The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-05
WHOLE NUMBER 1875.

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was on hand To start with Then he had
Garvin build an elegant dog cart, with
low wheels and seating capacity To ac-
commodatc the four. koOns built the
harness, n splendid one; and the whole
outfit is almost enough 10 drive less
fortunate children wild with envy.
From reports published i'm our neigh
boring exchanges regarding the late
frOstS, it appears that we have escaped
wonderfully. In Allegan, Kalamazoo,
Cass and Berrien counties, corn, pota-
toes, grapes, strawberries and other
small fruits were badly injured, and in
some of these localities fears are enter
tanned of the safety of the wheat crop
Comparatively little damage was done
here.
The Grand Rapids x Indiana railroad.
connecting with the Pennsylvania lines,
will run special solid excursion train
from Grand Rapids to Gettysburg, on
the occasion of the dedication Of the
Michigan monuments, June 12th. The
train will leave Grand Rapids at p. m
Monday next, arriving at Gettysburg
about p. m. Tuesday. Tickets good
to return up To and including June Goth
Fare from Kalamazoo and return, 1880
j. G. Higgins, whom many of our peo-
pie have a pleasant remembrance of as
an evangelist who worked in the NJ. f
church here several weeks, some three
years ago, made a brief visit here last
week. Mr.. III. has been compelled, by
loss of voice, to abandon his evangelical
labors for the time being, and is now
travelling for casket manufactory. His
occasional visits are hailed with delight
by those fortunate enough to be their
recipients.
Editors of rural newspapers, when
by chance they secure an invitation to
fashionable wedding banquet, should
be extremely cautious of their conduct
at table-guiding their actions by those
of their immediate neighbors who they
have reason to believe are cup i'm the
usages of good society. Mistaking an
article of frosted Spingecdke for wad of
Dutch cheese isn't a very bad break
only as ii tends to give away fellows
accustomed menu. Eth? o. w.
Inasmuch as our Memorial day cele-
bration was dismal failure-Owing to
nothing but the elements-why not go
to work and get up rousing celebra-
ton on the 4th of Julyg We believe
our people are in just the right frame
of mind to do it, and that ii can be done
in Paw Paw has been demonstrated on
many occasions. Let us have balloon
ascension with the parachute attach
ment, or some other drawing card, and
gather 10000 people here on that occa-
sion and have a regular old-fashioned
blowout. What do you say?
Elmer w. Clark, graduate from our
L. srxl, eal,xs s.,t al - a,,I yh..
went to Iowa something over year
ago, has been appointed a cadet at the
West Point military academy from the
Eleventh Iowa district, the result of
competitive examination in a class of
twenty-five at Lemars, Iowa, on the
10th ult. Mr.. Clark is ordered to re-
port to the commandant of the academy
on the 18th inst. He is "A son of Perry
Clark, of Antwerp, is 20 years old and
is a fine specimen of physical manhood.
We learn that his standing at the ex-
animation was especially creditable,
and predict for the young gentleman
brilliant career.
A party of five Chinese, consisting of
gentleman, his wife and two children,
and single gentleman, the latter hav
ing been a government interpreter at
San TIdIlflStO lOI StNtIdl NtdIS, Will
give an entertainment at the First Bap-
tist church i'm this place on Thursday
evening of next week-June 18th. The
lady is of the high caste, has her feet
bound, after the manner of all Celes-
tials of her class, and is highly accom-
plshed. All are richly attired in their
native costumes. Chinese customs will
be portrayed, even to the making of tea
in the native manner. A bazaar, with
Chinese goods from cents To $50, will
be open. Admission, % cents; children,
10 cents.
On Monday of this week the school
board passed several resolutions, to the
effect that the superintendent and prin-
cipal of the high school must hold
either state or firstgrade county GER
tificate; their assistant and the gram
mar teacher, at least second grade,
while third-grade should be deemed
sufficient for the other departments
1t was also determined that no pupil
should be promoted who fell below %
per cent in any study, or 80 per cent in
general average. This is simply EN-
phasizing the unwritten law under
which our school has been conducted
for many years, and is eminently proper
to hO ONikiil W bt hilVWtN w pass
study until he knows at least three
fourths of it, and any teacher capable
of occupying these positions should GER
tainly be able to meet such require
mcnts This action of the board will
enhance our reputation, not only at
home but also abroad.
The fire department was out Monday
evening for its regular practice, and
took this occasion of testing new re
lief valve, the office of which is to ad
nit of the changing of line of hose
without the necessity of shutting down
the engine. Using this valve, which is
attached to the engine, the pipemen
can close the nozzle at any time, and
the engine goes on with its work, but
instead of forcing the water through
the hose il is pumped back into the res
ervoir. Thus, where line of hose is
in building, and the pipemen are de
sirous of changing the direction of their
stream, or taking it outside and then
into the building by another entrance.
all can be done without any signaling
TO the engineer, for as soon as the nozzle
is closed the valve preforms its peculiar
duties. We have not learned of the
decision of the officers of the depart
ment, but il seems TO us that it is val
uable auxiliary. The nozzle used on