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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-04

desert rolled heavily under the stroke,
and fell headlong, stunned and sense
less, but not dead.
The spectators, overcome with admi-
ration, and awed at the exhibition of SC
much calmness, address and strength,
were hushed into profound silence. The
next moment, the Bey arose, and, with a
gesture of his hand, asked mercy for
his favorite lion.
"a thousand ducats the more if you
will not kill him !" he cried to the Sicil-
ian. "Agreed |" was the instant reply.
The lion lay painting on the ground.
The Hercules bowed at the word of the
Bey, and slowly withdrew, still keeping
his eyes on the conquered brute. The
1900 ducats were counted out and paid.
The lion shortly recovered.
With universal gasp of relief, fol-
lowed by deafening shouts and cheers,
the spectators withdrew FROM the ter
race, having witnesseda scene they could
never forget, and which, as L said at the
beginning, is still talked of in Tunis.-
IVide-AUake.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-04
Chests In Washington.

Haunted houses are plentiful in Wash
ingtOn. There is a domicile In Four
and-a-haf street, where, i'll the evening
twilight, before the gas is lighted, a
newspaper is heard to rattle in an alcove
designed for bed. Investigation OF
the apartment develops the fact that
there is no person there to rattle the
paper. The doubter may suggest rats,
but the solemn assurance is given that
there is no paper there to be ratified, nor
any possible thing that could resemble
the noise of folding a newspaper-no
paper of any kind that conld be ratified
or folded. OF course people will be
found to scoff at the ghost of a newspa-
per, but perhaps, if told of the inexpG-
cable death of lady, the wife of liter
airy man, in that house some years ago,
they might change their opinion.
There is another haunted house on
New Jersey avenue, which no tenant
can be got to occupy. An effort has
been made for some time to get up a
party of bold spirits to sit up i'll it all
night, which was invited to join, but
declined, because l am not one of that
kind. The New Jersey avenue ghost is
known to hold some sort of relationship
to a gentleman and lady who lived there
several years ago. One day it was given
out that she had gone to New York, and,
shortly afterwsrd, he picked up his car
pet-bag and went away, since which
time neither of them has ever been seen.
Now, at II o'clock at night, carriage is
heard, but not seen, to drive up; the
bell rings without any visible cause, the
door is heard to open and close, and af-
ter that the most pitiful sounds, as of a
female voice begging for mercy and cry
ing out that she was not prepared to
die, are heard, but there is no pity. He
murders her again every night. If these
things are not so, why does the house
remain vacant, although some most in
telligent people have tried to live in ii
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
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Did il i'm Self.Defense.

a young lady was visiting the family
of Warden Batterman at the State
Prison, short time since, when Rattle
snake Dick, who was out about the
place doing chores as n sort of trusty,
attracted her attention. Dick seemed
so gentlemanly and accommodating that
she could hardly believe that he had
ever done anything that could bring
down upon him the heavy hand OF the
law and place him within the walls OF
prison.
One day the young lady said to him
"What are you in here for, Dick?
"For highway robbery, Miss.
ooh, dear me Highway robbery
But you were not guilty-you didn't
rob any one, Dick2"
"oh, yes 1 did, 1 robbed COL
Stone"
"What Col. Stone, of Virginia City
Col. Stone, the lawyer p
eyes, Col. Stone, the lawyer.
"Why, Dick, what made you rob
Col. Stone?"
Drawing near to the young lady's side,
and casting searching glance about the
yard as though to make sure he was not
observed, Dick shaded the larboard side
of his mouth with his hand and whis-
,ered, "Sh-u-sh / did 1t III self-de'
fapaa ~
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-04
Write and COlOred Troops.

The recent annual report of the Sur
geon General gives some figures in re-
gard to the health of the army during
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1877,
which are interesting. The average
mean strength of the army was %, 2S4
white men and 2,075 colored men.
Among the white troops the total num-
Der of cases of all kinds reported as taken
on the sick list was 40, III, or, taking the
average, each man was sick less than
twice year. The average number con-
stantly on sick report was 1,026, or
about one twenty. second part were sick
all the time. The total number of deaths
was 260, making the proportion of deaths
from all cases one in 155. Among the
colored troops the total number of cases
was 4,34S, or, each colored man was sick
on the average more than twice year.
The average number constantly sick was
80, or about one twentieth. The num-
Der of deaths was 80, or in 1876. Com
pairing the ravages of disease among the
two races, we find that 1,4S2 per
1000 strength of white men suffered,
against 1921 per 1000 strength of col
ored men, the proportion being about &c
per cent. against the latter. In deaths,
however, we find the proportion re-
versed, for only per 1000 of colored
men died of disease, against 8 per 1,OOO
OF white men. In cases caused by
wounds, accidents or injuries 8 per 1 ,OOC
negroes died, against per 1000 OF
white men. 1t thus appears that the
negroes become diseased more easily
than white men, and also recover more
easily; but, when actual bodily injury
occurs, they die more than twice as fasr
as white men.-Scientifc american.
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Very Particular.

The Indiana woman OF superior ton
is not behind her sister in New York or
Paris in her idea of "the eternal fitness
of things" Recently in one of the cities
of that interesting Western State very
beautiful woman died, whose mind was
somewhat given to styles. On her sick
bed she was particular about color, light
and the general tone of the room, and
never received visitor without red or
blue shawl thrown across the shoulder.
She preferred not to die, and did not in
tend to die. "It is such disenchant-
ing process" che declared. When 1T
was discovered that she must die, her
husband broke the news to her very
gently. She was little distressed, but
not much agitated. She had only one
request TO make. It was: My dar-
ling, don't let that horrid Mrs. -
make my outfit Her fits are sickening,
and she overtrims terribly; besides she
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-04
The Tax Oh Cigars.

The Ways and Means Committee will
soon give large importers of Havana ci-
gars q hearing in reference to amending
the tariff on imported cigars. These
gentlemen will make some important
suggestions upon this subject They
will propose two plans to promote i'm
portation of cigars of the best brands.
One of them is uniform duty of ST.
per pound, which, being a large taxation,
will have the effect to increase the i'm
portation of the first-class and keep out
common cigars. Ninety per cent of the
Havena cigars now imported are of in
ferior brands, and only 10 per cent. first
class. Common brands pay now $37. %
per 1000 duty, and first-class $50 per
1000, or an average duty of $40. l2i per
1000. II a simple reduction of 25 per
cent. adj valorem duty be made, none but
first-class cigars would be imported and
pay duty of $50. 80 per 1000. AS their
average weight would be IL pounds per
1000, the increase of importations would
exceed the present receipts at least 20
per cent, while the actual reduction
would only be about 50 per 1000 This
duty would give the same protection that
manufacturers of Havana cigars in the
United States now have, under existing
duties. Another proposition is to make
a uniform tariff of $l.50 on all Havana
cigars imported. At this rate cigars
would pay about $21 per 1000 duty.
This rate would still leave a margin III
favor of manufacturers of Havana cigars
in the United States of about $12.25 pei
| | 0OO The octual 1utv Of Al cents ne,
pound on leaf tobacco would be reduced
to % cents per pound, because, with fine
imported cigars at lower prices, cigars
made in the United States, of Havana
tobacco, would be sold cheaper and theil
consumption would be largely increased
= " dshinQtOn Cor. ChicaQO Times.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-04
The Whisky Business.

The report of the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue shows that the total
number of licensed saloons or drinking
places in the country is 164, 59S, or one
to every $50 persons Of all the States,
Illinois is fourth in the number of sa-
looms, having 10,54S, the three which
take precedene being New York, Penn
sylvania and Ohio. North Carolina has
the greatest number of distilleries, /, 025,
and New York the most breweries, $40,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-04
TIT for Tat.

Would-be wits are apt to have the
tables turned on them. AT dinner in
honor of Nick Denton, one OF the stall
of the Illinois Central railway, his friend
Jack Wallace, intrusted with the toast
of the evening, proposed it in this wise
"Tbe two Nicks-Old Nick and Nick
Denton - Denton rose to respond, say
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-04
Che Trns Northerner.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1873.
THE LITTLE FOLKS.
Frogs at school.

frogs ut SCHOOL.
Twenty froggies went TO school,
Down beside rushy pool;
Twenty little coats of green,
Twenty vests, all white and clean.
= We must be in time" said they.
. First we study; then we play.
That IL how we keep the rule
When We froggies go to school,"
Master Bullfrog, grave and stern,
Called the classes in their turn;
Taught them how to nobly strive,
Likewise how TO leap and dive;
From his seat upon the log.
Showed them how TO say Ker-chog!"
Also, how to dodge blow
From tho sticks which bad boys throw.
Twenty froggies grew up fast;
Bullfrogs they became Mt last;
Not one Ounce among the lot,
Not one lesson they forgot;
Polished in high degree,
As each froggie ought TO be;
Now they sit on other logs,
Teaching other little frogs.
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ing he appreciated the honor conferred
upon him by connecting him with Mr..
Wallace's most intimate friend, and
scarcely knew how to requite the COM
pliment, but as one good turn deserves
another, he would give " The two Jacks
Jack Wallace and Jackass -
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-04

INDIANA farmers cure hog cholera
with fresh sweet milk.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01

CONSIDERABLE precious time was
wasted, the other day, in the Iowa Sen
ate, in debating resolution that came
from the House, instructing our Repre-
sentatives in Congress to vote for the re-
peal Of the bankrupt law. Our law
makers can spend their time good deal
more proftably, and with more satisfac-
ton to their constituents, if they will
attend strictly to the business that be-
longs to them. Our members of Con-
gress are probably as well acquainted
with the wishes of their constituents,
with regard to the bankrupt law or the
silver bill or any other subject, upon
which the legislature may assume to
dictate their action, as is the legislature
itself, and it does not seem to be within
the province Of the latter to control
national and state legislation at the
same time. The fact is, these questions
of national policy are, nine times out of
ten, lugged in by ambitious politicians,
in order to make glory and capital for
themselves as prospective candidates
for Congress. This is the sole signi6
canoe of the silver resolutions, intro
duced by that arch-demagogue, Ex-Gov.
Stone, almost at the very opening of the
session. Iowa is almost unanimous for
silver, and there is no necessity for the
legislature to neglect it's legitimate and
important duties, for the sake of voic-
ing the demands of the people in that
regard.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01
The Silver Victory.

The resolution sometime since offered
in the United States Senate by Stanley
Matthews, of Ohio, declaring the right
and privilege Of the government to pay
its bonds in silver coin unless expressly
stipulated to be paid in gold, came up
for vote in that body on Friday last,
and was passed by the decisive vote of
43 ayes to % nays, or within one of
two-thirds majority. An analysis shows
that % Democrats, 10 Republicans and
l Independcnt-Davis in the af-
frmative, and Is Republicans and Z
Democrats in the negative. Kellogg, of
louisiana, lodged.
The same resolution passed the House
on Monday by vote of 199 to 79 The
silver men are much tickled over this
decided expression of both Houses in
favor of silver, and are hopeful that
they can secure votes enough to pass
the Bland bill, even over the veto, if it
should be interposed The probability
is, however, that the bill will not go
through in it's original form.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01

THE memorial addressed to the Legis-
lature by the Supervisors convention,
will be found in another column. Many
of the suggestions for reform therein
contained are excellent and timely. but
others are too sweeping. The PROPOSE
ton to abolish the Circuit Court and to
relegate its jurisdiction and powers to
county courts, would, in our opinion, be
neither wise or profitable. The sugges-
ton is in the line of increased expense
instead Of economy, while the important
interests intrusted to said courts would
not be as safe as now. County courts
may do well in densely populated States,
but in a majority of the counties of
Iowa they would be travesty upon the
administration of law, for the reason
that the business before them would not
warrant able men in accepting the posi-
ton of Judge The suggestion that the
Office of County Superintendent of
Schools be made more economical and
efficient is we'll enough, but it will as
we'll apply to all other Offices No coun-
ty that has elected a fit man or woman
for the position, has had reason to COM
plain that the good effects upon it's edu-
eational interests are disproportioned to
the expenSe,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01
lows.
Interesting to Greenbackers.

1t is beginning to look as though re-
sumption will become fixed fact be-
fore 1879, and that we shall owe that
consumation to the natural laws Of
trade, rather than the act of Congress-
The following New York special to
the Inter- Ocean shows that it has al
ready come in that city; and the steadi-
ness with which the decline in gold is
maintained, and other signs seem to in
dictate that the politics founded on OPP
position to specie resumption, is destin-
ed to an early eclipse:
Several city banks are constantly receiving
gold coin on deposit at par from country de-
positOrs. 1t is thought gold coin will begin to
circulate at par with greenbacks in very
short time Canadian bank bills, which are
payable and redeemable in gold and silver, are
already in extensive circulation here ut par
with greenbacks The gold coin now in city
banks amounts to $50 700, an increase of
s., 800 900 over last week"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01
Visiting committees.

The committees to visit the several
State institutions were appointed by the
Legislature on Wednesday, and are as
follows.
State University-Senator Chase and
Representatives Tremaine and ODen-
nell
Normal Schools Senator Wright and
Representatives Taylor and Young.
Agricultural College - Senator Bes-
tow and Representatives Clayton and
Hiatt.
Hospital for the Insane, at Indepen-
dence = Senator Lewellcn and Repre-
sentatives Brown and Elliott.
Hospital for the Insane, at Mt Pleas
ant-SenatOr StOneman and Representa-
tives Nc Allister and RatcliH
Institute for the Deaf and Dumb
Senator Hemenway and Representatives
King and Miller.
College for the Blind-Senator He
bard and Representatives Gay and Hlol-
brook.
Orphans Home-Senator Arnold and
Representatives Mccartney and Boil
ton.
Penitentiary at Anamosa - Senator
Myer and Representatives Miles and
Bowdish,
Penitentiary at Fort Madison Sena-
tor Dows and Representatives Wright
of Warren county and Wood.
Reform School for Girls = Senator
johnson and Representative Kaufman
and Gray
Reform School for Boys - Senator
Blackman and Representatives Maynard
and Peak.
Matching House at Anamosa Sena-
ator Gallup and Representatives Hoag
and Mallory.
Asylum for Feeble Minded Children,
Senator Miller and Representatives,
Parkinson and Paul.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01

j. L. MCCREERY, local editor of the
Times, was one Of the prominent and
efficient workers in the recent temper
ance revival in Dubuque. The Herald,
of last Sunday morning, has the follow
ing highly appreciative notice of MIR.
McCreery's address at an immense tenn
perance gathering the night before:
Mr.. McCreery followed, and delivered
the very best temperance speech ever
uttered in the city of Dubuque or pro-
badly in the State of Iowa. Anything
but the publication of the literal Ian
guage employed by the speaker would
be mutilation of the address. The
speech revealed Mr. McCreery's famil-
iarity with the finer feelings of the soul.
with the necessities of men in the varied
conditions of life, the ethics of temper
ance, the scriptures, Grecian mythology
and history. His every sentence con-
tanned truth and thought, while the
address, as whole, was one impassion-
ed strain of glowing eloquence, charac-
terized by earnestness, zeal and chaste-
ness of diction. He held his audience
spell bound from beginning to end, and
when he had completed his remarkable
forensic effort, his hearers broke forth
into one loud and prolonged burst Of ap-
plause and admiration. The remem-
brance of his speech will last with those
who had the pleasure of hearing it, so
long as their reason maintains its
throne"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01
Legislative Summary.

Not much is doing in the Legislature
as yet, except the reception of bills.
The usual disposition to reform and
overturn everything in the shape Of for
mer legislation, is strikingly manifest,
and if one-half the amendments to the
code were adopted that are being offer
ed we should have as the result of the
labors of the session an almost entirely
new set of laws.
The following is a synopsis of the
more important bills introduced For a
commission to investigate the diseases
of swine; to reduce the number of grand
jurors to Z; to define penalties for set
ting fire to prairies; to allow criminals
to testify in their own behalf; to pro-
vide additional terms and conditions
upon which foreign insurance COM
panies shall do business in this
State; to authorize towns and cities to
regulate the sale of coal oil; to amend
the law relating to chattel mortgages;
to abolish circuit courts and establish
county courts; to provide guardians for
drunkards, spendthrifts and lunatics; to
amend mechanics lien law; to regulate
the practice of medicine; to amend fish
law; to restore capital punishment; to
amend the herd law, and to make it uni
form all over the State.
To prescribe the duties of County SUI
perintendents and fix their salaries; to
provide for State board of examina-
ton to issue certificates to teachers; to
limit the number of witnesses in crimi-
nal cases; to prohibit the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors within two miles of towns
and cities on election. days; to provide
for the organization of the militia; to
provide for the payment of taxes in
March and September; to fix penalty
for selling liquor to minors; to regulate
the fees of attorneys appointed by
courts; to regulate the sale of beer and
wine outside of incorporated towns and
cities; exempting poultry from execu-
ton; to authorize towns to refund bonds
at lower interest; to punish reckless or
careless use of firearms; to create the
Office of county attorney and to define
his duties; to provide for the election OF
township officers once in two years; re-
ducing County Superintendent salary
to 800 per annum
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01
State News.

A saloon-keeper named Jacob Beck
er, at Maquoketa, was so worked up by
the temperance movement in that place
and the consequent falling off in his
gains, that he made an efigy of Mr.. Mil
ler editor of the Clipper, member of
the Reform Club and his former Gus
toner to some extent, and labelling it,
This is reformed drunkard,' placed
1t at the stairs leading to Mr.. Miller's
office. The cowardly act created such
a feeling of public Indignation that
Becker was fain to approach Mr.. Miller
with a confession Of his meanness, and
the offer of 500 if he would not pub
lish it in his paper. We CLEAN from the
Excelsior.
Paul Schultz and Geo. Benn got to
drinking in saloon at Dyersville Mon
day evening, then to quarreling, and
finally came to blows. Benn threw
Schultz down, whereupon the latter
drew knife and stabbed Benn in the
top of the head, in the temple and in
the cheek, inficting wounds that will
prove fatal. Schultz was lodged in Jail
in Dubuque
The Postville Reyie,o says that the
dlphtheria is abating in that town and
that there is now less of the disease in
that vicinity than at ony time for the
last four months.
John Ref, farmer residing a few
miles from Postville drove to that town
one day last week and sold two loads of
pork, receiving therefor $1O2. As he
was driving home, he overlook one
Charles Morton, who asked to ride,
which was granted. When Morton, who
is only II years of age, had ridden as far
as he desired, he got out, and, drawing a
revolver on Ref, demanded his money.
Ref refused twice, and on the third de-
mand attempted to escape, but was
stopped by Morton, and then handed
over 500 bank note. Morton return
ed to Postville, changed his clothes at
the hotel where he had been stopping,
and made off. He was arrested two
days after, at West Union, by Ex-Sher-
if WEIGH, and the money received.
Three thousand persons have signed
the pledge in Dubuque since Capt. Cur
It's began his self sacrificing labors in
that city, Fifty ladies', of the Catholic
and Protestant churches, have organic
ed a Ladies Temperance League.
Frank Weber, former employe of
Westhal Kinds & Co., Dubuque, at
tempted to rob the store of that firm
Monday night He broke into the base
ment and attempted to reach the floor
above, through trap door. There was
about four hundred pounds weight upon
it, and when he had opened it sufficient
~ to let his head through it slipped
back and held him fast. His yells
brought a policeman, who gave him
quarters in the lookup His left arm is
paralyzed and his neck badly hurt by
the operation.