The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-01-27


gence comes to us that negotiations are now
pending for the surrender Of Paris.
BIG observation-disclosures +. Martin
is the owner Of an enormous porcine animal,
whose extraordinary size and portly bearing
fully justifes the opinion that he would weigh
a Thousand pounds -more or less-and to as
certain for a certainty and put the matter Of
weight beyond doubt, his hogship was walked
out and on to platform scale which was in
every day use, and brought down one thousand
and rinty pounds This was trife more than
good Judges had set down for his weight; and
to show conclusvely that this pig did weigh
some, he was placed on another platform scale,
in daily use, when it was found that he weighed
just eight Hundred and seventy pounds.
This was a poser and the owner had him
placed on an ordinary grocery platform scale,
when it was ascertained that he (the pig)
weighed Nine Hundred and Ten pounds--since
which time people have engaged themselves IN
guessing at the weight.
This little matter suggests what has been Of
ten charged-that persons selling commodities
get large or small weight, depending upon the
locality and-of the scales used. Some rene
dy for this great inequality between different
scales should be provided
During the continuance OF the late ice storm
the Telegraph lines were so generally prostra-
ted and communication over the wires so seri-
ously interrupted TINT for Chicagoin to trans
NIT dispatch to New York, it had to be sent
first, to Omaha thence to st. Louis, thence to
Cincinnati and from thence to New York
Verify, this was transmitting intelligence to the
East, by way OF the West and the South.
The LITTLE CORPORAL MAGAZINE for Febru-
airy is as crisp and pure as a northern snow
fake It's illustrations are superb. Mr.. Sewell
who founded the Corporal nearly six years ago
and under whose editorship 1t has achieved
such an enviable name and circulation, an
nounces, in this number, his withdrawal from
the firm OF Sewell x Miller. who have for some
time been the publishers. He goes into the
Book Manufacturing business, and will still
conduct and publish the School Festival
which is devoted to Day and Sunday School
Entertainments. The Little Corporal Maya
zine will hereafter be published by John E.
Miller, Chicago, Mr.. Sewoll's former partner
and edited by Mrs. Emily Huntington Miller
who las heretofore been Associate Editor.
ANNUAL STATEMENT Of the Treasurer Of the
Van Buren, Agricultural Society," for the year
1870:
RECEIPTS.
Amount in Treasurer's hands on Dec.
%, 1869, 80
Received Tor Life Membership 207 II
Gate Money 1000 90
- . Rent OF Dining Room 60 90
- Donation D 80
County Order $40 90
1927 80
Cash paid on Fair Ground 699 IS
- Labor and lumber 984 ~
- Premium orders 81 40
HIS. Ollie for interest 80 81
sl648 IS
No. Life Membership sold for the
wear 1870, iO7 at sl6 slo7O OF
Amounts received for Life Memberships
Premium Orders ! PAL 50
Cash 207 II
Labor l3S 90
Lumber 389 80
Accounts and notes 90 03
5000 90
Amount overpsid by Treasurer $l5 70
Amount Of Outstanding CLAIMS
Due for lumber labor, etc, 91614 90
Z" Premium Orders, 200 20
- Land II. ;. DllGe) 1000 90
?2S14 CO
J. KILBURN. Treasurer.