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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-08-01

1t is fun" for boys ana girls to ride
on the back of the elephant of some
travelling menagerie, two or three
times around small ring. If however
they were obliged to make long jour
ney on an elephant, they would find the
slow locomOtion and the unpleasant
jolting intolerable.
An Englishman, recording his eXpe-
rience of riding twenty miles on an ell
ephant's back, compares the motion to
that Of being pitched and rolled about
in small boat in a chopping sea.
To make himself comfortable, he had
strapped on the elephants pad small
bedstead, with the legs turned up.
Round these he passed ropes, so as to
make rail, with softmattress under
meath his stretched out body, and boil
sters on either side. He thought to
sleep through the journey.
1t was a dclusiOn. He pitched for
ward and rolled over with every motion
of the jolting brute. And it was only
when, ousting the mahout, or driver,
and crossing the animals neck with
with his legs, he drove her himself,
that he rode with any comfort.
One day news was brought to an
English camp in the interior Of India
that tiger had killed and eaten COW
near the neighboring village, A n2rty
was Immediately organis, of the
hunt. at night
Four elephants werei -
number of beaters IN Railroad ~
drive the tiger Ou13oyce Station 90
which he had sousG. HoyStamG
On a wild-lsd hS.thS<i
rode the doctGer |lA v y l|lll
quiet enough, So7S%g as tire other fe
males were kept out OF her sight. But
if one of them approached, up went her
trunk, and, with a shrill trumpet,
down she charged upon her rival.
Her calf accompanied its mother on
the hunt, and was the cause Of much
vexation of spirit. If the attendant
held him in by cord, he squealed. If
left to himself, he wandered off, and
then his mamma would rush after him.
Losing all patience, the doctor or
dered the attendant to tie the little one
to the mothers neck, just then, one
of the signal-men, perched in tree,
telegraphed with his hand that the tiger
was stealing along the ravine.
The mahout urged the elephant on.
Advancing ten PAGES, she came to a
halt. Pushing her calf under her chest
she curled her trunk defiantly, and, in
spite of the blows and abuse of the
mahout, would not bulge an inch.
The doctor, frantic at the idea of a
tiger walking off, almost tunder his nose,
and he not getting shot, beat the ma
hout with the butt of his gun. The
mahout beat the elephant, but not a
foot would the obstinate beast move.
"Let go the calf" shouted the doc
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-08-01

? 1,iiT,gSrs crawling more abundantly
HAASSS's spusly than usual upon the
:. ~. CwrN, our houses foretell the
With, k1aMmtaIt in; but the follow
,rIhisHn &C - sce 11s"t..some OF
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-08-01
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Regular rates Of advertising 81 per square
hrst insertion, and 30 cents each subsequent
insertion
Special contracts viii be made for all Adyer.
hsements for four insertions or over.
Transient advertisements always payable
quarterly in advance.
Marriages and obituary notices, over one
square, charged for at half regular rates.
All local notices 10 cents q line for each in
sertion.
No notices inserted for lesA than fifty
oenta
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-03-22
Europe and the Mississippi Valley.

The consumption of corn in Europe
is now large, but will be presently enor-
nous when the means of carriage are
supplied, for from the center of the great
valley OF the Mississippi to London,
Bristol, Liverpool, and to the ports of
the Continent the transport may be by
water. Maize cannot afford costly trans
port, but it will pay all concerned when
the advantages offered by the water sys-
tenn of the valley are turned to the best
account. The London General Omnibus
Company feed their thousands of horses
almost entirely on corn meal, for tired
horse thus gets his food in substantial
form, easy to digest, and not requiring,
as with hay, for the horse to be long on
his legs before he can eat sufficient
quantity. 1t is the best means of fatten-
ing animals. The question was how to
get it to market with profitable margin.
The opening of the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi, through the jetties formed by
Eads, solved the problem, and now are
to be seen the disjointed efforts of those
who seek first to take advantage of the
change. In one place the Anticipated
means of carriage placed a difficulty in
the way; in another, the tonnage is not
forthcoming, while ships lie idle in Eu
ropean ports that would be glad of a full
cargo at a reasonable rate. But these
obstacles will soon be smoothed away az
capitalists become assured of the fac
that great and permanent supply car
be relied upon with certainty in word
that new trade in grain hos beer
opened up the whole river to st. Louis
upon which to ground their operations
for, that basis being given, numerou
subsidiary articles will also find thei
way. 1t may be added, the belief alont
the river is, the great house of Barring
have taken up the subject, and that Il
their operations much of the activity i
due.-Anglo. American Times.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-03-22
A Genuine Blind Drunk.

A Jolly medical student in Berlin, who
had finished his studies and was about
to begin to practice, invited his friends
to banquet and got very drunk with
them. After the carousal he stumbled
home in uproarious excitement, and,
when he reached his lodging, he threw
up his window and leaned out in order
to breathe the cold winter air. After a
short time he was struck with q violent
pricking and smarting III the eyes. He
closed the window and went to bed.
When he woke the next morning he
found the room in darkness, and con-
cluded that it must be still night. He
tried in vain to fall asleep again. After
awhile his landlady knocked at the door
and asked if he was i'll, as he was lying
so late in bed. "What do you mean "
asked he. "Sir," exclaimed the woman,
1T has been clear daylight these two
hours" "Oh |" cried he, with mighty
oath, els it possible that 1 became blind
last night" His surmise was true.
He had lost the power OF vision while
trying to chill himself into seberness al
the open window. This frightful dis
covery 30 wrought upon the young doc
tor that he fell into a violent fever
which carried him off in the following
week.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-03-22

dead silence as of death, which lasted
fully five seconds. The fall of the
church is described by Miss Judson,
who was approaching it when it gave
way. She was hurrying toward it to
find shelter from the fierce wind. She
says that, when about 100 yards from
the church, she was surprised to see it
shake, and, lifting her veil to see If she
had been deceived, she saw the right
hand wall reef and lean to one side.
The next minute the walls few out and
the roof fell with crash. She supposed
that all within the church were instantly
killed, as the ruin fell with such a terri
BILE sound. At once she went to house
near by and cried for help, which was
soon furnished her by Mr.. J. N. Lang
ston and others. They went to the
ruins, but approached with an awful fear
that they should behold scene of hoi-
ror and death. To their great joy, they
found that every person in the congre-
cation was safe and sound, though buried
under the ruins.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-03-22
The bill is causing good deal of ex-

The bill is causing good deal of ex-
element among railroad men, and will
attract pretty wide attention, since it
touches very large number of interests.
Some of the lands enumerated are worth
less; others are supposed to be very
valuable. According to the public rec
ords the lands are all forfeited, and only
this formal act is needed to restore them
to the Government; but there is sup
position that in some cases the works
have been completed as provided for,
and the lands have not been called for,
because the moment they come into
possession of the corporations they are
subject to taxation, which is escaped by
allowing them to remain as public lands.
Ii such is the fact, the bill above noted
will lead the roads to come forward with
their claims and show their real condi.
ton. 1t will be noticed that Texas Pa
ciic and Northern Pacific lands are in
the list, which is said to cover all tech.
nical forfeitures to date.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-03-22
SCIENTIFIC NOTES.

AS PINES and frs have been discovered
to have greater effect than other trees
in influencing the rainfall aud increasing
the general humidity of the atmosphere.
M. Fantral, of the French Academy, has
proposed the planting of these trees in
Algeria. The same fact may possibly be
utilized with advantage on some of the
Western lands in this country.
The effects of individual idiosyncrasy
are seen in dye-works, where some work.
men are unable to use chrome colors on
account of their action upon the skin,
while other workmen are entirely un-
affected by them. A large firm lately
abandoned the manufacture of beauti-
full new yellow aniline dye because it &C.
casioned eruptions on the mems hands.
But it is made in other works, and the
men are not troubled.
WEST VIRGINIA has the largest and
most valuable body of timber of any
State in the Union. Prof. Fontaine esti-
mates that the area still covered by for
ests is between 1900, 900 and 10, 900, 900
acres, and that the value of the surplus
exportable timber is fully $75, 900, 900 as
it stands in the forests. The oak, wal
nut, cherry, ash, poplar, maple, elm,
sycamore and locust attain size there
not surpassed on the American CONT
nent.
THE question of the contagion OF
typhoid fever has been examined by M.
Guerin by the experimental method. He
injected into a number of rabbits fecal
matter from typhoid subjects, and he
finds it has a poisonous principle, at
leaving the system, capable of causing
death. Various other excrementitious
products of persons in typhoid fever,
such as urine, blood, mesenteric liquids,
etc., have likewise this poisonous prop
erty, which is retained for several months.
1t is absent from the focal matter OF
healthy subjects.
The disease known as hay fever has
been investigated by DIR. @. II. Black
ley, and he finds that it cannot be pro-
duced by heat, light or ozone. He be-
lieves it arises from the contact of pollen
with the. respiratory organs. A mild
form of the fever can be induced by
breathing 80 small quantity as 10000
245 of grain of pollen every twenty
TOUR hours, anu the severe loru Cau w
maintained by inhaling every twenty
four hours 0.00O29 of grain. o.
course, the constitution of the person
affected must be predisposed to the at
tack.
SOME interesting statistics are fur
nished by the European press respecting
the draining of theZuyder Zee. A dan
40 kilometers (24a miles, long, 80 meters
broad at its base and II meters above
the usual level of high water, is to bt
carried across the gulf. Upon this viii
be erected pumping engines capable o
discharging l, ZIG, 600, 900 gallons day
Estimating the average depth OF the
gulf at A. meters, it will take steady
pumping for sixteen years to empty thu
inclosure. The cost of retaining thu
SOC, 900 acre now under wateris estimated
at about S67 900, 000 tits confidently ex
pected that about 430, 900 acres will b.
suitable for agriculture, and can be soil
at an average price of $500 an acre.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-03-22
miraculous Escape Of a Congregation.

The city of Atlanta, Ga, was recently
visited by furious wind storm. Dur
ing the gale, says local paper, every
body seemed to be looking for a general
catastrophe very soon, and the elements
gave promise of terrible destruction of
life and property. A congregation had
met in the Episcopal Church of Holy In
nocents, to perform the regular morning
services. 1t was built upon high
knoll, and was fair mark for the wind.
It was set ON rather light and slender
supports, and apprehension of its safety
was quite natural at such a time. II
was light, wooden structure, about
thirty feet high. When the wind was
mt the highest some OF the congregation
grew anxious about the safety of the
building, and were ready to propose
leaving it. At length, after the service
had been in progress about ten minutes,
sudden gust came and several persons
felt the building shake and culver. They
still remained. Another shake was felt.
The floor moved in q strange, uneasy
way. Just after DIR. Pinkerton had pro.
nounced the dissolution another gust
came, and there was creaking sound
and, to the horror of the congregation
they saw the walls of the house moving
and the roof shaking. They all huddlet
under the shelter afforded by the
benches, and, in a moment, the whole
structure came tumbling down with {
fearful crash and then settled with {
dull, heavy sound There was then {
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-03-22
LAPSED LAND GRANTS.

Tho Proposed Restoration to tho Govern
ment of 1a7,a47,oss Acres OF Forfeited
Railroad Land.
The Committee of the House on Pub
lie Lands has reported favorably bill
restoring TO the public domain more
than 125, 100000 of acres of public
lands, granted to States and railroad
companies and to aid various public
works, which lands have become for
feited by failure to comply with the
terms of the grants. 1t is held that the
forfeiture does not take effect without
Legislation. Most of the grants named
were made to States to aid specified en-
terprises, and several of them date back
as far as 1856. The following is the list
of grants which the bill declares for
feited:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-03-22
A Nice Graduation.

Not very great many years ago an
old gentleman in Kentucky was met by a
friend who said:
"Well, Colonel, you dined with the
Governor yesterday; who was there ?"
"Well, sir" replied the Colonel,
throwing back his head, digging his
hands deep in his trousers pockets and
spreading wide his legs, "there was me,
sir, and beside myself there were four
other heightened, elegant gentlemen
from Kentucky, gentleman from Vir-
ginia, two men from Ohio, fellow from
New York, and q son of a gun from Bos-
ton, sir. Will you take drink, sir q
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-03-22
Another Savings-BOnd Bill.

Senator Gordon of Georgia, has in
troduced in Congress bill to promote
the deposit of savings and the refunding
of the national debt. 1t provides for
the issue of new series of United States
coupon bonds, in denominations of $50,
$50, 800, $500, and 81, 900, bearing 3
per cent. interest, payable semi-annual-
~, the bonds being payable mt the OPP
ton of the United States, either at the
end Of twenty years or may then be re-
newed for further twenty years. Pay
ment at either date is to be made in
coin of the then legal standard. In or
der to facilitate the exchange on de-
mand of these bonds the $40, 900, 900 of
treasury notes made a special fund by
the joint resolution of the first session
of the Forty-fourth Congress are to be
replaced by like amount of the new
issue and made special fund to secure
the prompt exchange of these bonds, to
which fund shall be added further
$15, 000,0 600. This amount, $25, 900, 900,
is to be the maximum to be withheld
from circulation 80 long as there are
bonds payable or subject to call bearing
II higher rate OF interest than per cent.
per annum The bonds herein directed
to be issued shall state upon their face
that they are payable upon demand with
secured interest in any legal paper
money issued directly by the United
States treasury. The Secretary of the
Treasury is required to cease the fur.
ther reduction of treasury notes below
the sum of $3.50, 600, 900, and, to replace
old, worn notes, he shall issue new Sc
ries of notes bearing simply the legend
that they are fundable into the bonds
herein authorized at the option of the
holder, and receivable for all public and
private dues.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-03-22

Including those counties only which
have made returns as above for each of
the three years, the total number of
prosecutions is shown to be 6,427 in
1875, 7,15S in 1876, and S,140 in 1877.
1t will be seen that the increase was
much greater in 1877 than in 1876.
The details of the reports show that
in 1875 there were AZ prosecutions for
murder; 26 resulting in acquittal, in
convictions of murder in the second de-
gree, and 6 of murder. In 1876 there
were 40 prosecutions fol- murder; Is
were acquitted, 5 convicted of murder in
the second degree, of manslaughter,
of murder, l died before trial, and II
cases were pending at the close of the
year. In 1877 there were 20 prosecu-
tons; resulting inacqui ttal, 5 in con-
victions for murder in the second de-
gree, of murder, of manslaughter, 1
judged insane, and were pending at
close of year. During the three years
there were ITO prosecutions and but IA
convictions for murder in the first de-
gree.
AS nearly as we can come, with the
data afforded, in the year 1877 the num-
Der of prosecutions for assault and bat
terry was 2,289, assault with intent to
kill 81, adultery rs, assault to commit
rape 40, arson 3S, burglary 2,1S7, bas-
tardy 6, breaking open buildings 35,
breach of the peace 10, cruelty to ami
mails q, conspiracy 33, drunk and dis
orderly S84, disorderly ATS, disturbing
meetings 20, defrauding hotel keepers
100. embezzlement SO, false pretenses
1873, forgery So, fraudulentiy disposing
of mortgaged property II, grand lar
ceny 48, gaming ID. indecent exposure of
person 10, injury to property 6, incest
8, illegal voting 3, keeping house Of
ill-fame %, keeping gaming rooms 3,
larceny 1922, lewd and lascivious Co
habitation II, libel 3, malicious injury
to property IS, malicious injury to
dwelling IA, malicious trespass %, man.
slaughter Z, perjury 25, profanity Z,
polygamy s, rape SO, riot 80. robbery
80. resisting an officer 25, receiving
stolen property 81, surety of the peace
38, seduction Is, threatening 8, threat
ening communications 2, violation of
Liquor law 800, vagrancy Is, violating
Game law 10, violation of Fish law Is,
and willful injury and trespass "a.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-03-22
"Only Bury Me by ,Liza,s side. y

There was negro marriage in ITALIA
dega, Ala, few days ago, and few
minutes after the ceremony had been
performed q rejected sutton of the bride
threw his arms around her neck, and, in
the presence of number of persons, in
ficted upon her eight or nine stabs, from
which she died almost instantly. He
then mounted the Court House steps and
proclaimed, 81 done it; hang me, oil
kill me Just as you please-only bury
me by 'Liza's side"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-03-22
FRIDAY, MARCH %, 1878.
THE LITTLE FOLKS.
lacks Letter.

Jacks Letter.
IAN ,usr1E:
Did you ever have
little baby brothers
have got one, aud don't think
III ever want another.
He is not big enough to slide,
Or play with hoop and bail;
And mother has to tend him 80
She cannot play at all.
It's always "Hush 7" and "Jack, be still,
The baby is asleepi'
And everybody in the house
On tptoe has to creep.
wish you'd let me go and stay
With you and Auntie Jane;
And when the baby has grown up
I could come back again.
I'm almost six years old, you know
SO tall they say, I've growni
And since the baby came sleep
AL in the dark, alone.
ia be 80 good, dear Auntie Kate,
And never answer back
Oh, won't you write and ask mamma
To let you take your
JACK.
p. ST. left this letter on the desk,
And mamma read II through;
And then she looked so very sad
1 cried, and kissed her TOO.
"And 40 my boy would go AWAY,
And leave his darling mother,
And cares for nothing but his play,
Nor loves his little brother.
'Ani"-but can't tell all she said:
Only II meant, know,
That could help her when she's tired,
And that she'd miss me 80.
don't think can go, Aunt Kate
But mamma says may
Hold baby every day an hour,
And that's az good as play.
MIRA. Il. ID. N. blanchard. in New York Indepeno
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-03-22
" Is HE a good horse to sos" "Thet

Is HE a good horse to got" "Thee
would be pleased to see him go" said
the conscientious Quaker. A bargain
was struck, and q balky horse changed
owners. His purchaser in high dud-
geon went back upon the Quaker. He
defined his position at have not lied
to thee, friend. 1 told thee thee would
be pleased to see him go. Now wouldn Z
thee be pleased TO see him go 2"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-03-22

The Canadian Changers, in recent
convention, adopted resolution to pc
tition the Ontario Government for a
loan to farmers for the purpose of drain
ing and improving their lands. The
Government has acceded to their re-
quest, and granted $500, 900 for this
purpose. The money is to be loaned,
not directly, but through the munich
palities, in amounts of not less than
s., 900 or more than $4,000 to town.
ship. for a period OF twenty years, at 5
per cent. interest.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-03-22
BOY Wautad

1 went once to an intelligent man of
business to apply for situation on be-
half of friend of mine out of employ
ment. I was able to give a good account
of my friends qualifications, and I did
30.
Send him along" said the business
man, and let me see him. - If he Is
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-03-22

THE widest excitement prevails
among some of the citizens of Trigg
county, KY, over the apprehension Of
the immediate coming OF the day of
judgment. Many of them have aban-
doned all business, have turned their
stock loose TO range through the woods,
and, cutting themselves loose from the
contemplation of all earthly affairs, they
go from house 10 house singing and
praying for the eventful day.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-03-22
Gold Accumulation.

The amount of gold on hand in the
treasury of the United States, in addi-
ton to that called for by the coin certi-
fcates, at the beginning of each month
of the present administration, was as fol-
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motive is q total wreck, AMI the csrs
were badly smashed.


The Lansing Republican contains Q
general review of the reports of the
Prosecuting Attorneys OF the various
counties as follows. 1t also gives SINH
lar statistics for 1875 and 1875, in order
that comparisons can be made:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-17
By Green IL Wiso.

(Real Estate Agents and Auctionoers.>
DY VIRTUE of deed of trust, dated on the
ID 2Gth day Of January, 1871. and of record in
the Clerks Office Of the Corporation Court OF
tho city of Alexandria, liber No g. page l76,
the undersigned. the trustee therein named, will
expose for sale. by public auction, on MON.
DAY, August 5th, 1878 in front OF the Court
House door, Market Building. Fairtsx St., Aex-
andris, Va at II m the property conveyed BY
the said decd of trust, TO wit: IENEM ENT
and LOT OF GROUND, situated on the south
sido of Duke street, in thu city ot Alexand1is,
Va, beginning at point forty feet east OF St.
Asaph street, and running themes castwardly
with Duke street eighty. three feet Two inches
thonce south parallel with st. Asaph street one
hundred feet. more or less, to an alloy; thence
west parallel with Duke street twenty three teot
five inches; thence north parallel with st: Asnph
street twenty-five feet thence west para lei with
Duke street sixty feet and thence north to the
point Of beg timing
Terms of Sale: Enough in cash on the day OF
sale to pay tho sum OF $65S 4G. with interest
thereon from the 18th dsv of January 1877, and
interest on tho sum of $3.50 50 from the said Goth
day Of January, 1877 until the 26th day of Jaly,
1878. and the residue on tho 10Th day Of Jsnua-
~, 1879, with interest thereon from the sail 10Th
day Of July, 1873; tho deferred payment to bo
secured by deed Of trust on the property at the
cost of purchaser
jy 2-2aw!s ALBERT STUART. Trustee