garden and
flower beds. The sketch shows a way
to keep one or more fiocks of hens in an
orchard. A light low house, made Of
half-inch matched stuff, has wire run
attached to the end, as shown in the
illustration. The house has no floor.
The eggs are gathered by opening the
hinged board in the end. Low trucks
are attached to the corners so that the
whole can be moved occasionally to n
new location. 1t can thus be moved up
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

"In may States" says Congressman
Hardy, 1--WE now have laws making 1t
q mlsdemeanor for an individual en-
ployer or a corporation to discharge
employees solely because they do or do
not belong to labor organizations, and
for one shall cheerfully advocate and
vote for such n measure in Congress
which will apply to the District OF Co
lumbia."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

The rear and end walls should have a
tile drain laid just outside of their base,
coming ou- upon the surface ut the
front. The rear wall should rise little
above the ground, which should be
graded a trifie higher in the middle at
the rear than at the ends to turn aside
the surface water. The tile drain will
take care of all water that soaks down
through the ground. The wall in front
Is extended little beyond either end Of
the building to retain a full bank Of
earth against the end walls. The inte-
rior arrangement will Of course be sim
liar to any slngle-roofed forcing house.
Farm and Home.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

Of each individual is largely dependent
upon the prosperity of all. The product
from poorly farmed farms Is OF an in
ferior quality, for which 1t is difficult
TO lind buyers. The best Is cheap
enough, and anything of an inferior
quality is not only drug on the mar
ket but interfcres with the sale Of bet
ter goods. When buyers are looking
for farm produce, they go where they
know they can get the best. The better
the quality of the goods produced. the
more buyers you will have for your
product, and the competition upon the
part OF buyers will enable you to get
good prices within easy distance of
your own doors. Every help which
tends In an economical manner to i'm
prove the quality of our productions
should be eagerly sought. A well con-
Quoted institute, receiving support from
the farming community in which 1t Is
held, will furnish more practical infor-
nation from the practical experience of
others, and which practical farmers
can make use Of, than perhaps any
other method yet adopted. 1t Is unfor-
tunate that farmers as a class take so
little interest in them. Education Is
just as essential for the farmer as for
the lawyer, doctor or business man.
Good farming does not consist wholly
of manual labor; it. requires the eXer-
else of good intellectual powers. There
!s also vast difference between scien-
tific and theoretical farming. The the
orist is in luck When he can pay the
interest on his mortgage. But practical
farming. backed by good Judgment
pays well when prices IRE fair, and
always will.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

An Accom- piished eimiau Who 6igns
Bond 20 Keep the Peace.
There have been monkeys that could
ride a bike. monkeys which wear
clothes and eat withsa knife and fork
from a plate at the table, but Chicago
comes to the front with simian which
gets arrested. just like any rounder.
and signs his own peace bond.
This monkeys name Is Virginia. Vir-
ginialts the property of Louis Capra,
an Italian organ grinder. While Capra
ground away at the ''org" Virginia
besonght coppers from the passers-by.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

with nervousness. take Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, which iuvigorates and tranquillizes
the nervous system. The basis OF recovery Is
a reform In errors of digestion. The epigas-
tric nerve and brain are united In the closest
bond Of sympathy. so that dyspeptic symp-
toms In the gastric region are always accom-
panied by hurtful reflex nervous, action. Both
are remedied by the Bitters. which also
cures malaria. biliousness. rheumatism and
kidney trouble.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20
The Control of, swarming.

To control swarming bees, remove
one Of the prime factors. Brood is the
only factor we can remove and not de-
feat our object-honey. The removal
Of brood, instead Of decreasing the hon
ey yield, rather increases 1t. We may
removethe brood by direct confiscation,
or we can do 1t more gradually. This
method would be better where the flow
is very short and profuse, the second
better where the flow lasts forty to
sixty or more days. The cause of
swarming is instinct; Its control. brood
lessness. Other methods at times seem
effective, but the only method OF con-
trolling swarming that is at all times a
success Is broOdlessness.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

and down beside the rows of trees,
stopping for d day or two under each
tree, scratching, fertilizing the ground
and destroying insects. The fowls all
do well under such conditions, and their
presence will be Of great value to the
orchard. The lower sill of the sides OF
the house should continue out and form
the base of the sides Of the run.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20
Right and Wrong Way of Feeding

Right and Wrong Way of Feeding.
The summer feeding Of pigs Is an
important matter under present condi-
lions. Doubtless pasture is the most
healthful and profitable basis for the
feeding but as time is an element to be
considered, it is advisable to feed grain
with it to push on the growth as fast
as possible. There is everything in
good clover pasture needed for the sus-
tenance of the pigs, but we want some
thing more than this, for the most
growth made in the least time is the in
dispensable requirement for profit; but
whole grain is not desirable food. A
considerable portion Of 1t Is swallowed
without mastication, and Is voided
whole When waste milk Is to be had,
1t will pay more value as food for pigs
on pasture than used In any other way,
and with this some mixed finely ground
meal corn and buckwheat will produce
more growth Of a perfectly healthful
character than any other kind Of grain
food.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

Vegetable FoSGtnR House. .E,
A good plan for securing a MAXIMUM
bf warmth at the least possible expendi-
fure of internal heat Is shown below.
Such house is, moreover, cheaply built
wherever loose stones are abundant,
whether the stones be irregularly faced.
or simply rounded cobblestones. A
cut is made into the bank and the wall
laid up in cement, or cement and lime.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20
Colorado,a CoaI Fields,

Some idea OF the magnitude Of the
coal resources Of Huerfano County, Col
orado, may be formed when 1t 10
stated that there are about 10000 acres,
and eachacre contains 100.000 tons, or .
total of 1900, 100000 tons-an amount
almost beyond comprehension.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

ANY ONE who has been benefited ~
the use of DIR. Williams Pink pills will
receive information Of much value and in
terest by writing to Pink Pills." r. y.
Box 1892, Philadelphia.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20
Bite Of a Hog.

The bite of the hcg Is more apt to be
serious than that Of any other domes.
tic animal. No one who has n sore on
his hand should be called on to butcher
hogs, as he may be infected from con-
tact with the saliva without being bit
ten. In all cases Of bite or cut, wash
of some antiseptic should be applied.
Diluted carbolic acid In the proportion
Of one to fifty of water is good, as is a
weak dilution of corrosive sublimatc
in proportion of one Of the poison to
1000 parts Of water. These poisons
thus diluted do no harm, and they
will prevent poisons from working in
cuts and bruises OF any kind.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20
WOMEN WANT TO KNOW.
10 WHOM CAN THEY TELL THEIR
TROUBLES?

= Woman Answers "To Mc"-Anxious
Inquirers inteliigentiy Answered-Thou-
sands of Grateful Letters.
Women regard it as a blessing that
they can talk to woman who fully
understands their every ailment, and
20 thus avoid the examina-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20
How He Felt,

Miss Gushington-How did you feel
when you found that the ship would
surely go down in ten minutes?
Capt Salted-I felt for a life pre-
server.-Melbourne Times.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

lacking to them strips Of wood with the
bark on them. When the little table
is finished and "set" with it's dishes
and pots Of plants, the owner Of it is
quite sure to stand little way of and
admire 1t audibly.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20
Gludness Comes

With q better understanding of the
Wv transient nature of the many phys
zeal ills which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentlc cfforts-pleasant Efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge that so many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to a constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt
1y removes. That Is why it - the only
remedy with millions of families, and Is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness, without facilitating the
organs on which it acts. It's therefore
all important, in order to get its bene-
l6cial effects, 10 note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine article,
which Is manufactured by tho California
! Fig Syrup Co, only, and sold by all rep
utable druggists.
h II in the enjoyment Of good health,
and the system is regular, then laxa-
tives or other remedies are not needed.
II afIlicted with any actual disease, one
may DO commended to the most slxillful
physicians, but II in need of a laxative,
then one should have the best, and with
the well-informede everywhere Syrup OF
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used andGives most general satisfaction.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

Many birds have the trick of tum-
bling along on the ground ahead of the
sportsman In order to draw him away
from their nests.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

When the hair begins to fall out or,
turn gray, the scalp needs doctoring, and
we know of no better specific than Halls
Vegetable Sicilian Hair Remover.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

Piso's Cure for Consumption Is the only
cough medicine used in my house. ID. G.
Albright, Mifflinburg, Pa. Dec. II, 30.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

Most of us spend considerable por.
ton of our lives wondering why we did
things we considered smart. .a.i..
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

Poverty is an icy wind, and the high
err the situation Of the impoverished
the colder Ii blows.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

Dobbins Electric Soap Is cheaper for you 70 use.
you Joow directions than any other soaps would =
Ueu 70 yeu for by It's clothes are s0Ued, C0ehoo
eoet moro than soap. Ask your grocer for Dobbtns.
Take no other.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

Shepherd dogs used in caring fOr
sheep are not taxed in Great Britain.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

Mrs. WInsIow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Childrsn
teethfng: soitens the gums reduces innamm ntto1s
allsys pain. cures wind collie. Is cents bottle.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

Halle Catarrh Cure.
= constitutional cure. Price 15 centa
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

Religious hate is the most relentless
Of all hate.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

Farming IL not a business where the
failure OF one adds to the success Of
another; on the contrary, the success
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

~ took three bottles of Lydia T..
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. and
used two packages of Sanative Wash,
stouter and healthier than have ever
been in my life. My friends and neigh
bors and the doctors are surprised at
my rapid improvement. l have told
them all what 1 have been taking"
--MRs. ANNETTA BICKMEIER, Bellaire,
Belmont Co O.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

tions, expert
ments and the
cries of incom-
petent physi-
,ians, whose sex
deprives them
OF knowing by
experience.
eN The end
. dence placed
. in Mrs.
. Pinkhan by
u American
women,
pts them to seek
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-20

rNENSIONS, PATENTS. CLAIMS.
f0HMEl MS .sn;..s si f.s.ssn s:r.ss
syn. In last war Is adisdeatins claims. atty sinss
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-18

mainly because II Is generally deficient
IN mineral fertility. Almost always
dressing Of potash will add greatly 20
the fertility ~ muchy soils II will
holp the decomposition Of vegetable
matter, aside from supplying crops with
the mineral plant food they require.
Phosphate also Is needed on muoky soils
whore grain Is sown. The grrin requires
the phosphate to make a crop. and tho
decomposition Of muck IN contact with
the mineral keeps the latter In condition
to be used, when In soils lacking vcge.
table matter the phosphate will revert
aud bccumo insolublo. The most i'm.
portant consideration about muck il the
kind II plant u was made from. In
VERY wet land u IL usually dccompnsod
carbon, containing very little nitrogc.
nous matter; hence even when oultivat.
ed u decumposos slowly. Whore quick
growth il desired, as with garden vego.
tables, muck Il much benefited by tho
addition either u stable manuru ~ Of
commercial nitratoa These hasten de.
composition Of the muck. making
great amount Of plant food available -
American Cultivator.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-18

Hats on at the meeting. Hat:
on, too, when they look old. worn,
seedy, an,iqua,ed and OF color.
Don't bring your head piece under
suspicion by covering 1t with
questionable hat. Under a stylish
hat much is overlooked. Nothing
has attracted so much attention In
Salt Lake City this season as our
hat display. On a head show We
win the town. We can't be equalled
for style, value, neatness and dura
bili,y. Now's the time tor up.to.
date men to get the best hats they
ever wore a, bottom figures.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-18

u mo- longer pays 10 grow over fat
hogs A thrifty pix with plenty Of lean
meat aud little fat will bring tho high.
Get market price.
Professor Latia Of tho Indiana station.
after investigating the behavior Of win.
Ter oats Ia that state, considers them
unreliable. Ho would sow them only
whore spfing oats arr Improbable and
thou only In small way
Let the Irish potatoes be well dried
out before they nrc stored away either
In the cellar OF pits.
Farm md Preside says seven at
present , prices the farmer who pro.
duccs % bushels an acre finds pruat
In raising wheat
In the rcport Of Commissioner Board.
man OF Iowa 625 orcamorioa reported
5a.a0i patrons
De prepared TO shelter tho stock a.
soon ~ tho nights begin to get cold
DO not put corn into the silo till II IL
ripo enough 10 cut aud shock for fodder.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-18

a, ulsnwood Springs, Colo, on SUI.
~ Afternoon J. b. spuuier met Miss
na Cornell, WAC had Tilted him,
sStlng with James II. Wilson.
npuItisf tod Wilson 10 move -, aud
isnsl revolver. 81 this Wilson ran,
au epufrler fired ut him, the bullet
pp'nR wilson's ogeIcost but net hurt.
MIN, tlthough he fell 10 ths
s,Vunu. tpurrisr ihsn iired lUo shots
,H me g'tl, one taxing eject In her
nv, shu the other above her right
hsn, She fell aud 81 urrler thought
~ hau KILLED her. Hs then sent a
,a' hfough his own heart, dying
'""h'iy' The Girl will recover.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-18

,m rnefs Is wide difference Of opinion
NH. aar'nersas to the value Of inucly
,o,,n This suggests u difference In tho
lbs,r''y o. such soils, aud especially OF
uot s; -,uap'ablli1y to certain crops. II is
SASn mat grain does well on muck.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-05-05
Blades Of Toledo.

The Spanish towns were celebrated
throughout the civilized world for the
excellence of their swords, and among
them all Toledo stood unrivalled for
the temper of her steel. The Toledo
blade, famous in song and story, was
so keen, go flexible, and withal so
strong that its fneness became pro.
verbal. When the Moors overran
Spain in the ninth century, they were
already masters OF many of the arts,
and especially were they adopts in the
working of metal. Their swords were
HIGHLY valued for their delicate temper,
and their special decoration which we
will call damascening was also Justly
priced. 1t was from these conquerors
that the Spaniards learned much of
their skill in forging and tempering
steel.
And that the completeness of tho
nobiest weapon men ever made should
not be married by the lack of any ele-
ment, natural or artificial, the fairy god
mother, Nature, contributed one moro
gift. On the banks OF the Tagus there
IS an abundance of fine SAND. In the
process of forging, tho mc5nI IS taken
white not from the furnace, and is sub
jected 10 q cooling process. It was to
the peculiar properties of this white
Tagug sand, in which the cooling blade
was buried, that the Toledo swords
owed their unequalled hardness and
great debility Nicholas.