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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-01
A Hioh Priced Fricassee.

Lord Alvanley, noted wit and high
liver in England hundred years or so
ago, insisted on having an apple tart on
his dinner table every day throughout
the year. On one occasion he paid a
caterer $1,000 for luncheon put up In
q basket that sufIiced a small boating
party going up the Thames. Being one
of a dozen men dining together at a
London club where each was required
to produce his own DISH Alvanley's, as
the most expensive, won him the ad-
vantage of being entertained free Of
cost This benefit was gained at an
expense of $40, that being the price
of a simple fricassee composed entirely
of the "noix," or small pieces at each
side of the back, taken from thirteen
kinds of birds, among them being 100
snipe, 40 woodcocks and 20 pheasants-
in all about 800 birds.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-01
Cold Baths.

A few years ago the remarkable dis
covery was made by Professor Winter
nitz Of Vienna that general cold baths
Der of active cells in the blood to a
very remarkable extent, the increase
sometimes amounting to one-ffth or
even more. This Is one Of the ways In
which the cold bath increases the re-
the blood cells, so to speak, calling
them out from their hiding places and
preparing them to fight with vigor the
battles which must be waged every
moment In defense Of the body.-Good
Health
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-01
Tibetan Penal Code.

The Tibetan penal code is curious.
Murder is punished with a fine vary
ing according to the Importance Of the
slain. theft by fine Of seven to one
hundred times the value of the article
stolen. Here again, the fine depends
on the social Importance Of the person
from whom the theft has been commit
ted. The harborer Of q thief is looked
upon as worse criminal than the
thief himself. Ordeals by fire and by
boiling water are still used as proofs
Of innocence or guilt, exactly as was
the custom in Europe I'm the middle
ages. And If the lamas never inflict
death they are adopts ut torture.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-01

This world Is to the sharpest, heaven
to the most worthy.-Cicero.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-01
THE NUMBER NINE.
Easy to Multiply by II If You Will Re-
member This Rule.

Examine any one of the statements
Of equality in the multiplication table
Of nine, up to and including nine times
ten. Select, for example. 9X7=63; or
9X2=1S.
Observe that in each case the first
digit In the product is one less than
the number by which nine is multi
uct is such that when added to the
first digit. the sum of the two is nine.
You may make practical use Of this
popularity of nine and its multiples by
applying it in the following way:
If nine is to be multiplied by eight,
for example, think at once Of seven
(Which is one less than eight, the null
tiplier); then think Of two, which must
be added to seven to make nine, and
you have seventy two. the product OF
nine and eight.
Or, if nine is to be multiplied by five
think Of four which is one less than
five; then think of five. which must
be added to four to make nine, and
you have forty five, the product Of nine
and five.
BY using this method the mines,
usually among the hardest of the ia
bles to fix in the memory, may, In a
short time, be fairly classed with the
fives and tens and elevens, which are
said to remember themselves
Youths Companion.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-01
INDlA'S QUEER BELIEFS.
Buddhists Would Die Rather Than
Lose a Limb or Eat Meat.

midas population is 800, 0OO, 900. Prac-
tically all the races and religions Of the
world are represented. Ninety-eight
and six-tenths per cent Of the people
cannot read or write. -Four per cent
Of the inhabitants eat regular meals.
The remainder eat when they can and
where they can. The average native
In India lives on less food per diem
than any other human being in the
world. Religious premdices are in
tense Men willingly die rather than
submit to some Remembering surgical
operation. for did not Allah command
them to appear before him as they left
him to come into the world?
The Buddhists will not eat meat or
take even a medicine derived from an
animal. They died by millions during
the bubOnic plague rather than take a
prophylactic serum made from pepsin
and beef broth-because the pig from
which pepsin was obtained was I'M
clean to the Mohammedan and Hindu,
and the killing of this animal and the
bull from which the broth was made
was against the tenets Of the Bud
dhistic faith. | knew an editor in
Poona, India, to absolutely refuse a
$4,000 yearly advertisement of a patent
medicine because it contained pepsin.
Indians are fond of sweets and last
year imported over S40,000,OO0 worth
Of sugar. Clothing is made chiefly
from cotton. which is largely grown In
the country.-W. f. Aughinbaugh in
LeSlie's
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-01
MONEY STONES OF zap.
Natives Of the Island Do Not Carry
Chance In Their Pockets.

Natives Of the Island Do Not Carry
Change In Their Pockets.
Propped up against the house Of the
native chief of zap. which Is one OF
the Caroline islands lying southeast OF
the Philippines, may be seen a row OF
money stones" the current coin OF
the island. In shape these stones are
like millstones. bat they do no grind
ting. They serve simply as q parade OF
the wealth Of the village. Their value
lies solely In the difficulty with which
they are obtained.
The yellowish granite OF which they
are made Is found only In the island
Of Palao. 200 miles away. and when
the monsoon favors forty or fifty ma
tives voyage there In their canoes.
After pacifying the king of Palao with
presents the work Of hewing the wala-
ka, or money stones. begins, lasting for
months until the monsoon changes,
when the toilers start homeward with
their "cOin."
The smallest OF these stones Is about
q foot In diameter and three inches
thick, with a round hole through It's
center. 1t will buy food for family
for a month. The large stones, about
three feet in diameter and eight inches
thick, have relatively much greater
value, since 1t is more difficult TO trans
port them In cranky canoes over such
a long stretch of sea. Indemnities can
be paid with such a stone or the aid
of neutrals purchased in time of war.
William l.. Cathcart In st. Nicholas.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-01
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
Making Them Is q Very Delicate and
Complex Process.

Complex PROCESS.
Almost all the high explosives have
cotton as their base. 1t Is true that
very good sporting powder can be
made from wood pulp; but, as the ed
itor Of Nature remarks. 1.-THE artillerist
would be In great difficulty II he were
provided with such a propellant. be-
cause In order To obtain any sort OF
regularity the nitratiOn Of the wood
pulp has to be kept at low point. and
the ballistics, on which the artillerist
depends. would be quite thrown out"
High explosives are cellulose highly
nitrated-that Is, highly charged with
nitrogen. This process consists Of i'm
mersing cotton waste Chat has been re-
peatedly teasled, picked and driedD In
mixture Of nitric and sulphuric ac-
Ids, In the proportion Of II per cent
sulphuric acid, 81 per cent nitric acid
and per cent water. After the acids
have acted for the required time they
are removed. The cotton is washed
repeatedly and boiled several times in
water. 1t is then pulped. partly dried
and pressed into molds
The manufacturer does his best to
regulate his output, so that 1t shall con-
tain approximately eleven molecules Of
nitrate to the quadruple molecule Of
cellulose, as shown In the formula, or
a content of nitrogen that ranges be-
tween 1898 and 1905 per cent.
The process is delicate and complex,
for the proportions of acids and water
must be exact and all must be chem
ically pure. Besides this, the celulose
must be of uniform grade, which is
most difficult thing to obtain.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-01
Literary.

"Oh, | simply adore Meredith and
Browning and Henry James," said the
gushing young person.
$50 do l." said Little Binks. "They
are perfectly delightful. It's like send
ing your mind to a gymnasium. En-
do you read them In the original?'-
New York Times.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-01

The barristers fees are irrecoverable
in law. but he can pick and choose his
customers and can also insist on cash
in advance. Until recently every bar
rister had on his table gentle re-
minder In the way Of fee bowl. In
earlier times the client used to drop
surreptitiously the money in a little
bag at the back of counsel's gown. A
trace of this receptacle still figures In
legal costume.-London Chronicle
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-01
ELIMINATING Risk.

IL hope the motto of this railroad is
safety first"
1T is" replied the man who thinks
only of pecuniary precaution. II no
tice 1t never lets anybody travel a mile
without paying in advance. "-Washing-
ton Star
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-01
The Rip Van Wrinkle Kind.

Salesman-Why not try one of our
Rip Van Wrinkle rugs. madam? Pros
pective Purchaser = What kind are
they? Salesman-They have an I'M
usually long ap.-Indianapolis Star.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-01
The Outlet.

Physiology Teacher-Clarence, you
may explain how we hear things. Clar-
ence-Pa tells 'em to ma as secret
and ma gives 'em away at the bridge
clnb.-Cleveland Leader.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-01
Still In Advance.

Boarder-You made me pay In adj
vance at first because was stranger.
That was all right. But | am not a
stranger now. Landlady-No; ] know
you now.-Boston Journal.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-10-01

During the latter years Of George
Ills reign all performances. Of Shake
speare's king Lear" were forbidden
in consequence Of the madness Of the
king.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-07

be done if the officers of the law go
to it right. Even games of chance
in candy shops and cigar stores are to
be put out of business.
Joseph F. Fortney, u, died in
Platteville, March %. He was a
civil war veteran, and a member of
the G. A. r. post at his home city.
Burial was made in Big Patch ceme-
terry.
Men of the Congregational church,
Platteville, will give dinner to all
the people who can stand for their
cooking, on Friday evening, April 9.
1t is said. however, that the boys over
there do first rate for a dinner, and
that they usually play ito full houses.
Cassville had a lively caucus, "a
week ago last Monday evening, in
which 100 citizens participated. At
times there was some noise, as the
crowd expressed it's approval or dis
approval of men and measures. Ex-
cept for the office of village president,
thereswere number of aspirants for
the different positions.
Boscobel has passed through the
throes of a no-Iicense campaign. 1t
is good town, and a few years ago
was dry for a year.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-07
COUNTY AND NEARBY.

Discovery by l. Muntz of the body
Of Maurice Sullivan, fisherman and
recluse, who had lived for nearly two
years alone on "Nine Mile sland,
near Dubuque, and who mysteriously
disappeared early in the winter, was
made Friday According to Muntz's
story, he CHANGED to notice a curious
patch of fiuttering rags dotting the
otherwise level expanse of the
islands beach. He crossed the channel
in boat to investigate and came
upon SulIivan's remains. 1t seemed
apparent that the body had been cast
upon the shore when the ice went out,
Sullivan no doubt meeting death by
drowning.
1t is reported that L. NJ. Dixon,
Muscoda, has sold his paper, the
Grant County Democrat, to his former
partner, Mr. .DuHamel, and that he ex
poets to leave Muscoda permanently.
Dixon is an energetic and resourceful
newspaper man.
Boscobel is still pushing the social
center idea. Last week they had a
professor from Wisconsin University
to speak to them on the subject of
Home Gardens. And these meet
ings are we'll attended.
Henry Brandes died at Boscobel, a
week ago last Sunday, at the age of
80. He was born in Prairie du Chen
and was a civil war veteran.
Mrs. Maria Theresa Meller, a
pioneer in 10 Daviess county, H.,
died recently at the age of II. De-
ceased was the mother of IA children,
of whom 10 survive. Two sons live
in Boscobel.
Mrs. Beoadilla Henry died at
Apple River, ILL.,, one day last week,
at the age of 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Clauer, War
ren, H., held a golden wedding cele-
bration on April 1st.
Edward Grimm, the retiring post
master of Galena, was presented with
a fine chair by his former assistants
and employees. His successor in the
office, M. c. Slattery, joined in the
festivities.
The school teachers of 10 Daviess
county, H., held an institute, last
week, which was attended by $50
school ma ans.
Fred Koehn, a prominent citizen
of Galena, died last week Thursday.
He is survived by two daughters,
son and a widow.
1t is said by the press that Du-
bEque is to be cleaned up morally.
That looks like : big Job, but it may
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-07
A WARNING TO MANY
Some Interesting Facts About
Kidney Troubles.

Few people realize to what extent
their health depends upon the condi-
ton of the kidneys
The physician in nearly all cases OF
serious illness. makes a chemical
analysis Of the patients urine. He
knows that unless the kidneys are do
ing their work properly. the other
organs cannot readily be brought back
to health and strength.
When the kidneys are neglected or
abused in any way, serious results are
sure to follow. According to health
statistics. Bright's disease which is
really an advanced form of kidney
trouble, caused nearly ten thousand
deaths in 1913, in the state of New
York alone. Therefore, it behooves US
to pay more attention to the health of
these most important organs.
An ideal herbal compound that has
had remarkable success as a kidney
remedy is DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root.
the great Kidney, Liver and Bladder
Remedy.
The mild and healing influence of
this preparation in most cases. is soon
realized. according to sworn statements
and verified testimony of those who
have used the remedy.
JIG you feel that your kidneys require
attention, and wish a sample bottle.
write to DR.. Kilmer & Co. Bingham
ton, II. Y. Mention this paper, enclose
ten cents and they will gladly forward
1t to you by Parcel Post.
Swamp Root is sold by every drug
gist in bottles OF two siZes-50c. and
SlQl.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-07

the Will Ferguson home. Mrs.
Hattie Harville, who accom- panied
them will stay two or three weeks
before returning to Brodtville.
o. J. Oswald drove over to Mill
vile, Saturday.
The river is getting pretty well
over the bottoms again and the
pickerel are out in great numbers.
A person can get any amount of
them, but as they are protected we
don't dare to get them.
The farmers are blowing and SOW
ing grain here on the bottoms.
Mrs. George Ready was passen-
ger to Prairie du Chen, and spent
the time between trains there on Sat
urday.
Mrs. Lee Pace and Miss Sadie Beer
came down from the north on Satur-
day.
Roy Keocke came down from
Wyalusing on Sunday.
L. 4. Tyler went to Prairie du
Chen and brought his wife home
from the sanitarium, where she has
been taking baths for some time.
They came down ON Thursday. Mrs.
Tyler did dot get much relief from
her sufierings, we are very sorry to
say.
Henry Clifton came home from
Milwaukee on Wednesday, for short
vacation from his school work.
Johnny Yost and wife were calling
in Prairie du Chen between trains,
Thursday.
VIM. Mankley took dinner with the
E. E. Culver family and left on
Thursday for visit with relatives
and old friends in Platteville.
Jay Scott and wife, who have been
spending the winter with jays
mother, left for their home in
Kalispel, Montana, Thursday.
Mrs. Del Morrissey and sister,
OuIS. LUZ l1OSlSIy WCLC PaSSOhSSAS "
Prairie du Chen on Thursday.
Miss Fora Beer went to Lacrosse
on Friday.
Walt Yost, DE-. Mecum and Henry
Horseman were calling in Prairie du
Chen between trains, Friday.
Mrs. E. Wood returned to her
home in Cassville, Friday.
Mrs. Nate Millen was a south
bound passenger on Friday.
Roy Craig, of Cassville, has rented
the blacksmith shop at Brodtville and
moved his household goods up here by
train. On Friday the farmers came
down and moved them by team to
Brodtville.
Les. Quarterman, wife, brother
and sister in.law went to Cassville,
Sunday Les and wife returned in
the afternoon.
Three men and lady came down
on Sunday to boat the willows they
cut last winter for dams on theriver.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-04-07
Fischer & Pagenkopf Headquarters for the Farmer
Mr.. Farmer

THOSE Carlo Flexible Steel Fence Posts beat all the
world, because they may be sprung, bent, and they
will fly back perpendicular released. They
will not break will they pull qCorner Posts and
Gate Posts the same material solid and rigid without
concrete settings. You can't pull them out with
traction engine
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-18

leased by the institution, for it is nec-
essary to raise much of what the men
eat and there must be plenty Of feed
for the stock.
A thousand acres were farmed last
year. Three hundred acres of corn
were in crop and 1000 bushels of pota-
toes and $4,000 bushels of oats were
grown, besides an immense lot of car
rots, cabbage and other vegetables.
The vegetables were carefully placed
in the root house to be used daily by
the inmates.
Warden Talcott keeps an accurate
record Of what it costs to feed the
inmates and employees of the institu-
ton. On Feb. 8, for instance, it cost
but a trif1e over $4,000 for the days
rations. This, of course, allows the
institution credit for what is produced
on the farm.
The store house is an interesting
place. An accurate record is kept Of
everything bought, and food is only
delivered by requisition.
It is not generally known that there
are so many cattle at the farm. There
are several hundred, including 80
young calves and a number of year
lings. Most of the cattle are Hol-
stems, and while not all are register
ed, there is a fine registered sire,
weighing $500 pounds, formerly used
at the farm of the Grafton feeble
minded institute.
There are 800 Duroc-Jersey hogs,
including a hundred young pigs. We
were much interested in the way the
hog house is kept warm. Under the
cement floor runs a large pipe thru
which the smoke and hot air from the
furnace in the basement extends. The
floor is kept nice and comfortable. It
requires but little coal in the fur
mace. This plan would be practical
for any North Dakota farmer to ad-
opt. 1t is the work of H. E. Spohn
superintendent Of construction, who is
| responsible for many important
changes in plans about the buildings.
The hogs are fed several hundred
bushels of boiled potatoes during the
I winter, besides ground feed of various
kinds. All of the pork for the insti-
tuition is produced on the farm, and
some of the beef. There are 800 chick
ems at the institution, including the S
c. White Leghorns and White Orph.
ingtons.
There are many splendid work
horses on the farm. We were inter.
ested in two of the old stand-bys, jim
and Dick. These horses have been or
/ the farm for the past 20 years. jim
is an outlaw. He is a privileged char.
acter and does only the kind of work
he likes. No prisoner has ever struck
old Jim and "got away with it," jim
will be sure to remember him ano
make vicious attack at the first op.
portunity, not only kicking, but at.
; lacking with his front feet.
Every visitor is certain to be inter.
ested in the several deer that are kept
in the park. One of them has learned
to use tobacco, and when sack of the
weed is held thru the fence, he will
hurry to get good sized cud of it.
which he chews just like any man
How he ever learned to use the weed
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-02-18
A NIGHT BEHIND
PRISON BARS
INDEPENDENT MAN VISITS WAR;
DEN TALCOTT AT THE PENI.
TERTIARY AND MAKES SOME
OBSERVATIONS - l. A r G E s T
POPULATION IN HISTORY.

The writer spent an interesting two
hours at the state penitentiary the
other evening with the genial and
very capable warden, Frank Talcott,
and altho we have visited that insti-
ton before, we learned many things
of which we had not been aware.
There is always something of inter-
est about the surroundings of the men
who have committed some acts, result
ing in their loss of liberty and altho
they are shut in from the outside
world, even they have hopes and aspir-
atoms, for no matter how low man
may have sunk in his social life, there
is usually some spark of manhood left
in him that may be kindled if only the
right methods are applied. These men
are for the most part, sent to prison
not merely as punishment and exam
pie, but that they may take their
places in the world upon the expira-
tion of their sentences, as useful cit
liens. Sometimes they fail and 60
back to their old lives of crime, but
more often they engage in some use
full occupation, which perhaps they
have learned while in prison. Life is
made as pleasant for them as possible
under the circumstances. They are
treated in a humane manner by both
warden and guards. They are clothed
well, given an abundance of good,
wholesome food, and given good places
to sleep, sometimes better than they
ever enjoyed before beginning their
life behind prison bars. The whole
prison is as clean an sanitary as hu-
man hands, paint and disinfectants
can make it. Warden Talcott takes
pride in keeping the prison in perfect
order. During the past two years
since he has been in charge, he has
worked some wonderful changes. The
whole prison has recently been painted
a pure white on the inside and decorat-
ed in an attractive manner by men
who are artists in their line. Altho it
was nearly nine o'clock at night, two
of the inmates were busily engaged in
painting the interior of the dining
room. The warden explained that
these men got no extra pay, but that
they asked to do the work because
they had become interested in it and
because they had taken so much pride
in their surroundings. Mr.. Talcott
has the cooperation of practically
every man in the institution.
Il believe in treating the 1ifers' just
as we'll as those who are in for short
TERMS" he explained. ''The 1ifers'
will be with us until the end of their
days and we want their good will just
the same as that of the others. A
prisoner can do many things to make