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How "a Toad Undresaes.

An eye witness to the process thus
describes n toad taking off his clothes.
About the middle of July found toad
on hill of melons, and, not wanting
him to move, hoed around him. He APP
peared sluggish and not inclined to
move. Presently l observed him press
ing his elbows against his sides, rubbing
downward. He appeared SO singular
that l watched to see what he was up
to. After few smart rubs, his skin
began to burst open straight along his
back. Now, said /, old fellow, you have
done it; but he appeared to be uncon-
cerned, and kept on rubbing until he
had worked down his skin into foit.s on
his sides and hips; then, grasping one
hind leg with his hands, he hauled off
one leg of his pants the same as any
body would, then stripped the other leg
in the same way. He then took his
cast off cuticle forward, between his fore
legs into his month, and swallowed it
then, by raising and lowering his head,
swallowing IS his head came down, he
stripped off the skin underneath until it
came to the forelegs, and then grasping
one OF these with the opposite hand, by
considerable pulling stripped off the
skin. Changing hands, he stripped the
other, and by a slight motion of the
head, he drew it from the throat and
swallowed the whole. The operation
seemed TO be an agreeable one, and oc-
cupied but short time.
ey7a Christian AdUOcQte.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-13

could. Ba. made q somersault which
crushed the hornet in his hair and then
he flew with both hands TO his head, and
slid between two rails of the fence. Lud
threw himself fat on his face and Law
still until he perceived that the hornets
had ali disappeared, which they soon
did, either passing on or returning to
hover about their ruined home.
The boys met whore pathway crossed
little stream. Teddie still crying, was
bathing his leg. Bat, who had heard of
such remedy, was seated on the bank,
with mass of wet mud from the stream
in pile on his head, whilst the trickling
mud ran down his neck, and the tears
streamed down his face.
"Iain't gwine fool wild dem things no
mo'-here I" he snuffied.
"What did you have the match so
short fort' cried Lud, rubbing first his
hand and then his back.
The forlorn boys staid some time at the
stream trying to make the best OF their
stings, and then started home, resolving
to put the best face on the matter for
fear of a scolding. They met the Major
Oats old MASTERY in the road, on his way
to dinner, and telling their adventure
gained his sympathy.
rhc boys were really quite badly
hurt, and it was some days before the
swelling completely subsidized.
When Bat made his appearance in the
kitchen, the cook gave HIM glance of
unutterable contempt.
"What you bin dom wild your head
all full o mud 2"
4" Hornicks," replied the crest-fallen
Bats. Nicholas for august.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-13

CAILPoRMA is one of those happy
States that have no debt to speak of. All
the money which it owes to creditors
other than itself is S733, 800, and the San
Francisco Bulletin says that if a system
of rigid economy should be set ON foot
California might be, before the close of
the next four years, not only " compare
lively the wealthiest, but the most pros
porous State in the Union" The debt
was once more than $4,000, 900, which,
il is claimed, was illegally contracted,
but was, Notwithstanding, assumed by
by the people.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-13

HE fate which has befallen n wicked
farmer i'll Paulding county, Ohio, is a
terrible warning to blasphemers. This
man shocked his hearers by cursing the
state of the weather in n horrible man.
ner. While in the midst of his TRADE,
he was struck speechless, and remains
In that state yet.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-13

Miss CAROLINE WEsTcoTT, a lady
Journalist of Chicago, has opened a real
estate and loan Office III that city, and
been appointed notary public. Miss
Alta NJ. Hulett, another Chicago woman,
Is successful attorney, and drives a
lively business both in the Criminal and
Chancery Courts.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-13

ONLY once before since the republic
Was founded has the country been with
out an ex-President. The only occasion
other than the present was in the third
year of john Adams administration,
when Washington died. No Presiden-
tial death occurred from 1919 TO 1862,
and five living ex-Presidents-Van Buren,,
Tyler, Fillmore, Pierce and Buchanan
might have graced the inaugural of
Abraham Lincoln. This wa. the great
est number of ex-Presidents living at
any time.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-13

Two NEGROES in Arkansas murdered
q German to get so which had just
been paid him for labor. Judge Lynch
got one of them-the other escaped
for the present.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-13

Az ingenious root digger in Orange
county, Ind, has been apprehended in
the act of improving the weight of his
ginseng by loading it with buckshot. In
each piece of root ne put in one shot.
The lead, being put in while the root
was yet green, was soon hidden from
observation. As ginseng sells at one
dollar pound, this was profitable oc-
cupatiou.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-13

The following figures show the total
amount of United States currency issued,
and the total amount outstanding, up to
August ::
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-13
THE LITTLE FOLKS.
The Lathercd Chin.

The Lathered Chin.
A straw they say.
Will chow which way
The vind-gusts come and go;
laihored chin
VIII likewise show
The mind within.
"rhe cats away.
The mouse doth play"
So runs the ancient saw,
Ills heart il light,
Because her paw
l. ont o; sight.
The King Is dead;
without % head.
The law j. under feet
All order goes,
In every street
The red blood flows.
Ny dad is gone"
SO reasons John.
"And now III have a spree
Ay. such lark!
For am free
Until it's dark"
He huns a song,
And ponders long
Which way his course to steer;
An hour is spent
BY Jack, in sheer
Embarrassment.
The musings stop
razor-strop.
With razor, brush, and soap!
Upon his brow
The dawn OF hope
Il restiag now.
"Hurrah that's brave!
I'll have a shave
reckon that's the plan :"
So saying, he
His task began,
IN borndless glee.
victim green!
q razor keen
The subtle Sheffield blade
SO gashed his chin,
You might have laid
finger in.
The razor falls
The STRIPPING balls,
" -Ow-ce--all-OOO!
The neighbors run,
I" Boo-ow-ee-whooo."
- Some murders done ~
" Boo-ow-ah-o-o-O!"
4" BE quiet. do,
And tell W where you're hurt
"Doo-oOh hst see
How cross they'll bel"
At length, resigned
To fates unhiud,
Poor Jack subdued his din;
And neighbors good
From clothes and chin
Wiped OF the blood.
With tincling cheek
Jack told his freak,
And trembled az he spoke;
His silence dread
His father broke.
And thus he said:
That razor, Jack,
Has saved your back,
And paid the bill in cash.
Now we are quits,
And may the cash
Let in some wits :"
hdtterb0r.
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FRESH TOPICS.

orArlsT1os show that during the first
TX months of 1875 about 104, 900 per-
sons lost their lives by violence.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-13

CONGRESSMAN CHESTER W. CHAPIy, of
springfield, Mass, was once stage
dilver, and is now worth $4,000, 600.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-13

The highest ascension OF which we have
any authentic account was accomplished
by Frenchman named Glaisher, who
attained the height of $1,000 feet, about
seven miles.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-13

A MINNESOTA woman slaughtered as
bushels of grasshoppers, and got 81 a
bushel for them.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-13

BALTIMORE has a new idea in the way
of transferring grain, which New York
would do well to adopt If she wishes to
save the remnants OF her whilom monop-
oily of the Western trade. AT the former
city, cars are run directly upon two
story soow, which is then towed along
side the steamer. The pipes are adj
justed, and the grain runs down into the
hold. Gravitation does the work of
steam, and does it much cheaper. The
adoption of such system in New York
would hurt the men who now make OK
tortionate profits out OF the cumbrous
&" lighters into which the grain is slow
ly shoveled from the cars, to be after
wards slowly shoveled into the steam
ships, but it would benefit a good part
of the rest of American mankind.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-13

PHILADELPHIA is to have IN Interna-
fional Postofice connected with the Cen
tennial, designed especially for the ac-
commodation of foreign visitors. AT it
a Dane, a Russian, Dutchman, a
Frenchm0n, Spaniard, or a German
can find some one who can speak his
own language and answer the usual
questions propoumded by visitors to
postoflice clerks. 1t is to be made com
plete in all its departments-N regular
cosmopolitan affair, such as has never
been known IN the world.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-13

The Georgia papers are congratulate
ing their citizens upon the prosperity of
their State, and they present some fig
ures which warrant them in making a
claim to this prosperity. In 1865, the
taxable property of Georgia amounted
to $126, $50, so now it is 1913, O92,O 900
showing an increase of over 80 per
cent. since the war. The State has thirty
five railroads, with an aggregate length
of 1900 miles. The State debt is but
IS, Jos, 900, against which the State owns
S6,0O0,000 of property, making the net
indebtedness only about 81, 100000. 1t
also has S3,6O2, 900 invested in cotton
and wooden mills. and S735, 900 in iron
foundries.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-13

THE longest Hrial voyage on record
was that made in 1859 by Profs. Wise
and La Mountain, accompanied by Viii
liam Hyde, at present chief editor of the
St. Louis Republican, and at that time
q reporter for the paper. Starting from
st. Louis, they passed over the States of
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Lake
Ontario, and landed in the top of a tree
near Henderson, n. Y, distance of
1,500 miles, accomplishing their fight
within twenty hours, velocity averag-
ing a mile a minute. The party came
near losing their lives in Lake Ontario.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-13

The following statistics, recorded by
a very reliable reporter, show exactly
what it costs 70 graduate q Chicago girl:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-13

THE Duke Of Edinburg, Queen Vic
toria's second son, who is heir-apparent
to the throne of Saxe-Coburg- Gotha,
pending the death without issue of his
uncle, Ernest, the present reigning
Duke, has bartered his birthright to
this extent for the very handsome an
nuity of $500, 600, to be i'll hand paid by
the German Government. Rather a
steep price for little patch of ground
not much larger tnan an average sized
county, and embracing a population Of
100000.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-13

ACcoRDING to dispatches from Madrid
the Carlists are rapidly approaching dis
solution. The frequency with which
similar announcements have been made
within the past three years leads to the
presumption that the Carlist army has
all the vitality of a cat. Similar state
ments have been made at least once q
week for two years, yet the Carlists do
not die, but cling to life with tenacity
that is truly remarkable. When Don
Carlos surrenders it will be time enough
to give credence to these reports.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-13

Total
Total issued. outstanding.
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Crime France.

The Paris correspondent of the Pail
Mall Gazette, writing under date Of Juae
18th, says: ,-..
The sentence Of death passed upon
three Of the men who took part in the
murder Of the poor old widow in the Rue
de Vaugirard has been commuted to one
Of hard labor for life There were six
men engaged in this crime; three who
Who renamed below, and three who
went up stairs and slowly and patiently
strangled defenseless woman. Georges,
Thsuvin and Mailiot, returned convict,
we're condemned to death about fort
night ago, but, thanks to the intercession
Of the Cardinal Archbishop Of Paris, the
triple execution, anxieusly expected by
the usual satellites of the guillotine, is
not to take place. The Court Of Cessa-
ton has ordered new trial for another
murderer, and has rejected the appeals
of two others. The number Of crimes
committed this year is truly alarming.
The papers inform US this morning that
the st, Jacques quarter had not recov-
cred from the emotion caused by the as
sassination Of the widow Roques (mur-
dered by her SOM when another drama
took place in tho same street--three
children locked up and left to starYe.
One Flambard, too, has just been tried
for attempting to asssssinate his mother
for having served him up some indiffer-
ent soup, The jury found extenuating
circumstances. Perhaps the soup was
badob Flambard is to finish his career at
Toulon. A man called Dubois was also
convicted Of murder month ago, and
met with the indulgence Of the jury,
Sent to prison, he endeavored to massa-
ere a turnkey, and is now to be guillo.
tined. At Chsrtres, where the life of a
woman convicted Of murder was recent
ly spared, a man has assassinsted com
rade and has made his escape. A tele'
gram from lie Mans says that a rufian,
who strangled an old woman in that
town, has been let off with hard labor;
ne assured the jury that he was dream
ing when he committed the crime. This
defense perhaps deserved success from
its novelty. AS if sufficient number of
the fair sex had not been made away
with this year in land which is proud
Of its native gallantry, one now learns
that woman Of bad character had just
been strangled at Versailles, and that the
murderer then set fire to the premises.
He exhibited certain amount OF hu-
manity by killing his victim before roast
ing her. In the Rue Rollin in Paris, a
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Prison Life in France.

London News.l p''-'i''Ai AA At
The lowest order Of mankind are prob.
ably those degraded sooundrels who be.
tray their comrades even ia, jails, and
are called sheep" or "moutons" in
French. AS soon as their rascality is
suspected, it becomes necessary to sep
arate them from the other prisoners;
and / saw whole room full Of them
thus kept apart, A little humpbacked
man had lately asked to be employed as
a "sheep" or spy in this Infamous ser
vice; he wished to get a few half pence.
By means Of the "moutoHs" plans OF
escape are sometimes revealed before
they can be carried into execution, and
light is often thrown upon mysterious
robberies which have balfled the investi-
cation Of the police. The hiding places
of stolen money, too, have been found
outin this way. uOHiuiliXe lAiJahA
The diet Of the prisoners at La Ro.
quette is wholesome and abundant. II
consists chiefly Of harrlcot beans, bread
and soup. They have meat on Thurs.
days and Sundays. The prisoners are
in good care, and there is seldom any
illness among them. La Roquette is
not cellular prison, and therefore its
inmates are allowed to associate freely
together. They rise at FIVE in summer
and six in winter They have two hours
for recreation, aud spend them chiefly
in talking and lounging about. Cards
are forbidden, but games of hazard are
played in secret. Ordinary offenses
against the prison rules are punished by
confinement in cell on bread and-water
diet. But if a prisoner becomes violent
and dangerous p strsight-waisteoat is
put upon him, | entered one Of the
cells in which prisoners are confined,
aud | saw culprit come out of another
Of them. He did not seem much the
worse for his con6nerent,rand, began
protesting with vehemence and volu.
bility which nearly got him sent back
again. The punishment cells at LaRo
,quette are mot deprivediof light or air
They are furnished with q wooden bench
so that man may sit and think there
or walk about and take exercise.
/ inquired whether the more hardened
sort OF criminals really cared much fol
the cells or the strait-waistcoat, and one
of the wardens explained that the strait
waistcoast is much dreaded by expert
enced prisoners There are three meth
DDS of using it-it is merely buckleG
round a culprit to keep him quiet, and
he is then simply helpless. But if he
continues to be noisy and abusive, his
hands are placed in front of him, and
this position after awhile becomes irk
some. In extreme cases his hands are
placed behind his back, and the utmost
fortitude cannot long support that pun,
ishment. There are no other modes oI
chastising refractory prisoners in use al
La Roquette. The condemned cells Of
this prison, which are orly tensnted by
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
= a porble panEsr5 Arsrtsd.

A Double Danger Averted.a 1ag
The inhabitant of malarious region is
threatened By double danger. He is not
only compelled to breathe miasma, but to
swallow 1t, since 1t infects not only the atmos-
rhere, but the water. The aerial poison
threatens his system through the lungs and
pores. the liquid through the stomach.
Against this double peril there is but one pro-
lection. and that IL to invigorate the entire
body through the digestive and secretive orr
gans. Ordinary tonics usually fail to accom-
plish this-Hostetter's Stomach Bitters never.
In the tropics, where the diseases originated
by malaria are Of far more malignant type
than those originated by tho same cause in the
temperate Zone, 1t enjoys immense and con-
staRtly increasing sales. and there is no por-
tion of this continent where II Is not the
reigning specific for miasmatic fevers and dis
orders Of the stomach, liver and bowels, pro-
ceeding from malaria and other causes.
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jealous sergeant de vile slew his wife a
few days ago, aud then made an attempt
upon his own life and ia:led.g he is re-
covering, and was strong enough to take
some soup yesterday. For the affair Of
Ste Adresse, where Corporal Jordon,
aged twenty-three, killed bis friend Flo
renee, and robbed the cash box, the cor
poral will probably suffer. II is also sup
posed that Mulot, who walked thirty miles
and slew an old man in an isolated cot
tage, will be executed. II is clear that
1messieurs les assassins, as Alphonse
Karr called them, have no intention Of
commencing to give up capital punish
ment, and yet crime was on the decline
till this year In the first quarter Of this
century, 6,665 persons we're condemned
to death, and probably half of them
we're executed. The worst years were in
1916 and 1917 following the wars Of Ma
poleon. From 1925 10 1850, there was a
decrease; only 1853 condemnations, and
SIS executions. 1t must, however, be
taken into account that the penal laws
we're greatly modiiied-forgers, arson,
ETC., being no longer punished by death.
There we're seldom more than 100 con-
formations in the year, and rs per cent.
were usually executed, except in l84O,
when there we're offty-one condemna-
tions, and only six combinations. From
1850 to 1860 there was further decrease
SOB condemnstions, 2S3 executions.
Between 1860 and 1870 the number fell
TO about eleven year. In 1871 there
were Ten executions in 1873 thirty -four;
10 1874, probably more, and this year
the number Of condemnations is fearful.
II must be, remembered, too, that it is
very difficult to get a jury in many parts
Of France to return a verdict carrying
with it capital punishment; they bring
in extenuating circumstances, and go
avoid having blood on their conscience.
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An American gentleman was riding

An American gentleman was riding
on the top Of coach, in the Trossacks,
in company with two enthusiastic
Scotchmen, who had never been there
before. Passing sheet of water one Of
them exclaimed to the other, + Look,
Sandy, there's Loeb Lomond," and turn.
ing to tie American, he said, 3 Have ye
ony thing like thot in American "0h,
yes" replied he, why we have lakes
there that you can sail on for days With
outseeing landl" "0ghl" grunted the
Sotchman as be turned to bis compan.
ion, hes leeing Yonkee." AL
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-16
SUNRISE IN VENICE.


Night seems troubled and scarce asleep,
Her brOws are gathered in broken rest;
Sullen old lion Of dark Saint Mark,
And a star In the east starts up from the deer, /,
White as my lilies that grow in the west. oi
Hist men are passing hurriedly, ~
see the yellow wide wings Of bark
eail silently over my merning star. Ii1n'fa
see men move in the moving dark, efr
Tall and silent as columns are
Great sinowy men that are good to see, '.i
With hair pushed back and with open breasts /;
Barefooted fishermen seeking their boats, \
Brown as walnuts and hairy as goats
Brave old water dogs, wed to the sea, y. i.
First to their labors and last to their rests.
Ships are movingl / hear a horn; ;tl,6.t,oJ
A silver trumpet IL sounds TO me, ''N
Deep-voieed and musical, far a-sea Z boir
Answers back. and again il callB, lfiH nf swg
{Tis the sentinel boats that watch the town Z
All night, as mounting the watery walls,
And watching for pirate or smuggler. Down
Over the sea, and reaching away, - Z 90 80.
And against the east, soft light falls 4,
Silvery soft as the mist Of morn,
And catch breath like the breath Of day.
The east is blossomingl Yea, a rose. ~,
Vast as the heavens. soft as kiss,
Sweet as the presence Of woman is -H5ii9l Z
Rises and reaches and widens and grows
Right out Of the sea, as bl0ssominR tree;
Richer and richer, s, higher and higher,
Deeper and Deeper II takes its hue 80 1857
Brighter and brighter ii reaches through q.
The space Of heaven and the plas % Of stars,
Till all Is as rich as rose can be-,
And my rose leaves fall into pillows Of FIRE.
Then beams reachs upwards as arms from a
Then laDces and arrows are aimed at me,
Then lances and spangles and spars and bars
Arc broken and shivered and strown on the
sea; th.a..Tallf 0d Hfrir. vfaf
And around and about me tower and spire
Start from the billOws like tongues Of fire.
4 VENICE, lS74.aqaui ai 4 -soaqlin Miller.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-16
MANHOOD.
MANHOOD RESTORED.

A VICTIM OF YOUTHFUL IMPRJ-
n dence. causing premat6fo decay, ner-
vous debility, ETC., having tried in vain every
known remedy, has found a simple self-cure
which he will send free to his fellow-suiferers.
Address ]. I'll .EREEYES, Is Nassau street,
New York.T- - Ceeod-lN
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-07-16

GRAIN RAIsERS REFUsElto sub
NIT to the wasteful andEimperfect work Of
other Threshers, when posted on the vast stlpe-
rioritv Of this one, for eaving grain, saving
time, and doing fast. thorough and ecOnomi.
THRESHERMEN FIND 1T highly advan.
tageous 70 run a. machine that has no % Beat
ers, Pickers, or /" Apron" that handles
Damp Grain, Long Straw, Headings, Flax,
Timothy, Millett and all such difficult grain
and seeds, with ENTIRE EASE And
EEFECT1VENE ESSs Cleans to perfection;
saves the farmer his thresh bill BY extra saw
ing Of grain, makes no "Litterings;" re-
quires LESS THAN 0NE-HAliF the usual
Belts, Boxes, Journals, and Gears; easier
managed less repairs; one that grain raisers
prefer to employ and walt for, even at
advanced prices, while other machines
are out of jobs"
Four sizes made with o, 8, 10 and
l9 horse Mounted f" Powers, also
speciality Of aepRratOrs alone"
expressly for STEAM POWER. and
60 match other HOrse Powers.
IT interested in grain raising, or threshing
write for illustrated Circulars (serlt free with
full particulars of sizes, styles, prices. terms,
etc. NICHOLS, SHEPARD 4 CO.,
49-15SkW aRs Cretk, Michigan.