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Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-02-03


Correspondence OF NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
MACKINAC, Jan. 26. 1877.
| Winter thus tar has been very lenien
with this section of the country, ye
snow seems to call itself i'm demand. ask
ing no questions whether it is wanted OF
not.
There is at present but very few
amusements going ON; sleigbing i,
rather dull and poor, owing to the I'M
meDse quantity of snow which blockade
the most prominent thorougLfares.
Business is very dull, yet money ha.
passed little lively since Uncle Sans
paymaster visited the ..Boys in Blue.'
| The ''boys' up at the fort are IL lively
set of fellows more sociable lot never
saw together. The Soldiers Home i:
not doing such rushing business as ha,
been the case for a year or so, the '.boys,'
the blinds" getting rather scarce.
Some of the prominent and oldest citi
zens on this island, in speaking of the
military ball given a few weeks since, sa,
that better arr inged ball was never be.
fore gotten up in this town.
Al present the men are engaged i'm fill
lng their ice houses. but this kind oi
work Is rather too tedious and cold fol
them-they would sooner hug" the
warm stove.
by the way. speaking of work. if YOU
want anything done, they a;e the fellows
to uo it for yoIl. They can finish ul
anything from II needle to a watch: yes.
may say to Il steam engine, as one man is
actually engaged in fitting up IL moleI
engine. just lOO'S Tor yourself: also
take a look at the fancy scroll-sawino
being done by IN amateur.
1t you want to spend Il pleasant and
s"ciable evening. just Interview he tail
man OH the liill.' He will make time
fly around.
The Temperance Lodge on this island
seems to gain ground. slowly but surely.
Judging from the very poor attendance
IN the saloons. The members OF the
lodge. If report is true, intend soon to
give another social" in connection with
pubic Installation of officers. which.
they say. shall excel anything else given
Ill town. May be there to enjoy it.
literary society has also been i'm ex-
iSteilce here Tor some months past. A
large number attend weekly i'm the court
house. and their Arguments and speeches
are SAID to be quite interesting.
That some OF our citizens nav be on
the lookout. world say that it has ell
tered the minds OF some .snothine-to-do''
chaps to make things lively before Lent.
L mean in the WAY of surprise parties.
Ii yOu would like to hear one side ar
gu,nents OH the Presidential election.
just step i'm where there are some OF our
politicians, and they will prove it in
Dlack and white that Sam ought TO be
chief: but l guess he will not.
QUAD.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-02-03

sam Leavitt's camp on Black river
broke up last Saturday. Ic WAS under
the fOremanship of VIM. Trites. and shows
ii record OF a good winters work. They
had been in camp nine weeks. during
which time they built the shanties. con-
structed roads, and with two teams have
put in logs scaling eleven hundr, i and
fifty thousand feet. This is a good
record, but we heard gentleman re-
mark. who was in position to know,
that the reason of such coed work he
ing done was that Sam hal not been to
camp since il started.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-02-03

Nos. 2, 5, and at For Wayne y w with ;
Fast express trains of the r. q
Ry,t an from ri tsburg. Harrisnurg bais'-
moe Washing on. Pniladelnhi and New YORK.
Ma and at Fort Wayne with express
trains on r leco, Wabash & Western rail-
road, to and from Quincy, st LOUIS Kansas Cl'y'
and All no nts i'm the sou Invest.
Nos and make dir G. connection ION at frn Mmama- nm;
caso. and at Reed City with q NJ ny Tor
Ludington. L..
Saginaw iFay'- stage line Lu iington TO Manistee
at A and p daily, except >u'usyJ
No connects at 4 M Junction with u M
railroad d at Grand Rapids with n X for
Detroit and a points east.
Cincinnati Il ST L,uis railroad for indianapolis,
Louisyille st Louis and all points southwest Also
ror 1DavtOn. Xen,s. Columbus, &C.
Nos aud have through sleeping and chair cars
betwee Cincinnati and Grand kapids.
MO- saturday irht train so. runs to
RidgeviI e only, and train No. 8 to Fort Wayne
only
days. daily. ru D.nr
Gen. Pass. and Ticket Agent.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-02-03
Collections.

Orders for Monument and Head Stones, TombI
q ,hsks, &C. either in Native or Foreign Marble,
Scotch or American Sra, ite, or Frees'one. WI bc
promptly attended to- Parties corresponding by
mail will have plans, designs and specifications
sest on solicitations to THOMAS LAUNDY, Port
Huron, Mich 2o-ly
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-02-03

CPENCER HOUSE,
WIN. SPENCER, PROP'R,

This house is stuatea near the dock, and
commands fne view of the lake. Splendid
accommodations for summer visitors. Good
rooms and liberal rates. 4Nf
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-02-03
The Pioneers.

The committee on the pioneer reunion
have met and made the preliminary ar
rangements for their annual gathering.
1t was decided to hold the reunion this
year at the residence OF E. A. Dodge, on
Mullet lake. on Monday, the 18th of Feb
ruary. There will be a supper and a
dance. As this is emphatically an old
settlers reupion, it isnot expected that
the young people will take any great in
terest therein-certainly not enough to
attend. The bill for supper will be 81 80
per ticket.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-02-03

At least one of the fishermen who lost
his house the other night by the ice go
ing off is not discouraged. Another
house was built at Widrig & Kings
planning mill and taken out last evening.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06
THE TWO wEBsrE rs.

When Mr. Webster visited England,
after he had attained fame enough to pre-
cede him, an English gentleman took him
one day to see Lord Brougham. That
eminent Briton received our Daniel with
such coolness that he was glad 10 get away
and back to his rooms. The friend who
had taken him at once returned to Lord
Brougham in haste and anger.
"My lord, how could you behave with
such unseemly rudeness and discourtesy TO
so great a lawyer and statesman? 1t was
insulting to him, and has filed him with
notification
"why, what on earth have done, and
whom have been rude TOP"
ITO Daniel Webster, of the Senate Of
the United States"
"Great Jupiter, what q blunder, l
thought it was that fellow Webster who
made dictionary and nearly ruined the
English language"
Then the great Chancellor quickly hunt
ed up the American Senator, and, having.
other tastes in common besides law and
politics, they made a royal night Of it,
Hdrper's Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06
: PECULIAk FOOD,

Pemmican, the favorite food OF the
Indian and the half-breed Canadian
royagelT, can be made from the flesh
OF any animal, but it is nearly alto
gether composed OF buffalo meat.
The meat Is first cut into slices, then
dried either by fire or in the sun, and
then pounded or beaten out into
thick faky substance. In this state
it is put into a large bag made from
the hide OF the animal, the dry pulp
being solderei down into a hard,
solid mass by melted fat being poured
over 1t. The quantity Of fat is nearly
half the total weight, forty pounds
OF fat going to fifty pounds OF "beat
meat" The best pemmican generally
has added to it ten pounds OF berries
and sugar, the whole composition
forming the most solid description OF
food that man can make. II any per-
son should feel inclined TO ask, What
does pemmican taste like" we can
only reply, Like pemmican. There
is nothing else in the world that
bears to it the slightest resemblance,
There is rubciboo and richot, and
pemmican plain andpemmican raw
this last method being the one most
in vogue among cOyGgetu's; but the
richot, to US, seemed the best. Mixed
with little -four, and fried in pan,
pemmican in this form can be eaten
provided the appetite be sharp, and
there is nothing else to be had. This
last consideration is, however, Of i'm
nOrtunce
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06
"ICH DIEM"

The words "lch Dien," forming the
motto, affixed TO the arms Of the Prince Of
Wales, are German and signify 81 serve"
Tradition asserts that they were similarly
employed by John, King of Bohemia, who
was slain at the battle Of Cressy by the
Black Prince in 1916. The latter there
upon assumed the motto as his own to in
dcate that he served under the king his
father, Edward III. of England. The
Welsh have also tradition that Edward
!. promised to provide Wales with prince
"who could speak no word of English"
fnd when his son, Edward of Camaryou,
was born. he presented him TO them. say
ing in Welsh, "Eich dyn" Behold the
man
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06
THE OYSTER IN EUROPE.

The common oyster OF Europe.
abundant on the coasts Of Great
Britain and France, occurs In large
banks or beds, sometimes extending
for miles, usually on rocky bottoms.
From about the middle OF August to
the middle OF May, they are dredged
from the bottom by kind OF iron
rake drawn by boat under full sail,
several hundred being taken at a sim
gle haul. These are transferred TO
artificial beds or parks, where they
are preserved for sale, continually
growing in size and improving in ia
vor. The growth OF the oyster Ia
slow, it being only as large as q half.
dollar at the end OF four TO six months
and twice the size at the end Of year
In artificial beds the growth is usu-
ally slower, the full size not being at.
tanned till the fifth to the seventh
year.
The west coast OF Scotland and the
Hebrides have the best oyster OF the
British coasts, and here, in sheltered
bays, they acquire the green color 80
esteemed by the epicure, and suppos-
ed TO be due to conyerye and similar
colored growths in the breeding,
places. Other English beds extend
from Grayesend, on the Thames
along the Kent Coast, and in the es-
tuaries OF the Colne and other rivers
along the Essex coast. The British
beds are kept up by careful culture,
and by the introduction OF broods
from all quarters. Since 1872, several
varieties OF American oysters have
been introduced; but the planting is
still an experiment, and it is said that
the change OF sea deteriorates their
quality. Not many years ago the beds
OF France were nearly exhausted. In
1858, NJ. Coste, recommended plans
for their restoration, and since then
the parks in the bays OF st. Brieuc
Arcachon, and the Isle OF Re, restocked
by broods from Cancale and other
sources, have become enormous;
and the successful culture Is yearly
extending along the entire Atlantic
and Mediterranean coasts OF France.
The Danish coast is well supplied
with beds. The Neapolitan Lake
Fusaro Is the greatest oyster park OF
italy
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06

TYpE-WoRK OF NEwsPAPER.-The
POughkeepsie Eagle. in an article on
How Mistakes Happen in Newspapers"
figures up the number of types used in
paper the size of the Eagle at 6OO,OOo;
/. e., the actual number of bits Of metal
arranged or re-arranged every day in
preparing q paper of that size for the
press. We suppose few persons think oi
the printing trade as one OF the most e1-
act and particular of all the handicraits;
but it Is. In making type. variations
that might be allowed in the finest ma
chinery would render type useless. 1t is
very rarely that type furnished by two
separate foundries can be used together
without great deal OF trouble, though
they try to make them after the same
standard. We read once in while OF
wonderful piece of cabinet or mosaic
work, containing ten. twenty, or nifty
thousand pieces, the maker OF which has
spent months, or even years, OF labor IN
producing it, and people goto see it as
great curiosity; but the most elaborate
and carefully fitted piece of work OF this
kind ever made, does not compare with
that which the printer does every day.
tor minuteness of detail and accuracy OF
citing. The man who does the hrst is
looked upon as an artist-a marvel OF
skill; and If a hundred of his pieces are
put in wrong side up or turned the wrong
way, 1t is not observed in the general
effect. But if the printer. in fitting ten
times as many pieces together in single
DAY, puts one where another should be,
or turns one the wrong way, everybody
sees it, and is amazed at the "stupid
carelessness of those printers"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06
podrg.
MY Ceiling

A whitewashed Land Of hazy dreams.
II stretches like sky above me.
While nom its misty depth there gle,,J
TaeEiAnce Of eyes that watch and love ntA
When sorrow comes with silent night.
And teartrops down my cheeks are stealing
hope puts the gloomy clouds to flight.
AndpAints her pictures On my ceiling.
Beyond those plaster gates there dvells
The queen OF roAlms serene aud golden
A goddess to whose magic spells
The muse and I are much behOlden.
She heeds the poets Plaintive cries.
Hex hidden treasures quick revealing.
Hes but TO lin his longing eyes
And copy ancies from the ceiling.
Tn young and poor. and fortune lays
Her thicHest stick about my shoulders;
The Aighroai to my future bays
Is thichly strewn with jagged bouldsrs;
On terra drma I'm slave.
Before stern masters humbly kneeling-
a crowned king among the brave.
Ny sway is bOundless-.hrOugh the ceiling.
Amid the parching plains Of life
One veriAnt iSlet stands forever
A spot where only ls< is rife.
And darkness hides the sunlight never.
Let Fortune fierce her vengeance wreAk.
Sweet Fancy notes my glance appealing.
Ard quickly lends me wings 70 seek
The peaceful land beyond my Ceiling.
-Leaioa RfA
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06

The Bayarian Government, with view
to putting. stop to the practice Of duel
ling, has decided that when one Of the
eombatants is killed he shall be con-
sidered to have committed suicide,
and therefore denied the privilege Of
burial. In conformity with this decision,
the body of Bayarian Count, killed in
duel with an officer, has been turned
over to one of the Munich hospitals for
dissection.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06

Years have passed since that eventful
night. Maud and Kate are married to
wealthy citizens of New York; and as
they sit in their pleasant homes they
often relate their adventure of 'sThe Cedar
Chest"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06

What is the difference between tube
and foolish Dutchmanp One is hol-
low cylinder, and the other is silly Ho!'
lander.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-03-06

on pelng taken TO jail, and how he poured
out his curses on the members of that
household. II is sufficient to say that
he was found to be noted thief, and
the trial ended by his being sent TO
prison, where he was to spend the rest Of
his miserable existence.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-04-19

tion and publicity. would hope to have any matters affecting other persons re- stricted to your private knowledge and discretion. Knowing as you do every material fact already, it would be una yailipg for me further to resist or with hold any details you may demand. only ask in qualification of the utmost frankness that your more reliable judg- ment shall take the responsibility of the publication and use of such matters only as may be necessary for the ends you wish to advance. I remain yours very truly. VIM. M. TWEED.
 It is understood that MT. O'Conor sent this letter to Attorney General Fairchild with his verbal recommenda- tion, and that MT. OCenor also signifies his intention to terminate his more &C., tive connection with the ring prosecu- tions now practically ended. Acting upon this view, the attorney-general has himself made several visits to Tweed, and has carried out the examinations of effects, and especially of the information which Tweed had to turn over. A large pile of checks, vouchers and evil dence is accordingly in the control of Attorney General Fairchild.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-04-19
Two Stories.

A Massachusetts gentleman, just re- turning from over the Canadian border, tells us these stories: He was in the hotel geperal-accommodation room, when the two veterans of the (hotel) bar, laying schemes for drunk, began to tell stories to each other for his benefit. 1" These are awful hard times" said one. "I never saw such times before, except when was in Ohio, an then l was hard put to t to git along. Nothin' to do. l lad n yoke of steers, but they want earnin' nothin'. But l lived right on the road the western emlgrants went over every day. So l dug hole m the road at the foot of the hill, near my house, turned livin' spring O water in- to t. and made good mud hole. well, when the emigrants came along, every day there would he one or more teams stuck in my mud-hole, an they would ace my steers standin' out doin' nothin', am they would send up an git me to come an help 'em out; an ! alwuz charged as much as $5 lift. Well, ken that mud hole right up in good re- pa!r till I made $25,0 out on t, and then I sold it out for S3,60O, an moved up here" Story number two was the other Munchausen's companion-piece for the yoke of steers. "When was ,na. a.choP,, pin'-I could chop some, you know-an folks used to ask me how much l! could oo in day. Have you ever tried It ' says they. No, never, says |; never hut once, an that wasn't really try; You see, just to show lem wLat could do, I got up one winter mornin a'ore light, an ground up my ax sharp, oh' fest as sharp, an went into the woods. An chopped like sixty till about three three o'clock in the afternoon, when l thought it was as much as could pile afore sun down, an went to pilin'. Well, wheh I had it all piled up it measured twenty, seven cord. An then l knew somethih was wrong, for l knew at the rate hao been choppin' it ought to be more. 20 [ went back an begun lookin' round to see what the trouble was. An there, r;obt rio at the fust tree cut in the mornin was my ax.head. You see, the thinS was loose an slipped of, an l had been choppin' all day with the bare helve' -- Boston Advertiser.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-04-19
THE WEST,

Theodore Barlow, one of the oldest a member of the firm of Engle, Barlow & Co.,, died recently from the effects of injuries received by being struck with falling sign.
 A train on the Southern Pacific road broke in two on the grade near Water Sta. tion. The detached sections collided smashing number of freight cars and kill. ing Conductor Brown. No others were in- jured.
 A fire broke out in the City Hotel, at Norwalk, O., on the 7th, which, together with its contents, was totally destroyed many of the guests barely escaping with their lives. The fire also destroyed Wheaton Bros meat market, John Lees liquor store, J. M Hardness livery and sale stable and two saloons. The contents of all the buildings except the hotei were saved. Total loss $20,000; insurance very small.
 It is positively stated that none of the Renders are now living, and that old man Bender, his wife, son and daughter were captured by band of vigilants and lynched while trying to escape from Kansss. The statement is based on the confession of one of the party who participated in the lynch. ing, and all the facts in the case are said to have been in the possession of Governor Os- born and Senator York, brother of Dr. York, one of the victims, ever since the occur. renee
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-04-19
BE NEVER TOLD A LIE.

 saw him standing in the crowd Umely youth and fair There was q brightness in bis eye, A glory in his hair I saw his comrades gazing on him His comrades standing by, heard them whisper each to each He never told lie!' I looked in wonder on that boy, As he stood there 50 young; To think that never an untruth Was utter ed by his tongue. thought of all the boys I'd known Myself among the fry And knew of none that one could say: "He never told lici" Ieazed upon that youth with awe That did epchain me long; had not seen boy before So perfect and so strong, And with something Of regret wished that he was l, So they might look at me and say: He never told liei' thought of questions very hard For boys to answer right; How did you tear those pantaloons !" My sonl what caused the fight ?r Who left the gate ajar last night e'' [. Who bit the pumpkin pie 2" What boy could answer all of these And never tell a tie? proudly took him by the hand My words with praise were rife; I.blessed that boy who never told A falsehood in his life; 1 told him was proud of him A fellow standing by Informed me that that hoy was dumb Who never told lie!
 -Boston Gasefse
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-04-19
ENREIGN N.

Telegrams from Odessa arc received in Vienna, ana report that hurried preparations are being made in all parts of the Black sea to meet the apprehended attack of the Turkish iron clad fleet.
 The Times, in it's leader on the sth, considers that its special announcement from Berlin that Turkey has agreed to disarm first
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-04-19

WASHINGTON, Apf1l 7. Six per cent bonds. ..............$ 934, ,877, ,050 Five per cent. conds........... 7O3, ,266,65O Five and one-half ?. ct bonds 50,0O0,0OO Total coin bonds. s.................. ,6SS, ,143,7OO Lawful money debt....."...... 100000 Matured debt. 6O62,39O Legal tenders. ers....................... 62,720,296 Certificates of deposit ....... 35,l55,000 Fractional currency............. 23,44O,b12 Coin certificates. 4S,I79,4OO Total without interest ............ 469,596, 2OS Total debt. t.................... 2,177.S02. .298 Total interest,". II,UI9,SO Cash in treasury, coin.......... Se,8le,Io5 Cash in treasury, currency..... o,io4,ooS Special deposits held for re-
 nos;t ...... 35,155,0OO Total in treasury.............." IJO,I0o,I I9o Debt, less cash in tTeasury...... 2,OSo,I ,l46 Decrease of debt during March. l4,lO70 0i6 Decrease since June 30, '76..... 24765,2lS Bonds issued to Pacific K. K.
 companies, interest payable
 nutstandine m ............ ......... 64,e2s,5i2 Int,st occurred and not yet paid. 969,352 Interest repaid by transporta-
 ton of mails, etc................. o,044,Ol4 Balance of interest paid by us. 2o,974,S29
 Appended to the debt statement is the following: -.
 The largest reduction of the public debt, as shown by this statement, arises from the cancellation and destruction of five per cent bonds of the funded loan of 1881, held in trust for the payment of of awards made by the court of commis- sioners of the Alabama claims, as pro vided by the the fifteenth section of the act or June 23, 1874, viz: $7,150, 100, balance of original investment of s15,- 500, GOO and $2,403, 800 representing ac. crued interest thereon. The coinage of the hints of the United States during the month of March was: Gold, $5,873,- GOO: trade-dollars, $S96, ,0O0; silver change, $1,674,O0O; total number of pieces struck, S,5l5, $50. Total value of gold and silver, $8, 5000.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-04-19

There had been, understood, much dismay and no small apprehensiOns when
 I had been missing at the marriage core mony, but fortunately bride and blide- groom were out of Russia before tEe mis- take was discovered, and it was not diff cult for the count, who henceforth ab- jured politics, to make his peace with the czar. I have never been in Russia
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-04-19
Visible Supply of Grain.

The visible supple of grain, comPrlsslng the stocks in granary at the prlncipal points of accumulation at western iaKe and seaboard ports, and in transit oy vail March 8l. 1877: