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The true northerner., 1874-11-06
Henrr wilson on suIrilualism.

Vice President Henry Wilson arrived
at the Grand Central Hotel late Satur.
day night from Springfield, ILL.,, whittier
he had gone to attend the unveiling
of the Lincoln memorial monument.
Last evening he chatted pleasantly with
World reporter about his reported
belief in the doctrines of Spiritualism.
The conversation was as follows
81 am not believer in Spiritualism,
but ] believe it is reported generally
that L am"
"And what has given rise to that be-
lief?"
81 believe that il originated from my
attendance at Spiritualists meeting in
Philadelphia last summer.
May L ask why you attended that
meetingp"
"It was simply accidental on my
part. The story is this: One day last
summer, while in street In Philadel.
phia, 1 stumbled across George w.
Childs and Mr.. Drexel they told me
they were going to attend Spiritualist
meeting and asked me to go with them.
/ went"
"And what was done at the meeting?''
"The usual manifestations seen at
such meetings, and, / presume, it was
from this attendance that was reported
to be believer"
Were you impressed with what you
SAW"
"Well, no not exactly. have seen
much more skillful manifestations in the
West. The proceedings at that meet
ing were not very clever, on the whole.
OF course, some of the manifestations
we could partly explain. have, how
ever, attended seances where some OF
the things performed were quite marvel
Gus and hardly explainable, but have
no doubt that they can all be explained
by flesh and blood reasoning but at
this particular seance at Philadelphia
nothing exactly extraordinary occurred,
except an amusing episode. An ex-
tended spirit was shown to rise out OF
box, when 1 jumped forward and
grasped the hand of the spirit, when, to
my surprise, the hand felt just like
yours (grasping the writer's hand and
giving it tight squeeze). l know it was
not spirit, it gave two such tlesh-and-
blood-struggles (rather strong tugs, too)
to disengage itself from my hands.
am satisfied it was not spirit, and SO
were Childs and Drexel, who saw the
sudden jerks the spirit gave, and we had
quite good laugh over it when we came
out. L suppose that the report OF my
belief will prove to be as spiritual as the
spirit hand that tried to escape from my
grasp. AS 1 have said, number
of manifestations that L have seen,
to the observer can hardly be explained,
but am satisfied that their plausibility
can be reasonably explained away when
thoroughly investigated.
Mr.. Wilson sa:d that his general
health was very good, and that he was
surprised to find that he had gained
more flesh in one year than his physi
clan thought he would pick up in twice
that time.-NeW York World.
The true northerner., 1874-11-06
A MethCdical SchOolmaster.

A schoolmaster in Suabia has just
retired after teaching, or at least fog
ging and torturing, for ffty-one years.
He would have to be put in class by
himself, entitled the " Statistical Flog-
ger" for he kept an accurate account OF
all the punishments he inflicted through
out the half-century. Here are the
grand totals, which he has footed up
with equal pride and particularlity
Nine hundred and eleven thousand five
hundred canings, 121, 900 foggings,
209,0 900 custodies, l0,200 ear-boxes,
%, 700 tasks, 1876 tips with rule, zoe
boys caused to stand On peas, 5000 to
stand on sharp-edged wood, 5000 to
wear the fool's-cap, LOO to hold the
rod total, 1852, 936 cases of punish
ment. This is an average of about 10C
a day, or more than one every five
minutes. He must have thrashed the
boys, on many occasions, by platoons.
One can imagine him getting so alb
sorbed in his growing census of martyrs
that he would often mutter to himself
on Saturday morning, running his eye
down the column and adding it, u
must fog sixty-four to-day, in order to
make up an even five hundred this week. y
-ApptetOns' journal.
The true northerner., 1874-11-06
A Great SAeezer.

The only thing that Earl Russell ever
did greatly was to sneeze. His achieve
ment in that line was thus decribed by
biographer: "This remarkable man
seemed to concentrate himself for pi-
gantic effort, would be bent nearly
double by the force of the explosion,
and would then dive down into the
flaming banner of red silk, from which.
after several minutes obscuration. he
emerged with a countenance as vivid as
the back of scalded lobster" The
late Lord Clarendon said, "When
Lord John takes snuff the consequence
brings down the House."
The true northerner., 1874-11-06
Change in the Management OF the
Chicago Tribune.

The Chicago Journal of the 30th ult.
says
We learn from undoubted authority,
that on Thursday, of the present week,
Mr.. Joseph Medill bought from Mr.. AL
fred Cowles and Mr.. Horace White,
three. iifths of their interest in the Chi
cago tribune property for the sum of
100000. The stock of the Tribune
Company is 100000 at its par value,
divided into 200 shares at $1,000 each.
Messrs. Cowles and White sold 60
shares for the above-named sum, being
at the rate of $4,000 per share, and
they retain Al shares. Mr.. Medill
now owns 106 shares, and will, of
course, be the chief editor. Mr..
Cowles will remain as heretofore the
business manager, and we understand
that Mr.. White, after making journey
to Europe, will resume his connection
with the paper as an editorial writer.
During the nine years that Mr.. White
has been the chief editor of the Tribune
its net profits have averaged $147, ,00C
per years, from which it appears that,
although Mr.. Medill has made this
purchase on the basis of 81, 900, 600 fol
the whole establishment, he has got g
very good thing.
The true northerner., 1874-11-06
The Watch on the Nile.

A Cairo correspondent writes under
date of Sept. 16 "a visit to the Nile
at the present moment we'll repays the
trouble and inconvenience of a few
hours iourneying through the dust and
heat, and, during the last ten days,
excursions to Kabr. Zeiat, Damietta, and
other places have been very frequent
Thousands of fallaheen (peasants) are
constantly employed in watching the
river, heaping up earth and stones on
the embankments, and strengthening
weak points, as they appear, against an
overflow and inundation. At night the
whole length of the river below Cairo is
illuminated by innumerable watch
fires that throw an uncertain light on
the swarthy, half-naked multitudes that
line its banks, while the cries Of the
soldiery, as they urge the people on to
renewed labor-like the taskmasters of
ancient ttimes-mingled with the sound
OF the rushing waters, complete spec
tacle that once seen can never be for
gotten, and the knowledge that the fate
of thousands depends on the issue of
the struggle going on adds solemnity
to scene that must be witnessed to be
appreciated.
The true northerner., 1874-11-06
No More Shining Pates.

On Rampant street stands an unpre.
tentious store whence hangs a plain
sign bearing the inscription, "Haman
Hair Repaired" Hair restorers have
grown frequent of late years, invented
and patented all manner of drugs and
medicines that promise to make hair
grow on the baldest head-even on a
pumpkin. Yet with all these capillary
improvements, one looks down from his
seat in the peanut gallery on sea OF
bald heads-shining pates.
How modest this sign appears
There is no boast of restoring hair
which has gone; but the hair dresser
simply offers to repair ones hair, as
carpenter would repair ones leg or a
doctor ones head.
This repairing is an old art OF great
success, but seldom practiced in this
country. Hair being vegetable, can
be planted anywhere, and if the soil be
fruitful will grow luxuriantly. Thus, If
one can get a bushy headed boy to share
his locks, one can bid defiance to old
age and badness.
This art is used in Paris by old French
dandies. Our people, however, have
not generally received it for the reason
that the operation of grating hair is
rather painful, it being necessary to SOW
the new hairs into the head with
needles.
The artists in this hair-planting busi-
ness can produce the most astonishing
results. To give a person any colored
hair is, of course, easy enough bru-
nettes may have red, or blondes black
hair old persons black, and young gray
hair that is the simplest work.
A person may in like manner have
his head terraced, laid out in patches of
various colored hairs, red, white, black,
and brown; and in almost any sort of
pattern or design. This style always
produces a profound sensation, giving
Its owner the appearance of an animated
lamp mat.
If human hair be not found the pro-
fessor will supply horse hair, which will
be found quite useful and able to stand
good deal of wear and tear, in addi-
tion to the fact that it never requires
combing or brushing. Altogether we
must regard the introduction of this art
here as highly beneficial. 1t will give
our colored fellow-citizens here an OPP
portunity of getting rid of one of their
bug bears, wool, and thus it them for
the duties of American citizens, and it
may introduce new fashions in the hair
line. Certainly it is preferable to
chignons and ramie.-Ne,O Orleans
Pic0yune.
The true northerner., 1874-11-06
4 Highl ander at Sea.

On one occasion Highlander sailed
in the packet from Aberdeen to Gran
ton. 1t was the first time that Donald
had been on board ship, and the novel
scene interested him greatly. So long
as the vessel was in smooth water he en-
joyed the sail very much, but ere long a
squall came on, causing the ship to
pitch and roll in manner which to
Donald was very alarming. Irritated
by being bumped about, and suffering,
beside, from certain disagreeable sensa-
tions, he made his way to the deck to
find out the cause of the ships bad be-
havior. Arrived there, he was taking a
survey OF the scene, when his eye light
ed on the steersman. The latter did
not work by the wheel, but by the old
fashioned, long handled, rudder, and,
after cycling his proceedings for min
ute, the cloud of wrath on the High
lander's brow grew black as night.
Ho advanced toward the steersman in
stealthy way, and the instant he was
within reach knocked him down by O
blow with his fist, exclaiming, as he
did SO, "Tak' that, you villain, fol
kittlin' her tail wi that stick, and
maxim her Jump !"
The true northerner., 1874-11-06
The FOOTPRINTS of Time.

Wrinkles are the first tell-tales of
lost youth, and the wrinkles make their
way i'll q very stealthy manner. AT first
there comes faint marking of one little
line about the corner of the eye, and one
at each side of the mouth. Assuredly
it is the sign of approaching age, we
say complacently, looking at ourselves
in the glass, conscious of our attrac-
tions in perfection of their maturity.
That little line, indicative of the fur
rowed future, is no more age than the
one scarlet leaf of the maple in the
midst Of the green wood in autumn.
1t is the shadow of the herald if you
will but it is not the real thing. And
so on with all the rest. But it is not so
with our friends. The gap made be-
tween the past and present by years OF
absence is abrupt, unexpected. You
left o blooming, sleek-haired, slim
WASTED girl you find a faded, hollow
eyed, gray haired woman, the mother
of children, afflicted with bad health and
and horid matron whose bulk IS a bur-
den to herself and matter not for .ad-
miration to her friends whose early
shyness has worn off and gives place to
q free-and-easy good nature that may
be genial but is vulgar whose girllsh
seutimentality has gone with her bushes,
and who now openly proclaims her de-
votion to champagne and lobster salad
as among the few things in life worth
taking trouble for, and talks of the
pleasure of the palate as superior to
every other enjoyment. To be sure,
pairing away in your minds eye those
superfuous layers of flesh, you can
make out the nose of the past, and the
lips have the same curve as hers had in
the days when you would have given n
months salary for kiss; the eyes are
the same color, but what has become of
their sparkle Where is that roguish
twinkle that made your heart leap when
it flashed upon you, giving point to a
girlish sauciness that was so innocent
and she thought so naughty? Where
is that dewy, downcast look that was SO
conscious where there was nothing to
blush for? Is it that ugly leer which
tells of less tenderness of sentiment
than you would like to see IN man
You must accept this as the survival;
it is all You will have of the sweetness,
the bashfulness that once seemed t.
you the most exquisite grace on earth
The true northerner., 1874-11-06

MINISTER JAY SUED FOR RENT.-Min-
lister Jay has been sued in Vienna by
his ex-landlord for one years house
rent, having left his house without CIV
ing the years notice which was stip,u-
lated in the lease. Mr.. Jay, on being
sued, claimed immunity because he was
the representative of first-class nation,
and pleaded his diplomatic privilege.
When put upon that ground the house
holder had to confess himself beaten.
All he can do is to wait until the Minis
ter resigns, and then, if caught in Aus.
tria, which is not very likely, he can be
brought into court.
The true northerner., 1874-11-06
Franks Pass.

Frank was bright little FIVE. year
old fellow, full OF fun, and anxious to
make himself of consequence. Armed
with a stick, he would feel as brave as
| lion among the hens and chickens
and, as they scudded away from this
dreadful creature, to take shelter wher-
ever they could find it, he would say to
himself, 81 guess they think I'm a
giant only he pronounced the word
zhi-ant. He would even attack the
old cock, and walk right up to the big
turkey-gobbler.
But there was one animal which
caused Master Frank to quail with ter
ror, especially when alone and after
dark. Do you want to know what it
was? l will tell you. 1t was mouse /!
Yes little brown mouse, with his
bright eyes, and pretty, tapering tail,
would make our bold little boy tremble
and scream and, if he CHANGED to light
on several of these pretty creatures
playing together, you would have sup
posed that he had run against herd of
Duffaioes. Very silly, wasn't it?
Now, every night, on his way to bed.
Frank had to pass through a lonely
room, where mice and rats would some
times peep out of their holes, and scam
per over the floor, frightening him
sadly, and causing him to clasp
mammals hand more tightly, and hurry
along as fast as possible.
But one night, when it came bed
time, mamma was sick up stairs, and
nurse away, and no one with Frank in
the sitting-room but papa, who was
busy reading his newspapers. So the
little boy was told to march up stairs
to bed alone.
40 papa" said he, "I'm afraid
to-"
"Afraid of what?" said papa.
Afraid of the rats and mice, papa,
in the big lumber-room.
ooh, nonsense !" said papa eff
that's all, I'll soon fix you out"
So papa took his writing materials,
and wrote this:
To all the Rats and Mice in this House, greeting
You are hereby ordered to let my little boy
Frank pass safe through tho lumber-room,
and all other rooms, at all times. This order
will stand good till countermanded. Any
rat or mouse disobeving will be dealt with
according to law, Witness my hand and
seal
Then papa signed the paper, and
sealed it with a big red seal, and gave
it to Frank, who thanked papa, kissed
him good night, and trudged up stairs
without another word for he had often
seen papa give passes to people who
wanted to go somewhere, or do some.
thing, and he had high opinion of his
fathers "passes."
So, when he came to the door of the
lumber.room. he flung it wide open, and
called out 4" Ho Misses rats and mice,
you can't touch me here's my pass.
And every night, when he went up to
bed, he held out his pass to the rats and
mice and none of them ever did him
any harm. -NurSery.
The true northerner., 1874-11-06
Ants In Central America.

The thliftiest people in Central Amer
lea are the smallest-the ants. Some
of them are wonderful workers. There
is one kind, sort of wee, wee truffie-
growers, who live together in immense
swarms, and do such deal of cutting
up, that it is almost as much as the for
ests can do to stand against them. They
are called leaf cutters for the reason
that they send ont armies of thousands
and thousands to bring in leaves, which
they cut from the trees in such quanti-
ties that whole plantations of mango,
orange and lemon trees are sometimes
stripped and killed.
Do they eat the leaves? Not at all.
They live on funny little trufnes, or
fungi, of their own raising. They use
the leaves only to make hot-beds for
their dainty plants in chambers under
ground. One colony of leaf-cutters will
have a great many of these cellar cham
bers, all united by tunnels for quick
transit, and we'll supplied with what
builders call ventilating shafts for the
ants are very particular about having
plenty of fresh air. These shafts reach
to the surface of the ground. Each
chamber is about as large as q mans
head, and is kept little more than half
full of cut leaves, overgrown with small
white fungus which the ants cultivate
for food.
There are three kinds of ants in each
colony : the workers, who go off to the
woods for leaves, and have all the out
side work to do some very small ants,
who stay at home and spend their time
cutting up the leaves that are brought
in, and taking care of the baby ants and
few gigantic fellows, who manage
things, and do all the fighting in time
of war. Let any enemy disturb the
workers going out for leaves or bring
ing them home, and instantly the sol.
diers will run out in force, with their big
jaws wide open, and settle things in
order. The little nurses come out
sometimes, too, but only for fun or ex
ercise. When they haven't anything to
do, and the weather is fine, they like to
take run out with the workers. but
they do not bring any loads back
When one of them gets tired, he lust
climb up on leaf that q worker i,
bringing in-as you might climb up OF
load of hay, and so enjoys nice rid,
home.-,S. Nicholas.
The true northerner., 1874-11-06
Where Did Columbus Land!

Hayper'S for November has an article
on the Bahamas, which says: SIN al
probability, it was not Cat Island which
Columbus named San Salvador, but
Watling's Island-a smaller isle little
more to the southwark and eastward
The facts in the case are these Con.
trary, probably, to the general opinion,
it has never been definitely known which
was the island entitled to the honor
but about fifty years ago, when histori-
ans were busy with the history of Co.
lumbus, they undertook to settle the
question by comparing his journal with
the imperfect charts of the Bahamas
then existing. Navarette fixed on Turk s
Island, which later investigation has
proved to be erroneous, while Irving,
supported by the strong authority of
Humboldt, argued for Cat Island, and
since then this has been generally ac-
cepted as San Salvador, and is so desig-
mated on our charts to this day. But
tf e English reversed their opinion some
time ago, and transferred the name of
San Salvador to Watling's Island, and
it will be 80 found on their latest charts
The reasons for this change seem con-
elusive. Lieut.. Beecher, of the English
navy, proves conclusively that Cat
Island cannot be San Salvador, and
that Watling's Island answers the con-
ditions required better than any other
island lying in the track of Columbus.
His two strongest reasons against Cat
Island are that Columbus states that he
rowed around the northern end in one
day. The size of Cat Island makes this
physically impossible there, while it is
quite feasible at the other island. He
also speaks of large lake in the in
terror. There is no such water on Cat
Island, while such q lake does exist Oh
Watling's Island"
The true northerner., 1874-11-06

OvERPAID ACToRs.-lt would seem
that some gentlemen of the sock and
buskin are tolerably well requited for
their labors. "Mr. Sothern, for in
stance" says the Boston advertiser,
has played Lord Dundreary nearly
5000 times, and if he has received upon
an average $400 for each performance,
this single character has brought him
the enormous sum of 100000 Mr..
Jefferson appeared about 1900 times as
Rip Van Winkle, and if he received
$500 for each representation (his terms,
when he plays for certainty, are 5000,
and when he shares with the manage
ment he often takes $4,000 for half a
dozeE performances), he must have ac-
quired 81, 200, 900 by this single fortun.
ate creation"
The true northerner., 1874-11-06
A Treasured Musket.

He was q remarkable looking old gen.
tleman, and ne sat in the waiting-room
of the Central depot with an old-fash-
ioned gun across his knees. To one
who passed him by, in casual way, he
seemed to be a hunter on his way to
some wood or field where game was TO
be found. But he who tarried mo-
ment learned that the old gentleman
was one whom the nation had honored
for his assistance in its time of need.
On the stock of the old gun was plate
bearing the words:
The true northerner., 1874-11-06

REMOVAL OF DRY PUTTY.
to an English journal, the difficulty of
removing hard putty from a window
sash can be obviated with great readi-
ness by simply applying piece of
heated metal, such as n soldering-iron
or other similar implement. When heat
ed (but not red-hot), the iron is to be
passed slowly over the putt thereby
rendering the latter so soft that it will
part from the wood without any trouble.
The true northerner., 1874-11-06
THE LITTLE FOLKS.
The oniidren,s Chase.

ron remember, Kitty kyes-
You cannot forget, know
How we chased the butterflies,
Half life ago.
Happy children we're we then,
On che Peasham hills at play;
Careless of the toAs OF men,
Happy children ali the day.
Think back, We chose the colors bright
Through the Acids of waving corn,
Ger the slopes and out of sight
Down the dewy wales between
Recking not of faces tanned,
Fretted feet, nor frocks' disgrace,
with ready hat IN hand,
Laughing, iesping, led the chase
Kitty. on the breath of spring,
With shadow-casting, Tying ha'r,
Like fairy following
Here and there and everywhere.
Now. the beauty seeming ours,
Eagerly pounee upon
Nothing but forsaken flowers;
Far away 1t flutters-gone!
Vp and after, undismayed,
Still we faster, faster run,
Till-tis where the maple shade
Bars our pathway from the sun.
Kitty stops hear her say,
Answering my quick surprise,
IL at keeping house will play;
You may follow butterflies
All! follow, far beguiled-
Eyes but for the glittering thing;
Till II seems as though the child,
Like his hope, has taken wing.
Comes whisper lightly straying:
"Round that maple-shaded spot
other little ones are playing
Kitty's children are they not?
He who chased the butterflies
In the pLay-helds Of his birth,
still is chasing butterflies
Der tho deserts OF the earth
But--he hopes TO he once more,
When the years have done their best
Ard the weary race is Ger,
Ga the Peashan hills at rest.
The true northerner., 1874-11-06
by resolve of Congress,
Presented to
AMOS SOBER

For his gallantry at the siege of Plattsburg.
The inscription told the story. The
old man was seventy-six. He says that
twenty young fellows, only two of whom
were over eighteen, formed themselves
together and offered their services to
the United States General in command
at Plattsburg they were supplied with
some old muskets, and, on the 11th OF
September, 1914, in the simple language
of the old man, they "did the best they
could" His work was done SO well that
on the 18th of September, 1926, the
musket, with the above inscription, was
given as tribute of the nations es.
teem.-RocheSter Democrat.
The true northerner., 1874-11-06
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