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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-01-10

Hsleporiei that marianne not giyer-
was frozen to death on tho night OF the I'd
While driving from S,hcolciaft 10 Kalamazoo
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1879-06-06

SIutt9ort ID. Ntat. Stn auBetP
Sroutsss &OrtOmmniB ereisuete fih IN
a~l1sbauien in 8irttember9 am Soltrt@
taS aus 8erunlaFuns breier 3auten.
en- 9lidli&er Snter, Der nit gere9tem
Saolie Elm S6bnlein our Stride traaen
s.B, erbtelt gu ieiuem nidt serin9er' @r'
s1aae = elm 269terlein tuieoer 5Iirrld'
Sos uoute nun benz Batter, Der ietrer
SGpe bod 10 sewiB mar, gar Ht9i
ganea ilnO oersebens Serbra9 er fid Der
SOpI. ME aus benz 8uben nuf eirrial
Sa 1taoder %9etuoroen. Cine alte 3ar1ft
ya!e elolt9 einen rettenoen 9soantert
"os Htao TT uerue9Ielt tuOroeu", iast'
~. .Ic BEN mar aa@ 10, benz oas mar
~'a'0reas bus ReIultat Der IOfort an
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1879-06-06

haben ieht bic meihen Gb~oebrounteu Gin
Oboo6 aefunben. GIN drberen GnDe
Der Stoot ober eriff bns esuer INNER
meter nm li@, bog bnmn ubfsita mnb
Qodte ben 6euntarft NIB ben Thesrs
mart an. 6ier fan0 Cd reide Mohruno.
Die TheerfdRer IOoerten beT onf un0
oaS brennenoe Gen fob nndl oIen Sci.
ten bin. Das Gen istte Die 66uIer uub
WeRhIen Der 9emftn6f IN Bton6, mari
nd oann nit elmer bei6en Gier ouf bic
h6Idernen GenfnldIer eeS IatariSden
&ir&bUfes un6 tuiiblte i6lies[im in ben
4iinaerbnufeR uinber, NIT heneR bic
gnn5e 9euftaot nHlrabult it. Dies oob
fhr oos S@idInl Der Nenft6tt ben Gus.
l@Iog. Guf allen GtraSen erI9ienen
beu IeR9teu0e GduSc5en unb Jules
braunte nit einem G6I1ae. aOie Seuers
tOebr iprane anf ibre 8ferbe NIB fprenate
ipornfrei98 BACON, uri BEN TDne Al
entgehen; bic 25l@nNparate uurben
cine Neute Der Slamiren. Gs iunrbe
no6 SInmnrn ~teIesrnpbirt, nm meme
25f6opporote unb &afsrIdKer BON
bort Su usrlnnsen; bic GntucTt Inntete,
OaB e. grade in 6ieiem GussnbIid aud
bort brenue uub BOB mon, ipboIO Der
8ronb eeIbiht iein tuitbe, GfIfe ftnoen
msHe. @eseH Q ubt Nbsnbs bate bic
8r0nbtdtte cine HudbrntH6@e BON 2
Berft i'm nmfnng errei&t NIB Bic
8ron0Iinit Frifredte fi1 boI0 ani5@erft.
SdmmtIi9e &dderl6bea Iimmtlibe
observation-disclosures Der aonSe
BnSnr nit ben 8rDtbueen, Der 9onae
SIeii@mnrft nit an LINEN &ictuaIien
1T nieoereebrannt. Der Br0tmnneeI III
fir9terIi9 cine rlnaohl Nsni&'R ii
Obne 8rot, neil eS niraenb8 az bobeR
if. Die sr6Eere Mebrdaht Der Gins
mOhner Iebt ouf OHsnem Sel6e, IN 8eIten
unO &ibitten (&olmaden5eIt.)
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1879-06-06

o
men gadrlr[aIOenOen peflWt o0rrner
alfgelestl SO 9d1e TN itt1t seleler.
pas S@riftffuG Ut ant ~pennnelotOrtz
lnem gSege i1a@ Derim 9elenoet NOR
Den; Holl oort er9ielt t@ etie Erto1ts
naDrtgf oaruper."
gSer WtdiIn pat oIel ailf Dem 9etotls
len!" la9te PER- Hm6a9: pgSeI11 es
fir leli1e Ser9ebett tetIte red)tlIne SabHe
9Ie6t, 10 bot er perlt9itel1s Dte nflertll1e
Metltlrilg 6eretts 9e9et ttg. uno ne
lprtgt ft9 itart 9enii9 aus
n5tli1, aild ib fueroe MIDI tart 9e9en
Ign allslpre9en!" erit9e9tlste Der Erd:
lucent. lem @utes ptro cdS Selprd@
peg 5rallletlt pom Waloerit NIT Dem
5irten pm Metterni9 bod i'm @efoIse
baben, mas mir ridt unter19asen iOIS
len. @r nerla19t Aiisttnft iber Ntar<
tell: So tueroe ne tbrI 9eoen, o9Ite
Nad9alf 9eber: gStr mlfel olelen un<
uebrioeus lift aud iouf @iniaes su bic
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1879-06-06
RerItert fetne Sett.

Die erften Stabien Der S1tpinOin9t
fin6en fih burd 6uften, 8rufti9merden,
Wtbmunosbeihweroen unb Druid aut ben
0unoen an. 30 1T feline 8eit 81 nerlte'
rem. Ser @ebrau9 BON IlertS Su'9sm
8oliam beieitist bic @etabr. Sn auen
NpOtbetell 90 bnben. |ap'
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-09-19

The PATRIARCH OF TURTLEs.-We re-
ceived a turtle few days ago on whose
back was marked the date 100, and also
the Spanish coat of arms, indicating that
this old resident was in existence one
hundred and seventy-nine years ago.
What changes this old fellow of the deep
has seen. The rise and fall of empires,
and the continent on which he partly
lived. emerged from the thraldom Of
despoism, with the rise of q republic
that has become the great conseryator of
freedom, the advancement of civilization,
and the glory of the world. A few words
in Spanish on the shell were translated,
which say: Caught in 100 by Her
nando Gomez, in the st. Sebastian, and
was carried to Matanzas by Indians;
from there to the Great Wekiva," (which
is now the st. Johns river). On Tues
day, the 17th of June, the turtle was
turned adrift in the st. Johns river at
Palatka, with the inscription on his
back: "Esastern Herald, Palatka, Flor
ida, 1879" It may be supposed that by
this time the old fellow has scented salt
water and gone over the bar at high tide,
and probably few generations hence
may take him up at Spanish port on
the other side.-Pnl0tk0, (F1orida)
Herald.
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All sorts.
Truth is mighty-mighty scarce.

Truth is mighty-mighty scarce.
"Have you a mother-in-law r" asked
man of disconsolate-looking person.
"No," he replied; "but I've father in
JAIL
A wife at Portland, Me, calls her hus-
band home by firing skyrocket from the
roof of the house. When the rocket goes
up he goes for home.
Religion gives you creed as kind of
ladder up which you may climb to a
noble life !. Too many people, however,
put the ladder up and then sit on the
ground.
In the Sunday School picnic procession
it Is the great stout homely girl that
carries the banner. The nice-looking lit
tie girl is kindly cared for by the Superin-
tendent.
Little six-year.old was obliged to take
dose of medicine that left an unpleasant
taste in the mouth. When asked how she
liked, she said, at is good enough, ali but
the end of it,"
A paper describes young lady with
hair Gas black as a ravens" The ravens
weren't wearing any hair to speak of last
summer, but we suppose the style has
changed this year.
It has been said that an Italian queen
bee got loose in the mail sack at Keokuk,
and was sent to distinguished naturalist
of that city for examination. He CLASH
fed thus: italian queen, ,bedamnedit-
aintahossf1y."
"Rash, sinful man." said upbraidlngly
the chaplain to the prisoner. Suppose
you were to die now, what sort of con-
cience would you die with, eh 2" sob,
my conscience is as good as new, never
used it a Bit" said the prisoner,
proudly.
A Dresden man owns an old doe that
has lately caught butting its head against
the bucket as it swung over the well. The
act was referred to once by a poet who
"The old doe can buck it.
That hung in the we'll"
coryza, or cold in the head, Is cured in
half an hour by chewing the leas of the
eucalyptus and slowly swallowing the
saliva. Its action is doubtless similar to
that of cubebs, which will produce the
same effect.
One of the private schools in Washing
ton this year held its annual ex-
| ercises and distribution of prises in river
steamer, which ran down the Potomac
some thirty miles and returned. This is
an improvement over warm, badly ven-
tiltaed halls.
The last slave sold in the Confederacy
was in 1866, near Richmond, negro man,
who was bought for nine hundred heads
of cabbage. The cabbage at that time
were worth one dollar head, which
would pan out nine hundred dollars for
the negro.
Elmira Brooks thinks "the only differ
ence between young lady and married
woman is an offer of marriage" If it
hadn't been for this kind of scribe we
should have gone to our grave with the
impression that it was eighty-five cents
worth ct ice cream.
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heard our old Dominic preach. No maA
cared for my SOUL or some text most
like it, and it did seem to me all OF
sudden as If no man cared for Jack.
"But guess I had better put this lit
sound asleep, and I can go down and see,
why nobody has brought them lemons
vet. Tut, tut-don't look SO down. l
meant to chirk you up talking"
sChirk me up? o. Mrs. lib!
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HALLS
SAFE 4 LOCK COMPANY,
CAPITAL $1,000, 900
General Cffices End Mandatory
CINCINNATI, OHIO.

PACIFIC BRANCH,
No. 80 Sansome ST., S. +.
Agency for Oregon and Washington Territory,
with HAWLEY, DODD & CO., Portland.
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A QUEER GEORGIA WIND SPOUT. -
William Langley, cotton planter of
Gwinnett county, was standing in field
on his farm. Around him were several
men, woman and three children, all
breaking the soil for cotton. The sky
was clear and the air quiet, there being
about both considerable sultriness. The
children had just stopped work, and had
thrown themselves, tired as tired could
be, on top of pile of guano sacks, when
peculiar roaring was heard in the field.
The sound bore some resemblace to that
of an approaching train, but as no train
was near, the workers looked at each
other in amazement. In few moments
they saw small column, not larger in
circumference than barrel, skim rap
idly along the ground. The wind spout
or column appeared to be filed with
dust. The mother rushed toward the
children, who crouched low in fright,
but before she could reach them the pile
of guauo bags, children and all were
scattered right and left. In its course,
always eccentric, the column struck q
stump squarely from the butt to roots
and tore it from the ground, the wood
splitting into three pieces, and dropping
twenty or thirty yards away. Mr.. Lang
ley was sucked in as the whirling thing
passed and thrown into ploughed gully
some distance away. In the next instant
the strange visitor had gone, passing up
over the tops of the trees. It was seen
plainly by the ladies at Langley's house,
appearing is them like the smoke that
rushes up in circular volumes from the
smoke-stack of a locomotive.-AW
Ga, Neaos.
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DoLclNo TO MARGARET

And the sunshine follows the rain;
And yesterdays speer, and yesterdays HOW'LL
Can never come over again,
sweet wife,
k,an never come over again.
ar woman is warm, though ian be cold,
And the night will hallew the day;
IN the heart which at even was weary and
old
Fan rise in the morning gay,
Sweet wife,
10 its work in the morning gay.
-CHARLEs KINGSLEY.
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How can you best illustrate the differ
ence between the French and English
language? The French say, "Ilest mort. o
The English, He is no more."
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Say! look here We've got conun-
drum. What is the difference between
piece of mica and fellow taking his nip
of grog? One is Isinglass, tother is nose-
in-glass. Don't faint. Keep your spirit
up.
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R UP T u R E
CURED!
From q Merchant.

DAYTON, W. T. Feb. 10, 1879.
". j. Horne, Proprietor California Elastic
Truss Co., 720 Market street, San Francisco-Dear
Sir: The Truss purchased of you one year ago
ha. proved miracle to me. T have been ruptur-
ed forty years, and wore dozens of different kinds
of Trusses, all of which ruined my health, as
they were very injurious to my back and spine.
Your valuable Truss is as easy as an old shoe and
is worth hundreds of dollars to me, as it affords
me 80 much pleasure. can and do advise all !,
both ladies and gentlemen, afflicted, to buy and
wear your modern improved Elastic Truss imme-
diately. never expect to be cured. but am sat
isfied and happy with the comfort it gives me to
wear it. It was the best $40 / ever invested in
my life You can refer any one to me, and will
be happy to answer any letters on its merits.
remain, yours, respectfully.
D. D. BUNNELL
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Latest Medical Endorsements.

MARTINEZ, CAL, Feb. II, 1879.
". j. Horne, Proprietor California Elastic
Truss Co., 72e Market street, S. F.-Dear Sir:
In regard to your Cal. Elastic Truss, would say
that have carefully studied its mechanism, ap
piled it in practice, and do not hesitate to say
that for all purposes for which Trusses are worn
it is the bnst Truss ever offered to the public.
Yours truly. j. H. CARoTHERs, Nj. d.
Endorsed by a Prominent Medical Insti
tuse.
SAN FRAacIsco, March 6, 1879.
w. j. Horne, Esq.-Dear Sir. You ask my
opinion of the relative merits of your Patent
Elastic Truss, as compared with other kinds that
have been tested under my observation, and in
reply frankly state, that from the time my at
tention was first called to their simple, though
highly mechanical and philosophical construction,
together with easy adjustibility to persons of all
aces. forms and sizes. add this further testi-
monial with special pleasure, that the several
persons who have applied to me for aid in their
cases of rupture, and whom have advised to try
yours all acknowledge their entire satisfaction,
and consider themselves highly favored by the
possession of your improved Elastic Truss.
Yours truly, BARLOW >. SMITH, M: ".
Proprietor Of the Hygienic Medical Institute,
63s California street. San Francisco.
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TRANsPLANTING AND REPLANTING
TEETH.-Can teeth be transplanted? If
recent accounts of operations by dentists
are trustworthy, the answer must be in
the affirmative. But the question has
been formally discussed at meeting of
the Chronological Society, and from this
we learn that it was in repld,ating
(which is not the same thing as trans
2oL0nt5,ag) that the foreign dentists,
whose names had been cited, achieved
their success. Among them French
man, DR.. Magitot, has published full
particulars of cases in which diseased
teeth were taken out, and the root, or a
portion OF periOsteum, was cut away, and
then were replanted in the same socket,
where, after few days or weeks, they
became firm and serviceable. Out Of
sixty-three operations in four years, five
were failures; but some of the cures were
painful and tedious, owing to local dis
charge. In technical phraseology, DIR.
Magitot holds ssthe indications for an
operation to be the existence of chronic
periostitis of the apex of the root, it's
denudation, and absorption of it's sur
face. The resection of this.
which plays the part of irritant, is the
essential aim of the operation. And the
extraction having been performed with
due care, If no other lesion be detected
save the alteration in the apex of the
root, the tooth is to be replaced as soon
and the hemorrhoge has ceased"
OFFIcIoUs FRIENDs.-The London Truth
speaking of oficious friends, says:
Friendship among them means lien,
not loan; possession, not exchange !:
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ARemarkab1e Cure.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26, 1879.
W. j. Horne Proprietor California Elastic
Truss. 720 Market street, San Francisco-Dear
Sir: truly grateful to you for ,s the wonder, on Ter
little bow, The double Truss l purchased from
you has PERFECTLY CURED him 5i1a Of hnsT his pain
months The Steel Truss he had before bought
yours caused him cruel torture. and it was hap
nv dav for us all when be laid it aside for the
EEAIiFORNIA ELASTIC TRUSS. 1 am sure
that all will be thankful who are providentially
led to give your Truss trial. You may refer
any one to me on the subject. Yours truly,
WIN. PERU, 638 Sacramento st.
This is to certify that have examined the SON
of VIM. Peru, and find him PERFECTLY
CURED of Hernia, on both Sides
L. DEXTER LYFoRD, M. d.
Surgeon and PhMcian.
T1,gses forwarded to all parts OF the United
States at our eapense, on receipt OF prsce.
aawd stamp for illustrated Catalogue
and Price List.
Giving full information and rules for measuring
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THE BLAINE INVESTIGATION.
ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY BEFORE THE suB-CoM-
MIrTEE IN NEW ORLEANS.

ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY BEFORE THE sUB-CoM-
MIrTEE IN NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. IA, 1879.
At the meeting Of the Blaine Committee to-day the
democratic members complained that owing to in
dicments against certain witnesses taking Testimony
for their side would have to be postponed
Edwin Craghead, of the New Orleans, Times, and
Aimes I. Gordy. sheriff OF St. Marys pa rish testi-
fed regarding the attack Newman and the
destruction Of election returns Thar testi-
mony circumstantial. and goes tn prove
that the object of the destruction of the retssns
to render the exercise Of the appointing power by
the Governor necessity. The object of the attack
Newman Was to quiet him regarding a visit paid
short time before by Willie Wilson who claim, d pos
session OF the returns in Ncwmans hands By virtue
Of telegram he protested to have from the Sta T. At
torney General. Gordy testified that the Who'll re-
publican ticket was elected.
r. 4. Shaeer. Of 81. Joseph. recalled and q IT,
fed to the killing of Irish aborer by negro con n
bles and the lynching and shooting OF constable by
q band OF armed whites. No names given.
HKAnsAY EVIDENCE.
Gaspre DeCuir, Pointc Coupec, u member OF I'm,
Legislature. testified to having heard that seye nj
negroes whipped and beaten by whites lie
revolutionary bands endsngerng tho lives aud prop
erty Of the whites.
Charles Deccnig. of Caddo deputy marshal saw.
two dead negroes M Caledonia the day after election
lie understood that the negroes were killed on elec-
ton day. Witness noticed at Greenwood poll that
some names were not counted. The reason given
that the votes were in the wrong box.
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THE ICE GORGES.

FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS DAMAGE ON THE
KENTUCKY RIvER-THE LOUISVILLE FREsHET.
LOUISVILLE, KY. Jan. IA, 1879.
despatch from New Albany. Ind, gives the fol.
lowing account Of the ice movement there:- VIZ,
1.-The ice gorge in front Of this city commenced
giving way early this morning and the news
attracted large number Of people to the
river front. Tho noise Of the popping and
cracking Of the ice very loud At first the ice
moved slowly down. but soon aftcrward. great fields
Of heavy ice came sweeping down along the shore in
front Of the city and lodged. It piled up feet
above tho surface Of the water and grounded on the
bottom along shore for two miles. extending two
hundred yards into the river at some points, The
river fell four feet inside of hour but rose again
three feet in consequence Of the ice stopping two
miles below. The ferryboat was engaged for sew.
eral hours in cutting the ice away from the
dock on this side Of the river, but made
slow headwsy. No damage done to the
craft along this side of the river
one two empty barges had been taken to Portland
dsmaaed Ia the West fleet one barge belong
ing to John Atwood was showed shore and sunk
and two belonging to the Grand Lake Company were
the heet have plenty of lines out aud think they can
save the uninjured barges. During the day large
fields of ice foated from above down to the head Of
the gorge. The prospects are not hattcring for 30
lucky an escape when the Madison gorge arrives
The Courer-JourTsdrs dispatches tonight report
great destruction Of property all along the Kentucky
River At Beattyville y large number of boats that
were in the harbor torn from their moorings by
the floating ice and sunk, causing loss of $50 600
special despatch from Psducah. KY, states that
tho mouth of the Tennessee River Is being made
ready for boats from below. Boats at Cairo hope to
get into the Tennessee before the ice ovcrtakcs them
despatch from Elizabethtown says the steamer
Stahlman Is complete wreck and il floating down
the river on her side. During Monday night she
landed on bar. where the ice carried OF her
cabin, which swept against the pier Of
the railroad bridge aud totally destroyed. The
main part Of the steamer was sftcrward struck by
several thousand logs, which the ice had torn
from the shore. The crew OF the Stahlman mutinied
broke open the closets, seized all the whiskey on
board made desperate assault the mate and were
driven Off with pistols. The ice gorge in the Cum
bertrand River, where this occurred, the greatest
ever known. 1t extended from shore shore, and in
breaking up il carried away large trees.
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bate thereon will begin Monday. tits certain mat
the chief leaders of the Left will not attack the cab
net and its triumph. therefore. appears certain.
THE THuSDERER ACCIDENT.
The British turret ship Thunderer has sailed for
Malta. An official inquiry as to the bursting OF the
thirty-eight ton gun on the I'd inst. confirms the
theory that the accident caused by the depression
of the gun in loading. whereby the ball slipped for
ward, leaving space Of nearly six inches between
the ball and the cartridge.
POOR TURKEY.
Lord Salisbury. the British Minister OF Foreign
Affairs has not yet definitely answered the Porte S
request for guarantee for Turkish loan, and it is
believed that the question will be deferred until the
meeting Of Parliament. The British attaches at Con-
stantinople have returned from the Rbodope dis
tric and report that 10000 people there suffering
greatly. The Posts Berlin correspondent states that
majority of the Powers have assented to the Porte
proposal for a prolongation Of the mandate Of the
Eastern. Rouinalian Commission.
CABLE NOTES.
Berlin despatch to the Times states that several
places in Prussia are still infected with the riu-
derpest.
An official report, issued at st. Petersburg states
that there had been a92 of. plague. Of which
number 2l6 were fatal in the village of wettianka in
the government. of Astrachan, up to the 9th of
January.
The drawing of tho Paris Exposition Lottery will
begin on the Goth of January.
The number of head OF cattle lost overheard by the
steamer Avcrill ut West Hartlcpool. from Boston,
was 100. Her cargo also shifted.
A despatch to the Standard from Rome states that
with one exception all OF the Cardinals consulted by
the Pope upon the subject favored Catholics partici
pating in the elections.