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

Mr. Darwin believes that the general
beauty of the English upper class, and
especially of the titled aristocracy, is
probably due to their constant selection
of the most beautiful women of all classes
(peeresses, actresses, or wealthy bour-
geoises) as wives through an immense
number of generations. The regular
features and fine compilations of the
mothers are naturally handed down by
heredity to their descendants. Similarly
it would seem that we must account for
the high average of personal beauty
amongst the ancient Greeks and the mod
ern Italians by the high aveRge of gen.
eral taste, the strong love for the beauti-
full, diffused amongst all classes in both
those races. The prettier women and the
handsomer men would thus stand bet
ter chance of marrying, other things
being equal, and of handing down their
own refined type of face and form to
their children. If this be so-and evo-
lutionists ut least can hardly doubt it
then we should expect everywhere to
find the general level of personal beauty
highest where there was the widest diff
fusion Of aesthetic taste. Now, our own
sQualid poor are noticeable, as O rule,
for their absolute and repulsive ugliness,
even when compared with those of other
European countries. Gaunt, hard faced
women, low-browed, bulldog looking
men, sickly, shapeless children people
the back slums of our manufacturing
towns. Their painful ugliness can
not all be due to their physical circum-
stances alone; for the lazzoroni who hang
about the streets of Naples must lead
lives of about equal hardship and dis
comfort; yet many of them, both men
and women, are beautiful enough to sit
as models for LEONARDO On the other
hand, every traveller speaks in high adj
miration of the beauty and gracefulness
displayed by young and old among the
aesthetic Polynesians; while in many like
cases note that Europeans who have
once become accustomed to the local type
find. decidedly pretty faces extremely
common in several savage races whose
primitive works of art show them in
other ways to possess considerable @s-
thetic taste. In India, where artistic
feeling is universal, almost every man
or woman is handsome. On the whole,
it seems fairly proved that the average
personal beauty everywhere roughly
corresponds to the average general love
for beauty in the abstract
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-11-05

The new plan devised by French
engineer for heating railway cars APP
pears to give satisfactory results so far.
1t consists simply in the use for the
foot warmers of acetate of soda, sub
stance which has considerable latent
heat, and, dissolving mt a certain tenn
perature, absorbs n large quantity OF
heat, which becomes sensible during
capitalization in cooling. All that is
required is to fill the ordinary cases
with sufficient amount of the acetate,
close them, and place them in a stove at
about 100 degrees. The cooling of a
case thus charged and located takes
twelve to fifteen hours. The warmers
are thereafter taken from the compart-
ments and placed in a stove, where the
crystals of soda acetate are redissolved,
and they are then ready for fresh use.
The advantages claimed for this system
are: No necessity of changing warmers
every two or three hours, or of main
tanning numerous employees to attend
them, also economy i'll cost of heating,
etc.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-11-05
Proof Against Snake Poison.

A Rio Janeiro letter says: There was
some excitement and much talk about
the scientific enthusiasm of DIR. Strad
ling, surgeon on board the Royal Mail
Company's steamer Elbe, who had horri-
fed the crew and passengers of that YES
sci by testing upon himself the efficacy
of an antidote for snake bite which he
had discovered At Bahia he succeeded
in purchasing large rattlesnake, which
he conveyedon board surreptitiously and,
locking himself up in his cabin, deliber-
ately made the snake bite him, with the
result that he was found, some twelve
hours later, in state of coma, from
which, however, he was recovered with
out much difficulty, and declared that
for many hours the venom had been
without effect upon him. Being remon-
strated with by the captain, DIR. Strad-
ling promised "not to do it again. ="
But it was too much for him, and at Rio
Janeiro he went ashore one evening,
leaving letter to the effect that he twas
going ashore to try his antidote, so as
not to break his promise III the letter at
all events; that he felt confident of sue
cess, but that they would know what had
become of him in case he failed to re-
turn, &c. Of course this letter caused
his friends on board much anxiety till
next morning, when, just as they were
sending off the police, DIR. Stradling
himself appeared, radiant" showing a
fresh bite in his arm, and declaring the
experiment to have been perfectly sue
cessful, although he would not tell in
what consisted the specific so marvel
ously effective.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-11-05

The Illustrated L0-ss.ton Netos thus
describes the late Lord Mountmorres !:
can Irish nobleman of ancient family
and title, but of extremely impoverished
estate, residing in lonely district of
Galway with his wife and children, one
of the poorest of country gentlemen, liv-
ing in the plainest style, hopeless of i'm
proving his fortunes, and deprived by
indulgence of the social Measures befit-
ting his rank. OF quiet, tudious dis
position. and willing to do any good
among his humblest neighbors, he had
acquired some medical skill on purpose
that he might practice gratuitously for
their benefit, and thus by his personal
exertions make up for his inability to
spend money for their frequent needs. !"
His little property did not bring him in
G700 year.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-11-05

THE nation that may advance with
hostile intentions against Japan few
years hence must be prepared to count
the cost. In 1872 Japan established an
arsenal at Toxic, Osaka and Oil on plans
furnished by French military officers.
Three years later, SO well had the native
workmen learned their duties, the Toxic
arsenal turned out $4,000 caps, $4,000
ball and blank cartridges, 101, 900 Sni-
der cartridges and 20, 900 rounds of ar
tillery ammunition. At the Osaka
arsenal, during the first year of it's
completion, 200 our-pounder bronze
field-guns were finished, and 100 four
FOUNDER mountain howitzers, beside the
wood and iron-work of several field bat
teries and 5000 sets of harness and
horse equipments.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-11-05

portions. His clothes were of fine text
ure and expensive. Upon his person
were found 500 and the following note :
To whom il may concern; Bury me in the
Potter's field. have sufficient money on my
person to save the city expense.
f. j. VoGEIL.
Cause, alcohol cause, nobody's business.
Whatever his cause OF provocation, 1t
- ne clear that the suicide had walked to
the very gate of the morgue to save
trouble about his removal after death.
He was bookkeeper for dry-goods
house and respected man of family.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-11-05

THE mere mention of politics eXcites
Mr.. Ruskin. In replying to letter adj
dressed to him respecting the Lord Rec
to,ship OF Glasgow University, he says :
"What in the devils name have you to
do with either Mr. Disraeli or Mr.. Glad
stone You are university students, and
have no more to do with politics than
with rat-catching. I care no more for
Disraeli or Gladstone than for two old
bagpipes with the dronee going by steaml
but hate all Liberalism as 1 do Belize
bulb /"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-11-05

jim LYON, who was killed in bar
room fight at Willard, Neb., was found
to be clad in complete though pene-
trable suit of armor. Shields for his
back and front were made of heavy
leather, padded with an inch of cotton
batting, and suspended under his
clothing 10y straps over his shoulders.
This protection had long given him the
courage to figure rs bully.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-11-05
SnOW.ShOeing i'm NOrw0y.

OF all the bodily exercises 1 know of,
there is none in my opinion that can
come up to snow-shoeing, as it is done
in Norway. Skating is nothing COM
pared to this sport. What can equal
the splendid sensation of flying across
the deep snow at the rate of many miles
an hour. without hardly moving a mus
Gle? And then, going down hill, staff
In hand, no exertiOn necessary other
than to keep the balance, while gliding
softly but swiftly onward. Unlike the
Canadian snow-shoes, these ski (pro-
nounced shee) of the Norwegians are
often fully twelve feet long, curving up
ward mt the prov, and are not broader
than three or four inches. Throughout
the whole length they are provided with
groove for the purpose of keeping
them from slipping when going at an
angle down hill. Although by no means
slow when used across level ground, it is
yet downhill that they are most effec-
tive, for their long length and their pol
ished undersurface on the frozen snow
cause speed more like flying than any
other motion / know of.
The inhabitants of Telemarken, in the
South OF Norway, are most efficient ski
runners, and ut the annual competitions
at Christiania generally bear off the
prizes. At the competition there in
1879, one of these men leaped, accord
ing to a local newspaper, distance of
thirty Norwegian alien, or fully sixty
feet Into this country it will be i'm
possible to introduce them, as of course
there would be little or no opportunity
for using them--the snow never lying
long enough or becoming sufficiently
deem = RI0c l,pooJ
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-11-05

SOME time ago notes were sent out
from Washington to many temperance
organizations III this country, suggest
ing that they should raise money for a
life-size portrait of Mrs. Hayes, to be
presented TO her as testimonial OF her
labor for the temperance cause. Many
of the organizations have been heard
from, all of which approve the plan,
and the first step toward carrying it out
will now he taken.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-11-05

AN extraordinary suicide occurred in
front of the morgue in New York. The
gate-keepcr heard the report of a pistol,
and, on going outside, found man dy-
ing from pistol-shot wound in the
head. He held in his right hand a
smoking pistol, and his brains had been
scattered with the ball. The man was
tall and stout, and of magnificent pro-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-11-05

f. T. LoIsEAU hit upon the idea of
pressing coal dust and coal tar into
small balls for fuel. He patented the
process, and formed stock company
The manufacture was begun in Phila-
delphia five years ago. The pressed
fuel, as it was called, was far cheaper
than coal, and about as good for some
purposes, but the public did not accept
1T readily, and capital of 5000, 600 was
gradually lost. Having ruined himself
financially, and being censured by some
of the stockholders, Loiseau took so
heavy dose of laudanum that his life
was saved with much difficulty
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-11-05

PRINCE WILLIAM, of Prussia, and
Princess Victoria, of Schleswig- Holstein,
are to be married next winter, and it ia
hoped in Berlin that Queen Victoria will
attend this wedding of her eldest grand
son. Tue Queen, however, shrinlls from
all public reioicings abroad, and viii
probably stay at home.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-11-05

seen or accidental distractions five di
rectly 10y the elements one maliciously
caused, and twenty-six unexplained
OF the accidents, ~ happened in day
light 81 during the hours of darkness,
while in nine cases the time is not defin-
itely given. For the year ending with
Augustine record shows Number of
accidents, S01 killed, 239; injured,
or
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-11-05

POVERTY is n relative term. A mill
ionaire often feels poorer than a clerk
with an income of $1,000. We read of
q New York Crnsus who declined to
contribute to most worthy charity.
The man who had asked for his sub
scription expressed his surprise. 81
should be glad to do it," was his excuse,
"bnt really L can't afford it. Why, at
this moment [ have more than $500, 600
in bank, and I'm not getting a cent of
interest on it," That was where the
shoe pinched. He really felt poor and
in sore trouble because that particular
$500, 900 was earning nothing.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-11-05

seek opportunities. II the bent of our incina-
ton incites us to deeds of kindness we may find
ways in which TO crafty our utmost desires as
phianihropists, and the BENSON Of the poor
shall rest upon ms, which il more 10 be desired
than outward prosperity. WEEPING WILLOW.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-11-05

AMONG the treasury clerks at Wash
ington are great-granddaughter -
Thomas Jefferson and Robert Mu,,is.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-11-05

A MONSTER sewing machine, weighing
over four tons and run by steam, has
been constructed for manufacturing
firm in Liverpool. The machine is the
largest in the world
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-11-05
Tx the Austrian army the "cautio

In the Austrian army the "caution
money!" as the sum is called which the
candidate for matrimony is obliged to de-
post with the authorities, has heretofore
been set at $4,000 forms, but rumor
prevails that the amount is to be doubled.
Marriages have been so numerous in the
service that the politicians think it ad-
visable TO check them.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-16

could stand him the rest of the coun-
try had nothing in particular to say.
But when the whole country is asked
to elect him president then there is
much to be said. He was nominated
because OF his partisanship and with
out any thought Of his record. Such
men as Washburne and Edmunds
who possess not only ability but
probity of character, stood no chance
before that bowling convention. Gar
field was chosen because he could be
depended upon to sustain extreme
party measures. For the first time in
the history of the country we see a
great party supporting, defending and
apologizing for a presidential candi-
date under serious charges. This is
but an expression of that recklessness
and arrogance bred by long continued
tenure and abuse of power. 1t istaken
for granted that any act of the party
will be sustained by all its members,
and that the country will submit to
|'the most outrageous assumptions,
This is the most insidious and dan
gerous form OF despotic rule, and is
but a mider name for the very body
and essence OF Casarism.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-16

Lincoln would have given US all we
asked except secession and slavery;but
| believe he would have agreed to pay
tor the slaves at fair valuation Mr. Da
Wis never gave up the command of the
army to do as | pleased, as was sup
posed; not until | wrote him from
Petersburg that my lines were broken.
then he wrot to me, | will leave
Richmond tonight; you do the best
you can That was the first time he
had given up the command to me TO do
as | thought best, leaving me to be sac
rificed while he fed to take care ofbim-
self Here the good and great soldier
became overcome and left him alone
in his tent. where he had me called in.
and he reviewed to me his course
from the time he left the old army
up to his surrender. The fear of the
people cost the lives and limbs of
everyone who was lost from the time
Of the meeting of the commissioners
at Fortress Monroe up to the surren-
der Of General lee at Appomattox
courthouse.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-16
River TeIegranlS.

LOUISVILLE, June 16 6-River ris-
ing with 10 feet in canal and 8 feet in
the chute on the falls. Andy Baum.
Cincinnati tonight.
ST. LOUIS, June 16.-Arrived: John
B. Maude, Vicksburg. Departed,
none. River falling steadily. Clear
and warmer.
CAIRO, June 16.-Arrived: Robert
Mitchell, Cincinnati, ppm; Colorado,
st. Louis, l am; Belle Memphis,
Memphis, 5. Departed Colorado,
Memphis, 2 am; Belle Memphis, St.
Louis, Z. Weather clear and pleas
ant.
EVANSVILLE, June l6.-Port list:
Up; Golden City, 9:45 pm. Weather
clear and pleasant. River rising,
with z and $40 feet on the gauge.
CINCINNATI, June l6.-River 16
feet and falling rapidly. Weather
fair and pleasant. Arrived: j. D..
Parker, Memphis.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-16
COTTON EroHLNan ouorLr1ors.

Receipts of cotton at all United
States ports for the past four days
we're 1919 bales, against lO,O56
bales the week before, and 1852
bales same week last year.
The total receipts of cotton at all
United States ports to date are 1902
347 bales, against 4,4Ol ,671 bales at
this date last year, and 4,1S8,777 the
year before. Excess of receipts this
year over last, 4OO,672 bales. The
stock on hand at this time is 375, ,736
bales, against bales 232,l77 at this
time last year, and 2O7, ,736 bales the
year before. The foreign shipments
to date are 3,56l,l77 bales, against
1884, ,676 bales last year, and 3, 3,235,5O1
the year before.
The visible supply of cotton accor-
ding to the Financial Chronicle Of
Friday last, was 2,2O8,8l4 bales, an
increase Of 549,67O bales over last
year, and 30O,659 bales over year be-
fore last at the same date.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-16

has recently passed a statute to enable
its citizens to do this and the question
will doubtless be brought before the
supreme court at an early day. The
argument is that by the law and Gus
tom OF independent nations any state
is bound to redress the wrongs of its
citizens, even by war That prior to
the adoption of the federal constitu-
ton this right and this obligation
vested upon each of the American
states. That by the constitution they
did not depart from that right, but
agreed to settle all pursuits by
peaceful suit in the supreme
court. The argument has much
force aud is sustained by the
illuStriOus name of B. r. Curtis, but
the decisions of the supreme court,
while the question has never been di-
rlctly presented, leans the other way.
The opposing argument is that the
lth amendment tai kes away the right
OF a citizen to sue state in the courts
of the United States, and that TO allow
state to assert the same cause OF
action for the benefit of the same in
dividual, would be accomplishing by
indireetiOn that which the constitu-
tion expressly prohibits.
1t seems to us that this objection is
fatal and that the American creditors
Of the states of this union must, like
the home creditors OF all governments,
trust solely to their sovereign will and
pleasure.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-16
The EIectOraIVOte.

Special to Courier-Journal,I
WASHINGTON, June l4.-The re-
publicans have succeeded IN prevent
ing, at this session at least, the con-
sideration of a rule for counting the
electoral vote. They began filibus-
tering around with the purpose of
leaving the question open, with view
of claiming the power of counting and
deciding contested cases for the presi
dent of the senate. Only one repub.
lican, Field, of Massachusetts,. refused
to ilibuster, and voted with the dem
ocrats to second the demand for the
previous question. 1t will not do for
republicans to complain of democrats
as tardy in bringing in the measure.
Early in the present session Judge
Bicknell, who is chairman of the
committee on electoral count, report.
ed carefully drawn and we'll con.
sidered bill. Even a prominent re-
publican spoke in this way of it.
He had it made the special
order for January 20, but discussion
on the rules was going on when
the day was reached and it was not
taken up. Alterward be made sew
eral attempts to get it up, but failed,
the republicans voting against him
every time, as they did against making
it the special order In the mean
time the two committees on rules OF
the senate and house had the matter
under advisement, and the result was
the Morgan joint rule, which passed
the senate and was before the house.
Then Judge Bicknell endeavored TO
secure the passage Of that, and it has
been defeated by fhbustering.
The motive of the filibustering is as
clear as it can be. 1t means that the
republicans propose to try to do the
counting in themselves. The demo.
Gratis have offered them much fairer
rule than they gave the democrats, but
they prefer no rule at all, although
the press of the country, without dis.
tinction of party, has been insisting
that something should be done toward
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-16
"OLD SI"
Reports Garlield's Chances with
the COlOred Brethren.

Atlanta constitutional
Old 81, after hearing of Gar6eld's s
nomination, went out among his
neighbors to see what they thought of
it. Yesterday he reported.
well, | ar satis6de dat de publ
can party hez draw'd er bob tale han
dis timel'
Don't you think Garfield can
make the trip, ,sately?'
NO, sab Hit ar posserble fer er
canal bote boss ter beat de therer-
breds on de practiss groun, but dat
aint no sine dat he'll git his nose eber
de line fust wen de race happins she
'nuff y
What is the trouble with Garfield
principally"
Oars plenty OBJ hitl In de fust
place heer'd ter day dat he one time
got credit in Mobile an nebber sot
hisself rite on do books afterwuds r.
you mean he was in the Credit
Mobilier scandai7"
"Yes sab; dat Mobile bizness was
skandalous, ter be shot Den | heerd
dat he grabbed mo AIRY dan b'longed
ter him up dar in Washin' ton Cityr
An hits gin him wild de homes
foxes long wild odder things Ise heerd
bout him. EnnyhoW he amt got nc
chance down in dis neck OBJ de woods
-eben de niggers don't pear ter feel
dat Gyarfep stock'll do ter bet on!"
Why is that"
well, arter all dere 'sperience wild
de kyarpit-baggers, de freedman buros
an banks, an wild President Hayes
dey' s gittin' shy OBJ buyin' er pig in er
sack. Dey don't kno muffin bout Gyar-
fiel and hit'll take er heep or talk ter
make 'em take him on trus'. De names
don't jingle ter suit de niggers,
an when de names don't Jingle
dey's got ter heah somethin' else i'm
gle in dere errs fore dey'll vote for
EN-. Wen 'leckshun day comes now
de niger ar benin de counter an
hez got sometkin' ter sell; an ef
Gyarfep wants 'em de only way he'll
git em ar ter sen long his bar'l wild
his ticket pastid on de he'd OBJ hit.
Dat may fetch 'em, but de fotograf an
taffy bizness ar played out!"