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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-28

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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-28
MISCELLANEOUS.
VINEGAR BITTERS.

Purely Vegetable, free Jron1 A'cohoi
REkA.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-19
Marriage and Longevity.

In his recently published Study of
Sociology" Mr.. Herbert Spencer assails
theory that has long been current with
regard to marriage and longevity. That
married life is favorable to longevity has
generally been regarded as satisfactorily
proved by numerous statistics, showing,
almost without exception, n greater lon
gevity on the part of the married. When
the ratio of deaths i'll the two classes
stands at ten TO four, and even twenty to
four, there would appear to be little
room for doubt. But to this astute So
cial scientist the evidence, strong as it
seems, furnishes no warrant for the cur
rent belief. He regards the case as a
substitution of cause for effect i'll other
words, greater longevity is not the con-
sequence of marriage on the contrary,
marriages are clearly traceable to in
fluences favoring longevity. The princi-
pies of natural selection work so strongly
in deciding between the Benedicts and
the bachelors, that the long hvers are
drawn to the former and the short livers
to the latter. Marriage, Mr.. Spencer
holds, is regulated by the ability TO meet
it's responsibilities. The qualities which
give Jllt lltlt
and bodily vigor, prudence and self
control !; these, too, are the qualities
which determine prolonged life or n
premature death. An even more direct
relation is to be found in the instincts
which lead most strongly to marriage
The reproductive instincts and emotions
are strong in proportion as the surplus
vital energy is great, and this III turn i'm
plies an organization likely to last - SO
that, in fact, the superiority of physique,
which is accompanied by strength of the
instincts and emotions causing marriage,
is Il superiority of physique also con
ducive of longevity. Another influence
tells in the same direction. Marriage is
determined by the preference of women
as well as the desires of men, and, other
things being equal, women are attracted
toward men of physical and intellectual
power, refusing the malformed, diseased
and ill-developed types. In the opera
tion of these three elements Mr.. Spencer
finds all that is needed to account for the
striking difference of longevity between
the classes, and declares that "the figures
given afford no proof that marriage and
longevity are cause and consequence
but they simply verify the inference
which might be drawn pri0ri-that
marriage and longevity are concOmitant
results of the same cause. "-LOndOR
.Nedicdi Record.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-19
Spring Trade Prospects.

The spring trade in general has opened
with bright prospects, and those whole
sale and retail dealers who have been
seen give hopeful reports Confidence
has been inspired both in buyers and
wholesale houses, and the discreet man
ner in which the country dealers have
made their purchases has given whole
sale houses the belief that reckless trad
ing, to great extent, has been done
away with. The prospect of a good ex
port trade in produce have also helped to
improve other classes of business, and
the depressing influences which acted
against business during the early part of
last fall have been less strong. The
preparations for n lively spring trade
have been ample, without excessive spec
ulation, and many of the dealers are look
ing forward to a good, solid, and healthy
business. A large number of buyers are
in town, and appear to be making con
siderable purchases with reasonable free
dom
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-19

buckshot" was deadly, but it had to be
followed with dubbed guns and fire
brands before the wolves again retire ated
Ii was fearfully close thing, and not
one of the three got off without mark
but the firebrands carried them through.
They hardly felt the bitter cold in their
excitement, and could not have guessed
how much of time had passed-it might
have been minutes and it might have
been hours. Again and again the pack
came bowling up, and JEFF declared that
he had but one more load. His friends
were but little better off, and things were
beginning to look badly. Even the fire
would not burn for ever.
"Look out, now, boys" cried jim !;
they're a-gathering. 1 declar it seems
as if there was as many as ever.
mot quite" said JEFF "but here
they come.
Good aim and true all around but it
almost seemed in vain to check that
maddened torrent of swapping jaws and
glaring eyes.
The woods had multiplied the echoes
of the guns, but just as the three friends
braced themselves for another hand-to-
jaw" struggle, another chorus of sounds
broke gladly on their ears.
Shouts, sleigh-bells, wild hurrahs of
excitement and delight and in mo-
ment more half dozen swiftly driven
teams came charging down the road
from the direction of Square -Four Cor
ners.
The wolves heard, hesitated, fell back
but Harry Mapleson tossed his fur cap
in the air for very JOY, and that head
piece was the only trophy won by the
wolves that night. 1t fell within reach
|. of a yelling brute, who seized it and
darted away, and the whole pack fol
lowed him, for the cracking of fire
arms had already begun from the "rein-
forcements.
The foremost sleigh dashed gayly up,
and the first to leap out were not the
| men.
Harry Saved - exclaimed Maggie
Galbraith.
"Oh, jim, I'm so glad !" almost sob
bed Annie, while the Squire added, halt
humorously
81 couldn't help it, boys the gals
would come along ; and guess | know
now which is which, if you don't"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-19
Aged Beauties.

History is full of the accounts of the
fascination of women who We're no long
er young. Thus Helen of Troy was forty
when she perpetrated the most famous
elopement ON record, and as the siege of
Troy lasted decade, she could not have
been very juvenile when the ill-fortune
of Paris restored her to her husband,
who is reported to have received her
with unquestioning love and gratitude.
Pericles welded the courtesan Aspasia
when she was thirty-six, and yet she af-
terward, for thirty years or more, welded
an undiminished reputation for beauty.
Cleopatra was past thirty when Antony
fell under her spell, which never lessened
until her death, nearly ten years after;
and Livia was thirty-three when she won
the heert of Augustus, over whom she
maintained her ascendency to the last.
Turning to more modern history, where
it is possible to verify dates more accu-
rately, we have the extraordinary Diane
de Poitiers, who was thirty-six when
Henry III. (then Duke of Orleans, and
just half her age) became attached to her;
and she was held rs the first ladya and most
beautiful woman at court up to the pc
Rod of the monarch's death and
the accession to power of Cathe-
rine de Medicis. Anne of Aus
tria was thirty-eight when she was de-
scribed as the handsomest queen of
Europe, and when Buckingham and
Ninon de PEnclos, the most celebrated
wit and beauty of her day, was the idol
of three generations of the golden youth
of France, and she wasseventy-two when
/ the Able de Berais fell in love with her.
True is it that In the case of this lady Il
rare combination of culture, talents, and
personal attractions endowed their pos
SCISSOR seemingly with the gifts of eter-
nal youth. Blanca Capello was thirty
eight when the Grand Duke Francisco
of Florence fell captive to her charms,
and made her his wife, though he was
five years her junior. Louis XIV. we'd
ded Nine. de Maintenon when she was
forty-three years of age. Catherine III.
of Russia was thirty-three when she
seized the empire of Russia and captiva-
ted the dashing young General Orlotf.
Up to the time of her death Cat sixty
seven) she seemed to nave retained the
same bewltching powers, for the lamen-
tations were heartfelt among all those
who had ever known her personally.
Mile Mars, the celebrated French ira
geuienne, only attained the zenith OF
her beauty and power between forty
and forty-tive. At that period the love
illness of her hands and arms especially
was celebrated throughout Europe. The
famous Nine Recamier was thirty
eight when Barras was ousted from
power, and she was without dispute de-
clared TO be the most beautiful woman
in Europe, which rank she held for fifteen
years. - Pictorial IVOrld.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-19
Girls Dresses.

Lidi wore dress whose folds hung
loosely from yoke, confined about the
waist with sash, until about two years
ago. Every one lamented when l took
her out of this. | had to, because L
could not manage the folds after she
grew so tall. Then she wore simple
blouse waist and equally simple skirt,
and now plain basque, not too tight,
and skirt, with few folds, or one
deep flounce. She looks finer, and
nobler and purer than all the overdressed
girls put together, and makes that i'm
preston. OF course she wants to be
dressed as fashion requires, but when
ever she starts the vita. question of
overskirts | always succeed in bring
ing her willingly to terms. Her clothes
fit her, for | make study of them, and
let no one take stitch for her but my
self She has unerring taste in the color
of her ribbons, and wears all her under
clothing depending from the shoulders.
One of Lids teachers told my husband
that "she was the only properly dressed
girl in the school," The child opened
her eyes wide, and exclaimed Why,
papa, his daughter wears overskirts and
all sorts of fixings like the rest. Her
puzzled expression was worth seeing, as
she caught the first glimpse of a sensible
mans wish clashing with foolish VIE
wilt Mother.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-19
Had Seen Kings Enough.

A gentleman at Washington was re
quested by friend to join him on a visit
to the depot to witness the arrival of the
King of the Sandwiches.
" No, sir, not much," growled the
gentleman.
"Have you ever seen king in YOU
travelsl" inquired the friend, marveling
somewhat at his short answer.
eyes, sir, replied the gentleman. 81
was once guilty of seeing three kings.
Then, after moments pause, went on
to say "And they cost me $50. Those
were war times, however.
His friend suggested he must have
been in bad company.
"Well, / don't know" said the gon-
tleman, 81 thought l was i'll pretty good
company at the time. l called to see
those kings in company with three
queens, another king and an ace-spot,
and have never had any desire TO see one
of the royal family since"
His friend saw the point, said he
passed, and shuflled on.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-19
4 Rifle Shot.

Every school-boy is familiar with the
story of William Tell, who shot an apple
from off his sons head, Mt the command
of n tyrant; but we see by our foreign
files that similar feat has been volun-
tarily performed by n reckless father at
Speyer, town situated upon the Rhine,
III Bavaria. 1t seems that a weaver, who
is known as the best shot III the district,
where rifle practice is very popular, and
workmanship very highly esteemed, be-
thought himself of browning proof of
his unerring aim. He thereupon led his
son, lad of IL years, to n certain spot,
and paced off seventy yards. Upon the
boys head thus posted he placed an APP
pie, and retiring with his rifle to the
distance of two hundred and ten feet, he
called upon his friends who had assem-
bled to witness the dangerous and heart
less act TO observe that he should cut
the apple i'll two without harming his
child He deliberately raised his
weapon, fired and cut the apple i'll the
midele, leaving the child neither scathed
nor frightened, so confident was the lat
ter in his fathers skill. The heartless
man was then about to repeat the expert
ment, when the police, secretly in
formed, il was said, by the boys mother,
came upon the ground and mterfered to
pvevent the continuance of such n dan
gerous experiment, and arrested the
father, imprisoning him for number of
days in punishment for his foolhardi-
ness
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-19
A Female Lawyer in the Supreme Court
Room.

A rather amusing scene occurred in
the Supreme Court room the other day,
which brokesin, for the time being, upon
the quiet and decorum which is such u
marked Characteristic of that tribunal.
A certain woman lawyer, who rejoices in
the name and title of Mrs. Belva A. Lock
wood, was admitted to practice before
the courts of this DISTRICT some few
months since. Belva has never had n
client, but she takes great delight in
walking IN when the court is in session,
removing her bonnet and taking her
place inside the bar with the attorneys.
She liked the feeling of this 80 well that
she concluded she would try it on in the
Supreme Court. She selected as fitting
occasion a day when the Supreme Court
was hearing an argument on case from
Missouri, in which some woman claimed
$4,000 damages because the election
registers refused to register her as a
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-19
4 Legal AnnunciatOr.

A machine is to be put into every law
Office in New York city, and everything
transporting in the courts is to be trans
mitted as the sale of stocks is sent to the
hotels and financial institutions of the
city A lawyer will not have to go to
court to know what cases are on trial,
what judgments are rendered, or what
legal transactions take place in the
courts. Everything transacted will go
over the wires as stocks now do. The
arrangement will include all that is done
in the Sheriff's Office every judgment
and levy every mortgage and attach
ment ; every case tried, from the JUS
tees Court up to the Supreme, with
every verdict and every disagreement.
The putting up of the instrument is to
cost about $3.50 each.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-19

voter. Taking off her bonnet at the
door, Belva walked boldly in and at
tempted to pass the bar, where the At
torney-General, Reverdy Johnson, and
other leading lights were sitting. One
OF the messengers stopped her and in
formed her that the spectators must take
seats outside of the bar. She declined
to retire; said she was a lawyer, and had
as much business inside as any one else.
The alteration waved quite warm, dis
tracing the attention of the court.
Finally the Marshal had to inform Belva
that if she did not retire she would be
put out bodily. This had the desired
effect, and the irate female marched off,
vowing vengeance, and muttering what
the women would do when they gottheir
rights. - Washington Letter.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-19
Old Songs.

\ pretty song is never lost somebody
is cheered by it. The DID, time-worn
songs do not stir and enliven lis like the
new, but they are SO resting when we
need rest, so healing when we need
balm. Nearer, My God, to Thee, how
strengthening it is What power there
is in it to lift fainting Christian on his
feet, just after some awkward pause ia a
prayer meeting.
Do They Miss Me at Home!" is a
cast-otl old song, yet many of us hum it
on the sly at eventide. know a Boston
editor, whose gay little wife has lonely
father and mother among the highlands
of New York. An abundance of new
songs grace her piano, yet on lowery
day, if you live next door, you will be
attracted by familiar old song which
dies out in saying, /" ! wish You We're
here" And such thrill of feeling she
puts into it, too.
The Star-Spangled Banner will lift
fainting invalid into sitting posture,
and he will tell you that he is refreshed,
when the same exertion would have
wearied him without the song.
Let those sing for us who can sing 50
us 10 ullrll us, MAKE us alSu anu utnce
and flutter. The great poet turns our
very discords into harmony, for he
knows well the pages of unwritten
music and poetry that lie hidden in our
simple souls. 1t is great achievement
to compose great songs, for it echoes so
after we are gone. Like light from a
star, it shines on and on after the orb has
dropped from its place in the heavens.
Mrs. Is. &. RudC.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-19
He Smoked Ten Tons of Tobacco and
Died.


Mr.. Kalaes, who was known among
his acquaintance 10y the name of the
king of smokers, has just died near Rot
terdam. He had erected II mansion, one
portion of which was devoted to the
arrangement of collection of pipes, ac-
cording to their nationality and chrome
logical order 4 few days before his
death ne summoned his lawyer and
made his will, in which he directed that
all the smokers of the country should be
invited to the funeral, and that each
should be presented with ten pounds of
tobacco, and two Dutch pipes of newest
fashion, on which should be engraved
the name, arms, and date of the decease
of the testator. He requested all his
relatives, friends and funeral guests to
be careful to keep their pipes alight
during the funeral ceremonies, after
which they should empty the ashes from
their pipes on the coffin. The poor of
the neighbOrhood who attended to his
last wishes, were to receive annually, ON
the anniversary of his death, ten pounds
of tobacco and a small cask of good beer.
He desired that his oak coffin should be
lined with the cedar of his old Havana
cigar boxes, and that box of French
capsoral and n packet of old Dutch
tobacco should be placed at the foot of
his coffin. His favorite pipe was to be
placed by his side, along with a box of
matches, flint and STEEL, and SOM tim
der, as he said there was no knowing
what might happen. a correct cal
clllator has made out that Mr.. Kalaes
had, during his so years of life, smoked
more than four tons of tobacco, and had
drank about 800, 900 quarts of beer
Troy ". " Times.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-19
Picturing Sound.

The opeioscope is a very simple in
strument for writing or picturing sound.
1t consists of a tube of any metal, one or
two inches i'll diameter and from two TO
twenty inches long. Over one end is
pasted a piece of tissue paper, thin
rubber, or gold-beaters skin, and in the
center of this bit of looking-glass, per-
haps an inch square. Hold this end in
the sun and the other at the mouth, and
sing or speak into it. The ray of light
reflected from the mirror falling on
white surface in the shade describes
curves and patterns, differ ing for every
pitch and intensity, while the same con
ditions give uniform results.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-19
WHAT MIGHT BE DONE.


What might be done II men were wise
What glorious deeds, my suffering brother,
Would they unite
In love and right,
And cease their scorn of one another,
oOppression's heart might be imbued
With kindling drops of loving kindness:
And knowledge pour
From shore to shore,
Light ON the eyes of mental blindness.
All slavery, warfare, lies and wrongs,
All vice and crime, might die together;
And vino and corn
To each man born,
BE free rs warmth in summer weather.
the meanest wretch that ever trod,
The deepest sunk in guilt and sorrow,
Might stand erect
In self-respect,
and share tho teeming world tomorrow.
What nigh be done? This might be done,
And more than this, my suffering brother,
More than the tongue
Fer said or sung,
II men We're wise and loved each other.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-19
Fashion Notes.

CLOSE fitting garments are popular.
GIRLS still wear the polonaise suits.
SH1RRED hounces will be worn next
season.
THE V shaped body is the most popu-
lar for evening wear.
ONLY for very near relations is "full
mourning worn.
VELvETEENs are not used for dress suits,
except for small boys.
CALLS of coincidence should be within
two weeks after the funeral.
The Lotto" vest is very dressy, and
has the happy knack of making quite II
plain toilet appear to great advantage.
VELVET costumes are popular, and
will, doubtless, be fashionable during the
spring and summer seasons.
The sacque dress for girls is very
much admired.
Ir is predicted that Mt an early day Kan
sas silk will be offered for sale mt lower
figures than that produced in any other
country i'll the world.
MARKING the coming low-necked
dresses, a rural writer says that lovely
woman is going 30 foam out over the
top of her clothes again.
THE "matted' braid is the latest for
trimming. 1t comes from one to three
inches wide. 1t is not costly, and forms
IA neat and handsome dress garniture.
The cuirass jacket is still Il favorite
with fashionables. This hobby garment
will, doubtless, be very much worn during
the spring and summer seasons.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-03-19
YOU sAYIHAyE NO HEART.

Ny friend, you say have no heart,
or, IL have, it's steel;
had one once, that would swear,
Or something that could feel.
I've learned lesson since that time,
A cruel, bitter task,
Ny heart, II any | have got,
IL worn beneath mask.
had heart, twas warm and true,
IL felt for others grief;
But II was stolen years ago,
And vanished il the thief.
/ once could pine for joys long passed,
In silence sit and brood
Upon my dark and weary lot
1 courted solitude.
But now I've changed, I'm like watch.
Ny mind doth ever rove
Not twice you1l ind me Just the same
I'm always bound To move.
| loved one once, | thought him pure
A heavens bright angels fair,
/ worshiped madly at his shrine
loved the balmy air
That did carcss him with its wings,
That kissed his manly brow;
I've placed the cypress on that love,
Where il lies whitening now.
If now you say have no heart,
Or, If have, it's steel;
only pray that ne'er may yours
BE made the same 10 feel.