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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-27

Maurice Barrymore, in his new play
Roaring Dick & Co.." refers to mission
aries as Heavens commercial travellers
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-27

The fair sex is libelled in this one,
heard at Keiths:
Cole-Woman is like the ivy; the poorer
you get the closer she clings.
Kherns-Yes. and the closer she clings
the poorer you get.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-27

"a friend, Mrs. Biggar, became a
mother recently" says George Fawcett,
land we have been trying to find out
which is the larger, the mother or the
baby The mother is a large woman,
but the baby is little Biggar."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-27

Joe Hardman. at Proctor's Pleasure
Palace says he was counting his girl at
the front gate and claimed a kiss every
time they saw a falling star. After a
time, he says, his girl began ringing in
lightning bugs on him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-27

One of the seven Reed Birds at the
same theatre objects to the singing of
Ben Bolt" on the ground that his dear
est friend was arrested and imprisoned
for giving it voice. And ever SINCE"
he adds, his cell door has been bolted."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-23
Strayed.
Paw Paw Taxes.

am at the store of II. G.. Waters &
Co. every day, for the collection of
taxes for Paw Paw township.
l.. +. SHEPARD,
77t3 Treasurer
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-23
Local Department.

Frank Hall is getting along nicely.
j. II. Waters is i'll and confined to the
house.
Mrs. Anna Millington is very much
better.
Rev. c. Il. Hart OF Gobleville was in
town Friday.
A. Il. Anderson of Berlamont was in
town Monday.
Broughton advertises a special ribbon
sale this week.
The NoRTHERNER wishes you all a
Merry Christmas.
School closes to-day, for vacation
until after New Years.
Mrs. Jno Clapp of Sturgis is visiting
relatives and friends here.
Otto Gilman is home from Kalama
zoo very i'll with peritonitis.
Mrs. Allie Barton is slowly recover.
ing from her serious illness.
Fred Bilsborrow of Sturgis spent
Sunday in town with friends.
Prof. Wells &. Brown of the Hartford
schools was in town Monday.
Miss ID. Fletcher of Dowagiac is the
guest OF Mrs. A. L. Stevenson.
Service at st. Marks church Sunday
Dec. 27, morning and evening.
Mrs. Margaret Burk of this place has
been granted a widows pension.
Advertised letters: Mr.. Jud Swick,
Miss Minnie Bradley, VIM. Mower.
Miss Neville will spend the holiday
vacation in the state of New York.
Mrs. Oliver from Idaho is visiting old
friends and neighbors in this place.
Miss Anna Bryant of Massachusetts
is the guest of Mrs. X. w. Broughton
A. G.. Doolittle of Mattawan was q
caller at the NoRTHERNER Office, Mon.
day.
VIM. Pugsley's condition is improving
rapidly and his recovery is now prob
able.
Harry Snow returned Monday from
Ohio to spend the holidays with his pa
rents.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Chandler will
spend Christmas with friends in Hol
land.
w. j. Sellick offers some timely sug
gestions for Christmas in his adv. this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Ball will spend
Christmas with Col. Todd and family al
Bangor.
Rev. G.. =. Linderman will preach
next Sunday evening at the Brumme
school house.
A Christmas tree will be the deligh
Of the children at the Free Baptis
church Christmas eve.
There will be a Christmas tree an,
appropriate exercises at the Baptis
church, Christmas eve.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-23
Heckert a. Chandler.

Heckert a. Chandler.
Attorneys and Solicitors. Do general
law business. Paw Paw. Mich 78
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-23
Fine Property for sale Cheap.
New Millinery.

Our new fall stock of millinery has
arrived and we invite the ladies to in
spectit The new styles are lovely, and
prices were NEVER so Low.
Respectfully,
MRS. Nj. l.. O'DELL.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-23
Annual Meeting.


The annual meeting of the Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Van
Buren, County, Michigan. Notice is
hereby given that at the annual meet
ing of the Farmers Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company of Van Buren, County,
state of Michigan, to be held at the
court house, in the village of Paw Paw,
in said county, on Tuesday, the 18th
day of January, A. d., 1897, at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon of said day. the
matter of amending the charter of SAID
company will be submitted to said
meeting in persuance of the provisions
of section No. 4,260 of Howell's anno-
tated statutes of the State of Michigan
Dated at Paw Paw, Michigan, Dec. /,
1896. 76t6oS1
+. l.. WARNER, Secretary.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-23

Green and Ipry Wood wanted
In payment of subscription accounts to
the NORTHERNER.
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0P AaIe.

or sale.
A farm of 100 acres located one mile
north and one-half mile east of Bloom
ingdale, Michigan. Will sell cheap for
cash, or will give time on part if de-
sired. THos. CLARAGE & Son,
3Stfl Kalamazoo, Mich.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-23

Attorneys at Law Special attention
given To collections. Mortgages nego-
tiated and money loaned on real estate.
Office over Paw Paw Savings Bank. [73
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-23

Contractor, Builder, and Building
Moving All kinds of plain and fancy
stone work done. Will take contracts
for all kinds of building repairing, also
contracts for new work, and furnish
everything. Satisfaction guaranteed
30tfl GEO. l.. BRUNER.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-23
HinckIey a. Graham

Paw Paw savings Bank.
Capital $50,000.00 +. W. SELLIoK, Pres,
JOHN W. FREE, Cashier.
Board of Directors,
J.J. WooDMAN DAVID FISHER,
JOHN LYLE, WILLIAM LYLE,
JOHN w. FREE, w. X. SELLIoK,
+. w. SELIIoK. WILLIAM j. SELLIcK,
Interest paid On Certificates or De-
pOstt.
2044ly
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-23
Titus a Mcneil.
Anderson A. Chase.

Attorneys at Law, Abstract building.
Law, insurance and collections. [S2ly
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-23

Two Good Farms
For sale on easy terms by the Paw Paw
Savings Bank. 42tf
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RutIer,s City Rms Line.

Orders for private houses should be
left at the Post Office. We never miss
the train. &. +. BUTLER, Prop. 52tf.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-23
THOMAS j. CAvANAUGH,

Lawyer.
Office over First Natl Bank, Paw Paw
Money to loan on real estate. 1897
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-12-23
Money

Money.
Money to loan on real estate.
13tf. III. l.. Mcneil.
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BUSINESS NOTICES.
e.. A. CritchIow. N. ID

&c. MAXWELL. Physician Il Surgeon.
Special attention to diseases of the
eye. Glasses properly fitted. Office in
rooms formerly occupied by DR.. Dun
ming. Office hours: 10 to l2 a. m. 2 to 5
and $50 to $50 p. m l2l07ly
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-08-19
PIGS, NOT HOGS, WANTED.

Almost everybody now agrees with
the little girl who said that clean little
pigs are nice, but it was such pity
they would go and make hogs of them.
selves. Nobody nowadays wants the
large hogs even for pork. As the hog
is fattened largely on corn his diges-
ton is injured, and the body becomes
feverish and unhealthful. This, of
course, affects not only the palatable.
ness, but the healthfulness of the pork
that the animal makes. Pig pork is
more generally fattened in reason
able way, feeding 80 as to keep the
pig growing and it's digestion good.
for this reason pig pork is generally
sweeter and more tender than pork
from older hogs. But let pig be
Ltunted on corn feed, so that 1t fattens
without growing, and it's flesh though
fat will lack the fine favor that the
flesh OF thriftily growing pig ought
to have.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-08-19
ONE NIGHT IN A BAR ROOM,

He was poor, half drunken wreck of O
man, nearly seventy years old-a legitimate
child Of legitimate saloon. It was 2o'clock
IN the morning when he staggered into the
side door OF den on Dearborn avenue. II
this were fiction We should not dare to make
such statement In face OF law that COM
mands all such places to be closed at mid
night; but. being an actual occurrence that
took place within four blocks OF the Chicago
Deaconess Home, and no hideous dream OF
inference. We must state the facts as they
are. He had thirty cents in the pocket OF
his tattered coat, and he had come to sake
the burning thirst that consumed him. There
were half n dozen other louugers there
travellers on the same road OF which he had
nearly reached the end. They knew him. 1t
was cold Dad" When filed with liquor no
tongue was sharper than his in wordy COM
butts, and mis- antics had often furnished gec-
teel amusement for the loafers around the
criminal court near by; they. In turn, gener-
ously supplied him with small change for his
drinks, aud he needed little else.
The night had been somewhat dull for the
drunken loafers in the saloon. and the COM
ing Of "Old Dad" promised u diversion. But
his ready retorts were match for their jeers,
and they wanted something more exciting.
wait minute" said one, "and we'll
have some fun"
He went out and returned with bucket
of tar. They threw the feeble old man on
the floor and began tearing off his clothes
while the bystanders shrieked with delight at
his useless struggles. Then, while two held
him, one of the brutes daubed the hot tar
over his body When he cried out they
crammed 1t into his mouth. They filled his
ears with the black, sticky mass, and p!as-
tered 1t over his eyes. Some feathers from
an old duster We're stuck about his head
then he was marched about the saloon by
his stormentors, who laughed and howled un.
til they were tired. When the old man fell
down from exhaustion, they went away and
let him lie there.
When the turnkey came to unlock the jail
In the morning he ound a pitlable sight. The
miserable man had dragged himself out OF
the saloon and crouched In one OF the base
ment windows OF the criminal court, a
nideous, unrecognizable mass of filth. He
was taken to the station and officers sent to
arrest the aends who we're implicated IN the
affair.
The victim of this outrage comes OF a
proud Virginia family. He served honor.
ably in the Confederate army, and after the
war was engineer on the Chicago and North
western Railroad. He was steady and at
tehtive to business. and was considered one
of the best engineers on the road. But the
salocn proved his ruin. and for the last few
years he has wandered about the streets,
sleeping wherever he could lay his head.
Both the victim and the perpetrators OF
this brutal deed are the natural outRlowth
of the licensed saloon. What are we going
to do about it2-Epworth Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-08-19
THE DIVINE PRESENCE.

Nothing can be of greater practical i'm.
portance to every Christian than the con.
slant realization Of the Divine presence. 1t
is worth every effort. It is, as much as any
one can be, the key to the position, the
guarantee of sacred life. An increasing
appreciation of this truth is shown in the
large emphasis which. for few years past,
has been put upon the doctrine Of the Holy
Spirit. Is not this simply another form
OF the same fact. The Holy, Spirit
is the present God, the God who
operates most Immediately and direct
" upon the human heart. the God OF the
present dispensalion or age. Faith also
what Is that but the sense OF Gods presence,
the realization OF unseen things. the close
touch with the eternal. the apprehension Of
Deity. Hence to say Of parson he Is full
of faith and the Holy Ghost. is only an
other way of saying that he keeps God ever
before his eyes tiOd is at his right hand, so
that he is not moved b. mundane things. In
tha. Presence is fullneSs Of joy. complete
ness Of liberty. abundance Vf rest.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-08-19
TRINITY TO TRINITY.

Although mans nature IS in the fullese
cleurest sense unite. Sc: ht Is also trim
ity. as Wa 30 frequently find It essential, Ior
convenience of trcasment..o recognize. He
j. mind and heart. and will; E2 thinks. ne
loves, hr determines. Yary mnch in the
same way probably else "an we con-
crive it t:-wh;ie we nOl'; lhat God Is in
the conpletest sense one. WE speak OF the
distinctions in His essence tha: have taken
the names. Father. Sln. and fnly
S;irit. II is our business ~ conse"rate
- the trinity above tn. trinity be-
low, to see that all our reflections our alec
tipus. our volitions, are living sacriii',e to
the threefold unity divine. Some give ;A"ir
emotions. but no: their lnteilect7. CnlF:"' we
love God with the mind As well u7 the heart,
our character will he detective and our lie
unbalanced. just as our theology Will b" un-
balanced il We ignore the S"n or the t"ly
Ghost. and simply Worship tn" FAITH. a
rpmprehruSiv. cousecratiDn Is the only
thing that will make consistent, symn'tIl'
cal Christians.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-08-19
RELIGIOUS READING.
GOD OUR GUIDE.

The field Of ripening grain lies still and
beautiful in the CAIN noon of a summer
day. But let the wind wake out OF the west
and stir its mellow surface with thousand
undulations Of melting light and shade. aud
We are filled with the sense OF grace ana
loveliness that are beyond all words. The
rain falls in dull monotony Of music. and
great tree droops its far stretched boughs
and dripping leaves in patient waiting Win
beauty of darkness which we do not often
stop to feel. But when the storm Is passing,
and the wind shakes the treasures OF the
shower from bough and twig and the innumer,
able leaves are dancing for delight in the ilrst
glimpse OF sunshine, showing cool depths
between the emerald dark and silvery light
of their rain Vanished surfaces, while the
drops sparkle like diamonds at their edges,
light and shadow mingle in the magic dance
with unimaginahle beauty. The wood
depths on cloudy day are restful with their
cool, mysterious shadows. the green roof
overhead. the brown leuf carpet rich with
tracery Of fern and growth of vine and herb
loving the twilight and at home among
the company Of brown tree columns
fecked with lichens green or gray.
But what different and more exquisite
spirit Of beauty haunts the sylvan, waysa
when all the forest atmosphere is barred
among the leaves is traced in shimmering 2
patterns on the brown wood floor.
"It is not light which makes the wood SO
beautiful,
But light and shate.
And what is true OF grain lloli, spreading
tree and wildwood sanctuary, is true OF
every beauty which God made on earth and
having made: thought good. Is it not oil a
parable-of joy and g;ief, Of night and
day, of partial attainment and waiting
opportunity. of trial ald overcoming, which
make up tn sum- of life, and of the divine
illuminate of the shadow of the life OF
earth which came with Christ? He shared
our weakness that he might lead us up to
strength. He shared our darkness tina: He
might bless us with His light. There is no
terror in the shadow. for the God OF light
and beauty is our guide.-Congregation-
alist.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-08-19
A GENERAL USE CART.

in farm carts. These are generally
either four-wheeled affairs with
stationary body, from which the load
must be shovelled, or a two.wheeled
tipcarp, that can be used only with
oxen, whose strong necks are able TO
support the load thus thrown upon
them. Oxen are becoming scarce On
farms, however, and even when used
it is much more humane to remove
from their necks this needless weight
needless because of the ease with
which a tipcart can be constructed
that will throw all weight upon the
wheels. The diagram given needs lit
tie explanation, rs the construction Is
plaislv shown. Such cart may be
rieged up for pair Of horses. a single
horse or a woke o. oxen. The device
that is shown for holding the tail
board is worth noticing, as it m
stantjv releases the board, even when
a heavy load is pressing against it;
One end of the tailboard fits in behind
au upright, as usually seen, but the
other end is held by On iron rod bent
into T. at the end, this part passing
through q slot in the end Of the tall
board, and being then turned at right
angles to the slot
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-08-19
DON'T GIVE BRANDY.

The moral effect of early acquaintance
with scientific truth Is illustrated by q little
story which the Rev. Dr.. Plumb tells in the
Boston Transcript:
A millionaire brewer, Senator In another
State, said 10 Mrs. Hunt, ~ shall vote for
your bill I have sold out my brewery and
am clean from the whole business. Let me
tell you what occurred at my table. A guest
was taken dangerourly i'll at dinner-insens-
ibie-and there was call for brandy to re-
store him. My little boy at once exclaimed.
No, that is just what he don't need! 1t will
paralyze the nerves and muscles OF the
blood vessels, SO they will not send back the
blood to the heart
"When the liquor was poured out to give
the man, the lad insisted on pushing 1t
back.
"'You will kill him; he has too much blood
in his head already.
"'How did YOU know all that?' his father
afterward asked.
".Why, 1t is In my physiology at school. -"
It seems the textbooks. prepared by such
men as Professor Newell Martin, F. r. s.. OF
Johns Hopkins University, bad succeeded in
giving the lad some definite information
which was proving useful.
Senator" said Mrs. Hunt, "are you
sorry your boy learned that at school?
Madam" the man replied. raising his
hand, II would not take five thousand dol
lars for the assurance this gives that my boy
will never be drunkard."
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cure from his apple orchards large
crops of fruit during the past three
years, when other orchards in his
county have failed to bear. He at
tributes many of the failures to LACK
of cultivation, pruning and spraying
and believes that many have lost more
from the failure of their apple crop
due to the lack of proper care and at
tention, than could be obtained from
hundreds of acres Of farm crops From
forty acres of apple orchards he claims
to have received larger returns than
from two hundred acres in farm crops,
averaging about $55 per acre for the
last seven years. He finds cultivation
and pruIing essential, and plows
the land in the spring and sows to
field peas. About August the hogs
are turned in to feed them down, as
we'll as to eat the fallen apples and
thus destroy the codling moth. The
trees were sprayed with Bor leaux
mixture and Paris green, the former
for the scab fungus upon the fruit and
foliage, and the latter to destroy the
canker worm, codling moth and tent
caterpillar. In 1895 he considered
that the returns from the spraying
we're not less than $500.
When the time comes to harvest the
apples, be first picks up all windfalls
and disposes of them as soon as posi-.
BILE. The apples are then picked,
placed in baskets, and hauled to the
barn, upon a low-down, ''handy'
wagon with a wide platform, where
they are placed in bins. He packs in
barrels holding two bushels and three
pecks, and ships as soon as good
price is offered. He finds it pays to
take pains in packing and to make the
| fruit look attractive. The European
demand for American apples is grow
ing, and should be encouraged. New
York Observer.
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CULTURE OF CURRANTs.

Currants, though vigorous growers
in the main, need some care, and ut
certain times substantial assistance to
rid them of enemies. The bushes
should stand from three to four feet
apart in the rows, in soil made rich by
stable manure, annually topdressed
lin the fslll and kept free from weeds
and grass. A mulch of straw, hay,
leaves or other rubbish, which keeps
their roots cool and damp, and some
what approaches the conditions which
they naturally choose, will be found
quite helpful, and add to their vlgor
and fruitfulness. They should be
we'll pruned annually to keep out all
dead or decayed wood, and with a
view to renewing the growth every
few years from the young and vigorous
shoots which the plants THROW up from
the ground. Attack the currant worm
as soon as he appears, with hellebore
tea Zone ounce to pailful of water),
and if the leaves begin TO look sickly
and droop, indicating the pith borer,
examine for this grub, and burn the
stalks in which he is found or where
he has been. Scarcely any other fruit
will make 80 large return for so
little labor expended as the currant.
It may be grown in an orchard be.
tween the trees without injury to
them, and with as good results in fruit
as elsewhere-indeed, partial shade
seems beneficial, as approaching the
natural preferences OF the plant. -
Boston Transcript.
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THE CROSS.

The Cross was an open secret to the first
disciples, and they climbed the steep ascent
to heaven by the royal way of the holy
cross" but its simplicity has been often
veiled in later days Perhaps the simplicity
of the symbol has cast a glamour over the
modern mind that blinded us to its stren-
uous meaning. Art, for instance. with an
unerring instinct Of moral beauty, has
seized the cross and idealiZed it. It is
wrought in gold and hung from the neck OF
light-hearted beauty it is stamped on the
costly binding of Bibles that 60 to church
in carriages it stands out in bold relief on
churches that are filled with easy-gcing
people Painters have given themselves to
crucifixions, and their striking works are
criticised by persons who praise the thorns
in the crown. but are not quite pleased
with lie expression on Jesus face, and
then return to their pleasures. Composers
have cast the bitter passion Of Jesus into
stately oratorios. and fashionable audiences
are affected unto tears. JESUS Cross has
been taken out Of His hands and smothered
in iowt rs :; it has become what he would
have hated, source of graceful ideas and
agreeable emotions. When Jesus presented
the Cross for the salvation Of His disciples,
He was certainly not thinking OF sentt-
ment. which can disturb no mans life. nor
redeem any mans soul, but Of the unsightly
beam which must be set up in the midst OF
a maj pleasures, and the jagged nails that
must ierce his soul. . Jesus nowhere
commanded that one cling to His Cross, He
everywhere commanded that one carry Hie
Cross and out Of this daily crucaxion has
been born the most beautiful sainthood
from st. Paul to st. Francis. from kempis
to George Herbert. For "there is no sal
walton Of the soul nor hope of everlasting
life but in the Cross. Rev. John Watson
(Ian Mac!aren), in THE Mind of the
Master"