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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-10-31
That Mischievous Wexford Boy.

Jonas Wickford's little son made
leap for fame, Saturday, and nearly
landed in eternity. He was in an apple
tree of his fathers, on a branch that
overhung Mr.. O'Clarence's premises
lie was standing on the branch, pre-
paringto Jump and catch another branch,
as he had seen q man in the circus do
on the bars, when Mr.. O'Clarence, who
was looking for the eggs OF deceitful
hen, appeared beneath the tree, and got
down on his hands and knees to examine
the grass. The boy says he did not
know MIR. O'Clarence was there, and it
is likely that he did not, as, otherwise,
he would have forborne making any ex-
periments that might bring him within
reach OF the dreaded neighbor, who
never can forget that disastrous affair
on the last anniversary of our National
independence. With all prepared, the
youth made the spring, missed the COW
eted branch by the sixteenth of an inch,
and came down with dreadful thud on
the back of Mr.. O'Clarence, fiatteninS
that gentleman to the earth, driving his
nose into the sod, and making every
bone in his body snap like so many pop
ping corns. For an instant the misera-
bic man believed that long series of
fated disasters had finally eliminated in
stroke of extra strong lightning-the
next the heel of Master Wickford's shoe
ploughing across his neck awakened
him to q vague sense of the trouble,
and springing to his feet, and half crazed
with pain and rage, he ran to the out
house for his axe. and securing it, re-
turned to murder the youth, but was too
late. The little rascal being too scared
to cry, or even realize his wounds, had
Immediately scaled the fence on reach
ing his feet, and taken refuge under his
parents roof. When Wexford came
home in the evening, Mr.. O'Clarence
started over to see him, and was met by
him at the division gate, when that gen.
tleman very pertinently inquired "what
in thunder he meant by proving around
under trees, soaring little boys that were
in their own fathers trees, getting pie
apples for their mothers ?" Mr.. Wick
ford topped off his demand by ANNOUNCE
ing that he desired to live in peace with
everyone, but if people were bound and
determined to be always kicking up a
Robbery of some kind. and GRIPPING
the youth of the land, he should call in
the law and let it's majesty crush the
culprits. Stunned and bewildered by
this reception, Mr.. O'Clarence retreated
to his house, where he grappled with an
imaginary assailant, and gave him a
ferocious beating NeaOs.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-10-31
Brain and Heart.

The prevalence of brain and heart
diseases is attributed to the excitement
and tension of modern business life,
and no doubt with some justice. The
hurried and overworked have the con-
ISOLATION that insanity is more prevalent
in rural districts than in cities. Thus
Berkshire, the extreme western county
of Massachusetts, furnishes much
larger percentage of lunatics than Bos-
ton, while in the quiet and apathetic
German duchy of SAKE Altenburg, ont
of a population of less than $4,000,
about forty persons-the majority Of
whom are presumably maniacs-kill
themselves annually. This is remark
ably high percentage, being about a
third of the average which the duchy
should lose of it's inhabitants were it ac-
lively engaged in war. There may be
exceptional reasons, however, why the
Altenburgers and Berkshire people
should be specially liable to dementia,
but it is apparent that those who are in
clined to brooding and melancholy will
be far more likely to nurse their troubles
until they become actually mad when
there are no external excitements or
duties to distract their attention from
themselves.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-10-31
Boys and Their Mothers.

Some one has written beautifully to
the boys in the following manner.
Here is whole sermon in few SEN
fences
"Of all the love affairs in the world,
none can surpass the true love of the
big boy for his mother. 1t is love
pure and noble, honorable in the high
est degree to both. 1 do not mean
merely dutiful affection. 1 mean
love which makes boy gallant and
courteous to his mother, saying to
everybody plainly that he is fairly in
love with her. Next to the love of her
husband, nothing SO crowns woman's
life with honor as this second love, this
devotion of son to her. And / never
yet knew boy turn out bad who be-
gan by falling in love with his mother.
Any man may fall in love with fresh
faced girl, and the man who is gallant
with the girl may cruelty neglect the
worn and weary wife but the boy who
is lover of his mother in her middle
age, is q true knight, who will love his
wife in the sere-leaved autumn as he
did in the daisied spring-time.
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ting so perfect thatperhaps before Pope
is forgotten, there will be note at the
bottom of the page explaining the use
of that antique tool-the thimble.
Silver and gold, steel and brass, are
not the only kinds of thimbles. There's
the droll little black one, sometimes or
namented with vine of gold leaves.
That is made of hard rubber, and is
very good for use, but not SO pretty as
silver. Then they have been made OF
ivory and china, but these were only to
look at, l suspect.
Whom we are to thank for the gift OF
thimbles we do not know, except that
the inventor was woman. Some
writer's say they came from the industri-
Gus danes of Holland with their quaint
name of finger-hat, while others claim
the invention for some small-footed lady
of the Flowery Kingdom.
| think the probabilities are in favor
of the Hollanders
1t is not quite two hundred years
since they were introduced into En-
gland. How do you suppose the ladies
did the wonderful embroidery that has
come down to us from those old times
book-covers, robes, and almost every
thing else-when they had no stout little
thumb-bell to protect their fingers p
OIiUe IhOTnc.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-10-31
The Self.Killed Whale.

A story comes to us from London Of
a whale that committed suicide by
hanging itself by the tail. Some time
ago the East India cable suddenly re-
fused to work, and steamer went to
see what was the matter. When the
spot where the defect was supposed to
be had been reached, and the cable was
raised, an immense whale appeared
along with it on the surface. The ami
NAL, of course, was dead and its body
already far advanced in decomposition.
The tail, though it measured twelve
feet in diameter. was still well preserv-
ed, and twice firmly entangled in the
cable. 1t is supposed that the whale
tried to rid itself of the parasites which
greatly afflct animals of this kind, by
rubbing its body against portion of
the cable where it hung over preci-
pice at the bottom of the sea, and thus
got entangled past the possibility of ex-
traction.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-10-31
THE LITTLE FOLKS.
willy by the Brook.

Willy lay by the dimpling brook,
Where the sun had lain before;
And, strange to say, when its place he took
The spot just frightened the more.
The birds were singing in the blue
A song that was like hymn;
While the baby ducklings. two by two,
Strayed into the water to swim.
T" Heigho !" sighed Willy, 90 cannot fly,
Nor even so much as float
And as for singing like robins why
l never could raise q note.
But can play on my pipe" said he
And soon the music came
SO clear and sweet 30 blithesome free
That it put the birds to shame.
The baby ducklings softly splashed,
The robins yet harder tried,
The sprinkled grass i'll sunlight flashed
As it nodded by WHY'S side.
And, before he knew, he was floating free
On sparkling river of thought;
While the birds in the air came down to SEQ
What wonder the pipe had wrought.
And still the music softly rose,
Still Willy was floating free
And the little ducks with their funny toes
We're happy as happy could be.
ST. Nicholas.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-10-31

For THE LADIEs.-Save the tea leaves
for few days, then steep them in a tin
pail or pan for half an hour, strain
through sieve and use the tea to wash
all vanished paint. 1t requires very
little "elbow polish" as the tea acts as
a strong detergent, cleansing the paint
from all its impurities, and making the
varnish edual to new. 1t cleans window
sashes and oil cloths; indeed any var
nished surface isimproved by its applica-
ton. 1t washes window panes and
mirrors much better than water. and is
excellent for cleaning black walnut pic
ture and looking-g glass frames. 1t will
not do to wash unvarnished paint with it.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-10-31

THERE are said TO be in crib on the
line of the Rockford, Rock Island and
st. Louis railway from 300, 900 to 400,-
600 bushels of corn of the crops of
1S71-72, and inthe section through which
the line passes five bushels in the hands
of farmers to one of any previous year.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-10-31

EFFECTS OF OVER STUDY.-A young
girl was lately missed from Peoria, Ill.
After continued search she was found,
but unfortunately, in consequence of
over study and anxiety to secure first
prize mt school, she is hopelessly insane.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-10-31
LiftIe EIsie,s Prayer.

Dear Jesus, please to keep
Little Elsie in her sleep.
Bless Papa, bless Mamma and Sue,
Bless my doll, and Kitty too.
II we're good as We can be,
We shall live in Heaven with thee.
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TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All communications for this paper should be accom-
panied by the OF the authsr not necessarily for
Publication, but as evidence of good faith the
part of the writer. Write only side OF the paper
Be particu arly careful in giving and dates 10
have the letters and figures plain and distinct.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-10-31

FRANCE lost during the Franco-Prus-
sian war 200, 900 horses. There are now
three million horses left in that country.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-10-31

The average receipts of the Chicago
billiard saloons reach So, 900 day.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-10-31
which Is Caughty

Which is caught? Mousie or Pussie !!
Ha ha Not Mousie for Puss cannot
move without setting him free. 1t is
good to know that the little fellow is
more frightened than hurt; for cats
loo ,ing-chairs are very light. Keep up
your courage Mousie, there's a chance
for you vet
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-10-17
The Food OF Fishes.

at should be easy enough,' one says, "tO
ascertain the food of fishes; just open their
stomaehs and see what they've been feeding
upon" But what DO you finds That de-
pends very much upon ihe fish that you ex-
anime. 1 have seen about three pailsful OF
dinner taken out of the stomach of sword
tish, and there were many fishes and crusta-
eeans therein, recognizable, though in dilap
idated condition, even to my untutored eye.
But in an hour after fish is out of water
most of the contents Of his stomach will be too
much dissolved, even though he has f0d OH
the larger forms OF marine life, to be certainly
known. Killing the fish does not help the
difficulty, because the digestive process goes
on after death almost as rapidly as before.
But ask fisherman on one of the mackere
schooners what he finds in the stomach of the
lish that he catches, and he will reply,perhaps
ebay seed" For the food Of inackerel con.
sists at times of minute crustaeea, almost mi
croscoplc-embryo crabs and entromostraca
In cunners the eggs of fishes are found as 8
principal article of food. The teeming popu-
lation Of the sea Is only kept within bounds by
their feeding on each other; but when they
| make breakfast on eggs they destroy at 8
meal embryo life enough to have provided,
could it have matured and been caught by
fishermen, dinner for whole city. In the
cod the food consists almost entirely of crabs
shrimps, brittle star fishes and some shel
fish. Squid or cutie fish are found in the
stOmachs OF most fish, and constitute prime
element of the food Of haddock, mackerel
sharks, and black aud striped bass. Manifest
lY a knowledge of the habits of animals on
which fish feed is necessary to those who
would know the habits of fishes.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-10-17
NEWS ITEMS.

Horses are scarce in Europe.
The Canadian crops are reported
good.
The colored population of Wash
ington is 1852.
The Azores Islands are styled {
paradise IN Md ocean.
The estimate of the corn crop this
year is l77,000,0OO bushels.
The prices of products will adj
vance fifty per cent this fall.
The tobacco crop of Ohio this
year is estimated at 10000 hogs
heads.
John Johnston, considers the old
worm fence the cheapest for the
farmers.
An Iowa preacher at a donation
lately got beans enough to last him
30 years.
Yellow fever of a very malignant
type is still making fearful ravages
at Memphis.
New York sheep men are aban-
dOning the MerinOs for the Cots
wolds and Downs.
One thousand elnigrants settled in
Georgia last year, but 10000 of her
citizens left the State.
Complaints of a stagnation Of
business come from the numbering
regions of the far North
A honeymoon carr is now run
on the Pacific Railroad for the ac-
commodation of bridal parties.
In boring an artesian we'll at Riyes,
Mich, recently, q solid oak log was
struck 146 feet below the surface.
The difference in value between
gold and greenbacks since the pan
ic is less than at any time since the
war.
A Peoria man claims to have &
stone that Washington threw at a
wood-pecker on his fathers cherry
tree.
The National Trust Company of
New York has resumed business.
The Union Trust Company will soon
follow.
Eight million feet of white birch
lumber is annually cut in Maine and !
sold to manufacturers of spools and
shoe pegs. J
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-10-17

TEE latest advices from Europe
indicate a greater falling off in the
last grain crop than was at first re.
ported. In Great Britain the def.
cheney will reach IO4,0OO,O 900 bush
els, and in France upward of So
100000. In South Germany and
Hungary the yield is also below the
first estimates. In Turkey the cror
was so short that the government
has prevented the expectation OF
grain by an edict. The deficiency
in Western and Southern Europe
will amount TO about 2O0,OOO,O0O
bushels. There is danger Of starva-
tion and famine among the poorer
classes. All kinds Of grain at Liv-
erpool are higher now than at any
time during the last ten years, and
the effect Of all this is beginning to
be felt here in very heavy increased
grain movement eastward. During
the last nine months New York has
shipped double the amount Of grain
shipped last year. These facts are
cheering to farmers at this timewhen
there is so much to discourage and
depress business.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-10-17

ont and voted by the Democracy IN
the Second Ward. Among them
was a man named Barring, a man of
family. whose family resides in
WoodviIle, and from which place he
was sent to prison for abuse of his
wife. His vote was challenged, and
although the facts we're brought out,
and it was plainly evident that if a
voter anywhere it was in WoodviIle,
yet the Democratic judges accepted
his vote and deposited it in the box,
thus becoming a party to the fraud.
The duty of the judges is very plain
in such a case. If the man was le-
gal voter, he was only so in the
township OF ward in which he had
his residence, and that residence, he
being married man, was where his
family resided, and not where he, for
the time being, had a forced resi-
dence.
Another case was that of a pris-
oner, whose family resided in the
Third Ward; yet who was brought
out and voted in the Second Ward
Both of these instances were palpa-
BILE violations of the law, and show
to what an extent the Democracy
will stretch their consciences, when
the chance of obtaining a vote is Of
fered. 1t is one of those infractions
of law which should be punished to
the laws extent, in oIder to secure
that purity Of the ballot box which
is the palladium of our liberty.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-10-17
A Plnokv Conductor.

On the Lake Shere & Michigan
Southern Railroad a war is being
waged against the gamblers who in
fest the trains and prey upon the
passengers. The Detroit Free Press
gives the following account of scene
which lately occurred on that road,
in which Conductor Wilsey's nerve
proved too much for that of the
gamblers:
At the depot they got in with an
old man named Fremont, who lives
in Pittsburgh, and was on his way
home. They pretended to live in
Pittsburgh also, and soon after get
ting on board the train they brought
out their cards. Fremont is one of
those smart old chaps who think
themselves posted, and he knew the
game and decided to make some
money out of them. He lost SIS, then
$40, and between Detroit and the
junction he lost $55. This was all
the money he had, but his blood was
up, and he had hauled ont a heavy
gold watch to stake on the next bet,
when the conductor passed along.
Seeing what was going on, Wilsey
told the old man to put up his watch.
At this one of the gamblers snatch
ed it, saying 81 have won this" and
then looked mp at the conductor
with a face full of brass. The train
had been at standstill, and as it
started the conductor pulled the sig
nal to stop and turning TO the gam
blers demanded that they give Ere
mont back his watch and money.
''Not by add sight" they shouted
in chorus.
Wilsey "shed" his coat for busi-
ness, and all the ladies in the car got
up and ran out. "Ah! hap said one
of the gamblers, as the conductors
coat came off, "this is better!" and
he pulled out revolver and lined
it on Wilsey's eye. Commence
shooting" replied the conductor,
and out came his own shooting iron,
and for twenty seconds two revolv-
ors were held up into the mems fac
es, hammers up and fingers on the
triggers. The two other gamblers
began to feel for their hip pockets,
when Wilsey quietly said: ''If you
don't hold up your hands I'll blow
the top of your head offp' They
quit feeling, and at the same mo-
ment Clevland merchant and a To-
ledo lake captain came up each with
a cooked revolver, and demanded to
be counted "in."
At this the gamblers offered to re-
store the watch, and when they had
done so the conductor made them re-
turn the full $55. 'Now, then. said
he, when he was through with them,
"get off the train l shall remember
you, and if / ever catch one of you
on my train again I'll have the en-
gineer run her up to sixty miles an
hour and my brakemen will pitch
you into the first swamp" The fel-
lows we're ready to go, and as each
one passed through the door a piece
of calfskin and sole leather struck
him under the coat tail with full
swing, materially assisting him to
reach the platform with the least
possible delay. The ladies we're
then recalled, revolvors put up, and !
the train went ahead.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-10-17

As it has always been Commodore
Vanderbilt's policy to hold up New
York Central Stock against the tide,
no matter what the consequence TO
other stocks, the decline in Central
from SS1 to S93 on the 14th inst, is
taken as sign of the Commodore's S
inability to bolster it up. There is
street whisper also that the fall in
Lake Shore is partly engineered by
the Vanderbilt party with the inten-
tion of getting control of the road,
just as Harlem was gObbled up some
years ago, as the Shore road is con
sidered necessary to the interests OF
the New York Central.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-10-17
Thanksgiving Proclamation.


BY the President of the United
States of America-A Proclamation
The approaching close of another
year brings with it the occasion foE
the renewal of thanksgiving and the
acknowledgement to the Almighty
Ruler of the universe Of the unnum-
bered mercies which he has bestow-
ed on us. Abundant harvests have
been among the rewards of industry
With local exceptions, health has
been among the blessings enjoyed.
Tranquility at home and peace with
other nations have prevailed. Fru-
gal industry is regaining its merited
recognition and its merited rewards.
Gradually, but under the providence
of God surely, as we trust, the nation
is recovering from the lingering re
suits of a dreadful civil strife. For
these and all other mercies vOuch-
safed, it becomes US as a people to
return heartfelt and grateful ac
knowledgements, and with oul
thanksgiving we may unite prayers
for the cessation of local and tempo
rary suffering.
l therefore recommend that on
Thursday the 9th of November next
the people meet in their respective
places of worship to make their aek
nowledgments to Almighty God fol
his bounties and his protection, and
to offer to Him prayers for their con
tinnance.
In witness whereof, l have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to bt
affixed. Done at the City of Wash
ington, this 14th day of October, il
the year of our Lord 1873, and o.
the independence Of the United
States the 9th. U. S. GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILTON Fish, Secretary of State
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-10-17
Put Not Your Trust in Princes


We trusted in Green Creek, yea
We confded in its promises; they
we're like sweet morsels under the
tongue, but 10 they became bitter tc
the taste, and withered TO ashes upon
the lips. We built upon York, yea
We gladdened at its cheering voices
but our trust was in vain and oul
hopes were blasted. These we're the
pleasant places of the land, the
gardens of Republicanism, where the
plants had thriven and become Wig
orous, but q blight came upon them
snd their glory faded. The wilder
ness Of the land sent forth voices OF
victory and rejoicing, but the gard
ems did not respond, and the wilder.
ness mourneth that the gardens did
not accept the profered assistance
and weave Herewith a garland OF
victory Alas! for Green Creek and
York.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-10-17

Not Among the Defeated Candidates
By one of those unaccountable
mistakes WhicAs.occasionally happen
and escapes the observation until
too late to remedy the defect, the
name of c. r. Huss, for Infrmary
Director, was omitted from our tick
ct; and the omission was not discov-
cred until late on Monday night
when arranging the table in which
to give the eofflcial vote Of the county.
It was then too late TO remedy the
defect, as the tickets had all been
sent out; but as matters have turned
out, friend Huss will be able to con
gratulate himself on not being one
on the list of defeated candidates.
The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-10-17
Red Preacher on the wsr.Patb

I
Major Bingham, OF CHEYENNE. has
got himself in trouble with an In.
dian preacher. This red reverend
father started a report among the
Indians at the Agency TO the effect
that Major Bingham, the Agent, had
a. case of reVolVers which the Great
Father had sent to them. When the
Indians were called up to receive
their annuities the other dav thew
demanded their revolVers, and acted
very hostile because they were not
forthcoming. They would not be-
lIeYe their Agent for some time.
But he was equal to the emergencv.
He requested to know who told them
that the Great Father had sent them
firearms. This preacher was point
ed out as their authority, when the
Major went straight to the reverend
liar and kicked him out of the room.
The Indian offered no resistance, but
went to his wigwam took off his min
isterial suit and the breechclout, and
deelareing war against the Agent.
He sWore he would kill Major Bing-
ham upon the first opportunity, and
he danced all night and sang war
songs. 1t is feared that the Indian
will carry his threat into execution.
and extra precautions have been a.
dopted by the Agent-SiOur City
Journal.