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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-02-06

MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS.
I. How many assessments have been made
during the Year, Ans, one.
2. What is the amount OF al the assessments
made during the year. , Ans, %, 1880.
8. What u the rate per cent OF such assess
msnts on the property insured? Ans. one
fourth per cent.
6. What amount OF losses are allowed to ac-
cumulate before an assessment is levied Z!
Ans, no definite rule.
z. Does the company, in makng an assess
ment, provide therein for any surplus fund
over the Gctual Losses accruedy II so, how
muchP Ans, for four years ID has made an
assessment in June OF one-fourth Of one per
cent, but at the end OF each year there has
been small deficiency.
&, What proportion OF the actual loss sus-
tanned by policy holder does the Company
pay? Ane., two-thirds on real estate and nine-
tenths on personal property.
STATE OF MICHIGAN,
COUNTY OF HAs BURKx,
David Woodman, President, and Chandler
Richards, Secretary Of said Company, do, and
each for himself doth dcpose and say, that
they have read the foregoing statement,
and know the contents thereof, and that they
have good reason TO bsheve, aud do believe,
said statement to be true.
DAVID WooDMAN, President.
CHANDLER RIcHARpe, aecre,sry.
Sworn and subscribed before me, At Paw Paw,
in said State and County, this 26th day Of Jan
nary. A. ID. 1880. HENRY 8. WILLIAMS,
12o7t2f Notary Pubic, Van Buren, Co., Mich.
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simply carrying the cause up 10 the hishes
court. The number of United states circuit
Judges was increased some time ago, and then
jurisdiction enlarged with the view OF relieving
the pressure upon the Supreme Court, but the
effect was the very reverse Of what was anticl'
ps,ed The increase aud enlargement Of lower
courts only added to the cases sent to the Su-
preme Court. Where the stake is large enough
to warrant the outlay persons will insist upon
having the decision OF the court Of final resort
Congress and the bar now realize this, and the
object is TO give the highest court power and
tacilities for dsposing promptly of the business
that comes before II.
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MAyrYA0ruaID oSLY nj
G.T.Lewis + kenzies Go.
PHILADELPHIA.
Annual Statement

For the year ending December 31st, A. ID.
1879, OF the condition and affairs Of the Parm =
ers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company, located
at Paw Paw, organized under the laws OF the
State OF Michigan, and doing business in the
County OF Van Buren,, In said State.
DAVID WooDMAH, President.
CHANDLER RICHARDS, Secretary.
MnMBERsHIPs.
1. Number OF members December 3ist,
ofpreuous year, 713
2. Number OF members added during
present year, 389
Total, 1,lo9
3. Deduct number Of members with
drawn during tho year, aad cancelled
policies by reason OF sale or other
WISE, 23T
1. Number Of members now be-
longing to company, S65
RBKS
1. Amount OF propty at risk
Dec. 3lst, or previous year. 81 ,162,49
2. Amount OF risks added
during present year. over
and above deductions, 374So
Net amount now at risk
by company, S1, 1895
RESOURCES
3. Amount Of Outstanding assessments
not cancelled, s125
2. CLAIMS FOR Losses not mAtuIed 9l.4S5 90
4. Nature and amount OF all other
claims, viz: Temporary loan to
pay losses. COG 21
Due Treasurer Cd settlement 159 40
Officers fees due and not paid 40 65
INCOME.
3. Amount collected on assessments
which were levied during the pres
ent year, 1858 Al
4. Amount collected this year on as
sessments which were LEVIED In
prior years, 10i SO
s. Amount received from member
ship or policy fees, Ss4 so
Z. Income from AL other sources, Sc 81
Temporary loan TO pay losses, 600 II
Total Income for the year So 1853 10
EXPENDITURES.
/. Amoun. paid for losses during the
year (of which s67.58 occurred IN
prior years.. s2236 90
9. Amount or salary and fees paid
TO Officers and Directors rs per
items in Schedule A, 375 40
3. Amount OF all other expendi-'
lures during the year as per
Schedule L, GIG 80
Pad temporary loan made in Oct rs 500 %
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-10-29

SWEATING APPLES. The New York
correspondent of the Utica Herald
writes As never before heard OF
sweating apples" | will mention a
few details which Pell gave me. !
observed on his place a stone building
with long windows, which looked like
a church. This, he said, "was one of
his apple houses The fruit when
picked was placed ON the floor TO a
depth of three feet, and was left in
this condition for at least ten days.
During this time the excess of moist
ure was drawn To the surface and was
evaponted by current Of air pas ing
through the window. This process
did much to prevent decay and give
his fruit IA distinctive feature.
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"Yes," Mr.. Messenger replied in
answer to the young lady's remark,
che was rather fond of bathing, very
fond If il in fact, but he received a
terrible shock few months ago,
while in the water, aud he had never
recovered from il. "My, 'she exclaim
ed, "did snake bite him? Oh, dread
full" "No, Mr.. Messenger said,
at wasn't that" "Did he come near
drowning them" she wanted to know.
"No," he said, sit wasn't that exact
ly, but Just as he was about ready To
come out of the river, he saw tramp
going up over the hill, about n quar-
ter OF mile away, with his hat, his
pocket-book, his vest, his watch, his
handkerchief, his stockings, his cigar
case, his shoes, his gloves, his collar,
his necktie, his shirt.studs and collar.
button, his s.s.suspenders. his cane,
and well, in fact, his trousers. Aud
there was a Sunday-schoOl.picnic only
half mile down the river. gradually
coming nearer, aud he lounged around
among the willows all that day, and
walked home alone in the starlight.
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Belknap and Mrs. Greene eloped
together, at Melrose, Wis. They
drove II good horse rapidly. but had
not gone more than ton miles before
they heard the clatter of hoofs behind.
Greene had hastily mounted and start
ed in pursuit. The race was long aud
exciting; but the husband at length
rode alongside the pair, cooked pis.
tol and commanded halt. Belknap
was abject with terror. "lou may
have your wife, Mr.. Greene he said.
al don't want her." Greene replied;
"you don't think I've chased you like
mad TO get her backy oh, no. But
III take my dollar and halt that
she's got in her pocket" The money
was given up, and the elopement pro-
ceeled quietly.
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!; i but scl,iUri that The comic Gle
ment enters into attempts at suicide.
a diverting exception to this general
rule is afforded by the suicidal enter
prise Of Hungarian engineer. resi-.
dent at Temesvar, who, being a stead.
fast votaryof Bacchus, had drunk him
self into 50 unsatisfactory state of
mind thlta few days ago he deter.
mined to put an end to his existence.
Having provided himselfwith a pis.
toll, aud locked himself up in a pri-
vaie room Of n hotel in the town
which apartment he had specially hir-
ed for the purpose, he pressed the
muzzle OF the weapon against hi' left
breast and pulled the trigger. The
usual explosion followed, aud the
would he suicide fell to the ground,
where he lay patiently for several min.
ulcs. waiting for death. Dissolution,
however, failing To set in as he had
expected, he presently arose, left the
hotel and walked home. with a view
To dying comfortably in his own
apartment. \ little later on, perplex
cd by his unaccounta' le vitality, he
sent for a surgeon to examine the
wound. Beyond a slight searching
Of the skin, no injury could be de-
tccicd; and, while the surgeon was
yainly searching for a mortal hurt,
his patient anxiously inquired "where
the bullet had lodged?" 81 fancy"
was the reply, "ihat you must have
forgotten to put it into the pistol.
GIVE me my waisteoat, calculated
the intended selfslayer. and sure
enough, safely cnsconced in the watch.
pocket Of that garment was found the
missile with which he had designed TO
to cxtinguish his vital spark. Since
this discovery he has quilted Tcmes.
var. in which town he found that his
rash attempt to kill himself with
charge OF powder aud wad had rem.
dered him the object OF more public
notice, attended by uncomfortable
hilarity. than was altogether agteea.
BILE to him. - London Telegraph.
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Now that that leper of liars, Joe
Mulhatian, is engaging the modern
chronicler of events, it is to be hoped
history will not lay itself liable to le.
gal heirs for libel by associating his
name with that of Annanias. The
scripture liar, in comparison with the
liar who glories in his shame, is AS
nectar to the running sore on Il scrofd-
lous negro's foot The very lice of a
NANCY eur have higher claims 10 hon
or than the dirty liar who glories in
his owe shame. - Glasgow Times.
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",nrl,r nrt No, mum rs.n,ph,.n

"fHfIeH lNNsf N0f NtuN fo-Nf0ifs'
Englanaa san whlic graudly settling DER The hin,
Dnraway,
fiuci the land with misty beauty, Al The elis' ct
Aud The lasi fsys Kissed the Forehead OF man AMI
IIe With steps .o slov and wcaly she with sunny,
naaiing hair
Ne With bowed head, sad and thoughtfuli she With
lips 81 cold md white
Struggled 10 keep hack the murmar "Canew must
not ring tonight"
"scsion" Re-sicsrold lips l,licrs pointing 10 the
prison Old.
Win ~ walls 80 iai aud sioouy wall. 20 DARK and
damp and cold
"rwa hover Ia that prison .dopmci this very nieht
10 die
a, the ringing OF the eurfs~i aud no earthly help
3. nigh.
"Crom~cll gill not come till sunset aul her iaee
gfcw strangely whuo.
A. she sp,ks In husky whisper. 'Curfor must not
rine io-night"
"nssic." catmly spoke The seston jcscry word
plcrc,d her yoaus heart
iike Thousand glcamiug arrawi lte deadly
paisunci DART
Lang, long yeau I've swung The eutisw from that
gioomy, shadowci tower
Ercry evening. Just Al sunlci i has iali the iui.
light hour
! have done NY daiy escr, tried 60 DO Il just and
rght
Nov Tn old, I vii DOT MS, 90. GiH. ihe rmiev
rms. to-uight"
wiil hcr eyes and pale hef features stern and
whte hef ihaughtlai brow
A.. A.. J..
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! FFfFff ~ fFfFFfsV ~ ~ ftsHhF'Hs
Mrs Mary Flynn was studying
medicine and being courtcd at III,
same time. Mr.. William Budd wal
attending to the latter part of the bus
iness. One evening while they vert
sitting together in the parlor Mr.
Budd was thinking how he should
manage to propose. Miss Flynn was
explaining certain physiological fact'
10 him.
ado you know" she said, "that
thousands Of persons are actually ig
norant that they smell with their OIL
factory peduncle ?"
millions of en-" replied Mr..
Budd.
"And Aunt Mary wouldn't believe
me when | told her she couldn't wink
without a sphincter muscle "
GLOW unreasonable !"
"Why, u person can not kiss with
out n sphincter J"
"lndeed 2"
81 know it is sol"
"May try it if ! cam"
ooh, Mr.. Budd, il is too bad for
you to make light of such a subject. "
Then he tried il, and while he held
her hand she explained to him about
the muscles of that portion Of the hu.
man body.
at is remarkable how much you
know about those things" said
Mr.. really wonderful. Now,
for example, what is the bone at the
back of the head called 2"
"Why the occipital bone. Of course. a"
"And what are the names of the
of the arm -
"Ihe sparalis aud the mira spiralIs,
among others"
"Well, now. let me show you what
mean. When put my mira spira.
lis around your waist, so, is it your &C.
cipital bone that rests upon my should.
er blade in this Way
"My back hair, primarily, but the
occipital bone, of course, aiterward.
but, oh, Mr.. Budd, suppose pa
should come in and see Us J"
"Let him come Who cares 2
said Mr.. Budd. boldly. 81 think
III exercise a sphinctcr aud take a
kiss"
"Mr. Budd, how can your" said
Miss Flynn, after he had performed
The feat.
Don't call me Mr.. Budd; call me
Willie" he said. drawing her closes,
'You accept me. don't your" | know
you do, larling'
"WiIlic," whispered Miss Flynn,
very family.
"What darling"
81 can hear your heart beat
alt beats only for you, my angel.
"And il sounds out Of order. The
contraction is not uni
FORM
"Small wonder for that when its
bursting for joy"
"Iou must put yourself under
treatment for it. | will give you
some medicine.
"It's your own property. darling;
10 what you like with it. But some
how the sphincter operation is one
that strikes me most iayorably. Let
US again see how its works"
But why proceed The old. old
story : TROY On. V Times.
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II i not generally known that Il q
81 greenback is neatly cut in two,
each Of the halves is good for 80 cents
at the Federal Treasury. The same
process can he carried on till the bill
is divided into tenths without injuring
the aliquot value of its parts. This is
suggested as an easy way Of obtain
ing small sums to send by mail, now
that the extremely convenient frac.
tional currency has disappeared; but
is not likely to be generally adopted;
half note being an awkward thing TO
pass except at a bank.
The popular objection to such frag-
ments comes down from n time when
one half bank note was worthless
without the other half. II is so to-day
in England, and the division Of the
Bank of England note is frequent
way Of insuring its safety when sent
by mail. Major Powers, a prominent
officer in the Treasury Department of
long experience, proposes that the
back of one dollar greenbacks be here
after divided by the device printed up
on them into four parts, so as TO be
cut up at pleasure, each quarter being
good in small sums for twenty-five
cents. This would enable the commu.
nifty to supply itself with its own irac-
lional currency at pleasure, and it
would also probably increase enorm.
ously the share of the dollar notes
which would never come back TO the
Treasury. Mass Re
publican.
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In running with the machine of life,
its bad blunder for any one man to
suppose the vehicle would come TO a
dead halt if he dropped out the traces.
Man in the abstract is ieariully and
wonderfully made, but in the concrete
his agency in the world amounts tc
very little, and that very sorry
article.
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An ingenious method for obviating
the frequent stoppage of trains at sta.
tions, aud yet accommodating the pas
sengers from these stations, has been
devised by VI. llanrcz. a "waiting
carriage" comprising a steam-engine
with special gear and space for pas.
sengers and luggage, is placed on a
siding at a station, and picked up by
the train rs il goes past. The latter,
by means OF hook ON its last ear
riage, catches a ring supported ON a
post, and connected with cable
wound on a drum in the waiting ear
riage. Thereupon the drum begins Ia
unwind, and in doing so COMPRISES
a system of springs, while the carriage
is moved at a rate gradually increas
ing TO that of the train. The engine
Of the carriage then winds in the ca
bic, the train and carriages are con
nected, passengers are transferred
from the joined carriage to the train
and vice versa, then the two are dis
connected, and the engine of the car
riage, working On the wheels, bring
it back to the station whence it wa,
taken.
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The Republican party in Virginia
is almost solid for repudiating the
State debt. At the election in Ar
kansas thousands of Republicans voted
in favor of repudiating the Clayton
bonds; but the Democrats preserved the
honor of the State. The Republican
party is naturally a repudiating party.
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SOME WEATHER They had some
wintry weather up on Pixies peak du-
ring the pleasant month of Seplem-
her. Ga 40 less than eight mornings
there were frosts, and ON the 9th,
the thermometer sank TO seven de
grecs. The warmest day was on
the 10th, when the mercury rose TO
forty six degrees. snow aud rain fell
on eleven days 30 the amount of 3.S7
inches of water. Ga the last day Of
the month there was snow lying to
the depth of two feet four inches on
its stony summit, which ought to af
ford pretty good sleighing. The pre-
yailng wind was Southwest, and on
the 10Th stiff gale prevailed, when
it blew at the rate of fifty miles pei
hour.
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John Moran was under engage
ment to marry Lottie Church, at San
dy Lane, Ala. lie deserted her and
went to live in an adjoining county.
When told of bis perlidy, she prayed
that he might be punished by instant
death. IL CHANGED that at exactly that
hour he was killed by the fall Of a
tree. Lotiie believes that her prayer
caused his death. and Is crazed by re.
morse.
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The political orator who begins by
saying that he will detain the audi.
ence but moment, generally goes on
for half an hour and then jerks a long
written speech out of his coat pocket.
The first sentence of political cam
paign speaker usually tells whether he
will be interesting. One of the best
openings of campaign speech was by
Ex Senator Pomeroy, Of Kaneas, who
aiterward had some little difficulty
which aiterward put him back for n
few years. lie was called upon 10
make his address in advance of an.
other speaker, AMI wishing TO pay a
compliment, he said that his own faith
err was a wagon maker, who had al
ways told him that in going into a pc.
litical meeting, as well as in making
a wagon, it was proper TO put the lit
tie wheel first, and that the commit.
tee of the evening wished him to say
something before Mr.. SO and so arose.
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A pedagogue endeayored to inslill
prudence into the minds of his pupils
by making them count one hundred
slowly before speaking, or, in a mat
ter of Importance, five hundred.
Finishing lecture upon the subject,
he took his stand by the stove, and,
after some minutes, observed that the
lips of all his scholars were moving
slowly and noiselessly. Presently and
simultaneously they all broke out (!
"Four hundred and ninety -nine I!
Five hundred Master, your coat
tails are all ON fire p
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A cheerful temper, joined with in-
noeenee, will make beauty attractive,
knowledge delightful, and wit good
natured, 1t will tighten sickness, pow
erty and ailliciion, convert ignorance
into an amiable simplicity, and rem
der deiormity itself agreeable. - Ad.
olson.
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Ceanfy Nerspapers

The following is what the Cincin.
matt Trade Lid thinks Of those char
acters who complain Of their county
paper, and, instead of helping To sup.
port il, send on for large city paper,
and thus help to sustain them;
"a gentleman writes to US that his
county paper is so poor that he has
stopped il; therefore sends US three
dollars for the Trade Lisi. We repeat
that we don't want subscriptions ON
these terms. A mans county paper
is worth the world, or if it is not il is
his fault. Ifeounty paper is properly
encouraged, il may be relied upon for
information of more value TO the PEG.
pile in whose interest it is issued, than
can be found in all the city papers in
the United States. No man can af.
ford b be without the paper that pub
fishes the official advertisements of his
county, the public sales, markets,
court news, and other local inlelli-
geuee. II the paper is poor the peo'
Pile are more at fault than the publish
ors for not giving it "A liberal patron,
age. However poor the county pa
per may be, it is always worth more
than il costs To those interested ia
the affairs of the county.
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During the last session OF the court
at -- Wisconsin, Lawyer Blank had
been trying for two long hours to i'm
press upon the minds of the jury the
facts OF the case. Hearing the dinner
bell, he turned to the Judge and said;
"lIad we better adjourn for dinner, or
shall | keep right ony" Weary and
Disguised, his Honor replied; ooh,
you keep right on. keep right on, and
we will go 10 dinner llarper's Eli
tors Drawer.
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"lts only fall opening, ma" the
naughty hoy said, as he exhibited his
torn trousers after iumbling from an
apple tree.
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VERY STRONG LIE.-The Louis.
Vile Commercials story that Proctor
Knot. shook hands with and congrat
ulated Roekport murderer for kill
ing negro is a lie. II is not n mis-
take. 1t is lie. Ii was not founded
ON rumor. II is a deliberately man
uiactured lie Breckenridge News.
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Even deacon wont say grace when
he step into railway eating house.
lie knows that II would be asking too
much TO request that he he made
thankful for anything he will get
there. : Boston Post.
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One of my children was recently at
tackled with a severe case of Group,
which really assumed distressing
phase; was recommended 10 try DIR.
Bulls Cough Syrup, after other rem
edies hal failed. The effect was most
happy and speedy, causing an entire
cure. +. ALBRIGHT, 2ll S. Sharp
Street, Baltimore.
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where is the safest place TO get
shot ?" asked a young medical student.
SIN Texas" replied the Professor;
"they're sure to fetch you every time
they pull on you" But the young
student, who used to run On the river,
said he would take the chances on
catching it in the after cabin rather
than run any risks in Texas.
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A good story is told of Gen. But
ler's sarcastic retorl upon Mas
sachusetts Judge whom he was testing
for ruling favorable b. cause he
was defending in court The Judge
got out of patience at last and some
what testify exclaimed; "NIr Butler,
what do you think sit here for p
The General quietly shrugged his
shoulders and replied "rhe court has
got me now
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A man in Virginia is 80 full of cleo
iricily that persons neryously disor-
dered are cured by coming in contact
with him.
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EENTrcEr PRESS ram.



II was n part Of the Democratic
line Of policy to allow Indiana to 60
Republican in October. We will ox.
plain this later. - Winchester Sun.
VERY LIKELY.
Had Garfield served term in the
penitentiary for his crimes, it is likely
the majority in Ohio would have reach
ell 80, 600. - IIopkinsville New Era.
no TRACKS VISIBLE.
From the classic, quiet aud placid
flow Of the editorial stream, through
the columns Of the Louisville Eccning
Post, we discover that Logan has not
yet put his foot in it."-[IIarrods-
burg Observer.
JESS so.
A white man who upholds negro
in Illegal voting is as black aud mean
n scoundrel as the negro-in fact, is
the worst villain Of the two and
should he looked upon with scorn and
contempt by every honorable, honest
man. jacksonville Times.
THEY DID NOT TRor HIM, THOUGH
We suppose Mr.. Thompson is not
particular by what name his Radical
mutton shall be called, and he would
probably rs soon wax Billy OBradley
as any other office hunter. Trot vii
liam out and let's see how many votes
he can get. Il Richmond Herald.
THAT'S THE QUESTION.
II this thing is to he kept up, what
will be the outcome Why spend
public money in organizing and main
tanning courts, il violators of law are
to he thus released Of their own re-
sponsibiIiiy by the pardoning power?
i Capital Gazette.
TnE STOCK RUNNING orr.
Hampton was a gallant soldier dur
ing war. and is clever enough man
personally. We met him in Wash.
inglon last winter aud made up our
mind very soon that the stock of
great men in South Carolina Is limi
ted when he stands at the head of the
list. lie cannot forget that he had
a grandfather, and spells honor with
an "ah. - Winchester Democrat.