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MORE SNAKES.


Tho Ansoondas. % the New York Aquarium
How Young snakes Feed.
g[From the New York Sum-
Last evening q reporter OF the Sun
sew at the doorof the Aquarium q card
publicly displayed, as follows:
Wanted-Live young mice will pay
l cent apiece.
These little NICE are wanted for the
dozen or mopS baby boa constructors
now in the glass box with their mother,
and four large aaacondas. On the 10th
inst. Phil, the engineer, ran mp stairs
and told DIR. Dolner that something had
got into the snake box, and the Doctor
found the littlb boas gathered in bunch.
They were each twenty-one inches long
and astonishingly lively. When dis
turbed they raised their heads and Missed
like older snakes. At first they needed
no food, because TO the stomach of each
was attached q substance like the yelk
of an egg, from which they took nourish-
ment. In two weeks, however, this
source of supply was exhausted. Then
they took to the older serpents' mode of
eating. They crushed and swallowed the
little mice q the bigger snakes do rab-
bits. 1t is said that il will be impossible
to raise this interesting family, under
Mr.. Bergh's ruling. The boas have
grown three inches since their birth.
The mother, which is eleven feet
long, is very hungry. She has eaten
yesterday il was noticed that her skin
had parted at her lips. In about fifteen
minutes she had pushed it back, in q
continuous roll all around her head, to
her neck. She did this by rubbing it
against the gravel on the bottom of the
box. After it had been rolled back on
her body for about three feet the skin
ceased to roll up and began to double
on itself. After five feet of the shining
new skin had become visible, she
brought her head around and rushed
back the old skin by pressing against it
with the side of her neck. She got rid
Of her skin entirely in just two hours
and ten minutes.
After the shedding of it's skin q ser
pent eats ravenously. Yesterday morn
ing two rabbits were placed in the box
for her, but the anacondas, which it was
thought had been stated, seized them.
In Mr.. Bergh's Office it is suggested that
now will be a good time to try her with
q piece of beef. Mr.. Bergh said last
evening that he once told Mr.. Barnum
that he must not feed the snakes that
were kept in the old Ann street museum.
"Mr. Barnum was angry, but told him
that the law OF the State would be in
voked if he did not heed my warning.
Very well, said he, 'then I won't feed
them in this State Afterward he told
me that whenever his snakes get hungry
he took them over to Taylor's Hotel in
Jersey City to have them fed"
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A Mean Swindler Exposed.

One of the swindlers who advertise
remedies for consumption free of cost,
but with pretended Observation-Disclosures
offer to send the ingredients for SO, has
been exposed in Philadelphia. His
room was Uttered with letters that had
inclosed money, and two women were
hard at work getting circulars and pack
ages of the nostrum ready for mail. The
peculiar wickedness of this swindle lay
in the character of the mixture sent, of
which a physician said: "This wonder
full remedy is virtually hasheesh, the
primary effect of which is exhilarating,
but its continued use is highly injurious
and facilitating. The system of weakly
patient once accustomed to its use must
have it, or, ceasing to use it, will rapidly
fail. In other words, its habitual use is
almost, if not quite, as pernicious as the
opium habit.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-12-07
The Fruit Crop.

The value of the fruit crops of the
United States is estimated by the Gov
eminent statistician at $40, 900, 900 an
nually, or about half the value of the
wheat crop. The value of the annual
crop of Michigan is put down at "a, 900,
600. California has 60, 600 acres of vine-
yards, producing 100000 gallons OF
wine annually, besides vinegar, raisins,
brandy and fresh grapes. The other
States produce 5000, 600 gallons of wine
annually. The single port of Norfolk,
Va, reported 5000, 900 quarts of straw
berries this year. Illinois, prairie
State, where fruit-growing is of recent
origin, now has 100000 acres of ORCH
ards
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-12-07
Why Do We Laugh2

When boy appears on the street
with rat in trap, with four or five
terrier dogs aching to get hold of the
sinful rodent, even a man in hurry to
call the doctor would halt for just min
ute. Yesterday morning just such
picture was presented on Macomb ave-
nue.. There were q dozen boys and half
as many men, and among the latter was
a philanthropist. He said it was burn
ing shame to torture poor rat in that
way, and he offered the boy with the
trap 10 cents to let his prisoner go.
"Ten. cents" contemptuously ex-
claimed the lad, "d'ye spoze I'd lose
IS worth of fun for 10 cents ?"
"But it's against the cries OF mercy
to kill the rat" protested the citizen.
"Git the dogs around here, command
ed the boy.
CT won't stand here and see one of
Gods creatures tortured to death |" in
dignantly remarked the philanthropist
as he started off.
Too many cooks spoil the broth. Too
many dogs and boys and clubs and yells
permitted the rat to escape. He
lodged this way and that till clear of the
crowd, and then he overlook the philan-
thropist, climbed his leg, and came to a
dead stop between the good mans coat
and vest Six dogs tried to follow him,
and ten boys were waving their clubs
around screaming like Pawnees. When
the philanthropist realized the situation
he made for tree-box, rubbed his back
once or twice against it, started to climb
over the fence, fell back on the walk,
and he was seeking to catch street-car
when some one called to him to take off
his coats. He removed them, and the
terrified rat leaped into the jaws of
death. AS the philanthropist was get
ting into his dusty garments he wanted
to know what thu: crowd was laughing at,
and one of the boys replied:
81 thought it was fun to see school
teacher lick thirteen boys at once, but
this beats it clear into Canada Cracky
but didn't your eyes hang out when you
galloped across the bows of that sand
wagon p'-Detroit Free Press.
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A History ofstAs Dispute and the Ne~vts.-
tiopS tor IN Adjustments.
The decision of the Fishery Commis.
sion, awarding Great Britain IS. SOC. OOO.
says the Lhtsr- Ocean, will Lot satisfv
Canada, because it is not as much by
one-hah as the Canadians expected; and
1t will not satisfy Americans, because.
the amount1s four or five times as large
as they thoaght it ought to be. Just
whether this bone will remove trouble
some bone Of contention that has been
source of irritation for nearly q cent.
ury, remains 10 be seen.
The treaty OF 1873 conceded to the
Americans the right to fish in the Gulf
of st. Lawrence, the Grand bank. and
all other banks and waters in the deem
sea, and The liberty TO fish on certain
British coasts, and in certain wat~rx
within the territorial jurisdiction of
Great britain, with liberty also TO land
on British coasts for drying and curing
purposes This article gave rise toyno
dispute until 1914, when in negotist-
ing the Treaty OF Ghent the Br5tish
Comnissioner maintained that the. war
had destroyed its validity. The Ameri-
cans, ON the other hand, commanded
thatt the fishery rights secured than BY
the Treaty OF Independence were ire
covssable and inalienable. The xival
diplbmtists left the question open, and
nothing was said of it in the Trsa+y of
Chant. The controversy was revived
in ISIS, and an attempt was made 10
ssttle it in 1918 by the convention Of
that year, which granted the Americans
the night to fish in the deep sea. and to
dry and cure ON British coasts, 81 by the
treaty of 1888, while they rensunced all
claim to fish within three marine miles
of the British coasts, bays, creeks or
harbOrs, still retaining, however, the
night to enter such coasts, bays, etc., for
shelter, repairing damage. and pur-
chasing wood.
This agreement, however, did not
allay the dispute, and questions involv-
ing practically the right of Americans to
fish in the Gulf of st. Lawrence, the Bay
of Fundy, and the Bay of Chateur came
up again and again for settlement. The
dispute, 80 far as it related 10 the Bay of
Fundy, was submitted b arbitration in
connection with the Seizure of Washing
ton by the British, and was decided in
favor of this country.
From 1924 to 1854 the New England
ers and the Canadians had quarrels
without number. In 1854 the rival
claims were amicably adjusted by the
reciprocity treaty. In 1856 that agree
ment was abrogated, and the old trouble
commenced. In the Treaty of Washing
ton, 1871, an attempt was made to settle
the dispute definitely. By that instru-
ment the fisheries of both countries were
thrown open reciprocaliy, but, inasmuch
as it was asserted by England that the
privileges she accorded were of greater
value than those given in return, the
subject was referred to a commission to
be composed of one Commissioner from
both the United States and Great
Britain, and third to be nominated by
the Emperor of Austria.
After . delay of nearly six years the
commission was organized, the three
arbitrators being Mr.. De Forse, Sir A.
T. Gait, and ex-Judge Kellogg. Of
Massachusetts,.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-12-07
Artificial Capitals.

Amerca is the country of artificial
capitals With the exception of Boston
land New Orleans there are hardly any
large cities in the United States in which
the headquarters of trade and wealth
and the headquarters of politics are
united. The complication and intricacy
of oar politics, great as they are in any
case, are heightened by the continual
multiplication Of artificial capitals, dis
tant very often from the real oenters of
social growth, and consequently beyond
the reach Of the best social influences.
If the capital of the State OF New York
were 10 be located" now, no sane man
cam doubt that, wherever it might be
placed, it would not be at Albany-a
small town, not only removed by a long
distance from the commercial and social
capital of the State, but shorn of all its
importance by the growth of that capt.
tal. The latter and it's suburbs contain
nearly half the population and more than
half the wealth in the whole State, and
three-quarters of the work of the Legis-
lature directly concerns this enormous,
population and wealth. Were the work
done In the city itself, there would be
some chance that the influence of the
best and most philosophical classes
might be brought to bear upon it, and
that the public might be spared the an
nual farce of the debstes over the
"charter," an instrument which histoxi-
cally signifies grant of corporate pow
ers, but in New York means usually
their withdrawal or notification.
The great artificial capital of the cOun-
try is Washington, and moro artificial
one could not well be imagined. With
out trade, or commerce, or manufact-
ures, or even that great desideratum of
American existence, q "ive" news
paper, it has been built up simply by
the continual expansion of the Govern
ment and the steady increase Of the Of
fice-ho lding class. Without It's political
population Washington would cease to
exist. There have been, within the past
few years, distant mutterings of attacks
upon it. The center of population is
now in the West, and the capital ought
to be where population is. Why it
should be is not explained, but the ex-
PLANTATION is easy. The question is to
be determined, as in every other case,
by numbers and, if it is more conven-
lent for the majority to have Congress
and the Supreme Court and the Depart
ments and the White House in st.
Louis, it will certainly have them there
That it is for the best interests of the
country that the position of the capital
should not be solely determined by the
drift of population makes no difference.
But there will always be the difficulty in
the way to which we have alluded; to
abandon Washington requires a union
upon some other spot, and this implies
much local shrieking and heartburnine,
which is most likely to end in inaction.
It seems probable, therefore, that Wash
ington is destined to remain for an in
definite time the capital of the country
and as long as this is 30 it will stand at
the head of the artificial capitals Of the
world. Atlantic Monthly for December.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-12-07
Obelisks.

Only forty-two obelisks are known to
exist. Four are standing and two are
PROSTATE at Karnac nine are PROSTATE
at Saan, and one standing at Phllae. In
Rome there are twelve, the largest one
being at the church of st. John Lateran.
Florence contains two, and Paris, Aries,
and Constantinople each one. In En-
gland there are four-two at the British
Museum, one at Alnwick Castle, and one
at Kingston-Lacy, Dorsetshire, brought
over by William Bankes, a friend OF
Lord Byron.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-12-07
THE THREE KINGS.
yr HENRY W. LosoFELLo'

Three Kings oame riding from far away,
Melchoir and Gaspar and Baltazar
Three wise men out of the East were they,
And they travelled by night and they slept by day,
For their guide was q beautiful, wonderful star.
The star was so beautiful, large and clear,
That all the other stars Of the sky
Became q white mist In the atmosphere,
And the Wise men knew that the coming was near
OF the Prince foretold In the prophecy.
Three baskets they bore on their saddle-bows,
Three caskets Of gold with golden keys;
Their robes were Of crimson silk, with rows
OF bells and pomegranates and furbelows.
Their turbans like blossoming almond-trees.
And 40 the three Kings rode into the West,
Through the dusk OF night over Mills and dells,
And sometimes they nodded with beard on breast,
And sometimes talked, as they paused to rest,
With the people they met ct the way-side wells.
"of the Child that is born" said Baltazar.
"aood people, pray you, tell us the news
And have ridden fast, and have ridden far,
To hnd and worship the King OF the Jews"
And the people answered: "You ask In vain
We know OF no King but Herod the 0reatW
They thought the wise men were men insane'
As they spurred their horses across the plain
Like riders in haste who cannot wait.
And when they came 10 Jerusalem,
Herod the Great who had heard this thing,
Bent for the wise men and questioned them;
And said $50 down into Bethlehem,
And bring me tdings Of this new King"
So they rode away; and the star stood still,
The only one in the gray OF morn; go
Yes 1t stopped. II stood still OF its own free VIII
Right over Bethlehem on the hill,
The city of David where Christ was born.
And the three Kings rode through the gate and the
Through the silent street. till their horses turned
And neighed as they entered the great inn-yard
But the windows were closed, and the doors were
barred,
And only light In the stable burned.
And Graded there in the scented hax-
In the air made sweet by the breath OF kline,
The little Child In the manger lay
The Child that would be King one day
or kingdom not human but divine.
His mother Mary OF Nazareth,
Sat watching beside His place OF rest,
Watching the even now of His breath.
For the Joy Of life and the terror Of death
Were mingled together in her breast.
They laid their offerings at His feet
The gold their tribute to King;
The frankncense with it's odor sweet,
Was for the priest, the Paraclete,
The myrrh for the bodys burying.
And the mother wondered and bowed her head,
And sat "a still "a statue OF stone;
Her heart troubled, yet comforted,
Remembering what the angel had said
OF an endless reign and Of David's throne.
. Then the Kings rode out OF the city gate,
With the clatter OF hoofs ir proud array;
But they went not back to Herod the Great,
For they knew his malice and feared bis hate,
And returned to their homes by another way.
st. Nicholas for December.
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Alleged Poisoning from Striped Stock.
ings.

A queer case is on trial in st. Louis.
involving the alleged poisoning and ulti-
mate death of little daughter of Will
lam q. Waite, a printer employed on
the Repu6ttcdn, and for which he and
his wife ask damages against Mr. ID.
Crawford, from whom some striped
stockings were purchased last year, and
which were worn by the deceased child.
and from the effects of which, it is al.
legged. she was poisoned and died. The
case is attracting general interest, it
being novel one, and among the num-
Der OF witnesses examined are several
medical experts.
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bepdoor. After Q while he was greatly
astanished Ut hearing an unmistakable
snone, and, striking the whip upon the
bedroom door, demanded to know who
was- within.
"Only me-" drawled Master limo
cence, as he stretched and yawned like
one Just awakened from a deep slumber.
"Yous sirr' again demanded the old
gentleman.
" Yes, sir," responded Billy; "and is
that you, paf You are up late tonight,
fancy. hone you haven't been to
any place Il amusement l"-New York
Sun.
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GERMANY is the greatest potato-grow-
ing couatry in Europe. Her annual
crop is more than double that of France
or the United Kingdom; but it is not
exported. unless the price to be OBJ
tanned rises above the rate which the
crop yields when made into spirits.
The New York herald., 1877-03-18
EUROPEAN srEAMsurPs.

EUROPEAN STEAMSHIPS.
SrEcAL NorIcE-rnE loyal NAIL srEANaHIf
vs, o, ~ "sp -. o yvnss sss from Pier ~ NORTH
iassday 1's March % ""a Cabin ss
d'ss s's ''sEf S;.' GtSS si sSs $ is Broadway
N sSTT,iAMli5S SSp SSTwHEE HHSAss sEw YORK.
S.s Ss's Il As 4Sa
Rates Of from New York southampton, navro
Fss Cabin 500, god Second Cabin. $50. goa Steer.
Prepaid stceragc Certificates. S32. currency.
:" "S'''' oELRiTifs 4 CO.. = Bowling orsss-
lLApen,sd the BELGIAN and United States malta
The 'olo"i"s steamer, e, are rSrSr "rS?",ss to 'A'
ysi% sSS.a.rs - SsT SsS ye 81
Fhioas or %s r%sssas y . * cGaskScy mar :
sssf.ss .iss:: 10 and rom psia;s @ :. lie
to " rEfES wnidifF% s%sS: %sns'.i $sss,: '''
cEoScE coh1oS .s ii..aSw.s; New York.
No Bstisry place. New York.
N = Weekly Nail steamship Service between
PHILADELPHIA AND LIvERpooL,
calling at Qn.enstown
ssiiias % every every wednesday, @ We, from ' Iissspcoi. '
The following steamers are appointed to sail from Phlis
iSiSSs !: osSSt!yys s.s IS
OiIO ............ March INDIANA, March, ~
PRICE OF PASSAGE IN CURRENCY.
Cabin. ~, TO xlOu, according to location.
Stecragc and intermediate tickets and from all points
at the iowcst rates.
ssteame RS marked with carry intermediate.
rasscn. ger tor all classes unsurpassed
For passage cight other information apply
to PETER WRIGHT 4 SONS. General Agcntsl
.s0i Walnut 81. PhiladeipaiA
GEORGE W. COTTON. 81 Broadway, New York,
No s Battery plscs.
HAMBUHO AMERICAN PACKET CoMPANY's LINR
wiE,.ASb' March - GIaBsIA April 9
FKtsIA.......... March ~ uELt.ERr April II
Rates Of passage Plymouth London, Cherbourg iam
an points England :first Cabin. 500. god
Second Cabin. $tal, gnld; Stcarngc. IN, currency
kUNuARDr 4 Co, q. B KlCHARD II BOA2
General Agents. General Passenger Agents.
III broad st.. y. Y. 81 Broadway. N. Y
The New York herald., 1877-03-18
HORSES AND CARRIAGES.


A COTTON SALE or rHE FLOODED fRoTTIN3
tAHor.es. &c., OF the LATE CHARLES Il. CAkMAN. BY
OKpEK OF his EXECUTOR will take place at the late
etock farm OF said Carman. MARi.BORO, MONMOUTH
COUNTY. N. j., MARCH ~. at II o'clock A. ~. Among
those 70 be sold the celebrated Baaw stallion KIRK
MOOD, stations ONWARD and GEORGE BROOKS. the
ErmAN ALLEN MARE sALlE. the Ethan Allen fielding
svnLoW Uh ASHBOf aud - othor MARES GELDINGS
mD voS MI rom well known trotting strains o blood
The sale Will also include all Carriages Track Wagons
Suikes, Farm Wagons Carts Harness. Farming Utensils
Cows hogs &c. on the premises Terms cash
~ or cntn'ogucsapply toJACOB X LOCkMAN Executor.
20. os nssau St, New York; Hon JOEL PARKER. Free
hold, y. -, or BENJAMIN r. FA1RCIILD, Anctionccr,
No. . Beach ST., New York.
A .a,nAJ0H CHARLEs w. BARKER, AUCTIONEER.
lathe FOLLOWING valuable stock, tho property OF u
gentleman giving up the rond will be without
serve on next Wednesday, March 81 mt IL O'clock at
Barker sons New York Tatersais corner Of Broadway
BAY KENTUCKY BRED Mare. ls,s h,p, foalod 1870:
got by Aexnnder's Norman first dam
piof. second dam by Ohio ieiliounder; very stylish
drver ean trot ~ ~; warranted sound and kind
BAY GELDlNG lols high, foaed 1870; a prompt easy
driver has record Of 2S; warranted sound and kind
Also. " - "
LIGHT DOUBLE and Single Harness. BY Dunscombe.
TOf slDE mar Hgof pole and snafts by Brewster
Co., of Broomc vt. Clothing, Robes, &c - 80 $50
WILL bn On exhibition at the the duy before sa,c
A COUPE. WOOD BROS IN First or ,ss
EAorder, cheap Apply Thompsous stables broadway.
curner 3sth NJ
A SECOND HAND LANDAU; ONE. OUR OWy
"A sbuild; IN excellent condition; ut liberal discount
from original price. BREWSTER co. OF Uroonc m
broadway, 47th To 4Sth vt.
A TEAM OF SOUND TRUCK HORSES WANTED. :.
"A Amcdium sisc; quick. reliable travellers Address ~ ~
BROS. Herald office.
A FINE LIVERY STABLES, rs AND 81 JANE sT. !.
Asto lst; Ill Improvements BunNAAM 009 Hudson st
The New York herald., 1877-03-18

t.1 n0n WILL PURCHASE A VERY HANDSOME
Cl.VUU Berlin Coach. built to order bv brewster just
good the day II finished; worth double the amount
asked Call ON o. II. YOUNG, 3i2 West SD w.. SOC
for Yourself
The New York herald., 1877-03-18

4, 4 nn--WORrU Sl,OOn-ONE or THE FINEST
sDfVOtrottng Colts in tho Stutc, 10 hands o years
old sound and kind; trot In thrco ninute style
gait kindness e has superior: also handsome dapu
gray Horse tor ladies children drive; also brown
Ilorsc suitable for physician family horse good ria
gven responsible party 1853 East 2dth between Sd and
I.axf fnufnu
The New York herald., 1877-03-18

A THE RCBBER CUsuIOSED AXLE
IA. applied to vehicles OF any description secures
SAFETY. COMFORT AND EcOSOMY.
The New York herald., 1877-03-18

WHITE WHEAT GLUrEN-A HIGHLY NUTRLTlvn
w food cures pepsx and tipation circulars Tree
HEALTH FOOD CO. i37 sth It,, between broadway sad
4th wv.
The New York herald., 1877-03-18

A FINE ASSORTMENT OF SKYE TERRlE' ~ AMI
AEofs of all choice breeds also large assortment o
Canary Birds and Parrots ut r. sENNS ilS West Broad
Nu0
The New York herald., 1877-03-18
sPORTING-DOGs. uIRI

4 For SALE, ALL KINDS or FANCY DOGS
N Birds &c Medicines Tor ali diseases prepared Foo
br mocking birds ut Is. g. DOvEYs. No. 3 ,ircene Il.
nou rtnr,nl
The New York herald., 1877-03-18

IrOR INvALIDs' UsE.-riiE J0s 70 COINAC3 ARR
Il purest and BEST VICTOR L. MAUGGli. ilO Reads s.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-11-10
NEWS or THE Day.

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SAo''"'''
a hurricane on Ino great mKes on
uwo 10 s,;nn;nr
secretary nv;fts wants TWO nun
afe' ana t"ohsy"1,ve 'no'!Saho ool>
lars tof tHo H2rlS Exposition.