The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-07-02
FRESH TOPICS.

ESH IUIlOIs
REGULATIONS are cheap in Utica, n. Y.
One Samuel Gurnsey has just recovered
six cents damages from the Herald OF
that city for SANDER.
BRIGHAM You've is said to have his eye
OH the State of Sonora, in Mexico, as a
better country for the quiet enjoyment
of his practices than Utah.
an. QUAD's ODDS" the production
of Mr.. Lewis, the Detroit Free Press
humorist, will be book of 500 pages,
the greater portion of the contents being
new to the public. 1t will be reprinted
in England. In this country it will be
sold by subscription only.
A CIRCUS out in Kansas refused TO
dead-head the constable of the town.
He got square on it, however. He had
the whole concern arrested for laboring
on the Sabbath, and that refusal TO dead
head cost the manager $500. There is
one thing which a village constable and
n Jersey editor never forgives-that's
refusal of dead-head tickets.
How TRUE it is that one expense neces-
states another. Last year the State of
Massachusetts gilded the dome of its
State House ut an almost fabulous cost,
and now it has been compelled to pay for
Theoretically sealing the windows to the
cupoln above, that the glittering surface
may not be furnished Ly the expectora-
tons of tobacco-using visitors.
If this story came from any place but
Colorado, we wouldn't believe it. But
the newspaper men out there are all
George Washington's in their love for
the truth: a miner, who has been
prospecting in Southwestern Colorado,
has found a whole forest of petrifed
trees, with petrified birds sitting on the
limbs singing petrifed'songs."
THE oldest ex-United States Senator
now living is said to be Peleg Sprague,
formerly of Maine, who was Senator from
that State from 1929 to 1885. He also
represented the Kennebec district in
Congress from 1926 to 1929, was subse-
quently for many years Judge of the
United States District Court of Massa-
chusetts, and is now living in Boston at
greatly advanced age.
THE crop reports from nearly every
section of the Northwest are very favor
able-much more so than previous ac-
counts have led the public to expect.
An increased acreage in wheat has been
sown, and the fields generally average
well and give promise of a favorable
yield. 1t is altogether probable that the
harvest the coming fall will be fully up
to, if it does not exceed, the average.
THE Prince of Wales, who is the
{" heir apparent to the British throne,
is now Field Marshal in addition to his
other honors-honors that have liberal
emoluments attached to them, and are
not merely "glittering baubles " in the
shape of medals, ribbons, etc. Field
Marshal Albert Edward has never seen
actual service, but he already ranks.vet-
eran Generals covered with honorable
scars, and as he also holds two Colonel
cies and accepts their pay, his military
positions secure him at least S25, 900 q
year.
ADvICEs from the frontier are to the
effect that large parties of Sioux, Chey.
enne and Arapahoe Indians have aban
doned their reservations and started Oh
the war-path. 1t is believed by mel
well posted in savage ways that the
Sioux and other hostile tribes are pre-
pairing for a gigantic Indian war, ant
that the government will have to decid,
which course it will pursue-protect til,
peaceful tribes and the settlers, or leav,
them to their fate and keep miners on
of the Black Hills. The troops are no
strong enough to do both.
An Omaha editor-Mr. Edward Rose
water, of the Bees getting up move
nd sensational Fourth of July celebra
ton, it being nothing more nor less tia
a balloon excursion to the Black Hills
the excursion to be under the auspico
of the Bee. j. II. Pierce, an exper
enced aeronaut, and correspondent 70
the Bee, will manage the balloon. II
will be accompanied by his wife an
Andrew Rosewater, brother of the pre-
prietor. 1t is hoped this daring entel
prise will not be interfered with b
Sheridan's mountain howitzers.
The loss of the Vicksburg may yer