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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-01-14
Appointed by Mistake.

The Washington correspondent of
the Chicago Times telegraph that
paper "Reuben Williams, of Fort
Wayne, Ind, who has been appointed
Deputy Second Comptroller in the
Treasury Department, received the
Office through an accident, as his name
had never been mentioned in connection
with it previous to the time when he was
published as appointed. Mr.. Bristow
did not know him and no one recon-
mended him. 1t is the NEST peculiar
appointment that has ever been made,
and it occurred through the accident of
a newspaper paragraph. On Friday
night it was telegraphed from here that
in the list of appointments made in the
places made vacant in the Third Audi
tors and Second Comptroller's offices
Williams name appeared. 1t appears
that the statement about Williams was
rather premature. Mr.. Morton saw the
paragraph the next day in one of the
Baltimore papers, and taking it for grant
ed it was correct, telegraphed TO Reuben
Williams and asked him if he would
accept the office. Mr.. Williams bounced
back reply that he was that sort of a
man, and that he was ready to sacrifice
himself for his country in just that way.
Mr.. Morton went to Mr.. Bristow and
asked him how it was that Reuben
came to be the chosen one. Mr.. Bris-
tow disclaimed any knowledge of him.
Later in the day, when Reuben Williams
was informed of the mistake tina. had
been made, he became very angry
indeed, and wanted to know whether he
was to be insulted in that way by having
an office offered him for nothing. To
appease him, Morton actually had to go
to work and secure him the appoint
ment."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-01-14

"Throw Physic to the Dogs; I'll None OF It,"
We do not in the least feel like blaming Mac
beth for this expr ession Of disgust; indeed, we
are rather inclined to sympathize with him.
Even nowadays most Of the cathartics offered
to the public are great repulsive-looking pills,
the very appearance OF which il sufficient to
"turn ones stomach" Had Macbeth ever
taken DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets
he would not have uttered those words OF con-
tempt. 1t is really encouraging when one is
ILL., to find that little, sugar-coated Pellet, no
larger than a grain of mustard. will az promptly
produce the desired effect az q dose of great,
nauseating pills. These little Pellets unlike
other cathartics, are really natures physic.
They do not debilitate, but tone and invgorate
the system. No family should be without DR..
Pierces Pleasant Purgative Pellets
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-01-14

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worm, saltrheum, and other cutaneous affec-
lions cured, and rough skin made soft and
smooth, by using Juniper Tar Soap. BE care
full to get only that made by Caswell, Hazard
& Co., New York, as there are many limitations
made with common tar, all of which are worth
less
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-01-14

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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-01-14

CHEAPEST, best family paper in the
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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-01-14
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These deservedly celebrated and popular medicines
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the aacy of several maIims which have for many years
obstructed the progress of medical science The false
supposition that Consumption is incurable" deferred
ply scans from attempting TO find remedies for that dis
ease and patients afflicted with It reconcled themselves
TO death without making effort TO escape from doom
which they supposed TO be unavoidable IL proved
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been cured very great number Of (some of them
apparently desperate ones) by Schencs Pulmonic Syrup
alone and in other by the medicine in
nection with Schencks Sea Weed Tonic and Mandrake
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DIR. schenck himself, who enjoyed uninterrupted good
health for than forty years was supposed at one
time TO he at the gate of DEATH his physicians hay
Ing pronounced his hopeless and abandoned him 10
his fate He cured by the aforesaid medicines and
since his recovery, thousands similarly Affected
have used DIR Schencks preparations with the same
markable success
hull directions accompany each, making It not abso-
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patients wish their lungs examined and for this
he 10 professionally at his principal office, Corner Sirth
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letters for advice must be addressed Schenoks msdi-
cines are sold by all druggists.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-01-14

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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-01-14
A PRETTY GOOD WORLD.

Behold an idle tale they tell,
And who shall blame their telling IL?
The rogues have got their cant to sell,
The world pays well for selling it.
They say this worlds desert drear,
Still plagued with Egypt's blindness;
That we were sent TO suffer here
What! b. n God of kindness?
That, since the world has gone astray,
IL must be so for ever,
And we should stand still an obey
Its desolateness-nevcrl
Wen labor for the better time
With all our might OF press and pen
Believe me, tits a truth sublime,
Gods world IL worthy better men.
-GeTdt dWdsseV.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-01-14
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-01-19
Buildl, !. ON the Sand.
BY EILzA COOK.

BY EIlZA COOh-
lis we'll to WOO it's we'll to we'd,
For 80 the world hath done
Since myrtles grew and roses blew,
And morning brought the sun.
But have a care, We young and fair,
Be sure ye pledge with truth,
Be certain that your love will wear
Beyond TIE days of youth!
For lie you give not heart for heart,
Az well as hand for haad,
You'll fud you've played the unwise part,
And ssbuilt upon the sand.
'Tis we'll TO save, tits we'll to have
A goodly store of gold,
And hold enough Of shining stuff,
For charity il cold. fs.s.,sf,.a. ..s
But place not all your hope and trust
In what the deep mine brings;
We cannot live ON yellow dust
Unmixed with purer things,
And he who plies up wealth alone
VIII often have to stand
Beside his Golfer chest, and own
'Tis ''built upon the sand"
'Tis good to speak in kindly guise
And soothe where'er we can;
Fair speech should bind the human mind
And love link man to man.
But stop not at the gentle words;
Let deeds with anguish dwell;
The one who pities starving birds
Should scatter crumbs as we'll;
The mercy that is warm and true
Must lend q helping baud,
For those that talk, yet fail to do.
But ''buiId upon the sand
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-01-19
night, as I have done for many nights

night, as have done for many nights
past. o
''And that wretch of woman?"
s'She only did as she was told" said
Smiths wife, land after twenty years
in our family, / think she can be
trusted"
stBut-"
care you people coming to supper 2"
shouted voice from the dining room;
and, late as it was, pleasant meal en-
sued.
What more passed between husband
and wife this chronicler knoweth not,
but he can declare that Smith disap-
peared from bachelor parties in the
temple precincts, and also that if there
is a happy, round, pleasant
looking little woman in the neighbor
hood OF Bayswater, it is Smith 'swife.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-01-19
An Old Soldiers Letter.

The GAINESVILLE. 20. Courier prints a
cory of letter now in the possession
OF Mr.. L. Bailey, of that city, which
reads as follows:
NEW YOARK, HORNE HORKE AT HE'LL
GATE, Sept. 8, Its. Ever loving wife,
after remembering my love to you,
mutt informe you that arrived at this
place laft Tuefday; we had very long
pafage, and the men of war was but O
littal behind lis; they arrived within four
milds the mex day, where they now Law
ancord-our army have had long
engagement and have cum off with
considerable loss; it IS said thew
have taken seven hundred Of
our men and killed seven or eight
hundred more; it is reported that the
enemy have lost more men than We have
among those of our men tnat are
taken are Lord Startling and Gen. Solo
van, and they have let him 20 upon the
the prole of honor to our Continental
Congress-Sum says that he is sent
from Lord How to appley for conditions
OF peace, but Gen. Putmon told me that
he was g,1n to exchang prisnors, and
that was u his award. It appears to
me that our people intend to deliver up
New-Y York soon, and fortify littal fur
ther up; they have already delivered up
all our forts upon Lond Island and the
Governors Island. and the enemy are
very sthick upon Long Island, just op-
posite against us, WHARF we can fire
across with small arms. There is
a large incampment in sight of
this place, and they are incamped four
miles further east upon Long Island
But we are not discouraged; yet this is
no more than what might be expected,
SO long as more than half the inhabe-
tence of Long Island are Torres. have
nothing more remarkebeel to rite; my
compeney is generally we'll, and so is
most of the regiment. York Records, a
negro fellow in my compeny, died with
the smallpox sum time time ago; their
is mono of it now. Jophna Towr, a
young lad in my compeny, died, was ex-
ceding six with the camp fevour when
| got hear the next day died. I have
non six with it now. / should have
sent Ham sum money DOW, but we have
not drawed aneya as yet, by reson of these
dlfhculteys, but expect to draw soon.
l want the getting OF iron ore to be for
warded as much as posabeel, and also
laing in for cole as much as posabeel. J.
Beatty, that is my brother, and Nathan,
would extorte themselves. Let them
leave no stone onturned in forwarding
the furrice affairs. I shall be at hom
il two months, if nothing extraordner
happens. Since I begun to rite this
letter, our people have concluded to
keep New Yoark if posabeel, and are
fortifying with all speed. I have
nothing more extraordner to write,
but subscribe myself your loving hus-
band. JIM PERRY.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-01-19
The First American Flag.

Mayor Stokely, of Philadelphia, has
received a letter from Mr.. w. 81. Will
cox, OF that city, in reference to the
first American flag. He says that ''the
first pointed departure from the British
flag was the flag raised in the several
divisions of the army besieging Boston,
on the 10Th and 18th of July, 1775. The
flag was plain crimson ground, with
the notices of the Massachusetts and
Connecticut colonies; an appeal to
heaven, and Sic Zronstatlst SuSten5t on
either side"
The writer further says that 'sthe flag
thus raised wa, the flag of the country
until the adoption of the Stars and
Stripes, which, although authorized by
Congress on the 18th of June, lit, was
not officially promulgated until the Sd
of September following, period OF
twenty months of eventful history. All
the early battles of the Revolution we're
fought under it. It was carried into
Boston by Ensign Richards on the
evacuation of that city by the British;
it hoated from bast1on of Fort Sulli-
van in the attack upon Charleston, s.
O.; was used at the battle of Long
Island, White Plains, Trenton, Prince
ton, Rrandywine, and so on down 20
the first battle of Saltwater and the
surrender of Burgoyne, October 18th,
1777, with perhaps the excep-
ton Of Chadd's Ford and Germantown.
which, being near headquarters, may
have been fought under the present
flag. It seems to me, in view of all that
is being done for the proper celebration
of the Centennial Anniversary of our
National existence, that this is too i'm
portant an event to pass unnoticed, and
as suggested at the beginning of this
letter, propose that the flag be raised
on Independence Hall on the 1st of
January. at noon, with a proper address
and salute of thirteen guns as q suita-
BILE manner for opening the grand year,
and as proof that we are not forgetful
of any of the great events of which it is
the anniversary"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-01-19
Apple Bssoms.

From white sea-foam nh sr,a
A lovelier heaven In hevas Ae SKIES,
The sunshine captive in ha;,
Her body than the foam ra fs;~
They say Loves motheid 49,
Flood all tbs s1 h;Il ~ ,r I;tbI7ls bright
And once again his BeautrthO " "hire;
Swinging Immortal from t.
Mother for ever fresh d.
In the still be s s,,o o ossee55;orise,
OF that immortal beauty bo
And bright with rose-tints
Isee q baby Love arise luorn--
The Gala..
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-01-19
Large Families.

The Elmira Gazette says: ''The forth
coming census report of New York for
1875 will contain some curious items.
No family has done more to increase the
population of the State than that of
Peter Moran, of Oswego. He is forty
five years old and his wife forty. They
have five single births ind four pairs of
twins recorded in their family. The old
est child is "a years old, and the young
est between two and three years. The
single births all preceded the twins. In
the four pairs of twins there are four
boys and four girls. In Tully, Onon-
daga county, there are triplets, two
boys and one girl, ten years old. In
Lockport there is quartette of four
girls eight years old. Although the
census makes no note of the fact, there
were actually six children born at once
in this family, two of which have since
died, leaving the four as above noted.
There is in Warrensburg, Warren coun-
ty, six-year old boy named Frank
Conway that weighed in June last
when the census was taken--1184
pounds.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-01-19
Political Conventions in 1875.

Jan. 5-New Hampshire Republican
State Convention. Col cord.
Jan. 51Texas Democratic State Con
vention, Galveston.
Jan. il -Texps Republican State Con-
vention, Houston.
Jan. l3-Republican National Com
mittee, Washington, to select time and
place for holdidg the National Conven-
ton.
Feb. 22-Indiana Republican State
Convention, Indianapolis.
March 15-Indiana Democratic State
Co Ivention, Indianapolis.
May 6-National Convention Of Pro-
hibitionists, to nominate Presidential
ticket, &C., Cleveland.
May Irrational Independent Con
vention, to nominate Presidential tick.
ct, Indianapolis.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-01-19
The Elevated Railway.

Some of the Brooklyn people have
been holding an indignant anti elevated
railway meeting. One of the orators is
thus reported: "They had met to pro-
test against this sacrilege on their
homes. He did not want to see this
putting, shrieking, Sinking train of
abomiration whisking past his home,
with It's "Choo, choo, choo.' The ele-
waited road would permit passengers to
look into their bedroom windows, so
that in the morning when they are
shaving, and the lather is still on the
face, tie passengers in passing tram
would sing out, Got up, Jones. and GO
down to breakfast. :"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-01-19

Ar New Orleans, Dec. %, E. Z. Pat
terson, Republican member of the Leg
islature from Matches, was shot and IN
stantly killed, by Mr.. Cosgrove, editor
of the Vindicator. The difficulty grew
out of abuse of Patterson by Cosgrove,
in his paper.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-01-19
Singular Act of a MOnomaniac.

For year past, at intervals of about
a month, man, about forty-fve years
Of age, OF genteel appearance, fine fig
ure, and good, rational, conversational
powers, has been in the habit of riding
on the ferryboats between Philadelphia
and Gloucester. He always brings
large paper package with him, and as
soon as the boat gets fairly under
way, he opens the package and
drops its contents, piece by
piece, into the river. In this way
numerous articles of clothing, of good
quality, books of large size and expen
sive binding, boots and shoes, new and
partly worn, have been committed to
the tides. At times, he brings box of
cigars, and drops them, one by one,
into the river, until the box lis empty.
He was once questioned why he squan-
dered things in that way; his reply was
that ''the tide would, doubtless, carry
them to some one who would make
good use of hhem."
The officers and crews of the boats
have become quite familiar with his
person, and whenever he comes on
board his actions are watched with con-
81 IL table interest. No attempt has yet
been made to restrain him from com.
hitting these acts, as he always appears
self-possessed and perfectly aware of
what he is doing. His last ride was on
Thursday last, when on the down trip
he distributed to the waves a general
assortment of clothing from the forward
end of the boat. The deck hands tried
to catch some of the articles with boat
hook as they foated past the stern, but
without result. Philadelphia Ledger.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-01-19

MR.. DIsRAzII attained his 10th yea
and Mr.. Gladstone his Goth last week.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-01-19
Why He Wanted the Tiger.

AuSSO VIII dCtcuOcO bu0 Sd10 VI dul
mails from Barnum's Hippodrome, in
Bridgeport, the other day, report the
following occurrence A tiger was being
offered. The bid run up to 81, 500.
This was made by a man who was a
stranger, and to him it was knocked
down. Barnum. who bad been eying
the stranger uneasily during the bid.
ding, now went up to him and said:
Pardon me for asking the question,
but will you tell me where you are
from?"
"Down South Bit" responded the
man.
emo"
''And are you buying this animal for
yourself +"
eyes,
Barnum shifted about une asily for a
moment, looked alternately at the man
and the tiger, and evidently trying his
best to reconcile the two together.
''Now, young man." he finally said,
'.you need not take this animal unless
you want to, for there are those here
who will take it off your hands"
81 don't want to sell, was the quiet
reply.
with such an ugly beast if you have no
show of your own, and are not buying
for some one who is showmsng"
"Well, I'll tell you," said the pur-
chaser. s'My wife died about three
weeks ago. We had lived together for
ten years, and-and I miss her," He
paused awhile, to wipe his eyes and
steady his voice, and then added-"So
I've bought this tiger"
81 understand you," said the great
Snowman, in husky voice.
Starved to Death.
The New Haven Journal of Monday
says: IA strange and painful fate was
Policeman John Benson's, who died,
Thursday, in Norwich, at the age of
sixty-eight. For three months he had
suffered from cancer on the tongue
possibly the result of too much smoking.
For two months past the tongue had
been so swollen and sore as to absolute
~ prevent all eating, and the sufferer
was kept alive by semi-liquid food
given by means Of tube. During the
last ten or twelve days it has been al
most impossible even to introduce this
tube, so bad was the cancer growing;
and for four or five days before his
death the poor man was literally starv-
imp to death. The immediate cause of
death was pronounced to be starvation.
His relatives and friends, aware of the
fate which was coming to him, stood
powerless to avert it. Thousands will
remember Mr.. Benson as the excellent
and efficient manager of the Police
every summer at the great Willimantic
camp meetings"