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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-10-21
nominations:
GREENBACKERs.
Z. j. X. Whiting.

The proposition TO submit a prohibitory
amendment to the votes of the people passed
the house of the last Legislature of Michigan
and received every republican vote-eighteen
in number-in the senate. twenty-five
votes were necessary for its adoption, and
every effort was made to secure them, but
not single democratic senator could be per.
suaded to vote in favor of the measure. Even
the Hon. HARVEY c. SHERWOOD, fusion nomi-
nee for congressman in this congressional
district, voted "No". There were at least six
republican candidates for the senate who
were defeated by prohibition votes. or who
might have been elected had they received
the votes that were given to prohibition can
didates, and that had no other effect than to
help elect some of the very men who defeated
the submission of the amendment. Had
those six republicans received the full tenn
perance vote of their districts, they would
have been elected, and would have voted as
did every one of their republican colleagues;
the amendment would have been submitted
oAu; III oii Piooooiuty, nAiChiBah "ouiu nave
had constitutional prohibition. 1t is not the
republican party, but the so. called prohibi-
ton party, and that party alone, that is
responsible for the defeat of the submission
of the amendment. But the leaders of that
party did not want prohibition to come that
way; it would take away their stock in trade
and leave them stranded ona barren political
shore. Prohibition is one thing aud the
prohibition party is most decidedly another
thing. tits the latter for which these leaders
care far more than they do for the former. In
this connection, the NoRTHERNER would en-
phatically endorse the language of an article
that appeared i'll its esteemed contemporary
the West Michigan Adcance, paper that is
independent in politics, the concluding words
of which are, There is food in these facts
for every honest man to digest.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-10-21

COMPARING the wages of the employees
with what is paid for the same kind of labor
in other cities, the recent great strike at the
Chicago stock yards appears rather unreas-
enable and unjustifable. The Drocers'
Journal quotes prices paid as follows At
Chicago, S1.75 to $3.50, according to kind
OF work done; at Kansas City, S1.50 to
$3.50; at Milwaukee, $3.50 to $500; at
Boston, 1925 TO $3.50. and at each of the
other places mentioned, ten hours has con
stituted days work. The Chicago men
have been working but eight hours, and
struck because the packers decided that they
must return to the ten hour system or quit
business. The result of the strike, if long
continued, must inevitably be much suf-
fering to the employees and their families.
Bitter experience should have taught the
American laborer that himself and those de-
pendent upon him are almost certain to be
the real sufferers from strike, and not Ills
employer.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-10-21

SENATOR GEO. A. FAIR will address the
people of Van Buren, County ON the political
issues of the day as follows: Hartford, Fri
day evening, October 22d Decatur, Saturday
evening, October Odd; Paw Paw, Monday
evening, October 25th and Lawton. Tuesday
evening, October Goth. Mr.. FARR is forcible
speaker, and is one of the leading temper
ance men of the state, one who believes that
true temperance reform is to be sought and
found within the ranks of the republican
party, rather than by dividing the temper
ance vote in vain attempt at the upbuilding
of a third party with but a single idea. The
NoRrHERNER trusts and expects that he will
be greeted with full houses.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-10-21

DEMOCRATS are anxious TO fuse when they
are in the minority, but when they think
they can "go it alone" they don't feel that
way. Tie Wayne County convention in
shifted the green5aclers of that county. the
other day. by offering to give them one cir
cult court commissioner on the ticket as the
price Of their help. The greenbackers
promptly resented the insult and put up
county ticket of their own. They only asked
for three offices, prosecuting attorney, one
circuit court commissionerand one coroner, a
very modest demand, but they were not will
ling to give the democrats all the turkey and
themselves take oil the crow.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-10-21

TIM TARsNEY, the young lion OF the Sag
inaw Valley" wishes he hadn't. That is, he
who was postmaster at ST. Louis, Mich. and
wishes still harder that he hadn't secured
the appointment of man who was a surgeon
in the rebel army TO fill the vacancy. But
TN did it, and it will cost him good many
votes, and he knows 1t. In fact it gives him
the HoRR-ors every time he thinks OF ii.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-10-21

WHEN the surplus of the producer is taken
to market and disposed of to the consumer,
that constitutes commerce. Protection brings
the producer and the consumer, the farmer
and the laborer, the agriculturist and the
manufacturer into juxtaposition, into the
same country, the same state, the same
neighborhood. Freetrade would locate the
producer on one side of the Atlantic and the
consumer on the other; the firmer in Amer
lea, the laborer and manufactures in Europe.
Instead of finding market at home, the
agriculturist would have to ship his surplus
to the old world, paying transportation there
on, and sell it for just such sum as the foreign
dealer chose to pay, and would have to pur-
chase his manufactured articles in the foreign
market, paying just such price of the manu-
facturer chose to ask, and pay transportation
thereon to this country. Such would be the
effect of the adoption of democratic freetrade.
True, the producer on this side of the water
might not do all this personally but the
result would be equivalent to so doing All
the extra expense of transportation each
way, all the losses incident to being COM
PEELED to rely on selling and buying IN
foreign market would eventually come out of
the pockets of the American producer The
NoRTHERNER does not believe that American
farmers, American aborers or American
manufacturers are ready to try the dangerous
and costly experiment.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-10-21

IT is currently reported that the democrats
and greenbackers have fused on the congress
sional nominations in this state. The division
of the spoils would seem to indicate hearty
fusion, on the part OF the democrats at least.
The following is a list of the congressional
nominations.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-10-21

foreign manufactures, paying transportation
each way? But he didn't press the inquiry
to that extent. Forgot it, probably. On the
whole, the address was decidedly thin, and
the audience was considerably SO before the
meeting closed, there being constant drop
ping out all through the speech. AS dem
ocrat remarked the next morning, "At
emptying hall, Mr.. PENNINGTON is decided
success"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-10-21

The greenbackers of the state have one
while the democrats have ten. In order to
even matters up, the democrats of Wayne
County generously (?) offered to give their
greenback allies one circuit court commits
sioner, which offer was Indignantly rejected
and full greenback ticket nominated.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-10-21

We notice our b. e. II. V. w. c., the Free
Press and Courier, has adopted the the sug-
gestion of the NoRTHERNER and has amended
its ticket by substituting the name of ALoN-
20 I. FRIsBEE in place of WILLIAM d.
FULLER as its candidate for commissioner of
state land Office.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-10-21

IT is not many years since we heard lead
ing democrats say they would never go to
the polls with id niger. We recog-
nized a change for the better when we saw
the recent democratic meeting in this village
opened with music by quartette of colored
gentlemen. And old dyed-in-the-woo dem
ocrats actually encored them.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-10-21

II those purported portraits in the Free
Press were reliable, the democrats of Wayne
County have vilainous looking lot of NOM
inees for county officers.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-10-21

Belle Boyd, the rebel spy, and her troupe
of Southern Troubadours gave an entertain.
ment at Longwell's Opera House on Thurs
day and Friday evenings last. We hardly
think that most people would care to witness
her show more than once.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-10-21

VIRGINIA knights of labor refused to march
in procession with the visiting colored
knights.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-10-21

CHAIRMAN MCMILLAN is running vigor-
Gus republican campaign in this state.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
Comic Papers In America.

The first comic paper in America was
brought out about 1916 by Foster, of the
New York Tribune 1t was called Yankee
Doodle and was constructed on the pat
tern of Punch. 1t was funny, but it lived
only year or two and was succeeded by
John Donkey, into which John Broueham
poured the best wit of his lie. This
struggled along two or three years, was
admired, laughed over and quoted by
the few and neglected by the many till it
turned up its toes TO the daises, leaving
Brougham de, per in debt than ever. The
Lantern came next; it was edited by
Brougham, Fred Cozzens, Clapp and
Thomas Powell, and was very lively. 1t
fickered it, last flicker and doused its
humorous glim when George Law ceased
to furnish oil to the foolish maidens
above mentioned. Then there was dark
ness till Vanity Fair and PuRchinellC
came; an obvious advance on any funny
papers that had preceded them, but they,
too, were gathered TO their fathers, and
the fathers were considerably out OF
pocket by the transaction. The next
venture of any consequence in this line
was Fuck-followed by lingo, the Judge,
Chic and others of the sort appealing fol
patronage mainly on the strength of theil
pictures.-Paper World
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
WAR ON THE SEA.
Desperate NJ en- sures BEING Taken by the
Rival steamship Lines.

A dispatch from New York says: The
Transatlantic cut rate war has broken out
again with increased fury. The latest move
has been taken by the Hamburg Packet Com
pany. The agents of this company complain
that the English Steamship compan es have
been trangressing on their preroga
tive and shipping passengers direct to Scan
dinavia, which is the strongho ID Of the Ham
burg line This company has now deter
mined TO carry tho war into Africa, and
viii after to-day, land passengers in Ply
mouth for Sl2, also shipping passengers
direct from London to New York for the
same rate Nor is this all. The company
has established a direct semi-mont ly line
between this city and Scandinavia, and will
land passengers in that country TO ST., the
return rate being reduce to SIS. Two
steamers will be put on this servlce-the
Gothla and the Savonia.
The North German Lloyds have already
made great reduction in their rates, but it
is expected that further cut viii be ordered
shortly to IN, ct those of the Hamburg COM
piny.
It is believed that conference Of the
agents of all the German lines will shortly be
called to consider the new aspect of the war.
The agent of the Red Star line said TO re-
porter that that company was as vet unde-
| cided what it would do in the premises, but
1t was more than probable that they would
meet the other lines in at least making some
| reduction He could not, in the absence of
| adviccs from the other side, state anything
| definite in the matter
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Making Butter.

An English expert on butter.making
says; Let any person examine the grain
of ahigh-cla sample for himself by de-
liherately breaking roll in half, and
then repeat the operation upon an infe'
rior sample. Country salt butter-why
will people continue to favor the con-
sumner with the flavor of salt instead of
the flavor of butterl-is, in nine cases
out OF ten, either bad in grain or streaky,
Streakiness, which is most obnoxious to
the judge, is more common where salt is
largely used, because the salt has much
to do with the fault. Makers, too, who
salt on the table instead of with brine
make more streaky butter than Others.
Streaky butter is not only disagreeable
to the eye, but it is evidence of inferior
workmanship; it tells that the butter is
not of high flavor; that it will not keep,
and that it contains an abnormal guam
tity of salt, of water, or both. Indeed,
it is the presence of water, for which
salt has common affinity, that caused
the undesirable appearance. After a GER
tain point, mere bulk of salt is of no
value as preservative of butter; hence
the objection Of those who prefer to salt
on the table instead of in the churn is
unfounded. Sailing with brine when
the butter is granular gives the maker
perfect command over the strength of tn /,
salt, and is not only the most sensible
but the most practicable method.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19

The area of practical agricultural lands
in this country is immensely extended by
practical irrigation. In all the Terri
tories west of Tooth degree of longitude
this method has added millions to the
value of the producing soils and wonder
fully extended their capacity. In Ari-
IONA, especially, irrigation is aiding the
rapid development of the Territory and
demonstrating its productiveness. The
practice is to flood small grain from
two to four times during the season.
Fruit and grass need less water. The
Arizona canal is over forty miles long,
and irrigates nearly 100000 acres Of
land. Other canals are now in progress
on the Lower ella which will irrigate
over 100000 acres. In New Mexico,
along the Rio Grande, a large canal was
recently completed which is expected to
bring more than 5000 acres into cul-
tivation. While these great water sup
plies are of frst-rate consequence to the
development of the rainless districts,
they are nevertheless the origins of gi-
gantic land monopolies.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19

Lieutenant Schwatka, In command Of
the New York 7imes's exploring expe-
dition in Alaska, is over six feet hi Oh,
and weighs two hundred and fifteen
pounds. 1t was he who discovered in
King Williams Land, in the arctic seas,
evidences that Sir John Franklin and his
party had really persisted, 1t was he
who few years later, sailed twelve
hundred miles on raft on the dangerous
Yukon River, in the polar regions, and
explored also the remaining eight hun
dred miles of that previously unknown
stream. To-day the Lieutenant Is sup
posed to be climbing Mount St. Elias, the
highest peak of North America, its ele-
walton being almost four miles. If he
reaches the snowy summit, he will be the
first person to have accomplished that
feat. The Smithsonian Institution wanted
to send him en- the same GRAND, but was
out of funds. He expects to bring back
many facts and specimens valuable to
science and deposit them in the Museum
of Natural History at the Central Park,
and in the museum of Princeton College,
where his assistant, Mr.. Libbey, is pro-
fessor
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
THREE PER CENT. BOND CALL.
The Treasury Ready to Pay S1O,OOO,-
900 Of Its IMdcIl eiMess.

Acting Secretary Fairchild has issued the
10th call for the redemption of bonds. The
call is for $50, 1000, 90 of the per cent. loan
of 1882, and notice is given that the princi-
pal and accrued interest Of the bonds herein
below designated will be raid at the treasury
of the United States in the city of Washing
ton, D. c., on the 18th day Of September, 1886,
and that the interest on said bonts will cease
on that day. namely:
Three per cent. bonds issued under the act
of Congress approved July u, 1882, and NUM-
bored as follows: Fifty dollars, original num-
Der l24 to original number l32, both inclusive,
and original number 1882 to original number
1885, 10th inclusive; 500, original number
1918 to original number 1923, BIO h inclusive,
and original 1927 to original 9939, both inclu-
sive; $500, original - to original number 1S6,
both inclusive, and original number 1929;
$1,000, original number 1891 to original num-
Der 1928, both inclusive, and original number
23,14S; $4,000 original number II 664 to
original number II, Gil both inclusive. Total,
$1O,O0J,000
The bonds described above are either bonds
of the 'originan' issue, which have but one
serial number at each end, or "substitute''
bonds, which may be distinguished by the
double set OF numbers, which are marked
plainly Original numbers and substitute
numbars-n All of the bonds of this loan will
be called by the original numbers only. Many
Of the bonds Original y included i'll the above
| numbers have been transferred or changed
into other denomination on waiver" the
original numbers being cancelled AMI leav-
ing outstanding the apparent amount above
SIN ed
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19

Texas and Rhode Island have been en-
gagged in endeavoring to define their
boundaries. The big State has claim
of sundry hundreds of thousands!o of acres
against the United States lying on the
head waters of the Red River, and the
little State has claim of sundry scores
of acres at the mouth of the Pawcatuck.
The Texas and the United States Com
missioners have adjourned without agree
ing, the former claiming everything up
to the North Fork of the Red River and
the latter everything down to the South
Fork But Rhode Island and Connecti-
cut seem likely to come to terms, and it
has been reported that the former will
acquire four acres in Narrgansett Bay,
which will be handsome addition to
her domains, even though the new ac-
QUESTION is all under water, and its popu-
lation natives in their oyster beds.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
POultry Notes

If you starve your hens you will not
fatten your egg basket.
Guinea fowls are excellent sentinels
against hawks, cats or other "var'
mints."
Do not hatch Bantams before Septem'
Der, if you would have them beautiful
and diminutive.
The Game fowl makes an excellent
mother for young chicks, and are the
best sentinels against hawks.
Among the new breeds the white Ply
mouth Rocks and white Wyandottes
seem largely in the ascendancy.
The Plymouth Rock and Wyandottes
are both most admirably adapted to thu
farm. Good layers, excellent tab.'
fowls, and with all the necessary and i'm
portant qualities for the farm.
Tu keys are great foragers, and viii
gather their entire food from the field
during the summer; at the same time de
stroying myriads of bugs, grasshoppers
worms, etc., that prey upon the crops.
If you wish your young chicks to grow
rapidly and thrive at this season of the
year, give them frequently scraps of fresl
meat from the refuse you will find a
every butcher shop; they are exceeding
ly fond of it.
Above all things else, if you would b.
successful poultry raiser, keep thing
clean about the hen houses and runs; i
will pay handsomely to give them pro
portionately as much attention as you d
other live stock.
/ Should fowls be troubled with "scal
leg" make mixture of three ounces o
sweet oil, one ounce of sulphur, an
twenty drops of carbolic acid, and anoin
! the legs two or three times a week unit
cured; first, however, wash with soa
and water.
1t is very seldom that much can be az
complished by helping chickens out o
the shell, but if it must be done, ope
the shell at the large end, removing
and the membrane covering the chic
about one-third of the way down. ]
requires steady hand, however, to d
much good in such instances.-W ester
! Ploacman.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-08-19
FIVE MORE NEW WAR VESSELS.
MIR. whitney Pefccting Plans for Theii
Gnmnlellnn.

A despatch from Washington, August 18th,
says; The Secretary of the Navy will
probably authorize the publication of the
ADVERT iements for five new flrst-class ships
of war; Four of these ships were appropri'
ated for at the last session of Congress. The
fifth is one Of tho now vessels provided for in
tho bill to increase tho naval establishment,
VIII ch became law last week, That bill
included in its provisions one doube-bottom
protected cruiser of not less than $500 tons.
Secretary Whitney had already determined
in his own mind to adopt for this vessel the
constructor of England, some time ago, for
the Spanish government, before he was
apo nted TO his present position. No vessel
has at yet been constructed from these plans,
but the vessel has been designated for some
time as mo. 2sn by raval men, and is 50
known on both sides OF the water, she IS 70
a twin screw vessel OF 400 tons and B feet
in length. She will b, heavily armed, and Is
expected TO develop speed of - knots an
hour and to DO the fastest cruiser in the
world. Secretary Whitney has determined
not TO wait longer in the experimental stage
of naval construction, and TO take the very
latest and hest IDEAS that he could obtain
| abroad. The copy of the Naniwakan, which
Is to he built rs one of tie other four vessels,
will follow exactly the plans furnlsheu py
Armstrong & Co, and is expected to develop
speed of Is knots. The plans for the o,h ci
thre,, enc being 1900 ton ship, one l70C
tons ship and one an $40 ton gun boat, were
PREF AIRED at tie navy department. All five
vessels are to be built of steel, and to be armed
with q full complement of steel breech
loading heavy guns aud eight machine guns
1hs other vessels authorized in the bill thai
las just become law will not be contracted
for until the plans shall have been prepared
and this may occupy several months. There
are also to be one torpedo boat, dynamite
gun cruiser and two armored cruisers of larg,
| tonnage They viii al doubtless be contracted
| for within the coming year, When they arr
| completed we shall have substantially new
| navy, and they ought all to be ready within
three years. The Atlanta, which is jus
having her steam trials at New York, ma.
be considered the first Of a fleet of eighteen
new vessels, counting in tho five double
turreted monitors which are now at last t.
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