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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17
Seeding Strawberries.

The amateur fruit gardener may find
In the production Of Seeding strawber-
ries an occupation Of fascinating inter-
est. 1t may be easily done. At fruit
ing time select the best berries from
plants of the best varieties obtainable.
Crush the berries and carefully wash
out and dry the seed. Plant the seed
in a protected spot, In rich ground, par
TALLY shady. Transplant the most
promising plants after the fourth leaf
appears. and afterward cultivate them
the same as other plants. Probably
there will be no two plants exactly
alike. They will differ in foliage, fruit,
time Of maturing, and in the manner Of
their growth. They may bear but
slight resemblance to the plants that
produced the seed. There may be no
variety better than that from which 1t
originated. And yet there may be one
new Seeding Of superior quality, to OBJ
tain which may richly reward the
efforts Of years.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17

covery Of the noble rivers, the Orinoco
and the Amazon, and the exploration Of
the vast forests west Of the Andes.
About the end or the sixteenth century
an English expedition either sent out
by or under the personal leadershlp or
Raleigh penetrated into Guiana, there
by obtaining q, claim on that country
which has resulted ~ the requirement
Of the modern British colony OF that
name. ks
1t has been supposed that the origin
Of this fable arose from the yearly cele-
bration of tribe Of Indians near Co
gotta, whose chief was on these occa-
sions gilded with gold dust but this
ceremony was never witnessed by the
Spaniards, and the story may simply
be another version Of the Eel Dorado
myth.
The name Ell Dorado was commonly,
used to describe the city or country
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17
An Overlooked Crop.

A great many suggestions have been
made in favor OF renovating the land,
and to secure Improvement at a small
cost by blowing under green crops. or
the crops recommended may be men-
toned clover, COW peas, sofa beans, rye
and even corn and. millet. There Is an
other crop, however, which has been
somewhat overlooked, and which can
be grown on almost any soil, and that
Is turnips. The turnip crop need not be
planted until July, or even August,
and 1t grows rapidly, being Off the land
in a short time. On medium Land from
thirty to forty tons can be grown, and
the tops are more valuable than the
bulbs for turning under. The English
farmers grow turnips, allow sheep to
feed on them, and turn them under as
n manurial crop. Turnips may be broad
casted on well-prepared land, using
plenty of seed, and will soon cover the
ground. Crops are grown in that way
in the Southern States, and the cost Is
but little, as they require no cultivation
when the seed Is broadcasted.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17
Gates in Place Of Bo re-.

A gate that easily swings on its
hinges is not much more expensive in
first cost than a set of bars. If all the
time required to let down the bars and
put them up again Is reckoned, the bars
must be seen to be much the most ex-
pensive. When stock are driven
through bars let down on one side only,
stock driven through will often jump
over the part Of the bar In the middle,
and will thus learn the habit Of jump
ing. When gate swings open II
leaves clear passage, and the contrac-
ton of bad habits Is impossible.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17

Oats are not reckoned a good crop to
seed with either with clover or grass.
We have, however had fair success In
sowing clover seed with oats by having
the land fall plowed. and merely cult
waited In the spring. Only bushca and
a half to two bushels of oats should be
sown with grass or clover seed, but this
sown early will start out and produce
rs large a crop as a bushel more OF
oats would bring II sown month later.
This is really the best way to grow the
oat crop every year. The smaller
amount Of seed sown early stools more,
and makes very nearly as great a
growth Of straw with better filled
heads than the plants that are crowd
ed early In the season.-American Gull
tivator.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17
CONSUMPTION OF INToxicANTs

Interesting Figures ON the Drink
Bills of Four Leading Nations.
The British Board OF Trade has just
published some figures showing the
consumption OF wine, beer and spirits
In the countries of, Europe and. the
United States. The report emphasizes
one fact that Is generally overlooked
and that is that the consumption of the
various intoxicating beverages is con-
trolled, very largely. by climate. Spirits
predominant for drink In the cold coun-
tries, beer In the more moderate and
wines in the southern sections. Thus
we see that spirits are used very large
ly In Scotland, northern Russia, Swe.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17

1t is the women folks who best appre-
ciate the garden, for 1t is they who
have to provide the variety Of food re-
quired ny their families, including too
often one or more hired men. Nothing
so much helps to provide varied diet
as good garden. In the earliest spring
there will be lettuce, radishes and
onions from sets, and then in order will
follow asparagus, peas, beans. sweet
corn, intermixed with which will be all
kinds of roots, most Of which are bet
ter gathered when small, from the thin
nings OF the main crop, than II left to
grow until fall. when they will lose the
dellcacy and tenderness they had in the
previous summer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17

One Fakir Who Was "Donsv By tko

Oue foktr VINO Was "Oonov ~ -
mo-" said the soap fakir to group
Of people that had gathered around
him, ''there Is no use talking to ma
about the innocence Of the countryman-
He may buy gold brick occasionally
or sign blank check and lose his farm,
but, as rule, he oan take care OF him.
self just as well as the next one and
generally little better. II / knew ~
snuch as some farmers wouldn't be I'm
this business. and you can gamble ON
that.
"Why, say, do you know what hap
pcned to me the last time I was down
in the country? / got pinched, that's
what l done. got my satchel out I'm
front of the hotel In little town about
thirty miles out east Of here and began
to do a few tricks to draw a crowd.
"After I'd made an egg disappear and
pulled a few knots open for them, I
says: Now, gentlemen, I'm goin' to
show you a trick that nobody else on
earth has ever attempted. You see my
hat here? Well, well imagine for the
time beln' that it's a flower pot. Out
of that hat I'm goin' to make a bush
grow up, and when I've done that III
make every leaf on it turn into So
note
what? Did do 1t? OF course
did! But, say, do you know what come
Of 1t? Blamed II they didn't arrest me
and fine me SIS for raisin' bills, which
the Justice of the peace said was con-
trary to the statoots made and pfovid-
ed.
well, sort of had hankerin' to
know whether they done 1t In good
faith or just because they thought
was easy pickin', and what do You
think l found out? Why, the people
Of that town hadn't paid any taxes for
eight years. They'd actually been run
MIN things by pluckin' just such limo
cent fellows as me.
"NOw, gentlemen, there's ST bill in
one Of these little packages. Who will
give me 10 cents for the first choiceY>
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17

Experience proves that there is no
interruption Of prosperity caused by
revision of the tariff where those do
It who are guided by the great protec-
tive principle that American interests,
whatever they are, must be paramount.
The Republican party has discussed
and adopted dozen changes In the
tariff since 1850, and not one of them
caused the slightest dlminutIon Of con-
fidcnce or interfered in the smallest de-
gree with business progress. The con-
sIderation OF the Mckinley bill was CO.
incident with the highest tide of pros
perity. The preparation of the Dlngley
bill was accompanied by steady prog
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17

Mix cement with skim milk and ap-
ply with a stiff brush. Mix only q
small quantity at time, as 1t may
"set." Apply 1t somewhat in q thin
condition, and then make second ap-
plication. First remove the earth from
the trunk of the tree and apply the ce-
ment mixture o inches below the sur
face Of the ground and foot above.
1t will also protect against the gnawinG
Of rabbits and mice II put on two feet
above the surface. as 1t becomes stone.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17
Minerals In Fruits.

So large a part Of most fruits is
water that we are apt to forget their
other constituents, which are chiefly
mineral. All fruits require potash for
their seeds, and this mineral also seems
to be necessary to aid In ripening the
fruit. This 1t probably does by keep
ing the foliage healthy. Apples, pears
and grapes are also benefited by appli-
cations Of phosphate. With plenty Of
mineral fertilizers no stable manure
will be needed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17

Radlshes are hardy plants, and the
seed terminates and starts in few
days after being planted. They can be
grown now In cold frame, provided
It Is covered at night and contains
enough fresh manure to create slight
warmth underneath. The best radishes
are those that are forced from the start,
as they will be then crisp and tender.
They can be had on the table early in
the year and until late In the fall.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17

which was the object of the search, but
later usage Of the term has been its
figurative application with regard to
any region Of more than common rich
ness. Ell Dorado County, in California.
was the scene of the famous gold finds
of 40, and since then the expression
has been used to describe many gold
camps.-Pittsburg Commercial Ca
zette.-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17
New Varieties of Fruit.

Beginners with fruit should not be
too enthusiastic over the merits Of new
varieties. Every year "the best comes
out, the highest praised variety of last
year being forgotten in the catalogues
Of this year. The proper plan is to
to visit the fruit farm Of some expert
enced neighbor and take his advice.
The old standards should be tested on
limited scale. Climate and soil must be
considered In selecting varieties.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17
Hog Raising.

1t Is neither profitable nor always en-
tirely safe to keep great numbers OF
hogs together. Besides the liability. to
disease getting among them, there Is
always certainty that the stronger
will crowd the weaker. from their feed
ing places, SO that the inequality In
size win increase instead Of decreasing.
LIN every litter there are always one or
two weaklings that were born runts.
and unless given better chance than
their fellows they will always remain
runts. The best way to manage this is
when the pigs are or 8 weeks old, take
out the strongest ones and wean them,
giving them plenty Of the best food that
can be got to make growth. Then the
runts left to suckle the SOW alone will
in two or three weeks more take start
that may make them as good as the
others, so that in later life all can be
fed together. No other feed, without
the sow's milk, will 90 this, though
such other feed should be given and
the pigs be encouraged to eat all they
can be made to eat.-American Guilt
yatOr
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17

Explosion ON the eultana that Killed
--t.H 1900 American Troopa.

Explosion ON the eultana that Killed
'tsf 1900 American Troops.
Dreadful as is the loss of more than
$50 lives on the Maine. this fatality Is
not the worst In the naval annals Of
the United States. BY FAR the greatest
loss OF life from one American vessel,
and probably unsurpassed In the his
tory OF the world. was when, ut the
close Of the civil war. the Mississippi
steamer Sultana blew up her boilers
near Memphis and hurled 1900 Union
soldiers to death.
The Sultana was fine, large vessel,
2S5 feet long. which piled between st.
Louis and New Orleans. She left New
Orleans one fine April morning in 1865
on her return to st. Louis with heavy
cargo. She touched at Vicksburg, on
her trip up the river. and took on board
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17
A Potato UixRar.

A new potato digging machine has q
steel-pointed scoop to raise the pota-
toes and earth on to a slotter elevator.
over which cylinder brush is revolv-
ing to separate the potatoes from the
dirt, after which the tubers are carried
to screen, which allows the small po-
tatoes to fall into one box and carries
the large ones into another box. 80
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17
wcstern Grown Celery.

Celery il a crop which requires very
rich land. But 1t will bear farther car
rage without loss than any other mar
ket vegetable. A good deal of the eel
cry used In Eastern large cities is
grown In various parts of the West on
rich, mucky lands.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17

enterprising citizens. For nearly a, de-
cade he has been identified with league
affairs. He was chief consul of the
New York division. Under his able
guidance New York's membership In
the league was increased from 4,857 to
nearly 10000. He fought the Albany
lobbyists and obtained the passage OF
the Armstrong bicycle baggage bill.
That was the first bill of Its kind to
pass In this country. Other States have
emulated New York, and 1t is Mr.. Pot
ter's hope that before long every COM
monwealth In the United States will
have done likewise. He has done grand
work in the cause Of good roads. That
Is his hobby. He once edited a maya
zine published In the interests Of i'm
proved highways. 1t Is said the publ
cation was the best of its kind ever
undertaken. Mr.. Potter is brilliant
orator and is one of the best parliament
tarians in this country. Last year the
league grew under his direction. That
organization passed the 100000 mark
with him as its chief executive, and Its
treasury is In a most prosperous condi-
ton. He may be depended upon to con-
tinue the good work.
What . Recent Discovery Reveals.
The Smithsonian Institution has re-
ceived collection which Is Of impor-
lance to the archeologist.
1t Is known as the Seton-Karr con-
tribution, having been discovered by
this Englishman In Somaliland, on the
eastern coast of Africa. The imple-
ments were purchased from the dIscov-
erer by the Smithsonian Institution.
There are about fifty pieces In the col
lection, made Of flint or quartide, and
ranging In size from an inch or so In
length to half foot, some weighing
several pounds. The objects are sup
posed to be spear heads, battle axes AMI
wedges, truncheons, bludgeons. !, or
whatever they may be termed.
The discoverer had this to say on the
subject of his find and the locality
where the objects were unearthed:
Certain landmarks as to the four
rivers mentioned in Genesis led me to
think that the Garden of Eden, IL II
ever existed, may have been here, and
that these very tools had been made
and ussd by Adam and his numerous
descendants. At any rate, my discov-
cries in Egypt and Somalilnnd lead mo
TO the idea that mans original home.
or the place where he was gradually
evolved, must have been In Africa, or.
at least, In n tropical land where
clothes were unnecessary and food
plentiful to hand"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17
SORGHUM, Forage.

The value of sorghum, either cured or
put up in enslage, has been fully DEM
.onstrated during the past three years.
Under ordinary conditions two heavy
crops can be raised each year from one
sowing, running anywhere from eight
10 fifteen tons total per acre. AS this
crop stands the drouth well, can be
easily and cheaply handled by the i'm
proved machinery now In use, and Is
good for years when properly put up, 1t
would seem TO be the sure feed crop for
this section. The cured sorghum is
more easily handled In feeding, but 1t
Is more expensive to harvest and cure,
and is subject to more waste than the
ensilage crop, which is cut and bound
in one operation by the sorghum binder
and piled green in huge stacks, where
by its own weight all air Is excluded
and it is without further expense con-
verified into the best of feed for use as
required. 1t would be well for stock
men and farmers to carefully investi-
gate this matter, and IL convinced Of
the value Of sorghum as the feed crop,
then plant largely for this year. Ex-
perience seems to favor sowing In drills
as best, with broadcast sowing next
Corpus Christi (Texas) Caller.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17
Subsidies Not Necessary.

1t will not be necessary TO subsidize
vessels to build up our merchant ma
rine. A discriminating duty, so grad
uated as to time that 1t will give OPP
portunity to build American ships to
carry our products, will effect the de-
sired change without cost to the peo-
pie. And when we take into consider
alton the beneficial results that must
come to American Industries and work
lngmen from our building this CONNER
cial marine. more than ever Is borne
upon us the necessity and policy of
prompt and sufficient action by Con-
gress which will set the shipyards and
machine shops In operation to carry
out the grand plan OF American ships
for American products.-Tacoma Led
ger.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17

Is filed. The sketches show a handy
shelf built outside the cattle quarters.
but reached from within. AS each pail
is filed the slide is pushed back and the
pail Is set out on the shelf, where 1t is
protected by the. top and the grating
from cats, ETC., while it is surrounded
by pure air. Fig. 1 shows the inside
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17

change the oatmeal for n Tablespoons
fus OF nne wheat nour, which should
be cooked Into a porridge ana mixed
with the skim milk and water.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17
ISAAC q. POTTER.

New President of the League Of Amer
lean Wheelmen.
Isaac B. Potter, the new president Of
the League-of American Wheelmen, Ia
a lawyer and one Of New York's most
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17
Keepinp Odor. Ont of Milk.

Keeping Odors Ont of Milk.
1t Is well known that milk remaining
in the stable quickly absorbs odors that
injure butter flavor. 1t Is an incon-
venlence on many farms to carry away
to the dairy room each pail as soon as 1t
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17

The expiration of the charter of a toif
road company is held, In Virginia Can
on Toll-Road Company VS.. people, Wv
Ian Coli, 81 l.. r. A. I'll, to make the
road public way-at least IL the cor
poratIon had only an easement therein
and did not own the fee. A note to
this case Is on the subject of the right
to take tolls without franchise.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17
May Pint Un the Bara.

President Mckinley has the author
ity to put up the bars so high that Ger
man manufactures and products can be
kept out Of this country entirely. He Is
quite likely to use that power II Ger
many persists in its policy Of reprisal.
Syracuse Post.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17
BuyinQ Titles.

Since 1860 only twelve Americans
have married English peers, and OF
these four were second or third wives.
There are about 200 peers.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17

Nearly every young man has the no
ton that something impeRtant is liable
20 60 on down town at night.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17
Maintain the Level.

There Is a possible level above which
wages cannot be forced, and 1t is the
province of a protective tariff to pre-
vent this level from being low one
American Craftsman.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17

Everybody seems to know just where
the north pole is and yet no one Is able
to find II.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17

lien and Norway, beer In England and
Germany, while in France, Spain and
Italy wine is drunk almost to the exclu-
sion Of other intoxicants., From this II
would follow that beer should be chief
ly usedfin the porthern section Of the
United States and wine In the southern.
What the effect OF high taxation Is
upon a nations drink bill Is a subject
not well settled, while 1t is well estab
lished that the amount OF, spirits con-
sumed varies with the, prosperity or
purchasing capacity of the people; that
large vintages and correspondence
large production of wine increase the
amount Of the per capita consumption
and that In most cases increase In tax
alton and corresponding increase In the
cost Of intoxicants somewhat reduce
the amount consumed. There Is con-
siderable variation In the revenue de-
rived by different nations from the tax
alton Of alcoholic beverages. In Great
Britain II Is 30 per cent; In France 10
per cent; In the United States 30 per
cent, and In Germany 171a per cent.
The following table gives the qunnti-
ty OF wine, beer and spirits, In gallons.
consumed per capita In the countries
named: .s.44
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17

CIod Crusher and Leveler.
One who has tried 1t would be sur
prised to find how much execution the
device shown In the cut will accom-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17

Railway building has been carried on
with vigor of late In the Island OF Cey-
lon.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17
Awful Robbery.

Sheep that sold for 80 cents head
under the Wilson bill now sell for 81
per head. 1.-THE robber fw-Sprlng
field (Mo.) Republican.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17

A Democratic paper complains that
"Great Britain, France and Germany
are responding to American thrift re-
strictims on their goods by setting up
their textile plants In America" This
Is supposed to work a hardship by in
Producing foreign capital and labor, a
new kind Of free trade argument, but
not much worse than the othew.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17

Probably the large amount Of spirits
consumed In Germany Is due. somewhat
to the fact that 1t is cheaper there than
in either France or Great Britain. The
showing in the United States is certain
ly creditable. for the people consume of
alcoholic beverages very much below
the average OF the four nations.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17

The heads of some men are like va
cant nooms-they lack furniture.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17
HARROW AND DRAG COMBINED.

plish. Insert narrow plank In front
Of the rear teeth Of an A harrow, and
me land will be narrowed, the Jumps
brushed and the surface leveled, at one
operation. One can also, by stepping
on and or the. crosspiece. drag earth
from knobs and deposit II in depres-
sions, thus grading the land very nice
B.-Orange Judd Farmer.
-, Feeding Young Calves.
: While there is no food that Is better
for calves than whole milk from cows,
It is much too expensive TO feed to any
except those that are being fattened
for the butcher, and to them only for
three or four weeks. For calves that
are to be raised, whole milk is much too
fnttenlng. Skim-milk is better, and
there is SO much better usc for skim
milk on most farms that II Is usually
diluted with water, and then re-en-
forced by additions OF Cruel made from
oatmeal, sifted so rs to remove the
husks. II this should cause scours,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1898-03-17

Will Bring Order Out of Chaos.
To our Democratic free trade friends
we say: Peace! Be still! Possess your
souls In patience! and whether you de-
sire 1t or not, the policies Of the Repub-
lican party viii rectify matters, and
bring order out of chaos In which four
years of Democratic msrule left the
country.-St. Louis Star|Sayings.