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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-08-21
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Interesting Items Clipped from the True
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The first peaches OF the season came
into market last Monday from the peach
farm of III. w. Odell near Lawton, bring
ing the snug little sum of "a per bushel.
Henry Ismon, formerly a we'll known
resident of this town, now residing at
Pullman, H., arrived Saturday for a
short visit.
We were glad to meet our old friend,
Anson Goss, one of Bangor's substantial
men, the other day and found him look
ing none the worse for his trip to Dakota.
Mr.. Goss made a very thorough survey
of the territory, but does not enthuse at
all as a result of his observations. He
thinks two years from now will see a
refiux of the wave of emigration In that
direction.
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GOV. WARNER WILL Be HERE
With Lieut.. Gov. Kelley Will Tour
County Next Monday. Will
Speak Here at LOO d. m.

Governor Fred M. Warner and Lieu
tenant Governor Patrick IL. Kelley will
tour Van Buren, county next Monday,
August "a. Their itinerary as scheduled
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We sell the kind of paint and varni,hes
that's worth putting on. Lakey's ready
mixed house and carriage paints is excelled
by none. Customers say so, and they ought
to know, as we have been selling this one
brand Is years. We sell only lead and
pure oil. We have Jap-a-Lac, Colors in
Oil, Enamels, Floor Paint and the hundred
Of other articles in the paint line.
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lNSINCERTTY OF CLAIM ABOUT
GENERAL And CONSTANT REDUCTIONS

New York City.-An inquiry, into
the history of changes in railroad
rates in recent years has disclosed the
fact that accuracy Is disregarded by
those railway men who are telling OF
general and constant reductions. The
truth is that in hundreds, of cases
rates are much higher than they were
a few years ago.
There have been instances Of re-
auctions, of course, and the railway
men have put these forward with
painful care, emitting to mention the
increases. d" :
The Manufacturers Association, in
It's recently published correspondence
with Vice-Presidens Brown, of the
New York Central Railroad. showed a.
suspicion of the truth by saying.
"We feel that the claim of the rails
roads, viz, that rates have been con-
stantly reduced, is insincere." !
r- 1t Is a fact that since the Hepburn
rate law was passed, only two years
ago, making 1t necessary for the rail-
roads to be most careful in publishing
changes in freight rates, hundreds Of
cases Of increases may be found in
the records. The transportation
charges on such commodities as gro
ceries, canned goods, drugs, lumber
and building materials, condensed
milk, machinery, -four, coffee, sugar
and practically all other commodities
are to be increased in the near future.
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FREIGHT RATES Up, UP, UP
New York Central Gives Notice
of General Increase.
Southern RoadI Also Join in an In
crease or Sugar and CofTee-To
Take Eject August 4.

New York City.-As a f%orerunner
of the general increase Of about 10
per cent. in freight rates to be made
by the Eastern trunk lines in the near
future, the New York Central Rail-
road has filed with the Interstate
Commerce Commission a new rate on
sugar and coffee between New York
and Chicago. This mean an II per
cent. increase in the present freight
rate on coffee between the two cities,
and a z 2-3 increase In the present
rate on sugar. .
The railroads which haul the two
commodities from Southern ports
northward have also published a SIM
liar increase. The new rates will go
into effect on August I, instead Of
present rate on sugar between New
York and Chicago is &c cents per 100
pounds. The new rate will be %
cents per 100. The present rate on
coffee between the two cities Is 81.
cents per 100. The new rate will be
80 cents.
Officials of the New York Central
say that these two commodities are
the only ones on which any definite
action has been taken relative to an
Increase of rates. They say that,
while a general increase all along
the line Of bulk freight may come
later, the average increase will hardly
be 10 per cent, and may not be more
than z or 8 per cent.
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fact that the life-preservers provided
for the use of the passengers are US
ually placed in some inaccessible po-
sit1on where they cannot be obtained
quickly by the excited persons. This
is especially true on the usually
crowded excursion steamers that ply
between coast resorts. Instances are
known where many lives would have
undoubtedly been saved If each pas
senger had had at hand a life-preserv-
er at the time of the accident. 1t is
manifestly inconvenient for each pas
senger to carry a life-0reserver. Real
izing the above conditions, a New
York nan has designed and patented
a combined steamer chair and life
preserver, shown here. The steamer
chair is in all practical respects SINH
lar to the ordinary camp stool, but it
is constructed to serve as a life-pre-
server as we'll. The party using the
chair will have always at hand a
buoyant support in the event that it
is necessary to thrust himself in the
water. The chair is light and can be
folded and readily carried from place
to place, while as a l~ife-preserver 1t
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WASHINGTON FAVORS INCREASE IR RATES
Old Methods Toward the Railroads Appar.
emily Abandoned.

Washington, D. CIT can be
stated on the very highest authority
that under existing conditions the
Government does not contemplate Of
fering any opposition to a just and
harmonious increase in railroad
freight rates. It is recognized that
the cost of railroad operation has in
creased to a point where some SUCH
action by the roads is necessary. Es-
pecially is 1t necessary If capital
is to be found to extend the pres
ent railroad mileage, and this extern
sion is regarded as Of the greatest
Importance in this era of increasing
commerce.
There is a remarkable disposition
shown in Administration circles not
to question the right of the railroads
to raise freight charges on certain
commodities. This change of atti-
tude is due in large measure to the
gradual dying out of the popular in
dignation against the railroads which
was aroused during the Rate bill
hearing, which naturally was reflect
ed here. It is also due to the recog-
milton Of the fact that the railroads
are arteries of commerce, and ii they
are stricken the entire country must
suffer.
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The World Drying Up.

We are to die of thirst. Compare
lively few persons know the suffer-
ings involved in a thirst for winch
there is no help at hand. The con-
Stunning thirst, more than the pain OF
any wound, makes the battlefield a
hell. Yet death by thirst is the doom
forecast for the race by grim sclen-
lists. Biologists find that the fresh
water supply of the globe Is falling.
They have data which point to the
gradual withdrawal Of the streams
and other bodies of water from the
surface. Both in Africa and Central
Asia. and, indeed, in all the great
levels, the water beds are drying up.
A great number of lakes, well known
in the historical age, have entirely
disappeared.
For example, Lake Chiroua, in
Africa. has vanished within the past
twenty years, as has also Lake
Ngami. discovered by Livingstone.
Lake Tchad is more than half dried
I'D. For centuries bodies of water IN
Central Asia have been evaporating
and the deserts extending. Where
1000 years ago great cities stood IN
East Turkestan, there are found only
vast and depressing stretches OF sand:
The River Tarim, once a principal
Asiatic route, is almost gone, ana
Lob-Nor, formerly four times the
area of Lake Geneva, Is now but a
shallow marsh. The same sad con-
ditions are noted in European Rus
STA. Novgorod, the most pushing city
in the Cars distracted realm, was
surrounded by water in the Middle
Ages.
While we may be sure that the
fate which the biologists suggest Tor
humanity is very far away, the facts
recited to show the drying-up pro-
cess are convincing proofs OF the need
Of preserving our forests with more
eare.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
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Note on the Black Snake.

I have never seen a black snake
over seven feet long, and much doubt
if they grow to a greater length.
They are not hard to catch, though
in an open field they can run about as
fast as a man can. When caught they
struggle desperately until they find
there is no opportunity to escape,
when they will give up fighting and
may be handled with impunity.
Last spring, when I was walking
over the Brandywine hills, q black
snake stuck his head out of a hole in
an old apple tree about six feet from
the ground. He lodged back out Of
sight when he saw me. Then l
lighted a piece Of newspaper and
dropped it into the hole. In just
about a second the snake started out
again, and just as he poked his head
through the hole my companion
grabbed him around the neck.
1 took hold of the tail as it ap-
peared and we stretched him out to
full length and measured him-fve
and a half feet. He did not fight
much, but this may have been caused
by his just having shed his skin. He
was turned loose, and went wrigglins
off into the swamp. Farmers in that
part of the country do not like to
have the black snakes killed.
One day a few weeks later I was
walking through a laurel thicket and
heard a great commotion in the
leaves. A black snake had been dis
turbed by the noise I made.
He rushed toward me until he saw
me fix my feet to stop him, when he
turned and ran off in the other direc-
ton into a clump Of chestnut sprouts.
Up these he climbed for about
twenty feet, gliding from n branch
to another. but not at any time en-
! circling the trunk or a limb.
AS I went toward him he would go
of from the top of one tree to anoth-
err, stopping now and then to look
back at me. I brought his skin home
and it measured just six feet.
I have never found these snakes to
be vicious; they can be handled cas-
lily, and their bite is harmless. They
can squeeze pretty hard if they get a
turn around your wrist, but not hard
enough to break a bone.-Forest and
Stream.
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Meeting Hard Times.

Times are hard. We cannot change
that fact; but w can change our
mental attitude towards it, and hope
to find peace in the adjustment, if
we will. We can make up III minds
to do without the accustomed luxu-
ries, just as Jul mothers did of the
generation before, and find peace in
that sacrifice. We can resolve that
a pleasant house is better than a
show at the club, and the decent chill
dren in the Sunday-school better
than the extravagant hat in the con
~gregation. We can hope that decent
men will curb minor expenditures,
that are large in the aggregate, and
bring home the economies for the
comfort Of wife and children. In
other words, if we vii. we can ac-
complish, measurably, 4 degree OF
contentment that is not conspicuous
in the present day manifestation
Meridian Star.
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been necessary. These bags, being
made in the farm of a pocket, are
hard to clean ano tynnot be kept in a
sanitary condition. An Arkansas man
overcomes these objections IN a
coffee-making device which he re-
Gently designed. This coffee-maker
is made of sheet metal, as shown in
the illustration. 1t is dropped into
the coffee pot. 1t has openings in the
sides, allowing free passage and circu-
lation Of the water in the coffee pot.
N the centre is a wire handle for in
sorting and removing the device from
the coffee pot. On one side of the
casing is a resilient plate to which
is hinged a ring, the latter slightly
larger than the casing. The ground
coffee is then poured on the lower
cloth and the ring holding the re-
naming cloth lowered until it springs
down over the rib Of the casing. The
ring grips both cloths firmly, it being
impossible to displace the ground
coffee and cause it to be mixed with
the liquid.
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EGs&SZDSGIEAl8
HINTS FOR THE \
HOUSEKEEPER
@&GSySN

A rug that twists can be flattened
by damping the edge and pressing 1t
IN the floor with a hot iron.
Mems worn linen collars, cut into
narrow strips, furnish convenient
substitutes for the wax tapers used
In gas lighters.
A bit Of raw onion will remove fly
specks from gliding. White spots
on a vanished surface will disappear
If a hot flatiron is held over the place
for a minute.
The globe on gas fixtures and
lamps should not be screwed on too
tightly, as the heat, when the light
Is burning. will expand the glass, for
which sufficient allowance shoSld be
made.
To save continual STOPPING to turn
down rug corner sew a piece Of stiff
canvas, buckram or haircloth to the
under side. These pieces may go
lust across the corners or can be
sewed entirely across the end.
1t is we'll to have hanging close be-
side the refrigerator a long, slender
rod, on which is fastened a spoS;e
Or rag. This can be run down the
drain pipe every two or three days.
and is of great assistance in keeping
it clean.
According to a dealer most of the
fashionable country houses have the
majority of sleeping rooms done in
cretonnes, and the leaning this sea-
sol is toward gay colors, the walls
corresponding in this respect with the
furniture.
To clean brass pans, rub them with
powdered bath brick moistened with
vinegar. Afterward wash them, and
when dry polish with a little whiting
On a leather or soft cloth.
Parsley can be kept for winter use
in soups and sauces by plunging
fresh punches of it into slightly salt
cd boiling water and boiling for three
minutes. At the end Of that time it
should be removed and dried quickly
~ the fire.
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Creole Danube.

A recipe priced by the Creole cooks
of New Orleans and seldom divulged
by them is for a dish called danube.
The materials required are four
pounds best cut Of round Of beef, one
half can of tomatoes or three small
ones, cut fine; one onion, minced;
me small red pepper, three cloves,
three peppercorns, mi tablespoonful
lard. Score the meat top and bot
tom and dredge with flour. Melt the
lard in pot in which meat is to be
cooked and brown the meat to it.
Cover the top Of meat with tomatoes
and onions. Add the spices, cover
closely and cook slowly on back Of
range four hours, turning meat at
end Of two hours. Strain the liquor,
thicken with Drowned -four and serve
the danube with gravy poured over
it. This makes a delicious dish Of a
cheap cut of meat.-New York
World.
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A Patriarcha! Gull.

It would be interesting to mo"
how long a herring gull will live il
captiyity. In the year 1886, twenty
two years ago. I brought from Corn
wall a young herring gull to London'
This bird is now in excellent health
and plumage. He is very fond OF
mice and small birds, the latter ne
catches fer himself. I have never
known him to eat a worm or snali.
Cheese is anothe: food he never :e-
f,.o. and catches very cleverly, when
,yawn TO him.-London Field.
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in the morning with the soles quite
worn through. though l had bought
them new before going to the din
ner. I hope the Society for Psycho-
logical Research car do something
with my experience"
Come. come" said the Doctor.
softly; throw away that cold cigar
and have a fresh one. Don't go and
take up the valuable time Of the Psy-
Geological Society with your story;
you simply got caught in n of these
revolving storm-doors, and circulated
all night like a merry-go-round. AT
the dinner you may have barred the
door on Excess. but I'm afraid she
got in at the window. "-Harper's
Magazine.
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EaGS aud FriIlS.

an aImiring friend was question:
ing the small boy as to his progress at
.ehoOl. and asked:
Fifth grade next year, Johnny
yes, SIR
"Ah, you'll be in fractions or deci-
mails then, no doubt"
mo, sir; III be in bead work and
perforated squares"
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PARAGUAY REBELS WIN.
After Days Of Fighting in Asuncion
Ministers Fly to Foreign Legations.

Buenos Ayres, Argentina.-The
rebels have won in Paraguay and have
set up a new government, with DR..
Emiliano Gonzales Naveiro, who was
Vice-President, as President.
Fighting had been going on In the
streets of Asuncion, the capital, for
days, and many of the public build
tngs have been seriously damaged.
Previous estimates of the killed
and wounded, running as high as
1000, have been exaggerated. 1t is
now believed that the number will
not exceed 500.
DR.. Zeballos, the Minister of For
eign Affairs here, has received a dis
patch from the Argentine legation at
Asuncion, officially notifying him that
the revolutionary party has over
thrown the old government and that
several Paraguayan ministers OF State
have taken refuge in the legation.
All the old ministers fed to foreign
legations for safety.
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Novel Garment Holder.

A New York inventor thinks 1t
would be advisable for every man to
carry a coat and hat hook in his
pocket. If thus equipped he need
never worry whether or not he will
find all the available hooks in the res
taurant occupied when he goes to
dine. This novel folding pocket coat
and hat hook is shown in the ccom
panying illustration. When not in
use it can be quickly folded up and
carried in the pocket, without incon-
venience to the owner. When emer-
gency demands it can be as readily
brought into commission and attached
to the molding or wall or any other
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Almond Waters.

Beat to a cream a quarter cup OF
butter, then rub in one-half cupful
powdered sugar. Add, drop by drop,
q quarter cupful Of milk, then, grad
ually. seven : eighths cup OF sifted
-four Flavor with q half teaspoon
full Of vanilla or pistache. and spread
very thinly over the bottom OF an
inverted dripping pan and cut: in
'three-inch squares. Sprinkle with
chopped blanched almonds and
brown delicately in avery slow oven
Take from the oven, turn the squares
over one by one with a knife and
roll loosely. Take up and spread on
q waxed paper to cool and dry. II
the squares harden before you get
them all rolled place yer the fire
a moment to soften. Serve with
cocoa, afternoon tea, ice cream or
preserves.-New York Tribune.
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COMMERCE AND PEACE.
The Victories of Peace Outlast Ii
Victories Of War.

VI
international peace is best pre-
served by satisfactory trade relation
ships. War mean disaster even with
victory. Large fleets OF battleships
and great standing armies may nave
their value in preserving harmony
among nations. But the increase Oh
commercial relationships with a for
eign country and the weaving or an
intricate net of international inter-
ests is q much better way to keep the
peace.
These are the sentiments expressed
to his American countrymen by the
Italian Ambassador at the close OF a
busy week in Chicago. They are
words Of truth and soberness. They
are supported by many illustrations
in the history of the United States.
They are splendid suggestions in con-
nection with the work Of the newly
formed italian Chamber of Com
merce. The clash Of arms plays havoc
with commercial interests. The men
who will lose most usually are SLOW
est in their advocacy Of resort to
a That this feeling can be made
a powerful factor in international
peace was declared in striking SEN
fences by the Ambassador from Italy.
Where solidarity Of interests exists
between representatives of the com
MERGE of different nations the chances
for arbitration Of disturbing ques-
tions are far greater than those for
war. The conclusion follows that
the more general and involved the
lines of trade become, the less danger
there will be of armed conflict.
From this point of view the con-
sular agents of the United States are
doing a splendid work in the interests
of peace The great manufacturing
concerns OF America which are reach
ing out to all parts of the world may
prove more effective forces than the
steadily developing fleet. Such agen-
cies are friendly. They leave no Bit
terness for years to overcome. They
work quietly, and every contract or
new business connection is just one
more element against war.-Chicago
Tribune.
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POLES PLOT TO KILL THE CAR.
More Than 100 Men and Women Ar
rested at S~osnowice.

Berlin.-A dispatch from Sosno-
vice, Poland, states that more than
100 men and have been ar
rested for completely in a plot to kill
the Car. Other arrests are impend-
ing.
It is stated that the conspiracy,
which centred in Sosnowice, is wide
spread in Poland. Sosnowice is now
uverrun with troops.
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Not, q Nature Faker.

The class was discussing animals
how they walked, got up, etc. etc.
After she explained the cows method
Of rising to her feet, the teacher
asked: "Do you know any other ami
NAL that gets up like a cow" Silence
reigned for a moment, then n little
girl timidly raised her hand. what
is it," asked the teacher. "a calf"
was the whispered reply.
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Baked Potatoes.

Select oval potatoes having a
smooth, unmarked skin, and of uni
form size. Scrub until perfectly
clean, then rinse and drain. Put In
an old baking tin, kept for this pur'
pose, or on the clean oven CRATE
and bake in a hot oven. Forty min
utes is about the time required for
the baking. Serve as soon as done.
Sweet potatoes should be boiled until
almost tender, before baking, then
put in the oven to finish. To test
whether potatoes are done, press
with a cloth. Cold baked potatoes
may be warmed up so as to be almost
as fresh ones, if they are dipped in
hot water, then put into the oven
and allowed to remain just long
enough to get perfectly hot but not
long enough to harden. Contrary to
general opinion, cold baked potatoes
may be creamed or fried quite as sat
isfactorily as the boiled ones.-New
York Telegram.
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Baked Rhubarb Pudding.

Make a suet crust with three-quar-
ters of a pound Of flour, six ounces
Of suet, half q teaspoonful Of salt
and a. little cold water. Roll 1t out
thin. Wash and cut up in small
pieces two large bundles Of rhubarb.
Line a buttered mold with the crust,
ill it up with the rhubarb, sprinkling
sugar through it or sweeten nicely,
and cover with a layer Of the crust.
Pinch the edges well together, perfo-
rate the top in a neat pattern with a
fork, and bake in a hot oyen for one
hour. Turn out and serve hot with
cream and sugar.-The Housekeeper.
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Roly Poly Pudding.

Take a half pound of shredded
suet and mix it with three cupfuls
Hour, sifted with a teaspoonful bak-
ing powder and a ~saltspoonful salt.
Mix with water to a stiff paste, roll
out, then sprinkle with a pound of
seeded raisins. Roll, folding in the
ends neatly. Tie in a scalded and
we'll Toured cloth, plunge into boil
Ing water and cook steadily for two
and a half hours. Serve with a plain,
sweet sauce or cream