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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-07-20

with, ana represents the. aged and worthy ST.
JACOB, holding aloft in his hand that beacon which
will guide Alright all sailing upon the sea of life
whose waters abound with the shoals and dan
gerous places of sickness and disease. The light
1t casts is designed to show that ST. JACOBS On is
the true and trusted means of keeping the body
on its proper course, and of easing and "rghting
1t should it be unfortunately cast upon the shoals
OF rheumatism or other painful ailments. Thous-
proved the value and felt the good of this Great
German Remedy, and are glad to recommend it
In this connection Mr.. John s. Briggs, a well
known citizen Of Omaha, Neb., told a newspaper
man that he was terribly afflicted with an acute
attack of rheumatism i'll his back. The disease
which had been preying upon him for years had
drawn him out of shape. He resorted to every
remedy known TO physici ans, but found no relief
until he tried ST. JACOBS OIL, one bottle Of which
effected complete and radical cue. Another
case may justify reference:
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4 EapDy Wife.

MY dear husband. I never slept so Soundly
as do now, after using German Hop Bitters. "
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-07-20
4 VETERAN SE1M1N'S TROUBLE.

taU0F -UcCdI7, CH3odgO, III: / send You this
feeling that the information conveyed will be t
material benefit to many OF your readers orc
Government Lighthouse keeper at this point is
probably one of the oldest seamen in America
having sailed twenty-six. years on salt water
failed him and he kept the Light at Chicago until
the Government built the Gross Point Light here
when he was transferred. While seated in my
store this morning the Captain volunteered the
following written statement: " This is to certify
that have been afflicted with rheumatism for
twenty (2O} years, both in my side and limbs I
am happy 10 say that after using less than two bot
ties of the ST. JACOBS OH, am entirely free from
pain, though still imping somewhat when walk
ing, from long force fhabit. G. W BoYETOS."
Referring to the foregoing facts, might aHude to
numerous similar cases that have come to nv
notice but a word TO the wise is sufficient
JOHN GoEBEL, Pharmacist, Evanston. Ill
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Flies, reaches, ants, bugs, rats mice, sophers
cleared out by Rough on Rats" 15c.
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The New NOtre-Dame .
St. Marv's Academy

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best COnservatOres of Europe, is under charge OF
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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-10-20
Tortured with Pinchers by Burglars.

Benjamin Sturgis, a farmer, 20 years
old, lived with his family near Big Bea-
yer, Oakland county, and it has long
been supposed that he kept hoard of
money in the house. He was awakened
a few nights ago by the presence of
three masked men in his room. Before
he could make any resistance they tied
him securely to the bedpost. His wife,
a servant girl, and a boy were served in
the same way. After searching the
house and securing a small sum of
money, the burglars returned to Stur-
gis and tortured him with pair of
pinchers, in the hope that he would re-
veal TO them the place where his money
was kept. He persisted that there was
no more money in the house. They
pulled out his toe-nails by the roots and
otherwise tortured him so that he be-
came unconscious. Then they left the
house and stole a+orsc and buggy, with
which they made their escape.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-10-20

the great lakes at the international
Fish Exposition to be held next April
in London, England. Mr.. Clark ar
rived at the Griswold House yesterday
afternoon and went to Belle Isle this
morning with Dubois Knight and a
photographer to get sketches and views
of the whitefish and herring fisheries.
During the next week or two he will
visit Sandusky, Toledo, the islands OF
Lake Erie, Alpena, Mackinaw and ST.
Ignace, and fish dealers are requested
to inform him of anything connected
with the business that may escape his
observation. AMONG the views sent to
the exposition will be photographs Of
the Worthwhile hatchery, and all the va
rious stages of the process of Matching.
Fish of various ages will also be put up
in alcohol. Mr.. Clark particularly de-
sires to get the largest single trout that
can be found for exhibition. He al
ready has and-a-half-pounder, Ne
Gently caught at the Sault, but hopes to
do better before closing his collection.
Comparisons will he made between the
California and brook front, to show
how much faster the former grows.
Meanwhile steamer is being prepared
ut Washington to carry all the Ameri-
can exhibits to England. Detroit
Ne1rS
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-10-20
The Decoration OF the Grave.

The New York EUening Posts octo-
genarian merchant, Mr.. Degrauw, says
in his latest chapter of "reminiscences
II was the first person in this country,
so far as / know, to cover grave with
flowers. got the idea from some of
the British poets, who write of an old
custom in England. Having long had
a fondness for flowers (Mr. Degrauw
was for 13 years the president of the
Brooklyn horticultural society, and
keeping many of them in my garden, I
went to the grave of friend who had
been buried the day before at Hemp
stead, l.. l., and covered it with some Of
the most beautiful and fragrant varie-
ties in my possession. 1t was early one
Sunday morning, in the yard in front
of the Methodist church, and when the
hour for service approached, took my
stand near by to see the effect OF the
flowers, for no person could enter the
church from the street without passing
by the grave which had decorated. L
noticed that the family of the dead lady
were deeply affected by the tribute /
had paid. and the worshipers in general
were evidently struck by it. The news
soon spread through the village that
the grave was covered with flowers, and
hundreds of persons went to see the
sight.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-10-20

ALTHOUGH the youngest city for it's
size in the world, Chicago prides her
self on getting up the largest confa-
grafton that ever visited any city; and
she has just achieved the honor of pro-
ducing the youngest and most preco-
cious criminal that ever lived. She is
scarcely IA years old, small, delicate
refined, and with most childlike and
innocent expression. She pleaded
guilty TO fourteen indictments for burg
larry and larceny. She has been at it
for two years, committing the most
daring burglaries at night, and filling
her parents house with dress goods,
jewelry, diamonds and other articles
valued at $4,000. Eight hundred in
dictments could have been found
against her, and the story of her ex-
PLOTS and escapes would fill volume.
She goes to the House of Correction
for two years and her mother to the
penitentiary for three years and a half
but it is absurd to suppose that two
years detention in prison is going to
quench the spirit of theft and advent
ure which has thus taken hold of girl
scarcely attained to girlhood. She
will merely learn more of crime and
criminals, and, on coming out, will take
up her career with fresh zest. And in
the suburbs of Chicago boy of 8 years
deliberately shot and killed a woman in
the employ of neighbor for the crime
of drawing water from well in regard
to which there was some dispute be-
tween the families. He showed no re-
morse for his act, and seemed to think
she got no more than she deserved for
meddling with the water. And thus is
Chicago pre-eminent.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-10-20

A reputashun once broken may pos
sibly be repaired, but the world will al
wuss keep their eyes on the spot where
the krack wuz.
Avarice so parches up a mans soul,
until ut last it hangs in his body like
the pith i'll a goose quill.
Ridikule liz power just in proper
shun To the truth it contains, and never
should he used in malice, and always
by an expert.
Vie men often doubt phools never.
The bow will only bear just so much
strain before it breaks, and never
should be put to this test
If you want to find the truth ov a
thing, git at the common sense of it.
This rule haz no excepshun whatever.
You kant make child luv you by
whipping him, but you kan make him
say he duz.
One man kan take seat passibly,
two kant, and three wouldn't if they
could.
Rhetorick IL sensible speech set to
musk.
If there waz no sin in being an infdel
it is so unmanly that wonder any one
can be guilty ov it.
Satire, that amt true, hurts no one
so much as the one who uses it.
Self conceit looks we'll, and ackts
well, in % peacock
Science liz the highest order ov COM
mon sense Heavens logick, handmade
" religion, IL truth and nothing else.
Man liz a vain kritter. He konsiders
himself an excepshun to all rules, and
acks accordin.
We all ov us complain ov the dishon-
esty ov others, and yet we all ov us
cheat ourselves most numerically
every chance we git, and amt happy
unless we kant.
Self luv IL the basis ov all our faults
and vices, and ov very menny ov our
virtews, too.
Opportunities are everything. Give
me an opportunity and 1 will match
myself against all the bad lux in the
world.
No man who liz very sensitive can
long be very happy; muskeeters and
phools will keep him in hot water, if
nothing else will.
The greatest geniuses the world haz
ever had have had comparatively little
learning; they wuz born reddy made.
Silence haz won menny viktory
that otherwise would have been lost
The very hardest man to beat liz the
man who don't want ennytling only
what he haz got.
Moses explanation of light pleases
me the most it seems to me unanswer-
able. "God said let there be light and
there was light"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-10-20
A vicious Pest.

An alarming insect pest has made it's
appearance in Detroit and vicinity
and has given and is giving n
great deal of trouble and occasioning
no little anxiety. 1t has carried de-
struction into several fine residences
and annoyance into large number of
places, and it's name is legion. The
pest is u species of beetle, infinitesi-
NAL in size, dark brown in color, active
in movement and prolific in progeny
They breed at the rate of seventy eggs
absolutely safe from their ravages
They swarm and breed in the flour
barrel, the sugar box, the tea chest and
other articles of food. They enter crew
ices in the furniture, penetrate beds
and bed-clothing, and make life gener-
ally very miserable for the inmates of
the house. Prof. A. J. Cook, of the
Agricultural College, says that the lit
tie beetleSare known to science as syl-
vanus surinamensis, and are imported
from Italy and Spain in dried fruits.
They work on figs, raisins and wheat,
and flourish in all kinds of meal, flour
and food, such as cake and bread. The
smallest ones are not caught by the
finest sieve, and the annoyance they
cause is simply indescribable. Prof
Cook says that the only way to get rid
of them is to thoroughly clean them out
and then not introduce them again, a
lucid method of determination very
hard of application. Tire most effectual
remedy is bi-sulphide of carbon, a
Il he
expansive and explosive power of gas,
but requires light to set it off. This
remedy should only be applied under
the direction of n chemist, and great
precaution should be taken against fire.
Another efficacious remedy is pyreth-
rum, harmless powder, apt to be
adulterated or old and so worthless. 1t
is powder like flour, applied with a
bellows, and loses its strength when ex-
posed to the atmosphere.
The pest threatens to overrun the
State, and, as it lives on and thrives in
wheat, the dinger of their general in
PRODUCTION need not be expatiated upon.
A number of the beetles duly bottled
and labeled can be seen in the counting
room of the Post and Tribune, and
readers are warned to be on the lookout
for the pest. Those who now have
them should waste no time in extermina-
ton, and those who have not got them
should be on their guard against them.
While upon this subject, there having
been considerable inquiry for poison
for cockroaches, it may be said that
Prof Cook states that London purple
mixed to 20 with sugar is virulent
poison for those pests. --DetrOu Post.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-10-20
Good Will.

A farmer on the line of the New
York Central lost n COW by a collision
with train, and started immediately
for the managers office to effect set
Element.
Il understand that she was thin and
sick" said the manager after the old
man had explained his business.
Makes no difference" replied the
farmer, doggedly. "She was COW,
and want pay for her."
"How much ?" said the manager, Ia
conically.
1.-TWO hundred dollars !" returned the
farmer.
Now, look here" said the manager,
kindly, show much did the COW weigh ?"
About 400, suppose" answered the
farmer.
"And we will say that beef is worth
ten cents pound on the hoof."
cts worth heap more than that on
we'll call it that; what then?"
THAT makes SAC" said the manager,
quietly. Shall give you check for
$40
81 tell you I want $780," persisted
the old man.
But how do you make .he differ
ence?" inquired the mana>er politely.
I'm willing to pay full value, $40.
How do you make the $l60?"
well, sir" replied the old man,
rising in wrath, Il want this dod
burned railroad TO understand that I'm
going to have something for the good
will of that COW ?"-Traueler's Maya
-ilp
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-10-20
hnasthetic Bullets.

A German chemist has invented u
new kind of bullet which, he urges
will, if brought into general use, great
ly diminish, il not altogether remove,
the horrors of war. The bullet is of a
brittle substance, breaking directly it
comes in contact with the object at
which it is aimed. 1t contains power
full anesthetic, producing instantane-
ously complete insensibility, lasting for
twelve hours, which, except that the
action of the heart continues, is not to
he distinguished from death. A battle
field where these bullets are used will
in short time be apparently covered
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-10-20
Buried by q Wall.

A sad accident occurred in Spring
wells, on Michigan avenue, near the
first toll-gate. A party of laborers
were engaged in digging an excavation
for the foundation of new building
adjoining a brick wall, when the wall
caved in and buried three of the labor
ers. Assistance was Immediately rem
dered, and the three buried men taken
out. One of them was found to have
been instantly killed and the other two
were seriously injured The laborer
killed was William Mankie, a Dane,
aged 30 years, and the injured men
were Poles, who lived in the township,
and both of whom will probably re-
cover. The accident was the work of
but momedt, the wall coming down
with crash.-Detrou Free Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-10-20

Thu Cincinnati Price Current has
published a peanut number, and gives
some interesting statistics as to the cul-
tivation of this docile fruit. Few peo-
pie have any idea of the extent of the
peanut business or its increase in the
United States. The consumption in
1878 was l, O66, 900 bushels; in 1888
it was /, $3.50, 900 bushels; in 1S79-S0 it
was 1927 900 bushels; and last year
2.1OS, 900 bushels. The available sup
ply for the coming winter, according
to Mr.. Murray, the editor of the Price
Current, who is a good Judge of pea
nuts, is 2,2S0,000, of which there are
100, 900 bushels that we did not eat last
year, l, 100000 bushels from Virginia,
500, 900 bushels from Tennessee and
$50, 900 bushels from North Carolina
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-10-20
An A,derInan's Bath.

Aid. Heitsch took ride out to Or
chard lake, and upon reaching there
ordered his driver to water the equine.
The lad obeyed. Drive out further, !"
said Mr.. H., who wished to get out of
the way of team behind him. The
water was getting deep. and the horse
objected. Whack sounded the whip of
the driver, and the next thing the AL
derman knew he was struggling under
water with the seat on top of him.
Judging from the air bubbles that arose
to the surface, his language was deep if
not loud, and not just the kind for Sun
day-school use.-Pontidc Bill Poster.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-10-20
Mr.. NATHAN APPLETON has got him

Mr.. NATHAN APPLETON has got him
self into hot water with all the society
women of Newport. He induced them
TO give him their names as lady patron
esses of Newport society for the pre-
vention of cruelty to animals, in part
by appealing to that quick sensibility
which is the fairest appendage of their
sex, and in part by inviting them to a
grand entertainment and fair in behalf
of the object. The society having been
organized, the crafty Nathan suddenly
unmarked and reveals himself as a bit
ter foe of fox-hunting, which happens
to he the darling amusement now of all
the gilded youth of Newport. Fancy
the rage of the sisters and the cousins
and the aunts at finding themselves put
forward to prosecute for cruelty their
brothers and their cousins and their
nephews! A plan is now on foot for
"boycotting" Mr.. Appleton by dropping
him from all the social amenities of the
place.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-10-20
Beside those tabulated above, the

Beside those tabulated above, the
following named diseases were reported
each by one observer: Fever, diabetes,
spasmodic Group, pleurisy and measles.
For the week ending Oct. 7, 1882,
the reports indicate that erysipelas in
creased, and that cholera infantum,
cholera morbus, bronchitis and influen-
"a decreased in area of prevalence.
Compared with the average of re-
ports for the months of October in
the preceding five years, all diseases
named in this report except puerperal
fever were less widely prevalent during
the week ending Oct. Z, 1882, than
usual.
At the State Capitol, during the week
ending Oct. Z, the prevailing winds
were south; and, compared with the
preceding week, the average tempera-
ture was higher, the average absolute
and the average relative humidity and
the average day and night ozone more.
Including reports by regular observ-
ers and by others, diphtheria was re-
ported present during the week ending
Oct. z, and since, at twenty places,
scarlet fever mt eleven places, and
measles at one place. A case of small
pox was reported at Grand Rapids,
Oct. 8. Q HENRY Il. BAKER, Secretary.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-10-20
Singular Accident.

An old lady of the name of Marley,
living in Clearwater township, Kalama-
ZOO county, met with painful and
somewhat remarkable accident. Step
ping ont of the house quite early in the
morning he stepped upon n frosty board
and fell, striking her head upon a sharp
stick in such manner that it pene-
trated the temporal region, fracfuring
the outer part of the bony cavity inclos-
ing the eye and passing along the upper
side of the eye-ball to the bridge of the
nose A physician, who was called to
dress the wound, says that the sight of
the eye il probably destroyed.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-10-20
Georgia Hospitality.

AS got beyond Rossville, in riding
out to the battlefield of Chickamauga, it
began to rain, and the way the thunder
reared AMI lightning flashed and the
food-gates opened was appalling. A
farmer just over the Georgia line
beckoned me in out Of the wet, and
there l stuck from one o'clock until
dark. 1t was steady storm, without
n break for minute, and as there were
no signs of it's clearing mp before mid
night the man said had better stay all
night. 1t looked that way to me, too,
but il was a log house with only one
room, and only two beds for the twelve
of us. There were six children, some
half-grown, the farmer and his wife, an
old woman, n son-in-law, young wo-
man and myself 1t looked as if some
of MS would have to stand mp to sleep,
and along about nine o'clock began to
get nervous. Perhaps the man noticed
it. for soon after that hour he said;
stranger, we will step out and look
at the weather"
We went to the barn, and after look
Mt the horse returned and found all the
women in one bed and the light out.
"Shake of and Jump into 'tother bed"
whispered the man, and L followed di-
rections. / was no sooner i'll when he
followed. Then came the young man,
then the old one, and then three boys
lay across our feet, the upper one rest
ing upon my knees. 1t was impossible
to move or turn, but in ten minutes all
were snoring away as if that was their
usual way of going to bed. l heard the
old clock strike II, II, and 2, and was
finally doing off when some one
opened the door, walked in, and began
to undress. The noise aroused the
farmer, who carefully called out:
who's that?"
"Mel"
who's me?"
"Jim Baker"
ooh, Jim, Ell! Want TO stay all
night?"
81 reckon"
well, strip off and pile in between
the fust two in the front-theres only
four of us lying len'thwise!"
jim piled in without another word
being said, and was soon asleep, and as
was sliding out to finish the night on
the floor, the farmer sleepily queried {:
THAT you Tom? Pull off yer butes
and slip in here-lots of room left
yetl"-M Quad.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-10-20
Helen or Troy.

Helen's beauty, sweetness and melan-
choly are not ill-rewarded by Homer.
She does not die strangled by n jealous
woman, as i'll the late legend adopted by
the author of the Epic of Hades." No
more violence comes into her legend
when Troy has fallen. The deathless
god will convey her "to the Elysian
plain and the worlds end, where is
Rhadamanthus of the fair hair, where
life is easiest to men. No snow is there,
nor yet great storms, nor any rain; but
always ocean sendeth forth the breeze
of the shrill west wind to blow on men,"
Thither Helen passed without dying,
being The daughter of Zeus. When we
last see her in Homer she is performing
an act of courteous Kindness. Telema-
chus is leaving her house for ithaca,
and Helen gives him robe of curious
work, land it shone like star" Lo,"
she said, 81 give this gift, memorial
of the hands of Helen, against the day
of thy desire, even of thy bridal, for thy
bride to wear it. Then she prophesies
of the safe return of Odysseus. So we
take leave of her, with a gift in her
hand and kind words on her lips. In
Homer we see no more of Helen, of
THE face that launched thousand ships,
And burned the topless towers of Illium.
-Satltrddu ReUieU
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-10-20
Singular Accident.

A man named Webster met with q
singular accident at Sherman's mill.
He was building fire under the boiler,
and, after having put in shavings and
wood, he stopped down to clean out the
draught when few live Goals set fire to
the shavings, and Immediately there
was an explosion of gas which had ac-
cumulated during the night, and Mr..
Webster was struck full in the face,
burning all the whiskers, eyelashes and
eyebrows off his face, and scorching
him quite severely. Fortunately his
eyesight was uninjured.-CdrSon City
Record.