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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-17
The Last Fifty Years i'm Science.

The first railway for locomotives,
which was constructed between Stock
ton and Darlington, was opened In
September, 1925, so that l have the
doubtful advantage of about four
months seniority over the ancestral
representative of the vast reticulated
fetching and carrying organism which
now extends its meshes over the civil
lied world. confess it fills me with
astonishment to think that the time
when no man could travel faster than
horses could transport him, when our
means of locomotion were no better
than those of Achilles or of Rames es
Maximum, lies thin my memory. The
electric telegraph, as thing for pract.-
cal use. is far my junior. So are arms
of precision, unless the old rifle be re-
garded as such. Again, the application
to hygiene, and to the medical and
surgical treatment of men and animals,
of our knowledge of the phenomena of
parasitism, and the very discovery of
the true order of these phenomena, is
a long way within the compass OF my
personal knowledge. 1t is Unnecessary
for me to enumerate more than these
four rich gifts made by science to man.
kind during the past sixty years. Ar
resting the survey here, l would ask If
there is any corresponding period in
previous history which can take credit
for so many momentous applications of
scientific knowledge to the wants of
mankind? Depreciators of the value
of natural knowledge are wont to speak
somewhat scornfully of these and such
like benefactions as mere additions to
material welfare. 1 must own to the
weakness of believing that material
welfare is highly desirable in itself,
and / have yet to meet with the man
who prefers material ill-fare. But even
if this should be, as some may say,
painful evidence of the materialistic
tendencies incidental to scientific pur-
suits, it is surely possible, without
much ingenuity or any prejudice in
favor of one or the other view of mutu-
al relations of material and spiritual
phenomena, to show that each of these
four applications of science has ex-
erted q prodigious influence on the
moral, social, and political relations of
mankind, and that such influence can
only increase as time goes on. If the
senseless antipathies, born of isolation,
which formerly converted neighbors,
whether they belonged to adjacent
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-17

startling from its intensity. I forced my
horse through the thin hedge that fenced
the premises.
"The ruin now bore different aspect.
The bright flashes Of lightning seemed 10
burn their way through the walls for an in
slant, only to be followed by gloom still
more terrible.
II felt tremor of fear as l dragged the
unwilling steed in through the broken walls,
and / was not made more comfortable by
the grooming of timbers, and falling wood
inside.
Leading the horse into one corner,
| where he would be protected by the wall
from the full force of the storm, / crouched
down at his side.
"The storm which followed was terrible,
the rain fell in sheets, the taunder was al
most deafening, and the wind seemed
determined to tear the crime -concealing
walls ON their foundations.
MY horse was n young animal, and had
become very excitable. l found myself
liable to be crushed by him at any moment
and was at last forced t. leave the shelter
which his body promised, and creep away
through the darkness to some further corner
of the building, out of the reach of his
heels
THE floor was full of pitfalls; but, TAX
ing quick glance at my surroundings by
the momentary flashes of lightning,
neared the opposite side, where a portion
of the upper floor which still remained
would shield me from the storm.
Suddenly there was blaze of flame,
under which shrank back appalled,.
1T came just in time, however, for in
front of me, and yawning before my feet, was
large ragged hole in the broken floor.
u at the same instant caught glimpse
of a tall figure not more than three feet
distant.
His features became so impressed upon
my mind in that instantaneous glance that
had known him for years, the knowledge
would have added nothing to his descrip-
ton.
A very tall man, with dark face, ex-
ceedingly handsome, but with wild looking
eyes, that curdled the blood in my veins
/ shivered with apprehension, and, with q
scarcely human cry, the specter, as in that
fearful moment l thought it to be, leaped
across the chasm and seized me by the
throat.
II struggled with the desperation of mad
ness to release myself; but, whatever his
appearance might be, the muscles seemed
formed of steel.
"He forced me backward toward the
hole; but the instant was falling the floor
gave way, and we fell downward into the
gloomy cellar beneath.
"The storm did not continue long," said
the Colonel, after short silence, "and the
horse found his way out of the building and
to his quarters.
When 1 awoke from my faint found
half dozen of the boys bending over me.
IL lay upon my back in pool of water in
the cellar Of Gaston's house.
81 related my story before 1 was we'll out
of the place, and from the ill -disguised
grins with which it was heard / realized that
my veracity was suspected. 1 never re-
lated my difficulties of the night afterward
ut is my opinion that the tall specter was
some adherent of the Southern cause, who
had sought shelter there for the same rea-
sons as myself.
AT any rate, it added another legend to
the house of CASTOR"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-17
Growing Old.

1t is the solemn thought connected
with middle life that life's last business
Is begun in earnest; and it is then, mid
day between the cradle and the grave,
that a man begins to marvel that he let
the days of youth go by so half enjoy
ed. 1t is the pensive autumn feeling;
it is the sensation of half sadness that
We experience when the longest day of
the year is past, and every day thatfol-
lows is shorter, and the light fainter,
and the feebler shadows tell that Nat
ure is fastening with gigantic footsteps
to her winter grave. So does man look
back upon his youth. When the first
gray hairs become visible, when the un-
welcome truth fastens itself upon the
mind that man is no longer going up
hill, but down, and that the sun is al
ways westering, he looks back ON things
behind. When we were children, we
thought as children. But now there
lies before us manhood, with its earnest
work, and then old age, and then the
grave, and then home. There is Sec
ond youth for man, better and ho,ier
than his first, If he will look on, and
not look back.-F. W. Robertson.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-17
Recognition Of Farces.

Gratitude is a grace by far too rare
ly found. The story of the lepers in
a book which reveals not only more of
the divine nature, but more of human
nature, than any other, represents the
usual sad disproportion of gratitude in
the world. The lepers were peculiar
in the misfortune of leprosy, but not
peculiar in the other misfortune of in
gratitude. Every feeling grows by ex-
preston; hence we should strive to in
crease our appreciation of favors by
every possible acknowledgement of
them. Yet great many favors are
habitually accepted by us as matter
of course, and if not entirely unac-
knowledged, are very carelessly and
indifferently received.
A domestic said once, in speaking of
a deceased mistress with respect and
affection, at was pleasure to do any
thing for her, for whatever it was,
great or small, she always had bright
smile, and hearty Thank you"
"Why do you suppose Madam B
has so many friends?" asked a young
girl about an aged lady who received
a great many visits and tokens of re-
membrance. Everybody seems to
like her."
i can give you ore reason" answered
her aunt; "she is always grateful for
every kindness, and shows that she APP
preciates even the slightest favor,--a
flower, the loan of book, whatever it
may be--by prompt and heartfelt
recognition of sny attention, any per-
sonai thoughtfulness on the part of
others"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-17

BY NATHAN ID. unSER.


Fare thee we'll and fare thee sweetlyi
And, since we must shortly sever.
Name some keepsake that shall meetly
Symbolic our love forever.
Gaud OF gold or costly jewel,
Which, my true-loye, shall IL be?
-Ah T. she murinurs, -that were cruel,
These would be unworthy thee"
Name IL, then, before we sunder-
Gift that nee will fade or perish.
II there naught on earth or under
That for love Of me would'st cherish2
Over IL TO thrill and linger
When my face il far away?
yes" and the uplifted finger
Bids me listen 10 her say.
.Give me but one sacred kiss, love,
And while on my lips IL hovers
Breathe silent vow by this, love,
Ne'er while heaven the round earth covers
To bestow on other women
What by right belongs TO me;
So, with love intense and human,
Still my heart shall beat for thee.
Angel wife so much 10 offer,
For a gift so poor and simple
When each kiss my soul shall proffer
Mouth, cheek, brow, or charming dimple
Can but breathe its worship gently
Love- faith, hope, ana truth eterne,
II thy heart but list intensely
To the words that live and burn.
Take then. with this kiss that settles
On thy lips imperial blossom
What pledge between the petals
To thy pure and sanity BOSOM
Faithfulness to thee completely
Ne'er from thy fond heart to stray;
Fare thee we'll aud fare thee sweetlyl
Now, my love, must away.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-17

How STRANGE it is that ideas in vari-
Gus parts of the globe are so contra
dictory! For instance, take the ques-
ton of girls. In spite of our advancing
ideas we have general conviction that
girls should not be put to very hard
work. We shield them if we can. In
Asia and Africa, on the contrary, in
spite of all we are always hearing of
lazy lives of women in those countries,
an old belief prevails that they were
born to labor. The same is true in
many parts of Germany. In Turkestan
and on the Tartar steppes the Kirghese
sultanas and their daughters, in whose
veins flows the blood of long lines OF
kings, still milk the sheep, cows, and
goats, and perform the mental duties OF
the household. They reverse the order
of things. The mother wears silk aud
the daughter calico; the mother cult.
Yates accomplishments and the
daughter does the drudgery; in fact,
they really consider the mother en-
titled to the best of everything Such
is it to be uncivilized. There the
mother is at home in the drawing-room
and the daughter in the kitchen, and
we would look IN vain for the fsshiona.
BILE and well-educated girl to scorn
her mother. What blessed state oil
affairs
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-17

NATURE and affectation are the anti.
podes of each other; contract not,
therefore, affected habits, for you might
as well have two palates 80 constituted
that what is sugar to one is wormwood
to the other.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-17

III you are wise man, you will treat
the world as the moon treats it. Show
only one side of yourself, seldom show
yourself too much at q time, and let
what you show be calm, cool, and pol
ished. But look at every side of the
world
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-17

PHAsEsIUs, who is an occasional con-
tributor to agricultural literature,
writes q relative in the country that
his next effort will be "Come-an'-
tarry on the farm"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-17

SILENCE never shows itself to so
great an advantage as when it is made
the reply to calumny and defamation.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-17

IT shocks me to think how much mis-
chief almost every man may do, who
will but resolve to do all he cam
.Sfer7le.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-05-20
Marrtaaes.

AT.LSTO "-NoRRIs.-A Chestertown, ON the
9th inst, Arthur Allstou and Bessie Norris,
both of Siill Pond, Nd.
BUSHNELL--SPENSER.- the 18th inst, by
the Rev. E. o. Mcfarland, Glenolden, Pa.
Nilsson G. Bushnell Of Franklin, Pa. and
Matte, daughter of Henry Grant OF this city.
BUFFINGT0N-Woo = AT Newark,
on the 18th inst, by the Rev. James v. UNI
berger, X. Barclay Burlington OF Kansas
City, Mo-, and NJ. Anna Woodward CT Newark,
Del.
FAUST-COMPTON. AT the Aebury NJ. L.
pars mage, ON the 18th inst, by the Rev. j.
=. Bryan, Edwin R Faust and Belle Q.
Compton.
HANcE-uIGMAN.-.At laymont, on the sth
inst, by the Rev. j. N. Rawlings, j. alfred
Hance and Mrs. Sallie R. Higman, both Of
Claymont, Del.
MoORE-McCoY.- the 18th inst, by the
Rev Charles Fl, Tucker, James W. v. Moore
and Mrs. Lonna l. Mccoy, both OF this city.
MUTER- WHITEING.-At youngstown, Ohio,
on the 9Th inst, by the Rev. B. Q Osborn,
Tn mas W. Muter, formerly Of this city and
AnuiA J. Whlteing.
MALONFY-CARTER.- Camden, N. j., on
the 18th inst, by the Rev. George b. Wright,
William T. MalOney and Mary E. Carter, both
OF this city.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MiddletowB, on the
18Th inst, by the Rev. R II. Adams, George
E. Finder of Middletown and Clara r. Lever
age of Kent county.
SItph hM-fOhIEh.-AtSb fAufs phfSonages
on tho 12th inst, by the Rev. W. L s.
Murray, Daniel Stidhsm, Jr., and Ida Porter,
both Of this city.
WIER-JONES.-In this city on the 18th Inst
by the Rev. r. i Cook, d. D., Richard II.
Wier and Lillian j Jones.
D-LEAUBY-AtAsbury M. 4. parsonage,
on the 18th inst, by the Rev. j. X. Bryan,
William NJ. Ward and Ida M. Leauby, both OF
this city.
WARNFR-LEBLEY.-A Ponds Neck, Cecil
Atkins, David G. Warner and Susan +. Iebley,
both of Cecil county.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-05-20

A dsrecer Frustrated In Going Away
with Another Mans Wife.

with Another Mans Wife.
About l.25 o'clock Morning morning O
closed carriage, hastily driven and con.
tanning man and woman, disguised
and muffled, drew up in the rear of the
p, w. 81 b. railroad station.
just as the man was about TO alight he
saw man in search of him, accompanied
by several police officers. Hurriedly
whispering to the driver. he sat down
again and the team was driven down
Front street to Poplar, pursued by the
officers.
At Poplar street the fugitive alighted,
and, without waiting for his feminine
companion, ran under the p, w. Il B.
shed and jumped ON the New York and
Washington express, due to leave south
ward at 1928 o'clock, and which was just
starting.
The carriage was overtaken by the
policemen and the woman, who intended
to elope with the man who had just en-
tered the train, was sent home to her hus-
band, mechanic living over Eleventh
street bridge.
She was greatly provoked by the oc.
currence and informed the officers that
she would join the fugitive before long.
He is grocer on East Ninth street, about
As years old and has an estimable wife
and several children.
Last week he sold as much of his
property as he could without exciting
suspicion. 1t is supposed that he went
to Baltimore.
He and the woman with whom he was
about to flee are prominent members of @
downtown church. She is about 80 years
old and Of prepossessing appearance.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-05-20

Making Way for she Savings Funds
New RuiIding.

The razing of the buildings No. $40
and 842 Market street, the site of the pro
jected new building of the Wilmington
Savings Fund Society, is advancing
rapidly. All the interiors of the houses
have been torn asunder and the work of
demolition will be continued as rapidly
as practicable. The destruction of these
two dwellings obliterates two conspicu-
GUS landmarks of the city. They were
probably erected between 1920 and 1880,
and at the time of their building repre-
sented all that was luxurious in construc-
ton and aristocratic in location. For
some years they marked the northern
boundary of the built-up part of the city,
and were regarded as the correct thing
INTELLECTUALLY.
The corner house, recently vacated by
DR.. Bullock, was for years the home of
Mr.. Bonney, member of the firm of Bush
& Bonney, proprietors of the plant after
ward the property of the Lobdell Car
Wheel Company. II was also occupied
by the late Hon. James A. Bayard, after
his return from New York, where he lived
short time. Mr.. Bayard made his home
there while his mansion, across Ninth
street, was being built. The house ad
joining, No. $40, was for many years the
home of Judge Hall of the United States
district court, who resided there at the
time of his death.
The contractors and builders who bid
for the job of putting up the building
under the specifications exhibited at the
society's office were as follows: James
Mitchell, Harry Lape, John B. johnson,
J.R. d. Seeds & Sons, Philemma Chandler
Calvin Swayne and Harry S. Christy.
All these bids were rejected on account
of Irregularities. Since that there have
been few changes and notifications in
the plans. The contract has been given
to James Mitchell, and the work com.
menced. The price agreed upon is
| $57, 630.50. The terms of the contract
are that the building shall be under roof
by December LIST next, and shall be com.
pleted by February LIST, 1887.
Mr.. Mitchell has made sub-contracts as
follows; With Frank q. Simpson for the
brickwork, the Novelty iron works OF
Philadelphia for the iron work, and
Thomas Davidson for the marble work
| The outer walls, which are to be of Fox
Island granite, will be put up by the
Philadelphia Granite and Blue Stone
Company. The work will be pushed for.
ward rapidly from this time on.
The savings fund building, to be con
structed ON the site, will be handsome
| and imposing structure.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-05-20

what Will He the Work OF the Sew
eraI POsts.

What NhlI Be the WORK OF rho seV-
eral Posts.
The arrangements for the observance of
Decoration Day, ON Monday, the 31st inst,
have about been completed. Flags will
be left by the Grand Army committees
with the superintendents of all the ceme-
teries and burying grounds on Saturday,
the goth, in order that relatives and friends
of deceased soldiers can thus obtain them
to mark graves. On Monday, the 31st,
Smyth and Grant posts will take charge
of the decorations in all the burying
grounds east of Market street, and also
west of Market and south of Sixth streets.
Sumner post will take charge of all the
cemeteries and churchyards where colored
soldiers and sailors are buried.
dupont Post on the 3lst will go to
dupont station on the w. & N. morning
train, and from that point will march to
Admiral duPont's grave, in the duPont's
private cemetery, about a quarter of q
mile from the station In grove near
by dinner will be provided for the post,
after which an Grafton will be delivered
by Levi O. Bird, Esq. In the afternoon
the post will march down the Kennett
pike to st. Joseph's Catholic cemetery,
thence to Green Hill Presbyterian bury
| ing ground and from there to Mt. Salem
NJ. Z. cemetery. From the latter point
1t viii march TO the Wilmington and
Brandywine cemetery, where the exercises
1t the day will be- closed. The post will
~ accompanied by firing squad and
ulutes will be fred at all the graves
visited. The cadet corps, under the
charge of Peter B. Ayars and George L.
Shuster, will also be part of the column.
Wilmington and Brandywine c, metery
will be visited by all the posts of the city.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-05-20
SUITS FOR INsUR ANcE.
Special Juries Selected TO Try Two
Cases.

Spcc1hl JuFleh SeIecteu TO Try two
Gases.
The following special jury was selected
Tuesday to try the case of William
II. Pierson VS.. the Etna Insurance Com
papy, which will be called on Thursday
next:
Brandywine hundred Isaac N. Grub.
Wilmington Philip II. Clark, John
Pyle, j. Augustus McCaulley.
Christiana- William f. Smalley, Robert
@. Justis, Robert l.. Armstrong, Amos
Sharpless.
st. Georges-Jonathan X. Williams,
Daniel w. Corbit, Joseph Hanson, Jeffer-
son b. Foard, James r. Shallcross.
Pencader-J. Wilkins Cooch, George
d. Medill.
New Castle-Lewis E. Eliason, John
Pugh, David w. ELLINGTON.
Appoquinimink-C Ferguson.
Red Lion Charles G. Ash, Samuel
Silver, Charles Corbit.
White Clay Creek-Theodore F. Arm.
strong, John Pilling.
The annex jurors were also selected this
morning to sit in the case of William II.
Pierson VS.. The Hartford Fire Insurance
Company which will be tried on Monday
the oath inst.
| Brandywine hundred-Thomaa @. Bird
James @ McComb, William @. Lodge.
Wilmington Joseph L. Carpenter, Jr.,
George r. Townsend, Richard p. Gibbons
James II. Beggs.
Red Lion-Albert Fl. Silver, Joseph r.
Pennington.
st. Georges-H Henry Cleaver, Henry A
Rowland, William N. Wilson, Zadoc A.
Pool, Nathaniel Williams.
Appoquinimink-Wil A. Scott.
lackbird-Samuel Roberts, JOIN
Lockerman.
White Clay Creel-George G.. Kerr
Samuel NJ. Donnell.
Pencader-William Cooch, l.. Franl
Ellison, Andrew S. Eliason.
Mill Creek-Jaeob Chandler.
New Castle-Samuel Atwood Stewart
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-05-20

The case of Henry b. Courtney's execu-
tors vs.. Sylvester d. Townsend was tried
before James Bradford, Joseph L. Oar
penter, Jr., and John Pyle, referees, at the
court house, Saturday afternoon, William
O. Spruance, Esq, for plaintiffs, and Johr
II. Rodney, Esq, for defendant. The
plaintiff rented farm of 100 acres, near
Newark, to the defendant, and charged q
rental of $500 per annum. The defend
ant claimed that Mr.. Courtney's agree
mtnt was to rent him the farm for the
amount paid by the preceding tenant $3.50
per year. This declaration was supported
by the testimony of a number of wit.
nesses. For the plaintiffs Mr.. Courtney's
son Frank testified that he had heard Mr..
Townsend offer his father $500 per yeai
for the farm. The referees, after hearing
the testimony, awarded verdict for the
plaintiff $500 per year for two years
MIR. Pyle dissenting frow the decision Of
his two colleagues.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-05-20
4 rRreHrFUE vrBs.
A EEotiicr Loses Her Home and
Four Children.

Four Children.
Associated Press Dispatch by Special wiree.
AKRON, o., May 19.-The little home
Of Mrs. Mary Mooney, a widow, situated
about three miles north of Akron, was
burnedto the ground shortly before mid
night and flour of her children, the oldest IL
years and the youngest years old, per-
ished in the flames. Mrs. Mooney awoke
in the night to find herself choking with
smoke and snatching up her baby of two
years, told the other little ones who were
almost stified to follow her.
Mrs. Mooney sprang out of the window
with the babe in her arms and landed
slight injuries. Lawrence Mooney, aged
go, brother-in-law of Mrs. Mooney, was
awakened by the childfen's cries and
rushed out of the house only to be told
by the frantic mother that her fonr little
ones were still in the burning building.
Both mother and uncle rushed into the
flames time and again but were beaten
back, Mr.. Mooney Mt length falling eX-
hausted and terribly burned, while the
flesh on his hands hung in shreds.
1t took but a few moments longer for
the cracking flames to consume the little
building and this morning charred bits OF
flesh and larger bones of the bodies Of
the four little ones were found in the
ruins. Lawrence Moneys injuries may
prove fatal, and Mrs. Mooney and her
two grown daughters living in this city
are wild with grief. The 5000 insurance
and the little patch of ground is all that
is left to the stricken mother. The fire
caught from an overheated stove.