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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-06-17
Vacations on the wheel.

A we'll known cyclist writes: Every
true wheelwoman will spend her vaca-
ton this summer in bicycle tour.
There is nothing TO equal it. A party Of
girls may easily go alone, for there is
nothing like wheeling to make one in.
dependent. Do not bother with any bag
gage. A wheelwoman does not need any
thing but her bicycle costume, with a
couple Of changes of underclothing in a
satchel in the baggage carrier fastened
TO the handle bar. Below this satchel a
small camera is to be strapped, for no
woman should return from tour with
out snap shots Of the prettiest bits of
country through which she has passed.
Nor must her outfit fail to include re-
pair kit, TO save her from involuntary
walking. A watch in leather case. to
be strapped to the handle bar, is partic-
ularly useful in touring, and it touches
the feminine heart by being dainty as
well. A chain lock must not be forgot
ten.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-06-17
Moro Trimming For New Skirts.

The new skirts for outdoor wear, says
a fashion authority, appear more gener-
ally with some kind of trimming, yet
for the most part i'll straight or sloping
lines in the length. If the edge is to be
ornamented, this is done by putting a
broad band of velvet in darker color
all round. Sometimes such bands are
fastened down at pretty long distances
with large buttons and sloped ends, to
mitigate the admired tabs so largely
used for trimmings. On evening dresses
the decoration covers the front of the
skirt and takes the shape of tablier,
panel and robing of plated lace or
tulle. silk of another color, sequin en-
broidery, and so forth.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-06-17
Law renee.

Mrs. Waite and son are visiting at
Glenn.
Mrs. Dr. Baldwin's parents are visit.
ing her
The stave mill is getting ready for
the seasons run.
Nell and Anna Rowland are visiting
friends in Chicago.
Manley Buskirk, another Georgia COLI
onist, has returned.
Mrs. NJ. +. Hall has gone to Odell,
Ills, for an extended visit.
Dr. Baldwin is having cement walk
put down around his office.
Miss Bigelow of Albion spent last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Cross.
Alb Phillips has a baby alligator. AL.
Nichols brought it from Louisiana.
Mr.. Monroe has the saving for the
Grand Rapids parties nearly finished.
Does the Visitor think the conductor
should know every kid who goes to "a
picnic?
Some of the berry pickers are at
home, but are going back for the rasp-
berry crop.
Mabel Combs and Wave Taylor, who
have been sick SO long, are able to be
taken out for short rides.
The churches of this place will hold
union evening services during the sum-
mer months, probably in the park.
Rev. w. II. Miller of South Haven
spoke for free silver at the opera house,
Saturday afternoon. The house was
well filled.
Last Sunday was flower mission day
with the w. e. t. u, and it was ob.
served by Lawrence union holding SER
vices at the county farm. Sixty bou-
quets with white ribbons and scrip
ture cards attached, were distributed
among the inmates and the sick in the
| vicinity
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-06-17
BlOOmingdaIe.

+. A. Ravens Is going TO Lansing on
business.
Mrs. Phoebe Thompson, mother of
Milan Virgins, is very low.
Commissioner Cone has completed
the grading and claying the Beals sand
hills.
Mrs. j o. Keith is visiting with her
son in Kalamazoo county and will re-
main some time.
A new reservoir for fire protection
in the eastern part of the village was
completed last week.
A Mr.. Miller of South Haven gave
our people a speech on the silver
question last Friday night.
Mrs. Eliza Cooley will start for Plain
field, y. j., Wednesday evening, to Sc C
her sister, who is very sick.
Children's day was observed by the
various churches of this place aud with
the usual success. Mr.. Harvey of Paw
Paw, at the Nj. +. church, was very
interesting.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-06-17

A few years ago a prediction that
coarse kitchen toweling would one day
be IA fashionable dress fabric would have
met with scorn, but today, amusing and
absurd AS it sounds, crash is made up
into the neatest little morning costumes
and is Endorsed by the best tailors.
There are various weaves and weights
of crash. The coarse weaves are some
what shaggy in surface. while the close
mesh is smooth. The color ranges from
ecru to brown. Dresses made of this
material are usually untrimmed or fin
ished only with "a belt and collar of col
ored linen or duck A wide. full skirt
has stitched, overlapped seams and an
Elton jacket, which has flaring cuffs and
revers of green linen. Another has a
blouse waist with u rolling collar and
buttons of turquoise blue. --Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-06-17
BLACK Velvet Ribbon.

Black velvet ribbons of an infinites-
imal width trim the frills of many Of
the fichus which beautify otherwise
plain silk waists and blouses, such
fichus being made Of either chiffon,
mousseline de sole or spotted net. 1t is
also seen alternating with frills and in
sertions Of lace forming epaulets over
plain sleeves and also velvets in tight
short basqued bodices, but let US hope
that the fashion may never be revived
of wearing a band of black velvet
around the throat, for this style, al
though becoming to most, causes many
a lovely throat to be prematurely wrin-
killed., and black will darken the skin.
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1t Worked.

Il beg your pardon, lady," said
Travelling Tommy as he stopped at the
back door, "but if you will just smile
I'll take your picture with this here
camera. / am travelling on foot, making
a collection of photos of our beautiful
American women. Thanks, have it. {"
Then the good woman offered him q
generous hand out, which he accepted
with the grace of true knight of the
road.
You see," he explained to Willie
Allthewhile, lit didn't take no work at
all to paint that cigar box black and
cut q round hole in the end, but it
fetches 'em every time. They think it's
a photograph taker, and their picture
goes in the collection. Make one and
cultivate your manners, and you can live
like prince. '-Philadelphia Call.
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Sand as n Filter.

1t is we'll known that the thickness of
the layer of fine sand in filtering beds
cannot be reduced beyond certain point
without endaugering the quality of the
water that filters through. DR.. Kurth of
Bremen has found in examining water
filtered through layer not sufficiently
thick that the number of bacteria was
greatly increased, owing to the presence
of special microbe that could not be
found in the water before it entered the
filter. These microbes must therefore
have existed in the filtering material
and have been developed by the passage
Of water through it. -Exchange.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-06-17
JOSEPHINE WAS MERClFUl.
She Tried to Prevent the Execution of
the Duo d'Enghicn.

She Tried to Prevent the Execution OF
the Duo d'Enghicn.
Nine. Bonaparte learned with intense
sorrow of the determination taken by
her husband. In the main his measures
and his convictions had been kept Sc
cret, but she confided both to Nine. De
Remusat, and the first consul himself
had told them to Joseph. On the Goth
the decree for the dukes Imprisonment
and trial was dictated by the first consul
from the Tuileries, and i'll the early
afternoon he returned to Malmaison,
where at 3 o'clock Joseph found him
strolling in the park, conversing with
Talleyrand, who lmped along at his
side. I'm afraid of that cripple, was
Josephine's greeting to her brother-in-
law. Interrupt this long talk if you
can. :"
The mediation Of the elder brother
was kindly and skillful, and for a time
the first consul seemed softened by the
memories of his own and his brothers.
boyhood, among which came and went
the figure Of the Prince of C,0e. But
other feelings prevailed The brothers
had differed about Luciel'F marriage
and the question of descent if the con-
sular power should become hereditary.
The old coolless finally settled down
and chilled The last hopes in the tender
hearted advocates for clemency. To
Josephine s fearful entreaties for mercy
her husband replied: GO away. You're
a child. You don't understand public
duties" By it was known that the
duke had arrived at Vincennes, and at
once Savary was dispatched to the city
for orders from Murat, the military
commandment. On his arrival at Murat S
Office, from which Talleyrand was in
the very act of departing, he was in
formed that the court martial was al
ready convened, and that it would be
his duty to guard the prisoner and exc
cute whatever sentence was passed. -
Life of Napoleon" by Professor Will
liam NJ. Sloane, in Century.
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A Pretty Room

A lovely and not expensive room fitted
up for the home coming, after her four
years of college life, of the daughter of
the household, had ceiling and walls fin
ished in cream white. A dado of wild
rose cretonne Iuns around the room,
and the curtains, covering of the lounge,
cushions, bed valance and canopy are
all of the material The window cur
tains are shlrred OIL the poles and fall
over sheer muslin ones edged with a
frill and tied back under the straight
ones with pink ribbons. The carpet rug
has cream ground with wild roses
trailing over it, and the one deep win
dow seat is piled with cushions covered
with soft silver green art sateen in
charming harmony with the prevailing
pink New York Times
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-06-17
.Nfattawan.

Rix Il Campbell have been repairing
a house.
The w u. meeting was held at
the home of Mrs. John Hunt
Rev. IL. IL. Miller is spending few
weeks at the home of Myron Carlisle.
Several Mathematics attended the
commencement exercises at Athena.
Rev. }. II. Emmons is entertaining his
father, who lives near Grand Rapids.
The M. +. church will hold an ice
cream social, Friday evening, at the
home of Z. Wright.
The children's day exercises were
finely rendered at both churches, and
listened to by full houses.
The ladies' aid of the NJ. f. church
will meet with Mrs. Dennison, on the
Territorial road, Wednesday afternoon
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-06-17
Hartford.

Mrs. p. T. Head was in Chicago this
week on business.
Miss Belle ST. Johns has returned
from Sandwich, Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Van Vrankin went
to New York this week.
Mrs. Harriet Thompson returned
last week from Dunlap, Iowa.
Work on Ely Park continues, and
many Improvements are being made.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Stocum are home
from the West, TO spend the summer.
Robt Webb closed successful term
of school in the Fish district last week
Mrs c. II. Sherburn and daughter
have gone to Bay View for the summer.
Howard Hurlbut and wife of Benton
Harbor visited friends in town over
Sunday.
A considerable amount of repairing
has been done on the road and bridge
north of town.
Pearl futile has returned from South
Haven. She is engaged TO teach in the
same place another year.
The children's day was observed
with pleasant exercises both at the Nj
f. and Congregational churches, Sun
day evening.
Will Blashtield, accompanied by a
young lady friend, Miss Edith Monta-
que of Clinton, H., visited his parents
in this place last week.
Hartford and Keller will play ball on
the Hartford grounds, Thursday, June
IS. The Keller team has battery
from Vandalia. This, with $25 purse,
will tend TO make the game interesting.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-06-17
PROSPECT Lake.

Miss Anna Barker is visiting her
grandpare hts in Decatur township.
G. F. Christie has shipped carload
of wheat from Lawrence TO South
Haven.
Mrs. &. +. Robinson went TO Adrian
last Thursday TO take girl to the state
public school.
Pearl Cooper of Lawrence was the
guest of Misses Leita and Anna Barker
part of last week.
Mrs. George Jones is in critical con-
dition. Her mother and Mr. Jones
mother are now with her.
The ladies' aid society cut potatoes
last Tuesday for w. ID. Loveland at five
cents per bushel. Fourteen were pres
ent, worked two hours and cut twenty
bushels.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-06-17
A Valuable Prescription.

Editor Morrison of the Worthington, Ind,
Sun, writes: "You have a valuable prescrip-
tiou in Electric Bitters. and / can cheerfully
recommend it for Constipation and Sick
Headache, and as general system tonic it
has no equal" Mrs. Annie Stehle. 1925
Cottage Grove Avenue, Chicago, was all run
down, could not eat nor digest food, had a
backache which hever left her and felt tired
and weary; but six bottles of Electric Bitters
restored her health and renewed her strength.
Prices 80 cents and S1.00. Get bottle at
Longwell Bros drug store. 9
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Antwe rp.

Rev. l. p. Bates baptized three per-
sons at his church in Oshtemo, last
Sunday.
David Davis came on his wheel from
Otsego last week, To visit his cousin
Theodore.
Elder Bates must have faith in the
creamery, AS he has bought "A new de-
livery rig on the strength of IT.
Mrs. A. G.. Bates went To Arlington,
Sunday TO see her folks, and Monday
brought back her sister, Ella Johnston,
and Miss Mary Phillips, to pick berries.
For two summers past, +. l.. Irey's
folks have had girl through the sum-
mer vacation, but this year they are
trying boy-Ralph Stowell, Mrs. lrey's
nephew.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-06-17
Correspondence Department.


The East Arlington Farmers Club
held its quarterly meeting with ). >.
Fuller and wife on Thursday, June IL.
Children's Day was observed by the
East Arlington Baptist Sunday school
ON the evening of June IA. The ex'
ercises were very nice.
Sherman Nicholas and family return
ed from Louisiana last week. They
seem happy To get back TO Michigan
and have had all of the south they want.
District No. 8 held its annual school
picnic in Walton's grove on Friday
last AS usual large number attended.
Surrounding districts and also Law
renee was we'll represented. w. r..
Thresher of Lawrence made a short
address To the scholars. A very nice
literary program was given by the
scholars. The pupils presented their
teacher, Mr. Lewis, with nice quilt as
a slight token of the esteem in which
he is held. Mr.. Lewis has taught the
school for two years and has won the
confidence of the entire district. All
hope he will remain another year.
On Maccabee day, while riding to
Paw Paw on his wheel, Frank Monroe
was seriously injured. He was riding
rapidly down sharp incline and struck
small gully at the bottom. The shock
threw him from his seat against cor
per of rail fence, which he struck
with great force, badly injuring his side
and causing internal hemorrhage. He
was taken to Paw Paw and medical at
tendance was procured. Later in the
day he was brought part OF the way to
his home He was taken to the home
of A. b. Palmer, where at last account
he was being cared for his mother and
friends and given all possible aid TO
facilitate his recovery.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-06-17
Glendale.

Minnie Whipple has gone 10 Chicago.
Joseph Hayden is painting his house.
Will Shears is home from Benton
Harbor.
Mrs. Dolbee has returned home from
Wis.
Gertie Butterfeld, Percy Hopkins and
John Zolman each sport new bicycle.
John Hogmire of Kalamazoo visited
friends here last week.
l.. A. Rogers of Peterson, Iowa, Wis.,
tied friends here last week.
The Modern Woodmen of this place
expect To attend the picnic at South
Haven on the 10Th inst. A great time
is anticipated.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-06-17

Lille Tibbitts has the wall laid for a
new house.
Lewis McFarlin is home from Illinois,
where he has been at work.
Town Line won game of ball from
the Arlington boys, last Saturday.
Mrs. Geo. Depue of Battle Creek Wis
tied at I. S. Farnsworth's part of last
week.
Frank FarnswOrth made a trip to
Chicago last week, driving horse TO
Hammond, Ind, for Ed. Plum.
Bert Standish and wife and Fred
Brotherton and wife were home from
Benton Harbor part of last week.
Several from Town Line went to the
campmeetng at Grand junction last
Sunday. They report a large crowd.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-06-17
For the veranda.

A well equipped summer veranda
must be furnished not only with ham,
Knocks and cushions galore as well as
comfortable rustic chairs, but it must
have japanese porch curtain and some
of the artistically colored hanging of
japanese vases. Vines that flourish in
these throughout the warm months will
be invaluable in the winter library to
lend n touch of growing foliage which
is now deemed indispensable in the
modish room.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-06-17
lsObIev1Ile.
School closes this week.

School closes this week.
Clark Millspaugh is quite sick.
Mrs Collins has been very sick, but
is improving.
Miss Lutte Myers spent Sunday with
friends in Hillsdale
Master Ora Clement of South Haven
is visiting his grandfather
Philip Hoege of Lacota is visiting his
daughter, Mrs. A. w. Myers.
Wesley Richason and wife of Chicago
have been calling on friends here.
Mesdames Stedman and Mat Brown
returned Monday from Benton Harbor.
Rev. G. II. Myers of Hillsdale preach
ed in the Baptist church Sunday morn
ing.
We are glad to be able to report that
little Russie Stanton is recovering from
his recent illness.
The promotion exercises held in the
opera house Friday evening were well
attended and greatly enjoyed by all.
About twenty Knights of Pythias and
families sprung a surprise on w. w.
occasion of his AID birthday. A nice
chair was left as remembrance.
Why not have bicycle road race at
this place, between our riders and those
of some neighboring town? A run of
twenty miles to Paw Paw and back
would give good chance To try the
mettle of the boys. Other places are
having such races, and why not we?
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-06-17
Less Money About.

In June, 1892, before the present ad.
ministration assumed Office, the per
capita circulation Of money in the United
States was $24. A. A year later, after
the present administrations assumption
of power, it had fallen to $23.S7, a
loss of 0.57 per capita. At the beginning
of this month it was only $21. So, loss
in circulation of So. % since 1898, and
loss of 50. 79 per capita since the pro-
lection period Of 1892
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-06-17
The Ideal Panacea.

Jas. L. Francis, Alderman, Chicago, says:
IL regard DR.. Kings New Discovery as an
iedal panacea for Coughs, Colds and Lung
complaints, having used it in my family for
the last five years. to the exclusion of physi-
clans prescriptions or other preparations"
Rev. John Burgus, Keokuk, Iowa, writes; II
have been a minister of the Methodist Epis-
copal church for fifty years or more, and
have never found anything so beneficial or
that gave me such speedy relief as DIR. King 8
New Discovery" Try this ideal cough rem
edy now. Trial bottles free at Longwell
Bros drug store. 10
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-06-17

A brave woman appeared on 1.-THE
sidewalks of New York" the last rainy
day wearing a divided skirt, belted coat
and waterproof leggings. The dress was
of gray material and reached just below
the knees. As other women struggled
to keep their skirts out of the muddy
drabble and the overlooking cutters,
she walked ON unhampered and unheed-
ing the remarks of critical passersby.
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State of Ohio, City of Toledo, &C.
l,ucaS Comfy


Frank j. Cheney makes an oath that
he is the senior partner of the firm of
+. j. Cheney Il Co., doing business in
the City of Toledo, county and state
aforesaid and that said firm will pay
the sum of One Hundred Dollars for
each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls
Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this day of December,
A. ID. 1896.
SEAL A. w. Gleason,
Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly and acts directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Send
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f. j. CHENEY Il Co, Toledo, o.
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POOR eoeolINkl
Barbarous Treatment Of . Song bird BY
the kcrApple Eatern.

the Scrapple Eaters.
Philadelsnia IL the only city in the
world where the reedbird can be found
in state Of overrunning obesity, and
the only place where 1t can be cooked to
perfection. In New York the French
cooks conceal its delicate toothsomeness
in rich dressing. There they know as
little about reedbirds as they do about
terrapin, scrapple and pepper pot. There
was given in this city one dinner in
which reedbirds were served in ID diff
ferent forms. Among the courses were
soup made from reedbirds, reedbirds
stuffed with Blue Point oysters, reed
birds placed inside q followed potato
and roasted, reedbirds stuffed with herb
filling and baked, reedbirds stewed
with fresh mushrooms, reedbirds split
and broiled-an abominable practice, by
the way; reedbirds saute, and a SEEM
ing pie, from which, when the crust
was lifted, two dozen reedbirds flew
forth and around the room.
But, after all, there is only one way
TO cook and eat the succulent reedies-
saute Select birds which have little
clumps of yellow fat ON both sides Of
the part last over the fence. Place them
in saucepan-or, better still, a chatting
dish-with plenty of the best butter,
salt, black pepper, and plentiful sprin-
Killing of paprika-the sweet Hungarian
pepper which nowadays can be found in
any first class grocery. They must not
be split and their heads must not be re-
moved. Cook them for five or six min
utes, according to the size of the bird
and the heat of the fire, but do not al
low the yellow fat to become Drowned.
Nothing could be simpler, and yet few,
very few, cooks can prepare the reedbird
without destroying its toothsomeness.
There is an art also in the eating Of
his daintiness, but it can only be ap-
piled to birds of the character and pre-
pared in the manner described above.
Wiring off the head and sink your teeth
into and absorb the brains. Then hold
the little darling aloft by the protrud-
ing bones Of both legs, and slipping him
into a watering mouth crunch your way
through his carcass until not q bit Of him
remains but the leg bones Then cast
your eyes above and say grace. That's
eating reedbirds, that is.-Philadelphia
Times.