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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-08-09
F. L..

The author IS indebted to correspond
ent Of the Detroit Free Press for the Incidents
of this sketch OF pretty little lake about three
miles from the village Of GreenviIle, Montcalm
county, Michigan, which sounds" as his in
formant says, more like an Indian tradition
OF centuries ago than an actual occurrence OF
fifty years since.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-08-09

from twenty-five to thirty bushels to the acre
being common. The quality is extra. Oats
were never finer in this section-have not been
80 heavy in years. Corn is looking very well,
and there 10 every promise OF large crop.
, 1878-07-13

To FRUIT DRYER BUYERs-In an other
one Of our columns will be found two
advertisements from the Walter Fruit
Dryer Co. AS some of our fruit grow
ers are about embar'ling in the fruit
drying business. we call especial atten-
tor to this Walter" invention, The
machine Games well recommended, such
establishments as A. Lusk Sc Co. and
Sesovich & Co., the largest preservers
in California having adopted this pros
cess. Another feature of the Walter
worthy of attention is its cost. The
whole Institution is put up for $3.50. or
on the largest scale for S700. The Butts
invention is nowhere alongside ofsstbe
Walter and the only invention that
comes anywhere near it is the Blower.
which, unfortunately fer such persons
as are using it, will shortly be enjoined
as, according to the Walter agent, it is
an infringement of the Walter patent,
the down draught principal having
been initiated III the Blower although it
was patented two years before by the
Walter. The San Jose Mercury has
the following notice of the Walter in a
late issue.
Mr.. Serso>ich has erected long line
of buildings on Seventh street below
Julian, to be used for fruit packing and
drying purposes. This drying house is
called the Walter Fruit Dryer and Pre-
server and is comparatively new in
vention. having been patented in 1875.
There are in this city three of these
houses. one being owned by Lusk &
Co., ard two by Mr.. Sersovich. the
second having just been erected. Both
parties are satisfied with them and con.
slider them the best now in use. This
process accompllshes all that could be
desired in fruit drying, preserving the
delicate appearance of the fruit, as also
the richness and flavor. 1t is dried
more cheaply than by any other process
as all the heat generatedls confined and
utilized. none being permitted to es>
cape. The fruit is placed i'll tiers in a
circular case. and Is all exposed to ex-
ac.ly the same degree of heat. so that
when taken out is found to be dried to
the same extent in each tier. The beau
ty of the invention is its simplicity and
the thorough manner in which it per
forms the work 1t can be readily taxi
en- apart and moved from one place to
another, and may be set up in any or
chard or vinyard no building being re-
qulred but that furnishe with the ma
chine. 70 erect other drying houses
has been expensive and fruit drying
among fruit producers has not been
carried on to any extent in this courty
but now that such simple and bffec'>
tive drying house as the Walter can be.
erected, it is surprising that payties
owning orchard instead of selling t.
of these hot
, 1878-07-13
KITrITAs.--From Mr.. Starr, agen

kITTITAs.-- From Mr.. Starr, agen
tleman just over from the Kittitas
country, we learn that Chief Moses
and his entire band bucks. So uaws
and pappooses-wit all their ponies
goods. etc, have come down into
the kittitas valley, where they are
at present located. Moses alleges
the cause Of this movement to be
that he is alarmed for fear some of
bis young bucks will be enticed of
to join the host1les. but the settlers
express considerable. uneasiness at
the presence in their midst Of this
large band of Indians, many rene
gades from which are already in the
ran IS Of the hostiles. We hope their
apprebensions may prove unfouuded
DRowNED.-Sunday morning at
about : 7:30o'clock. while the steamer
Idaho was coming up the Columbia
river and was between Eagle Cliff
and Quinn's fishery, one of the pas
sengers. named Jerome Weyle, fell
overheard. The alarm was imme-
diately given and headway of the
steamer checked as quickly as pos
sible. A boat was lowered, but be-
fore succor reached him the unfor-
tunate man sunk from human sight.
Deceased was highly connected in
San Francisco where he lived. A
liberal reward We understand is Of
fered for the recovery of his body. -
O1'eg0nian.
A SMALL fracas took place in one
of the Chinese buildings on Wash
ington street this morning. On
hearing the yells and screams the
police promptly rushed to the spot,
but on their appearance affairs had
assumed their wonted serenity, and
the inmates, to all inquiries, with
their usual child like and bland ex-
preston of countenance. inquired:
"Whasa malta? What for you come
here?" So no arrests were made.
FATAL AcCIDENT-On Wednesday
July Sd. Thomas W. Duvall, Oldest
son OF Frank Duyall, residing on
the Snoqualmie, in this county, was
killed and terribly mangled by the
falling of a tree which he had
chopped. No one witnessed the ac-
cident, but his lifeless body was
found soon afterwards by his broth
er, and conveyed to Snohomish City
for burial.
TREsPAss.- Nine persons were ar
rested this morning charged with
tresspassing on the brickyard, on
the beach. By consent OF the par
ties the case was dismissed by JUS
'tice Snyder, at the cost OF the COM
planning witness.
A LARGE quantity of telegraph
wire was taken down on the Fanny
Lake this morning for Muckilteo. to
be used in completing the new line
from that place here. Nearly half
the distance is already completed.
A NEW beer hall is to be opened in
the old Cliff Saloon. formerly occu-
pied by the late lamented Charley
Moore.
, 1878-07-13

Someby will find
woven into a piece Of
carpet one of these days
Barkley, while workin
loom in Thompsonville,
let the machinery get h
her long curls, and in a TWIN
ling they were absorbed il the
carpet.
Father Matthew Helbeds, a
Catholic priest of New Orleans,
has fallen in love with one (of
the fair members of his church.
He has withdrawn from the
clergy IN order TO marry her.
Perry Bowsher, who was
hanged in Chillicothe, Ohio, was
convicted on the testimony of
his brother, to whom he had in
cautiously shown bond stolen
from the murdered man.
AGAIN BACK The old bark John
Jay returned to this port last evening.
She has left here twice bound to San
Francisco. but on each occasion after
getting outside. it has been found that
she leaked 80 badly that it was advisa-
BILE to put back. Previous to starting
the last time new pumps were put in
and additional mon shipped. but it WAS
found impossible to keep her free.
Damascus, which has never
been sacked by attacking armies.
has at last succumbed to the
course of commerce. The Suez
Canal has been it's death.
Good nature, like . bee. collects its
honey from every herb. Ill-naturs. like
spider, sucks poison from every how.
or.
, 1878-07-13
From the Daily of Thursday.

| From the Daily Of Thursday.
RAILROAD MATERIAL.-On Mon
day morning last, all of our railroad
folks, and we might say our whole
population, were early out to vel
come the vessel bringing the mater
ial for our railroad. Meigs' bark
Tidal Wave, in tow of the steamer
Politkotsky, arrived soon after
breakfast time. bringing about $50
tons of material, and was received
by the firing of cannon and general
rejoicing. The bark is lying at the
west side wharf, and is being dis
chars ed as fast as possible, the iron
being put on scows and then towed
up to the road. On Tuesday after
noon the locomotive was brought up
and put ON Percival's wharf, where
it will be cleaned up and put to-
gether before being put on the road.
The same evening the steamer Cap
ital towed up to the road, above the
Marshville bridge. five scows loaded
with rails and Other material. On
its arrival there oui railroad mag
mates were on hand, and Immediate
ly inaugurated the work by spiking
down several sections of the rails.
The work of laying the rails on the
line will be pushed hereafter as
fast as possible e.-Olympia Transcript.
MAT. FAcIrJTIEs. .-Sinca the new
mail arrangements have gone into
effect, confusion has become worse
confounded. The Olympia papers,
published on Friday and Saturday
and heretofore received here on the
day of publication, are now received
on the following Thursday, and the
arrival and departure of our daily
mails are any time that suits the
convenience or caprice Of the con-
tractor. No time tables or rules of
the Department are observed, or
public convenience at all considered.
When the postal laws were enforced
every failure to deliver the mails
strictly on schedule time subjected
the contractor to heavy penalties,
which were strictly in forces
FIGHTING.-An Italian fisherman,
named Palmer, and Jack Cowan,
got into a fight last night, which
resulted in both getting we'll used
up. Cowan was arrested, charged
with assault and battery, but the
evidence being conflicting, he was
fined $S and Palmer 81, by Justice
Scott, and the costs divided between
them.
HoN. Fl. A. Webster. Collector of
Customs ct Port Townsend, paid us
. brief visit Last evening.
, 1878-07-13
VI parl

THE following are the la
tai changes in Washington
ry: Little Falls Office ir
discontinued; James O..
pointed postmaster of
Landing, in Klickitat county
L. Martin, of Utsalady.
county.
The revenue cutter Olive
arrived here last night +
Townsend.
, 1878-01-05

ter with any newspaper ability
and business capacity might turn
to account.
Such always has been and al
ways will be the inevitable fate
of every newspaper started on
the same basis. Every person
who contributes a dollar to-
wards starting or sustaining .
briefess lawyer or impecunious
doctor in the publication of q
newspaper, infiicts wrong upon
community without any com
pensating advantages, by help
ing to degrade legitimate journ-
alism, which, in its better state,
ranks with the liberal profess
sions.
, 1878-01-05

leave the company in possession
of the alternate sections to the
north line Of King county, incla-
ding the iron and coal mines sit
uated thereon, and the entire
route Of the Seattle and Walla
Walla Railroad. How earnestly
and successfully Messrs. Jacobs
and McGitvra contested this
swindling attempt, is proved by
the manner IN which their efforts
are regarded by those who at.
tempted the manifest fraud. Next
to thwartcd love, nothing in
spires such fury as thwarted
yillainy.
, 1878-01-05

interest of Portland. We but
accept that, in behalf of the peo-
pie Of Washington Territory, as
an alternative much to be pre-
ferred to the unconditional ex-
tcntion Of time to the N. P. Co.
The former restores to settle
mcnt the vast quantity of land
which has been held subject to a
soullcss corporation for the past
eight years. The rivalry be-
tween the two companies will
certainly secure the building OF
a railroad from their point OF
junction to the nearest and most
available ocean port, which all
know to be at Seattle. The lat
ter, judging by the past, would
result in keeping the lands un-
der bonds for another decade,
with no guarantee for the con-
structlon of a railroad either to
Portland or Seattle, with every
motive which has heretofore
controlled the company to pre-
vent the construction of a road
to either of those places SO long
as they enjoy the monopoly OF
carrying on the Columbia river
We are not opposed to any
railroad enterprise any where in
Oregon or Washington. We
but oppose subsidies without
guarantees to company which
has once misused and forfeited
it's franchises. We fear no ri
valry which has in view the de-
struction of Seattle. The fact
that the attempted rivaly OF a
town by the aid of railroad
terminus, resulted in leaving
that town at the end of three
years with population Of less
than $50, while Seattle had dur
ing the same time increased in
population more than 1000 and
more than doubled its business,
proves beyond peradventure
the place designated by irrevo-
cable natural laws for the com
mercial metropolis. The more
railroads there are built in the
country, the more certainly will
they eventually converge to the
natural business centre. Un.
scrupuious speculation, aided by
special legislation, may delay
but it cannot defeat this end.
, 1878-01-05

The COMMEMORATIVE pro-
visions of the act for a Conven-
ton to form a constitution for
the State of Washington, arc an
astonisher to the statesmen OF
old States. It is the first
instance in the history of the
the country in which the forma-
ton of a State Constitution was
submitted to convention COM
posed of a less number Of dele
gates than were comprised in
both branches of the Legislature; !;
the theory being that all classes
and interests should be repre-
sented in the organic law. The
first Constitutional Convention
of Wisconsin consisted of 1872
members, selected in the main
without party distinction; and
that number was not considered
inordinate. Washington is con-
find to Is delegates, to be selected
by party caucuses, in which the
sharpest win!
, 1878-01-05

A French chemist is said to
have succeeded in producing a
paint with which to illuminate
the numbers on street doors at
night. Figures traced with it
are so lustrous as to be read
even on dark night, and the
preparation of the compound is
said to be simple, Inexpensive
and not injurious.
, 1878-01-05

The Emperor of Russia has is
sued a decree by the terms of
which every soldier actually
present at the seat OF war will
be capable Of promotion to an
officers rank for distinguished
military services. Further ad-
vancemcnt will be dependent on
their successfully passing the
usual examination.
, 1878-01-05
IlieSitimate journalism.


IlIegItimate journalism.
The failure of the Snohomish
Star, suggests some reflections
upon a character of journalism
which bears the same relations
to the regular vocation that illit-
crate quackery does to the med
ical, orpettifogging and shyster-
ing practice to the legal profess
sion. There is no moral force
in the land so universal in its
influence, or which has more to
do in modelling public sentiment
and directing public affairs than
the newspaper press. Even in
its lowest phases the press is a
power not to be despised, and it
is safer for society to tolerate
quackery in medidine, chicanery
at the bar, or hypocrisy in the
pulpit, than ignorance, ,licentious-
ness or dishonesty in the news
paper press, the great popular
educator. To be q successful
newspaper editor requires as
thorough study and exact train
ing as any of the learned profess
sions or scientific pursuits. A
lawyer, a doctor or a scientific
professor, without knowledge Of
the business, is no more fitted
for the vocation of editor of a
newspaper, than a blacksmith IS
to forge legal pleadings or a
stone-cutter to perform an oper-
,, alton for stone in the bladder. In
the one case the client loses his
case; in the other the patient
loses his life, and there the mat
ter ends. In the case of the in
competent editor, his ignorance
and his false teachings extend
20 whole communities, corrupt
! the minds Of the young who
seek in it their first knowledge Of
current events, and take in all
the crude matter they find there
in in an undigested state. The
popular failure to recognize these
facts, which are patent to all
who care to give the subject a
thought, is the cause Of so many
newspaper failures, and the rea-
son why journalism is held in so
low popular estimation.
In the ease of the Star, the
people of Snohomish, who are
more than an average communi-
ty in intelligence and enterprise,
thought a local newspaper would
be Of great advantage in promo
tiny the prosperity of the town
They gave no thought to the
character of the paper, but gave
with a liberal hand the means to
purchase the material for a print
ing office. This they put into
the hands of a man with every
qualification for successful ed
itor and publisher except common
sense and a knowledge of the
business. He had zeal without
discretion, energy without any
defined object,perseverance with
out system, education without
sense, and u degree OF self-assur-
ance which was wonderful in its
development. With these push
ing qualities he managed to keep
the paper alive for several years
by perpetual drumming, until
he had become not only a but
and by-word, but a terror to all
who had suffered from his myth
ical auger. No one who has not
awakened from a nightmare can
imagine the sense of relief ex-
perienced by the people of Sno-
homish when the thing died;
though q number of them were
pecuniary sufferers to q consid-
erable extent by the experiment.
They still have their printing
material, which q practical prln-
, 1878-01-05

The Singer Company sold in 1876
two hundred and sixty two thousand.
three hundred and sixteen machines.
All warranted for Ave years. NV. Pan.
SONS Agent, Jameson 'sstore. d12 dwtf
, 1878-01-05
They Don't Like Jacobs.


The "Land Ring" which ryns
the Northern Pacific Railroad
have become very much disgust
ed with Delegate Jacobs, WHOSE
fidelity to the interests Of his
constituents they regard as trea-
son to themselves. From the
time they bought Garfelde and
paid for him in coin, they have
claimed o. reversionary interest
in every subsequent Delegate,
and the protest of this claim has
called down upon the head of
Judge Jacobs the dire denuncia-
tions of the ring, t. which the
home organ at Tacoma gives ex-
preston; the vigor of its mala-
diction evincing the degree of
its hurt, and bearing testimony
to the fidelity of tho Delegate to
the people under pressure such
as powerful monopoly coud
bring to bear.
The organ says: w Adviccs
from Washington inform us that
Senator Mitchell, of Oregon,
Delegate Jacobs, of this Terrific
ry, and a prominent other Ter
ritorial official, have formed a
combination to defeat a direct
overland railroad to Puget
Sound" Indeed! What "direct
overland railroad is Jacobs con-
spring to defeat? Certainly not
the only road IN that direction
which is in the course Of con-
struction or likely to be built;
for his enemies willnotden that
he is doing all IN his power to
promote the interest of that, the
peoples road. The Mp. branch
was abandoned by the company
more than three years ago.
Elaborate arguments, based up
on engineering principles, were
prepared and published, to show
that the route from east of the
mountains to Puget Sound by
the valley of the Columbia river
would entirely obviate the me-
cessity of a direct road; that the
difference in distance would be
more than compensated by the
difference in grade. This view
was then taken by every men,
Der of the Board: was Sresentcd
to the people of Oregon as the
sole argument which induced
the Portland Board of Trade to
recommend an unconditional ex-
tension Of time to the company
in which to perfect their grant.
In the face Of these well known
facts, the project of the branch
road was renewed and a change
of location asked for, not with
any purpose of bailding the road,
but solely for the purpose of Sc
curing the application Of a por-
tion Of the grant to the building
of private road to coal mine
off Of any practicable or hereto
fore projected route for a rail
road; an open and manifest at
tempt at fraud. That was what
Judge Jacobs opposed; hence the
howl.
After calling Jacobs a Gear
pct-bagger," a "villagc-politi-
cian," "light timber" ect., the
organ continues: s'The campaign
cry last year at Seattle, where
he received his cue, was for the
release of n. 2. r. r. subsidy
lands from railroad monopoly
and have them opened for settle
ment under the pre-emption and
homestead acts, but only three
or four weeks ago, before the
Secretary Of the Interior, in an
argument as elaborate as him
self and hired assistant from
Seattle could cogitate, he used
every endeayor to prevent the
Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany from releasing about four
million acres of the. very, soil
that himself and Seattle interests
had been bowling for the sur
render to the people"
All tho snrrnndnr oronnSnd hE
, 1878-01-05
WON EN-

Who may b. racked by pain and suffering frou,
the many troubles peculiar to their sex, can fnd
speedy relief and permanent cure BY the Doctors
new treatment. toe result of bis many years
practice In their complaints.
~ Write fnll statement and treatment will
he seut to cure any disease at home. COnEulta-
ton free and strictly confidential DIR. Flatterys
two diplomas can be seen at bis oiice.
AHDREss, J. fLArTERY, M. D.,
dec2odtf Seattle, W. T.
, 1878-01-05

A lady who signs herself Maria
Firth, and who says that she had a
personal acquaintance with Char
lotte Bronte, writes to leading for
eign newspaper that Currer Bells
father had at least, $500 a year;
that her mother had a separate in
come; that there Yves no rent to pay
and.the cost of living at Haworth
was less than sat any other town !
have known" The best joints OF
meat were sold at from nine to thir-
teen cents per pound, butter fetched
only eighteen cents, eggs twelve
cents dozen. and coal $1.75 ton.
Therefore $500 per annum in Ha-
worth would equal $4,000 in Lon
don. She believes that had it not
been for Branwells delinquencies
we should not have heard Of any
poverty with regard to the family.
, 1878-01-05

The farmers in Scotland have
suffered severe loss this year by
bad weather, and their aggre-
gate Rvenue will fall short of
that received in good years by
an estimated amount of $40, ,000,-
900.
, 1878-01-05


KEEP ACCoUNTs.-If no ac-
counts have been kept, a begin
ming Of a better system should
be made now. At the close of
the year make an inventory of
every article, and value them,
and also put down the debts
owing and due. This will show
how one stands at the end of
the year. By keeping strict ac-
counts of ones business, it is not
only known what goes out and
what comes in, but by noting
every expenditure and income,
we can readily find where VIC
gain or lose: foolish or unwise
spendings are thought over a
second time. and this naturally
leads to avoiding them in the
future.
, 1878-01-05

The fact that throughout the call
ed and regular sessions very little
useful Legislation has been perfected
confirms the impression that Con-
gress is a costly government appen-
dage It is doing the damage to
the national finances that the Legis-
latures have done for tire various
States until the people fairly groan
under the burdens they have to bear,
but when they murmur they
are silenced by the remark
that they are enjoying the blessings
of free representative government,
and the lack of wisdom in the man
agement of affairs continues to go
hand in hand with corruption and
infidelity to patriotic and official
edges.-PAiladelphia Enquirer.
, 1878-01-05

The Reformed Church at Belle
vile, N. j.. celebrated on the 17th
ult. ihe 1S0th anniversary OF its
foundation and the twenty-ifth an
niversary of the opening of tbs pres
ent church building. The Church
has an exceedingly interesting his
tory. 1t was originally callod the
Reformed Church of Second River.
and was the first fully organized Of
the five Oldest Reformed churches
in New Jersey, the others being To-
Gated at Bergeh, Hackensack,
Schrondenburg and English Neigh
borhood. During the latter part Of
the Revolutionary War. it was nsed
by the patriots n q fort. and was
badly shattered in 1850 by the Brit
ish.
, 1878-01-05
MIDDLE AGED MEN

May Of the age of IS TO 60, suffer from nervous
prostratiou, loss OF vigor and weakening, In =
manner not TO be accounted for, and are igno-
rant Of tho cause. DR.. Flattery guarantees a
perfect cu-e and restoration Of the physical