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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
Shot Fired Fifteen Miles.

From twelve to thirteen miles Is the
computed range of the most powerful
guns now made, but the longest dis
lance that a shot has been fired is a
few yards over fifteen miles, which
was the range Of Krupp's 130-ton steel
gun, firing shot weighing 1900
pounds. The Hilton Armstrong gun
also has an extreme range of fourteen
miles, firing q shot weighing 1,S00
pounds and requiring 960 pounds of
powder; but quick-firing guns are more
depended upon at the present day than
guns with such extreme length Of
range. or quick-firing guns the most
wonderful Is. perhaps, the Maxim,
which can fire as many as GOO shots
a minute, and yet Is so light that sol
der can carry 1t strapped on his back.
Krupp's 130-ton gun and Armstrong;
Hilton proved too expensive, being I'M
able to stand firing 100 times, and their
manufacture has practically been
abandoned. The gun most favored, per-
haps, is the twenty-two-ton Armstrong,
which hurls solid shot for a distance
of twelve miles.-Lnndon News.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
AERIAL NAVIGATION SOLVED.
German Scientist Claims He Has Over
come Previous Difficulties.

German Scientist Claims He Has Over
come Previous Difficulties.
DIR. Wolfert, the well-known German
aeronaut, who for years has been try
ing to solve the problem of aerial navi-
CATION, now claims to have solved it
with his new airship Deutschland, and
to those who have seen him speed
through the air in the Deutschland his
claim seems to be well founded. The
great difficulty hitherto has been to
manufacture airships that could be
steered in any direction; this difficult
feat DIR. Wolfert claims to have accom-
plished. The question now is, can he
also succeed in steering his airship
through a storm and at any height from
the ground? AS five days and nights
were occupied In filling the balloon lat
the doctors factory In Lehoneberg this
task could have been accomplished In
an hour. much Of the power was lost,
and the vessel. which itself weighs 700
kilogrammes, was not in condition to
carry DR.. Wolfert, who weighs 100 kilo-
grammes, the result being that G.. Wir-
sum Of Canstatt assembled IN his stead
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

and cost $11, 800. In length 1t is just
six inches, while the upper, or orna-
mental part Of 1t measures two inch
es across. 1t is not pronged affair,
like the old-fashioned pins, but Is what
a yachtsman might call a single stick
er. The great cost Of this trinket Is
due not only to the profusion of the
gems with which 1t Is set, but also to
their rare and brilliant quality. The
upper part Of this hirsute adornment
Is shaped like Tyre, with a single
string across 1t. This string, the sides
Of the Tyre, and the bar, or pin proper,
are all Of solid gold, and quite broad
and heavy. The sides of the Tyre are
studded with diamonds and rubies, the
latter Of quality that makes them
vie in value with their more sparkling
neighbors. The string is similarly in
laid, and at each tip Of the Tyre Is a
superb diamond set about with ru-
bies. In the bottom part or bowl of
the Tyre is golden lotus bud, with
opening leaves, that reveal the largest
and most valuable diamond of the or
nament. The effect of the whole de-
sign Is heightened by two flexible
strings of diamonds, ingenlously con-
nected by delicate settings and threads
Of gold that run from the horns of the
device to where the bar begins.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
!. never her real secrets that wom-

It's never her real secrets that wom-
an puts down In her diary.
A man Is never beaten until he adj
mits IT: a woman isn't beaten even then.
A woman dees most of her talking
about soul union before she gets mar
ried.
A woman can never understand why
man doesn't look just as well in ready
made clothes.
A married man likes to have a dog
around, because it always looks as II IL
were sorry for him. a
When man Is said to be attentive"
to a young woman, 1t means that they
aren't married yet.
A man who h truthful about every
thing else will tell woman that his
mustache curls naturally.
The man who says the meanest things
about woman often has the most chivai-
rous devotion for her.
Some girls can't talk to you an hour
without asking you II you don't think
it's so silly to be romantic.
When some women get to heaven
they will pick out extra big wings so
they can fly away from the men angels.
|, When a man takes his sister out he
always acts as though he wanted every
body to know she wasn't his best girl.
Nothing aggravates a woman more
than to get present that she can't find
out the price of, or else guess pretty
near it.
If woman ever had to wear suspend
ers for business reasons, she would be
more careful to see that her husbands
buttons were sewed on.
Women seem to forget that an even
ing gown at dinner won't make man
forget the draggely old wrapper he saw
at the breakfast table.
A girl will tell you you may call her
by her first name with the same tone
she would use If she were giving you a
set Of diamond shirt buttons.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

with shaking fingers. / was working
for the Government went over the
pile again and again, and even then
made mistakes. 1 never make mis-
take now. l have the habit Of count
ing"
This little personal history has a use
full hint in it for all OF us.
There are certain duties, more or less
laborious, which air weli-bred men and
women must perform because Of what
they owe to themselves and to society.
The person must be kept clean; the
dress in scrupulous order; the voice,
laughter and gestures controlled; every
other human being who is met, wheth-
er lord or laborer, should be treated
with simple. sincere courtesy. AT the
table, on the street, In social life there
must be conformity TO certain minute
laws which govern well-bred people.
The man or woman who tries to learn
these things In middle life rs hampered
or paralyzed by ignorance and awk-
wardness. Jean Paul, with great Cos
pei Of truth burning on his tongue, felt
his boorish manner a heavy burden
that kept him long dumb.
There are countless American girls
and boys who some day may have a
message to deliver to the world. II
they turn these lesser duties into habits
now, they will cost them no more
thought or anxiety in adult age than
the counting Of the heaped notes does
the official in the mills.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
MACHINE THAT MILKs sEvENTY-FI FIVE COWS A DAY

Quoting pipe and thus INTO the milk
cans. As soon as the milk rises in the
first can, so that 1t covers and seals the
mouth Of the tee-shaped tube, referred
to, that projects down into the can, 1t
will be apparent that the suction will
be arrested for that particular can, and
hence no more milk will enter 1t. The
milk will simply enter the tube until 1t
runs over into the next can, and so on.
The vacuum storage chamber when
fully collapsed will milk from ten to
fifteen cows before 1t is necessary to
pump the air out of it again, the nuen-
Der of cows depending on the quantity
of milk they give. At any time during
the milking operation the operator can
step to the pump and pump out part
or all Of the air In the vacuum storage
chamber When large number of cows
as, for instance, 100, are attached to
the machine at one time, it would be
necessary to have some one at the
pump nearly all the time.
The mixer has been found to be a
great labor-saving machine, as with 1t
one man can milk from twenty-five to
fifty cows per hour, the average speed
Of the average man with an average lot
of cows, under ordinary conditions, be-
ing about thirty-fve cows per hour. 1t
has been also demonstrated that this
method of milking is more agreeable
to the animals than the average hand
milking. When MIXED with this ma
chine the cows show no uneasiness, and
the longer they are MIXED the more
gentle they appear to become, conse-
quently they give milk freely and may
be MIXED dry.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07


One Of the most singular and interest
Ing manufactures In this country Ia
that where the United States treasury
notes are made. The paper differs from
any other, and It h kept under guard
from the moment OF its manufacture
until the printed notes are issued from
the treasury. These sheets OF thin pa
per, both before and after printing, are
counted and recounted by officials
whose fingers, from years Of practice,
have become so deft that they ny over
their work with the rapidity Of light
ming.
A visitor, watching woman counting
apparently endless heaps OF notes, said,
when the worker stopped to breathe: 9
~ should think that this monotonous
work Of counting, continued for years.
would bring ON a disease Of the brain"
1T would" promptly replied the ON
cial, 'if we thought Of It But while
1 counted those notes i was planning a
holiday for my little boy. repeat the
numbers unconsciously, as a musician
touches the keys Of the piano. 1t IN q
habit 1t was not always 81" she said.
laughing. when began the work
was terrified by its. importance. The
officers, pacing UP and down. robbed
me Of self-control. touched the sheets
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
DR.. woLFERT's AIRsHIP.

erly joined, and teat cup properly at
tached to each valve. The compound
tee and teat cups are so adjusted that
all four teats can be MIXED at one time
and the milk from all run through the
branch tube 11) into the main conduct
ing pipe QO). No. Is represents trac-
ton can attached to one end of the
rope. which runs over two pulleys and
Is fastened Mt the other end to the
branch tube (11). No. IA represents a
series of compound tees and sets of
teat cups attached to their respective
branch tubes hung up on the stanch-
ions, as they are when not In use. No.
Is represents a water receptacle or
tank, connected by a pipe to the high
est points OF main milk conducting pipe
(1W. A valve is placed between the
water receptacle and the main milk
conducting pipe. No. 16 represents the
operator attaching one Of the sets OF
milk cups.
The manner Of using and operating
Is as follows: The cows being In their
proper stanchions, the operator works
the mir pump. 4. by hand. drawing the
air out Of the vacuum storage chamber
until 1t Is practically fully collapsed
and has drawn the weight box up m
far as possible. The operator then puts
the milk cans into their proper places.
The covers, each one. Of which has a
small rubber ring around II, are put
on the cans and pressed down 20 that
with the help Of the rubber ring IN air.
tight convection y made with the cans.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
THE CHERRY SISTERS.
Three Young Ladies' Who Bc1iev,
They Can Sing and Act.

Three Young Ladies' Who Believe
They Can Sing and Act.
The three young ladies pictured here
sre Addie, Effie, and Jessie Cherry Of
Marion, Iowa. There are five Cherry
sisters in all. One Of the girls is now at
home, taking care Of the farm. The
other four are en- tour-elevating the
stage. They went on the stage about
four years ago and have remained
there, without receiving very much en-
couragement from the public. This year
they crossed the Mississippi for the first
time and went to New York, where they
appeared at Hammerstein's Olympia,
and did songs, patriotic Rotations and
pathetic dialogues. One of their strong
specialties Is the 'Ta-ra-ra" song, in
which all four wear red dresses, and
Miss Jessie Cherry plays the bass
drum. Miss Jessie also gives patriotic
recitation, wearing costume made en-
tirely of American flags. In the little
dialogue, "The Wanderers Return"
Addie Cherry wears a raincoat that u
one Of the best things in the show.
Some say that the Cherry sisters be-
lieye that they can act and sing. If so,
they are alone in this belief. In New
York, however, they proved drawing
card, Having tried their specialties on
New York, they went to Chicago to
show how different some performers
can be. When the sisters first appeared
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

The valve. q. y then opened. There ~
Ing . vacuum In ne vacuum etornGe
chamber and air pump, 3. II II apparent
that the air In the milk receptacles and
branch tubes will BE- Immediately
drawn into the vacuum storage cham
Der and that the weight. 2, will descend.
The operator can then pump out all the
air that has been drawn into the vacu-
um storage chamber. and the machine
IL ready for the milking. The operator
takes a set Of teat cups. with compound
tee and branch tube, from the hook
and successfully applies them to the
animals teats and opens the valves In
the compound tee belonging to them,
whereupon the teats are instantly
drawn into the cups by suction. The
operator then goes to the next animal
and repeats the operation. The milk
flows from the teat cups through the
branch tubes into the main milk con-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

such accidents all the time, and boats
crews will be dispatched IL such aid is
needed. During the last naval battle
between the Austrian and italian fleets
30 years ago, more than 400 men were
drowned who could have easily been
saved had an ambulance ship been in
attendance.
1t is proposed that the new am
bulance ships should be fitted up like
naval hospitals. The ships will be con-
troiled by "a naval ambulance associa-
ton for the treatment Of sick and
wounded at sea, and while the govern
ment would exercise a parental guard
ianship, the ambulance ship would
really be ship of mercy. The spar
deck. where there is the greatest amount
of air. will be devoted to the most seri-
Gus cases. and additional wards win
be located in the remaining decks Of
the vessel, while. artificial ventilation
will be produced by means of steam
spray, extracting apparatus, as well as
steam fan blast that will pump in an
adequate supply Of fresh air.
The percentage Of recovery of injured
men OH board an ambulance ship prop
erly equipped would be fully half
greater than at present. In a man-of-
war the sick ward Is always located in
the bow. although naval authorities
have protested against 1t for years, for
owing to the hawse holes this is part
of the ship most likely TO be flooded In
case of heavy weather. 1t Is the ''sea-
sick" quarter OF the ship also. OF
course. 1t would be absolutely impos-
eible for an ambulance ship to care for
all the wounded during an engagement
unless that engagement were simply be-
tween two vessels. The truth OF this
statement is shown by the fact that the
ordinary battlelship, whose complement
is 500 men, wtll have, within few
minutes of the time action begins,
thirty men killed and 40 wounded.
This is not theory, but a careful cal
culation from facts that have been col
lected by officers OF the navies of the
world. For instance. In conflict tha.
took place Off tie YaIu river September
IL. 1894, one shell that was fired ut
long range by the Chinese ship Isl Yuen
killed seven men and wounded more
than fifty aboard the japanese flag
ship.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
He Thought 1t Was a FLY.

She wore her hat far down over her
eyes. It was very large hat, and its
proudest decoration was bunch of
bird paradise tail feathers. She came
into church with the most devout air
imaginable and knelt for moment In
silent pra@er. The bald-headed man
just in front of her twitched uneasily.
His head moved from side to side. He
lifted one hand and brought 1t smartly
down on the top of his bald head and
the tips of my lady's bird of paradise
feathers which had been tickling 1t.
After that very red-faced woman sat
bolt upright In her pew, while bald
headed man just In front turned pur-
pie, and what in any other place would
have been a smoker ran, through the
congregation.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
"A Luminous Cat.

Those who now tolerate mice or rats
In or about the house will be glad to
know that luminous cat, which costs
very little to secure, and nothing to
keep, can be devised. 1t should be
placed In any dark corner or nook, and
1t will effectually scare away all such
pests. This cat is struck or stamped
from sheet metal or other like materi-
al, so as to represent in appearance
the exact counterpart of its animated
feline sister. 1t Is painted over with
PHOSPHORUS, so that 1t shines In the
dark like cat of flame. After being
used for about week. the place is
forever free of either mice or rats.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

A simple apparatus, called the "Me-
notherm," has been devised, for APP
plying steady and continuous heat to
any part Of the surface OF the body,
where 1t Is required for medical pur-
poses It consists Of q Hat rubber and
connected TO small copper cylinder
or heater BY two rubber tubes the
whole being nlled with water. and her
metically sealed. In use. the cylinder
is placed in q can Of water OYER q lamp.
The water IL the cylinder - thus heat
ed and caused to circulate through tho
pad, the Temperature belnR regulated
BY the height Of d. lamp Hama
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

A N ambulance ship to aid wound
~ ed and drowning men during .
- - naval engagement b the latest
addition to the United States navy. and
Surgeon General Tryon and Secretary
Herbert both believe they have figures
and statements showing that such q
craft would save the lives OF 50 per
cent. Of the injured In a conflict who
would probably die under present con-
ditions Of service. As the ambulance
ship will have to be the target Of shot
and shell. those In charge win have to
face death In order to save life, and
rare courage will necessarily be the
requisite for officers and attendants
The vessels utilized for the service viii
have to besswift steamers, Of good ca
pacity for, sick room. and yet not so
large as 70 prevent quick turning and
rapid arf1ng around among a feet Of
vessels. w.
1t is an unwritten law OF every civil
lied natien that wounded man and
the man who aids Lam should both be
protected, and It Is calculated that the
crew of the ambulance ship win be in
sured the same treatment accorded the
Red Gross brigade. In naval conflicts
a great number Of men are blown into
the water and many uninjured men
fall from the rigging into the ocean. 1t
is a curious fact that three-fifths Of the
sailors IN the different navies cannot
swim, and therefore In many instances
to drop from the rigging or to be acct
dentally forced overheard during bat
tie is sometimes as sure death as to stop
a bullet. The men on board the am
bulance ship will be looking for just
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

In Cedar Rapids newspaper of that
town wrote what is commonly called
roast" The sisters We're deeply hurt,
and they sued the editor fdylibel When
the case came to trial the judge decided
that the jury would have to witness
performance in order to decide whether
or not the article was libelous. 1t is
claimed that the foreman arose and
said: Judge, there's seven of us here
that saw the show, and we'd rather go
to Jail for contempt than sit through 1t
again."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

and made the experiments. The air
ship is twenty eight meters in length
and eight and a half meters In diameter
in the middle, and 1t is propelled by
means Of ships paddle, with two
blades, which has a diameter Of two
and one-half meters. There Is a second
paddle under the gondola, which is used
alike for the purpose of ascending and
descending. These paddles make about
500 revolutions to the minute. The
gondola, which is four meters long and
made of bamboo, Is firmly fastened to
the balloon. How 1t Ia fastened is a Sc
cret which DIR. Wolfert keeps carefully
to himself. He intends to. make, an
other ascent in the near future, and he
hopes to be able to prove the practical
utility of his new airship.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
Told His Story in Latin.

At the time of the peace Jubilee, DR..
c. II. Porter, Of Boston, returned to his
Office one day, and found the slate In
the hall covered with Latin words and
signed o. w. Holmes. He Immediately
got down his dictionary, and with
much effort discovered that he had
been to the peace jubilee. had soiled his
boots so thoroughly with dirt that he
did not like to go downtown In such a
plight. and had stopped and asked Mr..
Porter's servant for Toothbrush that
he might clean up his boots; and he had
dignlfied this rather mental perform
ance by writing 1t all out in Latin and
leaving 1t on the slate.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

age chamber (No. ~. No. represents
metallic air pipe or tube leading from
the top end of the vacuum storage
chamber (No. u to the air pump (No. ~.
The air pump (No. A. is suitably provid-
ed with check valves. one being an in
let and the other an outlet. Attached
to the main pipe (No. - Is the vacuum
gauge (No. 81. No. @ represents a
branch nipple fastened to the main air
pipe (No. -. No. represents a, rubber
air hose, one end of which is attached
to No. G and the other end to the air
valve (No. 81. The valve (No. 3 has n
nipple which extends through the cover
of the end milk can. The ordinary
eight and ten gallon milk cans are used
for the milk receptacles, and enough of
these cans are always used with the
machine to contain the milk Of all the
cows to be MIXED, so that the vacuum
can be created In all the cans at one
time and before the milking is started.
No. represents the tubes attached to
the milk can covers, and the rubber
tubes connecting the several cans.
1t will be noticed that the end milk
can has an IL" shaped tube, and that
the next can has "T' shaped tube.
All Of the "T' shaped tubes extend
through the cover down into the can
about five inches. The can nearest to
the milk conducting pipe Q0O is con-
nected by suitable rubber tube to it.
The main milk conducting pipe Q0) is
fastened along the stanchions. as near
the ground as practicable, the end near
est the milk cans being lower than the
opposite end. No. IL represents special
rubber milk tubes which branch from
the main milk conducting pipe to n
point in front of the cows fore feet, but
n little to the right, so as not to inter-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

the formal opening of the building.
The new building is located at AZ West
44th street and runs right through
the block to 43d street. The first floor
is taken up with long marble CORR
dor, with reading-rooms, coatrooms
and offices on either side. On the sec
ond floor Is the assembly-room, decor
ated In white and red. On this floor,
too, Is a large reception-room. The
library and reference-room Is on the
third floor. The interior of the build
ing Is richly decorated.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

A 'heart party" affords lots of en-
joyment for the children. Pin large
heart made OF red flannel cloth on a
sheet hung from door. In the GEN.
ter of the heart sew q, small circle of
white. Give arrows Of white cloth
with a pin placed thereon to each
guest, each arrow bearing number.
the number corresponding to . HIST
wherein the names and numbers OF
the guests are placed. The point Of
the game Is to see which person, when
blindfolded, can pin the arrow nearest
to the central spot of the white. Prizes
are given to the successful ones.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07
LAWYERS CLUB HOUSE.

Handsome Structure Erected by the
Bar Association of New York City.
The Bar Association of New York has
built itself new home in that city.
1t Is very proud Of its new home, and
pardonably so, for 1t is not only use
full, but very pretty, too. All the big
lawyers in New York participated in
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-01-07

Half the pianos of this country catch
winter colds exactly rs we do. They
get hoarse, or have a cough, or a stir
note, or some similar complaint which
cannot be cured by home remedies, but
which requires tedious and expensive
doctoring.
In order to eprevent these avoidabie
ailments n piano shouId be kept In .
moderately warm room, where the
temperature seven, say 90 or 20 de-
grees. the ycaf Ground not cold one day
and hot the next The instrument
should not. hoEever. Be too near the