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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-14
An Eccentric Man.

Eccentricity seems to be the only hope
of some people for II momentary noto-
riety. An exceedingly eccentric man
has just died Mt Hinesburg, VT, in the
person of Augustus McEwen, aged 81.
He had his grave dug some twenty years
ago, and stoned up and filled with earth,
that it might be in safe condition when
ever needed. Last fall he had the earth
dug out of it, saying that he expected to
he laid there before the winter was over.
His coffin was in readiness seven years
ago, and SO arranged that he could lie
on his side with his knees drawn up, as
he said he slept in this condition i'll life,
and wanted to sleep SO in death. All
his plans for the funeral were made in
advance, and among the rest he selected
four colored boys, who had worked for
him more or less, as had their father be
fore them, as pall-bearers. They were
to carry the body to the grave, which
was on his own farm, lower it to its last
resting place, fill the grave with earth,
and then walk back TO the house, where
they were to find each letter, sealed
and directed to them, in which was the
money to pay for the last service which
he had required of them. His friends
took very good care to carry out his pc
crliar wishes
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-14
A Political Wake.

The public had almost forgotten that there
ever was such "A thing as the Liberal move
ment, so many important events have occurred
during the three months since the election. In
the caucusing and other political operations OF
the day the Liberals now cut no figure. The
party itself was what al old tlint-lock hunter
would call - flash in the pan. Even in this
State there is not so much AZ nucleus to be
found. Chicago and Springfield, where 20
much strength was claimed. have consigned
the abortion to the hole dug long ago for the
Know-Nothing organization In Cincinnati the
movement died and gave no sign.
The only post-election effort of Liberalism
was put forth at st. Louis, the cradle of Lib
eralism last "Wednesday night. The State OF
SEIZURE, Blair Brown and Grosyenor started
the Liberal ball, and il was there that the main
strength of the unborn party lay. In that cit
adel would there be strength. if anywhere, and
courage to rally for one more assault upon the
Republican party. The question which agitated
that Wednesday evening conference meeting
was the one which perpleXed the gloomy Dane
ITO be or not TO be! z" Which were better
was n conundrum the cOnfreteS gave up az toe
knotty for their solution. The resolution
adopted runs a. follows:
ReS0lced, That we reiterate our adhesion tC
the liberal ideas and principles declared at JEFF
ferson City and reaiiirmed at Cincinnati, witt
the exception of the doctrine of free trade
looking at the development at Cincinnati and
since the election as a complete vindication OF
our attitude.
Just what this means passes the comprehen'
sion OF the uninitated. When and how hat
the Liberal attitude been indicated to any eX.
tent whatever. not to say completely? 1t has
received such yindication IA consists in being
completely annihilated. As well might the en-
gineer who was hoist by his own petard claim
a complete vindcaton of his attitude. If tC
be blown into indistinguishable atoms was tn,
ambition of Liberalism. then the yindcatior
was complete beyond parallel.
The more probable explanation is that the
real design of the resolution was to indoors,
the platform Of Cincinnati, except the tariff
plank, which was n mere dodge. 1t will be re
memberod that the Missouri gathering at which
the Liberal movement was begun took yer,
strong free trade ground. The resolution givei
above must have been drafted under the toe
potent influence of soft-shell crabs.
The Democratic and Liberal factions arr
both more utterly demoralized than the Leaders
suppose The situation can only be seen il
the light election returns. The most obdurat'
adherent TO the present organization will be
convinced by the returns of 1873 that the Pres
identa campaign of 1872 thoroughly destroyed
root and branch, both the old Democracy anC
the abortiye Liberal party Chicago Journal
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-14
Seward and the Sultan.

The following is told by an eye-wit-
ness When Mr.. Seward was in Con-
stantinople he received higher honors
than any prince or potentate had ever
received from Turkish Sultan. Such
distinction was accorded to his age and
distinguished service to his country.
The Sultan not only granted Il personal
interview, an unprecedented favor to Il
private individual, but as n further token
of good will and IA compliment to a." the
nation of handshakers, extended his
hand in greeting Mr.. Stewards right
arm was entirely paralyzed, and he had
not the slightest power to place his
hand in the outstretched palm of the
Sultan His intense modification and
embarrassment may be imagined at
thus being forced to appear even
for a moment ungracious in his response
TO such remarkable courtesy. There
was an awkward pause of brief duration
until turning to Blacque Bey, who sal
beside him, Mr.. Seward exclaimed in al
accent of irritation Raise my arm
and put my hand i'll his" Mr. Seward
was remarkable for his courtesy, and
this untOward circumstance Mt the be-
ginning of his interview with the Sultan
must have detracted greatly from tn,
pleasure and qualification his kindly re-
ception gave him.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-14
The Buffalo.

The first impression produced by the
buffalo on the stranger is that of ugli-
ness. The huge forequarters seem quite
out of proportion to the light hind legs !;
the masses OF hair on the forehead and
chin have Particularly untidy appear
ance, and give the head a badly defined
oval shape in the distance. The impress
sion is not improved when they strike
into slow canter, for the immense tufts
of hair depending from the forelegs
swing awkwardly, and the tail, which is
held straight up, with a slight curve
down again at the middle, is ridiculously
small.
When, however, a herd, reused from
its lethargy, PUSHES at speed of eighteen
or twenty miles an hour, contempt is
changed for admiration. The once lum-
bering body is now handled with perfect
ease all the clumsy appendages become
streamers in the wind, and the huge
withers give the flying body mass and
power. The black eyes glisten beneath
the matted hair; and were the hoofs
changed to claws, and were the horns
hidden, it would be difficult not to be-
lieve that one of the old giant lions of
antediluvian days had come to light.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-14
4 Clerical Clown.

The world has often been mildly as
tonished by the versatility of genius,
but at last production of the nine
teenth century has absolutely amazed it.
The career of this wonderful man has
but just commenced, and we wait with
eagerness to see with which of the wide
~ diverse currents it will eventually
drift. Recently, while North Caro-
lima audience was in the ecstacy of
circus entertainment, the clown gave
novel turn to the performance by making
some earnert remarks upon the duty of
his hearers in supporting and spreading
the Gospel. They were surprised into
rapt and respectful attention, and when
next day he followed this beginning by
sermon, closing with an appeal for
foreign missions, generous response
was made. However successful he may
have been in his first venture we cannot
but see that it would be better to make
final decision at once for one or the
other calling. Custom is unyielding,
and they cannot be made to blend har
moniously. Imagine, as people leave
his church after listening to one of his
eloquent sermons, such remarks as these:
What lovely sermon - oh, yes,
lovely indeed But you should see him
tumble 7"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-14
Abd.el.kader.

Abd-el-Kader is said to be dangerous
ly i'll. He is now 90 years of age. Forty
years ago, he was the most formidable
enemy of the French in Algeria, and
earned from them the title of "The
Eagle of the Desert. In 1892 he
formed combination of 23 Arab tribes,
able to put into the field fighting force
of 1900 warriors. From this time un-
til 1871, he fought the invading French
enemies with indomitable perseverance
and with varying fortunes. Vanquished
and taken prisoner in that year, he was
held as a captive in France until 1852,
when he was released, and took up his
residence in the east He has always
been regarded as the model type of the
Arab chieftain. His personal appear
ance is thus described : His stature
is above the middle height his head
beautifully shaped, and his black beard
and hair form a striking contrast to his
garments of white wool. His hands are
of the most graceful form, and white rs
woman's, and his whole aspect is one
of grace and dignity"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-14
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Doe. breeding short-IIorns PAY {,

We doubt whether there is any spe-
cies of breeding that pays SO well as that
of raising fashionable shOrt-hOrn cattle.
We have here, in country admirably
adapted for them, animals which have
been brought here from England, pur-
chased there at almost fabulous prices.
and brought here ut IN equally great ex-
pense.
The question arises, does it pay to
bring these cattle here? Let us take an
instance: Louan the Fifteenth, sold by
Jerry Duncan 10 VIM Richardson, Of
this county, for 800, several years ago.
The price was then considered exorbi-
tant But let us look at the result. Mr..
Richardson sold two of her produce at
one time for 81, 750. Her first calf was
bull, and, not admirmg him, Mr.. Rich
ardson made bullock of him and sold
him for Sll5, and would not to-day take
81, 900 for what is left of her produce.
What she may produce in the future, of
course time alone Will show.
Take another instance: Mr.. Richard
son bought at public sale Phoebe Taylor,
for 800 He resold her to Mr.. Kissen-
ger, of Missouri, for -, 1000, and that
gentleman sold her first calf for $500
Let us take still another: LOUdon
Duchess ID, n beautiful animal, the
property of William Warfield. Hen
first calf, Loudon Duke 81, sold for $3.50,
and we doubt if h could be bought now
for 81, 800. We quote her other calves
as follows: London Duke 4th, 50, 0OC
offered Loudon Duke 9th, sold fol
81, 800 and his present owner has re-
fused Il, 900 for him. London Duchess
9th sold for =, 025, and Loudon Duchess
Sth for 81, 800. According to this state
ment, Loudon Duchess has produced
five calves, from which her owner has
realized and been offered 1929. Sew
eral of those which he sold were after
ward sold for nearly double amount re
allied by him.
The thoughtful reader will need NJ
more illustrations the fact is too evi
dent that breeding short-horns does pay
-LcringtOn (hyD Observer and he
| porter.
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Legend of n Wusket.

Mark Twain tells the following story
related 10y fellow passenger, who,
bantered about his timidity, said he
had never been scared since he loaded
an old Queen Anne's musket for his
father once, whereupon he gave the fol-
lowing
You see, the old man was trying to
learn me To shoot blackbirls and beasts
that tore up the young corn and such
things, SO that | could be of some use
about the farm, because l wasn't big
enough to do much. My gun was II
single-barreled shotgun, and the old
man carried an old Queen Anne musket
that weighed ton, made report like Il
thunderclap, and kicked like mule.
The old man warned me to shoot the old
musket sometimes, but | was afraid.
One day, though, | got her down, and
SO / took her to the hired man, and asked
him To load her. because it was out i'll
the fiald. Hiraml said DO you see
those marks on the stock-an y and V
on each side of the Queens crown.
Well, that means ten balls and five slugs
that's her load"
" But how much powder?'
"Oh, he says, it don't matter; pu
IN three or four handfuls.
So | loaded her up that way, and it
was an awful chargc-Ihad sense enough
10 see that, and started ont. | leveled
her on II good many blackbirds but
every time / went to pull the trigger, |
shut my eyes and winked. | was afraid
of her kick. Toward shutdown fetched
it up to the house, and there was the old
man resting on the porch.
Been out hunting, have YEP"
A." Yes, sir, says !.
"What did you kill ?"
" Didn't kill anything, sir-didn' t
shoot her off-was afraid she would
kick knew blamed well she would.
" GIMME that gun - the old man
said, mad as sin.
And he took aim Mt sapling on the
other side of the road, and / began to
drop back out of danger. And the next
moment / heard the earthquake, and
saw the Queen Anne whirling end over
end i'll the air, and the old man spinning
round on one heel, with one leg up and
both hands on his jaw, and the bark fly
ing from that old sapling like there was
hail storm. The old mans shoulder
was set back three inches and his jaw
turned black and blue, and he had to
lay up for three days. Cholera, or
nothing else, can scare me the way | was
| scared that time
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-14
Home Reading.

One of the most pleasant and noblest
duties of the head of the family is to fur
nish its members with good reading. Let
good reading go into home, and the
very atmosphere of that home gradually
but surely changes. The boys begin to
grow ambitious, to talk about men,
places, books, the past and the future
The girls begin to feel new life open
ing before them in knowledge, duty and
love- They see new fields OF usefulness
and pleasure; and so the family changes,
and out from its number will grow in
telligent men and women, to fill honor
able places, and be useful members of
society. Let the torch of intelligence
be lit in every household. Let the old
and young vie with each other in intro
ducing new and useful topics of investi-
cation, and in cherishing n love of read
ing, study and improvement.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-14
The UnpOetical Jews.

Here is a fact which shows how little
nonsense there is in the Jewish race
The editor of the JcWiSh Messenger in
forms his readers that during all the
years of his editorship, perhaps not
more than dozen original poems have
been sent to him from contributors of
the Jewish faith, and during the past
year he did not receive a single poetical
effusion for insertion. Some of the old
Hebrews, notably David and his boy
Solomon, were slightly addicted to vers-
fication, in their way, but the nations
harpUhave not rung much since theirs
were hung on the willows of Babylon.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-14
German Farming.

\ correspondent OF the Springfield
RcpUblicdH writes from Dresden: OF
the two and half million inhabitants
of Saxony, two-thirds live III the coun-
try (FlatlandD and 1,300,0 600 are land
owners, 100000. possessing each more
than two acres, and 1000, 600 being
their own farmers-working their soil.
The valuation of the land outside of the
city reaches nearly 5000, 600, 600, and an
annual harvest is valued at $40, 600, 900.
The 80 900 farmers of Massachusetts,
with valuation in land of less than one
fifth as much, get more than two-thirds
as much ior their crops AS the Saxon
farmers.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-14
Hard Times for Farmers.

A farmer in debt always will have hard
times, as those who have land and have
"A comfortable home, free from all in
cumbrances cannot fully comprehend.
Mr.. Beecher, who knows the cost of
farming, perhaps better than its profits,
says candidly: "No blister draws sharper
than interest does. OF all industries
none is comparable with that of interest,
which works all day and night, fair
weather and foul 1t has no sound in
It's footsteps, but travels fast. 1t gnaws
at mans substance with inevitable
teeth. 1t binds industry with its film
as Il fly is bound in II spiders web
Debt rolls man over and over, binding
him hand and foot, and letting him hang
on the fatal mesh until the long legged
interest devours him. There is but one
thing ON farm like it, and that is the
Canada thistle, which swarms new plants
every time You break its roots, whose
blossoms are prolific, and every flower is
the father of million seeds, every plant
like platoon of bayonets, and field of
them like an armed host. The whole is
Il torment and vegetable curse-and
yet farmer had better make his bed of
Canada thistles than attempt to rest ut
! ease upon interest
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Personal Paragraphs.
DIsRAELI is 68.

DIsRAELI is 68.
GLADSTONE is 63.
DORSEY, the new Arkansas Senator, is
graduate of Oberlin. He is 36 years
old. = ,-.,.s.-..--
CLARA LOUISA KELLOGG is said To
have weakness for driving close bar
gains.
A DAUGHTER of Minister Schenck is
reported to be engaged to a British
nobleman.
GEN. GORDON, the new Senator from
Georgia, was Confederate General, and
is 40 years old.
EDWARD JENNINGS, of New Fairfield,
Conn, incurred paralysis by butchering
IL diseased hog.
CLARA LOUISA KELLoGd's mother is
good, plain, New England woman, and
her constant attendant.
Mr.. u. Il. BARNUM, the Snowman, has
engaged the great talking machine for
his new establishment.
AN original portrait of Davy Crockett
has passed into possession of the New
lOIh OOcltby.
DIR. BOOKER, wealthy merchant of
New York, will shortly wed Miss Schurz,
daughter of Carl Schurz.
"DoEsTIcKs," recently connected with
the Minneapolis Tribune, has gone to
New York again to reside.
CHARLES DICKENS, Jr., is very clever
young man with brown eyes, but he
isn't noted for anything else.
The Danbury Ne,cs says that hui
name mother in that place chlsroforms
her boy before whipping him.
THE name of Mike McCoole, the
pugilist, appears on the list of contrib
utors to the poor fund of ST. Louis.
FIFTEEN beautiful maidens of Terre
Haute, Ind, propose to jerk the forked
lightning for living or, in other words,
learn telegraphy.
BRIGHAM Young has ordered a car
load of scabs shipped by express from
Boston to Salt Lake City. He is going
to vaccinate his family.
THE Rev. O. b. rockingham is OPP
posed to the gallows, and believes that
poisons are the better way of taking the
lives of criminals convicted of capital
of1enses.
CASHIER AMOS TOWNSEND has COM
pleted term of forty-seven years with
the New Haven Bank, and though in his
18th year is still able to work vigorously
at his desk all day.
The vitality of the human race is said
to be on the increase. Hercules would
have succumbed under the weight of in
vective that life insurance agent will
bear without winking.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-14

Our Corn CRoP.-The heaviest corn
crop ever grown in the United States
was that of last year, which the agricul-
tural report states at the huge total of
LOO, 600, 600 bushels. Not only is this
the largest crop, but it is said to be corn
of better quality and of greater in
banner corn-growing State, her average
being nearly fl bushels an acre. I'm
fortunately for some of those who would
like to have. the Iowa corn, it takes the
price of four bushels of said corn to get
one bushel to the Atlantic markets.
This is one of the reasons why some
people are demanding cheaper trans
portation between the West and East
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-14
Mother Goose Not n MYTH.

W. l.. Stone writes from New York to
the Providence JOUrHui
In the Jenuary number Of the Bllut-
Onian appears II well-written and inter
esting paper entitled " Mother Goose's
Melodies. In the first paragraph is
this sentence Here the traditional
bard is Mother Goose, of whom nothing
certain is known. But more
than the name, history does not reveal. -"
In this statement, however, the writer is
i'll error; for SO far from Mother
Goose being creature of fancy, she
was, we beg to assure him, a Ccrtabic
parsonage.
The mother-in-law of Thomas Fleet,
the editor, in 1871, of the Boston Week
~ RehcdrSai, was none other than the
OrigiHai Mother Goose-Hc Mother
Goose of the world-famous melodies.
Mother Goose belonged TO wealthy
family III Bosten, where her eldest
daughter, Elizabeth Goose, was married
by Cotton Mather, in l715, to Fleet, and
III due time gave birth to son. Like
most mothers-in-law III our own day, the
importance of Mrs. Goose increased
with the appearance of her grandchild,
aud poor Mr.. Fleet, half distracted with
her endless nursery ditties, finding all
other means fail, tried what ridicule
could effect, and actually printed book
with the title: "Songs for the Nursery,
or Mother Goose's Melodies for Chill
dren, printed by t. Fleet, at his printing
house, Pudding Lane, Boston. Price,
ten coppers.
Mother Goose was the mother OF
nineteen children, and hence we may
easily trace the origin OF that famous
classic
" There was old woman who lived in a shoe,
She had many children she didn't know what
q, 10
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-14

There was lately published in the Lon
don Gazette legal and official notice
that Mr.. Walter Knots, of London,
9" in consequence of the present obnox-
ious name" of his ship being strongly
objected to 10y merchants, underwriters
and others, intends to apply to the Board
of Trade for permission to change her
name to that of "The Newsboy." Mr..
Knots, who had made fortune as pro-
prietor of an old and very profitable
newspaper i'll Birmingham, thought the
least compliment he could pay his old
trade was to name his ship after very
useful and generally much knocked
about person in it. But as the 4" Prin-
ter's Devil" first proposed, was consid-
cred too long, it received the name of
"The Devil" 1t must be confessed
this title is not exceedingly commercial.
As "The Newsboy, insurers and ship
pers can safely patronize Mr.. Knots
vessel.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-14

By act of Parliament, an English
banker is free from all responsibility as
to the payer of sight draft. He may
pay the check to whoever presents it
asking no questions, requiring no iden-
tifcation, taking no risk. But if the
draft is drawn at one day sight, or for
any time, he must fully identify the in
dorser For this reason many English
drafts on bankers are drawn at one day
SIGHT.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-14
Death of n Famous Steed.

The famous horse, Skedaddle, died re-
Gently, in Marion county, Ky. He was
formerly the property of W. 7. Pittman,
of Boyle county, from whom he was kid
mapped by band of scouting Confed-
crates. This was the horse on whose
back Gen. John II. Morgan made his es-
cape from the prison at Columbus, o.,
and the last horse he rode during the
war
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-14

CUBA.-A census of Cuba has recent
ly been taken, and Gen. Sickles, receiv-
ing the result from the Spanish Govern
ment, has transmitted it to Washington.
The total population of the island is
placed at |. 399, 81, there being 763, 176
whites, 23S, 1927 free colored, 663, 2SS
slaves, and "a, 400 Asiatic. In 1867 the
population of Cuba was reported to be
| ,414, sos, so that in five years that have
elapsed there is apparently "A decrease
of IA, 706. The insurrection of Cuba
probably interferred with getting an ac-
curate census of the insurgent districts
last year.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-14

WHILE 5000 copies of the Minnesota
Governors message have been ordered
printed in Norwegian, 5000 in Swede,
3. 900 in German, 1900 in French, and
] 900 in Welsh, but 1000 have been or
dered printed in English. The reason
assigned for printing so small number
in English is, that the message has been
SO widely circulated in the English
naners that it is unnecessary.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-02-14

THE exports of cheese from the United
States in 1872 amounted to sc, 204. O25
pounds, valued Mt S7,752.91S. In 1860
the exports amounted to 1878, 799
pounds in 1866, 36,411 1856, and in
1870, 1896, 1913. But the quantity ex-
ported in 1867, amounting to 52,352, 127
pounds. realized 1898, 535, or $40, 617
more than the 66, 204, 025 pounds ex-
ported last year Cheese has been low
during the past five or six years.