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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-01-05
THE CORN CROP.
An Aggregate of 4 ,s95, 900, 900 Bushels
Where II was Raised.

An Aggregate Of ,SO5 ,OOO,OOO Bushe Is
Where 1t was Raised.
The Statistician of the Department If
Agriculture, in his December report,
makes the corn crop only 2 per cent.
short of the great crop of last year, and
30 per cent. greater than the crop of
1874. The aggregate, subject to posi-
sible future revision, is ], 1876, 900, 600
bushels. Less than per cent. of the
crop is raised in New England, scarcely
6 per cent. in the Middle States, 20 in
the Southern, A in the Ohio basin, and
20 west of the Mississippi. The product
of the South is 10000, 600 bushels
greater than that of last year !;
that of New England 100000
bushels greater, and there is less in the
Middle and Western States. The States
producing less twan in 1875 are New
Hampshire, Rhode Island, those on the
Atlantic coast from New York to North
Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee, Michi-
gan, Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri. Hi
nois is credited with nearly $50, 900, 600
bushels, and Iowa with 155, 900, 600.
Next in rank are Ohio, Indiana, Mis-
souri,, and Kansas. These six States
produce six-tenths of the total product.
Tennessee, which once held the highest
rank in the country, now stands first in
the Southern States, followed by Texas,
Alabama, and Georgia. In quality the
crop is superior to it's predecessor.
There has been an increase in area in
all sections, aggregating about 2,0O0,-
600 acres, the advance being very slight
in the Gulf States from Alabama to
Louisiana, and scarcely perceptible in
the Middle States. 1t is largest west of
the Missouri. Wisconsin shows the
heaviest rate of increase in the North
west, and Georgia in the South. The
average price of corn is highest in Mas
sschusetts, and lowest in Kansas, 50 and
% cents respectively.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-01-05
Improvement in Ireland.

The material progress of Ireland since
the time of the potato famine has been
much greater than is generally believed
even by those who are not pessimists
with regard to the Celtic character. To
say that there has been great change
for the better since the disastrous period
alluded to is, however, TO say little. Ire
nd, at that time, with thousands of her
peasantry dying Of starvation, was in
sorry plight. 1t was hardly possible for
her to have sunk much lower in misfort-
une. The thirty years that have inter.
vened have, on the whole, been profit
ably spent. According to Mr.. PIN, i'm
provement is manifested in every direc-
ton. BY means of special machinery
for the sale of land, no less than one
seventh of the whole soil of Ireland, by
Mr.. Pins estimate, has changed hands.
The effect has been to lessen the number
OF proprietors and to improve the value
OF the land. There has, at the same
time, been q marked rise in the rate of
wages. Ireland has always been behind
her sister countries in the character of
the dwellings, of the mass of her popu-
lation, but there has been q vast increase
in the number of good houses built in
place of mud cabins formerly occupied.
Besides all this, Mr.. PIN evidences as
signs Of the prosperity of the country
tue great extension of the railway sys-
tenn and the growth of its shipping. The
value of the shipping has been nearly
trebled in thirty one years. Ireland has
so long suffered from mismanagement
and misgovernment that the people can.
not be expected, for some time, to pro-
claim their satisfaction with the improved
state of affairs.-LOadon Despatch.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-01-05
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.

The Report of the Government Di.
i ,fI3t 10 ot rectors. .
The Government Directors of the
Union Pacific railroad have submitted
their annual report 20 the Secretary of
the Interior, from which it appears that
the road is in hourishing condition.
After alluding 10 certain opposition met
by the projectors of the road for decid-
ing to locate it in what its enemies were
pleased to term o barren waste, the re-
port goes on to state that experience has
proved the correctness of the location, as
shown by the fact that the "perfect
waste I" which was originally destined to
starve the road now teens with farms
and villages, and herds of cattle and
locks Of sheep; and embraces mineral
wealth beyond computation, and almost
too great for human belief. BY this
road, during the past four years $33, :
0OO,O worth of tea has been conveyed
from San Francisco to the eastern cities,
and 81 800, 900 worth of silk. The Di-
rectors see no good reason why the COM
merce of the Pacific Ocean should not
fall under the control of the United
States.
The total gross earnings of the road
since 1869 have been $40, 1888, 159. %, and
the expenses during the same period
have been $40, 26S, 998. SO, while the
total Indebtedness is shown to be S7B.-
594, SO. During the year ending June
20 last, IL, 957 tons of rails were renewed,
and 4S5, 233 new ties put down. Five
dividends have been paid on 367, $50
shares Of stock since July l, 1875,
amounting to total of SO, 400, IT'S.
The directors say cit is not practical
BILE for the company to pay the first
mortgage bonds and 1854, 262, 512 which
would be due to the Government at the
end of the thirty years term. 1t would,
therefore, seem to be wise for the Gov
eminent and the company to agree upon
the establishment of sinking fund,
which shall reduce the total indebted
ness of the company to the Government
Mt the end OF the term to, say, $40, 000,-
coo. This can be done without de-
rangement to the company's affairs, and
leave sufficient earnings to provide for
reasonable dividends on the capital stock.
1t does not seem wise to reject this ele-
ment In the case, as property which re-
turns an income on the capital which it
represents is always better cared for
than that which does not. If Congress
should authorize the making of such an
arrangement as is here suggested, it is
believed that the company will concur,
and the result will be that the Govern
meDt will have all its interest refunded
during term of thirty years, and have
tue principal of the debt reduced $2,-
236, 512."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-01-05

He was only an inquisitive boy, aud
he said: Ma, will all the heathan turn
MP when il comes resurrection times 90
eyes, my SON." "And them mission.
aries; those will turn upe" "Gertainly,
nay son." "Well, when thom cannibal
heAthen what's been leedin' on
missionaries gets resngucted, and
them missionaries what g s1en eat comes
around and wants to yet resurrected.
things is going to he worse mixed III
than thePresidential election, hey, ma o.
1t is time you we've in bed, my sou, -
Rove SsnsiAel.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-01-05
Superficial Education.

Wendell Phillips, in a recent lecture
on education, thus declared his dissatis-
faction with the present training of
girls: "In the city child is kept con-
stantly in school from the age of to Is,
and is taught botany, history, geology,
and that class of knowledge. Seven out
Of ten are to make their own living, and
there are very few of those who strive
for a livelihood who do not come back
to their parents utterly incompetent 10
DO one single act of any kind worthy 81
morsel of bread. This is what they
call education. Four-fifths of the girls
you present to society cannot read q
passage or write letter intelligibly, and
all those valuable years have been vast
ed in acquiring mere superficial edu"
cation"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-01-05
A Woman Who Heard Hesley.

MRS. Elizabeth Coxeter- who has just
disd in England at the age of l02, heard
John Wesley preach in her airlhood, and
married the merchant who carried out
.As remarkable feat of manufacturing
wool into cloth and making coat be-
tween the hozrs of sunrise and sunset.
This event occurred at C,zeenham Mills,
Newbery, ard the achievement was cele =.
brated by rejoicings, IN which 5,00S
persons participated. The old lady re-
tanned her mental faculties until quite re-
Gently, ana on her 100th birthday she
repeated the Old Hundredth Psalm TO
several members of her family.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-01-05
The School Population.

Gen. Eaton, the Commissioner of Ed
ucation, says in bis annual report that
only one State, Delaware, and three Ter
ritories, the Indian, New Mexico and
Wyoming, do not report their school
population. In the other thirty-six
States and eight Territories there were
IA, 007, 500 children by their several laws
entitled to instruction. All the States,
either by actual count or by estimate,
report pupils enrolled in the public
school system, giving total of 1885,
$50. The Commissioner says a most
gratifying fact often noticeable is the
interest, skill and energy with which
evils, old and new, are encountered.
The great freedom of thought and action
encourages truth in the encounter with
cyl, and all are at liberty to follow the
wisest course.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-01-05
A Formidable Foe.

Gen. Crook is not disposed to belittle
the foes whom he has been fighting since
last spring. He thinks that an Indian
warrior makes the best cavalry-man in
world, and he is undoubtedly right. In
his annual report he says When the
Sioux Indian was armed with bow and
arrow he was more formidable, fighting
as he does most of the time on horse
back, than when he got the old fashioned
muzzle- loading rifle. But when he came
into possession of the breech-loader and
metallic cartridge, which allows him to
load and fire from his horse with perfect
ease, he became at once ten thousand
times more formidable. With the i'm
proved arms / have seen our friendly
Indians, riding at full speed, shoot and
kill wolf, also on the run, while it is a
rare thing that our troops can hit an In
dian on horseback, though the soldier
may be on his feet at the time. The
Sioux is cavalry soldier from the time
he has intelligence enough to ride q
horse or fire gun. If he wishes to dis
mount, his hardy pony, educated by
long usage, will Craze around near where
he has been left, ready when his master
wants to mount either to move forward
or escape. Even with their lodges and
families they can move at the rate of
fifty miles per day. They are perfectly
familiar with the country, have their
spies and hunting parties out all the
time at distances from twenty to fifty
miles each way from their villages, know
the number and movement of all the
troops that may be operating against
them, just about what they can probably
do, and hence can choose their own
times and places of conflict or avoid il
altogether.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-01-05
ETn1a.
A Politicians Lucky Number.

One is Pacheco's lucky number. He
has just been elected to Congress by a
majority of one vote. In 1859 he Sc
cured seat in the Senate from San Luis
Obispo and Santa Barbara counties by
majority of one on the popular vote,
and, his seat being contested, by ma.
jority of one in the Senate. And he be-
came Governor by the election of Gov.
Booth to the United States Senate by q
majority of one. If the Pacheco family
had coat of arms it should have con-
spicuously engraved thereon the figure
=" j. "-Sdcranlento (Cdl.) Bee.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-01-05
Nellie's Love Story.

Nellie Gregg, bright little girl, aged
10 years, went into the Herdid Office and
wanted to know the price of printing a
love story. When asked to show the
story she said it was not written, but
she could tell il. The little one was
given seat and told her love story very
prettily as follows: Now, my name is
Nellie Gregg, and L want this put in the
Herald and sign my name to it. Now,
1 went to FL Dorado county, CAL, with
my father a year ago and showed Ed
Slater picture of o real nice girl.
Now, he fell in love with the girl and
commenced writing to her, and Thurs
day Of last week he came on to Utica
and married her, and he never saw her
before, and now he promises me pres
emit and be hasn't given il to me yet,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-01-05

REcRSrLY there died at the Jardin des
Piantes an old paroquet, aged 10y ears.
1t once belonged to Admiral Lord Mel
son. One of the peculiarities connected
with the life OF this remarkable bird was
this, that while on board the Victory,
during the battle of Trafalgar, the con-
tinuous firing of the cannon had such an
effect as to destroy all the acquisitions
which previously distinguished it, and it
was incapable afterward of uttering any
thing but "Bomb bomb bomb!"
A FRENcA bachelor, says the London
World who is fond of children, de-
clines to marry until he can be sure OF
crowding all the "true happiness. Of
married life into one week." His idea
is to marry an heiress on Monday, have
son and heir on Tuesday, see him bap-
tized ON Wednesday, have his. mother
in-law die on Thursday, take out letters
of administration on Friday, bury ths
old lady on Saturday, and on Sunday
take possession of the fortune.
CAsEs of insanity caused by religious
excitement are often reported. Here is
quite different case. A young man
whose mind had become diseased, and
who was fast sinking into absolute luna
cy, attended Moody and Sankey meet
ing in Chicago. He became greatly
agitated under one of Moody's exho,ta,-
tions, and from that moment his incl
lect was as clear as ever. He thinks it
WAS miracle. Physicians say that the
cure was effected by the mental activity
caused by excitement.
FROM a return presented to the Eouse
of Commons, "showing the number of
churches Qncluding cathedrals) in every
diocese in England which have been
built or restored at cost exceeding
f50O since the year 1910, it appears
that the total number of churches built
was 1,727, and the number of churches
and cathedrals restored was z. LIN. The
| total expenditure on these objects is put
down in the return ut EOS, 546; Y03s bat,
| in some instances, notes are appended
| stating that the cost of the restoration is
not known and in others that the cost
was probably more than the sum stated.
THIRrY-E1eHT years ago, on Now. 10,
says the Paris Gaulois, terrible fire
broke out in convent for young ladies'
in the town OF Limoges. AT the last
moment it was perceived that one Of the
pensionnaires had been left in her room.
There appeared to be no hope of saving
her, when fine young girl with dis
heveled locks, and with her nigha dress
floating round her, pierced the crowd,
crying, "Let me do it." And she rushed
into the midst of the flames, and shortly
afterward appeared, carrying TIE un-
happy infant in her arms. A few days
afterward Louis Philippe sent tine hero
inc gead medal, and Captain in the
French army who lad witnessed her
courage asked to be presented to her.
That Captain is now President of the
French republic, and the heroine is the
Duchesse de Magenta.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-01-05
The Merchant Fleets OF the World.

The Bureau Veritds of Paris has
just published its general report of the
merchant navies of the world for the
years 1876-1877.
These navies are comprised in 5,771
steamers representing in gross 5, 1886, $40
tons (net tonnage, 3,748, 500 tons), and
SO, 2O8 sailing vessels representing a ton
mage of 1858, 1888 tons. In these fig
ures only sea-going vessels are included.
The sailing vessels of the merchant
navles of the world are distributed az
follows:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-01-05

and don't yon think he ought to
That's all the story, and I told him 1
would put it in the Herald. Please do
1t for me 2" As that was the shortest
and best love story we have heard for
many a day, we told Nellie we would
publish it, and we have kept our word.
Nellie evidently has been q good angel
to the Californian. He has got his wife,
and Nellie should have the promised
present without delay Utica Herald.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-01-05

DIR. ScHLIEsrANN is convinced that
kyanos, or the blue colored metal of the
" Hiad," which was employed in the
decoration of the shield of Hector, was
produced by dipping heated copper into
water containing sulphur. Hefound some
pieces of blue substance at Hissarik,
and, submitting them to analysis, OBJ
tanned su'phide of copper in large guam
titles,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-01-05
oAoMIssm ~Aa WA9
ghr Grue gartherner.
PAW Jaw. MICHIGAN.
The sleepy Hour.

The sleepy Hour.
~ awful sleepy, now, mama
Too sleepy to undress:
20 me into my trundle-bed
just as am l guess.
81 fink, mama you tuck me up
Wild soes and ap'on on;
fink, mama, l won't be tucked
When I'm big, big man,
- Wild 'penders on my bacx. mama
Wild cane, boots, and much hngs new
1 fink can't no more lie in
And-say, mama! you fink so, too?
Z" I too sleepy to 'pway lie Lord
He knows / lay me down,
Cause why, mama? you much times said
He knew me ali lie time"
Thu babys eyes were dropping quite;
And through his parted lips
The pulsing breath, with tiny might,
Rolled rhythmic, gentle, sweet.
Angel sguard him-I doubt IL not
Through the long hours of night;
Ny bird will wake AZ soon a. any,
When the world swings into light.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-01-05

"OH, my DEAR" said she, stopping
him before the store window, "what
beautiful lace and what joke 1t would
be to go in I" "Joke," he answered
blindly, CT don't catch the point" Its
not the point, but the l,eiat applique \
want to catch, dear" she whispered. and
then they went in.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-01-05

CHURCHES at Troy, N. Y, give prizes
to the young men who bring the greatest
number of women to the church socia-
bles.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-01-05
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA will be the great
raisin- making district of the world.

ALWAYS HOPE when there is life ; the
hope is DIR. j. II. McLeans strengthening Cor
dial and Blood Purifier II will iupart life to
the body, strength and vitality to the muscles
and nerves, purlfes your blood. Or, j. Ii. Nc
Lean, 314 Chestnut, Sc. Louis.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-01-05
ysnJ9diJoE snlB
peODle and Things.

A CALIFORNIA millionaire spent
$40, 900 on pictures on recent visit %
New York.
The chief of the Spanish Centennial
Commission has sent real Toledo blade
to the editor of the Toledo Blade.
DoN'T expect man from the plains
to understand you when you speak OF
Indians. You must say "hostiles."
Mr.. MOTLEY, the historian, is busily
occupied in writing historical novel
which Is to be published in the spring
simultaneously On both sides of the At
lantic.
MIR. CARLyIE has come to high titles
In the French newspapers. In dealing
with his letter on the conference, they
call that Briton of brawny brain "Lord
Carlyle"
AN old crony of Tweed's in his PALM
lest days says the Boss never touched
alcoholic drinks, smoked rarely, and
knew next to nothing of faro, roulette,
keno or poker.
THERE are 5000 paper mills in the
country, valued at ss40, 900, 900 of capital
invested, with total production of
RfO,oOOsoOOs luCsc Hills give employ
ment nominaily to 10000 people.
Mr.. p. II. BARNUM has been core
spending with English carpet manu-
facturers, with the view of inducing
them to establish factories in Bridge
port. One has refused on account of
the protective tariff, and another shows
disposition to accept Mr.. Barnum's
proposition for the very reason that the
other refused it.
MIR. w. II. SMITH, Secretary of the
British Treasury, with salary of e., 900
q year, does more hard work, hammering
away, upon an average, twelve hours a
day from Monday morning until Satur-
day night, than any dray-horse; and yet
that man has magnificent chateau or
the Thames and an income, exclusive OF
his salary, of $500, 900 year.
NEw-YEAR PRESENTS.
Grandma has given presents
To her darlings three
Rosie and little Lily,
And Daisy on her knee.
The music gives all pleasure,
For Rosie plays it we'll;
And Lily's scissors give her
More JOY than can tell.
While "Punch " to little Daisy
A treasure IL indeed.
JOY, grandmamma has given,
know. we're all agreed.
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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-01-05

NEw-YEAR PRESENTS.
Grandma has given presents
To her darlings three
Rosie and little Lily,
And Daisy on her knee.
The music gives all pleasure,
For Rosie plays it we'll:
And Lily's scissors give her
More joy than I can tell.
While "P,inch " to little Daisy
A treasure IL indeed.
JOY, grandmamma has given,
L know ware ALI aoreed
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-17
Alteration in Climate.

The proposed piercing of the 18TH
mus of Sucz, and the scheme of recon.
verting the Sahara into Sea, has in.
duced DR.. Reclaim, the well known ad-
vocate of cremation, to write a warn
ing article to his periodical, called &C.
sundheit ("Health.") He points to a
remarkable change in the climate of
the Torres straits, between Australia
and New Guinea, which, in 1866, were
only beset by twenty-six coral islands,
now augmented to one hundred and
sixty. The gradual deviation of y
warm current of sea water, owing to
this successive stopping up of the
Torres passage, has already wrought q
great alteration of the climate in those
quarters. DR.. Reclaim apprehends a
similar danger for the European, and
especially the German, climate from
the deviation of the Gulf stream after
the piercing of the Isthmus of Suez.
He says Europe owes it's moderate eli
mate partly to the Warm water heated
by the Gulf stream, partly to the
hot air heated by tho wind
from the African desert. That hot
wind known in Switzerland as the
fohn, is a snow devourer and glacier
destroyer. Without it the sun and the
summer would not suffice to stop the
progress of glacier formation. The
ice period Of Europe explains itself by
assuming that the Sahara was then GOV.
cred with sea water. That ice period
would return if the desert were recon.
yerted into q lake. DR.. Reclaim, who
is q friend of fire, has decidedly an OBJ
lection to the extension of the domain
of water.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-17
Antiquity Of Cheese.

Cheese and curdling Of the milk are
mentioned in the Book of Job. David
was sent by his father, Jesse, 10 carry
ten cheeses To- the camp, and to look
how bis brothers Jared. I" Cheese az
kine formed part of the supplies of
David's army of Manhanaim. during
the rebellion of Absalom. Homer saws
that cheese formed part of the ample
stores found by Ulysses in the cave Of
Cyclops. Pelyhemus, Euripides, Theo-
critis and other early poets mention
cheese. Rudolphus says that excellent
cheese and butter were made by the
ancient Philippians, and strabo states
that some Of the ancient Britons were
SO ignorant that, though they had
abundance of milk, they did not under
stand the art of making cheese. There
Is no evidence that any of these ancient
nations had discovered the use Of rem.
net ia making cheese; they appear to
have merely allowed the milk to sonr
and subsequently to have formed the
cheese from the Gaseous of the mill
after expelling the serum or whey A.
Davld, when young, was able to rim 70
the camp with ten cheeses and enhah
and parched corn, the cheeses must
nave been very small.
Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-17

The new Territory of Huron is likely
to remain territory for many years.
1t has sparse population, living in the
fertile valley of the Red river, or COL
onized in and near the railroad towns
on the Northern Pacifc-of Pembina
and Bismarck. Otherwise it's lands and
climate have bad name, and settle.
ment would be slow. The object in
making it territory is to have local
government and courts Of law, the dis
lance between Pembina and Yankton,
Dakota, being not only immense, but
almost impossible by reason of the ma
ture of the country.