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Hollands German Bittcrs.

A Bjtteys s0ttom Alc6;lol or Spirits Of asy kind.
Is different from all others. 1t is composed
of the pure Juices, or Vital Principle
OF Roots, Herbs and BarkS, Tor as
incidentally termed Extracts J the worthless
or inert portions of the ingredients not being
used Therefore in one Bottle Of this Bitters
there is contained as much medicinal virtue
as will be found in several gallons Of ordinary
mixtures. The Roots &c, used in this Bit
.ers are grown in Germany, their vital prin
ciples extracted in that country by a sciep..
tifc Chemist, and forw arded to the manufaof
tory id tfis city. where they are.compouuded
and bottled. Containing no spirituous ingro.
dents. this Bitters is free ffom the objections
urged against all others; no desire for stimu-
lants can be nduced from their use, they can
not make drunkaris, and cannot under any
circumstances, have any but beneficial effect.
EEoOMantI's German Tonic
Was compounded for those not inclined u
extreme bitters, and is intended for use Id
cases when sorie alcoholic stimulant Is re-.
quired in connection with the Tonic proper.
ties of the Bitters. combined with pure SAN,
Ia CRUZ RUN, and favored in such man
ner that the extreme bitterness of the bittsrs
is overcome, forming preparation that ID
highly agreeable ami pleasant I'd the palats
and containing the medicinal vlfties Of ths
Bitters. The price OF the Tonic is ST 0psf
bottle, which many persons think too hight
They must take into consideration that the
stimnlant used is guaranteed to be Of purS
quality. A poor article could be furnished
at cheaper price, but is it not better to pay
a little more and have good article! A me.
dicinal preparation should contain none but
the best ingredients; and they who expect to
obtain cheap compound, and be benefited
by it, will most certainly be cheate'.
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@-Hons. McCooK, MORGAN and
CHAMBERS were entertained at the resi-,
dence of Judge WAY during their stay
here.
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The polls to be opened between the hours
of and 10 O'clock in the forenoon of said
day, and closed at o'clock in the afternoon
OF said day.
Given under my hand, at my Office in
Woodsfield. this 18th day of July, y D. 1911
and of the 69th year of the State.
GEORGE CALDWELL,
Sheriff Monroe Coauty, Ohio.
auclLf
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The Guernsey Times says: The Re-
publicans hope to carry the State of
New York in November" How is that
for cheek.-BeUaire Standard.
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Hon. James NJ Wood, ex-Mayor Of williams.
port, Pa:
take great pleasure In recommending
.'Hoofand's German Tonic" to any one who
may be afflicted With Dyspepsia had the
Dyspepsia so badly it was impossible to keep
any food on my stomach, and became 90
weak as not to be able to walk half mile.
Two bottles of Tonic effected perfect cures
JAMES NJ. Wcop:
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,
Tuesday. August'S. IS7I.

@ Reading matter on our fourth
page.
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Hon. VIM. F. Rogers, Mayor of the city Of

DUHdtU, w
Mayors Office, Buffalo, June %. 1859.
have used "Hooiand's German Bitters and
Tonic" in my family during the past year and
can recommend them as an excellent tonic;
imparting tone and vigor to the system
Their use has been productive of highly ben:
efcial effects. WIN: F. RoGRRs:
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RULES &, REGULATIONS
Monroe Co., Agricultural Society
OFFICERS.
OF THE

OFFICERS:
A B. COVERT, President
WILLIAM READ, Vice President
W. 7. MORRIS, Treasurer.
DAVID OKEY, Secretary.
Directors-WooDMAN OKEY, GEO. W.
CARRoTHERs, VALENTINE GATES, ALEX
ANDER PIoKENs, BARNET MANN, j. 7.
WILLIAMSON, JERE. WILLIAMS, JOHN
GATCHELL.
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A N N o U-N GEM ENT.
LOCAL MOTTO ES.

H@~ Notices in has column wM be charq.
Ell 10 cents per line. A reduction vW be
made for notices running 2, 3 d 6 months
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A r q NJ [ N D E r

A r d NJ [ N D E r
To Debilitated Persons. to Dyspeptics, to Suf-
ferers from Liver Complaint. to those having
no Appetite, to those with Broken Down Con.
stitutions to Nervous peopleto Children Vast.
ing Away, to any with .Debilitated Digestive
Organs or snfriag NTH any Of the tpuotoiaa
sgmgto0's, srItjcb iI1d.cate D,sorlefvd Liner or
St0MIch.
sueh as Con-,
stipltinn Inward
Piles Fullness or
Blood to the Ueld, Acid
ity of the stomach, Maui
sea, Heartburn, Disgust for
Food. Fullness or Weight in. the
Stomach. Sour Fluctuations, Sink
ing or Fluttering at the Pit of the
Stomach, Swimnin, of the Head, Hur-
red and Difficult Breathing Fluttering at
the Heart. Choking or Suffacating Ssnsa-
tions. when in Lying Posture, D muses. of
Vision, Dots or webs baf,re the Sight, Fsz
yer and Dull Pain in tire Head Defcisn.
cy OF Perspiration, Ysllowness of the
Skin and Eyes, Pain in the Side,
Back. Chest, Limbs. &c, Sudden
Flushes of Heat, Burning id
the Flesh, Constant In
aginings of Evil and
Great Depression
of Spirits
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EEOOGand's Gernfan BftterS,
AND
HOOfland's German Tonic,
WiH Cure Ecerg Case 6t
MIRASMUS,or Wasting Awav of the Body.
REMEMBER THAT
HOOfiand's G. in N Remedies,
Are the medicines you require to purify the
Blood, excite the torpid Liver to healthy ae;
tion,, and to enable you to pass safely through
any hardships or exposure.
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CLASS F-6,h Department.

best display in this department. .....'. .Sa
Committee-Dr D Daily, Miss Libbie Noll
Miss Mary A Crcssl,y, Miss Tillis Ford, Miss
Iucv Glins
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D6sI UIoPIdJ III e'r'0f'', =
Committee--Dr georgia Stewart, Mrs Mary
Z Cooke, Mrs H R West, Miss Mary Watsoni
Miss Helen Hawkins.
GLASS 18th Department--Ftowers
and Paintings.
Best collie ction of flowers, Sl
display of greenhouse plants,
best arranged boquet. QUO
basket of flowers, 50c
dahlias, 5oo
best collect on of wax flowers, sec
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SWEEPSTAKES.

SWEEPSTAKES.
Best bull of any age or breed, owned
in the county ....................$ $35
Committee-same as class A.
CLASS CD Department-Oren.
Best yoke oxen over years old. ...y.s5 8
yoke oxen under and over 8 years.....5 8
3 4" 9 ....5
2 l ...4
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CLASS Dist Department.
Best rair draught horses or mares SIS
Committee-same as class A.
CLASS E--1st Department--Horscs for
Light Harness,
Best pair matched horses for harness.
owned by one person. SIS 8
best pair matched mares for harness,
o"heu ny one person.. ..............0 y
COmmittee-sams as class A.
GLASS Fist Department-Horsesf for
Single Harness and Saddle.
Best gelding for single harness. ......$5 3
mare for single harness. .... ..........5 3
saddle gelding or mare ...............5 3
COmmittea-SamA as class A.
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PTdy
Commi,tee-Richard Gibson, Mrs VIM Read
Mrs. WIN Simmons, Miss Kate Cisne, Miss
Mary Ko.zebue,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-04-14
Destruction of Fish Spawn.

George Clark, an old fisherman of
Michigan, gives the following account
of his observation of the habits Of the
white fish and the destruction of fish
spawn:
In the fall of the year, as the time APP
proaches for the fish 10 lawn. they
strike the currents of the r.Yers. shoals
and reefs around the lakes, seeking
place to deposit their eggs. Each spawn
fish averages about $4,000 eggs, and
they spawn as they swim along, whether
in deep or shoal water, wherever they
NAV be at the spawning season. The
male and female fish dart off together,
and swim at all speed through the wa
ter, the female ejecting about six hun
dred eggs at each emission, and the
male fish few drops Of milt. AS the
fish 90 through the water with great
velocity, there is but small proportion
of the eggs that come in contact with
the milt, and become fertile or produc-
tive. The eggs can be seen in the wake
of the female fish, as she passes through
the water, as if they had teen sown by
hand. are to be seen sinking to the bot
tom, where they lie from November un-
til the coming April, when they hatch
out and become minnows.
A large proportion of the eggs that
are dropped in the lakes are driven by
heavy winds and seas backward and
forward along the lake and island
shores, and are more or less chafed and
covered up by the sand and sediment
and are lost.
Tho Ii1op1S oro o1cc n co,roo Of opoot
destruction. | have caught lizards on
my fishing grounds for several years.
Last year | fitted a small part of the
! bag of white fish net for catching liz
ards, and caught what | estimated to
be 1000 in few nights From the cs-
innate | made from the sweep of the
net, and the surface it would cover, |
concluded that there were about four
lizards on each square rod of the river
bottom. Some of the larger lizards
would devour the whole spawning OF
a white fish in a day or two, and when
we consider that these reptiles are feed
ing upon eggs from November till April
some idea may be formed Of their vast
capacity for destruction.
There are thirty or forty varieties OF
fish in the rivers and lakes of Mch
gan, the young of which, as we'll as the
old stock, feed on the eggs of the white
fish.
number of the water fowls, all the
varieties of the turtle, and also Other
species of animal life that live in the
water, feed on these eggs. The agent.
of destruction Of the eggs of the whit,
fish are found in all the localities wher,
the fish resort to spawn.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-04-14
Grass i'm His Liquor.

A tavern-keeper in Pennsylvania,
whose sign swung and creaked at the
foot Of " Laurel HILL" once received
call from guest from Virginia, and
said guest called for "mint,julep' 70
Stake his thirst.
What is a mintjulep? p inquired the
landlord.
a mint-julep is a .julep with mint in
it, replied the Virginian.
"Will you make one yourself? Here
are the liquors, the sugar, the spices,
but | haven't any mint"
:" will make two-one for each of Us
if can find the mint"
In a few moments, the guest returned
from field where he found some mint,
and he made the coveted beverage.
The tempting doses were repeated
over and over again, and the delighted
landlord was grateful for the lesson he
had received in mixing liquors and
making iuleps. The Virginian left the
next day, and directed his steps home
ward. Six months afterward, he had a
business call to the neighborhood of
Laurel HILL" and meeting a boy in
the road, he inquired of him the where
abouts of his old friend the landlord.
" He has gone" said the boy.
Where has he gone p said the
stranger.
He has gone up" replied the boy.
d" What do you mean ?"
Amt you the man who put grass
into fathers liquor some time ago.
Yes, | taught your father how 10
make mint,juleps."
Well, the old man got to be very
fond Of drinks with grass in them, and
lie kept on taking them early in the
morning until late at night; and ne
never stopped till he went under
What do you mean p
8 | mean that he kept on taking grass
in his liquor until he died"
:" Did he die drinking mint,juleps p
. Yes, he died three months ago he
took too much grass in his liquor"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-04-14
The Original Steamboat Runner.

Twenty wears ago steamboating on the
lakes was rather lively business. and
competition was very brisk. Inc De-
troit Post tells the following story OF
contest for passengers:
The General Wavne and Columbus
were both up for Buffalo, and steam up
ready for start. Captains, clerks, en-
gineers. and all hands were on the wharf
and telling all sorts OF stories about
their own and the rival boat. Brundage
headed off Captain Pratt, OF Perrysburg,
captain of the Wayne, who had in tow
squad of half a dozen passengers,
whose leader, bargainer and oracle was
strong-minded woman of forty-tive,
who didn't quite like the " nasty, high.
pressin' steamboats, what's alters BLOWN
up, besides scaldin' folks" But, my
dear woman" said Brundage, ''if you'll
just step up this way minute I'll con-
vince you that the Columbus can't blow
up; it's impossible"
Brundage got the company 10 the
gangway, and then brought up from the
kitchen a bucket of water not warmer
than milk from a COW.
"There madam" cried the exultant
and truthful officer, "we never heat our
water hotter than that. So you see we
can't blow up and if we should, don't
you see the water amt hot enough to
hurt anybody? We carry low steam,
we do"
The argument and illustration were
conclusive, and the Columbus got the
passengers.
1t is related of Brundage that upon
another occasion, he was at the packet
landing in Buffalo as the boat came in
from Rochester on Saturday evening,
exercising his eloquence to induce a
party of piously-inclined travellers to
take the Columbus, which was to leave
for Detroit Sunday morning. They OBJ
jected to going on a Sunday boat. but
still did not like the expense OF lying
over in Buffalo until Monday morning.
Brundage's explanation satisfied and de
cided them Ladies and gentlemen
said he. "we don't do any Sunday work
on the Columbus, only to get her out Of
Buffalo. You see we got up steam
enough on Saturday night to last all the
way to Detroit; and then as soon as we
get past the lighthouse we lash the
wheel and let her jog along herself.
She's been through so often she knows
the way just as well as any of US"
| They went with him.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-04-14

worn out by overwork and anxiety, fell
i'll. Poverty was at their elbow starva-
ton stared them i'm the face. Friends
were informed of their condition, ana
came to their relief. The teacher, VINO,
although poor, belonged to one OF the
best families in Pennsylvania, was
quickly surrounded by friends. Broth,
ers and sisters clustered around to AID
and serve her; but she had eyes, and
thought only of the young girl who had
left home and friends for her, and whom
she must soon leave lonely and heart
broken. Suffering the most intense
agony. she strove brave bravely to con-
quer all indications OF pain. When all
hope of her recovery was over, she could
not die with those imploring eyes be.
seeching her to stay, and, in spasm OF
great agony, said:
sob, darling turn away your eyes,
and let me gor'
As the young girl sank 10y the side OF
the bed, and buried her head in the
pillow, the sufferer passed away from
earth, leaving one mourner wholly desc
late.
This mourner returned to her home !;
and her parents now hoped that, as the
weird influence which had alienated her
from them had been removed, she would
in time become recOnciled, and assume
natural relations with her friends again.
But they were doomed to bitter disap
pontment.
Eight years have passed since she was
separated from the friend of her heart,
and her bereavement is ever present TO
her mind. She sits alone in her own
chamber, her eyes fixed on vacancy for
hours. She never takes part willingly
in any conversation never seeks the
companionship of parents or other
friends. She is not insane-so physi-
clans say. Her health and memory are
good. When she talks at all, her con-
versation is rational and intelligent. 1t
is thought by medical men that this Alb
normal condition Of mind will pass off,
and that she will manifest an interest in
life, friends and home but her parents
utterly despair of any such favorable
change.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-04-14
Marriage Under Difficulties,

a few days since young gentleman
of this city started for Winchester for
the purpose of entering into the mar
riage state. He was accompanied by a
number of ladies and young gentlemen,
the party numbering fourteen. 1t was
arranged that the trip should be made
10y rail, by way of Chaplin and the Rock
ford road. Every preparation was made
at the dwelling Of the bride. The merry
party reached the junction at Chaplin on
time but to their dismay found that in
consequence of missing bridges no train
was expected over the Rockford road
that day. The bride was anxiously wait
ing, and the groom was equally anxious
for the happy interview. The roads
wereSimpassable, and no teams could be
hired for love or money. Finally q
hand-car was chartered to carry them
to the first station, distance of five
miles. The ladies piled on the car and
the gentlemen walked on the ties. At
the station the party chartered wagon
and four horses, but the venture proved
a failure. At the distance of half n mile
the team stuck dead fast in the mud.
The groom being anxious and plucky. il
was decided to walk the balance of the
distance. After walking about half a
mile, the strength of the ladies gave
out. Fortunately they met SQUAD of
section hands, and borrowed their hand
car. But now came another trouble.
With such load of live stock it reouir.
ed heavy muscle to run the car. and
the tender young gentlemen didn't
have it. They, however, tried it on GAL
lantly, and took turns in blisterinp their
delicate hands at the lever. FINALLY the
ladies took their turn in running the
car, and the party at last reached Win
chester and the wedding occurred lust
in time to prevent a disappointment
Letter from Jacksonville, M
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-04-14
AnecdOte Of Ben Wade.

A decent regard for truth compels Us
to admit that reverence for exalted DO
sltion IS not characteristic of the politi.
cal society at Washington. And if there
ever was man who regarded with en-
tire indifference the mere formal con.
ventionalities of society, it is the late
acting Vice-President, ex-senator Wade,
OF Ohio. During the impeachment trial,
the following is reported to have occur
red between himself and Chief Justice
Chase, who presided. The session was
to open at II o'clock, noon, and ii was
within twenty minutes of that time. and
the Chief Justice had not made his APP
pearance in the Vice-President's room.
which, for the time, was used by Mr..
Chase for a robing- room. The hands of
the clio * crept slowly but surely nearer
the figure XII" when suddenly the
door was thrown open, and in stalked
the Chief Justice. He walked hurriedlv
to the wardrobe but his robe of office
was not upon its accustomed peg. nor
on any peg. What was to be done
Pages were summoned; this, that and
the other room, desk and drawer were
examined, but no robe was discovered.
80 WY hiitSt vi t1lS excitement the
grim, honest old hero, Ben Wade. made
his appearance, with nod and a crunt
to the Hurried occupants of the room.
lie walked to the hat.rack. and. after
depositing his hat, went to sofa on the
other side of the room, to leave his um.
brella in safe place. The excitement
was still going on, when Wade. after
learning the cause of the trouble. with.
out entering into the furry of the hunt.
leaned over the sofa, and with his UNI
brella hooked up an uncertain-looking
black bundle. Seeing it was the long,
looked-for robe, he held it toward Mr..
Chase with, Here, Chase-here's your
darned old frock you've been making
such a confounded fuss about" The
pages smiled smile. The Chief Jus.
tice was too overjoyed to do ANYTHING
but speedily get inside of his robe; and
II on that morning the heated, crowded
audience saw the Chief Justice look
redder than usual, they now know the
cause OF 1T. 1t was all about that ''fro ok"
-Harper's Magazine.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-04-14
The Battles of the Late War.

The number Of battles fought in the
last European war is twenty-three, and
these occurred in the following order:
Weissenburg, Worth, Spicheren, Pangc,
Mars In Tour, Gravelotte, Beaumont,
Sedan, Noiseville (before Metz, the
three battles near Orleans, Amicns,
Champigny, and Brie before Paris,
Beaugency, Bapaume, Vendome, lie
Mans. Belfort, st. Quentin. and the last
efforts near Paris, the great sortie
against st. Cloud and at Mont Valerien.
In the battle at Gravelotte, nearly half
q million combatants faced each other,
namely, 10000 Germans and 100000
French. Next in magnitude comes
Sedan. where 100000 Germans con-
fronted 10000 French, and then the
third battle near Orleans, with from
100000 to 100000 Germans against from
100000 to 100000 French But the
difference in number was greater at the
battles of Mars In Tour and Belfort; in
the first about 10000 Prussans were
opposed from eight in the morning to
four in the afternoon to nearly 100000
French in the second, from 10000 to
$4,000 Prussians and Badeners fought
from 10000 to 100000 Frenchmen. At
Bapaume also the disproportion was
nearly the same. The heaviest losses
on both sides occurred in the three bat.
ties before Metz (Pange, Mars la Tour
and Gravelotte). In the second OF
these, the Germans alone lost coo Off
GERS and 1900 men. Neither in this
nor in the preceding century, is there a
parallel for these losses, except in the
storming of Planchenoi, at the battle OF
Belle-Alliance, at Berodino, Eylau and
Zornderfi
To these large battles must be added
forty-nine larger and smaller engage
ments. Until the armistice concluded
on the 2Sth of January, 1871, the Ger
man armies took the following forts
citadels and fortresses |, Fort Mortier
., New Breisach (; 3. Schlettstadt; 4
Strassburg; 5, Lichtenberg; 6, Lutzel
stein I, Pfalzburg; s, Marsal; 9, Toul
10, Verdun; IL, Vitry lie Francois II
Metz; l3, Thionville; IA, Longwy; Is
Montmedy, l6, Sedan Il, Mezieres; Is
Rocroy; 10, Peronne; 20, Ham; y, l.;
Fere; %, Loan; %, Scissors; "a
Amiens; %, the forts of Paris.