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Cyprian Lepers.

The ancient disease of leprosy, has
long prevailed in the Island of Cyprus,
but it effects as rule only the Chris
tian population, only one Mohamedan
being known to suffer at present from
the disease. 1t exists in three several
forms, but several of the victims have
all three varieties of once, and most of
them have more than one. The unfor-
tunates now infected with the malady
do not seem to be regarded in these
latter days with as much fear and alb
horrence as was inspired by them at an
earlier epoch, when the western parts
of Asia was so terribly afflicted by the
scourge. There is, of course, general
desire to seclude them and avoid their
society, but still some lepers are mar.
ried to healthy persons, who do not
trouble themselves to separate from
them. Endeavors are made, whenever
an undoubted case of leprosy is discov-
cred, to induce the sufferer to become
an inmate of an asylum, which is called
in rather homely phrase, the "Leper
Farm" This place had been enlarged
during the year preceding the last med
ical report from the Island, and it then
contained fifty inmates, including sew
eral whose history is extremely curious,
and two children not at present affect
ed, but born of leper parents resident
in the farm" The disease is said to
be more prevalent among males, but
there are several female patients, and,
until her death last year, at the age of
80, there was an old woman who might
be regarded as the patriarch, or rather,
matriarch of the establishment. She
was the first patient admitted to it, and
had lived there over fifty years. She
had protested to have suffered from
the disease for about seventy years, but
without any great pain or appearance
of weakness. The opinion of the med
ical officer, who has had good opportu-
mites of studying the disease at the
farm, is that there is still no certain
knowledge whatever as to it's origin.
The established idea that it is capa-
BILE of hereditary transmission is, how.
ever, born out by his experience; and
one notable example is quoted to show
that it can be contracted by contagion.
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On Sunday evening there v<.e An -
tempt at highway robbery an Prosnsct
avenue,two highwsymen ordering : citi-
zen to hold up his Ads. They fred
q shot at him, and az cried FOR helm 90
loud that the ro .,bery ran away. The
cry OF Help. was the loudest cry ever
heard on that quiet street, and was
heard '.r several blocks. A man who
ilves within ear-shot of the cry was in q
Saloon taking lunch the next day
| when the subject of the attempted
robbery came up, and the crowd asked
him if he heard the cry, and rushed to
retiring for the night, and had got
everything of except his under shirt
and drawers. when he heard the wild
and doleful cry, and the shot and
a groan, and it at once occurred to him
that somebody was being murdered,
so he went down stairs, grabbed a shot
gun and q plug hat, and went out on
the front steps and saw what he sup
posed was q man, and he said, Halt,
and throw up your hands, or will fill
you with buck shot The man halted
and he kept him there until the patrol
wagon went rushing by. when he found
that he had halted cast-iron vase in
the front yard. He said after he found
il was not man he had halted, he took
his gun and went out on the lake bank
and patrolled, thinking he might cut
off the retreat of the highwaymen. He
said he would have captured them If
they had come near him. He said it
was the duty of every man, when he
heard a call for help, to rush out and
render assistance no matter how dan
gerous proceeding it might be, and
while there were some citizens who
would be afraid to go out in the night
to see what was going on, as for him,
he knew no such word as fear. The
people in the saloon complimented the
speaker on his valor, and he wiped
his mustache on napkin hanging on
the bar and went out. That evening q
few neighbors dropped into his house
to play "penny-ante," and the subject
OF the robbery came up, when some one
asked the lady of the house if the heard
the cry for help. She said, "Yes,
heard it very plain, and heard she shot,
and tried to get my husband to go
out and see what was the matter, but
he said it was nothing more than a
man killed, or something, and he didn't
feel like interfering, and SO put an
apron on my head and went out on the
sidewalk and walked up and
down for half an hour, until the pa
troll wagon came, and then found out
all the particulars, and came in the
house, and my husband had got into
bed and pulled the clothes over his
head, and when went to the bed to
tell him about the robbery he trembled
all over and told me his money was all
in the left-hand pocket of his
vest, and his watch was on the bu-
reau, and for me to spare the life
of poor orphan who never did any
harm. Inasmuch as he took me for q
burglar, went through his pockets
and took the money, and went to bed,
but the bed was wet from perspiration,
my husband was so scared" The shot
gun man leaned back in his chair so
faint that he had no control over full
hand with aces at the head, and one of
the men who was playing, and who
had heard him tell about the shotgun
scene, in the saloon, raked in the pot
on pair of deuces.-PecRs Sun.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-09-17
The Round Earth Slipping into The Ocean


Mr. L. Mellard Reade, @. f., f..
G. S., in his presidential address to
the Liverpool Geological Society this
session, "On the Denudation of the two
Americas" showed that 1500O0,000
tons of matter in solution are annually
poured into the Gulf of Mexico by tho
Mississippi River; this, it was esti-
mated, would reduce the time for the
denudation of one foot of land over the
whole basin-which time has hitherto
been calculated solely from the matter
in suspension--from one foot in $500
years. Similar calculations were APP
piled to the La Plata, the Amazon, and
the ST. Lawrence, Mr.. Reade arriving
ut the result that an average of 100
tons per square mile per annum are re-
moved from the whole American CONT
nent. This agrees with the results he
previously arrived at for Europe, from
which it was inferred that the whole OF
the land draining into the Atlantic
Ocean from America, Africa, Europe,
and Asia contributes matter in solution
which, if reduced to rock at two tons
TO the cubic yard, would equal one Gu
bic mile every six years.-Ndtatre.
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The custom OF touohing glasses prior
10 drinking healthg II common In Eng
land and other countries, and especially
in Germany. It is curious TO trace how
this custom has prevailed, and still ex.
lists, even among savage tribes To
drink out of the same cup and to eat
of the same plate, was ono of the ways
In which ancients celebrated o mar
riage, and the wedding feast continues
to be not the least important Of the
marriage ceremonies to the present
day. The Indians of Brazil retain q
custom of drinking together little
brandy, as sign that the marriage is
concluded. In China similar customs
are met with.
In the medieval banquets OF Ger
many it was the custom to pass q low
ing cup" from hand to hand, but this
gradually necessitated that the cup
should be Of enormous size, and thus
smaller cups or glasses were adodted,
and the old custom was conformed to by
the drinkers touching their glasses be-
fore drinking. The ceremony attend
ing the passing and drinking ont of the
flowing cup" as practiced at our great
city festivals, and at some of our college
halls, is said to have arizen from the
assassination of King Edward.
1t was then the custom of the Anglo
Saxons to pass round large cup, from
which each guest drank. Who thus
drank stood up, and. as he lifted up the
cup with both hands, his body was ex-
posed without any defense to blow,
and the occasion was often seized by an
enemy to murder him. To prevent this
the following plan was adopted: When
one of the company stood up to drink
he required the companion who sat
next to him to be his pledge-that is,
to be responsible for protecting him
against anybody who should attempt to
take advantage of his defenceless posi-
ton. This companion stood up also,
and raised his drawn sword in his hand
to defend the drinker while drinking.
This practice. in somewhat altered
form, continued long after the condi-
ton Of society had ceased to require it
and was the origin of the modern prac-
tice of pledging by drinking. In drink
ing from the flowing cup" as now prac-
ticed, each rises and takes the cup in
his hand to drink, and, at the same
time the person seated next to him
rises also, and when the latter takes tho
cup in his turn, the individual next to
him does the same.-Lo1ldon Bretoey's
Guardian.
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If a dog has money he is called
"Your Lordship the Dog.n-Krottnair.


my dear sir" said venerable old
gentleman to a convict in the peniten.
tiary, at gr.cyes me to see you here"
at grieves me to be here" responded
the convict with feeling.
"The world is 'ull of opportunities
for intelligent young men like you il
you could avail yourselves of them. II
you had let rum alone, and applied
yourself to business, you wouldn't be
here now"
"Inever drank drop of liquor in my
life. In fact, it was too close applica-
tion to business that brought me here. y
"Ah, no." said the old man sadly
"that is hardly possible. What was the
nature of your business?"
VI was burglar, sir. Detroit Post
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ADMINISTRATIONS SALE.

y matter of the estate of GottloeD Linsenmeyer,
deceased. Notice r. hereby given, that by virtue of
a license granted to rue by the Probate Court for
the county Of Van Buren,, state of Michigan, will
s,ll nj public vendue to the highest bidder, al
r. eler Center In the county of Van Buren,, on thu
31st day Of October, 1885, at one O'Clock In the
afternoon, all the right, title aud interest of the
said Gottloeb Lnsenmeyer In and to the following
described real estate to-wit: The northwest frac
tiona quarter Of the southeast quarter of section
twenty town fonr south, range sixteen west, in the
county of Van Buren,, state of Michigan, subject 10
all tie nights OF the widow Of said Gottloeb Iinsen-
meyer in and TO said premises.
CHARLES DUNcoMnE,
Administrator OF said deceased.
Dated, September 9th, 1885. slt7os7
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CHERIFF's SALE.

CHERIFF'S SALE. Notice is hereby given
- that by virtue of a certain writ of teri fdcids
issued out of and under the seal of the circuit
court I'm and for the county of Van Buren,, and
state of Michigan, bearing date the eth day OF
June, A. ID. 1885, in certain suit pending In
said court, wherein Thaddeus X. Harrison IL
plaintiff and Henry Earl aud Lucinda Earl are
defendants, did the Goth day of July, A. D. 1885
levy upon and seize all the right title and interest
of said Henry Earl and Lucinda Earl in aud to the
following described real estate situate I'm the county
of Van Buren, and state of Michigan, viz:
The east half ~ of the northwest quarter "a
the northwest quarter "A of the northeast quarter
ll4l, the west three quarters q of the southwest
quarter "a of the northeast quarter a all on
section twenty-four I24l, town two I2l south OF
range fifteen ISL west, which said lands and
promises, so much thereof as may be
sufficient TO satisfy said execution and all
legal costs, shall expose for sale and sell at
public auction vendue TO the highest bidder, A.
the law directs at the front door of the court house
i'm the village Of Paw Paw i'm said county of Van Blu
ran. said court house being the place of holding the
circuit court In and for said county, on Saturday the
5h day of September A. ID. 1885, at the hour of
o'clock In the afternoon OF said day.
sst7os9 JOHN q. TODD, Sheriff.
The above sale ie adjourned to Tuesday, Sept. 20
1885, at one o'clock, p. M. ~ same pace.
JOHN q. TODD, Sheriff.
CRAVE BREcK. Attorneys for Plaintiff. t3o92
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ORDER OF punL,cATIoN--st.,s Q,

" Michigan, Ninth Judicial Circuit-In Chancery
James Davcy complainant, VS.. Mary Davey defend
ant. Suit pending in the circuit court for the
county of Van Buren,, in chancery, at Paw Paw, on
the 18th day of August, A. d., 1885. In this
it appearing from affidavit file, that the defend
ant, Mary Davey Ia not resident OF this state, but
is resident of the state of Illinois.
On motion Of o. N. Hilton, complainant's Solicit
tor ii is ordered that the appearance of said nom
resident defendant, Mary Davey, be entered
herein within 4months from the date of this Order
and in of her appearance she her answer to
the Bill of Complaint to be filed, and copy thereof
to be served on the Compliments Solicitor. within
fifteen days after service on her of copy of said
Bill and notice of this Order and in default thereof
said Bill will be taken confessed by said nonres
dent Defendant. And il is further ordered, that
within twenty days the Complainant cause a notice
Of this Order to be published in the TRUE NORTH
ERsER, a newspaper printed, published and circu-
atng In said County, and that said publication be
continued therein once in each week for six weeks
In succession, that he copy of this Order
TO be personally served said nonresident Defend
ant at least twenty days before the time above pre-
scribed for her appearance.
SAMUEL HOLMES,
Circuit Court Comr., Van Buren, County, Michigan.
o. N. HILTON, Compliments Solicitor. S7t7o93
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Covert Il Bartram wish to make an assertion
which they can back with positive guarantee.
1t is all about Acker's Blood Elixir. They
claim for il superior merits over all other
remedies of its kind, and guarantee it
positive and sure cure for Rheumatism
Syphilis, and all blood disorders. 1t freei
the skin from spots and disease, and leaves
the complexion clear. Ask them about it.
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i County Of Van Buren.-ss:
At session OF the Probate Court for said county,
held at the Probate Once, In the village Of Paw
Paw, on Thursday, the 10th day OF September In
the year one thousand, eight hundred and eighty
Ave.
Present, Hon. orrin N. Hilton, Judge OF Probate,
In the matter Of the estate OF Leonard NJ Goodel,
deceased.
On reading and hling the petition duly verified, of
Hannah Goodell widow of said deceased, praying for
reasons therein stated that administration OF said
estate May be granted TO Edward A. Rood.
Thereupon,i IL ordered, that Monday, the 18th
day Of October 1885, at 10 o'clock In the forenoon
be assigned for the hearing of said petition and all
persons interested in said estate, are required
to appear ut session of said Court, then TO be
holden ut the Probate once, Ia the village Of Paw
Paw, and show cause IL any there be, why the
prayer Of the petitioner should not be granted.
And II 10 further ordered, that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested In said estate OF
the tendency of said petition and the hearing thereof
by causing copy Of this order to be published In
the TRUE NoRTHKRNRR, newspaper printed and
circulating In said county for three successive
weeks, at least, previous 70 said day Of hearing.
ORRIN N. HILTON,
91t4o94 Judge of Probate.
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CuAxCERy sALE.-In pursuance ant

CHANCERY SALE.-In pursuance and
~ by virtue Of decree OF the circuit court for the
county of Van Buren,, in chancery, in the State of
Michigan, made and dated the oath day Of April,
A. D., 1885, in . certain therein pending,
wherein william W. Osgooiby is complainant and
Thomas Is. Irwin, Margaret Irwin, Samuel v. Ir-
win and George w. Hanna are defendants. Notice
Is hereby given that shall sell at public auction,
TO the highest bidder at the front door of the court
house, in the village of Paw Paw, county of Van
Buren,, and State OF Michigan, said court house
being the place for holding the circuit court for
said county, Tuesday, the 9th day of October A.
d., 1885, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon. all, or so
mach thereof as may be necessary TO raise the
amount due 10 the complainant for principal, in
teres and costs in this cause of the following des-
cribed parcels of land towit The west half OF the
norb-s quarter, and the east half of the north
west quarter (z) OF section number ten 10) in
township number one o. south Of range number
thirteen (3) west, in the county of Van Buren, and
State Of Michigan.
Dated. Paw Paw, September 2nd A. D., 1885.
96t7ooj SAMUEL HOLMES,
Circuit Court Com'r, Van Buren, County, Mich.
GIBSON PARKINSON, Complts Solicitors.
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Never go where you are not wanted. IF a
man wants you to go to his room he will
ask you to do so, and if merchant wants
you TO visit his place of business he will
invite you through the columns of your
local paper. 1t is wrong to intrude upon
privacy don't do it.-Jdckson Courier.
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The Household Beacon for September is
at hand. Its columns are replete with infor
nation of interest to every lady in the land.
II is paper that must be seen to be appre-
ciated. Ladies, send your address on pos
tai card and you will receive sample copy.
Address, The Household Beacon, South
Whitley, Ind.
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The Question.

"The question is not so much whether
you have a call to preach" said GER
tain eminent divine to a youthful aspi-
rant to the pulpit, cas- whether the peo-
pie have call to hear you."-Boston
Globe.
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THE LINE SELECTED 5Y TIVE y. q. COW
TO CARRY TIVE FAST MAIL.

It is the only line NTH It's own track from
CHiCAG . TO DE EvE q,
Either by way Of Omaha, Pacific June, st. Joseph,
Atchson or Kansas City.
n connects In Union Depots with through trains from
NEW YORK, philadelphia, BOSTON
and all Eastern points. It Is the principal line to
SAN FRAEsIse0, PORTLAND l. CITY OF MEXICO
ttrayerses all OF the six great States Oh ILLINOIS,
IOWA, MISSOURI, NEBRASKA, KANSAS, COLORADO
with branch lines to all their important cities and
From CHICAGO. PEORIA or ST. LOUIS. II runs
every day In the year from one TO three elegantly
equipped through trains over It's own tracks between
Chicago and Denver,
Chicago and Omaha,
Chicago and Council Bluffs,
Chicago and st. Joseph,
Chicago and Atchison,
Chicago and Kansas City,
Chicago and Topeka,
Chicago and Cedar Rapids,
Chicago and Sioux City,
Peoria and Council Biuffs,
Peoria and Kansas City,
St. Louis and Omaha,
ST. Louis and st. Paul,
Kansas City and Denver,
Kansas City and ST. Paul,
Kansas City and Omaha,
For all points In Northwest. West and Southwest.
Its equipment is complete and first class In every
particular, and at all important points interocklng
Switches and Signals are used, thus insuring COM
tort and safety.
For Tickets. Rates, General information, etc.,
regarding the Burlington Route. call on any Ticket
Agent in the United States or Canada, or address
T. j. POTTER 1sr v.P. & Gen. MoR., CHICAGO.
HENRY 3. STONE, ASST. GEN. Moa, CHICAGO
PERcEVAL LOWELL, GEN. Pass. Aor., CHICAGO.
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The water-cure has always been con.
sidered the best cure for inebrity.
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TOLEDO & SOUTH HAVEN RAIL ROAD.

On signals, Trains No. q and g. viii stop at Ryan's
and Aliens.
The Company reserves the right to vary from this
Time Gard, at pleasure, without notice.
JOHN IHLING. Superintendent.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-03
Produce Exchange.

There was some pretty active bidding on the
board and prices were pretty well maintained.
Butter was in somewhat better odor than it has
been in for some time, and there was really lit
tie inquiry for the higher grades. Quotations are
not materially changed. If country dealers hold
back short time longer until the stocks in store
can be partially disposed Of there will be great
improvement. Cheese is steady at quotations,
with fair demand Eggs coming in in large
quantities, and many on the board maintain that
they are kept too high in this market, and that
there is no money in them at present quotations.
Potatoes are in some demand at 34c. Apples
are in active demand at quotations. which are
firm There is large supply of very excellent
fruit iu the market and prices are steady and
firm. Most OF the fruit looks bright and fresh,
and the market has never been so well supplied
as it is this season with oranges and lemons.
The Riverside oranges are attracting general at
tention. The CALI
Buttet-Extras, CSC bid, '28c asked special
brand asked 26Hc; extra frsts 20c bid, csc
asked frsts l6c bid; seconds 10c bid, lie asked !;
packing STOCK o1sc DID, &c asked grease Dutter'
&c bid.
Cheese-Fancy, 1Oc bid, 12c asked; fine, SC
bid, 10c asked.
Eggs-E1tras, lie bid, nc asked.
Potatoes-34c bid: sweet potatoes, S4.5O per
barrel Muscatine, 50.
Apples-Fancy 50 .25 8. so hid; standard So. so.
Oranges-Florida, 81 504j asked; Riverside,
81 7503. 20 asked; Los Angeles, S2G2.25 asked {;
Messina, S3tg3.50.
LemOns-Fancy, si94.so asked; choice, $3.50
al asked.
Banauas-Fancy, s2.75GS50 asked.
sales-20 cases eggs loEc; 200 cases eggs
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LOCAL MARKETS.
st, Paul.

ct. raul
ST. PAUL, April 2-The board opened quiet,
with only moderate disposition to bid displayed.
Wheat was dull, quiet and nominal at unchanged
quotations. Corn was steady at 36c bid for spot
and &c for May, Oats were little stronger and
1ac higher, with sales Of car No. 2 white at &c
and l car same for May at 29c. Barley was
steady at G0c, with several sold by sample p.
t. Rye quiet. Ground feed was stronger. Corn
was steady. Hay was in good demand, with
sales of ! at 1918 and one at SO. For dressed
or live hogs there was 10 demand and no quota
tions were made. The call:
Wheat-No. hard, Sic bid; April, SOC bid !;
May, SEC bid; No. hard, 73c bid; No. 2 hard,
76c bid; No. 2, Csc bid.
Corn-No. 2. 36c bid; April, Csc bid, SIC asked ;
May, SIC bid, 39c asked.
Oats-No. mixed, 26c bid, 27c asked; April
&c bid, &c asked; May, &C bid, CSC asked; No.
2 white, &c bid, CSC asked; No. white, 26ac
bid 2Tc asked.
Barley-No. ?, Coo bid; No. extra, sec bid;
No. 3, 46c.
Rye-No. 2, SEC.
Ground Feed-S1f bid, STATS asked.
Shorts-S1O bid, S11 asked.
Corn Meal-Coarse, $3.50 bid; bolted, ST.
bid, SIS asked.
Pran-S10 bid, $40. IS asked.
Baled Hay-S9 bid.
Timothy Hay-S10.35 bid, 81 asked.
Flax Seed-S1 .2s bid
Timothy Seed-S1.2s bid, Sl.32 asked.
Glover Seeds bid, S5.25 asked.
Eggs-1lc bid, 11Hc asked.
Sales-1 car oats No. 2 white 27c; / car hay,
SS.75 400 bushels timothy seed, 81 .52; so bush
els clover seed, S. 30; car No. 2 white oats,
May, 29c; car hay, 80.