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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-08-07
Meeting of the school Inspectors.


The chairmen of the several boards of
township school inspectors met at the Office
of the County Clerk on Tuesday last and or
ganized by electing G. S. Maynard of Paw
Paw, Chairman. There were present Miss
Nellie Lytle of Columbia, j. Ii. Tripp Of Ge-
neva, A. Il. Sherburne of Covert. G.. b.
Charles of Bangor, G. o. Nash of Arlington.
w. Z. Chase of Waverly, j. Averill of Ant
werp, c. s. Maynaad of Paw Paw, A. s. Has
kin of Lawrence, Mrs. Ada L. Grove of Hart
ford, Fred Baker of Keeler, Miss Ella Max
we'll of Hamilton, Miss Eunice Van Hise of
Decatur, and L. w. Hall of Porter. But one
ballot was taken for member of the County
Board of Examiners, Uice Ross, whose term
had expired, which resulted as follows: For
Prof. +. +. Bradt of Hartford, eight votes
and for Prof. G. ID. Lawton of Lawton, five
votes. Prof Bradt was declared elected and
thereupon the board adjourned to the Court
House, to hold a joint meeting with the
Board of Examiners.
The joint meeting adopted the following
resolution, to-wit:
ResoIced, That it is the sense of the board
of school inspectors, that the county board
of examiners should require certificate of
moral character from the board of township
school inspectors, when not personally
acquainted with such applicant.
The passage of this resolution was followed
by a rambling discussion on the subject of
how to get rid of an unpopular or an un-
worthy teacher, which developed nothing of
importance.
This was followed 10y report from COM
mittee on text books, on which no action
was taken. The joint meeting then ad
iourned sine de.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-11-28
IkIng as a Regular Business

ktinS pima begging is a regular BUSH
a 49, being horn into the pro
fess!. hnd bringing up their children
to it i Ih every large city where there
is a 4a9 association of mendicants, to
whioh Everyone who begs for a living
mus belong. At the head is one
styltdthe Beggar King. His authority
is al8lute, and TO him the others are
ameEtble. The society has code of
rules and by this every beggar has a
right, according to custom, to stand at
the aoor or IA dwelling and howl, sing,
knock, or make any other noise he
pleases, until the occupant gives him
one cash. Then he is obliged to desist
and can apply at the same place no
more that day. No two are allowed to
beg together at the same place, yet
they are so numerous that Few doors
are free from their clamorings long at
a time, The proprietors of large es-
tablishments, who desire to save them
selves from the annoyance of the con.
tinual yisitations, do so by paying a
certain sum at once to the King, who
causes a written statement to that
effect to be pasted by the side of the
door, and this procures for that house
certain exemption. No beggar dare ap-
proach it, for though few of them can
read, all recognize the seal of their
chief, and if one transgresses he may
be beaten by the occupants Of the
house, or, being reported to the King,
be more severely punished. Every
beggar has his beat, beyond which he
dare not go and has also his superior,
to whom every night he hands over a
certain part of the days proceeds. The
oYerseers in turn pay to the King a
fixed sum monthly, which must be
large, as he lives like a nabob. If
beggar breaks the laws he is sent to
the King, who is held responsible by
the city magistrates for the good con-
duct OF all his people. The punish
ment he administers is generally too
SLOW for the people who suffer from
the depredatiOns of the beggars, and
When beggar is detected in an offense
his punishment generally consists in
having his hands tied behind him, be-
ing drawn up over limb of the near
est tree and beaten half to death with
Sticks clubs, fists or anything that
comes to hand
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-11-28

The mystery of the jumping beans
of Mexico was solved some several
years ago on the Comstock. The ex-
PLANTATION is simple enough there IS
in each bean a worm whose instinct It
is to SO skip as to keep the bean in
motion. The insect gives motion to
the bean by drawing itselfinto a close
coil and then suddenly uncoiling in
such wav as to strike against tha
upper part of the cavity it occupies. IN
Mexico these beans in great numbers
are to be seen skipping over the
ground under the trees upon which
they are produced. They thus skip
and roll along the ground until they
lodge in some hole or cavity where
they are likely to be covered with
earth bv the first rains. The worm Is
a provision Of nature by means OF
which the beans are distributed and
planted. When the beans " ere brought
here our Comstockers did not let the
"concealment" of the worm / the
bud" worry their "danask" cheeks,
hut obusted the bean and went after
the inner consciousness of the thing.
When dug out of its nest the insect
which resembles those found in peas
continues to skip, and is able to hop 70
= foot or more T,rQim9 (Neo }
Enterprise,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-11-28
An Economical Princess.

our American wives and mothers
might with advantage take alesson in
economy from one who may almost
be called the first, or at anv rate the
loyelle'l lady in Europe. OF the Prin-
cess Of Wales we hear that she makes
her Young daughters dresses in such
manner that one dress is enabled To
do tnpie duty by having movable
waistcoats and cuffs, thus giving the
effect q a different gown whenever
the Salstcoat is changed. For in
stance 'nelr navy blue yachting ccs-
TUNES nave one set of facings of GRIM
son aio'her OF white and another of
blue ou' all so we'll made and so fault
less y cut and fit as to give the young
prln'9Saes the same style and elegance
for "nlch their mother has always
been distinguished, and in which their
young cousins the daugters of the
Crown Princess of Germany. are said
to be lamentably deficient. -Ne,o York
sun
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-11-28

The telegraph appears to have made
more progress in the United States
than in aIy other country. The mum
ber Of American telegraph Offices in
lse2 was l2,9l7, and the number of
telegrams forwarded during the year
vas l0,jSLl77. The number of tele
graph Offices in Great Britain and
ireland in 1882 was 5,747, the number
of telegrams forwarded being 30, $685.
02q Germany had l0,803 Offices. the
number Of kilograms forwarded beiI
26.26Ql2t France had 6,3I9 offices,
the number of kilograms forwarded
being 2636Ol24. Russia had 2.812
offices the number of kilograms for
warded being 9,S00,20l. Belgium had
935 Offices, the number of kilograms
Forwarded being 4,066,843. Spain had
647 Offices, the number of lie oprams
foTwardel being 2,830,l86. British
India had l'O25 offices, the number of
teIegraus forwarded being 2,O32, ,6o3
switzerland had 1,l60 offices. ItaIv
, 800 and Austria 1886 The number
oil telegamS forwarded in these three
Iast-mentioned countries was 3,046.
l82, 7Olo'287 and $685. 2O9 respec
tiyelv.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-11-28
IprINcs FOR THE CURIOUS.

ay GOuld's income is four dollars
fho water in Flint River. Ga {,
cld = that fish lying on the, bottom. oao
bel zen n ten feet Of water
~ Charlotte, North Carolina. IS 4
fod htaln which sends a stream two
hui and sixty-eight feet higa.
icyf Oia and clear as crystal. It has
its lah'urce in the adjacent nountains
AM Pur. = said to be the bialsst in the
woFacd,
good oyster, if well-fed, win lay
12i V0OOO eggs in a year. They
had sh In from four to ten hours. Prof.
BID VINO has charge Of the oyster
had merry at Cold Spring, N. Y, says
theI heads resemble a high-crowned
Del ey hat, while their tails can scarce
" pe distinguished from hat Of soft
field with the brim turned down all
rokPqd
4 lae black rat, so common in England
300l 'ears ago has been. it is believed by
matt l.ralists, completely exterminated
by az gray and dun species Of later
tim
II gures are wonderful things. Here
is sample of what can be done with
thed by placing one grain of corn
on Il W tirst square Of chess board.
doubling the number of grains for
eacll succeeding square, the quantity
of c, IN required for the whole board
of j 'y-four squares would fill 1874
375t barns, each holding 100000
busIl els of 100000 grains each, bushels
rou1 q numbers. If the United States
GROW l,S00000,000 bushels each year
it wpuld require a little over $50 years
to nI IaAe enough.
TRe Japan Weekly Mail saTs the
fave orite puss of rich nobiewoman
was Rately borne to its last home in a
gnoV white coffin, covered with gor-
georl white silk pail, while its incon-
soIaIle mistress and a large contingent
of flnale mourners followed the re-
mairI Priests. chanting a solemn
litanE met the bier and escorted it to
its e3nAe Another defunct feline is
COMA lorated by handsome monu-
meme lhe gate Of the cemetery just
outs ,I0kio.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-11-28

t...f.t no t-e to grumble an complain,
tf.ia-t rs cheap and easy to reJoicei
when ,,5I eorts out the weather and send
rd,
Wy. ran s my choice.
Men eencrly to all intents-
Although they re ap to grumble some
p.i- most their trust in Providence
Auit take th ngs as they come
That is, the commonality
or men that's lived us long as me
HIS watched the world enough to learn
Tine. ri. not the boss of this concern.
with some. of Jurse, it's d iIercnt-
I've seed Young men thnt kuowed tall,
Al didn't .iko the way things went
On tb. tcrcs rial ball;
BIT. alI tine sumo, the rain some way
Isincd Just a. hard on picnic day;
Or rvhen they really wanted it
Itmaybc wouldn't rain bit!
III IBIS existence, dry and wet
Will ovcriakc the best Of men
some Little shit o clouds II shet
The sun of now and then.
But maybe as you're wonderin' who
You've fool like lent your umbrella TO-
And want it out II pop the sun,
And you II be glad you amt got none.
II ag2erynt. the farmers, too
There too mueh wet or too much sum-
Or work. or waitin roand 10 do
Before the plowin' 5 done
And may e, like As not the wheat,
jest as it s loobin hard to beat
VIII ketch the stoun-and jest about
Thccorn '-a intin ont
These here cyclones a-ioolin' round
And bac, ard crops-and wind and rain
Aud VT the corn that's wllered down
May elbow up again
They amt no sense, as ! can see,
For morlals sich as you and me
A-multin' Natures wise intents
And lockn horns with Providence
It ain tho use to grumble and complain;
II 5 Jest a. cheap and easy rejoice;
When cod sorts ont the weather and SEM
rain,
Wy, rain S my choice.
u ~ Riieu.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-11-28
How China Got its Nnmn

Upwards of 100 years before Christ
the Chinese were people ruled by a
dynasty Of kings, of whom, like the
rharaohs Of old, there is no clear his
'ofy' and not until the "Chow" dynas-
" B. c. ll25, is there any clear his
sofy Of the main Chinese states. The
Vnlhese take their history back to the
Vme Of Noah. This very ancient en-
pure has borne in its time many names.
ior 1t was custom when "a new dyn-
'S'y assembled the throne to give a new
aaine to the empire, as Hai-oue
onsm-que, Han-que. etc, according to
'ne name Of the ruling monarch. tn
''ue name is said to be Chum-oue. othe
e7n'er kingdom of the world" This
'efn was by usage corruptel to Chin
4"e' ana from this word the Portu-
suese gave it the name of China.
e.i NINA proper consists of eighteen
ps.oyihees, containing $50 900 fOO of
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-11-28

The ophthalmia of infancy has been
proved to be the most certainly curaoie
of all diseases, and yet its neglect re-
suits in more cases OF hopeless bind
ness than any other trouble to when
the eye may be subjected. An lnves-
tigation of twenty-five blind asylnms
in Germany alone has shown that Que,
third of the inmates would he IN run
possession of their sigAt but for tne
terrible consequences Of neglected
Dphthalmia, and in England also
similar condition of affairs has been
developed. Blindness is for the lhai'
vidual catastrophe and for the col"
munity burden; therefore the II.
spectors of the poor in all the iais'
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-11-28
rnropean Us have bean ~

European Y rs have been reoniral i,
distribute cFds giving ample ios,ruc.
tions to mclher enabling them to 70.
cognize ne first symptoms Of onb.
thalmia aua to understand its gravity
The British Mercantile marine j.
COR pOscd of some 2I.5oy vessel. II
Guiding $3.50 steamers, with an aggra. =.
gate measurement Of about 0oor
tons. while that Of France consists nj,
about 2,2oo vessels, including 7oo
steamers. with an aggregate measure
ment Of 1861 1000 tons. The number
Of steam vessels Of war incmdino
transports, despatcb boats. etc.. which
are available for the protection of tbe
respective merchant nayies are 337
vessels with !,OjS guns for that of
England, and BIZ vessels, with 1850
guns for that 4 France 1t will thus
be seen that Whereas the French mer-
camille mariaa.s protectecteI in the
ratio of one slip of war to nine mcr-
chanfmen. no less than ei,,,. ,...,.
chantmen are allotted to the care Of
each British war vessel. In order tc
place the British merchant navy on an
equal footing With that Of France 1.
regards man-of-war protection, j
would be necessary to add 2,0j3 vessels
to the royal navy.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-11-28
A LUCKY LEGACY.

Young Tom Collins. a law student,
has Just cJme into strange inherl-
tance. lIe sat solitary in his little
clearinghouse room trying to realize.
IF the poor child hadn't me- he
said to himself, 'it could go and apply
for admission to some institution. If
hadn't it, / could -pshawl that is not
the idea. l must decide what l am to
do"
Tom had solemnly promised to care
! for the newborn babe of his only Sis
ter, who had just died.
Tom was interrupted by knock on
the door. 1t was followed by 4 cry of
mingled entreaty and command, such
as only hungry babes know how to
emit
"rye fetched the poor little dear
around. sir" said the nurse, brandish
inc her charge. "Therel therel there!
IFS cot the wind this minute, mixin'
milk. Have you found nurse SIT :
And baby wants clothes"
She dropped her shrieking charge
upon Toms bed and started toward
the door.
"Ohl oh! gasped Tom. "Do not
20! In the name of mercy, do not!
Whv do you say want nurse? Are
YOU not one?'
u am, sir" she said turning conf
dentially to Tom, ga monthly l am
willing to stay with you while l can,
But. sir. my summons may come any
dav or hour. 1t is impossible to calcu-
late I'll work for you while l can,
sir but when my call comes no earth
" thing can keep me"
Can you" said Tom, looking gloom
iIv at his now silent prize on the bed,
ocan YOU give me any adyice?'
Mrs. Primmins placed her arms
akimbo.
Tom fervently prayed for light on
the meditations.
~ have it," cried Mrs. Primmins
"Malyiny's got to take it,
"Bless your dear soul" responded
Tom. "Malviny's the very one! Wha'
a talent you have for managing, aunti'
dear"
There was Tom, his very self! H'
had hit on exactly the right compli
ment to pay the old nurse. He wa
actually floating through life on thi'
instinct he had for saying the mos
pleasant thing to everybody Mrs
primmins of all things desired th'
reputation of maneuverer, as it was
of course the one of all others she di'
not deserve.
ayes" she cried, chuckling, al cal
oonaue Let me alone! And the frs
,hino in the morning I'll go there witt
,,ou Now," said she, seizing he
,horoe who was beginning to squirm
.now III see what's to be got out o
your landiady'
winking violently with first on
80 and then the other, she started t
%. then, with sudden solemnit1
sbe re-inserted her head in the dool
way. ,s.,
If I'm summoned" she said. It
! above all else. If I'm called, | mus
:. .certainly," said Tom, much pu
ned. but you won't be, auntieT A
the Young man walked abroad to g
n ,,;s dinner he felt impressed with a
almost mysterious awe of the o.
\. nurse. - o,.ov. u,,,
death grinuing one in the face Ill
s that he muttered.
OF In the night Toms dream of pea
K. was again dispelled'
Another knock at the door.
.Am | under ban?' growled Tor
ID what's the matter nowSS"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-11-28

A church bell at Saratoga recently
rang l04 times-one stroke for eacn
year of its existence. we imagne
this to he the only instance on record
where the age of Saratoga belle mas
been told.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-11-28

Sleepless people, says Health and
Home, should court the sun. The
very worse soporific is laudanum, and
the very best is sunshine. Therefore
it is plain that the poor sleepers should
pass as many hours Of the day in the
sunshine and as few in the shade as
possible. The injurious effect OF the
shade is very noticeable in plants
growing in secluded places and ladies
who are accustomed to carry sun
shades. The inyigorating power Of
sunlight is infinite, and he whose skin
IS tawny seldom requires Il pill.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-11-28

A correspondent Of a Missouri pa.
per, who has been travelling in Mex
leo, was given lesson or two ia
etiquette which will be considered
amusing. He wites u was given a
lesson in etiquette by Mexicmyoung
lady | met on the train. Il saw you
eating an orange on the del OF plat
form, she said. In Mexico that would
be considered as mmannerly There
it is unmannerly to eat anything out
side Of a house even candy And /
noticed when NJ. Romero gave you a
Mexican match You thrust it away
after using but one end of it. The
other was still sericeable, and you
should have returned the match wit
your thanks Il you hand one a cigar
or cigarette to .ight with you must
axe a Whit after it has been returned
oyou, though it may be so short as to
burn your fingers, All this received
with good grace, for my young lady
was but ten yeal old
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-11-28

A regulation of remarkable nature
has been made by the French postal
authorities in regard to the methods
of affixing postage stamps on regis
tered letters. The stamps are not to
he placed close together, but are to
have a space between them. 1t is eN
planned that when several stamps are
placed together, they cover a space
sufficiently large enough to allow OF an
opening being made for the withdrawal
of bank note. The stamps being re-
placed over the opening, the fraud
could not be discovered until after the
recipient had signed for the letter and
opened it, when he would have no re-
dress
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-11-28

A new mode of advertising is com
ing into vogue in London. Take Fleet
street for example. A small haber-
dasher in that thoroughfare exhibits
in his window the riding habit worn
by the wife of Colonel Thornton when
she rowed the great race against Mr.
Pint at York in August, 1904. \
tobacconist shows Sir Isaac Newton's
tobacco pipe and stopper and the
stump of the cigar Marshal Moreau
smoked when they sawed off his limb
at Leipsic. A shoemaker exhibits the
riding boots of Claude Duval, the
gentleman highwayman, and, by way
of contrast, the pumps worn by Beau
Nash during bis reign as master Of
the ceremonies at Bath, and so on.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-11-28

Between Damascus and Jerusalem
is said to be a tribe of about three
thousand Israelites, who have PROB
ably been there since the beginning Of
the Christian era. They have neither
city nor town, but live in tents, and
speak the Hebrew language among
themselves, but use the Arabian with
tr,ngers. They have remained, Ike
b primitive races exclusively tiilers
or the soil and warriors. They go
armed from head to foot.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-11-28

The Spanish mandoline is growing
IN popularity among the fashionable
girls who twang the banjo and guitar.
The mandoline has four double metal
lie strings, tuned in fifths, two strings
being in unison. 1t is played with a
fiat piece of almond-shaped tortoise
shell called a ploctram. The mando-
line has no duration of sound in it.
self, but the lacune is filled by the
player by a rapid side movement of
the right wrist, which produces kind
of trill or tremolo. When played by
an expert the mandoline is capable Of
great variety Of expression and tune.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-11-28
III MOR0US.


\ Slow match-A long engagements
An open question who will shut
the door,
The Vassar girls do not swear. They
only say "huy gum"
Circuit court-Sneaking around thu
house to avoid the dogs
\ fact for farmers Donot let your
wheat acquire weeyil habits.
Time passes lightly in crowd, when
there are watch thieves around
The Prince of Wales is said to have
put aside about 100000 worth OF
debts for reigny day.
Prof. Young has discovered some
new wrinkles on the face Of the planet
Venus No doubt she is growing old
"What did you kill?" inquired
pedestrian of a sportsman ON horse
back Time" was the sententious
response,
Has the baby got the iaundice'
asked a cranky old bachelor Of ayoung
mother "Of course it hasn't Why
do you think so?" "Beeausa it's such
an ugly yeller'
At cheap restaurant "Wil you
have a 25-cent dinner, sir, or 35-ceno
one" what is the difference be-
tween the two?" Ten cents, sir"
And now it is the time of year that
the bachelor makes IA note Of the va
rious fall bonnets, and then goes home
and congratulates himself on his good
sense.
as your chum close student2'
wrote father to his son in college.
q You bet he is, father" was the re-
, ply. You ttldn't borrow V of
!. !. starvation T. r
= woman has been arrested, in New
l"ik ior cruelty whipping her Oldest
. son ohe toId the magistrate that sha
dioh know 1t was a violation OF the
law lor woman to Dang her heir.
;. lneh ne doubled the amount OF her
" oaH'
! The m,..yhonnor ~. ..o,r1,n.,
is siyo 100 TINA. mo kic,,,oo ,a,,.o,
ia of an average man It must he excit-
is ing times for the Young grasshopperI
It that 60 counting and find the old man
n at home.
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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-11-28

Whale meat = ;cle Of food has
besk though Norwegian
t1roasa : IS - .sas1 both q aa''ll
tious and pllaSa~s,., and the knowledge
that immense quantities of it are an
nually thrown away, Notwithstanding
large quantities Of it are eaten each
season by those engaged in the whale
fisheries. He concluded that if some
preserving process was adopted it
could lie usel on shore. lie accord
ingly made arrangements with several
captains Of whaling vessels end two
meat-presary.ng firms, and some timO
since he gave a whale dinner. At this
dinner he claims to have proven that
whale flesh may be cooked in a dozen
difieren ways and that it forms a
delicious, as we'll as a wholesome. ar.
ticle Of diet 1t is said that some parts
of the fish supplied material for, and
excellent imitation of, turtle soup;
other portions resemble beef, while
other portions, again, are almost as,
white and tender as chicken.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-11-28

The skeleton Of ran seven feet
long has been found under the roofs
OF huge tree near Victoria, British
Columbia. 1t is in state of gooa
preservation, and looks Ii e the re-
mains of a man who S.s not been
dead long. The tree is seven feet IN
diameter, and probably hundreds oi
years old, showing that the skeleton
must be that Of man living ages
back. A skeleton OF baby was also
found with it.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-11-28
Y0PIcs or THE DAY.

German farmers are rejoiced ~
season Of a recent order OF the war
oalce 1t Berlin. which instructs tue
eemmissaries to purchase all supplies
4 gralh and horse provision directly
clFa producers. This cuts oue
eonNNt rs and usurers.- who have
ground the farmers down and fatteh-
ell on their handling Of army stores