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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-11

at any siege, In FACT, and In the night
time when It's presence would not be
known to an enemy.
However. the advances Of the past
year have been in a measure conclu-
slye, and the next developmnt will be
In the line of midnight air photogri-
ply. BY this IL meant the taking OF
pictures In cameras suspended from
the kite strings mt night. Large city
districts have been accurately photo
graphed by means OF kite photographs
during the daytime, but no mid-air
kite photographs have been taken ut
night. Experiments are making In
this direction and very satisfactory
and useful results will ultimately be
reached With highly sensitive plate
manipulated in mid-air objects on the
earth below may, perhaps, be pnoso-
graphel which could not be distln-
guished by the human eye. IL this
condition actually exists midnight kite
photography will have wide military
application. Fortificatlons and hostile
camps could be accurately pictured
ami the condition of a foe become
known to a general, whose foe need not
know he was In the ne.ghborhood. The
Idea would be useful also in time Jf
peace in photographing large assem-
blies, celebrations, multitudes of peo'
pies or exhibitions.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-11
Rocking" in High Buildings.

Anyone who has visited the upper
floors Of New York or Boston or Chi
cago "sky-scrapers" during high
wind must have experienced the un-
pleasant sensation known as rock
ing" In other words, he has felt the
building culver and even sway sensibly
beneath his feet.
The narrower of the tall structures
are, Of course, especially prone TO
rocking" Mr.. Harry Lawrence,
tenant of the notable American Tract
Society's building, in Nassau street,
New York, is responsible for the state
ment that that giant edifice sways q
foot in an average high wind, and dur
ing gale even exceeds that limit
The danger attendant upon thls
rocking" not to speak of the upset
ting effect it produces upon nervous
folk, must be at once apparent.
A wholesale manufactures Of photo
graphic materials, Wright by name,
has invented an ingenious method Of
neutralizing the danger, at least. Mr..
Wrght's establishment Is in a lofty
building near Fifth avenue, New York.
He uses very heavy machinery, which
renders the building topheavy in the
extreme. During wind, there was
always fear Of the machinery being
driven through the somewhat thin
walls, or windows, thereby wrecking
the buildings and menacing passers-
by. Mr.. Wright was equal to the
emergency. He simply caused his floor
to be partially zinc lined. and converted
into n gigantic tank. This he flooded
with water. Then huge pontOons, or
RATS, were constructed, and set afioat
upon the surface of, this strange
twelfth-story lake. The pontoOns were
anchored to the walls on all sides by
heavy chains and rivets. When these
preparations were completed, NJ
Wright had his heavy machinery ell
barked upon the pontoons. Thus the
building may rock as it will. but the
dreaded masses of steel are safely
nfioat, and all danger from them is
centralized.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-11
Some New Post Offices.

Here are the names of some of the
recently established post Offices: A. Il.
c., Tenn; Accident, Nd; Adleu, Texas;
American Flag, Texas; Bachelors Hail.
Va; Bird In Hand, Tenn; Bundle Bee,
Arizona; Calf Killer, Tenn: Chat, Cal
Chrome, Colo; Comlcal Corners, n. J..
Dead Horse, Neb. (afterwarj changed
Dime, La; Doctor Town, Ca; Door
way, KY; Dull, Tenn; FINS, Texas;
Finger, Miss; Fort Spunky, Texas,
Funny Louis, La; Grubgulch, Cal.
Hard Times, La; Leap Year, Tenn;
Limbs, Tenn. CWeakley County,; Look
ing Class, Neb.. and Ore; Looneyvillc
y. Y: Moral, o. r.; New Design. Ill:
New Moon. Ark; Nine Times. s. c.:
Not, Mo-; o. X, Ky, Miss, and South
Carolina; Only. Tenn; Overalls, PenI.;
Pay Up. Ca; Piano, Ky; Quick, Neb.
Quote. No.; Rabbit Hash, Ky. Rap.
ture, Kan; Shoe Fly, Iowa: Shortly.
Del; Short or, y. c.; Sleepy Eye, y.
c.; Sleepy Eye, Mimi; Sober, Penn;
Squirejim, w. Va: Sub Rosa, Ark.
Sweet Home, Ark: Tin Cup, Colo:
Tombstone, Arizona: Toon!gb. Ga.
Total Wreck. Arizona: Trim Belle.
Wis; u Bet, Tenn: Useful, Mo-: Use
less, WASH: vimbvllle, Miss: Wake
up, Ohio; Walkchnlk. Pa: Waterproof.
La; Why Not, ". c.; Yellvllle, Ari-
zona.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-11
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

A nail box on the farm is very han
dy. 1t should have n compartment for
each size Of nails commonly used.
All things considered, soil prepare
ton just previous to the freezing up of
the ground is the most satisfactory
method of getting ready for spring
cropping.
Subsoiled land washes less than IN
SUBSIDIZED, as it holds water better.
Potatoes boiled, mashed and mixcl
with wheat bran make excellent feed
for ducks.
Light tobaccos were found to contain
the lowest percentage of nicotine and
dark tobaccos the highest.
The North Carolina station advises
treating stored grain with bisulphite Of
carbon to kin weevil, rats, mice, etc.
Shredded corn fodder makes good
feed, good bedding and good manure.
Shred when perfectly dry and store I'M
der rainproof roof, in not too great
bulk, and it will keep all right.
Lime water is considered very good
for scours in lambs. Where Ii Is to be
fed to all the sheep, quart of Stacked
lime is put in a trough and 80 gallons
of water put in. When thoroughly set
tied the sheep will drink it without
hesitation.
II care is taken to select only good
mich COWS, and breed them to a sire
whose ancestry shows a good record in
the dairy, you can depend upon the
cows that come from such breeding
being good dairy animals. There is less
risk of failure in this than in almost
any other line Of breeding. Proper care
in selection will almost invariably give
satisfactory results.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-11
HEALTHY HOGS.

The ravages of hog cholera would he
largely reduced II all hogs were kept
In proper sanitary condition. 1t Is
true that the disease may break out,
and often does, in. the best-kept herds.
but we believe that In every such in
stance n careful investigation would
show that the contagion bad been ccm-
municated from some herd in the
neighborhooj, or possibly from one
several miles away. The editor of this
department has preached for years
through these columns the salvation 10
hogs of cleanliness, good air, avoidance
Of sudden changes from very warm
sleeping places to very cold feeding
places; healthful food. both in variety
and quality; careful observation, to de-
tect constipation or other evidences
that indicate the necessity of change
in food OF treatment; and In all this he
has simply taught what he was daily
practising in his own herd. His meth
DDS, that he has tried so hard to have
all his hog-raising readers adopt, have
kept his hogs free from disease, have
reduced the losses from narrowing 70
almost nothing, and have made the
swine industry. taking all the years
together. the most profitable one on his
farm. Now. he may be pardoned II ne
believes that similar results would fol
low similar methods wherever prac-
iised, and for also believing that the
frightful losses from contagious and
siher diseases. from fatal narrowing
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-11
TIMELY REMEDIES FOR POUL.
TRY


1t is easier to manage disease IL the
first symptoms are attended to. Many
a bad case OF contagion has been pre-
vented. and the safety of the entire
flock has been secured by n timely
remedy. Following Is partial list of
The way TO treat sickness when II
starts:
Diarrhoea-Ten drops of camphorat-
ed spirits in pint OF drinking water.
Costiveness-Give plenty of green
food, and put ten drops of sulphate of
magnesia to pint Of drinking water.
Bronchitls-Put ten drops each of sui
phuric and nitric acid In quart Of
drinking water.
Crop-bound-Give a table spoonful Of
castor oil.
Gapes-Give the bird daily until II
RECEIVERS small piece of camphOr
about uhe size Of a grain of wheat.
Rheumatism-Ba the legs with
strong lniment.
Bundle foot-Paint the corn freely
with tincturc Of iodine.
Scaly legs-Wash the legs with cas-
tile soap and warm water, and then
anoint with an ointment made of equal
parts melted lard and Kerosene oil.
Frosted comb and wattles-Bathe
with cold water and anoint with vase
line. cosmoline or glycerine.
Heavy colds-Flve drops of tincture
Of ac1nite in teaspoonful Of water
twice a day.-Ohio Poultry Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-11

Some very notable advances have
been made In the science of kite flying
during the past year. The great utility
Of the kite for military purposes has
been conclusIvely proved. In the line
of signalling especially the kite has
shown its adaptability even more than
the captive balloon. The recent feat ri
Bayonne, n. j.. of carrying telephone
wirs through the air on kitestrlng and
dropping 1t to the earth 1000 feet away
from where the kite was anchored, 81
tliat signals could be transmitted back
to the starting place, was great strife
In the science. Its practical utility IL
great and could man have been In the
rear OF General Grant at Ficksburg
for Instance, with such device, he
would have been able to exchangesmcs-
sages with the Confederates pent up
In thc city. 1t could be accomplished
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-11
CLOVER AS A wEEDIcIDE.

The dairyman, of all men on earth,
should have pastures as clear as posi-
bic from weeds, anu his meadows and
clover lots should he as free, as from
no other source is there greater danger
Of introducing lad lastes into the milk
than from the cows eating noxlous
weeds. Why not use cover as plant
to not only furnish plenty Of feed and
hay and roughage, burt act at the same
time as destroyer of weeds? III on
good ground, sown thickly, and taste
Of potash to give the plants vlgor, clio
yer will run out the foul weeds AMI
take possession of the soil. The clover
Is up in the spring weeks in advance
OF the termination even of the weeds,
and when the clover is cut over in ea.ly
June, as 1t should be, whether in pas
ture or meadow, the few weeds that
do come up are beheaded and the plant
dies, while the clover is greatly bene-
fitted, and the foliage cut off soon mats
on the ground and makes mulch ami
thus promotes the formation of nj
trates. Let this go on the first year,and
the second season the clover Is in undis-
puted possession of the soil. TO the
dairyman this means more than feed
ana dollars. 1t means clean fields and
an absence of weeds, that are not only
robbing other plants of water, but fer
tility as well, and giving little back to
the soil. In this fact is one of the great
secrets Of Mr. Terry's success. He
farms for clover. uses It as his servant
in many ways, and it has made him
both famous and beyond want.-Prac-
teal Farmer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-11
THE LAW or GROWTH.
Conditions Which Affect the Future Height
OF People

The rule In growth Is that a child
should Increase two pounds In weight
for every inch In height between three
and four feet, and two and half
pounds for every inch between four
and five feet. Any child more than
seven pounds below the weight hero
given should be examined medically. A
remarkable fact that comes out from
the tables is that the boys at the nuIy.
lie schools and the young men at the
universities, and entering public SER
vice, here called the upper c.asses,aver-
age about three inches taller, and from
six pounds 10 twenty pounds heavier
than the boys in the boarding schools
and young apprentices and workmen.
Two causes may be assigned for this
first, heredity, the one sprlngglng from
the taller parents; and, secondly, IA
vorable surroundings. Deficient and
improper food, town air, laborlous
work at early ages, all stunt the
growth. Every one knows how a
change from close town TO free coun-
try life, with plenty of exercise, slim
ulates growth. have seen three and
a half inches thus produced in four
months, where AL means in town nad
thus signally failed before.
A good rule for predicting future
height is that If five feet Is passed be-
tween ten and eleven years of age the
child will be tall; IL not TIL fifteen, he
will be short. Increase in weight IS
also largely due to climate. / remem-
Der an exceedingly slim and elegant
young lady coming 10 the north Of
London from the west OF Ireland. In
a few weeks there was trouble with
her dresses, anu this continued, for
the girl grew so stout as to quite lose
her elegant figure. Her friends were
in despair. Banting was tried. bur
still she grew apace. Circumstances
at this time required her return to Cor
naught, and in two months time. when
she had got thoroughly soaked again in
that humid climate, she wrote in tri-
umph that the odious fat had all dis
appeared, and her beautiful figure re-
turned. Again she came to London,
and as she gradually dried, renewed
troubles with the dresses began, and
at last the question became urgent
whether she would be dry and stout
in London or moist and elegant In Ire
land. 1t Is needless to say SIC - once
chose the latter, and has not been TO
town sincc.-Atlanta Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-11
A Freak Calf,

A remarkable freak of nature Is be-
fng treated Mt DIR. William h. Il.
Miller's veterinarian hospital, on Sec
ond street, above Market, Camden. ".
j., says the Philadelphia Times. 1t is
a diminutlve calf, measuring less than
eighteen inches in height. The most re-
markable thing about the animal is
that 1t is not as tall now by two inches
as It was two months ago. when 1t
was only five months old. The caIf,e
head, neck and chest are perfectly 6e-
veloped, but 1t has a large hump be-
tween Its front shoulders. an unknown
growth among domestic cattle.
1t Is being treated by DIR. Miller for
gastric troubles, but its condition Ia
not serious, and 1t promises to grow
strong and healthy. DR.. Miller and
other veterinarians who have exam
ined the calf are unable to account for
Its growing shorter, and they are close
ly watching for new developments, al
though they expect 1t to begin to
grow the other way in short time
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-11
FARM And GARDEN NOTES.
ITEMS or. TIMELY INTEREST TO THE
FARMERS.
Dry Quarters for Shsep-FeedIng Steers
for Profit Clover as aWeedcide Timely
Remedies for Poultry.
DRY QUARTERS ron SHEEP.

DRY QUARTERS FOR SHEEP.
Sheep do not suffer from severe cold
20 long as kept dry. Their wool cover
Ing prevents the heat of the body from
evap0ratIng, so much so that In snow
storms the snow cllngs to the wool, and
Will often lie there for long time In
cold weather without thawing. AS
the snow Is only 80 degrees of cold. and
itself offers some obstacle to the winds,
" may even keep the sheep warmer
than they would be with the fleece
alone. But so soon as the fleece he
comes wet its advantage as a non-con-
ductor ceases. 1t then becomes good
heat conductor, absorbing bodily heat
from the surface until the animal is
Thoroughly chilled. The moral OF this
IL that sheep need shelter from rain
storms quite as much, and sometimes
even more, than they. may from cold
snow storrss.-American Cultiyator.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-11
MONEY IN APPLE CORES.
Worth Quarter Of Cent Pound, Eve
Cigar Stumps Have Value.

Apple cores ana cigar stumps are
| factors In the commercial world. and
there are regular markets for Their
sale. The market for cores AMI skins
of apples has recently been opened IN
| South Water street. Chicago. Yet even
with the opening OF this unique market
the apple cores have not yet risen 10
the dignity that another market of un.
considered trifles has, for In Paris they
have the tobacco stump exchange,
where dealings in discarded cigar anil
cigarette ends amount 10 thousands or
francs yearly.
There is, however. al element NJ
masquerade about the tobacco ells
before they are fit for the market again.
This Is not so with the apple core and
skin. Both are sold for just what they
are. The core OF the robust Baldwin
stands no higher than the core of the
modest crab.
The source CT the supply of the apple
cores Is not found in those channels
which might be most apparent, as. for
instance, manufacturers who prepare
dessicated apes, cutting the core from
the fruit and pairing ii with elaborate
machinery. They utilize the cores and
skins in other branches OF their busl-
ness, so they never have any for sale.
1t is from thrifty cooks ana house
wives who pride themselves on thea
adherence to principles Of 1;-icI econ
omy that the supply is chiefly drawn.
Yet how many persons who throw
away the core AMI skin Of an apple
imagine that they are committing an
act of extravaganza in doing SO?
In the large hotels apple cores ac-
emulate in goodly quantity each day
and the collection OF Il mcs.,i, would
have a selling value Of several dollars.
In most of the restaurants and hotels
this fruit refuse is thrown away win
the garbage. If it were collected ami
cious jelly and syrup. This Is the use
to which the apple cores and skins are
put in Chicago and this is the reason
there is a market for them. Confec-
TONERS purchase them occasionally in
large quantities and pay as high as
one cent a pound. The average price Is
about one-quarter cent pound.
1t matters not what kind of an apple
core it Is. Nor Is 1t important whether
the core has been cut with a silver
knife or gnawed by the teeth-every-
thing goes, for when these dried cores
and skins are used to make jelly, syrup
or gelatine they pass through process
Of cleansing and filtration.
In the ancient Place Maubert, at
Paris, is the tobacco stump exchange.
more odd characters can be seen every
pleasant afternoon. There are several
grades of merchants and brokers IN
this queer exchange. Wholesalers do
an active business and accumulate
riches. They buy all the cigar stumps
they can get at an average price OF
one franc a pound.
These stumps are cleansed, cut up
fine by machinery, and the produce Is
put up in packages with fancy covers
and sold as smuggleI tobacco from Bel
gium for three or four francs n pound
The regular Government tobacco of
similar quality costs between five AMI
six francs pound.
There are also the retailers, who buy
cigar stumps in small quantities-two
or three pounds at tlme-for personal
consumption.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-11

MANY people are unaware" said
Representative Curtis. of Kansas, yes
terday, that Kansas had a shibbolcth
In border State times. In 1854. when
the first tide of New England settlers
began to drift into the Southwest, It IA
related that the Missourlans tied n COW
at each crossing of the Missouri Riv.
err. When an cmigrant arrived nj the
crossing he was certain to make somS
remark about the animal. II he said
cow he was suffered to cross,b IL he
said 'kcow' he was hustled out OF the
country as bloojy-mlnded abolition
Ist. In retaliation for this the Kansans
tied bear on their side OF the river,
and when an emjgrant crossed who
called II bear he was welcomed with
open arms, but II he pronounced II
bar he was scooted back into Missouri
as an unwelcome slavery advocate.~--
Washington Post.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-11
FEEDING sTEERs FOR PROFIT.

English breeccrs carefully note ut
what age the ste-.r shows the greatest
gain, and for the largest profit feeds ac-
cordingly. In test J calf was weaned
milk and linseed meal. and later on
chopped roots, bran and hay, with cut
grass in summer. lie WAS weighed
every three months, and IL was found
that when two years old he gave 4
profit, but after that he lost. which is
quite in accordance with our experience
in this country, that steers are most
proftably fed up to eighteen and TWEEN
ty-four months If fed Literally from the
start.--Home and Farm.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-11

A heathen burylng ground, with
giant skeletons, was recently dug up M
Mittendorf, in the Austrian Salzkain.
mergut. Many Of the bodies were G
feet inches tall: they were all buried
with their feet toward the east, each
incosed In n circle of stones, with n
stone under the head. Large earrings
and finger rings were found ON them.
and one skeleton held n knife in It's
hand. No signs of Christian burial
were discovered.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-11
and other causes can be prevented py
the same means that have prevented
them with him. Theodore Louis, IN
Farm, Stock and Home.
CARE OF PIGEONS.

In keeping fancy pigeons, the nearer
you can assImiiate their surroundings
to nature the better. The loft where
they are kept In confinement should
be kept scrupulously clean, says j. III.
Whitman, In the American Poultry
Journal, which can be easily done with
very little trouble by having the floor
! covered with sand or fine gravel to the
depth OF an inch In summer, changing
to pine sawdust In the winter. This
should be carefully raked over Mt least
every week with a rake sufficiently
close In teeth To remove the droppings.
The roost, as well as all woodwork on
which the pigeons can rest, should by
means of a scraper be made perfectly
clean.
A pan three to four inches deep and
Of sufficient size for the number OF
birds kept to battle in should be daily
filed with clean water, rs there is no.
tIhng they so much enjoy as good
bath. They also require fresh drinking
water daily.
That pine sawdust Is the best ingre-
dent for filling the nesting boxes all
who have used 1t agree, ARD, If during
the breeding season tobacco stems cut
in lengths suitable for the construction
Of nests are used, you may feel rea-
sonably sure no lice will be harbored
there. Sawdust alone Is considered
almost a sure preventative against this
pest Of unclean quarters.
In feeding, where IL Is convenient to
do so, give the feed early each morn
ing and again before dark at night,
but do not give any more than is eaten
up clean at each meal. Birds kept
little hungry will take more exercise,
keeping in better condition than If ov-
erfed. Use only the best of wheat and
peas as regular feed. Corn is recon-
mended Instead Of peas during the win
ter. as being more heating during the
cold winter nights. TO these may be
added with advantage occasionally,
millet and canary seed, with n little
hemp seed when in moult.
They should at all times have full
supply Of gravel or grit Of some kind.
A very satisfactory combination can be
made Of fine gravel, old mortar, salt
and common earth.
To keep the loft in nice condition II
should he whitewashed once year.
AS soon as the young are able toleave
the nest box ii should be refilled with
fresh sawdust, and the young will do
better If 1t is cleaned occasionally
while they occupy it.
By following these rules your birds
will keep in good health. and being nice
and clean will be n pleasure to look at.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-11

The Louisiana University Is offering
n novel course of instruction to It's
students. In its Audubon Sugar School
the institution gives practical and sci
ent.fic instruction in sugar culture. The
course extends over four years, and
has become popular with students from
Cuba Philadelphia Record.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-11
Rapid Circulation.

Only about two minutes are required
for the blood to course through the
heart, Whence TO The lungs, back to the
heart, and then through the entire body
and y1uxu TO the heart
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-11

The last remaining vestig, Of thc
once prosperous town OF Singapore,
Mich, Is fast disappearing. The old
dock Is being torn to pieces ,and tie
logs and timbers converted into fire
wood.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-02-11

Kentucky made remarkable record
In the Civil War. She flied up her
quota In both the Union ana Confed-
crate armies. She had at. one time
about 10000 fighting men under the
Confederate nag.