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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-26
Don,t Read ThIs ONT Lond.

There is a rather lively set Of matrons
and young girls in the staid and settled
City of Monuments. who. sincs their &C.
centricities have become historic, are
known as the Brass band" The mat
rons are not all young. Some, indeed.
are in the sere and yellow leaf. and are
rivals of their own daughters. One OF
these ancient bellies delights In very
decollete gowns, and in display ng her
withered charms to the horrorestricken
spectator. A society man lately took
this lady's daughter to account for some
imprudence.
keep up with mamma"
Very true, said the society man; very
true. You may keep up with her. but you
can't outstrip her. Men York Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-26

Scammon was quite n young man, being
but % years cd. although he had prac-
ticed law in Maine, his native State,
some years before.
Here he associated himself with ID.
=. Mason, and the members of the firm
continued their professional relations
for Il year, when Mr. Scammon formed
| a partnership with Norman Il. Judd. and
they were together for ten years.
Mr.. Scammon was Of a too progressive
| nature 10 coniine his energies strictly TO
| the law and he assumed u prominent
part in developing the city.
With w Ii. Ogden he was successful
in completing the Chicago q Galena
Union railroad, and these gentlemen
made themselves pioneers of the present
railway system of the Northwest During
this period Mr.. Scammon also took an
active part in the political arena, and
was one of the founders of the Republi-
can party He then engaged in the
banking business, forming the Marine
bank, which was the first i'm Chicago
under the general banking law, was n
director of the State Bank of Illinois,
and promoter Of the Mechanics
National bank. He founded the Chi
cago Fire and Marine Insurance com
pany. He helped 10 establish the Trib-
| une and Evening Journal, and founded
the Inter Ocean.
lie was the founder of the Sweden
bOrgian church in Chicago and donated
the ground on Congress street where
the present imposing edilicc OF that de-
nomination now stands. He was one OF
the first stockholders in the Chicago,
Burlington * Quincy railway. He
founded. built. and presented 10 the city
the llahnemann hospital He built the
Dearborn street observatory, and for a
long time paid the salary of the super
intcndent.
In 1857 Mr.. Scammon retired from ac-
tive business, having acquired large
property possessions outside OF his reg
MAR commercial interests. He then Wis
tied Europe and remained there three
years. and while abroad his wife died.
He returned TO Chicago in 1860 and
found his insurance company threat
cned with financial disaster and its af
fairs in very bad shape.
He opened Il private bank and closed
mp the affairs of the old institutions.
The fire IN 1871 destroyed all the build
ing property he had, and his loss at that
time was estimated at $500, 900. BY
1873 he was in fai- condition TO repair
his financial standing, but the panic OF
that year involved him still further.
Mr.. Seammon was born at Whitfield,
Maine. July %. 1912. His first wife
was Miss Mary Ann Haven Dearborn of
Bath, Maine. and OF their four children
but two daughters survive. Neither re-
side in this city.
His eldest son. Charles. who died in
1876, was formerly law partner of
Robert Il. Lincoln.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-26
JONATHAN Y. SCAMMON.
A CHICAGO PIONEER GONE To HIS
REST.

Incidents in an EventfuI Career-Bis Con-
nection with Western Banks - Jour
naiistic Experiences-As a PoIitician-A
Busy Lie Ended.
Chicago dispatch: j. Young Scam
mon, lawyer, banker, railroad man, pub
Usher, politician, philanthropist, and
well-&nown citizen who had been identi-
fed with Chicago history, both early
and present, is dead.
Mr.. Scammon first came TO Chicago In
September, 1885, when the city had
hardly reached the dignity OF village,
having scarcely 1000 population. Mr..
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-26

Strains OF sweet music are floating tonight
On the breath OF balnl-hreathlng mir
With blush ON the cheek and smile I'm the
For bravery and beauty are there
Fling back the curtain. and once again gaze
On all the old scenes-the wearisOme days
The sunshine, the shadow and rain.
Are there apples OF Sodom whose ashes still
Crushed roses whose thorns still fostering sting
That gossip and sport with the brain?
Fling back the curtain--re- enact the old play.
The hopes aud the fears; have you nothing TO
No sentence or act to recallP-
Nothing that brings you pang OF regret
Nothiug you would not be glad TO forget.
And never know after the ball?
The haunts We so loved, are they murmuring
still
In their dark robes OF green-the clear singing
At the foot of the spicy birch treeP
Do the choir In the wildwood sing gayly ms when
We wandered together in that love haunted glen
Aud praised their rare minstrelsy?
Could my steps but keep pace with the wings OF
would leave this fair land and its treasures
behind
And roam over meadow and wold
The hillside aud valley again I'd retrace
Your true hand to lead would visit each place
We loved once so fondy OF old.
Fling back the curtain and let i'm the light.
This Is scene that ia sacred tonight,
Aud yearly its bliss l recall
And lille youth is troading it's light mazes
through
JTHuger moment, beloved, with you
In memory OF After the Ball"
And now when lifes giddy waltzes are done.
Whom the lights are all out and tho dancers
gone,
With the pleasures that come at our call,
Will you sit in your coy arm chair and repeat
The low whispered words so wonderous sweet,
The parting just after the ball2
ANITA Iowa.
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watch, and if men have lived las some
scientists claim for 100000 years, then
ow singular the fact that for $4,000
years of that time no one ever had watch.
OF course the watch grew out of the
precedent use of the clock, and it was
about 600 years between the first clock
and the first watch. That is as closely as
one can estimate dates when the precise
year of either invention is unknown.
The invention of the clock is generally
nscribed TO the monk Gerbert, who was
afterward raised TO the tiara, under the
name of Pope Sylvester III. The first
clocks were cumbrous things, calculated
only to be hung TO the wall, and worked
with cords and weights. For long time
they were only used in converts and
monasteries, where they helped to make
miserab bic the lives OF the inmates. 9th
ers say that the invention of the clock
wes due 10 the Saracens. However, 1T
was invented and for long time was
made in such large and cumbrous form
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-26

watch makers succeeded In making the
watches more compact and they assumed
substantially their present form, except
that in order to protect the key-hole they
were surrounded by large silver case.
This gave them the shape of the fat
turnip und the popular voice irreyerently
called them "turnip watches" The outer
case was usually the repository of sundrv
verses and devices-tokens of love or
friendship-which. although generally
printed on satin, or more frequently
worked with the needle, were always
designated watch papers. Sometimes
they were poetical conceits like the fol-
lowing:
Time is-the present moment well employ;
Time was-is past-thou canst not II enjoy
Time future-is not and may never be;
Time presents the only time for thee.
The French were the first TO introduce
judicious improvements in weight and
size. A watch that once belonged to
Charles l.. having been presented to him
by Louis NIL, was of nm oval shape, two
inches by one and half on the face, and
an inch thick. The back is chased in
high relief with a figure OF st. George
conquering the dragon. The motto of
the Garter, "Honi soft qui NAL pense,
surrounds the case, which is enriched
with enameled colors. There was one
exception to the Rrotesque forms which
went out of fashion in the seventeenth
century, and that was in the case of
watches made in the form of cross and
intended to be hung by a ring to The
girdle
They are sometimes called abbess
watches, but for no good reason. One
curious fact in the history of watches is
that in one of the halls at Oxford there
is the figure of female who is said to
have been the first wearer of watch.
No one seems to know what her name
was or when she lived.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-26

Of these pocket clocks, as did his con-
temporary, Charles V. Watches seem to
have come into wider use about that
time In France than in England, for they
were named with clocks in a statute en-
acted in Paris in 1914.
All the earlier watches were extremely
rude measurers of time. and the necessity
of frequent winding is alluded to by
Shakespeare in Twelfth Night, where he
makes Malvolio say: Il frown the while,
and perchance wind-up my watch, or play
with some rich jewel"
The first great improvement OF the
watch-the substitution of springs for
weights-was in 1860. These springs
were not cooled. but we're only straight
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-26
PreparatiOns for Business.

Life Insurance Agent (out WesD-
What did Mr.. Newcomer say?
Assistant-He wouldn't talk with me
at all; said he was too busy to talk about
life insurance.
We'll, I'll hang about his house to-
night and shoot holes through his win
dows, and when he comes down in the
morning you be behind the fence in some
vacant field and put few balls through
the top of his hat. Then, when he
reaches his Office, I'll drop In and talk
life insurance again.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-26
TO FOOT THEIR OWN BILLS.
No Tunds.to Pay the Expenses OF vetei
ans to Chickamauga-

Washington dispatch: Inquiries have
reached the War department from
various quarters asking whether there
is any appropriation available to pay the
expenses of veterans visiting the battle
field OF Chickamauaa for the purpose OF
aiding in identifying the lines upon
which they fought. There is no fund
available for that purpose.
Upon the passage of the Chickamauga
park bill, which is expected early in the
summer, officers viii be sent To the field
10 confer with all veterans who will
gather there 10 assist i'm establishing the
lines.
Until then the time and expense of
those visiting the field would be entirely
wasted, since no one can be there 10
make an official record of the informa-
ton gathered or 20 officially mark points
which might be designated by the visit
ing veterans.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-26

alaw-ne. his Indian name (signifying
yellow Bird, was educated at Fay
etteville, Ark, and graduated with
distinguished honors mt Great Bar
rington, Mass. He was first cousin to
the gallant Colonel L. g. Boudinot, so
well known TO the people of Texas as
the leader of regiment of Indians In
the Confederate army, and who has
been for years the representative of
his people at the national capital.
AT the breaking out of the Califor-
MIA gold fever, in lS49, Yellow Bird
emigrated to that country. and en-
gagged in placer mining in Shasta
County, where this writer, then a small
boy, learned to love and honor him for
his manly virtues, his kindly SYM
pathy, and bril- liant intellect. His idle
moments were devoted TO the muses.,
and his numerous poems Il now have
them in book form, published in the
provincial papers of that day, were
extensively reproduced in the literary
journals of the country, and met with
distinguished popular favor. Gifted
with a. commanding physique, irresist-
IDLE personal magnetism, and classi-
cal education. combined with an ex-
ceptional wealth of imagery and flu
ency of language, he became one Of
the most popular writer's of the day.
He was vigorous and incisive
political writer, and edited with
marked ability one OF the leading daily
journals of the State; but his devotion
to the arts and sciences and the higher
branches of literature disinclined him
to engage permanently in the partisan
warfare which prevailed In California
In the early years following its admis
sion into the Federal Union. Some of
his fugitive pieces possessed such re-
markable literary merit as to attract
the attention of the profoundest think
ers and ablest writer's of the age.
A few years since, while our poet
was visiting the national capital, where
his genius was recognized and greatly
admired, Miss Winnie Ream NOV Mrs.
Hoxie), a lady known TO fame for her
genius as sculptures, and whose
cunning hand created from cold mar
bic some of the most beautiful statu-
airy which now adorns the most stately
capitol of the world, requested Yellow
Bird to write her little Indian love
song. Without preparation or thought,
on the impulse of the mo-
ment, he wrote this little gem,
which has been set to music, ana be-
come one of the most popular mel
dies at the capital:
LOVE THEE.
love thee as the soaring bird
The bright, blue morning
When he sings;
In circling, ciroing melodies,
With heavens sweet sunlight
On his wings.
love thee rs Che pillows love
In tropic lands the
Pearly shore;
They come and 60 they come and go,
With answering kisses
Evernore.
love thee rs the mariner,
Far driven DER the
Stormy sea,
The bright and silver rising star,
Which tells him where his
Home may be.
/ love thee, ever, ever shall.
Thine eyes their bright and
Glorious light
Dwell in my soul forevernore,
lllumining its
Deeps OF night
GEORGE L. AFFORD.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-26

Mr.. HAWKE k-You amt seen my
son afore, have yer?
CITY Vii or-Why, TO. Very likely
boy. isn't he? Takes after his father.
Mr.. uaU beck-lou bet he does. when
he gel led. Took after me four times
10 nd "a La n this NOR ia cause /
spoke LiLd r irlitaied to him. Judge.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-26

How ARE the mighty falleni An
heroic-size figure of British lion is to
be used to ornament the grave of a
patent medicine man in Yankee
graveyard.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-26
The Pride OF His Class.

He was bright. handsome boy OF sixteen.
sunny-tempered. brilliant. and engaging.
the delight of his parents. the Joy OF his
home. and the pride OF his class. But a
shadow fell across his bright prospects. IL
premonitions OF consumption. his strength
Jailed, his cheeks grew hollow. and no
seemed doomed to an early grave. Then u
friend advised DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. He tried ii and was saved. Health
and strength returned. his cheerful voice
rang out again across the school play
ground his cheeks again grow rosy. his
ewes bright. He is still the pride OF his
class" and he graduates this year with
highest honors.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-26

HE use of the watch
has become so COM
mon, and people are
so accustomed to
take note of time by
I he pieces which
they carry in their
pockets that they are
apt to forget how re-
cent an invention it
was. The first watch
was not I W e n I y
years old W h Q N
America was discov-
cred. The great
mass of the human
never saw a
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-26
history OF THE WATCH.
r DATES BACK A FLw HUNDRED
YEARS.

no First Clocks Were Cumbrous Things,
and for Long Time Were Only Used I'm
Converts and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Queer
Old Watches.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-26

TEIs is an age when everything
goes. except the bore and the Sunday
night caller.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-26
A CHEROKEE POET.
TempestuouS Life OF a Civilized and
Educated Red Man

II e subject of
this sketch was
born in the Cher
okee country, on
h o Oos-te-nah-
ly River, at what
is row the flour
ishing CT t y Of
Rome, Ga, on
March 10, 1927.
His father, Gen.
John RidOa n
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-26

CHRONIC Nasal Catarrh positively cured
by DR.. sage's Catarrh Remedy. 81 cents.
by druggists.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-26

pieces of steel. Soon afierw I'd the fusce
was nven ed, COM e. ell with cooled
mainsp ing In n b el. This WIS last
,ned TO piece of catgpt, which was
wound nround q spira' -gi0oved fuseo IN
he Ii pc of cone. The last colts wero
roun ths small of the cone. thus
presenting in the running of the watch
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-26

ny rMILrR cLAnH.

Fling back the curtain and let IN tho light.
Strains OF sweet music are floating tonight
On the breath OF baln-hreathlng air
The light hearted dancers i'm circles go by
WITH bltssh on the cheek and smile I'm the
Smyrna times., 1890-03-12
JAIL COMMISSIONER ExprNsrs

i1o HeISge ge annual expenses prior to May 1889 a,
gwen Yen Oy one OF the late Commissioner, S750 -
No, le, PShSeS y LOT nine months and % davS from
nay May ~ ~; 1859 to February % 1890 as given bv
one OF the present Commissioners s. 058 M no" "
Ifcontinued throughout the wear At
Ine same rate, the expenses the frat of
May 1890, will be $2,567. .25. or S218 or
month more than these were for the
Cnsee years preceding their appointmet
one OF your committee requested to he
furnished with the items MAKING IN
Inls large aggregate for the current
year, out 1t was not convenient for the
jan commissioner to furnish them
our committee is, therefore. unable
70 give them In detail, but learn from
uhOmclai sources that the only extra
nIdn sCens were fence costing perbaps
SiZO, and floor in the corridor costipg
ABOUT $50; in all about $50. Tbe1
would here remark that the nresenf
winter has been without precedent in
us mlldness, and the CONSUMPTION of
iuel should have been and certainIv
was less than formerly.
AND just here your committee bep
ieaVe TO say, on information furnished
that while the inmates of the aims.
mouse have been reduced from 14O tn
o. yet appropriation or allowances for
Ine current year have not been re-
duced. The reduction was from lao
TO !OO on account of the mild winter
and from 100 to 81 by the removal Of
~ insane inmates to the State aims.
house.
Smyrna times., 1890-03-12
WHOLE NO. 1907.

about $4,000 from the corntv 81
with the license fees. the emoiI1n,o ou1 -
90 H1s EGo once are believed to be quite
e. 100 Hot over. We think that
Sati" Slt3oo Is iaIr and adequate compen-
satlGn' and should not be exceeded T.
N.G "Gulu at That figure be near what the
oVner me- county offices pay.
.lao nc com missions paid collectors ara
nlso 100 nigh. The taxes can he col.
tecteu Just as well and as promntlv at
per cent. as at 8, which wouJd he a
vlns Ol ABOUT two thousand dollars
a year Both the allowances To tba
9neiin L;9t. ana the Commissioners are
"iInin Ghe power of the Lew Court
ana IL should be promptly exercised ~
'nG t1i interests Ofthe people.
NC state affairs need lust as nrorDt
"Gu earnest attention as orr CONT,
auairs, and never more so thar =,
present; but we cannot dwell -"
Iuem now. Suffice it to saw that 90
appears from the last Auditor'e ceDo-e
published, and given by us in the fpraO
gong tables, the ordinary exnensas -
tne state government are f6ur tiroo,
. "naC Ihey were in 1859; nearly tbreo
uimes what they were in 1850 90
more more than double what they were ten
years ago. The people will have to
looA aICer the State as well as The
county expenses if they do NOT with -
De saddled with a State tax in oJdi
tIS lion 70 their present heavy hurdens
ne tendency every year is to increase
expenditures, and necessarily, ;,o,.ao'S o-'l'S
taxation. i"0iea easeu
Another thing we wish to noto bo-o
and call to the attention Of tbo S, Ielo
taxpayers. The amount of a 80
ar. TAX IS not always measured 5v
,,,,nsL nUi.si'S anu cents, but rather by the
= TnLoer tniLt OF bushels of corn and wheat
IL III taxes to pay them, for they have to
SCH thelr corn and wheat to get the
money to pay the taxes.
FOr example; In 1859. before IN.
war Wheat was worth $1.5O a busheI.
corh oO cents; oats so cents. About
Sne "a ciose OF the war wheat was worth
% a Ousnel, and corn 81. Now wheat
- 20 worth ~ cents and corn 35 cente
NOW suppose a farmers tax is S25
IN 1909 1t would have taken 162
oushels OF wheat or 31t of corn tn nav
IT, In 1865 it would have taken I6I
oushels C OF wheat, or 25 of corn. and IN
1881 II takes 80 81 bushels of wheat or
- . OF corn. In other words it now
axes double as many bushels of wheat
- pay the pay the farmers taxes At the
'ame a rate as it did before the war. and
,,Ihree ,hree times as many as it did at its
); ALEXANDER FULTON
H. RIDGELEY.
w. T. CASE.
A. N. BROWN
Smyrna times., 1890-03-12
PFIRGF OF BUSINESS !
AND
= SHORT HAND,
COLLEGE ,,,.:' s,.:'ss: :.':':s .:'::.,.. Stree.
.s...s..ss.,sss=- Philadelphia, Pa.
Second, Third and
Fourth Floors
Second, Third and
Fourth FlOOrq

morning and Afternoon Sessions every week.
gay except saturday Night Sessions Hopde1
tuesday and Thursday Evenings tiIl Aprjl Isl -
IwelVe hundred and sixty-nine 026o) studen,s
last year. Early application necessary Send for
Technical knowledge qualifying for bnsipsss
enshgementS. Fun instruction for cof.ImerelaI
An9 general business vOcatiOns Also sbOTt.hsnd
and type writing. '''i''iu
a iaeolty OF more thar a score Of practical man
VINO nave practioed what they teach 'iieii
b0okkeepers out of counting houses teacbfns
poOkkeeping; lawyers teach ing law and hnsinass
IEormS successful high school principals teaching
tEhBish branches; law reporters teaching shori
mana ana type-writing, etc, etc
Ihls institution has been exceptionally fortr
nalS IN the success of the students who have
graduated therefrom." ""'e
UDice open eDeTy t0eek-ddV durftg business bo,rs
.a ~ ~ Ch Moaday' Tuesday aud Thursday Ereniaos
Jor me enrolment Of students.
=, Announcements, otc., sent when reouested
Nlstiofs always welcome. address
Thomas May Pierce, M. A..
s0'em Principal and Founder.
Smyrna times., 1890-03-12
The verdict Unanimo,,

W. d. Suit, Druggist. Bppus, Ind. testi6es. ~
can recommend Electric Bitters as the very Aa.i
remedy Every bottle sold has given relief in
every case, One man took six bottles and WAS
SeteQ OF rheumatism of 10 years Standing .
Ahe best selling medicine have ever handled
ln "a my 20 years experience, is Electric Bitters;"
Anousands OF others have added their testimony
% tnat tne verdict IS unanimous that Electric Bit
ters DO cure all diseases OF the Liver, Kid
neys or Blood. Only half dollar at James p.
sons Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1890-03-12
A Woman's Disoovarv

Another wonderful discovery has r., r,.,.
u sas9a tnst TOO by lady in this county. Disesse
ed fastened Its clutches upon her and for seven
sne WllhstoOd It's Severest tests but her vital
y, ~ f, Sans were undermined and death seemed i'm
nihiehI nriitI FOR three months she coughed inceSs.
hntiiy SnIly ana could not sleep. She bought of M
yO,e'e So,, Ol " Kings New Discovery for Consump.
hoSe @ Ihat she slept all night and with one bottie
Insbes nS oeen m1lrsc9lousy cured Her name is Mrs
- ISheI LUZ Ihus write w. c. Hamrick 4 20
~ 99heIo!, N C,-Get free trial bottle at lanes
I,onSd, nome,ckeTs G Drug Store, smyrna; c. G. HSr
Smyrna times., 1890-03-12

Inat tired feeling, SO subtle and vet
80 20 oXEerp99werlng, is entirely overcome
Oy Hoods Sarsaparilla, which tones
ana strengthens the system and gives
a a good appetite. Be sure toget Hoods
!oarsaparilla. 100 Doses One Dollar,j
Is true only of this peculiar medicine
Smyrna times., 1890-03-12
A Fortunate vuon..

Mrs. Mary L. Baker, ofOvid, Mich. has
reason to be very thankful. She;was a great
sufferer from heart disease for years. was
snort siS S' Si breath had hungry spells, pain in
ing two bottles of DR.. Miles New uaast
Cure, she says. Il am better than for %
years. My mind and eyesight have i'm
proved wonderfully. l advise All nersono
tnuS Isl aHlIeted to use this great remedy =
.. w. Denney, druggist, reeommends ana
guarantees 1t. DR.. Miles work on Heart
Dls1ease, containing marvellous testimo-
Smyrna times., 1890-03-12

;. II your blood is disordered, cleanse
u without delay by the use of Lava.
oor' the famous blood purifier. Drug
gusts recommend it. Price 25 cents
Many physicians are prescribing Dr
Bulls Baby Syrup because thew fnow
u is good and safe remedy for ch;I.
dren. Druggists sell it for Is cents