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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-02
The Tale OF William Tell.

William Tell ran hay ranch near
Bergelen about $50 wears ago Tell had
lived in the mountains all his life ard
shot chamois and chipmunks with
cross-gun till he was bad man to stir
up.
At that time Switzerland was run
principally by lot of carpet-baggers
from Austria, and Tell got down on
that Tell wanted the Government con-
tract to furnish hay at $40 ton for the
year 1905, and Gessler, who was con-
trolling the patronage Of Switzerland,
let the contract to an Austrian who had
big lot of condemned hay further up
the gulch.
One day Gessler put his plug hat
upon telegraph pole, and issued order
No. 236, regular series, to the effect that
every snoozer who passed down the toll
road should bow to it.
Gessler happened to be in behind the
bush when Tell went by, and he noticed
that Bill said, "Shoot the hat" and
didn't salute it, SO he told his men to
gather Mr.. Tell i'll and put him in the
refrigerator.
Gessier told him that If he would
shoot crab apple from the head of his
only son, at 200 yards with ross-gun,
he would give him his liberty.
Tell consented, and knocked the apple
higher than Gilderoy's kite. Old Cess
Ter, however, noticed another arrow
sticking in Williams girdle, and he
asked what kind of q Howery break that
was.
Tell told him that if he had killed the
kid instead of busting the apple, he
intended to drill a hole through the
stomach of MIR. Gessler. This made
Gessler mad again, and he took Tell on
picnic mp the river in irons.
Tell jumped off when he got n good
chance, and cut across bend in the
river, and when the picnic pdrty came
down, he shot Gessler deader than a
mackerel. Bill Nye's Laramie Boom.
erang.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-02
At the Saratoga Club. House.

The Saratoga Clubhouse still is, as it
has been for some yeats, the finest
gambling house in America. 1t has added
several new cottages, where gentlemen
may rent rooms and eat at the Club house
restaurant. The pubic gambling-room
is SO crowded every night that it is al
most impossible to find place at one of
the tables. The rush of business is sug-
gestive, rs habitues of the place say, of
the old time "befoah the wah." Roulette
is the favorite game. Two roulette
tables occupy one side of the long room,
and they always have the largest crowd.
At one end are faro-table, and a table
for hazard, or some game played with
dice. At the other end is a rouge-et-
noir table, which is little patronized,
the chances, so the players say, being
too largely in favor of the table. Back
of the gaming-room is the restaurant.
The dealers" ut the different tables
look so bland and innocent one would
think the finest quality of oleomargarine
would not melt in their mouths. / saw
one man sit down ut the rouge-et-noir
table last evening and buy so worth of
"chips." He played the simplest form
of the game, betting on the red and
black. When he bet on the red, if q
red card turned up, he won if black
card, he lost. He asked the dealer TO
turn a card, at the beginning, to show
him which color he should play. The
dealer turned up red card, and the
player laid dollar "chip" on the red
spot. Another red card came up. He
doubled the stake, and out came another
red card. He increased the bet every
time, sticking to the red, and nine times
in succession a red card came out, and
he won. He only won $40, because he
was playing small game. II he had
been playing as heavily as some of the
gamesters he would have won thousands
of dollars. -Saratoga Letter.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-02

the Caliphs of Bagdad. Each year adds
thousands of converts to the faith OF the
Prophet, and the result will shortly be
the erection of another Mohammedan
Caliphate in Soudan, which Is now
largely Islamite. The work which this
creed has done in the civilization OF the
world will never be appreciated, and
now again in Africa, as centuries ago IN
Europe, the Crescent is shining brightly
upon benighted people. Our debt to
the Arabs in Spain and to the Ottomans
in Southeastern Europe will never be
paid. Their philosophers laid the
foundation of almost every science we
have their commanders taught us STRAIT
egy and modern war. 1t would be
strange if Islam took new lease OF life
in the oldest part of the earth and
sprouted freshly among its peoples. 1t
is system which is indigenous to the
tropics, as characteristic as the fauna or
the fora of the Torrid zone; and young
Africa, under the green standard OF the
Prophet, may yet take her place among
the nations.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-02

In an address upon the late Chief
Justice Seymour, of Connecticut, ex-
Gov. Hubbard introduced his own opin-
ion upon the habit of MONDAY dinners
and their adaptation to modern life.
"Justice Seymour" he said, chad a
habit of listening to an argument with
closed eyes, and casual observer might
easily have supposed him sleepy, if not
a sleeping, Judge. But he was never
thus for single instant, not even after
that drowsy and unjudicial thing still
tolerated by some portion of the Ameri-
can bench and bar, midday recess and
dinner. To men of sedentary lives and
brain work, plethoric stomach is only
another name for plethoric brain, and
the afternoon struggles of either bench
or bar with self-imposed stupor,
though very praiseworthy, are little
helpful to speedy recoveries, and beside
they do not add great deal to the
dignity of the court"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-02
An Important Discovery.

A great discovery in the field OF
weather prophecy has recently been
made by Prof. Macgregor, of the Royal
Society. The published records of his
experience is extremely interesting, and
they certainly give us good reason to
believe that satisfactory substitute for
the barometer has at last been found.
Prof. Macgregor tells us that his at
tention was attracted to the use OF girls
for scientific purposes by overhearing
young lady remark that her "bang
would not keep crimped in damp
weather." Upon this hint he immedi-
ately began series of experiments,
stretching over period of eleven months
and involving the use of 307 girls. He
began by taking red-haired girl, with
luxuriant bang, which he caused to be
crimped with great care on an evening
when the atmosphere was particularly
dry. The next morning the bang pre-
scented beautifully frizzed" appear
ance, but as towards the afternoon the
air grew perceptibly foggy, the profess
sor expected that the bang would lose
its crimpidity-to use scientific term.
1t did nothing of the kind, and 80 far as
Dt COulu Stt blc btdOC Va bhO dULhOoPAOhO
had no effect on it.
Instead of being discouraged by this
failure, Prof. Macgregor persevered. 1t
occurred to him that the color of tho
hair might be an important factor, and
that red hair might retain It's crimpidity
in circumstances where other hair would
lose that quality. He therefore ordered
from charity school three dozen orphan
girls of from twelve to sixteen years OF
age. and of assorted colors in point of
hair. Twelve of these were black-haired,
twelve were brown-h haired, and twelve
were red-haired. All of these girls wore
bangs and were in every way well
adapted for scientific Investigations. By
a long series of careful experiments, he
proved that on the appearance OF wet
weather the bangs of the brown-haired
girls, without exception, became limp
and straight, that like effect was pro-
duced on the bangs of ten of the twelve
black-haired girls, while the red-haired
girls were not q particle influenced either
by the humidity or the dryness OF the
atmosphere. Further experience upon
the ladies of every age from sixteen TO
forty. five gave like results, and the con-
clusion that the bang of brown-haired
girl is an infallible Indicator of the APP
proach of wet or dry weather, may be
unhesitatingly accepted. The professor
also discovered that red.haired girls also
show peculiar susceptibility to electri-
city. When q thunder storm is brew
ing their bangs become stiff and brist-
ling, and in three instances, when the
professor tried to smooth down brist-
ling bang he received a violent shock in
the region of the ear. He is not pre-
pared to say as yet that the presence of
an unusual amount of electricity in the
air can always be detected by the use of
red-haired girls, but he is strongly in
clined to Think that further investiga-
ton will prove that such il the fact
New York Times.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-02

LORD BEACoNsFIELD wrote OF Ireland
in 1886: "Justice to Ireland will be
best secured by doing justice to En-
gland. The people of England created
the empire. These men can
not be conciliated; they are your foes
because they are the foes of England.
They hate our order, our
civilization, our enterprising industry,
our decorous liberty. This wild, reck-
less, INDECENT, uncertain and supersti-
tious race has no sympathy with the
English character. Their idea of human
felicity is an alienation of clannish broils
and coarse idolatry. Their history re-
cords an unbroken circle of bigotry and
blood. And now, forsooth, the cry is
raised that they have been misgoverned.
How many who sound this party shibbe-
leth have studied the history of Ireland?'
He himself died without setting foot on
her shores.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-02

AN exchange relates the following
story of a romantic chase in which two
young lovers and an irate pursuer fig
ured. The scene is laid in Kentucky:
Joseph Carpenter and Ollie Brown, a
lass of IA, have made one or two at
tempts to elope, the girls parents, who
live in Scottville, about fifteen miles
from the Tennessee line, having opposed
the marriage of the young people. A
few days ago, however, their love affairs
reached o climax. Young Carpenter
drove to the house of his sweetheart in
buggy, and pleaded as only an anxious
lover can with the mother of the girl,
who proved as obdurate rs ever. Moth
ing daunted, he asked the girl to choose
between himself and her mother. Her
answer was all he could desire, and
catching her in his arms" as the
chronicler reports, he leaped into the
carriage and drove off. The alarm was
raised, and young Justice of a Police
Court, mounted on fleet thorough
bred, started in pursuit of the runaway
pair. The race was hot one, and now
fortune seemed to favor the lovers and
now the arm of the law The Western
Lochinvar had provided himself with a
good horse, and reached the Tennessee
line few minutes before the Justice.
A town was reached, Squire Fixes was
hastily summoned; the knot was almost
tied, when, alas, up rode the horseman,
hot and angry, and forbade the mar
riage. The prudent Squire hesitated,
and while he was bordering over the
case the young people slipped away and
started in hot haste for Gallatin. The
Justice was after them with equal
speed, but his horse threw shoe, and
he succumbed to fate. He arrived, how
ever, in season to congratulate the
couple with the best grace possible few
minutes after they were married at the
principal hotel of the village in the pres
ence of some Especially invited guests. !"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-02

Francisco BERNINI was noted her.
NIT, who lived many years in a wild,
remote ravine near Somerset, Ky. His
residence was mere hovel in exterior,
and no visitor was permitted to enter it
during the lifetime of its owner. When
he died, people hurried to inspect it, ex-
pecting to find evidence of squalor; but
they saw instead comfortable apartments
containing excellent furniture, fine
pictures, an extensive library, piano,
and piece of statuary. Though a
recluse, Bernipi had not been miser
nor misanthrope. The mystery is how
he conveyed all these things to his abode
unseen, and it is conjectured that he had
them brought at night by persons well
paid for secrecy. He was an Italian,
and never learned to speak English
well.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-02

A NEW idea in the way of sleeping
cars was exhibited in Rochester recently.
Stiff canvas stretchers take the place of
the ordinary berths, and so cleverly are
these slowed away that one would think
himself in a drawing groom car unless
otherwise informed. The ether APP
pointments Of the car are of the same
high order as far as ease and beauty are
concerned. Each of the twelve sections
has two plate-glass windows, and the
seats for use in the day are very comfort
able.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-02

AT AN evening party a lady was called
upon for song, and began, "Tll strike
again my tuneful Tyre" Her husband
was observed to dodge suddenly and
start for the door, remarking, "Not if 1
know it, she won't. She belts blue
blazes out of me ut home, and 1 stand il
like man, but when she threatens TO
strike me in strange house, and calls
me liar before whole crowd, I'll run
as long as have spark of manhood
left.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-02

The Washington monument is grad
ually going heavenward after many years
of stand-still. During the year sixty
four feet were added to its height, and
there is now enough stone on the ground
for thirty feet more. Col. Casey, the
engineer in charge. says the rapidity
with which the work can be prosecuted
depends entirely upon the rapidity with
which the marble can be quarried and
delivered.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-02

ALDERMAN ERDMAN sent word to JUS
tice Shawn, at Louisville, that he would
call next day to collect SO which had
long been owing. The Justice replied
that the Alderman would get horse
whipped if he came on that errand.
Then the Alderman made the promised
visit, bat used pistol before the Justice
could use whip.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-02
Insect Trap.

A suggestion toemploy artificial lights
for the capture and destruction Of nox-
ious insects las found considerable IA
vor. A medal was awarded at the last
exhibition of agriculture and insectology
at Paris for lamp especially adapted
for catching insects. The electric light
has been found to be very effective in
sect trap, and it's eventual coming into
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-02

MIR. WnFRDS. BLUNT, the well-known
Orientalist, has just completed census
from the best obtainable authorities
of Mohammedanism According to him,
the creed numbers It's. 900, 900 believers,
divided into four sects, of which the
sunites are 100000. There were
"a. $50 pilgrims at Mecca last year. But
the most singular feature of Blunt's
record is the spread of Islamism in the
heart of Africa. In the Dark Continent
the faith is alive and ut work, and is
proselyting as fiercely as in the days OF
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-02
FRIDAY, sEPTEMBERa, 1881.

THE Denver and Rio Grande Company
contemplate building 5000 miles of rail
road in Utah within the next five years.
They will give employment to at least
$4,000 people, and Salt Lake will be
their headquarters.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-02

quarts of water, and said he hadn't eaten
half enough. He then offered to bet he
could throw any man, or lift more with
haEd-stick than any man on the
ground. In order to show his strength
he took man that weighed 200 pounds
and carried him about the grounds in
his teeth. He then went mp to another
table and called for % cent snack.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-02
A /" Souare - Meal.

A negro named Rom Lawson, OF Al
lensville, N. c., made meal of one and
one-half quarters mutton, eighteen bis
cult, one pound candy, two half-grown
chickens, five behring's, one loaf corn
bread and piece of shoat supposed to
weigh about one pound, drank three
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-02

The Albany telegraph notes the fact
that of the 337 Catholic priests who were
in this country in 1884, but four are
living. They are Archbishop Purcell,
of Cincinnati; Archbishop Henni, of
Milwaukee; Rev. James Fitton, then of
Worcester, Mass, and Rev. Father
Hayermans. of Troy.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-02

srATEmrNr

SHOWING THE AoGREGAIE REAL AND PERSONAL
ESTATE, AZ ASSESSED IN MICHIGAN IN 1881, AND
AGGREGATE on ZEAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE, AZ
EoUALIzED ny STATE BOARD or EoUALIzArIos
roh 1881.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-09-02

use for this purpose in bug-infested gar
dens and orchards may he regarded as
among the things that are possible.
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Totals. ....... 1868, 344, 2s3.55
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-05-26
From Gala Creek Township.
Editors Russellvllle Democrat:

Editors Russellyille Democrat:
 All Is quiet except the incessant roar of the locust. Health has improved and is now reasonably good. Two ground soakers and the blowing is stopped for few days. Weather look ing fine overhead this morning but there is no ono going that way unless 1t is "Wise and Burr"
 Crops all needing work badly and "Gen. Greeno is booming. Roscoe Cenkling and Pratt have both resigned and Potts has sold his Durham bull, yet Grange school district No. 45 voted a five mills tax all the same, with only one dissenting voice. This tax was for building purposes; it will be remem- bsred that this district voted five mills last year for the same purpose and are now making arrangements to build a large and commodious school house this summer: (of this we will speak again.) We voted nothing for school purposes as we have already sufficient amount on hand to run school three months. Mir. G. W. Reed was re-elect- ed director. 1hs district is worth about $40 ,000 and is noted for ilye-mill- CTS. Harmony and good order prevail ed during the meeting. More anon.
 IHIRIY-FIvE.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-05-26

localities I will endeavor to give you a sketch from our part. Health is very good as far as 1 know, but everybody has got the blues. Gen. Green has made his appearance with his great force and is likely to do great deal Of damage if we don't get reinforcement; !; so we just simply appeal to headquar> ters for help; we want men that nave the nerve and men that are not afraid of the sun, we care not for tho color, we will take white or black, rich or poor, we care not. Just so they have got the grit to face Gen. Green; all we want is an open field fight; we don't expect to bushwhack but we are going to face the music; SC if there is any re- cruits that we can get at your town tell them to come right along and get their one dollar per day; we will furnish you with tools that yeu will need for the fight.
 Our school meeting came off last Sat urday; it was not very well attended on account of the busy time with farm CTS; one and one-half mills tax was voted; how will that do for low? We don't want to hear any grunting out of you men that own land in our district and live somewhere else any more.
 READER.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-05-26
From Bells Chapel.
Editors Russellville Democrat:


 If you will allow space in your valua- ble journal we will again sound small trump from this low ground of sorrow Measles and humps have about disap> peared, and farmers arc mixing the grass and cotton considerably. Mir. Vim. Briant sold off his personal prop, erty to-day at public auction and rents ed out his tarm for two years and is expecting to start for Texas in short time. Dr. McElwee has returned from a trip of three weeks visit to see his mother in Missouri. The doctor looks hale and hearty. No matrimonial ser> vices lately in Gala Rock, but John is on the lookout.
 Mir. Editor, we are happy to say our school directors met at ? o'clock this afternoon at Union; had good turn cut and the result is a five mill tax, nineteen votes for tax and nine against J. l.. Reese elected for director. You see we are happy again in Galla Rock. We had some heavy opposers to voting a tax, and good men, too, but don't like to be bothered with free school, to edu- cate other mems children, etc., and they have as many that ought to be educated as we have. I am glad to see that people are waking up to their in- terests on the school question. Our subscription school closed a few days since, taught by Miss Clemmie Holmes. She has made us faithful and good teacher, and we hope the directors will employ her to teach our public school this summer.
 I'll close, fearing I have already wearied your patience. The DEMOCRAT is weekly visitor; appreciate 1t more than any paper l read. Wishing it a long life and success.
 SUBSCRIBER.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-05-26
CLOTHING! | HATS. lJACO B so
 LAWNS! SHOES!
HATS!
ADJUSTMENTS.

As previously announced the Stuttz Star company made their first appear ance to our people Tuesday night. We have not space here to give an extended notice of the performance, but we will just say that if you pick the Stuttz Star company up for snide you will drop it quicker. J. G. Stuttz as Reneau; C.. T. Wolfe as the colonel; Mrs. E. Alma Stuttz and Little Ivy are all deserving special mention as doing their parts splendidly, as are also Miss Sabini, Mr. Barlow and Mir. Edwin Stuttz, in the rendition of the "Cslebrated Case. " The plot in this play is well shown and splendidly carried out, and as shown by MT. Stuttz cannot fail to please an audience. Last night "IIam- let" was rendered to fair house.
 The Stutz Company go from here to Ozark, thence to Eureka Springs. We commend the Company to our friends up the road as ladies and gentlemen all.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-05-26
New Meat Market.
ATLAS HARTSELL, Prop'r.

Will keep constantly on hand a fresh supply of the best and incest meats that is to
 be had in the country. 7~Shop on Jefferson street, one door north of w. F. Wootens.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-05-26
Gke 9emutrat,
Don't Forget!
WE ARE STILL ON THE WAR PATH.

Our stock of Cigars can't be beat. If vou want smoke come around. We sell them anywhere from 2 lsc to 10c.
 Allen & Robinson. The best aud largest assortment of fancy and stick candies. Come and see them, just received by
 Allen & Robinson. A fine line of nice perfumes, harps, albums, and jewelry of all kinds, cheap at Allen & Robinson's. The best cany assed hams in the mars ket, at Allen & Koblnson s. Just received a large lot of country hams and shoulders, cheap at
 Allen S Robinson's. Flour, the very best. All guaranteed at Allen & Robinson's. Coffee and Sugar as cheap as the cheapest Come and see us, and if we can't sell you, we can give you prices to buy by. Remember the place is
 Alien & Robinson's. A large line of blank books and sta> tionery, cheap at
 Allen S Robinson's.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-05-26
Notice!

Notice Is hereby given that there will be public examination of teachers, at Dover, the 27th and 2Sth days of May , A. D. 1881, to ascertain the professional qualifications of all persons desiring to teach in the public schools of Popo countys G. A. JONES,
 Go. Examiner, Pope Co.,, Ark.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-05-26

nishing Goods such fine shirts underwear overshrts collars, ties, &c.,, &c. Our BOOT and SHOE DEPARTMENT is IMMENSEI and here claim that excell in Price and Quality
 Our HAT DEPARTMENT-both Ladies and Gentle ! mems, is the most extensive in town. Our DRY GOODS AND NOTION Department is un- equaen in extent and variety.
 We have Ladies' Cloaks, Shawls Nubias, Lace Wraps Gloves and Hosiery in great assortment.
 Our stock of RIBBONS is the most complete in town.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-05-26

Our Stock is complete in all It's branches Our
 Goods and resh Our facility for doing business ample, and able to sell goods not only low but actually CHEAPER THAN ANY OTHER HOUSE city, The time of year for active business has ar rived and within Five Months expect to sell 900 goods for cash, To do this expect and intend to sell for SMALLER PROFIT than goods have ever before been sold for here.
 Therefore if you want CLOTHING we have 1t Of all kinds and qualities from s per suit to $35 overs coats from $6 $20. Also extensive line of Fur