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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-07
STRENUOUS BALZAC.
He Lived In "a Frenzy Of Toll and
Died Pleading For More Time.

He Isuveu frenHy Ot anu
Died Pleading For More Time.
$40 he celebrated and to be loved
these were Balzacs two supreme and
passionate desires" writes Tighe Hop
kins. the English author. He gave the
preference TO fame and killed himself
with work If ever author did. His
books-each one Of which. when he had
settled down TO the 'Comedie HUI
maine, he proclaimed masterpiece
were q veritable obsession. We know
now with what ceaseless and almost
insane toll he brought them forth aIN
can see him wrapped In the monks
robe OF white flannel, the big throat
laid bare. veins swollen, the great
black eyes aflame, agonizing over plot
and scene. supplicating and cursing the
phrase that would not come. sustaining
this through the days and nights or
three dreadful weeks at stretch IN
the sealed and curtained chamber
where the candles were never extin-
guished. Then, livid. unwashed and
half clothed, he would drag himself to
the printers. Thus only In nation
OF stylists could the man that never
achieved a style make himself the first
novelist Of his day and a classic.
wearing and wasting as this ira
vail was, Balzacs splendid strength OF
body, the sure and ready return OF his
inspired and seer-like periods, his
ouenchless belief in himself and In
trepid faith in the future enabled him
to continue 1t, with minimum OF re
pose, for thirty -one successive years
And what bulk Of work! From 1921
to 1894 he wrote thirty volumes, and
in 1924 he was but twenty-five years
Of age and had not even begun to think
of the 'Comedie Humane.
Between 1880 and 1S42 seventy mine
novels Of the Comedy saw the light
and with all this the great work was
never completed. On his deathbec
he pleaded with his doctor for si1
months. six weeks, six days In which
TO consummate his task and sank int
coma while pleading for six hours
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-07
CHINESE TRADE GUILDS.
They Pass on All Disputed Questions
of Labor and Food.

of Labor and Food.
The laborers In China work long
hours. and their meals are supplied by
the employer. Their food consists OF
rice, partaken Of twice day, with now
and then q few vegetables or pieces OF
salt fish or pork as relish. Tea is also
furnished to them In unlimited quaint
ties. They begin work as soon as day
light appears and continue until be-
tween 8 and 8 o'clock at night, the re-
cent introduction of kerosene oil length
ening their hours OF labor. The work
man eats and sleeps in the shop where
be is employed.
Not only do the male workers have q
trades union or guild of their own, but
so also have the employers. To these
guilds are referred all disputed ques-
tons of labor and food, which, as a
rule, are amicably settled. The opera
tives seem to take ii for granted that
their employers can properly claim ev-
cry moment Of their time from early
morning until night unless about thir-
'ty minutes set apart for each meal OF
rice and vegetables be excepted. When
the two guilds fail TO arrive at salts
factory settlement of a dispute the EN-
ployers simply close up the shops.
Canton boasts of over seventy trades
guilds. These guilds have fine halls
and spacious courtyards, where theil
members meet daily and discuss the af
fairs of their. respective trades an(
other matters.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-07

The Dramatic End Of the brave
French soldier.


Ney refused naturally TO place him.
self Oh his knees and to allow his
eyes TO be bandaged. He only asked
Commandant Saint Bias TO show him
where he was to stand. He faced the
platoon, which held their muskets at
"the recover" and then, in an attitude
which | shall never forget, SO noble
was Ii, calm and dignified, without any
swagger. he took of his hat, and, prof
iting by the short moment which was
caused by the ABUNDANT de place hav-
ing TO place himself on one side and to
give the signal for firing, he pronounced
these few words, which l heard very
distinctly, "Frenchmen, protest against
my sentence. my honor At these last
words. as he was placing his hand on
his heart, the defamation was heard
He fell as if struck by lightning. a
roll of the drums and the cries of "Vive
lie roi.' by the troops formed In square
brought TO q close this lugubrious cere
mony.
This fine death made great i'm
preston on me. Turning to Augustus
de In Rochejaquelin, colonel of the
grenadiers, who was by my side and
who deplored, like myself, the dealt
of the brave DIES braves, l said to him
There, my dear friend, is a grand les
son in learning to die. 1.-The Empire
and the Restoration" General Roche
pbouart
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-07
THE USE OF JEWElRY.
IL Is Something More Than a Love a
Pretty Trfnes.

Pretty Trfnes.
Even in its modern form when Orna-
ment has been left almost wholly TO
women ii is something more than
love of pretty triles. On the persons
Of the female members of his family
the man loves to see the display of the
wealth which in these days Is power,
and. if modern taste will not allow 1t
in himself, ii is still indulgent to his
vicarious display of 1t through his
women. So far as women themselves
consciously aid and abet in this asser-
ton of power, so far they may claim
to be acquitted from the charge OF
sheer vanity. Women of families who
have become recently rich love most
to display their jewelry, and it may be
there is not SO much vanity as asser-
ton in it of their claim in virtue OF
wealth to be respected and honored.
Those women who have undisputed
claims to distinction exercise more dis
cretion. and their chief displays are on
those occasions when it is congruous
TO emphasize their social power and in
huence. Thus to the end we have the
close connection between ornament and
money which has existed from the be
ginning.-London Saturday Review.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-07
FIGHTING OXEN.
The HottentOts Trained Cattle Il
Charge Riderless Into Battle.


When the Dutch first settled at the
Cape they found that the original Hot
tentots owned large herds Of cattle,
which they regularly rode and trained
to act as guardians of their other cat
tie and their camps. SO admirably were
these animals trained that they used
TO charge before the tribesmen in bat
tie. apparently without riders, though
there may have been mounted leaders.
An old writer named Kolben says:
Every Hottentot army is provided
with a large troop of these war oxen,
which permit themselves to be govern
ed without trouble and which their
leaders let loose at the appointed mo-
ment The instant they are set free
they throw themselves with impetuos-
ity upon the opposite army. They
strike with their horns, they kick, they
rip up and trample beneath their feet
all that opposes them. They pl3n@e
with fury into the midst of the ranks
and thus prepare an easy victory. The
manner i'm which these oxen are train
ed and disciplined certainly does great
honor TO the talent of this people"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-07
The Three Horses Won.

A well known racing man recently
lost 600 to a comparative stranger,
who offered to bet him that he could
produce three horses which could go
ninety miles In three hours. The layer
Of the wager easily accomplished the
feat by starting all three horses at once,
by which artifice thirty miles only was
the distance they had to traverse in the
time specified.-London Standard.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-07
Probate Order.

State OF MchiRan-County of Van Buren-ss.
AZ session Of the probate court for said county.
held at the probate office, in the village OF Paw
Paw, on the 2Sth day Of June, in the year one
thousand nine hundred and hve.
Present, Hon. David Anderson, Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Barbara IL. Vincent
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition, duly verified,
of Il isha A. Post, nephew and of the executors
named I'm will OF said deceaed praying that
a certain instrument In writing, now on file
with the Court, and purporting TO be the last
will and testament of said deceased, may be
proved allowed and admitted TO probate
such, and that execution thereof may be granted TO
Elisha A. Post and Robert Crowner, the executors
named In said will.
Thereupon IL IL ordered that Monday, the Path day
of July, A. ID. 1905 at ten O'Clock in the fore
noon, be assigned for the hearing OF said petition
and that the heirs-at-law of said deceased and
ali other persons interested In said estate
required to appear at session of said court,
TO be holden at the probate office in the village Of
Paw Paw and show cause IL any there be, why
the prayer of the petitioner should not be granted
And 1t is further ordered that said petitioner
give notice the persons interested in said estate of
the tendency of said petition ana tine hearing there
of, by causing copy Of this order to be published
in The True Northerner newspaper printed and
circulating in said county of Van Buren, for three
successive weeks at least previous to said day Of
hearing.
DAVID ANDERSON,
Judge of Probate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-07
Order for Hearing Claims.

State of Michigan, County of Van Buren-ss.
Notice is hereby given that by an order OF the
Probate Court for the county of Van Buren, made on
the 1st day of June A. ID. 1905, six month
from that date allowed for creditors to present
their claims against the estate of Benjamin r.
wimot late of said county, deceased, and that all
their claims 10 said Probate Court, at the probate
office, in the village of Paw Paw, for examination
and allowance, on or before the 18th day oil
December next, and that such claims will be
heard before said Court Monday, the 18th day
of September. and Monday, the 18th day OF
December next at ten O'Clock In the forenoon OF
each of those days.
Dated, June LIST, A. ID. 1905.
DAVID ANDERSON, Judge of Probate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-07
SHE WAS MISTAKEN.
The story Of "a Woman Who Thought
She Told the Truth.


IF you ask me whether we lawyers
ever encourage, aid and abet untruth-
fulness," said an elderly attorney ut a
dinner recently, Il can only ask as
reply: Does any one know what truth
is? Does any man really know when
he is telling it, had a rather curious
case once a few years ago. won't say
whether IL was murder or divorce
but the clearing of my client, the de
PENDANT, depended entirely on his abil-
ity to prove that when he walked down
q certain corridor of certain summer
hotel he was accompanied by two per
sons. 1t happened that he was seen 10y
the housekeeper Of the hotel, woman
of more than ordinary intelligence, and
she insisted that there were three IL
the party and not simply two, as TN.
prosecution claimed. 1t was impossi
BILE to shake her testimony, and We
carried the day. The housekeeper dieC
a year or 80 later. l heard 1t through
her priest He commented on the FAC,
that she had always taken great salts
faction In the thought that her testi
mony cleared my client. She was, ht
said, and he spoke from a confessor'
knowledge, one of the most truthful
persons he had ever met. l told my
client what the priest said the mex
time we met. He smiled.
"'She was lying all the while, h'
said. she didn't see three of us, be
cause there were only two. wash
hgton Post
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YOUR AMBITION.
Keep IL stimulated and DO Not Per-
NIT Ii To Wane.

mt ~ 10 Wune.
The idea seems 10 be pretty general
that ambition is born In us, that we
have little or nothing 10 do with its ac-
QUESTION or cultivation and that we
cannot modify. enlarge. stimulate or
improve il 10 any great extent. A study
of life does not confirm this idea. That
the ambition Is cultivable quality.
capable of being nodded or destroyed
according as we will, is demonstrated
every day in the lives of those about
us. We see people In whom the spark
OF ambition is kindled suddenly by the
reading of book. the hearing of lee
ture or the speaking of kindly word
by a friend or teacher. and, on the 9TH
er hand we see those who allow their
ambition slowly to die out for want of
fuel.
The death of ambition is one of the
tragedies of life. When a young man
feels his ambition begin 10 fade there is
trouble somewhere Either he is In the
wrong environment and his faculties
protest against what he is trying TO do
or his health is poor, or he is being led
into dissipation by bad companions. A
youth whose ambition begins TO want
is not in normal condition. When he
is not stimulated by noble purpose
and filed with desire TO become a
strong man among men there Is some
thing wrong observation-disclosures.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-07
Order For Hearing Claims.

State of Mnchigan:-County of Van Buren, So,
Notice is hereby given, that by an order OF the
Probate Court Tor the county OF Van Buren,, made
on the 30th day of June, A. ID. 1905, six months
from that date were allowed for creditors to pre-
sent their claims against the estate OF ID H. Moloy,
late of said county deceased, and that al
creditors of said deceased required 10 present
their claims to said Probate Court, at the Probate
flee I'm the village of Paw Paw. tor
examination and allowance on or before the I'd
day of January next, and that such claims Will
be heard before said Court Monday, the I'd
day of October, and on Tuesday, the "a day OF
January next at ten O'Clock in the forenoon of
each of those days.
Dated June 3Oth, A. ID. 1905 ..
DAVID ANDERSON,
Judge of Probate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-07
The RUBY.

Rubies are most suited for young low
ers They are also most expensive. The
people Of the Burmese empire believe
that ruby is Il human soul Just about
to enter the = cred precincts Of Buddha
and conseQ el,.y in the last stages OF
transmigrat.5n. A ruby is an emblem
of the most passionate and absorbing
love. A ruby in the old days of chival-
~ was supposed to lead a knight to
conquest. to cause obstacles 10 melt
away and TO inspire one with bravery
and zeal 1t also kept his honor un-
stained and his character without q
blemish
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-07
Petition for License to Sell Real Estate.

State Of Michigan-County Of Van Buren-ss.
Probate court for said county.
At session of said court, held at the probate Of
fee In the village of Paw Paw, I'm said county on the
18th day of June, A. II. 1905.
In the matter of the estate of Zebra Chawgo,
deceased.
f. W. Hall, administrator of said estate, having
filed in said court petition, praying that he may be
authorized, empowered and licensed 20 sell at private
sale the real estate In SAID petition described
1t is ordered, that the 18th day OF July, A. ID.
1905 at ten O'Clock i'm the forenoon, at said probate
office, be and is hereby appointed for hearing SAID
petition;
II is further ordered, that public notice thereof
be given by publication of copy of this order for
three successive weeks previous to said day of hear
ing, in The True Northener, a newspaper printed
and circulated in said county.
DAVID ANDERSON,
Judge of Probate,
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The difference.

A delegate from Boston to an educa-
tional conference in Philadelphia told
of the answer given by a certain pupil
in one of the public schools of the Hub
in answer to a question put by pro
fessOr Of natural history.
The question was, What is the dif-
ference between a biped and a quadru-
ped -
The pupils answer was, a biped has
two legs, a quadruped has four legs
therefore the difference between a BIZ
ped and a quadruped is two legs
Womans Home Companion.
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Prejudice.

The word prejudice comes from
two Latin words pro" or pre-" be-
forehand. and "iudico," judge. There
fore prejudice" means the forming of
an opinion beforehand or before knowl-
edge. To form an opinion or declare a
judgment concerning any subject with
out or ignoring knowledge is 'preju-
dice" An opinion formed after life
long acquaintance and experience and
after thorough investigation and study
may be erroneous, but cannot properly
be styled prejudice" When the teach
ing and experiences Of the world are
disregarded, when the facts of history
and science are ignored or denied. the
conclusions or opinions thus arrived al
must not only be mistaken, but they
must be the result of prejudice.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-07

Order For Hearing Claims.

State OF Michigan:-County of Van Buren,, -.
Notice Ia hereby given, that by an order OF the
Probate Court for the county OF Van Buren,, made
on the 18th day OF june, A. ID. 1908, six months
from that date allowed for creditors 10 present
their claims against the estate of Lucy c. Hartwell,
late OF said county deceased and that all creditors OF
said deceased are required TO present their claims
to said Probate Court, at the Probate office, in
the village of Paw Paw, for examination and
allowance, oa or before the 2d day Of January
next, and that such claims will be heard
before said Court on Monday, the "a day of
October and on Tuesday, the I'd day Of January
next, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon of each
of those days.
Dated, June Goth, A. ID, 1905.
DAVID ANDERSON,
Judge of Probate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-07
Rury Your Troubles.

Train yourself to keep your troubles
to yourself. Don't pour them out upon
acquaintances or strangers. 1t isn't
their fault If you have troubles, and
they don't want to hear of yours, be-
cause they have so many of their own.
And besides-here Is a point TO con-
sider-if you insist on telling other
people of your grievances they will at
length come to dislike and shun you,
because thereby you prevent them
from telling their troubles.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-07
Mind ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

Power to do is largely result of self
faith or self confidence. No matter
what you undertake, you will not do it
until you think you can. You will not
master it until you first feel the mas
terry and do the deed In your mind. II
must first be thought out or it can new
er be wrought out. 1t must be mind
accomplishment before it can be ma
terial one.-Success.
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EPAULETS.
Originally Intended as n Protection
From sword Cuts.

From SWORD tuts.
1t is probable that the epaulet was
originally intended as a protection TO
the shoulder from sword cuts rather
than as an ornament. Ever since 1875
they have been worn by commissioned
officers of the British navy. According
TO the officers rank they vary in de-
sign. A sublieutenant wears only one
composed of gold lace; other ranks two.
The degree of rank is shown by crowns,
anchors and stars worked in silver up
on the epaulets and also by the thick
ness of the cord of which they are com
posed. Previous to the Crimean war
epauets were worn by both officers
and men of the army. Here, as in the
navy, distinction was shown both in
their texture and design. Those Of the
officer were made of gold braid, while
with the rank and file they were mere
" of worsted.-LondOn Telegraph.
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Announced HIMSELF.

While looking for stragglers just as
a Welsh regiment was about to sail
from Cape Town for England an Off
Ger found private standing at atten-
ton in a shed. What are you doing
here?" he was asked. please, sir,
was the reply, Il am a lunatic, and /
am waiting for the corporars guard"
He was right; ne was a lunatic, and his
guard had forgotten him.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-07
Luminous Shrimps.

Luminous shrimps have been dis
covered by the prince of Monaco in the
course of his deep-sea fishing in the
Mediterranean. They live at depth
of from LOO TO 1000 fathoms. They
are studded with small phosphores-
cent spots. These light their way In
the gloom of the deep waters.
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Don't he Too "NattOnnI."

Ones nationality is to others bore
and a nuisance which cannot be got
out of the way too soon. A mans ma
tionality is something he is justly
proud of, but not till 1t is put aside can
the man Of another nation have JOY Of
him, humanity, spiritually. w. d.
HOWellS
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-07-07

"Bragley's a publisher, isn't hep
"Not at all. What made you think
that?''
"He told me he was dissemination OK
light literature"
"Ah. he's bill clerk in the employ
of the gas OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Press.
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First Jerseyman-What air We readin'
there, Jabez? Second Jerseyman--A.
book called 1.-The Three Musketeers."
I thought it wuz Jersey story when, !
picked 1t up. but the plot appears to b
located in France some years back
Pittsburg Post.
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City Cousin-Now, you farmers don't
have the trouble of house hunting like
city folk Kansas Uncle-Don't, eh?
Well, I've been hunting for house
that the cyclone carried away for two
years, and | haven't found it yet
Chicago News.
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Just n Hint.

Reggie - A-a-h, Miss Merrileigh,
spwcaking of conundruns, do you
know-a-a-h-the diffewence between a
finance and q financier? Shells there
any? There shouldn't be- Reggie.
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"Mrs. Chatterbox is an incessant talk
er, isn't she?"
Eyes; she says that persons opin-
ions get musty If they aren't aired
Detroit Free Press.
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AccOmm OdatinR.

Doctor-Has your cough troubled you
as much as usual today Mrs. Grand2
Patient-Oh, no, not nearly as much!
I got Hortense. my maid, to cough for
me- She is very accommodating
young woman.-Boston Transcript
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A RenuttNer.

Miss Planely-Reggie says | grow
prettier every time he sees me. Miss
Roastem-You ought to have him cal!
oftener.- Cleveland Leader.
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A hit of Good Advice.

One of the best things to do before
we criticise others much is to begin
an intelligent study of ourselves.-Chi-
cago Journal.
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neAuttfOn.

Smart-Why do you refer to Mrs. Toe-
sem as a hay widow? Tart-Because
hay is grass with all the greenness
dried out.-New York Times.
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Vanity keeps persons in favor with
themselves who are out Of favor with
all others -Shakespeare.
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II Sometimes Fnils,

"There's nothing like perseverance,
1t wins out In the long run"
mot always. Did you ever see a hen
on q porcelain eggT-Brooklyn Life.
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A perverse temper and discon-
tented, fretful disposition render any
state Of life unhappy.-Cicero.
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A man of business may talk of philos-
ophy: a man who has none may prac-
tice it.-Pope.
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TRAINS GOING WEST FROM LAYTON

No. 81 Z.5O a. III
NoIS- oil a. III
No. IL llO0 a. III
No a 1.50p, III
No. AZ fUv "
No. % stops on signal Sunday nights at Cos
to take on passengers for Chicago.
q. W. RUGGLES, G. p. I. Agent, Chicago
PHILLIPS, [ c e Agent, Lswton.
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MICHIGAN CENTRAL
"Ihe Niagara Falls Route"

CENTRAL STANDARD TIME
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT MAY l4t h, 1905.
TRAINS GOING EAST FROM LAYTON.