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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-04-24

There will be Meeting of the County Coun-
Gil of the Patrons of Husbandry held at the
Grange Hall, in Paw Paw. on Friday, the first
day of NAV, at 10 o'clock, A. II. A general at
tendance is expected.
a. {. GLIDDEN, Cor. Sec'y.
G.. d. BoYCE. Master.
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cluded yesterday and the Judge took three
weeks to decide.
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The Van Buren, County Circle OF Spirtuallsts
will hold their next Quarterly Meeting at the
Court-house in Paw Paw commencing on Sat
urday, May I'd, at 2 o'clock, p. NJ, and contin-
uing over Sunday. Frank McAlpine will be
one Of the speakers. a general attendance is
solicited. G. ], SHERMAN, Pres.
Mrs. FRANK REED KNOWLES, Sec'y.
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FOR SALE.-On reasonable terms,
Horses, 5 head yearling Heifers, also from 20
to 40 Sheep, and or cows. Apply to Z. ID.
STYLES, miles northeast Of Paw Paw. 9S6t4
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-04-24

The eighth annual meeting of the State
Medical Society will be held at Coldwater, COM
mencing on May 6.
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very useful little article are those poke
mirrors for sale at Melchor's jewelry store.
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KELLER. April Goth, 1874.


TRUE NoRTHERNER Present prospect for
early spring rather doubtful. Snow is falling
to-day. Hay s so scarce farmers feel poor, and
fear their teams will feel poorer if grass does
not soon start. ANY one who has hay to sell
can get any price his conscience will allow him
to ask now and then there Is one who has no
conscience at all, and will take all he can get
There is one man In the south part o. the town
who has sold hay for S12 per ton, and would
take no more. We would 80 far to shake hands
with that man. Prospects for fruit are good.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-04-24

Lyman Taylor, Of Gliddenburgh, was found
dead in a field where he had been blowing on
Wednesday last. It seems that Mr.. Taylor
went to his work blowing on the farm Of Mr..
b. Gorham, about mile from his own home,
and had probably been at work an hour, when
he stopped his team, sat down just in the rear
of his pillow. and fell back and died.
An inquest was held by Sterling Cole Esq,
a Justice Of the Peace, OF Lawrence, who sum-
moned J. r. Monroe, A. b. Culver, a. M.
Hamlin, Geo. McCollum, Ed. Henry and VIM.
Guernsey, who found that Mr.. Taylor came to
his death from natural causes, probably heart
disease. II appeared IN evidence before the
jurors that he had heretofore been troubled
with difficulty of the heart. Mr.. Taylor has
long been resident of this county. and has
always sustained a good reputation for fair
dealing and good citizen. He leaves wife
and six children to mourn bis untimely death
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-04-24

Guardian ~aIe.-Notlce is hereby CIV
en- that BY virtue and in pursuance OF an order
and decree OF the Probate Court. FOR the County
OF Clinton. in the State OF Michigan, bearing
date March 30th. 1874, 1 shall sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder. at one o'clock
p. NJ. on the eth day Of Jude, 1874, at the front
door of the Courthouse, IN Paw Paw. IN tho
County of Van Bun en-. IN the state OF Mlchi-
gan. all the right, title and interest OF Horace
c. Crimes. minor, OF, in and to the following
described parcels OF real estate. to-wit village
lot seven ca and eight (s) and the undivided
one-haf % OF the north three-fourths Cd
of lot eleven I'D all in block three (3) IN the
village of Paw Paw, in the County OF Van
Buren. in the state OF Michigan. 995t7
Paw Paw Michigan, April 22d, 1874.
STEPHEN b. GROCER,
Guardian of said Minor
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Decatur correspondence OF the Detroit Free
Press Of April 1s, Gays:
" There has been great excitement over the
emperancelmoyement here to-day The ladies
established guard over the saloons this eve
ming at five O'clock and continued by rehefs all
day 10 watch both front and rear Of all the
saloons. At the Duncombe House saloon
tumblers were thrown through the windows
from the inside. The ladies were twice dtenched
and a single egg was also thrown. Discussion
ran high between the different parties on tho
street, and two OF our prominent business men
had an alteration that ended in fight. The
ladies' stood firm till five o'clock this afternoon.
All IS now quiet.
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DIED..

In y. (. Hartford, on Sunday morning, the
18th inst EDWIN E. MANTLE. aged As years.
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The co-partnership heretofore existing be-
tween John b. Upton and John j. Sherman.
under the firm name OF Upton q Sherman, IN
the practice OF Law. is this day dissolved by
mutual consent
Dated Decatur Mich, April 10th, 1874.
JOHN b. UPToN.
JOHN J. SHERMAN.
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The best Thresher is the Guiser manufac-
tured at Waynesborro, Penn. T. Loehr sells it..
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Call at Wheaton's for your School Books
Stationery, Pens, Pencils, &c, &c.
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G.. ID. BoYCE. Master.
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FITS CURED FREE !

T. LoEHR pays cash for old iron.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-02
The "Queen Of Diamonds"

Mrs. Aston, the wife of the hundred
millionaire of New York, appeared at
party which she gave at her Fifth avenue
residence, the other evening, in style
which would justify any reporter in say
ing that she " literally blazed all over with
diamonds" On each of her shoulders
she had four stars the size of silver half
dollars, made of diamonds. Her hair was
set very thickly with diamonds, and her
head seemed aflame with them There
was diamond bandeau upon her brow.
She had diamond earrings, and
diamond necklace of magnificent proper
tons. Upon the two sides of her chest
were two circles of diamonds, about the
size OF the palm of the hand. From them
depended lines and curves of diamonds
reaching TO the waist, round which she
wore diamond girdle. On the skirts
of her dress in front were two large
peacocks wrought in lines of diamonds.
There were rosettes of diamonds on
her slippers There were diamonds large
or small, but in every variety of form,
oil over her dress and person, wherever
they could be artistically placed. She
presented an extraordinary and dazzling
spectacle AZ she moved languidly through
the dance among her friends. One of
the ladies present, connoisseur In
precious stones, who kept cool enough
to take practical observation, says the
diamonds she wore could not have cost
less than million dollars, and must
have represented her husbands income
for at least quarter of year. The same
lady, who is familiar with court life in
Europe, says that the largest collection
of diamonds in possession of any Eu-
ropean Empress or Queen belongs to the
present German Empress; but she adds
that even Augusta herself could not make
diamond show which would begin to
compare with that made by Mrs. Astor.-
". J. Paper.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-02
An Encounter with a Gorilla.

He was about twenty yards off when
we first saw him. We at once gathered
together; and / was about to take aim,
and bring him down where he stood,
when Malaouen stopped me, saying, in q
whisper, "Not time yet"
We stood, therefore, in silence, gun In
hand. The gorilla looked at us for a min
ute or so, out Of his evil gray eyes, then
beat his breast with his gigantic arms
and what arms he had then he gave
another howl Of Defiance and advanced
upon us. How horrible he looked!
shall never forget 1t.
Again he stopped, not more than fifteen
yards away. Still Malaouen said " Not
yet" Good gracious what Is 10 become
Of US If our guns miss fire, or II we only
wound the huge beast Again the gorilla
made an advance upon us. Now he was
not twelve yards off. could see plainly
his ferocious face II was distorted with
rage; his huge teeth were ground against
each other, so that we could hear the
sound; the skin of the forehead was
drawn forward and back rapidly, which
made his hair move up and down, and
gave truly devilish expression 10 the
hideous face. Once more he gave out a
roar which seemed to shake the woods
like thunder; could really feel the earth
trembling under my feet. The gorilla,
looking us in the eyes and beating his
breast, advanced again.
"Don't fire too soon" said Malaouen
If you don't kill him he will kill you"
This time he came within eight yards
Of US before he stopped. / was breath
ing fast with excitement as ! watched the
huge beast.
Malaouen said only "Sadtey,n as the
gorilla came up. Then he stopped. Ma
Iaouen said Now" and before he could
utter the roar for which he was opening
his mouth three musket balls were In his
body. He fell dead, almost without q
struggle. 49,.
He was monstrous beast, indeed,
though not among the tallest. His arms
had spread Of seven feet two inches.
Ills broad, brawny chest measured fifty
inches round. The big toe or his
foot measured i've inches and three
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-02
Performing Fleas.

The latest excitement in Berlin is an
exhibition Of drilled fleas. The exhibit
ton takes place on a large sheet of white
paper fastened on an ordinary table, to
which all the spectators approach in turn,
so rs TO be able to witness In all details
the extraordinary maneuvers of these lit
tie, but marvelously powerful and gifted,
rascals. Here you see one OF the mus
cular flcas rolling small barrel along
with its feet as the men do iii the circus;
there you see a female of the species
walking ee along TIT -erinoifne and carrying
her parasol with all the atiectation of
city miss; at another place "A well.trained
fellow performs on the flying trapeze--
without any danger to his neck, however,
since the biggest fall would not break
that; while below the trapeze, on the
paper, n host of little ones are turning
somersaults at fearful rate. The largest
specimens of the collection have been
trained 10 draw wagons drays. carriages,
etc. To fix the harness properly on them
the fea,tamer places his pupils on u piece
of paper covered with mucilage, where
they have to stick. He then, by the aid
of watchmaker's loop, arranges strong
gold thread around their bodies and at
taches 1t TO the wagon or carriage. The
ladies of Berlin attend the exhibition in
large numbers and seem TO take an extraor-
dinary delight In the performance Of the
little creatures, who are regularly fed
every IN orning from the arm of the great
aea-tamer, he being quite ready to shed
the last drop Of blood for his darling little
pets There has been no similar exhibit
ton in Europe since the days of the great
Italian fiea-tamer Bartolotti, of whom a
number of more, or less bloody stories are
sti Ii current, among others the following !:
II was on a hot day in July that he pre-
sented himself at the court OF French
Count, who called in his deoollette-dressed
Countess TO witness the performance along
| with him The little black fellows did
very we'll until, when they were about TO
execute military maneuver, the gentle
men Of the troupe got tired of the per-
formance, and, with bold resolution,
| took leap straight into the bosom of the
| Countess. OF course there was grand
scene. The Countess shrieked with
horror; the Count was laughing fit to kill
| himself, and Bartolotti was ready To die
| from anxiety for the life of his chief per-
| former AT last the Countess hurried off
into another room, calling loudly for her
chambermaid. To Bartolotti the few
minutes that interviewed seemed hours Of
| agony, and when the chambermaid reap
| peared, with the criminal between her
| fingers, his heart beat triumphantly. He
stretched out his hand, called his darling
pet by name, but no sooner had he seen 1t
than, with an intense look of disgust he
threw IL aside, exclaiming, "Why, this is
none Of minew
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-02
A New HumOrist.

ONE of our contemporaries lately EN-.
ployed young man as reporter, whose
feet had vet untrod the fields of journal
ism, but who was very anxious to shine
in that branch of the profession. In
assuming his duties he thought it would
be a good thing--a very good thing-to
initiate the style of that popular Connect
icut chap--the Danbury Neps Man. :"
In pursuance of this original resolution
he indited the following, and smilingly
perused 1t in the next issue of his en-
ployers' paper:
"Mr. Hornpout started hsme the other
evening from his counting.house in an
amiable mood, consequent upon good
days business. 1t was not strange, then,
that he readily bought six oranges from
vociferous vender at the first corner, and
as quickly exhausted the stock of poor
egg woman at the end Of the market house
who had only halfa-dozen left He was
in good humor, and therefore Fate man
aged 10 string about ten tempting sample
rooms right in the homeward path OF Mr..
Hornpout. 1t never had been so before,
but it was so then, and Hornpout sailed
more gayly than ever into his consort's
arms. And the result of this days work
was simply-for Mr.. Hornpout a rum
omelette, with Havana trimmings, and for
Mrs H. y divorce in prospectu!"
The happy reporter was sharpening his
pencil for another cifusion of the kind 70.
the next days issue when he was inter
rupted by visitor, a stalwart man about
sixty, whose mustache curled inwardly,
and whose right Eye flashed fire whtfe the
left beamed with a winning gcnlality.
He seated himself and remarked patron
izingly TO the reporter, THAT was a good
thing you got off on that Second street
man"
"Yes--oh, yesi" said the reporter,
with Yell.maneuvered blush of modest
merit.
Permit me TO say you're genius"
remarked the visitor, fascinatingly.
The reporter was 80 overcome with
these compliments that he could hardly
speak He saw himself raised In the
future to the eminence of the champion
humorist of the world, and 1t was not
until his visitor again spoke that he was
brought down from the high flights to
which his selfcongratulation had lifted
him.
"You must accept my everlasting re-
membranes; my name is Hornpout, ana
you are villainous slanderer, and -----"
1t was here that actions spoke louder
than words, and all further conversation
was drowned in the tumultuous scene
which ensued. For while there was a
time"--of JOY for Hornpout, Of sorrow
for the amatcur--then all was quiet. Elk
PLANTATION was attempted, but there was a
certain choking sensation about the
throat which rendered it impossible.
And the local column was barren, for
its reporter was in the hospital-medi,
tating, amid his suffering, on the Apostle
ness Of the saying that "a random shot
will sometimes hit the devil. "-Phtla
deEuLl1 Mail
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-02

Mr.. SLEDAKER, of Burlington, came
into the house the other day with his jaws
firmly set together, and by groans and
pantomime gave his wife to understand
that he was unable to open them. Mrs.
Sledaker instantly sent for the doctor,
despite the evident unwillingness of her
husband, and when the physician came
and examined the patient he said that
Sledaker had lockjaw and must instantly
be put to bed and bled. Sledaker in
dumb show protested against this, and
when the doctor insisted upon 1t he be-
came infatuated and seized the poker for
the purpose of defending himself The
doctor told Mrs. Sledaker that this was
one paroxysm that always attended such
cases. Sledaker's mind, he said, was
slightly unsettled. Then he went out and
called in four able-bodied men, who put
Sledaker In bed and tied him down with
a clothes-line. The doctor. then bled him
and put mustard plasters ON his neck and
on the back of his head, and applied
leeches to his jaws, while Sledaker lay
there nearly purple with rage. Then the
doctor tried to pry open the patients
jaws with screw-driver and hammer,
and after breaking two or three front
teeth he succeeded. Then he put his
fingers in Sledaker's mouth for the pur-
pose Of ascertainlng if any of the parts
were swollen, and to his amazement he
extracted lump Of shoemaker's wax.
Sledakes's oldest boy had put 1t among
his fins-cut tobacco, and 1t had fixed
his fathers jaws together. Sledaker don't
speak to the doctor now, and the doctor
talks of suing him for the amount of his
bill But Sledaker's boy has lost all his
interest in practical Jokes now. he says
he had no idea that IL hurt 80 nach to be
fiogged with trunk strap. Saturday. Even
ina Post
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-02
Quarters in circumference. His arms

quarters in circumference. His arms
seemed like immense punches of muscle
only; and his legs and claw-like feet were
so well fitted for grabbing and holding
that could see how easy it was for the
negroes to believe that these animals,
when they conceal themselves in trees
and watch for prey, can seize and pull up
with their feet any living thing, leopard,
OK or man, that passes beneath.
The face of this gorilla was intensely
black. The vast chest which proved his
great power, was bare, and covered with
parchmentlike skin. His body was GOV.
cred with gray hair. While the animal
approached in its fierce way, walking on
its hind legs, and facing us as few ami
mails dare face man, 1t really seemed to
me to be horrible likeness of man.
Stories, of the Gorilla Country" by Paul
Du Chaiglu
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-02
Give Them Cold Water.-It Is '

Give Them Cold Water.--It is very
doubtful If there Is single possible dis
ease in which the patient should not have
cold water ddibstum. Oh, how the babes
often suffer for cold water. A nursing
babe is given, no mater how thirsty, moth
ing but milk. The little lips are dry and
cracked, and the little tongue 50 parched
1t can scarcely nurse, and yet it has moth
Try 1t yourself, mother, when you have a
fever, and we are sure that ever after,
when your darling is dying with thirst,
the teaspoon and tnmbler Of cold water
will be in constant Exchange.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-02

To REMOVE INDIA INK MARKS.
in over the stains on the flesh warm goats
milk, and continue until the blood flows
freely. The process Is the same rs that
employed in making the marks. Another
plan Is to apply TO the part blister larger
thaa the mark, keep the spot open for few
days, then dress with some healing ONT
ment such as Canada balsam, and as the
new skin grows the India ink marks will
disappear.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-02
THE GOOD OF IT.


sY MARGARET J. PRESTON.
wuyS any task my hands essay,
Whereyi.h to all the eager day,
There rises to my thought Away
The bindering question: whence the need
OF this thy lightly weighted deed'
Forego it-and who taketh heedf
Perform it--who win praise or blame,
Trough II be wrought with purest aimf
Done or undene. it's all the same.
7, cannot surely much behoove
n In thy life's 80 narrow groove
Thou movest, or thou dost not move.
Amid the thousand myriad lives
That overcrowd earth's huRming hives,
What matter no work survives
OF thy small doing!-Who counts, alasi
one cricket chirping in the grass
The less, when summertime doth passf
90 keep thy song unwritten; spare
To spill thy music on the air;
Let be the stainless canvas bare!
The world is oyer-deaved with speech;
And who so out Of wisdom's reach
AZ yet to lack what thou cans't teachf"
A poor, proud reasoningl Shall the spray
OF fern beside the boulder gray,
Threaded with m0rning-opals say,
"Whole winged hocks their nests have made
In Won great oak: Why should my blade
Afford an humble-bee its shade"
Or the light breeze sigh, loud and deep
The mountain winds thro' forests sweep:
Must Just rock one rose sslscpf"
Or glow worm murmur, So divine,
So flooding, sunlights, moonlight's shine,
What needs this moth with CLEAN OF miner
Because our music Is not keyed
Beethoven wise--therefore, indeed,
We scorn to blow our oaten reedi
Because we mGy not counterpart
The dance and trance OF Shakespeares ART,
Wen stoop to soothe no aching hearth
Nock.meekness all There doth not live
Any 30 poor, but they may give
Any 30 rich, but may receive.
withhold the very meag'rest dole
Hands can bestow. in part or whole,
And we may stint starving soul.
What thenf II some poor song OF mine
Should yet prevail TO bring the shine
Back DER one spirits dull decline,
And for a moment seem TO fling
A fash about its sun-setting,
Il think (God graGtiDg) I may sing!
~. Y. Independent
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-02

About twenty acres Of new land are
being added to Boston ut Commercial
Point. Already line of piles 500 feet
long has been driven, on which bulk
head Of stone Is to be placed by subma-
rine divers. The piles were cut of six
feet under water BY simple yet novel
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-10-22
NO. 43.

pool, mingled with their own blood
Thare is no dolht hut tha, they kill
ed double thcir own number. besides
those that were wounded. The IN.
dams abandoned the tack at dark
on the l2th.
Tine exposure and distance from
the command, which were necessary
incidents of her duty, were such that
for thirty six h urs after the first at.
tack. their cen iition could not be
known, and not till midnight of the
l3lh could they receive medical AT.
Tendance or food, exposed during
IS rgeaat Wo ,dh IL, II arlington,
and Scout Chapmtn We're seriously
wounded. Private Smith died of his
wounds on the morning of the 18th.
Private Ram aud Scout Dixon were
struck, bu, moi disabled.
This simple recital OF their deeds,
AMI the mention of the odds against
which they fought; how the wound.
ed defended The dying, aud the dy-
ing aided he woun led by exposure
to fresh wounds after the power of
action was gone-these alone present
scene of coo! courage, heroism and
self-sacrifice hich duty, as well as
inclination, prompts Us To recognize.
but which we cannot ftly honor
Inter Ocean, l0H.