The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-11-05

BREvITIES.

OURAY, the late Ute chief, left prop
erty valued at 500, 900.
MOODY and SanSey have fused for the
conversion of the California ''hoodlums.
A GOLDEN owl, with diamond eyes,
perched upon q crescent moon of rubies,
is one OF the new scarf-pin designs.
A RECENT report shows that the in
crease in the consumption of horse and
ass flesh is large and steady in France.
A PUBLICATION giving the origin and
pedigree of all the old Virginia fam
lies is issued periodically at Richmond.
FIFTY-sEvEN tons of Greek marble
have been delivered in London, free OF
all charges, by the Greek Government,
for the Byron pedestal.
ITALIAN army officers are now exer-
cised in the practical running of railroad
trains, so that in time of war they may
know all about moving troops by rail.
"THERE is no place like home," re.
peated Mr.. Henpeck looking at motto,
and he heartily added, I'm devilish
glad there isn't"
DURING the past five years ex-Gov.
Stanford, of California, has accumulated
stable of 294 head of thoroughbred and
trotting horses at his stud farm, Palo
Alto, Cal.
A MAN near Houston, Texas, made
5000 per acre this year from the cultiva-
ton of domestic blackberries. The yield
was 3, 900 quarts per acre, which sold at
20 cents quart.
A METHOD of removing the bark
from trees, when the sap is not flowing,
by treating the wood with superheated
steam, has secured for the inventor a
prize offered by the French Agricultu-
raj Society.
A FRENCHMAN has discovered that an
oil can be distilled from American grape
vines which will not CONCEAL above
deg. Fab, while other oils CONCEAL at
272 deg. He recommends this oil for
matchmaking and similar uses.
GERMAN clerks are undertaking En-
glish in London, and there is an outcry.
Germans seem very glad in these days
to quit their Faderland. Bismarck has
perhaps shown them too clearly show
wide the limits stand between splen-
did and happy land.
The wedding guests were assembled
to see Howard Candy married to Bal
timore belle, when telegraph boy
brought in this message from the alb
sent bridegroom: 81 have left YOU"
The bride tainted, and her friends slow
ly dispersed, expressing an unfavorable
opinion of Candy.
In Northampton county, n. c., Ran
son Harris, IA years old, and james In
gram, 10 years old, both coiored, be-
came involved in a quarrel, during
which Ingram threw an AK at Harris,
but missed his aim. Harris then threw
the ak at Ingram, striking him on the
head, killing him instantly.
A MAN complained in police court at
Marietta, Ohio, that neighbor had
struck him on the head with cane.
81 don't think he hurt you much" said
the Justice. "No, 1 don't know as
he did" was the response. But they
were wrong, for the mans skull was
fractured, and minute later he fell
dead i'll court.
Mr.. AND Mrs. TINsLEY were divorced
years ago, at Columbus, Ind. Both
made subsequent matrimonial ventures,
lie taking four wives in succession, and
she two husbands. At length, both be-
ing free, they discussed their varied ex-
pcrience, admitted that neither had
been happy since their parting, and
finally were reunited.
HoRATIo SEYMOUR drives from his
farm to Utica every day. He has an
Office there. His property consists
mainly of Eastern farms and Western
lands. He says that an American is al
ways seeking some new field of venture,
while German will take farm and re-
main on it until it is paid for. He thinks
that Massachusetts, will become an Irish
State.
CREMATION has become so frequent at
Milan that it has been decided to build
by the side of the cremation furnace in
the cemetery cinerary temple or ash
house, in which the remains of the dead
may be deposited and labeled off in jars
made like the old Latin Urls. The
Milan press is in favor of the new tenn
pie. The architects have handed in
their plans, and they have been APP
proved by the city authorities.
ELIJAH LENGEL, a Philadelphia car
penter, believed that he had power of
fascinating beasts. He turned this real
or fancied quality to account by becom-
ing an exhibitor of lions and tigers in
menagerie. While in cage of savage
tigers in San Domingo, he accidentally
fell. They flew at him furiously on
seeing him PROSTATE, and killed him,
though they were themselves quickly
slain with revolvers by the employees.
NOTHING is so admirable as logic. A
German traveller hurried out of the car,
tired and dusty, and seating himself at
restaurant table, cried out, Waiter,
bring me beefsteak!' The waiter re-
piled that he would be charmed to do so,
but that it took twenty minutes to cook
q steak, while the train only waited ten
minutes The kindly and sweet-tem-
pered traveller retorted "Well, then,
bring me half beefsteak."
In Indiana number of sparrows
wanted drink of clear water. 1t was
too far from the swampy margin of the
bank of n stream to allow them to reach
it readily, but weeds grew thickly along
the edge. Four sparrows settled on one
of these weeds, one above the other, and
their weight bent it over half way to the
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