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cles having been surmounted, and the
public gradually admitting its utility
then, as in letter.carrying, other enter
prsng persons started in the same line
of business, but chiefly on short routes
leading out Of Boston.
At about that time, too, Mr.. George
Pomeroy, of Albany, called upon me to
advise with him as to the feasibility Of
running an Albany express, by the river
boats. knew but little of the wants
of that section of the country, but
showed him the difficulties he would
have to encounter by the opposition of
steamboat captains and clerks, who
were doing the same kind of business,
and with whose perquisites he would
materially interfere. But he was plucky
started his machine, and was su ccess-
full, first as Pomeroy d Co., then Pome-
roy, Wells & Co., with some other
changes, until, finally, it grew into the
present American Express Co.
One of the small Boston expresses
had previously been purchased by Mr..
Alvin Adams, of Boston, buu the
sphere was too limited for his ambition
He therefore started an opposition to
Harnden, between New York and Bos-
ton, but going over the new route of the
Norwich and Worcester railroad, which
was then in operation. 1t was first called
Adams Express; then Adams d Co.'S,
and now as corporation is known as
the Adams Express Co. Harnden died
in lS4S, and an annuity was Sc
cured to his widow, for the continued
use of the name; but she never had
any business control of the concern.
Thus began the two largest Express
Companies now in operation in the
United States.-American odd FelLOao.
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THE EXPRESS BUSINESS.
It's Origin and History.
BY JAMES HALE.

There is business in this country,
which, in its various ramifications, is
unparalleled in the history of any private
enterprise of any nation the use and
necessity of which has become so great
that we could as well dispense with our
banking and insurance systems, as we
could with the express. In its incep-
ton and infancy its first steps were very
similar to those in the rise and progress
OF the cheap postage system, and its
presence or absence is sensibly felt by
every man, woman, and child in the
community, even more so than the
facilities for posting letters. We can
occasionally, if requisite, get a friend
to carry note for us, in an emergency,
but who will transport the bale, bundle,
trunk, or handbook?
| purpose considering herein the
matter Of transportation of merchan-
disc OF every description for social, COM
mercial and domestic purposes, and in
order that the people may duly ap-
preciate the facilities with which we are
now favored, let us take a retrospect AS
to the manner in which these things
were done half a century ago. If any
of my young friends wish to enjoy a
delightful Entertainment at home, of a
winter evening, just let them persuade
grandpa or grandma to tell them how
they used to get their errands done, at
distance, when they were young, and
of the modes of old.time travelling.
They would learn in detail much
more than can be given in this brief
article, how fifty or sixty years ago il
was the practice of the country mer.
chants, in the fall of the year, to come
to the city and spend some days, and
perhaps weeks, in making his selections
of goods and the purchases, and then
have them shipped on board the sloop,
so that they could reach home before
the river closed, or the sound was full
of drifting ice, or by the heavy wagons
before the roads became impossible ;
and in the spring he would make
another journey city-ward, to procure
his summer and fall supplies, to be
started off as soon as the river opened
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-08-25
Society and Fashion.

FEMALE GATHERING-Ladies ruffles.
MAID of money-A spinster heiress.
Voices of the night-Babies and mos
quitoes.
A MERE matter of form-Fitting a
lady's dress.
HINTS to mothers-Treat your baby
kindly, but not cordially.
A NEW perfume has been invented,
called "The Breath of Charming Wo-
man."
SOME girls are like old muskets-they
use good deal of powder, but will not
60 off.
THERE is a lady SO years of age now
living at Griffin, Ga, who never saw
railroad train.
Mrs. GAINES had an offer of marriage
lately, although she is over GO. "Money
no object" of course.
THERE is huntress in the Alleghanies
who crops her hair short, chews tobac-
co, and is q dead shot with rifle.
"BEFoRE we were married." says Mrs.
Blifkins, Mr.. b. was riddle to me, but
now he is an acrosstic (cross stick.
AN old lady in Maine thinks a COM
pass would be the best with a sewing
machine, because she's heard it has a
needle!'
THE fellow who called tight boots COM
Portable, defended his position by say
ing they made man forget all his 9th
er miseries,
A YoaNc lady who was perfectly thun-
dersiruck at hearing of her friends en-
gagement, has since been provided with
lightning rod.
AovID argument with ladies. In spin
ming yarns among silks and satins, a
man will always be worsted up.
~ QUITE agree with st. Paul." said
the converted Hindoo widow, Wishtu,
on the eve of her second espousal. SIT
is better to marry than to burn"
AN Iowa minister's daughter runs up
store bills, land with an angelic smile
tells the dry goods men to charge to
the man her father is working for
Jesus Christ"
THE annual report Of an educational
institution in an eastern State, mentions
the resignation of one of the teachers, a
young lady, to "engage in domestic re-
lations."
A GENTLEMAN trying to describe to a
friend the beautiful manner in which
his .fanceeS hair was arranged, said: :" 1t
was frizzled in 'front.' and fricasied and
scrambled at the back"
AT Long Branch, the other day, one
young girl asked another to dance with
her. Indeed | WON'T was the reply !;
"what do want another girl hugging
rle for p A glorious, sensible girl,
that
GAIL HAMILTON affirms 'as the most
painful and unexpected result of my
own observation that the greatest viola
tons of courtesy, modesty delicacy, and
decency attributable to correspondents
have been perpetrated by women
:" believe that mine will be the fate
of Able" said devoted wife to her hus-
band. one day. How So?" replied her
husband. because Abel was killed by
a club, and your club will kill me if you
continue to 90 to it every night
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-08-25
True Greatness.

Say. where doth greatness dwell? In courts
On thrones OF glory seated,
Mid glittering ranks of bright cohorts,
BY pomp and grandeur greeted?
A crown, indeed. may make king.
But crowns true greatness can not bring
Or shall we find on battle field
by victory attended,
The truly great. unless the shield
The cause of right defended?
For oft hath might the battle gained.
While nations wept tn escutcheon stained.
Shall boarded richess greatness grant
Where moral worth Is needed.
What time the sons of woe and want
In vain their sorrows pleaded
True greatness surely must be more
Than misers seek and fools adore.
But he who feels another's woe.
And strives 10 sOothe his sorrow,
Whose sympathies spontaneous how
To brighten his tomorrow,
Shall be esteemed both good and great.
And Heaven shall bless his last estate.
Good service makes the mean9st great.
Zeal purest shines. and brightest;
Devotion smiles at frownng fate,
Loves labor is the lightest;
Who lives to purpose lives indeed.
And good works best adorn his creed.
Then say not wealth, or rank, or power,
Or crowns. confer true glory:
IT'S goodness that survives the hour,
And reads the best in story;
And though obscure the good mans name,
IT'S glorious STILL though lost to fame.
American odd Felioto.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-08-25

In THE summer of 1915, when Bis
marck, being then y years old, was on
duty as a cavalry officer, he was stand
ing with other officers on bridge near
a lake, when his groom, Hilderbrand,
the son of the forester on his estate, rode
horse for bath in the lake close by
the bridge. Suddenly the horse lost his
footing, and Hilderbrand disappeared
in the water. Bismarck threw off his
sword in an instant tore off his uniform
and dashed headlong into the lake to
save his servant. He seized him but
the drowning man chung to him so fast
that he had to dive before he could free
himself. Bubbles rose over the spot,
and master and servant were given up
by the spectators as lost but the pow
erful swimmer had succeeded in releas.
ing himself and he rose to the surface,
bearing up with him and bringing to
land his inanimate burden. The res
cued man, however, shortly recovered,
and for the brave action Bismarck OBJ
tanned a simple medallion-the we'll
known Prussian safety medal-which
may occasionally be seen beside
the many stars on his breast. He is
proud OF this mark of honor, and it is
said that on one occasion noble diplo.
matist asked him the meaning of this
little modest decoration. ~ am" he
replied, " in the habit sometimes of sa.
wing a mans life"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-08-25

EVER since the fall of the Commune
of Paris, the French police have been
sedulously hunting Felix Pyat, the ed.
itor of the Vengcur, and one of the prin.
cipal members of that body. So far
Pyat has, however, maintained his hid
ing place in Paris undiscovered. Sus-
picion has for some time attached to a
certain house in the Rue dies Martyrs as
being Pyat's place of refuge, and it has
often been visited by the police in the
hope of catching him. In the kitchen
of this house is cistern or well, the
covering of which the police have al
ways removed to peer into the water,
but, disappointed in their search, they
have as often turned away. 1t is now
declared in a Paris journal that this els
tern was in reality Pyat's hiding place,
to which he habitually resorted when
pursued. The upper part of this els
tern, which is of large size, contained
water, as also did the lower part, in
such a manner that the water flowed on
turning the spigot. But in the centre
of the cistern was vacant space large
enough TO admit man. Here was the
refuge of the hunted man.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-08-25

To MAKE AN EoLIAN HARP.-Take q
horse hair or piece of sewing silk, let it
reach two'thirds or all the way across
the window. Tie a little splinter to each
end and stretch it across the window,
sticking the splinters between the two
sashes, | think the thread or hair must
be left even with the top of the SASH,
then wait for the wind to blow and hear
the music. A close fitting sash will not
answer; for it will not do, think, to let
the thread touch the sash. Your cores
pendent who inquiries, will find out by
experimenting. IS. A. b.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-08-25
An Arisen Lazarus.

From the Postscript GIL Transcript
The soldiers monument in the Court
House square bears, among the many
names of the heroic dead, the name of
one of the heroic living, Mr.. John M.
Wilson, formerly of this city, now of
Lynchburg, Va. Mr.. Wilson was a
member of the Seventy-seventh Illinois
regiment, and in one of the terrible bat
ties before Vicksburg, received ball
plum between the eyes. 1t passed into
the forehead, through the head, and
out at the back part of it, cutting en-
tirely clear of the brain. After being
shot through the head, his comrades
naturally supposed Mr.. Wilson to be
dead, and left his body on the field. He
fell into the hands of the rebels, was
nursed by them, lived to see the close
of the war, and is now better than a
dozen dead men. Mr.. Wilson is visit
ing his friends in this part Of the coun-
try, and returns to Virginia in few
days. He shows desperate scar, the
hole in his head made by the bullet be-
ing large enough to admit of a person
inserting his finger therein.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-08-25

JENNIE JONES was very pretty little
girl and it was the first time she had
ever been visiting by herself. She was
spending the afternoon with one of her
schoolmates, and when it came teatime,
Jennie was invited to stop to tea.
" No thank ma am she said shyly,
in answer to the request.
" guess you had BETTER" said her
little friends mother, good hospitable
Mrs. Morse "set right up to the table
along with Sairy-won't you nowI'
Jennie tidgetted, twisted her apron,
put her finger in her mouth, and finally
electrified the company by remarking
/" WELL don't know; ma said | was
to say, No, thank you, the first time |
was asked, but-but-if you urged me
could stay!'
1t is scarcely necessary to add that
she stayed.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-08-25

THE following Americans are in the
service of the Khedive of Egypt: Gen.
w. w. Loring is brigadier. general
commanding a division, and is COM
mandant of the city of Alexandria
General G. p. Stone is chief of the staff
of the general army, with the rank OF
brigadier-general; General II. P. Motto
is chief of staff of the Viceroy's per.
sonal staff, with the rank of ma or-
general; General Libbey is chief of
artillery, with the rank of brigadier-
general; Colonel Sparrow Purdy, of
California, is colonel of engineers; Col.
Thomas Rhett, of South Carolina, is
chief of ordnance, and is now build
ing large powder-works at Cairo; Mr..
McComb Mason is a major in the artil.
lery; and besides these officers, General
Reynolds and his son, Colonel Frank
Reynolds, hold commissions under the
Khedive; also, Colonel James NJ. Nor
gan, of South Carolina, now on leave in
New York, who is captain on the staff,
with the rank of Northumberland.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-08-25
Wit and Wisdom.

Corn BREAD?' said an Irish waiter;
1--WE haven't got it; an isn't it corn
bafe We name"
Why should young ladies set good ex-
amples? Because young men are so
apt to follow them.
A LITTLE boy, three years old, who
has brother of three months, gave a
reason for the latter's good conduct
Baby doesn't cry tears because he
doesn't drink any water and he can't
cry milk
"WHY, Uncle Johnny" said his
friend, "can you afford to eat shad at 25
cents pound p Mine Gott," said
Uncle Johnny 'riumphantly, can put
him in mine ice chest and keep him till
he gets cheaper.
"FM not used to begging" said little
girl to lady of whom she had asked
aims, "'cause only two weeks ago my
father was a merchant" 'Why, child,
how could you be reduced to poverty so
soon?" My father took bad two
dollar bill at his peanut stand, and it
ruined him." sobbed the child.
A DYsPEPTIC read that by sending a
dollar by mail he would receive cure
for dyspepsia. He sent the money, and
received a slip with the following print
ed on it "Stop drinking and hoe in
the garden" The man was mad at
first, then laughed, and finally went to
hoeing, and stopped drinking, and is
now as well as ever.
AN apothecary who is continually
troubled with the inquiry for the time,
was asked the other day, "Please, sir,
tell me what time it isl
Why, | gave you the time not
minute ago." said the astonished
apothecary.
Yes, sir" replied the lad !; but this
is for another woman
AN old gentleman of eighty married
young wife and in due course of time
was presented with a son. On the day
of christening the nurse handed young
master about, with the usual exclama-
ton that he was the very image of his
papa.
every like, indeed said lady, she
has no teeth
A wELL-KNowN officer in Auld Recke
was celebrated for his cunning and wit.
HIS mother having died in Edinburgh,
he hired hearse and carried her to the
family burial place in the Highlands.
He returned it is said, with the hearse
full of struggled whiskey, and being
teased about it by friend, he said,
Won, man, there's nae harm done.
only took ava the body and brought
back the speerit.'
A BRIGHT little boy about four years
of age, son of clergyman, was at your
correspondents house one evening
with his parents, and gave him couple
of five cent pieces. He laid them on
the table, and putting his finger on one
said, "This one am going to give to the
heathen." He played with them awhile
till finally one of them rolled away and
he could not find it. Well,n said |,
"my lad, which one have you lost? ~
"Oh,' said he, ~ have lost the one
was going to give to the heathen."
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Phoebe Cary.

In this same year have died Alice and
Phoebe Cary, two sisters, who, in their
childhood, their genius, their pursuits,
their home, their friends, were united
for half century, and who, in their
deaths, were divided but by the short
space of six months. Their first repu-
tation was provincial one. They wrote
Tor papers of the Universalist denomi
nation, and soon afterward for Western
periodicals, especially TIE LadieS' RepoS-
tory, at Cincinnati In that day litera-
ture had not yet become so centralized
in New York-each Of the leading cities
had its periodicals. In the West, there
grew a vigorous and quite independent
literary life for awhile, but with the
opening of railways it died away, and its
leading writer's either paled before the
rising sun of Eastern literature, or, like
Alice and Phoebe Cary, were drawn into
the open sea of a national reputation.
Nearly twenty years ago the two sisters
came to New York, and began keep.
ing house together In all their strug-
giles, trials, and joys, their interests were
one. Their parlors were once week
devoted to a little Seance of writer's and
artists, and their own home was, indeed,
quite a center of social life among lite
rary people. Phoebe rarely ever wrote
prose, and if she lacked the pre- Raph.
elite picturesqueness of description
which belonged to the prose of Alice,
she had lyrical sweetness not found
in her sister. That noble hymn, begin
ming
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-08-25

A FARMER in Laconia, N. H., speaking
of the thinness of the hay crop, said
"The grasshoppers have all got lame
trying to jump from one blade of grass
to another"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-08-25

THERE is hope of Virginia. Its best
papers are ridiculing the "tourna-
ments,' and telling the young men to
stop fooling and 90 to work.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-08-25

AN IDLE man once asked a coal mer-
chant what peck of coal multiplied by
eight, divided by four, with ton added
to them and a bushel substracted would
come to. WE'LL" said the coal mer.
chant, " if you burn 'em they'll come to
ashes.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-08-25

New YORK and the New England
States together have almost one third
Of the cities in the United States.
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One sweetly solemn though hit
Comes To me DER and o'er.o

aas been sung all round the world
Phoebe Cary was even more remarkable
as a woman and friend than as a wri-
ter, and she was loved most devotedly
by an exceedingly wide circle of friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-10-20
NO. 249.
guetieat.
INDIAN SUMMER.

There is time just when the frost
Prepares 10 pave old Winters way;
When Autumn in reverie lost
The mellow daytime dreams away;
When Summer comes in musing mind
To gaze once more on hill and dell,
To mark how many sheaves they bind
And see if all are ripened well.
With balmy breath she whispers low,
The dying flowers look up and give
Their sweetest incense, ere they go,
For her who made their beauties live.
She enters meath the woodlands shade,
Her zephyrs lift the lingering leaf,
And bear it gently, where are laid
The loved and lost ones of its grief.
At last old Autumn, rising, takes
Again his scepter and his throne;
With boisterous hand the tree he shakes
Intent on gathering all his own.
Sweet Summer, signing fees the plain,
And waiting Winter, gaunt and grim,
Sees miser Autumn hoard his grain,
And smiles to think, it's all for him.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-11
Groceries with the Duts on.

We noticed scme days agot reduction made
in duties on teas. coffee and spices, on the first
of January, and asked what grocer would be
first to give the benefit of this reduction TO his
customers. We are authorized by the ever
wide-awai1e Vic Sturm. proprietor of the cele-
brated Tea Hong, at the corner of Prince and
Market Square. 10 say that he offers now, as be
did nearly one month ago. tea Of the best
brands, coffee, and all kinds of spices, at prices
equal to what they now command with duty off,
Give him trial. and prove it. Healways gives
his customers the benefit of falling markets
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-11
All Aboard for salt River.

AS will be seen from his advertisement III
another column, Col Mariner is offering his
property for sale, preparatory to making his trip
up salt river" He is sowell satisfied with his
pilot and crew that he viii make no changes,
though It is understood some of the newspaper
craft on the other ship, hearing it was little
more profitable business OH his ship, signded
perfect-willingness to sail on it, their motto be-
ing-as they themselves express it" money,
not political principles" As the salt river the
Colonel proposes going TO is not in Utah, but
over into the new coal fields he has acquired on
Coal Creek, in Anderson county. it will not be
necessary for him 10 change his base For par
tjculars, see hi advertisement.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-11

The country seems to eflled with Specific
for the cure of Lung Diseases, that one scarcely
knows which to use, for want of confidence in
their medical properties but from the remark
ablec cures and the high order and extraordinary
efficacy of Aliens Lung Balsam, that we are
compelled to regard the evidences of our senses,
aud confidently state for Cough and Cold, and
that Hyara-Heade3 Monster Consumption, we
think that preparation safe and certain cure
that is now before the public.
For sale by all Medicine Dealers ianl-lrn
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-11
M. FOSTER.
The Mysterious physiological CIairvoyart
nd

Will remain in the city for few days only.
DR.. f. was born with the wonderful gift of Sec
ond Sight, by which he IS able to reveal your
past present and future, and to describe per-
sons, places and localities in any part of the
world He has his Office at E. D. Hess board
ing house.
We were present at sitting given to q gen
tleman and several ladies' and he certainly de-
scribed locations and results that had occurred
with great truth and exactness. DR.. Foster
manifested the remarkable gift at the age Of
eight years, and has always satisfied those test
ing his skill that he is no trickster, but really
gifted with the powers he claims.
p S.-All communications on business will
receive attention. To insure prompt reply,
send return postage stamp. Addres
jan11-tf P. o. Box 916, Knoxville, Tenn
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-01-11
Cant. u. VI. Rearien.

This we'll known gentleman is now engaged
in business on Market Square, being connected
with the Family Grocery house of Capt. N. d.
Bearden, where he will be pleased to see his
friends and customers generally. The genial
aRufep is now acting as commissary Of one of
the best establishments in the city, and will in
duce q large trade.