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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-11-10

the Grasse took me stirrups under.
Then the neighbors came TO the rails
ins-a jolly company that shouted
"Hee, oh, heel" as they lifted eacn
heavy log 10 its place and grew noisier
quaffing the odorous red rum, that had
a mighty good look TO me, although
my father would not hear of my tast-
ing il. When ii was all over there
was nothing to pay but our gratitude.
While they were building hunks
went off TO sawmill with the oxen
for boards and shingles. Then, short
ly, we had a roof over us and floors
to walk on and that luxury D'ri called
a "pyaz," although it was not more
than a mere shelf with roof over it.
We chinked the logs with moss and
in the window spaces. For months we
knew not the luxury of the glass pane.
That summer we changed work"
with the neighbors and after we had
helped them awhile they turned TO in
the clearing of our farm. We felled the
trees in long, bushy windows, heap
ing them up with brush and small
wood when the chopping was over.
That done, we fired the rows, filling
the deep of heaven with smoke, as it
seemed to me, and lighting the night
with great pillows of flame.
BY mid-autumn we had cleared to
the stumps a strip half down the val
ley from our door. Then we turned
to on the land of our neighbours my
time counting half, for | was sturdy
and could swing the AK TO line, and
felt JOY in seeing the chips fly. But
my father kept an eye on me, and held
me back as with a leash
My mother was often sorely tried
for the lack of things common as dirt
these better days. Frequently our
only balling-powder was white I've,
made by dropping ash-cinders into
water. Our cinders were made by
letting the sap of green timber drip
into hot ashes Often deer's tallow,
bears grease, or raccoon's oil served
for shortening, and the leaves of the
wild raspberry for tea. Our neighbOrs
went to miQ at Canton-a journey of
five days, going and coming, with an
OK team, and beset with many difficult
ties Then one of them followed the
top OF a stump for his mortar and tied
his pestle to the bough OF a tree. With
a rope he drew the bough down, which,
as it sprang back, lifted the pestle that
ground his grain.
But money was the rarest of all
things in our ncighborhood those days
Tearlash black-salts, West India pipe
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-11-10
HOUSE OF COMMONS ATTACKED.
English journal Declares 1t Does Not
Do Its Duty.


1t is commonplace to-day that the
House of Comomns is degraded 1t
has lost its authority and its prestige.
1t has suffered itself year after year
to be bamboozled. deceived, hood
winked it has voted away enormous
sums without adequate inquiry or
guarantees for their return. 1t has
allowed huge populations to be made
under its very nose and it has eel
luded with the official efforts TO screen
the criminals. 1t plays into the hands
Of ministers who for years are carry
Ing on a game of equivocation, evasion
or, to speak plainly, Of faIsehood. The
House OF Commons does not do its
duty, does not want to do its duty and
does not care how long ministers may
wriggle and maneuver so long as they
will stave off the dissolution. When
the majority have got to that state of
hardened selfishness it is not easy to
find a remedy for that which it car
ries IN the bones. Whether a new
house and a new speaker can cure it
remains to be seen.-The Positivist.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-11-10
Buying His Beef Carefully.

Continued ncrt week.)
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-11-10

than learning. After two years
shouldered my ak and went to the
overland with the choppers every win
ter morning.
My father was stronger than any of
them except D'ri, who could drive his
AK to the bit every blow, day after day.
He had the strength of a giant, and
no man | knew tried ever 10 cope
with him. BY the middle of May we
began rolling in for the raft. AS soon
as they were floating, the logs were
withed together and moored in Sec
tons. The bay became presently a
quaking, redolent plain of timber.
When we started the raft, early in
June, that summer of 1910, and worked
it into the broad river with sweeps
and poles, | was aboard With D'ri and
six other men, bound for the big city
OF which | had heard so much. | was
to visit the relatives of my mother
and spend year in the College de st.
Pierre. We lNd little frame house
on big platform, back of the middle
section of the raft, with hunks in it,
where we ate and slept and told
stories. Lying on the platform there
was large fiat stone that held our
fires for both cooking and comfort
D'ri called me in the dusk of the early
morning, the first night out, and said
We were near the Sault. | got up,
rubbed my eyes, and felt a mighty
thrill as | heard the roar Of the great
rapids and the creaking withes, and
felt the INT of the speeding waters.
Dri said they had broken the raft
into three parts, ours being hindmost.
The roaring grew louder, until my
shout was as a whisper in a hurricane
The logs began to heave and fall, and
waves came rushing through them.
Sheets of spray shot skyward, coming
down like a shower. We were shaken
as by an earthquake in the rough wa
ter. Then the roar fell back of us, and
the raft grew steady.
Continued ncTt Wceb.)
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-11-10

James Hawks, a Maroehead provi-
sion dealer, with keen sense of humor,
told the following story:
An freshman, captain of a vessel
engaged in the gravel trade between
Marblehead and Boston, came into
his store for supplies. and, after care
fully scrutinizing a piece of teet,
asked: How many pounds is there
in that leg o mate, SURF"
About 60" said Hawks.
"Wa-al,' replied the dealer for
meat off the rump I get % cents a
pound, an off the other end cents"
We'll, said the captain, I'll take
about sixty pounds off tn foive-cent
ind"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-11-10

TER"
slaves and RATS of timber brought
cash, but no other products of the
early settler Late that fall my mother
gave a dance, a rude but hearty pleas
uring that followed a long conference
in which my father had a part. They
all agreed to turn to, after snowfall, on
the overland cut a raft of timber,
and send it 10 Montreal in the spring
Our things had come, including Dri's
fiddle so that we had chairs and bed
steads and other accessories of life
not common among our neighbors
My mother had few jewels and some
fine old furniture that her father had
given her-really beautiful things,
have since come TO know-and she
showed them to those simple folk with
a mighty pride in her eyes
Business over, Dri took down his
fiddle, that hung on the wall, and made
the strings roar as he tuned them
Then he threw his long right leg over
the other, ana, as he drew the bow,
his big foot began to pat the floor a
good pace away. His chin lifted his
fingers flew, his bow quickened the
notes seemed 10 whirl and scurry
light-footed as a rout of fairies. Mean
while the toe of his right boot counted
the increasing tempo until it came up
and down like a ratchet
Darius Olin was mostly Of a slow and
sober manner To cross his legs
and feel a fiddle seemed to throw his
heart open and put him in full gear
Then his thoughts were quick, his
eyes merry, his heart was a fountain
Of JOY. He would lean forward sway
ing lis head, and shouting ZIP" as
the bow hurried Dri was a hard
working man, but the feel Of the id-
die warmed and limbered him from
toe 90 finger lie was over-modest,
making Bght of his skill if he ever
sroke Of it, and had no ear for a COM
pliment While our elders were dane
ing / and others of my age were play
ing games in the kitchen-llissing-
games with a rush and tumble in them,
-the-corner, hunt-the-squirrel
and the like. Even then | thought
l was in love with pretty Rose Mer-
riman. She would never let me kiss
her, even though | had caught her and
had the right.
Ny mother gave me all the school
ing | had that winter. A year later
they built a schoolhouse, not quite a
mile away where I found more fun
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-11-10

The squarest house in Chicago
G.. w. LEE.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-11-10

If every mother could
realize the real danger that
turks behind every case of
sore throat, she woUldn't
rest until she had effected a
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-11-10

Farmers, mechanics, railroaders, la
borers rely on Dr. Thomas Eclectric
Oil Takes the sting out of cuts, burns
or bruises at once. Pain cannot stay
where it is used.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-11-10
Sore
Throat
Wisdom


throat turks behind every case of
Wisdom sore throat, she , woUld9' I
cure every time a child has it.
Your family physician will verify the
statement that it is positive fact that every
child with sore throat is in immediate dan
ger of contracting Group, Quinsy, Tonsilitis
or Diphtheria, and is not removed from that
danger until the throat is cured. Think of It'll
Liniments or outward application of
medicines do not and cannot cure the all
ment, though they may offer temporary
relief. Neither can you cure sore throat
with cough syrup or cold cure.
To cure, you must get at the seat of the
disease, removing the cause. Nothing
does that so quickly, safely and surely as
TONSILlNE. A single dose of TONSIL-
me taken upon the first appearance of sore
throat may save long weeks of Sickness
great expense, worry. even death. TON.
SLIME is the stitch in time.
Use a little sore throat wisdom and buy
a bottle of TONSILINE today. You may
need it tomorrow.
TONSILINE is the standard sore NJ
throat remedy-best known and most seI
effective and most used. Look for III
the long necked fellow on the % or IN
80 cent sized bottle when you go
TO the drug store to get it. "
The Tonsiline Co. Canton. Ohio.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-09-14
Low Prices Deceptive.

In the purchase OF fertilizers, low
prices are frequently very deceptive.
The man that thinks he Is saving $40
ton on fertilizers will almost always
find that he is paying for q large
amount of material that has no fert.l-
ity In II. In one case that has come
under our observation the low-priced
goods were really so low in value that
one dollar produced only so cents
worth Of real plant food. In the me-
dium-priced fertilizers one dollar
bought Ga cents worth OF plant food.
while in the highest-priced fertilizers.
one dollar bought 70 cents worth Of
plant food. The balance OF the dollar
In all these cases went as profit to the
manufacturers, as freight to the rail-
road, ana as commission to the agent
that sold the goods. II will thus be
seen that the man that bought low
priced fertilizers was paying 40 cents
out Of every dollar for these extra
charges mentioned. The man that
bought the medium-priced fertilizers
paid 36 cents out of every dollar for
these things, while the man that
bought the high-priced fertilizers paid
only 81 cents for things other than
real fertilizer. II is our observation
that in the main the high-priced fer
tllizers are the cheapest. This is
thing hard to understand by the av-
erage buyer, who naturally thinks
there is less chance of being cheated
on low-priced goods than on high
priced goods, but he must remember
that the freight and cost OF handling
are just as great on ton of low
priced fertilizers as on ton of high
priced fertilizers. Our advice Is al
ways TO buy the high-priced fertilizers
unless the buyer knows exactly what
he is getting in the lowpriced fer
tilizers.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-09-14
Spade Deeply for Trees.

When new tree is to be set out
the ground should be well prepared
for II. When large plantations are to
be put In, a plough may be used in
the preparation OF the ground More
often, however, the spade is used for
preparing the ground in which trees
are to be set The depth of the spade
Is about ten inches, which is about
four Inches more than the depth of or
binary blowing. The depth of the
spade should be the measure used in
turning over the ground for trees. The
space so prepared should be ten feet
or more in diameter. and this pre-
pared space should be increased as
the tree grows. The object of the en-
largement Of the space is TO prevent
the forming of a natural water-tight
basin In which water would accumu.
late to the detriment of the tree.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-09-14
Water and Orchards.

For a long time 1t has been
a mystery why certain varieties
OF apples would do well in New
York. New England. and even
colder places. and yet would freeze
to death on the soil OF Illinois and
Iowa, where the temperature is higher
during the winter than in the eastern
states. Within few years the opinion
has gained ground that the water sup
ply in the soil plays an important part
in the 'wintering" of the tree. When
so-called tender fruits have been
killed out in Illinois and neighborlng
states. here and there near bodies of
water the trees have safely passed
the winter. The natural inference
seems to be that It was cold combined
with dryness that resulted in the loss
OF the trees.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-09-14
Mixing Tree Fruits.

Mixing Tree Fruits.
Fof great many years | have OBJ.
servei among the orchards that are
planted around me that the orchards
that are all of one variety bear less
evenly than where the fruits are
mixed. know of a great many in
stances where polarization was i'm.
perfect because only one variety was
grown. In discussing the matter with
orcharilsts, | have been very much
surprised to find that there ate very
many men that know absolutely moth
Ing about the necessity for cross pol
lenizauon. My first observations Of
this Kind came nearly fifteen years
ago, when the matter of cross-pollen-
ization of plums was but Just receiv-
ing the attention of our scientists.
After that came the cross-pollenization
OF pears, the Kieffer being pear that
In many situations refused to produce
fruit unless the CARRIER or some other
frult was grown near II. | remember
being In a large pear orchard that
had long since developed enough to
bear fruit. but yet bore no fruit. |
asked the owner why he did not grow
some other pear in the orchard. He
replied that he had never known that
II needed cross-pollenization After
that he grated part of the trees
with the CARRIER, and in a few years
the orchard became fruitful A great
many people do not like to plant more
than one variety in an orchard, espe-
cially II IL Is a commercial orchard,
and when they do, they plant alter
nate rows with different varieties.
The result is a pretty good polleniza-
ton except where the ends OF trees
of the same variety come together.
There the polarization Is imperfect.
while the polarization of the sides is
perfect. The planters say that they
hold to this arrangement because they
want whole rows OF the same variety
for harvesting and packing II they
would but consider the matter they
would find that the same end might
be obtained by alternating the trees
In the rows. II one will but draw on
paper the arrangement indicated he
will find that all the cross rows and
longitudinal rows are mixed in variety.
but he will also find that the diagonal
rows are all of the same variety. The
arrangement OF every other tree OF
the same variety would give diagonal
rows all of the same variety. The
great advantage is that each tree is
surrounded with four trees OF the
other variety. and cross-pollenization
is then as perfect as 1t is possible to
have it.-John Y. Smith. Alexander
Co., H.. In Famers' Review.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-09-14
Good and Poor Breeders.

'fhe quality of hog as breeder de.
ponds largely on the conditions under
which he is born and reared. There are
enervating conditions that take the
breeding force out Of hog. One OF
these is lack of exercise and the other
is the deprivation Of food that makes
muscle and strong bone, There are
several elements that II is necessary
to combine to make yigor. One OF
these is potential energy. which we
get from the fats and starches Of
foods. The other most important one
Is the nitrogen, which IS of prime inn
portance in making a Muscle that will
be able to use the potential energy
derived from the starches and fats
Too much energy and too little muscle
is as bad combination as a great
steam power In a weak boiler. Dis
aster is sure to result.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-09-14
Headline Of Shade frees.

How shade tree should be headed
will depend on its location II II is on
the edge of the lawn out of the way OF
passing teams and people, II may be
headed low. Some of the most beau
tiful trees on the edges of lawns are
those that have their limbs almost on
the ground, but In other situations 1t
is better to head trees high, both that
they may have more beauty and that
the lawn under them may be pre-
served The head If the tree should
in nearly all cases be kept thinned out
sufficiently to permit the passage OF
rays Of light; otherwise many OF the
inside limbs will die. A mistake in
this matter has often resulted in trees
or parts of trees being killed.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-09-14
coverlna an open pltoh.

When II is decided to put tile in the
open ditch and cover It the temptation
is always TO do the work less perfectly
than 1t should be done. One temptation
is to follow the curvature OF the bot.
tom Of the ditch. and the other is not
to go down to a firm foundation in lay.
ing the tile. A string OF tile laid accord
ing to the curvature of some open
bitches will result in trouble for years
to come. Ultimately II viii cause the
work to be done over again at a great
er expense than at first. The man that
tiles the open ditch should not permit
himself TO be swerved from a straight
line. and this straight line should be
followed even IL 1t does lead to cut.
ting sharply into one side OF the ditch.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-09-14
Ground Line Rock.

The use of ground lime rock
on lands inclined to be acidy is
highly to be recommended. There
should be more mills Tor the grind.
ing OF this rock than now exist
Every county that is largely under
laid with lime rock should have at
least one place within 1t where ground
lime rock can be obtained. This
would greatly simplify the matter OF
getting the ground rock to market, as
the farmers would in many instances
do the hauling themselves. There are
numerous counties In the southern
part OF Illinois where this rock is
abundant. but where the soil contains
SO much acid that clover. peas and
alfalfa cannot be grown
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-09-14
Cucumber salad.

Our cucumber salad Is dish we rel.
ish all the winter. To make II peel
about 100 cucumbers and a quarter
peck of small onions and cut them into
thin slices; cover with salt and stand
In the sun for six hours. rinse and
stand in clear, cold water for one hour.
For the dressing, take box Of the
best mustard. put into 1t a little salt.
pour In enough olive oil to stir easily.
and add vinegar and oil alternately tin
thin enough to pour smoothly. Put the
cucumbers In jars, cover with the
dressing and seal the Jars. S.A
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-09-14
Bad PRUNING Of ornamentaIs.

MANY ornamental trees are ruined
by bad pruning. Every tree has Its own
characteristic shape, which distin-
guishes IL from other trees. II is de-
slrablel to retain the individual shape
so tha4 variety may be had, One of
the midst common mistakes In bad
pruning is TO attempt to make MI
trees assume the same shape. The
natural growth of the tree should be
encouraged Dead and blighted
branches should be kept trimmed on.
The thinning out should not be enough
10 greatly change the appearance OF
the treel
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-09-14
NIISCEEI.ANZ
Harvesting and Keeping onions.

Harvesting and Keeping Onions.
AS onions approach maturity, me
time n harvesting them should be
carefully watched. When they are
mature the stems will show u by dry
ing up and looping over. and the
onions should be harvested at this
time to avoid second growth start
ing in. II has been found by those
who grew them under irrigation that
the crop could be very easily spoiled.
This was done by there being check
In the growth OF the onions jus be-
fore maturity. and the irrigator think
ing he would continue the develop
mert by an extra watering. The ex-
ira watering resulted In starting what
is known as second growth, a new
shoot being sent up from the onions
and many OF the onions dividing into
two parts. This Injuries them for sell
ing In the markets, and also Injuries
their keeping qualities. II the onions
stop growing for any cause. either be-
cause they have not been supplied
with adequate water or because the
natural rain fall is not abundant, It is
better to harvest them at once, even
though they are somewhat immature.
The best keeping varieties are fire.
quently the small ones, and among
the varieties the small onions keep
better than the large ones. This is
due to the fact that the loss in weight
causes free evaporation and sprouting.
Therefore they should be harvested
as soon as possible after they have
obtained their first growth and put In
cool place, that is, a place not dry
enough and warm enough to cause
evaporation OF moisture to start
growth
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-09-14
a Temple for SERVANTS.

In little town in the kingdom OF
Dahomey is temple devoted to the
worship OF serpents. There are always
more than 1000 snakes in 1t. which are
carefully tended Ly priests The
snakes are fed on birds and frogs
brought In by natives as sacrincial
offerings
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-11-23
MEDICAL PHENOMENA
Discovery of Medicine with Mysterious Heal
ing Power Attracts Attention.

to sleep. Hearing s, much OF the
New Discovery Medicine. | purchas-
ed several bottles and noticed a
marked Improvement soon after |
began taking it; now my dlges-
ton is good, | can eat everything
and enjoy it. ! The distressing symp-
toms are fast disappearing.
This wonderful medicine known
as Cooper's New Discovery cures
Rheumatism, Catarrh, Deafness,
Stomach AID Kidney Trouble. Blood
diseases and Paralysis and is sold
Tor one dollar a bottle. The assis-
tant remedy known as Cooper's
Quick Relief and which should be
used III connection with the New
Discovery costs fifty cuts.
The medicines are sold in Wash
burn by Mr.. Cooper'> special agent Is
Sweets West End Pharmacy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-11-23
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9 REgAAME NE
sEAsoNAsLE SUGGESTIONS.


That Will Amply Repay the Farmer
For Labor Expended.
1t will pay to feed a mixed grain ra-
ton of four to eight pounds per day,
depending on the amount of milk and
butter produced, length Of time in milk
and size of cow.
To watch the COWS and feed each one
grain in proportion to her returns, and
fill her up twice day with fodder and
hay, or hay and silage, so she will lie
down in comfort and chew her cud, not
roam the field or lot for a stray bit to
eat
To keep her out of cold, raw winds.
To keep the dog away, to be quiet
about the barn.
To milk regularly and to milk with
clean, dry hands.
To get the last quarter of a pound OF
milk, for it may test as high as or lO
per cent, while the first drawn may
| test 1 per cent or less.
1t will pay to weigh and test the
milk of each cow one day every month
| in the year and know which are the
profitable cows. They must be fed 800
days. What do they produce in return?
! 1t will pay to keep the hand separa-
tor cream, clean and cold, so or below
(use a thermometer) and deliver to the
| factory sweet at least three times
week. Farmers Voice.