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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-04-21
Number .lPer Cent.

Beside those tabulated above, the fol-
lowing diseases were reported
each by one regular observer Cholera
morbus, chorea, hepatitis, nephritis,
spinal meningitis, acute indigestion,
spasmodic Group, eczema, pharyngitis
and catarrhal fever.
For the week ending April 8, 1882,
the reports indicate that diarrhea and
diphtheria increased, and that neuralgia,
typho- malarial fever. influenza, measles
and rheumatism decreased in area Of
prevalence.
OF the seventeen diseases that de-
creased in area of prevalence during the
week ending April /. eight continued to
decrease, more or less, during the week
ending April s.; while of the seven dis.
eases that increased in area of prevalence
during the week ending April l, only
one continued slightly to increase during
the week ending April s, 1882. Nine
diseases increased and fifteen decreased,
80 that the decrease was evidently con-
siderably greater than the increase In
sickness.
At the State Capitol, the prevailing
winds were northeast and east; the aver
age temperature, average absolute and
average relative humidity were greater;
the average day aud night ozone were
less during the week ending April s,
than during the preceding week.
Including reports by regular OBJ
servers and by others, diphtheria was
reported present during the week end
ing April 8, and since, at Is places,
scarlet fever at places, measles at 5
places and smallpox ut places in all
as follows: At Battle Creek, April 4 !;
at Flint Zone case), and at Milford,
April s, 1892 1t is unoflically reported
that smallpox is present at Manistee.
HENRY B. BAKER, Secretary.
LANSING Anril | i 1890
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-04-21
Natures Housekeeping.

Nature has many of what we are &C
customed to call the small economies of
life. She does nothing without a pur-
pose, and she has horror of waste. In
the world of living beings, particularly,
is she careful of her materials. 1t is no
easy lift to bring matter up to the
organic level. She has to Call in the
sun TO her assistance, and get their
united shoulders under the load, ere it
can be raised to the required height;
and she can not afford to let it down
again while there is any pith left in it.
1t is interesting to follow her through
this portion of her housekeeping, and
watch the care with which she gets all
the life-force possible out of her organic
stock in trade, letting not a crumb go to
waste. She invites guest with a special
appetite for every morsel-guests fur
nished with teeth to rend, nip and gnaw,
claws to tear, augers aud chisels to bore
and gouge, saws, drills, punches, and
suction tubes-that no fragment of the
feast shall be left on the unswept tables.
There are guests of every shape, size
and description, alike only in the one
particular of being normally hungry.
Like the sitters-down at public dinner,
they all seem to have been saving up
appetite for the occasion. Some there
are, indeed, of such omnivorous tastes
that we would be quite willing to have
them left out from the general invitation
But that is not Dame Natures way.
Every crumb must be eaten; and we
know little Of her facility of invention if
we imagine that she can not find a tooth
for every hard morsel. She is ready for
any snch emergency, and You will be
bound to find some queer creature gnaw-
ing away at the indigestible fragment
with rs much zest as if it were di IN fit
for king
Let us take sly glance in Natures
kitchen and watch her guests at their
meal. We shall not call it breakfast,
dinner, supper or lunch, for there is no
such formal division. IL is whole-day
feast and a whole-night feast. too, for
that matter. The tables are always
spread, the guests always hungry; they
crowd in from highways and byways
always one ready to take up evS ry vacant
knife, fork, and spoon; or to plunge il
with fingers, teeth and claws, in the true
primitive fashion. Popular Science
monthly.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-04-21

The house of Mr.. Hartley was moved
bodily from the foundation and left
standing at an angle of forty-five de-
grees that wants but small gale to
overturn it. David Garner had the roof
Of his house torn off and his barn leveled
with the ground. A Swede named Mel
son, whose wife had just been confined,
had the roof of his house torn off and
his barns totally destroyed. Nearly all
OF those who have property damaged are
new farmers, who have just begun to
get their farms cleared and sufficient
buildings to make their homes comfort
able. The storm swept through Will.
Jams, Beaver, Kawkawlin and Augres-
in the latter place turning lighthouses
topsy. turvy and demolishing boats and
the traps of the fishermen to consider
able extent.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-04-21

A FRIEND read to Mr.. VIM. M. Evarts
the statement of newspaper that in re-
DIV to the question What part of the
turkey will you have?" Mr.. Evarts an
swered that it was "quite inconse-
auential to one Of his recognized alb
stemious and supersensitive stomachic
nervation whether he be rendered an in
finitesimal portion of the Opaque nutri-
ment of the neither extremities, the SUI
perior fraction of pinion, or snowy
cleavage from the cardiac region" Mr..
Eyarts said that this was an attempt at
condensing one of his dispatches pro-
testing against the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of
Turkey. 1t was founded on nm incident
which occurred at one of his Thanks
giving dinners at home. 81 had a
roasted New England goose, well stuffed
with sage, with plenty OF apple-sauce
and the usual Accomplishments. At the
close of the meal said: My children,
You now see the difference between the
condition of affairs before and after din
ner. You then saw goose stuffed with
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-04-21
Points Of Manifest Destiny.

Why an OK hide in Honduras can be
obtained for n pair Of shoes You can
get nur con,icd enough to fill drug
store for an ak you can obtain sufficient
quicksilver to load mule with stone
jars of it for few cheap mirrors what,
then, will be the result when the engines
of the American Railway reach into the
country where Cortez and Vesoo carried
away two thousand millions of treasure :?
--Boston Transcript,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-04-21
The Microscope mt Home.

In lecture on the use of the micro
scope at home, by Henry Pocklingtou,
the following directions are given for
using the instrument to Diet ct adulter-
ated dry goods: Most people ike to be
sure that they get what they pay for.
The microscope, In many cases, places
the possibility of certainty on tins point
within the reach of its owner Suppose,
for example, that the lady of the house
wishes to know whether the piece of silk
she has set her heart upon is all silk, or
q mixture with cotton, jute or China
grass. and, If all silk, whether it has
been loaded with dye and dressing. The
microscope will set her mind at rest.
Take pattern of the silk, unravel the
warp and welt, and examine it under the
quarter-inch objective, and. you will, at
any rate, see whether all the little fbers,
of which the welt and warp are COM
prised, look alike. That, of course, will
not tell you whether the material is silk |;
but If you procure q piece OF known
silk, good, raw silk, and study its APP
pearance, and compare it with the sus-
pected specimen, you will come to
sound conclusion very soon. Then take
little cotton and examine it, to find
that it consists of fattened tubes, curl
ously twisted, quite unlike the long, cyl
indrical tubes Of silk, and different again
from the long, consistent tubes of flax.
with their attenuated ends and marked
walls. Take wool and hairs of different
kinds, noting their peculiarities, and you
will soon he able to tell whether your
coat is all wool or Gas is much more
probable) not; whether your wife's sa-
BILE muff or seal jacket is what it pro-
fesses to be, and will not improbably
learn lesson in the department of trade
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-04-21

HERE is point for the people who
are discussing the question as to what
extent the English language is spoken
in Scotland. From the Scotch census
of 1881 it appears that of the total pop
ulation of 3,745, 536 those who speak
Gaelic number 23l, 6O2. There are
eight registration districts in the entire
country, and of these that in which re-
side the greatest proportionate number
who speak Gaelic is the Northwestern,
where III, pa out of the total los, 500
speak it. That in which the least num-
Der reside is the Southern, in which the
proportion is 81 in n total of 209, Az.
OF counties, the three greatest Gaelic
speaking ones are Iverness, with GO, 447
Ross and Cromarty, with SO, 767, and
Argyll, with 30, 113; the three least are
PEBBLES, with 3; SeIkirk, with 8, and
Kirkcudbright, with IL.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-04-21

MANY complaints appear in the En-
glish papers of the annoyances which
people are forced to endure when riding
in the street-cars, and no wonder, if oc-
currences like the following are often
repeated A Sheffield street-car, well
filled with passengers, was stopped to
admit a portly dame, who calmly en-
tered, Gearing in her arms lively young
pig, which forthwith began to squeal
vociferously. This set a couple of roost-
ers in the other end of the car to crow
ing after the manner of their kind, and
the Joint din of pig and ROSTERS pro-
voked number of babies into scream
ing. Then the other passengers began
protesting, and in the midst of the
tumult the pig bit its mistress finger to
the bone, at which she uttered a yell
which might have walked the dead and
all the time the conductor was adding
his contribution to the general uproar
by declaring, in stentorian tones, that
he really could not allow such "goings
on"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-04-21

IN'1SS0 Colorado, California, North
Carolina and Washington Territory made
no pig iron. Last year Colorado turned
out $3.50 tons, California made 4,414
tons, North Carolina 800 tons and Wash
ington Territory 1000 tons. Virginia
increased it's pig-iron product 179 per
cent, and Michigan, which manufact-
ured l54, 424 tons in 1880, made 1877, DAB
in 1881, al increate of over 81 per cent.
Pennsylvania, as usual, heads the list o.
pig-iron producers with 2,190, 1856 tons,
followed in order by Ohio 10, $40 tons,
New York $50, 419 tons, Illinois. 25l, 7s1
tons, Michigan 1877, 043 tons, New Jersey
III, 672 tons, Missouri 100, 1877 tons and
Wisconsin 102, 029 tons.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-04-21
Safe Light Oh Railroad Cars.

1t is proposed to forbid the use of oil
on railway cars for light. This is wise.
Many serious accidents have resulted
from this habit. Gas or the electric
light will serve. The railroad companies
may object to the expense, but when life
and safety are concerned the question of
expense should not be considered. The
people pay so much money TO the rail
way managers that they are entitled to
every comfort and convenience. - ctc
yarE Jy,roII
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-04-21

THERE are two Irishmen in the New
York Congressional delegation. Erich
ellen" Robinson and Michael Nj. Nolan ;
one Englishman, George West and a
Scotchman, John Hardy. Twenty-three
of the delegation are natives OF New
York State, while two turned back the
course of empire by go from Ohio
Cox and McCook. The only South
ern.born man is Benjamin Wood, who
came from Kentucky. Four New En-
CHAMBERS are included in the list, Waldo
Hutchins and Jonathan Scoville, born
in Connecticut; Walter A. Wood, in
New Hampshire; and Abraham X. Park
er, Vermont.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-04-21

A THOUSAND men can go to work at 2
o'clock In the morning without the ring
ing of bell, and why is it that 300
people cannot assemble in church
without previous ding-donging lasting
half an hour Free Press. Why, man,
it's because they go out at o'clock to
get money Put a $40 gold piece in
each pew every Sunday, and you may
sell your bell for old metal.-COwre,-
LnUrO0L
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-04-21

A WASHINGTON lawyer was perplexed
as to how he should refer to the oppos-
ing counsel in suit in which the wom-
an-lawyer, Belva Lockwood, had been
retained on the other side. He could
not say "my learned brother" and he
had doubts as to the propriety
of speaking of her as his sister.
What he finally did was to set
tie down upon the expression, "my cru
dite sister-in-law.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-04-21

BRowNsoN-" Well, L always make il
rule to tell my wife everything that
happens" Smithkins-" Oh, my dear
fellow, that's nothing. / tell my wife
lots of things that never happened at
all.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-04-21
Che Gr,ss @urthsrasx.
FRIDAY, APRIL 81, 1882.

Mrs. WILCOX, daughter of Andrew
Jackson Donelson, and widow of Gen.
sWillcox. of Tennessee, has been removed
from the money order Office of the Post.
Office Department at the instance of
Representatives Bunk and Moore. She
was appointed to the position by Judge
Key when Postmaster General. Mrs.
Wilcox is grandniece OF Andrew Jack
son, and is the only child ever born in
the White House.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-04-21

Gas from oil wells produces exhila-
rating effects resembling laughing gas.
1t is often fatal. The transition from
consciousness to unconsciousness is so
imperceptible that before the victim
knows it he has no inclination and nc
power to move from the place of danger
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-04-21
Health I'm nlchiG1n.

Reports to the State Board Of Health,
Lansing, by fifty-two observers of dis
eases in different parts of the State, show
causes of sickness during the week end
ing April s, 1882, as follows
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-04-21
sage, now you see q sage stuffed with
ooosa

sage, now you see sage stuffed with
goose"
NOTICING the recent death OF John j..
Dwyer, prize fighter and lately heavy
weight champion of America, within two
years of his leaving the prize ring and
accepting clerkship, the Medical Rec
ord draws from his untimely fate the fol-
lowing curious "lesson 1.-The Guilt
walton of powerful muscular develop
ment does not of itself insure health and
long life. 1t may even entail certain
danger. The man who makes an athlete
of himself must continue one, or else
drop his exercise with slowness and eau
ton. Our ex-pugilist accepted seden-
tary occupation after he had cultivated
his lungs to perhaps double the capacity
needed in such an employment. A dis
used organ degenerates and becomes liza
bic to disease. The robust chest of the
country youth may be source of dan
ger to him if he adopts life in a city Of
flee. A fine physical development does
not necessarily insure long life. Ro-
business is only relative term. In the
physical education of youth, therefore,
we should aim to make every organ
healthy-not hypertrophied. The law
that the organism must be adapted to
its environme Mt was well illustrated by
the prize-fghter, who was attacked with
consumption eighteen months after he
had left the ring for a city office"
MORRISON, the scoundrel who induced
Charles Francis Adams to sign the
checks after persuading him into gam
bling den, is a villain of colossal effront
cry. After he had got the old mans
signature to the checks, he went to John
Quincy Adams, the son, and told him
that he had long watched the habits of
his father aud of the family their
goings-in and their comings out, and
knew ali about them. eve have sue
ceeded," he continued, Gin getting the
old man in our power, and all
we want now is our money
OF course we expect that you
will settle You may think now you
will not do SO, but eventually you will
We have had several prominent Boston
gentlemen in the same position before,
and they have all settled" Turning to
one of his companions, he said {: "Bill,
how much was that check Mr.. White
more gave us?" Give thousand dol
lars" answered Bill. "Was it paid 80
"Oh, certainly" Both of them then
ran over list of half dozen aged gen.
tlemen in the community who. had been
enticed into their den and who had
cheerfully honored their signatures, APP
pended to pretty large checks. 1--WE
expect" he said, "that Mr.. Adams will
do the same thing OF course it is an
unpleasant thing for me to be the cause
of so much family annoyance, but it is
simply in the line of my business. l re-
greet that the necessities of the case com.
PEELED me to select gentleman of Mr..
Adams political, national and interna-
tional reputation. But business is bus
mess. That is how l make my living.
1t might not be as legitimate as your
business, but it has the same object
the making of money" The family
bravely refused, however, preferring to
let all the facts come out, even if it be
trayed their fathers condition, rather
than encourage this kind of highway rob
berry. Beside, it was cheaper.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-04-21

Ntsnber aud Fer
Cent. Of Obseru-
ers by Whom
Each Disease Was
Reported
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-02-02
A 5000 Biblical Prize.

The publishers OF Rutlcdgc's
Monthly in the prize puzzle depart
ment Of their Monthly for February
offer the following easy way for
someone to make 5000:
ITO the person telling us which is
the shortest verse in the Old Tesla
ment Scriptures by February 10th,
1882, We will give $1,000 in gold rs n
prize. The money will be forwarded
to the winner February 18th, 1882.
Those who try for The prize must
send 20 cents. in silver (uo postage
stamps taken) with their answer, for
which they will receive the March
number OF the Monthly, in whichwill
b. published the name and address
Of the winner Of the prize, with the
correct answer thereto. Cut this on,
it may be woth $1,000 to you. Ad.
dress. Rutledge Publishing Company
EustOn, ia.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-02-02
Dickens Carnival.

Steady! Stand by! Captain Cut
tie says that the Pickwick Club will
hold q meeting ut the Dickens party
When found that Mr.. Snodgrass will
address the Club, make n note Of it
On the evening of the 18th of Feb.
Bob. Sawyer NJ. D.. will give q party
only choice spirits invited-to
which the Fat Boy hopes to go in
company with Sam Weller who will
attend his jovial master.
Wilkins McCawbcr Esq, confident
~ hopes that something will turn NJ
SO that he will be in a good condition
financially, to attend the Dickens
Party. accompanied by Mrs. Nc.
Cawber and the twins.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-02-02

DRAINARD's MUSICAL WoRLp.-Thc
January number Of this excellent
musical monthly begins the nine.
tcenth yearly volume and is rs in
tcrcsting and attractive rs usual. 1t
contains twenty pages OF beautiful.
new vocal and instrumental music
alone worth in usual sheet form
about $3.50. Among the music this
month, is an elegant and brilliant
new waltz, for piano. entitled "Good
as Gold" by Karl Merz. Send II
cents for sample copy or 81 80 and
receive the World year. Address
s. Erainard's Sons, publishers, Cleve-
land, O., or Chicago, Ill, who will al
so send their large catalogue Of over
10000 musical publications free to
any one writing for it.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-02-02
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A Smile OF Satisfaction.

This from the Cleveland (Ohio)
Penny Press, carries its own sugges-
ton: Recently meeting Mr.. Ii. Ct.
Kefier, treasurer of the Cleveland
Herald, our representative inquired
of that gentleman, after stating his
mission, If he personally knew any
thing about the Great German Rem
cdy, st. Jacobs Oil. 4 smile played
across Mr.. Refers expressive face
and his eyes twinkled merlily AS lac
replied in the affirmative, / will not
refuse to state my experience with IL
and you may use 1t as you thik best
Four years ago | sprainrd one OF my
ANGLES, an accident which, as you are
aware, entails much suffering and
sometimes leaves the limb i'm a con-
dition to remind one frequently oil
the old hurt. Unfortunately this re-
suit ensned. Whenever the weather
became damp or my system absorb
cd the slightest cold my ancle panied
me. This went on ut intervals foi
over three years, and / could not ob.
tain relief. Last wintcrI applied Tho
st. Jacobs Oil and 1t completely
cured me, I have not since felt i
return Of the paia.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-02-02
China Wedding Surprise.

The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gregory Marshall gave them com.
plete surprise on Wednesday even
ing, the twenty-flrst anniversary OF
their marriage.
The ladies OF Grace Church mana.
ged the affair providing sumptu-
GUS feast for the occasion aud taking
with them all the necessary paraph-
analia.
The presents consisted Of a beau
tiful china tea set, twelve triple pla-
ted knives together with many other
pieces that were valuable and beau.
tiful, some Of which were contribu-
ted by parties not Of tho church.
notably beautiful toilet set from
DIR. Clemmer.
At about s O'clock the loaded
teams arrived ut the Marshall resi-
dence finding the fires a trifle low
which was excused because no word
or notice had been sent that we were
coming. After the usual hand shak.
ing Mr.. anu Mrs. Marshall were invi
ted to leave the kitchen in possess
ion Of tho intruders, when the table
was loaded down with the presents
brought, when Rev. Mr.. Pcrcival wa.
called into that apartment and Mr.
and Mrs. Marshall were invited. AM
in Il pretty and appropriate address
Mr.. Percival in behalf OF the Assem-
bled friends made the presentation
\ At its con ,lusion Mr.. Marshall brief
ly and happily responded. Afte
partaking of the refreshments pro
vided the company enjoyed time il
social intercourse, retiring at sbou
midnight abundantly gratitied wit
the evening and its work.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-02-02
STAT { M ( N I
UNDER OATH.

SSr HAyE been afflicted for twenty years
- an obstinate skin disease, called by some
NJ d, g Psoriasis, and others Leprosy, commence
ing on my scalp, and In spite or MI could do,
slowly but surely extended until year ago this
winter Il covered my entire person IN form OF
dry scaleS. For tho last three years nave been
unable to do any labor, and suffering intensely
nearly distpan fun OF scales taken from the
sheet on ms bed, some u them hall as large as
the envelope containing this letter. In the lat
ter part or the winter my skin commenced crack
be thought or, without any rclicf The 18th or
June started West. In hopes could rcaca the
Hot Springs. reached Detroit, and w..s So low
thought SHOULD have 10 60 10 Tue h0spiial,
but finally got A. far AZ Lar sing, Mi.h., wn.re !
had q sister living. oAc Dr.------ttcated ne ,
about two weeks, but did me no good. Al
thought had but abort time 10 i've. ear
nestiy prayed 10 die. C;acLcs through The skin
all over ms back. across my io., ARM, names
limbs, feet badly swooien, toe nails came OF,
finger nails dead and hard Us bon~, hair dead,
dry and lireless as old straw. Oh, my Gods how
my sister, Mrs. L. II. Davis. had = small part
OF box OF Cuticura In the house. she wual'tnt
give up: said we win try Cutcura.' Some was
applied on one hand and arm. Eureka! there
was rc.,eI; stepped The terrible burning aan-i-
tiOn from the word CO. They inlmediatei! got
the Cutlcura Kesolvent tnlotip puiinoil. Gati-
cura and Ca,icura soap, the great "kin caresl.
commenced by taking TN. Tablespoonful ol
Resolvent three times a day, after meals: haa a
bath once q day, water about hood neat. used
Cuticura soap freely: applied Cntieura morning
and evening Result, returned 10 my home In
1ust SIX weeks ffoM the time LETT. and my skin
as smooth as this sheet OF paper.
HIRAM Il. CARPENTER,
Henderson. jefferson Co, y. Y.
Sworn TO before the this 18th day OF JaRuaYy,
1880. a. n. LEFFlSGNEiL.
Justice OF the Peace.