The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-15

nad In AmauOr county, California-
JAoKpAws and curlews are DESTROYING
the grasshoppers in Goliad county.
Texas.
CHARLES Ross father is said to have
spent 100000 in the search for the
stolen child.
A New YORK firm sold $15, 600 worth
of gas fixtures to lady last week for
private residence in California.
AN Illinois dog is so sagacious that he
sits around the fire all day in order to
pull out the children when they fall in.
WH4LIsroN, S. O., boasts of a stalk OF
cotton fifteen feet high, which resem
bles 3-year-old pear tree in size and
form.
CLEvELASDERs "keep the street car
waiting till final greetings with friends
are said" They also "hold the door
open and converse with the driver"
A LIvK-oAK cannon-wheel, supposed to
have been thrown overheard from an
American vessel chased by the British
fleet, was found in the Penobscot at Win
terport, Me-, recently.
A SEAT in the Massachusetts, Legisla-
that its holder was not naturaized until
thirteen minutes past 8 o'clock on the
morning of election day.
The largest machinery belt in the
world is to be placed in the new grain ele-
vator of the New York Central and Hud-
son River railroad, New York. It is 33l
feet long, and weighs 1000 pounds.
a AN Irishman named O'Keefe has died
in India leaving fortune of 1926, co.,
600, with no immediate heirs. Seems to
us we have some faint recollection of an
O'Keefe on our family tree. Must hunt
him up.
A PHuADELFHIAN tells q story of
discharged Turk from one of the ORR
entail booths on the Centennial grounds,
who remarked that Spy dam, I viii
have to go pack into de cheap clothing
business"
A YOUTH of 70, living in Troy, Il. Y,
shot himself with suicidal intent the
other day, in fit of remorse that he had
become the victim of passion for gam
bling. He will recover, and promises
reformation.
SPOTTED TAIL is described by recent
guest as manipulating creature, with
small hands and feet and an agreeable
countenance while an-Afraid- OF His
Horse is as wild as hawk, and looks as
if he were afraid of his shadow.
RIsToRI, like Janauschek, has perfect
ed her English, and it is said her Ian
guage in "Lady Macbeth" is faultless
in the impassioned speeches, though it
betrays some peculiarities in 9uieter
passages. At the age OF go such prof.
cheney is truly remarkable.
SOME of sour dumb animals visited
the New Hampshire sheep pastures a
few nights since, and the following sta
tistics are the result: "Mrs, George
Dewey lost IA sheep; Mr.. Kellogg, u;
Caleb Foster, Is; ,town farm, ~; MIR.
Houston, 2, and Mr.. Fullington, g"
M. d. CONWAY says the examinations
of the London University ara DO severe
that many good scholars fail and several
have committed suicide In consequence
of disappointment. The last victim was
a fine, bright. promising young Hindoo.
His last words were /: "Eit's more than
Hi can Hindoor."
THEeyes of the Sophomoresaad Fresh.
men of Amherst College were examined
recently by an experienced ocalist, and
il was found that in the former class
neaY-sightedness had increased SO per
cent. within q year. Twenty-one per
cent. of the Freshmen were f0und to be
afflicted in the same way.
WEST VIRGINIA has the youngest
Bishop in the worll-Rt. Rev. j. j.
Kahn ; the youngest Governor in the
United States-Hon. Henry M. Mat
thews the youngest Congressman
Hon. j. Z. Kenna, of Kanawha and
the youngest Grand Master Mason in
America-Mr. George w. Atkinson, of
Charleston.
THAT terrible disease, cancer, is grow
ing more fatal in England. In 1874 it
carried off more than Il, 1000 persons,
more THAI two-thirds of whom were
women. Cancer spares the young.
Most of the deaths occur at ages above
45, and it is noticeable in the years re.
turns that under that age more males
than females died.
Mr.. HENRI CHAPLIN, man of wealth,
member of Parliament, and owner of the
horse Hermit, who won the Derby in
1867, was tilted almost at the church
door by Lady Florence Paget, who ran
away and married the Marquis of Hast
ings. Now Mr. Chaplin, at SO, has just
been married to another Florence, thir-
teen years younger than the first, and
the eldest daughter of the Duke of
Sutherland.
DIR. TEMPLE, Bishop of Exter, was
present not long ago, at the opening Of
mission school at Brixham, and took
seat among the audience. DR.. Temple
admits his deficiencies in music, but
when the hymns were given out, he
swelled the chorus to the best OF his
ability. Suddenly feeling an elbow IN
his ribs, ne looked around and was &C
costed by a sailor Z" / say, Governor,
you're singing out of tune"
THERE are at present 1850 prisoners
in the Tennessee penitentiary. About
800 are confined within the walls, 500
are at work on the railroads in the State.
and the rest in the Sewanee, Battle Creek
and Vulcan coal mines. Garner, the
Oldest man in the peaitentiary, is 20
yoora of aoe. and was sentenced four