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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-12-04
Tragedy of n Closet.

The following stran-e history has been
whispered abroad concerning one of the
principal dressmakers of Paris, woman
whose taste and elegance of design in
certain details of feminine costume are
we'll known. 1t appears that there exists
in Paris law forbldding any house that
employs workpeople from forcing them
TO work after n stipulated hour. which Is,
! think, 10 o'clock The pressure of or
ders inevitable to the exhibition season
tempted Madame X-to break this law.
Her work rooms were in full tide of oper-
alton one evening, near midnight. when
an ominous summons sounded at the
door, followed by the dreaded mandate:
Open, IN the name of the law!" In an
instant the goods and sewing implements
were whisked out of sight, the lights
were extingu!shed, and the workwomen
were hidden away here there, and every
where. One girl, delicate little crea-
ture, was hurriedly thrust into great
wardrobe hung with dresses, the door
closed and locked upon her, and the key
removed. The visit of inspection of po-
lice revealed nothing and as soon as they
had taken their departure the girls we're
released from their hiding places. But
when the wardrobe door was unlocked,
the corpse of the unhappy child who had
been concealed there fell upon the floor.
She had died of sutfocation. This story
has been hushed up, not a hint of it APP
pearing in the Paris papers. -PhiIddel-
Dhid Iele1raph
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-12-04
Treatment OF Drunkards i'm Norway.

An habitual drunkard in Sweden and
Norway is treated as criminal in this
sense, that his inordinate love of strong
drink renders him liable 10 imprisonment,
and while in confinement 1t appears he is
cured of his bad propensities on a plan
which, though simple enough, is said TO
produces marvellous effects. From the
day the confirmed drunkard is incarcer-
ated no nourishment is served to him or
her but bread and wine. The bread,
however, il should be said, can not be
eaten apart from the wine but is stepped
in bowl of it, and left TO soak thus an
hour or more before the meal Is served
10 the delinquent. The first day the
habitual topper takes his food in this shape
without the 81 ghtest repugnance; the
second day he finds il less agreeable TO
his palate, and very quickly he evinces
positive aversion TO 1t. Generally, eight
or ten days Of this regimen is more thin
sufficient TO make a man loathe the very
S ight OF wine, and even refuse the prison
dish set before him. This manner of
curing drunken habits is said TO succeed
almost without exception, and men or
women who have undergone the treat
ment not only rarely return to their evil
ways but from sheer disgust they fire.
quently become total abstainer' after
ward.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-12-04
The Crcat Frith.or.Forth Bridge.

The Forth bridge is a new addition to
the wonders of the world. IL Is the
greatest cantilever bridge in the world,
and the forerunner of all cantilever
structures. II has the longest span of
any bridge on the globe. il is the most
ponderous. and probably it is safe 10 say
the strongest. In its whole aspect 1t is
unprece dented, and TO the lay mind at
all events. it is astounding. II scars sky
ward until all neiRhboring natural heights
are dwarfed, and it stretches out its long
arms till one imagines their ends Will
never come. Ii has been calculated that
the chief struts of the bridge would
stand a thrust OF more than 1000 tons
before showing signs of giving way. A
pull of 45, 900 tons would be require 10
tear asunder the top ties of the cintilev-
ers. while the greatest pull from passing
trains will he less than 1900 tons. Mr..
Baker considers that half IA dozen iron
clads could DO hung from the cintilever
ends. III the much-boasted Eiffel Tower
were laid on its side, il would he pretty
much equivalent to one-half of one OF
the rs of the Forth bridge. The cost
of this great railroad bridge will c about
Sl0, 1000 900. -GtdsgOio Herald.
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Fooled the Wrong Man.

The station agent at Bonham wCs a
joker from way back. and IL was cold
day when he couldn't spring something
new on the boys. One of Dicks best
guys proved his ruin. With the help OF
hs wife he rugged up lay figure TO rep
resent fashionable young lady, and at a
proper time he would seat her on n bag
gage truck in n shady spot on the depot
platform. In the semi-darkness the figure
was perfect. One hand held a paras oil
aud the other pressed handkerc hief to
her face, as If she were in great distress.
A wire was attached 10 her back and was
conducted into the ticket Office, and ut a
given moment Dick could cause the
figure to turn back somersault over the
truck by pull on the wire.
Many and many a man got sold on that
young lady, and 1t had got 10 be an old
story when fresh" came along one
evening, and the boys gave Dick the tip.
He set his trap and waited for iesults.
On the same train with the fresh came
a director of Dicks road-a hefty old
chap about 80 years old. lie was not
known, and had no occasion TO Introduce
himself. Somehow or other the fresh
refused to bite, but the director did.
Getting uneasy after waiting awhile, he
began walking the platform, and 10y and
Dy MS gaze 1ell upon the 1emale III inc
shadow of the freight house. He adj
vanced rather cautiously, and as he came
up he lifted his hat and saluted:
"Ahem! Good EVENING""
There was no response, and he walked
on a few feet, and turned and retraced
his steps.
"Aheml Beg pardon, but are you in
trouble?"
She did not reply, and he walked away
again and returned to say:
If you are in trouble and need friend
let me know"
She was still dumb, and he did not
know what TO make of it. After a mo-
ment he advanced and touched her on the
shoulder. and had begun TO remark that
she would find in him friend, when n
wire was pulled and she tipped back
ward over the truck. ! he good man
rushed TO her assistance, and it was not
until he had her in his arms that he dis
covered the sell. At about the same mo-
ment there were chuckles and outlaws
and filters from thirty or forty people
who were "on, aud the director realized
the put-up job. He hadn't n word 10 say,
but he followed that wire to the window,
satisfied himself who worked it, and early
next day Dick got the bounce and had to
go clear to California 10 strike another
ob.-NeB YORK Sun.
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Cost Y CunS.

What delicious water It's the sweet
est water l ever tasted. / declare, l shall
come up here for DIR nix every day dur
ing my vacation. The young man who
spoke had come from San Francisco TO
the Sierras for fortnight. He had been
drinking from a mountain spring among
the Ied-woods, q mile from the cabin
where he was camping. He had knelt on
the ground and his mouth had been down
to the water.
AS he spoke, he rose, brushing the drops
from his face. His companion, an old
mountaineer, replied, SUITS your taste,
does It? Well, now, the sweetest water /
ever tasted was when / was down to
Frisco ten years ago. You know that
fountain in the square with the iron cup
chained TO it2 l used to 60 down there
every dav while / was in the city 10 take
IA drink from that fountain"
Reservoir water and lead pipes!' ex-
claimed the city man, and public cup
rusty, too
The old mouutaineer chuckled n mo-
ment before replying. / reckon you've
forgotten it cost me several days time
and nineteen dollars in car fare to git
where l could git taste from that rusty
free cup, just the same as it cost you TO
git up here and stick your nose into that
spring in the ground.
i tell you what, young mister, it's the
trouble it costs to git things that sweetens
their taste, every time.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-12-04
The Apostle OF Liberty.

Col. Thomas, one time member of
Congress, was in the city this week, and
among tales of the old days told the fol-
lowing about Thaddeus Stevens
"1haddeus Stevens was sitting in his
Office one day with few friends when in
walked an old lady, wearing poke bon
net, blue goggles, and carrying green
alpaca umbrella. she looked around the
room as if in search of some one, and
then said. solemnly:
Can you tell me where TO find Thad-
deus Stevens, the Apostle of Liberty
odd Thad blushed.
I'm Thaddeus Stevens, he replied,
shortly.
Are you Thade- Gus Stevens. the
Apostle of Liberty
i reckon / am, ma'am.'
The old lady dropped her parasol,
made a rush toward Stevens TO kiss him,
and when he held her off, she said
l came from Bucks County to see
Thade-e-us Stevens, the Apostle of Lib
erty, and TO take home with me a lock of
his hair.
The Apostle of Liberty took of his
red wig, handed il TO her, and said:
There il Is, ma am. Take as much as
you want Washington Cor. New fork
Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-12-04
Perfectly Eiendish.

To lie assaulted by the three imps, dyspepsia,
constipation and liver Complaints THO OF
satanic births perfectly hendish. This often
happens The hateful three, however, soon
whisk away 10 the neither inferno when Hos
letters Stomach Bitters is employed to eyict
them. AS IL stomachic and Alternative Of dis
rdered conditions OF the bowels and liver. IL is
speaking within bounds TO say that there is not
in existence a medicine so widely known as this,
and few indeed which have received such posi-
tive and authoritative sanction from the medi-
cal fraternity. The fact that il promptly re-
lieves, then eXtrpGtes, the three maladies OF
most common occurrence. ought aud does make
it the most popular OF family medicines. But,
in addition TO that, il has achieved tine fore
most reputation "a IA preventive Of and remedy
Tor chills aud fever, rheumatism, nervous and
kidney trouble.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-12-04
Points Ahont Canaries.

Cant you tell me OF some antidote
that can give my canary" asked lady,
the other day. of the proprietor of Ninth
street bird store. I'm afraid it's growing
blind. though can't imagine what is the
cause"
How Old is yonr bird2" was the mans
questioning reply.
i've had it eighteen years-ever since
/ was very little girl, she added, blush
ing; :, +.
came from the smililg man. Your cana
rvs blindness. is due 10 old age. It's on
its way to the grave, aud nothn g can now
restore its sight.
when birds live to good old age,
twenty wears or twenty hve, or sometimes
thirty, their sight often fades, and tot !
eclipse settles down upon them. IL is just
as impossible TO restore birds vision
at such q stage ns to prevent on old man 3
locks from turning gray.
There is, however a species OF blind
ness that is liable 10 victimize songsters
OF all feather and of all ages. This is OF
comparatively rare occurrence, and 1t Is
doubtless sometimes due TO cold which
the bird has caught while hanging in Il
draught. Then cheap bird foods contain
ing opium are very injurious to canary's
health.
Il believe, moreover, that a brass or
painted cage is not the best thing in
which to house ones lemon lored trou-
badour The birds continual pecking st
the wires must result in a considerable
amount of paint or lacquer finding its
way into its NAV. and this surely cannot
be wholesome Besides, in the case of
brass cages, after the lacquer is nibbled
away, verdigris accumulates on the wires,
and this poison must have baleful effect
on the yellow peckers within, acting as a
prolific source of sightlessness. "-Phil-
ddelphid Record.
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A lannon's Duel.

Fitz Greene Washington, great-great-
grand nephew of George Washington, has
recently described the Hamilton Burr
duel as it was seen by his grandfather,
Capt. Fitz Hughes, in the following
words: When Capt Hughes discovered
that his friends had gone TO fight he took
a boat and couple of slaves-both of
them good oarsmen-and rowed as fast as
possible to the battle grounds. He got
there in time to see the fight occur as fol-
lows, but not to stop 1t, as was his hope:
Hamilton and Burr were each to fire twice
or thrice at one another. At the word Of
command for the first fire Hamilton fired
at Burr and Burr fired in the air-Hamil-
ton, of course, missing Burr-but at the
Sc rond firing Hamilton fired in the air and
Burr shot Hamilton. Hamilton thought
Burr meant to kill him as he meant to kill
Burr; therefore, Hamilton, at the first fir
ing aimed 10 shoot Burr. Burr, deeming
that Hamilton would of course. Mt the
next shot endeavor again TO shoot him, OF
course changed his tactics aud shot Ham
ilton. Hamilton. wishing not to be out
done by Burr, and presuming that Burr
would again make no effort to shoot him,
fired his pistol Off in the air. This is the
true history of the duel fought by these
two GRE 4 men.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-12-04

Not long since Dong Claypo'e, of
Webster County, West Virginia, and "A
friend went hunting, etc, taking with
them couple of hounds. 1t was not
long till the hounds scented fox and
gave chase. They ran him till about 3
p. m, when he went to hole. One of the
dogs returned the same day: the other
was unheard from for more than week.
Hazel Cowger, who lives near where the
fox was holed, heard the suppressed
barking of n dog for several duys in sue
cession. On going to the place Cows err
found the dog unable 10 free himself,
having filled the loose earth behind him
as he dug after the fox, and being ex-
hausted from the want of food and
water. After clearing away the obstruc-
tion and given refreshment, the dog was
able to come forth from his dark and
solitary abode, the fox being dead, hav-
ing been confined there without food
and water and rot much air for nine days
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-12-04

You may sing OF the beauty OF sprinstime
That CLOVIS ON tho cheek Of the young,
But l sing OF n b auty that's Tarer
Than auy OF which YOU have sung.
Tho beauty that seen in the faces
OF women whose SUNNI r is DER,
The au bumn-like beauty that charms US
Ear more than the beauty OF yore
But this beauty is seen too rarely. The
faces OF most women lose the beauty of
youth too soon. Female disc "ders-are like
frosts which come 20 nip the flowers which
bctoken good health. without which there
can be no real beauty. II our American
women would fortily themselves against
the approach of the terrible disorders so
prevalent among them by using DR.. Pierce 3
favorite Prescription, their good looks
would be retained 10 sweet old age
This remedy is a guaranteed cure for all the
distressing weaknesses and arrangements
peculiar TO women.
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To Those Interested.
HASTINGS. Mich. April %. 1899.

HASTINGS, Mich, April %, 1889.
Rheumatic Syrup Co.. Jackson, Mich
GENTs-This Is TO certify that had been
troubled with rheumatism in all its forms
for the past twelve years. and was confined
to my be / ut various periods from three to
six months at time. and l could get about
only bv the aid OF crutches. / employed
several first class physicians OF this city.
none OF whom effected cure or gave tenn
porary relief even.
About two years ago l was induced 10
try Hibbards Rheumatic Syrup. and, after
taking a few bottles / experienced relief
and now consider myself cured. | unhesi-
tatingy recommend this medicine for
rheumatism. i know what it has done for
me. what physicians could not do. !. e..
cured me OF rheumatism.
MRS. II J. KENFIELD.
Ask your druggist for il.
i certify 70 the above statement.
FRED /. HEATH. Druggist.
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SHE TELLS HIM THE SECRET.


Major Sidney Herbert. well-known journalist in
agricultural circles writes April 18th. 1889: Some
five years wrote a letter stating that Swift's
Specific had cured me Of severe rheumatism. Since
that time have had no return of the rheumatic
troubles. although frequently exposed TO the iniu-
ences that produced former attacks. Several of my
friends had similar experience. and are firm in
their conviction that S. =. s. brought permanent
cure. The searching power Of this medicine is
shown in the fact that 1t developed a scrofulous
faint that was conspicuous in my blood thirty
years ago, and has removed the last trace of IL.
have also tested S. s. S. a tonic after a severe
attack Of malarisl fever. which kept in bed for
three months. and am convinced that its curative
and strengthening properties insured my recovery
from that illness as was IN a very low condition Of
health. SIDNEY HERBERT. Atlanta, Ga.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-12-04
Trial by Jury in Russia.

The conservative press in Russia never
looked favorably upon the system of
jury trials and always urged its ab oil
tion. The fact that political offenses
were not tried by juries was constantly
used as an argument against the entire
system. And the new Minister of Justice
in Russia, Mr.. Manassein, in obedience
to their appeals, has just procured the
enactment of a new law taking out of
the hands of juries a large number of
important criminal cases. But this only
strengthened the hands of the conserva-
tiyes and encouraged them to demand
further action in the same direction. On
the other hand the liberal press is no less
dissatisfied with the proceeding. and per-
fectly agrees with the conservatives that
if the trial 10y jury is good at all no ex-
ceptions whatever are either Just or
rational, and that if it is bad for some
things it is bad for all. There, however,
the agreement ends. Whereas the con-
servatives hope to succeed in abolishing
the jury trials in Russia. the liberals de-
sire TO obtain for it full recognition
The Transatlantic.
APOLLO was stickler for the code of
honor. 1t was he who first struck the
= J.
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A $3.50 Paper for SI.75.

THE YOUTHS COMPANION gives so much
for the small amount that il costs il is no
wonder IL is taken already in nearly Half a
Million Families. With its fin" paper and
beautiful illustrations. its Weekly Illustrat-
ed supplements. and its Double Holiday
Numbers. il seems as IL the publishers coull
not do enough TO please Bv sending S1.75
now you may obtain il free to January. and
for full year from that date TO January,
1891 Address THE YOUTHS COMPANION,
Boston, Mass.
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lncOnSnicnOuS.

Rural Minister-None of the brothers
whose duty it is to pass the plate are here
TO-DAY. Would you object 10 taking up
the collection
Modest Worshiper-I never passed the
plate in church in my life, and l. IN afraid
I'd he rather awkward.
-Oh, never mind about that? 1t won't
be noticed. Most of my congregation
become absorbed in their hymn books
about the time the plate goes round. -
Neto York Weekly.
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Radway's Ready Relief.

or all the patent medicines that have
sprung into life during the last half century.
none has stood the test OF time better than
-Radway's Ready Relief" the great con-
queror Of pain.
To sailors at sea. frontiersmen on the
plains, farmers and families generally. there
is no truer friend.
In all cases OF sprains. bruises, backache,
pain in chest and sides. headache. or any
other external pain. Radwav's iieady Re-
lief is an infallihle remedy. Give il "A trial
and YOU will find that it performs all that is
required Of il.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-12-04

THE production of Bessemer steel in
gots in the United States during 1856 was
2,269, 100 gloss tons. OF rails the output
was computed Vt 1862, 40 gross tons.
The production of Bessemer steel ingots
in 1856 was $50, $40 tons more than that
of 1885. while the production of rails had
increased'by COZ, $3.50 tons.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-12-04

A DUCK recently killed near James
town, N. Y, has caused great excitement
in that region. In its crop was found n
piece of gold quartz. The bird had been
feeding on the borders of Chautauqua
Lake near by, and it is claimed that an
examination of the locality revealed
many more specimens of rich gold-bea
ing quartz.
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"Ldter INTO 4Amicold

4" Later INTO Amicold
Came a pale face preacher, teaching
Peace and progress to the natiUeS.
IVoOed and ron lie Udnitd.
She, noJler TO make has calling,
Whispered TO him natures secret
Told him of the herbs so potent
For the healing and the saring."
EXTRACT FROM POEM OF -uANITA."
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MORMON TITHING SCRIP.
The Queer Substitute for Money Used by
tho Latter-Day Saints.


the Latter-Day Saints.
If you go into the principal Office of the
tithing- house, says a Salt Lake City let
ter in the St Louis Globe Democrat,
you will see a tall young man handling
what looks like money. He Is behind
q counter and the counter Is protected by
q high railing. The man chances through
the window, then looks down at the bills,
and then goes on thumbing them like a
bank teller. He goes TO and from big
safe, carrying bundles done up just as
bills are, with little bands of brown
paper pinned about them. Sometimes the
man doesn't stop to count, but takes the
amount on the brown slip as correct and
passes out the money. This is Mormon
money. IL is the tithing scrip. 1t is
used to facilitate the handling of the
grain, hay, produce, and live stock which
come in. If you pick up one of these
bills you will find it very much like a
bank-note in appearance. In one upper
corner is the number of the bill. In the
lower left-hand corner is the hoe signo
of Mormonism, bee hive.
The face of the bill reads: General
Tithing Storehouse. Good only for mer-
chandise and produce at the general
tithing storehouse, Salt Lake City,
Utah" Each note bears the signature of
the presiding bishop. On the back is the
denomination again and vignette of
the new temple at Salt Lake City. The
back also bears the wording: This note
is not current except in the merchandise
and produce departments of the general
tithing storehouse. The engraving is
Well executed and the printing is we'll
done. The bills vary in colors. There
are. greenbacks for one department of the
tithing house, brownbacks for another,
and so on. BY using this scrip the
church is able to create n market for con-
siderable quantities Of the tithing. This
scrip is given out in dispen ling charity,
1t is used for paying for work on the
temple so far as the workmen can make
use of it. Employees of the tithing house
receive their salaries or allowances part
~ in scrip. In numerous ways the Nor
mon money gets into circulet on.
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How TO Gain Flesh and Strength.

Use after each meal SCOTS Emulsion: IL
Is as palatable as milk. Delicate people inn
prove rapidly upon its use. For Consump-
ton, Throat affections and Bronchitis il is
unequaled. DIR. Thos. Prim, Ala. says: Il
used SCOTS Emulsion on child eight
months old; he gained four pounds in a
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-12-04

THE Russian military authorities are
testing a new rifle which is said to COM
bine the best features Of the repeating and
Berdan rifles. If the tests prove salts
factory The government will provide the
army with 10000 OF the new ies.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-12-04

Deserving Of CONFERENCE.-The is
no article which 80 richly deserves the entire
conf lonce of the community "a BRowN's
BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs Those suffering from
Asthmatic and Bronchial Diseases. Coughs.
and Colds should try them Price % cents