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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-07-17

An amusing story Is told of Robert
Simson. who was professor OF mathe-
MATES at the University of Glasgow
and as eccentric in some ways as he
was brilliant in others. He always
counted his steps OH the street and al
lowed nothing To interfere with this
valuable practice. IL any one spoke
to him during the process, he repeated
the number OF the last step taken and
stopped short until he could resume his
count and walk Oh.
one day he was accosted by man
who knew him by sight, but had never
been told of the professors habit OF
counting steps.
81 beg your pardon. professor" he
said, at which the mathematician halt
ed, murmuring Give hundred and sew
enty-three."
MAY | have word with your" ask
ed the man.
Most happy-573."
"Oh, no; merely one question"
"Well-573."
you are too kind; but, knowing your
acquaintance with the late Or. b., may
| venture TO ask whether | am right in
saying that he left 900 to each of his
nieces?'
"Precisely-573.'
"And there were four nieces, were
there notT'
"EXactly-513.
The man stared at the professor, and
then, muttering. Five hundred and
seventy-three-he must be crazy he
made a hasty bow and started away.
mo. no." cried the professor, taking
a step as he spoke; mot 573 nieces-
four-574,
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Geneva.
Mrs. Ed. Bates is very i'll.

Mrs. Ed. Bates is very ill.,.
Miss Emma Long of Covert is visiting
Miss Ollie Huffman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew johnson of Chi
cago are visiting her brother.
Miss Blanche Mari and Melvin Decker
were married last Thursday in Paw Paw
Miss Gladys Southwell of Blooming
dale is guest of her sister, Mrs. Will
Tyler.
Mrs. Harvey Robbins visited her peo-
pie, who live in Arlington, Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. Charlie Clarks mother and niece
of Saginaw have come to spend the sum-
mer with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Bates of Covert,
formerly of Geneva, are the happy par
ents of a girl.
Mr. and Mrs. King and their son
George called on George Elgelus and
family Sunday.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-07-17

Mrs Verne Rose has guest, Miss
Bernice Haynes of Decatur.

Mrs Verne Rose has a guest, Miss
Bernice Haynes of Decatur.
Mrs. d. Stickney is entertaining her
mother, Mrs. Pierce of Hartford.
We are sorry to report Mrs. Mabel
Zimmerman not as well as usual.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kidmans little
child has large abscess on the neck.
Mark Shepard is now in line with his
threshing machine. He started Tuesday
on the farm of Mrs George Alden.
John Wassman and bride have re-
turned from their wedding trip G.
Wassman and family will move to Law
renee.
Charles Zimmerman was reelected
treasurer at the school meeting Monday
evening. 1t was voted to repair the
school house by papering the walls and
ceiling and painting inside and out.
Mrs. Ida Cuisine entertains the club
Friday, July n. Following is the pro-
gram:
instrumental music,------------. Lyle Martin
Roll call Earliest Reeollections
Lesson.
Paper Literature for Children, ..-. Erma Phillips
Reading, from James Whitcomb Riley,
Blanche Thompson
Conversation, other Peoples Children,
led by Alice Wheaton
Song, Little Boy Blue.
Music in charge of Doll Martin.
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Curious German Answers.

AT school i'm Germany an examina-
ton was recently held, and here are
some OF the answers given by the pu-
pills:
"Veres plundered the temples OF Sici-
ly and then took them home with him;
nevertheless he won his lawsuit, for he
bribed his opponent"
Napoleon |. was born Aug Is, 176S,
and this day was destined TO be the
most remarkable i'm his entire life, since
he assembled the throne Of France on
Dec. 2. 1904"
I'm the time of the ancient Romans
priests wore a fillet. which went over
the head and neck and into the Shout
der blade"
''Schiller's life came to final end on
May 8, 1903"
There were three Pune wars-name-
~, the first, second and third"
I'm reading Klopstock one must look
for the argument, and even if it is not
there one must find it,"
In regard TO Homer no one knows
whether, where, how, when or why he
was born"
THE national hymn should always
be sung standing with bare feet"
"Ladislaus Posthumus was a good
humored ruler, but he was defective in
the matter Of birth"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-07-17

Mr.. Jones kept tOyshop and among
various things sold fishing rods. For
the purpose of advertising them he had
a large rod hanging outside, with an
artificial fish at the end of it. Late one
night, when most people were in bed,
a man who was rather the worse for
his nights enjoyment happened to see
this fish. He looked at ii. Snd then
went cautiously up TO the door and
knocked gently. Jones did not hear
this, so after the man had knocked a
little louder he responded at the win
dow up above.
who's there?" said Jones.
Don't make noise" said the man
In a whisper, but come down as quiet
ly as you can"
At this request our friend thought
there must be something the matter.
So, after dressing and coming down as
quietly as possible. he proceeded TO ask
what it was.
what is the matter?" he inquired.
"Sh.' said the man. Pull your line
in, quick! You've got a bite!"
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lawrence.

Al. Howe of Dowagiac was in town
last week.
Charlie Marshall of Battle Creek was
in town Wednesday.
Miss Mentor and sister of Kalamazoo
are visiting relatives in town.
Born, Sunday morning, to Mr.. and
Mrs John Shoemaker Jr., boy,
John Clark and Frank Young were at
Lake Cora, Wednesday on business.
W NJ. Rose of Stockbridge, Mich, was
in town the first of last week on business.
Mrs Welch, who has beck sick the
past week, is still very low at this writ
ing.
Gladys Harris is spending few weeks
in Battle Creek with Halo and Edith
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Virgins spent a
few days the first of the week with his
mot her at this place.
George White and wife and Lon White
and wife of Kalamazoo have been visit
ing relatives and friends here
A number of our people are planning
to attend the Crystal Springs campmeet-
ing, which will open August T.
NJ. b. Sanborn had horse killed We'd
nesday by big gin pole falling and
striking the horse on the back of the
head.
The Van Buren, county association of
X. O. +. NJ. and l.. .. L. NJ. will hold
their annual picnic at South Haven,
Thursday, July %.
Mrs. II. f.. Rowland left Wednesday
morning for Detroit, where she will
spend a week or so with her daughter,
Mrs. Helen Smith
The following is a list of men still liv-
ing in this vicinity who voted for John &.
Fremont for president in 1856: Dr. a,
S. Haskin,, p. Cady, Elisha Burt, John
b. Potter, c. Daily, II. p. Simmons, Geo,
Peabody Newell Crissy, James Widner,
Col. Sutton.
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WGverIy.

Mrs. Joe Hayden has daughter from
Chicago visiting her.
Miss Bessie Headly of Chicago is visit
ing at Howard Aliens.
Mrs. Vanderhoof's sister of Decatur
visited her last Sunday.
Mrs. Almira Whipple went Monday to
visit her sons near jackson.
II. Clark of Gliddenburg came to
Waverly to buy huckleberries Friday.
Miss Rae Simmons visited with Miss
Eva Hubert in Gliddenburg last week
Mr. Clifton's little grandson had a
finger taken off in pulley of hay fork
last week
jim Shears went to Kalamazoo, Mon
day, to help move his son Frank from
Paw Paw.
Mr. and Mrs. viii Shears of Benton
Harbor visited her father, John Burdick,
and other relatives last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bishop are the
parents of very little son. 1t weighed
one pound and five ounces, but is doing
nicely.
We were misinformed in regard to
Frank Coulson's little boy having his
arm broken: it was Irving Coulson that
was badly hurt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts of Chicago visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Trumen Allen, Tuesday.
They are old time friends, having acted
as best man and bridesmaid at their
wedding nearly half century ago.
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Base Line.
,ert Allen is very i'll.

Albert Allen is very i'll.
G.. Leech is building an addition on
his house.
Raspberries are in their prime this
week, but the crop is light in this vicin-
ity.
W. d. Hermon and wife of Allegan
were guests at her fathers, G. Post, Sat
urday.
Mr. and Mrs j. Eastman visited a
nephew, Mr.. Mills in Cheshire, who is
very i'll.
Mr. and Mrs l.. Lee entertained their
son George and family of Kalamazoo,
Sunday
Rev. Hawks preached at North Point
church Sunday, Elder Robinson having
exchanged pulpits with him.
Wheat and hay are mostly secured in
good shape and corn is trying to make
up for slow growth earlier in the season.
G. JOY and family, w. Rowe and family,
Arby Eastman and family and b. James
and wife were guests at r. Eastman's
last Sunday.
4. b. Post returned north Tuesday
after two weeks visit with his parents.
His wife will remain little longer. The
neighbors have been entertained by their
photograph during their stay.
y. Beedle and family have returned to
their home in Ohio, Mrs. S. Sweet and
children to their home in Kalamazoo and
to Otsego to visit her sister who lives
tbara
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-07-17
800 Reward 800.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires a consti-
tutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure
is taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the founda
ton of the disease, and giving the
patient strength by building up the con
stitution and assisting nature in doing
its work. The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers, that they
offer one hundred dollars for any case
that it fails to cure. Send for list of tes-
timonials. Address, +. J. CHENEY, d Co.
Toledo, q. m
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-07-17
Very Remarkable Cure of Diar-
FhOea.

about six years ago for the first time
in my life | had a sudden and severe at.
tack of diarrhoea," says Mrs. Alice
Miller, of Morgan, Texas. Il got tenn
porary relief, but it came back again and
again, and for six long years | have
suffered more misery and agony than
can tell 1t was worse than death. My
husband spent hundreds of dollars for
physicians prescriptions and treatment
without avail. Finally we moved to
Bosque county, our present home, and
one day | happened to see an advertise
ment of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy with a testimon-
ial of man who had been cured by it.
The case was so similar to my own that
| concluded to try the remedy. The re-
suit was wonderful. | could hardly
realize that | was well again, or believe
it could be so after having suffered so
long but that one bottle of medicine,
costing but few cents, cured me-" For
sale by Longwell Bros. IN
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-07-17
Pain
From Inflammato
Rheumatism
Would Have Killed
Our Son.
DIR. Miles Anti=Pain Pills
Saved Him.

1--WE began TO use DR.. Miles Nerve and
Liver Pills six years ago My wife had liver
trouble and a nelghbor gave her some Of
your liver pills 10 try after which we bought
bottle OF them and my wife used them un.
I'll cured. Since then / have used them and
l must say that | have never used any pills
that gave RE the satisfaction these have.
We also use DIR. Miles Anti-Pain Pills with
greatest satisfaction. Three years ago our
son Harry had inflammatory rheumatism.
lie had suffered SO much that believe if we
had not given him Dr. Miles Anti-Pain Pills
which relieved him almost instantly he would
have die. | am always glad of the oppor-
tunity for prasing DIR. Miles Remedies
James Evertt, Alton, Ills.
81 was afflicted with neuralgia for years
and never found any permanent relief till /
began using DIR. Miles Aut-Pan Pills.
They are sure cure for headache and neu-
ralgic pains. Only this morning ! recon-
mended them 10 a friend with severe head
ache and in a half hour he came into the
store smiling. The headache was gone. We
use them in the family and find them excel
lent for the women folks. This high altitude
makes them very nervous. Grandma says l
should tell DR.. Miles she could not live here
were 1t not for the Anti-Pain Pills that she
sakes occasionally."-L. b. Morris, Helena,
Montana.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bot
lie DIR. Miles Remedies. Send for free book
On Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
Or. Miles Medical Co., ElkhaIt, Ind,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-07-17
Telephone strike Is Settled.

Jackson, Mich. July 1.-THE strik-
ing lineman. cable-Splice :, etc, have
returned to work for the Michigan Tel
ephone company The company COR
coded the desired changes in the wage
scale and time The scale will he s.. 80
a day straight" with time and a hali
for all overtime and double time for
work on Sundays and holidays. The
linemen will thus receive S6J a month
for ordinary work, or about $40 with
overt imp
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-07-17
site Conditionally Accepted.

Saginaw. Mich, July 15.-The com
missioners for the new state industrial
home for the blind have corditionally
accepted Me rill park. this city as the
site for the new institution, its ac-
ceptance being contingent on the city
constructing the necessary sewer FOR
drainage purposes, furnish the insti-
tuition with water at the actual cost
Of pumping and giving an absolute
title TO the property. Werner j. VIII
ley. a professor in the University of
Michigan, was elected superintendent
of the new institution.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-07-17
Al SnrcicaI Oneration

is always dangerous do not submit to
done this i'm thousands of cases. Here is
one of them: | suffered from bleeding
and protruding piles for twenty years.
used many remedies, but obtained no
Salve. Two boxes OF this salve cured
me eighteen months ago and | have not
Tisdale, Summerton, S. G. For Blind,
Bleeding, Itching and Protruding Piles
no remedy equals DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve. Sold by r. b. Longwell. m
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-07-17
Music Found Guilty OF Murder.

Grand Rapids, Mich. July 15.-John
Music. IA salonkeeper. was found guilty
of murde: i'm the second degree. He
had intended to shoot and kill Alder
man Charles a. Hilton June 1, he
cause the city council had refused to
grant him a liquor license. He missed
the alderman and killed u citizen
named Albert Schultz.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-07-17
Floating Gardens.

The floating gardens in the lakes
near the City of Mexico, were recent
ly visited by an English naturalist
who reports them a paradise, and
accounts for their existence. Float
ing tangles of peat moss. rushes and
grass are caught by stakes driven
into the soft lake bottom, and upon
this mass rich mud from the bottom
is thrown. The surface is then trans
formed into a market garden.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-07-17
Lost His Life on n Bet.

Port Huron. Mich. July 15.-Lewis
GrefOr. driver of u coal wagon for
Grefor x Co.. met a tragic death by
drowning i'm Black river. He attempt
ed TO swim across the river on bet
after nights carousal. He started
back Of Shringer's Water street saloon,
became exhausted when half way over,
and sank before he could reach the
bank. The body was recovered by
graphing
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-07-17
No False Claims.

The proprietors Of Foley's Honey and
for consumption" They do not claim it
will cure this dread complaint in adj
vanced cases, but do positively assert
that it will cure in the earlier stages and
never fails to give comfort and relief
in the worst cases. Foley's Honey and
Tar is without doubt the greatest throat
and lung remedy. Refuse substitute. f..
b. Longwell. IN
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-07-17
Just About Bedtime

Take Little Early Riser-it will cure
constipation, biliousness and liver
troubles. DeWitt's Little Early Risers
are different from other pills. They do
not grippe and break down the mucous
membranes Of the stomach, liver and
bowels, but cure by gently arousing the
secretions and giving strength to these
organs. Sold by f.. b. LongweI. m
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-07-17
bronchitis for Twenty Years.

Mrs. Minerva Smith, of Danville, Ill,
writes: 81 had bronchitis for twenty
years and never got relief until / used
Foey's Honey and Tar which is a sure
cure" T.. b. Longwell. IN
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Treat your Kidneys for Rheuma-

Treat your kidneys lot Rneumd-
tism.
When you are suffering from rheuma-
tism, the kidneys must be attended to at
once so that they will eliminate the uric
acid from the blood. Foley's Kidney
Cure is the most effective remedy for
this purpose Il. T. Hopkins, of Polar,
Wis, says: After unsuccessfully doctor
ing three years for rheumatism with the
best doctors, | tried Foley's Kidney
Cure and it cured me- ! cannot speak
too highly of this great medicine" f..
b. Longwel. m
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-07-17

Il suffered for months from sore throat
Eclectric Oil cured me i'm twenty-four
hours" NJ. 5. Gist, Hawesville, Ky.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-07-17

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot-Ease, a pow
der. IL cures Chiblans, Prostitutes. Damp, Sweat
ing. Swollen feet. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores. CSC
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-07-17
To Cure A Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. f.. w. Groves signature is on
each box. Doc. ly
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-12-25

ing might bring, what ambitions the
eastern giant might evince, were serious
questions in both Europe and America.
More than half century has passed
since Caleb Cushing negotiated our
first commercial treaty with China, and
our first fears seem nc nearer realization
than they were then.
In a general way, the Chinese soldier
is a nonenity SO far as fighting qualities
are concerned. though there have been
exceptions to this general rule. During
the TAPPING rebellion, the greatest of the
many civil wars China has known, the
English Gen. Gordon proved that the
coolies were not towards when prop
erly led. His lever victorious" force of
less than 10000 men, put to route rebel
armies ten times its size. Gordon's force
was Offered by foreigners, and had a
sprinkling of foreigners in its ranks, and
it was the fearless example set by these
men which made heroes of the coolies.
A stranger force was never mustered
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To Attempt TO Make
Soldiers OF the Chinese
Army or the Empire TO Be Reorsanz ed-Whaf 1t
Now Consists Of-Ouainf Body OF Soldiers

Two things serve 20 arouse at least q
passing interest in the military capacity
Of China. First is the warlike situation
in the east with japan and Russia SEEM
ingly drawing nearer each day to con-
6ict in which China will be vitality inter-
ested. and for which that empire must
furnish the battle ground. Dispatches
from the orient tell of China's depend
ence upon Japan for the busting Of the
bear from Manchuria, and the preser-
walton Of the empire. Under such condi-
tons China would naturally become an
ally~of Japan in the struggle for eastern
supremacy. These things make our Sec
ond reason for evincing an interest in
military China of still greater inn
portance than it otherwise would be. and
this second reason is the expressed inten-
ton Of the Chinese government to re-
organize and modernize it's army.
Even before Caleb Cushing carried
President Tyler's letter to Pekipg and
negotiated the first treaty with China in
1843, the possibilities of the mailed fist
had become bug-a-boo to the people of
the western nations. So long as China
slept there. was no danger: but China
was awakening. and what the awaken
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-12-25

undaunted. 1t knew it was indispensa-
BILE all the time; and whereas once 1t
was just the black or the silver sequin,
we now have the saucy thing in every
color Of the rainbow and in all sorts of
substances. The robe cannot exist with
out seQuin, and the world OF women
cannot exist without the robe. The
robe has been woman's best solace for
the dilatory sins of the dressmaker
With a robe and a maid of average
abilities q frock may be called up as
II by the wand OF fairy godmother,
and no>unsophisticated simplicity OF a
hasty pudding recipe would this be. but
something fflmy and sparkling and be-
coming. The eternally useful black
frock, for example, is almost always
fashioned from the sequinned robe.
saw recently an altogether good black
sequinned robe, in which the embroi-
deries enclosed appliques Of black
Chantilly lace, whilst the bodice pieces
were delightfully."- complete and ample
and such frock, could he fitted to slip
on over q black foundation or a white
sofndatjon. or over q foundation of
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which was to be 25 miles long and from
20 to % feet deep. Over eight miles of
the canal had been completed at that
time and the construction was being
pushed. 1t was proposed to establish
dry dock and naval station at La Porte
which would cost from $4,000, 900 to S1O,-
100000.
But Galveston refused to be pushed
OFF the island, or be run out of business
by little thing like the Gulf of Mexico.
Something of the Chicago spirit possess
ed her. If Hollands 1000 spare miles
of territory, much of it below the SEA
level. and which supports 1000, 900 souls,
could be protected by 100 miles of bikes
along the Zuydsr Zee, surely Galv es tons
few miles, five to II feet above the level
Of the sea, need not be abandoned be-
cause once in its history the water had
risen to height of Is feet and the wind,
the fiercest known to annals, had blown
40 miles per hour. The protection of
Holland, the elevation of large portions
OF Chicago, and of nearly the whole of
Sacramento, Cal, proved that the, CAL
weston problem was merely one of engi-
neering detail
Never for single hour, even during
the darkest. period of the awful storm,
has Galveston entertained the thought
that the city would be wholly or in part
abandoned. Eight days after the storm
vessels were loading at the wharfs. The
local papers never missed an issue, al
though for few days their editions were
single sheets, the size of hand bills, run
on on job presses. The banks opened
Tor business on the. third day. Mer-
chants ordered new stocks of goods as
soon as the telegraph lines were opened
1t had been said that the re building of the
railroad bridge would take two months,
but in IL days trains were running regu-
iarly into the city.
Galveston is the natural water gate
way to the southwest. The city Is built
on a narrow strip of sand 80 miles long
and one to three miles wide 1t has been
well said that the city was born of geo
graphy and commerce and that she can
not die while there are great west and
ships that go to sea. The economic
general export port of the country still
exist. The years business following
the storm showed substantial increase
over the year preceding. Cotton re-
ceived to August 81. 1901. was 81. III 1888:
that received to August 81. 1900. was
t1.710.263. The grain exports for 1900
OF were 14.010.37S bushels, that for the
year before the storm, 1S99-O0. were 49,
s31 .S39 bushels. At least IS 600 600 has
been spent In repairs and restoration OF
The city since the storm OF 1900.
But the all-absorbing problem has
been the protection of the city from fur
thfr inundation. In 1902 81. .217 were
spent for permanent protectiveimprove-
ments. The appropriation made by con-
eress for deepening and widening the