The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-11-10
WHOLE NO. 112S.
Pith and Point.

Cora CHEEsMAN committed suicide In
New York because her husband refused
to use condensed milk.
THE Rev. Mr.. Talmage remarks as an
impressive fact that Peter, though suf-
fering so many trials, was very cheer
full man. 1t should be remembered
sick of fever.
IMPORTANT correction in Elizabeth
town (Ky.) Nea0s. "The young lady
who proposed to ride bareback around
the amphitheater at the Glasgow fair for
new bonnet assures us she meant that
the horse should be bareback, and not
herself"
MEN learn with different degrees Of
celebrity, but it doesn't take longer than
week to convince any man who has
lived in New York lodging house that
he is past being frightened by stories
of hardship at sea or on the plains
Brooklyn Argus.
A NEGRO, being asked what he was In
Jail for, said it was for borrowing money.
"But," said the questioner, "they don't
put people in Jail for borrowing money"
eyes," said the darkey, "but had to
knock the man down free or fo' times
before he would lend it to me-"
A CHINAMAN of 40 years, whose aged
mother fogged him every day, shed
tears in the company of one OF his
friends. "Why do you weep@ was
asked. "Alas things are not as they
used to be |" answered the devoted son.
"The poor woman's arm grows feebler
every day |"
JONES is suing for divorce from hiG
wife, who has deceived him. He could
not help, after discovering her guilt,
rating her soundly. "The idea," she
said, bursting into tears, "the idea of
treating me so brutally, when had
given myself so much trouble to keep
you from knowing anything of it, so al
not to worry you'll And this is the
thanks get" I"
A New YORK letter writer announces
the presence of Malaria in Philadelphia
Possible9 And what is she going to
sing 9-HaWk-Eye You remind us of
the woman who, when she was told that
some tables in the Russian department
were made of malachite, exclaimed
"My goodness L thought Malachite
was one of the prophets "-PhiIadet-
a)Iaia Bulletin.
"WHAr is that man yelling at9" asked
an Illinois farmer of his boy, as he
pointed to person in the field one day
this week. "What is he yelling atl"
repeated the lad. eyes," replied the
father, inquiringly. CT know" said the
boy. "Then what is it, you young ras-
cal2" demanded the paternal. "Why,"
chuckled the urchin, "he's-he's yelling
at-at the top of his voice ~ Then that
cold blooded husbandman placed violent
hands on his irreverent offspring and
laid him over q gang-plow while he
failed him.
The following "poem" was written
by farmer on the occasion OF visit by
the Lord Bishop to country parishs
and was actually sung by the choir;
Why skip ye so, ye little hills,
And wherefore do ye hop?
Is il because ye do expect
To the Lord Bishop?
Why hop ye so, ye little hills,
And wherefore do ye skip?
Is Ii because ye do expect
To see the Lord Bish-p?
Why hop ye SO, ye little hills,
And why do ye jump up?
Is it because ye long to see
His Grace the Lord Bish-up?
Why jump ye So ye little hills,
And wherefore do ye leap2
Is II because ye eager
To see the Lord Bish-eep7
THE New York Herald presents the
following bill of fare for the medical
profession
..................
SOUP.
Fiendishly concocted by cruel monster.
FISH.
"The lamp, pray, till count these drops"
ENTRIES AND soRTIEs.
All hours of the night.
VEGETABLES.
Homeopathic peas. Cabbage heads.
Lettuce see your tongue. Pulse.
ROAST.
Broken ribs.
RAGoUr. /:
Bills of lame ducks.
Ague apples (well shaken).
TEA.
Bone-set.