The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-29
Persons and Things.

GRAPE cuttings are being shipped TO
France from Ulster county, n. Y.
IT is said that Victor Hugo contem-
plates writing the life of John Brown, OF
Ossawattomie.
Mr.. GLADSTONE attained his sixty-fifth
year on Dec. 20, and Mr.. Disraei his
sixty-ninth two days later.
Mr.. Gladstone is said TO have made
q, 800 by his pamphlet or the Vatican
DEGREES, and it is stated he wrote il In
two days. The sale continues immense !;
one house, that of Messrs. w. II. Smith
* Son, of London, alone disposes of ZOO
copies day.
A CHEAP substitute for bells is pro-
posed in the form OF q bar of steel, l.
inches In diameter, forged into an equilat-
eral triangle of about three feet on a
side, without uniting the two ends. 1t is
to be struck by hand with an ordinary
steel-faced blacksmith's hammer.
The blue flame from coal fire has
temperature of $500 degrees Fahrenheit,
the flame of hydrogen of nearly 5000
degrees, and of oxyhydrogen $500 de-
grees. The temperature of the electric
spark Is unknown, but it is supposed to
be about 1000 degrees Fahrenheit.
"KArE" writes from Brooklyn Tor the
purpose of advising gentlemen to study the
art of sitting gracefully in chair. She
says most men seem to be ut war with
their lower limbs when in the company
of ladies, and betray "A consciousness Of
awkwardness by constantly changing
position.
IT is stated that some time ago Tweed
made a proposition to hand over SO, OO0,-
600 OF his ill-gotten gains TO the CITY of
New York to stop further proceedings
against him but of late his lawyers have
feeced him extensively, and his present
ability to buy his way out of prison is
questioned.
A NEW method has been proposed for
crossing the English channel. This is
to construct an artificial isthmus between
the French and English sides, leaving q
very small space in the center for the
passage of ships. 1t is estimated that
the expense would not be much larger
than that of boring tunnel, while the
advantages would in many respects be
greater.
FRANCE annually consumes 1000. 600
pounds of tobacco. All the tobacco is
bought by the government from the
growers, manufactured and sold in the
government interest, for the tobacco
traffic is in France as much government
concern as the postoffice is here. In 1874
the gross receipts from sales were 2S7.-
OO,OO0f, or S57, AGO. 900. In 1916 it
was only $5,0GO,0O0.
THE Omaha Smelling and Refining
w orks have been III operation four wears.
The works turned out 81 200, 600 in 1873.
and the operations during 1874 may be
briefly stated thus: Amount of base
bullion separated and refined, 1000 tons
ore smelted, 1000 tons coal and coke
6, us tons value of gold and
silver produced, 1880, 900; lead ship
ments, $500 tons, valued at $500. 600
number of men employed, 90 waces
paid, S65, 900 paid on freight, $3.50. 600:
Tor expressage, $4,000.
HE venerable Father Boehm is the
oldest Methodist minister in America
He resides in Jersey City, and will be
LOO years old the coming May. He was
me of the twenty-five clergymen who
lttended the first General Conference of
Methodists, many of whom were
younger and stronger than himself. but
who long ago left him behind. He is in
excellent health and spirits, and read the
,ntire Book of Revelations on Christmas
lay.
1T is said when Tyler returned home
rom the Presidency his neighbors, who
haired the general disgust over his states
nanship which befell his party, made
nm roadmaster out of contempt. The
district was fearfully billy one, and the
x-President took up his new task with
reat alacrity. Such blowing down Of
nlls and filling up of depressions was
ever before known. The irate Vir-
lnians were roundly taxed, but they got
God roads, and enough of Presidential