The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-12-10

/ One of our skunk hunters, few days since,
captured one of those sweet scented little
fellows having hare-lip, a great curiosity
among the fraternity.
Farmers have had an excellent time to do
fall blowing and many of them have taken
advantage of it, and have prepared their
ground for sowing oats in the spring.
Meat is the cheapest il has been for years
and our market-men will sell You the best
cuts of cow-steak and sheep-steak for ten
cents pound, with agood chunk of bologna
thrown in.
large amount of game has been killed
this season, and big hunting stories are now
in order. The AdDdnce speaks of deer that
dressed 275 pounds with the hair off. Quite
a deer that, Lyme.
| In reply to Mrs. Erkenbeck's letter of last
week, we would say that we believe in prayer,
religion, faith and all other good things, but
when we come to physic, give us prayer and
faith well intermixed with pills.
| Joseph l.. Salisbury, the bold hero of a
thousand engagements, late of Co. sc" 28th
Mich. Vols, has finally secured his pension
amounting TO little over 81 900, after long
and desperate struggle. Galligan did the
business for him, and the old veteran is hap
Ply at last.
DIR. Reed of the Lee district, is meeting
with great success in his practice, having all
the professional business he can attend to.
His medcines-compounded by himself
cure all diseases that flesh is heir to, and he
is also agent for the greatest remedies-out-
side of his own-in the known world.
The other night, the Free Baptist people
had chicken pie social. Not being able to
attend, on account of having game leg, we
sent small pail with quarter in it which
was returned to US full of chicken pie manu-
featured by Mrs. L. w. Green. AS q pie build
er, we think she takes the cake.
few days since, several of our leading
society ladies were in Broughton's store look
ing over his large stock of ladies' cleaks and
in the meantime, discussing the merits of
their several pastors, praising them up and
telling how they liked them, etc. An old
Waverly farmer sitting near the stove listen
ing to the conversation, remarked that he had
one at home, containing just four acres, on
which he had pastured two COWS, one bull
and twelve hogs all summer, and the grass
was then half knee-high, and if they had any
better he would like to see it. The old far.
mer's words remained undisputed.
All the county papers, as well as large
number of the state papers, have spoken
about that singing mouse owned by A. nj
Harrison of Bangor, claiming ii TO be great
curiosity, but failed to name any of the tunes
that it sings. We doubt not the little rodent
is great singer, and Bangor should be proud
of it. But Keller comes to the front with q
still greater curiosity, one that lays over the
Bangor mouse in fine shape. 1t is Costing
that not only sings such tunes as the "Sweet
Bye and Bye" keep me near the Cross,
20. think of the home over there" etc., but
also talks fuently, having preached severa
excellent dscourses. This, we think, more
than discounts the mouse business.
Stephen Mattocks of Hartford. recent,
received an $500 pension through Galigan
agency, with which he bought span O
horses, harness and carriage, and started fo
Benton Harbor to find him wife, He haC
not been there four days before he had spark
ed up and married a beautiful young dove o
that burg. After honeymoon of some min,
days, the little dove took to her wings an(
scared away. Stephen came to Paw Paw
and laid the matter before one of our ex- jus