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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16
The Man Of the Period.

wonder how much right men have
nowadays to rail at women for extrava-
gance. Let us figure upon the outfit Of
this man, who comes this way with q
gay swing. softly whistling an air he
caught at Boccaccio last night when
Geistinger sung. He swings cane cost
s., there is silk hat worth 81, his col
lar 25 cents, scarf 81, scarf pin $50, fall
overcoat $50. shirt 81, Ilndershirt 80,
coat and vest $75, pantaloons $15, access
SORES "a, shoes 50, seal ring $40, watch
and chain seal $25O-how much have
we? About $500. He is only in his
business suit, and he hasn't got his dia-
mond studs in his shirt, and wears a
cheap pair of sleeve buttons. The aver
age woman on Fifth avenue doesn't rep
resent greater investment, diamonds
excepted, and she has faculty of hav-
ing her dresses made over, whereas our
lord of creation spurns renovated coat.
-NeaO York letter.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16
Extrayagant Wearing Apparel.

Many political economist maintain
that extravaganza of the wealthy Is a
blessing to the poor, and that through
this waste of wealth the poorer classes
are benefited. Concerning the expendi-
ture for luxury, the Inter ocean says:
When Solomon declared that every.
thing was vanity, it is generally under
stood that his remark was directed to
the women, and it strikes one with much
force when inspecting the openings
at dry good stores. The fashions and
the fabrics our wives and sisters and
daughters are to wear are no longer
mysterious uncertainty, but are pro
nounced an expensive reality. The test
of the prosperity of the country is found
at the counters of our millinery stores.
Four year ago the costly luxuries that
are spread in the show windows, as
numerous as the sands in the sea, were
not found upon our price list except as
rarities, but the improvement of business
has furnished a market for pushes and
velvets at $40 and $50 a yard, and given
perishable articles worth three and -four
and five hundred dollars sale. Women
we meet nowadays often carry upon thell
backs values that represent what was 0
whole years income not long ago, and,
while thinking men regret that these in.
vestments are not made in articles more
useful and permanent, 1t is still gratlfi.
cation to know that the money is dis.
tributed through several stratas OF SO
ciety, and that prosperity above makes
prosperity below.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16
What She Saw i'm Church.
He staid at home and she went T.
church. Aftor dinnor he nslrnl hor.

He staid at home and she went to
church. After dinner he asked her:
"What was the text, wife ?"
80, something, somewhere in Gener-
atoms I've forgotten the chapter and
verse. Mrs. High sat right before me
with q Mother Hubbard bonnet on.
How could hear anything when could
not even see the minister? L wouldn' t
have worn such a thing to church if I'd
had to have gone bareheaded."
"How did you like the new minis
ter?"
go, he's splendid and Kate Darlin
was there in Spanish lace cap that
didn't cost less than $50, and they can t
pay the butchers bill, and I'd wear cot
ton lace or go without any first"
odd he say anything about the new
mission fund ?"
"No; and the Jones girls were all
rugged out in their yellow silks made
over you would have died laughing to
have seen them. Such taste as those
girls have and the minister gave out
that the Dorcas Society would meet a.
Sister Jones' residence-that old poky
place"
"It seems that you didn't hear much
of the sermon.
"Well, I'm sure it's better to go to
church, if you don't hear the sermon,
than to stay at home and read the pa
pers and o, Harry, the new minister
has lovely voice; it nearly put me to
sleep. And did / tell you that the
Riches are home from Europe, and that
Mrs. Rich had a real camel's hair shawl
on, and it didn't look like anything on
her ?"
A long silence, during which Harry
thought of several things, and his wife
was busy contemplating the sky or view,
when she suddenly exclaimed
"There knew I'd forget to tell you
something Would you believe it,
Harry, the fringe on Mrs. Jones parasol
is an inch deeper than mine, and twice
as heavy Oh, dear! what world Of
trouble this is."-Detrot Post ana
Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16
Taking Charge of a Female.

Just before the train for Buffalo pulled
out of the Central Depot man entered
the depot in company with an old de-
crepit woman who was being sent to st.
Thomas, Ont. Leaving her for a mo-
ment he boarded the train, passed slowly
along until he came to the right man,
and then asked
Are you going through ?"
eyes"
Are you alone ?"
eyes"
Would you have any objection tc
taking charge of a lady friend of mine?'
ooh, none in the least"
"Won't it be any bother?"
ooh no, mol 1 shall esteem it as o
privilege"
"Thank you. shall be a thousand
times obliged. She is very innocent aud
childish, and l am lucky to fall in with
such gentleman as you. 1 will bring
her In"
He returned for the old woman anC
helped her aboard, and those who were
there say that the man who was going
through and would esteem it privilege
dropped off the rear platform with his
satchel as the train started.-Detroi
Free Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16
strange occurrence was tearfully ex-
planned.
A diamond Disnster.

A morning paper in New York pub
lished an interview with leading Jew
eler on the diamond. market Among
other bits of information given in it was
the following
"We are frequently called upon TO
get up original designs for mounting
precious stones. Only last week we
filled an order for Mr.. W., the railroad
man, and I'll venture to say there is not
such unique design in New York. For
the earrings we made a tiny hand OF
Roman gold, holding wreath of butter
cups, in which the metal was delicately
wrought, and each flower had in it's cen
ter large and brilliant diamond, set in
such a. manner that they constantly
trembled and quivered, refracting every
ray of light. The pin, which was also
made to be worn as a locket, had two
hands clasped over larger wreath,
matching the earrings, and in the CEN
ter was tiny bird-nest of rough gold,
containing three egg-shaped and exceed
ingly lustrous diamonds"
On the morning that this was pub
lished Mr.. w. happened to be in Phila-
delphia, where his business interests
frequently call him, and did not see the
newspaper; but Mrs. w. did ut the
breakfast table, and very much aston
ished she was at such an account Of her
husbands extravaganza, for her birth
day was passed and the holidays yet in
the distance. Then she decided it was
all mistake; the jeweler had given the
wrong name. However, to settle the
Question which she could not quite dis
miss from her mind, she drove down
town and called at the establishment.
In answer to her question the jeweler,
little suspecting what mischief he was
making, said that Mr.. w. had ordered
them for his wife, who was anxious to
have them on hand for the opera season.
To cut the story short, Mrs. w. held
her OWL counsel and became devotee
of the opera. Every night, glass in
hand, she scanned the house, especially
that quarter of it where certain notori-
Gus beauties are wont to be found, but
III vain; no butter-cup earrings were
to be seen. One evening, as she sat in
her box listening to "Lohengrin, the
rustic of silk and the swish OF satin was
heard, and Immediately after there en-
tered her intimate friend, Mrs. L., and
the wife of one of the subscribers to the
season. The two ladies fell into an
III I chat, and Mrs. w. compli-
mented her visitor upon the exquisite
Worth toilet she wore; but, as she
uttered the words, she happened to SEQ
in the shell-like ears before her the
buttercup wreaths, and upon the plump
and snowy neck the locket, with it:
bird-nest center.
"Where did you get your beautiful
diamonds from, my dear?" asked Mrs
W., in an unsteady voice.
"Oh, my dear husband sent them
over from Paris to console me for his
Absence" responded her chere annie
sweetly. Aren't they loves ?"
What happened in the W. family nc
one knows, but it is understood thai
Mrs. w. spends the winter in Florids
for her health, and Mr.. l.. has received
friendly hint to rush his Partisan bust
ness through. Chicago Inter Ocean,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16

The story is told III good company,
with the assurance of its truthfulnes5,
SAYS the Gazette, that a carefully nur-
tured and educated miss, of one OF
Boston's best families ON Commonwealth
avenue, disagreeing with her mother
about small article OF dress, recently,
resolved to earn her own living, and at
once put her resolve into practice.
Downing the plain garb of a domestic,
she stole forth from the parental roof to
the house of an advertiser for help.
The place being already filed, she was
so informed; but, happening caller
being in want of cook, the fugitive ac-
cepted an offer, and accompanied the lady
home to Dartmouth street, descending
to the basement for immediate duty. 1t
was late in the evening. and tea was
served to suit, with the aid of the
"second girl" who knew the ways of
the house. What was the later's sur
prise when tie dishes were washed to
find that the cook did not use soap to
cleanse them, as she expressed it.
"Soap why, you don't use it ON plates
and cups that you eat and drink from y
calculated the cook. and the matter
ended.
Retiring together, the two girls were
naturally, or unnaturaliy, quite familiar,
but noting occurred worthy of remark
until the fresh cook dotted her outward
habiliments of servitude, revealing to
her astonished companion an array of
elegant underwear little dreamed of as
belonging to hired girl. But the young
woman kept her counsel; the morning
dawned, and breakfast was got and
served pretty much as the last evening s
tea was The dishes were washed with
out soap, as before, and, when the lieu
tenant suggested that Mrs. expect
ed the hearth to be washed after every
service of the range, the newcomer un-
complainingly stopped and did the re-
pulsive work. But there was dinner
to be prepared, and the preliminaries
had begun under the mistress direc.
tions, as was to be expected with new
and untried servant. The difficult de-
tails had not progressed for, however,
when the "cook" suddenly exclaimed
that she had her trunk to get at the
Providence depot, and was excused to
obtain it. 1t Is needless TO say that the
delicate girl did not return, the respon-
sibilities of an elaborate dinner upon
her shoulders having frightened her
away, and the cooking was finished with.
ont her. Later in the day carriage
drove to the door and distressed lady
alighted. It was the cooks" mother
The lamb had returned home, and the
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16
An Encounter.

The boys NAV be interested in the de-
scription of combat in Maine as pub
lished i'll the Boston Journal, between a
puma and two young men who were
hunting cartridges in the vicinity of the
Medomac Pond.
They came suddenly upon q panther,
and it would be difficult to tell whether
they or he were the most frightened.
The puma, after giving terrible growl,
slowly retreated, when one of the sports
men, Prof A. e. Jones, of Washington,
fired at him, the shot taking effect in his
side.
This only served to infiame his anger.
Turning quickly, be came with mighty
bounds straight at the sportsmen. They
had only time to fire one shot when the
animal was upon them.
With leap he crushed Prof. Jones to
the ground, when his companion, E. B.
Stickney, with wonderful quickness,
inserted shell into his gun, and placed
the muzzle against the animals head,
discharged it and killed the animal in
stantly
Mr.. Jones owes his life to the nerve
and GOODNESS of his friend. He was for
tunate i'll escaping with only few slight
scratches on the lower limbs, and large
cash on the breast which leaves scar
he will carry to his grave.
Several farmers in the neighborhood
have lately found the mangled remains
of number of their sheep and lambs,
and this animal had probably destroyed
them. The panther measured six feet
and four inches from tip to tip, having
claws nearly two inches long.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16

THE Atlanta (Ga.) Post-Appeal says
Desiring to show our distinguished visit
or some attention, a very small man,
with large mustache, representing an
alleged morning paper of this city,
sided up to Gen. Sherman this morn
ing as he was viewing the cotton patch
near the Exposition grounds. "Gen-
eral," yawped the little man, edo you
think cotton can be successfully raised
ON such soil as that? ?" "Humph p re-
marked the General, Eyes, 1 think il
can" "What else can be raised on it?''
asked the little reporter, smiling on
William Tecumseh in a genial sort OF
way. "What else?" replied the Gen
eral. ooh, anything can be raised
there. Why, raised the deuce on this
very spot myself seventeen years ago y
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16

the ingress of the fever, and also during
the last period OF the febrile intermit-
tence, the blood of the whole body con-
tains considerable number of individ-
uals of the parasitic species. These, it
seems, are mostly spore- producing and
when, IN the second period-up TO the
crisis-tbey are all, or nearly all, de-
stroyed, one sees merely in the blood a
number, sometimes enormous, of the
small spores which have been liberated,
and which i'll favorable conditions pro-
duce new generation of baccilli in the
same blood.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16
Republican Arist0cracy.

zine Acauciny.J
ga Gentleman of Leisure" is q sketch
inter ded to describe the habits and GUS
toms of the wealthiest, most fashionable
and most exclusive set In New York,
especially such members of ii as import
and initiate English ways. 1t is very
like book which appeared many years
ago, named, "The Upper Ten Thous-
and," bat gives us details of much later
day. The writer is apparently a sincere
nationalist, who deprecates mere exotic
fashions, but desires to emphasize a
truth, much ignored or doubted in this
country, that distinctions of rank and of
society are just as prevalent in the
United States as in England, if not so
sharply defined by any formal or official
tables of precedence. There are, of
course, many ignorant Englishmen of
position who cannot realize this fact,
nor understand how such distinction can
exist apart from nobiliary titles, and in
q commercial society, never remember
ing that the proudest aristocracy OF
Europe, apart from the few Roman fam
lies which claim consular descent, was
that of the untitled and trading Venetian
magnifcoes, while Berne, Florence and
Genoa point similar moral; and that,
in fact, there is no such enemy OF an
aristocracy of birth as a peerage is,
which can and does give to men of OBJ
scure origin precedence over untitled
patricians of the most illustrious de.
scent.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16
Researches Concerning Malaria.

Some of the most eminent physicians
of Italy have, from time to time, inves-
tigated the origin and causes of malarial
fever N that land, the curious fact hav-
ing been announced in the early stages
of these researches that the character
istic form of the bacillus was not found
in the circulation of persons who had
the fever, though largely in certain
parts, the spleen and bone-mnrrow es-
pecially. 1t now appears that, during
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16

ONE of the elevated railroad compa
MES in New York owns a curiosity shop
of articles lost or left on their trains.
There are 1000 umbrellas and half as
many canes shelves filed with shop
parcels; children's school books; labor
.ers' tools and dinner pals; novels; a
handsome new Bible; lunch baskets !;
black bottles; two large baskets full of
pocket-books, mostly women's on their
way home from shopping, and conse-
quently little in them; bushels of travel
ing bags; big bass drum; a rabbit and
a poodle dog. One woman who recov-
cred casket of jewels not only did not
give any reward, but did not even say
"thank you" on recovering them. Um-
brellas are generally left behind in the
latter part of day that began raining
and cleared up in the afternoon.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16

A CASE of prolonged somnolence that
may serve as a companion piece to that
of the sleeping Hungarian in Pennsyl-
vania, is reported from one of the hos
pitfalls of Niederweisel, in Germany.
The 12-year-old daughter of an innkeep-
er fell into deep trance In March,
1880. and continued in that condition
for the entire remainder of the year.
She was carefully observed by physi-
clans and nurses in the hospital to which
she was removed, and there can be no
doubt as to the authenticity of the state
mentsmade i'll regard to her, and the
small quantity of nutriment that was
prescribed had to be administered by
forcing her mouth open. She had nor
NAL sleep at night, but during the day
lay wholly motionless and apparently
without cessation of consciousness. At
first much emaciated, her appearance
subsequently became fresh and healthy.
About the beginning OF the year she
suddenly recovered her power of speech,
and was soon wholly restored in other
respects, She is now entirely well. 1t
is also said that during the whole period
of her suspended animation she was fully
cognizant of everything that took place
about her.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16

Ben billiard, of Washington coun-
ty, Ca, is perhaps the greatest sufferer
in the world. He has been thirty-three
years in his bed, enduring the most ex-
cruciating agony from rheumatism, un-
able to move any part of his body ex-
cept his lower jaw and to slightly shrug
his shoulders. For all those long years
of suffering his joints have been as stiff
as If grown together solid.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16

Rev. J. M. WILSON, head master in
an English public school, says :" A boy
should be taught to regard all dirty talk
as being low and ungentlemanly, only
fit for cads. he must be told that any
offense will be followed by whipping.
1t is better with young boys to treat
these faults as disgusting than as sinful,
to cure them with kicks and contempt
rather than prayer and lectures, to con-
slider them as a disgrace to the school
rather than as defilement to the tenn
pie of the Holy Spirit. The boys whose
temperament exposes them to these
faults are usually far from destitute of
religious feelings. There is and always
has been an uudoubted coexistence of
religiosity and snimalism." There is a
fair chance for an argument here.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16

PRESIDENT ARTHUR is both a good
shot and a good fisherman, and follows
President Hayes in that respect, who
hunted all over the Sandusky marshes
when a boy, and kept at it until he
reached the Presidency. Mr.. Hayes
once joined the cod and mackerel feet
of the Newfoundland banks, and spent a
season in that tempestuous and danger
Gus occupation. Washington was one
of the best sportsmen of his day, and
raced horses, like Gen. Jackson, and
shot every description of bird and beast
in Virginia.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16

DIR. d. w. BLISS, writes the Wash
Ington correspondent of the st. Louis
Globe Democrat, has now returned to
the city. and resumed his regular prac-
tice, that was given up entirely after the
I'd of July. He and Dr. Reyburn have
both profited greatly from the promi-
nence given them last summer, and, as
there is fashion in all things, these
physicians are now enjoying it. Drs.
Hamilton and Agnew are said to have
almost doubled their practice since Sep
TENDER, and even DR.. Hammond and
DR.. Boynton might realize a large pat
ronage from their connection with the
great case were they so disposed.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16

HeCseOA aCs ....@-
She leant across the stile.
With her merry, golden smile,
And her bonny brown eyes glancing
Through the green leaves AL the while,
And he who loved her so
Watched from the path below;
But she tossed her head 80 daintily,
And laughed and bade him go.
Maybe, maybe we cannot know,
Maybe, maybe twas better sol
When the winds of March were loud,
And the skies were dark with cloud,
He had won her love forever,
And she trusted all he vowed.
But she wept against his heart:
"Oh, my darling, we must part,
For barrier lies between US,
Forevermore, sweetheart"
Maybe, maybei we cannot know,
Maybe, maybe! twas better sol
And the years have passed away,
And they both are old and gray;
But the same sweet dream Is In their hearts
Forever and for aye.
Oh, sweet and sad the pain
OF the love that will not wanei
SO sweet 40 sweet, because 30 true,
so sad because in vain
Maybe, maybe we cannot know,
Maybe, may be 1t shall be better sol
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16
Che Jrlle Northeraer.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1881.

JACOB THOMPSON, who was born in
North Carolina, but who afterward
moved TO Mississippi, and became Sec
rotary of the Interior before he took
risks in the Confederacy, now lives in
Memphis. He is II years of age.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16

THE much disputed story told In the
Lebanon (Ky.) Standard and Times, OF
a spider hosting up mouse in its web,
has been certified to rs absolutely cor
rect by about fifty reputable residents
of the place, among them j. Proctor
Knott. The signers were eye-witnesses
of the remarkable feat.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16

VANDERBILT figtres up his portable
property AT two hundred millions, and
looks down commiseratingly on Jay
Gould, who is probably not worth hun
dred and fifty millions to save his soul.
But then. as the darby said, "Gould
he young yet"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16

When q Kansas editor takes his aft
davit that he saw grasshopper light
down on the back of robin and lift him
two feet high, in an effort to carry him
off, it is simply one solitary instance of
the wonderful richness of the soil of that
State. Next year they are going to
tame the grasshopper, and use him to
hunt rats.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16

"Say." said the city youth to the
modest countryman, "hay seed out Of
your hair yet?'
"Wal," was the deliberate reply, CT
ledge not, from the way the calves run
after me-"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16

Beside this amount of territory out OF
which to make new States we have Alas.
ka, with its 100000 square miles, more
or less.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16

In this country the complaint has fire.
.quentIy been made that women doctors
are not given a fair chance for COMPETE
ton With men, but in Hindoostan no
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16

BEFORE he died, John Brougham, the
actor, boosted that no member of the
profession had ever been tried for cap
ital crime. Poor John. He forgot how
many time and ftmemters OF his pro-
fession had murdered Shakespeare. N.
y Commercial advertiser.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16

That is, the eight new States have an
area of 97S,095 square miles, while the
territory of the eight older States is only
391, O3O square miles. There are yet to
be admitted into the Union as States
Territories whose area in square miles
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-16

A STURDY old son OF the pillow
Had genuine creamery cough,
But she took had cough
Which carried her ough,
And he don't run a creamery nough.
--Bg6dIo Courier.