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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-14

A PENNSYLVANIA named Isaac John
son, of the village of Port Penn, has
had, according to the local gazettes, an
eventtul career, and inherited fortune
after he had lost several and completely
given up the struggle of life. When a
boy of 10 he stole wash-tub, launched
it upon the Delaware, got into it, foated
down the river into the bay, and was
picked up by bark which carried him
to Vera Cruz. Thence he made his way
to the City of Mexico, where he was
adopted by rich merchant, Don Hidal-
go Hernandez, given liberal education,
and, finally, partnership. Having be-
come partisan of Macmillan, he grew
so odious to the people that he was OBJ
liged to fly to Texas. At the outset of
the civil war he entered the Confederate
army, serving as aide to Albert Sydney
Johnston. After its cessation, he re.
turned North, went into the manufacture
of shoes in Philadelphia, and fourished
for awhile, but was eventually ruined
by the dishonesty of his partners
Broken in spirit and estate, he wen,
back to his village home to die pauper
Recently he received notice that proper
ty to the value of 5000, 900, most of it in
Government bonds, had been left him
by Don Hidalgo, and he is naturally re
joiced thereat. The moral of this is OBJ
GUS. Steal wash-tub early-nevel
mind the size or shape-and wealth shall
come to you unexpectedly after you have
lost your last cent.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-14

The son of the late Speaker Kerr says
his father died absolutely without money.
There was not dollar. His account
with the Sergeant-at-Arms was over
drawn, he having used the advance to
pay local bills around New Albany. Hi q
life was insured, and the family's first
application of that money was to settle
his account with Congress. The people
of New Albany and throughout the dis
trict he represented always believed that
he was rich, and that he had hidden OF
invested funds.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-14

The terrible sufferings of Tenth Cav
airy company on the Staked Plain of Tex
as, through thirst, are described by Sur
geon King. They were four days with
out water, and the weather was intensely
hot. Their predicament was caused by
the death of their guide, leaving them
to wander by themselves until spring
was finally found. Their mouths be-
came so dry that brown sugar would not
melt in them. Their voices grew weak
and strange, and their sight dim, and
when asleepthey dreamed of banqueting.
A sense of suffocation was extremely
painful. They drank water greedily,
but it did not quench their thirst-which
shows, the Surgeon thinks, that the
sense of thirst resides not in the stom-
ach, but in the general system, and, in
this case, could not be relieved until the
remote tissues were supplied.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-14
JAPAN.
ASA ssination OF an Imperial Minister

ASA ssination of an Imperial Minister.
Late advices from Yokohama, Japan,
embrace particulars of the cruel assassi-
nation of Okubo Toshimitsi, senior I'm
perial Councillor, and Minister of the
Home Department. He was attacked by
six men while riding from his residence
to the palace, at o'clock, a. IN. His
murderers selected an unfrequented part
of the route, cut down the horses, killed
the driver, and slaughtered their victim
as he sprung from the carriage. The
body was frightfully INITIATED, the face
and neck covered with wounds, and one
hand cut off. The assassins immedi-
ately proceeded to the palace and gave
themselves up. They proved to be fanat
ical followers of the late rebel Saigo, al
though not from his part of the country.
Two of them wrote letters and sent them
to the newspaper before setting out. de-
claring their reasons. They say Okubo
was selfish and tyrannical, preferring
despotism to liberty, overriding the law
at pleas ere, was arbitrary and proud,
wasted public money, excluded patriots
from share in the Government, thus
exciting rebellion, failed to sustain the
dignity of the empire toward other ma
tions, and, therefore, they killed him. A
seventh accomplice surrendered himself
the following day. 1t is not believed
any further extension of the conspiracy
exists. Okubo was the foremost mem
Der of the Cabinet for many years, and
was next in rank to the two Ministers
known as Dial jim. He was the principal
mover in the great reforms of modern
times. His loss is severe, though fortu-
nately not irreparable. His colleague,
Okuma, Minister of Finance, is recog-
nized as not less sagacious, energetic,
and progressive. Into his hands the
leadership of the Government now falls.
The Emperor has invested Okubo with
Of the three officers nearest the throne,
and augmented his rank. The funeral
took place May II, attended by an enor-
nous concourse, including all foreign
officials. Okubo was a little over 40
years old. He was originally of moder-
ately good birth, and distinguished him
self by reforms in his native province OF
Satsuma. He secretly assisted the youth
of thatregion to travel abroad and study,
while yet forbidden by law and usage.
OF this early party were almost all the
Japanese now representing their country
automatically at foreign capitals. After
the war of the restoration lie came
rapidly to the front in civil affairs, al
ways maintaining his prominence, visited
America and Europe in 1872, under Iva
kura. He will be succeeded as Minister
Of the Home Department by Ito Hiro-
bume, hitherto Minister of Public
Works.
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Terrible Tragedy in Virginia.

The community in the neighborhood
of Tazewell Court House is in great
state of excitement over a remarkable
and shocking tragedy that was enacted
last night. In the woods, two miles
from that place, is small frame cottage
occupied for number of years by Mrs.
Rebecca Baldwin, an old widow lady,
who lived in state of solitude. 1t was
generally known that she possessed a
little fortune in the shape of gold coin.
The neighbors have often remarked that
old Aunt Becky, as she was called,
would some night be murdered for her
money, and such has come to pass.
This morning early, friend dropped
in to call, when a sickening sight met
his eye. Mrs. Baldwin lay on the floor,
weltering in blood. Life was almost
gone, but she was still able to speak.
In the same room on the floor lay two
dead men who had beer killed, and ly-
ing around were two bloody clubs, a
bloody ak, and bloody knife. The old
lady was able, in broken sentences, to
give the following statement:
Yesterday at noon, three strange men,
whom she supposed to be tramps, called
and asked her to change $40. She COM
piled with the request, and in doing SO
she displayed good deal of money. AT
night, about 9 o'clock, after she had re-
tired, her door was broken in. and one
of the same party that had been there
during the day rushed in. She jumped
out of her bed, and in her excitement
threw large bag of gold into the fire.
The man stopped to jerk it out, and as
he stopped Mrs. Baldwin, like plucky
heroine, seized an ak, which she always
kept at the head of the bed, and let the
robber have a blow on the back of the
head, and she did not stop until she had
killed him. Then another man with q
club ran in to the rescue of his comrade.
and the old lady struck him in the head
with the az. They had quite combat,
but she succeeded in killing him. While
she was administering the last blow. the
third man, who, it is supposed, had been
left outside as a guard, rushed in and
stabbed her with dirk, and, thinking
she was dead, he fled.
Mrs. Baldwin recognized all the rob-
bers as the same tramps that had visited
her to get the money changed. They
had been lurking around the neighbor-
hood several days. The old lady died
this afternoon. = Wythevitle (Va.j Cor.
| Cincinnati Enquirer.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-14

A GREAT invasion of kangaroos re-
Gently occurred in various settled parts
of Australia, especially Queensland, the
animals being. no doubt, driven from
the interior by the drought and its effects
in search of food. They came in thou
sands, devouring everything in the shape
of herbs or grain, SO that the sheep and
cattle were often reduced to dry leaves
for fodder. The colonists promptly met
the attack, in some places driving the
kangaroos into an Enclosure and shoot.
inc them. In one battue more than
A 900 kangaroos were killed in four days.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-14
SINGULAR ROMANCE.
Truth stranger Than Fiction

We published few days since, says
the Troy Times, the story of the court
ship and marriage of Lieut.. Philip
Reade, of the regular army, and Minnie
Murand, of Topeka, Kan, and the sub
sequent death of the bride in Europe,
whittier she had been sent by her husband
especially to cultivate tie possibilities
of her wonderful voice. The Lieutenant
had been 30 fortunate as to save the life
of his bride from the assault of an en-
ragged bull, which he dispatched with a
well-directed shot from his pistol. The
young lady and her mother were very
poor, and subsisted upon the small sal
airy she obtained as church singer.
The adventure with the bull, frugal
supper in the little cottage of the girls
mother, a sight of Minnie's pretty face
and the ravishing sweetness of her voice,
settled the Lieutenant's fate. He laid
his hand, his heart and fortune at her
feet. These were accepted. 1t was
agreed between them that the bride
should go to Europe and study music,
while the Lieutenant remained at home
and pursued his soldiers duty. They
were married, and from the altar the
young wife went direct to the steamer
and set out for her long voyage. Placing
herself under the best masters, she
made rapid progress in her studies, and
in a little while the husband was repaid
for the sacrifice he had made by hearing
wonderful accounts of his wife's success
as lyric singer. She remained abroad
five years, when, her education having
been completed. the husband left his
distant post in Arizona to go to Paris
and accompany her home. On the way
copy of the New York Herald fell into
his hands; it contained an account of
her sudden death in the French capital.
We need not dwell upon his anguish.
In due time the remains of his young
wife arrived, and lovingly and reverently
they were laid away in the tomb at her
old Topeka home. All this is as strange
as fiction itself. But what follows is
still stranger, and once more shows how
events in real life eclipse the most start
ling and tragic incidents invented by the
romancer. From certain reports that
the Lieutenant received from friends In
Europe the extraordinary tale i'm
pressed him that his wife was still alive
and well, and was living in Paris with an
actor of the most distinguished character
as a roue. So fast did these stories
cross the ocean that at last he determined
to have the body exhumed and the coffin
opened, which had not been done on its
arrival in consequence of the advan led
stage of decomposition Of she corpse.
Then was it found that instead of his
wife's body being in the coffin it was
that of an old woman about 60 years of
age, with the square jaws and unmis-
taxable features of the lower Basque
provinces. Extraordinary pains have
been taken to keep these facts quiet and
from the press, but now they are COM
mon talk among a small circle, and are
discussed as forming one of the most ro-
mantle episodes that have ever occurred
in this or any other country. Lieut..
Reade is now in San Diego, CAL, in
charge of the telegraph construction
party of the signal service.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-14

CAREFULLY. PREPARED statistics show
that there are ever 600,000 drunkards
in the United States, and that 70, 600 die
annually who go to the grave of a
drunkard. Every year 100000 men
and women are sent to prison under the
influence of intoxication, while 800 MUIR
ders and 400 suicides occur from the
same cause. Two hundred thousand
orphans are annually thrown upon the
charity of the world by this curse of in
temperance. Nine-tenths of our crime
and not less than seven-eighths of the
pauperism are the immediate results of
whisky, and that at cost to the Gov
eminent, besides individual want, of
not less than $50, 100000 every year.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-14
DESTRUCTIVE INSECTS.
Prof. Riley's report on the Locust-His Bu-
reau at Work to Save $3.50, OOO, 900 Lost
Annually by Insects.

PrOfs h1ey's Report on the Locust-H1s Bu-
reau at Work to Save $50, OOO, 900 Lost
Annually by Insects.
Washington Cor. New York Tribune.l
Prof. Riley, the Government Ento-
mologist recently appointed to the Agri-
cultural Department, is engaged on the
last pages of his report as Chief of the
chronological Commission appointed
last year by Congress to make special
Investigations concerning the Colorado
locust The brief paper upon the sub
ject read by the professor before the
Academy of Sciences, which recently
met in this city, attracted an attention
which gives proof of the interest of the
forthcoming report.
The chronological Bureau has existed
in name for the last fifteen years, but,
until the present time, it has contributed
very little to our knowledge of insects.
The law establishing it has been practi-
cally dead letter. 1t is now proposed
by the department to make this bureau
one of the most active and useful if pos
sible.
Since his recent installment in the Of
fee of Government Entomologist, Prof.
Riley has begun work with the view of
S6CuTluR ldIRt duu luutOldtc DIdCblChl
results for the benefit of agriculture
throughout the United States. One of
the chief functions of his bureau will be
the investigation of the habits of insects
injurious to all sorts of crops, and of the
remedies against them. 1t is estimated
that the annual loss to agriculture in the
United States, from destructive insects,
is not less than $3.50, 000, 900. Specimens
of these insects are constantly being sent
to the department from every part of the
country, with requests for directions for
their destruction. Prof. Riley asserts
that in every instance, if a proper inves-
tigation could be made, an etfectual
remedy of determination might be
found. One of the most recent of these
requests is from an Iowa farmer Guilt
waiting an orchard of several thousand
apple trees, which he says lave been
rendered reproductive for several
years past by the ravages of worm. The
specimen sent to the department is that
of worm entirely new to science and
demanding, for the interests of Western
fruit growers, immediate investigation.
The loss from the ravages of the cotton
worm alone in the Southern States has
SOIuttiIues uulouutcu W PAO,oOO,VVO III
single fortnight. Until the present SEES
sion of Congress no adequate steps had
been taken for the investigation and
eradication Of this pest. 1t is asserted
now that the $4,000 recently appropriate
ed for the employment of special ento-
mologist for this purpose would have
been much more advantageously ex-
pended by the Bureau of Entomology
itself, inasmuch AS the appropriation
will be almost entirely consumed by the
salary of the entomologist, leaving next
to nothing for the cost of experiments.
Under the care OF the chronological
Bureau, the Department of Agriculture
is at present feeding several thousand
French and Japanese silk worms.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-14
A New YORK doctor has a daught

A NEW YORK doctor has daughter,
now % years old, whose head is that of
a pig, though she is perfectly formed
otherwise, is thoroughly educated, and
is pure, true woman. Her mother died
in giving her birth, and the daughter has
cultivated art in all its forms, being also
very religious. She goes out in closed
carriage with her head mufled, and
speaks without trouble, though her
voice resembles the squeaking of pig.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-14

MELISSA SMITH, the pretty daughter
of the hghthouse-keeper at Hatteras
island, on the cruel Carolina
coast, recently met sad, strange death.
About to retire, after parting from the
betrothed she was to wed in few days,
she had thrown open her door to get the
sea breeze. Her pillow fell from hel
hand, and, in trying to catch it, she fell,
striking the iron steps, down which she
plunged screaming, into the sea, and
was carried out by the surf as her fathe,
came to the door.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-14

SINCE Edison invented the telephone
and photograph he has more orders for
new inventions than he can attend to.
One party wants him to invent bone
less shad another asks HIM to turn his
attention to a gas-meter that won't lie
always in favor of the company; third
desires pocket-book that will always
contain a dollar or two; and while he is
about it he might as well infuse some of
his inventive genius into fight of
stairs that won't creak like all possessed
when a man sneaks into the house at
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-14

DURING the first ten months of the
current fiscal year the total exports from
the United States were $500, 265, 206;
total imports, 1891, 1856, 251; excess of
exports over imports, 1928, 9OS, 955. For
the corresponding period last year
Total exports, $3.50, sol; total i'm
ports, 1896, $685. excess of exports
over imports, $l53, 575, ITO; increase of
export balance this year, $75, 1893, TIC.
Quite "bonanza for this country.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-14

The hotel business is growing hazard
GUS in Washington. Recently the furni'
ture of Willard's Hotel, which cost near
ly a quarter of a million a short time
ago, was sold under the hammer, bring
ing only a small percentage of its origi-
nal cost.
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TIE hoax of the Cardiff Giant. accord

HE hoax OF the Cardiff Giant, accord
ing to the Popular Science Monthly,
was the outgrowth of heated argument
between George Hull, Binghamton to-
bacconist, and the Rev. Mr.. Turtle, re-
garding the former existence of giants.
The clergyman argued that the Bible
gave affirmative proof. Hull retorted
that people we're gullible about anything
in support of which scripture could be
quoted, and that idea suggested the
fraud that subsequently became notori.
OuR
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THE YOUNG FOLKS.



o, the tiny, curled-up treasures,
just as cute as cute can be
Come and help me count them, Madqie,
While the baby bends to see
Peeps dsmurely over dainty
Skirts, drawn up 20 dimpled knees.
Hey, my lady Lily whose two
Roly -poly feet are these?
See the darling's round-eyed wonder
Does she really know they're hers?
Now she reaches down 10 feel them.
While new triumph In her stirs.
Grow your fill, my little ladyl
those are your own cunning toes,
Round, and soft, and fat, and funny.
And-hsw many? Madgle knows!
Call them hfy-buds 10 please her.
Madge says they are too pink,
Say ten roses In two posies I
Rather rose-buds, don you think?
Come, wee toes, lie still be covered:
You've cut capers quite enough:
III you don I, We'll kiss and put you
Each one in paper run.
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has occupied since the colonial days.
The same is true of many farms in
Maine, New Hampshire and other East
ern States, which their owners are anx-
ious to dispose of at great sacrifice in
order that they may fall in line and Ego
West 4"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-14

TIE Irishmen of Pittsburgh and vicin-
ity are raising funds to employ counsel
for the defense of the five Grannahans
and two Haggertys, whose trial for the
murder of Lord Leitrim in the County
Donegal, Ireland, begins at Dublin,
July 25.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-14

In the State of Rhode Island foreign
born citizen cannot vote unless he owns
property to the amount of $134, though
if his wife owns that much it will do as
we'll. The Supreme Court, in a recent
decision, declares man can vote on his
wife's property.
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The Bender Family Once More.

BY telegraph wa learn that the Bender
family, who received such ali unenviable
notoriety for number of murders COM
mitted by them in Kansas few years
ago, were seen at Grand Pass, Oregon,
yesterday morning, travelling in this di-
rection. They were seen by parties who
arrived here from the Eastern States not
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-14

long since, and who claim TO have known
them at their old home. A large re-
ward for their capture was offered at the
time of their escape, but it has been gem
orally believed that they were killed
some time ago while trying to avoid ar
rest. Sheriff Manning is in pursuit.
Jacksonville (Gd J Sentinel
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-14

THE trade in American beef and NUT
ton has rapidly grown in Eengland. A
few years ago it was sold at heavy dis
count under English stock. Now it is
eagerly sought. Our trade in beef and
mutton this year will amount to over
$S,000,000.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-14

CAPT. CATEsBY JONES, formerly COM
mander of the famous Confederate ram
Merrimac, was killed in Selma, Ala,
last summer by J. A. Harral, a neigh
Dor. The fatal dispute arose out of a
quarrel between their children, and the
excitement over the result was intense.
Mr.. Harral was lately put ON trial for
murder, but has just been acquitted on
the ground of self-defense.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-14

THE recently-published story about
the rending of Bald mountain in North
Carolina is pronounced pure felton,
lie out of whole mountain.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-06-14

MASSACHUSETTS, papers state that there
are plenty of farms in Worcester county
which can be obtained for less money
than il would cost to transport a family
to Kansas or Nebraska and settle them
there in the rudest dwelling, more prim-
tive than any farmer in Massachusetts
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The Trne 9ortherner.
FRIDAY, JUNE IA, 1873. :

MONTANA complains of grasshoppers,
but there are no signs of serious trouble
from the scourge elsewhe ere in the West
as yet.