Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-01-05
OUR EXCHANGES.

the new departure little previous:
General Butler is entirely too fast with
his bran new party"
This is the way the Lapeer Democrat
nuts it: 1T is said that figures Will not
lie. vet statistics can be skewed around
to proye almost anything in political
discussions"
The Detroit Evening Journal says:
"Mr, Horr was crowded OF the Rivers
and Harbors Committee to crafty the
ambition of man of much less ability
against the wishes and best judgment
of Mr.. Carlisle, but he has been advanced
to tho Appropriation Committee, where
he will do excellent service.
The ca arlevoix Sentinel says: "Anoths
er pressing necessity existing here is the
want of pier head light. Our COM
merce has reached such proportions that
a beacon is necessity on our govern
ment pier"
The Boyne City Statesman is enthusi-
astic for its little corner on the head OF
Pine Lake, hear him: Everything leads
TO the conviction that this is the best To-
cation for manufactures in Michigan"
The Elk Rapids Progress noticing the
use of gold by dentists, touches OIL the
item in this wise: "The mathematical
genius that procured these facts from
the census returns, predicts that in the
twenty-first century all the gold in the
country will be buried in the grave
yards"
The Altoona Review in counting the in
crease of the population in Harrisville
includes the births within the previous
issue of that lively paper. The death
rate il is silent about. Perhaps in
Harrlsyille people are born but they do
not die. Any way it is "A novelty in
census taking.
The Au Sable Saturday Night horos-
coping the coming presidency says in a
vein of pleasantly: But the Democrats
never could stand fire for long time.
They are good at a rushing charge, but
when they are called to stand by their
colors through the fire of a six months
battle, they get demoralized and break
ranks"
Anew York City writer to the Big
Rapids Herald gives this note of alarm
TO familiar class: "Said leading dra'
matte manager to me the other evening
after the performance: "A managers life
is not a happy one, but the way it is har-
rassed by these dramatic schools which
are now springing up like mushrooms, il
making 1T almost unbearable.'
The Lansing Republican says: 1.-The
name of ex-tiongrsssman John I. Rich
of Lapeer is being mentioned in cOnnec
ton with the republican nomination fol
governor. He is popular with all CLASSES
and has never been found wanting in
any public position in which he has beer
tried. Location is somewhat agalns
him, but If he really enters the field al
a candidate he will receive strong sup
port from every part of the state"
The Bay City Lumberman's Gazettt
says: "Chicago the present season recie'
ed 297,O96OO0 more shingles from tn
west shore towns of Lake Michigan thar
last year as per the report of the secere
tary Of the Chicago Lumberman's Elk
change He also estimates that there
are 100000 feet less lumber in thu
wards of that city than there was at thi
season of the year in 1882. He also report
receipts for the season 300,0o0,0OO fee
less thus far.
The Portage Lake Mining Gazet1
among its money items gives this on
"The official announcement elsewhere
to-day's paper of the division of $So,O(
among the stockholders of the Frankll
mining company is most agreeable Il
telligence, which is emphasized by u
fact that after the setting apart of tn
dividend the corporation will have
hand Gncluding the profit from Decor
ber's product. which we predict will
the largest ever taken out of the mine
one month"; the first of the year asurpl
of serviceable assets in the shape of CO
per and cash items of over $2OO,O(
while the available supplies on the mil
judging from the report of last yes
must representa- cash value OF near
$50.OO0."
The Harbor Springs Republican,
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