The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-09-29
People and Things.

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People and Things.
OREGON is now publishing forty-five
newspapers, and Washington Territory
seventeen.
CHKNAMEN and Indians hate each other
upon acquaintance.
AN insane woman tried twice to drown
herself In Worthington, Nd, and dog
In each instance drew her out of the
water.
LORD JOHN RUSSELL, the Nestor of
British statesmen, entered upon his 85th
year Aug. Is. He has been member
OF Parliament since 1913.
The Golos says that the Russian land
army can now be brought up to $500,
600 men, without counting the Opolt.
chenie, or national militia.
A WRITER in Bldck,OOOd's Magazine
says that the moon has no more effect ON
the weather than red behring's have on
the Government of Switzerland.
AN indianapolis vinegar manufacturer
has purchased 10000 bushels of apples
| in Fayette and Rush counties, at IA
cents per bushel, to make into cider.
Our of million volumes of books
drawn out of the Boston Public Library
and its branches, last year, only 100 were
missing at the time of the annual report.
A KENTUoKIAN has been found in a
remote mountain fastness who anxiously
asks an editor if it is right to sell apples
to an apple-jack factory. The editor
asks for samples.
A FRENCH doctor claims that life dur
ing the act of drowning remains longest
in the intestines, and that by heroic
treatment they may be so stimulated that
the heart will resume its action.
A BosToN preacher recently said: Z" If
any society will take charge of all the
cases of poverty brought ON by in
temperance, this church will take upon
itself to relieve all the remaining pau
pers of Boston"
A SAN FRANCISCO cook was astonished,
the other day, 10y the forcible explosion
of several grains of tapioca which fell
upon the hot stove. An analysis showed
that the article was not pure tapioca, but
a compound of nitrate of potash, sugar,
and starch.
A LOVELY female writes to the editor
of the Hartford Times that "down at
Long Branch, the other night, it actually
felt good to pull about three blankets
over the still beautiful form of yours
truly" Andtlle ungallant editor actually
printed the epistle.
In Bramanville, Mass, in the yard of
the Rev. James Wells, is a squash vine
fifteen feet from the house. This has
run to the house and then througha con-
ductor two inches in diameter up the
roof. On the vine upon the roof is
young squash, and the prospect of an
other.
STREET-CAR rowdyism has grown to be
a crying evil in Boston. One paper re-
marks that coarse jokes, ribald songs,
loose conversation, disputes with the
conductor about fares, gross profanity,
insulting jeers, and ogling, which can
have but one Interpretation, are as COM
mon as trips on the cars are"
The Shanghai papers state that famine
is threatening the entire province of
Chilli, two-thirds of Shantung, the
greater portion of Honan Ngan-hu and
certain districts in Mongolia. The tract
of country suffering thus terribly from
drought has a population which may be
estimated in the aggregate at 70, 600, 900.
Few persons not familiar with geog-
raphy will believe that the Pacific ocean
boundary of the United States has
greater extent of coast line than the At
lantic shore. The aggregate Of our
shore line on the Pacific is IL, 734 miles,
while on the Atlantic it is IL, $3.50 miles,
and on the Gulf of Mexico 6,843 miles.
A PRIZE having Teen offered for the
best complimentary epigram on "The
Welshwoman' Hat" Mrs. Hughes, of
Denbigh, carried it off at the Eisteddfod
with the following:
Let other maids their heads enfold
In tresses dark or coils Of gold;
Cambrian maids, believe me that
You browning beauty is your hat.
ASBESTOS, in limited quantities, has
been found near Canyonville, Or. The
specimens would indicate large depos-
it near the scene of discovery, and an
effort is being made to find it. This is
the second time the mineral has been
found in this locality, and it is only
question of time when q valuable vein
will be discovered.
WHILE crowds were looking at the
wild beasts in the London Geological
Gardens, the other day, a cry was sud-
denly raised, "The lion is loose !"
There was scramble for the gates till
the cry changed to "piokpockets !"
The beasts of prey, promptly captured,
were fashionable swell, lady in deep
mourning, and an notwithstanding
cripple.
The North Carolina Supreme Court
has now decided that son must not
fiQht unless it is in the necessary defense
of his father, and must show, in case he
does fight, that his father would have
got whipped if he had not irierfered.
| IL the father is engaged with his equal,
then all his son has to do g to stand
back and see fair play; that ia, not let
his father get whipped.
SEVERAL years ago wealthy citizen
J Of Boston bought one of aho finest lots
in Forest Hills Cemetery. end inclosed
IL with granite curbing and steps lead
ing to the entrance. GTon dying hi:
body was inferred in bae lot, which,
with the general estntF,, became the
property of an only s0a. This son be