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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-17
ORREEJRa E2R LEARNS 4 ISc.D E sIHSiA !;

~ ACCOuh I,-state OF Micnig s county Oh
At session of the probate court for said county,
held at the probate Office in the village of Paw Paw,
Monday, the 18th day of October in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty
eight. Present Orrin N. Hilton, Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate of George Bartholomew,
deceased. i. X. Bartholomew, executor of said
estate, into court and represents that he IL
now prepared TO render his final account as such
executor and files the same.
Thereupon IL is ordered that Monday, the 18th day
of November next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon be
assigned for examining and allowing such account,
and that the heirs at law of said deceased and all
other persons interested in said estate required
to appear at session Of said court then TO be hold
at the probate Office In the village of Paw Paw, I'm
said county, and show cause, IL any there be- why the
said account should not be allowed Audit is further
ordered that said executor give notice to
the persons interested in said estate Of the PEN
dency Of said account and the hearing thereof, by
causing copy of this order to be published in the
TRUE NoRTHERNER, newspaper printed and circu-
lating in said county, three successive weeks at
least previous TO said day Of hearing.
52t4o55 ORRIN N. HILTON, Judge OF Probate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-17

In Effect May 18th, 1888, Standard Tim
Trains will leave Lawton as follows:
GOING

Trains will connect at junction points for all the
branch divisions.
Passengers going to eastern points via Niagara
Falls and Buffalo, over the Canada Southern dyis-
ion of the NJ. c. II. r., will go through without
change at Detroit and the great steel, double
track, cantilever bridge Niagara River giving
a splendid view of the falls from the train.
Going to western points, by taking the 5 lie a. m.
AT or 2:22 p. trains close connections are
made with all roads ont of Chicago.
For through rates and other information inquire
of the companys agent, Through tickets for sale
to all important points and baggage checked
through
o. W. RUGGLES, q. p. X L. A., Chicago.
l.. G. HURD, Ticket Agent, Paw Paw.
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A DMINIsIRAToR,s SALE

"a matter Of the estate Of Edward p. Roberts,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that, by virtue Of license
granted TO me by the probate court for the county
of Van Buren,, state Of Michigan, will sell at pub
lie vendue, 10 the highest bidder, at tile premises OF
Edward =. Roberts. on the fourth day OF
December, eighteen hundred and lightweight, at
ten o'clock i'm the forenoon, all the right, title and
interest OF said Edward p Roberts. deceased, In and
90 the following described real estate, to-wt: The
south fractional half of the the northeast frac-
tional quarter of section number fourteen, I'm town
two south of range thirteen west, containing nifty
eight acres Of land, more or less.
Dated October 9th, 1888.
LEONARD CHAMBERLAIN,
52tTo5S Administrator of said Deceased.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-17
FURNISHING GOODS,
GLOVES AND MITTENS,
Hats and Caps,
COLLARS AND CUFFS,
SHIRTS, DRAWERS, MEMS SOCKS, Etc.

1t is TO be expected, from the magnl-
tude of our purchases, that the people
will find something more than an ordi-
nary assortment To make their pur-
chases from, and, further, it Is reason
able to suppose, from the position which
we occupy in the mercantile market,
that bargains can be offered and are
daily exhibited at the LONG BRICK
STORE, sufficiently great to awaken
an interest in the mind of every pur-
chaser and throw around the Long Brick
Store a charm that none can dispel.
Respectfully Yours,
+. SMITH d co.
~O-~-~O~~O-~-~-~-~-~-O-
p. ST want To buy few hundred
bushels of CLEAN OATS, also | want
Live Turkeys and Chickens, rs soon as
the weather is IA little cooler, to ship.
Yours very Truly,
E. SMITH 81 co.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-10-17
The Best Physicians Outdone.

JOHN IHLING. superintendent.
Smyrna times., 1888-08-08
Picture Versus the Verse.

Mr.. Julian Hawthorne advocates the
punishment of illustrations from the mag-
azines in order that more space NAV be
devoted to the writings of American au-
thors. Mr.. Hawthorne's suggestion does
not tally with the notions that prevail
among magazine publishers, who ought
to know their business pretty well. We
happen to know of an eminent poet who
was requested to furnish poem for one
Of our leading magazines not long ago.
He complied with the request, and an en-
inent enggaver was employed to illustrate
it. When it came to making up the pages
of the magazine it was found that the il
lustrations required more space than was
left on. the page after the poetry had been
put in type. Accordingly it became nee
essary to sacrifice part of the poetry or
a part of the illustration. Which had to
to go? The illustration? Oh, mol 1t was
one of the poets beautiful verses.-Bos-
TON Horq III
Smyrna times., 1888-08-08
Nfntrimonr in znni Land.

In Zuni land the woman makes the first
advances looking toward marriage. It is
right. The woman raises the family. She
transmits the name. She sends to the
youth she chooses a basket of meal or
some peaches, and if he is inclined toward
her he forthwith makes a present of "pri-
mary consideration" consisting of a pair
of mOccasins of a whole deer skin, beau
tifully dressed and snow white. That
signifies that she is provided with shoes
for life. TIE skin is placed over the foot.
and then rolled around the leg and
strapped down with delicate thongs. You
can always tell newly married Zuni
woman by the large roll of doerskin, and
by the small silver buttons that adorn the
leggings. Whenever the foot piece wears
out it is cut off and the roll is replaced.
When the women become old the roll is
small
The only sanctifcation of the marriage
is the formal adoption of the young man
after the acceptance of the bundle. He is
then the stepson of the girls father.
When the youth desires to consummate
the courtship he sends the girl dress,
which, theoretically, no weaves. That is
to show that he can provide his wife with
clothes. He works for her in the fields,
to show that he can provide her with
food. Each Of those little things has a
significance. They seem small, but they
are of great Importance. The Zuni In
dians are n small tribe, but in them is
condensed the history of the greatest
people that has ever populated the Amey-
lean continent.-Frank Hamilton Cushing
in San Francisco Chronicle.
Smyrna times., 1888-08-08
Whore New York Is shrewd.

Where then Is New Yorks future gen
Grafton to come from?
Surely not from the slums2 No, the
case is not quite that bad. sometimes
think that New York considers life in the
metropolis as perfected sort of existence,
and that the rest Of this country is q
nursery in which men and women are
prepared for graduation to the higher
sphere of Manhattan island. This might
explain the treatment given New York
children. For instance, Daniel Dough-
erty was just as eloquent in Philadelphia
as he was In New York.
But he comes to New York and the ink
upon his papers of adoption is not yet dry
when he is introduced to the national as
semblage of his party as a son Of the empire
state, and as such is hOnored beyond any
man in the delegation of which he is q
member. So with Ingersoll and the pic
turesque Ochiltree. They are now New
Yorkers. 1t is the same way in all walks
of life. Look In the art Of journalism.
Pulitzer, Cockerill, John Russell Young,
Dana, Reid, Jones and all themen famous
In metropolitan newspaperlom are do
nestle elnigrants. Joe Howard is the only
prominent New York newspaper writer
who is to the manner born and he comes
from Brooklyn across the river. New
York takes the children Of other localities
to her bosom and makes them her own
and shines in the luster Of their acts.
And that is where New York is smart.
New York Cor. Philadelphia Times.
Smyrna times., 1888-08-08
The easily Blue Light.

A gentleman who was invited out to
dine at Delaware avenue residence
lately observed that the chandelier
over the dining-rOOm table was of a
peculiar construction, so that there
was light over the head of each
guest. The globes were of various
colors, some amber, some red and some
blue. What is the object of having
the globes of different colors ?" the
guest asked his hostess. "Why, YOU
see" said she, when one gives a din
ner or tea, one must invite some peo-
pie whom one perfectly hates. Now
last Tuesday evening gave a supper.
and invited two women whom | de-
spise. But l had to invite them or
some of the young men wanted would
not come. l had my revenge on nv
fair enemies, however. | placed each
OF these two women under one of those
pale lights at the table. THEY'RE
usually considered beautiful women.
under that light they had the most
CHASTITY look you ever saw. They
were perfect scarecrOws. They seemed
to have aged 20 years the minute that
they sat down. The men noticed it. of
course, but they did not divine what
caused it. They were quite taken
aback and awfully glum at first. But
finally one of them with a sigh turned
and began talking to a real homelv
little thing that was sitting under a
ruby-cOlOred light Why, she was per-
tectly charming under it. So, you see.
that when want people to look per-
fectly hideOus l put them under the
blue lights. 1t kills everything" The
gentleman looked up. He was under
a blue light.-SNndGu lTar.
Smyrna times., 1888-08-08
Stepped on a Rattlesnake.

One of our young townsmen had an
experience last week he will not soon
forget. He was ploughing in field
on the outskirts of the village and
stepped on a rattlesnake. He killed
1t then, certain that he had been bit
ten on the leg, he stripped up his pants
corded his leg tightly with a suspender,
mounted the horse and rode Gilpin-
like into the village, shouting with all
his might for DR.. Rogers. Quite a
number of sympathetic tOwnsmen gath
cred, and one, luckily, had some of the
regular snake-bite antitode, which he
was in the act of administering when
the Doctor arrived. With great diff
Guilty, and both hands, the sufferer
placed his foot in a chair and the Doc
tor began to hunt for the puncture.
During the examination the youth was
grOaning dismally and making prom
lses even a saint would find it difficult
to keep. After time the Doctor said
there was no bite on that leg, and sug-
gested an examination of the other. 1t
failed to show any sign, and both arms
underwent examination with a similar
result. The young man had not been
bitten. So intense was the sympathy
of the crowd that the young man who
owned the antitOde took a rOusing pre-
cautiOnary dose, and all the by-stand-
ers would have followed suit if they
could have got hold of the bottle
ReidGiIte, (Ga.) Enterprise.
Smyrna times., 1888-08-08
Photorrnnhr for the Girls

The marriageable young ladies in aris-
tocratic French families are often at loss
as to how they are to employ the time be-
tween the final departure from the con-
vents or the boarding schools and the ar
rival of the bridegroom. The balls blancs,
the daily rides. walks and drives in the
Bois; the occasional visits to the theatre
and the opera, the courses of water color
drawing, or the matutinal manipulation
Of the inevitable piano are not enough to
fill up the leisure hours of French young
ladydom.
A new pursuit has accordingly been de-
vised for the occupation of tho spare mo-
ments of blooming maidens who are await
ing what Ben Jonson calls the Goblin
matrimony" This is the practice of pho
Biography. and we are assured that a pho
tographic apparatus is now fitted up in
the boudoir Of nearly every young heiress
in the noble faubourg. Friends, ac-
quaintances, servants and favorite dogs
are all faithfully photographed, and some
OF tho fair votaries Of the nrt are said
to be remarkably adroit In using their
cameras, which are all constructed after
the most modern plan. Very recently,
too, a young lady who was married "out"
OF the Faubourg st. Germain received,
among other contributions 70 her cor
BELLE de noces or wedding presents, a
costly and superb camera, which would
not have been disdained by .Na6ar him.
self.--London Telegraph.
Smyrna times., 1888-08-08
WHOLE NO. 1874.
Grabs and Thunder.

SOtt-shell crabs are frequently served
up as free lunch in the third rate New
York saloons, and it took the SIM to
find out that it was simply hv reason
OF the trequence Of fthundcr--t0rms that
Ihe saloon-keepers could afford to do
II. 10 those acquainted with the ex-
treme nervous system of the crab.
cause and effect may seem widely sen.
arated IN that proposition, but it is per
tectly correct all the same. Let n
Shrewbury crab-grOwer put aboard a
train for New York 500 dozen of his
largest, finest, fattest crabs. all alive
and wiggling, nicely packed in cool.
wet eel grass. Then let one sbarn
crack of thunder roll over the train. bv
the time its echoes have ceased every
crab IN the lot will be as dead as anv
Pharaoh mummified 1000 years ago.
Why does the thunder kill them
NOBODY knows about the reason than
that 1t seems to be a fatal shock to their
sensitive minds But the fact is that
IT does so, which is the main thing
These crabs if delivered in New York
alive would have been rs cents or per-
maps 81 a dozen, and even if not Verv
. SNN9 "OhiN 10 Z ICdullN command
ed 4O to % cents. But when they ar
rive dead the dealer to whom they are
consigned makes all possible haste to
get rid OF them quickly as possible for
any price he can get, for he knows that
IN three or four hours those remaining
on his hands will be not only a total
loss, but a nuisance that will cost him
something to get rid of. The pedlers
and free lunch caterers, who keep a
sharp lookout for such business oppor-
tunities, are quickly on hand to buy
the spoiled crabs. If the thunder
caught the timid creatures about the
time that they were going into jersey
City, so that they are still tolerably
fresh, as much as three cents apiece
may be got for the first lots, but the
price quickly falls to two cents, one
cent and even lOwer.-N. Y. Sun.
Smyrna times., 1888-08-08
Eating Forbidden Titoro,.,, r,,,,.

was brought up on Casselrs Family
Paper; but the lady who was kind enough
to read the tales aloud to me was subject
to sharp attacks of conscience. She took
The Family Paper on confidence; the tales
1t contained being family tales, not
novels. But every now and then, some
thing would occur to alarm her finer
sense; she would express we'll grounded
fear that the current fiction was "going
to turn out q regular novel;" and the
family paper, with my pious approval.
would be dropped. Yet neither She nor /
were wholly stoical; and when Saturday
came round, we would study the windows
OF the statiOner and try to fish out of sub
sequent wOOdcuts and their legends the
further adventures of our favorites.
Many points are here suggested for the
casuist; definitions of the regular novel
and the family tale are to be desired; and
quite paper might be written on the
relative merit of reading fiction outright
and lusting after it at the stationer's
window. The experience at least had a
great effect upon my childhood.
This inexpensive pleasure mastered
me. Each new Saturday I would go from
one newsvender's window to anotbers
till l was master of the weekly gallery
and had thoroughly digested The Bar
onet Unmasked, 80 and So Approach
ing the Mysterious House." 1.-The Dis
covery of the Dead Body in the Blue
Marl Pit" "Dr. Vargas Removing the
Senseless Body of Fair Lilias, and what
ever other snatch of unknown story and
glimpse of unknown characters that gal
lery afforded. do not know that l ever
enjoyed fiction more; those books that we
have Gin such way) avoided reading, are
all so eXcellently written And in early
years we take book for its material. and
act as our own artists, keenly realizing
that which pleases us, leaving the rest
aside.-Robert Louis Stevenson in Scrib-
ner's Magazine
Smyrna times., 1888-08-08
hidden Death in Afrioa.

Central Africa is the finest hunting
country in the world. Here are the Gle.
phant, the buffalo, the lion, the leopard,
the rhinoceros, the hippopotamus, the
giraffe, the hyena, the Gland, tho zebra,
and endless species of small deer and an.
telope Then the whole country is COW
cred with traps to catch these animals
deep pits, with jagged stake rising up
IN the middle, the whole rooted over with
turf and grass, so exactly like the forest
bed that only the trained eye can detect
their presence. / have found myself
walking unconsciously on a narrow neck
between two of these pits, when couple
OF steps to either side would almost cer-
tainly have meant death Snakes, too,
and especially the hideous and deadly
puif-adder may turn up at any moment,
and in bathing, which one eagerly does
at every pool the sharpest lookout is
scarcely a match for the diabolical craft
of the CROCODILE Tropical Africa"
Smyrna times., 1888-08-08
Hun,minc Rirds ns Pets

4 young lady Of New York amuses her
self with humming birds as pets. They
build their nests in the lace curtains and
have raised little families in the parlor
There are plants for them to fly about In,
and every day the florist sends basket
Of flowers for them to extract the honey
from They are like little rainbows fy-
ing about the room, and they light on the
head Of their dainty mistress with perfect
freedom. She has an especial affinity for
the feathered race, and pigeons, canaries
and bullfnches are included among her
household avorites.-Chicago Herald.
Smyrna times., 1888-08-08
Country Folks in the City.

On the top floor of the city hall found
them, and Immediately my mind wandered
away to the hcmely farm house, less i'm
posing than the great barn and outbuild-
lngs near by, the old orchard, with its
wide spreading trees, the narrow lane to
the spring, the jealously treasured wood.
the perfume of clover, the soft eyed cattle.
the wild bareback rides in the back mas.
ture fields, the singing school, the pro.
tracted meetings, the pairing bees and
country dances, the harvest homes, the
hundred memories that belong only to the
country, that cluster about the farm. I
say l found them. There was a whole
family, six of them, and they were talk
ing on the sights of the city hall. The
Old father and mother, the grown son, the
two daughters emerging from their teens.
the precocious young lad who knew more
imam the whole party-that was the holi-
day crowd.
rode down with them in the elevator.
The young man led the wav across the
floor, tiicking his whiprecklesslv. The rirls
were skittish young things, and they didn't
like elevators. l braced my back against
the side of the car and quietly watched
them. One of the girls wore a Din on
Whlch the name Jennie was picked out
in the metal. She was the Youngest.
prettiest and most nervous. When the
car started her heart climbed into her
mouth, could see, and she swallowed it
with evident difficulty. She leaned her
head on the other girls shoulder and in
dculged IN little hysterical laugh. "Will
1t ever stop?' she asked. The robust
young lad heard the query and as
sailed her cowardice Don't be scarf.
Jennie, was his advice, but Jennie
couldn't help it. She was hysterical when
she got down, and walked out to the
democrat" wagon with all the color miss
ing from her pretty cheeks. A couple of
young lady teachers going down from
superintendent Crooller's room smiled in
quite superior way, and l wondered if
the positions were reversed, and the city
girls had to milk a kicking cow, whether
the country girl wouldn't have the smile
on her side and heart sinking be on the
Other.-Buffalo News MAN About Town. 3"
Smyrna times., 1888-08-08
SHOE STORE
NEWS.

We recommend "Glycerole" ="
as the best Shoe Dressing in the
market. We also keep "GiIt
Edge" and Browns"
We sell for $500 the best work
Shoe in Kent county.
Mems nObby Shoes in stock or
to measure.
Mems fine Calf Boots, sowed or
pegged.
MundelTs " Solar Til" Shoes for
Children.
Try a pair "Our Perfection .
$500 Shoe.
Slippers and Oxford Ties-all
styles.
The finest and best line of
Children's heel OF spring heel
dress Shoes ever shown in this
section.
We carry nothing but footwear,
which means to customers more
leather for u hundred cents than
If we carried every article of
merchandise.
You are welcome-buy or not.
Smyrna times., 1888-08-08
out to Sec a Woman.

The proper thing now with the summer
girl" is to go out between the acts, Just
like a man, and drink soda water. A duo
or trio of girls often 60 to the theatre un-
attended by male escorts, always adopt
ing the English plan, and each paying for
her own seat. At the end of an act they
get up and file out to drink soda water.
one of them standing treat" for the en-
tire party. Then they walk back, laugh
Ing and chatting for all the world like
their brothers. Lots of the girls also ac-
company their escorts in their entire act
journey, and probably enjoy the opera the
more for not sitting in their seats while
the curtain is down.-Washingto Critic.
Smyrna times., 1888-08-08
Big Holders of Ran1r Stool,

"August Belmont" +" recently remarked
an old Wall street man, lis one of the
largest holders of bank stock, and having
good opportunity of learning values he
has made fine investments He has been
in successful business for half a century
and has made an immense fortune. and
yet you never see his name among real es-
tate buyers, nor is he found in the rail
road market. On the other hand, being a
banker himself, he knows that it paws
well, and he therefore puts his money in
this shape. A few years ago the public was
astOnished to learn that he owned half
million in one bank-this fact having
been revealed in the course of an investi.
cation, and it is now supposed that he
has several millions thus invested. The
AstOrs also hold heavy amounts of bank
stock. Old John Jacob, who died forty
years ago, was one of the largest share
holders in the Bank of America and the
Manhattan company, and the family has
been increasing this investment ever
since. The Havemeyers are large bank
stock owners. There are retired families
In this city which have lived on bank
dividends for half a century, and the old
bank of New York can give some figures
of still greater antiquity.
vi Ou0 OJueT uduu, n. i. stewart, not
withstanding his millions, held but little
bank stock, his preference being real es-
tate. One can very easily see the reason
Of this Stewart was always watching
his clerks to keep them from stealing. and
he knew that bank clerks have an equal
opportunity. His caution, therefore. led
MIN to invest in real estate. Morgan, on
the other hand, carried on business in
which thieving is impossible, and he got
so used to trusting clerks that he had no
suspicion of bank troubles Percy r.
Pyne, president of the City bank, is very
extensive owner of bank property. He
Inherited his present office from his father
in-law, the late Moses Taylor, who left
twenty millions. Taylor, like Morgan, in
CURED no risks from clerks, and therefore
was buyer Of bank stocks. 1t will be
generally found that leading commercial
men naturally prefer bank shares, while
retail merchants, who have been long re-
quired to watch their employees, invest in
real estate.-New York Nail and Express.
Smyrna times., 1888-08-08
His Pipe Drew Lightning.

"YOu had better take that pipe out
of your mouth, it will draw lightning"
said a colOred man near Acree, as Nell
lie Brown, a colored cook, was smok-
ing a pipe in her door. Instantly
there was a binding fash and Nellie
fell dead. The lightning struck her
upon the top of the head and then de-
sended, tearing away her left breast as
if cut off with a knife. Her clothes
were burned off. She was the sister of
Jordan Harris, noted colored preach
er, She was buried this afternoon.
The colored people believe the pipe
drew the lightning.-AlbGny, (Ga.)
Special to the atlanta Constitution.