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assigned by the grand master of his
artel, to whom the landlord of the
apartment house has applied for a
door-keeper, but the grand master is
an official of the police, is in constant
communication with police headguar-
tiers, and when the detectives want a
door-keeper changed from one house
to another, when they want stupid
one to be dismissed and keen one put
in his place, it is always done. If they
have occasion to suspect that the dvor-
mix of suspicious house has not given
them accurate information as to the
movements OF its occupants, or if they
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-04-18
Russian Trades Unions.
servant

But his relations with the police are
such as to surround him with odium TO
any illegal ledger, and to make him
feared by all who enter his door. He
is the little car of that establishment,
an autocrat with unlimited power, and,
il he is dishonest, very dangerous
mar. But no matter how bad he is,
neither the owner OF the establishment
nor the tenants can get rid of him with
out the consent OF the police. to whom
he owes a higher allegiance than to his
employer. His wages are paid by the
landlord who owns the building, but
he is appointed by the Director General
of Police. In etersburg, in fact
throughout all Russia, the workingmen
are organized in systems of trades
unions called artels They are very
much like the trades organizations OF
the United States. for mutual strength
and protection. In Russia the aftels
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-04-18

spouge-cake instead Of fruiti DID yoA
observe the cske-bAskct, Edwin? 4
am sure il was plated, and that dress
she wore was made 0Ueri know il,
and without bit Of anything new.
How can folks live sof"
Mrs. Smiths face was crimson; but
Theophilus was jubilank
"Mrs. White toa Il Pass on to
Mrs. Black, my dear. shall have to
use your mind, for could not bring
mine in unison with gossip" which,
don't you see, was saying that his wife
could.
Mrs. Black and her husband began
life without dollar and worked their
way to comfortable fortune. They
were rather parsimonious, but this
was owing, no doubt, to the rigid econ
omy they had been obliged to practice
in early life. 1t now appeared they
were already conversing about their
entertainment, for Mr.. Blacks words
came directly:
~Such extravaganza would ruin most
men. noticed Smith has real walnut
doors to his library. He took me In
after tea and showed me his books.
Scientific men haven't grain of sense
NOT grain! Books enough to buy
house that would rent for five hun
dred year,"
did you notice the biscuit p asked
his wife. "They were so rich they
would drop to pieces off the plate. So
much silver and solid too; for Mrs.
Smith thinks it is vulgar to use plated
ware. She may see the time -"
"Now for Mrs. Gray" said my
friends wife, readjusting the current
with jerk. "She is neither extrava-
giant nor the reverse. They are not
rich and she makes penny serve the
turn of many. Her costumes are ex-
quisite. She may think trihe too much
about such things; but she is very low
able and her husband advises her"
With powerful adaptability Mrs.
Smith became In unison with Mrs.
Gray.
"Poor Marion is such dowdyt If
there IS any one in this world like, it
is Marion Smith; but / never see her
that do not ache to Tx her up. With
her means, it is too bad that she has
no more taste. The dress she had on
cost enough to clothe me for three
months; but how it looked And her
hair-oh, dear could dress it 10 look
exqrisitely, for it is beautifully long
and abundant"
'ABut she doesn't give her mind to
such things, Bella; she and Smith are
above it"
FL know it; and their home is de-
lightful; so elegant and quiet. and lit
tie Charlie is perfect cherub."
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My hostess looked O little relieved,
and likely, | thought, to listen awhile
longer, so i said to her:
DO not forget Mrs. Green, who, you
know, is less likely to be subject of
electrical currents than the others.
She seems to have scarcely any
Thoughts of her own. l thought. Rather
insipid, though no doubt an excellent
lady,"
The first ejaculation of Mrs. Green,
however, made us all Jump, it was so
unlike her usual languid tone.
Good gracious!" and the instrument
worked with fervor, I've been think
ing all the way home about that spread
of the Smiths Talk about their high
breedinel They are simply stupid.
Mr.. Smith seems to have his head In
the clouds all the time. / like to be
amused and if that old bach that is there
all the time hadn't eaten sauce with
his cake l should have gone to sleep.
They say he was in love with Mrs.
Smith before she married Theophilus.
i wonder if Theophilus knows it How
ridiculous they act over that child of
theirs, thinking he is SO bright and
forward and laughing at all his silly
little speeches-actually bringing him
to sit at the table. Homely, too Smiths
nose and Brackets chin is enough to
spoil any child. You know we have
always thought Ebenezer little more
backward than any other children; but
land he Is ten times as smart as that
child"
~Ebenezer, indeedi' exclaimed my
friends wife, jerking the machine with
so much force that il fell from the
table, saying, feebly: "Such foolsi"
no doubt the beginning of new SEN
tence by Mrs. Green.
"And thought that woman weak, I"
gasped my friends wife.
"She seems anything but weak, and
so do YOU" said Theophilus, ruefu1ly,
lifting up his machine, and seeing at q
glance that it was broken.
cit will take long time to repair
this, for I can trust il to no hand but
my own" said he. "The test has been
all that could be desired, and rather
more," he added.
"Youll be famous, Theophilus, /
cried. with enthusiasm.
@Famousl Well, but il it breaks
friendships, shall be doing good?7
Friendships repeated bis wife.
at will be a sort of society sitter, I"
said /.
The machine has been. repaired, and
will make its appearance soon.
Theophilus showed il to Edison the
other day.
Smith, said he. "you have stolen
my thunder"
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BEHIND THEIR BACKS.
by MARY II. r. HATCH.

Theophilus Smith has invented a
wonderful instrument. It has not yet
been patented, owing to an accident
which 4 shall mention later on, and so,
out of loyalty to my friend, who ex-
poets to realize n large return from
Che invention. shall not describe it
fully, but will give a brief sketch OF
che occasion when it was tested.
A slight preamble, however, is nec-
essary. Doubtless every thinking per-
son has, at some period of his life, puz-
zled himself over the electric COM
munication or responsiveness of mind
rs we'll as of matter. For instance, it
frequently happens that thinking deep
iy of person is the forerunner OF
meeting him. and finding that he has
been engrossed with thoughts of your
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-04-18
A Rentuckr Country Town.

Alb addressing friend)-Hello,
Zeb, wizard you leave yo' boss?
Zeb-Round yam in q lot. Wizard
you leave yo'n?
Ab-Got him hung up out yandsr
ter swingin' linn.
Zeb-Wall let's see eff they air all
right.
(They go and look at their horses and
then return to the public square,
Ab-How long you goin' ter stay?
Zeb-'Bout hour by sun, 1 reckon.
Zeb-All right; we'll ride out to-
gether. Whar you goin' ter eat din
ner?
Ab-Dont low ter eat none. Cost
too much. They tax a Teller quarter
ever'whar I've found, an l KANT STAN
nothin' like that.
Zeb-You bet amt a-goin' ter try.
Let's go in this lcker-shop here an git
little suthin.
They go into doggery, and after
taking several drinks go and look at
their horses again. Then they return
to the doggery.)
Zeb-The idee of taxin' man
twenty-five cents fur dinner is all
wrong.
Ab-Shoutin now, I tell you. Tell
you whut let's do. Let's git some Nv
these here oysters.
Ab-With you-stick pig ef amt.
Here, give us bout ha'fer dollars
with NV oysters an crackers.
(They eat the oysters, take another
drink and then go and look at their
horses, after which they return to the
saloon and take another drink.
Ab-Whut did you come ter town
fur, anyway?
Zeb-Oh, jest ter be sloshiI' round,
ez the Teller says. Let's Ticker.
Ab-With you.
(They drink
Zeb-Lets git our horses an fetch
'em up here whar We ken see 'em.
Ab-Pm agreeable.
(They tie their horses near the door
and take another drink
Zeb-Bet my horse ken outrun
yo'n.
Ab-Take Sou.
They mount their horses and with
a whoop start up the street. They are
both so drunk that they fall of. A
crowd collects about them and the town
marshal comes up and takes the two
gentlemen to Jail. The next morning
they are furious, and when they have
been set at liberty they hurry home
and tell how the malicious marshal
dragged them into disgrace. Their
words are needed. and this is the be-
ginning of feud.-ArkansaO Ira
UeItr
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with great deal Of osution. The -
binary merchant always asks greates
price than he expects the customer 70
pay, particularly IL he is stranger
and unfamiliar with the value Of the ar
ticle. The native, or resident, knows
what the article sought should cost,
and @beats down" the salesman accord
ingiy. The tourist who does not at
tempt to do 30 makes Q mistake and
pays heavy tax upon his Ignorance.
OF late the principal merchants on the
Nevski Prospect and other fashionable
streets have attempted reform in this
particular, mark their goods in plain
figures. and hang sign reading
prices fixed" in their windows. Their
example will soon, it is hoped. extend
into all branches Of the commercial
community. for experience in Russia,
as elsewhere, teaches that honesty -
the best policy.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-04-18
How They Do IL in Maine.

Tourist in Maine-Say, landlord. I've
been out in the cold all day, and I'd
like little something hot.
Mine Host-Well. we don't sell any
thing, you know, but perhaps
Tourist-Ohl Ali Yes Eth?
Mine Host-Eh Dumb show. Exit
landlord.)
Tourist (readiug the bill next day.
Room, 81; supper and breakfast, 81"
Yes, here's q V. Never mind the
change.
Mine Host-yery kind, I'm sure
Detroit Free Press.
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self, mutual desire, or mutual thought,
having eliminated in this meeting.
"How strange" you exclaim togeth-
err: IL was just thinking of YOU"
Theophilus thought long and deeply
of these matters, and at last conceived
a method of connecting two such cur
rents of electricity by means of pow
erful instrument, so that the thoughts
of one person might be telegraphed,
as it were, to another whose mind YVES
at that time in unison; and, when
words were used, photograph attach
ment would be set in motion to tell
them off, reproducing the exact tones
of the speaker.
But in an invention of this kind, so
startling in its powers, there must Of
necessity be some drawbacks. For in
stance, putting ones mind ain unison, I"
as my friend Theophilus expresses it,
rs impossible, unless the person with
whom you desire to communicate is
thinking of you at that exact time.
Theophilus is blessed with dear
little woman for wife. one who be-
zieves, as all women should, implicitly
IN her husbands genius. When he
spoke of testing the machine she said
at once, with the wisdom that seems to
characterize her:
~Why not invite my four dearest
friends, with their husbands, to social
tea? They will say nothing hard of
US, of course, but they will say some
thing on their way home; all people
do. Mrs. White usually does not wait
until she gets into the sire~t. 1 have
been with her and all of them, you see,
and know their ways. Mrs. Black
speaks later, hut with no length; Mrs.
Gray waits until she gets nearly home,
and Minnie Green until she is housed.
You know she is so quiet, she never
achatters in the street like some women.
There was so much wisdom in this
that / was lost in admiring wonder,
while Theophilus said concisely:
You are q trump, my DEAR" at
which the little woman flushed with
pleasure.
The day arrived, and the company
sat down to my friends Widespread
cable. was present, of course, to
share in his triumph. The food was
excellent, and every one appeared de-
lighted with each other and their enter
tainers, while little Cha, lie. my friends
only child, was petted tn his hearts
content My thoughts wandered often,
4 confess, to the innocent-looking, case
that contained my friends instrument.
Theophilus shared in my feelings, am
sure, for he was absent-minded at times
and caught INN glancing quietly in
that direction more than once. Not &c
Mrs. Smith She was as calm as Q
summer morning, which shows, think
that the feminine mind more readily
lends itself to deception, for as soon az
her guests took their departure Mrs.
Smith rushed to the machine and ex-
claimed, as she touched the battery:
~Now for Mrs. White"
Mrs. White was q very extravagant
lady, whose former husband died 9
Bankrupt, and whose present one
though in easy circumstances at the
fims of their marriage, wac now said
TO be much straitened.
"Such tablet" clicked the machine
IN Mrs. Whites very tones. II lik,
Mrs. Smith; but she is so close. Home
made biscuit, when she might have gol
delicious rolls at the caterers, art
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And -the baby" will startle us once in q whfie
With "a regular blizzard swipe.'
Tue papers will print long columns OF stuff.
But the ball-crank will coy for moro,
While the women will skip the whole thing In
huff,
For they can't understand the score.
The lawyer will yell at the local nine
As wild IA crazy loon;
n you 90 TO his O lice you'll ind tho sign:
In court for the afternoon"
The man OF business HIS cares forgets,
While he howIs at a three-base hit;
The sharpers will keep eye out fer bets,
And the countrymen will get bit
For the crack OF the bat and the bounding ball
Men love with the keenest zest.
And the triumvirs' purses will bulge next fall,
But the pennant will 60 out West.
--S0Dleypille Journal
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They are given
one suit of livery
each year, A or 8
rubles a month,
and what they
can steal or OBJ
tain as tips from
visitors, which is
a good deal in the
houses of the
a r i s t o crac y.
When a guest is
leaving a house
W b ere b Q has
been entertained
for a week or a
day, he is met at
the door on his
departure by the
entire household,
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binary member OF
the artel is not
shrewd enough to
penetrate the mys-
teries of the estab-
lishment, but un-
der all circumstan-
ces the door-keep-
ers are expected to
keep the police in
formed of every-
thing ofimportance
that happens in the
house of which
fhav have CHARGE
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AN Albany ieweler says morning is
the best time TO wind n watch. The
spring is frightened and it is apt to suf-
fer from changes of position. II wound
at night the spring becomes loosened
and there is more liability 10 derange-
ment
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doubt his loyalty to the Car, the po-
lice officers can have him shifted to
another place at once, and a sharper,
more honest and loyal man put in his
place. Very often regular detectives
are assigned as dvornicks when the or
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-04-18

DIR. STEPHEN MACKENZIE, lecturer on
medicine at the London Hospital, REQ
commended half-grain doses of Indian
hemp, morning and evening. as q rem
edy Tor persistent headache.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-04-18
Tho Dangerous DvorniIs.

The fact that very large proportion
Of the inhabitants of Petersburg and
other cities of Russia live in large
apartment houses, like those of Paris,
makes it an easy matter for the police
to exercise a constant and almost abso-
lutte surveillance over them day and
night. These apartment houses, ac-
commodating ten, fifteen, and some
times thirty families, all have the same
entrance, through which all who enter
must pass-the butcher, the baker, the
boy from the telegraph Office, the man
who comes to take the slops, and the
ladies who are out paying fashionable
visits. This single entrance usually
leads into O courtyard, which furnishes
light and air for the inner rooms, and
is thoroughfare used in common by
all the tenants. In charge of the en-
trance, and occupying little Office on
the ground floor is the dvornik, or con-
cierge, or doorkeeper for the establish
ment. He has the keys to the great
oak doors that bar the passage after
certain hours; he sees all who enter /;
he takes charge OF the letters the post
man leaves and the packages that come
from the shops. He sweeps the front
pavement, sprinkles it with hose, and
is responsible for the tidy appearance
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from the boots to the cook, and IS ex-
pected to give everybody something,
and the same is the case at all the
hotels. If he is entertained at lunch
con, he is expected to give tip to the
dvornik who opens the door for him,
the footman who takes his coat, the
butler who serves him at the table,
and so on all around, which makes
dining ont rather expensive matter.
And the host looks on complacently
from long association to see his
servants paid by his guests.
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An Inspector may call on them any
hour of the day or night. They know
him, and give him such information as
they choose. Thus it will be seen that
the artel of dvorniks is a most extern
sive and effective system of spies.
The police authorities OF Russia
boast that they know the whereabouts
and disposition of every cit zen of the
empire every night, and it is through
the dvorniks that they get the most of
their information. No more effective
spy system could be organized. Peo-
pie must live in houses, and the law
requires every house to have dnornik.
No one can be so employed who does
not belong to the artel, and the police
control the artel. The tenant is there
fore completely at the mercy of his
servant, who, if so disposed, can send
him to Siberia on a charge of treason
any time he likes and it requires little
more than a dvornik's testimony TO OBJ
tain ~wolf's passport" as q sentence
to exile is called.
Strict Po ice Surveillance.
1t will also be seen how difficult,
how nearly impossible il is to organize
nihilistic conspiracies in city where
every building is so watched. Every
connection about the establishment,
every unusual assembly, every sus-
picious visitor, every mysterious pack
age is reported to the police, and pack
age intened for occupants of a house
are usually examined by the dvornik
before they are delivered. He is apt
to open letters and kilograms, too, if
he can read them, for with the protec-
ton of the poIicefhe is safe in any inn
pertinence. There are nihilists among
the dvorniks. as there are in every one
of the artels. and they are exceedingly
useful members of conspirators' club.
One OF the most famous of nihilistic
leaders, since hung, was for many
months dvornik at the residence of a
high Official o. the Cars Government.
Helsought the place for the informa-
ton he co Id gain, and kept it as long
,as the information was wanted.
The nihilists usually meet in houses
where the dvorniks are friendly. The
doorkeeper, of course, knows when
apartments are for rent, and he usually
has the authority to let them. The
nihilistic dvornik notifies his friends,
and they come in as tenants. AS long
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Ueon she crack OF the bat and tho bounding ball
VIII tickle our h~nrts with glee.
And the crowd viii yell ht tho umpiros CALL
~ II Bsdlam had been setfree-
vhen -rattling three bsggers- will be In style.
And -clsAn home runs" win be ripe.
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While the commercial conditions are
steadily improving, and are not so bad
as represented by English authors, who
are more or less inspired by the ma
tional prejudice, one trades in Russia
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Economy Behind the See

people, is sure to be wined and dined
as long as he remains.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-02-21
LIVE STOCK.

81. Louis. Feb 20 The National Live
STOCK Indicator reports:
Cattle-keceipts, 1909, shlptueuts, TOO;
from ~ to4 80 fair to good, from 3 10 TO 1 ~
butchers steers, from Toto 10; stUckers and
feeders, OOOG5 80
Hogs I receipts, 21o; shipments, lbOO; prices
"a >de higher, ranging from 81 to 81.
Sheep-keceipts, SQS; shipments, zoo; market
steady; fair TO choice 5000 ~
kkrsAs CITY, feb. 2j.-rhe Live stock
Indicator reports:
Cattle Receipts. ~; shipments, >l4; mar
ket steady and higher. especia ly TO Medium
weight, fat butchers steers and choice cow 5 ,
Good to choioc corufed, 4 8. al 80; common o
medium, 2Ogi 10; stockers, SO92 co. feed
ing 81, ers, : $50 A.; cows, ;Og3 IL,
Hogs Receipts, 50i shipments, 20j3; quail
ty better; market active and &c higher; good
to ch dee, 35G, ~; common to medium, i "
(05 -,
sheep Receipts, GA; shipments, ~ market
strong for good; good 10 choice, 25DI to,
common TO medium, 5JQi %.
CHICAGO. Feb. 2O-The brewers journal
reports:
Catlle-Receipts, 5000; shipments 5O)0; mar.
ket strong; choice, lWD) ~; good steers. ) s.,
90 "; stockers .snd feeders, 8 25@DS to; cows
bulls and mixed, soG3 TO- Texas fed cattle
1904 ~.
Hogs Receipts, 1900, shipments 400, mar.
ket strong I'd unchanged; mixed Oj9j 40
heavy 5000 10; light, 9j91 80.
Shecp-Receipts, 20UO; shipments, 500 mar
| ket strong, toto loo higher; natives, 1905 y
| western, SJ(G5 80; Texans, 3 UpDi -; lamb
| 00G6 70.
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MARKETS BY WIRE
FINANCIAL.
xxcr1slf coSsoLs.

rSGIISH CoSsoLs
Yah. 2o.-Consols closed l02 $40
J tHSd gy; silver ia
h9]' MONEY,
,.yr Fen. ~ Money on call easy al
EEw ! o Nn ilos ID at ~.
p2g pvercantue paper al per cent
STOCKS AND BoNps.
vop. Feb. %. The stock market
o. ,,,n, back to the same condition it was
~, ,, W, ,bq carly portion of last week. and
'Gu' 'D7 and staguation were the only features
" 'i,,cgl condition Of the crown prince Of
" created some uneasincss on the
n o''" .jdc which induced some selling by
~ St Paul and Reading were the only
~. - showing any animation until late in the
" chen Iackawanna became active.
q s,,rstions, however, were made within a
~ prn Irs except Manhattan which dropped
W. ,cr cent After a heavy 30 weak open
y N' - wbich most stocks showed light de
,rom saturdays closing figures the mar
. aggrd of slowly with an insignificant re
!. - M and closed very duh and heavy at the
y, 80 ~, nrices of the day EVERYTHING on the
- - l,t is fractionally lower, except the
s.rbottan which lost IL.
pailroad bonds dun and heavy
n'rerpmcpi bonds dull and steady.