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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-10-01
NaYieS of the World.

Inere Is OlJen an uneasy Suspicion
abroad that the sums which we are called
upon to pay for our national defense,
and which every one admits to be of
formidable amount, are not very wisely
expended. Fears are from time to time
expressed that we get exceedingly little
for our money, and that we might largely
diminish our expenditure without caus-
ing our forces to fall below the standard
of efficiency, which is thought quite high
enough by our great Powers. The best
way of seeing what return we can get for
our money, and if it be reasonably suffi-
cient, is to compare the duties which our
forces are expected to perform and the
expense attending them with the same in
the case of foreign powers. The naval
expenditures of the chief maritime States
is as follows: England, 910, 1856, SOB;
France, G7,252, 839; United States, e.
700, 600; Russia, G3, 559,36S Germany,
95, 2S6, 839; Italy, FL, 772,6 75; Austria,
9845, 264 The English expenditure is
about one-third higher than that of
France, and more than double that of
any other power. But the object sup
posed to be insured by it differs consid-
erably in the several countries. If
chief object of keeping up a naval force
he the protection of the maritime COM
merce, we should find that to protect
one hundred tons of merchant shipping
sailing under the national flag costs an
nually in France, G77S; Russia, 1854;
Austria, G256; Germany, 9214; Italy,
9187; United States, G175; England,
G115. To protect every 91 900 worth OF
seaborne imports and exports takes in
Russia about EDS 1Ss. Austria, ELS los;
France, cog 6s.; Italy, EOS Ss.; Ger
many, 600 16s.; United States, E21 6s.
England, II 5s. In none of the above
cases has the trade of colonial de-
Tendencies, other than with the mother
country been taken into account, or the
figures for England would fall relatively
lower. At the same time it has been i'm
possible to show any pecuniary value for
the duty of providing against invasion,
which the navy of an insular State has to
carry out, or of securing the import of q
large portion Of the necessary food sup
ply of the inhabitants. The figures as yet
given show only the outhy for the pur-
pose of securing the amount which each
country thinks it desirable to expend on
it than the cost of the agents and instru-
ments by means of which it is carried
out. The outlay may be more or less
than necessary; as hitherto stated, it
tells us nothing concerning economy of
performance.-PaU Mall Gazette.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-10-01
How to Write Well.

We believe that the whole of this
method is mistake; that there is no
single system of mecaniQ,te for writing,
and that child belonging to the edu-
Gated classes would be taught much
better and more easily if, after being
once enabled to make and recognize
written letters, it were let alone, and
praised or chidden, not for its method,
but its result. Let the boy hold his pen
as he likes, and make his strokes as he
likes. and write at the pace he likes
hurry, of course, being discouraged
but insist strenuously and persist
emily that his copy shall be legi-
bic, shall be clean, and shall APP
proach the good copy set before him,
namely, well-written letter, not a
rubbishy text on a single line, writ
ten as nobody but a writing-master
ever did or will write to the worlds end.
He will make q middle at first, but he
will soon make passable imitation of his
copy, and ultimately develop a char
acteristic and strong hand, which may be
bad or good, but will not be either
meaningless, undecided, or illegible.
This hand will alter, of course, very
greatly as he grows older. 1t may alter
at II, because it is at that age that
the range of the eye is fixed, and short
sight betrays itself; and it will alter
ut II, because then the system of TAX
ing notes at lecture, which ruins most
hands, will have cramped and tenn
porarily spoiled the writing; but the
character will form itself again, and
will never be deficient in clearness or
decision. The idea that it is to be
clear will have stamped itself, and con-
fidence will not have been destroyed by
worrying little rules about attitude
and angle and shape which the very
irritation of the pupils ought to con-
vince the teachers are, from some per-
sonal peculiarly, inapplicable. The lad
will write, as he does anything else that
he cares to do, as well as he can, and
with certain efficiency and speed. AL
most every letter he gets will give him
some assistance, and the masters re-
monstrances on his illegibility will be
attended to like any other caution given
in the curriculum. -" Learning TO
Write" IN Popular Science Monthly
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-10-01

The nimble grasshopper has appeared
in Northwest Texas. A cloud of hoppers 80
dense as to obscure the sun passed over Jacks
boro, Jack county, the other day.
Accounts from various parts OF Texas
say there is a great deal of sickness throughout
the State on account of the wet season. On
some plantations on the Brazos, Colorado and
Trinity rivers there is so much malarial fever
that there is not enough help to pick cotton.
Typho-malarial Cor dengue) fever is the prevail
ing malady.
j. O. Wright, cashier of the late civil
Sheriff of New Orleans, is under arrest for the
embezzlement OF $4,000.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-10-01

AN Oil City man went fishing Satur-
day, and he came home with nothing but
little half-pound bass. 'Is that all
you caught?" asked his friends. "That's
ALL replied the man. 'How many
bites did you have?v "None," exclaimed
the fisherman, and the whole crowd
cried, Hes found he's found! Here
Is the honest fisherman. He'd have
bad fifty invitations to drink in ten min
utes if small boy hadn't broken through
the crowd, and said: ''See here mister,
yer gave me bogus nickel for that air
fish. And now that crowd has no faith
in human nature.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-10-01
WASHINGTON NOTES.

A table compiled by the Commissioner
Of Internal Revenue shows that during the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1880, there were
manufactured in this country &C, 1856, 270 gallons
OF spirits, against II, 1892 621 for the preceding
year, aud there were consumed 81, JIG, 523,
against 81, S92.714
Capt. William Hughes, of the Capitol
police force has been sentenced to six months
imprisonment for making an indecent assault
upon young girl in the Presidents room q
few weeks ago.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-10-01
Nice EnOugh.

On her fourth birthday papa took lit
tie Jeanne to the theater for the first
time.
"Was it nice?' asked her younger
brother, the next morning.
eyes" said Jeanne, "nice enough, if
it wasn't such hard place to sleep in. {"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-10-01

PUTTIcK 4 SIMPSON, the London lit
erary auctioneers, lately offered for sale
poem by Burns, written by him on two
panes of glass, which once formed part
of summer house.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-10-01

HAPPINESS and propriety are 80 indissolubly
linked with good health that all those suffering
with Hoarseness, Coughs, Colds, etc., should
try DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup and be cured. Price
% cents.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-10-01
I he Koran.

A curiosity to every one, and q neccs.ity
To all students Of IIlstory Religion THk
KORAN OF MOHAMMED translate ed from the Arabic
By George Sale. Formerly published at 81 new,
beautiful type, neat, clothbound edition; price, BS
cents, and q cents for postage. Catalogue of many
standard works. low in price with extra
to clubs free. Say where this advertisement
AMERICAN Book EXCHANGE. Tribune Building, N. Y.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-10-01
Vegetine.
More t. Me than Cold.

wAIPoLE, Mass, March 2. 1880.
Mr.. III. II. STEVENS:
wish TO inform You what VEGETINE has done for me-
have been troubled with Eryspelas Humor for more
than thirty years. in my limbs and other parts OF my
body and have been a great sufferer. i commenced
taking VFaFTINE one year ago last August, and can
truly say II has done for me than any other med
cine seem 10 be perfectly free from this humor and
can recommend IL 10 every Would not be wthout
this medicine-tis 20 me than gold-and feel ~
will prove a blessing 10 others as IL has 10 me.
MRs DAVID CLARK.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-10-01

j. BENTLEY, NJ. D., says:
1t has done more good than at
Medical Treatment.
NEWMARKET. Ont, Feb. 9, 1880.
Mr.. ii. r. STEVENS, Boston, Mass; .
Sr-I have sold during the past year considerable
quantity of VEGETINE, and believe IN all cases IL
has given satisfaction In case, delicate young
lady of years much benefited by It's
use Her parents informed me that IL had done her
more good than ell the medical treatment to which she
had previously been subjected
Yours respectfully
j. BENTLEY. NJ ID.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-11-20
MR.. ROBERT FREEMAN,
iSkeicard Chi

The communication which he had in
tended for the steward of his club had then
gone to Grace. Well, what of it? Doubt
less it was a mere business communication.
She would laugh, and at once comprehend
ing the mistake would mail it to him with
some merry comment. That would be all.
Yes, but how then explain the chagrin and
CONSERVATION with which Farrell recognized
the mistake, and how account for the pain
full agitation which his face and manner be-
tray as he stands with his hand to his fore
head debating desperate means for the re-
covery of the epistle? Evidently there Is
something we don't know about, nor vet
steward. Young men sometimes have queer
secrets and queer cOnfidants..
Farrell Slances up at the clock. The New
England mail closes in ten minutes. What
ever he does he must do quickly. OF course
Why hadn't he thought of it before? He
must go TO the Postmaster and tell him his
predicament. No doubt he would return
him the letter at once on its being pointed
out.
Farrell was pointed to where a gentleman
sat with a stove-pipe hat on the back of his
head writing at desk. He did not so much
as look up from his work as Farrell stood
over him, and the latter, recognizing that it
was no time for ceremony, began at once.
81 am sorry to Inconvenience you, but the
fact is Ive lust this moment made a rather
awkward mistake in inclosing letter to one
person in an envelope directed to another,
and should like to get the letter back out Of
the Connecticut mall"
every sorry, sir" said the Postmaster
without looking up. "Can't do anything
for you. Such mistakes are constantly being
made. II we undertook to rectify them
couldn't attend to anything else,"
"But SIR" exclaimed Farrell, A" I am q
respectable person. There is my card"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-11-20
Was There Glacial Man in America!

BUT was there any glacial man in
America? To this question the answer
is distinct, though given with the re-
serve which the subject justifies. For
the best that is known, we are chiefly
indebted to DR.. C. c. Abbott, who was
the first to call attention to the stone
implements found in the glacial depos-
its of the Delaware Valley. These i'm
plements are chiefly of argellite, though
examples of flint occur at higher levels.
They have been found at the bluffs
near Trenton, both in position where
deposited and among the debris at the
base. DR.. Abbott says: Perhaps it is
wise caution that is exercised in but
Professionally admitting the great an
tiquity of American man, but, were
these rude implements not attributed
to an inter-glacial people, their coequal
age with the containing beds would
never have been questioned. On this
point the Curator of the Peabody Mu-
scum at Cambridge observes, in the
tenth annual report: "Dr. Abbott has
probably obtained data which show
that man eqisted on our Atlantic coast
during the time of, if not prior to, the
formation of the great gravel deposit
which extends toward the coast from
the Delaware River, near Trenton, and
believed to have been formed by glacial
action. From visit to the locality
with DR.. Abbott l see no reason to
doubt the general conclusion he has
reached in regard to the existence of
man in glacial times on the Atlantic
coast of North America."-B. f. Dc
Costa, IN RopuLGr Science Monthly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-11-20
ROUND THE YEAR.

LOVE came to me in the Spring time,
With the soft, sweet April showers;
Her breath was the breath of the woodland,
And her lap was filed with flowers.
Her step was a song in the silence;
Its melody rose and fell
AS she danced through the fragrant twilight
To the bower we knew SO well.
And the Spring glided on to the Summer
With the flame of its fervent darts,
And the noon of the fleeting season
Was the noon of our beating hearts.
But the Autumn came with its shadows,
And noon was no longer hot;
And the frost crept into our pulses,
And Summer and Spring were not.
And Love was alive with the Winter,
But her beauty and grace had fled;
Mid the SHOWS of March left her,
With cypress wreath at her head.
Hart Lyman, in Harper's Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-11-20
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All communications for this paper should be accom-
panied by the name Of the author not necessarily
publication, but as an evidence of good faith the
part Of the writer Write only side of the pa
per BE particularly careful in giving and dates
10 nave the letters and figures plain and distinct Prop
ernames are often difficult to decipher because of the
careless manner in which they written.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-11-20

E. F. TIFFANY, in Our Dumb Aaain1als,
tells of a horse that belonged to his
grandfather, that was in the family
very many years and was very old. A
young horse was substituted and the old
one was put in pasture to rest The
old gentleman's Westinghouse was
three-fourths of a mile away, on the top
of hill. The very first Sabbath grand
father went with his new horse to meet
ing, on going out to the shed after the
morning service, he found his old horse
standing in the shed beside the new
one. The old horse had jumped out of
the pasture to go to and stand in his
old place. 1t was the only time he ever
did so. How he knew the day, or when
to go, is mystery for there was no
bell ON the Westinghouse. He went
Sabbath after Sabbath to stand in his
old place. Grandfather indulged him
for while, and then shut him up in
the barn on Sunday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-11-20

A CHINESE ADAGE-Love 90 little,
love Ooolong.
, 1880-11-15
THE LAST Acr OF A DISMAL PER-
FURMANCE.

Tho Democratic National Committee sconss
tn have determined to wind up lts affairs nt,l
80 out OF business. Tho liabilities still uil-
pat,l aro suid to amount to good many tholi-
sa1lts Ut dufnrs, but tli0 pMly dlsc0yorNblo
assets aru disappointed lI0pcs aid relies OF
llnprotluctlye sln,ldcrs.
At tho Inst meeting Of tllo bankrupt con-
ccrn there sccncd to bc only two mattcrs to
dispose ot-vlx.: tho a'lcgel Now York
frauds md tho aforoy forgery. The Commit
tee sllilted both these embarrassing remilants
OF tho cHnpaIgn wltl, that easy irresponsl.
blli:y which Is characteristic Of u person sslIo
has COLLAPSED completely. al,1 ts Indifferent
tn my calamity tint maybe threatened. Ihe
Democratic National Committee was to0
cager to tiID to bother itself with any OF tho
a!fairs Ut llfe.
THO cry Of Republican fraud In Now York
WAS exceedingly vigorous for fow days fol.
loving defeat. 1t begnn to weaken grahun1-
ly uItuer the Eellural protest OF public senti-
mont, md When tho Committee was called
together to administer upon tho utlects
Ut tho party tho alleged Nuw York
frauds were not considered wortl, n
special designation. al tlle Committee did
In this segard was to pass Il resolution wlilrl,
ssts fortll III general terms tint rnmors Of
fraud i,aye como TO Its cars "from various
Statc1," but TINT tho Committee ltus no
| Jurisdiction oyer thu local ylontton Ut Elec-
| tim laws, and recommends thu Stnto c0ln-
,nittpes to proceed with tho work of hives.
tga.1on. 'rlis nctLon IL evidently modetstl
ulApn llnracu Grecloy's Ingenious device for
"rolegatlng TO tho districts thu tariN 4llcs'
, 1880-11-15

t11tEs aiMl Tic matter NJ lne"l 'o''s'es ~ n'lo
oi t'r'It. Tlle very cnnst''oh wer"'hh'en"t 10
tno attention "f t'l'lt.rtp'l ra'"''oefS ther"
ne1ah'lS oSlsts III Cf1ieatu'' Ihe t"o l"t'''s
III lll!s slty, tnklHE series ~ years. nfe 'e'5
evenly t'isi'tc'i' al'tl tl'orc Is rlass OF 'ers
"ho ''t'tI TIC haallcc Of p"wer. anu lucy hIe
III tae '.a'h lnell WHO lInse the ''Fs1 INTERESTS
ni tt'e e'tS at hcarl' AHj"rltles aro cnM'lata' .
t'eiy largo oil either sEtlo at '''Iies. NV lte-
H1bl1tlG UHTlE 5HmY carry t{lE CITY Ivy i4Nh u
, 1880-11-15
PERSONALS.

..., .Il,, 1..u,. T., ct ...t
Il Dapy WIS sulleSpectca'y poE1! III o[' Louis
Inst wook and recount WILL Erababy bo or
tored.
Xoln Inns written another novel. md the
1,oksturcs are Iaytug In larKo stocks ut chloride
OF limo,
u1 hovo hoon root,rr .1,he N1or WIN
H"'u IVY" W. 'S"ts 10 ut"" W"o
rau % for ollco,'-yE II, E,,y|ish. " ~'
-. r..,,.,s .,,,.a,.., ,,4
:, m'u.t ,vs. 80 ~. :n"s o""u"5 w
aMo aihla W a.t'' ."F ~ raa.y, aha tho
so, MoIa "s s"so"'''" ''"'"o'e's' AS"' l" '"o'e
FcsIgn4tsohs-
, 1880-11-15

THE population Of Massachusetts. nccortl-
ing to the otlic!al bulletin Of the Crnsus
Durca,i, Is 1,7s:|,0 IL wns i'll ts10 t,451,3jI.
Tho ncrcaso IN ten years Inns been ass5, ill., or
2::.3 per ceut. The addition to tho lnalo pop
,llato has l,ccn ls+, ~, or at.0 per rent, md
to tho female population f10,013, or e % pcr
cent. Tlc excess of the fe,nale over tho
male populations which was 4p.1ti In 1S7o. Is
HOW Gbol1, m absolute gntn Of 1851 1T trn
ycnss. The foreign population, WINS s'', ,5i, In
1870, mud now Is 4I3 il6, at1 Increase uf eD,i91,
r95 per cent in ten years. The excess Of
Tie nAttve oycr the foreign population IN
1870 wns 7t0,1i3; It is now St',S5t. While
the foreign population Is increasing mnro
rapidly tll0n tito nnsise reputation, rein
lively, by nbout q per cent, It Is absolutely
gainiug ground very slowly. The centres of
foreign population are. as might lo expected,
Suffolk County tl'ostonl. Mftlllcsax {l.ow-
cl0. Essex u4ynn a,,tl lMwfcnce). Worcester
mud l}ristol Tall Ktycr aml Tan'ton). The
agricultural counties show comparatively n
smnll Increase.
, 1880-11-15

CtIAHlEs NATHAN, the agcnt sent to Spain
by tho Loltslnna l,tHsltcrs to gat warkmotl, only
succeeded In brfngtng buck IA, as tho oH,!gr4l-
tlon nxents fur Cnbn Anl BDlth Amerlca oircu-
lntcd tho report nn,nng tho aimp!o Spanish pons-
antry TINT thpy would bo fed 10 nilig4tors Of,
their arrival TT Now OrIuAns.
, 1880-11-15

II n In i,e nrrs,lmrh Tint lin renders nf |
Tin. rn1utISE are familiar with thu latrst
phase of tho Irish land struggle, II, which tic
Land tca,,e 1,as won fl effect n blondlcss
Victory, which will be far-rcucl,1ng lit lts it,
tlucncu II 1t Ia followed IN with the snnc
coolt,css aru cunning that lavo characterized
tic JuEtlnl movement. Every stcp tat llus
been tukcn by thu Government lit assisting
10 harvest the crop of 1}pycott, agent for
Lord Erne.--whjcl, according to tho dis
patches, amounts to two acrcs Of t,lr,,ips, ten
Of mtntocs. nml twenty acres If wheat mt,
oats,-I1as been characterized by the most
ridiculous features, and las p!ucc.l tho Gov
erntcnt tn the most absurd a,,d h,tnliltatlnt;
posture, through t,,s snrewa goos! sense
Of tho Land Lcng,,e. Tile terrified rack-
renter, Doycott, coonctt IN In his
farmhouse, not daring to venture
out, md rnefu1ly contemplating his wheat,
outs, potatoes, an, turn[ps rottlng on the
ground for want dE fnborers to guther them;
tic cut,g OF Grunge lai,orcrs l,sre. to 80 down
there, who themselves are nearly M much
In need Of lau{l rrforr rs the Catholics, but
will not affiliate with them BECAUSE they
differ on dogu1as whicl, neither Of then. ,ll,-
terstand; tllu ol,alslne. shlyertng column,
marcl1lne fifteen miles thro,lgl, rain niul mud
because no ouu would hire conycynnces to
them, protected In trout and reur md al, both
tanks by tho swords and bayonets of British
artillery, draRoops,, hlssars, ami Infantry,
mud mt seeing tic fnce OF Il man along their
line of marcI1; tho crowds of screaming
and icertnr women aid children who
hoote(l them: tho ptes which, suuea!c,l
and the geese tint hlssctl at them;
, 1880-11-15

A. 4. FREEMAN, Of Tennessee, Solicitor
OF the post-O!lice Department, takes excelt.
ton to the statement attributed to Gov. Fos+
ter Tint, rs Garfield received no Electosa!
votes fr0M the South, llo Is under no 0Gtlga-
tion to recognize TINT section by n Cabinet
appointment. FREEMAN says III lctter to
Foster:
tlo not un1orst and that Cablnct appoint.
1uonte nro to ho used As means Of llqutInt!on
Ut political obligations. lovn. hollose. IL tho
bnnncr Republican Btato, Ia Iowa. therefore.
entitled to tho bcst appointment Is Kansus,
fnr q similar reason, entitled to tic second
cE,otco? Aud 80 OH tlOwn through tho list of Ito.
puhlcnn States Are appointments 10 l'e nlado
Boluly with sufsrenoo to thu number 0f yutos
rockwell Out Of Aevon Cabinet appointments
V1csldont IInyca xAYe four 10 States That lat
caat their votes agnl,iat him. Now, understand
your proposition 10 10 That nat only fs a Stuto
that yotot agu!tlst Garfield to haye no rcprosca-
tatsou, but tlat tho ruf0 ID to Io npgtlel to III
entire septlou Of tho Union, This Ia passiuv
fran ono OxtroIno to another, md extre,los nro
generally wrong.
Sfr. Freeman proceeds to arguo tint tho
President cannot know wEat tho wnnts or
Wishes Ut tile Southern people aro, or bo
fully In sy,npathy'with them. unless ho Inns
II representative OF t!lat section atlong Ills
| official advisers. To exclude tic South from
tho Cabinet hucauso 1t gaye no Electoral
| votes to the Republican candltEuto wouttl, llu
says, tcnl to pernetuato tho sectional ityls-
Ions Which now oxist Wllethor 1t be tsuc
or not that tho growth Of liepubllcantsm II.
Tennessee l,as been partly tf.!e to the ny.
puIntlacnt OF two residents of that Stato rs
rustlnasters.{;el,ura Is not quite clear; but
| there certainly are reasQns, eycn frU,u tue
, 1880-11-15

continually going forth 10 populnte tho rowor
eotton.growInR States OF tho Southwest"
whereas tho population Is now comparatively
stnblc. Negroes arn ,,ot sold ntld removed
from tho Stale, uur to tho whites lIasc tic
sasne Inducements 10 e,nlsratc MS formerly.
, 1880-11-15

Of the nw, a,r tho supposed frient1lfncas OF TITO
Two ttn,,scs nf Congress, which so tia counting
anl tiseIHro tho tlnnl result" TU my rnnfnr.
Gnao held With reference Ia snrli "cuhnttnE
ut," tho Ihsui ottltur Is "upp0scd From beyill-
ntuk to pEt"