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National Republican., 1880-09-16
MINOR TOPICS.

No doubt the hoodlums of Now York have
been annoyingly inquisitive and disrespectful
to the members Of the Chinese embassy, but
their secretary writes that the reports have
been grossly exaggerated. The American
street boy Is bold and bad enough, but he is
not worse than the Chinese Of the same class A
foreigner in any interior city of tho celestial
empire fares badly enough in the street uuless
closely guarded by celestial policemen. In-
Discreet travellers have been frequently
mobbed and stoned, and even when not seri-
ousy disturbed the usual salutation Of the peo.
pie 10 white European is red. h cad devil"
National Republican., 1880-09-16
nW-ATTENTIoN, NEW WORKERS

kS
Owing TO the large ana increasing attendance Of
members at the regular meetings Of the New York
Republican association and avoid interfering with
the work OF the Campaign Committee. It has been
found necessary to engage another and larger room
for the weekly meetingR.
The next regular meeting Of the association will be
held at German hail. NO, 6o5 Eleventh street north
west, Saturday next, the 18th instant at 1880 o'clock
.. m. The headquarters OF the campaign committee
will continue at room 81 lie Droit building.
BY order OF the associations g. v. N. OGDEN,
sel%it Secretary,
National Republican., 1880-09-16

Tho West Virginia republicans have com
pleted their organization for active cam
paign work, The association expects to
circulate $4,000 documents throughout
West Virginia during the time intervening
between the present and the 10Th of Octo-
bsr, The state has lately assumed the
rather surprising character Of doubtful
state. The greenback and labor element is
developing much greater strength and
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-18
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

To PRESERVE clothes pins Boil and
quickly dry them once or twice a month.
CEILINGS that have been smoked by a
kerosene lamp should be washed off
with soda water.
SHEETS should be three-quarters of a
yard wider than the bed, narrow sheets
beirg almost It's bad as none.
To PREVENT stoves from rustiny Ker-
osene applied with n rag to stoves will
keep them from rusting during the sum-
mer. 1t is also an excellent preserva-
tive to apply to all iron utensils about
farm.
MOTHS will work in carpets in rooms
that are kept warm in winter as well as
in the summer. A sure method of re-
moving the pests is to pour strong alum
water on the floor to the distance of half
yard Ground the edges before laying
the carpets. Then once or twice during
the season sprinkle dry salt over the
carpet before sweeping. Insects do not
like salt, and sufficient adheres to the
carpet to prevent their alighting upon it.
TEA-DRINKERs nowadays will do well
to apply the following simple test to
the tea purchased of their grocers
Turn out the infused leaves, and if they
are found good, brown color, With fair
substance, the tea will be wholesome !;
but if the leaves are black and of rot
ten texture, with an oily appearance,
the tea will not be fit to drink. The
purer the tea the more the distinctively
brown color of the leaf strikes the at
tention. The mixing that is frequently
adopted to reduce prices results in the
two kinds of leaves being supplied to-
gether. 1t is important to see that the
leaves have the serrated or sav-like
edges, without which no tea is genuine
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-18
Grass as a Material for Paper.

1t has been discovered that any of the
common grasses make superior article,
and patent has been issued to the dis
coverer. The following is the process:
1.-The manufacture of paper pulp and
paper from common grass Is one of the
novelties for which patent has been OBJ
tanned Any of the common grasses
found in the field, lawn, or meadows
may be used, and it is said that the
green grass pulp produced from them
makes II paper of great strength and
length of fibre, and possesses tenacity,
softness and fexibility; and further, that
this paper is even softer and more trans
parent than that made of linen. An adj
vantage not to be overlooked Is the one
of economy, since one square foot gives
in the whole year, 90 to 10 OF n pound
of green grass, making from 80, 1872 to
66,340 pounds to the acre One pound
of green grass makes One-fourth to one
sixth of pound of fine, bleached and
finished paper, or 2,711 pounds of fin
ished paper to the acre.
$50 long as the sap is in circulation
and the chlorophyl, silica, and other in
organic matters are not dried in, III which
event the fibre is seriously impaired for
the purpose of paper, either old oryoung
grass may be used, but to avoid danger,
it is best to have the grass cut or mown
before it begins to bloom.
"The first process of manufacture is to
pass the grass between the rollers of the
press. which brushes or loosens the
fibre and squeezes out most of the sap
1t is then freed from dirt by being thor
4 %,N1 ,h.,l ~ 10
in a large tank of water, in temperature
either warm or cold. A perforated false
bottom in the tank contains the grass
and allows the dirt to fall into the COM
partment below, from a pipe gives egress
to the dirt and wash water After suffi-
cient washing the crushed grass is boiled
in an open kettle, or in a steam kettle
with I've, in proportions of a pound OF
caustic soda, or two-tenths of n pound of
caustic potash, or six-tenths of lime to 100
pounds of grass. With an open kettle
the boiling is continued from four to five
hours: with steam kettle two hours will
suffice.
"From the kettle the material goes
into filtering-troug of magnesia for
about thirty minutes, then Is placed a
second time in a solution of carbonate of
Soda and finally, second time in a So
luton of sulphuric acid. These opera
tons may be repeated more or less, till
the pulp is as fine and white as required,
after which it is washed in clear water.
Another method is to filter the crushed
pulp with water-glass, and bleach it with
a solution of chloride of lime or chloride
of soda. Still another is to bleach the
crude pulp in chlorine gas, and finish with
water-glass, after which the pulp is
washed with clear water.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-18

There was great confusion during this ballot.
and the call of the roll was frequently inter-
rupted by the applause Of the audience and re-
peated cries of - Garfield Garfield J"
When Iowa was called Mr. Henderson, of
that State, arose and said Iowa casts twenty
two votes for James A. Garfield"
When Maine was called, Senator Hale rose
and said "NIaine cast fourteen votes for James
A. Garfield"
BY the time Wisconsin had been reached on
the roll, Garfield had 1852. The vote of that
State, If cast for him, would insure his nomina-
ton beyond all doubt.
When Wisconsin was called, Mr.. Cassidy,
of that State arose at sop. m, amid pro-
found silence. and said, slowly and deliberate
ly 1.-TWO for U. $. Grant and eighteen for
James A. Garfield"
These being the deciding votes, the conven-
ton and the galleries gave themselves up to
cheering, shouting, and the waving of banners
and handkerchiefs for some fifteen or twenty
minutes, after which he vote of Wisconsin was
corrected to twenty for Garfield.
After the announcement of the result Of the
ballot Senator Conkling arose and moved that
the nomination be made unanimous. Senator
Logan seconded the motion, and il was carried
with hurrah.
Mr.. Pixley, of California, nominated Elinu
B. Washburne, of Illinois seconded by Mr..
Mccarthy, of New York.
Mr.. Robinson, of Connecticut, named Mar
shall Jewell of that State.
Mr.. Hicks, of Florida, named Thomas Settle,
of North Carolina seconded by Mr.. Harris Of
the latter State.
MIR. Houk, of Tennessee nominated Horace
Maynard, Of that State.
Stewart s. Woodford of New York, proposed
the name of Chester A. Arthur, of New York.
The nomination was seconded by Gov. Denni-
son, of Ohio: Gen. Fitzpatrick, of New
Jersey; Emory A. Storrs, of Illinois
Mr.. Lynch, of Mississippi Harris, of Mary
land Filley, of Missouri Hicks, of Flori-
da Harris of North Carolina White, of Ken
tucky Mccarthy, of New York, and Quincy, Of
Texas.
William Chambers. of Texas, nominated Ex-
Gov. Edmund j. Davis. of that State.
The Secretary called the roll for a ballot for
Vice President, with the following result
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-18
How to Buy Meats.

There are not many house keepers who
have any thorough knowledge about
meats the condition i'll which it ought
to be bought, its appearance when it is
unfit for use, and the most desirable cuts
to purchase. This sort of knowledge is
most essential, especially when there ex-
lists so little conscience on the part of
the butchers. One fact should be re-
membered, and that is that III the pur-
chase of meats, as i'll everything else, the
best is the cheapest Cheap joints al
ways include large bones and sinews;
such joints should be used for soup and
gravies. For roasting and boiling choose
the better cuts, such as legs of mutton
and veal, ribs, sirloin and round of
beef.
Ok beef, when good and young, has a
fine open grain and good red color; the
fat is firm and white. The grain of COW
beef is closer and the color darker When
the fat of beef is hard and skinny, and
the lean of deep red, it is very inferior
Old meat may be known by line of
horny texture running through the meat
of the ribs. The cuts known as chuck,
brisket and round, are the least desirable.
dllu IlDo are DcSJ lOT
roasting.
In choosing mutton, look for frmness
and fineness of grain, good color and
firm, white fat. Lamb should be fresh.
The vein in the neck of lamb is blue
when the meat is fresh, but turns green
when kept too long. In buying hind
quarters, examine the kidney; there will
be slight smell if the meat is not as
fresh as it should be. Veal is generally
preferred when the meat is delicately
white, but it is better favored and more
juicy when the color is a little deeper.
To test veal look at the loin; if the kid
ney, which will be found on the under
side of one end of the loin, is enveloped
in firm and white fat, the meat is GER
tainly recently killed and undoubtedly
good. The kidney always changes first,
and then the meat is fabby and spotted,
and the suet soft.-NeU York Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-18

THE New York Elevated railroad was
sued for $4,000 damages for injuries
sustained in collision. The plaintiff
claimed that previous to the collision,
in March, 1879, he was, and had always
been, a man of robust and healthy
physique, had, in fact, never been sick
half day i'll his life. But by the coll
lision his spine was injured, his arm
broken, ribs fractured and driven into
his lungs. and his body bruised from
head to foot His life, he declares, will
be n torture until death comes TO re-
lieve him. The railroad company pre-
tended, however, that he was myth,
and insisted on his being brought into
court. He was carried i'll on a lounge.
He was palsied and paralyzed, and faint
ed away with exhaustion. After his
counsel had proved by witnesses the
power, vigor and health from which he
had been reduced, the railroad COM
pany at once perceived the mistake they
had made in permitting the mans con-
dition to appeal to the sympathies of
the Jury The railroad counsel were
willing enough to admit his existence
and hurry him out of court without his
testifying.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-18

phia, makes the following utterance Off
cially: "Never was intidelity more bold
or blatant. Newspapers are published
professedly in the cause of infidelity.
New books are written and old books re-
printed, and lecturers go from city to
city and town to town in the same un-
holy cause. And when an infidel of
note appears in any of our cities large
audiences, paying high prices for adj
mission, crowd the halls and hail with
applause the most profane and bias
phemous utterances of the speaker.
Closely allied with infidelity, and mani
testing itself with no less boldness, both
in this nation and those of Europe, Is
Communism. Here it declares war
against capital and seeks to put letters
upon labor. Especially on the Pacific
coast has it been most rampant and so
loudly has it clamored THE Chinese
must 90 that a candidate for the Chief
Magistracy of this nation has taken up
the cry and echoed it within the walls of
the Capitol" The Synod advises fast
ing and prayer to counteract these adj
verse influences.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-18

THIRTY-SIXTH AND LAST BALLOT.
While the roll was being called on this
ballot, there was much excitement, and many
changes were made from the Blame column
to Mr.. Garfield, and the total footed up
800 for the Ohio statesman, to BOG
for Grant, AZ for Blaine, 3 for Sherman
and 5 for Edmunds. AS 378
were necessary for choice, Mr.. Garfield was
declared the nominee. The nomination was
made unanimous, on motion of Senator Conk-
hing, seconded by Gen. Logan.
1t was upon this ballot that indiana withdrew
eighteen votes from Blaine six from Wash
burne, two from Sherman and one from Grant,
making total of twenty-seven, and cast them
for Garfield. Garfield also gained four votes
from Sherman in Maryland. Grant gained one
from Window in Minnesota, and one from
Blaine in Pennsylvania. Blaine gained one
from Washburne in Wisconsin, and one from
Sherman in Maryland. North Carolina trans
ferred a vote from Sherman to Garfield.
The thirty-sixth and final ballot, resulting in
the nomination of James A. Garfield, of Ohio,
was then proceeded with amid intense excite
ment. The vote by States as follows
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-18

The Chairman-Chester A. Arthur is NOM
mated as candidate for Vice President, and the
question now before the convention Is Shall
the nomination be made unanimous?
Mr.. McBeth, Of Missouri move YOU that
the nomination of Chester A. Arthur of New
York, be made unanimous.
MIR. Raymond, OF California-The nomina-
ton undoubtedly is one that will be eminently
satisfactory to the country, and, as the delega-
ton from California had another choice think
1t is but right and proper for California to move
TO make that unanimous.
The Chairman-Those in favor of making
the nomination unanimous will say aye; those
opposed, no. 1t is carried unanimously
On motion of Mr.. Conger, of Michigan. a
committee of one from each State was appoint
ed to notify Gen. Garfield and Gen. Arthur of
their nomination.
After passing vote Of thanks to the Chair
man and other officers, the convention, at ex-
actly 1880 p. M, adjourned sine die
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-18

A STORY is told in India of a parrot
which had learned so many phrases of
English that it constructed grammar
of the language, and, being missed one
day, was at last found perched on the
top of tamarind tree, instructing all
the parrots of the neighboring Jungle on
the rldiments of syntax. There are
people disposed to disbelieve parrot
stories, yet some of them can be posi-
lively substantiated. So, for instance,
one of our respected citizens, wooing a
widow, was interrupted at critical
moment in his fervent address 10y voice
from the cage in the window asking, in
sorrowing tones "Who kissed the
cook?"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-18
Had to Leave Off.

"Do trees leave, pa? asked young
investigator, as he observed the thicken-
ing foliage.
yes, my SON" patronizingly.
but they don't go anywhere.
"Oh, well. They don't leave, of
course"
"They'd be awful dry sticks if they
didn't leave, wouldn't they?"
Young man, I'm engaged on prob
lem. Gro into the house, or you'll get
sprouted, leaves or no leaves. +" thus
the young mind is permitted to grow up
in ignorance and superstition. -NeW
HaUen Registor.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-18

Chambers Journal tells us Ludlow
street, a very unsavory quarter of New
York, is inhabited chiefly, if not wholly,
by Poles. They are the cat-meat pur-
veyors of the city, hunting the streets at
night to capture cats for sausage. Three
of them especially devote themselves to
getting, feeding, and breeding cats for
the table. The cats captured are care
fully examined. Those in good plight
are ut once killed The others are fat
tened. When kept i'll yard, the walls
are smeared with something so obnoxious
to the feline nature that no cat will pass
it, A recent visitor to Ludlow-street
yard says: 'It presented a most anus
ing spectacle. About 100 cats of all
sizes, colors and ages We're sleeping,
eating, quarrelling and caterwauling /;
all grades being represented, from the
handsome Angora and Maltese to the
homely backyard Tom. When con-
sidered fit for eating, the cats are sold to
small butchers who make a specially of
cat sausage. The delicacy has ready
sale, which is ever increasing. Those
who indulge in it declare cat meat SUI
perior to any rabbit.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-18

No OTHER Republican Convention ever
cast as many ballots as the one that
nominated Garfield Fremont and Grant
were each nominated on a single ballot
Lincoln was nominated on the third bal
lot the first time, and on the first ballot
the second time. Henry Clay, William
Writ. Martin Van Buren, and Gen. Har-
rison were nominated on the first ballot.
In some of the old Wing and Demo-
cratic conventions there were regular
sieges. Gen. Scott was nominated on
the fifty-third ballot, and Franklin
Pierce on the forty-ninth. The Charles
ton Democratic Convention of 1860 had
ffty-seven ballots, and adjourned with
out making n nomination.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-18

The question of slavery has again
come to the front in Egypt, and has been
made the subject of special meetings of
the Council of Ministers. News came
down to Cairo, some weeks ago, that a
caravan of slaves had arrived at Stout.
the capital of Upper Egypt, and was en-
camped outside the town. All the au-
thorities of Stout MUST have known of
the caravan, including the officials of
the special bureau established for the
suppression of the slave trade, yet the
information was only brought to Cairo
by Swiss gentleman totally unconnect-
ed with the Government. A General of
Brigade was at once sent to Stout with
troops, and he surrounded the slavers'
camp by night and seized what remained
of the slaves. The tacit countenance
lent to the forbidden traffic by all the To-
cal authorities of Stout is hardly more
important as an indication of public
sentiment than is the renewed use of an
abandoned slave route as showing the
revival of the old trade. Perhaps the de-
parture of Col. Gordon may be the cause
of the revival.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-18

WHILE famine scourges great districts
of Asia, and hunger drives from Ireland
and other parts of Europe the starving
peasantry, it is instructive to examine
the agricultural statistics of our own
country, which show an enormous in
crease of production. In fourteen years,
since 1865, our production of wheat has
increased from 14S, $50, 800 bushels to
AS, 756, 900 bushels of corn, from 704, =
427, 1853 bushels to 1,544, 800, 900 bush
els; of cotton, from 2,22S, 9S7
bales to 5,O2O.3S7 bales, and of
tobacco, from 1S3,316,953 pounds to
3S4, 059, $50 pounds. The production of
wheat and barley has trebled; corn,
cotton, and tobacco more than doubled
oats increased nearly 140, 900, 600 BUSH
els potatoes nearly doubled, and hay
increased nearly one-third The cotton
crop of 1873 and 1879 was the largest
ever raised. The ten crops from 1852
to 1861, raised by slave labor, numbered
"a, 995, 440 bales. The ten crops from
1870 to 1879, inclusive, raised by free
labor, numbered Al, 454, TAB bales. The
productive capacity of this country
seems almost limitless. Millions of
acres lie yet untitled, inviting the poor
of all lands to homes and happiness they
can never know in their own country.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-18

BISHOP SMITH, of the Episcopal
church, is the oldest Bishop in this
country. His age is Sc. His ordination
as a deacon dates from 1917, and as a
clergyman from 1SlS-sixty-two years
ago. He was made Bishop i'll 1882, so
that he will be able, two years hence, to
celebrate the fftieth anniversary of his
elevation. In England the oldest Bishop
is DR.. Oliphant, of Llandaff, but he is
younger by four years than Bishop
Smith, and his elevation took place sew
enteen years later. The Oldest in Ire
land is DR.. Knox, of Down, but he was
not born until Bishop Smith was IA
years of age, and when he was conse-
Grated Bishop Smith had been eight
years in the chair.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-18
PreciOus-Metal Mining in the United
States.

Whoever looks over the whole field of
American precious-metal mining will be
convinced that this industry is certain to
make a very rapid growth in what is left
of this century. He will also come to the
conclusion that the production of silver is
destined to increase very rapidly for a
score or SO of years to come, provided the
demand for this much-slandered metal
does not fall too far short of the supply.
Beyond brief term this yield of silver
will surely diminish, especially if there is
any cons 1erable lowering in its price.
The obseivant eye can also see that the
production of gold is likely To be ex-
tended to many new fields, and that the
yield of this metal is, in the future,
likely to he rather more steady than that
of its bulkier sharer in the greed of men.
North America and the twin Continent
ON the south are doubtless to be the
great producers of precious metals in
the future; their store of silver must be
of greater value Mt the present price of
this metal than their store of gold. If
the world continues to use silver in the
coming century MS it has in the past
thirty centuries, there is fair prospect
that our continent will win some thou
sands of millions from its silver-bearing
lodes. Even if we make what seems to
me the mistake of gold alone as a
basis of exchange, the production of
this metal will no doubt give us a larger
mining industry than any other country
can expect to gain. Monthly.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-18

A COMPANY has been organized in
Philadelphia for the purpose of develop
ing the coal-felds of Russia, the Gov
eminent of that country having accord
ed valuable concessions to one of the
members in recognition of his services
in purchasing war material for the use
of the Cars troops in this country.
The capital stock is 81, 900, and
among the stockholders are such men as
Col. Scott, Wayne MacVeagh and
Wharton Barker.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-18
A Spoiled Sermon.

A Yarmouth (Me.) preacher, while
illustrating the need and efficacy of
prayer, drew an illustration from his own
experience He was out on "a lake i'm
boat, when by mischance he lost both
oars. The wind was rising, night was
coming on and he was in imminent dam
ger of being swamped and finding q
watery grave. What could he do? Evil
IDENTIFY nothing for himself, so he knelt
down and prayed long and fervently for
deliverance. He placed himself in the
hands of the Lord and so was saved.
So he passed from one thing to another,
and Mt last the sermon was finished He
raised his hands to pronounce the bene-
diction. The audience stood with bowed
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-18

THERE is one thing most creditable to
the city of Washington which strikes
foreigners very forcibly. Sightseeing
at the capital is not attended by any de-
mand upon the pockets of the visitors.
No fee is charged for admission, and the
attendants never hold out their hands
for a quarter. One can visit every place
of public interest in Washington without
expending cent.