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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-05

then with the roaring waters rushed
down among the rocks.
The dam was built just Mt the upper
end of dark, winding RAPID, or suc-
cession of falls and Levi locked for his
broken boat and the cru-hed panther
to emerge into the eddy. The skifl
soon appeared crushed in pieces, the
seats, sides and bottom in separate
fragments. But several minutes passed
and no panther; and the boy began 10
say within himself with some anxiety,
"Can il be she isn't killed?" Eagerly
he began TO scsn the steep banks lest
she might crawl ont of the foamin9
stream and catch him vet.
Soon, however, something submerged
and passive came slowly drifting into
the eddy and "a it circled nearer he re-
cognized the panther, lax and apparent
ly lifeess. Round and round it went,
gradually nearing the shore, until by
wading in step or two Levi was able
thrust. AS it showed no signs of life,
the next time il came round he hooked
pronged stick over it, and. exerting all
his 9-year- might, slowly drew it to-
wsrd him.
As il finally came into shallower
water, Levi bethought himself to keep
it under still longer, until he could be
sure it was drowned. SO dragging the
bottom of the broken boat to the spot,
he placed it over the body. and, stand
ing upon it, his weight held il down.
According to Lewis own account, this
was his time of highest exciteme t. He
danced and laughed and shouted, there
on the upturned bottom of the skiff,
over his slain enemy, perhaps with less
dignity than David showed, as he stood
on Goliath's dead body, but certainly
With no less JOY.
The rest of the incident is quickly
told.
The dog ran directly home, and, as
he manifested great fright, the family
were concerned for Levi The father
at once set out to find him, and natur-
ally, after failing to discover him in the
direction of the trout brook, came to the
dam, when 10! there was a lad, far,below
in the edge of the eddy, jumping up
and down and acting like u luna'ic In
such thunder of waters no voice could
be heard, but soon Levi saw him and
began reckoning. In few minutes the
father made his way down to his boy,
and learned the whole thrilling story
In due time the panther's hide, tanned
with the fur upon it, was ready for use,
and the lad claimed it for his trundle
bed.
And this is the story of Lewis
bed-spread. '-JJide A,Udhe.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-05
StOD the Music.

4 middle-aged woman with rcd nose,
and hands that were rs hard as waffle
irons. came into Office and accepted an
offer to take seat. She sat some min
utes and poked the figure of Daniel in
the lions den, on the rug, with the
point of her parasol, until we feared
Daniel would complain. The lady
seemed nervous, and to tell the truth,
we began to catch it little too. Final
ly, with feeling that we might as we'll
die for an old sheep as lamb, we asked
her what it was that was the matter.
and if she had ever taken anything for
it. This seemed to break the ice, and
she blushed and said:
How long are you going to keep up
them Bad Boy things in your paper :?
l have been praying that they would
play out, but they don't"
We told her that we would stop them
any time anybody wanted us to. That
we had only been publishing them to
I'll want long felt, but that as the boy
was pretty nearly dead from being
pounded by his pa, We should bury him
next week
"That suits me-" said she, as she
jabbed her psrasol into one Of the lions
on the rug. THAT bad boy has broke
me up in business. You see, L keep q
boarding house, and have boy about
as big fool as the one that you write
about. Hereads your paper, and thinks
everything in it is Gospel, and he had
rather initiate one of your characters
than he an angel. Everything that the
bad boy does in your paper, he plays on
somebody in the house, until have only
one boarder left, and the rent is due
next week. l had widow lady board
ing with me, as nice woman Us you
ever sot eyes on. She wasn't none of
your flirting women. and never looked
at men sideways us long as she was III
my house. That boy of mine nearly
ruined her reputation. First he took
one of her corsets and left it under the
bed of an old batchclor boarder, and
when he found it he left the house, and
refused to speak TO the widow when he
went away. Then the boy stole her
stockings and put them in the room of
couple OF young men, and he took the
young mems pants and put them under
the widows bed, and she thought there
were burglars i'll the room, and screamed
and the house was alarmed. And when
the boarders all got together in the par
Tor, and appointed a committee to search
the house, they found some of my
clothes in the room of a patent right
peddler, and the dresses of a couple of
lady clerks in the room of married
man whose wife was in the country
Nobody could explain anything, and no.
body would believe them if they did,
and it made me down sick. He put
powder in the wood and blowed off the
top of the kitchen range, and put kero-
sene in the dressing for the pudding,
and got leather dog collar somewhere
and cut it mp in pieces and kept putting
pieces in the hash. o, 1 am so glad you
are going to let up on these bad boy
articles"
With an assurance that she had read
the last article she should ever read on
the subject of the bad boy, we bowed
her out very happy woman.-Peck's
N1y11
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-05

A LITTLE incident occurred at the
White House, writes n correspondent,
which is only one of the many petty
annoyances to which the President is
daily subjected Among the visitors
who crowded their way into Mr.. Ar
thurs presence this afternoon was a
long, lank Indianian. He wanted po-
sition in the Treasury Department
John G.. New had assured him that he
was powerless TO aid him in this direc-
ton, and he therefore appealed to the
President. Mr.. Arthur listened polite
~ but with ill-concealed patience. Il
can do nothing for you" said he, when
he saw the man at last stopped for
breath. you must apply to Secretary
Folger" But the claimant persisted.
He had been soldier. u consistent Re
publican and hard worker always for
the party. He had never asked any
thing before, but now he needed it, and
saw no reason why he shouldn't have it.
There was a just-as-good as-you-are
look on his face that amused and at the
same time annoyed Mr.. Arthur greatly.
Good heavens, man, would You have
me put on my hat and go down to the
Treasury and demand something's" ex-
claimed the President, now thoroughly
provoked. THAT'S just exactly what l
do want" exclaimed the Indianian,
coolly. Mr.. Arthur turned on his heel
and LETT the room, remarking to his pri-
vate secretary as he went: " If that man
would go in the lightning-rod business
he would make his everlasting fortune
before my term is out" And yet there
are several persons who would like to
be President.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-05

AS AN Adams express wagon was
being driven down Nassau street, New
York, the driver heard a loud explosion,
the hinder end of the wagon was lifted
in the air, the street was developed in
steam, the horse ran away, everybody
in the vicinity, including an old apple
woman and her fruit, was covered with
lampb'ack al d mud, the pavement was
torn up and big hole left, stones were
hurled through windows and the road
way upheaved. One OF the pipes OF
the steam supply had bu st-that was
all, and a. nearly the whole of down
town in the city is laid with these pipes,
the people doing business there are
thinking of selling out and buying lots
on Mount Vesuvius, or settling in
some comparatively safe earthquake
,cOuntry
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-05

PROBABLY many people have Won
dered how the "Nickel Plate" railroad
got it's name. The Cleveland Leaders,
Chicago correspondent furnishes this
light on the subject: "A Chicago man
was telling some Eastern friends of the
new road, and how fine it was going to
be, and expatiating at great length
after the f.shion of Chicagoans upon
the lavish display which was to be made
in all directions, when one of the listen
ers cried: Hold enough! we'll take
it for granted that the whole thing will
be nickel-rlated from one end to the
other The officers of the road caught
the idea, and named the road Nickel
Plate and gave orders that an annual
pass should I've sent to that man the
first day of every January as long as he
lives. / wouldn't mind naming few
railroads myself at that rate"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-05

Southern colored people il something
marvellous. The belief in voudooism is
profound. No one doubts for a minute
the power of the voudoo to work all
manner of charms to bewitch I'M
lucky "cullud pussons, to impose the
most dreadful curses on her enemies,
to cause and cure diseases, to cast ont
evil spirits, and work an untold num-
Der of other wonders. The most COM
monplace incidents of everyday life are
regarded "a omens of evil. There are
signs for every sort of good and bad
luck, and the Niger seldom does any
thing out of the regular routine with
out consulting these familiar augurs.
He is easily imposed upon by the most
barefaced impostor and is constantly
falling a victim to his own credulity
and ignorance. A curious illustration
has recently been found in Skipwith,
Miss. A negro with sore leg called in
a doctor of the voudoo variety. He de-
cided that the sore was caused by lizard
in the'leg aud told the negro that the
only means of cure would be to cut the
limb open and let the lizard out. The
negro consented to the operation, and
the doctor split the limb wide open with
an AK. No lizard was found and the
puzzled voudoo decided that it was a
case of invisible phenomenon. The
victims leg was amputated by other
physicians, and it was with great diff
Guilty that his life was saved. Warrants
are out for the arrest of the voudoo
doctor, who has fled but it is not like
ly that the incident will shake the faith
of the colored people in the power of
voudooism.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-05

AT the present moment in Russia the
attention of the press and society in
all the large towns Is concentrated on
the daily announcements of bank fill
ures, pecuation, embezzlement, frauds
and robberies of every kind. Scarcely
day passes without the news of some
bank having been found insolvent or in
a critical condition, or of some cashier
of Government institution or benevo-
lent society having appropriated the
funds and Cooked the accounts.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-05
Bad Luck With the Hog.

Colored Grafton in the Arkansaw
Traveller: Gentlemen. / don't bleve in
crossin' or changin' de breed oh our
hogs. De ole fashioned hog is plenty
good. L ows de saddest time oh my life
ter fine hog. l was passin' pen once
an seed fine hog. If he hadn't been
fine hog Iwouldentcr paid no 'tention
to him. Wall, was rested on account
ob dat fine hog an sent ter de peniten-
tiary fur year. Don't bring no fine
breed of hogs inter dis neighborhood.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-05
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
kstydid.

love TO her thine lest voice.
VIII ever thou art hid,
TIL - test little dogmatist,
Tho r-'ty X i'd
Thou mindest me OF gentls folk
Oil lcntlefolks are they
Thou Say At an ndisput d thing
In such a sClem way.
Thou ~ n emale. Katydili
/ know 10 by the trill
That quivers through thy pierc ng notes,
so petulant and shrill
think there In q knot OF you,
Beneath the hollow tree
A knot of spinster Katydids-
Do Katydids drink tear
o, tell me where did katy i've,
And what did Katy do2
And WAS she very.fair and young,
And yet 40 wicked too2
Did Katy lore na hit man,
Or kiss more cheeks than oner
warrant Katy did no more
Tina. many u Kate has done
-OliCer Wendell Holmes.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-05
A Patent Faro Box.

1t is often asserted and generally be-
lieved that it is against the policy of the
government to patent any article issued
for immoral purposes, and in the collec-
ton of thousands of models in the patent
Office museum one might look all day
without discovering aught that would
look like the product of an immoral
thought. Yet it is nevertheless true
that faro dealers box was once pat
ented in the regular way, and the owner
of the same, one Robert Bailey, of Vir-
ginia, an oldfashioned gambler, real
lied considerable money from the same,
receiving 500 royalty for each box
sold. He did all he could to reform
the game of faro, and protected those
who played from the unfair practices of
regular blacklegs. He was debarred
from gambling rooms in his latter days
because of the ease with which he de
tected crookedness on the part of the
players and exposed the some. Though
he made quite fortune from his patent,
he spent the money as rapidly as it
came to him. The original patent is
still preserved. Cleveland Herald.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-05

A DISPATCH printed In recent issue
of the Chicago Tribune gives the prices
of teas sold ut auction in New York by
importers in job lots. The prices were
as follows: Three thousand five hum
.dred and eightv-six half-chests Moyunes
-Hyson, 7 to % cents; Young Hyson,
81 to 5il cents; Imperial, Q to 80 cents !;
and Gunpowder, II TO 50 cents. Eight
cen hundred and nineteen ha!f-chests
Pingsuevs Young Hyron, 81 to 12l
cents: Imperial, 16 TO "a cents; Gun
powder, III TO 33 cents. Fourteen hun
dred and thirty three half-chests Japan,
IL to 80 cents; 1871 half.chests For
mosa, 81 TO Al cents; 2Ol half-chests
Congou, ID to 80 cents: 154 half chests
India, II to 23i cents; 57l half-chests
Foo Chow, 10 to 81 cents. Importers
complain of small profits, but, as the
est-priced teas in the above list cost
the consumer from 80 to 70 cents, and
the high-priced from 80 cents to 81, or
even more, it is evident that some one
is getting enormous profits, such, for
instance, "a 20 TO 30 cents per pound
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-05

REGENT statistics show that during
the year ending on the 3lst of August
last the State of Texas produced no less
than S7S, S04 bales Of cotton, valued at
over $5O,O0O,OOO 1t also produced
22,299, 900 pounds of wool, worth So
12S, 900, and 10, 572 900 pounds of hides,
worth 81 ,62S,000 beside having cattle
OF the estimated value Of $4,000, 900,
and over 100000 worth of horses
and mules. The total product of the
State. including lumber, grain, cotton
seed, sugar, molasses and other articles,
was over $97, OOO,O 900 Within the year,
also, there were completed ,G41 miles
of railroad, at an estimated cost for
construction and equipment of s44, 525,-
900. The State of Texas, which is by
far the largest in the world, now pos
sesses nearly 5000 miles of completed
railroads, the cost Of building and
equipment of the whole being estimated
at Sl65, SOC, 300.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-05

A MEMBER of the Jeanette expe-
dition gave a prune pie to an Indian,
who greedily devoured it, while his
wife stood by. After he had cracked
the stones and eaten the kernels, he
kindly presented the shells to his wife,
which she gratefully received. In
about an hour that Indian was bounding
six feet into the air, and yelling vio-
lently in the agonies of stomach ache,
while his wife was very comfortable
Boston Post
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-05

THERE are quite as great objections
TO living in the northern districts OF
China as in some of the Western States.
The hurricanes, floods and other ca
lamities that sfflict the Celestial en-
pire are as fearful as any In this coun-
try.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-05

THB first Spanish lady doctor has
Just taken her degree in Madrid. She
has met with considerable opposition,
but her success has encouraged another
compar OF to adopt the same profess
sion. and the latter, after being refused
admission To the Velencia School of
Medicine, is now studying in Madrid.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-05

Pupils of the public schools at New
ark. N. j.. were requested to bring one
potato each for the Home of the
Friendless, the plan resulting in the
con ,ribution of small wagon-load.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-05
Cooperation In England.

Co-ope alton is not, according to
George J. Holyaoke, the English phi
lanthropist, failure in Great Britain
He says it il wonderful success. The
general profit on the money put into
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-05

Coal OIL has been found near Elhi,
six miles from Puyallup, Washington
Territory. Specimens of the oil have
been analyzcd and the finders are salts
fed with the result, as it flashes at 90
degrees Fahrenheit and burns readily
in lamp, giving clear white light.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-05

A MAN So years old, living at Auburn,
N. Y, shot himself through the head
the other day because girl of 16
would not elope with him. The girl
hadn't any nice hat to elope under.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-05

THE Philadelphia Chronicle expresses
the hope that during Thanksgiving
week Republican papers will propably
observe the spirit OF the occasion and
not call the Democratic party set of
bald-headed hyenas. Let us at least
have one week of perfect peace during
the year.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-05

A KENTUCKY black snake which tried
to fascinate an old rooster didn't have
glare enough to hold the old bird off more
than ten seconds, and then there was q
dead snake and growing chanticleer.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-01-05

THE apple syrup works ut Albany, N.
Y, started by men from Holland, have
commenced to ship apple jelly in casks
TO Holland.
National Republican., 1883-05-15
EAST wAsuINGTOS.

The workmen are engaged in digging
the foundation for the proposed new Long
fellow school building, at the corner of Third
and ID streets southeast.
Thirteen persons were received in the
Church of the Reformation Sunday LAST The
congregation was the largest ever in attend.
anco since the dedication of the church. The
church council, at meeting held last week,
authorized the building committee to proceed
with the work of completing the church. The
building committee is composed of Mcssrs. j..
9. Hesse, G.. Leeke, ID. IL. Yount, l.. w.
Slater, and the pastor, Rev. w. Il. Parsons.
Mrs. NJ. +. Smith has started very con-
venient dining aud ice cream saloon at 1924
Pennsylvania avenue east.
Officer +. f. Hart, of the capitol police
force, arrested u white man in tho capitol
park Sunday who was very disorderly. This
is move in the right direction, and will he
followed by the prompt arrest Of all disor-
derly persons in that much frequented park.
East Washington Council, No. 81, Ameri-
can Legion of Honor held meeting at their
council hall, 200 Pennsylvania avenue, East,
last night, which was very pleasant and in
teresting. Several candidates were initiated,
and several members made very entertaining
remarks for the good of the order. This
council during the last few months has made
large accessions to its membership has the re-
spect and countenance of the prominent citi-
GUNS oi I.hsb washington, anu IL III uouIlsn-
ing condition.
The Columbia Fishing club gave a very
select picnic at Juenemann's pleasure garden
last, it being the eighteenth anniversary OF
the club and the sixticth anniversary of the
birthday of Mr.. George Juenemann. He
was presented with handsome goldheaded
cane by the president of the club and a beau
tiful silver ice pitcher by the Great Falls Ice
company. The brass music was furnished by
Prof Pistorio, and the string music BY Prof
Cook. The affair was first class in every re.
spect.
National Republican., 1883-05-15
pnIico Cnnrt Nntns.

Thornton Wood was fined So for setting his
dog on some small boys.
Henry Klinge was fined $40 for mixing
mortar on the concrete pavement without
protecting the street by boards
J. Clayton Graham was fined So for indecent
exposure in the capitol grounds.
Mrs. Mary Chaves was fined $40 for assault
ing Henry d. Pfeil.
Jos. Brooks, WIN. Sanders, Richard Ford,
Dorsey Moulton and John Kelly were fined
80 each for disorderly conduct and profane
language
Charles Robinson got thirty days in jail for
stealing n silver watch from Charles Taylor.
Grant Jackson and Andrew johnson were
sent to the reform school during their minor
ity for stealing ball of twne and bag.
sallio Taylor was fined $40 for hammoring
Lottie Brooks.
Frederick Rumph was sent to Jail for six
months for beating his wife.
Jennie Towles was given three months in
jail for stealing clothing.
James Boston was fined So or fifteen days
for disorderly conduct, and $50 or thirty ad.
ditional for carrying q razor
National Republican., 1883-05-15
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRs.

Register Lloyd, who was appointed regis
trar of the third ward vice Arnold, began the
registration of the voters of that ward at the
court house ON Columbus street. He soon
became sick, and rendered his resignation to
Judge N. b. Meade, who appointed Il. Elem.
ming Price, who will continue the registra-
tion until the twenty-third instant.
The Good Templars of this city gave their
third entertainment at Armory hall last
night, which was largely attended. Members
of the order from Washington took part.
The schooner Carrie Hart is undergoing re-
pairs at Agnew's ship yard.
A great deal of complaint Is being made
about the stealing of flowers and bushes from
the graves at the cemetery in this city. Last
week q rose bush was taken from one of the
graves. An example will be made of the first
one who is caught.
SlS to S22 per hundred, and 10000 herring at
from $500 to $3.50 per thousand, at Fish.
town yesterday.
The remains of the lato Capt. Grayham,
who died last Tuesday, were put in the re-
ceiving vault at Oak Hall cemetery to re-
main there four weeks. They will then be
taken to his native place in England for
final burial.
The steam tug Juno was measured by the
custom houss officers Saturday to have her
tonnage reduced from gross to net tonnage.
The grain market opened steady and prices
are firm. Flour is in active demand with
light receipts. But little wheat was offered
and saleswere made at 81 .lS(0 20 for Fultz and
81. % for mixed; there being no Lancaster.
Small lots OF corn sold at 64c. for mixed. No
rye reported and one lot of oats brought 5Sc.
Country produce scarce and wanted.
National Republican., 1883-05-15
A Smoke Consumer.

gentleman living in Washington, where
there is less annoyance from smoke than in
any other city, has invented very simple
contriyance which he claims will bring relief
to the smoke blind residents of the smokiest
cities in the world. His invention is u very
simple one. The idea simply is to convey the
exhaust steam from the engine, in all large
establishments where engines are used, and
from such establishments the difficulty gem
orally comes, to the chimney, and there force
it in the form Of spray dagonally upward
and across the draught. The smoke
is thus compelled to pass through
this jet Of steam and is thereby
purified, the carbon and other offensive mat
ter arising from imperfect combustion, being
moistened falls back into the furnace and is
consumed, the colorless gas only escaping,
Tho spray is evenly distributed through an
exhaust pipe terminating in perforated
rim running entirely around the inside of
the chimney, the perforutions shooting the
spray upward and toward the center. Be-
sides serving 10 purify the smoke II regulates