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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-17
An Old Letter from Mrs. Lincoln.

We have been permitted to copy from
the original the following letter, written
by Mrs. Abraham Lincoln to friend in
Illinois soon after the death of "Little
Willie" which occurred In the White
House in 1864. We print it with the
greatest pleasure because Mrs. Lincoln
has been harshly misjudged by the
American people There are few, per-
haps, who have criticised her conduct in
recent years who will believe that she
ever could have written so tenderly and
touchingly as in the following lines.
The letter is written on mourning note
paper, bearing simple monogram Il. !"
The handwriting is clear and rather bold
for woman, and the spelling and punct-
uation are faultless
EXECUTIVE MANSION, May 20.
My DEAR Mrs. -: Your very welcome
letter was received two weeks since, and my
sadness and ill-health have alone prevented
my replying to it, We have met with 40 over
whelmng an affection in the death OF our be-
loved Wille-a being too precious for earth
that / am so completely unnerwed that can
scarcely command myself to write. What
would give 70 see you and talk with you In
our crushing bereavement. II any ones pres
ence could afford comfort, it would be yours.
a
have loved you. All that human skill could
do was done for our sainted boy. / fully be-
lieve that the severe illness he passed through,
now almost two years SINCE was but warning
to us that one 30 pure was not to remain long
here, and at the same time he was lent us lit
tie longer to try us and wean us from world
whose chains were fastening around us, and
when the blow came it found us 30 unprepared
to meet il Our home is very beautiful, the
grounds around us are enchanting, the world
still smiles and pays homage, yet the charm ID
dispelled. Everything appears mockery
The idolized one is not with us. He has full
filled his mission, and we are left desolate.
When think over his short but happy child
bood-how much comfort he always was to me,
and how fearfully always found my hopes
concentrating in 40 good boy as he Was
when can bring myelf to realize that he has
indeed passed away--my question to myself is,
Can life be endured? Dear little Taddie, who
was 30 devoted to his darling brother, although
rs deeply afflicted az ourselves, bears mp and
teaches us lesson in enduring the stroke to
which we must submit.
Robert will be home from Cambridge in about
six weeks and will spend his vacation with us.
He has grown and improved more than any one
you ever saw. Will we ever meet and talk to-
gether as we have done? Time-how many
sad changes it brings The LIST Of July we go
out to the Soldiers Home very charming
place, two and half miles from the city
several hundred feet above our present situa-
tion-to pass the summer. / fear that IL will
be greater "resort" than here, if possible.
When we are in sorrow quiet IL very necessary
TO us. l hope you will write me.
With love to all, / remain ever your att ached
friend, MARY LINCOLN.
Globe Democrat.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-17
Entertaining Company.

1 pray you, oh excellent wife, not 10
cumber yourself and me to get q rich
dinner for this man or this woman who
has alighted at our gate, nor bed.
chamber made ready at too great a
cost. These things, if they are curl.
GUS in, they can get for dollar at the
village. But let this stranger see if he
will, in your looks, in your accent and
behavior, your heart and earnestness,
your thought and will, what he can
not buy at any price, at any village or
city, and which he may we'll travel
fifty miles, and dine sparingly, and
sleep hard, in order to behold. Ger
tainly let the board be spread and the
bed be dressed for the traveller, but
let not the emphasis of hospitality be
in these things. Honor to the house
where they are simple to the verge of
hardship, 80 that the intellect is awake
and sees the laws of the universe, the
soul worship truth and love, hono.
and courtesy flow into all deeds. II.
w. Emerson.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-17
How the French and English Travel.

If you are travelling at night, with
French fel!ow-travelers, the difference
between French and English people will
show considerably. The Frenchman
will put on soft silk cap, he will tie q
handkerchief around his neck, he will
even tie scarf over his head and under
his chin in order to be secure from the
draughts, he will take off his boots and
produce an old pair of slippers from his
bag, and he will dispose himself for sleep
carefully covering himself with rugs.
The Frenchwoman will be equally pru-
dent. She will put on long, loose
jacket, of pretty material and pretty
make, you may be sure, and under this
she can afford to loosen the tight dress
bodice that fashion requires. She also
will produce an elegant pair of slippers
matching the jacket, and will swathe her
head and shoulders in dainty wooden
fichu, of the same color as the jacket and
slippers. In the early morning, when
daylight is breaking over the silent land
and bursting in streaks into the carriage,
the French travellers refresh themselves
with an informal toilet. The lady pours
some eau de rose, or eau de lavando into
tin cup, and with a corner of a small
towel, brought for the purpose in the
handbag, wipes her face diligently.
With her brush and comb she arranges
her hair, and she adjusts her hat or bon
net, packs up her long scket and slip
pers, ETC., and is finally taunt and trim,
when at the next station, it is announced
that cafe all lait is served at the buffet,
aud that the train will stop for twenty
minutes.
We English more often tumble out of
the railway carriage in condition that
would lead one to think we had passed
the night in an Irish cabin. The Eng
lish travellers disdain the precautions to
which have referred; they will declare
that they cannot sleep in the train,
therefore it would be useless to make
any preparations. Presently they begin
to nod and sway about, and presently,
being only infallible human beings, they
fall asleep, their hats being fattened
against the back of the carriage, their
clothes being creased and tumbled, and
their feet aching because of the unwont-
ed confinement in stiff walking boots.
Thus they sleep in the utmost discom-
fort When the morning comes, then
they are pitiable to look upon; and seen
in the early sunlight it will be hard to
believe that the Frenchman is not moro
learned in the art of travelling than the
Englishman.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-17

THE tallest peak on Buffalo mountain,
in East Tennessee, known as White
Rock peak, on account of its peculiar
formation-being ledge of white rock,
which lowered several hundred feet
fell the other day with terrible crash,
which was heard for miles, and the
whole surrounding country was almost
overwhelmed with terror. 1t appears
as if the whole end of the mountain had
fallen. 1t is said that when the crash
first occurred people congregated and
prayed to be delivered from the falling
mountains.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-17

A FEMALE advocate of woman suffrage
appeared before the Kentucky Legisla-
ture the other day, and the following
day bachelor in the House brought
forward a. bill to give women equal
claims with their husbands to their
children to practice as physicians in
the State institutions /; to practice law /;
TO get the same wages as men in the
State institutions, and to vote in certain
cases. If the rest of the Legislature
were so susceptible and disinterested,
the bill would unanimously pass, but,
unluckily, the large majority are mar
ned.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-17
The Yearning for the Unattainnble.

Bar man out OF hog-pen and he
will want to take his meals there. Get
up purely professional club and lots of
non-professionals will be mad "a washed
cats because they can't join. "The red
headed mans club" is very offensive to
certain black-haired men because they
can't join, and we presume it is mn anx-
iety to join the" jim jams" club which
accepts only those who have had 'em
that is causing so many of our eildcd
youth to qualify themselves therefor. :
Boston Post.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-17

IMPoRTATIoNs of foreign vegetables
continue at New York on large scale.
Onions, cabbages, turnips, parsnips and
carrots come from Holland, ireland,
Scotland and England. A few days
ago 5000 sacks of potatoes were re-
ceived on single steamer. Consignees
say that the Irish product is worth
81. so per sack in New York, while the
cost on the other side is about "a
shillings sterling per ton. The ocean
freight is 20 shillings per ton, and the
duty Is cents per bushel. A leading
New York dealer says that but for the
foreign contributions the price in that
market would now be at very extrava-
CANT figures, owing to the partial failure
of the crop Scotch potatoes are taken
in preference for shipment to the South;
they are less liable to decay, and come
forward in good condition.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-17

The recent French census shows the
following results ii cities: Lyons, $780,
1914 Nantes, 121, 965 Rouen, 104, 72l ;
Havre, 1O3, O63; Doual, 70, 300; Alger,
64,714; Grenoble, 50,967; Bordeaux,
221 500. None of these returns exhibit
large increments since the last census.
Paris is the city in France that attracts
population.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-17

The public schools in the Southern
States are constantly improving, and
the attendance both of white and colored
children is growing larger. In nearly
all the cities and large towns as good
schools are provided for colored pupils
as for the whites. The maintenance of
the separate system naturally increases
the expense.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-17

HIRAM Boorz, OF Cobb Mountain,
Cal, was out after wildcat with his
gun, and the single bullet he fired not
only brought down the varmint," but
passed through the body of a deer and
killed fox. When Hiram goes ont
with his gun again, the wild animals
will know enough to be a little more
permiscuous and not stand in line.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-17

A MODEST man in Delaware wrote to
Postmaster General Howe asking ap-
pointments in the postal service for him
self and his two sons. His modesty is
discovered in the fact that he asked
nothing for the old woman and the girls.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-17
The Windiest City.

A citizen of Buffalo, who had been
reproached with living in the windiest
city in the land, wrote, some years
since, to General Myers for the statistics
on the subject. In reply he received a
table which he has just published in the
Buffalo Courier, showing the quantity
of wind, measured in miles, which passed
over the principal cities of the United
States during the year ending Novem-
Der 80, 1874. The following is the
fable
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-17

A FORCE of $4,000 men is at work on
the New York, West Shore and Buffalo
railway, between Cornwall aud SYRIA
cuse, and the contracts call for the COM
pletion of the grading to the latter
point by Sept. l. As this road pursues
the course of the New York Central and
Hudson River railroad very closely, ex-
cept that it runs along the opposite side
of the Hudson and Mohawk rivers, it
will naturally be the greatest rival of the
Vanderbilt line in New York State. The
projectors expect that the road will be
completed its entire length and carsrun-
ming before the end of the present year.
The rolling stock has been contracted
for, and IT'S engines and large number
of passenger and freight cars ere being
built. Tho Pullman Palace Car Com
pany is constructing the passenger
equipments. The New York, Chicago
and st. Louis railway, extending from
Buffalo to Chicago, will be in operation
its entire length by Aug. l. II is said
that it will operate in connection with
the West Shore in opposition to the
Vanderbilt lines. The roadway is all
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-17

The wife of the Chinese Minister is
not yet in society, receiving only by
card. The little wife is only II years
old while her husband is 50. He is
very fond of society and is frequently
seen Mt the Cabinet receptions attended
by the interpreter and his American
Secretary.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-17

THE Sandwich Island alphabet has IL
letters; the Burmese, 10; the italian,
20; the Bengalese, 81; the Hebrew,
Syriac, Chaldee and Samaritan, % each;
the French, %; the Greek, "a; the Latin,
%; the German, Dutch and English, rs
each; the Spanish, 81; the Arabic, %;
the Persian, 81; the Russian, Al; the
Sanscript, 80; the Ethiopic, 2O2.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-17

The States which Michigan mas passed
in the forty years covered by the pre-
ceding figures are Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Connecticut, New Jer-
sey, Maryland, the Carolinas, Georgia,
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Tennessee. Not State has passed it,
and no State outranks it in population
now that did not in 1910 exceed it in the
proportion of so per cent. At the pres
ent rate of growth the census of 1890
will show Michigan leading both Ken
lucky and Massachusetts, and disputing
the sixth place with Indiana.
RAILWAY SYSTEM.
The increase of the railway mileage
of Michigan in 1881 was over 3l5 miles,
and the present mileage within the
State is about 4, IA.
Michigan also contains about score
of logging railroads, which connect its
pineries with mills or water-courses, and
are not Incorporated under its general
laws, but are operated as private enter
prises. There is no official record OF
these roads, but it is believed that the
total length, of their track is not much
less than 500 miles.
The cost of the railroads of Michigan
up to the close of 1880 is officially placed
at $195, 100000; they now represent an
outlay of not less than $210, 1000, 900.
The four southern tiers of counties of
the State are better supplied with rail-
road facilities than such States as Mas
sachusetts or Connecticut. The con-
struction of 1881 had two important
features: /, the building of the Detroit,
Marquette and Mackinac line, in the
Upper Peninsula, connecting the two
parts of the State; 2, the extension OF
the Wabash system from Butler, Ind.
to Detroit, giving the city new connec-
tons with the Southwest. The project.
ed extensions and new lines, upon
which work will be pushed during the
present year, are both numerous and
important.
LUMBER.
Lumber has been for many years the
chief manufacturing interest of Mich
igan, and no American State equals it in
the amount and value of its lumber
product. IL may be added that no
region Of the same area has vet been
found containing as rich stock of tim
Der as that which originally grew in the
northern half of the Lower Peninsula OF
this State. The cut of white pine in
Michigan during 1881 may be given in
round figures as follows-the estimates
being in the main those of the enter
prising journals devoted to that trade
District Lumber feet
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-17
Ghe Trne 9urtherner.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY IL, 1882.

IT is painful to note the fact that
Chief Justice Waite recently walked off
with the overshoes of Justice Stanley
Matthews, but he was overtaken in the
street cars, and Matthews recovered his
property.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-17
POPULATION.

The final revision of the census places
the population of Michigan in 1880 at
1886, 937. The growth of the State
since it's admission to the Union is ex-
hibited iii this table:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-17
AREA.

The recently published measurements
of Mr.. Ganneti, the Geographer OF the
Tenth Census, have added 2, AGA square
miles to the supposed area of Michigan
showing that it's gross area is 1918
square miles, instead of 56,4 This
State is thus slightly larger than En-
gland and Wales combined, while its
area exceeds thatof Illinois by over 2, 600
square miles, of New York by over
5000, of Pennsylvania by over $4,000,
of Ohio by over 1900, and of Indiana
by over %, OO0 The entire area of the
six New England States is but 1850
square miles greater than that of Mich
igan. The single counties of Ontonagon
and Marquette are larger than Delaware,
and more than double the size of Rhode
Island; five counties in Michigan-those
already mentioned, and also Chippewa,
Menominee and Scboolcraft-are larger
than the last named State; while
Houghton, Delta and Mackinac are but
slightly less in dimensions. The water
area of Michigan is 1,4S5 square miles,
nearly all consisting of inland lakes and
ponds, whose number is nearly 5000
The principal lakes of the State, with
their areas in square miles, are as
follows:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-17

A CHICAGO gambler estimates that the
annual robbery by his profession in that
city will aggregate s., 600, 900.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-17
Deceased MilliOnaires.

Death has been busy of late years
among the rich men of New York. A
partial list, dating back only few years,
is printed by New York paper. This
striking death-roll includes the following
names
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-17

NoTE.-The record for Philadelphia was inconi-
plete, but 1t showed 1857 miles for less than
eleven months
Milwaukee has the doubtful honor of
being the windiest city in the land.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-02-17
Has Probably Supplanted Pennsylva'
MIA as the Largest Iron-0re-
Producing State.
Chief Northwestern Fruit State-Larg.
est Fresh. Water Fisheries
Fourth in Wheat and
Wool.
Contains the Greatest Copper Mine
and the Largest Iron Mine in
the World
detroit Cor. Chicago Tribune. ]

The office of the Commissioner of I'm.
migration, established last year by the
State ~ this city, has collected the latest
statistics of Michigan, whether gathered
by the United States as part of the
Tenth census, or by the other depart.
ments of the State Government, or by
the enterprise of journals representing
special industries. Grouped together
these figures afford a striking picture OF
the remarkable development of a State
which has not yet reached the age of sc
years.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1882-07-07
Severe BASTON.
45.-SAN FRANCI5Oo-4o
SAN JUAN PUERTO-RICO.


Gira letras en- todas cantdades corta vista
Sobre las siguientes capitales pueblos de Ia
Peninsula, lsias Baieares las Oanarias.
GALIClA.
Bayo, Bayona, Betanzos, Buho, Oamariha.
Oarballo, Uaidas de Reyes, Oarril, Gee, Oorcu
bion, CONSTANCE, CarnoLa, terrol, Finlsterre,
Guardia, Lage, Lugo, Malpica, Mondohedo,
Muros, Mugia, Noya, Ortigueira (Santa Mas
ta), Orense, Padron, PonEevedra, Puente
areas, Puentedeune Q, Puents Ces0, Puente de-,
Puerto, Redondela, Rivadeo, Santiago, Tuy,
VigO, Vivero, Villagarcia, Vimianzo 'zas.
ASTU RIAS.s
UaStropol, Oolunga, Oudlllero, Fgueras, Gl.
Jon, Grado, Lhstres, Luarca, Lanes, OVleao
Pola de Laviana, Pola de Lena, Poia de Sisro
Pravia, Rivadesella, Salas, Sauna de Langreo,
rSpla, Tneo, VillaviciOsa InAesto.
RestO de Espafla.
Albacete, Albuhol, Alcala Ia Real, Alcantara,
Alcahiz, Alcira, AIcoy, Altaro, Almansa, Al
mudevar, Almeria, Almnlecar, Aguilar, Alge-
clrus, Alicante, Antequera, And6jar, Arenys
de Mar, Arenys de Munt, Astorga, Ateca,
Avila, Ayerbe, Azcoitia, Badajoz, baeAa, Bae
"a, Barcelona, Barbastro, Bejar, Bilbao, Bia.
aes, Burgos, Brolas, Bsstrorba, UabrS, O&ce-
res, Cadlz, Oalatayud, UaiahorrH, Oalells, UAi-
detas, Oanet, Carlnena, Cartagena, Oarcajetl-
To, Uarmona, Uaspe, Uastell0n, UastrO-Ur-
diales, C6rdova, Oiudadels, Uiudad Rodrigo,
Ueuta, Ohinchilia, Don Benito, Ecija, Elches
G;stella, Figueras, Garrovillas, Corona, Gar
aAda, Guadalajara, Guadix, Gibraltar, Haro,
Helm, Hueiva, Huesca, Huescar, Hinojosa
el Duque, Jaca, JaeE, Jativa, Jerez, La Es
GAIA, Las Pslnas, Leon, L6rida, Lipares, L.
Jx, Logrono, Lucena, Madrid, Malaga, Mai
rssa, MartUs, Marchena, Matar6, Masnou,
Montoro, Montila, Montbanch, Montanchez,
MOtrl, Moron, Morella, Murcia, Navalmorai
Ohate, Orihuela, Osuna, Paencia, Palafdrgeil,
Palam6s, Falma 0e Mauorca, Pamplona, Pi-
ueda, Plasencia, Posadas, Pobia del Segur,
Premia del Mar, Puerto Real, Puerto de San
Ia Maria, Puente Genil, Rambla, Reinosa,
RiosecO, Ronda, Sabadel, Salamanca, San,
lander, San Fernando, San L1car de Barra.
media, San sebastian, san Feli6 de GulxOls-
san Poi, San Fedro de Premi6, San Juan lie
VlIasar, San Glnes de Vilasar, san Mateo,
SantO Domlug0 dc IL Ualzada, Sarihena, So
govia, 5eynla, Solsona, Sort, Tafalla, Tara
%, Tarragona, Iarrega, Teruel, Toiedo, Toro,
Tore Don Jimeno, 1orrelavega, TolOss, To
rrecila, Torr Della de Montgrl, TrujiNo, Tude.
Ia, Ubeda, Utrera, Valencia, Valencia de Al
cantara, Valladohd, Wallis. Velez Malaga, vi
naro1, Vitor1a, Villa -carrilo, 'Villa-robiedo,
latra, Zamora y zarag0za -
1SLA4 BALEAREs,
Ciudadela de Aenorez y Palma de Nal orca
ASLAS CANAEkIAe,
Palmas (Gran OanariaR) D II.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1882-07-07
COmpaila general trssatlanties
VAPOREs-CO CORRE0S iFRANCESEs

Linen de st Nasaws q Santander.
Ell dia 2i de cada mes saldla de St Nazaire Y
eacala on Santander, con destino & este puer-
to, via Ssn Thomas, uno de los mejorea va
pores de la Oompahia, Aegando este 1ltimo
puerto al de cadA mes, siguieLdo hasta We.
racru1 eonel siguiente 1TINERARIO.
SALIDA. LLEGADA.
De St. Thomas ell g.. & San Juan, p &. el Z
I" s. Juan, r. H. el ia Habana el. ...... IL
Habana 81 Ii ia Veracruz ell. go. ID
KETORNO
Ssliendo de Veracruz ell 18 de cada mes,
negarA este puerto i0ei "a al 26, tomando
aQui los pasajeros tietes para Europa.
sPrecIosde pGsqes stsatercolonjalcs.
oI Pra Enus pss Ps
De este puerto &st Thomas. 80 IS g
-e~s.s-~-~-s7---A A&bana.. 90 26 Ii
Veracruz.. 80 45 70
P'scios de pdsWSs tydsaadntic0s.
Il de~l' 2'de1' g de II Entire puente
5000 $l75 $l5o $50
Est precios son pagaderos orc anne.
ricano6 su equivalents On moned orriente
con el p.% de aumento.
COMMISSIONERS
Sc expiden pasajes dc ida de vuelta en- L.
viajeS intercoloniales validos por dos meses y
con nm l6,p.x de rebaja' y en- los Tasat-
l&nticos validos por an alo y con un rs PIX
de rebaja. A toda tamilia cuyo pasaje com,
pute al montante dc cuatro pasajes de c&mara-
90 le concedera una rebaja dc 16 PIX.
Los ninos memories de j. amos, gratis: de 81
8 amos ia ~. de II Ia mitad, de II
cumplidOs pagar3n pasaje entero. Cuando
una 1amilia tenga vsrlos nihos memories dc 3
amos solo .uno de ellos nevaran gratis, los de-
mas pagaran A.. psrte de pasaje,
PASAJES DE URTADOS
Los varoues al precio tijado para'los ae en-
tire pnente, y las mujeres pagaran 2I3 de pa
sAjc, >om, pOr aus amos
Para mas iniormes dirigirse los agentea.
SilvG FeTver d Co:
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