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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-07-25
The Three RS.

Somebody mourns because he ha,
nothing but the three RS to teach
Poor soull From the very depths OF
our feelings we pity you. Nothing TO
teach! The world is before you. SIM.
moon and atoms, stars and comets. a
whole universe full, an. nothing but
the three RS left you. lat after all we
suspect you have not taught those
branches very much Can you read ?
We should like to examine you. How
we would try you all the way up from
Mother Goose to Milton. Can Won
write? We would give you pen, and
ten minutes in which to write Thought
worth remembering one second. Then
Why, my dear, ignorant
soull do you not yet know that arithme.
tic is the science of sciences, that even
the highest calculus is only an expand-
ed arithmetic? Go hemei Leave vonr
work to others who will honor the
grandest of all studies, reading. writing
and arithmetic. There are those who |
understand that to know these well is
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-07-25
A Frightful Fall

Three miners in the Savage mine al
Virginia City New, started up the
shaft just as the 6 o'clock morning
whistle blew. They were Nicholas
Dlckmon, John Champion and r. X.
johnson. They had worked all night.
when % feet from the surface and
l'oOO feet from the bottom of the shaft
they rang for the cage to stop so that
several articles might be thrown into
compartment. Dickmon and Champion
were leaning with their backs against
the wall plates and their feet on the
cage. Suddenly without warning the
cage began to go up. The feet of the
two men were thrown upwards in an
instant, and both slipped backward
Detween the cage and the timbers.
champion caught one edge of the cage
ana saved himself, but Dickmon fell the
LOO feet to the bottom of the shaft
y Johnson says that when Dickmon was
falling he uttered not word. but gave
him look that he will never forget till |
ms dying day. When his BODY was
recovered by the men working below IL
was mangled beyond the possibility of
recognition. The left arm and right
leg were severed from the trunk, the
abdomen was shockingly lacerated and
me head was utterly annihilated. The
oody was gathered up piece by piece
ina placed In sack, in which it was
'arrled to the surface. The accident
vas brought about by blunder on the
,art OF the engineer at the mouth of
he shaft. 4
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-07-25
She Didn't.

IL was plain enough to all other pas
sengers on the ferry-boat that the tw,
were In love and engaged, vet the pir
seemed to doubt his fervor, Just little
therefore, as the boat reached mid.
stream, she leaned over, and tenderly
said:
Johnnie, am going to test your
love. am going to Jump overheard.
and, If you really love me, / know youIi
Jump after me and save me-"
Yes; I'll jump after you," he SLOWLY
replied; but-but-"
But what, Johnnie?"
But, if L were you, I'd take off INV
shoes first. Just the minute they haul
you out of the water, every woman in
this crowd will rush to see whether Won
wear No. Us or No. SIS, and, if you are
In your stocking-feet, they can't get the
,ize."
The girl drew her feet under the
'hair, sighed once or twice, and did not
'egain her old enthusiasm until the bow
came along with peanuts.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-07-25
USEFUL IMPORTATION.

CASTOR OIL, besides being an excel
lent dressing for leather, renders j,
We rmin-proof. 1t should be mixed, say
half and half, with stallow or other oil
Neither rats, reaches, nor other veymin
will attack leather so prepared.
MANY persons dislike lettuce rs a
salad. They may not be aware that,
when boiled, minced, and properly pre-
pared with butter, salt, and pepper, it is
very pleasant addition to the dinner
table, and finer than cabbages, which
are great deal more expensive. A trial
Will convince the most skeptical of this
fact.
PYRoLIGNEoUs acid may be used with
success in preserving leather from the
attacks OF mold, and is serviceable in
recovering it after it has received that
species OF damage by passing it over
the surface of the hide or skin, first
taxing due care to remove the moldy
spots by the application of dry cloth.
AS FAR as real beauty is concerned a
plaster figure il as satisfactory as mar
BILE, but the cheap material shows it's
inferiority by turning yellow and gath
erlng dust to an extent that makes it
very unlike the thing of beauty which
1t Is meant to be. A coating of whiting
and very thin glue, applied with brush,
VIII restore It's Wilderness and make it
once more real ornament.
TO REPAIR a damaged mirror: Pour
upon sheet of tin-foil about three
drachms OF quicksilver to the SQUARE
foot OF foil. Rub smartly with piece
OF buckskin until the foil becomes
brilliant. Lay the glass upon a fiat
table, face downwards; place the foil
upon the damaged portion of the glass:
lay a sheet OF paper over the foil. and
place upon it a block of wood or a
piece of marble with a perfectly fat
surface; put upon it sufficient weight
TO press it down tight; let it remain in
this position a few hours. The foil will
adhere to the glass.
10 CLEAN PICTURES: Wash with q |
sponge, or soft leather, and water. and
dry by rubbing with silk handkerchief.
When the picture is very dirty take it
put of its frame, procure clean towel.
md, making it quite wet, lay it on the
ace OF the picture, sprinkling it from
lime to time with clear, soft water let
{ remain wet for two or three days:
axe the cloth off and renew it with a
resi- one. After wiping the picture
With a clean, wet sponge, repeat the
process till all the dirt is soaked out:
hen wash it well with soft sponge.
md let it quite dry. Finally, rub it
Nth some clear nut or hnseed oil.
spirits of wine and turpentine may be
sed to dissolve the hard old varnisb.
ut they will attack the paint as well as
ne varnish, if the further action of the
plrlts is not stopped at the proper
me.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-07-25
Too Close a Calculation.

Get your ticket at the wagon p
screamed the doorkeeper of the cir.us
to young man with girl on his arm.
who had handful of small change
This is the third time you have come
here without tickets, when you know I
can't take money" The young man
and his girl fell back, and as they did
not go near the ticket-wagon, and vet
seemed very anxious to see the circus.
a curious-minded citizen edged around
and inquired of the young man: "Why
don't you buy tickets if you want to 90
M? cause I'm short" was the
whispered reply. IL didn't low enough
Tor incidentals when was figgering on
the cost of this thing, but I don't want
the gal to know it," How mucb are
you short?" "Only cents. I figgered
that 10 shillings would pay all expenses.
bat l got left. We spent 10 cents for
peanuts, 10 cents on the street cars and
D In candy. l had just 81 left to paw
our way in, when the gal got peanut
shuck In her throat and I had to buy a |
glass OF lemonade to wash it down.
Didn't do it, though, till 1 had pounded
her on the back more'n fifty times, and
'ried to pull one of them fire-hydrants
Up by the roots" "I'll lend you 5 cents
% make up your dollar" said the eiti-
zen. You will? BY goshl But that
cts me out I'd made up my mind to tell
he gal that the tigers had got loose and
he hhyenas had run mad, but she's
ong headed and might not have be-
!eved it. Thankee, sir, and the fust
lme I'm in town Ill pay it back. Hang '
:, orter figgered ON IL shilling stead ]
III, but you've made me happy for {
lie. Come, Bets."-DetrOit Free Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-07-25

MR.. CRAwsHAY, the iron master. left
property in England worth $4,000. 600
len years ago 1T would probably have
been far larger. The comparatively
small amount ($l3,5OO,OOO) under which
Baron Kothschild's personally was sworn
less then half that of the late Mr..
Brassey--is doubtless due to a large
proportion of his wealth being in other
countries. Only two British personal
estates have ever reached 100000, 900,
and there is but one instance of a direct
legacy of $5,0O0,O00.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-07-25
A BRAVE BOY.
BY G. 8. SLEIGHT.

Speaking of courage" said m,
Hrlend, Tom Barton, as we met one day
after long separation, reminds me OF
an incident that happened at the doc
tors school the first winter after Won
4eft. ~"
1t was during the Christmas bol;-
days and all of the BOYS had gone home
except two brothers, named Fred and
Albert kobb, and myself. They were
Obliged to stay during the vacation be-
cause their parents were spending the
season In Florida, and well, as Won
Know, my home was at a distance. and
we were poor, so l remained at school
The brothers were very unlike, both
an appearance and character. Fred. the
cider OF the two, was large, muscular.
rudy faced boy, not much in love with
booas. de was of an overbearing dispo-
sltlon, and had a great deal of conceit
Albert, on the contrary, was pale
and slender. He was very quiet and
studlous, and had such love of honesty
and truth, and such detestation of mean.
ness and wrong, that we bows had
dubbed him the 'Parson.'
1t was the Saturday night between
christmas and New Years. We three
1oys were hugging the stove in the lit
ssie room adjoining the doctors study.
aooctor was In the study writing a ser.
mon tor the following day, as he had TO
preach at Midtown.
We could hear his pen scratch over
the paper during the lulls in orr CON
versatlon. Occasionally that 'ahemi'
OF bis would come through the partially.
fof'Sned door; but somehow his 'ahems'
seemed to lose their ominous Character
during holidays.
The subject of our conversation was
Is,robbery that had been perpetrated at
r.9qutre Little's store the previous
might.
Robberies, as you know, were nm
'as@a occurrences in the little village
>of Acme. Of course this one furnished
topic for abundance of talk. l
Wherever we had been that dav wa
nad round some groups of men and bows !
talking about robberies in general. and {
this one in particular. '
b. IL was but natural that in the even. /
Ang we boys should discuss the same S
SUBJECT, and each of us offered yarions
sPeciilahons as to who the robber was S,
"here ne had gone, and whether he G.
would be captured or not. n
Then we told stories of all the dor. II
ing burglaries of which we had evar
heard or read, and finally described a
sucn as had happened in our own bonsee A
I'm the descriptions of our personai a,
experiences Fred gave a glowing ac. fir
,ount OF an incident that had occnrred
IA his fathers family. One niobt he
aid the coachman thought ne saw q We
nan prowling in the chicken yard. He
Ired pistol at him, and had summoned
he other servants to go in pursuit of Ir
he robber. He told us how the brave fir,
nen. armed with lanterns, pokers and
had reached the chicken co
ara and there found traces of blood.
'f,ch they followed up for few Yards C
nd found, lying in the last throes of ru
cath, Che victim of the coachman's 20
rowess-a fine black Spanish rooster
AT length said L, What would Won tb,
II you should hear burglar some do
Ight trying to enter your house? col
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-07-25

Mrs. Mary Ludy, of Frederick coun-
ty, Nd, died last week, aged 81 years.
Her first husband, John Warrenfeltz.
was killed fifty years ago while climbing
a tree for coon. A neighbor came on
the scene after Mr.. Warrenfeltz had as
cended the tree, and, asking one of the
latter's sons what they were after, the
boy replied that coon had been treed.
Noticing movement among the
boughs, the neighbor fired, AS he sup
posed, at coon, aud Mr.. Warrenfeltz
fell from the tree, shot in the head.
He died almost Observation-Disclosures
Sun.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-07-25

BY WILL cARLETos.


ID doesn't seem-now does 1t. Jscki-as IL poo
= Twas only yesterday at noon he had to take hi,
bed.
The day before, he played nrst base and ran Nc
And then to slip away so sly-twas not at all like
Brown.
The story seems too big to take. Most any one
will find
tt's sometimes hard to get man well laid out in
And Brown just ahre with life. 'rwouldn't
scare me, avow,
To hear whoop, aud see the go rushing past
here now.
eoor Browni he's lying in his room, as white as
Il called upon HIM, as ii were an hour or two ago.
Ahushing into Brownies room seemed awkward
like and-queer;
We haven't spoken back and forth for something
like year.
We didn't pull together square single night or
However went, he soon contrived to find another
way.
lie ran against me in my loves; we picked dozen
bones
About that girl you used to iike-the one that mar
ried Jones.
He worked against me in the class, before my very
eyes.
BE opened up and scooped me square out of the
Junior prize.
In the last campus rush we came to strictly busi
blows,
And from the eye he left undimmed 1 viewed his
damaged nose.
Nm fact came at last to iceland own it with dis
may
That life would be worth living for if Brown were
But when heard that he was dead, my feelings
tackled; and then
\ would have given half my life TO get his hack
again.
called upon him, as it were, an hour or two ago.
The room was neat beyond excuse-the women
made il SO.
DE sure he had no hand in that and naught about
IL knew.
10 the order living round had made him vary
blue.
Asweet bouquet OF giriih flowers smiled in the
straight through the open window came the morn
ing's fragrant breath.
c'oSe-eaged a small canary bird with glossy, vel
Skipped drearilv from perch to perch, and never
sung note.
With hair unusually combed, sat poor Mcfarland
near,
Alternately perusins Greek, and wrestling with a
a hoinely little girl of six, for some old kindness
sake,
Was sobbing in the corner there as if her heart
would break.
The books looked worn and wretchedlike. almost
as IL they knew
Ana seemed to be a-whispering their titles nv
view. 'u'
His rod and gun were in their place. and high.
where all might see e--'
uieaned Jauntly the boating cup he won last year
from me. '-
face iH0''
showed signs of culture and of toll that death ,
would not erase ~
as western skies at twilight mark where late the
sun has been ~ WIZ j
Browns face revealed the mind and soul that once
had burned within. ~ ,
he looked SO grandly helpless there, apon that
lonely bed! f "' I
Oh Jack! these manly foes AFRO foas No ,, -, -
they are dead ' c
oAu ooy! sobbed " twas half my fault This d
heart makes late amends" J.
look the white. cold hanus in mine-and Brown -
and were friends. e.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-07-25
Wit AND HUMOK.
BOTH ENDS MEET.

DOAh EA*Do hEEi.
The baby rolls upon the floor.
Kicks mp his tiny feet.
And Jokes his toes into his mouth
thus making both ends meet.
The dog, tached 10 tin pail
Goes bowling down the street,
Arg as he msdIy bi'es hi tai.
He rnskcih bOtli enis mttt.
The butcher slays the y ns.v- piy.
Cuts of iis ears a "a teet
And grinds EN- Ia a sausage by
Thus making botu -iIus meat.
The farmer coops his skinny hens.
And els them WITH choice wheat
The means Al ns justify the enus.
Aud 40 he makes them eat.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-07-25

to be Wei learned God bless the
teacher who knows the three Rsl God
bless the child who learns them Ed
atcatiOnat MOnthU.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-07-25

A SNAKE with seventeen rattles, and
weighing thirty-seven pounds, was
Killed In Sumter county, Ga, recently.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-12
Thunder and Lightnt,.0.

During the past few nights the city of
Minneapolis has been treated to rather more
than her share of thunder and lightning, to
say nothing of the immense amount of rain
that has fallen. Every day some new freak
demonstrative of the power and eccentricity
of the lightning is reported. On Thu sday
night the cooper shop on Sixth street was
struck, several boards removed, and the
lightning entered the ground.
The residence of Mr.. w. w. Wright, on
Thirteenth avenue south between Fourth
and Fifth streets, was struck about 10
O'Clock. Mr.. Wright gives an account of
the affair that 10 quite interesting. He said
all had retired for the night and were sleep
ing in sweet Inconsistencies of any danger
when the crash came, and to them while
sleeping it seemed like terrible explosion.
He was dreaming, and the dream instantly
took the form of the great mill explosion of
May I'd, 1878. He was witness of that
disaster, and again he saw the immense
building, the Washburn A mill, rise high in
ar, yawn apart and fall in thousands of
fragments. At that instant he experienced q
severe shock in the left ankle from blow
as he thought from one of the missiles, and
awoke to see the room ablaze with light
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-12
LEGALs.

MORTGAGE SALE.-Whereas, default has been
IN made in the conditional of certain indenture Of
mortgage bearing date the thirteth day Of January
A. D., 1879, executed and delivered by Isaac W.
Webb, mortgagor, to Franklin F. Flint, mortgagee
whereby the said nortgsgor did grant, bargain sell
and convey unto the said mortRagee his heirs and
signs, the following described real estate situate and
being in the county Of Ramsey and State Of Mime.
sofa, known and designated as follows, VIZ: Lot
numbered twelve G2), of block numbered seven az,
of Rice and Irvines addition to the city Of St. Paul. 20
ooriine to the recorded plat thereof on in the Office
of the Ragiatar ~ Deeds for sad Ramsey county, to-
Rether with the hereditaments and to
secure the navment ~ fine ann ~ Ave thousand two
hundred dollars and intarast according tn the cmdi
lions of four certain promissory notes. each for the
ann ~ thirtaen hnndrad dollars ~ even date vitI
said mortgage and due respectively in one. two.
three and fomr wears after the date thereof With in
terest therem nayabia semi-annnallv until naid a
The rate Of tan ner cent. ner annmm. made ~ said
rnorfoanor 10 tha order ~ said mo1tu.gae .nd
Which, AID mortcaoa ,uas ~ asecntad ana seI;verad
tn aecnra nsrt ~ tha n,,rchasa ynonav T"r sa;d
premises and was recorded in the once Of the Reg
inter - S a r 90. 90 p ' a. 1870 ~ - tr ~ oetS
day Of April. a D.. 1878. in hook 81 a. Mortosae
Deeds. on mage al xfv.aioht
And there Is claimed to be due, and is due upon
terest the SUM Of eight Thousand. i've hundred and
twenty and 90.1OO dollars aud the avn, ~ ono hun
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-12
MONEY AND TRADE,
FINANCIAL.
Money and Stocks.

NEW YORK. July l1.-Governments active and
hrmer Railroad bonds generally firm State &C.
curities dull.
Stocks-The market opened weak in the early
dealings and prices declined A@A per cent. in the
general list 22s in Louisville Nashville and 2 in
Illinois Central. During the afternoon, however,
under favorable advices from the West in regard to
crops and from the South to yellow fever buoy
ant tone was manifested in Louisville Nashville
and 1t sold up "a per cent. and Northwestern 1b@2
per cent, the rest of the market advancing Al per
cent? with closing quotations at generally the highest
OF the day. 1t is stated from official sources that
Fries have now not only entirely overcome the loss in
gross earnings entaed by last winters snow block
ade, but are ahead of last years. gross earnings up
to this time $l5O,OOO Jewett is quite confident the
New England connections will be ope ned August Is.
the close transactions aggregated IT. 600 shares
o, WHICH 5,2OO were Erie; Il, 600 Lake Shore Il
michigan Southern; 1000 Wabash; $500 Chicago
northwestern common: 5000 preferred: 81 900
St. Paul common; 1000 preferred; $500 Delaware.
Aackawanna y Western; 1,5O0 Hannibal & st. Joe
common; 400 preferred; $500 Western Union !:
o,ooO st. Louis, Kansas City 4 Northern common:
o,ooO preferred; 5000 Louisville 4 Nashville: 18O0
Michigan Central; 1000 Illinois Central and 1900
Iron Mountain.
Money easy at 3@4 per cent. Prime mercantile
paper 3041a per cent. Sterling exchange 60 DAYS
in fair demand, $4.86; sight, s. S7A.
Produce exports for the week. So, 3O5 900.
Inc following we're the closing quotations.:
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-12
St. Paul Wholesale Markets.

WHARF.-The offerings were moderate, and with a
good demand values ruled steady at the annexed
tations: No. 1,5S 1bs., 90@93c; No. g. 81 lbs, 80
No. 2 Sc lbs $780, No. 3, IS 1bs., 75c; No. 3, 81 s
Zoe.
FLouR-Patent process $6.75@7 90; straight 500 !;
clear 400; xxx 1850 500.
OATs-The demand was fairly active and values ruled
steady at the annexed quotations: No. white, 800
$3.50; No. 2, 3O@3lc per bus mixed, 293Oc per bus.
CoRN-Demand fairly active at the subjoined quota
tons: No. 2, 35@38c per bus.
BEANs-Fair to choice mediums $1.1OlD1 40; navy
hand-picked 150@l.65; common stock 9Oc@S1.1O.
BuTTER-Choice creamery 14QD16c per b fair to
good do 7QD1Oc; common 4QD6c.
PoULTRY-The demand was active, and with mod
crate supplies prices ruled firm. Spring chickens,
pair 35@40c; old chickens, per pair 4O@5Oc; old
turkeys, $1.5O per pair.
EaasIThe demand was good, and with liberal
offerings prices ruled steady. Sales of fresh-laid
eggs are made at 12013c per dozen.
Provisions demand was good at the follow
ing range of prices: Mess pork, $40 .25@1O75 Lard
in barrels, $500 per 100 lbs; kegs $50; pals 800
City cured mans SC per b shoulders 4@5c; bacon
sides 5GD5hc; breakfast bacon 808hc.
LIVE STooK-The demand was active at the fol-
lowing range of prices: Choice smooth steers $500
$3.50; good feshy steers, $3.25@3.75; cows and
heifers, $25O@3.25.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-12

ming and ball of fire run down rafter
about six feet from where he and his wife
we're sleeping. It was in an unfinished
chamber, and they lay short distance from
the chimney. The bolt entered close to the
chimney, followed rafter down, splintering
it. and ripped the boards and shingles from
the roof. At the ea7estrough it turned, fol-
lowing that conductor to the corner, and
from there 1t leaped to a small shed, split
ting up the roof considerably. Mr.. Wright
received a shock in the left leg and ankle,
and his wife felt the effects of it in her
head. An eldely lady in another portion of
the house was stunned 80 that she did not
perfectly recover until about noon yester-
day.
Mr.. Cooks house, near Judge Atwater's
residence, was also struck. Reports from
the fair grounds are to the effect that the
Tribune building was blown down, the Pho
neer Press building was treated to good
shaking up, but the GLOBE building stood
the test nobly and not a single was singed,
although lightning was flying in every direc-
ton.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-12
ANOTHER FIRE,

The Residence of 5. q. C"Ohc Burned to the
Gso"nd---S Spontaneous Consbustio,.
About 1 o'clock on Friday night it was
discovered that the residence of Mr.. s. G.,
Cook, lumber commission merchant, was On
fire. The structure was situated at the cor
ner of Fifteenth street and Linden avenue,
and was new one inst erected by the pro-
prletor, who contemplated moving in this
week.
The cause of the fire was doubtless spon-
taneous combustion of oiled rags used about
the building III finishing the wood work.
The cottage cost about $4,000, and was in
sured in the St. Paul Fire & Marine COM
pany for 81 300.
The fire department rushed to the rescue
but were delayed by an excavation and
could not arrive in time to save the prop
erty.