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The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-08-17

A Trl,a Mixed.

Oar telegraph editor got on sym,
motrical druub on the night -. tho
arrival OF Junbo in this country.
which 1t Vs. b. Jeuor1. "u 'vns
about tho same umc the ,,'r.ous
ln,lnw Nj 3,gie James, b.. WEES
shot. Tho u,at morning ,'0..h
wac SGIlayJ 'ho editor and saN..r.2-
crs to tho N,"s were Lor,lei a.,
seeing the following appear od!tJri e
ally in the paper
''As we % 10 press we learn. with
mingled feelings of brandy and su-
gar, that James Jamho the uotori-
ous Missouri ouLiaw, wac shot dead
by hIs keeper wLi!o ane.ing a picture
he bad jnaL tascu oat ofLis trunk,
Jumbo is reported to have shot
foity-six men during bis reign o'
terror, and the London geological
Garden ouly consented to part with
him at the most earnest solicitation
OF a mob who wanted TO bang him
over IN n schooner, whore ho is now
stretchoa on bier
srSlas-ssy-sspsss.s--sDs
| Garden susa i Seeding ovor the
back fence.
How can a ra,c ricce Of acting be
well doneI
Where tlore's Il viii there's way
Ito contest it.
i match Wien all the old
folks arc willing.
Clorgymen pretend to discourage
lying aud yet so ahead and RsF wo
men their ages.
II is said that walls have cars,
Therefore don't trust them. They
are two-iaced things.
A littlo boy, proud of has jackets
informed bis sister that ho was six
baton kid.
THE parting giVes me pain, a
tho man said when Le had n trouble
some tooth extracted.
If yuu are SO terribly nervous thai
every stupid thing you see frighten'
you, avoid the looking glass,
A lawyer in Ohio has been debar
red from stealing sheep. He egar
bic criminal career by aeecing th'
lambs.
Hint to bousekeepers-Koths nev
or attack furs wrapped in Con'
gressiopal record. The latter kill
tleu, at sight.
Il Philadelphia youth, who II
Iona piug 10 play tho coruet, cauno
nnde.nIsnI why pe"ple WI, be s'
catches. !iali 4 t.r.cn STRAY ballet
gss, ,A.a..t, 2Ilnopgh lis sin
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-08-17
'efE'sIkS.

| will NAH tire-' tho reco,pt fnr simple
Vegetable iiptW that viii remove Ter,
Frrcki-s, Plml l'ics and tiotrhss, leaving
tho skin soft, clear and beautiful also in,tIuo'
tiDDs tor producing luxnriant gr0wth OF hair
on bald bead OF smooth face. Address IN
closiHg SO. stamp. BIN NANDELf CO., "
karcley 81. n, i,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-18

Don't live on the shady side of the
street; flowers need sun. Don't live in
the midst OF gloomy and dark surround
ings; you cannot afford it economic in
some other way. Don't live in a room
with bare walls. Chromos, heliotypes,
wood-cuts and prints are all cheap, and
for frames you may make them of straws
or "splits." A cross made beautiful
with twining tendrils Of crimson wood
bine may suggest that other cross, on
which the hopes OF men are placed. A
picture of clasped hands and raised eyes
will suggest the All-Father, who hears
our supp!ications. Pictures of sunset
sky, running brook and waving mead
ow-land, lead us away into the fresh,
still country, even though the sound of
drays and railway whistles and street.
Car tinkling bells be in our ears. If pos
sible do not have home without music !;
let it soften and mellow the home-life
and hold young hearts together.
Don't read books and papers which
suggest thoughts you would not utter.
They stain the soul; they burn the heart.
Can you thrust your hand into SCOT and
bring it out white and clean Can you
bluHo YOUR ClObncS anu uob udto but
smell of fire. on your garments Beware
of books which are suggestive Of evil,
though they be clothed in the purple and
gold of fine language. Don't watch for
dishonesty and evil intention in those
around. Hold every man honest until
proved otherwise. Thus believing in
others, you will draw out of them their
best, for men, ordinarily, are their best
to those who believe in them. Also keep
yoar heart young and green by faith in
your fellow-nan. Don't forsake your
church, even though its privileges are
poor. Sermons will be helpful influences
in your life. You may only carry away
q single sentence OF sermon, thus !:
"Make the best of yourself" The
sound, too, of music will help to drive
away the evil spirit of your soul, and
raise you into higher atmosphere !;
nearer to truth and to God. Don't live
your life alone, without forming friend
ships and love your nature needs love,
you were made for it, and other natures
need you. You are robbing yourself,
you are robbing others, if you live like q
hermit. Therefore 60 out into Gods
world and live your life out for others
Youths Companion.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-18

One who has been upon the river can
not help observing the world of giant
power displayed by this stream as it
goes whirling along in its mad career.
Let man try to ford the stream near
this place where the water is no more
than four feet deep and appears to run
very quietly. The stones will roll un-
der his feet, the water will roar around
his body, and If he does not pro iced
with the utmost caution one is almost
certain OF being swept away. If one
hundredth of the amount of power along
this river were used there would be mills
and factories at every mile. A practical
machinist tells us, what we have long
believed, that current wheels could be
profitably used here. There is never
any ice in the river, and the only draw
back to this is the running of logs,
which lasts from some time III the winter
until the end of June. Wheels simply
moored in the scream and turned by the
force of the current could be constructed
at trifing expense, and as the river is
over 100 feet wide, while the current
tends strongly to one side, it is not i'm
probable that side booms could be so
constructed as to keep running timber
and logs from the wheel Mt all times. A
surface velocity of twenty-five feet per
second could be given to n current wheel
almost anywhere. and there is practically
no limit to the number that might be
used without interfering. The attention
of machine and mill men is in these
days so much drawn toward steam as a
motor that the giant forces running wild
in our rivers do not get their share of
attention, but we believe the time is not
far distant when the Au Sable will be
utilized for mechanical purposes. -Nioe
Mail
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-18

Charley Charley I" called Ella to
her younger brother; "don't go among
those briers; come over here in the
garden !"
"Ho ! stay in the garden who wants
to stay in the garden ?" answered Master
Charley, with great contempt. ~
guess you think I'm girl to want to
play where's it's all smooth and every
thing. Ho |"
"That's motif, Charley, but you know
we both have on our good clothes, and
we must be ready to run quick when
we hear the carriage drive up TO the
gate with Aunt May and Cousin Harry
and Alice"
81 know that as we'll as you do"
said Charley. pushing his way through
the hedge as he spoke. "Girls aren't
good for anything but to sit and sew.
1 mean to have some fun. I mean to
cl-"
Ella felt like giving some angry an
swer, but she checked herself and went
on with her sewing as she sat under the
big tree, and wondering what had made
Charley break OF his sentence 80 sud.
denly.
ella, Ella |" cried pitiful voice at
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-18
The Chameleon.

Among the tree lizards, or those which
rarely crawl on the ground and never
enter the water, the chameleon is the
most noticeable. This singular reptile
has long been famous for its power OF
changing its color, property, however,
which has been greatly exaggerated. AL
though all lizards are torpid, some of
them are quite capable of great activity
at certain seasons, but the chameleon is
sluggish in the extreme, being the very
sloth among reptiles.
When it moves along the branch on
which it is clinging the reptile first raises
one foot very slowly indeed, and will
sometimes remain with its foot in air
for considerable time, as if it had gone
to sleep in the interim. 1t then puts the
foot slowly forward, and takes q good
grasp of the branch. Having satisfied
itself that it is firmly secured it leisurely
unwinds its tail, which has been tightly
twisted around the branch, shifts it
little forward, coils it around again, and
then rests for while. With the same
slow precaution each foot is lifted for
ward and advanced, the movement be-
ing only little faster than the hour
hand of watch.
The chameleon's food consists of in
sects, mostly of flies, and, like many
other reptiles, it is able to go for mouths
without food fact which gives rise to
the belief that the chameleon lived on
the air. To Judge by externals, there
never was All animal less fitted than the
chameleon for capturing anything as
active as fly, and yet we shall see that
h. = a~s,,D,~a1 Cor <hsa
pose. The tongue is the instrument by
which the fly is captured, being first de-
liberately aimed, like billiard player
aiming a stroke with his cue, and then
darted out with singular velocity. This
member is very muscular and is fur
nished at the tip with kind of viscid
secretion which causes the fly to adhere
to it. It's mouth is we'll furnished with
teeth, which are set firmly into its jaw,
and enable it to bruise the insects after
getting them into its mouth by means of
the tongue.
The eyes have most singular appear
ance, and are worked quite independ-
emily of each other, one rolling back
ward, while the other is directed forward
or upward. There is not the least spark
of expression in the eye of the cham leon,
which looks about as intellectual as q
green pea with dot of ink upon it.
In speaking of the changes of color I'D
the chameleon, Mr.. Wood, the writer on
natural history, says Il kept a chance
leon for long time. and carefully
watched its changes of color. Its
primary hue was gray-black, but other
colors were constantly passing over its
body. Sometimes it would be striped
like zebra with light yellow, or covered
with circular yellow spots. Sometimes
it was all chestnut and black like leop.
ard, and sometimes it was brilliant green.
Sometimes it would be grey, covered
with black spots and once, when it was
sitting on branch, it took the hue of
the autuplnal leaves so exactly that it
could scarcely be distinguished from
Them"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-18

last, "come help mel I'm getting all
torn. Ooh |"
Sure enough, Charley was getting all
torn; some big thorns had caught his
new trousers, and the harder he strug-
gled the worse matters became.
"Hold still, dear" said Ella, at
can't help You while you kick SO. There
now you're free. Oh Charley /"
Charley, clapping his hand to his
trousers, knew we'll enough what Elias
"Ohl" meant. 1t meant a great big
tear In his new clothes, two cousins
coming to spend the day, and poor
little boy sobbing in the nursery until
the nurse would stop scolding and make
him fit to go down and see the COM
pany. The very thought of oil this mis-
cry made him cry.
"Oh they'll be here in minute
hoo-hoo !" he sobbed; "whst shall l
do ?"
"Why, stand still, that's ALL" said
Ella, hastily threading her needle with q
long, black thread "stand just so,
dear, till / mend it"
Mend it !" cried Master Charles, de-
lighted. 80 Ella! Wa you?"
Certainly l will, she answered very
gently, at the same time beginning to
draw the edges of the tear together !;
"you know girls are not good for any
thing but to sit and sew"
go Ella didn't say that"
81 think you did, Charley"
"Not e1actty that, guess. 1t was
awful mean, il did. Oh, hurry hear
the carriage"
DO be quiet, you little wriggler |"
laughed his sister, hastily finishing the
work as well as she could, so that Char
ley III moment looked quite fine again.
There we'll get to tho gate before
they turn into the lane, after ALL"
Charley held Elias hand more tightly
than usual as they ran toward the gate
together. Ella noticed it, and stopped
to kiss him.
:" I'm sorry spoke So" he painted,
kissing her again right heartily. "Does
it show?"
"Not a bit you weuldnt know any
thing had happened. Hurrah here
they arei"
"Hurrah Howdy do, everybody"
shouted Charley.-Joel Stacy, in ST.
Nicholas.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-18
Tipping His Wife Ont.

The women of the lower and middle
classes of Wales are noted for their lnde-
pendence and the tenacity with which
they hold to their own ways. Mr.. Writ
Sykes, in his book on "Old South
Wales" gives an illustration of the per-
tinacity with which married woman
strove to retain her reputation of being
"the better man of the house."
A middle-aged and thrifty couple were
OF one mind as to their frugality and in
dustry, but constantly at loggerheads as
to who should be master. One evening,
when the domestic storm had become
too severe for the husband to endure, he
shut himself up in the stable in order to
escape his wife's tongue.
His intention was to remain there
alone until two o'clock in the morning.
when it would be time for him to start
with his horse and cart for the market
town. His wife, anticipating his pur-
pose, hid herself under the straw in the
cart.
When the man was well out on the
road his wife popped mp from the straw
and began her "Caudle lecture" at the
exact point where it had been broken
off by his retreat to the stable. For a
moment he was dazed by the unwelcome
apparition. But recovering himself he
executed flank movement which eman-
cipated him from her strategy.
Pulling out the pin, he tipped the
cart, and the voluble woman was shot
out into the road with her unfinished
lecture. Whipping up his horse, the
triumphant but ungallant husband went
rafting down the road, leaving his per-
sistent wife to get home as best she
could.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-18

THE grave of Sargent s. Prentiss is
in among the decaying ruins of an old
family burying ground two miles east
of the center of Natchez. A plain up
right slab bears this simple record:
Sargent s. Prentiss. Born in Port
land, Me. Died in Natchez, Miss. !"
The propriety of erecting more endur-
ing and imposing memorial has been
suggested by some of the countless adj
mirers of Mr.. Prentiss.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-18

Beside those tabulated above, the fol-
lowing-named diseases were reported
each by one observer Diabetes, Bright's
disease, chorea and membranous Group.
For the week ending Aug. 5, 1882,
the reports indicate that cholera NOR
bus, cholera infantum and diarrhea con :
siderably increased that puerperal
fever increased, and that tonsilitis and
whooping- cough decreased in area of
prevalence.
At the State Capitol, during the
week ending Aug. 5, the prevailing
winds were southeast; and, compared
with the preceding week, The average
temperature was slightly lower, but
still high, and the extreme moisture of
the air prevented ordinary loss of bodily
heat by evaporation, the average rela-
tive and the average absolute humidity
was considerably more, the average day
ozone was much less.
1t thus appears that the increased
prevalence of cholera morbus, cholera
infantum and diarrhea was coincident
with a high temperature, great in
crease in relative and in absolute hu-
Nudity; also, with a low atmospheric
pressure, and considerable reduction
in the day ozone.
Including reports by regular OBJ
servers and by others, diphtheria was
reported present during the week end
ing Aug. 5, and since, at 20 places,
scarlet fever at 8 places, measles at
IL places and smallpox ut II places, as
follows In Deerfeld township, Lapeer
county, July 30; at Lansing Zone case,
convalescenD, July 81; In Crystal
township, Montcalm county -four
cases), Aug. 1; in Rapid River town.
ship, Kalkaska county -four cases); in
Orange, in Sebews, in Dandy, Ionia
county, and in Marcelona township,
Antrim county (three cases), Aug.
3; at Mt. Morris, Genesee county Zone
case, convalescenD, Aug. 4; at Detroit
three cases., Flint and Portland Zone
case), Aug. 5; in Walker township, Aug.
Z; at Grand Rapids, Aug. 9; at Clio,
Genesee county; in Ionia township, and
near Carson City, Montcalm county,
Aug. 10. HENRY b. BAKER.
Secretary.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-18
MICHIGAN AFFAIRS.
Michigan as a state.

The Chicago Inter Ocean voices the
facts. as seen and recognized by the peo-
pie of the metropolis of Illinois, when il
says that I" Michigan is not State to be
sneezed at as land of big fires, malaria
and mosquitoes. She last year, accord
ing to statistics, turned out 1880. 900
tons of iron ore. $1,000, 600 bushels of
salt, 1000, 900, 900 feet OF lumber, more
copper and more charcoal than any other
State in the Union. and as rich Stores Of
minerals and timber as any, and the
coming decade will see her take a long
stride to the front. Chicago is as deeply
interested in the prosperity of Michigan
as in Illinois, and millions of her capital
are invested in developing the wealth Of
her mines and forests
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-18

HE recent death of Richard Baxter
Bridgeman, at South Amherst, Mass,
says the Springfield Republican, caused
the first break in remarkable family.
His wife was one of a family of seven
daughters and two sons, all OF whom
were born in the some room, all the
daughters also being married in the
room in which they were born. OF these
nine children, with their husbands and
wives, who are scattered through the
country from Massachusetts to Mis-
souri,, none have died until the death of
Mr.. Bridgman, although the first child
was married forty-six years ago. The
mother of these children, Mrs. Judith
Nutting, is now living in her 96th year,
and has seen no death in her immediate
family since that of her husband, forty
FIVE years ago. Probably few, if any,
families in the country could show such
a remarkable record.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-18

n nIo0 u<eoSOme
A naughty little city boy was taken TO farm
To spend the summer holidays, away from heat and
harm;
Where he could roll upon the grass, or chase tho
little chicks,
Or tease the pigsies In the pen by pokins them with
sticks.
To pull the peacocks feathers out to him was lots Of
fun;
The geese stretched out their necks and hissed and
made him turn and run:
He didn't dare to plague the dog, for fear that he
would bite;
But he was in all sorts of scrapo., from morning
One day no climbed ohorry-trcc that In tho garden
grew,
Because Il was the very hing he'd boon told not
To do;
The cherries they were rcd and ripe, and tasted
very sweet
That naughty boy he swallowed them fast he
could eat.
But when he'd eaten nil he could, aud scrambled
down again,
He sat upon the ground, and soon began To scream
with pan
And when at last the doctor came he very grimly
said,
solve him dose of castor-oii, and put him right
" 1t isn't NICE" said his mamma, "to lie in bed all
hope twill be lesson, Tom, and teach you to
Tom promised solcmnly no more that cherry tree
to climb;
And his mamma was very sure he meant it-at the
time.
-Harper's Young People.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-18

A FEW days ago, while lady who re-
sides near Chattanooga, Tenn, but across
the Georgia line, was at work in her
garden, she discovered something spark
ling in the underground, and on closer
examination discovered that it was an
English sovereign. She continued her
investigations, and soon collected forty.
which were strewn promiscuously in that
locality. They are all dated between the
years 1920 and 1927. Their presence
there is deep mystery.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-18

The Spiritualists have turned their at
tention to the East as likely recruiting
ground, and are trying to seduce the
Hindoo into their ranks. But the Hin
doc, under the influence of the English,
has become acute and intelligent. AT a
seance given at Calcutta few weeks ago
a Bengalese gentleman completely upset
the Spiritualist who presided over the
entertainment. In the course OF the
proceedings he was touched on the nose
by being said to be from the other
world, and represented to be his father.
mo" he replied, "that cannot be. My
father never washed himself, and the
spirits hand smells of SOAP"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-18
ODium slaves.

One of the most eminent of German
medical men is reported as saying that
there are not less, probably, than 10000
persons in Germany who have become
slaves to the habitof hypoderrnically in
jecting morphine. There are many who
take as much as eighteen injections every
day. Some have hardly square inch
of skin on their bodies which is not
marked by scars produced by this pract-
ice. Slaves of this habit are even more
hopelessly enchanted than those who
take opium in other ways, and it is
speedier destruction.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-18

THE July reports of the twenty-five
savings banks of New York city show
that there are on deposit in those banks
the large sum of $219, All. 467.50, the
total resources of the banks being 1884,
57s. 65S. sc. The number of open ac-
counts is 566, 1913, showing an average
deposit on each account of nearly S4OO.
During the last six months GA, 121 &C
counts were opened and 47,04O closed,
showing net increase in the number of
accounts of 17,0S1. The deposits re-
ceived during the six months aggregated
1876, 5S7, $4,000, and the Withdrawals
S32, 147, 2Sl.27, showing net increase
in deposits of "a, 440, $50. Oh.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-18

THERE is noticeable disposition just
now to wage war on the tobacco habit
among boys. The Philadelphia Times
has been crnssding against the use OF
cigarettes, and claims to discover a
din,inution in the local sales of these
denominations. 1t has printed revolving
revelations Of the way the paper rolls are
often filed with refuse stubs which ar,
collected in cities, and insists upon tn,
truth OF its discoveries. The use of to-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-18

QUEBEC society is sup in arms" be-
cause lady dentist has opened rooms in
that city for the practice of her pro-
fession. The press denounces her as
pursuing an unwomanly vocation, and
the clergy of certain of the churches
have warned their parishioner' against
patronizing her. If she ministered to
the fashionable follies of the Quebec
ladies she would undoubtedly be well
come. So she would, probably, If she
consented to be burden on somebody.
But because she proposed to earn an
honest livelihood in thoroughly honor
able way she is not to he tolerated. Que
bee is too far behind the age for any
talk about annexation. She should be
civilized first.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-18

AN important journey was recently
made by DIR. Regel, German traveller,
in Darwaz. All students of Central
Asian geography know of the interest
which centers in this most inaccessible
cradle of the Aryan race. DIR. Regel
testifes to the fact that the Tadiiks of
Darwaz are of pure Aryan type; their
hair, sometimes dark, sometimes fair, is
rarely shorn, and they wear short
dress. The women go about unveiled,
and marry by consent, and their cast OF
features is, cnriously enough, both Eu-
ropean and gypsy-like. Their dwell
ings are built with stone and mortar,
and their national melodies are like
those of Europe. These are curious
evidences of the Aryan nationality which
still fingers in this secluded tract.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-18

Reports to the State Board of Health,
Lansing, by seventy-three observers OF
diseases in different parts of the State,
show causes of sickness during the week
ending Aug. 5, 1882, as follows:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-08-18

CHARACTER is human nature in it,
best form. 1t is moral order embodied
in the individual. Men of character are
not only the conscience of society, but
in every well-governed state they are it.
best motive power for IL is moral quail
ties in the main which rule the world
Samuel Smiles.