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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21
Why His Nother-in.Law Came.

A new boy arrived at my house last
Saturday. He seems to understand his
business and uses the same kind of
noise as other children of his age. He
arrived by the light of kerosene lamp,
but hope this will not be used against
him If he ever runs for superintendent
of schools, which, however, / under
stand he doesn't intend to do. 1t seems
to be the general hope of my friends
that he will make better man than his
father. This thought, or wish, has also
occurred to me-in the dark. am glad
now that my mother-in-law is here, al
though 1t hadn't occurred to me before
why she came. She seems to be per-
fectly at home with new babies. and
has already turned several suggestions
of mine to the wall. There were some
clothes made for a girl baby down to
my house, but, as no business appeared
under that head, the buttons were
sewed on boy-fashion. and they will
have to do.-Grafton On. d. Record.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21
Approved the Sample.

AS Burton, the comedian, was trav-
cling on steamboat down the Hudson,
he seated himself at the table and
called for some beefsteak. The waiter
furnished him with small strip Of the
article, such as travellers are usually
put off with. Taking it upon his fork
and turning 1t over and examining
1t with one of his peculiar, serious
looks, the comedian coolly remarked:
Eyes, that's 1t; bring me some"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21

One cannot travel In Ireland without
perceiving that the so-many-horse-pow-
er and perpetual catching -of-trains the
DRY Of life is not one that Is accepted
by the Irish people, and l do not think
II ever will be. Their religion, their
traditions, their chief occupations, their
temperament all OF which l suppose
are closely allied, are opposed to 1t.
The saying, Take 1t aisy, and If you
can't take 1t aisy, take II as aisy us you
can" doubtless represents their theory
of life, and, for my part, If it were n
question either of dialectics or of NOR
ais, would sooner have to defend that
view of existence than the so-many-
horsepower one. So far from wise
man getting all he can out of himself
in one direction, he will, IL seems to me,
rigidly and carefully abstain from do
ing so in the interests Of that catholic
and harmonious development which re-
Quires that he should get n little out of
himself in every direction.
One would not like to assert that the
bulk of the Irish people are "harmoni-
ously developed" But neither, If 1
may be permitted to say SO, are the
English, or the Scotch people, and as,
in reality, all three probably err by
lobsided activity or lobsided inactivity,
it still remains to be seen whether too
much perpetual catching of trains, or
too much taking 1t aisy, is, on the
whole, the wiser course, and the less
insane Interpretation Of the purport
and uses of life.-Blackwood's Maya
zinc
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21
Pottery from Trees.

One of the curiosit'es of Brazil is q
tree whose wood and bIrk contain SO
much silica that they are used by pot
tiers. Both wood and bark are burned
in equal proportions with clay, produc-
ing a very superior ware. The tree
grows to a heighth o. 100 feet, but
does not exceed foot in diameter.
The fresh bark cuts like sandstone,
and when dried is brittle and hard.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21
500 Reward. 500.

Tho reaicrs OF this paper will be pleased
disease that science has been able 10 cure
in all its stages, and that is Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure IL the only positive cure
known 10 tho medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires con-
stitution nal treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, acting directly upon tn blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system, thereby
destroying the foundation OF the disease, asd
giving the patient siren eth by building mp the
constitution and assisting nature I'm doing its
work. The proprietors Enve so much faith in
it's curative powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that IL fails to cure. Send
for list of ties imonials.
Address Il. J. CHENEY q CO., Toledo. o.
ps-Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21
The Modern Mother

Has found that her little ones are i'm.
proved more by the pleasant laxative,
Syrup Of Figs, when in need of the laxa-
tive effect of a gentle remedy, than by
any other, and that it is more accept
able TO them. Children enjoy it. and it
benefits Il ON. The true remedy, Syrup
of Figs, is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21
California; Fruit.

In spite OF the railway strike Cali
fornia increased its shipments of fruits
over last year 10y LOO carloads of
green fruit, $50 carloads of canned
fruit, $50 carloads of raisins, and 80
carloads of prures and ether dried
fruits except rdi.ins. The prices have
not been remunerative.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21

very cold but 1 did not take any cold, aud
never lad any aftcr-pain or any other pain.
II was all due TO God and Or. Picrcc's Fa-
vorite Prescription and Compound Extract
of Smart-Wecd. This Is the eighth living
child and the largest of them all. / suf-
fercd everything that flesh could suffer with
the other babies. / always had a doctor
and then he could not help me very much,
but this time my mother and my husband
were alone with me. My baby was only
seven days old when got up and dressed
and left my room and stayed up all day."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21
Swallowed the Arnica.

A Cincinnati man cut his hand and
his physician recommended arnica.
The sufferer took the medicine inter-
nally and row he Is sore all over, his
wounded hand causing him the least
pain.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21

81 don't see any mistletoe in your
Christmas decorations, Miss Marjorie"
said young Blifkins. "No; we went ev-
erywhere and couldn't find any, but" she
added brightly, II told mamma that you
wouldn't need any," He didn't.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21
Roth Good Ideas.

A Nebraska man has made arrange
ments to start farm near Raleigh to
breed French coach horses. A enn-
sylvania man has alsD started farm
near the same place for the purpose of
raising pecans, butternuts, filberts,
Of
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21

Mrs. RUBEY, sister OF the famous
scout and soldier. General Kit Carson,
lives at Warrensburg, Mo. S is 81
ye lrs OF age AMI was her tr, theirs SEM
Ter by a year. Both were born near
Ricl mond, Ky.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21
The Average Man

who suffers from headaches and billousness
needs a medicine TO keep his stomach and
liver in good working order For such PEG :
gives relief
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21

A HARD COUGH distresses the patient and
racks both Lungs and Throat Dr. d.
Jayne's Expectorant IL the remedy wanted
to cure your Cough. and relieve both the
Pulmonary and Bronchial organs
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21

ENGLAND's prejudices do not inter-
fere with enormous purchases OF our
apples and the well-beloved Yankee
oyster.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21

Tomdik-"Did you have a merry Christ
mas, HojackT HoJack-"Yes, indeed.
Johnny killed the cat and smashed the
parlor mirror before he had his new air.
gun an hour. Bazaar.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21

A PEARL-LIKE purity OF color. closely
resembling the enchantment OF carly twi-
light; thus was her complexion made RAJ
diant by Glenn's Sulpblr Soap
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21

man With cnlld, so 4
got two bottles last
September, and De-
ceriber 18th ] had a
twelve pound baby
girl. When I was
confined I sOos not
sick ia any tccY. I
did not suffer any
pain, and when the
Child was born / walk
ed into another room
and went TO bed. II
keep your Extract of
Smart Weed on hand
all tile time. II was
very cold weather
and our room was
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21

The Burlington Route is the only rail-
way running spersonally conducted" Ex-
cursions via Denver to Colorado SPRING.
salt Lake. Ogden. Sacramento. San Fran
cisco. Stockton, MERGED Fresno. Bakers
field and Los Angeles at the lowest rates.
Pullman tourist sleeping car through with
out change
Leave Chicago every Wednesday. Write
or call en- T. A. Grady, Excursion Mana
ger, 211 Clark St Chicago.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21
= i'm Ee low.

A humming bi. d little larger than
horse-fy is common In the East
Indies.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21

CAN recommend Plso's Curs for Con-
sum- tion to sufferers from Astnms h II
TOWNSEND TT Howard, Wis May 4, "a
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21

SEND your full name aud address TO Dob
bins Soap Mfg Co. Philadelphia Pa. by
return mail. and get free Of all cost, q
coupon worth several dollars IL used by
you TO its full advantage Don't delay.
This is worthy attention.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21

IN 1901 an OK was sold at Cambridge
for Is shillings: the price of oxen the Q
now Is GA
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21

DIRECTIONS for using
CREAM BALM - Apply
a particle NJ the Balm wcl'
up int the nostri,s. Ate
q moment drdw a strong
breath through The nose.
Use three times q day, df-
ter meals preferred, AMI
before retiring.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21

ANYBODY can go to heaven-on a
Tombstone.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21
PAINLESS CHILDBIRTH.

Mrs. FRED HUNT, of Clenville, w T.,
says: ~ read about DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription being so good for wo-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21

Mrs. Winslow's SOOTHING syrup for Children
teething; sottcns the gums. reduces Inflammation.
allays pain. cures wind colo. - cents q bottle.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-12-21
A Merry Time.

James whitcomb Riley.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-25
Rnre Presence of Mind.

81 knew a sea captain who died some
years ago who displayed great presence
of mind at most critical time, " said
Henry S. Roberts of Boston. His ship
had caught fire, and the passengers and
crew were compelled to take to the boats
in hurry. The captain remained per-
fectly cool throughout all the confusion
and fright of the emharkation. and at
last every one but himself was got safe
ly into the boats By the time he was
ready to follow the passengers were wild
with fear and excitement. Instead OF
hurrying down the ladder, the captain
called out to the sailors to hold on a
minute, and taking a cigar from his
pocket coolly bit the end off and lighted
it with piece of the burning rigging
Then he descended with great delibera.
ton and gave the order to shove off.
How could you stop to light cigar al
such a moments? he was afterward ask.
ed by one of the passengers. Because,
he answered, L saw that if did not dc
something to divert your minds there
would likely be panic and upset the
boats. The lighting Of a cigar took but
a moment and attracted the attention
of everybody. You all forgot yourselves
in thinking about my curious behavior,
and we got safely away. st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-25
Danish Pcasantry.

The Danish peasantry have a notable
love of order and symmetry i'll house.
hold arrangement, placing their furni-
ture wherever possible in pairs and il
exactly corresponding positions. One
old peasant who had accumulated a lit
tie money and had been prevailed upon
to buy his daughter a piano seriously
considered buying another to place
against the opposite wall. Their bed
steads consist of great boxes, generally
painted red or green and heaped with
feather BEDS between which they in.
sinuate themselves winter and summer
If unable to afford so many feathers, the
underbed is of straw and receives SO
little attention that mice build their
nests in it and race back and forth
squealing shrilly without disturbing the
stolid peasant slumbers The bedding is
not washed oftener than once or twice
a year. Philadelphia Press.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-25

horns and are their equal in laying quail
ties and size. In fact, there is 10 differ
ence save in comb. The rose comb will
not freeze with anything like half pro-
lection, while a single comb male will
lose his comb in a fairly built poultry
house in severe weather.
One advantage of the Leghorn over
other small breeds is that the young can
be reared with a great degree of GER
tainty. Give them freedom where plenty
of insects can be had, or supply them
with meat in their feed, and they are
soon covered with feathers, growing
right up to maturity and profit Do not
confine old or young and withhold a
generous feed containing meat and bone
and expect perfect chicks either in size
or feather. If any breed is underfed,
the feathers have dull look, and in
Brown Leghorns white is much more
liable to appear.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-25
Prices of Fertilizers.

The following quotations in Boston
may prove beneficial to farmers who de-
sire to mix their own fertilizers or add
to their soils only some certain element
which they think is needed: Nitrate of
soda, $50 per ton or 81. 10 per 100
pounds; sulphate Of ammonia, $S2 90
per ton and 81. 20 per 100 pounds; dried
blood, 1416 per cent nitrogen, $3S ton,
SO per 100 pounds; dried fish, 10 to 10
per cent nitrogen, 6 to phosphoric
acid, $50 per ton, $1.S5 per 100 pounds;
fine ground bone, $32 per ton, 81. 10 per
100 pounds; acid phosphate, 10 to IA
per cent soluble phosphoric acid, $50
per ton, $1.25 per 100 pounds; muriate
of potash, 80 to 90 per cent actual pot
ash, sac. so per ton, 1925 per 100
pounds; sulphate of potash, high grade,
90 to 90 per cent sulphate, $50. 90 per
ton, 81. rs per 100 pounds; 40 to 90 Il
per cent sulphate, $50 per ton, 81. 60
per 100 pounds.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-25

difference in neatness of appearance.
Asparagus can be kept perfectly fresh
and good for several days by placing in
cool room and immersing the bottoms
of the shoots i'll an inch or two of wa
ter.
For shipping short distances it will
be more co""enient to use trays, bat for
long distances boxes a little deeper than
the length of the punches will be neces-
sary. Be sure to pack them III firmly
and fill in about the tops with some soft
padding to prevent injury to the aspar-
agus if the boxes should be turned up
side down.
The two bunchers suggested are of
such simple construction that any handy
person can make them. The first one
is buncher commonly used in France
and requires little or no explanation ex-
cept that the front piece slides back
ward or forward according to the length
of the shoots. The second one has no
movable parts. The tip end of the
shoots is dropped through the wedge
shaped opening and kept close together
by the circular Enclosure.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-25
Wire Shafting.

From a recently published estimate Of
the strength of the proposed wire shafts
for steamships it appears that in this i'm
portant respect the most satisfactory re.
suit is realized. When made in five Sec
tons, with a total length of 100 feet and
10 inches diameter, the shaft will have
$4,000 No steel wires, each 25 feet long,
with so, 900 fastenings, and as each wire
AID each fastening will sustain load of
500 pounds without rupture or injury
there is thus exhibited total inherent
strength of some 81, 500, 900 pounds, or an
amount 25 times greater than the con.
tinuous force of an engine of 5000 horse.
power. which is indeed significant show.
ing.-New York Sun.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-25
DANGER IN THE BRIDAL TOURS.
The Medical Aspects of the Case Presented
to Those Ahnnf to Marry.


The custom which obtains so general
ly Of taking fatiguing journey as
part of the nuptials is regarded by high
authority as one of the barbarisms Of
civilization. Let us illustrate the inju-
rious physical tendencies by typical
case. During extremely cold weather
there occurs a wedding, which, from
the standing of the parties, attracts
some attention. The happy couple, we
are told, are off for their wedding TRIP
to still more frigid section of country
Though conscious of danger and dis
comfort, to some extent, which is great
ly increased by their inexperience il
travelling, they cheerfully assume the
risk and responsibility, as to all mar.
ried couples bridal tour seems to be
considered as absolutely essential to give
the marital union an importance with
out which it would, III their opinion, be
unromantic and but partial marriage.
The tour causes fatigue, exposure and
excitement, making regularity Of life
impossible-in fact, the act involves the
reverse of all that the rules of health
and physiology require.
Again, it constantly happens in the
case of both sexes that a slight indispo-
sition, which passed unnoticed in the
hurry Of preparation, is aggravated to a
serious and even fatal extent by the eX-
element, exposure and neglect on a
wcdliIg tour. No man, for instance,
would think of postponing his marriage
on account of slight cold If he staid
at home afterward and took care of him
self, it would pass away like other slight
colds, but often on the bridal tour the
malady develops into a chronic disease.
A prominent physician recently said:
'Many cases of brides and bridegrooms
in my professional experience came I'M
der my observation dying of typhoid fe-
yer just after a wedding trip, which
had caused the early symptoms to be
misunderstood and neglected. In one
instance that came under my observa-
ton a healthy and vigorous young man,
just returned from bridal tour, died OF
typhoid fever in Troy his sickness be-
ing superinduced presumably by the ia.
tigue and exposure incident to the jour
ney. 1t will thus be seen that the med
ical aspect Of a bridal tour is sufficient
ly important and the risk incurred suffi
GENTLY great to cause the welded pair,
if they wish to be actuated by impulses
of reason and prudence rather than by
the dictates of custom, to pause before
they undergo the trials of wedding
journey. Troy Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-25
SPRAYING POTATOES.
Summary of Results In Tests Made at the
Vermont STATION.

Vermont station.
The potato vines are attacked by two
distinct blights. The early blight at
lacks earlier potatoes, spreading slowly
in July and August, causing premature
death of vines, but no rot. The late
blight attacks later potatoes in August
and September spreading rapidly in
warm, moist weather, and is followed
by rot Both these diseases were held
in check during 1923 by spraying,
and as a result the yield of marketable
tubers on the average of all plots was
nearly doubled. The compound of blue
vitriol and lime, known as the bordeaux
mixture, has been tested in comparison
with large number of other fungicides,
but none has been found equal to it,
Bordeaux mixture has two objection
able features-frst, it is insoluble in
water, and. second, it must be freshly
prepared as used. We have been seek
ing for a fungicide which equals the
bordeaux mixture and is not open to
these objections. Modified eau celeste
is the best substitute yet tried. 1t can
be kept indefinitely in concentrated
form and is perfectly soluble in water.
1t is good fungicide, but not equal to
bordeaux mixture. The addition of soap
to the fungicides increased their useful
ness on early potatoes, but apparently
lessened their usefulness on late pota-
toes The value of the soap on early po-
tatoes seemed to be largely due to it's
checking the ravages of the small in
seCts known as flea beetles
A study Of the development Of tubers
of Write Star potatoes planted May 20
showed that the total yield was doubled
during the first 10 days Of August and
was increased fourfold during the first
20 days. Over one-third of the yield of
marketable size was formed i'll Septem-
Der. The growth continued until Sept.
20, and the tubers were not fully ripened
until Oct. /. These facts are especially
instructive when we remember that the
blight his killed our plants in August
four years out Of the last five, and two
of these years the plants have been
killed before the middle of August In
view Of such results we believe that the
potato growers of Vermont are losing
more than they realize from the prema-
ture death of their potato plants from
the early and the late blights
In these experiments potatoes plant
ed about the middle of May have been
kept free from disease with less spray
ing than those planted earlier. The
later potatoes have also given the lar
gest yields. Medium rather than early
planting for large yields is therefore
recommended. The best apparatus for
spraying very large potato fields is a
barrel force pump carried on two
wheeled cart.
Following is the formula used at the
Vermont station for bordeaux mixture:
Five pounds copper sulphate, . pounds
lime (must be fresh-not air slacked), 80
gallons Zone barely water. Dissolve the
copper sulphate in clean wooden or brass
vessel, slack the lime i'll another vessel,
then dilute with water to thin white
wash and strain it into the copper solu-
ton. Stir thoroughly and add water to
make about 80 gallons lone barreD.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-25

While Mr.. r. j. Richey, of Altoona,
Mo-, was travelling In Kansas he was
taken violently i'll with cholera mOrbus.
lie called at a drug store to get some
medicine and the druggist recommended
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Darrhea Remedy so highly he con-
cluded to try 1t. The result was imme-
date relief, and few doses cured him
completely. Ii is made for bowel com.
plant and nothing else. 1t never fails.
For sale by w. ii, Sheldon, Middlebury,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-25
There is nothing have even used for

There is nothing | have ever used for
muscular rheumatism that gives me
much relief as Chamberlain's Pain
Balm does. have been using IL
'or about two years-fOur bottles
b alas occasion required, and al
Eays keep a bottle of it in my home.
believe / know a good thing when |
ct hold of it, and Pain Balm is the best
Eminent have ever met with. w. Is.
benny, dairyman, New Lexington,
Dhio. 50-cent bottles for sale by w.
II. Sheldon, Mddebury, and Dyer 81
To-, West Salisbury VT.