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Year: 1871

The PAN KILLER is by universal consent ii
lowed to have won for itself reputation unsur-
passed in the history of medical preparations.
Its in tantanaous effect in the eradication and ex
tinction of Pain in all its various forms incident
to the human family, and the unsolicited written
and verbal testimony of the masses in its favor,
have been, and are its own best advertisements.


The ingredients of the PAIN KILLER, being
purely VEGETABLE, render it a perfectly safe and
efficacious remedy taken internally, rs well as
for external applications, when used according
to directions The stain upon linen from its
use is readily removed by washing with alcohol.


This Medicine, justly celebrated for the cure
of so many of the Affections incident to the hu-
man ia nily, has now been before the public over
THIRTY YEARS, and has found its way into almost
every corner of the world; and wherever it has
been used, the same opinion is expressed Of its
medical properties.


In any attack, where prompt action upon the
system is required the Pain Killer is invaluable.
Its almost instantaneous effect in Relieving Pain
is truly wonderful; and when used according to
directions, is true to its name, PAIN KILLER.
Year: 1871

GRANT, at the conclusion CT his message,
says: 81 have thus hastily summed up the
operations of the government But what
right has he to do so important a thing
chastity ?" He cannot plead want of time,
for he spent all last summer away from the
capitol, engaged in pleasure parties and fast
horses. He threw away that tine which
ought to have been devoted to public busi-
ness, and when he comes before the country
with what ought to be a weIl-digested and
valuable state paper, be gets up document
that would disgrace school boy as compo-
sition, and is compelled to apologize for it
ss having been hastily written. 1t is a lame,
foolish apology, one that ought never to
have been made, and yet it was probably
the best that could be given.
Year: 1871

The Chicago Journal insists that every
one should familiarize himself with the
facts and figures of the national finances.
We have become pretty familiar vita the
statements, but OF the true facts and figures
we know nothing. As to which state Aent
is right and which ia wrong, no one not in
the government ring can know, and we
doubt whether the ring itself knows any
thing about it.
Year: 1871

A little girl in Hoboken, four years
old, whose parents are not lovers of the
colored race, went to Sunday school late
ly and was seated next to colored boy
She "gave no sign" but went throug h
with her lesson like little man, and the
next Sunday she came with a banker
chief tied around her head, complaining
of the earache. The teacher asked her
how she obtained her earache, when she
replied, II dess | must have caught it
sitting next to that little nigger last Sun
day" The loyal teacher thinks the lit
tie girl will go to that bad place.
Year: 1871

A goose and colt out in Michigan have.
struck up an attachment of decidedly
romantic character. They fight for each
other, aud are constantly together. When
the colt lies down the goose will sit down
close beside him and wait until he gets
up When the colt is fed corr in the
ear he will fill his mouth with sbelle6
corn aud drop it where the goose can
pick it up
Year: 1871

An editor at Grand Junction, Iowa.
last week, in moment of temporary in.
sanity, advertised to take dog on sub
scrlpiion, and up to this time he has PSI
dogs LETT at bis Office, and his temporary
insanity has assumed a chronic form
Any proprietor of an improved sausage
machine may get job by addressing the
editor OF the Headhght, at that place.
Year: 1871

The Harrisburg State Journal SAYS


The danger of a freshet disastrous in its con-
sequences is not yet averted and considerable
apprehension still exists among those most ex-
posed. Our exchanges in the northern part of
the State, and along the West Branch, note
rapid rise in that section. These tributaries
empty into the Susquehanna, and swell its
volume of water, and a freshet at the head
waters is contemporaneous with freshet In this
vicinity. Yesterday the river was rising at the
rate of an inch and half an hour, aud there
was q prospect that the Lochiel works and many
of the manufactures in the lower part of the
city would be compelled to temporarily suspend
operations owing to the encroachments of high
water. The equinoctial storm, which is an
nounced for the early part of next week, will
not serve to abate the fear of those residing in
the low and marshy grounds; aud should it be
unusually severe or protracted, freshet similar
to that of 1865 is among the range
of possibilities. There is no pros
pect of the rafting season being inaugurated
for two or three weeks yet, owing to the high
water and swift current 1t would be well for
those residing in the range of a flood to be pre-
pared at any moment for the most serious
danger
Year: 1871




The Trenton Stale Gazette says:-The prison
people were not little astonIshed to fad the
recent successful experiment of Fox and Storms
repeated yesterday at very early hour in the
morning noted horse thief named White,
from Sussex county, who was confined in the
new wing, managed to saw off four bars of his
cell, leaving an aperture of about eighteen
inches, through which he crawled out, and then
was in a position TO make further attempts at a
more convenient season. When once out of his
the corridor. Here he remained fully three
hours. Three watchmen had passed by
without discovering him. but the eyes of
the fourth happened TO be cast TO some unusual
object under the bread cart. He cooked his
pistol. and pointing 1t towards the object ap-
preached. What was his surprise to find White
lying as quiet as mouse. He commanded him
TO get up and march TO the centre, which order
he obeyed; and when there it was not very diff
cult to secure him and put him in another cell.
The theory of his attempt to escape was sup
posed to be as follows:-He had TO dis
pose of two watchmen. His object was
TO wait his opportunity until the watchman
sat down, and, as he supposed, would go
to sleep, and then to muzzle him or despatch
him. His next step would have been to pull a
bell rope and bring the watchman from the
centre. The moment this watchman opened
the door he could seize him. rush out aud
fasten him inside. This would have given him
free and uninterrupted control of the centre
from whence he could have passed out without
much difficulty. 1t is difficult TO see by what
other means he expected to get out from the
place where he was concealed. It would nc
Doubt have required desperate hght bat he
Was prepared for that.
Year: 1871

Mayor he win find before night that scorchng and re-
stlcss public Indignation will make the city too not 10
hold him. 1t may be his misfortune, and not his fau


that this alleged robbery OF his dcpa tnent occurred just
IN this critical juncure but It has so suspicious ana
damaging o look that II he Is an upright inno-
cent cen, man. with reasonable sense OF honor ndT ne
tuny to appoint successor Of high character VINO can


nvesrgate the affairs OF his Department without Delne
suspected OF any motives for cOnccancnt Innocence
uniusty accused or suspected courts Investigation I'D
order that 1t may be vindcaed. II Mr.. Connolly stl
cihgs TO the o1ce the public will have doubt It can
nave no doubt that tho alleged theft trick and
that he holds on fer the purpose Of screening it, But
Nc promptly surrenders his Department Into other
hands Tor pnsparing Investigation. he will act
with a high sense Of character, who, confident
IN MS integrity, was eager to submit his conduct
to an inquiry which would mako his innocence evi-
dent to all men with the least possible delay It Is NOR.
ally impossible that he should hold on deserted and re-
pudated by his associates In the present indignant state
OF public feeling and resting under tho suspicious which
naturally attend the recent occurrence II these sus-
pcions do him injustice, he, OF all men, has the deepest
interest in their prompt removal by allowing his depart
mcnt to be placed IN other hands which wifi probe this
affair and his whole administration to the bottom
Every hour that he delays sending his resignation will
kndle ncensed public to burning Intensity
feeling We risk in predicting that, before the
sets tonight ho will have no friend in the city to
stand by him, he falls to comply with the frl and
reasonable demand Of the Mayor.
Year: 1871

cs00 AND A PARTNER-TO TAKE CHARGE OF A


D.JOO branch business in williamsburg to be carried
on in private house come lady gentleman
house central pnrt of Williamsburg preferred Address
box ls8 Post Office, Brooklyn
Year: 1871

bushwacking be the case from the
Confederate crossroads of Kentucky
to the alligator swamps Of Florida and
Louisiana. Jeff Davis has developed
the real fire of the old Democratic
flint in the cotton States, and Stephens
and Toombs speak fot host Of South
ern Confederacy men when they say
that your fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments are frauds and outrages
committed upon a PROSTATE people by
a radical despotism, and that these
frauds will never be accepted by the
Southern chivalry: This new Demo-
cratic departure, then, will strengthen
General Grant in the South and what
it is going to do for the Democracy in
the North we shall begin to discover
in the coming fall election.


". Y. Herald.
Year: 1871

1t muss be borne in mind that all
the foibles attributed to women are
but the characteristics of mankind in
general. It is said, there is nothing
fixed, ilnrnutable, and steadfast in the
character of woman. Ttue it is, most
true, that they are as changeable as
light-a<s fuctuating as the shadow Of
summer sea. But are not men
particularly the more youthful part
at least the more sensitive, the more
poetical--as changeable, as capricious
But this very love of change and
vanity is she consequence Of a quick
apt, sensible, and precip'tate nature
and such q nature is woman s, as il
shows itself in everything around her
and in everything she does. Whose
mind is struck SO forcibly as hers by
the striking and brilliant imagest traced
out by painting and poetry? Whose
eye 50 quick as hers for color? Whose
ear so formed for the changes and vi
brations Of sound?


Her only attachment is home, and
that she carries about with her. Her
vitality is untouched, her sympathies
are unhurt by the influence of foreign
customs, or Of strange sky and air
In her youth she may have blossomed
about the doorway Of cottage; in
after-life she may be transplanted to
a house in the city, made to breathe
the hot and crod ed air-to bask in
the artificial .supshine--in the shadow,
in the smoke, and in the thick atmos-
phere Of a town. But even there she
is happy-even there she is making
sweet everything she touches, and
shedding a. light and cheerfulness on
every side Of her. Fer countenance
is As pleasant as ever. Her playful
laugh is heard as Of yors
Year: 1871

Mr.. NEED The following senti-
ments are taken from an old paper
l hand them to you for publication,
and hope that you will give them q
place in your paper, knowing that
your columns are always open for any
thing that has for its object the eleva-
ton of Gods last and best gift to
man u.


Nevet use a lady's name in an i'm
propes place. at any improper time; or
in wicked company. Never make as
sertions about her that you think are
untrue, or illusions that you feel she
would herself blush to hear.


When you meet with men who do
not scruple to make use Of woman 8
name in q reckless and unprincipled
manner, shun them, for they are the
very worst men of society-men lost
to every sense of honor-every feeling
of humanity.


Many good and worthy woman $
character has been forever ruined, and
her heart broken by lie, manufac-
tured by some villain; and repeated
where it should not have been; and in
the presence of those whose judgment
should deter them from circulating
the foul and btaaen report


a SANDER is soon propagated, and
the smallest thing derogatory to a
womans character, will fly on the
wings of the wind, and magnify as it
circnlates, until its monstrous weight
cruslles the poor unconscious victims.


Respect the name of woman, for
your mother and sisters Ore women
and as you would have their fair name
untarnishsd, and their lives unem-
bittered by the slanlcret's biting
tongue, heed the i'll that your own
words tnav bring upon the mother,
sister, OF the wife of some fellow crea-
ture.
Year: 1871

Why is the first young chicken
hatched of brood like the main mast
of ship? Because it is little for
ward of the main hatch.


A girl may as we'll hang up her
fiddle when shc loses her beau.
Year: 1871




The value Of this invention IN arrest
ing the progress of FIRE has been most
sigually demonstrated in this city, at
two different points recently, and with
such convincing evidence that no reason
able person eau longer entertain any
doubt IS to their effectiveness. If there
we're more of them to be found in every
community there would be fewer such
destructive conAagrations as have deyas
tated the most popuous portions Of our
city in the past week.


One of the instances to which We re
fer, where the Extnguisher performed
invaluable service, was at the carriage
making establishment of E. Douglass &
Co 1t adjoined the building owned by
Mr.. Montmollin, which was destroyed,
and but for the Extinguisher the flames
would have certainly communicated TO
the property of Douglas & Co. But the
Extinguisher was brought out and the
house saturated with the liquid; by this
means the flames were arrested, and
those around were enabled TO work de
liberately. Tie other instance was at
Wards extensive factory on the railroad
Here was furnished incontesuble evi
dence of the efficiency of the Extin
guisher, and there is no doubt in the
mind of any person who saw where the
FIRE began aud knew the inhamabe char
acter Of the building and contents, that
but for the timely aid of the Extinguish-
er the flames would quickly have spread
over the entire factory Alone and IN
aided it saved the building.


These facts, for they are facts, will
command the thoughtful attention OF
careful and sensible men and property
owners who viii attach a proper value
to an invention that's capable of render
ing such important service.


We would like to see one in every
house. They are recommended by the
highest authorities, and repeated and
severe tests only serve signally to dem
onstrate their value. The advertisement
in another column viii give further in
formation concerning the Extinguisher
'-Lcrington Press.
Year: 1871

The London Advertiser says, regard
ing the Russian advance On India. that
at the present moment, when British
interests IN the East are completely neg
Iected by our Miuisters-when they are
deaf to the appeals Of India, dumb as to
the state Of affairs in China, and blind
70 the iucessant advances of Russia on
our greatest epeudeuoy--f Jtssy be we'll
to draw attention to the latest step which
the great Northern Power has taken to
give it another place Of leverage from
which to wrench our Indian empire from
us-Or at least to attack it with increas
ed probabilities of success. \ 5 the pub
lie would certainly never hear of such
events from the present government until
1t was too late to prevent them Gas we
fear it is in the present ease), it becomes
more imperatively the duty of the inde>
pendent press TO warn them of the mena-
cling attitude taken up by foreign powers
with reference TO the Eastern possessions
which they are known to covet so much
and to point out the dangers which, by
the reckless idleness OF the Gladstone
Cabinet, are accumuating round India
In the last weeks of the late abOrtive
session. which were devoted to the whole
sale withdrawal of every measure to
which the government was pledged, aud
to sophisucal excuses for their abandon
ment, the Russian government quietly
and without any remonstranee from our
ministers, took possession Of a large
island in the sea of Okotsk, which il
would not be too much to describe as one
of the most important keys of the Fan
East.
Year: 1871

THAT was good example set in racing
circles the other day at Nashville The
favorite. known to be fast horse, was
distanced in a mile heat, which was won
in the slow time of 1:55. a charge Of
foul play was made, and the officers Of
the association took possession of the
horse, placed new rider on him, and
gave him trial run around the track,
when he made his mile in 1:484. There
upon Lee Paul, the owner, and his rider
were expelled from the privileges of the
course. This operates to exclude them
from every course in the United States,
and fully sustains the high character of
the Nashville course. lis only by such
rigorous action that the turf can be kept
from falling into the hands of mere
gamblers, instead OF being - I is IN
Kentucky, controlled by gentlemen who
will not tolerate jockeying.
Year: 1871

COUNTRY PRoDUcE AND LIVE Stock.
rea- 4 $50, Stock Pens Kept for Drores.
A FTER several years absence from the
"A Grocery and Commission Business in
Hickman, we again offer our services to our
friends and the public in the same line of
business and ask a renewal of their patron
age so literally bestowed upon us in years
past We feel ourselves fully responsible
for our transactions and hope to give salts
faction in all of our dealings. We pur-
chased our goods in various wholesale mar
kets for cash hat their very lowest cash value,
hence we hatter ourselves that we can sell
as low as the lowest. We especially call
attention to our friends who buy TO sell
again to come and see us We feel conf
dent that we can make it to their interest
to buy their small bills a least of us. We
will. In aISe liberablea ad vanees on Produce in
store to be shipped to our account either in
cash or goods. Ne Will also barter with
our friends for all kinds of Produce or live
Stock. ju23.
sg-TERMS CASH OR ITS EQUIV


ALENT. -ssa
Year: 1871

A. c. Glidden thinks that in plowing weeds
chain should be used to pull them under entire
ly, for il the tops are left above ground they
will rpen and seed the ground again. II any
are anxious to know what quack grass Is, he
has little Oh exhibition which he intends to
subdue il possible. lie found patch OF tare,
or red root. in his wheat last season and was
careful to go over the ground several times and
pull it all He is practicing on small patch
of Canada thistles; has dug them twice, but
they have app cared again, and means to prac'
tce eternal Wig lance" until they are subdued


C. Erkenbeck manages to keep his farm clear
OF troublesome weeds by going three or four
times year to dig them mp. IL our neighbors
fields are foul il Is about as impossible to keep
clear of weeds as to try to dip a stream dry
with bucket lie cuts rag weed with scythe
and has but few as vet. He totally killed Jrne
grass last season by summer following. He
never expects to be free from noxious weeds
as long as his neghbors allow them to grow.


G. B. Chaplin has worked in thstles as much
as all the men in the Club and don't believe
they can be killed. They can be summer fal-
lowed and kept down, but they will come again.
The larger they grow the easier they can be
killed by plowlng or moving. BY turning over
a June grass sod late the grass cannot be sub
dued. He considers June grass sod better
than sorrel and think it God-send to displace
the sorrel. good rotation is to turn over
sod for corn and summer fallow the corn stub
BILE, as this subdues the ground.


Question for next meeting-The best method


Of Enriching Land.


Adjourned one week to meet at the Rich
mond School House. q.
Year: 1871

The old machine for making "roickry" hav-
ing become 30 out of repair as to be Of no use,
it has been thrown aside and new one i'm
ported. Hear her grind:


Whene'er you chance to come to town
You see placarded Goods marked down, y
This is O way the merchants tell


That they have goods they wish to sell
And is good news to those who're poor;
Who oft great suffering endure,


As il enables them to buy


What they could not goods were high.
At Ross splendid Dry Goods Store


Goods are marked less than ere before,
The choicest goods and stock complete,
Corner Main and kalamazoo street. 833t3
Year: 1871

WITH tnlS Issue commences tn0 sixteenth
Volume Of tbe TRUE NoRTHRRSER, and the
2Sth number since the present proprietor took
upon himself the responsibilities Of publisher
and Of the editorial anaSement.


IN our salututory we promised that our un-
firing efforts should be directed to improving
the paper and making it q respectable local
paper conducted in the interests OF Van Buren,
County. How we'll we have succeeded, it be-
comes us not to speak--but the words of cheer
and congratulation that have come to us un-
solicited, encourages us to believe that we have
made some progress in that direction.


Our subscription list has nearly tripled, and
every week brings large additions which, to u.s.
is an evidence that our labors have been ap-
proved by the citizens Of this county. Our
efforts have not been directed to the reproduc-
lion Of occurrences in other localities, but
mainly TO matters in our midst, OF which there
is al abundance, for the purpose of making a
local paper. Neither have we sought 10 min
lister to the passions by taking note of and re-
porting all the disgraceful brawls that occur and
are likely to occur in all villages, through the
too frequent Use Of alcoholic beverages there
by bringing into prominent notice the worst
element III society. We prefer the course thus
far pursued-and think our readers Will agree
with us-of letting brawlers remain in the
greatest possible obscurity-giving attention TO
matters Of greater importance and OF more
general interest.


We desire to urge upon all who have any
prlde in the institutions of our county to aid us
IN extending the circulation Of the TRUE NORTH
ERNEE; and we will assure them that by so
doing they will materially help us TO increase
rs usefulness and permanence, and enable us
to bestow more expense upon it, and thereby
render it better and still more worthy Of the
very general support which has and is being
accorded to it.


Let all our readers recollect that our endeav-
or is to produce a newspaper for the people OF
Van Buren, County which shall be repository
Of past aud passing events which, like old wine,
shall improve with age.


one thing more We will mention in this con-
nection. and that is that we have not dunnsd
our patrons for arrearages of pay. We have
always found people ready and UiIling to pay
FOR an article which wss worth the price de.
manded and this idea has, III innumerable
instances, been brought home to us by the
question being put by persons who came to oui
Office for the purpose of paying for their paper
and have asked us why we did not dun them
The price is 20 low that all can afford to TAKE
and pay for paper that gives them as much
reading matter in ffty-two numbers, as OBJ
tained in any other form would cost from si1
10 eight dollars.


Therefore, let every reader of the TEUf
NoRrHERNER urge upon his neighbor the nec'
essity Of giving his support to his county
paper, which will keep him posted in all impor
tant matters, which are OF more interest tc
him and his family than the passing events OF
any locality hundreds Of miles away.
Year: 1871

CovINGToN, July 6, 1871.


Editors AppeGl--In the ApaiGslche
of to-day appears special telegram
from Mason's depot to the EFFECT that
our County Court had declined to
levy tax to pay the bonds issued to
the Mississippi River railway by the
late Commissioners of this county.
This may have been intended to affect
the action of your City Council on
the question of an additional sabscrip-
ton of $1,000 to our road, and is
certainly without any foundation; for
our County Court, at its present term,
took no action whatever on the sub
ject, it being althOritatively stated to
the court that the railroad directors
would not ask this county for money
on its bonds before work was resumed
on the road. Again; the author of
this dispatch knows but very little Of
that whereof he presumed to give In
formation, as we have never had any
Commissioners in this county. Our
bonds were issued by the County
Court, and the B. Lewis scrip case
does not affect this county in any wise.


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