The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-02-26

ance was large, and a sociable time enjoyed.
A town in Michigan has been named Bad
Axe-Boston Advertiser Aye, aye, sir Up
In the Chip away country.-Detroit Tribune
When man stumbes into a newspaper Of
fee in the evening and wants to know II this
is where the prayer meeting is, we have our
opinion of that man.
Goose qmlls are beng imported by Michi-
ganders to supplement their thermometers so
that the quicksilver can go az low as 1t wants
to.-Toledo Democrat.
In the State of Missouri, out OF total of
5s5, OPT sheep in 1874, there were killed by dogs
1916. The dog is noble animal, and is the
link that binds man to barbarism.
Dry goods clerk-A creature who makes faces
behind the backs of nine out OF ten women
who come into the store, and punctuates the
flight of time by bawling " Cash Brooklyn
Argus.
William Hazlitt says '' hate anything that
occupies more space than it is worth. hate to
see load Of bandboxes so along the street
and hate to see parcel Of big words without
anything in Them"
The Lansing Republican says that the State
building commissioners, in response to legis.
lative resolution, report that the additional
cost of stone cornice and balustrade for the
new capitol. over galvanized iron, would be
about ?75, 000
Machinery has reached great state of per-
lection. An exchange remarks 1--WE recently
saw some burnt peas put into the hopper Of a
coffee-mill, and in less than two minutes they
were occupying place In grocery window
labelled Fine Old Mocha"
An adjourned session OF the Niles District
Conference and Sunday School Institute will
be held at the village of Lawton, March 16, II
and IS. 1875
J. w. Robinson President and Director
W. w. Robbins, Musical Director ]. P. Force
T. d. Ward and n. B. Rowe, Executive Com.
When Secretary of State Holden first tool
possession of his office, one Of the small boys
who peddles apples and other trifles about the
State Office building offered his wares, ant
Familiarity remarked, "Youre new clerk, aim
you? The answer came, Il am. Lansing
Republican.
Some Milwaukee sportsmen offer "premi
UNI" OF five thousand dollars for the blgges
newspaper liar. The Chicago Times had to bt
ruled out as the New York Herald, The Day
Book and Pomeroy's Democrat would not entel
and compete with Storeys staff. They sa!
that they only employ imps, while Storey ha,
regular engagement with the Devil himself
The following shows the number OF sheer
killed by dogs in the following named seven
teen counties, in 1874, viz;
Menominee, so; Livingston, 100; Anegan
! 81; Genesee, $50; Hillsdale, 200; Van Buren,
so Jackson, 500; Macomb, 200; Sanilac, 81
Tuscola, So; Mecosta, II; Ottawa 70; Barry
100; Ipgham, 200 Montcalm 1877 Cass, 200
Kalamazoo, 300. Total, $3.50. Whole mum
Der OF sheep in these counties, $40, SIC.
Ii is stated by an experienced editor that o
the communications received for publication IL
the papers, from persons Usually supposed tt
be we'll educated, the poor. spelling and tn,
most diffuse and careless composition comes
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1t is notable fact IN this connection, says tn,
same authority, that teachers IN our norma
schools are much more nearly perfect IN til,
respects mentioned than tue teachers III othe
grades
A bill TO tax church property has been intro
duced IN the state Senate, at Lansing. rhl
reform ls growing constantly III strength, ant
is bound TO succeed. sooner or later, though
whether it will succeed this winter is uncertain
1t is advocated strongly by many OF the e4dinI
religious journals sall over the country ant
numerous petitions in its favor have been re
ceved by the Legislature. IL the bill is passed
1t will doubtless, call out an interesting dis
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Post.
The Grand Rapids Post says: We common,
the following extract from the Golden Age Il
our legislators at Lansing, and to the one hun
dred and thirty five thousand men who vote'
last fall against giving women right to vote
IL women are ineligible as legislators the
seem to be in demand as chaplains, Rev. Mis-
Halnes has offclated in that capacity at Augusta
aud Rev. Augusta Chaplin has been invited 4
open the session OF the Michigan Senate wit
prayer. Tue average citizen wipes his specta
cles 10 discover II possible why a woman VIII
10 lit to pray III = state house is not bit 10 yot
there. But he cannot.
Here Is what some OF the papers have to ga
about the man VINO gave Tree" lecture i
this village on the evening oi the 18th INST
Did any OF our Citizens got taken IN?
Prof." Cushmsn, OF Richmond, Indiana.
} brassy member OF the grand army OF deaC
Deats played It pretty fine OF his landlord an
one or two other too indulgent friends thi
week. He was arrested at Decatur and brouet
back, but there was no getting blood from
turnip.-Nies Republican.
, How much did Cushman owe you? has bee
a a current question among our merchants wbe
they met Tor the past few days. One OF on
grocers was heard to remark, "You can't prov
it by me have written over his name COR
where the woodbine twineth.' st. Josep
D Republican.
The Decatur Republican says
William Tuttle, OF this place, was bad
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