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After Death.

The disposition that should be made
of the human body after death has al
ways been regarded as matter of very
great importance. According to Ho-
mer and Virgil, the forlorn ghost was
compelled to wander on the banks OF
the Styx, unable to cross over to the Elys-
ian fields until the proper rites of sep
ulture had been performed.
In ancient Egypt it was supposed
that the soul would some day come
back to reinhabit the old body; and,
therefore, the process of embalming
was invented to preserve it from decay.
What was to be done with the poor
souls that died before any pummies
were made, is not quite so clear.
1t has also been a part of Christian
doctrine that the old bodies would be
wanted again; and this in spite of
Paul's saying, that the body that is
buried is mot the body that shall be. +"
And, besides this, it has generally been
regarded as very important that the
body should be placed in "consecrated
ground" Without making it quite
plain, this has been supposed to have
an Important bearing on the resurrec-
ton and the souls future salvation
One would hardly suppose that God
would blame poor soul because, after
he had become helpless in the matter,
his friends did not do the proper thing
with his body. And it would hardly
seem necessary that the places of burial
should be labeled that the Omniscient
might find them.
But the Jews held similar belief !;
for it was held that the first resurrec-
ton, to take place at the coming of
Messiah, would be confined to those
buried in the sacred soil of their coun-
try.
A similar belief is held by the Chi
nese of to-day. They will travel, seek
worldly possessions in other lands, but
they are anxious that their bones, at
least, shall repose in the soil of the
Celestial" kingdom, believing that this
is necessary step on the road to the
celestial kingdom on high.
Among those of whom we have any
record, one of the first to break loose
from the trammels of superstitions like
these was Socrates. When his
friends asked him how he would
like TO be buried, he replied with
q wise playfulness mingled with
pathos: "You may bury me as
you please, if you can find me-"
And he added: as it not strange, my
friends, that after all 1 have said to
convince you that / am going to the So
ciety of the happy, you still think this
body to be Socrates? Bury my life
less body where you please; but do
not mourn over it as if that were Soc
rates" It seems pity that the relig-
ions common sense of the old Greek
sage could not have been little more
prevalent during the superstitious CEN
turtles since his day.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-01-07
The Parent of Insomnia.

The parent of insomnia or wakefulness is in
nine cases out of ten n dyspeptic stomach.
Good digestion gives sound sleep, indigestion
interferes with il. The brain and stomach
sympathize. One Of the prominent symptoms
of a weak state Of the gastric organs is dis
turbance of the great nerve entrepot, the brain.
Invigorate the stomach, and you restore equi-
librium to the great center most reliable
medicine for the purpose is Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, which is far preferable TO mineral seda-
tives and powerful narcotics, which, though
they may for a time exert soporihc influence
upon the brain, soon cease to act, and inyari-
ably injure the tone of the stomach. The Bit
tiers, on the contrary, restore activity TO the
operations OF that all important organ, and their
benefcent influence is reflected in sound sleep
and tranquil state of the nervous system.
wholesome impetus is likewise given TO the ac-
ton of the liver and bowels by its use.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-01-07

A society has been organized in
Toxic, Japan, formed of Europeans
and Japanese the latter principally
the scholars from American and Eu-
ropean schools-for the purpose of
agitating change of the Chinese let
tiers, now in use in Japan, to the
Roman. The society has member
ship of $500. and already publish an
organ, the R0mdn-Letter ReDieO (Ro-
indie Zasshi), with the Roman alpha
bet. Books, thus far, have not been
printed with these letters, though from
time to time selections have been pub
lished from popular works in Roman
type in the newspapers of Japan. The
society is seeking in various ways to
bring into use Roman type in the pub
LEGATION of the books the elementary
classes of the schools. This they con-
slider the principal objective point Of
tEeir efforts. Thus far, there is moth
ing compulsory in the introduction of
these letters, the Government not hA7.
ing taken formal notice of the doings
of the society, but its members are
hopeful that the progressive idea will
spread through all classes in Js2sn,
the great majority of the Japanese be-
ing now inclined toward Western civil
ization. The impossibility of translat-
ing English. German, and French
works, notably those of scientific
character, into japanese, is greatly de-
plored by the scholars of that country.
The success of the movement, there
fore, would be of incalculable benefit
to Japan in an educational as well as
commercial sense, facilitating the efforts
constantly being made by the better
informed classes toward the introduce
ton of American and European thought
into their literature. To foreign ma
tons this change would unseal the
Japanese literature of past centuries,
which, for the most part, has been
shrouded in mystery.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-01-07

Fowls are reared chiefly for their
eggs and flesh. DIR. George, of France,
draws attention to the value of their
feathers. A full-grown hen will yield
from two and q half ounces to four
and half ounces of feathers and down.
The feathers serve for bonnet decora-
tons, the ornamentation of military
shakos, and for busters. The average
sized feathers are employed for beds
and holsters; the down for pillows.
But the latter classes are not held in
as much esteem as the same from geese
and ducks. When the feathers ere
plucked they are placed for short
time in bakers oven. after the bread
has been withdrawn, to kill the insect
germs. Four sous rs the average price
for the feathers of hen, but if from
a white cock the price may rise as high
as francs. Pea-hen feathers are not
employed in industry. Turkey feath-
ers, if good and white, fetch as much
as II to 20 francs; they are sold as
ostrich feathers, and can be dyed all
the colors of the rainbow. The feath-
ers of the male are more esteemed than
those of the female bird, In the case
of peacocks, the white feathers are
most priced. The goose, however, is
the bird which yields the most lucra-
tive crop of feathers. Quill-farming
having been extinguished, the geese
are now plucked three times year, on
the breast and abdomen; their annual
value is one franc. In the department
of Vienne the goose is skinned before
it is sent to market, and the skin, gar
nished with its down, is sold as swans
skin, or down.
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Twenty-four Hours to Live.

From John Kuhn, Lafayette, Ind, who an
nounces that he is now in perfect health" we
have the following: zone year ago was, to
ton Our best physicians gave my case up.
finally got so low that our doctor said could
only live twenty-four hours My friends then
purchased bottle of DR. VIM. HALLS BAL
SAM FOR THE LUNGS, which considerably
benefited me- 1 continued until took nine
bottles and am now in perfect health
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-01-07
A Confusing Lack Of System.

The variety of weights and measures
used in England, says the New York
Sun, is productive frequently of much
confusion and annoyance. A CORE
spondent of the London Times calls its
editors attention to the many different
ways in which the single article of
wheat is measured and sold:
"On the markets enumerated in your
list wheat is quoted on the following
terms: Per quarter, without specified
weight, at Aylesbury, Bedford, Ber-
wick, Essex, Gloucester, Kent, Nation,
Norwich, Oxford. Warminster. Per 30
stone, weight of stone not given, at
Grantham, Leicester, Nottingham,
York. Per 504 pounds, at Cambridge.
Per quarter of 60 pounds, per bushel,
at Dundee. Per load, weights not
given, at Doncaster. Per rs pounds,
at Chester, Ludlow. Per windle of 900
pounds, at Preston. Per bushel, with
out specified weight, at Exeter. Per
some mysterious weight or measure not
given and undiscoverable even by in
ference through the price, at Cork,
Truro. No price, weight, or measure
merely market higher or lower at
Barrow, Carlisle, Liverpool, Dorches-
ter, Peterborough, Reading, Sunder-
land. Per boil of three bushels, no
weight specified, at Darlington. Per
bag of three bushels, no weight speci-
fed at Swindon. So that at thirty-two
places where, from their being select
ed, we may presume the principal mar
kets are held, at two only, Chester and
Ludlow, is it possible to compare with
certainty or without rule-of-three sum
the prices of wheat.
1t is significant, too, of English con-
servatism that the editor of the Times
regards reform in the matter as i'm
possible for the present.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-01-07

Practical Illustration OF the Civil and
the Social Code of Paris
Where was il that I read the follow.
'iag charming storys In Saintine,
Some sort of q savage-an Indian,
Perhaps-came to Paris to live per-
manently. He made q study Of our
ways and customs.
In q drawing-room he had discus
: sion, and dealt to his opponent such
square logic and common sense as
noored him completely. So much was
the adversary enraged that he slapped
the savage's face.
This is further proof" said the lat
Ter. that You are not right, for you
nave nothing but brute arguments left
10 you, and, enchanted by this last
victory, he looked around him with an
air OF triumph. In place of viewing
smiles, however, he saw only stupefied
faces and scornful eyes. He was
astounded himself when a gentleman
with grave air, face graced with
whlskers, and wearing the red ribbon
OF the Legion of Honor, took dim by
the arm.
You are stranger, are you not?"
he asked.
at am"
Il felt sure you were. You are not
familiar with our customs. After the
outrage you have received man of the
world would send two friends to de
mapd reason from the assailant."
what reason can / demand from a
man that has none?"
Reason, such as you think of, has
nothing to do with it. To demand rea-
son simply means to propose single
combat with the sword or pistol
Indeed! How strange. / shall
conform with the custom Immediately"
A meeting was had, pistols being
chosen. The Indian, who was accus-
toned to hunt the tiger in his native
Jungle, promptly inserted bullet be-
tween the two eyes of his antagonist,
and killed him as dead as Moses.
Shortly afterward he was summoned
to answer for it. A gentleman in an
official robe of red, wearing the cross
of the Legion of Honor, demanded the
infection of severe punishment on the
ground that it is time to do away with
usages worthy of the barbarous ages.
The poor devil turned his head to
see this terrible accuser, and uttered
an exclamation of surprise.
"Why," he cried, you're the very
man that told me 1 must fight or he
disgraced
~Silence" exclaimed the President
of the court. The prisoner was sem
fenced to six days imprisonment and a
fine of $40. When all was over he
called upon the Advocate General and
said:
"What sort of joker are you? 1t
was you who told me that 1 must
fightl"
The amiable magistrate shook him
by the hand smilingly:
"Of course; when spoke to you in
that way it was as man of the world i;
in court spoke as a magistrate. Do
you grasp the shading?"
J Faith, don't"
well, you will by and by. You are
not quite used to our ways as yet.
london Wogld.
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passed on while the other remained |;
but the crow counted and kept her
distance. The next day three went
and again she perceived that only two
retired. In fine, it was found neces-
sary to send five or six men to the
watchhouse to put her out in her cal
culation. The crow, thinking that its
number of men had passed by, lost no
time in returning From this he in
ferred that crows could count up to
four. Lichtenberg mentions night
ingale which was said to count up to
three. Every day he gave it three meal
worms, one at time; when it had fin
'ished one it returned for another, but
after the third it knew that the feast
was over.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-01-07

DIR. L. M. CoAN, writing of cereal
foods and milling. remarks that "the
virtues of wheat are unlocked first by
the miller; second, by the baker. In
both processes more improvement has
taken place within the last twenty
years than during the whole previous
history of civilized man," The mill
stone is being replaced by Hungarian
invention which pulverizes the grain
by rollers with less heat of friction. -
DR.. Foote's Health MonthLu.
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The Great German Physician.

The remarkable phase IN the practice Of DIR
is, he never asked one to describe their diseas
but tells each one their trouble without askinI
question. His success is phenomenal Hi
practice enormous He is sought after by hun
dreds wherever he goes, because he cures whel
every other physician and remedy have failed
He has allowed his great medicines, Golden Sea
Bitters and Lung Food for Consumption, 10 b.
offered 10 the suffering, and we assert withou
fear of successful contradiction that there il
no disease they will not cure. Thousands o
bottles have been sold Thousands of broken
down and discouraged invalids saved. Send I,
Golden Seal Bitters Company, Holland City
Mich, for Facts for the Millionl Free
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AN item is going the rounds to the
effect that the Sultan's personal ex-
penses are SO, 900, 00J year. This is
evidently the work of another war cor
respondent who has been unable to get
military news. The Sultan's expenses
for the 5000 persons who belong TO the
court and harem are about "a, 200, 900.
The balance, If any, remains unpaid,
and cannot be classed as expenses.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-01-07

Or. r. v. Pierce, OF Buffalo, N. ", whose
name has become known over the world
through his success as physician, and es-
pecially through the reputation or his
"Golden Medical Discovery" has done q
good work In preparing an especial remedy
for the many distressing troubles class ed AZ
"female weaknesses" It is known as the
"Favorite Prescription Under its ad-
ministration all the pelvic organs are
strengthened, and the woman becomes that
embodiment OF health and beauty which
God inteaded her to be.
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Ineffective.

"Why don't you try the cold water
cure for your rheumatism ?"
"Cowld wather, is it? Arrah, man,
yer foolin' wild me. Didn't / tumble
into the cowld river last summer, an
wasn't nearly drowned in the cowld
wather, as We call it, an wasn't j
hangin' upside down on a Matchbox
for an hour, beside bein' rowled on
barrels, an divil bit o. good did it do
meir-Puck
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Crows Can Count Four.

Leroy, who, though he expresses the
, opinion that "the nature of the soul of
animals is unimportant, was an ex-
cellent observer, mentions case in
which q man was anxious to shoot q
crow. ITO deceive this suspicious bird.
the plan was hit upon If sending two
men to the watchho,se, one of whom
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-01-07

For DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, depression OF
spirits, ana general debility in their various
forms; also, as a preventive against fever and
ague, and other intermittent fevers. the
"Ferro-Phosphorated Elixir OF Caisaya,'
made by Caswell, Hazard q Co., of New York.
and sold by all druggists. is the test tonic I;
and for patients recovering from fever or
other sickness il has no equal
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Eels for Dinner.

Young Housewife consulting with
the cook about the dinner for party
AS q scond course we will have
cells"
Cook-"How much ought 1 to get,
ma'am?"
Young Wife--"I fancy ten yards will
be about sufficient. "-FIiegende B!Gt-
ter
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.put I'M, az the G.ult House.

The business man or tourist will find first
class accommodations at the low price of 81
and e.. 80 per day at the Gault House. Chca-
go, corner Clinton and Madison streets. This
far-famed hotel is located in the center of the
city. only one block from the Union Depot
Elevator; all appointments first-class.
HoYT & GATES. Proprietors.
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Greatest Discovery Since I49s.

For coughs, colds, sore throat, bronchitis
laryngitis. and consumption In its early
stages, nothing equals DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery" IL is also great blood.
purifier and strengthrestorer, or tonic, and
for liver complaint and costive condition OF
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For over eight years l have suffered
from catarrh which has affected my eyes and
hearing; have employed many physicians
without relief. ] am new on my second bot
tie of Ely's Cream Balm and feel confident of
a complete cure. Mary G. Thompson, Cerro
Gordo, Pratt County, Ill.
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WORMS ARE THE ScouRGE OF CHILDHOOD
Thousands of children die or grow up weak and
sickly, with disordered nerves and stunted
minds, the food necessary TO their growth hav-
ing been eaten by these disgusting parasites.
not only expels worms but frees the stomach
from the unhealthy secretions in which they
breed
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Rupture. Breach. or Hernia,

neglected, often becomes strangulated and
proves fatal. We employ a new method and
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Send 10 cents in stamps for pamphlet and
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4 have used Athlophoros I'm my fains.ss
with entire success, and take pleasure and
have no hesitation whatever I'm recommend
ing IL TO all who are afflicted with rheuma-
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Don't say there is no help for Catarrl

Don't say there is no help FOR Catarrh,
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Price so cents at druggists; go cents by mail
Send for circular. Ely Bros, Owego N. Y
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You will get more comfort for % cts. in
Lyons Heel Stlneners than In any other
article you buy.
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You can't count votes honestly by elect trich
light-LoStOn Star
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used part OF two bottles OF Ely's Cream
Balm. and can say i am entirely cured oil
catarrh Charles Diesel, Co. X, 18th lnfan
try, Fort Custer NJ. Il.
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EVERY one is perfectly satisfied who upse
Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers
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l.. l. MOVES, Revere Mass, was cared o
scald heaC by using Halls Hair Remover
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The lumberssan's fsvsrte drink is loggcz-
81. Paul Hcrdla.
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A SURE cure for obstinate coughs and colde
Ayers Cherry Pectoral The best remedy.
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A MAN with water on the brain shoulc vdsxs
plug hat-Philadeiphia Bulletin.
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WHEN n live man falls he will rise
again, but sloth will await the com.
ing of the crows.
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LOVE laughs at locks-particularly if they ar,
red.-BOstOn Globe.
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ssAs the Crow Flies.o

The -four Of the family is usually the latest
10 rse-St Paul Herald
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Hates the food. regulates the stomach and bow
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BRONZE is very fashionable hue nowadays,
but brass has not entirely gone out
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BARNuM has treated Jumbo just as he has
the public-stuffed him Free
ByekS
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THE bowels may be regulated, and the s.ora-
ach strengthened. with Ayers Pills
WILD ost< tru af.on scyr r;b rye.-Boston
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ONE of two friends must always be
master.
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vinegar HBffters, q pur.
gative aud tonic. purides the
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health, however lost.
Vinegar Bitters is the
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promoting digestion, curing
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A GENTS wanted in every city and town for Ladies'
"A Fayorite Tracing Wheel. VIII sell In every house,
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Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1886-05-06
Want Shorter Hours at the Hub.
RIOT IN CHICAGO.
Several Persons Reported Killed
and Wounded.

A riot occurred in Chicago near
Morgan and Twenty-second streets on
Monday afternoon. A crowd of strik-
ers, numbering over l2,000, congFe-
gated near Clark Brothers planning
mill, and demolished all the windows
of that building by rain of stones.
From there the infuristed mob, which
grew in numbers as it moved along,
until it had fully reached the number
of 10000, drew up with a mighty
roar in front of Mccormick Reaper
Works, where they continued their
work of wholesale destruction. Stones
crashed through the windows and
clubs carried away the sashes. Moth
ing escaped the fury Of the mob. The
riotous strikers were finally dispersed
by the 200 policemen, who had arriv-
ed upon the scene in squads of II,
each squad being received with hail
of stones. They advanced upon the
strikers with leyeled Eeyolyers, the
contents of which were emptied into
the dense mass of people several times
and at last had the desired effect.
During the riot, five strikers were
shot, two fatally. -Four officers were
slightly injured, and Assistant Super
intendent G. J. Bewby, of the Nc
Cormick works, was hit with a stone
in the face and badly hurt