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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-01
Cooking Chickens on the Frontier.

SISTERS OF THE "HoME:" Will you permit
me to drop into your charmed CIRCLE for
short chat, and tell you how l cook? In the
first place will tell you how cook chickens.
nothing daunted by the hot reception accorded
to my brother Bachelor" when he undertook
to instruct you in the same line know from
MS experience that you do not propose to be
instructed in the art of cookery from such as
us l feel very sorry for you, az feel certain
that could give You much valuable informa-
non on that head, II You would but receive it
IN the proper spirit SO, Mt the risk of being
Immediately extinguished, I will tell how
TO cook chickens, or how we frontiers
men do 1t / first shoot the head of
my chicken, and, after removing the insides, roll
It up in soft clay without removing the feathers
until 1t 10 ks like ball OF mud [ then rake
hole in the center of my camp ire and deposit
SAID lump therein, cover il with Goals.
and allow it to Iemain there twenty
minutes. l then rake il out. and with sharp
blow from my hunting knife knock off the coat
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-01
Uses Of Ammonia.


do not know Of an agent that can be put to
so many household uses as ammonia, or harris
horn, as ii is sometimes called In cookery,
there is no alkali that it is equal to it. small
teaspocnful Of sal volatile (carbonite of am
monia) in powder, and the same of alum, to one
quart Of mixture-brcad or cake-will rarely
fail to make it light Both must be dissolved,
but separately, in as little warm water as pos
sible and added just before baking. Many
recipes in cookery books written thirty years
ago and even later call for sal volatile instead
of saleratus or bi-carbonate of soda.
large spoonful of liquid ammonia to each
gallon Of suds, in which wooden fabrics are to
be washed, will make them clean and soft, with
half the labor necessary for washing III the or
binary way. Hartshorn, sufficiently reduced
with soft water, is unequsled for cleaning silver
and gold mirrors, window glass and all painted
surfaces. A little ammonia, so little as TO be
hardly percephble in the water used for plants
in winter, will make them wonderfully thrifty
If the color ia taken out of cloth, either cotton
or wooden, by acids, il can generally be re-
stored with hartshorn, slightly weakened. APP
piled in full strength to the bites and stings of
insects it gives instant relief. Both liquid and
powdered ammonia should be kept in bottles,
with glass shoppers. The odor of hartshorn is
agreeable to most persons, and il is strange
that any housekeeper who understands its
properties will ever be without it.
NJ. G. r.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-01
DOMESTIC INTELLIoINoE.

New York has large number OF
cases of yellow fever at her quarantine, and
one death from the disease has taken place in
Brooklyn and one in Hoboken.
The war against the Jews, which was
inaugurated and carried on at Saratoga year
or two ago, by Judge Hilton, continues at Coney
island, the famous watering resort near New
York city. This time it is in quarter where
the Jewish residents of New York city are par
ticulsrly aimed at
Tramps entered the house of
Mr.. Charles Grossly, farmer of
Ellington, Chautauqua county, N Y, during
his absence, murdered Mrs. Grossly by choking
her, and then robbed the house Of $50 Mr..
Grossly, returning as the scoundrels were about
leaving. was shot and beaten about the head,
and left for dead, but will probably recover.
The Empire, Reciprocity and Lake
Ontario Touring mills, with elevator attached,
at Oswego, N. Y, burned last week. Loss,
$150000: insurance, SIS,
The decision of the lower courts in
the case OF Cove Bennett and Mrs. Smith, found
guilty of numbering the latter's husband, has
been reversed by the New Jersey Court of Err
rors and Appeals. The condemned pair will,
therefore, have another trial
The oil regions of Pennsylvania were
visited by rain-storm Of unparalleled fury
one day last week. At Butler the flood was the
greatest ever known there Bear creek rose
twelve feet in less than two hours, inundating
q very large portion of the country. The dam
age TO the Parker, Harms City and Butler rail-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-01
Figures furnished by the Commi

Figures furnished by the Commits
sioner of the General Land Office show that
the amount of public land entered for home
stead settlement in the year ended June 30,
1879, was trife over 100000 acres or an
area little greater than that of the State of
New Hampshire and considerably larger than
that of New Jersey. The average number of
acres taken by each homestead settler, as
shown by the entries of the last ten years,
is l20. Unsettled public lands in the United
States, therefore, received a population
of at least $4,000 during The last twelve months
under the operation of the Homestead law
alone The real accession probably far ex-
ceeds 100, 600 persons. From an unpublished
statement made by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, it is claimed that the
whole number of homestead settlers from the
time the Homestead law went into operation to
June 80 1878, period OF sixteen years, was
3S4, S4S Allowing 100 acres to each settler,
the whole amount of land thus occupied
was 46,lSl, 100 This immense domain
would make fifteen States as large as Connect
cut, is larger by nearly 100000 acres than all
New England, and it exceeds the combined
areas of Massachusetts,, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, Connecticut,i and New York by an area
about equal to that of Delaware. In the num-
Der of homestead entries Kansas takes the lead,
with 81 ,034 Minnesota stands next, with 81,
575, and Nebraska third, with 1882.
Mr.. Stoughton, Minister to Russia,
has rendered his resignation to the Secretary of
State.
Secretary Scburz has disposed of the
long pending quarrel between McGarrahan and
the New Idria Company for the possession of
the great California quicksilver mine Mr..
Schurz holds that the company's claim to a
patent for the lands known as the Panoche
Grande grant, 4S0 acres, containing the mine,
can not issue, because no one person or COM
pany can enter more than 1G0 acres The
McGarrahan claim is cast aside with the re-
mark that the Supreme Court has pronounced
it fraudulent According TO Mr.. Schrz,
therefore, the magnificent property belongs to
the United States.
Mr.. Stoughton assigns ill-health as
the reason for resigning the mission to Russia
1t is stated in administration circles that the
mission has not been rendered to any one The
friends of Mr.. Welsh, Minister to England, say
his resignation is due to the effect of domestic
bereavement, he having lost two sisters and
brother within short time, and to the further
fact that his business has been greatly neg
lected by his absence in London.
In spite of the reduction in the
tobacco tax, the receipts of internal revenue
for the year just closed amounted 10 s113,-
9ls 465, being 81, $40, 7s0 in excess of the col
lections for the preceding fiscal year.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-01
A Child Murderer.

One day last week two children,
about years of age, boy and girl,
became involved IN quarrel on one of
Judge Corker's places, when the girl
whipped the boy. The latter, not salts
fed with the turn affairs had taken, re
paired to closet in the room where
a pistol was kept, and, taking the
weapon, fred upon the girl, the ball
taking effect in her left eye, producing
death in about two hours. The Coro-
ners jury rendered verdict of man
slaughter; but on account of the youth
fulness of the party no arrest was
made WGuneSbOrO (Gnl Herald
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-01
Wanted Silver.

There appeared at the treasury to- day
one person who refused legal tenders
and demanded silver dollars. An old
colored man presented check for $500
arrearages of pensions. He was given
the money in greenbacks. "'Deed, boss,
I don't want any of that money" he
said. 81 want something that won't
burn" He was then handed bag con-
tanning 500 silver dollars, which weighed
so much that he could hardly carry it.
He was satisfied. however, having some
thing that wouldn't burn."-JVashing-
ton Cor. Chicago Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-01
Desperate Struggle with Mad Dog.

Near Gold Greek, Faulkner county,
lives a man named Rhea, a farmer on a
small scale. Last Monday evening
while Rhea and his wife were sitting in
front OF their door, two dogs jumped
over the fence and ran under the house.
At first very little notice was taken of
the animals, there being several fox
hunters in the neighborhood, and the
Rheas supposed that the dogs belonged
to them, but presently terrible howl
ing and fighting began, insomuch that
Rhea threw chips and pieces of wood
under the house. The bowling and
fighting continued for some time, when
at last one of the dogs darted out, leaped
the fence and ran away. The other
dog, large brindle of decidedly ugly
type, followed as far as the fence, but
stopped, turned around and started
toward Rhea with mouth half open.
Rhea stopped and picked up an old
churn-dasher lying on stump, and as
the dog sprung at him struck the beast
over the head. Stunned, the animal re-
coiled, but only for a moment, for he
sprung again before Rhea had time to
prepare himself Graphing the dog by
the throat, and holding his mouth as far
away as possible, desperate struggle
began. The dogs eyes glared, and his
mouth emitted a froth only known to
hydrophobia. Mrs. Rhea ran into the
house and soon returned with case
knife, which she handed to her hus-
band. Then the combat deepened."
The blunt-pointed and dull-edged
weapon went time and again against the
animals throat without drawing blood
or lessening his fury. The strong grasp
Ct the man kept his teeth away, but
such grip could not last long. Again
the woman entered the house, and this
time returned with shotgun. Cock
ing it and rushing up to the dog, she
placed the muzzle close to the animals
TANKS and fred. There was q. sudden
give way, and a seemingly-additional
glare of the eyes, but no sound. TAX
ing advantage of the first shot, the gun
was again fired, and the animal fell over
dead-Little Rock (Ark.) Gazette.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-01
A Plague of LOcusts.

A Russian paper gives an account of
a plague of locusts near Elisabetpol,
which forced detachment of troops on
the march to retrace their steps. They
settled so thickly on the soldiers faces,
uniforms and muskets that the Major,
driven to desperation, ordered firing at
them for half an hour, but this pro-
duced no effect, and march back was
ordered. The swarm covered an area
of thirty-five versts.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-01

OF clay which brings the feathers with It, and
have chicken better than any sister IN the
Home ever cooked never remember hav-
ing eaten anything so nice since my mother
cooked my first quail
Now, sisters, don't be too hard on me and
will tell you how TO cook buffalo, bear beaver,
elk, deer, goose, duck, all in their turn; and,
also, how to stand of" Indians, after 1 have
shown you how to do the others. Only De
kind to your MoNTANIAS.
EORT HHAX Montana.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-01
Recipe for Berry Pudding.

One quart of flour, two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder, and pinch of salt well mixed
into the flour; one table spoonful of lard; wet
the mixture with cold sweet milk: mold into
smooth loaf; roll il out on board half an inch
thick: spread with fruit either raw or cooked (;
roll MP, but not too tightly; fold in cloth and
steam one hour; keep well covered while steam
ing; serve with liquid sauce. EDNA.
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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-01

On a tomb in Llannefydd church.
yard, Wales, is the following inscrip-
ton: Whom one nuptial bed did con-
tame eor 70 years do here RENAME.
Here ieth the body of Elm, wife of
Iohn Owen, who died the 25th day of
March, 1859. Here ieth the body of
Iohn Owen, who died the 23d day of
August, 1859. They lived amicably to-
gether in matrimony 70 years."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-01
WASHINGTON NOTES.

The computations made at the Bureau
Of Statistics, but not yet published, for the
eleven months ending May 30, 1879, disclose
the fact that for the first time in the history of
the country the expectation of breadstuffs has
exceeded in value that of cotton and tobacco,
the two staples of the South, combined The
fol To- tha
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-08-01

Iowa.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-08
THE wAsHrNGToN MoNUMENT.

1t is much to be regretted that the Old
Washington Society was in such haste when
it adopted and recommended the STORY
design for the completion of the Washing
ton Monument That Mr.. STORY is not the
only artist of high culture and original
genius of our country is n fact beginning to
manifest itself. Not only this, but the de-
sign he furnished was, in our Judgment,
neither original nor appropriate. The
structure he proposes as a model is repeti-
tion of the old bell tower of Italy, and
however beautiful when completed, belongs
to church architecture, and is therefore for.
eign to the design, because entirely sug'
gestive OF other thoughts and feelings than
those clustered about the memory of the
worlds greatest patriot. We are led tc
these reflections by a design from the studio
of the younger MILLS, whose genius has re-
ceived the benefit of training and education
in the highest schools of art in Europe
MILLS has fairly grasped the i'll
tent of National Monument to tn,
memory of WASHINGTON, and while
retaining all that is completed Of
the rude shaft that towers above us in
its unfinished state, he has gone on to COM
plete design that has about all the poetry
the past has left to usand all the art genius
has given to crafty the taste of the NOR,
refined and better educated. He has bull
about the base structure of bronze ant
granite, which, extending up $50 feet, form
a support to the superstructure to he erect
ed above, that not only strengthens th'
foundation but gives harmony to that
which follows. At the top of this, som,
$50 feet, is gigantic statue of WASHING
TON, while upon the pannels below are bas
reliefs, giving the history of the early set
tlement of the continent and scenes iron
the revolution. AT the four corners, imme
diately below the statue, are eight eques
trian statues of WAsHINGToN's generals
The square of the shaft now standing il
extended thirty feet higher than now, an,
from that up is column of bronze sur
mounted by the Goddess of Liberty. Th
entire structure when completed will reacl
to the height Of 460 feet. We have giver
hurriedlY but rough description of thi
noble design, that for grace, beauty, ant
dignity has no superior, if an equal, tn
world over.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-08
TILE nIIin Pro nIfn.

The Charleston Notcs and Courier is
forward to demand of those Senators who
are regarded by it as purely Administration
in their political proclivities reciprocal aid
in defeating certain appointments in that
State which are obnoxious to the rebel
sentiment. II says:
One good turn deserves another! Iuasmnch
rs the Democrats enabled the Administration
Senators to confirm the Presidents nomina-
tions for collector and surveyor of New York,
it is only fair that the Administration Senators
should help the Democrats to defeat the nomi-
nations for postmaster at Sumter and Orange
burg, S. G.
The President has nominated SAM LEE for
postmasterat Sumter and A. WEBSTER for post
master at Orangcburg. and could hardly have
made Il worse choice. They are intolerant,
abusive, full of hatred of tho white people, and
with no special qualification for the office be-
yond the fact that they are Republicans and
loathe respectability and shun truth The
citizens of Orangcburg and Sumter expect the
postmasters to be Republicans, but they think
that they have n right to ask that the most Bit
ter and INSCRIPTIONS misdhief-malers in their
counties shall not be picked out to flll places
that bring them in daily contact with the
whole community. Certainly the Democratic
Senators have right to ask it. They have
given the President victory, and he should
give Sumter aud Orangcburg peace!
Mr. HAYES is not aware of the true character
of LEE and WEBSTER, or he would not have
nominated them. The error can be remedied
by rejecting the nominations, and continuing
to reject them until the names of two respect
able Republicans shall be sent into the Senate
What says Senator STANLEY MATTHEWS?
The LANGUAGE of the Neics and Courier inn
plies that there is reciprocal treaty be-
tween the Democrats and certain Senators
which can now be utilized to Democratic
advantage in the way of revenge. The NOM
nations referred to were made by the Presi-
dent under n full understanding of the case
The nominees are citizens who have suffered
because they are Republicans, and the Pres,
ident and Senate will give little heed to Tho
counsels of n journal that has egged on the
troubles that made these appointments ad
visable.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-08
PERSONAL.


Hos. JOHN MoRToN, of Illinois, is booked at vii
lards.
HON. s. y. KELLOGG, of Waterbury, is at the Ebbitt
House.
D.J NJ. HARLlNG and wife, of Oil City are guests
at the Arlington.
JuDGET. Il. ELcocK, of Philadelphia, is booked
atthc Riggs House.
Hon. HENRY WATTERsoS, OF Louisville, Ky, is
booked at the Ebbitt House.
GENERAL I. q. PITCHER and wife of New York
are guests at the Ebbtt House.
s. c. Cox; of New York. and Mrs E. T. Welles, of
Hartford. Conn, are stopping at Wormleys.
Mr.. L. +. WILLIS OF Connecticut gave dinner
at Wormlcys last night TO Il few personal friends.
PROFESSOR J. w. run, of Maryland, and C. NJ.
McGhee, of Tennessee, are stopping at the Ebbitt
House.
JAMES II. BANKER, L. w Scott and family J. b.
Ihacker, Philadelphia. have taken rooms at VIII
lards
J. A. Moss and wife, of Sandusky; Mrs ]. b.
Pickett Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Parker Boston Samuel
G. Thompson, Philadelphia, aud Miss Sophie Bou-
tron, New Orleans, are registered at the Riggs
House.
SENATOR HoAR, of Massachusetts, gave dinner
at Wormleys last night to Vice President Wheeler
Attorney General Devens, Senators Burnside,
Representatives Rice, Crapo, Loring Norcross, Har-
ris, aud Banks, Judge Thayer, Major Ben: Perley
Poore, and Mr.. Alley.
HERE is bit of gossip which, If true will ac
count for the similarity of style existing between
the parties named 1t is said that Gail Hamilton
was the literary godmother of Dom Platt of the
Washington Capital. Like many another offspring
Dom now considers himself ia his specially, better
adapted for success in general than his godmother
-NelU YORK FreemaR.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-08
CoNKLING AND BLAINE.

Judge JERRY BLACK has n large expert
ence with American statesmen. With a
well-earned position of highly respectable
elevation, a wide acquaintance with public
men, keen, intelligent, and candid obser-
vation, his judgment as to the relative abili-
ties and merits of leading statesmen within
his generation is valuable, for the reason
that his preiudices are not allowed to be-
cloud his real opinion. A correspondent of
the Albany Journal gives the following as
Judge BLACKS expressed opinion of Sena-
tors CoNKIING and BLAINE, and it is all
the more valuable for the reason that he is
not political partisan of either:
1t takes strong man to carry the great
State of New York in the hollow of his hand.
There are some points in which Senator CoNK-
LING is an ADLER man than any of the great
triumvmte-CLAY,C CALHOUN, and WEBSTER
and certain of his speeches equal their best
efforts, If they do not surpass them. States.
manship is q broader and more intricate thing
now than in the earlier days of the Republic
and the leading men of to-day do not suffer by
comparison with the elders. There is BLAINE
his magnetic manner is as wonderful as
HENRY CLAY's; and l think him as great q
man. BLAINE is rich in the finer traits ot
character that mark the highest individuals oi
q race.
Neither of these statesmen are totally di.
vested of infrmities of disposition, which
! form defects of character, and which, like
the spots on the disc of the sun, blemsh the
radiance of their character; and yet the
greatness Of each renders these blemisheS
insignificant and without material influence
upon public estimation
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-08

To He Editor ofhie National Republican:
SIR: The Democrats in Congress have been claim
ing that they are the friends of the soldiers. Mon
days vote In Congress on Mr. Burchard's motion to
suspend the rules and pass bill authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to sell siO0O0000 of per
cent bonds, the proceeds to be applied TO the pay
ment of the arrears Of pensions, shows who are the
soldiers friends. 1t Is well-known fact that not
dollar Of these arrears will be paid until an ap.
preparation is made, and that the revenues of the
Government will not more than meet the present
expenses. Mr. Burchnrd proposed to provide the
money TO pay the soldiers. II was necessary to s1s-
pend the rules to pass the bill, and that required
twothirds vote. on the motion 40 voted in the
affirmative aud 81 in the negative. OF the no 81
were Democrats; of the 81. rs were Democrats
Only three of the eXConfederatas who love the
Northern soldiers so well voted to pay them only
Three Rcpublicans-Brogdcn Butler and Kelley.
voted against paying them. Let the soldiers read
this SOLDIER,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-02-08

ostracism has been pushed to the front, in
season and out of season, has not tended TO
ameliorate the feeling that was engendered
soon after this Administration entered
upon its term of service
However, the fight is over, and Tamma-
NY claims the honors of victory
in the contest. The Republicans of
New York dealt Tammany dam
aging blow in the last municipal eec-
tion in New York city upon that occasion,
and it enlisted its forces with the enemies of
Senator CoNKLING and secured the con-
iirmation of those he was antagonizing. In
this Tammany got its revenge and its allies
In the fight were made happy over the re-
suit. Though the Republican party may be
regarded by the Dispatch as mot so much of
party after ALL for the reason that it
adheres to party principle and usage and re-
sents any insult offered to its representative,
it is the only hope of this Union in the fu-
ture, as it has been it's stay in the past, and
will survive the insults, lullewarmness, and
jibes even of pretended friends.