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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-10-25
PRIMARY SCHOOL LAND.
MICHIGAN STATE LAND OFFICE.

I1ANbINWs IaTs
Notice is hereby given, that the following
described Swamp Land. situate in Van Buren,
County, heretofore licensed as Homesteads,
which land has reverted TO the State, viii be
restored to market at this Office, November
lsth. 1878. at ten o'clock A. NJ, and will be
subject to sale according to the form prescribed
by law.
B.F PARTRIDGE, Commissioner.
DESCRIPTION. SECTION. TOWN. RANGE.
SW d of SEX 13 2S INV
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-10-25
IMPROVED FARMS

And Farming Lands for sale in Van Buren,
Allegan, Barry snd Cass counties; also i'm
proved farms and unimproyed lands in Mis-
souri, for sale or exchange; also several houses
and lots for sale in Decatur. all on very favor
able terms. Inquire of or address,
12O5t13r III. BURNS,
Decatur, Van Buren, County, Mich.
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E. D. DARLING,
Builder and Contractor
DEALER IN

Cement. Stucco. Plaster. Stone Lime, Hair
Plastering Mortar, Brick, Stone, Lath and
Shingles. Bills Of timber and lumber filled to
order. Thanking the people for their past
patronage. / would still solicit your orders for
Mason work, which will be attended to with
promptness.
Store opposite Clifton House, on Kalamazoo
street. 1204ly
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-10-25
NOTICE TO HEAR CLAIMS,

STATE OF MICHIGAN, County OF VAN
BUREN. ss.-Notlce is hereby given. that by an
order OF the Probate Court for the county of
Van Buren. made on the 25th day OF Septem-
Der. A. ID. 1875 six months from that date were
allowed for creditors to present their claims
against the estate of Silas Breed, late Of said
county. deceased, and that all creditors Of said
deceased are required to present their claims
10 said Probate Court. at the Probate Office, in
the village of Paw Paw, for examination and
allowance. on or before the 1st day of April
1879. and that such claims will be heard before
said court, on Thursday. the 18th day OF De-
cember. and on Wednesday, the 18th dav Of
February next, at 10 o'clock IN the forenoon of
each OF those days. 122St4
Dated Sept. 2Sth. A. ID. 1873.
ALFRED J. MILLS, Judge OF Probate.
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E. c.. Butler.
MICHIGAN STATE LAND OFFICE.
LANsINa. October 9rd. is

LANSING. October 3rG, 1878.
Notice is hereby given, that the following
described primary school and swamp land, sit
uate in Van Buren county, forfeited for non
payment OF interest will be offered for sale at
public auction. at this Office, November 14th
1873 at ten clock a.m., unless previously re-
deemed according to law.
b. +. PARTRIDGE, Commissioner.
PRIMARY SCHOOL LAND.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-10-25

FoR SALE CHEAP-A first class No. 8 Wilson
Sewing Machine, just out of the shop. and Is
unlocked. This ia a good bargain to any person
who wants First Glass Machine OF great durs-
biltv. For further particulars call at this Office
We will also sell hrst class Victor, or New
American Machine, at bottom figures.
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The state OF Michigan provides reformatory
for several hundred boys-an institution tho
state may well be proud of-but as yet has
never considered the great question Of What
shall we do with our grls?" II has no refor-
matory for erring girls and women, no asylum,
no refuge for them. In fact 1t says to women:
If YOU once sin you can so to State prison or
TO the devii-the State doesn't know you -
ID strot News.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-10-25
DRY GOODS,
READY-MADE
CLOTHING,
BOOTS g. SHOES.

1t is to be expected from the magnitude OF
our purchases that the people will flnd some
thing more than ordinory assortment to make
their purchases from, and further, 1t is reason
able to suppose from the position which oc-
cupy in the merchantile market. that bargains
can be offered and will be daily exhibited at
the LONG BRICK STORE. sufficiently great
to awaken an interest in the minds OF every
purchaser and throw around the LONG BRICK
STORE charm that none can dispel.
Low PRICES. snd a strict adherence to fair
and honorable dealing, is the magnet which
attract and retain large concourse OF people,
and in the end will secure to me triumphant
and envlable position from among the good
and bad of the fraternity at the present day.
large line OF LADIES BEAVER CLOAKS.
Cheap. cannot stop TO enumerate goods and
prices, you mnst come and zee for yourselves.
FIFTY PIE ES PERCALS,
PRINTS 30 INCHES WIDE,
dare not name the price outside the
counter.
For the first time have been able to pur-
chase a
PURE RUBBER BOOT,
And warrant them not to crack, if 80, new
pair is given in their place. Now come and
buy RUBBER BOOTS.
Remember where you can buy
SHIRTS AND DRAWERS,
For 20 cents each.
And those
ALL WOOL FILLING TWEEDS,
For 25 cents yard.
So don't delay a moment longer
Inducements never can be stronger.
Below we have stacks OF Dry-Goods wares,
Our Ready Made Clothing, that's up stairs.
So mote il be.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-01-10
A Remarkable Presentiment
ashinrton Rapublican

" ashingtou Republican
In March last, while the Inflated
United States steamer Huron was
lying in the harbor of Port Royal,
S. c., Lieutenant Arthur II. Fetch
er, her executive officer, left the YES
sci on a t~enty-four hours leave OF
apsence, and, failing to return at
the expiration of that time, the ship
sailed for another port without him.
A few days after Mr.. Fletcher re
turned to Port Royal, reported to
Commodore j. Ii. B. Clitz, "senior
naval officer present." and stated
to him that for some time past he
had a presentiment that if he went
to sea In the Huron for the purpose
of finishing the cruise 1.-TWO years
he would be wrecked. This feeling
took complete possession of his
mind, and he used every means to
get detached; but the navy depart
ment refused to order it without a
better reason. When be found that
all his efforts had Jailed he left the
Huron in the manner stated, with
the intention not to return. For
this he was placed under arrest and
tried by court martial, at Washing
ton Navy Yard, in August last. In
defense he made statement in sub
stance as above, and called Commo-
dore Clitz, Commander George z.
Ryan, of the Huron, and other offic
ers to prove that before leaving the
ship he had told them OF the dread
in fact, horror-he had of finish
ing the cruise in the vessel. This is
matter of record, on file in the navy
department, and, though such line
of defense was laughed at when
made, the fate of the Huron will
cause many superstitious people TO
think that Mr.. Fletcher's Fremont
ton was fully proved to be a true
one by the wreck off Kitty Hawk,
North Carolina.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-01-10
The Arabs Proof.

A Frenchman who had won a high
rank among men of science, yet who
denied the God who is the author
of all science, was crossing the
Great Sahara in company with an
Arab guide. He noticed with a
sneer that at times his guide, what
ever obstacle might arise, put them
all aside, and kneeling on the burn
ing sands, called on his God. Day
after day passed and still the Arab
never failed; till at last one evening
the philosopher, when he rose from
his knees, asked him with a con-
temptions smile, "How do you know
there is a Godr' The guide fixed
his eyes on the scofrer for a moment
in wonder, and then said solemnly
~How do / know that a man, and
not a camel, passed my hut last
night in the darkness? Was it.pSi
by the print of his feet in the sand:
Even so"-and he poiated TO tbs
sun, whose last rigs were flashing
over the loesiy desert-"that foot
print il not Of a man"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-01-10
Rev. William =. Munsey.
Correspondence of the N. Y. Methods

Correspondence of the N. Y. Methodist.
l call to mind the description
given me by Bishop Kavahaugh,
himself one of the most eloquent Of
American preachers, either living or
dead; 81 first heard him in Balti-
more, and before / went to the
church, said he 81 fully made up
my mind that this man Munsey
should not carry me away bodily
heart, hand and alas he did 9TH
ers, and leave me neither sense nor
words with which to express my
opinion of his preaching. A com
Portable chair was given me, which
| had placed Immediately in front
of the pulpit; and when 1 settled
myself in it l was firmly determined
to listen to and judge him in style
worthy of the most cold blooded
critic. hadn't seen much of him,
but that little did not prepare me
for a highly favorable opinion of
his talents. The fact is, / didn't
think he was much anyhow. When
he took his text l looked at his
shaved head and sharp features and
said to myself, "Drive away, my
man, but am going to stay with
you to the last!' For while it was
easy enough to keep along with
him. began to congratulate my
self upon my success as critic,
and was settling down to an easier
position in the chair, whea 1 was
startled almost to my feet by
sharp, jagged, brain-piercing SEN
tence that shot from his mouth like
a bolt from a catapult. Just then,
too, he gave an awkward, singular
gesture, bringing his extended left
arm sweeping around to the front,
the hand shut closely together, ex-
cept the Strengthened little finger.
In some way or other-I could not
tell how-he caught me upon that
Strengthened little finger and very
unexpectedly gave me a shoot up
yonder, and for the rest of the SER
mon l just went sailingw But, said
l. Bishop, how did all this impress
you? His keen little eyes gave a
mischievous sort of twinkle as he
replied: Gas far as / remember, |
do not think that l had any im-
pressions; or if 1 did they are not
describable. All know about my
feelings is that they were grand and
glorious-something akin, maybe,
to what / shall have when l hear,
like John, "a voice from Heaven, as
the voice of many waters, and as
the voice of great thunder, and
voice of harpers harping on their
harps.'n
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Webster and the Highwayman,

Webster was on his way to his
duties at Washington. He was
compelled to proceed at night by
stage from Baltimore. He had no
travelling companion and the driver
had a sort of felon look which pro-
duced no inconsiderable alarm in
the Senator. al endeavored to tran
quilize myself" said Webster, sand
had partly succeeded, when we
reached the dark woods between
Bladensburg and Washington
proper scene for murder or outrage
and here, / confess, my courage
again deserted me. Just then the
driver turned to me and with a g9ufi
voice inquired my name. ] gave it
to him. "Where are you goingY'
said he. The reply sas ITO Wash
ington. l am Senator" Upon
this the driser seized me by the
hand, AID exclaimed, ''How glad ]
am / had been trembling in my
seat for the last hour; for when ]
looked at you took you to be a
highwayman.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-01-10
Presidents and Their Fortunes
Warrington cor. Of Troy IN. y Times.


Washington cor. Of Troy en-. W Times.
Gen. Grants long absence in Eu.
rope has called attention to his pc
cuniary resources, and to the wealth
of the Presidents who have preceded
him. Gen. Grant suffered a good
many losses within the latter part
of his administration, but has in
come enough probably to live mod
erately without annoyance. His
children who are married are able
to take care Of themselves, and the
young@ boys are certainly bright
enough to do it. But this was not
true of all the Presidents. jefferson
died rather poor. Congress pur.
chased his library at a very extrav.
agant price, and without that it Il
said he would have found it very
difficult in the last years of his lifC
to nave subsisted. Madison saved
considerable money out of his sal,
airy, and died quite rich. Congress
gave his widow $50, 900 for his man.
uscrip James Monroe probably
died poorer than any other presi
dent. He had absolutely nothing,
and was buried by the charity OF
his friends. John Quincy Adams
was always thrifty and prudent, and
lett quite a fortune. His heirs own
considerable property in Washing
ton to-day. Martin Van Buren, died
rich. He always kept his eye wide
open for the main chance and
pinched pennies very closely. He
spent scarcely anything for politics
Daniel Webster, although never
President, spent a SUN of money
which would have been equal to a
large fortune, the result of his pro
fessional labors and of his political
work. He left a little estate to his
children, amounting to perhaps $780,
900, while he owed his friends more
than = quarter of a million. Henry
Clay, who was never rich enough TO
entertain very much in Washington
managed his affairs very prudently,
and lett an estate estimated at about
100000. Polk, always economical
in Office, saved $4,000 out of his
term, and left to his heirs $4,000.
John Tyler was a most thrifty per-
son in the Presidential office.
When he entered upon it he was
bankrupt, aud he saved money in it,
married q rich widow and died rich.
Zachary Taylor left, perhaps, $780,
600. Willard Fillmore was wealthy,
and left his heirs considerable
sum. Elk President Pierce died
leaving an estate worth not oyeI
$4,000. Buchanan lett but a mod
crate fortune. Hayes is rich, anc
is saving money on $4,000 salary
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-01-10
Rather Mixed.

What's the matter, BobT
Sam, who am ~
Why, you are yourself, Bob Har
rison, amt your
No, far from itY
why, what's the matterY
We'll, sir, I'm so mixed up / don'I
know who l ann
well, sir, what's the matter?
why, Pm marriedr
Married! Ha! ha! ha! Why sir
you ought to be happy
We'll, Sam, I'll tell you how it is.
You see, 1 married a wilder, and
this wilder had daughter
ooh, yes, / see how it is. You
have been making love to the daugh-
ter
No, worse than that. You see
my father was a widower, and he
married this daughter, so that makes
my father my son-in-law-don't iii
Well, don't you see how I'm mixed
upP
well, sir. is that alp
No; 1 only wish it WASP Don't
you see, my stepdaughter is my step
mother, ain't sheS Well, then, her
mother is my grandmother, amt
she? Well, Pm married to her,
amt II So that makes me my own
grandfather, doesn't ftp
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-01-10
A Good Time Coming

We are truly glad to see that the
people of the West and Southwest
are beginning to arouse themselves
TO the Importance of increasing the
trade and commerce, and improving
the conditions, of eur Western and
Southern rivers and their tributa-
ries. Heretofore .all the liberia. zap
preparations made by Congress have
been to improve Northern and Eas
tern lakes and rivers. Not until the
President and his party Swung the
circle" out this way, says the Cou
rier Journal, have we been able TO
do anything in the way of getting
even a hearing before the ''crowned
heads" of the nation; but it would
appear that his visit had a salutary
effect, and, with a new Congress and
Senate. the success of Eads' jetties,
and the interest now being taken by
the Western aud Southern people,
including the active measures advan
ced in our halls of Legislature, we
will soon have the great and increas-
ing commerce and trade of the
mighty rivers of the west and South,
such as will in a few years astonish
the world. The North aud East
have had their day; now let the
West and South arise in their
mighty power, and see to it that
such appropriations and improve
ments are made as will guarantee a
ten-fold amount of the flow of trade
and commerce down the Ohio aud
Mississippi rivers. We say that
steamboating on the great rivers Of
the South will be better in a few
years thsn It ever was. AL the rail
roads in the United States can not
check it. The tide Of trade and
commerce is already turned towards
the West and South, and nothing
can stop it. Stand by your gunsl
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-01-10
THE ENGINEERS STORY

LET me put my name down first
cant stay long!
1t was a red ribbon meeting, and
the man was locomotive engineer,
bronzed and strong, and having
eyes full Of deep determination.
He signed his name in a bold, plain
hand, tied red ribbon in his but
ton hole, and as he left the hall he
said:
'As the Lord looks down upon
me, FL never touch liquor again.
"Have you been hard drinker!'
queried a man who walked beside
the engineer.
mo. Fact is, l was never drunk
in my life. I've swallowed consid-
cradle whisky, but never went far
enough to get drunk. shouldn't
miss it or be worse off for an hour
if all the intoxicating drink in the
world was drained into the ocean,"
"But you seemed eager to sign
the pledge.
$50 was, and I'll keep it through
thick and thin, and talk temperance
to every man on the road"
"You must have strong reasons!"
swell, if you will walk down 20
the depot I'll tell you story on the
way. 1t has not been in the papers,
and only few of us know the facts.
You know l run the night express
on the B--road. We always
have at least two sleepers and a
coach, and sometimes we have as
many as two hundred passengers.
1t is a good road, level as floor and
pretty straight, though there is a
bad spot or two. The night ex-
press has the right oeway, and we
make fast time. 1t is no rare
thing for us to skim along at the
rate of fifty miles an hour for thirty
or forty miles, and we rarely go be-
low thirty. One night l pulled out
of Detroit with two sleepers, two
coaches, and the baggage and mail
cars. Nearly all the berths in both
sleepers were fall, and most of the
seats in the coaches were occupied.
1t was a dark night, threatening all
the time to rain, and a lonesome
wind whistled around the cab as we
left the city behind. We were sew
enteen minutes late, and that meant
fast time all the way through"
"Well," he continued, after a mo-
ment, everything ran along all
right up to midnight The track
was kept clear for us. and the en-
CINE was in good spirits, and we ran
into D--as smooth as you
please. The express coming east
would meet US fifteen miles west of
D, but the operator at the
station had failed to receive his
usual report from below. That was
strange, and yet it was not and af-
ter little consultation the con-
ductor sent me ahead. We were 20
keep the main track while tie 9TH
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-01-10
A Gentle Hint.

In our style Of climate, with IL sud
den changes OF temperature--raln, wind
and sunshine often infermingled In a
sirtsle day--it IL no wonder that our
children, friends and relatives are 80
frequently taken from us by neglected
colds, half the deaths resulting directly
from this cause. A bottle OF Boscbee's
German Syrup kept about your home
for immediate use win prevent serious
sickness, a large doctors bill, and per-
haps death, By the use OF three or four
doses. For curing Hemorrhages, Con-
sumption, Pneumonia, Severe Coughs,
Group or any disease OF the Throat On
Lungs, It's success Il simply wonderful,
as your druggist Will tell you. Gorman
Syrup "a now cold In Pulaski by stump
ter a Lacey, and Ia every town and VI
lage on this continent. Sample bottles
for trial. 10 cent regular sire 70 cents
junzl-otw-1y
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-01-10
Noon Madness.


The popular belief that the
moons rays will cause madness in
any person who sleeps exposed to
them, has long been felt to be alb
surd, and yet it has appeared to
have its source in undoubted fact.
Some deleterious influence is expe-
rienced by those who rashly court
slumber in full moonshine, and
probably there is no superstition to
which the well-to-do pay more at
tention. Windows are often care
fully covered to keep the moon
beams from entering the sleeping
rooms. A gentleman living In In
dia furnishes Mature" with an ex-
PLANTATION Of this phenomenon which
is at least plausible. He says: at
has often been observed that when
the moon is full, or nearly its full
time, there are rarely any clouds
about; but if there be clouds before
the full moon rises, they are soon
dissipated; and therefore perfectly
clear sky with bright full moon lie
frequently observed. A clear sky
admits of rapid radiation of heat
from the earth, and any person ex-
posed to such radiation is sure to
be chilled by the rapid loss of heat.
There is reason to believe that, I'M
der the circumstance, paralysis in
one side of the face is sometimes
likely to occur from chill, as one
side of the face is more likely TO be
exposed to rapid radiation, and con-
sequent loss of it's heat. The chill
is more likely to occur when the
sky is perfectly clear. / have often
slept In the open air in India on a
clear summer night, when there
was no moon, and although the first
part OF the night may have been
hot, yet toward two or three o'clock
in the morning the chill has been
so great that 1 have often been
wakened by an ache In my fore
head, which l as often have coun-
teracted by wrapping a handker-
chief around my head and drawing
the blanket over my face, As the
chill is likely to be greatest on a
very clear night, and the clearest
nights are likely to be those on
which there is a bright moonshine,
it is very possible that neuralgia,
paralysis, or other similar injury,
caused by sleeping in the open air,
has been attributed to the moon,
when the proximate cause may
really have been the chill, and the
moon only a remote cause acting
by dissipating the clouds and haze
(if it do So, and leaving perfectly
clear sky for the play of radiation
into space."-[ Galaxy.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-01-10
Guard Your Conversation.

Ifyou say anything about a neigh
Dor or friend, or even a stranger,
beware of speaking H. II Is broth
erly charity to suppress knowledge
Of evil Of one another, unless our
higher public duty compells rs TO
bear accusing witness; and II IL DO
true charity 10 keep our knowledge
Of such evils % ourselves, much
more should we refuse TO spread tho
evil report of another. Discrcdita
bic as the fact Is, II is by far the
more common tendency 10 suppress
the good we know OF our neighbors
and friends. We act Ia this matter
as though we felt that by pushing
our fellows forward, We should IN
jure ourselves. We arc Jealous Of
commentator unless we get the
larger share.
Social conversation as known TO
every observer, is largely made up
of what Is best understood as scan
dial. IL would be difficult 70 fnd a
laxative group Of either sex, who
could spend an hour together with
out evil speech Of somebody
blessed are the peacemaISers," is
not the maxim by which We arc
chiefly governed in our treatment Of
personalities. Better a thousand
times stand or sit dumb than 10
open our lips ever 50 eloquentIy in
the disparagement OF Others. What
we should do ia this as In all other
human relations, Is 70 practice the
golden rule. II we do unto others
as we would that others should do
unto us, we shall be exceedingly
careful not to volunteer III words
about them. Where other than a
good word is 70 be spoken, let II be
spoken 10 the person concerned,
that he may know your motive is
not idle, cowardly, anil sinister, and
that he may have a chance 70 defend
himself.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-01-10
Printers Ink.


Daniel F. Beatty, of Washington
N. j., says: 81 commenced bust.
ness a few years since without O
dollar, and by the use Of printers
ink, close attention to business and
great care in always furnishing my
patrons strictly with first-class in
struments, am happy to announce,
not boastfully, that / have built up
a business now amounting to more
than a million dollars annuallyg II
is the Philosophers Stone, il prop.
erly used and persistently applied,
to all business men,"