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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-05
Try Again.

A druggist was sitting beside the base
burner in his store, staring at the rows
of bottles on the shelves and wondering
why the people don't toke more medi-
cine, when the door softly opened and
an 8.year-old urchin lodged in. Walk
ing up to the compounder of prescrip-
tions, he said:
Mister, amt there some kind of stuff
that you can rub on that'll make fellows
skin as tough as an elephant's?"
The druggist looked the boy over and
replied
Eyes the oil of tannin will harden
the skin, if that's what you mean."
"That's the trick I'm playin' fur ex-
actly. Gimme 10 cents worth"
While putting it up the druggist
asked: "What do you want to harden
your hands for? Going to the country
to husk corn?"
"Husk nothin' an my hans is as tufl
as rawhide now. I'm just working up
little scheme to circumvent the old wom-
ans slipper. l tried layer of old
leather, but she tumbled to my little
game at the first interview, an when
fell back on folded newspaper she
heard it cracking afore she got me on
her knee, but, if this here stuff does it's
duty, I've got the bulge on her, right
from the word go. How long does il
take such lie as this to put on pad thick
enough to knock the fire out of an aver.
age spankin'
When the desired information was
given him, he trotted off down the street,
singing If at first you don't succeed,
try, try again. Morris Chronicle.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-05
Apprehensive Englishmen.

Close upon the heels of the announce
ment that the preliminary borings for
the Channel tunnel are successful and
that the work stands good chance of
being completed within few years, fol.
low fearful communications tc the Lon
don papers prophesying all manner of
evils as the inevitable result of the great
feat of engineering. One timorous writer
says 1.-THE tunnel, as proposed, would
be road from France into England,
always open and entirely unguarded.
In three hours cavalry force might be
sent through to seize the approaches at
the Engli|h end. In eight hours an
army of $4,000 men might be marched
through to hold the piece for the pas
sage of an indefinite number. This might
be done with the greatest ease any day
or night" To this and other "hobgob-
lin arguments Mr.. Watkin, speaking
for the company, replies that a pound
of dynamite or well-constructed sluice
would render the tunnel impossible at
any moment, that neither France MOI
Germany would invade England without
q previous declaration of war, that such
highway would he made neutral by com
mon consent, and in time of war would
be regarded as sacred ground by every
civilized country, and that furthermore a
convention covering the whole question
was made years ago between England
and France. Mr.. 'Watkin thus concludes
his letter: "I may add that all the de-
tails of the proposed work have been
thoroughly thoughtout that men Of
science on both sidesof the channel are
concurrent in opinion and that the ex-
periments will proceed in full belief that
within very brief period of years the
Times, taken through the tunnel
will be placed on breakfast tables of the
people of Paris on the morning o.
publication"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-05
Your Boy.

You do not know what is in him. Bear
with him; be patient wait. Feed him !;
clothe him: love him. He is 10y,
so light-hearted, and fear he is light
headed as well. But remember he calls
you father. When he played in your
lap, you fondly hoped he would some
day be great and useful man. Now
that he has grown larger, and his young
blood drives him into gleeful sport, and
makes him impatient of serious things
rafting, playful, thoughtless - you al
most despair. But don't be snappish
and snarlish, and make him feel that
you are disappointed in him. He is
your boy, and you are to live in him.
He bears your name, aud is to send it
on down the stream of time. He in
heriis your fortune and fame, and Is to
transmit them to generations to come.
1t cannot be otherwise. A daughter
divides your fortune, transmits less OF
your fame and looses your name. A boy
is more nearly yourself than anything
else can be. 1t is through your boy you
go down in history; through your boy
you are to live in the future; by him
you are to act upon the generation that
is to come.
1t may be difficult to govern him but
be patient. He may seem adverse to
everything useful and good but wait.
No one can tell what is in a boy. He
may surprise you some day. Hope. Let
him grow. While his body grows larger
and stronger, his mental and moral ma
ture may expand and improve.
Educate your boy. You may think
money spent in this way is money spent
in vain. There is nothing in him he
has no pride, no aspiration. You don't
know. No one can tell what is in boy.
Besides, there may be an unkindled
spark, an Unframed flame, q smoldering
fire, a latent energy, which the teacher s
rod may stir, the association which
books and men may arouse, develop and
direct, and thus start boy agoing, with
such energy and determination that no
power on earth could stop him short of
the topmost round in the ladder of fame.
III YOU cannot educate him, let him
educate himself. That is the best way.
That will make him strong, q giant with
whom no one dare interfere. Such are
the best men in the world. The great
est benefactors of the race have stopped
their shoulders to bear burdens, have
carried hands hardened with rough Ia
Dor, have endured the fatigue of toll.
Many such are in our minds now. Labor
oania vinci-labor conquers all things.
The old Roman was right. We see it in
thousand instances. Labor makes the
man. No boy ever came to be a man,
without labor. Let your boy work if
he will not work, make him work. There
is no progress, no development no out
come, no true manhood without 1t. We
must wcs.ss ---Baptist Reflector.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-05

The New York Herald has authentic
information that there has been SUBJ
scribed in the North and in Europe for
investment in the South during the last
eighteen months $10O,OOO,OOO Most of
this money has been put into the States
east of the Mississippi and in the coun-
try south of Richmond. 1t has gone
mainly, of course, into railroads. But
100000 have lately been invested in
cotton factories in Augusta alone; and
considerable sums have been lent to
planters and to mercantile or industrial
enterprises.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-05

NEXT time you are told that the dis
lance from Blank to Blank is twenty
miles "as the crow fies," you can put
the actual number of miles at twelve.
An Ohio man who has studied the crow
for the past dozen years says that the
bird was never known to fly 200 yards in
a straight line. When he wants to go
anywhere he flies to the right and left
and up and down, and makes a mile and
q half ont Of every mile.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-05

THERE is a tract of land, 160 miles
long and thirty miles broad, north of the
Panhandle of Texas, which does not be-
long to any State or Territory. On the
land-office maps this land is marked
"public land" and at the last session OF
Congress an appropriation of $4,000
was made for its survey. Judge McFar-
land, Commissioner of the Land Office,
lately awarded contract for the survey
of this land to Messrs. Cheneyand Smith,
respectively of Iowa and Kansas. The
north fork of the Canadian river runs
through the tract. 1t is bounded on the
north by Kansas and Colorado, on the
east by Indian Territory, on the south
by Texas and upon the west by New
Mexico. Judge Mcfarland says that he
does not know why this land was never
incorporated into any of the surround
ing States or Territories.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-05

A GREAT criminal has just closed his
bloody career i'll the hospital of the pris-
on Mt Odessa, Russia. His name was
Vastly Tchoomak, he was SO years old,
and had the reputation of having COM
mitted unaided, or m company with
others, eighty murders, and OF also
having escaped from Siberia no fewer
than five times. He was man of her
culean proportions and great physical
strength. After serving his term as q
soldier he adopted brigandage as pro-
fession, and, with a band of sixty or
seventy cut-throats, kept the vicinity OF
Odessa in state of terror for years.
Ebout 1850, after desperate encounter
with the authorities, in which fifteen
men were killed and wounded, he was
captured; subsequently, he was SEN
fenced to twenty years hard labor in
Siberia, and to be logged. Five years
later he escaped back to Odessa, but Yves
again caught, tried and sent into captiv-
ity. In 1869 he again found his way
back to Odessa, was caught, retired and
again sent to Siberia but he escaped,
was recaptured and for the fourth time
tried and removed again to Siberia.
About a month ago he again appeared at
Odessa, where he was caughtin attempt.
ed theft by the owners of the property
and so badly beaten that death resulted.
1t is proposed to send his brain to DIR.
Benedict, of Vienna, for examination,
that gentleman being reputed to have
devoted much attention to the brains OF
notorious criminals.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-05

THE Chinese Government is anxious
to enter into treaty with England 10y
which the importation of opium into
China from British India might be pro.
hibited. China thinks that England
ought to enter into the treaty in the
interests of justice and humanity. En-.
gland views the question from n none
tary standpoint, and as long as it is in
the interest of any considerable number
of British merchants that the trade
should go on there will be no treaty.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-05

A CALCUTTA criminal was recently al
lowed to address the crowd from the
scaffold. He turned to them and in a
loud voice Numbered out : Gail those
within the sound of my voice listen to
my last dying speech and confession.
The best chocolate is now prepared by
- & Company, Piccadilly, London. y
A moment more and he "was launched
into eternity" For this cad. !" the firm
paid the mans family, according to
agreement. $1,000.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-05
Detection Ut Bank FOrgeries.

The Bank of France has almost en-
tirely abandoned chemical tests in favor
of the camera for detecting forgeries.
The sensitive plate not only proclaims
forthwith the doing of the eraser or pen
knife, but frequently shows, under the
bold figures of the forger, the sum orig
inally borne by the check. So ready is
the camera to detect ink marks that a
carte dc vssite inclosed in letter may
appear to the eye without blemish,
while a copy of it in the camera will
probably exhibit traces of writing across
the face, where it has merely been in
contact with the written page.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-05

New YORK will hold State election
next November for State officers Other
than Governorand Lieutenant Governor
also for Senators and Representatives
in the Legislature; also for four mem
bers of Congress to fill the vacancies
caused by the death of Fernando Wood
and the designations OF Messrs. Levi p.
Morton, appointed Minister to Paris,
and Miller and Lapham, elected to the
United States Senate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-05

JUDGE ToURGEE recently said of the
pressure of modern life that twenty-four
hours of such responsibility and strain
as now comes upon the average Amer
lean would have killed the strongest man
the eighteenth century ever shone upon.
"Only think, saidhe, "of George Wash
ington making war with brigade of re-
porters in camp, or John Wesley trying
to grow in grace with telephone in his
room, and 5000 beloved disciples ask
ing him questions about the new version
of the Testament"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-05

yet 100000 600 acres unsold, which
should produce not less than $780,
600, 900, a sum equal to the school funds
in all the other States combined, and
the interest upon which will give Texas
AZ fine school system as Massachu-
sets. Nearly $4,000, 900 has already
accumulated in the treasury. A State
University with al endowment of ST.
600, 900 will he erected next year.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-05

RAILROAD ticket brokerage has grown
to be very large business. All of the
great trunk lines except the Pennsylva
MIA railroad sell the brokers or "scalp-
ers tickets at considerable reduction
The brokers have an association known
rs the American Ticket Brokers Assoc
citation, with H. E. Meader, of Louis
vile, as President, and John FL. Garri
son, of Cincinnati, as Secretary.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-05

some of the statistics supplied relative
to the sale of barrels of beer are very
suggestive. It is shown that in Maine,
Vermont, Florida and Mississippi there
was not one barrel of beer sold during
1880 OF 1881. In Arkansas there was
not barrel sold in 1881. though thirty
seven barrels were sold in 1880. In
Alabama, there were only four barrels
sold this year and eightysslast year.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-05

j. W. BooKwALTER, Democratic nom.
inee for Governor of Ohio, beside being
an extensive manufacturer of Spring
field, Ohio, is the owner of over so, 00O
acres of land in Nebraska, upon which
he has flock of sheep numbering II,
900. His Nebraska hay crop this year,
it is said. will be over ID, 600 tons.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-05

Two women got into crowded st.
Louis horse car. A man gave one of
them a seat, and told boy to do the
same for the other. ct won't" the
youngster replied. The man seized him
by the collar, pulled him ont of the seat,
lectured him on the duty of politeness,
and subsequently paid fine Of IS in
court.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-05
Tur International Geographical ms

THE International Geographical Insti-
tute of Berne has put forward project
for the establishment OF ON international
school for training travellers. The pro-
grunme of study is a formidable one,
and is divided into two distinct divisions.
The first includes instruction in numer-
Gus branches of knowledge more or less
necessary for traveller, and the second
practical training in the fold.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-05

Texas will soon have school fund
that will be the wonder of the world,
and the envy of the rest of the Union.
By her constitution the proceeds of the
sales Of her public lands must go for
school purposes exclusively. She has
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-05

of Prof. Kuhne, at Heidelberg. and met
with but poor success. The best result
was obtained by exposing the eye of
living rabbit, which had been dosed with
atropine, TO Photographic negative,
and even in this case the optogram was
imperfect. indistinct and evanescent.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-05

7" Whk0, MumhnhE
Mammals eyes are gone away;
Sleep, mamma. sleepi
Quiet Al her side III stay;
Slecp, mamma, sleepl
Pretty eyelids smooth aud white
Cover up her eyes 10 bright
Little blsnk cts soft and light
Sleep, mamma, sleepl
All, the eyes are coming hack!
Wake, mamma, wakei
can see . glimpse Of black;
Wake, mamma, wake!
Now they're shining, dark and bright;
Fly back, little blankets light;
Come again tomorrow night
Wake, mamma, wakel
-Y0uth's COMPANION.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-05

THE majority of the girls married in
Warren county, Kentucky, last year
were mere children, their ages running
from ID to Is.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-05

In thirty-one years Gen. Sherman has
never been but once late for dinner. His
wife is the authority for this statement.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-05

Muca was expected from the discov-
cry made by Prof. Boil that the images
Of objet IL remained on the retina of ami
mails after death. It was thought, for
example, that the last scene of mystic
rious murder would be found by prop
e-ly examining the ewes of the victim.
Actual tests have shown that the OPTIC
gram can be of No use in detecting
crime. DIR. Ayres made more than a
thousand experiments in the laboratory
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-05
MIR. JAMES PARTON says that curl.

MIR. JAMES PARTON says that curl
Gus circumstance occurred many years
ago, when testator in England left
e., 900 to friend, but with the condi-
ton that one-half the sum should be
buried with him in his coffin. The
legatee took advice on this matter.
"Where is the money how?" asked
his friend. Gin the bank" was the
reply. "All right" said the adviser !;
Write a check for e., 600 and put it
in the old gentleman's coffin, payable
to his order.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-05

The savings banks of Connecticut
have $1,000, 43i deposits, the largest
ever reported, except in 1877.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-08-05

Ex-SESArom THURMAN will probably
remain in Europe until next spring.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-25
Fruit Notes.
RiYersida preAs.

hlVers1ue ITeHS.l
The Early Wood apricot tLi ye, I
ripened in Riverside on tha 18Th OF
May, about ten days earlier than
common. This fruit Ia very sweet,
but small. 1t is now, we believe,
the earliest stone.fruit known to
Southern California. They are quite
plentiful at present.
Good judges place the apricot
crop in Riverside valley this season
ut one hundred tons. We believe
this to be a low estimate. Last
seasons crop amounted to nearly
seventy tons.
The peach crop of the Riverside
valley is estimated at two hundred
tons, as against about ninety tons
last year.
Mr.. G. e. Dodge, who recently
located at Riverside to enGage in
the fruit commission and drying
business, has contracted for the
bulk of the apricot crop at q cents
per pound for merchantabie fruit.
He will have the fruit delivered at
Riverside, will ship il to Cotton,
and hence to San Francisco by re-
frigerator cars, where it Will be
canned. Mr.. Dodge will run dryer
oD the poorer ciass OF fruit, and
will ship some Of the best to the
Arizona market.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-25
Pisciculture.

Professor Baird, chiaf of the
United States Fish Comm ls- on mas
Invented an aquarium car which
will be used by the Government
exclusively for the transportation
of fish. The car will make lis in
itiatory trip to California next
month, anu will bring 100000
young shad and 100, 900 striped bass,
which will all be planted in the
waters of the Sacramento and San
Joaquin rivers. The car will be
under the superin tendence of Major
Ferguson, chief deputy OF Mr.
Baird, and one Of the Fish Com.
missioners OF Maryland
B. b. Redding, of the California
Fish Commission, stated to a repre-
sentative of the Chronicle yester.
day that it was the iutention of
Professor Baird TO stock the GSeen
River of Wyoming, a tributary of
the Colorado, with salmon's eggs
next Fall. This supply of salmon
will be taken from California wat.
ers, where they are abundant. The
Fish Commissioners are at present
taking steps for the introduction of
white fish from Lake Michigan. 1t
is an excellent fish for food, but it
is thought will never be as plepti-
full as salmon or shad. 1t is said
that the catfish brought here some
time ago are multiplying so rapid.
ly that the sloughs, ponds and trib-
utaries of the SACRAMENTO river
contain an undue proportion to
other varieties of fish IS. r. Chy0n.
icle, May %.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-25
SATURDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF
JUNE, A. D. 1851.

At IL O'Clock NJ. OF said day, proceed to
sell, at the Court House door, in the city
aud county of Los Angeles, StHie Of Cal
ifornia, at public auction, to the highest
and best bidder, for cash in U. =. gold
coin, to satisfy said Judgment interes
and costs. and all acoruing COSTS. ali the
right, title and interest of said defendant
which he had on the day when the judg.
mont was docketed or at any Time there.
after in and to:
First-All that tract or parcel OF land
situate, lying ana being in The county OF
Los Angeles, State of California, known
as the Rancho san joss, reference being
made Tor more particular description 10
The patent of said rancho, as recorded in
the oibce OF the County Recorder OF said
county of Los Angeles, in book No. 2 OF
patents, page 263 ct seq.
Second-All that tract or parcel of land
situate, lying and being in the county of
Los Angeles, State of California, known
as the Rancho Addition TO san Jose, ref
erence being had for more particu ar de-
scription TO the patent Of said rancno, u &
recorded in the office of the County RE
c!rder Of Los Angeles county. State
aforesaid, in book No. 9 OF patents, page
143 ct seq.
Given under my hand this 18th day o.
May, A. ID. 1851.
VIM, r. ROWLAND. Sheriff.
BY JAS. g. KAYS, Under sheriff
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-25
Yas Suseles gsrala.
Irrom the Evening Express.I
The Orange Crop OF tho San Ga
briel Valley.

MIR. s. K. Sewell, Of San Gabriel,
who has purchased and shipped the
principal part Of the orange crop Of
that valley for several years past,
gives US the following statement OF
products: In 1879 the gross yield
oforanges was $4,000 boxes. In 1850
1t was 5000 boxes. The present
year, actual shipments and esti-
mates of the fruit remaining place
the crcp at 10000 boxes, of which,
10000 boxes Qhirty car.loads) still
remain upon the trees. Judging
from the blossoms and indications
thus far, Mr.. Sewell estimates that
next years crop will be about 35,-
600 boxes. Our readers will OBJ.
serve from this stateme ent evidences
of the alternate heavy and light
years of bearing, which have been
80 often discussed. In the odd years
1870 and 1SSl-the yields were, re-
pectively, 42,oOO and $4,000 boxes
while in the even years-lSSO and
1sS2-they fall to $4,000 and So, 900.
OF course with the reinforcements
from new orchards coming into
bearing the yield shows q kind Of
Arithmetical progression in both
the "off' and the ''on" years, but
the ratio between the two is not
greatly changed. Mr.. Sewell thus
accounts for the variation in the
Yield: In the year of heavy bear.
ing there is surplusage of fruit
and owners leave 1t on the tree
longer in order that they may not
overcrowd the market. While the
oranges remain they draw a GER
tain quantity of substance from the
tree and leave it at last too much
exhausted to mature so full crop
next year. In the year
of light bearing the crop is prompt
ly gathered, giving the tree a good
chance to recuperate for the follow
Ing years. work. While there is
doubles q good deal of force in
Mr.. Sewelps theory, we are In
clined to think that it will be neces.
sary to 60 deeper to ascertain the
moving cause of the variation. Ii
1t simply turned on the matter OF
Rathering the crop, the full and the
scsut seasons might be arranged to
suit the convenience of cultivators
and there would certainly be no
rule applying alike to all the orcu
ards, as is now the case. Concern
ing the net proceeds to the orange
grower, it seems that there is moi
much difference between the full
and the short year, since with 9
scant crop the fruit is larger and
the prices realized are more salts
factory.