The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-10-02
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Railroad employees complain, oppar-
emily with reason, that the cars in gene
raj use for the transportation OF coal,
called "iimmies," are the occasion of
unnecessary destruction of property,
and are the cause of more lives being
lost than all other appliances in
use. They Jump the track much easier,
and as The couplings are unusually
strong and the wheels in close proximity,
they follow each other Ii t.ock of
sheep, So that if q single car leaves the
track the whole train follows suit H. is
also considered almost miraculous If ~
man succeeds in coupling u jimmy to %
freight or platform car without being
more or less hurt Substitutes called
!" gondOlaS' having recent been pat on
some roads, it i suggested ihat oar legis-
Iature pass a Wv prohibiting The use Of
the old mant4ps, the new cars being
superior in every respect.
Tie tourist Of nest ccntaTy Gao wan
der through Italy without fear oi Fever.
Its wasted lands, the sources Of ils sick
ness, are being rapidly reclaimed Prince
TDrlOua, The "up>tart noble" Of Rome,
has ~ last finished draining staguant
lake in Southrn Italy, which has tept
him and his money busy for many years.
viii Toriouia drain The lake, or the
lake drain forluuia:' has been - stand
ing Jest The Roman campagna ~ IN the
handS OF Il gpVc:nmen' commission.
lhc FcrTara marshes, which cover 300,
bO square mile near The mouth Of the
ro. have been bought by IN Anglo ital-
tn company, which ha> ordered OF a
.liammcr~mith finn pumps that viii raise
5000, 600 gallons Of W'.tcran hour.
In Gloversville there aremorc shan 100
glove and millcn manulactOrieq ,n sue
.ccssiul operation, supplying labor To
1000 men. women and children, and
turning out something over $4,000, eco OF
manufactured goods annually. 70 sup
ply this consumption of materials are l2
wholesale houses dealing in glove and
mitten findings Gncluding stoc<) alone,
and large quantities are also purchased
10y manufacturers elsewhere Failures
bave been less than I in l00-invOlving
less than three-quartcrs of one per cent. OF
he capital employed. This proportion
too, is rapidly decreasing, and az the
making of gloves and mittens becomes
a fine art, the chances of failure q minish.
y minister had negro in his family.
One Sunday, when he was preaching, he
happened 10 look in q pew where the
negro was, and could hardly contain
himself as he saw the man, who could
not read or writea word, scribbling away
most industriously. After service he
said TO the negro, tom, what were You
doing in church?" Taking notes, mas
50. All the gemmen takes notes."
Bring your notes here and let mos sea
them" Tom brought his notes, which
looked more like Chinese than English.
''Whv, Tom, this is all nonsense" II
thought so, massa, all the time yoD was
preaching it,"
Count Daru, head of the Commission
charged 20 inquire into the history OF
France from the fall of the Empire to
the fall of Paris, has submitted q valua-
lble report, charging the men OF the 4th
of September with the responsibility for
the Commune, saying that Gambetta and
Trochu did nothing save as the mob badc
them. There is an incidental mention
of the way the Gambetta Government
was organized, which is as good as the
scene in "Rabagas' where tho govern
ments of the green, blue and red rooms
outlaw and imprisOn each other. When
the rabble was bowling in front of the
Hotel de Vile, the would-be rulers hur.
ried up stairs, wrote their names on slips
of paper, rolled them up, anu threw
them down 10 the crowd. As each was
picked up and the name was read, there
was, OF course, a shout. There would
have been ashout at Napoleon's or Judas
name. This process was considered as
nomination by the acclamation of the
people" and the new Government be-
came fact.