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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-25
Washington Customs.

Many years ago, when David Crock
EFT was member of Congress, and had
returned to his constituents after his
first session, "nation of them sur
rounded him one day. and began to in
terrogate him about Washington.
What time do they dine at Wash
ington, Colonel ?" asked on.
=" Why" said he, common people,
such as you here, get their dinners at
! o'clock, but the gentry and big uns
dine at 3. AS for the Representatives,
we dine at 4; and the aristocracy and
the Senate, they don't get their victuals
till s."
Well, when does the President fod-
der p asked another.
7" Old Hickory" exclaimed the Colo
mel, attempting to appoint time in ac-
cordance with the dignity of the sta
ton, "Old Hickory? weU, he don't
dine till negt dau."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-25
MY CHRISTMAS BALL.

"What a comfortable thing holiday
is to us tired out idea-inserters There's
a compound worthy of a German phi
losopher. I wish Christmas came six
times year; don't you, Patience
Why, Pstience-sister Patience-you
cannot surely be asleep My first even
ing home, too, of all evenings Pa
thence wake mp, l say, Patience ~
"What wouldst thou with me, AIDE
laide?"
els that a question from Shakespeare,
you sepulchral temsle?"
"No-Kotzebue. Didst never see
SThe Stranger p"
81 should like TO see stranger just
now-one that would make himself
agreeable. I feel restless 1 want to
talk, and l do believe you are half
asleep again. Patience, such somno-
lency must surely be a symptom of APP
preaching illness-brain disease or ty-
phoid fever most likely. 1t isn't natu-
raj it's lethargic."
"Leth-what? Say that again, please.
I could not take the whole word in at
once"
Patience, don't be provoking. Talk
TO me a little, please L want to be
amused. And you have not told me
one syllable of news. Any new scholars
coming after the holidays ?"
"Two-Teesie Wilson's little sister
Aa-"
Teesie Wilson That child is well
-an What a torment the little
saecsi Is Confess now-don't your
a m.kels %ten ache to give her good
ooniesanes. Then Rosie Gray is
ION oaes and / have the promise of
wv 1Mo m9re-Mss. Ralston's Oldest girls.
Ane scno9l WIN be full again when they
colle' ana ORnk matters look very
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-25
The Weak Place.

Home can never be thoroughly
happy place while there are 80 few
subjects Of common interest between
man and woman. 1t is owing to this
that matrimonial engagements are en-
tered into so rarely on the basis of any
broad intellectual sympathy, such as
might furnish some security for lasting
affection, and so often at the bidding of
impulses and fancies that do not out
live the honeymoon and it is owing to
the same cause that SO very large a
proportion of the lives of most hus-
bands and wives is spent practically
apart, with little or no knowledge on
the part of either of the objects or aims
that engross the greater portion OF the
others thoughts and energies.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-25

THE late Dudley S. Gregory's estate
is estimated to be worth five millions,
most of it real estate and buildings in
Jersey City. Except a few small be-
quests, he is said to have left nothing
in charity.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-25

FEARTUL-the amount OF money thrown
away in not buying shoes protected by Sill
YER TIPS. Parents be wise and insist that
your shoe dealer should keep them.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-25

PROBABLY no one disease is the cause
OF 80 much bodily misery and unhsppiness
(and the disease is almost universal among the
American people, AZ dyspepsia. Its causes
are many and various, lying chiefly in the
habits OF our people. The remedy is simple
and effectua. Use DIR. Wishart's Great
American Dyspepsia Pills. They never fail to
cure.
The Placer herald., 1874-11-07
BURN PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA NOVEMBER 4 1874

"There's a man with him in the study,
mamma, came en- business" said Robert
Audley, pretty boy eleven years old, who
was reading by the fire.
"I'll call him again, said Mrs. Audley,
stepping to the doo,.
But as she opeLed it the brilliant gas
light in the hall fell full on the face of an
humble looking man in worn and thread bare
garments, who was leaving the house, while
her husband stood in the doorway of his
study apparently relieved to be rid Of his
visitor.
"Charles," said Mrs. Audley, whose
cheek had paled and flushed. "who is that
man and what does he wantp"
His name is Moore, believe, and lie
came to see if l would bestow npon him
that vacant clerks hip in the bank"
o"And will yous'
81 don't know, my dear. must think
aboutit."
"Chares, give him the situation.
"Why. my lovef"
"Because ask it of you as favor, and
you have said thousand times that you
never would deny me favor
"And will keep my word, Mary" said
the noble-hearted husband with an affec-
tionate kiss "I'll write the fellow note
this very evening. ! believe have his ad-
dress somewhere about me.
An hour later, when Ro5by, Frank and
Eug'ne were snugly tucked in bed, in the
spacious nursery up stairs, Mrs. Audley
told her husband why she was so interested
in the fate of man whom she had not seen
for twenty years.
"rhat is right, my little wife, replied
her husband, folding her fondly to his breast
rs the simple tale was concluded. "Never
forget one who was kind to you in the days
when you needed kindness most"
4 X
Ralph Moore was sitting in his poor lodg-
ings beside his ailing wife's sick bed, when
II livered servant brought note from the
rich banker, Mr.. Audley. Good news
Berhi," lie exclaimed, as he read the brief
words. "We shall not starve; Mr.. Audey
promises me the vacant situation"
"You have dropped something from the
letter, Ralph" said Mrs. Moore, pointing to
a Flip of paper on the floor.
More stopped 10 recover :he estray.
1t was fifty pound note, neatly folded
in piece of paper, on which was written:
"ln grateful remembrance of half crown
piece that kind stranger bestowed on a
little Chestnut girl over twenty years ago.
Ralph Moore had thrown his morsel OF
bread upon the waters, and after m.ny
days it had returned to him.
The Placer herald., 1874-11-07
OUR FRUITS EAST.

The following from lengthy article on
fruit, in the Chicago Tribune gives some
idea of the importance Of Our fruit in the
Eastern market.
CALIFORNIA FRUITS
carry off the palm wherever known for size,
flavor, and beauty Of appearance. The dis
play in this market this season has been un-
usually large, and one of extraordinary mag
nifcence. Chicago handles 100 per cent
more of this fruit than does New York City.
Parties who handle it here, in some cases,
have the power to stop shipment on it's
way through to New York, and, if neces-
sary, receive it in this market. The first
shipment this season was on the 25th Of
July, aud consisted Of pears ard plums
The shipments will probably close by Nov.
LIST. All of this fruit comes in boxes, each
pear, apple, or plum being wrapped careful
ly in paper. During the first thirty days of
the season all shipments are made by ex-
press at a cost Of 1901 per cargo. After
This the shipments are by freight at a cost Of
$50l per car. Coming by express. the fruit
is on the road from SIX to seven days, and
bv freight from thirteen to fourteen days.
Each car contains 500 boxes, and each box
will weigh As pounds. There are SIX firms
in this city who handle California fruit, and
during the season an average Of ten carloads
is received per week. We give below the
varieties and prices Of California pears and
grapes, per box, in this market. In pears
Beurre Clersian, $4.0O; Vicar Of Wake
field, 81 90; Pound Pear, $500; Bar
lett, $4OO; Beurre Hardi, 50. so; Easter
Heurre, 1925; Winter Nellis, $500;
Columbia, 81 90. Beurre Diel, S3.O0@3 so;
Lawrence, So 90; Diana, $3.50; Orange,
$500; Duchess, 50 so; Dixon, So. ;
Glout Merceau, So so; Seekd, 49, 90; Elem
sh Beauty. 81 90. The tavorite in this
market is the Winter NelIis. In grapes, the
Tokay brings Zoe per pound; Muscat, 15c;
and Blue Martelle. lOc. Ounces bring
81. 90 per box. Dry figs and peaches are
also shipped from California; one lot OF
peaches bringing readily 81. 25 per dozen.
rbe loss on early fruit is 335 per cent, and
during the season will average 10 per cent OF
the entire amount received. 1t is said by
dealers that this has been a bad season for
them.
The Placer herald., 1874-11-07
Mark TWAIN on INSURANCE.

"Certanly there is no nobler field for hu-
man effort than the insurance line Of bnsi-
ness--especially accident insurance. Ever
since have been Director in an accident
insurance company have felt that am q
better man. Life has seemed more precious.
Accident has assumed kinder aspect.
Distressing special providences have lost hall
their horror. look upon II cripple, now,
with affectionate interests an advertise
ment. do not seem tc care for poetry any
more. do not care for politics; even ag-
rcultare does not excite me. But to me,
now, there is charm about railway COLI
sion that is unspeakable.
There is nothing more benefcent than ac-
cident insurance. l have seen an entire
family lifted out of poverty and into afilu-
ence by the simple boon of a broken leg.
have had people come to me on crutches,
with tears in their eyes, to bless this bene-
fcen, institution. In all my experience Of
life have seen nothing SO seraphic as the
ook that comes into freshly mutilaied
mans face when he feels in in his vest pocket
with his remaining hand and finds his acci-
dent ticket all right. And have seen
nothing so sad as the look that came into
another splintered customers face wher he
found lie couldn't collect on a wooden leg.
I will remark here, by the way of an
advertisement, that notle charity which We
have named the Hartford Accident Insur-
ance Company is an institution which is to
be peculiarly dep .ndod upon. A man is
bound to prosper who gives it his custom
No man cNn take out policy in it and not
get crippled before the year is out. Now
there was one INDECENT MN who had been
disappointed go often with other companies
that he had grown disheartened, his appetite
left him, lie ceased to sme-sad his life
was but wearness Three weeks ago
got him to insure with us, and now he is
the. brightest, happiest spirit in this land-has a
good steady income and stylish suit of
new bandages every day, and travels around
on a shutter.
am informed by Mr.. Charles Wilson,
foreman of our patent leg and crutch factory
however, for further information on that
head | will refer you to our advertisements.
will say in conclusion that my share Of
the welcome to our guest is none the less
hearty because talk 20 much nonsense, and
know can sny the same for the rest of
the speakers.
The Placer herald., 1874-11-07
A LOVE STURY.

She is a young lady of pensivc turn.
Her hair is light, her eyes are blue, and her
nose is red She gets up in the morning in
IA melancholy mood, and retires TO bed in
watermeI-ancholicky state. She loves
man whom her father abhors. She does
upon the ground on which he walks with his
fourtcen-incIl cowhides, while her father
swears he'll lay twenty inches of cowhide
over his shoulders if he ever catche. her
talking to him. Last week she was out for
a promenade, and to commune with her own
sad thoughts. She met Alphonse-she
called him Alphonse, though the boys in
the shop where he earned his eight dollars
week, called him "Feetsy Jim" He Of
fered bis arm. She took it. He sighed
and said, "Ah, this is, indeed, moment
of elastic joy" SIS t?" asked voice of
thunder at his sle, while a hand
grcsped his collar. "You'll find it the sad
dest moment of your life, you blasted jumble-
headed idiot. You talk poetry to my
daughter, and meet her clandestinely, will
you?" and then the old man elevated one
boot, and Alphonse paihtivcly groaned out
"Ugh" Then the old man lifted the other,
and Alphonse shrieked "good hea>ensl"
Then the old man shook him for few sec
onds, then gave him shove which sent him
bang up against tree, and Alpllonse bel
lowed "Murder! polceP' The old man
then took his daughters arm and marched
her off home, and when he got there he
said in gentle tone of voice: Look here,
I've told you that if caught that young
man talking to you again III publicly spank
you, hang me if I don't" The lovers
haven't met since. that evening, and
it isn't likely that there'll be an elope-
menf. Alphose doesn't want man
in high family so emphatic in his tokens
Of regard as the old man. And the young
lady would certainly die Of shame if the old
man kept his word. And he's just the sort
of man TO do it..
The Placer herald., 1874-11-07
NUMBER u
MEADOW LALE,

The Ocerldnd 1fonMly for Novc,nb.r
thus speaks Of Meadow Lake and tlre brief
glory of it's mining days. land 80 al the
dreams and the black art, the science. ,bo
'netnlurgy and the blow.pipe were set at
naught. One after another, as they asai,s
doned hope, the discomfted goid Iyrntets
abandoned Meadow Lake and went dcwn
the mountain. More than 50 COZ, 600 had
been poured into tlrat bottomless abyss OF
California known as dead work to pay for
mills, roads. buildings, mining, etc.. net in.
cluding those intangible and unknown ex-
penses inevitably connected with such
schemes as this-S3 600 900 in ell. Eight
quartz mills had been constructed, carrying
in the aggregate ~ stamps; and Of all these
only the U. s. Grant had yielded anything
about SlOO, ,000--or say one dollar for
every thirty expended.
What world Of work was lerc done in
vain! Besides this town Of $50 houses.
which was more handsome and substantial
than is the wont Of mountain mining towns.
and tire eight fine quartz mills, with their
ponderous machinery, there We're bnilt the
neigllboring villages of Ossavile, Carlyle,
Paris and Mendoza, and of which together
contained about one hundred houses more.
Nearly hundred miles of stage roads were
constructed; stations and stables built along
them at regular intervals; wells dug; four
saw mills erected; forests leveled widely
around and converted into lumber; lines Of
stages established; caravans of huge noun.
tain freight wagons set in motion; and all
the thousand and one appliances Of civilized
life provided. All this and ten thousand
other things done in one brief summit Sum-
mer. give us an idea of the prodigious ener-
gy of the gold hunter, which goes a long
way toward covering up his follies and biz
crimes"
The Placer herald., 1874-11-07

A GIFT OF BABY.-A married man in
Des Moines, Iowa, had his attention attrac-
ted just at dusk few nights ago by seeing
an unknown man enter his house before him,
carrying baby. and quickly come out again
without the infant. Married man No. 2
went to investigate and found IAN infant in
his wife's lap, and asking GLOW is this?'
tie wife said man, perfect stranger, came
in and. laying the baby in her lap, told her
to take care oft, and instantly left the house.
The wife's husband hunted ont man No.
and notified him 10 60 and get that baby in a
hurry, and he went. Considering the fact
lhat neither party was known to the other,
the Des Moines Register thinks it was rath-
er a cool way Of disposing of baby. When
asked to explain the cause for his very sim
gular action, No. responded that he had
no one TO take care of the baby, and seeing
the door of the house where he left it opened,
entered ms above narrated.
The Placer herald., 1874-11-07

A man named Paul Boynton, who has
unlimited faith in the buoyant qualities Of
Merriman's life-preserver, sailed from New
York on the 10th instant aboard the steamer
Queen, with the intention of abandoning the
vessel for the ocean, chad In the life-savirx
dress, 300 miles from Sandy Hook. It is
the expectation that he will be picked up by
some lror d-bound vessel. The suit
envelopes all but the face of the wearer, and
is capable Of sustaining weight Of 800
Iounds. He will carry iha waterproof bag
IL suficiency of provisions and water to last
ten days. This will strike many as fool
hardy venture: but there will be universal
hope that Boynton may be taken up after
thoroughly testing thc merits of the life.pre1
server, for all that.
The Placer herald., 1874-11-07
THE PLAINs-A PROPHEsY.
BY JOAQUIN MILLER.

Go We and look upon the land.
That far vast land that few behold,
And none beholding understand
That old, old land which men call new
Go journey with the seasons through
It's wastes, and learn how limitless,
The solemn silence of the plain
Is, Oh, so eloquent, The blue
And Bonded skies seem built from il,
And all else seems yesterday,
An idle tale but lily told.
Its story is of God alone,
For man has lived and gone away
And left but little heaps of stone.
Lo! here you learn how more than fit
And dignifed is silence, when
You hear the petty jeers OF men.
Its awful solitudes remain
Thenceforth for aye part Of you,
And you have learned your httleness.
Some silent red men cross your track;
Some sun-tanned trappers come and got
Some rolling seas of buffalo
Break thunder-like and far away
Against the foothills, breaking back
Like breakers of some troubled bay;
Some white-tailed antelope blown by
So airy-like; some foxes sly
And shadow-like move to and fro
Like weavers' shuttles as you pass;
And now and then from out the grass
You hear some lone bird cluck and call
A sharp keen call for her lost brood,
That only makes the solitude
Seem deeper still, and that is ali.
That wide domain Of mysteries
And signs the men misunderstand;
A land of space OF dreams; a land
OF sea-salt lakes an dried-up seas;
A land of caves and caverns
And lonely wells and pools; land
That hath its purposes and plans,
That seems SO like dead Palestine,
Save that it's wastes have no confne
Till pushed against the leveled Aies;
land from out whose depths shall rise
The new time prophets; the domain
From out whose awful depths shall come,
All clad in skins, with dusty feet,
man fresh from his Makers hand.
singer singing over sweet,
A charmer charming very wise;
And then all men shall not be dumb
Nay, not be dumb, for he shall say,
Take heed, fyr prepare the way
For weary feet;" and from this land
The Christ shall come when next the race
OF man shall look upon his face.
Rome, 1874.
The Placer herald., 1874-11-07
AN ENGLISH STORY.

Please, sir, VIII You Duy any chest
nuts ?"
"Chcstnuts2 No. returned Ralph
Moore, looking carelessly down upon the
upturned face, whose large brown eyes,
shadowed ty tangled cnris of faxen hair, :,
were appealing so pitfully to his own.
"W hat do want with chestnuts?"
"But please, sir, buy 'em," pleaded the
little one. reassu.ed by the rough kindness of
his tone. Nobody seems to care for them
and-aud-"
She fairly burst into tears, and Moore,
who had been on the point Of brushing care
lessly past her, stopped instinctively.
care you very much in want of money!"
"lndeed, sir, we are, sobbed the child
"motlier sent me out, and"
"Nay, little one, don't cry in such a
heart-broken way" said Ralph; smoothing
down her hair with careless gcntleness.
81 didn't want your chestnuts, but here s
half a crown for you, if that will do you any
good"
He did not stop to hear the delighted in
coherent thanks the child poured out through
smiles and tears, bat strobe on HE
way mutterihg between his teeth, "That
cuts off my supply of cigars for the next
week. don't care, though; the brown
eyed Object really did cry as if she hadn't a
friend in the world. Hang i'll wish |
was rich enough to help every poor creature
out of the slough of despond."
While Ralph Moore was inlulging in
these very natural reflections, the dark-eyed
little damse), whom he had confronted, was
dashng down the street with quick, elastic
footsteps, regardless of the basket of unsold
nuts that still dangled on her arm.
Down an obscure lane she darted, between
runous rows of houses, and up a narrow
wooden staircase to room, where pale
neat-looking woman, with large brown eyes
like her own, was sewing as busily as if the
breath of her life depended upon every
stitch, and two little ones were contentedly
playing in the sunshine that temporarily sup.
piled the place of fire.
"Mary! back already? Surely you have
not sold your ches;nuts so soon?"
"Oh! mother, mother, see! calculated
the almost breatliless child. ga gentleman
gave me whole half crown. Only think,
mother, a whole half crown"
If Ralph Moore could only have seen the
rapture which this half crown had diffusec
in the poor widow poverty stricken home,
he would have regarded still less the tempo
rary prvation of cigars to which his gener-
osi'y had subjected him.
Years came and went. The little chest
nut girl passed as entirely out OF Ralph
Moore's memory as if her pleading eyes
had never touched the soft part in his heart
but Mary Lee never forgot the stranger who
had given her the silver half crown.
\
| The crimson window curtains were closely
drawn to shut out the storm and tempest OF
the black December night.
The fire WI glowing cleerily in the well
filed CRATE, and the dinner table, in glitter
with cut glass, rare china, and polished sill
yer, was only waiting for the presence Of
Mr.. Audley.
"What can it be that detains papa? said
Mrs. Audley. FAIR. handsome mairon OF
thirty, as she glanced at The dial OF u tiny
enameled watch. 'Six o'clock and he
J doesn't make bis appearance.
The Placer herald., 1874-11-07

An Indianapolis paper tells very ahects
ing and romantic story about one "Maud
Vernon" "A sewing girl in a shirt factory in
that city, who turns out to be an intelligent
daughter of Captain Wellingford, Of the
English Royal Navy, by Maria de Selva,
Portuguese lady of rank, and now heiress
to $50 900 left by repentant father.
The Placer herald., 1874-11-07

Marry for love, young men, but tcmen4
Der that its just as easy to love q GIRL whose
pa has a hundred thousand in bank az one
whose old man sits mp behind pair of mules
and yells: "Whoa! you Pete, or Ill take
your ear off.
The Placer herald., 1874-11-07

An attempt was to have been made last
week to get up another wo,nan's crusade III
Cleveland, but three or four of the leaders
were disappointed about their Fall bonnets,
and the affair didn't come off.
The Placer herald., 1874-11-07

Why is the letter the most fortunate Of
all the vowels? Because it is in the midst
of bliss, while Z is in hell, and all the other
vowels are in purgatory
The Placer herald., 1874-11-07

General Banks has new lecture, on
"M hat Man Owes to the Town He Lives
10 Informal on on this subject has here
iofore been confined almost exclusively to the
tax-lsts.
The Placer herald., 1874-11-07

They have now invented shot guns which
can be carried in tire pocket, and fellow
can slide out and gohrn'ng on Sunday and
no one know H.
The Placer herald., 1874-11-07

A Gentleman at our elbow says he thinks
it Just as reprehensible for women to get tight
by laciog, as for men to get tight by whisky.
Well, its none of our particular business any
way. Men generally get tight because its
pleasant, and women get tight corsets nice.
The Placer herald., 1874-11-07

The English folks have grown tired OF
lending Joaquin Miller money, and he has
got to come home and 60 to work.
The Placer herald., 1874-11-07

The Ia Crosse man who touched buzz
saw with his foot to see if the thing was rum
ming, is ready to swear that it was.