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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-12-20
Six Men Killed by Boiler Explosion.

The boiler explosion at the
coal works of Reid Bros, near
Uniontown, Pa, was horrible
affair. Two men were instantly killed,
and one died within an hour Their
names were Richard Evans, J. j. Miller,
and Daniel McGarvey. Three more,
John MONEY!, Joseph Vayone, and Nor
gan McGill, died the next day. John
Dougherty, the pit boss, was seriously
hurt, both externally and internally, and
his recovery is considered improbable.
Seven other men are suffering from
wounds, scalds, and burns, but none of
them are thought to be fatally injured.
The disaster occurred in this way:
Eight men were ON the roof the boiler
house, and, with the assistance of n
number below, were erecting new
smokestack. The steam, penetrating
through the roof, annoyed the men
above, and Vayone, the yard boss, or
dered the escape valve to be closed.
This was done, and within two minutes
the boiler exploded with terrific force.
Daniel McGarvey, the engineer, was
thrown 100 feet in the air and $50 feet
distant, into an adjoining field. He
alighted on his head in beaten-clay
foot path, in which his head half buried
itself. The force of the fall ruptured
his abdomen. John MONEY! was scalded
to death. His flesh was cooked. Rich
ard Evans was killed by bar of iron
striking him across the forehead and
unfolding itself in his brain The
boiler was torn into shreds. Hardly
fragment as large as q mans hat could
be found. Of the boiler-house nothing
could be found, except here and there.
a stick of wood. The general demoliy
ton could not have been more COM
plete. With the exception of McGar-
vey, all the killed leave large families.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-12-20

therefore, to show it by receiving him as
n man. He is waiting ut the door,
William turned toward his father and
looked him steadily in the face. The
old man made two or three visible efforts
TO speak, and when he succeeded his
voice sounded strange and husky. He
only said: Bring him in"
But Jeremiah, without waiting for the
words, was already at the outer door.
"Come in, Evanl" he said, giving him
a strong grip of the hand; 81 am glad
to see you here"
Evan Powell entered the parlor;
single glance was exchanged between
him and William Lane, and he under
stood the situation. He walked straight
to the old mans chair and offered his
hand, which was taken. Susan, acting
wholly from the impulse of the moment,
yet doing exactly the thing she should
have done, took her fathers other hand.
The old man held them both, looked
up at their faces, aud said, with singu-
lar, ouivering smile: "You do seem
tolerably well suited to each other" 1t
was too much for Susan; she kissed her
father, then threw her arms around
Evans neck, laid her head upon his
shoulder, and wept to her hearts con-
tent. o.
In another minute tears were running
down the old mans cheeks. Jeremiah
and William walked to separate win
dows, and gazed steadily through the
panes; while Lydia Maria, with corner
of her apron pressed to her eyes, ex-
tended q hand to Evan and said, Il
reckon it's one of the things that haze
to bel"
William came back to the group with
flashing face. He had caught the tact
in which the others were lacking, and
easily removed the embarrassment which
still clothed them as with a garment, by
telling where and how he had found the
horse and COW, and how cunningly he
and Evan had introduced them into
their several stables the night before.
The armchair required Susan said; but
in all other matters connected with the
gifts of the day, including the purchase
of John Perkins farm, she was entirely
innocent. Evan Powell contributed his
share of talk and joke, and it was amaz-
ing how swiftly the old unfriendly feel
ing wore away.
All at once Lydia Maria sprung up
with suppressed scream.
"Oh, Lord!" she cried-and it was
the first, last and only time in her life
when she was known to be guilty of
such areprehensible exclamation-"Oh
Lord my turkey, my turkey!'
Well, it must be confessed that the
turkey was too brown on one side and
too pale on the other; that it was dryer
than it should have been, and showed
various other slight defects which sent
anguish into Lydia Maria's soul; but to
The six persons who partook of it that
day, at dinner, it was simply a mixture
of white and dark ambrosia of the gods.
No Christmas turkey, on the table of
country house, ever did taste, ever will,
or ever can taste, better than that one.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-12-20

got something on her mind, or In her
constitution. 1t isn't that; don't be-
ieve she's thinking overly much OF tur-
keys to-day. It's either worry o some
sort-or the typhus."
"She did look flushed up, as a body
might say answered the brother.
"But that's neither here nor there
We've somehow got used to having a
turkey-and better spread in general
Ion Christmas day, and it's been
mostly her doings. think / should
miss it myself if it was stopped of
short; and it amt hardly fair to take it,
every year, off her share. Now, I've
about made up my mind to give one O
my best this time"
"Ob, jerry and SO I'd about made
up my mind to give mine. Either way,
whichever it is, kill one aaoio, say L, and
have it picked and drawn before she gets
back!"
While the. two are walking toward
the barn-yard, taking two or three ears
of corn from the crib on the way, let us
leave them to follow Susan as she drives
toward the village.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-12-20
The Tallest Tree in the World.

The tallest accurately-measured Sc
quota standing in the Calaveras grove,
near Stockton, Cal, measures 325 feet,
and there is no positive evidence that
any trees of this genus ever exceeded
that height. OF late years, explorations
in Gippsland, Victoria, have brought to
light some marvellous specimens of En-
cGlypt,ts, and the State Surveyor of
Forests measured fallen tree on the
banks of the Watts river, and found it
to be 435 feet from the roots to the
top of the trunk. The crest of this tree
was broken off, but the trunk at the
fracture was 8 feet in circumference,
and the height of the tree when grow
ing was estimated to have been 500 feet.
This tree, however, was dead, though
there is no doubt that it was far loftier
than the tallest Sequoia. Near Fern
shaw, in the Daudenong district, Vic
toria, there has recently been discovered
a specimen of the almond-leaf gum i"
(Eucaluptus amygdaleIsia), measuring
$50 feet from the ground to the first
branch, and $50 feet to the topmost
wing. This tree would overtop the tall
est living Sequoia by 125 feet. It's
girth is so feet, which is less than that
of many Sequoids, but, as far as height
is concerned, il must be considered the
tallest living tree in the world.-Scien-
3ifc american.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-12-20

her proportions; that her dappled red
and white sides had changed into an
even, dim mouse-color; that her horns
had grown short and her muzzle slen-
der.
Well, I'll be -" he began, but
did not finish the sentence.
"Who is she? How did she come
here?" cried Lydia Maria. "The min
ute l took hold of her, to milk, L felt
that it wasn't Spot. But she held still;
she turned around and looked at me,
and l could see her big eyes in the
dark! And then, somehow, / got fright
ened. I'm all of tremble!"
Lets have a look at her!" said Jere-
miah, leading the COW from the stable
into the barn-yard. The dawn had
meanwhile frightened, and each object
began to take its proper color and dis
lance. The beauty of the creature was
clearly recognized by both.
An Alderney-just what I've always
wanted said Lydia Maria.
Jeremiah took from the left horn a
crumpled label, smoothed it out, and
read: My name is Polly; 1 belong to
Lydia Maria Lane"
odd anybody ever?" was all the
spinster could say.
L see how it is" said Jeremiah, after
a moments reflection. "I've found a
new horse in my stable; they're both
meant to be Christmas gifts. But that
doesn't make it any easier to guess"
Susan?" suggested Lydia Maria.
No-not by any means!" said her
brother. IF William wasn't in such a
fix Gathers heard all about IT'D out in
Colorado, it would be like him-but the
more I think on it the more don't
know what to make of it,"
Call father!" Jeremiah finally com
handed.
So old Gideon Lane was summoned
to the barn. The other cows narrowly
escaped being left unmilked, and the
other horses unfed, while the two ac-
QUESTIONS were turned about and exam
ined in the early sunlight, and the
most hopeless conjectures made in re-
gard to the source from which they
came. When, finally, they returned to
the house, they found Susan rather i'm
patient The bountiful breakfast was
getting cold.
She was not so surprised as they ex-
pected on hearing the wonderful news,
but she astonished them all by sudden
ly bursting into tears and crying out !:
And am the only one who gets no
Christmas gift this year!
"Never mind, never mind" said her
father, patting her kindly upon the
shoulder; "we must try and find some
thing for you, too, Susan
Father" she answered, there is
only one thing you can give me-"
Gideon Lane said nothing, but they
were all struck by an unusual gentle
ness in his voice, as they sat at break
fast together.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-12-20
JEANNErrE,s CHRISTMAS GIFT.

One Christmas eve the fair Jeannettc
Dreamily sat before her glass;
Not braid In its place was set,
Curls were all in tangled mass;
There she sat with lazy grace,
Smiling back at her own bright face.
Over her neck tho hair unrolled,
Small white fingers among II stray;
Philip says IL is Just like gold,
But Philip knows lust what to say.
Harry he looks and signs and looks,
Philip talks rs they do In hooks.
Harry. / know, IL true as steel, 1l
Never a thought has he of harm;
Philip is stylish and very genteel.
Harry Just owns a dairy farm.
Philips lawyer and loves fee,
Marry loves nothing at all but me.
Oh last summer, what hours We spent
Anlxle-deep in the orchard grass;
Harry went wherever / went
bright was the face in the looking glass;;
Now IL is Christmas eve, III see
How Philip and Harry remember me.
Under the holly Jeanette stands,
ROBBED in the richest silk and lace.
Jeweled locket within her hands.
Holding the handsome Philips face
Jeweled locket and golden chain
Clasped with her own and Philips name.
Under the holly Jeanette stands;
Harry enters with glowing face
Clasps 10 his heart two small white hands
Pleads like man for loves sweet grace
Puts 10 her word his heart and life
Whispers: "Jeannette, be my sweet wife,"
Under the holly two there stand,
Looking into each others eyes;
Plain gold ring on a small white hand
Harry slips with fond surprise
Plain gold ring that nothing shall shift;
Harry is Jeannctte's Christmas gift.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-12-20

A SPECIAL commission in Russia, un-
der the Presidency of Maj. Gen. Clink,
are to find out and punish all members
of civil and military service implicated
in the commissariat embezzlements of
the last war. Hundreds have been ar
rested.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-12-20

Susan nd her share OF the household
work with feverish haste; then, leav-
ing Lydia Maria to prepare the STUFF
fing" for the turkey, she slipped into
the parlor, kindled fire in the stove
and opened the shutters. What she
next did would have excited a suspicion
of insanity had it been observed by any
of the family. But she was certain that
her father and brother had gone again
to the barn, and, as she peered forth
from the window of the upper gable
room, there was nothing in sight except
covered vehicle ON the road, half a
mile away.
Susan hung large towel Tor it may
have been Sheet from the window,
and let it slowly wave back and forth
against the brick wall. In a few min
utes her keen eyes detected something
like an answering signal from the APP
preaching vehicle. Thereupon she
FASTENED to her room, slipped on her
best dark silk dress, gave the last light,
quick touches to her hair and ribbons,
and went down stairs.
Jeremiah had harnessed the horse,
and was about to drive to the village
with his father; but Susan called them
both into the house, and summoned
Lydia Maria from the kitchen. Her APP
pearance, the suppressed excitement in
her face, and something strange in the
tone of her voice, aroused their keenest
curiosity, but, as neither knew what to
say, they all waited for her to speak.
"Come into the parlor, pleasep she
stammered, leading the way.
The room was warm and sunny; the
fire cracked and hummed in the stove,
the saucer Of violets perfumed the air,
and, in the contest place that could have
been picke ed out, stood-the third aston
ishment of the day 1t was an armchair
of massive oak, cushioned and padded
with leather, with adjustable supports
for the head and feet, and an extra arm,
large enough to hold book and news
paper, turning on hinge-in short, the
perfection of solid workmanship and
physical comfort.
"This is yours, fatherw said Susan,
pushing him into the seat.
Gideon, taken by surprise, sank down,
and did not Immediately rise. He had
reached the age when he could wholly
such a luxury, and there
seemed TO be no end to the delight of
trying this or that quality, and finding
nothing wanting. Then Jeremiah tried
the chair, and finally Lydia Maria; and
thus fully ten minutes passed before
any one thought of asking: Where did
you get it, Susan?" and, Glow under
the sun was it brought into the house?"
cts not my gift, father" she said;
" it comes from somebody else"
"Not Gideon began; but he
hesitated to speak the name in his
mind.
The outer door opened and shut;
somebody had entered without knock
ing. The next moment bright-faced.
bearded man, of 80, appeared
in the parlor.
William I" they all cried in chorus.
Eyes, father" said the younger son,
heartily shaking old Gideon's hand.
He gave jeremiah cordial grasp,
kissed Lydia Maria and Susan, threw
IF his over-coat, and cheerfully an
Give come to eat my Christ
mas dinner with you"
Hal my horse Boil" cried Jere-
niah.
"And my COW Pollyl" cried Lydia
Maria.
"And this arm-chairl" Gideon add
ID; it must have cost power o
money"
Never mind how muchl" said VIII |
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err spirits, made her purchases at the
store, and hastened homeward to be in
time for the early supper.
Lydia Maria was in waiting, as usual,
at the gate of the front yard. "Oh, the
land!" she exclaimed, as Susan drove
up, "why did you put the top DOWN.
Susan started, looking ut the buggy,
and blushed with almost a feeling of
guilt, as she stanmered, ut was 500
hot"
"Hot?" Lydia Maria's face took on a
mingled expression of alarm and COM
mand. "Child, that's fever! Come
right into the house; the kettles boil
ing and I'll have camomile tea in five
minutes. Where's my ribbon ?-and
the four skeins, dark gray ?-and the
cotton wadding?" ,si
SIN afraid l forgot the ribbon said
Susan, family.
lection of the brain-the first sign OF
typhus /"
Susan fell into fit of mingled laugh
ing and crying that was more like hys-
terics than anything she had ever known
in her life. But she succeeded, by a
mighty effort, in concealing the crying
part of it from Lydia Maria; she con-
trolled her relieved nerves, exerted her
self to think naturally and cheerfully,
and soon removed her sisters suspicion
of typhus. They had been seated some
little time in the comfortable kitchen,
when the latter all at once said:
"You don't seem to notice anything r
"Oh, the turkey" cried Susan. "How
much bigger he is than l thought"
"Not bigger than thought-it's mine.
Jerry meant to give his, but we settled
that / should have my turn this year."
"Liddy-Maria! You don't say so?
Why it's good omen!"
81 should hope So" Lydia gravely
answered. But she had no idea what
Susan meant.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1878-04-19
A Tough Yarn.

Yes it. pretty good about the p lots
Of tle "MaShrr" dong hard steering
for t,vn weeks before they tnurd t'r
ru'!::r was n:med immovnhl. Thn''
easll, expi .ire': The boat hai ben
in tn. trade :" lung that she krev ali
the crooks and tur;;s in the trail. il
makes me recall the case of the Blue
Goose" that dropped her wheel oppo
site Madison, while no one knew of he,
loss until the boat tried to e'round he,
to-" at the Louisville wharf. A more
remark able event, however, was that Of
tins "Tinnis McGinnis." She sank in
eighty feet of water at 'Big Bear" the
upper works floating off, the hull part
ing from the cabin with so little noise
and jar that the pilots changed watches
twice, exerting their fullest skill, and
ringing bells and careful movem ents
during eleven and half hours, before
they heard Of the disaster. "She was
too good a boat to lose." How she
would "mark out" narrow channel;
"just as precise as threading needle
and handlel Oh, my!'-often has she
turned round so quick that bow and
stern came Inviolent contact. The mos!
serious loss she ever suffered was during
low water; green hand was "heaving
the lead"-Grst cast given with stento
rIan voice, "Plenty good water herc"'
Second plunge, near shoals-"better
keep away right now" Third gwen as
the boat struck heavily on the bar
"didn't l told yon so:'' Captain Clio
verson, with customars prompt and de-
cisive action, ligh,ened the belated
steamer of by removing twenty tons
of pig iron from the deck.room to The
hurricane roof.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1878-04-19
A SAD STORY.
An Old Mans Confidence in a Now
York Lawyer. J. s.. q.

An Old Mans Confidence in a New
York kLawyer.
Poughkeepsie IN. W telegram.
On Thursday last, said Judge Barnard,
a party of four entered this court room,
one an old man 81 years Of age, named
Conklin, his daughter, and the other per-
sons w. B. Van Benscholen and wife. all
of Putnam Valley. The old mans story,
as substantlated by proof, was that his
wife and another daughter are insane, and
have been tor some years. In 1874, see
ing that he could not get along, he de-
sired to sell his farm of 16o acres for So
900. It is located in Putnam Valley, and
the property was the accumulation of a
lifetime He called on New York law
yer, to whom he told the story of his
troubles and the insanity of his family.
The lawyer told him he could sell his
farm for him, and prevailed on the old
man to deed 1t to him so that he could
handle the deed in New York.-The old
fellow. signed the deed, and passed it
over. The lawyer, whose name is Nehe-
r1iah Millard, sold the farm, and sold the
mortgage part to the Popular life insur-
ance company, never made any return
for it, and to-day, homeless and helpless
in his old age, Mr.. Conklin is searching
for something that will restore to HIM his
property. The judge. said he did not
know OF anylaw that would help him but
says it is simply a case Of over-confidence
in man whose name should be by.
word and reproach. Mr.. Conklin was
the first grand juror in Putnam county,
and says that the session was he'd in
church. His daughter, who was in court
with him, is not insane, but she had a
face which betokened sorrow and sad
ness, and, as Judge Barnard remarked,
ss.her iron ,countenances told the story ol
the great load she had to bear for years
in taking care Of her poor insane mother
and sister, and her decripit father, and
now everything is swept from them.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1878-04-19
A Husbands Cruel Crime.
Rhode Island lady whc was IN ti,a

habit Of taking large qnan'i.isS n' it-<
tincture OF iru" i"!rid gre; h II Il: :,.n
the medic!Er, bus also sr,,...a ..,.,
bills at the aposAsca,y>. sb,,i,
! husband found diff MT to meet In
stead Of brutaltv cutting of her mel
I cinal supplies, thus ;ngrni,,> a"I !n
: name man Co:ctsv,.,. ti'e :!-:n u: =. nv
| featuring tinct,,ir .',',i ;.ri'r t...,.
/ Of his own ws".:~i,.h h. t'tr~','
procured pa.i, paced j., s~":'".I,:'>
! OF cid iron nails. ,..itc t"aIrS q! i,n"
| barrc'-hoop> "..d fur ,c.rp:.> oi ,ni>.
cellancou> men. Ia Ih'> hs ailGcl on.
gallon Of aqua pu,a, a q -ti,led the
mixture with a pltch!ork three Times u
time he drew off the wat,r wi:na >ipi,n..,
placed it in pin, bottles aud lahl"d i.
"1iact Feri. Use as directed" His
wife took :his home mad. ;irc'ure with.
out any suspicion ths, II was not pt.
chased at the apnthcca,y'S, and derived
all the benefit from It which she h.h
derived from. I'll. "pos!i cary's own
tlnctu1e. A'hn"s!' >he had been afli t.,
ted 10! several Eiou'hS with extreme
weakness, her strength rev we'd unds.r
the i!iuence Of the 'tincture to >,:,,h All
extent that ut the cn.i ui three weeks,
when she accidentally caught her hns
bod in the act Of filling her bottle f,nu
the pail in the wooI>hed, She was able
TO If, II heavy pitchfo.s, and, ali.r
welding it with great vikor for Tea
minutes, to assist the hired man IN dag
ging her husband into the house. wh-'e
she subsequently, applied arn.ca ...d
brown paper to nearly two thirds Of is
tltti,t surface
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1878-04-19
Sitting Bulls Beautiful Niece.

Hrleaa Cor y. Fsf"!I. II
The most beautiful Indian girl, az,
cotding T.. all acrnn,ts, nov living, and
one who by rci.un "i her beauty, in.
te:ligence aad spirit has attained to a
unique inf renee wi,ich is acb nowledged
among the warrt",> ard defended hy
twenty fiery bsotbcr> and cousins, Is
Etisca. the White Foreh. sd of the Un ,
capapas. E.isca is Sitting Bulls niece.
She is only fifteen yea:s I'D, Straigh,
as an arrow, t!Iii- - a SrrIent, soft AZ
Hero, and e..d like " VI. Her gay.
ETY. is inco'r.sible. At the battle Of
Rosebud, where Custer was overwhelm
ed and when she was Iuere child, she
laughed necessarily in the midst of the
carnage, riding her pony like a sprile.