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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-18

A CORRESPONDENT of the Louisville
Courier Journal, who was a pupil under
Senator Malone at the Rappahannock
Military Academy in 1S4S, and who was
intimately associated with him for ten
years, says : 81 well remember how he
appeared the evening he arrived at the
academy to take charge of the scientific
and military departments. If you can
conceive of tarantula with green Cog
giles on, you have the effect made upon
me by the first sight of this remarkable
man. Eighty or ninety pounds of ami
NAL matter, mostly covered with hair
and green goggles, striking amazement
and terror into the hearts of the wonder
ing, gazing boys, who had, up to this
time, been masters of the situation. AT
this time in formal social life he was as
one paralyzed. He was diflident to a
degree of actual suffering. He impaired
other teachers had done in years. y y y
/ saw him sitting, girl-fashion, on his
horse at Gettysburg just as the first bat
tie of the general engagement of the
second day was about to begin. He was
in field alone, away from his COM
mand, calmly regarding the enemy on
the opposite heights. Approaching, L
said General, think we are on the
eve of great victory Without look
ing around, he replied, with emphasis ::
why, - it, sir, we are on the eve
of the most disastrous defeat of the
war. >"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-18

THE Secretary of the Michigan State
Board of Health, DIR. H. b. Baker, has
recently made a careful examination of
the conditions under which diphtheria
spreads, and has come to the conclusion
that it is contagious, but is probably not
a filth disease. A cold and dry atmos-
phere, overcharged with ozone, is pc
culiarly favorable to the development of
-diphtheria. He finds, also, that the
public schools are instrumental in
spreading the disease among children,
and he would have a Sanitary Inspector
of Schools, who shall take the most Wig
orous measures to exclude children who
are infected with communicable diseases.
DIR. Baker says : Zone great obstacle to
progress in dealing with preventable dis
eases in the schools is the inertia of
established usages of the people and of
local Boards of Health" He adds that
little or nothing is expected of Boards
of Health.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-18
A Friend I'm Need.

During an Irish debate, Charles Math-
ews the elder was a constant attendant
ut the House of Commons. These debates
being frequently carried on to late
hour, his friend, Mr.. Parratt, of Mill
bank, gave him bed at his house. One
night, on his way to Millbank, having
got halfway home, he was, from fatigue
arising from his lameness, compelled to
rest against post. Mathews had many
antipathies, such as one year hating
mutton and eating nothing but beef, and
the next disliking beef and eating moth
ing but mutton. Among other things,
he had great dislike to the jingling of
keys or the rafting of money in another
persons pocket. On the present occa-
sion he had partially recovered himself,
when he heard sound like the rafting
OF keys close to him; and, turning round
to see whence it came, he beheld tall
man, with great coat reaching down to
his heels, who civilly inquired if he was
i'll, and whether he could afford him any
assistance. Mathews told him where he
was going, and that he was lame; the
stranger offered him his arm, which he
accepted.
lucJ uhu uOt pTOCttucu many yHrub
when the same jingling noise again arrest
ed his attention, which, his new friend
perceiving, advised slower pace; this
being adopted, the unwelcome sound
ceased, and they got on remarkably well
till they arrived at the Horseferry road.
The moment they came in sight of the
Thames, up went his conductors arms
suddenly and violently, and the keys
again ratified; they were then Immediate
ly under an immense gas-lamp of gin
palace, and Mathews looked down to see
where the noise came from. His new
friends coat having flown open, he saw
-ohi neutrality-suspicious. to his leg
that clearly proved he had just broken
out of prison. Expecting he should be
murdered, and that the raising of his
hand was signal for assistance, spite
of his lameness, Mathews took to his
heels, and ran every step of the way till
he reached his friends door, seeing, with
his last backward glance, his fettered
acquaintance limp into n boat and row
off with all possible celebrity.
He turned out to be q murderer who
had broken out of Newgate, and who,
thanks to the company of his respectable
companion, had made his way TO the
river, where his friends had arranged
with shipmaster to carry him to Hol-
land, which was done.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-18

THE Springfield Republican says;
"The correspondents who describe the
elder Mrs. Garfield with picturesque re-
.spect claim that she is the first mother
who has seen her son made President.
Mrs. Jesse r. Grant, Of Jersey City,
without doubt could contest that claim.
There ought to be something written
about Presidents mothers; the wives
have always been talked about, but ex-
cept the mother of Washington, who
gave him tender farewell as he set out
for New York to be inaugurated as
the President, the mothers have had
little said for them.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-18

JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL writes to the
school boys at Worcester, Mass, who
celebrated his birthday A." If anything
could make the higher ATTITUDES OF life
Con which am entering) more pleasant,
it would be such breath of spring air
as came to me in your letter, recalling
for moment my own boyhood, in the
kindly remembrance of me expressed by
other boys. Give them, pray you, my
best thanks and good wishes. Tell them
that men of my age are proud to have
been born in Massachusetts, and that it
rests with them and their coevals to
keep the old commonwealth so honest,
so earnest and 80 true to her best ira
-ditions that they who come after us may
have the same right to be proud of their
birthright as we."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-18

A WASHINGTON correspondent says:
"Grandma Garfield, as every one has
begun calling her, had little reception
all to herself in the blue room. 1t was
almost pathetic to see this tiny little
woman enter, the almost centenarian
mother of so stalwart son. She is 80
years of age. She was dressed in plain
black silk, gathered all round (for the
little old lady is very decided in her
tastes and opinions, and objects to in
novations), little white lace about her
neck, aud fresh cap with lavender rib
bons on her head. She received the
guests sitting, and her feet hardly
touched the floor. Her face is strong
and homeiy, but lighted with keen eyes
and an almost shrewd intelligence. Her
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-18

DURING funeral in Chicago an out
rageous brawl took place at the cemetery
entrance among the followers of the
corpse. Three men were carrying the
coffin when some one in the procession
asked fourth to take hold. He refused
to do so, whereupon the man who had
first spoken hauled off and knocked him
down. This was the signal for a general
"shindy," in which the mourners all
took part, even the pall-bearers setting
down their burden to have a hand in.
Picks, shovels and fists were used indis
.criminately, until about half the crowd
was laid out. 1t should be credited to
the memory of the corpse that it took no
part in the fight.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-18

JOHN THAcKERAY, of Good View, Ga.
kept $50, 900 securely invested for twelve
years, end lived on the interest. He
made no effort to add to the principal,
and had morbid desire never to lessen
it. Lately he was compelled to draw
out 81, 900, and this threw him into deep
dependency. He could be happy with
$50, 900, but not with 1919, 900, and SO he
committed suicide.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-18

Col. Tom BUFoRD, the Kentucky
assassin OF Judge Elliott, is still in lu-
natic asylum, where he was sent after
his acquittal. The physicians of the in
-stitution say that he has a growing men,
tai malady, probably softening of the
brain; but the Colonel himself says:
Lunatic, the devil! I'm no lunatic.
Your own mind is not one whit better
balanced than mine at this moment.
The plea of insanity in my case was
simply adopted to cover the great crime
OF the courts. wanted to try the case
upon its merits. / made the issue with
my lie IN the balance, and 1 would have
laughed at death sentence" He looks
robust and talks connectedly.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-18
THE value of Erie Canal tonnage last

THE value of Erie Canal tonnage last
year was $500, 900, 900. The wheat acre
age of the West, which principally made
this business, was more than two and q
half million acres more than in 1879, and
q like increase of acreage is expected
this year. Although the paid tolls on
the canal OF S113, 900 year were abol-
ished, the toll receipts have leaped up
nearly 100000. The cost of keeping
up the canal is 5000, 900, and the
revenues last year were 81. 2OO,-
900, making a surplus of over $780,
600. Before the State of New
York Disseminated in favor of the
canals their business had run down to
700, 900 tons in twelve months; and since
that liberalizing of rates, the canals do
1900, 900 tons more business, and there
has been consequent lowering of tolls
OH the railroads.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-18
Jhe Trlle 9orther'9r,
FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1881.

BY the laws of Guatemala Jesuits
found within the territory are liable to
execution, and the President lately shot
priest named Gilliett, who had re-
turned on account of his health.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-18
Duty and Inclination.

You never see the struggle between
duty and inclination more strongly
marked than in the respectful attitude
of dog sitting on the sidewalk, head
bent back, and one foot aimed at the
back of his ear, undecided whether to
spring up and answer the imperative
whistle of his master, or sit still and
shoot the flea he has just got the exact
range and elevation on.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-18

profile is quite regular. Some one re-
marked, II must be a happy moment
for you, Mrs. Garfield, to see your son
so honored.' Yes, she replied, with
simple earnestness, 1 always was proud
of James,"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-18

SOME women are like shotguns; the,
would attract no attention without thei
bangs.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-18

THERE il no greater fool than he whs
thinks himself wise; no one wiser than
he who suspects he is a fooL"-Marnle-
rite dc VdLois.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-03-18

CELEBRrrY sells dearly what wo think
she gives .SouvestIe
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-28
Especial to the STATESMAN }

SAN ANTONIO, July 20.--At the
sale of lots to-day at Pearsall, a new
town on the International, prices
ranged from $95 to $3.50. Pearsall is
now regularly open for business, and
will shortly be thriving town.
The Sunset road is finished thirty
five miles west, and track laying GO
ing ON at the rate of one and half
miles per day.
Heavy rains have fallen in the
west within the past few days
and the streams are up. All
crops are good except corn.
The Masons are preparing an en-
tertainment, to be given Saturday
night, for the benefit of the Alamo
monumental fund.
Major N. o. Olcott, chief en-
gineer and land commissioner
of the Texas e. New Orleans rail-
road, arrived from Concho to-day,
where he has been looking after the
land interests of his company. He
reports an abundance of rain
in Tom Green and Concho counties.
Crops are looking fine; also numer-
Gus big fiocks of sheep ON the road
for Tom Green and Ruunels coun-
ties.
The city is very quiet and COM
paratiyely dull. Eaa
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-28
Especial to the Statesman !

SAN ANTONIO, July 22.-Judge
L. j. Devine, in this mornings EG-
press, endorses the action of Cover
nor Roberts in refusing to cooper
ate with Governor Foster.
A man named Hill was arrested
last night on the train from Pear
sail, and $4,000 stolen money recov-
cred. Hill will be taken to Frio
county.
The Knights of Honor have not
been able to secure accommodations
for the representatives of that order
to be here on August I'd. The ho-
tells are constantly crowded.
The Casino association of this
city resolved to give a grand BAN
quet and jubilee on the day the
governors set apart for the jubilee
for the presidents recovery. II
will be the grandest affair OF
the kind ever seen in the Ala
mo City. No expense will be
spared.
The Sunset railroad is now thirty
two miles west, and will cross the
Chion in three days. In short time
a large force of Cinnamon will be
put OH there.
Good authority says passenger
trains will be running through to San
Francisco, California, in twelve
months. 1t is said that branch
roads will be built from IIarwood to
Gonzales and from LaGrange 10
Bastrop and Austin.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-28
fspecial to the Statesman. ]

WACO, July 20.-The indignation
of this community over the refusal
of Governor Roberts 10 cooperate
with other governors, in setting
apart day for thanksgiving over
President Garfield's recovery, con-
tinues. The Telephone, tomorrow
morning, will publish the following
circular:
To the ministers and members of every
religious denomination in Texas:
WHEREAS, Governor Charles Fos-
ter, of the state of Ohio, did on the
10th inst, invite the governors of all
the states and territories of the
Union to unite with him in pro-
claiming a day of thanksgiving
and prayer to Almighty God for
the blessed deliverance of our presi-
dent, and for this great evidence OF
His goodness to our nation; and
WHEREAS, Governor o. M. Rob-
erts, of Texas, did on the 10Th in
slant, in reply to such invitation, de-
cline to unite with the other gov
ernors in issuing such proclamation
now therefore,
We. the undersigned resident min
listers of the different denominations
in the city of Waco, unite in this
invitation to ministers of every de-
nomination of christians in the state
10 join with the christian people OF
.lhe other states in the observance OF
the day that shall be designated by
the committee of governors desig-
mated in the invitation of Governor
Foster.
This. appeal is signed by the pas
tors of the Southern Methodist, Bap-
fist. Presbyterian, Episcopal and
other congregations, and by Burle-
son, president of the Waco univer-
sity.
The Telephone will also publish
a proclamation from Mayor Sturgls,
requesting the people of the city to
unite in making the day one of
thanksgiving and jubilee.
The indications are that in addi-
ton to the religious services, an inn
posing demonstration of some kind
viii be arranged to make the day
the biggest thanksgiving and Jubilee
ever known here. The people are
to show their utter alb
horcnce of the governors conduct
which is regarded as a disgrace to
the state, if allowed to pass unre-
buked.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-28
[snecial to the statesman.l

CoMANCHE, July 20.-Colonel w.
III. Lawrence, right-of-way agent of
the Fort Worth g. Rio Grande rail-
road, addressed q large meeting of
citizens at the courthouse last night,
and made a favorable offer of the
road to come to Comanche, provided
that tright-of-way and depot grounds
were secured to the company, which
request was guaranteed, and bond
of $4,000 given to secure it. Our
people are alive to the issue, and
are rejoicing over the prospects of
a road. The road will be completed
as far as Comanche by September,
1882. The surveying corps is now
hard at work locating about five
miles per day.
Three new two-story business
houses are in course of erec-
ton on the square, and
property has advanced 20 per
cent. within the past three weeks.
Mr.. Spurly Hamilton was married
to one of Comanche's fairest young
ladies, Miss Maggie Yedder, daugh-
ter of Mr.. j. S. Vedder, formerly of
Galveston. Bishop A. G. Garrett
performed the ceremony.
Cotton is looking better than it
did this time last year, and large
crop is reported.
We have had two good rains the
past week. II has livened up the
farmers, and business was never bet
ter at this season OF the year.
Col. G.Wash Jones passed through
town on the eighteenth on his way
west, looking after his land inter-
ests. Hurrah for Comanchel
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-28
The Statesman's Specials.
Especial to the statesman.l


BELToN, July 20.-A little boy
was drowned day or two ago in
the Salado river, near Meyers mill
about eight miles south of this place.
The family to which he belonged
were attending a campmeeting at
the above named place. The boy
went in bathing, got into water
over his head, could not swim, and
was drowned.
The location of the state univer-
sity is becoming the topic of conver-
Tsation among our people. The
sentiment is almost unanimous for
Austin. 1t looks little strange to
your reporter that Waco should
present the claim of morality as a
reason why the people should vote
for her, when in fact it is the only
city, town or village in the broad
state of Texas, that licenses its baw-
dy houses. This wonderfully moral
city of Waco actually granted Ii
censes to these dens of iniquity to
carry on their evil work; and fur
thermore, to make the matter worse,
she not only has the power of regu-
lating prostitution within her cor
porate limits, but the general laws
of the state, according to decision
of the appellate court, is powerless
to destroy these cess-pools- of sin
when authorized by the corporation
of this highly moral city of Waco,
If any one chooses to doubt this,
your reporter simply refers them to
the case of NJ. W. Davis v. The State,
End court ofappeals' reports, p. 425
and following. Therefore, the state
should never locate the university
in a place where it can not control
prostitution. Perhaps it would be
better for Waco to announce her
self as a candidate for the medical
department of the institution, for a
city that will license prostitution
would certainly find no difficulty in
furnishing ample material upon
which medical students could en-
tighten their minds.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-28
A mexican Bank.

1 was talking with the Mexicsn
consul the other day and learned
some queer things about that conn
try, which is just now becoming
promising field for American capital
lists. There is only one bank in
Mexico. That is a private English
bank in the capital, and this bank
charges commission for receiving
deposits. 1t issues bills, but they
are not legal tenders, but pass as
such. Noone knows how many bills
the bank has issued or how much
capital II has. The government has
no bank, but Il runs big pawnshop
I'm this city. There are no such things
as checks, drafts and bills of ex-
change in Mexico. If you want TO
make a payment in distant part Of
the country you have TO send the
cash, and II II is a large payment
guards are usually sent along. IL
would seem from this that Mexicoi is
far behind the age in more ways
than because OF the need ofrailways
Nesc York Sun.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-28

JUST why such stalwart Journals
as the st. Louis Globe Democrat and
Chicago inter Ocean should see any
impropriety in Mrs. Garfield accept
ing the $25O,00O contributed by
New Workers, in the event of the
presidents recovery, says the Kan
sas City Times, is hard to under
stand. The same impropriety re-
manned undiscovered by these same
organs, when New Workers gave
Gen. Grant a like sum. Then it
was considered altogether an appro-
pirate thing, and why sauce for the
goose will not d. for sauce for the
gander, it Is hard to comprehend.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-28
"HIs GOODNESS TO THIS NATION

1t has been shown that Governor
Roberts action, in an executive
sense, In declining to appoint day
of thanksgiving and prayer, because
of the presidents recovery, is based
upon original compacts entered into
between the people and the govern
ment. Those who will not allow
themselves to reflect upon the ques-
ton, because of animosity to the
governor, may be expected to con-
tinue in their denunciations, but
the thoughtful and fair will not fail
to accord to him credit for never
having tumbled yet to the false idea
that governors are in any sense spir-
itnal as well as temporal officers.
The conrse of Governor Roberts in
this respect has been persistent, as
well as that of the STATESMAN. The
STATESMAN has approved the gov
ernor's course for the third time now
in such connection, while itmay be
remembered it severely criticised
the course of Governor Hubbard, In
1878, when he set apart day for
such religious festival. Governor
Coke adopted the same course now
pursued by Governor Roberts, and
when few people in Waco kick up
such fuss, because of per-
animosity to Governor
they cast reflections upon
the sense and justice of one of the
most distinguished citizens of the
state as well as Of their own city.
But it was not the purpose in this |
article to discuss at any greater ex-
tent the theory that church and
state are separate. Some of the |
European kingdoms have placed
over each the same official head, but
in the United States as long as our
popular constitutions exist church
and state must remain sepa-
rate and entirely Independent
of each other, and to frame
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-28
[special to the statesmnn.l

WACO, July 22.-Something of a
breeze was raised in the Baptist
convention to-day, over the discov-
cry that Rev. Mr.. Rogers, resi-
dent Baptist minister of Austin, was
here putting in his time distributing
circulars and electIoneering for Aus
tin as the location of the state uni
versity. The facts are that Mr..
Rogers is not delegate to the COLI
vention. but merely a visitor. About
a week ago he wrote to Rev. DIR.
Carroll, the Baptist pastor in Waco,
stating that he should visit the con-
vention, and asking that quarters be
reserved for him. DIR. Carroll took
this request in good faith, and
believing DIR. Rogers desired 10
witness the proceedings of the COLI
vention, and not dreaming he was
coming to work up the Austin
boom.
Mr.. Rogers is, and has been since
his arrival, lodged at a hotel, a guest
of the people of Waco, and his ex-
penses paid by the people here. AS
a consequence, his course in devot-
ing his time to working for Austin,
excites some criticism not so much
among our people, who feel that
if Austin can afford to pursue such
tactics, it is welcome, as among the
Baptist ministers of the convention,
who say that Austin and Mr.. Rogers
ought to be above such a way of
doing.
When his mission was fully ex-
posed this evening, the Wacoites in
vited him to a joint public discus
sion of the claims of the two cities,
but he refuses. Visiting Baptists
say the incident does not re-
fleet any credit on Austin, in sending
a man here to enjoy Waco's hospital
ity while secretly working against
her in his efforts to influence the
Baptist preachers who live in other
parts of the state to vote for Austin
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-07-28

THE Dallas city council assumes
the role of christian director, and
fixes II day of thanksgiving and
prayer for the recovery of the presi-
dent. Laying aside all cOnstitu-
tional doctrine in the contemplation
of such body, let us go back to the
ward meetings and the Dallas city
election to. find the basis for
genuine christian movement.
Now, if we can just get the unani-
nous vote of the Austin city council,
with full board from ward number
one to the end, ordering day for the
discharge of christian duty the
country may be saved through such
sanctity. a-