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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-11-30

Nv. Van Fossen intends spending the win.
ter in Florida.
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Mrs. G. '. Burdick and Miss Cynthia Burdick
are visiting friends in Fentonville.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Odell, OF Lawrence,
are happy in the possession Of an eight and q
half pound daughter.
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Qrue Nortbermer.
Coral department.

Services at the Disciple Church next sund,,
as follows:
lO1S An, "A Church in jeopardy" 7pM.
Fallen Leaves"
IRVING A. SEARLrs, Pastor.
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Born-In Glendale, to Mr.. and Mrs. L. A.
Rogers, . boy.
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f. p. HATHAWAY ~ co. will keep con-
stantly adding to their stock OF Tin and Hard
ware
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HAcKMErAcK, a popular and fragrant per-
fume. Sold by GEO. w. HONEYWELL, & CO.,
Paw Paw, and J. MCKEYS. Lawton.
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JOHN KNOWLES.

Lawyer, Circuit Court Commissioners, JUS
tee OF the Peace and Fire Insurance Agent.
Office opposite Bank. Paw Paw Nieh.
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Will. Hathaway is the most extensive Rag
Merchant 10 the country, and he can furnish
you goods at wholesale or retail.
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~. ~. REERE.

GENERAL Insurance Agent. Once with x. w,
Noyes. raw Paw, Michigan. Good companies
1174t26
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Go and look at those Parlor Stoves at
HATH Always.
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Cash Paid for Hides.
will pay the highest market price for Hides
and Pelts, delivered at Green's Market, corner
Main and Niles streets, Paw Paw.
1873 7. A. GRANGER.
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business Notices.

Portraits in wster colors done by Miss Lydia
Hunt. Satisfaction guaranteed Rooms at j.
j. Woodman's.
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The Flint Reform Club has SO paying men,
bers and holds weekly meetings in its new hail.
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Owing to the storm on Monday evening
| there was not an extra good attendance at the
meeting Of the Red Ribbon Club. The meet
ing was called 20 order by President McCabe,
and both Secretaries being absent, Rev. G.. p.
Linderman was appointed Secretary pro tenn.
The Chaplain, Rev. I. d. Marsh, opened the
meeting by reading short chapter in the Bible
and offering prayer. After soma preliminary
business, the Question. Resolved, That the
present license law is detrimental to the cause
OF temperance" was ably discussed by the fol-
lowing gentlemen:
Afhrmative.-John Shrine, Elvin Rowland
Rev. T. D. Marsh and Rev. e. P. Linderman.
Negative-Silas Engle, Geo, W. Rooms, Jared
Loveland and d. G. Smith.
Mr.. A. II. Heron was present, and assisted
both sides; but we are inclined to the opinion
that he favored the negative just little. II
would be impossible to state which side came
out ahead, as no one voted but one Of the
chief Gisputsnts
G.. W. Rooms ana d. c. Smith were appointed
to choose the question for debate for two
weeks from date There is no reason why
these meetings cannot be made interesting and
instructive il properly conducted, and it is to
be hoped that all who can spare the time will
attend. Remember they are held every Mon
day evening.
There was quite lively discussion at the
Lyceum, last Wednesday evening, on the ques-
ton, Resolved, That poverty causes more
crime than riches" The chief disputants were
Miss Dillon and Mr.. Pugsley, both OF whom
did well and showed that they had gwen the
subject considerable attention. They had able
assistants in the persons OF Messrs. Arthur
and L. Searles. Miss Mary Bryan, Miss Brock
and Frank Biteley were the judges, and decided
in favor Of the Affirmative. A little pleasantly
was INDUCED In by some OF the members
Mr.. Pugsley stated that his dictionary gave
such definition Of . certain word, whereupon
another gentleman arose and said as Mr.. p.
had informed them the definition his dictionary
gave. would he now be kind enough to tell them
what Mr.. Webster had to say on the subject
This was greeted with laughter and applause.
The President. Mr.. E. B. Darling. presides
with dignity, and Miss Celtic Coy is a compe-
tent Secretary. The Critics report contained
some "happy hits" and proves Miss Lily
Wynkoop 10 be an adept in the art OF exhibit
ing the faults OF others. The subject for dis
cussion next week will be, Resolved, That
love has more influence over man than money"
We understand they intend to give public de-
bate in few weeks.
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FRED q. BOSTWTCK.

Fire Insurance Agent. represents Continental.
Phoenix, Westchester and Glens Falls Com
panies ONCE IN Old Hardware, opposite
Dyckman House. Paw Paw, Mich. 1178ly
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We clip the following from the Sparta Senti-
mel. under date Of Nov. goth:
The religious awakening now spreading
through this village and the surrounding coun-
try 10 one OF those silent powerful influences
FOR which no more appropriate name need be
sought than " the power or God" They are
not the result Of outward friction but Of inward
germenating life, and come forth as naturally
"a the seed germ breaks forth from the earth
or the chestnut burr opens to drop out the
rlpened fruit. There was no planning or ar
ranging, 1t broke upon us without warning.
Mr.. Linderman promised MIR. Maynard last
Spring that that he would come here and hold
few meetings sometime. In corresponding
recently Mr.. NJ. reminded him OF the promise
and was completely taken back by receiving a
telegram from Mr. l.. two weeks ago to day,
saying, :" will be there Wednesday evening.
Have everything readiness" No arrange
ments could well be made in that time and,
moreover. the work OF repairing the inside OF
the church had already begun. Mr.. Maynard
telegraphed Don't come, will write to-mor-
row." de wrote, explaining the circumstances
and leaving il to Mr.. Linderman whether 70
come or not, but admonishIng him to send a
telegram il he decided to come. Friday the
second telegram came announcing that he would
be here saturday evening MIR. Maynard went
Immediately to Mr.. Nathan, the Methodist
pastor, with the announcement and requisite
that he be present and participate in the meet
ing Sunday evening and unite in whatever
farther movement 1t might be thought best to
make. ASIDE from these two men very few
knew anything about it until Mr.. Linderman
entered the church Sunday morning.
Also this item: 1.-THE meetings of the last
week at the Baptist church have been highly
successful. Upwards of % have already an-
nounced their determination to enter upon
christian life. Mr.. Linderman returned homo
Saturday but will be back to-day and the meet
ings will be continued through the present
week and probably longer"
KALAMAZOO, Nov. 23.-G. Foegel, an unmar-
RED man, about twenty-five years Of age, acct
dentaly shot and killed. himself while hunting
to-day. a companion reached the gun to him
across brook, muzzle first. He caught 1t by
the barrel, and the stock dropped against log
upon which he was standing. AS he drew the
gun up to him the trigger caught upon kno.
aud discharged the weapon, shooting him
through the heart and killing him instantly.
Ladies are cheap and plenty at Niles. At an
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-11-30

Have you seen SHOWS new parlor stove P
Buy no other.
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BENZ. y. HECKERT,

Attorney and Counsellor ct Law and Prosecu-
ting Attorney for Van Buren, County, Mich.
ONCE IN the Court House, Paw Paw. 1l45
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ASPDcrAL NorIcE-We desire to make known
to our friends that this week we have opened
large invoice Of Carpets Of the very best
makes. Also Oil-Cloths, Lace Curtsinr, Lam
brequins, and an elegant variety OF the Bates,
Lewiston and Bridal Quilts, at very low prices.
Ladies will save money by examining the large
stock at w. j. Selisk's.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-11-30

Ladies are cheap and plenty at Niles. At an
auction social the highest price paid was 81 80,
but the man " bid in eight.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-15
Gents Furnishing Goods
Hats, Caps and VaIises!
@REMgMEgER TIE PLAcE,
legal II office.

Mahlon SIcith. who resides IN Taylor cornty,
Iowa; Louisa Taibert aud ThoBIas Taibert
her huSblHd Inviua Grant and v n Grant.
her husband; VIM. Smith, MahlOl Sr.Iitn ir
and James Smith, children OF William who
reside In Wayne county, Illinois, sarah J
BuIier and :, I'M BoTier, her husband; Cath>
arine Morris aUi Franklin Morris her hus-
beth Crew ami Aoner Crew, her hrlsoand
in Clark county, Iowa; Lydia Bfackledge ana
William Black ledge, her husband, il VI esi
Virginia, The children a1d heirs, whose
names age unknown, OF susan Lyle, VINO
reside inClark county, Iowa, aud David sic
Coy.who resides in Hartford CO, May land,
WILL take notice, that ON the 18th uay of
w september, 1871, WIN. Stanton, Admins,
traitor with the " Ill annexed of spencer
Smith, decd hled in the Court OF Com mou
Pleas of Belmont cunnty, Ohio, a petition
Spencer Smith and OF Rachel smith, late of
Belmont county, Uecd, the object and prayer
OF which petition l. to exclude the heirs Of
sa id Rachel from any interest in The pc ~soual
or real properly, which was of the estate OF
said Spencer. aud wAich reuainei uI: isposed
of at the desitn of said Kaerel, ara ior dlstri-
button, under the will OF said Spel seer. OF said
property alter taking into accoEnt the ad-
mentioned therein; also ior au-
thority to said administrator to sell lois
known as lots uuIn oerei ~ and sc in the town
)f 5omerton, in said county, aud tor distritu-
ton o. the proceeds. and for instruction anG
direction as 10 the Gi- tribu;i0n OF said prop
srty. Saii defendants are required 10 appear
lnd an~wer tie petition ON or before the I7th
lay of November, 1877.
WILLIAM STANTON,
Administrator OF spencer Smith, deed.
st. CLAIR KELLY, Atty. 9-2u, '71-6w.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-15

GENERAL GRANT among his Eng
lish speeches made one praising reserve
forces. He declared that the success OF
his scheme for the Vicksburg campaign
YVES due to the volunteers who, with
out special military training, knew
how to build bridge 1900 feet long,
and did it. "We don't find that intslli.
gence in the rank aud file Of the regp-
lars" said the General. "They can do
manual labor. but among the volun-
ieers you find that you have mechanics
aod mrp Of every profession and capac
ity. go that with them i built 1000 feet
Of bridge where there Was great depth
of wates and great swiftDess of steam,
aud that, too, With very little delay.
That is where the volunteers come In
and play the most active part, and the
ablest part"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-15
Facts Worth Knowing.

One thousand shingles laid four in
ches TO the weather will cover over 100
square feet of surface, and five ponds Of
shingle nails will fasten them on.
Onefifth more siding and flooring is
needed than the number of square feet
of surface to be covered, because of the
lap in the siding and matching of the
floor.
One thousand laths will cover 20
yards Of surface, and IL pounds of lath
nails will nail them on.
Eight bushels OF good lime, Is bus
bels of sand and one bushei of hair viii
make enough mortar to plaster 100
square yards.
A cord of stone, three bushels of lime
and cubic yard of sand will lay 100
cubic feet OF wall.
Five courses Of brick will lay Que foot
in height ON a chimney. Nine bricks
in a course will make flue eight in-
cbes wide and twenty inches long, and
eight bricks in course will make a
fue eight inches wide and sixteen in
ches long,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-15
The License System.

An exchange says, the traffic In in
toxicating drinks is an evil which all
admit. 1t is the prolific source oi
crime, taxation, pauperism, ,aud death.
1t has no redseming quality. The
friends of the traffic acknowledge that
it is an evil, but say it must be regu-
lated by license law. The friends OF
temperance, however, claim il Is
wrong to license an evil. II it is right
TO sell, then no license should be re-
quired. II wrong to sell, then no Ii
cense should be granted. We demand
prevention nnd prohibition. The Ii
cense law throws around the traffic the
sanction of the State, making men
drunk according to law and prepa-
ring them to commit all kinds of
crimes. The time has come when all
good and true men should unite for
the entire prohibition of the traffic, d nd
TO prevent the spread of intem perance
in our land.
"Moral suasion for the man who drinks;
Mental suasion for the man who thinks;
Legal suasion for the drundard- maker;
Prison sussion for the statute-breaker."
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-15
POLITICAL NOTES.

1t isn't so much of an off year as il
was.
There wasn't much of a tidal wave
anywhere.
Massachusetts, appears to have elevat-
ed her bacK slightly.
1t was all because Simmons took the
stump in Massachusetts,.
II seems safe to say that Zacharis b
Chandler does not love Stanley Mat
thews.
General Mcclellan has won someth-
ing at last Nobody will begrudge him
his first success.
The World calls the Band Silver Bill
the "Great Silver Swindle," but neg
lects to remark that IL Is the offspring
OF the Democratic party. Does it think
the public will take that for granted?
Fate has dealt her last unkindest
blow at the Adsu1ses. Even John
Quincy Adams has been defeated In y
district where everybody conceded
his election, and where he has had
habit of being elected.
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THANKSGIVING.
Proclamation by the President

WAsHINGToN, Oct. 29-The follow
ing was issued this afternoon:
By the President of the United States OF
America:
PROCLAMATION.
The completed circle of summer and
winter, seed time and harvest, has
brought us to the accustomed season at
which the religious people celebrate
with praise and thanksgiving the en-
during mercy Of Almighty God. This
devout and public confession OF the
constant dependence of man upon the
Divine Father for all the good gifts Of
life and health and peace and happi
mess, so early in our history made the
habit Of our people, finds in the pasi
gear new grounds for its joyful and
grateful manifestations. In all bies=
Ings which depend on benigDsnt sea
SONS, this hiss indeed been memOra
bic year. Over the wide spread terri
tury OF our country, with all its diver
slty of soil and climate ana products.
the earth has yielded bountiful return
to the labor of husbandmen. The
health Of the people has been blighted
by no prevalent or wide spread dis
ease; no great disasters of shipWreck
on our coosts or to our com merce on
the seas have brought loss and hard
ship to merchants or mariners ano
clouded the happiness OF the comDu
nifty with Sympathetic sorrow. In all
that concerns or strength and peace
and greatness as nation; in all that
touches the permanence snd securities
~ h.. heat. ~
institutions upOn V hich it rests: in all
that affects the character and dispOsi-
tiOns of our people and tests our capa'
city to enjoy and uphold the equal aud
free condition of society now perms
nent aud universal throughout the
land, the experience of last year i,
conspicuously marked by the protect
ing providence of God, and il full o
promise and hope for coming genera.
tions. Under the sense Of these ir.fn-
ite Obligations TO the Great Ruler o.
times and seasons and events, let Us
sscribe it to our own faults and frsiliies
If in any degree perfect concord and
happiness, peace and justice, which
such great merits should diffuse tbro
the besrts and lives of our people, dc
not altogether and everywhere prevail
Let us with one spirit aud one voict
lift up praise and thanksgiving to GOD
for his manifold goodness to our land
and his manifest care for the Nation
Now, therefore, l, Rutherford B
Hayes, President of the United States
do appoint Thursday, the twenty-nintf
day of November next, a. day O
National Thanksgiving and Prayer
and l earnestly recommend that, with
drawing themselves from secular care,
and labors, the people of the United
States do meet together that day in
their respective places of worship
there to give thanks and praise TO AL
mighty God for His mercies, and tc
devoutly beseech their continuance.
In witness whereof / have hsreuntC
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this
29th day of October, in the year of Our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy seven, and of the indepen-
dence of the United States the one
hundred and second.
1Signed1 X. B. HAYES.
By the President.
VIM. NJ. EvARTs,
Secretary OF State.
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The Ten Little Grassheppers.

Ten little grasshoppers
Sitting on u vine;
One ate too much green corn,
Then there we're but nine.
Nine little grasshoppers,
Just the size for bait;
A little boy went fishin,
Tnen there were but eight.
Eight little grasshoppers
STAYED out after 'legen;
A white frost nipped one,
Then there were seven.
Seven little grasshoppers
Lived between two bricks;
Tnere came hurricane,
Then there were sX.
Six little grasshoppers
Found an old beehive
One found humble bee,
Then there were five.
Ffye little grasshoppers
Hopping on the floor; ..t
Pussy took one for mouse,
Then there were four.
Four little grasshoppers
Found green pea;
Htd fight about it,
Then there were three.
Three little grasshoppers
Sighed for pastures new;
Tried TO cross the river,
Then there were two.
Two little grass'.Oppers
Sitting or a stone;
4 iurkey-gobbler passed that way,
Then there was one.
One little grasshopper
Ghirped goodbye at the door,
Said he'd come next summer
With nine millions more.
Il Boston Saturday Ecening Gazette
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-15

THESE fellows who are declaring that
the business depression is due or was
due to the contraction of the currency
should look up the facts. II they will
do 50 they will find that there were
several millions less of greenbscks ia
circulation during the two years preVi-
ons to the panic than at any time
since, the Treasury having reirsued
$26, ,000, 900 during that period. They
should, moreover, bear in mind that
business depression came fifteen
months before the passage of the re-
sumption act. Facts are the foes Of
the infiationists and they run from q
mad dOk,-Boston Journal.
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@ OF itself. has no sippificance.
Bebkins' experience.

B0bkins came into the club room
last Monday afternoon with a very req
face, breathing like a man " no had
been unusually exerting himself, snd
with an atmosphere of utter disconten,
all about him, and talking to himself
in most emphatic way.
On being asked what the matter was,
he exclaimed:
Say, did You ever see man with d
patent tbingumbob " hich he wanted
you TO buy? I've seen such man
myselfP'
And then he spoke OF the whole race
OF patent vendors in about such Ian
gnage as Sir Peter Teazle used touch
ing men OF sentiment.
sOh!, he cried, 'I'ye had an expert
ence that would make saint think
hard words, if he wouldn't speak 'em.
W hat was il? rll tell you. I'll tell
you, and you can take warning by me.
Do you steer clear of sll men with n
new tangled patent to sell. Don't lei
'em come near your house. Three
weeks ago man came to my house
with patent washing machine-a
machine which he declared would
wash clothes in less than half the time
usually occupied; with less than half
the labor; besides doing the work very
much better. ] don't think / should
have taken the machine. only my wife
turned up her nose at once, and decla
red most emphatically that she had
no confidence in it.
Bah! / WIS just fool enough to ar.
que the case with Arabella, and tell
her that she must have the machine.
1t would save her an immense amount
of hard work, was very sure. And
so, with the agents shower of parrot
like words in prsise Of his wonderful
machine, and my wife's dead-set op
position, bought one of them.
when the next washing day came
Mrs. Bobkins concluded chat she wo'd
try the patent machine, and she asked
me to come ana fix il up for her. L
fixed it, and then showed her how to-
work it. By gracious! the thing did
work well. In the hands of one who
knew just how to msnage IL, 1t would
perform wonders. My wife looked on,
and /, in mp pride, ran through the
whele washipg-thst is, did all to the
clothes that the machine would do.
There Yves rinsing and wringing to be
done after that.
MRS. BObkins was forced to arknowl-
edge that the machine Was success
] made her confess that the man hal
not deceived Us. Oi what fool 1 Was
making of myself 1 thought saw .
curious twinkle in my wife's eye, but
] didn't stop to reflect.
'When the next Monday came, as
was putting on my bat TO go out after
breakfast, Mrs. Bobkins came sn arm
around my neck, and said she: Bobby
duck, i want you to come out into the |
wash room minute
What Is it?' said L; but she didn't
snswer NE until we got to the wash
fo0ui, and there found the machine
oil ret. with the bot water and soap.
and the dirty clothes stuffed in ready
for washing. The sight took away
my breath.
Bobby, dear. said Arabella, In just
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-15
Of English Spelling.

One of the principal difficulties iD
learning the English language Is the
inexplicable manner in which most of
the words are spelled, the twenty.six
letters Of.the alphabet vying with each
other to represent forty to forty-twO
sounds of the language ins the most
bungling manner.
Be the capacity of a child ever so
good, yet he must spend years In learn.
log the "curiosities of literature" /"
while foreigner can only master our
language by vast expense OF Labor, pa
tience and time.
The Protean nature OF the vowel
sounds ia familiar TO all. a few ANU
sing examples will show that the con
sonants sre nearly as bad.
B makes q road broad turns the ear
to bear and Tom to tomb. '..,.
G makes limb climb, hanged chang
ed, lever clever, and transports low.
er to clover.
ID turns a bear to beard, crow to
crowd and makes anger danger.
Fturps lower regions to flower re-
Yions.
G changes son to song, and makes
one gone!
II changes eight into height.
X makes now know end eyed keyed.
Il transforms pear into peril.
N turns q line into linen, crow
into crowd and makes one none!
p metamorphoses lumber into plumb
er. . fii
@ OF itself. has no significance.
b turns even TO seven, makes have
shave, and word sword, a pear o
spear, makes slaughter of laughter,
and curiou-ly changes having hoe to
shaving shoe.
7 makes bOugh bought, turns here
there, alters one to tone, changes ether
to tether, and transforms the phrase
ALLOW bis own to allow his towD!'
Wdoes well, e.g. hose are whose:
are becomes ware. on won, omen wo.
men, so COW, vie view; it makes an arm
warm, and turns hat into what?
Y turns fur to fury, man to many,
to to toy, a rub 10 ruby ours to yours,
and a lad to y lady!-MOses Patte rsoD.