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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-03-10
JOAQUIN Miller's Hero.

Joaquin MIXERS "Thomas of Tigre I"
IS not only real person, but he Is the
most prominent man in Central America.
His names is James Thomas. He was
born in New York, studied law, and
went to Cincinnati. There he fell In
love with 'Juliet" and decided to be-
come tragedian. He turned up in New
Orleans, where he started newspaper.
Having joined the Lopez expedition to
Cuba, he WAS shipwrecked and foated
around on log for two days. Return
ing to New York, he became a Bohemian,
formed the acquaintance of Lppard,
North, Fitz James O'Brien and other
noted writer's, scribbled rhyme, and
finally became the editor of a widely
known journal, which Is still being pub
hshed. Returning to New Orleans, he
killed rival in duel. Other adven-
lures followed in Texas, Northern Mex
leo and California. return to Texas
was characterized by duel with ia
nous desperate named Jack Turley,
known as "The Diamond Merchant"
from having stolen large number of
valuable diamonds in Brazil and made
good his escape n xt came tbs expe-
dition of Walker to Nicaragua, which he
joined. Since he has been here he has
amassed an immense fortune. At the
end OF a lively revolution he was taken
before the successful ringleader.
"What would you have done with me
if had fallen into your power?" asked
the opposing General.
Had you shot in three hours" re-
piled Thomas.
"Very well, was the answer; " that
shall be your DOOM"
There CHANGED to be in the audience a
wealthy Spanish lady, who did not APP
prove of the summary execution of hand
some young men, and TO her golden in
flunce popular opinion attributed the
immediate reprieve and speedy release
of Thomas. He now determined to bid
long farewell to perilous conspiracies
and filibustering expeditions. In the
center of the city he purchased block
of ground, built spacious residence on
it and, to use his own peculiar expression,
"took up his eternal rest"
To such in petuous spirits, however,
repose is impossible. He had no sooner
become established for life than the
mania of European travel possessed him.
Shipping $40, 900 in gold to San Fran
cisco, he arranged his affairs for long
absence and speedily followed the treas
ure. In three years he expended every
dollar of it in the leading capitals of
Europe. He formed the acquaintance.
while abroad, of Swinburne, the
Rosettis, and other English writer's, and
also became on friendly terms with many
French authors of renown. He returned
to Leon recently and is now living
regally. l observed copy of the ''Songs
of Sun Lands" in his well-selected
library, and, taking it down, recited that
much admired poem, "Thomas of Tigre."
He seemed highly pleased with it, but
expressed regret that Miller should have
depicted him as a gambler, when, in
fact, he had never staked dollar on a
game of chance in his lfe.-San Fran
cisco.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-03-10

A HARD hydrau.io cement Is formed
nj sixtv- three parts of well burned brick
and seven parts htbarge, pulverized and
moistened with linseed oil. Moisten
the surface to which it is applied.
A READERS cabinet is convenience
for keeping looks and papers IN reach
and tidy. These are small hanging cab
inets. with q locked recess tor newspa-
pers which lie about, To everyons's an-
noyance O shelf beneath for the maya
zines of the day, and aa open shelf ut
the side for the two or three books in
immediate use. A small panel below
for a bit of needlework, and shelf for
china relieve the model.
FoR m king cement for leather talze
of common glue and American ISM
glass equal parts, and place IN glue
pot. Add water to cover the whole.
Soak ten hours. Then bring the MKT
ure to q boiling heat, and add pure
tannin, till the whole becomes rcpy or
like the white of eggs Apply warm.
Buff off the grain of the leather where
it is to be cemented.; put the joint sur
faces solidly together let it dry few
hours, and It is ready for nse. Ii prop
erly put together the cement Is as strong
rs the leather.
To MEASURE Com IN THE CRIB.-
This rulo will apply to crib of any size
or kind. Two cubic feet of good, sound,
dry corn in the ear will make a bushel
of shelled corn. To get, then, the
quantity of shelled corn in CRIB OF corn
in the ear, measure the length, breadth
and height of the crib, inside Of the rnil;
multiply the length by the breadth, and
the product by the height; then divide
the product by two, and you have the
number of bushels OF shelled corn. To
find the number of bu ,hels of apples,
potatoes, etc., in q bin, multiply the
length, breadth and thickness together,
and this product by eight. and point off
one figure in the product for decimals.
How TO brush velvet is thing, easy
as it seems, not known to rybody.
The whole secret lies in the manage
ment of the brush. Take a hat-brush
that is not too soft, hut has the bristles
elastic, and that will return at once to
their original state after being pressed
aside. Hold this firmly under the palm
of the hand, In the direct on of the arm,
and with the bri.tles downward and
pressing them, first, gently into the
substance of the velvet, then twist
around the arm, hand and brush, all to-
gether as on ak $. without moving them
forward or backward. The foreign mat
ter will thus be drawn up. and tiirted
out of the flock, without injury to tine
substance of the velvet; and the brush
must be lifted up and placed in similar
manner over every part required to be
brushed. BY this means velvet will be
improved, instead of deteriorated, aud
will last for years.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-03-10
FirewOOd and Powder.

They still keep up, in Maine, the
pleasant practice of loading sticks of
frewood with gunpowder. In this way
. great deal Of excitement can be created
in dull neighborhoods. The tedium of n
long winter is effectually broken, also
some ribs, and occasionally q skull but
anything is better than absolute stagna.
ton. 1t is always an interesting ques-
ton, whether the person blown up stole
the billet Of wood, or whether he charged
one Of his own biilets aud forgot to toes
it over into his neiglIbor's pile.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-03-10
Real and Imaginary.

What cunious fact in human nature
the relation of seeming to being in the
drama. DIR. Sheldon, the Archbishop Of
Canterbury, was once dining with the
celebrated Bettcrton. The Doctor sad:
6 Pray, Mr.. Betterton, inform me what
is the reason YOU actors can affect your
audiences with speaking of things
imaginary as il they were real, while we
of the church speak of things real which
our congregations only receive as il they
we're imaginary"
why, my Lord" replied the player,
1.-THE reason is plain. We actors speak
OF things imaginary AS il they were real,
aud you in the pulpit speak of thing.
real as If they were imaginary"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-03-10
A WOman's Heart.

"Lemme see," said the old man mus
ing with his chin on the top Of his cane
and speaking in the shrill falsettO voice
of age, 1T must be forty-seven years
since Anna Maria died, yet can remem-
Der the very gown she wore and the
color of the long curls that hung down
over her shoulder and the red on her
cheeks that was like winter apple
Dear me! she's never faded mite i'll all
them years, but Just sits there a lookin'
ct me, as she did when L brought her
home. You see there was kind of
romance tew it, and I've often and often
thought that if had the power and could
rite it out it would read beautifnller than
a novel; the fact was Anna Maria had
another beau. but that amt no wonder
for she was the smartest and prettiest
and best girl in the hull country side,
but what L mean, she had favored him
ever SO little, afore come around and
began keepin' her company. Folks kind
Of coupled their names together, and
some of 'em, to bother me, limited that
she cared heap for him. Why, you'd
Orter tew hev seen him He was slim
and fine rs n lady, and wore gaiter shoes.
and had holler eyes es if he'd never had
quite enuff to eat. Ann Maria care for
himY why, the girl had sense and knew
the difference atween Teller as straight
as sapling with a color like new
mahogany, and such melancholy look
ing specimen as that. Besides, he'd
NOR gage on the old HOMESTEAD, and Ann
Maria's father owed me money, but I
did right by them. told her eff she
married me I'd deed the whole thing
back to her. and did Well, we was
married, and we made as purity couple
as you ever saw in your life. Ann Maria
/ provided the house, and folks said 1
had the best wife man ever had in the
world, and I'd got everything just as 1
wanted it, and s'posed it would always
be SO but from the day we were married
my wife failed in health and spirits, and
in six months 1 buried her-folks said it
was consumption, but it didn't run in
the family. Twas blind and full of pride
then-but We thought SINCE" here the
old man lowered his voice, "that mebbe
all the time she loved that white. faced
chap as L despised; woman's heart
I've found out, is queer thing, and
Love goes where it is sent, but 4 she
did and married me from a mistakened
sense of duty why all I've go to say is
I've been punished, too, for loved her
Perhaps never felt it as much as did
when / saw her lying white and peaceful
in her chintz gown, with the violet on it,
and something round her neck that l
never see before-a little cheap locket
with some hair in that wasn't mine.
"Then i mistrusted that her heart
had broke and 1 said solemnly as 1
kissed her good by: MY dear, I'll
never have a wife but you if live the
four score year and ten = and 1 never
have, and / think mebbe she will see
that l loved her truly, and forgive me at
last. "-Detroit Free Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-03-10
= SOLACR.~
The OrSg1w ~ the Gel b~aseA Tobacco
CheWrss' COosOtsssOa.

The origin az sse C~l-b-.seA Tobacco
Chew~s~' COs.OtsssOs.
New York Mercury
John Andersen, the great t6bacconist,
millionaire and philanthropist, died re-
Gently; and that reminds me that some
years since and not 30 very long ago. but
many livin' men remember it, John
Anderson, Ben Wood and Fernando
Wood sat on the same bench together
maxim cigars. Anderson used to keep
cigar store on Broadway, opposite Pearl
street, near q big hospital with green
shutters, that has long since moved up
town. But it was in little store near
his success.
Anderson's big hit was made by his
"Solace tobacco" and this tobacco
owes most of its luck to q name
and this name had its origin in the
brain of an old New York Bohemian
called Williams-Thomas WILLIAMSBURG
was very curious character, and had
led an eccentric existence. He was a
big fat fellow, very dignifed, and carried
a heavy gold headed cane. He was an
Englishman, belonged TO "good
family" and Mt one time had handled
good deal of money.
But he had two hobbies, both expen-
sive ones-the stage and the lottery.
He was all the time followin' actres ses
about, and buyin' tickets In all sorts of
"schemes." He followed Mrs. Siddons
all over England, with some friends in o
four-in-hand coach, always takin' a
private box at all the lady's performances.
<xur> hnt ht ina,
TO grief, and he came to this country to
make Twin with the only things he
had left-his education and his brain.
He got some translatin' to do, and he
worked awhile on paper that was pop
ular in its day, called Winchester's New
World.
One day he dropped in at Anderson's
shop and saw Anderson there. The two
got talkin', and Anderson said he had
been tryin' for some time TO think of
nice name for some tobacco he had
wanted to introduce. Cant You think
out name for me?" he said TO Williams.
Williams tried the tobacco Anderson
spoke of. liked it very much, and said
he would take some of it to his rooms to
serve him as "solace in his lonely
hours"
BY the by, Anderson" he said, "I
believe l have hit the very name you
want Solace.' That's it. Call your
tobacco the 'Solace' tobacco"
Anderson did so, and either the name
or the tobacco made tremendous hit.
About eighteen months afterwards
Anderson met Williams on the street
and asked him to call at his store the
next day. Williams, wonderin' what
was up, did so, and, to his great surprise
and no little qualification, Anderson
handed him check for $500.
whats this for ?" asked Williams.
"Why, its for one word" answered
Anderson.
Five hundred dollars for word!"
says Williams. THAT'S mighty good
pay"
Pshaw" replied Anderson; u have
made over five thousand by it.
And then he explained to Williams
that this money was in return for the
lucky idea that Williams had given him
that day on the word "Solace.'
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-03-10
"yr WAS THE PIES

In the night-solemn night
awoke In fearful fright
And my Chef
Seemed oppressed,
a. II lead--heavy lead
A ton or more of dead
Weight was pressing cruelty pressing
On my chestl
And demon with pie-hot mince pie
perched upon my bsdpost high:
Aud bue devils
Held their reveis
Ger my brain--aching brain
Rlcked with pain,
And kept dancing -madiy prancing-
ON my brain.
Then cry-wildly cry:
solve me rest, or let me die;
Let me sleep
Sweetly sleep"
Bui the demon perched on high
Yes the demon with IN pie
lIoarsely shouted, {" Never-neverr
Quoth the devils, q Hardy evert-
Then the joke--heartless joke
Startled me, and awoke--
Awoke Ina pain,
III II insane,
And / said simply satd:
DO dream, or am L deadr
Have fallen out of bed3"
From the gloom there came reply:
"Siient be,
1t was the PIE !"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-03-10

this power is enjoyed by the copper
headed or rattlesnake, or any venomous
sort with which 1 am familiar. they
being heavy and sluggish in their move
ments. have seen them go up on lean
ing trees and crawl into the foliage OF
bushes, however. -E.1chaage.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-03-10

BEN BUTLER rgures up that he has
had 100 different chances in his life TO
hang or shoot newspaper men, and as
he sits by his evening fire and reads
such headlines as "cock. eyed Ben
again on the war-path he sincerely
wishes he had made the most of his CD
portunities.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-03-10

hurried to the spot, around which lay
half bushel of gravel, which he had loos-
ened, when my eye caught the CLEAN OF
q dull, red streak that veined piece of
quartz about the size of an egg lying
among The free earth. Would you be-
lieve it? That streak was worth $50,
for it was virgin gold. Nor was it the
only one upon that hillside. Fritz had
found lode (thanks to gopher). and L
thereby had found fortune. As soon
as possible had the gold of that pre-
cious stone wrought of my own design
ing, all of it, at least, but the contents
of the blunt corner, which, in its native
roughness, had mounted as simple
brooch. Sending these to Jennie, L"
can act of great generosity, sir,
think" interrupted Ruth. with IL laugh
able CLINT in her eve. Zone woultl have
thought you would have preserved such
piece of rare good fortune as memo
rial stone"
"You anticipate me, madam. It was
as memorial that / sent my first bit
of treasure, but / expected to get it
back again in two years. the girl with
it,"
"And did you?"
mo; nor even received letter of
Acknowledgement that my offer had been
accepted. Nothing finds gold quicker
than gold, when man has once got a
fair share of it, and in two years 1 had,
in various ways, secured 500, In
vesting it, as 1 thought, safely, 1 re-
turned to Philadelphia in all the pride of
a conquering hero. My story ought to
end here, to wind up with chime of
wedding-bells and beautiful Rachel as
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-09-24
hNollur MANN

bnemrr, m.u, vu. have watched Mr.
Jay GouIit v'ui..'ll .nnr oe MA
nlpulutor uf railroads, -la.h- .uI more
lortcrly "l ,rI,-.. nr interests, wlll
douhtlo-s foris..u uum-n uuoy read
the rrgudrtu' .....n uou the Sew
York Herald m.Hs.oI lu uw tcic
grapmc cuiumu fu- m,uu. Mi
Gould, a- tine ..u... ul tis n,w- pub
hshcl ma r.,,.... ......-... .l,.. country.
IL a proposition ...t. .,..' .lr,. tl. stand
and couscr,au, ,...a... unu with aur.
prise. Nudyrt,u,ua.... auIu suindrL
hy tho llcrntd ,- a.. u,v.. to ur,y-p,p,r
mrn who have watched th. course of
oyenta dunn Tine past two
or three yur. Thr lend
ing jou7apls NJ On. rou.tr. m cyep
state have n.rI hi. quiet bui stead,
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-09-24

The Inter-Oceua reminds the public
that while congress can make laws to
prevent the immigration Of the hcathcu
Chinese, who ure mw-ubidiug people, we
receive in nsiugle week with open arms
nearly thousand Mormuns, and for
ward them with speed to Utah, where
they opouly yiuln.o the laws. II any
organization lu this country sends ont
missionaries TO dupc foreigners into an
alliance nntugoui-tic TO the country, and
even in open Defiance Of lts laws, it
would seem as # some way should be
found to nrrost them. The beauties Of
free country do not consist in a
license to mako as many people as pos.
slble miserable.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-09-24

Groyer Cleveland. the democratic
nominee Tor Governor OF New York, IL
the mayor Of Buffalo and quite a young
man. For the frat time in many years
the New York democracy ia now nnitei
-Ii!den and Kelly s em to have buried
the hntchet Tor the ouce-and the de.
mocracy ought to recaptnre Now York
state this fall and hold 1t compact for
the grand light of 1854.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-09-24

"it- Am lll wind that hlows nobody
good war verified IN the experience Of
"a Smmplor county, Gcorgin farmer, who
says that all the ears N corn that were
pointed lu the direction the wind came
from Saturday might were already
hncked when he R"t mp sunday morn
ing. lhc wind Luj blown the shucks
bnck, leaving the car exposed
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-09-24

Young Mr., Beckett, Howell, brother.
in-lsw OF Hon Jefferson Davis, died Of
swamp fever ut Brierncll plantation,
DAVIS Bend, Miss, Thursday. Mr.. How
ell had only a few days before left h 4
place In Madison parish, La, to visit
his relations IN the bond, and was taken
down on his arrival, with the sud result
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-09-24

ttrom the Chicago llwse
She snil shc wanle a. ticket u Wyau-
dotta anG rturu,uuI the pa.c gent Wu-
ly agent with thAduk mu-Mrly asked. .,-
lie looked mp the pa-sebuud,. "~ug.t
1T amt uny OF your bu,.uc.- a-
know, she Responded. mrllr. # minu.
have been murr,od Is dolca ,imc-.u ~ ...
felt like proyidip' lor some poor -hlllc-s
VIE j ut lu.'
lie doesn't n.k ladies If they want ",iu.
gle tickets any more; hc afraid 900.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-09-24

Kentucky rather tnkes the load FOR
barburity this yonr. Tho authorities ut
the Anchorage Asylum FOR tho Insano
duclecd % poor demented patient TO
death the other day.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-09-24

The rcpubIrnfhot Massachusetts, hnyo
derurcd Themselves IN mll sympatlIy
with the cause Of Temperance in that
state
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-09-24

DlJny Gould wnn't neIt2 II il
time for this country to stop and reflect
II onc-mnu power hasn't gone about far
enough.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-09-24

Dan & Go. report l0t failures
Throughout tnr country during the pnst
MDek
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-09-24
xA INER PUBLICATIONS

waco, SEPTEMBER "a. 1882
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-06
Bombardment of the Earth.

'It's lucky for us that the earth has
such a good bomb-proof on the skyward
side" said the astronomer as he stood
on the roof, watching the meteors.
"Why?" asked the reporter, through
the scuttle-holc.
you'd have ssen if you had been mp
here with me for the last hour. Why,
the earth has been undergoing regu-
lar bombardment. It's not over vet.
Look at that fellow, how he skins.
You would call it n shooting-star. Well,
there's rs much reason for calling it a
celestial shell. That neteoroid was
moving twenty or thirty miles second:
yet it could not get through the bomb
proof that protects the earth"
Where's the bomb-proofp''
why, right under your nose; it's the
atmosphere. When the meteOrOids
strike the air. foe beat produced by
their tremendous vc,,. ..,y runs up
million degrees second. and in a
twinkle they are charged to vapor. II
they could get throup:, the atmosphere,
no man could tell at What instant he
might be struck down by a shot from
the sky. for metcoroids are plunging in
to the atmosphere millions day for the
whole earth. The soft air is to most of
them as imprnrtrablo rs wall of steel.
Some are able 10 penetrate To the earth,
but they are few. When meteOroid
strikes the earth, il is called an acrolite.
No good museum of n,ineralogy is with
out one or more specimens"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-06
lyon Sweet Thing"

The other evening a curbstone broker
named Fuller, while standing in the
door of livery stable on Sixth street,
addressed strange young lady as "You
sweet thing" The sweet thing turned
on her heel quick as flash and struck
the insolent fellow such a blow with
her parasol that she sent his cigar fly
ing out of his mouth. A second crash
with the sunshade knocked the conceit
SO completely out of the curbstone
fiend that he yelled for mercy and
dashed away toward one of the horse.
stalls for protection. The enraged
young lady followed the coward and
demoralized speculator and banged
him at every bound, until in despera-
tiou he threw himself on the floor and
almost kicked the plaster off the ceiling
in his efforts to ward off the blows. AT.
ter beating the fellow until she was
tired, the ''sweet thing" folded the
shreds of her parasol round its bent
and battered ribs and walked away,
followed by the prayers and admiring
glances of everyone who had witnessed
the affair.-Sdn Francisco Chronicle.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-01-06
Great is Chicago.

Nothing seems to strike the average
European tourist in America rs more
remarkable than the growth of Chicago.
The magnitude of Niagara, or the ex-
element of Notwithstanding does not,
apparently, cause q greater movement
in the visitors organ of appreciation.
In truth, the recovery of that great
metropolis of the interior from its dis
aster by fire, does constitute remark
able chapter of American history.
There has been nothing like it else
where, in this country or any other.
The 9th of October, just passed, wasithe
tenth anniversary of the fire. In that
calamity Of thirty-six hours. 2,124 acres
were burned over, 17.450 buildings
were destroyed, 98,860 persons were
rendered homeless, 300 of them losing
their lives-and the total value of burn
ed property of all kinds were placed at
$l96, 100000. Yet in a single decade
all this has been replaced, and more.
The city has not only recovered its lost
greatness in the course of ten years, but
It has made prodigious increase. The
value of the buildings destroyed in Oc-
tober, 1871, was estimated at $53, 000.-
600. while those newly built, up to this
October, are estimated at more than
$3.50, 100000. The lost ones were
largely of wood; those that replace them
are of brick. stone or iron. The popu-
lation of 1871 was 298,000; it is now
computed at $4,000. There is no
check, yet, to the wonderful growth
and enterprise of the city; on the con-
trary, business is prosperous, people
flock in more rapidly than ever, and it
is anticipated that in the next ten years
the increase will be even greater than
In the ten that are just past.-From the
American.