The true northerner., 1883-04-27

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Who planted tree on Arbor day?
L. b. Coy has re-shingled his house.
Cock robin has begun to build his nest.
The cowslip vender has opened up busi-
ness.
> ID. Smith is the happy father of new
girl.
I. w. whitbeck is the owner of new
gray charger.
Leeky butter, in all its fragrancy, is with
Ms once again.
The lamb season is in full bloom and sheep
men are happy.
Most farmers have got their oats sown.
The acreage is large.
The old of the moon, in April, is the time
to plant potatoes, so they say.
Rolla L. Quick will send his sorrel trotting
stallion TO Chicago this season, to be worked
for the fall races
The "beautiful'' came down on us slightly
last Tuesday morning. 1t is TO be hoped
that the end of winter is near.
James Kelley, Of Lawton, a poor old de
cgepid soldier Of the. l29th Indiana, got an
$3.50 pension last week, through the agency
Of c. Z. Galligan, and now the old man is
happy.
Babcock, the horse trainer, has several
fine colts from kalamazoo county parties,
which he is handling. He is one of the best
horse-trainers in southwest Michigan.
That chap who sold us 1,4O5 lbs of June
grass hay for timothy and red-top, came
around after seeing the notice of sale, and
made everything lovely, by throwing of the
five pounds, and we are joyful again.
Sheriff Galhgan, of kalamazoo. called or
Us one day last week, not in an official ca
pacity, however. He was seeking an inter
view with another fellow.
The frog season will soon open. and the
boys are getting their spears sharpened.
They expect to get about 20 cents per pound
Tor straight goods, free from toads. 1t is fun
to 60 frogging when you feel like it. good
frogger, of temperate habits. will bag from
II to 80 pounds a day, during the season.
Only tony people eat frogs. We tried to be
tony once, and ordered frog dinner. II
cost us S1.70. Since then we have not tried
TO be tony. 1t is too expensive.
Alb. Grcut a corn-fed granger of the Lee
district has been experimenting for several
years, with compound, warranted to pro-
tect corn from chipmunks, gophers, crows,
ETC., and to make it grow, regardless of cold,
drouth or floods. Alb. is public bepefactor,
and by his consent, and for the benefit of
the tillers of the soil, we publish his receipt
TO the wide world. 1t is simply solution
of cayenne pepper, plaster, and spirits OF
nitre, in which the grain is soaked before
planting. The pepper keeps it so hot that 1t
will grow in spite of the cold and FROST the
plaster draws the moisture SO that dry
weather does not affect it, while the nitre
serves to run off the superabundance of
water in time of heavy rains. 1t is grand
thing, and is given to the agricultural world
without money and without price"
A deaf man. from Almena called on one
of our magistrates, recently, and inquired
what he should do with an unruly 15-year-
old boy of his. He said the lad was "kuss,
and when be undertook TO correct him, his
wife took up arms in favor of the boy, and
lie could do nothing with him, as the old
lady was q terror when she took the war
path. The magistrate put his mouth to the
mans left ear and with voice like Jog
horn. asked how many children the d. m.
had. Five he replied. How long have
YOU been married." asked the court. Long
enough to raise that 15-year-old boy and the
rest of them, and that is an almighty long
time said the d. m., ''and think she would
lie all right, if it was not for a tin peddler
who comes around occasionally and tries to
coax her of with him.. The magistrate ad-
vised him to send the old lady around for an
interview. and he would try and make an
amicable adjustment of all their troubles.