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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03
A Wedding Garment.

The ladies all sympathize with the
young woman who, just before her mar
riage was to occur, was spoken to
sharply and peremptorily by the pros
pective groom on account of her dila-
toriness, and the threat made that after
marriage she would have TO behave dill
ferently, and who, when the marriage
ceremony was in progress, responded
with an emphatic no TO the question
whether she would take this man 10 be
her husband. They will also sympa-
thize with young colored woman iii
the predicament III which she found
herself in st. Louis and with the nc
tion taken by her She was prevailed
upon bv dusky suitor to leave the
kitchen, where she was engaged in do
mestic duties, to accompany him to a
justices office for the purpose OF get
ting married, he having procured the
necessary license. Shew was averse to
going on account OF her clothes, but
was overpersuaded. When the Justice
started to perform the ceremony she
broke out with: "Hol on, dar, faint
no use, isn't gwine ter be married in
desc yere clos. 1 mus go home an
git on some clean clos befo' de GER
mony kin proceed" Now look yere,
honey, watts de use actin dat way?
Dem clos liz good huff ter be mar'd in, y
said the anxious candidate for connu-
bal Joys. "S'pose dey is fo' some folks,
but dey amt TO me. don't want no
man to hev it ter say dat wen he mar'd
me / looked like tramp" BE still,
honey, you'se iee as good in dem clos
ez If yo' had on silks and satins, an
had dimints in yo' har. I'd mar yo' if
yo' had muffin on but rngs, deed /
would" "'Taint no use. eff / can't get
no clean clos den dis weddin' don
come off. OATS al dey is Of it. Wen
gifts msr'd gifts mar'd wild good clean
clos on or / don git mard tall. Ny
Minis made up so dey Amt no use ar
gerfyin'." The persuasive powers of
the impatient swain were persistently
but Intellectually used and the couple
left the office to get dem clean clos"
Detroit Free Press. ~
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03

Beside those tabulated above, the
following named diseases were reported
each by one observer: Smallpox, dia-
betes and pleuIisy.
Compared with the average of re-
ports for the months of October In
the preceding five years, all diseases
named in this report except influenza,
puerperal fever and smallpox were less
widely prevalent during the week end
ing Oct 81, 1882, than usual.
For the week ending Oct. 81, 1882,
the reports indicate that rheumatism,
dysentery, remittent fever and Influenza
increased, and that inflammation Of the
/ bowels decreased in area of prevalence.
At the State Capitol, during the week
ending Oct. 81, the prevailing winds
we're north; and, compared with the
preceding week, the average temper
allure was lower, the average absolute
and the average relative humidity less,
the average day ozone the same, and
the average night ozone more.
Including reports by regular observ-
ers and by others, diphtheria was re-
ported present during the week ending
Oct. 81, and since, at twenty-five places,
scarlet fever at eleven places, and
measles mt three places. Smallpox was
reported Mt Niles, Oct q.
HENRY Il. BAKER. Secretary.
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Sole and Single.

Miss Josephine Baldwin, pretty
Fulton, On. W girl, visited Bay City
some months %, found a nice young
Bay Cityzen who, loving, beloved and
accepted as her husband, went to claim
his bride few days since. But when
he reached her house at Fulton, the
young Bay Cityzen was drunk, and the
affectionate girl took him into her
fathers house, where he stayed all night,
coming out in the morning as sober as
some Judges and as cheerful as became
the OCCASION. His sobrjety increased
and his cheerfulness fled, however,
when breakfast was followed by an in
vitation to clear out and never show
himself around the Baldwinian abode
again; and this is why Bay City re-
ceived her Bay Cityzen back inst as he
was when she had parted from him, sole
and single. Detroit Post.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03
An Eccentric Detroit Woman.

A cultivated, refined and well-bred
woman, of Detroit, the wife of a we'll
known citizen, has some very eccentric
habits. She viii go to the principal
stores and order the clerks to show her
piece after piece of stuff, roll after roll
of ribbon, make them unroll carpets,
display furniture, hang up wall paper,
and then go away without buying. She
visits mil ihery openings and looks at
the new hats. and then will purchase at
the shop in the next block; always calls
to the street-caa driver when he is half
a block ahead; always comes into church
late on Easter morning, if it is a pleas
ant day, and treats her friends just ex-
actly as she used to before her husband
made his fortune. Detroit Free Press
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Northern Michigan.

From all reports the past year has
been one of unprecedented activity in
Northern Michigan. The opening of
new railroads, the dissemination of in
formation with reference to the coun-
try, and the prospective clearing of old
tax titles have drawn thither immi-
grants by the thousand. With view
of obtaining information as definite
as possible upon the subject the
Post and Tribune some time since
sent circulars of inquiry to all counties
north of the north line OF Genesee and
Kent.
A portion of this country is not by
any means new. The western portion
of Montcalm, for instance, has been
settled for many years, the country
around Greenville having hundreds of
fine and well-cultivated farms but in
every county there are some sections
which were comparatively new and
which have felt the impetus of the
northward movement of population.
All o! the reports speak OF o large
increase of population, and many of
them are quite definite as to numbers.
The TO lowing are the best estimates
obtainable OF the years increase in the
counties from which reports have been
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03

THE Shanghai correspondent of the
London Times contributes some inter
esting information to that paper touch
ing land laws in China. As rule
there is no proprietorship in waste
lands, all lands not under cultivation
belonging to the crown, but its CONVEX
SION into private property is very sim
pie. 1t is simply necessary for per-
son to bring it under cultivation and
agree to pay the taxes, whereupon the
cultivator receives Government title
free OF cost, which is good against the
world, and land thus acquired can he
sold on the open market. The owner
can't dispose of it by will to any one
person, but has to distribute it evenly
among his male children, which ac-
counts for the fact that land in China is
held in very small parcels. The Times
correspondent says: a man with ] 900
acres is considered q millionaire. One
with 100 is deemed wealthy, and even
one with ten acres is counted well-to-
do. But the greater part of the land is
owned in small pro- critics of five acres
and under even down to sixth of an
acre. 1t is in fact divided and subdi-
vided till it can be divided no more. "
Tholgh subdivided so closely, still
seven-tenths of the land is cultivated by
tenants. The landlord provides the
houses and pays the taxes, and the ten
ants take half the profit.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03

LAST year 26,170 new houses, cover
ing a length of sc miles, were built in
the metropolitan police area of London,
which now contains 4,7SS, 657 persons,
the largest number probably ever
packed within Is miles of common
center. Out of this multitude 23 chill
dren and 154 adults were entirely lost.
Their disappearance is one of the mys-
teres of London, upon which but little
light is thrown by the fact that "a
bodies of persons found dead and UNI
known were buried before Identification.
There were three times as many people
killed in the streets of London in 1881
as it cost to storm Arabs position at
Tel-el-Kebir, and ten times as many
wounded, the figures being, killed 252,
wounded 3. 400. There were 500 fires,
274 suicides, II murders, and only three
convictions; 470 burglaries, and only 81
convictions.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03
Twins, Marin, Twins ~

The caption is in the words of the
late Delicious krtemus," on the occas-
ion when Betsy Jane had been more
than usually jealous in her efforts to-
ward extending the name and fame of
the Ward family.
Speaking of twins, Mrs. John Geer,
of Ingersoll township, last Thursday
night presented her lord with pair of
bouncing baby girls.
The same lady performed o similar
feat one day last November, making
four fine girls in less than eleven
months. These added to the others al
ready in the family give grand total
OF seven girls in period of seven
years.
In addition to this it may be stated
that Mrs. William Thornton, of the
township named, also gave birth to twins
last Friday. Midland Sun.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03

THE Postmaster General has adopted
a schedule fixing the rates at which
stamped envelopes will be sold after
Jan. /. The law provides that these
envelopes shall be furnished to pur-
chasers at the cost of production, and,
by the advantageous terms secured
through new contract, the department
is enabled to reduce the price about 10
per cent. The present rate is 20 per
cent. lower than the cost under the
former contract, and the department is
now able to sell the letter sizes of these
envelopes at $3.50 per 200, in addi-
ton to the postage, while the cost twelve
years ago for an inferior article was
$3.50 per 1000.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03
Eve As A Fashion Maker.

There are some women who are true
to the instincts of mother Eve. know
of lady, who, during the the hot sea-
son complains bitterly of the fashion
that demands such superabundance
of clothing, and declares, when rebuked
about this idiosyncrasy, that there is no
law, human or divine, compelling more
than one garment as a covering.
EYES," was the reply on one of these
occasions, "the Bible tells us that Eve
recognized the need of clothing"
"True," was the response, "but that
was after the fall, and / also am perfect
" satisfied to wear a goodly suit after
the fall. II is the summer clothing
complain of."-Philadelplia Progress
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03
Remarkable Increase.

In the wheat field of L. l.. Howe, last
summer, remarkable stool of wheat
was not ced. /, 1t differed in several re-
spects from any of the surroundings,
but it's productiveness seemed to be
something wonderful in the promise. A
stake was set by it, and at harvest time
an exact account was taken of the in
crease from this one grain of wheat.
There were twenty-five, not only grow
ing from one root, but ascertained to
be from one grais. The grains were
also counted, and numbered 1,0l5. 1t
has been kept for seed.-Richmond
Rerielu.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03

Mrs. MARsToN, of Wood River, Ida
no, was doing the Weeks family wash
ing in the back kitchen of their home,
when she heard great noise among
the pigs in the yard. Opening the
door, she saw large black bear trying
to walk off with one of the pigs. The
other pigs had climbed out of the pen
and scattered in every direction, and
two large dogs, that had been out on
several bear-hunts, stood at safe dis
lance, perfectly cowed. Mrs. Narston
rushed for the boiler of scalding water,
which she emptied upon the head OF
the bear while it was trying to retain
hold upon the pig. Her daughter at
tackled the bear with an ax and the two
dogs came to their support. Mrs.
Marston does not know how it oc-
Cured. but in FIVE minutes the bear was
dead, with dozen deep gashes from
the AK in its head and shoulders, its
hide nearly peeled off by the scalding
water, both of it's eyes scalded and
closed and the dogs hanging to it.
That night the old man was asked if he
would hsve pork chop or bear steak,
and couldn't make it out until the affair
was described. He now says he will
match his wife and daughter against all
the bear-killers.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03

ABOUT six months ago cavalry sol
der at the Walla- Walla garrison in
vented breecb- loading army carbine.
He was recently ordered to Washington
to submit the improved weapon to the
Secretary of War and board of officers
appointed to consider and report upon
its merits. The committee approved
the arm, and on their report the soldier
received $50 900 ont of the national
treasury for his invention.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03
A Close Call.

The engineer of the Flint and Pere
Marquette train coming up from Bay
City on Friday evening discovered a
men lying on the track. The iron horse
was brought TO stand still Ivy the air
brakes, and backed up to pick up what
what were supposed to be the
mangled remains. when it was
found that the fellow, aroused by
the whistle of the locomotive, had sense
enough to roll off the track, and was un-
Injured. A bottle partly filled with gin
was found in his pocket.-SaginaW E.r-
press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03

Copper production has shown an ex-
pansion commensurate with the iron.
The various mines have exhibited
higher average than last year, and will
raise the output from "a, 949, 70S pounds
OF that period to nearly, if not quite,
6o,OOO,OO0 pounds this year. In 1880
the product was nearly 10000 900
pounds, in 1875 a triAe over 36, 600, 900,
and in 1870 only about 24,500, 900
pounds. This rapid increase has caused
proportionate increase in Lake SUI
perior commerce, demanding an increase
IN breadstuffs, clothing, Goals and gen.
eral merchandise in up trips, and fur
nishing an increase of ballast and
loading for sailings down to Eastern
markets
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03

A. b. MARTIN. of Mt. Carmel, Pa,
has plant which he calls coal lily.
1t is now in full bloom, bearing about
twenty flowers of very large size. The
plant possesses many peculiarities
nmono them might be mentioned its
ever-blooming qualities, and also that
no leaves adorn it. The flowers are en-
tirely odorless and black as the coal
from which the plant derives it's name.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03
Big Vie a at Oats.

The largest crop of oats on record
was raised on the farm of William
Holmes, in the township of Springwells,
the same being 325 bushels from a piece
If land me surfing in length ALI rods,
in width l3i rods, or 81 acres, the oats
being of the black or Poland variety,
the straw measuring over five feet in
length. Some may think this state
ment too thin to stand washing. The
land, grain or straw may be seen any
Wdy1ae Comm Courier.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03

THB fortunes of four leading Califor-
MIA railroad men were estimated eight
cen years ago rs follows: Stanford,
$4,000; Croker, $25,000 Hunting
ton, 400 900; Hopkins, 500, 900; total,
S265, 900. They are now rather stint
inglv recorded "a follows: Stanford,
$8O,O00.OOO; Croker, 10000 900;
Huntington, $50, 100000; Hopkins es-
tate, $50, 100000; total, 5000, 600, 900.
These gentlemen formed a syndicate to
build railroad to California, and made
immense personal fortunes from the
venture.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03

PROVIDENCE Press: Mother Shipton
long since lost her prestige as proph-
etess; but an aged Connecticut hen has
appeared to inherit the old lady's fame.
This distinguished feathered biped re-
sides in Waterbury. She lately laid an
egg, on the shell of which, it is alleged,
were distinctly traced the. figures 1885.
What dire event this mysterious writing
portends is vet known only to her hem
ship. That it has reference to some
fateful catastrophe there can be no
dOnht
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03

A WISCONSIN woman, who twenty
years ago captured another girls lover
and married him, and is now rich and
childless widow, has spent time and
money without stint in hunting up her
unfortunate old rival, and will give her
100000. Apparently the man in the
case made good husband.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03

A Scholar.

Yes, am I'VE years old to-day
Last week put my dolls away:
For II was time, I'm sure you'll say,
For one 30 old TO go
To school, and learn to read and spell
And am doing very we i
Perhaps you'd Ike TO hear me tell
How many things know.
Well, II you'll only take n look
Yes-this In 1.-THE lat t0ok.
Here In nv pretty picture book,
Just near the purple cover
Now listen-here are one, two, three
Wee little letters, don't you see?-
Their names are ID and o and O.:
They speN-now gue~s-Old Rover?
Sydney Doyre, in 81 Nicholas.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03
The Iloy's Reason.

A boy came homo the other day and
blurted out with, I'll never go to that
school egainr' Why George, you
shock nc" exclaimed his mother.
Isn't your teacher kind to you"
~Yes'm." well, what is tile trouble 2"
The little fellow looked up with tear
trembling in his eve, as he said: at
isn't that, ma, for / like to learn; but
just because / can write better than
tho sboys in my class, they catch hold
Of me during recess and pound my
head against the pump. That's what s
the matter."- M Y. Commercial Aduo-
cate.
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asked for more. The third handful was
being appreciated, when the other man
returned and Immediately took the
trace-chains and some rope and bound
the bear tightly. His bearship stood
the tying with good humor, and was
placed in the wagon.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03
The Years Copper Mining business I'm
Michigan.

A recent letter from Marquette says :
Contracts for carrying the mineral out
put of the Upper Peninsula were full
filled yesterday, when the regular ship
ping closed. Outside charters will now
have to be called in To transport the
large volume of ore and mineral which
will vet be deposited in the pockets
of the iron docks and the furnaces
of ~Copperdom." The carrying trade
in iron has far exceeded that of any
year since the opening of the industry !;
before the close of navigation it will
show an increase of ut least 100000
tons over the output of last year,
which, in pig and ore, reached the enor-
nous total of 2,374, 268 tons. OF the
1893, 927 tons already shipped this sea-
son, 1,47S,921 tons have been loaded
from Escanaba mp to the 18th inst,
sl0,317 tons from M rquette. and the
balance about eqially divided between
St. Ignace and L'Anse. BaSing an es-
innate of the value of this years work
upon that Of last year, which was S20,-
1868, we will not fall far short of
s25, 100000.
The value of iron mining to vessel
and railroad owners is easily computed |:
the average cost of getting the ore and
pig to Chicago and Ea tern markets
has not been less than Sl.50 per ton to
vessels and trihe over 81 per ton to
railroads, making contribution of not
less than $7,500,000 to the carrying
industry of our country. OF
this amoupt the Chicago and North
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03
Health I'm Michigan.

Reports to the State Board of Health,
Lansing, by observers of diseases in diff
ferent parts of the State, show causes
of sickness during the week ending Oct.
81, 1882, as follows. The number Of
observers heard from is 60:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03

Two MINERS announced in Dakota
bar-room that they were going to dis
solve partnership. (Which of you is
to withdraw was asked. "Cant tell
until the fight is over,' was the reply.
This was meant in earnest, too, for the
men fought next day with pistols, and
one received q mortal wound.
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Ihe $r'u xsrtasraer.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1882.

The New York Sun, in response to
a question as to President Arthur's
weight: I'VE should say that he
weighed about $50 pounds"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03

A NEW HAMPSHIRE mother, crazy
with grief over the death of her boy,
was found digging open his grave, be-
heving that he was alive.
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Total, twenty-one counties.

There are forty-nine counties in the
district mentioned, and it is safe to say
that nearly $4,000 permanent residents
have been added to their population by
immigration during the past year. The
immediate future IS likely to witness an
increasing flow of newcomers to this
section. -DetrOH Post and Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03

western railway has received not less
than ~ 900, O0, making this the most
productive, in view of the min mum of
expense with VIII ch it is operated, of any
of the lines OF its comprehensive system.
The bulk OF the shipments has been by
season charters. although large num-
Der of wild craft" have been utilized.
Following is a comparative table in
gross tons of aggregate shipments of ore
and pig from Lake Superior ports dur
ing the past ten wears:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03

JEAN COMPOST has been brought to
Paris IA a medical curiosity from the
Haute Caone. According to q medical
contributor to Paris journal this
youth, aged 10, took start on May
10, 1881, being then six feet three
inches high, and found one morning
that he had grown an inch. Every
week since then he has registered him
self, and on Sept. IA this human
beanstalk had gained nearly five inches
he grew five inches more before Jan.
20, 1882, and seven more before March
10, and he now stands seven feet ten
inches. All this has been accompanied
by great pains in the back, and he stoops
considerably; but since last June it is
his legs only that have grown, and his
feet already are twenty-four inches long.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03

THE old rule of catching birds by
putting salt on their tails has been
adopted 10y the bear hunters of Idaho,
and the Wood River Times tells of two
teamsters WHO used it successfully.
They made camp, and one went for
came while the other remained to make
bread. As he got out the sack of salt
n cinnamon bear approached, and the
teamster, knowing about catching birds
with salt, held a handful out, which the
bear Immediately licked clean-then
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-11-03

Bay City's Lumber Shipments.

The shipments of forest products from
the port of Bay City for the season
were rs follows: