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Berlin's Population.

Census returns published show nat
Berlin's population reached the !, 0oo. 900
limit on Dec. Is. The baby girl who
completed the total will be christsnsd
Beroline.
The broad ax., 1905-03-11

Should Have Known Better.
Once there was q lady who made Q
resolution. to thank every man who
gave her his seat In the street car.
After that, nobody ever gave her Q seat
Chicago Tribune.
The broad ax., 1905-03-11
ma WAY 70 LOOK NEAT.

AaA Comfortable = 70 have yOur
Aas nicely eombed ana put up n
o. lAtsst styiG n wr hair b kinlyI
ana AArsh Il looks untity and hurts
VAA 20 ~ b. comb g. You en-
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Fbouv I'm California

1t is believed that ebony will thrive
in certain parts Of California, and
some trees from northern Mexico will
be planted In Butte county as an en-
pertinent
The broad ax., 1905-03-11
Snowy Volcano

vesuvius under a mantle OF snow was
one Of the curiosities to be witnessed at
Naples In the first week Of January.
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PsnEions for Workmsn.

Dr.. TiIlau. Of Paris, whose death
was recently announced, has b.
qusathed 10000 to . fund for pro
Viding oId-age pensions for Wortmsn-
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scFathar Of All Devils. y

The Fiji islanders have just discovered
In the first motor car to invade their
primitive home "the father OF all devils. !"
IN. Y. World.
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WIsa Nan IN Herman.

Prof. Herman says the iehthyosaur
existed on earth for 5000. 900 years. Il
Is well to be scrupulously exact--Chi-
cago Record-Herald.
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Easy Enough.

Teacher-what is the plural Of mar
riagef
Pupil-Mormonism--N. z. Press
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Or the othsr Way.

II "a Just as easy to find fault with Q
tallow candle a. II Is with an electric
Chicago. Daily News.
The broad ax., 1905-03-11

Ths world moves Il has to In order
= Keep from being run over By IN an
Dmohtla-Atlanta journal.
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Inst Fall In.

II Is another illustration Of the loss
of compensation that most men who fail
In life succeed in love.
The broad ax., 1905-03-11
Daily Thought,

There Is q strength Of quiet endurance
- significant Of courage a. the most dar-
ing feats OF prowess.-Tuekerman.
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In Most Gases.

When q married woman wishes she
we're a man her husband Is apt to echo
the wish.-Chicago Daily News
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Australian SeaWeeds.

No fewer than 1,l32 different species
Of seaweed are found on AuStraliSp.
coasts
The broad ax., 1905-03-11
snain,a Mendicants.

There are 1927 professional beg
Ears In Spain, Of whom 51,s4s are
women
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Wnrldln coaI outpnt

The worlds total coal output soslast
year b estimated 9. ls1tAAaa
toRA a-----z-.-A-.LAhAA4
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what Is an optimist?"

"A man who thinks that II he writes
Rush on q letter 1t will be delivered
sooner than acknowledgements
Leader.
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Furnished Rooms to Rent.
First class furnished rooms to rent,
$50 per week and upwards. 20s E.
18th street.
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ROOMS TO RENT

Nicely furnished, furnace heat, gas
light and bath. Convenient to surface
and elevated cars 31ls Wabash ave.
The broad ax., 1905-03-11
Tyranny Of Covards,

ne worst Of al tyranny q tie tyran-
~ Of coxardA-TocSusyills
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-03-31
Supreme court Decisions:

Murdoch vs.. Bilderback, 125 Mich. IS.
Reversed.
People VS.. Barnard, Us Mich. $50.
Affirmed.
Titus VS.. Chase, 126 Mich. Dol. At
firmed
Gould VS.. Gregory, 126 Mich. OIL. Re
versed
People VS.. Stratton, 10 Mich. 5o4.
Reversed.
Cookbook VS.. Myers Estate, 127 Mich.
685. Affirmed.
Jones VS.. Jones, 127 Mich. 6S5. Mod
flied.
Baker VS.. Hellock Estate, 12S Mich.
$50. Affirmed.
Hart VS.. Doyle, 12s Mich. 257. At
Bailey VS.. Carr, Judge, 12S Mich. OF.
Affirmed.
Williams Trans. Line VS.. Cole Trans.
Line, 129 Mich. 200. Reversed.
People VS.. Curtiss, 100 Mich. 1. At.
firmed.
Seventh Day Church of God VS.. Con.
of Church of God, $50 Mich. 367.
Affirmed.
Goodrode VS.. Carr, Judge, $50 Mich
COS. Mandamus denied.
Goodrode VS.. Carr, Judge, $50 Mich
697. Mandamus granted.
People VS.. Bressler, 131 Mich. 500.
Reversed.
Styles VS.. Decatur, 13l Mich. 443. AT.
firmed.
Cutter VS.. Wait, 131 Mich. sos. Re.
versed.
Tracy VS.. South Haven, 1872 Mich. 4o2.
Reversed.
People VS.. Goodrode, 132 Mich. SAP
Reversed.
Finch VS.. Bangor, 133 Mich. 149. AT.
firmed.
Barre VS.. O.. T. h. r., 13S Mich. 1913.
Reversed.
Stratton vs.. Thomas, 133 Mich. 2s1.
Affirmed.
Mesham VS.. Southworth, 1873 Mich.
385. Affirmed.
Gould VS.. Gregory, 133 Mich. 3s2. At
firmed.
vickbourn VS.. Pollock, 133 Mich. 524.
Modified.
Decatur VS.. Copley, 1873 Mich $40.
Affirmed.
People VS.. Griffith, 133 Mich. 6O7. At
fined.
People ex rel. Byers, % N. w. h. 81.
Affirmed.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-03-31
EdiF 0riGI Comment.
Farewell.

For 10 years and three months have
had the honor to be editor and manager
of The True Northerner, and they have
been the pleasantest years of my business
life. | have used my best efforts to
serve the people, and feel indeed gratitied
at the appreciation shown. 1t is not with
pleasure that | break the pleasant asso-
Citations of so many years, but the change
is one of those that seem necessary IN
all our lives.
| bespeak for Hon. r. A. Wildey, who
succeeds me, the same consideration and
favor that has been shown to me, and
am sure he will prove himself an accept
able editor.
With the best of feeling towards all in
the community, lay down the pen, and
with all sincerity can say, | regret the
seyering of the cordial relations that
have always existed between me and my
readers
NJ. q. ROWLAND
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-03-31
REV. ]. wHrrA
Galesburp. Mich

Grand Haven, Mich, March ~, 'O5.
To Whom it May Concern
This is TO certify that / have been
acquainted with Judge Des Voignes
for period of IS years; three of
those years our relationship was very
intimate and close, / being pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal church at
Marcellus, Mich, and he and his es-
Unable wife being members of my
choir and congregation.
AT the beginning of our acquain-
lance | found him to be universally
respected because of his high stand
ard touching morality and good citi-
zenship. Knowing him almost as a
brother during those three years l can
safely affirm him to be the supreme
embodiment of everything commenda-
BILE in good citizenship. l believe him
to be the open and the avowed foe of
every form of intemperance and the
staunch friend and advocate of So
briefly, morality and religion.
REV. EDWARD A. TANNER.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-03-31
A SHoht Correction.
NJ. 0. ROWLAND

The people of Van Buren, county have
expressed in no uncertain terms their
disapproval of the licensed saloon and
their approval of the local option law
and it's strictest enforcement Judge
Carr has administered the law as he has
interpreted it, and upon every conviction
for violation of the local option law be
has imposed both fine and imprisonment
to friend and foe alike. Free Press
and Courier.
The first sentence in the above extract
is certainly true and The True North
erner would not have it otherwise, but
it seems to be impossible for our res
pected contemporary to stick to the
truth for more than one paragraph at a
time.
The following statement taken from
the official records of the court will show
whether or not "both fine and imprison-
ment" have been imposed upon ecery
conviction for violation of such law.
During Judge Carr's administration n
cases for violation of the local option
law have been disposed of as follows:
81 cases never came to trial at all, nav
ing been mol. pros'd, quashed or other
wise dismissed, while in seven cases the
juries rendered verdict of not guilty,
leaving 80 cases Of conviction. In
IL cases fines only were imposed, no
imprisonment; in three other cases the
respondents were fined with Imprison-
ment as an alternative. The fines i'm
posed were paid in each one of these
three cases. In three other cases the
sentence imposed was Imprisonment
without a fine. This leaves Il cases
out of 80, instead OF every case, in which
the convicted parties were both fined
and imprisoned. But even this is pretty
close to the truth for the Free Press and
Courier.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-03-31
The Evidence Not C0nwncin0.

The Courier came out last evening
with some statements trying to bolster
up the dirty political methods inaugu-
rated by that sheet in the judicial
campaign. but its evidence is far from
convincing. 1t is rule of evidence that
in weighing any testimony the interest
of the witness is fact to be considered.
Who is Coy w. Hendryx? A demo-
cratic politician who is naturally sup
porter of Judge Carr, and who has
boosted that he is one of the "40O"-the
400 democrats left in Michigan. He has
an interest in the matter at issue. What
does he say? He does not say he knoe0S
of his own knowledge that the liquor
men are using any money against Judge
Carr, but that Lou Burch told him So
Who is Lou Burch? He is a Detroit
man, anything in politics that seems to
be to Burch's interest, and of course out
of reach at the present time. If Lou
Burch ever made the statement attribut-
ed to him, it is far more probable that
he was the tool of willy democratic poll
tcians, who thought thus to drive tenn
perance people to Judge Carr, than that
there was any foundation in truth for
his charge.
How about Mr.. Beckwith's statement?
The same line of reasoning applies to
that.
The editor Of The True Northerner
has been closely asso ciated with Judge
Des Voignes' campaign, and we kno,0
that not dollar of money for campaign
purposes has been furnished by the
| liquor dealers or their friends.
Again we repeat our assertion of last
week, the Courier does not tell the truth.
The whole story is part of the dirty
political methods and vile abuse of Judge
Des Voignes that has characterized the
whole campaign.
1t will not win.
Judge Des Voignes is an honest man
and gentleman, temperance man and
good lawyer and will fearlessly do his
duty on the bench.
The campaign of utilization will not
and cannot succeed.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-03-31
To the Republican Voters Of Van Buren, County,:

Following is a synopsis of a demo-
cratic circular which will be mailed
to republican voters of Van Buren,
county, prior to election, by the thou
sands:
1t is addressed to the republicans of
Van Buren, county.
1t states:
That large number of democrats
in both Cass and Van Buren, counties
voted for Roosevelt.
That the only reason for voting
against Judge Carr is that he is a
democrat.
That the office never has been nor
should it be considered party office.
That Judge Carr stands for the
local option law.
Referring to Judge l.. B. Des Voig-
mes, the circular states:
That he has been prosecuting attor-
ney.
That for the past nine years he has
held the position of probate judge OF
Cass county and has been recently
reelected to that position.
That for nine years he has not beer
engaged in the active practice of the
law and is not familiar with the prac
tice.
And it further states in bold type
He is the MACHINE candidate.
After further extolliHg the virtues
and ability of Judge Carr, it closes
with the injunction to be sure and
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-03-31

DID you ever hear of the democratic
politicians, who are managing Judge
Carr's literary bureau in this county,
contributing any money or making any
speeches for local option? 1t is laugh
able to see L. j. Cavanaugh and his fol-
lowers appealing to republicans to vote
for Judge Carr on the temperance issue.
On the other hand, among Judge Des
Vognes' workers are some of the men
who have been most active in the sup
port of the local option law, and they
kRo1O what they are doing and Judge
Des Voignes has satisfied them that he
will do his full duty as circuit Judge.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-03-31
OHi u ~
O. w. COOLIDGE.

Brown VS.. Bowerman, 81 n. w. h.
352. Reversed.
Rhodes VS.. Mcnamara, % n. w. X.
S92. Affirmed.
People VS.. Renus, 9S n. w. X. S97.
Reversed.
Downing VS.. Buck, % n. w. X. SS8.
Affirmed.
Dodge VS.. Nichols, % N. w. h. 957.
Reversed.
Dodge VS.. Merrill, % N. w. r. 957.
Affirmed.
Waters VS.. Johnson, % n. w. X. 50+.
Reversed.
Anderson VS., Carr, Judge, % n. w.
r. 927. Mandamus granted.
People VS.. Kriesel, % n. w. X. $50.
Affirmed.
People VS.. Longwell, 90 N. w. h. l.
Reversed.
Lee VS.. Longwell, 90 N. w. r. $40.
Affirmed.
Pearl VS.. Benton Twp, 100 n. w. X.
1873. Affirmed.
People vs.. Congdon, 100 n. w. r 200.
Affirmed.
Douglass VS.. Lohgcor, 100 N. w. h.
1,004. Affirmed.
Clapp VS.. Titus, 100 N. w. h. ZOOS.
Reversed.
Thomas VS.. S. II. & E. r.. r., 100 n.
w. X. 1000. Affirmed.
First Nat. Bank VS.. Carter, IL bet.
News $50. Affirmed
Culver VS.. S. II. & E. h. r., IL bet.
News 662. Reversed.
Cook VS.. Church convention, IL bet.
News 513. Reversed.
Scott VS.. Longwell, IL Det News 727.
! 4 ffirned
Morrill, VS.. Morrill,, IL bet. News 500
Reversed.
Garman VS.. Hawley, IL bet. News 513
! Reversed.
Sweet VS.. Telg. Co., II bet. News GAL
! Affirmed Mar. IA, 1905.)
These reversals have cost the PEG.
pie of this county, and the parties in
terested, thousands of dollars need
less expense. Nearly one-half of the
cases appealed to the Supreme Cour
reversed This must be what the Paw
Paw Courier, the only democratic pa
per i'll the county, meant in its las
issue when it stated, He Carr ha.
proven himself TO be jurist far abov,
the average, as the comparatively few
reversals of his cases in the Suprem,
Court will prove. F"
We submit the proof
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-03-31

Republicans of the 36th judicial cir
the banner republican county in the
entire state, stand pat face the old-time
enemy; don't be. sidetracked by any
circular coming from democratic head
quarters; don't be cajoled by any
specious argument of non-partisan-
ship. The republican delegates, your
accredited representatives, placed in
nomination an honest, upright, fear
less MAN, Judge L. B. Des Voignes.
He is in every way worthy of your
support.
Vote for L. B. Des Voignes for
Circuit Judge; you will make no mis-
take in so doing. He will be an honor
to himself, the circuit, the bench and
the bar He will do his duty fearless
ly. He will execute ALL the laws as
he finds them. He will not show any
favoritism to lawyers or laymen.
All will receive exact justice before
the law. He will be elected. You
will be glad that you voted for him.
He will give everybody a square
deal-no more and no less.
JOHN MARSHALL,
w. J. THOMAS,
PERRY NJ. YOUNG,
Van Buren, Co. Members of Judicial
Com u1ittee
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-03-31
Judge Carts Cases IN the Supreme
Court.

The office of Circuit Judge not only
needs a good lawyer, but it needs a
man of sound common sense, of exec
utive ability, one who will save the
taxpayers of the circuit all the ex-
pense possible and reduce their bur-
den of taxation. This question of
ability is two edged sword.
Judge John h. Carr, prior to his
accident of being elected Circuit Judge,
had been engaged in the active prac-
tice of law for nearly so years. 1t
was natural to assume that he was
not only familiar with the law,
but also with the fundamental princi-
pies of the law. Judge Carr assumed
the duties of Circuit Judge, January
l, 1900. During that year none of
the cases tried by or before him
reached the Supreme Court. Soon
after January l, 1901, they began to
show up, and for the four following
years, viz: 1901, 1902, 1908 and 1904
there were 81 cases appealed from
his court to the Supreme Court and
there decided. . of these cases were
reversed, or As per cent of the cases
tried before him and appealed to the
Supreme Court were reversed. In or
der that it cannot be truthfully said
that this statement is gotten up for
the purposes of the occasion-cam-
paign buncombe, not true, ETC., some
of the best attorneys in the circuit
have examined the reports of the
Supreme Court from January /, 1900
to the present time and the following
are all the cases and the disposition
of each, appealed from the decisions
and rulings of Judge Carr, which
have been decided by the Supreme
Court, with the volume of the report
and page where each case can be
found. Any person can satisfy him
self of the truthfulness of the same
by an examination of the Supreme
Court reports, which can be found in
every lawyers library in the circuit,
also at the Circuit and Probate Court
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-03-31

Cassopolis, Mich, March 25, '05.
The undersigned has been person
ally acquainted with Judge L. B. Des
Voignes for the past 20 years. Dur
ing this period he has been Circuit
Court Commissioner, Prosecuting At
torney and Judge of Probate. In all
of these positions he has had the es-
TEEN of the people of Cass county for
the faithful performance of every
duty required of him in the discharge
of the duties devolving upon him.
We believe that he will inipartially
and conscientiously administer the
duties of any office to which the suf-
frages of his fellow citizens may call
him.
| have been an earnest advocate of
temperance all my life and come very
near being called what is known as
an extremist on that subject, and
can say with full conscience that no
lover of good government in the en-
forcement OF the local option law will
ever have reason to regret having
given to Judge Des Voignes his earn
est support in this campaign for the
Circuit Judgeship.
c. c. NELSON,
Il l,,s, ID
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-03-31

SIXTEEN years ago VIM. Killefer was
elected supervisor of Paw Paw township,
ard since that time no republican has
been elected to this office except that
old warhorse, Jerome &. Warner. While
this is credtable indeed to Mr.. Warner,
it is not creditable to the republican
voters of the township. We ought to
get together noW and quit electing dem
ocrats in this republican town.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-03-31

The Courier says Judge Carr's ability
as jurist is proven by the compare
lively few reversals" of cases appealed
from his judgment to the supreme court.
AS shown in another article, 40 per cent
of his cases appealed were reversed. The
percentage of reversals from Judge
Yaple's decisions was two per cent, from
Judge Coolidge's eight per cent, and the
average for the state was 20 per cent
we are informed on excellent authority
The comparatively few reversals' argu.
ment is ridiculous.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-03-31
Ex-Chairman Republican Co. Com
Galesburg, Mich. March %, 'O5.

Galesburg, Mich, March D, '05.
Twas pastor of the Methodist Episco-
pal church at Marcellus two years
prior to the removal of Judge Des
Voignes to Cassopolis, and have
watched with interest his promotion
to higher offices, and have remarked
to my friends that he is every way
worthy of such promotion.
He and his wife were members of
the church choir, and regular attend
ants of the services of the church;
had, therefore, an opportunity to be-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-03-31

JOHN Cook of Decatur, in the Courier,
advises Temperance, christian repubi-
cans" to vote for Judge Carr on the
local option issue. John Cook was one
of the most rampant opponents of local
option in the last election. He is in a
nice position to advise local optionists
and republicans, isn't he? Why didn't
he also advise Temperance, christian
democrats?' Why?
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-03-31

vote for Judge Carr and thus endorse
his administration.
The slur upon Judge Des Voignes,
because he has been out of active
practice of the law for nine years and
is not, therefore, familiar with the
law is unwarranted.
He stands as the peer of any
lawyer practicing at the bar of the
circuit to-day. The best evidence of
this is the following letter from the
Hon. O. w. Coolidge, Judge of the
ID judicial circuit;
Judge CooHdge's Endorsement.
Niles, March 18th, 1905.
w. ]. THOMAS,
Paw Paw, Mich.
Dear Sir
In answer to inquiry, l will say that
Judge Des Voignes practiced before
me some years while | was Circuit
Judge of both Cass and Berrien coun-
ties.
He had an excellent practice, and
regarded him as an able lawyer, dill
gent in his profession, successful and
skilled in the knowledge of law.
have no hesitation in saying that
l regard him as fully qualified to dis
charge the duties of a Circuit Judge,
and that he will make a dignified,
courteous and competent official Oh
the bench.
Yours truly,
O. w. COOLIDGE.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-03-31

IT is little amusing to see some OF
the ardent local optionists joining hands
in the support of Judge Carr with those
who have most violently opposed the
local option law in this county. Fortu-
nately, most of the temperance republi-
cans are too wise to be fooled by this pal
pable democratic campaign trick.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-03-31

REPUBLICANS have been hoodwinked
long enough by willy democratic candi-
dates for supervisor. With every town
ship in the county republican, there
ought to be solidly republican board of
supervisors. Get together in the inter
est of a more perfect party organization,
and let US see how it would seem to have
what naturally belongs to the republi-
cans on the board of supervisors.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-03-31

THE Courier did not come out for
Judge Moore, the able and tried repub-
lican jurist who now adorns the supreme
bench. for reelection. OF course not.
The Courier is supporting the unknown
who is on the democratic ticket. Strange,
isn't it. how such disinterested nonparti-
sanship as that OF the Courier cannot
rise above circuit iudgeshipl
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-03-31
Startling Mortality.

Statistics show startling mortality
from appendicitis and perltonitis. TIC
prevent and cure these awful diseases
there is just one reliable remedy, DR.
Kings New Life Pills. M. Flannery OF
ii Custom House Place, Chicago, says:
"They have no equal for constipation and
biliousness." 25c at Longwell Bros
druggists. m
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-03-31

come intimately acquainted with them.
They were strictly moral and highly
respected in the community. The
Judge was strongly opposed to in
temperance, and if elected to the Office
of Judge of the Circuit Court, be-
lieve he will do all he can TO enforce
the local option law and promote the
highest interests of the people whom
he serves.
REV. J. wHIri
Galesburg, Mich.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-03-31

JOHN Cooks letter in the Courier is
addressed to the republican voters Of
the S5h judicial circuit" That is Just
as near the truth as The other 'tacts" ia
that paper.