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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-04-23
How Old Is Glass;

The Oldest specimen of pure glass
bearing anything like date is little
nodded lions head, bearing the name
of an Egyptian King of the eleventh
dynasty, in the Slade collection at the
British Museum. That is to say, at a
period which may be moderately placed
as more than 1000 years B. G. glass
was not only made, but made with a skill
which shows that the art was nothing
new. The invention of glazing pottery
with film of varnish of glass is 80 old
that among the fragments which bear
inscriptions of the early Egyptian mon
archy are beads possibly of the first
dynasty.
Of later glass there are numerous ex-
amples, such as bad bead found at
Thebes, which has the name of Queen
Hatassoo, or Haspep, of the eighteenth
dynasty. OF the same period are vases
and goblets and many fragments. 1t
cannot be doubted that the story pre-
pared by Pliny, which assigns the credit
of the invention to the Ph9nicians, is
so far true that those adventurous mer-
chants brought specimens to other coun-
tries from Egypt. DIR. Schliemann
found disks of glass in the excavations
at Mycen@, though Homer does not
mention it as a substance known to him.
That the modern art of the glass-blow.
er was known long before is certain from
representations among the pictures on
the walls of tomb at Benz Hassan, OF
the twelfth dynasty; but much Older
picture, which probably represented the
same manufacture, Is among the half
obliterated scenes in chamber of tn,
tomb of Thy, at Shakkara, and dates
from the time of the fifth dynasty
time so remote that it is not possible
in spite of the assiduous researches o
many Egyptologers, to give it date il
| yenrs.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-04-23
Sleeping O Life Away.

Nathan G.. Vrooman, an employee of
the Central Hudson railroad, residing
near the city of Schenectady, is sleep
ing his life away. Six years ago he
received sunstrokc and ever since has
complained of dizziness. On the 10Th
of February he was compelled to quit
his work and take to his bed on nc
count of severe pains in his head. He
at once fell asleep and continued III
this condition almost without Interrupt
ton, day and night, for three weeks
and two days. His sleep appeared to
labored as in certain diseases of the
brain. When aroused he seemed very
morose and disinclined to converse, so
that it was with the greatest difficulty
any information concerning his feelings
could he drawn from him. He desired
above all things to be let alone and not
disturbed. His appetite during this
time was very fair. He ate, on alter
nate days, enough to support life in an
inactive state. But each time, "a soon
as his food was disposed of, he would Mt
once relapse into his former apathy.
What is little singular in his case,
there was ut no time any symptom of fe-
yer or inflammation or delirium, nor of
any material increase of the tempera-
ture of the body which would indicate
any deep-seated disease, nor any paraly-
sis or disturbance of vision. At the end
of the twenty-three days he woke and
became communicative. He was not
suffering from any pains, but was weak.
His appetite was voracious, and it was
then supposed that he would soon re-
cover his strength and return to his
work. Ten days later he became sleepy
and again took to his bed, where he is al
present in about the same condition ms
at first. Day and night he sleeps with.
out any fever, and refuses to take any
food. When he awakes from his sleep
it is with the greatest difficulty he car
be make to talk. 1t is only by persc'
yerance in questioning that yes " OF
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-04-23
Vanderbilt,S Wealth.

When the last quarters checks for in
terest on the 4-per-cent. bonds were
sent out the first of this month, William
H. Vanderbilt had registered in his
name 4-per-cent. bonds to the amount
of $31 900, 600. Since that time there
has been received from Vanderbilt, for
registration in his name, 4-per-cent.
bonds to the amount of 500, 900, 900,
which makes him at this time the owner
of $51, 900, 900 of that class of bonds. 1t
is reported here that it is Mr.. Wander
bits purpose to invest in 4-per-cent.
bonds the money which he will receive
in few days in final settlement for
the New York Central railroad stock sold
to the syndicate. The increasing popu-
larity of this class of bonds is shown by
the fact that large number of them are
being received daily by the Register of
the Treasury from small holders for
transfer. 1t is said that if Vanderbilt
should sell all his Central stock he could
become the owner of $l00, 200, 900 OF
Government bonds, or about one-fo,lr-
teenth of all there are in existence. As
it is, he owns more than one man ever
held against this Government, and
amounts TO as much rs the entire annual
expenses Of the Government some years
before the war. The checks for interest
which he will receive for interest every
ninety days will amount to over $780,
600, or over s., 900 day Washington
COr y,1fp7. OceUy1
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-04-23

From the great number of Immigrants
arriving this spring, it is thought that
the exodus from the old country to the
new will be unprecedented this year.
Since the 1st of January, 1900 have ar
rived Mt Baltimore, as against 2S9 for the
same period last year, and 30, S25 have
arrived at New York, against lila for
1879. During March last the number OF
arrivals was 1858, against 1865 last
year. 1t is said that these immigrants
are of an unusually good class of people.
most of them having sufficient money TO
provide them good start in life.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-04-23

"no" can be got ont Of him in reply.
He desires to be allowed to sleep. His
friends are getting anxious about him,
as it is now two weeks since he tasted
food, and still his sleep continues, with
no material change in his condition or
symptoms. He is a single man, aged
about 80 years, Woodworking, sober,
and industrious, and the main support
of widowed sister, with whom he re-
sides. Death must ensue in. short
time, but the case is so remarkable as to
excite the wonder and interest of the
physicians in that section. The doctors
are unable to give an explanation of the
mans somnolency.-Syracuse Courier.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-04-23

The Emperor William has been four
times attacked-by Sedeker in 1852, by
Becker in 1861, by Hoedel in 1873, and
by Nobiling in the same year. Now the
Emperor William, whose system of drill
has created better marksmen than the
French, has been twice wounded. Then
the other sovereigns of Europe have all
had to pass through the fire, and the
Duke of Parma and Prince Michael of
Servia have really been sacrificed, while,
strange to say, as if it was as much
hatred of authority as of royalty that
guides the assassin's hand, we have as
many attempts against Presidents of
republics, and all have been successful
Thus Abraham Lincoln of the United
States, Balta of Peru, Morales of Bo-
livia, Garcia Morcua of Ecuador, and
Gill of Paraguay have all been murdered
within the last fifteen years.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-04-23

HERE is the highfalutin string of
titles which the debauched King of Bur-
NAH boasts, to wit: Thathira-maha-
opamma-raza, his Most Glorious Excel
lent Majesty, Lord of the Ishaddan,
King of Elephants, Master of Many
White Elephants, Lord of the Mines of
Gold, Silver, Rubies, Amber and the
Noble Serpentine, Sovereign of the En-
pircs of Thunaparanta and Tampadipa
and other Great Empires and Countries,
and of all the Umbrella Wearing Chiefs,
the Supporter of Religion, the Sun-De-
scended Monarch, Arbiter of Life, and
Great Righteous King, King of Kings,
and Possessor of Boundless Dominions
and Supreme Wisdom.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-04-23

PRINCE BISMARCK has resigned the
Premiership of Germany. The cause is
reported to be the adverse vote OF the
German Federal Council on the Princes
pet financial reform measures. The ac-
ton shows how wonderful has been the
change in European politics. Less than
half century ago it would have been
extremely perilous for Legislators to have
crossed the purpose of such man as
Bismarck. He would have swept them,
like human refuse, out of the halls of
legislation. Now the man succumbs to
the representatives of the people. The
people are becoming supreme. The
millennium in government is coming,
even in semi-despotisms.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-04-23

When the teacher of the California
(Ohio) village school went to open her
school for the day, she was astonished to
find man lying dead on bench in the
rear of the school-house, with piece of
Irvine tied tightly about his neck. As
sistance was mt once summoned, anditwas
then ascertained that the man, evidently
tramp, had tied one end of a piece of
Irvine to lattice fence above the bench,
and, placing the moose about his neck,
let himself drop to the seat. In his fall
the Irvine broke, but the moose remained
tight enough about the neck to choke
the man To death.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-04-23

A CONNECTICUT Yankee is SO anxious
to go to the North pole that he has in
vented fying-machine for the pur-
pose. All he wants is the backing of
scientific men and capitalists to equip a
large fying-machine and take me to the
northern limit of navigation" Ii the
balloon, to which the machine with a
fan is attached, becomes destroyed or
exhausted, he admits that he is lost
man. But that would only afford q
reason for another expedition to go in
search of him, for whenever man is
lost in trying to find the pole, somebody
thinks it would be a fine thing to go and
see If he succeeded in finding the pole.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-04-23

something like tiny meat screen. The
interior of the screen is covered with a
brightly luminous paint, and it is even
proposed to fit il up with shelf or two,
so that the pitman might carry in his
lamp something to eat whenever, during
the intervals of work, he felt hungry.
OF course it will be impossible to use
this sort of lamp as pipelighter, so that
it is not ut all likely, if it comes into
general adoption, that its inventor will
be very popular among the GOLFERS.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-04-23
An exchange calls attention to the GUS

AN exchange calls attention to the GUS
tom at funerals of having the minister
stand ON the stairs in hall and be ex-
pected to comfort the mourners up
stairs and edify the friends in the par
lors down stairs without seeing either of
them, and suggests that the place of
the clergyman is at the head of the depart
ed, and the place of the mourners is
around the coffin of the loved one who is
about to be buried out of their sight.
This would be sensible, though not fash
iopolla
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-04-23
PARTY leadership has much to do

PARTY leadership has much to do with
politics i'll the United Kingdom. The
British constitution, SO called, may be
said to date from the accession of the
House of Hanover, when the removal of
the sovereign from Cabinet Councils
changed the nature of the Government.
From 1714 to 1880 is period of 166
years, during 107 of which the Prime
Minister has also been leader of the
House of Commons during the remain
ing time peer has been ut the head of
affairs. But, between 1S30-when the
Reform Ministry came into power-and
1880, the post of First Minister has been
for proportionally longer time held by
members of the House of Lords than
between 1714 and 1880. In fact, of the
seventeen statesmen who have led the
majority in the House of Commons dur
ing the reigns of William Nv. and Vic
toria-namely, Lord Althrop, Sir Rob-
ert Peel, Lord John Russell, Mr. Dis
raeli twice., Lord Palmerston, Mr..
Gladstone and Sir Stafford Northcote-
all save one have been entitled to prece-
dence by right of birth /; two being
peers sons, a third n peer of Ireland,
two Baronets, and one a Baronet's son.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-04-23

Or the five daughters of Queen Vic
toria, the Princess Beatrice, the young
est, will soon have remained the longest
unmarried. The Crown Princess of
Germany married Mt IS; the late Prin-
cess Alice of Hesse was married when
she was 10; the Princess Helena mar
ried at 20; the Princess Louise, who had
until that time remained longest single,
when she married the Marquis of Lorne,
was about the same age that her young
sister is-that is, %. 1t is natural
enough that there should be gossip and
rrlmors about the welded fate of the
last of the quintet. Romance has not
been absent from the stories told about
her, but the truth seems to be that the
Princess has chosen, up to this time, to
be the confidant and companion of her
mother, the Queen, rather than to leave
Windsor, Balmoral, and Osborne with
out any of the daughters of the wild
owed monarch.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-04-23
A LETTER from a Philadelphia co

A LETTER from a Philadelphia CORE
spondent describes an important scien-
tifc movement in that city, to discover
the causes of the increase of short
sightedness among children. The in
vestigation, which is carried on among
the school children, has already demon
strated its usefulness, and is likely to
produce important results. Not the
least of these is the probability that it
will show what methods in school work
are injurious to the eye, and thus bring
about a change.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-04-23

THE fifteen great American inventions
of worldwide adoption are: l. The cot
ton gin. 2. The planning machine. B.
The grass mower and reaper 4. The
rotary printing press. 5. Navigation by
steam. 6. The hot-air engine. 7. The
sewing machine. 8. The India-rubber
industry. 8. The machine manufacture
of horseshoes. TO- The sand blast for
carving. II. The gauge lathe. II. The
grain elevator. ID. Artifcial-ice making
on large scale. IA. The electric mag
net and its practical application. 10.
The composing machine for printers.
A sixteenth may be added-the tele-
pbOne
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-04-23
Lost and Starving Dogs in London.

The nineteenth annual meeting in con-
nection with the Home for Lost and
Starving Dogs was held on Saturday last
at 105 Jermyn street, Col. Burdett in the
chair. The report states that during the
past year the institution had found homes
for upward of $3.50 dogs, being sos more
than in the previous year. New COM
partments had recently been made mt the
home for additional accommodation, ut a
cost altogether of about $500, all of
which had been paid for by the balance
from last year except f200..London
Times.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-04-23

If we could really pity disagreeable
people, we might bear with them better.
We have only commiseration for the
man who is born with club-feet, or cross
eyes, or st. Vitus' dance. We do not
blame and berate him that his efforts are
crippled by such disadvantages. But
the man is just as deserving of pity who
comes into life with club-footed sense
of propriety, or cross-eyed judgment,
or an epileptic temper.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-04-23
Che True ayarther'a'er.
FRIDAY, APRIL %, 1880.

A MAN, who was born on the Goth of
February, said be was born forty-nine
years ago, but had birthday only once
in four years. He was asked what he
did the other three years, and said he
proved an alibi. He must have been
the man who, on being accosted by a
stranger, that said, "I'ves seen you
before" replied, "No, think not, for
/ am always somewhere else"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-04-23

A NEW miners lamp has been invent
ed in England, which, if it be adequate
ly luminous, ought to be absolutely
safe. The principle of the continuance
is the substitution of the light of phos-
phorescence for that of positive ignition
and the apparatus is described as being
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-04-23

ornamented with diamonds to the value
OF $50, 900. 1t was brought to London
in 1862, and exhibited in the Universal
Exposition, where, ON account of its
mounting, it attracted attention. Sixty
thousand dollars were offered for it, but
now that 1T has been stripped of its gold
and jewels it cannot find purchaser ut
any price.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-04-23
The Skull of COnfucius.

The London Globe announces that
the skull of Confucius is for sale in n
curiosity shop in that city, but that so
far it has found no purchaser. 1t was
found at Picking during the plumber of
the Summer Palace Of the Emperor by
the allied French and English troops in
1860, and was then mounted in gold and
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-04-23

A FEW days since horse and bull in
a stable at Upton, Pa, engaged in a
desperate pitched battle, which resulted
fatally to the formeri They were tied in
adjoining stalls, and the horse reached
over and nipped the bull. The old fell
low got mad because he could rot bite
back, and broke loose. He then gored
the horse SO badly in the side that he
died.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-04-23

To EXTRACT grease from papered walls:
Dip piece of flannel in spirits of wine,
rub the greasy spots once OF twice, and
the grease will disappear.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-08-28

BEAUTIFUL DOMESTIC STORY.-Sam-
my was Door: Mamie had a rich mother,
and Sammy loved Mamie and vice
versa. Sammy wanted to marry Mamie,
but Nannie's mother was down on the
arrangement. Sammy was forbid the
premises and notes were exchanged
through the high board fence that en-
closed the yard.
One day the old lady weut out calling
and Sammy, duly informed of the. fact,
called on Mamie; stayed a little too
long the old lady was CLOSE at hand ;
aud no chance OF escape. At the IN
stance of Mamie, Sammy popped into
the closet old lady saw that Mamie
was confused, guessed Sammy had been
about; supposed Of course he had made
his escape though perhaps the young
couple had agreed to elope; determined
to lie too sharp for them; shut Mamie
up in the same closet where Sammy
was concealed, and giving het IL pair OF
blankets and a pillow locked her up fo1
the night; didn't see Sammy next
morning went to let Mamie out. Oh,
nv! couldn't get her breath fpr 2 min
ute. Finally, ahem! Sammy is that
you : Sammy, you must stay for break
fast"
"COuldn't ma'am.'
"But You must, Sammy"
Sammy at last concluded to stay any,
At the breakfast table: Sammy, I've
been thinking good deal about yor
lately. You are industrious and honest
| hear"
II never brag."
swell, now, upon the whole, Sammy
I think you and Mamie had better ge
married real soon, for the best"
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-08-28
Why FOrney is for Hancock


Having decided to support Hancock
for President of the United States, how
ever, find that there is another audi
ence not quite as anxious to hear what
have to say; that one decides against me
in advance. The parties to this proceed
ing are gentlemen who think that 1T IS
an otfense for al independent Republl-
can to have any voice III public affairs
that is not set to the chorus OF the Re
publican ring. AS long as you sing i'll
their choir, and echo their sentiments,
and obey their covenant, you are a SAINT;
but if you utter a discordant note you
are traitor. | am Il traitor now be-
cause | do not swing the censer to Gen.
Garfield. | am inconsistent because
spoke well of Garfield after his nomlna-
ton for President. am glad | did. HIS
nomination was a relief for the men who
assassinated Grant at Chicago. Garfield
was better than the office holding and
Office hunting politicians who, after
hunting down the lion, expected to drink
his blood, to feed upon his fame and to
rally the party he had saved twice from
ruin to their support. Garfield was bet
ter than the hypocrites who, bowling ci-
as they said, sought the Presidency for
themselves, after having been longer in
office than four times the length ot one
term. But | did not know Gen. Gar
fields record had never examined it.
1t was not my business to keep a list OF
his jobs. have not been five times i'll
Washington in ten years, and do not
know what the new leaders Of the Re
publican party have done-certainly not
their secret work to help themselves.
Till his nomination for President the
country was almost as ignorant as my
self. What it is, all men know now ;
and if | revolted from it, it was because
| found it different from what honest
ly believed it to be. Gen. Gartield's ac
cusers were not Democratic. He was
brought to the bar by his own party, by
the Republican press and the Republic
cans of his own county, by the Republl-
can committees OF his own congressional
district, by the Republican Congress of
which he was member, and by Re-
publican court Of justice. Had his rec
ord been known at Chicago, Gen. Gar
| field could not have been nominated
Full information enables me to speak
| by the book when 1assert that there was
not Republican leader of any note
equally those on the ground to slay and
those who came to save Grant, that did
not admit, OIL reflection, that Gartield's
selection was a blunder, and that that
blunder was worse than crime.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-08-28
Not TO be Counted Oest with
Elnpl;elsay.
Detroit Free Press.

The captain at the central station had
day dream Of burglars rudcly sllat-
tered the other day by the advent OF a
guant, tall woman about forty years or
AGE, who carried closed umbrella IN 4
threatening way. She refused his salu.
tation of "Hot day, madam, sit down."
but slowly advanced to the desk, gave
it a rap with her umbrella, and solemnly
asked:
cam a human beins-a personal
woman?H
The startled captain was so long in
answering the question that she contln-
ued:
"If | amt I want to know it, and
that's what I'm here for
what is your case z" he cautiously
inquired. ,
"Why, I've been passed over by the
census men the same as il | was dog +.
Not one of the gang have been near
me!'
"Havent, cho Well, suppose they
have missed Il few
"But there was some spite about 1T:
you can't make me believe there WASH t"
She exclaimed, as she waved her weapon
around his head. "They might acci-
dentallv miss some little dwarf of a
woman, but how could they get past
me? tell you it was a put up JOB, and
| don't feel right over it,
at won't make no great difference,
suppose unused the captain:
GLOW do you know it wont: y she in
dignantly demanded. "Don't ! live
here? Don't | count one ! Haven't |
lust as many rights as any other woman ;!
Do belong to the census ofpeople or OF
goats? know when | am stepped on
as well as anybody else"
cts too bad"
"It's mean, that's what it is Every
old poke of an old maid on our street,
every girl and every old woman has got
her name down, while Tve been left
in the cold as if belonged in Africa,
You've got to make this thing right y
"Me 2'
eyes, sir, you! Now, then, write it
down. I'm forty-three years old, and
no lying. I've been married three
times and am the mother of nine living
children. My father was born in Eng
land, and my mother i'll this country. |
was born in New Jersey, and my Occu-
patton is that of IA widow who don't care
two cents for all the men you can pile
in ten acre lot. Got that all down p
"-es but you see
81 don't see nothing. 1t I'm in the
census, all right. 1T find | amt there,
you'll see me again. Good day, sir"
With that she gave her umbrella an
extra flourish, upset the chair on which
she had rested her foot, aud sailed out
| without a look behind her.