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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-01-24

Mr.. JOHN WREN, of Cleveland, Ohio,
has just recovered from 4,OOO-mile
drunk. He went to London, England,
some weeks ago to visit son, got very
drunk at a wine party and vanished.
When next heard of it was at the depot
in Cleveland, where he was found under
the influence of liquor and armed with
two big bottles of whisky. They took
him to the hospital, where, after some
days delirium, he recovered his senses,
abused his English friends for DESERVING
him in strange place, and asked for
paper to write home to Cleveland for
money to return to America. My
God! have crossed the Atlantic ocean
drunk he exclaimed, when at last they
convinced him that he was in Ohio, not
in England.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-01-24
DaisY's Dog.

Daisy had a pink dog.
Now, whoever heard of pink dog?
There are black-and-tan dogs and
gray dogs and yellow dogs and white
dogs; but Daisy's dog was pink, and it
was China dog, the safest kind of a
dog to have around in warm weather.
Daisy had a friend about as old as
herself, named Posy, who lived next
door, and these two little friends were
so devoted that they had to see each
other every day. Sometimes Daisy
went to Posy's house, and at other times
Posy came to visit Daisy.
Although these little girls loved each
other dearly, yet they would sometimes
quarrel, and then they wouldn't speak
to each other for three whole minutes.
One day they had worse quarrel
than usual. Daisy began by saying,
Don't you wish you had pink dog,
Posy?"
"Yes," said Posy. "Are you going to
give me yours?"
What my pink dog, Posy Williss?
No, indeed; l guess not. You'll have
to get your mamma to give you one,
same as / did"
Well, / think you're real mean,
Daisy Summers" said Posy; 81 guess
if I had a pink dog I'd give it to YOU"
You wouldn't either" replied Daisy.
Il would"
"You wouldn't"
q would"
You wouldn't; and you needn't say
so again." screamed Daisy, in very
loud voice, and giving Posy such hard
push that she fell over on the floor and
struck her head against the bureau.
Her screams brought in Daisy's
mamma, who rushed to see what was
the matter.
Posy was more frightened than hurt,
and was soon quoted down, for Mrs.
Summers took her into another room
and gave her nice large lump of white
sugar.
When Daisys mamma inquired into
the cause of the disturbance and found
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-01-24
How to Act in Case Of Fire.

First, do not be alarmed on account Of
smoke. Frequently there is great deal
of smoke before the fire has made much
progress. Remember that one can pass
through smoke by keeping his head near
the floor, or by enveloping it in a wet
wooden cloth. On entering a room to
fight down fire single handed, keep the
door closed behind if possible. A pail
of water and tin dipper, in the hands
of resolute person, can be made to
work miracle at the beginning.
If the fire has progressed too far
to admit of this course, and it is
necessary to depend on outside help,
then see to it that every door
and window is closed. BY so doing
where there is fire-engine in the neigh
borhood, it will often be possible to
confne the fire to one room. Every
person who stops at hotel should take
special pains before retiring to note the
location of the stairways, so that in case
of an alarm he can find his way out,
even though the halls are filed with
smoke. Never leave a room where there
is an alarm of fire without first securing
u wet towel, or, if possible, wet sponge
or piece of wollen cloth, through which
to breathe. If escape by the stairs is
cut off, seek an outside window and stay
there till help comes.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-01-24

The prevalence of the defaulting
mania among public officers is forcing
upon the lawmakers of some of the
States the consideration of means
whereby the evil may be mitigated, if
not extirpated. In the Ohio Legisla-
ture a bill has been proposed requiring
County Auditors and Treasurers to
make monthly statements to the Coun-
ty Commissioners, and imposing heavy
penalties upon these officers if the funds
in the treasury do not agree in amount
with the statements.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-01-24

THERE will come to this country from
Russia this year $4,000 Mennonites to
settle in the Great West. These peo-
pie are German Baptists who have con-
scientious scruples against fighting.
Their ancestors settled in Russia long
ago, having been guaranteed immunity
from military service. That guarantee
has been withdrawn, hence the exodus.
They come to this country in the hope
of escaping conscription, but when the
nation that gives them home and shell
ter needs their services then they must
go to the front like the rest.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-01-24

GEN. GRANT was called upon for a
gallant action at recent Paris recep-
ton. Mrs. Hooper says that, just as he
was about to depart with Mrs. Grant
leaning on his arm, his hostess remarked,
leading forward her young daughter
General, with Mrs. Grants permission,
I should like to ask of you to accord a
favor to my daughter. My grandmother,
when a girl Of 13, was kissed by Gen.
Washington, and 1 should like my
daughter in after years to he able to say
that she had been kissed by Gen. Grant.
The young lady blushed, and the
General gravely bestowed the salute.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-01-24

The statistics of the Postofiice De-
partment afford an excellent illustration
of the growth of the country in popula-
ton and intelligence. Within the last
ten or fifteen years the postal facilities
have improved 500 per cent, and letters
are now transmitted in about half the
time that was required ten years ago
over the same distance. In 1867 the
mails were carried over routes aggre-
eating 34,015 miles; in 1877 over routes
aggregating 74,546 miles. The mails
are carried twice as often over most of
the routes, and in some cases three times
as often as they were ten years ago. In
1867 the service cost $3,S12,O00. In
1877 it cost $9,053,000. In this COM
parison we should consider, also, the
amount of mail matter handled, which
was more than twelve times as great in
1877 as it was in 1867. 1t will thus be
seen that the cost of the service has not
grown in anything like proportion to
its extent. Twelve times as much mail
matter is carried two and one-third
times the distance, more than twice as
often, at about two and one-half times
the expense. The increase in the num-
Der Of stamps used since the first year
of heirintroduction has been enormous
Then barely 100000 were issued yearly !:
since 1868 the issue of stamps has in
creased on the average about 100000 a
day, or more than 30,OOO,OOO yearly.
In the fiscal year ending last summer
the number of stamps amounted to
744,071, 51S, and their value aggregated
$2O,562,463. The entire number of
stamps issued for sale since 1S47 amounts
to 9,719,3OS,527, enough, if put end to
end, to go around the world six times
at the equator, and their aggregate value
reaches $3.50, 1877 1863. The total num-
Der of postal cards issued since 1873 is
751, 249,500, of which nearly one-third
were issued last year.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-01-24

THE perils of mining are well illustra-
ted by the report of the deaths and ac-
cidents during last year in the eastern
district of the Wyoming coal fields. The
report shows that the number of per-
sons killed in the mines was 80; the
number injured by non-fatal acct
dents 1S0, and that by these deaths Is
widows and 6S orphans were left unpro-
vided for. During 1877, 40 men were
killed in the mines Of the district, leav-
ing 20 widows and 134 orphans. In the
same year ia persons were injured in
various ways. The number of casual
ties has been materially diminished by
the strict enforcement of the act rela-
tive to the ventilation of mines, but
they are still much greater than they
should be, and all possible precautions
which experience may suggest should
be adopted by mine-owners for the pro-
lection of the lives of those who pursue
their perilous work in the recesses of
the earth.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-01-24

An exceedingly curious illustration of
the precision with which the New York
Postoffice is conducted was had few
days ago in the department in which
misdirected letters are deciphered. A
letter from Ireland came directed to
"My Mother, New York, America" OF
course it was an impossibility to tell to
whom the letter belonged, and prepare
tions were made to send it to the dead
letter Office. The same day, however, a
woman called at the general-delivery
widow and asked for letter from her
son. The gentleman who had charge of
the deciphering bureau was immediate
ly struck with the coincidence, and sent
for the letter alluded to above. He
asked the woman where her son lived,
and when she gave the name of the
town it was found to be the same as the
postmark on the letter. Other inquiries
justified the official in delivering the
letter to the woman, but he insisted that
she should open it there, and, on examin-
alton, it was discovered that it was from
her son, and that she was the person for
whom it was intended. OF course if she
had asked for letter addressed to her
name the answer would have been that
there was no such letter. Among other
curious letters received few days ago
was one addressed to 81. H. johnson,
wagon and pillow maker; all kinds of
work promptly attended to; America"
The writer had evidently been instruct
ed to address in reply according to the
printed letter-head on which the COM
munication had been written, and had
literally followed instructions except in
giving the name of the town and State.
-Ne,U York Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-01-24
n Snow Legend.

.
the leaves lay huddled in heaps on the
ground; through the shorn trees the
wind whistled drearily, and the shad DIV
of approaching winter rested every
where over the earth.
Many children, on their way from
school, looked up at the sky, but none
saw the queer little mite which foated
in mid-air and gazed down on the earth /;
for this was one Of those nameless. in
visible workers associated with Dame
Nature in the care of her broad domain.
1t was dull in the mothers household
The autuma finished, there came always
tiny respite. The hower-makers and
painters, the builders and sculptors
bound poppies on their eyelids, even
Dame Nature paused for moments
rest. But industrious little No-Name
had soon wearied of doing, and sailed
forth towards earth.
Little No-Name ranked chief among
the painters. None like she could tint
the spring buds and grasses it was she
that gave the finishing touch to fruit
and flower; and only few weeks since
she had designed the Joseph-coat which
had made earth so dazzling to human
sight. Not strange that she should sigh
bit as she noted the change.
SO pretty-so bright to fade;" she
murmured wistfully. But not long
paused little No-Name for idle musings.
Suddenly down she fitted over the gay
leaves and in among the garden beds.
A glance at the mold proved her sus-
picions correct. The dead plants had
scattered their seedlings far and wide.
so soon," spoke little No-Name,
pityingly, yet with twinkle as she
thought of the innocent sleepers at
home. Then swift as rocket she shot
up in the air-lucky little No-Name as
we shall see.
The fower-makers and painters, the
sculptors and builders slept calmly on !;
the peoples still dropped from Dame
Natures brow, as little No-Name, set
Ting energetically on the great mothers
arm, shouted:
"The plant-world is dead Oh, wake,
mother, dear, or the poor little seedlings
will perish!"
Up started Dame Nature; up sprung
the army of assistants, silent and crest
fallen. 1t was proud moment for lit
tie No-Name when the great mother
smihngly placed on her head the crown
yearly awarded to the one who should
make this important discovery.
"We have slept too long," then spoke
Dame Nature, briskly. "Let us quickly
make some warm overcoats for the shiv-
ering seedlings below"
Very orderly are the workings of
Dame Natures household. A message
to the winds, and the clouds came
promptly up; thick, and black as though
ill-pleased at the dissection in store.
And the whole army went to work vigor-
ously cutting and tearing, and hurting
down garments soft as eider-down and
numerous enough to supply the whole
earth.
SO little No-Name was assigned the
browning work. With paint-pot and
brush, she waited in mid-air, and touch
ing each deity, as it passed, changed
them to pearly white.
Thus, dainty and pure, the precious
coats came down to earth, folding low
ingly over the motherless seeds; no
softer blanket in an infants cradle, no
wool warmer and more protective in any
great-coat that's made. And the seed
Ings, far and wide, snuggled down con-
tendedly and sang for JOY.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-01-24

of erysipelas. Other testimony, how
ever, by gentlemen who ought to know,
shows that the Capitol is miserably ven
tilated, and that disease and death are
the direct results of vitiated air in the
Legislative halls of the nation.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-01-24

that her little girl was to blame, she
sent Posy home, and, after giving Daisy
little motherly talk, left her alone for
half an hour to think how naughty she
had been.
When she went into the room again,
she found Daisy just finishing little
letter which she had printed to send to
Posy, and this is what it said:
Deer Posy
| am sorry pushd you down and
here is mi pink dog to keep forever.
Daisy.
So you see Daisy was really sorry
Elmer Lynnde, IN Youths Com
paniOn.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-01-24

A WASHINGTON correspondent deems
it mistake to attribute the usual NOR
tally and sickness among Congress
men during the past year to the I'M
healthy atmosphere of Washington, and
states, in defense of his argument, that
of the six Congressman who have died
within twelve months, Mr.. Leonard, of
Louisiana, died of yellow fever in Cuba !;
WEIGH, of Nebraska, died of pneumonia
at his home; Douglas, of Virginia, of
intemperance; Williams, of Michigan.
of apoplexy; Hartridge, of Georgia, of
pneumonia; and Schleicher, of Texas,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-01-24

BY keeping count of the persons who
come beyond sea to the port of New
York two or three interesting facts APP
pear. Thus, the tide of immigration
swells once more. There came in 1878
no less than 81, 5O5 people to dwell here,
while in 1877 there were but 66,2S2.
This is tide that will rise still higher;
our situation, if not so good as we would
wish, invites the worse. off people of Eu-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-01-24

FROM returns made up in England
and sent to Washington, it appears for
the nine months of last year, ending
Oct. l, there were imported into En-
gland 2,1S2, 102 cwt. of wheat, or about
100000 bushels. The remarkable
fact in the return is that nearly two
thirds came from the United States.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-01-24
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.



"Down the hill, down the hill,
Gayly now we slide:
Through the white and glistening snow
See the runners glidei
Here we go, swift and sure,
Bound to have some fun,
Scamper Off. boys and girls,
Gayly Jump ana run.
~Bright the sun is shining now,
Through the frosty air,
Making all the ice clad hills
Radiant and fart
or we go! Off we goi
Shouting with will,
No such fun in all the world
AZ sliding do,on the h5I."
Have a care, boys and girls,
Have an earnest care
For there is another hiu
Which seemeth very fart
Downward, downward lies it's course,
Glistening bright and still;
But IL il a sad mistake,
Sliding down thai hill
IS. X. ". Turner, IN Fouth's Companion.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-01-24
die Jrne asrtheraer.
FRIDAY, JANUARY "a, 1879.

HE American railroad construction
Tor 1878 amounts to 2,6SS miles, the
largest for any year since 1873. 1t has
been mostly in the Middle and North
western States.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-01-24
Bayard Taylor's Advent into Boston.

From a letter filed with pleasant
"reminiscences of Bayard Taylor, written
to the New York Tribune by Mr.. James
7. Field, we quote one descriptive incl
dent:
"Thirty-two years ago, on q bright
spring morning, young man OF 70
held out his hand to me, and introduced
himself as Bayard Taylor. We had CORE
sponded at intervals since his first little
volume was published in 1874, but we
had never met until then. He had
come to Boston, rather unexpectedly,
he said, to see Longfellow, and Holmes,
and whipple, and some others, who had
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-01-24

HERE is another good man gone
wrong" The Treasurer of the Massa-
chusetts Home Missionary Society, in
the hope of enriching the Golfers of the
society, invested large sums in Chicago
and other Western mortgages, and the
result is that his accounts are short"
some 100000.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-01-24

THERE has been a sudden outbreak OF
smallpox in Deptford, England, and the
authorities were puzzled at first how to
account for it. An investigation was
set on foot, and it was finally discovered
that all the mischief was attributable to
a wake held by an Irish family over the
body of child which had died of that
terrible disease.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-01-24

IT is said hornets nest contains as
many as $1,000 cells. If any of the
hornets are at home, they will show you
around the rooms.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-06-19
The Centennial Derby.

The Derby has probably done more to
cement and establish the turf in Eng
land than any other race. 1t is the one
race that all breeders. owners and
jockeys want to win. They may have
won the Guineas, St. Leger and Oaks
time and again, but without the Derby
us keystone to the arch of triumph the
other events are but secondary honors
In this respect the success of George
Fordham, the rider of the winner, Sir
Bcvys was completed. Fordham has
been on the turf for nearly twenty-five
years and had ridden the winner Of every
important race in the kingdom, but time
and time again he had been beaten for
the Derby. Last year, when he was so
i'll that he had to retire from the turf, it
was regretted by all that he could not
claim the Derby. Last winter he took
up his residence in France, owing to bad
health. In the spring he returned to
England and rode at some of the early
meetings, only to be again forced to re-
tire. He was not seen during the Sec
ond Newmarket spring meeting, and ac-
cording TO the last adviceS he could have
only returned to England few days ago;
therefore to ride the winner of the Derby,
and the Centennial Derby at that, is a
fitting honor to a career which can be
truly said to have been without reproach.
The Derby rs race was first run on the
4th Of May. 1880, having been instituted
by the twelfth Eal of Derby rs asouth-
crn offset to the great northern race at
Doncaster, which was instituted in 1776
by Colonel st. Leger. BY common con-
sent the stakes were called 1.-The Derby"
by which name it has been known ever
since. 1t obtained thirty-siX subscrib-
:.rs, of which nine started. 1t then
dash of a mile, colts carrying ll2
pounds and fillies 100. 1t was won by
Sir Charles Bunbury's Diomed, by
Florizel, with Major O'Kelly's Burdroo
second and Mr.. Walkers Spittire third.
For some few years the weights and dis
'ance continued as in the initial race,
hut eventually the distance was in
ereased to q mile and a half. the weights
being raised to ll6 pounds and ll2
pounds. They were subsequently raised
some time during the "fortiesn to l22
pounds, at which they have remained
since.-NeW York World.
The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-06-19
aA A Great Place for Oysters.

Howard Pyle writes about Crisfield,
Md, in Harper's INGgazine as follows:
Agsneral whiteness illumes the streets
of Crisfeld; crisp rattle of loose shells
sounds under the tread of the pedes-
trian: q salt breeze blows from the beau
tifI1 waters Of Tangler Sound, tainted,
alas! by slight o&cr of defunct oysters.
Oysters, oysters everywhere, in barrels,
in boxes, in cans. in buckets, in the shell
and out. But little business is carried
on here except oystering; a little fishing
and little grabbing. perhaps, but MOTH
ngelse. The railroad that runs through
the length Of the town, terminating at
the steamboat wharf at the harbor, rests
on a road-bed of oyster shells, rs firm
and solid as can be desired. Along this
and in the side streets collect the houses,
all offrame, varying in architecture from
the cottage to the negro Shanty. Along
the waters edge are number Of large
barn-like buildings-the oyster packing
houses. Here the chief interest Of Girls
field ccntcrs-the shucking" or open
ing of oysers, and the subsequent
packing, or closing them in kettles to
be distributed over the rest of the
country. Considerable freight expense
is saved by this mode of exporting them
without their shells, and in cool weather
thev will carry for days in these kettles
as fresh and good us hey would in the
shells. The oysters are generally shucked
early in the morning, so rs to be ready
for the first northward-b bound freight
train.
At the first glance into a. shucking-
house it looks terrible dirty, with trick
ling oyster juice and piles of muddy
shells, but in the shining pans in front
of the shuckers are quarts of clean, fat.
succulent oysters, looking tempting
enough. 1t is surprising to see the quick
ness and dexterity with which shucker
opens an oyster. She uses sharp little
knife, and does not break the edge of the
shells. She seizes IN oyster, inserts the
thin knife between the shells, then with
a quick turn of the wrist the shell is
opened, the oyster cut loose and dropped
into the pan. all with one movement
The season from September l, 1877, to
June /, 1878, was extraordinarily poor,
on account of the warmth of the winter,
but an idea can be obtained of the guam
titles shipped from this point when the
record informs us that $4,000 barrels of
shell oysters and 100000 gallons of
shucked oysters were shipped during
that season.