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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31
A Sailors Life at Sea.

In an article upon the general features
of sailors life, published in the Boston
Commercial Bulletin, the writer says
After the pilot leaves the vessel at the
mouth of the harbor, the captain assumes
command, then officers and crew begin
to understand each other. In olden
times it was customary for the crew and
officers to make this day the decisive one
rs to whether the officers or men were to
take charged"
The most trifing act indicative of in
subordination ON the part of the crew, or
the first harsh word from an officer, was
sufficient to throw "all hands" into a
tumult-as the result of this fresh battle
determined the character of the rule
throughout the voyage. Heaven help
the officers who are overwhelmed by the
turbulence of the crew in this, their first
encounter. For while the men dare not
openly disobey the orders from their of
iicers. they will contrive to render their
obedience iii such q manner as to cause
their unfortunate mate the greatest
chagIin.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31
Twenty Dollars Reward.

A gentleman in Conyers, Ga, offers
the above sum AZ "a reward to any person
who will, Oh sight, read the following
without mispronouncing a word
One morning L found myself in a
queer locale, amid vast area of burn
ing sands. To my relief L deserted AN
oasis but, alas it turned out to be a
mirage. could see, as 1 thought, cas-
cades, geysers and gewgaws indescriba-
BILE. When complained to an Edowite
of such deceptive land the untOward
fellow treated me with contumely. /
was only saved by the timely appear
ance of channels from the puissant blows
OF the nuisance which leaped up from
the root of pyranidal cypress, mt
which he fired his fuse. This perverse
creature was so maddened by my escape
that he committed .felo de sc. He was
the protege of the King, and had been
for some time his employee in decipher-
ing cruciform inscriptions, and may
have been Chaldean. Though cleanly
dressed, he was not clearly. Now
seeking recess by a stream filed with
animalcules, wrote an exquisite essay,
drawing on my fertile brain, which /
read each alternate day for week, and
then wrapped it mp and placed it in an
alcove for safe keeping"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31

in the traitors heart. A card with a
proper inscription was tied in the mans
button. hole, and his body was deposited
at the foot of tree by the roadside.
None of the newspapers noticed the
death except the Government organ,
which, though well knowing the facts,
said the man had been killed by robbers.
This was to reassure the other spies in
the employ of the Government, who, If
they had known the truth, would have
wished to find pleasanter employment.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31
Rirds I'm HeligOland.

Heligoland is the most celebrated
station in the world for studying the
migration of birds. This little island is
hardly hundred acres in extent-an
isolated, triangular rock of red sand
stone, with perpendicular cliffs 200 or
300 feet in height all around il. 1t is
mostly cultivated, and its resident birds
are hardly more than dozen species
but III spring and autumn migrating
birds make it resting-place, and these
are watched for and shot or trapped by
almost the whole population, and the
results have been carefully chronicled
for the last twenty-five years 10y Mr..
Gatke, an experienced resident ornithol-
ogist. The amazing result is that MS
many species of birds have been OBJ
tanned IN this minute islet a. in any
country in Europe, while the vast mum.
Der Of the migrating Aocks is shown by
the fact that $1,000 larks have some
times been caught in one night.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.


The awful fact is beyond doubt,
The cage was open, aud Dick flew out
" hat shall dor" cried Pet. half wild,
Aud Nurse Debsays, why. bress you, child.
! knows plan datl nebber fail;
Jes put some salt OIL yer brides tail"
"Why, you SHY old nurse, 'twould never do;
That plan Is worthy poose like you.
" hatl salt for birds. No sugar. say;
I'll coax him back 10 me right away"
But wicked Dick, with his round black eyes,
lie wouldn't be caught In tins gentle wise.
Mamma comes in, and she sees the pl ght;
IL will take her wits 10 ret ~ right
That big bantana on Dsb's black head,
Ere Dies can jump, Ills over him spread;
Then two soft hands, they hold him fast;
The bright little rogue Is caught at last
As into his cage the truant goes
Pet says, " Now nurse, do suppose
That SAT- and sugar, though two nice things
Are not n match Tor "A BRIDES wings;
And, D.b, | think we must allow,
When things 10 he done mamma knows how
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31

A PAPER MANUPACTURING firm purpose
converting 10000 acres of timber land
in Somerset county, Pennsylvania, into
paper. A large gang of workmen has
been sent TO the tract to begin improve
ments. There will be erected n shanty
fifty feet in length, twelve feet in width,
and eight feet high. The shanty once
completed, work will be begun on a
large store building, thirty dwelling
houses, and nm enormous digester for
the cooking and steaming of wood in
the manufacture Of pulp, and a huge
building to be used in the manufacture
of paper sacks and wrapping paper All
these preparations are preliminary to
reducing 1900 acres of forest TO news,
book, and fine writing papers.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31

A TRAIN Of emigrants lost themselves
in an Oregon desert, thirty years ago,
and wandered for several days before
finding their way out. They afterward
said that they had seen place strewn
with nuggets OF gold, but were at the
time suffering starvation, and did not
supp, they would live to care anything
about the treasur,. A grizzly old man
was recently encountered in that region.
He had been searching since 1850 for
these nuggets, and declared that he
would stick to it until he died.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31

JONI Il. GoUaH has been a public
speaker for thirty-eight years, and has
never met an audience that he did not
feel like running away from. The older
he grows the more timid he becomes.
He was so frightened in Surgeons
church that he was obliged to calm him
self in the vestry. He has frequently
been compelled to walk up and down .
street in front of lecture hall in order
to cool off. He says that the trouble
with platform orator is that his best
stories do not take with the audience.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31

ACCUSATIONS III dishonesty are now
made 10y some of the MorYons against
their Bishops III connection with the
tithing system. Every Mormon is re-
qHired to give to the church authorities
one-tenth of all his products if he is a
farmer, the same proportion of his profits
if he is III mercantile or professional
business, and of his wages if he is an
employee. Special officers are appoint
ed 70 collect these tithes, and they are
exacted with the utmost rigor. Five
hundred Mormons lately went into Colo
RADIO TO work on railroad, and supposed
they were for the time safe from the
customary exaotion, but Brigham Young,
Jr., followed them. and demanded a
tenth of their pay. The tithes yield no
less than 81 900, 900 a year to the church,
and Of this large revenue the head men
make no accounting to the people. 1t is
charged that more corrupt and success
full ring than Twecd's exists at Salt Lake
City, and it's early downfall IL predicted.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31

GEN. w. w. VOOLFOLK, who served
IN the Florida and other Indian wars,
died recently i'll Nashville, aged 81 years.
He was the richest man i'll Tennessee at
the breaking out of the war, his pro-
perry consisting of plantations, slaves
and blooded horses of national fame,
but at the time of his death he was
comparatively poor.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31

DANIEL DAVIS, of Washington, Me-,
died recently at the age of l03 years.
He was in possession of his faculties I'M
ill the last, and until within few days
Of his death was able to be about, when
stroke of paralysis ended his life.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31
Official Census Figures.

The following table shows the popula-
ton of Michigan by counties according
to the census of 1880, as officially ascer-
tanned and reported by the bureau at
Washington, all but seven counties be-
ing included. These figures are given
in the first column; the second column
contains the population in 1874, accord
ing to the State census; and the third
column contains the population accord
ing to the United States census OF 1870 !:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31

Two REBELS fought over poker table
in 1862, and were separated. Recently
they met at a game of poker in Spencer
county, Ky. When they recognized
each other, they took up their fight just
where it left off eighteen years ago, and
slashed away at each other until the
crowd overpowered them.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31

SENATOR BURNSIDE entertains. like a
prince. He has retained his camp SER
wants and cook since army days. The
butter and vegetables used ut his Wash
ington dinners are made and raised on
his Rhode Island farm.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31

A YOUNG lady of Columbus, Ohio, has
made herself heroine by stopping a
runaway horse. She was carrying two
packages, when runaway horse came
dashing along. She put her packages
down, and grabbed the bit when the
horse camo along. She was dragged
some distance, but stopped the horse
and turned it over 10 the driver
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31

PLAYFUL little wife just married ITO
husband holding cloak -"And now. Won
clumsy dear, do let me show You how
you ought to hold it. Recollect. you'Il
have to do this all your lifel" For the
first time since the ceremony he thought
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31

WHAbRRs returned from Alaska bring
marvellous tales of silver mountains dis
covered there, gold-bearing quartz lying
about in profusion, and coal-felds of
vast extent. If half that is said is true,
Alaska may yet prove to be worth all the
money paid for it.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31
Ghe Gne Norsl'erner.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1880.

Mrs. SENATOR LOGAN superintends
her husbands correspondence, debating
to stenographer for hours at time.
She also assists the Senator IL collecting
materials for reports and addresses.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31
A Doctors Joy.

A doctor tells, with pardonable pride,
how, being called in at the debut of his
career to consultation with an eminent
prince of the science, he had insisted,
despite the opinion of his famous senior,
that the patient had an incurable affec-
ton of the heart "And what were my
delight and PRIDE" he says, beamingly.
ION learning three days later that my
patient had gone off precisely IS had
declared he would.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31

81 KNOW how many days there are in
n year-three hundred and sixty five
and a fourth" Parent" Is that 20 |?
Where does the fourth come in 2" Pu-
pill" Fourth of July"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31

A RUSSIAN spy named Kulakow has
been assassinated. He had been the
means of delivering more than 100 Nj
hilists to the Government. Three OF
those arrested 10y his treachery were
hanged, and the remainder sent to ST.
beria. His true character was at last
discovered. A former class-mate of his
enticed him to "a village feast mt Igna-
towka, in the neighborhood of Kew. AT
| o'clock in the morning he and three
others started home in troika, Rus
sian wagon with three horses. AT half
the distance back one who had been
charged with the duty Of fulfilling the
order of the seosion plunged his poniard
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31

ONE Of the marvels that tinanciers are
endeavoring to explain is what has be-
come of the 5000, 900, 900 of gold import
ed to and mined III the United States
within the last two years. Notwithstand-
ing the bankers say nobody wants gold,
more than 500, ZOO, 900 i'll gold coin
have left the bank counters, disappeared
from view and have been absorbed into
general circulation. A greater puzzle Is
of gold and silver estimated TO have been
produced in the world since the dis
covery of America. Only portion of 1t
is in use as money, for Mr.. Burchard
the Superintendent of the Mint in his last
report, after very liberal assignment to
France and India, still finds less than
SO, 900, 900, 600 of gold and 81, 500, 900, 600
of silver in circulation. The estimated
consumption of gold and silver in the
arts, manufactures and Communications
is about $4,000, 900 i'll works alone.
Between 1880 and 1875 the worlds pro-
duction of gold was 1856, 600, 600 and
of silver 81, 9lS, 900, 600, total of more
than $1,000, 100000. A comparison OF
the amount of gold produced in seventy
five years, with the amount in circula-
ton, will show that not only all of the
orr OiDal stock M cold In tha Wpatarn
world in 1880 disappeared from view,
but that one-fourth the subsequent pro-
duction has been applied to some use
other than that of coinage. Mr..
Burchard estimates the consumption of
gold in the United States for use in the
manufactures, arts, etc., at so, 900
gold and $4,000, 600 silver during the
wear
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-12-31

The case of Ellick against Ellick was
adjourned at Troy by mutual agreement.
The husband, very old colored man,
was shown to have been recently re-
leased from State prison. "Why were
you sent up?" asked the Judge in a
stern voice. 81 took ride" MUIR
INJURED the old man, "wid anoder man s
horse and anoder mans buggy; dat's all,
but l repeat l wants dis we're trial adj
journed" The Judge was touched by
the appearance and situation of the aged
plaintiff, whose head had droppedforward
upon his collar-button and whose form
swayed to and fro under the heavy load
of humiliation which he was carrying.
And so the court determined to make
the defendant bear her share of the dis
grace. Turning toward her he asked :
"How many husbands have you? )"
Must tell?" "You must" "Well,
your Honor, I'm married to dis we're old
Statc-prison bird, and to Mr.. Holden,
and to Mr.. johnson, and to Mr.. Rogers.
Denis all l can tink of now, but if you'll
adjourn de case maybe can recollect
one or two more" "All right" ex-
claimed the Judge, as the request has
been made by both the plaintiff and de-
PENDANT, declare the case adjourned. >"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-16
ASTONISHING THE NATIVES.


From CAanbers's Journal
Mr.. WhympCr won the admiration uf his Alaskan
friends by the exhibition oil a few of those amusing
pyrOtechnic toys termed PharaOhs serpCnts. Sir
Samuel Baker found u galyanic battery q snIe
with Rot lamar, Of FaikO, the traveller placed the
two handles Of the apparatus IN tie hands
of that pOtentate, which gave. a ehock
and sent him away surprised and delighted and
nothing pleased the King OF Unyoro 50 much rs wit
Messing the effect OF electricity - ,nC members Of
his court and household, every one OF whom was COM
upon .e operator putting the battery 10 it's utmost
power and going into rOIr5 OF laughter mt the sight
of his fayorite minister rolling on his back In con-
tortiUns, without the possibility Of letting the tor
turing handles fall from his grasp.
The author of " Two Years IN FIJI found scali-
fer Ia kind of cuppnG-glas of even greater service
to himself, while yielding unbOunded delight to
the natives. Nothing" ho writes, d" was cOnsid-
cred witty by those in the secret than to place
this apparently harmless instrument on tho back OF
some unsuspccting native and touch the spring
I'm an instant twelve ances would plunge into the
swarthy flesh. Then would follow . lOng-drawn
cry, scarcely audible amidst the peals of laughter
from the bvsandcrs. AS soon as the ma
tive recovered from The alarm consequent
on the suddenness of this attack, he would
ask TO have the application repeated perhaps six
seven times. The reason OF this was not very
evident at first. but ! found by-and-by that the
operation was Onsdorcd wholesome one. and
also that the regularity of the marks left on tho
skin was much admired. At time of great scarcity
when the natives refused TO sell any food | be-
Thought myself of the scariler and bV cxacting n
-
operated on, succeeded in collecting enough supplies
to complete the journey"
missionary stationed at one Of tho South Sea
Islands determined TO give his residence coat of
whitcwash. To obtain this in the absence OF lme
coral was reduced to powder by burning. The ma
tiVCs watched the process of burning with interest
believing the coral was being cooked for them TO
eat. Next morning they bcheld the missonary's
cottage gitterlng in the rising sun white rs snow
They danced, they sang, they screamed with joy
The whole island was In cOmmOtIOn. Whitewash
became the rage; Happy. was the coquotte
who could enhance her charms by
n daub of tho white brush. Conten-
lions arose. One party urged their superior rank
another obtained possession of tho brush and
valiantly held It against all cOmers n third tried
TO upset the tub to obtain OF the precious cos
metic. To quiet the hubbub, more whtewash was
made ; and III n week not hut, domestic utcnsil
q waT-club, or n garment but was as white MS snow ;
not an inhabltant but bad a skin painted with gro
tesque figures; not pig that was not wlitencd ;
and even mothers might be seen in every direction
caDering joyously, and yelling with delight at the
superior beauty Of their whitGwashed babies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-16
CLOTHED IN THITE.

Clothed in white-a happy child at play,
Her face all radiant as the hues OF morning.
With fairy step she trod
A creature lovely as the flowers Of May,
Who could bewitch us with her childish scornlhg
Or rule us with nod.
Clothed i'm whte-wlth blossoms in her hair
maiden whom to love appeared a duty
A spell around her hung;
A sense Of all that Nature makes most fair,
That filled with rapture all WHO watched nel
beauty,
Or heard her silver tongue
Clothed in white-she heard the wedding-chime,
Finishing beneath her crown Of orange-iOwers,
As her soft answer flows
Like music, with no prescience of the time
When DER her life, which love 80 fOndly dowers,
Tho shadOwy grave will close.
Clothed in whte-heT form We seem to see
Shine IN the glory of a new existence,
Defying Time and night
And from all earth-boTn memories set free
While we. like travellers tOIling In the distance.
Yearn for the coming light.
JOSEPH VEREY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-16
THE BRONTES POETRY.
Peter Bame IN The LITERARY World.


1t Is striking illustration of the state of sever
ance and solitude, in relation both to their father
and their brother, in which these girls lived, that
neither Branwell nor Mr.. BrontG was consulted as
to the merit OF the poems or taken into the secret
of publication curious. almost pathetic interest
Is cast upon this circumstance by the fact
that the father had himself published pc. pc.
Museum Library, entitled The Rural Minstrel q
Miscellany OF Descriptive POems,0 which was given
to the world by the Row. Patrick BrOnt9 in 1913.
At that date neither Anne, Emily nor Charlotte was
born. FOrty.stx years later, when all his children
were dead, MT. Bront6 published second volume,
also tiny, styled simply 90, " Cottage Poems" The
ford. l have glanced over both, and have not seen
anything extraordinary in either.
There is almost trace of originality in thought
feeling or imagery. strong Evangelical senti-
ment of tho old type-the Grlmshaw, TOplady and
WilborforCe tyDe-pervades the poems; the Bible is
the authors avowed model, authoritative and insu-
perable, both In matters Of thought and of style;
Broad Church speculation, High Church enthusi-
asn, aro alike absent, The versifcation 10 smooth,
and the most observable, perhaps, Of the char
acteristics of the writer Is an unaffected.
perpetual, child-ike delight in the wayside
beautie9 OF nature He never tires of talking
about birds and flowers and dewdrops and a fres6
glimpse now and then ShOwD that he does not ssho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-16
IN IRASCIBLE HORMPLAYER.
From The Thenirh

Whilst was lingering In the gay and good-tem-
pered Kaiserstadt, lOath to quit that 6ospltable
headquarters of good music and harmless fun /
heard a pleasant story of Richard LEVY who be-
sides filing the important post or chicfinspector IN
the Imperial Opera House Ian Office regret to saw
he contempatcs resignng is one of tho
finest hOrn-players in Europe and, moreover
notorious throughout the musical world for the
smartness and pungcncy of his repartecs Some
years ago. when his solo playing on the cor dn1Lais
was all the rage in VIennese society," he was en-
gagged to perform ut private party, and having
selected peculiarly sentimental aria as his item
in tue evenings programme, was breathing the
most ducet and sOul-subduing tones into his nsrr-
ment. All present, save only two, Were listening
10 his tender strains with Tapt attention and In
profound silence.
The two exceptions were n lady and one of his
most Intimate friends, a dramatic author who had
only few days previously, brought out his first
comedy at the Burg Theatre. This gentleman
chatted on only too audibly, with his fair neigh-
Dor whilst Levy was producing the most pathetic
sounds, his eyes meanwhile darting shafts of rage
and at the pair Of delmQuents, butmOre espec-
ally fixing" his nconsderate friend, who obv-
Ously tckled by the remarks Of his fellOw-ofender
INDUCED In repeated and obstrcperOus bursts Of
laughter As soon, however. as Richard Levy had
terminated his solo, and the applause of his audi
ence had somewhat subsidized he walked straight
up to the seat Of the untimely cachnnator and OK
claimed, In voice that was distinctly audible to
the whole assembled company IL is not nice Of
you, my good friend, to laugh whilst am playing.
saw your comedy the evening before last, and tho
deuce O bit did laugh ct itP Dirt, ct lbsTauit
AMMAN.