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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-04-03
The Cantileyer Bridge.

The new bridge over the Niagara
river, which connects the Canada South
ern road with the New York Central, Is
mechanic novelty in the way of bridges.
IT is called cantilever bridge. This
name is borrowed from architecture,
and means bracket to sustain bal =
cony. In this new bridge, the only one
of the kind in America, there are two
brackets opposite each other, each rest
ing on pier. The shore ends of the
brackets rest upon and are fastened
down to another pier; tho outer ends,
projecting over the water, sustain cen
trail span, merely resting upon them,
and free to respond to the change IN
the temperature. To get o rnde idea,
of the principle of the cantilever bridge,
place two chairs two feet apart; put a
foot-rule on each chair, held down by o
book; the ends of the rules will not
meet across the space separating the
two chairs, but by resting third rule
upon their ends the bridge is complete.
This is skeleton idea. Now, in place
of the chairs substitute four piers of
masonry; instead of the two rules, bal
ance upon tho piers two beams resting
upon the intermediate piers with the
shore ends of the beams placed upon
and fastened to the two extreme piers ;
another span resting upon their outer
ends substituted for the third rule, and
this is the cantilever bridge. There is
another brd % of this kind building in
Scotland over the famous Firth of
Forth-DenlOreSt' Monthly.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-04-03
How baggage Is Forgotten.

Twenty-three years ago the CONSOLE
dated road moved into its present de-
pot at Bridgeport. Seven years pre-
vious, when the depot was at the foot
of Union street, trunk was received
with local check to Bridgeport; when
the road moved into the new depot, it
was taken along, and ever since it has
been, during these thirty years, care
to Mr. Doyle. In 1868 man brought
u tool-chest, asked the privilege of leav-
ing il few days, and offering to pay
the storage in advance, but Mr.. Doyle
told him to wait till he called for the
chest. The following year letter
came from Alexandria, Va, wishing to
have the box sent by express, but, on
notifying the owner OF the refusal of
the express company to take the risk on
account OF the war, 1T was held till he
was heard FROM The tool-chest still
remains, and twenty years have passed
by. Eleven years ago trunk was re-
ceived. Eight years after o man pre-
sented the check Mr. Doyle figured
out the charge at the usual rate of %
cents day, which only amounted to
$3.50, but, believing in ready cash, he
offered fair reduction. and said Give
me couple of dollars and call it
square," The man said that certainly
was reasonable, and he would call in the
morning. Three years have passed.
and, so far he has forgotten to call. A
valise that had been under foot for nine
years was accidentally broken open,
and handbook with credit of 500
fell out. Mr.. Doyle advertised it in the
local papers. and party from East
Bridgeport presented the check. Be-
side the book were many valuable trim
kets. The owner somehow forgot to
thank any one for his cool luck. and
"whined" off all charges. The un-
claimed baggage would make several
cart-loads. Much of it is held as Sc
curly for unpaid car fares. The
amount slowly increases. for the road
makes no provision for its removal
New Haven Register,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-04-03
Principal Meridiaus.

The first meridian west of the Mis-
sissippi River is the fifth, which begins
at the mouth of the Arkansas River,
and governs surveys in Arkansas, Mis-
souri,, most of Minnesota, and Dakota.
The sixth is the merid an of 81 degrees
20 minutes west, and extends from the
9th degree of latitude to the Missouri
River, and governs surveys in Kansas,
Nebraska, part of Dakota, Wyoming,
and Colorado. West of this are the
New Mexico meridian, the Great Salt
Lake meridian, the Boise, the Mount
Diablo, the San Bernardino, the Hum
boldt, the Willamette, the Montana,
and the ella and Salt Rivers. The
Indian meridian governs surveys in that
Territory Chicago NelUs.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-04-03
The Plumbers Bill.

Some rude persons pretend to have
found plumbers bill, which ran thus !:
Fixing up Smiths busted pipes, to wit !:
Going to see the job, 81; coming back
for tools and help, 81; finding the leak,
Sl.50; sending for more help, $l.25; 60
ing back for solder forgotten, $3.50;
bringing the solder, 81; burned my fin
ger, s.; lost my tobacco, 80 cents; get
ting to work So; getting my assistants
to work, $3.50; fixing the pipe, %
cents; going home, $3.50; time, solder,
wear aud tear on tools, overalls and
other clothing. So; total, 1913. 50.-Lou-
isUile Courier-Jou1ndl.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-04-03
Queer Things in This World.

The world il chock full Of incongrui-
ties. There is, for instance, the big
bearded man with voice like the Bull
of Bashan. He somes before the audi
ence and sings II Fear No Foe" in
bravura style, and in way that drops
bits of plaster from the ceiling. And
in two hours thereafter that man will
be going up stairs in his stocking feet
lest he wake 1l0-pound wife. Aud
next morning lie gets up meekly and
kindles three fires.-PittsbtIrgh Teie-
graph Chronicle.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-04-03
JOHN BRowN,s LEGS.

The Poet Laureate begs
A tear for John Browns legs;
Those laceIated gs,
Cut and carved al bout the knee,
NLi,h 'twtre itiful 10 see
What service they have done,
What royal errands runl
Now gormed with goro,
Alas no more
They chase the hens and find the freshest eggs,
Those faithful legs, those lacerated legs.
Dressed in his Highland rig,
His plumed bonnet and bright checkced
laid
A BONNER, Drawer lad
Than Joan Brown never danced q jig
Upon lha breezy heights OF Balmoral.
Stately rs edars upon Lebanon,
Mas i've as are tue pillars of karnak,
His mizhty legs beneath his neat kilt shone,
Asnewy sight tolook upon,
And send a thrill OF pleasure down ones
Alasl no more
On Scottish hills or by the sad sea shore
Those legs will now lie seen
Gay gamboling o'er the green,
Nor buckingham nor Nindsors gate shall see
Thorn, firm but SUPP le, waiting there for me;
For scratched and cut and SCARED,
BY black adventure married.,
They're sitter than W re ev,r Silas Weggs,
Those lovely, lamentable legs.
On such a pair Of legs Antmus stood
In a stout wiestie & a fired all his blood;
Such Hercules, when hun ing for stew,
The malble-1awed Nemeln lion slew;
And on such legs the Stalwtr1 samson strobe
When g za's gates he carried OF by night
As TAR as LonuOn's from the Isle OF w ight,
Aud hurled them fiat upon mountain road;
When also with the jaw bone OF an ass
He made a dreadful and a fatal ass.
And f. ten thou and Philistines, or more,
Upon the held TO W tier in their gore.
o legs legs legs Oh. legs vi hout compared
q happy days wht n John oiSI layed them bare!
Now carefclly moved up in salve and Iags,
Resembling naugut 80 much as clumsy
bags,
Stuffed out with cotton--what mishap was
there!
Milton his loss of sight deplored
In lines OF sounding sorrow; but his loss
To bear was not by half so bard n cross
As Browns who, without legs, was fooredl
What man without his EGGS, or what 10 him
Sunlight or moonl CAT, morn or twilight dim!
He secs with envy the dome site fly
Over his dinner swiftly pattering by:
Even the snail moving on his track,
Bearing his Lousehs I'd goods upon his back,
Strs sharp regret that h like any log,
FiXed in the depth OF some Cimmefian bog,
Must helpless lie and 81 II,
Aga INST his sovereign will.
Thus Brown was fixed, ami could not stir his
pes,
Those manly and inimitable legs.
Mourn, Albion, then, along thy seagirt shore,
Aud Scotland, too, repeat the sad refrain,
And let the British ] on ramp and roar;
For never, never shall Jt I'm Brown again
Skip Ike he kids the hills and wales among
Upon those legs, now scratched, AID cut and
sore,
Those legs whose praises have feeby sung
Those legs, legs, legs,
For which the poet beGs
The tribute Of tear, those legs OF faithful
Brown,
Which in the Queens own pages.
Shall reach all future ges
OF all historic less The legs OF most renown.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-04-03

MEN are like planets. As part of
a system, they behave themselves wei
enough; but any of them freed from
the restraints of all the others, would
rush to destruction,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-04-03

In the Isle of Wight spider was OBJ
served dragging two or three leaves to
the water. 1t fastened them together
with web, then launched the raft, and
sailed away. 1t darted off ter insects
upon the water, and returned to th,
raft to devour them
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-04-03

AFTER evil came into the world, work
was given as an antidote. not pun
ishment.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-04-03

every postman's knock. All day We'd
nesday passed and no letter arrived
from my sister or her lover.
On Thursday morning 1 ran down
when l heard the usual welcome sound.
On the table lay a thick letter adj
dressed in Dolly's handwriting. L ran
up to mamma and gave her the one L
found inclosed in it for her; then L
sat down to read mine, after fortifying
myself with a cup of coffee. must
give every word of it:
"You are well aware that a catastro-
phe has happened through my heed
lessness. The best thing will be for
me to describe fully the whole conse-
quences of that misfortune. On our
return from the garden party on Tues
day / found q telegram awaiting me
from Jack-'SLallb be with you by 7 :55.
Of course this awoke no fears in my
mind, for i knew Jack might run down
at any moment the trains permit. Lady
Milicent sent me off at once to be
dressed by her artist-maid. What she
made of me You must have seen
to believe, Kitty. would
not look ut myself till the
whole process was completes; and,
when / glanced in the long glass, l was
really amazed at what / saw. 1t was
the result, now know, of many dis
cussions between Lady Milioent and
this gifted young person. You may
imagine how exulted in the thought
that Jack would see me look as he had
never seen me look before, for ON so
;r,,>rova1 IA, health that ,,,v uhola op
pearance is changed. Well, the bell
rang. Lady Miiicent received Mr..
Dacre in the morning room. and came
TO send me down ut once.
Il ran down with my heart bounding.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-02-27
Tapped Eight Times.

Feeling deeply grateful for the benefit re-
ceived from the use of Hunts Remedy, /
feel proud to inform you of the good it has
done me !; for the great suffering / have
passed and am now saved by Hunts Rem
edy. l desire TO state my case TO the public
so that other sufferers may obtain the bene-
fit o. its wonderful curative powers some
time. / began TO suffer excruciating pains
in the region of my kidneys; had the most
intense agony 1 was confined TO my bed
and totally unable TO change my position or
move in any way. was tapped eight
times. l then heard of Hunts Remedy /;
1 bought bottle, and after taking a few
spoontulS the result was magical, and in a
few days my pain was gone and my water
passed freely and could eat most anything;
my swelling disappeared. was a new per-
son altogether. The doctors had given me
up TO die, said there was no hope for Inc. l
had one hundred and fifty-six pounds of
water taken out of me. Was treated by
seventeen different doctors, and Hunts
Remedy has cured me. / feel proud over
your medicine. Those who suffer with the
dropsy | hope will give 1t trial, and see
the good it will do. 1t works like charm.
L would advise those having difficulty with
their kidneys TO give Hunts Remedy
trial. / am sure that it will give them in
slant relietand give them a permanent cure.
am willing to give all information in my
power in regard TO this most valuable me-
dicine. Yours truly, Mrs. DAVID NORTH,
Ecorse, Wayne Co, Mich, May 80, 1888.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-02-27
For Twenty Years.
AN IMPORTANT OPINION BY AN EMINENT

AN IMPORTANT OPINION BY AN EMINENT
NEW YORK JURIST.
A correspondent of the Syracuse On. "
journal sends Ills paper an interesting inter
view with one of the leading justices OF the
supreme court of the State of New York,
from which we quote:
eyes, sir, have been on the bench for
twenty years, and have never missed an ap-
pointment through physical debilities.
"In the spring of the year L make 1t an
invariable rule to help nature clean house,
by using a standard blood purifier, and to
this | attribute my extraordinary vigor. L
am nearly seventy years old.
This man is philosopher "a well as a
jurist. The early spring is natures house
cleaning" time. Then the blood IS full OF
the impurities of the long winter. Nature
needs assistance in this work, for If the
publication be not complete the system Is
liable to attacks of pneumonia, chills and
fever, malaria, rheumatism, liver and kid
ney and blood disorders, headaches, bowel
arrangements, and the debilitating effects
of summer heat. The use of pure vegeta-
BILE, non-alcoholic preparation Is then all
important
"No, should not like my name to be
used publicly, but you may say" said the
jurist, ''that the only medicine 1 use is DIR.
David Kennedy's Fayorite Remedy, OF
Rondout, n. Y.-a most excellent prepar IA
tion, which | always warmly commend to
my friends everywhere"
This Favorite Remedy has been twenty
years in use, and it is said tina, 1t Is pleas
ant to take, cures in ninety per cent OF
cases, and can harm no one. 1t challenges
the fullest comparison as preventive and
curative. 1t is purely vegetable, non-alco-
holic, and can be used with the utmost
safety by children and adults. We do not
wonder that IL has the cordial Endorsement
of the best physicians and the public.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-02-27
The Weather Records.

Can you tell NE whether there was 8
frost on the morning OF DC. ober q,
1SSl?" asked visitor or Sergeant Line.
OF the signal service III Philadelphia.
The sergeant turned TO the record and
read: October p, 1881, light frost. N
"a suit has been begun against the
Woodland avenue road" said the yisi-
tor, for $4,000 damages, which he
claims to have sustained by being
knocked down Cd the morning OF that
date by Woodland avenue Car. ana We
wish TO know the probable condition OF
the track at that time. You see 1t is
much easier to stop car when the
track is dry than when it is covered with
frost, and We shall use the signal service
report TO prove the condition OF the
track"
"Do you have many such applic ations
To- the use of the records as tes timoDy?
asked Press reporter a. soon as the
visitor had withdrawn.
ANY amount OF them, said the ser
geant, ''dnd II gets me III a good deal OF
trouble. You See the War Department g
orders are that the records shall bs keI I
private and not used Tor any purpose,
suce as tor testimony. Ihe Judge gen
orally will insist that he has authority
to order the records into court, and L
am made football for the court and
the authorities at Washington. 1t [
leiuse 10 bring the records into court
they can fine ne for contempt, and If |
do Urng them III the men at Washln.
ton are liable TO hear OF it and make
1t very IN. ere ting TO me because OF DIS
obedience of oldtrs, The records OF
the Signal Bureau very often prove val
uable testimony. A few years ago a
scaboldmg loaded with Ice fell Oh man
and broke his leg. After laying around
Tor year, unable to work, be sued the
contractor who had built the scaffolaiL q
was no fault OF the builder. On an
other OCCASION, coLtIpued Line. "a
girl shppeS III front OF a store on the
snow ana broke Ler leg. She sued the
owner Tor damages for not keeping his
walks III condition, OF all the ISing
ever heard the testimony III that trial
proved the worst. The witnesses on
one side swore that there had been no
snow or Ice for two weeks previous 10
the accident, while those for the plain-
TIL swOre 1t had BEEN 81 OWING for weeks
Ihe records We're brought INTO court
and proved concIusIvely tnat it had be, n
showing.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-02-27

Walliam Burr, who is somewhat an
authority on the subject, says that the
great majority of buyers OF steam boil
ers have but little knowledge on the
subject of tests, and too often conclude
that, if they have certified copy OF
record showing that particular boiler
withstood test of say $50 pounds, it Is
a good safe boiler at 75 to loo pounds
steam pressure. If the boiler Is new
one and by repotable maker, that mvy
be true If it has been in use and put
upon the market as a secondhand boil
er, it may be anything but safe at half
the pressure named. By the hydraulic
test, the braces IN a boiler may be bro
ken, Joints strained so as to make them
leak, bolts or pins may be sheared OF
or so distorted as to be of little or no
service in resisting pressure when steam
is on. The practice of inspecting boil
ers by sounding with hand hammer
is in many respects to be commended.
1t requires some practical experience IN
order to detect blisters and the wasting
of plates, by sound alone. The hammer
is especially applicable to the thorough
inspectl n of old boilers.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-02-27

according to statement in French
papers, a professor III the Faculty of
Sciences in Marseiiles has lately made
some curious experiments on the rails
OF the lines between Marseilles aud
hognac. All the rails laid down for
some time past have been Transformed
at both ends into powerful magnets. ca
pable OF attracting and retaining iron
Keys and even thicker pieces of iron. If
the laiis are removed they still retain
for some time their magnetic force, and
eventually lose 1t, but gradually. The
name ~ force is only noticeable when
the fsh-plates have been removed. That
such magnetic power should originate
In rails is accounted for by the friction
produced iy the wheels running over
the line. This force must necessarily
exercise salutary influence on the as
tolilty OF the line by increasing the ad-
hesion of the wheels to theralls.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-02-27

JONES had been out IN the woods,
and on his return had his arms full ol
what he fondly supposed were mush.
rooms
"What have you got there?he wa.
asked.
Mushrooms. proudly replied Jones
''and they are daisy ones, too" "
LET me Look at them" said his
friend. "'Those are not mushrooms"
"What ar they, then?' demanded
Jones.
They are toadstools and very pois-
onous. Why, L lost SIX hogs o 1ce who
died from the effects of eating toad
stools"
Is that SOP" said Jones. with visible
alarm and casting them from him in
disgust, "then Il wouldn't do for me tc
eat them, of course"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-02-27

An Inva' able article. An article ike
Ely's Cream Balm has long been desired,
and now that it is within the reicn o,
sufferers from Catarrh, Hay Fever anu
Cold In head, there is every reason 70
believe they will make the most OF u.
DR.. W. E. Buckmsn. w. f. Hamman,
druggist, and other Eastonians nave
gwen It a trial, and all recommend II IN
the highest terms-Edstoza (Pa.) Daity
Argus. (Price so cents)
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-02-27
Mineral Remedies, supersed.d.

All except those who refuse TO be convinced by
the most positive proof admit the infinite SUPERB
oriiy of Hostetters Stomach Bitters TO the mineral
remedies which 1t has to a very great extent su-
perseded, and which. IL is 10 be hoped, for the
sake of the human stomach, may eventually be
abandoned altogether. The Bitters are a most
potent corrective OF disorders of the liver stomach
and kidneys Habitual constipation, dyspepsia,
bowel complaints, and the numerous and change
ful symptoms which Indicate internal weakness or
disease, are IN every instance not only relieved,
out cured, by persistent and systematic use OF
this sovereign remedy. Intermittent and bilious
remit;ent feyers may be surely prevented by a
daily use Of this powerful, but pleasant and mild
tonic Physical vigor Is the best armor in which
to encounter disease. Secure 1t BY recourse to the
B.tiers.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-02-27

a DELICATE way to serve oysters is to
cook them in little water with butter
and salt to suit the taste, then toast
some thin slices of bread, and put a
layer of oysters well-seasoned between
two slices. Oysters prepared in this
way make delicious entree to be sent
to the table with game of any kind;
scald dozen oysters IL their own
liquor, If possible. If not in little
water we'll salted, then skim them out,
put tablespoonful of butter, gill OF
cream, the juice of half lemon, and a
teaspoenful of -four In saucepan on
the back of the stove; then when 1t is
hot add well-beaten egg; when this
thickens pour this over the oysters,
which you have already placed in hot
dish,
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-02-27

The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Telegraph says that when the Con-
tiDental Hotel there was recently light.
ed up for the first time under the faure
System. the stored electrical energy was
brought to one of the doors of the hotel
In cart. Communication with the
candelabra IN the largest room of the
first floor was established in a few mo-
meats IN the presence OF some 800 yisi.
tors Many of those present afterward
iourn eyed to the Arc de Triomphe and
back In tram car propelled by electri-
city, supplied in the self-same sccumu-
lators, by way of testing the availability
OF the power thus stored.
spurious nickels are about in
large numbers.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-02-27

.sMARBLE Mantels" is informed that
an ebon stain makes very good finish
to her old white marble mantel shelf,
(Which is now out of keeping with the
rest of the roum." You can have the
register and front removed, ana even
the arched opening which is left looks
very well If you have the fireplace
lined with red brick, set with dark
moftar. Do not have an iron-back put
in, as they do not look well with a
round-top opening, and are not the best
finish even with square opening IN the
mantel- The brick lining makes good
contrast with the black mantel-shelf
and jambs. Lambrequins for the man
tel are not now in fashion, although
all the handsome old ones may be re-
tanned. The hardwood fashion has
changed all that, and you nsed no
draperIes over black wooden mantel
and ebonlzed marble one.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1884-02-27

Or. James CroU opposes the theory
that The lee-sh,et which perpetually
eoyers so large part of Greenland is a
consequence OF the elevation of the
land, us no interior mouutan range mol
very high land has been reported. He
regards as very probable tie opinion,
expressed by Giesecke and by DR.. Rob-
ert Brown, that the country is really a
collection OF islands fused together by
Ice. he ais" considers that the Ant
arctic 'colt nent, ike Greenland.
comprises humler CT rather low is.
lands, bound together by an ice-sheet
covering an aiea of about 4 SOC. .OOC
square miles.