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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-05-20
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.


The Pennsylvania State Senate has
passed . resolution which provides for the
transfer Of the remains of William Penn from
their present resting place In Buckinghamshire,
England, to Philadelphia.
The United States Grand Jury at New
York has indicted fourteen Captains of Eu-
ropcan steamships for carrying an excess Of
passengers, contrary to law. Two indictments
are against Capt Brandt and Capt. Meyers,
both Of whom committed suicide few weeks
ago.
A fishing party Of four persons were
drowned at Trembly Point, Staten Island sound,
By the upsetting Of boat.
The limited express on the Pennsyi-
vania road made the ninety miles between
Philadelphia and Jersey City in ninety-fve
minutes.
Immigrants continue to arrive at New
York at the rate of 5000 or 1000 day.
L. j. b. Lincoln, of Boston, . broker
In canned goods and nuts, has made q disas.
trous failure, his liabilities being estimated ~
high as s750,0oo.
West.
The Missouri Pacific Railroad Com
pany has leased the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railroad.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-05-20
No Chance for Him.

He was coming down street with a
"crick" in his back, wobble in his
knees and thumb tied up in a rag.
Precipitation had wilted his collar and
made his fannels crawl up, and each
knee carried the marks of dust. He
halted pedestrian, got his aching
back against the lamp-post, and asked
"Sir, do you suppose that George
Washington ever fell down stairs with a
bureau after him and ON top of him ?"
:" don't think so.
"Did Daniel Webster ever turn an
old ingram carpet t'other side up, and
haul it around, and pull his blamed arms
off, and pound his thumbs to mash in
lacking It DOWN."
81 never heard that he did.
"And, sir, do you believe that Henry
Clay ever lugged burned old bedstead
all over the house, papered bedrooms,
daubed around with paint, and lifted
stoves until his eyes stuck out like lem
ons on Greeley hat ?"
CT never heard that Henry was any
such man."
"No, of course you didn't, and yet
you and the rest of the world wonder
why / don't get mp and perorate and
philosophize and theorize and thun-
der around like an earthquake. Look at
me. Feel OF me Go ache as / ache,
wilt as wilt, and then tell me what
earthly chance a man of moderate means
has in this world for securing the laurels
of fame. Yes, sir, and be han. ed to
you, sir, and even now I'm on my way
down town to buy whitewash brush,
two pounds of putty, q peck of lime and
four more papers of tacks.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-05-20
POLITICAL POINTS.

Secretary Blaine, says a Washington
correspondent, admits that no threatened to
resign should Robertson he withdrawn, and
states that the Cabinet is now in unison with
the President.
s. meeting OF the Anti Monopoly
League was held at Cooper Institute, New
York, to protest against the confirmation of
Stanley Matthews as Justice of the Supreme
Court. L. f. Chitteaden occupied the chair.
Resolutions were adopted declaring Stanley
Matthews to be the Pacific railroad candidate,
and denouncing bis confirmation rs proof of a
purpose to pack the Supreme Court with Judges
who will reverse its decision in the granger
cases.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-05-20

The Alleged True story Of HIS ID
position Of the silver.

The Alleged True story Of His Dis
position Of the silver.
What purports to be trustworthy ex-.
PLANTATION of the manner In which Gen.
BENJAMIN +. Butler acquired tie un--
happy fame of being purloiner OF sill
yer spoons is given by Washington
correspondent: A lady went to Gen.
Garfield, some months ago, and intro
duced herself as the daughter Of Gen
David E.. Twiggs, who left our army,
where he had gained tho rank OF Major
General, to join the secessionists at the
opening of the Rebellion. She stated
her object to be the recovery OF her
fathers two swords, captured by Butler
when he entered New Orleans In the
spring of 1862 One sword had been
voted to Twiggs by Congress In recog-
milton of his services during the Mexi-
can war |; the other was the weapon he
had drawn in behalf of the Confederacy-
She was particularly anxious to secure
the latter, because her father had priced
il far above its fellow. Garfield referred
her to Butler, whom she feared to meet
on account of the terrible reputation he
had gained in the South. Having been
assured that he was not nearly SO blacl-
as he had been painted, she sought him
ont, and, to her surprise, was very po-
litely received. He informed her that
he had sent the swords to Washington,
with the request that one be given to
the Annapolis Academy and the other to-
West Point, as trophies of the civil war.
His request was not complied with.
They were, instead, locked up in the
vaults of the treasury for safe keeping,
- Il ..~l, - Ir<.x- 10
hvered to him. He then added: lyon
have not, my dear madam, asked me
about your family plate, which I have
so often been accused of stealing to dec
crate my own table with. You no doubt,
in common with many Southerners,
think the charge true. AS soon as l had
occupied your fathers deserted house,
one of your servants came to me with a
load of silver, saying that your father
had buried it in the garden to keep it
from the hated Yankees, but that, now
he had gone, the servant, having seen
the act, dug it up, and was DESTROYS to
hand it over to the proper authorities.
used the silver while had my head
quarters at your father's place; but after
ward turned every piece-spoons, forks,
salvers and dishes-over to the Quar-
termaster's Department. Here, madam,
are thevouchers for every article brought
me by your colored servant" And
Butler opened his desk and took out q
neatly arranged packet of papers, each
of which was regularly and formally
signed and credited, relieving Butler
from all responsibility in the much
vexed matter. This will not, of course,
prevent most Of the Southerners and
many of the Northerners from swearing
that Butler did steal Twiggs' silver, and
never returned it and never accounted
for it. There are falsehoods which no
extinguish and Butler and the spoons
is conspicuous example thereof.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-05-20
The Suggestive Chain.

A gentleman called at French Jewell
er's i'll London, to have memorial ring.
containing the hair Of relatives. repaired.
The good man said: "Eh bien! Ya-as. il
shall be done, continuing, "zare is not
ting lik re hair; it last retermte, wiz
care. Now, here is pretty ting, vach
chain, moch better IAN gold; besides it
makes you tink. Suppose you are out
WITT friends, you look at your watch with
gold chain, and you say it is 10 o'clock.
and you put him back; zat is all. But
suppose you have chain of madame's
hair, zen You remember; you say it is 10
o'clock, we're is my poor wife waiting for
me, shall go; chez mot. / shall 60
home. -FOyney's PrO0yess.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-05-20

THE plug hat is virtually a sort of q
social guarantee for the preservation of
peace and order. He who puts one on
has given hostage to the community
for his good behavior. The wearer of q
plug hat must move with certain Sc
dateness and propriety. He cannot run,
nor jump, nor romp, nor get into fight,
except at the peril of his headgear. All
the hidden influences of the beaver tend
toward respectability.-Neto Orleans
Republican.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-05-20

balances, weights and measures. From
q doctors Office was recovered full set.
of surgical instruments, including "pul-
ikins" for extracting teeth and trepana
for drilling holes in the skull There il.
any number OF shoemaker, tailor, car
penter and blacksmith tools, and, iu-.
deed, implements of almost every pres
ent mechanical operation.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-05-20

"WoULD you say" asked the pro.
fessor, would rather walk or I
had rather walk'?" 81 would say" re-
piled smart bad boy, 81 had rather
ride" And he was marked three below
zero, with cloudy or partly clearing
waath or
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-02-17
No FasclnatiOns.

l have seen guinea pig, after finding
no place of exit from the cage, quietly
settle itself down in the midst of the
coils of an Australian constructor, shut
its eyes, and 30 to sleep. Ten minutes
afterward the snake had moved and the
guinea pig was washing its face with its
paws, Not once, but dozen times, q
rabbit has nibbled the nose of River
Jack viper (Vipera rhinoceros) in
pretty, inquiring way, needless of the
strong blows the reptile would admins
ter with its snout to the impertinent in
vestigator of that queer-looking object.
For fully ten minutes one day rabbit
sat gazing at the poised and threatening
head of puff adder, now and then reach
ing forward to smell the reptiles nose,
and anon sitting on its hind legs to wash
its ears, and again returning to the
" fascinating" object of its in
quiries. Ii, during that time, the rab-
bit had fallen into the state of trance,
it was soon released from that condition
as to be able to attend to its own comfort
and busy itself about its toilet. The
birds show no more recognition than the
other animals OF the dangerous position
in which they are placed. We see them
hopping about on the snakes and pecking
Justify at their scales; sitting on the
branches, preening their feathers and be-
having themselves just as though no such
dreadful Tor pleasing sensation as "fas-
cination" was possible. l saw once a
sparrow perched upon the body OF a
snake twisted around a branch and
preeuing itself. BY and by con-
strictor crept up slowly, touched the
bird with its nose, and then threw
the crushing folds around it. The
deliberate approach of the snake and the
unconscious attitude of the sparrow. con-
cerned about its private affairs, would
have staggered any ordinary believer in
fascination" l have closely watched
the behavior of snakes intent on feeding.
1t may be sudden rush, when the VIC
tim has no time to see its enemy, or the
gradual, lazy advance of the reptile; In
either case the doomed victim betrays no
suspicion of danger, at least so far as
have been able to ascertain after passing
some hundreds of hours contemplating
the snakes in the uneQualed representa-
tive collection of the geological Society.
Il The Nature.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-02-17
Captive HummIng.Birds.

In the time of the Montezumas, hum
ming. birds were tanned and kept in large
Conservatives. Doctor Zipperlein, of
Cincinnati, tells of two humming-b birds
which strayed in May, year ago, into
the house of lady in that city and were
captured.
The lady, a friend of birds, resolved to
try the experiment of demonstrating the
little creatures, although she was aware
that such attempts ended usually in the
death of the birds. She had no suitable
cage, SO she selected large candy jar,
and fixed perch inside. In the bottom
she placed bouquet of flowers, and
covered the open end with gauze. The
flowers were renewed every day. The
cor volvulvus, tropaolum, honeysuckle,
and other flowers with long calyx were
selected. A little honey was dropped
into every blossom.
The birds began to sip the sweet food
on the first day. humming above the
flower cups, darling their tongues in and
out among them swift as lightning. They
also snapped at little insects and then
devoured them.
After some weeks they were given
some honey thinned with water, in
small dish. They sat upon their low
perch and Tapped the honey with their
tongues, much like dog drinking wa
ter.
In short time the birds were so tame
that the gauze that confined them was
removed, and they flew about the room
while their glass palace was cleaned and
furnished with fresh flowers and honey;
but as soon as this operation was fin
ished they flew into the glass again, and
began eating the honey. If the lady
took nap after dinner, they perched
themselves upon her forehead. and en-
joyed their siesta there. They hummed
about the room for hours, hating for
rest upon the finger of their friend, and
dressing their feathers. For a change
they would fly again to the honey, but
after momentary taste away they would
go, flying about their frind. Towards
evening they sought their perch
in their glass palace, and
sang quick flute notes in the
finest pianissimo. They occasionally
snapped at small insects, but their chief
food was honey, and later strong sugar
water, since the honey thinned with
water often settled to the bottom of the
dish. They thrived finely on the sugar
water, too. AS the weather became
warm in June, the gauze covering was
entirely removed from their glass palace
and the little creatures were given the
range of the whole room, but their
food was always placed in their old dwell
ling.
The tiny birds werere not at all timor-
Gus, even at first; they did. not tiutter
about anxious when their flowers were
removed and fresh ones brought. Their
eyes said plainly:
I'VE know you are good to u.s."
They thankfully appreciated the care
of their protector, and, although they
manifested no uneasiness when strangers
were in tine room, they could not be in
duced to perch upon nybody's finger
but that of their tender keeper.
At the end of September one of them
began to be ailing, and few days after
was found dead upon the floor. The
other pinned from hour to hour, and when
the cooler nights at the end of October
approached it too succumbed to the I'M
friendly climate and to its plainly mani
tested inconsistencies.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-02-17

THE ORANGE TREE.-In the midst of
the large courtyard stood an enormous
orange tree, its luxuriaut foliage crown
ing stout and comedy stem. For count
less generations this beautiful tree had
been well-spring of delight to the fam
lily. The last head Of the house used to
declare that it dated from tie expulsion
of the Moors. The women made tonics
and cosmetics from the leaves, the young
girls adorned themselves with the flow
ers, the little ones RECALLED on the fruit,
the birds had their abode among the
branches, singing q thousand joyous
songs. while its owners, who had grown
up under its shadow, watered unhag-
gingly in summer, and in winter re-
moved the dead branches, as we tenderly
remore the first gray hairs Of parent We
cannot permit to grow old-Fernan Ca
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-02-17
"Oh! oh! oh! I should lie glad
If these reins I hadn't had"


said PeteA
GAS you made rhyme" said the
man, "I'll take them back and you can
go home"
Then the man hit Peter sharply with
one end of the reins, and his new suit
fell off, and he found himself in his old
pinafore.
Then Peter went home and told Anna
what had happened to him; and Anna
told Peter all about the mouse, and they
both thought they had lucky escape.
Just then the boy with the pipe came
down the street. And the pipe played
these words:
Keep out OF mischief you never know
What may come to cause you woe;
What you may think is very good fun,
May give You trouble before you'v We done.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-02-17

II il said that it requires $3.50, 900
year 10 physic the United States army OF
q, 900 men-e10 head.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-02-17

A man who II - true ~ steel, possess-
ing IN iron will, some gold and fair
proportion Of brass. should be able TO
endure The hard wodr Of this world.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-02-17

You can deceive your guileless little
wife, young man, but her fathers wife
never.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-02-17

inevitable n0ruSnlpS, tubt tuc iunJoIi'y VI
people have to endure IN one form or an
other.
''See how nicely have mended your
coat" said Mrs. Irwin, holding the arti-
Gle alluded to up before her husband.
81 want to go to church in the morning.
You will go, too, won't you?"
Mr.. Irwin had his hat in his hand pre-
paratory to going out again ON his al
most hopeless errand. He turned back.
"What for?"
The voice was very low and reverent
that said: =,
ITO render thanks to the Lord for all
His mercies." -,
poor little woman! For what will
Won render thanks? For these thin,
faded garments, these bare walls. and
scarcely food enough to keep soul and
body together ?"
mo. Richard. For this, that health
and strength are continued to us; that
while 80 many households have been
made desolate in our land, we arc spared
othery'
Mr.. Irwin felt his eyes moisten Is he
descended the stairs though he did not
feel the full significance OF these words
until few hours latsr.
Mary Il . good woman" he thought;
''the best wife b The world / wish !
could feel - ahe dos about these things
but can't"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-09

Information from all sections oil virginia
indicate that the Rosdjusiers are gaming
every day. Senator Malone feels comment
OF a glorious victory over The BourDons.
II is announced by the Bourbon leaders
that there will be no more joint discussions
bet yeen The candidates OF the BourOons
and R%egdiusters. A prominent RepuDll-
can from that State said yesterday that the
Bourbons showed decided evidence OF
weakening in the fight. Daniel has refused
10 meet Cameron again in Joint discussion.
Washington Republican.
The Resdiu, ters are losing every day.
Senator MAHoNE does not feel as confident
as be did O week before his last great defeat
in November, 1880. There cM be more
Joint discussions.
The Bourbons show no evidence OF weak
ching in the fight. The only discussions
held between DANIEL and CAMERON have
been, so far IS we know, at CAMERoN's APP
pointments, TO which he was followed by
DANIEL. DANIEL has only quit CAMERON
to canvsss a large and very %populous Dem
ocratic region which CAMERON had visited
before DANIEL was nominated.
Not one true assertion in GoRHAM's entire
paragraph.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-09
And now General GRANT Is not only talk
ing. but is discussing the inability question.
Rooms STATE CONSERVATIVES DEMOCRATIC
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
RICHMOND, September 8, 1881.

RICHMOND, September o. 1901
Hon. John Goode will address the people
"a follows: New Market. Shenandoah coup-
Nv. 7 p. NJ, September 9th; EdinDurg'
Shenandoah county, September 10th; Wood
stock. Shenandoah county, September IT'D F;
staunton, Sturdy, September 17th; Har-
risouburg, Monday. September 10th Front
RovaI. Thursday, September 22d; Luray,
Page county, Monday, September 26tni
charlottesville, Wednesday, September
2Sth: Alexandra, Friday, September 3Oth;
Isle OF Wight Courthouse, Monday, Octo-
ber Sd; L~yncbburg, wednesday, October
sin: Caroline Courthouse, Monday, Octo-
Der 10th.
Mass meetings will be held at the follow,
ing times and places, for which speakers VIII
he announced TazewelI Courthouse, Tues
day. October 11tb; Russell Courthouse,
Tuesday. October 4th; Lee Courthouse,
Monday, October 3D.; Scott Courthouse
Tuesday, October 11th; Dickinson court
house, Tuesday. October 18th Buchanan
Courthouse, Monday, October l1ih; wise
Courthouse, Monday, October gath. j.,
The following canvasseTs are publshed
by authority Of the Executive Committee F;
Eighth Congressional District Captain
j. w. Foster.
Ninth Congressional Disirict-J. d.
Dunn.
washington county-Alexander Robin
son. DR.. William White, Joseph Nj. bult,
Samuel NJ. Jones, William +. Smythe, John
NJ. Hamilton, A. ii. Blanchard.
A. NJ. KELLEY, Chairman.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-09
DEATHS.

Died, September 9Th, DAVID GODSEY; aged
twentY-eight years. lie leaves a wife and one
child 10 mourn then loss.
- Weep not for me. for | am happy SUI,
Aud murmur not al our great fathels WIZ
Let moi this blow your trust IN Jesus snake,
our Saviour gave, and y Is His 20 take"
His funeral will take place THIS (Fridsyl MORN
ING AT 10 O'Clock at Laurel street Methodist Epis-
copal church. Friends and scquaintances OF the
family are respectfully invited to attend.
Died. la.t night at a quarter to Q O'clock. after an
Illness of several days, John l., son OF John A. and
MARY a.. burgess ; In the thirty first year Of his age.
MS funeral will take place THIS friday AZ
TFRNOON from the residence OF his parents, Ne.
IIg south Adams street, at AERO O'Clock. Friends
and acqnalniaaces Of the family are invited to at
tend.
Died, at "Bsar Island" Hanover county, Va /,
september 8 1881. Professor LEWIS TEMPLE
GWATHMEY. IN the ihirIy-third year Of his age
Friends wishing 10 attend the funeral at B L. VI.
will take The Chesapeake snd Onto accommodation
At 81 T.. NJ. To. DAY for 6walnmey's turnout, re-
turning on mail train.
Died. September 4th, at the residence OF Or. J.
w. Davis. Sp0tSylvania county, Va, Mr.. CLINTON
b. LUCK. IN The eiehts-eiRhth year OF hs age.
Mississippi and Washington papers please copy
Died. I'm san francisco. cal, August 81. 1881.
JOSEPH HARMAN, a former resident or this cry
IA the thirty second year Of his age.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-09

8 pxee,pt from toxasiopa han6s yielding
ner cent. Annually II seldi u y vas
wrong originally, vhs rsspect tbst { or'si.
nal eostractvY Istsat contract obligatory,
though wFeas5 Add lt %, ~hy Is ses
virrinIsss solemn promise not @ tax her
bonds obligatory upon youg Why rslse
your hand asaInst The few poor holders Of
v,r9ipia bonds who are residents Of your
own STATE. aud acquiesce ia the g Infamous :.
,sroncv done by the - original contract :
made BY = Radical Congress 10 sxsmpslDg
the mist valuable bonds In America from
tsxatlonf uo,x
vote for DANIEL. BARBOUR, and hckIS-
My, who respect state contracts as vel. as
us.ional contracts who would tax JLr
GouI.p,s sod WILLIAM II. v~ASpERSILr's
bonds as 0 0 as they would those Of The
~poorest man 10 Virginia.