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Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
Fishing with Cormorants.

In NieuhOff'S account of the embassy
of Peter de Goyer and Jacob de Keyzer
from the Dutch East India Company
to the Emperor of China, in 1865, it is
related that at Si-ning-chew, in the
providence of Shantong, on an artificial
channel Of the Yellow river, the en-
bassadors witnessed the natives fishing
with cormorants. Here they saw them
catch fish with a bird called Lou-wa,
somewhat less than goose and not
much unlike raven. 1t has long
neck and bill like an eagle. They go
out in small boats made of bamboo
canes, placing the bird on the outside,
which on sight of fish shoots down
and swims after it under water. AS
soon as she has caught her prey she
rises, and the fisherman, having taken
it from her, sends her out to seek more.
To prevent the bird from swallowing
her prey they put an iron ring(D
about her neck. If the fish is too big
for her to bring up she makes noise
in the water for the master to come to
her help. When they have caught
enough for their owners the ring is
taken off, and they are left to fish for
themselves. In case they are averse to
diving they are brought to it by beat
ing. The fishermen pay yearly tri-
butte to the Emperor for the use of
these birds, which are much valued by
the Chinese. One Of those which are
well taught is often sold for fifty tael
of silver, which is about $50 guilders.
The Chinese method Of fishing with
cormorants differs but little from that
employed by English and French anna
teurs at the present day. In China,
however, the birds, smaller than ours,
and of different species, called by the
Chinese "Leutze," are carried on light,
shallow punts or rafts, and are COM
monty employed, not as here for amuse-
ment, but as a matter of business to
supply the markets with fish. Twenty
or thirty cormerants, it is said, will
catch six francs worth of fish day
fish being very cheap there Their
owners club together, their respective
birds being marked, and divide the
profits proportionately. A cormorant
may be used until ten years old, and,
when well trained, they fetch as much
as sixty taels, or 100 francs pair
London Field.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
I'll tell you all about it when you get

I'll tell you all about it when you gel
stronger"
"Tell her now, Carroll. She is al
right. 1t will do her good to hear al
about it" said the doctor, patting my
cheek; and he continued: "I'll leave
you two together, While / go and see to
Miss Judith. Oh, you needn't be
frightenedr' seeing my anxious look
"There isn't anything the matter with
your aunt. Only she's been pretty
badly scared, that's allp'
"Well, you see, Meg" Larry began
when we were alone, 81 happened to si
up rather late last night l had beer
away all day, and when / returned home
at tea-time, found some law business
awaiting my immediate attention. Al
1 sat writing in my room, it was after
midnight l think, suddenly heard 9
tapping at the window-pane. At first
paid no heed to it, thinking it to be
only the wind blowing twig or bit OF
vine, but as the sound continued,
arose and went to look.
81 beheld something white fluttering
against the glass. What was my sur
prise to find that it was little Bijou!
opened the window and hurriedly read
the letter he brought; and it wasn't
ong before my father, Uncle Henry,
the three eemen-servants, and couple of
policemen and myself, were hurrying
down to the bank.
"We reached there just in time, too;
had grand scuff1e, in which we came
out victorious, I'm glad to say, and,
well, the result is that four of the
burglars are in Jail, and the other two,
whom we found here, have gone to
render up their final account. The safe
is unharmed, and none of us are in
jured, except few scratches and
bruises
l will end my story by saying that
Larry and have been married two
years now. We are keeping house in a
cozy, comfortable way, and most inn
portant of all our articles of furniture
is cradle; but, after all, I don't know
which is the greatest pet, baby or my
little feathered postman, Bijou!
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
MINDLESS Rain.

The rain, the desolate rain!
Ceaselese and SOLEMN and chilli
How 1t drirs on the misty pane,
How it drenches the darkened SILT
o scene of sorrow and dearthl
would that the winds awaking
To fierce and gusty birth,
Might vary this dull refrain
Of the rain, the desolate raini
For the heart of the heavens seems breaking
In tears DER the fallen earth,
And again, again, again,
We Inst to the somber strain
The faint, cold monotone,
Whose soul is a mystic moan
Of the rain, the mournful rain,
The soft, despairing rain.
The rain, the murmuring rain
Weary, passionless, slow;
'Tis the rhythm of settled sorrow,
The sobbing of careless woe!
AMI all the tragic of life,
The pathosS of long ago,
Comes back on the sad refrain
OF the rain, the dreary rain;
Till the graves in my heart unclose,
And the dead who are buried there
From solemn and weird repose
Awake, ahd with eyes that glare
And voices that melt in pain
On the tide of the plaintive rain,
The yearning, homeless rain,
The long, low, whispering rain!
Paul II. Hdyne.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
A Princess Domestic Life.

Princess Louise started in married
life, says the London Truth, with the
determination not to be the rival, on
their own ground, of plutocrats' wives.
There was to be comfort as well as
elegance in her establishment, but no
ostentation. AT Rdeau Hall, her
Canadian official abode, she affects more
state. Once week, when the Legis-
lature is in session, she gives formal
banquet. A day or two after there is
an informal dinner, which Canadians
term ''the scrap feast" To be asked
to it is thought a marked favor. A
piper dressed in Campbell plaid is in
attendance, and performs dessert on
his noisy instrument. On Sundays
English visitors to Ottawa are asked in
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
Fashion Notes.

Fashion Notes.
| Plated skirts are still popular.
Feather bands trim wraps and
dresses.
Velvet bonnets are the most fash
ionable,
Black matelasse dress goods are
much used in mourning.
A pretty fancy is to trim a black
velvet hat with single white bird.
Satin buttons of oblong form come
OF many handsome imported dresses.
SKIRTS continue to grow more bout
fant in the back and fuller at the sides.
Bands of grebe appear on some of
tie handsOmest bonnets and turbans.
Waistcoats as separate garments are
a feature in English women's dresses
A golden brown shade called "avan-
tErine" combines beautifully with
ficelle grey.
The newest cloth cloaks from Paris
are of repped cloth, which is tufted on
the wrong side.
The individual fancy is INDUCED in
riding habits as well as in all other
garments nowadays.
Scarlet cloth with eider-down woven
in it, is light and comfortable fabric
for winter underskirts.
The leather straps with which some
cloth and flannel suits are fastened and
trimmed are either of red Russia OF
! yellow leather.
A plain, well-fnished black cashmere
skirt and jersey waist of any color
preferred, or black, makes the best
kind of utility costume.
The latest development in fancy
millinery is chenille and gold cord
braids in the style of the rustic wicker
basket bonnets Of the past season.
On some of the Paris riding habits,
when the corsage is of light color, a
horses head in bright color is en-
broidered on the collar, facings and
cuffs.
Each leading dressmaker of Paris
makes dresses according to his or her
own + ny. and, if possible, different
! frSm a2 others. hence the variety in
styles.
Birds IF every description are used
TO decorate muifS. Duplicates of those
selected for the mutf are generally
worn on the hat or bonnet which ac-
companies it.
| Overskirts cut open here and there
and laced together with silk cords are
new and effective With evening cos
tunes of silk or satin the bodice is
made to match, and the lacing is done
under the arms.
Black is no longer the exclusive
color for riding habits. Habits are
made of hussar blue, navy blue, hun
ter's green, and all shades Of grey. The
corsage is sometimes even of a differ
ent color from the skin but in this
case the seams and botto. # the skirt
are piped or bound with tae material
OF the corsage.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
SAVED BY A PIGEON.

1t was the sweetest little thing you
ever saw-a wee carrier-pigeon, with
pure white breast, it's wings soft
pearl-grey, and its arching neck gleam-
ing with iridescent hues.
A boy had brought it over from Elm
wood that morning in dainty willow
basket, lined with pink cottonwood
and its handle adorned with bows OF
pink ribbon.
"From Larry, of coursel' cried Aunt
Judith, as l entered the breakfast
room. 81 don't believe earth ever pro-
,duced so gallant loverw she continued
dn her teasing way. IL believe he
sends you present every day, Yes
aerday it was beautiful boquet OF
flowers, the day before box of bon
bons, and the day before that-well
1et me see-he came himself And
what have you now, pray. a turtle
dove?"
mo; carrier-pigeon, and Larry
says it is trained one, too," l replied
referring to the letter, a dainty billet
which had accompanied the gift.
aAha! Now we shall have tender
missives flying over our heads, pre-
.sume! Away with prosaic postage
stamps, and all that!'
81 wish Larry had sent her big
bulldog instead of the bird" said papa,
aas he helped himself to the toast.
"Why, papa" I gasped. "How un-
poetical!'
every useful, my dear. Especially
just now when there are so many
burglars about"
81 hear Mr.. Sayre's house has been
robbed, and Golden's jewelry store,
too," said Aunt Judith. Goodness
me, hope they won't come here!
We're in such lonely, out-of-the-way
place, tool ThomasT' turning to my
father, "don't you think that you had
better take the spare silver and the
family diamonds to more secure
placer"
'I've been thinking about that very
sthlng," said papa. 1--WE shan't need
them till Meg here" turning to me,
with smile, "becomes Mrs. Lawrence
Carroll. So / might as well take them
down to the bank and lock them up in
the safe."
''But what if they break in the
bank?" asked.
Papa laughed derisively. He was
always boasting of the safety of the
bank.
''They couldn't open the safe unless
the cashier and were both thre. It's
sone of the best combination locks made.
Tn positive that anything put in that
safe is perfectly secure"
Poor paPal "How little he thought
But there, that's just like me, al
ways getting ahead of my storyl
Larry didn't spend that evening
with me, and so went to bed quite
early. ] soon fell asleep, but somehow
i didn't rest very well, and was glad
when awoke, for was dreaming that
Larry and I had an awful quarrel.
But the sick, wretched feeling didn't
pass away with my awaking l had q
;smothered, suffocated feeling that made
me actually gasp for breath. Think
ing that the bedclothes were lying
across my face, l reached up my hand
to draw them away, and found there
. instead, a handkerchief saturated with
a subtle, overpowering scent.
Chloroforml Yes, that was it. But
what did it meanp Shivering with {
nameless terror bnt with nv senses al
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23

quite an uncerimonious way to partake
of family dinner, which is snug and
well served, and enlivened by the
CHEEKY humor and rattle of Lady
Sophia Mcnamara, who is more re-
served when Canadians are present.
The Marquis sticks to the kirk.
Quarrel Between Mary Jane and Dickey.
as there any city," said Dickey,
(which is free from faults?'
EYES," said 1, 1.-The New Jerusalem"
"No," said Dickey, '.it has one very
serious fault"
"What is it?" said I.
"Its inaccessibility, said she.
"To you, yes," said I. .
"And to you, as WE'LL" said she.
"How ?" said 1.
Because" said she, "it is said there
was silence for space in heaven, and
where silence is you can't be, for I've
got every reader of the Coat7ier-J Journdl
as witness that, in spite of all my
efforts to keep you still, and not be
talking column after column of stuff,
you will persist in breaking out every
chance you get. You'd make pretty
looking angel, with pencil in one
hand, notebook in the other, and
your tongue wagging like tickled
dogs tail, wouldn't you?"
"Dickey," said but I stopped, for
/ don't like to see women quarrel, and,
beside, knew if it came to hair-pull-
ing | never would have any show, for
Dickey could hang hers upon the gas
jet and thwart my most persistent en-
deavors in that direction. Louisville
CO,uier-JOurnal.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23

Mr.. Farnach, of Raleigh, N. c., re-
ports that in April and May, he, with
his daughter and an ordinary laborer,
gathered crop of 200 dozens of silk
worm eggs, worth $1,000, from four
years orchard of 5000 white mulberry
plants.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-23
Household Dirge.

I drop my idle pen and bark,
And catch the faintest sound;
She must be playing hide-and-seek
In shady nooks around;
She'll come and climb my chair again,
And peep my shoulders DER;
I hear stifled laugh-but, no!
She cometh never morel
Iwaited only yesternight,
The evening service read,
And fingered for my idols kiss
Before she went to bed;
Forgetting she had gone before
In slumbers soft and sweet,
A monument above her head
And violets at her feet.
-R. II. Stodddrd.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-01-27
Deoatur Dribbliugs.

The ice crop is nearly all harvested, and a
large quantity has been secured.
1t is but justice to say that universally the
exclamation about town is, that Judge Mills
acts like business, and exhibits q cool head
and good executive ability on the bench
A pleasing sense Of qualification is gener-
ally manifested at the decision of the Su-
preme Court in the case of Keables VS.. Chris
tie. To our Supreme Court we can well say,
swell done thou good and faithful SER
wants.
An elderly man by the name of Ross liv-
ing in the eastern part of this township, fell
on the ice and broke his forearm early Sun
day morning. DIR. Rose was called and re-
duced the fracture, and at last reports he was
doing well.
Prof. Easterbrooks lecture on Saturday
evening last, also his able discourses last Sab
bath, had the ring of true metal. His logic
on the duty of citizenship, the true way to
cope with vice and the effective method of
salvation was finely put and fully sustained
in an able manner, not opento criticism even
from the most fastidious thinkers.
AS citizen of Decatur, think that much
talked about humbug, (the postofice) by
Hamilton's noble old citizen, is wholly mis-
stated and garbled. There is no question
but what if swift and just retribution had
followed the spring election, Mr.. Rogers
would have been invited to step down and
out; and their referring to the opposition to
Judge Mills, shows guilty conscience which
leaves sting. The facts are these, Mr..
Rogers had repeatedly offered to sell his post
Office equipments to John l.. Harrison, and
after bargain was effected, was well satisfied
with the arrangements, until few, which
would not be missed by their usefulness to
any party, started this canard.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-01-27

Judge Wallace in the United States court
at Syracuse the other day, in refusing an in
junction to restrain the owners of drive wells
from using them, on the ground of prior use
struck the alleged Infringement of the Nelson
Green drive well patent, severe blow. 1t
was proved by numerous affidavits that drive
wells were put down at Saratoga Springs, as
early as 1854, and also on the fair grounds
there in 1859, 1860 and 1861. Our granger
friends will receive encouragement from this
decision, in the good fight they have been
making against this swindler.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-01-27
Scissoriugs.

The state superintendent has given notice
that any school trustees who fail to change
school-house doors so that they swing out
wardly are liable to q fine of not more than
800 nor less than SO, to which may be
added imprisonment. The law is very strict,
and inhicts this penalty for the failure to
arrange the doors of any public house as
above stated.-Er.
One day this week man walking on the
track of the @. & g. T., short distance east
of Vicksburg, discovered q broken rail, and
hearing an approaching train and not having
the regulation flag, proved himself equal to
the emergency by pulling off red wooden
undershirt with which he attracted the atten-
ton of the engineer.-Marcellus Neos.
Workmen commenced the first of the
week laying the keel of the new schooner of
John and 10. Perue. The latter is now in
New Orleans but is expected home as soon
Us no Cstil bcu LIS pOut tucft, LILO LlulullillS
Bird. He will own three-fourths Of the new
one, John the other fourth. She is to be %
feet beam and 80 over all, and is to be in the
water about the first of April.-Soutb Haven
Sentinel.
We are informed that John Ihling says
Bangor can have the narrow-gauge railroad
if she will grade the roadbed. Prof. Burkett
says "South Haven, what will you do?" Let
our interested friends at Bangor secure the
road, and its completion to the lake under a
grade and tie contract will be matter of the
near future. A committee of four people
from this town and four from Geneva ought
to get the right of way, the work and the
necessary money pledged in one week.
South Hdren Sentinel.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-01-27

Lawton Legends.
Luther Kinney is very sick at Harvey Har-
per's.
Mrs. Jared Hitchcock still continues i'll with
rheumatism.
Hon. Henry Ford and his young bride have
returned home.
Elder Kendall is holding revival meetings
in Mecosta county.
Mrs. Charles Rowlee is slowly recovering
from typhoid fever.
G. w. Watkins, agent for the Continental
Life Insurance Company, was in town on
Monday.
B.J. Desenbergs youngest child died of
typhoid fever on Wednesday morning last,
and was taken to Kalamazoo for burial
One of Porter's school districts has reg
ular old fashioned school ma'am; she says
the law forbids her boxing scholars ears, or
humping them on the head, and so-she
spanks them.
We have not had a case of smallpox up to
the present time, but the doctors are doing a
lively business in the vaccinating line, and
the village board are making ready for any
case that may appear.
Mr.. Doolittle has sold his stock of drugs
to Harmon d Dunn. 1t is not yet decided
whether Harmon g. Dunn will continue at
their present place of business, or move into
the Doolittle building.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-01-27

Thermometer deg. above zero Tuesday
morning
A new Peerless organ at N. w. Armstrong;
w. II. Adriance is preparing to build q
large barn in the spring.
Charley Gilman has rented his farm for
two years TO man from Indiana. $500
cash.
L. Jennings and wife have gone to Union
City to visit q cousin (Thomas Merrifeld)
who is very sick.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-01-27
EDITOR TRUE NoRTHERNER:


In one of the recent publications of your
paper, noticed an article crediting "Young
Wilkes" Welch's horse, as being the sire of
William II, with record of 2:14l, thereby
placing him among the greatest trotting sires
of the world. / would like to know when
and where this record was obtained. know
of no record to his credit better than 2:2O4.
/ have waited several weeks since the pub
lication mentioned, thinking some one would
make the proper correction. And while we
think Young Wilkes a good horse and do
not wish to deprive him of any laurels he
has rightly won, yet we would be pleased to
have Mr.. WEIGH, or any one else, through
your paper, to give us the official time and
the place, when and where William H. made
a mile in 2:14l4. We wish to be set Alright
in this matter. A. Il. II.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-01-27

Some of the boys from Waverly came
down one night last week, for the purpose
of laying out Thos. Underwood (colored) in a
wrestling match, which they accomplished.
Afterwards their bully got bold of 10. Carroll
who sent him sprawling on his back 30
quickly, that they went homo under the i'm
preston that they had no wrestlers in Waver-
ly after all.
Jonathan Hogmire was lately swindled out
of 800 by Capt. Harris. Hogmire sold
Harris piece of land last spring, on which
he paid small amount of money and gave
mortgage for the balance. Hogmire neglect
ing to have the mortgage recorded, short
time since, Harris borrowed 300 on the
land by giving another mortgage, and skipped
out.
The Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany of Cass, Van Buren, and Berrien coun-
ties, has increased its membership during
the last year, by 362 new members. The
amount of risks now carried by the company
is $2,671 ,561. It's total resources are 1856,
and its liabilities are 81 ,O31.9S. AS shown
by the annual statement of the secretary
there has been no assessment during the
year. There has been but twelve assess
ments in the last 16 years, and the average
cost per annum during that time on 1000
insurance has been $1.15.
The people of Centreville have organized a
company for the purpose of building a rail-
road from Centreville to Nottawa, distance
of IL miles. This company sent commit
tee, composed of c. V. Smith, editor of the
st. Joseph Republican,; j. A. McKinlay,
farmer; j. +. Wolf, banker, and j. b. Has
brouck, farmer, over here on Tuesday to
confer with the owners of the narrow gauge,
look the road over and ascertain what pros
with their road which will be built next
summer. The committee was met by Is or
20 business men here and all went over to
Lawrence. They were highly pleased with
the road, and it will eventually be extended.
There is no question but if link could be
put in between Lawton and some point on
the Grand Trunk, that from there the road
would be rapidly built to Toledo, though it
be done by sections. Mr.. Ihling said the
road would be extended this summer to some
point on the Lake Shore road.
The Supervisors of Cass county ordered
the proceedings of the Board to be published
in three papers in the county, allowing each
therefor thirty-five cents per folio. In this
county the Board has been in the habit of
having its proceedings published in pam
phlet form of 1000 copies, which gives
about so copies to each Supervisor to dis
tribute among his friends, who receive them
from 3 to 8 months after the meetings of the
Board. If the proceedings were published
as in our neighboring county, fifty persons
would have the privilege of reading them to
one under the present system. Bert Cole
has the job of printing the proceedings this
year at 10 cents per folio, at which, had he
anything else to do at $1.50 per day, he
would be losing money. We tried it once at
such figures, but don't want any more of it.
Would not the example set by Cass county,
be good one for Van Buren, to adopt?
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-01-27

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