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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-10-04

Theirs spent 100000 francs in celebrat-
ing the anniversary of her husbands
death, and the correspondents see in
this fact evidence that the wife of the
ex-President aspires to succeed Mac
Mahon as the chief executive of the
French republic. They argue that the
display was made for political effect,
and that the suggestion that Nine. Theirs
be elected President of the republic,
appealing as it does to the chivalry and
gallantry of the Gallo race, is likely to
call out great enthusiasm, and to carry
the country for her. 1t is asserted that
the shrewdest politicians of the old
Theirs party favor the plan, and expect
the newness and novelty of the idea to
make the movement extremely popular.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-10-04

A BRITISH consular report from Per-
STA says that almost every child in that
country is taught to read and write.
The Koran is the textbook. But, as
there are no printed books in Persian
characters among the people, the condi-
ton of popular intelligence is that of
five centuries ago. Few new books are
read, the cost of manuscript being too
much for popular circulation, and few
are written. The Persians adhere in
chemistry to the old idea of four ele-
ments. In astronomy they believe that
the sun moves round the earth. In
other sciences, as presented in printed
books, their position is the same; al
though, of course, the highly-educated
are better taught. In the actual pro
cesses of art and manufactures, will
samples of Western products befor,
them, they are skillful imitators.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-10-04

The English, it is telegraphed from
Bombay, have 10000 troops massed on
the frontier of Afghanistan, and will
prepare for the opening of vigorous
campaign in the spring. The Afghan
Government is not strong and it is
doubtful whether the Ameer could COM
mand the support of the people in
many of the districts. 1t has been said
of the Afghans that, while they are con-
tent with discord, with alarms, and with
blood, they will never be content with
master" The Ameer is dictator
rather than monarch, and remains in
power so long as the military chiefs are
allowed to follow their own ideas of
government. The army could make no
stand against the British army in India.
In 1872 the Russian Government form
ally declared that "Afghanistan was be-
yond the field of Russian influence
In view of this fact the occupation of
Afghanistan by the British army would
not necessarily bring on new complica-
tons with Russia.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-10-04

As TO the remedies for the bite of the
rattlesnake, a physician in Western
Pennsylvania says that whisky is spe-
cific. He treats twenty or thirty per-
sons year for rattlesnake bites. The
bites rarely prove fatal when whisky is
used in season. The rattlesnake always
strikes ut the neck, or as high up as he
can get. In the experiments in Indian
apolis every animal put into the snakes
cage was struck in the neck. The
snakes fang makes very small wound,
and but little blood escapes. Infam-
nation sets in at once. The animal
struck seems to suffer very little pain,
but to be rather in stupefied condi-
ton. Humans being are said to suffer
acute pain from the wound. 1t is not
known whether or not the rattlesnake poi
sons the animals that it desires for food
but it is known that it can swallow its
own poison with impunity. 1t is said
also that human being may swallow
rattlesnake poison with perfect safety il
there is no wound about the mouth
There is one animal invulnerable so fan
as the rattlesnake is concerned, and that
is the hog. The hog wages war upon
all snakes, innocent and poisonous, and
destroys them with eageness.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-10-04
Edison SURPASSED.

An invention that far outstrips Edi-
sons telephone in transmitting sound,
and in simplicity and cheapness of con-
struction, has been invented by an In
diana young man, Mr.. Israel ID. Jewett,
assisted by his father, Mr.. H. ID. Jewett.
The place where this invention, which
has been called the agophone, came to
light is little village of 100 inhabitants,
st. Omer which lies two miles from the
railroad town of st. Paul, on the Indian
apOlis, Cincinnati and Louisville rail-
road, about thirty-seven miles from In
dianapolis. Father and son are proprie-
tors of drug store, printing Office, mu-
sical-instrument store, postoffice, and
general-repairing shops, all in the same
building. The instrument they have
invented is now in operation between
their general utility shop and their resi-
dence, quarter of a mile away. The
difference between this instrument and
Edison's telephone is that it does not
have to be held to the mouth and shout
ed into by the speaker while the listener
must hold his ear to the tube to hear
the faint sounds. In the agophone the
speaker stands ten feet away from the
instrument, and his voice is heard dis
tinctly at the other end of the line at an
equal or greater distance from the in
strument. The invention was inspected
by reporter, on Saturday, who found a
group of wondering neighbors gathered
to hear and see the great invention. A
conversation was in progress between
the elder Jewett. in the store, and his
wife mt their residence. Mr.. Jewett was
leaning on the counter, three or four
feet away from the little box. which was
the instrument. He spoke in a natural,
easy tone, not especially directing his
voice to the instrument. The answers
came back with such distinctness that
they were understood equally as well in
the further corner of the store as at the
mouth of the Instrument. Mrs. Jewett
was asked to sing, and the words of
"Over There" came with all the sweet
ness that would have been heard if the
singer had been in the adjoining room.
Mr.. Jewett went home, and, ut the re-
quest of his son, took seat eight feet
from the instrument and played the
ARKANSAS Traveller" on the violin
Every note was heard distinctly, not on
" in the store, but on the street and in
the rear yard, which is separated by an.
other room from the store. The closing
of door, sweeping the floor, footsteps
and conversation between Mrs. Jewett
and others in the room all were heard
i'm the drug store. The ticking of {
watch placed in the instrument wa,
heard at the other end of the line.-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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A Disguised Tramp.

A few days ago tramp, who was
sparring his devious way along near
Reno, conceived brilliant idea for
raising the wind He knew that the
Wells-Fargo stsgewould pass along that
road in abo u, half an hour, so he took
off his coat, tore his shirt and pockets,
rolled around in the dust, and finally
tied himself, with much difficulty, to a
tree. His intention was to relate to the
stage passengers how he had been foul
ly dealt with by highwaymen, and have
subscription to repair his losses taken
up on the spot. The stage, however,
took short cut by new road that day,
and didn't go by at all. After waiting
until dusk, the Disguised tramp con-
cluded to remove his bonds, but, before
he got the first knot loose, a grizzly came
down out of the mountain and picnicked
off the greater part of his left leg.-.San
Francisco NeUs-L Letter.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-10-04

The Kalamazoo Board of Education
is being pressed to establish a free read
ing room in the Public Library.
DEER-sHooTNG is now in order, and
hundreds of deer-slayers are hieing to
the north woods of Michigan.
A BOY living at Bay City was bitten
by a rattlesnake while picking tomatoes
the other day. Whisky saved his life.
JOHN STREET, prominent and lead
ing farmer III Cooper, was killed in
stantly the other morning by his run
away team.
MRS. CHAMBERS, of Bay City, was
kissed against her will and has had the
fellow who did it arrested for assault
and battery.
CAPTAINS of companies in the Third
regiment of M. S. G.. have been ordered
to institute target practice at 200, 300
and 500 yards, volley firing.
WHILE a young man named Bacon.
who lives at Frankfort, was out on the
lake in a sail-boat off Pierpont with
comrade, the boat upset and turned
both into the water. Bacon tried to
swim to the shore and was drowned.
His comrade chung to the boat and was
saved.
A LITTLE daughter of Frank Matteson,
OF Jackson, being sick physician gave
prescription calling for paregoric 1t
was taken to McLaughlin's drug store
where the clerk by mistake gave lauda-
mum. 1t was administered to the child,
and she died from the effects before
morning.
THE storm of Sept. 25 was very de-
structive in its effects throughout the
State, uprooting trees, demoishing
barns, Outbuildings, etc. John and
Thomas Turner, farmers near Flint, were
struck by lightning and Thomas killed
and John fatally injured. A dwelling
on the farm of Charles Durkee, of Pine
Lake, was blown to pieces. Mr.. and Mrs.
Finley were seriously injured and child
instantly killed.
THE Commissioner will offer for sale
at public auction, at the State Land
Office at Lansing, on Nov. 14th next,
quantity of State lands aggregating
$4,000 acres. These lands are nearly
all abandoned homesteads. Many of
the lots are now quite valuable. The
minimum price is $125 per acre. The
sale of part-paid lands which have been
forfeited for non-payment of interest
will take place mt the same time. The
lands first mentioned are located by
COMMITTEES &c follows.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-10-04

EVERYBODY has heard of the conven-
tional Englishman who gave as an ex-
cuse for not assisting a man who was
drowning that he had never been intro
duced to him. Even that indifference
has been surpassed by recent occur
renee mt Buxton, in England. A little
girl 8 years old was drowned in the
river Wye. The evidence before the
Coroner's jury showed that able-bodied
men watched the child being carried
toward them by the stream in water not
two feet deep, and crying for help,
without rendering any assistance, APP
parently being no more affected by the
incident than if a rat was drowning
The comments of the Coroner on these
facts were as severe as he could make
them. He spoke of the cowardly Great.
ures as "so-called men," a disgrace to
humanity" and expressed the hope that
eff they had either hearts or souls. the
thought of their conduct would occasion
bitter reflections for years to come
The Pail Mall Gazette, in commenting
on the occurrence, says: 1T is, how
ever, only fair to remember that sucl
conduct is, perhaps, mainly ATTRIBUTABLE,
to civilization. The noble savage is no
burdened with clothing, and can wad
through water only two feet in deptl
without injury to his wardrobe
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-10-04

In speech delivered before Cana
dian society of artists, the other day,
Lord Dufferin said he had proposed to
the Governor of New York that that
State and the Dominion should buy the
property around Niagara falls, and keep
it as an international park, under con-
troll of an international commission.
The proposition, he said, was favorably
received, and he expects it will be sub
mitted to, and adopted by, the New
York Legislature, and ultimately car
ried into execution.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-10-04

The earliest notice of yellow fever is
that of Ligon, in his History of Bar
BADGES" He there stated that it broke
out early in September, 1647, and that
before the expiration of a month "the
living were scarcely able to bury the
dead" Thereafter it did not attain any
remarkable severity until 1898, when it
destroyed not less than 5000 men of the
garrison of Port Royal in the course of
a few months. In 1904 it was brought
tothe South of Spain, and visited Cadiz,
Malaga, and Carthagena. But its great
est force fell upon Gibraltar, where, out
of the civil population of the town,
amounting to nearly 1900 persons, only
twenty-eight escaped attack.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-10-04

PROF. EDISON thinks he has discov-
cred very simple process of dividing
the electric light into 10000 jets, each
one of which can be made of an illumi-
mating power equal to that of an ordi-
nary gas-burner. He says the process
is so simple that savans will be aston
ished to find how often they have stun
bled over it in their theories and expert
ments and yet missed it. As soon as
Edison secures patent he proposes to
give public exhibition in New York,
and he hopes to demonstrate the practi-
cability of lighting city by electricity
at about one-tenth the cost of the gas
now in use.
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II 1919 the yellow fever raged W

In 1919 the yellow fever ragged with
remarkable malignity in this and other
countries. 1t broke out at one and the
same time in widely-separated localities
in Boston and New Orleans. AT Mo-
bile 294 died. Charleston and Savan-
nah suffered fearfully. Natchez was al
most depopulated, and $50 of those re-
manning died. In Baltimore 242 died
and $40 were taken sick Many per-
sons fell dead in the streets. At Cadiz,
Spain, of population of 10000, $4,000
took the fever, and 5000 died
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-10-04

EXPERIMENTS are being made by the
Government of New Zealand with a
view to acclimatizing the English hum
ble-bee. The object is to assist the New
Zealand agriculturists in cultivating
their fields of clover Common bees
are not strong enough to force their
way into the petals of the clover flower,
and thus fertilize the plants as they fly
from one to another. For this purpose
therefore, the humble-bee is needed
but, so far, the nests sent ont have been
destroyed. Attempts to acclimatize the
common bee in some hot climates have
so far proved useless. After short pc
Rod they quit the hives and cannot be
enticed back.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-10-04

Miss WARDLAKE rejected one lover
and married another. This was in
Juanita, Cal, of which place she was re-
garded as the belle. The wedding
brought together all the fashionable
folk of the place, including Henry Bar
ron, the rejected sutton, who joined the
rest in seemingly heartfelt congratula-
tons of the bride. 1t was afterward re-
membered, however, that he acted like
man in daze-conduct mt the time
attributed to too free drinking of the
beverages that formed part of the re-
freshments. just before the assemblage
was about to dispense Barron approached
the bride, bearing two glasses of wine.
He handed her one and drank the other
himself, saying, significantly, LET us
drink together once more, for the last
time on earth" She was rather sad
dened by his words, but supposed that
they referred to the necessary end of
their intercourse, and drank the wine.
In half an hour both were dead. Bar
ron had put poison in the wine.
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ain region

PROF. WHITE, of Cornell University,
Just returned from Europe, says Amer
lea must look to her laurels in regard to
the common-school system, as in En-
gland, France and Italy systems of pri-
mary and common-school education are
being developed rapidly and with great
care Europe, he thinks, has made
great progress within the last few years
toward better systems of education.
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OUR YOUNG FOLKS.


Weighing the Baby.
Call up grandpa from the book.
Bid papa be present!
Draw the lace-hung cradle out
In the sunshine pleasant.
Since the little stranger came
Ills month this Monday
To each and every one
OF all days the one day.
None can show a finer boy.
Whosoever they be;
But, 10 set all doubts at rest,
We will weigh the baby.
Grandpa's eyes beneath his specs
Show merry twinkle;
Grandmas smiles are lighting up
Every dear old wrinkle:
Mamma lays the baby down;
Everything In ready
Papa holds the blanket up
In his fingers steady.
See the darling's laughing eyes.
Wisely wondering, maybe.
Why we make so great fuss
When we weigh the baby.
Kiss him twenty times around:
Tuck in all the fiounces:
Do not make the least mistake
In the pounds and ounces.
Slide the weight along the line
Papa's swift subtraction,
Unheeding grandpa's estimate.
Gets 1t to fraction.
Inst hce'ce pounds You precious pet!
Not baby going,
In few short weeks, has done
Such sight of growing.
Grandpa's chuckle of delight
Vain he tries TO smother.
Papa's eyes rest proudly ON
Baby's pretty mother.
Shines a teardrop in her eye.
Gazing on her treasurer
Thinks she of the love untold
God alone can measurel
Years of manhood, years of toll.
Grief or sin. we may be
Weighing with unconscious hand
When we weigh the baby
Nay. let smiles replace the tear,
Ills mothers duty
Just to smile, and smile, upon
Such bunch of beauty.
Close and closer to her heart
Her wee darling pressing,
Mother-lips above her child
Breathe this fervent blessing:
Whether life be long or short
Bright or dark the way be.
Heaven protect the darling boy.
Angels guard the baby
,Tiet r.. Benedict, ia October Wide .ilcdke.
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The Trlle 4urtherusr.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1878.

POTTER, the man who has been wheel
ing barrow across the continent, has
reached California. He has deadhead-
ed at saloons and hotels on the way I;
has travelled leisurely, and is satisfied
with the enterprise but he says it was
a long time between drinks in the mount
ain region
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commodities are known to be largely
formed of peculiar description of straw
paper stepped in tobacco juice, which
is manufactured in the United States
for this express purpose, and largely ex-
ported to Cuba and other markets.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-10-04

The Prince of Wales has accepted
honorary membership in the Boston
Ancient and Honorable Artillery. His
father was an honorary member of the
same corps.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-10-04

AMERICAN cigars have recently been
advertised in London at very low rates.
They have proved to be the cabbage
leaf and brown-paper brands not un-
known on this side of the water. Says
q London newspaper: These precious
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AppOrtiOnment of the State Tax.
The following is statement of the
State taxes as apportioned to the several
counties by the Auditor General, Sept.
20, 1878:
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The Paris correspondents are now
busy with scheme that seems to have
aroused all their enthusiasm. Nine.
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sion of the Lords Prayer.-J. +. p, in
Vide Alcdke for October.
Birds and Fisherrnen.

Birds and Fishermen.
In certain lake region in Lapland
there is very curious joint company
consisting of men and birds. They have
organized for fishing purposes. Every
morning early the hungry birds come
out and sing, so to speak, though a more
correct term might perhaps be, come
out and scream to the fishermen, telling
them plainly enough that it is time to
get up. The sleepy fishers leave Their
huts at the summons of these faithful
servants, and need no other alarm
clocks. The boats are unmoOred, and
then the swallows strike out" The
men guide their movements entirely by
the course of the swallows, who very
likely have been out seeming early that
morning. When they pause and hover
over a spot, redoubling their cries, then
the fishermen know that is the place fol
them. They hasten forward and cast
in their nets, and are well rewarded by
finding them well filed.
When the game begins to get thin,
the birds hasten on to new fishing
spot. 1t would be a churlish fellow who
did not reward such faithful service.
Many a fish is tossed up in the air
which the birds swoop down upon and
catch with an easy grace. After they
become tame, they do not stand on such
little ceremony, but just step aboard
and help themselves.
As evening comes, both men and
birds make for the shore, and, after the
best fish are taken out, they have only
to leave the inferior ones in the boat,
and they will be cleaned out for them
in short order.
You will not find better-ordered as
ISOLATION even where the parties are all
men, nor one where more mutual bene-
fit is bestowed Yet each one acts out
the instinct God has given him, and
that is his guide. How perfectly adapt
ed to the ends designed are all His
works.
BE Careful What You Fill Up With.
A boy returned from school one day
with report that his scholarship had
fallen below the usual average.
We'll" said his father, you've fallen
behind this month, have you?"
"Yes, sir"
"How did that happen?'
Don't know, sir"
The father knew, if his son did not.
He had observed a number of cheap
novels scattered about the house, but he
had not thought it worth while to say
anything until a fitting opportunity
should offer itself A basket of apples
stood upon the floor, and he said
Empty those apples, and take the
basket and bring it to me half full OF
chips And now," he continued, put
those apples back into the basket"
When half the apples was replaced
the son said:
Father, they roll off; I can't put in
any more"
"Put them in, 1 tell YOU"
"But, father, can't put them in"
Put them in, No; of course you
can't put them in. Do you expect to
fill basket half full of chips and then
fill it with apples? You said you didn't
know how you fell behind ut school
and / will tell You. Your mind is like
that basket; it will not hold much more
than so much; and here you have been
the past month filling it up with rub
worthless, cheap novels
The boy turned on his heel and whis-
tied, and said:
"Whew! 1 see the point. Sunday
School VisitOr.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-12-19

light in telling of seeing Gen. Washing
ton at military parade. He said
When was eight years old T re-
member there was to be parade. It
was announced that Gen. Washington
would be there. but, bless YOU. that,
wasn't half the inducement to a lot Of
young shavers and myself that we saw
m the promise of supply of town
gingerbread. When we got there the
General was there, and we bows were
tremendously impressed by his big
cooked hat. That was all the great
ness we saw. He was tall man, with
massive shoulders and face that looked
kind, but made a fellow feel you could
not throw gravel in his boots, like we
used to those other high-feathered>
chaps. thought he was the greatest
man ever saw, but [ didn't know
why. All | knew was that he whipped
the British, and everybody pointed
him out as the chap that whipped the
British. [ could recognize him this
moment, though, he made such an i'm
preston on me- FAX.