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Intelligence Of Young Animals.

There is one characteristic implied
in Prof. Nogt's argument which seems
to bear more favorably to his thesis.
1t is that the young ape, the orang or
chimp anZee, Tor e sample, Is more in
telligent than the adult This, we
might say, is because it is descended
from more intelligent ancestor than
recent apes. But greater intelligence
is rule with all young animals, as
WELL if we take the circumstances into
account, as with man. The brain is at
that period larger in proportion to the
body; ii is in some sense virgin, more
impress:onable, it grows excessively,
and asks only to absorb, to work, to
turn the blood it receives to account.
What is more marvellous than the way
our children learn TO talk, read and
wrIe? Would we adults he capable
of the amount of rapid memorizing
which the mass of words and ideas in
culcated into them at that age eXacts?
Young Australians are equal to Euro
peans in the schools, and retain
languages with extraordinary facility;
but as age comes on, their savage
nature reappears, they take off their
clothes, they join their like again, and
they manifest no more intelligence
than if they were among the whites. If
at our age we appear 50 capacious, in
tellectually speaking, it is because we
have been accommodating for many
years; because we reason in great part
by habit au. omatically; because we are
necessarily excited by the struggle for
existence, by the society of our likes,
and by the use of language which apes
do not possess. NJ. Nogts last argu-
ment that the young ape is more hui
man than the adult ape does not,
Their, fore, convince me.-Pdm TOpip-
ard. IN the POuMLdr Science Mo1lthiu.
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Spiritual Emulation.

at affords me unbounded delight
and awakens my liveliest gratitude,
brethren, said Sundayschool super
intendent from Minneapolis at a recent
convention, 'to be able to rel ort that
the Sunday-schools of our denomina-
ton have received GAG accessions dur
ing the year in Minneapolis.
Il am, indeed, glad to hear such
cheering news" observed n st. Paul
delegate, land | am truly thankful that
l can report the work in our own city
to have been no less gratifying. Our
accessions for the year number 2l7."
II am rejoiced to hear such pleas
ing report from our sister city, said
the first speaker and am informed by
brother at my elbow that L misstated
the number moment ago when / sa d
246 The increase in our schools has
been 249.
Nothing gives me more pleasure, E"
rejoinsd the st. Paul brother, than TO
haar that the good work in our twin
city is going forward Mt such rate I;
and while l am on the floor will state
that one OF our secretaries has just now
called my attention to the fact that
made slight error in giving our Access
sions as 247. He SAYS there were 300. :"
II am deeply grateful, MIR. Chair
man." began the Minneapolis delegate,
with some asperity, s"that our enter
prising suburb on the south has"
A motion to adjourn was hastily put
and carried. &C hjcdgO Tribune
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-12-19
Boulangcr's Remarkable Career.

Boulangism has made rapid strides in
France. After Sedan there were five polit-
zeal standard bearers. These five were the
Comte de Chambord. the Comte de Paris.
Napoleon Ill. Theirs, Gambetta. Legiti-
mists, Orleanists, Bonapartists. Moderates.
Radicals-each party had its chief. To-day
there is only one chief in France.
That chief Is Boulanger.
Chambord is dead; the Comte de Paris
heads n little drawing-room faction; the
Bonapartists lost their penultimate hope
at Chiselhurst and their last hope on the
Zulu plain; the mantle of THEIRS has fallen
upon men like Floquet. Ferry. Freycinet.
whom no one trusts; Gambetta's meteoric
flash was eXtinguished in 1882.
Boulanger is the heir OF them all.
Three years ago he was unknown. Born
in 1887 "a pupil of the military school at
Saint Cyr, serving in Africa and severely
wounded at Turbigo. wounded again in the
Cochin China expedition, taking part i'm the
siege of Paris. doing much TO suppress the
Commune. passing through all the higher
grades of the service, he was anything but
AN ornamental soldier when he was appoint
ed to command the French army of occu-
patton at TuniS.
Italians and Frenchmen camped together.
When they wanted amusements they Went
10 n dingy little music hall in the town. In
this music-hall Boulanger's fortunes were
built.
Jules Ferry called him Saint Arnaud
oil the music nalIS, SAINT Arnaud being the
adventurer who placed Louis Napoleon on
the throne.
And this is what Jules Ferry meant.
In the Tunisan music-h hall there was a
young woman known rs Mile. Bordas. Her
great song was entitled LA Canaile" She
used 10 demand who made the greatness OF
France: who were the backbone of the ma
tion and she answered herself in the re-
frain:
C'est la canaillc.
C'est In canaille.
Eth bien? Jen suis.
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White House. IL was several winters ago.
in Washington, when they and the Harri-
sons were living there. A party of English
gypsics wandered into the capital. and, as
the weather was too cold for tent life. they
established themselves i'm n suburban stable.
The company had gypsy queen. of course,
and she told fortunes. She looked like a
WITCH and carefully cultivated what may be
supposed 20 be the manners OF one
She let her long black hair TALL down her
back and dangle around her swarthy face.
She wore dinGy. nondescript robe She
spoke in mystic phrases, although her
cnunciation was distinctly cockney. She
was shrewd creature. and many OF her
prophecies were startling because they in
Dictated n knowledge OF the person undor
consideration. The Misses Evarts were
with bevy Of girls who visited the gypsy
queen, with Mrs. Harrison as u chapcron.
1t was all for n lark. and the surmise is that
one Of the jocosc maidens found opportuni-
~ 10 give points 10 the witch. Anyhow, she
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The Coming "First Lady Of the Land -
Past Women of the White House.

We present herewith reproduction OF an
excellent portrait OF the wife OF President
elect Harrison. Mrs. Harrison is described
as n woman OF strong individuality. great
recognized mentality. Astounding benevo-
lence and easy social grace. She also has
IA defined taste for art. with genius for its
application by n skillful application of the
brush. In many respects she unites the
strong character OF Mrs. John Adams with
the vivacity and fondness for good works
of Mrs. Madison. While she has always
been an active laborer in the church under
thu teachings OF Calvin. she has never un-
dertaken TO play the part Of notorious in
reference with her husbands right 10 de-
eide certain matters OF regimen and regu-
lation in his own household. Ii is there
fore certain that there will be no seeking
for cheap notoriety in matters which are
neither affairs of state nor of ethics among
people OF intelligence and accustomed 10
the ways and principles of polite society.
Since Mrs. Washington inaugurated the
social regime of the Presidents household
at New York. then the capital, there have
been thirty-two presiding ladies' Eighteen
of these were the wives of the Presidents
Mrs. Washington. Mrs. Adams. Mrs. Madi-
son. Mrs. Monroe. Mrs. J. y. Adams. Mrs.
Harrison. Mrs. Letitia Christian Tyler. who
died while her husband was in Office and
Mrs. Julia Gardner Tyler. who married the
President in New York when she was but a
Mrs. Polk, Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Fillmore Mrs.
Pierce. Mrs. Lincoln. Mrs. Johnson, Mrs.
Grant Mrs. Hayes. Mrs. Garfield and Mrs.
Cleveland. The remaining fourteen pre-
siding ladies were: Jefferson's daughter
Martha Jefferson Randolph, or when absent.
Mrs. Secretary of State Madison. Mrs.
Emily Donelson, wife OF President Jack :
sons Private Secretary, and Sara Yorke
Jackson. wife of his foster son; Angelica
Singleton Van Buren,, the wife Of the Presi-
dents son and Private Secretary; Eliza
beth Tyler Waller. the Presidents daugh
ter, and Mrs. Cooper Tyler, his sons wife
Elizabeth TAYLOR Bliss n married daughter
OF President Taylor; Mary Abigail Fillmore,
daughter OF President Fillmore; Harriet
Lane. the neice OF james Buchanan: Mrs.
Martha Johnson Patterson and Mary John
son Slower, married daughters of President
Johnson; Mary Arthur McElroy and Eliza
beth Cleveland. sisters of the last two Presi-
dents.
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knew things about some of them. and used
her information quite weirdly. When il
came Mrs. Harrison's turn the gypsy took
face. and said:
I'm the third generation it shall come TO
you."
Being asked what she meant. she talked
vaguely. but reiterated n prediction that
something fortunate was going to happen
TO the lady-somethng that would be rep
etition OF events that had occurred I'm the
family two generations previous. The
Misses Evarts are not supernaturalists.
however, and they suppose that somebody.
recalling the Presidency OF the first Cen
cral Harrison, prompted the fortune teller
TO make the point which she did. II must
stand. historically, however, as sort Of
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-12-19
THE MAN WHO WAS ELECTED.
Crank Who Wants Cleveland to Turn
over the Presidency to Him.
IWnshinptOn taleprnml


The man who thinks he has been elected
President to succeed the present incumbent
has already turned up and wants to GUST
Mr.. Cleveland right away. He is u crank
named CT. w. Jamison and says he is from
Hartsville, Bucks County, Pa. Officials at
the White House have been annoyed by the
man. who has paid frequent visits there for
the purpose of seeing the President.
He is about 40 years old and well
dressed. and presents the appearance
of man in good circumstances. Early
i'm the morning and late in the evening no
appeared TO see the President on important
business. Each time he appeared he carried
in his hands a bundle of manuscript and
newspapers, On dozen or more sheets OF
legal-cap paper he has written what pur-
ports TO be a report by the Secretary OF the
Navy. This convinced the officials that the
man was crank. and Sergeant Johnson
notified him to keep away from the White
House. One day he managed to slip In un-
noticed with visiting delegation. and
when discovered By the officials he was up
stairs on his way TO the Presidents room.
Sergeant Johnson then put him out ana
again warned him 10 keep away under n
threat of arrest. This. however, did not
frighten him, and few hours later he re-
turned in a cab and again insisted on seeing
the President. He was sent away from the
door, Later on the officials discovered that
the visitor had left his coat. He returned to
the White House and was placed under ar
rest. He was taken to the sanitary office.
where he was questioned by Sanitary Officer
Frank. He said that he was widower and
had four children. whom he left in charge
OF n Mrs. rutherford.
There was an election last month, re-
marked the stranger.
Il believe there was" said the officer.
Well" said Jamison. there Is mistake
"a TO the man who was elected. Cleveland
and another man ran. Cleveland was de-
hut la al nr IN ttrnG m ar
who was?" asked the officer.
Il was" he answered. And / came here
10 see that President Cleveland turns over
the Office 10 me and not TO the other man.
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Y est III ttUitl he.
Eth bien? J'en suis

This ballad stirred the Tunsan audience
TO immense enthusiasm. One night II
French officer threw a bouquet 10 the
singer and an Italian officer threw her -
single rose. Mile. Bordas stopped. placed
the rose in her corsage, and kicked the
bouquet over the footlights. Instantly
there was an uproar. The Frenchmen fell
upon the Italians. The police. being French.
marched the Italians of 10 the magistrate,
VIII fined them.
proclamation was posted around the
French camp. Officers of the French army
OF occupation" IL said. you have been
grossly insulted, The courts have refused
10 sustain your dignity. Henceforth. when
similar outrages are committed. you are
authorized TO use your swords.
And the signature was "Boulanger Gen.
eral OF Division.
This order caused an unprecedented sem
sation. SO great was the clamor that the
Government was forced TO recall Cen Bou-
LANCER. To console him it made him Min
lister Of War. At IA bound he had become a
popular hero.
That is one of the reasons why VI. Ferry
called him saint Arnaud of the music
halls.
But this was only the beginning.
As Minister OF War Boulanger set himself
10 gain the favor Of the army. He allowed
soldiers 10 come home TO barracks at mid
night. Wearers of good conduct badges
might almost come home wnen they
than all was that they nigh; henceforfh
wear their boards. The military clubs
which Boulanger founded in the country
and in Paris proclaimed him the savior of
the army
He threw open his rooms to reporters. He
gave il out that he was in correspondence
with the Gar OF Russia. He ordered the
construction ofmilitary huts on the Eastern
frontier. He showed so much zeal for war
that the Deputies. in panic. overturned his
Government, and NJ. Rouvier formed
Cabinet. with Gen. Ferron as Minister Of
War.
His first political duel had been with NJ.
de Lareinty. Boulangor was then Minister
of War: Lareinty member of the Senate.
Gen. Frebault. Director of the Artillery,
loaded the pistols. SO badly did he load
them that Boulanger's pistol hung fire.
Lareinty's bullet went into a neighboring
tree. And honor was satisfied.
In spite OF this flasco the General insisted
on lighting NJ. Ferry with pistols. NJ. Fer
rvs seconds insisted on swords. SO Bous
LANCER wrote to Ferry: What you want is
duel devoid OF danger. not a duel in earn
est" And the public applaudcd kim.
One OF his henchmen. Gen. Caffarel. was
removed from his post. The blow is aimed
at me-" said Boulanger. The Minister OF
| War placed him under arrest for thirty
days. The public applauded him still more
| loudly.
There were electors all over France. In
/ each OF them Boulancers name began TO
| appear. There were 5000 votes cast for
/ him. He came disguised 20 Paris. The
Ministry deprived him Of his commission
and removed him from the army. BY way
Of compensation the Department du Nord
elected him by 10000 votes. April 10 last
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-12-19
BRITAIN'S GRAND HORSE
PURCHASED BY AN AMERICAN HoR A
FABULOUS AMOUNT.
Tho Winner nj tho Derby Races Sofd for
Ss5,0oo-A Crank Who Wants Cleveland
to Turn Over the Presidency to Him-Ex-
New York speciai.l


Penses of the States.
Now York speciall
The Derby winner. Ormonde. has been
sold to an American for $4,000. This is
next TO the biggest price ever paid for a
stallion. The buyer is said to be John A.
Morris. OF Throgg's Neck. l.. l., who has
made millions out Of the lottery business.
The purchase OF Ormonde is lottery BUSH
ness of the widest sort. The horse OF the
century. the winner OF the triple crown. the
mighty successor OF West Australian,
Gladiateur. and Lord Lyon. the champion
OF the English turf. the invincible Ormonde.
is "a "roarer. III he were not no amount OF
American dollars could have induced the
Duke OF Westminster 10 have parted with
him. All the resources OF science have
been expended in vain effort to cure him
OF his malady. At the close OF
tho racing season OF 1886 Ormonde
grandest horse in the world. III he had
broken down. his value as a sire would at
least have been irs great as the sum (S7O.OOU
given by the Duke of Westminster for Or
monde grandsire, Doncaster. and for many
years TO come the winner OF the Derby, the
st. Leger. and the 1000 Guineas. would
probably have held his court in Eaton Hall.
in Cheshire, as worthy successor TO
Touchstone and Pantaloon. TO Doncaster
and Ben dor But being touched in the
.
and sold him To an American for SS5. 900.
This sum. preposterous as 1t seems. is
$1,000 less than Lord Dupplin paid TO Mr.
Gosden for Petrarch. the st. Leger winner
in 1876. Ormondo Is five years old.
He is not perfect beauty. nor
is he perfect horse TO the eye. His
color is dark bay. with the black rising
nearly TO the hooks. There is great deal
of daylight under him. Some people call
him leggy. He is over sixteen hands. a
powerful. rangy, and impressive creature.
The shoulders are long. bold. and sloping:
the neck is short and thick; the feet and
legs are firm as steel. and the quarters are
superb. Ill-fortune seems TO follow the
noted race horses imported from England
to the United States. Prince CHARLIE who
was purchased in England only four or
five years ago, died in 1886. His
owner at once secured Lord Falmouth 8
Derby winner. Kingcraft. to take his place.
Kingcraft died on the steamship that
was bringing him over. 1t Is singulaTco-
incidence that Blue Gown. the winner OF
the Derby two years before him. also died
on the voyage 70 this country. There are.
however. two Derby winners now in the
United States-Iroquois and st. Blaise.
Nearly two years ago il was suggested that
the Duke of Westminster send Ormonde to
Kentucky, where, ii was believed, he might
be cured of roaring. 1t is rumored tnat
Mr.. Morris bought Ormonde for Senator
George Hearst. of California.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Mrs. Martha Townsend Has Seen Four
Generations of Children Grow Up.

Mrs. Marthe Townsend. who lives with
hor daughter. Mrs. William r. Carman. near
Schoolcraft. Mich. bears the distinction OF
having lived TO see four generations OF chill
dren grow up about her.
Mrs. Townsend was born I'm Adams Coun-
ty. Pa. Aug. 23. 1896. When but years
old her father died. Eight wears latcr the
family moved over the mountains into the
Redstone settlement, where they continued
10 live tor several years. At the age of IL
Martha married James Townsend and re-
moved with him 10 Salem. Ohio where they
remained until 1880. They then removed
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to Prairie Ronde. Mich. being among the
earliest settlers in what was then wild
region. Here they lived happily and reared
"A family, ilve of whom are still living.
In 1861 Mr.. Townsend died. and since thac
time Mrs. Townsend has been living with
her daughter, Mrs. German. Although 90
years of age. Mrs. Townsend is strong Her
sight remains good. and her mental powers
seem not 10 have relaxed in the slightest
degree.
hose comprised in the "nve-generation"
group which appears above are Mrs. Town
send. Mrs. William p. Carman. Mrs. Samuel
Wells. Mrs. A. III. Compton. and her
daughter Ada.
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A SHORT ROAD TO FAME.
HOW GEN. BOULANGER BECAME A
CHEAT LEADER.
The story Of His Remarkable Leap Into
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS That We're
Seized Upon aud Some Lucky Circum-
stances.
lCnhle dispntch from Paris.

Gen. Boulanger has sent "A circular TO the
electors OF the Departments Of somme and
Charente- Inferieure. announcing his inten-
ton To represent tho Department OF the
Nord in the Chamber Of Deputies and his
consequent resignation of the seats for
which he was returned by the first two do
partments. In the circular he describes the
Chamber as an assemblage OF incapables.
He thanks the electors for their support OF
the cause of revision of the Constitution.
and concludes IA follows: The hour for
general elaboration approaches. United rs
we are. there can be no doubt OF tho result.
Niye Ia France. Nive In Republique."
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he took his seat as Deputy. He fought a
duel with Al. Floquet. who wounded him
In the neck. He resigned his seat. and cen
tested three departments simultaneously.
He was again elected In triumph. He has
since been organizing his followers In Paris.
giving his daughters hand In marriage. and
paying small attention 90 n divorce suit
which his wife has brought against him.
Such IN an outline OF his career. His
popularity has never waned.
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All Thugs Change.

The old Marquis of Carabas-What,
madam! There's your lovely hut pen
niless daughter positively dying to
marry me, and here am / willing to
settle 600, 900 year on her, and give
her one of the oldest titles in England
and you refuse your consent! By
George, madam, in my young days it
wasn't the mothers who objected TO
men of my sort. 1t was the daughters
themselves l-Hdrper'S.
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A GEORGIA man is ready to swear
that common soda is the sovereignest
thing on earth for the bite of either mad
dog or snake, notwithstanding there is not
the remotest possibility that fishing par
ties and so on will substitute it for the
usual antidote.
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To TAKE creases out of drawing
paper or drawings, lay the drawing
face downward on sheet of smooth
white paper, then cover it with another
sheet slightly dampened, and iron with
a moderately warm flatiron. Engrav-
ings that are creased may be treated
in the same manner.
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Senior sagasta's New Cabinet.

A special from Madrid says: The new
Cabinet is announced as follows:
Iremier-Senor Sagasta.
Minister OF Foreign AfIairs-Senor Armijo.
Minister OF Finance-Senor Gonzales.
Minister OF the Inter. or-Senor Cap de Pom
Minister OF Justice-Senor Canaales.
Minister Of Commerco-Senor Aiquina.
Minister OF Warden. ChincAilla.
Minister of Marine-Admiral Arias.
Minister OF the Colonies-senof Beicerra
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THE man who has to climb barbed
wire fence to escape from a pursuing
bull is in an unfortunate predicament.
It is a situation with Scylla on one
hand and Charybdis on the other.
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Mrs. o. G. CONVERSE, seventy-eight
years old, now living in Waterbury,
taught Benjamin Harrison his letters, and
also had James A. Garfield for q pupil
when he was fourteen years old.
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THE little Princess of the Netherlands,
when she becomes Queen of Holland, will
be one of the richest, if not the richest,
sovereigns in Europe.
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prophecy that will be fulfilled when Ms.
Harrison gets into tho White House as Its
mistress.
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PRIVATE SECRETARIES.
THEIR FUNCTIONS THEIR RELA-
TIONs TO THE PRESIDENT.
Sometimes They Are Aids to the Executive,
and Sometimes Otherwise-An Excellent
Likeness of Editor Haiford, Private Sec
Rotary to Gen. Harrison.

Elijah w. Halford. who has been appoint
ed 10 the position OF Private Secretary by
President-elcct Benjamin Harrison. Is a
newspaper man and at present the manag-
dng editor OF The Indianapolis Journal His
experience with men and affairs makes this
appointment a suitable one. Besides. for
years a close friendship has existed be-
tween General Harrison and Mr.. Halford.
Tho relation between the two gentlemen
Aas been at all times Of q confidential chnr-
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EXPENSES OF THE STATES.

Table Showing the Population, Tax
Levy and Expenditures of the Several
States.
Below is presented an interesting table
showing the tax levy, population and expen-
ditures of the various States OF the Union:
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Next Lesson-Review. Temperance. Les
son. Mum. 6: IA. Missionary Lesson I:
Psalms 81: 1t.
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STANDS to reason-the reasoner when
he is tired of sitting.
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Mrs. Harrison and the Gvpsy


The Misses Evarts. daughters of Senator
Evarts, tell of a prophecy that has come TO
pass regarding the next mistress Of the
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To THE thrifty housewife baking day
rs an occasion replete with stirring in
scidents.