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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-06
.IGRJCI LTER.qL COLLEGE
ErcitemGnt Ou6r n FlOmer.

vt about ~ o'clock, Monday evening while
gathering botanical specimens at the green
house, my attention was called to a singular
plant on which peculiar flower was open.
gained admission to the inside by crawling
through an open window Soon the doors were
opened and from every direction came crowds
OF students, women and children to see this
uncommon flower, until nearly 200 had watched
it in the process Of opening and closing. This
flower is the magnificent Nlght-boomIng
Cereus. Order Cdctaceae, Cactus family.
Mr.. Asa Gray says of these plants They
are succulent, shrubby plants, peculiar in habit
with spInous buds, usually lesfess; the stem
either globular columnar with several angles,
or fattened and jointed. Flowers usually large
and SNOWY"
This plant is about fourteen feet long, grow
ing upon the inner walls Of the greenhouse,
and Is very inferior and ugly looking, yet bear
ing the most magnificent flower your CORE
spondent ever saw. This plant as most OF
your readers know, does not bear flowers every
year and when il does there are but from one to
FIVE. It takes only about two hours to open
and close, and as soon as 1t is entirely open it
begins to close, for which peculiarly 1t is
watched by people who cultivate it FOR Its
peculiarly.
Now Ii a pleasant time for visit to the
Agricultural College. The walks have been re-
paired, drives smoothed down, lawns mown,
and the flowers are in full beauty in and around
the greenhouse They are under the super
vision OF Prof. Beal, assisted by Mr. Garfield
the work beng performed by the students
showing there is no lack OF interest, and tina
not stone will be left unturned which Will add
splendor and beauty to the grounds and make
the Agricultural College OF Michigan fully
worthy Of its name. The pains taken on the
farm under the care OF the new overseers, Prof
Gulley and resident graduate c. l.. Ingersoll
OF Class Of "a" should not be overlooked
and, although all regretted to have Prof. Miles
and Mr.. Hume leave, the students are glad tC
fall in 80 good hands.
There are several new students, and although
1t is midsummer there seems to be no shirkine
from duty, and all seem to enjoy themselves
while searching the textbooks, library, lecture
ROOM fields, brooks aud flower gardens in pur
suit of knowledge.
Crops look fine and bid fair for rich harvest
July rs. 1875. GEO.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-06

REFORM SCHOOL MArrERs.-The Board of
Control of this institution will meet tomorrow
for the settlement of monthly bills and the
transaction Of other business. The number of
boys now in the institution is 2s1 being re-
duction OF about % within the Last month.
The harvest season affords good opportunities
OF finding places for boys who have behaved
well, with the farmers who desire them On
Sunday afternoon Rev. @. X. Wilkins Of North
Lansing made an address in the chapel on his
tour to Europe, and interested the youthful au-
dience and number Of people from the city
Lansing Republican.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-06

SAYS The Chicago Tribune: 1.-The part
which received the most applause at the recent
BowdoIn commencement, the Lewiston (Me.)
Journal says, was the plea for A Shortened
Yardst.ck AS the speaker showed the innu.
merabls blessings which would flow from an
act of congress declaring that hereafter a mea-
sure thirty inches in length should be held to
be tue legal yardstick, the keen satire of the
production struck every one with indicrous
force. II was conclusively shown that by this
policy of shortening the yardstick congress
would at once add greatly to the productions
and wealth Of the country, would staff the
wheels OF business, provide labor for the I'M
employed, give cheap cloth to the poor, and in
general promote virtue and godliness. Indeed,
speaker thought that the advocates OF the de-
preciated paper currency would further their
cause much better by demanding a shortened
yardsticl., than By spending their time in the
less important work of perpetuating shorten
cd dollar"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-06

Our financial balloon was sailing gracefully
along the other day when the failure of Duncan,
Sherman & Co., opened the valve, when 1t
rapidly descended causing much uneasiness lest
serious damage should result to the business
interests with which it was freighted. Isn't it
about time that the business interests Of the
country were intrusted to something more sub
stantial than paper gas bag or shall we con-
tinue to sing, I" Up in balloon, boys, up in
a balloon ?" - Grand Rapids Post.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-06

A life insurance agent Was killed in Iowa re.
Gently but it took Tightening express tram
with seven passenger coaches and three Pull.
man sleepers to do the job. OF course it ID
not everybody who can afford TO keep . pas
seDger tram OF that magnitude in the house
but it is the only thing thus far discovered that
viii protect . man against the rsvages Of the
insurance agent.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-06

One great trouble among professional politi-
clans is that there are not Offices enough to go
around. In Dado county, Florida, this fault
does not exist. She has representative in the
Legislature collector OF customs county
Judge, clerks, and in fact foil complement of
officials, national and State, and has yet vot-
ting population OF only thrty-fye
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-06

Toe failure Of DUNCAN, SHERMAN, * Co., in
New York. caused rise in gold, thereby max
ing the value OF every COLLAR in the pockets of
the people worth less than before. And this
without affecting at ali the credit Of the Gov.
ernmeut, upon which our currency is based
IL that healthy system Of finance, under
which the failure of single private firm less
ems the value OF every dollar in the pockets Of
the people Plainly it is not. II is clearly a
vicious system. II the Government had re-
sumed specie payments, no one failure, nc
number Of failures, could affect the value OF
our money. - Detroit Post
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-06

The substantial unanimity of the Republican
platform this year contrasts significantly enough
with the Democratic coat Of many colors made
up from the svowals of that party In the sever
sli States. Their platforms, as the French say
of inconguous pieces Of furniture, swear at
each other.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-06

Trains from Paw Paw connect with the same
named Trains on the Michigan Central Railroad
at Lawton, going east add west.
LEAvEPAw PAW.
4:10 A. NJ, returns from Lawton at Z A. NJ.
$3.50 a. m, Mail Train, east.
1:3O p. M, Mail west and Way Freight east.
$40 p. m. Kalamazoo Accommodation, east.
GH Trains return TO Paw Paw on departure OF
Michigan Central Trains from Lawton.
+. M. MANNING, Supt.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-06

This is the exhaustive way IN which the st.
Paul Pioneer-Press discusses the ticket of the
Minnesota democracy: at dosen't take more
than two or three rotten eggs to spoil Gus
tard - and that's what's the matter with the
democratic ticket" From which we infer that
the said ticket is or ought to be rotten-egged
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-06

At the temp erance convention held at Jack
son, last week. Miss Anna Shaw, of Big Rap
ids said she believed in prayer, but would
rather pray with ballot in her hand than with
out one. II the ballot were given to women
she thought they would soon legislate lntem-
perance out OF existence. She believed that
women would vote for prohibition.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-06

The appointment OF Centennial Commission
ers for this State, under act No. 199 OF the late
session, has been made by Governor Bagley az
follows Jonathan J. woodman of Paw Paw.
Jay A. Hubbell OF Houghton, Merritt l. Mills
or Detroit and Hrny Frallck of Grand RAPIDS.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-06

~ rs said that the editor Of the New York
world was Just winding up another brilliant
.o.se. on PRESIDENT Grant at Long Branch, er-
psaAuns upon neglect Of public duties, ldleness.
nna 81 that, when somebody told him Gov.
"osn mao gone to Long Branch for the sum-
mefi The Article has never appeared.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-06
BURROWS, CARROLL Co., IND.
August I'd, 1875.

En-. True EenTHKRNER;
SR.-Oue Of the most terrible rain storms
that has ever visited Indians passed over Ems
place last Saturday night and sunday; ana To-
day, at the present writing, everything is per-
feet food. The rain commenced on Saturday,
about four o'clock p. M, accompanied by high
eastern wind, and continued without cessation
until this morning, (Mondsy), with prospects
of more rain. Everything is most desolate,
and considerable amount OF damage is done
Creeks and small branches that are generally
dry at this season OF the year are flooding the
farms through which they pass and carrying
everything with them. The wheat that ia still
in the shock, and fences, bridges and culverts
are being hurled ON and on to the Wabash
River. We noticed one field where the wheat
had all been swept away and carried to the
river. The Wayne roads have nearly all be-
come Inpassable, and it ia thought portion of
the L. w. IL w. railroad will be washed away
at the Rock Creek culvert-the water being
damned up to great height.
LAIEn.-Since writing the above, we hear
that the Wabash river is flooding it's banks and
carrying away everything on the bottom farms.
Sheep and cattle that cannot escape from their
prison fences are hurled away into the depths
of the river to perish in the angry waters. We
have not, as yet, heard OF any human lives
being lost, but no doubt il any person was 30
unfortunate as to have been belated on Satur-
day night he had a marrow escape for the clouds
seemed to pour forth one continual sheet Of
water. The wheat is nearly all ruined through
out the country. Everybody seems to be dis
coursged, and begin to predict that they will be
utterly destitute of everything this season, as
the potatoes are decsying in the ground, and
the corn il being drowned out. 1t is indeed a
terrible crash on the farmer, when everything
looked so prosperous but now desolaton and
encouragement predominates. w. G. w.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-06
MONEY! MONEY!

Loans in sums Of $1,000 or over, for three CD
or I'VE 10 years time can be procured by
Prompt-payipg parties having desirably located
improved farms OF good soil and paving busi-
ness property, to offer as security. The cash
value OF the security TO be worth not less than
three times the loan desired.
Eor particulars call on or address ID. T. Deli
nicksburB, Kalamazoo Co.. Michigan.
those wanting loans are requested 10 make
apphsation dirsst 70 ms. 10s6ly
ID. T. DELL
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-06

The officers OF the Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Institute at Flint have issued their circular in
reference to the admission Of pupils at the fall
term They desire all children to be promptly
on hand September eth This institution ls
free TO all the deaf and dumb, and the blind, in
the state, between the ages OF ten and twenty
years, who possess good natural intellect, a
good moral character, and who have no con-
taglous disease all such are entitled to the
privileges Of the institution for the period OF
eight years, without charge for board or tuition.
The leaving OF the institution, without consent,
before the term is ended, whether voluntarily
on the part Of the pupil, OF by the instlgation
Of parent or guardian, and the persistent
violation OF the rules Of the Asylum, will forfeit
apupil's right to the privileges Of the lnstitu-
ton. 1t is desired that, so far as practicable,
shoes, and clothing be purchased fer the pupil
from the shops in the institution, in which
some OF the students are engaged In work in
various useful branches.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-08-06
Urne Nortbermer.
Paw Paw, MICHIGAN, AUGUST 6, 1875.


Senator Howe IN q speech at Milwaukee last
weak went over the catalogue of "reforms"
which the Democrats propose. They " favor a
strict construction OF the Constitution" Who
doesnt2 "They are opposed to the exercise
of doubtful power" Who isn't ? "They are
against the profigate system Of local improve
msnts by the Federal Government" Who
isn't against all profigate systems? "They
are in favor of limiting the power OF legisla-
tive bodice" What legislative body has unlim-
tied powers 2 All this talk OF reform" by
the Democrats reminded HIM OF a man in In
diana 40 lazy and worthless that he had found
no way Of getting q living. His neighbors
thought that they had to support him or put
him Ia a way of supporting himself They put
him up a log house. They raised pole and
hung board upon it, marked John Tobbs
Tavern" John Tobbs sat down to enjoy his
tavern by and by traveller came along snd
asked HIM to give bis horse some oats. No, "
he said, he " didn't keep oats" will you
give him some corni" 4" No" he didn't keep
corn" "Well, said he, "give him some hay. y
II don't keep hay" was the reply. " That Is
pretty rough for tavern. but il you will give
mo something to eat | will go along" 81
don't keep anything to eat" Don't keep
anything to eat! What do you keep?" "Why,
keep tavern; don't you seei was the an.
swer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-03
THE CITY.
The street Halfway.

At the meeting yesterday of the Gen;
eral Council the committee upon the
City Railroad Company's petition for
relief was reported upon adversely.
They state that the original contract with
the city placed a tax Of M hundred
dollars on each car run by the Company,
and that this was subsequently, reduced
to twenty Ave dollars. The tax was not
onerous, aud it was recommended that
the original contract be held intact and
rigidly enforced, and that the officers
and directors Of the Company make
oath upon the payment Of the tax to the
number Of cars run by the Company
aud the additions thereto.
A proposition was made by the com
mittee to the Company that the tax
would be abolished if the Company
would reduce street car fares from ten to
five cents, as this would be an accommo-
dation to the general public. But when
was this little incorporated monopoly
ever known to accommodate the public
in ~anything2 Not certainly under its
present management. The Company
should also be compelled to repair the
Nlcolson which the old mule box tram.
way has destroyed on many streets.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-03
Personal.

We had the pleasure of a call to-day
from Colonel Sidney B. Jones, the very
prince of clever fellows and passenger
agents in the United States. He was here
in the interest Of the great Pan Handle
route, al iii usually called, which in
cludes the Pennsylvania Central, the
Louisville and Cincinnati Short Line,
and other connecting roads. The time
from Memphis to New York by hat
route is only forty-six hours, leaving this
city in the morning and arriving in New
York at 1925 am. instead Of 1885 pm.
az heretofore. The only change of
sleeping cars is at Cincinnati. The
summer arrangements are complete, and
pleasure seekers or business mel who
take this route will find comfort and ele-
ganee combined with speed, and pass
through a region Of country celebrated
for the variety and msgni6cenee Of its
scenery. Colonel Jones left this morn
ing northward bound.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-03
FOSTERS x W


A Farm TO Every Ticket Holder II
h Drawing fails 10 take place
June SOth.
The unlimited confidence and liberal
patronage bestowed on the Texas Real
Estate and Gold Distribution, of which
| am the Manager, is a subject ofgeneral
remark. The ~post-ofice records Of this
city show that we have received twenty
five times as many p. 0. orders, and
registered letters with money than a
similar enterprise of this city of larger
pretensionss The Management take
great pleasure in acknowledging their
gratitude to the public, with the assur-
ance thai, the Drawing will positively
take place on the Both day OfJune, 1875.
Our October Drawing took place with
but one postponement, and so would
this, but for circumstances (see adver-
tisements and circulars) utterly I'M
avoidable. Our success is such that we
eau safely promise to refund every cent
of money and present every Ticket
holder soiM a Teas Farm if the Draw
ing does not take place on the Both OF
June, 1875. We also offer a plan (see
advertisement whereby those buying
tickets can keep their money in a home
bank till the Drawing takes place,
e2'd&w j. e, Fos-ER, Manager.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-03
ImpeIIed By rate.

The Adams street station house is sit
uated in the immediate vicinity Of seve-
raj lager beer saloons. The light in front
of the %station-house and the long counter
within attracts the attention of struggling
inebriates who, impelled by fate, often
stagger in there and, without looking
around to take a correct bearing Of the
place, lean heavily on the counter and
ask for whisky. tation-house-keeper
Forrest generally places in front Of them
a great bottle full of ink and gravely
states that he is out Of glasses and that
they must drink out of the bottle. The
lunatics take up the bottle and attempt
to drain it to the bottom, when their
hands are seized by Captain Forrest and
be asks them if they know where they
are2" An amazed and blank look fol-
lows, and they are locked up for the
night. A few nights since one Of these
un~fortunates wandered in and asked for
peach and honey. The turnkey, Tim
Hope, poured out into a glass a lot Of
stuff from the mucilage bottle and then
handed out the bottle Of ink, which the
drunken man was about to pour out and
drink if be had not been prevented. he
was also locked up, as should be all those
who do not know a station-house from a
beer saloon.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-03
Amusements

The ITALIAN PIoNIo.-Rain compell-
ing the p~ostponement Of the picnic on
the day first set by the Italian Society, it
will be given at James Park on Monday
next, June 7th, when the original pro-
gramme will be carried out. The com
mittees are determined that this shall be
the picnic Of the season.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-03
FACTS AND FANCIES.

And now a learned European savAnt
comes forward and upsets all our pet
theories by declaring that the right time
to go to bed is just after eating the pris-
cipal meal Of the day.
1t is when, after a mans death, two
separate and distinct families appear
and claim his estate that the world really
begins to feel what an irreparable loss it
sustained in the death of King Solomon.
First class in geography--What is q
bay2 Fathers best horse. What is n
sound2 A thunder clap. What is =
strait9 Whisky without water. What
is a cape2 Something to wear on the
shoulders.
A genius thus defines the difference
between men and women: "A man gives
forty cents for a twenty-five cent thing
he wants, and a woman gives twenty-five
cents for a forty. cent the thing she does
not want"
A Troy chemist has jumped to the
conclusion that he has discovered a rem
edy for the g~rasshopper plague. lie
proposes to ratehlarge numbers OF them,
ineculate them with vegetable poison,
and then let theng go and infect the whole
race Of 'hoppers.
Mrs. Griffin, pged eighty nine years.
is one Of the carriers of the Boason
Traveller and she doesn't twist it iasp
a wad and sling it into a muddy part o.
the yard; nor does she stop on the Q
ners to exchange chat with her silly
young contemporaries Of the opposite sex
while the subscribers are waiting.
Prince Kita Shira Kawa, a near relA-
tive to the Mikado of Japan, is about to
follow the example set by the son Of tAs
Khedive, and enter the Prussian ARMY
for a short period in order to acquaint
himself with its discipline. The Prince
will be attached to one Of the regiments
of Foot Guards.
Inspector (who notices a backward.
ness in history: who signed MaEna
ChartaT No answer. Inspector, more
urgent: Who signed Magma CharlAT
No answer. Inspector, angrily: Who
signed Magma ChartaT' Scapegraee.
thinking matters are beginning to look
serious: please, sir, it was not me.
SIR"
The duke Of Edinburgh is the only ORe
of Queen Vietoria's sons who is not n
member of the Masonic order. His
wife, who has a very strong win Of her
own, will not allow him to have any Sc
crets be cannot share with her, and his
father in-law, the emperor Of Russia, is
one of the few sovereigns of Europe who
opposes Masonry.
The Parisians say that they have had
enough OF the high heel boot fashion for
ladies. They assert that it filings thew,
too much forward, hurts the spine end
reduces the size of the calf. The doctors
recommend the reverse fashion, very
lew heels indeed, and high soles, for q
time, SO as to fling the body backward
from the hips upward.
In one place we read that Julia Ward
Howe says women need rest, and in an
other it is asserted that sixty thousand
women are exhibiting their spring bOa-
nets on Chestnut street, Philadelphia.
Such contradictions as this are always
turning up just as the searcher aftrl-
truth has come to a conclusion, and ~
has TO begin all over sgain.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-03
Fosters Texas Real Estate Dsa
trfbuffOn.

In response to inquiries as to the
reliability of the Texas Real Estate and
Gold Distribution, June Both, j. E. Pos
ter, Manager, Of Houston, Texas. We
answer that We are not personally &C
quainted with the Manager, Captain
Foster, but the newspapers of Texas,
where he is well-known, it appears, speak
of him in high praise-indorsing him
as an honorable, reliable and successful
business man. He is also Endorsed BY
the Mayor and Council of Houston, and
bis business relations with this paper are
Of q prompt and reliable nature.
s. -d&w
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-03
Police Court news.

The cases heard this morning are as
fellows: James Mcfarland, larceny,
$1,000 bond; Lizzie Turpin, disorderly
conduct, continued; Henry Lane, va.
grancy, $50 fine; James Mcfarland, dis.
orderly conduct, $50 fine; Henry Ried,
drunk, IS; John 7. Powers, fighting, s.;
Annie Fisher, drunk. $40; Annie June,
drunk, $40; Frank Phillips, disorderly
conduct, S. Thos. Mcknight, disorderly
conduct, S.; James White, suspicious
character, $50; Chas, Johnson, vagrancy,
$40; Ed Callahan, fighting, $40.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-03

To FIND the coolest gallery, the moss
scientifically constructed light and The
finest pictures in the city, o to Coouleys
25l Main street. A specially of picl1res
in water %cOlors, India ink and oil, frOsn
life, or copies from other pictures. Il.
reasonable prices.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-03
ATTENTION.

$4,000 C%OnDeetieut cigars, oax
TO $40.
$4,000 mixed cigars, ss4 to ESQ.
$4,000 Havana filters, e46 TO S7B.
10000 clear Havana and Key wesG
$50 to $3.50.
For sale 90 low rates, wholesale
and retail at
HARPMANN a BROS.
SIT asa Main seveaG
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-03
Ice Cream and Soda water.

At the popular confectionery estab
lishment of B. Rocco, on the north
east corner Of Main and Adams streets,
can be found the purest and best ies
cream and soda water in the city. Those
who frequent Mr.. Rocco's ice cream
pa'lors & testify as to the correctness
OF this statement. If you wish to eat a
plate Of delicious strawberries and
cream and drink a glass of pure soda
water, 60 to Rocco's. 61-mAtkf
To SPEND q cool evening 20 to Heuck's
platform, S43 Adams street, and drink
the coolest Milwaukee beer, Of the best
brewery, and the largest in America.
81. eOd-t