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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-08-26
The Queens Mercy.

Queen Victoria was not twenty when
she assembled the throne of England.
Coming into possession of power with
a heart fresh, tender, and pure, and
with all her instincts inclined to mer-
cy, she found many things that tried
her resolution to the utmost. On
beautiful morning the young Queen was
waited upon at Windsor by the Duke
of Wellington, who had brought from
London various papers requiring her
signature. One was a sentence of a
court-martial against soldier of the
line that he be shot dead. The Queen
looked upon the paper, and then
looked upon the wondrous beauties
that nature had spread to her view.
"What has this man done?" she asked.
The Duke looked at the paper, and re-
piled: "Ah, my royal mistress, that
man, / fear, is incorrigible. He has
deserted three times" "And can you
not say anything In his behalf, my
lord?" Wellington shook his head.
"Oh, think again, l pray you'll" Seeing
that her Majesty was so deeply moved.
and feeling sure she would not have
the man shot in any event, he finally
confessed that the man was brave and
gallant, and really good soldier.
But" he added, think OF the infiu-
ence." "Inhuencep the Queen cried,
her eyes flashing and her bosom heav
ing with strong emotion; "Let it be
ours to WELD influence. / will try
mercy in this MANS case; and charge
you, your grace, to let me know the
result. A good soldier. you said. Oh.
l thank you for that You may tell
him that your good word saved him
Then she took the paper, and wrote.
with bold, firm hand across the dark
page the bright, saving word par
doned?" The Duke was fond of telling
the story, and he was willing also to
confess that the giving of that paper to
the pardoned soldier gave him far
more JOY than he could have expert
enced from the taking of city.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-08-26

After careful examination mad to IT,
port 10 the manager a broken arm and Sc
we're spinal injuries.
II was not altogether disinterested pity
which prompted me TO insist on having the
injured girl taken to my house. For. in
side her dress, fastened around her neck by
a silken cord. found tiny package which
aroused my curiosity.
l could not help somehow connecting
her name and the package with myself. SO
she was carried up TO my house, and for
several days my old housekeeper and de-
voted the greater part of our time TO nurs-
ing the sick girl. / was fearful that she
would be a cripple for the rest of her life,
and so / had celebrated Philadelphia
physician come down 10 see her. His opin-
ion was that she would get quite well, and
very soon. too.
Annette was very pretty; not at all coarse
in any way. while her conversation in
dictated that she was far from IN ignorant
girl.
For a second time, think, was in love.
Once or twice | ventured TO ask Annette
something of her parents and of her life.
but she was very reticent and / thought
could wait 10 know. One thing l thought
/ could not wait for, and that was, Annette
herself. So when she was able to walk
about the house and yard, l asked her if
she would not make my home her own, as
my wife. She was profuse in her thanks
for my hospitality, but could not say
yes" The utmost / could get from her,
was the promise of definite answer in a
day or two.
The second day after that / was out all
day on visit to patient at distant fam
house. When l returned l found note
lying on the desk in my office, addressed
to DIR. John Redfeld-myself. l opened
il and read:
my DEAR Doctor: Good-by. l have
gone for good, and have taken an unusual
way of thanking you for your kindness.
know You are curious 10 learn the contents
Of the package around my neck. | will tel
you. When | struck your village it con-
tanned twenty two dollars. 1t is now some
what larger. as / have added four hundred
dollars of yours which / managed 10 take
from your desk. / cannot very we'll marry
you. because l am married already. Dc
not feel hard toward me-your money may
save my husbands life, for he is at present
very sick in Mexico.
"Once more, good-by, and thanks.
ANNETTE"
No, am not married, neither have / at
tended circus for twenty-five years.
am shy, rather, of a woman and circus.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-08-26
GOODNIGHT, PAPAr'
BY SQUIRE HOBBS.

] sit in the library writing,
While silence ABOUT me has sway:
Enthroned. with my pen for a scepter.
Proud monarch OF all survey.
The day is now peacefully sleeping,
And Natures fair bosom the couch,
While Night, sable goddess, keeps vigil,
And soothes the tired eye with her touch
Nv arm gently rests on the table.
My hand softly pillows my brow;
And musing calmly sit reading
The tale have finished just now.
] wonder whose eyes will peruse il,
What passions its words will arouse,
And whether thsy'll think Of the author
VINO lives in this humble old house.
What means all this noisy, wild clatter
That does my sweet silence anrightP
All yes It's my boys, the dear darlings,
Who come 10 kiss papa goodnight.
With shouts Of glad glee and loud laughter,
Arrayed in their snowy white gowns,
They come, little angels OF gladness,
To smooth papa's wrinkles ana irowns'
GAY Guy. with his azure eyes sparkling,
And face all so handsome and bright,
Ny neck his soft arms now entwln'ng,
Says joyfully, Papa, gcod-nightE
Sweet Oriel quickly comes toddling,
And lovingly clasping my knee,
Looks up in my face, sweetly hsping
"Dood night, pwitty papa, tiss meF
And tenderly lifting tho prattleTs,
/ hold them in fondest embrace,
While each little beggar / gladden.
BY kissing each bright, pretty face.
But Charley, the dear little baby,
Unable to speak his delight,
In mammals arms gleefully Growing.
With eyes says a glorious "Good-nightF
And Allie, my darling. bends DER me,
While baby she holds for Il kiss;
And /, thus caressing our baby,
Think "a kiss on her lips not amiss.
Then gayly they 60, and departing,
Leave me all alone in my den;
But fully know they are with me,
And lend renewed force to my Pen.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-08-26
Polar Ice.

The ice of Arctic regions, according
to Major Greedy, does not usually form
TO greater thickness than five feet,
but in Bafiin's Bay, the Greenland Sea,
and parts of the Arctic Ocean. thicker
masses are produced 10y the jamming
together of foes, which are thus piled
up and become frozen together. The
ice of the Polar Sea is OF almost incon-
ceivable roughness. and it is doubted
whether any explorer has ever seen
three hundred square yards of it that
is level.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-08-26
| DELICATE
| DISEASES.

To those acquainted with our in
to say that the Invalids' Hotel ar
branch establishment located at NJ
England, have, for many years, or
the most largely patronized and "
the world for the treatment and
arise from youthful indiscretions a
We, many years ago, established
treatment of these diseases, unde
the most skillful physicians and |
that all who apply 10 us might rec,
Council of the most experienced {
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-08-26

Organic weakr
decline of the
losses, impaired
of will-power, I
dred affections,
a..AtI. .,,.l,l
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-08-26

original system OF diagnosis chronic
successfully without with personal
While always glad patients, and
with them institutions,
with
hundred whom The
with which enabled deduce
miraculous light of the
the Is u marvellous degree of
erdctlV fracture sub
marine miles long? venerable
thoroughly familiar with
the of that he accurately
Washington foree
weather will be in Florida New York well as if
miles did intervene between him and the
named. And in all departments of modern science
what is required Is the knowledge OF certain
SIGNS OF @ psd
DISEASE and By 0nS Of n this fact
of determining with the greatest accuracy,
of chronic diseases without seeing and personally
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-08-26

We offer no apology for devoting 80 niue
attention to this neglected class of diseasel
believing no condition of humanity is to
wretched TO merit the sympathy and bes
services of the noble profession TO which W
belong. Many who suffer from these terribl
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-08-26
CAUTION.

made (which can only be ascertained b
microscopical examination of the urine
curative in one stage or condition are X
in Others. We have never, therefore, att,
for general sale through druggists, rec
discusses, although possessing very supcri
we'll from an extensive experience that
full course is 10 carefully determine the
each case by a chemical and microscol
urine, and then adapt our medicines 10
ease and condition of our patient.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-25
A Story to Tell Foreigners
Omaha Bee.

ST suppose you never heard of burn.
ing snow for fuel, did you?" SAID a
man who is IN Omaha talking up iron
works. as he leaned across the corner
of the bar at the Paxton the other
night and chewed refectively ON a
piece of lemon rind he had fished out
of the bottom of glass. ''Well, it's
a fact. live in Pittsburgh you know
and in the winter its mighty cold
and seems to me 1t gets colder there
at the same degree of temperature
than in any other place ! have ever
.been-but, as I was saying, when it
gets mighty cold there and there's a
heavy fall of snow, you can see poor
people out all over the city with bas-
kets the next day, gathering blocks of
snow to burn. You see there's SO
much coal smoke from the great iron
furnaces in Pittsburgh that when the
snow reaches the ground it's almost
black, and there's really more oal
cinders than snow. It burns almost
as well as soft coal, and a great deal
of suffering among the poor is thus
prevented. That's another great argu-
ment in favor Of iron works" And
he called for another piece of lemon
in the bottom of a glass.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-25
QUEER APPETITES.

The old saying that what is one
mans meat is another mans poison is
realized in the opposite tastes of peo-
pie.
The digger Indians of the Pacific
slope rejoiced in the great locust
swarms of 1875 as gracious dispense
ton Of the Great Spirit, and laid in a
store of dried locust powder sufficient
to last them for several years.
The French will eat frogs, snails and
the diseased Hvers of geese, but draw
the line at alligators.
auckland declares the taste of boa
constructor good, and much like
veal.
Sir Robert Schomberg found mon
key very palatable, though he says
that before being carved it looked dis
agreeably like roast child.
In Canton and other Chinese cities
rats are sold at the rate of 81 a dozen
and the hind quarters of dogs are hung
up in butchers shops alongside of NUT
ton and lamb, but command highe,
price. The edible birds nest of the
Chinese are worth twice their weight
in silver, the finest variety selling fol
as auch as $50 q pound
The negroes of the West Indies eat
baked snakes and palm worms fried
in their own fat, but they can not be
innuced to eat stewed rabbits.
In Mexico parrots are eaten, but
they are rather tough.
The Guachos of the Badda Orien-
tai are in the habit of hunting skunks
for the sake of their flesh.
In Kaskaskia, a town on the banks
of the Mississippi, "Musicial Jack, ,
or fried rattlesnakes decapltated and
skinner, and showing meat as white
and firm as a chicken Is standard
dish.
Caterpillars and spiders are dain
ties to the African bushman.
The octopus, Or devil fish, when
boiled and then roasted, is eaten in
Corsica and esteemed great deli
cacy.
After they have wound the silk
from the cocoon the Chinese eat the
chrysalls of the silk worm.
The CeyIonese eat the bees after
robblng them of their honey.
Spiders roasted are sort OF dessert
with the New Caledonians.
The Viennese are the great snails
eaters in the world. The town OF
Ulm, on the danube, is the princi,
pal place where snails are fattened
for the market. Those which are
fatteued on strawberries command
the highest price, while 10000 are
annually exported from the isle OF
Crete.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-25
Too Many CleWs.
Detroit Free Press

A boy about 10 years old reported to
q policeman the other day that a rob
berry had occurred at the house under
very mysterious circumstances. The
sum of $25, which was in a china vase
on bracket. had taken wings. "Were
any of the doors or windows found
open?" asked the officer. mo" "And
you haven't picked up any clew, eh?"
''That's the trouble, sir; there's clews
till you can't rest. I want to go off
and camp out, and dad thinks I cribb-
ed the money. Dad wants to go to
Chicago. and marin thinks he's got
the Doodle. Marin wants a new sum-
mer wrap, and dad says she clawed
them ducats sure. The hired girl is
going to be married next week, and
dad and marin and me believe she
raked in the stakes to go on a bridal
tour. Tell you what, Mister when I
see how many clews can be picked up
on little case like this, it makes me
anxious to know which of US will
come out on top.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-25

discovered it before. We must be kinder
] than ever to the poor girl now; can't you
guess why? My dear, how dull you are
Must | remind you that we have had two
single men among our visitors. One of them
is old, and doeSn t matter But the Other-I
mean Sir George, of cOurse-is young, hand
some, and agreeable. am so sorry for sgd
ney WeSterfield. It's plain to me that she is
hopeleSSiy in love with man who has run
through his fortune, and must marry money
| If he marries at ALL shall speak to Sydney
tomorrow. and l hope and trust [ shall sue
coed in winning her confidence. Thank
heaven, here we are at my door at last! /
can't say more now; am ready to drop.
Goodnight, dear; you look tired, too It's
nice thing to have friends, know, but oh
what relief it is sometimes to get rid of
themp'
She kissed him and let him go.
Left by himself, to compare his wifes in
n0cent mistake with the terrible enlighten-
ment that awaited her, Linley's courage fail
ed him. He leaned on the quantity carved
rail that protected the outer side of the land
ing, and looked down at the stone hall far
below. If the old woodwork Che thought)
would only give way under his weight there
would be an escape from the coming catas-
trOphe found in an instant.
A timely remembrance of Sydney recalled
him to himself. For her sake he was bound
to prevent Mrs. PreSty'S contemplated inter-
view with his wife on the next morning.
Descending the stairs he met his brother in
the corridor on the first floor.
'"The very man L wanted to see," Randall
said. Tell me, Herbert, what is the matter
with that curious old Woman%
do you mean Mrs. Presty?"
Eyes. She has just been telling me that
our friend Mrs MacEdwin has taken fancy
to Miss Westerfeld, and would be only too
glad to deprive us of our pretty governess. !"
did Mrs. Presty say that in Miss Wester-
fields presence"
"NO. Soon after you and Catherine left
the room Miss Westerfeld left it too. dare
say am wrong, for l haven't had time to
think Of it; but Mrs. Presty's manner sug-
gested to me that she would be glad to see
the poor girl sent out of the house."
Il am going to speak to her, Randall, on
that very subject. Is she still in the draw
ing-room?"
EYES,"
''Did she say anything more to your
81 didn't give her the chance; l don't like
Mrs. Presty. You look worn and worried,
Herbert. Is there anything wrong?"
'If there is, my dear fellow, you will hear
of it tomorrow"
So they parted.
(TO BE CONTINUED
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-25
aware that it was too late to turn him

OUT.
Sometimes he would hide himself
until the family had all started for
church, and would then follow the
footsteps of some tardy worshiper who
tiptoed it during prayer.
The minister's pew WAS near the
very front, and Watch as if under.
standing that much depended on his
good behavior, usually conducted
himself IN very dignified manner.
One Sunday Ia the midst of an i'm
pressive sermon, Mr.. Tyler repeated
IN al earnest, eloquent manner, the
words watch! watch watch, say!'
when rustic, rustic, bounce, came his
big dog almost into his very arms.
Honest Watch had been sitting
with his eye fixed, as usual, on the
minister. At the first mention OF his
name up, went mis- ears, and his eyes
kindled; at the second he was still
more deeply moved; at the third he
obeyed, and few completely over pew
rail and pulpit door with leaps that
did equal honor to his muscular
powers and his desire to obey. After
such strict Interpretation of the letter
rather than the spirit, Watch was
efectually forbidden church going.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-25
LUCKIER THAN ENOCH ARDEN.
Wandering Husband Returns After
Sixteen Years.

SYRACUSE, N. Y. March 2O.-Sey-
enteen years ago Rufus Warren Nye.
OF Sodus. Wayne county, married
Miss Olive Rose, of Sodus Center. A,
boy was born to them one year later, !
and soon afterward the father, in a
Mt OF anger over some domestic mis-
understanding, abandoned his family
and went to Michigan. His disap-
pearance caused big sensation. No
one knew where he had gone, and the
suspicion that he had been foully dealt
with spread itself through the COM
munity.
Months passed by and years, and
still he did not return. Mrs. Nye,
mourning him as dead, listened to the
suit OF Mr.. Hitler, who had courted
her previous TO her marriage with
Nye, and in 1874 allowed him to lead
her to the altar. This second husband
died two years afterward, and the
woman, in 1881, again threw off her
mourning weeds and was married to
man named Kerns, with whom she
lived happily until their separation,
few days ago.
Nye. meanwhile, instead of being
dead, as his wife and all his other re-
latives supposed he had been accumu-
lating a fortune in the logging bust
ness among the wilds of Michigan.
About two weeks ago he took it into
his head to indulge himself in pleas
ant trip, and bought a ticket from
East Saginaw 10 Suspension bridge
and return. When he touched the
boundary of New York the memory
of bygope days rose strong within
him, and he resolved to proceed to
Syracuse and hunt up his brother
James, who was living there at the
time of his departure. He Arrived at
this city only to find that his brother
had long ago moved to Troy. He
hurried on to that place and after
some difficulty succeeded in finding
James. He listened to his brothers
entreaties, and on Saturday last start
with him for his old home in Wayne
county. They reached Newark late
at night and went to the house of 81.
w. Fowler, relative with whom
Nyes son had been living for the last
two years. Next morRing young
Nye started on horseback for Sodus,
where with the exception of few
months spent at Buffalo, his mother
had continued to live since her
first husbands disappearance. and
told her that his fathar had returned.
That afternoon, Sunday. Mrs. Nye-
lHiller-Kerns drove to Newark and
met the man she had so long thought
dead. A reconciliation took place.
Mr.. Nye went to Sodus the next day
and had an interview with Mr.. Kerns
who recognized his priority of claim
to the woman, and after dlsposing of
his household effects to the new
found husband. started for Buffalo.
Mr.. and Mrs Nye, with their son.
started last evening for East Saginaw,
where they intend to spend the re-
mainder of their lives.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-25
The Betting Did 1t.

A Washington correspondent OF
The New York Mail and Express
writes: A prominent democrat who
is here says that the real animus of an
tagonism Ia the ranks of the Ohio
democracy is not understood by the
public at large. Re says that the
trouble is owing largely to the way in
which the betting was conducted when
Senator Payne was elected. The Payne
men began by taking all the bets they
could get that Pendleton would not
be elected. They began even and ran
up till they could get no more at odds
from ten to one. They then made an
offer that Payne would be elected. On
this they got great many bets. They
took all they could get at any odds.
They then began to bet that old Gen.
Durbin Ward would get more votes
in caucus than Pendleton. The Pen
dleton fellows thought this perfect
ly safe bet, and that it would be the
same as hedging to take these bets, so
they staked their last dollar on this.
The Payne men so manipulated that
they won all these bets. and complete
ly bankrupted the Pendleton men. It
is asserted that notwithstanding the
lavish expenditure which everybody
knows was made by Oliver Payne and
John r. Mclean they both came out
of the contest with more money than
they had when they went in. Joe
Hughes afterward appointed consul
at Birmingham, England, is said to
be one of the Pendleton men who was
badly left on bets. When the Payne
manipulators found a Pendleton man
whom they could not quite convert to
Payne, they made him solid, if pos
sible, for Ward. The Pendleton men
of course, will never forgive no for
get this, and if there is anything cor
upt that can be brought out, this gen
tleman says, the Pendleton men are
as anxious as the republicans are to
produce it and thus get even.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-25
A Church Going Dog.
Youths COMPANION.

Minister Tyler owned a large dog
named Watch, and Watch objected
very strongly to being shut up in the
house alone while the family went to
church. He soon learned what Sun
day preparations meant, and often
contrlved to go to church himself
much against Mrs. Tyler's consent.
Every Sunday series of maneuvers
took place between the two, Ia which
Watch often proved himself the keen
est. Sometimes she slipped away very
early, and Mrs. Tyler. after having
searched for him to shut him up
would go to church and find Watch
seated in the family pew, looking very
grave and decorious, but evidently
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-25
The Gag Explosion.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
THREE DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED

THREE DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED.
PITTsBURG, March 22-The gas
we'll at Murray's hill which caught
fire yesterday is still burning fercely,
the main being burned off at the
ground. The company has not found
means to quench the flames. Other
pipes. have burst and the atmosphere
of the vicinity is sitting from the es-
Gaping gas. Two hundred men of
one company are digging a ditch for
the purpose of putting the pipes under
ground. It Is estimated that nine
million cubic feet of gas is es-
Gaping every hour, of which about
three million feet is burning. Three
deaths have resulted from yesterday s
explosion. Mcpherson in the town has
gone to bed tonight owing to the
great anxiety felt as to further devel-
opments.