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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23
!: HARVEST OF HUMAN HAIR


Millions OF Pounds Every Year Get
Tangled UP In commerce.
Perhaps there Is no staple article
about which less Is known by the aver
age person than human hair as an mr.
ticle of commerce. 1t will doubtless
surprise many when 1t Is stated that
the dealers In human hair goods do
not depend on chance clippings here
and there, but that there Is regular
hair harvest that can always be relied
upon. 1t Is estimated that over r.
DOC, 900 pounds of human hair are used
annually In the civilized world or
adjoining the heads of women. In New
York city alone over four tons of this
class Of goods are imported yearly.
Not little Of the hair used III this
country" said New York dealer to
the writer, comes from the heads OF
American women and Is fully as fine
In shade and texture as the imported
article. We had big harvest during
the craze that the fair sex had not long
ago for having their hair cut short.
Many thousands of women who then
terly regretted 1t, as in many instances
their hair has grown so slowly that
they have been compelled to wear q
wig or a switch since the fashion
changed. After the majority OF wom-
en- reach the age Of thirty the hair
seems to partially lose its vigor, and
IL cut 1t will not grow long again.
''Two-thirds of the ladies nowadays
use false hair more or less. The de-
cree Of fashion, or the charm, is the
reason, of course. One woman, for in
stance, has n high forehead and wishes
to reduce 1t in appearance. Another
has worn off the front hair by contin-
ned frizzing, and would like to conceal
the fact Both make use of front or
top piece, with a choice of many
styles.
Ladies' wigs cost from $50 to 5000.
Half wigs, top pieces and switches,
from $40 to $50. according to quality.
''The largest supply of hair comes
from Switzerland, Germany, and the
French provinces. There is n human
hair market in Merlans, in the depart
ment of the lower Pyrenees, held every
Friday. Hundreds of hair traders
walk up and down the one street of
the village, their shears dangling from
their belts, and inspect the braids
which the peasant girls, standing on
the steps of the houses. let down for
inspection. If bargain Is struck the
hair Is cut, ana the money paid on the
spot, the price varying from 90 cents to
So in our money.
"a womans hair may grow to the
length Of six feet. And know n lady
who has been offered and refused $500
for her crown of glory, which is over
six feet long. A single female hair
will bear up weight of four ounces
without breaking, but the hair thus
heavily weighted must be dark brown,
for blonde hair breaks under strain
Of two and One-half ounces There
are some 1000 importers, manufacture
ers and dealers in human hair in the
United States.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23
FIBROID TUMOR
Expelled by Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.


have reason to think that would
not be here now if it had not been for
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. 1t cured me of fbroid tumor
in my womb.
Doctors could do nothing for me, and
they could not cure me at the hospital.
will tell you about it:
had been in my usual health, but
had worked quite hard. When my
monthly period came on, I flowed very
badly. The doctor gave me medicine,
but it did me no good. He said the
flow must be stopped if possible, and
he must find the cause of my trouble.
Upon examination, he found there
was a Fibroid Tumor in my womb, and
gave me treatment without any benefit
whatever. About that time lady
called on me, and recommended Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound,
said she owed her life to it. 1
said would try it, and did. Soon
after the flow became more natural and
regular. / still continued taking the
Compound for some time. Then the
doctor made an examination again,
and found everything all right. The
tumor had passed away and that dull
ache was gone.--MRs. b. A. LOMBARD,
Box II, Westdale, Mass.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23
CURED OF CHOREA.
How Young Lady Of Du Page was
Freed from 81. vituss Dance.

How Young Lady Of Du Page was
Freed from 81. vitus' Dance.
From the american. Nescark. Ohio.
Miss Francis y: Barber. daughter Of
Mr.. Franklin q. Barber, Of DuPage, ILL.,,
who Is one of the best known citizens Of
Du Page. for the past year has been in
pitiful condition from chorea, commonly
called st. Vitus' dance. Miss Barber IL
a music teacher, and over-work and q
highly nervous tcmDerament brought ON
the disease. The best physicians were
called, but they could do nothing for the
young lady, and she got so bad and the
spasms became so fierce at times that II
often required three or four persons 10
hold her. The contortions of her face at
such times We're fearful to behold. While
Miss Barber was thus suffering, with no
seeming prospect of relief, the distracted
father and mother heard of DIR. Williams
Pink Pills, and as n last resort they deter
mined to try them on the daughter.
After taking less than one box of the
pills the spasms ceased and the twitcliing
of the face became less and less violent.
Before four boxes had been used oil signs
Of st. Nitus' dance had gone, her health
was restored, and to-day she Is one Of the
healthiest and rosiest girls in Du Page.
In six moOths from the time Miss Bar
Der began to take the pills she was able
to resume her occupation as music teach
err. and never felt the slightest symptoms
of the old malady. The young lady is the
niece of Il. Il. Barber. Esq, the we'll
known lawyer of Joliet.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills contain all the
clements necessary TO give new life and
richness to the blood and restore shat
tered nerves. They are for sale by all
druggists, or may be had by mail from
Dr. Williams Medicine Company, Sche-
nectady, n. Y. for 80 cents per box, or
six boxes for $3.50
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

Graw1lsh Gives Away : Ailkman.
Il have dead sure case against my
miikman," said a prominent railroad
omcial a day or two ago. He waters
his milk and have, or rather my wife
has, caught him dead to rights. The
other day when we got our usual guam
tlty OF milk my wife was going to pour
some from the can into glass. Sac
heard something hit the glass with n
kind OF dull thud and coi.L see some
thing dark In the bottom Of the glass.
Pouring II carefully olt into another
vessel, wha, do you suppose she found?
A live crawfish, by love. A big, lusty
fellow. who seemed just as happy and
contented as though he were working
on an embryo crevasse IN levee. Now,
do you mean to tell me that my milk
man did not pour water into the milk ?
He put great deal In 1t, too. The fact
probably Is that he dipped big bucket
of water up and put it in the milk. His
crawfishship got In the can that way"
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

mings upheld by folds of tissue paper
packed so closely about all the details
of the hat that the bandbOx might fall
downstairs and not n feather turn.
Your stack of summer white gloves
should be well mended, fitted with but
tons and sent to the cleanser's, unless
really too worn to have stood the mend
ing test. Cleansing Is worth while for
q pair Of gloves II you can afterwards
get even one or two wears at the the
alter from them. Remember, too, that
that If a pair of gloves Is clean, even
though they be worn somewhat shape
less, they will look well this fall when
Tom takes you for a drive, and as for
Tom, it's just as well he should think
you economical.
Have the country shoes cleansed and
polished, well wrapped and put away.
When you see them next season they
will look almost new; whereas, IL they
lie in dark corner of the closet all
winter your inspection of them next
June will lead you to believe that
shoes must come out of your summer
wardrobe allowance at once. 1t is
especially worth while to cleanse white
duck shoes. A stain that will yield
easily now will be an immovable dis
figurement in few months. Parasols,
shoulder scarfs, chiffon wells and the
thousand-and-one neck fixings that
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

bows and ribbons should come OH, DC
unfastened or unsewed and folded TO
be made into bows and reset next sea-
son. A dainty lawn, even II 1t has
seen much wear this season, will come
out very fresh next summer IL thus
treated now. and be n distinct help in
next years warm weather wardrobe.
While, IL poked away of mess just
us it comes off from its last wearing, 1t
would be a hopeless bundle of useless
ness by next June. Such summer silks
and muslins as do. not seem good
enough to face second summer sea-
son, may be of some use in winter
house wear.
Light wool dresses, If suitable for
house wear this winter should be rem
Ovated for such use. Things really
worn out should be eliminated from
the wardrobe and burnt. Remember
that it is no charity to give away used
up finery. Summer hats should be
carefully placed in separate boxes. all
plumes, loops and outstanding TRIM
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

also well known and highly esteemed
i'm Washington, where he filed the post
of German minister from March, 1892,
to September, 1893. The mission was
then raised to an embassy, and DIR.
Won HOlleben was replaced by Ambas
sador Saurma-Jelis The new am
bassador is highly educated and most
suave man. He speaks English with
MS much fuency as born American or
Englishman, and during his stay in
Washington five years ago he won
many friends In Washington society,
where he was known as one Of the few
bachelors of the diplomatic corps. DR..
vol Holleben has had a wide and varied
experience as diplomat. He has rep
resented Germany at Santiago de Chile
and Mt Toxic. That was before his APP
pOntment to the American mission.
He is about So years old and has an in
clination toward the pleasures Of liter
allure. He will replace Baron yon
Thielman, who is to be secretary OF the
German treasury. DR.. Won Holleben is
now minister at Stuttgart.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23


To work when you are not In a at con-
dition to do 50. 10 take. on heavy un-
derclpthing out OF season. simply be-
cause you have become oyerheated. To
think that the. more a person eats the
healthier, aud stronger he will become
To believe that children can do as much
work as grown people, and that the
more they study the more they learn.
To go to bed late at night and rise at
daybreak and Imagine that every hour
taken from sleep Is an hour gained.
To imagine. that II a littlG work or ex-
ercise is good, violent or prolonged ex-
ercise Is better. TO conclude that the
smallest room in the house Is large
enough to sleep in. TO sleep exposed
to a direct draught at any season. To
think any nostrum or patent medicine
is a specific for all the diseases that
flesh Is heir to. TO imagine that what
ever remedy causes one to feel immedi-
ately better-as alcoholic stlmulants-
Is good for the system, without regard
to the after effects. To eat as II you
had only minute in which to finish the
meal, or to eat without an appetite, or
to continue after 1t has been satisfied
merely to crafty the taste. To give
unnecessary time to certain estab-
lished routine of housekeeping when
1t could be much more probably spent
in rest or recreation. To expect girl
or woman to be handsome when the ac-
ton Of her lungs is dependent on the
expansive nature Of a cents worth Of
tape.-Philadelphia Record.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

was pale gray grenadine and was trim
stuff, which was pretty plaid silk.
The waist had in back and front three
box-pleats of the silk, sides, yoke, epau-
lettes and collar being heavy cream
lace lined with white taffeta. A belt
of the goods was held by a gilt buckle.
More assertive in its newness than
either of these was the gown remain
ing. or cadet blue wooden stuff fig
ured with strawberry, its skirt was
plain and its bodice of novel cut. 1t
had a yoke of pleated white chiffon
and vest of strawberry velvet en-
broidered with black silks and ap-
pliqued black velvet. It's fronts were
trimmed with black velvet ribbon and
buttons. and belt and collar were white
satin, with collar points and cuffs Of
strawberry velvet.
Silk lining becomes more nearly i'm
perative for cloth costumes, though
there Is tendency to rebel against
brilliant contrasts except for dressier
gowns. There is, however, an entirely
legitimate charm in the piquancy Of
contrast offered when a demure skirt
is lifted to show flash of not demure
lining. Many silk-lined skirts are
lined only to n little above the knee,
the fashion Of a circle of braiding or
other trimming at about this point,
rendering such half-lining entirely
practical. And half-lined skirt will
rustic almost as much as one silk to
the belt. She who wants to prove that
her skirt. istsiik lined away up, allows
the lining to show in yoke effect just
below the belt, or else she Sits the
seams so that the silk shows two or
three inches at the top. This the half
lined girl considers mean trick.
In her third picture the artist puts
one of those jaunty outdoor dresses
that are simple, yet so exact as to al
most drive the ambitious COPPER to de-
spair This one was of blue cheviot,
and the band Of trimming ut either
side Of the skirts front breadth was
black soutache edged on each side with
n narrow bias fold of the goods. The
blazer was belted with black satin, and
the trimming on the snowy revers and
on the suffs matched that of the skirt.
Beneath this was sleeveless belt Of
blue chiffon. Belts like this one. pass
ing through the jacket fronts, are oc-
casionally seen on correct dresses now
that their passing to commonness is n
year-old item, so they are entirely safe.
But belts to beware of are fancy ones
with elaborate buckles.
The tennis courts and croquet laws
will be dotted with red as long as they
are In use this year, for that bright
color is In high favor for outdoor ex
ercise of all kinds. The next dress pic
tured will comply with tbs fashion
nicely. and prove an inexpensive one,
too. 1t was red cloth, trimmed as In.
Dictated with wide, black military braid.
Its white silk collarette hid tiny yoke
to which the goods was gathered, and
belt and collar were black satin. A red
sailor hat made fitting topping for
II.
Copyright, 1907.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23
Indian Vengeance.

In the course of his Investigations a
scientist has discovered the nature of a
mortal poison which some of the ma
tives of India employ to kin the cattle
Of their enemies. The poison is applied
to little pointed rods inserted in the end
of short stick which can be concealed
In the hand. Approaching the cattle,
the polsoner slightly scratches them
with the venom-charged points. The
ends Of the little rods break off and re-
main In the wounds which are barely
visible. This poison Is extracted from
a kind of bean, growing on a legumi-
nous plant know botanically rs abrus
precatorus. This poison is called abrin,
and is almost as fatal in its effects rs
the most violent serpent venom.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

clover. First Is shown street re
whose jacket was biscuit coIored cloth.
It's novel revers and the rolled edge
of It's high collar were faced with white
satin spangled with steel. Beneath the
jacket was plain silk waist. and the
skirt was brown cashmere braided
with black. Although we are assured
that braids are to be replaced this
winter with ribbon trimmings, new
dresses as freely trimmed with braid
as this one was are plentiful enough
TO guarantee their stylishness. Wide
ribbons arc in dazzling variety. 1t is
impossible to make authoritative
choice so carly In the season, but
checks and plaids are especially attrac-
tive, and snsh widths are offered in
more variety than for long time.
The manner of ribbon trimming that
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

is promised to become general and that
is already acceptable Is shown at the
right in the next picture. This dress
was gray-green suiting, and narrow
black velvet trimmed it at the hem of
the skirt, at the top and. bottom of the
yoke, and on revcrs and collar. White
satin gave the vest, belt and sash ends
and faced the revers. The skirt was
ox-pleated front and back and side
pleated at the sides. Next to this dress
in the illustration is Il tasteful answer
to the demand that skirt and bodice
trimming should harmonic. The skirt
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

LA N IN G and
purchasing for fall
and winter Is now
In order, but before
going far in these
matters 1t behooves
every woman to
look after her pres
ent wardrobe. All
wash dresses that
are of a go-to-the-
tub kind should be
washed, rou & h
dried and laid
away. Delicate
muslins and lawns,
II fit for any wear
next season, should
be cleansed and
carefully folded
and smoothed into
big boxes, and all
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23
Rebuked Harrison.

We were waiting for the beds to be
made up in the Santa Fe sleeper and
passed the time swapping yarns.
Il met recently" said the Secretary
of Columbus lOhio) corporation, ian
old professor Of Miami University,
where ex-President Harrison grad
uated. He said that when Harrison
was senior in college an elderly man,
whose name / have forgotten, came
there to make speech in favor OF
the abolition of slavery. 1t was, of
course, the average abolition speech or
those days about slavery-its wrongs,
its injustice and the final results of It's
continuance. In those days of course
very few of the colleges or college
communities shared the sentiments of
the abolitionists. The most progress
sive of them seldom went beyond the
Henry Clay or Daniel Webster ground
of compromise. Harrison had already
n reputation as a college orator and
was called on to reply. He was I'M
prepared at moments notice to pre-
sent very formal argument, and In
order to gain time to collect his
thoughts he began with glittering gen
eralities. The gentleman he said, is
conversant with his subject. He Is
an older man than / am. He is a more
experienced man. He is taller. He
has more whiskers. He has longer
hair
"'And better manners interrupted
The stranger in mild remonstrant
voice from the frontrseat he had taken
to hear the young orator. The youth
stopped. blushed, could not recover his
speech, and sat down without finish
ing."-Chicago Times-Herald.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

1t Is strange that while this country
is SO far advanced in electric railways
it should be behind Europe in the pncu-
matte tube system of transmitting mes
sages and small packages. Some of
the large cities in Europe, such as Lon
don, Birmingham, Paris and Berlin,
have been provided with pneumatic
tubes for messages for forty years, and
they carry an immense business.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23
The Sea Cucumber.

The sea cucumber, one of the c--rious
jelly bodies that inhabit the ocean, can
practically efface himself when in dan
ger by squeezing the water out Of his
body, and forcing himself into a mar
row crack-so narrow as not to be Wis
ible to the naked eye. He can throw
out nearly the whole of his inside, and
yet live and grow 1t again.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease. powder for the
feet. 1t cures painful. swollen, smart.
ing feet, and Instantly takes the sting
out OF corns and bunions. It's the
greatest comfort discovery Of the age.
Aliens Foot-Ease makes ught-htting
or new shoes feel easy. 1t Is a certain
cure for sweating, callous and hot,
tired. aching feet. Try 1t to-day. Sold
by all druggists and shoe stores. By
mail for % cents, In stamps. Trial
package FREE. Address. Allen S.
Olmsted. lie Roy, ". Y.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23
Groxs Outraces

Upon the stomach and bowels are perpetrat-
ed by multitudes Of injudicious people who,
upon experiencing the annoyance OF consti-
patton In a slight degree, infltrate their
bowels with drenching evacuants, which en-
feeble the intestinal membrane to serious
extent. sometimes even superinducing dysen-
terry or piles. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Is
the true succedaneum for these nostrums.
since Ii Is at once invigorating, gentle and
efYectual. 1t also banishes dyspepsia. ma
larial complaints, rheumatism and kidney
frouhles
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23
There Ia n Cla.s or People

Who are injured by the use of coffee. Re
Gently there has been placed in all the gro
Gerry stores new preparation called
GRAIN-O, made of pure grains, that
takes the place of coffee. The most deli
cate stomach receives it without distress,
and but few can tell it from coffee. 1t
does not cost over one-fourth as much.
Children may drink it with great benefit.
15c and 25c per package.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23
And the Only Word that Fits.

One sort of book holds its own in all
the mutations of criticism, and that is
the sort of book that boys like. The
eternal boy insists upon action, cour.
age, truth and bravery in the yarns he
reads, and anything new-fangled he
drops as "stuff''-only he uses a word
Of three letters for it.-Boston Tran
script
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23
aeRMANYs NEW AMBASSADOR.

A Diplomat Who Once Before Repre-.
scented the Kaiser at Washington.
DR.. Won Holleben, who comes to
Washington as the ambassador from
Germany, is one of the best known
diplomats in Europe. The doctor Is
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23
The Day Of Doom.

Prof. Falb. of Vienna, fixes the ex.
tinction Of the human race for Novem-
Der -. 1899. On that day the earth Is
to come into collision with comet,
and everybody will be poisoned by gas
or burnt to death.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23
tFixinr the BIarne.

If there were no men in the world.
secrets would be better kept. More
than half the time, when woman be-
trays secret, some man is to blame for
it.-Somerville Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

seem only suitable for summer garden
use, should all be either destroyed or
rendered as fresh as renovating can
make them and laid away from the
light with some sweet smelling sachets,
not to be touched till next spring.
After such matters have had the
same careful attention that new
dress should have. you can consider
fall dresses with clear conscience.
And that brings us to to-day's illustra-
tons, which are representative of the
simple outdoor dresses for the next
two months, and which will be found
to involve so few marked changes
from summer styles that the woman
handy at making over should be In
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

The difference between a dog and a
man is that dog always bowls when
the church bell rings, but a man
daren't.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23
GOWNS AND GOWNING
WOMEN GIVE MUCH ATTENTION
TO WHAT THEY WEAR.

Brief Chances st Fancies Feminine,
Frivolous, Mayhap, and Yet offered
In tho Hope that the Reading Prove
Restful to w4aried womankind.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

Lack of vitality and color-matter in the
bulbs causes the hair to fall out and turn
gray. We recommend Halls Hair Re
newer to prevent badness and grayness.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

One of the old Greek laws provided
that, II a man divorced his wife, he
could not marry a woman younger
than the discarded partner.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

Two bottles of Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton cured me of a bad lung trouble--Mrs
j. Nichols, Princeton, Ind, Mar. 20. 80
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

The woman who marries for home
is apt to find that she has married a pig
for q sty.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

A woman never thinks n man a fool
II he has once proposed to her.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

Halls Catarrh Cure.
Is constitutional cure. Price rs cents.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-09-23

FITS Permanently Cured. No fits or nervousness
after first DAYS use OF Dr. Klnes Great Nerve Re
gorer send for $40 trial bottle and treatise