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The true northerner., 1894-10-26
A Remarkable Dog.

The following peculiar incident is
told by a Baltimore man az occur
ring to his fox terrier: "One day,
while the cellar door was open, the
dog descended In search of rats at
about Q O'Clock. At $50 the dog was
searched for and thought lost. No
further notice was taken in the mat
ter until the next morning at IL
o'clock, when l was attracted by a
dog yelling. After a careful search
in the cellar, which revealed only a
p le of sand by the wall, | noticed
the dogs nose protruing through an
inch board at the top window of the
cellar looking into The yard. / went
Immediately up stairs and removed
five bricks from the pavement and
pulled the dog out. After careful
inspection l discovered he had dug
under the foundation Of the house
in the sand, which had caved in on
him. Finding no other means of es-
cape he dug up to the surface, dis
tance OF six feet, and on arriving at
the brick surface, which had been
recently paved, dug toward the win
dow, distance of three feet, and
had nearly eaten through the board
in his efforts to free himself. He was
nearly exhausted when found, having
been twenty-six hours under ground.
One eye was entirely CO Ell from
sand, the other nearly So"
The true northerner., 1894-10-26
ACTORS SWEAR BY HIM.
San Francisco Angel Whose Pocketbook
Is Always Open to- the Needy Thespan.

A San Francisco Angel Whose Pocketbook
Is Always Open to- the Needy Thespan.
II you want to hear the name of
any man mentioned with enthusiasm
and reverence go among the actors
congregated on upper Broadway, New
York, some afternoon, says writer
in the Pittsburg Dispatch. Grant?
Oh, no. Cleveland? Not much.
Anybody you ever heard of before?
Never bit. It's John Rademaker.
And who on earth is John Rade-
maker? you will wonder. Just ask
the first actor you meet.
"Why, Of course / know John Rade-
maker! He lives in Frisco, and is
the best man who ever drew breath!"
But who is he and what does he do
and what has he done? That is what
you naturally want TO know. Then
you'll find out from two or three men
at the same time that John Rade-
maker keeps big saloon in San
Francisco and is an "angel." When
an actor from the East gets stranded
in San Francisco, or indeed anywhere
on the Pacific coast, he goes straight
to John Rademaker. 1t appears that
John Rademalker has an elastic and
sympathetic auricular apDendage
that is always wide open to the rep
utable men in the profession who get
stuck on the slippery slope. Those
who have never been stranded 2, 600
miles from home, with an idle sum-
mer ahead and no bank account, will
not be able to realize what such
friendship means. Imagine your
self in London without a friend
and without cent, as some
Americans are always to be
found there, and you'll know
what the sensation is to the actor left
in Frisco at the close OF the season.
Then imagii man like John Rade-
maker in the Strand to whom you go
and pour out your tale of woe, and
who pulls out his roll and says to
you:
"Well, old man, i don't know you;
but from what I've heard of you,
think you'll make this good when
you're ia better luck. I'll take my
chances on you, anyhow. I'll just
stake you for trip home. Oh, that's
all right don't want any paper-if
you're not square your papers no
good. Now, whatll you have to
drink?"
The true northerner., 1894-10-26

How . Prominent Kentuckian Suffered
with It--HIs Cure n Marvellous One.


with It-Hls Cure a Marvellous One.
Few men In Kentucky are better known
than Hon. John Nj. Rice. Of Louisa. Law
renee County. late Circuit Judge of the
Sixteenth Judicial District OF Kentucky.
and few men In that or any other State
have passed through more remarkable
experience and live TO tell the tale
About six years ago he was attacked
with sciatic rheumatism. which developed
so fast that he soon lost all control of his
legs His whole system became deranged
and he was indeed physical wreck. The
muscles II his limbs we're reduced by
atrophy to mere siringS and he felt that
his life was gradually wearing away
Eminent physicians were consulted aud all
known means OF relief employed without
avail, and IL indoel seemei as though
Kentucky was to lose one OF her most
valued citizens
1t was at this time that Judge Rice first
heard of DR. williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. lie promptly applied them to his
own case, and as n result ho Il to-day IA
we'll man. The effect OF the Pills was
marvellous Judge Rice regaine1 the power
of his limbs. his appetite returned. and
nature again performed her functions
properly The above case was Investigated
and vouched for by the Covington Post.
and stands as one OF the most remarkable
cures known In the annals OF medicine.
No discovery in medicine has create
more discussion. both in medical circles
and In the newspapers than DR. Williams
Pink Plus The MANI remarkable stories
that have been published of the cures ef-
fectcd by these pills have brought them
into the greatest prominence bo n in thi'
country and abroad. 4 hey have been an
alyzed by some OF the most eminent cfcm-
lists and II has been ascertained that they
arc an unfailinx specific for such dis
eases as locomotor ataxia, partial paraly-
sis, st Vitus' dance. sciatica, neuralgia
rheumatism. nervous headache. the afer
effects OF la grippe. palpitatiop OF the
heart pale and sallow compile Dns. thai
tired feeling resulting from nervous pros
traticn; all diseases resulting from WITH
ated humors In the blood. such as scrofula.
chronic erysipelas. etc. they are also "a
specific for troubles peculiar 10 females
such as suppressions Irregularities and all
forms of weakness
The true northerner., 1894-10-26

learns when Gepke begins to dis
course business or describe his OBJ
jects de vertu.
Scattered about his room, In what
might be termed artistic confusion,
are carved chairs, highly ornamented
tables, long graceful couches, an
enormous bed whose carved posts
reach the ceiling, quaint clocks that
have ticked for hundred years, odd
bits OF china ornate With arms and
aristocratic monograms, tarnished
clndelabra, rusty swords with richly
carved hilts, glass decanters, cham
pagne glasses and curious ceramics.
The whole atmosphere appears to be
surcharged with must, mellowness
and antiquity. A thousand and one
romances are associated with these
objects, which In their time have
played an active part in the old pal
aces and plantations OF the wealthy
Southern people, who brought into
their homes the best that Europe
could furnish.
Gepke, who is a cabinet maker and
a recent arrival in Chicago, ten years
ago settled in New Orleans. The re-
suit of the Exposition in that city in
spired a fad for cd furniture which
he took as opportunity not to be
sighted. All the money he could
rake and scrape together he promptly
invested in old furniture and the APP
parenty dead surplus Of the auction
rooms. Then he began to carefully
and Systematically search in the
poorer quarters Of the city, where the
solid and indestructible furniture cf
the ante-war period had found lodg-
ing. He Travelled far and near, Wis
tied old plantations, made note Of
every sale and secured all the SOU
venirs OF artistic value that could be
prCcul ed for song. Much Of the
furniture was in very dilapidated
The true northerner., 1894-10-26

antiques, particularly as it pertains
TO furniture, yet in the fotsam and
jetsam of the auction rooms one &C.
casionally finds a bit Of curious fur
niture amid the cheap aud tawdry
assortment and general dilapidation.
The expert searcher for the quaint,
the curious, and the artistic unique
is ever making his way about quiet
streets, studiously avoiding the thor
oughfares where the spirit of trade
throbs restlessly from dawn till dark;
where the great windows dazzle with
creations to captivate the eye Of
fashion; where the rush and roar Of
the great city jars upon the soul.
With him the yesterdays and their
associations possess more potent ap-
peal than their feyered specuations
in the hopes and fears Of the morrow.
Passing down Rush street, at the
southeast corner Of Chicago avenue
may be observed a house whose win
dows are ed with a medley OF
quaint ceramics, rare bronze Candida
The true northerner., 1894-10-26

condition, armless chairs, trembling
tables, mirrorlesS sideboards, crazy,
curious old beds, battered, rGsty and
blistered through carelesSness or by
disuse, made a strange and weird
collection, but the buyers Judgment
was vindicated when it came to ar
tistic repairing and renewing.
Every bit OF wood that he secured
was solid Santa Domingo mahog-
any, or hard oak richly veneered
with mahogany. All of this furni-
ture had been imported from France
to New Orleans long before the war,
when the South was in its halycon
day prosperity and its artistic taste
demanded the best Of foreign impor-
tations. During the troubled war
times, and after the settled period OF
peace, modern ideas made encroach-
ments, and the old furniture of the
fathers was gradually abandoned in
favor of the newer and more fashion
able patterns. Much Of it, con-
sideTed merely as old lumber,
was stored in garrets or given
away to colOred servants as USE
less, cumbersome, and antiouated.
There are many homes happily
in New Orleans that were able,
through great stress Of trying cir
cumstances, TO retain their rich
quaint furnishings; but enough Uf it
had gone adrift to furnish employ
ment to the wide awake cabinet max
ers and supply the people from the
North who love the substantial and
old-fashionod articles, massive but
beautiful in their proportions, de-
spite rough usage and the change of
fashion. Gepke states that at one
time he had over 10O four post carved
beds. There is now in his shop a
massive carved four-postrr that Cen
eral Lafayette occupied during his
stay in New Orleans in 1924.
On a card-table near by is an as
Economical clock, graceful in its pro-
portions and complicated in its work
ing. 1t shows the movements of the
sun, earth and moon, the circle of
the zodiac. indicates the month, day
and hour, and rings tunes on the
large, concealed music-box in its base
every half-hour. 1t was found i'm a
garrett of the house of Governor
Romero, in st James parish. The
sword Of General st. Clair hangs
near by, and people interested in fire.
arms will find the most curious ex-
ample OF the primitive repeating rife.
There are many other rare and curl
Gus objects to be found scattered
about this room that have more or
less historical value. The furniture
will, however, command quite as
much attention, for 1t is wonderful
to see what beauty can be brought
from the pieces that look sorry and
unpromising enough before the hand
of the repairer begins to work the
restoration. Much of the wood is zoe
years old and over. When the re-
pairer begins his work OF resuscita-
tion he goes carefullyIover the wood
with a sharp steel scraper, removing
all the varnish, stains Of time and
scratches that deface the rich carv-
ing (for almost every piece y orna-
The true northerner., 1894-10-26

bra, rusty old flintlocks that look as
though they had been gathered by
some cyclone collector, and left sus.
pended like Mahomet's coffin to
amaze the passer-by. About the front
door is tangled fence OF andirons
and brass tenders, big bronze lamp
that looks old enough TO have come
from Pompeii, and cTazy-looking
table that mischievous boys in the
neighborhood occasionally loosen
from its moorings and skate down
the sidewalk. The sign on Lhe outer
wall states that this is the domicile
of John +. Gepke, dealer in curiosi-
ties OF al descriptions.
The flrst curiosity you meet when
you pass the portal is Gepke himself.
He has a shopworn appearance in
sympathy with the surroundings;
afYable and loquacIous, with the po-
fiteness of Frenchman and the
shrewdness of a German, he appears
Go be absolutely guileless. But he
was not born yesterday. as one soon
The true northerner., 1894-10-26

A writer In the American Archi.
tect shows, by giving figures, that
government buildings cost between
60 and 20 per cent. more than the
same class of private work, and that
the average time taken upon govern.
ment buildings is more than three
times as long.
The true northerner., 1894-10-26
All Iron.

A railway which the Germans have
built in Asia Minor, extending from
Ismid, a harbor about sixty miles
east Of Constantinople, east by south
to Angora, has as little wood in it,
perhaps, as any in the world. Not
only the rails and bridges but the
ties and telegraph poles are of iron
The true northerner., 1894-10-26

Italian, means flame. His coat OF
arms also is sun, surrounded by rays
of fire. Before being Cardinal Swan.
pa was Bishop OF Forli, in Romagna.
some prelates have said OF Cardinal
Svampa that he has no sin but his
age. He is only AZ, but, as according
to Professor Lapponi, the Fope's
doctor, Leo XIII. will probably live
ut least ten years more, what has
been termed the only sin Of Cardinal
Svampa will be corrected.
The true northerner., 1894-10-26
The PARROTS Memory.

Farrot net only remember, but rec
ollect; that is to say, they klow when
there is a missing link in train OF as
sociation, and lurposely endeavor to
pick it up. Thus, for instance, the
late l ady Napier tells OF an interest.
ing seyies of observations on this point
which she made upon an intelligent
parrot of her own. Taking such
phrase as "Old Dan Tucker, the bird
would remember the beginning and
the end, and try to ecollect the mid
die. lor it would ay very slowly, "old
-old-old-old" and then very quick.
lyl Lucy Tucker" Feeling that this
was not rio hit it would try again as be-
fore: "Old-old old-old Bessy Tuck
err" substituting one word alter an
other in the place of the sought-for
word Dan" And that the process was
one of tryly seeking for the desired
word Was proved by the fact that if,
while the bird was saying "o,d-old-
old-old, any one threw in the word
Dan" he Immediately supplied tue
"TuckeI."
The true northerner., 1894-10-26


Pontiflcal throne.
The supersti tiou 8
take his name as a
sure sign that this
will be the case, for a
curious old book of
Latin prophec lie s,
giving a motto for
each OF the Popes,
gives for the success
sor Of Pope l. e 0
X Ill, "Ign s ar
.dens," "a burning
frey and Syampa. in
The true northerner., 1894-10-26
Newer Toward tho Norti,.

The japanese never sleep with the
head to the north. This is because
the dead, in Japan, are always buried
with the head in that position. In
the sleeping rooms OF private houses,
and Of hotels even, diagram of the
POINTS of the compass is posted upon
the ceiling for the convenience of
UuaStc
The true northerner., 1894-10-26

The population of the city of Bue-
nos Ayres is estimated at $50, 900.
The birth rate is high, but 13 pei
cent are out OF wedlock. Immigra
tion added 13, 900 last year.
The true northerner., 1894-10-26

sociations and have been compelled
reluctantly to part with them for the
bare necessities OF life. And now
ttey all are reclaimed again, revivi-
fed befltting their sphere as artistic
luxuries, unique exemplification OF
the survival OF the fittest.
CHARLES /. NIXON.
The true northerner., 1894-10-26
Luxuriant EoIiape.

The leaf of the coccanut tree is
nearly thirty feet long. A single
leaf of the parasol magnolia of Cey-
lon affords shade for fifteen or TWEEN.
ty persons.
The true northerner., 1894-10-26

mented( It is then sand papered
and filed. Broken bits of carving are
replaced with old mahogany, care
fully shaped to comply with the orig
inal design. After this it Is polished
and vanished, retaining the rich
dark hue of age. and is quite good
The true northerner., 1894-10-26
CARDINAL SvAMPA.

Many Believe He Will BE the Next Occu-
pant of the Pontiflcal Throne.
There are many who believe tina,
Cardinal Svampa, Archbishop Of Bo-
logna. will be the next occupant of the
The true northerner., 1894-10-26

The spring and autumn maneuvers
of European armies cost annually
sl0, 0,06O, 900.
The true northerner., 1894-10-26
FADS IN FURNITURE.
CHiCAGO'S FACILITIES FOR THE
EQUIPMENT OF HOME.

An Antiquarian's "Finds" I'm the Old Cres-
cent City-Antique and Artistic Furnish
sngs that Were Imported In the Luxuri-
Gus South sBefo' the War"
The true northerner., 1894-10-26
Getting Too Much for His Money.

Last Monday morning a passenger
on the express tried to break down one
of the standpiros at this place. lie
was s'eep and had his feet sticking
out of the window and they came in
contact with the standpipe: it su1ered
no injury, however, beyond a slight
scratch. We have not yet heard rom
the gentle an. a gre many Peep
o ten try t) ecu y two seats OF a car,
out this is the first time we ever ear
of PERSON trying to monopolize botl
the inside anu outside. req
Press Ga cite.
Russian Wastes.
Only one tenth of the arabic land Of
the Russian Empire is cultivated.
FAR-AWAY greatness is most secure.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-06-15
Common-sense Entertaining.

There are two or three common-sense
rules that would save would-be CT
tertainer lot of heartache if she viii
only heed them, The sensible house
keeper never tries to make her dinners
and teas more elaborate than her cir.
cumstances would consistently permit
1t is always source of annoyance to
attempt to do things that are beyond
the limitations of your cook or yourself
If your guest is one who is used TO the
ministrations OF French chef you will
probably please her better by givin
her some of the dainty home dishes for
which you have reputation beyon
your home and of which she has heard.
Make things pleasant and pretty
your own simple fashion and you wi
be success-that is, if you have dis
played spotless linen napery, shinin
glassware and FURNISHED silver an.
have had the good taste to invite only
those who are congenial to each other.
philadelphia Press.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-06-15
WIT AND WISDOM.

If you will notice, the experienced
waiter is seldom upset no matter how
big tip he gets. Buffalo Courier.
1t really looks" said the poet, ''as
# had no writes that anybody else is
pound to respect. Washington Star.
They say that money does not
oring happiness. This is an expert
.nent, however, which every one wishes
to try for himself --Tit-Bits.
There are two reasons why some
people don't mind their own business.
One is that they haven't any mind; the
other that they haven't any business.
-Tit-Bits
--IIusl and-Whati is that child reach
ing out and yelling so for? Wife-IIe
is proba bly, looking for collar button.
They say he takes after you,-Clothier
and Furnisher.
The first duty toward children is
to make them happy If you have not
made them happy you have wronged
them; no other good they may get can
make up for that Charles Buxton,
About Right What did the min
lister preach about?" asked lady of
her little son who had attended church.
"lIe preached about two hours, ma, :"
said the small hopeful Galveston
News.
"A little girl somewhat noted for
her quaint and original sayings, said
the other day at the breakfast table
that she had got piece of bread
head first down her cough-pipe. BIOS
ton Transcript
Misunderstood. --He-I hear you at
tend the Handel and Haydn perform
ances. We're you present at the Gre
atom" She Indignantly suppose
you will next want to know if | sailed
in Noah's ark?-Boston Beacon.
-Landleigh-That snowstorm you
have painted is wonderfully realistic!
Daubleigh-It must be. tramp got
into my studio one day, caught sight
of the picture and unconsciously put
on my fur overcoat before he went out
Tit Bits.
1t has been shrewdly said that when
men abuse us we should suspect our
selves, and when they praise us, them.
| 1t is rare instance of virtue to de-
spiSe censure which we do not deserve,
and still more rare to despise which we
! do. Cotton.
! "A man once asked teacher if he
could make first-class scholar of his
daughter. After q trial he answered
in the negative "Why not?' asked
the father. because she hasn't the
capacity" was the response. 30, am
rich, " says the father, 81 can buy her
a capacity. "-Philadelphia Presby ter.
ian Journal
How much trouble he avoids who
does not look to see what his neighbol
says or does or thinks but only tC
what he does himself, that it may be
just and pure; or, as Agathon says
look not around at the depraved morals
of others, but run straight along the
line without deviating from it.-Mar
Gus Aurelius.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-06-15

be some kin of his and they may know
something about David. must know
before | sleep"
She bathed her dirty face and hands
and then laid down on the couch and
closed her eyes.
Five minutes later Capt. Dennie en-
tered the room not knowing that it
was occupied. He was tall, broad
shouldcred, heavily bearded man evil
IDENTIFY much older than his wife. He
was halfway across the room when
Martha Kinney suddenly rose to sit
ting position on the couch
"Oh, | beg your pardon, madam, ("
said the captain, 81 didn't know that"
He stopped and stared wildly at her,
for she had risen and was coming slow
ly toward him, breathing heavily with
one bony hand clutching at her throat.
Her white lips were moving, but they
made no sound until one of her trem-
bling hands rested On his shoulder,
then she said in a mere whisper:
"Davidw
lie shrank from her toward the
door, his face as pallid as her own and
his own voice husky, frightened
whisper as he said:
martha! My God! My Cod Mr.
tina"
1T is |, David" she said, gently fol-
lowing him across the room with out
stretched hands and streaming ewes.
"Oh, ! am so glad, SO glad, David!
was going to ask Mrs, Donnie if"
Mrs Dennie!" calculated the cap
tain. Have you seen her? My God,
Martha, you haven't told my wife
that"
Your wife? Why, David, David, L
10, Davidr
She fell heavily forward with both
hands clasped over her face. He caught
her in his arms and half carried half
dragged her to the couch and laid her
down upon it. She did not speak
again, and three minutes later when
Mrs. Dennie entered the room the cap
tain was kneeling by dead woman,
who had one hand clasped tightly
around the finger on which was her
wedding ring as if to prevent it from
being taken from her,
why, David, how CHASTITY white you
are!' cried Mrs. Dennis "And YOU are
trembling like a leaf And this poor
woman-why, David, is she dead?"
Yes, yes, dear" he said, huskily, 81
IL never saw anyone die before,
and it-it-has quite unnerved me.
Come, let us go out of the room"
He rose to his feet, pale and trem-
bling, and walked unsteadily across
the floor, with his wife's arms around
him. When they reached the door he
glanced back fearfully over one shout
der, and the arm he had around his
wife's waist trembled so violently that
she said:
why, David, you are positively ill.
You must go right to bed
The men at the mine and even Mrs
Dennie accepted it simply as an indica
ton of the captains great-hearted gem
erosity when he telegraphed to Denver
for a splendid coffin and silllen
shroud in which to lay the poor, way
faring woman who had died under his
roof
And they said it was Just like the
captain" when he had a handsome
marble monument placed over the
grave down in the gulch below the
mine. 1t was nameless monument,
and the captain alone knew the name
that ought to have been chiseed on it.
Sometimes in the darkness and stili.
ness of the night he stood in fearful
penitence above the lonely grave with
the name upon his lips. Detroit Free
Press.