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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-11-30

The railro a q commissioner
has issued revised edition Of
the handsome railway map Of
Michigan, showing routes and
statistics of new lines that have
been constructed since the for
mer edition of three years ago.
The increase in that time has
been seven hundred eighty miles
of railway, or nine and one third
per cent; and in electric roads
an increase Of two hundred
twenty. four miles, or 374 per
cent. The total steam mileage is
now nine thousand one hundred
forty six, and of electrics eight
hundred nineteen, a total of ten
thousand miles, lacking only
thirty five. Only six states eX-
coed US in railway mileage, the
eight leading states, in order of
precedence. being Illinois. Texas,
Pennsylvania, Iowa Ohio, Kan
sas, Michigan, New York.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-11-30

BECAUSE one newspaper in
the fourth congressional district
has printed an editorial favoring
the selection of a United States
senator from the eastern part Of
the state and two others declare
for Mcmillan, couple Of Smith
organs assert that "there is or
is to be an alliance between Con.
gresham r. j. Hamilton and
w. G.. Mcmillan in the senatorial
dispute" and that Mr. Hamil-
ton will play some hand IN the
senatorial question is becoming
- cry day more apparent. They
assume that the republican press
of the fourth district is as servile
as that Of the fifth wherein Mr..
Smith owns and directly manag
es the principal newspaper and
none of the rest seems to dare to
have an opinion or preference
that Smith does not sanction
The republican newspapers Of
the fourth district are no part of
anybody's machine; nor is Mr.
Hamiltons remarkable h o ! d
upon his district merely a ma
chine clutch. -Allegan Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-11-30
PAYS to Watch Small lhinus.

No matter what the general magni.
Hde of a business may he, it is we'll
orth the while to look out for it's
minor affairs. This may be an age
# large things in general, but it is,
fter ALL from the handling of smaller
.eals that the greatest profits are de-
rived. Small leakages are sure to slip
by unnoticed unless the business is so
organized that every detail, no matter
OF how little apparent significance,
ean be properly checked
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-11-30
Warlike Natives.

In India assaults on British SOL
diery by natives have become so fire.
Quent of late that the press is direct.
ing the serious attention of the gov
eminent TO the matter. The Civil and
Military Gazette asserts, "on trust.
worthy information, that in the north
ern command alone such assaults oc-
cur as often as once week, with a
marked tendency TO increase" This
is regarded as an aftermath of the
triumph of the Japanese in the far
east.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-11-30
French Idea of Englishman.

In "Chaine Anglaise. play re-
Gently produced in Paris. the French
idea of an Englishman is shown. He
speaks French with an awful accent,
ends every sentence With "all right"
and when he is introduced TO lady
does not remove his travelling cap
from his head or his pipe from his
mouth.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-11-30

The FACT that about half of
the recently elected memb ers of
the state Legislature are farmers,
and that some other members
not directly connected with the
work of the hoe and of the pillow
are yet from the smaller villages
and communities wholly depend
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-11-30
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Unread Service.

All bachelors and spinsters in our
parish seem to have come to the con-
clusion that the Latin poet was right
in saying that no life is equal to that
Of the unmarried for there has been
no wedding in our church since last
July, and it is 20 years since the mar
riage service was for so long unread.
Border Churchman.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-11-30
Cheap Club blnQ Rates.

The True Northerner is prepared To
furnish cheap clubbing rates on all of
the leading magazines of the day. We
will also give for limited time:
The Chicago Daily Tribune and rhe
True Northerner for $500
The Chicago Daily Chronicle and The
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ter's reading. Ten cents will be added
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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-11-30
Names and Divorces.

An Australian divorce court nudge
thinks that there is a subtle connection
between high -0undiag feminine hap
tismai lanes and matrimonial unhap-
pness. lie has noticed that The names
whicn generally come under his Judi
cial cOgnizance are Gladys, Gwendolen.
ErmyEtrude and the like and that he
seldom or never in his official capacity
hears OF a Mary or a Bridget.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-11-30
One Wonan's Work.

Hannah Riddell, an English mis-.
sionary at work among the lepers OF
Japan. has just received the Order Of
the Blue Ribbon from the emperor
and her request for better care of the
lepers by the government is to be dealt
with by the diet now in session.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-11-30
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Not Altogether a Commitment

The following doubtful compliment
Is a fragment from a love letter:
How wish, my darling Adelaide.
my engage ments would permit me to
leave town and come to see you! II
would be like visiting some old ruin.
hallowed by time and fraught with
thousand recollections.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-11-30
rax on ynurcn Chimes.

Included in this years budget of the
Town council Of Santa Cruz. Teneriffe
was a tax on the ringing of church
bells. at the rate of 90 cents a chime
but the civil governor vetoed the
scheme.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-11-30
Why, of Course.

Yes, doctor, one of Willies eyes
seems ever so much stronger than the
other. How do you account for it?"
"Knothole in the baseball fence, most
likely. madam" = Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-11-30
Tree Hard TO Kill.

The life tree of Jamaica is hard
er to kill than any other species OF
vegetable growth known. 1t contin-
ues to grow and thrive for months
after being uprooted and exposed to
the sun.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-11-30
ADVERTISING RATES.

Display advertising, rates furnished on aPpli-
cation.
Classified advertising, three lines or less, rs
cents. All over that number, cents per line
extra.
Card of thanks. 25 cents each.
Obituary, poetry and resolutions, cents .
line.
Notices of births, deaths or marriages will be
printed free news matter
gR-No communication will be published under
any circumstances unless it bears the writer's
name and post ONCE address.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-11-30
Beard Is a Worder

A man named Giuseppe Rouchi, 70
years OF age, who has been admitted
into the hospital of Novaro, Itayl,
possesses a beard which measures
nearly a yard and a half, and reaches
to his feet.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-11-30
The Greatest Tea Drinkers.

The greatest tea drinkers in the
world are the Australians, they an.
nually consuming seven and three
fourths pounds per head In England
the proportion is about six and three
fourths pounds per head and in the
United States only one pound two
ounces.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-11-30
Il cad Was Sad.

"Ah, darling" remarked Mr.. Neweo
y see you have prepared some pud-
ding with your own little hands.
What kind is it. PETE" "Th-that, "
sobbed Mrs Viewed, lis b-bread!"--
London Bits.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-11-30
How Could He Help TIP

She (recently we'd Did you think
of me at lunch time. darling?
He-Yes darling; ! found hair in
the soup exactly the same shade as
vours,-Yonkers Statesman.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-11-30
LOB PRINTING.

The True Norherner has one of the best equip
ped Job Offices in southwestern Michigan, and is
prepared to do every kind of book and job print
ing.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-11-30
THE LIBRARY RESEARCHER
Men Employed by Cranks to Delve
Into Musty. Tones for In
formation.

Says the New York Times: In the
Libraries one may see almost any day
mysterious, often seedy-looking per-
sons surrounded by musty tones, max
ing corlous notes. These individuals
are frequently the subject of remark.
Who employs them, and where are
their notes published? The explana.
ton Is that most of these mysterious
persons are experts in research, and at
least two of them are able TO scrape
together Sl,50c year, but they are the
very princes OF their profession. They
are not seedy. Both are highly edu-
Gated, cultured men past middle age,
and were at one time wealthy.
There is vast multitude OF cranks
in our country, and as most of them
are people of means, they are often OF
use 10 the needier members of society.
Many library researchers receive a
good slice of their yearly income from
these Cranks. Thus some unknown
gentleman has conceived the idea that
Gibbons Decline and Fall of the Ro-
man Empire is crawling with errors,
and ne has been employing for some
time three library researchers at a sal.
ar! of $40 a week each to make sys-
temayic examination OF every state
ment of fact in that mighty work anil
collate all the evidence obtainahle on
Zach work! Another gentleman has
peculiar idea about the head of Paul
Jones and, contemplating a treatise on
the subject, Is paying a researcher q
good salary TO ransa,k every book IN
the New York public libraries likely TO
yield grain of information.
Poor Little Chap!
Of the late Miss tombstone Bennett,
In whose death the American stage lost
a comedienne of exquisite talent, an
actor said:
miss tombstone Benefits success
came easily to her. She could have
succeeded as a writer had she wished
She never went out but she returned
with a host of striking episodes she
had observed.
"One day in the early summer she
Sdlu W sic iullOHtu Oh SOuc
delicious fruit:
81 was Summing yesterday. AS
passed a fruit stand piled high with
black bananas, soft strawberries,
green watermelons and the like, a
little ragged chap Of six or seven
stopped before it, and | heard him
say to the dealer, as he pointed to-
ward the strawberries:
Gimme a cents worth O. rot
tens. -"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-20
A Self Shaving Saloon.

London tas self shaving saloon, &C.
cordins to cable dispatch to the Chi
cago Tribune. The firm finds that
many people prefer to shave them
selves, but are not good at keeping
razors In order. This will be done for
them. Then at busy hours Of the day it
Is often necessary to wait for an assist.
ant, whereas If the necessary articles
were provided the customer would glad
~ shave himself. The experiment in
cludes another novel feature. It is nro.
posed to teach the young idea how TO
shave. The undergraduate coming "a
town with delicate down on his chin,
need no longer submit its dainty fluff
ness to the rude hands Of BARRIERS ac.
custofned only to stiff boards. He can
make the excuse that he wishes to prac.
uce an art Which may be useful and
cut himself to hts hearts content.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-20

The late Captain Charles Angus of
New York, the famous life-saver of
Pelham Bay, was noted for the gentle
ness with which he bore drowning or
disabled persons from the water.
Captain Angus never rained smash
ing blows on his charges faces. He
never held their heads under water till
they became quite limp. He had dip
lomatic ways Of rendering drowning
persons quiet and submissive, and of
his diplomacy he was justly proud.
Diplomacy always succeeds" he
said, one day at Pelham Bay. What
you can't get with diplomacy is not
worth getting. There, for instance, is
my cousin George"
Captain Angus gave a loud laugh.
when Cousin George two years
ago." he said, became the father of a
bouncing ten-pound girl, he was a
proud and happy man. 1t seemed to
him that he loved every hair of the in
fant's head Its bowls were music in
his ears. Even in it's face, red and
twisted with sobs, he saw beauty and
charm. AS for walking the floor with
it, he asked nothing better than to
walk the floor with it all night.
$50 a fortnight went by, a happy
fortnight Then the mother announced
that she was going to name the baby
Emily.
Cousin Georges face fell. He was
not particular about names. Almost
any name, in fact, suited him. But
Emily he loathed. He had loathed the
name of Emily from his boyhood. He
did not tell mis- wife that, though. He
was too wise. He knew her too well
Emily, eh?' said Cousin George, il
his diplomatic way. That's good.
like Emily. Emily was the name of my
first sweetheart She'll take it as q
compliment, our naming the child after
, her. She'll
But George could say no more. His
wife interrupted him.
We'll call the child Joan, after my
mother" she said, shortly.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-20
L. L. Tallman
WALLA WALLA, WASH.
Why We Are Right II landed.

wherever you CO." said the traveller,
you find nearly everybody right
handed. In the rubber forests fur
clad Eskimos, among the lowest and
the highest of the worlds people alike,
right handedness prevails, and the left
handed man is an exception"
Yes; that is true" agreed the trav-
eler's compan on.
1T is true" said the traveller. but
do you know why it is true?" The
other thought a moment.
were all right handed because on the
right side we are stronger and suppler
and better developed than On the left
Il ask for the cause, and you give
me the effect" said the traveller. Our
being stronger On the right side is the
effect, not the cause, of our right
handedness. 1t is the result of the
right-hand's extra work.
I'll tell you the true cause Of the
right handedness to be found all over
the world, and you'll have to admit
that mine is a good and irrefutable
reason.
Savage man, prehistoric man, the
hairy man who lived in a tree and had
pointed ears, was not long in dis
covering that his left side, where the
heart lay was the most vulnerable
side of his body-was the side to be
protected. Accordingly savage man
devoted his left hand and arm to the
protection of his left side He made
his left hand the shield hand. With MS
right he fought as actively as possible
Life was all fighting in those days
Man, slasning and banging away with
his right and only holding the shield
with his left hand, soon became
stronger and cleverer with the right
than the left hand-soon became, al
over the world, right handed.
I'VE are all right-nanded because
the heart is on the left side. If it Were
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-20

do you want me to eaten my
death?" he said. Close that window at
once
1.-The waiter closed the window, and
Immediately the first guest beloved
at him:
why did you close that window
Didn't just tell you to open it?'
I'm this difficulty the waiter sought
out his diplomatic employer. He stated
the case, and asked how, in such a
contingency, he should conduct him
self.
How long have the two men been
in here?' the employer asked.
lone, SIR replied the waiter, has
just entered The other hos finished
mis- dinner
Your course is easy, then said the
diplomatic chief. Accommodate the
gentleman who has not yet dined.'"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-20
Important Matter Being Considered
By Forestry Service.
EXPERIMENTS ARE NOW BEING MADE
ACTUAL TESTS WILL SETTLE THE
QUESTION NOW IN HAND BY
OFFICERS.

With the life of telephone and tel
egraph poles at its present limit, the
100000 miles of existing lines, re-
curing 32,000,000 poles, must be re-
newed approximately four times be-
fore trees suitable to take their place
can grow A pole lasts in service
about twelve years, on the average.
but is made from a tree about 60
years old. In other words, to main
tain a continuous supply five times
as many trees must be growing in the
forest as there are poles in use. The
severity of this drain upon forest re-
sources by the telephone and tele-
graph companies is obvious enough.
Just as in the case of railroad ties,
the question of pole supply has thrust
itself into prominence. To lengthen
the life of poles, and in this way to
moderate demand and conserve flu
ture supplies, has become an import
ant matter. affecting the public as
well as private interests.
Since 1902 the forest service has
been making a thorough study of the
preserVative treatment of poles and
of the value of the seasoning in re-
lation to treatment. In this work
it's first object has been, as in its
studies of cross-ties and construction
timbers, to make the timber last as
long as possible, so as to check the
annual demand for renewal and thus
lessen so far as possible the drain
upon the forests. Cooperating with
the telephone and telegraph COM
panies, railroads, lumber companies
and individuals, it has urged forward
a series of experiments covering all
phases of the problem, from the
question of the best season for cut
ting, through subsequent stages OF
handling, to the final setting of the
pole. Some of the most important re-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-20

suits obtained deal with the season.
ing process.
Seasoning was studied in the first
place to determine the rate at which
poles become air dry, that is lose as
much moisture as they will part with
through evaporation in the open air.
The time of cutting was also carefully
considered Experiment proved that
poles cut in winter dry more regular
ly than those cut at other seasons, and
also show greater loss in moisture at
the end Of six months seasoning. The
advantages of winter cutting, are,
therefore, even drying, with a mini
mum liability to check, and light
shipment by freight. Spring or sum-
mer cutting secures a more rapid loss
of moisture at first, owing to the tenn
perature, but only for three or four
months. At the end of from six to
eight months spring and summer-cu cut
poles are found to nave dried only
three quarters as much as winter cut
poles Spring and summer cutting,
however would result in saving in
freight and increased durability if the
poles are to be shipped and used with
in three Or four months after cutting.
The second point to be determined
was the degree of shrinkage in cir
conference during air seasoning. This
was found to be very slight, averag-
ing but little over 0.5 per cent at the
butt and 0.6 per cent at the top. The
rapid shrinkage of wood does not begin
until the percentage of moisture is re-
duced lower than is possible in the
case Of telephone and telegraph poles
in out-ofdoor seasoning.
The effect of soaking in water upon
of the problems dealt with. The eX-
periments substantiate the common
opinion that poles soaked from two to
four weeks subsequently season at a
materially increased rate.
Finally, it was found that checking
in the course of seasoning is not Sc
rious when poles have been carefully
cut. Rapid-grown timber, however,
when so carelessly cut as to leave
jagged ends, was found to split badly
at the butt and at the top This is
doubtless merely the widening of the
cracks started when the stick partial
ly broke off instead of being cut clear
through.
Just how much thorough seasoning
will add to the life of poles can not be
told until the actual tests are made In
service. The poles upon which the
tests are being made have been set in
a line where their behavior can be
compared with that of unseasoned
poles, and will be closely watched.
Upon a large number of the seasoned
poles test was also made to show the
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-20
The Diplomatic Restauranteur.

General Nunez, the governor of Hav-
ana, was talking in Philadelphia about
diplomacy.
mo one ne said, possesses the ex-
cellent quality of diplomacy to a higher
degree and none is more frequently
called on to exercise this quality than
the professional restauranteur.
Il know a restaurateur in Havana
whose diplomacy is consummate. One
day, in his palatial cafe, a guest said
to waiter:
"'Waiter open the window
"The waiter obeyed. Another guest
frowning angrily, summoned the
waiter.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-20
On the right side we would all bt
lefthanded."



Writers wives are unappreciative
as rule, of their husbands work."
said publisher For instance, Nine
lola never read a single one of the
Rougan- Macquart series. She thought
Zola's books were wicked.
"Carlyles wife did not think much
Of her hectoring, whining Scot. She
and Froude used to sit together and
discuss Carlyle's faults in a low tone
She admired Carlyles talent, but
thought it overrated The public OF
today appears to agree with her, for
Carlyle, for a classic. sells miserably.
Dickens wife didn't like his books
She could see no humor in them. That
was one Of the reasons why she and
Dickens lived apart.
"Byrons wife disapproved of mis-
poetry. She thought that for lord to
write poetry was a waste Of time She
would constantly break into Byron's
study and ask him to put his silly
rhymes aside.
"Once Lord Byron had an admirine
friend in the house, and ne hurried this
friend into his sanctum, and began tC
read Cain out loud. While he was
reading Lady Byron ran in.
"'Oh,' she said. oh, do I disturb
you, Byron?"
Eyes, damnably,' replied the poet
wife withdrew.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-20
Irvina's Buchu Waters.

HVIH9S 6Ucnu WdreFS.
cure Scalding Urine, Backache, Rheu-
matism, Nervousness, Loss of Flesh.
Sediment in the Urine, Renal Calculi,
Diabetes and all Kidney troubles, In
Guiding Bright's Disease. They are
purely a vegetable compound and act
directly on the weakened tissues and
blood vessels Of the kidneys and urin-
Are made from fresh California fruit
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-20
How Paris Is to Aid New.,.,.

Inc city of Paris is preparing a new
ueparture, especially designed to meet
.he needs Of journalism, a 'he1nero-
tue' consecrated exclusively ia
newspapers and magazines, to be ope,z
DAY and night, with writing rooms
'e'Ione and telegraph office, where
uversea cables will be taken. says q.
Iarls cable dispatch to the Chicago
hecord-Herald. The general idea In to
Increase the facilities OF rapid research.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-20

value of various preservative treat
ments, which is expected to throw
additional light on the subject of du-
rability.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-20

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES
Itching, Blind, Bleeding. Protruding
fund money if PAZO OINTMENT
fails to cure in to IA days. soc.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-20
For Sale.

Two fine lots in Green's addition no
better in that part of town. Inquire at
tniSO office.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-02-20

Taking machines, Victor, Edison
Columbia Zanophone at Stanley's.