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The Washington times., 1906-06-03
EXPRESS TRAIN DASHED
into AN OPEN DRAW
Engine Plunges Into River, Three Cars
Derailed; No Lives Are
Lost.

JERSEY CITY, y. J., Jan. 2.-The ST
Louis express, leaving this city at 2:14
this afternoon. was wrecked on the
Hackensack draw
An open draw allowed the engine to
go into the river. Three of the cars
were derailed, but no lives were lost
Engineer Joseph II. Ellis and Fireman
w H Wessmer saw their danger in
time TO jump and escaped. The en-
gineer's ankle was sprained in his fall.
The Washington times., 1906-06-03
Why Men Stay Home.

The following has an extra inter
est in that it comes from Cincin-
natl:
why Men Stay Away From Church.
AS Told BY Themselves" was the sub
ject OF an address delivered before
meeting OF ministers Of the Presbyterian
Church today by the Rev. Charles E
Walker, OF HaTtWell-
The Rev Walker made an extensive
canvass Of church absentees by mall
asking why they stayed away from ser
vices. Each OF those who answered, he
said, gave one or more OF the following
/ Work six days and reserve Sunday
for reCrea ton
? Church members too cold 10 make
him feel welcome.
3 ChEirCh mem bers do not show a will
ingness to pay debts.
4. Preachers sermons are ancient and
uninterestng.
3. Too many hypOcrltes in the church.
The dispatch does not give the
answers made by the Rev. Walker
to these five explanations. As a non
ecclesiastical publication, however,
The Times ventures the following:
l. Why not try the recreation of
a service at church? There is more
rest in the right kind of a church
than there is in the best front
porch that ever was built.
2. Why not try setting an ex-
ample to the cold church members?
That's what they seem to need most.
3. Why blame the church especial
Iy because some of its members do
not pay their debts? The church is
no worse in that respect than any
other human institution.
!. Why not suggest subjects TO
the preacher? If he is like the men
who make newspapers he viii well
come them as so much stock in
trade. Few sermons will be dry if
you suggest the text.
3. Why not swell the ranks of the
non-hypocrites? 1t cannot possibly
be that this objection is only a sub
terfuge.
These answers are not offered
with any thought Of meeting all the
objections that can be made to go
ing to church. They are designed
to show merely how fatuous thing
it is TO excuse your own shortcom-
ings by the faults of other people.
The Washington times., 1906-06-03
OH, DoNrTI

II you want to lick your wife.
Lick her;
Beat her till she's tired of life
Kick her
Don't use what you think is keen
Sarcasm from morn till cen,
And enjoy it with mean
Smoker.
~-CIaHeIand L.aadar
The Washington times., 1906-06-03
DISTRICT BILLS HANGING
FIRE BEFORE CONGRESS
Many Matters of Importance That Are Either Awaiting
Action or Are Held Pending the Signature
of President Roosevelt

Congress yet many pending before the
The following list important
measures, with Legislative
The Washington times., 1906-06-03

Leader.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-07-27
Interesting Paragraphs by Our
Staff Of Suburban Core
spondents.
Keeier, Barnes District, Route
No. S, Decatur, Base Line
and Many Others.


A. w. Sykes runs a truck
wagon TO Magician lake.
Mrs. Adie of New York is Wis
iting relatives in the village.
Mrs. Hi Corwin entertained her
sister from Kalamazoo, Sunday
Katie Flaharty is spending her
vacation with her grandfather
The drouth still continues, with
very light shower Sunday even
ing.
Mrs. Mary McCowen went to
Decatur, Friday, and returned
Monday.
= Miss Nettie Forsythe will re-
{ turn to Keller TO clerk for A.
McCowen.
Mrs. Lane from the north part
of the state is visiting friends IN
the village.
Mrs. Rackmyer of Pittsburg
is visiting her parents, James
Decker and wife.
Jud Flaharty and family of
Hartford took dinner with rela'
tives here Sunday.
1t is reported that there are
seven cases Of diphtherla just
north of the village.
Maynard Teed and Miss Zoe
Mcmillan of this village were
united in marriage last week.
VIM. Gleason has his new
house about completed on the
corner of Gimlet and Butler
streets.
Rev. Silkwood and wife left
the dust and turmoil of the city
four days last week TO rusticate
in some quiet nook.
The health of the village is
good. the seriously sick are con-
valescing and the chronic grunt-
ers are holding their own.
Rev. Silkwood and wife at.
tended the services at the Free
Methodist church Sunday even
ing and listened to a soul stirring
discourse by Rev. Waterman of
Decatur.
The weather prophets have
opened up. There is one in this
village who can tell by stroking
a ducks tail what kind Of wealth
er we will have next January.
In the last days a man shall run
sitting down and make a track
like a snake Last chapter Of
Hezikiah. Hunt it up.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-07-27
Porter.

Carpenters have begun work
on John Cornish's new house.
Considerable wheat has been
threshed. Yield seems to be
rather light.
Miss Hazel Forbes of Kalama-
zoo is visiting her cousin, Miss
Mildred Cornish.
Mrs. Axle Mason of Battle
Greek and Mrs. VIII Boyce OF
Paw Paw visited their sister,
Mrs. Henry Corey, this week.
Miss Alice Kay enjoyed a visit
with her mother and her sister,
Mrs. Chas. Hood, and little son
Max, all of Paw Paw, last Sun
day.
L. H. Weldin of Vicksburg,
and sister, Mrs. Nora Daisey of
Battle Greek, were called here
this week by the death of their
uncle, A. l. Weldin, who died
last Sunday.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-07-27
Prospect VALLEY.

Will Bills of Minnesota is here
visiting old friends.
Mrs. Emma Smith is enjoying
a visit with a friend from the
East.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Tisdale and
daughter of Dowagiac visited
friends in the Valley, Friday.
A number of the village boys
visited their lady friends at Ber-
rien Springs, Saturday and Sun
day.
Miss Florence Hall and Miss
Fannie Nash of Porter visited w.
M. Hall and family last Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frohmader have
returned from Grand Rapids.
Mrs. Frohmader is in very poor
health.
Mr.. and Mrs Robt.iSmith, ia
company with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Cate of Paw Paw, are camping
at Three Mile lake.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-07-27
Base Li5s.

Mrs. Langdon is improving
slowly.
Mrs LOOMS has been having
an attack Of grippe.
n. 2. Woodruff and wife have
been rusticating at the farm.
Mrs. Shindal's two sisters from
Kendall spent Tuesday with her.
Hay is mostly secured in good
condition The crop is very
heavy.
Elder Devinney was calling on
the Line, Tuesday, and dined at
c. Posts.
Sons put in appearance and
were welcomed at the homes of
both Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Leech
and James Shindal, Wednesday.
AT the North Point NJ. E.
church Sunday nine persons were
baptized and entered into full
membership. One joined by let
ter.
Mrs. Hall has been quite i'll
of neuralgia in her face and head.
Her mother, Mrs $. A. Lee of
Gobleville, was at the farm car
ing for her.
Mr.. Coldsnow threshed the
wheat raised in this vicinity last
week with his new outfit. His
machinery is always new and the
best, so his work is well and
quickly done. The crop was
poor.
Mesdames. James, Eastman,
Connery and Post attended a
farewell surprise party at Mrs.
Fletcher's in Gobleville. Thurs
day, all being members of the
w. r. G. Mrs. Fletcher has
gone to California.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-07-27

Wheat is a fairly good crop
but not of a very good quality.
Rev. Walker of Lawrence was
"a caller in this vicinity this week.
Miss Maude Gould is now at
tending a summer school in Kali
amazoo.
Mrs. Dunn has rented her
house in town and moved back
TO her farm.
The busy hum of the thresh-
ing machine may be heard in this
vicinity this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Copeland
have gone east TO visit their
daughter Maggie and other
friends.
The Misses Martha and Isa
Howard have returned from Kali
amazoo where they were attend
ing summer school.
Seven people of this vicinity
are the owners of new phones
put up last week. Guess cen
trail will keep busy now.
The work that is being done
on James Browns house is rap
idly progressing, and the re-
port is that he will have fine
house when finished.
The minstrel gwen by the
Hamilton Grange people last
week for the purpose of raising
money to pay for the piano was
largely attended. The people
of this neighborhood report that
a good time was had at the dance.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-07-27
Decatur.

Mrs. A. NJ. Ellis has returned
from Galesburg.
Sixtyseven tickets were sold
to St. Joseph Sunday.
David Sherburne Of the Valley
is seriously i'll of blood poison.
L. D. Hill and family are
spending the week at Eagle lake.
q. +. Pritchard of Benton
Harbor spent Sunday in the vii
lage.
Miss Ruth Varney has gone to
Paw Paw to learn telephone
work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Allen OF
Gooleville were in town over
Sunday
Mrs. Anna Graham and Miss
Grace Bisbee were in Kalamazoo
Saturday.
Rev. a G.. Skinner and fam
lily of Three Rivers are guests al
the home of +. Place.
MIR. and Mrs. Loveland OF
Galesburg were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank White the past
week.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-07-27
BerI1mOnf.

A. G. Anderson returned to
Chicago, Monday.
U A. Carrier of Cypress, Ala,
is visiting his mother, Mrs. A.
E. Carrier.
Mrs. Rippey of Grand Rapids
is visiting her daughter. Mrs.
Annie Rose.
Don and Harry Campbell of
Memphis, Tenn, are visiting rel
atives here.
Mrs. A. T. Anderson enter.
tanned a cousin, Mrs. McCurdy
of Owosso, last week.
Mrs. NJ. H. Flanders and son
Stewart of Helena, Ark, are Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. W. Burkholder.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. E. Cheesman
entertained her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leach of Allegan, and her
sister and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
Eldred Of Chicago, last Sunday.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-07-27
James Raymond has about

James Raymond has about l0C
acres of hay TO cut yet.
VIM. Ort is putting up hay on
the swamp for Ed. Dayton.
Frank Bean caught mud tur-
tie weighing % pounds recently.
Mrs. L. A. Thorp of Danville,
H.. is visiting with Mrs. II. A.
Smith.
Mrs. G. h. Finch is stopping
with her grand. daughter, Mrs.
Nellie McFarlin.
The Misses Juno and Belle
Spencer of Clinton, Iowa, are
guests of Mrs. G. L. Huff.
You should see that smile on
Albert Parker's face. It's all on
account of a pound boy.
Mrs. Edwin Hall, daughter
Frances and son Harold of Ind
annapolis are visiting with Mrs.
F. +. Water.
Thos. Dillon of Marquette is
visiting friends and relatives
here. He expects TO return in
about a week.
Mrs. Vim. Gay and daughter
Florence left Tuesday for a visit
with relatives in Hastings, Rich
land and Kalamazoo. Miss Grace
Addison has charge of the house.
hold duties during their absence.
When driving up Woodchuck
hill one day last week carrier
No. 3 saw peculiar looking an
imal cross the road in front OF
his horse. AS he leaped from
his vehicle the animal endeavor.
ed to climb a nearby tree. I'm
needing the possible ferocious
ness of the animal and armed
only with his buggy whip the
carrier started in pursuit and
was joined by Mrs. VIM. Ort and
Miss Edna Merchant, who hap.
pened to be near. After a lively
chase and tussle they managed
TO bag the animal alive. No.
chuclIed him in the wagon and
sailed forth ready TO tackle any
thing that might cross his path
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-07-27

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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-07-27
WaverIy.

The Richs' all dined with Cal
Dolbee and wife last Sunday.
Truman Allen is treating his
houses TO new coat Of paint.
Bert Dolbee and wife of Mis-
sissippi Valley, Iowa, are visit
ing with his brother Cal.
John Sherred's new house is
nearing completion as is also j.
b. Adams, while John Burdick's
is we'll under way.
John Wise and Arthur Walker,
who have been spending the last
two weeks here. returned to their
homes in Oak Park last Friday.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-07-27

address TO DIR. Kilner
& Co.. Binghamton,
y. Y. The regular
hfty-cent and one
dollar sine hotties are
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-07-27
BarneS DISTRICT.

Mrs. Ed. Draper is on the sick
list.
Mrs. Vosburg of Kalamazoo is
q guest at w. Erdman's.
q : House is attending mus
icai 44ege at Kalamazoo.
NJ +, hutUnins has been en-
gay TO leach our school the
CutA.Ag year.
Mr.. Windschanz Gand family
spent Sunday at Mr.. Beckwith' S
of east Lawrence.
Several from here attended the
wedding of Miss Halo Smith at
Lawrence last Tuesday evening
Our young people met at the
home of Grace Barnes last We'd
nesday evening and organized a
glee club, with the following
members: Tenors, Allis Conk-
lin and A. Johnson; sopranos.
Essie Biglow, Matte Barnes and
Grace Barnes; altos, Mrs Deverd
Flaharty and Lizzie House; bas-
SOS, Lem Nichols and Deverd
Flaharty; pianist, Mamie House.
Following is the program for
our basket picnic, August 3:
Music, -Glee club
Prayer, ---M Mr.. Reynolds
Solo, Eva Drake
Recitation, Hazel Barnes
Solo, ---M Mamie House
Paper, -M Mrs. Rice
Duet. Marjury and Harold Barnes
Recitation, -- Anna Barnes
Instrumental selection,
Girls, Dale and Harold Blodgett
Recitation, $500 Myrta Eastman
Ladies Quartette, - Mesdames
Biglow, Flaharty, Grace Barnes
and Mamie House.
Recitation, Will Clark
Closing song-America, Glee club
Speaker Rev. Branch of Bangor
A general invitation is ex-
tended Bring your baskets well
filed, also your plates, knives
and forks, spoons, cups and
saucers. Tables will be provided
for all, also hot coffee.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-07-27
Glendale.

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Reading, July 6th, boy.
Nina Potter has returned from
Chicago bringing her cousin with
her.
The married men play base
ball against the single men at
Glendale, Saturday, July %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vet Farnsworth
of Almena visited at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. John Hor.
ton, Sunday.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-07-27
WdYerU.

Lille Graner visited her sister,
Mrs. Gurnsey, last Sunday.
Miss Alter visited Mrs. Addie
Powers few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brooks
spent Sunday at Mr.. Gurnsey's.
Mrs Will Beeching visited her
son in Hartford last Saturday
and Sunday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. George
Jacobs, July %, an eight pound
boy Mother and son doing well.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-07-27

cures made by DIR.
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by DIR. Kilmer, the
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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-07-27
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK +?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure 10 know of the wonderful
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-26
Mrs. 2zes/erIurrY

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The ills of women act like a firebrand
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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-26
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The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-26
WATERLOO.

Crouchy Was Solely to Blame Fn-
the Downfall of Napoleon.
Napoleon would have won the battls
OF Waterloo had Grouchy prevented
the junction of the Prussians with the
English army, because he would mo-
have had to fight two battles at once
Few persons realize that the so called
battle of Waterloo was in reality 6
double battle, somewhat like Jena and
Auerstadt. Napoleon fought one bat
tie at Waterloo against the English
On the arrival of the Prussians he was
forced to go in person toward blanche
mott and there fight another battle
against the Prussian army, leaving tC
Ney the conduct of the troops at Wa.
terlOO. 1t is well known maxim in
war that very great or decisive vic
tory cannot be gained unless one com
mander makes a serious blunder OF
which the other takes immediate adj
vantage. 1t is very evident that the
fact of the emperor having to fight
two battles at once instead of concer-
trating his attention on one alone enor-
mously increased the possibility OF a
mistake. Moreover, Napoleon did not
have the able lieutenants of his former
campaigns. Desaix, Kleber, Lannes
and Bessieres We're dead, Massena and
Macdonald had taken the oath of allie
glance to the Bourbons, and Murat hat
split with the emperor Napoleon's
personal attention was therefore i'm
perative. To Grouchy alone all blame
must be attributed, for had he prevent
ed the union of the Prussians with the
English the emperor would have had
to fight only one battle at time and
could have given his entire personal
attention to that one battle.
In the second place, Napoleon would
not have been forced to fight with H.
047 men against two armies numbering
about 12o,OOO-nearly two to one
against him. He would have had IT,
BAT good soldiers pitted against raw,
undisciplined army of 67,661 men I'M
der the Duke of Wellington, which was
not only inferior in mere numbers, but
far inferior in morale and experience
The chances would have been greatly
In favor of the French. Then, too, the
French army was commanded by the
acknowledged master Of modern war
fare, whose brilliant successes at Ri
voli, Marengo, Austerlitz, Jena, Fried
land. Wagram, the Borodino and Ores
den had dazzled the whole world I'm
til then Napoleon had never been de
feated in any great decisive battle ex.
cept Leipsic, and the French were
strong in their confidence OF the EN-
perOr's success. Two of the best writ
ers on the Waterloo campaign, Shaw.
Kennedy and Sibourne, both English
men, concur i'll saying that had Grouchy
kept the Prussians away the English
army would have been badly beaten.
This view is also held by the ablest
writer of all, Mr.. Ropes.-United Sery
Ice Review.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-09-26
VITALITY OF SEEDS.
terminating Properties Retained Fo,
Many Years.

terminating Properties Retained FO'
Many Years.
It has often been observed that an.
sudden change in the superficial char
acter of the soil is rapidly followed b.
an alteration in the nature of tn
plants growing thereon, new specie
appearing where the ground has hith
erto been a stranger to them. Yer
many farmers, foresters and scientii
men, among others the French bots
mist Poisson. are inclined to attribut.
this phenomenon to the retention o
seeds, bulbs or spores of a forme-
growth of vegetation in a quiescen
state, these seeds and growths retain
Ing their powers of termination eve
after several other Successive crops
plants have grown above them.
Most botanists, however have doUb
ed the possibility of seeds retaini-
their terminating properties for
long time and have explained t.
sudden appearance OF strange plan
in different places By natural mea-
of seed transmission, as, for instanc
by birds. bees. currents OF air and f,
like. says the Scientific American.
remarkable fact was once obser
ed by TIL. Y. Heldreich at the mou-
tain called Laurion in Attica. Afts
the removal of about ten feet of So
and rubbIe which had been undistur
ed for ages there Suddenly sprang up
plant unknown heretofore IN that r.
gion-viz, n slauciurn or horned popn
-accompa aied by a rich growth of f.
catcher. or SiIere iuyenaIiS del. a pla-
quite stranger TO Attica-