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Thackeray's Puzzle.

There are many more clever women
in the world than men think for. Our
habit is to despise them; we believe
they do not think because they do not
contradict us; and are weak, because
they do not rise up against us. A man
only begins to know women as he grows
old; and, for my part, my opinion of
their cleverness rises every day.
When / say l know women, L mean
that don't know them. Every single
woman / ever met is puzzle to me, as
/ have no doubt she is to herself. Say
they are not clever? They constantly
exercise cleverness of the finest sort.
You see demure-looking woman, faith
full in households and shirt buttons, ODE
dient to her lord and anxious to please
him in all things; silent on politics or
literature, and, if referred to, saying
with n smile of humility, "Oh, women
are not Judges upon such matters; we
leave learning to men," YES" says
Jones, attend to the house, my dear,
and leave the rest to us. Benighted
idiot! She has long ago taken your
measure; she knows your weaknesses
and ministers to them in thousand
artful ways. She knows your obstinate
points, and marches round them with
the most curious art and patience, rs
you will see an ant on journey turn
round an obstacle
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-16
II Shook Hands With Him.

Finally, they came to the fish-stalls,
whereupon the old gentleman-who had
never left off Grating upon the products
which man had brought together for
his comfort or growth-picked mp
lobster which lay in n barrow, and dis
coursed as follows: you may discover
here, my son, an indication of the lesson
which the ways of Providence con-
stantly teach us, not to form our opin-
ions from external Indications. This
humble and at first sight hideous crusta
cean, than which nothing could be more
forbidding in appearance, affords one of
the most delicious articles of food that
the sea produces. It's shell, also, in
life green, Shiny and repulsive, becomes
by boiling a resplendant scarlet sug-
gesting to us, rs L may say, the uses of
adversely, in passing through which the
human soul takes on more resplend-
ent"-but at this juncture the lobster,
evidently pleased to hear itself so hand
somely spoken of, stretched out a claw
and insisted on shaking hands with the
sage, giving him such a grip, indeed,
that he was surprised into language as
far removed as possible from his previ
Gus philosophical moralizing, and
danced up and down in an agile man
ner most surprising in q man of his
years.-BoSton Journal.
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Unhappy MarTias IS.

A man should marry, by all means;
yet am convinced that the greater
part of marriages are unhappy, and
this is not an opinion 1 give as coming
from myself; it is that of. very excel
lent, agreeable and sensible lady, who
married the man of her choice, and has
not encountered ostensibly any extraor-
binary misfortune, as loss OF health,
riches, children, etc. She told mo
this unreservedly, and 1 never had any
reason to doubt her sincerity. For all
this, / am convinced that man cannot
be truly happy without wife. 1t is
strange state of things we live in. A
tendency so natural as that of the union
of the sexes ought to lead only to the
most harmless results; yet the reverse
is the fact. There is certainly some
thing radically wrong in the constitu-
ton of society. The times are out OF
Joint 1t is strange, too, what little
real liberty of choice is exercised by
those even who marry according to
what is thought their own inclinations.
The receptions which the two sexes
play off upon each other bring rs many
ill-assorted couples into the bonds Of
Hymen as ever could be done by the
arbitrary pairings of a legal match
maker. Many man thinks he marries
by choice who only marries by accident.
Tn this respect men have less the adj
vantage of women than is generally
supposed. One Of Lord ByronS Let
feyS
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Rats i'm Mines.

Old miners have great respect for
the rats in the lower levels. They
neither kill the rats nor suffer them to
be killed by green hands. In the first
place were there no other reason, a
dead rat left underground would scent
up whole level, and, in the second
place, the living rats devour any bones,
scraps of meat or fragments of other
food left in the mines, which would, by
their decay, vitiate the air, generally
hot and unpleasant at the best. Rats
also give warning when cave is about
to occur. They feel the pressure of the
settling ground, even before the crack
ing of timbers is heard, and come forth
upon the floor and scamper uneasily
about by scores. For these and other
reasons the miners have friendly feel
ing toward the rats, feeding and pro-
tecting them. In nearly every mine
the men have one or more of the little
animals as pets, and these are quite
tame, coming out of their holes to be
fed at lunch time. When rats come in
TO a new drift or cross-cut it is consid-
cred a good sign.- Virginia City (Neu.)
Enterprise.
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Shall the State Regulate Marriagey

L cannot myself agree with Mill In
what he adds, that "the laws which, lii
many countries on the continent, forbid
marriage unless the parties can show
that they have the means of supporting
family, do not exceed the legitimate
powers of the State" l think they go
far beyond any desirable interference,
on the part of the State with individual
freedom of action, and that n people
which would be the better for such in
terferencc. so far as material advantages
are concerned, must be so degraded
that the sooner they pass away or are
absorbed by worthier races, the better
for the world. l definitely and earnest
ly reject his doctrine that, whether
such laws be expedient or not, they are
not Objectionable as violations of lib
erty.' 1t appears to me that if laws of
that kind were permissible at all, the
State might reasonably forbid mar
riage unless the parties can show that
according to recognized laws of heredity
their offspring are reasonably likely to
be strong, able and worthy members of
the body politio.
But the vice of Mills reasoning here,
as in much of his writings on such mat
ters, is the assumption that the State
can advantageously undertake the du-
ties which belong especially to individ-
uals-the persons who would have to
supervise such matters being unlikely,
on the average, to take greater care in
the matter than those over whose con-
duct they would be appointed to watch.
In nation where the majority 'cared
for none of these things the State
could do nothing with advantage or
without mischievous violations of lib
erty; where, on the other hand, the
majority took as just a view on this sub
ject as on more familiar moral obliga-
tions, state interference would be un-
necessary. Richard h. Proctor az ".
4. Rerie1r.
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GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.
Wonan's Voice.

Not In the swaying of the summer trees,
When evening breezes sing their vesper hymn:
Not the minstrel's mighty symphonies.
Nor ripples breaking on the rivers rim,
Is earth's best music; these may have awhile
High thoughts in happy hearts and carking caro-
beguile.
But even az the swallows silken wings
SKINNED the water OF the sleeping lake.
Stir the still silver with hundred rings.
So doth one sound the sleeping spirit wake
To brave the danger and To near the harm
A low and gentle voice-dear woman's chiefest
charm.
An excellent thing it Is. and ever lent
To truth and love and mcekness; they who
own
This gift, by the all gracious Giver sent,
Even by quiet step and smile are known;
BY kind eyes that have wept, hearts that have
sorrowed-
borrowed.
An excellent thing II is-when first In gladness
mother looks into her infants eyes;
Smiles TO it's smiles and saddens TO its sadness
Pales at its paleness. sorrows at its cries;
Its food and sleep and smiles and little joys
All these come over bent with one low, gentle
voice.
An excellent thing 1t il, when life il leaving
Leaving with gloom and gladness, joys and
The strong heart failing and the high soul
grieving,
With strongest thoughts and wild. unwonted
fears;
Then, then, a woman's low, soft sympathy
Comes, like an angels voice, TO teach us how to
die.
But most excellent thing it is in youth.
When the fond lover hears the loved ones
tone,
That fears, but longs, to syllable the truth
How their two hearts are one and she his own;
1t makes sweet human music-ohl the spells
That haunt the trembling tale bright-eyed
maiden tells.
-EdGp arnold.
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instruction In Tear

Although q woman's greatest power
is her tears, few know how to shed
them. Aside from adding to the mute
eloquence of the eyes, tears enhance a
woman's beauty and overpower the
giants whom pugilists can only master
with difficulty. They should be brief,
not too wet, and 10y no means bitter.
They must rush to the eyelids, linger
like dew drops, and when they do fall
the precipitation must be speedy. To
be effective they must be premeditated.
A Whit of the fearful onion, fresh in
halation of pungent smelling salts, q
few grains of pepper or slight irrita-
ton of the outer corners of the eyes
with match or toothpick will suffice
for copious flow, and if the lover,
husband or father can be cornered the
shower will have the desired effect.
But avoid frown or scowl. Manufact-
ure feeling of sadness, hold the
breath to get up color, pout iudiciously,
incline the head to one side, droop the
body but not the shoulders, use n small,
soft-fnish cambria handkerchief with
both hands, taking care to rub the eye
ball down and out. The object III rub
hing ont is to have the tears roll over
the cheek. There is too much of the
deer sentiment when they course down
the innocent nose in piteous chase. -
Chicago Herald.
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A difference OF opinion has arisen between
the members of the Board of Fish Commits
sioners and the Superintendent OF Hatch
cries. which has resulted i'm much bad feel
ing and charges by the latter against the
board which he seeks to have investigated
committee composed OF Senators Mcmahon
and Pennington and Representatives
french, Martin and Thompson has
zen appointed, with power to send
for persons and papers. administer oathS
examine witnesses and investigate any
charges against the management OF said
Commissioners, and report TO the Legisla-
ture. Still another is asked for, the claim
being that child was sent home from the
Dear and Dumb Asylum at Flint with the
statement by the physicians and authorities
that il had no contagious or dangerous all
ment while ~ actually had diphtheria Of the
worst type, thereby causing the death with
in few DAYS of two ildren of the family
that were before well and healthy
ODDS AND ENDS
The flag over the Senate chamber was or
dered at half mast on the st. in memory OF
Hon j. Webster Childs, OF Washtenaw. and
Lewis Porter, of Kent, both of whom had died
during the past year The former was
Senator in 1857, lS13-4-9; was President
DrO tenn in 1904, and Representative in
1850, 1862 while the latter was a member
OF the House in 1919 and Senator in 1919
A bill. introduced by Senator KoOn, TO
provide for taking the census and statistics
II this State" in the spring of 1884 Ton or be-
fore the first Monday in May), is "A good one,
and has just been ordered printed Ii will
no doubt pass We viii allude To it more at
length in our next
UP TO this time there have been 16S bills
and six Joint resolutions introduced in the
House, and eighty-fye bills and six joint res
olutions in the Senate as against 13} bills
and fourteen resolutions and seventy seven
bills and eleven resolutions at this time two
years ago. OBSERVER
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THERE recently died in II town near
Lewiston, Me-, n. woman named Lati-
mer, who had morbid appetite for
paper. She literally devoured books,
and all kind of literature.
She would chew up a magazine with
the same relish that an ordinary person
would manifest in eating sirloin
steak. She was most fond of printed
matter, the ink seeming to add an adj
ditional flavor to the provender. She
would tear books from their bindings
and masticate the leaves, or, if nothing
was at hand more delectable, she fed
upon common straw wrapping paper,
such as the grocers' and butchers par
cells are wrapped up in. She IL said to
have inherited the curious appetite and
to have begun to chew paper simulta-
neously with the cutting of her first
teeth. She was an intelligent woman,
and INDUCED in no other freaks. Dur
ing the closing years of her life her
friends had to keep u constant guard
over her to prevent her from swallow
ing the contents of bookcases and de
spelling the parlor table of it's poetry
ond art
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all times of its stockholders and club
members. 1t will build full mile race
track, magnificent grand stands. capa-
BILE Of accommodating the public in the
best possible manner, erect stabling on
the best and most approved plans, dec
crate the grounds with magnificent
lawns and shrubbery in the most APP
proved fashion, with n beautiful artifi-
cial lake in the north half of the center
field, opposite and overlooked from the
clubhouse, with a fine pleasure driving
track around it, to be at all times kept
in perfect order for the exclusive use of
its members, and u. fast-driving indie
pendent track, and main race-track.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-16

KING JOHN, of Abyssinia, has had his
Shrone stolen-not metaphorically, but
literally He recently ordered this arti-
Gle Of furniture to be manufactured for
himself at Alden, at a cost of $50, 900,
and directed it to be sent to Adua by
caravan. Unfortunately, the construc-
tion of the valuable throne and its pro-
posed conveyance were communicated
to q band of desert robbers who make
the neighborhood of Alden their field of
depreciation, and before the caravan
left the town many miles behind it was
attacked, the guards dispersed, and the
throne, together with a large quantity
of other valuable property, seized and
carried off.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-16

In the Connecticut House of Repre-
sentatives bill has been introduced
providing that every person who shall
shoot, snare or kill in any way the bird
known as and called the American ca
gle shall for every such bird so killed
be fined not less than $50 and be I'M
prisoned not more than thirty days, the
bill to take effect Immediately on its
passage. In view of the fact that of
late years large numbers of American
eagles have been shot in that State by
sportsmen and others, for no plausible
reason, and that the eagle is likely to
become extinct unless action by the
State interposes to prevent, this bill is
likely TO become q law.
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For the week ending Feb 3, 1883,
the reports Indicate that intermittent
fever, measles and rheumatism in
creased, and that diphtheria, tonsilitis
and diarrhea decreased in area of prey
alence
At the State Capitol the prevailing
winds, during the week ending Feb. 3,
1883, were southwest, and, compared
with the preceding week, the tempera-
ture was considerably higher, the abso-
lutte humidity greater. the day and
night ozone considerably more. and the
relative humidity less. The range in
barometric pressure was greater than
since the week ending April 1, 1882.
The range III ozone was also great.
Compared with the average for the
month of January for six years, neural
gia, tonsilitis and measles were more
prevalent, and remittent fever, whoop-
ing-cough and diphtheria less preva-
lent during the month of January.
1888.
For the month of January, 1888,
compared with the average of cores
ponding months in the five years 1879
1888, the temperature was lower, the
absolute humidity and the day ozone
less, and the relative humidity and
night ozone more.
Including reports by regular observ-
ers and by others, diphtheria was re-
ported present during the week ending
Feb. 3, and since, at nineteen places,
scarlet fever at eighteen places and
measles ut seventeen places. Small
pox was reported at ST. Joseph, Berrien
county, Feb. B
HENRY Is. BAKER. Sec'y.
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The New FamilY.

The new family were moving into the
corner house. Mrs. Brown stood at the
side window and carefully noted the
shape of the bedsteads, the size of the
mirrors, the upholstery of the chairs
and the amount of nickel-plate on the
coal stoves, and then she drummed on
the glass and called in her boy and
said:
Henry, there's a new family moving
in on the corner"
"Humphl / knew that two hours
ago"
You'd better come in and wash your
face and slick up little, for 1 expect
they are real stylish family"
"Stylel They amt got no stylei'
"How do you know?"
"Why, they've got a boy half head
taller'n me, and licked him with one
hand tied behind me while they were
taking in the first load Of gcods!"
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SALISBURY On. c. Aduertiser:
About the last of November large
hog, weighing over 800 pounds, belong
ing to Mr.. j. Silly Goslee, near Del
mar, stopped eating. For two weeks it
ate nothing, and then seemed to recover
its health About that time small
crack in its skin was observed along the
side. Then similar one appeared on
the other side, and then one on the
neck. These cracks extended gradually
and the skin appeared to be getting
loose. The process continued until
about week ago, when, on going to the
pen, Mr.. Goslee was astonished to find
the skin lying in one place and the hog
alive and well in another. An inch of
fat was still adhering to the cast-otf coat,
and the whole weighed thirty-three
pounds. The skin on the legs and head
remained on the hog. The animal is
now apparently in excellent health, ard
II new skin is beginning to form. Nj, A.
Parsons tells of a similar occurrence in
case of sheep, which happened many
years ago, only the skin came off i'll
flakes and pieces gradually.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-16

Mr.. AND Mrs. LAKE fell into intern
perate habits in Providence, lost their
social. position, and sank so low as to
be frequently arrested for drunkenness.
The man at length conquered his APP
petite, and lived soberly for several
months. The woman determined to do
likewise, but one night she declared
she could stand total abstinence no
longer, and started off for a spree, re-
gardless of her husbands protest.
Next morning she was found frozen to
death in the road, with an empty bottle
in her grip.
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Indian girl who smiles Mt her own
charms reflected by the still waters of
rivulet or lake, up to the proudest
beauty of the land, women but follow
the intuitions of nature which is not
self-given when they clothe themselves
in becoming and tasteful and beautiful
attire, pleasing to their own eyes, and
now, as they ever will be to the end of
time, careless of the taunt or maledic-
tons of the best of men or the most
severe of critics.-C ID. r. IN Ne,U
York Post
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If the plan of organizing the Wash
.ington Park Club is fully carried to
completion, rs projected by its origi-
majors, its friends urge it will be equal
if not superior to any in existence, and
be credit to Chicago and an institu-
ton that will be supported with pride
by all the leading and most influential
citizens. 1t is proposed to erect large
and commodious clubhouse, in an ele-
vated position, for the exclusive use Of
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Health In Michigan.

Reports to the State Board of Health,
Lansing, by observers of diseases in
different parts of the State show causes
of sickness during the week ending Feb.
3, 1888, as follows: Number of OBJ
servers heard from, CO.
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A New YORK swell has sued fur
nishing- goods firm for $4,000 damages
for selling him black wooden stockings
delicately striped with blue, yellow and
brown. Six hours after putting them
on his feet began to swell directly over
she striped parts The doctors said it
was blood poisoning, and it laid him up
for five weeks. He has not entirely re-
covered yet. If he succeeds it will
make tailoring and kindred trades very
serious business. We have known
young fellows to buy whole suit, and
in few minutes go swelling around the
streets so that their best friends would
hardly know them. If they could get
damages for this effect upon them it
would keep them in new clothes all the
year round.
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woman's Dress ~ Hadse of Inferiority.

Woman's Dress Badge of Inferiority.
As to the question of the sexes, I
think that woman's love of dress is the
stamp of her inferiority. It ends the
discussion with me. / can't respect my
sex rs L do the other while we are such
creatures of dress. Here man and
wife are projecting journey. The
man is equipped in an hour. and his at
tention is free for the higher considera-
tions of the occasion; but the woman
must have week for her preparations,
and starts off tagged out with shop
ping and dressmaking and packing.
Go to Wilhelmi's concert. You find
the gentlemen performers are not dis
tinguished ut all by their dress, unless
it is by it's simplicity. Wilhelmj's black
coat is buttoned across his breast up to
the collar, and his wristbands are quite
inconspicuous. But the lady singer
comes III dragging peacock's tail un-
spread, and tattooed from head to foot
with colors and frills and embroidery.
What is a wedding to woman? 1t
Is brides satins and laces and Jewels.
The sentiment of the great circum-
stance is all smothered in dress. She
can neither feel solemn nor gay-she is
spectacle of clothes. You bring me
scripture for her relief: "Can a maid
forget her ornaments. or bride her
attire?" / don't say she can any more
than leopard can change it's spots;
only say it is something which stamps
her inferiority The human female
seems to have lost her natural prestige,
and is fain to make herself attractive in
meretricious ways.
Imagine man compressing his ribs
with stays or trammeling his legs with
skirts, let alone swathing them after
the mummy fashion of to-day. Imag
inc him spending an hour every morn
ing in fixing his hair for day-long tor
ment. He will have his dress subserv-
lent to health and comfort and freedom
of breath and motion. You say he is
in bondage to the changes of fashion as
well as the women are. But he con-
trives to keep these conditions intact.
His new styles are not allowed to in
trench on his comfort and health and
the highest interests of life. If he
changes the cut of his hair he still
keeps the sweetness and unconscious
ness of short locks; he does not let
them grow inconveniently long and
cGnker his head with frowzy chignon.
If he changes the fashion of his coat.
it is almost unnoticeable, and you may
he sure that it is at no sacrifice of ease.
His pantaloons may be cut little more
bagged or little more statuesque, but
never with trails or any impeachment to
his natural gait His hat is always the
same serviceable sunshade, and his cap
the same protection from the weather,
no matter what the details of style.
Well you say the women dress to
please the men, and, if women are fool
ish, men make them so. NY answer to
that is, that men are as fond of pleasing
women as women are of pleasing men,
and more so; but they have wit enough
to accomplish their object without the
| monstrous sacrifice women make.
Whether any amount of education and
opportunity will give women the wit,
or diminish the advantage man has
gained, remains to be seen.