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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-12
RAILROAD MILEAGE AND CONSTRUCT

CODD, COmmlSSlOner Oh ltallrOaQS Tor MI
chigan, has just been issued. The fol
lowing statistics are taken from it
RAILROAD MILEAGE AND CONSTRUCTION.
The miles Of road owned by the thirty-four
corporations doing business and reporting to
this Department are 5,27S.3G OF which 1914 %
miles lie within this State. OF tue above. there
are 4, 4S4. II miles of main line. and S31 So of
branches. There are 30i55 miles of double
track and S9S.S9 miles OF sidings exclusive of
the Chicago and Northwestern, which does not
report this item. Only one road-the Mineral
Range, 1919 miles in lengths of the narrow,
or 3-feet gauge.
The average number of miles OF railroad con-
strcted per year in this State for the last thirty
four years, from 1871 TO 1875, is 97J{ but il
the average be taken for the last ten years,
from 1865 to 1875, the period which has marked
our greatest activity in railroad construction.
we find it has been $50 miles the greatest
number Of miles built in any one year being
9O1, in 1872. This rapid construction Of rail-
roads has gone on until we lind that in the four
Southern tiers of counties of our State, en-
bracing H. 1874 square miles Of territory, and a
population, according to the census of 1874, OF
997, 701. we have 2, 333 miles Of railroad. This
is equal to one mile OF road to every 427 in
habitants.
CAPITAL STOCK.
The several corporations doing business in
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-12

THERE is q weather prophet of great
reputation (his name is Cesar who in
forms the people of Guilford, Conn,
that the first snow will fall Nov. 81.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-12

JEFFERSON CLYNE, who lives near
~ytheville, Va, is only three feet six
inches high in his boots, which are
number elevens. He is seventy years
old, weighed twelve pounds at his birth,
and NOW weighs forty seven pounds.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-12
PAW PAW, MICHIGAN.


The HeIzegovinian instruction con-
tinues because Russia, on the sly, tells
the instructed to keep on. Gortscha-
koh confesses that it is pleasant to have
the chestnut pulled out of the fire by
some one else.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-12

THE first volume of William Cullen
Bryant's History of the United
States " VIII shortly be issued. The
venerable poet-historian is assisted in
dis labors 10y Sidney Howard Gay, for
merly managing editor of the Chicago
Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-12

SCHOOL children in Wisconsin have
rights which teachers are bound to re-
spect. The Supreme Court of the State
has just decided that the whipping of a
child by public school teacher is an
assault and battery, and that an offend
ing teacher may be mulcted in damages
as well as held answerable for violating
the dignity Of the law.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-12

The project of monument in COM
memoration ofthe dthanniversary
of American independence, to be erected
In remembrance of the ancient friend
ship of America and France, deserves the
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-12

GEORGE ". CHILDs, of the Philadel-
phia Lcdger, denies that he is response
BILE for the obituarypoetry in his paper, at
which the press Of the country is always
polling fun. He says the poems were
a feature Of the paper when he bought
it. and not one line of those verses is
written in the Office. THEW are printed
just like any other advertisements-for
money.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-12
Michigan Railroads.

The third annual report of Stephen S.
Cobb, Commissioner of Railroads for Mi
chigan, has just been issued. The fol-
lowing statistics are taken from IL
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-12

TIE dispute which is constantly re-
curing between sportsmen whether the
race horses Of England are equal to those
of this country IS going to have prac-
teal settlement by a trial of speed be
tween horses of the two countries, Mr..
Sanford, Of New York, having shipped
eight of our most celebrated runners for
London with the intention of contesting
Cor the prize cups next year.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-11-12

PEOPLE who write letters will find in
struction IL the facts shown in the report
of the DeadLetter Office last year. Some
3,640, 797 letters went astray, mainly
through carelessness in directing. There
was taken out Of these letters the as
tonishinGly large sum of $500, 900.
All this was returned to its owners with
the exception of $400, 900, which remains
as a profit 10 the Postoflice Department.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-06-24
FL. B. PHILLEO. Editor
Graduates:

Referring to College Commence:
n'ents, the Green Bay Gazette closes
an article as follows:
"Of all horned CATTLE" said the
late Horace Greely, preserve me from
the College graduate. Herein he ex-
pressed the general disgust which is
too apt to greet the newly fedged as
pirant for fame, who has lived in the
clouds for years, ''roamed with old
Romulus; soaked with old Socrates,
ripped with old Euripides, but Your
Honor, with no more acquaintance
with the Statutes of Wisconsin than d
horse with his grandfather" He en-
tiers, then, upon the serious concerns
OF life, with mach to learn, but still
more to unlearn. He has, if he has
loved learning for itself, the scholars
air, refined imagination, a polish
which only study Of ancient models
can give, but gaining this much he
has lost interest in the ditch digging;
railroad making, mountaineering pres
ent, and he recoils from the rough and
vulgar contact This suggests the Dues
tion wheather such a system of study
is adapted to this stirring age. We
hold that the only real value of alb
stract studies is the mental drill which
it gives Whather the same valuable
results might not flow from an equal
application to the science of metallur-
gy. chemistry, engineering, and kin
dred subjects, is question which
wonld seem to be answered in the
affirmative by the crowds which are
making their way to the schools where
these studies are specialties. After all
it is, as much as anything, question
of circumstances To the wealthy the
classical course is luxury which may
be enjoyed; to others not so situated
one which cannot be afforded, or in
the language of the old toast Here's
to rich, the poor may beg"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-06-24
GRAND RAPIDS, WIS, THURSDAY, JUNE "a. 1873.

maeatis, { orthat he was insane as he,
Il, termed it, } his (R's) only offence
for such summary punishment and
grieveous outrage was that he challeng-
ed illegal votes, He repeated the same
little game on me last spring by throw
Ing a large quantityof cold water
upon me, simply because I attempted to
read from the Statutes of Wisconsin
what questions the board of inspec-
tors should ask persons when challeng
ed and what oashs and afrmations to
administer, which they wholly refused
to do, and which offence according to
Sec. AZ of Chap. 169 of the revised
Statute of Wisconsin, is to be punished
by Imprisonment in the State prison
not more than five years nor less than
one year, or by fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars, nor less than one
hundred dollars. But it seems that
the courts Of this county are deaf to
all of the above provisions whenever
King George is the offender. How
much longer the people of this county
will suffer this no one can foresell !; it is
now in the hands of the county board
to take an interest against those out
RACES and wipe out any town organiza-
tion whore such vandals force them
selves into Office, by the force of
circumstances, and exercise the power
as usurpers, and tyrants, against the
lawful rights of our citizens who are
struggling hard to keep up our reven-
ne and civil government of the county,
and VIII" must feel sorely grieved to
think that they have no rights these
tyrants are bound to respect. Another
seems to be strange feature in this
case, the Dist. Atty taking such active
part against me and letting the Grimm
al case against Hiles rest beyond res
direction when Justice Woodwork
discharged him which he, (P. O. G. }
claims was an outrage and shame |.
against reason and justice, he drops
Mr. Hiles and takes after me and uSes
all foul means in his power to carry
by the nearest Justice qualified by law
and gets dupe Farnsworth to send it
three miles right past the door of the
next nearest Justice In all we'll regu-
lated communities the office of Dist.
Atty is the last place where rogues
will flee for safety, but it seems other
wise in this county at the present
time. Respectfully Yours,
G. j. KRUGER.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-06-24
Leaping Without Looking.

Some of the agricultural and "secu.
lar" papers make their columns lively
with advice to all good husbandmen to
engage in various enterprises with
millions in them," and thousands Of
farmers. one after another, perennial
crop. are acting on the suggestions.
The strawberry speculation is perhaps
widest spread, and stacks Of plants are
set each year without ever bearing
fruit enough to pay for what they cost.
Fancy poultry is tempting, and high
priced eggs are bought, and may be
few chickens are hatched, but in the
end it is discovered that no hen will lay
two eggs day. Then bees are recon-
mended, especially for women, and
good deal of studying is done, but the
honey is not abundant, and year after
year the complaint is made that t.this
Is the worst season for bees we ever
had" Some undertake to raise mush-:
rooms, without knowing mushroom
when they see it; others reading that
ducks are sent to the London market
by the ton, get eggs and 60 to hatch
ing, while others still, plant grape
vines hy the acre, or dwarf pears by
the thousand, and in the most cases
the conclusion reached i, that corn is
good crop. that potatoes always sell
and that nothing is much better than a
few three-year old steers to tTcn off in
the Spring, unless it be the value of
the same in wool.
The continued disappointments are
due almost wholly to want of knowl-
edge in regard to details, and to ac-
quire this is to acquire what may be
called trade. Nothing would seem
more simple than to raise strawberries,
and yet the majority fail, generally for
want of well prepared ground and the
necessary cultivation, and it is proba-
bly, true that it will take man five or
six years before he can find out What
is the matter. And so it is in regard
to all other pursuits and enterprises.
1t would be splendid" as the girls
say, if one could be born with heredi-
tary experience, so as to take up the
thread where the old folks left off, and
many an aged and broken man knows
that if he could have had this inherit
ance, with all the checks and safe
guards that 1T brings, he would now b.
'ich and happy, instead Of poor and
acquainted with grief. The next best
hing in the absence of such hereditary
,ift, is to feel our way and look before
eaping.-Nev York. Tribune.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-06-24
Saving is Wealth

One great cause of the poverty of the
present day, wisely says an exchange,
is failure of our common people to
appreciate small things. They do not
realize how daily addition. be it ever
so small, will soon make large pile.
If the young men and women of to-
day will only begin, and begin now, to
save little from their earnings and
plant it in the soil of SOME good saw
ings bauk, and weekly or monthly add
their mite, they will wear happy
smile of competence when they reach
middle life. Not only the desire but
the ability to increase it will also grow.
Let clerk and tradesman, laborer and
artis an, make, now and at once, be-
gining. Store up some of your youth
full force for future contingency. Let
parents teach their children to begin
early to save. Begin at the fountain
head to control the stream of extrava-
gance-to chose between poverty and
riches. Let our youth 90 on in the
habits of extravaganza for fifty years
to come as they have for fifty years
past and we shall have nation of
beggars, with moneyed aristocracy
Let generation of such as save in
small snms be reared and we shall be
free from want. Do not be ambitious
for extravagant fortunes, but seek that
which it is the duty of every one to
obtain independence and a comfort
able home. Wealth and enough of it
is within the reach of all. 1t is OBJ
tanned by one process aud one only
saving.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-06-24
Why She Didn't Marry His
Suspenders Were Too Weak.

"Now, Aunt Sallie, do please tell
us why you never got married. You
remember you said once that when
you was a girl you were engaged to a
minister, and promised us you would
tell us about it some time. Now aunt,
please tell us"
"Well, you see when I was about
seventeen years old [ was living in
Utica, in the State of New York.
Though | say it myself I was quite a
good-looking girl then, and had sew
eral beaux The one that took my
fancy was young minister, very
promising young man. and remarkably
plous and steady. He thought good
deal of me, and [ kind of took fancy
to him, and things went on until we
were engaged. One evening he came
to me, put his arms around me, and
kind of hugged me, when [ got excl
ted, and some frustrated. 1t Was a
long time ago, and [ don't know but
what | might have hugged back little.
L was like any other girl, and pretty
soon L pretended to be mad about it,
and pushed him away, though | WASH t
mad bit. You must know the house
where L lived was on one OF the back
streets OF the town. There we're glass
doors in the parlor, which opened over
the street. These doors were drawn to i.
L STEPPED back a little from him and
when he came up close [ pushed him
back again. [ pushed him harder
than [ intended to; aud don't you
think, girls, the poor fellow lost his
balance, and fell through one of the
doors INTO the street.
ooh, Auntyl Was he killed?
"No, he fell head first, and as he
was going [ caught him by the legs of
his trousers. I held on for a minute
and tried to pull him back, but his
suspenders gave way, and the poor
young man fell clear out of his panta-
looms into parcel Of ladies and gentle
men along the street .
oh! Aunty T! Aunty Lordy -
lhere, that right; squall and
CYCLE as much as you want TO- Girls
that cant hear little thing like that
without tearing around the room and
he he-ing in such way don't know
enough to come in when it rains. A
nice time the man that marries you
will have. won't he. Catch me telling
you anything again.
''But, Aunt Sallie, what became of
him? Did you ever see him again.
'No the moment he touched the
ground he got up and left the place in
a terrible hurry. tell you it was
sight to be remembered. How that
man did run He went out West
and [ believe he is preaching out in
7 LIMOS. But he never married. He
was very modest. and [ suppose he was
so badly frightened that time that he
never dared trust himself near a |
again. That, girls, is the
reason why | never married. I felt
very bad about it for long time, for
he S real good man, and [ have
often thought to myself that we should
nave been so happy if his suspenders
hadn't gave way
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-06-24
Key to a Persons Age, or How to
Tell the Age of a Lady.

There is good deal of amusement
IN the following magical table Of figures.
1t vii enable you to tell how old the
young ladies are. Just hand this table
to a young lady, and request her to
tell you in which column or columns her
age is contained add together the fig
ures at the top Of the columns in which
her age is found and you have the
great secret Thus, suppose her age
to be seventeen, YOU will find that
number in the first and fifth columns;
add tn" first fgrres of these two col
unrS. Here Is the mario fable
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-06-24

"A man boasting of his pedigree to
another said that his father was eleva!-
above the common herd of men. He
was hanged.
Why is newspaper like tooth
orush! Because every one should have
one OF his own, and not be borrowing
his neighbor's.
"A lady who asked her lover if he
would like to see the lambs feed, was
surprised to hear him say be had rstk<
OF zee her eye browsie}.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-06-24
ADVERTISING RATES

One inch, or fraction fan inch, constitutes a
square.
G W \ ~ eonts nor ~ inn for
first insertion, and cents per line for each sub
sequent Insertion.
Marriages and Deaths inserted free.
Transient advertising payable in advance.
Legal Notices requiring proof of publication t.
be paid for before said proofs deliv ered-al 9th
ers payable in advance.
All advertisements will be inserted until for
bid" unless some specified time is stated.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-06-24

The Maidens Prayer-"papa, buy
ne new spring suis.''
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-06-24

A certain young la,iy is so modest
that she will not permit the Christian
Observer to remain IN her room over
nighs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-04-01
THE KELLOGG USURPA1TON.

A mere resolution of the Senate,
declaring the Credit Mobilier inquiry a
virtue, would not alter its real character
in the slightest degree. Wrong is wrong,
and right will remain right, no matter
how much men may resolve to the con-
trary. The Senate can do nothing better
nov than to let the Kellogg fraud stand
or fall upon its merit, or rather upon its
want of merit. If the Senate has no
other business than this, it can well
afford to adjourn and go home. If it has
other business, let it attend to it and then
90 home, for there is nothing much more
certain than that the Republican majori-
ty of that body has no intention to
stutify itself by resolving that a gigantic
fraud is a gigantic virtue. Nothing can
make the Kellogg usurpation anything
else but a usurpation. The country
knows it to be just that, and so does the
Senate know it. If it cannot stand
because of its corruption, let it fall. 1t
has done more than enough injury
already to the Republican cause, and it
should be left to its own devices and its
own end lest it do more harm. m.-PAiIa-
deLbhia Inquirer,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-04-01
CARROLL COUNTY.

Sheep belonging to VIM. C Elder and to David
Stahler, were killed and wounded by dogs, a
couple of weeks ago The former gentleman lost
about twelve and the latter fifteen head, The
dogs, and several others not guilty are now in En-
ebus.-ChrOnicIe.
The will of Samuel Williams, deceased, was pro-
bated on Saturday. His estate is estimated to be
worth about forty thousand dollars. His will was
written in 1872, when he enjoyed this best of health
He leaves to his widow all his personal estate,
stock, money, notes, etc Heleaves to his relatives
and the Presbyterian Church about 900, which
amount is payable at her death, and is to be dis
tributed as follows:
To the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presby
terian church, $4,000. To Home Missionaries
$1,000. To Board of Education 81 900 To Board of
Disabled Minister'S $1,000. To Board of Church
Extension, 81, ,OOO To Board of Publication, 81, ,OOO
Presbyterian church at New Hagerstown, S50J-to
be used as permanent fund. Same at Kilgore
$500.
He also wills to S. W. Thompson, his nephew,
the undivided half of 1O4 acres of land in Perry
township, and his gold watch and chain.
To other relations and friendE, about $4,000.
Mr.. Williams was about sixty Ave years Of age
and had no children. In every sense was he lib
eral during life, and il was eminently fitting and
proper he should celebrate his exit from this world
by such munifcent bequests to the cause of Chris
tianity,- Chronicle.
Mr.. ]. V. LAwLER has become proprietor of the
Carroll Chronicle as he states in the last ISSUE it
being the first number of the fifth volume. This
arrangement we learn is quite satisfactory gener-
ally to to our Democratic friends and Liberals of
Carroll Mr.. LAwLER having managed the paper
with good success in the past. In his article an
nouncing the new arrangement, Mr.. Iawler says
he has made satisfactory arrangements with eigh-
teen of the stockholders and the four remaining
shares will, no doubt, be secured Mr. Lawler is
about to put in a new job press and new job type
We are glad to see thisevidence of Democratic life
in little Carroll
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-04-01
MA YOR'S COURT.

civilian Hoskins, arisep and VIM. HoSkins
arose.
"Wm. Hoskins, you stand charged with rlotous
conduct and drunkenness, what have you to say to
the charge; guilty, or not guilty?
well, yer honor vatll be the consequence if |
pleads not guilty, yer 'ighnessY
"You will have a hearing and add materially
to the costs Of the case guilty, or not guilty?"
"Ave earring Will? Veil, l don't wantit; I've
ad so many earrings within the period of my tur.
bulent hexistence. | don't know veatherI didany.
thing wicked or not, but I'm guilty jist to accomo
date myself to circumstances"
well, William, this is your first appearance be-
fore this court as general thing first appearance
is strong plea for lenienCy; but William there is
about your eyes and every feature look OLA
look, l may say, of having been there Frequently
before, an appearance of mild depravity, as it
were; William you may pay fine of five dollars,
together with the costs
Bill puts up and departs
GEORGE RoTRoCK was a coagonizer with Mr..
Hoskins, and without any intentional illusions to
his hOnors musical inclinatons, George was made
to pay the fiddler to the same tune.
GEORGE HABERLAND disturbed the peace of last
Sunday by threatening to ''cr-r-rush his wife to
atoms and spill her bel.lud"-she yelled murder,
and policemen Abe closed the row by taxing
George out in the cold. S1.0O and costs.