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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-01


To the republican electors Of Van Blu
rem county:
The county convention OF the republi-
cans of Van Buren, county is hereby call
ed to meet in the village OF Hartford,
Monday, June Is, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon for the purpose OF select
ing delegates to the republican state con-
vention to be held at the light guard
armory 10 the city of Detroit, Wednes-
day, August 8. 1906, at ii o'clock in the
forenoon, and
and for the transaction OF such other
business as may properly come before
the convention.
The several townships and the city OF
South Haven will be entitled to the
following number of delegates;
Almeua 3, Antwerp 10, Arlington 8,
Bangor 10, Bloomingdale 10, Columbia .,
Covert IL, Decatur IL, Geneva s, Hamil-
ton 4, Hartford l3, Keeler 8, Lawrence
IL, Pine Grove 9, Paw Paw II, Porter o.
South Haven township 8, South Haven
city 20, Waverly 6; total 1873
BY order of republican county commit
tee.
EUGENE BENNETT. ". II. SIMPSON,
Secretary. Chairman.
Hartford, May 81, 1906.
The county committee also issues
call for a convention on the same day
and date to select delegates to sena
torial convention hereafter to be called
The committee would say that no del
egate elected at the primaries can sit IL
the senatorial convention without ere
dentials from caucus called by the
township committee that they represent
aud care should be taken that this II
provided for.
/ The convention to nominate repre-
sentative to succeed Hon. n. f. Simpson
OF Hartford was called by the represent
alive committee to take place immed
lately following the county conventions
The delegates to this convention mus
be provided with credentials from a eau
Gus to be called by the tawnship com
mittee the same as in the senatorial con
vention.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-01
BIRD HAVEN ON THIS FARM
Illinois Agriculturist Who Keeps Close
Guard and Provides Shelter
for Birds.

John H. Doris, who owns a largs
farm northwest of this city, will not
allow a bird of any kind to be killei
OIL his land, writes a Harrisburg CIllJ
correspondent of the st. louis Globe
Democrat. He has set aside num-
Der of acres to grow up in UNDER
brush, in which all kinds Of birds, es-
pecially quail, find a home through
the winter; and in the summer the
place is alive with birds.
Mr.. Doris claims that hawks do
very little damage in comparison with
the good they do In killing field mice
end rats. There are hundreds of
quail on his farm, and they have be-
come so tame that they come to the
dooryard for feed SO careful does he
watch these birds that he can tel
where nearly every bird nests In the
brooding season. Last fall one of hi3
hired hands, while driving through tho
.--c a.ss. a s0aS "a nas. sa- au-.i.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-01
Two PenniIess Princes.

While the two elder sons OF Prince
Waldemar were out walking near Co
penhagen recently night came on be-
fore they could return home, and find
ing the roads very heavy they kept
a lookout for conveyance. The
only vehicle that passed them was
coal cart, and into this the two young
princes climbed.
On arriving at the outskirts OF the
town the driver refused to take them
any further, and demanded payment
The princes explained that they had
no money with them and told the man
who they were, bidding him take them
to the palace. He refused to believe
their story, however, until a police
man arrived and, recognizing the
princes, lent them some money so
that they could return to the palace
In tramway car
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-01

sitting on the fence close by, and,
taking his whip, he knocked 1t OF.
slightly Gripping it, He picked the
bird up and took it to the house to
feed TO the cate
When Mr.. Doris saw this he re-
bulled him warmly, questioned him as
tc where he found the bird, and upon
being told remembered where IL had
a nest. Unhitching one of the horse 3
ana saddling him, he rode mile ard
half, placed the bird on its nest.
end watched and cared for her until
she Matched out her brood. Mr.. Dor
ris' farm is noticeably free from In
sects that do damage to crops, and he
unhesitatingly says this is due to
the birds on the place.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-01
CGu0ht in the Council.

At the regular meeting of the village
council Monday evening the following
business was transacted:
The bond for building movers was fix
ed at S25.
The salary of S. E. Allen, engineer at
the water works plant, was fixed at 800
a raise of so per month. The discussion
of this topic brought out the fact that
MIR. Allen was on duty every hour OF the
81 every day in the year, that he had not
been absent from his post of duty In sew.
eral years and that he was receiving a
lower wage than any engineer in south.
western Michigan having the same re-
sponsibility.
The 1906 assessment roll was PR scented
By the assessor and approved The rate
of tax was fixed at "a per cent on a dol
lar
The fund for sewer district No 2 show
ing balance, rebate of 20 per cent on
all sewer taxes paid was voted and order:
will be drawn upon presentation of taI
receipts.
Claims allowed, S1,52939. The item:
making this allowance so much greater
than usual were for crawling IL blocks
and the rebate on sewer tax.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-01

To deck the humble mound or stately
tomb.
Some slabs are old and gray,
Crumbing with Times decay,
And some, aye many. are of yester-
day.
And of that meager band
Of comrades left, decrepit, bent and
old,
Who stand
Apart, their white locks barred,
How many will be spared
To stand when that To-morrow's tale
is told?
Soon on their ears the last great Mus
ter-cal
Will fall
And they will pass to join the mighty
host
At the Eternal Post.
One!
Two, three-Run! RUM
Hey! send that in!
Out! Out on first, the everlasting
chump!
Our side will have to hump
To win.
Now watch Tim Murphy swat
The ball across the LOO.
A fly!
Say, he can't miss it-Yes,
missed my guess.
oh, Glory! Why
In thunder did he let that catch go by,
Confound his hide!
Run, Mick, You'll make ii. Slide,
you sucker, SLlOEl
What's that he saida
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-01
Philanthropist's Plan.

Bolton Hall, philanthropist, lawyer,
sociologist and tax reformer. prompted
by the good results that have attended
his experiments in Philadelphia and
other cities. is preparing to open q
farm for the poor near New York city
on the same lines that have met with
success elsewhere. BY arrangement
with the Astor estate he has secured
control of a farm adjoining the Nor
ris park race track an5 will use II
for the purpose he has in view
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-01
Natural Wonders.

Island of Fire and the Lake of Snow.
The Island of Fire is situated in the
middle of large lake of boiling mud
in the Island of Java. The steam
and gases which rise from its surfc &c
form themselves into bubbles attain
ing the diameter of five or six feet,
and, after sailing high up in the air
like balloons, they explode with a
loud report. The biggest snow lake
is to be seen among the Karakorum
mountains, north Of India. 1t meas.
ures more than 800 square miles in
total area
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-01
Not to Be Deceived.

Boys. business men of your town
know you better than your parents.
There eyes are on you when you are
least aware. You may slip away from
your mother, you may dupe and de-
ceive your best friends. you may elude
the watchful eye of your teacher. you
may trihe with the confidence of your
Sunday school superintendent, but you
can't fool the business men in your
town when they have position to be
filled.-Kansas City Journal.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-01
New Kind of Race.

Items in the first great athletic
meeting held in China. which took
place at Canton, were arithmetic
races. Pupils from schools carried
states and pencils, and in the course
of the race they encountered black
board containing a sum to be solved.
Tire boys were lined up as they
reached the goal, and those whose cal
culations were wrong were then elm
mated The first three left in the line
were counted winners
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-01
Zoo Animals Free.

In the Dublin ZOO, which is famous
for its success in breeding and keep
ing lions, an interesting innovation Is
the plan of keeping a number of crea-
lures about the ground in a state OF
liberty. The latest liberated specl-
mems which visitors now meet In
shady path are the emu and the Amer
scxa osLrlcu. or rnea-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-01
Looking Ahead.

Angry Creditor-Whats the use OK
Offering me a check? 1t wouldn't Do
worth a cent at the bank.
Struggling Genius-Perhaps not,
sir. but some day in the future. when
I am dead and gone, my autograph
will make that check worth hundreds
of dollars.-Chicago Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-01
LIQUID III assure.

The Secretary find that your prop
erty in Swampville cost you four 40
lars foot, sir. What price are you
willing to sell II for?
The Rich Victim-Oh, I'll let II 90
for two dollars gallon.-Life.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-01

Come, tread
With solemn step and slow to where
they rest,
The honored and the blest,
The Nations valiant dead,
Let hymn and prayer
Sound through the perfumed air
AS little children springtide blossoms
bear:
Violets, lilies and the lilac bloom,
Daisies from grassy leas
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-01
First Woman Voter.

Beatrice Sacchi, a professor at Man
tua and the holder of Doctors de-
gree, is the first woman to vote in
Italy. 1t seems that there is no law
there TO prevent a woman from vot-
ing Miss Sacchi discovered this and
went to the polls and voted.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-01
Thirteen Eliminated.

Application No. 1S to practice law in
the state of Missouri will be issued no
longer to aspiring law students. Re-
Gently a would-be barrister tore II
up when it was given TO him, and the
state board of examiners has since
eliminated the number
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-01

Miss Dillon and Miss Owen of Kala-
mazoo, who were injured in a runaway
accident Tuesday, are recovering nicely.
Miss Dillon suffered two broken ribs
and dislocated shoulder and Miss Owen
slight external injuries.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-01
Tree Without Leaves.

The "leafess acacia" is peculiar
tree that forms forests In Australia
The tree has no leaves, but respires
through a little stem answering the
purpose of a leaf.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-01

Football, tennis. golf, quoits, bowls,
horse racing and, in fact. nearly every
pastime WITH any claim to antiquity,
has been Prob .bited by law in England
at some time or other
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-01

Itchl Itch Itch!-Scratch! Scratch !
The more you scratch the worse the itch.
Try Doan's Ointment. 1t cures piles &C.
zema, any skin itching. All druggists
sell it.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-01

There is one way the women get
revenge on the men When they want
a fried chicken they always wiring the
young ROSTERS neck and save the
bullets.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-01

The Rebekahs are requested to meet
at the home of Mrs. j. G.. Gould at p
o. today to attend the funeral of |. B
Conner in body.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-01

And then a man must toll
And play
And paytimes are too rare to let him
spoil
A springtde holiday.
SO here, with solemn ceremonies tread
The mourners of the dead,
And here, with frenzied shouts, the
fans acclaim
THE GAME.
KENNETH HARRIS.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-01
Whera II Landed Him.

What q penchaut young Goldrox
has for getting at the inside of things. +"
What now?" Bunk, then JAIL
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-01
Hungry Bunch.

The new British parliamene> drinks
half as much wine as its predecessor,
hut eats twice as much, and the kitch-
en- committee is losing money on its
restaurant.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-01
Happy Thought.

Speak up" said Judge Addison, OF
London, TO a witness. Imagine that
some one has asked yos to take a
drink"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-01
Meals to Tramrs.

Last year 1855 tramps were fed at
the county home at Carlisle. Pa, the
meals numbering 1888.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-21
WANTS AN ARMY RESERVE
Taft Asks For $4,000 Men Gil Five-i'ear
Enlistn,ents 10 Guard Coast
Secretary Of War Says Cost Would Be
smali-Biu TO Weed Ous Inefficient
Officers Another Measure.

! Washington. D. C.-Several import
ant bills designed to increase the eff
riency OF the army. submitted by Sec
rotary Taft. were introduced by Rep
:asentative Hull. chairman of the
House Committee on Military Affairs.
One IS designed to provide Il partial
reserve for coast defense in case of
actual or impending war. The bill
provides for $4,000 men who have
served at least one complete enlist
ment in the army. They are to be
enlisted for five years. and may live
where they please in the United States,
but subiect to Il call by the President
Of len days each year for instruction.
ana OH the outbreak of i foreign war
are to be called into active service.
Secretary Taft explains that the bill
provides means of enabling the Presi-
dent to comply with the act of Febru-
Try ., 1901, TO increase the army 10
100, 100 men i'll case of an emergency.
The total cost is estimated ut about
50 1000, 900 q year. The Secretary
says:
1.-THE necessity for 4 reserve of
trained men was shown at the out
break of the Spanish War, when it
was found to be impossible to obtain
ME for the regular army who had had
previous training. which neceSsitated
regiments going into battle at their
peace strength. The purpose is to
have available 4 trained force to i'm
mediately bring the regular army to
the strength now authorized by law,
which would practically double its
efficiency, and the annual increased
expenditure for that purpose would
only be about three per cent. Of the
present cost CT the permanent military
establishment
Another measure provides for a sep
aration of field and coast artillery.
retaining the corps organization for the
latter. The field artillery is increased
by six batteries, with regimental or.
ganization. The total increase in both
arms provided for is 5000 men. and
the estimated cost for the first year is
50, O00, 600, besides All estimated ex'
pense Of s., 0 900 for barracks, gun
sheds, etc, for five years.
Inc SeCietdry SlloHSIJ " I'm
increasing the pay of non-commis.
stoned officers in accordance with the
principles followed in European armies.
One bill provides for a system OF retire
ment by selection, with a view to pro
mote advancement 'by wedding out
the least efficient. officers" The other
bills provide for 4 service corps OF
1000 attached to the supply depart
ment for work heretofore performed
by soldiers. and for the reorganization
of the veterinary cccps of thu army.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-21
THE EQUITABLE SUES HYDE
Wants ST.. 600, Representing Hia'
Profits in Selling Syndicates.
Llwyers' Ellis Held Jp-ChanSc- IL
the Board OF The Lie Assure
lncs Society.

! New York City.-preSideAt Paul Nor.
ton, OF the Equitable Life Assurance
Society, announced that suit had been
; started against James ii. hyde for the
! recovery of approximately $4,000, rep
resenting Mr.. liyde's profits in syndi'
Gates which sold securities to the SO.
ciety. Mr.. Morton also announced that
suits were in preparation against varl'
GUS men who had protited by the leases
| of space il buildings owned by the
| Euuitable to some Of the sO-called sub
sidiary companies. and that these and
| other claims Of the society growing out
| of the acts Of The old Equitable admin
istration were being pushed as rapidly
as possible.
The Equitable Directors held their
regular monthly meeting and received
the detailed report of the accountants
who have been making ali independent
Investigation Of the affairs of the So
ciety. These reports. rs already an
nounced, contain disclosures of things
| done by the former administration that
have not been made public yet. AS a
| result of this and of facts reported
| about the business of the Equitable.
| each Director who got 4 copy OF the
! reports was required to sign q re.
ceipt, which contained 4 pledge that
he would not disclose the contents.
1t became known that bills rendered
by several of the counsel employed
i'll the factional troubles in the society
last year and before the reorganization
; were presented to the board. Objec-
| lions were made that resulted in the
| appointment of a special committee to
consider whether the legal charges
were excessive and whether in certain
instances the society ought in any
event be liable for their payment.
The Directors accepted the reSigna-
ton of Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew
from the board and elected Henry
Rogers Winthrop Treasurer to fill the
place that has been vacant since the
death of Sidney Dillon, Ripley last win
ter. Mr.. Winthrop has been financial
manager of the society for about a
year.
. After the meeting President Mortcn
held a conference with Paul D. Cra-
vath, who has been the principal legal
adviser of the Equitable management
since the reorganization last June, and
with the committee appointed to con-
slider the lawyers bills. Just what
bills were included in the number of
those to which exception was taken
could not be learned. 1t has been
known, however. that whether the So
c:ety should assume the responsibility
for legal obligations incurred has been
an open question for months in the
fractional fight last year.
Many counsel were employed by the
different sides. Among the lawyers
were Elihu Root, ]. G.. Johnson, Of
Philadelphia; Samuel Untermyer. W.
D. CULVER, w. s. Guthrie. Joseph III.
Choate and De Lancey Nicol! by James
H. Hyde, and William Is. Hornblower,
ex-Judge William N. Cohen, Charles u.
Hughes, Frank Plat, Bainbridse Col
by, Edward Lauterbach, William Mel
son Cromwell and Adrian H. Joline by
the Alexander faction.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-21
Profts pe.s crs,.

A pecan tree is G. wing on the
premises of Mr.. w. A. Lindsey, of this
place that bids fair to break ali records
before it reaches its limit. This tree
is about twenty years old; and is
hedged about rather closely with vas
rious trees, which one might expect
would lessen it's productiveness. Mr..
Lindsey has sold 59S pounds of pecans
from this tree alone this season, and
has forty pounds of its nuts still Old
hand. They brought twelve cents per
pound, making for this year $3.50.
The yield last year was abe IT 500
pounds, and the year before nearly
400 pounds.-Monticello News. 20
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-21
Pogonius In Nevada.

One Of the heaviest pogonips that
has prevailed in Western Nevada for
many years has been hanging over the
vicinity of Carson for the last few
days. Reno also reported Il sever po-
COMP one day this week and similar
reports come from the little towns be-
low Carson. The Indians greatly fear
these visitations, as they say that
many of their people die if they last
for many days.
Pogonip is the Indian name for q Pc
culiar fog that occasionally visits the
mountain country during the wfrter
months. The u is obscured, usually
during the entire day and sometimes
for days, willie the air is charged with
a heavy fog in which fine particles Of
snow seem to be flying. Although the
temperature may not be low. intense
cold is felt Oh account of the unusual
humidity that preyails.-Carson Core
spondence Sacramento Bee. =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-21
Like an Am rrican Campaign.

With the advent to power of Sir n.
Campbell annerman the control of the
United Kingdom and to 4 limited ex,
tent the fortunes of the empire pass
into the hands OF a man whose intel
lect is not remarkable, whose political
achievements will not bear, eXamlna-
lion. and who has associated with him.
self in Office, apart from q handful Of
Liberal ImperiaIists, the most extraor-
binary collection of enemies Of their
country ever assembled in a Cabinet.
Well may the pro-Boers. pro-Lamas,,
pro-Germars and anti Britons to whom
the political system of this country has
made over the destinies of England
for five or perhaps len years, walk
with a more elastic step" The chance
for which they nave been longing has
come at last; they now have freen
scope to wreck that empire which they
so detest.-National Review.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-21
An Awful Possibility.

"When I was 4 boy" said an old gen
tleman, Il attended the old Gorham
Academy in Maine. One time the Rev.
Caleb Bradley. Of Scarborough, Mass,
came to talk to us. Il was during the
Presidency of Mr.. Polk, and his re-
marks showed how much higher polit-
ical feeling ran in those days than now.
He said: If you make good boys you
will make good men. Some Of you
might make a Washington, some Of you
q jefferson, and the LJrd knows most
any of you might make q Polk"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-21

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