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DO Not Eat Raw Eggs.

One of the most common preiudices
of housewives and mothers is that hard
eggs are difficult to digest, especially the
white, and that the less they are boiled
the better they are for weak and dyspep-
tic stomachs. The reverse is the case,
as there is more danger of raw and soft
white of an egg passing through the di-
gestive apparatus without being really
digested than when thoroughly boiled
and hard in fact then it constitutes a
most excellent food for dyspeptics, as ex
perience is proving. A writer i'll the
Medical Journal says /: eve have seen
dyspeptics who have suffered untold tor
ments with almost every kind of food.
No liquid could be taken without suffer
ing bread became burning acid meat
and milk were solid and liquid fires. We
have seen these same sufferers trying to
avoid food and drink and even going to
the enema syringe for sustenance. And
we have seen their torments pass away
and their hunger relieved by living upon
the white of eggs which had been boiled
in bubbling water for thirty minutes. AT
the end of the week we have given the
hard yolk of the egg with the white, and
upon this diet alone, without fluid of
any kind, we have seen them begin to
gain flesh and strength and refreshing
sleep. After weeks of this treatment
they have been able, with care, to begin
upon other food" And all this, the
writer adds, without taking medicine.
He says, what we also have always main
tanned, that hard-boiled eggs are not half
so bad "a half-boiled ones and ten times
as easy to digest as raw eggs and we
have no doubt that an animal may be
starved to death by eating only the raw
white of an egg, for the same reason that
dogs have been starved by eating gelatin
alone. Only toothless babies can digest
soft food, such rs milk.-ManUJacture,'
and Buiider.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-23
Transient Newspaper Postage.

The new postal law-which is fair
sample of the Legislative capacity of the
Forty third Congress-is severely con
demned by the daily press of the country,
and for two reasons. First, because it
imposes an unreasonable tax on transient
newspapers. Second, because it affects.
the daily press, thereby reducing their
sales. Now, we cannot but smile at this
loud whine of the daily journals on the
excessive tax on transient newspapers.
1t proves that when their on is gOred
they have wonderful sympathy for the
public, and an honest sincere contempt
for Congressional stupidity. But when
Congress surprised every sane man and
woman in the country by making the
publishers of newspapers prepay the post
age for their subscribers, the daily press
chad nothing to say" Why! Because
nine-tenths of the daily newspapers are
circulated outside the mails-are deliv-
cred by carriers and sold 10y newsdealers.
The burthen fell almost solely on the
weekly press-and n very serious burthen
it is, especially to those of large circula-
tion.- IVOOnsOcket (R. H. Patriot.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-23
4 New Postal Burden.

The provisions which. at the very end
of the recent session of Congress, Sena-
tor Hamlin, of Maine, succeeded i'll foist-
ing upon an appropriation bill to double
the rates of postage upon all matter of
third class, usually called =" transient, ="
has awakened intense Indignation in
every part of the country, and among all
classes of people. And this indignation
is Just, whether viewed in its relation
to the provision itself or to the way in
which its passage is understood to have
been secured.
The new law, while it will increase the
profits of the express companies, imposes
an onerous burden upon tie people, who
will demand its repeal at the earliest
possible day. 1t is law which every cit
izen will hate, and which must grow
more odious with every days experience.
Even if it had been so worded as to
double the rates of postage only upon
merchandise, it would still have been
odious for the express companies could
urge no argument in its favor that would
not be equally potent If offered to show
that the Postoflices should all be
abolished and the business of carrying
letters and newspapers confided to them
selves. The law as it stood before this
change was great accommodation TO
the people, and well calculated to make
the Postoffice Department popular. The
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-23
Genflemen,s Fashions.

A writer III the home JOl17ldt says
of gentlemen's spring fashions "The
principal novelties for spring wear are in
fancy checked suitings of which the
Knickerbocker is the leading one. They
are made up in the new style of a single
breasted thred- -buttoned sack-coat, or
two-button morning-coat. In point of
novelty the three-button sack-coat has the
preference. 1t is cut of medium length,
and shaped SO as to define the figure
smartly the top button is rather high,
and the fore part is sufficiently cut away
from the third button TO display the
waistcoat There are four outside patch
pockets, and the coat is always worn
with the three buttons buttoned. The
sleeve is finished with q single hole and
button, and stitched round the bottom
to correspond with the edges. The
waistcoat is made single-breasted, with
out collar, cut long, and with four out
side patch pockets, to match the coat.
The two-button morning coat, from fancy
suitings, is cut of good length, and made
with flaps on the hips and pockets under,
and one outside breast-pocket, patch and
button, or with n welt. The waistcoat
sinQle-breasted, with n step collar.
Trousers are cut straight and full to the
leg, with side-pockets and welt Oh the
side-seams, without any spring at the
bottoms, and fall naturally on the boot.
For better wear the frock coat is still
the leading garment, the principal change
being that it is now sometimes made to
wear four buttons buttoned. This style,
however, is likely to be more popular in
England, where the climate will better
admit of its being worn, than here.
They are worn somewhat shorter in the
skirt than during the winter, but still of
good length. The lapels are cut rather
bold and inclined to droop little Mt the
top, with silk breast facings to the but
ton-holes and edges flat braided, or plain
facings and bound narrow. A white
double-breasted waistcoat is worn with
this coat TO show above the turnover of
the lapel, and the trousers of medium
colored stripe in neat pattern. In En-
gland it is very general to wear rough
cheviot checked trousers with frock
coat, especially for morning wear.
THE Mayor of Philadelphia has pro-
hibited fortune telling.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-23
Freezing TO Death.

Our readers have from time to time,
during the past rigorous winter, seen
published accounts of many persons be-
ing frozen to death in the Northern and
Northwestern States Of the Union. Sad
rs these events must always be, yet there
are commonly accepted notions relative
to such death which are entirely erro-
neous. To be frozen to death many
suppose must be frightful torture,
Judging of their own experience of the
effects of cold. Here we fall into the
usual error of thinking that the suffering
wip increase with the energy of the
agent, which could only be the case if
the sensibility remained the same. The
truth is, intense cold brings on speedy
sleep, which fascinates the senses and
thus fairly beglliles men out of their
lives.
A case i'll point will illustrate this. A
small party of hunters, accompanied by
n Swedish doctor named Menander, in
northwestern Alaska, numbering in all
nine persons, We're lately overtaken by
n binding storm, and remained so long
exposed that five out of the nine per-
ished, being actually frozen to death,
and among them was the doctor, Dur
ing most of the time Menander, knowing
well the deceptions of rigorous climate,
cheered on the little party, and, i'll def
ance of the inevitable lassitude which
overcomes people under such circum-
stances, made the men keep moving.
Whoever sits down will die" he said
TO his comrades, "and whoever sleeps
will perish" The Door doctor spoke as
well-informed and scientific student;
but, alas at the same time he felt rs
man, and, i'll spite of the remonstrances
of those whom he had instructed and
alarmed, he was the first to lie down and
die
This calls to mind the famous retreat
of the French army from Moscow, where
the warning was repeated thousands of
times by the officers TO the staggering
soldiers; but the terrible fascination to
stop, if but for one moment, and rest,
was too powerful to resist i'll q vast num-
Der of instances, and whole army corps
found n frigid grave upon the surface of
the frozen snow. Allison, the historian,
relates his own experience as to the cold.
Desiring to understand the matter fully,
he tried the experiment of sitting down
i'll his open garden when the thermome-
ter was six degrees below zero, at night,
and so quickly did the drowsiness come
stealing over him, that he declared he
wondered how a single man of Napo-
Icons army, i'll that awful retreat, had
been able to resist the treacherous infu-
nce.-Nc1U York IVecky.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-23
A ReminiScence Of the Early Use OF An
thracite Coal,

A local correspondent of the Pitts
burg Commercial writes Anthracite
coal was discovered in Pennsylvania soon
after the settlement of the Wyoming
Valley, but its first practical use was by
Obediah Gose, in his blacksmith shop, in
the year 1768. In 1791 Philip Ginter
discovered anthracite on the Lehigh. In
1902 Robert Morris, of Philadelphia,
formed company, and purchased 5000
acres of the property on which Ginter
discovered the coal The coal company
was called The Lehigh Coal Mine.
This company opened the mine, and
found the vein to be fifty feet thick, and
of the very best quality of coal. The
company made every effort to secure a
demand for the coal, but without sue
cess, and having become thoroughly dis
gusted with their speculation, leased the
5000 acres of this mammoth coal field
to Messrs. White 4; Hazard. of Phill-
delphia, for twenty years, ut an annual
rental of one ear of corn. Messrs. White
& Hazard tried TO use the coal in the
blast furnace in 1926, but failed the
furnaces chilled. In 1881 Nelson con-
ceived the idea of the hot blast for sav-
ing fuel, and in 1888 David Thomas
adopted the idea of the hot blast and
anthracite together. White i Hazard
had, previous to this, formed company
and bought the property. In 1889
David Thomas made the use of anthra-
cite for making pig metal success, by
which the twenty ears of corn were
transferred into $20,O0O,00O. And this
is the early history of the great Lehigh
coal mines of the present day. re-
member well the banquet given by Burd
Patterson and Nicholas Biddle mt Mount
Carbon, in 1S40, at which time they paid
William Lyman, proprietor of the Pho
neer Furnace, $1,000, the premium they
had offered for the first successful use of
anthracite coal as fuel in the blast fur
mace. But David Thomas was the lion
of the day. 1t was he who showed them
how to do it, and hale and hearty to-
day, as then, he stands a worthy repre-
sentative of science. Long may he live,
and peaceful be his death, and may the
memory of his deeds never be forgotten
by Pennsylvania. He is a master me
chanic, and should be pleased to see
the Chair of Mettallurgy in the Me-
chanics' High School of Pennsylvania,
marked Thomas.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-23
WHOLE NO. lO47.

express companies had no Legitimate
ground of complaint, and Congress
should have turned deaf ear TO their
insidious pleadings. That any member
of Congress sold his vote we do not af-
firm, but we do say when great mon
opoly sends its agents to Washington
well supplied with money and succeeds
by a trick in getting the Legislation it
asks for, there is ground for the suspi-
cion that some of our Legislators think
less of the public welfare than of their
own private interest Christian Union.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-23

T1he fOIIOWlIB
ten and published shortly after the event IT re
lates to:
Here fol,oweth the direful fate
OF Burgoyne and his army great,
Who proudly did display
Tho terrors of despotic sway.
His power and pride and many threats
Have been brought low by fortunate Gates.
To bend to the United States.
British prisoners by Convention, 2,442
Foreigners by Contra-vention, 2,l9S
Tories sent across the Lake, ] 100
Burgoyne and his suite, in state, 10
Sick and wounded, bruised and pounded, ! roo
Meier so much before confounded, @o
Prisoners of war before Convention, 400
Deserters come with kind intention, 800
They lost at Benningtons great battle, , ooo
Where Stark's glorious arms did rattle ! 4'--o
Kill'd in September and October, 600
Ta'en by brave Brown, some drunk, some sober, Alb
Slain by hgh-famed Herkerman, ooo
On both hanks, on rear and van,
Indians, settlers, butchers, drovers,
Enough to crowd large plains all over,
And those whom grim death did prevent
From fighting against our Continent; 4,il3
And also those who stole away,
Lest they down their arms should lay,
Abhorring that obnoxious day
The whole make fourteen thousand men, -
Who may not with us fight again. 14,0O0
This Is a pretty Just account
OF Burgoyne's legions' whole amount,
Who came across the Northern Lakes
To desoate our happy States
Their brass cannons we have got all
Fifty-six-both great ana small;
And ten thousand stand of arms,
TO prevent all future harms;
Stores and implements complete,
of workmanship exceeding neat:
And proper harness, no way scanty.
Among our prisoners there are
Six Generals OF fame most rare;
Six members of their Parliament
Reluctantly they seem content:
Three British Lords and Lord Belcarras
Who came, our country free to harass,
Two Baronets of high extraction
Were sorely wounded III the action.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-23

CURIOUS PHENOMENON curious
phenomenon was noticed during a re-
cent balloon ascent by two experienced
French aeronauts of thorough scientific
attainments, VI. Tissandier aud M. de
Fonvielle. hey were able to hear
voices from below, and remarks which
indicated that the persons in the balloon
were visible to the speakers, although az
the time a cloud obscured the surface of
the earth from the view of the aeronants
themselves. This occurrence is or
planned by the hypothesis that cloud
may be transparent and Opaque at the
same time, according as il may be viewed
in different directions.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-23
A Cosy Retreat.

A raid was made on the illicit distil-
lers i'll Southwest Virginia, several weeks
ago, and n number of them captured
One offender, with q romantic turn of
mind, had discovered commodious
cave, through which meandered n crys-
tai stream of water. Above it was
large hollow tree, with number of
large limbs reaching out from the parent
stem. The enterprising manufacturer of
the ardent spirits had managed to con
vert this hollow tree into n chimney,
through which the smoke from the dis
tillery passed in indistinct clouds, being
diffused in unnoticed quantities to the
limbs and out into the air. He had all
the paraphernalia of first-class distil-
lery, and was quietly squeezing the Juice
from the cereals secluded and apart from
the vulgar, prying, meddlesome outside
world, when oflicious myrmidons of the
law interfered with his pastime.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-23

MADAME IMAGINATION refuses 10 dress
III Paris fashions. The example OF
disreputable women," says she, "is NOT
more worthy of imitation in matters of
dress than in morals"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-23

I y. DOWD, General Dealer in Family Groceries,
- Crockery etc Teas made u specially. Phelps
street, Decatur, Mich. $50
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DECATUR DIRECTORY.
Bnsinrss Garos.

L'OSTER Il BEEBE. Attorneys and Counseors
II at law and Solicitors in Chancery. Office in
Fret National Bank Building. up stairs. Decatur
Mich.
NEWTON FOSTER. W. SCOTT BEEBE.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-23

LIRST NATIONAL BANK. of Paw Paw. Office
Il north side of Main street, doors west of
Kalamazoo
A. SHERMAN, PRES. FITZ Z. STEVENS CASH r.
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GEORGE W. LAWT0N. Attorney and Counselor
VI at Law, Notary Public and Probate Judge.
Will hold Probate Court at Paw Paw, on Monday
&C each week.
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E B.DUNNING. NJ. D.. Physician and Surgeon
II. Office in 1. w Van Fossen's Block, over
Wheaton's Drug Store. Residence on Elm Street
2d door east of Niles Street. 1Ollt26*
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-23

DICHARDS BARNUM, Attorneys at law.
N Office over First National Bank, Paw Paw,
CHANDLER RICHARDS. Sgi 1. K. BARNUM.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-23

rONRD LICH, Fashionable Tailor, being in
~ receipt of the latest New York Fashions is
prepared 10 do all kinds of work in the latest
style Shop over y. l.. Ross store, Paw Paw.
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nUNCOMB HOUSE, Decatur, Michigan, w. H.
~ CASoLL. Proprietor.
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THE Mayor of Philadelphia has pro-
hibited fortune telling.
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Businsss CARDS.

CA. HARRISON. Banker, Paw Paw, Michi-
". gan. will transact general Banking Busi,
ness receive Deposits subject TO sight draft. and
allow interest on special deposits. COLLECTIONS
made at reasonable rates Money 10 loan for one
or more years on improved unincumbered Real
Estate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-23

~ COOK. Teacher of Piano, Organ, Voice
II. Culture. Thorougbass and Harmony Can
be found at his residence on Paw Paw Street.
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LAWRENCE DIRECTORY.
Busiutss c5aros.

Bnsincss o'aros.
l. T.. & y. n. CHADWICK. dealer in Dry
and Shoes Groceries, Hats and Caps, Queens
ware, ETC.. Lawrence Mich.
T. \. CLEVELAND, u. D., Physician and Sur
II. geon. Lawrence. Mich.
VITILLIAM II. CLAY, Sign and Ornamental
w Painter, Lawrence Mich. House. Sign,
and Carriage Painting, Graining, Papering and
Kalsoming done to order.
- ROWE. dealer IN Drugs, Medicines, Station
-. cry, Groceries. Brushes, Perfumery, etc
Prescriptions carefully prepared, Lawrence
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-23
CAPTURE OF BURGOYNE.

(The following curious satircal effusion was witt
ten and published shortly after the event IL re
lates to IL
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KNOWLES 4 ROWLAND, Attorneys at Law
IN and Solicitors in Chancery. Agents for
Hartford and other Insurance Companies. Office
Main street, first door east of the Court Douse,
Paw Paw, Mich.
JOHN KNOWLES, o. w. ROWLAND. 92S.
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TOHN j. SHERMAN, Attorney at Law, Circuit
- Court Commissioner for Van Buren County.
Office over Hawks Jewelry Stol C, Phelps street.
Decatur opposite Duncombe House. Will be at
the County Clerks office, in Paw Paw. on Mon
day, Tuesday aud Wednesday OF each week.
Dated April 10th, 1874.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-04-23

IJINCKLEY BROTHERS Livery Stable Paw Paw
Il Michigan, is the largest and best equipped of
any in the county. Fine horses, new and elegant
carriages to let. Office and Stables northeast of
Dyckman House. north side of Oak street.
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Ii VAN DEUSEN, Fashionable Boot and Shoe
II. Maker. Ladies, Gents and Misses Boots,
Shoes and Caters made to order in first class
style. Repairing done On reasonable terms snd
at short notice, Shop first door north OF NORTH
ERNBR ORice. S2
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JACKSON GLIDDEN, Attorneysand Counsel
- ors. Office North side of Main street, second
door wet Of Post Office, Paw Paw, Michigan. 99+
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CHARLES l.. FITCH, Attorney, Counselor and
~ Solicitor. Office opposite the Court House,
Paw Paw, Mich $50
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-06-25
SPINNER'S ANXIETY.

From the Chicago Times Washington Cor.1
Gen. Spinner is very anxious in view Of the
approaching count of the money in his de-
partment. He is especially anxious that the
count shall be conducted in way that will
convince the outside public that it is an exact
one. He had consultation with Secretary
Bristow to-day upon the subject, and Gen.
Spnners suggestion that the count be made
by people outside of his bureau met wie the
approval of Mr.. Bristow. Gen. Spinner
wishes to have Riggs, the banker here-a
welI-known Democrat the count
ing in order that none of the opposition can
be able to fud fault with the manner Ct it's
doing He also insists that all OF the 81 aled
packages, which have in former counts been
reckoned by their labels, shall be opened and
every dollar Of them counted. All of these
precautions are evidences of Gen. Spinner's
personal honesty, which no one doubts; but
It would be hard for him to find evidence to
controvert the fact of his careless manage
mpnt
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-06-25
THE MEXICAN FRONIlEk.

Washington telegram to Chicago Ilmes.l
hiob official who has returned from q
v;s;t tn the Texas border reports q very de-
nlorable condition of things. He saTs that
he outside public has no sort of idea OF the
real condition of affairs down there, and the
real truth has only been brought out IN the
secret reports forwarded here by government
agents. He says that this side OF the no
Grande, Texas, for very wide stretch OF
country, is inhabited by Mexi,ans They pre-
ponderate to great extent over the Amer.
cans. and have thereby control of all the civil
Offices.
For this reason it Is impossible to secure
any convictions in the local courts OF the
Mexican thieves who cross the borders 10
plumber the Americans, as in every instance
the court clears them. There are some good
IN among the Mexicans who live upon this
side of the border; hut they are IN such
small numbers as to exert no real innoonco'
Upon the part of government ofAcia,s mere
are grave approximations OF serious dimculty
with Mexico. Her government is poweriess
to prevent these outrages. Ihat is the
charitable construction at least. Coranas
rules in defiance of the Mexican Government.
and il closely leagued with the Mexicans
upon this side IN their schemes OF plumber.
4Anv attempt to abrogate his authority upon
the part OF the Mexican Government would
lead to an open rebellion, and the promised
move TO supersede Cortinas, is not believed
to have been made in good faith. Nearly al
the inhabitants upon the border depend upon
thieving for their support. 1t is estimated
that upward of five million head Of cattle ore
annually stolen from the Texans. The Texans
are now fully aroused, and animated by the
true Texan hatred of the "Greasers." wal
of determination is not improbable. Texas
State troops now patrol the border, and it il
we'll settled that if they get hold Of any Mexi
can raiders there will be no need o
q trial by jury to insure their passage te
another sphere of existence, where they viii
be out Of the way for all time to come. 1t ii
believed that the United States troops u
present there, combined with the State troops
will be enough 10 settle these border contro
versies. The only trouble is that when tn
Texans once begin righting their wrongs !
will fare hard with the Mexicans upon boti
sides CT the border.
Gen. Ord, who has command of this de
partment, is at present at Annapolis. As soor
as Mr.. Belknap returns to Washington, Gen
Ord will return at once to Texas. where hi
presence is urgently needed.