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ROYAL Insirnin.

Ia guarded room OF the great
gray castle which OvcrlOoks the royal
city Of Edinburgh are preserved the
ancient rcgalia of Scotland, the in
sigma Of the sovereignty Of the king
dom before it was united to England.
Perhaps there is nothing dearer to
the Scotchmans heart than these old
symbols of the oldtime glory Of his
country.
There is the crown OF Robert the
Bruce, which he wore as a simple cir
clet OF gold at the battle of BannOck-
burn. 1t was afterward SO incrusted
with rubics, diamonds, and emeralds
that it rested with the weight Of five
pounds upon the uneasy head Of the
king who wore it.
The sccpter with which the gallant
King James V. first ruled over his
subjects is slight rod OF silver a lit
tie more than three feet In length,
Ornamented with three figures OF the
Virgin and the patron saints of Scot
land when Scotland believed in saints.
The handle is crowned with large
crystal beryl, an ancient Stone of
Power in which the Druids OWNED
the future.
Beside these there are the sword Of
state and decorations and orders be-
longing to Scottish kings.
These treasures have a strange his
tory. When CHARLES J. was beheaded
they were in the keeping Of Ogilvy,
Governor Of Castle Dunnottar. To
protect them from Cromwell's sol
diers they were given to a Mrs Gran
ger, wife Of the minister Of a little
church near Dunnottar. She and her
husband dug hole before the pulpit
at night, and then buried them.
Dunnottar Castle was taken by the
Puritans, and the governor, the min
lister, and their wives were put to
the torture TO force them to reveal
where the regalia were hidden. One
of the women, it is said, died on the
rack, but they all kept the secret I'M
til Charles III. was restored
AT the time Of the legislative union
between England and Scotland, in
1907 the jealous Scots again hid the
regalia, this time in huge oak chest
in room Of the castle. There they
remained unknown fora hundred and
eleven years, when the dungeons were
searched and the chest opened by a
commission, of which Sir Walter
Scott was the chief. and the royal in
sigma were found whole and I'M
harmed.
1t is said that n mighty shout went
up from Edinburgh that day, and that
old men and children wept for Joy.
Since then the regalia are cherished
by Scotland as the emblcms Of her
days OF freedom and power.
Americans have no visible sign OF
the strength and character Of their
country but the flag No cruel or
brutal king can besmirch its fair folds
in the eyes Of the world, but every
boy who reads these lines can 90 it.
Just as he shall make the name of
an American respected and honored
among men he will add to its respect
and honor. Youths Companion.
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straws placed In the missions. Flake
mamma is that which has hardened
on the trunk. The inferior quality
is from the lower incision. After its
removal from the tree the mamma is
dried on shelves.
There are other plants that yield Il
similar product. The tamarisk OF
Arabia exudes from its branches Il
substance that becomes solid in the
cool OF the morning. This is known
rs tamarisk honey. The emulation
IS assisted by the puncture Of small
insect. 1t is said that this honey is
described by native writers as dew
which falls upon the leaves OF the
tamarisk and other tree.
The Persians gather "a kind Of
mamma from a leguminous plant by
shaking its branches, or by picking
the leaves and gently beating them
over cloth when dry. Throughout
Persia and Afghanistan naturally
produced mamma is harvested from
different trees and shrubs. 1t is
eaten by the people as sweetmeat,
and is exported to India.
In Australia sweet substance is
obtained by the natives from the
sandalwOOd. 1t is a favOrite article
of food with them and with the
colonists. The mamma gathered from
the leaves Of the eucalyptus is rather
q product OF insects. The emulation
of the sap is due TO Their puncturing
Of the leaves, and the same is sup
posed TO be the origin Of the mamma
which is collected from the twigS Of
certain species Of oak.
The notion Of the Arabs that the
mama was dew deposited upon the
leaves OF shrubs reminds us that we
have the phenomenon Of hOney-dcW
on leaves Of the elm in this country.
1t is to be observed on hot and dry
days in August. The upper surface
Of the leaves becomes vanished with
a soluble sweet gum much TcSOrted
to by insects in the morning. 1t
hardens i'm the hot sun. This APP
pears to be true natural oxidation
Of sap from the leaves, caused by eX-
cessive heat There is no indication
of the leaves, caused by excessive
heat. There is no indication Of the
leaves being punctured: the visits Of
the insects are result, not Il cause.
Youths Companion.
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and other important and particular
government work, was assigned to
this field TO make surveys and build
the canal. He located the route, as
narrated, secured the right OF way
after encountering many difficulties,
some OF which were only settled In
the courts, and staked out the line OF
the canal. He had with him several
competent, hard working young en-
gineers as assistants, and much was
accomplished by way Of preliminary
Test pits, TO show the nature OF the
substrata, were sunk all over the line
OF the canal. Engineers and con-
tractors knew before they touched
the work what sort of excavation
they. would have at every point. Rock
River was sounded in thousands of
places; its volume, velocity, and fuc-
tuations Of stage were recorded, and
Its levels accurately ascertained. Com
plete maps, showing every detail OF
surface and formation, were prepared.
The contractors had no chance TO
bid In the dark. AS actual prelim-
inary work the line Of the canal trunk
was cleared OF trees and brush and
Enclosed with miles of pig-tlght wire
fence; stone quarry was opened. a
macadum road built so that cement
and other supplies might be hauled
in spite of bad weather, and houses
for storing material and quartering
men were erected. There was ire
mendous amount of detail to all this.
but nothing was omitted. Ground
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including the guard lock and the
dams across Rock river. Upon the
completion of this section the water
will be backed up by these dams so
that at low water the Rock river will
be navigable seven-foot stage TO
Green river, and at high water TO
Penny's slough, twenty-seven miles
from the Mississippi. In all 81, 000,-
900 is available, however, and the
work will advance far enough in an
other summer TO make great show
ing Of the utility and importance of
the canal. It's friends hope it will
command additional money as it may
be needed.
The workmen employed by the en-
mostly transients-men who follow
the various pieces Of government
work about the country. There are
also number of residents in these
employees and most Of the teams be-
long to men who live in the vicinity.
Romantic Associations.
The region is not without its ro-
mantle associations Just sixty years
ago Abraham Lincoln and other Hi
nois lads were in camp here, quaran-
tined because they had the cholera.
They came here to finish up the Black
Hawk war, and the disease broke out
among them. Not long ago the eXca
vatols turned out two skeletons. No
one living here knows anything about
how they came there. They may
have been Indians, but they are
guessed again to have been the vic
Tins Of the plague.
On the north shore Of Rock River
rises steep, rocky bluff. 1t has
been known as Black Hawks watch
tower for years. While he was among
the whites here that famous chief
made mention Of it as an outlook OF
his, and the name seems to have been
honestly given. A year or so ago ID.
II. Louderback, of Chicago, Presi-
dent Of the Tri-city Street Railway
Company Of Davenport Rock Island,
and Moline, purchased this property.
He transformed the shabby old house
on the summit into graceful half
Moresque summer hotel, which he
calls the Black Hawk Inn, and re-
vamped the dummy trains into an
electric car service. Now the pride
and the fashion Of the three cities
and surrounding country flock here
in thousands through long season
to gaze upon the outspread beauties
of Rock River, eat, drink, dance and
make merry.
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NianDa.

The mamma Of commerce comes
chiefly from Sicily. 1t is sweet
substance, obtained from q small
tree which is known as the mamma
ash. This tree can be grown as far
north rs England, but in that coun-
try it yields no mama, and is Guilt
waited for ornament only. The mama
is formed from the sap. The trees
are ready to be tapped at the age Of
eight years, when the stems have a
diameter OF about three inches. The
tapping is done by making cuts
through the bark TO the wood, the
incisions being one or two inches
long, and about an inch apart.
The first cut is made at the lower
part of the trunk. The next year
the untouched part OF the stem Is
operated upon in the same way, and
the practice Is continued in success
i've years till the tree is exhausted.
The finest mamma Is that which Is
incrusted around pieces OF stick or
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-12-07
How a Merchant In Ohio Fsi cd.

A queer story is told by the Cincin-
natl Times. Star as TO the failure Of
a Clermont County merchant a few
weeks ago. While in that city he
was attracted by the watches dis
played in a pawnshop window, and
stepped inside 10 examine them.
Two or three persons from his village
happened to pass and saw him. They
went home and gossiped about the
matter. A report was spread that he
was hard up, and had been seen pawn
ing his watch in Cincinnati. The
report injured his business, aud his
creditors also began to press him. In
short time he was compelled to
make an assignment.
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The BuffalO'a Gun.

A traveller describes strange for
nation in Mitchell County, Texas,
which, in our time at least, will be a
reminder of the days when the buff
falo roamed the plains Of the great
West. eat the junction OF two
creeks" he writes, "is bed Of friable
gray sandstone mixed with coarse
gravel. Water passing over the
edge has worn away part Of it, and
has created a fall of thirty feet. The
loose gravel carried round and round
in the eddics has gradually bored
holes in the sandstone. These holes
are from three to six feet wide, cir
cular and from fifty to hundred
feet deep. There are from fifteen to
twenty of them, all filled with fresh
water. BY the long-continued churn-
ing of the gravel they have been
made jug-shaped or cistern-likc, and
in some instances the wall dividing
the two wells has been cut through.
This must have been favorite
watering place with the buffalo. In
the solid rock is cut a deep trail
down to the water. And where the
descent Is steepest the footmarks are
over six inches deep, showing that
every animal passing there put its
foot exactly in the spot occupied by
those which had preceded it"
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was broken ON the first contract July
IL, 1892. This was done at the
mouth OF Rock River, south side, and
on the spot where the excavation for
lock 81 is TO be. The contractor is
Commodore Andrew j. Whitney, Of
Rock Island, ILL.,, and his accepted
bid covers the excavation OF the lock-
pit, driving of piles and placing OF
timbers in the foundation, and deliv-
ering Of 3, 200 cubic feet OF sand and
gravel for concreting bottom.
A mile of canal trunk is a busy
place when couple of hundred teams,
with implements and men to match,
are constantly traversing it, and this
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Why DO We Wear Mourning?

The custom is outworn; it is an
anachronsm in the nineteenth CEN
fury, says the North American Re-
view. 1t is unchristian; it clouds
the spiritual significance Of the les
direction with the ever present eX-
preston of temporal loss. 1t is cruel;
it forces helpless and innocent people
into action, which entails privation
and unnecessary suffering. 1t is un-
truthful it makes false outward
show OF changes in sentiment. And
it is essentially vulgar; for it presses
private affairs upon public notice; it
thrusts claims of fashion and frivolity
upon a time which most greatly
moves the heights and depths of be-
ing; and it forces its superficial
worldlness into the tercest throes
which can ever rend human nature.
Why, then, do we still wear mourn
inpp
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To Keep Guns from Rustins.

The best way to preserve a gun
from rusting is to have a ring Of zinc
soldered round the barrel, or if il is
not convenient to do this, TO have
long stripof zinc soldered out OF sight
underneath the barrel. The galvanic
action which is excited between the
zinc and the iron efrectually prevents
the oxidation of either metal, and as
long as the zinc remains in contact
with the iron not a particle OF rust
will appear on either the inside or
outside OF the barrel. st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
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the plague there
was at its height
and an average OF
1000 persons were
stricken d a i | y,
these English Ia
dies, regardless of
personal danger,
rushed to the aid
Of the Hamburg
sufferers. Not only
did they act as
nurses, but by
their letters they
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-12-07
The Worlds Happenings.

HOUSES are insured against burg
larry.
KINGSTON, n. Y, has a highwayman
but II years old.
DU MAURIER, the London artist, is
blind in one eye.
The Chinese paper currency Is red.
white. and yellow.
The Emperor of China has begun tbs
study of arithmetic.
NEARLY two hundred kinds OF tho
things called toadstools are ct least
edible.
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enabled the English medical profess
sion to profit by their experiences.
Very generally when life is at stake
and one is at close grip with death
self-preservatiOn becomes paramount.
1t is then that the pure gold and
alloy in our nature becomes separated,
and then can we best appreciate the
disinterestcd labors Of others for their
kind
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MISS KENEALEY. Uy vi N
Marsden to alleviate the sufferings OF
the unfortunate lepers in the for
ests and jungles Of Siberia, and in the
same category must be placed
the two sisters, Misses Kenealey, who
labored with enthusiasm and dcvo-
tion il caring for the cholera pa
tents in Hamburg, Germany. When
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fatal disease, hero
ism can alone ex-
press it. Heroic,
we must confess
was the action Of
Father Damien,
W no Ia b ore
among the lepers
Of Molokai a n d
laid down his life
on the altar of hui
man brotherhood;
heroic, too, is the
effort being made
- AT Il . a
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As to- betting.

Lay no wagers. - King Charles
Twelve Good Rules.
III toss you for it If you'll stake
me.-Sterne's "Tristram Shandy."
There is no sympathy for the busted
better Mark Twain.
The kuss that has no brains ken still
stick his money up.-Josh Billings.
I'll bet you anything-cven that the
sun does not rise tomorrow. Charles
Levers Knight OF Gwynne.
Quoth she, I've heard old cunning
stagers say fools for arguments use
wagers. Buffers "Hudibras.
For most men (till by losing rem
dered sager) will back their own opin-
ion by wager.-Byron's "Beppo."
The man who bets with a gamcster
Is fool. The man who wagcrs with
a friend is fraud. -Bulwer's "What
VIII He Do with TIP"
| do not want your money, man.
I've cast the stake OF life on this.
Think you few piasters would con-
sole the end?-"Old Play" (Scott).
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nois River at some day. When this
is constructed the Hennepin will be
half the routes between the river and
lake. The present Illinois and Mich
igan Canal would furnish such con-
nection of the Illinois River with the
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will be but a short time till a long
stretch of canal trunk will be ready
for use, writes Milan, H., CORE
spondent in the Chicago Herald.
In the fall of 1890 Captain L. L.
Wheeler, veteran In photographic
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those people who were inclined to OPP
pose 1t, for one reason or another, it
had almost drifted into byword and
a mOckery. These people would be
surprised to see the progress that has
been made on il since work was act
lively commenced this summer. 1t
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-12-07
Work Commenced.

The Hennepin Canal is under full
way at last. 1t has been a canal on
paper for years, but up to the present
time there has been good deal more
wind than water in it, and among
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every reason to believe that the $780,
900 first appropriated will cover the
cost of construction OF this lower sec
tion, which has been above described,
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THE popular subscription of 3d.
900 raised In New York City to pro-
vide for sick babies did great work.
Over II6, 900 families were visited
and over 10, 900 sick were prescribed
for.
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DIGGING A BIG DITCH.
WHAT is BEING DONE ON THE
HENNEPIN.

Difficulties Overcome by the Engineers and
an Army of Men Now Engaged In Dig
ging the Channcl-Some Notable Feat
ures of the Enterprise.
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lake, but its small size does not rem
der it practicable. The size OF the
barges used would be limited to its
capacity.
AS for the Hennepin, there is now
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In Lapland the fashion of a WON
ans dress changes only once in a
thousand years, and the dry-goods
stores never advertise.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-12-07

The new spring crop OF Ward
McAllister pictures in the New York
papers show the conservator OF "the
four hundred" full Of the ginger OF
youth and a diminished bald spot.
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IN HUMANITY's CAUSE.
Lsbors OF Two English sisters Ina Cholera
Stricken Hamburg.

Dlsinterestcd labor in the service
Of Others Is something we all admire,
but when il is coupled with grave
physical danger, such as exposure to
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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
WORTHY OF CALM
REFLECTION.
A Pleasant, Interesting, and Insnae>.se
Lesson and Where IL May BE found-A
Learned and Concise Rovie~ Of tho
Same.
The Apostolic Council.

he lesson for Sunday. Dec. III, msJ
'Ound In Acts Is: l2-29
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-30

their judgment and according to their fears
There Is no doubt II Harrison is renominated on
Protection platform or Hill nominated strong
Free Trade. or Tariff for Revenue platform, many In
the South will either refrain from voting or vote with
the Protection party.
In New-Orlcans the dread OF the Italians and the
mysterious Malta has somewhat 0vershadOwed the fear
Of the negro and the demand is often heard that the
same restrictions placed npon Chinese immigration
shall be extended to Italians and Jewish refugees
The immense Central American fruit trade centres
almost entirely in NewOrleans, and is exclusively In
the hands Of Italians, who not only the fruit
but also the lines of steamers in which the
fruit Is freightcd These fruit steamers also mail
and subsidized by both the United states
and Central America.
The steamer upon which shall sail tomorrow
the Breakwater, Is owned by Italian firm. and Is
but one Of feet which makes regular trips to the
frllt ports OF Honduras and Guatemala and the fruit
they bring supplies the Northern and Eastern markets
to the exclusion Of almost every other firm This
vast monopoly Is difficult to understand in view OF
the unlimited capital waiting for opportunities for
profitable investment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-30
THE STATE or TRADE.

ssasS IS; food extra, g 5osss 90; do h@ily e g
ssps, 1900 bis sslss, s5is bis Wees s.%s:
8 Sc I2c steamer No; req Il 4 , s stc
SSsai drnsr F sasn : 7as ss 1oSss:. T5sSs
iember s. lie asked Cd October, SIC ssiel year.
1928 1ns STEAMER s;um.., mixed S2c b. Rss
bush: sales i7ooo southern Germ sssds wSi:.
SSs sGw 2 "a Oats 8Tm Ne ss ~
Sss3 bush ? Rye dull pI So 2, Sic 81 EsesSs
to choice timothy, si4 5oasiS So 9.sin 1ssaE
steady, steam to Liverpool per bush, 81; Csr1 -
hour. lie per loon. Cotton nomins. nidiins:
lie Provisions nnchansed Butter nm cse:pssS
io" lassie iaGie fancy is% iss sosS to eSsss
IGa nc: store packed l5el7c: Eggs frm, ls 1;2S
:. 15c. sngar unchanged. copper steady; refined,
lO34c. Whiskey unchanged
Boston, Aug. 90 Flour duh, but steady. Corn
steady, but quiet. Other markets quiet Receipt.-
Flour 1000 bbs and LOO sacks; corn, 1000 bush
oats, $4,000 BUSH shorts, l41 tons.
Buffalo Aug 20.-wheat-Fair demand until sellers
ad'aneed limits ood AL e. sales 800 bush SS hard
ss 90 5000 SusS Sortisrl sS.9 ps
oie E Sc Northern n spS SeS 20
red sold at Soc cars No. extra red at zee: 5000
bush No. red at 7jc; cars No. red At 67aesc;
car No. white at SOC. Corn quiet offerings fair;
cars No. yellow sold at sec: cars No. 8 yellow
sofa s at .. 5'e cars no corn sod a. SOC cars No;
dull No: yellow, 50 lie: No yellow, IS Lac
- &C. No. corn. 55c: No. 3 SO 1-45531 %. Oats
slightly firmer, demand light; cars Nc. white sold
at 30 34d4oc: cars No. 3 white solo at 3sei No.
mixed at 37c asked on track; 300 bush old No
zoe asked. Flour firm best spring - eOoA IS:
winter; - 4Oa ~ 80 Rye -four. $4SN 10. MIL
feed firm and unchanged. Canal freights strong:
wheat, &c. 3 lac asked corn. $40 oats, 2 1-Sc:
seed 7e@3c. Receips-Flour. $500 hbls; wheat.
100000 bush corn. %. 900 bush; barley 1900
bush Shipmerts-CaDal- Wheat $4,000 bush: corn,
y, 800 bush oats $1,000 bush seed "a, 600 bush.
Rail-Flour. 5000 bbls: wheat 100000 bush.
Chicago, Aug ao.-Tbe leading futures ranged as