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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-26
WASN'T SURE.

\ bright-eyed old man boarded the
train at St. Paul, bound for Seattle.
As The conductor passed through the
car The old man stopped him and asked
how Ear II was from st. Paul to Seattle.
Sixteen hundred and twenty miles, g"
the official answered. curtly
The next time the conductor came
along the old man stopped him again
and asked him how far ii was from
Seattle TO St. Paul
See here. my man." said the con-
dUctOr. pompously. its ], $40 mines from
St. Paul to Seattle. and it's 1.6.O miles
from Seattle TO st. Paul: do you under
stand?'
Maybe So" said the little man. mod
estlv. Il didn't know. You see. it's only
seN en- days from Christmas TO New
Year, but It's a long time from New
y ear to Christmas. Exchange
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-26
REFLECTIONS

Never make an excuse TO decline the
Offices OF humanity.-MarCus AuTelius-
Cehsure pardOns the ravens, but re-
Dukes the dOves--Tuvenal-
Calmness under contradiction * demon
strstive OF great stupidity or strong in
tellecr- -ZimmernnaT
None knows the weight OF another s
burGen.-Herber
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-26
Bogey Man to Aid Buggy
In Guarding Jackies
At San Francisco.

NEW YORK. April 25.-Policeman
BIZ Sheridan. the 'monniker man" 10
the world OF con men. stjck-up men.
steerers, kicking hands and still hands,
safe men, dips. dippers and every one
who is "out on a limb left today for
San Francisco TO help Chief Of Police
Biggy protect the sailors Jof the great
battleshiP feet. which will soon be at
at the Golden Gate, from various kinds
OF thieves. IN the meantime the police
department of New York must get along
without the man who knows more
crooks b. sight than any other person
i'm the country.
For fourteen years Lieutenant Bit
has sct at police headquarters looking
over the nightly ha-i OF criminals who
are lined up every morning. Time and
again when men who had arrested old
offenders could not recognize them after
a growth of beard and the lapse Of
years Sheridan's eagle eye has seen
through the ravages OF time ana picked
the men out
He Is a whole Bertillon bureau in
himself Many a time when the records
Of that institution have JAILED 10 identity
a criminal Shertdau-s wonderful memory
has done it.
A Typical Case.
Some time ago two old crooks stood
I'm the line" an headquarters. They
had worked together for years and had
been arrested together. one of them
was well known to the detectives, but
the older. who had been arrested ten
years before and had not been seen
by police officials since had changed
greatly in appearance.
Look out for this guy Sheridan"
the man who was we'll known warned
his pal"
No danger OF his knowing me- re-
piled the pal
All the detectives looked over the pair.
Most OF them knew the first MIN, but
no one recognized the strange crook
until Sheridan glanced at him and then
studied MIN for a moment.
Sure / know him. said Bit al last.
and he went TO the rogues' gallery Of
ten years back and brought out the
picture Of man who looked twenty
years younger, and who was clean
shaver instead Of bearded. But not
until the BertiIIon measurement showed
that the two were Of the same physical
build would the other detectives admit
that shis was the same man.
Yes" finally said the crook who
realized that he was known, you've
got my -nonnikcr all right"
Stuck to His Theory.
Some years ago A bank sneak went
into the Sprague National Bank in
/ Brooklyn. and reaching through a win
/ dow grabbed Sf75 IN cash. When he was
/ arrested ne said he was William Muir
/ ply. Sheridan took a look at him and
announced that the man was Bob Suf-
frage. an old offender and a notorious
criminal, who had been arrested ten
/ years before by detective Nulvev. 30
/ one believed Sheridan. The photo
graphs of Suffrage didn't LOOK much
Ike Murphy and the Bertulol record
was incomplete.
I Sheridan was so positive about II.
/ though. that ne had the whole police
/ department worked up. Their MuIvey
/ himself went over TO Brooklyn and said
/ he could see no resemblance between
Suffrage and Murphy. with ali the de
/ JeCtIves against his theory. Sheridan
/ still persisted in declaring that no was
right.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-26

Murphy was subsequently, convicted in
the courts Of Kings county and was
brought up for sentence. He had re-
peatedIy declared that he didn't know
anything about Bob Suffrage. and when
re faced the court, the judge said:
Now, Murphy. L can give you a long
sentence. You may get twenty years,
and ] won't promise now that / am
coing 20 deal lenienuy with you
want You to answer me honestly. how
ever and II you do I shall surely take
your honesty INTO consideration Are
you Bob Sufrage?'
Il have denied 1t because thought II
might go hard with me IL they knew ]
was Suffrage. replied the thief. But
il you won't let that go against me, I'll
admit it. I am Bob Suffrage"
He Remembered.
Take another case. Charles r. De
BAUM stole S165,O0O from a big national
bank in April, 1855. and Inspector Byrnes
put Sheridan on the case. He traced the
man to Stanstead. Canada. and by Au-
gust had him on trial.
In 1888 Sheridan. with his wife. his
mother, AMI his daughter. was on a
vacation ia Washington. He WAS just
about 10 pay his bill with check which
he had made out TO the cashier Of the
hotel when, as ne stepped over 10 the
cashiers window, he looked " and saw
a familiar face
Hello" said Sheridan % the man.
4 don't know you" was the answer.
Aren't you Charley De Baum? Look
here and the detective showed the
signature Of the check he held.
Why. is that you. Biu?'' exclaimed
De Baum. You are so fat I wouIdn [
have known YOU"
j There was nothing against the tell
or, who had served his time. so sher-
loan passed on, knowing that il De
Baum ever went wrong again he would
be able TO pierce all his DISCUSSES.
Several years ago. Sheridan. at time
when the dips. sneaks. and purse snatch
ers We're running riot in Atlantic City.
went there on a vacation che police
I Of the place couldn't cope with the
thieves. Sheridan saw men whom he
knew working among the crowds out
. on the piers. and he pointed out some
OF them 10 the local police. In a short
time word went about that Sheridan
was in town" and the crooks left.
Wanted TO Be Honest.
The detective found one man whom, he
had seen in police headquarters years
before.
Il want 10 he honest" said the thief
I am here 20 get the money because
I'm starving, and YOU would get II, too.
II YOU had 20. 7 can't be honest
The detective took the man 20 the
chief OF police. VINO got him Job as a
| painter, and the fellow worked on hon
esJly. Not long ago he came 10 New
York and called on sheridan az police
/ headquarters He said he had been
straight for several years. and would
remain So
I'm married, and have a fine boy
said he
That man." said Sheridan today. us
the foreman in a big establishments. He
/ has held the place for years, is trusted
+ by his employers, and he is making
money"
How do you remember these Eel
/ lows?' the detective was asked
We'll il is as strange 20 NE as 70
YOU he answered. Il know that 7
I seldom forget a face once trs- I have
/ looked at 1t closely But ont know
. how or why"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-26

Any foreign power which desires 70
strike the American navy just at the
time when its chance OF defending itself
will be at the lowest ebb. should get
busy right now. BY the time the fleet
is done with being entertained out on
the coast il viii be ready to-take TO the
hunks. throw the alarm clock overheard.
and snooze through a whole procession
of Ira falgars.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-26

Nine. Gould is quoted as saying that
IF VIC desire marriages with Europeans,
il IS 20 elevate our standing" That dis
poses OF the suspicion that some Of us
did f. Just out Of reckless determination
10 get rid Of our money.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-26

The steamship St. Paul. having butted
into a British cruiser and put il out OF
business, the Minneapolis will have 10
do something desperate if the balance
between the Twin Cities is not 70 be
hopelessly wrecked.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-26

The officers Of the Fort Niyer garrison
strutted of the diamond in front Of their
bachelor quarters yesterday afternoon
with tho scalps Of the Metropolitan
Grub baseball team dangling al their
belts. The nine representing the cxciu-
siVe CLUB, quite subd Ied. stroIIed over
To their waiting automobiles and were
whizzed back 10 Washington.
The Washington clubmen went out 20
the fort 10 have q little practice game
with the soldiers. They had the hottest
practice game Of their lives. and il was
BY a tremendous final squirt and q bril-
liant batting rally only in the last half
OF the ninth inning that they saved
themselves from a more disastrous de-
feat
To Preston Gibson, their pitcher. who
had not forgotten now &c put them
over. as he did for G2Ie back in 20. IS
due the credit for the desperate rally
al the last moment. He went down 20
third base and hOwled like a Cou-ancne
Indian until he hal worked uP the spirit
Of his teammates. and then, g1aspins his
bat. went 10 the plate and swatted a
beauty right over the center neider's
Head Tor three bases. and sent Bill
Merriam homo, where he followed him
q moment later.
Had a Long Lead.
The score at the end OF the first half
Of the ninth inning was 10 g. During
that exciting half the runs came II 50
fast that Captain cassatt. who was
keeping score up on the vera1da OF
the bachelors house. got excited and
forgot TO credit the clubs team with
.
tnander OF the fort was so enthusiastic
that he said All" twice.
The roofing was awfuIIy weak or both
SIDES. At opposite ends Of the Ions
yeranda sat small parties Of ladies'. the
officers wives and friends on one end
ana friends OF the club members on the
other.
There was but one casualty Captain
Horn. who was doing fine work as
! catcher for the officers. split his finger
so that IL had TO be sewed up Al the
hospital. and Captain Corcoran went
or the firing line
Opening In Rain.
The first inning was played in the
rain. Lieutenant Colonel RumbouEh
strobe TO the bat 10 open the fray His
manner was graceful and easy He
1 leaned backward. and the bIeachers
waited with Eated breath.
"Oh. dear" exclaimed &C OF the
ladies' on the officers side or the We
rsnda y hope he doesn't smash the
ball right away and stop the game"
Gibson let a slow bah hy. and Rum
bough's bat met IL. A little pop" and
the ball was in GIbson's hands and be-
& rra
line 10 first Porter was tagging the
bag.
Henry de Sibour was one Of the shin
/ ing stars Of the Metropolitan clubs ap-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-26

The telegraph operator who inserted
that not" in Congressman Fasssrs
message about the race track bill. ought
at least to have a pretty good idea
where y could get a new job-Provided
he understands the Morse racing code.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-26

Havir z some time ago learned official
" thai ne did not murder Stanford
White. Harry K. Thaw is now in a fair
way TO learn. within a few weeks.
whether he is insane or not.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-26
KANSAS PHILOSOPHY

II YOU sell goods on credit, you VIII
be expected TO feel grateful for a dead
heats trade
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-26

This man Fletcher who teaches chew
ing food 100 times. did he have time
TO accomplish anything else in the
world ?-Atchison Globe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-26

The word girl occurs in the Bible
but twice: and we always imagined ths-
heaven was full of them,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-26
Guest From Canada.

At the speakers table as the special
guest Of the evening was Nj Cosgrane
Of Canada, who carried a message Of
peace and good will from his people
He said that he had Travelled through
out the world. but had never seen a
capital TO equal Washington.
Representative James Burke of Penn
syIvania, whom Mr. Bede accused Of
wearing a Knox hat. made the most eIo-
Quent address of ths evening, and al
though frankly a Knox boomer, he soon
stilled applause for favorites, and
swung his listeners with him in a deter
mination TO get 10 work and remain at
work until the Republican candidate for
the Presidency is elected. and to make
sure that the next House of Representa-
tives viii have a Republican majority
in order that the policies of the Chief
Executive may be enacted into law
Among the other speakers we're John
A. Stewart, president OF the New York
League of Republican Clubs; former So
licitor of Internal Revenue Hayes. and
4. B. HUMPHREYS. Of New York.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-31

Act No. 239 of the public acts
of Michigan for 1907, provides
that cit shall be lawful during
the months of December, Janu-
airy, February, March and April
to take suckers, mullet, dog fish
and la,ogerS from the waters of
Sturgeon river, Houghton coun-
ty, by means of nets or ia any
other manner" Down in this
part of Michigan, the lawyers
keep out of the rivers in cold
weather; it may be different in
Houghton. Rather tough on the
profession, isn't it, to class them
with suckers and dog fish? Low
er peninsula lawyers often catch
suckers, but they are seldom
caught with them.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-31
REMEDY FOR WRITER'S cRAMP.
Various Ways of Overcoming Common
Inconvenience.

What an annoyance il is to spread
all your writing materials out and set
tie down to a whole afternoon of let
ter writing, only to find after half an
hour that you have the writer's cramp.
After the first letter or two you give
it up in despair, and the friends
who are waiting for letters are disap-
pointed
This writer's cramp is a serious mat
ter to people whose work requires
that they use a pen very much, while
for the unaccustomed writer who
takes an afternoon off now and then
to catch up with her correspondence 1t
is to say the least, very discouraging.
The trouble is more than muscular in
this kind of cramp. Very often a low
nervous condition will cause it, Then
one should take it as warning that
the system is run down and needs gen.
eral toning up. Very often, however,
the trouble is in the way you hold
your pen.
Children now in school are not like
ly to be troubled with writer's cramp,
peSduSe lhey are uSiH5 taught W
hold the pen lightly and make all
the movements from the arm instead
of the hand. The old-fashioned meth
cd which most OF us learned, of hold
ing the pen between the thumb and
forefinger is also very likely to en-
courage a cramp. The muscles be-
come tense and hard, until finally they
contract so much that all control over
them is lost The pen should be held
between the two first fingers, we'll up
toward the joint. The trouble may
often be relieved by putting the hand
and wrist into the hottest water one
can stand.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-31

Judge Des Voignes and Prose
cutting Attorney Chase are to be
commended for their action in
causing the arrest of several wit
nesses who had testified in cases
tried last week. The oath taken
by witnesses to "tell the truth,
the whole truth and nothing but
the truth" means something.
The disregard which witnesses
have shown for their sacred oaths
in this court, especially in loo; |
option cases is appalling. 1t is
a frequent occurrence for wit
nesses to suddenly lose their
memory and to commit deliber-
ate perjury in an effort to shield
persons charged with crime.
This practice has been common,
and justice has been thwarted in
many criminal as well as other
cases tried in this court on ac-
count of the disregard for the
sanctity of an oath. At the con
clusion of the case then on trial,
and after consultation with
Prosecuting Attorney Chase,
Judge Des Voignes remanded
four witnesses, who had been
sworn by the people, to the Gus
tody of the sheriff pending al
investigation, and he was emf
nently right in doing so. This
action should have been taken
long ago, as certainly the un
willingness of many witnesses to
testify and the apparent disre.
gard of the truth would justify
the most strenuous measures to
uphold the dignity of the court
and that the ends of justice might
be met.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-31
DIRE DISTRESS
1t is Near at Hand to Hundreds CT
Paw Paw Readers.

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Paw Paw Readers.
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Means that urinary troubles follow
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Dire distress, diabetes, Bright's dis
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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-31
A Van Buren, Republican Club.

A Van Buren, County Republican club
is timely suggestion worthy of careful
thought. Numerous counties OF the state
including our neighbor, Berrien, boast
republican clubs that have accomplished
much in both a political and a social
way.
Van Buren, republicans could profit
ably emulate their example, and in SO
doing provide the privilege Of hearing
the great political questions of the day
discussed by men of national prominence
Why not republican club and a ban
quet or two during the coming presi-
Dental campai n?-Hartford Day
Spring.
The True Northerner endorses
the above suggestion. There is
no reason why Van Buren, coun-
ty could not have a Republican
Club with a large membership.
An annual banquet with speak
ers of national prominence, would
be an event to which we could
look forward with anticipation.
BY all means let's get together
and organize Van Buren, Coun-
ty Republican Club.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-31

Being A. G.. Bird, the attorney
general will undoubtedly get the
full marine vote, il he secures the
nomination for governor.-Gaz.
cite Glints. But the attorney
general is neither A. G.. Bird nor
a sea bird; just plain, honest,
everyday John f. Johnny Bird.
All the same he will get the
votes, if he is nominated, wheth-
er they are marine votes or land
lubber votes.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-31
Will the Two Systems Consolidate?

The fact that Henry B. Led
yard, chairman of the board of
directors of the Michigan Central
Railway, has been chosen as d.
rector of the Pere Marquette
Company is regarded by some as
significant, anc that eventually
these two great systems may be
consolidated.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-31
Notice to Subscribers.

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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-31
ADVERTISING RATES.
Very Little Primary Enthusiasm.

Very Little Primary Enthusiasm.
Developments in the primary
reform agitation to date, would
not indicate that there was any
great wave of primary reform
sentiment sweeping the country.
The call for the meeting last Sat
urday was issued for only those
who favored the primary move
ment and was published through
out the county, and yet but 25
responded to the call 1t is ex-
tremely doubtful if all of those
present would vote for primary
law in this county at this time.
One speaker stated that the
farmers didn' have the influence
they should have in proportion
to their numbers and that only
one of the present county officials
was a farmer. He. overlooked
the fact that of the last % coun-
ty officers, outside Of prosecuting
attorneys and probate judges,
who are necessarily attorneys,
IL were farmers. He also failed
to notice the point, that under a
primary law, it would be possible
for two or three of the largest
towns in the county to name
every candidate on the ticket
and to shut out all the rest of
the county. They also spoke Of
being in favor of the majority
ruling. That is ''all right in
theory but in practice it would
fall flat" Suppose that in a pri'
mary election there should be
six candidates for sheriff and
that 5000 votes should be cast
in the primaries, it would be pos
sible for a man to be nominated
with sol votes, one-sixth of the
total vote, and it might be man
whom the other 2,499 voters
would not have under any cir.
cumstances.
The statement that there were
3 as many primary men at the
Hartford convention as there
were Of the opposition, was prob
ably based on the vote for chair
man of the convention, the vote
standing 65 to 43 in favor of Mr..
Lawton, who was anti-primary.
This vote did not express the re-
lative numbers of primary and
anti-primary men, as there were
many in the convention, who did
not know how either of the nom
inees felt in regard to the pri.
mary law. We don't believe there
were that many primary men in
the convention. At least, the
small number who remained after
the convention at the request OF
Mr.. Rich to organize for the
work, would not indicate that
there were.
There was nothing brought
out at the convention that would
enlighten the voters on the bene-
fits to be derived from the pri.
mary system. In spite of the
lack of interest in the movement,
and the apparent sentiment OF
the reput leans of the county,
an effort will be made to secure
the necessary petitions to call
an election this spring, as Mr..
Rich stated that the petitions
would be circulated and the
money would be found in some
way"