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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-29
A Dinner i'm Islam.

In the Oriental household there are
no fixed hours, no fixed habits, no reg.
ular sitting-rooms, dining-rooms, bed
rooms. The divan which serves as
seat or lounging place during the day
serves as couch at night. Each per-
son eats when disposed to. Sweet
meats, sherbets, and coffee, particular.
ly the last, are partaken of at intervals
all day long. When a regular meal is
served, it is usually an occasion" of
some sort, and it is served in courses.
The greater the occasion" the larger
the number of courses. One dish COM
poses the course. 1t is served on
large platter of copper, or brass, or
silver, or gold, according to the wealth
of the host This platter is placed on
a circular table OF the same circumfer-
ence as the platter, and about couple
of feet high. Around this table the
guests place themselves either on cush
ions or-in order to be accurate / must
be inelegant-squatting There are
neither knives, forks, nor plates, moth
ing but the huge platter, which entirely
covers the table; and from this huge
dish each person helps himself with the
first two fingers of the right hand.
Never, under any circumstances, must
food be touched with the left hand; to
do so would be to defile it. A meal
served in this way consists anywhere
from six to twenty-six courses Some
of them are rather nice, many of them
are very nasty. 1t is hardly necessary
to say that no wine is served. The
good Mussulman never drinks wine
in public! After every course servants
hand to each guest small basin con-
tanning tepid water, delicately per-
fumed, and a clean napkin. This is
very refreshing, and when the manner
of dining is remembered, very neces-
sary. There is no lack of liquid re-
freshment, but as this is made up of
sherbets of various flavors, but all ex-
tremely sweet. one is apt, about midway
of the feast, to long for draught of
cool, clean, comfortable water.-Rose
EUtin0e.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-29
Notes from the Diamond.

THE Detroit Club claims to be $50, 900
ahead on the season thus far.
IT is expected there will be n great rush
of ball clubs to California this fall.
LARRY CoRCoRAN, formerly pitcher for
the champion Chicagos. is playing short
stop for the Washingtons.
SwEENY, of the st. Louis League Club,
has been engaged by the Syracuse Stars.
IT is understood that a break may be ex-
pected in the American Association before
the end of the season.
OLD Deacon White, of the Detroits, gets
weekly reports from the overseer of his
farm in New York State.
ROGER CoNNoR. of the New Yorks,
saves Gerhardt. Ward, and Esterbrook
many errors by his wonderful one handed
catches of poorly thrown balls.
To July s, inclusive, the League had
made 1913 home runs, of which the Detroits
had made 81, Chicago 90, Philadelphia 10,
ST. Louis IL, Boston 10, Washington 10,
New York s. and Kansas City 8.
THERE is said to be considerable founda-
ton in the report that the League and AS
ISOLATION clubs OF st. Louis are to con-
solidate the best players of each and form
the new League club.
II 1885 the National League clubs used
up 2,4S0 of Spalding's base-balls. This
year they will use over three times as many.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-29
to the present time the reporters have
written up nearly all of the dsgraceful
actions of which he has been guilty"

SOCIETY items are not always relia-
bic. A st. Louis lady, reported as
spending the summer in Europe"
sneaked into the city the other day for
the purpose of purchasing some books
and maps, and frankly explained to a
friend that she was preparing to learn
the geography of Europe thoroughly
and post herself with the guide books
so that she might give IA good account
of her summer abroad, (which will be
the most inexpensive summer l ever
spent, as / have only bought three
bingham dresses and ribbon for a
rustic hat, and my board is only cost
ing me S3.5 a week, with washing in
cluded. But tell it not in Gath, for
all the city papers have sent me to
Europe, and given the name of the
steamer by which l sailed, and not to
disappoint my friends am studying in
Europe. PERHAPS III save enough and
learn enough to make the trip next
year" How did her secret get into the
papers? The friend in whom she con-
fided was woman.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-29
Origin Of Gold.

The question of the origin OF native
gold always has been and is quite likely
to remain disputed question among
biologists and mineralogists. Profess
sor j. S. Newberrv now contests the
theory that the grains and nuggets
found in placers are Termed by precipi-
tation from chemical solution. He
holds that geology teaches, in regard
10 the genesis and distribution of this
precious metal, that it exists in the old
est known rocks, and has been thence
distributed through all the strata de-
rived from them; that In the metamor-
phosis of these derived rocks it has
been concentrated into segregated
quartz veins by some process not vet
understood; that is, it is a constituent
OF tissure veins of all geological ages,
where it has been deposited from hot
chemical solutions, which have reached
deeply buried rocks of various kinds,
gathering from them gold with other
metallic minerals, and that gold has
been accumulated through mechanical
agents in placer deposits by the erosion
of strata containing auriferous veins.
According to the report of Special
Agent Clarence King, of the census.
based upon information directly from
the producers of bullion, a comparison
of the annual output of different States
shows that the United States produce
33. IL per cent. of the gold yield of the
whole world, 50.59 per cent of the sill
yer. and 40.91 per cent. of the total.
OF the aggregate supply of the precious
metals, North America furnishes 55.7S
nor cent
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-29
Dictates of Fashion.

Miss Style (to observation-disclosures,
your whiskers are not in harmony with
Fido's. 1t mortifies me dreadfully
when go on the boulevards. wish
you to take Fido with you to the bar
ber's, and have your whiskers trimmed
to II atch his"
"Mightn't have the dogs
hair cut to match mine, ma'am?"
Miss style (sternly)-"How can you
think of it? Fido is just in style"
Il thay, old chappie, can you let me
have your horse to divine in my dwag
this aftahnoon?' "Why, of course;
but why not drive your own?' my
deah boy, I'm going to take Miss
Dwesser dwiving, and she always wealls
that deuced we'd dwess. Ny horse is
ecwu, " know, and they don't match. I"
HANDLER.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-29
BASEBALL.
Standing Of the Clubs in the National
League and the American Asso-
citation.
Notes and Gossip or Interest Concern.
ing the National Game and
Its Players.
CHICAGO correspondence.

The week just closed finds Detroit still
In the lead, with Chicago close second.
The latter club has managed to drop one
game during the week, while the former
captured every game they played. New
York holds we'll to the third place, with
Philadelphia only "A few games behind.
Boston is in the fifth position and St. Louis
close on its heels. The Washingtons and
Kansas Citys have very little to be proud
of, and have probably by this time become
fully aware that they are in rather fast corr
pany.
In the race for the American Association
pennant the st. Louis Browns have a long
lead for first place, Pittsburgs a good Sec
ond, and Brooklyns third. The appended
schedule will give the standing OF both
the League and the Association.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-29
Queer Names OF POstOfjices.

The philadelphia Postoflice has been
notified of the establishment of the
following postoflices throughout the
country: Nankipoo, Lauderdale Coun-
ty, Tenn; Wake.ma, King William
County, Va; Fodder, s. c.; Horsefy,
Col; Tornado, w. Va; Pray. Wis. /;
Chestnut and Soapstone, Ala I; Sweet
land, w. Va; Stiff, Texas; JOY, Ark. |;
Shad, Ga; Honesty, Ky; Mikado,
Mich; Sandwich, Neb. st. Patrick,
Ill. lips, Fla. and Muckymuck. Tex.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-29
The Shotgun Policy.

In the five Southern States where the
colored population preponderate-to wit:
Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi,
and South Carolna-two Representatives
in Congress represent 5000 votes each:
one, 1900; two, 10000 each; four, IL 900
each; seven, IL, 200; six, II, 900 each; three,
$1,000 each; three, 10000 each; one, H.
900; two, 1900 each; two, 10000 each;
two, -, 600 each; two, "a 900 each; and one,
5000 votes. In these States the average
vote in all the districts is PA. In the
Northern States the average vote is 35.149.
Thus we have this result: Ohio. with
total vote of 7S0.0ll, is represented by Fl
congressman, while the States of Ala
bama, Georgia, South Carolina, Louisi-
ana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Florida,
with total vote of but 100, $50 are repre-
scented by 10 Congressman. That is, it
takes more votes to elect II Congressman
in Ohio than it does To elect 40 Congress-
men in the States named. And this dis
parity might be prolonged indefinitely. In
the five Southern States which / have
named, mt the time of the election in 1884
there were 623 1892 white votes. The total
vote cast, as j have shown, was 769, $50,
thus showing that probably but 46, 144 col
ored men voted. In these five States there
were 1.242, 424 voters. Only $50. 13i voted,
while the non-voting voters were 6,29O.
But why pursue ibis investigation? The
political power of the South to-day is
welded by minority of the voting popula-
ton. These figures show that the effect of
the shotgun policy has been to put an end
to the voting tendencies of large per cent.
of the population of these Southern dis
tricts for one thing is certain-either these
voters in large numbers have stayed at
home and refused to vote. or else the sys-
tenn of apportionment is unjust and unfair.
Speech by Congressman GrOsrenOr.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-29

DIR. MARY WALKER, while travelling
on a Connecticut railway, alighted from
the cars for little exercise, and be-
coming indignant at a man whose cigar
burned too close to her face, struck the
cigar from his mouth. Not being rec
ognized' by him, fight was imminent
for time. The gamins found out
who she was, and she was hooted to
the car, from the window of which she
lectured the entire crowd.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-29

YOUNGSTOWN Herald A Welch poet
has written some verses on the Nicol-
ini-Patti wedding. Here is an extract:
"Llanwer wynwes hen gwoniawo a
cherddorol dan" These be hard, but
they may be deserved, considering the
way Patti and Nicolini have been scar
rying on" for some years. Patti is mo
chicken" but it is rather ungallant to
call her "wynwes hen."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-29

A BosToN letter to the Baltimore
american says: "Not one-third of
John L. Sullivan's scrapes have ever
been made public. For two years after
he gained his fame by vanquishing
Ryan the newspapers of this, his ma
tive place, gave no publicity to the nu-
merous outrages he committed. 1t was
argued that he was young and mex
perienced, and would improve when he
grew older. SO he went on. Finally,
one day, when he kicked his wife nearly
to death at their rooms in Lowering
place, Colonel George Eland, of the
Globe, wrote scathing account of the
affair, and the Globe printed it, Sui
Ivan said nothing but the Colonel's
blood would satisfy him. So, with
three or four of his chosen friends, he
strobe into the Globe editorial-rooms.
and demanded either retraction and
an apology from the paper or the pro-
duction of the man who wrote the
offensive article. At this juncture out
strobe the Colonel, cooked pistol in
hand, and asked Sullivan if he desired
anything from him. The slugger evil
IDENTIFY did not, as he and his cohorts
slunk down the stairs. From that day
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-29

A SINGULAR accident happened re-
Gently to SAWYER named Flynn, en-
ployed in a logging camp on the Sno-
ho;nish River, Wyoming Territory.
Flynn was engaged in saving near a
fellow-workman who was using q steel
wedge and sledge, splitting timber
AS the latter struck the wedge q blow,
a small piece of steel few off, and fly
ing in Flynns direction, hit him in the
throat, cutting an ugly cash through
his windpipe and lodging in the bron-
chial tube. The effect was that Flynn
could not breathe, on account of the
obstruction, for short time He was
seized with violent fit of cough ng al
most Immediately, however, during
which the steel was thrown out and the
injured man quickly regained his
breath. On examination of the wound
it was found that in breathing, the air,
instead OF coming in Flynn's mouth,
entered the aperture made by the
steel
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-29

THE Democratic House of Representa-
tives has passed one of the vetoed pension
bills over the Presidents head In this
Mr.. Cleveland roundly lectured Congress
for it's carelessness in investigating pension
claims, saying that the claimant under the
bill had never applied for a pension TO the
department. The next day Republican
Congressman exhibited to the House the
papers in the case, taken from the files in
the Pension Bureau. enveloped in their
official jacket In this instance Mr.. Cleve-
land was nice person to lecture Congress
about carelessness. But he got chance
to indulge in sheer against Union SOL
r.-Iniidndpoiis journal.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-29

In Berlin, says the Pail Mall Gazette,
there is an association of theological
students bearing the name of "Wingolf-
ties" which has for years observed the
Wednesday before Ascension Day the
curious custom of divining for the En-
perors destiny. The way of doing
this is unique. The members of the
association proceed from Berlin to the
village of Pichelswerder on the Havel,
and here they celebrate the anniversary
of the guild ut the Wilhelmshohe res
taurant. They Immediately climb up
an oak tree in the center of the garden
and seat themselves upon the branches.
Beer is handed up from the ground,
and after the third glass has been
drained the President delivers the an
niversary speech, after which cheer
is given to the Emperor. Then, at the
word of command, all glasses are
hurled to the ground, and the notion
is that the Emperor will live as many
years as there are broken glasses. This
year twelve glasses were broken, so
that the Emperor should yet be CEN
tenarian.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-29

ANovEL entertainment was given the
other day in St Louis. 1t was called
a dejeuner d'enfants, and was, as the
phrase implies, children's reception
and lunch. But the children were not
of the grown-up class. Their ages va
ried between six months and three
years, and the hostess had attained the
great age of two.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-29

THEY do queer things sometimes in
Sunday-schools. In an Eastern Sun
day school not long ago a dramatic
performance entitled Joseph and His
Brethren" was given. The brethren
were noticeable fer their gorgeous
but impossible costumes, and Joseph,
dressed in crazy quilt, was taken up
from pew which represented pit.
In another Sunday-school recently, a
boy was strapped to a bench, and the
Superintendent pointed to him as
Isaac just about to be offered up. )"
1t would be we'll for the Sunday school
assemblies this summer to discuss the
propriety of these performances.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-29
Whs Jrne Yurtheruer.
PAW PAW. MICHIGAN.

WHEN Dickens was last in this coun-
try he said the Americans wore them
selves out by constantly speaking
words. Writing words" seems just
as useless. George Alfred Townsend
estimates that he has written on an
average of 10000 words" week for
the last twenty-five years.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-29

CAPT. ANsoN was interviewed in st.
Louis, and said that the Browns could not
stand higher than fifth place in the League.
He says further that the Philadelphia are
a better set of players than the Browns.
and could defeat them three times out of
five. Arson does not believe in mascots,
but saws little Willie Hahn is great adj
yertisement for the Chicagos.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-29

By the recent election in Oregon the
Democrats secure another Governor,
who takes his seat in January. This
gives the Democrats % and the Repub-
licans 10. There are II Republican
and l. Democratic Legislatures. The
Governors and their salaries are gwen
below:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-29

THE San Francisco Report wants to
have commandments abolished on the
ground that they are out of place in o
country where free education is offered
to ALL "The college commencement, |"
it says, is a relic of the ancient time
when the scholar was rarity, and a
distinguished person who must be
treated with exceptional honor. He
generally was compelled to suffer hard
ships and privatOn in order to obtain
his knowledge, and he was treated with
corresponding respect upon winning
the battle. But it is absurd for the
State to furnish the children of this
State with free education, and then
to make heroes of them for accept
ing it,"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-29

NICHOLS, Phillips, Allen, and Smith, of
the Harvard College Club. all graduated
recently. They have been the backbone of
the team for -four years past. Nichols was
one of the greatest college pitchers ever
known.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-29

DEMOCRATIC organs are frantically call
ing upon old soldiers to notice that the
President did not veto all the pension bills.
Perhaps he was too tired.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-07-29

sIn these thirteen States the Governor has
house free of rent, in addition to the salary of
the Office
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-22
IOWA PROHIRITIONISTs
They Report the Issue tO be Law
or LawIessneSs.

Special to the Globe.
Dies MONIES, Ia. Jah. 21.-The South
Iowa state prohibition convention met this
morning at 10 o'clock. Prayer was offered
by Rev. Mr.. Lease of Davenport. Mr.. j.
y. Harvey announced 10 the convention
that the object of the call was to enliven
temperance work and show the people that
temperance folks were not faltering in their
work. Representative FUN was chosen
temporary chairman, and John Mahin
of Muscatine, secretary. Mr.. Mahin
said the convention was both
timely and suspicious, especially
as it follows the mayors convention. The
legislature had no idea of entertaining the
petition offered by the mayors. There are
not three persons i'm the legislature who are
not in favor of enforcing the laws. The
gentleman waXed warm in his support of
the Republican party as a temperance
party, saying that he was willing to raise
the temperance banner and stand by it until
1t went down, If need be. A committee OF
I'VE was appointed on order of business,
and other usual committees were chosen.
Judge Nourse read letter from Hon. Hiram
Price, who regretted that he could not at
tend the convention, and spoke warmly in
favor of the movement He said the pro-
hibitIOn law is doing good, and
SALOONKEEPERS KNOW 1T.
In the afternoon a special committee an
nounced that they called upon Gov. LARA
bee. and he and his family would attend
the meeting tonight. a motion was made
to ask the governor to come before the con-
ventiOn at once, but he was busy on Auditor
Browns case and could not leave. The
committee on permanent organization re-
ported DR.. George FOnagoun of Grinnell
for president, who said that in Iowa the
saloons have no existence in law, and in
most of the localities no existence in fact.
The people have said that the saloons will
never again have lawful existence in
this state. The issue is now laid
or lawleSsness. Judge NourSe presented
the report of the committee on resolutions
calling for sundry amendments to the LIQUOR
law. A delegate moved another plank
calling on the legislature to provide for ex
tending the franchise to women in munich
pal elections. This started wild scene
for over half an hour, dozen delegates AT
a time demanding recognition, but the
amendment was talked on in spite of
NOurse's proteStations, and the resolutions
were adopted. Mrs. j. Ellen Foster is
speaking tonight, with Larrabee and Hull
as right and left-hand supporters.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-22
Shot Down by lIexicnns.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Jan. 21.-Intelli-
gence reached this city last evening from
Hidalgo county, bordering on the Rio
Grande and lying in the extreme southwest
ern portion of the state, that band of
eight robbers crossed over from Mexico
few days ago and raided the Palmos ranch
in that county. The raid was made in open
day. Carlos SchunaOr, the proprietor, and
his clerk made a short resistance, but both
were shot down. SchunaOr was fatally
wounded and will die, and his clerk lies i'm
very critical condition, with small hopes
of recovery. Having disposed of the oecu-
pants of the ranch and store the thieves
leisurely proceeded to deSpOil the premises,
and carried away money and vaiuables
amounting so 81. 500. besides number of
horses. None of the perpetrators have
been apprehended. 1t is believed they are
portion of an organized band of outlaws
under the leadership of the notorious Lepe-
Ion. who is one of the most daring and
blOOdthirsty bandit chiefs of the lower Rio
GTande. The deeds of this lawlesS band of
desperadoes have often struck terror to the
citizens residing on either side of the river.
This recent raid by them has caused wide
spread CONSERVATION in HidalgO county.
which is principally occupied by ranchers
whose residences are so remote from each
other that they cannot successfully combine
and resist the attacks of these bold robbers,
and whose only protection lies in the ranger
service of the state. which has been reduced
so as to render it practically useless as a
constabulary force.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-22
1T Is NEEDED.

In an article contributed to the current
number of the North American Review
Canon FARRAR states that he heard it re-
marked by an American Of eminence that
what the country needed more than any
thing else is a new enthusiasm. If the
eminent American gentleman who made
that remark was in ST. Paul at this time he
would modify his opinion, at least as far
as this immediate section is concerned.
The ice palace enthusiasm is abundant
enough to please the most enthusiastic
lover of fervid impulses. But as
the eminent gentleman's remarks were
intended to apply TO the social
and political conditions Of the coun-
try, and have no application to the public
spirited citizens of the Northwest when en-
gagged in matter Of local enterprise. we
are inclined to admit the justice Of the criti-
cism. There is general condition of list
lessness and indifference TO the existence of
social and political evils which environ
us that is not altogether satisfactory or en-
couraging. All sorts of evils are tolerated
without opposition. This is particularly true
with regard TO public affairs. Exposures of
unprincipled selfshDess in politics are made
every day and yet there Is no manifestation
of public Indignation. The general con-
science seems TO be asleep and nobody is
particularly surprised or Indignant at any
thing. 1t is lamentablY true that we need
some stirring impulse to regenerate our ma
tiOnal faith and elevate the purposes and
personnel Of American craftsmanship.
There must be some sort of enthusiasm to
raise our political conditions from the low
pitch to which they are now tuned.