The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-08
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Milton died.
Ex.OugEN Isabella has been reduced
to 1874 nightgowns.
A WOMAN in Berlin, Germany, has
forty-nine children.
THE new army bill in France increases
the army to 100000 men.
An Iowa father of seventy-fve au-
tumns is gladdened by a l2-pound
scion.
E.1eaANrs received at Castle Garden
since January l, 1874 1882.
THE chandelier for the new opera
house in Paris will cost $4,000.
LONDON expects to have $50, 600, coo
people before she stops growing.
The law-abiding Bostonians have
violated the building law 1,0l0 times
this year.
From the army OF her Majesty, the
Queen of England, about 100 men
desert annually.
ACCORDING TO the military survey of
the Russian empire, the monarchy ex-
tends over 400, 227 geographical miles,
or one-sixth of the inhabited globe.
JOHN ALLEN, of Pierpont Manor,
jefferson county, n. Y, has just been
elected Justice OF the Peace by the
Republicans for the thirteenth term of
four years each. Squire Allen is 81
years CT age.
AMERICAN cities pay roundly not to
have their streets poorly cleaned. Paris
receives $3.50, 600 year for the privi-
lege from contractors, whomanufacture
the refuse into compost and sell it for
5000, OOO-a clear profit OF $3SO,OO0.
WILLIAM MORAN, of the Philadelphia
,Suaday Chronicie, was convicted few
days ago OF a singular libel upon George
e. Hall, member of the Common Coun-
ell. He charged Hall with picking the
pocket of marble statue of George
Washington.
ALEcK STEPHENS is growing quite
corpulent. He now fills out several of
his old wrinkles, and only one of his
knee Joints squeaks for want of grease
when he walks. He weighs sixty-seven
pounds, eight ounces, and seventeen
drachms, apothecary's weight.
TT is stated as probable that one of
the Paris theatres will adopt the rule of
closing the doors as soon as the curtain
rises and keeping them vigorously
closed while the curtain is up, so that
late corners may not interfere with the
comfort OF all who are seated betimes.
In the great chop district" of New
-, la Of
kimer, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida,
Otsego, and Schoharie-not more than
1000 bales of this seasons hops are
now held. The price from first hands
ranges from SO to 40 cents. Brewers
are now pretty we'll stocked up.-R0ch-
ester ca. ~ Union.
GEORGE LABAR, whose death, in
Pennsylva1ia, at the age of 10Y years,
we reported last week, lett SIC descend
ants. His father, when 50 years old,
married woman of 80, who thought
she would worry him out, perhaps
but he proved to be like Joey Bag.
stock, old aud tough, and outhved her
dying at the green OLD age OF III years
A TENNESSEE paper celebrates The
achievements of the "best man in the
county," In single day, last spring
she dug six pounds of ginseng, captured
and killed two rattlesnakes with clever
and thirteen rattles, and gave birth t.
twins. But she can't do it every day
Rattlesnakes, not to mention twins, ar
not to be had more than once or twic
week.
Mr.. BANCROFT continues to driv
L:
rises at 6, lights his fire, and works unit
summoned to breakfast at 8. Ate
breakfast he resumes his labors until
when he stops for the day, and usual
takes ride on horseback, followed b
a" constitutional walk OF two or tire
miles. The evenings he devotes to sc
cial enjoyment.
CoINER BABooCK, of the United State
Mint, San Francisco, Dec. II, delivere
to Superintendent La Grange the Sill
OF $3.50, 600 III double eagles. This
the largest days work ever performe
by any mint in the United States. ]
the three days, terminating with Satu
dey, the mint has turned out 81 600, 00
the largest amount of coinage ever ru
in the same period.
Mrs. JOAQUIN MILLER has written
drama founded upon the incidents {
her chequered life. Joaquin is cha
acter in the play 80 is Mrs. 10 so al
many living "Oregon characters"
note. Climax of Act l.. "My marriae
with Joaquin )" Do. of Act H.: III
departure, and Myself standing on tn
lonely rock, watching the recedir
shipr'
A LIBEL suit in Lowell involves Il
question of how much publicity
given, IN the eyes of the law, to matt
written on a postal card and Sc
through the mail The defenda
wrote letter to the plaintiff on pc
tai card, accusing him of forgery, al
his defense is that, as the postofli
clerks are enjoined to secrecy, the
was no more OF publication than
the matter had been sent in seal
letter.
AN illustration of the poor-debt
laws of Massachusetts, is found in {
imprisonment of man for debt in O
of the iails near Boston. He plac
all his properly of the disposal of
creditors, but for some reason was Il
allowed to take the poor debtors oat
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