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The true northerner., 1899-12-06
DOWN ON THE EARN.
TiIIers Of the Soil Appreciate the Lit
tie WOnder-MOrkers.

Near the little town of Woods Cor
ners. about six miles from Ionia, resides
*. l.. Pierson, farmer by occupation,
and like all hard working tillers of the
soil he has found the burdens the back
must bear no light load to carry. Few
people who never lived on the farm APP
preciate what it means 10 follow the
plow from sunrise to sunset, but If the
public i'm general don't know how hard
such work is. the kidneys do. Long
hours of work of any kind means long
hours for the kidneys, and they can't
stand il without rebelling. When the
farmer comes home tired out at night,
if he only realized that the tired feel
ings mostly always come from tired
kidneys, and that the little wonder
workers, Doan's Kidney Pills, would
right the wrong brought on by over
work. life would be easier for him.
Read what Mr.. Pierson says about his
experience:
IL noticed when | stopped, lifted or
changed my position suddenly, early
i'm the fall of 1897, that | was always
rewarded with sharp pains across the
small of my back, and in the morning
| was so lame and sore that / could
scarcely get out of bed. The too fire.
quent action of the kidney secretions,
especially annoying at night, plainly
indicated that my kidneys were the
cause of the trouble. i had often heard
Doan's Kidney Pills spoken about by
my neighbors, and as it was the first
time | required such a preparation |
procured box. | noticed their bene-
fetal effects in day or two, and | con-
tinued the treatment until my back
ache was cured and the other weakness
was thoroughly relieved. | make no
mistake when say that Doan's Kidney
pills cure backache and kidney COM
plant"
Doan's Kidney Pills are sold by as
dealers. Price so cents per box, or 4 Il
boxes for $3.50. Mailed by FosteryI il
harm Co., Buffalo, N. Y, sole agentf !;
THE United States. n
Remember the name Doan's, anf y
no substitute. -
The true northerner., 1899-12-06
Thanksgiving In Old Virginia.

Old black nanny has possum on TO bake
With sweet potatoes, sweeter than a maple sugar
cake,
And her pickannny's gone by the light of the
moon
With his yellow belied puppy to tree fat coon.
The coon lies a-grinning in the hollow Of a gum
That the yellow hammer for his morning
drum,
While the gray squirrel chucSles in high old glee
At the hickory nuts a-raining from the hickory
nut tree.
The gray owl shivers on a dead oak limb
And blinks in the sunshine, mellow and dim,
While molly cotton rabbit gives half dozen
hops
Anu hears her heart beating Of sudden and
stops.
The true northerner., 1899-12-06
Crushed To Death.

Manistee. Dec. 3.-Joseph Gloskey,
aged 40 years, was killed at East Lake
at II. G. Peters Salt & Lumber COM
pany's mill. He was assisting in un-
loading car Of logs when two logs
rolled over him. Death resulted soon
after the accident. lie leaves a widow
and four children
The true northerner., 1899-12-06
FULL OF INTEREST.
nragraphs Below Are Filied
Nth Gossip from Many Local
lilies In the state.

l. Copper Range railway will be
hded To Calumet next year.
cement factory TO cost 100000 is
icctcd for Homer Lake, where plen-
|of mari of good quality exists.
Al lonia Wesley Bennett has been
bnvicted of the killing of Moses Walk
the verdict being manslaughter.
The post office al Five Lakes, La
y,eeI county. was broken into and about
SOS taken. SIS Of which belonged TO
llnclc Sam
COY 'ingree has appointed Charles
II Watson of Crystal Falls. circuit
mIri commissioner for Iron county, To
till vacancy.
Twn swindlers. claiming 10 hail from
one Of Ager, Smith d Co.'S camps,
struck Npcna and worked off forged
orders To the amount of Sl4O.
The vaIuables stolen from "A safe I'M
William Neuman's store AT Harmans-
vile. Mcnomnee county, some weeks
ago. have been found al Omaha, Neb
II i estimated that 300 persons liv-
ING i'm Shawassee county invested
,,ith the Franklin syndicate and that
they are ont an aggregate of $4,000.
Jamrs Cameron. Marquette sol
diei who was serving in the Philippines
with company +. Third United States
infantry. died at San Fernando October
II.
At Charlotte Bart Burdeaux, who
pleaded guilty Of bnrgiarizing the
Michigan Central station at Eaton Rap
ids. has been sentenced to one year in
jackson
Arrangements are almost completed
for the establishment of a daily rural
delivery south from Quincy into Al
gausee This will wipe out several
country post offices
Mrs Stella Leise. of Battle Creek. at
tempted to kindle a fire with kerosene
and her clothes caught fire. She was
literally cooked. and died before as
Sistance could reach her. She was 40
wears of age.
1t is reported that an attempt was
made TO wreck "A fast express on the
Michigan Central near Geddes Thurs
day. a quantity of fish plates had been
piled upon the rails. but the fast train
dashed through without damage.
The barn on the Shankland farm. To-
stated near Benton Harbor. burned. to-
gether with four head of horses. seven
COWS. IA lot of fine bred chickens and
three fine bred fox terriers, fine car
riage. several sets of fine harness, feed
grain aud large lot of farming imple-
mentS Loss. $4,000.
The land office of the Jackson. Lam
sing d Saginaw Railway company,
which has been maintained at Ian
sing for many years. will be removed
10 Detroit Nathaniel T.. Slaymaker, of
that city. having been appointed land
commissioner to succeed the late o.
VI. Barnes.
The state board of veterinary exam
ners met in Lansing and organized by
rlecting DR.. George Hare. of Allegan.
'hairman. and DIR. w. W. Thorburn. of
Lansing, secretary and treasurer. Act
ing ON the advice Of Attorney General
Oren, the board announces that gradu-
ates Of the Toronto college will be re
quired to~+~Ses an examination before
the board in order TO be eligible to reg
istration.
The true northerner., 1899-12-06
Crop Was n Failure.

South Haven, Dec. 4. - The farmers
around here who raised sugar beets are
disappointed. Because of the late sea
son the bees did not amount to more
than third of crop. A good many
would not harvest their crops at all, as
the beets were so small. Very small
acreage will be put in in this COM
munity next season.
The true northerner., 1899-12-06

Detroit. Nov. 3O.-EH Stephen
son. attorney for Gov N. S. Pingree
and friends, has 6led libel ssuits
against the Free /Press news per,
with damages /dggregating $52s,OOO.
The governor brings one suit for $780,
900, the bill containing 80 counts, all
of them alleging libel in connection
with the ipal-ownership move
ment. Mr.. Stephenson said in regard
TO the suits that considerable informa-
tion relative to the Free Press connec-
tion with the grand jury, as showing
its motive, has been collected and
would be of value in the damage eases.
"Mr. Pingree, he said, speaking of the
largest libel suit ever begun. "has
been charged by the paper, indirectly
and by implication, with resorting TO
illegal methods in connection with the
municipal-ownership movement"
John Gallagher. foreman Of the
board of works. brings one suit for
S25, 900 for publications of some allega-
tions made i'm the recent charges made
against the board of works. and ID. w.
II. Moreland, president of the board,
brings two suits of $4,000 each for
similar publications.
Assistant Corporation Counsel c. ID.
Joslyn brings two suits for $4,000
each, based on allegations made by the
paper in connection with Joslyn's
handling of the embarrassing move
ment.
Col. Eli r. Sutton brings two suits
for $4,000 each. his claim for damages
being based on allegations made by
the paper in connection with the pas
sage of the Mcleod municipal owner
ship bill at Lansing and the attempt to
pass that measure through the COM
mon council here.
The true northerner., 1899-12-06

The whole young pig roasted and
stuffed, thrusting into the air four
juicy trotters to the turkeys two,
while not yet by any means as popular
Thanksgiving dish as the turkey, is
coming every year to engross more and
more Of the peoples attention and ap-
petite.-Cincinnati Post.
The true northerner., 1899-12-06
Thanksgiving Evening.

Thanksgiving evening ought always
to be spent at home. And let everybody
have an open fire that can. Turn the
kitchen over to the children If they
want 1t. Let them have pumpkins to
make jack-o'-lanterns of or Cinderella
coaches, such as Miss Alcott describes
In Little Men" Let them pop corn
and let them make molasses candy
Exchange
The true northerner., 1899-12-06
Small Damages Awarded

St. Joseph, Dec. ?. - The jury in the
$4,000 damage suit of Charles A. Car
penter VS.. Irving Tibbs has rendered a
verdict of S275 damages for the plain
tiff, who lost his leg as the result of an
accident caused by the premature dis
charge of a gun In the hands of the de-
fendant
The true northerner., 1899-12-06

1t takes but minute to overcome
tickling in the throat and stop a cough
by the use of One Minute Cough Cure.
This remedy quickly cures all forms of
throat and lung troubles. Harmless and
pleasant to take. 1t prevents consump-
ton. A famous specific for grippe and
its after effects. E. B. Longwell.
The true northerner., 1899-12-06
To he Operated on n B,u scoIe

IIoughton, Dec. 3.-Boston and Phil
adelphia capitalists have organized the
Oneida Copper company and taken over
the old Delaware mine and 30 square
miles of territory in Kewenaw county.
The mine, which has been idle for Is
years, will be operated on biz scale.
The true northerner., 1899-12-06

"One Minute Cough Cure is the best
remedy | ever used for coughs and
colds. Itisfunequalled for whopingcough.
Children Jall like it," writes Mr.. III. N.
WilliamS Gentryville, Ind. Never fails.
1t is thg only harmless remedy that gives
immed hte results. Cures coughs, colds,
hoarsebess, Group, pneumonia bronchitis
and all throat and lung troubles. Its
early ube prevents consumption. h. B.
Longwbll. ~
The true northerner., 1899-12-06

Mrs. r. Churchill Berlin, VT, says
"Our baby was covered with running
sores. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
cured her" A specific for piles and skin
disease. Beware If worthless counter
feits. h. b. Longwell
The true northerner., 1899-12-06
Good sIeighing.

Detroit, Dec. A special from the
upper peninsula reports heavy snow
storms. AT Marquette several inches
fell and the sleighing was good. Re
ports from the western part of II .
state indicate some snow through that
section.
The true northerner., 1899-12-06
Heat Ma,ures Peach Binds.

st. Joseph, Nov. 3O.-Owing TO the
extreme warm weather peach buds in
the vicinity of Benton Harbor have
matured to an alarming extent and
will be in danger of being winter
killed.
The true northerner., 1899-12-06
Tribute from thl

From the New Orleans Tir|
Apropos OF all this. and d
Paris. we take this opportu
our admiration of the extr
interesting news service from
London which 1.-THE Chicag|
been running daily in its coll
months past. Several of the
have excellent cable letters Il
sometimes other European d
Sunday issues. but they appc|
once a week. the brief dispad
get on the other days Of the wi
ing to much in the way of an
adequate presentation of +
" The Chicago Tribune's
signed " Grace Corneau
II. j. Whigham +" from Ii
all the week around. is a lorI
the foreign news service of 4
York papers.
One or two of the New
had for years a deservec
for presenting their read
terest from foreign parI
not forget its indebted
account. But IL is be
star Of journalism Is
way. and that the id
beginning to be the
Of the present. and v
move as they are
politan journalism
generally. IL at al
p" The Chicago TriH
politics, IL is, in oJ
Of the New York 7
eign news service
States. but its honi
country with a fuf
York papers are strahy
edition last Sunday md
OF envy to the journalistSJlVt
a journalistic effort 10 whicl
OF the Gotham papers has beer
The true northerner., 1899-12-06
le air is so fine and soft and clear

The air is so fine and soft and clear
That the ience seems far and the mountains seem
near,
Till the partrdges fly to the fences and light,
And call out a song about 'old bobwhitel"
"Old bobwhite, are your crops all right9
Is there wheat beneath the barn for the first cold
nght2
The guinea hens and turkeys find its shelter
mighty warm.
Wen gather in among 'em when there comes
storm"
The wild turkeys calling from the far hillside;
The foxhounds are bayng the long divide;
There's fat pig squealing, for life is sweet,
But not much sweeter than his sausage meati
John Paul Bocock.
The true northerner., 1899-12-06
HE WAS
FOR H.

81 don't see how D.
liberties" said the
THE familiarity with W.
lie men of this country are
something scandalous."
Il dunno's | exactly follow
ma'am," said Senator Sorghum.
'Why, they call eminent men BY
their first names so frequently And
sometimes they even use nicknames."
oh" was the complacent rejoinder;
that's all right"
"Ah, yes" she proceeded, raising
her eyes to his with look of conlid-
ing admiration; 81 should expect you
to say that. You are too proud and
broadmiEded to admit that you have
been annoyed i'm any such manner.
You are one OF the most frequent vic
Tins Of these ruthless people"
What did they call me?" he asked,
n little anxiously.
"They referred to you as Sim Sors-
hum"
Well that's my name. amt itY
Not your full name"
You didn't find anybody calling me
by my full name, did your
NO"
"Well, then, it's all right. When I
was boy, and things were going
along about the house steady and COM
Portable as usual, father and mother
always called me Sim l knew then
that if / had been doing anything
wrong nobody had found it out, so I
could go ahead with n clear con.
science. Just plain Sim meant that l
was on good terms with most people,
and that there wasn't anything start
ling going to occur. But when father
said in that dark Prussian blue voice
that he used TO put on when he meant
business, Simeon Plutarch Sorghum
! desire few words in private with
you,' that showed that | was up to
trouble, and that | would have to
show cause why | shouldn't be chas.
tised. And whenever mother had any
disagreeable responsibility TO put on
my shoulders, like looking after the
other children or doing some work
that was too much for anybody else,
she would call me Simeon Plutarch
Sorghum so as to show that this was
strictly business. | have watched the
career of many colleagues, and have
observed that in this respect the pub
lie is very much like parents. So
long as they call me Sim l can drift
! along and take things easy. But when
they begin to refer to me as Mr. Sim
con Plutarch Sorghum I'll know that
| it's time for me to look mighty sharp
and not get out of my depth. Wash
1 ington Star.
The true northerner., 1899-12-06
Exactly the Right Material

"Mr Blankson." said the lawyer,
turning TO the man who had been
drawn as juror. this is n case in
which-by the way, Mr.. Blankson,
have you ever been a witness before
an investigating committeeT
"Yes. sir
well take him, your Honor. He
doesn't know anything about this
case-or anything else
The true northerner., 1899-12-06
seeks Uenvy Damages.

Detroit. Dec. 4.-Christina BONNER.
mother of John BONNER, killed in the
journal explosion on November 6, 1895.
has entered suit against Helen II. New
'perry for $4,000 damages for her sons
death
The true northerner., 1899-12-06

Eczema, hives, itchiness of the skin of
any sort instantly relieved, permanently
cured Doan's Ointment. At any drug
store.
The true northerner., 1899-12-06
To Cure a Cold in One Dax

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. h. w. Groves signature on
every box. 25c. al
The true northerner., 1899-12-06

Romulus, Dec. 3.-George M. Ewes,
prominent farmer aged 50 years, is
dead. lie was born in the house in
which he died.
The true northerner., 1899-12-06

st. Joseph, Dec. ?. The body of
John Dolan was found near q. Cabs
drinking resort, 11s State street. The
cause of death was heart failure.
The true northerner., 1899-12-06

Women love clear, healthy complex
ion. Pure blood makes it. Burdock
Blood Bitters makes pure blood.
The true northerner., 1899-12-06

II one expects to give Thanksgiving din
ner, tinted autumn leaves should be gath
cred, waxed and pressed with a warm iron.
Nothing is more beautiful for decorating a
Thanksgiving dinner table than the brilliant,
varicolored leaves arranged In designs or
strewn carelessly over the snowy linen. A
centerpiece Of any red autumn berries and
glossy waxed sutumn leaves is very effective.
The true northerner., 1899-12-06

hon
tions
insistedV
just as she
These are
Mrs. NJ B.
Co., Texas, who
"I had been great
ness. tried four docN
good. / suffered six yeA
relief l followed your ad~
bottles of Golden Medical DisS
Of the Favorite Prescription.
HeU aOOWaH. l have gained eighth
Dr. Pierce's Favorite PrescripV
medicine made for just one purf
cure disorders or diseases of the fer
organism. 1t is the only preparation Of ~
kind introduced by a regularly graduated
physician skilled specialist in tile dis
eases of women, whose thirty years 1f sue
cessful practice are a guarantee of health
all sufferers who consult him.
Every woman NAV write fully and
hdentially to DR.. K. V. Pierce, BlL
N Y, and may be sure that herl
will receive careful conscientious Z
dental consideration, and that the
medical advice in the world will joe
to her, ABSOLUTELY free.
In addition to this free advice DR.. p
will send paper bound copy IF his
I,ooo-page book THE Common Sense
ical Adviser, TO any one who will sen
one-cent stamps TO pay the cost of mai
French cloth-binding, 81 stamps.
The true northerner., 1899-12-06

The New York Herald OF April IL Ho1
editorial statement that on the nra L L,.eu
(Sunday. April l6) its paid advertisink es 1es =.
:. The Chicago TTibuge " on that same day.
tising than the NeY York Herald. but yhnYI dhuYI
believed to be the featest amount ever nri,JI
in a single issue oyany regular main ca dpIIli1 PIT
a newspaper. Le9ing out of account the tg
ty-two columns advertising printod az 5 I"
New York Heralton that day in the snec,oy ,oy :,
tion devoted tofhe interests OF Rropp,iTlai ep,eiTlai =
New Jersey angPppeari3g ps only in those edtio,
passed that ythe Herald Tor the same, same dSy 1S
Even allowr the Herald all IL cIairnss sl s.isi
ing ing us U.s. By{ Heraidd an Mew Jersey suppiemerl
of I" Thekloune by more than 4 nsn 81 ~ sn |
the actIa amount of paid advertisingvO lines
The Ct figures are given ne TaIg.
New Yfxcissns..,a OF April 10 printed i'm its m,
editiofa a,slve OF It's Brooklyn ana NHs. ~ M
sey srTntSnts. II, SOB agate lines 81 aSs.M SSeM
menf !ahTTihuding those suppIenents attVertis "a
SO ~ .ro Inc Chicago Tribune - ss -, ~ claiI
day,,naDDoo Hgate lines of paid adver,Is.ea IN
TB,parlson should be made in ii va use men
M, a. because the columns or "SS !" sr,i on aga
We those of tbd and and contain 3O5 agafs l,ri
ines OF agate each AAoi diu contain OnH
roho me TOUR Sundays ending A., !
,ris Usr.yg iumns OF advertisement - 4, io.
The true northerner., 1899-12-06
ITS DEBT.

! Manner In Wbich a
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-21
REESE AND pROHIBtTtoy.

1t is about as difficult to revive dead
issues as 1t Is to resurrect political
corpses. Prohibition, in Nebraska, has
been dead issue nearly ten years and
the attempt to make the prohibition
ghost stalk about in order to save the
popocratic cause from the impending
landslide affords striking proof of the
desperate straits in which the sham re-
formers find themselves on the eve OF
election.
The decision rendered by the supreme
court back in 1889 as to the consttu-
tionality of the prohibition amendment
ordered for submission to popular vote
is trumphed up as a horrible de
llnquency on the part of Judge
Reese and as a proof that he was
Il prohibitionst. 1nasmuch as every
member of the supreme court, includ-
ing Judges Maxwell and Cobb, agreed
with Judge Reese. and the opinion on
the appeal attacking the amendment
was written by Maxwell, whom the
popOCrats elected to congress only three
years ago, it would seem that the indict-
ment of Judge Reese Is very fal-fetChed
indeed. But suppose Judge Reese ac-
tually had been as pronounced in favor
of prohibition as were Silas A. Hol-
comb, Bryan and Poynter at that time,
how would that fact disqualify him for
the supreme judgeship in the year 1890?
How could prohibition ever come up as
a living issue before the supreme court
unless the legislature should enact pro-
hibition laws by and with the approval
of the governor, or over his veto?
Manifestly this prohibition scarecrow,
has been fabricated expressly for the
purpose of prejudicing the foreign born
voters, who have an inherent aversion to
prohibition, against Judge Reese, by
making them believe that he is Il rank
prohibtionist. We apprchend, however,
that the average foreign-born voter is
neither so ignorant nor gullible as to
allow himself to be humbugged by such
transparent impOsture. The great ma,
jority of citizens of foreign birth are as
intelligent as any other class of citizens
and when they come to choosing be-
tween Holcomb and Reese they will de,
eide who of the two has proved him
self the more worthy and faithful in the
discharge of an official trust,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-21

Instructive Information on the Lay of
the Land in WnrdOm.
Philadelphia Times.

Wherever the Transvaal frontier touches
British territory on the south nature has
raised a barrier difficult to cross. The
Beers thus have a signal advantage in
position for the conduct of a defensive
campaign. The plateau on which their big
farms and gold mines lie is 450O to $500
feet above the sea and slopes quite abruptly
to the coast plain. The mountains rising
from this low plain have given to part
OF Natal and adjoining districts in Cape
Colony the name OF "the Switzerland of
South Africa" though their tops scarcely
rise above the summit Of the plateau.
Through defiles among these mountains and
up the slope of the plateau front rise the
two or three roads by which the lofty plains
are reached. The historic defeats the Boers
have inflicted upon the British arms have
occurred, in every case, when the British
were trying to pass these gateways and
reach the top OF the Transvaal plateau.
We hear OF thousands OF Kruger's citizen
soldiery now grouped around the narrow
outlet from the plateau to the low plain at
Laings Mex. This Is the pass between the
Transvaal and Natal, where on memorable
day the Beers lay behind nearly every
boulder along the narrow road and poured
a murderous fire into the long, struggling
line OF British soldiers who vainly tried to
reach the summit, A little further west is
Van Reenens Pass where thousands OF
Orange Free State burghers are now
massed, 1t Is the gateway between that
republic and Natal and before the railroad
was built through It the slow OK wagons
carried about $4,000 tons OF freight a yeai
up ana down the pass.
II is reported that in event OF war the
British hope, through Portugals friendli-
ness to advance also from the east along
the line Of the Delagoa Bay railroad; but
here again the Transvaal frontier Is a nat
ural fortifcatIon, The plateau summit Is
reached only after toisome ascent Of the
narrow defle OF Komati Poort. and It would
be no easy matter to reach the top in tbs
face OF sturdy opposition,
Strongly marked topographic features
will thus direct the opening moves in thlf
game of war II 1t is to be played, The
plan of both the Boer republics is to com
mand the passes in he southeast that give
access TO their high plains and to destroy
the railroads in the southwest and west thai
would facilitate the arrival of troops from
the south or volunteers from Rhodesia il
the north. This is the reason why Boei
forces are also concentrated at Boshof neal
Kimberley and within a short distance o.
! Mafeking, where JamGson's raiders crosse
the border on their futile raid into the
Transvaal