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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-12-24
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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-01
Prentice and Mike Walsh,

Prentice, Notwithstanding his tn.
multuous career, his violent controver-
sizes, and bitter quarrels, was generous
and forgiving, if not amiable. Shame
fully and persistently slandered - he
admitted that he had faults enough to
render malignant invention superfuous
he was ever ready to meet his enc
mics halfway in reconciliation, and he
rarely remembered injuries where there
was any disposition toward atonement.
The noted Mike Walsh and imself
had had fierce newspaper bouts, but had
never seen each other until they met
one day in Washington.
Walsh, cycling him, approached and
said You are George d. Prentice, /
believe"
The Louisville editor, responding in
the affirmative, the Subterranean scribe
continued " You've skinned me like an
eel, Prentice, but you did it so well
that don't particularly object to it..
You're man of genius and a good fell
low, and 1 want to say that l admire
and like YOU"
The Manhattan agrarian offered his
hand, and the biographer of Clay cor
daily shook it, with the remark, CT
think we'll have to toss up, Walsh, to
determine which of us is the eel.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-01
FORTY.THIRD CONGRESS.

TUESDAY, Dec. 22.-Snate.-Th feature OF
the Senate's proceedings WAS the discussion
and passage of Shermans resumption bill IAN
abstract of which will be found in another
place). The Democrats presented a solid
trout in opposition to the measure, claiming
that it was an initiation scheme in disguise @.
The bill was passed by 80 yeas to IA nays-all
the Republicans, present with the exception
OF Sprague. voting in the affirmative, and all
the Democrats voting nay.
use.-Garield asked unanim GUS consent
to report and have passed, the bill appro-
priating $50, 600 to defray the expenses of tho
visit of King Kalakaua and his suite. Objec-
ton being made, the bill was not received.
The Naval Appropriation bill was completed
and passed. "A petition was presented from
colored citizens Of Alabama in regard to
troubles in that State. Page introduced a
bill excluding Chinese from the benefits Of
the naturalization acts.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 23.-Sendte. Morton in.
troduced resolution recognizing the validity
of the credentials Of Pinchback as Senator
from Louisiana. Thurman objected to the
present consideration Of the resolution, and
it went over. Wright offered a substitute
for the bill to provide q better government
for tho District Of Columbia which was or
dered printed Adjourned to Tuesday,
Jan. 8.
House.-An attempt to take up the Senate
Finance bill was defeated by the filibustering
of the Democrats. The contested case from
Arkansas Of Bell against Snyder, was decided
in favor of Snyder, the sitting member :. A
bill was passed to amend the act of June ,
1872, for the restoration to homestead entry
of certain lands in Michigan The bill au-
thorizing Illinois to select 367 900 acres Of
public lands to which she is entitled by law, was
laid on the table. :. The Speaker announced
the appointment of the select commit ee on
Alabama affairs, as follows: Coburn, Al
bright, Cannon, Blckner, and Luttrell
Resolutions appropristing 81, 500 for the pay
ment OF the expenses of each Of the select
committees to Louisiana, Mississippi. and Ala
bama were adopted Adjourned until Jan. 5.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-01
Mistaken Advertising.

The Denver (Col.) Herald, in late
number, expresses the opinion that the
public can be better reached through
the columns of newspaper of fair
circulation than through all the other
mediums, costly circulars, cards, post
ers, give-aways and jimcracks put to-
gether. The old established weekly
newspaper is, after all, the only general,
judicious medium for advantageous ad-
vertising. A thousand doors are opened
to welcome it thousand messengers
are weekly seeking the postoffice to re-
ceive it thousand families look for
its coming, and ten thousand read it
when it does come, advertisements and
ALL. There is much truth in this. The
thousands of dollars wasted annually
upon expensive almanacs, circulars and
other questionable methods of adver-
Using, which, in company with patent
Office reports, find their way to the junk
shop, would render very material aid
toward the support of numbers of de-
serving local papers, and also return
something in the way of profit to the
adver tiser.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-01
A Plot to Kill Bismarck.

The North German Gazette pub
fishes the following details of another
plot against the life of Bismarck Ii
September, 1873, French Archbishop
received an anonymous letter, the writer
of which offered to kill Bismarck fol
$4,000 thalers. In second letter the
writer inclosed photograph, and gave
his name and address as follows
"Duchesne Poncelet, Rue Leopold,
Seraing."
The Archbishop communicated the
matter to the French government,
which informed Bismarck of the affair.
Poncelet, who was found and identified
as workingman, was watched. 1t was
ascertained that he was preparing to
go to Germany, but, becoming aware of
the police surveillance, he relinquished
his intention. The subsequent details
of the affair are not published. The
photograph inclosed to the Archbishop
was not of Poncelet, but of fellow
workman who is supposed to have been
q confederate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-01
A Suuare Game.

They tell pretty good story of one
of those wild-eyed Lake Superior ed
itors. He is great hand to =" jeff, and
whenever he can make the nick on a
"quad," settle a questson he prefers to
do it in that way. He "jeffs" to see
whether he shall pay his hands in cash
or store orders; "jeffs" to decide
whether he shall come out on half
sheet Christmas week, and "jeffs," to
decide whether he shall go to the lodge
or to weekly prayer-meeting. 1t wasn't
long ago that he attended a revival,
more in the capacity of reporter than
sinner, and before going drank some
thing to make him feel good. When a
call was made for sinners to come for.
ward, church member stepped down
the aisle and took the editor by the hand
and entreated him to take position on
the anxious seat.
"Oh, / guess not" replied the editor.
Come, we want to save you," con-
tinued the friend.
"Oh, I'm all right" was the reply.
"No one can be all right who is not
a working Christian. Come, let us
have your example,"
The editor felt in his pocket, pro-
duced seven Gem quads," and as he
shook them in his hand, he replied
"Ill jeff you to see whether 1 go or
stay %
He staid. -Detroit Free Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-01
FATAL ARRAY.

An Ex-Governor and an Editor Engage
i'm Deadly Combat In the Streets OF
New Orleans.
A fatal ARRAY occurred in the streets OF
New Orleans on Saturday, December 26,
between ex-Gov. II. G. warmoth and Daniel
G. Byerly, of the Bulletin, in which the latter
received several cuts from q knife in the
hands Of Warmoth, resulting in his death in
a few hours. The difficulty grew out Of a
newspaper controversy about the mixed
schools question. The Bulletin had attacked
Gov warmoth, who retaliated in kind. He
published a card in the Picdpine Of the Goth,
in which he characterized Edward y Jewett,
the chief editor of the Bulletin, as the
greatest of liars and towards, and ..as being
possessed OF most attributes which are
generally considered Objectionable in
a man, and Byerly was inferentially
included in the charge Of lying. To
this Jewett sent peremptory challenge to
Warmoth, which Warmoth promptly accepted,
and pistols at ten PAGES we're designated as
the weapons. On the following day at half
past III o'clock, as Wsrmoth was standing on
Canal. between Royal and Bourbon streets,
Byerly stepped up to him, and, without warn
lag. struck him over the head with heavy
cane. warmoth, staggering, turned toward
him, when Byerly struck him two more heavy
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-01
A Chemical Difficulty.

A lively exchange tells the following
story: Zone of our merchants recently
sold a gross of matches to a woman,
who, on reaching her home, could not
make them burn. In towering pas
sion, which increased all the way back.
she returned and demanded, why did
you cheat me with these worthless
matches p Matches, responded the
grocer pleasantly-he always wears a
smile for his customers what is the
trouble with the matches They
won't burn, not one of them, was the
quick, angry response. Let us see.
said the gentleman, applying the
charged end to his pantaloons and
causing it TO blaze instanter: that
burns we'll enough But the rest
won't, replied the woman, who began
to fear that she had walked seven miles
and was to return seven more on foot.
and had got angry for nothing. The
grocer opened three punches and
proved them all the same. Il don't
want to burn up all your matches, he
said, but there is not one that will not
burn the same way Chagrined. she
stared at him with tiger eyes. and. not
to be beaten, burst outfit they will.
you don't s'pose, every time want a
fire, I'm coming all this way to rub
them on the seat of your trowsers, do
you p"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-01
A Few Hints for 1878.

It is better to live in little, mean,
two-story frame house, than in o Jail !;
it is a good thing, when you are talk
ing of another mans defalcation, to
make sure that you could have handled
as much money, with like opportunities
Apr dishonesty. and not fallen before
temptation. 1t doesn't pay to worry
over what will happen to your wife if
you we're taken away she may get q
better husband. If you are wondering
what makes your former schoolmates
hair SO gray, or what makes such one
so wrinkled, or why such another one
is growing 30 stout, just take look
in the glass. Do not imagine, because
You have resolved to practice charity
and to speak well of everybody, that
everybody has made the same resolu-
ton regarding you. If you are heart
sick with regret that you were not
more tender and thoughtful towards
the dear ones you have lost, just try to
avoid further repentance in future by
being good to those still left to you.
Don't put off enjoyment. If you are
not ready to enjoy things as they come,
when You are ready they won't come.
Planning to enjoy friends and fortune
In the future is most insecure invest
ment. The chances are wofully few
that you, your friends, and the fortune
will all come together in the future. IL
you have any good deeds to do, or hap
piness to enjoy, to-day is the time. II
is only when We are arguing ourselves
into the committing Of some act where
we believe the end will Justify the
means, that it pays to wait till to-mor-
row. In such case one cannot wait
too many to-morrows.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-01

The primary school lands, except az such
as are reserved as mineral locations, are all
held at "A per acre. During the year the Sc
lection Of indemnity lands due the State from
the United States, on account Of deficiency
in the Primary School grant, has been COM
pleted. The selections have been made with
great care from the several United States lasd
districts in which the deficiencies occurred,
making total Of 40, 239 % acres. or this
amount, 5 299 So acres were selected in the
Detroit district; 8, 160 in the Saginaw district
! 8, 427 &c in the Grand Traverse district and
rs, 225 % in the Upper Peninsula district. The
list OF selections has been forwarded to the
Commissioner of the General Land Office for
approval. After the approval the lands will be
placed in market by public offering at
minimum price Of "a per acre, unless special
legislation be had to reduce the price
The Agricultural College lands originally
comprised grant Of 235, 679,S7 acres, and
consisted mainly of valuable farming lands
The selection was completed in 1867 and
since that time &C, 1883 acres have been sold
for S2l4, S7549. These lands are held at SO
and S5 per acre. Under the Congressional
grant of 1850, the State received patents for
5,S35616 acres OF swamp lands but large
quantities Of these lands proved valuable for
numbering and agricultural purposes. There
remains yet to be patented to the State sew
eral thousand acres. During the past::fscal
year the approval CT 10, 1853 acres has been Sc
cured which will be carried into patents during
the ensuing year These lands are mainly
sold at S1.25 per acre but such as have been
patented to the State since passage Of act
o., laws Of 1869, are placed in tho market at a
minimum Of So per acre, from which price
they graduate eventually to 80 per acre.
unless sold during the period Of graduation.
Under the Homestead act Of 1859 and the
acts amendatory thereof, 7,139 locations, en-
bracing $40, 392 acres, have been made or
the licenses, 1861 have furnished full proof
of five years residence, improvement and
drainage, and have received patents for L.
020.50 acres. During 1867 the Land Office
paid into the State Treasury for field notes,
plats and other Office work, 1888 IS in 1868.
S1,OsO.92 in 1859, 81, O3S.s1 in 1870, s2,776;
in 1871, %, 1S3 So; in 1872 49, 96 40; in 1873,
SO, 350.75 and in 1874, 80. 370.52.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-01

blows. warmoth was entirely unarmed, and
seeing, a. he says he thought, Mr.. Byerly at
tempting TO draw his pistol. he took out mis-
pocket knife and closed with Byeily, both
going to the ground together and rolling over
on the sidewalk. Byerly on the top. During
tho scufie, Warmoth cut Byerly ak times,
causing his death at 1920 In the evening.
Warmoth Was arrested and locked up.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-01
Care of the Far.

The Scientific american thinks that
the ear is quite as liable to injury from
draughts of air as from cold water. The
modern style of cutting the hair of men
and of arranging the hair of women, is
much to be deprecated, because it was
intended by nature that the hair should
fall over the ear and form thus a pro-
lection to it. But as we cannot throw
down so great goddess as fashion, we
must use care and artificial means for
the preservation of this delicate organ.
If sitting in draught is unavoidable.
the handkerchief should be applied to
the ear exposed, or pledget of cotton
inserted within it. The ordinary man
ner of washing the face does no harm
to the ear, because the canal leading to
the drum of the ear is partially pro-
tected by wax, and water does not pene-
trate far but all the swabbing OF the
ear, whether with dry cloth or lint
moistened with hot or cold water.
or other fluid, is by no means to be
advised, as it removes the wax, the
necessary safeguard to the internal ear.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-01

THE authorities of Danbury, Conn.
have required the owner Of every build.
ing to provide it with strong ladder.
under penalty of one dollar a month
You need not look there is no joke in
this.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-01

Addison Armstrong; Grand Blanc, Gsnssse
county, James +. Brady; Greenland, Ontona-
gon county, George d. Palmer; Hazel Grove,
shiawassee county, Stephen 8. Rssco Mat
tawap, Van Buren, county, A. w. Mathews;
Richfeld, Geneses county, Lewis o. Wing |;
Saddle Lake, Van Buren, county, Ira G. Hor-
ton; Wales, St Clair county, william Crit
fifth.
The Kalamazoo Gazette says that last March
10000 young whitefish were put into Gull
lake. One of these young fish was speared
last week. and was eight inches long,
DIR VIM. JOHNSON, Of vassar, recently had
twelve fine sheep killed by dogs.
THE Grand Rapids Times says the COM
pulsory school law is impractcable, and can
not be enforced.
CORRESPONDENT OF The Detroit Post,
writing from Lansing gives an account OF the
death of feur members of one family from
typhoid Of the most malignant type, caused
by defective drainage; and the head Of the
family is prominent physician. A careful
examination Of the promises discovered the
fact that the wsste from the water-closets,
kitchen and laundry were confined under the
house, and that the foul atmosphere from
this waste produced the terrible disease
which had caused the death of four persons
two daughters, a son and mother.
Two Ypsilsnti Germans, OFT and Klein, at
tempted to settle an old feud, the other day,
by resort to firearms. Klein il in precar-
GUS condition from the effects OF pistol
shot.
THE STATE LANDS.
The report of the State Land Commission
ers showing the work of the Department dur
ing 1874, states that the total number of acres
OF land disposed OF during the year ives 1885,
026 so. or this amount Gilt. 20 acres were
primary school lands, 2,o79.95 Agricultural
College, 100 asylum, 40 internal improve
ment, 40 salt springs, 40, 1878 swamp land
and 2, 3S9. so acres were patented under Home
! stead acts. The amount received for these
lands was SPAS 549.64. The amount of land
sold during tho fiscal year 1871 was 357, 4l2 60
acres; in 1872, 352 6S5,47; in 1873, S6i, 762. o.
The following table shows the number of
acres of land owned by the State at the close
| Of Santamber 1874.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-01
A MAN SUBsrsTs ELEVEN DAYS ON

A MAN SUBsIsTs ELEVEN DAYS on
APPLEs.-The Chicago Tribune says
A Galveston (Tex.) paper records the
arrival in that city, a few days ago, of
a German hailing from this city, who
had passed" himself along with car
load OF apples. He is said to have Sc
GREETED himself in the car in this city,
and to have subsisted upon apples dur
ing the journey, which took eleven days
and nights, for no other purpose than
to steal ride. 1t may be that he had
grudge against the railroad. He GER
tainly could have derived very little
pleasure from the trip.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-01
Immigration.

The report of the Chief of the Bureau
of Statistics has the following table,
containing a comparative statement OF
immigration by countries ethnologically
grouped for the four fiscal years, from
July l, 1870, to June 80, 1874
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-01

DIR. EVANS, the American Paris dem
fist, had the honor of rasping the teeth
OF the Prince of Wales, the other day.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-01


Countries ethnOlo0- - Year ended June go
icdLly grouped 1871. 1872. 1873. 1874.
England, Scotland
and Wales. 49, ass s9,so4 s9,4s2 81. $3.50
Ireland -. 57,43o 6S,73s 1894 53,7G7
Teutonic: Germa-
ny, Austria and
Netherlands. SO, 43l 1AT,26O l59, 347 97Ga3
Scan inavian
Sweden, Norway
and Denmark. %, 132 28,575 35 4SI 1875
Latin Belgium,
France, Swtzer-
land, Italy, Spain
and Portugal =. 1888 1850 2S,36I 216eA
Sclavonic: Russia
and Poland. 1908 2.6A 1898 5.755
China: ;....::.... 7,l35 1888 2O,292 1915
British North
American Prov
incee. 49,. 47,Os2 4O,l7G 1851 $4,000
Spanish and Port
uguese Colonies:
Mexico, South
America, Cuba
and Porto Rico. 1,21s I5Co l7GO 53c
All other countries 14l7 444O SCOT Bill
Total immigrants. 1871 $50 4O4 500 45s 500 3ls,s3
'1G,042 of this number were reported as from,
Great Britain, not specified"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-01


'lG,O42 of this number were reported as from
Great Britain, not specified"
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-22
ATTENTION, ASSESSORS.

The subjoined communication refers t.
matters of some importance, and we submit il
to our Board of State Assessors for their earn
est consideration. The demands made there
in seem to be but just and fair, and the Asses
sors should give as ready compliance to them
as the circumstances of the case may allow:
Editor New Orleans Bulletin
1t would be doing great favor to the tax
payers if you should ask, through the columns
OF your paper, arhen the Board of Assessors
shall pass on the applications made by the
property holders for rebate on the assessment
OF their properties. 1t would also be of great
benefit to said property holders if the board
should give notice when the rolls are being
made SO that the parties who made the appli-
cations might ascertain how far their demands
have been granted, and if not satisfactory, to
have time to take such steps as the case re-
quires.
New Orleans, Sept. 20, 1875.