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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-04-15
HOW HE pOUND THE ERROR.
A Book-Kcepcr's strange Experience On a
Sunday Morning.

4 Book-kcepcr's Strange Experience ON a
Sunday Morning.
The head ook-keeper of one OF the
,argest sewing machine manufacturing
companies in this city refuses to believe
in occult philosophy, and is unable to
account for an experien that he had
some time ago. I'm balancing my
books" he said, "there appeared an
error of 50, Insignificant enough in IT.
self. but to a book-keeper, as big as
1900 or 50, 200. Having five assistants.
] set ono of them at work to find the
mistake. He failed to discover it, and
after three days l put another man on
its track, then third, fourth, and at
last, after week, n fifth. They were
al capable men, and searched diigent-
ly for the missing 50, but were unable
to find it. They worked together all
the next week, but accomplished moth
ing The figures stood as before, So
ont of balance, and then set TO work
myself. Night and day we pored over
the big books, but still discovered no
change. The matter began to annoy
me exceedingly, for never before had
known such an experience.
For q whole week the six of us
toiled in vain. l could not sleep for
thinking of the error, which now
seemed as big as mountain on my
shoulders. 1 did not enjoy my meals,
and when Saturday night came 1 was
miserable and utterly broken down in
body and mind. My employers insisted
upon my dropping the matter. 1t was
too small, they said, to worry over.
But thought differently, My reputa-
ton was at stake.
ION the third Sunday after the search
was begun / got up late, after sleep
less night, aud started out walking for
exercise. My mind was on my books,
and L paid no attention to the direction
took. My surprise, therefore, was
genuine when L found myself at the
Goor of the company's Office in Union
Square, for certainly had not intend
ed to go there. Mechanically | put my
hand III my pocket, drew ont the key,
opened the door, and went in. As if
i'll u dream, | walked directly to the
Office, where / turned the combination
and unlocked the safe. There were the
books, dozen of them In q row. did
not consider for one moment which to
pick up. 1t was no act of volition on
my part that my hand moved toward q
certain one, and drew it from the safe.
Placing it on the desk, 1 opened it, my
eye ran along the column of figures,
and there before me, plain as day, was
the missing 50. / male note of the
page, put back the book into the safe,
and went home. 1t was then noon. j
lay down and fell into deep sleep,
from which l did not awake until 9
o'clock on Monday morning. After a
hearty breakfast / FASTENED TO the of
flee, feeling like new man. 1t seemed
as if burden had fallen from me, and
L was walking on air. But when L
reached the door drew back. Had j
been dreaming? No. There was the
memorandum in my hand. Trem-
blingly opened the book, and, sure
enough, there was the error. | never
told how / found it. l did not want to
be laughed at, and then l was certain
that was not dreaming on that Sun
day morning. "-Ne10 York Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-04-15

the very spot aimed at. 1t
seemed as if every fish darted stimuli
taneously at the tempting fictions, caus-
ing the water to foam in their fiery
zeal. In an instant my Grizzly King"
and Governor Afford" were each deep
ly imbedded in the throat of large
bass. Now the contest commenced
with vim have never seen surpassed.
At first they pulled against each other,
desiring to seek safety in opposite di-
rections, then they darted down the
stream side by side, like Kentucky
thoroughbreds. With their united
strength against me / could do nothing
but give them line. The music of my
reel was sweeter far than any chorus
ever awakened by enthusiastic hunter.
/ dared not attempt at first to check
them in their wild rush. My large,
sized reel was almost empty, when
noticed the pressure lessening; they
were again attempting to diverge in
their course. Quick to take advantage
of their unskillful tactics, commenced
to reel in. The effort to regain my lost
ground was slow at first.
"In curving reaches
Back and forth they dart i'm conscious strength,
Describing arcs and segnents in the shadows Of
the riLei pool"
But gradually and surely 1 am fore
ing the fight at shorter range; weaker
and weaker became the resistance of
the enemy, until at last have the sat-
isfaction of seeing the white bellies of
both turned up III token of their capitu-
Iation, and my heart throbs with a
thrill of victory as | see them submis-
sively yielding to the landing-net.-
Southern BiuOLac.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-04-15
An Adventure with Bass.

l passed down the stream, cast;n
in near the shore as went, but meet
ing with lit q success until L reached a
fence that had been built out into the
water as a cattlc-guard. Approaching
this stealthily and quietly looking be-
yond, saw quite number of bass OF
various sizes basking IN the sunlight in
tie angle between tho fence and the
shore. Selecting favorable stand, ]
attempted to cast my flies into this
angle; but, agitated by the exciting
prospect, my hand had become so un-
steady that my flies actually dropped
on the wrong side of the fence. With
drawing them gently. and at the same
time recovering my composure, / sent
them in an artistic curve to settle
~ gently as thistle down over
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-04-15

GENERAL ALFRED PLEAsANToN, we'll
known personally to Philadelphians, is
said by the good gossip "Towle" to be
an especially notable figure in the
streets of Washington. Pleasanton
never will be able to disguise the fact
that he is born soldier. He has the
look of the military man from head to
foot. His hair is now frosted nearly
pure white, and his mustache and inn
perial are of grayish tinge. He wears
the black SLOUGH hat of the style in
vogue when he commanded the cav
airy of the Army of the Potomac,
and his tavorite is a cape overcoat.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-04-15
MOTHERS MENpINa BASKET.
ny ABIDE KISSI.


Over and under. and in and ont,
The swift little noodle flies
For always botwocn her and idleness
Pho munding basket lies;
And the patient hands, though weary,
Work lovingly on md on
At tasks that neycr are finished;
For mcnding IS mover done.
Sho takes mp the fathers stocking.
And shllfi1ly knitn in tho heel,
And Bmooths the scam with IA tonder touch,
That he may no rOughnes5 feel;
And her thoughts 60 her morry slrlhood
And her early wifehood go,
And sac smiles ~ tbs first pair OF stockings
She knit so long ago.
Then She speaks 20 the little maiden
Learning 20 kni. ut her side,
And tells her about these stockings
Uneven and shapoless and wide
Il had 80 rayel them out, my dear,
Don't be discouraged, but ty,
And after awhile you'll learn to knit
AS swift and even as /.
Sho takes up u little white apron,
Aud links OF the woetul face
OF her darling when she came CRYING:
20, mamma, I've torn my lace"
So she mended the child pet apron;
Then took up II tiny shoe,
And fastened u stitch that was broken,
And tied the ribbon OF blue
Tho maiden has. wearled of working
Anu gCnc away ID leI lllF
The sun in the west rs sinking
At the close of the quiet day.
Now tho mothers hands nro resting
Still holding stocking OF red.
And her thoughts in the twilight shadow
To the far oil future have fled.
90 where will the little feet wander
Before they have time to restP
Where will the bright hands b. pillowed
When the mcther's loving breast
is under the springs blue viOiets,
And under the summer grass,
When overfall the autumn leaves,
And the storms Of winter passy
And a prayer from her heart. she utters:
God bless them, my dear ones all!
O. it may be many, many years
Ere sorrow TO them befalil"
To her work from the Inondng basket
She turns with heart Mt rest
For she knows that to husband and children
She is always the first and best.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-04-15
Could Not Raise His Salary.

Assistant Undertaken Il want my
salary raised.
Undertaker-I can't do it, my dear
sir.
A. U.-But why not? Haven't /
served you faithfully all these years and
never struck you before?
Undertaker-You have, you have.
And that's just the reason why don't
want to work any change in your con-
dition. A raise in salary would make
you so hilarious at funerals that L
should lose all my custom. -Rdmbler
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-04-15

This is one of the curious things
floating about: Take piece of paper,
and upon it put in figures your age in
years, dropping months, weeks, and
days. Multiply it by two; then add to
the result obtained the figures 376S;
add two, a1d then divide by two Sub
tract from the result obtained the num-
Der of your years on earth. and see if
you do not obtain figures that you will
not be likely to forget.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-04-15

A REMARKABLE optical phenomenon
recently occurred on the Florida coast.
1t is claimed that the atmosphere was
so clear that the light on st. Johns Bar,
which is usually visible only thirteen
miles at sea, was easily dscernible
from St. Simon's, some forty miles dis
tant, and that at one time all the lights
from the latter point to st. Augustine
were in SIGHT.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-04-15

IT is believed that between depths of
400 and 500 fathoms and the sea bottom
there is wide zone in which but little
life exists. But this wide zone may yet
be proved to give shelter to animals the
existence of which is still unknown, and
which may be, for all we know, too
large and too swift to be taken by any
apparatus yet devised.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-04-15

LOVE is said to be the motive power
of the world, and yet fifty-sn women
out of every ninety-two will stick
to it that q well-seasoned handle
is more reliable than moral suasion for
immediate results. Chicago Ledger.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-04-15

VITAL statistics lately published show
that in Germany the average life of
men has increased during the last
thirty years from 41.9 to 1879 years, or
3 per cent. In women the increase is
given at per cent, the advance being
from 41.9 to 45.2.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-04-15

HUNDREDS of fat people are made
lean without using 'anti-fat." They
use whisky, and it makes them lean
against the lamp-posts, houses and
things-in less than cne-half the time il
takes patent medicine to effect the same
result
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-04-15

NEEDLES were invented by man. It
seems needless to add that he died
bald-headed. Chicago Ledger.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-04-15

GIVE got bawl ticket" said neigh
Dor John, ruefallg. 1t turned out there
was new baby in the family.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-04-15

A MAN wiki lay hold on any pretext to
lay his fault upon another.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-04-15

A LITTLE wrong done to another is a
grea! wrong done to ourselves.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-04-15
A RTp-LTTrFn DAY IN Ills LIE

RED-LETrER DAY IN HIS LIFE.
Just four years old but mark his royal air
AS down the village street he takes his way
His head erect n consciousness is there
OF power that he possess ID not yesterday
Whence springs the pride that here we see dis
played?
Has he been made present Of a box OF toys |?
No; the discovery he Just has made
That he can whistle like tho other boys
All who can tell the happiness he feels
The bubbling Joy, the unalloyed delight
For weeks 10 come he'll whistle at his meals
And whistle when he goes to bed at night
boston CruTicr.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-30

with the British Minister, and II Il sup
posed was humbugged by some hsnger.on
Of the Legation for the purpose OF getting
money. The old lady subscribed to this
notion and 90 did the old man, aud
the whole family were more or less
Influenced by II, 30 much so that they re.
fused to paw taxes, and allowed piece after
piece Of land 70 be sold for taxes. They
foreswore as far as possible alt intimacy
with their neighbors, imagining that they
were all at enmity with them. The
Cleeveses even went to the extravaganza OF
raising and training q pack OF tue most
savage description OF Russian bloodhouuds
TO be found for the purpose OF protecting
their property from trespassers, thus, In
effect, trying TO establish an ancient Eng.
lish feudal system.
Thus mstlers went on. until some time
since the affair eliminated In an open out
break, the immediate cause therefor being
the attempt OF the trustees n second time
10 work the cemetery.lot, which was met by
Allen Richard with brandished revolver.
In tins he was aided and encouraged by the
old man, and during a temporary halt In
the work, while the men were at dinner,
the Cleeves family came together In force
to prevent the work, and II became
necessary to have guard TO watch them
while the others worked. Matters got
so serious that at length one OF the Cleeyes
fred on one OF the guards, but. luckily his
aim was bad and no one was hurt. This
brought things to q focus, and the people
made up their minds that 1t was wrong TO
the community to allow them at large. So
after due inquiry as to the proper procedure
they issued warrant for the arrest OF
Allen Richard on writ Of lunacy, haying
doubted bis sanity for some time. lie made
stout resistance, assisted by the old peo'
pie and encouraged by the Others, so
that the constable was forced 10 beat
a retreat. new warrant was sworn
out for resisting an officer in discharge OF
duty and given 10 posse OF men TO serve,
who captured the whole OF them after a
sharp resistance and brought them to JEFF
ftrson before the Probate Court. Here
they bad hearing, and the old man fur
nished bail for his appearance at next court
and was discharged, while the old lsdy and
the young man were adiudged insane.
The latter Is TO be sent to Newburg, while
former is TO be held at "Hotel de Bald.
win for few days and possibly sent tn
the county Infrmary. Further details arc
awaited with some curiosity.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-30
Manehoarer kaua

At regular meeting Of Leader Lodge Of
Good Templars, OF this city, the following
officers were elected: NJ. &. Bass, W. e..
T.; Miss Maud Sawtelle, W. V. T.; c. :.
Sawtelle, w. c.; W. w. Craig. W. +. ;. ;
W. W. Tillery, W. s.; John Henry, W.
NJ. Mrs. X. {. Traylor, w. /. e.; G. {.
S2wtelle, w. d. g.; Miss. |. +. Henry, X.
II. s.. Miss Emmie Walker, l.. II. s.; Miss
Daisy Anderson, A. s.; Mrs. Asy Herrin,
worthy troasuror; Mtss 1is-iS TVt.r,
assistant marshal; w. p. Sayery, y.
W. G. T.; r. c. Traylor, lodge deputy; W.
Il. Crooks, representative to Grand Lodge;
Miss Florence Henry, alternate. The lodge
Is in fine condition, and is increasing in USE
funess and membership.
The following survivors OF the old Ches.
tcrfeld Troop answered the call Of the roll
at the reiiniCn held Wednesday at Bon Air :
j, W, Anderson, j. B. Baugh, L. J, Bluze,
W. q. Clarke. ". L. Fisher, T. II. Fisher,
NJ. Hancock, Thomas Hatcher, Lacy sid.
ney. J. A. LipscOmb, David Moore, j. X.
Z. Moss, T. V. Mandrrs, A. j. McTyrc, I.
L. PAYNE, John w. Roberts, w. T. Tins
lev. u. X. Weisiger. Gilly Williams, John
}. Wilkinson, aud 4. Z. DuNal.
Judge French, an antC-bcllum commander
Of the chesterfield Troop, wrote an eloquent
letter TO be read at the rcCinion held at Bon
Air Wednesday, but which did not reach
the committee until after that enjoyable oc-
casiOn.
At the Meadc.M Memorial Episcopal church
THURSDAY night the rector, Rev. John j
Clopton, united in marriage Mr.. Thoma.
Talbot and Miss Fannie Roach. There
were large number Of friends OF the con-
tracing parties present to witness the cere'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-30
STRANGE SrORY.
Curious DeIusion Of q Farner-Strug'
r.e for a Grayey

A Jefferson (O.) letter says: A most pc
culiar ease came before the Probate Court
here in the way OF an inquest OF lunacv,
and the investigation disclosed a strange
state OF affairs for the nineteenth century.
In order that the reader may understand
the whole matter clearly 1t will be necessa-
nv to refer briefly to events that took place
when this county was a wilderness. The
ease comes from Windsor, and involve. =
curious story
Judge Gri.wold was a pioneer resident,
and. like most Of the old pioneers, became
= large landowner. Before hi+ death he
conveyed to the township OF windsor a
tract OF land lying uOr.h OF windsor
Corners for cemetery purposes. 1he rest
OF his real estate descended TO his heirs.
one Of whom, a daughter, married
man named Nyc, becoming mother cf
daughter, who. in process OF time, mar
ried an Englisbman named CleeVes.
Mrs. Cleeyes Inherited from her moth.
er the tract descended from Judge
GriswOld, which constitutes the real estate
owned by the present Cleeves family.
Mrs. Cleeyes is the mother oil hye sons, the
Youngest OF whom is about twenty-seyen
wears OF age, and is named Allen Richard
ClCeyes. In the course OF time tue town.
ship OF Windsor ceased 10 Use the tract Oh
land assigned them Tor cemetery, and the
Cleeyes family, acting under the advice OF
the late Judge Lee, laid claim to II. on the
ground that by virtue Of abandonment the
town ceased to have any claim to tbs land.
This claim the town disputed.
About fifteen years ago the trustees de.
termined to clean mp and improve the old
cemetery, but were met by prohibition
from the Cleeyes family. Notwithstanding
which they persevered. Whereupon Alien
Richard Cleeyes, then lad OF some twelve
years, was sent TO the scene OF operations
10 obtain list OF the names OF those en-
gagged Ia the work, with view to enter
,uit against them. The boy was very
rudely treated by those at work on the
cemetery, being seIzed and ridden on u
rail, and otherwise maltreated. He claims
TO have been injured in the scrlmmage,
and his friends allege that the injuries that
he sustained and the nervous shock had q
bad influence upon his mind, and that he
has never been right since.
Now It transpires that the old man
Cleeyes has never been naturalized, and
from this fact the boy imbibed the notion
that he Is not amepable 10 the laws
of the land, being subject OF "vic-
torio,r and II Is said has paid two visits
to Washington in quest OF an interview
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-30
COUNCIL COaMrrrGss.
wosk Of the Committees On Health
ana Ordinances.

The Committee on Ordinances met in the
Council Chamber yesterday afternoon.
On motion of Mr.. Murphy, Mr.. Bryan
was appointed 10 draft an ordinance IN re-
gard 10 the granting OF building permits
The following was introduced by MIR.
Brysn and ordered to be reported to the
Common Council next Monday:
"The Committee on Ordinances requests
the members OF the Council, IN calling upon
said committee TO frame ordinances aud
resolutions, 10 complete as far rs l. pracii'
cable the rough d, ats OF such contemplated
legislation, and not 10 content themselves
with instructing said committee to report
an ordinance TO accomplish such aud such
purposes.
"Our reasons for making this request
are that recently the labors OF the commit
tee have been greatly and, as we think, un'
duly increased by the introduction of man,
such resolutions, which do not acQuaint the
committee with sufficient particularly With
the objects desired by their trainers anil
patrons, nor do they furnish details neces-
sary TO the completion OF the ordinances
with the exaetDess which should always
characterize general law.
"For these reasons we ask that members
will complete the drafts OF their coDteu-
plated changes In or additions to the City
Ordinances, and then refer them TO us for
examination, revision, and report.
"This will at the same time tighten the
lab0rs OF the committee aud facilitate the
dispatch OF the public business"
Committee ON HEALTH.
The Committee on Health met immedi.
ately after the adjournment of the CON-
mittee on Ordinances.
The committee took under sdvisement
the feasibility OF having q more efficient
sanitary system, and it was agreed that the
Council should be petitioned to consolidate
the sireet-cleaning force into two squads
instead Of three, as at present, and that n
foreman be elected for each force at a
salary OF 500 per month.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-30
A PICKLE FAIR ONE.
Comes from the Far West TO
Find Her Married.

A Louisville (ky0 special says: Lieu
tenant John SehOn, OF the United States
army, arrived here last night from his post
in the Cocr d'Alene, Idaho Territory. and
he came on iurlough, exnseo';%%S % 70 Te nl.l, r
ried here on Novo";,ooI 'tn. lo,uisnt aeo
man. When a year ago il was an
nounced that the President would
spppoint ten hcutenants in the regular
amy, to be chosen by competitive
nomination, John SebOn was one OF abou.
200 applicants, and in the examination
stood one Of the first. Returning TO Louis.
VILE in the pride OF success, he renewed his
addresses TO Miss May Allen, beautiful
g1il OF seventeen, who had come here from
Dixon Springs, Tenn, to boarding school,
and had recently graduated. She was here
in her first season in society visiting her
aunt, Mrs. II. p. Field, and, caught by
womap's fancy for soldier, she engaged
herself to Sehon.
Later she met Samuel Bush, handsome
young fellow, popular In society, the son OF
the State librarian, Mrs. Lucy Bush. lie
bad become clerk in the auditors office OF
the Louisville, Evansville and st. Louis
railroad, and lived with his mother in this
city. 7 hey fell in love, and fora time were
much together. About the beginning OF
this affair Sehon was called away 10 his
army appointments, and before they be-
come hopelessly involved Bush and Mss
Allen quarreled. Miss Allen went for "A
season IN Washington, kept up her corrc-
spOndeuce with Seh0n, and set the day
upon November 18th next and the place
Louisville.
sehon furnished a house handsomely at
the port in Idaho, and set out on his long
| Journey Boosting TO his brother officers OF
| the beautiful southern girl he would bring
| back. Meanwhile Miss Allen had come
| back to Louisville, met Bush, and renewed
| their affair, contrary 10 the wish OF her pa
rents and her aunt. \ little more than a
| week ago she agreed to marry Bush. Ii is
! claimed she tsIcgraphed Sehon, but he
never received the message. The we'd
| ding with Bush was set for l
| O'Clock to-day. When Miss Allen
learned this morning that Sehon had re
| turued she tainted away. When she re-
| covered her friends urged p0stponement,
| and tried to persuade her TO marry Seh0n.
! She was not abc 10 20 to the church at |
| O'Clock, but still held out for Bush. They
were married by Bishop Penock, OF st.
| Andrews, and they took the evening train
| for Lexington.
SChon is nephew Of General NJ. IL.
Wright. W no lost his life in the disastrous
cotton fire last January, and cousin OF
Lieutenant Sehon Wright, who graduated
| last summer at West Point.