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moro numerously encountered In all
parts 81 the European continent. Al he 10
accompanied by a daughter. she IS equally
well QUILTED m the matter OF clothes for
rough travel l saw such "a couple yester-
day solemnly and trustinaly identifying u
rocky precipice as tho very one from which.
30 the guide book narrated. an Indian
maiden had leaped suicidedy. l felt like
telling him that the American mountainous
resort without "A "maiden's leap" Is quite
unknown. But the Yankee with ali his
"cuteness" Is just as likely as the denser
Engiishman to believe what Is told TO him
when he is sight seeking. Although Lake
George Is fifty miles distant trom the place
in Vermont where Israel Putnam entered
the cave and pulled out the bear. according
to veracious history. a small tavern keeper
OH the shore of the lake soberly exhibits
tiny cavern as the one in which Putnam and
the bear had their tussle. He has leaned
the story i'm all It's minutest particulars and
he relates IL 50 glibly that there really isn't
any chance for listener To contradict him.
Bridal couples abound at Lake George
Just as they do mt Niagara Falls. and proba-
bly, FOR the same reason that visitors are
generally transient. There are not many
summer residents here. although n few OF
the pretty islands and some OF the more
available points along the shore arc sites
for cottages and boarding houses. The one
big hotel is supported almost altogether by
guests OF merely n day or two. Honeymoon
tourists seem 10 take TO such shifting crowds
rather than go TO resorts which have "A less
changeful summer population. But oftener
than we are aware OF. no doubt. we mistake
for bridal couples those who have been
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-08-21

has seize upon Rattle Island. as he chris
ms IL. and lets ~ be known az the hotels
hat rattl"snakes may be plenteousIy seen
1ere. There Is something fascina ing
about snakes to many folks. and salboats
! nj OF "A lew venturesome visitors at Rat
tie lsltnd. TheY ale not much inc inc TO
explore It. and a~o generally satisfied with
view of about hundred big aud little
snakes in glass cages: but. IL they are wi |.
ing TO take the risk. patt will conduct tuom
I rough his small domain. and more than
likely afford them sight OF one or more
snakes at la ge.
The tourists at Lake Geo &c who look
most like tourists are English. They dress
distinctively for travel. they uss guide
books almost constantly. ana they are very
thorough in see NJ everything wort look
Ing at. At the hotels and on steamboats,
are sold volumes OF descriptions of Lake
George scenery. interlarded pfo usely with
Indian lerends The writer has seemingly
made an industrious collection OF IN 50
aboriginal tales. and has not hesitated 20
locate them with an eXactitndc shat II al
most convincing. To see n typical Briton.
with shawl crossed from one shoulder TO
the opposite hip. his sturdy legs clad IL
knickerbockets. h 3 bard head surmonnted
by u helmet hat. and In his hands one OF
these guide-b"oks. is TO get reproduction
OF the English touris' as no Is much
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-08-21

matter of time when would go calling
and find the mother in the parlor play
ing Home, Sweet Home" and the
daughter well, the daughters where
abouts varied. Sometimes it was bust
ness, sometimes sickness, or out of
town, or something which signified alb
sence from where thought she ought
to be.
Vixen I look back on some of those
evenings now they seem very dull,
but then they were interesting, be-
cause / couldn't quite make the matter
out.
The mother would say few words,
then she would thrum a chord OF Home,
Sweet Home" then / would say some
thing, and she would say Yes, then
she would say Excuse me, please.
During the ten minutes of her alb
sence | would work my poor head for
all it was worth, ard get a set of ques-
tons and answers all arranged for us.
but when silC came back aud / set my
dialogue In motion. somehow or other
what | conceived to be funny would
fall flat, and what j thought real smart
and serious, she would laugh at, just
AS if it was funny. OF course | didn't
want to be rude and rush rigst out of
the house while everything was in q
dead calm, nor did / feel like going
when she was laughing at something
that wasn't funny The fact Is, it was
hard TO stay, and there didn't seem TO
he any proper time to 60. When did
get away, l would blame the poor girl
for having such an uninteresting
mother.
Then / would get another gir!-or,
rather, try to gee another gitl's mother
Ny success would run right along in
the same channel of It's predecessor,
and then the mo. her would spring the
old formula in chief on me, with such
variations as the changed conditions
seemed TO warrant. / finally got tired
Of that variety which had such same
ness to it. and made bold one day to
tell mother so. She didn't say it in
80 many words, but she made me un-
dcrstand that, as | didn't like her
style, the next time she caught me on
the place, she would sic" the dogs
on me. The three dogs were not
particularly large or vicious, but
they had big banks, and when /
left the mother still talking and GEES
ticulating, / thought about that, and ]
made up my mind the bloody nose ]
had got with the girls former beau
wasn't in vain. I'll just quit the old
lady and cultivate the negro cook and
the dogs
Now, lookee yeiq, Marscr II, the
l.. ca 1
with the mother, ~ef yer wants 10 cum
in de kitchun to see dc young missus
Cause you an de ole missus dcn't
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look at the mountain scenery which sur
rounds il. There Is hardly a place in the
country. away from big city. where one
sees so many nationalities represented In
the guests at the hotels. But when you
come TO settling in your mind, without
outside evidence, what country each for
eign- looking man has come from. you are
liable to mistake. Here is a Lake George
incident At the deck-rail OF the steam
boat stood father and daughter.
There is a typ cal German tourist, sa Id
"A companion OF mine. He might almost be
taken for Bismark himself
But he was 10 German at all. lie was
Morosini. formerly partner OF Jay Gould.
and noted also rs the father or the pretty
girl who married the family coachman. 1t
will be remembered that Victoria Morosini
went into the chorus OF New York comic
opera company. but quilted that employ
ment and her husband rather mysteriously.
after which she was lost TO public view for
two or three years. IL was known that her
father had regaincd control OF her. and that
she was cured of her singular iniatuation
for Just about as commonplace coachman
as ever wore livery. Even intimate friends
of the family did not know whore she was
secluded. and they are not yet able to get
any trustworthy information on that point;
but Miss Morosini-and ] call her that be-
cause, as am or dibly informed. "A divorce
has restored the Morosini name 10 hers
this summer. for the first time since her
elopement an associate Of her parents and
sisters. ! hey are spending the season at
Saratoga. where Victoria l. one of the most
expert OF equestriennes. and a conspicuous
although very mOdestly behaved young
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-08-21

BIT LYDIA PLATr RICHARDS.

MAYS eyes are blue celestial brigt.
They fash with radiant. rapturOus light,
SO love-lit and SO genial kind,
Like windows to her brilliant mind.
Tad = eyes are brown-a wondrous tint;
They flash and glow and glance and Liint;
Their beams 30 bright. they seem 90 burn,
And from their fires you wisely turn,
Maud's eyes are gray--deceptive shade;
No danger makes them turn afraid.
Dauntless and calm, with modest air,
They may be true-yet still. bewarel
Jess' eyes arc hazel full of fire;
They glow with love or fash with ire;
Their light uncertain, warm or cold,
Their secrets are too freely told.
Pearls eyes are black, with far-off light;
Sunlike, they are surprising bright
The flame of genius seems To shine
In her eyes with light divine.
MoMENcE, Ill
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married many year. in case they exhibit
sentimental iondness for each other. 1t is
only this week that Isaw j. Hooker Hamers-
ley and his wife positively pointed out as n
bridegroom and bride OF only a few weeks
experience. Hamersley is so strongly in
dividualizcd man. both TO look AT and to
know about, that his devoted attention to
his wife, after four years OF marriage cam
not escape notice wherever they go.
Truth TO tell. there is another aud sim
guldr reason why they are inter
estedly regarded by those who know
them. 7 he iate Louis c. Hamersley, whose
oulh, gave the income Of his immense
property 20 her for her life time only. At
her death IL is TO 90 in one big golden
lump to the issue % his cousin, this same
j. Hooker HHm-rsley; but ii Hamersley
should have no children. the estate is 10 be
divided among several charitable in~titu-
tiOns. No child has yet Deen born TO Mr..
and Mrs. j. Hooker Hame slcy. Dut they
are watched. do assure you.
One OF the eccentrics at Lake George is
Miss Mamie Woolson. an heitess ON
New Orleans. She is liv-ag for the sum
mer with her parents on Round Island. and
her favorite pa-time is squirrel and rab-
bit hunting on the hills OF the main land
near bv. Sho doesn't often shoot at the
game. and still moe rarely does she make
by favorte dog. and footing horn so
music.
one Of the summer indications, as OBJ
served at no less than half dozen sum
mer resorts. Is that sort of crusade j. get
ting force against the use OF Conversational
sluug. and especially against its excessive
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-08-21

things young man needs didn't bother
me much, neither did the horse and
buggy, but the girls made the trouble.
l can't say that wanted to marry
all the girls l waited on; indeed, the
girls mothers used to give it out among
themselves that L didn't want to marry
any OF them, and this innocent fact
disturbed me, because i used to think
girls mother ought to lie satisfied
when she found / was not going to
take her daughter away and keep her
J couldn't understand it, but just as
would begin TO get along nicely with
girl, the mother would come on the
scene and make all sorts of limitations
that L couldn't comprehend. / would
smile and laugh and try in all sorts of
ways to make the mother think L
thought her smart and funny. But it
wouldn't work. 1t was always only a
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-08-21

LoNG SID II l. X II
GEORGE. A u GU st .
1889. Several OF the
utes TO famous
watering places are
lcommonlv made TO
INCLUDE a all on
Lake George. IL is
close To Saratoga.
only "a little further
OFF from tho Adiron-
dacks and the Green
Mountains. and not
re m OF % from me
w hite Mountains.
Its scenery IL so Ia
mously be autiful
[ h at tourists are
willing TO 90 "A little
out of their direct
course 10 sail over
its phen o IN q n n lily
olanr xyntar and IN
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-08-21
Why He Smiled.

Smith-DeBinks. why that satisfied
smile? You don't look like q man who
has just been fined so and costs for
fast driving.
DeBinks-Why, man alive, L just
sold that old nag of mine for $50 more
than he WIS worth. Did il ON the
strength of the fine. Who wouldn't
smile?
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-08-21
THE CHICKEN THIEF.
A Humorous Sketch.
BY BLACKSTONE.

HEN / was much
younger than l am
now, and used n
different set Of
thoughts to work
with, it seemed to
me that the chief
end of young man
hood was to have
a girl or two and a
horse and buggy.
The other innocent
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SOMEBODY asserts that there is no
Drawer class of men thaa lawyers. Very
likely. Conscience makes towards of
other people.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-08-21
PRETTY LAKE GEORGE.
Many NATIONALlTIEs REPREsEN''E I'D
AMONG HOTEL GUESTS.

Bridal Couples Abound just as They DO
at Niagara Fails-A Southern Heiress
Whose Pas,ine Is Hunting Squirrels and
Rabbits-Pcrsonai Notes.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-08-21

Good biscuits cause more happiness
than good music.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-08-21

Lext Lesson--David and Goliath.
Sam. IL: 32-5l.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-26


VN THE DISTRICT COURT or THE
l. Taird Judicial District al Washington
Territory h0isinS terms ~ seattle
The llaised states Of a2asgica ~ SEVEN
iluasrss sud Forty Tbs, coptkiEtug THREE
aenaFsal sa0 Seventy pounds 81 prepared
0pigza.
MHgKEAs. waasua H. whise, Tinted
states attorney fay Washington Territory,
has alee = libel ~ Information in tAe 2ssoye
entitled district essEigt. alleging 81 sub
stance 81 follows a1At 81 ts1se Past To-
VIII on tae 2ssh day 81 February. lssa, AZ
The eolaty az FleEcs IL The collection dis
friCf q faEes >ssEzaf Leslie 88ts8E1. zGEiDg
collector "a Customs Ter said slssrSg4, did
sS&ae, and g0w hath III bis custody. - sAa
czlsfQ.a hoasa Of said district AZ Fasz Town
sctat- ia the Ihirs Judicial Giss~sef - said
terFtiss[y. ss a'sing forfeited - tse aifsa
st&ssss ftsT violation OF seefsaG sfs& II she
Revised Statutes % tie Gated ssNtoS, eeF-
taxa gaessS. waFss ard ner haRssKe.
tDM4s &c tits esntAiEsgg 80
boards az prepared oE2EEs. Is8sn ard
Ezezrr asS1 Eaoss of TIE wEsSsa 81 szN SoE
tAat - = EsEze p4ss 1ses5t. On TIA tazA azy
q fea-ssSTy, tss1. s2a gods, wAses szd
desrE.st.k. s@esug af taeGrs gr3ws& srs
nzsaasarfasa and sahsss, 20 the ~ Gszefas
ct ssssssss npoe , .ag IN Parted All ssvsSsa1
sEte tks 1ste1 s3&seS. M&SH ~ sEsnes ES2e
Esa af z&Fsezs an kasssa sa& Az Bay, esaN.
a2S fga2szEsgEsT s1s4 Esxssss xfassF
3T2E@xsssz sad AF@ssSs asa fsss fs45ts
ss&tess fsesza s@zss fsrs sEg eggt - psSes. esss
81 tsxssa lie ysrssFaas1 r. hEstsss ksssas~a-
Es4. n EaF sss1ass4seSz 81 GS2sssss sta $40
tNsNas -hea &1a gAeze Ga ne xzss 81 ssea
EaE~zEsfF q taa11gzsTs So szssas slse gzss-a 4
STATES & s<N dates Disc E1ai - AID sss@rs.
o. E1s szss 1HEzss zsz having hssrT x&sE
! 81 aesnsEnsess s1e % xae1zz1 - ~ f@sa 20
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-26

DIN TIE DISTRICT OF THE THIRD JU-
Il diciai district of Washington Territory,
/ holding terms at Seattle.
/ The Uniteh States OF America VS.. enc
Hundred and Sixtyfight Tins containing
| eighty-four pounds of prepared opium.
/ WHEREAS, William III. White, United
4 States altordey for Washington Territory,
/ has filed libel of information in the
above entitled district court, alleging in
I substance as follows:
/ That at time passed, to-wit: on the 18th
day OF March, 1859, III the collection dis
ttict of Puget sound, to-wit: on land at Sc
attic, il King county, Washington Terri
I tory, Leslie Cullom, acting collector of Gus
| toms for said district. did seize
i and now has in his custody at the
district as being forfeited to the United
States for violation of section 3os2 of the
revised statutes of the United States, Ger
/ tain goods, wares and merchandise, to-wit:
one hundred and sixty-eight tins,
containing eighty-four pounds of pre-.
pared opium, for that at a time past, to-
4 wit: On the 18th day of March, 1889, said
1 goods, wares and merchandise hereinbe-
fore enumerated and described, being of
foreign growth and manufacture, and sub
/ ject % the payment of duties upon being
! imported aud brought into the United
i States, were by some person or persons un-
I known uDiawfnily, eiandestinely. fraudu-
lently and knowingly imported and
brought into the United States from some
foreign port or place to-wit: From the
I province OF British Columbia. IN the Do
minion Of Canada, with intent then and
/ there on the part Of such importer or i'm
/ porters u defrand the United States of the
/ duties thereon, the duties thereon not hav
I ing been paid or accounted for. or secured
1 10 be paid 10 the said United States, the
( said goods. wares and merchandise then
and there being Of the value OF $40. And
whereas on reading aud fling the said
! libel the court made the following order
( thereon, to-wit:
''Let this cause be set down for hearing
on Thursday, the 18th day of April, A.
I ID. 1889, at 10 O'Clock la the forenoon oil
4 that day, at which time all persons having
/ or claiming any interes. IN said goods
wares and merchandise must appear and
make their allegations in that behalf OF
/ their default viii be entered, and le,
notice be given in the usual form by pub.
! LEGATION hereof in the Seattle DAILY Posr
- tcs.--ty-s ~. ESCEE
dated this list day of March, lSSso
Now, therefore, all persons having OF
claiming any Interest in said goods. wares
and merchandise are hereby notified n
( be and appear In court at the time speci.
/ led ia said order and make their ailega
I tons in that behalf or their default viii
/ be entered aud the prayer OF said libel
I granted. witness the Hon. Thomas
Burke, judge of said district court, and the
/ seal thereof this 2Ist day of March. A. ID.
I lssa- w. T.. LEDGERWOUD, Clerk.
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A run ON French bank has been a
thing of infreqnens occurrence since
the days Of John Law Deposit banks
are OF recent orsatiou IN France. the
eldest not having an existence Of more
s than twenty-five years. The Compton
d Escompse, which Was deeply EN-.
gagged in copper specniatioas, vas a
deposit hank. however. and Ii has
been sorely pressed by the recent col.
lapse in the prices OF tina. metal. Still
the latest balance shec; of the bank
shows 10 millions in cash "a meet II,
millions of deposits. 81 that the bank
aud not The derosi,nrs. has been
nippcd by the recent crash in the cop
per market
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Senatorial courtesy" that Is the
system under which Federal appoint.
mcnts in the several states are made
upon the Recommendation 81 senator's,
Is evidently 70 be the rule Of Mr.. Har'
rfson's administration as Il was TO a
greater or less extent Of all Republican
administration prior 10 Gariield's.
This rule Is liable TO abuse, bat Il il on
the whole better than any plan that
has been proposed in substitution for
il. II Is OF course not possible for a
president to make appointments from
personal knowledge Of candidates.
He must have advice from somebody
and nobody presumably Is better fitted
to give II than the men selected by the
several states for the highest Office IN
their gift. The senators of state are
its representatives In the general gov
eminent and a. such have right 10
be heard at leass upon all matters be-
t8Ggu ttsN SVftsdthitflts Asiss stfe NtANt'
Senatorial courtesy Is allied to
the principle Of home rule now be-
coming almost rs popular with the
American as with the Irish people. /;
makes the senatorial Office vastly
more important In It's immediate reia-
ton to the interests and the politics OF
the state. The chief objection 10 1t is
the opportunity 1t affords for the
building up Of strong personal INA
chimes, but this il modified by the
general fact that patronage oftencr
hurts than benefits a politician.
When President Harrison was SEN
asor be maintained the idea OF sena.
torial courtesy" holding that the
highest official representative OF =
state was the best judge Of It's inter
csts and wishes In all its relations e
the government. and as president he
viii stand by this doctrine.
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pocr rrr.EILIGENCER.



Reeenf Developments in the Pnyn-
lup valley. coucerni'g which Ar. = Z
u~.k.v coztributez statement tins
mornIns. Illustrate the folly OF the In
dien y,servstion system. The people
q y.xarIup wsnt to build local Tsii-
rosd xeyen Or eight miles long, 70
Tacoma. and cannot do i because the
rrds.rs Who own . reservation cover
fnv the foos q the valley viii not per-
Mt hem 70 baild on their land. Con.
struction 81 this proposed road coaia
not dsmser the reservation IN any
wey. would in fsct greatly benefit r.
h.,t he privilege i denied because the
indians in fheir stupid ignorance and
fear 81 innovation imagine hundred
sr,ro..ihse dangers. How their judy
ment has been affected By improper
infaences, Tor Or against. sc are not
able % ~; but II Is certainly the Tact
th.t The prohibition Is serious limisar
tson 70 an important and necessary
sehrms Of local development.
r 4 he more irritating from the
s.et ti,at the Pnysiiup Indians, who
ruu.her only few scores, are settled
IS seyersIty and have twenty times as
muel, land a. they can possibly use
Thev have al the privileges Of elti-
.ens. inclasing that OF suffrage, and
vt an not subject to the laws which
f,rse communities OF white citizens to
eiye way to necessary public improve
ments.
In half 4 dozen localities ID Wash
incton Territory characterization System
4 standing In the way OF public Inn
urDyement. At Yakima the best
lands are withheld from home-seek-
en-: In the colvilIe country vast tracts
valuable for grazing, agriculture and
fof minerals are closed against the adj
vance Of enterprise; and IN several
other places the situation Is nearly as
bod. The indians do not need the
land, in tact do not and cannot occupy
il They are few ia number and grow
ins fewer each year.
II Is tire for this absurd reservation
system to give way to system that
while allowing the Indians ali thereon
ditions require. will not block the
progress OF the eoxntry.
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There appears 10 be little trouble
among Indiana Republicans iiarri-
son aud New have heretofore headed
one faction and Ex-Governor Porter
the other. At one time the feeling
between them was far from cordial.
but Porter entered into ths late cam
paign With spirit and as a reward gets
the Italian mission. Mr., New. who
by the way was Harrison's right-hand
man and who worked as hard for n
Republican victory AZ any man IN The
country, scents 10 have been somewhat
ignored. itwas thought at first that
he could have cabinet appointment
II he wished, and afserward that moth.
ing short OF a llrst-class foreign em-
hassy would he offered him. A consul
gencralship Is What he received. aud
report has il That he is considerably
ent up
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TREIsURER'S NOTICE.

,THE TREASURER OF THE CRY OF
4 Seattle win pay OIL presentation the
folio vim S-named warrants. Madison ST.
fund. ordinance $50. 20 and including part
o. ls7i. Tenth 81. fund, ord finance 3a{ to
end including part OF 2s9; seventh ST.
fund ordinance SO. part OF warranf No
1877. no interest will be allowed on said
warrants after this date I. PARKKR, city
treasurer. First publication OF this notice.
March Is isS9
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North Seattle, or what used Il, be
known as Bell Town. Il making
prodigtoas strides. 10 grest extent
due TO The entcsprising spirit OF prop.
ersy holders there. shout TIVE hua
dred aud ilfsy iesi of brick frons i no4
IN progress q construction and A.
much more i contemplated this sea.
son. The erection ef these hail,isnr~
viii have the effect IL fix business IN a
permanent district and net only 10
maintain ha. ald TO the relAtlye bnss.
hess Importance a. North Seattle. Il
Is wise policy which graSpz and hs,l,is
every opportunity a The property
holders oi the north esd are doing