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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-08-14
Consul King David.

This amusing anecdOte of Lamartine
is related by the Baroness Bonde in
her volume Of letters; Shortly after
the revolution of February he wrote
on the blank leaves Of his pocketbook
the names of his protegees and sent
the list TO be provided with places i'm
mediately. Previously, however, it
seems. he had scrubbed David" on
the page, and the head Of the cabinet
appointed the said David consul at
Bremen; the postulant, however, never
came forward. and. though the poet did
not like being disturbed, NJ. Hetzel
was obliged to ask who was the David
on his list
"He who danced before the ark"
was the answer.
"Oh. dear! | have gazetted him to
Bremen
'How very singular! l meant him
for a subject for meditation, not for
nomination. But you can cancel it,"
The moniteur registered the change,
but few knew that the last consul APP
pointed TO Bremen was King David!
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-08-14
The Ordeal of Boiling Oil.

In Ceylon the system of witch ind
ing is both unique ard terrible. Some
oil from newly gathered king cocOanuts
is manufactured by one of the friends
of the complainant. This is poured into
primitive stone vessel and heated 10
the boiling point. Each of the suspect
ed witches is then brought upon the
scene and is then and there compelled
TO dip three fingers of the right hand
into the seething caldron, each having
q right under her ideas of justice TO
throw the oil remaining upon her fin
gers into the face of the complainant
who stands near by.
While this ordeal is being undergone
a single exclamation of pain on the part
of the suspected person is constructed
10 be an admission of guilt. If no such
exclamation is made the innocence of
the accused is supposed TO be estab-
lished 1t is said that every tenth per-
son on the island of Ceylon has MANNED
fingers as a result of having met the
ordeal of boiling OIL"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-08-14
A TRICK OF HAYDN.
The Note That Mozart Thought IL
Was Impossible 10 Play.

Haydn ana Mozart were great
friends. When either had composed a
masterpiece the other was invited to
the house of the composer 10 enjoy the
first sweetness. Ii CHANGED 10 be
Haydn's turn. and Mozart came full OF
expectation. Contrary to custom, Haydn
invited his guest TO give his interpreta-
ton of the theme instead of playing it
over himself. Much pleased al. the COM
pliment, Mozart played brilliantly, for
the work was beautiful and his musi-
clans soul was stirred.
Suddenly he halted and looked across
the piano at his friend
"There's n mistake here" he said. a
passage written for three hands would
be impossible for a soloist. OF course
those notes must come out"
oh" said Haydn quietly, Il can
play it,"
Mozart laughed.
My friend. you have not three
hands,"
perhaps not" answered Haydn.
Nevertheless l contend that can
play the passage. l would not have
written ii otherwise"
"a challenged! cried Mozart. prove
your word" And he yielded his place
at the piano.
His excitement rose as Haydn reach
ed the disputed passage, when. TO his
amaZement, the composer brought his
nose to the keyboard. and the notes
rang out clear and true.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-08-14
Constipation

Does your head ache? Pain
back of your eyes? Bad
taste il. your mouth? It's
your liver! Ayers Pills are
liver pills. They cure consti-
patton, headache, dyspepsia.
2sc. Al druggists.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-08-14

Mdu SpCtH run your JuUCT.
Garden noticed the blush and slight az
itation and became himself very ex-
cited, yet with every evident outward
complacency.
Good" said he. 81 should say: And
now. if you viii excuse me. | shall
speak with your father. He is here. |
understand Then. taking out his
watch: ut is now fifteen minutes of 10.
Where is your father
Il think he is"-and never until her
dying day shall she understand how
these words escaped her with such per-
feet inconsequence-" think he is in
the library with Mr.. Oliver"
Garden arose and, putting the watch
back into his pocket. made as to go.
Miss Coates caught his sleeve She
was trembling, and the smiles had died
out of her face. Said she: "Oh. Percy
i mean Mr.. Garden-don't be so fool
ish. He will think you are insane"
He drew the sleeve away gently. BE
careful. Alice" said he. I'VE are at
tracing notice. Don't make a scene"
The next moment he was gone. and
in daze of excitement and confusion
Alice hurried TO the conservatory and
dashed in among the palms.
When Garden stalked into the libra
~. bold as you please. he found AL
ices father and Jack Oliver smoking
and chatting listlessly.
The first thing he did was to whip
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-08-14
The Paugs of Hunger.

At the dinner table Robert ate him.
self into a state of great satisfaction
while his relatives stared in wonder
At last he was actually forbidden to
eat any more. ON the way home he
pulled something from his pocket and
began gnawing it.
what is that?' asked his mother.
It's only dog biscuit" said Robert
apologetically.
"Where did you get it?"
well" said Robert. Il knew should
be hungry before | got home, so | took
II away from Fido. "-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-08-14
A Physician Healed.

DR., Geo. Ewing, practicing physician
of Smiths Grove, Ky, for over thirty
years, writes his personal experience
with Foley's Kidney Cure. For years |
had been greatly bothered with kidney
and bladder trouble and enlarged pros
trate gland. | used everything known to
the profession without relief, until com
menced to use Foley's Kidney Cure.
After taking three bottle | was entirely
relieved and cured. / prescribe it now
daily in my practice and heartily recon-
mend its use to all physicians for such
troubles. | have prescribed it in hun
dreds of cases withperfect success" f.
b. Longwell m
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-08-14


", II possible. True, l take say, half
an hour or an hour to turn the matter
over in my mind and view ii I'm every
light. As rule, i'm that length of time
| am come at a satisfactory conclusion.
Now, If | could but find IA woman to
whom might say: Here. let us expe-
dite matters let us get this preir. nary
business of lovemaking over with i'm
mediately and come TO the point with
out further ado -
How uniquew interrupted Miss
Coates beaming
"Of course il should be some one with
whom one is rather well acquainted
as. for instance, you and T.
Mr.. Garden"
There, there: YOU see, heresy will
crop out even in an old adherent. Let
me. continue. take out my watch this
way and say: 1t is just 10 o'clock now,
Alice. love you very dearly. VIII
you marry me tonight, right away|
"How charmingly ridiculous"
That's right. So il is, perhaps ride
ulous and l shall have to turn in again
on my poor old lonely soul. No one un-
derstands."
"But, my dear friend, am l to believe
your peculiar theories carry you seri-
ously so far as that?'
81 am profoundly in earnest. My af-
fairs Of business are so absorbing that
l candidly can give no time to loyemak-
ing"
Then you deserve never to get a
wife if you cannot sacrifice your bust
ness for her. Why, lovomaking is the
best part Of a woman's life!
Enough. | had expected TO find in
you, if not a firm believer in my theo-
ries, at least strong sympathizer.
That settles it. | shall never marry"
Now, here a very singular thing Oc-
Cured. Alice, of course, might have
turned the conversation into other chan
Observation-Disclosures of old times, eXpe-
riences in the interval which had
elapsed since last they met; hundred
and one other diverting subjects might
have been introduced, and that would
have been the end of it, but instead she
fell into a meditative mood, bordering
upon the subject at hand. fascinated
by its very brilliant. though obviously
absurd, novelty. She could not dismiss
il from her mind. nor could she ever tell
what had held her so potently in its
spell. 1t came TO her gradually that
such an erratic harangue from any one
save Percy Garden would have been
simply offensive But he had been ever
such a dear old friend and such a char
acter. How sad and lonely he must
be with business alone to occupy him.
See his face now so drawn and wor-
rcd No one understood him, To the
world he was an undesirable crank. an
iconoclast a cynic, an offensive pessi-
mist. she understood him well, for
there was rebellion in hes own heart
against many Of the foiblcS and foolish
things of life. And yet could he be
really serious in this last cccentricity?
She would probe him further.
Garden observed that this cogitation
occupied exactly three minutes. Time
he felt, would be an important factor
in the business at hand.
"Well, supposing, Mr.. Percy Il am
going Ia call you Mr.. Percy. as in the
old timesD-supposing, then. | should
say in the rustic fashion: L love you
also very dearly. l am willing
Though she tried 10 say this with
equipoise and admirable simplicity, her
face flushed in spite of her efforts, and
her heart throbbed with much violence.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-08-14
circumstances Alter Cases

"The boys are throwing stones at a
poor pcddler."
courageous"
"Thats what think"
"Whose boys are theyT
"Yours."
ooh. well. boys will be boys. Let the
children ay."-Chicago Post.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-08-14
Ihe HrnnfnhIe pnrf.

Young Mani desire to study law.
Do you think | could make a living at
It?
Old Lawyer-Hardly. You might,
however. by studying your clients
Baltimore American.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-08-14
slower.

Mrs. Kingsley-You say you like col
ored servants better than white be-
cause they are slower. How Is that?
Mrs. Bingo-It takes them longer to
leave.--Town and Country.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-08-14
TRAINS GOING WEST FROM LAwT
PERE MARQUETTE
lime Table in Effect July n, 1903.

Leave Paw Paw for Hartford. South
Haven and intermediate points. 7;lO n.
m. and /: 100 p. M: freight at $50 d. m.
Leave Paw Paw for Lawton at $50 a.
NJ. 1850 a. IN. and 600 p. M: freight at
1:45 p. m.
Connecting with Pere Marquette main
line trains at Hartford and M. G.. at Law
ton.
{. {. SHOOK, HF MUELLER
Ase ~WPM. Gen. Pass hgt., Detroit.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-08-14

The deepest part Of the Mediterra.
mean is near Malta. The depth is IA, 1876
feet
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28
INVESTIGATING GEN. WOOD.
More Than Two Weeks Will Be Occt
pied In Hearing Witnesses.

More Than Two Weeks Will Be Occu'
pied In Hearing Witnesses.
Washington, Nov. 26.-Two sessions
were held yesterday by a subcommit'
tee of the senate committee on mill
tary affairs which is investigating the
charges against Gen. Leonard Wood,
nominated by the president to be ma
jor general. An adjournment was
taken until Friday, when Maj. Runie
will be the first witness. 1t vas stated
at the close of the last session that
probably more than two weeks will be
occupied in hearing the witnesses the
committee has already determined to
summon. Then, if, as generally be
lieved, a committee is named to go to
Cuba, an adjournment probably will be
taken until some time next March,
which is considered the best time to
visit the island. Opponents of the con.
frmation of Gen. Wood openly express
the opinion that the military affairs
committee will report the nomination
favorably to the senate, but declare
that when this course is taken some
charges will be presented to the SEN
ate which the committee has excluded
from the testimony.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28
YAQUIs ON WARPATH.

Band Descends From the Mountains
and Commits a Number of Murders.
Hermosillo, Mex, Nov. 26.-The fed
eral military authorities here have
received word word that a band of
about thirty Yaqui Indians descended
from the mountains upon a small set
Element known as Hacienditi. near
Movas, and after numbering two of the
men who were defending the place.
proceeded to steal and carry away the
provisions, arms and %valuables. The
San Federico mine was robbed by the
same band of savages. A small party
of miners was organized and a fight
took place which resulted in victory
for the Indians. The Yaquis returned
to the mountains, killing on their way
several people, including a young
woman and her father. The inhab-
itants have asked the government
for protection.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28
GEN. REYES BLUFF.
May Order Out Soldiers to Make His
Position STRONGER,

May Order Out Soldiers to Make His
Position Stronger.
Colon, Nov. ga person who is in
intimate association with Gen. Reyes,
who has seen much of the general the
past few months and who is thorough
ly familiar with the interior of Colon
bia, speaking to the Associated Press
correspondent yesterday concerning
the probably course which Gen. Reyes
will pursue at Washington, said he
thought that Reyes would make every
effort, no matter how hopeless, to ef-
feet such a settlement Of the Panama
situation as would preserve the in
tegrity of Colombia. Thinking his po-
sition to negotiate to this end would
be stronger if he had an armed force
in the field, the Associated Press in
formant said it was not improbable
that Gen. Reyes would order prepare.
tions for an attempt to invade the
isthmus.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28
GREAT DAMAGE TO The MINE
PASSAGES ARE COMPLETELY Oh.
STRUGGLED, MAKING RESCUE
WORK TEDIOUS.
IGNITtD BY A MINERS LAMP
PROBABLE CAUSE OF EXPLOSION
MANY ESCAPE WITHOUT
INJURY.

Fort Smith, Ark, Nov. 26.-Thirteen
miners were killed and great damage
was done by the accidental explosion
Of gas yesterday afternoon in a coal
mine at Bonanza, Ark, twelve miles
from this city. At nightfall only six
of the victims had been recovered.
When the explosion occurred there
had been about $50 men in the various
shafts All escaped without injury ex-
cept the thirteen who we're employed
in entry X, the scene of the explosion.
The force of the explosion was so ter
rife that timbers were torn from the
walls of the passages for several hun
dred yards at the mouth of the entry.
The passages were so
Completely Distracted
that the work of rescue was tedious
in the extreme and several hours were
consumed before the first body was
found. 1t is believed that the gas was
accidentally ignited by a miners lamp.
Many who escaped with the aid of 9TH
ers summoned from nearby shafts i'm
mediately set about clearing away the
debris in the hope that some of the
men who were entombed had survived
the explosion. By nightfall six bodies
had been recovered and the work was
still in progress. 1t is now considered
certain that all the entombed miners
have persisted.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28
CONGRESS-.
Panama Canal Question Occupies the
Attention of the Senate.

Panama Canal Question Occupies the
Attention Of the Senate.
Washington, Nov. 25.-The Panama
canal question was again the leading
topic under consideration by the sen
ate yesterday, and Mr.. Morgan was
again the speaker Of the day. He con
tinued his review of the history OF the
efforts to secure an isthmian canal
and declared that to the presidents
ambition to secure the credit OF q
unique administration must be credit
ed the favoritism manifested by him
toward the Panama route. He assert
ed that President Mckinley had ia
vored the Nicaragua line, and this
statement was challenged by MT
Hanna, who said he knew of his W
personal knowledge that Mr.. Mckin'
ley had urged the most careful investi'
cation after he had learned that the
Panama canal property was available
The question of committee assign
ments was again postponed as was
also the motion to reconsider the vote
on the Newlands joint resolution con
corning the annexation of Cuba.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28
T BY PRISONER.

Man Recently Recovered From Hydro.
phobia Creates Scene in Court.
Baltimore, Md, Nov. 26.-An excit.
ing scene occurred in the court room
yesterday afternoon when a man
named Joseph Kurtz was arraigned
upon an indictment charging him
with petty larceny. Kurtz flew upon
the states attorney, Albert S. ]. Ow.
ems, in a tempest of passion, seized
Mr.. Owens by the throat and the
services of several policemen, bailiffs
and other bystanders were required to
subdue the man. Kurtz has only re-
Gently recovered from an attack of
hydrophobia. In the struggle Deputy
Jail Warden Tinnan was severely bit
ten on the hand and leg by Kurtz.
The latter was actually foaming at the
mouth with rage.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28
WANTS WAR WITH RUSSIA.
Chinese General Ready to Invade Man
churia With an Army.

Chinese General Ready to Invade Man.
churia With an Army.
London, Nov. 26.-Private advices
j.. from Pekin are to the effect that Gen.
Yuan Shi Kai, governor of Chill prov
ince, has informed the emperor that
he is prepared to declare war against
the Russians in Manchuria. Gen. Ma
is said to be ready to march into Shan
Hal Kwan at the head Of 5000 men.
The correspondent of the Standard
ut Tien Ts.l says that the Russians
have %reoccupied Hal Cheng, thirty
miles north of Newchwang.
No News at Washington.
Washington, Nov. 26. - Dispatches
from Tokyo received at the Japanese
legation here late yesterday make no
mention of Japanese warships being
dispatched to prevent Russian war
vessels reaching port Arthur. On the
contrary the advices are to the effect
that there is a favorable outlook re-
garding a settlement Of the questions
at issue between Japan and Russia.
Japanese Impatient.
Yokohama, Nov. 26.-No reply has
been received from st. Petersburg on
the subject of the Japanese overtures,
and there are many indications that
the delay in the negotiations is en-
barrassing Japanese foreign trade and
raising impotence in Japanese popu-
lar circles as shown by public meet
ings at Tokyo, Yokohama and Ohaka,
protesting against the ministerial in
activity.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28
LOST MAIL SACK FOUND.
Pouch Rifled Near Oelwein, Iowa
Turns Up at St. Louis.

Pouch RlTle0 near OeIWeIn, iowa,
Turns Up at st. Louis.
st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 26. A mail
pouch that was rifled near OelWein,
Iowa, has been received at the office
Of Chief Postof1ce Inspector Dice. The
pouch had contained several hundred
letters from points in the West and
had been cut open and the contents
taken. Every letter had been opened
and the money in the letters taken.
Money orders and checks amounting
to $4,000 were left. Nearly all che
letters were torn or mutilated in such
q manner that it will be impossible to
forward them to their destinations.
The only clue the government has re
garding the robbery is that the sack
was taken from the car somewhere be-
tween St. Joseph, Mo-, and Oelwein,
Iowa, it being last seen intact at the
former city.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28
Admitted to Bail.

Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. 26.-John
keenan, of Larimore, who was ar.
rested on the charge of having MUIR
dered his partner, William Murtaugh,
on Sept. %, was admitted to bail on
application to Judge Fisk of the dis
trict court. Bail was fixed at $4,000,
and bonds in this sum were promptly
furnished by A. H. Jones, banker, Of
Rugby, and George Salisbury, livery
man, of this city. Mr.. Keenan, left at
once for his home at Larimore.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28
LABoRING MEN HoNoRED.

Delegation From. Montana Lunch at
the White House.
Washington, Nov. 26. President
Roosevelt entertained at luncheon yes
terday representatives of the labor
unions of Butte, Mont. The special
guests were Malcolm Giles, president
Of the stationary engineers union;
Edward Long, president of the miners
union; M. R. Dempsey, former presi-
dent of the miners union; F. M. Gro
min, president of the hotel and restaur-
ant helpers union; William Robinson,
former secretary of the miners union;
j. W.. Gilbert. president of the work
ingmen's union, and Frank Doyle,
president of the trade and labor asso-
citation.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28
EIopement Frustrated.

Usage, Iowa, Nov. 26.-Two young
men employed in n Of the local cigar
factories attempted to ielope with two
young ladies Of Mitchell. The two
couples are all in their fifteenth year.
The young women were brought to
Usage and tickets purchased for Wat
erloo. where they intended to be mar
ried. It seems the father of one OF
the young ladies was informed of the.
state Of affairs and came to Usage III,
time to march the girls home, the
boys taking q sneak" as o as he
appeared on the scene.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28
GO INTO POLITICS.

Business Men Advised to Take Hand
In Enactment Of Commercial Laws.
Chicago, Nov 26.-In an address be-
fore the Chicago Credit Mems associa-
ton, Charles Griffith of Denver urged
the business men to take a more lively
interest in state and national politics.
The wide differences in the CONNER
'cial laws Of the various states, he said,
could be regulated only through the
efforts of. such organizations as the
one he was addressing. MI. Griffith
also declared in favor Of a compulsory
law for arbitration.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28
LEAPED FROM FAST TRAIN.

Nebraska Man Commits Suicide In {
Sensational Manner.
Chicago, Nov. 26.-John Templeton
Of Humboldt, Neb., a passenger on the
fast Burlington train from Kansas
City, committed suicide by jumping
from the steps of one of the coaches
while the train was going at full speed
near Chillicothe, Mo. Mr.. Templeton's
sister and daughter, who were on the
train, had just retired when Temple
ton rushed forward through theaisles
and threw himself from a front plat.
form. He was in ill health, largely the
result of worry over business troubles,
and was much depressed, imagining
that he was about to be arrested. His
trip to Chicago was to visit wealthy
relatives.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28
NEGRO SCOTT PLEADs GUILTY..
AssaiIant Of Miss Obon ls Given 7hIr.
tv Years.

AssaiIant Of Miss obon ls Given ThIr.
ty Years.
Montevideo. MINI, Nov. 26. = Tho
negro Scott, who brutally assaulted
Miss Helen Obon of Wilson on the
morning of July 10, was brought from
Glencoe yesterday by Sheriff Hartley,
and was arraigned in court on the fol-
lowing indictments: Robbery in the
first degree; burglary in the first de-
gree and assault in the first degree.
Scott pleaded guilty to the three in
dfctments and was sentenced to
thirty years at hard labor in the state
p~enitentiary. He will be taken to
Saltwater to-day. The prompt action
of the court in this case meets with
general approval throughout the COM
munity.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-11-28
IN A HOTEL.

kattenberg Almost Killed at Taylors
Falls by Shock and Burns.
Taylors Falls, Mimi, Nov. 26.-Ed-
ward Kattenberg was nearly killed and
his hotel badly wrecked by the explo-
sion of an acetylene gas plant. Kat
tenberg noticed. that the plant was
working badly and started out to in
vestigate. He worked over the ma
chine for some time. and was just
turning away when the explosion DC
Cured. He is in a critical condition
from the shock and his burns. The
front doors of the hotel were blown
off and the Office badly wrecked.