The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-10-11

STAGE performers are only witty with
other folks words.
ANEMIA or bloodlessness is common
among English GOLFERS
TIT is now believed that every honey
moon has not only man but woman
in it as well.
A MICHIGAN farmer was recently fined
80 for allowing Canada thistles to grow
upon his land.
A ROCHESTER, physician is urgent
against the tomato. He thinks that it is
source of cancer.
OVER 500 were recently paid at Brus-
sells for a carrier pigeon, and second
pigeon was bought for 800.
Ross MCCABE, of Sherington, Napier
10, voted at the late election.
SOME of the Scotch people are dis
cussing the question whether it is not
better to raise deer than sheep.
Mr.. AND Mrs ROBINSON, of Mountain
City, Texas, have lived together eighty
two years. He is 103 and she 102.
LoMAN GRIFFIN, who recently died at
Lodi, Ohio, was LOG, and such was his hold
on life that for week before his death
he took no nourishment and he breathed
after his body was cold.
TERRA ALBA, or white earth, is used to
adulterate white sugars, cream of tar
tar, and other commonly-used articles.
It's use tends to produce diseases of the
kidneys, bladder and stomach.
To x.,hn oo1ro Univ
exploring expeditions are not sent to
the South pole, the Scientific american
answers thus: 1.-THE South pole is more
inaccessible than the North pole. 1t is
now in the glacial stage"
THE Canada Lancet states that row.
ing gypsies and horse jockeys of most
countries, and even Arabs and Tartars,
give their horses arsenic as remedy
for heaves and broken wind, and to i'm
prove their general condition.
THE latest idea in England is glass
furniture. Glass can be worked into
most extraordinary and lovely forms,
and we receive the almost Incredible
assurance that it is more durable than
wood, and is exceedingly cheap.
A FISHERMAN, at Kingston, Ill, saw
coffin floating down the river. The tide
took it toward the shore and he pulled
it in. Holes had been bored in the top,
and inside he found live baby about two
months old, with a nursing bottle half
full of milk.
AN Injunction has been asked for in
st. Louis restraining the directors
of the public schools from having
any language but English taught in
the schools, and also requiring the
board to abolish all branches of study
outside of the common English course.
A FARMER who lives twelve miles out
of Boston drove into the city with load
of hens in coops, arriving at the market
about sunrise, and found row OF fowls
under the wagon on a pole connecting
the two axles. They had roasted there,
and retained their hold during the long
ride.
JUDGE DILLON renders the lmpor-
tant decision in the United States Court
at st. Louis that money received by
bank after its failure does not belong
among its assets, but is a trust fund for
the benefit of the one making the de-
post. and should be repaid to him in
full
A CURIOUS tree is reported to exist in
Nevada. 1t resembles the cedar, but
with foliage SO full of combustible oil
that it goes off like flash upon the
application of lighted match. Within
five minutes green tree may be
changed to charred and blackened
trunk.
THE growth of the nails on the left
hand requires 80 days more than those
of the right, is more rapid in children
than adults, and goes on faster in sum-
mer than in winter. 1t requires 1872
DAYS for the renewal of the nails in
cold weather. and but 116 when the
weather is warm.