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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-01-26
New POstOfIlce Regulations.

The Easton Pa Free Press says
Owing to the fact that there are still a
few persons who do not understand how
to transact postoffice business properly,
the department has issued a series of
rules and regulations for the benefit of
postoffice patrons, which it will be well
to remember and follow:
CONCERNING MAILING OF LETTERS.
|. Never buy any postage stamps.
Hand your letter to the postmaster, and
ask him if he can change a V. If he
can't, tell him you'll hand it to him
some other time. 1T will not be
necessary to do so, however, as three
cents are nothing.
2. When you hand your letter to him,
do not by any means forget to tell him
to be sure and have that 60. If you
do not give him warning he will be
very apt to keep it in his office long
time
3. Always remember not to put your
letters in the letter box. (Ifyou do the
postmaster will not have SO much bust
ness, and you encourage laziness.
H. IT'S well to ask him how long be-
fore you ought to get an answer to it.
Tor course he can't tell, but Just to see
how well he can guess.
GETTING THE MAIL.
l. If you have box, do not call out
the number Of it, or your name, but
stand and drum on it with your fingers.
This will enable you to show that you
have got box, and also obliges the
postmaster to take good look at you.
2. When he hands out your mail (ii
there is any don't fail to ask him il
that's all. (Postmasters are in the habit
of holding back portion of each ones
mail, which of course they will not do
after the question is asked.)
3. If any expected letter or paper
does not come, ask the postmaster what
he s'poses is the reason? And tell him
it's mighty curious. (Of course, post
masters are not possessed of super.
natural knowledge, but they should
know where the letters are after they
have been in the business while.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-01-26
A Novel and Valuable Discovery.
From the Boston Traveller

A process by which the heat in the
waste steam from one engine can be
used to heat the boiler of another, and
the amount of power now obtained by
the consumption Of fuel doubled, has
been discovered.
When two establishments using steam
power are near each other the exhaust
steam from one of them can be taken
to heat the boiler of the other, and nc
fuel, fireman, or chimney will be re.
CURED for it, and its engine will run
without attention so long as the waste
steam is supplied to heat its boilers, fur.
nishing an amount of power fully equal
to that of the first engine from which
the waste steam is received.
The second boiler is heated by passing
the waste steam through it fue;, and
is filled with mixed volatile liquid
composed mainly of the bisulphide OF
carbon, which boils at 10 Fahrenheit
and at the temperature of exhaust
steam gives pressure in the boiler OF
50 pounds to the inch. The vapol
formed IN the boiler is used to drive the
second engine instead of steam, and
after being used, is condensed by cool
ing, pumped into the boiler again, and
used continually, with small loss. Two
engines arranged on this plan are now
running at the Atlantic Works in East
Boston, and careful measurement Of
the power of each proves that of the
vapor engine to be the greatest.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-01-26
The New York Times.

A New York letter has the following
newspaper office gossip: After Mr..
Raymonds death, until the accession of
Mr.. Jennings TO the chief position, the
Times languished. Mr.. Bigelow presided
over the paper but few weeks. He
was not suited to the position, nor was
the office suited with him. He was too
wealthy, too famous, too old, and too
much inclined TO take his ease. So in a
few weeks he resigned, and a Mr.. Bacon,
a very pleasant young man, hardly more
than twenty-seven years old, took the
leadership. He was smart and keen,
but was not literally educated, and had
had too little experience of life. After
short reign, he resigned and went to
Boston. Then came Mr.. Sheppard, a
big, putting old Englishman, who has
since gone to England in the interests
of the United States Treasury. He was,
like Mr.. Bigelow, too inactive. He
would drive down to the Times office
from the Metropolitan Hotel in his car
riage, late in the afternoon, and long
before midnight would be dreaming Of
his beautiful young wife over his manu-
script, and nodding his head in the gas
light. He resigned, and Mr.. Jennings
came to the surface. For six years he
had been the American correspondent
of the London Times, position he could
not have held unless he had been man
of marked ability. He is a perfect steam
engine in the Times Office, and 40 one of
the editors can tell when lie will pounce
upon them next. For an assistant he
has Major Williams, who used to be the
police reporter for the Times. In order
to illustrate trait of Mr.. Jennings's
character, we will mention an incident
which occurred in the Times office.
When Mr.. Tweed was arrested in New
York, the other day, the Tribune and
| Herald got the news at late hour at
night, and had it in their next morn.
ing's editions. The Times had not a
word about it. This was considered a
bad beat by the newspaper press,
and the Tribune made the most of it.
Somebody in the Times office had to be
held responsible. The result was, a
week or so after, the city editor and his
assistant (who had been on the Times
some sixteen years. had their official
heads chopped off by Mr.. Jennings.
| They will leave the Times in about a
week, to be succeeded by new editors,
who will probably remain until they are
beaten"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-01-26
A Heroic Female Michigander.

The Detroit Free Press of the 3lst ult.
tells the following of rural heroine:
Thursday night last, shortly after II
o'clock, farmer, living seven miles
west on the Grand River road, and one
mile north, was awakened by the sound
of feet under his bedroom window, and
slipped softly out of bed, thinking that
he was about to receive call from
burglars Looking through the win
dow, he saw three men few feet away,
holding conversation, and directly
they started off in the direction of the
barn. Krause was sure that they meant
mischief, either to get into his house or
steal his horses. He took down his gun
and prepared to 60 out and drive them
Oft. just at this moment something
crept up his back and ran down his legs
and arms, a sort of feeling that it was
much safer to stay in the house, even
though he had gun to protect him
outside. He therefore informed his
wife that there was no danger, and was
about crawling back to bed, when she
began to urge him to go to the barn.
After considerable argument, Peter
went out, but returned in few minutes
with the information that the barn
doors were open, and that the men were
after the horses. Half dressing, as time
was precious, and going in her stocking
feet to make no noise, the wife took the
gun and made straight for the barn,
while the husband remained behind to
guard the house. Getting close to the
barn, Mrs. Krause saw that the thieves
had opened the large doors, as well as
the stable door, and, hearing them in
the stable, she passed in on the main
floor. An alley leads from the main
floor to the stalls, and as she arrived at
the entrance the men were about to
lead the horses out. The women was
much excited and considerably fright
ened, as may be supposed. but she gave
"a shout, drew back the hammer of the
gun, and would have given the thieves
bullet had not they released the
horses and rushed through the door,
Getting outside Two or three rods they
stopped, and she heard them talking in
low tones. Aiming for the spot as well
as the darkness would permit, Mrs
Krause discharged the gun, and the
men ran off and returned no more
They had got the briddles on to two
horses, and would have been off with
them in three minutes more, had not
the spunky woman made her appear
| ance. The husband remained in the
house until sure that the men had gone
and then went out and met his wife a!
| she was returning.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-01-26
A Cool Customer.

man entered well known restau-
rant the other day, and called for a
dinner. His orders were of the most
elaborate character, and fairly staggered
the resources of the restaurant-keeper.
He fingered long at the table. and
finally wound up with a bottle of wine.
Then, lighting a cigar he had ordered,
he leisurly sauntered up to the counter,
and said to the proprietor:
=" Very fine dinner, landlord! Just
charge it to me. | haven't got a cent"
But | don't know you," said the
proprietor, Indignantly.
"Of course you DON'T If you had,
you wouldn't let me have had the din
ner."
"Pay me for the dinner say"
And | say | can't. Haven't got the
blunt"
"Til see about that" said the pro.
prietor. Then he snatched a revolver
from a drawer, leaped over the counter,
and collared the man, exclaiming as he
pointed it at his head:
Now, see if you'll get away with
that dinner without paying for it, you
scoundrel ~
"What is that you hold in your
hand?" SAID the man, drawing back.
THAT, sir, is revolver"
ooh that's revolver, is it? | don't
care pin for revolve. / thought it
was stomach-pump ~
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-01-26
An Iron Dock at SANTANA.

Some time ago the Secretary of the
Navy advertised for proposals for build
ing an iron floating dock, which it is
understood was to be used at SANTANA
Bay, Santo Domingo. At its last ses,
sion Congress, at the request of the
Secretary, made an appropriation of
$l,000,000 for the purpose of construct
ing the dock. With one exception all
the bids received were over this
amount, some of them ranging as high
as eighteen hundred thousand. There
was one bid for million from Alfred
Lee d Co., of New York city. The Sec
rotary addressed several letters to this
firm, asking them to come forward, give
the necessary security, and accept the
bid, but ne did not receive an answer.
He has since ascertained that Lee IL Co.
had no facilities for doing the work,
and intended to sublet the contract.
But it is believed they could not get any
one to do it for the price named. The
Secretary has declared the time closed
for the acceptance of the contract, and
will ask Congress for an additional APP.
preparation, as he is satisfied the work
cannot be done for 81 100000.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-01-26
A Newark Monster.

The New York Herald, of the Sth
inst, says: DR.. Dodd, the county ply
stefan of Newark, has ordered an in
quest to be held in the case of Rudolph
Brichschlaeffer's child, just deceased.
Rudolph with the very simple surname
is German grocer, who does large
business at 62 Prince street. His child
was sick with the smallpox and died
with it. The authorities are advised of
the astounding fact that he entirely
neglected to procure the services of a
physician. Indeed, he admits it, and
gives as reason that he was afraid if
he sent for one he would have to hang
out his small pox banner on the house
front, and thereby would drive away
his customers. This admission is equiva.
lent to a declaration on his part that the
child's life and the lives of his neigh
bors were Of no account when weighed
in the balance with the profit Of a few
pounds of tea, sugar, &c. 1t is the in
tention of the authorities to fully in
vestigate this case and have doled out
to Rudolph measure of Jersey justice
which will prevent others from imi-
tating the unnatural father, if, indeed,
another such is to be found.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-01-26
The Wharton Trial.

The trial of Mrs. Wharton promises
to be an important case in the annals OF
American criminal jurisprudence. So
long as we had only the evidence sub
mitted by the prosecution the trial was
humdrum enough, but now that the
defense has brought experts to discredit
the scientific testimony already taken
a new interest has been aroused, and
the reports Of the proceedings are
eagerly read all over the country. The
case is by no means an ordinary one. A
DISTINGUISHED general officer of the
army died under suspicious circumstan-
ces, and the lady in whose house his
death occurred has been arrested on
the charge of poisoning him. The
prosecution made out a pretty strong
case, taken by itself, against her, and
this, with her high social standing, has
given from the first an unusual degree
of interest to the trial. Now that the
doctors are hopelessly disagreeing as to
the diagnosis of the attending physician
as to the probable cause of death, and
as to the correctness of the chemical
analyses on which the prosecution has
depended to make out case of poison
ing, and, above all, now that the doc
tors and lawyers have lost their tenn pers
and begun indulging in caustic repair
tees, the case has become one every
where talked about. One thing seems
pretty clear, and that is, that Mrs
Wharton will be acquitted. The expert,
whose testimony has been taken sue
ceeded at least in making it a matter o
serious doubt whether General Ketchun
was poisoned at all or not, and with
this doubt existing in the minds of th'
jurymen, there is very little reason t.
suppose that they will declare Mrs
Wharton a poisoner. The case is pre-
cisely one Of those Of which no one viii
ever know the entire truth, and tn,
only real service the trial can pos5ibl,
do to the country that is so deepl,
interested in its details, will be in teach
ing the courts caution in accepting TIL,
evidence of experts where positiv,
testimony is wanting.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-01-26
Paris Uncomfortable for Americans.
Paris Cor. n. Y. Evening Post.


Paris has become very uncomfort
able place to reside in, particularly for
Americans. Disguise it as we may, we
are as heartily disliked now by all classes
of French as we were once liked. From
Mr.. Washburne down they make no
exceptions; and if in our dealings with
the trades.people they cannot cheat us,
then we "have come here to rob them,
to take the bread out of their mouths"
Here is q lady, Mrs. f., who ordered
some dining.room furniture and window
curtains, to be trimmed with silk velvet.
1t was brought home, of cotton velvet,
and the curtains were so narrow that
when drawn they looked as though they
were ironed down. AS soon as they
were placed, the man handed his bill
for several thousand francs, and insisted
on being paid Mrs. f. said they were
not made as ordered, and he must
change them before she paid him. He
insulted her, and few days after sum-
noned her to appear, and, on her not
doing so, sent seven men into her house
to take an inventory. On leaving, they
left a man in charge, obliging her to
leave every door open, that he might
have free access and see all that was
going on. Mrs. j.. is Obliged to have
lawsuit, although General Read, our
Consul General, did all he could to
arrange it. Now, this is one out of sew.
eral that have come to my knowledge
do not advise any Americans to come
here to remain. The lower classes have
become very insolent. The feeling that
our Legation took the Germans under
their protection and sent them out of
the country rankles in their breasts.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-01-26

ONE of the incidents of the Chandler.
Hale wedding is thus related by the
Washington Capital: at seems that
when the charming widow Auliclx came
to make her toilet it was discovered that
the ruthless Board of Public Works had
torn up the street and cut off the gas.
A lady cannot dress without light. The
prospect was dark. News Of the trouble
reached the Navy Department. The
Navy Department was aroused. In
few hours an immense force was put
upon the street, and, in full time for the
party, light was thrown upon the
charmed home. This carries us back 10
the days of romance and gallantry. A
softened light Of more poetic times falls
upon the rude streets of Washington.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-01-26
Mems Rights.

A correspondent of the New York
Tribune addresses the editor of that pa
per as follows:
SIR-You growl about the lost popu-
lation of New York, and seem to won
der what is the matter. / will tell you
what's the matter in five words Men
refuse to marry nowadays. Why? Be
cause the burden and legal pains and
penalties Of marriage are too great for
any except rich people. Our Legisla.
ture, by series of women's rights en-
actments, and our courts by series of
oppressive decisions against men, have
made marriage a hardship. 1t is no
longer a blessing as it was forty years
ago. The husband no longer has any
authority at home. He has become a
slave 10 his wifes caprice and extrava-
gance. Whenever he ventures to re-
sist her folly, the law steps in and lays
its heavy hand upon him in pains and
penalties. Should he proceed to adj
minister proper correction land per.
sonal correction is the cornerstone OF
marriage). he is at once hauled before a
Judge and imprisoned. If he endeavors
TO check his wife's extravaganza by re.
fusing TO pay deotS incurred by her, ne
can be sued and compelled to pay. II
he wishes to sell his real estate, it takes
weeks and months of weary coaxing
and expensive presents to get his wife
to sign the deeds. If his wife leaves
him TO 90 back 10 her parents-or q
worse place-he cannot bring her back
by law to his home she can laugh has
authority TO scorn. If, on the contrary
he leaves her, Disguised with her follies
she can get warrant for his arrest
more promptly than warrant can be
got for the arrest of thief or a muir
derer. If she has any real estate at the
time of her marriage it remains he
own; if he has any she gets dove
right of one-third. Truly she can say
"Whst's yours is mine, and what
mine is my own
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-01-26
Beauties Of the Law.

There was an episode during the
Wharton murder trial, few days since,
that was sadly in keeping with that
melancholy affair. When the court
met on Saturday morning, the presiding
Judge announced an adjournment for
two days for an imperative reason. This
was then explained to be that the wife
of one of the jurors had died very SUD-
denly on the night previous, and this
was the first intimation that the be-
reaved husband had of his terrible loss.
The calamity had occurred in Anne
Arundel county, ten miles distant from
Annapolis. An memorable law would
not permit the jury to disband during
the progress of the trial; so the twelve
were taken by the Sheriff together to
the place where the body lay. They
remained there, at the residence of the
aih lcted juryman, over night, and on
the following day attended the funeral
in body, after which they returned to
their rooms at Annapolis, the mourner
being obliged to leave behind him his
young and motherless children.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-01-26
Jeff. THOMPSON.

The New Orleans correspondent Of
the st. Louis Times (Democratic) writes
about Gen. M. jeff Thompson as fol.
lows "This ex Confederate officer and
somewhat noted individual is at present
domiciled in New Orleans, and forms a
fraction of the ring of disreputable
thieves engaged in the laudsble occupa
ton Of plundering the honest portion
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-01-26

TIFFANY e CO., of New York, have a
necklace of pearls which was purchased
from the ex-Empress of the French, by
an agent sent to Chiselhurst for the
purpose. She would sell no other of her
jewels. The price asked is $4,000.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-01-26

A Mt. STERLING, ILL.,, correspondent
tells how Willie, aged IL, eloped with
Lydia, aged Is. Both are members of
highly.respectable families, and no one
knows where they have gone.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-01-26

The Lebanon (Ky.) Standard has the
following golden opportunity for any
one who " fills the bill :" A young
lady wealthy, beautiful, and accom-
plished-wants handsome, intellectual
gentleman to go with her on bridal
tour to Europe the lst of June. N. B.
None but intellectual men need APP.
ply. Send pedigree. Address Adrienne
st. Clair, care Standard Office, Lebanon"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-01-26

THE latest smuggling dodge has been
detected at Ogdensburg, N. Y. For
some time the importation OF turkeys
had been unusually brisk, but no sus.
picion was excited until their unusual
weight attracted notice. 1t was then
found that bottle of brandy had been
deity inserted in each carcass, the orr
Gee neatly closed, and then frozen up.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-01-26

ID. ELLSWORTH, of Waterloo, Iowa,
has become insane in the futile attempt
to invent a perpetual motion machine.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-01-26

So much bogus gold dust has been in
circulation in Idaho City, that its bust.
ness men have adopted an exclusive
greenback currency.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-02-01

SUBsolL PLows.-It does seem O
little strange that tho value of this
implement is SO little known among
our farmers. In Britain it has come
into almost universal use, greatly to
the advantage of the crops. On
strong soils OF clayey nature it is
especially valuable. Wero it used
more, especially on land intended for
root crops, or to be seeded down to
grass, the farmers would have much
less complaint to make of losses from
drought and short crops. Properly
constructed the implement is strong,
simple, and easily worked, and less
costly than an ordinary pillow. Tho
effect of subsoiling can in q great
measure be attained by using two
common plows, one of them having
the mould-board and coulter remov.
ed furro" is turned by the ordi-
nary plow in the usual manner. The
other follows behind, RAINING in the
furrow made by the first, and mere
ly lifting the soil aud breaking the
hard-pan without turningit At the
next round this loosened soil is GOV.
cred by the furrow slice Of the first
plow, leaving deep mellow seed bed
for the roots Of the crop that folltws
TO luxuriate in. On light soils and
those naturally deep and friable, SUBJ
soiling is Of less benefit than on
heavier ones, that are more liable to |
pack and form q hard pan through
the action Of the sole Of the common
plow pessing frequently ovor at the
same depth The operation OF sub
soiling needs only to be gone through
with in most cases once 10 rotation,
say every FIVE years. Still, ii it can
DO done oftener, 80 much the better. /
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-02-01
OHIO.
CrNc1NNArI. Ian. 40.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 80.
As q passenger train on the Louis
vile Short Line r. r., due here at
8:4b last night was passing Eagle
station about 30 miles from this city, ).
q most terrible accident occurred!
The depot platform obtained mum j
Of passengers who had been waiting
for the train, and just after b locomo-
tive and express car had passed
switch at that point safely, it broke
and the remaining cars of the train
we're swept across the platform, NOW
ing down number Of persons who
were upon it. The express car was
totally wrecked and caught fire, but
was speedily extinguished.
Among the causualities were John
MoDermott, post master ct the sta
ton, badly bruised; Geo. Ros-
well, q citizen had several ribs broke;
Joseph johnson, station agent, a legI
broken and head and body badly
bruised; Mr.. Hampton, o citizen, his
right foot crushed off and leg broke
in two places, and otherwise badly
injured. The two last named perl
sons are not expected to recovery
Richard Reeves, express messenger
was slightly bruised. He was
brought to this city this morning,