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Facts Concerning Gold and Silver.

The vigorous measures which have
been adopted by the Secretary of the
Treasury for the purpose of bringing
aboutthe resumption OF specie payments
render the following notes by Prof. j.
+. l.. Schrimer, Superintendent of the
Branch Mint at Denver, Col, very in
teresting One ton $1,000 pounds avoir-
dupois) of gold or silver contains 3d.
1913 troy ounces and, therefore, the
value of ton of pure gold is 1902, 799. :
81, and ton of silver S37, 704.S4. A
cubic foot of pure gold weighs 1,2lS7. 5
pounds avoirdupois a cubic foot of
pure silver weighs Cos % pounds avoir-
dupois. One million dollars gold coin
weighs $685. pounds avoirdupois. If
there is one per cent. of gold or silver
in one ton of ore, it contains 29l. 63
ounces of troy, of eitherof these metals.
The average fineness of the Colorado
gold is ISL in 1000, and the natural
alloy: gold, ISL silver, 209; copper,
10; total, l 600.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-27
Good Management.

Although the people of France are
renowned for their excellent taste in the
matter of dress, and one rarely sees
there person in dirty tatters, it is safe
to estimate that it does not cost the
people Of France one half as much to
clothe them as it does the people of the
United States and yet they all seem to
be neatly, clearly, and comfortably
dressed. There is no vast element of
INDECENT, ragged, miserable paupers,
living on public charity, as in Great
Britain. Every one seems to be self
supporting. Take one item in the cost
of living, that of boots and shoes. This
constitutes in the United States one of
the most serious bills in household ex-
pense. 1t costs the people of the
United States an immense sum,
annually, for feet gear. But in
France, whore hides and leather
are much dearer than III the United
States, the expense of shoeing the
population is less by one-half F.; perhaps
it is not third and the reason is, that
three-fourths or more of the entire
population wear wooden shoes-sabots
they are called. The French insist
that the saoots are warmer in winter,
cooler in summer, dryer in wet weather
and healthier at all times, than leather,
while not costing tenth part as much,
as they last much longer. Even in
Paris, large majority of the population
wear these wooden clogs; not the
fashionable kind, but the laboring
classes, who are the majority every
where. Thus, in this one article of per-
sonal wear, the French save in the ag-
gregate a sum, as compared with what
it costs the Americans, more than
enough to pay the enormous interest
on their enormous national debt. The
agricultural societies of England are
considering the feasibility of adopting
these wooden shoes why is not the
subject worthy the attention of our
msgnates this side water?
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-27
The UnspOken Word.

The Arabs, who have many good prov
cribs, have one which is found true, and
truer the more experience we have of
life. While the word is yet un-
spoken" they say, "you are master OF
it when once it is spoken, it is master
of YOU" Ill luck and good luck both
know this proverb by heart, and,
though both quarrel with it, they know
we'll that their quarrel is hopeless.
40, stranger what word has escaped
the fence Of thy teeth - so often repeat
ed in Homer, has familiar sound as we
read it for our hearts say it to our
hearts lifelong, from the day when the
heart has first voice.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-27
General Notes.

Two scamps in Detroit so frightened
an unfortunate Pole, by pointing pis-
tol at him and demanding his breeches
or his life, that he has become o raving
maniac.
A BKAsT of man in st. Adams, VT. d,
has won wager of $l5 by eating II
boxes of sardines, one quart of raw pea
beans, and pound of bar soap within
three days.
CAsTLEroN, VT, boasts a Caleb Quo
tenn of citizen who is a good boot and
shoe maker, cabinet-maker, upholsterer,
carpenter and painter, while, if need be,
he can run farm, a grist-mill, a saw
mill-aLything but gin-mill.
The Missouri river, Fort Scott and
Gulf railroad is distributing cotton
seed gratuitously among the farmers
along its line, in order to give then a
chance to try raising it in Kansas. 1t
has proven quite profitable i'll some of
the southern counties.
SIR WALTER SCOTT lavished his affec-
tons upon dogs, and says of himself
that he was so fond of them that the
whole race seemed TO know him that
dogs always followed him and sought to
make his acquaintance, even in places
where he was an entire stranger.
1T is no uncommon thing now to see
young horses driven in New York city
without shoes. Some doctors are of
opinion that leaving horses unshod
until they are five or six years old gives
the hoofs chance to expand and take
good form. Unshod horses do not slip
on the pavements.
The Courier de Paris states that
when the Prince Imperial was born, en-
dowment assurances to a large amount
were effected on his life, and made pay
able at the age of eighteen. Conse-
quently, on the 18th of March, 1874, he
received several millions OF francs from
the assurance companies.
THE historic Kearsarge has lately
sailed for China from San Francisco.
The Chronicle says that, after being
cut to pieces to make gift-canes, she
has been rebuilt at cost of 5000, 600,
and is now, as regards the old Kear-
sarge, very much like n new barrel
butt around an old bunghole.
y UNIQUE ornament is described by a
lady writer in the ArkanSas Grange.
Sew neatly and closely over the outside OF
the bowl OF goblet (the bottom and stem
having been broken Off, or any similar
vessel, piece of red flannel, dip it in
water, roll in hax-seed, stand it inverted
in saucer, Keep the saucer partly filled
with water, and presently You will have
conc of green on red ground-a very
quaint but proper decoration for mantel,
piece or center-table.
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and soil and break, while ours are al
ways the same but when theirs are
are fresh they arc very lovely, and they
are SO taken up with them that they
haven't time to care for us. Then they
have so many parties of their own that
they don't care for our dances, and
sometimes their mothers give SO much
attention TO all these fine chings that
they never think to tell them of the
fairies, and so they never even hear of
them. Scarlet's friend, little Kitty,
doesn't think so much of fine things
but that she can love the flowers and
fairies"
Zone thing more" said tall, beau
tiful fairy, the loveliest of them all,
with pure white robes and pale golden
hair-she looked like the beautiful
angel in the church window, Kitty
thought. at is only good and gentle
little children who can see us f; children
who love each other and are good to
their mammals. We couldn't have i'll
tempered, greedy or rude children find
us-we should vanish away Instantly"
Halloo - cried Joe, fiinging open
the door with bang. "What are you
doing there, you little stupid ?"
Hush !" said Kitty. "Just see the
fairies |"
Fairies, indeed! Iguess so; where 2"
Kitty pointed to the jar, but the
fairies had vanished.
"There is nothing there, you
little goose You've been dreaming.
There don't cry, 1 don't mean to
plague you" for the tears started to
Kitty's eyes, and Joe was kind-hearted
boy, in spite of his roughness. The lit
tie old man just peeped out from the
maple boughs, and nodded as Joe put
his arm around the little girl, in shy,
shame-faced way.
Kitty pointed eagerly. "See, Joe y
Is it butterfly ?" said Joe. "I'll
catch it for you"
He hastily stretched out his hand,
but the fairy vanished.
1t was fairy, Joe; did you really
see it ?"
Joe looked puzzled.
81 saw some wings fluttering, hut
can't find anything. Are there really
fairies after all ?"-Hearth and Home.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-27
THE LITTLE FOLKS.
Eldn Jack, The Giant-KiIIer.

|.
Do not think the story
OF the giant killers glory
Is only known and cherished by yourselves
o, my dears;
For his deeds daring,
And his trick of soaring
All his foes, are quite familiar to the eves,
II appears.
In the starlight, tender
In the moonlight's spleDder
DO they gather aud recount every deed,
1t is said;
How he met hornet,
Who was playing "a cornet,
out OF tune, and he slew him with reed
Slew him dead
How, growing ever holder,
With his reed upon his shoulder,
And an acorn-shield upon his little arm
Well equipped
He sought mighty giant,
Who was known as Worm, the plant
And after giving battle, fierce and warm,
Left him whipped.
How he saw spider
With her victim dead, inside her,
Eold her, in voice OF fury, 10 begone
From ms sight;
How he killed her when she'd risen
To her cruel, fatal prison.
And nobly freed her captives, so forlorn-
Gallant knight
st. Nicholas.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-27
Pith anu Point.
SHORT sToP-A comma.

A SHORT sToP-A comma.
NEVER pay bill unless you have the
money.
ONE way to get out of a scrape-Let
your beard grow.
VERY blonde hair is known as the
light fantastic tow"
The OLD-Murder will out. The
new-Murderers will out.
A CLOAK TO SN.-When does a lady's
cloak carry an untruth ? When there is
a false-hood in it.
The man whose hair turned white in
a single night is surpassed by the Bos-
ton girl who lost hers completely in one
dance.
A PHILADELPHIA gentleman adver-
tises soap that is destined to wipe out
the national debt. There is probably
some "lye" about it.
A ST. PAUL school-boy spelled "sob,"
and when asked to define it, Numbered
out, cit means when a teller don't
want to cry, and it bursts out itself"
CT sPosE," remarked a gentleman
last night, pausing to rest against a con-
venenient lamp-post, 81 s'pose I'm an
animated g-gas- bill ne-never was SO
hic-high before in my Life"
Two DEACoNs once disputing about a
proposed new graveyard, one remarked:
"I'll never be buried in that ground as
long as 1 live % "What an obstinate
man !" said the other. eff my life is
spared, L will.
An Irishman, meeting another, asked
him what had become of a mutual
friend. "Arrah, now, my dear honey"
answered he, paddy was condemned
to be hanged, but he saved his life by
dying in prison"
SAID an eminent person, whose gift
of money-making seemed to his neigh
bors to quite outstrip his gifts of money:
"True, don't give much but if you
enly knew how it hurt when l gave any,
you would not wonder"
A PROFESSOR, who stated that one
cannot taste in the dark, as nature in
tends us to see our food, was nearly
floored by pupil who asked, How
recovered himself by answering,
mature has provided him with eye
teeth.
A GOOD wife is like a snail. Why?
Because she keeps in her own house.
A good wife is not like snail. Why?
Because she does not carry her all on
her back. A good wife is like a town
clock. Why? Because she keeps good
time. A good wife is not like town
clock. Why? Because she does not
speak SO loud that all the town can hear
her.
A KENTUCKY legislator was recently
missing for three-days. The fourth
found him back in his seat. To the in
quiries of his friends he replied that he
had been sick. Being asked what the
matter was, "Well," said he, "some
folks call it nervous chills others pro-
nounce it kind of affection of the
heart; but, to be candid, call it
plain case of old-fashioned drunk"
A WAITER in st. Louis restaurant
was asked for toothpick by one of the
putrons-he had Just finished bowl of
oyster soup. "What do you want with
toothpick ?" queried the waiter, who
had cultivated considerable familiarity
with all the customers. ct want to
pick an oyster from my teeth" "Oh,
no, you don't There was only one
oyster in that soup, and ate that on
my way from the kitchen p
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-27
A Cross on the Hand.

A shrewd wife, who has forgetting
husband, has adopted a method of jog
ging his memory, W bich is at once
novel and effectual. When she desires
him to bring her anything from the
store she makes cross on the back of
his hand with lead pencil. When he
takes a drink at saloon, in extending
his hand for the glass, he invariably
sees that mark, and remembers his err
rand. Being thus reminded thirty or
forty times day, it would be singular
indeed if he forgot what was required of
him.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-27
Table Manners-For Little Folks.

In silence l must take my seat,
Aud give God thanks before | eat;
Must for my food in patience wait,
TIL am asked to hand my plate,
] must not scold, nor whine. nor pout,
Nor move my chair nor plate about.
With knife, or fork, or napkin ring,
! must not play. nor must l sing;
] must not speak "a useless word,
For children must be seen. not heard.
i must not talk about my food,
Nor fret if don't think il good.
My mouth with food l must not crowd,
Nor while I'm eating speak aloud;
Must turn my head to cough or sneeze,
And when l ask, say, "If you please"
The tableclOth | must not spoil,
Nor with my food my fingers soil;
Must ksep my seat when am done,
Nor round the table sport or run.
When told to rise, then l must put
Ny chair away with noiseless foot,
And lift my heart TO God above,
In praise for all His wondrous love.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-27

PORCELAIN CLAY IN NEBRASKA Ce-
ramic manufacturers have not been
highly successful in the United States.
Porcelain, however, will one day be man.
ufactured in Nebraska. On the right
bank of the Platte river, close to Louis
vile Station, on the Burlington and
Missouri River railaoad, there is large
bed of Kaolin porcelain clay of the
finest quality.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-27
An Estimate of Cost.

Since as many as half dozen or more
narrow-gauge railroads are being built,
or have been projected in this State,
everything that relates to their cost
must prove interesting. A road of the
kind is operated in Iowa, from Des
Moines to Ames, distance of thirty
miles, the expense of constructing
which is summarized as follows:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-27
How Money Grows.

The Taunton Gazette says Mr.. lie
Baron Church has shown us a savings
bank book which teaches lesson to
those vino despse the day of small
things. A deposit of $40 placed for
him by his grandfather in a savings
bank at Newport, II. l., in 1927, and
afterward increased to $50 by the add
ton of 80 in 1882, now amounts to the
snug little sum of S3S9.63. In another
year il will be over 500.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-27
To CORRESPONDENTS.

All communications for this paper should be ac-
satly Tor publication, but as an evidence OF good
daith on the part OF the writer. Write only on
size OF the paper. BE particularly careful in Civ
plain and distinct.
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consequences in the sorrows and hor-
rors of the French revolution. The
singular Imprisonment of Matthioli
was only one of tie many craelties
practiced by the self-willed monarch,
who one day exclaimed, "The state /
am the state - Young Folks NeWS.
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Total cost per mile..u...u.

1t is estimated that ZOO additional
per mile will equip the railroad for bus
mess, which will be $4,000 per mile, a
less sum than has been generally estl-
mated by our California civil engineers.
San Francisco Morning CdH.
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SAID Quaker to a gunner Friend,
1 counsel no bloodshed but II 1t be
thy design to hit the little man In the
blue jacket, point thine engine three
inches lower"
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Ill.

II floats n name and II bears boat;
It's Leonards Greek and is bound for the mill,
And makes you think, with its ripple and flow
So light it trips TO the stones below
How her fingers go when they move by note
Through measures fine, and she marches DER
The yielding plank Of the ivory floor.
Beneath the bridge with rasping rush,
A bird takes toll-'tis thirsty thrush
II nears the Gulf of the hemlock night
Where stars shine down in the midday light,
1t verges the brink Of the shadows lair,
Stumbles and falls on the limestone stair
Clings TO the mute and motionless edge
Tumbles and bounds from ledge to ledge
And thunders and blunders down to the sedge.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-27

Twas pebble. rubble, and fallen tree,
Twas babble, double through every mile;
1t bsttled on with a shout and shock,
And white with foam the rugged rock,
And dark were the hemocks all the while,
Till the road grew broad, and the creek Free.
II glassed along on the slippery slide,
And shot away with an arrowy glide
IL slipped its shoes and in stocking feet
Under the bank and in from the street
Whirled in n waltz about and out
Sprinkled with gold and put 10 rout-
And bright with the fash Of the spotted trout!
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-27
HOW THE BROOK WENT 10 MILL
BY ID. n. TAYLOR.

A rifted rock in wooded hill,
A spring within like a looking
nameless rill Ike a skein OF rain
That showed as faint az a feeble vein,
And crept away in the tangled grass
With q voiceless flow and a wandering will
The trish-to1l-tcish OF a silken dress,
The murmured tone of a maiden's "yes 20:
A thirsty OK could have quaffed IL up,
A boy DIPPED dry with a drinking-cup!
Broke in brook the rill complete
Broke in a song the brook 80 fleet
Broke in laugh the song 40 sweet.
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1874-05-02
HOW HILL RESCUED GEORGIA
FROM RADICAL RULE.

A few weeks ago when Gov. Vance
lectured in Atlanta, Georgia., . num-
Der of citizens gave him . supper rsr.
", and among others Mr.. Toombs
aud Nj. e. Y. Clarke. In regard to
what occurred at this supper party,
the Atlanta Herald says:
Governor Vance alluded 10 the su-
perior condition Of Georgia over her
confederate sisters as remarkable, and
while much gratifed with tho fact, be
did not understand how this state OF
things was brought about.
Mr.. Hill said: The explanation in.
wolves . long story, Govei nor, but one
chief reason is this: In other States,
including your own, q white man was
allowed to be q radical In foil fellow
ship with the negroes and carpet bag
rere. and still retain his social respec
liability with decent peopls. @We did
not allow that IN Georgia"
This remark Drought into the dis
cussion M. Hilfs hush arhor' speech,
In 1868, and Mr.. E. r. Clarke pro-
posed q toast 10 the anthor Of the
greatest and most eloquent speech
ever delivered In any age or country.
This toast was heartily received
and Gen. Toombs declared thar tha'
speech did save Georgia, fef IL VA
history that pot . single white man y
Tie Siaie eger joined the radicals Il
The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1874-05-02
THE LACLEDE HOTEL
North Side Of Government Street, and
ID West Of %. Rnsnsei.
MOBILE ALA.

Mrs.J. A. SAMPLE. PropFietrcss
n Transient Terms are % % per day special
rates BY the week or month can be agreed upon
BY those wishing to remain psrmanently-.1
This new and commodious House has re.
esstly been opened TO the Public. IL is one Of
the best and most conveniently located Hotels
In the city; being in full view of the NEW
ORLEANS, MOBILE AND TEXAS RAIL
ROAD DEPOT, and easy Of access 70 all the
Depots by lines Of street Cars passing on three
sides OF the House.
1t is completely fitted up with New Fuini-
turs. Carpets and Spring Bsds, and most OF the
conyeniences Of .
FIRST CLASS HOTEL.
This House is beyond question, the most
comfortable and pleasant Hotel In the city, hsv'
ing . large frontage en- G~svevnmcns -.
and q large exps~nre towards msbise may.
with Essr Haiis passing through, from Nreth
70 south, making the venffilnsssn unnsunkiy
Gesh
Persons stopping at this House may feel
assured that every attention viii Be shown thsm
EAST NY 90 70 their pleasure and ecufsr.
ssr38ns.
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saa oaacs n TIE pisat@shs sfsss
root n perhsv~ ~prsfsfshls bas lhs
dried will ssswsr ard may be fgaad
IN sey drsg .sors. asd rsa need ~
me-.Ises Or brpi-s. pat IN q pani n
fresh @ilk. boil down 10 half piaf,
strain, and ~hea cold ddsk II, fac
iieg ct least sir hours afisr~srd
The neat morning rspesi the doss
prepared 40 tbs last. and this wilI be
Sufficient IL 10 recommended that
after each dose noting be eaten for
at least sin hours.
haze q son that vas bitten By .
mad dog eighteen years ago, and
Iour other children In The ~Deighbor.
hood . ers also bitten ; they took the
above dose snd are alive aud we'll TO
this day. And have known . nsm.
Der Of others who we're bitten and
applied the same remedy. II 10 sup
posed the root contains a principle
which. being taken by the blood 10
its circulation, co~unteracts or neutral.
ICES the dsdly effect Of the virus Of
hydropbobia.
l feel no much confidence in this
simple rer ny that | am wiling you
should give my name in connection
with this statemert.-[Ex.
The Republican journal., 1874-11-19

A lady wants to know what is the meaning CT
"ante" and''pass the buck" Her matrimonial
companion uses it in his dreams, and she is
afraid that il indicates typhoid fever.
The Republican journal., 1874-11-19

Sister! we have longed to speak it.
We have waited long to save:
We have yearned to speak the welcome
"Enter-be no more slaver'
Every tear that fell, we saw it.
As we braced TO meet the shock.
Now! Come m-the door is omen.
Sit thou here by Plymouth Rock,
We have seen thee all dishevelled
Seen thee bend with trembling lin
When the men who should have loved the
RAISED again the brutal whip
bilt we knew their day was coming
As we know their day has come:
Ring their doom Louisiana,
Massachusetts drives them home.
Queen thou vert in all thy sorrow:
Queen thou shalt be vet in pride,
Many-throned Columbia calls thee
Where her queens sit side by side.
And thy regal robes are ready,
And thy crown is on the throne.
FOR we knew our Cinderella
ould come back TO claim her own.
Nevermore shall one be driven
10 the desert: nevermore
shall the children of the Union
On their brethren bar the door
God be thanked for love grown stronger
Heart and hope go hand in hand
We are North and South no longer
But great United Land.
John BOYLE O'Reilly in The Boston Pilot.
The Republican journal., 1874-11-19
The Tempest.

We We're crowded in the cabin,
Not soul would dare to Sleep
Il was midnight on the waters
And storm was on the deep.
I is fearful thing in winter
10 be shattered by the blast,
A 10 to hear the rattling trumpet
thunder, 'Cut away the mast
50 we shuddered there in silence
For the stoutest held his breath,
W nile the hungry sea was roaring,
And the breakers talked with Deatl
As thus we set in darkness,
Each one busy in his PRAYERS,
% We are lost" the captain shouted
As he staggered down the stairs.
But his little daughter whispered,
As She took his icy hand,
Isn't God upon the ocean
just the same as on the land?"
Then we kissed the little maiden.
And we spoke in better cheer.
And we anchored safe in harbor
When the morn WAS shining clear.