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Cheese as an Article of Food.

Mr. j. III. Real of Pennsylvania, writes
as below to the New York Tribune, in
relation to cheese as an article of food :
Cheese whenproperly made and cured
is wholesome and more nutritious,
pound for pound, than beef. The ex-
perience of Englishmen furnishes good
evidence of this. They consume more
cheese per capita than any nation in the
world. They use 100 per cent. more per
head annually than the people of the
United States, and no nation on the
globe is more healthy. If we should
use cheese as freely as the English do
we would find a home market for all
our make, and more, too. More cheese
would be consumed if better quality
was offered.
Poor cheese is greatly in the way of
consumption. Right where the cheese
is made little good stock is offered. The
poorest is sold at home. In visiting
factories it is rare to find good cheese
cut for use of patrons. The manufact-
ure of skim cheese is objected to as
contributing to the superabundance of
poor cheese. The best cheese to make
is full cream, close, firm and we'll scald
ed. This is the safest to handle and
best contributes to ala extended use both
at home and among our English GUS
toners. Close texture is of prime i'm
portance, as porous cheese often sells for
four or five cents less per pound than
close
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-22
Pith and Point.

ARE babies kidnapped when they are
cribbed 2"
"LErTINa off sleep" is little boys
definition of snoring.
SMIRKINs looked at a painting of pig
and pleasantly asked: "Who is that
pigment for ?"
A sCHooLBoY's ASPIRATIONS" wish
I were fountain that 1 might be al
ways playing"
A WONDERFULLY scientific young man
has had ocular demonstration OF
sound he has seen his bed tick.
IT is one of the curiosities of natural
history that q horse enjoys his food
most when he hasn't bit in his mouth.
THE man who sang "Oh, breathe no
more that simple air, went into the
smoking-car, where it was more mixed.
WANTED to know-The length of the
Rule of Three how many days in the
March of Intellect the width OF
broad hint.
AN observing man has discovered
similarity between young ladies' sem
mary and sugar-house, as both refine
what is already sweet.
A CYNICAL writer says: "Take a
company of boys chasing butterflies
put long tailed coats on the boys, and
turn the butterflies into dollars, and you
have the panorama Of the world"
LYNCH law is probably based on the
spirit of an old saying. When desper-
ADDE'S abound, honest people surrender
to their leaders an "ynch, and then
they take an "L" and make code
called Lynch Law"
AN Irish post-boy having driven q
gentleman a long stage during torrents
of rain, the gentleman civilly said to
him, paddy, are you not very wet p
" Arrah, don't care about bein' very
wet, but, PLACE your honor, I'm very
dry"
AN Irishman having accidentally
broken a pane of glass in window OF a
house, was making the best of his way
to get out of sight, but, unfortunately
for Pat, the proprietor stole march on
him, and having seized him by the col
! lar. exclaimed: Didn't you break
that window % "To be sure 1 did, !"
replied Pat, "and didn't you see me
running home for the money to pay
for it 2"
A LADY of Washington county, New
York, is mother of large family OF
children, and they are all rather dimin-
utive. A few days after the birth OF
the youngest little niece of the lady
called to see the baby. After looking
at the tiny specimen for few minutes,
the little girl said (: Aunt Maria,
don't you think it would be better to
have less of 'em and have 'em bigger p
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time" said Eflie, as she opened the
storeroom door to get some sugar for
the cake. And sure enough he was,
and in the store-room too. With saul
Ger in his plump right hand, he was
dipping -four from the open sack and
casting it into the air, enveloping him
self and everything else with white
covering
Eflie neld up her hands and called to
her mother "Oh mother mother
come here" Mother came and the rest
came, and Tommy, with his hands be-
hind him and his eyes cast down, mum
bled out 81 on'y wanted little now
torn"
Mother was provoked, and the girls
thought he should be punished, but the
chickens enjoyed Tommy's snow-storm
when Mary fed them the sweepings OF
the store-room at noon.- Hearth ana
Home.
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Chapter on Sweeping.

1t is surprising how few understand
this daily necessity, and, in consequence,
it has become great dread, not only to
housekeepers themselves, but the entire
family. It's object is to remove dirt and
dust, and not to raise it in the air to
settle again over everything. There
are various ways for its accomplish
ment many are good, but of course L
can only give you mine, which is as fol
lows, choosing the family sitting room
for my illustration. The time, before
breakfast, if possible, if not, after the
children are off to school, and your gen
tlemen at their various places OF bust
ness.
!. Protect your head from the dust,
and your hands with pair OF old
gloves.
=. Pick up everything that is out OF
place remove table covers cover your
lounge or sofa with n sheet, and other
articles that you can.
B. Take your dust-past and broom,
removing the litter round the stove,
workable and plant-stand.
4. Open at least two windows or
doors, move all articles from the wall,
and, after making the corners and edges
of your carpets clean, put each article
in its place. Then take up carefully all
the dust you have dislodged, and then
proceed with the center of the room.
Do not throw your broom high, but let
your motions be quiet, rs well as thor
ough. After the dust has we'll settled,
begin to dust, taking your stove, man
tells, and most exposed points first
then remove covers, and with feather
buster (mine is nice wing, make youl
window sashes, door holdings and pict'
ure frames tidy. AS the finishing is
essential, dampen my broom 10y
sprinkling with my hand with clear
water, and dust my carpet by few deli
cate passes over it. After many years
of experiment, 1 have adopted the above
for my Mondays sweeping, and find
with little care, the remainder of the
week keeps home at least comfortable
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-22
AKing with a Sweet Temper.

Whenever Louis XII. of France made
his triumphal entry into a town that he
had conquered, he wore coat of mail
with the device of swarm of bees,
and the metto, "They bear no sting"
The natural sweetness of his DISPOSE.
ton led him to treat his enemies when
in his power with magnanimity. When
L'Alviano, the General of the Venetian
armies, was taken prisoner by the
French troops, Louis acted toward him
with his usual politeness, but the haugh-
ty General answered the King with inso-
lence. At this unexpected abuse of his
kindness, Louis simply ordered the Gen
eral to the prisoners quarters, and af-
terward turned to those around him,
saying: 81 have done well in sending
Alviano away, L might have put my
self in passion with him, and should
have greatly regretted doing so. 1 have
conquered him L should learn to con
quer myself" Such gentleness shows
true nobility
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-22
The Snovv-StOrm.

Saturday morning, and just as busy
as Saturday morning always is in the
country. The farm house was full of
life, and the sunbeams, coming in
through the windows, danced over the
farmers wife and daughters, as they
moved briskly around the green kitch-
en-. Suddenly Effie, who had just been
adjoining the crust of an apple pie 10y
printing it all round the edge with the
door-key exclaimed: Where's Tommy ?
/ haven't seen him for this last hour. y
A search began, for Tommy, though
but three years of age, when missing
and searched for was generally found
where so many boys are-in mischief.
Ellie hunted for him in the garnet, and
Mary looked for him in the cellar his
mother stood in the kitchen door and
shouted, and his brother Ned climbed
the tall cherry tree in the door yard and
looked over the field for him but all in
vain.
"He's in some extra mischief this
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-22
MY MOTHER's VOICE.

My mothers voice how often creep
Its cadence on my lonely hours
Like healing sent on wings of sleep,
Or dew 10 the unconscious flowers.
i might forget her melting prayer,
While pleasures pulses madly fly;
But in the still, unbroken air,
Her gentle tones come stealing by,
And years of sin and manhood flee,
Aud leave me at my mothers knee.
The book Of nature, and the print
OF beauty on the whispering sea,
Give still to me some lineament
OF what have been taught to be.
My heart IN harder, and perhaps
My manliness has drank up tears,
And there's a mildew In the lapse
OF a few miserable years
But natures book ~ even yet
With all my mothers lessons writ.
have been out at eventide,
Beneath moonlight sky of spring,
When earth was garnished like bride,
And night had ON her silver wing;
When bursting buds and diamond grass,
And waters leaping to the light,
And all that make the pulses pass
With wilder fieetness, thronged the night,
When all was beauty, then have l.
With friends on whom my love is flung,
Like myrrh on wings of Arsby,
Gaz'd up where evenings lamp is hung
And when the beauteous spirit there
Flung over me its golden chain,
Ny mothers voice came on the air
Like the light dropping OF the rain;
And resting on some silver star,
The spirit Of a Bonded knee,
I've pourd her deep and fervent prayer,
That our eternity might be-
To rise in heaven like stars at night,
And tread living path of light.
LellOtcs Falls InteliigeRcer.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-22
A Surprise.

The habit of hanging mackerel on
nail near the door to drip, broke up a
match on Essex street Wednesday night.
The couple got home late in the evening,
and, going around back of the house, so
as not to disturb the folks, they sat
down on the stoop to think. During the
process she leaned her head, in a new
spring hat, against the house, and be-
came absorbed in the stars and other
improvements, while he tenderly eyed
his boots. About half an hour was
spent in this profitable occupation,
when the young man felt something
trickle down his neck. Don't weep,
julia" he softly murmured. 1 amt, "
said she, surprised. He looked up and
his eyes rested on an ooZy substance
back of her head. whats that on
the back of your hat ?" he cried. She
jumped up, at this interrogation, and
instinctively placed her hand on the
back of her head, drew it away again
full of an unpleasantly favored slime.
With a shrek of rage and passion the
infuriated girl tore the mackerel from
the nail, and trampled it beneath her
feet, while she snatched off her hat and
tore it in shreds with her ivid fingers.
The horror-stricken young man, not
knowing what else to do, jumped the
first fence and disappeared, and hasn't
been seen since by the unfortunate girl.
-Ddn6ury NeUS.
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one nice game of tag, and then the little
boys went home.
Just as Fred and Dick were going to
sleep. Dick nudged Fred and said (:
WASN'T it nice, Fred, helping
mamma and having the party?"
Yes" said Fred, "but 'twould
have been nice without that"
Eyes, so it would" said Dick.
And 1 think so, too.-Congrega-
tiOnalist.
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from them the juice, strain and to every
gallon add four pounds (avoirdupois)
crushed sugar; let stand until it is
done fermenting, keeping the cask filed
with fresh juice and sugar as above.
When done fermenting, draw off with
out agitation, and bottle. Will be
prime in six to twelve months. The
yellow tomato makes white wine with
yellow tinge the red darker colored
wine, of course.
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SIGNING WITH CRoss.-Persons
who cannot write sign their name, as is
we'll known, with the mark of cross.
Such mark, however, can be easily
initiated, and bow, in ordinary circum-
stances, are forgeries to be detected ?
In the following, picked from an
American newspaper QS4S), there is
perhaps a solution of the difficulty. A
wealthy merchant in Chill could not
write, and he signed with cross. A
bill upon him with forged cross, on
being presented for payment, was re-
fused. A law suit ensued. The Judge
before whom the case was brought
asked the merchant how he could prove
that the mark was forgery. In reply,
he said the proof was a secret which he
would reveal to him privately. He
then explained that in signing with
cross he drew the pen along the side
of his thumb, so that each limb of the
cross was the side of his thumb in pro.
file. The proof was deemed satisfac
tory. The holder of the bill was non.
suited.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-22
4 Joke from the Bench.

Many joke transpires in the court
room which is never recorded. Judge
Blaine, the genial, of Cleveland, "shot
off his mouth while presiding over the
District Court, last week, in so happy a
joke that we propose to rescue it from
oblivion. He had just delivered the
opinion of the bench that the admins
traitor of certain deceased litigant
must be made party to suit, and men
toned casually that this would work
postpoDement to the suit. Then, i'll
his off-hand manner, he said I" But
the attorney in the suit need not feel
badly because Of that, for unless the
case progresses more rapidly than it has
since it was begun, all the parties will
be represented by administrators before
it is finally decided. The smile came
in and the Judge proceeded with the
docket Toledo Democrat.
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Allies Kisses.

Like the restless, foamy pillows
Moves the clothing of his bed,
As from OF the tumpled pillows
Comes frowzy little head.
DimpicA cheeks and blue eyes glowing,
Ruby lips as sweet as hay;
All the laughing features showing
Mothers boy is fun of play.
=" Mamma, dess me-" As he wishes,
Mother tries to dress the sprite;
But the gift of countless kisses
Amos! puts the work from sight.
"YouN not leave for papa any,"
"Yes, SAIL, hundred bout;
For, you see, I've dot so many,
Boz ny cheeks are stickin' out"
III. ii. ID.
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THE LITTLE FOLKS.
Give the Little Boys n chance.
BY GEORGE oooPEI


Here we are! don't leave us,
just because we're little boys
Though we're not so bold and stout,
In the world we make a noise.
You're year or two ahead,
But we step by step advance
All the worlds before You spread
Give the little boys a chance!
Never slight Us in your play,
You were once as small as we;
Well be big, like you, some day,
Then perhaps our power you'll see.
We will meet you, when we've grown,
With o brave and fearless glance;
Don't think all the worlds your own
Give the little boys chance!
Little hands will soon be strong
For the work that they must do;
Little lips will sing their song
when these early days are through.
So, you big boys, If we're small,
On our toes you needn't dance;
There IS room enough for all
Give the little boys chance.
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THE MENTAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
THE SExEs.-Is there clearly proved to
be a mental difference between the
sexes, and is that difference one of kind,
or only of degree? Authorities are
quoted TO show the undoubted physical
differences, such as weight of brain,
form of skull, ETC.. also the now mod
erately well-established fact that in
primitive races the hair of women APP
proximates more closely to that of man
than obtains in higher state of civil
zation. But, it having been clearly
proved that the advance of man is shown
by higher form of skull and increase
of the cranial capacity, an attempt is
made to show some of the conditions
that have retarded women in the men,
tai struggle. The result seems to prove
that the mental divergences' might be
greatly accounted for, l, by sexual
selection, difference of education, and
force of custom 2, by physiological
conditions, and that, as the race pro-
crosses, the cranial capacity OF the
sexes. though not becoming identicai'
which is physiological impossibility;
will vet become much less distinct ana
divergent, which is moral certainty IL
based on moral conclusions
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To CORRESPONDENTS.

All communications for this paper should be ac-
companied by the name OF the author; not neces.
sarly for publication, but as an evidence OF good
faith on the part OF the writer. Write only on one
side OF the paper BE particularly careful in Civ
ing names and dates to have the letters and hgures
plain and distinct.
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True Religion.

The London Methodist has q sound
paragraph which is adapted to any eli
mate
True religion is not a matter of gas
light and heated chapels. Progress in
piety is not dependent upon protracted
prayer-meetings. Let me turn to the
great Master and the record of His
teachings. 1t abounds in the stir and
movement of outdoor life. He had
His teaching in the house, when there
was not room round the door for the
hearers but His greatest sermon,
which laid the foundations of practical
Christianity on rock, was delivered on
the Mount. His parallels of the king
dom ARE filed with the activities Of
sewers and reapers, fishers and delivers
in the fields. The emotions which
Christianity enkindles are not born Of
crowded assemblies; the effects which
it seeks to produce are not the offspring
of natural excitement. The scene of
Christian evangelism may change, but
the spirit 'alters not when it alteration
finds Our congregations in our sane
tuares may be thinned in summer
season, but the multitudes around lis
are more accessible than at any other.
The mountain refuses to come to Ma.
homet but the way is palmer than even
for Mahomet to go to the mountain.
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PIaclng the VaIue OF tnls Ianu at elght
dollars per acre, the price at which the
Burlington and Missouri River railroad
holds its lands adjoining this feIm, it
will be seen that the profit of this single
crop of wheat has over paid the cost of
the land on which it was raised by three
hundred dollars, and falls short of pay
ing for the whole quarter section, by
less than one hundred dollars.
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Four hundred vibrations per minute
is rs much as bees wing can do.
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Prolific Sheep.

The Hereford, England, Times relates
the following, as showing the prollhc
nature of sheep when extra pains are
taken to ensure this end:
Within the last fifteen months, forty
eight ewes belonging to Mr.. Thomas
TAYLOR, Of Ashton Rowant, Oxon, have
produced 205 lambs, all of which are
now living, or have been sold fat. For
ty-four of the ewes have each had three
pairs, and most of them in less than
fourteen months Ca few in only thir-
teen months and two weeks. Two ewes
brought seven lambs each, viz: two
few DAYS before Christmas, 1872, two in
June, 1873, and three in January, 1874.
One eve produced eight lambs within
fourteen months. One (half-bred) has
given birth to nine lambs in fifteen
months, in the following order Two
few days before Christmas, 1872, which
realized about e5 at Easter; in June she
had three, two of which were sold in
December for "a 16s., the other Ga ewe-
lamb was saved for stock, and will
probably have lamb of her own in May
next. On March II, the same eve had
four lambs, all of which are strong and
healthy, and the mother doing well ana
in good condition.
twenty -one of the above are Dorset
ewes. twenty-seven either Hampshire
Downs or half-breeds. If one may be
allowed to count their chickens before
thew are Matched, several of these forty
eight ewes will lamb again next June,
or early in July. The forty-eight ewes
re selected in consequence Of their not
having lost either of their lambs, or
having had less than six to live but
many other ewes LANDED three times as
above, which either lost some, or did
not have three, four or five in the time.
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WHAT WE DO IN FIFTY YEARs.-Some
of our readers, says the Christian In
telligencer, who have lived fifty years,
may be glad to know what they have
accomplished in that time. According
to a French statistician the average
man has at that age slept 5000 days,
worked 10, 500 days, walked 800 days,
amused himself 1000 days, spent L. 200
days in eating, and been sick 500 days.
He has eaten 1900 pounds of bread,
10000 pounds of meat, 1000 pounds
of vegetables, fish, ETC., and drank
1000 gallons of liquids. There are
$3.50 days in half century, and from
the above statement it would seem that
man slept just one-third of the time.
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Can Wheat be Raised i'm Nebraska ?

This question is frequently asked,
and Mr.. E. w. Grinnell, residing two
and half miles from Harvard, Clay
county, Neb., on the line of the Bur
lington and Missouri River railroad,
answers the question with the follow
ing statement of his success with that
crop in 1873. He homesteaded 100
acres of land, and cultivated 100 acres
with wheat. His figures are as fol-
lows
breaking one hundred acres at ~ per
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