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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-25

A friend of mine has kept his celery
through the winter now for several
years by standing it in spring water
about an inch in depth and kept thus
it continues to grow and send mp fresh
branches, so that he has cut nicely
blanched, tender tops two or three
times in a winter. My trouble with the
trench system has been meadow mice,
which appear to be quite as fond of the
plant as am, and make sad havoc
with it. Otherwise it was the best way
to keep it, which 1 had an opportunity
of trying.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-25
" Whar Dat ,POssum -

Two colored gentlemen in Alabama,
named Sam and Jack, went 'possum
hunting, and caught little possum.
They put the varmint on to cook. Jack
went to sleep, and Sam, smelling how
good the little 'possum was, conceived
the idea of trying him-a taste did not
suffice; he by degrees ate the whole
animal Now he was troubled about
Jack. A bright thought came. He
creased jacks mouth and hands and
hid the bones by his side. When Jack
awoke he smelt 'possum strong, but he
saw none in the pot. "Look yer, Sam,
whar dat 'possum? ?" "Go off You
eat him mp, Jack; look at your hands
and mouth, and see dem bones"
|" Well, Sam, ef eat 'possum he fills
less space dan any 'possum eber !
seed IL
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-25

A LANDOWNER at New Iberia, La,
offers to give to each bona: fde settler,
fifty acres of land, situated in healthy,
convenient place, about one ana q half
miles from constant navigation and a
parish town; land very fertile, gently
rolling, and will produce corn, rice,
cane or cotton, on the simple condition
that the man be married, of another
State, white, and that he ditch the
place around, and build thereon house
as good as "Carre cabin" costing
800, and live on and cultivate the
place.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-25

panther screamed and leaped upon the
riders back, and raking with his cat
like paws from his head, his hat, slit
ting in twain his garments behind and
ripping open the rump of his horse, but
slipping his hold altogether. This so
frightened both rider and horse that a
race for life was extemporized. The
terrified animal in the course leaped
a stake and-ridered fence and reached
home, when or how the man never
knew; for when he came to his senses
he was CALAMITY galloping around the
house. The man died two days after
ward from his terrible fright.
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per cent. in England and Wales, but
DIR. Handbook observes that the differ
ence is accounted for by the fact that a
larger proportion OF persons are dis,
charged at the first instance In England
and Wales than in this country, and
that consequently the evidence here is
of a less certain character. The Bel
gian statistics show slightly higher
proportion of acquittals than the Irish.
Generally speaking, there is less crime
in Ireland than in England. the pro-
portion of criminals being 81 In each
1O,O of the population in this coun-
try and 81 in England.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-25
Lost His Reason.

Daniel Moseart, of Ann Arbor, Mich
igan, the wen-known watch inventor,
has been taken to the Insane Asylum at
Kalamazoo. He has been for years at
work on watch, which, without being
larger than usual, was to show quarter
seconds seconds, minutes, hours, days
Of the week, days Of the month, and
months of the year. Every fifth time
the watch was opened it was to wind
itself. He had completed it, and had
received a large offer from parties in
New York for the right to manufacture
it. A short time ago he took the model
apart TO fix. He was unable to put il
together again, some part having prob
ably been lost, and the intense mental
application upon the difficulty has de-
ranged his mind,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-25

GEORGE w. SMALLRY writes, in one
of his London letters, that Henry Irv.
ing's Hamlet is a great success. He
says I" went TO the Lyceum with q
distinct prejudice against Mr.. Irving.
came away feeling that his Hamlet
was the most intellectual piece OF act
ing had seen on the English stage,
without any exception whatever-tbat a
ray of genus had at last penetrated the
dull gloom in which EsRlish dramatic
art lay hid"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-12-25
FARM AND HOME.
Corn song.


Heap high the farmers wintry hoard
Heap high the golden corn;
No richer gift has Autumn poured
From out her lavish horn
Let other lands, exulting, CLEAN
The apple from the pine;
The orange from its glossy green
The cluster from the vine.
We better love the hardy gift
Our rugged wales bestow,
To cheer us when the storm shall drift
Our harvest fields with snow.
Through wales of grass and flowers
Our plows their burrows made,
While ON the hills the sun and showers
OF changeful April played.
We dropped the seed DER hill and plain,
Beneath the sun of May,
And frightened from our sprouting grain
The robber crows away.
All through the long bright days OF Juno
Its leaves grew bright and fair,
And waved in hot midsummer noon
Its soft and snowy hair.
And now with Autumn's moonlit eyes
It's harvest time is come,
We pluck away its frosty leaves,
And bear its treasures home.
Then richer than the tabled gifts
Apollo showered of old.
Fair hands the broken grains shall slit,
And knead its meal of gold.
Let vspid idlers loll in silk,
Around the costly board;
Give us the bowl of samp and milk
BY homespun beauty poured.
Then shame on all the proud and vain,
Whose folly laughs TO scorn
The blessings of our hardy grain,
Our wealth of golden corn.
Lot earth withhold her goodly root,
Let mildew blight the rye;
Give TO the worm the orchard fruit,
And wheat-fields to the fly;
But let the good old crop adorn
The hills our fathers trod;
Still let us for his golden corn
Send up our thanks to God.
j C., White.
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Decomposition or Eggs.

According to Mr.. William Thompson
of Manchester the decomposition OF
eggs may be brought about by any one
OF three different agencies. The first,
which he terms "putrid CELL" is gen
Grated from the yelk, this swelling and
and absorbing or mixing entirely with
the white, and ending with a true
putrefaction. The second is that of the
vibrio, the germs of which (hoating as
they do through the atmosphere, when
settling on the moist surface of an egg,
readily penetrate into il, and set in mo-
ton the putrefactive condition I; but
when the shell is dry such penetration
is impo. sible. The third is q fungus
decomposition, in which the spores pen
citrate within the shell as before, send
ing filaments through the egg and con-
vertng the white into the consistency
of strong jelly, the flaments' being
sometimes SO abundant as to cause the
whole contents TO resemble q hard
boiled egg.
KxKPINo CRLRRY.-A correspondent
II A. na~x, ontnwp ToIo1.onI .avo 4.
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KxKPNo CKLERY.-A correspondent
of the Germantown Telegraph, says
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-16

Why do E0; men write as trey speak /
Why do they not convey Il cir lleaninS in .
books in the good racy Eng ,i,h which they /
employ at the dinner table OK Wien giving (
their household orders2 uch are the ali |
Ssrd questions which are asked every day. F.
Ii never seems to enter II ITO the minds oi
these people that corners alton Is one thing, +.
public Speaking another and writing "a Z
third thlt each involves and requires dis
tinct setting OF the iacul; es for is exercise
that IN passing from IN to either Of the I
others certain powers L ust be cal.ef into
play that We're before, 90 rest. or sent t. rest
that were before in play and that. accord
ingly, to demand perS tual use Of con-
yerSatonal style Is ID ms st that there shall
never be anything grearzT in the world than
what conversation. can generate. bat a
world thus restricted to .hc merely couyer-
satioual method Of liter lry production would
fall into decreptitude. " len maa talks
with his friend. lie Is led on by blt lew
trains OF association. md finds q Struggling
style natural for his purposes; when he
speaks in public, t. wheels of thought
glow. and associative processes by which he
advances become moi complex, and hence
the roll, the cadence, tie precipitous burst
and lastly, when he rrii y, still other con
ultiOns ot thought ssme INTO action, anu
there arises the e.ab rate sel 'tence, winding
ike rivrlet thToue the IN, >adow ci this
subject, or the Ias ie welled with thou
sand aliusions. Pr ,cis ely 50 WI n the mat
ter more inmeiia tel under discussion
Here, too, there Is q sraiation. q. man in
that state ot excit sme nt talks in Vi, ID Ian
gHage, and even sets bis words to "A rough
natural music, his voice swelling or trem-
bling with it, ourtt en-, though falling h, 'rt
oi song. Bat in ne literary repetition OF
scene nature sugg .sts new set of prop ie-
ties, ans~ ering II entire difference betw cen
the mind in the rimary and the mind in the
secondary attIu ide; and literal re lort
would be found to defeat the very ena IN
view, and to hf rs much out of place as
literary copy in painting. Even in prose
narration thei must he more select cor er
ent iaDSeas' than served in the priT a.y
act OF E's>srjn. rs well as more melod ious
music nd wien, moved to still hi CHER
niSht th's S ory lifts itsel: into metre Ivail-
M iiSs o. device sanctioned by an origin
III some o. the most splendid moments of the
nelent uman soul-then, IN exclang for
certain advantages, it submits to restrl ;tions
that co ne along with them. Finally II the
eharin Of rhyme be desired, tins too IN lst he
puFcf ased by farther and inevitable c >nce--
SION . Thus, we repeat, there IL = syrada-
tlor y. In prose narration language is condi-
tlo ned By a more complex set OF nece @sities
Il an in the actual experience in m, tricnl
.arration the conditions axe more co nplez
still. so that. If the speech were of Il niarble
before, there must now be speech of ia sper
and, lastly, in rhyme the conditions compel
the thought through so fine passagr that
: the words it chooses must be opals ard ru-
: bies-ProfessOr Mason.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-16

How An IMPEcUNIOUs PARIsiAS Cor 4
DINER FOR NoTurNG.-0ne Of the nastiest
tricks. but at the same time ore Of the clev-
crest OF the day, was recently perpetrated on
the restaurant-keepers here. An enterpri--
ing genius set out, one day, TO get a first class
dinner without paying for it, and he sue
ceeded in this wise: Having procured =
quantity of cockroaehes, he killed them by
immersing them in boiling hot water, and
with the liieleSs remains of his victims tied
up in handkerchief and concealed in his
pocket, be sailed forth in quest of dinner.
catering the Cafe Breblnt, he took seat It
a table in the public room, and ordered some
soup. The soup was brought in its neat lit
tie tureen, and the hungry customer pro-
ceeded to ladle out a plateful of it, which he
consumed with much appetite Having
nearly finished his soup he watched his op-
portunity, popped one Of the cockroaches in
to the tureen, and then screamed for the
waiter The waiter came and, with speech
less indignation, the rascal pointed to the de-
funct insect. Bring the proprietori' at
last he gasped Il will plain-I-I-''
..For heavens sake be silent. sir" whisper
ed the distressed waiter; "you will rain the
reputation of the house. OF Course we will
charge you nothing for the dish, and if you
viii only say nothing "Ah-well-ir
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its own popularity in compounds, when
used in proper proportion, and yet gives
them great permanency. In point of gen.
eral usefulness to the perfumer it is prob
ably unequaled by any other substance !;
for, although coarse and undesirable in
pure state, the most popular compounds are
those in which it is an ingredient.
Genuine musk is very costly, being worth,
when separated from its sac and all extrane-
Gus matter, about twenty-five dollars the
ounce. Its great strength compeusates in
measure for its price. One part of musk, it
is said. will scent more than three thousand
parts of inOdorous powder.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-16
ASAuEL PECK
Executive CHAMBER.
Montpelier. Oct 5. 1874 J

Mr.. Freiiurhuy>en. oi New jersey, who
has always lad the reputation OF being
respectable and honest man. has made
renly TO the charges against him IN con
pection Nth the gag law. so-cailed, oil
the last session OF Congress. lie says that
Congress passed no eag-law that the law
which did pass had no effect ON the law oi
lihel whatever that the law introduced by
NJ Carnenter. Of W Ni>cunSiD, relating 10
.erviee of process on agents oil corporations
d,ing business in Washington (thoush
,bat t,, would have no effect on the Law
- I,heN did not pass IL seems To u that
Mr. Frelinchuy-en clears the skirts "i his
nar,v as we'll as his own. oil any suspicion
IF having actually enacted gag-iaw,
while grave doubts may yet remain IN the
minds of many people as To the purity ct
Mr.. Carpenters designs in the introduction
If hi, measure As to the actual condition
of the law. one proof OF the truth % hr.
| FIR, linghuNsei, statement - the 'act thn'
no paper appears as Vet to have Deen gas,
yed. il We may judge from the editorial
columns of those which It Is our good ior-
tune to see from week to week. Inc Dem
ocrats make great mistake IN trying TO
get political capital out Of this "gag-la~,
ior child can see that the newspapers
never we're freer than at the present mo-
ment to say what they pleased; and. be-
sidss this, from there being some papers
which make regular business Of SANDER
lny and lying right and leit, and IRON ths
TACT Of these papers never receiving an,
nunisnment, a good many quiet people ar
inst now inclined to be rather indiferen
as 70 whether a paper here and there =
gagged or not.-N Y. Nation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-16

that case-but can eat nothing more here
| am too sick. GoOd-morning" So off
went the gentleman, followed by storm of
apologies and regrets from the repentant
waiter. He proceeded to the Maison Doree
and ordered dish of fish, which he obtained
on the like cheap terms and in the same in
geniors manner. The Cafe Anglais supplied
him with roast the Cafe Richie with fowl
and salad, and he wound up his days cam
paigu with some ices and cakes at the Cafe
Neapolitaine, having obtained first class
dinner without spending single cent
When the waters of the different cafes began
to compare notes, of course the trick was
discovered, but it was too late to punish the
adroit swindler.- Paris Correspondence of
Phiadelphia Press.
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A Russian S.oate Cristo.


So many fortunes have been suddenly
made in Russian railways. it has become
the fashion for European gossips to invaria-
bly, credit Russian millionaires with thrifty
speeulations in railway enterprises. Under
the circumstances. IL Is not surprising that
ayarici0us adventures should besiege the
monarchs Of Western Europe and Asia to
take new steps in the path of progress,
as they seductiyely put it. Earon Reuters
tremendous scheme in Persia is only an ex-
aggerated type Of the whole brood of rail
way speculatiOns in Russia and adjacent
countries. nan au;ocatic government it is
easier to pay a COZ tractor with =. c1nce.I-
sions than in an other way. Besides
ready cash and subsidies. the lucky railway
builder secures concessions and mJnppOlies
that are mines Of we wealth. \ long line of
road j. subdiyided into sections that carry
with them exclusive privileges in salt or
coal. mining, fl >ains, grain raising, or
vending OF certain necessary articles OF pop
ular demand. The royalty secured. and the
sub-lettiug Of tie contract duly made, the
fortunate posses .or of these magnifcen;
m0n0polies HES hiIn away II Paris or the
shores Of the Mediterranean, and lives in
more than royal ease. Some OF these mag
mates have been oyertaken ly calami;ies. II
Is true; an imperia cdict has flr mYstcri-
Gus reasons. cut off their incomes untimely,
and one or two hapless persons have been
snatched from the lap Of luxury. e. he sent
to the bitter exile of Siberia. Bat for the
most part, the happy railroad builders re
aize in their laviShness the fascinating story
Of the Count Of Monte Crsto
nne of these bar,nirl Sra.rit+o-. .,b, l.
said to have sumptuous palaces IT. Paris.
Vienna, and Nice. lately hur~. upon the
simple inhabitants Of Tes,in, swiss canton.
with all his rnagnifcence. Passing day of
anguii cnnui at Llgano. he became inter
e,ted in the scenery. Nay, more in crest
deepcned into enthusiasm, and with the
promptnesS Of a millionaire, he resolved 70
build chateau then and there. This nal ace
Of Aladdin i now rising 0n the grou nd
where NJ. lc Baron struck his cJli-head. Il
cane. The guiding is TO clst 100000
francs the decoration and furniture 5 900
600 each, and a brigade Of his personal f.
lowing will be detached hy the Baron from
hiS other palaces 10 this. II is grayely said
that Cr@,u, ba, in his tra n thirty Russian
servants, sixty musicians. sixteen Russian
and Swedish singers, and an army Of COOKS.
confsctioners and caterers. \ celebrated
prima donna Is occasions Us engaged t. sing
for his suecil pleasure, and his orchcstrt
j. obliged to give daily concert whether De-
be present or absent. The income of this
child Of fortune Is e.timatel at 5000 600
iranc- NJ wonder he can bald palaces ike
Aladdin and cr;c ain his guest, A. rcyaly
a, the Count OF Monte Cri>to.
When people nre iold that iichc~ Do not
necessarily "rlnS nllp,ne>-' 'ney u,Ua"t
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three reach seventy; in England almost
one out OF four; in the United States, still
men only, one out Of foar-a triae higher
than England in France l.776, or about
one out of s ,; and in Ireland only SCI .
or one out Of IL l-2 If this table Is to be
depended upon, we thus learn that of all
countries in the world Norway offers the
new born child the best chances of long life /:
while Ireland offers the worst. And France,
universally admitted to be Of the most favor
cd regions Of the earth, offers bat little bet
ter chance than Ireland
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-16

"More gas? You took enough to put two
len to sleep and besides | touched your eye
Ii d and even put my hand on your eye and
yo Il never showed twinge, and that is con-
sid cred an iniallible test"
That's good, by George; wondered
what in thunder you were fooling around
my glass eve for.
The valve, which was found out of order.
wa repaired. the mans second tooth drawn,
and he soon went away ehuckling.to him
sell That's good, feeling of my glass eye
t. see if III twitch. ."-BroOklyn Eagle
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-16

FAIrRE or DENTAL TEsT.-A young
man, living on Cumberland street, in tins
city, had, for many days, suffered with Sc
we're toothache, and, as a dernier resort, he
decided to 20 TO a dentist and have the offend
ing bi-cuspid taken out. With that resolu-
tion well fixed in his mind and one dollar in
his pocket, he sought n well-kuown tooth
carpenter" on Greene avenue. The dentist
at once decided that two teeth would have
to be drawn. The young man had not the
nerve to stand the double extract" 50 he
told the dentist to bring forth the nitrus-ox-
ide bag and he would quaf himself away
into insen<ibility.
He took the mouthpiece and drank away
at the gas. The dentist at last though he
had enough. He spoke to him. ration
al answer was returned. He must hav
more gas and the mouthpiece was ags'a IL
serted between his lips. When he had T.
ken gas enough to render two men in .e Ms
bic to pain, the dentist thought he W oul
apply well-known dental test to see. if /
was "gone."
Billy
No answer.
He then touched the patIer .t's ey lid
see if there was any muscu ar cont actio,
and, in so doing, accident Ally tosc ed II
eve itself. No twitching Of any kh ID. Il
must be insensible. Tne forceps at on,
brought out tooth with tremenaa s root
and at the same time brought the 70 ing ma
to his feet with yell
"Why in the deuce, Doc, diaa'3 YOU wa
until had sucked some more gasf
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little boys, and used to come and see me
very often, and always had large, nice
apple for each of youl' Well do recol-
lect it" replied the doctors young friend,
with great emotion. - And do you also re-
collect, D., that you used to eat half of
Georges apple and hide your own?'' The
gentleman Intercepted was not 50 distinct
in his "reminiscences on this point, nor 50
demonstratiye in his regrerful emotions.
" And, continued tho venerable gentleman,
- have you not, D. through life been
consistent with this emile exhibition of
your leading trait ?" There was perfect
silence-no response-and nd the old gentle
man passed to other obiects.-Ne,o Orleans
Picd1rtne.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-16

Rocks AND DIxNFRs.-The Hartford L ""-
amt remarks - There i still Il popular re, e.
lief that it is les extravagant 10 spe no - y
for dinner than 81 for book. 4 ieStl"
person out on Il holiday will spend twen'y
i've cents for quart OF peanuts wfleh he
\, qs not need. and which he eats IN IN
- I or two (to his inward damage| VIII"
,nnill mo"i never tnink of buying for the same
,nnr 80 : ,me cheap edition of a standard BOOK
mS ,nI;e6 va ,ld furnish him solid enJo,'ment
S,r Snr~ r,arv da VS.. and add materially to the
.oi n, 81 he 'Ce. Sich reluctance Is there
'" I b,y books that a whole neighoorh'oc'
~ o-' orbars to rca / new work by a
vag naggnlaf author. ;hrn. Try for it, will wait
~ months 10 orrow it, rather than spend
nnif ,ot dnIIor 70 own it and satisfy the intel
iial! I.'a, uo,,T omrst;te at once. Every day IN
eTerr aTrIT' citT. pesl lie spend s. and SO for
M oiabSrote lunches y 6ieh they do not need
when when the money uou.'d bay some hne ed edl,
t,on % of work hat 'uid entertain 'heh l
far a month or 10, and enrieh 'he.T mlnai s5
forever ior ' They re prodiga iabcat eating and
drinking, spend ing literally Ior uyspop1na PIN
bnt trust to cha zee and borro Wig ioi W.
the mind wants The sample. Voln, + ,, niur'
attractive to t he m than the ns" ~ ras
and they pass BY the bookstore / = WV
| taurant -
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,eGeid

The Cosr OF LIyINc.-The Spri 'e. 80
Republican grc1ps together various -
in regard to the reduction in the e1p' nd
of living, since tt era of war prices. + wa
sums up the case as follows:
To recapltulsh >, there is reduction III
-snta of the bisn class, a considerable re-
duction in import ant staples of food and
reduction in closh ing and all dry goods to
nearly ante-war rices. This is one oil the
alleyiating circun stances Of season wnicn
in spite of all ''h ,llsring to the cate. Is
going to contipu dull. Even at these re-
ductions Of priee We have important man
ufactures going rpon two.thirds prednc-
ton. These oi.e repeated periods "' cur
tailed production point to bat one result;
which il seems Us. mill-mansgers and
mill-employes ms, as well face fist az lA>s
such q resdjas menr OF wages ard OF
prices ss shall ems IRE an adequate ~s'As'
! and constant enpl oyment.
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II,rsce Greeley, the last Democratic can

Uyrsce Greeley, the last Democratic can
diaA.e for President. said of the present
Dsmocrs,ic nominee for Governor Of New
York:
MIR. Samuel J. Tilden was torn in
Coiumbis county about the time Of Jeffer-
son's Accession to the Presidency. and grew
40 a pro,egs and disciple of Martin Van
Burcn. His narrow comprehension early
led him To suppose that this world was
created to run the Democratic party IN
and he has neithe- imbibed nor engendered
q new conception during the last nifty
wears"