The true northerner., 1882-12-22
WHOLE NO. 144S:


The Van Buren Co. Agricultural Society
will hold its annual meeting for the election
of officers, for the ensuing year, at Town
Hall, in Paw Paw, on Tuesday, Jan. I'd, 1888,
at one o'clock p. m. sharp, at which time the
President, Vice President, Secretary, Treas
urer, and six Directors will be elected.
The american Farmer and the TRUE
NoRrHERNER for So per year. We have per
fected arrangements with the publishers OF
the american Farmer, Fort Wayne, Ind,
that enable us to offer our subscribers first
class agricultural magazine at the bare cost
of the white paper on which it is printed.
The american FdYmer is a l6 page monthly
magazine which is rapidly taking rank as
one of the leading agricultural magazines of
the country. Each number will contain use
full information for the farmer, his wife, his
sons and his daughters. AS it costs you al
most nothing, suppose you try it one year.
Just imagine, if you can, DR.. L. G. Wood
man in the show business. His letter in
reference to Underwood the Paw Paw fire
blower has called forth letters, addressed to
him, from New York to ST. Louis, some from
scientific men, and others from showmen
who desire the DIR. to secure Underwood to
travel with their exhibitions. The former
are all right, but it exasperates our friend
Woodman to be taken for a mountebank.
Several parties have written to our post
master to find out whether the Doctors
statements were to be believed, or not. Had
they known that he, himself, was postmaster
probably they would have sought elsewhere
for information. Gentlemen inquirers, wheth-
er doctors or circusmen, we beg leave to say
that no man who knows DIR. Woodman,
would venture to cast doubt on his entire
credibility, but please don't ask Woodman,
the postmaster, to vouch for the character of
Woodman the physician. 1t is very EN-
barrassing to him.
And it came to pass, in the closing days
of the reign of the good King Jerome, just
before the beginning of the days of the reign
of King Begole, when the season of Holidays
was drawing nigh, divers young men of the
province of Paw Paw, sought for anuse-
ment. And one of the young men, called
King James, being shrewd and sharp, did
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of artillery, which is of great value and
beauty Verify each of you shall give unto
me shekel of silver and we will put mum
bers in casket and draw therefrom, and
whose among you, shall have the num-
Der that last remaineth in the casket, to him
shall belong the weapon. And it came to
pass that the proposition did meet the ap
proval of the young men, insomuch that they
presented TO him twenty and six shekels of
silver. And they went into the house called
the Clifton, and there did put the numbers
in the casket, and did blindfold one of the
young men, and he proceeded to draw the
numbers therefrom. And, behold. the ex-
citement waxed great, and some did offer
shekels of silver and shekels of gold for all
the numbers remaining in the casket. And
when Daniel, who had been blindfolded, had
drawn all but the last number from the
casket, he did search long in vain for the
same, and when he found it and drew it
forth, behold the artillery did belong to one
of the young men called King George. And
many of the young men who had given
shekels of silver, marveled greatly at tho
proceedings. But, nevertheless, George did
greatly rejoice, but the rest went away ex-
ceeding sorrowful.
Mr.. G. o. Nash, Secretary of the Farmers
Association, of East Arlington, writes the
NoRrHERNER as follows:
The farmers on these snow clad hills are
not burrowed up, but are out and cultivating
mot their corn as in July-but their minds,
and for that purpose have organized Farm
ers Association, which convened at Mr.. Geo.
! WOlthy % Oh ihuI ouays DSO' Afbu.
Our subject for discussion was the best
mode of feeding stock for profit
The hour having arrived, and a goodly
number of members being present, we re-
paired TO the barn to inspect Mr.. WIS stock.
We were surprised to see about thirty head
of the choicest thoroughbred and grade cattle
in the county. Mr.. w. takes great interest
in his stock and must surely succeed He
has done much to advance the value of stock
in this vicinity. He is fattening some of his
thoroughbreds in order to diminish his herd.
1t would seem as though farmers ought not
| to permit such stock to be killed at present,
but that ii should be kept for future useful
ness, especially his thoroughbred "Phetas
Hilhurst," noble animal, as his stock here,
all show. He also pays some attention to
horses, and we noticed among his colts a
fine pair of duke filles, one year old. After
viewing the stock we repaired TO the house,