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The true northerner., 1899-01-25
Regardless Of Age.

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A majority of the ills affecting people
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climates, regardless OF age, sex or con
dition.
The symptoms of kidney trouble are
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the back, desire to urinate often day or
night, profuse or scanty supply.
Uric acid, or brick dust deposit in urine
are signs of clogged kidneys, causing
poisoned and germ-flled blood. Some
times the heart acts badly, and tube
casts wasting of the kidneys are found
in the urine which if neglected will result
in Bright's Disease the most dangerous
form of kidney trouble.
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GOVERNMENT-MADE POWDER.
Plant at Indian Head On the Potomac
Nearing Completion - Product to
BE Used In Target Practice.

In the near future the government
will be in position to manufacture at
least portion of the smokeless powder
which will be used in target practice.
a plant at Indian Head on the Potomac
is nearing completion where this pow
der will be made. OF course one plant
will not be enough to supply the army,
but experiments will be made there,
and the best powder will be manufac-
tured, which will be the standard by
which all used by the army will be
measured. Besides this it is hoped TO
show the manufacturers that the gov
ernment is not helpless in this direc-
ton. and this plant will be held over
their heads to force them TO furnish
powder at a reasonable price. If this
is not done the product made at Indian
Head will be used to demonstrate to
congress that the army can make its
own powder, and other plants will be
asked for
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pRoBArE oRpER.-state of Michigan


At session of the probate court for the county Of
Van Buren, holden al the probate office in the viii
lage of Paw Paw, on Monday, the 10th day of
January, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and nInety-nine
Present, Hon. James H. johnson, Judge of
Probate.
In the matter OF the estate of John Will
man, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition duly verified, OF
Josephine Kdder, one of the legatees of SAID
deceased, praying for reasons therein stated
that certain instrument in writing now on file in
this court, purportng to be the last will and testa
ment of said deceased, may be proved allowed aud
admitted to probate as such and that execution
thereof may be granted TO George W. Merriman,
the executor i'm said will named
ThereupOn IL is ordered, that Monday, the 18th
day of February, 1899, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon, be assigned for the hearing of said petition,
and all persons interested in said estate required
to appear at session of said court, then to be
holden at the probate office, in the village of
Paw Paw, and show cause, If any there be, why
the prayer of the petitioner should not be granted.
And IL is further ordered, that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested i'm said estate,
of the pendency of said petition, and the hearing
thereof, by causing copy OF this order to be pub
lished in the TRUE NoRTHERsER, newspaper
printed and circulating in said county of Van Buren,,
for three successive weeks at least previous to
said day of hearing.
JAMES II. JOHNSON,
S7t4o9O Judge OF Probate.
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TOLSTOI KISSED BY CAR.
Promises 10 Use His Genius 10 Help
Solve the Problem of Dis
armament.

The London Daily Mail prints the fol-
lowing dispatch from Odessa: while
journeying north from Lividia, Emperor
Nicholas, during a break for luncheon
at Toola, capital of the government Of
the same name in central Russia, sent
a dclicately-worded message express
ing his desire TO see Count Leo Tolstoi.
Contrary to expectation, Tolstoi ac-
cepted the invitation, and soon ap-
peared at the railway station.
In his peasants garb he presented
a striking contrast TO the richly
dressed encourage Of the czar. En-
peror Nicholas kissed him on the mouth
and both cheeks, Tolstoi readily re-
spending.
Then a conversation commenced,
the ear asking his guest for an opin-
ion upon the imperial proposal for the
limitation of armaments. Count Tolls
tot replied that he could only believe in
it when his majesty should set the ex-
ample to other nations. On the car
mentioning the difficulties Of the prob
lem, and the necessity for united aid of
the great powers, the count softened
somewhat, and expressed the hope that
his majesty would be able to attain
some definite results. or, at any rate. TO
formulate some workable plan at the
conference. The ear. thanking him
for his good wishes, said he would be
pleased if Tolstoi could be induced to
lend his genius 10 the solution of the
question, and the count rejoined that
the emperor might count upon his CO.
operation, for he was already engaged
upon a work dealing with the question
i'm point. which would soon see the
light"
The true northerner., 1899-01-25
HAPPILY WATCHING MY WIFE PLow.

willin' gal. But Tom was still alive
and full O memory, an my paradise
soon had flaming sword at is gate.
He cum TO me one day when | was
settin' on the field fence happily
watchin' my wife plow. He looked at
her for long time, an his mouth
begun to water. He sed: Bill, that's
a piece O. furuiature out thar that
would look mighty well in my empty
house. Let me have her
\ "'Can't do it, Tom | said. I'D be
all broke up without her. l can't let
you have the last wife I've got
"Is it possible, Rill,' be began. his
lower jaw loose, an his eyes spillin'
tears. Can it be that you've forgot
my noble ack 10 you when We stood
helpless an busted in Cincinnati? Oh,
Bill, Bill it can't be, it can't be, that
you've forgot me lettin' you have that
53, cents!'
''That was a fletcher. an he knowed
ii would be- Wall. the upshot Of il
was that we went 10 the old gal an
laid the, case in front of her. She
kicked ag9inst the proposition at fust,
but soon eentled off. The next day
Squire Manning divorced me an her
an married Der an Tom.
"But the .Morst has come now, stran-
ger. ~ come to me this morning an
/. demanded my prize coon dog-a dog
that cost me a barrel o moonshine
whisky an the revolver | shot Craig
TOiiver with / don't know what to do
/ hate 10 go back on man who trot-
ted forward to my relief in time of
need. an loaned me 50 cents; but. mis-
ter. arter all the sacerfices I've made.
| don't think he orter demand-I don't
see how he can have the heart to AK
me to give up the best coon dog that
ever yelped at the root of tree! Tell
me what TO do"
well, it seems simple enough to me;
suppose you pay him back the so cents
and get rid Of him?"
A seraphic light overspread his brow
and flowed down and filled the hills
and hollows of his jagged old face.
WALL stranger. by goshins! Why
didn't | think o. that before Gal
went, wife follered; all on account of
not havin' any thought or friend to
advise. but I'll not mourn now. for
with him paid up an coon dog left
can be happy yet!"-Louisville Courier
Journol
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pRosATEoRoER.-stats OF Michiss,


At session of the probate court for the casinty
OF Van Buren, holden at the probate office, I'D he
village of Paw Paw, on Friday, the 30th day of
December, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-eght.
Present, Hon. James II. Johnson, Judge OF
Probate.
In the matterof the estate of Thomas Adri-
ance, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition, duly verified
of Edgar Adriance as one of the heirs at law pray.
ing for therein stated that the court adjudi-
cate and determine who at the time of
his death the legal heirs of said deceased and ent
tied to inherit the real estate in said petition des
crbed.
Thereupon il is ordered that Monday, the 30th day
Of January, 1882 at ten o'clock in the forenoon, be
assigned for the hearing of said petition, and all
persons interested in said estate required
to appear at session of said court, then to
be holden at the probate office, in the village of
Paw Paw, and show cause, If any there be,
why the prayer of the petitioner should not be
granted.
And il is further ordered that said petitioner
give notice to the persons interested in said estate of
the pendency of said petition, and the hearing
thereof by causing copy OF this order to be pub
lished in the True Northener, a newspaper printed
and circulating in said county OF Van Buren, for
three successive weeks at least previous to said
of hearing.
JAMES III. JOHNSON.
S5t4ossl Judge of Probate.
The true northerner., 1899-01-25

z dmner's Reward for
Fighting for Cuba.
Was Captured by spanish GuerriIins
and Would Have Been killed
But His Wife saved
HIS Life.

Richard T. Sumner is just back from
Cuba with native wife. She is all the
reward he got for two years rough
work with the insurgents, but Sumner
considers himself well paid AS he owes
his life 10 the lady's courage and devo-
ton, his estimate of her as probably
none too high.
Sumner is the son of a cattle breeder
north of Alliance, O. he is of an adven-
turous disposition, and when the fight
i, Cuba began warming up resolved 10
90 there and cast his lot with the reb-
els. He joined filibpstering party at
Tampa and was soon at the center of
hostilities. Welcome recruit though he
was, the Cubans had no money TO pay
him; so all he got was his food-and
sometimes not too much of that.
Shortly before the declaration of war
between the United States ano Spain he
was captured by a party Of Spanish
guerrillas. The leader hoped TO learn
something from him concerning the
strength and location of the Cuban
force from which he had strayed, and
did not Immediately kill him, although
of his ultimate execution there was no
doubt. The party stopped at the plan
tation of Rogue Boaz, a native Cuban,
but Spanish sympathizer. Sumner
succeeded in winning the favor Of Ca
milla Roque's 1s-year-old daughter
With her aid he managed to make his
escape on one OF her fathers horses.
He stayed with Gomez until after
Toral's surrender; then began a search
for his benefactress. BY that time her
fathers place had been sacked by the
Cubans and the old man and his daugh-
ter had taken refuge in Havana. Sum
ner knew that to ask Boaz for the girls
hand would be worse than useless. So
he persuaded her TO fly from Havana
and join him in Santiago. There they
were married about six weeks ago
Boaz took no notice Of an invitation 70
attend the wedding. The young couple
expect TO settle on a ranch which Sum
ner's father has promised 10 give them
as a bridal present.
The true northerner., 1899-01-25
SSHEE fos HEAsISs 3

County of Van Buren-ss. Probate Court for said
county.
At a session of the Probate Court for said county
held at the Probate Office In the village of Paw Paw
Thursday, the 5th day of January I'm the year of
cur Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety
nine.
Present, James II. Johnson, Judge of Probate.
In the matter Of the estate of Louisa n.
Wait deceased.
George w. Wait administrator with the will an-
nexed OF said estate into court and represents
that he IL now prepared to render his final accourR
as such administrator, and files the same. ~
Thereupon IL Is ordered that Monday. the 9th day
of February next, at ten oclock I'm the forenoon be
assigned for examining and allowing such account
and that the heirs at law of said deceased, and ali
other persons interested I'm said estate are required
10 appear at a session of said Court, then 10 be
holden at the Probate Office I'm the village of Paw
Paw in said County, and show cause, II any there
be why the said account should not be allowed:
And Is further ordered, that said administrator
give notice to the persons interested in said estate
of the pendency of said account. and the hearing
thereof, by causing copy of this order TO be pub
lished In the True Northerner, newspaper printed
and circulating In said county, three successive
weeks at least previous 10 said day Of hearing
JAMES III. JOHNSON.
lS68oS9l Judge of Probate
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Fable for Brides.

One can't but wonder how many
brides will be patriotic enough, right
in the face Of tradition and conven-
tionality, to eschew the time-honored
orange blossoms. At any rate, there's
a legend going the rounds to the effect
that this priced blossom is thoroughly
Spanish, an African king having in the
dim past presented a magnificent tree,
loaded with creamy, fragrant, waxen
blossoms, 10 the Spanish court. Out
siders begged in Gain for branches of
this famous plant and used any num-
ber of ruses to gain them. So carefully
were they guarded, however, that for
a long time not one got away. But at
last the fair daughter of the court gar
dener sold one her father had given
her to foreign ambassador, receiving
in return her dot" and breaking of
another branch for herself. Ever
since that wedding day orange bios
SONS have been considered n fitting
ornament for a bride. Let us hope her
treachery didn't lose her father his
head.-Philadelph Record.
The true northerner., 1899-01-25
FINAL aCCCUNT'NStateo of Miy

County of Van Buren-ss. Probate Court
county.
At session of the probate court 4.
county, held at the probate office in
lage of Paw Paw, Friday, the 18TH = W.
January, in the year of Lord one thousSSH
eight hundred aud ninety-nine:
Present, James III. Johnson, Judge of Probate
In the matter of the estate of II. Goodrich
Allen, deceased.
ID. b. Allen, administrator of said estate, comes
into court and represents that he is now
prepared to render his final account as such
administrator, and files the same.
Thereupon it is ordered, that Monday, the 18th
day of February next, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon, be assigned for examining and allowing such
account and that the heirs at law of said deceased
and all other persons interested in said estate are
required to appear at session of said Court, then
to be holden at the probate Office in the village
of Paw Paw in said county, and show cause. If any
there be, why the said account should not be allow
ed.
And IL is further ordered that sal administrator
give notice to the persons interested in
said estate of the pendency of said account
and the hearing thereof, by causing
copy of this order to be published in tine
True Northerner, newspaper printed and cir
culating i'm said county. for three successive weeks
at least previous to said day OF hearing.
JAMES III. JOHNSON,
22s1t4o229Ol Judge of Probate.
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COULD BE HAPPY YET
The Old Mountaineer Had Had a
Troublesome Time.


KTHlLE making a trip through the
Wv mountains of eastern Kentucky
last summer | stopped one day under
the inviting shade of thich-headed
" leech to rest and cool my horse.
~ Hoon l heard a soft, measured trS ISp,
n 1np in the thick dust of the road,
and. looking UP. beheld an old man
approaching my shade, his chin against
his breast.
He came up, said: "Howdy, stran-
ger" took agseat close by my side and
emitted a long deep sigh.
He took out his iacklnife and nerv-
ously Whitfield his right shoe sole a
few seconds. then closed the knife
again. rammed ii back in his pocket
and looked around at me with an ex-
preston of desperate agonya
"Mis;er." ne began. after a signing
pausE I'm in heap o trouble this
'ereHay. Hits the tip-top of noun
tin of trouble that's bin a-pilin' up
fer the last Is years. I'm jist out
/huntin' fer some ore TO help me let
loose OF il a little. I'm a-gittin' white
all mixed up in the black of my hair,
an | can't stand up under things as
! could when there was more sap in
my timber ] want you TO advise me
what to do-you are a pirty peart-
loolin' little bow-legged feller."
"Wen, tell me your trouble. and I'll
put in a hand if l can help you any
j said, smiling.
wall, about 10 years ago me an
Tom Snodgrass, a near neighbor OF
mine, went away off down ter Gin
cinnati to sell a lot Of fox an coon
skins.
"Wall, we wanted to have er little
time arter we sold cur skins, an 50
we got TO maxim hog-troughs outen
our stomachs by pourin lot of stump
water-lookin' stuff i'm 'em called lego
beer Not bein' use ter anything wuss
than moonshine whisky we soon got
so ediotically drunk that we couldn't
tell our own names.
a "Wall when the sunlight o. sense
Hegin to rise on our intellecks ag'in
IA found every cent Of my coon-skin
Honey was gone | was busted. Sc
~ sez to Tom: Tom sez /, I'll have
ter borry a leetle speck O. your money
ter git deck passage back on boat
home
'Tom hesertated a leetle while, ther
sed: Bill, | amt no Wall street my
sef, but, by gum! I'm a man, Bill
man clear through from rhyme tC
rhyne-an' I'll be cussed ef / don't le'
you have so cents. Lots o. fellers, W
know, wouldn't do it, Bill When 9
mans down lots o. fellers tries to keeI
his face in the clay, but il amt Ton
Snodgrass-nary time. Here's tn,
stuff, by gully!'
81 took the money as bat takes &
fiy, an sed. sez i: Tom, this thing
don't stop here. You arc pullin' me
outin a mighty tight place, an II
remember the favor while there's OF
in my lamp. No difference what yor
want outin me hereafter, all yo've got
10 do is TO holler fer it an We git it.
"Wall, about three months arter W,
got back Tom comes to me just as
the sun was squattin' down behind 6
hill an sezs Bill, that ar gal o. YOUR
-Sarilda Jane--she's about the nices'
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ece . feE rhine furniture in these
v-ere hills, GnS I've decided I want 10
Iadd her TO The attracAshuns o ms-
orand-new log house.
- cant do IL, Tom sed. the
fack is. the gal is about 10 hook up
lam make team with John Stacey.
lThey are TO trot OFF together next
week
- can't hep that, Bill,' he said.
lookin' at me with an eye full of tears,
Il got my heart sot on the gal an
cant git IL off. You must give her TO
me al once. | don't want TO throw up
nuthin' TO you, Bill but you know
what We sed when | let ye have that
80 cents
"'You shall have her ! sed. decided
ly. i never go back on a feller that
pulled me outin hot water when the
skin was about 10 slip. Come over to-
morrer an git her.
"The gal loved Stacey. an so, when
/ tole her about the new arrangement,
she filled her apron full o tears, an
sent home Stacey's picter an banker
cher. She married Tom, poor thing.
"My wife soon died, an then my gal
Toms wife-mixing the grief of her
distasteful marriage with the death
of her mother wilted away like cut
vine an died herself two months later.
81 soor married again, gittin' one of
the pirtiest gals in the settlemint, be-
sides the best sang digger in the coun-
ty. l was gittin' along fine-havin' no
work TO do arter gittin' such a stout.
The true northerner., 1899-01-25

MoRT0AoE SALE Whereas, default
1vl hasliig been made la the conditions of certain
indenture OF mortgage dated the srd day of Noyem-
ber, A. y. 1886. made, executed and delivered by
Martha j. 1immons OF AlmenA, Van Buren county,
Michigan. TO Peter Walker, which said mortgage was
oD the 10Th day OF November, a. ~ 1896 nIcd for
record ia the Office OF tho register OF deeds in and
for Van Buren county, Michigan, and by said
register OF deeds duly recorded in lber 90 Of mort
cages on page 3fr.
And whereas, by the terms aud provisions of said
mortgage. II il agreed that should any default be
made IN the payment OF the interest 10 become due
thereon or any part thereof on any day whereon the
same was made payable, and should remain
due, unpaid and Ina arrears for the space of thirty
(3) days then after the lapse of said thirty 1907
executors, administrators or assigns the whole of
the principal sum thereof shora become and be
due payable mediately.
And whereas, ffty-two and 65-lOO (S52.65) dollars
OF the interest accrued and became due on said
gage aud was payable by the terms thereof on
the 3rd day of November, A. ID. 1885, and said
or 40 part thereof has yet been paid but the whole
thereof IL due, payable and In arrears, and more
than thirty 1907 days have elapsed since the same 30
became due payable and in arears.
Now therefore, the said Peter Walker, the owner
and holder OF said mortgage, has elected TO declare
aud has and does declare the whole of the principal
of said mortgage with the accrued interest, to
be due and payable Immediately. The whole sum
aimed TO be due and pa able on said mortgage at
the date of this notice il One Thousand Three
Hundred Sixty-six and 62-100 (si366.62) Dollars
and the costs of this proceeding to be added thereto
ing in chancery having been Instituted to recover
the amount due on said mortgage any part thereof.
Now, notice Is hereby given that by virtue OF
the power of sale in said mortgage contained and
the statutes IN such made and provided. shall
atuiday, the 18th day of April, A. ID. 1899, at
o'clock In the forenoon al the north front door
the Court House for the county of Van Buren,,
the state OF Michigan, In the village OF Paw Paw,
hat being the place for holding the Circuit Court
Tor SAID Van Buren, county, Michigan) sell to the
highest bidder the premises described In said
mortgage, or so much thereof may be necessary
t. pay the amount then due said mortgage and
the of this proct eding and of said sale. The
Premises so TO be sold are known and described as
al that certain piece parcel Of land situate and
beng in the township OF Almena, county of Van
Buren, and state OF Michigan, and desciibed1uu0
follows; to-wit: The west half of the NO.
quarter of section twenty-nine 900 in tow.
(2l south of range thirteen (l3l wesi togt thd{
the tenements, hereditamen MS and the appurt,
thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaini,
Dated this 5th day of January, A. ID. 1899.
PETER WALKER, Mortgage.
Sjti5o95 Il. A. x ROBERT B. GRAN r,
for Mortgage, Chase Blk, kalamazoo, Mic
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CHANcERY sALE.-1n pursuance and b

CHANCERY SALE.-In pursuance and by
" virtue OF a decree of the Circuit Courtrfor the
County of Van Bulen, in Chancery, in the State of
Michigan, made and dated on the 23d day of Novem-
ber A. d., 1898, in certain cause therein pending.
wherein Drucilla Osborn is complainant aud Henry
Z. Sbole and Englebert B. Born are defendants:
Notice is hereby given that shall sell at public
auction to the highest bidder at the front door of
the court house, in the Village of Paw Paw, County
of Van Buren, and State of Michigan, (said court
house being the place for holding the Circuit Court
in and for said county, on Saturday, the 18th day
of February A. D., 1899. at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon of said day all, or much thereof as may be
necessary to raise the amount due to the said
painant for principal, interest and costs in said
cause OF the following described lands and premises
viz: The north half [lal of the northwest
quarter al aud the north half " of the south
east quarter a of the northwest quarter IA of
section fourteen 14l town one II south, range ff
teen l5l west, Van Buren, County, State of Mich
igan.
Dated, Paw Paw, Mich December 2sth. A. D., 1898 :,
ORAN w. ROWLAND, J
Circuit Court Commissioner in and for Van Bur9
Comfy, Michigan.
OSBORN, MILLS & MASTER,
Solicitors for Complainant. S4t9