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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25

like tender sob pulsating gently TO the
place of the dead.
Only a few black robed women and a
little group Of old soldlers-this one
minus an arm and that one leaning
heavily on his worn crutch-remained in
the little graveyard, and soon they, too,
departed, leaving only two persons-a
bent old mother in distant corner, and
a tall, stately woman, standing, as If
waiting, in the deep shade Of gloomy
pine.
1t was the most peaceful, the most
neglected, the most lovely spot on earth.
Nearly every stone had flag or sword
cut in its face, and each name bore af
ter it the Twelfth - Volunteers.
At first the most solicitGus care had
kept the mounds smooth and the paths
open, but time had gone by and now
each grave had sunk TO a hollow trench,
down whose sloping sides the long grass
trailed and across which the stained
marble slaps had long ago brokeII; the
vines, once planted by tender hands,
had reached caressingly out and bound
all In impartial embrace; flowers forgot
where they had stood originally, and
tall trees looked out upon the once
young shrubs now bidding fair to rival
the old ones.
This evening each narrow grave bore
q tiny flag and its load OF sweet bios
soms men, long since forgotten at all
other times, were hunted out and honored
on this one day Of the year by offerings
from the hearts and the hands OF their
old comrades; a sweet odor OF fading
flowers filled the warm air, and a soft
golden afterglow tinged the tips Of the
pines and gentle breeze waved the
little flags standing loyal and true even
In their humble places.
When all had left excepting the sob
bling mother in the farthest corner, the
tall woman stepped out and quickly
picked her way over the thick-leaved
plants and tangled vines to long grave
at the foot of the hill. Here, also, was
an air OF the absence Of human care, and
yet 1t seemed happier and truer in its
transition back to nature. 1t was only
q part OF the harmony OF the place for
It's stone to be lost under large, way
ward rosebush; closely cut sward
would have been a cruel discord.
The woman slowly knelt, laid aside
the little black bonnet as IL to let the
slowly stirring air cool her hot forehead,
. and reverently bent her lips to the grass
above the head. The last rays of the
sun stole softly up and fell tenderly on
her face and lighted it, showing eyes
beautifully sad and patient, mouth
wonderfully sweet. and low, fair fore
head, from which were brushed back
wave upon wave OF soft snowy hair.
White haia~will soften and hallow any
face, but here IL seemed a crown, a halo
for one as pure and lovely as a saint.
But even its silver did not deceive one;
there was " certain youth, in spite of
the look OF suffering, that kept one from
Judging her as old-a youth. borrowed,
perhaps, from the past In which she al
ways lived, IL one might guess by the
pleading, dreaming eyes.
From the country, stretching away be-
hind her, came the far-of lowing OF cat
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25

The nobility Of a nation may be marked
by the love which survives the tomb OF
Its fallen defenders. Measured by that
standard this grand republic Is above
and beyond all other lands. From the
st. Lawrence to the bio Grande, from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, loving hands
strew the beauties of nature above the
graves OF sleeping heroes and crown with
chaplets of flowers the memory of it's
soldiers. The exercises OF Decoration
Day spread a shade of sorrow over the
passing hours and quiet the voices Of
gayety and laughter, and yet they are
more welcome than scenes of revelry or
songs Of pleasure.
How sleep the brave who sink TO rest,
BY al their country's wishes blest!
When spring, with dewy fingers cold,
Returns to deck their halloyed mold,
She there shall dress n sweeter sod
Than fancy's feet have ever Jrod.
BY fairy hands their knell is rung;
By forms unseen their dirIe Is sung;
There honor comes, n pilgrim gray,
To bless the turf that wraps their clay;
And freedom shall while repair
To dwell weeping hermit there.
The Long Dark Night of War.
While the masses have no personal
recollections Of the war, its shock and
anguish, all have been impressed by the
lingering evidences of its terribleness.
The conflict was ended before the young
men Of to-day were born, and to them it
Is a page in history. The sound of "the
spirit stirring drum" and the ear-pierc-
ing fife does not send the blood tingling
to the finger-tips as it does with the old
soldiers to whom the war is an ever
present reality. To the old volunteer it
seems but yesterday that he heard the
call TO arms and fastened to the front
All was hurry and excitement and there
were 80 many new and interesting sights
that he almost forgot the dreadful
nature OF the mission he had set
out TO fulfill. The march through
strange lands, the stories OF the
camp, the ever-shifting Kaleidoscope of
war served as stimulants to the mind
How differently surrounded was the
mother, tho wife or the sweetheart at
home, who with fearful, prayerful heart
dreaded the coming of the news that
might deprive her OF LIES sunshine.
Sad, long evenings were those spent by
the hearthstone from which the father
or sons were absent. What tidings
might come with the morrow? What
tidings the morrow did so often brinQl
But who OF the survivors that suffered
most would forego the sorrowful recol-
lections OF those terrible days IL by so
doing they must forget the glad time
when the boys came marching home
triumphant, bearing the dear old flag,
rent and battle-scarred but hundred
times more glorious than when 1t went
away. How wildly all remembered
the day when the men a thousand
strong proudly marched away TO
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25

emphasized the greatness OF the victory
won, and the imperishable glory Of those
who died in its achievement There
were happy reunions In the homes OF the
nation. From the pine-clad hills of New
England to the shores OF the Gulf
and the Pacific there came glad re-
Spouse to the tidings, "The war is over!"
The clouds, dark and terrible while they
remained, rolled away and let in the
sunshine of freedom that shall brighten
as the years pass. The men who died
opposing each other at Shiloh and NAL
vern Hill and Gettysburg, and were
buried together as they fell, have been
resolved into the common dust from
which they came. The blue coat and
the gray have mingled in the mold from
which to-day spring blossoms that
sweetly cover the scars OF strife, and
with grateful hearts we join with nature
in the gracious work.
Cover them over with beautiful flowers,
Deck them over with garlands, those
brothers OF ours.
Lying so silent by night and by day.
Sleeping the years OF their manhood away;
Years they had marked for'the joys Of the
brave;
Years they must waste In the sloth Of the
grave.
All the bright laurels they fought to make
bloom
Fell to the earth when they went to tho
tomb.
Give them the need they have won In tho
past,
Give them the honors their merits fore
cast;
Give them the chaplets they won In the
strife;
Give them the laurels they lost with their
life.
Cover them over-yes cover them over
lover
Crown in your heart these dead heroes of
ours,
And cover them over with beautiful flow
ers.
One there is sleeping in yonder low tomb.
Worthy the brightest OF fiow'rets that
bloom
Weakness OF womanhood's life was her
part;
Tenderly strong was her generous heart
Bravely she stood by the sufferers side,
Checking the pain and the life bearing
tide;
Fighting the swift-sweepng phantom of
Death,
Easing the dying mans frttering breath
Then when tho strife that had nerved her
was Ger,
Calmly she went to where wars are no
Voices have blessed her now silent and
dumb;
Voices will bless her I'm long years to come
Cover her over-yes, cover her over
Blessings, like angels, around her shall
hover;
Cherish the name Of that sister Of ours.
And cover her over with beautiful flowers
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25

will prove strong enough to support
the ring. This clever trick can be
played in various ways. A little fine
piece Of cambria may be taken and a
thread tied to each corner. The
whole is then dipped into the brine
solution and when properly prepared
and dried it is suspended from the
chandelier like hammock. An
IMPLY egg-shell is placed in the cradle
md fire set to the improvised ham-
mock until it is completely consumed
~ it. Again, If the preparation has
been correct, the egg will not fall to
the floor, but will remain hanging
where it is. Both ring and egg are
thus suspended in mid-air without
string or thread, for you have burned
these before the eyes of your audience.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
A Lamc Excuse.

Ensign Lehman, while prone
nading in the Berlin Geological Gar
dens in civil attire, sees his Colonel
approaching in the distance, and
hastily conceals himself behind tree
TO escape observation.
Colonel next morning in the bar
rack-yard) Ensign Lehman, how
came l to see you in plain clothes the
other day in the geological garden?
Lehmann-Because the tree was
not thick enough, Colonel.-Familien
Wochenblatt.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
An Abused wife.

Married Daughter-"On, dear, such
time as do have with that hus-
band OF mine! / don't have min
ute's peace when he's in the house.
He is always calling me to help do
something or other"
Mo9her-"What does he want now?"
Daughter-"He wants me 10 tramp
way upstairs just to thread a needle
for him, so he can mend his cothes. Z"
New York Weekly.
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Hours for Labor.

The minimum age OF employment
on the continent is generally II or
from II to Ia. But then English
children only work twenty-eight
hours per week, while in France and
Germany the hours are thirty-six, in
Italy and Hungary forty-eight, in
Holland sixty-six, and in Belgium
seventy-two.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Strange IL True.

The .avages of the Amazon region
fed the common green parrot for gen.
erations with the fat of certain fish
es, thus causing it to become beauti-
fully variegated with red and yellow
feathers. In like manner, the ma
tives of the Malay Archipelago by a
process Of feeding changed the talk
ative Tory into the gorgeous king
lorv
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
More Power 10 Him.

A prophet in Athens, Ga, predicts
that the crop yield this year through
out this country will be the largest
ever known, but that beginning with
1893, and for two years thereafter,
there will be the greatest famine the
world has ever known.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Nexf-Door liossin.

Mrs. Simpkins-I see our new
neighbor has bought handsome UNI
brella-stand for her hall.
Mr. Simpkins-And now she makes
her husband come into the house
through the kitchen and leave his
umbrella in the sink.-Judge.
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HANGING WITHOUT SUPPORT.
An Easy and Attractive Parior Trick for

An Easy and Attractive Parlor Trick for
Amateurs.
Dip one or more strings or threads
In strong solution OF salt. Let
them dry and repeat this same thing
three times. This preparation is the
secret of your stock in trade and you
may show the threads to your audi
ence at the beginning Of the perform
ance, says an exchange. Take one of
these prepared threads, tie ring to
it and suspend it In the air; then set
the thread on fire with match. 1t
will burn from end to end and the
spectators will anticipate the drop
ping down Of the ring. But il you
have prepared your thread properly
nothing OF the kind will happen. The
thread, OF course, was burned, but a
little fine salt tube remains, which, IL
guarded carefully against draught,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Tho Wise Old Hen.

Instinct teaches the hen that it
would be no good to warm only one
side Of her eggs, and so when she feels
that they are done" on one side she
turns them gently round. Anyone
who has watched setting hens has
seen them rise every now and then
and shuttle about for a few moments
on the nest. That is when they turn
the eggs over.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
On for tho Afternoon.

He had half-holiday and about l
o'clock p. m. he came to friends
Office and sat down.
"Well," inquired the man at the
desk, "what have you got on for the
afternoon"
Nothing" he replied, with list
less air; that is, nothing except my
clothes. Detroit Free Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
The Foreign do.

Promisin, Musician-Am | really
an artist, my good, kind master?
Instructor-Not yet, my dear child,
but you will do quite well for sea-
son in America-and your funds are
getting low.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
II Was Enough.

"Only one word, Gladys!" he
pleaded. "One little word!"
The young woman looked at the
slender-shanked youth on his knees
before her, and she opened her beauti-
full lips and softly said:
RATS"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
AT A SOLDIERS GRAVE.

HE ranks of white
robed school chill
dren had wound
away down the
path to the sleepy
street; the blue
clad veterans, with
subdued pride, had
carried off the
SCARED old flag,
it's precious folds
caught in the long
streamers Of Grape;
the slowly reced-
ing strains Of the
last dirge were
borne back on the
soft evening air
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
No Give Away.

sold Goldbug is to marry the beau
tiful daughter Of Harduppe, l be-
lieve?"
eyes; the wedding takes place to-
morrow. l have been invited"
''Does her father give her away?"
"Give her away! No. He's SELL
ing her. New York Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
A Lucky Woman,

Mrs. Brainie-"After ten years Of
married life my husband still says I'm
an angel"
Friend-"DOes he mean it?"
Mrs. Brainie-"Of course not; but
/ think I'm mighty lucky to have a
husband who pretends to mean it,
New York Weekly.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
An Ancient Lady.

Mrs. Henpeck Cat 2 a. m.)-"While
the lamp holds out to burn the vilest
sinner may return"
Henpeck (of the ID. G. Ry., just
home from the lodge)-"All ri, my
dear. I'll shend N get pigshead-a
hogshead Of oil. General Manager.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Her Ignorance.

Mrs. Cumso-I'm glad it's tin
wedding we are invited to next week
and not silver wedding. Silver
presents are 50 frightfully expensive.
Cumso-My dear, you are evident
ly unacquainted with the fact that
we are expected to take present
made Of American tin.-Indianapolis
Journal.
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Careless though to- morrow's fight
Should close for them In deeper night;
Careless though that far sweet strain
For them should never sound again.
sAh love, good night" the bugles rang,
And hushed the song the soldiers sang
Too soon shall reveille awake
And shot and shell your dreaming break
Till cannon thunders usher day,
6lumber softly while you may.
Wrapped In your faded coat OF blue
For day shall need you. soldier true.
sAd, love. dear love. good night, good
night;n
Tor you we battle and the right
sAll, all is WELL " the bugles sing.
But, all what fate shall morning bring ?
Hail OF iron and leaden rain.
Prayer and parting, sigh and pain;
Who shall victors' garlands win?
Who with the dead be gathered INF
As fades the light from white winged tent;
As snap the heart strings bullet rentj
AS clouds that never come again,
So passeth life and all its pain.
Day needed thee, but day no moro
Shall break for thee on sea or shore.
Thee never now a bugle strain
Shall summon to the fray again.
Beyond the din Of battle field
Where foemen fight and foemen yield,
The angels whisper "all is WE'LL"
No bugle notes our realms shall swell
Yours was the highest boon-to die,
To keep the old flag In the sky.
Yours now the sweetest boon-to rest
He knoweth lest, He knoweth best
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Reversing Things.

People in Japan are called by the
family name first, the individual, or
what we should call the. Christian
name, next, and then the honorific-
thus: Smith Peter Mr."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
An Advantage OF Age.

I'D like to be grown up" sighed
Bobby, "for then I'd be helped first to
pie and get through in time to have
second piece. "-Harper's Young
People.
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OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND Do
lNCS HERE AND THERE.

Jokes and Jokelets that Are Supposed to
Have Been Recently Born-Ssyings and
Doings that Are Odd, Curious and
Laughnble.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Going To- Visit TIL EN-.

@Where are you going, my pretty maid?"
@l'm going to Dwight kind SIR" she said.
@You surely don't drink, my pretty maid?"
"But I've driven my lovers all to it." she
sal New York Herald.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
An Urgent Case.

Poor Patient-'I sent for you, doc
tor, because / know you are noted
physician, but / feel it my duty to in
form you that l haven't over $50 to
my name"
DR.. Biggfee-"Very well, then, we
must cure you up as quickly as pos
sible. New York Weekly.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
A Good investments.

1T has cost you good deal to put
your son through college?"
"Yes."
do you think it is likely to pay
your"
well, expect so. He has already
received one offer from a professional
baseball club. New York Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
A Big Grinder.

The tooth of mastodon has been
found on a farm near GAINESVILLE, Ohio.
1t (the tooth) weighed eight and one
quarter pounds.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
A Gigantic Temple.

In Seringham, India, is the larg.
est heather temple in the world. 1t
is a square, each side being mile in
length, so that 1T is four miles round.
The walls are twenty-five feet high,
and for or five feet thick, and in the
center of each wall rises a lofty
tower Entering the first square you
come to another, with wall as high
and four more towers. Within that
square there is another, and within
that again another-and you will find
seven squares, one within another,
crowded by thousands Of Brahmins.
The great hall for pilgrims is sup
ported by 1000 pillars, each cut out
a single block OF stone.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25

DISTINCTION is an eminence which
Is attained but too frequently at tho
expense Of Preside.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
Only One Cause Likely.

Mrs. Greatman (wife Of Congress
man)-~What Is the matter with my
husband, Doctor"
Doctor-"Brain strain"
Mrs. Greatman-"Dear me! He
must have been drinking again and
trying not to show it."-New York
Weekly.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25

MISS ScHLIEMANN, daughter OF the
famous archaeologist, has made an i'm
portant Greek find on her own account
She is to marry the son Of Mayor Melas,
OF Athens.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25
TO OUR GLORIOUS DEAD
AFREE AND GRATEFUL PEOPLE
PAYS HONOR.

Decoration Day Awakens Fresh Memories
OF and Greater Gratitude to the Brave
Patriots Who Gave Their Lives for Their
Country-Their Graves.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25

WE must not only look ahead; We
must 60 ahead.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-25

A N g our bugles
sweet and shrill;
Lights went out
and all was still.
Soldiers slumbered
on the field,
The white winged
tents their only
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-21
GEO. NJ. SHOOK & CO,

Of the Bellaire Stove Foundry Company
will meet for organization next week.
Charles Blakeuey will act as agent for
the Merchants and Manufacturers Tel
egraph Cable Company in this city.
John L. Rankin, of this city, is an ap-
plicant to the position Of bookkeeper at
the Bridgeport National Bank.
George Robinson is filing a large
order for friedrich for the Riverside
blast furnace at BenwOOd.
The thermometer registered four de-
grees below zero yesterday, yet no one
complained of the cold.
Mrs. T. C. Bower, wife Of Postmaster
Bower, OF Glencoe, is seriously Ill and
her life is despaired OF.
Marshal D. c. Shepherd and Miss
Maggie Ford are announced to be mar
ried next Wednesday.
Business at the Mayors Court has got
down to the monotOnOus dull mark
again.
Ada Trembley was taken to her home
at BealIsville, quite sick with typhoid
fever.
Several firms harvested good quail
ty of ice from the creek yesterday.
The colored folks will hold leap
year party at City Hall tonight.
The cold snap has suspended opera
tions at Barnard's brick factory.
The Daughters of Liberty will hold
an important meeting tonight.
j. w. Ault and family are visiting
friends at BarneSvile.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-21

gether with the net work of railroads
traversing the city, in great shape.
Work upon nearly all the new build
ings has been suspended during the
present cold snap, the workmen finding
it very diSagreeable to do outside work.
They will begin again as soon as the
weather moderates.
Burr McPeek has again moved his
shoemaker shop. This time he is back
in his old place in 5. w. Matthews
building. This is the first move in
three or four months.
Guy Brothers Ministries will appear
at the Opera House tomorrow evening.
1t is said TO be irSt-claSs show and
we'll deserving of patronage.
The regular January session Of the
County Commissioners convened Tues
day. All the Commissioners are present.
1t will likely close to-day.
Ike high wind the other day blew
down a chimney on one Of the residences
in the Third ward.
An infant child was buried from the
b. & o. train at the Camp Ground
switch, Tuesday.
There were two marriage licenses is
sued by County Clerk Lewis this week.