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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1904-01-22
Notice of Attnchment-

STATE OF MICHIGAN Circuit Court for the
County OF Van Buren,.
william II. Lucas and Albert Lucas co.partners.
doing business under the firm name and style of
John Lucas d CO.. Plaintiffs,
Edward Dufteld and 5. W DufBeld, co-partners
doing business under the firm name and STYLE of
W. Dufield 4 CO., Defendants
To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN - Take Notice: That
a writ of attachment was issued in said cause from
said court on the 23rd day of November A H. 1903
az the suit of said plaintiffs and against said defend
ants, Tor the sum Of one hundred forty-eight and
ten one hundredths dollars, and that said writ was
made retumabe December LIST, A d. 1903
Dated, Paw Paw, Mich, Dec. II, A. ID 1903.
BARNARD X LEWIS,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
Business address, Paw Paw Mich
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MISC tl-lsANtolS 0bth lloNS
How many assessments have been made during
the YEAR, Ans. Two.
What is the amount of all assessments made
during the year. Ans. sf,7o3.II.
What is the per cent of such assessment on the
property insured? Ans. 77-Io,ooo.
What amount of losses or expenses are allowed
TO accumulate before assessment is levied
Ans No fixed amount.
Does the company i'm making an assessment pro-
vide therein for any surplus found over the actual
loss sustained Ans. No.
What proportion of damage or actual loss sus-
tanned on real property does the company pay
Ans. IS per cent.
What proportion of damage or actual loss sus-
tanned personal property does the company
pay2 Ans per cent.
Are all risks examined before written Ans.
Yes.
BY whom Ans. Director or secretary.
Signed, GEO. l.. RICH, Secretary.
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Worked Together Before.

Senators Eikins and Hale worked to
gethcr in 1895 when they used all the
power they possessed to prevent the
unfortunate Spanish war. IF we could
have had week or ten days more
remarked Elkins. Il am sure that war
would have been averted. We were
dealing with Spaniards. men who were
slow i'm coming TO conclusions, who de.
sired TO postpone, TO debate and delib-
crate. and the demand for war was SO
great that President Mckinley had to
yield Senator Hale never did see the
necessity for war and stood firmly
against all the clamor that was raised
at the time. The calm judgment and
good sense which the Maine senator
has so often displayed have CAUSED 9th
ers To stop aud consider what is best
TO do i'm the present isthmian imbrog
Ito In his usual energetic way hc is
urging his Republican colleagues To
take course Which would bring about
an adjustment OF the whole matter and
induce Colombia TO gracefully accept
the inevitable
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STATISTICS Oh

STATE or MICHIGAN,
County of Van Buren,,
The following is statement OF the losses or
damages incurred oy the Van Buren, Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance Company of the County of
Van Buren,, duIing the year ending December 81
Attest. NJ. -. BUokIRK, Secretary.
March Is, ID. Goodrich, school house, fire, build
ing $4,000, contents s39.ls, total s53y.ls.
April \, Samuel Smith, hay stack, hre, contents
S27.OJ, total Sl7.pU.
April rs, Loyisa smith, barn, hre, building
sl25.UO, contents ; l56.S} total 1881 IS
April Is, Iulio Sheldon, barn, lightning building
s3UU.UU, contents Sl43.36, total S443.36.
April Is, w, II. Wilcox, damage 10 barn, fire.
contents s2l.94, total s2l.9i.
May :, ID. II. Wooley damage to barn, hre, con
tents s25 %, total $500.
June >, Joseph King, house, hre, building S3OOO0
contents Sll7.i3 total Sil1.43.
June %, ]. NJ. Coburn, house, IRE, building
s2UO. o., contents $3.50, total S2S5.5O.
Iune ~. Geo. Coykendall, house, damaged by
lightning, building SsuO. total $500.
June ~ Geo. Seeley, barn damaged lightning
building Sl.uU. total sl.UO.
September 20 Geo. A. Cargo, horse killed by
lightning, contents $1,000, total 1890.
September 20, Vim. Shikosd, barn by lightning,
building S2yO.OO, contents SASS total S3i37S.
September 25 Louis Radtke, damage to barn,
building 800, total $500.
September 25, ID. Merwiu, loss of heiter W light
ming, contents $500, total $3.50.
October 8, Elmer Dolson, barn by lightning,
building SI50.uO, contents S447.O4, total Ss97 o.
October +, X. r. Holland, house contents by ire.
contents $4,000, total s3uO.OU.
December u, Harry Wilson, woodshed and con
tents, building S34 contents s2tH3, total S6l.64
December ~, Lillian Buckman, barn, ire,
building $1,000, contents $500, total S53.uj.
December II -. G.. Robinson, two calves by
lightning, contents $3.50, total $3.50.
December 81, H.. l.. Markle, damage to couch,
fire, contents $3.50, total $3.50.
December 81, Geo. Andrews, damage TO house
10y fire, building Sl.5O, total Sl5O
Total SO S77.55.
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Legal Notices.
Annual Statement

For the year ending December 81, A. ID. 1903 OF the
condition and affairs OF the Van Buren, County
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company, located
al Paw Paw, organized under the laws of the state
of Michigan and doing business in the county OF
Van buren,, in said state.
JOHN MARSHALL, President.
p. o. Address Paw Paw.
NJ. ID. BUsKIRK, Secretary,
y. o. Address Paw Paw.
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THE PANAMA DEBATES
They Seem TO Have Solidihed
the Minority.
SHOULD COLOMBIANs BE PAIDi
What Senators Think About This
Phase Of the Canal Dispute-Iiow
tn Avoid Mnr-GnIIinger and PEN
sions-John Allen Protests

Washington. Jan 20 Special. i
The debates that have been precipitat.
ed in open session on the Panama sit
uation have had the effect of solidify-
ing the Democratic minority To quite
an extent, though not sufficient mum
Der of votes have been secured to de
feat the treaty In some quarters ii is
doubted whether a defeat of the treaty
is actually desired by the Democrats.
but it is evidently their intention to
make it appear that a wrong was com
mitted 10y the administration on the
isthmus Had it not been for the gen
eral discussion in open session there
would not have been that pronounced
opposition to the treaty that has been
shown There are evidently some Re
publican senators who feel that Co
lombia has not been treated right.
They recognize. however, that no back
ward step can he taken and that the
canal will be built at Panama At
the same time they believe that Colon
bia should receive some recompensc
for the loss of her Panama territory.
To Avoid War.
1t is believed by these senators that
1t will be possible to avoid war with
Colombia if some equitable arrange
ment can be made with that country
Senator EKinS was the premier in the
movement To fix things i'm some salts
factory manner. Being proficient in
the Spanish language. he was able to
converse with the representatives of
Colombia i'm their own tongue ANA to
learn much Of the desires of the men
from that country which does not APP
pear i'm the official documents that have
been exchanged between Secretary
Hay and General Reyes Colombia has
her wounded honor to appCaSe. Al
though knowing that war with the
United States would be fruitlCSS. even
small nations sometimes feel that they
must fight The resolution OF Senator
Hale means that he too. would com
pensate Colombia and bring about an
adjustment with the South American
countries that would insure the canal
and leave no cause for complaint on
the part of Colombia
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Gallineer and Pensions.

Since Senator Gallinger became chair
man of the committee on District Of
Columbia he has abandoned entirely
his work ON pensions For many years
hc was chairman of the pension com
mittee. and the old soldiers entitled To
pensions never had Il better friend. He
worked hard and gave careful atten
ton TO all the bills and legislation sub
mtted TO his committee. When he
came into another craftsmanship he
abandoned the pension committee, as
his other committee labors engruSSrd
too much of his time For the first
time in several terms of congress New
Hampshire is not represented at the
head of the two pension committees.
Gallinger i'm the senate aud Sulloway
in the house have been the men to
handle pension legislation, although i'm
the house there is another committee
which handles everything except civil
tyar nppeipuA
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Total Schedule b $500


How many assessments have been made during
the year Ans. None.
What amount of losses or expenses are allowed
TO accumulate before an assessment is levied
Ans. None,
Does the company in making an assessment
provide therein tor any surplus fund over the actu-
al losses accrued: IL so, how muChf Ans. When
money is expended, or nearly SO, an assessment of
more than one-fouTth of one per cent Is levied.
What proportion of damage or actual loss sus-
tanned real properly does the company pay
Ans. Nine-tenths,
Are all risks examined before written Yes BY
whom officer or agent.
STATE OF MICHIGAN,
County of Van Buren,,
John Marshall, president and NJ. d. BuskiTk,
secretary of said company, do, and each for him
self doth depose and say, that they have read the
foregoing statement, and know the contents there
OF, and they have good reason to believe and do
believe said statement 20 be true,
John MARSHALL, President.
NJ. ID. BUSklRk, Secretary.
Sworn and subscribed 60 before me- at Paw Paw,
IN said state and county, this second day Of Jam
uary, A. -. 1904.
ID. VI. ALLEN,
Notary Public,
&
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Dawn ANnERanN
Order for Hearing Final Accoun,
JOHN X. CARR,
Circuit Judge.

Solicitor for Complainant.
Business Address. Paw Paw Mich
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May Abolish the Office.

1t seems altogether probable that the
office of railroad commissioner will be-
abolished There was talk of it dur
ing the last congress. but sentiment
I'm favor of letting General Longstrect
serve out the term prevailed There
IRE great many people who want the
place. but since the settlement of the
Pacifc railroad Indebtedness there has
been no real business for the railroad
commissioner To perform The office
has been considered more OF sinecure
than anything else and for nearly a
dozen years has been filled by men
whom il was desired TO compliment.
ARTHUR w. DUNN.
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John Allen Protests.

John Allen of Tupelo Miss. n. mem
Der Of the government commission of
the Louisiana Purchase exposition. has
been spending few days here.
whats up" asked Does the
Louisiana Purchase exposition want
more money OF does the government
commission want lis time extended
Neither" replied Allen. why, to
tell you the truth II ! had to work for
the next SIX months rs hard rs have
had to work since this commission was
created ! would bc compelled to re
sign TO save my health II is under
stood the commission has had several
meetings
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b. ID. HICKS.
Guardian of said Incompetent
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-06-17
The World Beautiful.

oh. jewellers on the lovely earth,
Why Will We break your rest and mirth
To weary us with fruitlcss prayer?
why viii We toll and take such care
For childrcn's children yet unborn.
And garner store of strife and corn,
To gain "A scarce name,
Cumbtr'd with lies and soiied with
shaIue?
And II ths gods care not for you.
What is This folly We must do
TO win some mOrtal's feeble heart?
oh. fools when each man plays his part,
Aud needs his fellow attic more
Than these blue waves that kiss the
shore.
Take heed or how the daisies grow.
ON. fools! and II We could buf know
How fair a world TO YOU IL given,
q brOodcr on the hills OF heaven.
When for my sins thou drawst me forth,
Hadst thou forgot what this was worth
Thine own hand made? The tears of men
the death of three score years and ten,
The trembling Of the timorous race
Had these things SO bedimmed the place
Thine own hand made, thou couldst not
know
To what a heaven the earth might grow,
II fear, beneath the eartn were laid,
II hope failed not, nor love decayed.
William Morris.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-06-17
Sky. Hiuh Orchestra. This,

Every boy or girl who has lost any
pigeons to the hawks should know
this little trick the Chinese play on
the raiders Of their pigeon fi0cks.
A missionary in China writes:
walking near Picking one day ! heard
a long. drawn whistling in the air.
Looking up. ! saw a flock Of pigeons
overhead. What | exclaimed, do
Chinese pigeons whistler
There was a Chinaman passing,
and ! asked him about II. He took
from his dress a set OF small bamboos,
joined with fine wircs-as in the ac'
c%ompanying sketch-and handed them
to me. 1t weighed only a few penny
weights.
THAT is what makes the whist
ling said he. We tie these to tn,
backs of carrier pigeons, looping the
strings around the roots of the wings
When the pigeon Is flying the wint
rushes into the bamboos and makes
them whistle. This scares away the
hawks, so that the pigeon can brin,
its message safely. Sometimes there
is only one bamboo whistle; but |
there are more they are assorted 81
as Il make a harsh sound when blown
all at one time
The little bamboo whistles must b.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-06-17

piece can go on living independently
of the others. But the pieces always
do their best "a find each other and
come together again.
A worms working year lasts only
about six months. because 1t cannot
burrow through the earth while the
ground is frozen.
In these six months the worms VIII
turn over an average of ten tons or
soil To an acre. Think OF that!
stones. twigs. leaves and shells viii
lie thoroughly chcwcd UP and mixed
with II.
Then the larger worms do sun
more. They burrow down to a great
err depth han the smaller worms. and
dig canals for the rain and moisture
tn How through down to the roots or
the plants and trees.
So. altogether, you see, boys and
girls. the worms are our good friends.
helping to make the earth green and
beautiful aud productive for our bcne-
tit.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-06-17

Stanton. and long before he was dry
enough to go out of doors she had
learned why she had never seen him
before.
lie had only the night before come
to Cedar Rapids and, in wandering
about to get his bearings in the town
before taking up his duties with his
firm, had come upon the Little Slough.
He had secured some skates al a neal
by shop and-Diana knew the rest.
In due time he came to call. Only
we're together. and that was the skat-
ing accident and the promise.
DIANA" said Tom one night-he
had called her Diana for some time.
Il did not promise TO refrain from
telling you | love you, and | do!
love you better than anything in life.
and II you cant figure out some way
out Of my difficulty. ] shall be sorry
your were in your window that morn
ing. ! shall, DIANA" He tried to
take her hands and to force her to
look at him.
TON Stanton. don't you dare!" she
said, laughing at his seriousness. You
are dangerously lea breaking your
promise, and ] won't pull you out II
you go owe the brink as ] did on the
ice"
ALMOST a year after Diana had eX'
tracted her promise from Stanton she
came into the room where he was
waiting for her and sat down beside
him on the couch.
Have you a pencil and paper
Tom?' she asked. Il van you "a
figure something for me-" She moved
close to him.
But first, Tom, are you quite, quite
sure that you love me-that you would
have loved me anyway? No" she
said. repelling his attempt to take he
hands. Tell me-"
Yes, positively sure, DIANA he
said. earnestly. Are you going tt
release me?"
Nonsense" she cried. Il jus,
wanted to be sure; will never re
lease you from that promise"
Silence fell between them for a mo
ment. He was thinking OF how man,
times within The year she had raised
his hopes, only to dash them to tn,
ground again. And yet he loved her
"Now put down the figures ] tel
you" she said. ailer a minute, "ant
don't ask questions. One
He put a figure n on the paper.
Beside 1t a nine" said Diana. II,
did IT,.
"Naught! Four!" said Diana, excit
eddy.
Very WELL" said Tom.
"Now divide II by four" she said.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-06-17
Wooina Done by Music.

Among the Yao Midos, one of the
many Burmese-Tartar people. the
young men woo their wives absolutely
without words, but to the sound Of
music. On the first day of winter they
have a great feast, at which all the
manageable girls gather and listen
Ia the music made by the bachelors,
no sit under the desire tree" each
playing his favorite instrument. As
the maiden he loves passes him the
youth plays louder and more feelingly.
II the girl ignores him and passes on
he knows that She will have none OF
him; II she steps up to him and lays a
flower upon the instrument he jumps
mp, grasps her by the hand, taking
care not to drop the flower, and they
go away together.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-06-17
COULD NOT FOOL DARWIN.
Great Scientist at Once Settled Status
Of the BuQ.

Miss Daisy Letter has brought back
from London a story about Charles
Darwin.
Two English boys said Miss Lei
ter, being friends Of Darwin, thought
one day that they would play a joke on
him. They caught a butterfly, a grass.
hopper. a beetle and a centipede, and
out of these creatures they made a
strange. composite insect. They took
the centipede's body. the butterfy's
wings, the srasshopper's legs and the
beetles head and they glued them to-
gether carefully. Then. with their new
bug in a box, they knocked at Oar
wins door.
I've caught this bug in a field.
they said. Can you tell us what kind
of a bug il is. sir?'
Darwin looked at the bug and then
he looked at the boys. He smiled
slightly.
Did il hum when you caught it?'
he asked.
Yes they answered. nudging one
another.
Then said Darwin, 1t is a hum
bug"
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-06-17
How SheIIfish Talk.

Many seamcn will tell Of curious
clicking sounds heard on calm nights
at sea, and the origin of the noise
seems so altogether unaccoun,ablc
that II has often created some alarm
among superstitious fishermen.
A distinguished naturalist made a
careful study of the sounds on many
occasions and found hat II was not
a sustained note, but made M Of a
multitude of tiny ones, each clear and
distinct in itself. and ranging from
a high treble to a bass. when the
ear was applied to the Gunwale Of the
boat the sound grew more intense,
and in some places. "a the boat
moved on, II could not be heard at
all.
On other occasions tne sounds re-
sembled the tolling of bells, the boom.
INK of guns and the noise of an
Aeolian harp.
For a long time he was unable to
trace the cause. but al length discov.
cred that the sounds were made by the
shellfsh. hundreds of them opening
their shells and closing them with
sharp snaps. The noise. partly NUT
fled by the water. sounded indcSCrib
ably weird. He was finally led to the
conclusion that. as the shcllhsh mad,
>he sounds, they probably had som,
meaning, and that the clicks might
possibly be a warning Of danger wher
the shallow water was disturbed b,
the boat.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-06-17
worme Our Friends.

After you have read this little az
count about worms. go out and look
at some of the little things, but treat
them kindly.
Worms are not precisely blind. but
they can only see well enough to tell
the difference between light and dark
ness.
They have. however, wonderful
sense Of touch. They "a hardly smell
at an, and are quite deaf. They
breathe through their skins. having
no lungs.
They can crawl backward and for
ward and curl up into any position.
II by accident "a worm is II into
several pieces II does not necessarily
die, because II is SO made that each
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-06-17
GARDEN OUT OF PLACE.
Mistake MAJ in Locating II on Base
ball Diamond.

pdEE
Henry Turner Bailey, until recently
State Supervisor of Art of Massachu-
sets, says there is a wrong and a
right way to induce the children TO
love the beautiful, and he tells the fol.
lowing story as an illustration. A
superintendent of schools, during the
vacation period, made a beautiful gar.
den in "a school yard. thinking that IL
he made il beautiful enough the boys
would not destroy IL. With September
a lot of energetic boys anne back TO
school. and in q few weeks the garden
was trampled down and ruined. The
townspeoplc were indignant at the ruff.
ianly behavior of the s~choolboys. and
spoke of them in rather harsh terms.
Early in the spring there was a
change of superintendent, and the
new man heard almost Immediately oi
the spoiled garden. He went up to
the school and made friends with the
boys. and then he said, You boys
don't like flowers, do YOU"
They declared emphatically that
they did.
Then why did you ruin that flower
sarden?" he asked.
We'll" said the spokesman OF the
crowd, they ought to have known bet
ter than to make it on our baseball
diamond"
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-06-17

II can never thank you. Miss Ca.
rev." began Tom Stanton for the
sixth time within half an hour.
He stood in front of the big. open
fireplace in the Carew sitting room,
very wet and dishcyeled. His over.
scat and rat. soaked likewise, hung
on the back Of a chair before the fire.
A pair Of skates lay on the floor.
I'm only n way. yOu may" an
swered Diana, at last.
She spoke as II she had suddenly de.
tormined TO say something upon which
she had been bordering. Each time
Stanton had tried TO thank her she
had a~rtfully turned the conversation
into foreign channels and ignored his
expressions Of gratitude.
Give me your solemn oath" she
continued, that you will never ask me
To marry you, and | am fully thanked
Tor What | have done. Yes, ! know
that sounds prcsumptuous. Mr.. Stan
ton. but nowadays persons labor I'M
der The delusion that If a girl does
sUme-O some little thing like ] did
for a man. that he is in honor bound
to ask her to marry him. l won't
have ii, SO promise"
She looked as we'll as he did In
heavy wet clothing and with his hair
curling recklessly about his broad.
white forehead.
But You save he began, but was
interrupted.
"Dont-don't dare 10 say il! ! did
mott" And Miss Carew stamped her
foot cmphatjcally.
But You did; you saw me founder
ing about among the chunks OF ice and
Won ran all the way, at n great risk
To- ycirself. and pulled me ont. | was
foolish 10 skate on such dangerous
ice. could never have crawled out
before ! was fro2cn-so there! !
must refutc your denial. What do you
call il, Miss Carew?'
Never mind, only give me your
promise. II was mere luck that ] hap
pcncd TO he in the window Of my room
and saw you 80 In. ] know the air
holes in the slough, living SO near.
Your promise?' she said interroga-
lively.
rs that quite fair?" he asked. Sup.
pose"
No. I won't! ! would never, never
marry n man who thought ! had saved
his life even /. IL were years and years
afterwards. l should always feel that
he asked me out of gratitude
But | won't feel that way" said
Stanton. honestly feeling IL might he
true, but smiling down at The look OF
despair she gave him.
There You are. this very minute
she argued, before you have known
me an hour. already contemplating II.
o please promise!"
Diana was 50 earnest that stanton
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-06-17
Plant Was Suftocated.

A New Hampshire man had a very
choice fern which he kept in his store,
and fearing that II would be hurt by
frost during an excessive cold snap
last winter he placed II In a tight
showcase with a small lighted lamp
in one corner Of the case. When no
came To the store In the morning no
found his fern ruined. not by the frost.
but by the burning out Of all tho oxy-
gen In the air in the case. The plant
had simply s~uffocated.