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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-31
THIS IS NO PIPE DREAM.

g @. Reeves, the foreman OF the More
house murder jury, in a neat speech,
pr sented special officer @. w Reynolds
Chats mel with beautiful meerschaum
pipe in behalf of the jury. lost my
nerve(temporarily), but now l wish to
say, Gentlemen, chats YOU may your
days be long 10 the land and your nights
longer. May trouble aud hard luck scrap
10 your back yard. but never get in the
house. May peace and prosperity camp
by your tireside. May your waking hours
be painless and your slumbers snoreless
REYNOLDS
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Market Pl ices in Paw Paw.

Following are the correct market
prices as paid by Paw Paw merchants,
corrected every Thursday:
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Obituary.

Leila Stevens WAS born 10 Waverly
township August l, 1881 and died at the
home of her mo her, Mrs Harriet Stew.
ems, in Paw Paw, Monday, January 81
1908. She had been resident OF Paw
Paw off and on for the past 10 years and
during the last two years of her life had
been in i'll health. She died of tumor OF
the brain. She leaves a mother, four
brothers and sister to mourn her
death, all Of whom we're here to att nd
the funeral except one brother. Funeral
services were held last Wednesday al
the Convey Hill church, Rev. T. D.
Franklin officiating. Burial at Covey
Hill cemetery. The family have the
sympathy of large circle OF friends
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Among our 10 yertisers.

Charles ad is Of unusual interest this
week.
Twenty pounds graduated sugar for
81 at Martins.
Waters & Co. advertise to close their
cutters out cheap.
Try potato yeast bread, the new home
made loaf Read Warmers ad.
Fresh fish, large display of fruits, hot
house lettuce. Read Warmers ad.
III you are interested in gasoline en-
gines or spraying outfits, talk to Waters.
We have a welcome for you. Wont
you come and get it? One fourth off on
all overcoats is the welcome E. Smith
a. Co.
Everything up to-date at Martins
Always the best of everything for the
table Stock fresh and clean and prices
as low as the lowest.
You will examine, if you are prudent
You will buy, il YOU are smar.. All
overcoats, % per cent off, at the Great
Whale Clothing Success
Shepard, Slovenian & Co. are slaugh-
tering prices. The sale begins tomor.
row. You can save money by taking
advantage OF their low prices.
Avery has change OF ad. this week
and quotes many prices on everyday
necessities that cannot fail to attract
your attention. Scan the list carefully
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Died at Advanced Age of 81 Years

The funeral OF Ephriam Jennings was
held at the home OF r. E Jenni ngs in
Waverly last Sunday. He wa one OF
the Oldest pioneers in this vicinity, hav
ing come here from New York 10 1914.
He was past 81 years Of age at the time
OF his death. His wife died ID years
ago. For many years they enjoyed the
acquaintance of large circle OF friends.
While feeling usually well Mr.. Jeu-
nings went to bed last Friday night not
to awaken here. A large circle of friends
extend their sympathy to the relatives.
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At The Churches.

Sacred concert at the Presbyt erian
church Sunday evening, February q.
Fine program. Free. Remember the
date.
The Sunday evening service at the
First Baptist church will include duets
by Madam Bridger and Miss Cooley, solo
by Mrs Bernice Paige and ladies' quar-
tet. Offerings will be recei ed
Regular services at the Church of
Christ next Lords day. Mrs Mecca Ma
RE Varney will speak 10 the morning on
the subject, as God Limted?" The ev-
ening subject will be on "Amusemen ts
and Habits"
The regular covenant meeting OF the
Free Baptist church will be held next
Saturday, February J, at p. 10 All
members of the church are earnestly re-
quested to be present, and all others are
cordially invited.
"The Great Teacher" will be the theme
considered at the Free Baptist church
next Sunday morning. from the text
Learn of Me-" Mat l:29 In the even.
ing the subject will be, "The Lords
Need" from Mark lib. You are invited
TO attend these services.
Christian Science society, First Ma
tional hall. Service every Sunday al
1O:45 a. m. experience meeting every
Wednesday evening at 7:45. Reading
room open every Tuesday ard Saturday
from /: 80 to 5 p. IN. Subject for Sun
day, February 2: Love"
NE. church, q. Gilbert Stansell, pas
tor. 1890 a. m, sermon by the pastor
1870 class meeting,two divisions; l2'O'
ssnas; school; o:UO p. m. Junior league
600 Epworth league; 100 sermon oy INT
u.stor. You will receive cordial wei
ron,e 70 all of these services. Call at th'
parsonage at any time.
The 9th anniversary OF the birth o
tho G. T.. society will be celebrated a
.hs PRESBYTERIAN church next Sunda,
svenine at 7 o'clock. A special program
,,;ll he used; subject, "The Heart o
Chr;stiap Endeavor." w. Mosier, presi
Sent will conduct the service. All ar
,nvited. Offering received. Morning
rsr:Li, \. 90 The pastor viii preach
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Miss Grace Salisbury was called tc
Chicago Tuesday to assist in the care Of
her sister, Mrs. John Fry, who is ser i
ously ill.
w. &. Butler, wife and baby OF Benton
Harbor have been visiting relatives and
friends iu Paw Paw this week. Mr.
Butter is in the employ OF the street
car company at Benton Harbor.
The address by DIR. E. G. Lancaster,
president Of Olivet college, at the Pres
byterlan church next Thursday evening,
and also the one by Prof @. 0. Hoyt OF
the Ypsilanti normal on Friday even ing
a; the same place will be OF special in
terest to the people OF Paw Paw. Mr..
Hoyt's address will be, with Pestalozzi
in Switzerland"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-31

Attention Is called in this issue to the
biggest subscription offer ever made by
any paper. During the month Of January
to all our new subscribers and all the old
ones who pay all arrears and one year 10
advance we are roing to make present Of
the great American Farmer, the leading
agricultural journal OF the nation. just
think Of it! Two papers for the price Of
one. You must be quick, as the offer is
good only until February /. Remem-
Der, 81 pays for The True Northerner
and American Farmer for one year,
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RELIC IS PRICED BY OWNER
Martha E. Smith Has Original Dis
charge Issued to Father
in War Of 1912.

Mrs. Martha f.. Smith recently exhi-
bited to US the original honorable dis.
charge issued to her father, Zenos Raw
son, who enlisted at the age of Is years
and served during the war of 1912. The
relic is much priced by Mrs. Smith.
Following is copy of the same;
HONOR TO THE BRAVE
This certfies that Zeuos Rawson,
sergeant in Capt John Markham's COM
papy and Lieut. Col Hopkins regiment
of detached militia, being one of those
who generously and bravey volunteered
their services and crossed the lake to
Fort Erie in September last for the re
lief of the American garrison, then close
ly invested by superior force, and
having faithfully performed his term Of
service, is most honorably discharged,
Batavia, N. Y Nov. 8, 1914.
JOHN MARKHAM,
Capt.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-31
Uncle Eben,

de man dat nebber makes mis-
takes said Uncle Eben, doesn't ex.
list, 'ceptin' in his own imagination
An he is generally one O. de mos mis-.
taken people dat is"
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And No Speed Limit,

At the Madagascar garages they
give you a motor car made of two
pc!es six feet long with seat and a
foot rest You don't need gasoline.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-31

Dish Appreciated by Gar.
Peter the Great consumed baked
goose stuffed with apples, and consid-
cred II a fine dish.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12

and he make rather plausible his
theory The Californian prOverb that all fail
has for him. He finds that dry
have been characterized by uniform distribution of
the Pacific In he has observed
condition OF high barometer Oregon Idaho Utah and Nevada
which resulted strong and frequent north winds California Of
the sort that associate with drought On the contrary wet
he finds that of low for considerable
periods the North Pacific whence flow
OF all this merely saying that dry year dry and
unable foesee the duration of high low
the north northwest about where started The air
controls the flow of winds and the winds bring
drive them The lies determining the probable dua
of the high low The daily forecasts based this
knowledge OF baromcrc conditions but date the limit OF
prediction has been of twenty hours, and
always reliable that We learned that the idle wind that
blows where it lists does exist Its flow regulated absolutely
by but do appear be able oresee how
long the governing will remain stable.
Mr.. McAde hampered i'll degree making his observa-
by the fact that his field located the edge of
and therefore he has regular of knowing what
happening the breeding place OF storms In the
ct of elements he has but side OF the equation under his
But he discouraged and wiring from the
deep.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12

n REPRESENTATIVE JULIUS KAHN is making pieous
X personal appeal his friends" ticket at the
August primary, the ground, stated by himself
there going be effort Lincoln Roose-
league prevent my district
The Call does not know whether the league has design
purpose but II should be the that Mr. Kahns dark
we'll founded the be
as wholly III accord with sound public policy.
Mr. Kahn will need friends the handicap
has imposed himself by procamng his fealy Schmtz
dsgraced eNmayO He privately but publicly the
Scmtz He Is proud of the relationship that he
might the issue which he hopes be
Who l." inquiries Mr. Kahn. with generous indignation
who am to cast stone my friend and neigbo Eugene
Scmitz: Should do 50 would be nEuman Friends
and neighbors glory in my attitude
representative goryng his attitude of friend
ship convicted and eon
spectacle We should say that all Mr. are rogues
but unlikely that all the rOgues his friends They
be less if it only of sympathy with common
friend Schmitz
The Call hopes that the Lincoln Roosevelt eaguers
defeat Mr. Kahn for the The friend
OF Schmtz Is not the represent district in congress-
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12
FREIGHT RATES FOR COAST CITIES

TILL interstate still aborng with the
Spokane 1t matter which San Francisco
the other cities have important case
behalf of Spokane may be described effort set
aside ignore the facts OF geography In word Spokane
the make railroad proportion the
length OF haul without regard for the effect of competition 1t
the controversy that Denver afoo obtain
shipments than those made for in Cal
ifornia.
decision the Spokane matter expected last month";
the commission has the until the fall The Oregonan
states the issue very clearly thus:
The basic the Spokane
haul Spokane contention IN disregard OF other condition
short haul from points Spokane than they charging for
Portland railroads of
plead guilty but the practice offered the good
this would be impossible
Spokane which
above the if loads carried both
In corresponding relations for this latitude he
against the other side
stronger than the north because the carriage
By the railroads will always be compelled
shippers without large part
1t principle that has always had recognition
commission and do expect any important mod-
fcation of the rule in the Spokane
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12
Personal Mention

r. Kuntz of Lima is a guest at the
st. Francis.
B. Statter of Portland is staying at
the st. Francis.
J. w. Knox of Merced is a guest
at the Fairmont.
William T. Caruthers of San Diego
is at the st. Francis.
Mrs Urel Sebree of Washington,
ID. c., is staying at the Fairmont.
w j. Dicke and family Of Fresno
have apartments at the Fairmont
Mr. and Mrs H V Folmer of VAL
lejo have apartments at the st. Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. F. Krauz of Chi
cago have apartments at the st. Fran
els.
Menlo Park are guests at the Fair
mont.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. r. Fraser of Stock
ton are among the new arrivals at
the F'airmont.
w. w. Lufkin and w. o. King, piano
manufacturers of Chicago, are guests
at the st. Francis.
w NJ Jameson, Mrs. C. D. jameson.
DIR. Roland Rye and z. w. Rye or
Colorado Springs make up party
staying at the st. Francis.
is strongest in high cards; but always
avoid, if possible. an original lead from
a suit of less than four
HOLIDAYS. l., City. What is the
difference between a legal and ma
tional holiday and how many national
holidays are there in the United states?
State legislatures create and desig-
nate what days shall be holidays. Con-
gress creates holidays for the terri
tories and the districts. All such days
are legal holidays, on which business
transacted on other days is not legal.
A national holiday is one proclaimed
by the highest law making power of
a nation and applies to all portions OF
the nations jurisdiction.
THANKSGIVING s, Fresno, Cal
When was the first Thanksgiving day
observed in the United States?
Thanksgiving day is IA religious and
social festival, observed in the United
States, on appointment by the president
and governors of the several states and
territories. After the first harvest in
the Plymouth colony, 1921, Governor
Bradford ordered a day of thanks for
men to get wild fowl to add to the feast
after the religious festival. He also
ordered day of thanksgiving in graft
tude for rain after the drought of 1923
There is no record of Thanksgiving in
what is now the United States prior to
that
SPEECH MISUNDERSTANDING City
What Is the first requisite of speech
making?
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12
Impertinent Question No. So
What's a Baby?

For the most original wttiest to this question
briefer the beter-The Call will pay FIVE DOLLARS.
For the next FIVE answers The Call will pay ONE DOL
LAR EACH. Prize winning answers will be printed next
Wednesday and checks mailed the winners once Make
your answer short and SEND 1T ON A POSTAL
CARD 10
IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS.
THE CALL
Innn to Is FaShO
to M. e1ton Par ave city.
A dress makers whim,
mliner's freak,
This will o the
We Seeki
Since Eve chased
While jeer and hout;
1t is Paradise gained
And Hades without!
Turner Streets city.
Fashio outward and visible of oyerfed hank
to Smith Fourths reet BerkIe
A Merry Widow bonnet,
Merry Widow tie,
pretty maid don
Some class that-Oh myl
to G..
failing system of keeping money in circulation
81 prize to Scott Preside avenue city.
Said Mere Man o his wife: Delight of my life
The Call wants to know What fashon?'"
Said wiley sweetly hubby MY loveyd dubbv
Tell 'em it's what I'm aspendng your cash on
prize o NJ. o. box 2s. rutvaIe
To follow the crowd in any fad
Wise or foolish good bad
Peek-a-boo waist or high heel Shoe
To do what others
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12

II n CLEARING HOUSE BANKS At NEW YORK
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12
EAsTON's FLAG

The city of Easton. Pa, has adopted
municipal flag. said to be a copy OF
the flag which waved over that town
during the revolutionary war. The flag
has 13 red and white stripes in the up
per corner, and the remainder of the
flag is blue. with a circle of eight white
stars in the center
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12
Answers to Queries

HOP PICKING-Constant Reader,
City When does hop picking COM
mence in California?
Early in September.
y
COAL FOR FLEET-American. City.
Whence came the coal that was fur
nished the Atlantic fleet last May?
From the east.
SIGNING A PAPER-W., Palo Alto,
Cal. If person indorses paper, docu-
ment or receipt on the back thereof.
does he bind himself to what is written
on the face?
He does.
STAAIMERING-Su Subscriber. City. Is
there any way TO stop stammering?
There are specialists who claim that
they can effect a perfect cure, but this
department cannot advertise them.
2 WELL WATER-A NJ, Hames. Cal.
Where can one have we'll water an
alyzed?
Take a sample to any analytical
chemist, or send sample to the Uni
versity of California, Berkeley.
THE PRESIDENCY. ]. O., City
Is man of the Jewish faith eligible
to the presidency of the United States
If a man has all of the constitutional
qualifications, religious faith does not
bar him from eligibility to the presi-
dency.
PROVING BIRTH-T. NJ. H., City. ]
was born in San Francisco and was
raised there. The record of my birth
was destroyed in the big fire. How can
1 prove my birth in case of dispute?
You can establish that by living wit
nesses or by the affidavit of such as
know that you were born in that city
A LETTER-C. r., City. Where
should a letter be addressed to reach
Walter Scott Merriweather? He was
at one time employed on the New York
Herald and at another on the New
York Times.
Write the letter in duplicate and
send one to each paper with request
on the envelope to forward if not in
the Office
WHIST-H w. r., City. In a game
of whist opened the lead with the ter
of hearts. Was that correct If not
what card should be led in opening the
hand?
The following is the rule as to lead
Let your first or principal lead be
from your best long suit. If you have
two suits, each of more than three
cards. you may prefer the one which
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12
aAIDING THE MISSIONS

A compilation made by the Rev. DR..
ID. L. Leonard of foreign missionary
statistics of the world shows that the
total contributions of the missionary
societies to foreign missions last year
amounted to S22,459.6S0. an increase
over the previous year of almost
s1200.O00.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12
Dresslar's Medicine
A University of California professor who
takes his own prescription straight
By Edward F. CahiH

n A in
wv California Mr. Lang has
and he thinks that Mr. Dresslar
beg the question his important monograph entitled Superstition ana
Education" quite superstition begging word
much Then Mr. Lang filings back in the professors teeth
ghosts" begging
term person seeing phanas
pnantasm manifesto
calls It ghost may
all that know be such manifestation" OF may
BRAIN how be
strong and
dominating in the daytime see ghosts This is pen mere
OF ghosts" the daytime
daylight good artificial light OF course
manifestations
appearing
pY w @ n w na on h htn bed hundred miles away not where saw
without the
feel ftthat 1t is
conclusions often'
called
ridiculous and super
stOus 1T is easy to believe when faith gives US rest he says ana many
agreeable dsbieve when disbelief
superiority 1t seems to
that only third rate minds are dscOnensd they cannot come
metaphysics Of political economy free trade
Let us speak more respectfully ghosts risk of violating
Professor Dre law that T hygienic necessity Tor the mind take
ne ought d TO nave h @ h @ Us % naked % Ghost Does the gTy specter wear it's
late coat or inst n1 winding ee What of
of be included in his immortal pa OBJ
the questions that the speeter IS creation OF
If that theory IS true Mr. Drear
for the pursuit OF ghosts and the world
conclusion that he chershes for the good his health
pills and mind like his bed 1t ought to
be up lies the kingdom Of cocksureness
Mr. other sngs and arrows Professor Dessar because
lh speaks of the respect The "dowse who
Berkeley declare they discovered
of Mr.
unmtigated fraud Thus Mr. Lang
that
many locating
with orked stick
book called Water
Ito
his doubts
Profess
In
is to
to be the
by belief electricity.
of the faculty of
thereis a it $
none
and
matica
la
phooph
shelter Mr. belongs
breedw ike the
| Myself
!
i About il IN
|
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12
Mr.. McADIE's AMBITION

n ROFESSOR ALEXANDER O. McADIE who watches the
- skies from high place in San Francisco expounds
OF weather prophets in the issue of the
United Weather Review. He does despair of
making successful long forecasts at least for
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12

STAAIMERING-Sub City. Is
there any way TO stop stammering?
There are specialists who claim that
they can effect a perfect cure, but this
department cannot advertise them.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12
A PLETHORA OF MONEY

THE accumulation of money the banks shape large
always follows, greater less degree period
OF financial strngency The present volume of
is than usually impressive, will be from this
comparative table for four months:
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12

1t IS period OF convaesCence The patient alto
geter restored health but rapidly gaining strength
notable increase OF deposits and the held
proportonatey well actually much larger All this
that the first four months of 1908
by business inactivity while the time, tesound position
OF the banks shows that the ready take
The with which the big Pennsylvania and Union Pacific
placed within weeks shows that money
has begun look are filled
with idle and find outlet sefdeense
money, whether in bank a box. brings
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-11-19

to so remain, hoping that she would go away. She
she knelt beside you Why, Pat! why Pat why
dear old dog her shaking voice was n,urInurng
and the tears which rained upon his dngy coat
were not all yours. For yours, which had not
fallen before, came like storm at sight OF hers
and at the tribute OF her white hand with its pref
ty rings petting and strokng the poor stark body.
why Pat. why, Pat" In flash you learned a
great truth, that the merry heart which toes
through the world laughing where it may is also
the heart which weeps when IT must and gives IN
slant gift OF sympathy to all In need For second
or you gave way utterly, forgetting that you
a man and weeping to finish the greater
part of your agony in her comforting arms, which
had gotten around you somehow, you didn't quite
know how or when. AS rule, you couldn't stand
arms
1t was little touch--a very little touch that
about the handkerch ief--but you have remembered
II all these years and always with rush OF graft
tude. 1t was her nice one lace edged and per-
funny, but she put It Pats dear face that the
earth--oh, we'll 1t was all years and years ago.
who could do that sort OF thing must
have a little sense II she your aunt, so
you trusted her with big question:
lis this" You paused for words great
enough to Mt the thought; but none would come. So
you used the little ones. is this the end Of him?"
You pointed to the grave. a mound by now. the
tears once more drowning YOU Your gruH speech
was deeply NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. theological. In
your hazy mind 1umbled the comfortable
words the resurrection and the life" and you
Knew they had nothing at all to do with the
IN hand; but oh. II they only had,
Aunt Leila, trump that she was. went magically
to the very OF your inquiry, to the shrine Of
your mystic hopes.
people say no; but. sonny-boy, think there's
n dog heaven. do indeed
You cheered as magicaly. On the strength o
that slim think" you reached out toward III
again and were ready to find IT sweet