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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30

THE Philadelphia Press publishes
what it claims is the true story of Col.
Forneys Forrest Letter." the publica-
ton OF which, quarter OF century
ago, caused so much excitement. Col.
Forney had become interested in Miss
Kimberly, public reader, and on her
departure for the South gave her such
Endorsement and such letters as con-
tributed greatly to her success. Her
agent, Mr.. Roberts, wrote Forney, ex-
pressing his thanks and sense of obliga-
ton. When Forrest broke in on Col.
Forney with the story that his wife was
false TO him, and that Jamison, then with
Mrs. Forrest in New Orleans, was the
despoiler of his hearth, Forney wrote to
Roberts, then in New Orleans, to get
Jamison in his cups ard draw from him
some admission as to his intimacy with
Mrs. Forrest. The letter was regarded
asfconfdential until, on Miss Kimberly S
return to New York, Forrest criticised
her severely, and Roberts, in revengeful
mood, made Forney's letter public. Had
it not been for this letter, it was believed
that Col Forney would have been a
member OF Buchanan's Cabinet.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30

LADY DUFFUs HARDY, an English
woman whS recently made tour of
America, and has been detailing the in
cidents of the journey for the benefit of
her countrymen, says, among other COM
plimentary things, that, sin order to
thoroughly enjoy travelling in perfect
comfort and freedom from anxiety in the
United States, one mustbe an unprotect-
ed female. 70 her the manly heart
yields his interest; gives her the best
seat, while he broils in the sun; for her
he fights his way to the front ranks of
refreshment saloons and bears triumph
ant ices aloit; for her he battles with bag
gagemasters, and, not being her legiti-
mate owner, ne carries her bandbox-he
even carries her babyl"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30

PRESIDENT ARTHUR and Senator Ed
munds have got themselves into trouble,
all on account of box of butternut
candy. 1t appears that good old Ver-
mont lady, who had made some excel
lent butternut candy, sent box of it to
the President, and in return he delight
eel the old lady's heart with the follow
ing letter
My DEAR MADAM: l have received your let
Ter of the 23d inst, and beg to thank you for
the box of candy of your own making you kind
" sent me. which was delicious. 1t reached
me at dinner time on Thanksgiving day, and
was highly praised by all at the table. think
that you viii be glad to know that Senator Ed
munds who was present, was 70 much pleased
with it that he copied your address, with the in
tention of sending for some himself. Thank
ing you for your good Wishes 1 am very truly
yours, CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
One would think that the President de-
served credit for his gallant and court
eous reloinder to the old lady; but alas,
lllc JOlllb VI anu
upon her taffy has provoked the ire of
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who evidently
fancies that the spectacle of these two
statesmen consuming butternut candy
while women are still without the ballot
is quite upto the fidding performance of
Nero while Rome was burning. She
says:
Can it be that distinguished statesmen in the
prime of life. with all their boyish follios and
tastes long since outgrown, can prefer butter
nut candy to the history Of ell the brave battles
their distinguished countrywomen have fought
during the last forty years? If so, the wisest
move the woman-suffrsge associations can now
make is to suspend all conventions, resolutions,
appeals and petitions, and TO devote them-
selves to the dainty ccmpounding of butternut
candy. Perhaps n bcx placed on the table of
each Senator and Congressman might speedily
insure woman's enfranchisement While roll
ing tho sweet morscl under their tongues and
cxclaiming, "It is delicious" they might feel
wiling to place the ballot in the hands that
had pulled and twisted tho brittle sticks so
ortisticaliy.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30

mix with the custard. Dan screamed
with rage and pain, and made dash
with one hand tow ard his head but he
was too late. The cat had landed on
the shelf into the midst OF pan of hot
apple. sauce, which had been set in the
window TO cool. 1t was now the cats
forty cats in one. She made a frantic
dash at the window, but thick wire
screen stood in the way, and Dan, who
had climbed half way up the shelves,
came down with hound, and actually
had his hands on her back. But she
Missed at him till sparks flew out of her
eyes, and jumped clean over his head
into the middle of the kitchen floor,
scattering custard and apple-sauce wher-
ever she went.
Round and round the kitchen they
flew. A row of shining tins came down
with crash, which only frightened the
cat still more. Dan thought he had her
once, but just then he stubbed his toe
"against crack" as he afterward de-
clared. and measured his length upon
the floor. His. face striking against the
oven door, which had just been BACKED,
one cheek took on instantly the color OF
q chimney sweep. The next time around
the cat alighted on top OF the stove, and,
feeling the hot cover, sprang up the
stove pipe and seated herself painting,
on the elbow. Dan picked mp flat-iron
to throw at her. He missed the cat,
but, unfortunately, hit the stove pipe
with such force that it fell over, scatter
ing SCOT and ashes and black cat over
the well cleaned floor.
But this was nothing to Dan. He
was going to catch that cat. The kit
ten flew up the wood-box and ;aade
dash at the stove pipe hole, with no re-
suit but to scatter more SCOT and clnders
on the floor !; but, as she came down,
Dan fairly had his hand on her. To be
sure she slipped right through his grasp
like an eel, but Dams blood was up by
this time. He had no mind tO come so
near winning and then fail after all.
Beside, he had an idea that something
was wrong III the kitchen (; indeed, S. me-
thing which Sister Belle and Huldah
might be foolish enough to make fnss
about; that nothing, in fact, could be
real excuse for his behavior but the fact
that he had caught the cat. If he didu't
do that he had a pretty clear idea he
would get scolding.
And still the kitten flew about the
room, every hair on her back erect, her
tail swelled to great size, her eves
shooting forth green flames, and her
growls rending Dams ears.
She was sitting just now upon the
wood box Dan made dash from the
opposite of the stove she jumped upon
the edge of a crock of yeast which had
been set by the fire to rise the unsteady
thing upset, and, bewidered by such a
lot of things SO different from anything
she had ever met with in her barn and
outdoor life, she stopped for an instant
to look at the floating stream which her
haste had set in motion. Dan seized
the lucky moment. He plunged his
foot in the yeast crock, but he caught
the kitten by the nape of the neck, and, a
triumphant smile breaking through the
mixture of yeast and custard and stove
backing which adorned his face, held
her aloft, kicking and struggling, and
shouted in the very accents of victory:
1--WE got her I've got her !'-Betle
and the BoUs.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30
Immigration Statistics.

The total immigration from $50 to
1881 amounted to 10, s0S, 1S9. The year
1920 is the gensis of our statistics, as
previous to that time no statistics Of inn
migration were officially kept. 1t is
worthy of note that by far the greater
part of the immigrants are men under
forty years Of age, or, in other words, OF
men who, if they remained in Europe,
would be subject to military duty. 1t
has been estimated by careful statisticians
that, of the 10, sOs, ls9 immigrants who
have come to the United States since
1920 up to June 30. 1881, Ireland and
Germany have furnished over 5000, 900
zach.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30

The Chicago Tribune says: "The
appointment of Judge Horace Gray, of
Massachusetts, to the vacancy on the
Supreme bench will receive the universal
approval of the country. Judge Gray
is distinguished jurist, and legitimate
successor of the great Judge Story, who
found his way to the Supreme bench of
the United States over the very same
road. Judge Gray has served fifteen
years on the Supreme bench of Massa-
chusetts, and has for some time been
Chief Justice OF that tribunal. He is
said to be less than 55 years of age, and
thus may look forward to a long and
useful career
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30

EXPERT testimony splits finer hairs in
France than here. M. Rivoire and his
wife, sailing on the Rhone, were both
drowned by the capsizing of their boat.
The woman was wealthy and had made
a will leaving all to her husband. His
heirs applied accordingly for possession
of the property. The wife's relatives
have begun contest, and i'll the court,
where the case has already come, the
skillful and high-priced expert swears
that, on examining the bodies of the
drowned, he found evidence that the
man had struggled violently when
thrown into the stream, and had been
asphyxioted almost instantly. The wife,
on the other hand. sank to the bottom
and undoubtedly outlived her husband
some moments, though in state of un-
consciousness. If the man died first the
will is void.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30

600 instead of 1906, SIT, the census fig
ures of eighteen months ago, and
reaches III this way very satisfactory
rate. New York unquestionably has a
larger population now than in 1880. The
cities are all filing up; but it has not
grown one fourth, and an analysis OF its
mortality list will show, not normal
increase of deaths under all heads, but
more deaths from particular causes
which point to bad conditions of the
public health. There is an end to all
accuracy in comparative health stats
tics if city authorities can assume their
population at will. st. Louis made a
marvelously-good health showing until
the census proved that its population
had been greatly overrated; and the
Baltimore health authorities refuse to
furnish their mortality figures to the
National Board of Health unless the To-
cal estimate of population in excess OF
the figures of the census is accepted
along with them.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30

MAJOR HAWK, of Illinois, has intro
duced in the House a bill that is intended
to secure the prompt and sure punish
ment of all such criminals as GuiteGu.
1t provides that an assault upon the per-
son of the President of the United
States and the inhiction of a wound upon
his body shall be reasonable and pun
ishable by death and that an assault
upon him that may not result in injury
shall be punishable by a long term OF
imprisonment. In case the assault Is
made by an insane person, the bill pro-
vides that he shall be imprisoned during
the term of his natural life, or until his
reason shall be restored.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30
Eyes Which Steep One at a Time.

There is q man in Macon who owns q
pair of the most remarkable eyes we
have ever heard of. Their popularity
lies in the fact that one of item goes to
sleep before the other does, and conse-
quentIy one wakes up in the morning
sooner than the other.
1t must be very interesting to have
such pair of eyes. The right eve goes
to sleep and sleeps s,undly while the
o her lies restlessly awake striving by all
manner Of devices to WOO natures sweet
restorer, balnly sleep" Now and then
the left optic, wide awake, looks over
the bridge of the mans nose at its part.
II +. sees the fringed curtain Of the right
eyes couch tightly drawn, hears the
sleeping eve snore away into the very
bowels of sleep, and then wishes to gra
cious it could drop its curtain. too. And
then it mods and takes cat maps, to he
occasionally awakened by the continued
snoring of its neighbpr Finally il
drops off into d0ze and both ocular de-
monstrations dream until morning, when
another difficulty appears. The right
eye awakens aud wants to get up, but the
leftpeeper turns over in its bed ands
it would give 81, 900 for just ten min
utes more sleep
Surely a man with such pair of eyes
on0ht TO have dead loads of fun all to
himself. We would, for certain. Macon
(Gd.) Messenger.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30

Mn. WHITTIER, in note to the StOOrd
and Pen, says that for the last two or
three years the state of his health has
compelled him todecline all requests for
poems for public occasions. 1.-The
spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Apart from this, at the age of IA, the
poetical machine is likely to be out of
order, and the sound of the grinding is
low. Dr.. Holmes is an exception ; he,
despite his years, could do admirably
what thee ask"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30

Col. EUGENE G. GORDON, President
of the Georgia Pacific railroad, about a
month ago bought 500, 900 acres of Mis-
sissippi land, known as overiowed lands,
for cents an acre, and has since sold
them to an English company for IA cents
an acre, which gives him profit OF
about $780, 0O. The English company
intends to reclaim the lands at once and
colonize or cultivate them.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30
Ths Trns 8urtherlssr.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 80. 1881.

The British Admiralty have directed
compressed jute to be tried as armor
against Nordenfelt and Calling guns,
with view to ascertain whether it can
be used, principally in torpedo vessels,
instead of iron and STEEL
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30

Con. FoRNEY made no public be-
quests, but instructed his executors to
endeavor to secure repayment by the
Government of $49,O paid out while
Secretary of the Senate on account OF
the defalcation of n subordinate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30

THERE have been so many encroach-
nents by homesteaders on the public
timber lands betweens Wyoming and
Duluth, Mimi, that the Government
has sent agents through the country to
make up cases of trespass.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30
roads will become parts of the trunk


Reports to the State Board of Health,
Lansing, for the week ending Dec. IL,
1881, by fifty-six observers of diseases
in different parts of the State, show causes
Of sickness as follows:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30

The range of friendship has hardly q
limit Intercourse is not need ful to its
continuance. Equality in years is not a
requisite. Nor is pority of position es-
sential. The fine I nature triumphs
over social inequalities, mutual trust
and affection can bridge over the chasm
between wealth aud poverty.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30

For the week ending Dec. IL, 1881,
the reports indicate considerable in
crease in the area of prevalence of pneu-
monia, and considerable decrease in
that of bronchitis, an unusual occur
renee if real, as bronchitis and pneumo-
MIA usually increase or decrease under
similar meteorological conditions.
HENRY b. BAKER,
Secretary State Board of Health.
LANSING, Mich, Dec. -, 1881.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30

Dabv's Skless

Would you know the baby's skiesf
Bsby's skies are mammals eyes.
Mammals eyes and smi e together
Make the baby's Pleasant weather.
Mamma, keep your eyes from tears,
Keep your heart from foolish fears,
Keep your lips from duh complaining,
Lest the baby think tits raining.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30

A QUILTING party of the style of 100
years ago was held at the residence OF
the Governor of Kentucky, nearly all
the members of the Legislature being
present. On the tables were cold pos
sum, popcorn, apple toddy and pump
kin pie.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30

THE building on Tenth street, oppo-
site Ford's Old Theater, where Mr.. Lin
coin died, is now occupied by German
gentleman with a sandy beard, who
forces weekly paper on the confding
pub lie. The typesetting and the ma
chine work are done in the lower part of
the building, while the editors sanctum
and family quarters are above. He was
recently called upon by party of Jer-
seymen of speculative turn of mind.
Their proposition was novel. They
wanted to buy the property, made for
ever historic in American annals by the
melancholy event which happened there,
and transform it into SMALL sized mu-
scum on the pattern of Mime. Tussaud's
Gallery in London. The idea was to
take the room in which the President
passed away, and make use of drapery
and wax figures to depict the memorial
group present at the time. The other
rooms were to be filled with wax statua-
nv of the soldiers and statesmen who
were prominent in those days. To the
credit of the editor it should be said
that he declined to be party to any
such grotesque travesty on the solemn
scenes that make the house historic !;
but the fact that American ingenuity for
turning a penny could take such re-
pulsive channels will be an item of in
terest to the public.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30

NEW York has been having an unusu-
ally large death rate, which it's Sanitary
Superintendent insists is due, not TO
more deaths, but to more people. He
places the present population at 1900
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30

SPuRoEoN says that when you meet .
mad dog yon should never argue with
him, unless you are sure OF your logic.
IL is better to get out of his way; and il
any body calls you coward you need
not call him fool-everybody knows
that
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30

A TELEPHONE is mighty handy thing
to have in the family when you want to
order something and have not the cheek
to ask the man, to his face, to give you
more credit.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30

WORK done for God goes with us into
the realms OF eternity; work doae for
earth perishes with US here.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30

Number AID Per
Cent. of ObserU-
ers by Whom
Each Disease Was
Reported.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30
Guatemala Women in the Surf.

We landed at Champereo. It's matched
huts, sheltered by royal palms and sur
rounded by orange groves, presented the
ideal tropical picture, which was well
confirmed by the fervent heat of the sun.
Our curiosity being soon gratifed we
strolled down to the beach. Several hun
dred men, women, maids, youths and chill
dren were tossing and laundering in the
foamy surf, the large majority of them
being unencumbered by even so much
as q linen collar.
"There's your bright bronzed maiflens
of the sun, exclaimed our poet in rap.
lures.
"How about the sharks ?" inquired
more practical traveller, when it was pro-
posed that we join the bathers.
ooh, they won't touch you in the
surf" a jolly tar replied 1--WE never
heard of anybody being hurt by shark
in the surf. They can't see in the surf.
Confding in this pleasant theory, we
participated in the general enjoyment.
The brown senoritas manifested no sur
prise or disapproval, and assumed no
prudish airs. They laughed, shouted
and plunged into the roaring breakers
with as much indifference ss though
they wore the most elegant bathing
costumes evermanulactured. The women
of Ce trail America are famous for beauty
of form, which is chiefly due to the fact
that they ignore these appliances OF
civilization that twist their palor sisters
out of shape. -Sdn Francisco Chronicle
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30

A wall between many friendships is
built Of freeze stone.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-12-30

could be accepted by railroad companies.
The number OF persons killed or injured
durihg the year was 272. The total
amount of taxes assessed against the
railroads of the State was S52l, 513.3
Commissioner Williams, in conclusion,
says that under the present management
regarding rates, the producers and ship
pers of Michigan do not have an equal
chance in the markets of the seaboard
with those farther west. Complaint
is not that the rate is too high In
Michigan, but that 1t is too low at IA
vored points. 1t is. In fact, discrimi.
nation against Michigan interests. This
discrimination exists in greater degree
with ali roads that terminate at Detroit,
and shippers upon the lines of those
roads are still greater sufferers than
those upon lines of road that form con-
tinuous parts OF the great east and west
trunk lines. In discuss ng the remedies
for this state of things, he says he be-
lieves Congressional action is necessary;
but he does not think that it would be
well to fix rates, and enter largely into
the details of the management of rail-
roads. This should he left, he thinks,
to The railroad officials representing the
property interests involved. The CON-
missioner adds: " Under our present
system, the tendency of railroad control
IL for the trunk lines to absorb all our
short and Independent lines of road.
This is beneficial rather than injurious
to the produ ,er and shipper, inasmuch
as it reduces the expenses of manage
ment and extends the benefits of the long
and continuous lin, OF road to the sea-
board, and believe the time is not far
distant when all OF our north and south
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-06-03
THE KENOSHA TELEGRAPH
FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1881.

Decoration day passed off serenely
in this city without any parade OF other
tribute to the memory of our fallen
heroes. A few Of the old comrades"
went to the cemetery and scattered
flowers over the soldiers graves. 1t
grows harder and harder for people to
make acknowledgment of this charac-
ter. Present blessings are so fully dis
tributed to our happy people that the
memory of a service in which gallant
lives were sacrificed has not the power
to draw forth the tribute of gratitude
1t ought. People can be induced to as
semble for a public demonstration OF
any character only by being bribed SC
to do by something that will crafty
their pleasure. The poor soldier who
laid down his life for the preservation
of our government and the perpetuity
of our liberty sleeps forgotten in thu
tomb.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-06-03

The stalwarts are trying to make
their prospects Of success appear as
fair AS possible in the senatorial CON
test, but Tuesdays and Wednesdays
ballots have revealed the weakness OF
Conkling and Plat. There are many
conflicting opinions of the possibilities
and probabilities of the result, but
nothing can be known Of the feeling
until the scattered votes can be gath
cred into the solid phalanx either for
or against the resigned senators. The
fact that there are so many dark horses
brought out by the anti-Conkling ele-
ment tends to weaken their power,
while it does not add to Conkling's. AS
soon as these hosts shall be marshalled
into line it can be determined how the
thing will go. If the stalwarts can
keep up this feeling and preserve a
deadlock and put off the election till
fall, it is rumored that eConkling will
make a personal canvass Of the state
and secure legislature that will elect
him. 1t is probable, however, that no
such opportunity will be afforded him
that the half-breeds will unite on
some other candidate and elect him be-
fore another week passes.