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Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-12-15
His Lost Wife.

A few days ago the wife of a German
ddenly called to the country by a mes
sage from sick sister, and she left
home >pecting to return at night.
Being DELAYED, and hav nc left no word
for her husband, he ma uraly became
anxious and went to the pc ice. lIi
"How old was your wife?" asked the
Captain of the station. @i
"Nhcll, she vhas as oldt as me-"
elbow old are youp"
81 doan' tink much about it for two
years, ut de last time l count oop /
vhas for y"
How, all is she?" nm
"Vhell, she puts her chin on top der
fence and looks oop and down the
shtreet."
"She about five feet, ehp'
81 expect she vhas from five to seven
feet. Dot makes NO deeference, II she
vhas kildt she vhas deadt all oafer.n i
"What is her weightP'' yai.'n'n"
"Vh.ll. l can't hold her on my lap
no mo 20. peliefif she falls down oop
shtairs it preaks all der blaster off der
house, .. .q4
"l'll put her down at two hundred.
Describe her looks" ffr'
"Vhell, sometimes she looks like she
comes from der boor-house, and some
times she looks like a lady NIT rich
husband" HERa.t
Ozark hair?' 40 r1ivnvN
"Let's see! BY shimminy! pellet
so, but-yes-no-vhell, gift it oop. II
she vhas deadt dot hair make no decfer>
ence."
"What colored eyas?" m,elauoU
"Vhell, dot troubles me some more.
Let's see. Vhas a cats eyes plueP''
Hardly. They are black. with o
yellow pupil."- e'ttaT
81 doan' know oof my vhife hadt
some pupils in her eyes, but hear de-
shildren say she looked like cat"
g Any peculiar marksi" ,...,I
"She lose one toe when she vhas Q
child" he 0enem
MONO. Any marks on her face
fingers missing, or any scarspo 9n.
Lets see. Last spring size has Q
boil on her neck, but don't vhas all
cured oop. She shtrike q clothes-lint
NIT der AK and plack her eye, but do
vhas all gone. doan' pellet she any
marks has. You shust tell der bolice.
mems to look oud fur fat vhomans NIT o
green dress oofh he sees some one dot Is
my wife. If he doan'. see her it Will be
some odder vhomans. '--Det,01 Free
Press. rat "oli
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-12-15
Postal Rates Ninety Years Ago.

Now that the twO-cent postage law
has gone into effect, the following pro-
visions of the first Jaw of Congress on
the subject will be read with interest:
February 20, 1892, was the date of the
first act fixing rates of postage on do
nestle letters, and established the fol-
lowing rates, to take effect June l.,
1892: M .aa,,. Hal.f r,..f ..r
Act February 20, 1892, Section 9, by
land For every single sixty miles, eight
cents,
For every single letter over thirty
miles and not exceeding sixty miles,
eight cents. HtI. $3.50 l
For every single letter over sixty miles
and not exceeding 100 miles, 10 cents.
For every single letter over 100 miles
and not exceeding $50 miles, 12I cents.
For every single letter over $50 miles
and not exceeding 200 miles, Is cents.
For every single letter over 200 miles
and not exceeding $50 miles, II cents.
For every single letter over 250 miles
and not exceeding 800 miles, 20 cents.
For every single letter over $50 miles
and not exceeding $50 miles, % cents.
For every single letter over $50 miles,
% cents. t.rp st
For every double letter, double the
said rates. Hla
For every triple letter, triple the said
rates.
For every packet weighing one ounce
avoirdupois, to pay at the rate of four
single letters for each ounce, and in that
proportion for any greater weight
Elnlird Advertiser.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-12-15
Greenland.

But the truth is that Greenland,
though scarcely an eligible place of resi-
dence, has long been known to be not
merely great field for hunting and
fishing, but also locality by no means
unsuited to the miner, were it not for
its inhospitable climate and the extreme
difficulty of approaching the east coast,
or at least the most southerly part of it.
Jutting as the country does, far out in
to the Atlantic (Cape Farewell is in the
same latitude as the center of the Shet-
land group, and curving, as it does at
the same time toward the east, it CATCH
es the ice-drift from the polar seas, and
retains it all along its southeastern
coast. 1t therefore presents the specta-
e,singular in the Northern hemisphere,
of ce-bound shores to the south and free
water northward. In addition to these
drawbacks it may be doubted whether
even the pressure of population in civil
lied countries will soon induce many
Europeans to colonize Greenland. And
without European colonization the de-
velopment of such mineral wealth as it
| may possess is imposs bic. Either the
climate Of these regions, as is certainly
the case with Iceland, has positively
grown worse during historic memory,
or the human frame has become less en-
during, or. which is more probable
the habits of advancing civilization have
made the human will less tolerant ex.
cept for purposes of sport or scientific
investigation, of the sordid discom-
forts OF an Arctic winter. We say
Arctic for convenience sake, though
e.
hundreds of miles south of the Arctic
circle. We should be the last to deny
the value of Arctic exploration, both
as what may be called national gym
nastics and as charging the sphere of
knowledge; but it may be doubted
whether any practical result of market
able value is likely to come of it now.
Baron Nordenskiold's own most famous
achievement-that voyage of the Vega
which has really opened up prospect
of trade on the north Asiatic coast
may seem to be an exception to this.
But the value of this discovery depends
on the existence of three great river
highways from the Siberian Sea, and If
the often talked-of trans-Siberian Rail
way, which would tap and connect
these highways at their head instead of
at their foot, be ever carried out, it may
be questioned whether there would then
be any temptation to ships to follow in
the tracks of the Vega. The Macken-
zie i'm America and the Plethora in
Europe by no means supply the place
of the three Siberian rivers, and such
windfall as the fossil ivory of New ST.
IBERIA, though it might recur. can not
be counted upon. Greenland, indeed,
has the advantage over these distant
and still moro inhospitable coasts that
when its shores are once cleared the
distance to the great markets of the
Atlantic seaboard is trifling and the way
perfectly open. 1t has some trade as it
is, and it may probably have more,
though both geographical and political
considerations are rather against any
great development. = London Daily
NeUS
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-12-15
IN n LONG ISLAND RAIL WAY
STA TION


STATION.
Unto the ticket-seller's place
A stranger man did go,
And said, while hopping of his face:
"A ticket to Haughpaugh."
Behind him stood a cockney vain,
Who queried; could you-aw-
Inform fellah il this train
Is going to 'Aughpaugh?"
Impatient at his elbow scowled
A man of manner rough,
Who passed his money up and growlei;
zone ticket to Haughpaugh."
"It is" bilious man doth whine,
"A swindle and gOuge
To charge man $l.09
For riding to Haughpaugh."
"Thank Heaven" cried man, "I've got
My wife and children Off
To spend the summer in spot
Ten miles beyond Haughpaugh!
The travelling fool, oft snubbed in v,lin,
Puts i'm his question now:
"Please tell me when the 1910 train
Is going to HaughpaughY"
Last came tardy man in view,
And through the crowd did dodge,
Loud yelling, as the whistle blew:
"a ticket to Haughpaugh"
-Harper's Bdzdr.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-12-15

-Sunfower seed is now extensively
employed in Russia, Italy and some
other European countries for producing
oil. The coke, after the oil has been
expressed. is fed to animals.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-12-15

=, --Twenty-seven acres devoted to a
crop of cabbages near Rochester. N. Y,
Welded the farmer S., 400. nrr1
The Dawson journal., 1883-06-21

AGENTS WANTED a Il. ss:E < g, ;sp
ting Machine ever invented Will Knit a reir or
stockings, with HEEL and TOE complete, IN
% minutes 1t will also knit great variety Of fancy
work for which there is always ready market Send
MacLime Co. 400 Nashlngton St. Eoston. Mass.
The Dawson journal., 1883-06-21

bank in San Francisco. Twill not
give it; l will fight this out
do you think Zine Barnes and
the rest Of the men would Island by
you?" Howard asked. at seems
that Barnes, saw an old acquaint-
ance OF yours, Parson Talbot, down
at the Bay, and has been talking
about him. There was something
about twenty thousand in the sto-
ry, too, and if this goes the same
way you might not fare so well.
Besides, you say the mine Is worth
million
At the mention of Parson Tai
bots name old Smally, after a
quick, frightened look at Howard,
buried his face in his hands and
thus rocked himself and mcanf d
and trembled miserably. "a mil
lion-twenty thousand. He must
not have it. I must buy him of.
A million, a million, million!'
He became perfectly quiet after a
long while, and then, at last, with
out word, muttering no more, he
cut open the pillow, took out a
pocketbook, and from that a draft
for $4,000. Not even trembling
he indorsed 1t, and gave it to
Howard, saying:
"When White gives you back
that memorandum give him this;
it is payable in gold at Wells-Far-
COS bank in San Francisco. Go,
I am too weak now to walk to him.
Twenty thousand "a million!'
An hour after the stage rolled
down the steep grade from the
Spur, Zinc Barnes took old Smally
a letter and the memorandum.
The letter read:
We leave by the stage, to
bear your kind regards and $780,
600 draft to the parson, our
father. HENRY WHITE TALBOT,
FRANK HOWARD TALBOT.
'It strikes me, Frank Henry
remarked as the old stage iolted
along the Carson Road, "it strikes
me, father won't have to use this
to dedicate the kids"
"No, in the light Of recent events
we do not appear to be in great
need Of an education. | guess we
will let father use it to take mother
back to the States"
The Dawson journal., 1883-06-21
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Letter Heads,
Statements,
Envelopes,
Circulars,
Cards,
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or any other kind of Job Printing done,
send it to the Office Of the Dawson JOURNAL,
and You can have it done neatly and cheap
ly. We have on hand large stock of Pa
pers, New Job Type, Fancy and Plain
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notice. Satisfaction guaranteed. Please
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i. i. WESTON & co.
The Dawson journal., 1883-06-21
l5MilliOn ASSeSt!
INSURE WITH
j. G.. PARKS,
DAWSON,
GEORGIA.

T REPRESENT numberof the bestand
4 strongest Fire Insurance Companies in
the United States, whose aggregate cash
assets and capital exceed $4,000 900. 4
do a general Fire Insurance business, insur-
ing every species of property at reasonable
rates. Every company, for which have
the agency, has fully complied with the
laws of Georgia respecting the deposits
with the State Treasurer. Dwellings and
Farm Property made a speciality at low
rates. Cali on or address,
ian6, Ivy. J. G. PARKS, Dawson. Ga
The Dawson journal., 1883-06-21
nEM RlGH RL0llI

Parsons Pl0rgatire PSIls make New Rich
Blood, and will completely change the blood in
the entire system in three months. Anyperson
who will take pill oach night from to i2weeks
may be restored ~ sound health, If such a thing
BE- porible. Sent bv mail for Letter stamps.
J, 8. jon NSON &c CO., Boston, Moses
formerly Bangor, NE.
The Dawson journal., 1883-06-21
NAVAL BATTLES

BY EDWARD SHIPPEN. Medical Direc.
tor U. 5: n. A Thrilling Pictorial History
OF the Worlds great Sea Fights, with spe i
mems OF Naval Architecture of all ages. A
record OF Wonderful Exploits more interest
ing than fiction Price only SO. II sells
everywhere. AGE N'TS make 800 90 per
month. Address j. c. MoCURDY & Co.
Philadelphia, Pa.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-06-01
Legal Matters.

The case of b. S. Hastings ct al. VS..
A. J. Hyde, heard by the supreme court
last fall, has just been decided. The
court held that the orators bill as
drawn could not be maintained, and
remanded the cause to the court of
chancery, with leave to the orators to
amend their bill.
The case of Jerome C. Bacon VS.. De-
los NJ. Bacon and Chas. Cobb, heard at
the same time, has also been decided
in the same way, and now stands in the
court of chancery for the orator to
amend his bill if he thinks best.
An interesting will case was heard
at the Probate court on Saturday, May
%. The will of Mrs. Emma Hazeltine
was presented for probate. 1t appeared
that Mrs. Hazeltine left a husband and
little child some four years old, but
willed all her property to her father.
Her mother was one of the witnesses to
/ the will. The court decided that the
mother was not a competent witness to
will where her husband was sole leg
atee, and that for this reason the will
| was not duly executed, and also that
the will was not Understandings made
and it's probate was refused. Belden
/ y Ide appeared for the contestants.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-06-01
McIndOe'S Falls.

Josiah Bass of Underhill, while out
riding with his son, DR.. G. w. Bass, on
Wednesday evening last, was thrown
from the carriage, sustaining serious
injury to his hip. He has been confined
to his bed since, but is said to be doing
well at this time. The horse took
fright at the cars.
Rev. Mr.. Morse preached a sermon to
the G. A. r. last Sunday, across the
river. We understand that it will be
published.
Horace Emery is dangerously sick
with the pneumonia. His recovery is
doubtful.
Horace Peck was arrested and
brought before Judge Moses l.. Duncan
at HOsfOrd's Office last Saturday, by
Isaac NJ. Smith, on a charge of being
drunk at the Barnet dance last winter
and was fined SLID. Thus far eleven
of those who participated in that dis
graceful scene have been up and set
tied for being drunk, and the proplie-
tor of the house has paid $50 and costs
for dealing in the "ardent."
The rear of the Connecticut River
Lumber company's big drive left North
Stratford, n. H., last Saturday morn
ing, and will probably reach here in
about ten days with the present pitch
of water.
Milton Butfam, who has been some
what extensively engaged in the bark
business for the past few years, died
quite suddenly at Horace Duncan's,
across the river, on Monday morning
last of apoplexy. He was in his usual
health up to Saturday night-when he
retired. The people in the house were
called to his room in the night by a
noise, where he was found unconscious
and remained so up to the time he
died.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-06-01
in Thunder Storms.

AS the thunder storm season is ap-
preaching, it is timely to say too much
caution cannot be observed in using IL
telephone during the prevalence of Il
storm. Should the electric fluid from
the atmosphere pass along the wire on
which a person is talking he would be
likely to receive a shock which would
materially impair his hearing. The in
strument itself is likely to he damaged
if the electricity strikes its wire. us the
great power of the current would burn
out the magnet. To avoid this persons
using the Bell telephone should be
careful to take out during IA storm the
small metal plug inserted in the top of
the telephone box, and insert it in the
hole between the two small metal
strips in the centre of the top of the
box. BY doing this the instrument it
self is disconnected, and the electricity
passes directly from the wire to the
ground wire. More or less damage is
always caused at the central Office by
electric showers, and whenever the
electricity strikes wire the switch
board is covered with dancing flames.
When this occurs the operators always
abandon the board and remain away as
long as the storm continues. A similar
effect is also produced when an electric
light wire breaks and falls across the
telephone wires. Troy Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-06-01
West Burke.

The Monitor says that the name of
the person with whom John Murphy
wrestled, receiving injuries which
caused his death, was McGraw. He
was Murphy's hired man, and while
they were returning home, having been
after a load of hay, McGraw, inspired
by liquor, 'stumped" Murphy to wres-
tie. They had three bouts, Murphy
winning, but the last time McGraw
turned Murphy On to his back and
jumped upon his stomach with such
force as to produce the injury which
caused his death. 1t was Il sad case of
rum murder. Murphy was an indus
trious citizen and leaves wife and
three children.
Rev. B. NJ. TillOtsOn will preach in
the Universalist church next Sunday
upon the following subjects Morning
is man a religious being, requiring
spiritual food ?" AfternoOn-"Thei i'm
portance and utility of congregational
Worship
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-06-01
The Grand List.

The grand list, as shown by the
foOtings of the listers, is S33, 1851.
The valuation of the real and personal
property is S3,343, 532, divided as fol-
lows: Real-frst class 81 ,}74, 372, sec
end class S549, 736, total 81 1874 ,I05 !;
personal 81 ,l26, 023; polls I457, an in
crease over last year of ll6. Under the
operation of the new law, $725.02 of
the grand list of last year is exempt
and is not included in this years list,
which would have increased the list to
S34, l6O.33. OF this S424.62 is the Pas
sumpsic railroad, S295.45 of the st. J.
x l.. c. road, and SI.75 on the Express
company. With this deduction, there
is still gratifying increase in the
grand list
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-06-01
Personal

Misses HOrtense and Adelina Hib-
bard. formerly of this place, are now
residing in New York city. Both are
distinguished musicians, the former as
organist and instrumentalist, and the
latter as soprano singer. Adelina is
now singing in the quartette choir of
prominent city church at a good salary.
Rev. A. d. Barber has retired from
the editorship of the Vermont ChrOni-
Gle and the publisher now assumes ed
itorial control. Mr.. Barber has man
aged the Chronicle with marked tact
and good sense and during his cOnnec-
ton with it the paper has very much
improved. 1t is said that Mr.. Barber
intends to take passionate.
Col. Frank +. Howe died at Wash
ington last week on Wednesday. Col.
Howe was the originator of the GLOVE
scale" He became prominent during
the war as agent for several of the
eastern states to look after their sol
diers in passing through New York.
After the war he received the appoint
ment of both special treasury depart
ment agent and afterwards pension
agent at New York. He was a native
of Boston and leaves son. He died
of strong drink.
Matthew Arbuckle, the well-knOwn
cornet player and orchestra leader,
died in New York Wednesday of pneu
mOnia, aged fifty-four years. He was
born in Scotland, and was for some
years leading cOrnetist in GilmOre's
famous band.
Rev. Samuel Gilman Brown, ex- pres
ident of Hamilton college, at present
professor in Dartmouth college, will
deliver an address June in the col
lege church at Hanover on the life,
writings and public services of the late
Geo. p. Marsh.
EX-Gov. Horace Fairbanks was pres
ent by invitation at the opening of the
great bridge between New York and
Brooklyn last week and afterwards at
tended the reception at Engineer ROeb-
ling's residence.
Lyndon Arnold leaves to-day for
East Somerville, Mass, where he has
bought place and intends to work at
his trade.
George n. MOreau, now with the
firm of Lawrence & Co., Boston, is
spending little time with his father,
n. Moreau of Passumpsic.
Milo Eastman of Rutland was in
town last week for the purpose of bury
ing a child who died recently at Rut-
land.
Rev. S. Graves, ID. D., of Grand
Rapids, Mich, preached in Troy, n.
Y, on Sunday.
Walter n. Noyes started for Wiscon
sin on Monday, where he will remain
at least during the summer, having a
position as boOk-keeper.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-06-01
The Cantata.

The anticipated event for some time
past has been the cantata of esther"
the first representation of which was
given at Music hall on Tuesday even
ing. 1t having become reported about
town that all the tickets were sold,
people were deferred from purchasing
tickets, and the result was a smaller
house than was expected or than would
otherwise have been the case. This
may have accounted, in a measure, for
lack of enthusiasm on the part of the
audience, even the singers not being
free from the contagion. The costumes
of the sOloists, from Curtis & Weld,
were handsome and elegant. The sing
ing of the chorus, the feature of the
cantata, was exceptionally good, and
indicated thorough drill by the direct
or, W. II. Herrick. Especially fine was
the chorus of the Jews in the second
act. Miss Maynard has a good voice
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-06-01

In a quarrel at North Derby, Satur-
day morning, between Judson Wood
and George Cade, Cade struck Wood
on the head with sledge hammer,
report says crushing the skull, and
that Wood is in critical condition.
Lawrence Barnes of Burlington pays
taxes on sos ,736, the Shepard x Morse
lumber company SI08,75l, S. Beach,
$50, 87S, Bronsons, Weston, Durham &
Co., $50, 740, George F. Edmunds &c.
302, Henry p. Hickok S63,0I7, Henry
Loomis 500, 1877, Emily Stearns, $50
sos, w. L. Strong, guardian, 500, 656,
Wells, Richardson & Co., SS5, 952.
The grand bodies of Masonry of this
state convene in their annual assem-
blies i'll Burlington commencing with
the Scottish rite, June IL. The Grand
cOmmandery follows on Tuesday, the
Grand council on the evening of that
day, the Grand lodge occupies We'd
nesday and Thursday and the Grand
chapter closes the series on Friday
The Orders of High Priesthood, etc,
are distributed along through the week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-06-01

have no guaranty against it. To nurse
the patriotism of our people in times of
peace is the best preparation we can
make for war, in case it does come.
The beautiful memorial service is an
innocent and pleasant way of nurtur-
ing this spirit of patriotism. The re-
counting of some of the incidents of
the war through which we have passed
in winning our place among the nations
of the earth and retaining it has a very
strong influence in arousing patriotic
sentiments in the minds of the young,
on whom the responsibility is soon to
rest. That self-satisfied way of our
people, and the conclusion to which
they seem to arrive, that war can new
er more invade our fair land, is not
wise, nor is it warranted by past ex
perience. Peaceful as we claim TO have
been, we have been engaged in hard,
desperate warfare one day in seven on
an average ever since our government
was organized. Here is the proof ::
The war of the Revolution, seven
years the war of 1912, three years !;
the Mexican war, two years the war
of the Rebellion, four years. So that
our own history, when written, will be
a history of war in spite of our peace
claims.
Then let us do homage to the mem
DRY of the men who have borne their
country's flag to the front and main
tanned it there. 1t is but a short time
that the survivors of the last war will
be spared to decorate the graves of
ing rapidly thinned. Twenty years
have passed and the youngest of the
survivors have passed and are passing
the period of middle age and while
the sturdy old patriots who won our
independence have all long since
passed away, few, very few, of the men
of 1912 and the Mexican war remain.
Let the declining years of all our SOL
diers be sweetened with conscious
ness that those who come after appre-
ciate and acknowledge the debt of
gratitude due them. Let all people
who enjoy the blessings of this govern
ment, which is superior to all govern
ments under the broad canopy of heav-
en-, unite on each recurring Memorial
day in testimony of their appreciation
of the many sacrifices and sufferings of
the brave boys whose memory we this
day honor.
At the conclusion of Col. Randall's
address the audience joined the quar-
tette in singing the hymn composed by
Comrade Warren Gibbs and set to the
tune of "Old Hundred" when benedic-
ton was pronounced by Rev. II. w.
Jones'