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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-18

and he came very near breaking the
whole party by his raises and big bets.
Once the Judge, who had fours, called
him. ooh I've got you this time,
the fly-up-the-creek said, they told
me before 1 left home that full
was three of one kind and two
of another; here they are, three spades
and pair of hearts Well, the Judge
warmed him that time, but not liking the
idea of having laid down so many good
hands previously on the suckers con-
ception of full, set up little job on
the stranger. We all come in, each one
drew card 1t was the Big Sandy's
mans 'age.' The first man bet $50 the
second man raised him fifty l saw the
raise. and went them hundred better
still. The Big Sandian went clear down
to his boot, and produced his roll, and
n huge navy revolver. From the roll of
greenbacks he carefully counted out a
lot of money, and said There's the
5000 that it takes me to call now, what
have You gotl' The first fellow said
We'll, I've only got two little pair-tens
and tens The next man said, Il just
spot you; I've got four jacks. myself
had four queens, which 1 showed upon
the board, when, greatly to my astonish-
ment, the Big Sandy man threw four
kings upon the table, and putting his
immense pistol in dangerous proximity
to the Judges head, muttered in an
tone of voice, Now, you
ID son of saton, there are four
kings; what have you got2' The pistol
was too much for the Judge. He had
the small matter of four aces, but there
was business in the strangers eye. 50
he just threw his four bullets into the
deck, aud said, 'Oh my dear fellow, you
beat me was only bluffing.' And so
the Judge laid down, and the Big Sandy
ruffian got away with the Doodle. -
FrunkfO1r Letter.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-18
Rugged by n Bear.

The great popularity of seal-skin
jackets will receive severe set back
from an incident which recently oc-
Cured in Liverpool. A lady wearing
one of those fashionable garments was
waiting at railway station when polar
bear who happened to be passing in a
barrel, seized her around the body, and
she was severely squeezed before
the animal could be induced to release
her. On an action for damages against
the railway company, counsel for the
bear excused his conduct on the ground
that he probably mistook the lady for a
seal but the jury gave the plaintiff
$500. Hereafter we hope no lady wear
ing seal-skin jacket will trust herself
near barrel unless she knows what is
i'm IL.
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Emerson on DarwiniSni.

The aboriginal man IN geology, and in
the dim light of Darwin's microscope,
is not an engaging figure. We arc very
glad that he ate his fishes ana snails and
marrow bones out of our sight and hear
ing, and that his doleful experiences
were got through with so very long ago.
They combed his name, they pared his
nails, cut OFF his tail, set him on end,
sent him to school, and made him pay
taxes, before he could write his sad
story for the compassion or the repudia-
ton OF his descendants, who were all
but unanimous TO disown him. We
must take him as we find him, pretty
well on in his education, and in all oar
knowledge of him, an interesting Great
ure, with will, an invention, an imag
nation, a conscience, and an inextin-
CIiiShable hone.
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A Bear in Church.

A gentleman from North Creek, War
rem County, \. Y, in the Adirondack
region, in speaking of the mild winter
we have had so far, related as something
very remarkable the appearance of black
bears in the villages in his neighbor-
hood. He says that four bears appeared
in one day in North Creek in broad day
light; that their presence had been dis
covered by their visits III the night time
by the loss of sheep and hogs, but Bruin
had not been bold enough to come in the
daytime. On Sunday, about three
weeks since, large bear entered the
church at North Greek, just after the
minister had commenced his sermon, and
walked lelsurely up the passage way
until he reached the middle of the
church. The women jumped upon the
tops of the seats and screamed at the
height of their voices, all was confusion
and the services came to stand still.
Bruin raised himself up on his launches
and calmly and iii his native majesty sur
veyed the scene with n look as much as
TO say, "What is all this confu-
sion aboutF" and seeming satisfied with
his scrutiny, deliberately walked out.
Several men Immediately followed him
out and lively scrimmage was indulged
III. But the bear got away. II is prob
ably unnecessary 20 say that the services
were brought TO n speedy termination,
the congregation all going to the bear
hunt. A remarkable thing is noticed 10y
the Inhabitants of the Adirondack
region, namely: that the bears are very
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-18
French lluplS.

There are many reasons why duels
rarely end fatally. All the gunsmiths
keep pistols warranted not TO hit barn
door at ten PAGES. They are grooved all
sorts of ways; they are made so light
that the least load of powder SENDS them
to the skies; the trigger is made so hard
the hand pulls the pistol higher than
even the skies; the hammer is weighted,
and has such powerful spring the bar
rel is knocked down. Moreover, the
seconds always take care to overload,
that the pistol, no matter how carefully
aimed, may bounce over the object.
Lastly, but by no means leastly, there
is the emotion inseparable from maiden
appearance in the part OF target for an
enemys loaded pistol. 1t is incredible
how fast eyelids will snap under these
circumstances.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-18
Il. or rs or. ayoirdupois
Costly Elephants.

Turkey has fifteen immense ships OF
war. which cost nearly 50, 900, 900 apiece.
They lie idle in the Bosphorus all sum-
mer. their only use being to fire salutes
every Sunday when the Sultan goes to
mosque. They never go to sea, and if
thew did would founder in the first gale,
for they are very unwieldy, and the Turks
are miserable sailors. The only voyages
they make are when in the spring they
are taken out of the Golden Horn and
anchored in the Bosphorus, distance
of about two miles; and when in the fall
they are taken back to their winter quar-
ters in the Golden Horn.
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Dull Great Men.

Descartes, the famous mathematician
and philosopher La Fontaine, cele-
brated for his witty fables, and Button,
the naturalist, We're all singularly de
ficient in the powers Of conversation.
Mormontel, the novelist, was so dull in
society that a friend said of him after an
interview, :" / must go and read his tales
IL recompense TO myself for the weaTi-
ness of hearing him." As TO Corneille,
the greatest dramatist of France, he was
completely lost in society-sO absent and
embarrassed that he wrote of himself
witty couplet importing that he was
never intellgihle but through the mouth
Of another. Wit on paper seems to be
something widely different from that
play of words in conversation which,
while it sparkles, dies for Charles H.,
the wittiest of monarchs, was so charmed
with the humor of "Hudibras" that he
caused himself to be introduced in the
character of a private gentleman to
Butler, the author. The witty King
found the author very dull companion,
and was of opinion with many others
that so stupid fellow could never have
written SO clever book. Addison,
WuOSe claSSlc eleBduCe uaH luDB Dten
considered the model of style, was shy
and absent in society, preserving even
before single stranger formal and
dignitied silence. In conversation Dante
was taciturn and satirical. Gray and
Altieri seldom talked or smiled. Rous-
seau was remarkably tame in conversa-
ton, without word of fancy or elo-
quence in his speech. Milton was un-
social and sarcastic when much pressed
by STRANGERS
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THE FAMILY RECORD.

cay! write II down in black and white
The date, the age, the name;
For home has never seemed so dear
As since our baby came
No child before has been so sweet,
And never babe so wise:
And, John the neighbors say-indeed! -
IL has its fathers eyes"
"Nay, wife I'm sure they're like your own
The rogue's his mothers boy.
How strange that such tiny form
Can give such boundless JOY!
And you will have him named for me?
Come, think IL DER again;
For John is but homely name"
NAY! do not drop your pen.
"For John shall be his name, my dear
II Is fathers own
And though hundred more were given,
III call him that alone.
His fathers eyes, his fathers face,
His fathers form, I'm sure
God grant he have his fathers heart,
Life's hardships to endured"
"Well, there tbs written down at last;
The record is complete;
Henceforth we1l lay our loving hearts
Beneath our baby's feet.
All. wife our homes humble place
We're humble folks-that's true;
But I'm king with boundless wealth
In that young rogue and you!
$50, baby, wink and blink, my boy!
Your mothers eyes" "Nay! John
They are his fathers eyes, indeed
That insist upon!"
well, be that AS it may, his mouth
Is waiting for kiss.
He's like yon there, at least, my dear
Say, do judge amiss?"
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bold and stay close to the villages, and
the deer push farther back into the will
derness than ever before known.-2rOy
(N " Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-18
Value of the Metals.

The following is the approximate esti-
mate of the present cash value of the
metals now known, rare and common.
The rare metals have no market value,
but they can he purchased at about the
prices below. The price is given per
pound, or Is OF. avoirdupois
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-18

DURING the cold snap, hitch ON to
some warm hearted girl.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-18

THE present yearly municipal expen.
diture OF Boston is greater than that OF
the United Stats Government in the
year the present i'oston city charter was
adopted-lS22.
Smyrna times., 1876-09-06

1t is all we'll enough for the Democrats
TO protest against reviving "old war issues"
but they should be careful lest they stir
them up themselves. Such paragraph as
the following from the Mobile Register re-
wives suSpscions which the most magnani-
nous Republicans find it hard work to
keep down: "Thc grave question to be
settled at much cost is: What is to be done
to get rid of the negro as voter? Sooner
or later with more or less dispatch, he will
be disfranchised and thrust out of politics.
White men of all parties and of every grade
of religious or moral conviction may as well
come quickly to the consideration how to
get the negro out of politics with the least
confusion and cost. He must go, and
there is no profit in standing long upon
the order of his going. The question of
suffrage belongs to the States respectively.
When the organized Democracy of 1876
goes into office, each State shall beallowed to
settle this and other social and domestic
issues for itself and in its own way, without
any Interference from the General Govern
ment. Then we can begin the work of
resetting our shattered political and our
demoralized social institutions upon correct
foundations"
Smyrna times., 1876-09-06

GREAT DOINGS IN ARKANSAS UNDER THE
PRETENSE OF RELIGIOEs IDEAs.-A sect of
crazy religious fanatics known as "Cob-
bites have been acting in strange man.
ner at Gam Springs. near Searcy, Arkansas.
\ day or two since, two men named
Humphreys and Blake, went to the haunts
Of the sect to investigate their doings, and
Humphreys was seized and decapitated
his head being stuck on a fench picket
Blake escaped to Searcy with the news
and posse went to the scene and found
the Cobbites gesticulating frantically
around Humpreys's head" A conflict
followed, in which two of the fanatics were
killed, and eleven of them-four men, four
women and three children-arrested and
taken to Searcy. They were soon released,
as they were found to be insane from ex.
element and starvation The leader OF
these people is a man named Cobb, who is
supposed to be the Lord. and who teaches
that by gross immortality only can the souls
ofwomcn be saved.
Smyrna times., 1876-09-06
nREAKwATER 8 rNANAfoEn Axn wnrcr.rrr =. p

Passengers from Delaware Ruilra,5 rnuucrt NJ IIor
rllgton at l22p T. N. with train making connection
with steamers for New York which leave Icwr> on
tuesdays ana thursdays at T. ". and Oh Saturdays
al 2"o r NJ. Steamers have good accommodations
or freight and passengers. Rates Of fare and freight
very low.
ON Saturday trains leaving Harrington at > Il +. NJ.
WlIl connect with steamer ON Tuesdays and Thurs
Ii'!N no connection Is made 10y any train leaving
Harrington after l2.gu T. NJ
irahN connect IN the morning at LcwcS. nr f,rHll
points named above on Tuesdays. THURSDAYS and
saturdays with steamers tlat LEFT. licr.1 Nt-th River
Ne" York az . +. NJ. the day before.
- \ El'oNN \. Con. Freight and Pas. Alvnt J. <, T.
B f. and W. iHiroul-, Lcw'-. pcl.
wirh St. y. y.
THOMAS GROOM Supt. J. ~ B. L. H.. icwcS Del
J. l. NAFES Sugt. l.. 4 +, and W. ads Berlin Ma
Smyrna times., 1876-09-06

AGRICULTURAL ITEMs.-Reports from
fremont, Nebraska, say that the grasshop-
pers In immense numbers alighted there
Friday and have commenced on corn, &c.
reports from the northern part of the
state say that the ravages of the g1asshop-
Pers are very great on ccrn and small
grains. All the finely harvested country
IN the neighborhood of Elm Creek,
Nebraska, was cleaned out a few days since.
Inc column is moving in southwesterly
direction and is not many miles wide.
-, Three brothers sons of one of the Siamese
Twins, Jointly cultivate a fine farm in
jackson county, Mo-, making a handsome
prOnt on large crops of tobacco. They
seldom refer to their parentage, and this
makes their nearest neighbors seem to be
Ignorant of their history.
A dispatch from the Summit House
Mount Washington, N. H., August 25
says; Mr.. Marratt, graduate of Bowdoin
college, and who took a prize at Saratoga
this summer, walked from the top of this
mountain to Portland yesterday. The
distance is ninety miles"
The silk manufactured in Kansas in 1877
was valued at $1,000. 1t is estimated thai
I'll Gmls year product Will reach $4,000
The manufacture of silk promises tc
become, ere long, an important item in the
industries of Kansas.
Mrs. Robb, of Corpus Christi, is called
the Cattle Queen of Texas. She own.
10000 acres of land, on which $4,000 heac
OF Cattle are fattened for market eac!
year.
Oats averaging feet inches in heigh
compose the crop covering fifteen acres O
iand IN Sonoma county, California, owned
by Joseph Alexander
Kansas expects to export over 10000,
0OO bushels OF wheat this season, agaips
100000 last year.
California is the great honey-raisin,
State. The roof of one honey house cover
an area of 5000 square feet.
Smyrna times., 1876-09-06

How To KEEP APPLES One YEAR.-Years
ago when We produced large quantities of
fruit, we always kept apples in excellent
condition during the entire year. At q
recent agricultural convention in Utica,
y. Y. quantity of fair apples were ex-
hibited which were plump, fresh and OF
good flavor, as the apples are ordinarily on
the approach of spring. The apples had
been put up in refuse boxes the year
previous, and in the following manner: A
layer of dry sawdust was sprinkled at the
bottom of the box, and then a layer OF
apples placed in, so that they do not touch
each other. Upon this was placed layer
Of sawdust, and so on till the box was
filled. The boxes, after being packed in
this way, were placed on the wall in the
cellar. up from the ground, where they
kept perfectly, retaining their freshness
and flavor until brought out-N J.
HryR
Smyrna times., 1876-09-06

THINK FOR YOURsELF.-Thousands laed
miserable lives, suffering from dyspepsia, a
disordered stomach and liver, producing
biliousness, heartburn, costiveness. weak
ness, irregular appetite, low spirits raising
food after eating, and often ending in fatal
attacks of fever. They know they are sick,
yet get little sympathy. The unfailing
remedy, which yearly restoring thousands,
is DaCosta's Radical Cure, sold by ]. Wesley
Denney, Druggist, Smryna. A 25 ct. bottle
will convince you of its merits. Don't delay
get bottle, and your relief is as certain as
you live. Will you do it, or will you con-
tinue to suffer? Think for yourself!
Professor Parker's Pleasant Worm Syrup
is perfectly safe and extremely palatable.
No physic required. Costs % cts. Try it.
Smyrna times., 1876-09-06
DR.. SWAYNE'S
Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry.

Volumes might be filled with proof from all parts of
the world to prove that remedy has ever been dis
covered in the whole history of medicine that acts so
promptly, even i'll the worst of pulmonary dis
ease. \ good appetite, complete Digestion strength
ano disposition for active exercise, is follow
its use If you have been tamperng with the many
articles put out by persons totally ignorant of the
science of medicine. i'll theory practice and your
case been neglected the cough deep purlentand
bloody eXpectOratiOn, pain and OPPRESSION sore
throat, diarrhea night swcats fever parchcd skin,
you will find in DIR. SwAYNE'S COMPoUND your only
hope of cure. lfthe bowels are COstivc or headache
accompanies your disease. the use of SwAYNES SAR-
SAPARILIA and TAR PILLS will remove it, Thirty
years experience, and the increasing popularity of
Dr. SwayneS Medicine" are convincing proof
Smyrna times., 1876-09-06
DELAWARE COLLEGE.

The next collegiate year will commence on Wednss-
day evening, September the 9th.
There are Three Courses of Study; l. The Classical
H. The Scientific and Agricultural; Ill The Literary
selection of Studies, however, may be made but
a regular course is strongly recommended.
ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES
BOARD for the collegiate year of thirty weeks Ct
So per week, SlI4OO
Tuition. 6lOO
Room rent and incidental expesnss. 200O
Total, S19LOO
Students are required to provide their own books,
and fuel for their private rooms will be furnished at
cost
Students who receive scholarship appointments are
relieved from the charge for tution and the above
estimate Is thereby reduced from S19l 10 Sl9i.
Scholarships may be obtained by applying TO men,
bers Of the Delaware Legislature.
Both sexes are admitted 10 the College class rooms
The time table on the +. W. Il b. Railroad and its
connections Is now such that students residing within
convenient distance may attend the daily session of
the College, and return home at light at reduced
rates. .s4
Catalogues and further information may be had by
addressing the President, WV =!
-. WM u. PuRNELL, Ii. D.
Smyrna times., 1876-09-06

WHAT THEY EAT IN PARIs.-Under the
general name of " Poultry" there was sold
in Paris in the course of 1875 5,655,779
chickens, 2,l06,6l0 tame rabbits, 1,486,3l7
pigeons, 709, ,389 geese, 95,648 ducks, 49,
SIG turkeys, l26, ,539 kids, 29,66O lambs and
sucking pigs, 1896 guinea fowls, about %
tuns Of goose livers, about ii tons of cocks
combs, nearly 10 tons Of ducks livers, and
more than 2 cwt. of chickens kidneys.
Altogether the game and poultry sold
during the year represented weight Of
more than 81 600 tons, which is equivalent
to an annual consumption of about %
pounds for each of the 1851 900 inhab-
ltance of Paris.
Smyrna times., 1876-09-06

MARCHING ON.-In the suit instituted by
Mr.. Moulton against Henry Ward Beecher
the counsel of Mr.. Beecher have made
application to the Supreme Court of New
York to have the place of trial changed
from Kings county, in which Brooklyn is
situated, to Franklin county in the extreme
northeastern corner of the State of New
York-up, in point of fact, in the John
Brown region. The application for this
change OF venue is made on the ground
that Mr.. Beecher cannot have a fair trial
in the county where he resides because of
the division Of sentiment there. Franklin
county is in the Adirondack range. 1t is
on the border line of Canada, over five
hundred miles from New York city. 1t is
difficult of access, and has a population of
some twenty-five thousand scattered over
LIS square miles. There are very few
newspapers read there and fewer books.
Smyrna times., 1876-09-06

ELEGANT HAIR is woman's crowning
beauty. When it fades, she fades as well.
While it is kept bright, her personal attrac-
tons are still maintained. By preserving
the hair fresh and vigorous a youthful
appearance is continued through many
years. Those who grieve over their fading
hair turning gray too early should know
that Ayers Hair Vigor prevents it, and
retores gray or faded hair to its natural
color II is clear and healthful prspara-
ton, containing neither oil, dye, nor any
thing deleterious, and imparts to the scalp
what is most needed-a sense of pleasant
and delightful freedom from scurf or dand.
ruf-Nsio Berne N. C) Times.
Smyrna times., 1876-09-06

Miss Martineau came very near making
aastrange bequest in the interest of science.
Her will contained one remarkable provi-
aon-that her skull and brain should be
gwen to Henry George Atkinson, for the
purposes Of scientific observation" A sub
s,eequent codicil, however, revoked this
direction, the alteration being made not in
consequence of any change in opinion, but
because Of "a change of circumstances in
my individual case" 1t gives one lively
iaea of the cold blooded devotion of scien-
nsts n to their favorite pursuits, to think OF
henry George Atkinson calmly cutting up
Tue brain of Harriet Martineau,
Smyrna times., 1876-09-06
TESTIMONIALS.

ADAMSTOwN LANE Co. Pa, MAY l. 1870
Dr. Swayne IL SOn-Gentlemen: About two wears
ago my wife suffering with Consumption and
during her sickness had the best medical attendance
III this and adjoining counties. Her case was pro-
nounced hopeless by all of them. l was induced
through the recommendation of your agent DR. Isaac
Ii. Miller of West Brecknock. Berks Co, Pa and who
can verify these facts, to try Dr. SwayneS Compound
syrup of Wild Cherry After using it for some time
she entirely cured and is as well rs ever i'm
her life and fully able to perform her usual labor
am so fully satisfied that il is your preparation that
am indebted for her restoration to health that grant
you full liberty to give her publicity i'll the hone
that others now suffering may derive benefit from her
experience. Yours. respectfully
HENRY e. MOHN
Smyrna times., 1876-09-06


FAT Men FEAsTING.-The New York
E" Fat Mems Association had its annual
gormandizing of CLANS Thursday week
The heated term or some other melting
mood has diminished the adipose avoirdu,
pOis of the association, and none of the
members turned the scales at the ancient
figure Of 400 pounds, the heaviest weight
reaching but 392 pounds, and the lowest
90l. There were present eighty-two Of tho
atmen, and their destruction of edibles is
summed up thus: So bushels round
clans. IS bushels long CLANS, 3j bushels
oysters, / barrels Holsters, barrels blue
fish, barrels Irish potatoes, 4 barrels
sweet potatoes, s. chickens, 45 ducks and
1000 ears of corn. After which per
iormanee some Of them danced iigs.
Smyrna times., 1876-09-06

To PRESERVE EGGS YEAR.-In the fol-
lowing manner we have repeatedly kept
eggs perfectly sweet and good for a whole
year: After Matching time is passed collect
from thirty to fifty dozen, Tor buy them
fresh, when eggs are fifteen or twenty five
cents per dozen,) and prepare a liquid
thus: One pint of common salt, one pint
OF lime, dissolve in four gallons of boiling
water; let it settle, and put the eggs into
the liquor in stone jars when cold. Cover
the eggs entirely in the liquid, and use
stone, not soft crockeryware jars. Thus
embedded, eggs will keep for twelve
months, and come out in good shape,
though. after all, they will not he equal to
new-laid egg.-Bah. SIM.
Smyrna times., 1876-09-06

FRESH EGGs.-To determine the age of
eggs dissolve about four ounces of common
salt in quart of pure water and then
immerse the egg. If it is one day old it
will descend to the bottom of the vessel {;
but if three days it will float in the liquid /;
if more than FIVE days old it will come TO
the surface, and project above in proper
tion to its increased age.