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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-09
A Valuable Dog.

The following story is told by the
Portland Press, in relation to a dog that
is kept in the lighthouse on Mount
Desert Island The keepers little boy,
nine years old, strayed away, and was
missing for about two hours. The
mother went out of doors and called to
him, when the dog, in response, ran up
from the shore with the boys wet cap in
his mouth, and signifed by his actions
that he desired her to follow him. The
mother, alarmed, called the father, who
was sleeping in the house, and they both
followed the dog as quickly as possible.
Down by the shore, on rock, the little
boy was lying insensible, his clothes
wet, as if he had been dragged from the
water. After long efforts, in which the
dog rendered all the assistance he could
in his mute way, the boy was resusci-
tated, and afterward told his story. He
was on the beach, gathering shells,
when large wave came in and carried
him off in the undertow. The dog
jumped in after him, but the wave pre-
vented him from reaching the boy for
some minutes. He seized him by the
legs of his trousers, and tried to drag
him ashore, but the clothes tore in his
teeth, and the boy said he had an indis-
tinct recollection of the dog coming
down below the surface for him again,
and that was the last thing he was con-
cious of. 1t seems that the dog had
dragged the child upon the rock out of
the waves, and had to restore him.
When he heard the mothers call he took
the cap to inform her, as well as he
could, of the affair, and hasten assist
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-09
Pith and Point.

RAPID transit-Suicide.
ours at home-The baby.
Do others as others do you.
A JURY-Twelve men in a box.
AWAY down East-The railway.
COMFORTABLE Notwithstanding
pieces.
WHATEVER a man seweth, that also
may he rip.
GREAT roles are the favorite food Of
great actors.
A QUILTING party is now styled a
"piece jubilee.
THE land of the flea and the home Of
the slave-Spain.
WHY are clergymen like railway por-
tiers? Because they do a great deal of
coupling.
ADAMS nativity has at last bsen dis
covered. He was, according to Darwin,
a germ man.
WE'LL, wife, you cannot say ever
contracted bad habits. "No, sir, you
generally expand them.
Mrs. GUBBINs says her husband is
like tallow candle, because he always
will smoke when he is going out.
"How one thing brings up another"
said lady, absorbed in pleasing retro
spection. "Yes," replied the practical
Dibbs )" an emetic, for instance.
SOMEBODY inquiring at the Springfield
0ll.) postof1ice for a letter for Mike
Howe received the gruff answer that
there was no letter there for anybodys
cow.
A GENTLAMAN going to Texas asked a
friend for letter of introduction. The
friend opened drawer, took out large
and handsome spring bladed dagger
knife and n sixten-chambered revolver,
and gave them to him.
A little negro waiter was sent to call
gentleman to dinner, and found him
using toothbrush. G. Well," said the
landlady, when the boy returned, "is
he coming?" eyes, mistress, directly
he's jes sharpenin his teeth.
A WITNESS in a late divorce suit kept
saying that the wife had very retaliat-
ing disposition-that she retaliated
for every little thing" "Did you ever
see her husband kiss her? ?" asked the
wifes counsel. "Yes, sir, often"
"Well, what did she do on such
occasions?' She always retaliated,
SIR" Great laughter, and wife triumph
ant.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-09
An Indian Tragedy,

A letter from Vinita, Choctaw Nation,
says:
A double tragedy occurred ut this
place. commencing on the 18th, and
ending on the 18th inst. Two young
Cherokees-George Cochran and Joe
Quinn-bought whisky from a white
man by the name of Ruch. sufficient to
make them drunk after which they
raised disturbance in the house of a
well-known cyprian of this place, she
being the mistress of Ruch. Ruch sent
for and had man come and disarm the
young Cherokees whom he had made
drunk after which he went in with a
hickory club and struck Cochran above
the temple and fractured the skull, from
the effects of which he died about s
o'clock. Ruch was captured at once
and tied to the bed of the dying man,
where he was kept until the next morn
ing, Mt which time about o'clock he
was taken out by brother of the MUIR
dered man and told to prepare for
death. Drawing revolver, Cochran
proceeded to avenge his murdered
brother by firing three shots into the
body of Ruch. Young Cochran, the
brother of the murdered man, has the
approval of the citizens in the course he
pursued.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-09
THE MIDNIGHT APPARITION.

Mr.. Colebrook was dead. He was a
rich man, yet a slight acquaintance with
him would have convinced even super
fetal observer that he was not happy
man. He was misanthropic in his views,
though he had the reputation i'll the
street of being very kind-hearted and
benevolent man. Every day seemed to
usher him into the arena of new strife
with the powers of misery. Apparently
he was tired of life, and impatiently
waited for the hour that had now come,
and which would place him beyond the
trials and woes of this sublunary exist
ence.
And yet many could remember when
he was a gay and cheerful person. Be
fore his marriage with poor but beau
tiful girl some seven years before his
death, he had worn sunny smile, and
life seemed to him pleasant dream.
Though only thirty-fye when he mar
ried, people said there was too much
difference between his own age and that
of his wife, who was, believe, about
TWENTY-FIVE. From one extreme she
went to the other. She had been poor,
and forced to content herself with but
few of the luxuries and gayeties of life
but now she was rich, and her indulgent
husband gave her free access to his
Golfers. Wealth fostered pride, and
Mrs. Colebrook became leader OF
fashion-the gayest of the gay. HeI
beauty and her influential position in
society made her a queen, and her smile
was courted by the brilliant and the dis
solute. The house, when she was at
home, was always filed with gay gallants
and lovely ladies.
All the world could see this; and the
next thing it saw was, that MIR. Cole
brook grew sad and melancholy that
his wife looked coldly at him, and that
there was little, if any, sympathy be-
tween them. Then people said the poor
man had married badly, and the croakers
all "knew that it would be so.
Mr.. Colebrook was dead. Whatever
woes had weighed him down, he was be-
yond their reach now. People said he
had died of n broken heart ; that the
whirl of pleasure in his own home had
been a hell to him; and that his gay
wife had been a scorpion who had stune
Lin TO death.
For ny own part, pay but little at.
tention to the busy tongue of gossip.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-09
HOrse.Sh0es.

The earliest horseshoe makers appear
to have been Vandals and German tribes,
in the graves of some of whom they
have been found. They seem to have
been totally unknown to the ancients.
The first mention of them in literature
is in the works of the Byzantine En-
peror Leo, about thousand years ago,
by the name of "selenaia half moons
or crescents. They are thus among the
most modern of our everyday appli-
ances. Before Leo's time, cavalry
horses were often disabled by the wear
ing out of their hoofs. The war horses
mentioned in the Scriptures were. un-
shod. Receipts were given by Xenophon,
vegetius, and other writer's, for harden
ing the hoof. The japanese have for
centuries used straw socks or shoes for
the feet of horses travelling on stony
roads. They wear out quickly, but cost
almost nothing, and can easily be re-
paired. Horse-shoeing was probably
introduced into England by William the
Conqueror. Henry de Ferries, who came
with him. had six horse-shoes quartered
in his coat of arms, and is believed to
have been superintendent of farriers.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-09
Stealing an Ocean Cable.

We are informed by private letter
from Hong Kong that 1.-the poor but
industrious Chinese earn an honest live
lihood by fishing up half miles of the
cable between japan and China, and
selling it in the old junk shops" Such
a course, though highly praiseworthy on
the part of these toilers by the sea, +"
as proof of the hazards men will run
to support their wives and children, is
apt to initiate against the usefulness of
the cable as n means of conveying intel
hgence. 1t is fact that Junk was
seized at Foo Choo, short time since,
with nearly two miles of cable in her
hold; and nearly every day an adver-
tisement appears in one of the local
prints to the effect that "communica-
tion with the North is temporarily sus-
pended, etc.-Boston Journal.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-09
A Quaint Document.

The following quaint document is
something near hundred years old,
and has never been published:
QUAKER's LETTER TO HIS WAToHMA-
kerr herewith send thee my pocket
clock, which greatly standeth in need of
thy friendly correction. The last time
he was at thy friendly school, he was in
no ways reformed nor in the least bene-
flied thereby; for perceive by the in
dex of his mind that he is a liar and the
truth is not in him that his pulse is
sometimes slow, which betokeneth not
an even temper; at other times it waxeth
sluggish, Notwithstanding 1 frequently
urge him when he should be on duty,
as thou knoweth his usual hand denot-
eth, | find him slumbering, or, as the
vanity OF human reason phrases it,
catch him mapping. Examine him,
therefore, and prove him, beseech
thee, thoroughly, that thou mayest, be-
ing well acquainted with his inward
frame and disposition, draw him from
the error of his way and shew him the
path wherein he should go. 1t grieves
me to think, and when L ponder therein
| am verify of the opinion that his body
is foul land the whole mass is corrupted.
Cleanse him, therefore, with thy charm
ing physic, from all pollution, that he
may vibrate and circulate according to
the truth. l will place him for few
days under thy care, and pay for his
board as thou requirest. l entreat thee,
friend John, to demean myself on this
occasion with judgment, according to the
gift which is in thee, and prove thyself
a workman; and when thou layest thy
correcting hand upon him, let it be
without passion, lest thou should drive
him to destruction. Do thou regulate
his motion, for time to come, by the
motion of the light that ruleth the day,
and when thou findest him converted
from the error of his ways, and more
conformable to the aforementioned
rules, then do thou send him home with
a Just bill of charges drawn out in the
spirit of moderation, and 1t shall be sent
to thee in root of all evil.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-09
Origin Of the White, Trash.

A negro minister delivered funeral
discourse, In which he gave an account
of the origin of the white folk, which
throws Darwin i'm the shade:
Ny bredderen, when Adam and Ebe
was fust made, dey was bot niggas.
But de good Lord put dem in de garden
whar he had his summer apples, and
tole EN-:
"Adam, you an Ebe may eat dem
summer apples much as you want but
you jes' let dem Fowler apples bel
dun save dem for my own special toof
Dey's like sheep-meat-too good for
niggas.
Den de good Lord went off bout his
business, lemonadin' up an down de
yerf, seekin' who he might save up. But
he no sooner turns his back dan, jes'
like two fool niggas, Adam an Ebe
steal all de Fowler apples. She tastes
de fust one, smack her lubly tick lips,
and 'quired oh Adam, GLOW is dat fer
high %
Adam said it was all O. X, an den
dey went for dem Fowler apples like de
hething Chinee.
Bimeby de Lord come back an de
fust ting he said was, "Adam Adam !!
whar my Fowler apples %
Den Adam got skeered an said, CT
dunno, Lord; but / spec Ebe got
'em."
De Lord went to Ebe an said, "Ebe,
you got dem Fowler apples ?"
Den Ebe got skeered an said, "Dun-
no, Lord /; but kinder 'spect dat fool
nigga, Adam, took 'em."
Den Gle Lord got so mad he fairly
smashed his teef. He stomped back up
to whar Adam was standin', shiverin'
like sheep-killin' dog, an he made de
groun' fairly shake as he say, "Adam !!
Adam you gran ole t'ief, what for you
steal my Fowler apples ?"
Adam got so skeered he turned white
as a sheet an my belubbed bredderen,
he nebber got black any mo-, an dat
counts for de po white trash we see
fyin' roun' here so grand, votin. Let
us look to de Lord and be dismissed.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-09

PUNCH says that the next generation
will wear light clothes in summer; will
remove some of the public statues and
edifices which their predecessors have
erected; will speak French and German,
and possibly know something of their
own language and literature; will have
other public places of amusement open
to them on Sunday besides public
houses; will be better cooks; will leave
the table with the ladies'; but will still
have the national debt, duns, dentists,
domestics, humbugs, quacks, impostors,
absurd fashions, adulteration, swind-
lers, and the income tax.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-05-09

Long-long they gaze with anxious looks;
In vain their eyes explore
The dashing waves beneath the rock,
Where sullen break, rs roar;
Alack-alack he comes not back!
The boy is seen no more
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-01
Tho Drama.
MRs OATES AND HER ooMpANY.

hhb OATEb AND HEX COMPANY.
On Friday and Saturday evenings, Mrs. James
A. Oates and her Company will appear at the
Opera House. in this City. Newark news
paper speaking Of this Company, says -
Mrs. Oates brings to her aid not only the
freshness and vivacity Of YOUTH but charm
that is rarely Witnessed on the stage. the charm
OF aspeouliar innocence that has rendered her
career remarkable in dramatic annals She
never seems to realize that she ia on the stage,
and is consequently devoid OF affectation or un-
due reserve. Smiles and good fortune have at
tended her professional labors, and even now,
after an experience of several years. every the
atre seems to her like her parlor At home and
the audie nee like old friends
Criticism is at once disarmed and the specta-
tors feel that they are In the presence OF a lady
whom II is pleasure to meet and whose hos
pitality b being extended to them She acts
with feeling rather than art. Her voice is rich
and cultivated, and apart from the fact that she
means to make every one happy or Joyous around
her and enjoys herself in doing 80, her singing
il delicious. The impression upon each auditor
is almost understandable. and instead OF saying
we've been e the opera, people say i've have
'Her company is good one, and numbers
many performers who have already established
themselves as favorites. Prominent among them
is Mrs. Annie Bondinot, whose husband will be
remembered by many opera goers as an accom-
plished actor, and bass singer Of puch wonder
ful power that he bid fair to eclipse every artist
in his line the world had ever known. Mrs. Bon
dinot comes from musical family, and is much
esteemed personally. The arrival OF Mrs. Oates
Is always an event to be made much of, and her
departure leaves pang OF regret as deep as that
caused by the absence OF those who are nearest
and dearest to the social circle. She will ever be
regarded, by the public as sister, friend, or
DrOteQ0.n
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-01
FROM DOVER.

ADJOURNMENT FIXED FOR THE 11TH-THE SENATE
RAssEs THE INCORPORATION LAw-THE SCHOOL
BILL CHAMPAGNE SUPPER, LAST MaHF.
Special Correspondence of he Commercial:
DovkR, March 81.
Both Honses of the Legislature met at 8
O'Clock, this afternoon, and in either branch as
the proceedings will show, little business was
done, the time being mostly taken up in " ex-
planning" The House held a night session.
which was not pleasant affair for it's good ma
tured clerk. These night sessions are, very evil
IDENTIFY, an absurdity, and result in no real good.
This would-be indisposition on the part OF some
Of the members to waste the peoples time and
money, and who urge economy by holding extra
sessions, would all be well enough, il they were
only little more consistent, and not consume
so much OF the really valuable time in making
unnecessary speeches for the sake OF hearing
themselves talk.
The subject of adjournment is being discussed
quite lively and most any one is willing to tell
you what he knows about that important issue.
The business on hand cannot be finished this
week, II they work even so hard, while another
week will be sufficient time, The date IL, there
fore, fixed for April 11Eh.
Senator Riddles proposed amendment to the
Constitution, to empower the Legislature to en-
act General Incorporation law, passed the SEN
Ate this afternoon, and II is to be hoped that il
may be as favorably considered by the House.
II this becomes a law, which most likely IL will
. very important issue will have been met, as the
greater part Of the time of the Legislature, this
session, has been spent in passing bills Of incor-
poration, which this measure will ultimately OBJ
viAte.
The school bill, which passed the House this
afternoon, while II has attempted to incorpor-
ate some OF the features Of the improved sys-
tenn Of other States will still fall far short OF
meeting the requirements that ought to have
been met at this session. II will probably be
found cumbersome and impracticable. We are
willing, however, to hope that t may be some
Improvement upon our present misorably inefii-
cient system, and accord the House the credit
Of at least making an effort to this end.'
This afternoon, the members Of the Legisla-
ture, the representatives OF the press. and So
lect few outside, were each handed neat card
with the following printed inscription; " Com
pliments of New Jersey and Delaware Central
Railroad Company, Capitol Hotel Monday even
ing, at Q o'clock" About an hour later, Mr.
RRmuel Townsend, at the head OF long letter,
. explained the object ofthe meeting" He said
in view of the kindness the company had recev-
cd at the hands Of the:Legislature. they pro-
posed to have little iolhfcation in the way Of
showing their appreciation. Ice cream, cake and
champagne, were served in abundance, speeches
were made, toasts were proposed and responded
to, and thus the time passed socially and pleas
Antly until the " wee sma' hours Of morn"
JAA
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-01
Political Items.

The Connecticut election will be held on
Monday OF next week, April 7th. The campaign
has not been an active one, and q full vote is
not Expected. For Governor the candidates are
Henry z. Haven, Republican, and Charles r.
Ingersoll, Democrat. Four members OF the
last House, FROM Connecticut being all candi-
dates for re-election-Hawley, Kellogg and
crat. Ex-Governor English is the Democratic
candidate against Kellogg.
- The st. Louis Republican, Democratic organ,
notwithstanding it's name, Of Missouri-com-
menting on the adjournment Of the Legislature,
says THE fact Ii the session has been frit,
tered away, and the proceedings haye not re-
bounded to the credit of the State. We greatly
regret having to say this, for in behalf OF the
Democracy had promised the people . far
different result of last Falls election"
Gov. Perham, of Maine, Republican, has ap-
pointed Democrat Railroad Commissioner for
thatState. ~ ~ .F4f4 '.N.=N y ~ 4
Somebody has already nominated the Demo-
cratic Presidential ticket for 1875. It is Chas.
Sumner and Alexander II. Stephens.
The Democratic State Committee of Rhode
Island have filled the vacancies on their State
ticket, by naming Benjamin q. Chase for Gov
ernor, and Charles E. German for Secretary Of
State.
The Richmond Enquirer thinks Vice-Presi-
dent Wilson'S act in calling Gen. Gordon to the
friendly overture to the South, and 1t says it
will be received in the proper spirit and duly
appreciated by the Southern people.
: The Boston Traue,ler intimates that Senator
Sumner has declared that he will not again put
his feet on Massachusetts soil until the battle-
flag resolves of the last Legislature are re-
Hcinded
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-01
Nete b N Jo.hua nIarI., K.q.

O. p. JOHNSON, Esq.-Dear Sir I'm response
to the following paragraph in your paper Of Sat-
urday, viz:
ave should be obliged to Mr.. Maris il he
would point out this attack"
would say that the article Inconsistency" in
last Tuesdays Gazette was the one alluded to in
my remarks at Dover, but should have made
no public reference to it whatever, though many
construed it as charging me with taking exorbi-
tant fees in divorce cases. as accord to news
papers great latitude In the discussion Of public
matters, had not the resolution respecting the
exclusion OF Mr.. Pride been presented, where
upon embraced. the opportunity, TO say, and
now repeat It, that have received no money
whatever on account of any divorce case, except
the amount required to procure from the Secrs-
tary OF State certified copies Of the Acts for two
parties residing in this city, being twelve dollars
in each case, which sumo l paid over to that
officer. Yours truly,
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-01
PERsoAAL- AND PARTICULAR.
James Gordon Bennett is in Turkey.

| James Gordon Bennett is In Turkey.
| The postal cards will be ready in May.
Mr.. George Augustus sala still remains very
The smallpox has almost disappeared from
| Boston. .u,. -s.. 81 ,g.3. saIi. Gr1 .
| Dogs killed $780, 900 worth OF sheep in Ken
| lucky last year. s. w i4 -r
| -Biglin and Ellis Ward have arranged row
| ing match at Springfield In June.
--Senator Schprz ia about to join hia family
in Europe. He is now In st. Louis.
George NJ Pullman, Of Chicago, arrived in
New York from Europe on Wednesday.
George Francis Train is q sort OF white ele-
phant on the hands OF the New York authorities.
"A farmer 10 New Hampshire has been offered
$1,000 for the wood on his farm, and wants
more. le4
The remains OF Rear Admiral Montgomery
were inferred yesterday in Oak Hill Cemetery at
Washington. 4l
Inspector General Hardee will leave Wash
ington early this month for a tour Of inspection
on the Pacific coast.
Tho notorious Miss Josephine Mansfield ia
nowin London, and may be seen nightly at one
other OF the theatres.
Norfolk, Va, received one day last week
over 80, 900 shad from North CarolinA, intended
for the New York market.
Rev. Dr. Zacharias, for thirty-eight years
Md, died yesterday, aged 6S.
The 25th Anniyersay of Modern SpisituAlism
was celebrated in the Music Hall, Boston, Last
evening. The Hall was filed b
The funeral Of ex-senator Dixon took place
at Hartford, Conn, yesterday. Il was largely
attended by prominent citizens.
The condition of Oongr rsssmAn James Brooks
who is seriously III in Washington, was consider
ed very unfavorable yesterday.
Miss Stoker, young lady Of Piqus, Ohio, fell
dead Of disease of the heart last Sunday while
on her way to be baptized by immersion.
Mario has sailed for Europe bis visit to
this country was a sad professional failure. His
voice was entirely unequal to public effort.
Two car-lords Of California butter have
passed through Sacramento for New York with
in the past ten days, the Californis papers say.
Ida Lewis and her husband don't live hap
PLY together. She is q coquette, and he is jeal-
Gus and cross. Such is the fate Of all heroinss.
-Lueca will follow Nilsson's example and
spend the summer at Newport, with Liebhart, of
the Rubinstein-W -Wieniawsh troupe, as a compan-
ion.
Tho President, Mrs. Grant, Miss Nellie Grant
and General Babcock will leave Washington to-
day for New York, where they will remain the
gr eater part Of this week.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-01
KxcnIIsurIr nans.

One Of the very best acts Of the Legislature is
the vote in the Senate, yesterday, reconsidering
the adverse vote on the bill to so amend the
Constitution. rs to allow General Incorporation
Act, aud the subsequent passage Of the bill.
This. being adopted by the House and approved
by the next Legislature. will become an Amend
ment to the Constitution, and at the session of
1875, we can have good general law passed. 1t
will be one Of the best measures in aid OF our in
dustrial growth, and in reduction OF the expense
Of the Legislature, within our reach.