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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-03-31
Why 1 Like Farming.

1t presents me to the open sky, the
winds and the sun. | smell the fresh
mold | hear the birds, the brooks, and
! see the grass and waving grain. ] am
in the midst of the harvest after having
enjoyed seed-time. This it does-my
love for farming Were it not that
loved it, i should not enjoy it; but it
takes me nearer to the bosom of the
earth, where lie the great strata where
the wonderful miracle and mystery of
the world are. | work miracle myself
yearly, by the growth Of grain from this
soil, these tracts, so mysterious, so an
cient, SO full of history. Here at this
late hour of the world great changes
are taking place-grain instead of ferns
and trees, and water and marine animals
The farmer is in all this. He is sur
rounded by it. He is the lord and the
king Of the soil plain, common, like
beasts of the field, like his own quiet
herds, giving bread to thousands, feed
ing a world and he might feed another
were it necessary, so much matter has
he for bread; the rocks are filled with it.
He treads this free, fruitful earth. His
family is like him, free and happy that
is the true farmer, who loves his voca-
ton. Here virtue thrives most. All
the graces have root here, along with
the flowers and the shrubs the brooks
cast their spray around the rude rock
and image the clouds. Such delicacy is
nowhere else. Here are the trees in
blossom; and is this nothing? Here
they cast their fruit. The rich wealth
of autumn is here-its sphere of gold"
its yellow grain the brown autumn
covers all, n season that none so well as
the farmer enjoys-enjoys because he
loves it-loves his calling which brings
him out among these things.
Health, honesty, peace, enjoyment
these are the birthright of the farmer
r. q. IN Country Gentleman.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-03-31
Seven Months on a Cake of Ice.

Sailed from Bremen, in May, 1869,
steamer Germania and schooner Hansa,
for the North Pole or destruction-for
glory in either case. The steamer win
tered on the east-uninhabited-
of Greenland, in latitude "A, further
north than the coast has been hitherto
known. Her sledge parties went up to
II, but not so far 10y above FIVE degrees
as American explorers went on the
western shore.
The schooner was frozen in on Sep
TENDER 10Th, 1869, in latitude 10, nearly
thousand miles due north of Iceland,
and about twenty miles from the Green
land shore. She sunk in October. In
December their floating island, which
had been some miles in circumference,
broke up in latitude 6S. The fourteen
prisoners, among whom were two scien-
lists, took to Il comparatively small
piece. Here they continued drifting
down to the southwest till May I, 1870.
when they took to their boats. June Is
they reached Friedrichsthal mission
station near Cape Farewell. The whole
story sounds more like one of Wayne
Reds narratives than like actual occur
rences in our day.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-03-31
Ghr Grue 9ortherner.
Spring.

I'm from the glowing South-with azure eyes,
All sleepy with the flash of brilliant dyes
Or ruby tinted bird, CLEAN painted butterflies
Gold paven shore and lily crested river,
Where gilded insects 'mongst lush emerald
And ali the perfumes of spice islands breathe.
And silver webs the waves round rocks OF coral
wreathe.
All gathered in the meshes of her rainbow net
The gorgeous hues with DINNER pearls beset,
She filings before her. Like to ed-tuned note.
Such as from the shepherds pipe DER some
lone mere may float.
Coming dull. dead earth arise rejoice;
The Easter of the year is come-wake up to
life"
The challenge rings far to the snowbound
North
The fce-King trembles-" Up, ye warriors
forth
Hear yeg the swift-winsed chargers oloaVe the
An army GOMEZ" Nay, but maiden fair
Smiles on the Winter King in his despair;
And he his death -fraught sceptre throwing
Kisses her out-stretched hand. and yields his
And through the mountain gorgeS sounds her
voice
'COmingi death-chaincd waters-livel re-
The Easter of the year is cOmo-wako up to
A LIQUID murmur, like the west wind stroke
The silence then a cadence wild and sharp,
Like to mad. ftful chords on untuned harp;
And with passionate and laundering roar,
From thousand rocks the swelling waters pour,
Till. tuned to melody. they sweep along,
And in the smiling wales lift up their Easter
song.
Awake we buds and blossoms! Perfume sweet
Steals through the air, her dainty steps to
greet.
Bursts forth the dappled gloom from orchards
gay.
Earth's primrose stars shine out The cluster
ing May
Frosts DER the greon-grown hedge with sudden
white
Pure Easter-garb after the long death-night.
Lo at her voice fair Nature bursts the tomb,
And rises glorious in fresh beauty's bloom,
Type of n fairer spring time yet to be.
When mortal shall wake up to Immortality.
30. all ye living ones lift up your voice
Coming Q dull, dead hearts arise rejoice
The Easter of the year is cOme-wake up TO life. >
Once Week.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-03-31
He Couldn't Tell n Lie.

Alf. Burnett, in one of his letters to
" The People" of indianapolis, relates
the following anecdote
Z" BY the by, a good story is told of
Ben. Butler and his notorious honesty.
A short time since, Ben. Butler and
Wendell Phillips had business with the
President, and, arm-in-arm proceeded
to call upon him. The President was
busy, and sent word that he would see
them presently. Phillips and Butler
strolled out into the conservatory, in
the rear of the White House, thence
into the garden. Butler and Phillips
were engaged in an animated conversa-
ton upon some topic. Butler became
slightly excited.
"A large Ratchet, belonging to the
gardener. was beside tree Butler
casually picked it up, and, while talk
ing, he made several deep gashes with it
into some of Gen. Grants favorite trees.
Just at this .juncture, the President app
pearing, Butler hastily secreted it under
his coat tails.
after the compliments of the day,
the President spied for the first time his
mutilated tree, and, with tones of vehe-
mence, inquired who had been cutting
and gashing that tree? After few mo-
ments' pause, Butler stepped bravely up
to the President, and took him by the
hand, saying: Mr.. President, | cannot
tell lie; | cannot tell lie; Wendell
Phillips did IL ~
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-03-31
A Feeding Machine.

There has recently been invented and
is now at work in New York city an inn
proved feeding and registering machine
The invention combines an automic
feeding apparatus with an adjusting at
tachment, by which perfect registry is
secured 1t is constructed as follows :
A movable table, on which the paper is
laid, oscillates backward and forward by
means of cam, working from the main
cylinder. Directly above the table is a
suction apparatus. consisting OF an os-
cillating pipe, with a series of cups or
short tubes, with oblique edges. At
each upward movement Of the table the
air is exhausted from the pipe by COM
mon air pump, and by reason of the
vacuum the top sheet is sucked up from
those beneath, and adheres closely TO
the mouths of the cups. Owing to the
inclination of the cups only a single
sheet is allowed to adhere the front
edge of the tube being above the paper
at an angle of As degrees. To complete
the operation, a second tube is placed
parallel with the oscillating pipe, and is
provided with several perforations oppo-
site the table, from which currents of air
pass underneath the raised sheet of pa
per and separates it from the other sheets
lying on the table. At this instant the
suction of the pipe ceases by the action
of cock cutting off the communication
with the vacuum chamber, and the pa.
per is released from the cups and deliv-
cred to the adjusting apparatus. The
latter consists Of a series of grippers and
clamps by which the sheets are adjusted
and delivered to the printing press with
out manual assistance. The sheet is
seized by travelling carriers moving hori-
zontally, and if oblique. or out of place
on the back table, the front edge is
drawn squarely up to the gauges by
means of guides, while at the same time
side-cramps, acting at right angles to the
carriers, seize the lateral edge Of the
sheet and adjust it according to side
guages. A rest-bar prevents the edge OF
the paper from curling up, and the sheet
is delivered to the grippers of the print
| ing cylinder. In this way, printing pa
per of any size, placed in any oblique
position upon the oscillating feedtable,
is perfectly adjusted and delivered to the
press. The machine is self-feeding and
self-adjusting, and requires no supervi-
sion whatever. The apparatus is not
adapted to printing presses alone, but
may be used in connection with rolling,
| folding, cutting, and all other machines
which are fed with paper. Its speed is
$500 sheets an hour, which fully equals
the capacity Of any rotary press.-Ne~
| York Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-03-31

The ATTENTION of the musical world
has been much attracted by the i'm
provements in organ making introduced
by GEORGE WooDs IL Co, in their NEW
STYLES of Parlor and Vestry Organs.
They invite the attention of all inter-
ested in music, and the elevation of all
that pertains to il, to their advertise
ment in another column. All organists,
teachers, and music dealers are invited
to examine into the merits of their in
struments, particularly sshown in their
latest style of Number Thirteen Celeste
Orqan.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-03-31

IT is A GREAT MISTAKE to suppose that
the cause of rheumatism, neuralgia or
govt exists where the pain is experience
ed. The source of these diseases is gem
orally urea in the blood, and it is one of
the special properties of DR.. WALKERS
VEGETABLE VINEGAR BITTERs to neutral
ize this deposit, while it renovates the
relaxed kidneys and thus prevents them
from. permitting portion of their Sc
erection to escape through improper chan
nels. Torpidity of the stomach has also
much to do with the vitiation of the
blood, and upon this organ the Bittcrs
act directly as a stimulant and invigo-
rant
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-03-31
Humorous.

How DID Adam go out of Eden2 He
was snaked out.
Is Tom MAST brother of the dis
tinguished gymnast?
A GOAT is good as mixer, but sue
ceeds better rs butter.
THE man who couldn't find his
match" went to bed in the dark.
BEFORE a man enters the state Of mat
rimony he should ring the belle.
The nearest an old bachelor gets to
the matrimonial harness-A sir single.
TO CONVERT an artless maiden into a
heartless one, there is only wanted
she"
How TO make time 60 fast--Use the
spur Of the moment.
"NoNE but the brave deserve the
fair" and none but the brave can live
with some of them.
WE are told that there is nothing
made in vain. But how about pretty
young girl? Isn't she maiden vain
THE Kentucky horse, which lately bit
off his drivers ear, is thought to have
enormously applied the test, I" All flesh
is grass"
YOUNG swELL-"I say, boy, what do
you do with your old clothes when
you've worn them out ?' Boy" Wear
'em home again"
WHY are black eyes called piercing?
Because they can look daggers when
they like.
"HAvE you seen my Descent into
He'll p" asked Heraud of Jerrold,
meaning poem of his, so-called. "No,"
the satirist spitefully answered, " | wish
| had"
MY dear" asked John, on observing
new striped hose on his only heir,
| "why have you made BARRIERS poles of
Ernest's legs p +" Because he's a little
shaver" was the reply.
MEDICAL SOCIETIES are warned not to
ask a Western minister to preach for
them. He has this text ready: "In his
disease Asa sought not to the Lord but
to the physician. And Asa slept with
his fathers"
"ToM, where's that counterfeit ten
dollar bill you had while ago?'
"Well, | never was quite clear in my
mind about dat are bill. Some days |
thought it was a bad bill, and other
| days | thought it was good bill and
one o. dem days when thought it was
a good bill jes' passed it away"
81 SAY, boy, is there anything to
shoot around here ?' inquired sports
man of boy he met. " Well, replied
the boy, +" thing just about here, but
our schoolmaster is ust over the hill
there cutting birch rods; you might
walk up and pop him over"
A YOUNG lady at indianapolis was en-
dcavoring to impress upon the minds of
her Sunday school scholars the sin and
terrible punishment of Nebuchadnezzar,
and when she said that for seven years
he ate grass like COW, she was aston
ished by a little girl who asked, "Did
he give milk?"
A HOMER LA exchange tells the fol-
| lowing: We were called on late one
night by gentleman-we knew he was
gentleman by what he said-who
| wanted some advice. II" What could be
done" said he, with man, who, to
get license, should swear that the girl
was more than u years old ?" Our re-
| ply was that it would depend somewhat
upon the fact whether she was 81.
Well, suppose she is not" Nothing
| could be done in such a case, we replied,
with the party swearing, but to send
him to the penitentiary. If that is
So" said our interrogation, " reckon
I'd better keep on to Arkansas"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-03-31

A SCHOOL TEACHER was locked up in
the calaboose for being drunk, and was
fined on the following day He ex-
plains the occurrence in this wise A
negro and an Irishman had been arrest
eel for drunkenness, and the Irishman
had a club and the negro knife. The
police were afraid if the two were left
alone in the calaboose that they would
kill each other. SO the school teacher
was requested to 90 inside to keep the
irrcpressibles from butchering each
other. ON the following morning, to
carry out the farce, he paid fine,
which was quietly slipped back to him
by the magistrate, together with 50 for
his services.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-03-31
Counsel to POmOlOgiStS.

The following advice is worthy Of gen.
eral circulation
In raising apples for market three
things are indispensable First, n GER
tain and large yield in bushels second
an apple of such size and appearance
that will command the money in the
market and third, as hardy tree and
as good quality Of fruit as can be got
with the first two requisites, and it would
be folly to recommend any varieties for
large cultivation, and no one would be
justified in planting largely unless there
was a reasonable prospect of a large
yield of fair, handsome fruit, adapted to
the purpose for which they were raised,
and let none think that they will sue
ceed in bringing their pet varieties from
the East however well they may do
there, such as Baldwin, Rhode Island
Greening, Yellow Newton Pippin, etc,
for they have been tried and found
wanting.
Procure first class two or three-year
old in the fall (this is a better time than
the spring., as soon as the fruit has de
stroyed the vitality of the leaves, select
ing such trees as have well-formed
heads, not forked strip off the leaves
and bury completely under the ground,
in a dry situation during the winter.
Procure your trees from a reliable nur-
seryman, who also understands his bust
ness remembering that there are plenty
of nurserymen who don't understand
their business) buy directly from the
nurseryman, and not from a so-called
agent" If you have not learned from
your own observation the varieties you
should plant, leave the selection to the
man you buy the trees of.
Use due vigilance in preventing dam
age 10y rabbits, mice, insects, and animals
(perhaps more trees are destroyed by
animals than from any other cause), and
wait patiently for the fruit; keep the
trees healthy, and the reward of your la
Dor will surely come.
A TEACHER of the freedmen was sitting
in the window of her room watching
two negroes loading goods into a cart.
One of them was disposed to shirk the
other stopped, and looking sharply Mt
the lazy one, said Sam, do you ex.
pect to 90 TO Heaven p Yes "Then
take hold and lift"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-03-31

john V. FARwELL & Co., with their
present large building, are able to show
the greatest variety in all classes of
goods. There is no stock, anywhere, so
well adapted to Southern trade as this
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-03-31
Tobacco.

An early mention of tobacco is that
in Hakluyt's Voyages" by M. Jacques
Cartier, in 1884. Speaking of the peo-
pie of Hochelaga, up the river of
Canada" he says: "There groweth also
certain kind of herbe, whereof in
Sommer they make a great provision for
all the yeere, making great account Of
it; onely men use it, and first they cause
it to be dried in the Sunne, then wear it
about their necks wrapped in a little
beasts sl<iane made like little bagge,
with a hollow piece of stone or wood
like pipe, then when they please they
make powder of it, and then put in one
of the ends of said Cornet or pipe, aud
laying a coal Of fire upon it, at the other
end, sucke so long that they fill their
bodies full of smoke till that it cometh
out of their mouths and nostrils, even
as out of the Tonnell of chimney.
They say that this doth kepe them
warme and in health they never 90
without some Of it about them. We,
ourselves, have tried the same smoke,
and having put it in our mouths; it
seemed almost as hot as Pepper"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-03-31

BOILED AND SCRAMBLED EGGs.-During
the winter of 1869 drummer visiting
Wilmington, n. c., stopped at one OF
the first class hotels. At the breakfast
table he gave an elaborate order to the
waiter, and included in it "two soft
boiled eggs
Sambo went off to the kitchen, but
soon returned, and asked:
Mass Boss, did you want dem eggs
scrambled?'
"No," said the drummer, 81 want
them soft boiled
"All right, sar," and off he trotted
again.
I'm few moments he loomed in again,
and remarked, in most persuasive
tone:
"Mass' Boss, you better have dem
eggs scrambled"
"What do you mean p roared Harry.
DWELL" said Sambo, Mass Boss. I'll
tell you; dem eggs amt very fresh, and
they'll look better scrambled
Mn. SPRlcGINs is little iorgetful some.
times. He counted his children the
other night, but could only make four
teen. " How is this ?" he asked of his
wife, 4" thought there were fifteen of
them" $50 there were answered his
wife; " but little Sammy was drowned
since then" " Indeed" said Spriggins.
meditatively; why it seems TO me
heard of that ut the time
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-03-31

EARLY CHIcKENs.-The season of the
year has now fully arrived when breed
ers ought to have their stock mated and
placed in their breeding pens, and
whenever hen shows signs of incuba-
ton, no time should be lost in placing
eggs under her. The carly Matched
chicken has many advantages over
those of later birth; it should be borne
in mind that it is in early chickenhood
the frame is made that will hereafter
place it in the rank of the large birds
Of its breed. And although feeding has
much to do in the production of size
and maturity, other things being equal,
the early chicken is sure to be the best
1t behooves breeders, then, who wish to
excel in this respect, to produce early
chickens, although ut the cost of CON
siderable more care and attention than
is necessary in the raising of those at a
later period in the season.-Poulby
Chronicle.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-03-31

A NOTORIOUS scamp was once brought
before an Onondaga Justice of the
Peace. He was accused of having
"come the soap game over a native.
The portly Justice, wishing to decide
understandingly, asked to see a sample
of his skill. The party instantly pro
duced leather strap, gave a scientific
whack across the table and remarked
d" You see, Judge, the quarter under
the strap"
What" interrupted the dignifed
functionary q do you mean to say there
is quarter under there ?"
Sartin y was the reply.
No such thing" said the Justice.
"I'll go you dollar on it," exclaimed
the prisoner.
agreed y said the Justice.
With accustomed adroitness, the strap
was withdrawn, when lo there was a
quarter.
Well" said the astonished Shallow,
81 should not have believed it if | had
not seen it with my own eyes. Here is
your dollar, and you are fined five dol
lars for gambling, contrary to the
statute in such case made and pro-
vided"
The elongated countcnance of the
gambler required no additional evidence
to testify his appreciation of =" the sell"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-03-31

A SIGN in Red Bank, New Jersey, reads
thus New maid and old maid cloth.
ing always on hand"
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In from the glowing SOuth-with azure eyes,
All sleepy with the flash of brilliant dyes.
Gold paven shore and lily-crestcd river
Where gilded insects 'mongst lush emerald
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-05-12

bird lew out Of the snowy north
More white than the northern snow,
Asan ice bound rivulet mura.urins forth
Ris nurnari-z song did f9w.
..Eo.udIal ba1utiu heaudul.
Loyal AL loving an light,
Free o., l-srallow that skins She Storm
Pure a. a .iiy and white
Beluafai, beautiful, beautiful,
Loyal ami lovely and 3D. sht.
Is the spirit that dwells ia that radiant form,
THAI dwells in that for 4 so bright"
bird iew oul the golden east
More ruddy than eastern gold
As merry page ~ -oyal feast,
His lay ne as merrily trolled.
Happi1oss, happiness, Happiness,
Full and fu7hing and free,
Rich as the li.c Of Iouiaa vine.
Precious as JOY nay be.
Happiness, happiness, happ,noss,
Full ara d1shinE and free,
Brsa-hes out rom her presence pure, divine
As breath OF a tropical tree"
a bird l.H or; OF tho fiery south
More glowing than southern FIRE,
and a melody sushei from his quivering mou;l
Wld as from Sappho's Tyre,
Pasa1uate. passionate, passionate
Bount1ai, burning and blind,
strong as an Arri;an paid and feet,
Fierce as desert wind
Passionate, passionate. passionate
Borutul hu-rir- and b-i1d
.rl.. ..-,+st tia. Tie st her feet,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-05-12
Leigh Hunts beautiful lines, which we mint
below are neaalIarlE an-au-z Of the seasn-

low are peculiarly dPr0p9s Of the season:
May, thou month Of rosy beauty,
Month whfn pleasure is a outy,
Month Ct INA s that milk the kline,
Bosom rich and breath divine;
Month Of hees, and month Of d1Rers
Month Cf o.0ssom-lrden hoFtrs;
M3ath Of ittie hands with daisies,
Lover love, and poets pTa ses
q tnou merry ~ lnth compile q,
May, tiny very ame is sweet
May was mad in olden times.
And is still ia Scottish rhymes;
Nay the blooming hawthorn bcugh.
May the month that's laughing now.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-05-12

Mrs Laura Fairs fnsnces sppesr to have
peeh In quite healthy condition, her estate en-
ofaeing several town lots, the comfortable pack
derringer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-05-12

II Is asserted 'hat aine-ienths of the young
ladies IN the State Ct Massachusetts wear night
caps.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-05-12

IIle following lines were written by a soldier
tl'- ..rl1lt in Die -uar- house. at Camp Apache
riz-us Territory. They come to US from Or. II.
s-u'c, Z. a.. who SO an accompanying note,
.stci o.. Camp Apache, March 10Th, informs US that
.s sends tham ig-t as they were written, without
.1y alteration whatever AID that he considers them
.u.ts graphic desert lon oc thst country and its
I-hra..alts I-E1 FElE Pass AND TINES.