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Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-06-22

T2AEs2A4ENT TEACHING cARpS instruction ami
Auusctie { s"ui bned. mpo tant to parents and
teactIrs-2 % diff cut iatic q. signs. The tire
rack sent free: for &c. currency or stamps. Van
Deli u Co, 20 i'm Il N York.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-06-22
Notice..

U. 8. LAND OFFICEl
TRAVERSE CRY, Mich, June II, 1878.
GoMPi.NI INT having been entered at this office
" by Josiah Spencer against Elias Robins on
for abandoning his homestead entry No. 7l41 dated
Oct. IL, 1875, upon the n Z, section 2S township
"a north, iange west, in Michigan, with view to
the cai'ce ,tion of said entry the said parties are
hereby summoned 10 appear at this Office on the
18th day of Augnst,1S7S, at o'clock PM to respond
and furnish testimony concerning said alleged
abandonment.
Sc Ii C. MOFFATT, Regter.
49june15 PERRY HANNAH, Receiver
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-06-22
Notice.

Us LAND OFFICE. !
TRAVERSE CITY. Mich. May 20, 1878.
COMPLAINT having heen entt red at this Of
" flee by Philip PelfeY against Frank
Wilcox. for abandoning his homestead entrv
No. S055, dated February p ls77, upon the X of
sw X. section Sc, township "a north range west.
in Michigan, with view to the
cancellation OF said entry, the said parties are
hereby summoned to a2Dear at this Office on the
2lst day OF August, 1878, at o'c ock p. NJ tn
resi- ond and furnish testimony concerning said
alleged abandonm, mt.
SETH q. MOFFATT, Register.
Al PERRY HANNAH, Receiver.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1878-06-22

Of'land, situated in towns So, and west; 81,
and west; So, aid 2 VT st; SIS, and 2 west; "a
2 west; "a, 3west. The aboye described lands are
all
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-07-04

strong passions shorten life. Strong bodied
men often die young-weak men live longer
than the strong, for the strong use their
strength and the weak have none to use. The
latter take care of themselves, the former do
not. As it is with the body, so it is with the
mind and temper, the strong are apt to break,
or like the candle to run ; the weak burn out.
The inferior animals which live, in general,
regular and temperate lives, have generally
their prescribed term of years. The horse
lives twenty-five years; the OK fifteen or
twenty the lion about twenty the dog ten
or twelve the rabbit eight the guinea.pig six
or seven years. These numbers all bear a
similar proportion to the time the animal
takes to grow its full size. But man, of the
animals, is one that seldom comes up to this
average. He ought to live hundred years,
according to this physiological law, for five
times twenty are one hundred but instead of
that he scarcely reaches, on an average, four
times his growing period; the cat six times !;
and the rabbit even eight times the standard
of measurement. The reason is obvious
man is not only most irregular and the most
Incorporate, but the most laborious and hard
worked of all animals. He is also the most
irritable of all animals and there is no rea-
son to believe, though we cannot tell what an
animal secretly feels, that more than any 9TH
er animal man cherishes wrath to keep it warm,
and consumes himself with the fire of his
own secret reflections.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-07-04

the doors of Congress for admission to the
Supreme Court has become somewhat famous,
has two important cases pending before that
court, which she is declared from pleading on
account of her sex. One of Cherokee In.
dian claim involving s3,0OO000. Mrs. Lock
wood is now in the fifth year of her practice,
and has all the business she can attend to-.
When she began, her property consisted of q
few feet of real estate in cemetery; now she
is worth $4,000, and her practice brings her
yearly income about five times as large as
the salary of clerk in the treasury depart
ment. She is a widow, nearly 30 years Of
age and very attractive.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-07-04

nar To lend man "a quarter" politely, re-
quires considerable GOODNESS and self:control.
To be slow and ceremonious about it implies
distrust; to slap down the coin with "bang"
indicates irritation, while to search all your
pockets in succession, conveys the impression
that you will be left peuniless by the transac-
tion. A smiling, quiet promptness marks the
gentleman in this crisis.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-07-04

Parmee were prompted by me without any
influence by others. further certify that
the charges are true, and the paper was pre-
pared by my instigation, and I signed the
same without any mental reservation.
H. B. ROBERTS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-07-04

a9- Washington's female lawyer, Mrs. Belva
Lockwood, who by her persistent knocking at
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-07-04

WHAT Y OlCES 1ND1CAIE. uoIo oEo lShL3
quick, surface voices, that involuntarily seem
to utter the slang, II won't do to tie to-" The
mans words may assure you of his strength
of purpose and reliability, yet his tone con-
tradicts his speech.
Then, there are low, deep. strong voices,
where the words seem ground out as if the
man owed humanity grudge, and meant to
pay it some day. That mans opponent may
tremble and his friends may trust bis strength
of purpose and ability to act.
There is the coarse, boisterous, dictatorial
tone, invariably adopted by vulgar persons,
who have not sufficient cultivation to under
stand their own insigni6cance.
There is the incredulous tone, that is full of
covert sneer, or secret "you can't'dupe-
me.s;r" information.
Then there is the whining, beseeching voice,
that says 'sycophant" as plainly as if it ut
tered the word. 1t cajoles and fatters you
its words say /: II love you; admire you
you are everything that you should be-"
Then there is the tender, musical, compass.
sionate voice, that sometimes goes with sharp
features Gas they indicate merely intensity of
feeling) and sometimes with blunt features,
but always with genuine benevolence
If you are full of afectation and pretence,
your voice proclaims it.
If you are full of honesty, strength and
purpose, your voice proclaims it.
If you are cold and calm and firm and con-
sistent. or tickle and foolish and deceptious,
your voice will be equally truth-telling.
You cannot change your voice from nat
ural to an unnatural tone, without its being
known that you are doing so.
r@ A census has been taken in Madras,
British India, to determine the loss of life oc.
casioned by the famine. The conclusion
reached by the authorities is that little more
than half million persons have perished
from starvation out of population of two
millions, and this in spite of the fact that the
greatest exertions we're made, both by the
government and individuals to give relief to
the sufferers. These are the facts represent
ing single district. A calculation based on
these estimates that "the total losses in South
India will not be far short Of six millions"
1t is to be feared that few persons in this land
of plenty have realized the horrors of the
dearth from which India has suffered. 1t is
fearful to think that six millions of persons,
not less than seventh of the entire popula-
tion of the United States, should have per.
ished for want of food in this age of the
world.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-07-04
COLUMBIA, S. c., June 25, 1878.

Editors Phenir: A portion of the card of
T. w. Parmele, which appeared in the Reg
lister of this date, I regard as too low and
vulgar for a gentleman to notice. His state.
ment that l am influenced by personal rea-
sons is absolutely false. l have advocated
the appointment of prominent gentleman
of this State for the position IF Superintend-
ent. In proof of which I respectfully refer
you to A. G. Shields, one of the Directors of
the South Carolina Penitentiary. In proof of
the falsity of the balance of his charges re-
fer you to the certificates of Messrs w. Rose,
H. B. Roberts and S. Green.
THOMPSON EARLE
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-07-04

A BILLIoN-Some curious statements and
calculations lately appeared in the London
Times correspondence as to the popular no.
ton of high numbers, such as millions, bill
lions and trilions. Mr.. Bessemer said that
he did not think any clear conception of a
billion could be formed. Other correspon.
dents give the following facts A single thick
ness of sovereigns spread over the floor of
room II feet inches square is almost exact,
ly one million. If, instead Of being neatly
laid in rows, the sovereg gns are placed as close
ly as possible, million will just cover the
floor of room 81 feet inches square, Mr..
Nj. Hawkins johnson writes: "The difficulty
of comprehending the idea of a billion is
scarcely so great as Mr.. Bessemer would have
US suppose. A shot one-tenth Of an inch in
diameter is an idea readily grasped. Itwould
take exactly one million such shots to make
ball ter inches in diameter, and a billion of
such shots would make globe 80 feet inch
es in diameter, which, although it may be
called large, is not beyond ordinary compre-
hension." Mr. Lockwood writes: "ln addi-
tion to Mr.. Bessemers dissection of billion,
it may be mentioned that fifteen persons may
dine together a billion times without twice
sitting in the same relative position.
The CoMMUNIsTIC SCARE.-For the past
few months much excitement has prevailed
in several of the Northern and Western cities,
on account of the Communistic feeling thought
to pervade the working classes. 1t was feared
by some that a repetition of last summers
scenes only on larger scale, would be enact
ed /; but as yet the active members of the
leagues have confined themselves to talk and
bluster. There was procession and picnic
of Communists on Sunday at Chicago About
five thousand men marched in line, bearing
an occasional red flag. Other banners at the
gathering bore such notices as, "No masters
no slaves !" "All for each, each for all :
"Down with privileged classes" down with
monopolies;" Liberty, equality. fraternity )
"Free man :" "Free labor; )" LAND belongs
to society,"" "No rich, no poor, but all alike"
A large majority Of those in the procession
were of the lowest class of foreigners in the
city, who did not understand the English Ian
guage. The pslice and military were held in
readiness at headquarters, but their services
we're not required.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-07-04

MANS AGE.-Few men die of age Al
most all die of disappointment, passion, men,
tai or bodily toll, or accident. The passions
kill men even suddenly. The common express
sion, choked with passion has little exsggera'
ton in it; for even though not suddenly fatal,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-07-04

I hereby certify that was, until recently,
a guard at the South Carolina Penitentiary,
and that 80 much of Parmele's communics-
ton as refers to charges against Capt. Refs,
were made by me alone. without any in
huence or dctation by others. l certify fur
ther, that the statement in Parmele's commu-
nication that l was influenced in my action
by Gen. Earle or other, is without any foun.
dation in fact, and that the assertion that l
made such statement to Parmele or other, is
false. l still further certify, that l had no
acquaintance or communication, direct or in-
direct with Gen. Earle previous to the pre-
paration and signing of the charges, and that
signed the same with full knowledge of
what 1 was doing, and without any mental
reservation whatever. WILLIAM Rose.
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hereby certify that was formerly guard
at the South Carolina Pententary under the
present management, and am the guard re-
ferred to in Parmele's communication as
ready sgner, and that the charges against
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hereby certify that so much of Col. Par
meles communication as refers to me- in re-
lation to promises made by Gen. Earle, is en-
tirely false. 1t is true I have been, and am
now an aspirant for the Chief of the Guard
at the South Carolina Penitentiary, and that
ain recommended for the position by the
former Board of Directors, by other personal
friends and by written communication from
his Excellency the Governor Upon Par.
meles refusal to give me the position |
sought, and for which | was recommended, |
declined to take anything less. In this con-
nection, l will further certify that have
tried and found it impossible to carry on work
by convict labor on account of instruction
given by Parmee and Refs. S. GREEN.
Sharp County record., 1878-08-09
a. Earl Russell.

One of The most influential and indi-
vidual of English statesmen in the pres
ent century closed his life at the age OF
nearly Sc years, on the 2Sth ult. Earl
Russell was the most distinguished and
useful of his family, which is an ancient
and honored one; he was third son OF
the sixth Duke of Bedford, and entered
Parliamer as soon as he came Of age
where he became at once prominent,
and continued so for over half cell
tury. Fifty years ago he was the leader
of the Whig party in the reform move
ments of the age-the repeal Of the test
and corporation acts, Roman Catholic
emancipation, and the Reform bill
which was the foundation of all the
modern progress of England. He was
at AZ the principal Liberal in England,
and held various posts of official re-
sponsibility when his party was IN pow
er, and was the recognized head OF the
opposition when it was out, being Pre-
mier during the Chartist troubles OF
1889. He was a member Of Aber-
deems Cabinet during the Crimean war,
and experienced one of his failures as
special peace ambassador at its close. In
the second PalmerstOn Ministry he held
the post of Foreign Secretary from lc59
to 1868, and then became a second time
First Lord of the Treasury and Premier.
He was made Earl Russell in 1861.
Since 1866 he has held no official sta
ton, but has been until latel y an active
ulemhars- -.he House of Lords. Earl
atdre, wtJag the1iFes ofFfssk iR liteE,
Lord William and Lady Rachel Russell,
and of his intimate friend Tom Moore
editing the correspondence of another
ancestor, the Duke of Bedford whom
"Junius" so scathed; writing the life
and editing the letters Of Charles James
Fox; guilty of some poor poetry in his
youth, and finally in 1875 publishing an
interesting book of "Recollections"
about himself and his times. He was a
man of small stature, restless temper,
constant ambition a2d versatile ability
a friend of Sydney smith, one of the
Edinburg reviewers, and favOrite sub
iect of Punch'S caricature and of more
serious assault; and altogether factor
of such Importance in the affairs of the
world that no history of the century
could be written without the frequent
use of his name.
Sharp County record., 1878-08-09
The Marriage of Woman to Woman.

Marancy Hughes was married in Sep
tember last to a person who was known
as Samuel M. Pollard. Her relatives
opposed the match, and she elOped and
was married without their knowledge,
and a short time after their marriage
Pollard confessed to her that she was a
woman; that she had trouble with her
relatives in the East; had lost her prop
erty, and assumed the disguise OF man
for the reason that avenues for making
money would be open to her in that
character which would be closed to her
as a woman. Pollard has never given
her any particular reason for doing her
this great wrong, but is believed to have
been actuated by foolish pride in ap-
pearing in the character of married
man. The victim was ashamed to ac-
knowledge that she had been so i'm
posed upon, and Shrunk from admitting
the truth. Pollard, without actually
threatening her life, repeatedly init
mated that it would be bad for her if
she exposed her, and so she kept 81
lence uatil a fortnight ago, when her
aunt got an intimation of the fact, and
questioned her closely, and she related
to her the whole story. The victim
says that the woman's real name is Sa-
rah NJ Pollard, and that her trunk is
filled with feminine apparel, A COM
plant was filed yesterday by j. C.
Howerton, accusing Pollard Of perjury
IN swearing when he took out the mar
riage license that he was male.-IuS-
Car0ra (NeUada) IjmeS-ReUjeW.
Sharp County record., 1878-08-09
Evo,; sprang in through

|
She oy in her arms and
with Wheat, pnotion of one hand,
had it'd Flour, Strengthened out so eX'
quisitd Corn, n there wasn't wrinkle
in it. Meal. -,
The Oo+n Y in her arms as placid,
quiet, "''' graceful and contented
as aa1&Ye, Paradise.
The mdconthanked Mr.. Thumbledirk
for the ard, and torture he had en-
dured so tterntly for her. This was the
way she tickeed him. She did not look
at him. Is looked straight out OF the
window d,pJb , stony glare, and said,
in tones, cn' made the thermometer
sbiver: pi' ,
"Mr.sI acGbledirk isn't a very good
nurse, feeJaby?"
All omen smiled, except the
gloomy ar IN who talked bass. She
nodded q 'ovingly.
The bas' ooked up into Mr.. Thum-
bledirk's q 4 and laughed aloud.
What N fThumbIedirk said when he
dashed in the sanctum last evening
was this IL
"By thds, ,enging daughters of Night,
the everla6g, Snake-haired Erynnes,
the terror-haunted shades never knew
the horrors that haunt the soul of q
sensible single man that tries to take
care of~sSme other FOOLS bowling,
squalling, squirming baby BmIIng'
ton HGlC5eye.
Sharp County record., 1878-08-09

1t is proposed in Utica, n. Y, to
reduce the school course to y years
The Herald of that city says: "The list
less, idle method Of dragging through
the common-school system is practical
denial to large number of approach to
the academy, and often to the advanced
school. The average pupil will adhere
to the course set before him. He will
not run before it. He will be more
likely to fall behind it. Yet the average
pupil has no sixteen years which he can
afford to give up to education.
Sharp County record., 1878-08-09

~. ANNulLS, even
most intelligent and most St's y
American farmers. Mr. IS cS e
tween 400 and 500 calvs, S,Dls
from Short-hOrn bulls and
COWS, each calf being allow
its dam; and thus, when Z
turned into the 'sfi,I
Gas a broad Scot my My
the calf is usually \, "'
condition as it is desirable
should be. But after that l.
endeavor being made to re-, u
beef, and to slowly and gr,S !
to it, that animal has to 'is b. $
with a very scanty livinc% V !, 9 9
preaching three Years ol3 I
grass season the summer .
abundant, but in winter r. .
very scarce, and, indeed, 4 4 :
have sometimes, as alres5,
Scrape their daily pittancet1 4 B
a covering of snow. In fl. y y
their third year Mr.. Gillet', 3 5
turned on to full rations a, V
tie, and for 10 or y month, y!
liberally with Indian CON 4,
given them in the open fej G
in winter, and in the ear N
summer. They take on 4. :; 3,
while they are thus treated II n
during the summer months, 81
they are shipped to the baei X /
Chicago or New York in n q, q,
August, September Or 0c,d ho
indeed a very handsome la toI
tie, weighing from |, ,7OObl n. n.
live weight. Of 1
What is there then il A c.
feeding that damages ID ny
beef? The cattle are b.r sa' "a
finished well; but in tE y"
nearly two years durai y
their weaving and the aur TIL
third year, they are ne. RuI Rul
least left to shift for then, die die
of the two winters in this Pei
away a considerable port hea
laid on during the preTio Y ~
leaving on the frame Of t i
quantity of strong, dry WI
ill-mixed flesh, which re- ney n
and greatly reduces the val i'S =,
cass. A few of the Ame,
with whom | discussed /!
gued that to endeavOr to vt
fat upon an animal before snoi Sa0i
ed its maximum growth, q YEA
perfectly useless, in fact ten
take, for they held tha liabl
stints the growth of thes w
pairs its constitution. / ,atnr
are also occasionally exp -,
British farmers, but thg ~
founded there is not the
Unquestionably excesdF
youth both endangerS 1
and hinderS the grOwthC
moderate and steady fee says
er. On the contrary, It blood
growth of the animal, al 81 edlds, tSs
quantity and imprOvesa genui
beef. All animals can thsr ana a !
Sans same Jagm}}oeSgIaEtttrI8bs amogatttr 88f pre-; rs duce;
and the food applied ac
Another wrong imp
have a footing among Is the
erS, and that is that ID
be valued and graded b
than by any other char Will 9,
chief ambition seems
heavy cattle into man
of their quality. 1t isw Is reco
as a rule, to obtain god
mOderate-Sized animal.
tionally large one; andi H.. !
beef can claim quality es Cane q
the farmers of that cOu-
lay aside their idea y
all-impOrtant point, aa cures !
quality is of more MON
Sharp County record., 1878-08-09

IT is said that an Az
has been negotiating Vi
Government for the d
maritime canal in the 4
extend from CrOnSta1
burg. The work is to /
in October, and compa
The presence of ice ed
the time for work by ylai
The width of the canals
feet, and its depth 20SI
will be about ten miles !
tity of sand, and eSP%
has to be extracted Es7
y 10000 cubic m'ta |
Of the enterprise is tO~- .s
diate neighborhood.d Of y
port of trade acceSSlOI'4
tonnage. When, m0Iesa }s'
canal to the Neva, aldg
jected for connectins Il
southern Russia with '
have been executed cOD.
great facilities for p'f'. /
parts of this immelsS ~
vessels ! on the Volga VII.
transfer their mercl'lu ~
ships engaged in ocean ll.., 4 =
dredges and other Dl',
for this great schenS ls
constructed in AmeElc1 Y
Sharp County record., 1878-08-09
NJ. darcy DE THlITI

NJ. DARBY DE THEE,
Charge d'Atfaires' WIZ
mental in introducIns,lI
nese plants and ani9a.'
country, is now naAln. i.n.
for importation in @II5 @.F5
one of the most yalal,$r,, ar,
waters. The fish oF'TI H
family, and when NJ lSl r1,'
ponds attainS VIII. - > Nd
weight ' Of about fo'V ~ d
the past three ye3,l15 f,'
on fish in the aip'r be vi
have shown it 10 and
European climan,, aan,j .bf
rapidly, it is 10 Riootnrodl
wears it cax be ,nn ,n'''
t Throughout nr3 u Europe,
Sharp County record., 1878-08-09

ConundranlS'-,l -, ge,
melted lard, 8 egssiI b.
pinch of salt; kneac 1ear ID. d
r5ii'I roll thin, cut in long 5et ii II
and fry in clean' ~
Sharp County record., 1878-08-09

4
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-29

e%" There, my lad, . said an Athen-
ian once to little Hebrew boy, by way
of joke, " here is pruth a small coin
of less value than a fafthing), bring me
something for it, of which L may eat
enough, leave some for my host, and
carry some to my family" The witty
boy went and brought him some salt.
Salt" exclaimed the Athenian, 81
did not tell thee to bring salt" " Nay"
replied the boy, archly, didst thou not
say, bring me of what 1 may eat,
leave, and take some homeY" Verify
of this thou mayest eat, leave some be-
hind, and still have plenty to carry
home"
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-29

tB- A gentleman having boasted that
it was easy enough to "do" railway
companies out of their fares, and that he
had passed from one station to another
of certain road the day before without
ticket, was approached by an officer
of the road, who wanted to know how
it was done. The gentleman agreed to
tell for a " consideration" 1t was paid,
and then the officer said: "Now tell
me how you did it, 81 walked" quiet
ly replied the gentleman.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-29

ca A brother of Bishop Clark was
one of the wittiest men alive. 1t runs
in the family. He once went to see one
of his parishioners, lady with pro-
digious family, which had recently been
increased. AS he rose to leave, the lady
stopped him with "but you have not
seen my last baby" No." he quickly
replied, and never expect to-" Then
he fled.