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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-11-17
Mental Differences Between Man and
Woman.

Sir George Campbell, M. P, who pre-
sided over the section OF Economic
Science and Statistics of the British
Association, touched in his opening ad-
dress upon great variety of topics, and
among others gave his views as to the
difference between the mental qualities
OF men and women. He said: "As re-
CARDS the education and employment of
women, is not there great room for sci
entific inquiry on the question how far
the mind of woman differs from that of
man9 Is there not, in fact, very con-
siderable mental difference between man
and woman, just as there is consider
able bodily difference9 Is not woman,
to some extent. at least, a different
creature from man, SO that we may in
some sort predicate that under certain
conditions man will act in one way and
woman will act in another way, in the
same manner (though not in the same
degree) as we can predicate that dog
will act in one way and cat in another2
To some degree 1 am inclined to think
that there is some natural difference,
and that this difference must be taken in
to account in determining the treatment,
the employmennt, and the functions of
women. 1t is because / thoroughly
sympathize with the desire of so many
women of the middle classes to find
useful and honorable employment for
themselves that think scientific inquiry
into the economic capacities of the
creature woman most necessary. If we
can once solve that part of the problem,
the rest will be comparatively easy. L
feel sure that there are many functions,
whether they depend on nimbleness of
finger, sympathy of heart, or quickness
of intellect, for which women are espe-
cially fitted, while there are others for
which their nature is less fitted, and in
respect of which they will do well to
avoid an unequal rivalry with man."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-11-17
A Fathers Frantic Efforts to Save His
Child.

Last Wednesday at noon, as Mr..
johnson went home to his dinner, he
noticed his little boy, about years
of age, playing on the roadside, and his
little girl near him. Going into the
house, he threw off his coat. Mrs. J.
called his attention to the fire the boy
had set to the dry grass at the road
side, and was now, at her bidding, trying
to extinguish. With the remark that he
would help, Mr.. Jones took up his hat
and started. When q short distance
from the house he was thrilled with
horror to see the little girl speeding up
the ravine at her best run, and bright
tongue of fire blazing foot above her
head. Calling out, "run toward pa"
the father started in swift pursuit. The
child heard, but as she turned her face
the fire swept. over it, and she kept on
without again turning until caught by
the frantic father, who tried in vain to
tear the, blazing clothing from her. Un-
happily her garments were all new, and
it was impossible to tear them. Drop
ping her to the ground he succeeded in
slipping portion over her head, and then
as the flames blazed up caught them in
his hands until they were extinguished.
On raising her in his arms to take her
home, the skin peeled from her arms
and hands, which, as she ran, had con-
stantly futtered backward as if to fight
the fire off. She had run several hun
dred feet from where she caught fire.
Her constant cry was, "Oh, father Oh,
mother !" She was conscious to the last
Drs. Lotspeich and flowers were over
two hours dressing the wounds. Two
thirds of the surface of her body was
burned. The accident occurred at half
past IL, and at 10 o'clock the next day
she died. She was years old the
Goth of last August. Mr.. Johnson's
hands are perfectly cooked, and he is
almost helpless, so far as hands are con-
cerned. 1t is great wonder that he too
did not perish, as his only clothing was
cotton. He thinks that had he but
worn his coat the life of his pet might
have been saved, but he had nothing
with which to smother the fire but his
bare hands.-Holden mo Enterprise.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-11-17
An Engineers Quick Wit.

A few days since, as an excursion train
OF eighteen heavily loaded cars on the
Vermont division of the Portland and
Ogdensburg railroad had commenced the
descent of heavy grade between St
Johnsbury and the Connecticut river.
the engineer suddenly deserted three
cattle upon the track just in advance of
him. To drive or frighten them from
the track, or to seasonsbly stop the
train, was impossible. Instantly he de-
cided upon his course. He sent his
fireman to disconnect his engine and
tender from the train, whistled "down
brakes" and, with full steam on.
plunged forward alone, and, with the
fearful impetus thus gained, threw the
cattle from the track. He then quietly
allowed the train to overtake him again,
connected it, and continued on, his pas
sengers knowing nothing of the fearful
danger they had escaped by his bravery,
his quick wit, and his fidelity to duty
Burlington W Free Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-11-17
BITTEN BY A TARANTULA.
A Strong Mans Struggle with the Deadly
Poison.
[From the Pueblo (col.) ohieftain.I


[From the Pueblo (Col.) Chieftain.l
Dan Sheppard, a workman on the
South Pueblo water-works ditch, at the
st. Charles. vas bitten by tarantula on
the evening of Friday last, In such
manner as to result almost fatally. On
the night in question Mr.. Sheppard was
sleeping in cabin on the "Grayback
ranch" near where the Rio Grande
railway crosses the st. Charles. He had
made his bed on the floor, and had
scarcely gone to sleep when he felt some
thing pinch his shoulder and then run
across his face. He tried to catch it
with his hand, but it escaped him. Se-
we're pains beginning to shoot from the
shoulder, Mr.. Sheppard became con-
vinced that he had been bitten by a
tarantula. He then ran up the track to
Mr.. M. Il. Robinson's, about three
quarters OF mile distant, in the hope
of getting some whisky to use as an an
tidote, but unfortunately Mr.. Robinson
had no whisky on hand. He then re-
turned down the track and went to the
house of Mr.. Neece, near where he was
bitten. Sheppard is a stout, powerful
man, but by this time he was nearly ex-
hausted. The pain had passed from his
shoulder down his left side, until his
whole body was affected, and he was in
a state of the most excruciating agony.
Mr.. Neece hurried to MIR. Howard's,
half mile up the st. Charles, and in
formed him of the occurrence. Mr..
Howard Immediately mounted his horse
and galloped to Pueblo, eight miles dis
tant, for supply of whisky. In the
meantime Sheppard returned to his
cabin, and in short time, from the ac-
tion of the poison, he became almost
insensible, and his body, head and limbs
became frightfully swollen. In just two
hours and half from the time he was
bitten. Mr.. Howard arrived with the
whisky. The poisoned man was now in
a very critical condition, unable tomove,
and evidently at the very gates of death.
The whisky was Immediately admins
tered, and he speedily revived. About
a quart was given him, when, as Shep-
pard himself says, he began to feel him
self the strongest man in Colorado, and
it was with difficulty that four men
could hold him. 1t soon became evi-
dent that the whisky would prove an
effectual antidote to the tarantula
poison.
Mr.. Sheppard is now recovering rap
idly, and though he is still weak, and
has lost some thirty pounds in weight,
there is but little doubt that in week
or so he will be all right again.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-11-17
An Expensive Lesson.

John Bright, in his recent speech at
Manchester upon the Turco-Servian war,
delivered to an immense audience, told
the English people some home truths
not only with regard to the Eastern ques-
tion and the Bulgarian atrocities, but also
the Crimean war. In the course of his
speech, Mr.. Bright said
Great, indeed, / know, were the reasons
that were offered to thoughtless and unin-
formed people to induce them to support the
Government and Parliament in that unhappy
war. They we're held sufficient, and the war
took place. That it was disastrous looking
back twenty years, think all men must now
admit. l am not speaking Of the valor Of the
troops or Of their failures in any contest in
which they we're engaged. 1 am speaking Of it
from far higher point OF view than that. 1t
was a disastrous war and to us now looking
back again it was especially humiliating. l
think Mr.. Kinglake says more than half mill
ion Of lives, first and last, were sacrificed in
that war. think our share is supposed to ap-
proach about 40, 600 men. A hundred millions
Of money was spent by u.s. am not speaking
Of what other nations spent; AMI not ad-
dressing other nations. The moment the war
WAS over, though there was reduction Of ar
maments, still our military charges remained,
and have remained from that time to this at
f10 600, 900 or more higher than they were
before and, besides all this, we entered into
commercial transactions with an insolvent firm
on the Bosphorus [laughterl to which the
people of England advanced large sums which
there is no hope they will ever see again, to the
amount probably of nearly hundred million of
money. 1t may be said, looking back to those
loans, that at this moment there is not an iron.
clad that slumbers on the Turkish waters, there
isnot a musket or rifle or a bayonet or a sword
by which Servian has been killed in this war,
or unarmed men and helpless women or chill
dren have been murdered in Bulgaria, that was
not purchas and paid for by money borrowed
from the credulous people of this country.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-11-17

"Let the past sleep in peace" re-
turned Mr.. Carlton. "If fortune has
smiled again, permit me to rejoice with
you, as do with all who are blessed
with favoring gales. To meet with diff
fculties is of use to us. 1t gives us the
power of sympathy with others, and
that gift we should all desire, for it is
good thing to lift the burden from
shoulders bent down with too heavy a
weight, and throw sunlight over heart
shaded by gloom"
Mr.. Elder recovered from his Grip
pied condition in the course of few
months. He was never again known to
Cypress suffering debtor.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-11-17

AND now shall the brains of the good
people of Connecticut be strengthened
accordingly. A school of msckerel q
mile long and the fourth of mile wide
was struck not long ago by the fishing
smacks of New London, and at single
draw of the nets 100000 fish we're
taken, which in their turn netted sld.-
600 cash.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-11-17

A STUDENT, after passing three years
in the "Latin quarter" wrote to his
father as follows: "I have made up my
mind to set to work, dear father; there
fore, should like to know whether il
was law or medicine that / came to Paris
to study2"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-11-17
KATY DIDN'T.
By 4. v. HALLErT.

Mt on the crisp October air,
All up and down the glade,
Was heard the voice Of Katie dear,
And what do you think she said7
She said she couldn't, she said she wouldnt
She said she never did,
And from the curious gaze of all
Her pretty eyes she hid.
But what was this that "Katie didnt?'
Why should she 80 persist
In rasping thus that gentle voice
That no one could resist?
Why, all the birds, and bats, and bugs,
just over by the wicket,
Declare that modest little Kate
Fad hirted with cricket.
And Katie's sisters say she.did,
And all the crickets. too;
think that Katie ought to know
Whether she did, don't you?
And every night till latest fall,
Let II blow high or low,
This question comes befose the house,
Did Katie fiirt, or no?
Katie did. No. Katie didn't!
Continually they cry;
Katie did No Katie didn't
And so they will for aye.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-11-17

the transmission was almost perfectly
accurate. Conversation was carried ON
for about half an hour, generally in an
ordinary tone of voice, but often in q
whisper. The credit of this important
discovery is due to Mr.. Bell.
, 1876-07-29
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

VICTORIA. July 21.-Sensational ru-
mors have been circulating through
town for several days to the effect thai
Lord Carnarvon has informed the Gov
eminent that he cannot inte, fere in the
differences between this Province and
Canada. The Colonist pronounces the
fumors untrue, no intimation of the
kind having been received, and that the
reverse is the fact.
Bishop Cridge. of this city, was con-
secrated Bishop of the Reformed Epis.
copal Church of this province at Ottawa
on Sunday evening last.
Great preparations are being made
for the reception of Lord Duffern.
The steamer Dakota sailed at l
O'Clock yesterday, for San Francisco,
with large number of passengers.
among whom are D. W. Higgins, Thad-
deus Harper and several other we'll
known British Columbians.
The French Corvette Seguilay sailed
to-day to join the flagship La Galesson-
neire at the Margueras Islands.
, 1876-07-29

How IT IS DONE IN "ARKANsAw."-
Stage robberies are conducted some-
what differently in Arkansas from what
hsy are in our own Territory. A stage
was recently robbed in Western Texas
in which the passengers were a deacon
and clergyman. The latter was or
dered to cut open the mail bags, and
hand the letters to the deacon, who was
instructed with the persuasive eloquence
Of six shooter. placed in close prox.
unity to his pious head, to break the
letters open and hand over whatever oi
money or drafts there were fornd. The
parson was horror-stricken. and begged
to be let off from the nefarious business
but the robbers would not listen to his
protestations, and ordered him to "wade
in" The deacon looked up piteously
at the rohber, and turning to the par
son,l said "Ah. brother little did ]
ever think that I, deacon in the -
church, would ever be robbing the
mails and breaking open other peo'
ple's letters" "Young man, said thu
parson to the robbsr who was laughing
"hell is now yawning for you" LIE
her yawn ana You stir your stumps ant
be lively with them letters, or I'll craw
over you de I'll chaw your man'
quicker'n hi can scorch feather.
He proceeded.
, 1876-07-29
NEWS ITEMS.
TOlyulpia.T

lO1yupla.I
Messrs. Finch aud Miller, late of
the South Bay mill, have rented
Gen. McKenny's saw-mill in this city
and are now busy filling orders.
Two hoodlums, on Sunday last,
entered the confectionery establish
ment of Willie Reynolds and carried
off goods to the extent of 81.
Capt. E. l.. Finch has sold the
South Bay saw mill property to
Messrs. Foster & Rowe, loggers.-
The price paid was about SIS, 500.
The latter parties have already be-
gun repairing the dam, which was
washed out on the 1st inst, the cost
of which will beabout 81 900. Eight
men are employed in the work
Messrs. Foster & Rowe have large
logging interests in the vicinity of
the mill and have lately sent out
some of the finest spars and timber
ever cut on Puget Sound.
From a gentleman who spent last
week at Tacoma information is re-
ceived that there is to be no work
done upon the branch coal road this
year. Mr.. Stark, the vice president.
of the road, was interviewed by some
of the people who were most anxious
on the subject, and his reply was a
sumner to those whose expectations
had been highest. He frankly said
the company had no money to build
a road anywhere, and were means
abundant they could be used more
advantageously in constructing 9th
er portions of the line. So the hopes
of pre-emptors of coal lands and set
tiers in the Puyallup Valley con-
cerning railroad are again dashed.
Hops may yet be shipped by steamer
from Puyallup to Tacoma before a
railway is ready to compete for the
freight.-Tanscript.
, 1876-07-29
EAsETRM STATES.
Especial to the Daily Dispatch.

New York. July 24.-The 7ribun.
Albany special says George W. Curtis
Joseph H. Choate, Francis H. Barlow
and George H. Foster arrived there and
had long conference on the Governor
ship and Presidential election. Curtis
and Foster were the heroes of the anti.
Conkling fight at Syracuse last spring.
Barlow is brother-in-law of Choa,e and
is heart and soul with him in his oppo-
sition to tie Custom House faction, and
Choate is president of the Union
League Club. whose impudence was
heralded pretty widely but coolly last
spring. besides being partner of VIM.
M. Evarts. The nomination Of tho lat
ter for Governor. it is understood, was
pretty strongly advocated.
CHICAGO, July 25.-Congressman Le-
moyne, in accordance with the request
of prominent Chicago business house
this morning, introduced bill repeal-
ing the act authorizing the issue ot
twenty cent silver pieces. It is COM
planned they present the easiest posi-
BILE means for swindling, as they can
readily be passed for quarter dollars.
WASHINGTON, July pa committee,
composed of gentlemen from several
States identified with the independent
greenback movement, are here urging
upon the Secretary of the National Ex-
ecutive committee the propriety of pla-
cling the name of Albert Cooper on the
Presidential ticket.
CHICAGO. July 25- The Tribune Wash
ington special says an impression pre-
walls tonight that the dead lock of the
remaining appropriation bills will be
broken in o Gay or two. and that Con
gress will adjourn about the middle oi
next week. .s... ........
CHICAGO, July 25-The Tribune's
Washington special says Glover's COM
mittee appointed to investigate the real
estate pool of the District of Columbia
Eand the indebtedness of Jay Cooke &
Co.. and other subjects, held long
meeting to day for the purpose of com.
pleting the draft of the report which
has been prepared by its chairman. Al
the meeting the resolution attached to
the report had, by the vote of the com
mittee. been SO amended as to propose a
reference of the testimony and report to
the committee on the Judiciary 70,
their consideration, and for them to de-
termine whether sufficient ground 70,
impeachment had been discovered. A,
the meeting to-day the report to the
House was still further postponed in
order to give Rebeson opportunity to
appear before the committee and make
any explanation he nay desire,
, 1876-07-29
PACIFIC COAST.

SANTA CRUZ, July 25.-At 3 O'Clock
this morning cave occurred in the tun-
mel of the FELTON, Railroad. by which
John Hickey was badly bruised and had
his left arm broken. The ,imbering
had not been continued nearer than
within about twelve feet Of the place.
A natural seam in this space attracted
the workmen's attention. and they left
the tunnel. But Hickey went back to
inspect the matter, when be was STRUCK
on the head by falling rock and almost
Immediately buried in the quantity Of
earth and stone which followed.
, 1876-07-29

is determined. in view of the reversa! of
the decision of Judge Dyckman, to force
Beecher by the -31st of July to make an
swer to plaintiff or let his case go by
default. The advisory counsel commits
sion which convened Saturday to con :
slider the scandal. declare they did not
think it expedient or proper to examine
into any allegations or reports, or hear
testimony respecting the same, until
such allegations or reports have been
embodied in charge which shall have
been made as aforesaid by some person
who shall undertake to present proof Of
the same before its commission, to the
end that thorough trial shall be had
thereof.
, 1876-07-29
PACIFIC COAST

SAN FRANCISCO. July 24.-The ship
Sumatra has been chartered to carry
home about 400 Chinese. A dispatch
from Eureka, New, says about nine
O'Clock last night cloud burst on Dia>
mond Range mountains, about 13 miles
east of here, which resulted in the
death of thirteen Chinese wood-chop-
pers, and probably a large number ol
italians camped in a canyon getting out
timber. Without moments warning
column Of water 20 feet high rushed
upon them. drowning all but one Chi
naman. The Italians were camped a
short distance below, and as no trace Of
them can be found it is feared all per
ished.
, 1876-07-29
Personal,

Joaquin Miller has reached Sar-
atoga.
General Geo. B. Mcclellan is at
Coburg, Canada.
Montana cattle are being shipped
east from Cheyenne.
Harriet Prescott's hair is getting
to be twilight gray.
Terry says he will yet catch Sit
ting Bull. In Big Horn.
Empress Eugene and the Prince
Imperial will visit Saratoga in Au-
gust.
Mr.. Randall ought to be satisfied.
Sitting Bull has helped him to cut
down the army.
Sitting Bull thinks that he can
drive the whites into the Atlantic,
near Long Branch.
G. H. Pendleton, recently quoted
DR.. johnson as saying that patriot
ism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
Ex-Gov. Leland Stanford, Presi-
dent of the Central Pacific Railroad,
was once a small lawyer in Northern
Wisconsin, became a California min
ing town merchant and made q great
deal of money. -.
Gen. Custer had life insurance
policy for IS, 900, Capt. Yates $5 900,
Keogh $40, 1000, Lieut.. Calhoun S.
| 600. ...5t
, 1876-07-29
Latest by Telegraph
Reported Expressly for the Daily Dispatch.
EASTERN STATES.

WASHINGTON. July 22.-Wiggington,
by authority of the House Committee
on Territories, has reported favorable
on Lands bill to annex Walla Walla and
Columbia Counties to the State Of Ore
eon, provided a majority of the voters
of these counties SO elect. The report
argues that the enactment of this bill
would give Oregon the natural bounda-
ries fixed by the State constitution when
applying for admission to the Union;
that the interests of these counties are
identical with the interests of Oregon
and not those OF the rest Of the Terri
tory, and that their Inhabitants expert
ence great inconvenience in transacting
business with their present seat of Gov
ernment, and desire the proposed
change. Representative Fort, as mi-
nority of one. diss=nts from the conclu-
sion and submits the argument that the
rest of the people of the Territory
should have voice in this matter, as
the two counties include an area of
$4,000 square miles, and population
of 10000, or one fourth of the entire
Territory. The annexation to Oregon
will not only throw the whole burden Of
the Territorial debt upon the remainder.
but would, in his opinion. postpone
the admission of Washington Territory
into the Union.
New York, July 22.-The steamship
Butrarice arrived from Liverpool with
the First Trinity College and Cambridge
University fonr, who are to participate
in the the Philadelphia regatta.
Information was received at the
Health Department yesterday of the
death by cholera of John Hayne, Ger
nan. DR.. Strouach, who attended him,
was asked if he was positive that death
had been caused by cholera. He re-
piled. "Yes, am certain of it." Or
ders were given for immediate investi-
cation. and permit OF burial was with-
held.
Mr.. Vanderbilt said yesterday he
intended to give every Que wishing to
hear of his death good chance to wait
He sat up nearly all day and smoked
cigars. a.-.
The committee of five authorized by
the Plymouth Church Advisory Council
met to-day in the Fifth Avenue Hotel
and decided to entertain and examine
the charges preferred against Beechel
which have not already been disposed
of or heard. and will pronounce itt
opinion on such testimony as may be
laid before it. Charges may be for
warded to the Church direct or through
the chairman OF the committee by any
cze who in good faith shall presen
proc. q, the truth of the same befor,
the committee. Nevertheless the com,
mittee does not deem it necessary t.
, 1876-07-29

The Sioux INDIANs.-The Sioux
Indian Reservation in Dakota com
prises a larger area than any State
east of the Mississippi river. 1t in
cludes 56, ,O92 square miles, or 3d.
$50, ,O80 acres, The number of Indi-
ans supposed to be dwelling upon it
is 40, ,391. If this land has been as
signed to these Indians severally,
that is, an equal number of acres to
buck, squaw and papoose, every one
of them would have been entitled to
SSS acres, or 81 times the quantity
allotted to the homestead of a white
family Of two or more persons. The
Black Hills are included within this
reservation, and comprise of it the
greater half, SO, ,436 square miles.