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MORTGAGE SALE.-Defsult having been
made IN the payment OF tue sum OF money Sc
cured to be paid by a certain indenture or
mortgage, executed by Mary \. Snyder. TO
Spafford TryoD. on the twelfth (l2) day OF
October, A. ID. 1870 and executed on the
seventeenth day OF October, A. ID. 1870, at
eleven O'Clock in the forenoon OF said day, in
the Office OF the Regis ter OF Deeds, for the
County OF Way Buren,, State OF Michigan, IN
Liber one I'D on page 269, and which mortgage
for valuable consideration was assigned by
SAID SpahOrd Iryon, to Charles Duncombe, on
the 9th day Of November, 1871. and which
said assignment was duly recorded IN the Office
OF Register OF Deeds OF SAID County OF Van
Buren,, on tue 2lst day OF August. A. ID. 1872.
at eleven O'Clock A. NJ. of said day. in Liber "a
OF Mortgages, on page 1853, by which default
the power OF sale contained in said mortgage,
has become operative, and there being claimed
TO be due on said mortgage at the date OF this
notice, the sum OF five hundred and forty-five
dollars aud no proceedings at law or in equity
having been instituted for the recovery OF the
same or any part thereof.
Notice is therefore hereby given that by ylr-
tue OF the power OF sale contained in said
mortgage. the land and premises IN said mort
gage described, being lot twenty-five (22) I'm
block O. IN the village OF Decatur, Van Bu-
rem County Michigan, in order to realize the
money now due as aforesaid, upon said mort
gage, together with the costs and an attorneys
fees OF twenty-five dollars contained IN SAID
mortgage, VIII be sold, or 30 much thereof as
Will he necessary to satisfy the amount due on
said mortgage, by the Sheriff of said County OF
Van Buren,, at public vendue TO the highest bid
der at the front door OF the Court House, in
the village OF Paw Paw, in said county, t. being
the place o. holding the Circuit Court for said
County, on the 25th day OF January. 1873. az
one o'clock IN the afternoon OF SAID day.
Dated October 22d, 1872.
CHARLES DUNcoMDE, Assignee of SAID Mortgage
UPTON ~ SHERMAN, Attorneys for said
Assignee e07,19
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MAN HOt d.
How Lost How Restored

lust published, new edition OF DR.. CUL-
yERwELLs CELEBRATED Essay ON the radical
cure (WthOut incidence OF SPEBMAToRRdeA or
Seminal Weakness, Involuntary Seminal Less
e., Imp0tency, Mental and Physical iuuapaclty.
lmpedments 10 Marriage, etc; also, Cousump-
ton, Epilepsy and FIt-, induced by self in
diligence or sexual extravaganza.
u25' Price, IN a sealed envelope. only cents.
The celebrated author. IN this admirable es-
say, clearly demonstrates from tbirty Years
successful practice, that the alarming conse-
quences of self-abuse may be radically cured
without the dangerous use OF internal med-
cine or the application of the knife; pointing
out mode OF cure at once simple, certain, and
effectual, by means OF which every sufferer, no
matter what his condition may be. NAV cure
himself cheaply, privately and radically.
e. This Lecture should be IN the hands of
every youth and every man In the land
sent, under seal, in plain envelope, to any
address. postpaid on receipt OF six cents, or
two post stamps
Also, DIR. CuIverwelrs Marriage Guide ="
price 80 cents.
Address the PubliAben
923y1 CHAS. j. G. KLINE 4 co,
127 Bovery New York, Post Cslice lbx. 1856
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE. - Default
having been made in the condition OF q mort
gage executed by Jay Buinap and Louisa Bur
nap, his wife, and Frank Merchant to Franklin
l.. Parker, dated December lwenty-frst T. d.
1871, and recorded December rwenty-second,
4. y. 1871. az five O'Clock T. NJ, in the Office
OF the Register OF Deeds OF Van Buren, County.
state OF Michigan, in Liber ''2' OF mortgages.
on page 49, 10y which default the power of
sale contained IN sad mortgage became opera
tive; and no SUIT or proceeding having been
II, instituted at law to recover the debt secured
, 10y said mortgage, or any part thereof and the
sum of Eighteen Hundred Dollars being now
| claimed to be due thereon also an attorney fee
of Forty Dollars stipulated IN said mortgage to
| be pad should any proceeding he taken TO fore
! close said mortgage, and another instalment
| to become due therefore, In pursuance OF said
power OF sale, notice Is hereby given that SAID
mortgage will be foTeclosed by sale of the
mOrtgaged premises described therein as all
! that certain piece or parcel of lard situate
! lying and beng in the Township " Blooming
| dale, Comfy OF Van Buren,, and state of Mich
! lgap, known and described as the west half OF
section twenty COZ, in township ono q y south
OF range fourteen I'D, west, con. s.uiug. ac-
cordiDg TO :he Government survey. so ceres
more or less, or some part thereof ut public
vendue. at Che Court House i'm The village of
Paw Paw, in said County OF Van buren,, that
being the place " holding the Circuit Court
within said county, on the Twentieth ia If
February next, ut twelve O'Clock noon.
Dated November 10Th, 1872.
FRANKLIN g.. PARKER,
82l.I3 Mortgage.
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MORTGAGE SALE,-Default HAVING ham
made IN the condition OF a certain noptgaCo
whereby the power TO sell therein CONTAINED
mas become operative, executed bv James y
scott and Amanda Scott, his wife of the Wi.
iaSe oi lecatur AN buren, County Michigan
W AnreI y. Clamberlain OF the same place
ana winch mortgage bears date the Goth dav az
March y. ID. one thousand eight hnndred o,,d
seventy-o ne and was recorded in the Office NJ
tue REGISTER or Deeds for Van Buren COUNTY
Mlchlgan on the 23d day of March 1871 at one
O'CLOCK IN the afternoon in Llber 's3" of Mort.
cages on page l6i, upon which mortgage there
Is canned 10 DE due and unpaid at the date of
thlrty-tive cents, aud no snit or ,nro-
ceedlngs either at law or in eouitv Law
ing been instituted for the recoverv of
the same or any part thereof. Notice ia
therefore hereby given that on Monday the tbir-
teehth (i3th) day OF January A. ID. one tbon-
sanu eiSnt hundred and syenty-three at the
hour OF one o'clock In theafternoon 7 shall
sell at public auction or vendue. TO the h,obest
Diuuer, sale TO take place at the front door nj
tue van Buren County Circuit Court House
IN the village OF Paw Paw. the premises de-
scrlDed IN SAID mortgage or so much thereof
as as WIN oe necessary to satisfy the amount then
luz, pn ene same with ten per cent interest and
1 HS COSTS, together with an attorney fee of
t"euty-nVe dollars Covenanted for therein
siat Is 10 say, the following piece or narceI og
iaud situated IN Van Buren, County state az
-h,chls an VIZ all those certain pieces or mar
S seis vi iahd situated known and described as
ioiloWs VIZ Lots one and two I&2) in Blocl
I've I've I ~ Ia rarkhurst and Dodge's addition to
.ne village or Decatur Town four sonth nj
range fourteen west, county OF Van Pre-,
State Of Michigan. '' VI van Dure"
Dated oct. 18th 1870. o,e.,o
", =, ALFRED y. CHAN1BERLAIN, MORTGAGE.
NJ H. UCKER Atty for Mortgage.
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ollEklFFS SALE.-Michlgan Central Iron
company. ys. Calvin Durkee-State of MIcni
6an' van buren County, ss-By virtue of All
execution Issued out OF and under the seal of
the Circuit Court for the County OF Van Bnren
directed to the Sheriff OF said County. William
Is. SHRINE, said Sheriff, did on the 1Oth day Of
Jule A. -. lSl2' levy on all the right, title and
interest Of Cavr Durltee. said dePendsnt "i ~
sara execution, IN and to the following des.
Slbed lands ami Real Estate, situated and
Pelng IN the County OF Van Buren,, state of
S sl,Cli,g[n, to.Wit; Lots numbers three. OBJ
Tour AZ and i've, t5) in Block number seven.
teen 90 IN Bitely's addition to the village of
LAYTON according to the recorded plat thereof
ana sad execution having been to me deliver
ed, therefore, shall expose for sale the above
described Real Estate at public vendue to the
highest bidder on Monday, the Both day OF
december \. ID. 1872, at one O'Clock D. m. ~
said day, at the front door of the Court HonSe
In the village OF Paw Paw, in SAID Conntv
DH'eu IlN ~ IA, 1872 920t7.
ELAN l.. WARNER, Deputy Sheriff.
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MOhIGAiE SALE.-Default hay1ng beeu
Lu9ue ~ me conditions OF q certain MORTGAGE
S"heIeoY tae power therein cOntalns1 to selI
HAS De-0ne operative). male aud oxecutad by
james stewart aud Abigail Stewart,to John n
Lay, winch Mortgage bears date the 2gfh dav
OF November, 1871, and which was d1lv re-
Soiled IN the Office OF the Register of Deeds
LOT JAe COUNTY Of Van Buren,. on the 3Oth OF
November, ISL in Liber OF MORTGAGES ON
page 2o5 and watch said Mortgage was fastened
pF tald John j Ray ;3 Sirenus Cole on the 2d
oas @. PM winch assignment was duly
rec ~ la -.-e Cd. O. he Register o. Deeds
Aoi ,.' 'JLLty o. '4l Buren,, on the Dist day
o. November 1872, Ia Liber OF Mortgages on
rage l9t, upou which MORTGAGE there is c7sImod
I'd 20 cle sc TIC date Of TINS notice the sum of
hundred aad fifty-four dollars and fifteen
LIS and Do Flit or proceedings at law having
--ai instituted to recover the whole or any
AZ. tlarooi, Notice Is therefore HEREBY given
si.s a-la IaottSaged premises will be sold at
ol h' auction to the highest bidder, at the
ron door OF the Court House III the village Of
law Jaw, on Tuesday, tho 4th dav OF March
1910, at AZ O'Clock IN, to satisfy the amount
due on said mortgage at this date, with ten per
cent interest thereon. and costs OF foreclose-
ure together with an Attorneys fec OF ten dol
lars covenented for therein. to-wit: the
same being In the county o. Van Buren, and
state on Michigan, described a. the north half
OF tue east half OF the east half OF the south
west quarter OF section twonty-nine coy
township Two (2D south Of range sixteen (16)
west, containing twenty COO acres, more or
less, according to the U. S. Survey.
Dated Dec. 3, 1872 923tI3
SIRENUs COLE, Assignee
y. \. HAMILTON, st. Joseph, Mich. Atty for
Assignee.
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Set The GSait En- Motion,

and relying upon my past experience and pres
ent knowledge IN the buslness and the good
setse of discerning public for my future
veal or woe. 1t will be my purpose this Fail
to exhibit large attractive and commanding
stock of Goods, such as will suit the spicial
wants of the trade and to dispose of them in
every instance IN such manner as will reflect
credit upon myself
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hDMINlSlRArORS SALE.-Notice il here.
by given that / Will sell at the south front door
OF Tie Town House, IN the village of Decatur.
hlchigan' e ten llO) O'Clock s.. M. OF the sew
euteenth 40 day OF January, 4. ID. IS73 all
tbe right, title and interest OF Henry I. White
deceased, TO and IN tho following DESCRIBED
lands viz: That tract Of land situated in the
county OF Van Buren,, Michigan. known and de-
scrlbed as follows, commencing at the north
west corner Of the south half of the sontb-
west quarter OF section seventeen. and running
south along the section line of said section
sixty (6O) rods, thence east at right angles to
SAID line forty S4O) rods, thence north at right
angles sixty 600 rods, thence west AZ r1ebt
angles forty (iO) rods to tho place of beginning.
said land being part of the said southwest
quarter OF SAID section IL, town south OF
range Ia west. Said sale is made pursuant to a
license OF the Probate Court OF Van Buren,
County, bearing date july 9Th 1872.
- JULIA WHITE,
'<St' administrator.
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SHERIFF'S SALE Calvert Lithographlng
Co vs.. Lyman T. Moore. State OF Michigan,
Van Buren, County s-By virtue OF AZ exc
cution issued ont OF and under the seal of the
Circuit Court for the County OF Van 3uren,
directed to the Sheriff OF said County, aud to
me delivered, l have this thirteenth day
of November A. ID. 1872, levied upon all the
rights, title and interest Of Lyman L. Moore,
said defendant IN said execution, in and to
the following described lands and Real Estate
situated and being in the County of Van Blu
rem and State of Michigan, to-wit: Lots num-
Der one, % two, p three, 90 ten, 10) and
eleven, az in the Union addition to the vii,
lage OF Lawton according to the recorded
plat thereof, which | shall expose for sale at
public vendue to the highest bidder on Satur-
day the Fifth day OF January, A. ID.
1873, at one O'CLOCK p. m. OF said day, at the
front door of the Court House, In the village
of Paw Paw. in said County.
Dated thus thirteenth day OF November, 1872
920t7 ELAN l.. WARNER, Deputy Sheriff.
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RENO VAL!

MRS. l.. A. O. JOHNSON.
Would respectfully inform her customers and
the ladies generally, that she has removed 10
Gremps street, at the terminus of Paw Paw st .
opposite the residence OF J. W. Ball where she
is permanently located. She will be happy 10
see those wishing DRESS MAILING, pINKING.
STAMPING etc. Patterns o. the latest STYLES
for Suits. Hair Work. Switches. Curls. Frz-
cites, and Hair Jewelry done 10 order on rea-
sonabe terms. Having many Yeats received
40 liberal share OF patronage would still soc-
1t continuance o. the same. with many thanks
Paw Paw, May IL. 1872. so
FOR SAFE.
Two Billiard Tables aud fixtures together
with lot Of fine pictures. They may De seen
at the rooms over Dodge & Wleve store The
tables are in good order and will he sold at a
bargain. 90lm3. john VWN. ". LYLE
GLOVER HULLER For SALE with or
without horse power. viii be sod Cheap and
on terms to SUIT purchaser. inquire oi r \.
gANE, Paw Paw, Mich. "lit3~
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Well, Mr.. Jones :" said neighbor Brown.
I'll start this very day for town.
And get PAIR Of Boots for me.
And also shoe my family.
80 Bill you go and harness Doll.
And straight to town Will 60 by col,
And stop in front OF SMITHS Store
Where the Boots hang DER the door.
Bill always does what father tells.
lie harnessed Dol and pat on Bells,
Aud in they piled young ones and all,
Crack went the whip and Off went Doll.
Doll had been living on high feed.
And started at her fastest speed,
Aud took Brown aud ms family straight.
To Paw Paw at two-forty gait,
Who. Whoa OLD Doh, Blll erred out when
They so, 10 Main Street, Number Ten.
Aud out they jumped IN front the door,
OF Foo; Smiths Mammoth Store.
l2 they went with an awful swell,
Good morning, hope to lind you well,
said Brown as he anG HE young drove
Advanced to warm them at the stove.
lily neiehbor Jones brought me tho news
How cheap you sold Jour Boots aud Shoes,
20 resolved to come and buy
Ofyoumy winters fun supply.
To shoe the tribe, Smith began,
Beginning first with the old man
And then the young Browns little feet.
Were shod and fitted all cornnlate
The news soon spread the county round.
That just the place at length was found
Where men could save fifty per cent.
On every dollar that they spent.
Remember where You can boy Coats
Thread for cts. spool
Respectfully, Yours,
Il. SMITH & 20
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My Mind is Made up

is to be the weapon used. And through the
instrumentality OF this and the enterprise Of
the never-tirlng hand OF It's principal. the work
has been commenced and shall be carried on
upon magnificent scale, beyond peradventure
to mistake. Having the requisite facilities at
hand which are particularly desirable at the
present day, to compete with an establishment
like this and 80 much needed by the man OF
with every possible advantage at
my command, not even pebble to obstruct or
to mar my course, once more
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MORTGAGE SALE.-Default having been
made IN the conditions OF certain Mortgage
whereby the power therein contained 10 sell has
become operative executed by CLANCY A. Eaton
County, IN the State Of Michigan. TO Charles
Davenport OF the State OF New forA, bearing
date the Twenty seventh day OF April, A. ID.
eighteen hundred and sixty nine, and recorded
in the Office OF the Register or Deeds. for the
Comfy OF Van Buren,, in SAID state OF Micnl-
gan, on the Twenty-uinth day or April, A. ID.
eighteen hundred and slxty-nine, In Llber
OF Mortgages on page 1876, upon which Mort
gage there IL claimed to be due. at the date OF
this notice the sum of two hundred and seven
ty-tive dollars and twenty cents (S215,2O,) and
no suit or proceedings at law, having been IN
stituted to recover any part thereon, Notice is
therefore hereby given, that on Tuesday, the
fourteenth day OF January. next, at eleven
O'Clock in the forenoon. | shall sell at public
auction. 10 the highest bidder, sale TO take
place at the front door OF the Van Buren, Coun-
ty Circuit Court House, in the Village or Paw
Paw, the promises described IN SAID Mortgage,
or so much thereof as shall be necessary TO
satisfy the amount due on such Mortgage,
with ten per cent interest, and legal costs to-
gesher with an Attorney fee OF Fifty Dollars,
coveuanted for therein. that IS to say, the fol-
lowing piece or parcel OF land, situated IN
Van buren, County, in the state OF Michigan,
viz: The northeast quarter OF the northeast
ship one %. south OF range sixteen (l6) west,
containing forty acres more or less.
Dated, Kalamazoo, October 18th, a. d. 1872
9l6tl3. CHARLES DAVENPORT, Mortgage.
r. az. ID. BURNS, Att'ys for Mortgage.
SHERIFF'S SALE. -Barbary nu Nalleau.
VS.. Joseph L. VaIleau.-State OF Michigan, Van
Buren, County, ss.-By virtue OF an execution
issued out of and under the seal OF the Circuit
Court for the County OF Van Buren,, directed
TO the Sheriff OF SAID County, and to me de-
livered. L have this thirteenth day OF Novem-
Der A. d. 1872, levied upon all the right, title
and nteres. OF Joseph +. Valleau, said de-
fendant IN said execution, in and to the fol-
lowing described lands and Real Estate situat
ed and being in the County OF Van Buren, and
State OF Mchigtn, to-wit: The northwest
quarter of the northwest quarter OF section
ten Q0) in township number two (2) south,
range number fourteen (l4) west, which
shall expose Tor sale at public vendue 10 the
highest bidder, on Monday the thrteth day
OF December \. D. 1872 at one O'Clock p. m,
OF SAID day, at the front door OF the Court
House. III the village of Paw Paw, in said
County.
Dated November -. 1872 920t7.
ELAN l.. WARNER, Deputy Sheriff.
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w l. Il BIS
VEGETABLE
WORM CONNECTIONS


Worms They arc pleasant - the tasic and any ohIIi
VIII take them Ifyour child has Worms You will mo-
Eco that the appetite Is dcWn-ed and yarahe, oitcn
than ordinarily vOracious There IL picking ~
no nose hiccough disturbed or starting in The scrp,
gtndng Of the teeth and bowels costive. Inc chd ~
snmetimes very pale, and again flushed 1hese arc only
Nv OF the symptoms Of Worms, which. iflen Without
- and irelnently feyers. To the Morms, uI
Vshis Vegetable Worm Confessions
" Sold hy OIL dealers in Medicine AT 25 Cents
. "A Wholesale by c. Y WEBB BRs., Drue-1sss.
PyFxtetors, Jackson, Michigan, ard FARIANp VIII,
ILksIs & CO., Dctrgt
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Which from its infancy has been under my
special guardianship and IN part the object
of my care. In conclusion the undersigned
would beg to say that the magnitude Of the
stock and the assortment Of goods now offered
for inspection and sale at this establishment, is
without a precedent and beyond parallel IN
the annals of the
Rsetaii Dry Goods EradF.
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Before the close Of the present season, !
shall offer large invoices o. desirable goods
and intend and promise 70 have TIE prices in
all cases a shade lower than any other estab-
lshment.
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RICH WITHOUT MoNEY Many man
is rich without money. Thousands of
men with nothing IN their pockets, and
thousands without even . pocket, are
rich A man born with a good sound
constitution, q good stomach, a good
heart, and good limbs, and pretty good
head piece, is rich. Good bones are bet-
han gold; tough muscles than silver, ;
aud nerves that fash fire and carry ener
~ to every function, are better than
houses and land. 1t is better than a
landed estate to have the right kind of y
father and mother Good breeds and
bad breads exist among men AS really as
among herds and horses. Education may
do much to check evil tendencies or to
develop good ones; but it is a great
| thing to Inherit the right proportion Of
| faculties TO start witt. The man is rich
who has a good isposition-who is nat
uraliy kind, patient, cheerful, hopeful,
and who has flavor Of wit and fun in his
composition. The hardest thing TO get
along with in this life, is mans OWE
self A cross, selfish fellow-a despond
ing and complaining fellows ti.Aid and
care burdened lnan-thesc are all bora
detormed on the inside. Their feet do
not limp, but their thoughts do.
Il
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SCIENTIFIC AIDS TO SwIMMING.--A
French inventor has patented an appara
tus for swimmers, but we think that any
frog might bring an action against the
man for Infringement of a devise secured
To the batrachians by endo Wment of ma.
ture. For the hands he has large mem
branous fin, which is held liz its place by
Loops passing over the fingers and strap
around the wrists. The surface presen.
ted to the water by these fns is 90 large
as to add greatly to the effectiveness Of
the strokes of the arm, but pot so large
as 70 exhaust the muscular power. Their
eft CT is to reduce very much the effort
required to swim with out them.
But the greatest ingenuity is displayed
lii the form and fitness of the fins for the
legs, which are attached to the ankles,
and are so formed that they act upon the
water, both In the movement of the legs
together and throwing them back. They
act so finely in threading water" as swim
mers call it. that one can really walk, if
~ on the water, at least in it,. rrl
The difference berween swimming with
this apparatus and without tits verymnch
like the difference between rowing boat
with the handle and the blade of an oar
ne old swimmer has no trouble In using
the fms at first trial, and is surprised to
tiod with what strength he can swim
without exhaustion. He easily swims
twice as fast with the apparatus IS with
| out IT, and he can sustain himself fol
hours upon the water, er swim miles with
it--Bosto~ Journal Of Chemistry.
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THR AUSTRIAN NAvY.-For some year.
past the navy of Austria has not been such !
favorite with the educated classes of that
country ash once was. and so many old
officers have left the service that at present
the old personnel is but % per cent. OF uha
1t WIS in 1854, the remainder being all new
men. Its marine force consists OF 48 shIpe
earring 434 guns. Four OF these vessels arc
ironclad casemated boats, four are trans
porte, one torpedo vessels, two yachts two
practice briggs, one floating workshop, two
transport schoouers, and four unarmed steam
ers. There are 800 officers in active service.
48 on land service, e ciergymen. 60 surgeons.
60 engineers, ID theoretical teachers. 5 by..
geographic officers, auditors, and 279 war,
rant oficers-044 in all.
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How FIRES TAKE PLACE.-Rats have
an unaccountable fondness for the fond
ness for the taste of phosphorus, and tn
this fact may be attributed the origin o.
many mysterious fires. These rodents
build their nests of inhammable material
and take to them any stray matches they
may find lying around loose This &C
complished, they undertake to crafty
their appetites by nibbling the coated
ends of the matches, which are at once
ignited, when the nest is set in blaze
and the destruction Of the house, or per
hsps the ship which contains them, fol
lows.