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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-02-23
A PSALM OF LIFE.

Through the wild babel OF our fever d time
The song OF Homer cometh, grave and stern,
With tidings from the worlds fresh, healthy
prime
Tidings which our worn, wearied age con-
Germ.
Unchanged, through all the long, unnumber' d
years.
The voice OF Homer sings the song divine.
Which tells of godlike tolls, OF heroes tears
And OF the punishment of Priam's line.
The battle in the plain IL raging yet;
The watch fires blaze; the beakd ships line
the shore.
For us the foe in grim array is set.
All but do we fight as they fought Of yore'
For we too, like the heroes long ago,
Must wage slow wars and sail the bitter
Fierce Is the conflict loud the tempests blow.
And the waves roar and rage increasingly.
Still must we wander DER the stormy MAN,
'Twixt rocks and whirlpools dread passage
make,
Still must the sirens sing to US in vain,
Still from the tolls of Gree must we break.
Turn. then, to Homer's psalm of life and see
How they endured whose pilgrimage Is done
And hear the message they have left for thee
Only by patience is the victory won.
Macmillan Magazine.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-02-23
HAS THE UMBRELLA FAD.
Chicago Man Who Carries 1t tn Create
Extremes Than Most People.

Chicago Man Who Carries 1t tn Greater
Extremes Than Most People.
There is IA man OH the North Side
who has the umbrella fad. 1t would
hardly be fair to tell his name, as it
was learned in confidence, and the fad
might not be regarded as mere eccen-
tricity by some people who have suffer
Ell from it and they might be tempted
to complain to the police. Again, every
body who has lost an umbrella-and
that means majority Of the people of
Chicago-would look up his address in
the directory and sweep down upon him
with the hope that his lost property
might be i'll his collection.
There are other men who have a
weakness for taking umbrellas, but no
man is known to have carried it TO SO
great an extreme as this one He has "a
collection numbering 400 umbrellas Of
all kinds. A good many of them were
bought Some of them were borrowed
from friends, with and without their
permission, and others were acquired in
other ways which it would be hardly
polite TO mention. The man is good
citizen in other respects, but he is vic
tim of the umbrella habit, and when he
sees an umbrella he is compelled to
struggle very hard TO resist the tempta-
ton to make himself its owner. Usual
ly he yields TO the temptation, and the
coveted prize is transferred to his col
lection.
The umbrella collector does not make
any great display of his collection. The
umbrellas are piled up in a big closet in
his bedroom, and he very seldom visits
it, Now and then he looks over them
and counts them with satisfaction. The
last time he counted them there were
1913 in the closet. He has added few
to his collection since that time.
In every other way except this pas
sion for umbrellas, which amounts to a
mania, the man is perfectly sane. His
friends regard him as a very clever
man, and he holds a responsible posi-
tion in big wholesale house down
town. But umbrellas are his weakness
He is a victim of the umbrella habit
just as another man might be victim
of the opium habit or morphine habit,
and his relatives are in constant fear
that the habit may some day get him
into trouble Chicago Times Herald.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-02-23
The Republican Standard Set Up.

1t is plain that the utterances of Mr..
Mckinley in New York were deliberate
and substantially agreed upon among
the leaders of the party. And it must be
remembered that these were not con-
fined to the Teller resolution, but went
to the far greater question of currency
reform. Followed by the action of the
house and such declarations as were
there made, they are formal notice to
the weak and halting that the party
standard is advanced, and that loyal
party men must stand by it. There is to
be no tagging or skulking. To such a
warning even the hummer" and the
coffee coolers" must respond. New
York Times lind. Dem.).
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-02-23
BECAUSE 1T is THE BEST
Scotch Shoe Factories to BE Supplied With
American Machinery.

scotch shoe FACTORIES To lie supplied w TIN
American Machinery.
All the world seems TO be waking up
to the fact that for the highest grade of
labor saving machinery it must look TO
the United States. No nation in the
world can show equal progress along
this line. 1t is now announced by Mr..
Rufus Fleming, the American consul at
Edinburgh, that the shoe factories to be
established in Scotland by large cor
poration will be equipped throughout
with American machinery of the latest
description.
The Edinburgh Scotsman, comment
ing upon the fact that foreign equip.
ment is to be purchased for the Scotch
shoe factories, says:
"Some one may ask, Why American
machinery? The answer must be, Be-
cause it is the best. In the invention
and production of machinery for the
rapid manufacture of boots and shoes
America undoubtedly stands unrival-
ed. -
The same answer is given regarding
many varieties of American industrial
products that are being sent TO all parts
of the world-our structural iron and
steel, our electrical apparatus, our
watches, clocks, lamps, sewing ma
chimes, agricultural implements, hard
ware, tools, locomotives, engines and
boilers, paper, furniture, carriages, cars,
bicycles, etc. And when the question is
asked, why is the United States rap
idly outstripping the world in the race
for industrial supremacy under the
American policy of projections" the an
swer must still be the same. Because
il is the best -
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-02-23
A GRAND TRIUMPH.
from the Grand Rapids Press

The following incident would be hard
to believe If it had not occurred right here
in Grand Rapids, and investigation by our
representative has placed it beyond the
reach of doubt. These are the facts in
detail Mr.. j. III. White of No. % IIaifley
Place, has been an instructor in penman-
ship in different business colleges for the
past fourteen years. He says LAST Oc-
tober was suddenly taken ILL., consult
ed a physician, who said the pain was
from gravel stones gradually grew
worse the pain was in my back and side
My back swelled up in great ridge, and
finally grew so bad that | was taken to
bed, as helpless as child. | passed
blood, and when the pain was at its worst
| was like one crazy. The doctor injected
morphine to give me relief, but further
than that he said he was powerless, and
nothing would do me any good but a sur
gical operation. | believe my flesh was
literally cooked in the attempts to relieve
my agony, everything was used, mustard
plasters, turpentine, hot cloths and all
such things. / was in this condition, given
up by the doctor and almost out of my
mind with suffering. | commenced taking
Doan's Kidney Pills, and really felt easier
I'm 20 minutes. After about two hours |
had a passage of urine, and passed blood
and some gravel stones which greatly
relieved me. rapidly improved | took
in all six boxes, and feel to-day entirely
we'll Mine has been wonderful case.
feel that cannot say anything strong
enough for Doan's Kidney Pills. My
great wish is that they may become well
known. They will prove boon to man
kind.
For sale by all dealers, price 90 cents.
Mailed by Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo.
N Y, sole agents for the U. s. Remem-
Der the name, Doan's, and take no other.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-02-23
INCANOESCENT LAMPS.
How the Burned Out Filsment May BE
Replaced and Renewed.

How the Burned Out Fuament May be
Replaced and Renewed.
1t has been generally supposed to be a
fruitless task to attempt the renewal of
a burnt out incandescent electric lamp,
although there appears to be some eco
nomic fallacy involved in the destruc-
ton Of what is except in one small II
important particular perfect piece Of
apparatus. 1t is not intended, as a rule,
to give in this column descriptions Of
American devices or achievements
drawn from foreign publications. This
subject has, however, been taken up by
the English journal, Industries and
Iron, and, although it states that. an
American process for renewing these
lamps after the filament has been bro
ken has been developed, it does not give
the name of inventors nou6tate that the
process has come into anything like gen.
eral application. Its description of the
operation is therefore given for what it
is worth.
1t states that commercial success
has been made of a process for renewing
burned out lamps which renders possible
the use Of the old bulb at very slight
expense. By the new method the collar,
or bare end, of the lamp is not disturb
ed, the old filament being removed and
the new one placed through small hole
in the lamp bulb made by removing the
Zip. The small hole is subsequently clos
ed exactly in the same manner as in the
case Of the new lamp, leaving nothing
to indicate in the finished, repaired
lamp that it had ever been opened.
1t is stated that some 400, 900 lamps
have been repaired by this method, the
filament being inserted through the
small hole referred to by skillful twist
of the hand and secured in position by a
special carbon paste. The black deposit
on the inside of the bulb is removed by
fitting the lamp to the holder and re-
moving it III gas furnace, while i'm
mediately following this operation a
small glass tube is fused to the opening
made in the bulb through which the
lamp is exhausted. When this has been
done and the last trace of air and gas
absorbed, blowpipe flame is directed
upon the throat of the tube, which is
melted into the point exactly in every
respect a counterpart Of the ,riginal
lamp. Providence Journal.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-02-23
What They Claim.

Republicans do not claim that our
new tariff destroyed last years wheat
crop in India, Australia and the Argen
tine Republic or cut down this years
wheat crop in Europe by 400, 600, 00C
to 800. 600, 600 bushels, but they car
and do claim with absolute truth and
justice that our new tariff enables us &c
make more on our crops this year and
to revive our stagnant industries TO q
greater extent than would be possible
under the Democratic adj valorem low
tariff. -Mauch Chunk Pa Gazette.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-02-23

The cotton business is now in state
of readjustment and there must be more
or less suffering for time. The changed
conditions are but repetition of SINH
lar situations in the past. But the tariff
has nothing to do with it. The Dingley
tariff, to the contrary, has given hope
and impetus to the mill owners in the
south. Wilmington DEL News.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-02-23
Din. BOYS. and at Themi

Don't let the free coinage crowd, in
any of its divisions and subdivisions.
masquerade unchallenged as "bimetal-
lists" They have no right to that
name. Their use of it is fraud on the
American voters. They are monometal-
lists. They are trying to take the Unit.
ed States out of the class Of the great
commercial nations of the world and
make il silver country" like Mexico
OF China. Force them to go before the
people under their right name and their
real colors. Hartford Courant.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-02-23

All sending
their subscrip-
lions immedi-
atelyunder our
clubbing offer,
are presented,
postpaid, with
the American
Agric u lturist
Year Book and
Aim anac for
1893. This great
w ork of $50
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-02-23
The ROSE or STARS.

When love. our great immortal
Put on mortality -
And down from Eden's portal
Brought this sweet world to be.
At the sublime archangel
He laughed with yelled eyes.
For ne bore within his bosom
The seed Of paradise.
He hid it In his bosom,
And there such warmth IL found
II brake in bud and blossom,
And the rose fell on the ground.
AZ the green light on the prairie,
AS the red light ON the sea,
Through fragrant belts of summer
Came this sweet world to be.
And tho grave archangei, seeing.
Spread his mighty vans for flight,
But a glow hung round him fleeing
Like the rose of an arctic night.
And sadly moving heavenward
By Venus and by Mars,
He heard the joyful planets
Hail earth, the rose of stars.
g. K. Woodbury. In Century.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-02-23
He'd starve.

81 don't see how Jolly lives with that
rich wife of his. She's Tartar.
1T would be a good deal harder to
explain how he could live without her. F"
Detroit Free Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-02-23

Portland, Me-, is 1897 miles north
east of st. Louis.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-02-23

What is called elm dust is really the
seeds of the tree, which ripen before the
leaves are perfectly formed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-28
22ND BENEFIT.
Concert and Dance at Hamilton Hall
Friday Night

The soldiers benefit concert and
dance at Hamilton hall Friday night
promises to be worthy of patronage
aside from the reason of it's being CIV
en-. Hamilton hall has been donated
free of charge as have the services of
Steinberg's orchestra and all persons on
the programme Attorney General l..
c. Boyle will make the opening address
and after the programme is completed
the hall will be cleared for dancing
with music by Steinberg's orchestra.
The admission is to be % cents and
the money raised is to be sent to the
Twenty-second Kansas regiment at
Falls Church. They can use the money
as they see fit. The following is the
/. Four-hand piece dedicated to the vol
unteers, by Mr.. H. Worral and Miss
Lydia Cup.
2 Song, by Mrs. Violet B. Mccoy. pi-
ano accompaniment, Mrs. ]. P. Rog-
erS.
8. Cornet solo, by Prof. Turney.
4. Violin solo, by Miss Ruth Collins, pi-
ano accompaniment, Miss Mabel
Martin.
s. Trio, Mr. H Fox, Chas. Wolff, Chas.
Lewis and Prof. Turney.
g. Song. by Mrs. Frank Thomas, ac-
compartment, Miss Martin.
T. Piano solo, by Miss Lydia Culp.
8. Quartet, Mrs. c. J. Smith, Mrs. E. H.
Anderson, Mr.. H. z. Overholt, Mr..
Dean Waters.
9. Four-hand piece, by Mrs. J. P. Rog-
ers and Miss Matte McGregory.
10. Song, Daddy Molloy," (by reQuest)
Prof. Graham.
II. 1.-The Revenge" with musical ac-
compartment Miss McVicor.
II. THE Execution of Montrose,' Prof.
V. Graham.
IL. Duet, Mr.. Harvey WOrral, Miss Ber-
nice Fuller.
IA. Quartet. Mrs. c. ]. Smith. Mrs E
H. Anderson, H. E. Overholt, Mr..
Dean Waters.
Is. Piano solo, Mr.. Dean Waters and
Mr.. Homer Fox.
16. Quartet, Wolff. Lewis, Fox and
Turney
II. Drill, by the young ladies' military
team of the state house, Steinberg's
orchestra
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-28
JOHN AULD WILL DIE.
Atchison Somnembulist Walks Out OF
Second Story Window.

AtchisOn, June 2S.-John Aud, a Grip
pie. member of one of the first families
OF AtchisOn, is lying at the point of
death at the home OF his brother-in-
law, c. d. Waller, in this city. Some
time during Sunday night young Aud
walked in his sleep. in an effort to
let fresh air into his bed ROOM fell out
of a second story window to a brick
walk fourteen feet below He struck
on his head, causing conclusion of the
brain. He lay unconscious there till 6
o'clock yesterday morning When he
was discovered by Mr.. Walker he was
bleeding profusely from the nostrils
but no bones were broken. Physicians
say the injury is fatal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-28
ANOTHER KANSAS MAN.
a L Corbin Gets Highest Honors in
Yale Law Class.

New Haven, Conn.,, June 2S.-The eX-
ercises of the seventy-fourth anniver-
sary of the law department Of Yale
university were held yesterday after
noon.
The Townsend prize orations were
delivered by Joseph o. Moore, B. A, of
New Haven, Conn; Samuel Peterson,
PHI D., Los Angeles; Gilbert Hedges
B. A, Oregon City, Ore, all of whom
spoke on The Debt of Virginia to JEFF
ferson,'' and Edward William Beattie,
B. A, from Helena, Mont, whose sub
ject was The True Naval Policy of the
United States"
The prize of 800 was awarded to Gill
bert L. Hedges.
Announcements were: Betz prize, $50
to junior receiving highest mark at
graduation. Arthur Linton Corbin, B.
A, Lawrence, Kan.
Wayland debating prizes: First John
M. Sheppard. B. A, Pittsburg, Texas;
second, Charles Studnski, B. A, Pueblo,
Col.
Kent club diplomas for excellence in
debate-Edward w Beattie, Helena
Mont; John F. Douglas. Grafton, N.
D.; Gilbert L. Hedges, Oregon City, Or
egon.
The Degree of Master of Laws: Cum
Laude was awarded to Arthur A
Wildes, Ii. B., Honolulu, Hawaii, and
the degree of Ii B., Cum Laude, to
Samuel Peterson, Phi. D., of Los An
geleS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-28
DEDICATE DEWEY SQUARE.
Larned Patriotic People Hoist a Big
Flag to the Breeze.

Larned, Kan, June ga flag pole
100 feet high, with a flag twenty-six by
fifteen feet, was raised here in Dewey
square. 1t is surmounted by an electric
arc light and thirteen feet from the
ground is encircled by a band stand
capable of holding twenty-six mu-
sicians. The band stand is for the ac-
commodation of Larned's crack military
band, formerly the second regiment
$175 and was paid for by popular sub
scriptions, and funds raised by public
entertainments.
Appropriate exercises, consisting of
an Invocation, speeches and music
marked the raising of the flag and the
dedication of what will hereafter be
known as ''ewey square" where the
pole was planted. 1t is said the arc
light on top of the pole can be seen
distance of thirty-five miles. The pole
is of iron piping, from eight to two in
cheS in diameter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-28
CIVIL SERVICE TEST.
Examinations to Be Held in Kansas
Next Month.

The United States civil service commits
sion announces that examinations may be
taken on July 81 and Is. at Topeka, Wich-
tia, Leavenworth, Salina, and Fort Scott
and Colby. The positions for which these
examinations will be held are as follows:
l. Clerk qualified as stenographer, type
writer and land office bookkeeper.
2. Clerk with a thorough knowledge of
land law and a general knowledge of the
system of public land surveying.
3. Clerk with qualifications of land
surveyor. including plating, computing.
and drawing, and also with a knowledge
of the system of public land surveying.
4. Thoroughly competent topographic
craftsman with a general knowledge OF
surveying, including the system of public
land surveying.
This examination is open to all citizens
of the United States who comply with the
requirements. without regard to race or to
political or religious affiliations. The de-
partment desires that residents of the
states, where. the service is to be per-
formed should be given preference in GER
tification for appointment, and the COM
mission will comply with such request.
Persons desiring to enter these eXamina-
lions should at once write to the United
States civil service commission, WASH
ington, D. c.. for application blanks;
which should be properly executed and
promptly forwarded to the commission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-28
FORTY-FlVE SICK.
Poison i'm Food at the Hutchin-
son RefOrmatOry.

Hutchinson, June 2S.-There is a good
deal of nervousness exhibited just now
at the reformatory on account Of a
sudden and unaccountable sickness
among both the guards and the in
mates. The theory advanced by some
is that an attempt has been made to
do a wholesale poisoning in the institu-
ton.
Fifteen guards and about thirty in
mates at the reformatOry were taken
sick suddenly from some kind of poison
in the food at the prison table. An in
vestigation is now in progress. 1t is
not yet known whether the poison was
in supplies received by the steward or
had been put in by inmates who are
employed as assistants in the kitchen.
Prompt medical attendance prevented
any fatal effect from the poison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-28
THANKS FOR GOV. LEEDY.
Colored People Meet and Express
Their Satisfaction.

A good sized crowd of colored people
met last night in Hamilton hall to ex-
press their satisfaction at the chance
given them by Governor Leedy to en-
list.
Jackson's band opened the meeting
with stirring air and John L. Waller
of Kansas City and Rev. w. L. Grant
of Topeka spoke.
Mr.. Waller was enthusiastic in his
praise of Governor Leedy, as he thought
the governor defied his own party in
giving the negroes the opportunity to
enlist. He did not care if the governor
was swayed by political motives so
long as he did what he did. He was
still a Republican, but he would vote
for Governor Leedy merely because he
had given the negroes this opportunity,
A responsibility also came with the OPP
pOrtunity, said the speaker, and the col
ored people must see to it that these
companies were filled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-28
CHAS. OSBURN BROWNS.
Heavy Rains Cause Floods in South
ern Kansas.

Fort Scott, Kan, June 2S.-One fatal
ity and many narrow escapes is the
record of yesterdays flood in this city.
Nearly four and a half inches of water
fell in a few hours and the Marmaton
and Mill creek have united in this city,
flooding all the bottom land and driv-
ing many from their homes. Charles
OSburn, a high school student and a
nephew of S. H. Osborn, who has just
retired as postmaster of this city, was
drowned while attempting to cross a
small stream this afternoon. His body
was recovered three hours later.
A country bridal party of ten people
driving home from town became stalled
in a swollen stream, but was finally
rescued.
While trying to save tools and mater
ial from his wagon shop, Frank Mike
sell and his father-in-Iaw were capSiZed
and took refuge in the top of a, tree for
an hour and a half. The Missouri Pa
cific shops were inundated and neces-
sarily closed down.
Independence, Kan, June 28.-A heavy
rain fell here Monday night, and from
reports received here 1t seems to have
been pretty general throughout this
part of the state.
At CoffeyvilIe, there was almost a
c1OudburSt, about four inches of rain
falling in a few hours. Some of the
business houses are standing in several
inches of water. All of the trains from
the north have been from II to Is hours
late, owing to waShoutS near Garrett.
This rain has put a stop to the har-
vesting of wheat, which was only about
two-thirds finished. A great many
shocks of wheat were washed away,
and the wheat that has not been cut
has all fallen and farmers are now
burning these fields. The wheat will
make only half a crop and will only
grade about No. 2 or 8. The first wheat
threshed in this part of the state was
threshed at Niotaze, west Of here, to-
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-28

To Prevent Loss and Waste of Gov
eminent Sunnlies

Washington, June 2S.-GeneraI Miles has
issued order for the information Of
officers of the volunteer army in account
ing for ordnance and ordnance stores
which may in any way come into their
possession. They are to make quarterly
returns to the chief of ordnance at Wash
ington of such property. Stores, captured
from the enemy, picked up on the march
or found in camp are to be strictly ac-
counted for: Before charging an enlisted
man with the money value of stores lost
or damaged, there should be clear proof
OF carelessness or neglect on his part
Stores lost in action are to be accounted
for by the certificate of the responsible
officer, setting forth the date and place,
or the engagement and the attendant cir
cumstances and the affidavit of one or
more enlisted men to the effect that the
loss was unavoidable, having been caused
by attack of the enemy in superior
force, which could not be resisted or like
event.
Stores abandoned for want of transport
tation are also to be accounted for by the
certificate of the responsible officer, and
in case of stores unServiceable unfit
for use, they are to be submitted for the
action of an inspector and disposed of as
directed Failure to make returns as
CURED will subject officers to stoppage of
their pay of the money value of the
property issued to them.