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French authority Is recognized, but In
the country and In the villages the
French Government is acknowledged
only when the authority of a magistrate
is supplemented by that of regiment OF
soldiers.
The nominal character OF tho French
authority is best seen i'm the light OF the
fact that the vendetta Is still recognized
i'm Corsica as an acknowledged method
of administering Justice. The vendetta
is an outgrowth of centuries of malad-
ministraton by the Genoese and Pisans.
The Genoese conquered tho island so far
as the sea coast was con, efned. and put
down with remorseless hand all attempts
ut OPEN rebe lion, but during their adj
ministraton the execution Of the laws
was merely nominal thing; the Genoese
Judges held up justice for sale, and that
at price which made II unattainablc by
the Door Rich murder, r. could escape;
those who had no means were punished;
the poor had no recourse against the
rich, and these took the law into their
own hands. With due allowance for the
difference i'm the national characteristics
Of the two people, the vendetta Is 60
Corsi what the administration OF lynch
law was some years ago in certain por-
tons OF the mining States-a protest
against the law and inefficient admins
tration of justice.
At present the vendetta prevails in
Corsica with as much viruence as ever.
All classes of people go armed to the
teeth; the shepherd, elsewhere peace
able, in Corsica carries a loaded musket,
a pair of pistols in his belt, and usually
has concea'ed somewhere on his person
murderous stiletto. The slightest in
suit is sufficient to provoke II deadly
feud; quarrel which elsewhere would
end in a few blows in Corsica is the be-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-07-22

character of it's inhabitants; they are
not fond of farm work, and, out OF the
more than 1000. 900 acres of arabic land
in the island, less than 600, 900 are Guilt
waited, and this very badly. Alarge por-
ton of the island is covered by forests:
still larger portion by species of brush
wood, plants Of hundred kinds, mostly
fragrant boomers combine to produce
the densest thcket or jungle 10 be found
outside of India Here and there the
brush is cut down or cleared out i'm order
that grass may grow for the benefit of
the herds: but as the CorSiCan sheep and
goats browse upon the mountains, some
times far above the timber line, where
the grass grows with great abundance,
even this precaution for providing them
a pasture is generally neglected, and
they pick up their living where they can.
/ Tho population of Corsica is MIXED
race, for the island has been ruled sue
,tessively by the Phunicians the Cartha-
ginianS, the Greeks, J omans, GothS and
Nandals, 10 say nothing Of the Old
Pisans, the Genoese, and the French,
who have come in later times. and the
unfortunate Corscans seem to partake,
in manner at least, of the combined
bad qualities OF all their ancestors
Their faults are innumerable. and have
too often been dwelt on Ia render a dis
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-07-22

munition whatever TO be sold In Corsica.
The soldiers went from house to house
collecting guns, pistols, and daggcrs.
The whole islanI was swept from end to
end, and murderers were captured.
Some were put TO death; more were sent
to prison for long terms; and some were
eXiled and forbidden 30 return. I he
measures were effective. Not being al
lowed the use Of firearms even for sport
ing purposes, and the posse sion of a
dagger being penal offenSc, the ven
delta declined, only TO revive, however,
after the abrOgation OF the edict The
many virtues Of the CorSican>, their no.
bic traits of character, all pale into in
Significance in the light of the fact
that the most cowardly forms of assas-
sination arc daily employed 10 crafty
private vengeance. 1t is the worst stain
on the history OF the island and on the
character of its eople, and, although
this land 80 favored lies at the very doors
of France, 1t must still be considered as
in semi barbarous condition.
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the best towns in the island, and the
future Emperor was born in one OF the
best houses of the town, for the Bona
parte family were by no means SO poor
as they have been represented. The
house is still a famous show place, for
although the French affect to despise
Corsica, and the CorSicans have no love
for the French, thousands of Frenchmen
every year visit the spot where Their
greatest ruler first saw the light Much
OF the furniture used by the Bonapartes
in Ajaccio still remains, though not in
its original condition, for relic hunters
have bought or stolen piece by piece,
until, of some of the chairs, only the
frames remain, and although the great
est care is exercised in the preservation
o.. the property, little by little detach.
able portions disappear.
Although France was his adopted
home, Napoleon had a great affection
for Corsica. He loved its mountains and
valleys, and said he could detect the
smell Of the Corsican flowers miles out
at sea. He made many plans for the
Improvement of the island and to better
the condition OF its population, but
never carried them out, for he could not
spare the leisure from his vast CONT
mental schemes TO perfect measures for
the Improvement OF Corsica. Far more
was done for it by Napoleon III. Roads
were built to every part Of the island;
bridges were constructed over the
torrents, and on each side of the
French highways wide clearings were
made, so that lying in wait with intent
to murder was made more difficult than
it had ever been before. Roads were
constructed for the passage of French
troops and in order that brigandagc
might be suppressed, Napoleon thus
hoping TO abolish the vendetta. In fur
therance of this plan, an edict was
passed forbidding any firearms or am
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~ N0sD1 sS0t' ~
of your money, if you get neither
benefit nor cure. Risky terms for
the doctor, but safe and sure for the
patient. Everything to gain, moth
ing to lose. There's just one medi-
cine of its class that's sold on these
conditions-just one that could be
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. It's peculiar way to sell
it-but it's peculiar medicine.
It's the guaranteed remedy for all
Blood, Skin and Scalp Diseases,
from a common tlotch or eruption
to the worst Scrofula. 1t cleanses,
purifies and enriches the blood, and
cures Salt rheum, letter, Eczema,
Erysipelas, and all manner of blood
taints, from whatever cause. 1t
costs you nothing if it doesn't help
you. The only question is, whether
you want to be helped.
"Golden Medical Discovery" is
the cheapest blood purifier sold,
through druggists, because you
only pay for the good you get.
Can you ask more?
The discovery" acts equally
well all the gear round. Made by
the Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association, at 663 Main Street,
Buffalo, N. Y.
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popular esteem for the honor OF those
who have avenged murder by themselves
becoming murderers that the brigands
are safe in their brushy Businesses.
The greatest honor of Corsica is in
having given birth 10 Napoleon. and its
greatest show place is the house where
he was born. 1t is in A,accio, one of
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-07-22
The auary aud the Cat.

a certain Canary Bird chat was
perched high in Gilded Cage noticed
the House Cat sitting outside on the
icy Window Sill cooling its hind feet.
~Ah there Stay there" said the Ca
nary. Don't YOU wish that you were
me? Get a Move on you, Old Fellow.
or you will Freeze 70 that Window
Sill. What are YOU thinking about,
Green Eyes, auyway?'
Il was thinking" answered the Cat,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-07-22

A MAN who will deliberately run away
from God is not TO be trusted anywhere.
THE only thing that will use an enemy
up completely is love Love never fails.
Con never sends man anywhere
where it is not for his own highest e Cd
to go.
SIN will sink millionaire as deep in
he as IL will man who isn't worth a
dollar.
TIE poorest mans best weighs as
much on Gods scales as that OF the
richest.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-07-22

HE Island of Corsica,
being off the usual
lines of summer trav-
el, is seldom visited
by tourists, nor are
they encouraged TO
undertake it In the
course of a tour, as its
population have ac-
quirel a not alto
get her undescrvod
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-07-22
ISLAND OF CORSICA.
WANDERINGS IN THE HOME OF
! THE BONAPARTES.

Character Of tho Corsicans - The Ven
delta = Corsican Equslity-Faiiure OF Ell
forts To C.vilize the Island Not n Favor
lite Resort for Tourists.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-07-22

WHILE looking cut for great oppor-
tunities, we are apt to let little ones
ship through our grasp.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-07-22

what Poor Shift you would make
for a Living if you had been born
without an ear for Music
Moral--Lots of People who are in
the Swim would cut a Mighty Poor
Figure il it. wasn't for the accident of
birth.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-07-22
Gems Of Thought.

Next Lesson-"Christ at Jacobs well.r
John {: 5-2G.
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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
SERIOUS SUBJECTS CAREFULLY
CONSIDERED.

A Scholarly Exposition or tho Lesson
Thoughts Worthy of Calm Reflection
Half AN Hours Study OF the Scriptures
Time Well SDent-
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The lesson for Sunday, July &c, may DO
found in John 3: LII.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-11-26

be conferred upon the work allotted to it
and every hand to be unfailing in the
performance of it's duties. The safety
Of "a train entirely depends upon this
condition of things, for there are but
few devices In use on railroads that are
solely safety appliances. Everything Or
nearly everything used has mechanical
or economic value. and if it perchance
or Intentionally promotes safety part
only Of it's duty is performed.
This is illustrated in the use of the
brake. It's invention and application
was for the sole purpose of stopping the
train at stations for purely business pur-
poses. But nevertheless it performs an
important part in the prevention of &C
cidents which threaten from countless
causes. When the speed attained was
less than that at which trains are run
to-day the old screw and foot brake were
found sufficient for all practical pur-
poses, but as the regular velocity Of
trains was increased it of course became
necessary to adopt q more quickly acting
means to bring them to standstill,
hence the introduction of the automatic
airbrake
AS showing the great advantage Of the
airbrake over handbrakes series of
experiments were made a few years ago
with train of fifty cars on q 3, 000-milc
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employo of railroad company is in
structed to take the safe side. The
wa chword is security" Let every
man protect his own train and engine,
and each section hand and station agent
his track and switches, and accidents
from carelessness will never occur.
But not in train crews, section men
and station agents are the responsible
ties of safety in railroad travelling alone
vested At many stations where the
agent himself does not manipulate the
electric current which tells of the move
ment of trains elsewhere much depends
upon the telegraph operator working
for him. An error in a single word has
more than once been the cause of terri
BILE human slaughter.
Not many years ago an appalling ac-
cident happened on a single track
branch line Of an English railroad,
which is, perhaps, unsurpassed in the
annals Of railroading for it's terrible re-
suits, 1t happened in this way: There
are two stations about five miles apart;
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PtoIemaic Africa.

If Ptolemy's map Of northeastern
Africa is to be relied which has
been doubted-modern travellers in
the eastern equatorial regions have
merely rediscovered what was in some
way made known to the Alexandria
geographer two thousand years ago.
TO test the accuracy of Ptolemy, DR..
III. Schlichter has constructed two
maps-one from Ptolemic data only,
and the other showing the latest
knowledge. A careful comparison,
with allowance for early defects.
shows many striking condolences.
Most of the places on the east coast
marked by Ptolemy are readily iden-
titled with places well known to-day
while in the interior, Ptolemy's East
ern Nile lake proves to be the Vic
toria Nyanza. the Western Nile lake
to be Lake Albert or Lake Albert Ed
ward, the eastern end Of the Noun
tains of the Moon comedies with a
point little south of Mount Kenia
and the western end with Ruwenzori,
and the confluence of the two rivers
forming the Nile agrees with the
place where the Somerset Nile flows
into Lake Albert.
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Satisfa

A little affair in which Incledon,
the once famous singer, was involved,
shows that there is more than one
way of settling what is called an "af-
fair of honor"
Incledon had never fought a duel,
and he never intended to fight one,
but he was an unsophisticated man,
and said and did great many queer
things out Of sheer simplicity.
On one occasion some remarks or
his gave offense to man with whom
the singer happened to fall into COM
,pany, and the offended gentleman re-,
solved to have satisfaction" for his
wrongs. Accordingly he hunted up
Incledon the next afternoon, finding
him at dinner in noted hotel.
"Mr. Incledon," said the waiter, ga
gentleman wishes to see you, SIR"
"Show him up, then," said the
singer.
Sir" said the visitor, entering tho
room in towering passion, "you have
been making free with my name in a
very improper manner, and I've coma
to demand satisfaction"
After some parleying, lncledon rose,
and striking a graceful attitude in
the center Of the room began to sing,
"Black-eyed Susan, in his most de-
lightful style. When he had finished
the song, he said, coolly:
There, sir, that has given COM
plete satisfaction to several thousand
people, and if you want anything
more, I've only to say you're the most
unreasonable fellow ever met!"
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A threatening Profession.

$50, you're an actor?" said the man
in the counting room to a seedy ap-
plicant for pecuniary assistance.
Eyes, sir; I'm an actor.
mice business. I'd like to be an
actor myself" continued the man,
with interest.
eyes; most people think that way
until they try it..
Besides the excitement ofapplause,
the travelling you must do broadens
the mind So"
Il don't object to that" said the
actor softly. what | do object to is
the way it broadens the feet" And he
looked down at his poor, weary, worn
shoes and sighed deeply. Detroit
Free Press.
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rineer despite the fact that the train =
under the control OF the cohuu e.ol :,
no case considered biameiess = a a.,on ~
s ~ risls is run by leaving . station or
pass ng any point ahead OIL Tue sono>' ''oN
time. - ,,,ap
In case of accident or stoppagae u ~
the main track, it is the duty O me .o ~
ductor to Immediately staelon nv. NJ, -
not less than thousand yaros ., VIA d,ra ~
100 rails length-distant, ~ ooI" eaa hv
sious na red tight by night, and two
tnrnadoas must be fastened to the rall
~ the engineers side Of the track. one
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Set Back.

The misplacing of a single letter
seems trifling thing, but what a
revolution of meaning it may produce!
A sign made OF cardboard letters,
hung on a wire in furnishing store,
announces to the public Of Boston that
the establishment is Blanks Shirt
Store. But the of the final word
somehow slipped along toward the
preceding word, and the passers-by
were surprised to read: Blanks Shirts
Tore.
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occurred at the junction on the occasion
referred to, and the departure of the
east-bound train was consequently de-
laved. When the train from the coast
reacf ed the customary meeting point
the east bound train was not in sight
and the operator tele2raphed to the
junction for instructions. He was in
formed that the train had been unavoid-
ably delayed Then he asked whether
tho west bound should proceed or await
the arrival of the overdue train.
The answer he got was, .Just come
on. y and he at once started the train on
its way.
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W. van be made in thousand and
."!N misplaced switch, q warped
.,,, misunderstood message, q faulty
- -r'ye' or through any one Of the
'oohtIeSS unavoidable errors that
%rv.qH the perfection to which rail-
g. 51 "aS been brought can only be
tOeo as marvellous.
" 'FalhS weighing AGO tons are
T ,,i at rate of sixty miles an
Io, "''n the people upon it confident
Esn~. SAFETY, nor thinking of aught,
g r% out the grand scenery at which
q " permitted to loOk>for so brief q
|Si."" g mechanical details and the
,"'0 IhteIhgenco which enable it
H. W. n.. may be the better understood.
Is ,''er who said Of John Fries
,vo Y o''I In 1926, which weighed
layi,," ""0 ma I tons and travelled at
mI wv" speed OF thirty miles an hour
lno$, n d snort distance, that it was
be-, NV gsondertul exhibition of human
Seem @'O human skill the world had
eyem"o, you'd look to-day upon the
Hcx S'a ~. OF railroading, he would
II os nt mink that he didn't know
\ Qt dr ~n"I he was talking after all.
lest ro H miles an hour is not the
s 10 ton "' u speed attained by trains
n1as ne extreme speed of sew
has Eo "n hour, or ITO feet per sec
i eytrann5, reached more than once.
Ito Se o'alnary energy has been com
SpogNd near,y twice as great as a
\ Il ma, Snot fired from 100-ton
,Slo roi oe Of interest in this con-
ri A. a po,ht out that the speed of a
t cn v%SIly be determined by pas
6ey o mtooS enough to know at what
&r Of r." -, travelling, by counting the
atefDi , iS'lS over which they pass.
Aanber, , ~ this can be detected,
e4actIro ~ !, miles per hour being a.
laSsed' :, 'he same as the number of
'''S0 In twenty seconds. 0
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most abbreviated form. With the
exception of four years, when he was
official court reporter in the Eighth
Judicial district in Michigan, he has
lived in Chicago, and to-day is the
most admired man in his profession.
He is a court reporter whom no law
yer, no matter how passionately
quick he may speak, no matter how
irregular or unusual the language he
utters, can disconcert, for his hand is
facile enough to cope with any tongue
and his mind runs parallel with the
brightest.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-11-26

The great value, therefore, OF the air
brake in stopping train before imp
ing danger cannot be adequately gagged:
But, apart from the nero mechanical
devices used, of which the air. brake is
by far the most important, the system
of working and the discipline exercised
in the successful operation of road are
an interesting study in itself. The car
dinal principle to be observed In pre-
venting accidents is never to allow
train to be ahead Of time. The obvious
reasons of this are manifold, and the
imperative instructions given to en-
rloyes of railroad companies in this con-
nertion show it's Importance. The en-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-11-26

the one is at the junction Of the branch
with the main line and the other about
half way to the terminus Of the road on
the east coast. Trains were scheduled
to leave each end of the road at the
same hour, to meet at the halfway sta
ton, where provision was made for
them with a double track. A mishap
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PeriIs of New Fashions.


Little Son-Pa, you'd better not
disturb ma.
Pa-Why not.
She's in an awful temper"
"What about?"
II don't know" *
"Where is your map"
Cup stairs in the room"
"How does she act?"
ooh, awful. She's ravin' round,
turning over chairs, and moving fur
niture, and banging things about aw-
full, and she keeps saying, 'Beshrew
it, 'Consarn it, and 'Electrocute it,
in the awfullest maddest voice [ ever
heard, only it amt loud"
"Poor dear! She must have lost
her collar button again. street &
Smiths Good News.
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Forced to IL.

Melton-I see that Manager has
broken off his engagement.
Dobbs- What was the difficulty?
Melton-He found out that he
couldn't get married without getting
new dress suit.-Clothier and Fur
niSher.
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Wife-John, dear, wish particu-
larly that you would come with me to
church this morning.
Hnsband-Why this solicitude re-
garding my spiritual welfare?
Wife (gently)-Because | overheard
you putting up the hall stove last
evening. Pittsburg Bulletin.
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his train, but are left as a warning to
the engineer of the first train that passes
over them, whose duty it is to ascertain
the object Of their presence and proceed
slowly until satisfied that all danger Is
passed. In cases Of uncertainty every
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-11-26
Couldn't Stand 1T,

"What has become Of ROBINSON"
"He has gone out to Salt Lake City
to live. He spent two months of last
summer at a summer resort, and
when he came back home it was too
tame for him. Puck.
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ALiheraI Education.

Civil Service Examiner-Yo have
passed a splendid examination, Mr..
Complex; might | ask how you pre-
pared yourself?
Mr.. Complex make it point to
look up and answer the questions
asked me by my ten-year-old boy
Truth,
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@O upon which to base the chances Of
nS Killed, a person might have gone
Ut oLOO0,O0O miles Of country before
polng his death, an operation which
uu occupy no less a period than 1914
ATS travelling day and night at a
,,ca OF thirty miles an hour.
NaeN the difference between life and
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raphers' Association.
Mr. Dement, is in his prime. He is
SO years old, is a Missourian by birth,
and since he was Is has been writing
shorthand according to system OF
his own, which is equally made up OF
Ben Pitman's and Graham's in the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-11-26
Encouraging.

Jack-I'm afraid your father doesn't
like me very well, Marie.
Marie-Oh, but Jack, he doesn't
dislike you, am sure. He said at
dinner only yesterday that there
wasn't enough to you to inspire any
special feeling, either Of approval or
dislike. "-Somerville Journal.
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Notable Collisions.

r,o many disastrous railroad accidents
'arring of late, both in this country
@I" in Europe, have naturally made the
~" ,tion Of danger in railway travel O.
. ..ic Of general discussion.
"I pHt after all, when one stops to study
49, history and statistics Of accidents Of
Y. w kinds which overtake the travelling
pnb Mr., II would seem that the chances
S pJ in this way are singularly re-
woo Indeed, it has been repeatedly
n ,"r.od that there are fewer persons
Ea,od annually by adopting this method
n travel than by any other, and when
oonnarsons are made this would appear
IN fine United States, for instance, the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-11-26

run. The train was about one third OF
d milo long, and from speed of forty
miles an hour it was repeatedly stopped
in one-third of it's own length. But the
following comparison will give better
idea of the merits of the airbrake. The
measurements were taken from the in
slant the brakes were applied, to the
spot at which the train came to stand
still