The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-05-13
Facts and Fancies.

THE testimony of woman before n Salt
Lake court, the other day, in q polygamy
case was in substance that "she didn't know
whether her husband had another wife or
not; it wasn't of sufficient importance to
talk about.
AN American lady has had a novel "rose
dress" made in Paris. The skirt is composed
of 500 roses of different hues, and rosebuds
form the bodice, while veil of tulle, spot
ted with crystal drops, is thrown over the
dress to initiate morning dew.
Mrs. JEANETTE b. HEATH, who re-
Gently died in Rochester, n. y, was an
intimate friend of John Brown when
she lived in Kansas. The family home
stead at Lawrence was twice burned TO the
ground on account of the friendship of the
family for Brown.
REVENUE OFFICER MCDONALD, of At
lanta, says that the best detective on his
force is woman, "and lady, too" She
lives near Atlanta, and is particularly skill
tul in working up cases and locating stills.
He says she has no end of nerve, and does
not work for the cause of temperance, but
for money.
IT is reported that the girls of Girton
College have wholly recovered from their
enthusiasm for Mr.. Browning. They
have formally dissolved their Browning
Society, and not only voted that the bal
ance-of funds in hand should be spent in
chocolates, but have actually bought the
chocolates and eaten them.
TALK of Sin Walter Raleigh, Chevalier
Bayarl and of the soft toned knight of the
field of the cloth of gold. There's fell
low mp in Petoskey, Mich, who, being up
set while sleighriding, lay upon the snow,
and said to lis sure enough girl, "Sit on
me, dear, and draw your feet ont of the
snow" Age of chivalry dead! Go away,
man.
THE last and most recherche production
of modern industry is point lace into the
web of which brilliants are woven" This
costly tissue will be out of the reach of
many persons. So far it has only been
used for bonnet crowns and for covering
fans. One great couturier, however, has
ordered the entire trimming for superb
gown to be made of ito surpass all
robes, past, present, or future.
AT Weston, Conn. young lady by the
name of Alice Smith recently coughed up n
large frog that had made her miserable for
months. II was of unusual size, and was a
horrid- looking reptile, its color being a
Shiny green. The young lady nearly faint
ed away with fright when the frog made its
appearance. Miss Smith had been troubled
for some time with what she supposed was
indigestion, but which was in all probable
ity caused by the reptiles foraging around
for food.
MAN must not only bride his own
tongue but keep a check rein on his wife's,
according to the decision of Chief Justice
Adam. Mrs. Maria Keohane sued Aaron
b. Clarke, in New York City, to recover
damages for slanderous words spoken by
| Clarke's wife. A motion was made to dis
miss the suit, but the Chief Justice ruled
| that the husband was liable, and the jury
gave six cents damages. The jurymen evil
| IDENTIFY saw the danger of such ruling, and
wished to establish precedent
IN small town near Greensborough, Ga,
| there Is certain cigar dealer who has a
beautiful and winsome daughter. A young
man of the place paid her attentions and
won her affections. but the old man OBJ
! iected, and forbGd: the young man his
house. But, nothing dismayed, the young
man organized n club of sympathiZers, and
| they have boycotted the old mans business
-lefusing to buy cigars or tobacco of him
unless the barrcade be raised. At last ac-
counts the old man was growing weak
| kneed.
MISS EMMA THURsBY received the
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York one morning in very novel way. She
was invited to breakfast by number of
the ladies who had directed the concert,
and an omelette was given her to serve. On
| cutting it she found that she really
| had before her the famous golden eggs, for
| the omelette was made of $50 gold pieces.
A crust of cotton separated them from the
| real omelette above them. 1t was rather an
opulent sort Of breakfast dish, and was
| worth $4,000.
As richly dressed young woman, carry
| ing prayer book in her daintily gloved
| left hand, was about to leave the Third av-
enue elevated train at Twenty third street,
| New York, the other day. she thrust her
right hand into her pocket for her hand
| kerchief. When she withdrew her hand
| from her pocket about dozen cigarettes
came with the handkerchief and were scat
tered over the floor of the car. A gallant
| young man picked them up and handed
them to the young woman, who, without
the least apparent embarrassment, accepted
them and gracefully bowed her thanks.
THE following characteristic anecdote of
| Christine Nilsson affords significant proof
| of her innate tact and ready wittedness. One
night ut Madrid when she was singing the
| Jewel Song in Faust" her namesake, the
fair young Queen, was sitting in the state
box facing the stage; and Christine, as she
warbled the lines
C'est In file dun roi
Quon ssluS passager
| dropped quick little curtsy to her Span
| ish Majesty. The audience took the cue
| like one man, roes TO its feet, and broke in
| to rapturous shouts of viva Christina! Viva
la Reyna!" 1t was "happy thought" and
delighted the astute Madrilenos by its
fnesse as well as by its manifest sponta.
neity.
IN the portfolio of Mr. Longfellow, soon
after his death, were found the following
lines, which were written by him in July,
1879, but were not made public until re-
Gently:
| In the long, sleepless watches OF the night,
A gentle face-the face Of one long dead
Looks at me from the wall where round its
head
The night lamp casts halo OF pale light
Here in this room she died. and soul more white
Never through martyrdom OF fire was led
To its repose nor can in books be read
The legend of n life more bedight.
There is mountain i'm the distant West
That, sun-defying in its deep ravines
Displays cross OF snow upon its side.
Such is the cross wear upon my breast
These eighteen years, through all the chang
ing scenes
And seasons, changeless since the day she
died