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Crossing over the trail from Bear val
ley to San Bernardino, we encountered
a grizzly bear standing directly in our
path. My guide strongly advised max
ing detour and leaving bruin in pos
session OF the pass, but I thought of my
California stock bought at 60 and de-
termined to be avenged upon this bruin
for what / had suffered at the hands of
the California street bears. / had a
heavy Sharp's rifle, and. putting hand
full of cartridges into my vest pocket to
expedite rapid loading, 1 approached
within sixty yards, and, dismounting,
gave my lariat to my guide, telling him
If he attempted to run off with the horses
would shoot him. / then took DELHI
crate aim at the bears head and fired.
With roar which sounded to me like
that of forty lions combined he
bounded toward me. Hastily reloading,
I fired again, and was so fortunate as to
break one of his forelegs. This so
checked his advance that I was able to
give him four more shots before we came
to close quarters. Owing to my rifle
having become heated from rapid firing,
had some difficulty in extracting an
exploded cartridge, and by the time
was prepared to deliver my seventh and
last shot-for had no more cartridges
In my pocket-my enemy was within ten
feet of me. I could see that nearly
every shot had taken effect. One bullet
had plowed deep furrow from near the
end of his nose to his left eye, under
which it had lodged. From a wound in
his neck the blood was spouting in
heavy, rapid jets. His end was evidently
close at hand, but mine might be even
nearer.
All depended upon the chance he would
give me to put in my next shot. Even if ]
had had more cartridges, knew that /
would not have time to reload. / leveled
my rifle, and as did SO the bear raised
upon his hind legs as if to embrace me.
His left paw hung helpless by his side,
my second shot having shattered the leg
above the knee. The long claws on his
other paw looked anything but pleasant,
rs he extended it with the evident de-
sign of "going short" on me- AS he
raised his paw he extended his breast,
and sent my last bullet through his
heart. He did not Immediately drop,
but settled back upon his launches, and
glared at me for an instant with fury
of 10000 devils in his eyes then with a
growl of disappointed rage he gave one
convulsive spring forward and fell dead
at my feet. 1 examined my dead prize,
and found that SIX of my seven shots
had struck him. came to the conclu.
sion then and there to give "grizzly
wide berth for the future. 1t takes toe
much lead to kill him.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-07-13
The Ups and Downs OF San Francisco.

Joined to this failure of crops comes
the great panic or panics in mining spec
ulations. Few States could stand the
shock of 5000, 900, 600 shrinknge in her
securities in sixty days. All classes of
the community are involved. Thousands
have dropped from positions of affluence
to poverty within theperiod named. One
man, reputed 60 be worth &c, 600, 900, has
lost all, ami is said to he $500, 900 in
debt. Now that this disaster is keenly
felt by all classes, from the hod-carrier
to- the richest mining magnatc, is seen in
the general nff,nt mt economy that uni
versally prevails. The Sheriff"s lock is
frequently seen upon the door of hith-
erto PROSPEROUS merchants, old estab-
lished houses are calling on their credi-
tors for accommodation in the way of ex-
tensions, houses in the course of erection
are stopped midway, and business blocks.
for the time, are held in allegiance. Per-
sonal economy appears in hats n little
out of style, and coats seedy on the
edge, with rathera musty smell, suggest
i've of raid upon wardrobe long since
laid aside. And yet it is refreshing to
see with what complacency these men
part with their splendid homes, their
magnificent teams, and their expensive
habits, and. figuratively speaking, roll
mp their sleeves and buckle in again to
win back the fortunes they have so sud-
denly lost. Perhaps no city on the con-
tinent has made such rapid strides in
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-07-13
MacMahOn.

Marshal MacMahon's birthday was
celebrated on the 18th of June. His age
is go. He was born in the chateau of
Sully, near Autun, in 1903. His father,
Maurice de MacMahon, was faithful to
the Bourbon cause, and, during the reign
of Louis XVIII, was created a Lieuten-
ant General and commander of the
order of st. Louis. His grandfather,
Jean Baptiste de MacMahon, born in
Limerick, Ireland, was naturalized and
ennobled by the French Government in
1850. His ancestor first visited France
in the suite of tue exiled James Ii. of
England.
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Dead Horses Standing Erect.

Mr.. Smith was in town on Saturday
with his hired man. and the two tell q
singular story about lightning stroke.
Mr.. Smith was on a grain drill in field,
and his hired man was about twelve
rods from him, dragging. Suddenly
Smith heard the noise of thunder, and
became unconscious. The man also
heard the noise, but neither of them
saw any flash of lightning. The man
went to Smith, and in about twenty
minutes he was restored to conscious
ness. Then attention was given to the
horses. One of them was standing erect,
with one foot lifted little way from the
earth, and the other was kneeling with
his nose in the EARTH and both were
stone dead, and retained their positions
until they were pushed over. The sup
position is that in this case the cleo
tricity went from the earth to the sky
DanUilie (ky) Advertiser.
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s. O ralls nlanEw JEW.



.a l- Dy nnhr HArrE' no,
1here onee Was A tradesnaan renowned as a screw
Who sid pins and needles and caiicoes TOO, 100 III
TIL he bnilt mp fortune--thc which a. grew
Just ruined small traders the Whole oi's '"'o"s"
YET one thing he knew,
lletwecn and you,
There distinction
Twix. Christian and Jew.
Ttll he died in his mansions great millionare-
The owner of thousands-but mourning 20 SPAR
For the needy and poor who from hunger might
And only q pittance TO clerks in his shop.
But left IL all TO
A lawyer, who knew
A subtle distinction
'T'xiNt Ebrew and jew.
lliis man WAS no trader. but simply a friend
OF this Gent who kept shop and who, nearing his
Handed over nillcn-'twas only his DUE
Who discovered this contrast 'twixt Ebrew and jew
For he said, |" II you view
This as do, " n.I
There IN n distinction
'Twixt Ebrew aud Jew.
"For the Jew is man who will make money
His skin. his fnesse, and his capital too,
And an Ebrew's man that we Gentiles do
So You see there's a contrast twixt Ebrew and Jew
Ebrew and jew, lIf n.I
jew and Ebrew, D.
There's subtle distinction
'Twixt Ebrew and jew" ofI lo
So he kept up his business Of needles and pins,
But always one day he atoned for his sins, So
But never the day flor that wouldn't dol
That the jew faced his God with the awful Ebrew.
.. rt. For this man he knew,
Between me and You,
There a distinction
Twixt Ebrew and jew. 10 nr
So he sold soda water, and shut up the fount
OF drpggist whose creed was the Speech on the
OF Germ an whose creed was by great Luther
made.
But always he knew,
Between me and you,
subtle distinction
Twixt Ebrew and jew.
In a fashion unknown To his primitive plan;
For the rule of this house To his manager ran,
Don't give entertainment to Israelite man."
Yet the manager knew,
Between and YOU,
No other distinction
Twix Ebrew and Jew.
"You may give to John Morrissey supper and wine
And Madame \. n. to your care III resign;
You'll see that those jenkins from Missouri Flat
Are properly cared for; but recollect that
Never jew
Who's not an Ebrew
Shall take up his lodgings
Here at the Grand u.
"You'n allow Miss McFlimsey her diamonds to
You'll permit the Van Dams at the walters TO swear;
You'll allow Miss Decollete 10 hirt on the stair;
But 10 an Israeite-pray have care,
For, between me and you,
Though the doctrine is new,
There's "a business distinction
'Twixt Ebrew and jew"
Now how shall we know? Prophet tell us, pray do,
Where the line of the Hebrew fades into the Jew.
Shall We keep out Disraeli and take Rothschild in
Or stub Meyerbeer and think Verdi a sin?
What shall we do
., give Ms a few
Points TO distinguish
'Twixt Ebrew and Jew.
There was One--Heaven help us who died in
mans place,
With thorns on his forehead, hut Love in his face
And when " foxes had holes " and the birds OF the
air
Pad their nests in the trees, there was no spot to
spare
For this " King OF the Jews"
Did the Romans refuse
This right 10 the Ebrews
Or only to Jews?
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-07-13

commercial prosperity MS the Queen City
of the Pacific coast; and certainly no peo-
pie have acquired such great fortunes in
SO short time as the wealthy citizens OF
this community during the past seven
years, but to-day they are suffering from
an Misrepresentation, or the imitation OF
securities based ON fictitious values. =
San Francisco Cor. Ne'odrk Adver-
fiapg
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-07-13

Pint grumpy old bacheior,
Grizzly and gray, ID
] am seyen-snd-forty
II I am day.
I am ftissy and crusty,
And dry as = bone:
80 ladies--good ladies'
just LET me alone! srs~
Go shake out your ringiets,
Aud beam out In smiles
Go tinkle your trinkets
And show of your wiies.
Bewitch and bewilder
Wherever you can;
But, pray-pray, remember,
am not the man!
I'm frozen to bushes,
I'm proof against eyes;
I'm hardened 10 simpers
And stony to signs;
I'm tough TO each dart
That young Cupid can lance:
I'm not in the market
At any advanced $3.50
sew my own buttons.
ig I darn my own hose,
I keep my own counsel
And fold my own clothes
I mind my own business,
And live my own life; i' %
won't-no, the Dickens
BE plagued with a wife sp
And yet there's nine spinsters tof
Who believe me their fate;
There's two dozen widows
OIL Who'd change their estate
There's silly young nlaidens 30
Who blush at my bow;
All--all bent on marrying me-,
No matter howl
Iwalk forth in trembling:
come home in dread;
/ don't fear my heart, Hiyut
But do fear my head fi N
NY civilest speech
Is growl and nod;
And that-Heayen save me -
Is "charmingly odd ~
SO ladics-dear ladies'
Just hear me, j pray;
/ speak TO you all '-@
In the pluralest way. Hi
My logic is simple
As logic can be- ...fs
II l won't marry you,
pray--iOnil marry me HMf
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Alcohol and Insanity.

A correspondent of the Journal Of
Medical Science, DR.. Nonald, writing
from Guinea, states with regard to the
etiology of insanity in that colony, that
it is not found to be depending in any
way on, or modified by, the nature of the
climate, but that one OF the most fertile
causes of the malady is intemperance;
this is more particularly the case among
Creoles and Portuguese, alcohol being
traceable, in many instances, as the di-
rect agent. DIR. holland states that
among the lower classes rum is mostly
used, and frequently, in the form of
rum 40 over proof, so that
it can easily be understood that this in
time seriously interferes with the bodily
health, and, acting as poison, eventual
ly produces cerebral LESSONS.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-07-13

Tom THUMB got angry because star
ing crowd followed him into Carson,
New barber shop, and he offered to
fght any one of them,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-07-13
Windsor Castle Inequalities.

A correspondent writes to the New
York Herald.
Gin connection with your graphic and
interesting account of Queen Victoria's
reception of Gen. Grant this re mark oc-
ours: No such honors, nor anything
approaching them, have ever before been
paid to an American citizen. A similar
distinguished attention was conferred
upon Commander Henry I. Hartstene,
United States navy, about the year 1854
or 1855. He was sent by our Govern
ment to return to England one of her
vessels which had been abandoned in
the Arctic sea and brought to this coun-
try and refitted. On this occasion Com
mander Hartstene received and enter
tanned the Queen upon the vessel, per-
sonally escorting her Majesty through an
inspection of it. He afterwards dined
with the Queen and Prince Albert, sur
rounded by their children He spent
the night at the palace, but, with char.
acteristic modesty and aversion to
notice. he obtained permission to leave
privately before breakfast the next
morning. This reception was somewhat
less stately than that of Gen. Grant,
but to balance, this had in it even more
of the elements of personal intercourse
with the sovereign.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-07-13
The Cuban Patriots.

Col. De Queralta, recently OF the Gu
ban army and a member of the new War
Commission now representing the Cuban
cause in this country, in an address to
the American people says: SAT no time
since the first blow of liberty was struck,
nine years ago, have we Cubans been SO
near the realization of our hopes as at
the present moment. We need arms and
ammunition. We do not ask for fill
busters. We have enough Cubans on
the island and in exile-more, indeed,
than We need-to plant the Cuban flag
even in Havana itself if we only had
arms and ammunition. For the last
three long years we have not received a
single round of ammunition from outsid-
ers. We have to fight for it and take it
from Spaniards. We, however, make a
good deal of powder on the island, and
then refill the cartridges picked up from
the enemy. This is slow process; still
our little army of 18, 900 men is now well
clothed, and this has enabled us the past
year to maintain the offensive with con-
siderable success" nff h
The teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1876-1878, 1877-12-08
OFFICIAL CIRCULAR.
NeZ Perez War Claims.
TERRITORY OF IDAHO,
Executive Department.
Boise CITY. Nov. 20. 1877


Boise City, Nov. 20, 1877. !
On the closing of the Nez Perez In
dian war, immediate steps were taker
to ascertain whether, and to what ex
tent, citizens of Idaho might expect
compensation from the United States
foA services rendered, supplies furnish.
ed, and damages suffered, consequent
upon hostile acts and military opera,
tions.
| am advised by Hon. s. S. Fem,
our efficient Delegate in Congress, that
favorable consideration, and action will
doubtless be taken by that body at its
coming regular session, for the adjust
ments of such claims, either through
the usual agencies of the War Depart
ment, or special commission.
1t is desirable first, and now, as nearly
as may be, approximately, to ascertain
the probable gross amount of such
claims. | have therefore, to request all
officers of Militia who have performed
service, civil officers of counties, and
citizens conyersant with facts, to furn-
ish figures and estimates, so that this
Department may advise the Delegate,
and he present to the House and it's
Committees, the proper matter for a
bill. If it be more convenient for any
to correspond directly with the Delegate
in Congress, they are advised to do so.
The forms of vouchers, and the man
ner of making proofs will necessarily,
await the provisions of Bill and the
rules set for the examination of claims.
All are advised, however, to preserve,
and put in the best shape possible the
proofs they have. 1t is further sugges-
ted, in the most emphatic way, that all
accounts be honest, fair and reasonable.
Former experience, elsewhere, proves
that claims fraudulent, or in excess, are
liable--deservedly ITO discredit, delay
and absolute rejection besides bringing
suspicion upon accounts that are fair
and deserving.
M. BRAYMAN,
Governor
The teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1876-1878, 1877-12-08
Indian Agencies.

Father Mesplie is thoroughly familiar
with the whole system of Indian mis-
management. Here is what he says
OF the agencies: At agencies where
there are from five thousand to six
thousand Indians perhaps a hundred
and fifty visit the mission, and it may
be that half dozen children attend
the mission school and learn to read.
When the official inspector visits the
agency these halfdozen are exhibited
as examples of the wonderful progress
towards civilization that is being made,
while, in fact, the tribe is as wild as it
ever was. The failure is due to many
causes. In the first place ladies are
out of place at an Indian mission.
They think the Indians filthy. and they
cannot conceal their disgust. Thus
their influence is gone. Nothing will
raise an Indians resentment sooner.
He thinks he is cleaner than they are.
The agent not only brings his own wife
and children with him, but his cousins
and his wife's cousins and their wives
and children to the third and fourth
generation, until their is a whole tribe
of them. AS rule the agent cares
nothing for the Indian. He looks upon
him as only means Of making money.
Out of a salary of 81 500 year he sup
ports his wife and children and saves
from $4,000 to S12,O00.-W. W.
Statesman.
The teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1876-1878, 1877-12-08
Railroad Matters.

1t may be admitted that we have
nothing and want everything but arc
We likely to get it We print com
municatlon in which Mtchell's railroad
bill is strongly approved. Il amounts
simply to a statement that it would be
desirable to have two roads, which
nobody questions. The weakness Of
the position taken is the assumption
that the bill will secure two roads,
when there is the greatest probability
that it will secure neither, but defeat
the only one we have any chance of get
ting. 1t would be an excellent thing,
beyond doubt, 30 have the roads built
in the fanciful way suggested by the
correspondent; but a breath does not
create railways across a continent. nor
does bill in congress. 1t doesn't re-
qulre any great exercise of imagination
to see how fine thing it would be to
have two roads, and how much finer it
would be to have half dozen; but
imagination doesn't build railsoads. As
we have shown heretofore, we may get
one road by concentrating all energies
upon it, but if efforts and resources be
divided, there is danger we shall Get
none. There is no fairness in the re-
reproach cast upon the Northern Paci-
tic on account Of its failure to complete
within the time specified. For it was
building rapidly until the panic
of 1878 stopped all railway construc-
ton In the United States and before
1t could resume, the grant had so nearly
expired that no more money could be
raised upon it. Had there been five
years longer for the grant to run, the
road would now be rapidly building
through. The proposition to transfer
the grant to some other company might
be valid if the alternate company which
is talked about had anything in it or
behind it. But this shadowy company
has been organizing and reorganizins,
operating through communications to
the newspapers and building by resolu-
lions for so many years that its exploita.
tons have become an old story and
have ceased long since to amuse any
body Oregonian.
The teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1876-1878, 1877-12-08
M. BRAY.MAN,
Governor.
Indian Highwaymen in Dakota.

DEADwooD, d. T., Nov. 25.-On
Thursday the outgoing Bismarck coach
was attacked by Indians near Duluth
Springs Station, about so miles from
here. They fired volley at the driver
and passengers, but all escaped unhurt
by leaving the coach and taking to the
bluffs. The Indians captured the
coach and horses. They ransacked the
mail bags and tried, unsuccessfully, to
open the treasury box. They killed
two of the horses and decamped with
the other two, Several miners from
the surrounding camps are reported
missing, and fears are entertained that
they have fallen victims to the red skins,
who are again in this vicinity in con-
siderable numbers. It is the opinion
OF those best informed that these Indi-
ans are part of the large body that are
moving from the Red Cloud Agency
to the Missouri river, and are doubtless
the same who attacked Lieut.. kisling-
bury Tel of Oregonian..
The teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1876-1878, 1877-12-08
We Suppose so.

Any proposition, coming from what
ever quarter, which looks to the dis.
memberment of the territory. will al.
ways be opposed by the people of Ida.
no taken as a whole, even if what might
be considered as compromising advan-
tages were offered in return.-B. States,
man.
The above gives the animus which
governs the section Of Idaho over which
the Statesman claims to exercise a
cerebns vigilance. It will admit Of no
rights as belonging to any other section
OF the territory. Perhaps there are
people in these other sections who hay-
ing rights not recognized by you, dare
assert and maintain them before the
proper tribunal, and then where will
you be Don't founder and belch too
much, lest you make yourself more as
SHINE than your skin can cover.
The teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1876-1878, 1877-12-08
Constitutional Convention.

The convention to frame constitu.
ton for the coming state of Washing
ton, which is to meet next June at
Walla Walla, will consist of but fifteen
delegates, three from tAe territory at
large, one from each ofthe three Judi.
clal districts. and one from each of the
council districts. IF political tricksters
are left out of the convention, and the
work OF. framing the constitution is left
to men of probity and ability, we feel
sanguine that the people will endorse
the measure. When the convention
meets to frame state constitution. ses-
sions of the legislature should be re-
stricted to every third year, and then
with sufficient time for each session.
We may reasonably expect our laws to
be framed with care, and such as the
country requires. W. W. Statesman.
The teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1876-1878, 1877-12-08
What a Judge Should be.

A judge should be profoundly
learned in all the learning of the law.
lie is to know not merely the law which
you make and the legislature makes,
but that other, ampler, that boundless
Jurisprudence, the common law which
the successive generations OF the state
have silently built up In the next
place he must be man not merely
upright-not merely honest. and we'll
mentioned, this of course, but man
who will not respect persons in Judge.
ment. He shall know nothing about
partles-everything about the law. He
shall do everything for justice, nothing
for himself; nothing for his friend
nothing for his patron nothing for
his sovereign.-Rwus Coate.
The teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1876-1878, 1877-12-08

AS THE world is made, an excellent
philosopher proves but al Indifferent
king Of ruler.