davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02
Phil. Sheridan and the Planter.

During the pursuit of Lees army from
Petersburg to Appomattox, General Phil.
Sheridan commanded the advance OF
Grants army. At dawn, April It'll, all
the rebels were on the north side of the
Appomattox, with the Union troops close
at their heels. Little Phil. ever at
the front, stopped at a farm house near
Prospect Station, dismounted, tied his
horse and started up the walk.
Upon the piazza sat a middle-aged
typical Southerner-withl long, straight
hair combed behind his ears and covering
his neck "a swallow-tailed coat, buff
waistcoat, nankeen pantaloons and mo-
rocco slippers. A gorgeous shirt frill
adorned his bosom, and from the embras-
ure of his war-like collar he shot defiant
chances. He bowed stiffly to the General,
who, nodding carelessly, sat down on a
step and poured over his maps. Soon no
booked up and said:
{" Have you seen any Of Lees troops
about here to-day.
Planter-"Sir, as / can truly say that
none have been by me, l will say so; but,
if had seen any, L should feel it my
duty to refuse to reply to your questions.
I can not give you any information which
might work to the disadvantage of Gen
eral Lee.
The General, with a little whistle OF
surprise, pulled away at his cigar, and
continued to study his map. In few
minutes he looked up again and asked:
Chow far is it to Buffalo River?'
Planter" Sir, L don't know"
Sheridan" The devil you don't. How
Jono, have Won lived bere2"
Planter-"All my life"
Sheridan" Very well, sir, it, time
you did know! Captain, put this gentle
man III charge of guard, and walk him
down to Buffalo River to showit to him.
The Virginian of the old schoolenioyed
the pleasure of tramping through five
miles of mud to look ut the river with
which he was perfectly familiar.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02

The trouble and annoyance caused by
the circulation of clipped, mutilated or
defaced coins is likely to he soon remedied
by such deteriorated pieces finding their
way to the melting pot, as they are now
refused at all the government offices
either III the way of payment for articles
required, as dues to the United States, or
for redemption as for superabundance of
circulating medium. For "A while it
was supposed that coins with hole in
them had been merely worn as charms
during the war, when metallic currency
was very scarce, and when again put into
circulation were taken by storekeepers,
but the fact that many of the mutilated
currency bear date subsequent to the re-
issue of coin as medium of exchange.
give the evidence that pieces have been
cut out Ill II fraudulent manner to depre-
ciate the intrinsic value. Several penalties
are provided by the United States statutes
for the offence. The law on the subject
provides that every person who fraud
ulently, by any art, way or means,
defaces, mutilates, diminishes, impairs,
falsifies, scales or lightens the gold and
silver coins which have been, or which
hereafter may be coined at the minis of
the United States, or any foreign gold or
silver coins which are by law made cur
rent or are in actual use or circulation as
money i'll the United States, shall be i'm
prisoned not more than two years and
fined not more than two thousand dollars.
One who owns coin may destroy it if he
sees fit, but not diminish its value and
then try to pass it for its full value.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02
4 Wonderful Feat of Memory.

The history of the celebrated coniur-
er, Robert Houdin, furnishes n remark
able example of the power of memory
acquired by practice. He and his broth
er. while yet boys, invented a game
which they played in this wise: they
would pass shop window and glance
into it as they passed, without stopping,
and then Mt the next corner compare
notes and see which could remember the
greatest number of things i'll the win
dow. including their relative positions.
Having test Il the accuracy of their OBJ
servations, they would go and r, peat the
experiment elsewhl re-. BY this means
they acquired incredible powers OF obser-
walton and memory, so that aft run
ming by a shop window once, and glanc-
ING as they passed, they would enumer-
ate every article in it.
When Robert became a professional
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02

The force exerted by growing tree is
well known to be very great. This fact,
however, is worked to death by moralists,
who are ever on the watch for little
fact upon which they can hang a moral.
A worm-out example of this kind recently
appeared, we regret to say, in the
columns of respected contemporary,
with new embellishments and additions,
which only served to make the story the
more ridiculous. A milestone five and a
half feet in diameter and seven inches
thick-the size is extraordinary, but that
only adds to the zest of the story-and
having a central hole-why is it not
called the "eye?" eleven inches In
diameter, was laid in an orchard and
then forgotten. A filbert-formerly it
was little acorn, from which a great
oak may grow; but now a little tilbert,
from which only poor, weak, dwarf
shrub could grow-was dropped by ac-
cident in the eye of the milestone. This
was in 1912. As the trunk grew within
the hole, many persons came and saw
and pondered wisely as to the probability
that the stone would be carried up in the
air by the growing filbert, or would the
Gilbert tree" die III the attempt. And
actually in 1868, we are told, the tree
lifted the ponderous stone and raised it in
the air. This exemplifies the power of
perseverance, patience, pertinacity,
modesty and close attention to ones
business, with single eye to attain some
great end. That is "A very good moral.
Never mind about the truth of the story
or that it includes errors of fact. A fill
bert is a shrub and never attains the
thickness of eleven inches. Moreover,
the growth of the trunk of tree is in
thickness and not upwards, and the lift
ing of the stone in the way mentioned is
an impossibility for giant oak, much
less for poor, weak hazel bush.
Ne1O YORKER.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02
YUM! YUN!

ICIeVeIand (Uhlo) Pain DeaIer.J
Well has it been said that the delight
experienced under certain conditions of life
cannot be articulated but can only be con.
veyed by the happy Americanism, Yum
Yum
We do not know if Mr.. Chas Maempel
Independence, o. said this; but he wrote
About year ago | was under physicians
treatment and paid doctors bin of twenty
dollars, without any benefit One bottle OF
Hamburg Drops did me more good than all
the "doctoring"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02

A pRoLL fellow mp III Connecticut
fished Il rich old man out of the mill
pond, and refused the offer of % cents
from the rescued miser ooh, that's
too much !" exclaimed he Z" 'tain't
with it (" and he handed back q cents
saving calmly, as he pocketed 4 cents
"That's aboutrig LIT.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02

TASTE and smell are chemical, touch j.
mechanical, hearing and seeing are
ethereal, the ear is emotion and the eye
intellectual. IundaU.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02
Are You Not i'm Good Health +?

If the Liver Is the source of your trouble, you
can find an absolute remedy in DIR. SANFoRD's
LIVER INvIGoRAToR, the only vegetable cathartic
which acts directly on the Liver. Cures all
Bilious diseases For Book address DR.. SAM
FORD, 162 Broadway, New York.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02
THE attention of orr readers is invited TO Tn

THE attent on Of our readers is invited to the
ann, uncement in another column of Messrs.
Montgomery. Ward Il Co., Chicago, Ill. This
firm have always been the first in war on prices,
and the fact that they have made general re-
duction is of interest to any one who intends
buying any class of goods for personal or fam
lily use. They keep on hand in their mammoth
establishment nearly every article known to the
civilized world.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02

"SHALh / help you to alight ?" asked
city exquisite of muscular country
girl, who was about to get out of n
wagon that had just come up to the
porch of the rural tavern She jumped
from the wagon and Indignantly ex-
claimed: "What do you mean by ask
ing me if I want light? You don't
think L smoke, do you?"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02
An EX-G Opinion.

San Francisco Daily German Democrat
The above named journal recently con-
tanned the report of an interview between
EX-Gov. Solomon and one of its reporters.
The Governor had suffered for long time
with severe rheumatic pains which nothing
would relieve. Friends advised the use of
ST. Jacobs Oil, and half dozen applica.
tons banished the pains and lameness.
1t gives me pleasure to recommend it
whenever cam" said the Governor.
81 AM an Independent voter, and /
can't support you until I've seen your
platform" she said, as he finished pro-
posing. A couple of hours later it
dawned upon the young mans mind
that she wanted to know the amount of
his salary.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02

Meietlv' will cure dyspepsia, languor, mental
exhaustion, and all the attending miseries.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02

VEGETINE is not stimulating bitters which
creates fictitious appetite, but a gentle tonic
which assists nature to restore the stomach
to healthy action.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02

"NoT one American woman in twenty
i've can walk five miles," says an En-
dish physician. See here, Doc, you
ust show an American woman street
i've miles long, with bonnet stores every
en ods, and see if she can't walk the
yhole distance.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02

a CARD To all who suffering from the errors
and indscretons of youth. weakness early de-
cay loss Of manhood etc. viii send Recipe that will
cure you, FHEE or CHdRGE. This great remedy was
discovered by missionary in South America. Send a
self-addressed envelope 10 the REV. JOSEPH l. TMAN,
Station ID, NeV York CITY.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02
pYKEs'sEARD ELIXIR

The soles of these Boots and Shoes made with two
hcknesses of best sole leather with coating rubber
between them The outer sole protected from by
GoOdrich's Patent Eessemer steel Kivcts,
and they guaranteed 10 other sole made
Inquire for them of Boot and Shoe dealer and take
other.
HALF SOLES may be had Of II. @. GOODRICH, 10
Church St. Worcester, Mass or 40 Hoyne Ave- Chicago,
Ills. Send paper pattern OF size warted. with 80 cents
in stamps for mems size ~ cents for boys SIZE and
pair will be sent by mail MY reierences-An Sewing
Machine Companies in the United States
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02

A GREAT New York paper notices tn
scarcity of small bills. Poor people
who have marketing to do, have notice,
the same thing.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02

WE often wondered what induced DIR. Bull to
invent his celebrated B,by Syrup, but we un-
derstand now that he was married man.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02
con. how I do wish INV skin wa,

"OH, how do wish my skin was as
clear and soft as yours" said lady to
her friend. "You can easily make it
So" answered the friend. "How?" in
CURED the first lady. "By using Hop
Bitters, that makes pure, rich blood and
blooming health. IT did for me, as you
observe" Read of it.-BIlleti1l.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02

UOFMANN's HOP PILLS. n specific cure
for Fever ard Ague Bousness and Malaral Poisoning
Of the Blood. Fifty pills for 81 cents.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02

STRATGuTEN your old boots and shoes with
Lyons Heel St,freners, and wear them again.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02

BATHING dresses q la Addm are still
fashionable III some parts of the coun.
try.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02

In regard to the method of coloring
butter. The theory is that cows, when well fed
and cared for, will make yellow butter the fact
Is that not one in ten will, except in times of
flush pasture This is JUST the reason that the
very best dairymen in this country use Wells,
Richardson Il Co.'S Perfected Butter Color
MoOreS Rural
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02

LUCRATIVE weaknesses and facilitating hu.
mors of females cured by Malt Bitters.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02

WILHoFT's Fever and Ague Tonic. This old
reliable remedy now sells at one dollar.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02

A FOOD and a medicine are combined in the
most perfect manner in Malt Bitters.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02

will received the CHI
CAGO WEEKLY NEWS, the date OF receptoJan
uary next for TWENTY-FIVE CENTS. The CHICAGO
WEEKLY NEWS 32-column edited with special
needs of the family circle 1t especially complete
complete egraphc OF au
the world Its Chicago Market Quota
Independent I'm Politics,
political intelligence from partisan coorng and discussing
political questions without favor parties Condensed notes
Industries. Fashions,
SIX COMPLETED STORIES in every issue IL is the cheapest
metropolitan weekly published united States costing
he tel Oft CHICAGO WEEKLY NEWS before
for special MONTH
sending this
he on ina Iprce q
months
AcluIof
10 T n II.
Publisher, Fifth Avenue, Chicago Ill.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02

The voItaic BeIt Co., Marshall, Mich,
Will send their Electro oltaic Belts to the af-
ficted upon thirty days trial. See their adyer-
tisement in this paper, headed, "on Thirty
DAYS Trial"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-07-02

McLAIN,s vERMIFUGE BONBONs for
Worms In Children are delicious and never fail to cure
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-04-07
waat There a. fn neat.

The wheat grain is a frnit consist
ing Of seed and iis coverings. All
toe middle per: of the grain is oceu-
pied By large thin celi-, full Of pow
derry substance, which contains all
the starch Of tae wheat. Outside
the central staIchy mass il single
row Of squarish cells filed with a
yelloSish material, very rich in a.
trogenous, that is, assh-forming mat
ter. Beyond this again there are six
THO coats or coverings, cOntsiBing
much mineral matter, both of potash
and phosphstes. The outeTmost coat
is Of bat little value The mill oro-
duets Of these coverings Of the seed
are peculiarly rich in nuuiment. and
tine -four is robbed Of q large percent
age of valuable aud nutritious rood.
Middi-1ga not only contains more H.
brin and mineral matter than ine
Hour, but also more fat The fbr0us
matter or outer coat, which Is indi.
ge5tible, forms one-sixth OF the brain.
out not one hundreth Of the fne flour,
Wheat contains the greatest quantity
Of gluten and the smallest Of starch {;
rye, medium proportion of both,
While in barley, oats aad corn the
smallest proportion of starch end the
smallest of gluten are to be found.
In practice 100 pounds Of -four will
make from l33 10 l37 pounds OF bread,
good average beiog 1876 pounds !;
hence barrel Of 1876 pounds should
yield 2G6 ne-pOund loayes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-04-07
Ane,en, Bridge. Acro.. .as Jordan.
DY REy sELAH MERRILL, 2. d.

DT REN sELAH MERRILL, .. ID.
Between Lake Ti5crias cad The
Dead Sea these is, - present, bat
lJne bridge over the Jordan, aad that
Is Jisr Mejahnieh. shout six miles
south OF the Sea Of Gzliieo. Just be
low this lake are the rgias Of once
ine Roman bs!d{e @. ten arcacs,
which was, 10 dcuot, on the main
iroase from Tihsrias and Tarienma 20
Gadsra ana ths eastern cities aGd
plains
On the MeosdhiFeh, or ancient
I Hierouax, OF Yarnuk (for the stream
is known by all these usmss), which
is the irst tributary Of the Jordan on
tFe east, below she Lake Of Tiberias,
there is bridge of i've arches situat-
ed only 3 few miles from the point
81 here the two rivers unite. The
next and ohly other bridge Of which
there =. So present, cay trace, is one,
now in EuiRs, ct the D8mieh ford,
which was on the high-.oad from Ma
bHs, OF ancient Sbechem, to Gilead
and the East. This bridge was orig
inahy Roman work. bat there are ev-
idsoces of extensive repairs by the
Moslems or Crusaders. Oa tae east
SIDE the bank is quite low, aud the
wide fat at that yoiat is often over.
flown; hence it wes necessary 70 build
a causeway, which was done at great
expense.
traced 459 feet Of this cen seway,
or eastern approach, to the bridge,
which was supported on arches, niue
of which remain The original length
OF this caaseway Yves probably oae
bundred, or more, feet greater than
that Indicated by the figures which
have just given. The foundation of
the abutnents atthe eastern end are
still perfect Ths bridge itself, over
the river, musE have been not far from
one hunGred feet IN length. Former
ly there were ruined piers 10 toe
stream, and ny ATab guides said they
used 70 swim 20 them, bat they have
been washed down by floods and are
no longer visible The foundations
on the western side haze likewise dis.
appeared.
Roman civilization demanded the
convenienee and luxury Of Substantial
roads and bridges. aud when some
civilized power again gets control Of
Syria cad the Holy Land we may ex
pect that these conveniences fer trav.
ct and commerce will be restored
At the present time, at D6mieh, and
elso at Jericho, there are ferry-boats |
run by strong ropes, which are stretch.
ed across tbe river. 0ace in the BIZ
bic, when David returned from Ma
hansim, a ferry boat is mentioned 4, r
carryi0g across the household eud
goods CT the King q Sam. xiv. I9).
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-04-07
Three Profits Instead Of one.

Ii may not be generally known
that the late Baron Nathan Never de
Rothschild, founder of the English
branch Of thas famons house and fsth-
er of the Baron Lionel de Rothschild,
who died some time ago, laid the
foundation of his fortune il Mauches-
ter, England. He came from FRANK
fort to that city 10 l79S, and began
business there. After stsv Of FIVE
years be moved to London ia 1903
4 letter by the late Sir Thomas Pow
ell BGxtoo, Bart, 20 his daughter. Is
interesting, as containing reference
to Baron Rothschild's connection
with Manchester: eve dined yes
terday at Ham House to meet the
Rothsehilds, snd verv amusing it
was. He (Roihsehiid) told us MS
life and adventures. He was the
third son of ;he banker at Frauki5rt.
There was n0t,' be said room enough
ia that city. dealt 10 English goods
Ore great trader came there who
had the market to himself, he was
quite the greet man, and did rs o
favor if he sold US goods Somehow
| offended him, and be refused TO
show me his patterns. This was on
Tuesday. | said to ny father, will
go to England. | could speak nolh-
ing but German. 0a the Tnursda7
| started the nearer got TO Eng
land The cheaper goods we.e. As
soon 90 | got to Manchester | laid
ont all my money, things were so
cheap. and | made good profits, ]
soon found cut that there were three
profts--the raw material, the dye;ug,
aud the manufacturing, said to tae
manufacturer:
Il will supply you With the msler-
ial and dye, and you supply me with
the manufactured goods.n So | got
three profits instead Of one, aud
could sell goods cheaper than ANYBODY
In short time | made my f20. 900
into ee0,000.'n
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-04-07

We had wandered out under the
moonIit isrches, and we ell talked
and laughed at nothing il that silly,
aappy way young people have We
.Uld riddles and sung the old college
songs till finally sleep with bis bright
colored mantle OF dreams, called us,
aud VIC retired to what we fondly
supposed would be repose- But il you
have ever occupied room with SIX
girls you viii know that sleep is not
always to be obtained At once.
0ae young lady was an hour and q
half by the clock in brushing and
braiding Der hair, in putting up her
erimps, ia cleaning aud polishing her
finger nails, in running piece Of silk
J floss between each pair OF her thirty
Two teeth, in polishing each one with
stick and some powder, in giving
them q vigorous brushing with soaP
and water, in washing her hands and
applying glyeefiae 10 them, 10 putting
OF wash good for the e0mplexio.,
in reading her Bible. in kissing every
5ody goodnight aud in getting into
ner hammock. which every body who
has ever tried it knows is 3 work OF
time. just as we thought We were
almost asleep she recOllsctee that she
had not taken her RUr r0m5ca, and
she argued long ume With saother
young lady 10 try u 70. ae- % taSe
mar Uomico, quoting II gres, length
from DR.. Palte a1d other eminent
homeopathic physicians TO prove that
she aud every body needed nUr romi-
ca occasionally. Whento get peace.
she poor girl swallow the globules,
we thought that We bad earned re-
pose, bus tben on other ycung lady
remarked ia a cheerful tone that she
vas cold and one Of the windows
mast come down. This occasi0ued
what seemed 10 the sleepy ones en-
endless controversy. somebody else
was bgrring up with hc1s and wanted
anotLor opened This wss finally
settled Everything was quiet FOR
about i've minutes, and Ts were ali
at length giving up 20 'tired natures
sNect ress0rer,n when suddenly On
awful squad was heard a great
Ueisb ieli violently upon the barg
floor, the Shrek 0i w0msu leaped
upon the midnight air, quick ques-
lions aad exciamsiious were heard.
A light was struck, aod il was dis
covesed. not thas robbers aud NUT
deress we're upon gs. but thai some
hody's hammock had broken down.
This Wss reconstructed aad we again
addressed ourselves 70 persusding
Morpheus to knit 10 our sleeves Of
care, which by this tire was very
much ravelsd indeed. Ten miautes
Of utter qnietness passed away moth
ing 8as heard bat the gentle breath
ing Of the sleepeFs, when one efec-
iionsse girl turning over, called out,
'Weii I'm going to sleep. good night
every body. ."-LiPpiHcott's Magazine.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-04-07
SOMERSET. Pa, WEDNESDAY. APRIL 7. 1880.


He sat and gazed with placed mien
And a cheerful ami confident smile
Al the little square box with the '-gsn fifteen.
And he said nc bet his pile
That he could dgger ii out right thar
So be jumped the blocks about.
And then remarked: ~Its simple, swar,
And reckon III work Il out.
So he tackled f. sharp FOR an hour or more.
AMI his hand he ran through his hair.
As he Jumped right up aud fearfUily sWore
An hls eyes had q @aniae's glare,
That he'd be dashed 1t the dash, dashed iosl
That invented this game was here
He'd smash his dash, dash, dashed skull
And chaw Ell an eni Of his ear
Eut after another hot heur had flown
The bead drops down gan To roll,
And he raved in q way, that the people al! say,
Struck terror 10 each watching soul.
For-rhirteen-Fifteen- een-FouFteen-alEs.
Were all he got for his pains;
So he fsantieaily swallowed ofpoison glass
And with a bullet he bored out his brains,
Philadelphia Press