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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-21
ONE GAY AND TWO sUBDuED pRoMENADERs

lar being to match. Next this came a
wide tuck OF the goods bordered with
a narrow rufile edged with dark green.
and them followed band Of seven
tucks edged with n wider fril. This
trimming was repeated on the sleeve
puffs. but the pointed panels on the
skirt, though they had the same APP
pearance as the bodice trimming, were
initiated by means of rutiies and bias
folds. Really 1T was distinction with
but the slightest degree of difference,
but the gowns maker pointed to 1t az
q mark of the highest excellence, some
thing quite superior to exactly matched
trimming. for whieh she admitted styl-
ishness.
AS soon as the start toward trimmed
skirts unsolicited, the designers seem
ed to be free Of all fear that such gar
ments would be rejected because of
their weight. This was shown by the
nature of the trimmings they used. The
rush for tucling almost had a Niagara
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-21
MAID WHO DRIVES TRoTTERs.
Miss Elliott, Champ ion of Her Sex ~
Woman Jockey, I'm a Race.

Woman Jockey, I'm a Race.
While it has been of common oceJm-
renee for women to participate i'm
races here and there over the country
during the last few years, it usually
has been their practice to drive either
to wagon, a four wheeled vehicle, or 10
cart. At the Taunton fair, In the fall
of 1870, Miss Julia Woodland, n young
lady Of twenty, drove in competition,
with several gentlemen for prizes TO
be given to the best family horse. Miss
Woodard drove top buggy, and was
awarded prize. In Kansas, some three
years ago, n woman campaigned a
stable Of several trotters, but although
she was the active manager, and often
drove the horses in their work, she
did not drive in the races. At South
Pennington, for several years past,
the management of the fair annually
held there has given purse for which
only women drivers were eligible TO
compete, and the race has always been
one Of the most interesting of any on
the program. The majority of those
who have driven In these races have
been married women, driving to light
road wagons or TO carts, no special
style Of dress being demanded for the
occasion.
So far as the writer knows, Mrs. 1.
Il. Crosby, who is the owner of Cape
Cod farm, was the first woman to
mount the sulky Just like man and
drive I'm races which she did some two
! or three years ago. She proved her
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-21
DESTROYS A MILLION DAILY.
Uncle Sam Grinds Bank Notes and
Greenbacks Into Pulp.


\ Greenbacks Into Pulp.
Every working day in the year I'm
Gle Sam destroys n million dollars; de-
libepately tears up and grinds to pulp
one million dollars worth of paper
monay-genuine banknotes and green
backs" writes Clifford Howard in the
Ladies' Home Journal. "a million dol
lars i'm one, two. five, ten, twenty, fifty,
one-hundred and one-thOusand dollar
notes are daily punched full of holes,
cut into halves and thrown into ma
chine that rapidly reduces them to
mass OF mushy substance.
"Whenever piece of paper money
becomes soiled or torn il may be pre-
scented to- the United States treasury
and redeemed. Sooner or later every
note that circulates among the people
becomes unfit for further service, for it
is bound to- become dirty or mutilated
by constant handling. and the United
States government stands ready to
give the holder of such a new note in
exchange for it: or, in other words, the
government will redeem it.
THE majority Of the clerks employ
ed in this important department of the
government are women, many of whom
are the most expert money-counters
and counterfeit detecters in the world.
In fact, only experts can properly. per-
| form the work that Is required; for
not only must the soiled and mutilated
money he accurately and rapidly count
ed, but all counterfeit notes must be
detected and thrown out. When we
consider that some counterfeiters can
so cleverly initiate genuine money that
| their spurious notes will circulate
through the country without detection,
and are not discovered until they arc
| finally turned into the treasury, some
idea OF the proficiency Of these experts
can be gained, especially when we bear
| in mind that these notes are often so
worn that the imprint on them can
scarcely be deciphered. 1t not infre-
quently happens that these bad notes
are detected simply by the feel OF
them, which, in some cases, is the only
way of discovering the fraud fer while
counterfeiter may occasionally sue
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-21
Caring for the Teeth.

Do not eat, or do not feed your chill
dren on, white bread, which is deficient
in phosphates, and. causes the teeth to
crumble. A little hard food requiring
thorough mastication should be taken
at every meal. The teeth should be
brushed both night and morning. Avoid
sweets. Drink ut least two quarts Of
water a day-a glass the first thing in
the morning, another the last thing be-
fore going to bed. the remaining guam
tity between meals. Consult good
dentist about every six months.-La-
dies Home Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-21

Of frills; one Of black net with satin
ribbons OF all colors run In, one OF satin'
another OF silk grenadine. and yet an
other of chiffon to be worn a few
times and then discarded altogether.
SO, you see. one pettlcoat will serve for
several occasions; with one frill WIZ
be suitable for dressy wear. with q
demure rufiie will be all right with the
tailor gown, while still another ruffie
Will bring 1t into harmony with an es-
pecial gown. These petticoats are ex-
pensiye, naturally. but what Is the mat
ter with making over your old SIX
skirt. which is, after all, only worn AT
the hem, and supplying 1t with your
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-21

own hands with the desired set Of adj
justables?
In the current vogue for plaids, too,
there is small comfort for saving folk.
Matching 1t means waste Of material.
and failure ut getting perfect match
means a dreadful botch. But the goods
are fascinating, and many women are
buying them. One of the most swag-
ger uses TO which a plaid velvet can
be put Is to have II in a Russian blouse,
though such garment is one that no
one but sylph ought dare to wear.
Yet the sylph looks dream in such a
blouse. Plaids for this use are bril-
liant, roman stripe plaids are especial
ly in favor, and the skirt should be OF
plain cloth in one Of the darker shades
found in the plaid. When all Is said
and done it is risky matter to attempt
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-21

a plaid skirt Matching Is very far
from joke, and n plaid skirt is heco;n-
ing to few figures. However, since
plaids are very fashionable, there are
plenty of women of sufficient daring 10
have skirts of them. In the gown pu'
i'm the second sketch, skirt, bodice and
sleeves-all were Scotch plaid suiting.
The bodice was fitted at the shoulders,
was slightly gathered in the waist and
fastened at the side beneath a fluffy
jabot of white mousseline.
1t is daring, indeed. that plans a
plaid skirt to accompany bodice of
solid color, and that a bright one, but
these brilliant rigs dot the fashionable
promenade, and one is put i'm the pic
tured group. The plaid was u red and
green wooden stuff. and the jacket was
red cloth. A band of the goods belted
the jacket in back and the whole gar
rnent, including the wired collar was
lined with white satin. From between
its fronts pushed n very fluffy jabOt OF
fine thread lace that trimmed a sleeve
less white silk vest. Bright hued street
rigs like this are apt to make the OBJ
server think that spring has come be.
fore winter has set in, yet they are at
| tractive and are entirely correct. LIN q
way they prove that their wearers have
wardrobes of considerable size, for no
woman would don so striking a rig very
often.
| The remaining"tw promennders of
this picture are more subdued The
! middle dress was biscuit-colored wool.
en- stuffs, andowas singular because
of its basque effect, which WAS wholly
a matter of trimming. Velvet ribbon
was used for 1t, extending down the
| skirts front breadth, and ribbon was
also put upon the crossed bretelles, col
lar and belt OF the blouse, with which
was chemisette Of brown satin yelled
with brown chiffon. In the remaining
costume the cut of the bolero was the
point of novelty, and there was also a
new touch in n girdle effect gained with
two rows of black braid ON the skirt
and two others on the bodice. The tabs
Of the slashed jacket buttoned at the
waist, aud braid trimmed jacket and
sleeves, but the under portion and col
lar were without ornan.ntatiOn. The
goods was blue serge.
Many women are still tlmid of un.e-
lieved coat sleeves like those of this
group. but the limit of permissible ex-
cansion mt the shoulders is decreasing.
Relief ut the shoulder may yet be had,
hut ii must be slight. In the conclud-
ing sketch are shown a half-dozen rep
resentative sleeves to point this condi-
| ton. s
| Copyright 1897
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-21
i. mouth, nor does he consider this

his mouth, nor does he consider this
achievement as at all extraordinary.
lIr. Smith is native of Miller Coun-
ay. Arkansas, and was born without
armx- He acquired the gift Of using
his feet for hands early and as natur-
ally as other children learn to use
their hands. When quite small he
learned to feed himself with his feet.
ana at the age of had learned to
writc. About this time he entered
school, standing ut the head Of his
classes. He was no less at home on
the playground, where he engaged in
Games Of marbles, croquet and ball,
becoming an expert in marbles and
cr0quct.
AT an early age he began TO map ont
q course of life and to realize the i'm
want of funds, however, prevented
more than a high school education, but
he afterwards finished the courses of
philosophy and logic and others at
nome. To this fund of knowledge he
hxs added by extensive reading.
Mr.. Smiths boyhood days were spent
Sn Cass County, Texas. He moved IN
Mount Pleasant. Texas, in November
ESnB- where he studied law and was adj
Eitted to the bar the folio wing spring
at the age of 20. Success attended his
eEsrts from the first. He built up Q
Euod law practice, and his ability as Q
lawyer attracted immediate recogni
Aion- He was particularly strong in Iii.
arguments before jury. In Septem
-, 1893, he formed the idea that tho
ncwspaper business offered more In
wiling field to one of his physical disa
nnitics and, finding the Mount Pleas
ant Times Herald for sale. purchased
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-21

cock. winner Of third money, lives at
Ripley. Mrs. Henry Meader drove
Pilot Morrill,, who is owned by her
husband. Miss Elliott has always
lived upon a farm, and has devoted a
great deal of her time to caring for
domestic animals of all kinds, but the
colts and horses have been her hobby.
She is little of form, rather delicate on
the whole, i'm appearance, yet what she
lacks in physical powess, is more than
made UP in tact and an ingenious use
OF her limited muscular strength. She
wood, and has given her n record of
,.aQLL
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-21
What Ia Worn.

White silk hose are now made in
crusted with fine patterns OF valen-
ciennes or Malines lace.
On the early autumn hats white birds
seem to have preference. Dressy
hats are still trimmed under the brim.
The Russian or blouse jacket. is to be
with us all winter and will be seen in
dress waists coats of cloth and more
expensive ones of fur.
Some of Worth's prettiest creations
this year have rows and rows of whits
or pale-color chiffon ruches, with tiny
silk edgings of the same shade. Black
velvet plpings also are favorites
Flounces must be very carefully treat
cd to be n success. 9nr
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-21

"A v u IL I o r skirt
trimming grow S
more and more pro-
nounced and the
rules as to 1t are
as steadily increas-
ing In freakishness.
The earliest of the
t ri m m ed skirts
were put forward
in a tentative way,
and when 1t was
found that women
liked them, 1t was
DON announced
that to be really
correct the orna-
mentation of skirt
and bodice should
match. A little
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-21

Smith-Did many OF the passengers
go to hear DIR. Fourthly preach In tho
main cabin this morning?
Brownies, but most of them left
when he announced his text.
what was itY ~s
Cast thy bread upon the watera.~--
Life.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-21

ton. He is also a member Of the Tex
as Press Association.
In writing Mr.. Smith holds the pen
in his teeth, sitting at an ordinary
desk. He also writes with his toes,
either with a pen or the typewriter. BY
holding lead pencil in his teeth and
striking the typewriter keys with it he
is enabled to write at fair rate Of
speed. He Is tireless worker and an
accomplished scholarS
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-21

of ascent. But since Mont Blanc has
no funicular, and the ascent is an In
teresting feat to perform, naturally
women are ready to endure anything
TO accomplish It,"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-21

We findthat the reporter who writes
the obituary notices u always in first
class trim for writing a complimentary
marriags.Roti4ety ta I. ,s,,,,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-21

A man with bicycle has the same
feeling toward a professional bicycle
thief that, n mother has, toward kid
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-21
EDITOR WITHOUT ARMS.
Weuderful Power of Man Who Is
Sorely Afflicted.

One of the most remarkable newspa-
per men in the world and perhaps the
most remarkable is Aaron Smith, edi-
cor Of the Mount Pleasant Tlmes-Re-
view OF Texas. He writes his articles
with his toes or with the pen held In
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-21

n He has managed it with great sue
cess, making 1t one of the best county
yupers in Texas. All this time ne has
s1nken an active interest in politics. In
1854 he was the Democratic nominee
fsw county Judge and was a member
frum titus County of the State Demo-
srx1sc convention in 1896, which elect
= Delegates to the Chicago conycn-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-21
FANCIEs OF FASHION.
GREAT VARIETY IN THE STYLES
FOR THIS SEASON.

Trimmed Skirts Are More and More
in Evidence-The Woman Who Must
Practice ECONOMY Finds Small Com
fort in Late Fall Fashions.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-21

Styles of the Season.
New York correspondence:
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-21

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Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-10-29
Fad of Climbing Mountains.

Then newest fad among Parisiennes
at the moment is mountain climbing
for women, and there is so much oppo-
sHion made to the bold and even reck-
less manner in which they go about it
that the authorities have taken steps
to have the matter well considered and
the safety of such undertakings pro-
nounced upon. The fair ones are con-
testing the honor of becoming the
Bride of Mont Blanc, as the daring
climber is called. This is not the first
time that the ascent has been attempt
ed by women. Early in this century
Mile. d'Angeyille, opposed by all who
knew her, and even by the citizens of
Geneva, ventured upon this, then who'll
ly unheard of, enterprise. She accom-
plished it after great fatigue and in
tense suffering.
''In this age" said summer traveller
recently, "most people are content to
go up Vesuvius and the Rigi on the
comfortable funicular, since the view
from the summit is the object, and that
remains the same whatever the means
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-10-29
important Recent pisoovery.

The Smithsonian Institution has re-
ceived collection which is of import
ance to the archaeologist. 1t is known
as the Seton-Karr contribution, having
been discovered by this Englishman in
Somaliland, on the eastern coast of At
RIGA. The implements were purchased
from the discoverer by the Smithsonian
Institution. There are about so pieces
in the collection, made of flint, of our
tide, and ranging in size from an inch or
SO in length to half a foot, some
weighing several pounds. The objects
are supposed to be spear heads, battle
axes and wedges, truncheons, blud-
geons or whatever they may be termed.
The discoverer had this to say on the
subject of his find and the locality
where the objects were unearthed:
Certain landmarks as to the four
rivers mentioned in Genesis led me
think that the Garden of Eden, if it
ever existed, may have been here, and
that these very tools had been made
and used by Adam and his numerous
descendants. At any rate, my discov-
cries in Egypt and Somaliland lead me
to the idea that mans original home,
or the place where he was gradually
evolved, must have been in Africa, or
at least, in tropical land, where
clothes were unnecessary and food plen-
tiful to hand"
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-10-29
self a handy driver, and possessed

self handy driver, and possessed of
a cool and level head under excite
ment, which is an essential requisite to
one who aspires to drive in a race.
Mrs. Crosby is not at all bold or ag-
gressive, but, on the contrary, is re-
tiring, modest little woman, who loves
horses. Last year Mrs. Harriet Winch
of Middlebury, VT, drove to cart at
many of the large fairs throughout
New England, the fast PAGER Major
Wonder, and it was an easy task for
Mrs. Winch to drive the steady-go-
ing fellow miles around 2:12.
1t has remained for the season Of
1897, however, and the state of Maine,
to give the full-fedged horse race
where all the drivers were women, the
horses hitched t" sulkies, and the fair
sex barred from no right extended to
men under the rules of racing. It was
at Pittsf1eld, Me-, that these women
drove their initial race, and here, as at
the state fair at Lewiston, Miss Leola
Elliott, the twenty -two-years-old
daughter of a farmer, who lives in
Orient, Aroostock county, was the win
ner, although Mrs. Crosby, who won
second money, drove the fastest mile
Of the race, which was in 2:251a. OF
the four women drivers, all but Miss
Elliott are married. Mrs. Mary Wood
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-10-29
DESTROYS A MILLION DAILY.
Uncle Sam Grinds Bank Notes and
Greenbacks Into Pulp.

Uncle Sam Grinds Bank Notes and
Greenbacks Into Pulp.
'Eyery working day in the year I'm
Gle Sam destroys a million dollars; de-
liberately tears up and grinds to pulp
one million dollars worth of paper
money-genuine banknotes and green
backs" writes Clifford Howard in the
Ladies' Home Journal. GA million dol
lars in one, two, five, ten, twenty, fifty,
one-hundred and one-thousand dollar
notes are daily punched full of holes,
cut into halves and thrown into a ma
chine that rapidly reduces them to a
mass of mushy substance.
whenever a piece of paper money
becomes soiled or torn it may be pre-
sented to the United States treasury
and redeemed Sooner or later every
note that circulates among the people
becomes unfit for further service, for it
is bound to become dirty or mutilated
by constant handling, and the United
States government stands ready to
give the holder of such a new note in
exchange for it; or, in other words, tie
government will redeem it.
''The majority of the clerks employ
ed in this important department of the
government are women, many of whom
are the most expert money counters
and counterfeit detecters in the world.
In fact, only experts can proprely per-
form the work that is required; for
not only must the soiled and mutilated
money be accurately and rapidly count
ed, but all counterfeit notes must be
detected and thrown out. When we
consider that some counterfeiters can
so cleverly initiate genuine money that
their spurious notes will circulate
through the country without detection,
and are not discovered until they are
finally turned into the treasury, some
idea of the proficiency of these experts
can be gained, especially when we bear
in mind that these notes are often so
worn that the imprint on them can
scarcely be deciphered. 1t not infre-
quently happens that these bad notes
are detected simply by the feel of
them, which, in some cases, is the only
way Of discovering the fraud; for while
a counterfeiter may occasionally sue
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-10-29
MAID WHO DRIVES 1RoTrERs.
Miss Elliott, Champion of Her Sex as
Woman Jockey, in a Race.

Miss Elliott, Champ pion of Her Sex as
Woman Jockey, in a Race.
While it has been of common occur
renee for women to participate In
races here and there over the country
during the last few years, it usually
has been their practice to drive either
to wagon, a four-wheeled vehicle, or 20
cart. At the Taunton fair, in the fall
of 1870, Miss Julia Woodard, young
lady of twenty, drove in competition,
with several gentlemen for prizes to
be given to the best family horse. Miss
Woodard drove a top buggy, and was
awarded prize. In Kansas, some three
years ago, a woman campaigned
stable Of several trotters, but although
she was the active manager, and often
drove the horses in their work, she
did not drive in the races. At South
Pennington, for several years past,
the management of the fair annually
held there has given purse for which
only women drivers were eligible to
compete, and the race has always been
one of the most interesting of any on
the program. The majority of those
who have driven in these races have
been married women, driving to light
road wagons or to carts, no special
style of dress being demanded for the
occasion.
So far as the writer knows, Mrs. I.
F. Crosby, who is the owner of Cape
Cod farm, was the first woman to
mount the sulky just like man and
drive in races, which she did some two
or three years ago. She proved her
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-10-29
QUEEN sABE?

Quien Sabe-who know is phrase in
very common use among the Spaniards,
and helps over many, many difficulties. 1t
is expressive. What the weather may be
the coming winter, who knows? 1t may
be snowy, wet, stormy, cold, freezing and
full of sickness and pain, who knows?
Some of us today hale and hearty, may
lie on beds of torture, or hobble about on
crutches, who knows? Before the autumn
merges into winter many may have symp-
toms of approaching trouble, of the old
rheumatism coming on, or of first attacks
begun; who knows? That's conundrum.
But there is one thing everybody knows,
the best thing to do is to be ready for the
weather coming and to take hold of what
is. EVERYBODY knows what is best. With
St. Jacobs Oil in the house. everybody
knows they have sure cure for rheuma-
tism, acute or chronic. 1t is likewise
known that in any, stage of it, the, great
remedy does it's work of cure perfectly. Ii
we suffer, we need not ask who knows,
when it is so well known what is best.