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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-12-04
WASHINGTON.
Synopsis of the Annual Reports
of Some Of the Govern
ment Bureaus.


Abstract Of the Report of Superintendent
Thompson.
w. B. Thompson, General Superintend-
emit of the Railway Mail Service, has sub
mitted his annual report. 1t appears that
on June 80, 1884, there were 1T, 100 miles
of railroad upon which mails were carried,
as compared with rs miles in 1884. During
the last fiscal year the increase was G, 952
miles. The number of railway postoffice
lines in operation June 80, 1884. was 845.
The annual miles Of service is 92.G40, 099.
The increase in number of pieces of
mail matter handled during the fiscal
year was sos, 900 pieces. The
percentage of increase over 1883
was 1852. The percentage of in
crease in the number of pieces of registered
matter handled was 4.93 The increase in
the past year of railroad postoffice service,
including new service placed upon old
casualties during the year was 154, in which
postal clerks were killed, 20 seriously and
60 slightly injured. Recommendation is
made that the Postmaster General be au-
thorized to pay to the widow or minor chill
dren of all clerks killed in the service
sum equal to one years salary of the grade
to which the clerk belonged Mt the
time Of his death. The appropria-
ton for tie service the present fiscal year
is "a, SOC, 900. 1t is estimated that this
should be increased 1901 900 for the next
fiscal year, which would make the appro-
priation 81, COL ,000 This is an increase of
z per cent. An additional appropriation Of
$S1 300 is recommended for the purpose of
increasing the salaries of clerks of classes
five and four to 81 400 and 81, 200 per
annum respectively. The appropriation for
postal-cars the present fiscal year is ST.
$4,000. Recommendation is made that the
appropriation for the next fiscal year be
1876, 900. This will include an amount
for subsidized roads, which has not hereto
fore been included in the estimate
for this branch Of the service. During
the year the fast-mail service has been
greatly improved without increase in cost
to the department. 1t seems probable that
the Postmaster General will soon be able to
have the fast mail arrive in Omaha much
earlier than it now does, and have a special
carrier delivery in that city and at Council
Bluffs Immediately on arrival and before
the close of business of the day. 1t is also
hoped that mails can be expedited SO as to
arrive in San Francisco about a. m, in
stead of IL: 10 a. m. as at present. The city
mail can be delivered Immediately upon
arrival, in time to get replies for the east
bound mail the same day, which will be
equal to saving one day between New York
and San Francisco. Separation fer city
delivery in San Francisco is now made on
the cars.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-12-04

The Woman and the Watch.

Did you ever notice lady go into a
watch store to have her watch set !?
She marches up to the counter with
the sweetest of smiles. She pulls out
the dainty little thing, looks at it af-
fectionately and then up at the clock,
with a look as if she were so very
sad because the dear watch was sick.
Then she hands it to the handsome
young man who exhibits the imitation
gems laid carefully out for show In a
glass case. She beams upon him and
then she says, so prettily:
will you please set this watch for
me?"
Certainly; with pleasure.
The handsome young man in q per-
fectly practical way. takes little in
strument out of drawer, turns the
watch over on its face and prepares
to open the back of it. Then you want
to look. There is little scream, q
rush, q grab, and the fair one has re-
covered the precious article. Why does
she scream and grab? She's got pict-
ure of her best beau in the inside Of
the case. That's all. And she goes
home and sets the watch herself in
the seclusion of her silk-lined, beauti-
full boudoir, There are so many secrets
about woman that every female child
should be born with n chart.-Sdn
Francisco Chronicle.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-12-04
A Talk with the Girls.

Girls, you have mostly received a
fair, plain education, thanks to our
great and universal reform in the ed
vocational system, and many of you q
high-class, brilliant scholarship. To
the first would say improve your
selves in every possible way, until you
have attained to well-informed, prac-
tical, useful and refined woman. To
the latter: Do not hide your talents
under bushel, as you have received
so freely. Bestow and by every means
seek to diffuse the knowledge you
possess, among your less fortunate
sisters, many of whom have to toll from
early morn till dewy eve to obtain the
bare necessities of life, and whose chief
(and in some cases only pleasure is
derived in perusing the pages of light,
cheerful bu. cheap literature, the pro-
auctions of the pen o. some clever but
needy author. Here is an opening to
you, my fair friends, whose means are
large and accomplishments great, to
WELD your pens and commit to paper
your brilliant thoughts and lofty ideas.
III you cannot shine as an authoress
write your experiences of school
life and intersperse it with some pat
terms OF high-art needlework, such as is
only taught in the homes of the
wealthy. Depend on it these would
meet with a hearty welcome from the
sisterhood, and'be highly appreciated,
for they have in the majority as fine
and keen perception of the beautiful as
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-12-04
The Soprano Voice i'm Politics.

Whatever foolish notions the novel
lists may have instilled into our minds,
woman is not all emotion. The Ameri-
can woman has her fair share of good
sense and administrative ability, and
there is reason to believe that she might
bring into the region of governmental
affairs positive contributions of thrift,
order, integrity, and economy. Hers
would be the soprano voice in politics,
the voice of aspiration, the voice of in
SEPARATION. 1t was no dreamer, no mere
sentimentalist, but the profoundest poet
of modern Europe, who gave us as the
closing prophecy of his Faust, "The
woman-soul leadeth us upward and on J"
-.Jltdde PitDldn, Boston.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-12-04
How He Got Hurt.

"Oh, my child, how did your face be-
come so bruised? Come to mamma and
tell her all about it.
I'LL was over Gross the road
playin' with Mis- Howe's little girl /;
boo-hoo-oo- oo-oo."
"And did she hurt you like this?"
"Y-y-y-y-e-s.
well, that was real naughty in her.
What did she do to little Georgie?"
. "Sh-sh-she knocked me down, an
an-and then she hit me- w-wi-with a
b-r-i-i-c-k. and pounded me w-wi-with a
b-r-o-o-m-s-t-i-c-k"
"Oh, dear, what terrible child!
Well, don't cry any more, George
What were you doing when this hap
pened?"
"Pl-pl-playing w-we WAS mar
r-i-e-d"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-12-04
CHIPS.

MAJ. GEN. HANCOCK will retire in Feb
ruary, 1888.
BARTHOLOMEW BINNs, the English
hangman, has been deposed for getting
drunk.
Mr.. WINANs. of Baltimore, who rents
about quarter of million acres of deer
forests in Scotland, has this season killed
$50 stays.
MISS NELLIE LEBoRcHE, daring aero
naut, fell from her balloon Mt Eufaula. Ala.
and suffered severe shock. but had no
bones broken.
EDITOR HENLay, of the Livingston
(Montana) Enterprise, says that Montana
will withing five years lead all the States
and Territories in mineral and meat produc-
ton.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-12-04
Attitude Of the Senate Toward CIeve-
land.

1t having been reported that Senator
Ingalls, had said that he would vote to con-
firm Cleveland's appointments, the Senator
was recently interviewed, and confirmed the
report. He says:
I'm my opinion, the nominees of Cleve-
land should be confirmed unless there are
objections other than political A Demo-
cratic Senate rejected none of Hayes APP
pointments. The unwritten law of the
case is for the Senate to assume that, in
case of removal by the President, he has
ample cause for it, and it has been the
courteous custom of that body to so re-
gard it"
Senator Ingalls, doubts the constitution
atty of the tenure Of office act, and says
he thinks it ought to be repealed.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-12-04

There have been two important
changes in the drug business within
the past few years, says 81. Nicholas.
In the first place, the scope of the
drug store has been enlarged. In old
times the term drug store" indicated
an establishment where simply drugs
were kept. Now you can go to many
drug stores and purchase cigars, tobac-
co, canes, umbrellas, tea, coffee, sta
tionery, confectionery, and many kinds
of fancy articles. Some say that drug
gists have been forced into selling these
goods on account of the competition
they have had to contend against in the
sale of patent medicines by dry-goods
establishments and book stores, and
because some of their own number sell
the patent, or proprietary, medicines
below the regular market price. There
is much truth in this statement, but
/ think there is another reason to ac-
count for this practice, and that is the
increased rate of rent. In former times
the item of rent was not SO great as it
is now, and the druggist could make
a good living by combining himself to
drugs proper. Now the expense for
rent is matter for serious financial
consideration. 1t is true that the bust
ness yields large percentage of profit,
but the total sales are comparatively
small. At one time, when the calling
was confined to its legitimate sphere,
the profit was 80 per cent. Now the
average rate of profit is probably % or
on nor cont
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-12-04
THIS AND THAT.

A MARRIED lady in Whitney, Tex,
weighs forty pounds. Her week old baby
weighs FIVE and one-half pounds.
A GEORGIA negro stole horse near his
home. rode the animal thirty miles and sold
il for $50. Then he stole another horse to
ride back home, but was arrested.
DIR. TAYLOR, the Bishop TO Africa, pro-
poses, instead of teaching his assistant mis-
sionaries the native languages, to teach the
natives English as the shorter method.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-12-04
In strict Confidence.

First Bridesmaid - you'll never
tell?"
Second Bridesmaid-"Of course not.
/ never do, you know"
First bridesmaid Well, she told
me, in strict confidence, understand,
that, though Jack was poor, they were
going to travel all summer, and stop at
the best hotels, and that they got the
money by selling their duplicate we'd
ding presents. 1 wonder whether my
spoons are paying part of the ex-
penses ?"-T Troy Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-12-04

woman Is ,vha. Man Doth Make ysr.

What be flowers to the lee
What tn blossoms To the tree,
What the zephyr's 20 the day
In the bright and glowing May.
What the sunlight TO the shade,
What the paIsy's 10 tho g.ade,
What the maqnet's to the pole.
What the spirits 10 the soul,
What soft musics to the breast,
What sweet dreaming TO the rest,
What the robe Of incense high
is TO seraph IN the sky,
This. all this, is womankind
TO mans glory Of tine mind.
%, the duty that we owe
10 this angel here belowl
Let affection come unsought,
Make her queen OF every thought;
Hold her pride within thy care,
All thy gladness let her share;
Say not love is ever vain;
Bliss of lovel all love IL gainl
Let no word OF tongue or eye
Lance or iret the sacred tie;
Stronger than the giants hand
Is the waving OF her wand.
Long and empty ia the day
With fair woman far away:
As we contemplate her hence,
Rueful grows the shore intense.
Pure and white as driven snow,
Let her not but mercy know.
Woman TO thy bcsom bind.
Mold her to a lofty mind;
Don't decry her; don't forsal1e her;
Woman is what man doth make her.
fuOh Pdrrar McUernOtL.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-12-04
THIS AND THAT.

MONKEYS are coming into demand as
ladies' pets.
SAM PATCH, the foolhardy fellow, who
made a famous leap to death. is to have a
monument at Rochester. N. Y.
A MEDICAL expert thinks that the large
increase in rheumatism in New England
is the result Of the disuse of cider. In
cider drinking countries there is very little
rheumatism.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-12-04

THE most popular Turkish" towels now
in the market come from Philadelphia.
This goes to show that an ordinary towel
by any other name can attain premium for
popularity
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-12-04

Two RATS of pine logs from Lake Su-
perior towed into Cleveland covereda space,
one of five and the other of eight acres, and
contained 100000 feet OF lumber.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-12-04

MINISTER LOWELL has sent out denial
of the story that he would take up his resi-
dence ut Oxford, England.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-12-04

GERMAN immigrants avoid the cotton
States.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-12-04

MAUD S. weighs.946 pounds. She is at
Chester Park, Cincinnati, her old home.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-12-04

In Denver one household out of every
FIVE is without Bible.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-12-04

CONSULT the lips for opinions, the
conduct for convictions.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-12-04

FIFTY per cent. of the cholera cases at
Naples were fatal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-30
DEATH By Sow TORTURE.

Terrible Scenes at Railway Wreck on the
Cleveland, Lorraine q wheeling Line.
WHEELING, Aug 29.-On Thursday night, at
IL o'clock. a freight train on the Cleveland,
Lorraine g Wheeling railroad north bound, with
engine No. 4, when near Saltwater, jumped the
track, turning almost completely over, wrecking
fourteen cars and killing John Cation, the en-
gineer, and James Bulger, brakeman When
the crash came and the train stopped the re-
manner Of the crew, Daniel Savage, conductor,
and Trueman Duncan, the third brakeman, went
forward to the engine, when a horrible sight
was presented. The engine was twisted and
broken into a shapeless mass, the tender was on
top of the engine. The engineer was found
seated on his cushion, bent forward, with his
arms held over the top of his head
and held firmly to the ground by the top of the
cab. One leg was cut off and driven into the
soft ground. He noaned twice after the crew
reached the engine, and then died. A brakeman
who was riding on the engine at the time the ac-
cident occurred, was found back of the engine,
held tight by the weight of part of the cab, and
imbedded to his waist in cord wood that was
stacked beside the track for shipment. He beg
ged piteously to be released, and told the two
men who were working to release him from his
burning prison, to see his babies for
him and tell his wife that his
last breath went out in prayer for her and the
little ones. With their best efforts, it took one
hour to get him out He was carried to the
station, and died at 2 o'clock. His remains, and
those of the engineer, were brought to their
homes at Bridgeport today.
Walker Heineman, the fireman, was on the
engine when it left the track, and escaped death
by jumping and being thrown clear Of
the wreck by the force Of the engine
in going over. While Duncan and
Heineman were at work getting the
dying brakeman from the wreck, the hot steam
was pouring out and around them, making it a
aeSt re when the unforunat bre
would beg them for Gods sake not to let him be
burned alive. Water was carried, and the FIRE
was extinguished. He was conscious to the last,
and suffered terrible agony before death released
him
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-30
COLONEL DwIGHrs LIFE INSURANCE..
Thirteen Companies Still Refuse to Pay, and
Will Fight 1t Out in the Courts.

u
Thirteen Companies Still Refuse to Pay, and
Will Fight 1t Out in the Courts.
New YORK Sun.
hamton, N. Y, have not yet recovered half Of
the $40 900 life insurance which he had in No
vember 1873 when he died The policies which
have been paid are: Equitable, of New York,
$50, 600; New England Mutual, $40, 900; Mutual
Benefit, SIC, 900; Home Life S., 900; Travellers,
$40, 900; Etna, 100000 National Of Chicago,
&c., 00 All but the Etna, Equitable and
National policies have been paid since the YER
dict against the Germania Company, in the suit
at Norwich, N. Y, last December In some
cases the heirs accepted as a compromise per
centage of the amount of the policy.
The companies which have not paid are:
United States Life of New York, $4,000; Wash
ington, $4,000; Metropolitan, $40, 900; Home
opathic, $1,000; Manhattan $4,000; Brooklyn,
S. 900; Germania, SIS, 900; Northwestern Mutual,
$l5, 900; Union Mutual, $40, 600; National, of
Vermont, $4,000 Berkshire, $4,000; State Mu-
tnal, 1000; Massachusetts, Mutual, $4,000.
These thirteen companies have jointly assumed
the expense of contesting the insurance of Colonel
Dwight on the ground of fraud The case tried
at Norwich has been appealed and will come be-
fore the Court of Appeals in October. If the
case is decided finally against the Germania com
pany, the other companies have other defenses
One of the defenses to be interposed is that
Colonel Dwight is not dead In the Germania
suit it was admitted that Colonel Dwight was
dead and the chief theory of the defense was
suicide.
Meanwhile, the beneficiaries of Colonel Dwight,s
will are awaiting their share Of the proceeds of
his estate, which consisted entirely Of these in
surances. Among the benefclaries are the poor
of Binghamton. the press of Binghamton, and
the fremen of that city, who are to have an
annual dinner, the Binghamton library, and
some churches, doctors and others.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-30
A wonderful Invention.

Washington Letter.
"A great scheme is attracting some attention
here. That is a type setting and manufacturing
machine Parties have been experimenting a
long time on machine which is designed to
make type and set type at the same time. About
has just got far enough along to suggest reas-
enable hope of perfection. A stock company
has been formed and the work is to be pushed
to early completion In a conversation with
Public Printer Rounds, the other day, on the
subject he expressed his belief in the ultimate
success of the machine Rounds is practical
man, printer and type founder and ought to
done, said he "a girl with sense enough TO run
a type writer can set up as much as ten men
now can, and make her own type as she goes
along, too
''What is to become of the jour printerlp 1
asked.
1.-THE jour will soon have become unknown
But there will be work for him some way. /
have noticed In my somewhat eventful life that
every bit of machinery that helps the printing
business also helps labor by multiplying the pro-
duction and demand.
The new machine is operated the same as q
typewriter, except that cast is not made Of
each letter separately, but Of each word or line.
1t is very complicated and not easy described A
word or line is set-thatis matrix of type made
in soft copper, and the full line cast at the
stroke Of the finger. This already works fairly
we'll the thing most lacking being evenness of
the faces as the type line appears. It is the
opinion of experts that this wonderful machine
will be successfully brought into action. If it
does succeed it will reyolutionize the printing
business 1t will be as great an advance as the
steam power press was over the hand press
The possibilities Of such an invention are almost
too great to contemplate, much less to correctly
estimate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-30
Wheat Grades in New YORK.

New YORK, Aug 29-At meeting of the
joint committee to arrange the grades Of wheat
to be established for the ensuing crop year, held
on the 10Th inst it resolved that the grade of
No 2red winter shall onform to the following de-
scription: No. red winter wheat shall be sound,
dry and reasonably clean, weighing not less than
58a pounds, Winchester standard, and shall not
contain over ten per cent. of white wheat The
adjustment of the type sample heretofore
known as 'sThe Bottom of the Grade was rec
commended, and also that the inspectors grade
wheat in accordance with the above description.
A minority dissented, but at regular meeting
Of the grain trade in the Produce Exchange, to-
day. the recommendation of the committee was
adopted
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-30
AT OTHER POINTS.
Two Persons Instantly Killed Damage Near
Carmi, III.

Two Persons Instantly Killed Damage Near
Carmi, III.
CARMI, Ill, Aug. 49, "A severe wind and rain
storm visited this place this morning. Several
buildings were damaged and corn throughout the
county seriously injured by the wind The
dwelling of William zeigler farmer, was
struck by lightning and consumed. Two of his
children were dangerously shocked, but will
probably recover. Mrs. John Haffa, who was
in the house at the time, was instantly killed
Later reports from the country tell Of great
damage by the storm this morning. The vii
lage of Centreville, eight miles north, was com
pletely demolished. At Phillipstown number
of buildings were blown down. All over the
county farm-houses and barns were destroyed.
The dwelling Of Sylvester Tobar, farmer near
Centreville, toppled over and killed one child,
and severely injured two others. Mrs Tobar
was fatally hurt
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-30

Since the first congress representatives Of the
United States have been sent abroad who had
made postal questions study, and who had
much influence in the conventions The chief
topics which will be discussed are the compul-
ment on letters being optional at present. the es-
Enlistment Of an international packet post,
such as has been operated in the British islands
with great success; the sending of articles by
mail G. o. D.; the institution of universal
steamers, and universal exchange Of letters OF
declared value, the rate of postage to be gagged
by the value of the letter and the full value to
be refunded if the letter be lost.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-30
Charged with EmbezzIement.

had William 7. and Louis J. Ladner, suspended
bankers. arrested, charging embezzlement and
obtaining money by false and fraudulent pre-
lenses. Louis was committed to prison, in de-
fault of bail. The magistrate, having received
a certificate from Atlantic City that William Is
sick, fixed his bail at SO, ZOO William 81.
Dohnert made the affidavit, on which the war
rant of arrest was also issued. Dohnert alleges
that last year he deposited SIG 900 wi tn the firm,
and during the current year added $5l, 900 for
investment and never received any return
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-30
Advice to Mothers.

be used when children are cutting teeth 1t re-
ieves the little sufferer at once; it produces
natural, quiet sleep by relieving the child from
pain, and the little cherub awakes as bright as
button 1t is very pleasant to taste. 1t soothes
the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, re-
heyes wind, regulates the bowels, and is the best
known remedy for diarrhea whether arising
from teething or other causes. Twenty five
cents bottle