The true northerner., 1918-05-03

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ports Grand Traverse Bay still full
of ice, and says that he rode several
miles on sleighs the morning he start
ed home. Snow was six inches deep
on the level he says.
A recent letter from S. M. Holiday
manager of the Midland Chautauqua
circuit states that he is going to give
the Chautauqua patrons of Paw Paw
this year something worth while.
The True Northerner is in hopes to
be able to announce the dates in an
early issue.
Governor Sleeper has issued pro-
Iclamation naming Sunday May 18th,
as Mothers Day." He calls upon
the people Of Michigan both young
and old, to gather in their several
places to worship and take part in
services appropriate to the day, and
by the wearing of red flower for
the living mother and white for
the dear departed, to symbolic their
love and reverence for the mothers
of the nation.
Mrs. Barney O'Dell had the mis-
fortune to fall and sustain a fracture
of the hip last Saturday evening. 1t
is not known just how the accident
happened, but she fell from the back
steps of the residence. She was
taken to Kalamazoo in an ambulance
Sunday morning for further examin-
alton and treatment. The accident
is serious, as Mrs. O'Dell is past
sixty-nine years of age and has been
an invalid for the past eleven years.
Her host of Paw Paw friends are
hoping for a recovery and restora-
tion to health.
The Registration places for Women
in the village of Paw Paw were
thronged throughout the day last
Saturday, and a total of 343 ladies
were registered in the village. Many
of the ladies were unable to go to the
places, but are handing their names
in to the Registrars this week. Re-
ports from the various Registrars
in the country districts are most
gratifying, and Paw Paw township
will be one hundred per cent efficient
so far as the women are concerned
when the final tabulation is made.
The Registrars worked like Trojans
all day, and were ably assisted dur
ing the closing hours by four Of the
teachers, the Misses Bandfield, Terry
England and Brown.
The Thrift Stamp purchases by the
school last week amounted to $117.50
and the total purchases to date dur
ing the last three weeks, the time
since the campaign started has been
$311.25. The Fifth grade with pur-
chase of $500 worth of stamps dur
ing the past week again lead. One
thousand dollars before the end OF
the school year has been placed as
the objective, and The True Norther-
ner ventures the assertion that the
school will "Go over the Top" The
purchase by grades:-First grade the
past week $500, this week $1100;
Second grade 1925, $14.75; Third
grade $1,000, $29.5O; Fourth grade
$3.50, $1,000; Fifth grade $25.00
$54.75; Sixth grade $15.25, $4,000;
Seventh grade $500, $2s.25; Eighth
grade $3.50, $7.75; Ninth grade $10.75
$79.25; Tenth grade $3.50, $4,000
Eleventh grade $500, S31.75; Twelf-
tn grade $625, $16.25. Total last
week $117.51, this week $311.25.
The Houghton Mining Gazette has
investigated the pronunciation of the
word "Cantonment." The word is
ordinarily pronounced, "Can-tone-
ment" with accent on the second syll-
able. President Wilson pronounces
it, "Can-ton-ment" with accent on the
first syllable. On March 9th, the city
editor of the Gazette read in the
Ladies Home Journal the statement
that the word was pronounced "can-
toon-ment" with the accent on the
second syllable. This appeared to be
too much of strain on a reasonably
simple word and it was decided to re-
fer the matter to the worlds great
est authority. The word cantonment
first came to the notice of American
readers in the writings of Rudyard
Kipling in his Indian tales. The city
editor of the Gazette wrote Mr.. Kip
ling, asking him to indicate the
proper pronunciation. His answer
passed by the censor, was received
yesterday. 1t follows:---"The Ladies
Home Journal is right as to the pro-
nounciation of cantonment." This
settles the matter. The word is "can-