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A CLERICAL CWIRnER.

Burlcigh writes from New York TO tho
Boston J0itrndl: Zone OF our city pas
tors is most excellent singer. lie has
sympathetic voice. He frequently sup
plements his sermon with q song, ana
the music is quite rs efficient as the ap-
peal, He visited n madhousc the other
lay, and was shown u cell in which n
madman was confined. lie was one Of
the most furious sort. lie had to be chain
ed to the floor to keep him from dashing
his brains against the sides of his cell
1t was rs much "a ones life was worth
to approach him. lie tore his clothes into
aud his bed was mass of rags
As the minister looked through the graf
ing the prisoner made for him, and with
such violence rs 10 jerk himself back on
to the floor lie rose foaming with rage.
IN kill YOU I'll beat your brains out.
: Clear out Instead OF moving, the
preacher began 10 sing. The hymn lie Sc
Iectcd was Our Home in Heaven First
The madman listened then lie stretched
himself out 10 the full length of lis
chain. First one arm relaxed and then
the other Tears moistcncd his eyes. -
Then he coilcd upon. his bed of rags as
quie, rs child. And when the hymn
was ended lie looked up saying, More,
more The preacher sang till his strength
gave way, and when he left the mailman
seemed hushed in slumbcr The keeper
said he had no doubt but il would have
been perfectly safe for the minister 10
have gone and sat down by his side in
the cell. Ii was the old case Of Saul aud
David ~
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-06-08
WHOLE NO. zIJS.
a YOUNG POMPEU IN
CALIFORNIA.

California boasts Of Pompcii on
small scale. 1t is the town of Meadow
Lake, on the Sierra Nevada range, 5000
feet above the level Of the sea. The spot
on which it is situated is full Of gold, and
In 1868 there was great rush thither,
200, GOO feet Of the land being taken up
IN the Summer of that year. BY Spring
OF the next year, California had become
perfectly wild over the golden prospects
OF the region, and during May and June
not less than 1000 people found their
way up there, and real estate went up like
a kite, sixty -by-cighty lots bringing from
81 500 to s., 800 A stock board was
formed, and the bulls and bears made the
wilderness hidcous with bidding for the
stock OF the various companies. Over
1000 was spent on these rocks, which
acvcr yiclded more than 100000,
though they were full of gold, and town
of GOO houses wns built The trouble was
with the ore, in which there was some
substance that would not yield 10 the
usual processes, and, in addition, the
snow was not unfrcquently twenty-five
feet on IL level, terrible storms being com.
mon in June, all at once the people saw
that Nature had played an awful practi.
cal joke on them, and they abandoned
the town SO precipitately that n recent
visitor there, walking on snow-shoes
through the streets on q level with the
second stories looking into the windows,
saw the furniture standing Just as the occu.
pants had last used IT,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-06-08
DEAF AND DUNE.

Jones went out TO the Deaf and Duml
Asylum Oh Thursday, TO Inspect the in
s,itution. Upon entering, hc encountered
q man, evidently an inmate, and he al
once cndeavorcd 10 explain to the man
by making signs upon his fingers, tha
he wanted TO look through the place
The man also made signs which Jone:
could not comprehend Then Jones made
other and more elaborate motions, which
set the man at work with greater vic
lence, and for the next half hour they
stood in the hall, gesticnlating and twist
ing their fingers, without either Dcine
able to comprehend what the Other
meant. Finally, Jones became angry
and, in an outburst Of passion, exclaimed:
"Oh, get out, you idiot I'm tircd OF
bothering with you"
Thercupon the man said
That's just what was going to cay
about you ~
"Oh, you can speak can yous Ther
why in thunder didn't you say. SO, and
not keep me standing here motioning tc
youG l thought you were dcaf ano
dumb"
"And l thought you were" said the man.
IL came here TO inspect the asylum.
said Jones, land / took you Tor pa
ticnt." said the man.
"Tbats what / came here for, and
thought that you were an attendant,
said the man.
Here Jones and the man shook hands,
and hunted up genuine attendant, ano
went away happy. After this, Jones viii
always use his tongue first, no matter
where he Is.
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MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made IN the payment OF
a certain indenture OF mortgage bearing date
the eighth day OF December, A. d. 1874, exc
euted by Rufus w. Colburn and bis wife Alice
M. Coburn of Van Buren county, State OF
Michigan to Thomas Ayerill of Northield,
Vermont, and recorded in the Office OF the
Register OF Deeds of Van Buren, County, State
of Michigan. in L,b,r No. ~ OF mortgages on
page No. Ill. on the eighth day OF December,
A. ID. 1874, and the amount claimed 10 be due
thereon at the date OF this notice being fifty
dollars including an attorney fec of twenty i've
dollars provided for in ead mortgage, and no
suit at law OF in equity having been instituted
TO recover the amount now due aud unpaid or
hny part thereof Now therefore notice is here
by gwen tAat by virtue Of a power OF sale
contained in sald mortgage, there Will be sold
at public auction to the highest bidder on Satur-
day the fourth day of August A. ID. 1877, at
the front door of the Court House in the village
OF Paw Paw, Van Buren county, State OF Mchl-
gan, at twelve o'clock at noon OF said day. the
premises described IN said mortgage or so
nuoh thereof as may be necessary to satisfy
the amount due on said mortgage With interest
and cost, SAID premises being describsd as fol-
lows to-wlt: The north half OF lots No. three
(3) and four (i) IN book No. twenty three (23)
in Biteys addition TO the village CT Lawton in
the county or Van Buren,, State OF Michigan.
THIS sala ls subject TO another payment OF two
hundred and fifty dollars.
Dated May Sth, 1877. 1l5i13
THOMAS AVERIGL, Mortgage.
w. X. HAWKINS, Attorney for Mortgage.
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TIE MALIGNANT PUNS7ER.

There is only one class of individuals
for whom we have a feeling Of malignant
and deadly hatred. We refer TO those
persons who embrace every opportunity
that is offered TO make stale puns. We
know men who never refer to q shoe
maker without remarking th;t lie is u
man Of sole, or that hc has lost his lit
tie awl, or that his work Is made 10 last
who never sec u plate of cheese without
observing that il is mitier than the
sword and who invariably speak OF
marriage rs matter Of money" These
persons icrked out these puns with all
the enthusiasm that might characterize
"a man who has jnst perpctrated good
thing, and then when you decline Ito
laugh, because you are well aware that
the puus in question were old stagers in
the name Of Noah-that patriarch, in
deed, having amused his family circle
with them in the ark during the days in
which il was too wet 90 20 out--thc
6ends actually think you don't see the
point, and they proceed to explain each
pun In detail. We arc not naturally of
q sanguinary disposition. We hesitate
generally about shedding the blood of
our fellow-creaturcs. We have even left
the battlc-ficld-whcn we were out with
the militia-and gone quietly homo
rather than steop our hands in human
gore; but we have firmly resolved that
The next man who in our presence makes
IA pun on the words sole, or "awl," or
''matrimony," shall die on the spot We
shall carry a howizter in our pocket for
the purpose. Our cry now Is vengeance.
We will be tormented no longer.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-06-08
WHAT CANE OF CASTING A !SYOE

The practice which prevails at we'd
dings OF throwing old shoes after the
carriage which bears away the bride and
bridegroom is, no doubt, from its an
tiquity, deserving of vencration, but il
may be carried too far, and, indeed, 1t is
at times not only inconycnicnt, but dan.
gerons. Al q wedding which took place
recently ut bennington, England, a scri.
ous accident occurred, and the lives Of
three persons were nearly sacrificed by
the observance Of this time-honored Gus
tom. 1t seems that, Us the bride and
bridegroom were taking their departure
after the wedding breakfast, volley of
old shoes were discharged at them with
the addition Of quantity of rice. This
evidence Of kindly feeling, however high
ly appreciated by the newly married
couple, was, unfortunately misundcr-
stood by the horse attached 10 the vehicle
in which they were seated, who showed
his disapproval by boiling. The conse-
qucnccs were not such as can be said TO
have added much to the happiness Of the
occasion The driver was thrown from
his box, and The carriage passed over him.
The carriage itself came into collision
with q cab, was capsized and smashed TO
pieces. The bridegroom was pitched out
OF the window, received a severe we Cund,
and now lies in a precarious condition.
The bride was Of course, terribly shaken,
but happily escaped further injury.
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NOTICE.

Application pursuant 10 law having boen
maue to the undersigned DR. ain Commissioner
for the township Of Bloomingdale, and County
OF Van Buren,, to establish and open water
course, or 10 locate and construct ditch or
drain IN SAID township, as follows, VIZ: Com.
mencing at or near the highway on section line
OF sections nine (9) aud ten (l0) OF said town
chip, thence in eouth east direction 10 the hiah-
way on quarter line of section ten U0)
thence IN a south westerly course on the norti
west quarler OF The south west quarter or 6ec
ton tsn Q0) to highway on section line OF Sec
tons niue l9) and ten (10) thence on the north
east quarter OF the south cast quarter Of
section nine CD thence on the south east quarter
of the south east quarter OF said section nine
(9) thence on the north east quarter OF the
south east quarter or section nine CD thence
on the north west quarter OF the south east
quarter or section niue (9) following the natural
water course as far as practicable, also branch
dItch commencing ON tho south cast quarter OF
the north east quarter OF section nine 50 fol.
lowing as far as practicable the natural water
course, intersectlrg eaid ditch on the north
east qulrter OF the south east quarter OF sec
ton pine (o). therefore, be II known that /,
the said Drain Comm ssioDer, will DO at the
house OF Ward Kirk, In seid township on the
thirty first (31) day OF May, A. ID. 1877, at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon, to hear any aud all
persons who may wish 20 be heard with respect
to establishing and opening said water course,
or locating and constructing said dltoh or drain.
Dated this 26th day OF April A. u. 1877.
CHESTER COOLEY,
Drain Comnlgsioner OF the Township OF
1854 BlOomingdalc.
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DRAIN NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given. tha, the undersigned
Drain Commissioners for the county OF Van
Buren,, State OF Michigan, will on the llth day
OF Juue A. ID. 1877, at ten o'clock IN the FORE
noon OF said day. at the house of Truman
Allen, in the township OF Waverly, in ssid
county, meet parties to contract for the ex-
ovation and construction OF n ditch. or drain.
through the following lands, 10 wit The east
half OF south east quarter aud tue south weet
quarter OF south east quarter OF section nine
--9-the north west quarter OF north east
quarter aud the north east quarter or north
west quarter and north west quarter OF north
west quarter OF section nsixteep-16-commonc
log at the division stake No. one set in the old
water course on the west side OF the new road
between sections nino and ten, from thence in
n pou'hwesterly course through the old channel
by strengthening the short crooks as staked to
the highway between sections nine aud sixteen,
thence across and along the south Ede of sald
road to Truman Aliens wtst line, thence
through the old water course through o. A.
Breck's 20 the said road again, themes along
the south side OF said road TO G. NJ. Douglas
west line thence south betwee DOUGLAS and
Nfolbee 20 John Sherrod's north line and drvs-
ion stake No twenty, length OF dtoh three hun
dred and seventy five rods, and all such parts
and subdivisions OF said drain as are not then
contracted to be constructed by the owner of
the laid to which IL is assigned, his or her
agent or attorney will then be let at public
auc'ion to the lowest responsible bidder. TIE
undersigned also gives notice, that on the 9th
day OF June A. ID. 1877. at ten in the forenoon
OF said day, nj the house OF Abner Dolbee, In
eaid township, he will exhibit maps of the
proposed drain, and description OF the several
parcels OF land by HIM deemed to be benefited
thereby, and the amount and description, by
division and subdivision, OF the proposed drain,
by bun apportioned to the owner OF each de-
scription OF land to construct, and TO each
TO xnship and will then and there hear reasons,
IL any offered, why such apportioument should
be reviewed and corrected. One or more Of
tbo Highway Comm ssoners may appear and
&C. IN behalf OF the township.
Dated, Paw Paw, May 25tb. A. j. 1917.
11yGt3 N. ~. PUGSLEY,
Dram Commissioner
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CIiANCEHY SALE.

In pursuance aud by virtue Of decree in the
Cncnit Court for the county of Van Buren,, IN
chaucery, IN tie State or Michigan, made on
the ffth day OF April 1876, IN II certain cause
therein pending, wherein Gilbert D. Johnso Il
aud Charles s. rirrell tire compainsnts. and
lIalstead :. Douglass, Ollio Douglass and
Louisa j. Ticknor are defendants. Notice is
hereby gwen that ehsi sell at public auction.
to the highest bidder, at the front door OF the
Court House, in Paw Paw, in said county, a.
four o'clock D. m, on Saturday tho 23d day of
Juno, 1877, the following described real es ate
t0-wit Lots number one O. and two (2) ON
bocf number one (1) on kreeccs addition 10
tho village o. Lawton il Van EIren county,
Michigan.
Datei plyPaw May s.h, 1871 1l54tl3
ALBERT JACKSON,
Circuit Court Commissioner.
T.. \. TABOR, Soil for Ctmp'ts.
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CRt.ANsftEsY SAFE.

IN p1rsu2uce and by virtue Of a decree of
the circuit court for the county o. Van Buren,,
in c1anc sry, in the State OF Mi :higln, made on
the 18th day of Match A. ID. 1877, in certain
cause therein pending, wherein Preston +.
llackley ~ complainlnt and John e. Sw eet
Mattha j. Sweet AMI James W. Edwards, are
defendants. Notl;e Is hereby given that
shall sell at public auction 10 the highest bidder
al tue iroat door OF the Court House IN tue
village OF Paw Paw, IN the said couniv OF Van
Buren and state OF Michigan. on tde 3 / day OF
August y. d. 1877, at ten o'cloc,, in the fore
noJn OF thlt dIv, all the following described
piece or parcel Of llud situate, lying and
b ling in the said equity OF Van lurou aud
stats OF Michigan aud more parti .ularly de-
sirbed as follows to-wil: The east hllf-IS -
Of the east hllf-'5-)f the south west quar- er
) OF on fitteen-l5-in town one-l -
south, range tLrtesn--l3 3-weet. containing
f0rty--io-- tcses OF lan1 IN lre or leaa.
Dat ID Paw Paw. May 22l A. ID. 1877.
1897 ALBERT JACKSON,
Great Court Commissioner,
Van BLren County Michigan.
n. H. STEWART, Sol'r tor Complt
K4limaaoo, Michigan
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STATE OF MICHIGAN, SO
CAVITY 0F VAN BI'prX

At sessi i)n OF the Probate Court for said
county, bed at the Pr bate oil 20, in the village
or Pay Paw on Monday, the 23,h day OF May,
10 the year OF our Lord one thousand oigh,
lundled aud seventy Present, Alfred
J. Mills. Ju 'ge OF Probate In the matter OF
the estate of William Il. Bishop, deceased.
Emily Bsaop, execatrx Of sad estate, comes
into Court and represents that she is now pre-
pared to render flnal account as such execu-
trlx. Thereupon II ls ordered, that Tues law
the26th day of June next, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon, be assigned for examining and allow
ing sdch account, and that the heirs at law OF
said dec aased, ald all other persons interested
in said estate, are required to appear at a
session or said Court. then to be holden at the
Probate ofiGe in the village of Paw Paw, In
sni county, aud show eause II any there be-
why the said account shoulI not be allowed !:
And 1t ID further ordered, that SAID executrx
give notice to the persons interested In said
estate, of the pondencJ of said account and
the hearing therso', by ciusing copy of this
order to be published in the TRUE NoarueRNER
n newspaper printed aud circulating IN sad
county, three successive weeks previous to said
day o hearing.
ALFRED J. MILLS. Judge OF Probate.
CA tru, copy.) ll57u
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MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made 10 the payment of
q certain indepture o! mortgage bearing date
the eighth day Of December, A ID. 1874, exc
cuted by Rufus w. Cclburn and his wife Alice
NJ. Colbuin cf Van IureD County State of
Michigan, 10 Thomds Aveii,l Of Northteld,
Vermont, and recorded in ibe ofiiJe OF the
Register OF Deeds OF Van Buren County, State
or Michigan. in Liber No. II o, mort 5ages. on
page No. 112, on the eighth day OF Dece uber,
A. ID 1871, and the amount claimed to he due
thereon at the date OF tina notice bong one
hundred aud seventy dollars including an
attorney fec OF twenty fiyo dollars provided for
law or IN equity having been instituted to re
cover the amount now due and unpaid, Now
therefore notice is hereby given that by virtue
OF a power Of sale contained IN said mortgage,
there will be sold at public auction to the
highest bidder on Saturday the fourth day of
August. A. ID. 1877, al the front door OF the
Court House in tho village OF Paw Paw, Van
Buren County, State OF Michigan. at twelve
o'clock at noon or said day, the premises de-
scribed IN said mortgage or 30 much thereof as
may be necessary to satisfy the amount due on
said MORTGAGE with interest and COST said
premises being described as follows, TO wit /:
The south half OF the west half of the south
cast quarter. also the north west quarter or tho
south cast quarter, also twelve acres of from
the west side Of the cast halt Of the eouth cas-;
quarter, ell on section twenty three (23), con-
tanning in all ninety two acres OF land, in town
ship two (2) south OF range fourteen (li) weet,
in the county OF Van Buren,. State of Michigan,
this sale is subject to another payment o;
S145000.
Dated Nav 9th, 1877. 115iu3
THOMAS AVERILL, Mortgage.
w. Il. HAWKINS, Attorney for Mortgagee.
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Near Rochester there is an eccentric
old fellow who lives alongside a grave.
yard. lie was asked if il was not ar
unpleasant location. No." said he 4
:" / never lined places in all my life with
a set of neighbors that minded their own
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CNANCERY SALE.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. In the Circuit
Court of the United States for the Sixth Circuit
and Western District of Michigan, In equity.
The Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany OF Hartford, Connecticut, COM
rlaipant,
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Lord Houghton adds the follow'sr g.
the loug lisi @! Sidney Smith iotos
"Of Lord Mscuulev he said 'th
only @ rlowei with lear ahe
n Tic .ov
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-09-29

The Texas brethren arc getting into
almost as fearful state of mind as their
neighbors across the Rio Grande Here is
wild report that an American invading
army has triumphantly captured Mexico,
though SO far as we can hear President Diaz
has not yet surrendered.
Lieutenant Bulls, with one hundred men,
has pursued some maurauding Indians
across the border, as under the agreement
between our own and the Mexican CON-
manders he is authorized to do. There
upon comes n rumor that he has captured
the town of Zaragossa. Bulls is most
effective Indian fighter, and the truth prob
ably is that he has overtaken the Indians
and captured those he did not kill. Mexico
is still safe from our clutches
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-09-29

Mehemet Ais retreat is the most impor-
tant fact lately chronicled in the news of
the war. Precisely what it implies in the
condition of the Turkish army is not yet
apparent; and little importance is to be at
tached to the reasons for it that are given
out by authority. 1t is said that the Turks
are satisfied to maintain their present ad-
vantage"--this is one reason. That they
were compelled to place their army nearer
to their supplies because the rain had so
greatly increased the difficulties of trans
portation--this is second reason.
But third Is given-which Is that
the Russians were ''massing consider
able forces on the Lom." With SO many
reasons as these, all valid, it might be shame
full not to retire. But if Mehemet Ali has
withdrawn from his menace of the Jantra
because the Russians have heavy force on
the Lom--if, that is to soy. he has moved to
the rear because his army was in peril-how
is his retreat to be regarded rs an evidence
Of satisfaction with his present advantage?
Doubtless the present advantage" referred
to is the evident check of the Russians in
front of Biela was one of the pieces
that made the combination of which that
check was the result II his army is with
drawn beyond the LON half of the army
with the Czarewitch may join the force
against Plevna, and the Turkish satisfaction
with the 'present advantage" may soon be
less lively. But if Mehemets army is with
drawn because of the difficulty OF getting up
supplies what will be the condition of the
army of Osman Pacha when it has eaten
what was brought forward by Hifzi Pacha?
There is doubtless some substance in this
reason in regard to supplying the
army. But there are other indications
than this in the retreat Either Me-
hemet Ais force is for weaker than
it has been represented, and he has no
hope to make head against Russian ad-
vance in his direction, or the collapse Of
Osman Pachas resistance is imminent. If
Plevna should fall it would be bad for
Mehemet Ali to be west Of the LON in pres
ence of the Russian armies that would be
thereby set free. Moreover, the force with
the Czarewitch has shown itself abundantly
able to hold Mehemet Ali, and thus the
Russian right wing could pass the Balkans
with safety, and with that force at Sofia, and
the force on the Jantra able to protect it's
communications, the Bulgarian quadrilat-
eral would cease to be of Importance as o
defence OF Constantinople. 1t is probable
that Mehemet's retreat has regard mostly to
that contingency.