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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-12-19
Mark Twain's Plagiarism.

Even Mark Twain, whose individual
ity was supposed to be decidedly marked,
is plagiarist. He admits it. He even
boasts it. At the breakfast given to DIR.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Twain made an
open confession: When my first book
was new q friend of mine said The
dedication is very neat Yes, said, I
thought it was. My friend said: I al
WAYS admired it, even before saw it in
the "Innocents Abroad I naturally
said, What do you mean? Where did
you ever see it before?' Well, saw it
first some years ago, as Mr.. Holmes
dedication to his "Songs in Many
Keys" Of course my first impulse
was to prepare this mans remains for
burial, but uron reflection l said
would reprieve him for moment or
two, and give him a chance to prove his
assertion if he could. We stepped in
to bookstore, and he did prove it.
had really stolen that dedication
almost word for word. I could not
imagine how this curious thing had hap
pened. For knew one thing for dead
certainty That certain amount of
pride always goes along with teaspoon
full of brains, and that this pride pro-
tects man from deliberately stealing
other peoples ideas. That is what a
teaspoonful of brains will do for a man
and admirers had often told me I had
nearly basketful, though they were
rather reserved as to the size of the
basket" Twain gave an explanation,
the usual one. He had read Holmes
poems until he was entirely saturated
with their flavor, and he unccnsciously
stole the dedication. Perhaps" adds
Twain, 81 unconsciously stole the rest
of the volume, too, for many people
have told me that my book was pretty
poetical, in one way or another" The
offender wrote to DIR. Holmes explain
ing his feat of grand larceny, and re-
ceived much kinder reply than DR..
Parker gave DR.. Lorimer. ct afterward
called on him." Mark adds, land told
him to make perfectly free with any
ideas of mine that struck him as being
good protoplasm for poetry. He could
see from that that there wasn't anything
mean about me; so we got along right
from the spot. "--Chicoyo Times.
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practice, and half unconsciously, she
began softly to sing the old anthem:
Hark the herald angels sing
Glory TO the newborn King.
Peace ON earth-and mercy mild.
God and sinners reconcil Il.

Hark the herald angels sing
Glory TO the newborn King.
Peace ON earth-and mercy mild.
God and sinners reconcil d.
Then she stopped, conscious that the
door had opened, and that the intruder
did not advance.
Come ill.," she said, "and shut the
door, please; there is drau-"
She stopped with low cry, but be
took her 1T her word, shut the door
and came forward.
~ have come back, Katie" he said
will you forgive me and shake hands?'
He took both hers without waiting
for leave, and held them fast.
II only reached America yesterday,
he went on. "All these years l have
been in Europe, trying to forget you
and be happy, and 1 have neither for
gotten you nor been happy. You were
right, and was wrong. l have come
back to tell you so, and to ask you If
you have forgotten me-"
Forgotten you?" she repeats, al
most with sob. "Oh, my Harry! my
Harry"
II am no longer rich," he says.
Rosie and the little ones are at the old
homestead, and the drunken husband
has drunk himself to death. L tried to
palter with my duty, Katie, before ]
went away--I sought out Rose and prof
fered her portion of her fathers fort
une. She was proud, as you told me
she would be, and refused it with
scorn. l am poor she said, almost
starving, but 1 will not take as favor
from you, Harry Hatton, that which is
my right. Keep all or give all!
kept all, Kate, and, if could have for
gotten you, might have kept all to the
end. But love you so we'll, my Katie
that ask nothing but you for the resi-
of my life. We will be poor, but we
will be together. Say you forgive me
Katie; you have not said it yet"
She said it then. holding him close
her happy tears moistening his already
damp coat-collar.
"You and 1 are to spend Christmas
day with Rose," he says, presently, that
first transport over. "She's jolly little
soul as ever lived, in spite of all he,
troubles, and right glad to have done
with matrimony forever. Who knows
but that, after eight years of it, you
may echo her sentimentp
81 think 1 will risk it, though" says
Miss Englehart, looking at him, hand
some, and big, and brown, with adorine
eyes. "Oh, Harry! to think did MOI
know you, striding through the snow
up to the gate. 1 was just thinking
with ever so little of a pang, that nj
gift would be mine this year, while al
the time the best and dearest of al
Christmas boxes was coming to MT
over the snow"
christmas has brought you you
lover, and New Year shall bring yor
your husband" said Harry.
And New Year did.
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Mixed Those Items Tn.

A ludicrous transportation occurred in
the makeup of couple of telegraphic
items in the New Haven Journal and
Courier the other day which produced
the following effect: "a large cast
iron wheel, revolving 900 times per
minute, exploded in that city yesterday
after a long and painful illness. De-
ceased was a prominent thirty second
degree Mason" This was followed by
the second item, which read: John
Fadden, the well-known florist and real
estate broker of Newport, r. l., died
in Wardner & Russells sugar mill, at
Crystal Lake, ILL, on Saturday, doing
$1,000 damage to the building and in
juring several workmen, and Lorenzo
Wilcox fatally
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Men Who Require Presence Of Mind.

Many railroad accidents are prevent
ed by presence of mind on the part of
engineers. A passenger train on the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy road
was roundinga sharp curve, just under a
piece OF tall timber. The watchful
engineer saw a tree lying across the
track sixty feet ahead of the locomotive.
The train was running at a rate of thirty
five miles an hour, and to check its
momentum before reaching the obstruc-
ton was out Of the question. The en-
gineer took in the situation at a glance.
He threw the throttle wide open, and
the engine shot ahead with the velocity
of an arrow and with souch tremendous
force that the tree was picked up by
the cow-catcher and flung from the track
as if it had been only willew withe. A
man with not so cool head would have
made the best possible use of those
sixty feet in the way of checking the
speed of the train. That would have
caused disaster, Bradford, an engineer
was bringing an express train over the
Kankakee line from Indianapolis. AS
the engine shot out from the deep cut
and struck short piece of stright track
leading to a bridge herd of colts were
discovered running down the road
The distance to the river was only loo
feet. Bradford knew he could not
stop the train, and also knew tina,
if the colts beat the locomotive to the
bridge they would fall between the tim
bers, and the obstruction would throw
the train off and probably result in g
frightful loss of lite. 1t took him only
half second to think of all this. The
other half of the second was utilized il
giving his engine such a quantity o.
steam that it covered that 100 feet o.
track in about the same time that &
bolt OF would travel from the tol
of ightning-rod to the ground
The colts were struck and hurled dowr
the embankment just as they were en-
tering the bridge.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-12-19

The waning year looks gently down
o thee bright days that come and go,
Dead, faced, buried Ia the crown
That summer wore with face aelow,
When June slept lfghtly DER the hills.
And through the wales cent fastening rilis.
The blistful days come back 10 chase
The gloom from chill December skies;
Their fragrance fingers yet to grace
Paths where all tender blooming dies.
Where the brown earth. with Tranquil breast.
Prepares 10 take "a long, deep rest
Through naked bouphs the night sifts,
And give them beauty all their own;
Nor yet the festhery snow fake drifts
Through silent woods on moss and stone (;
The hallowed hush, the softened hue,
Weave their own nameless charm anew.
The old year wanes. The birds Of spring
Now gladden. other skies than oars
No bud unfolds, no insect wing
Sends tribute to these Fastening hours;
But plaintive voices stir below
their Swallowed and unceasing how.
Thought wandeEs back and grasps anew
All thar earth gave of good and fair
The loves, the hopes that upward grew
. And spread In faiths diviner air,
But persisted as the DAYS went by
Fen Is the flowers that round US lie.
We know that spring will come and bring
Again earth's need of song and bloom;
We know, too, that another spring
Hath somewhere In Gods garden room,
Where love shall find its own, nor miss
One drop from its pure draught of bliss.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-12-19

Among the golden tales OF youth.
rnrv'ss none 20 vague and yet so dear
Az that of good old santa Ciaus
Mo brings the children Christmas cneer'
kHe skins tia. clear and frosty AR,
fle. hils the stockings long ana nue.
Ne II tuks within the htarthstono's giS"'
Laughs, aud Is on into the night
al, no child yet still love
Ab,ys all saints ola Santa Claus.
For he has simmer.d down to one
The co -ntless ages many laws;
ado NO - ~ is all his testament,
..Bs good, il all at he commands;
He fills the stockings with the seeds.
And leaves the fruit to human hands.
Oh dear, oh kind old Santa Claus!
We know his moods and methods well,
But where was born or where doth live
No man of many minds eau tell;
But once a year we hear his sleigh,
But once year his chirrup clear,
The good old boy, I've found him out;
He's born near Christmas once year.
I peeped one day, not DER roof,
Nor in u chimney's yawniDs mouth.
Where blasts of Arctic currents melt
Before warm wind from the souh;
i peeped with eye alert and keen
Into q farrell secret room
Where gathered silent, quaint-iressed men
Within a strange ana twilight gloom.
There was table. long ard broad,
Bearing pot of shape antique.
Over whose brown aud rugged side
Dropped long, dark shreds of cid Perique:
Before each quaint man lay pipe
yard perhaps in length or more;
A rooster crowed and each man tapped
His long -stemmed pipe upon the door.
The long shreds faded into smoke.
A blue cloud 10 the ceiling scared,
A subtle essence tickled all
The full-ripe noses round the board:
1t seemed as If pair of eyes,
Lack luster, dim and without gaze,
Pecred from their overhanging brows
Out of the shifting, dreamy haze.
And then before each quaint-dressed man
As If by magic there appeared
glass of Hollands. sweet and white,
That dewed each long and streaming beard.
Two rows of eyes turned to the sky,
Two rows of gurgles stirred the smoke,
And with the spirit thus endowed
St. Nicholas through the ceiling broke.
And thus st. Nicholas was born
OF fragrant Hollands and the weed;
He sped away, and from each man
There came softly sighed God speed!
Then they too. left the dun, low room
And each one slowly went his way:
But if they knew what they had done
There's no man living that can say.
Foe when at Christmas time the child
@ asps arms abont his fathers knee,
o Santa Claus disciple avs,
"Be sure my dear, it was not me-"
And this disciple il not d essed
In old quaint clothes with nose red ripe,
n does lie bear in ri her hand
glass of Hollands aud pipe.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-12-19

IT viii require at least 100000 to
comply with a recent act of the Georgia
Legislature, appropriating $50 to $50 to
every soldier of that State who lost an
arm or leg during the late war. The
total amount paid out thus far is over
1900, to 800 ex-soldiers, and they are
applying at the rate of thirty day.
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It was the last of the rehearsal. The
choristers threw down their books, only
too glad to get away. The organist
alone remained, to play over once more
a new voluntary.
GOOD night, Miss Englehart."
"Good night, Miss Katherine!" "Good
might, Katie, and merry Christmas
eve" were the cries, as, one by one, men
and maids left the choir, and went down
the stairs and out into the bright, white
Christmas night.
MISS Engleharts smiling lips and
gentle brown eyes answered them all.
A moment and she was alone, only the
white, piercing moonlight streaming
through the painted oriel over the
altar, and the one dim light below. A
fare of gas lit the organ loft, but this
she lowered, and with rapt face and
dreamy eyes she played over and over
again the jubilant new voluntary. She
might have gone on for hours-she
was quite capable of it-but piteous
yawn from the boy at the bellows re-
called her from heaven to earth.
"Oh!" she said, stopping suddenly,
with half laugh, Il had forgotten you,
Jimmy. Well, won't play any more
and here, take this for your Christmas
box"
Jimmy jumped up and seized the
proffered greenback with glistening
eyes.
~Thanky, Miss Katie-merry Christ
1.ass, please nIa'am," cried the boy, seiz-
ing his cap. "Ah! she's brick, she is, y
= said Jimmy to himself, as he clattered
~ down the steep stairway. Nobody
among all the singers ever thinks of the
boy what blows the bellowses, 'cept her.
Don't just hope she won't marry that
, long legged rooster that 'scorts ner
there sometimes, and leave the choir
for good"
Still few minutes longer fingered
Miss Englehart on her knees; then she,
too, hurried down the stairway and out
into the shining GOODNESS of the starry
December night. High and white and
cold lay the Christmas snow. No
green yuler this to make fat the kirk.
yard. Cloudless and blue spread the
sky, filed with sparkling Christmas
stars. Could that other night, so long
ago, when the shepherd watched his
fock in the green Galilee hills, "and the
glory of the Lord shone around them,
have been one whit fairer than this?
Katie"
With great start the girl came
back over eighteen centuries, from
Bethlehem to the town of Southport
A tall man had started up in her path
and spoke her name.
You-papap the girl said, in doubt
and surprise, the color that had arisen
to her face fading out.
"I-Katie." He drew her hand I'm.
der his arm with laugh. Did you
think it was Harry Hatton' Well, it is
almost as good, for 1 have come to talk
to you of him.
Miss Englehart looked up--a sudden
trouble in her brown, tender eyes.
az thought you had done talking Of
him, papa" she said, tremble in he,
voice. thought yesterday had fin
ished the subject forever
LET me see. What was it I did say
Yesterday" says Mr.. Englehart, bland
ly. "Ahl I remember! that my stiff
lnecked, doting old client, John Hatton
had made up his senile mind to forgive
his runaway daughter and disinheri
Harry. Under these circumstances,
very naturally told you that you were
to meet Harry no more. You're good
girl, Katie-a very good grill Mr.
Englehart pats paternally the little
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-12-19

THE hickory tree at Madison, N. j.,
which, as a sapling, was transplanted on
the Inauguration of James Madison as
President of the United States for the
second time, in 1881, is now a hand
some and thrifty tree over 100 feet
high.
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had earned her living bravely and well.
For years she had played the organ of
st. Philips as labor of love. Now it
became labor of necessity. Her sal
airy as organist and half dozen piano
pupils gave her all she needed, and life
went on, somehow, and Christmas had
come again.
She dreaded Christmas-the old pain
and struggle seemed to come back
afresh. She did not regret what she
had done. Better loneliness and pow
erty than illgotten gain-better lose
her lover forever than become the wife
of man capable of wronging the living
and the dead. She had lost him, but
she had not ceased to love him. While
she deplored his sins, her pure prayers
followed him in his reckless wanderings
over the world.
She left the organ at last, and slowly
Quilted the church. Unlike that other
Christmas, no moon nor stars shone.
White, soft, ceaselessly the snow fell.
She put up her umbrella and hurried
home-the home of clearinghouse
took her belated and solitary supper,
and ran up to her own little sitting
room. A fire burned in CRATE, and her
piano-sole relic of former splendor-
stood open with some new music upon
it. Before sitting down to her long
practice she went TO the window and
looked out. All the world was white
and still and ghostly, and faster and
faster the snow was falling. As she
stood the tall, dark figure of a man
opened the gate and came blowing
through the snow to the front door.
"One of the boarders," she thought.
debated as I was. How cross Mrs.
White will be?"
She left the window and went to the
piano. Before she commenced her
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OVER THE CHRISTMAS SNOW.
BY MRS. MAY AGNES FLEMING.
Hank the herald! angels sing,
Glory to the new-b rn King

rang out from the choir, and the organ.
list, slender, pale-faced girl, with grave
beautiful brown eyes, joined in the an
thems, all her soul in the triumphal
words:
Joyful all your voices rise.
Sing the anthem of the skies;
With the celestial ho> rs proclaim
Christ is born in Bethlehem.
The Red Cloud chief., 1879-01-09
Potter & rri8hie!
us-.

sUSscaIss aad Apvsastss
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-10-25
snERIFf's SALE.

RY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED
- out uf the District O ur: OF the Fret Ju
dicial Dbtrict. In and for the county OF Storey.
state Of Nevada. duly s%ttesiet, on the 22d d,y
OF October. A u. Isis, to me directed and deliv.
cred, In . certain action In said Court: wherein
4. Waller. Ed. St.dtmullrr aud N. D. Angus
tine. parinerr. doing business under the frm
name OF WALTtk 4 o.. plslntifs. recovered
Judgment against SuCC0R MILL AND MIN.
INC COMPANY, defendant, on the 9Th day Of
september. A. d. 1917. for the sum Of IS 36I %.
with Interest on the sum Of $s,2st ~ ct the
rate OF 10 per cent per snnum from the 2.tb
day Of Jule. is1y. until paid, together sith
$i1v 20 costs and Disbursements ct the date OF
raid judg uent, aud accruing costs, now
smountiu. to the sum Of two (2l dollars. end
all sccruinl costs and expenses OF sale. BY
virtue OF said witt Of execution, aud In purru.
ance Of the ststut. In such case made and pro
vided. I nave, on the 22d day of October. A D.
1879. loyied on aud taken In execution all the
right. title aud interest which said defendant.
Succor Mill and Miuipg Company. has In and
10 the following described real estate, to-wit:
rnat cert ain piece or psrc.l Of laLd situate.
rey County. staie Of Nevada. laid down and
described ON the ufncial map Of said Town OF
Gold Hill ~ Lot 80. Bl, ok Q. Range &C." to
gethcr with the Qua Il mill thereof Known ~
The succor Mil. the dwsllins.house, stable.
outhouses aud sppurtensnces thereunto be.
longing or In any wise appertsinins.
Notice 10 hereby given that or sATURDAY,
the FIFTEEN RI DAY OF NOVEMBER A..
ID. 1879. between the hours Of 0 o'clock A. n.
aud 8 O'Clock p. viz: % u O'Clock, noon. !
will sell eli the rigat. title. claim aud interest
Of said defendant. Succor Mill ami Mining Com.
amy, OF. In and to tn. above d .s,ribed proper.
~. Or which It had to the fame on tho 9th day
OF September. A. u 1879. or Which Il may have
scquir d at any time since. In front VI ths
Court House doors. IN Virginia, Storey county,
state OF nevada. ~ public a~uetiJn, for cash IN
hand. to the hi. hest and best bidd,r, ~ satirfy
said execution and all costs. IN U. lied States
gold coin. @. WILLIAMSON,
Sheriff Of Storey county. Nevada.
Bv n. j. McCuTcuAN. Deputy sheriff.
Virginia, October ~, A. d. 1919. %
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APPLICATION FOR PATENT.
MINING APPLICATION NO. 4o7.

TINTED STATES LAND OFFICE, CARSON
u City, NsvsdA. August -, ls7s.-Notlce 10
hereby given that Daniel Mccarthy. Richard
Stark. Richard Magic, iawrenos Powers and
John Connors, whose postofice addr .ss II at
VI gtnis City. storey county. state OF Nevada,
have this dsy q cd IN this once their applica
ton for . patsn' TOR seven hundred a.d foity
Piuie Gold and silver Mining Company's claim.
bearing god and silver. with surface ground
embral, 4 ave and fity-eisht hundredths acres.
lying and D-iug situate In Gold ,iill Mining Dis
tr,ct. Storey county, Nsvada, the sams bling
mineral Lot or Unt'ed States Survey NO. lAl.
IN Township No. sixteen North. Of hanse no.
Twsuty.oue hast. Mount Diablo Meridian. The
~s,t-rior bouidaries OF said Lot No. IA are %
follows, to wit: Beginni Z at Post No. !. the
same being ID. ntical with the northwest csrner
posl OF the Capital United States Survey NO
i0i, AID whence besrs the quarter section cor.
No. 10 North. Of Range No. II East, M.uut
Disbio B.se and Meridian. North . degrees IAN
minutes West. distant 2953 feet; and running
thence, drst course. South " degrees ta.t
6l2k i.et 20 Poet No. .; thence. second courrs.
= nth S0k degrees West, ~ 2to feet lode line.
G7k ieet to Post No. 8. on the Bat Hoe OF the
alta United staiss Survey No es; thence, on
ss.d hast line. third course. North 10 degrees
wsst s12S feet to Post No. 4; thence. fourth
coui %, North o0s dsgiees East, q i26 feet lode
line. at 100 feet the . uthvest corner OF tue
Capital No. 2 United States survey No. iSt, 800
ieet 10 the place OF beg inning. b srings from
true meridian. m'gn. tic variation. l6s Fest
survey made TO con orm 10 the record OF ioca
ton. The improvements on said claim con.
listing OF shalt, shan house and surface work
valu, d Of $50. The location OF said claim ID
q, corded or copied into Book B OF Locations,
STOREY county, nevada, records.
ANY and all persons claiming adversely. any
portion VI the mining grouna above described.
md applied ivr a. Aforesaid, are hereb, 70
gu red 70 Ole sueh adverse ella m or claims with
he Register OF the On ted states Land : NICE o,
C.r,on City, in The St,ts Of Nevada, during thu
sky days period OF publication hereof. or they
will DO barred BY virtue Of the provision. of The
statute. O. N. HARRIS. Register.
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NOTICE TO MERCHANTS.

OFFIoE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
Commissioner. Of etorey O ,univ. Nevada.
Notice 10 hereby given. In pursuance OF an OF.
d . Of the Boz d OF oouniy Commissioners O.
storey County, Nevada. made on the cath day
OF n ptember. A.. D.. 1879. that realed propo-
Gals will be received By said Bosrd no TO and
including the TwESTY.FlFTH D.Y OF Oc.
ToBER, a. d 1879. for supplies for the County
Hospital In accordance with the regulation
ana bill Of items on ole In the Count, Clerks
ONCE, which can no rrftrred to ior particulars
during ONCE hours Of each day.
By order OF the Board OF County Commits.
tioners Of storey county. Ntysda.
% In J. 3 MoDUNAID. Clerk.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-10-25
AT GOLD HILL.

Through PASSENGER Train for San Francisco
leaves virginia daily a. . ?. =. and 6old Hi d
e:Is = H., and connects DAILY (excspt sstur.
dsys) with Lightning Express leaving Reno q
. ?. 4 arriving o. Ban Francisco via Vallejo
1t lilo a. n. on the following day. On FAT.
URDAyS connects only with Overland Pas
senger leaving Reno ct 1905 A. H., arriving at
San Francisco via stockton at b:is ?. y. on the
following day.
cisco via Vallejo daily Except eaturaayt ~
1:so ?. T.. Returning. leaves san francisco fof
Csrsoa via Vallejo daily Except SundaJs) 81 .
Il. n. YERINGToN, Gent supt.
Z. NnHs, Gsnl Ticket AGENT. 3u
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srocKHolDlRs' MEETING.

nrrIoE CONSOLIDATED DORADO MIN.
ING COMPANY -ssn Francisco. Cslifor.
mia. October Il. 1879 "A Hiockhplders' meeting
OF the abovepsmsd Company 10 hereby called,
and will be held on TUESDAY, the TWENT,.
tIGHrH DAY or 0GTOBtR, 1879. at 8
o'clock ?. ~. st the ofnne Of the Company,
Rooms 8 and Z. second door. 500 Californis
str ct. for the purpose Of electii z Q Board Of
Directors, and the Transaction Of rnch business
a. may properly coma before sid meeting
JOHN McDOp9ALL. President
]. u. BuYrINaroN. 6tcreiaH.