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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-28

eastern and N iullS a.et,s tno day was
marked by sleighrg parties I'm which
enormous slcighs Gg.Hn IS four six and
even eight horses and carrying from 30 TO
90 guests would make the roads musical
with their chatter, song and laughter, 4
There were also pantcmime parties anf
magic lantern parties These old sleigif
seem TO have gone out OF fashion, and tha
pantoniime has been perfectly unknown
since the death of George l.. Fox. Thd
tohogeen has replaced the sleigh and cha
rade house and church parties have taken
the place of the hot ard stuffy theater and
village hall The noble custom of New
Year calls which the Dutch CARRIED TO
perfection if not extreme still obtains i'm
some of tho smaller cities and towns of the
middle states, hut its glory has departed.
BY some queer coincidence it's fashionable
character was taken away by the action of
the knick hooker Four Hundred of Now
York, who glory most of all in their Hol
land descent. In place of the decorated
home where lavish hospitality was dis
pensed to every conner, stranger and friend,
a cara basket is now hung to the door
knob and district telegraph boy conveys
the visiting cFrd of every society man.
The French ard Spanish mark the day by
parades both military and ecclesiastical.
These may be still found i'm such places as
New Paris in Maine, the French counties
in Louisiana and the Spanish towns in
New Mexico and Arizona, but the practice,
which was very pretty and attractive, has
aegenerated in woeful style
In some parts of the country there is "A
turnout of the militia, and in others a
procession of priests and devout worship
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-28
BAD BARGAIN IN DOMESTICS.
How Two COvetOus MIstresses Ex-
changed Maids and Paid More
for bad Service.

The reason of the cold silence be-
tween two prominent haywood women
grew out of a unique development Of
the perennially-appearing servant girl
question. One of the women concerned
was blessed with goCd-natured, hard
working Irish woman, exemplary in all
ways save for the fact that she was
apt to return from her Thursdays
out" in anything but peaceful frame
of mind. The other had been employ
ing a rather stupid Danish girl, says
the Chicago Times-Hcrald.
Each woman secretly coveted and
tried TO obtain her neighbours maid,
but neither knew, until the change had
been quietly effected, that she had not
been alone in this act Of feminine trea-
son. The resultant GOODNESS manifest
ing itself just as soon as each realized
that she was paying a dollar a week
more than her neighbor had done while
the new maids were neither one Of
them the faultless creatures they had
been imagined, has deepened and
spread until at least seven neighboring
families have become more or less in
volved in the difficulty, and fresh COM
plications are threatened every day.
The two hired girls, at last accounts,
were enjoying matters nightly, but
their respective mistresses prefer
walking half a mile TO meeting each
other, and the husbands Of the two
indignant women absolutely refuse to
travel on the same suburban trains.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-28
OF PUBLICATION,

~ Michigan IN the Circuit Court for the County
of Van Buren-In Chancery.
Thomas Gould ani Henry ID. Harvey, complain
ants, vs.. Fred +. Bent defendant.
Suit pending in the Circuit Court for the County
of Van BUren, in Chancery, at the village of Paw
Paw, on the 18th day of November, A. ID. 1898.
In this cause il appearing from affidavit on file that
the defendant Fred +. Bent, isnot resident of the
state of Michigan but that ne resides al Tuscoa, in
the state OF Illinois; On motion OF James~E. cfuu-
der, compaipants' solicitor, IL Is orered tina. the
said defendant, Fred L. Bent, cause his ap-
peaTance TO be entered herein within four
months from the date of this ORDER and in case
of his appearance that he cause his answer 20 the
plainans' bill OF romplaint TO be filed and copy
thereof TO be served said complain ants solicit
within twenty days after service on him Of
copy of said bill and notice of this order, and that
the said nonresident defendant.
And IL is further ordered, that within twenty days
the said complainant cause notice of this order to
be published in the TRUE NoRTHERNER, a news
paper printed. published and circulating In said
county and that such publication be continued
therein at least in each week for six weeks I'm
succession, that he cause copy of this order 10
be personally served said nonresident defend
ant at least twenty days before the time above pre-
scribed for his appearance.
ORAN w. ROWLAND,
Circuit Court Commissioner, Van Buren, County,
Mich.
JAMES +. CHANDLER,
Solicitor for Complainant. 1St6oS3
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-28
Sir Thomas More's New Years Ro-
NANCE

1t is only some friend, overlooked at
Christmas, who nowadays receives New
Years gift of anything more important
than "A calendar, while i'm the days of the
Tudors and their predecessors in England
as well as in France, Germany and Italy
New Years tokens Were commonly ex-
changed Families distributed them, ten
ants offered them to landlords, courtiers
made splendid gifts to the sovereign, who
in turn bestowed rich gratuities in the
royal household. Gloves in Henry Wits
time were the popular gifts. There Is an
interesting incident on record of CRATE
full lady who sent Sir Thomas More on
New Years day when he was chancellor a
pair of costly gloves, in, the palms of which
were slowed 40 gold angels, coins of the
realm. This was a gift of gratitude, Sir
Thomas having decided an important case
in her favor. Her gratitude disconnected
him greatly, however, and i'm courtly
little note he thanked her for the cloves,
but returned their golden lining. Iater
when in disgrace and on trial kAyas
an attempt to prove that he ~ al a
bride of 40 goldpieces from Mm/ " *.
who boldly testified the truth u
in Sir Thomas defense. - y
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-28
LETTERS.
By WILLIAM BUCKLEY.

pointed 10 inquire into some abuses
government did not want 10 find out;
but the preliminaries dragged, and
found myself doomed TO period Of en-
forced idleness which did not improve
my temper, and / fear tried my wife's
sorely, for though happy we were hui
man. Our first and, thank Heaven, our
only tiff took place one memorable day
when we were both gardening on plot
of soot-blackened ground attached 10
our modest dwelling. In making bor-
der l had planted a number of carna-
tions and picotees together, contrary to
my wife's directions, and on discovering
the mistake she said what l suppose
nine out Of ten women would have'said.
l answered tartly, being preoccupied
with bitter thoughts, and so acrimoni-
Gus did our discussion become that
Edith went into the house.
After some minutes reflection l felt
the childishness of my conduct, and
followed 10 make il up. She was not in
the little attic-like boudoir at the top
Of our mansion, so descended 10 search
for her in the drawng-room, which had
doors opening on the conservatory and
hall BY chance | chose the first, and
had almost entered the room when |
heard the sound Of a well-remembered
voice, and drawing the portiere aside
cautiously saw my wife face to face
with Arbuscula!
81 daresay you know who / am ?" the
latter was saying.
Edith denied the implied honor.
"Then is your state the more gra-
cious," retorted Arbuscula. But your
husband does, and that is the chief
point. The servant told me he was at
home" She looked just as splendid as
ever, and swept our modest little apart
ment with a scornful glance
"My husband is engaged" said Edith.
Anything you have to say may be said
to me-
"Indeed?" replied Arbuscula. "Well,
have got a good many things to say"
My wife folded her hands, and, find
ing one of her gardening gloves on,
pulled il off and threw it on the table,
Guard" thought I.
"And first" continued Arbuscula, 81
want to say that your husband is the
writer of those letters" And she de-
posted a formidable bundle on the
table, beside the glove. They were
written to me-you may read them il
you choose" -
81 have no desire to do So" replif I
my wife, valiantly.
'"They would interest you"
other went on. "You could cons
them with those he has, daresay,
ten to yourself"
81 fear you misunderstood, Z
the error is natural one-f9li
replied my wife considerately'1
A spot of light shone in A
eye. "They would be usefy
tinued, eff you wanted to
hot for him-as you undoI
My wife was silent; s.
her wedding-ring.
cor, perhaps you W
them in the public
added, viciously.
chap who would Z
they'd want lit
per / know Of"
81 conclude, 4
have marked
Edith, and Arb
at her.
'rtl" she
Re OF
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-28
LEGAL mol
.HANCERY SALE,

u virtue of a decree of tn
county of Van Buren,, in chg
Michigan, made aud dated OF
TENDER, A. D., 1898, in a certaY
ing. wherein Frank Il. Byers,
estate of Tobias Byers deceased
Jacob 1. Roosevelt, Elizabeth
Roosevelt are defendants.
Notice is hereby given, that
auction. to the highest bidder,
the court house, in the village
of Van Buren, and state of \
house being the place for hole
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-28
Many PeopIe Cannot Drink

coffee night. Il spols their sleep. You can
drink GrainO when you please and sleep like a top
For Grain o does not stimulate; il nourishes cheers
and feeds Yet It looks and tastes like the best
coffee. For nervous persons young people and
children Grain-Oi is the perfect drink. Made from
pure grains Get package from your grocer to-
day. Try il in place of coffee. IS and IS cts.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-28

It's the little colds that grow into bic
colds; the big colds that end in con
sumption and death. Watch the little
colds. Dr. Woods Norway Pine Syrup.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-12-28

was the shooting of turkeys with rifles in
the neighborhood of New York and the
larger cities of both New York state and
New Jersey. A turkey was tethered be-
hind log so that only its head and one
or two inches of neck were exposed TO the
bullet. The mark was 90 or 100 yards
away, and any one could shoot at certain
price per shot. There was a roaring bon
fire back of the marksman' line, and
usually stand or booth where drinks
cold and hot were served TO the thirsty
public. The sport was a merry one, esp
oially after the good marksmen had
bibed enough stimulants to confus6
aim. The turkeys were cheap
days and frequently 30 or 40 sh
be fired before one struck the b
and neck of the doomed bird,
Many riflemen who were
dead shots were barred at q
else handicapped by additi
double and even treble fq
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in and for said county, Saturday, the 1lth ds0f
January A. ID. 1859, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon
of said day, all, much thereof may be neces
sary to raise the amount due to the said complain
ant for principal interest and costs in said cause,
of the following described lands and premises, viz:
c. rtain piece or parcel of land situate in Van
Buren, County and state of Michigan, known and
described follows, 10 wit: The southwest quarter
of the southwest fractional quarter of section No.
seven township four south of range No. fifteen
west containing thirty-seven acres
Also the south half of the southeast quarter
of section No. ~ township No. four south of range
No. sixteen west, containing eighty acres
Also the northwest quarter Of the northeast
quarter of section No tWenty-four township No.
four south of range No sixteen west containing
forty acres;
Also thirty acres on the west side or the south
west quarter of the northeast quarter of section
twenty -four township No. four south Of range No.
sixteen west.
Dated Paw Paw, Mich, November 18th, A. ID, 1898.
ORAN w. ROWLAND
Circuit Court Commissioner IN and Or Van Buren,
County, Michigan
FL. ATwELL t22sot7o22s6
Solicitor for Complainant.
The age-herald., 1898-02-08
SPANISH PAIR DIVORCED.
A Lady With Wordy Name Got Relief in North
 Dakota Courts.

Fargo, N. D. Feb. L-Saturday night States Attorney Fred Morrell secured a divorce for a distinguished Spanish lady. Cruel treatment was the ground upon which the decree was secured, and there was no fight made on the suit by her hus- band. The plaintiff was Countess Marie de Ia Conception de Ia Cantera Clark de Gobel Fernandez.
 The defandant was Juan c. Gobel Fer nandez. They were married in Madrid ig March, 1892 The lady belongs to one of the oldest and wealthiest families ip Spain and owns large estate in both Cuba and Spain.
 Minister Woodford. of the United States. resides in one of her houses at Madrid. and the lady is second in rank and wealth only to tho family of the premier. She came here several months ago, &ccon1. panied by her maid, and seems to have had mortal fear of publicity. She ha3 scarcely left her hotel since coming here except to go to her attorneys office. After her separation from her husband two years ago she spent some time in Florida.
The age-herald., 1898-02-08
CONDEMNS CONCEALED WEAPONS.
Dallas County Grand Jury Attributes the
 Plethora of Murders to this Evil.
Special to The Age-Herald.

Selma, Feb. 1.-The grand jury after a two weeks session in making its report scored the proniscuous habit of carrying stating "We, the grand jury have exam fned 514 witnesses in 1S0 cases and we re- turn 118 true bills at a cost to the county of $61650 We regret to state that the crime of homicide and of assaults with in tent to murder are strongly in evidence in Dallas county since the last grand jury assembled. This, we are convinced, is carrying concealed pistols, which are reck- lessly whipped out on the slightest provo cation and frequently without lawful cause with murderous intent. No citizen, it seems, Is safe from this wicked battery, which is ready to open on him when he least expects it. Why a manly, patriotic American citizen should feel called upon to carry a deadly weapon upon his person when he walks abroad among his fellow citizens is strange and a comment on our manhood and civilization. Our inyestiga- tdon leads us to the conclusion that this prolific cause of crime needs most serious consideration, and that a strong popular sentiment should be organized to suppress it. Under your honor's special charge as to this offense in every case reported to the jury when the evidence justified it, g true bill has been presented"
 The report then recommends the erec- ton of @ new court house and also the purchase of the present bridge across the Alabama river to make 1t free.
The age-herald., 1898-02-08
A POSTMASTER MURDERED Found in His Room Laying in a
 Pool of Blood. BRAIN PIERCED WITH BULLET Money Drawers in the Store Adjoining Were Rifled, But $500 of Government Funds
 Untouched Motive.
Special to The Age-Herald.

oPNSie'i
 Atlanta, Ga-, Feb. 7.-When the mail clerk on the Southern road opened his car this morning at Goodwn's Station, an At lanta suburb, he was surprised to find that Postmaster J. H. Polk was not present to dispatch and receive the usual mail pouches. There was no one present to represent him and the inquiry led in a few minutes to ghastly discovery. Citizens immediately ran to the postoffice and in the room adjoining, the postmaster's pri- vate apartment, Folks body was found in a pool of his own blood.
 A bullet had pierced his brain and the body showed evidence of having been dead for several hours The room was not dis turbed and there were no signs of scuffie. The money drawers in the store adjoining the postoffice had been rifed but the gov ernment funds had not been touched. In the postoffice pockets were found s506 in gold and greenbacks.
 Postmaster Polk was 65 years of age and was one of the most prominent citizens in the little town. When he was assassinated is not known He was seen at the depot on the arrival of the mail train Saturday night, and no one remembers to have seen him Sunday. It is probable, therefore, that the crime had been carefully planned and that he was killed immediately after he returned and closed his office that night Polk was appointed during the first year of MT. Cleveand's last administration, and one theory advanced is that politicians in- spired the crime This is denied by many.
The age-herald., 1898-02-08
THERE'S SCIENCE IN NEATNESS.n
 BE WISE AND USE SAPOl 10

new hoist and pump and will be pushed to the deep in shaft No. 1. The new shaft, No. 3, is sending to the surface some fine ore. Assays have been obtained as high as $400 to the ton. The Bennett mine, a sister parallel vein, Is now in fine ore and will be pushed with a full force of men. new saw mill has been put in on this mine and other new improvements are expected shortly. The new strike on John I. Burgess place is improving as the depth and work progresses. The ore seems to be some richer, as it is of the wire gold character
 Prospecting Is being done all along the line from four and one-half miles of Fruit hurst to Delta, a distance of thirty odd miles. From the amount of prospecting and mining now going we may expect to hear of some good strikes in the future.
 Demopolis Express: If more of the far mers of this country would take pattern after MT. w. D. Eddins there would be less talk of "hard times" and that era of prosperity which some people are fools enough to expect will come through leg islation would come in the proper chan nel, and the woes which will always company an "all cotton farmer' would disappear forever. MT. Eddins is work ing a little less than 15O acres of land about two miles from this place. Last year his crop amounted to twenty-five bales of cotton (made on forty acres of land), between three and four hundred bushels of corn, all the fodder that he can use, and 700 bushels of oats; it is well to remark parenthetically that he is still feeding last years oats. He made about Ix-r. n which he readily sells in this market at 50 cents per bushel. He sells fifteen pounds of Jersey butter weekly and says that he is going to double this. He made several hundred gallons of fine ribbon cane syrup which is preferred by many to the New Orleans syrup. He sells all kinds of vege- tables, and has made enough sugar to last him for this year. This last he made accidentally, having cooked his syrup a little too long. thus turning it into sugar. He says that next season he expects to make sugar to sell. He also has enough meat to last him for the year, has sold good deal and still has a lot of fine home- made hams for sale. and more lard than he can use. He has chickens and ducks and turkeys by the dozens and has just put in an incubator. which he says is working splendidly. It does a fellow good to talk to a man like this, farmer who is living at home; one who has no trou- bles to pour into the ear of every listener whom he can corral, one whose nose is not kept to the grindstone by five cents cotton." The sooner all our farmers fol- low MT. Eddins example the better it will be for them and for the country Don't get so welded to cotton that you believe the ground won't sprout anything else. - and don't think that corn, oats, hay, but ter. chickens, eggs, hams, lard, molasses, potatoes and vegetables, and number of other things, won't bring the money just as quickly as the old deposed ''King Cot ton."
The age-herald., 1898-02-08
THREE MORE INDUSTRIES
Said to Be In Sight For
 Huntsville.
MILLS TO RUN DOUBLE TIME
To Keep Pace With the Insurance Com pany Elects Officers Circuit Court Con-
 venes-Suit For S5oOo Damages.
Special to The Age-Herald.


 Huntsville, Feb. 7-According to T. w. Pratt, who has made a tour of several eastern cities pursuing the manufacturing interests of Huntsville, there are three new industries figuring on removing to this city. They are a celuose plant, cotton miii and large woodworking establish ment. Beside interesting these concerns, MT Pratt induced the president of the Postal Telegraph company to order an agent to Huntsville and look over the busi- ness conditions with the view of extending line here. MT. Pratt says everything points to the probability that southern cot ton mills will be the only mills of their kind in the future. He secured enough business for the Coons X Pratt cotton mill in West Huntsville to run the plant several months, night and day. The man. agement of this concern has let the con tract for enough cottages to house dou- ble number of operatives and the run on double time will begin in early March. An agent is now in Beast Tennessee em- ploying several hundred new mill hands.
 The following officers were elected for the ensuing year at a meeting of the Farm CTS Mutual Fire Insurance company of Madison county, held Saturday afternoon:  Dr. J. P. Hampton, president; Geo. I. Motz, vice-president; c. P. Slane, secretary; J. B. Anderson, treasurer. Twenty-three di- rectors were elected one for each precinct of the county. The association has been organized three years and carries over $70,o00 in policies written upon country property. During it's existence the asso- ciation has not suffered single loss.
 Judge H. c. Speake this morning con- vened circuit court for the February term of four weeks The first two weeks of the term will be devoted to the trial of civil cases without a jury and the latter two to criminal cases. The grand jury will be organized this afternoon.
 Attorneys for J. J. Corzey have filed suit in the circuit court for $500O damages against Peter Simmons, a. coal dealer of this city, alleging that the plaintiff ma liciously and without probable cause, caused the arrest and imprisonment of the plaintiff on the charge of removing mort gagged property.
The age-herald., 1898-02-08
RELIEF FOR CONNECTS.
An Old-Fashioned Dwelling Near Montgomery
 Food for Flames.
Special to The Age-Herald.

Montgomery, Feb. 1.-The executive de- partment of the state has paroled or abbre- vlated the sentences of six prisoners, with one exception, all serving brief sentences for trivial offenses. That exception is the case of A. J. Goforth, who was sent up for life, being convicted of murder in 1890 by the March term of the circuit court of Jackson county.
 This convict's health is alleged to be bad and his pardon was asked by the judge of the court, solicitor of the county, num- Der of jurors and many good citizens. In view of the fact that he made a good sol dier and his previous character was good a parole was issued to him conditioned upon his behaving himself as peaceaple' law-ajbding citizen and that he abstain from the use of all intoxicating drinks.
 James Sharp, sent up for six months ana twenty days by the Montgomery city court last fall on a charge of assault and pat tery. is paroled. His sentence by the pa- role is commuted about thirty days.
 pardons were granted to the following convicts:
 S. D. Gilbert, Jackson county, carrying concealed weapon and fined $50 and costs. Fine remitted
 Charles Canada, Tallapoosa county, bur- slary, sentence eight years Will be re- leased March 1.
 Warren Persons, Macon county, burglary, sentence thirteen months. Will go free April 1.
 Robert vassar, Etowah county, removing mortgaged property and giving liquor to minors. Fined $1o and $50 and costs, re- spectively.
 A handsome, old-fashioned ten-room dwelling belonging to MT. Jacob Geible, and situated on the Woodby dirt road, about two miles from the city, was totally de- stroyed by fire this morning. It was in- sured for about ne-third of its value.