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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-09-14

their places in the ranks. The march
was ut once resumed. but the lines of
the guard were very uneven now, and
the murmurs had given place TO shouts
and ngs.
'Steady. there. Steady!" called out
Capt. Faust, as he looked back at the
men.
lie thinks the troubles are with
Them" said Simon. Hell have to look
out or the ground will hit him in the
face. It's all right, and Wen make a
try pretty quick"
'IIark! What's that?" inquired
John, sharply.
The sound of bugle could be heard
in advance of them. The three prison
ers looked AZ one another in dismay, for
doubtless the approaching men were
redcoats. and their coming meant the
downfall of all their hopes. Faust, too,
had heard the sound, and realized that
he was in no fit condition to be seen by
any of his superior officers.
Here, Capt. Faust, said Peter Ba-
cot, quickly, you take my hat and coat
and give me yours and your sword, and
l'llhelp you out. BE quick; you haven't
a minute to lose"
'G-glad to-to-have ye," said the
leader, thiclIly, at once carrying out
the suggestion.
The transfer had hardly been made
and the men formed in line by the road
side before Col. Cruger's band Of red
coats, escorting supplies and reinforce
ments for the upper stations, appeared
in the road.
"Present arms!" called Capt. Peter,
and the men, who were too stupid to
perceive the change in officers, obeyed,
and also carried out his order 10 salute
the newcomers.
"Who's in command of these men,
and what are they?" inquired Col. Cru
ger, as he drew rein on his horse.
capt. Faust's in command" replied
Peter, saluting, land these fellows are
prisoners for Charleston"
"Good place for them," replied the
colonel. You'd better hurry on,
though, for if night overtakes you in the
woods the men may get away"
well hurry" replied Peter, watch
ing the colonel as be and his men passed
on. Then Peter restored the sword and
belongings to Capt. Faust, and the
march was resumed, though the lines of
the guard were still unsteady, and the
men plainly were almost overcome.
Their guns amt drunk" whispered
Simon, shaking his head in reply to
Peters suggestion that they should
start and run into the woods, and the
three prisoners kept on with the others.
Night overlook them in the woods,
and the band took up their quarters In
a deserted loghouse by the roadside.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-09-14
FIRST WOMAN ARMY SURGEON
DIR. Anita MCGEE Appointed by secre-
tary AlEer and Ranks as
Lieutenant.

For the first time in the history of
the American army woman has been
appointed a member of the medical
staff. Dr. Anita Newcomb McGee, wife
of Prof W. j. McGee, of Washington,
and daughter of Prof. Simon Newcomb,
of the naval observatory, was regular
~ sworn in as assistant surgeon. This
according to Secretary Ayers general
order, entities her to the uniform of a
second lieutenant, without designation
Of rank. 1t is not likely, however, that
DR.. McGee will avail herself Of this priv
ilege. The appointment, while a nov
city from technical standpoint, is not
the beginning of DR.. McGee's service
with the war department. Throughout
the war she has been in charge of the
selection of the women nurses, and of
the 700 or more now in the field, most
have passed muster at her hands. AS
sistant Surgeon McGee has gone TO
New York to select 30 graduate nurses
for services in Puerto Rico. Lieut. Me-
Gee has regularly practiced her profess
sion in Washington for some years, and
has contributed several papers to the
American Association for the Advance
ment Of Science and TO other scientific
organizations
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-09-14
GRAB POSTAL RECEIPTS.
Spaninrds I'm Puerto Rico Straining
Every Nerve TO Get Money to APP
prOpriate to Their OwnUse

Active competition exists in Puerto
Rico In the sale of postage stamps,
stamps for registered letters and a
general postal business, the Spaniards
and Uncle Sam being the competitors.
Notwithstanding the fact that this
island has been eeded to this govern
ment, the Spanish officials are making
an effort to get possession Of the re-
ceipts, and to some extent have sue
ceeded. Assistant Postmaster General
Heath said: at seems to be a race for
receipts. If we do not go down there
at once and break into their cash draw
ers and safes we will be robbed of a
good many thousands Of dollars be-
fore we know 1t. Since the island
passed out of their hands the Spaniards
have shown a great deal more enter
prise in their postal service than they
did before"
The postal commission now in Puerto
Rico will investigate this matter, and
make recommendations to the postmase
ter-general with a view to ending this
abuse.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-09-14

spring to and shut them off from all the
bright hopes they labored for
sick man cannot be happy he cannot
accomplish the work he has TO do in this
world; he loses the very money he is striv-
ing for his ambition defeats itself Any
man who discovers that his strength and
energy are giving way has an unfailing
means of regaining his physical health and
stamina in the simple yet all potent restor-
alive power of that wonderful Golden
Medical Discovery originated by Dr. r. V.
Pierce, of Buffalo n. ", the world famous
specialist in diseases of the nutritive or
ganism.
Among the thousands who have consulted him
by mail the case of Mr.. Newton b. Blake, of
Tiplersville, Tippah Co, Miss. as shown in the
following letter indicates the remarkable efficacy
OF his treatment - In December 1895 my health
began to fail, / tried many different kinds of
medicines and the more took the worse the dis
ease grew Finally in April when l was busy
with the farm work my health got so bad that
could not hold ca. C .vorl, ca hour. My breath
became short and was weak and nervous. and
oftentimes would spit blood I was unable to
work. tried one of the doctors in the vicinity
but failed TO obtain relief / seemed to grow
My father received a book from DR.
Pierce in which read of a case similar to mine,
and decided to write to DR.. Pierce. He recon-
mended me to take his Golden Medical Discov-
cry After taking six bottles of this remedy
can recommend it as one of the best medicines
to build up the system / am now enjoying
good health"
Torpid liver and constipation are surely
and speedily cured by Dr. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets. They never grippe. They regulate,
tone up and invigorate the liver, stomach
and bowels. No substitute urged by mer-
cenary dealers is as good.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-09-14
ARE BADLY USED UP.
Most of the Ships of the Mosquito
Fleet Are Disabled.
Rough Usage Received During the
War Has Damaged Seriously the
Engines and BoiIers-rhcir
Disposition a Problem.

1t is learned from trustworthy
source that number Of the warships
now at anchor in Hampton Roads of
the Chamberlain and Hygeia hotels
will become the objects OF unfaVorable
reports by the board of survey, which
has begun its work OF inspection. The
condition OF not "a few OF the best
known vessels Of the mosquito fleet
is said 10 be such as TO render them
useless for either the purpose of
peace or war until extensive and cost
~ repairs have been made.
Since coming to Old Point Comfort
Capt. Higginson, Capt. Taylor, Lieut..
Brunson and Chief Engineer Stivers,
comprising the board of survey, have
been actively engaged in making a
careful examination of all the vessels
of the auxiliary feet.
La more than one-half of the vessels
already examined il is said the ma
thinery has been found by the in
speeding board TO be so badly dam
aged that new engines and boilers will
have 10 be supplied before they will
be in proper condition for the pursuits
ifANyhich they were formerly engaged
VINE in merchant service. Others, ii
is said, have sustained serious injuries
TO their decks and hulls, not being
strong enough to stand the strain
caused by the discharge of the guns
with which they are equipped. In adj
dition TO this, the little warships were
severely injured by the rough usage
incident to blockade duty, in which
many of them figured prominently be-
fore Havana and other points on the
Cuban coast.
AS the men from whom these now
disabled vessels were bought will
hardly be willing to take them back,
ii is likely that some bargains in ves-
sells will be offered at an early date.
Some of the vessels went through
without damage and will probably be
bought back by their original owners
in the event the government is de-
sirous of dispOsing Of them, but, of
course. at a price far below that at
which they were sold TO Uncle Sam.
The auxiliary cruiser Dixie, for in
stance, will probably be eagerly
sought by the Morgan line of steam
ers, which disposed of four Of its SPLEEN
did ships to the government. II is not
probable, however, that the Dixie will
leave 'he naval service, and il is under
stood Capt. Higginson, as president of
the board of inspection, will recon-
mend that this ship be retained by the
government. The Dixie carries ten
six-inch guns, the heaviest armament
placed on an auxiliary cruiser, and the
fact that she stood the test so well
reflects great credit on her builders
The board made thorough examina-
ton of this ship and found her to be
as stanch as when she set sail on her
mission Of war
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-09-14

Then the prisoners were placed in one
room, with a door opening into the hall
and d window into the yard, while the
drunken tories and sober American Off
GERS were all left in the hall together.
The three prisoners soon began to
work. The sounds that rose about them
showed that most of the men were sleep
ing. They whispered together, and
then Simon began 10 use the bottles that
Nancy had given.
The sounds of the sleeping guards be-
came louder, and soon it was manifest
ed that all but the sentinels of the three
prisoners had forgotten the hard march
of the day, and were sound asleep.
Twill you please get me a drink of
water?" Simon said to the sentinel in
the hall.
The sentinel grumbled, but went for
the water, and held out the gourd as he
returned. With one quick blow Simon
knocked the gourd from his hand, and
the water splashed over the gun and
into the face of the astonished tory.
Instantly Peter and John were by his
side, and the sentinel was secured and
gagged.
Then the three men hastily secured
the guns, but, though their efforts were
not heard by the drunken tories, the
prisoners in the other room had heard,
and were leaping out of the window
into the yard. The outside sentinel was
aroused, and fired, but the noise of the
report only served TO awaken the drunk
en- men in the hall and quicken the pace
of the escaping prisoners.
'I'll tend 10 that sentinel" said
Simon, quickly, leaving the hall and pre-
senting his gun before the soldier could
reload.
The dazed tories meanwhile had been
reused, only to find themselves without
guns and facing the barrels of their own
muskets. In few moments the three
resolute men completed their work, had
paroled the tories and disappeared.
John Starke concealed himself In the
woods, and was fed and cared for by
Nancy till he was strong enough to
make his way to Sumter's army. Capt.
Peter Bacot became an officer in the
regulars of South Carolina, but of Simon
no word was ever received.
After the war, when John Starke used
to relate the story for his grandchildren,
he would close by saying: "It's the only
time in all my recollection can remem-
Der that drunken men ever did any
good. Globe.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-09-14
KIND WORDS FOR CERvERA.
Message Sent to Spanish Admiral by
Soldiers and sailors Families
Protective Association.

The following kilograms have passed
between Admiral Cervera and the New
York Soldiers and Sailors Families
Protective association;
Admiral Cervera, Annapolis. Nd. The
citizens OF the city of New York, voicing
the sentiment of the people OF the United
States, meeting in the Metrop olitan opera
house, under the auspices OF the New York
Soldiers and Sailors Families Protective
association, Lieut.. Richmond Pearson
Hobson presiding, desire TO express TO
you their profound appreciation of your
magnanimous, chivalric conduct toward
Lieut.. Hobson and his gallant men on the
occasion Of the sinking OF the steamship
Merrimac In the harbor OF Santiago. Greet
ing and good health
JOHN BRYNE, President"
Mr.. John Bryne, PRESIDENT New York
Soldiers and Sailors Families Protective
Association: Your telegram did not reach
me until yesterday. j feel gratified at your
manner OF appreciating my behavior to-
ward the gallant Lieut.. Hobson and his
men. / seize with pleasure the opportu-
nifty of expressing my gratitude to the
people of the United States for the marks
of sympathy they have always shown ma,
which / shall remember as long as live.
'CERVERA."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-09-14
GRANITE CARVED BY NATURE
Peculiar Effects Recently Observed
I'm the Geological Structure Of
Newfoundland.

Extraordinary activity has been dis
played recently in opening up depos-
its of coal, iron and copper of New
foundland, and it is reported that the
export of copper from the island dur
ing the past IL months was one-sixth
of the total output from all other parts
of the world, while the prospects are
that in the next 12 months still
greater tonnage will be recorded.
There are, says the Philadelphia Rec
ord, some very peculiar local effects OBJ
served in the geological structure of
the island of Newfoundland. There is
n large granite quarry about so miles
from st. Johns, the capital, where gran
lite has been hewn by some convulsion
of nature into rectangular blocks of
different sizes, so conveniently assorted
that schooner loads of selected stones
have been brought 10 st. Johns and
used in some of the public buildings
and warehouses with little or no hand
dressing by masons.
The new post Office and custom house
built after the great fire which prac-
tically wiped out all the business part
OF the town, are partly constructed Of
these granite stones hewn by nature
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-09-14
IN THE DRY DOCK.
Cruiser New York Being Cleaned
After Nearly Year of Neglect
Not Very Dirty.

The cruiser New York, flying Rear
Admiral SIMPSONS pennant, was
placed in dry dock No. 2 at the Brook
Ign navy yard the other morning. The
admiral was not aboard during the
docking process, but arrived later in
the day and had dinner with Capt.
Chadwick.
When 1t is considered that the big
cruiser had not been in a dry dock
since last October it's bottom was in
wonderfully good condition. The sail
ors say that the cruisers went so fast
when chasing Spanish warships that
the friction of the water washed off
. the barnacles and seaweed.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-09-14
BLACK RAIN IN IRELAND.
The Emerald Isle Was Lately the
Scene of an Unusual Phe-
nOmenOn.

At the end Of March "a curious in
stance of fall of black rain is re-
corded in Ireland, extending over an
area of 30 miles in length and 10 in
width. While the rain was falling, says
the Meteorological Magazine, it was so
dark that lamps had TO be lighted,
dense black clouds travelling slowly in
a northeasterly direction. The color
ing matter was found to be SCOT,
which, considering the great distance
from a manufacturing center, is GER
tainly extraordinary. The SCOT was
perfectly mixed with the moisture in
these clouds and did not fall as SHUTS
do in London, but thoroughly mixed
with the rain. While the black rain
was falling birds went to roost ana
many people were greatly alarmed
by the darkness. The phenomenon is
attributed to the strong winds which
had blown for weeks previously, while
the weather was dry, from the north
east, and which had collected the SCOT
from manufacturing towns of the
south of Scotland, and the north of
England, and carried ii at very high
altitude i'll southwesterly direction,
until they met the laden
winds from the southwest, which be-
gan to blow or the day previous TO the
rain. Very fine sunsets were observed
some days previous to the rain, similar
TO those which followed the eruption
of Krakotoa while the volcanic dust
remained suspended in lofty clouds.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-09-14

New Jersey Woman Celebrates End
ing OF the War with an En-
sign Made I'm 1861.

Mrs. Emma II. Barnes, of Nineland.
\. D., hig niy prizes an "Old Glory" with
a history which she owns. When Fort
sumter was fired on in 1861, Allegheny
City. Pa, was all afame with patriot
ism and Mrs. Barnes sought a store
and purchased material for a flag.
She and her husband worked all the
following night cutting out the neces-
sary 80 stars and getting the red, white
and blue sewed together in the shape
Of a FLAG. Early the next morning the
Barnes flag waved from the top of a
high building on an eminence in the
city so that all the people could be-
hold it.
The flag waved all during the war.
Several times when rebel prisoners
went through the city the flag headed
the crowd that gathered al the sepot
10 see the enemy. Once when Mosby
was thought TO be coming up through
West Virginia breastworks were
hastily thrown up outside of Allegheny
and the Barnes flag wa, planted on top
of them.
When the war broke out with Spain,
says the Philadelphia Press, Mrs,
Barnes declared that when the Span
iards went down and victory came the
old flag, though frail and not able TO
stand much of breeze, would wave
again. SO, early in the morning, when
the newspapers brought the intelli-
gence that peace had been declared,
the flag, after 80 years of honor, was
again unfurled to the breeze in front
90 tho DO roc;Janoa
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-09-14
RAGS AS THANK-OFFERINGS.
Curious Superstitious Custom Of
Oiden Times That Is Not Who'll.
IL Discontinued.

The singular custom of leaving rags
and other worthless objects al wells
has not entirely fallen into disuse, says
the London Mail. The superstition in
a modified form, exists i'm other por-
tions of the world. traveller in Per-
sia found tree with rags tied To its
branches. They had been left there
by the inhabitants of a province in
fected with ague. a tree hung with
rags was found by another traveller in
Africa. Crooked pins. old clothes. peb-
bes, shells, rusty nails, small coins and
even bundles of heath were considered
appropriate thank offerings at shrines
i'm earlier days, for il was believed that
the saints and apostles did not care
for articles OF value.
Such was the superstitious adora-
ton of fountains that ii was forbidden
by the sixteenth of the canons issued
in 900, in the reign Of King Edgar, and
it was condemned by the canons of St.
Anselm. 1t was also interdicted by the
laws passed in the reign of King Canute.
Since the reformation the practice has
not been prevalent except in Ireland,
where many old wells consecrated to
saints and martyrs ere yet made the
objects Of pilgrimage. There is scarce
ly a parish throughout the land that
has not its own holy well, where, de-
spite practical admonition, the faith
full and the faithless come to pray for
physical or mental relief and leave be-
hind them a scrap of rag as an offer
inc
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-09-14
Perennial Smell Of Musk.

The mosque Of st. Sophia, in Con-
rtantinople, Is remarkable, among
other things, for the fragrance of
musk, which continues through the
ages, though IL is never renewed.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-09-14
Say. He Built Goetbe,- Comm.

A cabinetmaker in Frankenberg, in
saxony, now Sd years of age, boasts
that he helped build Goethe's coffin IN
1882, and saw the poets body laid away
In It.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-09-14
To simplify the Commandments.

EdinbuLgh's school board has de-
cided TO simplify the Ten Command
ments, TO be taught the children in the
public schools.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-09-14

{ v e r. Nj e n
work and slave
and worry and
get sick and
broken down,
forgetting all
the time that
health is worth
III ore h a n
that a happy,
home is rather
EN- than great
til they hear
door of disease
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-09-14
The Wrong Hole.

Gobang-Did you find that opening
you were looking for?
Ukerdek-I thought that / found It,
but II proved TO be the hole had come
out of before.-N. Y. Journal.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-09-14

Many a man with his
whole soul immersed in
business and money-get-
ting is like the miser
whose spring door shut
to and locked him in for
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-09-14
Our Pulp Machinery Used Abroad.

American pulp making machinery IS
gaining considerable Roadway In
Scandinavia.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-09-14

German Population OF London.
There are $4,000 Germans IN London.
The news & observer., 1898-01-02


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