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HOW TO MAKE A USEFUL AND m
EXPENSIVE BAROMETER.
BY H. ]. cARsLEY.
BY H. ]. cARsLEY.

TT HOME made barometer can be easill
IN constructed, one that can be reliet
upon in predicting the different
changes in climate. All that is needed fol
this simple scientific instrument Is dis
used electric light globe. An old globe car
be obtained for nothing. or for about i've
cents.
The point marked B in the illustration
should be filed until there is small hole
in the globe. Then fill the globe with
water. and to do 50 weight should be ied
to the brass fitting at the top and the
whole put into pail Of water. After hav-
ing been left in this manner for a short
time it will be found that the water will
slowly find its way in until the globe is
fun.
The barometer is now completed, and
all that has to be done "a to hang 1t up
quite straight from the brass top, marked
A in the Illustration
To read the predictions Of this extremely
cheap barometer one need only know that
When it is going to rain the water viii
drip out Of the small hole. When the
weather is going to remain 6ne the water,
strange as it may seem, viii remain in the
globe.
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her, and she did not think that, armed as
he was with arrows, any wild beast could
have hurt him So the poor girl felt sure
that be had fallen into the merciless hands
Of some witch or monster and that she
should never see him again. Day after
day she watched and waited, without any
word or sign, and each day her strength
grew less and she became more and more
ILL., On the seventh day after her brothers
disappearance the girl felt that she was
dying, but remembered one thing that she
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that would otherwise 90 into the dunn,
heap or be burned as refuse, but If yoy
wait long enough you can see the Who'll,
operation from start to finish and b
convinced that this is really the case.
First Of all, the boxes are taken apart
carefully, all the nails removed and the
wood piled up neatly according to size
ready for future use Besides the wood
from cigar and soap boxes, which can Be
procured for nothing, or at least BY ths
expenditure of a few cents from the
grocer or cigar shop, larger articles are
made from packing boxes, 50 that in
the store room there is a large amount
of material ready for the amateur car
penter,s use. Then, constantly simmering
on the old fashioned stove in the centre
of the work room is big pot of glue.
which, with small nails, is used in con.
structing the toys
In addition to his packing box bench
and frequently two boys make use Of one
workbench-eaeh workman has a-saw.
hammer, fle rasp, wise, plane and anvil
together with a square and rule, and with
these tools he constructs the simplest a.
we'll as the most complex Of toys.
One Of the most interesting. as well as
he easiest to make, is q shooting gallery.
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VERY long time ago, many
years before the Indians saw
~ the first white man, there lived
as the story goes, two orphans
brother and a sister. Aftei
the death Of their parents thesG
two had wandered away from the res
of their tribe and made their home al
alone in sunny valley near a swiftly
flowing stream. They were not afraid
to live alone, young as they were, be
cause of the powerful guardian that tn
had. For no sooner had they become or
phans than they came under the protee-
ton of q mysterious invisible being
known to them as Chief Of All the Eagles,
Although they could never see this
mighty spirit, they could often hear his
voice, aud they faithfully followed his
directions.
On the very bank of the stream stood
the children's tepee, or tent, of buffalo
hide, which they had set in place with
great labor, and which successfully shell
tered them from rain and wind. In front
of the tepee stoo two trees, set there
by the Chief Of All the Eagles. One was
cedar tree and belonged to the girl, and
the other was q cottonwood tree and be-
longed to the boy. Beyond these the
mighty spirit raised q mound Of earth
and covered this with eagle feathers.
The children were told that as long as
the feathers remained upon the mound
Thar ,,oy,A y,-oe,a- Al 49, A.. s.aL
ers would serve as q warning, for in case
any monster or Spider Woman "a dread
ful witch, the terror of al Indian chill
dren) should approach the feathers
would rise and fly toward her. Still an
other warning Chief of All the Eagles
gave them, while the boy and girl listened
eagerly and held each others hands.
Brother and sister" said the spirit, ''as
long as you stay with each other all will
go wen with you both. But II one Of
you should go away the one who Is left
behind will die" However, this did not
frighten the orphans, for they knew that
neither Of them would ever wish to leave
the other.
Through an the spring and summer and
fail the two children were as busy as
they could be. They hsd started by dig
ging = little garden, and planting seeds
in It, but the tiny harvest that they
gathered gave them rather scanty food
during the first winter, so the next year
they started as soon as the ground was
Ioft TO dig an entire field, which they
planted with corn and other vegetables.
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with fret saw or the regulation carpen.
ter's saw, after which the rough edges may
be smoothed away and the figures painted
according to fancy.
Each Of the animal figures is attached
to the shelf by a hinge so that when
bowled over by the bean bag used by the
marksman they can be easily set up again
for the next shot. The idea Of the game
is for each participant in the game to
have certain number of shots at the
figures, each of the latter bearing a num-
Der, and the one making the greatest
number Of points being the winner.
The farm barn and accessories were con-
'strueted from cigar boxes. To platform
The barn wholly built was attached. First
an open square was made, then the peaks
at either end added and securely nailed
and glued. The ridge pole was put in
place and the roof put on. Probably the
most intricate part of the construction Of
the barn was the gable window or door
where the hay NOW is located. II re-
quired some ingenuity to ft the gable peak
over the opening. but with a few words
of instruction from Miss Louise Brigham,
who superintsnds the work, the trick was
accomplished and the result is a. work
nanlike as any one could wish foE.
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- o make novel and practical toys
out of empty cigar and SOAP
boxes is a new occupation for
clever boys. 1t doesn't Of
necessity require any previous
training, only the natural inborn
genius that most boys seem to possess
when 1t comes to carpentry. Nor is a
large or expensive kit of tools needed
either. Seven of the more common tools
with which every boy is more or less
familiar are alone brought into use in
constructing the toys, and the work bench
IS nothing more or less than a cast of
dry goods box well screwed into the floor
TO prevent its moving about.
That this can be done, all that is
necessary to be convinced is to pay visit
to the toy workshop established in the old
Oracle Mansion, in Carl Schurz Park,
in New York city. For after school hours
every afternoon therc are gathered to-
gether some fifteen to twenty boys, who
work out their various fancies in the toy
line. and on Saturday they spend all day
there.
1t is hard 10 believe at first that
the interesting farmhouses and barns.
barges, derricks, carts and sand shovels
are really constructed from old boxes
4
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Always after this they lived aburdantly
from their own harvest, and from wild
fruits, and from the animals that the boy
shot, now and then. And they did not
mind working hard in the sun through all
the hot weather, for it was such a joy
to see their crops ripen and the tan
corn sway in the soft summer wind.
Often the sister would ask her brother
to climb to the top Of his cottonweod
tree and look ont over the big field to see
that all was well with the growing grain.
One day when the boy was surveying
the farm from the top Of his tree, his
sister, who stood below, called out to
him, "oh, brother, fswn il running By.
Come down and get your bow and arrows
and kill it, so that may have its skin
for bag to keep my seeds In through the
winter"
The boy slid down very quickly and
seized his bow and his quiFer from the
tepee, knowing that it was q yery easy
matter to follow and shoot q little fawn.
Indeed, he thought the first arrow had
killed the timid creature, for It seemed
to fall to the earth. Yet as he came near
it it rose up and ran further on. Time
after time he believed the fawn was
wounded when it was nothing Of the sort.
For, as you must have guessed, il was
not really a faEn at all that enticed the
boy 50 far away from his home, but a
wicked messenger that had taken that
gentle shape. So 1t happened that when
be was well out Of his sisters sight and
reach he found himself at the home of an
old woman, who, although he did not
know it, was the cruel Spider Woman.
And no sooner did he come upon this
place of wicked encbantments than he
fell completely under the Spider Womsn's
spell
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A PUZZLE IN PREFIXES

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In the softest Of voices the old hag bade
him welcome to her tepee. at Is a long
time that have heen expecting you" she
told him. u am your grandmother. You
had q sister once, but she is dead now,
and you must come and make your home
with me, dear grandson" And 90 power
full was the enchantment that, from this
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As most of the toys the boys make ar,
patterned after vehicles or machinery
used in connection with the activities
common to the neighbdrhood, it Is no
strange that the sand derrick, dump and
two wheeled cart should have been de
picted, since the locality is close to tn,
water front Derricks are one of the
tayorite models turned out by the ANA.
teur carpenters, and they really work,
which is the best thing about them.
They are not dificult of construction,
consisting as they do OF an upright
stationary pole attached TO a firm foun-
dation or block of wood, and with a
movable arm, which meets the other al
the base, but which swings free at the
top. By the aid of a block and tackle
this arm is made to raise or lower itself
as desired.
Another clever piece Of constructive
work is the sand dump, for the bin is
mitred at the base and has an opening
regulated BY a trap, by which the sand
- aAO"eu " No" tuEOubu duu MI Tue
cart. The dump cart is n sample Of the
style in use in the Street Cleaning De
partment and about which there Is moth
ing which any lad might not copy, provid-
ed he is observant enough TO take note
Of the peculiarities Of construction.
This is one Of the valuable features
about the toy shop which the Home
Thrift Association is fathering, that it
makes boys take notice Of details, for
while one might know in general way
how dump cart was made when 1t
comes to the actual construction he must
have q definite idea of the operation, else
his model will be a failure. Doubtless
the boys at Carl Schurz Park have made
mistakes, but they profit By them, and If
they fail on one model they discover the
cause and set to work to make another,
and 50 eventually they reach perfection
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ANSWER TO VEGETABLE
PUZZLE.

The puzzliug vegetables in last weeks
page for boys and girls were squash.
potatoes. egg plant. cabbage. leeks and
Ibsets.
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CAN YOU
ARRANGE
THESE
MATCHES
PROPERLY?
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p IGHT matches are used for this
trick. Arrange the matches in a
row. Pick up any one OF the
matches and count three matches in
either direction, placing the match
you have picked up eroSSwiss over
the third match Do this until you have
succeeded In arranging the matches In four
piles of two each. Remember il is neces-
sary to count three MATCHES in either d.
rection before you can put down the
match which you have picked up. You
can start By picking up any one, Of the
row Of matches.
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TOYS MADE FROM BOXES

which is really game, and a mighty good
one for either boys or girls to play with on
q rainy day or at any time when confined
to the house. In appearance it resembles
a small book rack, being an open square
with shelf dividing it midway between
the length of the box When set up or
hung against the wall it affords shelf room
for two rows of animals, which may be
cut from the top Of the soap box either
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moment, the boy lost all recollection Of
bis lister and of his own home. he did
not even wonder where be was, or why,
but believed all the false words that the
Spider Woman spoke to him.
Meanwhile the deserted sister was, Of
course, in an agony Of fear. She knew
that her brother would not willingly leave
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-11-08
STARS TAKE NOTICE.

The county association Order of the
Eastern Star meets in Boomingdale next
Thursday, November IA. Let all 90
who can as good profitable time Is as
sured to all. Dinner furnished by
Bloomingdae chapter. Following is the
program:
MORNING SESSION, 10 A. NJ.
Music Bloomngdsle Orchestra
Pray err Mrs. Lizzie Naftzger, Bangor
Address OF Welcome,
Mrs. Sarah Liefenthal, Bloomingdale
Response,
Rev. Olivia }. G. Woodmar, Paw Paw
Whistling Solo,
Miss Gertrude Barrows, Lawrence
Business
Election OF officers
usic Bloomingdale Orchestra
Call-Forward March-ro Dinner
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Music South Haven Ladies Quartet
Chapter Opened by Bloom dale Chapter
Initiatory Work
Floral Work Bangor Chapter
Vocal Solo Mrs. Mamie Bope, Decatur
Mamie E. Wakeman, Pres.
Hattie Coleman, Sec'y.
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Bangor.

James M. Brown has reed check in
full for his fire losses on his stock of
Tailors goods Sll9.65, which was carried
in the insurance company of North
America through the Sheldon agency.
Thomas Horton of Lansing was a
caller IL Bangor Monday and remained
to vote going TO South Haven to visit
his children and returning home Satur-
day.
Mrs. /. Call is entertaining a sister,
Mrs. Emerson from South Haven. Mrs.
Emerson gave a short AID helpful talk
at the w. g. I. U. meeting Tuesday at
the rest room.
Funeral services for l.. A. Spencer
were held at the Christian church We'd
nesday a. m. Interment at Casco. He
had been a Christian man in Bangor
for over so years and will be greatly
missed 10 Bangor. He leaves two sc ns
aud a brother.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-11-08
HOW ABOUT THESE NAMES?

A few days ago one OF the Detroit
daiIies printed list Of what 1t thought
were queer names of Paw Paw people.
They were not all Paw Paw names and
at that most of them we're given wrong.
But talk about names, bow about the
following ali OF which are to be found
on different instruments recorded ia the
office of our register OF deeds one day
last week.
Pietrzykowski, Smulski, Prebis, Helm
ski, Jozwin, Kosturkewicz Zyta, Bimm,
Ratdke, Posthoff, Stahl, LIE Valid,
Sweitzer.
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DOUBLE WEDDING At MARSHALL

double wedding occurred 10 Mar
shall last week in which a number of
people in Paw Paw will be interested.
Miss Flora Loveland. whose parents 1--we
here, AID Ralph McGowsn 81 Decatur
were married in that city October 81 Al
the same time and plsce, Mss Hazel
Wilcox Of Kaamazpo, Nho was Paw
Paw high schlo glrl. became he bride
Of Harold Lyle, 81 of Decatur.
The young people have the 81 wishes
OF nair u'quuntaoc-s her Brh cou-
plies will i've on r. ms uear Decatur.
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LOOMIS--STEVENS.

Miss Mabel LOOMS and Fred Stevens
both of Battle Creek were married there
last week
Mr.. Stevens is nephew of Mrs. w.
S. Jones and grandson of Mrs. Mary
Stevens of this place and visits here
frequently The couple will return to
Battle Greek after an eastern trip
where they will make their home
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-11-08
The Election.

WHAT has been one of the
w most remarkable political
contests in the history Of the
nation is finally ended. Never
before has such intense interest
been manifested, especially in
the outcome of the National
ticket, as has been shown this
fall. This interest was intensi
fed largely on account OF a
mysterious something which
pervaded the political atmos-
phere to such an extent that all
demonstrations were useless.
The wisest among the profess
sional forecasters were at sea,
and up to the night before cleo
ton the national chairmen of
each of the three great contend
ing parties were confident that
the victory would surely be
theirs. Plausible reasons were
given and convincing figures
demonstrated the accuracy of
their claims, but the results in
no way justified their predic-
tons
Not even the democrats them
selves, while apparently con-
fdent of victory, predicted the
political landslide which occurr-
ed from one end of the country
to the other. The republicans
in view Of the splendid admins
tration given the country by
President Taft, reasonably eX-
pected an endorsement by the
people, while the Progressives
relying on the popularity Of
their invincible leader, looked
for "Teddy" to sweep the
country.
While the result is a surprise
in many quarters, and is not
such as was desired by many
voters, it is, nevertheless, the
verdict of great majority of
the American electorate, and as
such should be accepted in a
spirit of optimism and good
fellowship. Gov. Wilson has
proven himself to be a substan-
tial, fair minded citizen, and as
such has been highly honored by
the people of his home state who
know him best. That he will
conscientiously perform his
duties in the great position to
which he has been elevated, goes
without saying His campaign
has been remarkably free from
mud singing tactics, and PEI
sonalities, and bis assertion that
his campaign would be conduct
ed on clean political lines has
been well carried out AThat She
will fill the chair of the chief ex.
ecutive of the nation acceptSbly
To the people, as far as it is il, his
power TO do so, is generally cou-
coded. To what extent the
change of administrator of tn G
government will affect the coon-
try in a business wayI remains
TO be seen, but as we have said,
we believe an optimistic view
should be taken and party
prejudices should be put aside
in the effort to still keep oul
great nation in the front rank o
the civilized nations of tn,
world
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SO B. l.. Breed
80 Asa Sheldon
81 Miss Graham
90 +. II. Mclean
SO Lew Labadie
"a Rev. Vsrney
% Harry Nash
90 w. j. Sellick
81 b. f. Warner
90 Frank Sherrod
90 Rev |. r. Bates
100 DR.. V. NJ Van Fossep
l0l Chas. Lake
l02 Rev Ice
l03 Rev CIarson
l04 Mrs G. s. A Rennie
l05 w. V. Hall
106 Geo Harrison
l07 Daniel Morrison
l0S Gladstone Beattie
100 Miss Spencer
10 Verne Williams
Ill j g. Maxwell. M. ID.
III NJ. l. Decker
lib ii A. Cole, Courier
la Miss Gould
15 B. +. Chase
1l6 George Pierce
III II. G.. Waters
1l8 L. K. Woodman
ll9 II. w. McCabe
120 Leta Ford
l2l Mrs. Sunny
l22 Mr.. Speese
l23 w r. Sellick
124 David Anderson
125 h. f.. Shaefer
1875 M. J. Coy
1877 Miss Lord
1913 L. j. Cavanaugh
129 II. Z. Waters
100 w. G. WIldey
l3l Neil Chappell
Each person is entitl ed to reserve hi
seats in the order mentioned at the left
OF the name. Good seats will be lef
after the above are reserved. Secure
them now at the Emporium.
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Governor Marshall Votes straloht

indianapolis, Ind, Nov. CT sup
pose you voted the straight ticket.
GOVERNOR"
Il sure did" replied Gov Thomas
r. Marshall, Democratic candidate for
vice president just after he had cast
his ballot at 80 in the morning.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-11-08

Mrs. M T.. Barner was in Chicago
the first of the week.
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Selection Of Seats
Saturday, Nov. Q

The selection of seats for the lecture
course will be at the opera house at 8
o'clock a. IN. Saturday, November g.
The order of selection is es follows:
Mrs. A. Hsman
Rev. Salyer
3 Fred Gossop
G. A. VOLTS
Mrs. Emma Smith
Mia Butler
l.. K. Warner
Mrs Arnold
9 A. H. Robertson
10 Miss Colby
IL Mrs. Pancake
~ Mrs. Olivia Woodman
l3 Glenn e. Warner
Ii Mrs. Miles K. Barber
ID Miss Elsa Morrill,
Is Dr. Lint
II Lester Jennings
Is Mr.. Nunnerly
10 j. G. Warner
20 Fred Holt
81 DR.. III. L. Charles
% E. F. Parks
% Neil Eugel
"a Mrs. Geddes
% c. A. Potts
26 9. r. Avery
q Fern Tarbel
% g. G. Chappell
30 w. L. Miller
30 Eugene Cooley
81 A. l.. Free
80 G. w. Longwell, Jr.
33 Ben Barber
"a Miss Chaffee
80 Mrs. Cullinine
36 w. j. Warner
81 C. +. Snow
80 VIM. Killefer
80 Joseph Allen
40 Mrs. Sowle
Al Leland Gorton
AZ Earl Burhans
AZ David Burke
A c. w. Van Tassell
40 Mrs. Tullah
46 f.. G. Hawley
AZ G.. E. Chappell
4S f.. G.. Thayer
40 Arthur Miller
80 Mrs. William Pugsley
81 Rev. Luther
90 James O'Grady
53 A. l.. Hindenach
"a r. N. Wakeman
55 Mrs. Charles Davis
sc T.. A. Aseltine
81 e. S. Briggs
So Chas. Mather
50 Chas. Cross
60 Mrs. Belle Johnson
81 Miss Fox
62 John Mcfarland
63 e. B. Longwell
Ga Miss Clinton
So Mrs. M. h. Barner
66 Daniel Spicer
81 DR.. Geo. Jackson
68 Rev M. l.. Marshall
90 Mrs }. A. Salisbury
10 Mrs. Frank Cutter
II Miss Nixon
~ g. ID. Leach
73 Mrs. Bridger
"A Lena Richard
70 Darrell Weston
76 Il. Dickerhoof
II Guy Warner
70 J. NJ. Towers
10 Reid Shrine
80 A. L. Stevenson
81 M. ID. Busk'rk
81 Arba Hawley
SO j. w. Free
"a X. l.. futile
50 Blaine Warner
SO q. Il. Lanphesr
81 w. 9. Y. Ferguson
SO w. F. Hoyt
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-11-08

Earl Burhans received practically
the total vote of tire coLnty, his
opposition amounting to- nut little.
The remainder Of the ticket was
carried by the republicans by ma
jOrlties as indicated above.
While woman suffrage may posi-
ny be- defeated ~ the state, Van
bureo county certaioiy did its share
80 ards crrryIng this smsudm-pt. Up
e. tn- timc of goInz ~ press - had re-
ctlvtd returns from 10 pr-ciocss which
~ of"sd mrjiriO "a favor II the
M SURE - 1913. II the remaining six
prrciuc,s do rs Nril, woman suffrsge
rarr'rd IL V'n Buren, county Nv ueerly
1000 votes.
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We HdVU uUV TIC HgurVs on TIC
vote for state senator, but Senator
Wtggins mas been returned by
Irke majority
y up to the hour of going to press
each party claims the election of
state representative, but the unoffi-
cial feturns give Weidenfeller
plurality of SO.