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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-01
Grading Tea In Japan.

Tea sorting is one Of the common
occupations Of young girls in the tea
farming districts Of Japan. They
carefully pick out all the seeds, weeds
bits of bark and other rubbish that
unavoidably fall into the baskets dur
ing the picking. The sorting is done
after the tea leaves have been fired;
that is, dried by being placed in a
tray, with stout paper bottom, and
shaken over a charcoal fire for time,
and then placed on the top Of an oven
built for the purpose, when the dry
ing operatives twist the leaves by
hand. The pickers, besides taking
out the rubbish, in many cases sort
the leaves into different grades, the
better qualities being taken out and
sold at very remuneratiye prices.
The japanese teas are divided into
eight grades, but unfortunately the
best of them are not sent to the
United States.
After the tea has been dried and is
ready for picking, it is carefully
sifted, and then packed in leadlined
chests and in caddies. The dust from
the siftings is saved, and large guam
titles are sent to America every year.
1t is sold much cheaper than the per-
feet tea. The dust only costs from
five TO ten cents pound wholesale,
and by careful admiXture with good
tea can De made to retail at dollar.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-01
Absent-Minded People Are Clever.

While, luckily for the world, all
clever people are not absent-minded,
nevertheless an abSent-minded per-
son is almost invariably clever per-
son and very often is really intel
lectual man or woman whose absurd
alterations are therefore all the more
laughable and conspicuous. One OF
our prominent men, who is noted for
his urbanity and easy way Of dealing
with "the boys" had call a week or
two ago from a local politician whose
influence was more or less important
in his ward. AS he was leaving,
Mr.. - accompanied him into the
hall and, picking up his own brand
new spring overcoat with polite
Let me aid you," helped the man
into it despite the latter's rather
feeble protestations. "You will need
it, the air is so KEEN" said Mr.. -
blandly, as the man, accepting the
situation, walked away, doubtless;
thinking it a delicate way OF procur-
ing vote. A few minutes afterward
Mr. - discovered his mistake, but
his new $50 top coat was gone for
ever. Another clever man who was
extremely forgetfil as well as absent
minded left the hotel at Lakewood
not long since, arriving at the station
with some friends,a short time before
the train was due. "By Jove" lie
suddenly exclaimed. Il left my
watch in my room. / will just have
time to run back and get it," he con-
tinued, pulling out Of his pocket to
the amusement of his friends the
identical timepiece, gazing at it wildly
for second and then starting at
rapid pace for the hotel. Not until
his friends shouted after him with
laughter did he realize that he had
timed himself with the watch itself
New York Tribune.
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An Important Subject.

Quite a good deal of space has already
been given to the subject of good coun-
try roads, hut, as there is nothing more
deserving of attention than the condi-
ton of the public roads of our country,
further scussion of matter SO i'm
portant is surely not out of place.
Good roads are potent factor in the
material, intellectual, raj, and social
well-being of a people, and any plan for
their systematic Improvement should
meet with the hearty cooperation Of
all, without regard TO class or occupa-
ton.
Perhaps nothing has contributed SO
much toward the civilization OF the peo-
pie OF the earth as commerce has. The
barriers of old ocean have long since
disappeared. The east, W, st. north and
south of continent are no longer
known, except in the happy interchange
OF the products of each. The perse-
verance and skill of man have practical
ly removed the barriers that old ocean
interposed. The same forces that have
brought nearer to each other the people
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should be placed a layer Of crushed
stone, not more than an inch in any
dimension, to a thickness of from four to
six inches. These small stones will fill
the spaces between the large ones, and
will in short time become pressed into
q solid, smooth, nonporous mass. Such
a road cannot be softened by water or
cracked by frost.
The use of convict labor for construct
ing roads, as Is now proposed in some OF
the States, would make these burdens
comparatively light. To secure the
blessings Of good roads the matter should
be agitated among the people. Meetings
should be held, especially among the
farmers; committees should be appointed
to wait upon the proper authorities-the
County Commissioners and the State
egislators-with the view of enlisting
the power of these officers in the good
work, which, once commenced in q man
ner commensurate with its Importance,
would be pushed forward in a way char
acteristic OF our people. Bad roads
would soon be thing OF the past.
We have now comprehended the broad
advantages and effects that good roads
would have upon every branch of indus
try, the relation to the good OF the coun-
try, and in behalf Of civilization, Chris
tianity, education. posterity, and all that
tends to improve, elevate and make bet
ter. We should use all our energy in
earnestly endeavoring to secure them.
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Philosophical.

An old schOolmaster, venerable
disciple of good old Izaak Walton, "
once told this pleasing tale of his life
as an angler:
remember, when | was a boy, so.
ing out one morning before sunrise to
fish for pickerel. | had just hooked
big one, when along came a coun-
tryman. He said nothing, but with
mouth wide open, stopped to see the
fun. The contest had lasted more
than half an hour, when suddenly,
just as was about to land the prize,
the pickerel, with one last rush for
liberty, made good his escape.
With lump in my throat, l in
stinctively turned to the countryman
for consolation.
"Waal, I'll be hanged" he ex-
claimed. "Yew held on ter yoor end,
young Teller, but he didn't hold on
ter his'n,"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-01

Most people on clear day can
without watch or other timepiece,
form closely approximate idea of
the time Of day by the position of the
sun, but few, perhaps, have guessed
at any similar method of computing
the time during the night without
any other means than the starry
skies" Notwithstanding, fairly
reliable time indicator can be found
In the northern skies on every cloud
less night. AS is generally known,
the group Of mixed stars called the
Clipper" makes an apparent revolu-
ton toward the north star in every
twenty-fOur hours, with the two stars
forming the outer elevation OF the
bowl Of the dipper pointing to the
polar star continuously.
IL the position Of the pointers is
taken at any given hour, say o'clock
in the evening in winter time, and as
soon as 1T is dark in the summer, the
hour can thereafter be pretty accur-
ately measured by the eye during the
night. Frequent observations Of po-
sitions will have to be made at the
given hour, as, owing to the constant
changing OF the earth's position in
space, the position Of the pointers"
in relation to our point Of observation
and the star also changes. Observa-
tions taken during a year and inn
pressed on the mind will make a very
good time Indicator Of that part Of
celestial space.
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What Satisfied her.

"Uncle" Obed Wilson never could
bear to hear evil spoken Of any one
His wife used to say sometimes,
"Sakes alive, Obed, folks'll think We
don't know what's what eff we amt
kcerful." The old man had nephew
who was famed throughout the neigh
borhoOd of Jeffstown for his "shif'lcss-
ness" His farm was capable Of yield
ing good returns, but it amounted to
nothing in his hands, and Uncle
Obed's soul was greatly tried; but no
one, not even Aunt Polly, could get
him to say anything severe about his
nephew Frank.
The only response he made to Aunt
Polly's vigorous and scornful remarks
was to say, gently, Easy there, naow,
Polly; easy there, my gal. Frank
does lack Judgment, mebbe; but then,
who dOn't?"
Lack Judgment" Aunt Polly would
say, incapacitated by her wrath for
further speech; and there the CONVEX
sation always dropped. But one day
Aunt Polly had her revenge, and was
forever after contented. Whatever
her husband might say, she knew
That for once she had heard his real
opinion in regard to his shiftless re-
lations.
Uncle Obed came home from his
nephew's late in the afternoon, drove
into the barn, and stopped to attend
t. the milking before coming into the
house. Aunt Polly went out to speak
to him in great vexation OF spirit.
She had planned to ask him if he
really cal'lated any of Franks folks
was with losin hot supper fer" but
when she crossed the barn threshold
she changed her mind.
There, seated on the milking-stOOl
before old Bess in most detected at
titude, looking abStractedly at the
big lantern which stood beside him
on the floor, was Uncle Obed. He
did not hear her approach, and as she
stood for moment in the doorway
she heard him say:
"The farms loOkin'-an' they're
lookin', tn whole lot on 'em-I
mustn't say so, o. course-mustn't let
Polly know, in special-but they SUIT
tinly air lookin' like tn last o. pea
time over t. Franks"
AS he settled to his milking with
sigh, Aunt Polly stole softly from the
barn, and when Uncle Obed's work
was done he had a good supper and
not cross word with it.
Aunt Polly never found any fault
with "Frank's folks" to her husband
after that, and whenever she heard
Uncle Obed defending what she
termed the RECKLESS doin's" at his
ncphews, her face wore calm and
inscrutably satisfied smile which
greatly puzzled her mild-spoken old
spouse.
81 amt never grudged him his
d'sires to speak well of EN-" she
would say TO herself at such times,
"but l was scat f'r fear he was losin'
his sense; an naOw Pm satisfied he
amt lost it no more'n hev."
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on record with the opinion that, II
Congress would make as liberal an
appropriation for this purpose as it
did for certain idiotic experiments In
"rain-making" not long ago, which
served to make that august body the
laughing stock Of the civilized world,
and the business could be put in
charge Of some such intelligent and
technically trained electrical engi-
neers as those, for example, who have
within a few years revolutionized our
methods Of municipal transportation,
the ultimate result would not be one
whit less valuable TO the people Of the
United States than that of the his
tOric appropriation OF $50, 900 with
which Morse's experimental telegraph
line was built from Washington to
Baltimore half a century ago. or
course, IL the appropriation is made,
the chances are that it will be squan-
dered or stolen outright by some cleo
trical takers who are always on the
lookout for such opportunities.
Nevertheless we believe in Senator
PETERS idea, and do not hesitate to
predict that the day is not distant
when the entire labor of preparing
and tilling the ground, as we'll as that
OF seeding, harvesting, threshing, and
transporting the crops to the nearest
railway station, wherever done on a
large scale, will be performed by cleo
trio motors, at cost as much below
the cost Of animal-power as the latter
has proved to be below the cost Of
manual labor. The emancipation Of
the car-horse will be followed at no
distant day by the emancipation of
the farmhouse, and the results Of the
substitution, in the purely agricul-
tural districts Of our country, will
constitute an industrial revolution OF
almost inconceivable magnitude
Engineering Magazine.
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adopted for improvement Cf the mind,
the expansiC n of the intellect, and the
promotion OF happiness. Good roads
would. among farmers especially, pro-
mote sociability and create "a desire for
self-improvement, both moral and intel
lectual.
Tho thousands of persons confined to
indoor work in factories, offices, stores,
ETC., need recreation and exercise. In
this they have comparatively little time
to indulge; but with good roads this
time could be used TO the best advant-
age in bicycle, horseback, or buggy
riding
Commercial Benefits.
Among the commercial advantages
afforded by good roads we note:
The rapidity, ease and convenience Of
transportation at small expense.
The opportunity afforded those re-
mote from commercial Joints to take adj
vantage of the market without groat loss
Of time.
The possibility OF conveying a great
weight with comparatively small
amount OF power.
Obviatng the fluctuations OF prices on
account of a rush of products 10 market
when the roads are good, TO be followed
by scarcity when the roads are bad,
as traffic is often delayed for weeks at
q time.
Good roads rank as one OF the fore
most causes of increasing the value of
property. Tho uninterrupted means of
traffic is alone sufficient TO cause an in
crease or 90 per cent; incidentally
building good roads Increases facilities
for drainage, which progressive farmers
will admit is of itself OF almost meal
culable benefit. Good roads would en-
courage and increase some of our most
important and extensive industries.
The manufacturing Of bicycles would
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-01

John Howard Payne, Author Of the
Beautiful Melody "Home, Sweet
Home"
Few sweeter poems have ever been
written than that simple but beauti-
full melody, "Home, Sweet Home. 4"
1t has been translated into many
languages and sung the world over
and its tender, touching words have
moved to tears the rich and poor
alike.
The author, John Howard Payne,
was born in New York in 1892, and
came Of family that occupies a
place of honor in American history.
AT the age Of II he became clerk in
his uncle's store in New York, and
while thus engaged published articles
In weekly paper which attracted
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Drainirg the Roads.
The drainage OF road is very i'm
portant part in its construction. Both
sides should be perfectly drained, either
by bitches or tile title are the BEST and
an occasional cross drain is beneficial
This will prevent the softening OF the
roadbed, thereby making the surface
uneven. In order that no moisture
whatever may remain on the roadbed it
is essential that it should not be shaded
All PARTICLES of water which would
otherwise remain would be evaporated
and leave perfectly dry surface.
To secure good roads needs only the
hearty co operation OF all to whom they
would be beneficial. The State, being
the largest body polite that takes cog
niZance Of such matters, should through
its Legislature formulate plan for the
systematic improvement of the roads of
the cooperation of the several counties,
each to pay fair share of the burdens
imposed, according to the benefits de-
rived from the improvement.
In constructing u road careful sur
vey OF the tract, including the relative
levels OF the different parts, is q neces-
sary preliminary in order to make bed
nearly level. What is the best method
OF constructing road is much de-
bated question, but perhaps 10 better
road can be made than one constructed
of stone. In case that stone cannot be
procured. vitrified brick, the manufac-
ture of which has been recently estab-
lished, may be substituted with nearly
If not quite as good results, as they are
made in all sizes and shapes necessary
to requirements in road-making.
The roadbed should be from sixteen
TO thirty feet wide, as may be required
to accommodate the traffic, and thor
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which few have any conception. O.,
the manufacturing OF carriages and other
light vehicles, which are practically OF
little value except on good roads. Even
now it forms one OF the great industries
Of our country, the further development
OF which materially depends on the i'm
provement of our country roads.
The material benefit derived from
good roads can scarcely be estimated.
The farmers undoubtedly would be the
most benefited. Making a fair estimate
of the number of horses necessary to
furnish power to carry on agriculture,
and all other work connected with IL, we
find that the farmers of the United
States are keeping at least 2,000,O 900
more horses than would be necessary to
perform the same work if we had good
roads. These horses have a value
OF about $3.50, 900, and are
sustained at an expense OF not
less than S1l0,000,0 900 annually. Be-
sides this, the necessary number Of
horses are idle a month or more in
year, waiting for the roads to become
dry. This costs, at the least Calcula-
ton, $40, 100000. To this we may add
500, 900, 900 for increased wear and tear
on harness, wagons and other vehicles.
This makes the sum of $500, 900, 600 loss
10 the farmers annually under the pres
ept condition of roads. Good roads will
save this $500, 100000, and would in
crease the value of the farmers land at
least 81, SOC, 900 600, which makes an in
crease of So 900 200, 600 in the financial
condition of the farmers alone. To this
we may add as much more as the in
creased financial condition of those en-
gagged in other industries. This makes
the immense sum of $4,000, 000, 200,
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lOOo, anu WIFI Ills
first appearance became famous. He
played in Boston and In Southern cit
les, and, though less than IS years OF
age, was acknowledged to be the first
or Ameri an actors. In 1913 he went
to England and was received with
favor by immense audiences. Thence
he went to Paris, and while there
was offered f10O by the managers OF
Drury Lane Theater, of London, for
an English version of the maid and
Magpie," then the popular play OF
France. He accepted the offer and
made an engagement to reside in
Paris and translate French plays. In
this business he continued for a num-
Der OF years. Then he went to Lon
don and commenced writing plays.
Among others which he produced was
"Clari, the Maid Of Milan, which was
put upon the stage for the first time
at Covent Garden, London, in 1923.
In this opera was the song, Home,
Sweet Home" 1t at once became
popular, and In less than a year 100,-
600 copies of it were sold. Payne
continued to reside in London until
1885, when, at the solicitation of
friends, he returned to America. In
1912 he was sent as United States
Consul to Tunis, and reappointed in
1851. In June Of the following year
he died, and was buried in Tunis. In
March, 1888, his remains were disn-
TERED and brought to this country,
and they now repose in Oak Hill
Cemetery at Washington
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-01
This and That.

THERE are new silver watches made
heart-shaped.
THE earth Is the greatest distance
from the sun on the morning Of July 8.
JAPAN has no fewer than 700 earth
quake observing stations scattered over
the empire.
A BROOKLYN inventor proposes to tap
the earth's interior for heat and thus
save fuel.
THE household maintained by the
Queen of England consists of nearly
1000 persons.
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Of any one of the vast continents of
earth have checkered its broad expanse
with the arteries OF trade. By this
means man has been and is being edu-
Gated in the truth, that the interests OF
all men Of all nations OF the earth are
interviewer. The welfare of the whole
family of nations is d pendent upon the
veal of each, which in turn is reflected
from the condition of its individual
members.
Advantages of Good Roads.
Through this influence of trade the
nations arrive at better understanding
ono with another We think we are
justified in believing that the dawn is
fast approaching when nations will
make war no more, but Peace on earth,
goodwill toward men," will rule in
stead. What these great improvements
that make commerce possible tetwoen
nations are doing, good roads would
facilitate between the people OF any
country or community. They are not
only an evidence of civilization but
means to that end.
Attendance at church would be more
regular, and what yer tends TO promote
the assembling of friends and neighbors
In pleasant intercourse Is a factor for
good. The ride to church, to neigh
boris, or to a social gathering, either on
a bicycle or other vehicle over good
roads, would become pleasure easily
acquired and highly priced.
IL, instead OF being subjected to the
almost superhuman task Of walking
through muddy roads, or Of iolting over
them when made exceedingly rough by
freezing, we had smooth, hard roads to
drive over, churches, schools, literary
societies, lyceums, and all the kindred
institutions intended TO christiaaize and
better the condition of man would be
more hume rous. Society would then be
benefited by the advanced measures
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Couldn't XIII Him.

A German shoemaker in small
place on Long Island shot himself in
the mouth and right ear with As
caliber revolver. Physicians could
not trace the bullets. For two days
he lay in stupor. He then awoke
and called for sausage and beer and
partook heartily. In a week ne was
apparently as well as ever.
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Got Even with the Kickcrs.

Some citizens of Oakesdale, Wash,
annoyed by large mudhole in the
main street Of the town, planted three
or four old hats and pair of boots in
the center of it and labeled them
with the names Of the city council.
But the council retaliated by posting
up card with the notice: "Pay your
taxes and we will fill this hole"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-06-01
RusSla'a Budget.

The Russian naval estimates for
1892 amount to 1882, 233 rubles, or
1901, 961 rubles more than last year,
which sum is to be spent upon the
building Of new ships. BY order OF
the Car large ironclad crusier, of
the same type as the Rurick, OF 10, 923
tons and Is, 00s horse power, is to be
put upon the stocks at st. Petersburg
shortly, in addition to three iron
clads Of 1000 tons and several iron
clad coast vessels of from 1000 to
5000 tons.
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Studied About Everything.

The modern idea of combination in
teaching was we'll illustrated the
other day by small boy, who was
asked what he studied in the public
schools. He answered: "Oh, every
thing-free-'and drawing, an cookin',
an bacteriology, an music, an spec
trum analysis, an sewin' on buttons,
an agricultural chemistry, an dish
washin', an everything"
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Trapped by Nature.

An insect Of South America has its
fangs so like the flower OF the orchid
that smaller insects are tempted into
its jaws, while certain spiders double
themselves up in the leaf-stock and
the stem, and so closely resemble
flower buds that their unsuspecting
prey approach to their destruction.
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Farming by Electricity.

Some OF our rising young journal
lists are finding food for amusement i'm
a bill recently introduced by Senator
PETER, of Kansas, providing for the
establishment OF an experimental
station for the purpose of determin-
Eng IL electricity can be profltably
used and applied as motive power
in the propulsion OF farm machinery.
Now We would like to place ourselves
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The Sorrow of Summer.

Mr.. Greyneck-Well, Jimpsy, ]
suppose you are glad that winter has
gone and that summer is coming?
Jimpsy-Well, not much, amt.
Mr.. Greyneck-Why not?
Jimpsy-Cause when it gets hot l
have to take all the padding out of
my clothes that / put there for the
teacher.
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Chicago Ahead.

Chicago Girl-Our family is more
aristocratic family than yours.
Boston Girl-No, it isn't. My moth
er can boast Of her forefathers for the
past two centuries.
Chicago Girl-Oh, that is nothing
My mother can boast Of four hus-
bands for the past two ears.-Texas
Siftings.