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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-07-29
a Declaration Of independent
From the Detroit Free Press:

From the Detroit Free Press
The action of the Chicago conven-
ton in adopting free silver plat
form and nominating candidates
pledged to that platform imposes up
on every democrat in the country
who opposes that doctrine solemn
responsibility.
If the question involved only party
policy, no matter how distasteful the
action of the convention might be,
there would be some obligation to
accept and bow to the decision of the
majority. 1t involves however a great
deal more than this.
The question upon which the con-
vention assumed to pass is one the
right decision of which, in the judg-
ment of large numbers of the people,
affects the credit and future prosper
ity of the whole country and its rep
utation as an honorable nation. 1t
is believed by these that if the plat
form of the convention should be-
come the settled policy of the nation
it would preclpitate upon the bust
ness and industries of the country
such disaster as never befell them. 1t
is felt that not only national honor
and reputation are at stake, but the
foundations of industrial prosperity.
1t is incumbent, therefore, upon dem
ocrats who so regard the platform of
the Chicago convention, and who
have such apprehensions as to the
results which would follow its sue
cess, to choose between adherence to
to the party and standing by their
convictions.
For ourselves we have no hesita-
ton in declaring that the Free Press
will stand by its convictions, and will
not indorse the Chicago platform or
candidates. Waving any discussion
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-07-29

EIGHTEEN of Wisconsin's twenty
four delegates to the Chicago conven-
ton have bolted the democratic plat
form and nominee. AS Wall street
is half way across the continent from
them, it must be there is really some
honest opposition to the popocratic
platform in this western country.
Isn't it so, Courier, dear?
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-07-29
MORTGAGE SALE.

IN OAOE GALE w nereas, uefault nav
lvl ing been made IN the conditions of a certain
indenture of mortgage, bearing date the 18th day
March, A. ID. 1895. executed by Ormanda Cooper OF
Hartford, Michigan, to David Conklin of the same
March, A. ID. 1895, recorded in the Office of the reg
lister OF deeds in and for Van Buren, county, Mich
igan, In liber 81 of mortgages page 1886; and
which said mortgage was thereafter, the l4th day
OF December A. ID. 1885, duly and regularly assign
ed by the said David Conklin TO ID, VI. Osborne X
Company of Auburn, New York, by an instrument
In writing which said assignment of mortgage WAS
recorded In the office of the register of deeds OF said
Van Buren, county, Michigan, the 2Sth day of
July, A. ID. 1896, in liber 80 of mortgages on page
414. And whereas there IL now due and unpaid on
said mortgage the whole of the principal sum there
OF and interest thereon, amounting in all TO one
hundred and seventy-seven dollars and forty-hve
cents s7.45), aud the costs CT this proceeding 10
be added thereto, including attorney fee of fifteen
dollars; and no suit or proceeding at law or in
equity having been had to recover the amount so
claimed TO be due, or any part thereof Now, there
fore, notice is hereby given that by virtue of the
power of sale i'm said mortgage contained and the
statutes in such case made and provided, we shall
on Thursday, the 22nd day of October, A. ID. 1896
at 10 O'Clock In the forenoon az the north front door
of the court house i'm the village of Paw Paw Mich
igan that being the place for holding the circuit
court for the said county OF Van Buren,, sell at pub
lie vendue 10 the highest bidder, the premises des-
be necessary to pay the amount due said mort
gage and the legal costs of this proceeding and sale
including the attorney fee aforesaid.
The premises to be sold are known and described
az follows All that certain piece parcel Of land
situate in the village of Hartford, in the county of
Van Buren, and state of Michigan, and described as
follows: Lot number FIVE (5 of Martha Bridge
addition TO the said village Of Hartford, according
TO the recorded plat thereof
Dated July ~, 1895.
ID. NJ. OSBORNE h COMPANY,
6st13o70] Assignee Of Mortgage.
HEckERT CHANDLER, Att'ys for Assignee.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-07-29
Rotation in Office.

The usual arguments against rota-
ton in office, as applied to the position
of congressman, are being assiduous-
ly worked by the friends of Congress
man Thomas in this district, and seem
to form their principal stock in trade
in the present canvass. The NORTH
ERNER has repeatedly argued that
rotation is not desirable when a
district has congressman who bids
fair to become a figure of national
prominence and national influence.
The fact is, however, that the vast
ajority of the men who are elected
to congress, while they are men of
education and talent, have not the
special tact and qualifications neces-
sary to an influential and leading
congressional career. In such cases,
the arguments against rotation fall to
the ground and become of no effect.
The only chance the district then has
to secure such congressional leader
as every district desires, is to make a
change to another good man, in the
hope that congressional experience
may develop statesman of ability
and prominence, leader of influence
and standing. The fourth district is
now represented by most estimable
gentleman, but one who is devoid of
the elements of leadership. While
Dr. Thomas has been on some COM
mittees of Importance, as is the lot of
every congressman who serves a
second term, he has not evidenced
any of the qualifications that 90 to
made up the statesman. While it is
true that he ranks up with the aver
age American congressman, that does
not satisfy the fourth district, so long
represented by national figure in
the person of Hon. j. G. Burrows.
Rotation in Office has not been po-
litical custom in this district, nor
would there have yet been demand
for it had Mr.. Burrows remained in
the district and had he not been
chosen to a seat in the upper house.
Mr.. Thomas has been honored by
the fourth district and, while he has
never been a discredit to the district,
he has no claim whatever upon it,
either from the standpoint of public or
political service. If he is not renom-
mated at the Tree Rivers convention,
then the question turns upon the
choice of a republican nominee.
There are several reasons why we
believe Judge Benjamin +. Heckert
Of Van Buren, County is the most
available man. First, the republican
party has always delighted to honor
those brave men who, in their young
manhood, risked their lives that the
country might live. We mean the
soldiers of the war of the rebellion.
Only for few years yet can the re-
publican party continue TO repay this
debt of gratitude to the old soldier
through the medium of political pre-
ferment. Judge Heckert has an hon
orable and creditable military record
and suffered all the horrors of con-
6nement in rebel prison; he is a
Grand Army man, and has always
had a lively interest in the welfare of
the old soldier. Second, Van Buren,
County, while it has always been the
banner republican county of the dis
trict, and has often saved the district
from being represented by demo-
cratic congressman, has never been
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-07-29
Underselling Valuable Merchandise.
Muslin Underwear Wonder Sale

$500 Night Robes at $2.IS
$2.75 Night Robes at $I.9S
$I.oo Night Robes at 66c
75c Night Robes at 800
soc Drawers at $50
SSc Drawers at soc
75c Skirts at 800
$I.oo Skirts at SIC
Every piece of goods in thi.
department will be sold at "Won
der Sale"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-07-29
Republican County Convention.

republican county convention for the county
of Van Buren, will be held at the village of South
Haven on Thursday, the 5oth day of July, A. D.
1896 ten o'clock m, for the purpose of select.
ing twelve delegates to attend the republican state
convention 10 be held at the city of Grand Rapids
on the 5th day of August, A. ID. 1896, and for the
purpose of selecting twelve delegates to attend
the republican congressional convention TO be
hereafter called, and for the transaction of such
other business may properly come before said
convention.
The several townships will be entitled TO repre-
sentation in said convention as follows:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-07-29
Republican County Convention.

A Republican County Convention for the County
of Van Buren,, will be held at the Academy Of
Music, in the village of Hartford, on Wednesday,
the 18TH day of August, A. D. 1896, al II o'clock
m. for the purpose of placing in nomination
candidates for the various county Offices and for
the transaction of such other business may
properly come before the convention
The several townships will be entitled 10 repre-
sentation in the convention, under the apportion-
ment lately adopted by the county committee, as
oil
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-07-29
Republican Congressional Convention.
TO the Republican Electors Of the Fourth
Congressional District:

TO The Republican, Electors Of Me Fourth
Congressional District:
The district convention of the Republicans of
the Fourth Congressional District of Michigan is
hereby called 10 meet at the Opera House in the
City Of Three Rivers, on Wednesday the I2th day
of August, 1896, o'clock m, for the purpose
nominating candidate for member of congress
and for the transaction Of such other business as
may properly come before the convention.
The several counties of the district will be en-
titled 10 representation as follows:
Allegan .............l3 Cass 10
Barry ..... ..........I ST. Joseph ......I IL
BerTien .............Io Van Buren, ............1 IL
FIR. gibson,
M o. ROWLAND,
FRANKLIN WELLS, Corrr,;,.ee
NJ. s. KELLER,
]. o. BECRAFT,
w. II. GOODMAN,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-07-29
Table Linens.
Dress Goods Wonder Sale.

40 inch Colored India Twills, 9
yards patterns, worth 5000
for $500.
40 inch Silk finish Henriettas, 9
yard patterns, worth $500
for 1915.
90 inch Colored all wool Serge,
8 yard patterns, worth So. 90
for $500.
81 inch all wool Serge, 6 yard
patterns, worth 5000 for $3.50.
All our superb stock will be
put in this "Wonder Sale"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-07-29

A discount of 20 per cent on
all Hosiery, Ladies', Misses
Children's and Mems, nothing
reserved.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-02
HAVE NO RECOURSE.

The Pope Says He Cannot Interfere with
the Marriage Religious Laws of Peru,
Ecuador and Bolivia
CHICAGO, April 2S--The Chicago
Methodist ministers meeting, April 2,
1894, appoin ted committee to invite
the pope's attention to the fact that
''our Protestant brethren in the repub-
lies of Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia la
Dor under oppressive disabilities that
affect not only the profession of their
faith and the public worship of God
according to the dictates of their con-
sciences, but also their civil and in
alienable right to be legally married
without being compelled to forswear
their religious convictions" and
to respectfully and earnestly request
him to secure for these Protestants
1.-THE same liberty of conscience that is
enjoyed by Roman Catholic citizens of
this country" Two letters each were
sent to Arch bishop Ireland and Cardi-
nal Satolli and Cardinal Gibbons was
also appealed to- Recently a letter
was received from Baltimore by
Rev. DR.. John Lee, chairman of
the committee on religious liberty for
South America, containing a Latin
copy of letter from Cardinal RAM
pol1a- In substance the letter says
that the conditions in South America
relative to marriage and religious wor-
ship are regulated by special constitu-
tional enactments, with which the
pope cannot interfere.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-02
LOOKS LIKE CARLISLE.

The Movement Among Anti-SfIver Demo-
Gratis to Nominate Him for President
Growing.
WASHINGTON, April 2s-The move
ment to make Secretary Carlisle the
candidate of the sound money demo-
Gratis for president is taking a shape
which leads his friends to believe that
he will be practically the only candi-
date before the convention. The sec
rotary has declared that the platform
is more important than the candidate,
and this view is shared by the admin
istration- Their theory is, however
that having made sound money plat
form, the northern delegates will do
much to unite the party by placing a
southern man upon the platform. The
one man who will meet the conditions
of sympathy with the platform. devot-
ed to the union cause during the war,
and representative of the south, they
argue, is John G. Carlisle, of Ken
tucky.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-02
RUSSELL SAYS NAY.

He Requests Democrats Not to Use His
Name for the Presidency.
NEW YORK, April 27.-The World
prints the following signed statement
of ex-Gov. Russell, of Massachusetts,,
in response to question from one 1t
its staff correspondents:
am greatly surprised to hear that the action
of the Massachusetts convention has at
tracted any special attention outside the state
While greatly appreciate the compliment Of
an Endorsement by my state. am not seeking
the nomination, nor am DESTROYS of being the
candidate, nor do wish any movement made
in any state in my interest
On the contrary, 1 have already earnestly re-
QueSted that no such movement be made in
any other state by friends of mine Ny belief
is that it is all i'm portant that when the Chi
cago convention meets its delegates should be
absolutely free to deliberate and act clear of
all instructions or pledges of even expressed
preferences-at least SO far as am concerned.
don't know that any movement personal to
me is contemplated If it is, request and in
sist that it should not be made
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-02
BIG FIRE AT CRIPPLE CREEK.
The Colorado Mining Town Visited by .
100000 Blaze

The Colorado Mining Town Visited by q
100000 Blaze
CRIPPLE CREEK, Col, AprH 27.-The
greater part of this town was burned
on Saturday All the theaters, dance
halls and sporting resorts, were de-
stroyed, together with the post Office,
the First national bank, the Midland
railroad depot and trestles, the Times
newspaper office and many stores. An
angry woman in a dance hall threw q
lamp at her lover and started the fire.
The loss was roughly estimated at over
81, 900, 600
With 5000 people rem dered homeless
in a day, of course lodging houses are
in greatest demand, and many of these
are rapidly progressing. Fortunately,
the weather is remarkably fine, SO that
the sleeping in open air does not en-
tail suffering and few have been COM
PEELED to do this Already the work
of rebuilding the burned district has
begun, and last night, by the light of
the full moon, nails were being driven
in many houses
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-02
GOLD WILL TRIUMPH.

Prediction That the Republican National
Convention VIII Declare Against Silver.
WASHINGTON, April 27.-The repub-
lican national convention at St Louis
will declare against the free coinage
of silver at sixteen to one and for gold
as the monetary standard of the United
States according to the platforms
adopted by the state repu blican con-
ventions which have been held. The
delegates from states which have
adopted the gold standard as the basis
of our currency system number 466, or
a majority of IA over all possible oppo-
sition- Conventions have now been
held in 2S states, and in all but five Of
these some expression on the currency
question was made by resolution.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-02
WILL, INCLUDE DEMOCRATS.

Candidates VIII Not stop with Repub-
1icans.
WASHINGTON, April 27.-It is stated
on excellent authority that the ma
tional advisory board of the A. P. A.
will soon meet again to pass upon the
religious records of the men whose
names have been mentioned for the
democratic nomination. The records
of Cleveland, Carlisle, Russell, Patti
son. Olney, Bland, Boies, Tillman,
Matthews. Campbell and others will
be gone over and the order will be no.
titled which of these men are objec-
tionable and which can pass over. 1t is
probable, however, that the democratic
national convention will adopt a plank
condemning the order and, if it does,
the order will have the whole party to
fight
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-02
ADAPTABiLITY OF ANIMALS.
How They Vary Their Food 60 suit
Changed Conditions.

How They Vary Their Food 60 suit
Changed Conditions.
An impression prevails that insects
and other creatures are so correlated
with their food that they can scarcely
exist unless special food seemingly es-
sential to them is ready to hand. This
is believed true not only of food, bnt
Of their habits in general. The yucca
and the yucca moth are so closely con-
nected that it does seem as if each is
absolutely dependent on the other
and one might as well ask what would
the chimney swallow do without
chimneys in which to build its nest
or cherry or peach tree gum with
which to build them.
But just as the vegetarian would
have to abandon his principles where
there was nothing in the icy region
but musk oxen and walrus to feed on
SO animal nature generally has the in
stinct of preservation toa take to that
which first comes to hand when favor
its resources fail The chimney swal-
low built its nest somewhere before
the white man constructed chimneys.
The potato beetle had its home on the
plains long before it ever knew a po-
tato, and the writer has seen the COM
mon elm-leaf beetle feeding voraciously
in the noun ms of North Carolina on
species of Skull-cap-Scutellar1a
touching apparently no other plant, in
localities where elms were absent.
In Germantown gardens half-starved
bees take to grapes and raspberries-
In the same locality the common robin
has had hard times. There had been
no rain from the 4th of July to Octo-
Der IL, and, every thing having become
parched long since, insects that live
on green food had not increased. The
robins took to green seeds and fruits
The apples on the orchard trees were
dug out as if by mice. An American
golden pippin, with a heavy crop. pre-
sented remarkable appearance with
what should be apples hanging on the
| trees like empty walnut shells In
brief, no CIR eature will ignore the
promptings of nature. It will change
its habits when necessity demands
Mechan's Monthly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-02
SUPPLIES FOR INDIANS.

Bids for S2,OOO,oOO Worth of Goods
opened at Chicago
CHICAGO, April 29.-Bids for furnish
ing the government house and farm
supplies for the western Indians were
opened yesterday by Indian Commits
sioner Browning. There are are over
5000 different articles wanted by the
government, including LOO wagons,
%, 900, 900 pounds of cattle on the hoof.
Q, COG, 900 pounds of fresh beef, 1900, 900
pounds of -four, 2,5OO, 900 pounds of
corn, 500 cooking and heating stoves
and 200 sewing machines The aggre-
gate amount of goods wanted is about
s., 600, 600 There were $50 bidders
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-02
INDIGESTION.
AS q Result OF It, There Were
Many Disorders.
The Disease VIII Create the symptoms
of Heart Disease, Kidney Dis
ease, Etc.

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My case was truly that of complication of
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-02
GRANTS STATUE UNVEILED.
Onion League Club OF Brooklyn Has Erect.
Beauty.

Onion League Club of Brooklyn Has Erect
ed Beauty.
BROOKLYN. April 27--The fine eques-
trian statue of Gen. Ulysses s Grant,
which the Union League club, of
Brooklyn, bought for presentation to
this city, was unveiled here with im-
posing ceremonies The veil was lift
ed from the statue by the hand of lit
tie Ulysses Grant, grandchild of the
general and third son of Col Fred
Grant, of New York. The statue, re-
puted judges say, is a beauty of its
kind It is of heroic size, 1e
feet high, made of bronze and
weighs no tons. William Ordway
Partridge was the sculptor. Its
base is square granite block
% tons in weight, supporting three
similar blocks The general is repre-
seuted in soldier dress. his SLOUGH hat
drawn we'll on his head and overcoat
on. The horse stands with his four
feet firmly planted on the pedestal.
head up, ears alert Aside from the
unwilling the great feature of the cele-
bration was the military parade, about
6, 600 men being in line.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-02

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