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The Republican journal., 1873-08-07
Snpakinr of the wit of Hlch.uau Read

Speaking of the wit of Buchanan Read,
II recent magazine article says: 1t was
only Il few mornings before he breathcd
his last that a dear friend sitting by his
bedside. held his wasted hand. | pom one
finger was beautiful came" ring. "Ah,
I see vou hayea head Of Shakespeare, She
said. as She examined the we'll rnt features
of the bard .Yes,7 he answered feehly.
..it is the only way | could get = head OF
HIN,
The Republican journal., 1873-08-07

The dwelling house and barn belonging
to Mark Calderwood, situated about tW"
miles north of Camden, We're totally dc
stroyed by fire on Saturday evening" WIN
Il horse, COW and ten tons of hay. Loss
5000; insured for $1,000
The Republican journal., 1873-08-07

One Joseph c. Cloud ON wager OF OF
,5nno Is to row from the head waters "i
~. Ohio TO New Orleans in boat weiHh-
M WV. fn lhs the condition being thai he
vii viii not Sleep on shore till he reaches ms
destination.
The Republican journal., 1873-08-07

Augustus c. Wing has been appointed
postmaster at llampden
The Republican journal., 1873-08-07

A Castleton, VT, farmer recently die,
covered "a fox among his hens III hao
killed one when it was driven on. ne
put some strychnine in the carcass anu al.
lowed it to remain over night. anu hcA'
morning nine dead foxes were '''''' '''''
the half-eaten carcass.
The Republican journal., 1873-08-07

ITEMS l> CRANBERRY cum m. !. \
good cranberry marsh must be mad, out
of bo@gV. pcatv land sand must br,Hrl-
ed upon ii to the depth OF six inches, and
| then the plants set out The bed must al
80 lac situated that Il stream ut running
fresh water may hrttuncd upon ii ii prop
or times 10 flood them entire to prevent
attacks of insects on trost~, and be- ~
quickly shut of and drained , The
lowest cost per acre is $500 for Il ,rd Well
prepared From this upward 10 $500 and
| S 900 per acre have often brrnc \prndcI
3 The yield in bushels increases gradual
" from 20 bushels the first year up to 100
or more in the 9TH year; ny Ncrn@r price of
Cranbcrrie>. So per bushel to the l,rodur
"r. Ii requires three Years time t" grt Il
good bed we'll planted and IN pl"ducin"
! condition, and the income is from $50 to
500 per acre for three wears after that :;
| after the sixth wear, from $500 to 5000
per acre. Maine Farmer.
There are NOW eighteen cheese factories
| in the. state, n~ far rs heard from in opcl
alton ii the present time. Three Years
a9u there was moi one in the State aud
only two run last wear. These factories
are located in Industry, kcn,tt~kca", Me
chanir Fall Strong. South Paris, East
Sam@rryillr, East ,Iri1rr~"n N"ithpnm
Mont>iIlr Monroe. South New bur4Il 81
Alhans SiN Mile Falls, Earmnm"toI. Weld.
North JAY, South Waterford and West
Alimot 1t Will be too much to expect thIl
All these factories viii be At once -ilcrr~f
tu, hat the repni1s from Il number prom
| iSe GOOD results On the whole, tins rapid
| development OF the dairy interest pronlS
e. to imtilsc new life into Maine n"rirul-
| tnrr.
PROFITABLE lIEN~ Mr Fred Lewis
has furnished us the following statement
showing the income from i\ Ltghorm
hens during six months The exhibit
give, the ''Le%hnrns" the lr:lI ill +unl,'
one "ilrS a more favorable exhibit for
some other breed:
Laid dmng six months ending JuN
| l'.th. 90 eggs 5d - doH.
| Average price OF egg per doz - els. ~ o
Cost Of keeping from Jan. to.Iuly r..
| 3 bll htls Of corn :, ct T. "a
| - bushels meal AT - ct. 4 +. H.
| ~ b,silt wheat screenings +. ":
busl, u:,ts "a
| heat. =.
| SundrirS, I.
The Republican journal., 1873-08-07

4 lilEMI4 Ab)ut ten wears AS" Il tfa'
.jliuo tinker lan5ea la.slInlston, Wen Known
thruuyi,on this aAa Pisgatalnl> counties,
mystrr,ousjy Disappeared, aid fears were
entertained that be had been inHr'irred
Kut in a short time br was discovered 10
IL. living the life of a hermit on q lonely
island in MooSehcad Lake His bYeiiihg
house bctitted the fortunes OF rrtrra
tinker, being in summer a large dry goods
box In winter Diogenes-likr he rnr"nced
himself in "A hogshead II" lived ON th'
trural fare which dame Nature ProNiut
in that region and appeared happy ms
clothiny bin during the ten years "i m,
Voluntary exile did not amount to ilNe
dallars Iais Original garments We're IN
f.w wears entirely gone and replaced hs
na,,.L., innumerablr and "ta colors liis
little store Of money earned by trapping NJ
carried in "a pate4l Oh his ir"%H'rS, ~
social visits were limited to occasi"hiA
iourncys across the Lake 10 another iSiaio
ON which also lived n hermit OF Ike hani's
of life. ....a.,>.
This summer kenniston friends soqggR
him ont, and Welding to their persllaslon=
he has abandoned his summer ana winter
..residences' and retired to civilized NE.
| TBaneor Commercials
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-06-13
Census Figures.

The total population of the country is
about thirty-eight and a quarter mil
lions.
Total number of deaths in the current
census year, 492, 263, or about l ,349 per
diem.
March seems to be the most fatal
month, leading all others by about
1000.
March, April and May form the most
fatal quarter, exceeding any other three
consecutive months by over 1900.
The births number / 100, ATS, or about
5000 per diem.
The blind number about 10000.
The deaf and dumb, about 1000.
The idiotic, about "a, 900.
The insane, about $1,000 nearly one
third of whom are of foreign birth.
Persons over 80 years of age number
about 100000.
Persons over 80 years of age number
about 1000.
Persons over 100 years of age number
about $500.
OF those over so years, the females
outnumber the males by about 1900.
OF those over 90 years, the females
are in excess by about 200.
OF those over 100 years, the females
exceed the males by about ZOO.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-06-13
A Strong Hint.

A little boy, who had been told that
he must never ask for anything to eat
when away from home, went into neigh
boris house when the lady CHANGED to be
frying doughnuts.
"Oh," said he, "you are cooking
Aware that he had been well trained,
and anxious to see whether his appetite
would get the better of his manners,
the lady did not give him any of the
doughnuts.
"Well, said he, returning to the
charge, "your cakes look NICE"
80, very NICE" said the lady; "they
are the best ever cooked"
After playing few minutes with the
cat, he remarked:
"And they smell nice"
go, yes, they smell NICE" was the
lady's tantalizing answer.
"Well," said the boy. 81 suppose if
any little child that was hungry should
come in here when you are cooking,
would you give him something to eat y
"Well, yes, 1 think L would"
"Well," said he, after another turn
with the cat, 81 guess l must go home,
for am hungry"
1t is needless to add that he got a
doughnut
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-06-13
Dirt.

Old DIR. Cooper, of South Carolina,
used to say to his students, Don't be
afraid of dirt, young gentlemen. What
is dirt ? Why nothing at all offensive,
when chemically viewed. Rub a little
alkali upon the dirty grease spots on
your coat, and it undergoes a chemical
change and becomes soap now rub it
with wateritand disappears. 1t is neither
grease, soap, water, nor dirt. That is
not very odorous pile of dirt you see
yonder; well, scatter a little gypsum
over it and it is no longer dirty. Every
thing like dirt is worthy of our notice
as students of chemistry. Analyze it
it will separate into very clean elements.
Dirt makes corn, corn makes bread and
meat, and that makes very sweet young
lady, that saw one of you kissing last
night. SO, after all, you were kissing
dirt, particularly if she whitened hei
face with chalk or fuller's earth ; though
may say that rubbing such stuff upon
beautiful skin of young lady is O
dirty practice. Pearl powder, think,
is made of bismuth-nothing but dirt
Lord Palmerstons fine definition of dirt
is matter in the wrong place. Put it in
the right place and we cease to think Of
it as dirt.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-06-13
Theirs Speech Previous to his DepO
sitlOn.

London papers contain the speech of
Theirs delivered in the National Assem-
bly, in the course of the debate which
preceded the change of administration
in France. He said, toward the close of
his address, that what the country wanted
was not party government, but one
which was infexible in the presence of
disorder, and, when the struggle was
ended, shows itself calm, impartial, and
conciliatory. If we (his administration
had been party government, the public
peace could not long have remained un-
disturbed. Party government would be
disastrous for the country. Our policy
had q double task to fulfill: to make
peace and release the territory. That
peace made with the victor which pre-
served the eastern frontier, Belfort, was
but nominal peace.
The substantial peace is the liberation
of the territory. We have paid 4,000,-
600, 600, and astonished Europe by our
efforts, and the payment of the last mil
lard will be commenced within q week.
To the charge that his Government
had no alliance, Theirs replied:
In the present condition of the
world, after the insensate policy which
has broken up the European balance Of
power, there are no longer any allies for
any one. Alliances consist in the esteem
which each inspires, and France has re-
sumed the position which is her due by
her vitality, by her steady and consistent
course. We are restoring our military
forces without concealment, because we
do not wish that France should sink
from her proper rank. The best alliance
consists in the esteem which we inspire
in Europe. That which divides the
Chamber is the question of a republic
or monarchy; but the friends of the
latter speak of themselves as conserva
tives, and do so because they know
there is but one throne, which will no
suffice for three aspirants.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-06-13
Burglars Fatal Jump Through q
Sash.

Shortly before 20 clock yesterday after
noon wealthy resident of Windsor,
named Thomas Perkins, Government
officer, left his house to accompany his
wife and daughter to the circus. He had
neighbor came in and informed him that
she had seen two strange men lurking in
his garden. In leaving the house Mr..
Perkins had observed two suspicious
characters on the walk, near his place,
and, though he gave them no attention
at the time, he had reason, after the
neighbor's statement, to believe that the
fellows had entered his house. He there
fore hurried home, and had his latch
key ready when he reached the door. AS
he opened it and stood in the hall, he
caught sight of man in the parlor bed
room to the left, and heard another in
the parlor to the right. He entered the
bedrood, and was confronted by the thief,
who had been rumaging dressing-case.
Mr. Perkins is well along in years, but
stout, hearty man, and though without
weapons he unhesitatingly made for the
thief and struck him two or three heavy
blows. The rascal either meant to leap
through the window to the veranda, OF
else the last blow knocked him through
one of the large panes. AS he was half
way through Mr.. Perkins caught him by
the leg and held him across the sash
with its broken glass until his grasp was
kicked loose. The thief then bounded
off the veranda, over the fence, and run
ming about half block turned into lot,
ran across that, pulled an old wagon
away from an opening near barn, and
ran to a spot directly back of the house
and fell down. Mr.. Perkins had been
pursuing him all the way, and as the fell
low fell he was raped over the head
with the gentleman's cane. He cried
out Don't strike me-I'm dead now p
and Mr.. Perkins saw that he had been
terribly wounded and was dying. Three
or four persons came up and the thief
gave his name, said he was sorry on his
mothers account, and he was dead in
three or four minutes. The glass in the
window had been broken down to with.
in an inch of the lower sash, and the
remnant left there was the cause of his
death. His leg was drawn down hard
upon the jagged fragment by Mr.. Per.
kins grasp, and his struggles severed
the femoral artery just above the knee,
producing a most horrible wound. AS
he rose to his feet on the veranda the
blood spurted fully four feet against the
house, and the shrubbery, fence, grass,
and everything he passed over in his
flight was despatched. Where he fel
and died the blood had gurgled out and
made a great stain on the grass. He
gave his name as John Hanley, age 20
and stated that he was from Danville
Ontario. detroit Free Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-06-13
Wise's Balloon Vayage.

The design of Wise, the balloonist, to
cross the Atlantic, if attempted, will
prove an undertaking of great value.
There is no reason known to science
which would prevent the crossing of
the Atlantic from west to east, in bal
loon. Everything points to the conclu-
sion that such trip is practicable and
while this is the case, we yet lack a
practical demonstration. Such a demon
stration would be of vast value to the
domain of knowledge. The direction,
strength, and general character of the
upper aerial currents of the Allan
tic are, as yet, only matters of
speculation. He who will definitely
settle these speculative conclusions will
confer as substantial a benefit upon sci
ence as has been conferred by the dis
covery of any other fact of great prac-
tical value. Wise is no charlatan. He
has for so many years been identified
with aeronantis that there can no sus-
picion attach to him of proposing this
effort simply to obtain notoriety. he IS
pushingithe matter in good faith, and,
should he start and fail and never be
heard of again, no sensible man could
do otherwise than admire his courage.
Nor would his failure to cross the At
lantic render it any less the duty OF
other aeronauts to attempt the solution
of the same problem. Should it be dem
onstrated that balloons can cross the
ocean from west to east, this fact alone,
even should return through the air be
impossible, would prove of great value
in a commercial sense. Hence 1t is not
only meteorology but commerce which a,';n
has an interest in the solution OF this
aerial problem and should Wise proyy,e,
the man to afford the solution, he VIII
be accorded rank of the first order
among explorers and discoverers.-Ch'-
caoo Times.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-06-13
Can't Beae 10 be a Liar.o

Two BOYS were in school-room alone
together, when some fireworks, contrary
to the masters express prohibition, ex-
ploded The one boy denied it; the
other, Bonnie Christie, would neither
admit nor deny it, and was severely
logged for his obstinacy. When the
boys got alone again
"Why didn't you deny it ?" asked the
real delinquent.
because there were only we two,
and one of us must have ied," said
Bonnie.
"Then why not say did it?
because you said you didn't, and 1
would spare the liar"
The boys heart melted - Bonnie S
moral gallantry subdued him.
When school resumed, the young
rogue marched up to the masters desk
and said:
"Please, sir, / can't bear to be a
liar; let off the squibs," and burst
into tears.
The masters eyes glistened on the
self-accuser, and the unmerited punish
ment he had inflicted on his schoolmate
smote his conscience. Before the whole
ScnOOl, manu- III Manu- WIFI Tie culprlt,
as if they paired in the confession, the
master walked down to where Christie
sat, and said aloud, with emotion:
"Bonnie, Bonnie, lad-he and 1 beg
your pardon; we are both to blame"
The school was hushed and still, as
older schools are apt to be when any
thing true and noble is being done-so
still they might have heard Bonnie's big
boy tear drop proudly on his copy-book,
as he sat enjoying the moral triumph
which subdued himself as well as the
rest and when, for the want of some
thing else to say, he gently said, Mas
ter, forever!" the glorious shout of the
scholars filled the mans eyes with
something behind his spectacles, which
made him wipe them before resuming
his chair.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-06-13

The Action OF FRosT.-The most fer
tile and productive regions are those
where the frost penetrates the earth
deeply and exerts its influence during a
considerable portion of the year. The
action of the frost is powerful stimu-
liant of the soil. 1t disintergates it, and
unlocks the closely combined elements,
and thus sets free vast quantities of
plant food. It's action also counteracts
the compressive force of rain, and the
tread of teams and other animals, and
so each year lifts up and Gghtens the
compact earth. With frost to aid, the
farmer need not pillow and cultivate so
much, to put the soil in good condition.
as when this element is not operative.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-06-13
Hogs Eating Gravel.

Inotice in letter from a farmer liv-
ing in Missouri an inquiry as to the
cause of hogs eating gravel or coal ;
also stating that he had lost a valuable
SOW in consequence of the practice.
have had some little experience in rails
ing hogs, and 1 have noticed that if
hogs are not sailed regularly they will
eat and gnaw at wood, and even stones,
where salt has been sprinkled, and 1
think it probable that the small rocks
which his SOW swallowed, producing her
death, were salty, or that salt had been
accidentally thrown on them. ELIJAH
ALLEN, Hancock county, Ind.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-06-13
STEAM STREET CARA new street-car

STEAM STREET, CARA new street-car,
propelled by steam, has been success
f,lly tested in London. The car does
not not greatly differ from the ordinary one
now now . in usa. except that the end plat
forms u are two and half feet longer.
The III, machinery is placed in the center
Of - the car. causing a break of about
three feet in the seats, but leaving a
clear c, passage-way; and the driver and
conductor occupy the different plat
forms as at present. The most import
ont feature of the new invention, how
ever is that the noise of the steam-iet is
so subdued, and the amount of the
steam itself is so far reduced, as to
"cause both to fall considerably short
of q nuisance.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-06-13
Room for More sheen.

Statistics show that there were in
1871 about 32,000,000 sheep in the
United States yielding an average of
four pounds of wool each, or 12S, 000,-
600 pounds in the aggregate. In addi-
ton, the annual importation of wool
amounts to about 70,000,000 pounds, at
a cost of $40, 100000 Then we import
wooden goods to the amount of nearly
$44, 600, 900 per annlm. There is room,
therefore, for an increase of 1900, 600
more sheep in the country to supply the
home demand for wool, and for abont
10000 600 to displace the importation
of wooden goods.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-06-13

much scolding isn't good for boy. Too
long tasks, whether of work or study,
unrelieved by recreation, are not con-
ducive to sweetness of temper nor the
surest habits of industry. We sympa-
thize in every fiber with the boy who
had been riding horse to pillow, and in
the late sultry calm OF the cloudy after
noon, the vision of the cleaning brook
dancing through his weary brain, ven
tured plaintively to suggest" Father,
how the fish will bite" "Never mind,
sonny, let 'em bite; they won't bite
you" And worse still, the reply OF that
stern parent who quoted Scripture SO
grimly, if not sacrilegiously, at the little
fellow who was painting and sweating TO
keep up his row, when he asked to go TO
the spring for water: "Not till We get
through work, my son, for it says, Hoe,
every one that thirsteth. The old
proverb is wise, "All work and no play
makes Jack dull boy" We pity the
still, shy boy who is so unnaturally good
as to be always in the house, apart from
other boys, porting over books. The
"Boy's Own Book, bulky with sports
and pastimes, is the study he needs to
draw out another set of faculties. No
boyhood has ever rounded out without
the education of the merry outdoor
world. There is an indoor education,
also, better than that of any school
house. 1t is that of the CHEEKY home
into which the sun shines, though the
carpets fade, where there is no sepulch-
raj parlor, where flowers bloom and
songs break forth, and there are times
to laugh, and they read aloud and the
talk is free, and hospitality a virtue.
What an education intelligent and fire.
quent guests bring into house !
Springfield Republican,.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-06-13
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.


81. III. O." writes from Clayton coun-
ty, Iowa, to the Prairie Farmer:
Corn is one of the most useful grains
that is raised. Every thing, from the
duck up to the sturdy OK, will eat,
thrive and do well on corn. In the
South, it is used largely for bread in
the East, it is used as manure for tobac-
co in the West, il is burned for fuel.
The object of this line is not to teach
men how to raise corn, but how to feed
it out to advantage. If corn be fed to
stock in the ear, one-third of it is lost,
and some claim more. Corn to fatten
any animal needs to be ground. No
doubt many farmers would grind their
corn if they knew how to get at it. And
now / will tell you how. Let enough
men club together to buy steam en-
CINE and mill.
Cost of engine will be. ................S3 $500
Cost of 5-inch iron mill. Observation-Disclosures. 35
Cost OF shelter neutrality-suspicious.. ~
This engine will run mill and shelter
all the time, and will grind from ten to
twenty bushels per hour, according to
the power applied. The cobs will fur
nish all the fuel after the first five
bushels. This engine will be of the
portable order, with railroad boiler,
will be complete thing by itself, all
ready for the belt, and will be warrant
ed by the maker to grind and shell to-
gether, and, by keeping it running,
would grind for a whole township.
Clubs and oranges can unite for the
purpose of purchasing this kind of ma
chinery.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-06-13

Nothing will so much conduce to the
adoption of a system of working the
farm as well-prepared map, hung
where the farmer can see it every day.
1t will be sure to set him to thinking
and planning how best to work to save
work. And once the farmer adopts the
system of farming, he starts on the road
to success. 1t matters not that the sys-
tenn is not the best that could be devised.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-06-13
Tree Peddlers.

The Gardeners Monthly recommends
horticulturists of neighborhood to
form an association against tree swim
ding agents, as the farmers do against
horse-thieves, and thus protect the COM
munity from the imposition of this class
of humbugs. We would suggest that if
horticulturists will patronize their local
nurseries, where they can make their
own selections, or order only of we'll
known, reliable nurserymen direct,
they will save money and get choice
trees. Often these swindlers pretend to
be travelling for some leading nursery es-
adjustment, and sometimes buy cheap,
refused stock of them to fill their or
ders. Now that every community has
one or more nurseries, the tree swindlers
should be avoided, and if there is any
thing new of special merit, your nur-
seryman will have it, or can get it for
you.