The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-07-18


iearth of remunerative employment for women
no one has yet thought Of making them gard
ners OF course do not mean women who
are afraid OF soiling their hands or spelling
heir compilations by being much in the open
air. My suggestions are meant for those who
ook upon the duties OF life seriously, and who.
being compelled by circumstances to earn their
muneratiye and comparatively pleasant occupa-
ton. The want Of scientific knowledge among |
working gardeners Is 80 great that IN taking up |
the profession they might simply step into
gap now existing between the shining lights OF |
Horticulture and Botany and tho ignorant, OBJ
stinate workman who very often takes the name
OF, without any knowledge of the duties OF,
gardner.
CORRECT and reliable information is good
thing, and for the purpose OF supplying the
people Of the State with the means OF acquir-
ing exact and reliable typographical informa-
ton. tho publishers Of the Detroit Advertiser
and Tribune were moved to publish Directory
and Gazette OF the State OF Michigan, in which
should be set down many things OF Importance
and value, and should be wlthal reliable work
of reference. The work was compiled by in
telligent aud cultivated men employed for that
purpose, duly issued and furnished to sub
scrbers, and on It's pages we find this piece OF
information touching the early history OF our
beautiful village OF Paw Paw:
1.-The village was originally plated in 1882
was incorporated in 1857. and in the same year
completed its railroad"
Ask any Of it's citizens and See If they will
not tell you that these dates are all wrong. The
name OF G.. W. Longwell " Co., one OF the
Oldest business houses in the village, does not
appear at all.
This Book, like Smiths Razors was not made
for reliability but to SELL and it has succeeded
admirably in selling every purchaser.
The following is an Extract from letter, or
a Michigan correspo ndent to the Rochester
N. Y. Express and sufficiently explains it.
SELF
EDITORS EXPRESS Without wishing to pro-
woke a controve rsy with a lady, we must say
that the tenor OF the letter recently written by
lady correspondent OF the EXPRESS, from Paw
Paw, greatly surprised us. We we're panied to
learn that Van Buren, county is such poor
section OF the country. We have relatives and
many acquaintances living in the village Of Paw
| Paw, who think that part of the State fully
equal to any section OF country in VI ichigan.
| 1t would be difficult matter to find more
beautiful village COT 1900 inhabitants) than
Paw Paw. The Uninn School building 10 one
OF the finest ediAces in the State. 1t is con-
structed of beautiful red bricks, ID four stores
| high and cost more than 200. II on. J. j.
wooDMAS Ex-Speaker of the Legislature, one
Of the best farmsrs in Michigan and q heavy
taxpayer, save it is worth Cto him) II eacl
time he passes by the noble str ucture; and thu
the sight OF the building, as he goes "dowl
town and returns home. is an equivalent 70
% Of his villsee taxes. The streets OF the vii
lage are finely shaded by beautiful naples
Going out OF The village by either OF the mail
roads east or west. one sees fine farms We
cultivated, large, handsome farm houses ant
noble barns and out-houses. The farmers o
Van Buren, county, as o class, are a contente
and prosperous people. Your corresponds nj
In her doleful croaklngs. has, as she in Inmates
drawn an " exaggerated picture OF the ''ver
diseouragipg" season. the killing of the peache
the short wheat crop, the corn crop, the dead
ly enemy" Of the potatoes, the potato bug, tn
"hard water" in the river, that should b
- soft, ;" the everlasting ague, and tn
''quinine :" What terrible array of Ills, aches
Severs, All lotions and SORROWS. We suspec
the LADY did not remain long enough in tn
Peninsulsr state to learn much about our pee
pie, climate or soil.
While We are subject to many OF the ills II
:ident to humanity our people ss q whole ar
happy and contented. While such rep orts a
the ore.in question can do no real good, the
are calculated to work much mischief. "
respectfully invite the writer to remain longe
among % the next time she visits Michigan
Since our last letter was written we hav
been favored with copious showers, and vegeta
ion is nov pushing forward rapidly.
A call has been issued for a meeting a
, Sweets Hotel, Grand Rapids, July Sth, 10 OF
game o state Convention, to act in commune
ton with the National Association, in TIT intel
ests OF cheap transportation. Our State, wit
her sister States OF the great Northwest,
deeply interested in this vital gu estion Of tran
portation. We are assured that this m ovemer
is not IN the interest Of leading political partie
/ OF the day. Farmers, merchants, manufaC
, tureis and others are invited TO partic ipate l
it's deliberations. In view OF the fact that ws
ter communication is not available all the year
some parties have suggested that double-ra
tracks be laid, whereby produce could be trans
, ported from Chicago to New York in thre
days time, whereas 1t now requires about te
D days. This suggestion is certainly worthy G
consideration. To whom, too, shall thos
roads belong, to the Government or to privat
parties2
, Dropping INTO a printing Office this forenoon
r we found an editor busily and nervously q
work upon leader in reply to Senator CARPES
I TIERS great speech. little OF CARPENTER
speech will go long way with US here in Mich
. igan. We can't stand large dose of 1t at frs
We common people will have to stand bac
and let the Detroit Tribune get bold of CAB
PENTER. II liz handling the Honorable CD Sen
ator without gloves or mercy. II Mr.. CARpES