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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10
MAKING LINCOLN PRESENTAsLE
Mrs. Lincoln "Fixed Up the Presi-
dent-eIect to Meet Delegation.

w uACSs u ASACkasAOhs
In narrating when Lincoln Was First
Inaugurated," in the Ladies' Home Jour-
nal, Stephen Fiske writes Interestingly Of
the memorable journey from Springfield,
ILL.,, to the national capital, and tells Of
Mrs. Lincoln's efforts to have her hus-
band look presentable when receiving q
delegation that was to greet them upon
reaching New York City.
THE train stopped" writes Mr.. Fiske,
land through the windows immense
crowds could be seen; the cheering drown
ed the blowing off steam Of the locomo-
tive. Then Mrs. Lincoln opened her hand
bag and said:
Abraham, 1 must fix you up bit for
these city folks
"Mr. Lincoln gently lifted her upon the
seat before him; she parted, combed and
brushed his hair and arranged his black
necktie.
do look nice now, motherY he af-
fectionately asked.
"'Well, you'll do, Abraham replied
Mrs. Lincoln critically. So he kissed her
and lifted her down from the seat, and
turned to meet Mayor Wood, courtly and
suave, and to have his hand shaken by
the other New York officials"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10

90 littleapraetice that 1t merely succeed
ed in being a grimncc. as she told her to
take her seat ut the table and then pro-
eeeded to introduce her to new boarder
who had just paid a months board in adj
vance.
Meg acknowledged the Introduction, and
after the landlady had gone out ventured
to look at her vis-a-vis, and discovered
that he was q tall young man with a
btonzed complexion and n pair of brown
eyes which met hers frankly, and SEEM
ed to look right down into her foolishly
beating heart, and after the tough steak
had been served and he had calamity fill
ed glass of water for her Meg made up
her mind that he was different from those
whom she constantly met beneath that
roof. and was undeniably mice"
The young man, whose name was At
wood-"Mr. Thomas Atwood" as he was
called by the landlady-was disposed to
tnlk as he went on eating his breakfast
and as Meg was the only one ut the
breakfast table he naturally talked to her
md she soon learned that he was head
brakeman on one of the trains which roll
ed out of the city on the iron rails be
longing to great railway line, and that
his home was in an Eastern city. She
told him that she also belonged to the
rolling masses, and before breakfast was
finished they became very well acquaint
ed, and Meg, rs she pinned her veil dowr
close over her plain little hat, thought
\ bIrs Atwood the very incest gentleman
whom she had ever met.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10

On st. Valentines Day luncheon car
rying out heart-shaped decorations would
be a unique affair. The center of the ia
BILE should be adorned by heart-shaped
floral pieces composed of carnations. Crys-
tai candelabra with red candles, each
alternately screened with red hearts and
bows and arrows should be placed in
the middle Of mirrors at either end, and
three heart-shaped crystal dishes should
surround each candelabra and contain
heart-shaped bonbons and cakes. Several
gold cupids should be suspended over the
table and broad red satin ribbon should
be inscribed with the words: "St. Valen-
tine. 1893"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10

ten the inclosed, and requested that it be
sent to its present address,"
Meg dropped the letter, and with the
calmness of one who has fast hold of de-
spair she read Toms last message which,
with many breaks and almost illegible
tracery, ran as follows: Deer girl: L
have made my last-run and-have got to
say good-by-keep tite hold on the
brakes, and with-love forever and ever,
l am-your valentine"
That was all; only the story of two
humble lovers, and to-day Meg is again
in the factory. But, as / said. back of
her soft gray eyes Is something which
is too sad for speech, too deep for tears,
and it will go with her all her days, and
who knows?-will fade only when she
is no more lonely, no more heart-hungry.
Death is not the end; it is the beginning.
Utica Globe.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10
The Cost of an Egg.

The cost Of an egg in the Eastern
States is estimated at one cent, but this
depends on the prices of grain. II
meat, milk, cut bone, chopped clover
and cooked potatoes are given, the cost
will be less; not because the meat can
be purchased at less than the grain, but
because the feeding Of a variety and a
balanced ration will induce the hens ia
lay more eggs. The greater the num-
Der of eggs laid the lower the cost pro-
protionately. and it is possible to pro-
duce eggs at cost of only half cent
each.-P. Ii. Jacobs, in Farm and Fire
side
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10
Making Cider Vinegar.

Fill the barrel about one-half full of
cider and then add enough good vine
gar to fill the barrel about two thirds
and keep in as warm place as posi-
bic out of doors exposed to the sun dur
ing summer, If no other convenient
place can be had. The bung-hole must
be kept open, but in order to prevent
flies or other insects from getting into
the barrel it is well to protect it with
netting or coarse cloth. The liquid
should be vigorously stirred every few
weeks. When cold weather sets in, re-
move the barrel to warm cellar, and
after settling the vinegar will be ready
for use.--Farm and Home.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10

Egypt Is parched and dry. The Nile
Is low and practically useless for water
ing the land. The farmer looks in dis
may. There can be no harvest unless
the seed Is watered. Is there no supply
for his need? Yes. On the snow-eapped
mountains Of Africa there is all he
needs, but it is snow. and SO useless.
But the fiery sun arises, the snow is
melted, the lakes are filed, the rill over
flows, and the land is refreshed, the
seed grows, q harvest is sure. Men are
as the snow. They need the Holy Spirit
to bless the world.-Preachers' Maya
zine.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10
Breeding for Eggs.

One of the best methods of increas-
ing the capacity of fowls for egg pro-
duction is to set the eggs Of those fowls
which are themselves most prolific of
eggs. 1t is, of course, assumed that
the hens are mated with full-bred cocks
of the best egg producing breeds. There
are even in full-bred fowls some indi-
vidual peculiarities which count for
much, and one of these is the propen-
sity to give the largest part Of bodily
energy and feed to egg production.
The hens that are best for this purpose
are always lively, and have particular
ly bright red combs. When they stop
laying they are not mopish and do not
fatten, but continue lively and soon be-
gin laying again. A flock of fowls
bred from such hens, and thus contin-
ned for three or four generations, would
produce breed whose chief distinction
would not be form or color, but the
ability to produce the greatest number
of eggs in q season.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10
wintering Plants i'm Cellars.

Plants are placed in the cellar 70
rest, not TO grow. Nothing is more
harmful to them when thus stored
away than water. and 1t should never
he given unless to keep the soil from
becoming dust dry. In early spring, IL
the buds on the plants are seen to be
starting little, do not give water,
which would only favor their growth.
but keep as dry and cool as possible,
until time to take them out Of the cell
lar.--Vicks Magazine.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10

der will generally give relief: Powder
ed chlorate Of potash, one-half pound:
powdered squills and licorice root, Of
each two ounces, and graduated sugar,
one pound; mix well all together.
Horses will generally lick this II
thrown into the feed box. II they do
not, put little dry wheat bran or
chopped feed upon 1t three times per
day. If this does not, relieve, apply a
stimulating liniment along the wind
pipe and upon the glands Of the throat.
One composed of aqua ammonia, one
ounce, olive oil, four ounces, Is good
one.-Stockman and Farmer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10
Evolution of the Peach.

The peach was originally a poisoned
almond. Its frulty parts were used to
poison arrows and for that purpose
were introduced into Persia. Trans.
plantation and cultivation have not
only removed its poisonous qualities,
but turned it into the delicious fruit we
now enjoy.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10

The accompanying Illustrations, sup
piled by j. l.. Newcomer to the Orange
Judd Farmer, represents a farmers
wagon, which can be made Mt home.
The wheels are from a binder truck.
In the first picture, a are beams IL
feet long and 2x1a inches, b feet long
and 2x61a inches; the axles are 2 feet
from each end. The middle crosspiece
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10
WHERE ABE PRACTrcED LAW.
Old Courthouse at Lincoln, H., Has
Connection with the Martyr.

Old Courthouse at Lincoln, H., Has
Connection with the Martyr.
The city of Lincoln, Ill, still contains
one building In which Abraham Lincoln
2racticed law over forty years ago. Ii
is known as the "Postville" court house,
although that village was long ago abb
sorbed by the present city.
The first county seat of Logan County
was Postville, and the old court house,
which still stands In the western part of
Lincoln, was occupied as such from 1880
to 1S4S. In the latter year the courts
were removed twelve miles south ia
Mount Pulaski, which village was the
county seat until 1855. At almost every
term of court from the time OF the organ
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10
FARM sIGNBoARD.

matched lumber surrounded by mold
ing, with the name of the farm and It's
owner painted In large white letters on
black background at the top, and with
its lower part painted with black paint
and liquid stating for using crayons In
advertising what you want to buy, pro-
cure or dispose Of. The accompany
ing sample signboard illustrates the
idea better than columns of verbal de-
scriDtiOn.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10
EQUAL the Pharisee.

Do you give tithes of all you possess?
II not, does your Righteousness in this
matter even equal the righteousness of
an average Pharisee whom you scorn?
Christian Standard.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10
A Scotch Criticisrn.

"Ah, say, Mister, you preached a
goodish sermon tonight; but if 1t had
been cut short at heath ends and set
afire in the middle, It wad dean us
mare good."-Exchange.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10
The difference.

Responsibility Is word of six sylla-
bles; love is word Of but one. Yet the
distance between them is very much
greater than the difference in time II
takes to write them.-The Lutheran.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10
A Farm Signboard.

As means by which the farmer may
make known his wants to his neigh
editor Of the Michigan Farmer recon-
mends farm signboard of planed and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10
Cure for a Horses Cold.

When horse has contracted slight
cold. simply producing a hacking
cough, due to tickling In the throat,
q tablespoonful of the following pow
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10
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SIDE VIEW OF WAGON.

inch Stats nailed on to keep them up
right. In Fig. ., is the sideboard. I
the end board, & the side beam, d the
cross beam. h the back axle and the
tongue. This wagon cost me $3, be-
sides my own work, and l did all of it
except the blacksmithing. Every man
who has fair set Of tools can build
this. 1t is very useful in hauling corn
fodder, manure, stone or almost any
thing on the farm. The front axle IS
made short so that there is less diff
Guilty in turning.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10
For the Ice Harvest.

Farmers are more and more coming
around to the plan of putting in sum-
mer's supply of ice during the winter
season. The cut shows very conve-
nient way Of loading the ice from the
water directly upon the sled. The lever
picks up cake and swings it around
upon the sled platform. Such rig can
be fitted up in half an hour, and will
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10

Outlines a good address carries with
1t Infinitely greater weight than the
soundest logic or the loftiest eloquence.
--Universallst.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10
Gracc's Valentine.

Such q dainty valentinel
Cupids. notices, lace,
Roses, satin frills-ln fine.
Just the thing for Gracei
Push the satin frllls apart,
Lol beneath the lace
Lies a fifmsy, tlnscl heart
Just the thing for Gracsl
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10

ization of the county as n separate local
district and until his nomination for the
presidency, Mr.. Lincoln was one of the
lawyers In attendance, and that he was a
favorite with the people Of the county is
evidenced by the fact that the city bears
his name. His stories are yet repeated
b. surviving pioneers who were county
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10
Mistakes In strawberry Growing.

MISTAKES In StraWDerry GrOw1ug.
Not subsoiling.
Planting too closely.
Growing small berries.
Planting too many varieties.
Using dirty, secondhand boxes.
Not cutting strawberry runners each
week.
Placing too high an estimate on prob
able profits.
Not keeping close watch on the leaf
roller Insect.
Using newly turned sod for strawber-
ry planting.
Allowing the small berries to go to
market
Not finely pulverzlng the soil before
planting.
Not studying and watching the needs
of the market.
Not taking two or three good horti-
cultural journals.
Not cultivating at least once per week
during drought.
Employing pickers who do too much
talking while ut work.
Not being strictly honest in the meas
uring and grading of berries.
Allowing too many runners to grow
when it is intended to grow the fruit.
Driving.
The first requisites Of a good driver
are cool head, watchful and ready
finger, with a quick understanding of
the needs and requirements of his
horse, says Our Animal Friends. He
must also he ready to detect any OBJ
ject by the roadside that would be like
ly to annoy the horse, and to compre-
bend in glance the character of the
road that lies ahead of him. No quick
tempered, loud-vOiced man can expect
to have quiet, obedient horse, and the
undue haste of the impatient driver to
correct what seems to him misbehavior
Is one Of time reasons why 80 many
horses are dangerous to drive. Much
of the abuse, however, to which the
horse Is subjected arises more from ig-
norance and carelessness than from
wanton cruelty. Few persons give
proper attention to the details of driv-
ing, forgetting that it is attention to de-
tail which. makes the difference be-
tween the expert driver and the I'M
skilled.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10
THE SUNDAY, SCHOOL
INTERESTING AND INSTRUCTIVE
LESSON.

Reflections Of nm Eicvating Character
Wholesome Food for Thought
Studying the scripturni Lesson In
telligently and Probably.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10
A Plea for Egypt,

Next Lesson-"The Twelve Sent
Forth. Matt. 10: 2-15.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-02-10

n n EG was only one of the "hands"
INl in the great factory of Weaver
Il i & Co. and with about the same
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-12-21
ENGINE CRASHES
INTO SLEEPER
Serious Wreck on the PennsyI-
vania Railroad
TWO INSTANTLY KILLED

Railway, N. j., Dec. PA
northbound Washington express
on the Pennsylvania railroad
rushed through frog early this
morning and crashed into the rear
end OF passenger train that was
standing on the siding awaiting
orders. Two were Instantly killed
and twenty others are seriously in
injured.
The dead are one unidentified
boy and colored porter.
Two women were penned in bv
the debris of the sleeper and are
probably fatally injured. Not one
OF the seventeen passengers in the
sleeper escaped more or less seri-
Gus injury.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-12-21
h ouse was sold.

Topeke, Kas., Dec 2l-Lieut.
Hobson's tour through the state
was one continual kissing bee.
The train stopped at only twelve
places in the state, but at each
stop the returned hero was kept in
a state of continuous osculatorv
exercise, 1t is estimated that he
kissed from five hundred to a
thousand young women in Kansas.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-12-21
How r,=-,arck couid DRINK


Count Antrassy's story of an inter
view he had with Bismarck is as fol
lows.
Bismarck had two immense mug.
OF beer brought to us. He took one Of
them and showed the other over to ma
| remarked that l drank only water
de looked at me in silence, curiously
and almost suspiciously for a minute
Under es The biih more intgfsieea
fe,4scaure in our conversation the more
After finishing his own mug ne apps1-
priated mine without word and put
down its contents in three or four ire
mendous drafts. Then he had a servant
fetch and fill two enormous pipes.
When he offered me one of them, / ex-
planned that / never smoked.
g Whati' he cried, neither drini
nor smoke? What kind Of a supernatural
man are you anyway
sit WAS mercy to both of us, how
ever, that did NOT accept the pipe, toi
Bismarck smoked so necessarily tha
within l5 minutes the air in the room
was dense. When i rose at the end o
the evening from the table at which VI
were sitting, the smoke was so thicl
that could hardly see the chancellor
face"
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-12-21
Smallpox at Brookside

A man hailing from Glenwood
Springs came to Brookside four
or FIVE days ago and took quarters
in a rooming house in that camp.
Monday evening the stranger
was taken sick, and yesterday two
physicians were called from Canon
City who pronounced the disease
smallpox. Fifteen other men
were in the house and at once there
was small sized panic. The
mine boss succeeded in corralling
the men, and they were placed in
quarantine. The sick man was
removed to isolated quarters, and
every effort will be made to pre-
vent the spread of the disease in
the camp.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-12-21
Assist the Board

An informal meeting of the
town board, police officers, health
officer and citizens was held at the
city hall last night. Ways and
means of best solving the problem
which confronts the town We're
discussed, and spirit of anxious
care for the btst interests of the
town and people was manifest.
Mayor Mcclure and Health
Commissioned Richardson both
declared that they should be glad
at any time to receive information
or suggestions in relation to the
smallpox question, and there car
be no doubt but that the city Off,
cials will employ all Legitimate
means to prevent as much ms !:
possible the further spread of th'
disease,
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-12-21
Cabinet to be Reorganized

Washington, Dec. 21-It is an.
nounced that the president will be
obliged to make an entire reorgan-
ization of his cabinet after the
hrst OF the year. 1t is now said
that Secretary Long will resign
from the navy portfolio, and that
General Alger contemplates hand
ing in his resignation. Ii is also
said that Senator Wolcott of Colo
RADIO will have place in the new
cabinet.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-12-21
Roberts is an Alien

Salt Lake City, Dec. 2l-The
editor of the Tribune in express
ing his opinion on the eligibility
OF Roberts to seat in congress,
says the only way to dispose of
him is on the grounds that he is
not a citizen. He says that Rob-
erts was once fined and impris-
oned for practicing polygamy, and
that he has never been pardoned.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-12-21
OSCULAT|NG HERO
REACHES DENVER
After Kissing Many Kansans he
Is Ready for Denverffes
HE DEFENDS HIS ACTIONS

Denver, Dec. 2l-Lieutenant
Richard P. Hobson arrived here
at 4:oo this morning over theIUnion
Pacific railroad. AT eight O'Clock
he was met by committee of the
Sons of the Revolution and driven
to the Brown Pal..ce hotel for
breakfast.
AT 1870 committee waited
upon the hero, and took him for n
drive about the city and vi it to
Governor Adams. AT the end of
the drive luncheon was served in
the ladies' ordinary of the Brown
Palace.
In statement made in the
Brown Palace just before luncheon
Lieut.. Hobson said he did not
ihlhg nc was entirely to blame for /
kissing the young ladies along the
line of his travels. He said that
1T was simply burst of patriotism
and that the ladies were not kissing
him as an individual but as
Lieutenant Hobson of the Merri-
mac.
At five O'Clock he will lecture at
the Tabor Grand for twenty
minutes, the proceeds to go to the
destitute relatives of Colorado
soldiers at Manila. At ten o'clock
thls no...i--e -----s ---a ---~a- lniI
the standin & room in the opera
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-12-21
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Champion are
visitors in Denver this week
E. F. Brown is confined to his
home with light attack of la
grippe today.
Mrs. Joe Hessick's illness is this
morning pronounced to be small
pox. This makes the tenth case
Grace Munson has severed her
engagement as cashier at the
dlobe, and expects to go to Silver
Cliff in the near future.
w. j. Statia, for the past two
months employed in the Palace
Barber shop, is taking vacation
until after the holidays.
We will begin the publication
tomorrow of an article on "Small-
pox and Vaccination" by Benia-
mine Roseberry, NJ. d.
just as we go to press the Off
GERS have closed the Florence
Motel on account of smallpox and
put sigEs upon the doors.
The smallpox district is fenced in
and there are no gates in the fence.
That Is just as it should be. Too
much precaution cannot be taken
The register of the ST. James
hotel in Denver shows the name
deo. ID. johnson, and that of the
st. Elmo has recorded the name of
u, ID. Wilkes, both of Florence
1t was rumored about the town
his morning that Ed Jack and
amily had been placed under
quarantine. Such is not the case
md there has not been the least
oundation for such insane re-
)orts.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-12-21
Notice.

We want Newland Greek water:
we also want to sell few Holiday
Goods which we want to close out
at cash, such rs Dolls, Vases. Al
buns. Bibles, Celluloid goods. and
Work Boxes, Art Pictures and
Mirrors. We also have the finest
line of Perfumes. in holiday pack
ages. in town. IL ycudon't believe
it, come and see for yourself. We
will also sell these goods at very
small profit. We have the finest
line of Nmas Tree Ornaments
Imported and Domestic Confec-
tionery. CtTY DRUG STORE,
MoCGres,sy Il Miderfclt, Props
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-12-21
Take it Cool

There has been more or less
criticism in regard to the manner
in which the smallpox cases have
been handled, but judging charit-
ably it must be conceded that
every precautionary measure has
been adopted since it has been
known to a certainty that SMALL
pox really exists in our midst.
That the cases are all confined
to one district, and they now mum
Der nine, shows that there is but
There can be no doubt but un.-
the disease here will be short lived,
and that it will be but a short time
before Florence will be free from
the dread disease.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-12-21
Hitchcock Succeeds Bliss

Washington, Dec. 2l-The pres
ident today nominated Nathan A..
Hitchcock of Missouri, who is now
minister to Russia, to be secretary
tarY Bliss.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-12-21
Eitserreil,s Rent List

EitS~iiSif > N>hA
3 room frame on Fourth street
2 room frame West Main street
4 room frame Green street.
Groom frame at Cyanide.
? room frame e. Seventh St.
Business room Main St.
6 room brick E. Eourth ST.
. room frame Fifth ST.
4 room frame Frazier Lane,
, room frame f. Second St
, room frame Sahaster Ave
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-12-21
For Sale at a Bargain.

One furnished rooming house,
centrally located; one saloon doing
a fine business; one restaurant with
a good trade; one residence prop
erty, close in. See
63-tf j. J. FITzGERELL.
The Florence daily tribune., 1898-12-21

Druggist Daniels has the largest
stock and finest line OF holiday
goods in Florence. bb-4