The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-06-12

there were sir OF them.
with his hair parted IN the center)-"l
never knew dozen girls you know, who could
talk sense with fellow, you know" with
her hair frizzed and frizzled and frowsy and
tumbed over her left eye)-" Weally? Well,
the fact is, all the girls know suit their con-
versation to the party with whom they are talk
ing, you know.
j.. s. Carr's trotting horse ran away recently
in Kalamazoo circed through various streets
in that village and then took to the country
for fresh air and green pastures. He was
found 20 miles from kalamazoo, in Allegan
county, grazing along the roadside,-both
horse and buggy IN good order. The only
damage was the loss Of lap robe.
On Wednesday evening of last week very
large and crowded meeting was held IN the
Court House at Coldwater in the interest of
woman suffrage. The meeting was addressed
by Hon. Charles Epson, Hon. J. II. MCGOWAN,
and Mrs. Stone OF Kalamazoo. 1t is proposed
to make thorough canvass of that county,
and organize clubs to promote the work.
Pestered with contributions in verse" from
persistent rhymester till his patience gave
out, an American editor wrote to his CORE.
spondent thus: "If you don't stop sending
me your sloppy poetry, I'll print piece of it
some day, with your name appended in full
and send copy to your sweetheart's father. -
The poetical fountain was spontaneously dried
up.
The Christian Register, speaking Of the re-
cent heightened" steamers wrecked on the
Atlantic says that many a sermon has come to
naught by the same fault. Why limit the APP
plication to sermons |? Has not many an over
heightened book, an over-drawn-out poem. a
tedlousy-prolonged history, an excessively
wordy play, been wrecked by the same means I?
" l. engineering" is clearly as bad in art as it is
mechanical construction.
Hot lemonade is one of the best remedies In
the world for cold. 1t acts promptly and eff
fectvely, and has no unpleasant effects. One
lemon, properly squeezed cut in Slices put in
sugar, and covered with half pint of boiling
water. Drink just before going to bed, and
do not expose yourself on the following day.
This remedy will ward off an attack OF the
chills and fever If used promptly.
correspondent of the Detroit Tribune from
Ypsilanti says:-The ladies of Prof. Bellows
class in trigonometry having appointed a lead
err, Miss Tindall, and a secretary, Miss Benfey
have been out with the transit for the last two
or three days executing a system of trlangula-
ton, to determine the distance from the Normal
school building to the University. This is,
perhaps the first instance Of ladies' conducting
such operations.
MICHIGAN NAMEs.-When one reads the
names OF the administration Of President Jack
son he will see the origin or the names OF sew
eral counties Of this State President, Andrew
Jackson; Vice President, John G. Calhoun !;
Secretary Of State, Martin Van Buren,; Secre-
tary of Treasury, Samuel d. Ingham Secre-
tary of War, John II. Eaton; Secretary Of
Navy, John Branch Attorney General, John
NJ. Berrien Postmaster General, VIM. 7.
Barry.
The new Insane Asylum Of this state Is TO
be located at Pontiac. IL Asylum at Kala-
demand upon its accommodations, hence the
authorizing another one. Detroit was a com
petition, but failed to meet the requirements
OF the law, and az Pontiac did the latter place
has secured the site. After time that town
will be afflicted with insanity to the same ex-
tent that Kalamazoo now ls.
ON sunday last. while some boys were spear
Ing fish along the river bank, a little son Of
John L. Clapp, succeeding in pinioning fair
sized fish, was in the act OF releasing the spear
by placing his foot on the fish. when another
boy. named Hunt, made thrust at the head OF
the fish, but missing his mark struck the foot
OF young Clapp. Two tines OF the spear passed
entirely through and the remaining two passed
into the foot a considerable distance DR..
Andrews extracted the ugly instrument and
dressed the wound.
The following are the statistics of Pine
Grove:-Population 1851, gain Of nine per
cent. since 1S70 land under cultivation, 6,245
acres wheat raised 1902 bushels or eleven
and half bushels per acre 26, All bushels OF
corn. The whole number OF acres OF wheat
now sown Is 1,S49, about 600 more than last
year. The town has ten manufactures, seven
steam saw mills aud one water saw mill whole
amount Of capital invested S32,700 value OF
products for 1873, $50, 900.
Henry C.. Briggs Judge of Probate for Kala
mazoo county, has appointed William Schroge,
OF the Michigan nlversity, and Howard q.
Coleman, OF Kalamazoo, Inspectors of alcoholic
liquors for that county. The appointment is
made under an act Of the Legislature approved
Feb'y 10Th, 1859, for the purpose of preventing
the adulteration Of alcoholic and other liquors.
This is a move in the right direction, and should
be hailed by the sober and oreer-loving people
of that village with joy. If the liquors Of Kali
amazoo produce the same baneful effects on
the common people that they have had on
part OF the legal profession. they must indeed
want looking to very badly.
The following resolutions were passed unan-
imousy on the 2Sth OF May by the Michigan
State Convention of Methodists. in session at
Jackson
Whereas, The Legislature OF Michigan, at its
recent session, submitted to the electors OF the
state. proposition to amend the State Const-
tuition so as to admit the WON en- OF Michigan
to the elective franchise therefore,
Resolved, That this Convention recognize