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The Rapid telegram.

The capacity of single line of tele-
graph wire has always been limited by
the quickness of the operator. The
electricity passes from end to end of the
longest line without appreciable loss of
time
A sender of average ability can trans
nit twenty-five words q minute, or fifty
messages an hour. This being the limit
of single wire, many lines have be-
come necessary between large cities, to
provide for the constant increase In the
use of the telegraph by all classes.
A few years ago, Mr.. Edison discov-
cred and applied the quadruplex sys-
tenn. By this invention, four messages
can be sent at one time over the same
wire, two each way. AS its name implies,
it increased the carrying capacity of a
wire four-fold.
But the new system of the Rapid Tel
egraph Company Is even more wonder
full. By this method the messages are
transferred to a paper-tape which is per-
forated by a machine with q keyboard,
operated like a typewriter. Many per-
sons are kept busy ct these machines
preparing these messages. When the
tape is ready it is wound on a wheel.
Now, instead of the,operator making
each letter by successive clicks of the
telegraph key, he simply turns the
wheel, and steel points, like the nibs of
pen, trace their way over the perforat-
ed tape, ard wherever there are holes
the circuit is completed and the electric
current reports at the other end of the
line, in dots or dasheS. long or short, as
the perforation may be.
The messages are tifen translated from
the Geographic code and printed in full
10y the aid of the typewriter, ready for
delivery.
BY this invention, the capacity of a
wire is increased thirty-fOld. In min
ute 1000 words may be cent, Involving
800 pulsations second Of the electric
current. AL these improvements are in
the directianof cheap andeaicient seleg-
raply
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-06-17
The Jspanese Laborer.

In his own country the frugal Jap
lives in a house of no more than four
rooms-one for eating, sleeping and sit
ting. one for cooking, one for bathing
and one to spare. He never wears boots
nor brings mud into the house. He and
his family sit on the floor when they eat,
and take their meals at low table.
The floor of their dining and sitting
room is covered with clean, soft mats,
upon which at night cotton comforters
are spread to sleep under. Such n house
can he built and furnished for 500, and,
though cheap and small, is comfortable.
The bath, found in almost all laborers'
houses, is in daily use. BETTER than
gold is the water cold.
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1t is estimated that something between
800, 100000 and 1000, 900, 900 feet of
logs are yearly made into shingles in
this country.
Previous to 1916 the manufacture of
shingles in the United States was al
most, if not wholly, confined to the
article OF rived or :" breasted" terms
applied to shingles made 10y hand with
drawing knife, involving waste of
fully three-quarters OF all the timber
which it was intended to convert to this
use. The shingles were eighteen inches
long, one-half inch at the butt, and one
eighth inch ut the point, and were made
only from the finest pine, cedar, OF cy-
press, the latter being wholly manu-
featured In the swamps of Virginia and
other Southern States. About that date
steamed cut shingles had been intro
duced, but never attained a widespread
reputation or market, because of imper-
fections in the manufacture. Not far
from 1915 sawed shingles were intro
duced, and their claim upon public favor
was based upon the fact that coarser
timber could be utilized in their manu-
facture and the cost of the product
cheapened. They were not at first re-
ceived with favor, but have rapidly
grown in public estimation until they
have almost wholly superseded all 9th.
ers. With the cheapening of the manu-
facture and in the use of coarser timber,
hemlock was utilized for some time in the
East, but has in late years been but lit
tie used.
The single cut of the Eastern Michi-
gan and Huron shore is almost wholly
confined to an 18-inch shingle, the pro-
duct being shipped to the East and South
east, where no smaller size is salable. A
thousand feet of logs is calculated to
yield from 1000 to 5000 marketable
shingles, beside the coarser grades
which have no market value to warrant
their shipment. The cut of western
Michigan, Wisconsin and the Mississippi
district is wholly of 16-inch, for the de-
mands of the Western market and the
less-stringent inspection as to quality
enable the manufacture of from 1000 to
5000 shingles from 200 feet Of logs.
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Progress OF Christianity.

The Rev. DIR. Dorchester delivered an
address in Wesleyan Hall, Boston, on
the progress of Christianity, Papal and
Protestant, in the whole world, since
1900. Until the present century, said
the lecturer, there were no trustworthy
data of the worlds population. Prior
to 1880 1t was variously estimated from
642, 900, 600 to 1877, 100000 In 1850 it
was reckoned at 1000, 900, 600. Prof.
Schem's estimate makes tn present
of Christianity from the fourth or fifth
century up TO 1900 was confined almost
entirely to Europe. The nominal Chris
tians IN the world in the third century
numbered 5000, 900; up to the eighth
century they had increased 30, Co., 900;
in the tenth century 90, 900, 900; i'll the
fifteenth century 100000, 600; in the
last 800 years the increase has been
200, 600, 600, or as much as in the pre-
vious fifteen centuries. In 1880 there
were 4l0. 100000 nominal Christians.
In 1900 there were 80, 600, 600 Catholics.
10000, 600 Greek Christians, and no
Protestants; in 1880, l16, 900, 900 Roman
Catholics, 20, 900, 600 Greek Oh istians,
and AZ, 900, 0G0 Protestants; in 1880, the
respective numbers were POS, 200, 600,
$4,000, 900 and l13, 100000, showing an
increase of so per cent. among the Pat
pists, 26 per cent. In the Greek Church,
and 176per cent among Professionals. The
probable number Of nominal Christians
III the world in the year 2000 was esti-
mated by DR.. Dorchester at from l,200,-
600, 900 to 1850, 100000. The popula'
tons living under Christian govern
ments in 1900 numbered 100, 600, goo;
i'll 100, 155, 900, 900; 1880, 3S8, 0U0, 900;
1876, 685, 600, 900; divided as follows
Papal, Sa,000,O00 i'll 1900, 5000, 600 in
100, 1874, 100000 in 1880, 18l 600, 0O0in
1876; Greek, 100000 in 1900, 49,
600, 600 in 100, 1900, 600 in 1890, &C.,
600, 900 in 1876; Professionals, none 1900,
100000 i'll 100, 194, 600, 900 in 1S30,
408, 900, 600 in 1876 OF the 80, 100000
square miles of the earths surface 3D.
0O0, 900 are under control of Christian
governments, and 20,000,000 under Pa
gan and Mohammedan. OF the area I'M
der Christian domination, II 500, 900
square miles are ruled by Protestant
governments, $500, 900 by Roman Cath
olic, and s, 500, goo 10y the Greek Church.
But France, Italy and Mexico are III IL
transition state, and the next thirty
years will settle the question as TO which
side Is, 600, 900 people are to be counted
upon. In 1900 the Bible was printed i'll
one-ffth the languages OF the world it
is now printed in nine-tenths. Three
million bibles had been printed in 1900;
100, 900, 0U0 III from 300 to $50 languages
and dialects have since been circulated.
In the Sunday. schools in 1880 there
were 1900, 900 officers, teachers and
scholars there are now over A, 600 600.
In the Protestant foreign missions IL
1880 there were 70, 2S9 communicates !;
IN 1850, 30, 957; i'll 1880, S57, 332. Ada.
ing those ut missions not reporting, the
aggregate would probably be 100000
communicates ana 2, 800, 900 hearers and
adherents. OF the S57, 1872 communi-
cants, 663, Sl3 were formerly Pagan, and
.03, $40 Papal, Jewish, or Rationalistic.
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His UWn Son.

maiden lady of Berlin, Miss S., had
found sutton in the person of young
lawyer, who at an early hour in the
morning ran up to pay her short visit.
Scarcely had he entered the room when
n knock was heard at the door. The
young lady, not wishing to be surprised
10y some spying fair friend at so early an
hour, prevailed upon her swain to take
refuge in wardrobe, and turned the key.
Great was her terror on opening the door
of her room TO see a Sheriff walk In and
scrutinizingly glance at the furniture.
That officer had come to seize some of
her goods in order to satisfy the claim of
an impatient seamstress. The Sheriff
had fixed upon the wardrobe as the
piece of furniture best likely to cover
the demand of his claimant, and, suppos-
ing the wardrobe contained the very
dress which was the cause of his official
interference, he asked the lady to open
the same. This Miss s. declared to be
impossible. as she had lost the key. The
Sheriff smiled incredulously, and left the
room in search of a locksmith, not, how
ever, before have put his official seal on
the keyhole of the wardrobe. Scarcely
had the door closed behind the myrmidon
of justice when the prisoner, first ten
derby, then Overwhelmingly, demanded the
wardrobe to be opened, the trembling
maiden all the while imploring him to
bear the inevitable with fortltude. A
loud knock at the door announced the
return of the Sheriff. Without giving
him time to tell the locksmith as to what
was expected of him, the young lady
quickly pushed the honest workman into
the adjoining kitchen, and, with pitiful
MIN and gesture, handed the Sheriff the
key from her pocket. Making straight
for the wardrobe, that imperturbable off
Ger opened it, but started back, and, to
the discontinue of the almost-swooning
Miss S., exclaimed: Bombs and gre
nades ! Charles, my boy, how the deuce
did you get into that box ?" The situa-
ton leaving nothing to be desired in
point of comical effect, became palpably
lucid
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to American science, and closed his lecture as
follows
Show TO restore the health when broken
and how to keep the body perfect and free
from disease must ever be mans highest study.
That one Of the greatest revelations OF the
present day has been made in ascertainiI1g
the true seat OF health TO be in the kidneys
and liver, all scientists now admit
and can but feel that the discovery which
have been permitted to make, and which have
described to you, In destined to prove the great
est, best and most reliable friend to those who
suffer and long for happiness, as well as to
Doaaeas /"
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Don't Constr ain the Csildren.

Why force them to do what they dis
ike? IL is seldom that any good is
gained by such course. Why should
Your little boy be made to eat the fat 81
his meat if he loSfhes it, or anything,
ma matter what, that is repulsve TO hims
Or why make child miserable by fore
ing il Co wear articles of clothing which
It's taste does not approve, or at which
other children laugh think that little
girls suffer more from this than from
any one thing. Almost all of us have
some such memory. i know lady
whose childish lie was made wretched
for year by an obsolete old bag in
which she was forced to carry her books
10 school, and another whose mother
forced her to wear some old lace, which.
though costly. was laughed at by Il g
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-06-17

BEAcoNsFIELD is quoted as saying:
"The first duty of public man is to
despise popularity" He also quoted
the saying of Roger Bacon, That which
is approved by the vulgar is necessarily
false" But both sayings are false doc
trine in a free country. -Bu6ato E1-
7lT3SS
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ignorant children who made her world,
and declares that she actually wished
serself dead until that lace was ban
ished from her wardrobe. Ii you can
manage it, be wise, and consult your
children's tastes iii these unimportant
I'M affara
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-06-17

UNCLE SANS CONDITION POWDERS are REQ
commended by stock-owners who have used
them as the best Horse and Cattle Medicine to
he had II the animal ~ Scraggy, Spiritless, or
has no appetite, these Powders are an excel
lent remedy, and every owner Of stock will do
well TO try them. They are prepared by the
Emmert Proprietary Co., Chicago H., very
-eliable firm, and sold by ali good druggists
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-06-17

EnERTs EXTRACT OF TAR AND WILD CHERRY
has been used for twenty years, and during that
time has saved many very valuable lives. Do
not neglect q cough or cold until it is too late.
Try tins excellent remedy, and we are sure you
Coughs, and even ConsuInptives, are cured by
following the directions. Every bottle is war
ranted TO give satisfaction. Prepared by the
Emmert Proprietary Co., Chicago. Sold by
all good druggists.
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William Coughlin OF Somerville Mass, says: In the
fall OF 1876 taken with bleeding the lungs fol-
lowed by severe cough lost my appetite and flesh,
and confined TO my bed In 1877 was admitted to
the hospital The doctors said had hole in lung as
big as half dollar At one time report went around
that dead gave up hope, but friend told me OF
DIR. WILLIAM HALLS BALsAM FOR THE LUNGS. got
bottle, when, TO my SURPRISE commenced to feel bet
ter and to-day feel better than for three years past
write this hoping every a cted with diseased lungs
will take DR. WILLIAM HALLS BALsAM and be con.
yinced that CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED. can posi-
lively say IL has done good than ali the other edi
cines have taken since my sickness.
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The Pew. Joseph Cook said in Lon
don lecture that alcohol hardened the
human brain. The British Medical
Record says this betrays his lamentable
ignorance, because " il is an elementary
fact ulat, while alcohol hardens dead
cerebral substance, in life it intSrces
softeniBQ of the brain"
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The Shingle Product.

The Northeastern L,lmbernadn has
given elaborate statistics of the single
product of the Northwest, the amount of
which is something stupendous, as will
be seen in the following recapitulation of
the output for eight years, allowing
5000 shingles to each 1000 feet of logs:
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IT is fair to presume that there are to be
found but few intelligent persons in this coun-
try aud in portions Of Europe who have not
heard Of On. HoLMAN's AaUE AND LIVER PAD.
Tens OF thousands who have tried them bear
testimony to their wonderful efficacy, in Ian.
guage strong and zeal more earnest than can
be shown III behalf Of any other remedy IN ex-
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MOTHER SHIPToN's prophecy is supposedto be
about 400 years old, and every prophecy has
been fulfilled except the last-lhe end of the
world in 1881. Buy your Carboline, deodor-
lied extract of petroleum, the great natural
han restorer, before the world comes to an end
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PURE Con LIVER on made from selected
livers, on the seashore, by Caswell, Hazard Il
Co., New York. 1t il absolutely pure and
sweet. Patients who have once taken it prefer
it to all othSrs. Physicians have decided it SUI
perior to any Of the other oils in market
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Ladies'. Attention.

We want INTELLIGENT, energetic LADY agents 10
sell to ,oouen only, an article of real bygienic
merit For particulars and liberal terms, adj
dress WAGNER * Co., Chicago, Ill.
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The sales of the Frazer axle grease are in
creasing every day, because it is as good as rep
resented
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A VERY extensive trade is now done in
the manufacture and sale of French arti-
fetal pearls.
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The diamond boots and shoes are the best
Made by Rosenthal Brothers, Chicago.
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THAT White Tongue

demands immediate attention. Nothing 40
quickly regulates the system and keeps il pure
ais Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure.
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REsCUFD FROM DEATH.

II EST TRUSS ever used; descriptive circulars
free. New York Elastic Truss Co. $50 Broadway, N. Y
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d To WEEK sl2 a day at hore ea- lily made Costly
u & outfit free. Address TRUE Co. Augusta, Me
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DIG WAGES. summer and winter. Samples free
ID National Copying Co., 3OO West Mzdison-st. Chicago
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nR. HUNTER. 100 State ct, Chicago, treats sue
IL cessfully Throat and Lung Diseases by Inhalat
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@cc week In your town. Terms and IS outfit
VUV free. Address H. HAILETr Co., Port and Ne.
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or n q On per day AZ nome. Samples wosh IS free
% w WEU Address STnSsoN Co, Portland. Me
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N1lnnIEC for Dealers Medium Work Low
htII7I1iSN Prices. uhl0N CARRIAGE MF'a CO.,
DcSStSO Cincinnati. o. Catalogue FREE.
Daily Republican., 1881-08-15
The Life Of the Wicked Cnt Short.

The Rev Joseph Lane in addressing
the chi dren's meeting at Brandywine
Summit Camp, on thursday last, re.
teri ed to his early life and to the fate of
several boy. with whom he caue in
contact, in order TO show the exl 'iency
ui early piety nud the consequences OF
immortality and irreligion. In going 10
=, ,huol one Sabbath afternoon he On
cuuntrtd young lad who refused to
permit him to Gro : Il bridge, and as d
consequence h. was forced TO return
home. II. ,oid his father of the treat
IN Mt he had received, wheu he was i'll
struclGd TO fghl his way over that
bridge, but luckily the boy had disap-
Ieared Oh his return, and violence WAS
prevents.. This boy had the m'sior-
tune to he killed shortly afterwards
Another lad " i,n preferred rlde ab"ut
the country on Sunday, was about vault
ing 10 the back Of "a colt wren he Was
thrown TO the ca tn with such torce as
to produce death. Another lad, who
persisted in eoing to swim IN mil
dam, instead ofgoing to Sabbath school,
was dro sntd one Sabbath afternoon
and carried home "a corpse. Another
Young lad whom he knew in boyhood
had also gone Oan ear y grave III con e
uJ,euce oi his disODetiltnGt TO the dlVlne
command, $50 remember the Sabbath
day to keep il holy" These illustea.
lions tended to give force to his re-
marks, and we're we'll calculated to
make AN indrIIble Impression On the
minds of his y iiig helrers.
Daily Republican., 1881-08-15
The Man who WAS Mixed.

"Really, but hope you will excuse
the intrusion" said the shabby looking
n-an, AS the insurance agent looked up.
"You are excusable, sir. What did
you wish?"
"Woll, you see, Pun a bit mixed.
Was it Napoleon or Washington who
crossed the Alps?"
"NapoleOn, Of course"
''Just so--thanks. l was inclined
that way myself, but yet | knew that
Gen. Washington was always scooting
around, and he night have taken it. in
TO bis head to cross the Alps. Good
day sir"
He passed down the hall thirty feet,
and then returned and protested:
"Say don't you think it i'll of me, but
| am still mixed up-dreadfully mixed.
Will yCu answer me one more qaes-
tion?"
yes"
"Was it Nero who commanded the
sun 20 stand s1il?'
"No; it was Joshua"
Il ha an idea it was Joshua, but
didn't dare put up money On it. NerJ
was always tidIlinE around you know,
and | had dim idea that he might
have taken whaGk at the sun. Very
much obliged to You, sir.'
This time he went half way down
stair. and returned on tip.toe The
agent looked up and sharply queried.
"Well?"
"Mixed agaiu!" rleaIed hestranger.
'Say, want 70 ask you just one more
question"
eyes"
"Dll you ever leni a man dollar to
help him on his way to Columbus to see
his dying wite?'
"Nevel! you are thinking Of old Di-
ogeues. He used to shell out to every
dead beat who came along
"Mixel again, by thuHder!' - muttered
the man, and as he passed down stairs
he took great pains to SGT his teef down
on each ep like d man who had bet on
three of Aind and found flush taking
his money Free Press.
Daily Republican., 1881-08-15
THE END IS NOT YET.

Amweg says he will begin two suit,
against vii Hazletne and Fred Para
more, Que for as SAUL with iutent 10 kill
and he other lot civi damages. nth
meantime the c;tHe promises to become
a "cau,e ceithre' IN more respects than
one. A young laiy falling III love un-
der the circumstances detailed in the
narrative will not be likely to abandon
her purpose when she finds that there is
not in. in the character or family ofthe
you,lg man to which serious exception
can le AIKEN, except The disparity OF cir
cum stances. Besides, the lady is ofagH
and not without her full shnfe OF expo
rieN.e in matters ofhandling lovers, aud
may therefore rIove " "crank' on her
brothers. hands!
Daily Republican., 1881-08-15
are completed.

Itwil, Leave the y. W. 4 B. depot at a.
M, snarp. BY leaving promptly the excur.
sion will make its connections promptly and
reach T. ,e per before II q. M. Keturnir Z uhe
excursion win leave coney Island at 70 p. M,
and Jersey City at l0.55 p. IN, and will arrive
at Wilmington abOut 245 IN.
Tue III down the bay on the iron steamer
will bring the eycurs ,oIists with view 0f
the East River, the suspension bridge, Castle
Garden, Governors Island, and many other
points oi,nterel. ~ the e3cursionists step
uDon the Iron Pier they WI be greeted with
the noted Seventh Regiment Band, or New
York, and many other bands scattered over
the Island, sounding forth their bsst music "
suliyen the occasion and delight the exclir-
sionists as they move around amongst the
many places of note and interest,"
Excursiouists Wishing 10 visit Few YORK
can DO 80 and go to the Island any hour dur
iny the day from Pec !, near the North river,
or leave tue lslant for New York duripg tre
day or evening and meet the eXcdrslonlsts at
Jersey City at 10. 81. TAe excursion Ticket WILL
be good for either way without extra charge !;
also good for ride over the Elevated Eail-
way to Brighton and Manhattan, over ME
Marine halfway and back again. hy remain
ing on the Island until 10 y, m, II will give
the excursiOnists ten hours ana 30 minutes to
admire the Island, the electric lights and lis.
ten to the music from the mnny bands. By
leaving at 10 p m., the cXcursicnists have
positive assurance from the general agents Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad officials that they
will have the night of way with GEAR track
to make the run from .lerSey City to West
philadelphia in hours aud 70 minutes.
There will he NJ longer delay at west PNila-
delphia than to change the engines for the
p. W. y +. engines. Eacn passenger seat
will be numbered. with the number CT the ear.
On the .eat checks will also be tab OF dis
tances from city to village and from village
to city along the route.
ADULTS TICKETS. 81. 90.
CHILDREN, from to u yrs......... I.SO.
Tickets for sale at ,he boyk store OF .. +.
Thomas Il Co and at manv other stores.
j. l.. COOLEY. Manager
25,o,ltt kesuence. aA Market street