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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-03
Society Event Of the P. A. T.

At dusk Tuesday evening the passerby
might have wondered why so many dain-
ty damsels and husky hustlers were con
gregated on the steps of the Baptist
church. Had one inquired one might
have learned that it was the time for
the meeting for the purpose of electing
the officers of the 2. A. L , the youthful
temperance secret society of Paw Paw.
The church did not throw open its por
tails to admit the youthful thropg, as the
Rev. Mr.. Milne was too i'll to be on hand
and keep the young templars as temper
ate with their eXuberance as they should
be. 1t was finally decided that the mar
shall of the order should take the band
Of enthusiasts under the protection Of
his star and find place for the belated
meeting. The marshal led his flock to
the residence of his father, the artist,
where the future presidents and presi-
dentists proceeded to elect their officers
with the following results: Presidene,
Clyde Burhans; vice president, Miss
Vivian McCabe; secretary, Maurice Cole
treasurer, VIM. Ryan, marshal, Leo
During the progress of the balloting
flor the different officials there was much
excitement, and charges of ballot box
stuffing were freely passed about.
When the men and women who were
to have charge of the destinies of the
p A. L. were sure of their positions, the
members of the society proceeded to en-
JOY bountiful supply of ice cream and
cake-at least some of them did. 1t is
painful to relate that it was charged
that the young ladies who served the
refreshments skimped the dishes of the
majority and overloaded their own, aud
then skipped out into the Silly night to
devour it, so that the defrauded ones
might not know. Alas! How intern
perate IN Judgment
After the ice cream scramble, ghost
stories were told until one or two of the
young ladies were on the border of ner-
vous prostration, and it took four boys
each to escort them home at the ad-
Iournment.
A most distressing episode of the
meeting was when four outsiders, youths
who did not belong to the society, took
it upon themselves to trample upon the
Wheeler garden and then frighten the
girls by peering in upon the jovial
throng. afterwards inviting the newly
elected chaplain to come outside and
have his favorte countenance decorated
with various discolorations a la fsticuff-
lana. The chaplain told the impetuous
youths that he preferred his present
color scheme and advised them to 90 to
a place where summer would seem like
the great Northwest in a January biz
zard. This the youths refused to do
and they left to seek hiding places where
they could endeavor to intercept the
young chaplain of the p. a. L. s and add
to his light complexion hue more to
their liking. This shows that there are
others who need to be more temperate
in their actions.
At the next meeting of the society
the officers will be ms allied, and ar
engagements made for out door sessions
during the summer. Several candidates
will be initiated at the same meeting
All members are requested to be on
hand.
WFSRATT
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-03
Few Good Stories Written.

Since the world began, says
Julian Hawthorne, there have been
written perhaps 100 supremely good
works Of fiction. Assume that the
first of these was the Had, now about
5000 years old. One hundred good
stories in 1900 years is a story every
generation. Since the battle of Wa
terloo, then, there have been rather
less than three Of them. Probably
we are overstating the number rather
than the contrary. When you consider
the matter, three supremacy good
stories in hundred years is very
high average"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-03
Doings Of the Village Council.


At an adjourned meeting of the village
council held at the council rooms last
Monday evening the following business
was transacted:
The druggists bonds of John H.
Charles and A. G. Martin we're approved
and the application and bond of III. G..
Waters & CO. for plumbers license were
accepted and license granted.
Plans and specifications for the new
waste weir at the electric light dam
were accepted, and w. II. Goss was em-
ployed to superintend the construction
of the same at 50 per day with power to
hire and discharge all help. Trustee
Mcneil was authorized to make a con-
tract for grouting gravel to be used in
its construction.
The following resolution was adopted
Whereas, the citizens of Paw Paw and
vicinity are arranging for the fifth an
nual home coming to be held between
the Goth and 9th days of August next
and
Whereas, it is the wish of all the citi.
zens of this vicinity that Lieutenant
0ONOIuOl L. ECllcg VI llllS sldle
invited to be present and deliver an ad.
dress on said occasion on such day as
shall best suit his convenience, there.
fore
Resolved by the council Of said village
of Paw Paw that an invitation be and
the same hereby is extended to Lieuten
ant Governor Kelley to be present on
said occasion.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-03
Another Skull Found.
The CHILDREN

The notice in last weeks Republican
of John Sherburn finding part OF hu.
man skull brings to mind that another
skull was found not far from the same
place by the late John ID. Watson in the
spring of 1859.
took that skull to the office OF the
late DR.. Andrews OF Paw Paw, who pro.
nounced it that OF Young white man.
The identity of the skull always re-
NAMED mystery and for long time
was the talk of the neighborhood.-D
catur Republican.
JOHN Cook.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-03
An Inference.

The Study club was reading about
Constantine, and had come to the cir
cumstance of his having a thousand
cooks.
"Win Mrs. Ultry-Mural," said the
leader of the day, kindly tell us what
she infers from this?"
why" replied Mrs. Ultry-Mural,
1t would seem that the emperor must
have lived in a very remote suburb,
or else he didn't possess the despotic
power we have sometimes supposed"
Puck
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-03
DISGRACE to the Profession.

Wareham Long amt arskin fur
somethin' to eat, mister. I'm tryin'
to raise a little money SOS | can git
out o. this town. | need a change of
air
Fellaire formerly Rusty Rufus)-
You do, you grimy old fraud, but you
need a change of shirts laundering
sight worse Here's dollar and a
kick, to assist you in effecting both
of those changes. Have the goodness
to move on.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-03
Card of Thanks.

We wish to thank the neighbors and
friends for their kind assistance in our
bereavement 10 the last illness and death
of our father, James Walker. Also
all those who brought the lovely flowers
and those who furnished such sweet
music.
The CHI nREN
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-03
Mistaken Grief.

Alexander wept because there were
no more worlds for him to conquer"
said the hero worshipper.
Yes" answered the skeptic. but
in SO doing he did not display great
valor so much as limited knowl-
edge of geography"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-03
Paw PAW SCHOOL ITEMS
Happenings in Our High School of
Interest TO Out of School
Readers.

What is the center of gravity?
Decatur high school team p avs here
tomorrow.
Ask Clarence Hawley and Paul Smith
to tell you how to catch trout.
The sophomore class gave Mamie
Bishop a pleasant surprise Saturday
evening.
Margaret Water, who has been attend
ing school in Chicago during the winter,
has re entered the high school,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-03

The game OF last Saturday as summar-
lied above does not offer the least dis
couragement to our boys. The Normal
should have won and did win and at the
close of the game every man realized he
had been in real game of ball. The
same teams may meet again before the
% season closes.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-03
Where They Should Work.

In prohibiting child labor the school
room Is always excepted
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-03
Big and Little~
D FEET. D
Y 9 D 8 Y

Can be fitted at Broughton's, the store that
carries a complete stock of footwear. We
con6ne ourselves to no particular make,
but have everything that is good, whether
it is made down East or out West or in the
South. Anybody who makes the best shoe
of its kind is our shoe maker. So W are
able to show you one of the best assort-
ments of shoes in Michigan. We can fit
you out with the very lightest and finest
or the strongest and most solid shoes made
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-03

misses and ladies' In mems shoes have
everything that men wear. Notwithstand-
ing the talk of advance in prices, our shoes
are mostly priced at the old low figures.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-05-03

We are doing a
great business just
now in low shoes
made of Kid, Pat
ent Leather, Gun
Metal or White
Canvas. AT pres
ent we have every
size-for children,
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

ish cathedral, during Nespets. m
afraid I'd have fallen in love with her
but for the negro faint in her blood.
YES. that what's what ruined her
life being a Creole" said the girl
I'm sure that African strain drove
her TO commit suicide, I was with her
when she bought the poison. thirty
grains Of bi-tartrate of potash and
twenty grains of sodium chloride
She took the dose as soon as she
reached home. and diedin five minutes"
DO you remember our trip home from
Chile to New York by way of the
Isthmus Of Panama." said the young
Albino after a pause in which his
mind wandered back over their travels.
The Washington times., 1907-02-24

detected in history. geography. astron-
omy: in short. in any branch Of learn
ing
This is what the paper contained;
II was warm August evening in
the bay of Naples; the winds had sunk
into absolute calm. and the sky still
glowed red with the last rays of the
sun Just set behind the distant Apen-
mines, while in the east the crescent
OF .he rising moon shone pale as IL
rode slowly up into the heavens.
Along the beach lay the fishermen's
boats left stranded by the ehh-tide
AID far beyond. i'm the heart OF the
city, one might still discern the mighty
dome of world-famous St. Marks ca
thedral. guarded by its historic lions.
girl sat leaning over the taffrail
OF a white-winged yacht, watching the
waters below curve from the bow as
IL cleft through them. driven by the
bellying sails that hurried the vessel
to its anchorage.
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where" he asked. Madison ave
.nue?"
She hesitated for a moment and
then replied quickly:
NO we are stopping down on Long
Island for the summer-at a cute lit
tie place called Massapequa- Run
down and see US"
He raised hts hat and the cab drove
on.
There was greater activity in the
Rossmore cottage at Massapequa
than there had been any day since
the judge and his wife went 20 live
there. Since daybreak Eudoxia had
been securing and polishing in honor
OF the expected arrival and hundred
times Mrs. Rossmore had climbed the
stairs to see that everything was as
II should be in the room which mad
been prepared for Shirley. II was not
however. without a passage ar arms
that Eudoxia consented TO consider
the idea of an addition to the family.
Mrs. Rossmore had said to her the
day before;
My daughter viii be here tomorrow.
Eudoxia
- look expressive of both displeas-
ure and establishment :narred the
classic features of the hireling Put
ting her broom aside and placing her
arms akimbo she exclaimed in an in
jured tone:
And it's daythcr you've got now I?
So it's three in family YOU srei When
took the place it's two YOU tould
nc there was
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Continued from Fourth Pase9

English docks. You're not IN England
now Won know. This is a free coun-
Try. Seer?
IT see this" replied Jefferson, fu-
rious that you are a drunken rul-
fan and a disgrace TO the uniform
Won wear. I shall report your conduct
Immediately" with which he pro-
ceeded to the customs desk to lodge
Il complaint.
He might have spared himself the
trn,,hla The silver haired. distin-
guished looking old officer in charge
knew that Jenerson's complaint was
we'll founded. he knew that this par
ticular inspector was drunkard ana
a discredit to the Government when
employed him. but at the same time
he also knew that political influei &c
had been behind his appointment ana
that it was unsafe to do more than
mildly reprimand him. When, there
fore he accompanied jefferson 70 the
spot where the contents OF the trunks
lay scattered in confusion all over the
dock. he merely expostulated with the
officer. who made some insolent re-
pIv. Seeing that it was useless to lose
further time. Jefferson repacked MS
trunks as best he could and got them
on a cab. Then he hurried over TO
Shirley's party and found them al
ready about to leave the pier.
Come and see us. JEFF. whispered
Shirley as their cab drove through the
gates
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OF the bench as II I were a criminal
Shirley won't believe il. sometimes 1
can't believe Il myself. I often wake
up IN the night and think OF IL as
part Of a dream. but when the morn
ing comes it's still true-it's still true,'
He smoked on in silence. Then hap
pening to look up he noticed that his
wife was weeping. He laid his hand
gently on hers
Don't cry. dear. don't make It
harder for me TO bear. Shirley must
see no trace OF tears.
II was thinking of the injustice OF
ii all replied Mrs. Rossmore, wiping
her eyes
Fancy Shirley in this place. living
from hand 10 mouth" went on the
judge.
That's the least" answered his wife.
She's a fine. handsome girl, well edu-
Gated and all the rest Of II. She
ought to make a good marriage, No
matter what state Of mind Mrs Ross
more might be IN. she never lost sight
OF the practical side Of things.
Hardly, with her fathers disgrace
hanging over her head" replied the
Judge, YEARLY. who" he added.
would have the courage to marry a
girl whose father was publicly dis
graced?''
Both reIapsed into another long 81
lence each mentally reviewing the
mast and specializing on the future.
Surely she could not be mistaken!
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IT, M o,,oo by
L he ION AIlO liz N1OuON And Arthur Hornblow.

We'll. with your kind permission.
replied Mrs. Rossmore. there will be
three in future. There is nothing in
the Constitution of the United States
that says we can't have a daughter
without consulting our help. is there
The sarcasm of this reply did not
escape even the dull-edged wits Of the
Irish drudge. She relaDSed into d
dignified silence and a few minutes
later was discovered working with
some show Of enthusiasm.
The judge was nervous and hdgety.
He made a pretenSe TO read, but IL
was plain to see that his mind was
not on his book He kept leaving
his chair TO go and look at the clock:
then he would lay the volume aside
and wander from room to room like
Il lost soul His thoughts were on the
dock at Hoboken.
BY noon every detail had been at
tended to and there was nothing fur
Their 10 do but sit and wait for the
arrival OF Stott and Shirley They
were to be expected any moment now.
The passengers had probably got on
the steamer by IL o clock. 1t would
take at least two hours TO get through
the customs and out 10 Massapedua.
The judge and his wife sat on the
porch counting the minutes and strain
ing their ears to catch the first sound
of the train from New York
II hope Stott broke the news TO her
gently" said the Judge
Il wish we had gone TO meet her
ourselves" sighed his wife
The Judge was silent and for mo-
ment or two he pulled vigorously at
his pipe. as was his habit when dis
turbed mentally. Then he said:
y ought to have gone, Martha, but
I was afraid. I'm afraid to look my
own daughter in the face and tell her
that / am a disgraced man. that ]
am TO be tried by the Senate for cor
ruption perhaps impeached and turned
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Speeding Onward.

Il can never forget the little toy train
we took at Colon 10 get across from
the Pacific side to Panama. We start
ed before day. and on our journey the
sun rose. Coming due East az we
we're toward the Atlantic, we seemed
10 be running right into it as It blazed
on the horizon
And as soon as We got 10 New York
you insisted on going TO Japan" said
the young man. And when the train
broke down and we We're delayed for
two DAYS ln the gIoomy forests OF
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Just a year ago, said the cir! to
her companion. young Albino. re
clining at her feet on the forecastle
hatch. and on just such n warm sum
uer night we were Boating amid
merry crowds IN the harbor OF San
tlago. the capital of Chile. Do you
remember how pretty the girls all
looked in their flmy summer gowns?
I remember one especially, replied
the young man with a dreamy look
in his blue eyes. she vas New Or
leans Creole. visiting IN Chile. first
saw her one morning in the old Span
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. WASHINGTON g0QETY GIRL
> INTRODUCES BRAND NW NYKLhKCYtAA ENYKKEAlN1M1
*$<O TO TAK YIK NAGK 81 YK NOISY TIA RIGfW
- AND WFRR RUSH
AND WAPKR RUSH .

Here comes an American battle
ship the Boston," exclaimed the
Young man. as a huge hull painted
dark brown doomed out IF the dusk
and passed closely by the yacht on her
right. her greet sfdellght glowing red
through the gloom as she made for
the open sea.
What an advance. the wireless sys-
tenn is over the telephone" mused he.
as the battieship disappeared in the
darkness. I've often heard my
father, who was living in small New
York village at that time. tell how,
while they were getting the news OF
President Garfield's assassination over
the telephone. the heavy snow broke
the wires and they had to wait until
next mornings mail for further infor-
nation
Here the hostess story ended.
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Ito Be Continued Next Sundsy.)
February ID. 1907
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Kansas. you were sorry you had start
ed"
But 7 wasn't after I reached
Japan" replied the girl. How those
little japanese counting couples used
70 spoon In the park at Kyoto- You
remember, we counted ten pairs one
bright moonlight night kissing away
as unconcernedly there as though they
were in the back parlor with the gas
turned low"
II recall It we'll" answered the
young man. because we left Kyoto
the next day in the midst OF an eclipse
Of the sun. 1t was the same day we
met the Parsee merchant from whose
shop IN Bombay we afterward bought
30 many curios.'
And how devoutly the old fellow
practiced the religion OF his people,
CIRCULATED the girl, with a laugh.
Every time we entered his shop ne
was bowed down IN prayer before his
image of fat old Buddha."
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No. the changing Of q locomotive 30
was plainly audible The train was In
From the direction OF the station came
people with parcels and handbags, ana
presently there was heard the welcome
sound Of carriage wheels crunching
over the stones. a moment later they
saw coming round the ben In the road
a cab piled up with small baggage
Here they are Here they arer'
cried Mrs. ROsSmore- Come Eu-
doxiar' she called. 70 the servant
while she herself hurried down TO the
gate The Judge, fully as agttated az
herself. only showing his emotion IN
a different way, remained on tbs
The cab stopped at the curb end
Stott alighted. first helping out Mrs
Blake. Mrs. RosSmore's astoniShment
on seeing her sister was almost com
icaL
-'GTilIyI' she exclaimed
They embraced first and explained
afterwagd Then Shirley got out and
was IN her mothers arms
where's father? wss shirSeys
first or sston.
The -e-he's coming"
The pIdge. unable TO restrain bis
impatsence longer, ran down from the
porch toward the gate. Shirley. with
a CIV OF mingled grief and 10y pre-
cipitateC herself on his breast.
-'FathCr, Fatherr she cried be
tween fer sObs. What have they
done to youT
''There-there, my child Everything
viii be weli-everything VIII be well
Her head lay on his shoulder and he
strol1ed her hair with his hand. unsole
TO speak from pent up emotion
Mrs. Rossmore could not recover
from her stupefaction on seeing her
sister. Mrs. Blake explained that she
had come chiefly for the benent OF the
VOYAGE and announced her intention
Of returning on the same steamer
so YOU see 1 shall bother you only
a few DAYS" she said
ITO Be Continued Next Sunday.)
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4 Clever Hostess.

A clever hostess lately entertained
her guests in n novel way along the
lines referred 10. II was Mrs. Harry
King. who was recently an oid-time
belle at the Southern ball, and who
lives at 1887 L street northwest. head
quarters for the Southerners OF the old
regime who regularly winter here
During dinner the talk had fallen
upon the many errors made by even
the best writer's. errors that oftentimes
remained undetected by the most
learned readers. This gave the host
ess her cue. After dinner she pre-
pared. with the collaboration of Miss
Lily Russell. a clever South Carolina
girl, the following story COR. rather
series of sentences. for the story has
nothing 70 do with the problem). and
handed each guest copy. with in
Rtructions 70 mark carefully all errors
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More Than Score Of Mistakes.

But even the prize winner. says Mn.
King, missed the total Of errors by
EOCdly number There are more than
fourteen; more than a score Of them.
and the errors made can be discovered
ir one is wise enough Tn re is no
trick or catch about H..
lie who runs may read them II ne
.uIy has the requisite knowledge
For The benefit OF The Sunday Times
readers there VIII be published full
solution Of the whole problem IN next
sundays issue, in this section Of the
PAPER. And the clever reader who
sends in a complete list Of the errors.
up the one showing the greatest mum
Der OF errors. will receive prize OF
81
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WV A6HINGTON society IL
growing tired Of gabbIe
and gamble-of the inane
II" tea fight and the sordid
bridge party.
It is turning its face to
the light. and the host who would have
his guests depart in satisfaction must
give them something OF richness in an
intellectual way. Nor does It suffice
no serve up literary pebuluu TO them
AT the hands Of some clever enter
taSner, like a waiter handing around
the coffee while they sit passive; they
must have q hand IN the performance;
the latest bud is not content with a
mere thinking part.
Wherefore have lately arisen several
clever schemes of entertainment.
bristling with brains like Boston
lecture, but happily lacking the Pur1-
tanica1 solemnity chat knowledge-for-
lnowledge's-sake) that charaoterIzes
the highest amusement In the bespec-
tecled Hub.
The Washingtonisn host knows how
TO mix the yeast of c!everness with his
learned dough and sets forth a savory
and wholesome intellectual meal:
pleasant entrees of knowledge and
horB d'oeuvres OF wit that tickle and
edlfy his guests. pleased the more that
they have had a hand In the prepare
Don OF the feast and in adding that
browning sauce. success
X ~
NRshlngtODians Love knowledge.
A word as TO why the washington
tao so readily takes to- any form of
entertainment wherein wit, learning,
and knowledge OF the whole world
plays the leading part. What to other
foIks are mere national distractions
0Te TO him the concrete affairs Of in
esrest IN everyday life. The Browns
Vile trouble, the Japanese embrogIio.
ne great matters Of Government.
whose explosions go rumbling and re-
verberating through the country. are
touohed of right here National
Gfr1irs are home talk for the Washing
tonian. All which means that a gen
eral knowledge of things is necessary
20 his enjoyment Of daily life. As
tronomy. canal-digging, ships, anC
shoes. and sealing wax. and cabbages
and kings"-he must know something
Of them all
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Errors Not Of photography.

The problem was for the guests to
detect within a given length OF time.
about an hour, as many errors as
they could dig out OF the story. The
errors are not those Of photography or
grammar. but history. geography and
various branches OF the sciences, not
Of technical knowledge but that with
which q well Informed person should
be conNersant