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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-04

hotel and said that he wished to propose
marriage to the young woman. BY skill
full maneuvering the latter was informed
of the romantic turn of affairs, but, like a
good girl, she wanted nothing to do with
a stranger. Taking another tack, the
miner then approached the girls father,
who, seeing that the miners proposition
was in every way wellintended, showed no
resentment. The girl was called to the
room. No sooner had she entered than
the lover placed $50, 900 in money on the
table with the remark that, if "the little
girl would have him, thar's her weddin'
present." But the girl refused point
blank, and the disconsolate miner went
to another hotel.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-04

FRED DOUGLASS says that one cold
winter night less than a dozen years
ago he lectured in an Illinois town,
twenty miles from Peoria, and he was
compelled to reach Peoria that night
long after everybody was in bed. Mr..
Douglass thought that he would have to
walk the streets all night, because on
account of his color no hotel would re-
ceive him. A friend insisted that when
he reached Peoria, no matter what the
time of the night was, he should seek a
certain house, where, indeed, he was
welcomed and warmed The house was
that of Robert j. Ingersoll.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-04

THE daughters of the late Brigham
Young have not very high opinion of
the virtues of their sire, as is not un-
natural with their knowledge of the
workings of Mormonism. One of them,
who was lately expelled from the church
for suing some of the rascally brethren
who attempted to rob her, when en-
treated to return to the fold recently,
replied: "My father, prophet though
you call him, broke many a woman's
heart. If it required of me to break as
many hearts and ruin as many women
as my father did, 1 should go to perdi-
ton before L would go back into the
church. s religion which breaks
womens hearts and ruins them is OF the
devil. That's what Mormonism does.
Don't talk to me of my father"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-04

In virtue of recently promulgated
police ordinance, every Russian state
employe finds himself called upon to
produce duly-attested certificate prov
ing that he has, at least once within the
last twelve months, partaken of the holy
communion and confessed his sins to an
ordained priest. This has elected a
characteristic counter-move from the
Nihilists, in the shape of threat, pub
ished in their organs, to burn down all
the monasteries in Russia.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-04

AMAsA WILsEY, of Petaluma, Cal,
dreamed last fall that he would die on
May l, 1880. The occurrence impressed
him, though he affected to attach no
importance to it, and he joined three
life insurance societies, SO as to leave
his wife provided for in case of his
death. On May he was apparently i'll
perfect health. A dinner was to have
been given to him in the evening to
celebrate his escape from fulfillment
of the dream. The party had just
gathered, when he fell from his chair
stricken by heart disease, and died in a
few minutes.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-04

. .
In order to arrive ut an estimate of
the average profits to the companies,
33I per cent. of the premiums, for ex-
penses and taxes, should be added to the
losses paid.
On this basis 55.4 per cent. of the
premiums have been paid out for losses;
SS.7 per cent. for losses, expenses and
taxes, leaving lib per cent. OF the gross
premiums as the average yearly profits
of the decade. This is simply an aver
age, and Includes the experience on
both fire and marine business of the nu-
merous companies that have during this
period transacted business herein.
The amount of premiums reported by
the fire and inland companies rs received
in this State, on which tax has been COW
cred into the treasury for the nine years
period of 1871 to 1880 is nearly twice rs
large as the sum reported for the ten
years period of 1861 to 1870 Cloth in
clusive) Owing to imperfect returns no
estimate can be made from 1860 to 1870
of the amount of risks written in that
period. From 1870 TO 1880 the number
of companies has largely increased and
the risks written have multiplied in a
large ratio.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-04

BILE to the ground to he seized by the
dogs. She seized the big dog by the
scalp with one paw, and had succeeded
in tearing the scalp nearly off when
death put an end to her struggle. The
last one, on being measured, was nine
feet long from tip to tip. All the pan
theirs were full grown, except one, which
was only about two-thirds grown. They
were all killed within two hours
Butter County (Ore.) Enterprise.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-04

The royal family of England is in bad
luck in the way of accidents attending
their drives. First, the Princess Louise
was thrown from sleigh by the run
ming away of the team, and sustained
injuries from which she has not yet fully
recovered. Next the Duke of Con-
naught was thrown from his dogcart
and seriously injured; and, lastly, the
Queen and the Princess Beatrice mar
rowly escaped an accident, through the
fractions behavior of one of their horses,
while out driving.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-04

A MINER who had struck it rich in
one of the Colorado districts put up at a
Chicago hotel. He evidently had jour
neyed East to see the world. He was
about 30 years of age, rough and un-
couth, like most others, and dressed in
the permanent style prevailing in West
ern mining towns-that is to say, he wore
high-heeled boots, pair of pantaloons
"picked n year too soon," wide
brimmed, soft felt hat and red flannel
shirt. During his first meal at the hotel
a comely young woman who sat opposite
won his heart completely. The miner
went directly to the proprietor of the
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-04

AT the recent wedding of Gen. Sher-
mans third daughter, the groom added
to the floral decorations ship of flowers
anchored upon sea of roses. The
brides old nurse entered the room with
her mother, and the wedding procession
was preceded by two children bearing
on salvers, one the wedding ring, and
the other silver bowl of holy water.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-04
Miss FRANCES WILLARD desired to

Miss FRANCES WILLARD desired to
make ten minutes speech before the
Methodist General Conference mt Gin
cinnati upon the subject of temperance.
A long and excited debate of several
hours ensued upon the question of per-
hitting her. No objection was offered
to the subject; it was the lecturer they
objected to. Nor was it to herself per-
sonally that objection was made, but to
her as the representative of talking
sex, which ST. Paul explicitly forbade
to speak i'll meeting, and implicitly
ordered to stay mt home, cook the food,
take care of the babies, and mind
her own business. ST. Paul, being a
bachelor, understood perfectly the duties
and proprieties to which the female sex
should submit, and stated them very
clearly and emphatically. The apostle
had many champions in the conference
who presented his view very ably and
forcibly; but they were Overruled and
the conference voted that Miss Willard
should be allowed to speak. After this
hard-fought battle had been won Miss
Willard declined addressing them on
the subject of temperance, because she
had no idea of the strong opposition
that would be manifested in the con-
ference. SO that st. Paul and the OPP
ponents of woman's public talking won
the victory after they thought they had
lost it.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-04
The Trne Northerner.
FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1880.

THE project of building bridge across
the river mt Detroit has been decided
adversely by the House Commerce Com
mittee, and for this term of Congress, at
least, the matter will be allowed to rest.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-04

This makes an increase of thirteen
over last year, and the largest number
ever authorized at any one time i'll this
State.
The general condition of the COM
panies, although entirely solvent and
sound, does not give indication that the
business of fire underwriting in 1879 re-
eived that impetus of renewed pros
perity which SO generally seemed to adj
vance the interests and profits of nearly
every other commercial interest of the
country. The year 1879, while promis-
ing greater activity to- all the pursuits of
industry and G mmerce. did not actually
result iii any increase of profits, or better
rates to underwriters.
This may be seen in the fact that of
104 companies of other States, forty
eight exceeded their income, by their
expenditures, in the sum of 81, 49,
1872. 20.
OF the eighteen of the foreign COM
panies, two exceeded III expenditures
their income in the sum of $50, SOP. 30
rs relating to the business in the United
States
This excess of expenditures over inf
come, in most cases, was the result o.
paying dividends.
The entire capital stock represented
by the companies embraced in this re-
port amounts to $i5, 4S7, 200; surplus as
regards policy holders, SIS, 901, 1877 and
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-04

Gov. CORNELL, OF New York, is said
to look pale and careworn under the
burden of Office.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-04

The report of Samuel III. Row, the
Commissioner of Insurance for the
State of Michigan, just issued, furnishes
the following:
The number of fire insurance compa-
MES now authorized in Michigan Is as
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-04

the surplus over capital and all other liza
abilities aggregates 49,, 607, 013.
But two companies show an impair
ment of capital, aggregating $56,313.
The following is the grand aggregate
of Michigan fire-insurance business in
1879:
WRITTEN.
Fire. sl4s, 7O7, 500. G5
Inland. 13,145624.13
Total sl61, $3.50, 10
PREMIUMS RECEIVED.
~, 'oo'oo
Inland. Observation-Disclosures. 76,422.5S
LOSSES PAID.
FIRE si,Vzllt
Inland. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 42S29.92
Total. 81 ,OG4 O05.6
LOSSES INCURRED.
Inland. 33,395.97
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

A NEW YORK physician writes: ~ believe
sunstroke and apoplexy can he cured almost
surely, if taken in any kind of time. First-Rub
powerfully on the back of the head and neck
making horizontal and downward movements
This draws blood from the front brain and vital
lies the involuntary nerves. Second-While
rubbing, call for cold water Immediately, which
apply to the face and to the hair on the top and
sides of the head. Third-Call for bucket of
water rs hot as can be borne, and pour it by dip
perfulls on the back of the head and neck for
several minutes. The effect will be wonderful
for vitalizing the medulla obl0ngata; it vital
ICES the whole body, and the patient will start
mp in very short time. Persons with large,
active brains and weak bodies, will be more la
BILE to sunstroke or apOplexy, and should wear
light-colored, cool hats, in summer, wet the hair
occasionally, and if they feel brain pressure
coming on, should rub briskly on the back of the
neck, and put cold water ON the front and top of
the head. These remarks if needed, will pre-
vent great danger and great suffering | have
never known this method to fail."-CiaciARati
Gazette
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29
What to Drink in Summar

A great deal of harm to health and many
deaths result, as everybody knows, from injudi-
cious use of cold liquids to quench thirst during
our blazing summers. Persons exposed to the
heat, especially those hard at work, can not or
will not refrain from drinking, for they feel the
need of supplying the waste from copiOus perspi-
ration. What, then, shall they drink Water
seeIls, under the circumstances to be inadequate
to the wants of the system. 1t passes through
the circulation of the skin rs through a sieve,
and flows over the surface in streams. big
drink of cold, or even cool water, an empty
stomach is very dangerous; it is liable to pro-
duce sudden death. The danger may be avoid
ed, il is said, 10y putting farinaceOus substances
particularly Oat meal with the water to be drank
by laborers, the proper proportion being three or
four ounces of meal TO a gallon of wafer Why
oatmeal should be better than rye, milet, buck
wheat, or corn meal, cannot easily he deter
mined; but those who have used Oat meal, es-
pecially tiremen, coal beavers, and the like, say
that II gives them greater endurance and in
crcases their strength. This may be a mere no.
tion, but the peculiar aroma of the oats NAV be
so associated with agreeable stimulation of
the alInentary mucous surface as TO promote
complete digestion. The meal appears to fill the
blood vessels without increasing the cutaneous
exhalatiOns. Workmen who have tried acid,
saccharine, or alcoholic drinks, have invariably
expressed unsatisfactory results. Water with
oatmeal seems to he by all odds the most whole
some and desirable summer drink for manual
laborers.-NeU York Times
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29
Curran,s Ieenu;tY.

A farmer attending a fair with hundred
pounds in his pocket, took the preeantion of de-
posting it in the hands of the landlord of the
public house at which he stopped. Having Oc-
easion for it shortly afterwards, he resorted to
mine host for payment. But the Landlord, too
deep for the countryman, wOnderd what he meant,
and was quite sure no such had ever been
lodged in his hands by the astOnished rustic.
After Intellectual appeals to the recollection, and
finally TO the honor of BardOlph, the farmer APP
piled TO CGrran for advice.
"Have patience. my friend, y said the counsel;
'speak 10 the landlord civilly-tell him you have
left your money with some other person. Take
n friend with you. and lodge with him another
hundred in the presence of your friend, and come
10 me-"
lie did 10, and returned to his legal friend.
Sand now can't see how am going TO be
the better off for this, If got my second hun
dred back again; but how is that TO he done I"
go and ask him for il when he is alone" said
the counsel
"Aye, sir asking won't do it, I'm afraid, with
ont my witness, at any rate"
''Neyer mind take my advice, said the cOuu-
sel-''dO as bid yOu, and return to me-"
The farmer returned with his hundred, glad to
find that safely in his possession.
'N"ys, sir, must he content, but don't see
I'm eh better off,
well, then, said the counsel ''now take your
friend with you, and ask the landlord for the
hundred pounds your friend saw you leave with
him.
We need not add that the willy landlord found
lac had been taken of his guard, while our hon
est friend returned to thank his counsel, exult-
ingly, with both hundred in his pocket
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29
A Doctor that was a Doctor.

A self-snftieient humbug, who took up the bus
mess Of a physician, and had deep knowledge of
the healing art, was once called TO visit a young
man afflicted with apoplexy. Bolus gazcd long
and hard, felt his pulse and pocket, looked at
his tongue and his wife, and finally gave vent to
the following opinion:
81 think he is a gone fellow"
''NO, no" exclaimed the sorrOwful wife, sdO
not say that"
Yes" returned BOlus, lifting mp his hat and
eyes heayenwaTd at the time, "yes / do
say so; there amt no hope, not the leastest
might; he's got an attack of nihilit in his lost
frontis-r
"Where" cried the startled wife.
SIN his lost frontis and he can't be cured with
out some trouble and great deal of palms. YOu
see his whole planetoTy system is deranged: first
ly, his yox popul is pressin' on his advalorum;
secondly, his catacarpial cutaneOus has swelled
considerably, if not more; thirdly and lastly, his
solar ribs arr in n c0ncussed state, and he amt
got any money, consequently he is bound to
die.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

SWEET PIcKLEs.-Sweet pickles of ripe cucum-
bers, or green tomatoes, or both, may be made
Prepare the cucumbers by scraping out the in
side and pairing the outside; then cut in small
night, or half a day, then drain them out, put
them in a porcelain kettle, and cover with one
third vinegar and two-thirds water; let them
boil about fifteen minutes, or till you can pierce
with a straw from the corn BROOM then drain
and throw the liquor away; then for one peek of
green tomatoes, or the same quantity of ripe Gu
cumbers take two pounds of sugar, two table
spoOnfuls each of allspice, cloves, ginger, and
mustard, one teaspoonful of cayenne pepper;
put in the kettle with two quarts of vinegar, or
enough TO cover; when hot put in the cucum-
beers, let them boil and they are done. like
mine with more sugar-COr Household
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

CLERGYMAN, preaching some time ago in the
neighborhood of Wrapping, England, observing
that most of his audience were in the sefaring
line, very properly embellished his discourse
with several nautical tropes and figures. Among
other things he advised them ''tO be ever on the
watch, so that on whatever tack the devil should
bear down upon them, he might be crippled in
the action"
"Aye, master, (cries jolly son of Neptune, }
hut let me tell yOu that will depend upon having
the weather gauge of him."
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

A CERTAIN Dutch Justice of the Peace in the
turnable on the Sabbath day, the constable into
whose hands ii was put TO he served being n fell
low of humOr, returned the summons agreeable
TO date. The Justice, expecting it to be of some
other nature perused it, and finding what it was
said in a great passion
Vat de tivel you prings dis to-day fort"
"Why,' replies the constable, "see whether il
is not returnable ON this day. Should neglect
my duty, you would probably report me to the
Grand Jury, and should he fined"
Upon this the Justice with a loud voice said:
81 adjOums dis courts till next Wednesday, y
and calling TO his son. said, "Hauns look off de
almanaek and sees as dat will pc on de Sabbath
IaV
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

Mr.. D., of u, was praying one morning with
the greatest fervOr and happened to stand facing
q window which looked towards his cabbage
yard. In the time of his devotion the good man,
TO his exquisite vexation, a large flock of
half starved cattle burst into the Enclosure, and
with satanic avidity devour his cabbages He
Immediately left his spiritual to take care Of his
temporal interests; having secured the latter he
returned to prosecute the former. But in his
great perturbation, having forgotten where he had
left off his prayer, he said,
''Wife, wife, where was last p
sWhy. in the cabbage yard y said she
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

He HAD LEFT OFF LYING.-A Yankee tobacco
chewer was in the habit of declaring about once
a month that he would never chew another
piece, but broke his pledge As often as he made
it. On one occasion, shortly after he had ''brok-
off, he was seen taking another chew.
.'Why," said his friend, '.yOu told me You had
given up that habit, but l see you are at it
again" Yes he replied, 81 have gone TO
chewing and left off lyinyr
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

HYDROPHoBIA CURED.-Mr. X. c. Shoemaker
writes that he has cured many cases of hydro
phobia in men and cattle by the use of elecam-
pane. The first dose for n man is II ounces of
elecampane root bruised, put in n pint of new
milk and reduced to one-half by boiling. tn be
taken at one dose in the morning, fasting until
afternoon. The second dose should he two
ounces of elecampane treated in a similar man.
ner, and the third dose the same the second,
TO he taken every other day. This remedy, Mr..
Shoemaker says, has been used in and about
Philadelphia for over forty years, with great
success-CORHtry Gentleman.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

PAPER was recently read before the French
Academy extolling the virtues of the buttermilk.
IL claims for this article good share of the acid
which destroys the incrustations which form on
the arteries cartilages, and valves of the heart,
and believes constant use of buttenmilk will
free the system from troubles which inevitably
cause death between the seventy-fifth and hun
dredth years of a mans life
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

EVERY little while we read of one who has
stuck rusty nail in his foot or some portion of
his person, and lock jaw has resulted therefrom.
All such wounds can be healed without any fatal
consequences following them. The remedy is
simple-it is only to smoke the wound or bruise
that is infamed, with burnt wool, or wooden
cloth. Twenty minutes in the smoke of wool
will take pain out of the worst case of infamma-
ton arising from wound, we ever saw.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

LOVE AND THE CoBLER.-"Pete, what am Tub ~
asked a sable youth of his cOmpaiOn.
Don't know, Uncle Pete"
why, your education is dredful imperfect
Don't yOu feel him in your bussum, to be sure pm
The other inserted his hand beneath his waist
coat.
mo, don't, Uncle Pete"
Ignorant Niger. 1t am n strong pashun
which rends de soul so severely dat even time
itself can't heal it."
'Den, Uncle Pete, l know who be in lub"
''Who am iti'
..Dis ole boot oh mine. Its sole am rent so
severely dat Johsing, de cobler utterly refuse to
mend him. and he say de ole un him self couldn't
heel him.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29
To PICKLE PEARs AND PEAcnrs.-Scleet me

To PICKLE PEARS AND PEACHEs.-Seleetm edi-
um-sized pears and smooth free-stone peaches;
stick them full of cloves. Boil seven pounds of
sugar with one gallon of vinegar, an ounce of
mace and an ounce of allspice. When il boils,
put in the fruit and let it cook gently till straw
will pierce it. Remove the fruit with skim
mer, and boil the syrup down for few minutes;
then pour it over the fruit Cover close
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

A GRAHAMITE suggests the following for the
million in these hard times. He says il can, at
the option of the consumer, be taken as bread
pudding:
''Cut up four laths in peck of saw-dust.
When well mixed, bake it by placing napkin
containing it, in the sun for half an hour Serve
up with sauce made by soaking a cedar shingle
in n nail of WATER
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

RAW BEEF FOR DYsENTERY. Take half n
pound of juicy beef, free from any fat, mince it
very finely, and then rub it into a smooth pulp,
either in a mortar or with an ordinary potato
masher, and press it through fine sieve. Spread
a little out ON plate, and sprinkle over it some
salt, or if the child prefer it, some sugar. Give
it alone spread upon bnttered slice of stale
bread. 1t makes an excellent food for children
with dysentery.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-07-29

Mrs. PARTINGroN once invited an aged clergy
man from the city to take tea with her. On
opening the sugar bowl, she discovered a deceas-
ed mouse in the premises. In the excitement
and phrenzy of the moment she seized large
lump of sugar and flung it behind the backlog,
while she carefully deposited the mouse in the
gentleman's cup. He discovered the mistake as
soon rs he began TO stir the sugar