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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-11-29

There are but two trains day that
stop at Marcellus, one going east at 12;45
p. m. and the other going west at l:22
p. IN.
Two Bronson farmers went to "lawing
it" over strip of land worth $50, and
after the expenses had climbed up To
$500 one of them got a verdict of six
cents.
The electric road from Toledo to Mon
roe, in operation only three months, with
the cars running distance of % miles,
has earned on an average of $40 per
day; fare % cents.
At Coldwater George l.. Pixley, a
travelling man, pleaded guilty to the
charge of throwing "a cat out of the third
story window of the Southern Michigan
hotel aud was fined Sl2, which he paid.
Ludwig Schwabach, a manufactures
from Chicago who was given good
bonus to establish his business at Niles,
is in trouble He has disappeared and
his property is being seized by cred
itors Berrien Springs Era.
While chopping down a tree near
Watervliet few days ago, Charles
Harker was perhaps fatally injured The
tree suddenly fell the wrong way and
car GIN Nj l.arker. breaking all his ribs
on one side and cutting his face badly.
Aarkcr's companion, by main strength,
rolled the tree off his fellow workman
and then called help to get the injured
man home.
A year age his fall, says the Traverse
City Eagle. - man pretty well along in
years appiicG 10 the Hon. Perry Hannah
to purchase 80 acres of land from
MIN The laud was worth 81 30 an acre,
hut the farmer could only pay $40 down
and went in debt for the remainder One
day last week he came into the bank,
paid up the balance and deposited 81 200
in the bank. That was his showing on
the 50 acres of wild land"
The 3lst annual meeting of the Mich
igan State horticultural society will be
held at Fenuville Tuesday and Wednes-
day, ID, cember and 4. A very interest
ing program has been prepared. Among
by +. a. Burger of Bangor, "Should
Michigan Growers Set Peaches or APP
pIes-Why?" Harry Hamilton of Bangor
will talk on The Home Nurserymau,
and Hon. C. j. Monroe of South Haven,
one of the delegates to the American
Pathological society, will give report
on apple Culture"
The u miles of the Dallin road from
Penn, in Cass county, to Dowagiac will
soon be ironed. From Dowagiac to Sis
ter Lakes the road bed, which was nearly
completed some months ago, will be
taken up and pushed right into Benton
Harbor The promoter, VIM. Dallin,
says his company has had in regular
order Is pay days and at the last two
$4,000 was paid out and with good back
ing he proposes to have 30 miles of the
best freight road between Toledo and
Lake Michigan. Mr.. Dalin says next
July will find the road bed completed
into Benton Harbor.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-11-29
That Throbbing Headache

Would quickly leave you, if you used
DIR. Kings New Life Pills. Thousands
of sufferers have proved their matchless
merit for Sick and Nervous Headaches
They make pure blood and build up your
health. Only % cents. Money back ii
not cured. Sold by Longwell Bros
druggist
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-11-29

Recommends it to Trainmen. G.. II
Hausan, Lima, o., engineer l.. f.. a. w.
great deal with backache. was induced
to try Foley's Kidney Cure and one bot
tie entirely relieved me. gladly recon-
mend it to any one, especially my friends
among the train men, who are usually
similarly afflicted" +. b. Longwell. m
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-11-29
Great Luck ofan EDITOR.

"For two years all efforts to cure Ec-
zema in the palms of my hands failed,
writes Editor H. n. Lester, of Syracuse,
Kan, "then | was wholly cured by Buck
lens Arnica Salve." It's the worlds
best for Eruptions, Sores and all skin
diseases. Only Doc at Longwell Bros
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-11-29
Refuses TO Be Rishop.

New York. Nov 26.-The Rev Or.
David H. Greer of this cItv, recently
elected bishop of the new diocese Of
western Massachusetts, issued a state
ment last evening in which he declines
the honor.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-11-29

George A. Points, Upper Sandusky
O., writes: Il have been using Foley :
Honey and Tar for hoarseness and find
it the best remedy ever tried. 1t stop.
ped the cough Immediately and relieved
all soreness" Take none but Foley's
r. b. Longwell. m
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-11-29
Murderer renled Second Trial.

SicuS City. Ia, Nov. 26.-Ben Nc
knight, convict d of numbering his
wife b. beating her to death. WIS de-
MED a new trial and sentenced to %
years iInpri onment.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-11-29

The offer gives all county and townhipines and
all cities and villages railway lines and stations
has tables giving the population of city and village
county Michigan of farming land by counties
of institutions and educational statistics.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-11-29

Ten thousand demons gnawing away
at ones vitas couldn't be much worse
than the tortures of itching piles. Yet
there's a cure. Doans Ointment never
fails
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-11-29

Cure the cough and save the life. "
DIR. Woods Norway Pine Syrup cures
coughs and colds, down to the very verge
of consumption.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-11-29
Get 0GOOd Map
OF
NJ |6H|GAN.

No home Office should be without It's
locate It's convenient to know about railway
lines. It's educaionaly valuable to old and young
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-12

are accepted all over the United states
They had lived. so far az the cities are
concerned. In a state OF civic fith all
most unimaginable 20 a resident OF the
United States. The cleansing OF the is
land was of the first Importance. and IL
was done so thoroughly that contagious
diseases like yellow fever and cholera.
which were looked upon by some as
endemic, have practically disappeared.
Then there Is smallpox. which was re-
garded by all, high and low alike, as an
unavoidable plague. There We're 500
deaths from smallpox the year previ-
Gus TO American occupation. Last year
there was not one. This radical inn
provement was brought about by the
wholesale vaccination OF nearly two
thirds the entire population. There is
another disease-anamia-w has
been induced by filth and a starvation
diet that does not yield so readily and
from which there were 1000 deaths in
1899. But even this is being overcome.
The disease OF illiteracy is fast yield
Ing 10 drastic treatment, for. the youn-
ger population being eager TO learn.
schoolhouses are being erected in every
'barrio" and teachers by the hundred.
mainly native. appointed to carry ON
prise 90 per cent OF the population, but
the percentage is fast being reduced.
English is being learned with audity
and will in few years be universally
spoken In place OF Spanish.
On the whole. / am optimistic as to
the future of Porto Rico. now that ev-
erything has been granted which ii de-
sired, except absolute autonomy and
exercise OF the national franchise, for
this island is rich in resources, is pop
ulous and has been taught much needed
lessons of economy and restraint. /
firmly believe that under the tutelage
OF the United States IL will become a
model for other West Indian communi-
ties and one OF the most prosperous
spots on the globe; always, OF course.
barring hurricanes and disasters pro-
ceeding from natural causes, over
which. though there are many here who
think TO the contrary. Uncle Sam has
no control. AS to the increased possi-
bilities for Americans to make their
fortunes here, that is quite another sto-
ry, for. although the natives are now lib
orally ruled and though they owe their
great advance mainly 10 the Americans.
,, they are inclined TO sound the slogan.
Porto Rico for the Porto Ricans."
And when we consider that there are
about a million Porto Ricans, accord.
ing to the last census, who occupy an
island (tropical and fertile though IL
be) only $500 square miles In area. 1T
may be readily imagined that they have
little room to spare for outsiders"
The action of the executive council
in persistently opposing the granting OF
franchises TO Americans shows the
Porto Rican disposition in this regard.
But meanwhile the merchants here
expect from the United States a large
influx of goods which have been held
back in anticipation OF the proclama-
tion, and, by the same token" We
have accumulated vast quantities Of
sugar, tobacco and cigars. which were
dispatched to the United States with q
view to arrival there just after free
trade was dcst+-red.
JAMES l.. BATHURST.
San Juan, Porto Rico.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-12
KIpLING AND ms CHECKS.

II is related that when Rudyard Kip
ling lived in America he tried a system
OF paying all household expenses by
check Naturally these checks varied
in amount. most of them being small.
The majority were about a dollar.
Butchers bills and grocery bills were
settled promptly in that fashion, and, of
course. Mr.. Kipling's checkbook at
home provided him with an accurate
account of expenditure. But when he
sent in the handbook monthly TO be ex-
amined the result would never balance.
He invariably found that the amount
to his credit was greater than II ought
TO be. and he tried TO persuade himself
that this was owing to his own defect
i've bookkeeping or his own bad head
for figures. IL was only by accident
that he discovered the secret Many OF
those small checks were never present.
ed at all Their value as autographs
was greater than their bank value.
Tradesmen sold them 10 customers at a
profit. Instead of finding their way TO
the bankers the checks were carefully
treasured. Visiting at gentleman's
house, Kipling had the pleasure Cor the
reversc) OF seeing one OF his checks
hanging framed on the wall II was o
check given for a case OF bottled beer
No wonder the novelist's books would
not balance. Indignant at this discov-
cry. he is said to have burned his check
book and afterward paid all accounts
in hard cash.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-12
CHAIRS OF HISTORICAL VALUE.

Among King Edward Wis art treas
ures at Windsor is seventeenth CEN
tury table made of silver. There are
plenty of dealers who would gladly give
$4,000 for il. There is also a silver ta-
BILE at Lord Sackvilles seat, Knole
Park, Kent, with square looking glass
and two large candelabra en- suite. This
unique specimen is worth $1,000. At
Highclere castle, the Earl of Carnar-
von's seat in Hampshire, there Is the
chair which Napoleon used when he
drew up his justly celebrated code. The
earl also owns the table Napoleon used
at st. Helena.
The oldest chair in England possess
ing historical interest is the coronation
chair of Edward !, made in 1896 and
now in Westminster abbey. 1t was last
used in the jubilee year-1SS7--when the
four lions on which the body of the
chair reposes were richly gilded. The
chair in which Charles sat during his
trial is now the property of the Cottage
hospital Moreton-in-t the Marsh, Lam
cashire. There are many rich people
who would cheerfully give 50. 500 for 1t.
King Edward has at Windsor castle
a Venetian state chair upholstered with
embroidered velvet of such splendid
quality that, although the chair bears
the date 1870. IL otherwise betrays no
sign OF great age. An expert values
this chair at 81, 000
In the Indian museum is an octagonal
chair the wood of which is completely
covered with a layer of pure beaten
gold.
In collection recently presented to
the South Kensington museum are
some valuable ivory chairs and a rich
ly gilded table taken from Tippoo Sahib
al the storming of Seringapatam.
similar suit was sold not long since In
Vienna for Sf2 500.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-12

Thomas Hardy, the writer, is better
known locally as the Dorchester u. p"
than as a maker OF popular novels. AL
though he lives quite near the town, it
was with difficulty / found my way
thither through local guidance | sup
pose he has purposely obscured his per-
sonality here owing TO the fact of hav-
ing taken such liberties with the local
material. animate and inanimate for
people who have quaint ways and &C.
centric manners do not alwayS like
them to be published This is quite
natural, for they got nothing out of ii
except a certain reputation not at all
desirable to those who wish TO lead
quiet life, while Tom Hardy has made
a fortune through the books TO which
his neighbors unwittingly contributed.
Hardy was born here in JUNE. 1s40
near the house which he at present oc-
cupies and is consequently 61 years OF
age. He looks his years and more. be-
ing cadaverous and careworn, with hair
thinning and growing gray and list
less air that does not do Justice TO his
really pleasing personality, for, though
not robust, he is yet in fairly good
form physically and his life in the
country and quiet habits contribute to
health and longevity. He is cordial TO
visitors and talks freely about his
books, the characters of which, he says,
were obtained within few miles of his
present abode. In fact, from the win
dows and porches of charming Max
Gate, the house which he planned with
his own hands (for he was an architect
OF repute before turning TO authorship.
he pointed out TO me many of the
scenes identified with his most famous
books. He does not, he laughingly ad-
mitted, claim to be the creator OF any
OF his scenes or characters, but only
the discoverer. IL is something. how
ever, TO know a good thing when one
sees it, and Tom Hardy certainly de-
serves credit for recognizing the rich
material at hand In his native county
and immortalizing his naive neighbors
by preserving them like flies in amber
for the entertainment of his readers
Mr. Hardy has a charming companion
I'm his wife, TO whom he has been mar.
rled % years and with whom he ram
bles the country adjacent to their home.
takes a run up 20 London for month
or so in the winter season or spends a
brief vacation on the continent. His
Independent fortune and the ample lei.
sure OF an English petty magistrate
afford him abundant opportunities for
investigating any scene or people he 1
desires 20 exploit. The house at Max
Gate stands on the site of an ancient
Roman burial mound. and some OF the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-12
!: :. THE HOME OF !: !:
THOMAS HARDY, THE NOVELIST

having been reported I'm London
by members of literary club
who recently made a pilgrimage
- to Wessex that admirers of
Hardy, the novelist. would soon
have the pleasure of perusing another
romance from his pen. undertook TO
satisfy myself as to the matter by fol-
lowing in their wake and visiting the
famous author in his home He lives
in the country most of the time. far
from the madding crowd" as the title
OF his most noted novel puts it, near
lovely Dorchester, on the south coast of
England. There he was born. there he
has built himself a house and there he
now resides in affiuence, a ~. p" and a
man of solid reputation.
Hardy is known as the author of the
fascinating "Wessex Romances," but
you might look long and vainly for
Wessex on the map, for IL is not so
much geographical designation as a
historical reminiscence OF ancient
times. -Wessex, an abbreviation OF
West Saxony, was a kingdom OF the
Saxon heptarehy during the sixth, sew
enth and eighth centuries and compris-
cd Dorset. the county in which Hardy
lives, and three counties contiguous.
One of its soverelgns, Egbert, who
fiourfshed nearly 1,l0o years ago. is
generally known as the first king OF
England. The region roundabout Dor
set is rich in traditions OF his time and
still boasts many descendants OF the
Saxon settlers. To one of antiquarian
habit like Mr.. Hardy 1t offers a fertile
field, and during the past 30 years and
more he. has certainly worked II for all
1t would yield. Such sturdy characters
as his Jan Coggan and Gabriel Oak and
such remarkable women as his Bath
sheba and Tess yet live there and may
be found domiciled amid the lovely
lanes and hedgerows of the charming
Dorset country. Working with a foun-
dation of historical tradition and quaint
people and folklore. Hardy has pro-
duced such world renowned books as
Far From the -Madding Crowd" his
first famous novel. published in 1874:
Return of the Native" 1878: Two on
Tower" 1882; Tho Mayor of Caster
bridge" 1884: 'Wessex Tales" lsss:
Tess of the DUrbervilles." 1891:
"Lifes Little Ironies." 1894; "Jude the
Obscure" 1895. and several others of
lesser note. Wessex has proved a won.
derful field for a literary artist like
Hardy, and he has proved a deft weav-
er OF fact and fiction into the cloth OF
gold that comprises the warp and woos
Of his romances.
Famous rs he is. however. in the
world of letters At home and abroad,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-12

but one which she might hesitate to
put into the hands of her innocent
mother"
After having met the author of these
books and found him unquestionably a
refined and thorough gentleman, and
after having visited him amid the
scenes he has so faithfully depicted
the luxuriant wales. the humble cot
breathing of homely virtues and the
heather covered moors so wild and
restful-I cannot believe that there is
about Tom Hardy's novels an atmos-
phere other than of perfect sanity.
EGBERT SWYNTYN.
Dorchester, England
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-12

III
been an eventful one In the
ialane OF Porto Ricofas wei
nxe as in the United States. but
not in. the sense that we are
'eE1-o.ns IL today In fact, it has been
month to which we alwayo looked
forward with dread. as that IN which
me hurricane season begins You must
hnow-that' we have the so called hurri-
cane season down Anc" in the West
tndles and know, almost 20 a DOT when
- begins and when it ends. by
strange chain OF fortuitous circun-
stances. however the very day on
which the ''ouragans' commence 70
rage officially is that which we are now
celebrating as our day OF deliverance
from Spanish oppression. / say "ofil-
oially" because in some islands. nota-
bly, over I'm the little Danish possession
or ST. Thomas. the 25th of July. on
Which the Americans first landed In
Porto Rico three years ago has long
been observed as day Of humiliation
and prayer on account OF the advent Of
the hurricane season. We adopted the
Fourth. OF Juiy as natipual holiday
the year following AanlScc ncc upation.
but tho real holiday OF the Porto RT-
cans--'la fiesta Puerto Riquenar ~is me
9stn Of this auspicious ngomh,, FOR on
that day the United staIe5 forces, COM
Mandcd bE Goperai Miles gist ,tauded
at Euanion on-lhe south.e coast, and be;
g9i tleir uiu,hphal l7maroh 10 Peppe
and over The military ROAD 20 San Juan
NOW again we have furthsr ga Use tor
rejoicing inasuU,.h as thE Eerni8i pfoc-
lomation OF President Mckinley decaai-
iRs absolute free trade bIltween tbs is
land aud the United states Mas issued
sa
IN Porto Rico. This Official proclama-
ton was alieady anticipated. OF course.
since II WAS but. the natural consum-
roation OF a series OF events leading up,
20 u almost without n break We feel
greatly gratined, however that the
president should have acted on the sug-
eestion OF our legislative assembly. IL
only from considerations OF sentiment.
The march OF events has been so rap
ID during the last three years here in
Porto Rico that the people may
well be pardoned some confusion
rs 10 then proper status and a nat
ural doubt that still exists with
some of them. as 20 whether they are
subjects OF Alfonso Nil or free citi-
zens of the great United States. They
have been Informed that they are now
citizens OF ''los Estados Unidos del
Norte America" over and over again,
but many OF them cannot realize the
fact. They haye been INDUCING in a
Rip Van Winkn sleep OF centuries and
have 10 be pinched--and pinched
mighty hard at that--to be brought to
a realizing sense OF their greatly chang
ed conditions This may explain some
what the fact that Porto Ric) has been
slow 10 accept those conditions and has
a rrnf N
their ultimate good. Now however,
that the proclamation OF free trade has
been Issued and promulgated here by
Acting Governor Hunt there is univer-
sal expression OF rejoicing Even the
ignorant "Jibaros." whom the Ameri-
can Soldiers. contemptuously allude TO
as tSpiggottys" have awakened TO
their new environment and are begin
ming 10 show signs of interest i'm public
affairs. Hitherto they have been con-
tent to live improvidently from hand to
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-12

rooms are ornamented with grewsofne
relics of the Romans in the shape Of
bones and furereal ornaments taken
out when the cellar was excavated.
The land formerly belonged TO the
crown, having been purchased direct
through the consent of King Edward
when Prince of Wales, to whom 1t had
come by succession from the famous
Black Prince. IT is in the garret OF the
house at Max Gate that Hardy writes
his novels. only putting pen to paper as
inspiration takes him. though prefer
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-12

range. his drawings thereby lacking In
perspective. This Is the most charita-
bic view one can take OF the lapses I'm
some OF his later novels which Hardy
defends by claiming that the characters
are drawn from and are true TO life, be
they coarse or refined, leaving his
readers to censure or praise. as they
may feel inclined. a rather equivocal
criticism OF Tess was lately uttered
by an American lady. who said. 1T IS a
book that the modern young woman
could read with impunity and profit.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-12

into government house. Melbourne. Is
said TO have been amazing.
Lord Dufferin who completed his sew
enty-fifth year recently. referred 20
himself as the maid OF all work TO the
British government"
Prince Nikita OF Montenegro. who has
already achieved some literary reputa-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-12

ment, which was finally established
May I. 1900. but in the nature of things
could not be granted until after a pc
riod OF probation had been passed. The
continuance of military rule and the
deferring of civil government became
the pretext for the local politicians to
raise an exceeding great outcry, and
the fixing upon Porto Rico of a special
tariff was the cause OF popular discon-
tent. Actual independence the Porto
Ricans did not seem to crave, for they
recognized the necessity OF attaching
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-12

the Porto Ricans, who became more
and more impressed with the idea that
the home government was so wealthy
and so beneficent that they were 20
pass the remainder of their days in
blissful state OF dolce far niente.
TO General George S. Davis, who sue
ceeded the lamented Henry, fell the
thankless task OF initiating reforms and
OF paving the way for the civil govern
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-12

tion as the author OF a drama entitled
The Empress Of the Balkans" r. about
10 publish romantic novel dealing
with the career OF his ancestor, Duke
Stephen of Herzegovina.
Lord Roberts remains firm TO his re-
solve to accept no honors from public
bodies until hostilities In South Africa
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-12

themselves to some strong government
for their own protection. But they did
desire territorial autonomy and protest
ed energetically against the imposition
OF a tariff on their imports and exports
while still being considered as an ap-
panage, If not an integral portion. OF
the United States. The involved deci-
sion of the supreme court In this mat
ter is so recent as to need no further
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-12

the harbor OF San Juan. Peace COM
missioners were later appointed by the
president 10 meet and confer with those
assigned to similar service by the Span
ish government. and on the 18th OF Oc-
tober the formal transfer OF authority
took place. and the American flag was
raised az San Juan.
The first military governor was Gen
eral John R. Brooke, who wisely made