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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-16
A Ball Underneath the Ground.

A ball was given last night by Capt.
Matt Canavan at the New York mine,
Gold Hill, of which mine he is Superin-
tendent. The ball took place at the
new station opened at the depth of
1,O4O feet below the surface. This sta
ton is quite as large as an ordinary ball
room, well.foored, walled in with SUBJ
stantial tlmbers, and has quite lofty
ceiling. The station is cool and COM
Portable, was appropriately decorated for
the occasion, and was lighted with
lamps suspended from the ceiling. The
ladies were dressed in calico and the
gentlemen in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
i've raiment. The furniture was in keep
ing with the place, and, while there was
furnished everything necessary to COM
fort, nothing very extravagant was seen.
Never before in the United States-if
anywhere in the worid-has there been
ball given at the depth of nearly a
quarter of mile beneath the surface of
the earth. There was no trouble about
persons slipping into the ballroom with
out tickets. 1t was a queer way, too, of
going to a ball, this stepping upon a
cage instead of into carriage, and
being darted straight down toward the
center of the earth instead of rolling
off horizontally in the usual way
Virginia (Neu.) Enterprise.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-16
HydrOphObia.

an Alleged CaWe.-So far as is known
no genuine case of hydrcphobia has
ever yet been cured in this country. A
correspondent of the New York Herald
asserts that discovery of cure for the
fearful malady has been made in Russia,
this remedy being pure oxygen. A lit
tie Russian girl was recently attacked
by the disease, and the physician there
upon made her inhale three cubic feet
of oxygen. In the course of an hour
and half all the symptoms disappeared,
and the child remained calm. On the
next day but one the maladv returned
in all it's distressing characteristics. A
fresh inhalation of oxygen was tried,
and at the end of forty-five minutes the
attack subsidized and never returned
Ne,U York Herald.
Dogs Tails and Hydrophobia-
At least ninety in every 100 dogs
1 have noticed in this city curl their
tails to the left-an evidence of low
breed and danger. Dogs that curl
their tails to the right are never afflicted
with hydrophobia; that fatal disease
prevails only among dogs that curl their
tails left. No gentleman in London or
any city of.the Continent will own a
dog or allow q dog to follow him that
curls its tail to the left. If visitors to
the dog show will observe what here
assert they will be convinced of this
singular fact.-Cor. Philadelphia Tele-
QTGph.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-16

The Pocasset tragedy recalls the case
of one Truman Phinney, farmer of
Geauga county, Ohio, who, ten years
ago, went crazy at Methodist revival
and became seized with the idea that
the Lord had commanded him to kill
his son. At o'clock one morning his
wife was aroused by her husband, who
was engaged in the work of whetting
the butcher-knife in very diligent
way. Having noticed that he was lit
tie strange the day before she was
alarmed, and asked what he was doing.
At first he would not tell her, but at
length, with great show of reluctance,
he said that the Lord had revealed to
him that, in order that the whole
household might be saved, his little son
must be sacrificed, and he was getting
ready to carry out the will of the Lord.
The alarm of the mother was beyond
description, but she kept perfectly
cool and appeared to be greatly inter-
ested in what was going forward. At
length she attempted to persuade him
to put off the sacrifice for time, but
this he would not consent to. He
said that now was the accepted time
and the day of salvation. Finally she
suggested that it would be proper to
have a certain neighbor present, as he
always took much interest in all that was
going forward in the family and was
withal very pious. To this Mr.. Phin-
ney consented, and with his wife went to
invite the neighbor to the sacrifice. The
neighbor came and succeeded in secur-
ing Phinney before he completed his
bloody work. He was taken to the
Cleveland Insane Asylum, where he
died some years later.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-16

A MAN cut his hand badly with the
glass of broken window on Massa-
chusetts railroad train, and had the
wound dressed by physician at the
next station. The injury deprived him
permanently of the use of his arm,
through improper treatment, as he
claims. The weight of the expert testi-
mony was that, although great skill
would have effected a permanent cure,
the country doctor did all that he knew
how to do. The Judge told the jury
that ga physician is responsible for that
reasonable degree of care, diligence
and skill which are properly expected
from all persons employed to render
skilled service, but is not responsible
for failure, unless failure proceeds from
a want of such care and skill" He
also held that a physician in small
town cannot reasonably be expected to
possess the skill of city surgeon. The
verdict was for the defendant.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-16

A COMPARISON of the requirements
for admission to forty-four American
colleges, made by Principal Nightin-
gale of the Chicago High School, shows
that the differences are not great. He
strongly advocates entire uniformity,
so that preparatory schools may be con-
Quoted on a uniform basis. Mr.. Night
ingale finds that "in New England rs
per cent. of the students in colleges
take the classical course; in the Middle
States, 81 per cent, and West and
South, so far as investigated, 43 per
cent" In the matter of Latin pronun-
citation, he says that eighteen follow
Yale in clinging to the English method,
including Amherst, Smith, and Tufts
twenty-five go with Harvard to the Ro-
man method, including Cornell, Michi-
gan, Boston, and Wellesley; Notre
Dame, like all Catholic institutions,
uses the continental method; Williams
has the English in use, but the Latin
department prefers the Roman.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-16

only studied away the harder in their
little primers while the rest went out.
But when they were called in, and Miss
Jones nodded to them, "Now you can
co." how glad they were. So nice and
fresh to walk about the grassy yard all
by themselves, while the others were
studying away in the warm, dusty
scbool-room. y And then to sit down to-
gether on the shaded doorsteps, and,
putting their two little sun-bonnets
close, to whisper all manner of little Sc
crets, with, "Don't you never tell" and
Honest and true, black and blue" Oh!
time flew fast, and they always stayed out
as long as they dared, but feared to stay
too long, lest they could not come out
so any more.
One cool afternoon they had stayed
out even longer than usual.
I'VE mast 60 in" said May. "What
if she should call us?"
"She's coming now," said Mat; and
sure enough, to their dismay, the school
room door opened, and out came Miss
Jones, with her firm, quick step. But
she said nothing to the little girls, only
walked straight by them as they sat low
ingly in the outer doorway, into the
chip-yard.
:" For a stick, perhaps!" whispered
May.
Yes, she stopped down and went to
picking up chips and splinters, and with
them little switch. The childrens
worst fears were verified now, and they
hoped up and sped into the school
room, as if they already felt it tingling
about them.
Miss Jones came calmly in and
kindled fire in the stove; the truth
was, the school-room was chilly. / don't
suppose she ever thought of Furnishing
the two little girls, but the scare they
had was so thorough that they tried no
more private recesses after that.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-16

THERE are several extensive herds of
Angora goats in California, Nevada and
Arizona. They thrive well on the Pa
cifc coast, but they have been unproft-
able because there was no market for
their silky wool or mohair. The own
ers of some thousands of these goats,
before abandoning the enterprise, con-
cluded to try some way to utilize
them. They established experimental
works in San Jose. After much expert
ment and vexatious encouragement
they have now a fourishing factory,
with fifty hands, over one-half women.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-16

THEATRICAL realism has gone long
way in recent performance of Pima
fore" by Boston company at Halifax,
Nova Scotia. The boatswain's mate of
III. M. S. Griffon volunteered, and
"piped the side " when Sir Joseph came
aboard. A real sailor from the same
ship ran up the signals, and the yard
furnished ships bell, pinnacle and mast
head light, six brass guns, piles of shot
and Delaying pins, with a bugler, mar
ines and gunners. Then, when the
piece had been played and the curtain
had fallen, the Yankee vocalists were
entertained on board the Chiffon by the
officers, and were afforded every oppor-
tunity of inspecting the ship and be-
coming familiar with the regulation OF
"the Queens navee."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-16

an appropriation Of swamp lands to construct
the Tuscola and Saginaw Bay state road, to
provide for the incorporation of State conven-
tons and divisions OF the Ancient Order OF Hi
bernians A Joint resolution was passed pro-
viding suitable room in the new State Capitol
building for geological specimens, and author
izing an appropriation for furnishing the same,
and to provide for refunding moneys expended
by certain counties OF the State OF Michigan
in the support of marines and soldiers At the
asylum Of the insane.
MONDAY, May 12-SENATE.-Not In session.
HoUsE.-The House of Representatives was
called to order at 1880 this morning, forty
nine members being present There not being
a quorum recess was taken until = p. IN. iE
the afte. moon there was quorum present, and
this and the evening sessions we're consumed In
committee of the whole, IL consideration OF
sundry bills. "A resolution was passed that
hereafter the House meet ut o. N until the
close Of the session.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-16

WITHIN the past twelve months at
tempts have been made to assassinate
Emperor William of Germany, Francis
Joseph of Austria, King Humbert of
Italy, and the Gear Alexander of Rus
STA. In the case of Emperor William
the assassin hit his man. In all the
other cases he missed. The confession
of the man who attempted to assassinate
the Gear possibly explains why. This
man declares that he fred Mt the Gar
under threat that his own life would
be taken if he did not carry out his or
ders, but that he purposely missed.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-16

A INDUSTRIOUS California ranch, in Te-
hama county, owned and operated by
John Finnell, contains $4,000 acres of
rich bottom, with a front of sixteen
miles on the Sacramento. He has nine
ty-seven teams at work, six horses in a
team. Besides, he has supplemental
field of 10000 acres elsewhere, under a
lease, which is now covered with luxu-
RANT crop of wheat.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-16

FROM 1875 to 1877, according to sta
tistics just published by the French
Ministry of the Interior, only 1000
Frenchmen emigrated from France,
while during the same time 10000 for
eigners crossed its territory in search of
homes in the New World The indis-
position to emigrate and colonize on the
part of the French is set down to the
low increase of population, which allows
them all to live at home comfortably
under their own vine and fig tree.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-16

IT appears likely that all the Fall
River cotton mills will be closed by a
strike within a week or two. Wages
were reduced Is per cent. year ago,
and the operatives have demanded in
vain restoration of the old rates. The
spinners and weavers now make an av,
erage of 81 aNweek, and it is claimed
that business has revived sufficiently to
Justify an increase. The manufacturers
reply that such course would destroy
the small profits now made. The Spin
ners' Union has resolved to order q
strike in five of the mills, but which
those mills are, and exactly when the
strike will begin, are the secrets of the
Executive Committee. The strikers
count on financial help from employees
of the other mills, but the manufactur.
ers say that general stoppage will fol
low the first demonstration. Heavy
losses are anticipated and much suffer.
ing for the workmen.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-16

The latest fashion in bed-clothes is
that which an Illinois man is trying to
set to his neighbors. His lodgings are
on the cold ground in the back yard
attached to his house. When bed time
comes he lies down on the ground
alongside of big pile of earth. From
this pile his faithful man-servant shovels
earth over him until nothing but his
head remains exposed. In this condi-
ton the infatuated remains until the
man-servant comes along in the morn.
ing to dig him out.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-16

A CIRCULAR has been issued in rela-
ton to the organization of the census
service, which states that the census is
to be taken under direction of officers
to be styled Supervisors of Census p"
One or more for each State or Terri
tory, not exceeding $50 in all, to be APP
pointed by the President. Applications
for appointment as Supervisor may be
addressed to the Secretary of the In
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-16
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.


Open the window, Margie,
And draw the screen away;
My life Is dull December,
But my hearts rs young as May.
Listen! The laugh of children!
Ills foolish thought, know,
Bnt ii minds me OF one May morning
Seventy years ago,
When merry troop % children
Weakened the quiet street
Nth babble of talk and laughter,
And swinging, like censers sweet,
The dear old time May baskets,
Ribboned, and pink and white
With the blessed bloom that gladdened
The gloom of the pilgrims night.
And know by the robins carol,
And the tender green see
In the tops of the dear old willows,
That the May will come to me.
Margie, the scent of Msy-howersi
surely, surely know
That one sweet breath Could the south wind
Bring II SO far. They grow
mile away on the hillside.
But there's a knock at the door;
Oh, for an hour of quiet,
To live my May-days o'er
What's this? "From Karl and Carrie.r
Oh, let my chair be rolled
Just there-into the sunshine
And give me them TO holdi
know their breath, dear Margie
Forgive these foolish tears,
But God has sent these May-fowe
Across the seventy years
Mary Il. Ldthbu9V, IN Youths Companion.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-16
The Canadian Government has caused

The Canadian Government has caused
a survey to be made with view to de-
termining the practicability of estab-
fishing either rail or canal communion
ton between Lake Winnipeg and Hud-
sons bay as an outlet for the agricult-
ural products of the Northwest Terri
tory. The report on the subject rec
ommends the railway project as the
more feasible and desirable, and the es-
timated cost of the road is about $780,
100000.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-16

terror, but the nominations will not be
made before December next. The
actual work of enumeration will be per-
formed by Enumerators, who will be
designated to the Superintendent of
Census, at Washington, by the Super
visors. Application for appointment as
Enumeration should be addressed to the
Supervisor of the district in which the
applicant resides.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-16

The new Liquor law in Massachu-
sets compels bar-room keepers to get
the written consent of their landlords,
and that provision is causing dealers
a great deal of trouble-property-
owners generally disliking to put them
selves in dangerous position with ref
erence to the Civil Damage act.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-16

A cANAY in Portland, Me-, has many
of the accomplishments of her sex.
She is beautiful bird, and also sings
beautifully, and she faints as gracefully
as any lady. When she is frightened
or nervous she suddenly sinks to the
floor of her cage in fainting fit, and
remains unconscious for fifteen minutes,
when she breaks forth into song as
though nothing had happened.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-16
Che Trle Syurthrraer.


A BosroN wife slyly attached a pc
dometer to her husband when, after
supper, he started to ego down to the
Office and balance the books" On his
return fifteen miles of walking was re-
corded. He had been stepping around
billiard table all the evening.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-16

SARATOGA is to have new opera
house in connection with the Grand
Union Hotel, capable of seating 1000
people.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-05
The Vital EnerRfes.

When depressed by fatigue, bodily or men
tai. by exhausting diseases, or the influence
of a facilitating temperature, should be re-
inforced-physicians tell us-by some whole.
some %stimulant and among those which
have been tested and administered by them,
one has received such hearty recommends.
ton IS Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. 1t has
been preferred by them from the fact that
it's spirituous basis, which is Of the purest
description, is modified by and made the
vehicle for, the vegetable medicinal princi-
Piles incorporated with it. These latter rem.
der it conspicuously serviceable in cases of
general debility, constipation and other dis
orders Of the bowels in dyspepsia, nervous
affections, urinary and uterine ailments,
rheumatism, intermittent and remittent few
ers, which it prevents as we'll az remedies;
and in liver complaint. A household stock
of medicines can scarcely be called con.
plete without this inestimable medicine.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-05
PROPOSALS FOR WOOD AND HAY.
OFFICE CHIEF QUARTERMAsTER,
DEPARTMENT. OF Dakota.

DEPARTMENT OF DAKOTA.
ST. PAUL. MINI, June %. 1879.
SEALED PROPOSALS, in triplicate, address
- ed to the undersigned, will be received at
this office and at the Office Of the
Acting Assistant Quartermaster at Fort
Yates. D.: T., until u o'clock noon. on
the 18th day Of July. 1879, at which time and
places they will be opened in the presence Of
bidders, for furnishing ut Fort Yates, ID. T., 3.76s
cords Of Soft Wood, and ga tons of Hay. or
such other quantity of either article, rs may be
required at said post, during the fiscal year com.
mencing July LIST, 1879, and ending June 3Oth,
1890.
Permission will not be given contra G tors to
cut Wood or Hay on the Military reservation ut
Fort Yates.
One o p Of this advertisement must be Sc
curely attached to- each triplicate proposal, and
must he mentioned therein rs comprising part
oft. Blanks for proposals may be obtained at
this Office or at Fort Yates.
The successful bidder, in each case, will be re-
CURED to'enter into a written contract with the
United States. with good and approved security,
IN the sum OF 5000, within ton days after being
notified OF the acceptance Of his proposal.
Proposals must he inclosed In sealed enyel.
opes, marked Proposals for Wood or Hay a.
the case may bel and addressed TO the under
signed, or to the Post Ouartelmas;er at Fort
Yates.
The United States reserves. the right to rcjec,
any or all proposals..
CHAS. II. ToMPkINS,
deputy ouarfcrmaSier General. u =. Army
! CHIEF OuartcrmaStcr
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-05
Murder on the Pierre Route.
Deadwood Pioneer. 9th.

OeadWOOd P1Oneer, 9th.
Mr.. D. A. Murray arrived from the east
over the Pierre route yesterday, and fur
nished us with the following details of the
homicide at Deadman's creek, a brief &C.
count Of which appeared in yesterdays Pho
neer: 1t seems that deceased, a Mexican
named Ortiz, and another driver of Clsy's
train travelling under the sobriquet
"Smokey" had quarrelled more or less
throughout the trip. At Deadman's they
renewed the controversy. during which the
Mexican called the other approbrious names,
when Smokey" went to the ',jockey box"
secured a i~ve.shooter, and defed his antag-
enist to repeat the term. Ortiz reiterated
his remark whereupon Smokey" opened
fire, and after discharging his weapon, four
shots Of which took effect, he fled. The
wagon boss and others called upon him to
halt. and as he refused to comply, fired at
him with needle guns. one bullet carrying
away three fingers of his left hand, when he
surrendered. A sort Of examination was
subsequently held, resulting in the release
of the prisoner. The Mexican was buried
where he fell, and Smokey remained at
Deadman's.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-05
GOOD BOOKS

Farm, Garden, and Household.
The following Valuable Bssks
will be supplied frsn he once Of
he Press h DakstAian. Any enc
or moro Of these boeks Win be sent
POSTPAID direct TO any Of cur
readers On receipt Of the regular
price, which is named against each
book.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-05
1he Daily frfss aud 9atatatas
YANkToN DAKOTA
Saturday Evening, juiy S, 1879.
A i'm RIVER s1oan.
Rock port Is Made the Recipient Of . First
Class Elselrlc Exhibition.

Roekporti IL Made the Recipient Of . First
Glass Electric Exhiblaioa.
Rockport Correspondence Dakota Mail.
On Wednesday evening about 8 o'clock
one Of the severest rain and thunder show.
ers in this section Of the valley struck our
town, the rain came down in torrents, the
thunder roared a. al the artillery of heaven
were discharged, double sholted; the vivid
lightning binding with its closeness leaped
from the black clouds above, zigzageed
through the air and with it, fiery forked
tongue licked the earth below. Clap after
clap came in rapid succession as If our town
was selected az . target and aimed at with
dreadful precision. In its mad, wild freaks
it struck the barn belonging 10 the Gale
House, ripping through the building, splin-
tering the timbers and setting it on fire,
which was e%xtinguished without any dam
age. Two horses standing in the stall op-
polite where the lightning descended we're
teen minutes after striking the barn it
struck Mr.. Gales ice house standing about
thirty feet from the barn, and almost in
stantly it was enveloped in flames, and en-
tirely consumed. The dwelling house OF
Wright and Willis was struck, and the cleo
trio current, descending down the stove pipe,
crossing over the floor of the room, and
thence bursting through the floor passed in
to the earth. The house was occupied by
Mr.. Willis and his herd boy George Cox,
the boy was stunned and is quite lame yet.
A cat in the room was killed.
About four miles from town on the marsh
Of Lowell & Son, an OK, a COW and a colt
were killed BY one stroke. Mr.. Ross Low
ell and wife drove in a spring wagon to the
ranch through the storm getting there jus,
a. the stock was struck. The COW belongs
to Mr.. Nichols and the colt to Mr.. Foster
The rain continued to pour the greater
part Of the night. 1t was the heaviest rair
Of the season. We expect to hear of NOR
Academia.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-05

What is the use Of cumming it when DR..
Dix, at his Office in SAwyer's block is insert.
ing the BEST QUALITY Of artificial teeth at
fifteen dollars per set, reports to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-05

Cradle the %auctioneer receives orders for
Sylvester & Barber, for wood, coal and ice.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-05

Mills & Purdy have in stock = new lot of
Oil curtains, fringe and tassels to match.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-05

Z. N.ff, commission house on Broad way
between Third and Fourth,