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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-04-25
A Thrilling Adventure.

We find the following account of a
thrilling adventure in the Oakland
Radiator: "The Noble Grand Humbug
of the Sazeracs burst into this office
this morning, his face covered with a
deadly pallor. and his limbs shak-
ing in every joint. Something terrible
has happened:
Gimme four fingers bird load! 4"
he gasped, between chattering teeth.
The jug was handed out of the cup
board, and its contents administered in
broken doses. Ee was soon sufficiently
soothed to tell tho following terrible
tale
swell, you know" he said, shat there
has long been talk of heavy deposits of
gold in Milpitas. The other day two
prospectors from the Black Hills were
wandering with their picks and pans
around the suburbs of that classic city,
when they discovered cavern of mar
velous appearance. They took no heed
of the surroundings in their thirst for
gold, but boldly entered, and their eyes
were greeted with scene that beggars
description. A horrid smell pervaded
the cavernous recesses, and they found
huge powders and snags of substance
resembling quartz. After removing the
rubbish their picks struck in vast peck
cts of solid gold, and they soon sue
ceeded in filling their sacks with all
they could carry. Just as they were
preparing to leave" here the eyes OF the
Noble Grand rolled wildly, rendering
three more fingers necessary, "there was
violent upheaval. The ground under
their feet was thrown into terrible con-
WILSON'S and rose nearly to the roof of
the cavern. Then it opened again, and
the bold prospectors found themselves
flying through the air at the rate of
10000 feet second. They landed in
marsh five miles from the mouth of the
cave, comparatively uninjured.
"Was it a volcanic eruption?" inno-
Gently inquired the youngest reporter.
volcano! shouted the Noble Grand
scornfully. why, you burned fool,
they had crawled into the mouth of a
Milpitas girl while she was asleep and
were digging away at the plugs in her
teeth, when she sneezed them out!"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-04-25
CalifOrnia's Strong Man.

The death of Charles Bennett, form
erly Superintendent of the San Fran
cisco Olympic Club, appears destined
to reopen the discussion concerning
the effects of muscular training upon
vitality. In order to reach any inteli-
gent conclusions, however, it is neces-
sary to state the case correctly in the
beginning. The facts are briefly these !:
Several years ago Mr.. Bennett found
himself affected by symptoms of
pulmonary disease. At that time he
had never practiced gymnastics, and
was slender and weakly. Acting upon
the advice of friends, he joined the
Olympic Club, and went into some
thing like regular training. In few
months all his alarming symptoms had
disappeared, and, under the new regime,
he rapidly developed great muscular
power. He became eventually a re-
markable athlete and active gymnast.
His strength was so great that he could
put up $50 pound dumbben with one
hand, and $50 pounds with the other.
He was an expert boxer, and a daring
acrobat. On one occasion, when the
Olympic Club gave an exhibition at the
old Metropolitan Theater, member
named Ward, q very daring gymnast,
and well-known compositor, was per-
forming what is called the Niagara leap,
and fell from the trapeze, some twenty
five or thirty feet above the stage. Ben
nett was standing directly underneath
and, as the falling man approached, he
clasped him in his arms, and, by the ex-
ertion of his great strength, saved his
life, though the shock strained him Sc
verely. When Mace, the pugilist, came
to California, Bennett put on the gloves
with him, and the champion was aston
ished to find an antagonist who could
knock him clear off his feet at every
blow. We believe that Mr.. Bennett
practically relinquished gymnastics five
or six years ago. Whether his death,
of consumption, can be attributed to
overexertion, is a question which GER
tainly can not be answered either way
confidently, until a much more careful
examination of all the circumstances
has been had Sacramento (Cai.) Rec
ord Union.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-04-25
The House OF Lords.

1t is lofty and stately hall, of noble
proportions, richly and massively en-
bellished with mural carving, lighted by
mullioned windows of colored glass,
bearing the counterfeit presentment of
past Queens and high-born danes of
England. In inches, high along the
walls, stand the statues of the no-less-
noble knights of these antique ladies.
Kent, Norfolk, Warwick, Arundel, look
grimly down on the mighty war of
words that RACES in the fitting court be-
low. Frescoes, enriched with costly
paintings of English historical scenes,
complete the general features of the
decoration. The hall is lighted ut night
by gas apparatus pendant from the
roof, aided on occasions of high state by
the illumination of massive candelabra
holding wax lights. Crimson seated
and crimson-back benches ranged longi-
tudinally in gently rising tiers on each
side of the wide floor provide easy ac-
commodation for the whole 500 peers
of the realm. At the head of the House
stands the throne, or royal chair of
state, an imposing and decidedly grand
specimen of gilded furniture. A light
pallisading incloses this symbolical adj
junct to the crown of Great Britain. In
front, at some little distance, is the
"woolsack," or seat of the Lord Chan
cellor-a large, oblong ottoman, covered
strewn with books and Parliamentary
documents, stand in the middle of the
floor between Ministerial and Opposition
forces. Here are seated the reading
clerks and other clerks of the House,
wearing wigs and gowns. Along the
two sides of the House, and along the
end over the throne, high above the
heads of the peers, runs balcony or
gallery containing a single line of
benches, for the use, nominally, of peer
esses and unmarried daughters of peers,
but actually extended by courtesy to
personages of consideration, who lay no
claim to special qualification. At the
end of the House opposite the throne,
on the floor, Is an open space guarded
by bar, at which appear the faithful
Commons when summoned to what
they, in Parliamentary language, are
accustomed to call "another place"
Overhead is the strangers gallery, con-
sisting of tiers of benches. At the
sides, and slightly in front of this gal
lery, are few benches for members of
the House of Commons. In front of,
and lower than the strangers gallery,
are the boxes and back leach of the re-
porters for the newspapers. Ministers
and the chief members of the House OF
Commons, when DESTROYS of hearing the
debates in the House of Lords, gener-
ally stand in front of the throne, or on
the steps thereof, this space being tech
nically outside the House.-LOndon
Week.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-04-25

EDITORIAL.
This paper is published by Simon
Slope and some other boys, to show to
old Smith, of the Courant, that he
amt all creation, as he thinks he is,
and that somebody else can write and
edit paper as well or better than him.
Most everybody round here has had
about enough of old Smiths sarse, and
it is high time decent and unscurril-
Gus sheet was started That is what
this is going to be. All the news we
publish will be original, which is not
the case with the Courant. We have a
large corpse of reporters, and have hired
boss poet, and we do not intend to
knock under to any paper in the coun-
try. Our politics is Republican, clear
through. We respectfully solicit the
patronage of our towns people, and
hope to run the CoIrd,at off its legs in
about / year. Sic semper tyranis.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-04-25

will be good deal like writin' compo-
sitions, and everybody knows there amt
no fun in that"
"Oh, I'll write most of it'll" said ST.
mon; "me and two or three of the other
boys. Wen forra company. Capital
so. I've got $5 already, and I'll be
half owner; and the rest of you can
make up % more easy enough"
This was the beginning of the Snap
town Tommyha,Vk. The company
was formed, the type was bought and
sorted, the press was set up in the
building which the publishing company
had erected for it. The building, as
I've said, was not imposing, but it an
swered admirably. Old doors, old dry
goods cases in fact, any old boards
that could be found lying about were
used in its construction, and the sash
for the windows were surreptitiously
obtained from a ruined hen-house on
the Slope premises. But I needn't go
into the details of preparation. The
Snaptown Tommyhatck became real
ity in due course of time, and copy of
its first and only issue is lying before
me as I write.
81 Slope had a very good conception
of an editors duties. He had thought
good deal about the matter, and asked
the advice of his elders. He had heard
his father say that "what the public
wants is facts" and his mother had re-
marked that it was gossip that made
people read the papers. His older sis
ter, who had just returned from a fin
ishing school, declared that no first
class paper could exist without fashion
article and poetry. Then Sis quick
observation had shown him that the
most attractive articles in the Snaptown
Courant were those that were most
abusive. In fact, he had heard his
father say that "fearlessness is what
everybody likes in newspape calling
spade spade, and liar liar, and a
thief thief" and upon this
free and fearless basis Simon
determined that the Snaptown
Tommyha,ok should be conducted.
Then it should be original--nothing
stolen from other papers, no rehash of
stale Jokes, no old rhymes; but all fresh
and original. To attain the end of Or
lglnahty. Simon enlisted all the boys
of his acquaintance to bring him items.
"Just keep your ears and eyes open,
boys" he said, sand tell me what you
hear and see. I'll fix it into shape and
publish it; and you shan't be the losers,
you bet"
The boys were very diligent and eff
fective newsgatherers, and ST proved to
the world that he held the pen of a
ready writer, as you will see by the fol-
lowing extracts from the first number
of the Tommyha,Ok.
think I'd better transcribe the whole
number, as it is not larger tn - Two
pages of reading book. Here it is
heading, spelling, and all:
THE SNAPTOWN TOMMYHAWK.
FoUndered 6y Simon Slope.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-04-25

BY WILL WALLACE HARVEY,

When the nights are heavy with musk
And the stars are ripo in the gloaming,
The low moon breaks, like an apple OF dusk,
Through the shadowy leaves Nike pomegrana'
husk,
And know that my lady is coming;
the primrose's javelin plume,
And the cereus open. as though
An April frost, in its delicate loom,
Had woven the snowflake into bloom
OF capricious and odorous snow;
BY the shadow that. like glove,
The passion flowers leaf has thrown
In the iists where the laurels breathe and move
By the sweet syringa's piping of love,
And the jessamines bugles blown;
But the lisp and the laugh OF the leaves
In the bushes are low and sweet,
At DO peep, hid in the tamarind sheaves,
For the hour of blossom on midsummer ewes,
And the sounds of her coming feet.
Like the sudden bloom through the husk
OF the primrose at even tide,
She comes by eddies and pools of musk,
That flower to shape in the fragrant dusk,
And follow her open-eyed.
And the blush and the bloom afford
Such harmony, hour by hour,
NV soul confesses a fond accord
To the sweet responsive word for word
OF the night in its perfect flower.
-Harper's Magazine for Nay.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-04-25
NEWS.

The editor of the S-n Ct, on
returning from the lodge of Freemasons
last Tuesday Evening, was called an
"outrajous old donkey" by his wife, who
kept him sitting on the doorsteps for
three-quarters of an hour. He had for
gotten his latch key.
Billy Smith informs us that his sister
thinks the new singing-teacher just
lovely. She remarked at the tea-table
last Sunday Evening that all through
singing-school she felt just like finging
her arms around his neck and kissing
him. We cannot commend her taste
for we should not like our sister to
care for a man who has his hair dyed
on the sly every Saturday Evening, as
our BARRIERS son informs us Mr.. Sing
ing Snodgrass does.
Mr. and Mrs Percival had another row
about pocket money last Friday night.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-04-25

indeed, that Simon was obliged to stand
at his meals for q week afterwards.
Poor boyl The day after that first
and only issue he was seen imping out
to the ruins, and. as he stood there, lean
ing on a cane, and surveyed them with
his one unblacked eye, he was heard to
murmur: Things amt as they was.
There's no premium on telling the
truth nowadays. George Washington
couldn't have edited paper without
lying; and I'd rather go to school all
my days than ever try it again"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-04-25
A Notable American Triumph on the
English Turf.

The race for the Newmarket Handicap,
the first really great fiat race of the En-
glish season, was run on the 18th of
April, at the little town in Cambridge
SHIRE" as the metropolis of the British
turf is commonly called. This race is a
handicap of % sovereigns each, 10 for
felt, and entrance only if declared,
with 400 added; for 3-year-olds and up
ward. The distance is about mile and
a half. There were thirty-eight sub
scribers, fourteen of whom declared for
felt.
The race resulted in favor of the
American horse, Parole, against whom
the betting was 100 to Is just previous
to the start. All along he has not been
even mentioned in the betting. The
favorite was Isonomy. There were only
six starters. The result was not known
here until very late tonight, bat among
those who heard of it great Joy was
manifested. After the failure of Mr..
Sanford in his venture on the English
turf, the determination of Mr.. Pierre
Lorillard to send stable of horses
across the Atlantic was regarded with
admiration by American turfmen, but
the misfortunes that beset the stable
after its arrival at Newmarket somewhat
dampened the enthusiasm that had been
aroused. The Duke of Magenta was the
first to suffer, and later came reports
that Uncas was ailing and would prob
ably not be in condition for the Two
Thousand Guineas or Derby How well
he has fulfilled his mission in represent
ing the American-bred horse is recorded
above. Parole has always been favor
tie with the American public, and es-
pecially 80 since he defeated Ten Brock
and Tom Ochiltree in the memorable
contest at Baltimore. Parole is brown
gelding, and was foaled in 1873. He is
about fifteen and half hands high and
unattractive in appearance, being very
plain about tie head and generally
rough in the coat, so that it is difficult
matter to tell by his looks when he is
really in good form for hard contest
Ne,C York Herald.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-04-25
Hobbies.

It is estimated that there are in Phila-
delphia not less than 1000 collections of
old coins and autographs. The hobby
is confined entirely to the male sex.
Speaker Randall has fondness for
specimens Of our golden currency, and
is the proud possessor of collection
comprising specimen of every gold
coin which has been coined in this
country. Simon Gratz, ex-President of
the Board of Education, has the repu-
tation of possessing the largest collec-
ton of autographs in existence in this
country. William s. Vaux, cousin of
the ex-Mayor of that name, has an i'm
mense collection of old paper money and
coin-among the latter being fine 1904
cent, which has an extraordinary value.
Perhaps the largest collection in Amer
lea is in the possession of Tenth Ward
druggist. His accumulaticns, the labor
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-04-25
Salt.

The total amount of salt sold in the
United States during 1878 was 1862, 65S
barrels, of which 3,075,533 were i'm
ported. About 1,856,000 were made in
the Saginaw district of Michigan, about
1,434,0O0 in the Syracuse district of
New York, $780, 900 in Ohio and Virginia,
and the rest at other points. The inn
ported salt chiefly comes from Liver
pool, but Trapini. in Sicily, Cadiz in
Spain, Hyeres, in France, and Turks
island and Curacao in the West Indies
furnish large quantity. AS the do
nestle manufacture yearly increases, the
imports naturally decrease.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-04-25

Every year when young April, just Weakened, comes
round
With her robins all ready 70 sing.
bless the dear God that still am alive
To welcome another spring.
That above. and not under. the blossoming ground
M limbs yet steady and strong,
That still can breathe in the sweet vernal air,
And hea = natures marvellous song.
The brooks. making melody under the sky,
Call the blood OF youth back into age
The heart Of the universe seems keeping time
To delights In which all can engage.
The flower of life and the flower of love
Are everywhere blooming to day
Death and darkness no longer stalk blind through
the world
So let us take hands, and be gay.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-04-25
POETRY.
SPRING..
BY s.. 8.

The snow is gone the spring Is here
And planting time has come round Again
To ride the merry horse to pillow
Will make us boys feel cross as Cain.
And now our sleds must be slowed away
For sliding in hot weather we cannot do.
And skates must also be laid away
Also change our boots for the festive shoe.
l am fond of winter, / don't Like spring
For in winter you see there IL much more play
And now we poets our ink must sling
And can't go out TO enjoy this bright May day.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-04-25

IT is stated that Minnesota miller
has invented an entirely new process of
grinding wheat, which does away with
the mill.stones now in use, and substi-
tutes therefor vertically running gran
tie disk in direct combination with
circle segment of French burr. This
new process produces 80 per cent. of
middling.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-04-25

of over thirty-five years, are valued at
$4,000, Among them is a complete
collection of copper, silver and gold is
sues of the United States, together with
nearly complete set of the old Colon
ial coins
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-04-25
HAMMER.
by s. Sc.

love you hanner-hanner dear
And do you hammer love me!
II you do. you see, we'll build us boat,
And 10 sailing into the caribbean sea.
will defend you while live
And fieht for you till die
And IL you don't love me hammer dear
1 shall certainly heave u sigh.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-04-25
THE sNAPTowN CoURANT.

SIMON.
The meanest paper under the sun
Which hardly anybody ever reads,
II is like an old rusty Continental gun
Loaded with Punkin seeds.
1t can't shoot straight and il never hits,
And ii does not hurt If 1t does,
And when it shoots IL kicks il nearly sets the
editor into Ats.
Such an editor! Oh-dear me-suz!l!
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-04-25

Our friend Tom Stokes informs us
that his father the grocery man does
keep rum in the keg down cellar la
belled Soothing Syrup" and that Gap
tain Fungus has q jug filed there every
week. He says also that his father
sometimes puts chalk or some other
white stuff in his sugar.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-04-25

Miss Slope will have the minister
and his family at tea next Wednesday.
Great preparations are in progress.
She has borrowed Mrs. Peppers china
Tea Set for the occasion and the re-
past will be spread on Mrs. Stokes long
damask table-cloth. She has sent her
best spoons down to Boston to be re-
plated and sent word to have them all
marked to look as nigh as can be like
real silver. She says that whatever the
minister's sermons amount to she's
bound he shall have good supper
and that's what he don't often get at
home with such wife as he has.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-04-25

The Thompkins family keep their
children on rather short allowance.
One of them informs us that no more
than one piece of plum cake is ever al
lowed them at time.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-04-25

Deacon Pepper has boil ON his nose.
He half starves his hired boy-and we're
glad he's getting his "come up-uns."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-04-25

SPRING.
What beautiful time IL spring.
When the woodchuck begins to sing,
And the bumblebee and chickadee
Carry their heads around In sling;
When the black and tickling ants
Crawl up the young mans pants
And the straddebug and mosquito hug,
While the spiders engage In dance;
And the bird gets drunk on dew,
And offers the robin chew,
While the great owl blinks and the sparrow winks
At the wife of the gray cuckoo;
And the coon goes OF on q spree
Along with the chipmunk and flea;
The odorous skunk gets laundering drunk,
And tries to make love to the bee.
R,rde
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-04-25
MOTTO: BE JEST AND FEAR NOT.

MAY 10TH, 1874.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-07-29

One of the hottestregions on the earth
is along the Persian Gulf; where little
or no rain falls. At Bahrin the arid
shore has no fresh water, yet compa.
ratively numerous population contrive
to live there, thanks to copious springs
which break forth from the bottom Of
the sea. The fresh water is got by div-
ing. The diver, sitting in his boat,
winds great goatskin bag around his
left arm, the hand grasps its mouth he
then takes in his right hand a heavy
stone to which is attached q strong line,
and thus equipped he plunges in and
quickly reaches the bottom. Instantly
opening the bag over the strong jet Of
fresh water, he springs up the ascend
ing current, at the same time closiug
the bag, and is helped aboard. The
stene is then hauled up, and the diver
after taking breath, plunges again. The
source of the coplous submarine springs
is thought to be in the green hills of Os-
man, some five or six miles distant.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-07-29
tFrom the Dispatch
NELLIE CROY.

She was young, she was fair, she had bright
golden hair,
And her eye was as light as the day;
sne laughed and she sang while the wild-Woods
rang
With the sound Of her joyous lay
Away, away DER the deep blue sea
My sailor-boy has gone;
But he'll come again, let 1t shine or rain,
Nor leave me here alone.
Nellie Croy," SO she sang, while the still
woods rang,
HAS heart full Of mirth and Joy,
For the winds that blow and the stars that glow
Will bring back her sailor-boy.
o blow, ye winds! shine, bright stars!
Go forth DER the bounding sea;
He will feel thy might, he will see thy light,
And hasten home to me-
"He sailed one day from our town away.
In ship so tight and strong;
His eye was bright. his step was light,
And he said he'd not be long.
o dance, ye brooks, and sing with me
A song both light and gay,
For my own true lad, so free and glad,
Is coming home to-dayw
The sunbeams glance on the brooks that dance
Meath the leafy arch above;
The birds look down with virtuous frown
On scene ofyouthful love;
For. seated on the grassy bank
Is lovely Nellie Croy;
Her lips are pressed in fond caress
To those of her sailor-boy. J...*.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-07-29

At this time the subjoined facts rela-
ting to the outbreak of the fever at Mem
his last year are of much interest:
"The first case ofyellow fever at Mem
phis last summer was that of colored
man, who came up the river on the 2lst
of July. He had the disease in a mild
form and recovered, but two Of his chill
dren. attacked subsequently, died of it.
Before they were taken down, however,
young man, who had been in the habit
Of passing by the infected house, was
seized with the plague. This was July
25th. He also recovered, but his nurse
died. 1t was not until the 14th of Au
gust that the presence Of the fever was
made public, when it was announced
that an Italian snack house keeper had
died of it. 1t is note worthy that, al
though the fever has appeared in previ-
GUS years as early as May (New Orleans,
1870, it has never assumed an epidemic
form before August"