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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-17
SALT CELLAR OF LONG AGO.
Was Distinctive Mark Of Caste In the
Middle Ages.

This is n medieval salt cellar" said
the antiquary. 1T is huge. it is shaped
like a castle, il Is solid silver and the
price-but what is the use telling the
price to you? Very magnificent, Ell?
In the middle age, you know, the salt
cellar was The principal table orna-
ment. Guests sat above or below the
salt as they were prominent or the
reverse. Where do you think you'd
have sat, eh? Queer table manners
they had i'm those days. The fastidious
had individual knives, forks and
spoons, but the common people ate
with their fingers. Yor helped your
self from the general dish with your
own spoon if you had one. but II you
were very, very fastidiOus you licked
the spoon clean first. The food was
queer-rich, rank food-swans, herons,
porpoises, garlic, verjuice, saffron.
There was mead and wine in foods
and ushers stood about whose duty
il was to lead TO convenient touches
such guests as had dined too well.
These ushers, being overworked, were
continually striking for more pay. The
hours were queer too. Breakfast,
dawn; dinner, ten o'clock; supper, four
o'clock in the afternoon"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-17
TAKING NO MORE CHANCES.
Keepers Had Special Cartridges For
Poor Marksman.

DR.. Seward Webb at a dinner at
Shelburne Farms, his great Vermont
estate, said of a certain poor marks
man: Visiting his English brother
in-law, he shot the head keeper in the
leg the first morning he tried pheasant
shooting. The man limred away ours
ing horribly. Next day he had wretch
ed luck, though the wounded head
keeper without malice had assigned
him to a fairly good place. Bang,
bang, bang, went his gun every few
seconds, but not bird fell before it,
He was much embarrassed. 1t seemed,
too, that at each Of his misses the
under keepers smiled at one another
oddly. Finally his cartridges gave out
He hurried to the nearest keeper and
demanded more. There amt no more,
sir the man answered No more?
Nonsense. Why, you've got at least
1000 in that box The keeper flushed
and stammered: All, but them amt
for you, sir. They're for another gent.
They've got shot in 'em, sir
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-17
Order for Hearing Claims.

State of Michigan. The probate court for the
county of Van Buren,.
In the matter of the estate Of Marguerite Parker,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that six months from the
10Th day of April, A. ID. 1907, have been allowed
for creditors TO present their claims against said
deceased 10 said jurt for examination and adjust
ment and that all creditors of SAID deceased re-
qur,d TO present their claims TO said count al the
probate Office i'm the village of Paw Paw. said
county, or before the ltb day of November, A.
ID. 1907, and that said claims will be heard by said
court on Monday, the Attn day of November, A. ID.
1907, at 10 O'Clock i'm the forenoon.
Dated April 18th, A. d. 1907.
DAVID ANDERSON,
12t5 Judge Of Probate
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-17
Each to His Trade.

I'm more useful than you are
boosted the collie. "Yes?" replied the
bulldog. You don't say?" Yes.
You should see me go for the sheep
when they start to run away" well,
just wait until some tramps come
along here and when they start tn ruL
away watch me so for the caly@s"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-17
Fled from Gas.

II had a friend" said the bearded
man, who got out of paying a bill he
owed in an original way. When the
collector arrived he sent word to him
that he would see him in a few min
utes. Then he went into the parlor,
shut the doors carefully, turned on
every blessed burner in the chande-
lier, came quickly out, and had his
man show the bill collector in the par
lor while he hurried upstairs. Do you
think that collector waited a few min
utes for him to come down? Not on
your photograph. He fed from that
gas filed room in about two seconds
by the clock If he had stayed three
he'd have been suffocated."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-17

Woman is naturally more hopeful
than man. began the moralist Yes"
interrupted the plain man There's
my wife, for instance; every time she
has had occasion TO buy fish since we
started housekeeping she has asked
her dealer If they were fresh. hoping,
! suppose, that some day he'll say
no"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-17
Notice of Attachment.

state Of Michigan-The circuit court for the
county of Van Buren,.
Clinton E. Case, plaintiff, Edward G.. Rice
and Emma ID. Rice, defendants.
To whom it may concern:
Take notice, that a writ of attachment was issued
IN said in said court the 10th day of March,
A. D. 1907, the suit of said plaintiff and against
said defendants for the sum of one hundred twenty
five dollars SIPS, and that said writ made re-
turnable the 23rd day of April, A. ID. 1907.
Dated faw Paw, Mich, April %, A. ID. 1907.
BARNARD Il LEWIS,
l2t7 Attorneys for plainiif.
Business address, Paw Paw, Mich.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-17
speakino of Fathers.

Two kids had been engaged I'm a
heated argument over the respective
merits of their sires, when Johnnie
clinched his argument with the fol-
lowing: Huh, that's nothing! My
father was in the army, and once,
when Re was standing on a hill beside
a cannon, war came up the hill, and
he fired the cannon and killed the
whole war."-Judge's Library.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-17
PetItIon FOR License to Sell RenI Estnte.


state Of Michigan. The Probate Court for the
County Of Van Buren,.
At a session of said court. held al the Probate
Office in the village of Paw Paw in said county on
the 22d day of April, A. ID. 1907.
Present, Hon. David Anderson, Judge of Probate.
In the matter Of the estate Of Anna Stafford,
deceased.
George w. Stafford, administrator Of said estate,
having filed In said court his petition praying that ho
may be authorized, empowered and licensed 10 sell
al private sale the real estate in said petition de-
ecribed
10 is ordered that the Goth day Of May, A. ID.
1907, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon at said Probate
Office be and is hereby appointed for hearing Of
said petition.
II is further ordered, that public notice thereof
be given by publication of copy Of this order for
three successive weeks previous 90 said day of
hearing In the True NOrtherner, newspaper
printed and circulated In said county.
11H DAVID ANDERSON,
judge of Probate
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-17

a SCilllllCul vi SCI
Ting indicatesan
unhealthy con-
dition of the kid
neys; if it stains
your linen it is
evidence of kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire
to pass it or pain
III the back is
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-17
CHE drne slurtl,erner
Ready Reference Directory
Containing schedules OF railroads and connecting
lines excursions list Of the county officials and the Of
ficers of the societies of Paw Paw
County Officers.

Circuit Judge, 1890 L. b. DesVoignes Cassopolis
Harvey A. Sherman, Paw Paw
Judge OF Probate, David Anderson Paw Paw
Prosecuting Attorney, r. NJ. Chase, Paw Paw
Sheriff, c. G. Chappell, Paw Paw
County Clerk, c. Mosier, Paw Paw
Register of Deeds, ---- John Mutchler Paw Paw
County Treasurer 81. Frank II. Fuller, Paw Paw
Circuit Court Commissioners.
Oran w. Rowland, Paw Paw
Fred c. Cogshall, South Haven
County Surveyor, H.. Warren II. Goss Bangor
County Commissioner of Schools,
Elmer A. Asetine, Paw Paw
County Drain Commissioner,
Herbert l.. McElheny Gobleville
Coroner John r. Giffen, Bangor
Secretary of Superintendents Of Poor
w. A. Prater, Paw Paw
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-17

Tunnel Under Chinese Wall
The Great Wall OF China will soon
be undermined in one place by rail.
way tunnel.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-17
also convincing proof that the kidneys
and bladder are out of order.
What To Do.

also convincing proof that the kidneys
and bladder are out of order.
What To Do.
There is comfort Ill the knowledge so
often expressed, that DR.. Kilmer' 5
Swamp-R Root, the great kidney remedy,
fulfills every wish i'll curing rheumatism,
pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder
and every part of the urinary passage.
Il corrects inability to hold water
and scalding pain i'll passing it, or bad
effects following use of liquor, wine or
beer, and overcomes that unpleasant ne
cessity of being compelled to go often
during the day, and to get up many
times during the night. The mild and
the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root
is soon realized. 1t stands the highest
for its wonderful cures of the most dis
tressing cases. If you need a medicine
Won should have the best, Sold by drug
gists III ffty-cent and one-dollar sizes.
You may have sample bottle and a
book that tells all ECt
about it, both sent free GsHs
by mail. Address Dr. Es7 ~ ~
Kilmer & Co., Bing- l4 ssl..ss:3sssS
hamton y. Y. When Home of swamp-RoOt
wri, ing mention this paper and don't
make any mistake but remember the
name, DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and
Che address, BinghamtOn, y. y.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-17
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect il
How To Find Out.

Fill bottle or common glass with your
water and let ii stand twenty-four hours !;
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-17
Township Officers.
Village Officers.

President, ------------ Thomas
Clerk,---------- VIM. II. Mason
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-17

book that tells all
about it, both sent free
bv mail. Address Or.
Kilmer & Co., Bing-
hamton y. y. When
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-08
CHINAMENBATTLE IN BOSTON
New York ceIestials KIN ThFss
and Injure Seven.
Hubs Chinatown Invaded by RandE
Who Open Fire on Fifty Men
Eounging in a Blind Alley.

Boston, Mass.-A gang of New
York Cinnamon belonging to the n0-
torious Hip Sing Tong invaded Bos-
toms Chinatown with reVolvefs and
opened fire upon more than fifty or
their fellow countrymen who were
seated in an alleyway off Harrison
avenue.
Three Cinnamon were killed I'M
stantly, three more were left dying
and four were very seriously injured
by the bullets of their rivals.
The usual quiet pervaded the VI
cinity of Harrison~avenue just before
8 O'Clock p. m, Cinnamon lounging
here and there smoking and talking
In the midst of this peaceful reVeffa
a volley of bullets fell upon them.
They rushed for their dens, falling
e one another in their haste to get
out of range.
The Hip Sing Tong men chased
their rivals into their homes and sho.
them.
Having done as much murder a.
they dared, the invaders turned about
and sought refuge in flight.
The dead are Chin Mon Quin, aged
forty-fye, IL Oxford street; Chin
Leet, aged t~hirty-two, laundry pro
prietor; Wing Sing jung, aged fifty.
"a Harrison avenue.
The injured men are Coon Coon.
Lee .Kai, Coon Gouy, Shang Gu, Leo
Kwai, Con Jong Con, all of whom.
are seriously wounded and some OF
whom are sure to die.
Ten Cinnamon were put under arr
rest soon after the shooting. One OF
these gave the name of MIN Sing, OF
New York. Another who was caught
while running from the Chinatown
district to the South Station said, his
name was Hong Woon, also of New
York. Eight otheT men who are
strangers to the Boston Chinatown.
police were taken into custody on
suspicion of being connected with the
affair.
The trouble is attributed by some
to the shooting which occurred I'm
Philadelphia recently for which it Is
said Boston Chinese were partly
blamed. 1t is thought the Cinnamon
who did the shooting came from New
York to punish the On Leong longs
for the Philadelphia outbreak.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-08

Atlanta, Ga.-The Hardman-Cov-
ington prohibition bill, passed by the
Georgia Senate some days ago, was
adopted by the House by a vote of
139 to SO. Two amendments added
by the House will necessitate the bill
going back to the Senate for concur
renee, of which there is no doubt, n
&e bill then will go to Governor
Hoke Smith for his signature, which
has been practically pledged, and pro-
h1bition will become a law in, Georgia.
The amendments permit the sale
of pure alcohol by retail druggists on
the prescription Of a reputable ply
stefan and also allow wholesale drug
gists to carry pure alcohol in stock
for sale to retailers emily. 100
The bill prohibits the manufacture
or keeping on hand in any place of
business, the sale or giving away to
induce business within the State of
any liquor that may produce intoxi-
cation. The new law is to become ef-
feetive on January I, 1908. EGsh
After the first fight on the bill In
which the opponents of the bill
showed their ability to keep the act
from it's third reading, an agreement
was reached making the bill a spe-
cial order.
Twenty-one amendments ere Of
fered. Only two were allowed, and
both of these were introduced by the
Prohibitionists. The anti-prohfbi-
tfonists made their hardest fight to
secure the adoption of an amendment
to postpone until January, 1909, the
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-08
ALABAMA REVOKES
SOUTHERN'S LICENSE
Removal of a Case From a State
to a Federal Court the Excuse.
ALL TRAINS STILL RUNNING
No Clash With United States Court
Nor Evidence of Any Disturb
ance-Legidature May Provide
For ReceiVership.

Montgomery, Ala.-Announcement
was made by Secretary of State
Frank N. Julian that he had revoked
the franchise of the Southern Rail-
way Company because it had removed
a cas from the State Circuit Court
of Talladega County to the United
States Circuit Court in Birmingham.
This action of the Southern is al
legged to be in violation of the two
outlaw acts passed by the Legislat-
ure last winter, each of which provid-
ed that such removal should be pun
ishable by revocation of the charter
of the offending railroad. One of
these laws, the better known, was de-
clared unconstitutional by United
States Judge Thomas G.. Jones, but
the other never has been enjoined by
the Federal courts.
For this reason the action of the
State official was taken under the
provisions of the second of these out
law acts. The State insists that this
second outlaw act still is in force,
and it is entirely proper to act under
its provisions, while the adherents
of the railway contend the act of re-
vocation is in contempt of the Fed
eral Court injunction, at least in
spirit. Neither side would make an
authoritative statement of the prob
able course to be pursued in the con-
troversy.
The case upon which the revoca-
tion was made out came from the
Circuit Court of Talledega County, in
tho shane nf q nnfif0otinn FROM C1o1.L
j. d. Mcneil that a suit had been re-
moved from the State Court to the
Federal Court. Secretary of State
Julian looked into the law and found
that there was nothing else to do
save to mark the license cancelled, as
the action of the statute is automatic.
Act No. sc provides that when any
foreign corporation is sued in the
State courts and removes such suit
from the State to the Federal Court,
the clerk of the court from which the.
removal was taken at once shall GER
tify such action to the Secretary of
State, "who shall thereupon imme-
diately cancel said license and make
and enter upon the stub thereof an
order in substance"
An extra session, of the Legislature
will be held in the fall to adopt more
stringent railroad regulation laws to
meet the situation created by the va
rious rate regulation laws being en-
joined in the Federal courts.
1t is not unlikely that the Federal
court may get into the row even if
contempt proceedings are not
brought. 1t may hold that the act is
in spirit a re-enactment of the revo-
cation bill that Judge Thomas G.
Jones has declared to be illegal.
The effect would be to deprive the
Southern Railway of the right of do
ing business in the State, a thing that
was contemplated if the other revo-
cation act had been allowed to stand.
The Southern Railway owns more
than 1900 miles of road in Alabama
and millions of dollars worth of prop
erty.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-08
GEORGIA TO BE DRY.
A Prohibition Sill Passes House With Only Two
s. Amendments. /
Amendments.

date when the bill should become ct
fective. This was lost, 128 to 40.
The passing of a prohibition law
in Georgia adds a Southern State to-
the stronghold of the "drys;" in the
Far West, Kansas; in the extreme.
East, Maine; in the extreme North.
North Dakota, and in the heart OF
the Union, Tennessee.
At the beginning of the year the
number of people living under statu-
tory prohibition in Maine, North Da-
skota and Kansas was only 100000.
BY the end of the year Tennessee and
Georgia will nearly have trebled the
number.
Georgia is the largest State that
ever passed a ~prohibitory law, II we
except New York's abortive attempt
many years ago. Massachusetts,, YER
mont, Rhode Island and Iowa have
all tried and abandoned prohibition,
yet the number living under 1t will
soon be larger thansevef before. Add
ing those in the Territories under
Congressional prohibition the total
number will be about 8,000,0O0.
One-third of the remaining eiti-
zens live in 'dry" communities UNI
der the operation of local-option
laws, or in the South in counties
where high license fees are practical
ly p~rohibitive.
Figures show the United States to
be n of. the most temperate nations.
Nearly half its people live in COM
munities where getting a drink
meanslbreaking the law. /;
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-08
ssDRY', II
mot a State in the Cotton Belt But is Affected by
the Temperance Movement.
LING DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHERN POLITICS

swept the Northern States many
years ago, in the effort to suppress
the crimes of drunken people. But
the South's most important cities re-
main o%bdurately wet"
: Politicians in the South have come
to, a realization that the prohibition
movement in their region is one
which must be taken with the utmost
seriousness. The politico-temper-
ance crusade, with it's new life and
energy, constitutes the most startling
development in Southern politics to-
day. The advocates of compulsory
abstinence are growing more power
full day by day. The movement is not
so much against the consumption of
whisky and other alcoholic beverages
as against saloons, rum-shops, bars
and the like.
The average American is in the
habit of regarding Kentucky, Tennes-
see. the Carolinas, and, in fact, most
of the other Southern States, as dis
consumption of liquor. 1t is interest
ing in view of this, to have attention
directed to the fact that in the State
of Kentucky ninety out of one hun
dred and nineteen counties are mo
AAOCA0Cs AA6 - " * ~
the ninety counties will be granted
"a license to sell liquor. The whole
State of Tennessee is dry" saw for
the cities of Memphis, Nashville and
Chattanooga. In the dry" districts
no alcoholic beverage may be bought
-notseven a glass of beer or claret
with dinner.
The State of Texas is said to con-
tain ninety counties that have abol-
ished saloons. North Carolina, Mis-
sissippi and other States of the South
tell the same story. Anybody may
have spirltuous beverages sent to him
in any of the dry. districts; but
throughout these regions every sa-
loon has been extirpated. One may
travel up and down the rural parts
of Kentucky and Tennessee without
finding one bar or crossroads saloon
such as may be found in ~profusion
throughout, say, New York, New Jer-
sey or Pennsylvania.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-08
NEWSY G~LEANINGS.

Z- -#ar+ Z@ @~=A - H 80
philadelphia is to have a new S10,-
100000 art gallery.
The Missouri State University now
has a chair of poultry"
Japanese guards have been placed
along the Korean railway lines.
Japan's speculative bubble burst
and many banks and business con-
Germs failed.
The Rock Island Railroad an
nounces that it is going to Gust it's
political lobby. .
AO1d Home Weeks" are growing
more and more popular in the New
England States.
The Venezuelan Government, re-
plying to the recent note of Secretary
Root, refused to arbitrate the Ameri-
can claims.
J. nj. Bell, a New York tailor. de-
slares that London craftsmen now
zone to America for their styles in
MEMS attire.
President Mel1en says the New
Haven road appropriated the Boston
&c Maine to ave it from the New
York Central.
Despite the expose made by the
! Interstate Commerce Commission, 1t
is doubted that e, CHAIRMAN will
be prosecuted.
Target records with Whitehead
t~orpedoes were broken by the sub
marine boats Octopus and Cuttlefsh
at Newport, r. /. o
Congratulations on the victory OF
the State over the railroads in the
rate war poured in on Governor
Glenn, of North Carolina.
Filipino students at the Cornell
University summer school declared
that their fellow countrymen at home
would welcome a Japanese invasion.
Commissioner Bingham ordered
the police of New York City to stand
at attention when a citizen asks a
question, and touch his hat il the
questioner be a woman.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-08-08

New York City.LKentucky,, where
whisky straight" was supposed to
bubble from the earth, has gone dry.
Ninety of Kentucky's 119 counties
are mo licepse." Mr.. Edward Liss-
ner enumeFAtes in a recent issue of
Harper's Weekly the Southern StatesI
that, in part or altogether, officially
abstain from the cup and flowing
bowl. All Tennessee, except Mem
phis, Nashville and Chattanooga;
ninety counties of Texas; most OF
the counties and all the rural dis
tricts of North Carolina, South Caro-
lima and Mississippi have renounced
the revenues of the RACER, and last
week, by the passage of the Hard
man-Coyington bill, Georgia joined
ner. Not a State in the cotton belt
but is affected by the temperance
movement. Mr.. Lissner reproduces
The Knoxville Sentinel's comparison
of local criminal records for two
years, one year wet" the other
dry" which has been much quoted
by the Anti-Saloon League:
WITH SALOONS.
Criminal record, two years 1902.
Criminal cost. =. ....... 5,074.76
jail recOrQ, one mOnIuS
February, 1903: Com
mitments for public
drunkenness .......... %
Number cases, in criminal
court, two years, 1902. 236
City school. ............ $1,000
Population. 1903, estimate $500
WITHOUT SALOONS.
Criminal record, two years, 1904-5.
Criminal costs. 49,. .$2,076.21
Jail record, three years, !.
nine month, 1903-1907:
Commitments for public
drunkenness .......... IA
Number of cases 1904,
two years. ......... los
City school. .......... $500
Population 1906, estimate. 5000
That is a good showing, so far as
it goes. There is a powerful impulse
to the Southern movement for pro-
hibition, lacking in the wave that