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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-08
A Little Girl Kindles Fire With
S1,1OO i'm Greenbacks.

IL. Grote keeps a saloon and boarding
house at 1913 Second street, and, to all
appearance, is doing a good and pros
porous business. He is thrifty indi-
vidual, and is given to operating some
what In stock horses. He doesn't keep.
as usual thing, any vast amount of
money about the house. Day before
yesterday, having note against him
that was rapidly approaching maturity,
he obtained something over 81, 100 with
which to satisfy it. Wrapping up this
comfortable sum in an old newspaper,
he slowed the bundle away in bureau
drawer, and where he intended to let it
remain until it was wanted to liquidate
the claim against him.
In his family is a young girl, sister
of his wife, named 'Melia Merclink, a
bright little lass about 9 years of age.
A part of 'Melia's duties is the kindling
of the matutinal FIRE, and yesterday
morning, as usual, she was the first one
stirring in the house. Not having
enough inuammable material handy,
she remembered the roll of paper in the
drawer, and, getting it out, put it in the
stove, where she soon had beautiful
fire in full blast When the master oil
the establishment arose he missed his
money, and little inquiry demon
strated the fact that that 81, 100 ha6
gone "where," in the elegant language
OF the late lamented James Fisk, Jr.,
"the woodbine twiueth." The state Of
the atmosphere in that boarding house
can better be imagined than described
The fire was Immediately extinguished,
but as it had been under Roadway fol-
at least two hours, the stove was a:
empty of money as q reporters pocket
ook.=MiL1OnMke WISCONSIN.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-08
The Road to Health.

Cleanse the stomach, bowels and blood
from all the acrid, corrupt and offensive ac-
cumulations which produce functional de.
rangement, and you remove the cause OF
most diseases which afflct the human family,
and thus save large doctors bills. The most
effectual and reliable remedy for this purpose
is found in DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative
Pellets. No cheap wood or paper boxes, but
kept fresh and reliable in Walls.
High livers those INDUCING in ease and
pleasure, and those of sedentary habits, can
prevent Boils. Carbuncles, Gout, Red Skin,
Eruptions, Pimples, Constipation, Piles,
Drowsiness, Billousness, and other conditions
induced by such habits, by taking from -four
to six OF Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative
Pellets once week, or, better still, one or
two each night. They are sold by dealers in
medicines
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-08

ANOTHER cremation ceremony has
been successfully performed in Ores
den, in the same oven in which the body
the of wife of Sir Charles Dixie was
lately consumed. No clergyman could
be found to peform the burial cere-
mony, and brief and impressive
speech was delivered by layman. The
cremation was perfectly successful,
with nothing to offend the senses. The
impregnable logic of the arguments of
the cremationists is strengthening the
movement in favor of this mode of dis
posing of the dead.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-08
A New System Of Destroying Bank
Notes.

A new system has been adopted for
the destruction of the national bank
notes redeemed by the Comptroller of
the Currency. Heretofore it has been
the custom at Washington to destroy
the notes by fire, thus wasting large
quantity of material from which the
bank notes are made. Workmen are
now engaged at the national capital in
erecting machinery for the purpose OF
reducing the notes to pulp, and by q
chemical process extracting from the
pulp all Impurities that it may have
acquired in printing, circulation, etc.
In this manner the United States bonds
and spoiled note sheets have been
treated for some time past, and large
amount of valuable material has thus
been saved. The destruction of circu.
lating national bank notes by fire has
been so large that it was deemed advis.
able to try the same system with them,
and it is expected TO realize large
profit. The pulp thus saved will agar
be made over into new bank notes, etc
The Comptroller OF the Currency has
also adopted plan of numbe ring every
note of issue with the designation mum
Der of the specific national bank by
which it was issued, in order to expe
dite the sorting of such notes when re
deemed by the Comptroller. The
clerks in the Comptroller's office a
Washington have no occasion now tC
read the name of the bank from tn,
note, but can sort them numerically
without the possibility of charging tn,
notes of one bank TO the account of an
other. 1t is expected that large saw
ing will be effected by this system, q
well as preventing errors through
similarity of the notes.-New Yor
Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-08

WLHoFr's ANTI PERIODIC OR FEVER
AND AGUE Tonic .-Fhis invaluable and stand
ard family medicine is now household word.
and maintains its reputation unimpGired. 1t
is indorsed by the medical profession, and pre-
acribed daily in the Charity Hospital and
other hospitals in New Orleans. Wilhoft's
Tonic is thus highly recommended by the
leading medical men OF the country. and is
worthy OF such indorsement. WHEELocK,
FINLAY & Co. Proprietors, New Orleans. For
SALE by ALL DRUGGISTS.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-08

If we can benefit the readers of this
paper any by recommending Parsons PurgG-
tiue Pills to be the best auti-blious medicine
in the country, we are willing to do 80. We
have had about as good chance to know as
any one.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-08

WORTHY OF NoTE.-An exchange says
there is scarcely day passes that we do not
hear, either from persons coming into our
office or in some other way, Of tho success of
JOhnSon's Ap0dyne Liaiment in the cure Of
coughs and colds, so prevalent about town
lust now.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-08

Mosr people like to hear of a good
thing We will tell them in confidence that, il
they want to be dressed we'll, they should wear
the Warwick Collar. An old adaga says that
with nice collar and clean boots a man always
looks well dressed. Remember the Warwick.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-08

A MATERIAL reduction of rates has re
Gently been made by the Sherman
House, Chicago It's proprietors are
determined that it shall continue to be
the most popular hotel in Chicago with
business men and the travelling public
in general, and they are accomplishing
their purpose.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-08

THE clerk of cockney church re-
Gently made the following announce
ment to the congregation lyon are
desired to attend meeting in the
vestry at o'clock, {, consider on the
best means of eating tie church and to
digest other matters
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-08

ECONOMY, conf 'rt, looks, all combine to
make SILVER TIPPED shoes Indispensable
for children. Try them. Neys wear through
at the toe.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-08

The NORTHWESTERN HoRsE-N Go. {
" Finished Nail is the best in the world.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-08

CENTER of gravity Quaker meet
ing.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-05-27
A CLOSE, HARD NAN.

Ahard. close man was Solomon Ray,
Nothing of value he gave away;
He boarded and saved;
He pinched and shaved;
And the more he had the more he craved.
The hard earned dollars he toiled to gain
Brought him little but care and pain;
For little he spent,
And all he lent
He made it bring him twenty per cent.
Such was the life OF Solomon Ray
he years went by, and his hair grew gray;
His cheeks grew thin,
And his soul within
6erw hard as the dollars he worked to WIN.
/ But he died one day, as all men must,
For life is feeting, and man but dust.
The heirs were gay
That laid him away,
And that was the end OF Solomon Kay.
Thev uuarreled now, who had little cared
Ror solomon Ray while his life was spared.
His lands were sold
And his hard-earned gold
All went to the lawyers, am told
Yet men will cheat and pinch aud save,
Nor carry their treasurers beyond the grave
All their gold SOME day
Win melt away
Ike the selfish savings of Solomon Ray.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-05-27

An Indictment has been found by the
grand Jury Of Washington against Buell..
formerly correspondent Of the Detroit
Free Press, for alleged libel, more than
two years ago, upon ex-senator Chandler,
in charging the latter, among other
things, With having been put to bed IN
the room Of the Senate Committee on II
nance m state Of beastlv intoxication-
Il IS said that District Attorney Fisher
has framed the present indictment WITH
= view Of avoiding the points raised oy
judge Dillon Of st. Louis when he re-
fused to allow the extradition Of Buell. e
the District.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-05-27
POETRY.
GODS WILL.

AN aoeth hut Goddess will. odd Poet.
An eeeth but Gods will!
The faintest garden flower
Fades after its brief hour
ct brightness. Still 81
This is but Gods good Will.
All goeth bat Gods will,
The brightest, dearest day
Doth swittest pass away,
And darkest night
Succeeds the vision bright.
Rut still strong hearted be,
Yea. though the night be drear-
How sad and long soccer
Its gloom may be,
THIS darkness too shall fiee.
Weep not yon grave beside
Dear friends, he is not gone;
Gods angels soon this stone
Shall roll aside.
Yes. Death shall not abide
Earth's anguish, too shall go.
Oh, then, be strong, my soul
When sorrows Ger thee roll,
Be still, and know
IT'S uOd's will w0rketh SO.
Dear 1od and Lord incline
Thine ear unto my call
o grant me that in all,
This will of mine
Nav still be with Thine
Teach me to answer still,
What'er my lot may be,
To all Thou sendeth me,
Or good, or i'll:
Gan goeth as Gods will"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-05-27
MISCELLANY.
the sToRY Of Moul suRun.
L. sty,e. c'ess l'homme. /"

Monsieur Button invented the phrase
il 8 something more than aot-and the
pelice furnish . practical application Of
T. The identity Of all the leading cr'm-
malls Is measurably arrived = BY the po-
Ice knowing the style in which they op.
eraae. This style is the key 70 what
vevld otherwise be IN impenetrable cl-
lar. The instructed experts Of the Par
e police are able to determine. with .
ureuisioa and certainty which seem mar
veaeus 20 the initiated, whose hand It
- committed . certain robbery, or vio-
laAsd the laws in any crucial way.
Raoul Surian, Acriminal Of Distinguish
a eninsnce, had . style Of his own that,
vhile very successful in its pecuniary re.
snlts vas very troublesome in its conse'
cnenoe TO him, since it Vas 50 plainly
,c.rked = % b Immediately recognized
!, hr the police. Hence. each time he s'op
ss.ted's he was sure to Be arrested. and
- slvays sa1s % escape conviction. A
~ cperstiona ware numerous nd sxen
.;ye he vss often csavicted. and It u
- of 20 be had paased Aitsen Of the las
t1snty ysazs Of his lie j. prison.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-05-27

Prof. Spencer F. Baird, United States
Fish Commissioners, has located . shsd
hatchirg establishment at Point Pleas
ant. on the Potomac river, about 80 mics
from Washington, and although the sea-
con has been backward the work thus
far has been very satisfactory. 1t is ex-
pected that six or eight million young
shsd viii be Matched out by the 18th o.
June, and they will be transported West
.s fast q possible to stock the rivers Of
the Mississippi Valley. Another estab'
lishment will be located 1t some point on
the Delaware river in . week or two
though the shad Matched there VIII q
used for restocking that river.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-05-27
DRINKING SONG.
By ". L. LON6RkLLOW.

Come. old friend, sit down and listen
Prom the pitcher placed between u.s.
Dew the waters laugh and glissen
Il the head of old Silenus
0l 6ilenus, blOated, drunken,
Led By his inebriate satyB;
n his breast his head is sunkon,
Vasautly he leers and chataers.
naund about him fair Bacchantes,
Bearing cymbals, flutes and thyrses
Mid from Naxian groves. or Zante's
vineyards, sing delrious verses.
Thus he won, through all the nations,
bloodlees victories, and the hrmer
Dese, q trophies and citations,
Vines for banners, plows for armor.
J>laed b. NO Ger seAlous rigos,
Much this mystic throns expresses;
DAschus was the type OF vieor,
And Silenus Of excesses.
These are ancient eth mic reyels
OF . faith long since torsaken;
New the sAtyrs changed to devils,
Friehten mortals wine-o'eEtaken.
Nov . rivulets from the mountains
Point the rods of fortune tellers;
Yeuth perpetual dwells in fountains,
Not in Masks and casks and cellars
Caudius, though he sang Of aAS0ns,
And hnee tankards filed with Rhenish,
Fron tAa& hery blood Of dragons
Never would his own replenish.
Rven Redi, Though he channted
bacchus in the Tuscan valleys,
Never drank the wine he vaunsed
In his dithyrambic sallies.
Then with water AL the pitcher,
Wreathed about with classic fables;
Meier TAlernian threw richer
Light upon Lucullus's tables.
Gene, old friend, 81: down and listen;
m i passes there between us,
How - Vevelets laugh and glsten
In The head af old Silsnus.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-05-27

his black eyes upon Gallaud with lock
81 mild reproach.
ale lies!'' shrieked : woman from
across the street. 81 watched him
cav him 90 in there! ] have never lost
sight Of him y and the prisoner was con-
fronted by the Infatuated Mdlle. Cythe-
ree.s ...,. :
aDaugbter,'' said the cure, 1thls IS
some unfortunate mistake. Who IS II
that you take me for =
at makes no difference screamed the
woman. s'blue eyes, black eyes. gray
eves Il makes no difference know you
for Raoul Surian, convict. rebber, muir
dercr and Communard! =
81 will settle this; said the infantry
c.nta;n. He took q file Of men and ran
into Collaert's dingy shop. Presently ne
returned. One Of his men bore Dioooy
and smoked-stained uniform. and TWO
more had the trembling Collaert, an DID,
dirty. snuffy Hollander by the throat.
"Attention p said the Captain to Coliaert.
ssIf YOU do not answer truly and prompt
Nv YOU shall be shot right here. who
did this uniform belong to-who lett II
with you! =
"That man -there!'
"Who is that man
"Raoul Surian!'
CHOW came he to 60 to yous =
/ aHe has been in the habit. have
kent his clothes and his-disguises--fo!r
five wears! o pray, do not shoot ne!
Enough Surian, step out Lieu
1900 dete;l ton rneni CORPORAL, bind
his hands!''
Surian thrust his foot behind Gallauds.
heels. knocked the captain down with
hlow Of his fist. thrust his elbow into the
corporal's ribs and darted Oh, escaping
into Collaert's cellar with surprising
agility and amid volley OF musketry.
He was instantly pursued BY half the
company, who rushed into the cellar ano
presently were heard bound
inc up stairs. The house was
, tall one, but soon shouts came from
E the roof. and those on the street hao
hardly time to look up, when there came
two shots in succession, and dark body
: rolled up like ball, rushed down through
: the air and crashed upon the pavemen
!, with q dull, sickening sound. Mdil'
t Cytheree tainted. :,
r Gallaad stepped quickly to the still
: ouivering mass and turned It over. !
l. was the body Of Raoul Surian crushed q
b most into ajelly.
e INV God!'' cried Gallaud, zone eye
e black still, but the other is blue!
l. at must have broke in the fall! crie
t the shivering Collaert. Il will show 20
where he kept them, NJ. Gallaad, II 20
IS will 60 with me.
n The troops marched on. A neighbo
p kindly took Mdlle Cytheree into nc
It house. The remains Of Surian were cal
r ried away, and Gallaud accompanied 20
laert. Only the blood still remained VI
le on the sidewalk.
id After Ill. Surian secret was very SIN
y ple. like most of the inventions OF geniu
m He had an assortment Of very thin GA!
ewes, With perfectly transparent pupil
q, and these he wore and changed IS occ
re sion seemed to demand. A little practi
enabled him to do this without any J
IN convenience, the more SO that the wor
l manship Of the eyes was exceedingly pc
feet.
is The police have orders now, IN case
N similar cheat is suspected, to touch Il
white Of the eye with little vinegar
ut . camel's hair brush, to see if It produc
ne suffusion.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-05-27
The GrasshAPPer Plague.

From the Chicago Tribune, May 1871
Will the grasshopper be burden TO
the East as it has been curse and pest
to the West. After foods, tornadoes,
billiards., and the rigors Of winter pro-
jected far into the spring, are We now TO
lock toward to summer whose green
promises are to be bllghted and mpPed
down to the very roots by those lively
travellers who were St. John s favorite ar
ticle Of diet, washed down with wild hon
ey? The solution Of the Beecher case, the
third term possibilities, the qualities 81
Buena Vista stone, the relations of rail-
roads to the Judiciary, and Of Bismarck
| to the Roman Pontlff, are all important
questions, but for the present, at least,
they are insignificant IS compared
with the distressing prospects that
these clouds Of grasshoppers, having al
ready consumed everything worth eating
west Of the Missouri river, have crossed
it and are seeking new worlds to conquer.
It seems to be the universal testimony Of
lprasshopper experts that these millions
and billions of heads are al pointed this
lvay. and that in q month or two ct the
latest they will settle down upon the
prairie farms of eastern Iowa and Mis-
souri,, and cross the Mississippi into
Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio, Is
the flies covered Egypt The theories o.
the entomologists that the severe cold Of
last w.nter would destroy the eggs, seem K
be thoroughly exploded. They have
risen from their winters burial with i'm
mensely increased numbers and the most
vigorous appetites. There seems to %
mo reason to doubt that the crops which
, have been sown are destined only to D.
, food for the grasshoppers.
. Our reports Of the present localities 0
E the grasshoppers show that Missouri
/ completely overrun with them. The.
: have left the wheat-fields bare, hav
. stripped the fruit trees Of leaves, buds
q and blossoms, and swept even the gras
/ from the pastures, as if an army OF NOV
e ers had been through them The farm
:, ers are panic-stricken. The cattle ar
b diving. Even the earth infower-pots IA
t resurrected clouds Of them. "And yet n
e power cometh to help u.s." The sprout
ing fields Of grain in Nebraska have 2
Il ready been stripped to the earth. MI
It lions Of grasshoppers have made their q
l. pearance, and millions yet remain in Il
ground to come out eventually. kans'
is IS in the same plight as Nebraska, On
whatever the grasshoppers may happe
d to leave the chinch bugs are waiting 70
u which is not very hopeful outlook \
4 the corn. From Northwestern low
comes the same story also from var:o'
r. portions of Minnesota. The prosPee
e. therefore, is simply pitiful. and full
r distress and discouragement for the 70
j. mer.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-05-27

In Boston the other day : vain young
fellow, dressed in new spring suit called
1t the house Of . lady acquaintance ana
asked her how she thought he looked J,
You remind me Of early green pea,
Vas the answer. He WAS obliged to O.
part without . solution Of tins comm
drum, but understood il afterwards wnen
he heard narketman ray that carry
psas locke nice, bat were very insipld.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-05-27
(St. Louis Telegram, May l7.)

(0t. LOUIS l0AS8IAxAs hoy 80
The attention Of the entire State is be-
ing drawn seriously to the devastation OF
the western counties by the grasshoppers.
To-day Gov. Hardin issued proclama-
ton, calling upon the people Of Missouri
to observe Thursday, June Sd, IS . day
Of humiliation, fasting and prayer. he
saws that information comes TO him from
ali sources that the State is threatened
With ! grasshopper pestilence, to be fol-
lowed by failure Of crops, great distress
and possible famine. Nothing but the IN
terposition Of Providence. the Governor
saws, can save US from the pest. and ne
urges that the supplications Of the people
be raised for Divine relief and protectaon.
Prof. Riley, the state entomoiogist.
SAYS that the ravagcs in western missouri
are indeed alarming. He explains that
the young hoppcrs will not be ready to
take the wing until the 18th OF june.
For q whole month the farmers OF Mis-
souri, will have to stand the scourges.
The approximate relief that can be gained
is through war Of determination, and
farmers Ill over the state are called on e
nROG them Will IOkIGI D OIsNsssAs6s - 80
drowning, and continual blowing. Ins
professor recommends to the state autno
rites to offer rewards for the destruction
Of the erasshoppers BY the quantity
About the route Of the swarms after be
canning full.winged, there are most con
ltradictory opinions. The most probabl
and popular belief is that they vii
move westward, northward, and =
some extent, eastward from this State
A large firm Of Wholesale grocers to-ds.
received by express from the wesser'
mart az the State box which, upon bein
opened, was found to be completely fol
Of erasshoppers- Accompanying 70
nacksge, vas 1 letter from heavy debt
=. vho said unless the hOppers were =
ceived IN liquidation Of his account, p
saw no way Of ever paying his indeote<
ness, Is these were oil there was let.
10 prospect, Of the product sf his section
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-05-27

not to attempt to reach the hills again
until opened for settlement, and ther
nrouerty Vas restored 70 them. The two
Who declined TO give such parole were
placed il cen6nemsnt - await further Or
dens.
within the past few dsys Dristew ~
received communica4ions from Eastern
cities indicating to him that h has hard-
| Il vet broken the crust Of the Formidable
ring which be il trying 70 put down. ".
| fers have been made him, contingent e
his cooperation with those making ~
o6sr, 70 supply evidence which VI =.
nOlve numbef Of heretofore regarded
respectable houses IN Philadespma, NeW
York, Baltimore md elsewhere. 1ne
Se1stary HIS relieved tie secret sesv'ee
from any further active paso0l -. =
the crusade, and has entrcsee4 = e.
IPrAGt. he nsw rsysnss eon.aa1lss:s. -
/ dnty r. Arranging ~ fhrthsr aasars1:
III 4 sxpeeted that pren1sns ntF. -
rsvssss caanea win 60 y - = -
The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-07-24
REGENERATION, AND A NEW CON.
STITUTION.

The Attorney General has decided
that there is no necessity for open
ing new registration books, but
that every person, having the legal
qualifications, may register at any
time, within three days of the cleo
ton. which takes place on the I'd
day of August. Let every legal
voter in Dallas county register and
be ready on that day to vote for the
Convention. Remember that new
Constitution is the only remedy for
the numerous defects in our present
laws. 1t would be impossible to
enumerate all these defects, in the
small space of a newspaper para
graph but we will merely allude
to two of them, namely, the prohi-
bition against an usury law, and
against taxing labor to work the
public highways. Until we get a
new Constitution the three per cent
Shylocks will continue to exact their
pound of flesh, to the ruin Of the
country, and we must have a new
Constitution or We can never keep
our country roads in decent repair;
the provision of the present instru-
ment being, in effect. prohibition
against good roads. The radical idea,
in both of those clauses ofthe present
Constitution, was to SO burden the
land With taxation and high mort
gage interest on money, as to force
the land owners OF the country to
sell their homesteads or have them
sold under the SherifTs hammer. in
forty acre tracts, of which the landless
negroes were to be the purchasers,
md thus become the landed pro-
prietors of the State. As wild IS