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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-07-09
Plain Talk.

The american Journal Of Education
has the following, which will do for
school directors to ponder over:
One of our County Superintendents
writes as follows:
II wish you would say in the Journal,
that school officers should be elected for
their ability and efficiency, or for their
good sense, and not because 'it is Toms
turn, or Dick wants it, or Harry be-
longs to your party, or your church, or
married my wife's sister.
"That school directors have other
duties, than providing for impecunious
male or female relatives.
"That good teacher is cheap, and q
poor one dedr at any price.
"That babies should not always be
sent to school to get them out of the
way (for good teacher may be an in
different nurse neither should pupils be
kept at home TO do chores.
''That building so full of dirt, decay,
disease, discomfort, disagreeableness
and discouragement, rs to be totally un-
tit for anything else, will not necessarily
be good school house.
"That simply paying a mans school
tax will no more insure his children a
good education, than paying minister
tax will give him warranty deed of
heaven"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-07-09
A Missouri Snake.Charmer.

The New Madrid CMo.) Record says
that one day last week man by the
name of Ben Miller, better known in
that county as the snake charmer,"
while out in the woods with wagon and
team, came across very large rattle
snake. After charming his snakeship,
Miller took him up, fondling him in his
arms, and finally putting him in his
bosom. After playing with him for an
hour, Miller became tired, and coiling
him up, laid him in the wagon, and sat
down beside him. The wagon starting,
jolted the snake, which became furious,
and making pass at Miller, bit him on
the leg just above the knee. Miller cut
the snakes head off with his knife, and
took his handkerchief and bound it
around the leg above the bite. This oc-
CURED late in the evening, and the man
suffered greatly during the night. The
next morning doctor was sent for, who
found Miller in an almost lifeless condi-
tion, his wounded leg having swollen to
very nearly, if not quite, the size of his
body-his whole body and face had
tuned perfectly black. After dressing
the wound the doctor thought the pa
tient would recover.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-07-09

preparation, 1871, 500; courthouse and
postoffice, Philadelphia, total amount
appropriated, S2,250,000 estimate for
1876, $3.50, 900; custom-house, Portland,
Ore, total appropriation, 1856, 800; esti-
mate for 1876, $4,000; branch mint,
San Francisco, total appropriation, 81
S35, 1892; new appraisers stores, same
city, $232, ,091. u; hospital building,
$50, 900; custom-house, st. Louis, total
amount appropriated, $3.50, 900; esti-
mate for 1876, $3.50, 900; courthouse and
postoffice, Trenton, N. j., total appro-
priation, $3.50, ,000.- United States Rec
ord and Gazette.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-07-09
VOL. KILN Il
THE FAT MISSIONARY.

THE Washington Capital thus recites through q
ntributor the OF the Rev. Oleus Bacon, mis-
ionary:l
IL was all in fore-and-aft schooner
That he sailed to that far countree,
And, according TO Captain SimminsOn
II was beautiful for 20 see
How warmly those heather welcomedhim,
And how grateful they seemed TO be,
And how, in their simple, innocent way
They patted him, now on bis knee,
And now on his cheek, and now on his chin,
And, in short, made only too free
With the Reverend Oleus Bacon,
As sent upon mission
To the islands near Feejee.
But have an affidavit
Captain Simminson took afore me,
(And Simminsop IL Christian many,
How standin' that night on his lee,
And a-swearing up his canvas
All ready 10 put TO sea,
BE noticed fire on the island
As was burnin' remarkably free;
But he had no idea those devils
We're maxim frcassee
OF the Reverend Oleus Bacon
As was sent upon mission
To the islands near Feejee.
But so il turned out; and therefore / say
As Simminson said 10 me,
II the Board of Foreign Missions
Had any eyes for to see
They'd never have sent man ont there
A missionary for 10 be,
The make of whose person was tempting
In the very least degree.
Or one was anyways bulgy at all,
Still less, one az bulgy as he;
This Reverend Oleus Bacon
As was sent upon mission
TO the islands near Feejee.
However the Lord was in il,
Al least, 80 il seems 10 me;
Or something was in Mr.. Bacon
As didn't al all agree
With the stomachs of those heathen men,
But made 'em throw up quite free:
And happen 10 know what that something was,
II was cayendish and rappee!
Nevertheless IL was somewhat unfortunate,
As most any man may see,
That the Reverend Oleus Bacon
Ever started on that mission
To the islands near Feejee.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-07-09

SOUTHERN SToRMs.-A Nashville tele-
gram says: John Mills was struck dead
by lightning near Nashville Yesterday.
Two persons were knocked senseless.
-Four others were knocked down in the
city by lightning this morning. A tree
was blown down, killing a man named
Williams, in Rutherford county. Five
houses in Gallatin were unroofed, and
stables, dwellings, cribs and fences lev.
eled at Smyrna The roofs OF five
houses in Tullahoma were taken off;
also the roofs of two churches, depot,
two stores, stables and other houses at
Chattanooga.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-11-25
DIRECTIONS FOR CALCI1f1N1NG.

Buy the best bleached glue if the wallis
are to be white or some light tint (if dark
it is immaterial so the glue is clean), and
use it in the proportion Of a quarter Of
pound to eight pounds of whiting. Soak
the glue over night; in the morning pour
off the water, as it simply swells while
soaking. Add fresh water. put it in =
pail, and set that in kettle Of boiling
water. When dissolved stir it into the
whiting, adding enough water to make it.,
after mixing, Of the same consistency as
common whitewssh. 1t may be tinted
any color, and applied with = whitewash
brush. If the color is rubbed smooth in
in little water and then mixed with the
wash it will be more even. 1.-THE walls
have been previously whitewashed: scrape
away all that will come off, and wash
with solution of white vitriol-two
ounces in a pail Of water. The vitriol
will be decomposed, forming zinc white,
and plaster Of Paris, to which the calcim-
lining easily adheres. It is important to
dissolve the glue in hot water bath, for
If scorched by too great heat its tenacity
is impaired or destroyed. Whiting is
simply chalk freed from impurities and
reduced to fine powder, and is also
known under the names Of Paris and
Spanish white, though the latter is really
= white earth found in Spain.
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! .ssssglf1OUNEHOLDsHIN1N.

Z 9Forsdamp closets snd scupboards which
generate mildew, astrayful. Of quick lime
WILDE found TO- absorb the moisture and
render the air, pure, but; Of course it is
necessary to renew the lime from time to
time as IT becomes fully s,aked.: This
list remedy Will be found usefulin safes
and strong rooms, tho damp air of which
ctsafrequently most injuriously on the
valuable deeds. and documents which
they contain, .,.':. 81
81, Plmpless on the face usually indicate
some defect Of nutrition or some error in
food. Many persons. on the adoption Of
i wise and reasonable diet, become for
the first time free of pimples therefore,
instead of doctoring them with medicines,
you. should look we'll TO- your habits of
life, improve your. digestion, wisely reg.
ulate the diet, and keep the skin active
by proper bathing, and much life out Of
doors. Few people, especially women,
appreciate the good effects, Of outdoor
life, unconstrained by tight dresses. -
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Working. dnh III the'es,t.bl;shment Of Ii,

working. dnb5 foE( the1|est.blishment Of til.
TRUTH and.it-was because he bad more Of
1.-THE truth, than others that he could see
further. He expected that America would
be surprised when he publishes his.oh-
seryations. ~ can give you . little idea, :
he said, ,!tsof how things are working >
This talk was late at night, and by the
dim cabin:lamp.. when I was in Rome
/ Invent to see the head man Of the Pope.
! talked''1with him over an hour, and
found that he knew all about it - ~
"Goodsgracious \ You don't say so!''
Yes sir!oasAud he il in full sympathy.
But hef dare not: say anything. He
knows his church is on it's last legs. I
told him that did not care to see the
Pope, but il, he i wanted to, meetame, and
b discuss the sinfallibility:4 question. was
ready for him." -sz..sr.s. ..vsT< t.:ss x-,~:
''What did the Pope's head man say to
rthat!"O / Iff F$l@t +. Astx
'He said that he, would see the Pope,
and see if he could arrange IN interview;
and would let me, know waited /
week in Rome, but no notice came. !
tell you the Pope don t dare discuss it. >
''Then he didn't see you! ~; 9:..
mo: sir But ! wrote him letter
from Naples 49,, = -. t~ =: ,z <z
perhaps he ,won't answer it."
So! SWELL, ifhe dosn't, g that :is' 4 confes
sion that he can't He leaves me the field
That will satisfy me. ''7S' '''*N '<'-''> :. 8. f
! said I thought he would be satisfied.
81
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TWO WOMEN. ;
BY REBECCA HARDING, DAVIS.

The street lies in the new districts of
Pbilade!phia and is one line Of q vast ex.
tension Of red brick. marble.trimmed con.
tract houses, built in block, and all pre-:
cisely alike, from the tiny vcstibule to-
the snowy wallpaper. In them congre-
gate all the odds and ends of humanity.
broken.down spectators, adventures,
needy teachers Of every knowledge under
heaven, astrologers, quack doctors-the
queer people, in short, who cling to the
purlieus Of a great city, like barnacles to
= ships bull. - ~.
The second story Of one of these houses
is occupied by two women, who represent
two phases Of city life. Their rooms ad-
join. They brush clothes on the narrow
stairway, but they never speak. They
were born antagonists, as are adog and
wolf: They know that; for their in.
stincts areskeen, and they have the com:
mon sense to act on their instinct. I
happen to know them both, and it can
do no harm to examine them closely and
remember that they are Of the same
blood and flesh as ourselves. ! u :;al
Madame Constantia' de- Gonzalon has
her apartment in there For the sake
of the glimpse Of the little hack yard,
she tells you, and the, morning glories
over the window, She is very fond 81
flowers. .: Always has one in her BOSOM:
I, have known her give fifty cents. for =
rose in winter. when she had nothing
but dry bread to eat for days. F.She is: 1
New Englander by birth; the widow (she
tells you) of = Spanish grandee,@wh was
unfortunate in some mining investment.
She is always raising money to take her
back to Madrid to push her claims for
property there. It is quite certain that
she speaks Spanish with auency. is we'll
as German and French, with IN accent
that ;smacks Of Fanueil Hail. g Il is true !;
but what would you, :have!5 She haunts
the old Philadelphia Library and reads
books, that, indicates 4. good deal OF re-
search in obscure paths Of: literature. She
| is clever with her pen.:-had : story once
accepted BY The Atlantic and ! poem by
Harper. and. is fond Of abiding to them
in q careless way. She has q lecture on
"Woman in Victorian, Literature, (which
she has read in towns in: Ohio and Ken.
lucky, Under the patronage, of : disting.
uished Western senator, and in Atlanta
and New Orleans, under the fostering
care Of divers ex-Confederats major and
generals, She Was the, pet and protege
two winters apo. Of tho ladies or : fashion
able, church in New York, her sorrows
andspietY being looked upoasfs something
skin the trials and ErAees' Of the Early
Christians. II She wrote I. Sunday school
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~ gOYSTERE% PIE.

q or this pie, puff paste. may be used:
Butter z deep tin. .two.quart basin. line
the potion and sides with the paste, roll
ed to about half an inch thickness take
= quart or three pints of oysters from:
their own liquor and put them into pie;
cut = quarter of = pound of sweet butter
in, bits the size of hickory nut, strew
these over the oysters; sprinkle over a
teaspoonful of ground pepper, and dredge
them white with wheat -four, then strain
the oyster liquor over; add to it; enough
milk or water very nearly to reach the
top Of the paste; lay some skewers across;
roll some Of the. paste to nearly half an
inch thickness. make an aperture in the
center to allow the steam to escape, also
several small incisions with knife on
either side Of the center; cover the pie
dip your fingers in -four, and pinch the
top and side paste neatly together. Bake
nearly an homr in quick oven; draw
out the skewers before sending to the
table.
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: GREAT PRESENCE OF. MIND.

A remarkable instance Of presence Of
mind on the part of the captain Of man.
of.war is related by the St. Petersburg
papers. About tho: end Of August the
Russian war frigatc Olaf, which had &C.
companied the yact Of the Czarewitch' to
Copenhagen, was lying 1t anchor among
hundreds Of other ships IN the harbor
when fire was; discovered in 4 coal Gel
l.r'below, which was only few feet from
the powder magazine. There was no
time to put out the fire before it could
reach the magazine, and an explosion of
the large stores Of cartridges and gun
powder contained in it would probably
have destroyed not only the Olaf and the
surrounding ships, but part of Copen:
hagen, itself: +; Captain. Rchbinder, the
commander Of the Olaf saw at once that
the only thing to b; done, to prevent .
catastrophe was to sink the ship. After
sending away the crew with the ships
Ipapers, cash boxes and most, valuable in.
struments in boats lie ordered the: CIR
penters and engineers to make ! leak in
the vessel, and half an hour afterward
I she sankfin not very deep water. Next
day she was raised again, and after some
provisional repairs, was taken "a to Cron'
stedt, where she is now lying in. dock
pending her complete restoration for ser.
vice: The damage done is stated to be
'compar atively trihing, and the = court
martial held on the officers sof thssvessel
unanimously expressed tho highest COM
mendation Of the conduct Of the captain
and hisssubordinates. The Emperor has
appointed Him in aide.de.camp, which is
one Of the highest honors conferred on
Russian naval officers, and tho officers
and men under him have received gratu-
tiles from the Emperor : pprivvy< purse. ri
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THE MAI WHo WAS SURE. no Pc
RAJ. ,,s.vyt SATISFIED .,~t


THE, 7AfAN Il YlIO WAS; SURE 10 BE
a., 4.4s.x.: SATISFIED, : ;..,s. !,
:. In the current number of the, Atlantic
Monthly, Charles Dudley Warner tells Of
S " {t sha5sstsr : whom be recently met
l made the mistake, he says, Of sup
posing that he was. one Of those persons
who have . cali to 60 about and convince
people that all religion is ore part milk
lskimmedy and three parts water-harm.
less, however, unless you see too much
of them, ? Twice s.sstoo much: But L
gagged him sinadequately. lie is one of
those few, who comprehend the: future,
and, guided wholly by the spirit, and not
by any scripture Or tradition. his mis-.
sion il to prepare the world for its i'm
pending change. He, told me, among
other valuable information, that he found
Europe not so we'll prepared for the
great movement as America. bat L would
be surprised It the number that were III
sympathy with lit, especially3 sthose'in:
high places in society and 10 government.
The Roman. Catholic church WAS going to
pieces; not that he cared any more for
this than the Presbyterian; he, persoasl-
~ took Whist was good in any church,
but q hs had got behind them allhe was
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POETRY.
WOMINS WORK.

Darning little atockings ...r >;
,Rot restless little feet: ;,ss,, H.,
sWashing' little fcogf II, sfsssa - sf.*, i
To keep them fresh aud sWeet; So
Hearing Bible lessons. y" s5'st":s ss F.
Teaching catechsm, s',s5st: 80 ,s.'"7T :.
Praying for salvation ~ ~. 49,.
Woman's work.
Sewing on the buttons,
Overseeing rations,
Soothing with kind word
Others lamentations ...,
Guiding clumsy Bridgets,
! Coaxing sullen cooks, '':.>t
Entertaining company 49,. :; :.~1
And reading recent book.
. =, ..s: -, +, : :; Woman's work.
Buryirg out Of sight '.f,,
Her own unhesling smarts;
Sitting in the sunshine =
= On other clouded hearts;
Binding up the wounded,
Healing all the sick,
:, B.avely marching onward
Through dangers dark and thick
Woman's work.
Leading little children
And blessing manhood's years;
Showing to the sinful 81
How Gods forgiveness cheers.
Scattering sweet roses -
i, Along another's path;
Smiling by the roadside, .:r
Content with what she hath
w. Woman's Work.
Letting fall her own tears
Where only God can see,
Wiping OF anOther's esi IA, -
With tender sympathy:
Learning BY experience,
Teaching BY example,
Yearnins for the gate wy
Golden, pearly, ample
Woman's work.
At last cometh sileuce-k
A day Of deep repose;
Her locks smoothly braided,
Upon her breast rose;
Leshes resting gently T
Upon the marble check;
A look Of blessed peace;
Upon the forehead meek.
The hands softly folded,
The kindly pulses still,
The cold lips know no smile,
The noble heart ne thrill
Her pillow needs no smoothing,
She craveth for NO care.
Loves tsnderest entreaty
Wakes no responses there.
+
A grave in the valley,
Tears, bitter sobs, regrets;
Another lesson taught,
That life may MT forget;
A face forever hidden,
Arace forever run; ),
''Dust to dust the preacher saith,
And woman's work Is done.
New Orleans Picayune.
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papa tottrudgs home by :" 4 - .1.:,
VII Mrs. Muller went often to the door to
listen She could hear, the roar Of the
wind in the pines up the mountain and
the~pelting Of the rain; but nothing
4see.y a. tsnso'clock they had yawned
80 often and we're so sleepy that they
went to bed. The candles burned down,
and finally At midnight they spluttcred
out, inst . No. 81 dashed by, with its
prelpu3 6e16ht, vest gard bound.
'Nfshsd alf night. IN The morning it
was raining harder than ever.s AT ten Of
the clock the sky migh tened and the rain
ceased, and the river was broken up.
Kristine went on the mountain, for two
.Eeasen1; 70 sell she couldsse1ih her father
coming and 70 seche r statue. She feared
it had ltSd:aWsy.s r:.~
sx.s anything but~a~. tidy.looking girl.
Muntain.m and snow-water had well
nigh, covered her, for she had many a
.Fheit: statue Tue stood as beautiful, though
not: quite 80 large, as before. The eirl
was commit ing it to memory, line by line
and curve BY curves when 4 mighty rush.
ing sound seemed to I'll tho sir. 80
f. Locking westward, far away, where the
airy bridge 'spanned the river, she saw,
shse knew not whats mighty mass oil
seething, crushing, moving something.
- - f4aac ain tlAtiEa6oved aud
F!aedd4wn Spoa tic bi1Sc. In IN
instant she recalled the picture in the pa.
Per she had found.
II Kiistine vs. si svift II foot md the ice.
gorge vas nearly two miles away. She
Fsprang down Che mountain, falling. rising
again and passing downward" When she
came within sight of the cabin she began
70 shrek - loud g she could.ms.s,.s.
~ Her mothersthe instant sho heard the
cry ran to the door. - .,aA 81
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Mr.. Frazer, Of Virginia, had his coat.
tails set on fire BY hot stove, and his
wife became so frightened that she drop.
ped 6ead. No man who truly loves his
wife will keep hot stove in the house.
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TO MAKE HARD SOAP,

= :. The following is. recipe. for making
hard soap, which is said, to be excellent
and economical. Nearly every family &C:
cumulates through: the winter drippings
of beef and mutton: These can be uti-
hzed. for the grease BY boiling in wafer,
allowing it to cool, then removing from
the water and boiling till all the water is
expelled. OF course the whittier the
grease the nicer the soap. Take 6 pounds
Of sal soda, g. pounds Of grease, 3 IL
pounds new stone lime, 4 gallons soft
water, IL pounds of borax. Put soda
lime and water into an iron boiler; boil
till all is dissolved. When we'll settled
pour off the clear I've, wash out the ket
tie, and put in the clear lye, grease and
borax boil till it comes to soap, pour in
to = tub to cool, and when sufficiently
hard cut into bars and put on boards t
dry.
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HEMP F0R1POTATO PESTS.

While on recent visit to Woodford /
heard two prominent farmers discussing
the subject Of the Colorado potato beetle.
They held that in planting Irish potatoes,
if every third row, was left until the dan
ger from frost had passed. and then
planted in hemp that no bugs, neither the
terrapin shaped Colorado, or that species
with long striped backs, resembling the
Spanish fly, would disturb asvine in the
patch, The gentlemen did not profess ito
know OF. give any scientific explanation Of
the fact; but their opinion was that the
bugs Had such an antipathy to tho hemp
or its peculiar odor that they would not
live it its vicinity. At all events they
were convinced of the fact from the ex.
pcrience: Of their. neighbors last year.
One of the, farmers. referred to and a
practical one, too : observed: l have
never tried the experiment myself, but I
intend to do soza this spring, and in order
to thoroughly test the experiment, mark.
ed off the ground in burrows two feet
apart, as If for corn planting. He then
planted about one:th;rd Of the field in pc.
tatoes in the ordinary way. dropping
them in every row. and using several va.
rieties. He then planted two acres with
the same kind Of seed, leaving every third
row, in which he aftcrward planted hemp
seed. The third Of the patch in which
their was no hemp was totally destroyed
by bugs, not even producing as much as
had been planted, while that projected
by the hemp yielded more than an ordi-
nary average, considering the SEASON.
T Kentucky Lie Stock Journal. T&.St
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TO KEEP GdTE-POSTS FROM SAG
GIN9. ~

TO KEEP GATE-POS1S FROM SAG
GING. 49, <-.'''
Various contrivances arc adopted for
this PURPOSE. Stones are rammed into
the hole; fat stones placed against the
inner face, etc. The simplest, easiest,
and best way is thus explained: The
hole is dug like ditch, say six or seven
feet in the direction in which tie gate
hangs. Set in the post about the middle
of the oblong hole. Place piece Of tim.
Der about three feet long firmly against
the bottom, from tine gate. Fill in the
earth and pound it hard and solid, es.
pecially around the horizontal stick OF
timber. When tho hole is about two.
thirds filed, place another similar tim.
Der on the other side, and bent the earth
about it as with the other. Fill the hole,
hang the gate, and it will never sag. 1t
cannot. There is no pressure that you
will ever put on the gate that will ever
push the lower outside timber endwise
through the solid soil nor crowd the
other endwisc in an opposite direction.
Sometimes poor way is adopted of
placing the short timber across the post,
but this is far inferior to the mode We
have described. Red cedar would do
we'll for the buried timber, but as it is al
ways from air any hard wood will answer,
and will not rot.