The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-06-21


that which bears the chronicle of its
deeds.-Chicago Post.
Greeleyisms.
THE Greeley platform-let us have
office.
The one term principle" You lie,
you villain, you lie.'-Horaee Greeley.
WHAT is Greeley's age ?-Cabb-age.
The gold in Greeley's character is
eighteen carrots.
The favorite side dish of Crate and
Greeley-Lettuce alone.
The table on which Mr.. Greeley has
written his best articles-vegetable
WHAT vegetable does Greeley most
resemble ? A rude.he-beggar. Can
this be beet?)
WHY was Greeley's appearance in the
Cincinnati Convention an agricultural
development? 1t was a turn-up of
very rare species.
"HURRAH for Horrors Greeley and
Grass Brown exclaimed a drunken
fnlllStlne IN hentuchy.
THERE was an old party named Greeley,
Once said lot tho South go out freely;
Said another, she shant,
And his name II Grant,
And he'll be elected, not Greeley.
THE following dispatch is said to have
been received by leading agriculturist
at Sonora, CAL:
"If you plant pound of fine cut in horn
on the shady side OF Red Rock, you can raise
twenty pounds of Limberger cheese TO the
acre in three straight heats, provided the wool
10 free of burrs. HORACE GREELEY
WASHINGTON is alarmed lest Mr.. Gree
ley, if elected, should plant potatoes or
some other useful vegetable in the gar
dens of the White House.
SHAKESPEARE briefly wrote the last
chapter of the life Of Horace Greeley,
but didn't know it at the time. 1t reads
in this wise;
Last scene Of all
Shall end this strange, eventful history;
November hopelessness, then mere oblivion,
Sans friends, sans power, sans hope OF any
Office.
"Is NOT Horace Greeley a college
bred man ?" asks correspondent. No,
Gil iC a VI AiittlAi bANeit iilAAis
WHAT I know about tanning: New
FORK Farmer" want to know how
TO tan raw hides What is your pro-
ces. Pr Illinois Tanner" Keep your
hides to soak till November, and I'll
show you"
IN telling what he knows about cod.
fish balls, Horace says: Never put
over five potatoes in hill with cod
fish, if you would insure a crop. The
pink-eye is the best potato to use, as the
eye of the pink blends readily with the
eye Of the fish, producing an effect
truly wonderful"
"IN sowing fine cut tobacco, it is not
necessary to remove the tin foil Plug
tobacco should not be knocked off the
trees with clubs. Wait till it ripens,
and it will fall off itself. "-ESSay on
Farming.
THE Louisville Courier can't spoil
Joke for friendships sake; which is the
reason for its remark that 1.-THE Cincin-
natl Times says Senator Schurz sees the
handwriting on the wall. If it is Horace
Greely's handwriting, we don't know
where he is going to find Daniel that
can read it,"
THE following, said to be the latest
from the pen of Horace Greeley, shows
that the old gent does know something
about farming:
CHAPPAoUA, May 6.--Sir If anybody thought
il worth while TO cultivate the Chicago
Times, should say that he would need to sub
soil four feet deep and SOW groenbacks, drill
them in carefully, mulch with Government
bonds, and top dress with fractional currency.
7. S. II the growth should be too rapid,
spread on a layer OF Confederate scrip. II. G..
The position of the Democracy in
reference to the nomination of Mr..
Greeley is fairly described in the old
| rhy me:
We shall and we shan't,
We will and we won't,
| Wen be beat if we do,
| And we be id if We don't.
To BE sung at sunset on the day Of
the Presidential elections
Close the polls, his work is done;
What to him his friend or foemsn,
Rise of wheat or fall of corn,
Woodruff, Stone, or other woman.
Lay him low, let him blow
OF his turnips white as snow
What cares he? He does not know
| How the ruta-bagas grow