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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-23
The African Grapple.PIant.

In the southern parts of Africa, there
is curious plant known by the name
of hook-thorn, or grapple-plant, which
is said to bear some resemblance to the
cuttle-fsh. The large flowers of this
truly horrible plant are lovely purple
hue. They spread themselves over the
ground, or hang in masses from the
trees and shrubs. The long banches
have sharp, barbed thorns, set in pairs
throughout their length. When the
petals fall, and the seed-vessels are de-
veloped and fully ripe, the two sides
separate widely from each other, and
form an array of sharp, curved hooks.
Woe be to the traveller who ventures
near at such time The English SOL
diers in the last Kafiir wars suffered
terribly from this plant. While the
Kaffir, unclothed and oily, escaped
harmless, the Europeans was certain to
be made and held prisoner. Imagine
one hooked thorn catching a coat
sleeve. The first movement at escape
bends the long, slender branches. and
hook after hook fixes its point into the
clothing. Struggling on trebles the
number of thorned enemies, and there
is no way of escape except to stand still,
cut off the clinging seed-vessels, and re-
move them one by one.
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Efficiency Of Lightning Rods.

Prof Mohn. of Christiania, Norway,
having been employed by the Govern
ment to investigate the efficiency of the
protection afforded to buildings by
lightning rods, seems to have substan-
tally settled the much debated ques-
ton, at least for that region of coun-
try. His report shows that lighthouses,
telegraph stations, and other exposed
buildings, which were provided with
conductors, did not by far suffer as
much as churches, which in most cases
we're unprotected. 1t appears, in fact,
that of about one hundred churches re-
ported to have been struck by light
ming, only three were provided with
conductors; that of these three the
first had conductor in good order, and
the building was uniniured; the second
had a conductor of zinc wire, which
melted, and, of course, left the struct-
ure without protection: the third had
a wire which was rusty where it joined
the earth, and the church was burned.
More than one-half the number Of
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How COOdledOdger Hurt Mrs. COOdle.
dodgers Feelings.

"Look here, my DEAR" exclaimed
Coodledodger, as he smilingly entered
within the bosom of his family one
evening recently. "Just look here
what have brought you; now what do
you think of these, my dear?"
What are they, dear--toys for the
babv?"
Mrs Coodledodger, do they look
like toys? No, they are something for
you"
what are they, Mr. Coodledodger?"
BELL carriers, my dear-bell garters. !"
Bell garters?'
"Yes, duck, bell garters. 1t used to
be tassels on your boots, and now 1T IS
bells on your calves.
"Oh, my dear Coodledodger, amt
they cute?"
Cute Well, should smile. Just
imagine a woman rambling around
emitting music from her calves. Why,
it is too cute to talk about. Put them
on your - mean your underpins,
and let's see how they look.
avery well, dear. Oh, the cute little
things; how pretty. Why, Mr.. Coodle-
dodger, these won't do at all; they
don't fit.
Whats the matter with them?"
"They are entirely too large"
"What! Too large?"
Eyes, dear, too large"
Gimme them here and I'll take 'em
right back and get 'em changed.
never thought they would be too large,
for bet L can't get them over fence
rail. But I'll get 'em changed.
Gimme the broomstick, pigeon"
what do you want with the broom
stick, dear?"
Il want to take it with me for fear
I'll make another mistake and get the
garters too large"
Coodledodger has been vigorously
scratching his head for two days, and
he can't for the life of him guess what
started Mrs. Coodledodger a crying
Galveston Nelos.
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Chinese Dwarf Trees.

How the Chinese continue to grow
miniature pines and oaks in flower-pots
for half a century, has always been
much of secret. They aim first and
last at the seat of vigorous growth, en-
deayoring to weaken it as far as may be
consistent with the preservation OF life.
They begin at the beginning, taking
young plant (say Seeding, or cutting
inches high; they cut off its tap-root as
soon as it has roots enough TO live
upon, and replant it in shallow earth
en- pot or pan. The end of the tap
root is generally made to rest on flat
stone within it. Alluvial clay is then
put into the pot, much of it in bits the
size of beans, and just enough in kind
and quantity to furnish scanty nour-
ishment to the plant. Water enough is
given to excite vigorous habit. So
likewise IN the application of light and
heat. AS the Chinese pride themselves
on the shape of their miniature trees,
they use strings, wires, and pegs, and
various other mechanical contrivances
to promote symmetry of habit, or to
fashion their pets into odd fancy fig
ures; thus, by the use of these very
shallow pots, the growth of the tap
roots is out of the question.
BY the use of poor sell, and little of
it, and little water, any strong growth
is prevented. Then, too, the top and
side roots, being within easy reach of
the gardener, are shortened by his
pruning-knife, or scared with his hot
iron. SO the little tree, finding itself
headed on every side. gives up the idea
of strong growth, asking only for life.
and just growth enough to live and
look well. Accordingly each new set
of leaves becomes more and more
stunted, the buds and rootlets are di-
minished in proportion, and at length a
balance is established between every
part of the tree, making it dwarf in
all respects. In some kinds of trees
this end is reached in three or four
years; in others, ten or fifteen years
are necessary. Such is fancy horticult-
ure among the Celestials.
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English Religions.

They reckon above twenty sorts of
religion in London, every one having
liberty of conscience to live according
to his fancy. L was there in Lent; but
little appearance of it was to be seen
unless in the palace Of st. Marcel
Somerset House,, which belonged to
the deceased Queen mother of En-
gland, in the chapel of which there are
some Capuchins, who say many masses
every day, and on Sundays service is
performed there with great devotion.
These Capuchins baptize and marry the
Catholics of London, and when they go
to carry the sacrament to any one in
the town they are dressed like gentle
men, and you would sometimes rather
take them for captains than Capuchins
but they are obliged to do this to avoid
the insults of the passengers and lower
citizens. -JoreUin de Rocheford, 1912.
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COFFEE culture is very interesting,
and the growing crop is very beautiful.
The trees at maturity are from five to
eight feet high; they are well shaped
and bushy, with dark green foliage, and
planted eight or nine feet apart. The
flowers are in clusters at the root of the
leaves, and are small, but pure white
and very fragrant. The fruit has rich
color, and resembles small cherry or
n large cranberry; it grows in clusters,
close to the branches, and when it be-
comes q deep red is ripe and ready to
be gathered. The trees are raised from
seed. and do not begin to yield until
the third year In Central America
they bear well for twelve or fifteen
years, although, in exceptional cases,
trees twenty years old will yield an
abundance of fruit. The.tree is partic-
ularly beautiful when in full bloom or
when laden with ripe fruit.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-23

Hon. Alexander Stephens once said
of Daniel Webster: Il think Webster
was the worst slandered man ever
knew. 1t is the general impression In
the country to-day that Webster was
great drunkard. You hear it spoken OF
even now whenever his name Is men,
toned, but it is an outrageous SANDER.
will tell you what / know myself. For
six years while we were both in Con-
gress 1 lived next door to him. His
house was as familiar to me as my own
garden. 1 was in there great deal
and he was as often in mine, and in all
the time of my acquaintance with him
never saw Webster when he was in
the least affected 10y liquor or under
the influence of it in any way. L have
dined with him at his house and mine,
/ have met him at dinners and affairs
outside, and 1 never saw him In the
least inebriated. 1 never heard of his
being intoxicated but twice, and on one
of those occasions-a dinner-he made
speech that was grandly eloquent.
Then, too, there has been much said
about his incontinency. think that is
even q worse SANDER than the other.
When we were neighbors he was mar
ried to his second wife Ga fine woman)
and, with the exception of Toombs and
Calhoun, / never saw a man SO devoted
to his wife as Webster was. They were
always together. If he went out to
walk in the evening, as was his custom,
Mrs. Webster always accompanied him.
L used to meet them often. He never
was away from home over night that
his wife did not 60, too. He went fire.
quently to New York and Baltimore,
but he always took Mrs. Webster with
him. At the receptions in the city they
always were together, and whenever
you saw Webster you saw Mrs. Web
ster on his arm. 1t was different then
from now. 1t was not then considered
wrong for q man and his wife to keep
together at such entertainments. Now
if man speaks to his wife'at any re-
ception or affair of the kind he is
thought to be unfit for good society.
He must beau around some other woman
and leave his wife to be looked after by
some other man. Webster loved his
wife and was kind and faithful TO her,
and she was one of the most elegant,
refined ladies / have had the fortune to
know
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Professor, said the man from Ari-
IONA, there's durn fool down to
Brag's grocery es wants ter wager es he
can fill three-bushel sack full O wet
sand, tie rope two hundred feet long
onter it, tackle his mule ter the end o.
the line, an tibet the critter III dror 1t
twenty rods"
"And he believes tho mule can do it. :"
"Fifty dollars worth. That's what
he's a reckonin' on"
But it's physical impossibility!"
"Sure?"
Certain! Let me explain. What is
the weight of the bag of sand?"
"Well, say two hundred pounds.
"Two hundred pounds! Well, see
here. The gravity of the sand will be
increased by the length of the rope, in
the proportion of square of the weight
to each nine feet of line, progressing by
compound attraction until the weight
would he fabulous.
Il didn't. quite catch on. Give us it
little easier" said the Arizona man,
with sigh.
The Professor took out his note book
and proceeded to explain:
"Let Y equal the unknown weight.
Let Y equal the weight of the bag Of
sand. Let u equal the progressive ratio.
Then if the line measures 1873 feet, Y
equals u multiplied by Y multiplied %.
Therefore X equals nineteen tons, seven
pounds and six ounces. And l main
tain there isn't mule in creation could
bulge that bag of sand a fractional part
of an inch. See?"
"Seel Good Lord, it's as dark to me
es blind negro at night lookin' fur q
black cat in dark cellar"
"Well, let us go over it once more.
Let Y equal"
Not for farm, I'll take yer word
for it. By-by!"
Two hours afterward the man from
Arizona came back with blood in his
eye and his face as red as beet.
WELL" cried the Professor, shave
you tried the experiment."
81 hevl"
Il should have liked to have seen
that fellows chagrin. fancy l can see
it. He tied the rope to the sand bag,
hitched on his mule, and the poor dumb,
patient creature-
"Yanked it off without a. effort, "
yelled the man from Arizona, IAN
dror'd it all over the village!"
The Professor tainted. -EUansUule
dTQ1LS
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-23

THE FoUR-LEAF CLovER.-A boy
was told if he could find four-leaf
clover it would be to him talisman of
good fortune, and with it in his posses
sion success in any undertaking was
sure. SO early in life he started out to
search for this little token of good. He
left his home and friends to wander
alone in this pursuit, travelling across
continents and oceans in his search, but
all in vain. AT last, disappointed and
worn out old man, he returned to the
old homestead to die; and as he totter-
ed up the familiar pathway, 10! close
beside the doorstep grew four-leaf
clover
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-23

For impure blood the best medicine known,
Scovilrs sarsaparilla, or Blood and Liver
Syrup, may be implicitly relied On when
everything else fails. Take it in the spring
time, especially for the impure secretions of
the blood incident to that season of the year;
and take ii at all times for cancer, scrofula,
liver complaints, weakness, boils, tumors,
swellings, skin diseases malaria, and the
thousand ills that come from impure blood.
To insure a cheerful disposition take This
wellknown medicine, which will remove tie
prime cause, and restore the mind TO its nat
ural couilibrium
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-23

WITH certain saints our ancestors
connected certain flowers on account of
their blossoming about the saints days.
Thus the snowdrop was called the
Publication flower, from its blossoming
about Candlemas Feb. y; the crocus
was dedicated to st. Valentine; the
daisy to st. Margaret thence called by
the French LA Belle Marguerite ;
the Lady Smock to the Virgin, its
flowers appearing about Lady Day; st.
Johns Wort was connected with the
blessed st. John; and there were the
daffodn or Lent lily, the Pasque flower
or anemone, the Herb Christopher, ST.
Barnaby's thistle, Canterbury bell, Herb
st. Robert, and Mary Wort.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-10-23

IN the new Mason & Hamlin Upright Pianos
the strings are held by screws and secured
directly to the iron plate, each string being
held by a separate screw. In pianos generally
the strings are held by the friction OF wrest-
pins set in wood. The results of the Mason &
Hamlin Improvement are remarkable purity
Of tone resulting In part from the easy
method of tuning the three strings belonging
to each tone, exactly together), with much
less liability Of getting out of tune or being
affected by climatic changes. This improve
ment has been PRONOUNCED the greatest made
in Upright Pianos for half century.-Boston
Ion
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important.

When you visit or leave New York City,
save Baggage Expressage and Carriage Hire. and
stay at the Grand Union Hotel, opposite Grand
Central Depot: GOO elegant rooms fitted up at
cost Of ore million dollars, reduced TO 81 and
upwards per day. European plan, Elevator,
Restaurant supplied with the best Horse cabs,
stage, and elevated railroad to all depots FAINT
lies can live better for less money at the Grand
Union than at any frst-class hotel in the city
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churches struck were totally destroyed.
Mr.. Preece, the English Government
electrician, states that no damage has
occurred to telegraph poles since the
practice was adopted of providing them
with Lightning rods or earth wires.
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Marvellous Reservations.

The cures which are being made by Drs.
Starkcy a. Palen, 100 Girard street. Philadel-
phia, in Consumption, Catarrh, Neuralgia,
Bronchitis, Rheumatism, and all chronic dis
eases, by Compound Oxygen, are indeed
marvellous. If you are n sufferer from any
disease which your physician has failed TO
cure, write for information about this Treat
ny
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MENsMAN's PEPToNIzED BEEF Tonic, the
only preparation of beef containing its en-
tire nutritious properties. IL contains blood
making, force generating, and DEMONSTRATING
properties; invaluable for indigestion, dys-
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general debility; also, in sil enfeebled condi-
tons, whether the result of exhaustion, nerv-
Gus prostration, over-work, or acute disease,
particularly IL resulting from pulmonary
complaints. CaswelL Hazard Co., proprie-
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"Put up" at the Gault House.

The business man or tourist will find first
class accommodations at the low price of 80
and $500 per day at the Gault House, Chica-
go, corner Clinton and Madison streets. This
far-famcd hotel is located i'm the center Of the
city, only one block from the Union Depot.
Elevator; all appointments first-class
III. w. HOYT, Proprietor.
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Don't Wear Cumbersome Trusses

when our new method, without use of knife,
is guaranteed TO permanently cure the worst
cases of rupture. Send two letter stamps
for references and pamphlet. Worlds Dis
peneary Medical Associat ton, Buff alo, N. Y.
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The BLOOD WOULD RUS.-For Ave years
was a great sufferer from Catarrh My nos
trils were so sensitive could not bear the
least bit of dust; Mt times so bad tae blood
would run, aud at night i could hardly
breathe. After trying many things without
benefit used Ey's Cream Balm. j am a liv-
ing witness OF its efficacy. PETER BRUCE,
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Strange, but True,

is the fact that THE CHICAGO LEDGER is the
best story paper in the West, and sold for the
small sum OF one dollar per year. Each num-
Der contains eight stories from the best au-
thors in the country. Sample copies free.
Address THE LEDGER, Chicago, Ill.
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Dir. PIERCE's Compound Extract OF Smart
Weed combines French Brandy, Jamaica Gin
ger, Smart-Weed and Camphor Water, the
best possible agents for the cure of diarrh a,
cholera morbus, dyscntery or bloody-fiux and
collie. or TO break up colds, fevers and infam-
matory attacks.
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In Switzerland there is q law which
compels every newly married couple to
plant six trees Immediately after the
ceremony, and two on the birth of every
child. They are planted on commons
and near the road, and being mostly
fruit trees are both useful and orna-
mental. The number planted amounts
to 10000 annually.
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No EFFORT has ever been made TO adver
tise Lydia T.. PinkharRs Vegetable Compound
outside our own America; yet frequent calls
from other parts OF the worll show that good
news will spread. Packages of this medicine
have even been sent from Lynn, Mass, to
Nat
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Shakespeare tells how this can be accom-
plished In one OF his immortal pays; but debts
TO nature must be paid on demand, unless
days OF grace / Q obtained through the use OF
Dr. Pierce's " Go'deu Medical Discovery" 1t
Ia not "cure-all," but Invaluable for eoro
throat, bronchitis, asthma, catarrh, con-
sumption, and all diseases Of the pulmonary
and other organs, caused by scrofnla or bad
blood" scrofulous ulcers, swellings and
tumors are cured by its wonderful Alternative
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Is yoeR hair FALLING out or your scalp dis
eased? Carbobne, deodorized extract OF petro-
leum, as now improved and perfected is just
the article you Iced. Buy a bottle, and, like
thousands who arc using IL all over the land, you
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In the literary as we'll as military
world, most powerful abilities will
often be found concealed under rustic
garb. -Pliny.
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s%~IT is wcll-known fact! In the Dia
mond Dyes more coloring is given than in
any known Dyes, and they give faster and
more brilliant coors. Ice. at all druggists.
They are "A great success. Wells, Richardson
Il Co. Burlington, VT.
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With every disease imaginable for the hss
three years. Our
Druggist, Il. J. Anderson, recommending
Hop Bitters" to me,
used two bottles
Am entirely cured, and heartily recon-
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Walker, Buckner, Mo.
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For nearly
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Goodll
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WHY is the memory of Washington like fine
old French brandy: Because 1t is very dear
TO the American people.
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THE Frazer Axle Grease Is better and
cheaper than any other. at double the price.
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In NERVOUS DISEASES.
DIR. Henry, New York, says: "In nervous
diseases, 1 know of no preparation to equal
10
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Ia Your RIood Pure1

THE first thing that the Puritans did here
was 10 fall upon their knees; the next was to
fall upon the aboriginCs.-NclC York Dial.
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TIE receipts OF the friction match manu-
facturer are gross, but the man who sells tho
matches is generally grocer.--L0tcell Courier.
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A POLITICIAN never feels the need of q
character so much as he does when he is try
ing TO run on reform ticket.-keOisids Necs.
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"Rough on Coughs" Troches, 15c: Liquid,
csc ;forCoughs, Colds Sore Throat Hoar scness
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By its faithful use CONSUMPTION HAS BEEN
CURED when other Remedies and Physicians
have failed 10 effect cure.

JEREMIAH WRIGHT of Marion County Va, writes
that his wife had PULMONARY CONSUMPTION, and
was pronounced IsCURABLE by their ply stefan, when
the use of Aliens Lung Il lsam ENTIRELY CURED
HER. He writes that he and his neighbors think 1t
the best medicine in the world.
VIM. G.. DIGGEs, Merchant of Bowling Green, Va,
writes. April ith, 1881, hat he wants to know that
the LUNG BALsAM HAS CURED HIS MOTHER OF Con-
SUMPTION, after the physician had given her up az
incurahle. He says others knowing her have
taken the Balsam and been cured; he tn nks all 50
afflicted should give IL a trial.
DIR. MEREDITH, Dentist of Cincinnati, thought
10 be in the last STAGES OF CoNsUMPTIoN, and was
induced by his friends 10 try Aliens Lung Basan
after the formula shown him. We have his letter
that IL at cured his cough and that he able
to resume his practice.
VIM. A. GRAHAM * Co, Wholesale Druggists Zsnes-
Vile Ohio write of the cure of Matthias Freeman,
q wel-known citizen, who. had been afflicted with
BRONCHITIS in its worst form for twelve years. The
Lung Basam cured him. as IL has many others, of
BRONCHITIS.