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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-06-19

Call at Wheatons for your School Books,
Stationery, Pens Pencils, &C., &c.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-11-28
Obituary.

| Last week we wrote an item about two
pears and noted their weight as ~ pounds.
It got into the paper 1914 pounds.
| His name was Hunter who set the item,
and he would have been an ornament to the
profession in short lime. He possessed all
the noble qualities Of mind and heart that
tend to make the conpositor OF the day be-
loved and esteemed by good penmen lie
would, when at his best, take the pathos out
of an obituary, the point of of joke, the
sentiment out Of matrimonial puff, or the
piety out of Sunday school convention re.
port with the ease and grace that would have
set old job on the ragged edge. lie was,
too, promoter of the cause OF religion In
that line he had no equal. No man could be
around him fifteen minutes without realizing
the necessity of some plan OF salvation, some
refuge far away tiOm this sinful world, where
all is purity and the inhabitants wash their
feet. And he was no monopoiSt either. lie
set his face squarely against anything having
! the appearance Of monopoly. The sacrifice
of comfort that he underwent to keep the 9th
er hands from monopoizing their lunch
stamped him AS resister of the iron heel OF
oppression worthy of imitation.
! But his greatest attribute was patience
We cannot do him justice in that respect
When we contemplate that virtue we almost
regret that we killed him. He would listen
/ to the invectives of the chief the protane re
monstrances of the reporters, the indignant
protests Of outraged contributors, the male
diCtions of prooi.readers, and the bood-thrs
| ty threats Of poets Lnmoved, beg their last
chew of tobacco, and comment on the quality
! thereof In his last moments, after he had
been hit with mallet, Il newspaper form
pitched into his abdomen, and run twice
through the cylinder press, his only complaint
was that we might ave waited until after
dinner
/ His situation is vacant Although we DIES
pair of ever completely filing his place. am
bilious young men should not feel discourag
ed. We can't all be perfect. Apply at thi:
Office, inclesing paid up accident policy
Our feet are nearly kicked off now.-CaR,or
I(INl ReliSter
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Says Thanksgiving Visitor.

We should be thankfuler if we were go
ing to have turkey, and plum pudding, and
nuts, and raisins, and everything nice tor
dessert; II We were going to have lots Of com
pany, and lived In big house, like we used
To- We should be good deal thankfuller,
shouldn't We, mammal said Say, with rather
rueful face at the cold joint of meat that
was 10 serve them as their Thanksgiving din
ner.
we ought to be just a. thdnkru, for what
we have, my dear SAID Mrs. Harris. We'll
make believe that we have just As good as
ANYBODY, and forget all about the TURKEY and
plum pudding. Poor folks should be lust as
thankful as rich ones She tried TO speak
cheerluly, but sharp-cycd little Say saw that
her eyes were moist
But do want plum pudding. | sEan't be
thankful shouted viii, IA most uaorthodox
rebellion, and began to cry Justify
BE quiet, Will said Say, and II. tel sou
the story mamma told me last night while
YOU were sleeping
No, no. persisted the little fellow. 4 will
have
Once there was two little BROOKS born side
by side up IN great mountain began Say
and his tears were stayed with surprising
suddenness. Now these were merry littlt
brooks, and they played together long tlmt
mountain but when they grew larger and
older, and their voices so clear anu ringing
were heard far down in the valley. Their
queen thought IL was time they were doing
something IN the world, and babe them sci
out for the river as soon as they could And
they were glad enough 10 obey her, for they
were very Tired Of running in one little green
place
J say want plum pudding plped Will
again, the absence OF giants making the story
rather tame to his cars.
Bat Say went on, never needing the inter
ruption so they started tOgaher one sun
shIney morning They took great leaps over
the rocks; they struggled through little fairy
forests Of fern. When il was dark they sang
10 themselves 10 keep from being frightened
and when it was Light, thcy laughed and
shouted SO that all the birds began TO mimic
them. And at last, after they had Travelled
very far, they found themselves in a merry
green meadow.
'fWh.t wide world Il is,' SAID one Little
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-11-28
The Carnation Seen through IA Microscope

! The CArnation seen through IA Microscope.
! It is well known that the examination of
! flowers and vegetables Of every description,
/ by the microscope, opens new and interest.
ing field of wonders to the enquiring natural
ist. Sir John Hill has given the following
curious account OF what appeared on his eX-
aiming Il CarnatioD: The principal flower
/ in an elegant bouquet was Carnation. the
| fragrance of this led me to enjoy 1t frequently
and near The sense of smelling was not the
only one affected on these occasions; while
that was sataled with the powerful sweet the
ear was constantly assailed by an extremely
soft, but agreeable murmuriDg sound. 1t was
easy to know that some animal within the
covert must be the masiCian, and that little
noise must come from some little creature
suited to produce It. | instantly distcnded
the lower part of the flower, and placing 1t
in a full light could discover troops Of little
insects frisking, with wild jollity, among the
narrow pedestals that supported lis leaves,
and the little threads that occupied It's centre.
What fragrant world for their habitation
! What a perfect security from all annoyance,
in the dusky husk that surrounded the scene
Of action! Adapting microscope to take
, In, At one view, the whole base Of the flower,
/ gave myself an opportunity of con,empat.
| ing what they were about, and this for many
uay tOSS;ntr, WithOut giving tneln the least
disturbance. THIS / could discover their
economy, their passions and their enjoyments
The microscope, on this occasion. had given
what nature seemed to have denied - he Oh.
jects Of contemplation. The base Of ile flow
er extended itself under IT'S influence TO vast
plane the stems of its slender leaves became
trunks of so many stately ccdars; the threads
in the middle seemed columns ofmassy struc-
lures, supporting at the top their several or.
naments; and tho narrow spaces between
were enlarged in walks, parteres and ter
races. On the polished bottom Of these,
brighter than Parian marble, walked in pairs,
alone, or in larger companies, the winged i'll
habitants; these, from little dusky flies, for
such only the naked eye could have shown
them, were raised to glorious, gittering ami.
mails, stained with living purple and with a
GLOSSY gold that would have made all the la
bOrs Of the loom contemplate in the compar.
ison. conld, at leisure as they walked to-
gether, admire their elegant limbs, their vel
vet shoulders, and their silken wings-:heir
backs vieing with the empyrear in its blue;
and their eyes. each formed of II thousand
others, out-gltterlng the little plains on a
brilliant; above description, and too great
almost for admiration"
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MADDOX DISCOVERED AMERICA.

Tradition of a Welsh Settlement i'm Pennsyl
vBnia in the Thirteenth Century.
II IL interesting TO know if the Welsh fount
America before the great Genoese did, Tit
following passage is taken from Powell
History of Walcs'
In the twelfth century, Prince Haddoc, wea
ry of the contest with his brother for his faith
ers crown, left his country and sailed from
" ales in due west course After being absen
some time he returned second time, and re
ported so tavOrably that number of familie:
agreed to gO along with him and plant colony
They sailed third time with ten ships, and
were no more heard of from that day 10 this
Two hundred and twenty-five years after date
when Columbus discovered this Continent q
second time and returned to Europe to make
his report, ii caused great excitement, and he
was justly applauded. But his enemies and
those who envied his fame, boldly charged
him with acquiring his knowledge from the
charts and manuscripts of Prince Maddoc."
"ln the year 1854 had a conversation with
an old Indian prophet, who styled himslf the
fifteenth in the line of succession. He told
me that long ago a race of white people lived
at the mouth of Conestoga Creek who had
ic. nan anu UIuc Eyes, WHO Clcdlcu tic ldilu,
fenced, plowed, raised grain, &c; that they
introduced the hOney.bec unknown to them.
He said the Indians called them Weegeens,
and that in the time of the fifth prophet the
Conestoga Indians made war with them, and
after great slaughter on both side the white
settlers were driven away. +
Our fathers and grandfathcrs used to tell
US what hatred and prejudice the Conesto.
ga Indians had for red-haired and blue eyed
people in all their wars in eastern Pennsylva.
mia. When taking white prisoners, they
would discriminate between the black hair.
ed and the red, showing mercy to the former,
reserving the other for torture and death.
This would seem 10 indicate that they knew
from tradition of Prince Maddoc and his fol.
lowers, and OF the fearful fight they had
made.
about the year 1900 Cfor must now quote
from memory, Il man IN digging cellar IN
the vicinity of the Indian Steppes came upon
IA lot OF small iron axes, thirty-siN in number
My father, who resided in Manor township,
and followed blacksmithing, was presented
with one OF the r hes, and recollect of see.
ing 1t in his shop twenty-five years after
date.
1T was curlouSly constructed; the eye was
joined aitcrthc fashion OF the old garden hoe
it had no poe end, and had never been
ground to an cugc, nor had the others ever
been IL had lain 50 long in the ground that
the eye was eaten through with rust and its
construction WIS So ancient that he looked
uponIt as the first exodus from the stone TO
the irpn ny
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sad Fate of a Missionary.

Among savage clan
Of cannibalish people,
4 missionary man
Set up his modest stccplc.
And there each day he would
Pursue his noble labors;
He told them to be good,
And Dade them love their nei9hbors.
The cannibals, with grins,
Gave ear to themes hc treated;
They crossed their tawny shins,
And on their hams were seated.
And yet they were not lost,
That missionary's laborS;
He taught them to his cost
The way to love their ncighbors;
For one day when for prayers
Those Cannibals they met him
They caught him unawarcs--
They killed him and they ate him.
They said they found him good
He'd practiced what he taught them
And now he understood
The goodness he had brought them.
And when they filed each nav,
They said, while they dcplcred him,
They'd loved him alive and raw,
But roasted they adored him.
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marches all the way, In the worlds broad
field of battle, in the bivouac of life, be not
like dumb, driven cattle. be Il hcrolne--a
wife Trust no future, however pleasant; let
the dead past bury the dead! Act-act in
the living present! heart within and hope
ahead! Lives of married folks remind us We
can live rs we'll, and, departing, leave be-
hind us such examples rs shall "tell'-such
snort. a forlOrn, unmarried brother, seeing
shall take heart and court Let us, then, bt
up and doing, with heart on triumph set
still coniriving, still pursuing and each a
husband get.
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CORALIE.

Airy, fairy CVralie.
With thy step OF steps tho lightest
With thy brow of brows the whitest,
Nth thy smile Of smiles the brightest,
Who can tell my love for thee
Dearest little Coralie!
Wha with passion would hail thee
With Loves witchery assail thee,
How the words shame faced fail me-
can't tell my love for thee.
Darling little Coralic'
All my soul with rapture thrilleth
When thy maynard spirit willcth,
SO thy lip its sweets distilctb
Then how blcst my love for tL&e
When-oh, fickle COralic,--
Thus compassion kind hath made thee.
And ], eGger, would persuade thee,
TO these arms, thou dost evadc me,
Laughing at my love for thee
Elilsh little Coralie =
Pritlte cease from this coquetting,
In thTplayfilness forgetting
All the pain thou art begetting,
Pay thou my love for thee
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\ Msiden'- Psalm Of Life. 81

Tell us not. in idle Jingle marriage is an
empty dreamr' for the girl Is dead that's
single ana things are not what they seem
Lite is real, lite Is earnest! single Aessedness
a fib; Man thou art, 4 man rcjurnest" has
been spoken oi the rib Not enjoyment, and
not sorrow, is our destined end or way; but
to act that each tomorrow finds US nearer
marriageday Life is long. and youth is
fleeing, and our hearts, though light and gay
still likeplea, ant drrmS are beatiag wedding
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The Printers Devil.

Ink bespattcred,
Clothing tattered,
With his broom in hand,
Leaning, cleaning,
Rubbing, scrubbing,
Under every stand.
Meath the cases,
Type and spaces
Trampled where they fell
BY this Plunto
Doomed to goto
Printers leather hell
Running hither,
Darling thither,
Tail OF all the stan
Out and in doors,
Doing all chores.
Bringing telegraph.
Runs for copy
Nor dares stop he
For his paper hat;
All the jour'mcn,
Save the foremen,
Yelling for some 'f,t.
Proves the gallcys,'
Then he sallies,
On Satanic pinion,
From the nevs-room
TO the sanCtum-
Part Of his dominion,
All the bosses
Often cross as
Bears within their holes
Make the devil
Find his level
Stirring up the Goals.
Washing roller,
Bringing coal OF
Logging water pail;
Time he wastes not,
And the paste-pot
Wrapping up the mail.
When the weeks done,
Then he seeks one
Where the grccnbacks lay,
There to settle,
For the little
Devil Is to pay.
In this spirit
There is 20 merit,
Far from faint or shame;
Often gaining,
BY his training,
Good and hOnOrcd name.
Legislatures,
Great debaters,
Scientific men,
Have arisen
From the prison
Of the printers den.
NJ. u. DHdd, in Printers Cic,t}ar.
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Republican party, one and all,
just listen while sing
About you going up the lake
It's not Il funny thing.
McNulta, physicked all last night,
And looked like some sad ghost,
Because The thieves was put to flight
And could nn longer boast.
Old Pow ell tainted at the news,
And quiyeribg was his lip, g..
A. he exclaimed, I've got The blues
Inow give up the ship ''' b
While Massachusetts Beast Of Prey
Has given up his prowl;
He's got his night turned into day.
Oh! hear his piteous howl.
While such thieves as he must go.
Along with some divines,
Up Salt River with the show
To work IN ealtcn mines.
Next summer Grant will visit them :.
And live with the awhile, -.
And give them grcenback comforts
Aud then he'll take smile.
The party will make 4 larger show
Than ever has been seen;
More misery with them they viii 60
To make IL seem serene.
Golconda never can compete,
with value weighed with gold;
With wealth the party has obtained
And every cent they stolcd
The kiDg.thef now at Washington,
Must lay his armour by,
And up Salt Diver he must go
To drink and bumm and die.
To spend the money that's been stole,
Since you in power came,
That brought the country down 50 low
To anarchy and shame.
There's lack that lives in Michigan,
He's fiat upon his back,
Been eating constitution
It's worse than ipecac.
Oh Massachusetts, thou has got
Thy eyes washed in the pool;
You've doomed your thieves iorcvcrmorc
To regions not so cool.
New York has doomed her king Of knaycs,
He's in II stratsh fix,
Because he sees his photo grave
Come in thou Governor Dix.
New Jersey next comes into line,
With Bpdlc at her head,
And sends monopoly up the Brine
To gather salt for bread.
There's Delaware, oh noble state,
Thy danger thou'st forseen,
Thy honor saved in nick of time
From Grants oppression mean
Behold Missouri's deadiall set,
The RAIDS walked under sure,
The iron bait they nibbled at,
Sunk them for evcrmorc.
Go down to old Kentucky,
Who never fails to vote,
And see the pet-bagging thieves
Sent riverwards to float.
Old Tennessee has suffered oft
From satraps sent By Grant;
They tried il DER the other day
The people said they can't.
While Arkansas the same does say,
Grants roughs are going through
The same ordeal of the rest
That makes Grant feel so blue.
There's Louisiana's ku.klEX bane,
A going up the stream,
Though Grant his army sent down there
TO lire and keep up the steam.
Oh! Georgia, you have done them worse
Than William did in France;
You've played to them their own death kncil
While they are forced to dance,
Now pause. Republican party all.
Aud hear the word Of lions king
Your plundering party now must fall
With all the wealth you did her bring
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Frank Marsh, for its thankfulness has reach
ed through all their other Thanksgiving days
.-BdN0us WOHHN
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-07

termination; the country will be all the
better for it. Let them avoid entanghng
alliances, and snap their fingers at the eau.
Gus, Let them act as unit in accordance
with their own deliberate conviction OF
their own interests for their true interests
are also the true interests OF the whole
co,,rtry let them hold this attitude
staad;lv for five years, and there is not a
single point of public policy favorable to
Themselves that they can not triumphantly
carry. If they come to see eye to eye, as
nrav God they may, that labor wrought
dollar, and not a printing press dollar.
is the only dollar fit to be exchanged
against their own labor-wrought pro-
duce, then they can confer upon them
selves and the whole country the inestimc
able boon of labor wrought dollars II
they come to see, as please God they VIII,
that what is called protection Is only
another name for spoliation I; that what. Is
called fostering" industry only makes IN,
dustry to founder; that tariffs take but
never give; that trade is good and gain
FIJI: that the worlds market whether to
sell in or buy in is always better than the
market of a single country that natural
competition is the life of business and OF
progress that restrictive tariffs keep home
things in that want to 60 out as well as
foreign things out that want to come in;
that exportables are depressed in value in
proportion as importables are artificially
enhanced in value and that God Almighty
knows better how to adjust all the obstac-
les to international traffic than any Con
gress that ever sat or ever will sit;-then1
can they easily abolish this antiqated
scheme Of greed and grab, and open up
for themselves and for all their fellow
citizens. both to sell in and to buy. in, the
unrestricted markets Of the world
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WATCH AND PRAY.

Rut in order that theym may be able to 90
this, in order that they may be able to act
in a body for the complete recognition OF
themselves and their own interests. as well
as for the welfare of the whole country,
for the two things are identical-they Will
have to practice that eternal vigilance that
ia the price of success in difficulties as well
as the price of liberty They will have to
watch and pray. Gentlemen, although l
know some stories, have been too much
in earnest to stop to tell any even to illus
trate my points as | passed along. am
now. however. 50 near to the end that !
will tell lust one, the authenticity OF which
T can youch for, and the moral Of which in
this connection will apply ITSELF In my
native town in New Hampshire, when l
was bow. there lived big, burly fellow,
not over bright but excessively good-haaI,
tured whose name was John Latham. IL
any of you happen to know that my MD a,
die name is Latham, | hope, that you Will
not lump to the conclusion that John and
I were relatives | hasten to assure you
: that we were not, though John was soL
l to the man after whom ! was named.
c am sorry to say that John, though 81
e pantic fellow and well able to work, was
I yagabond His two middle fingers OF boil
4 hands were grown together-a never
II ceasinc wonder 10 the boys; and besides
8 his pockets. like some ship, usually car
y, ried an assorted cargo Let s see what
,e in your pockets, john was generally tn
" signal for hauling out successfully the mos
~ promiscuous and most numerous colectlo
'ie of things that ever found themselves ii
rs side mans trousers. John was genera
ne ly willing to amuse the boys, and | al
~ ',' sorry to be obliged to add that they wei
nd CONTINUED on third page.)
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