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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-01-25
Catarrh Cured.

A clergyman, after years Of suffering from
that loathsome disease, Catarrh, and vainly
trying overy known remedy, at last found q
prescription which completely cured and
saved him from death. Any sufferer from this
dreadful disease sending self-addressod
stamped envelope to Prof. J. A. Lawrence. ais
East Ninth street. New York, will receive the
recipe free of charge
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-01-25
Telecrams I'm Brief.


GAS we'll near Dunkirk, N Y, is yielding
1.O0O, 900 feet per day.
A FIRE at Montreal, Canada, destroyed prop
erty to the value of $500, 600
The felt roofing manufacturers met in New
York, formed "trust," and advanced the
price of feIt rs cents a roll.
The firm of Kurz, Blanchard & Co., New
York, dealers IN bags, made an assignment,
with preferred debts TO the amount Of SIP, =
600
BREWER ARENsDoRF, who was twice tried
for the Haddock murder, spent fortune
His defense cost him over s175, coo, and he is
now reduced to travelling for a Milwaukee
concern.
CONGRESSMAN HAYES of Iowa, who as Judge
decided the prohibitory law to be invalid, re-
turned ret ton to Washington ladies in ia
vor of prohibition in the District of Columbia,
declining to lay it before Congress.
WILLIAM MURDOCH, an old resident OF
Pittsburgh, was victimizo by bunko man
! out OF $1,000 He was met by a man who
had just drawn $50, 00J in lottery and got a
certificate cashel.
Mr. CRI SIP, OF Georgia, called up the Thoebo
case in the House OF Representative on the 21st
OF January, the pending question being on the
resolution OF tho IN ljority OF the Committee on
Elections confirming MIR. Carlisle title TO his
seat. The vote resulted, yeas 1iJ, nays b no
quorum. Mr.. Crisp, stating that the vote had
disclosed the fact that there was no quorum
prcsent moved that the House al lourn, which
was agreed to; yeas l5J, nays 1875 strict
marty vote.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-01-25
Death of Grandma Garfield.

GRANDMA GARFIELD died at Mentor, Ohio,
at the ripo age of ST. She will be remem-
bered with affection and interest as the mother
of the President whose administrative career
was cut short by Guiteaus bullet. Her health
had leen failing for long time.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-01-25
CHICAGO HAS THE CALL.
1t Is Said the Lake City Is Ahead In the
Contest for the Democratic Convention.

1t Is Said the Lake City Is Ahead In the
Contest for the Democratic Convention.
A WASHINGTON special 10 the Chicago Her.
'ald max I 10 direct sta ement that
Tie Democratic Convention will be held in
New York City in Difference to the expressed
wishes of the President that tho same courtesy
be extended him as was shown Abraham Lin
coin by the Republicans, when he requested
that he be permitted to indicate his preference
as TO where the Repu blican National Conven-
ton of l,64 should meet. Western Democrats
absolutely deny that any such preference has
been expressed by the President, and IL is
known that he pointedly repelled all offers to
commit himself TO any one OF the contrasting
cities. II may he asserted with reasonable pos
itiveness that, while the President is not indit-
ferent in the matter, he will be content with
Whatever may be decided by the National
Committee at its meeting in this city. So far
rs can be ascertained, the members OF tho
committee have had no opportunity for ex-
changing views on the matter, but well-in-
formed persons express the opinion that n
Western city will be selected, preferably Chi
ckgo, and that Chicago is already far ahead in
the race, if for no other reason that the Repub-
lie ans have thrown down the gauntlet TO the
Democrats TO try the conclusion OF 1884 over
aga II. While a certain coterie OF New York
Democrats want the convention held in that
city the movement is not in the special inter-
Of Mr. Cleveland
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-01-25

COUNT your resources; find out what
you are not fit for, and give up wish
ing for it.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-01-25

THERE is nothing SO iiattering in the world
OF art as the picture of o SUMMER resort
hotel.-Bost0h Transcript.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-01-25
GREAT EXCITEMENT
At tho Valley City Mills, Which the Fore
man Explains as Follows.

DEAR FRIEND-Yours of the Goth instant
was received and beg pardon for not an
swering it sooner. The fact is l am working
day and night; have not been as well in fif-
teen years. That trouble with my stomach
and the rheumatism which nearly killed me
has been entirely cured by Hibbard's Rheu-
matte Syrup and Pastors Mother is now
taking it. and thinks there is no medicine in
the world equal to it, A w. THOMPSON,
Valley City Mills, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Dec. %, 1887
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-01-25

is the exclamation of thousands suffering
from catarrh. To all such We say: Catarrh
can be cured by DIR. Sagds Cstarrh Remedy.
II has been done in thousands OF cases; why
not in yours Your danger is in DELAY. In
close stamp to Worl fs Dispensary Medical
Association, Buffalo, n. Y, for pamphlet on
this disease
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-01-25
Echoes OF the Blizzard.

ST PAUL paper states that 235 persons
persisted in the recent blizzard.
AN unknown man was found frozen to
death three feet from tho door of John
Wards dwelling, near Fulda, MINI. The
thermometer at Chippewa Falls, Wis, regis
tered 6S below, and at other points 1t stood
at 40 and 81. On the Missouri Pacific the
coal trains we're stopped at Shelton and I'M
loaded by the people. Fort Keogh can prob
ably claim the honor of the widest range of
temperature of any place on earth. On the
occasion of the recent blizzard the thor
mometer marked 65 below During the hot
weather of last summer it ranged from 100 to
100. This makes range of 195 degrees with
in tho year. The recent storm was one of the
severest, If not the most severe, ever kno wn
in that region. Edward Dunn, prominent
cattle-buyer, was found frozen to death dear
Adrian Mich
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-01-25
Consumption surely Cured.

To tho Editor: -Plenso infoym Your rcadcr,
that have n positive remedy for the above.
n1med disease. BY its timely use thousands Of
hopeless cases have hoe n permanently cured.
shall be glad 90 send two bottles Of my remedy
fREE To any OF your readers " no have consump.
ton II they will send mo their Express and
p. O. address. Respectfully.
It. A. sLOCuM. M. G.. Isl Pearl st., N. Y.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-01-25

IN answer to casual question,
How easy and truthful 10 tell it's
A cure for tho worst Indigestion,
To take Pierces Purgative Pellets.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-01-25

No safer Remedy can BIO had for
Coughs and Colds, or any trouble of tho
Throat than BroWn's bronchial 1roches
| Price % cts Sold Only ia bOres
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-01-25

The day of payment is always nearer
the day of promise than it seems.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-01-25


THE GREAT REMEDY FOR PAIN.
Cures rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sciat-
lea, Lumbago, Backsche, Headache,
Toothache, Sore Throat, SWELL
tngs, Frostbites, sprains,
Bruises, Cuts, Burns
and Sczlds.
WHAT 1T is.
e. 1t is in one word o cure il is not merely
sot' relief and in no sense a cure-all; Il
Is the product Of scientific research.
DID II strengthens while it soothes and sub
Nu' dues, heals and cures it literally con-
quers pain.
9h Its effects are curative and permanent 10
ou' the whole group Of muscular miseries
and nervous agonies.
/fh II does not merely irritate the outer sur
Tt'i' face, nor does it merely soften OF relax
a CONSTRUCTED muscle. To its specific action a
superior curative virtue is superadded.
Eth 1t penetrates deeply but gently; search
Vtii. ingly and surely, seeking the pain
spot in all effort to conquer.
9Th Each constituent of the formula has a
OtI' recognized intrinsic virtue TO serve
most surely the cure of pain.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-01-25
One for sorrow.
Two for mirth;
Three for q wedding,
Eattr for an hftth


Among the negroes of the Southern
States, the moaning dove means to
save o mans soul. TO kill one of these
doves is sign of death, but more fire.
quently the death of child. A buzz
zard or a crow on the house-top is be-
lieved by the same people to be an in
variable sign of death or disaster; q
visit at the door from rooster, the APP
preaching visit of friend; the notes OF
the screeching owl, or "shivering" owl,
are a bad omen of many interpre-
tations; while, if the common owl boots
on your right. good luck will follow,
but bad luck should he take up his po-
sition on your left side and boot there
from. The reputation of all night birds,
great or small, is no better; but South
ern Imagination has discovered a remedy
for all their spells. 1t consists OF
throwing a pinch of salt into the fire as
their sound is heard.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-01-25

A PRINTER. as we'll az lawyer, is glad
to reach point where he can rest his case.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-01-25

IT is only when in lore that the gambler
is satisfied to hold a small hand.-Jud0e.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-01-25

II Q chaffinch perches on your win
dow-sill beware of treachery.
The blackbird which crosses your
road brings you good luck.
1t was the wren which aided Pro-
metheus in stealing the sacred fire OF
knowledge from beneath Jove's throne
in heaven. Accordingly, he who kills
wren will have his home destroyed.
No physician should fail TO procure
bed OF partridge feathers. A patient
laid on such bed, no matter with what
disease, will never die on it, although
he will not necessarily get we'll.
Ii you have money in your pocket
when you hear the cuckoo for the first
time it is a good omen, and you will
have your pockets we'll lined during
the year; if, on the contrary, you have
no money cultivate your friends. for
you will be in need of their assistance
before long.
In France the handsome white owl,
with its plumage, is accepted every
where as forerunner Of death. AS IT
there were not enough to draw upon it
the animadversion of all, this bird is
often accused of sacrilege, for in Prov
ence and Languedoc it is charged with
drinking the oil of church lamps.
In the south of Germany the crow
bespeaks good luck, but in France any
thing but that if seen in the morning.
The same with the magpie-ill luck if
it flies on your left; if, on the contrary,
on your right, you may be assured that
the day will be fortunate one. In
England the influence of the appear
ance of this saucy bird upon current
events is governed by the numbers in
which he appears, and is thus summed
up:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-01-25
Delicate Children. Nursing

Mothers, Overworked Men, and for all dis
eases where the tissues are wasting away from
the inability to digest ordinary food, or from
oyerwork OF the brain or body, al such should
take Scotts Emulsion Of Pure Cod Liver Oil
with Hypophosphites Il used the Emulsion
on lady who was delicate and threatened
with Bronchitis. IL put her in such good
health and flesh that 1 must say it is tho best
Emulsion l ever used IL p WADDELL
NJ. D., Hugh's Mills, s. G.
The small feet of American girls are out
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81 Don't Want Relief, But Cure,o

SOME people are so sensitive that they
seem to have corns all over them.-Jud0e.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-01-25

THE world may expect more from an in
dustrious TOOL than an idle genius
ArkansdU Irdueler.
The Columbus journal., 1888-10-03

Taking into consideration the vast
number Of Smiths extant In the void,
there can b ND doubt that tho name but
seldom implies relationship. OF straight
''Smiths" alone. there arc 1,50S mentioned
in tho Directory of. 1883; these arc al
adults, and 1t b reasonably certain that
there Is fully IN equivalent number Of
children and youths Of the same name, not
mentioned. This would mako . total Of
SOLO .'Smiths." Then this il still aug
mented by the variations Of the name
Schmidt, Emyth. Schmit. etc. until it is
probable that there are 6.000 of &hat
ubiquitous family I'm st. Louis alone. The
population Of St. Louis being 400. 900, 1t II
evident that about one sixty-sixth Of St.
LOuisans are Smiths.
The peculiar part lies, in the fact that
1t Is but extremely seldom. If ever, that .
man and woman bearing that universal
name are married. I have noticed this
for years, and watched carefully. but I
cannot remainder ever having seen tho
names coupled together In the item. Of
marriage licenses In tho newspapers, nor
have. I ever heard Of . couple. both of
whom bore that name, being united In
wedlock. They certainly marry some
body, for the rarest old maid and old
bachelor Is one bearing the widespread
name. It will Y be . mystery why
Smiths do not intermarry. At the pres
cnt rate 1t is but . question Of time when
the name will have conquered the world.
and everybody will he named Smith
Globe Democrat.
The Columbus journal., 1888-10-03

~e~DS
Rousseau has said that from the food
Of . nation you can tell its characteris-
tics; II this Is true. no better spot for the
study Of ethnology could be found than
CavsllA Doubtless, II Il. b desired. an
opportunity will occur Of dining with
many n~ationalities. By all means accept
an invitation to dine with . Turkish
pasha- I had the pleasure Of taking .
meal with the governor Of Drama, who 10
passing rich for TURK. seeing that he
rules over the plain where The chief
tobacco crops ere. and his opportunities
for amsssing wealth are many and varied.
Silence and expedition are the chief
table preparations are few, but the dishes
are many; olives, e~aviare. cheese, ETC., are
dotted about, and perhaps - many q ten
dishes N handed round ON covered bra1en
dishes. consisting Of rice or barley, meat
or boiled fish, cakes seasoned with vegeta-
bles, roast lamb. beans. . species OF
rissole wrapped up in vine leaves. the in
evitable pilaf and fruits, and. as wine ID
forbidden. IN intoxicating substitute Is
found in liquors and brandy. Each per-
son has his glass Of sherbet by him. and
his piece OF u~nleavened bread. for the
Turks love half baked dough II viii
comfort the European to sec every one
wash his hands before his meal. for forks
are unknown, and each il expected to dip
his fingers into the savory mersel a. it Is
handed to him. During the whole of the
feeding process scarcely four or Eve words
viii Be uttered, and 1t the most your re-
past viii last twenty minutes, but then
afterward. with tho coffee and the hubble
bubble. conversation will flow freely.
To tho Turk eating Is . serious CASTRO
nomic exercise, which will not admit Of
any conversation being. entered into dur.
ing its progresA-Cornhil Magazine.
The Columbus journal., 1888-10-03
a,ne Child's Voice In Singing.

- ~sSs ~ - SAAo2AO
Frederick s. Law, in The Voice, dwells
at length on some of the dangers Of a.
lowing children to sing In public. par
ticulsrly when under the care Of ignorant
or irresponsible conductors. One case is
mentioned Of q girl who was permitted
to sing in halls large enough to test the
powers of experienced artists, and who,
consequently, 1t the age Of 18, although
had no voice At all left. 1T Is" says
Mr.. Law, las much of an impossibility
for q child to produce full and sonorous
heavy weights and expect It to walk ct
as an act Of cruelty will listen with COM
to fill . large room with . voice that from
Mr.. Law concludes: ''The instruction
DO almost entirely negative-fhat is, they
do not require teaching what to do 50
much n what not to do. They may be
trusted to form their tones Is they please,
If they do not sing too loudly nor with
any undue effort. II these conditions
cannot be secured. they should not be
allowed to sing at all. Nothing is moro
painful than to hear . child struggle to
I'LL . large room with Q voice crippled
from IN attempt 10 wrest from nature
what Is not there. In no way can We find
compensation for such an exhibition. The
mind receives no pleasure, Is there can be
no intellectual grasp Of the subject. while
the ear Is tortured by shrill and distorted
sounds which awaken Q natural anxiety
for the child's future welfare. Ahealthy
child possessed Of . good ~ 10 the most
natural singer in the world, becsuss tho
most unconscious. Il Is only when tam
pered with by those who should know
better that disastrous results are to he
feared."-Rrooklyn Eagle.
The Columbus journal., 1888-10-03

1U0 0OS0OD1U1 mo0UA DSoOODS To-
The clever person Is always practical.
always adaptable. always and unehang-
ingly clever: He never misses his chance.
Like Coleridge's raven. who picked up
the acorn and buried It straight" and
came back and dwslt there when ''ths
acorn was grown to . tall oak tree" tho
clever man lets No opportunity escape.
Men who do not see tho acorn o. do not
heed It are Left to grumble In old ago b.
cause there IL no tree to cover them.
There arc hundreds Of chances In . man's
life. and clever people grasp them 1t onee
and turn them into substantial blessings.
Genius too often misses its chance, and -
sublime, but . failure. But the man Of
tact misses nothing. quarrels with none.
enjoys Life to its latest breath. and. per.
haps because Of his success, leaves .
sweet remembrance to blossom after him.
This IL what most people call luck.
Grant saw his chance In tho late var and
grasped It; Lincoln ssw his opportunity
In the great debate with Douglas and
seized upon It. and the world. looking
upon ther early struggles and drawbacks.
are apt to eal than lueky. Men who
heard the first faint Sigh for mustard.
cod liver Oh. pickles. sewing maGhinss OF
hair wash haVs enriched tksmselveo BY
their practical sdaptahility to the needs
Of mankind Talent and genius are usu-
ally mighty uncomfortable to live with.
but cleveFness goes with tho stream and
gives ~ what We Ike BEST and what ve
want. Il comes IN . white flannel suit In
summer and mufled up In furs and on
skates in winter. This II the kind AZ
peopls-and the only kind-to invita- 70
your house to bring their trunks and
9peod . week q . year.-Bseksley IN New
York Mercury.
The Columbus journal., 1888-10-03
4 LANE OF ROMANCE.
LnxuTaes o1 Life in ParaG1ay-6evies -
Beautlful WO0en.

Lnxuraes u Life In Paragsay-Bevies -
Beautiful woosn.
Paraguay is surely q Of. the most
favored lands on earth. Thsre no insane
love Of gold compels the heart to ques-
tionAble deeds. No. political situation
harnesses the mind. The very atmosphere
breathes peace. The air. is soft and
balmy. inviting to repose, and prolific
nature. throwing about everything her
garment of rich vegetation. supplies man
With all he needs and beauties all tia.
his eyes rest upon Paraguay Is, indeed,
almost . fairy land Of romance, % beauti-
full are its manifold attractions.
The native portion Of the population IL
aremnant of the tribe of Guarani Indians.
one Of the Hottest tribes in the grade Of
civilization of all the American race But
nothing astonishes the visitor to Paraguay
% much as the vast preponderance Of the
female over the male population. Tho
proportion is something like nine to one.
This is the result Of . long and very6eroe
war, in which the Guaranians followed
and supported . cruel and ambitious
ruler through Undesirable hardships and
su6erings. This VA ended only with the
death Of the mar who waged It, and has
reduced the whole population to about
oue-sixth Of what it Wa twenty years
ago, leaving only women and boys These
women this writer continuee) arc -
beautiful and fair to look upon - can b
found in any part Of tho world
They are Of medium height. rather
slight and 1.-the, with finely nodded limbs,
small, pretty hands and fest and figures
Of matchless grace and beauty that would
serve for models Of the scnlptor'S art,
Their carriage II 70 easy and natural -
to Be almost the poetry OF motion. for the
freedom from high heeled boots and tight
elothing has left their step light, supple
and strong. Their dress ID Of tho simplest
form: . sboEt tunic or mha- nat unlfha 0
The Columbus journal., 1888-10-03

The tough is, . prodnct peculiar to
American city life. In other countries,
Of course. You win find the rough and tho
cad and the brutal coster. but It IL only
in IN American city that you win and the
tough. In other lands the. man who
comes nearest to the tough Is but Q sub
ject. and . very poor n at that, and he
Is constantly more or less in dread Of .
superior governing power. In America
the tough Is . citizen, or Ut least claims
to be one, and he feels not only the equal
of everybody else, but the superior Of
everybody else. and he has . profound
seorn and contempt for al processes Of
law. Tho tough Is . terror, and there il
NO reason Why he should escape whipping.
Arrest OF imprisonment he fears not, but
Sgood dose Of tho cat-o'-nine-tails miRht
bring him to reflect on the error Of his
ways.-Boston Home Journal
The Columbus journal., 1888-10-03

Di6erenco BotWosn Wool and Hair.
The difference between wool and hair Il
not SO great as might be supposed. since
very fine hair bears . strong resemblance
to very coarse wool; but when the micro
scope Il brought into operation . married.
differentiation may be observed. The
surface Of the hair will appear to b per-
fectly smooth, Is though It were polished.
while the surface Of Q fiber Of wool - i'm
bricated. Is though the trunk were GOV
cred with infinitely small scales. A hair
Is thereforeseen to b IN entirely different
thing from Q 6ber Of wool. and Q further
variation II noticed In the fact that hair
never curls in the way wool does. for hair
when it is curly ct al-curls in long,
wavy lines, and wool In short. half circles.
which almost return into themselves. The
texture Of wool is also varied by fine
lines. from 1900 to 1000 in the inch, 30,
by means Of the microscope. wool may b
easily known from cotton OF any other
animal or vegetable Aber. Every kind Of
hair has its own fiber, but 6ne human
hair most nearly resembles the wool Of the
sheep, having the same imbricated appear
anee a. that Of wool. Rabbit fur f. most
widely different from wool, and . deer
hair IL almost equally 90. microscopic
examination showing Il to Be composed
throughout Of small cells. extremely pecu-
liar both In form and arEangemsnt.-
Globe. Democrat.
The Columbus journal., 1888-10-03
h 70 Cure bat:Nas1iaGe.''

:
How many . pompous old fraud, with
an n. D. attached to hislname, has Of
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to . pale haegerd girl, suffering from the
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started! for no marriage can b blessed,
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There il . cure for suffering women-s
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Pierce's Favorite Prescription. just try
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turning health and vigor. It is the only
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under q positive. guarantee from tho
manufacturers, that it viii give satisfac-
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Sic vrspper. around bottle.
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