The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-04-11
Personal and General.

A RICHMOND school-boy has had his
leg broken by stone thrown by play
mate.
CHARLES B. AYLEswoRTH, a Jack
son, Mich, printer, recently committed
suicide.
AN Iowa clergyman has been steal
ing Bibles and giving them to the unre-
generated.
THREE persons standing together
constitute an unlawful assembly in Lex
ington, Ky.
THE counterfeit greenbacks are made
to look old and more genuine by being
boiled in coffee.
THE Supreme Court of Vermont has
set aside verdict procured by the jury
drawing cuts.
THEY have revived the high, pointed
heel in Paris just as it was going en-
tirely out of fashion.
CARROLL COUNTY, Ohio, registers. vo-
ter named Deford, who is hale and
hearty at the age of 103.
IT Is one of the latest fashions for
bridesmaids at church weddings to wear
bonnets, corresponding in color to their
toilets.
A HoGsHEAD of Louisiana sugar,
opened Mt New York the other day,
contained a chunk of wood weighing Al
pounds.
PEOPLE never plot real mischief when
they are happy Laughter is an enemy
to malice, foe to scandal, and friend
to mankind.
Mrs. MARY HUTCHINs, of Embden,
Me-, is 81 years old, has forty-seven
grandchildren, and never saw steam
boat nor rail-car.
The benefactions for educational pur-
poses, outside of all taxation by midi
vidual parties, in 1870, were $500, 900 |;
in 1871, $9,957, 949.2S.
THE Ohio State law against lotteries
also prohibits churches from hold
ing fairs, and fines any one who raf-
files for turkeys the night before Thanks
giving.
IT is estimated that over 5O,O0O, 600
have been loaned on Chicago property
since the fire. The money has been
drawn mainly from New York, Bostona and
Hartford.
IDAHO Territory has not been ex-
plored or surveyed sufficiently to state
definitely the amount of tillable land
therein, but it is safe to put it down at
100000 acres.
LONG, pendant earrings have finally
gone out of fashion Now the ladies
"a, lie he IL e
ear, or small drops of gold about the
size of cherry.
IT was stated in recent debate in the
Kentucky Legislature that the city and
county debts of Kentucky, contracted to
build railroad and other improvements,
would, in the aggregate, approximate
$50, 100000.
A VERY wealthy farmer of Ohio coun-
ty, Kentucky, has this "notis " posted
up in his field If any mans or
woman's COWS or oxen gifts in these here
oats, his or her tale vii! be cut off as the
case may be-"
Quill pens, which a few years ago
were despised as being of the old-fogy
order, are coming into favor rgain. This
is partly owing TO the very inferior
quality of many kinds of steel pens now
in the market
Miss SADIE +. WILKINSON, of Bridge
port, has gained verdict of $25, 600
damages against Brick Pomeroy, for
breach of promise. 1t had already cost
'Brick $50, 900 to be in a condition to
make marriage promise and all the
while he was old enough to know bot
ter.
A PROVIDENCE girl, on repairing to
her room late on Monday morning, was
astonished to see pair of feet, without
boots, protruding from under her bed
She did not scream, but she went down
stairs quietly and informed her father,
and the burglar was then nicely caught
and handed over to the police.
AS AN evidence of the reverse tide of
trade in some localities, the statement of
Buffalo produce merchant is interest
ing. a few years ago he shipped yearly
to Milwaukee from 1000 to 1000
cheeses, and to Chicago $500. Now,
instead of shipping to either place, he
is shipping largely from Milwaukee to