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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-06-02
Mr.. Beecher,s Paper i'm Trouble.

After hard struggle through many
difficulties, the Christian Union Pub
fishing Company has collapsed. The
paper itself still lives, but in future will
be published by q new company. A few
months before the Tilton-B eecher trial,
the editor of the Christian Union print
ed a sworn statement to the effect that
the circulation was over 125, 900 copies.
The advertising patronage was large,
and the concern was prosperous. The
publishers were John B. Ford 81 Co.,
who likewise published all Mr.. Beech
er's works, including the "Life of
Christ" During the trial the circula-
ton of the paper diminished gradually.
Within year the paper has lost 100, 600
subscribers, and to- day the circulation
of the Christian Union is within %, 600
copies. John b. Ford & Co. became
bankrupts, and Mr.. Cleveland was APP
pointed publisher. The latter left the
concern a few days ago, and Horaio @.
King became the publisher. A short
time ago, it being necessary to raise
money or stop the paper, and as none
was forthcoming from the stockholders,
the managers resolved to sell the
Christian Union Publishing Company
out, bankrupt it, and make fresh start.
A new company therefore has been
formed this week, with a capital Of
$40, 900, to carry on the publication OF
the paper.-NeU York Times.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-06-02

The deltas of mighty rivers, both in
the old and the new continents, exhibit
in striking manner the growth of land
by the deposition of mud, silt, and sand.
The beautiful lake of Geneva, upward
of forty miles long, is gradually filling
up. The Rhone enters the eastern end
of the lake, bringing so much mud and
silt from the Alps as to render the water
quite turbid; it quits the western end
with tho water clear and beautiful.
Nearly all the mud has been deposited
in the lake itself As consequence,
the lake is becoming shallower, and
strips of dry land are gradually forming
at the margin. The old town of Port
Vallais was once at the waters edge; it
is now nearly two miles inland, the in
tervening strip having changed its char
acter from sea to fertile land. By the
time the same river Rhone reaches the
Mediterranean, it has collected new
cargo of silt and sand, which it deposits
at the mouth, and is there forming a
delta of alluvial soil. What were once
the small islands of Mese and Psalmodi
are now joined to the mainland by strips
of this sediment; and tower on the
coast q century and half ago is now a
mile or more inland. The Adriatic sea,
eastward of Italy, is gradually being
choked up at the northern end by river
silt, mostly brought down by the Pc.
Adria, Ravenna, Spina, were all seaside
towns when first built; they are now
from four miles to twenty miles inland.
The ancient hot baths of Monfalcone
were once on an island; the island has
long since been connected with the main
land by a grassy plain. The northern
pats of Europe exhibit similar phe-
nomena. For instance, the whole OF
Holland may in one sense be regarded
as the delta of the Rhine, formed of the
sediment brought down and deposited
by that river during countless ages.
The gulf OF Bothnia is gradually becom-
ing shallower, and strips of newt y-formed
dry land are appearing; partly from silt
deposit, partly, it is surmised, from a
slow rising of the earth's crust in that
part of Europe. But what are European
rivers compared with Il ose of Asia
The mighty Ganges, during its long and
winding course from the Himalaya,
brings down enormous quantities of
solid matter, which it deposits at its
mouth in the bay of Bengal. Here has
been formed delta called the Sunder-
lands, once clear, open sea, now will
derness tenanted by tigers and alliga-
tors, and permeated by numerous
"mouths of the Ganges." In round
numbers, the dry land has robbed the
sea of some 200 miles width of margin.
The Indus, in like manner, though in
smaller degree, is robbing the sea, by
forming delta at its estuary or cluster
of mouths. Mud is generally inter
preted by us simply as an annoyance,
not as heavy substance; but the weight
of mud brought down by some of the
great rivers is almost inconceivably
great. A calculation has been made that,
in 122 days of the rainy season, the
Ganges brings down 5000, 600, 900 cubic
feet of earthly matter chambers
| ,JOur1luL
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-06-02
Jurors Take Warming.

The Lancaster PENN Examiner
throws out this hint for the benefit OF
sleepy jurymen yesterday we re-
corded the fact of juryman getting
fined so and costs for keeping the
court waiting on him one hour while he
took his after-dinner nap at his hotel.
Another Juror with more tact appeared
on time, answered to his name and then
took his seat in the jury-box and there
took his afternoon nap, perfectly oblivi-
Gus to all that was going on around him,
while his right-hand neighbor, who had
been fined, sat staring hard at the court
and witnesses all afternoon. Of course
the one who slept in court was not fined
and that's the difference in the way of
doing things"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-06-02

By W. N. rHAoKERAy.

= . 4 ~.
gu tsttercd old clippers thAs toast at the bars.
Away from the world and its tolls and its cares,
I've mug little Kingdom up -four pair OF stair ,.
10 mount TO this realm IL a toll TO be sure,
.af Che FIRE there bright and the air rather pure
and the view behold on a sunshiny day
ssgrand. through the chimney-pots over the way.
-xhls unug little chamber Ia crammed in all hooks
with worthless old knick-nacks and silly old books
And foolish old odds and foolish old ends,
Crss,rd bargains from brokers, cheap keepsakes
from friends.
Old slrnor, prints pictures, pipes, china (all
Ctd rckety tables, and chairs broken backed;
Atwo-penny treasury, wondrous 10 see:
N7lst matter? tbs pleasant to you, friend, aud me.
40 better divan need the sultan require
TsaAn the creakng old sofa that basks by the fire;
And '6s wonde rful, surely, what music you get,
FROM the fickety, ramshackle. wheezy spinet.
int prasine-rug came from Turcoman's camp
by Hber once twinled that brazen old lamp:
A msmeluke fierce yonder dagger has drawn:
Tie murderous knife to toast mullins upon.
long, long through the hours, and the night and
the chimes,
Here We talk OF old books and old friends, and old
tmes,
"a VIC pat in the fog made of rich i.atakie,
xfiis chamber is pleasant to you, friend, and me.
tjC on AL the cheap treasures That garnlsh my nest,
Ttere's ono that love and cherish the best;
&or the finest of touches that's padded With hair
never would change thee, nay cane-bottom
chair.
IT'S bandy-ieeg'd, high-shoulder'd, worn-eaten
scat
With & creaking old back, and twisted old feet;
Wat aimee the fair mornng when Fanny sat there,
oiess thee and love thee my cane-bottomd chair.
IL chairs have but feeling. in holding such charms,
A erili must have pass'd through your wither d
old arms;
IooaK'd, and long'd, and wished in despair;
4 wifaiod myself turned 10 a cane-bottomd chair
Et wac but moment she eat in this place,
Shed scarf on her neck, and smile on Der face
A mniIe on her face, and a rose in her hair
.And Rhe sat there, and bloomd in my cane-bot-
toIn'd chair.
and no have valued my chair since.
Like the shrine of saint, or the throne of prince
SAINT Fanny, my patroness sweet declare,
Tho queen of my heart and my cane-bottom'd
chair.
wren the candles burn low and the companyi
gone,
En the silence of night az sit here alone
Y ait here alone but we yet are pair
NY Nanny see in my cane-bottomd chair.
$Sae comes from the past and reyists my room;
sac looks as she then did, all beauty and bloom;
40 emitting and tender, so fresh and 80 fair,
And yonder she sits in my cane-bottom'd chair.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-06-02

1t is estimated. that in New York city
alone there are over 1000 people who
perform on the stage in some capacity,
good, bad and Indifferent. As a rule
they are miseiably paid. 1t is every ac-
tors ambition to get to be star and to
have piece ofhis own, and every one Of
them, from the lowest all the way up,
firmly believes himself to be the best ac-
tor in the world if he could only get the
people to recognize him.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-06-02
CarlOtta.

Sad news is received from Brussels of
the condition of the exEmpress Car
lotta, widow of the unfortunate Emperor
of Mexico. Her physical health is good,
but the unfortunate lady can no longer
recognize her nearest relations, and the
visit of any one who is not one of her
regular attendants irritates her beyond
expression. She has occasionally lucid
intervals, but they are of very brief dura-
ton, and at such times she only occupies
herself in domestic pursuits.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-06-02

Yea. love. I'm brexkfasting quite late
But then, you know. it's Sunday,
And we who work for six long days
Deserve our comfort ono day.
You're rather early home from church
hope yon liked the sermon.
That velvet cloak, dear. by the way.
Looks charming with your ermine.
A chilly morning out OF doors:
I'm glad you didn't wake me.
(Oh. native cutting, mother-wit,
Pray do not yet forsake me
Sue heard me stumble up TO bed
AT three o'clock--i'l swear 1t
Dark blue is Just your color. dear;
You always ought to wear 1t.
I've eaten very little7 Yes,
It's nearly time for dinner:
This outlet. too, seems rather fat.
(The truth. as I'm sinnerD
A bloodshot look about my eyes?
NY Il gers In a futter7
All fancy, love feel superb.
Chat naaseating butterfly
You waited up last night till twelve?
For that, dear, / should scoid YOU.
or monthly meetings at the club
How often have told you?
This waitipg--had not key,
Perhaps shouldn't mind II;
But having one-(By Joye. took
An hour, last night, to lind IT'D
/ left the hall door openi Who
Insinuates that SANDER?
It's a falsehood base and infamous,
II you1l excuse my candor.
Why, love, you trust mere servants talk
cannot well conjecture.
(sbe seats herself! The storm has burst
Now comes my curtain leoture.l
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-06-02
A French Tragedy.

A fearful tragedy has been enacted at
Angouleme, France, by young gunner
of the Twenty first regiment OF artillery.
He was found drunk at target practice,
and was requested by his brigadier to
deliver his two packages of ten ball cart
tridges each. One was missing, and
upon being told so by his officer, hesud-
denly raised his carbine and shot him,
exclaiming "Here's the last one."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-06-02
History of Mr.. Smith.

"Ma, does pa kiss the cat 2" "Why,
no my son, what in the name Of good
ness put that in your head 2" "Cos,
when pa came down stairs this morning
he kissed Sarah in the hallway and said
"That's better than kissing that old cat
up stairs, amt it, Sarahl" And that,
people say, is the reason why Smith
STAYED in the Charity hospital for nearly
two months.-Ne,U orleans Picoyune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-06-02

pc "Afraid, with Will to take care of
mel ! should think not. Oh, Dolly,
give me another kiss Only think, if
you hadn't been a log, that day, should
never have seen him. How strangely
things turn out There, that's for Dolly,
and that's for Queen Log. Bless her,
always. How droll it was Vive Ia
refine HarDey's Bazaar.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-06-02

A BRILLIANT New York reporter thus
chronicles an accident: ga child was
run over in Grant street this morning by
a truck three years old and cross-eyed,
with rantalets, which never spoke after
ward"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-06-02

The non-paying attendantsat the Cen
tennial are announced as II, 900 exhibit
tors and their assistants, 1,511 general
officials, 225 judges, 100 belonging to
the State Board, and over 500 to the
press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-06-02

LIEUT.. CAMERON contemplates sec
ond journey into equatorial Africa.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-06-02

A wAGGrsH wight "a shrewd one, too,)
Once tsld me that he really knew
A girl that put her humors of
And ceased TO scold, to laugh and SCOT,
To weep and sorrow DER romances,
And went no more to plays and dances.
doubted long-at last he said.
"The reason Is. the Moman's deadn
, 1876-09-22

Tra IIoN. E. JoY Monn1s writes q lette1
from Niaearn Falls to tho New York Times,
giving his impressions Of the political prof.
2 nccts in Ohio, which nro altogether too rosy
and flattaring. Mr.. Monnrs writos:
In reference to Republican prospects in Ohio,
.rnlt mo to assusc you az tho results Of my own
nb.c,yat{un In recent tour In tho 6atc that there
Ia mt shadow Of d doubt Of largo Republican
majority In October and Of from 60 600 to 20. 600
n.,or,y for HAYES In November. =. Rely
unan 1t that Ohio Is sure beyond peradycnturc for
ma Republican ticket In October md November by
triumphant maIostties.
We believe that Ohio will 20 Republican in
October, but by no 25,ooO, un1esa matters
chpneo materially between now aud then.
Thus far tho canvass on the Republican Bido
has not boon conducted with much vigor,
while TINT on the Domoc1atic gido las been
marked by extraordinary activity. 4 corro-
epondont of the New York World, writing
from Columbus, O., says:
The Democratic Ccntrnl Committee haYo perfect
ed thcr organization not only in every county and
town, but In every achool d!strtct and election
precinct, wherever dozen votcrs or lcss cluster.
D, an admirable system Of canyaaslng they have
reached every Republican voter In tho State oi
ohio and arc seeking to influence him. Tho or.
sauizaton this year was bcttcr BY far than It evel
had been, for they rcntzed the importance OF ncx1
months election upon the Presidential 1ght The
month following.
Wo suspect there ia an uncomfortable
amount Of truth in the statements Of this
Words correspondent in regard to what hi
party Is doing In Ohio.
, 1876-09-22

A writer In the Economtsh FTantab gives
some interesting Information concerning Paris
LIN vehicles, which is worth preserving by the
curious. In 1917, sedan chairs were In COM
mon uec, anl 1t was not until 1G41 that car-
siascs we're pIaccl for hire In Paris. In 1905 an
ordinance WIS passed fixing the tariff Of these
carriages at 25 SOUS for the first hour and 20 for
each hour afterward. Tho only changes have
been In the names Of the vehicles, the tsr1ains,
the my1ord, the CAB, tho eitadtne, etc., having
been merged ln the simple .facrs. There were
LOO Of these IN use In ITO and 100 in 1876.
Tho omnibus dill not come Into use until many
years after tho t'acre aud was first popularizcd
by tho Duehessc DE BEnnI. Thirty-lour mill.
Ions Of passengers were conveyed IN 1854, and
. hundred and twentY-one millions In 1875.
, 1876-09-22
RAILROADS.
AN INTERESTING CASE.

AN INTERESTING CASE
ST.. LOUIS, Sept. al.-In the United States
Circuit Court to-day Judge Dlllun decided
case Of much Interest to railroad men. The
case was Henry E. Eaktn against the St. Louis,
Kansas City & Northern hallway to recover
interest on coupons attached to te37, ,ooo
Of bnt.ls Issued hy the St. Louis, Council
Bluffs a. Omaha Railway Company.
The lutter Company leased their
road to the former for rental equal to the IN.
tcrest OIL these bonds and said Interest was to
be- paiI as tho rental of tho road. This lease
was made with the consent Of the stockhqldcfs
OF the st. Louis. Council Blu1Is s. Omaha Noad,
but the stockholders Of the st. Louis, Kansas
City s. Northern lsoad never took auy formal
action on Il until Marcl, 1875, when they votea
it down, though the Company had made three
seml.nnnlal payments Of interest oil the honds
without objection from my Ut the stockholdets.
Judge Dillon decided Tint, notwithstanding thc
forttsality Of tho lcasc, as tic latter Company
had operated the road q the former ana maze ,So
three s9d Of ssrg1 o. 1s
plaintiff.
, 1876-09-22

Tho question as to what rate 4: 7. Stewart &
Co. have to pay fur bringing their merchandise
10 this city from New York has finally been
settled. The official announcement fa made that,
in order to provide against fluctuations In tho
freight taritE. the managers Of tho firm decided
10 make contract fur the transportation Of
tnelr goods ut settled rate. for long period.
They huvc succcct!e.l IN making 4 contract With
lis Stercl.ants' Dispatch, runnine over the New
York Central aud LaEc shoru. e. Michigan
Southern Railroads, for TINT length Of time Of II
cents per 100 puunds from New York to Chica.
On o this class Of goods was Is cents per 100
n0l,ut1B
, 1876-09-22

6ANGANION COUNTY, ILL.
Epsctal pttpdtch to Ja4 Irtbuna.

spR1norlz1p, ILL.,, Sept. 2l.-Thcre was
enough let~up In the ratn to-day To ALLOW tho
sangamon County Fair to proceed, though the
grounds were very vet md muddy from Inst
nights showers, and there wns not 30 largc an
attendance as usual. Tho track was too heavy
to allow Of fast time. In tho Enees, the tlrec-
minute trot was won by Lady Steele, owned BY
Moses Condcll, Of this county, md tho As
trot WAS takon In two straight milo heats by
Nelly, owned by II. hathaway, Tailor; second
money to Gen. Singleton, owned by Low elena,
Of jackkonyille, John 1,nkcr, owned by A. Up.
deGratf, Of Maconb, won tho running race.
Wfipsaw, owned by John Nhoals, Of A!tamont,
won sccoIld muucy.
, 1876-09-22
AN UTTER FAILURE.

apecdi to,7s'psnot"es ,o Ire 'no".s a". 1.,t.n
roNs nItonD, IVY, srha ,..,,s' T. ,ss,,a"d"I
eampaiGh H ,. oss ~ ,t.,.. ny 10 49,. % s",,r.',
uelih' te'sy, o'oo", n"1 s' ,,1o"an, ',,-sct'on
from tte ae'ia' s"en ~ m,,ta,,. Gran,, h.. co,,.
1es.y ta,s wv w." t"ns ~ n"rh,ns "a .@,n,,,,ct1n,
uue1ea us 1'uup, uIaa;. I',,,. p ~ wsa,,,n1. ani
tns,l, W. sna usaH II. '.a,, :" ~, shan In
elopon ~ "e.s , ts"a "s' rat y us,r ~ .,nc,,
9lontaS, a". ,s,,,aa a ,,,,asn y. ,o,,,,r,1 1,T.
1na'a pe'e A'a.a' Nv "v ~, ~ n,s,',,.sr vii,
ecp' t"o OF '.1s "uu ut,s. ~. ~ ~ ~ 49,, ,o,a o..n
TUG s1eaner "s ~ saa ""'I mns,,vah, %
paisn, slhee ~, tHs'e 'eta'a mi. o'''Aus"s
on the @ota ol svnne. .Il ta1s su"'. a.
mary ot ~ ~cchs ea'opa'sa "an, l.,,
be- lumlllat'ng 10 tt'e country. as cost %Al
never oe kno"n' one .n9aaa'n - uv' .,'s Wa,,E 10Y
stone, without spvak!ng Of tue 1umcnss audi
tiorai cost of transnortntiou IN tho Miseeur.
,,,..a- ,rn. =. r",,,,,or ,o,,roct ratc. hv tha
IT, IT, ,.,,,t't. ~ n..,s =, .,,,,,rrd,t,
Couison Inc, "h1ct, IN orocI 10 nceuto'aooat1
tho Increased demand, has had To double It's
t1eet by rhsrtcssng eoule hall-dozen extra Yts.
..1s Arothcr small gtrn, Ia 8aaN) per Lay for
ss!s' aeAos ~ ,.ssnsu -, = !, N,r,.r q r. "a
the use " n1stoel VI t' ~ .,a;' "4s."' . ~ w..
teams with Cfookt command. eo1!u enuWcf'
ate several other individual ltctns which would
,.o to Indicate simply the possible amount that
1I,,o a,,, ,y,,1 hn,. * r,., for th1x tnnxt wan.
o''.!s ea"a ,,'s"t.I ..aia,, a.,,.,.tor
ueE4ult suFe4y Paaaac54o', t"u'eu =. LII,
do not know what you III tue :" "states WIZ
, 1876-09-22
PERSONAL.

A now serial move! by George Mcdonald will he
commenced In m carly number Of LtppiHeotfs
Magazine.
d. Ilelmbold has cansel suit to bc Instituted
against his brother aud othora for conspisng to put
him In d mad.housc.
Tho confession Of Conrad Jennings, tho medium,
Nan caused 10 great sensation In Central Now
York as tho Katy Hing exposure did.
The Nav York Fost say8 that Prof, Huxley
lectures precisely like o college professor. In
form, bearing naansr, and pronunciation he re-
minds ono Of tho Rev. William II. Taylor, Of tho
broadway Tabernacle.
Mr. Llbbcy, the nessve head Of tho ntm Of A. r,
Stewart & Cu., formerly hsid responsible nosl.
t!on In connection with tho Tenth Natlonn, bank
OF New York. ilo has como Into fame aud fortune
In comparatively short t,no.
The Springfield Nspabstcan Il amazed at dntiss
that Theodore Tlton Is as sound s}ceuer IA 1,csso
Turner IIe was so sleepy. iu fact when ,c straycd
Into the wrong BERTH that he lldnt notice tto
sYla!ng Circumstance Of woman already IN noa.as
s!on.
Prof. Summer, Of Yala College, began his career
~ Tlden hcformcE by supporting for oElco ths
wofst Republicans IN Connecticut. Must Of the
syi,s in hls Immediate nesghboshood that he de-
aires to have corrected woro creatad with his an.
proval.
William E. Baker, tho ecconss1c millionaire Of
Wellesley, Mass, announced for last wednesday a
ttLibcsty Of Cunsc!cnco" fec, tho object ot which
Was slatcd to bc tho bringing together IN frateraa
spF Ut ministers and officials Of churches ia Doa.
ton and vicinity.
The Pope, IN being introduced to m English
lady of Aou,e fame ~ q writer Of nctions. nald, In
hu!cdltatlyo manner: ~ haye hcard that thorc
have been many books printed In London" Tho
irony Of I1!s io!nvss did not escape tho obacrya.
lion OF tho visitor.
Ria t,aalt,on st HARVARD that nr, ,vfnsh,p,
when student thorn fayr]ouel Tia muscle In Or.
der l., Inv. III, ,,ica,nTc NJ thrcshlnp n fellow.
, 1876-09-22
INCENDIARIsNf.
Sofctqf pispatch to 1ns Tribune.


ADRIAN, Mich, Sept. 2t.-Mr. Hutchinson,
farmer in Dover, nine miles west Of this city,
suffered loss uf 5000 last night by the In
ccnlary firing Of Ills barn, outbuildings, md
grauarics. His crops and far1n machinery wero
burned, but no liyo stock was lost Slight In"
surancc Tramps who infcst the section therc~
abouts arc suspected to have sct the fire.
Specfal Hispatch ~ The Irttune. .,
JOLIET, Ill, Sent. 3l.-Two tramps called at
the house OF Mr. David Whitson, wllo resides lr
tho Township Of Manhattan, Soma 10 or, u
tic hired girl, thr oily pereon a. home, for
some matches. The girl gave them tho matches,
and, being frightened, closed t1e ao9r The mc1 !,
failed to burn They then set fire to the barn,
witch, viii, span IT horses, lot Of agrrtcul.
tural rallmplcnents. four stacks Of oats, @ and twG t.,
stacks of hay, WAS entirely DESTROYED. Thc gis
was unablc to give my description OF th&
tra1ups, who .lGcainnel alter setting !re to ths
barn. b1r. WlItson's loss Is about $1,000.