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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09
Proposals of Marriage.

Their Elasticity of nature makes
everything That exists tolerable to them.
Their acquiescence is queenly. 1t is
well known that woman's code for
woman is as ineXpugnable and as stern
rs Draco's. Never amended from within
the ranks, and but slowly from without,
it must at least never be violated. The
exceptions to it are the fewest, and are
only concerned where some other es-
tablished code, by coming into collision
with it, gives seeming fertilization.
You will find no end of curious
things written about the marriage pro-
posal if YOU search for that purpose.
For instance, that eccentric classical
character. who goes into the kitchen OF
neighbor some morning, and, finding
the object of his regard at the wash
tub, proposes bluntly, then and there.
Instead of emptying its contents upon
him, as she should have done, she as
bluntly accepts his proposal. There is
the bashful suppliant who turns down u
leaf about some passage-usuallv n
sacred one-which tells his story for
him, and the answer is returned In
similar fashion There is the proposal
at a ball or dinner by slip of paper
sent across the room or table, and there
is the one in which the reply is asked
in the form of some specified and under
stood signal. In some book that L
have read an English gentleman, who
had several eligible daughters, won
dered, after waiting some years for
some such event. why no one of them,
not even the prettiest, got n proposal.
When he investigated the matter thor
oughly he found that the failure arose
from an architectural blunder. The
rooms of his house were so connected
together by series of open doors and
spacious mirrors that the question
could not be put without exposing it to
almost rs much specularitv as it would
obtain on a public throughfare.
1t is quite common for very young
ladies to say that their first serious in
terest in any young gentleman Is
aroused by his previous interest in
them-confessing in other words, that
they have no original feeling in the
matter. They would not, probably,
like to say, what amounts to about the
same thing, that one gentleman is as
likeable or as agreeable to them as an
other, though they must constantly act
rs if it we're SO, until some particular
gentleman breaks the spell and gives
them permission TO say otherwise. But,
what if the righteous one should never
break the spell, as often happensP Or
what, If neither the right one nor the
wrong one does, and no opportunity
ever comes? AS the system is now mr.
ranged, this is not at all rare cir
cumstance, nor is the lady less worthy,
necessarily, than her differently favored
sisters. She may even be more worthy,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09
a Charming Cure for jealousy.

There is custom prevailing among
the inhabitants of the Sandman islands
which may throw light upon the civ
ilized use of wedding cake. When a
native girl whose exceptional beauty
has brought her many suitors is knocked
down with club and carried off by her
accepted sutton, the welded pair, with
in forty-eight hours of the wedding,
send cup of poison distilled from the
hulahula tree to each and every one of
the brides former admirers. If any re-
cipient feels that he cannot be recon-
ciled to the marriage, he drinks the
poison and dies; but if he decides that
he will survive the loss of his intended
wife, he throws away the poison, and
feels bound in honor never to show the
slightest sign of disappointment. BY
this admirable system, the husband is
spared the pangs of jealousy, and Is
able to live on friendly terms with the
surviving admirers of his wife. Lon
don Post
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09

The Rev. w. E. Griffs writes from
Toxic, Japan, to the Christian Intel
Hge31cer: Yeddo began to be large
city in 1908, when Japan's greatest
ruler, Eseyasu, made the place his head
quarters. Until 1854 it was never visit
ed by foreigners, except the Dutch
merchants from Nagasaki; but in 1868
the mikado left Kioto, which had been
the old capital for over nine hundred
years, and made Bay-door the kio, or
capital. Then it became "The Won
derful City of Toxic" about which Mr.
Greer has written lively book, as full
OF pictures as n japanese novel. Those
who read "The Young Americans III Ja-
pan" VIII know at once without any
Introduction who Mr.. and Mrs. Jewett,
and Fritz and Sallio and Otto Nambo
are. They are living in Toxic, and
many pleasant walk do they take
through its lively streets They live
in japanese house, which consists
chiefly OF paper, mating, thin wood
and tiles and which rocks in the fire.
quent earthquakes like cradle. They
don't plaster the ceilings or walls,
chiefly because SOULS are softer than
hard lime, and lively earthquake,
which shivers as though old mother
earth had q chill, tumbles over the
lamps, so that fires are numerous. For
whole village to be wiped off the face
of the earth like rows of chalk-fgures
off black board is 40 uncommon sight.
l have seen, at one time, three or four
miles of burning houses in Toxic. The
II, A,l- -
as thing that cannot be helped. But
it is rather hard for people from less
combustible cities, who see their more
expensive houses, churches and stores
laid in ashes because the natives are as
careless as foolish children. Now the
old swamps of Bay-door are filled up,
and Tsuki-ji (filled-iniland) is the part
of Toxic in which our missionaries live
and Christian houses of worship are
built-though our Reformed church
has other chapels in this great wilder
ness of houses. Nowadays when our
parlors, dining and bedrooms and sum-
mer cottages are decorated with gay
Japanese fans, parasols, curtains, racks,
napkins, and all the brightly colored
paper finery and lacquered woodwork,
III IL Hilt luu W Ituu vi Vic Vc"cV'o 'ioie-
ing the japanese lawmakers at home,
seeing the porcelain painters Mt work,
and going shopping in Toxic stores,
where every one sits on the floor and
sips tea, while the clerks add mp their
columns of figures on rows of sticks full
of sliding buttons. Notwithstanding
all their pretty things, many of them are
very costly, tho greater part of the peo-
pie are very poor, and earn but few
cents daily.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09
One Answer for Both.

Mrs. Plump is large lady-a very
large lady. The other day, while
sitting in public hall with friend,
Mrs. Plump suddenly exclaimed, rs she
caught sight of another stout lady:
what a monster Mary, am / as big
rs that woman?"
"How singular" said Mary. "She
asked me that very same question not
half an hour ago"
well, l never" exclaimed the in
dignant Mrs. Plump
Eyes, said Mary, "and to think that
/ should answer you just as did her ~
"And how is that, pray?"
"Why, my dear, you are not nearly
so stout; you're a skeleton compared to
her!"
"Humph / knew / wasn't such a
monster, said the Modified Mrs. Plump.
boston Transcript.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09
He Wanted TO Pose.

A resident of Park street had a pho
tographer come up for the purpose of
taking view of his residence, and the
man of the camera had just got in posi-
ton when along came an old coon with
n bucli-saw on his arm and wanted to
know what was up.
Going to photograph the house"
was the reply.
"Then l guess I'll pose" remarked
the old man. "I'll take n position ut
the left of the gate and represent the
statue 'of Industry"
The members of the family came out
and arranged themselves, and the man
called out:
Here old man, you want to get out
of that"
Cant l represent Industry"
"No, sir"
"Can't stand over there and repre-
sent Laziness? 2"
"No sir We don't want you in the
group at all.
"Lemme represent the Sleeping
Beauty"
you go away"
He drew off to one side, the passing
teams halted to give the artist chance,
a directly the plate was made. Every
body rushed forward when it was ready
for inspection, and the old man was one
of the first. AS the plate was held up
he giggled and tickled, and finally
burst into loud laugh. He had lodged
around the corner of the house and his
full figure was revealed behind the
family.
what do you represent in that atti-
tude ?" Lternly inquired the photogra-
pher.
well, 1 reckon that's a pretty good
pose for Contentment."
"Very we'll. L will now represent
Dissatisfaction"
And the artist took the festive old
chap by the ear and walked him out OF
the crowd and put in couple of kicks
which changed the pose of Contentment
to that of Sorrow.-Detrou Free Press
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09
How to Catch Burglars Portraits.

The burglar-alarm now in use, true
to its name, alarms the burglar. and he
is away. Instead of ringing the alarm,
let it be set TO turn on momentarily the
full glare of electric light, and at the
same instant have it expose plate in a
camara all ready to take an instantane-
Gus picture. The burglar of course
will take to flight, but will leave his
photograph behind. The same blaze of
light which has alarmed him will
awaken the sleeping inmates, who can
proceed at once to the camera and Sc
cure the negative. In order, however,
that the camera should be set Mt the
right focus the alarm used should he an
electric mat set in n certain place on
the floor, that spot being covered by the
focus of the camera.-E s. Bro,cn, IN
Scientific american.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09

Besides those tabulated above, the
following named diseases were reported
each by one observer: inflammation of
the brain, puerperal fever, smallpox,
chicken-pox, diabetes, meningitis and
nephritis.
At the State Capitol the prevailing
winds, during the week ending Jan. 81,
1888, We're southwest, and compared
with the preceding week, the tempera-
ture was considerably lower, the relative
humidity and the day and night ozone
more, and the absolute humidity less.
The range of temperature and of ozone
was considerably greater than usual
The reports show that, with the extreme
low temperature and the considerable in
crease in ozone, there was marked in
crease in area of prevalence of erysipe-
las, influenza and pneumonia. Neural
gia, tonsilitis, diphtheria and bronchitis
also increased in area of prevalence
There was no marked decrease in any
disease reported. The correspondent
at East Tawas reports the prevalence of
disease in his locality that first attacks
the tonsils, then the pharynx, larynx
and trachea, and sometimes the esoph-
agus. with enlargement of the glands of
the neck, and supperation in the ears.
The Health Officer of the township of
Crockery, Ottawa county, reports the
prevalence of sickness beginning with
chills, followed by fever lasting from
one to four days, with inflammation OF
the tonsils and throat. He also reports
many cases of winter cholera" which
comes on very suddenly and is severe.
Including reports by regular observ-
ers and by others, diphtheria was re-
ported present during the week ending
JAN ~, and since, at twenty-five places,
scarlet fever at nineteen places and
measles at nine places. Smallpox was
reported at ST. Joseph, Berrien county,
Jan 81.
HENRY i. BAKER. Sec'y..
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09
She Accepted.

He had new silk umbrella over his
head, and all at once his heart gave a
bound rs he discovered female ahead
of him without any protection from the
storm.
"Ah-ah-excuse me, abr he STAN
mered, as he reached her side, "but
would you accept my umbrella and save
your hat?"
"You bet!' she replied, as she reached
out and took it. "This hat cost $50,
and, as 1 am out of a place, l don't
know when can afford another! Thank
vel"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09

BILLS applying for permission to con-
struct Ito miles of new railroad in
Great Britain, of which threefourths
will lie in England, will be laid before
Parliament during the approaching SEES
sion. This increased mileage is small
compared with the total annual extern
sion in the United States; but, in
proportion, it is enormous, especially
when one considers that England now
looks like spiders web on the railroad
maps. The prospective increase is
about 400 miles more than proposed to
Parliament in 1882.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09

DELEGATE-ELECT SrNGIsER, of Idaho,
says Mormonism is making inroads in
his Territory, and in the present Legis-
lature there are ten followers of Joseph
Smith. Mr.. Singiser maintains that
radical measures are necessary, as pros
elyting is carried on openly, and con-
-yerts are taught to disrespect the laws
of the country and offer insult to the
American flag
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09

THE saddest case that has recently
come to notice, saws the Philadelphia
Times, is that of miner who was
badly crushed by the fall of the roof
This occurred six months ago He was
hurt internally. His head was squeezed
The sinews in the wrist of his right
hand were cut, and, altogether, he was
badly damaged. The best medical care
that could be had was secured. To all
appearances he recovered. His wounds
healed, but he could not bear TO be left
in the room alone. If his wife went to
an adjoining room he suddenly became
nervous and called her. He was con-
stantly under the impression that the
and often he is startled from his sleep
bv sensation similar to that which OPP
pressed him when the accident hap
pened He says that he has lived the
whole scene over again hundred times
in his sleep since it occurred. There is
n swift gust of wind, binding dark
ness, n crash like that of thunder and n
collapse of the superintendent mass of
rock and slate Then he can hear the
voices of his comrades and the sound of
the picks working Mt the mass beneath
which, it seems to him, he is buried,
and so all through the experience until
he is extricated and the relief of waking
comes. He is well able, physically, to
go about, but is haunted by n great
fear. and he must be accompanied by
some one if he goes any distance from
the door. His life is a misery and he ii
distressed by the thought that he can
not recover his former strength and
yigor.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09
What Makes "a Woman Ill.

An English physician says that a
woman who has great secret, and dare
not tell it, can be made really ill by
keeping it. An American physician has
discovered that woman who knows
that some friend has great secret and
won't tell her can also be made really
Ill. Under the circumstances, the i'll
health of American women would seem
to he easy of explanation.--Phildde
phia NeUs.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09

WHILE attending spiritual seance
in Philadelphia few days ago lady
received communication from the
alleged spirit of her husband, directing
her to dig up a certain portion of her
cellar, where she would find n lot of
gold. She followed the instructions,
but, instead of finding money, opened
the mouth of an old we'll, and fell into
it and was nearly suffiocated.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09

ACCORDING to the Fort Worth Jour
nal, Texas sold 500, 900 beef cattle and
$50, 900 head of young stock cattle, this
year, for $23, 100, 900; increase in value
of 1000, 900 cattle in the State, &c.
900, 900; cost of raising cattle, expenses
and outlay generally, leaves net profit
of $27, 100000 of which 500, 100, 00O
is in cash, and s4,1O0,000 in increased
value of stock.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09

THE total elipse of the sun on the 9th
of May next will last six minutes, and
no longer one will probably occur with
in the next 100 years. 1t will be par
tally visible in many places, but few
will see it in its entirety, as it's path lies
almost entirely through the ocean,
touching land nowhere but at little
island in the South Pacific called Caro-
line island. which is out Of the track of
any established commerce or travel.
The French Government has deter
mined to send an expedition to that
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09
Health I'm 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 Jan.
81, 1888, as follows: Number of OBJ
servers heard from, 81.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09

The medical profession in New York
have introduced hypnostics. or mes
merism, very successfully into surgical
practice A correspondent relates
some experiments he recently witnessed
in this line. A boy, who was put into
the trance condition by mesmerist,
was subjected to IA painful operation.
1t was the first time that he had been
subjected to mesmeric influence. He
became SO unconscious in this condition,
and so insensible to pain, that during
the first part of the operation he gave
no signs of sensibility at all. As the
operation proceeded he regained con-
seriousness in part and acted rs patients
sometimes do under the influence of an
anasthetic. He plainly showed that
he suffered some degree of pain, but he
expressed himself in confused, in
coherent manner. 1t is thought that If
the subject had been trained-that is,
if he had been subjected to the influence
of mesmerism number of times before
that better result would have been
obtained. A Brooklyn dentist has also
been making some experiments in the
same direction He has been very sue
cessful in extracting teeth without pain
from patients in a trance-apnsthetic
condition. In some instances he has
kept subjects in trance state for a half
hour during the operation of excavating
and filling teeth. DR.. Beard, who re-
Gently died, was one of the most
thorough believers and successful
operators in this practice, and did as
much as any one to bring it to public
attention.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09

to a reception at very fine house. His
name was announced, and he entered
the salon, only to trip over the door
rug and plunge PROSTATE at the feet of
his hostess. He scrambled up, retreat
ed and entered second time, on this
trial without a mishap, and found him
self the lion of the evening.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09

A WRITER of "reminiscences Of the war,
in Portsmouth paper, relates that
Gen. Malone once, when the Yankee
cavalry came upon him suddenly in a
private house somewhere in Southamp-
ton, escaped into the garden half
dressed, and there finished his toilet
under a cabbage leaf
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09

LAST year S3S, 1877 acres of Govern
ment land were sold in Alabama, Ar
kansas, Florida, Louisiana and Missis-
sippi-the only Southern States where
there is Government land. The amount
received was 81, 100000. Of the land
sold $40, O32. % acres are in Louisiana.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09

A NEW member of the Connecticut
Legislature was much surprised, after
eating hearty meal in the House res
taurant, at being called upon to pay for
it. Why" said he, Il thought the
State furnished rs with our meals while
we were here. That's what | supposed
this place was for.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09

liza girl wants to be romantic, the
proper way is to send up toy balloon
with card attached, asking the finder
to correspond with her. A Michigan
girl tried it and got letter from her
brother in Indiana, who found the bal
loon and told her not to be fool.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.
Kissing.

Some say that kissing Is a ain
But think IL name ava,
For kissing has wound I'm this world
Since ever there was twa.
OH III 10 wasna lawful,
Lawyers wada allow it;
III II wasna holy,
Ministers wadna do IL.
II II wasna modest,
Maidens wadna tax It.;
II 10 wasna plenty,
Puir folks wada get IL.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09

DIR. AGNEw, of Philadelphia, has
turned dentist. He has extracted from
"A mans stomach some false teeth swal-
lowed with a raw oyster.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09
On All FOurs.

Bastien Lepage, the famous peasant
born French painter, is said TO have
made his appearance in Partisan society
on all fours His pictures had won him
celebrity, and one night he was invited
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09

Hon. PRESTON b. PLUMB, who has
been reelected Senator from Kansas,
was born in Delaware county, Ohio,
Oct. II. 1887. He learned the printing
business, started the Xenia Ne,cs, but
soon emigrated to Emporia, Lyons
county, Kan, where he started the En-
poria Ne,cS. He was delegate TO the
Leavenworth Constitutional Conven-
ton in 1850 member of the Legisla-
ture, Reporter of the Supreme Court,
and entered the army rs Second Lieu
tenant in the Eleventh Kansas. He
came ont of the war Lieutenant
Colonel. Since the war he has been a
leading member of the Kansas Legis-
lature until he was elected to the United
States Senate from March 4, 1877.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09
The Order OF Nature.

If you shake up basket of fruit or
of gravel the smaller portions will go
toward the bottom, the larger ones will
come toward the top. This is the order
of nature. There is no way of evading
it. And the same order prevails in the
basket of human life. The worlds
shaking will send the small characters
downward and bring the larger ones
toward the top. The larger ones are
not to blame for this. The smaller
ones haveno right to complain of ID. 1t
is the shaking that does the business.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09

A WAC, speaking of a friend whom
he suspected of living altogether be-
yond his means, observed that he be-
licved he would owe several thousand
dollars after all his debts were paid
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09

ANTHONY CoMsTocK boasts of having
seized within six years six tons of gam
bling furniture and apparatus.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09

CAPT. Rowe, of Philadelphia, re-
Gently completed his steam man after
many years of labor A few days ago
Mr.. Rowe was walking the monster
around the shop when it trod on his
foot and trampled upon him, and con-
tinued to do so despite his cries for
mercy. Getting from under it at last,
he seized heavy hammer, and dealt it
a blow that sent portion of its skull
into its stomach. A great puff of steam,
a shrill whistle, and the steam man
stopped never to go again until he
has new head put on kim, which
Capt Rowe says he will never do.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09

island. and it liz probable a grand inter
national gathering of astronomers will
meet there to take part in this scientific
uuest
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09

THE crop of buckwheat this year ex-
ceeds 1,0O0,0 bushels, and it makes
a man scratch his chin just to read the
figures.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-02-09
Life in Toxic.

HENRY 3. BAKER, Sec'y.