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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-09

wretchedness-for having brought TO
your noble heart a sorrow it has so little
deserved"
Part Doral We must Motive shalt
not part u
He had drawn her TO his breast, with
wild, impulsive movement. At the
same instant the door of the studio was
suddenly Enclosed, and woman's voice
cried out in clear, ringing tones, Mark
Dillon lies, Mrs. Austin, when he dares
to call himself your husband! /
wronged, deserted, outraged IA L have
been, am none the less his lawfully
welded wife, married to him seven years
ago in Manchester. Let him deny it if
he dares. You need not scowl and glare
at me-" the woman went on, hotly;
"what speak is the truth, and do not
fear to utter it.
A low cry of rage escaped Dillon's lips,
as he sprang toward the woman who had
spoken. But with blow of iron Mel
vile Austin hand hurled him backward.
For moment the villain stared at his
wife's protector with tigerish fierceness
in his dark, dangerous eyes, and then,
like the coward he really was, skunk from
the apartment.
And from the house, too, never enter
ing it again. An hour afterward his
wife, Ellen Dillon, followed him, against
the earnest entreaty of Melville and
Dora.
"He will beat me when 1 return to
him, perhaps" she said, with mourn
full smile on her exquisite face, "but 1
must 60, nevertheless. 1t seems like a
curse, sometimes, that in spite of his
brutality and wickedness, | cannot hate
Mark. But whenever l think of our
child Mt home, believe that this weak
ness is all for the best. can guard him
against initiating his father and who
knows what a sons influence may do in
future years 2"
Her sad words left Dora and Melville
ter her departure.
"That woman loves him, Melville"
the wife murmured, mt length, in slow,
musing tones" loves him in spite of
his villainous treatment What a mar
velous mystery love is -
Marvellous, indeed, Dora !"
"Did you really mean, Melville, that
nothing should part us-not even the
knowledge of being another's wife
when you spoke 80 passionately just be-
fore Ellen Dillon entered from the
studio 2"
Her soft hand had stolen into his, her
fearful eyes were fixed upon his own,
with eager questioning in their blue
depths.
Melville Austin's answer was spoken
with unhesitating fondness 81 meant
that, if all the world had striven to sep
arate us, Dora, L should still have strug-
gled to regain you. Until to-day /
never have known the strength and
power of my love.
His arms were clasped about her now,
and she was sobbing forth her thankful
ness upon his faithful breast.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-09
Early RailrOading.

The road between Utica and Schenec-
tady, having been completed in 1886,
did no freight business until four
years subsequently, About the year
1910, agreeable to special act of the
Legislature, this road was privileged to
transport freight after the close of navi-
CATION on the Erie Canal in the fall until
the resumption of navigation III the
spring. the railroad company paying toll
on all freight transported the same
rates rs were required by boatmen on
the Erie. The first freight ever trans
ported over the Utica and Schenectady
railroad consisted of the household eff
fects of German family, which were
shipped from Palatine Bridge to Sche-
nectady, rather contrary to the wishes of
the Superintendent of the road, William
9. Young, of Schenectady, who was
averse to carrying freight on the road,
wishing the road to confine its business
strictly to the carrying of passengers.
This freight was taken the first day the
canal was closed and no preparations
had been made for its transportation.
The company had prepared no way-bills
or rates of tariff, so that when the freight
reached Schenectady, Hoel 5. Neil
vain, who was i'll charge of the train,
made a rather exorbitant charge for its
transmission, amounting TO $14, the first
money received by the company for car
rying freight. The freight business on
the road increased rapidly, and for sew
eral years before the consolidation of the
roads between Albany and Buffalo, all
freight through the valley had to be
transferred mt Schenectady for all points
east of there. In those early days but
two daily passenger trains passed through
the valley in the summer, each way.
They were known as the day trains and
the night trains. One left Schenectady
at 9 o'clock in the morning for the West,
while mt the same hour the eastward
bound train would leave Utica, and the
same plan was followed mt the same hour
in the evening. Though the distance
between those points is but seventy
eight miles, the running time was seven
hours, or nearly five hours longer than
is the running time of the special ex-
press trains of to-day. 1t is said, how
ever, that during an important trial in
the United States Court i'll 1915, at
Utica, the proceedings of which the
Albany dailies were anxious to publish,
a single engine carried n special messen-
ger from Utica to Schenectady in the
remarkably short time of one hour and
forty-eight minutes. The locomotive
was known as the Saw engine, weighed
about four tons, and had driving wheels
six feet i'll height.-Atbany ArguS.
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The Contest for the Speakership.

The Washington correspondent of the
Chicago Journal telegraphs
Democratic politicians who are still
here say that the contest over the
Speakership of the next House, which is
being carried on secretly by the friends
of several candidates, is engendering a
good deal of rivalry, and rapidly assum-
ing a bitter aspect. Those who are
aware of what is going on under the
surface say that the contest is virtually
narrowed down to two candidates-Ran
dali, of Pennsylvania, and Kerr, of In
diana. The former is said to be the most
active, and has been in communication
with nearly every Democratic Repre-
sentative in the South. The extreme
Democrats are urging the election of
Randall, on account of his leadership in
opposing the Force bill, while the more
conservative members are said to prefer
Kerr, who at present seems to lead in
the race. Both Fernando Wood and
Sunset Cox are counted out OF the tight
by the politicians who are watching 1t
closely"
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inpudense.

Impudense liz that trait in an individ
uals karakter which prompts, he, she, OF
it, to be openly sassy, or covertly insult
ing.
1t liz allwuss an evidence ov ignorance,
and never IL found separated from cow
ardice.
Thare IL no CRATER evidence ov weak
ness, or inability, than to see man anx-
ious to gain hi impudense what the world
never bestows only NJ the reward ov
modesty and merit.
Impudense IL sumtimes mistaken for
self-reliance and independence ov karak-
ter, but thare IL just az mulch difference
NJ thare IL between bravado and true
courage.
1t requires sum little force of karakter
to be impudent-bullys hav it well-de-
veloped, but hav seen loafers who had
got down even belo impudense.
No man ov good sense or common hon
esty IL ever impudent; he knows ov a
surer way to gain hiz ends.
Too mulch self-assurance runs into i'm
pudense, and impudense soon runs
into common rudeness and sassyness,
and then we hav the disgusting loafer,
without self-respekt, dispized by all de
cent people.
1t IL, perhaps, safe to say that almost
all the great, az well az the lesser enor-
mitys, that hav scourged the world can
be traced direcktly back to impudense.
A sassy boy soon bekums disobedient
one, and disobedience IL an open gate
through which all manner ov crimes
march abreast. Josh billings.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-09

IT is surprising how useful a man can
be if he tries, and that too in a small,
obscure way. The Rev. Hosea Z. Ballou,
of Wilmington, VT, is rs years old. He
has been forty-three years in the minis
try. He has attended 1850 funerals,
preaching sermons at most of them.
Aside from his religious duties, Mr. Bal
lou has been for seventeen years Town
Clerk, for fourteen years Justice of the
Peace, for two years member of the
Vermont Legislature, once a delegate to
constitutional convention, and for
twenty-one years Superintendent of
Schools.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-09

A LONDON manager was telling rather
a poor anecdote, without much point in
it, to the members of his company as
sembled in the green-room. Most of
them sycophants, they all laughed loudly
at the feeble JEST beg pardon, all but
one. The dull dog who refused to laugh,
and who looked profoundly miserable,
was at last nudged by his companion.
" Why don't you laugh, Tom why
don't you laugh Don't you see the
governor is looking at you - "Let him
look, you fool" was the answer, "don't
you know I am going to leave on Satur-
Clay p"
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GO TO BED.

When have lost all faith in man,
Or failed 10 consummate some plan;
When women fair are cool, unkind
And things accord not with my mind
do not rashly seize my pen,
And in a furry there and then
Declare this gladstone world % be
One endless round OF vanity
An, no! for this wer, mockery-
go to bed.
When through my head there darts pain,
And life seems an increasing bane;
Whom friends their patronage withhold,
And creditors become too bold
/ do not in seclusion mourn,
And curse the hour that was born
go to bed.
When direful news comes DER the sea,
Or Smith and Jones cannot agree;
When bank securities decline,
And spurious stuffs are sold for wine
do not with an awful sigh
Express the wish that might die
go to bed.
When boys refuse 10 study Greek,
Write moral essays, practice, speak;
When girls of fourteen firt and lace,
And like frivolities embrace
do not on high heaven call
For one 10 write our country's fall
/ go TO bed.
When some D. D. deserts his creed,
And quacks their many victims bleed;
When editors write sharp replies,
And moneyed men keep back supplies
/ do not then in prose or verse
Implore the gods mankind to curse
i go to bed.
When couples marry in great haste,
And servants pilfer, fret, and waste
When general courts their terms prolong;
In short when things get somewhat wrong
! do not bite my lips, and scowl,
And at the children snap and growl-
l go 20 bed.
go TO bed, and soundly sleep,
While friendly angels vigil keep
But If, however, awake
Before my ailments me forsake,
do not of my life complain,
But try the remedy again
l back to bed.
We who have griefs-and vino has not .
Let past prescriptions be forgot.
My panacea for old and young
Ia given in the English tongue.
1t hath to untold millions wrought
Sweetest relief, nor cost them aught.
And now if you, like these, would be
From every pain and trouble free.
Light a small lamp, and come with me
l go to bed.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-09

II Hungary it appears that even the
sheep chew tobacco, and thrive well on
it, if we may believe Professor Wright
son, who made tour through that coun-
try last year for the purpose of collecting
information on the state OF agriculture.
In his report, published in the journal
of the Royal Agricultural Society of
England, speaking of the Thesis dis
trict, he says: CT found tobacco cult
waited on large scale here, and learned
that sheep do very well upon tobacco in
green state as forage crop. tits sown
in the middle of March in beds, well
watered and weeded, and planted out
when four or five inches high, the plants
being set as deep as the heart, or to
where the leaves branch off from the
STEM"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-09

DAVID PETERS, a negro who is serving
out fifteen years sentence in the Rhode
Island State Prison, is noted hnguist.
He has acquired Latin, Greek, Arabic,
German, French, Italian and Spanish
during the six years be has already been
imprisoned, and is now at work upon
Hebrew.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-09

THE amount of gold exported from
Melbourne, Australia, including New
Zealand gold exported via Melbourne,
during the year 1874, exclusive of the
month of December, was 914, 043 ounces.
The value in round numbers was $lS,
900, 900.
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There is party, fat and stout
As any Turk on BOsphorus,
Whs at our Dime r-table sits.
And ne'er his babbe intermits,
But praise of mush and wheaton griAs
And "mean amount of phosphorus
He always airs his favorite theme,
Nor cares penny's toss for us,
But rails at beef with " Pooh !" aud - Pish :"
And calls for cod and other fish,
Hoping to gain-his dearest wish
1.-THE mean amount of phosphorus.
oh that he'd change his boarding-place-
'Twould surely be no loss for us
But there's one consolation yet,
His star, ascendant, soon will set
Some time he'll die, and then he'll get
a" His mean amount of phosphorus
Springfield Republican.
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Wit and HumOr.

BoRBs most people have-Neigh-bors
THE earth is dirty while the ocean is
tidy.
A FLAMING youth-Burns in his boy
hood.
REGULAR branch establishments
Trees.
COFFEE grounds-A West Indian plan
tatiOn.
A wEIL-KNowN field -officer-A kernel
of corn.
WILLING prisoner-A man locked in
slumber.
FIRM language between
partners.
A COUNTRY editor, in his financial arti-
Gle, says, Money is close, but not
close enough to reach.
The newspapers are full of advertise
ments for plain cooks. We suppose
pretty cooks have no occasion to adver
tise ut all.
In New Zealand they have to adver
tise for men to run for fat offices, and it
is evident that the American traveller
has not yet reached New Zealand.
A PHILADELPHIA broker courted a
young lady for six years, and was too
bashful to ask for her hand until her
brother horse whipped him into it.
HERE'S to the vine that made this
wine" said Spivins, as he swallowed a
glass of milk. "What vine was that 2"
asked Smith. " Bovine, was the prompt
response.
LADY" Before l engage you, L
should like to know what your religion
is. " Cook" Oh, ma am ! l always feel
it my duty to be of the same religion as
the family is"
THE spectators at wedding in Eng
land the other day must have been sur
arm of her father" feat which is duly
recorded in local paper.
SING SING dialogue If you have any
trade, prisoner, state it, and We will put
you to work at it. Prisoner Gust en-
tered)- y" Well, boss, i was brung up
bartender, and I'd like to go to work at
that :"
A CLERGYMAN of Reading, Pa, has
made hit of introducing personals
in prayers. Here is a sample : Lord,
have mercy on John Shanahan, who
keeps saloon near the Old bridge.
Either lay him on bed of sickness or
have him moved ont of town"
The recently widowed Mrs. Murphy
to friends "Well, thin, Mrs. Lanni-
gan, when poor Micky, rist his sowl, was
all nately commissioned, put him in
the joog, do we mind, for / thought, We
know, he'd be feelin' more contenteG
there nor any other place at all. ="
AT trial not long since, one of the
witnesses, an old lady of some 80 years,
was closely questioned by the cross-ex-
amining counsel relative to the clearness
of her eyesight. "Can you see me 2"
he said. " Yes, was answered. How
well can you see me z" persisted the bar
rister. We'll enough" responded the
lady, "to see that you are neither ne
gro, an Indian, nor gentleman.
A GENTLEMAN owned a farm in New
Jersey. 1t had been long in the family
Embarrassments compelled him to sell,
and the farm was put up at auction. He
felt so bad about the sale that he could
not attend it, but sent over his head
servant. On his return the master said
We'll, John, was the farm sold 2" Yes,
SIR did it sell well p lit went
very low. "Who bought it 2" q
did" You, John! Where did you
get your money 2" 81 laid up my wages
since L worked for you. well, John,
I'll tell you what will do. AS soon as
you get the title to your property I'll
come and work for you, and buy the
farm back.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-08-10
GEN. ALEXANDER ETAuILrOg.
7 nv Death OF 'hc Son Of Ihe TIE.t secre-
taTy 81 tire EF-Es ury-An EyCBtJE
Recalls 60 ssinu the Duel with
EssIItss aaron Eurr.


New York SUM-
General Alexander Hamilton, who
l..t IN this city on Sunday last, Tgs
only one Of the many American Hamll-
L n -Io have st various periods in tie
history ~ the country shown great
Aacrity in taking up arms To- either
their country, their friends, or them
selves. He was in command OF the old
Sandy Hook fort in the war OF 1872, aud
took part in many Of the minor engage
nents near the city at that time. After
the war he went 20 Spain, ana was at
memorable battle before BsGajOs between
the French troops and the English
army, under Wellington. His father,
a eXander Hamilton, an adopted citizen,
studied srtilleTy AZ the age OF nineteen,
and in 1776 became a Caotain under
General Schuyler in command OF the
northern department. He was in the
fight Al White Plains, and after having
lost nearly all his men at Trenton and
Princeton, and in the TstTest across the
X IitSn, he became an aid to Washing
ton, and was at Monmouth and York
town. While be was Revolutionary
soldier he bore q challenge to General
Lee from General LauTens, and acted 8s
second to Laurens il, the duel that fol-
lowed. He became cOmm8nder-in-chief
OF the army on the death OF Washington
in 1893, and il 1904 lost his life in duel
with Aaron Burr, just two years after
the death Of his eldest son, Schuyler, in
a similar ''aff4ir OF honor" James
Hamilton, Of South Carolina, who was
drowned at sea some twenty years ago,
was a major in the war of 1912. served
a. mayor OF Charleston and member Of
the Legislature for several years, and in
1922 was sent to congress. In
the celebrated duel between John
Randolph and Henry Clay he
acted SIS second to Randolph.
His death was noble one. When on
his way TO Texas, after having spent his
fortune in her service, the steamer came
in collision with another. With the
courtesy and gsllantry that always dis
tiRguished him, he yielded his own
chance OF safety to a lady, and went
down to bis death without q mUTmuT.
The General Alexander Hamil- on. who
has just died was born on the sixteenth
OF May, l785. From the time OF his re-
turn from Europe in 1920 he lived a re-
tired life in this city, spending much of
his time st his cOuntry-seat in New
Brunswick, New Jersey. He leaves no
children, and his heirs are his three
brothers, James a, 9ged lightweight,
who lives on the estate in IrvingtOn;
John c., eyed eighty-tive, who lives in
this city, and Philip, aged seventy-three,
who lives il POughkeepsie.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-08-10

The Little Rock Gazette of Saturday
publishes a communication from a cor
respondent suggesting the completion Of
the st. Louis, Salem and Little Rock
railroad, which is now constructed and
running distance Of fifty miles, from
Cuba, point on the Atlantic and Pa
cific railroad, to Salem, and Simmons's
Iron Mountain in Missouri. The route
proposed by this correspondent would
be little shorter than the present Cairo
and Fulton to st. Louis, and were the
proposed road built, there would be a
wholesome competition between it and
the Cairo and Fulton road for the bust
ness Of Little Rock and all points south.
Memphis should make a point on this.
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A NIGHT OF TERROR,
Narrow Escape Of Vegetables from a
CFazCd -egrO, who WAS Ultimate
IyEhOI by the NGuss.BoS.
Savannah News, August 3D.

We learn through the Express messen-
ger. Mr.. Tucker, the particulars OF an
attempted urder of two ladies at the
house Of Colonel Wilkinson Call, about
one mile from Jacksonville, Florida, on
the shell-road. On Friday, Colonel Call,
who has been married only few weeks,
left home on a business trip up the river,
leaving behind him bis wife and TWO
female relatives, en- aged lady, young
girl, end Mrs. Livingston, the latter q
naighbor, who was present !Or the pur-
rose Of keeping them company during
his absence. About nine O'Clock that
night a negro living in the neighbor-
hood, who is thought by some to be
somewhat demented, walked into the
room where the ladies were sitting and
demanded something to eat. He was
told TO 90 the kitchen. He went there,
and the house. boy told him he would
have to wait. Upon this the negro
threatened to kill the boy, and the lat
ter ran into the yard. The negro got an
ak, and proceeded to the room where he
had left the ladies, who, seeing him
coming, shut the door and fled into
the yard through the back way. The
would-be murderer succeeded in break
ing open the door, but not finding his
intended victims, he went after the boy
again, ard proceeded to chase him
around the yard. The boy finally re-
membered a loaded gun in the house,
and succeeded in getting into the house
and arming himself, his pursuer being
near at hand ell the time. He still en-
deavored to elude the negro, but in at
tempting to get out into the road, he
was unable TO open the gate, and as the
negro raised his AK to strike, the boy
fred, blowing off the whole lower part
of his sssailant's face. The latter, how
ever, was 80 determined that, despite
the frightful wound he had received, fol-
lowed. the boy nearly to Jacksonville,
only stopping from loss of blood. The
ladies, in the meantime had got across
the yard fence into the field, where they
remained for several hours, almost par
alyzed with fear, not knowing bow soon
the crazy negro might find them. They
heard the report OF the gun, but did not
know whether the negro had shot it,
and it was not until next morning that
they learned the facts. The wounded
negro was reported to be dying on Sat
urday,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-08-10

THE Knoxville Press and Herald, Of
Saturday, publishes an account of the
lynching Of negro, at Athens, the pre-
vious day, who was charged with as.
saulting lady riding along the road,
robbing her, and sOys, editorially, what
all law-sbiding people will indorse, that
"while the offense was Of the most
heinous character and deserving Of the
severess penalty Of the law, yet We can
not defend the course Of these persons at
Athens, whoever they may be, that took
part in the lynchiDg. II tie country is
10 be governed by law, criminals of all
grades should be tried by the courts, and
not by unknown, irresponsible parties.
The violation Of the law committed by
the negro has been exaggerated tenfold
by the action Of these lynchers, and the
officers OF the Jaw in M'Minn county
owe it 70 themselves, to their town,
county aud State to vindicate the mai
esty of the law and the fair fame of the
community in which they live, by ar
resting every one concerned in the mid
night deed.n
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-08-10

The east is distressed by s. multitude
OF trsmps who roam from town to town
and diversity the somewhat tedious
journey by constant theft and OCCASION
al murder. AR eastern paper relates
how Count RumfOrd, the American
clerk who became an English knight
and 8 German noble, once rid Munich
OF its tramps. He hired vacant build
ing, land fitted it up with kitchens, dorm
itOries, and workshops. On a certain
holiday, when the streets were full Of
sturdy beggars, the police seized two
thousand six hundred of them and
lodged them in Rumford's building.
They were washed, decently clothed,
fed, and made to work in the shops. As
soon as they.had learned 8 trade, they
were allowed to leave. If they began to
beg, they were brought back. The idea
worked to a charm. The beggars of
Munich were eXterminated. The in
cOrrigi6le ones left for other cities, where
they could batten on charity; the cor
rigble ones became industrious and self
supporting. The latter category en-
bTaced nearly all.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-08-10

HERE ia moresrailrosd folly. A dis
patch from st. Louis informs US that the
railroad war between the st. Louis,
Kansas City and Northern and the Mis-
souri, Pacific continues, and the Hsnni-
bal and ST. Joseph road has entered the
arena by reducing the fare TO Chicago to
five dollars and round-trip tickets to ten
dollars. which has been met by the st.
Louis, Kansas City and Northern and
the Chicago and Alton. 1t is said the
fight between the roads will include
freight rates as well as passenger fares.