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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-03-20
J0tfsn0s.

There will be special meeting OF tn,
0. E. 8. next Wednesday evening. March
%. Work.
r. b Wheaton was called to Plainwel
the first OF the week on account OF the
illness OF his grandmother.
The Cleaners Of Convey Hill will hold
a warm sugar social at Waverly Grange
ball, Wednesday evening, March q. All
invited.
Owing to sickness Mr.. Red6eld. the
Sharples separator agent, could not be
in Paw Paw as advertised, hut has ar
ranged to he here Saturday, March 2s'
The pot.luck supper given by the
ladies of the Rebekah lodge last Satur-
day evening was a complete success. A
most enjoyable time was spent by all
who were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. r F. Parks returned
last Tuesday from delightful trip
through California. They went via
Albuquerque, and returned by way Of
Denver and other north western points.
We ask the indulgence OF the minis
ters and also our advertisers for the
omission of the church and advertisers
locals this week. 1t was impossible to
get them 10. We promise to make up
for this omission in our future issues.
Judge L. Burget DesVoignes will de.
liver an address in the Presbyterian
church next Sunday evening at Z o'clock
taking for his subject, "The Ideals OF
citizenship" The Judge recently gave
this address before the Plymouth club
OF Dowagiac and the press spoke very
kindly abont it. The Judge will he the
guest of the Fellowship club on Sunday
vening. The public cordially invited.
Mrs l.. B Des Voignes is recovering
from her recent injury as well as could
be expected. Both bones OF her arm
we're broken as was stated last week
and Drs. Charles ard Maxwell were
called to reduce the fracture. She suf-
fered no internal injuries as was at first
feared. No blame can be attached TO
the proprietors Of the roller rink. tt
was simply one Of those accidents that
might occur once in thousand years.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-03-20
Election Notice.

To the qualified electors of the town
ship OF Paw Paw, county of Van Blu
rem, state Of Michigan:
Notice is hereby given that the mex
ensuing annual township meeting will
be held at LONGWELL'S OPERA
HOUSE in the village of Paw Paw
within said township Oh MONDAY
April g, A. d. 1908, for the purpose oil
electIng the following officers viz:
One Supervisor, one Clerk, one Treas
urer, one Highway Commissioner, one
Justice of the Peace, full term; one
School Inspector, full term; one School
Inspector to fill vacancy; one Member OF
the Board of Review; four Constabes
and ore Overseer Of Highways, as re.
CURED by Act No. 108, Public Acts OF
1907. Also,
In accordance with the provision of
Act No. Extra session of the legisla.
ture, 1907:
You are hereby notified that the ques-
tons of direct nomination Of candidates
of the Republican party, for State Sena.
tor in the eighth senatorial district OF
Michigan, and OF the nomination of can
didate Of the Republican party for Rep.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-03-20

resentative in the Legislature in the
dis riot composed of Van Buren, county
and OF the nomination of Republican
candidates for county officers 10 said
County of Van Buren,, are to be submit
ted to the qualified enrolled voters of
said party at the election to be held in
this state on Monday April 9Th, A. d
1905
The polls of said election will open at
7 o'clock in the forenoon and rempin
open until o'clock p. IN. of said day OF
election
Dated this 10Th day of March A. d
1908. HARVEY COOLEY,
Clerk of Said Township.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-03-20
Registration Notice

To the electors Of the township of Paw
Paw, county of Van Buren,, state OF
Michigan:
Notice is hereby given that meeting
of the Board of Registration of the
township above named will be held at
the office of the township clerk within
said township on SATURDAY., APRIL
4, A. ID. 1908, for the purpose of regis
tering the names of all such persons " no
shall be possessed of tn, necessary quail
itications of electors and who may apply
for that purpose, and that said board of
registration will be IN session on the day
and at the place aforesaid from 9o'clocz
10 the forenoon until D o'clock in the af
ternoon, for the purpose aforesaid.
Dated this 10th day OF March A. D..
1908.
HARVEY COOLEY,
Clerk Of Said Township
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-03-20
MInstrels Will Entertain.

The Mattawan +. IL A. NJ. MINISTRIES
will entertain you March q and % at
Campbell's hall, Mattawan.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. % b. Wheeler
Mauipulators Of the ebony,
Sam Nowork and Remus Smoothtalk
Weilders of the sheepskin,
Julius Caesar and Glen Jones
Assisted by the entire circle and Bon
foeys orchestra. Concluded by the
laughable farce, "Gittin Sperlence. /"
Tickets on sale at A. n. Campbell's
and Wheeler & Cleveland's, Mattawans.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-03-20
Card of Thanks.

To all the friends and beighbors who
so kindly extended to US he ping band
during the death of our dear mother,
and to the choir whose selections were
so impressive, we wish to express our
thanks and appreciation
KITTIE AND DoLLIE Roach,
FRANK AND CHAs. ROACH,
Mrs. IDA SUMNER.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-03-20
CLAIRE HARRISON'S RECITAL,
Fine Musical Program to be Given
by Pupils, Assisted by Local
and Outside Talent

Fine Musical Program to be Oliver
by Pupils, Assisted by Local
and Outside Talent
Following is the program to be giver
1t the Disciple church, Monday evening
March %, by the pupils of Mrs. Claire
Harrison, assisted by Mrs Artus Wei
lington Sherwood of AIegan, Miss Lii
liam Taylor of Lawton, Paw Paw Ladies
Octette and the Fellowship male quar-.
teue Admission, 10 cents.
PART 1.
l. A May Day,
Beulah Kilmer, Florence Kelley,
Eva Longwell.
2. Piano solo Erwin DOUGLASS
3. Duet Mrs. Engle, Milton Epgle
4. Sunshine waltz,
Helen Harrison, Marie Rooster,
Mildred O'Leary.
8. Life's Lullaby-song, Dale Harrison
g. Through Field and Forest,
Bonnibell Showerman, Marion
Mutchler.
7. Pretty Little Elf-cornet and piano,
Mr.. Weston, Darrell Weston.
s. The Carlton,
Florence Kelley, Eva Longwell
8. (a) Slave song TereSe del Rie0o
(b) japanese Love Song - Thomas
Miss Lillian Taylor.
10 School March,
Mildred O'Leary, Helen Harrison
H. Invitation to the Dance-octette.
OeStcn
Mesdames Neil ChappeIl, Grigs
10y, Clark, Bridger, Ferguson,
Thayer, Harvey, Miss Cooley.
Mrs w. f SelIick, Accompanist
II. The Chase to the Gazeles,
Misses Shepard aud Garten
ID. An Open Secret ------ Woodnlan
Mrs. Sherwood
IA. (a) Valse Caprice $1,000 Strelezsk.
(b) Left Hand Alone,
Miss Irene Lane.
10. Fellowship Male Quartette.
Messrs. Mosier, Warner, Spcer
and Moser.
l6. Triumphal March .--- Goria
Merle Clark, Darrell Weston,
Dale HARRISON.
II. (a) Thy Beaming Eyes, Il. Mac DoweH
(b) The Birds - Carrie jacobs Bond
Mrs. Sherwood
Is. A Picnic-Kinder Symphony,
Spindler
(a) The Excursion.
(b) Q) La the Woods.
Thunder Storm.
(c) Boating.
(d) Gypsies.
(e) Home, Sweet Home.
Piano Miss Lane
VIolin- ---------------- Harold Wheaton
Cornet- -----------------C @. Wheaton
Drum,
Nightingale, ----------" onow' Jr'
AlidhSiC $500 ~. MOSler
OaSIobStS-- MISS taylor
Cuckoo,
Rattle, -D Dale Harrison
Quail,
Piano kindly furnished by Mr.. Leland
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
OUTLOOK IN KENTUCKY.
Feasibility Of a Big Era Of Road
RuiIdina,

Possibility Of Big Era Of Road
Building.
with the passage Of the Boswor.h-
Wyatt bill at the last session Of the
legislature the proposition Of good
roads becomes a possibility in Ken
lucky. No state OF the pretensions of
this commonwealth In all the Union
has such inaccessible roads. and in
some cases a yeritable canal OF mud
bindst two important little hill or noun
tain towns together. To get from
Middlesboro to Harlan, In adjoining
counties. one has to take a railroad
train through Virginia and then scram-
bic on horseback over the most pre-.
cipitous road In the south to the seat
of Harlan county.
The bill provides a constitutional
amendment to be voted on at the next
legislative election in 1909. 1t gives
ench county power to assess per cent
Of its total valuation for road repair
and building In distinction to the pres
ent law, which provides only 2 per
cent In the case OF Shelby county,
which now has but 1880 for It's 500
miles Of highways and pixies, It would
thu have $3.50, 600. though for $780,
600 its roads could be well kept up.
The appropriation from Jefferson and
Kenton would be enormous.
Nothing is more serious to the
itinerant merchants or the immense
rural population of Kentucky than
roads. ANY politician who. like Coy
ernor Wilson. Travelled 10000 miles on
roads during campaign, knows that
the hardships to be undergone are
really tremendous. Often Wilson was
so sore from the jolting on some noun
tain COW path that he would fall from
his horse and, lying down on a rock,
refuse to ride a step farther until his
aching back was at ease. Once in
coming down steep hillside In Letch-
er county. made uncomfortable even by
the sure footed horse because of its
disrepair and roughness, the animal
stumbled.
"Gosh." gasped Wilson, "there near
ly went the whole - campaignl''
Sheer below ran rock wall down to
a valley 500 feet.
Should the people ratify the Bos-
worth-Wyatt bill there will begin an
era Of road building such as the peo-
pie Of Kentucky have never known be-
fore. A state highway association
will be appointed and competent civil
engineers put In charge of the work.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
VALUE OF THE DRAG.
o. Ward King Asserts split Log Va.
riety Has obIiterated Mudheles.

D. Ward King Asserts Split Log Va
riety Has obliterated Mudholes.
Missouri has today hundreds Of
miles of muddy mud roads. without a
single mudhole to the mile" said D..
Ward King in opening his speech on
Good Roads" at Troy, Mo-. the other
afternoon. "a muddy mud road with.
out mudhole." said he. ais product
of the King road drag. By no other
system can mud roads without mud
holes be made. The .twenty-four hours
Of rainfall just past has of course made
the mud roads muddy, but on my way
from Mexico saw from the car win
dow mile after mile Of Garth road on
which in spite of the rain not mud
hole could be found. Near Martins
burg and Wellsville, on each side Of
New Florence and Wentzville and at
other points along the line are stretches
that to the practiced eye give evidence
Of the use of the road drag"
Mr.. King went to Troy at the invita-
tion Of County Engineer 7. A. Hal.
ley and represented the state high
way commission. He said that Mis-
souri, had made greater progress in
solving the problem of better roads
than any other state in the Union.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
HINTS FROM MISSOURI.
How to Use the King Drag and Have
an Ideal Road.

TOW 70 OSe tne Nih9 braD ana FIaN0
an Ideal Road.
In Missouri the roads are really bad,
and improvement by the King road
drag has been taken up systematically.
The following suggestions are from a
bulletin by the Missouri board OF agrl-
culture:
Don't drive too fast.
Don't walk. Get on the drag and ride.
Don't wait for your neighbors to take
hold. They may be waiting on you.
Don't wait for the big grader to
come and shape up your road. All
you can do first viii help to make the
work of the grader permanent.
Don't try to drag with one piece; use
two. One will scoop out the hollows
In the road and deepen them. When
two are used the one keeps the other
up, and soon the hollows will have
filed and become level like the balance
of the road.
Don't wait for good roads until the
city folks begin to talk about mac
adam at public expense This win cost
from $1,000 to 5000 a mile, and for
country purposes, where there is no
heavy hauling, 1t is no better than, not
as easily maintained as, a road proper
ly made with the drag. Five dollars
a mile with proper use of the road
drag will keep the ordinary country
road that is properly drained, graded
and bridged or culverted in first class
condition nine months in the year and
make it fairly decent road the other
three months. But this cannot be done
in one year or two. The longer the
drag is used intelligently the better
the road will become until finally It
is oval and smooth and hard and elias
tic. This is the ideal road, and moth
ing but road properly made with the
drag or an asphalt road meets all these
requirements.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
WInninn a Iurxmnn.

It is related Of Lachaud, the most
famous of French criminal lawyers In
the last century, that in pleading GER
tain case he perceived that one Of the
Jurors seemed to be hostile to him and
his argument.
In the faces of all the other men III
the box he saw with his practiced eyes
that his oratory or his shrewdness was
having its effect but this man. In spite
Of all Lachaud could do, remained
frowning. suspicious, obdurate.
Lachaud continued with his work,
however, and presently saw that his
opportunity had come. 1t was a hot
day, and ray OF sunlight had pene
trated a crevice on the curtain and wak
shining on top of the head Of this jury.
man, who was quite bald The lawyer
paused In his argument and addressed
himself directly to the court.
"If your honor would please" he
said, ito order that the curtain In
yonder window be lowered a triae i
am sure that the sixth juryman would
appreciate it."
This sign Of watchful attention won
the obstinate juryman's heart and
Lachauds case.-New York Tribune.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
A FIREPRooF TREE.
The chaparro, One Of South AmorIoa's
Natural curIositisa.

The chaparro. One Of South Americas
Natural curIoSitisO.
On the vast plains of Colombia and
the north of South America. called ga.
yannas, which are parched with hea,
except during the rainy season. there
Is one of the greatest of natural curl
osities, a tree called the chaparro
which is fireproof.
1t is the custom of the Colombian
herdsmen to clear the ground BY
means of fire for the new vegetation
which springs up so luxuriantly iu
these regions after the rainy season
But not even the intense heat Of q
prairie fire Affects the chaparro tree
1t survives the flames to afford a vel.
come shade In an otherwise treelsss
country.
1t is small tree, seldom growing
to more than twenty feet in height,
with girth of about three feet. II
owes its curious immunity, from fire
to the nature of its hard, thick bark
The bark lies on the trunk In loose
layers, which do not readily conduct
heat to the more delicate parts Of the
structure.
The natives believe that this tree
grows only where gold is abundant ia
the soil below, and 1t certainly 10 com.
mon in auriferous districts-Westmin.
ster Gazette.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
STAG ON ROADS.
vss Old Material and spread II ia
Layers, says Highway Expert.

Ues Old Material and Spread u In
Layers. Says Highway Expert.
After a banquet which followed the
first annual smoker Of the North Ton4
wanda q. ~ board OF trade Dr.. D.
Ward King Of Maitland. No. delivered
an interesting address on Niagara
county roads. says tho Buffalo Ex-
press
while the idea prevails IN the cities
Of New York state" said Mr.. King.
"that mud roads are mostly an In the
west It Is well to mention the fact that
New York state has 1900 miles Of
roads, 5000 miles OF which are i'm
proved. The mud road has been o
problem ever since transportation be-
gan. II Is generally admitted By road
builders in this state (New YorO and
the United States that with the split
log drag system. the dinculty is 70.
moved"
DR.. King criticised the oGlcials for
making good roads and then giving the
roads but little attention, He, said
that roads should be improved and
kept constantly in repair. BE advised
the North TonaYanda officials to get q
crushor and use It IA siagging streets
in the city. he recommended the use
Of old Stag only as the new Stag from
the iron furnace Is too soft. The slag
must be put on in layers. and each
layer must be rolled instead Of putting
the slag on from a foot to two feet
deep and then rolling It. The present
system. he asserted, makes short life
road. Ali siag should be screened. he
said, and all coarse Stag should 60 as
the bottom layer.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16

any community, state or nation and.
finally. are an index to the intelligence,
prosperity and activity of the people
All these points are in legitimate
support of the construction and main
tenance of good roads. says the South
ern Cultivator Many other reasons
might be cited In their favor. 1t does
seem anomalous that. amid all our
boasted national progress. this great
necessity of modern civilization Should
be kept so far in the background.
The nation needs better and more
substantial highways. and it is hope
ful to see indications that this subject
will soon receive more attention from
our national and state lawmakers than
heretofore. The Importance of good
rural highways IS being more thor
oughly recognized by business men and
legislators than ever before. and the
farmers need no argument to convince
them that better roads will improve
their business materially
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
Rotaln Competent Road ofIioIaI..

II is asserted that one of the princi-
pal causes for the poor construction Of
roads Is that the tenure Of Office of
highway commissioners is uncertain
and that In most cases the Office goes
to the candidate who can secure the
most votes. Politics, as we have often
said. should In nowise be factor when
It comes to building roads. or paving
streets. says the Good Roads Maya
zine. Improved road building is new
art. and competent road builder. like
poet is born. not made, and, when
his worth has been proved he should
be kept in the offlce as long as he is
efficient and keeps up with the march
of progress In his line of work. So
long as the office Of highway commits
sioner is elective the voters of town
ship should see that the best man is
put in the office and then reelected
Much has lately been said In regard to
making the Office Of highway commits
sioner appointive and strictly under
clvil service rules. Much can be said
In favor of this plan. but until laws
are changed competent officials should
be retained.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
The chean.,t Roadmak,r.

The good roads without money
movement that has by means Of Kings
split log road drag converted the
slough holes of the corn belt' roads
into model turnpikes is extending to
the eastern states, where most roads
are either very good or very bad. says
Garden Magazine. Mr.. King is arrang-
Ing with the various state boards Of
agriculture to give series of practical
demonstrations of the use Of his de-
vice on eastern roads where the sue
:ess of road dragging is more doubtful
because of sand and rocks.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
AN ASPHALT ROAD.
New Jersey to Experiment With Mix.
ture of That Product With Dirt.

New Jersey to Experiment With MIX
ture of That Product With Dirt.
The New Jersey state department OF
highways Is to construct in Mercer
county an experimental mile of new
automobile road. the plans for which
State Road Supervisor Robert A. Nee.
ker recently obtained in Kansas City
Mr.. Meeker says the new method OF
construction Is simple and cheap, that
1t is self healing when broken and
therefore practically lndestructible, thai
1t improves with age, that 1t is mud
less, noiseless and almost dustless and
that it is not slippery even when coated
with ice.
In the building of the road the origi.
nal soil is finely pulverized, and then
into this there is worked mixture OF
hot asphalt, the whole mass being firm.
ly rolled in the finishing. Breaks are
quickly repaired by traffic. the weight
Of wheels cementing them together
The base yields slightly to heavy traf.
fic and then regains its original shape
1t is equally good for horses and auto
mobiles.
If the experiment proves a success, II
is likely that the result will be radi.
cal change in the road building meth
DDS Of the state of New Jersey, with
the substitution of asphalt for the mac.
adam process now used.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
Prsfsssor eIaekis,s Opinion.

A correspondent sends an anecdote
concerning the attempt Of a serious
minded lady to lure Professor Blackie
unto giving his opinion Of Sankey's
hymns at time when they had an
enormous vogue. The lady was giving
the professor lunch, and he tried to
fob her of by praising Stilton cheese
on .se table. Some time after the lady
sent him copy of Sankey and piece
Of the cheese, hoping thus to draw
him. She succeeded to the extent Of
these four lines Of verse:
Thrice blessed Is she that hath done what
she could
To mako lean man fat and bad man
good
For !ho body. cheese; for the soul. San.
Tor both. thank.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-12-16
Million a Year For Roads.

Connecticut still leads in the good
roads movement as state. She was
the third to get into 1t, New Jersey
being the first, four years before her.
and Massachusetts, the second, in 1893
Now Connecticut spends $10OO,000 a
year, while the first spends but $780,
900 and the second but 100000 less
than that. Connecticut spends the lar
gest amount per capita for good roads
by far, the only other states whose
total annual appropriations are larger
being New York, with $5,000O0o, and
Pennsylvania, with $1.5OO,OOO. but both
states are vastly larger than little
Connecticut.