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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-09-06
The Increase of Population in Europe.

Dr. +. Decaisne, in a note commune
Gated to the Paris Academy of Science,
shows that from the triple point of view
of the fecundity of marriages, of the
absolute number of births, and of the
excess of births over deaths, France oc.
cupies the lowest place Of all the Euro.
pean States. In Prussia 100 marriages
give 400 children in France the same
number of marriages give only
800 children. In Prussia the mum.
Der of births for each 100 OF
the population, generally, is 3.9s
per annum; in France there are only
2.55. In Prussia the excess of births
over deaths in each million of the popu.
lation is $4,000 per annum, while in
France it only amounts to 2,4OO. " II
we may admit" says DR.. Decaisne, 4" as
a conclusion from the above figures,
that the doubling of the population OF
France, despoiled of two Of its finest
provinces, and by unheard OF disasters,
will require 10 years to be effected,
while that of Prussia will require only
40 years, Great Britain 81, and Russia
GO, some estimate may be made of the
amount Of evii that has befallen this
country"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-09-06
Half an Hour Before supper.
BY BRET HARTE.

$50 she's here. your unknown Dulcinea,-the
lady you met On the train .
And YOU really believe she would know you II
you we're 10 meet her AGAIN.
"Of course " he replied. she would know me;
there never was womankind yet
Forgot the effect she inspired, she excuses pul
does not forget"
"Then you told her your loye?" asked the elder;
the younger looked up with = smile
" | sat ny her half an hour, what else was 1
doing the while
"What sit By the side of woman as fair as the
And look somewhere else lest the dazzle flash
bacN TO her eye?
"No. 7 hold that the speech of the tongue be as
frank and as bold as the look,
And held up herself to herselt;-that was more
than she got from her book.
Young blood! !" laughed the elder no doubt
you are voicing the mode of To-day;
But then we old fogies. at least. gave the lazy
some chance for delay.
1.-THE .e's my wife-Cyou must know)-we first
met on the journey from Florence to Rome:
II took me three weeks 20 discover who was she
and where was her home
Three more to be duly presented; three more
ere saw her again.
And year ere my romance began Where yours
ended that day on the tram.
20. that was the style of the stage-coach; we
travel to-day by express; :,
Forty miles TO the hour. he answered, won I
admit of a passion that's less"
But what i you make a mstake?" quoth the
elder The younger half sighed,
4" That happens when signals are wrong OF
switches misplacedY" he replied.
Every well, / must bow to your wisdom" the
elder returned. but admit
That your chances of winning this woman your
boldness has bettered no whit,
"Why, you do not. at best, know her name. And
what If | try your ideal
With something If not quite so fair, at least
more en- regie and real?
Let me find you a partner. Nay, come. insist
you shall follOw-this way.
My dear, will you not add your grace to entreat
Mr.. Rapid TO stay?
My wife, Mr.. Rapid-Eh. what Why he's
gone-yet he said he would come;
How rude ont wonder, my dear, you are
properly crimson and dumb"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-09-06
Ashes.

/ plucked an apple from of tree,
Golden and rosy. and fair 70 see
The sunshine had fed il with warmth and light
The dews had freshened IL night by night
And high on the tOpmOst bOugh IL grew,
Where the winds of heaven about IL blew;
And while the mornings were soft and y0sng'
The wild birds circed and scared and sung
There, in the storm. and calm and shine.
II rpened and frightened. this apple OF mine'
Till the day plucked il from of the tree,
Golden and rosy. and fair 10 see.
How could guess, meath that daintiest rind,
That the core of sweetness | hoped 10 find
The innermost hidden heart of the bliss
Which dews and winds and the sunshine Kiss
Had rendered and fostered by day and night
Was black with midew and hitter with blight;
Golden and rosy and fair Of skin,
Nothing but ashes and ruin within?
All never again with toll and pain
Will | strive the tOpmOst bough TO gain
Though its wind-swung apples are fair 10 see.
On the lower branch is the fruit for me.
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Scientific and Practical.

An ounce and a half OF dynamite was
recently exploded in fifteen feet of water
in England, and brought up 200 fish.
Miss MAGGIE KNIGHT, of Holyoke,
Mass, recently patented square-bot.
toned bag for the use of grocers, and
has increased the value of her invention
by inventing machine for folding
bags, by which two girls can make 10000
bags in single day.
A CITIZEN of Troy has rara avis in
the shape of strange bird which he
recently captured, with the eyes and
talons of an eagle and the beak and
comb of a duck. 1t measures three
feet six and one-half inches from tip to
tip of its wings.
AN excellent dislnf .ctant for applica.
ton to foul ulcers may be made by dis
solving one part of thymic acid in l00
parts of glycerole of starch. The thy.
mic acid resembles carbolic acid in its
proprities, but its odor is much more
agreeable.
The varieties of wood produced in
different parts of the world are far more
numerous than most people are aware
of. At the Paris Exposition of 1867
there were, from forty-five different
countries, no less then 3,769 different
kinds of wood exhibited, 395 coming
from Europe, 252 from Africa, $50 from
Asia, 900 from Oceanica, and | ,29S from
America.
ONE Of the largest chains ever manu-
featured III this country is to be made
at the Massachusetts, State Prison. 1t
will be made of iron two and quarter
inches in diameter, and there will be
three hundred links, each of which will
weigh about fifty pounds. The chain
will cost about $1,000, and will be tested
at North Bridgewater at l34 tons. The
chain is to be used at the East Boston
Marine Railway.
A LADY has astonished the British
A cademy of Sciences with the informa
| ton that she has at last found the prin
| ciple which differentiates the finite from
the infinite. She demands that five
other academies shall join the Academy
of Sciences, and that together they shall
| pay her modest sum of one million
sterling, for which she will yield up hei
secret.
SOME idea of the amount of labor in
volved in astronomical observations may
be formed from statement of the
British Astronomer Royal, that, in re
ducing the Greenwich observations OF
the moon, no less than II 900 forms, al
large as grave-stones, lat cost of 600
were filled with figures before thenumer
ical value of an important cocthcen
for eclipse calculations could be deter
mined.
A GOOD varni.h for initiating GROUND
glass may be thus made: Dissolve 81
grains of sandarac and 20 grains of mas
tic in two ounces of washed methy
lated ether, free from spirit, and add
in small quantities, enough benzine t.
make it dry with a suitable grain-tot
! little making the varnish transparent
and excess making it ropy. The guam
tity of benzine, from halI ounce t,
two ounces, depends on its quality; tn
best results are got with a medium
| olalitV
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-09-06
Origin of Yankee Doodle.

In 1855, simultaneous attacks were
made upon the French posts of Amer
lea. That against Fort Du Quesne (the
present site of Pittsburgh was conduct.
ed by Gen. Braddock; and those against
Niagara and Frontenac, by Gov. Shir
ley, of Massachusetts,, and Gen. John
son, of New York. The army of Shir-
ley and Johnson, during the summer
of 1855, lay on the eastern bank of the
Hudson, little south of the city of
Albany. In the early part of June the
troops OF the eastern provinces began
TO pour in, company after company;
and such motley assembly Of men
never before thronged together on such
an occasion, unless an example may be
found in the regiment Of Sir John Fall
staff. 1t would have relaxed the gravi-
ty of an anchorite to have seen the de.
scendants of the Puritans marching
through the streets of that ancient city
albany, and taking their station to
the left of the British army, some with
long coats, some with short coats, and
others with no coats at all, with colors
as varied as the rainbow some with
their hair cropped like the army of
Cromwell. and others with wigs, the
locks Of which floated with grace around
their soldiers. Their march, their ac-
coutrements, and the whole arrange
ments of the loops furnished matter of
amusement to the rest of the British
army. The music played the airs of
two centuries ago; and the tout ensemble,
upon the whole, exhibited a sight TO
the wandering strangers to which they
had been unaccustomed. Among the
club of wits that belonged to the Brit.
ish army there was a DR.. Shackburg at
tached to the staff, who combined with
the science of a surgeon the skill and
talents of a musician. To please the
new comers he composed tune, and
with much gravity recommended it to
the officers as one of the most celebrat-
ed airs of martial music.
The joke took, to the no small amuse-
ment of the British. Brother Jonathan
exclaimed it was nation tine, and in a
few days nothing was heard in the
provincial camp but the air of Yankee
Doodle. Little did the author, in his
composition, then suppose that an air
made for the purpose of levity and rdi.
cule should be marked for such high
destinies. In twenty years from that
time the national march inspired the
heroes of Bunker Hill, and, in less than
thirty, Lord CORVALLIS and his army
marched into the American lines TO the
tune of Yankee Doodle.
This tune, however, was not original
with DR.. SHACK burg. He made it from
an old song which can be traced back
to the reign of Charles |. 1t ran thus
"Nankee Doodle came to town
Upon little pony,
With a feather in his hat,
Upon mace aroni."
When the battles of Concord and
Lexington began the war, the English,
when advancing in triumph, played
along the road, 'God save the King"
but when the Americans had made the
retreat so disastrous to the invaders,
these then struck up the secuted Yam.
kee Doodle, as if to say: "See what
we simple Jonathans can dol'
From hat time the tune of intended
derision was assumed throughout all
the American colonies as the national
air OF the sons of liberty.-Ccntral Mag
asinc.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-09-06
Pat on LAWYERS.

pure a lawyer, beent
you? Reporter does not know what
is coming, and thinks he'll say yes at a
venture +.
Reporter-Yes.
Emeralder-Well, did you liver hear
of lawyers pronounced like liar gettin'
to hiven? Come. now, spake the truth
and shame the divil.
Reperter-W | don't know as |
ever did. DID you ever hear of an
Irishman getting there?
Emeralder-Yes, heard of one
once.
Reporter (briskly)-How vas that?
Emeralder-Why, there was fellow
once who lived in Ireland. He was as
noble, kind.hearted man as ever YOU
saw, and when he died everybody had
good word to say for him, the praist
absolved him, and he went straight to
hiven, and
Reporter-How do you know he did,
Emeralder (angrily | tellin
yees? / know by what happened after
he got there. When the people that
lives IN heaven found that an Irishman
was there it raised fine rumpus, and
they determined to put him out Jim
kooanan, for that was his name,
wouldn't go, he said, unless he was put
out through due course of law. SO
they went to work and searched all
over hiven to find lawyer, but there
wasn't none there. and Jim is there yet.
-Ne,0 York Herald.
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Abels cap tightly clasped in the dead
mans hand.
| staggered agai nst the engine, and
now the excitement was over, sobbed
like a child. The passengers IN the
train we had left, the up mail, all were
forgotten, until reverently placed the
body upon the engine. The silence was
terrible. persevered till | covered the
remains of my poor mate as well as pos
sible and as | sat down upon the en-
CINE rail I fancied | heard distinct
rattle of an approaching train. | rose
and listened attentively. After pause
a whistle, long though very faint, broke
| the stiffness. | stood ready TO run II
occasion demanded it, when again the
whistle rose, this time loud and clear,
and after dying away in long, waillDg
sounu, suddenly ended in three sharp,
quick notes. My heart leaped TO my
| throat-this was Abel Storer's signal.
With trembling fingers replied. In
few moments dark object doomed in
front, and Abel's "hallo" was ringing
in nv ear. In two seconds more | was
beside him.
Don't wiring a mans arm off," he
cried, Il" IN rather done
"Good heavens, how did you escape?
| said.
"rd toughsh bout of il" Abel re-
piled, but by gosh I've won."
g fancied you were shot," said l.
4" Look here :" and taking him to his
own engine ] showed him the body
which still lay there in all its CHASTITY
reality.
Shot" he laughed in no way affect
ed by the sight; no sir. That's the
coon / pipp'd in the skull he grabbed
my cap, too; ! may as we'll have II
agin. guess So saying, he relieved
the dusty head covering from his late
antagonists grasp, and calmly brushing
it, continued; Yes, you see when the
engines closed leaped on the step, ano
potted this fellow at once-didn't you
hear the shot ?''
said | had heard a noise, but fan
cied it was a steam.pipe which haC
given way.
No." said he, that was my frs
fire. These Injuns had but one der
rick between them, and this fellow wa'
going TO use it in my favor, but lucki
~ stopped that. The other tried 6
knife on my skin, but he was soor
plugged. Then | had to 60 to Lander
vile to give information, and was re
turning for you when | saw your heaC
lamp, and whistled accordingly-that'
ALL"
Is the other unfortunate MAJ
dead ?" | asked.
Not he" replied Abel 81 onl!
shot him in the shoulder-but he'll
lose his arm, reckon. We'd better bc
going, and see about the passenger
now, think"
We then coupled the engines, anC
leaving the dead undisturbed on one
mounted the other. On arriving a
Bunkum City we told our tale, tn,
mangled body of the flibuster bore
grievous testimony, and after II deten
ton of rather more than an hour tht
passengers were dispatched on theil
journey. Upon their return to head
quarters we were specially thanked
and otherwise more substantially re
warded. Abel was promoted to com
Portable permanent berth in New Yorl
city, while | was made fan engine dri
yer, with the highest scale of pay in hi
stead.
What befell me in my new appointment
my readers may perhaps be informe,
upon future opportunity.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-09-06
Diet For Diarrllea.

Roast some rice as you would coffee;
then grind it in coffee mill; then dis
solve two ounces of gum arabic in one
pint of hot water; when dissolved put it
in teacup of rice, and let it boil TWEEN.
ty minutes, or until it is the consistency
of mush. If too thick, as you use it,
thin it with hot water. Desperate cases
have been cured by this remedy.
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A BRIDGEPORT lady remained too long
on a train to kiss female friend, and
trying to get off after it had started,
was thrown violently on her face. "lf
ever kiss anybody again ~ said she,
vengefully, as she arose, "any woman,
at least " she thoughtfully added.
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PREMATURE gray hairs denote intellect.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-07-03
ROWS PUMP,
June 2O.h, 1882.

Mr. EDIToE:--Our Township, in COM
mon with others i'll qhc County, held n
meeting on Saturday the 29th, to assess
the School Tax for the coming year.
The meeting was largely attcnded-col-
orcd prepondering. We were called to
order by Nandy Bowman Bowman (col-
ercd), School Trustee, who told us tile
object of the meeting.
A. +. Browning, Esq, was elected
chairman, but declined in favor Of COL
ID. Il. Barton. The meeting, however,
selected Mr.. Browning who assumed the
chair. Mr.. William l.. Wolfe was effsts
ted Secretary. The question of schools
was discussed generally, and the school
tax particularly. The sum of two mills
on the dollar was proposed and advcea-
ted. An amendment of one and half
mills was offered. Quite Il discussion
ensucd during Which Col. Barton made
some effective remarks in favor of the
lower assessment. The chairman was
requested to give his views. He cx-
pressed himself in favor Of the one mill
and half .ax. The higher assessment
was, however, advised. and two mills will
be our school tax.
a political meeting was aftcrvard
had, ut which speeches were made by
Vandy Bowman, and others. The. for
mcr pitched into the ring heavily, par
ticularly firing upon j. Fcldcr Meyers,
saying that the party wanted change
of officials and certainly wanted no dis.
honest man or one presented by the
Grand Jury. Mcssrs. Riggs ana Mcy-
ers were present. Mr.. Riggs spoke for
himself, but Mr.. Meyers refused. At.
tcrwards the white citizens present re-
qucstcd Mr.. A. Il. Browning to speak,
which lie did, firing the first shot for
Greeley i'll this County, and torcibly and
cioqucntly urging his election. His rc-
marks were well received, bu. the ma
jority of that meeting were for Grant
We take it for granted. X.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-07-03
CouNcTL CHAMBER,
ORANGEBURG G. H., S. c.,
June 20. 1872.

Council met. Present, His Honor the
Mayor, and Aldermen Wilcock, Martin.
Boliver and Olivcros. Minutes of last
meeting were read aud approved.
The following resolution was offered by
His Honor, the Mayor;
Whereas, The New Street, continuing
Amelia Street to the Railroad Depot,
passes over the lands Of p. Gowan, ESQ.,,
WE. Hutson, Esq, estate of seligman,
Estate of Sass, w. A. Bull, Esq, and the
Presbyterian Church lot, who cannot
agree with council upon the amount of
compensation for the land required for
said street
Resolved, That this Council appoint
Samuel Di5ble, Esq, as its Commits
sioncr to ascertain the amount of such
compensation in each case above named.
Resolved, that each of the landowners
above-namcd be requested to appoint a
commissioner i'll his own case, and that
the Board of County Commissioners be
requested to appoint third commission
er i'll the case of such land owner named,
in order that the amount of such COM
pensation may be duly asccrtained. The
resolution was adopted and Samuel Dib-
bic, Esq, was declared commissioner for
this Council.
On motion it was resolved that the
Ordinances, this day ratified, be published
one insertion in the TIMES, and one in
sertion in the NEWS. 1hlrc being no
further business, on motion, Council ad
journcd.
+. j. oLIvERos,
Clerk O. Il. G.
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For the orangcburg TIMES.
A FINE DAY.

MEssEs. EDlToEs: Doubtless the many
intelligent readers Of your valuable pa
per, who are looking forward to our coun-
try's redemption, which must grow out of
the rising generation, would hail with iov
any intelligence concerning the cducation-
ol interests OF our country. 1t was the for
tune of the writer of this article to attend
the closing exercises of the interesting
school of Mr.. Hugo Sheridan, on Friday,
the 2Sth of June, at Haiglcr's Academy.
AT 10 o'clock, the exercises were open
ed with prayer when Mr.. Sheridan i'm
mediatcly proceeded to the examination
of pupils. This was done in Il manner
which could not fail to please every one
friendly to the cause. A more rigid OK
animation we never witnessed. Without
hesitation and scarce mistake, the lit
tic ones, as well as the larger ones, pass
cd through the ordeal with honor to them
selves and credit to their teacher. And
when VIC remember that there was no
special preparation for the occasion, we
are forced to the conviction, that Mr..
Sheridan has happily chosen his proper
calling. The hour having now arrived,
when another set of exercises was to be
witnessed, We left the stand under which
we had been seated for three hours, and
with the brilliant crowd, moved towards
u rising smoke, about 200 yards distant,
which filed the air with the perfume of
roasting viands. Here we found n long
table grooming under load Of good cat
ing, ((wc love good cating) with all the
substantinls and dclicacics of the season ;
before which We stood, each man to help
himself. We, however, being compari-
tive stranger i'll the large crowd, did not
feel inclined to "push;" but sticking close
to our good friend, DR.. Summers (who
declared he would "see lis out, We pass
eel through the crowd without difficulty.
Feeling satisfied that we had done our
duty to the friendly board, VIC started for
more water; and quniling glass of lem
onadc without the lemon and sugar, VIC
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-07-03
NOTICE TO
CON Il R A CTORS.

RIDs Are requested until the 18th inst, for
-h-D the Lumber, Shingles and workmanship of
n two story building so Y 40 feet or for the
job rs n whole. Bids to be handed to Samuel
Dibbc, Cairmn Executive committee, Or
angchurg County Fair Fund, who will furnish
any information required.
LAWRENCE II. BECKWITII.
July s. 1872 81 2t
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-07-03

took farewell look back ut the shining
board. Over the shoulders of those of a
little shorter stature than ourself, we
glanced the good doctor still bending
over dish filled tosthe brim with kid,
mutton, rice, beans, pickles, &C., &C., we
thought. The doctor saw us through,
but we can't spare the time and patience
to see him though We therefore re-
turned to the stand in time to procure n
good seat, that we might enjoy the "lun''
that was behind. Alter dinner had
been cleared up and all things in their
right places, the entertainment of the af.
icrnoon commenced. Speeches, inter
spersed with Dialogues and plays, which
were truly amusing, were the next in or
der. The following is the programme
Extracts, by Masters Hugo Sheridan,
Harmon Bair, james Bothctt, II. Smith,
Thos. Haiglcr, Eddie Cri .cr, carleton
Jordan, Mr.. j. III. stoudcmire, and
James l.. Sheridan; after which came
two original speeches by Wm. L. Glaze,
subject, Education; and G. Whitfield
Wells, subject, Our Government as it
now is" The speakers all acquitted
themselves well, especially the two last.
One holding up the vital Importance of
education, in order to good and salu,ary
government and morals; the other with
much grace and fine dction, portraying
the wretchedncss and ruin of that gov
ernmcnt whose laws arc framed by ig-
norance and corruption. We conclude
by comgratulating Mr.. Sheridan and his
pupils Oh complete success.
SPECTATOR.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-07-03

AVERAGE Weight OF CoTroS BALES
The average weight of cotton bales put
up i'll different countries during the pas,
ten years, is gwen as follows:
American cotton bales average 43s
pounds; Egyptian cotton bales average
495 pounds; East India cotton bales
average $50 pounds Turkish cotton
bales average $50 pounds; West India
cotton bales average ZIG pounds; Brazil
ian cotton bales average 165 poands.
The average American crop is 5000,
600 bales. TIE average Egyptian crop
is 100000 bales; total crop of India is
100000 bales; total crop of Turkey is
100000 bales; total crop Of West India
is 10000 bales, and the total Brazilian
crop is 100000 bales.
Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1872-07-03

The telegram in this mornings paper,
confirms the report that the Geneva
Commission, upon full Governments of
the United States and Great Britain were
at variance, in reference to tho construc-
ton of the proper terms and extent of the
treaty. 1t has ruled out the admissible
ty of the claims for indirect damages.
In other words, that these ar not legiti-
matcly within thc intent and meaning of
the treaty -lCouricrl.