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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-15
Age OF Man I'm Yorkshire.

A bone found in the Victoria Cave in
England having been determined by
Professor Busk to be a human bone.
great attention has been paid to the
position and relation of the bed in
which it was found, in the hope of OBJ
tanning new evidence of mans place in
geology. After removing from the
mouth of the cave large quantity OF
rock which had been thrown down from
older workings, the Roman Celtic layer
was reached, and several objects of
bronze we're obtained from it. This
layer was enc to one and one-ha feet
thick, and below it was q bed OF
"screes" consisting of angular frag.
ments OF limestone fallen from the clifi
above. The bed was nineteen feet
thick, and contained not the smallest
trace of man or other animal. Under
this was found mass Of powders.
The conclusion drawn from the examln-
alton is that man lived in Yorkshire
with Elephas Antiquus, Rhinoceros,
tichorinus, Ursus priscus, the red deer,
etc., long before the existence OF the
great ice sheet in Northern Britain and
Ireland.-me GALAXY for January.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-15
French Newspapers.

The Paris Figaro of Dec. 7 gives a
list of all the newspapers in France,
their circulation and political opinions.
OF the provincial papers lie Bonhonln,e
Normand, printed at Caen, prints the
most oopies-40, 600. 1t is non-poht-
ical paper, excepting at elections. Next
is the Petit Lyonnais and Petit Mar
seiilais, two Radical papers, with a cir
culation of 10000 each. Then the Bo-
napartist Messager du Midi, $1,000 (;
L. Echo du Nord, Republican, IA, 900 !;
La Gironde, Republican, 1880 !;
LAnai de Ia Verile, Legitimist, 1000.
In Bordeaux there are ten papers pub
lished daily-fve Republican, two Le-
gitimist, two Septennaiist and one Bo-
napartist. The number of Conservative
journals is set down at 316, $3.50 copies,
against 268, ,730 Republican sheets.
There are 155 papers in favor of the
Septennate, 100 Legitimist, 81 Bona
partist and 226 Republican and Radical
journals.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-15
All About O New Shirt.

There is superstition that the pre-
sentation of knife without any equiv
alent whatever will cut friendship.
There is fact lately come to light, In q
small town where there is great deal
of primitive simplicity, that the present
alton of shirt by woman to the man
she wants to marry will cut the heart
out of love. One young girl tried it,
and made her lover glistening white
SHIRT with her own pretty hands. He
retired to his boarding house, put it on,
and went straitghtway to see and make
love to another girl Clad in
clean shirt he felt above the seam
stress who had inside it, and she
lost his coveted company. She did not
sit down and whine over the linen that
had gone astray, but took O pistol in
her delicate hands and tripped her way
to the boarding house aforesaid. She
met the unsuspecting rover, and pre-
senting the pistol, told him to take off
that shirt He hesitated and was lost.
He saw desperation in those eyes and
death in the pistol. He peeled and
handed her the soiled garment, which
she took on the point Of her pistol and
poked into the stove. And the flame
died out and her love went up the Chin
ney with the smoke. He sought the
secrecy of his chamber to mourn over
the depletion of his wardrobe, aud she.
cooked and primed, went off for another
lover.-St. Louis Republican.
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THE PRESIDENCY.
How the pxecutive Term of once Came
70 be FtIed az Four Hears.

How the Pxecutive Term OF Once Came
TO be FIXED at Four Years.
How shall the Executive of a no
public be constituted? What shall be
the powers, the duties, the tenure OF
Office and manner of choosing the CHIEF
Magistrate
These were questions that embaR-
rassed the United States Constitution
trainers OF 1887. The hight OF ox-
perience was not illuminating. In
fallen republics the executive ma
chinery was weakest and had broken
down first.
The failure Of the old considerations
had proved that a government without
any Executive was several degrees worse
than O government that was all execu-
tive, and the executive departments
of the original States were all that
those who gave form to our SUPP emo
law had TO study.
Prior to the convention, John Jay, in
reply to Washington's inquiries, ex-
pressed himself in favor Of an Executive
limited in his prerogatives and duration.
Gen. Knox declared himself for Pres
idential term of seven years duration.
In the convention the diversity OF
opinion on this question was almost
irreconcilable. The extremes OF opinion
as to duration of service ranged from .
tenure for three years to tenure for life.
James Wilson, Roger Sherman and Gun
ming Bedford advocated term Of three
years, Mr.. Bedford desiring provision
against re-ehgibility after nine years.
James McClurg, Gouverneur Morrik
Jacob Broome and Alexander Hamilton
expressed in words and votes prefer
ence for an Executive during good
behavior. On the first day of June,
six days after the convention organ
lied, it voted to fin the blank in tho
Randolph resolutions with the word
seven, ineligibility being part of the
resolutions. On the following day
eight of the ten States then represented
voted to elect the Chief Magistrate by
the national Legislature for the term
of seven years. On agreeing to the
ineligibility clause Pennsylvania was
divided and Connecticut alone voted
no. After one successful and Six unsuc-
cessful efforts to change the tenure, the
convention on the 26th of July, re-
affirmed their first decision in favor Of
President chosen by the national
legislature, to be ineligible after seven
years service. 1t WAS not until Sept.
6, eleven days before adjournment, that
the existing system was adopted, in ao.
cordance with the recommendation OF
the report OF the committee of eleven,
of which David Brearly was chairman.
The four years term, with silence as TO
ineEgibility, was a compromise TO REQ
oncile and unite extremes.
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An OLD YEAR SONG.
BIT OLIVER wKSpEI.L HOLMES.

As through the forest, disarrayed
BY chill November, late strayed,
lonely minstrel OF the wood
Was singing to the solitude
loved thy music, thus said,
When DER thy perch the leaves we're spi cad
Sweet was thy song, but sweeter now
Thy carol on the leafiess bough.
Sing, little bird thy note shall cheer
The sadness Of the dying year.
when violets pranked the turf with blue
And morning filled their cups with dew.
Thy slender voice with ripping trin
The budding April bowers would I'LL,
Nor pass its joyous tones away,
When April rounded into May;
Thy life thsll hail no second dawn
Sing, little bird the spring 10 gone.
And rome. me.nber-well-a-da N -
Thy full-blown summer roundelay,
And when behind o broidered screen
Some holy maiden sings unseen;
With answering notes the woodland rung,
And every tree-top found tongue.
How deep the shade! the groves how faii
Sing, little Bird he woods are bare.
But nowthe summers chant is done
And mute the choral antiphon;
The birds have left the shivering pines
To fit am ong the trellised vines,
Or fan the air with scented plumee,
Amid the love-sick orange-blooms,
And thou art here alone Alone
Sing little bird the rsst have flown.
The snow has capped yon distant hill.
At morn the running brook viii still,
From driven herds the clouds that rise
Are like the smoke OF sacrifice,
Bre long the frozen tod shall mock
The plowshare, changed to stubborn rock,
Tne brawling streams shall soon be dumb
Sing h.tle bird the frosts have come.
Past, fast the lengtbening shadows creep,
The songless fowls are half asleep.
The air grows chill, the setting sun
May leave thee ere tiny song In done,
The pulse that warns thy breast grow cold,
Thy aecret die with thee, untold:
The Ia agering sunset still is bright
Sing, little bird twill soon be night.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-15
George ID. Prentice.

Prentice, in the later years of his life,
was not uniformly Industrious, simply
because he was not uniformly sober;
but whenever he was sober he was IN
dustrious without intermission, whether
the period Of his sobriety lasted
month or a year, and, what is more re-
markable, the period of his inactivity
always sharply coincided with that OF
his inebriety, extending not an hour
beyond the latter, no matter how long
this extended. As soon as his ap-
petite for liquor was satiated, and he
became sober, he went to work as if
nothing had happened, though he might
not have drawn sober breath for
months. The process known as
"taperipg off" was unknown to him.
You might see Prentice ut midnight.
after an uninterrupted debauch of many
weeks, staggering along the street or
sleeping with his head on his arm in O
saloon, and the next morning, il you
called at his Office, you might find him
seated snugly in his old cushioned chair,
debating articles and paragraphs with
that subdued eagerness and muffied
vigor which proclaimed him entirely
himself, and apparently altogether
oblivious of his late obliviousness. The
spring of his elastic constitution was all
but instantaneous. His faculties rose
from the darkness and toipor of intoxi-
cation with the suddenness of an equa-
torial sunrise. Perfect day quickly
followed perfect night. There was no
twilight. The truth is, Prentice was
emphatioally worker. His genius was
a working one. Work inspired him.
He rejoiced in it.-Nei0 York Woria-
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IOHN ]. SHERMAN, Attorney at Law, Circuit
d Court Commissioner for Van Buren, County.
Once over Hawks' Jewolry Stol e, Phelps street.
Decatur opposite Duncombe House. Will be at
the County Clerks ONCE, in Paw Paw, on Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday OF each week.
Dated April 10th, 1874
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This conversation took place at 7
o'clock in the morning; and by the
time that Mrs. Bent had attended to
her numerous household tasks, and
placed her domain in perfect order, it
was nearly 10. In fact, the church
clock struck the hour as she stood at
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-01-15
Businrss CARDS.

EOSTER 4 BEEBE, Attorneys and Counselors
II at aw and Solicitors in ChaIcery. ONCE In
First National Bank Building, mp stairs, Decatur,
Mich.
NEWTON POSTER. W. SCOTT BBEBE.
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r 4. DOwD, General Dealer In Family Groceries,
d. Crockery, etc Teas made a specially. Phelps
street, Decatur Mich. $40
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-05-08

LAW FOR THE Masses The Political, Personal,
and Property Rights Of Citizen Of the United
Sdtes-- How TO exercise and hoV TO preServe them
by Theophilus Parsons, LII. D.-Jones Brothers
4 Co. PHILADELPHIA, Pa 1t is with much plea
that we greet the appearance of this long ex-
pected work from the gifted pen of our greatest
legal commentator. When we reflect how essen
tial to the welfare and prosperity of every citizen
is an intelligent understanding, both OF the prin
ciples which underlie our government and the
laws which affect all our social and business re-
lations, we at once feel the necessity OF some
method by which this knowledge can be placed
within the reach and comprehension Of all. For
this purpose was "Rghts Of Citizen" written,
and no one who will examine its contents can
fail te be convinced that The author has fully at
tanned his object.
Prominent among the distinguishing features
of the work, are the articles upon the constitu-
ton Of the United States, and each of the several
States, the Legislative and Executive branches Of
our Government the right Of Citizenship and
Suffrage, the writ of Ha5eas Corpus, Personal
Security, &c &c, and vast fund of inferma-
ten Of the highes. value concerning business
transactions Of every possible nature
The author has avoided the use. MS far as pos
sibe, o. the dry phraseology Of the Law, which
tends but 10 perplex and emhagr ,ss the ordinary
reader, but while rejecting the dry bHsk he pre-
SCENTS the rich kernel OF profound legal lore.
We regard the appearance of the work as most
timely, inasmuch as it will fill niche long va
cant in our literature. Our readers cannot do
better than 10 obtain copy and profit by its
tents.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-05-08

A QUESTION OF LEGAL INTEREST. On Saturday
Chief Judge Brown filed an opinion in the case
Of Samuel G. Ridgaway VS.. the Baltimore Perma
nent Building and Land Society, which decides
questions of interest. The action of assumpsit
was brought by the plaintiff to recover from the
defendant the sum of $500 96 for that amount of
interest over six per cent charged by the defend
ant, and paid to it by the plaintiff on a loan Sc
cured by mortgage. The mortgage rected that
the plaintiff is a member Of the defendant, which
is body corporate that he received an advance
on loans to the amour: of So, 400 six shares of
defendants stock held by him that said shares
are by the mortgage redeemed and transferred to
the defendant Said sum being the par value Of
said stock that the plaintiff agreed to pay the
weekly assessment of twenty-five cents per share
imposed by the bylaws, the interest on the loan
during the continuance Of the mortgage also
such fines and penalties as might be imposed by
the bylaws The mOrtgageor covensnted to pay
the mortgage weekly So "a during the terra OF
ten years, or 6ve hundred and twenty weeks, and
ground rent and taxes on the mortgaged proper
ty. The mortgageor did not wait until the end
of ten years, but, in pursuance of his right to re
deem, paid off the amount demanded by the de-
PENDANT as the mortgage debt, and on the same
day the mortgage was released by the defendant.
The money paid By the plaintiff. including the
fnal payment, exceeded the principal and legal
interest by the amount of $500. Judge Brown
reviewed at length the legal questions involved,
and quoted from recent and, as yet, unreported
decisions of the Court of Appeals of Maryland in
similar cases. In conclusion, he decided that the
plaintiff was entitled to recover the sum which
be paid to the defendant above legal interest, and
gave Judgment for $500, Baltimore Gazette, Sd
instant
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-05-08

re- A CORES pondent writing from New
York. has this to say of Tiffany's famous dia.
mond and jewelry store on Union square
"We advise all our friends when they come to
the great city to visit this establishment.
zone thing you will learn is the immense
number of fools there is in the world. Only
fools trade at this store, and yet the business
is sufficient to pay the interest on an invest
ment of nearly million. The property is
worth $500, 900, and the stock as much more.
Here you can see vases worth $500 apiece, and
gentleman's shaving tools priced at 5000
All manner of similar notions may be found
here at just such prices, and you can spend
your money as easy as can be imagined.
"The most attractive thing however to the
FOOLS class generally is the diamonds. TilIa-
ny has in one show case these baubles to the
value las they value them,) of $4,000 Here
you can see diamond Solitaire that is, large
one set in gold, price $4,000. Another is So, 600
cluster diamonds range from $500 to $4,000. A
diamond tiara is a pretty thing for moneyed
fools, and they can be had for $l2, 00O-one in.
deed is $4,000. Here you can invest the price
of farm, in handful of baubles.
'How ridiculous these things would look on
blooming girl? Indeed it is truly said that
diamonds never look their best on any but the
pale and sickly forms of the city fashionables
The creatures who have neither health nor
beauty, need diamonds very much.
There is slack time in this traffic among
the fools just now, but when they are getting
ready to 60 to the watering places, more trash
of jewelry will be wanted to show off this trash
of humanity. The Tiffany's have got i'm
mensely rich by the power OF fashion. They
began poor, and are now worth million or
more. 1t is surprising that they did not send
some of these diamond settings to the Concord
centennial, to show The people what our an
cestOrs wore hundred years ago
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-05-08

pag' 1t is gratifying to chronicle the fact
that during the month ofAprl Secretary Bris-
tow paid off too millions three hundred ind
ts0eaty fue thousand three hundred and forty-sir
dollars and sirty three cents Of the national
debt This is not so large an amount as we
should desire to paid off in month, but
in these times OF tough financial crises, when
the national debt has been increasing this is
cause for congratulation. Stern economy, in
dustrious habits, policy that will put all the
instrumentalities of trade to work will bring
us up all right Let every man who cberishes
an honest sentiment give these things his
cheerful encouragement.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-05-08
o. P. MACGILL.
REAL ESTATE AGENT & AUCTIONEER

REAL ESTATE AGENT & AUCTIONEER.
A FIRsT-CLAss COUNTRY RESIDENCE
IA on Western Maryland Rail Road, in Green
Spring Valley, Baltimore county.
I31 ACRES FIRST QUALITY LIMESTONE
LAND, forming a parallelogram, the north
side fronting on the Dover Road and the south
on Satter Hill Road, both of which lead into the
Falls Turnpike, about of a mile from the.
farm. 1t is nine miles from the City of Balti
more by the Turnpike road, and Rodgers sta
ton on the Western Maryland R. r. adjoins
the property. The Improvements on the farm
consist of first class Dwelling House, Stone
Sweetzer Barn, frst-olass Dairy, Chicken
House, Ice House, Carriage House, Corn Houses,
Wagon Sheds, and large Stabling with capaci.
ty for horses, colts, cows, &C., &c, Fountain
of pure spring water, running at the door,
which supplies the dairy, bath room, barn yard,
and can easily be made to supply large and
frst-class garden during drought at any time.
Abundance of fruit, Apples, Pears, &c, with
small fruits, Currants, Gooseberries, &c.
There is Lime Stone Quarry and Kiln on
the place--having resources within itself to
keep it always in the highest state Of produc
tiveness, The land is sufficiently rolling to
give good drainage and quick cultivation, not
billy enough to increase labor in hauling and
blowing. No farm can be lc0Tked cheaper IN
point of labor. A stream of pure water runs
through the farm (Jones's Falls in straight
line. Two good Tenant Houses and all eonve-
niences for accommodation of laborers.
The terms of sale will be made easy to the
purchaser, the sale is made to close an estate.
have in addition to the above number of
very desirable Farms Country Seats and Dwell
ings for sale.
Apply to 0. P. MACGILL,
Real Estate Agent and Auctioneer,
No. Smedley Row, Towsontown, Nd.
March I4-tf
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1875-05-08

lsS~ We have received call from Mr.. N
X. Chadwick, and have examined, with pleas
ure, the Wonderful Bathing Apparatus, (Uni
versal Bath,) for which he holds the Agency
for this State and Delaware. 1t is truly nov.
city, and an entirely "new departure" from
the ordinary method of bathing. 1t is neat
strong, pliable, durable, lights and compact, and
can be used in any room without injury to fur.
niture or carpets, requiring but small guam.
tity of water with the most satisfactory results
Can be made smaller for children's use, and ia
the only hip or sitz bath that can be used by
feeble invalids without fatigue, and when not
in use, can be put in any convenient place, &C.
cupying but very little room. Mr.. Z. has nu.
merous testimonials in its favor from the most
prominent physicians and citizens of Cumber-
land, Hagerstown, Westminster and other
places where it has been tried and used As
Mr.. G. is pleased to show the bath, and as it is
sold exclusively by canvassers, we bespeak for
him favorable reception by our citizens.
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State StssttG of 1M1sYEosssd as. the b. Dc o
r. r fanalaalnssag

sSSttta9ttes of zM1syEz1sd as. the b. Dc o.
II. IL. Company
The dispute between the State of Maryland and
the B. l. O. R. R. Company, which has been
waged with considerable acrimony since 1870,
has been finally decided by the tribunal of last
resert-the Supreme Court of the United States
and we are rejoiced to say in favor of the State
of Maryland. Our readers will remember that
the act of the General Assembly Of Maryland
creating the B. & 0. R. R. Company, contained
clause which obliged the Company to pay into
the Treasury of the State oneGfth of its gross re-
ceipts for passengers passing between Baltimore
and Washington. The charter thus granted was
accepted by the Company The Company in its
infancy was fostered and nurished by the State.
When the road was completed the Company be.
gan the payment to the State of the amounts as
above stipulated, This was done until few
years ago when the counsels of the Company con-
ceived the idea that this portion of the Company
charter was in conflict with the Constitution OF the
United States. On this ground ii declined to pay
any longer the stipulated one-6fth of the gross
earnings into the State Treasury.
The Company's refusal to pay this amount
brought the matter before the Legislature of the
State at the session of 1870 The Lower House
adopted resolution directing the State to pro-
coed against the Company with writ of .cirs
fdeias to compel payment. This resolution was
lost in the Senate. A compromise was then
agreed upon by which concurrent resolution
was adopted by both branches of the Legislature
directing that the Company be sued to recover
the money. In December, 1870, Judge Dobbin,
of the Superior Court Of Baltimore city, decided
the against the State and in favor of the Com
pany. The case then went to the Court of APP.
peals where the decision of Judge Dobbin was re.
vsrsed. From this decision the Company took
the case to the Supreme Court Of the United States
which tribunal has just decided the case as above
stated, affirming the decision of the Court of A p.
peals. The principal point of contention was the
constitutionality of the act Of incorporation,
which the Supreme Court sustains. The amount
in controversy aggregates about four hundred
thousand dollars, principal and interest, and will
be quite an acquisition TO the States Treasury at
this time. The bull dog that sat 90 bis launches
and deied the Maryland Legislature has been
obliged to succumb.
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rs large and enthusiastic meeting of the
Temperance Alliance was held at the Mary.
land Institute, Baltimore, on Tuesday evening
of this week. The credentials showed pres
ence of one hundred and seventy-fve accred.
tied delegates, representing ffty.seven Good
Templar Lodges and twen.y-three Sunday
Schools and number Of Churches. Reports
showed the existence of local option in five
counties of the State. The disbursements for
the year amounted to over $4,000. Hon. VIM
Daniel, of Baltimore, was reelected President
G. S. Mosher, Recording Secretary; James
MeMllin, Treasurer: Rev. Pennel Coombe,
Corresponding Secretary. S. II. Green, of Bal
tim0re county, was elected one of the Vice
Presidents.