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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-03-22
Another Placer for LAWYERS.

A singular old lady was the late Betsy
Williams, who recently died and left
her whole estate to the City of Provi-
dence, the value Of said estate being
estimated at 100000. She was so
tidy that she compelled all her visitors
to take off their shoes She thought
George Washington and Roger Williams
the last named being her ancestor
the greatest men that ever lived; and
none of her guests were permitted to
sit in the presence of any of her numer-
Gus portraits Of the Rev. Roger, not one
of them being, presumably, in the least
authentic. The religious belief of Betsy
was extraordinary, even in this age of
miscellaneous faith. She maintained a
family altar, upon which, every morn
ing after breakfast, three inverted cups
were placed, which she called "The
Trinity of Holy Tea Leaves" and these
she consulted for an hour daily as
oracles. Not clearly of "a sound and
disposing mind," most people would
say and SO say her heirs-at.law.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-03-22
Hints for the Housewife.

Pop OUers.-Four cups of flour, four
eggs, four cups OF milk, piece of butter
size of two nutmegs, half teaspoon of
salt, melt the butter.
TO Clean Hair Brush. Put a table
spoonful of spirits of hartshorn in n
pint of water, and wash the brush in it,.
1t will very quickly make the brush as
good as new we have tried it.
TO Whiten the Hands.-Wine glassful
of eau de cologne, and another of lemon
juice; then scrape two cakes of home
made soap to powder, and mix well
in a mold. When hard it will be an ex-
cellent soap for whitening the hands.
Cleaning ,Stovcs.-Stove lustre, when
mixed with turpentine, and applied in
the usual manner, is blacker, more
glossy and durable than when mixed
with any other liquid. The turpentine
prevents rust, and when put on an old
rusty stove will make it look as well as
new.
Cooking VegetableS.-If one portion of
vegetables be boiled in pure, distilled
or rain water, and another in water in
which little salt has been added, de-
cded difference is perceptible in the
tenderness Of the two. Vegetables
boiled in pure water are vastly inferior
in flavor.
C6rn.Starch Paste.-Corn starch makes
the best paste for scrap books. Dis
solve a small quantity in cold water,
then cook it thoroughly. BE careful
and not get it too thick. When cold,
it should be thin enough to apply with
a brush. 1t will not mould or stain the
paper 1t is the kind used by daguerrc.
otypists on "gem" pictures.
How to Keep cider SOeet.-The cider,
after it comes from the press, is allowed
to stand until the pomace settles. 1t is
then put into a clean vessel over a
fire, and brought TO boil-in the mean
time skimming off the scum as it rises.
1t is then put into small kegs or bot
ties, and tightly corked or sealed. By
this process cider may be kept sweet
for years.
Tapioca PuddiHg.-Put eight large
spoonfuls of tapioca to three pints of
milk warm it; let it soak till it be.
comes soft, then mix with it two spoon
fuls of butter, three beaten eggs, half a
cup sugar, half nutmeg bake imme-
diately; to be eaten hot or cold-a very
excellent and healthy dessert.
Roly Poly Pudding.-Malle your pas
try as for soda biscuits; roll it about an
inch in thickness, add your fruit (rasp-
berries are best, then roll it snug, Put
it in your steamer. have your pot Of pc.
tatoes on the stove boiling, put your
steamer over it, and when your potatoes
are done, your Rolly Poly will be done
also: eat with sweet cream.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-03-22
TOads as Insect DeStrOyers.

The English are thoroughly alive to
the importance of toads and even rep
tiles, and their value as insect destroy.
ers. Toads are now regular article of
commerce between that country and
France. A toad of good size and in fair
condition will fetch shilling twenty
five cents in the London market, and a
dozen Of extra quality are worth one Ct
sterling ($5). You may see these i'm
ported toads in market gardens, where
they prepare shelter for them. Many
grave persons have shaken their heads
when they heard of this new within of
the English but those laugh best who
laugh the last This time the English
are in the right. The toad is very help
full to the husbandman as destroyer Of
injurious insects, upon which it chiefly
feeds, and every farmer should protect
them. Even makes should beprotected,
except those having poisonous fangs.
All the slender land or garter snakes
are harmless, and live almost entirely on
insects and it is high line we should
give up the oldsuperstition that q snake
should be destroyed because it is a
snake, or that toad should be killed
to get the jewel which its head was sup
posed to contain.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-03-22
A Kentucky Romance.
From the Padncah NORTHUMBERLAND. Ma

FROM the faducah hentuCklan, marCn
At the breaking out of the recent war
between the North and South, patri-
otto Southerner, a native Of Galloway
county-whom we shall call Brown
enlisted in the Confederate army and
fought valiantly for the cause. He left
a wife and family at home, with whom
he had been in regular correspondence
up to the battle of Pea Ridge, at which
place he was taken prisoner and sent to
Northern prison, where he remained
several years without exchange, suffer
ing greatly from disease. In order to
get out of prison, he accepted propo-
sition TO enlist in the Federal army and
go out TO the frontier to fight the In
dams. Before getting to the frontier
lie deserted, was caught, tried, and sem
fenced to be shot, but his sentence was
committed to some other punishment,
and he proceeded to the frontier, where,
in the course of events, he was captured
by the Indians, and has been prisoner
in their hands ever since, until he made
his escape some two months ago.
During all this time (some seven or
eight years. he had no opportunity for
corresponding with his wife, and she,
hearing no tidings of him, supposed
that he was dead. About six weeks ago
she married very worthy man, who
lives in the region OF Grassland, but the
honeymoon was scarcely over when the
"original" husband turns up in the
neighborhood. Like good, clever fell
low, he sent his wife word that he did
not wish in any manner to disturb her
new married relations, but as she had
seen proper to marry again, he wanted
his children.
She refused to give up the children,
but after advising with her friends, who
told her that he could recover posses
sion of the children by law, she told
him if he took the children he'd have
to take her. This he agreed to, and in
twinkling the matter was arranged,
he became possessor of his own family,
and is now in far off California, enjoy
ing his second honeymoon. The hus-
band of a few weeks is under the i'm
preston that
Women are all a feeting show
For mans deusion given
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-03-22
Internal Improvements.
From the New York sun.


In 1870 Congress appropriated the
sum of $4,000 for improving the navi.
CATION of the Connecticut river above
Hartford and in 1871 the further sum
of $4,000 for the same purpose. As
the Connecticut river above II artford is
INSTRUCTED by dams and natural falls,
the idea of its channel ever being used
for the purpose Of navigation to any ex-
tent is absurd, and the money which
Congress has voted for its improvement
might as well have been thrown away.
Major Warren, of the Engineer Corps,
has made a report to the Secretary of
War on this subject, from which it ap.
pears that TO rectify the channel OF the
river for the distance of ten miles above
Hartford, so as to secure depth Of four
feet at low water, would involve an ex.
penditure Of $2.750,000, and then the
Enfield Falls would be encountered,
extending up the river five and one
fourth miles To make a channel
through these falls would be an impos-
sibility. The Connecticut river is not a
navigable river above Hartford, and
never will be. Boats may pass through
canals fed from its waters; but the con-
struction of such canals is something
for the states interested or private en-
terprse to accomplish. We refer to
this project for the improvement of the
Connecticut, particularly because it is a
fair specimen Of the ridiculous projects
pressing on Congress from all parts of
the country for the expenditure Of pub
lie moneys for objects of local benefit
many of which are so manifestly unim-
portant that no State or private corpora
ton would ever think of investing a
dollar in the works for which Congress
is asked to appropriate millions. To
those who urge such schemes upon
Congress we commend the example Of
Illinois. That State by the expenditure
of her own money has rendered the
Illinois river navigable for sixty miles
at all seasons, and has also improved
the navigation of the Wabash river so
as to furnish commercial facilities to a
large district of the State. BY the
judcious expenditure of q moderate
sum each year, she will in due time
make the Illinois river navigable TO
Joliet at all seasons. Already the State
has opened navigation from Lake Mich
igan to the Illinois river at her own ex-
pense, and her citizens deem the money
we'll spent. This is the way in which
all such improvements should be Sc
cured. Where private companies do
not take them in hand, three-quarters
of the appropriations annually made by
Congress for the improvement of inter
nal navigation result in no benefit to
the general public, while great portion
of the money is absolutely squandered.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-03-22
Floods In the Missouri River.

The inhabitants of the towns situated
on the banks Of the Missouri River are
just now in painful state of excite
ment, over the prospect Of disastrous
Hoods during the spring. Indeed, in
the breaking up of ice in the Platte,
they have already had foretaste Of
what is coming. A telegram from St
Joseph, Mo-, published few days ago,
announced that the river at that point
had risen to more than four feet above
its greatest height at this season. The
result was that the bridges were carried
away, and great deal of damage done
TO property. Serious floods have occur
red in the Missouri River at intervals
since 1888. In 1885, Beck's history in
forms Us that the waters rose thirty
feet above the ordinary level, and in its
flow through the States of Missouri and
Illinois, submerged about seven hum
bred square miles of the best farms in
the world. The aggregate loss reached
several millions OF dollars, and created
much suffering. The greater portion of
a convent at Kaskaskia was swept away.
The waters continued so high that a
steamboat had to be chartered to con-
vey the nuns and their pupils to st.
Louis. In 1911 and 1912 there were
heavy foods also, although none Of them
could be compared to that OF 1885, from
which period there was really no over
flow of great magnitude until the
month of June, 1914. The fall OF snow
on the mountains during that year was
heavy enough to have produced great
flood of itself but before the thaw had
properly set III, there was downpour
of rain in Kansas and Western Missouri,
which continued steadily for thirty days,
swelling the river to Amazonian proper
tiors, and carrying death and destruc
ton for hundreds of miles. In 1869
there was another great flood, but it
came so soon after dry season that
very little damage was done. This year
the snowfall has been as great, if not
greater than it was in 1874. There is
also more ice in the tributary streams,
and when the thaw begins in good
earnest, there is reason TO fear that the
flood will be larger, and the destruction
more general than at any period since
1885.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-03-22
Shooting His Own Infant.
" Women are all a fleeting show.
For mans delusiOn given
From the Chicago Times. March 5.


On Wednesday afternoon as the Chi
cago bound train from Omaha stopped
at Round Ground, small station about
ten miles west of Sterling, two ladies',
one of them carrying young babe about
eight months old, got aboard the train
and took in the ladies' car. As the
train was about starting, a German
named Henry Bohlman, husband of the
woman with the child, stepped aboard,
and entering the ladies' car, quietly
passed along the aisle until opposite
the two ladies, then he suddenly drew
revolver and fired at his wife, who still
held her child in her arms.
Fearing he had not succeeded in his
hellish work, he attempted TO fire the
second time, but was grabbed 10y one of
the passengers and a brakeman, and
the revolver was taken from him. He
was secured and taken into the baggage
car, where he was carefully guarded
until the train reached Sterling, when
he was handed over to the proper au-
thorities, who returned with him to
Morrison, where he was lodged in Jail.
On examination it was found that Mrs.
Bohlman was uninjured, but that the
murderous ball had pierced and gone
entirely through both thighs of the un.
fortunate child, causing very serious
though not fatal wound, as reports
since received say that the child is doing
well.
Bohlman claimed that his wife was
untrue 10 him, and expressed himself
as very sorry that he had missed shoot
ing her and had hit the child. Con.
ductor Wilcox, who was in charge of
the train, and his men deserve credit for
their prompt action, in securing and re-
tanning the would-be murder. An ex.
animation of Bohlman may produce
further interesting details.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-03-22
Auctions in japan.

Now that we are about to furnish
Japan with such Of our arts and Gus
toms as are thought worthy of exporta-
ton, it would only be fair reprisal if
we should gain few suggestions from
Oriental civilization. There, for exam
pie, is their plan of conducting auc,
tons, which seems to be a decided i'm
provement on the going going-gone sys-
tenn. Each bidder simply writes his
name and bid upon a piece Of paper,
which he then places in a box, like one
of our ballot-boxes. When all are
through filing their offers, the box is
opened, and the auctioneer declares the
article the property of whomsoever
proves to be the highest bidder. This
would certainly rob these accessories Of
the excitement and confusion in which
Mrs. Toodles delights, but it would
probably be effective in obyiating many
of the tricks and annoyances Of the
business.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-03-22
Boy Smokers.

We clip the following from a Louis.
vile exchange "Here and there about
the street corners, and around the
doors of places Of amusement, you will
see a lot of urchins, some Of them de-
Gently clad and presenting a respecta-
BILE appearance, who are engaged in as
sorting their manhood by putting away
at execrable cigars. 1t is fair to pre-.
sumo that their anxious mammas are
not aware of the foul habits their dar-
ling boys pick up and practice outside
of the parental roof but for their
benefit they should know that French
physician has investigated the effect of
smoking on thirty eight boys, between
the ages of nine and fifteen, who were
addicted to the habit. Twenty.
presented distinct symptoms of nicotine
poison. In twenty-five there were seri-
Gus disorders of circulation, indiges.
ton, dizziness of intellect, and a
marked appetite for strong drinks (;
also in three there was heart atfec-
ton; in eight decided deterioration of
blood in twelve there was frequent
epistaxis ten had disturbed sleep, and
four had liberation Of the mouth. 1t
is easy, then, TO see how the ranks of
the drunkards and dissolute men
about town are recruited, when there
are so many boys in training for de-
lirium tremens and the horrors of dissi-
patton"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-03-22
A Successful Dentist.

The Danbury Comm Ne,os says: "a
young lady in a neighboring town has
taken up dentistry for living. All the
gentlemen patronize her. When she
puts her arm around the neck of a pa.
tent, and carresses his jaw for the of.
tending member, the sensation is about
as nice as they make 'em. One young
man has become infatuated with her.
Consequently he hasn't a tooth in his
head. She pulled every blessed one OF
them; and made him two new sets and
pulls them. She is now at work on his
fathers saw. III, holds the saw"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-03-22

frozen, though it is always better to
prune i'm the fall when possible. There
are SO many different ways TO train a
grape vine, that each one can select the
style which pleases him best, or adopt
several methods.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-03-22

A MAN who left Oskaloosa, Iowa, re-
Gently for Colorado, paid for the Hgald
of that place for five years in advance.
There is no other case of the kind on
record
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-03-22

1T appears that the "ffth wheel to a
coach y is no longer superfuous. An
inventive genius at Mound City, Iii.
nois. has devised q fifth wheel attach.
ment to buggy, which helps to turn
both horse and carriage on a space not
exceeding their length.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-03-22

An independence, Iowa, damsel hav.
ing offended a gentleman at the late
leap-year party, he has sent his big sis
ter to demand an apology.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-03-22

ANOTHER Chinese quarrel has broken
out at Los Angeles, Cal, and it is posi-
BILE that the bloody scenes of last au.
tumn will be repeated in that town.
The dispute is between two Chinese
companies.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-03-22

An Ohio man is in despair about a
cat he wants to get rid of. lie has
drowned her twice, shot fourteen rifle
balls through her vitals, given her half a
pound of strychnine, committed hari-
kari on her with a pitchfork, but the
only effect perceptible is a trihe more
tone to her voice and bay window over
one eve.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-03-22
A Valid Objection.

Says Hearth and Home: We once
knew man who opposed the location
of railroad depot on one corner of his
farm for the reason that its presence
would soon make his land so valuable
that he could not pay the taxes; but it
has been reserved for Canada to cap the
climax in the way of directors to rail
ways. A Dominion NJ. 2. made a speech
in Parliament not long since, in which
he protested against each and every
proposed line of rails, on the ground
that the locomotives would brighten the
COWS, and so impair the quality of their
milk ~
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-03-22

Mucu Adieu About Nothing--Some OF
our farewell dinners.
The New York herald., 1872-12-10
Congress Yesterday.

Our national lawgivers cut out yesterday
enough work to keep them busy for respect
able session /; but nevertheless, it is evident
that the members Of the Lower House are not
very anxious to sacrifice themselves on the
altar of labor at the tail end Of the session !;
for soon after the call of the States resolu-
ton was adopted to adjourn over from the Goth
instant to the 9th Of january, If the Senate
concurs, which is doubtful, there will not be
time to consider one-third of the bills now
waiting action, The most important measures
introduced we're the Civil Rights bill and the
resolution to remove the political disabilities
which so dreadfully harass JET Davis & Go. II
is considered quite probable that both meas
ures will be passed by o baroain and COM
promise; not that the majority c5hsider It i'm
peratively necessary to place them on the
statute books, but because, as troublesome
bills, they hinder useful Legislation. So
mighty reb and darky log-rolling may be
expected.
The New York herald., 1872-12-10
Tho Havana DiariO On the New York
Herald.

HERALD
Weare sorry that neither the late proceedings
Of our late special commissioner to the island of
Cuba nor the views of the HERALD upon Cuban
affairs are satisfactory to our fastdious contem-
porary of the Diario de la Marina of Havana.
II mildly suggests that we should have re-
Trained from the discussion of the Cuban ques-
ton except upon concrete facts" while our
explorer was on the island, and this was due
from the rules Of courtesy to the Spanish au-
thorities, in view Of their extreme politeness in
conducting our explorer to places where he
could put himself in contact with the insurgent
leaders; but that instead Of yielding this cour-
tesy the HERALD has continued harping on the
slavery question. While, however, we have
courteously recognized the politeness of the
Spanish authorities to our explorer, and while
again we cordially thank them for their gena
erous hospitality Of which he has been the
recipient, we submit that in discussing the
slavery question and other questions in con-
nection with Cuban affairs we have been dis
cussing concrete facts requiring no special
exploration to establish them.
But again, says our punctilious Havana con-
temporary 1--WE do not concede to the govern
ment nor the Congress of the United States,
nor to any people, the right to meddle with
our internal relations no more than we desire
to mix ourselves up with theirs" And then
we have something about powder and steel
which is absurd. But suppose the internal re-
lations of Cuba involve the rights of our own
people, and seriously affect our interests and
our character as next-door neighbor, surely we
have the right of remonstrance and some
claims for redress in these matters. Lastly,
the Dia'io plumply informs the HERALD that
''we do not fear its enmity, but as certain in
tentions are of consideration according to their
source it is well not to forget for a moment
that all the HERALD says emanates from the
enemy's camp" Now, as the good-natured
man says in the play, ''this is enough to make
us resolve never to do another good-natured
act asl long as we live." ''The enemy's camp!"
What cruelty, and what a mistaken idea is this
Let us assure our Havana friend that our
highest desire in regard to Cuba is to see that
lovely island and its hospitable people peace
full prosperous. happy and independents, and
their land ''the land of the free," as it is the
'home of the brave, and that we hope some
day to exchange congratulations with our en-
ightened contemporary over this realization
of manifest destiny