The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-11-15

special conditions.
A letter from +. l.. Vanness, artist,
formerly of this place, but now located
in the Masonic temple, at Chicago, in
Inmates that he is prospecting. he has
filled orders from Washington Hesing,
Judge Bretano, Luther Latin Mills and
other notabes and is anticipating an
order for an oil painting of the late
Eugene Field.
The Scotch Medicine Co. will visit
this place next Tuesday and re-
main some days. They bear an honor
able reputation and their remedies are
highly recommended. They are just
finishing successful engagement at
Decatur, having recently been at Kal-
amazoo, Lawton and Marcellus. They
give free entertainments four evenings
in a week, at which they furnish the
people with excellent music, laughable
farces and fun galore. Go and see
them and hear them.
Rev Walter Cotton, the celebrated
American clergyman and writer, said
in an essay written in 1881: Ut Is not
every man that can afford TO wear a
shabby coat, and worldly wisdom die
tates the propriety of dressing some
what beyond our means, though living
somewhat within them; for everyone
sees how we dress, but none sees how
we live unless we chose TO let them"
This is good doctrine, and il costs much
less to dress well to day than it did in
Colton's time There were no III, ).
NJ" tailor-made suits, such as +. Smith
IL Co are selling for few dollars, in his
day. :,
The issue of Hdrpers' Weekly dated
November 10th will contain three pages
on new York's great social function,
the Horse Show; three pages OF pictures
selected from the New York Portrait
Loan Exhibitions; articles on the new
coming Opera Season, with protralts OF
the new singers; the Neutrality-suspicious.
derbilt wedding, and the Atlanta Ex'
position, with illustrations by W. A.
Rogers; fourth paper in the interest
ing Public Schools series, entitled "Pu-
pills.; contributions 10y w. ID. Howells
and f. ). Martin to the departments
Life and Letters" and This Busy
World" and an instalment of the serial
story, "Cension. 10y Maud Mason Aus
tin.
In "A letter under date of Nov. o, 1895,
to the Challenge Churn Mfg Co. of this
place. Prof. Clinton ID. Smith of the
Michigan Agricultural College, says:
I'VE have used churn of your manu-
facture for some time in our dairy We
find that il runs very easily and that III
our regular work it is much easier TO
run your churn than one of the same
size turned with crank. The barrel
is well made, of excellent material, and
the appurtenances are in first class
shape" Prof. Smith added that the
Challenge Churn is in daily use before
the class in the college and gives better
results than any churu they ever used
This is good word from the right
source, rs Prof Smith stands at the
head of the Michigan Agricultural Col
lege.
At the voting contest held at Long
wells opera house last Saturday even
ing, Miss Christine Hudson received Z
silver pickle castor for being the hand
soonest lady in the audiesce M. V
Morgan was voted nursing bottle "a!
prize for being the homeliest mar
present. Possibly he may have beer
entitled To it, but there are met in towr
that hold away over him In that respect
hut they may not have been present
On Monday evening Alb. Phillips go
the prize, pickle castor, for guessin,
on can of teeth. His guess was n
and the can contained 66S. Tuesda,
evening Mrs. Chas. Morton got SINH
lar prize, the pail containing thirty
three teeth and her guess being thirty
three. Dick Brady was tied with he
on the guess, but was too gallant u
contest over the prize, especially as h
got daddy dollar for Withdrawing.
The efforts that the ladies of tn
Coterie are making to add to the inter
est of their afternoons, ought to NEE
with generous appreciation. In re
Spouse to their invitation, Comrade /
A. Crane of Kalamazoo read at thei
meeting on Wednesday a paper o
"Battlefields, rich in entertaining rem
iniscences and valuable for its local as
sociations. Fine photographs OF tn
Michigan monument at Chickamaugs
which Mr.. Crane kindly brought, wer
examined with great interest, but tn
portrait of the soldier boy of '61 receiN
ed the greatest attention. From tn
opening explanation-as to how tn
speaker came to be present-to TN
close, when he acknowledged, with a
the rest of mankind. 1--WE have met tn
enemy and we are hers" Mr.. Gran
was listened TO with an attention tina
must have been gratifying to him an
which spoke volumes for the pleasur
of his audience. Among the many dc
lightful programs of the Coterie, thi
one will stand pre-eminent. The ladie
feel that any expression of gratitude
MIR. Crane would be inadequate, yet TN
fact remains that he has given them
memory that will brighten the entir
year. The thanks of the society al
due Mrs. X. ID. Miller for the use of he
home on this occasion and for the tast
displayed in the decorations, which ful
nished q suitable setting for the sui
icct.