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Year: 1874

" then prepared for specie payments, and that
"the whole agitation was badly timed, and,
cas- the result proves, unpopular" The party
has been beaten by following New-YOrk
advice. There is no public desire for specie
payments. "1he President was deceived into
"a different opinion, but he is not the man to
"persevere in blunder made 80 palpable by
" the recent elections, &C." The article con-
cudes by insolently advising people who are
in favor of honest currency to look to the
Democracy for it.


We are the more inclined to take this aston
ishing statement as authorized by the Presi-
dent, because we doubt if any other brain
exists in the country so richly endowed with
lack of sense and conscience as to have
given birth to such q confession. The utter
lack of moral appreciation is the most remark
able thing about 1.-THE avOwal that the most
important official act of his term was dictated
by "hard-money financial men," and was
adopted because it was thought popular"
Almost equally noticeable is the narrow and
puerile inference that because the party has
been beaten, the veto has been disapprOved
and honest money condemned. Initiation has
been shown in the last six months to be the
most unsubstantial sham that ever misled a
mob of demagogues. Never in the history OF
the country were so many millions lying ldie
as now. Money is drug in the market
in this busiest season of the year. 1t is to be
had for the asking at the borrowers own
prices. And this is the time chosen by the
President and his corrupt little battalion OF
personal followers to deny their own record
and pass over, bag and baggage, to the ig-
nOrant and thoughtless faction which is cry
ing out for more greenbacks. Now when In
flation has ceased to initiate, he has concluded
to try what he can make out of it.


We have no heart to accuse the President
of inconsistency. He does not know enough
of law or politics to see the folly and sin of
treason to principles. But it is time for the
men of conscience and honor still left in the
Republican party to consider seriously whether
they can any longer give even tacit support
to such an Administration. The President
imagines that the late elections have absOlved
HIM from any allegiance to the Republican
party, and set him free to seek his fortune in
other quarters. Just at present he thinks that
rag-mOney and opposition to the Civil Rights
bill are the most available capital to his hand.
Who can foresee what will be the next vagary
of this narrow. selfish, and undisciplined
mindf If he is let alone, he will be compare
lively harmless for the two years and half
which still remain of his administration. But
he is capable of great damage, if the timidity
of Republicans gives to the audacity of his re-
tainers any power whatever in this Congress
and the next.
Year: 1874

THE RAILROADS AND THE GRAIN TRADE


The controversy between the railroad com
panies and the Produce Exchange is a subject
of vital interest to every business man, real
estate owner, and capitalist in New-YOrk.
Long ago a conference was held between the
representatives of both parties for the pur-
pose of devising means to facilitate and cheaper
the delivery of grain at this port. Some i'm
provements over the present method were
easily agreed upon, but in one important point
variance was soon developed which has
thus far proved irreconcilable. The
Committee report, adopted by the
grain trade last week, shows that
the railway companies persist in adding to
the regular freight charges an extra three
quarters of cent per bushel for unloading
and that they also discriminate against small
shippers by charging lighterage on all con-
signments less than five carloads. The
produce dealers prove that the tolls on grain
are thus made much higher to New York than
they are to Baltimore and Philadelphia, and
they argue that the discrimination against
small consignments is violation of the first
principles of sound commercial policy. The
merchants encourage shipments of what
ever amount, we'll knowing that single
carloads are pretty certain to bring
larger cOnsignments after them, and that
they have an interest in persuading the
Western producer to look upon this as his
regular market. But the railways refuse to
be influenced by these considerations, and
because it is not profitable to handle small
lots they deliberately attempt to drive them
to other lines. AS for unloading, they say
that the terminal facilities at New-York are
entirely insufficient and they cannot improve
them at their own cost because the Western
tributary roads from which they draw their
business will not share the expense with
them. The extra charge for handling must
therefore be imposed upon the purchaser, and
he in turn must collect it in some way from the
shipper.


In a short time. if this lamentabe conflict
continues between two classes which have a
common concern in the prosperity of the port,
we shall find that the grain trade Is leaving
us. While the trunk lines leading to New
York are taxing the business to the utmost
limit, and purpOsely driving away much of it
which they look upon as troublesome, Balt-
more enterprise is straining all its energy to
take advantage of our blunderS. The Balti-
more and Ohio Road has refused to become ii
party to the freight pooling arrangement made
at Saratoga, and we have now report from
Chicago that the same vigorous company is
about to make still another bid for the grain
trade as soon as its liue is completed
to Lake Michigan. This is nothing less than
the abolition of shortage, by guaranteeing a
full delivery of all the grain shipped. 1t is of
course practicable to construct car which
will carry load Of wheat without spillng,
and it is discreditable to American ingenuity
and thrift that the present custom respecting
shortage, with all its attendant temptations to
fraud and recklessness should have lasted SO
long. When will New-York wake upf
Year: 1874

The trial of the Safe Burglary case was
tempt, have been made to intimidate wit
nesses. Perhaps the most noteworthy occur
renee was the expression of a hope by Judge
Humphreys that the case may be ended some
time i'm December.
Year: 1874

College last night, the winning crew of the
regatta received a merited compliment. Cor
dial support on the part of the Alumni will
help largely to keep for the College the prom
Inent position in boating it so suddenly ac-
Quired.
Year: 1874

If the testimony i'll court is as conflicting as
that before Coroner Woltmaun, the election
day murder case will furnish a marked instance
OF the fallibility Of evidence. A large number
OF people witnessed the shooting, but their
testimony as to what they saw is strangely
contradictory. The bulk of the evidence
brought forward yesterday was favorable TO
Croker several witnesses testifying that he
did not have pistol in his hands during the
atfray.
Year: 1874

Captain General Concha, in order to ascer-
tain what was needed for the more vigorous
prosecution of the war against the Cuban in
surgents, undertook a journey for the inspec-
ton of the forces in the field. A source of
weakness moro important than any to be dis
covered there might have been found without
leaving Havana, aud that is the aversion of
the volunteers to the hardships involved in
active service.
Year: 1874

The following record will show the changes in
the temperature during the past twenty-our
hours In comparison with the corresponding date
OF last year, as recorded at Hudnuts Pharmacy
Herald BuLding, New York;
Year: 1874

Entirely too many men want to get
their living from offices. In too many
instances gentlemen are found walking
about the streets at leisure every day,
and upon inquiring rs to how these
people get their living the answer fur.
nishes the information that it is from
ofhce. Who performs the duties2 Some
clerk at a nominal salary, while the
principal, notoriously incompetent, get;
q salary double that of the clerk. Nc
establishment could be long conducted
IN such manner. And yet this is pre-.
cisely the policy of the Government Of
late years. Whole families are thus
quartered Oh the public. Father, sor
and nephew are found in one Office, dis.
charging duties that might well be done
by one competent, active man. That il
not the way to pay the national deli
and come down to q specie basis. II
Grant really desires to reach the latte,
position he should urge reduction in
the number and pay OF his eighty thou,
sand office holders.
Year: 1874

A Rochester paper reports that a
candidate for a local Office called the
other day at saloon kept by woman
in that city to obtain, if possible, the
influence of her husband in his behalf
Unfortunately, however, the husband
had been dead for six months; but, hav-
ing an eye to business the woman took
good care not to inform him of the fact,
but simply remarked that her husband
was not in. The candidate stopped
round there for some time, setting
them up for the boys" until his patience
became exhausted. Before leaving
however, he left nste with the widow
to give her husband as soon as she saw
him. This the lady promised faithfully
to do, but at the same time remarked
to a bystander that she was not ambi-
tious to see her husband for some time
to come.
Year: 1874

Those graceful little hanging pockets
worn by the ladies now are just the
thing. Jones says be picked a note out
of one and learned that Smith had the
start OF him, which saved him the hui
initiation of being rejected.
Year: 1874

A correspondent, who has been taking
look at and about Samana Bay, writes
of the Samana Bay company as follows:
"This company commenced operations
by building ahotel on top of mountain,
which in this climate L would call mae
cessible. 1t is half-inished, and that
part is already rotten by rain and sun.
A little further down the mountain
billiard saloon, or rather barn, is half
finished, and is also gone to decay.
The Samans Bay company is absolutely
defunct and forgotten there. 1t has left
nothing behind it upon which to build
monument, or scrap of ground it could
call its oWnn
Year: 1874

IN THE INTEREST OF FEACE-


A number Of leading gentlemen of
both political parties met in the interest
Of peace and with view OF settling the
Austin difficulty amicably, but after or
ganizing, they received a dispatch
informing them that the war was over,
and that their mission was Therefore
forestalled, when they adjourned sine
Year: 1874




This is an age of invention, and there is no
knowing what day may bring forth. Promi-
nent educators have for years ransacked their
brains and consumed midnight oil to devise
some method whereby the youthful student, the
urchin with thick soIed pantaloons, could be
chastised as the gravity of his offence might
demand, without lnhicting more severe pun
ishment upon the lady teachers hand than
upon the child. Previous to the invention of
this machine, principals of schools have wept
to see their assistants 20 round with their arms
in sling from the effects Of Furnishing scholars
In many cases excellent teachers who loved
their calling, have been compelled to resign their
positions because they had too much on their
hands.


The matter has been discussed at the various
Institutes, and it had been almost decided to
adopt capital punishment instead of the time
honored taking across the knee, when the in
ventor Of this machine stepped 10, aud, by a
simple device, he saved the lives ofma0y valu-
able young ones The heart of the inventor
her right hand sweled up to the size of can
vas ham from agitating boy who had wickediy
placed piece of clapboard inside of his pants
HuCu ue AUG" Iudl Tue lCdCuSl ndo Uu IGC ndt
path after him. The teacher was weeping ,and
mentally saying she would run that boy through
threshing machine before she got through
with him.


The idea at once struck the inventor that
machine could be constructed that would tan
the jacket as it were of the young reprobate,
and as the result Of careful thought and study
the spanking machine was invented. What a
change! Iustead of dreadiug the task of pun
ishing scholars and shivering at the prospect
of blistered hands, the teacher can enjoy the
performance, and look forward to the hour for
doing up days spanking with feeling of
pleasure and gladneSs, and the frown formerly
stereotyped on the face Of the average school
ma am gives place to an angelic smile.


She seats herself at the instrument, after
placing the condemned urchins in a row within
reach of the hosting apparatus or ice tongs, she
smiles, touches the sDatchbrake with her foot,
and the doomed urchin's launched into-if not
into eternity, he will think so before that hand
let's up on him. With smile playing over
her features she works her tiny feet, the aveng-
iDg hand descends, and the old machine works
as though endowed with life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness. 1t will only take mo-
ment of treading to make any ordinary boy
sorry he enlisted, when be can be dropped,
and the next can be snatched. A whole school
can be spanked up 10 fifteen minutes, if the
teacher is anything of treader.
Year: 1874

The UMBRELLA AS A ToUcH-S STONE. AS
civilization becomes more and more refined,
the hopes of those who seek after sign by
which gentleman can be intallibly distinguish
ed settle with increasing unanimity about the
umbrella. Really, if We look at it, there is no
other movable article of what we may call


mans vestatory furniture 1--WE invent this word
to cover hnger.rings eyeglasses, cane, sleeve


buttons, knives, pencils, &C., which, of course,
are not clothing) that is so universal an adjunct
to the modern human being as an umbrella.
Everybody must have one, be be or she rich or
poor, high or low, learned or unlearned, lay or
cleric, good or bad. Umbrellas are made cf
every style and shape, and of all degrees Of
costllness, to meet the craving of humanity at
large From Queen Victoria to the King of
Ashantee from MIR. Stewart to the apple
woman, from Gen. Washington to Ben. Butler
or Bill Tweed, everybody feels the need of an
umbrella And the universally of the need
makes the universally of the test. The temp
tatlon to appropriate, annex, convey, or, to put
1t buntly, to steal umbrellas is one from which
no son of Adam is exempt. A man may be
puncilious about returning pennies; he may
walk five miles to return borrowed book or
he may never be known to ask for postage
stamp without paying for it on the spot and
yet he may not be able to resist taking better
umbrella than his own from the rack by mis-
take, and be may be always forgetting to re-
turn the very stylish one he borrowed from a
confding friend on rainy evening. When
phrenology, and physiognomy, and Dress and
reputation fail, the umbrella is an unfailing
sensitive paper to detect the touch of dis
honest hand. If Diogenes had known all
that we know in our day, he would not
have wasted his time tramping about Ath-
ems with lantern to find an honest man.
He would have rolled himself up comfortably
in his big earthen wine jar, with his head on
one of his dogs, and gone to sleep, leaving his
green cotton umbrella leaning up against the
outside Of his tub. b.-Scribner
Year: 1874

The SECRET OF SUccEss!-That which helps
to build up city and makes it moro prominent
to the out side public than any thing else are
the merchants and their manner of doing
business. Kalamazoo may boast OF having
liberal minded citizens and enterprisipg busi-
ness men, none Of which are more favorably
known or more worthy of the name than the
Levi Brothers, Of the grea tStar Clothing
House, one OF tho most popular houses, known
far and wide through Michigan, as being the
best business men and largest advertisers
throughout the State. Being good, charitable
citizens, for no poor people are turned away
from their store empty-handed, and as enterpris-
ing citizens they are credit to Kalamazoo, and
deserving Of good success. Living In Michigan
upwards of 10 years, their principal store is in
Grand Rapids, and is the largest and handsom-
est clothing house in the State. They opened
a branch store here, at 109 Main ST.. about one
year ago, and have already built up splendid
business, mainly due TO their one price system.
As all their goods are marked in plain figures.
one might as we'll expect to move the Court
House, as to make them fall in their price.
This is the most honorable way to conduct a
successful BUSINESS.


In looking through their large stock we we're
surprised to see what fine, wel-made clothing
they kept and how extremely low arc the prices
They have suits for men at nine. ten, twelve,
and fourteen dollars. worth much more, and
Year: 1874

EDITOR TRUE NoRTHERNER In reply to the
many inquiries at my Office, as to when l am
expected to return. 1 am happy to say to my
patrons and friends that, nothing preventing,
we shall return to Paw Paw, sometime this
fall, at present cannot tell exactly when, put
probably in the month of October.


In the meantime would solicit your patron
age at the old stand where may be found Mr..
N. e. Hooper. who has been with me nearly
two years, with the exception OF a few months
last winter when he was under the instruction
of an eminent dentist of Chicago. can now
safely recommend him to the favor and pat
ronage OF the public and will be responsible
for all dental work done by him during my alb
Thankful for the many favors bestowed upon
me in the past three years, 1 shall strive to
merit your patronage IN future, and after few
months rest and recuperation l shall feel bet
ter prepared to serve you than ever before.


a. o. HOOKER.
Year: 1874

Benoni Hall the Keeler murderer who was
granted a new trial was convicted by the jury
and has been sentenced to four years IN the
State Prison. Hall, it will be recollected was
the accomplice Of Ven Lewis in the killing OF
Brant in April last, was sentenced, on plea
of guilty, to the State Prison for a term of
twelve years.


Both Lewis and Hall had been drinking and
There are persons who claim that whiskey SELL
ing ought to be made respectable by license
law, notwithstanding 1t is the cause Of broils,
assassination and murders.
Year: 1874

they saced life, for many soldier boy would
have died upon the battlefield had i. not been
Tor their unremitting care.


For one hour and half that large audience
listened in rapt attention to the elegant and
refined language OF the speaker, and frequently
applauded her. The lecture is one OF the finest
ever delivered in our village, and all went away
feeling that the evening had been most profit
ably spent.
Year: 1874

A young German named Fred Riem, work
man on the construction tram Of the Cenrtal
Railroad, had his left leg cut off by the carr
here this afternoon. lie was trying to get up
on the train while in motion and fell under the
cars. The wheels passed over his ankle. He
lives at Niles, and was the main support OF his
mother aud several small children. decatur
Republican.
Year: 1874

In the Matteson Forgery Case, Judge Cool
idge has granted change OF Venue, but the
County In which the new trial is to be had has
not been decided on. The Board of Supervisors
before their adjournment authorized the en-
ployment of John Van Arman to assist in the
second trial OF this case.
Year: 1874

The claim get up in the early part OF the
canvas that only very few women desired to
vote, has been pretty effectually exploded
during the past few months. II the votes
taken at the numerous meetings held are any
criterion, there are few who do not desire the
ballot.-Grand Rapids Post.
Year: 1874

On our way back we crossed the tracks
Of the terrible hail storm that had passed
over the country about two miles back Of
Red Wing, about two miles in width. Had
the storm come later in the season it would
have resulted in great damage, but as it
was, the only injury was the smashing in of
numerous and sundry window lights, and
the demolishing Of early vegetables We
passed over the tracks Of the storm three
hours after it had passed, and then there
were ridges Of hail stone that had been
washed up by the water, as large as hazel
nuts, six or eight inches deep. We were
informed by persons in the tracks of the
storm, that the hail stones, when they fell,
were as large as ducks eggs or small wal
nuts. The rains that follow ed the storm
and prevailed throughout the county came
in time to save the crops from all the bad
effects Of the dry weather, and now the
promise of bounteous harvest was never
better.
Year: 1874

Minnesota wheat-growers complain
that they do not get just credit or ade-
quate prices for their wheat Of splendid
quality for -four production, because
when it reaches the Milwaukee anu
Chicago elevators it is mixed with an
inferior article from Wisconsin and ILL
nois. the grade Of which is thereby
raised at the expense Of the reputation
Of the Minnesota wheat in Eastern mar
kets and of Minnesota farmers pockets,
There is much justice in the complaint,
If such are the facts, which seems to be
we'll established. There seems to be but
one remedy now and it is pleasant to
see that some of the Changers of that
State are recognizing the fact, and act
ing with a view to an effectual check
upon this practice. to wit: The CONVEX
sion of Minnesota wheat into -four at
home. In some of the counties Of that
State the Oranges already control -four
ing mills; but whether they do or not,
they should encourage every attempt
to manufacture their unrivaled wheat
product into flour that shall win
name for the State in all the markets
where -four is consumed. Added to
this incentive for the home manufac-
ture Of wheat is that Of transportation.
The relative cost Of exporting wheat
converted into -four and the raw prod
uct is so disproportionate that it ought
not to be thoug ht of: Besides it is stat
ed that eastern mills are shipping shorts,
back to Minnesota to help feed her stock
probably the product of Minnesota
wheat! Do the Patrons of Minnesota
know and tolerate such an absurd thing?
1t seems scarcely possible that it can be
true-that State with the water pow
er that State has, with the vigorous en-
terprise for which its people are noted,
with the sagacity which is at least born,
Of necessity should submit to such de-
probation of her staple product as
above indicated when the remedy is So
easily and surely applied and thesaving
am profit Of applying it so certain and
so great.-Neao York World
Year: 1874

The Aledo Record publishes the foolish
resolution adopted by the monopoly plow
makers, in Chicago, together with the
names of the firms in the combination, and
then says


1t strikes us that this is game which
two can play at, and that these plow ma
kers will learn, before it is played out, that
farmers can get along without their plows
much easier than they can get along with
out farmers patronage. These pillow ma
kers manufacture plows to sell and wheth-
er they consult principle or profit, there
can be no essential difference between sell
ling to Farmers Clubs.at wholesale prices,
and selling to agents and resolving to sell
to one, at wholesale, and not the other, is
an exhibition of petty tyranny that must
recoil on these who indulge in it. The day
has gone by when manufacturers can force
farmers to buy their wares on conditions
dictated by the manufacturers. 1t every
plow maker in the Northwest indorsed the
above action, and was prepared to live ur
to it, it would not discommode farmers.
They would treat the insolent edict with
contempt and tell manufacturers to keeI
their plows What then? There are
plenty of capitalists all over the land, who
have money to invest whenever they fine
| an investment that will pay. These men
would not be slow to discover the breach
between farmers and pillow makers. and tt
occupy that breach to their own advantage
Plow factories, to sell directly to farmers
would soon spring up, and do a lucrative
business, while the offending establish
ments would as speedily find their occu
patton gone.


Farmers Oranges. in different parts o
the country, are taking action on the reso
luton adopted by the Plow Manufacturers
and in every instance resolve to buy thei
plows from manufacturers who have no
| Joined the combination. In some instance
they determined to establish plow factories