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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-23
Varieties.

BROKEN spirit-A brandy smash.
An era unknown to women-The mid
die ages.
"PA, what is the use of giving our
pigs so much milk ?" $50 that they
may make hogs of themselves, darling"
WOMEN are like horses-the gayer the
the harness they have on, the better
they feel. We got this from an old
bachelor who was early crossed in love.
A YOUNG lady asked young gentle
man which he thought the prettiest
flower, roses or tulips. Your lady
ships two lips before all the roses in
the world.
EUCHRE seems to be one of the oldest
of games with cards. An instance is
recorded in Scripture where the Levite
passed and the good Samaritan "as-
sisted"
AN old mans advice to a young man
is, don't love two girls at once. Love is
good thing, but it is like butter in
warm weather-it won't do to have too
much on hand at once.
A GENTLEMAN, who rather suspected
some one was peeping through the key
hole of his Office door, investigated
with a syringe full of pepper sauce, and
and went home to find his wife had been
cutting wood and chip had hit her in
the eye.
Could anything be better than the
following, copied from the travellers
book at an inn in Switzerland
THE TWO TRAVELLERS.
"Tve lost my portmanteau."
." pity your griet."
All my sermons were in it,
81 pity the thief
A MAN has been sentenced to forty
lashes and five years penal servitude in
England for throwing snuff in the eyes
of jeweler and then stealing three dia-
mond rings. If all persons were pun
ished in like manner who threw dust in
peoples eyes before robbing them, what
lot of lashes would have to be laid on.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-23
and the boys had the two hours they
wanted for study.

and the boys had the two hours they
wanted for study.
Away they hurried to their books, and
while the quickest one worked out the
longest sums, the other delved Mt
boundaries. 1t was hard work, but
they kept at it as if they were running
a race. Half an hour after their father
came up the avenue, walking very fast,
and almost out of breath.
Bless me !" he SAID, as he looked at
the clock, 81 thought it was a great
deal later than this ! So much for get
ting ones lunch away from home.
Brown must have his as early as eleven
o'clock. Well, I'm glad its no later. L
shall have time to write three or four
letters before L call the boys"
And he shut himself into his library
among his papers. There was quiet in
the hoase an hour longer, during which
time the boys applied themselves almost
breathlessly to their tasks. The arith-
nett, was ready, and the boundaries
were almost learned, only it seemed as
if Jack never could get Siam and Anam
right.
Al half-past one by the clock their
"Come, boys, he called loudly. "No
lessons to-day Hurry on your jackets
and hats. Uncle Harry wants you tc
go out to Cheesebro's with him anG
I'm going to drive you over to the
train.
How the boys sprang up and shouted
and dashed away their books. They
were all ready by the time the horse
was at the door. Harry had not forgot
ten his fishing-rod, and Jack wore hi.
trousers that had the deepest pockets
Their mother stood on the steps to Sc,
them of.
Hurry along" called their fathe
from the carriage. "We've none TOT
much time. The train starts at tel
minutes past two, precisely"
sob, why - faltered Jack, and Harr,
stopped short, looking dumbfounded.
whats the matter ?" cried thei
father. Hurry, 1 tell you We've IT
time whatever to lose"
1.-THE clock is too slow - said Harr,
desparingly.
"Slow ! no it isn't. 1 set it by rail
road time myself this morning what d.
you mean ?"
"We put it back n whole hour" tn
boys then confessed mournfully.
What on earth did you put it bacl
for % exclaimed their father.
SO we could have time to learn on
lessons"
Their mother looked grave and pity
ing. Their father jumped out of tn
carriage, and called the hired man t.
take the horses back to the barn.
Well, my lads, come into the house
and I'll hear you recite your lessons
You have lost your chance of going on
to Cheesebro's, and L think you hay
pretty thoroughly learned another les
son besides your geography and arith
metic. Come in. "--RuTai Home.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-23
THE LITTLE FOLKS.


The Little Strangers Arrival.
The Lady Moon came down last night
she did, you needn't doubt it,
A lovely lady dressed in white;
I'll tell you AL about it,
They hurried Len and me to bed,
And aunty said, snow, maybe
That pretty moon up overhead
viii bring US down baby.
- You lie as quiet az can be:
Perhaps you1l catch her peeping
Between the window-bars, TO see
II all the folks are sleeping,
And then, II both of you keep STILL
And all the room is shady,
Shell iioat across the window-sill,
bonny white moon-lady.
b" Across the sill, along the floor,
You1l see her shining brightly,
Until she comes to mothers door,
And then she'll vanish lightly,
But, in the morning, You will ind,
IL nothing happens, maybe,
shes left us something nice behind
Abeautiful star-baby."
We didn't just believe her then,
For aunty's always chatting:
The tales she tells 10 me aud Len
Would make you die a-laughing.
And when she went ont, pretty soon,
Len said, That's anuty's humming;
There amt bit OF lady moon,
Nor any baby coming"
thought. myself, ii was a fib,
And yet wasn't certain;
so kept quiet in the crib,
Aud peeped behind the curtain.
didn't mean TO sleep wink,
But, all without warning,
dropped right ofi-and don't you think,
never walked till morning.
Then, there was aunty by my bed
And when l climbed and kissed her,
She laughed and said, "lou sleepy head
You We got little sister
What made you shut your eyes so soon?
I've half mind TO scold you
For down she came that lady moon,
Exactly as told your
And, truly, IL was not joke,
In spite OF Lens denying,
For. just the very time she spoke,
We heard the baby crying.
The way We jumped, and made rush
For mothers room that minute
Bat aunty stopped us, crying Hush.
Or else you slan't go in H..
And 40 we had 20 t!p-toe in,
And keep awful quiet,
As II II was a mighty stu
To make bit of riot.
But there vas "a baby, anyhow
The funniest little midget
Just wish you could peep IN now,
And see her squirm aud Midget.
Len says he don't believe its true
He isn't such gaby-
The moon had anything to do
With bringing MS that baby.
But seems TO me it's very clear,
As clear running water
Last night there was no baby here,
SO something must have brought her
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-23

In 1862 there were in the United
States l, 492 banks, with a capital of
$41S, 900, 900, circulation of 1888, 000,-
600, and total liabilities of little over
81, 900, 000,0 900. If to the national banks
we add the New York City institutions
under the State law, we have in 1874
1,945 banks, with a capital of 1896, 600,
600, circulation of 1888, 900, 600, and
total liabilities of 81, 759, 100000. This
gives an increase of SIS, 600,0 900 capital
and Sis, 1000, 900 of liabilities. But the
bank liabilities represent the financial
movement almost as directly as the cir.
culation. If to the 1859, 900, 900 OF
these we add the national paper cur.
rency illegal and fractional issues)
amounting to 1896, 900, 900, we had be.
fore the expansion, volume of 81, 155,.
600, 900 in 1873, against 81, OH, 900, O0C
in 1862.
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% CoRxEsroNpENrs.

All communications for this paper should be accom-
panied by the name Of the author not necessarily
publication, but as an evidence OF good faith on the
part Of the writer vi ite only one side paper
Be particularly careful in giving names and oates e
have tho letters aud figures plain and distinct.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-23
Make a Note of IL.

Keeping diary is troublesome bust
ness, but keeping small blank book
always in your side pocket, with pen
Gil in it, is easy enough. In this book
n man should set down every important
item of business which is necessary to
be looked after. For example, such
needed repairs about the farm, garden,
orchard dwelling, barn, other outdoor
affairs. Again, those who write for
rural papers, often have ideas on sub
jects which present themselves to the
mind, and which they would like to
put in due form for publication at some
other time. A good plan is to make a
note of this in n memorandum book,
whenever and whatever the thought
may suggest itself and then, at your
leisure, you can give that thought am
pie expression In words, and thereby
benefit others by giving them the results
of your experience. Besides these
things such book is useful as reposi-
tory for messages given one by others,
or as safe place to put down thoughts
as they occur, of such matters of bust
ness or pleasure as one may desire, at
some other time and place, to look into.
l have carried such a book for years,
and find it great help to my memory
so much so, indeed, that L would not
wilfully lay it aside. Try it awhile, and
Judge for yourself.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-23

ANartillery officerwas lately cashiered
for going into store in Sitke, Alaska,
sitting on the floor beside an Indian
squaw, taking her pipe from her mouth,
and smoking it such conduct being
considered unbecoming an officer and
gentleman.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-23

OVER two hundred tons of nitro-gly-
cerine have from fiist to last been ex-
plOded in the Hoosac tunnel.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-23

The Vile du Havre is the fourteenth
large Atlantic liner totally lost.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-23

A NEW method of killing horned cat
tie has been introduced in Europe,
which, it is said, largely reduces the
possibility of inhicting unnecessary
torture upon the animals. An iron
mask, like continuous blinker, is
placed on the bullock's head, so ar
ranged as to close the animals vision,
and to make a hole or socket in the
middle of the mask corresponding to
the spot in the center of the forehead
whereon a blow Immediately causes in
sensibility. A hollow nail of peculiar
form made to fit the socket, and having
large head, is then readily slipped in
the place, and single blow of very
moderate strength drives it instantly
home, and causes death too rapidly to
allow of any suffering.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-01-23


Have you ever wondered why the male
of so many species of birds is so much
more highly colored than the female
A good many persons have wondered,
and formed theories about it. That one
that seems to me most likely to be right
is this They say, where the male bird
is gay and snowy, he does not take his
turn in sitting on the eggs to hatch
them but where both of the parent
birds are much alike, and both of a
sober tint, each takes share in the
work of incubation. A bird OF dull
color is not easily noticed among the
branches and leaves, or the ground, If
it nests there. You see, if q boy who
can hit mark with a stone so neatly,
should happen, all of sudden, to spy a
bright-red mother bird on a nest, he
would not stop to think before he would
send a pebble speeding after it, and,
when it was too late to think, the beau
tiful creature might be killed and how
sorry he would feel when he heard the
other bird mourning for his dead mate,
and thought of the pretty eggs, and the
little birds that might have been but
for his temptation, and now can never
be. We shall find, as we go on to study
nature, how God takes care for the
preservation of his creatures. Does not
this care in coloring the sparrow,
to insure her safety, lcokl some like the
answer, before it is said, to the prayer,
Lead MS not into temptation, but de
liver us from all evil?" And who knows
but this is for the good of the boys
as well as the birds?
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Katie's Medal.

Poor Katie ! She sat at her desk with
her head bent down, and her blue eyes
so full that they were Just ready to run
over. The medals for well-learned les
sons and good conduct, given out every
month, had been distributed and, as
usual, she had not received one. 1.-THE
scholars called her, and the teacher al
ways praised her correct department.
Miss Pell's sharp eyes detected the
dropping head, and stepping to Katie
she put her arm around the child's waist
and inquired What is the matter,
dear ?"
"Oh Miss Pell do try all know
how to learn the lessons, and every
month when the medals are given out L
think may be I'll get one, and then l
don't and l do want one so much ~
And then the tears fell.
One of the girls declared afterward
that Miss Pells eyes were wet, but the
rest said it couldn't be. Be that as it
may, she took her place in front of the
school and said "You all know, chill
dren, what close attention Katie Marsh
pays to her studies ; yet with all her in
ItCltdbiOuo dlC hCNcl pcllCCI
enough to warrant my giving her a
medal. Some of you have often had
the pleasure of wearing one, and know
what satisfaction you have received from
it. If any one of the girls who has re-
ceived medal this month is willing to
transfer it to Katie, she has my permits
sion so to do.
The sound of her words had not died
away when Lulu Willet rose quickly
from her seat, and walking hastily over
to Katie took off the medal suspended
from her own neck and hung it upon
Katie's. And right there in the school.
room Katie put her arms around hel
and kissed her and sobbed out "Thanl
you Thank you You don't know
how much | wanted it.
There were two happy girls went home
from school that afternoon. Which was
| the happier
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BROKEN spirit-A brandy smash.
AN era unknown to women-The mid
die ages.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-04-08
FROM WESTVILLE.

Ed. LLADIUM:-I suppose that
it is still in order to say something in
regard to the woman war, and it is but
meet that we, who, for 10 these many
years, have failed In the cause, should
stand aside and let those whom God
has chosen to fight the great battle,
do it without having to carry dead
weights.
They are winning victory after vic
tory, by the power of moral suasion
and prayers, and why should they not,
for their hearts are in the work, those
hearts that have been almost crushed
by the evil of intemperance, and a last
resort they have marshalled them
selves under the banner of the King
of kings, and he has clothed them with
armor that will not only resist the foe
but will enable them to conquer even
this spirit.
Some cowardly men are very much
exercised by the fear that in the end
woman will be allowed to vote. Let
me say, that hope she will, for we
need her aid to carry out the strong
legislation that is to prohibit the sale
of all that intoxicates. But, says the
objector, the result will be the same,
as they will cast their ballots as do
their husbands, fathers or brothers.
Not 90. unless they are cast right, will
she who has, for years, been pleading
that her loved ones might reform, fail
to use every means in her power to
bring about reformation. She will
be true to her principles regardless of
politics, or ties Of kindred, for wo-
man will not, as We have often done,
sacrifice to party, her convictions of
right Then we need her moral in
fluence, to elevate the standard of
politics and cleanse those who are all
covered with political corruption. L.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-04-08

Bishop Simpson, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, is known to many
persons as one of the most graceful
and eloquent orators of this country.
He is equal to every occasion. and al
ways speaks we'll. Atthe compliment
fary banquet recenely given in the
city of Mexico by our minister, the
Hon. John w. Foster, Bishop Simp-
son being an invited guest, was toast
ed and called on for 8 speech. His
brief remarks were very happy. He
had sometimes thought, he said, that
the national standards of Mexico and
the United represented the present
condition Of the two countries. The
Mexican eagle was perched upon the
cactus, and held the serpent in its
peak, ours was soaring amid the stars.
with us, the conflict was over-yic
tory had been won-and i'm proud tri
umph, vet bearing the symbol Of ne,ce
the eagle, untfammeled. and unre.
strained, sought the high heaveus.
Mexico, as a Republic. was younger
her half century had scarcely end
ed: She was vet in conflict. Her
eagle had seized the serpent of iguor-
ance OF superstition, and of disorder.
and was breaking its power. 1t was
already writhing in agoNv and Son
would be dashed fifeless on the
ground. Those who know the Risb-
ops style of speaking can readily nm.
derstand how happily he would elab.
crate such an idea.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-04-08
WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA, APRIL

mani When band Of noble and de-
voted women went to the city hall
with petitions signed by sixteen thou
sand citizens, praying the Council to
shut up these runious places on the
Sabbath day only, set Of debased and
depraved beings set upon these women
like so many bloodhounds Such is
the depravity and barbarism of the
drink traffic! Is it not time for So
ciety to rise as one man and Danish 1t
from the land
While at Liberty the address Of the
whisky convention at indianapolis
vas placed in my hands. It says, "A
small number of over-zealous and
misguided fanatics have dared to force
upon a sovereign people a law which
is enough to make every true Ameri-
can blush for shame. Because a few
imbeciles are not able to make judi
cious use of certain beverages, mil
lions Of honest men shall give up the
exercise of their free will, and lose
the right to control their appetite"
Whoever wrote that paragraph must
certainly have been blind with rage,
or he could not have thus so fearfully
misrepresented the law. The fact is.
there can be no more liberal and equit.
able law than that which he denounc-
es. Instead of that law restraining
the people from drinking, it positively
provides that whenever the sovereign
people want to have drinking saloons
in their midst, they can have them by
signing a petition to the County Com
missioners. If the sovereign people
do not want them, they can say so by
refusing to sign the petition. Can
there be anything more liberal than
this? Verify, verify, this is popular
sovereignty reduced to practice.
w B.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-04-08

The best writer is he who can
convey the clearest thoughts in the
shortest space. Some writer's SO
hide their thoughtsin useless words
that it becomes a task after you
have read q column to comprehend
it's meaning. Ornament in style is
good when it beauties the thoughts
advanced; it is inexcusable when il
covers them from sight A writer,
before he touches q pen, should
first get clear idea Of the subject
he is to handle; this well understood,
his next effort should be to cay
what he has to say in the fewest
words possible We would not
have q single thought dwarfed by
stingy use of language; but even
this would be better than to see it
choked out of existance by . super
abundance of words Write to the
point, and when you have reached
it, stop. It requires severe mental
training to acquire that simplicity
Of expression which conveys to MS
the grandest thoughts in the fewest
words, yet it Is within the province
of all to approach If not 10 equal it
It has been said that il is moro
difficult to abridge an article than
to write one, that it requires more
time to write Q short article we'll
than to present the same thoughts
in double the srace. When Ouean
Anne told DR.. South that his ser-
mon had only one fault that of
being too short-he replied that he
should have made it shorter II he
had had more time. Let our
writers-es especially those Of tho
press-bol down thar efforts
before they present them 10 The
public. In this fast age The man
can say the best things IN the short
est space il not far removed from
. public benefActor.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-04-08

What is to be the future of Africa
will the negro be civilized? To
these questions Sir Samuel Baker, the
great English traveller. replies in his
late speech at the Royal Pavilion,
Brighton, by a very seasoaable wor,l
of advice and rebuke. 1t has, says
Sir Samuel, taken eighteen centuries
to bring the Briton to his present civ
ilization, but ''the grand advance has
been made in our own lifetime.
Within a century and half witches
we're burnt in England; and within
two centuries torture still was Brit
ish institution. And yet. adds Sir
Samuel. ''our great grandfathers were
as proud of their civilization as We arc
Of ours, in spite of what we think
now of their penal codes and social
manners" Our railways, steamships,
electric telegraphs, our gas lamps, our
photography, date from yesterday or
the day before; the great improve
ments in the sciences of astronomy,
chemistry, and mechanics are almost
of to-day. Let US, therefore-in the
words of the great trayeler-"not
boast our civilization, but only of our
progress toward desired end In
deed, the question whether We are as
yet quite civilized might fairly be ask
ed Of ourselves. The ignorance, vice,
and brutality found in our great cities
should certainly teach us to be little
more modest in our pretenslons. and
little less inconsiderate in our i'm
patience of the slow process of civili-
zing, or at least improving. savage nc
gro tribes.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-04-08

Speaking of the late Congregational
council, the New York Herald, of
Sunday said: 60 home. gentlemen
and let your betters alone. Quarrel
With each other if you must, but not
wear your knuckles to the bone in
Talpiy hitting giant. Mr.. Beecher
mas been doing hard days work
while you have been drawing vonr
salaries, and has earned the rieht NOT
TO be interfered with. He is perfect
~ competent to mind his own bust
ness, and all the people ask Of you Is
20 90 the same, aud to do it as we'll
ana faithfully as he has dose it. Il is
pretty poor work. that which YOU have
oeen doing the last four days. and it
seems to common folks that you have
ueen acting the part of Paul Pry with
waS sue creditto yourselves. Gentle
60 home.H :" ~ u LAS anu