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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-28
Cleaning Black Silk.

One of the things "not generally
known" at least i'll this country, is the
Partisan method of cleaning black silk;
the modus operandi is very simple, and
the result infinitely superior to that
achieved i'll any other manner. The silk
must be thoroughly brushed and wiped
with cloth, then laid flat on II board OF
table and well sponged with hot coffee,
thoroughly freed from sediment by being
strained through muslin. The silk is
sponged on the side intended to show, it
is allowed to become partially dry, and
then ironed on the wrong side. The
coffee removes every particle of grease,
and restores the brilliancy of silk, with
out imparting to it either the shiny ap-
pearance or the crackly and papery stiff
ness obtained by beer, or, indeed, any
other liquid. The silk really appears
thickened by the process, and this good
effect is permanent. Our readers who
will eXperamentize on an apron or cravat
will never again try any other method.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-28
HOUSEHOLD HELPS.

Nut CAKE.-One and one-half cups
sugar, one-half cup butter, three cups
flour, one-half cup sweet milk, three
eggs, three teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der, one cup of hickory nuts (chopped),
one teaspoonful vanilla.
WALNUT CAKEs.-One pound of flour.
one pound of sugar, three-quarters of a
pound of butter, one and one-half
pounds OF raisins, one nutmeg, six eggs,
one wine-glassful of wine. two quarts of
walnuts (before cracked); bake in
quick oven.
OATMEAL BLANC MANGE.-A delicious
blanc mango may be made by stirring
two heaping teaspoonfuls fine oatmeal
into little cold water and then stirring
i'll quart of boiling milk /; boil few
minutes f; flavor; turn into molds when
cold eat with Jelly or cream.
To CLEAN HAIR BRUSHES. hot
water and soap soon soften the hairs,
and rubbing completes their destruc-
ton, use soda dissolved in cold water.
Soda, having an affinity for grease,
cleans the brush with very little friction.
After well shaking them, stand them on
the points of the handles in shady
place.
INDIAN MEAL PUDDING.-One pint of
Indian meal cooked, one quart OF milk,
half n cup of butter, one pint of molas-
SEES, four eggs, with little cinnamon or
nutmeg; boil the milk, stir in gradually
the meal, mix all together and let it
stand two hours, add the eggs when the
pudding is ready to put in the oven let
it bake two hours.
SUPERIOR SPONGE CAKE.-One pound
of sugar, sifted; half pound of flour,
rind of a lemon, grated, with the Juice.
Beat the yelks very light and mix them
well with the sugar q; add the lemon
beat them well together; add the whites,
beaten stiff; shake the flour in very
gently-shOuld not be stirred when the
flour is well mixed. If III one pan, two
hours, If III two pans, one and half
hours
To FREsHEN PAINT.-Tea leaves may
be saved from the table for few DAYS,
and, when sufficient are collected. steep,
and not boil, them for half an hour in u
tin pan strain the water off through a
sieve, and use this tea to wash all var
nished paint. 1t removes spots, and
gives IL fresher, newer appearance than
when soap and water are used. For
white paint, take up small quantity of
whiting on a damp piece of old white
flannel, and rub over the surface lightly,
and it will leave the paint remarkably
bright and new.
To Boil HAM.-Scrape and wash
carefully in plenty of cold water. Put
it to cook III boiling water enough to
cover it entirely, hook end up let it re-
main ON the front of the stove till the
ham begins to boil then put it back
and let it simmer steadily for three
hours. Take it off the fire, and let the
ham remain i'll the water it is boiled in
till cool enough to handle then skin it;
put in baking-pan, and sprinkle with
about three ounces of brown sugar run
your pan i'll hot oven, and let it remain
II half hour, or until the sugar has formed
brown crust. This not only improves
/ the flavor of the ham, but preserves its
/ irIicac
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-28
How Knights Are Made.

In recent volume Sir Stephen Lake
man gives the following account of his
lknighting
"After few words had passed,
cushion was brought and laid before me,
and then another, on which there was
II heavy-looking sword. Some one be-
hind me whispered that L was to kneel
an operation by no means agreeable to-
a man before company This / some
what awkwardly did, and SO remained,
with my face bent toward her Mai es-
tvs feet, expecting every moment to
feel the weight of the sword on my
shoulder to indicate that the ceremony
had begun, but nothing came. There
was dead silence. So L looked up
and saw the Queen holding up the
sword and directing an inquiring glance
at some one behind my back. Who
ever that person was he was long
time in answering. 1t was the Earl of
Aberdeen. 1t was evident to me that
her Majesty could not hold the sword
over my head much longer. | asked
what was wanted. Your Christian
name, her Majesty said. Stephen,
replied; and down came the sword miss
ing the shoulder and striking the cush-
ion. The ceremony, however, was COM
plete without that, for her Majesty inn
mediately said Arise, Sir Stephen
and held out her hand to kiss. L did
kiss it, and felt i'll doing SO that she
had not many in her wide realm who
would serve her more devotedly than L
if necessity required it.
"The cushions were removed, the
Queen graciously smiled to all around,
and left the room, and we retired to-
gether through the long corridor before
mentioned. L was standing near the
entrance to the castle door while the
Earl of Clarendon was lighting cigar,
when the Duke of Newcastle rejoined
us and said, ALLOW me to congratulate
You as Sir Stephen Lakeman, and as to
having your head still on. | thought
Mt one time her Majesty was going to
cut it off. All, said Lord Clarendon,
putting away at his cigarette, which L
thought extremely mbecoming in the
Castle, If the Queen had given it
whack it would have done it good.
Just as it might do your Lord
ship to whack ont your cigarette, i
replied. l had, within the last few
days. taken Sudden dislike to his
Lordship, which, however maccounta-
bile at the time, was n true presenti-
ment of our future relations.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-28

which she suffered for years. An origi-
nal thinker, and one whose mental stores
could always be relied upon to produce
something of value whenever she could
be prevailed upon to open TO her friends
the door guarding them. To those who
enjoyed a familiar friendship with her,
or who frequented her Saturday night
receptions, nothing need be said to prove
the large mental capacity with which
she was endowed. One of her peculiari-
ties WAS the penetration of her gaze.
This made friend who knew her well
to say, "She just looks mt you and
knows all about it. You might as well
tell her first as last, for you can't keep
anything from her" As Miss Mary
Cheyne she was successful teacher,
and, perhaps, while engaged in that vo-
cation her habits OF close observation
may have been contracted in the dis
charge of her duties toward her Juvenile
charges. Mrs. Raymond, nee Emeline
Viewer, resembled Mrs. Greeley in stat
IRE. Small and slight, the first look mt
her plain face gave little indication of
the force and culture which were really
hers. A woman of mind, who read ex-
charming conversationalist who speedily
caused her listener To forget or never t.
think at all of her lack of beauty of feat
IRE. In the relations of wife and mother
she was all that was admirable, and, as
n frequent contributor to the pages of
the New York Times, the readers of that
paper had ample opportunity to Judge of
the mental capacity which she possessed
III no ordinary degree. Mrs. Charles A.
Dana, the only survivor of those four
brilliant women who We're the home in
SEPARATION of great American editors, is
now III the prime of life. OF medium
height, slender and graceful, her face,
perfect oval, is lit by the large, lumi-
nous, dark eyes peculiar to the brunette,
OF which she is a charming type Intel
lectual, graceful, and beautiful, she is
one OF the most pleasing women to be
met with to-day in any society. The
great Talleyrand, it is said, had frequent
cause to feel ashamed of his wife's igno-
rance, although he was proud of her
beauty. Surely the men who may be
called the fathers of journalism III Amer
lea were more fortunate in their choice
of companions and helpers than was the
illustrious French statesman
IriU,IUP
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-28

BY recent invention paper boxes are
made in Boston directly from paper
pulp. The boxes are turned out OF any
size or shape, perfectly seamless, and OF
uniform thickness. After drying, the
boxes are run through a second machine
Mt the rate of sixty per minute, receiv-
ing, under pressure of 1000 pounds,
such enclosing as may be necessary.
From the time the paper stock is taken
from the bales until the perfect box is
turned from the machine manual labor
is entirely avoided. BY the use OF one
set of these machines 10000 boxes can
be produced daily at less than one-third
of the lowest market price of handmade
goods, and doing the work OF 1000
hands as the process is ordinarily con-
Quoted.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-28
Four Journalists, wives.

-Four distinguished editors of the great
New York daily newspapers have en-
ioyed worldwide celebrity. Three,
james Gordon Bennett, of the Ueratd,
Horace Greeley, of the Ifibutc, and
Henry J. Raymond, of the Times, be-
came founders of the journals that are
to-day monuments of their industry and
intellectual ability. OF the fourth,
Charles A. Dana it may he said that he
was the founder of the SIN, for the .S,,t
as Il journal of pith and power, rs it is
to-day, must certainly he regarded ms
his creation 1t would be interesting
to know how much of the inspiration Of
active life they may gather from their
wives, who were, or are, women of more
than average intelligence and culture
Whoever sees the present james Gordon
Bennett, that remember his mother,
must perceive the great likeness existing
between the two. A tall, finely-formed
woman of commanding presence, with
the same hue of complexion and hair
and remarkable eyes that are n distin-
gushing feature iii her son; "Watch
eyes" they are called, because of per-
ceptible white ring surrounding the
pupil. Long ago some of the brightest
letters that appeared in the columns
of the New York Hcrad over
/ the signature of b. G. H., the
/ initials of her name-Harriet Cream
Bennett transposed written from
abroad by her, were read with pleasure
and avidity. They were clever letters,
betraying the keen wit and ability of the
writer. Mrs. Greeley was a small woman,
whose sallow complexion and attenuated
! figure betrayed the delicate health from
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-28
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.
The BacheIor,s Lament.

A bachelor sat in his easy chair,
With pale, sad face and solemn air.
His right hand rested upon his chin
And fondled its growth rtwas rather thin {;
The left hung listiessly by his side.
And. just at the hush vt eSentide,
When shadows creep along the wall
And gistening dews begin to fall,
He broke upon the Silly hour
With n wall 80 sad and fun OF power
IL thrilled my heart IL the very core,
Az my ear placed beside the door.
It's not for wealth of worlds / sigh;
II pleasures l have no wish TO try;
They are empty baubes that do not last,
Aud are borne away by the first fierce blast
It's not for gems from the mighty deep:
And earth may ali her treasures keep.
| would not stay the flight Of time.
Or taste the sweets of any cline.
Ambition seeks no honOred name,
Nor climbs the topmost round of fame.
| have no thought of the best OF wine,
Or the fairest fruit of any vine.
| care no more for the boat and hook,
Or the choicest line of any book.
Squirrel and rabbit are free from harm,
Aud cen my pipe no solace gives;
oh I'm tine wretchedest man that lives.
"A tear drop rolled upon the floor;
Twas quickly followed by many more.)
The fairest ladies may pass me by;
It's not for them that | Weep and sigh,
But give oh, give! was his waiting cry;
Oh, give one bottle of whisker dye.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-28
Sagacity Of Ants.

When DR.. Franklin was in Paris, as
he sat quietly alone ut his breakfast one
morning, he saw number of black ants
busy with the contents of tie sugar
bowl. He drove them away, but they
returned. Again he dispersed them; in
a few minutes they were seen climbing
from lump to lump, as if nothing had
happened. To try their ingenuity, he
had the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS by n string
from the ceiling. They endeavored to
reach it by standing on each others
back several mounted in this manner
and reached upward, but in vain the
chain of ants fell down as fast as it was
raised After repeated attempts they
went away, and ne supposed they had
given up the matter; but presently he
saw them descending the string and
dropping down upon the Jumps of sugar.
They had scaled tie walls, traversed the
ceiling, and discovered another road to
the treasure
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-28

THE New York BUiletin has a compi-
lation of the fire loses in this country
since April l, which foots up $13, 600, 900,
or over $2,0O0,000 week-a rate so
much above the customary average rs to
be decidedly alarming. The compilation
includes only those tires-over eighty III
number-where the loss has exceeded
$25, 900. For these the total loss is some
SS, 900, 900. For the smaller ones and
the forest fires, the loss is estimated at
s., 900, 600.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-28
4 BabOOn's Dinner.

One day a good preacher, Bishop Co
lenso, was walking along the Donga riv-
or, in South Africa, when he saw num-
Der of balloons summing themselves in II
little hollow of the ground The
balloons lay upon their backs and their
eyes were half closed, just like lazy I'm
Gle Georges are when he is taking a
snooze ON the lounge. Two or three of
the young balloons were at some dis
lance from the old ones, playing and
romping, for baboon children dearly love
to romp. By-and-by one of the
young ones, turning up stone,
lit upon particularly-fi and
fat scorpion, which, with n scared glance
round at his elders, ne seized and popped
into his mouth, having first pinched off
the sting. He Mt once proceeded to turn
the stone over again with great pains, rs
though III further unsuccessful search for
scorpions. He had not escaped notice,
however, for down the gully III sluggish
roll came "a great baboon, who seized the
young one by the scruff of his neck,
shaking him vigorously until the plump
morsel dropped from his pouch. Having
gobbled this up the elder balloon at once
regained his lounge, and all went on as
before in the sleepy hollow.-Phita.
deiphia Times.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-28
WOman's True source of Strength.

The strength of women lies in their
heart. 1T shows itself III their strong
love and instructive perception OF right
and wrong. intellectual courage is
rarely one of their virtues. As rule, they
are inclined to be restless and eXcitable,
allowing their judgments and actions to
he swayed by quick emotions of all kinds,
but, above all, it is in their hopefulnesS
and their endurance that they lind their
chef power Who is the last person to
give up hope in the case of a member of
the family who has apparently gone alto
gether to the bad? What mother or Sis
ter with deep and ardent love for such
will ever cease to cherish hope OF to en-
dure suffering on their account? The
patience of women is proverbial, and their
whole lives are bound up in their atfec-
tons. Few people will deny that love
in one form or another makes up the
beauty of life to woman. 1t enters into
all she does. Any work outside her i'm
mediate circle is undertaken most often
from pure desire to help some one else
to know something of the mysterious
happiness of love. Unlike men, women
chiefly look for personal intercourse with
iilOSt III NllOll dlt WI II
their interest lies among the poor, they
are DESTROYS of sympathetic personal ac-
quaintance with them and very little
good work OF lasting kind has been done
by women without their own influence OF
love being brought to bear on the midi
vidual case. Without dwelling on the
greater physical weakness of women III
general, it is fact that their brains are
more easily deranged, and unless they
change greatly they are apt to deterio-
rate in essential womanly qualities il
thrown much or prominently before the
world They are seldom fitted to rule,
emulation and jealousy being generally
strong in their character, while then
feelings and Judgments are often rapid
in the extreme. 1t is in the heart, there
fore, that woman will more especially
feel the effects of agnosticism, whether
those effects be for good or for evil. HeI
head may grasp i'll logic and in clearness
of view but if her heart, with all Its
powers for good is weakened and dis.
couraged, she will gain little ultimately
by the spread of the new views. When
the heart is dispirited, or thrown back
upon itself, the action that springs from
it tends inevitably to fall lifeless to the
ground. Mrs. Lathbuty, IN NiaetccnU
TpUfUJu
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-28

Col. INGERsoLL lectured Mt Chicken
ing Hall, New York, to a crowded house
on "The Gods" He was Kissed loudly
at his blasphemous relation of Bible
stories, which were too strongly put even
or his audience. Turning to the hiss
ers, Ingersoll said, "You leave me to
settle with God. I'd great deal rather
settle with Him than with any agent of
His ever saw"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-28
Work for Unmarried women

The Washington correspondent OF the
Louisville COurier-.JOU11ai writes
every woman Graves n husband and
children, but all do not get their crav-
ings. Well, what is to he done in such
Il case? How does the argument apply
to such, that woman's sphere is the
family circle, and that she should not
unsex herself by coming i'll contact with
the rough world? But, suppose circum-
stances force her to this contoct, should
she not have the same facilities and adj
vantages us the opposite sex? l will
admit that some women make poor
mothers, but there are just as many in
competent men. As rule, women are
honest, diligent and economical where
they are dependent upon their own eX-
ertions Nothing takes the nonsense
out of them sooner than work. When
they are too busy to give much time to
dress, they think less of captivating,
less of the vanities and even the Injuries
that wealth brings. 1t is true that
hard, earnest work deprives women OF
some of their prettiness and attractive
ness it lessons their chances of mar
riage, but that is the penalty circum-
stances force her to pay, and all the
more honor shall be accorded to her for
accepting her destiny uncomplainlngly.
Would it not be better If men, instead
of ridiculing and satirizing the efforts of
women, should join hands with them
and help them work out the problem 2
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-28

ACCORDING to Prof. Nordenskjold, it
will be some time yet before the North
pole will be reached. He thinks that
this event will not transpire unless some
man begins to attempt it when he is 20,
and continues till he is 80, because the
explorer must be familiar with the pc
culiarities of the Arctic seas, and fully
that time is necessary to gain the requi-
site experience.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-28

In Europe there are 40 kilometres of
railway to every 10000 inhabitants.
Greece has the least proportion to the
population, having only O.OS kilometre
to every 10000 of the population. Next
come Turkey with 1.6, Portugal, 2.3;
Roumania, "a; Russia, 2.S; Italy, 20;
and so on upward in the scale, France
having So; Germany, II; Great Brit
ain, ST.; and Sweden heading the list
with 1913, though its total mileage is
not II fifth of that of Great Britain. In
Asia it appears that only Ole kilo-
metre per mile is averaged i'll every
10000 Inhabitants; and i'll Africa the
proportion is only OH. In the United
States the proportion is heavy-32.9 to
every 10000 of the people; while the
whole of America has the average of
17.2Nnd in Australia the proportion is
already 1916.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-28

Great pillars of smoke frequently burst
up from the ground, close to the spot
where the railroad ends, and great
chasms open, swallowing up anything
which may be on the spot, so that the
expedition may sometimes not be wholly
free from danger.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-28
Met Her Match.

Now and then customer who is i'm
pertinent meets her match as, for in
stance. the woman who, looking over
suits the other day, turned to quiet
attendant and sharply asked: Do You
call this an imported suit ~ Yes,
ma am, was the answer HIM ~ said
the other, defiantly, "needn't tell me
that's imported. Look mt these button
holes ! Imported Her interlocutor
happened to be the head dressmaker,
and knowing her business, and not feel
ing any particular terror of woman
who fatty accused her of falsehood, she
sweetly said: Excuse me, but if you
were accustomed to seeing imported
dresses you would know that button
holes are always badly worked" and
with that she walked away, leaving the
word accustomed to rankle i'll hen
hearers mind.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-28

the ensuing year: President, j. r..
Thomas Vice Presidents, f. p. Chris
tlan, j. w. Hagadom, G. j. Lundy, j.
ii. Bennett; Secretary, Geo. A. Ranney:
Treasurer, Geo. w. Topping. Bay City
was designated ms the place for holding
the next meeting, ON the second Wednes.
day III June, 1881.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-28
Bills Introduced i'm Congress.

The New York Eocnjng Postmakes the
following statement of the number of
bills and Joint resolutions introduced III
Congress for each session from the
Twenty-tifth to the Forty-siXth Congress,
and the percentage of the whole number
which were passed:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-28

JOHN +. QUARLEs, colored lawyer,
born in Augusta, Ga, IA slave, and
who has practiced law in Washington for
the past three years, was recently admit
ted, in New York, to practice in the
Supreme Court of that State. He is the
first negro lawyer the city of New York
ever had.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-28

THE difference i'll Mr.. Vanderbilt's in
come as the result of converting $51, =
OOO, 900 of New York Central railroad
stock into United States per cents is,
ii We estimate the stock as yielding 10
per cent per annum, -, 0G0,O J. but, MS
it still leaves him an annual revenue of
S2.O4O, 900, or nearly Sl75,0 a month,
$40, $50 week, $6,607 day, $275 an
hour, and $40 Il minute, he need not
vet sell his fast horses OF his new pict-
ures in order to make both ends meet
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-28

This tendency to food of bills is one
of the curses of American Legislation.
There is no time for the proper consid-
Grafton of useful measures, and multi
tudes of bad and improper bills are log
rolled or sneaked through by the lobby
III and ont of Congress.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-28
Spoiled.

You should never let your temper
turn sour" said teacher to a little
girl cit spoils everything to have it
turn sour. "Then my mammals
pickles are all spoiled y exclaimed a
child, in tone of regret.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-05-28

A MAN who had not seen his wife for
eighteen years, and believed her dead,
found her alive and well i'll Minneapolis.
So far was he from being overjoyed 10y
the meeting that he swallowed lauda-
mum, intending to cause final separa-
ton by death.