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BE Polite.

An anecdote is related of the late Hon.
Geo. McDuffle, of South Carolina, which
we take pleasure i'll re-printing and
recommending to our readers. When q
very little boy, George was one evening
mother MIXED the COW. A gentleman
passing by, said 4:
Good evening, my son."
George returned, "Good evening
sir" with so polite bow as to at
tract the gentleman's attention, who
said
why did you not pull off your hat,
my little friend?"
So 1 will, sir" said George, eff
you will get down and hold the calf for
me-"
His politeness and his shrewd remark
were the making of him, for the
gentleman, who Was rich, said to his
mother
"Your son is bright boy, and will
one day, if he is properly trained, make
great man. If Won will allow me, Twill
educate him, and give him start in the
world"
Georges mother was only too glad to
tnanh the gentleman 1Or his l1nu OHer,
and to let him take charge of her son,
who became distinguished man serv-
ing his country at different times as a
Senator in Congress and as Governor of
his native State.
Boys and girls, would you be loved
and respected? Be polite to all-the
rich as well as poor and never fail to
be respectful to the old. Be polite at
home, for politeness must begin at
home. 1t has been truly said, that
nothing makes the young 50 lovely, as
an habitual respect and dutiful de-
pertinent toward their friends and
superiors. Such conduct makes the
plainest face beautiful, and gives to
every action nameless but peculiar
charm.
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record" but this old team horse per-
formed some marvellous feats on the turf
that his hackers pretended to be aston
ished Mt. The horse was finally protest
ed, ruled out, and taken to Battle Creek,
and he was also protested there. It now
transpires that this old horse without
record proves to be Ohio Boy, with
record up among the twenties This is
substantiated by afiidavits.
AT Jackson, on Sunday last, a party
OF Germans went fishing in the pond.
One of the party, named Charles Smith,
better known there as Dutch Charlie"
became afraid the boat would upset and
drown him, and begged to be put on the
railroad bridge. This was done, and the
boat pushed off, but had gone only thirty
rods when the occupants heard screams
and saw Charlie fall from the bridge.
He never came to tie surface, and it was
half an hour before the body was recov-
cred. Charlie was native of Prussia,
but had lived at Jackson a number of
years. He was soldier in the late war,
and received wounds. He was generally
regarded as weak minded, but was well
liked.
REV. w. f. MCLAREN, who has been
elected Bishop of Illinois, was from
1867 until 1872 resident of Detroit,
and his elevation to high ecclesiastical
honors is something in which hundreds
of warm personal friends there will re-
joice. His father, Rev. DIR. J. +. Nc
Laren, is still resident of that city. 1t
was there that the new Bishop finally
gave up the church in which he had
been reared (the Presbyterian and iden-
tilted himself with the Episcopal church.
A Detroit paper says that his tender,
and loving, and modest words on the
occasion when he publicly announced to
his congregation the decision which sew
cred him from the church associations of
a lifetime will never be forgotten by
those who heard him then, and there is
not one of all that numerous audience
who even for moment doubted his sin
cerity.
THE most intense excitement has pre-
vailed in Monroe for several days past,
caused by the sudden and mysterious
disappearance of Frank Lafontaine, son
of Louis Lafontaine, of the firm of La
fontaine, Loranger e. Co., bankers of
that city. On Wednesday evening of
last week he paid visit to the yourg
lady to whom he was said to be engaged
and gave her beautiful gold chain to
be attached to previous gift of gold
watch. He accompanied the present
with the remark that it would probably
be the last that she would ever receive
from him. Similar intimations to others,
however, now show that he had pre-
meditated either flight or suicide. But
the most unexplainable circumstances CT
the affair IS that there is no imaginable
cause for the act. His affairs in the
bank are without the slightest irregu-
larity, his relations with his fance with
out cloud.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-09-24
The Magic OF silence.

Dolly never came to see Marjorie THAI
there was not quarrel. Marjorie tried
to speak gently, but, no matter how hard
she tried, Dolly finally made her so
angry that she would soon speak sharp
words too. ooh, what shall l dor
cried poor little Marjorie. "Suppose
you try this plan, said mamma Next
time Dolly comes in, seat yourself in
front of the fire and take the tongs in
your hand. Whenever sharp word
comes from Dolly, gently snap the tongs
without speaking a word" Soon after
ward i'll marched Dolly to see her little
friend. 1t was not quarter of an hour
before Dolly's temper was rufled, and
her voice was raised, and as usual she
began to find fault and scold. Marjorie
fled to the hearth and seized the tongs,
swapping them gently. More angry
words from Dolly. Snap went the
tongs. More still. Snap. "Why don't
you speak9" screamed Dolly i'll fury.
Snap went the tongs. "Speak !" said
she. Snap was the only answer. I" III
never, never come again !" cried Dolly.
Away she went. But she came again
next Gag, but seeing Marjorie run for the
tongs, she solemnly said if she would
only let them alone they would quarrel
no more forever and ever.-Anonymous.
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MICHIGAN NEWS.

DANIEL JANUARY was married to Maria
Summer in Kalamazoo a short time ago.
THERE are GAS cells in the State Prison
at Jackson, and IT'S prisoners confined
there.
The Grand Rapids Board of Educa-
ton has established a professorship of
bookkeeping in the schools there.
A SUBSCRIPTION has been started for
street railway from Battle Greek to Go
guac Lake. 1t is headed by H. H.
Brown with 500.
j. S. CROSBY, father of NJ. S. Crosby,
and one of the pioneers of Grand
Rapids, died at Clifton Springs, n. Y,
recently, aged 81 years.
JOHN GATES, proprietor of the Gates
line of sleepers, died at the Frost House,
Eaton Rapids, the other day, and was
taken to Buffalo for interment.
THEY have green newspaper men in
Detroit. One of the attaches of the Ne
troit Post was recently swindled out of
his watch and money by three-card
monte men.
The body of John Bradley, saloon
keeper of Bay City, was recently found
on the beach near his residence. Par
ticulars of the drowning are not known.
He was aged about fifty.
The wife of Francis Duprey, of Sagi-
nav city, eloped on Friday with her hus-
bands brother, taking many valuable
household effects and large sum of her
husbands hard earnings, and leaving
five children behind.
A LITTLE daughter of Frances Throtel,
of Traverse City, was fatally injured, one
morning last week. She was with other
children teetering on "A long maple pole,
when the pole fell, striking her on the
head, causing death i'll about an hour.
ABOUT five weeks ago Albert Moliter,
of Rogers City, was shot one evening i'll
his office, his bookkeeper being shot
dead at the same time. Moliter Int
gered along until he was brought home
to Detroit, and died there last Sunday
evening.
THREE detectives from New York AZ
rived at Monroe one day last week, and,
after procuring the services of the Mar
shal, departed for the western part of
the county, they having some evidence
that may lead to the discovery of Char
lie Ross. They seemed confident of sue
cess, as they have been corresponding
with parties in Monroe claiming to know
his whereabouts.
AT the Pullman car works in Detroit,
last week, serious accident befell a
party of six workmen. They were on an
elevator with a load of glazed car win
dows, when in some unaccountable man
ner the wire rope used in hosting the
elevator slipped, and all fell to the
grodnd from the third story Of the build
ing, bruising and manning all of the men
and shivering the load of car windows
into the minutest fragments.
A SHOOTING affray took place at Rut-
land, last Saturday night, in which Frank
Smith was seriously if not fatally injured.
A dance was in progress, when three
roughs from Hastings arrived and per-
sisted in taking part. They were re-
fused, when fight ensued Maj. Smith
drew a revolver and shot Frank Smith,
the ball entering the groin, cutting an
artery, leaving the victim in a critical
condition. Smith was arrested.
AT the August races at Big Rapids, q
horse was entered called Friday that
won easily every trotting race from three
minutes down. The managers spoke OF
him as "an old team horse without
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-09-24

colorod feathers. 1t had cocks
comb under its neck. and magnificent
crest. This splendid-looging bird was
supposed to live 500 years, and then
burn itself, to rise from the ashes young,
strong, and more beautiful than ever.
"A, old writer gives n long account of
ways took place at Heliopolis, the City
Of the Sun. Apriest made fire of spices
on the altar, and the bird flew into the
flames and burned with the spices. A
small worm would then be found in the
ashes on the altar, and on the second day
after II appeared it would be transformed
into bird, and i'll one day after that, or
the third day after the burning, the
phoenix would be itself again and would
go Oft in fine spirits, and in new clothes
that were warranted to last for 500
years.
THE DOLPHIN.
The dolphin made very pleasant
variety in the list of unreal creatures
as it was delightful in every way. Very
much larger than the common dolphin
or porpoise, the dolphin of fable was
thoroughly good-natrred and obliging,
and always swimming about and showing
it's pretty colors. These colors were
said to be brighter than ever when it
was dying, and some poet has written of
"the hues of the dying dolphin"
The supposed home of the dolphins
was in the Grecian seas. They were
said to have many human tastes, rs they
were very fond of music, could be easily
tanned, and became very fond of their
masters. They would let children ride
on their backs ; and this must nave been
even more exciting than riding on an
elephant, or driving pair of goats.
These dolphins were very affectionate,
and story is told of one, in the reign
of the Emperor Augustus, which car
ried boy to school every morning.
But after while the lad died, and the
faithful dolphin watched for him on the
shore day after day, until, finding that
he did not come, it pined away and ex-
pired OF grief.
THE GRYPHoN, OR GRIFFIN.
1t ought to have had long name, like
"Ichthyosaurus" or Megatherium, +"
or some Of those other great creatures
that lived before the flood; for one grit
fin was said to be larger and stronger
than hundred eagles, so that it could
carry, while flying to its nest, large
horse or even two oxen yoked together
as they stood at the pillow. It's claws
were as the horns of oxen, SO that drink
ingcups We're made of them. It's head,
wings and feet were those OF an eagle,
and its body that of lion.
Stone griffins are often seen in old
churches, and on the pillars of old gate
ways; for place that was guarded by
such powerful creature was in no dan
ger of being invaded. So the figure of
a griffin came to represent strength and
vigilance.
Gritfins' eggs were considered very
valuable, and were made into large COB
lets; but it is very probable that these
eggs were really laid by ostriches. st.
Nicholas for October.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-09-24

EMILE DE GIRARDIN, the eminent
French statesman, denies the right of
community or an individual to punish
crime, and urges that it be treated as a
disease.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-09-24

The heat on the Southern Pacific rail
road grade, near the Colorado desert, is
so intense that the thermometer often
marks 100 degrees in the shade, when
shade can be found. A considerable
number of the laborers on the road have
died of the heat. There is probably no
other spot in the United States that can
equal this.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-09-24

A MICE of President Van Buren,, 70
years of age, is public character, like
her uncle. She is an inmate of the
Hudson county, n. j., alms-house.
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FRESH TOPICS.

II is said that nine-tenths of the per
sons who engaged in what is called bust
ness in this country fail.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-09-24

A NEGRO Justice of the Peace in JEFF
ferson county, Fla, passed Judgment
against his wife for stealing n chemise,
and in default of bail sent her to Jail.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-09-24

DR.. GRAHAM, of Louisville, is 81
years of age, but he goes about on horse
back, hunting up curiosities for the mu-
scum, as spry and blythe as he was sixty
or seventy years ago.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-09-24

In some parts of Texas the people are
complaining because their cotton crops
are so large they cannot gather them!
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-09-24

AN official report places the loss of
property by the recent floods in France
at 80, 900, 900 francs, and of life at $50.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-09-24

CoMMoDoRE PERRY's flagship, the
Lawrence, sunk in Erie, Pa, harbor 62
years ago, has been raised, and the bot
tom found to be in good state of pre-
servation. She is to be exhibited at the
Centennial
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-09-24

LOOK out for bogus So bills Oh the
National Bank of Paxton, ILL.,, and
Traders National Bank of Chicago.
Large amounts of counterfeits on these
banks have been manufactured, and are
now in circulation.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-09-24

JESSE PcAGERoY, the Massachusetts,
criminal moastrosity, owes his life thus
far to n dead lock. Gov. CASTOR urges
communication, but the council refuses to
commute, and the Governor refuses to
sign the death warrant. So Jesse can
neither be hanged nor let off till they get
new administration.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-09-24

JOHN MoRRIssEY has been sick nigh un
to death with an ugly attack of cholera
morbus. The doctors gave him hypoder-
mic injections of morphine, and brought
him safely through. Morrissey found
time, between gripes, to make a will, in
which he devised half million dollars to
his wife and eon-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-09-24

HEzEKlAH Lizard, of Augusta, Me-,
lately deceased, was the latest man in
the State. His coffin was 30 inches
broad, 20 inches deep, and "A inches
ong. These figures are from the under
taker, and may be relied Oh.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-09-24

THERE is little rebellion among the
school-boys of New Orleans. All of the
senior class OF one of the high schools
have dropped their books and states and
refuse TO attend because a negro has
been appointed professor of mathematics
in the school,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-09-24

Six skunks got into a Pennsylvania
camp-meeting last week, and after stand
ing it as long as he could one of the
brethren arose and remarked: IF you
all say so, beloved, and 1 think you will,
well get out of this. The Arch Enemy
of mankind must be stirring up his fires,
for I'm sure 1 smell the gas.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-09-24

A. Il. NORTON, editor of the Dallas
TEX hateUigencer, is said to be an &c
centric genius, and his claim to eccen-
tricity is proven by his fidelity to foolish
oath taken over thirty years ago, never
to shave until Henry Clay should be
elected President. His beard is now
over yard in length, but otherwise he
is said to be a very agreeable gentle
man.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-09-24

S. l.. GORDON, a prominent politician
of Minnesota, and nicknamed by oppo-
nents as laundering Gordon, recent
ly had a shooting affray with one of his
tenants at Monticello, Mimi, named
Tom Desmond, whose rent was overdue.
Four shots we've fired by each party, and
Desmond was hit twice, probably fatally.
Gordon was unhurt, and surrendered
himself to the authorities.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-26

MATTGNG.- the summer is approach
ing, and the time Of mating draws near.
it NAV he well to call the attention Of
housekeepers TO the fact, that, as there is q
right way Of doing everything, there il de-
cidedly right way TO put down Canton
mating. Ii is almost the universal prac-
tice TO put it down wrong. Most persons
cut the lengths, and then, laying the
breadths in their proper places on the floor,
proceed to drive a vast number of tack
up and down the edges. This method
serves the purpose Of keeping the covering
very tightly on the floor, but it Injuries the
boards and ruins the mating. Every tack
breaks one straw, and perhaps more.
These Canton mattings are made on boats,
where they are woven in short pieces about
two yards long. These short pieces are ar-
forwards Joined together on The shore in
lengths of about forty yards. 1t is easy to
. see where these two-yard pieces are joined,
and the first thing to he done, after the
mating is cut into the proper lengths, is TO
sew these places across and across on the
wrong side to keep the joints from OPEN
ing. Then sew the breadths together, and
tack it TO the floor in the same way that
you treat carpet. Mattings made in this
way will last fully twice as long as where
they are tackled in every breadth. \ good
mating should last six or seven years.
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My mother was an angel upon earth. She
was minister OF blessing 10 all human
beings within her sphere of action. Her
heart was the abode Of heavenly purity.
She had no feelings but of kindness and
benefcence; yet her mind YVES as firm us
her temper was mild and gentle. She had
known sorrow, but her sorrow was silent.
She was acquainted with grief, but it was
deposited in her own bosom. She was the
real personifcatiou Of female virtue. OF pi-
city, OF charity. of ever active and never
intermitting benevolcnce. oh. God gould
she not have been spared US longer! My
lot in life has been almost always
cast al distance from her. have enjoy
ed but for short seasons. and at long
intervals, the happiness or her socie-
tv, yet sho has been TO me more than q
mother. She has been u spirit from above
watching over me for good. and contrihu-
ting by my mere consciousness Of her eN-
istence to the comfort Of my life. That con-
sciousness is gone, aud without her the
world feels to me like solitude. She was
born on the 22j Of November. 17ii. and
had completed in less than month her
seventy fourth year. Had she lived to The
age of the PalriarchS. every day OF her life
would have becu filed with c'oudS Of good
ness and of love. There is not vir-
tue that can abide in the female heart hut
it was the ornament of hers. She had been
fifly-four wears tho delight OF my fathers
heart, the Sweeteuer Of all his toils. the
comforter Of all his sorrows, the sharerand
briphtenor OF all his Joys. 1t was but the
last time when ! saw my father that he
told me, with an ejaculation Of gratitude
to the Giyer Of every good and perfect eiIl.
that in all tho yicssitudes OF his foriur @,
through all the good report and evil report
oi the world in all his struggles and in all
his sorrows, the ailectionate participation
and cheering encouragement of his wife
had been his never-failing support. with
out which he was sure he should never
have lived through thrm.--John QniDcy
Jddl1H
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-26

\ TIMELY SUGGEsTION.-The wear and
tear Of winter render repairs of some sind
necessary in almost every house, but it is
usual 10 defer making them until later in the
season. Why could not such work lie Civ
Gu out now, and thus supply bread to some
who are so sorely in need Of it? II is quite
a mistake to think that work can be done
more cheaply month or two hence, when
the rush and hurry begin. This is the limo
TO get fun days work, and ia avoid the
need of having house disordered weeks
at Time when over crowded mechanics
are rushing here and there, keeping a doz-
en- Jobs going at once. Owners and Occu-
pants of houses would consult their own
interests, besides helping deserving men,
if they would send for the carpenter, the
plumber, the painter, and any others whose
services are needed now. Ladies, too,
whose spring sewing begins TO loom up be-
fore them a. a formidable task TO be con-
quered, could find, now, scores of respect
able sewing girls TO whom employment
would be most acceptable, and who could
not be so readily secured during the COM
ing month, when every one wants them at
once Boston AdpeTtiSeT.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-03-26

\ DIsGRACEFCL AFFAIR.-A disgrace
fuI affair happened at the University in
Burlington on the evening of March I'd.
Some persons, supposed TO be members of
the Sophomore and Freshmen classes, pro-
ceeded to the medical department Of the
University, obtained access to the dissect-
ing room through window in the lower
floor, aud took from the dissecling room a
female subject that had been procured
from New York by the College for the
purpose If dissection. Throwing it from
second story window, they dragged it
through the snow to the gymnasium,
where il was found next morning by the
Janitor. Every member of the College has
been questioned by the faculty, resulting
in the suspension ofone of the Juniors and
several more are under suspicion. The Rf-
fair was one of the most disgraceful ever
committed 10y the College boys, and de-
serves censure both at home aud sbroad.-
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