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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02
DO Fish Hear.

The editor of the Albany EUening
Journal is a piscatory authority. He Is
famous disciple of Isaac Walton, and
to whatever fish story he puts his hand,
other people may give their faith. But
even Homer mods; even Napoleon re-
treated Mr. Jones, of the carp ponds
in Washington, we believe, is of opinion
that the fish follow peculiar noise" by
which he summons them to lunch. Com
menting upon this belief, the editor of
the Journal says that Mr.. Jones is mis-
taken, because "fish don't hear" He adj
mits, however, that it is ga mooted ques-
tion," while his own opinion is decided
that fish do not hear.
Twenty-Five years ago the same ques-
ton was discussed by party of fishers
in Newport. Opinions were very posi-
tive, and agreement was impossible. 1t
was decided finally to refer the point to
Prof Agassiz, as the highest authority
then living, and his prompt reply will in
terest nobody more than the editor of the
Evening Journal 1t was dated at
Nahant, Aug. 8, 1856, and has never
been published. 1t is as follows:
81 hold it would be blessing-I mean
fortunate-for many al individual of hear
as distinctly as most fishes do. That
they do hear is not only to be inferred
from the very complicated pair of ears
they possess, but may be directly ascer-
tanned, as L have often done, by frighten-
ing them by noises under circumstances
when they cannot at the same time see.
What may mislead us with reference to
fishes having that organ of sense is the
fact that though the external ear is very
perfect, they have no tympanum nor ex-
ternal auditive conch. But as hearing
consists in the perception of sonorous
vibrations, these may strike the head,
and produce the sensation of a sound
without passing through the auditive
conch, as In cases of deafness when peo-
pie open the mouth to perceive sounds
through an internal canal leading to the
ear. This is rough diagram of the ear
of most fishes u sketch !: a C, the
semi-circular canals, very similar to those
of man; d, labyrinth; c, sack containing
the ear-bone, which set vibrating by the
sonorous motions of any body producing
the sensation of hearing, and transmits
the motion to the nervous tibres TIT,
where it produces that sensation of hear
ing. The whole is in the back part of
the skull
$50 much for the hearing of fishes.
You may see the apparatus very readily
by cracking open the skull of any fish. }"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02
A Clock That Beats tine StrasbOurg
AutOmata.

On the stage of Tammany Hall, last
night, stood an immense clock. Its face
indicates the local time, the difference III
time between the large cities of the
world, the day of the week, calendar day
of the month, months and seasons of the
year, and the signs of the zodiac. Stand
ing out from the face, and supported by
wires, are number OF gold and silver
globes, representing the principal prim-
AIRY planets, including the earth swinging
on its imaginary axis. These, and the
series of clocks ranged about the dial,
are worked by huge pendulum that
swings under the structure. So nice has
been the calculation and so ingenious
the mechanism that the members OF the
planetary and solar systems move with
the same relative speed with regard to
each other rs do their heavenly proto-
types. In order to give an illustration
of this the movements of the bodies were
exaggerated, last evening, by Mr. Felix
Newer, the inventor. The earth revolved
on its axis, and ut the same time began
its movements around the sun. The
moon revolved about the earth, and with
it around the sun. Then could be plainly
seen the reason of the quarterings OF the
moon and of its total observation when
the earth interposed its shadow and cut
off the sunlight from it. The planets, too,
moved gracefully around the sun. 1t was
explained that Mercury would, by means
of the mechanism, make one revolution
around the miniature sun III eighty
eight days, Venus in 224 days, Mars III
$50 days, Vesta in 1927 days, Juno III
1888 days, Ceres in 1,6S1 days, Jupiter
il 4 ,332 days, Saturn III 10, 1873 days, and
Uranus in 30, 6SS days. If the crank at
tachment of the clock were turned con-
tinuously twelve hours day, for sixteen
days and eight hours, complete revolu-
ton of the planet Uranus around the sun
would be made.
When the hour of 8 arrived figure OF
an old man standing in an alcove struck
nine times. Then figure of a skeleton
repeated the strokes upon q gong. AT
the last stroke n figure of Washington on
the top of the clock arose, "A door opened
to the right of him, and all the Presidents
of the United States march slowly IN,
legs, arms and heads moving rs III real
life. On reaching Washington, each
President turned his head toward him,
lifted his hand and saluted. Then all
withdrew.
At the end of the first quarter in every
hour an infant, in a niche, strikes out
with tiny hammer upon bell. At the
half hour youth strikes twice. At three
quarters grown man strikes thrice. At
the fourth quarter an old man strikes
four times and is followed by Death, who
strikes the full hour, while music issues
from box concealed in the mechanism.
-NeW York SuR.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02
Indian Pastime.

The Piutes of this section not having
any cares of business to worry them gen.
orally manage to kill time by loating
around the street corners. The dry
slum pond of the Standard Mill provides
accommodations for advertisements for
squaws other than that of taking care
of papooses. Every day Indians of both
sexes congregate at the slum pond and
witness a game of the squaws-a game
similar to that of "shinny. Eight
squaws participate in the game-four on
a side. The buck champions arrange
themselves on the ground near the home
bases, and after the squaws divest them
selves of surplus clothing-shoes and
stockings-the game commences. Each
squaw is provided with a bough of a
tree about five feet long, and one OF the
squaws throwing piece OF rawhide IN
the air the players endeavor with their
sticks to send it to their own base. An
inning, as it may be called, sometimes
lasts fifteen minutes. When either side
wins the bucks, championing the VIC
tors, Jump and shout till the earth
quakes. The sport gives the participants
an opportunity to show their fieetncss of
foot; the piece of rawhide is thown
twenty yards, and before it touches the
ground sixteen pairs of feet are around it.
The side that wins three innings first is
considered the winning side, and what
money the game is played for is divided
equally between the players. -Bodie
(CdL) Nous.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
Paragraphs.

WHEN is lady's neck not a neck?
When it's a little bear.
Who is the smallest man mentioned
in the Bible? (K)nehimiah.
WHO is the first nobleman mentioned
in the Bible? Barren (Baron) Figtree.
WHY have chickens no hereafter
Because they have their necks twirled
(next world) in this.
WHY is it easy to enter an old mans
habitation Because his gait is broken
and his locks are few.
WHY is the strap of an omnibus like
mans conscience Because it is an in.
ward check on the outward man.
JEEMs makes his wife chop the stove
wood on the ground that when she mar
ried him she promised to cleave.
GA KISS" said Charles, sis a noun, we allow;
But tell me, dear, is it proper common ~
Lovely Mary blushed deep, and exclaimed, "Why,
think that kiss is both proper and common"
WHAT'S the best definition of quill
Something taken from the pinions of
one goose to spread the 'pinion of an
other
WHY is the money you are in the
habit of giving to the poor like new
ly-born babe? Because it's precious
little.
THERE that explains where my
clothes-lines went to-" exclaimed an
Iowa woman, as she found her husband
hanging in a stable.
DoN'T despise a woman because she
can't drive nails OF hang pictures if you
want to discover your own weak points,
just carry 6x4 mattress down narrow,
winding stairs.
A sTRoLLING theatrical company was
ut the dinner-table. A waiter APP
preached one of the members, and said
Soup" ono, sir" replied the guest,
81 am one OF the musicians?"
WHEN woman requests her husband
to bring home n dozen or more needy
trifles, and he returns without them, she
realizes that in domestic life as well as
i'll politics instructions do not instruct.
A BRIDE of month went to married
lady of a quarter of year, and said
My darling says that women are
FOOLS" "Never mind" said the other,
he is only studying nouns wait until
he reaches adjectives."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02
a. OH. WHY SHOULD TUE SPIRIT OF
MORTAL RE PROUD"

Oh, why should the spirit Of mortal he proudf
lake a swift-heeting meteor. n fast-hyipg cloud,
A fash Of the lightning, break Of the wave,
He passeth from life To his rest In the grave
The leaves of the oak and the willow shall fade,
BE scattered around and together be laid;
And the young and the old, and the low and the
Shall molder to dust and together shall lie.
The infant mother attended and loved,
The mother that infants affection who proved,
The husband that mother and infant who blessed,
Zach, all, are away TO their dwellings OF rest.
The hand Of the King that the scepter hath borne
The brow of the priest that the inter hath worn,
The eve OF the sage and the heart OF the brave,
Are hidden and lost in the depths OF the grave.
The peasant, whose lot was to sow and to reap,
The herdsman, who climbed with his goats to the
steep,
The beggar who wandered in search of his bread,
Have faded away like the grass that we tread.
SO the multitude goes like the flower or the weed
That withersaway TO let Others succeed;
So the multitude comes even those we behold,
To repeat every tale that has often been told.
For we are the same our fathers have been;
We see the same sights our fathers have seem
We drink the same stream and view the same sun
And run the same course our fathers have run.
The thoughts we are thinking our fathers would
think;
From the Death we are shrinking our fathers would
shrink;
To the life we are clingiug they also would cling
But IL speeds from all, like bird on the wing.
They loved but the story we cannot unfold;
They scorned, but the heart Of the naughty is
cold;
They grieved, but no wall from their slumber will
come;
They joyed, but the tongue of their gadness is
dumb
They died!-aye, they died; we things that are
now,
That walk on the turf that lies over their brow,
And make in their dwellings a transient abode,
Meet the things that they met on their pilgrimage
road.
Yea! hope and dependency, pleasure and pain,
We mingle together in sunshine and rain;
And the smile and the tear, the song and the dirge,
Still follow each other, like surge upon surge.
'Tis the wink of an eye, tits the draught of
breath,
From the blossom of health to the paeness of
death,
From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud
Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud1
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02

"Rena, my love-" said Fidelia Fair
fax, as she came into Miss Rena Testers
boudoir after long walk; 81 am not
sorry you could not come out with me
for L kept walking up and down one
street which, though it pleased me by
its pretty houses, would have wearied you
who know it so WELL"
"What street was it?" asked Miss
Lester.
"The street on which you said Mrs.
Delaney lived. BY the way, who was
the gentleman L saw sitting on the
porch"
"Oh, that must have been Arthur.
All the girls are in love with him."
CT don't admire their TASTE"
"Oh, Fidelia; why he's so handsome. I"
"Then / did not see him."
"Oh, it must have been he; he is the
only man in the house"
Has he light harp
eyes, very light"
"And book-wormy look?"
For shame, Fidelia. He's very, very
clever; but he's handsome, too"
81 don't doubt he is the one L saw
Well, the Opoliston girls are welcome to
him. Suppose we stroll to the telegraph
Office, Rena; want to send message to
pa"
That afternoon Mr. Fairfax received q
telegraph message rs follows:
1 have seen the hundred thousand dollar
prize. A million would be too little. take
the eleven o'clock train tomorrow morning.
lIDEIIA
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02
See the tadpole
In the mudhole,

See the tadpole
In the mudhole,
A bullfrog's son or else a daughter
His agile tail,
In aqua GAIL
Propels his way beneath the water.
There's something in the careless grace
With which he glides from place to place,
Or swims with brother tad a race,
That twists a wrinkle in my face.
What on earth was then the matter,
Making all his teeth to chatter,
As to the waters top he rose
Aud shifted the ether with his nose?
heard each little grinder rattle
As though the tad were doing battle
With something like an ague-chill,
Aud couldn't keep his iawbones still.
Oh, "Cholagogue and "Sulph. Quinine,
DO tadpoles worship at your shrine?
All, well be soon
Will lay aside
His nimble tail,
His tadpole pride,
And by its side will lay
His impish tsdpole way,
And, goggle-eyed,
From mud and bog
VIII stare and croak
Az does n frog.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02
A Queer Custom.

Among the Russians the father and
mother of an infant not only cannot
stand as sponsors to it, but they are not
allowed to be present mt its baptism.
The godfather and godmother, by an
,wering for the child, become related to
it and to each other, and lady and
Gentleman who have stood as sponsors
to the same child are not allowed to mar
ry each other.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02
"There YOU are wrong.

There you are wrong. She Is
pretty"
"Jack, old fellow, you always had
queer ideas of female beauty. Why she
looks like school marin. Is she one OF
the cultured, clever sort?"
"She is, ell. Then I've seen her, nc
doubt"
''That must have been her in the win
dow, there is no other lady in the
house."
"Oh," muttered Arthur. "I'll run
to the telegraph office, Jack, if you'll ex
cuse me, and then I'll be at your service
and we'll have jolly night of it."
That afternoon Mrs. Delaney received
telegraph dispatch in the following
words
Have seen the condition" Goodbye for
tune. wouldn't have her for a million.
leave at eleven tomorrow morning.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02

To EDUCATE young ladies is to let
them know all about the ogles, the
omenies, the ifics, the ticks, and the
mistics; but nothing about the ings,
such as sewing, darning, washing, bak-
ing, and making pudding.
, 1880-01-24

1Aw human beings. In regard tothe Others
the whole of the ironwork had been swept
vausy, leaving the. low stone foundation
standing above water. The boat having
bSen picked up without difficulty, the
Steamers head was turned homewards.
At this time the moon was shining brightly,
and the full extent ..of the disaster, 30 far
- the bridge was concerned. was pretty
distinctly visible. The vessel was lying a
short distance from Pier 90, and from that
pier to the Fife shore the bridge was evil
IDENTIFY intact. Then Pier % showed a
small! portion OF the ironwork for support.
ing the g;rder. From that to Pier ~
nothing was visible save the stone portion
OF the piers, over which the storm.driven
water was breaking. The weird aspect
which the remains of the bridge presented
10 the moonlight deepeued the impression
that to the passengers the end must have
come with terrible swiitness. 1t would be
the work of q moment ; a sudden crash.
and trsin and Orders would fall to the
bottom OF the storm. tossed estuary in q
common ruin. When it was seen that
nothing could be done, the steamer pro.
ceeded to Newport to land several passen-
gers who were on board. This done, she
steamed across, reaching the Craigpier
about 12 o'clock. It was impossible to
do more than was done, and Provost
Brownlee, Captain Methven. Captain
Robertson, and all who exefted,. themselves
to ascertain the extent of the calamity are
worthy of ell praise.
ION the 3Oth Dec. the int carriage
was found by the divers, who had to
grope about in the muddy dark water of
the river. Since then the whole traio has
been found, but 10 q perfectly shattered
condition. and one body only has been
recovered.1
, 1880-01-24

indsendes til Depotet paa ST. Croix
indtl Loverdagen den Site Januar
1880 Kl. 2 p. m. indeholdende An
givelse at den Priis hvortil Vedkom-
mende vii paatage sig at levere enten
Diet hele Parti at 500 Par Ankelsko
eller det til de enkelte Garnisoner
bestemte Antal.
Skoene leveres efterhaanden som
beh0ves paa Reqvisition af Depotet og
Maaltagning at Diet vedkommende
Mandskab.
Tilbudene vile derefter blive aab-
nede bemeldte Days Eftermiddag i
Overvarelse at de Konkurenter som
matte indfnde sig, og Underretning
ON Diet eller de af Gouvernementet
antagne Bud vii bGve Vedkommende
meddelt fra Depotet.
Proven at ovenmeldte Ankelsko og
Conditioner for Leverancen, ere til
Eftersyn i Diet Kongeige militaire
Depot C~hristiansted og i Christians
fort paa'St. Thomas.
Det Kongelige m~ilitaire Depot, st.
Croix den 22de Januar 1880.
R~OSENKRANTZ.
, 1880-01-24
WRITTEN TENDERS M1RKED,
's.Tender for-Books
for the Military
Forces 1880"

may be forwarded to the Royal Mil
tary Depot on or before Saturday the
31st January 1880 2 o'clock p. m,
containing a statement Of the prices at
which the parties will undertake to
deliver either the whole number. Of
500 Pairs Of Boots, or the number re-
required for the respective Garrisons.
The Boots are to be made accord
ing as they are wanted on the requisi-
ton Of the chief Of the respective Gar
risons after previous agreement with
the chief of the Depot, and according
to measurement of the men.
The tenders will be opened on the
afternoon of the above stated day in
the presence of those who may appear.
and information will be given to the
party whose tender is accepted by the
Government from the military Depot.
Samples Of the Boots and the Condi-
tons for the delivery thereof may be
seen in the Royal Military Depot in
Christiansted and in Christiansfort St.
Thomas.
The Royal Military Depot, st. Croix
22nd January 1880.
ROSENKRANTZ.
, 1880-01-24

(From the st. Thome Tsdende.l

(FT0m the st. Ih0me Tsdende.)
On Monday morning last the community
was somewhat startled by the rather sud-
den death, at his residence in this town.
of STEPHEN DIX, s'Esqr. General Superin.
tendent of the Royal Mail Steam Packet
Company. Mr.. DIX had been ailing, and
confined to his home, for some days previ-
Gus, but such an unexpected close of his
life was not looked for. He has been long
and well known in this COMMUNICATING
been in the service of the r. M. s. P. Co.
upwards of 80 years, the greater portion of
which period had been spent in the West
India service. After having served as
Captain for several years, he was appointed
to the Superintendency at Jamaica in
1875; and on the retirement of DIR. IN B.
Cameron from the post of General Suber-
intendent at this island in 1876, Mr.. DIX
was promoted from Jamaica. HereA he
has resided ever since, and daily ,wonlthe
good opinion Of those by whom he has
been surrounded.
During Mr.. Drx's career he had been
more than once rewarded for humane con-
duct in connection with his calling. On
the 22nd November 1862 he received a
Gold Watch for honour, courage land
humanity, from President Lincoln of the
United States. In 1868 he was presented
with a silver medal from the Royal Bene-
VIOLENT Society of Shipwrecked Fishermen
and Mariners. And, again, he received
a gold medal from the French Ministry of
Marine and the Colonies, for assistance
rendered on the 10Th October 1871 to
DAmazone. And we may likewise me1tion
the prompt manner in which he acted1here
on the memorable occasion of the st. Groix
riots in 1878. ~ fs6ss a#s1
The subject of this obituary had barely
reached the age of Do years; he Ma q
native Of yelling, KENT England, and has
left a wife and three children to survive
tues were such as to make his early demise
an event to be deplored BY al here.
To his bereaved wife and nhily Wsofar
our coincidence.
, 1880-01-24
CHRISTIANSTED ST.. CROIX
Saturday the 24h January 1880.

By the courtesy of the Editor of
the 81. Thomas Times we have receiv-
ed a copy of the ST. THOMAS TINES
ALMANAC AND POPULAR MERCANTILE
AvDERT1sER for the year 1S8O~which
besides the usual matter, contains a
great deal of official and business in
formation, fully justifying the title
chosen.
, 1880-01-24

net bekendtgj0res heryed, at H6k-
W er Alfred Salomon's 30 under
14de DIS. efter, hans egen Begjering
or taget under Skiftebehandling som
fallit. \.
ALE og Enhver, som have Noget
at fordre paa bemeldte 30, indkaldes
herved med 8 Maaneders Varsel til
for undertegnede Skifteret at anmelde
og beviisliggjore deres Krav,
St. Thomas Skifteret, den code
Januar 1880.
P. M. ANDERSEN.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-19
PARNELL'S VISIT.
Arrangements Completed for the Grand
RecantiOn

Arrangements Completed for the Grand
Reception.
About fifty representatives of the differ
ent organizations which will take part in
the reception to be given tomorrow eve.
ming to Charles s. Parnell, NJ. r., upon his
visit to this city for The purpose of address
ing onr citizens at the Music Hall IN behalf
Of suffering Ireland, met at the Gibson
Hoxse last evening r the purpose Of per-
fecting the arrangements for the great
event. James w. Fitzgerald presided and
Captain G. W. Brady otficiated as Secre-
tary.
1t was announced that all the expense at
tenlant upon Purnel's visit to the city, in
cluding the rent Of the hall, music for the
procession, etc. is to be borne by private
contribution. and the proceeds of the lee.
ture will be forwarded by draft direct to
Ireland On Saturday.
Captain +. d. McNeff was appointed
Grand Marshal. and it was decided that the
Reception COMMITTEES should meet Parnell
ut the Little Miami Depot at noon to-mor.
row, when he will arrive from Louisville
over the Short Line by special car and es.
c,rt him to the Gibson House, where he
will remain and receive his friends until 7
o'clock in the evening when the procession
| will be formed to escort him to the Music
Hall. Orders have been issued by Col. W.
]. Kronauge for the Knights Of st. John ia
meet ON Third and Walnut streets at
o'clock.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-19
KARCH MAGAZINES.
HARPER,S

HAhfEh b
The art paper in the March Harper is
descriptive of "The New School of Italian
Painting and Sculpture" with facsimile
engravings Of the best works of some Of the
Modern Masters" Among the Arrapa-
hoes" bv Lieut.. H. R. Temly. is an inter
esting account OF Indian life and character
with portraits of some of tee most noted
among the tribe. "Dakotah Wheat Fields"
by G. c. Coffin, gives description of the
novel m"de Of farming practiced In the
Far West" IAN Irish Wake" is an
amusing and entertainging sketch Illus
trated from drawing made on the spot by
the author, J. L. Clough. Vacation Aspects
of Colorado" bv A. A. Haves, Jr., is another
finely illustrated article, and the closing
one of very interesting series "Pina-
fore Predecessor" is paper by ]. Brander
Matthews, containing an account OF Gays
Beggar Opera" and Sheridan's "Duenna,"
with portrait of the latter author. Among
the other contents of the number is pa
per giving a large amount Of valuable in.
formation regarding Transportation by
Railway and Ship-canals," and in which
tue proposed Darien Canal is ably dis
cussed. Also. "a Winters Idyl," well
written and elegantly illustrated from
sketches by the author, W. H. Gibson; a
p"em, 'The Sitting IT Peter" by Long
fellow; "The Snow Messengers" poem. by
Paul H. Hayne; an essay on the "Preserva-
ii of Hearing" bv DIR. Samuel Sexton; q
story by Rose Terry Cooke; several more
chapters Of R. d. Blackmore's serial,
White Wings" etc, etc.