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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-15
GIRL FAscINATEs A LION.
Fair Dancer Patted AtectionateIy, but
Her Face Is Scratched.

So great was the impression which
a fascinating dancer made on lion
while she was paying visit TO mu-
sic hall where IL was performing that
the animal after contemplating her
for some time, got on it's legs, moved
of in her direction. and, putting its
paws through the bars Of its cage,
took hold Of her head and patted her
face affecuonately.
Unfortunately, Samson had reckon
ed without his claws, which tore the
tender skin of the pretty dancer. in
fiicting scars the traces OF which will.
in all probability. never disappear.
This result of what would otherwise
have been regarded as a good joke.
not being likely TO enhance the pro-
fessional attractiveness of the grace
full Spaniard, she has taken legal ac-
ton against the proprietor of the
place of entertainment, putting in a
claim for damages to the amount OF
$1,000.
The case has just been brought be-
fore one of the Paris courts. but, as
the defendant is abroad on business,
the hearing has been adjourned until
November, when the judges may have
a better opportunity for forming an
exact opinion of the injury which the
charms of the fair plaintiff have sus-
tanned at the paws of the susceptible
Samson.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-15
LAND OF THE CUILlEMOTS.
Cif-Homes of the Birds Where Egg
CATERERS Pursue Danger
oSs Calling.

Immense and lonely. like the battle
mented walls of a forgotten city of
giants, Flamboroughs white cliffs
lowered high and sleepy and indiffer-
60 above the restless sea which Tapped
their bases and broke in creamy foam
on the submerged rock fragments at
their feet Strangely like are those
cliffs 10 the work of man-towers and
bastions and barbicans great fanking
walls of solid white masonry. 500
courses high; here and there narrow
Gothic arches, flying buttresses and
all the intricate stonework of an old
cathedral. Who laid those beds of huge
stone with the regular mortar-like in
terspaces?
1T was all deposited as a sea-bot-
TOM says my geological companion. as
we scramble along the grassy top with
perpetual culver of fright at the tre-
mendous depths beneath, relates a
London writer.
But If so, how comes IL that those
thin horizontal layers of darker color
are so regularly spaced? Did the sea
hold a sort Of centenary carnival and
deposit gravel instead of chalk for a
few months at the end of every hun
dred years?
These lonely rock. are not really
lonely. They are the cities of the
guillemot, and every ledge and nook
and recess in their steep battlements is
crowded with those quaint clumsy
birds. Down on the green water below
guillemots are sprinkled thickly as
though by pepper box. squawking and
disputing and chattering with a ter
rible din. On the lodges they stand in
their breasted thousands, survey
ing the great fat sea Ike the Arab in
his snowy burnoose looking out over
the desert. And on little patches Of
grass are their green and tawny eggs.
bigger than a hens. and pointed at
one end like peg-top so that they
shall not roll off
And now we have a thrilling sight.
For one of the egg gatherers is going
TO descend. Tall, browny, bearded,
with big helmet 10 save his head from
loosened stones, he is let down at the
end of a rope, and walks backwards
down the rough perpendicular cliff
At each step he bounces himself away
from the rock, sometimes ten yards or
so, and yet he always manages 10
swing back on the other foot As he
descends showers of birds fall off the
cliff. for the guillemot turns a back
ward sOmersault into the air. when
he wants TO fly. 1t is a fearful sight
70 see that man swinging lower and
lower till he gets no bigger than a bird,
swinging 10 a ledge, picking up a few
eggs. and putting them into the satchel
on his back, and always managing 10
approach those jagged rocks feet fore
most. At last he jerks the rope and
begins 10 walk upward, bringing
enough eggs 10 fill large market bas-
ket. And after this desperate adven-
ture one egg in five goes to the land
owner for rent
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-15
RITUAL OF THE ESKIMO.
Elaborate Ceremonies Held at the Re.
turn Of the Sun.

II might be supposed that the Eski-
mo were TOO much occupied in fortify-
ing themselves against hunger and
cold 10 indulge in religious rites and
ceremonies. An explorer in Arctic
Alaska however, reports that the ma
tiyes have quite an elaborate ritual,
in the course OF which huge and gro
tesoue masks are used. Their princi-
nal festival is held at Easter when
they celebrate the return OF the sun.
Eskimo. dressed in appropriate cos
tunes and wearing masks, personate
the sun. the moon and various Arctic
animals. and there is much chanting
and dancing. Some Of the masks are
so heavy that they have 10 be suspend
ed from the roof Of the house IN Which
the ceremonies are held, the actors
simply standing behind them and wag-
cling them from side 10 side. All the
masks are carved not only with
rugged resemblance Of the object or
animal represented. but with a hideous
human face designed 10 represent It's
ghost This Is due 70 the Eskimo be-
lief that every animal and thing has
spirit of human form and features. In
some cases the mask is made 10 open
by means of hinged doors, showing an
other mask formed like human face
beneath.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-15
ADDED TO TOWNS BEAUTY.
One Man Supplied Trees to All OF
ToneWanda.

DR.. Heinrich c. Leonhardt OF Ton
AMANDA recently supplied almost the
whole city with young trees. AT din
ner which he attended he heard the
suggestion made that the city needed
shade trees Immediately he bought
thousands of young elm, maple and
chestnut trees, and as soon as ii was
possible had them shipped to iona
wanda and stored IT, a nursery there.
Then he announced that all who
would might have trees by applying
at the nursery. The effect was won
derful Streets that never would have
had trees we're soon filed with -four
ishing young saplings that in twenty
years will be priceless-a magnificent
monument TO one man. Two thousand
of the trees were distributed in an in
credibly short time. There was more
tree planting in Tonawanda than ever
before The only condition attached
TO the offer was that persons taking
trees should guarantee 70 plant them
for shade purposes and 10 plant them
in accordance with directions given at
the nursery.-Country Life in Amer
lea
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-15
REAL MEAN OF BILL
Refused 10 Do Kind Act for His Old
Shpmate.

Snlpmdte.
81 wouldn't have thought ii of him,
sir" said the old sailor-"him that had
sailed shipmates with me for years.
His name it were Bill Withers, and We
got away from a wreck in the Indian
ocean together in one Of the quarter
boats. There came a day when the
water and food gave out, and ! says 10
Bill, says I:
bill, we can go about three days
on nothing, and then | shall have 10
eat you
All right, old ship says he, and
there was nothing more 10 be said
about it. Four days passed, and then
I says 10 Bill:
"'stand up and see if there's a sail
In sight.
Mary a sail, says he, after looking
around.
Then I've got TO eat you
All right, old ship; but let me
tell you that l have just taken big
dose of poison, and if you eat me you
won't be long arter me-
and was it SOP" was asked of Bits
friend.
1T was so. sir. and what does Bill do
but swell up and die and fall over
board. and leave me to 20 on suffering
for four DAYS more before bark sight.
ed and picked me up. Would you have
believed there was as mean a man In
ell this world?"-Detroit Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-15

For this reason all the pieces which go
TO make up any article must, after plan
ing, be scraped until all defects disap-
pear, then thoroughly sandpaper, first
with medium and lastly with very fine
sandpaper
In the matter Of joints, such as NOR
tises and lemons or other connections
for the several parts Of an article. only
long-continued and patient practice will
enable anyone 10 do satisfactory work
and we wish now TO take up the subject
of joints Of different kinds. some of
which have been needed in the construc-
tion of work already described.
AS a means for teaching the worker to
cut his shoulders for his lemons true
and close 10 the line. there is nothing
which will help him 10 acquire skill so
rapidly as the exercise and directions
given in connection with Fig. "a. Read
over and over again the instructions
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-15

there given, and continue to use the
back saw on that or a similar exercise,
until the shoulders of any lemons can
be sawed true and close 10 the knife line.
Under no circumstances saw just little
way from the line with the intention Of
trimming UP 10 the rne with a chisel.
Satisfactory work cannot be done IN
this way. Compel the saw to cut a per.
feet shoulder for the tenon, and fit will
not do so, be assured that the fault is
not in the saw. but because Of the lack
Of sufficient practice IN its use by the
operator.
After the shoulders Of tenon have
been cut. If the tenon is short, say y
10 / inch in length. the piece is placed in
the bench wise. as shown in Fig kS and
the sides of the tenon are sawed down
70 the shoulders. always saving in the
waste wood. but close 70 the line. the
same as when saving the shoulder. II
will be necessary 10 use for this pur-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-15
noopoo FAILS TO CONQUER.
Business Pluck and Persistence Win
After a LONG Struggle.

Superstitious folk and unsupersti-
tious ones, too, are interested Just
now in the dingy London building, lS
Friday street. Friday street is one OF
the narrow, crooked thnroughfares OF
London's ancient city.
IL would seem, of course, that there
could be no address more fatal than
this 10 business success, and up 10
comparatively short time ago 13 Fri
day street realized all its possibilities
as a 'hoodoo." Several business en-
terprises in succession failed there,
and then the building stood vacant
for a number OF years. Finally ii was
reopened by a firm of bedding manu-
facturers. but they soon came 70 grief
and everybody in the neighborhood
was finally convinced that no under
taking could possibly resist the COM
bined influence of No. 13 and Friday.
Everybody, that is. except two young
men who had been assistants in the
Inflated bedding business. Their
names were Haines and Stroud; they
didn't believe in omens and they made
up their minds TO take over tie ruin
ed concern.
They had little or no capital and at
first the luck set in dead against them.
The struggle was a long one. Finally,
however, despite the fact that they
refused 10 employ even the ordinary
safeguard of keeping a black cat, and
depended only on hard work TO
change the luck, the partners won out
and they are now one of the most
fiourishing firms in the locality.
Pluck and persistence had conquer
ed the "hoodoo."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-15
GREAT MAN HAD VAGARIES.
Johnsons Peculiar Ideas as TO Mat.
tiers of Speech

While Johnson was in France, he
was generally very resolute in speak
ing Latin. II was a maxim with him
that a man should not let himself
down by speaking a language which
he speaks imperfectly. Indeed. We
must have often observed how in
ferior, how much like a child a man
appears. who speaks a broken tongue.
When Sir Joshua Reynolds, at one OF
the dinners of the Royal Academy,
presented him TO a Frenchman of
great distinction, he would not deign
10 speak French. but talked Latin,
though his excellency did not under
stand it, owing. perhaps, to Johnson's
English pronunciation; yet upon an
other occasion he was observed 10
speak French TO a Frenchman of high
rank, who spoke English; and being
asked the reason, with some express
sion of surprise he answered: Be
cause ! think my French is as good
as his English. London Chronicle.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-15
AROSE IN HIS WRATH.
Report interrupted With Question OF
Personal Privilege.

Jay Phipps was entertaining at
Beaufort castle, Lord Lovat's Scot
fish estate, a party of Pittsbnrgers.
In the smoking room, one evening
the talk turned 10 the humor of the
Scotch. and Mr.. Phipps suddenly
laughed
The Scotch" he said. have con-
scious and an unconscious humor
Both are good, but | prefer the latter
heard a good example of it, the other
night.
In a hall near here l attended a
meeting The orator of the occasion
was an eloquent and distinguished
mana member. in fact, of the House
Of Lords and below him. as he
spouted forth HIS eloquence, sat a
bald-headed reporter, taking down
eagerly every word.
The hall was an ancient one. and.
as the evening passed. il grew hot and
damp Moisture. gathering on the
gray stones and pillars. fell in big,
cool drops on the assemblage.
We'll as the orator spouted a fiery
stream of rhetoric. the bald reporter,
writing away furiously, received on
his bare and glistening skull a huge
drop of moisture.
He interrupted the speaker at once.
He leaped 10 his feet
What's that sputterin'?' he cried
sternly."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-15

pose back saw, having teeth filed TO
cut with The grain, the shape OF the tee q
being the same is in a rip hand saw.
Such work always makes il necessary
TO have two back saws, one filed To cross
emit and another 10 rip. When the piece
is held in the above position, only the
lines on the top end and on the edge
toward the operator can be seen while
saving. and for this reason il is custom
airy, especially when the lemons are
long. TO tilt the piece in the wise. as
shown in Fig. SO, in which position the
same lines will be seen and the saw
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-15

the edges Of the tenon against the ends
Of the mOrtise. To prepare the tenon
for the wedges, two thin saw kerfs are
made with a back saw about one-third
way down its length. as shown at c.
The points Of the wedges should be
dipped in glue before driving, when they
Will each become a part Of the tenon
and add greatly to the strength Of the
framing.
Avoid the mistake so often made, es-
pentry. of placing the wedges between
the edges Of the tenon and the ends OF
the mortise, as shown at D in Fig. 81.
In this position the wedge lessons the
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-15

kerr is made in a triangular manner as
shown, until the shoulder is reached,
when the wood is reversed and the same
process repeated. Then place the piece
vertically and complete the whole cut.
IN carpentry, when the mortise and
tenon extend through and through the
side piece of a frame it is the usual
practice. for the purpose of securing
greater frmness and strength, TO wedge
the lemons as shown al A in Fig. so.
The wedges spread the tenon. making it
slightly wider at the end than at the
shoulder as illustrated at B, compress
ing the ibers of the wood and forcing
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-15
THE SEAS ENDLESS HARVEST.
Natures Bountiful Supply Seems to
be lnexhaustibe.

The permanence Of sea fisheries is
one cf the most wonderful examples
If natural economics. The North Sea
has been steadily fshed for seven CEN
turtles 10y the Dutch and English, and
as early as the days of Henry VII, Eng
lish boats were at work as far north
as Iceland; yet the sea seems mex
haustible. In spite of steam trawlers
and improved nets, the catch is larger
every year. The "longshore' fishery
for behring's. mackerel and sprats has
surpassed all record during he past
few seasons, and yet no effort is made
TO replenish the stock in the sea, and
very little is done TO prevent waste.
If only the fishermen could be induced
10 put back into the sea the millions
Of immature fiat fish caught in the
trawlers and nets, IL seems probable
that the supply would be increased
The Country Gentleman and Land and
Water.
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Joints will be firm and close-ftting and
all surfaces true and smooth.
Nearly all beginners think that when
the grain is slightly torn out or the sur
face is a little rough and uneven the
filler and the varnish will cover up and
hide all defects, correct all disfgure.
ments Of the wood and make everything
perfect. All experience has proved that
this is a very great mistake, as the filler
and varnish or wax bring out and mag
Nifty the slightest defects. so that the
more perfect the polish and finish put on
the surface Of any article the more pro
nounced will be every defect which has
been allowed to remain in any Of its
surfaces, joints or other connections.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-15
a Child's Wisdom,

Down at the Sea Breeze the other
day was small Miss Margery, aged 4,
walking along the bluff with friend
Of her mothers who had accompanied
the family on days outing. Don't
go so near the edge" cautioned the
child's companion, as the venture
some little one frolicked in the dam
gerous place, and as the advice was
unheeded, added: 1T won't be my
fault if you fall over" NO." said
Margery, but you'll be the one
blamed for it."-Rochester Union and
Advertiser.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-15
Dancer in Artificial leus.

Artificial steel legs are dangerous in
thunderstorms. A man wore one dur.
ing an electrical disturbance in Lon.
don the other day. The lightning was
attracted by the steel leg and killed
the man and killed also his little
daughter who was holding him by the
hand. The clothing on the mans left
side was torn and burnt The little
girl bore no marks Of the lightning.
but her left shoe was torn to pieces.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-15

practice in saving. The wood for A
should be about inches wide and s.
or Is inch in thickness. Lay out al
cross lines of the joint with a knife and
try square, and use the mortise gauge
for the lines which run lengthwise Of
the grain and across the ends. Saw
the sides of the mortise from the end
downward and cut out the piece between
the saw kerfs as a whole piece, with a
narrow chisel and rallet-talling care
that all saw kc-is are made in the waste
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-15
Il Depepds.

De Peyster (they have been convers-
ing on art topics)-Are you fond OF
maiolca Mrs Parvenue?
Mrs Parvenue who has made sew
eral bad mistakes since her entrance
into society. and is on her guard
Well-er-that depends entirely on
how It is cooked.-Chicago Journal
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-15
Custom Of Nohammedsns.

II is a frequent custom among the
Mohammedans TO write desirable
names on half a dozen or more slips
of paper. These are placed in the
Koran, and the name on the first slip
drawn out is given 10 the child
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-15

pine OF poplar and repeated until a good
M can be made by using the saw and. IL
possible. without trimming and fitting
with a chisel.
The half lap" joint shown in Figs.
93 and "a is much used in carpentry
where two pieces must cross each other
IN the same plane, as in the corners Of
a frame where all ends project in the
manner shown in Fig. So, or the dag
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-15
Enoland's Famous College.

The Royal College of Surgeons has
had history of 400 years into which
q good deal Of romance enters. 1t was
founded in the reign Of James ". OF
Scotland, just eight years before the
fatal battle Of Flodden.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-15
FIG. s.

wood and close to the gauge lines. For
the joint b the wood should be 2 inches
wide and IL or Ia inches in thickness.
The thickness of the tenon should be
one-fourth Of the thickness Of the wood.
and for A one-fourth Of the width Of the
piece.
These joints should each be made OF
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strength Of the frame. the tendency be-
ing TO compress and to make the tenon
apering-narrower at the end than al
the shoulder, as shown at E-and 10
drive it out Of instead Of drawing and
holding it in the mortise as at A in Fig.
SO.
The slip tenor" joints shown at A
and B in Fig. 80 will afford excellent
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-15
~ LANIEs RITCHEY.

BY JAMES RITCHEY.
Instructor in Woodworking and Pattern
making. Armour Institute Of
Technology, Chicago
Copyright 1905, by Joseph B. Bowles)
AS may be seen from the few exam.
pies we have given in making differ
ent articles out of wood, great deal
of skill is required in using the tools
80 as TO produce work in which the
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-09-15
A LESSON IN
MANUAL TRAINING
PRACTICAL POINTS FOR BOYS
WITH AMBITION AND
GENIUS.

The More Perfect the Polish On the
Surface of an Article the More
Plainly Are Defects Sho~n-Pa-
tent Practice Needed 10 Insure
Satisfactory Work in Making
Joints-Different Kinds of Joints
ana How 70 Make Them
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-10
The Queen of Orators Coming.

Mrs. E. Norine Law, author, lecturer
and vocalist, will be in Reynoldsville
four nights this month, May 21st to
oath inclusive. The North american of
Philadelphia says : MRS. E. Norine
Law who addressed an audience of
three thousand people at Pitman Grove
Campmeeting last night, is certainly a
great orator. For two hours she held
her audience spell bound, and then
there were cries of Go on Go on!' She
is master of her subject. Has an ex-
tremely pleasant manner, musical
voice and flow of words that makes
one sit with wrapt attention to the end.
She certainly is a Queen of Orators"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-10
Gave Seniors Reception.

The juniors, sub juniors and pupils of
the 10th grade of the Reynoldsville
high school gave the seniors recep-
tion in the l. o. o. F. banqueting hall
last Friday evening. The new hall is a
delightful place for reception or
banquet. The hall was decorated in
the graduating class colors, orange and
scarlet. a short program was render
ed, consisting of recitation by Miss
Jessie Campbell concert recitation by
Alex Gillespie and Charles Robertson /;
instrumental duet by Misses Lena
Herpel and Alice Mitchell /; several
selections by Prof. Elliott. After COM
pletion of program fine refreshments
were served. Next was dance.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-05-10
Concert Was a Success.

A newspaper of Lykens, Pa, in speak
ing of the Male Quartet of the Ithaca
Conservatory of Music, which will give
a concert in the Reynoldsville Baptist
church on Friday evening of next week,
May 10Th, says 1.-THE concert given in
Bueck's hall on Friday evening Of last
week by the Male Quartet, of the
Ithaca Conservatory of Music, was one
OF the best ever given here. The
gentlemen were in excellent voice, en-
abling them to render every number on
the program to the perfect satisfaction
of their hearers, as was shown by the
frequent and repeated appearance in
response to the enthusiastic applause.
The solos rendered by Messrs johnson,
Odbert and Botsford fully proved the
quality OF voice as we'll as the thorough
training of each, and speaks we'll for
the institution In which these gentle
men have studied. Mr.. Wilson, the
reader of the group, was also thorough
ly enjoyed, as was evidenced by his
being called back to the platform the
third time after rendering his last
selection on the program. The concert
was success in every way and netted
a neat sum to the committee OF the
Reformed church who had it in charge" I"