Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-11-06
PAPERS. MEN AND THINGS.

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DR.. Linderman, Director of the United
States mint, estimates the gold aed silver
production of the country next year at
$lOO,OOOOOO.
| The last census of the British Isles was
taken in single dny, at cost of $780,
600, or $24.61 for every thousand of the
population.
Prince Frederick William, Of Germany,
is thinking of attending the American
Centennial Let them all come-po-
tentates and people.
A woman i'm Massachusetts, fed tramp
the other day, after which he asked if he
might go to bed long enough for her to
wash and iron his shirt.
A man may occasionally kiss the wrong
woman by mistake. But, when he maNes
practice of it, the right woman finds it
out-and that's what bothers him.
The Dubuque lawyers have smiled and
bowed to Mrs. j. E. Foster, generously
admitting her to the vicissitudes of legal
practice i'm their charmed circle.
An extraordinary check on wheat pro-
duction has developed itself in North
| Carolina, at Newbern, where it is said
number of the wheat fields remain TN.
reaped on account of rattlesnakes.
NV. Stinson. formerly publisher of
newspaper at Portland, Maine, is under
arrest for fraudulently inducing fifty
persons to invest some $4,000 for alleged
colonizatson purposes at Mansfield, Yer
mont.
| One of the remarkable features of the
Ohio election was Aliens getting ma
jority at the Soldiers Home, Dayton, the
soldiers casting 1900 votes. No Demo
crat has ever received over 200 votes
there before.
A few weeks ago Gen. Butler left an
envelope with a dozen $50 bills in his
vest pocket, and it was unfortunately
sent to the wash. The pulp remains were
sent to the bank, and were finally identi-
fled. But the general seems as fond of
soft money as ever.
Gen. Sol. Meredith, one of the most
prominent of the Indiana generals dur
ing the war, died at his residence near
Cambridge City, Ind, OH the 2lst ult., of
cancer in the stomach, which originated
from his being crushed beneath horse
at the battle of Gainesville.
"Come, my little fellow" said Wash
ington gentleman to youngster of five
years, while sitting in a parlor where
large company were assembled, ''do you
know me?" "Yeth, thirl" sWho am /?
| Let me hear" SYou ith the man who
kithed mamma when papa was in New
York." Correct.
That Cincinnati naturalists has demon
strated that after bee has stung man
fifteen or twenty times it doesn't hurt
any more, is perfectly willing that any
incredulous person should try it himself.
This is he first discovery of the age, so
far as we know, upon which protection
is not claimed by exclusive patent.
A lady belonging to one of the most
distinguished families in the state of New
York lately placed herself in 'sterriblc
fix" by an attempt to evade Custom
House dues, and had the satisfaction Of
paying $1,000 to settle the difficulty. In
another case the attempt to smuggle in
trousseau on the part of member of an
eminent publishing firm resulted in
payment of $1,000.
The construction of the East River
bridge, to connect New York with Brook
lyn, was commenced in January, 1870.
1t was to be completed in six years, at 4
cost not exceed ng $10,00o.OO0. Thus far
the work has cost $5,SO0OOO. Engineer
Roebling says the bridge will not be
completed before 1879, and at least S1O.-
100000 will be required. The work is
progressively slowly.
Asingular case is reported from Brook
lyn. A woman was badly frightened by
a cat some months previous to the birth
of her child. That child proved to be
girl, and is now eighteen years of age
and married. During her girlhood she
gave no evidence of being affected by
her mothers fright, excepting, indeed, a
propensity to chase mice and OCCASION
ally to sit on the backyard fence and
yowl little on moonlight lights; but,
strange to relate, since the birth of her
own baby she always lifts it out of its
crib by the back of its neck with her
teeth.
Old Mr.. Singer, the sewing machine
man, was great genius, wasn't he? He
was worth $l3,0O0,0OO, bore the cleanest
of regulations, belonged to the church,
and died happy. But after man dies,
then comes the inventory. 1t comes not
only in the other world, but in this. The
rule could not be reversed for million
aire, and so we have found out what Mr..
Singer left when he died-not in the
other world-but in this mundane sphere.
He left first, the $laOO0,OO0; second, five
wives; third, twenty-four childrens
fourth, provision for four of the wives;
fifth. provision for all the kids; SIXTH
one mad, unprovided-for wife, who;
swears she'll have her share of the money
or burst the will to splinters. Happy
final this for prosperous financial ca,
reer Pretty epitaph for great genius E
lSweet aAmenn for q member' Of tho