The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-11-25
Extracts from Exchanges.

"a r. Phelps took the narrow gauge iof
Paw Paw Monday, where lac was met 10y
Charlie Sheffield. his employe, with TENT
boat and all the essentials Tor "a hunting, hsh-
ing and trapping expedition down the raw
Paw river They reached Hartford Wednes-
day.-Ddy Spring.
fn addition TO those named last week, the
following applicants at the Paw Paw examl-
nation have received certificates; Second
Grade-Ellen G. Shaw. Third Grade-lda nj.
Benedict. Mary Schermerhorn, IL. Il. Taylor,
Florence Emerson. II. j. Slonaker, Mrs
FRANC Carbry. Josie Williams, Emma Hub
bard. Kittie NJ. Burnett, ID. Loyeland, Il. b.
Raleigh.--7Rctiect2r,
Josiah Webb. II youth OF sixteen, IA son OF
Geo Webb living north OF Bangor, Is the
victim of his hunting propensiues. On
Sunday last he set the butt OF his gun on u
prindstone frame. leaving his hand over the
muzzle. Somebody Jared the frame and
fred the gun, the charge taking the hesh
from the inside of the hand, tearing oil the
end of the thumb, the little finger, and the
Third finger. DIR. Ferguson, who Is attend
ing him, describes it as very unattractlye
looking hand but hopes 10 save enough of 1t
t. I've of considerable service yet.-Refector.
The country boy or girl is face to face with
practical realities. He sees how slowly mon
ey is made on the farm: he is taught from
youth UP the need OF economy; he has the
nature of saving first explained TO him every
day in the week: he is not exposed to the
temptation of the saloon or ballroom and he
y not 50 much of ladies man before he
hos occasion TO use razor on his downy
cheeks. He may feel tritie rude; he may
not feel easy in company, but In the long,
closely contested race of life, it is the chap
that trudges To school barefooted IN summer
and in stogas ia winter, whose mother cuts
his hair with the eep-shears, who leads the
chap that goes to the city school with the
starched shirt front and fancy slippers, and
whose head is shaved with lawn mower at
the barber shop.-Nichigas Farmer.
Tie illumination on Saturday evening last
was very pretty sight The business places
were all lighted mp without regard to the
political bias of the illuminators. In fact
some of the handsomest windows on the
street were lighted by democratic patriots.
Oppenheim Bros block was a fine sight, the
maln front. the offices in the second story
aud Masonic Hall, all being lighted. The
Sebrlng House and the Russell House were
al4o very handsome. The streets were
crowded with people and the Opera House
was filled with good natured audience 10
listen To the speech of w. A. Smith. The
latter kept his audience III good humor by
witty and pertinent comments ON the politi-
cal situation. He was followed by brief
spsrch by Hon j. s. Cross, which closed the
programmes The Breedsville Band, Hunts
Hand. ard Merriman's martial music fur
;,,S!ied IA concord of sweet sounds" through
gu, the evening.-Rclcct0r
Among the schemes now being worked by
aWiudlers to gull the unwary and those per
5 ,ns who are too poor to take newspaper
are the following: Pottawettomie' eggs-
Ia thus cVse the operator offers to sell the
eggs to farmers at - per dozen, giving q
written promise TO buy all chickens raised
from them at SO each, as soon us they are
, six weeks old. 1t turns out later that the
eggs are common ones boiled SO hard that
there Is no hatch 10 them. Watches.-A
young man is travelling about the country
selling watches on the installment plan. The
single payment of 80 on delivery Is a balt
that is swallowed easily; but before the party
a. for any length of time III possession, d
confederate comes along, claims the watch
"a stolen, proves his assertion by giving the
number of tho timepiece, and takes it away
Wire fence.-The mOdUS Oper09ldi of the
w1ro fence man is thus described: He wants
tbe privilege of exhibiting his wire fence
stretching machine TO farmers in your town
ship on your farm, and for which privilege
be will build you thirty or forty rods of good
fence for exhibition. and all that he asks of
you Is to board him, go after the machine at
the nearest depot and pay charges, not to
exceed S3, for the fence all set up where you
want it. IN order TO have all satisfactory,
and as d warrant of the farmers good inten-
tions he requires him to sign written con-
tract on postal card, which he mails to his
partner, and proves TO be an order for the
machine, price $500, worth about S25. After
the machine comes, a new man turns up
with lis postal order for the machine and
requires the note for 5000, as per agreement
on cayd. He claims to be attorney for the
company, and threatens TO she in the L.. S.
court, until he gets the note. This latter
fraud as being worked in this county, as
noted by our Hopkins correspondent. but
we trCst the swindlers will not be able to
force payment on the note they secured
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