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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-09
Appearance of the Duildinss.

A Chicago correspondent sends out
data which will glve'the reader en- idea
of the scope and magnitude of the Co.
lumbian Exposition and OF its present
status and prospects. The figures are
brought up to a very recent date, and
they present large amount of infoma-
ton regarding the greas international
project. -
The Exposition is under the auspices
of the United States yGsveinment. It's
participants include not only thGtUnited
States Government and the forty -four
States and five Territories of the Ameri-
can Union, but also nearly every foreign
government. Its international charac-
ter is assured.
Foreign Participation.
The foreign nations and colonies which
thus far have determined to participate
in the Exposition, and the amounts of
their appropriations, made or officially
proposed, as far as informa ion concern
ing them has been received at head
quarters, are the following:
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edded to the above list Norway and
Sweden, Hungary, Switzerland, Canada,
and several others. At low estimate,
the total of the appropriations of foreign
nations will reach $4,000, 900. Nearly
all of the participating nations will
erect buildings in the Exposition
grounds. Building sites have already
been selected for Great Britain, Ger
many, Japan, Turkey, Mexico, Peru,
Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Guatemala, and Chill. The buildings
of foreign nations will present most
varied contrasts in respect TO size,
architecture, and adornment.
The United states Government.
The United States Government has
appropriated thus far 81 500, 600, of
which $4,000 was set apart for its
building, and $250,0O0, approximately,
has been drawn for the,cost of five ses-
sions Of the National Commission, two
sessions Of the Board of Lady Mana
gers, the salaries of the officers and en-
ployes of these two bodies, and the ex-
penses of three special agents of the
Treasury Department who were sent to
Eau ope to explain TO foreign commissions
and governments the regulations OF the
department governing the importation
of exhibits. considerable portion of
the remainder has been spent in prep
aration OF the Government exhibit by
the board having the matter in charge.
The States and Territories.
Twenty-six States and two Territories,
thus far, have made appropriations for
their representation at the Exposition,
as follows:
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Bolivia appropriated $4,000 for pre-
liminary expenses, and authorized its
President to draw on the regular diplo-
matte appropriation for any further sum
needed, the whole amount estimated to
be necessary being 100000. OF Ecua-
doris $125, 900, the city of Guayaquil
furnishes S2j, 900. Paraguay has author
lied its President to spend whatever
sum may be necessary TO have the coun-
try creditably represented. 1t is report
ted that S2j 900 of expenditure is con-
templated. Mexico has voted $50 600
for preliminary expenses. No doubt is
felt that the balance of the $3.50, 600 pro-
posed will be forthcoming 1t is assured
that quite a number of the appropria-
tionsnamed above will be increased.
From information received at EXPOSE
ton headquarters, it can be said to be-
next to certain that soon there will be
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-09
To Enlarge His Paper.

am going to enlarge my paper"
remarked the editor to the farmer.
$50 am l., was the response.
"Why, you haven't got any paper"
exclaimed the puzzled editor.
Not like yours, may be, but I've
got n note out for $3.50, and I've got
to enlarge it to $500 or sell off half
my firm
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-09
Showing HIS Generosity.

Tourist about to leave the hotel,
examines his bill. To head waiter)-
as the attendance included?"
mo, sir; that is left to the gener-
osity Of the traveller"
"But supposing am not generous. I"
"'Then, sir, it'll be francs day, or
6 francs for three days"
"Ah then l prefer being generous
for once; here's franc and half. >
Exchange.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-09
sho Was Evidently NoFas.

allow did she take your offer of
MARRIAGE"
"She asked me what | intended to
do with her after / married her."
a prudent girl"
Il told her | would hire Il fat for
her and she said living in a fiat with
a fiat would be rather fiat eX-
istence."
THAT wasn't very flattcring,
though it wasn't fiat refusal"
ut was a flat failure, neverthc-
less"
$50 the whole thing may be said to
have fallen flat?"
Exactly. New York Press.
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Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Biver and Bowels, cIeanses the sys.
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 300
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co!
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. kE NEW YoRx, nv
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-09
In the Old Roman DAYS.

They were attending ponderous
play at the Coliseum.
There Is so much wait between the
acts" grewled the woman.
"Yes," said the man, "but there
must be. 1t is such heavy tragedy,
don't you know"
And the woman drove a dagger
into his heart and twisted 1t about
thrice.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-09
THERE are hopes of introducing IL

THERE are hopes Of introducing the
magic lantern as a means of signaling
at sea. When so used the lantern
will be called the "Lucigraph." 1t
will have slides in the shape of stem
Gil plates, each with letter or figure
cut in it. The screen is a flag
stretched in conspicuous part of the
ship, on which the letter of the slide
is projected. BY the help OF glasses
the distant ship reads the letters.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-09

ITALIAN opera in New York has
not proved successful, but a, cake
walk in Madison Square Garden has
enriched its managers beyond all
dreams of avarice.
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ELECTRICAL BUILDING.

ected, have been received at headquar-
tiers. These structures, for the most
part, will be two stories in height, will
average about 80 by Is feet in dimen-
sions, and will cost all the way from
$40, coo to 500, 600 each.
The Exposition ,Buildir
THE size and cost of the great EXPOSE
tion Abuildings are indicated in the fol-
lowing table:
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ELY BROTHERS. Sc Warren St., New York

DEsECBEo, an island adjoining Porto
Rico, is infested with rats. There are
millions Of them there, and it9is unsafe
for man to set foot on tho island.
They have destroyed all the goats that
were formerly bred there and are now,
eating tho shrubbery.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-09
They Got 1t.

What we want in this country" said
an impassioned political oi ator, is re-
lief!'
Come down then, shouted a man in
the audience, "and We'll have 1t.
Atlanta Constitution.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-09

SEVERAL large Vienna bankers and
manufacturers announce that they will
prohibit all their employees from going to
the races during the coming spring sea-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-09
WORK ON THE BIG FAIR
INFORMATION CONCERNING ITS
PROGRESS.

What Has Been Accomplished In Prepara-
ton of the Greatest International Expo
sition I'm the History of the World-Elo-
auent Figures.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-09

CRAGIN & Co.. Philadelphia. Pa. will send.
post paid, for Dobblns' Electric Soap wrap
pers and ten cents, any volume OF "Surprise
Series" (best authors), 25 centnovels, about
200 pages Send cent stamp for catalogue.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-09

In several of these States the appro-
priations made are only preliminary,
and will be largely. increased. Colorado,
Maine, Massachusetts,, Minnesota, New
Jersey, and West Virginia promise in
creased appropriations. In Colorado, an
additional $4,000, approximately, has
been voted by the counties, and in In
diana about $40 900 has been raised by
school pupils and teachers. In Cali
fornia, too, some OF tho counties are
supplementing the State appropriation.
Nine States which, owing to constitu-
ton restriction, or other prohibtive rea-
son, made no Worlds Fair Appropriation,
have held State conventions and formed
organizations OF the stock-subscription
sort for raising the amounts deemed
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-09

lumbus relics and allied exhibits will be
gathered. The total cost Of the Expo
sition structures alone is estimated at
$4,000
Money Is Not Being Spared.
The amount $4,000, 000) which the
Eposition Company expects TO expend
upon buildings represents less than one
half of its total estimated expenditure
for the great enterprise. Following are
estimates of'various other expenses pre-
pared by the Grounds and Buildings
Committee:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-09

AN effort is being made by the city of
Baltimore, Nd, to secure the necessary
legislation to have its telegraph wires
placed under ground.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-09

Stranger-Why do You make the
letters so large, uncle?
Mr.. Upper Well, boss, de res
dents 'roun' here air pow'ful ign erint,
an L fought I'd make de letters 50
big dat de smallest chile could read
um.-Puck,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-09
And the Lawyer said: 81 Dol"

"Have you fixed up my will?" said
the sick man to Lawyer Quillins.
"Yes."
Everything as tight as you can
make it,"
entirely So"
"Well, now, want TO ask you some
thing-.not professional, but as a
plain, everyday man. Who do Nu
h6nestly.think stands tie best show
of getting the propcrty%-Washing
ton Star.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-09

PRUDENTLY BREAK UP YOUR COLD by tho
timely use OF DR.. ID. Jayne's Expectorant,
On old remedy for Sore Lungs and Threats.
and a certain curative for Colds.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-09

The aggregate expenditure by the
States and Territories is expected to
reach S., 900 ,000. Thus far, data for the
buildings of twenty-five States. as prof.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-09
HUMOR OF THE WEEK.
STORIES TOLD BY FUNNY MEN
OF THE PRESS.

Many Odd. Curious. and Laughable
Phases of Human Nature Graphically
Portrayed by Eminent Word Artists Of
Our Own Day.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-09

To BE right in great, memorable tmo-
ments is perhaps the thing we need most
to wish for ourselves.-George Eliot.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-09

Water supply, Sewerage etc. ........., 100000
Improvement OF lake front. ........... 100000
Worlds Congress Auxiiary........... 100000
Construction department expenses.
1uel, etc. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. oZvOJO
Organization and administration. -. 8,305, $50
Operating expenses daring Exposition 1.560,00O
Add TO this the amount estimated to
be necessary for buildings (S8,000,0 o0),
and the grand total sum to.be expended
by the Exposition Company stands at
$l8, $50, 453. This does not include, OF
course, the expenditure by the United
States Government, the States of the
Union, or foreign countries. OF this
SIS, $50, 453, about SIT 900, 900 must be
paid out before the gates OF the EXPOSE
ton are thrown open to the public, on,
May /, 1898. The total amount which.
the Exposition Company has paid out up
to date, Tor all purposes IS S2,77N07.
Owing to the present enormous demands
of construction, the expenditure is'now
running at nearly $1,000, 900 month.
Exposition Resources.
In view of the showing given above, n
statement of the Expos ,tion' resources
will be found interesting in this conhec-
ton.
Stock subscriptions ................. SIS, 721, $50
City OF Chicago bonds ................ 5.OUO,OO
Prospective gate recei pts ............. O.0)000)
Concessio and privileges. 150O.00)
oaiVage'''..... ..............' i,oo''OVo
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-09

TEMPERANCE is bride OF gold; he
who uses 1t rightly is more like God
than man.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-09

BEECHAM's PILLS take the Place OF an en-
s,re medicine chest and should be Kept Tor
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-09

as Mr.. Ncwcombe at home,
ma'am?"
mot just now, sir; but I'm his
landlady, and you can leave any mes
sage with me, SIR"
came here, ma'am, to kill himl"
"Oh, sir! please, sir; please don't,
please! He is behind two months
board!"-Puck.
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BAD taste in the mouth or an unploasar

BAD taste In the mouth or an unpleasant
breath. when resulting from Catarrh. are
overcome, and the nasal passages, which
have been closed for years, are made free
by the use OF Ely's Cream Balm. Isuffered
from catarrh for twelve years, experiencing
the nauseating dropping in the throat pecu-
liar to that disease, and nose bleed almost
daily. / tried various remedies without
benefit until last April, when I saw Ely's
Cream Balm advertised. / procured
bottle, and since the first days use have had
no more bleeding. The soreness Is entirely
gone.-D G.. Davidson, with the Boston
Budget, formerly with Boston Journal
Apply Balm into each nostril It Is
Quickly Absorbed. GIVES RELIEF AT ONCE.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-03-09

Total. -. "a ,004. sos
Thirty. nine nations.
weIity-four colonies.
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-10
Electric Fans.


The little electric motor and the
swiftly revolving fan are familiar OBJ
jects, and many heated brow has
been cooled by their combination
But the electric fan has recently found
its way into a very strange place,
none other than the turrets of the
powerful iron Miantonomoh where the
Crocker- Wheeler Company has just
placed four of its perfected tan out
fits. These are not, as might be sup
posed, to cool off the gunners, but to
blow away the smoke from the guns.
This certainly is novel use for the
electric fan.
In modern war ships electricity is
playing a very important part. The
commanding officer. who sits 10 his
coming tower, has at his disposal
every electrical device known, and by
the pressure Of a button can make his
wishes known to- every part of the
vessel, as well as direct its movements
mechanically. Now, by this new ap-
pIication, the fighters on the Mianton-
omoh can blow away the smoke from
their eyes, and it may not be long ere
some invention is patented by which
they may blow this smoke into the
eyes of their enemies.
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-10
Where Ignefancs il Bliss
Il is Folly
70 bs Wise.

H SIX the question. Why can't
Ia Parker make and sell Harness
r i cheaper than any one that only
makes and sells 30 to rs sets a year ?
How do we sell from 100 to 150 sets
month Surely it is not because they
are good-for-nothing. The people are
not all fools. A nimble sixpence is
better than slow shilling. How Is
it done then ? Simply by buying goods
from first hands, not fr ON jobbers who
must have the profit you are entitled
to. Cutting and making them up in
large quantities. Understanding the
improved method = in short, being
practical. Then again, which is the
better, selling 75 sets of Harness year
at profit Of from 81 to So, or selling
1000 sets at profit of $1.50 to $3.50 q
set Don't you see. When depend
ed on local trade, / was continually
crying down other work than my own
too cotnmon. too cheap, won't last
&C., &c. The people bought it all the
same. So concluded | would make
it for them. | claim to know some
thing about the Harness business, and
have some pride in my reputation as
a manufacturer. That being the case,
do you think I could jeopardize my
standing &c =? know what I am doing.
All manuer of things are said and
done in opposition to new methods.
Why not improve on he Harness line
as upon any other What is the mat
Ter with the w. L. Douglas machine
made shoes ? What is the matter with
machine-made clothing +? What is the
matter with factory-made blinds,
doors, sc. sc What is the matter
with factory-made Harness ? Why
nothing, only the price. Who could
think,of competing With our manu-
factnrers of phosphate witha hoe, All
will say in conclusion If you are
needing a set of Harness or anything
in the line, come and see US. We have
handmade as well as machine-made,
and will sell you the goods in quanti-
ties away down. Our Collars, Ropes,
Hames &C., came direct from the
manufacturers at quantity price.
We will give. you ours also. IF after
seeing our goods for yourself, and
heard our story, you are not interested,
we will allow you to depart in peace.
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-10
Engagements.

When a girl who is engaged to be
married tells other engagement it is a
very good sign that she was never en-
gagged before.
Every woman believes that if her
husband could be married to some
other woman for week no would
know how to appreciate her.
Marriage seems never so much q
failure to q man as when something
goes wrong at home that he can't pos.
sibly blame on his wife.
It makes no difference how worth
less a man is, his mother thinks it no
sacrilege to delude the best girl in the
world into marrying him. Young
Ladies Bazar.
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-10
BLARNEY's FAMOUS STONE.
KISS IT AND THEREAFTEE you WILL
DE SUCCESSFUL IN LOVE.

Blarney is a quiet little village, dis.
tant on the left mile from the sta
ton at which we alight half an hour
after leaving Cork.
Overlooking it from a<slight emf
nence is a ruined castle built 5y Nc
Oarthy. Prince of Desmond Z ID the
early part ofthe fifteenth century. 1t
must be remembered that princes
were plenty as blackberries in the
days when Ireland was cut up into
little kingdoms and small tyrants
owned all the land, horses, estates sad
people, body and soul. These we're
the days when ireland was 4indepsns
dent" and for the return of which
home rule sighs today. Prince Me-
Carthy was a proud man, for as our
guide informed us, "He was descended
from Noah and came out Of the arrack
Wid him."
No one seems to know the exact
origin of the Blarney stone, or how il
derived its miraculous power, writes
John Goldman in the Ohastauquaa.
Il may have been in the ark-balIast
bequeathsd to the prince BY his great
ancestor. In some way It found itself
on the very pinacle Of the castle tower,
with the date 1908 carved upon it.
To kiss it has been the ambition Of
many generations, who have laborious-
ly climbed up to its dangerous emi-
nence. There have been many acci-
dents from falling. The fashion Is to
kiss it on bended knees, expressing .
wish at the same time, the theory be.
ing that a persuasiveness is commune
Gated to the lips that shall be efsctual
where love is the object.
Absurd as IS the practice, the cere-
mony is most invariably performed by
all visitors. Sir Walter Scott did not
find himself degraded BY following the
general example. Like the toe Of
that statue Of Jupiter which stands for
St. Peter in the Cathedral Of Rome,
worn to the quick-if images have
feeling-by lip service, 80 the Blar-
ney stone is being gradually Kissed
away. Then, some thousands Of years
hence more or less, when the last atom
disappears on the last pair of lips. the
millennium will come, for a. fattsry
brought sin into the world, 50 when
aattery leaves it sin may be no more.
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-10
Efrect Of salt Upon whitewash.


In 1883, in consequence of the up
setting ofa vessel containing kitchen
salt, workman, in order to conceal
the effects of the accident, brushed up
some of the spilled salt into his white
wash pail. The result was the pro-
duetion Of q wash as hard as cement,
and which could not be removed by
scrubbing. This was due to the
microscopic action of the salt, which
absorbs water and permits Of the
speedy combination of the lime with
the carbonic acid of the atmosphere.
A trial of this composition upon the
brick wall of we'll hole or shaft for
light-in which case it was applied
with a syringe to save scaHolding
stood extremely well, and after the
lapse of four years the coating was as
good as ever. The use of three parts
of quicklime to one Of common salt is
recommended.
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-10
The Family Scrap Basket.

No man ever loved q woman while
he was busy.
No man can be q hero when his
liver is out Of order.
The hardest-headed man was born
with soft spot.
1t is not always the man, who looks
like fool who is one.
1t is hard to find fault with people
who think just as we do.
1t is gentle manners which prove so
irresistible in women.
As the cook said to the dough
This is my hour of knead."
The ugly temper of q pretty woman
always shows through.
We find happiness while we are
pursuing it and lose it after We reach
it.
It takes some people long while
to find out that poor health is not
religion. Housekeeping.
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-10
The Hours Doctor. work.


The doctors calling looks very diff
ferent inside from what it does OUT
side. A great many medical men re-
fuse on any condition to put their
sons into medicine. They have found
the profession an occupation Of un-
ceasing, harassing and responsible
work with poor pay. It must be adj
mitted that the general practitioner
in third rate neighborhood has but a
melancholy time Of it.
An eight hours working day would.
be almost a heaven for them. A six.
teen hours day is very common ex-
perience. Many doctor who works
sixteen hours day and has two or
three disturbed nights week into the
bargain nevertheless soon learns to
think himself very lucky if not more
than 25 per cent. of his hard earnings
is lost in bad debts.
Middletown transcript., 1892-03-10

flashed, in place of widening and
darkening as though she saw some
ghastly spectre. She rose from the
rock and faced him--the quickly
gathering storm blowing the short,
thick curls back from her face, her
hands clasped together tightly, her
eyes almost terrible in their piercing
intensity as they scanned bis features.
By this time the storm was on them
1.-The thunder roaring like heavy ar
tillery, the lightning breating in
binding cataracts of fame, while tie
ocean, like q partly aroused giant,
was beginning to moan and toss under
the Iashing wind, which swayed the
slender figure Of Margaret as it might
have done lily.stem. She stood
dangerously nsar the brink of the
cliff, and involuntarily Mr.. Vanceleigh
started to his feet and stretched out
his hand to draw her from her perilous
position. Unconscious other danger,
she drew quickly back, to escape the
clasp of the white, treacherous hand |;
her foot slipped !; and, with . single
cry, drowned in q terrific roar ofthun.
der, Margaret fell from the cliff into
the slowly heaving sea, the white
agony Of her face illumined by fash
Of lightning 50 vivid, that it seemed
like the universal confagration of
earth and sky.
Nemesis had at length. overtaken
Mr.. Vanceleigh. Until his death he
saw but one scene--the white face Of
his victim, as the moaning waters
closed over the golden head; for the
fash which had illuminated her
drowning form had quenched for ever
in him the glorious blessing of vision ;
and, blind and alone, with the haunt
ing horror of that scene ever before
him, he wandered through foreign
lands, seeking, but vainly, for the
bliss which he should never know Of
forpetfullness From Frank Teslie's.