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letter from Mexico. published yester-
day, told our readers. Violence, rob-
berries, want OF water and food, for
years to come, in land doomed to dis
order and anarchy, may render these
mines, confessedly of fabulous riches,
vslueless. Should we deplore the fact1
Germany and all Europe are about
to remonetize silver, greatly TO
the advantage of this country,
which produces it in such vast quanti-
ties. II il remain demonetized in
Europe 1t will flow into the United
States aud lessen the value of our sill
yer currency and OF the product Of our
mines, and lessen our riches by giving
US silver in substitution for gold. An
excess of silver or paper money will
have the same result, giving us the
money having least value while Europe
will only t1ke that which is the worlds
currency. We need not weep there
fore that Mexican mines are made val
ueless 10y Mexican anarchists and by
warning Mexican States.
These facts give profitable lessons to
Brick Pameroy's disciples. II paper
mag be "'iiat" money, accepted every
where because of lhe impress of the
American eagle, even so may silver be
made perfect currency by the same
stamp; hut silver, if these Mex
ican mines, rich as repre-
sen'ei, he opened, will become
valueiess as money. Commercial ma
tions will refuse TO accept it, and what
eyer its shape or stamp it will buy
nothing above its own actual CONNER
cial value. To-day our silver dollar is
aciually worth less than Its stamped
value as compared with gold, bat peo-
pie, by common consent, assent to the
loss, each receiver conscious that the
next will not object. Bat there is a
Limitation 10 this process OF circulation,
and if the silver mines of Mexico con-
verted silver into fathomless fiat paper
its practical demo o1eiIzition, even here,
would instantly occur. For this no
of government is needful.
Each individuals self-interest would
become a financial lawmaker. But
while Hammau's disciples confess the
effect of alleged discoveries in Mexico
they still swear by fiat moonshme pa
per and give supremacy to Radicallsm
in Maine and California.
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PERSONAL.

The American friends OF Mr.. Justin
Mccarthy will be grieved to learn that.
he has just lost his wife.
Madame Adelina Patti Is now thirty-
SIX years old Madame Oarlotta Patti
Munck is thirty-nine. Madame Nilsson
is thirty-two.
Senator Hannibal Hamlin Is the old
est living man in the public service.
''But am tired of 1t, he says. ut
harnesses me more than II used TO. II
you are in political life you are every
body'sslave."
Captain Carey-who had not received
news of his promotion from his lieuten-
antcy when he rode out on the iirst of
June with Prince Louis Napoleon has
just arrived in England, where he has
been received with q great deal Of
sympathy. He is only under nominal
arrest. Captain Carey is the grand son
of Admiral Brenton, one Of the captains
Of Lord Nelson.
Gen. Sherman Is quoted by correa-
pondent Of the Philadelphiu Pres as
making some very brotherly remarks
concerning Secretary John Sherman.
II think, " he SAID, "John has done the
country some service. I know that he
has been studying the financial question
for many years, and that he ie very
earnest in his convictions, and that he
has believed all along that what he sd
vocated was for the best. John ian't
what you people here In the East would
call rich; far from it; about q hundred
and twenty or q hundred and ilfty
thousand, in addition 70 what belongs
to his wife, who is q very charming and
accomplished lady and beautiful wo-
man. They have no children OF their
own. but have adopted daughter. and
Mrs. Sherman is now in Europe looking
after this daughters education. Shs.
is generous and very charitable wo-
man. John owns beautiful home in
Mansfield, Ohio, and also in Washing
ton, and he lives comfortably and well,
but he has never made eae dollar out
of his position as public officer.
What he has he made in his profession
and out of Q blind and sash factory In
Ohio, in which he has long had an In
terest. ] was separated from him In
early life, but know he Is good citi-
zen, good husband, good -hrother..
and that he was o good son.
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PRESIDENT HAYES said IN a little
speech at Cincinnati, Thursday, that

PRESIDENT HAYES said IN a little
speech at Cincinnati, Thursday, that
the
Cincinnati Industrial Exposition is
held at a most suspicious period in
the commercial history of our country.
The great business depression which
followed the financial crisis of 1879
after five long and anxious years of
distress, embarrassment and bank
ruptcy has at last been succeeded by q
revival of prosperity which is surely
and rapidly extending to every branch
Of useful industry. With all values
measured and stesdied by currency
which is worth its face in the markets
of the world, with business no longer
psrplexed and crippled by an uncertain
and 1uctuating standard, with credit,
which, according to Daniel Webster, is
''the vital air of modern commerce, "
upon q sound and stable basis, with
restored hopefulness and confidence,
shared alike by the capitalist, by the
business man and by the laborer,
with agricultural crops and products
abundant and readily salable at fair
prices, with our manufacturers seeking
and finding market in foreign coun-
tries to an extent never known before,
with our national burden of debt, ex-
penditure and taxation becoming every
year less difficult to manage and carry,
with our country maintaining honor
able and peaceful relations with all
mankind, the merchants, the msnufsc-
turers and the workingmen of Cincin-
natl may we'll be congratulated that
at such time their countrynen have
Assem- bled from far and near to be in
structed by tails great exhibition. We
thank you for the invitation, which we
in such countless numbers have accept.
ed, for your hospitality, and for your
welcome to Cincinnati. A city which,
standing, as it does, nearer than any
other great city to the center of popu-
latlon of the United States, may be
rightfully called the central city Of
America.
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This ia what Robert q. IngersoIl says
OF women: 81 tell you women are
more prudent than men. tell you. 81
q rule, women are moro faithful than
men-ten times As faithful IS men. 1
never saw q man pursue his wife into
the very ditch and dust Of degradation
and take her in his arms. never saw
q man stand At the shore where sbe lad
been mortally wrecked, waiting ior the
wives 70 bring back even her corpse
10 his arms, but have soen woman,
with her white srms. lift man from the
mire Of degradation and hold him 20
her bosom as though be were hn sngel,
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TEz Republicans lacked only . few
votss N Maine Of beating the combined
votes Of both ths Greenbackers and
the Democrats. Falling IN this the Gov
ernor wiz bech0ssn b. TIE Legislature.
The Lerislztnrs Is Rsppbhca1.
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Edwin Booth desires that Gray, ths
lunatic who shot 1T him, shall be kept
securely IN the asylum. 81 trust Gray
may become gray indeed" he says. in
kind but careful confinement, or il
earlier released, that hrs exit mey be
from this earthly stage Of his dramatic
exploits to that celestial aoene where
idiots cease from shooting sud actors
are at rest. II he be ever again - il
srty, my own lis ] shall not Valne'
worth rush."
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Or tWenfysthrss counties in Mary
land, but nihs were wrsschsdly repre-
sented in the recent State Greenback
Convention. seven Of these counties
were represented By one man and two
Others By three industrious aeas, and
of the whole thirty-feur delegates,
ninstssa were pllguglies ef Baltimore.
II it wsrn't fos Hzmmzn, the irTspEes-
ible, The whole tAine would die.
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A Iittle Girl st school ,Tesd thus
fSThe widow lived on = nmbecy lelE
her by . reIstiye.D what did you
call that word p aaked the teacher
.'thAt word il legacy. not hmbscY. ?
'sBut, - said the little girl, .smy si1ler
says nust ssy limb, not leg.
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"My SOP, . said sn AmerIcsn father.
"how eonld you marfy 81 Irish eirlf4
" Why, father, pn not sble % keep
two wonen-if I'd marry 3 Isnktc
girl I'd have 70 hire IN Irish girl %
take care Of her"
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IRox steamers with machinery in 1.-THE
hold, to run steadily and drsw lssf
water than the wooden bozts, ara 10
ns7iraks The Hudson.
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A lawyer once said 20 . connirymsn
in . smock-freck, who was undergoing
his examination in . witness box
Z" You in tue kmock-frook, hoB mnek
are yos paid for telling untruths1p
Lsss than you are vas tbs reply.
Tor you would b In = smock-fFock,
too.1
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-18

MOzr wells thsn editors srs borsd
for the arst time IN the s.sts's history.
Dryness Of weather and Of the visitor
makes the Opsrstion sninsrflyusssss-
ful-
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II you make up ycur mind - ssrfe
satan, do net pretend 70 serve ocq
and 4 yOu ssrTe ov1, sevfg bin With
zl 3zfnr henEt.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Ladies

DO yod want a pure, bloom
ing Complexion If so, a
few applications of Hagan's
MAGNOLIA BALM will graf
Iiy you 10 y0ar hearts con-
text. Ii does away with Sal
IUEReSs, Redness. Pimples,
Biotches, ard G!l diseases and
imperfeetions Of The skin. 1t
0verc0mes the flushed appear
aEee Of heal, fatigue and eX-
eitement. itmakes q lady OF
THIRTY appear but TWEN-
TY; and so natural, gradual,
and perfect are It's effects,
that II Is impossible 10 detect
Its application.
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These epectacles are manufactured from
MINUTE CRYSTAL PEBBLES' melted to-
gether and are called DIAMOND on account OF
their hardness and brllliancy.
Having been tested with the polarlscope, the
diamond lenses tave been found TO admit hfteen
per cent. lees heated rays than any other pebble.
They are ground with great scientific aceu-
raey, are free from chromAtic alterations, and
produce brightness and distinetness OF vision
not before attained In spectacles.
MANUFACTURED BY THE SPENCER OP-
TICAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, NEW
YORK. For sale by responsible agents In every
city In the Union. A. Balm, jeweler and optf
clan, sole agent for Austin, Texas, from whom
ploysd.
Do not buy pair unless you see the trade
mark - delSeodAwiy
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"OH! MY
BACK"

pared EXPRESSLE for diseases OF the Kid
neys Bladder, Liver and Urinary Organs, Drop
sy Gravel. Diabetes, Bright's Disease OF the
Kidneys, Ipcontinenee or Retention OF Urine,
and Female Weakness. ii UNITS - EM EOf
has never been known 10 fall.
MooREsrowE, Burlington Co., N. j. Sept. is, '7s
WM. e. CLARK,-D Dear Sl1. Eighteen months
ago had dropsy around the heart. my phyei-
clans and friends despaired OF my ever getting
well The u Tst bottle of HUNTS REMEDY
gave me great relief. feel / eve my very ex
istence to HUNTS REMEDY and am deeply
thankful ABIGAIL s. COLES.
sPRNGFrELD, Efinghsm Co. Ga, May 10, 1879
WM E CLARKE, Dear SJr:-I prescribed
HUNTS REMEDY In q complicated case OF
Dropsy which had been treating for eight years
and hAd hUNT'S REMEDY Is the best medi-
cine for DrOpsey and the Kidneys | have ever
ueed W. H. WILSON, NJ. D.
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ktf fFESE lay.

An Enklish Vetsrinary Sturgeon and Chemist nsu
travelling il this country, says thai most Of tie
Horee and Cattle Powders sold here are worthless
trash- Heeays that S1eridAna Condition Powders
ara ahopluseb pure aud immsn snsoly valuable. Moth
inE o. earth Uill make hens iay Ike SksrldanS
sc1dilion hcooerA noss oaa teaSDoonfnl 10 one
,linl fssA
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HEW. RICH Blood!

Parsons Pursqfive Pills mako New Rich
Eiood, and viii campetel, change the blood in the
snilre sfstem in threo montha Any peroon who VIII
tako phi zach ngpt fron 60 u weeks may hs re-
Sent ~ mail fSr letter stamps 4. -. JOHNSON
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IDo you have a pain
in your Back, Loinr
or slider Ifso g047
Kidneys are dis
eased. Do not de-
lay but try at once
n UNITS REV. :
EDX,the Gres {
KioneY a n q
LIV er HIedf-
cine. Ii is pre-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-05-16
MORTGAGE SAFE.

Default having been made IN the conditions
of certain mortgage made by Michael Sulli-
van ana Joanna Sullivan his wife, to David
Baker. dated April 22d 4. d. 1878, and re-
corded in the Office OF the Register OF Deeds,
for the County Of Van Buren, and State OF
Michigan. on the 10Th day Of April, a. D.,
1873 IN liber OF mortgages, on page 3i7. on
which mortgage there is claimed TO be due at
the date OF this notice the sum OF one hundred
and ninety-eight dollars, and no suit or pro-
ceedings at law having been instituted to re-
cover the moneys secured by said mortgage, OF
any part thereof: Now, therefore, by virtue Of
the powder OF sale contained in said mortgage,
and the statute in sdch case made and pro-
vded. notice Is hereby given that on Monday,
the sd day OF June. A. D. 1879. at one O'Clock
IN the afternoon shall sell at public auction,
TO the highest bidder. at the front door OF the
Court House of Van Buren, County, In the
village of Paw Paw Chat being the place where
the Circuit Court for Van Buren, County is
holden), tue premises described in SAID mort
gage, or so much thereof as may be necessary
to pay the amount due or said mortgage, with
ten per cent. interest. and all legal costs. the
premises being described in said mortgage as
all that certain piece and parcel OF land sltua-
ted in the village OF Bangor, Van Buren, Coun-
~, Michigan, and described as follows, to wit
Lots No. one C) and two (2) in block No.
twenty coo in tse village OF Bangor.
Dated March 22d, 1879.
DAVID BAKER, Mortgage
MILLS, KNOWLES & HILTON,
Att'ys for Mortgage. 1253t13f106
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MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the conditions
OF a certain mortgage. whereby the power
therein contained to sell has become operative,
executed by Philip Strong and Louisa strong,
OF Pine Grove, Van Buren, County, Michigan,
to Jason A. Sheldon, guardian for John ). Hill,
Of Antwerp, Van Buren, County, Michigan,
bearing date the fifth day OF December, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy seven,
and recorded IN the Office OF the Register or
Deeds for tue County OF Van Buren,, IN said
State of Michigan, on tho fifth day OF December,
one thousand eight hundred aud seventy seven
in Liber sixteen OF mortgages, on page Iour
hundred and fifteen, upon which mortgage
there is claimed TO be due, at the date or this
notice, the sum OF forty dollars, Tor one year
interest thereon, and no suit or proceedings az
law having been instituted to recover the same or
any part thereof: Notice is therefore hereby
given that on Saturday the 18th day OF May,
one thousand eight hundred and seventy nine
at the hour of eleven o'clock in the forenoon,
shall sell at public auction 20 the highest bid
der at the front door OF the Van Buren, County
Circuit Court House, In the village or raw
! Paw the premises described in said mortgage
! or so much thereof as shall be necessary &c
satisfy the amount then due on said mortgage
together with the legal costs OF tins fore
closure and the attorney fee covenanted 10
therein that is to say, the following pelce o
parcel OF land situated IN said county or Val
! Buren, and State OF Michigan. VIZ The soutl
| half of the northwest fractional quarter o
section thirty-one in township Que south o
range thirteen west containing ffty-slX acre
! of land more or lees. l24ftl3io
Paw Paw, February 18th, 1879.
JASON A. SHELDON, Guardian
For JOHN S. HILL, Mortgagee.
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STATE OF MICHIGAN, GO
COUNTY OF VAN RJIREN.

AT session OF the Probate Court for the
County OF Van Buren,, holden at the Probate
Office. IN the village OF Paw Paw on Tuesday,
the 22d day Of April, in the year one
thousand eight hundred and seventy nine !:
Present, Hon. Alfred j. Mills. Judge of Probate.
In the matter OF the estate of William N.
Lyster, deceased. On reading and fling the
petition, duly verified, OF Henry f. Lyster son
OF said deceased praying for reasons therein
stated that administration OF said estate
may be granted to SAID petitioner. There
upon it is ordered, that Monday, the 10Th
day OF May, 1879, at 10 o'clock IN the
forenoon, be assigned for the hearing Of
said petition, and all persons interested
IN said estate, are required to appear at a
session Of SAID court, then TO be holden at
the Probate Office, in the village Of Paw Paw
and show cause, II any there be. why
the prayer of the petitioner should not be
granted: And it is further ordered. that said
petitioner give notice to the persons interested
IN said estate, OF the tendency OF said petition,
and the hearing thereof. by causing a copy of
thls order TO be published in the True North
erner, newspaper, printed and circulating IN
SAID County OF Van Buren, for 8 successive
weeks at least previous to said day of hearing.
ALFREDO. MILLS, Judge OF Probate.
true copyo "a = :. u-1 1257t4f119
ALFRED j. MILLS. Judge of Probate.
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MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the conditions
OF certain mortgage (whereby the power
therein contained to sell has become operative
executed by Henry NJ Webb and Carrie l..
Webb, OF Kalamazoo Michigan. to John Hoge-
ooom Of the same place, bearing date. the
sixth day Of February A. ID. eighteen hundred
and seventy eight and recorded IN the Office of
the Register OF Deeds. for the County OF Van
Buren, in said State Of Michigan on the
eleventh day OF May A. ID. eighteen hundred
and seventy eight. in Liber 16 of mortgages.
on page $40 upon which mortgage there is
claimed to be due at the date OF this notice
the sum OF one hundred and eight dollars and
ten cents, and no suit or proceedings at law.
having been instituted TO recover anv part
thereof, Notice Is therefore hereby given. that
on Monday, the thirtieth day OF June next. at
IL o'clock noon, / shall sell at public auction
to the highest bidder, (sale to take place at the
front door of the Van Buren, County Circuit
Court House, in the village of Paw Paw the
premises described 10 said mortgage, Cor 30
much thereof as shall be necessary to satisfy
the amount due on such mortgage, with ten
per cent interest, and legal costs together with
an attorney fee OF twenty-five dollars, coven-
anted for therein) that is to say, the following
piece or parcel OF land, situated in Van Buren,
county, in the State OF Michigan, VIZ: The
south half OF the east half of the northwest
quarter OF section twenty (20) town four az
south range thirteen Q3) west.
Dated, Kalamazoo, March Goth, A. ID. 1879
JOHN H0GEBOOM, Mortgagee
125stfsf1O9
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MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the conditions
OF certain mortgage made by Mary Woodruff
to George W. Owen, dated March 9th, A. ID.
1869. and recorded in the Office of the Register
Of Deeds, for the County of Van Buren, and
State of Michigan, on the 9th day OF March
A. ID. 1859, in Liber w OF mortgages on page
463 which said mortgage has been assigned by
said George w. Owen to Pomeroy Johnson
and the assignment thereof recorded in Lber
Il of mortgages, on page 255, In said Register 8
Office, on winch mortgage there is claimed to
be due at the date OF this notice the sum of
four hundred and fifty dollars and an attorney 8
fee of twenty dollars provided for in said
mortgage, and no suit or proceedings at law
having been instituted to recover the moneys
secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof !;
Now, therefore, by virtue OF the power OF sale
contained in said mortgage. and the statute in
given that on Saturday the 10th day OF July
A. ID. 1879, at one o'clock in the afternoon, l
shall sell at public auction, TO the highest bid
der. at the front door of the Court House in
the village OF Paw Paw, in said county Chat
being the place where the Circuit Court for
Van Buren, County is holden), the premises
described in SAID mortgage, or so much thereof
as may be necessary to pay the amount due on
said mortgage. with ten per cent. interest. and
all legal costs, together with an attorneys fee
Of twenty dollars covenanted for therein, the
premises being described IN said mortgage as
all that certain lot, piece and parcel OF land
situated in the township of Antwerp, in the
County OF Van Buren, and State Of Michigan,
and known and described as follows: Fen
acres of land in the northeast corner OF the
northwest quarter of section No. thirteen in
township No. three south, of range No. thr
teen west, bounded north by section line, on
the east by the north and south quarter line
OF said section, on the south by the Michigan
Central Rail Road, and on the west by line
parallel with the said quarter line at 3 suffi-
cient distance therefrom to enclose ten acres
OF land, and being the same land heretofore
decided by Joseph w. Rood to Mary Woodruff.
Dated April 22d, 1879.
1257t13117 POMEROY JOHNSON,
Assignee Of Mortgagee.
CHANDLER RIcHARDs, Atty for Assignee.
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MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the payment
of certain indenture Of mortgage bearing
date the eleventh day OF September A. ID. 1870
executed by Grin Hill and his wife Adelaide
Hill. of Van Buren, County, State OF Michigan
to VIM. Il. Hawkins OF the same place, and
recorded in the office of the Register OF Deeds
OF Van Buren, County, State OF Michigan, in
Llber IL. on page AL, on the fourteenth day
OF September A. ID. 1875. and the amount
claimed to be due and unpaid on said note and
mortgage, at the date OF this notice, being
three hundred and ffty-two dollars and thirty
six cents (5352.36) and no suit or proceedings
at law or in equity having been instituted to
recover the amount now due and unpaid, or
any part thereof now therefore, Notice 10
hereby given that by power OF sale contained
in said mortgage, there will be sold at the
front door of the Court House, the village
OF Paw Paw, Van Buren, County, State OF
Michigan. on Saturday, the ninth day OF
August A. d. 1879 at twelve o'clock at noon
OF said day, the premises described in SAID
mortgage, or so much thereof as shall be
necessary to satisfy the amount now due on
said note and mortgage with interest and cost
said premises being described as follows, to-
wit The west half OF the west half OF the
south west quarter Of section twenty (29,
in township No. two ~ south, OF range No
seventeen (17) west. containing forty acres be
the same more OF less, in Van Buren, County
State OF Michigan. 126Otl3fl3I
Dated May 18th. 1879.
W. r. HAWKINS, Mortgage.