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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10

over the head of an officer who out
ranked him as commanding officer.
Forsyth has been brilliant soldier
and has seen much service in the West.
He is 63 years old. He came out OF
West Point, when he was %, a second
lieutenant, and was bundled off to the
West at once. He served in Washing
ton Territory and was on the Pacific
coast when the war came. Life now
began to assume bright hue for him,
and he was made first lieutenant. He
took ship, sailed for New York, and was
ordered to Ohio his native State There
he organized a company, became a cap
tain OF volunteers and marched of to
the war. In less than year he was in
command Of brigade. Later he was
placed on the staff of Gen. Mcclellan,
and served in the peninsular and Mary
land campaigns. He fought CALAMITY
at Chickamauga and was brevetted
major in the army as reward. In
1863 he joined Gen. Sheridan on the
Potomac, was made lieutenant colonel
and inspector general Of corps. He
was again made brigadier general OF
volunteers for brave work at Richmond
and Shenandoah, and in 1866 he was
a captain in the regular army. He re-
NAMED with Sheridan for some years
after the war, and in 1886 he was pro-
NOTED colonel ut Fort Riley, and later
given a brigadier generlship. He Is
a soldier Of fine presence and is strict
disciplinarian.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
Hnrse Hinta-

Being gentle with horse will help
him to be gentle.
Keep the colt fat and he will make an
easy-going horse.
Sores on horses shoulders are large
ly the result of ill-fitting collars.
An excess of food weakens working
animal and disables it from work.
If young teams are overloaded they
are apt to become discouraged or
vicious.
Take the horse to the harness shop
and see that a collar fits him before you
buy II.
Blood, food, care and training are
the essentials necessary for producing
a first-class horse.
To a very considerable extent the
most costly farming is that done with
poor teams.
There are few diseases to which
horses are subject but are easier pre-
vented than cured.
Good grooming does not only add to
the animals comfort, but to it's health
fulness as well.
Feeding n little wheat bran with the
other grain will help to make the
horses hair sleek and glossy.
The best farm horse is the one with
a kind and tractable disposition, well
broken and serviceable.
The farmers will always be poor who
continue to raise $50 horses at an ex!
pense Of 800.
The feed and care necessary to raise
n poor horse costs as much in every
way as it does for one of the best.
A horse needs exercise every day to
keep his system properly regulated and
make his hair to be bright and sleek.
When the horse is brought in from
work he should be given good drink;
If too warm to drink he is too warm to
eat
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
FOR HOURS IN HIS DAUGHTERS TOMB.

The alright casket has sliding glass
head cover, and, pushing it back. the
doting father can sit and look at the
face Of his child. The fresh air and
sunshine stream in through the open
doors, and with them come the per-
fume Of sweet flowers, and the glad
carols Of the song birds. There is no
suggestion of gloom, and there the
old professor passes his leisure hours,
often taking his coffee and smoking his
cigarette there while he talks to his
dead child. In the afternoon his wife
sometimes joins him, and they walk
home together. Visitors come AID are
welcome. A large album is provided
for them to register their names in. and
respecting what they believe to be the
old gentleman's delusion, many in
scribe the most touching expressions OF
sympathy. Such are found in every
language In Europe.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10

dation Of the city is the little temple,
called FL Template, in front of which
stands bust of the navigator, apd the
building is only opened TO visitors on
the day of his nativity, November 16.
on the occasion of che feast of st.
Christopher. This temple, which was
constructed after GrecinI model, Gov.
ers the spot where the first mass was
said on the site of Havana, in the year
1519-a date sufficiently remote, but
thirteen years after the death of Co
lumbus. In fact, Columbus never Wis
tied this portion Of the island, and died
in the belief that Cuba was part Of
the continent.
He landed on the North coast. nj or
near Gibara, far to the east, in the year
1892, and thence coasted easterly to and
beyond Baracoa, rounding Cape Maysi,
and sailing across the channel to Hay
Il. On his second voyag. ne did not re-
turn to the north coast Of Cuba, but
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
Readx.Made Medicine.

A quack who has made his fortune
by selling influenza honey, is one OF the
characters In recent French work OF
fiction. How he produced 1t was as
follows: The bees were kept in a large
conservatory, or, at any rate, under
glass, so that they could only pasture
on the flowers provided for them, and
Of course these were chosen for their
medicinal properties. Hence ready
made physic of the most delicious kind
was garnered. This was laughed at as
an extravagant invention; but 1t was
not quite so absurd as some of the crit
les imagined. Beekeepers intent on
producing luxury are annually more
and more inclined to experiment on
similar lines. The difficulty. really lies
in educating the palate of the average
consumer, to whom honey is merely
honey, a breakfast table relish, varying
In quality hardly more than salt.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10

\. Y, In moving a chimney for the Ma
hanset Improvement Company at Ma
hanset, n. Y. The chimney Is 50 feet
high and feet square at the base. 1t
weighs nearly 100 tons, and yet it was
moved a distance of $50 feet over
rough roads and up and down steep
grades without injury or accident. But
six men were required to do the work.
One horse attached to windlass fur
nished the needed power.
The accompanying picture. made
from a photograph REPRODUCED In the
Scientific American, shows the style
of braces used and the sort Of sled
on which the chimney was moved. The
skids were we'll creased on the bottom,
and the rate Of progress was so fast
that but nine days elapsed from the
time work was begun until the chin
ney was securely located on it's new
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10

after he had founded the city of Isa-
bella, on the coast of Santo Domingo,
he explored the southern shores Of
Cuba, from Santiago TO Cienfuegos.
Again, on his last voyage, he was fore
ed by circumstances to visit the south
coast, sailing thence to Jamaica, where
his vessels were wrecked.
The Template really commentaries
the occasion of the first mass, held be-
meath the spreading branches of an I'M
mense ceiba, or silk-cotton rec. This
tree has disappeared, but IN Its place is
another Of the same species, though not
of large dimensions The temple. or
chapel. Is empty, except for two paint
ings of some merit, one of which de-
picts the celebration of the mass In
1919, and the other gathering In hon
or of this event a little more than 100
years ago.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10

Strange Vault, and Its Quick and
Dead Occupants.

Strange Vault, and It's Quick and
Dead Occupants.
"Let those who seek not knowledge
pass by this grave, but those who fam
would learn the secret of life in death
descendw This remarkable inscrip-
ton is engraved on huge slab OF
black marble at the entrance to the
strangest tomb in the civilized world
1t is in the Greek cemetery at Buchar-
est, and visitors are free to accept the
invitation to enter.
At certain hours every day the visitor
Is sure to encounter the quick as well
as the dead inside the tomb. 1t stands
over the remains of Julia Hasden, n
gifted young authOress, who died six
years ago. Her father, Prof Hasden,
of the University of Bucharest, has
spent several hours of each day since
by the coffin of his beloved daughter
But he does not mourn her as one lost
to him forever. He believes implicitly
| that he receives frequent communica-
tions from her. and often he surprises
his fellow professors and friends by re-
peating some remark, which, in perfect
Il
good faith, he says his daughter made
| to him that day or the day before.
The tomb is not the gruesome place
which the word usually implies. The
floor IL Of black and white marble, and
| the sides are of the purest white mar
BILE, inlaid with inscriptions in letters
Of gold. The tomb was constructed,
the professor declares, in accordance
with plans outlined to him by his
daughter after her death. Acting on
suggestions from her additional inscrip-
tons and decorations have been added
from time to time. For instance, on n
block of polished black marble some
lines Of music are inscribed in gold let
tiers, and they are believed by him to
constitute a melody composed by the
girl in the spirit state.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
LAPARoToMv ON a SNAKE.


Performed for the Fret Time on
Record 90 Recover Blanket.
Laparotomy on snake Is the latest
surgical operation of note. There have
been cases on record heretofore of big
snakes In captivity, waking up hungry
and devouring their blankets before
any one discovered their appetite. In
such cases the snake has generally sue
cumbed to acute indigestion. But In
these days of advanced surgery the
snake with more appetite than judg-
ment need not let the blanket be his
last meal. Laparotomy to remove for
eign substances from the stomach can
be performed as readily ON snake as
on human beings. This has been dem
0nstrated.
Mrs. Rade Harden, Of Kansas City,
had pet boa constructor. There Is no
accounting for tastes In the matter Of
pets. After the manner Of Its kind the
boa after dining ON a few rabbits fell
into deep slumber. The boa constric-
tor makes Its life even more sans souci
than does the typical Weary Willie.
The latter does not work, but he has to
hustle for meals, while the boa sleeps
from one meal till the next and'as soon
as he wakes he Is ready for dinner.
Mrs. Harden's snake, whose pet name
Is Babe. woke up when no one was
around and proceeded to get outside Of
It's blanket in default Of finding any
other dainty article of food. The blan-
ket disagreed with 1t and its condition
became serious. Mrs. Harden became
alarmed and after consulting leading
physicians decided ON surgical opera
ton.
Babe was taken to the University
Medical College, and large number Of
students assembled to see, for the first
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
Fair Farmers.

Well, why shouldn't farmers girls
study agriculture? Is there any good
reason why the State should provide
for the education of the farmers boys
and allow the girls to get their training
wherever they can? Wouldn't it be q
good thing to introduce coeducation at
the agricultural colleges? These ques-
lions may have been raised before now,
but we do not think they have been
adequately discussed. Perhaps there
has not been sufficient demand on the
part of the country girls for an agricul-
tural education. 1t may be that they
are too DESTROYS to leave the farm to
think of preparing themselves for wo-
mans work on the farm.
Minnesota has girls school Of agri-
culture, said to be the only one In the
country. 1t has been established for
many years, and the results are men
toned with pride by the Minnesota pa
pers. The students receive instruc-
tons in cooking, canning. fruit and
flower culture, dairying, household
chemistry, entomology and sewing, and
the farmer who gets one Of these well
trained girls for wife is very FORUM
ate. Any one can see how a woman
educated in agricultural pursuits to
which she is adapted may make herself
very useful and very contented on the
farm.-Exchange.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
Farm Notes.

Changing pasturage maintains better
thrift.
Cultivate thoroughly whether the
weeds grow or not.
1t Is mistaken economy not to feed
young. growing pigs well.
A supply of salt should be kept where
the stock can help themselves.
Keep the teams in a good condition
by feeding and grooming regularly.
An animal must have n good appetite
II you expect stamina and constitution.
The more rapidly an animal Is fat
tened the less quantity of food is need
ed to maintain vitality.
A thrifty fruit tree is like an animal
1t requires good feeding IL 1t makes a
vigorous, steady growth.
Generally the only gain in feeding
stock other than in giving milk, grow
ing wool or work, is growth In flesh.
When you once make a stunted ami
NAL you can never make the same ami
NAL you could had generous feed been
given.
During the summer, with stocks in
the pastures especially, rock salt is the
easiest and most economical way of
supply.
The stables in which the teams are
kept should be well ventilated, free
from flies, and also kept free from foul
odors.
During the summer especially, 90 W.
dust is one Of the best materials that
can be used for bedding for the stock
in the stables.-Farmers' Union.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
AND IT DIDN'T FALL.

How Big Chimney Was Moved
Nearly 1000 Feet.
There are two ways Of moving a
chimney. One way, and that usually
followed, is to tear it down carefully
and rebuild 1t in the desired place.
This utilizes only the brick and means
a great deal Of labor. The other meth
cd Of moving a chimney Is to handle
1t much as a house would be handled
and to move it bodily and without tear
ing it down by putting it on skids.
This latter method was followed by a
firm of contractors of Bridgehalnpton,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10

vided with holes at the proper points to
admit the rivets. The absence of spe-
cially designed castings or forgings of
Orders and rafters reduces the cost to
great extent. A further advantage is
that the material can be closely packed
and, therefore, transportation of it viii
be considerably cheaper. The Schu-
choff structures have been shown to be
reliable and satisfactory in every re-
spect, besides being considerably cheap
err than other methods of construction.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
WATER TOWER OF STEEL RODS.
Singular Structure Designed and
Erected by a Russian Engineer.

Singular Structure Designed and
Erected by a Russian Engineer.
A unique water tower has been erect
ed at Nishni-Novgorod by Russian en-
gineer, w. g. Schuchofr, who patented
the system Of it's construction. The
supporting frame Of the tower consists
of trellis form of thin steel rods, the
whole tower being shaped like hyper
boloid. The steel rods are riveted at all
crossing points, and, in order to further
Increase the stolidity Of the structure.
horizontal steel rings are laid around
the tower ten feet apart. The frame
work Of the tower to the base Of the
water tank Is ninety feet high. A small
platform on the top Of the water tank
to which access is had by winding stairs
running through the center Of the tank,
Is twenty feet higher.
The advantage of this construction is
the economy of material. The trellis
work being made of steel rods of the
same diameter throughout, the material
could be purchased in great quantities
and applied to the objects as needed,
simply cut to the proper length and pro-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
SCORES OUR WOMEN.
A Young Brahmin Who Seems to BE
an Ungratefu1 Biatherskite.

an Ungratefu1 Blatherskite.
Swami Vivekananda, the Brahmin
who won much attention during the
Fair at the worlds congress of relig-
ions in Chicago, seems to be giving
poor return for all the courtesy he re-
ceived while here. He Is particularly
vigorous in his attack on American
church women. The young Brahmin
goes on to insist that the congress of
religions in Chicago was a fine thing
for the oriental religions and made
Christianity a ridiculous claim. He
further launches viciously at the mis-
sionaries sent by England to India and
has done all he can to retard the spread
of Western ideas in his native country.
Vivekananda has succeeded in get
ting into dire trouble, however, by the
fact that, while. he was in the American
continent, he broke his fast by too free
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
The Mississippi Steamboat,

The river steamboat is a distinctly
American feature. The ordinary packet
plying the Father of Waters measures
about $50 feet In length, about 40 feet
high and 80 wide. There are 136 reg
nlar landings between Memphis and
New Orleans, and as one may be on
n high bank and the next in the mud,
It is necessary to have landing planks
adapted to such varying circumstances.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10

stone he need not cross the ocean; he
need only HE himself to Havana. The
oldest structure dates back to 1888 or
thereabouts, and was built by orders
of the great Don fernando de Soto.
What has led many to state that Co
lumbus landed here and laid the foun-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
Found Ont.

81 sent dollar last week." said the
Good Thing, lin answer to that ad
vertisement Offering method of saw
ing one-half my gas bills"
"And you got"
"A printed slip directing me to paste
them in a scrap book. "-Cincinnati En-
uuirer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
Downright Robherx.

wife-why did you send the doctor
away before allowing him to do any
thing for you?
Husband-The fool said he could
cure me In three days. Why, say, I'm
Insured for $40 week and my salary's
only 500 / wonder what he takes me
for!--Cleveland Leader.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
Tender Thoushtfuinc.s.:

my husband is the most consider
ate man In the world"
I'm what wayT"
"When he gave me my new writing
desk he had two keys made, 90 that II
lost mine he would have one. Few
men would 10 IS thoughtful a. that,
TIT Bits.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10

feld corn meal. more must be fed to
secure the same results. 1t Is not more
nutritious than common corn meal. II
50 much so. but II may be used some
times to tempt the appetite of an ami
NAL that has been cloyed and thus re-
store digestion to Its normal activity.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10

able. Hang the board as shown in the
cut and insert in the lower edge row
of forty-penny wire nails, removing the
heads. This will leave the surface
smooth and level, but loose, so that the
air and sunshine can enter, while at
night the moisture-laden air will enter,
the moisture will condense as 1t is
cooled by the ground, and so will re-
main in the soil.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
Sy.tematiz. tho WORK.

Systematizing the farm work more
thoroughly will give good results in
both time and amount of work done.
Ten hours a day in the field, keeping
steadily at it, except occasional stops
of a minute or two to rest the horses,
with little brain work will accom-
plish more in the run of the season than
fourteen hours of aimless toll.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
sweet Corn for Feed,uu.

There are a good many farmers who
grow sweet corn for market WHO do not
care to grow any other kind, because
having only small places, IL the two
kinds are grown, there will be more or
less mixed grains In the ears. What
corn they cannot sell green they grind
and feed to stock. The sweet corn dries
down harder than will the corn whose
carbon Is starch rather than sugar. 1t
Is also much lighter than the field corn
after Its surplus Of water has dried out
Of 1t. Sweet corn ground with the cob
makes a meal that cattle and horses
are very fond Of when fed with cut
feed. But as its weight is less than the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10

PEARL EGG PLANT. plants too early.
There is no use to plant them outdoors
so long as there is any danger from
frost or even so long as the nights are
very cool, although actual frost does
not occur. One-half dozen plants will
be sufficient for a moderate sized fam
lily. Where ported plants can be pro-
cured from the florist or plant grower,
they arc far preferable to those taken
up direct from the seed bed. Until re-
Gently there has been but very little
choice in varieties, the New York I'm
proved Purple having been almost the
only variety raised, but now there
comes the Pearl" white-fruited egg
plant equal in size and quality to the
New York Improved. The plant is
stated to be remarkably productive and
the fruit of the finest quality either
baked or fried.-American Agricultur-
ist
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10

The man who gives advice that be
doesn't take himself has n good prece
dent: The Lord ordained marriage, blu,
He never married.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
Shed for n Siio.

In building a silo outside of barn in
some localities it will be necessary to
provide some means of protecting 1t
from the extreme cold. This may
cheaply be done by means of cover
shed, an outline of which is shown in
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
Mean Thing.

Cynthia-Do you think Frank will
love me when am old, Maud?
Maud-Well, there's one thing, dear
you'll soon know.-Pick-Me-U
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
Wheat World.

Wheat will not grow in a country
the mean annual temperature Of which
Is below 81 degrees.
The wheat fly Is one-tenth Of an inch
long, having red body. white wings
and black eyes.
The Department Of Agriculture esti-
mates that the rent OF wheat land In
Missouri u s2.m ger acre.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10

an illustration from Country Gentle
man. The space between its walls and
the walls of the silo could be filed with
straw or leaves, and thus be made to
serve double purpose, furnishing
storage room and also protecting en-
silage.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10

Being Promoted.
Brigadier General James w. Forsyth
was recently promoted to major gen.
eralship by President Mckinley, and
a few days later resigned from the
army. His promotion was for the pur-
pose Of giving him the highest title OBJ
tainable, and to reach it he was passed
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10

and yet there is no
difficulty in raising
it. The main point
to be observed is
that the plant is a
very tender annual
and has to be start
ed in a hotbed or
greenhouse. Many
fail with it because
they set out the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
A CUBAN RELIC.

III Template, on the Site Where the
First Mass Was Held.
The capital Of Cuba is richer in his
torical material. of certain class, than
any other city In America. Its archi-
lecture is the Spanisl--though II shows
Moorish infuence-of two or three con-
turtles ago, and II the student wishes TO
study architectural symphonies In
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10
A New EGG Plant.

While the egg plant is grown very
extensively as market garden crop, it
is seen far too little in home gardens
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10

intercourse with the people of this
country. Consequently he is said to be
hated by his own people as vigorously
as he hates the countries of the West.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-06-10

>aAhtNotOI FolAOWCIs
Cultivating the growing crops is high
iy conducive to growth, but in times Of
dry weather there Is an enormous evap-
grafton from the soil that has just been
stirred by the broad teeth of a cultiva-
tor, the land being left In loose ridges.
Some advocate hanging board be-
hind to drag the surface of the earth
down smooth. This has tendency to
pack the surface. which Is not desir-