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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-28

A HOME for Incorporate women was
established in Boston three years ago by
a good woman who was deeply moved by
the unfortunate condition of some of her
sisters, and she has carried it on sue
cessfully and to point where it needs
to be enlarged In the three years 374
Incorporate women have been under
her care, but the greater portion of
them are now leading sober, Industrious
and respectable lives. Most Of her pa
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-28

SEvENTY-FIvE THOUSAND acres of land
in Aroostook county, Me-, whose State
valuation has been SO $40 cents, sold at
auction in Bangor, few days ago, for
70 4-10 cents per acre. A lot of 5000
acres in Somerset county sold at "a cents
per acre, the State valuation being 80
cents per acre. The Maine boys prefer
to farm the rich prairies of the West,
even if it costs tiveo ten times the price
of the bleak hills of New England.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-28
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
TmaEE LITTLE CHICKENS.
BY EMILY CARTEL

Three little chickens
Born In a shoe,
When the freshet came,
Didn't know what 10 do;
One went on deck,
Just to watch the weather,
While down below
The others sat together.
"Oh, what shall we do!
Mother is not here;
Captain there on deck
On. what cheer? what cheerf"
Water everywhere,
Far as can see!
But the wind Is fair;
Let US be easy"
"Oh. we want our motherr
Cried the other two;
"Stop thatl" said the Captain
Captain OF the shoe:
"W e are lucky chickens
In our little boat;
Water-tight IL IL,
And II keeps afloat.
hear mother calling
From the barn-yard walk
Courage, little sistersl
Don't you near her call?"
Yes; they heard 1t plainly;
Oh, how glad they werel
"Now blow fair, thou gentle wind
Bear us all to her!"
And the wind kept blowing.
Fair and fair II blew,
Bearing to the barn-yard wall
All that little crew.
When their mother saw them,
She few down apace;
On her back she bore them
To nice dry place.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-28
The Nose and the Face.

A somewhat singular fact has been
observed with reference to the shape of
the nose, or rather the setting of it in
the face, so to speak. To be strictly
correct, from the artists point of view,
the nose should be accurately in the
middle of the face, and at right angles
with a line from the pupil of one eve to
that of the other. As matter of fact,
ii is rarely or never thus placed; it is
almost invariably little out of the
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-28

THE first official Sunday-school GEN.
sus in the United States is now being
taken by the Government. Circulars
containing questions are sent to every
Superintendent. These cover the num-
Der of teachers and children, the ages
of scholars, the number, value and
character of books in Libraries, the prop
erty owned, and money collected, and
the increase in attendance since 1870.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-28

The Supervisors of Rockbridge coun-
ty, Va, have requested the distillers to
suspend operations, in order that the
short crop of grain in the country may
be used for food instead of being turned
into whisky.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-28
A MOST remarkable discovery has been

A MOST remarkable discovery has been
made in the Sweetwater country, in Wy
oming Territory. 1t is deposit of sui
phuric acid in its natural state The odor,
chemical action and appearance of the
stuff demonstrates it to be pure quail
ity of sulphuric acid. The ground is
impregnated over large area-100 acres
or more--and parties have filed claims
upon it.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-28
ANDREW PLAeNoR. of Louisville. was

ANDREW PLAGNoR, of Louisville, was
"a. His practice for many years was to
read his Bible two hours every Sunday
morning, and work hard all the rest of
the day making wooden spoons, which
he peddled during the week. He lately
became convinced that he was Sab
bath-breaker. His offense seemed to
him enormous, and he drowned himself.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-28

tents are poor; others are able to pay
for their board. The inmates labor con-
stantly for their own support. A laun-
dry and sewing room are established in
the home, where work is well done.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-28

THE San Francisco doctor who at
tended James Lick presented bill for
$50, 200. He finally accepted $1,000,
not wishing to allow little matter of
$4S, 900 to stand in the way of an AMIGA
BILE settlement of the matter.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-28

GEN. WALLACE, our Minister to Tur-
key, drank coffee with the Sultan. The
cups were without handles, and were
orusted with diamonds.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-28

BOYS in French schools are TO be
taught the use of the rifle. Had French
soldiers been taught how to use it, they
would not have been beaten in 1870.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-28

A YOUNG man of San Antonio, Tex,
fractured his jaw bone so completely
that his attending physicians drilled
holes through the bones and bound
them back into place by means of
thread wire.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-28
IT is a pertinent and timely remark Of

IT is q pertinent and timely remark OF
the San francisco merchant that we
should laugh at the French if they neg
lected the languages Of their neighbors,
the Germans and English, and taught
their children Turkish and Syriac yet
we, as a people, neglect the Spanish
language, the tongue OF 42,OOO,O 900 in
habitants of the American continent,
our close neighbors and future business
customers, TO q vast extent.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-28

The project of flooding the desert of
Sahara is abandoned. There was a lit
tie obstacle in the way. The desert is
900 feet above the ocean.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-28

THE wharf at New Orleans will be
lighted by hundred electric lamps,
covering distance of five miles. The
necessary machinery is now being put
in place.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-28

FoR aristocratic households, dogs are
now provided cushions of plush, consist
ing of center mat with raised border.
which is stuffed with wool and has an
outside covering of velvet or plnsb, on
which design in crswel work is seen.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-28

BISMARCK is growing fat. In 1874 he
weighed 207 pounds; in 1876, 219; in
1877, $50; in 1878, 243 in 1879, 245 !;
in 1880, DAT, and now he turns the scale
at 251.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-28

SENATOR GROVER, of Oregon, is now
IN excellent health after his long and
severe Illness.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-28

AUGUSTA, Ga, has 10000 cotton
spindles, representing an investment of
$5,000,00
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-28
CHE Jrlle 4ortheruer.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER %, 1881.

A PARIS clearinghouse is running its
sewing machines by electricity.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-28

RowELL, the pedestrian, has retired
from the track with n fortune of so, 600.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-05-21
4 Wonderful Lake In Iowa.

The greatest wonder in the State
of Iowa, and perhaps in any other
State, is what is called the Walled
lake in Wright county, IL miles
north Of the Dubuque G. Pacific
railway and $50 miles west of Du-
buque City.
The lake is two or three feet
higher than the earih's surface. In
some places the wall is ten feet
high, fifteen feet wide at the bot
tom and five feet wide on the top.
Another fact is the size of the
stones used in the construction,
the whole Of them varying in
weight from three tons down to
100 pounds. There is an abun-
dance of stones in Wright county,
but surrounding the lake, to the
extent OF FIVE or ten miles, there
are none. No one can form an
idea of the means employed to
bring them to the spot, nor who
constructed il.
Around the entire lake is bell
Of woodland half a mile in length,
composed OF oak. With this ex
ception the country is a rolling
prairie. The trees must have beer
planted there at the time of the
building of the wal.
In the spring Of the year 1850
there was a great storm and th'
ice of the lake broke the wall il
several places, and the farmers il
the vicinity were obliged to repai
the damages to prevent inunda
ton. The lake occupies groun'
surface of J, 800 acres; depth o
water as great as twenty-five feet
The water is clear and cold
soil sandy and loamy. 1t is sin
pular that'no one has been able t
ascertain where the water come
from nor where it goes, yet it !
always clear and fresh.--Burling
ton Hawkeye.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-05-21
A Legless Tramp.

The oddest tramp ever seen on
the line of the Central Pacific rail-
road dropped in at Palisade the
other day. lie had both legs off
above the knee, and navigated on
crutches, but he was. nevertheless,
says the Eureka Leader, an expert
in the matter Of beating a ride.
When the special on the Central
Pacific passed, going east, he man.
aged by some dexterous means to
swing himself on TO Inc brake-bar
with as much ease as the most ex-
perienced road-beater, and the last
seen of him he was slowed away
on the beam as comfortably as
could be desired, crutchcs and all,
and was making fast time toward
Wood river. There is probably
not a conductor on the road who
would have refused to carry him,
and received the sanction Of the
company. but evidently he would
rather take his chances on The
trucks,
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-05-21
Arsenic a. . Substitute for. .Yesst.Pouder

A few days since six cowboys,
who were stopping at a ranch near
San Simon, A. r., by mistake
used a large quantity Of arsenic in
stead Of yeast powder in baking
bread. They mixed up enough
Of the poisoned dough to kill a
regiment Of soldiers, and when
baked ate Of it with all their acc,is-
toned heartiness. In few mo-
ments they were stricken with a
frightful agony. They swore,
raved and rolled in the dust, and
finally by supreme effort succeed
ed in starting for town on their
bare-backed steeds--thinking that
Asiatic cholera had surely attack
ed them. Two Of the boys fell by
the wayside and stretched out to
die; the other four reached their
destination and did the same,
But the immoderate quantity ol
arsenia worked the needed cure,
and after the lapse Of several pain.
ful hours the boys were able tc
quaif an extraordinary draught o.
whisky In honor Of their salvatior
from dark cold graves IN the cat
,le covered hills,
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-05-21
A LIrIng Paper Knife.

An Indian rajah, who was pleas
antly disposed toward the English
and had learned their language
after a fashion, frequently visited
some years ago ESQ the story yruns)
the yiceroy Of Calcutta, and on
one occasion borrowed Of the lat
ter a copy Of the Edinburgh Re
view, which he happened to see
lying on. the table. When he re-
turned the magazine the viceroy
asked him if he found anything
interesting in it. "Oh yes" he
replied, "many beautiful things,
but also many disconnected arti-
cles." GLOW soi" asked the
viceroy. "See here" answered
the rajah, "this begins with Hunt
ing the Ourang-Outang,' does it
not? And now turn over the page
and here you have the History
of Mary Stuart. "
The viceroy laughed. He per-
ceived that the rajah had attempt
ed to read the book without cut
ting the leaves. He accordingly
took from his table a beautiful
ivory paper-cutter, explained its
use to his visitor and made him q
present Of it. The rajah was puz'
zled as to how the leaves Of the
books could be printed before they
were cut open, but this was alsC
explained to him. About yeal
after this occurrence the viceroN
saw a gay company entering thu
court, and in the centre OF It thu
rajah seated on a young elephant
| No sooner did he see the viceroy
than he cried: "Do you happsr
to have an uncut copy Of the Edin
burg Review? II so, please tos
it to me-" The viceroy threw ou
the magazine. 1t was caught b.
the elephant, who placed it be
tween his tusks, which had beel
wrough, into beautiful paper-eui
tiers. even including carved han
dies, and quickly cut open til
leaves, after which the knowinI
animal passed the Review back I,
the surprised viceroy. The raja
then dismounted, and said to tn
viceroy as he pointed to the els
phant: "lIe is yours; | retur
you the papcr-euster alive. .-Ns
isI Witness,
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-05-21
The SIhllist Organization.

he following statement has
"a made BY one of the Nihilists
P'lea'ed in the assassination OF
eaar; ''The Nihilist party is
marily organized in groups, in
P'eh novices are enrolled to
'0m the task is allotted in prop
aung the Nihilist doctrines. The
eaes' authority belongs to the
[ag'ess' to which only tried
nOers can be elected. The
|'nsress appoints the Executive
/ Eaml'tee, which has to carry oul
0screes of the Congress. BE.
es 'he groups and centers into
|"en The organization Is divided
.e eSlstthe so-called druschina,
|A particular duties, who ar,
'oed over by a hetman. Foul
a o'uschinas exist in St. Pc
= |ss,0urg: The NihiIist party doe,
eons'st Of atheists and anarch
- y Republicans aud Fed
America and Switxcrlan.
s"e real xatis n ( their ideal.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-05-21
Mar OF the I'uanilng Birds.

benever it happens that two
be species meet among my
rs, they signal the encounter
q shrill war-cry, and dash at
other in fierce antagonism.
spirit Of Bellona innames their
For an instant they close
her, then give each other
:, and with the speed Of me-
are lost TO my view. Short
Ter, the return of one alone
unees the victory has been
and decisive. Diminutive
e these puny sprites, they are
fily charged with combative-
The entire race are pugna-
and quarrelsome to an extra
parry degree, impudently as
Ping each other, and birds of
p larger size which venture
their neighborhood or occa-
them a faneied annoyance.
n the hawk is not safe from
attacks, and has been seen
|rled and whipped by them.
Bates remarks, in delineating
uuculent disposition, and the
Pebial battles occurring in
Fy ilowery nook in the tropics
F'e mey congregate, zone will
|ek the other off its perch and
two will go fighting and
ramlng ! away at a pace hard tc
followed by the eye" Mrs
a A. Hubbard, in Harper.
'sa1ine for June.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-05-21
Women In Boarding Houses.

Differences in families united by
marriage are mostly on the side of
the women. Woman fails in fact
to preserve the amenities Of the
hearth. The soft answer or the
repression which evades an issue
is more on the part Of the man
than the wife. Young women
manage their lovers, but lose their
skill to manage their husbands.
Women make the eliques in con-
gregations, church societies, fam :
" hotels, boarding houses, and
wherever lovely woman predomi-
mates. Lack Of tact makes the
traditional mother-in-law. Faith
ers-in-law have too much tac'
to be fussy and irritating in mat
tiers that should be leis alone
Men live harmoniously in clubs
women cannot live in clubs with
out getting ilt hostile divisions.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-05-21
asB sf,fIwtsL

They despise fi,hcs that despair
" them,
Love looks not with the eyrs,
but wiih the mind
Temperate angcf veil becomes
the wise Philemon.
Prefer tie truth before the main.
tanning Of 40 opinion
School.houscs are the republican
line oi Qualifications. n. Ham.
Nor hnowesi Thou 1hii ifatnment
my We 70 thy neighbof's creed hss lent
Emerson
Ambition is but the evil shadow
Of aspiration. George MacDon-
aid.
Lille minds are tanned and sub
ducd by misfortune, but great
minds rise above it.--Irving.
Books Lighthouses erected in
the great sea Of Time, the precious
repositories of the thoughts and
creation of genius. e. p. .Whipple
DO not ask if a man has been
through college; ask ifa college
has been through him; if he is a
walking university.
If there is anything that keeps
the mind open to angel visits and
repels the ministry Of i'll, it is hu-
man love. N. p. Willis.
'ris not a wild chorus Of praises,
Nor chance. not vet fate; him.
'Tis the greatness born with him and in
That makes the man great.
Alice Gary.
1t is wondcrful--wonderful and
delightful, 70 think how long Il
good mans benehcence may be
potent, even after his death. ~
Hawthorne.
The battle is not to the strong,
The race not always to the fleet,
And he who seeks to pluck the stars
Will lose the jewels at his feet
Phoebe Cary.
Youth is life's seed time, so the
clock face said. Some took its
counsel, as the sequal showed
sowed their wild oats and reaped
as they had wed.-llolmes:
No one should ever be ashamed
of his or her religion or family,
nor make of his altar a god, or his
ancestry worship. No money,
no family can fight down the quail
tiles Of learning, good manners,
self-respect, cultivation and per-
feet simplicity.
All delights are vain, but that most vain
Which with pain purchased doth inher-
itpsin;
As painful to pore upon book
To seek the light OF truth, while truth
the while
Doth falsely blind the eycsight.
-Shakspeare.
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-05-21

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The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-05-21

or IA etnper day Al home sample. -orth o. free
~ " OlUAdires. snSsoS 4 60, Portland, Maine
The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-05-21
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| ihifa v Fields Ihr distinguish
Jed literary gentleman wio died ~.
Gently once snid IN nhe N hIs lce.
lures speaking N whit hc would
do " he we're u hoy aglin
! I lhidt would learn to use my
lcn hand as freely as my tight. 20
that If anything happened 10 lame
either Of them the other would be
all ready 70 write and "htndlc
ihings,' just as II nothing had oc-
lcurcd. There Va no rtasoa IN
the world why both hands should
not be educated alike a little
practice would soon render one set
Of fingers just rs expert rs the 9th
Ic' iand ! have known people who
never thought, when n thing wns
TO he done, which particular hand
ought TO do it, but the hand near
est the object took hold of it and
did the office desired.
would learn the art of using
tools OF various sorts. | think |
would insist on learning some kind
OF a trade, even ii | knew there
would be no occasion TO follow il
when grew up. What pleas
ure it is in after life to be able to
make something, as the saying is
to construct a neat box to hold
ones pen and paper; or 4 pretty
cabinet for a sisters library or to
frame favorite engraving for a
Christmas present to a dear, kind
mother. What loss not to know
how to mend a chair that refuses
to stand up strong, only because
it needs a few tacks and bit of
leather here and there. Some Of
us cannot even drive Il nail
straight; and should we attempt to
saw off and obtrusive piece of
wood, ten to one, we should lose
a finger in the operation.
1t is a pleasant change from
books and study to work an hour
every day in tool-shop; and my
friend, the learned and lovable
Prof. Oliver Wendell Holmes finds
such comfort in "mcnding
things when his active brain
needs reposc, that he sometimes
breaks piece Of furniture on pur-
pose that he may have the relief
of putting it together again much
better than it was before. He is
as good a mechanic as he is n
poet; but there is nothing mcchan-
ical about his poetry, as you all
know who have read his delightful
pieces. An English author of
great repute said to me not long
ago: "Prof. Holmes is writing the
best English of our time" And
! could not help adding: "Yes,
and inventing the best sterco-
scopes, too
A boy ought also TO be at home
in barn, and learn how to har-
ness a horse, tinker up a wagon,
feed the animals and do a hundred
useful things, the experience of
which may be Of special service TO
him in after life, as an explorer
or traveller, when unlocked for
emergencies befall him. ! have
seen an Ex-President Of the
United States, when an old
man, descend from his carriage
and rearrange buckles and straps
about his horses when an accident
occurred, while the clumsy coach
man stood by in a kind Of helpless
inactivity, not knowing the best
thing TO be done. The Ex-
President told me he had learned
about such matters on a farm in
his boyhood, and he was never a,
loss for remedies on the road
when his carriage broke down,
If | were a boy again | would learn
how to row boat and handle .
sail.
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LfsAseuuotx


lleing NJ Point lookout, MARY.
land, during the week, evamihi
ing the railroad from Washington
Cily 10 that point, ita protector, y.
Taylor Suit once the ARIEL of the
Gold Room In New York, later 4
Maryland planter, told this fcmin.
isceucct
"l'hcrc lived near me, In
Prince Georges county, at Upper
Marlboro. a cousin and myofilc ol
General Robert l.. Lee. named
John +. Ice. He was Judge
Advocate Of the United States
army, and when the war broke out
was absurd enough to resign this
comfortable place and his rank Of
major to 60 over to the Confeder-
acy. My intimate relations with
him led me to know Col. X. i.
Lee slightly. At the close of the
war, about April i2th, 1865,
made visit to Richmond, Va,
with the United States Marshal at
Washington, Ward II. Lamon.
On Saturday night went to his
room at the Spotswood Hotel, and
found him lying on his bed weep
ing. ] inquired the cause, but he
Sobbed that he could not tell me
then. Being mystilied and excit-
ed, pressed to know his griev-
ance, and he finally said: 81 am
going of in the morning TO Wash
ington before go ! will tell you
He informed me at Rockets, as
the steamer was about to depart,
that President Lincoln had been
murdered. came ashore again
and, filled with the weight of such
information, which was known to
but few in Richmond, | thought it
would justify me in calling on Gen.
Lee, who had arrived a day or
two'beiore, and was at his dwell
ling. There | was told that
General Lee was about to attend
religious services, but would be at
home about half-past Ia O'Clock
| called again and he received me
cordially, and inquired particular
ly for various friends, places and
interests about Washington, Bal
timore and Maryland. | finally
said to him:
Gen. Lee, | have a piece OF
private information which | came
here to give you, sir. The Presi-
dent Of the United States, Abra-
ham Lincoln, was assassinated
night before last in Washington
City
"lIe turned suddenly, and his
face being but half turned toward
me before, and looked into my
eyes with an expression | shall
never forget. He looked me
through and through.
General, said |, there can b.
no doubt Of it. The President,
Marshal, Col. Lamon, told me o.
it, and it has been fully confirmed
in cipher messages TO the military
authorities. What do you think
about it General Lee!"
ale raised his head and chin
assumed a positive expression
and exclaimed :"
" The South has lost her bes
friend!'
"Before ! came away remark
ed: General, | would like t,
have your opinion as to to who i
the best Of your generals
ole answered, still little stun
ned and preoccupied:
" "A man ! never saw. A mai
named Forrest. johnny DO
: quet in New York Tribune.