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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-12-17
NEW STAR ROUTE CONTRACT
Started Wednesday. Evening Des-
patch of Mail Added to Former
Service. Contract Awarded.

The new star mail route from Paw
Paw to Lawton started last Wednes-
day. John McFarlin, rural carrier on
route 4, was awarded the contract, and
supercedes George Benwire who has had
the morning contract for several years.
The new contract calls for two trips
seven days in the week, instead of ole
trip, six days week as heretofore.
The morning trip will bring mail from
Lawton as formerly, leaving there on
the arrival OF the morning mail not
later than seven o'clock The evening
trip leaves Paw Paw after the close of
mail in the local Office at 5:l5 and car
res it to Lawtop, arriving there not
later than 6:20 This will be a great
convenience to local business men, as
all mail left 10 the Paw Paw Office be-
fore 5:l5 will be despatched at once, and
not have to lay over until the next day
as heretofore The Sunday service will
also be appreciated.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-12-17
MRS VARNEY AGAIN HONORED
Reelected Superintendent of Fran
chise in National w. C.. L. u. Now
Doing Evangelistic Work.

Rev. G. b Varney and wife are hav-
ing splendid success in their evangelistic
work. They are now at Versailles, Hi
nois, where they will be until Christmas
when they go 10 st. Louis, Mo. and from
there to Denver Al Ridgeway, Mo there
we're 81 additions to the church through
their efforts. One of their converts at the
latter pace, medical man, pledged him
self to missionary work, and has been
called to Thibet as a medical missionary.
Mrs Varney has been reelected Ma
tlonal perintendeut of franchise in the
national w. 6. I. u. She was granted
a secretary this year, so that her work
will be somewhat lightened. The Oma-
ha Daily news of recent date contains a
fine halftoue cut of Mrs. Varney and son
Chas, and IN half column write up pays
very high tribute to the accomplished
lady The many Paw Paw friendf of
the Varneys are glad because OF their
continued success in their chosen line of
work, and are hoping that they may de-
eide to return TO Paw Paw, and make
this place their permanent home.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-12-17
CHANGE IN COMPANY.

Emory Ball has purchased G. E. Var
ney's interest in the Moonlight Bait
Co, and is now the sole owner of the
business He is making extensive plans
for next years business. The company
did phenomenal business last year,
and the prospects are better for the en-
suing year In addition to the "Moon-
light bait" which will be somewhat im-
proved, the company will manufacture
high grade fish poles, and another bait
which promises to be greater success
than the celebrated moonlight bait.
1t is weedess bait, and fishermen who
have inspected the model, are very en-
thusiastic over it. The moonlight
bait is no longer an experiment and the
prospects for a successful business ca
reer Of its promoter are indeed hitter'
ing.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-12-17
ORGANIZED FOR
COMING BATTLE
Enthusiastic Temperance
Meeting at Hartford
on Wednesday.
ADDRESS BY R. N. H0LS0PLE
the Situation. o. w. Rowland
County Chairman.

Pursuant to call contained in The
county papers, goodly number of the
temperance people Of Van Buren, coun.
ty met at the academy of music 10
Hartford on Wednesday, Dec. 10, at nine
O'clock a. IN. The meeting was called
to order by Hon. David Anderson who
briefly explained tie object of the call
Mr.. Anderson was chosen as chairman
and w. & Mosier as secretary of the
meeting. The convention then proceed
cd to the cleo ion of officers, as follows:
Chairman, O w Rowland; Asst Chair
man, VIM 6 Mosier; Treasurer, John
Mutchler; Secretary, Duane II. Mosier;
Rev. w *. Lane of Antwerp and G.. M.
Kingsley of Pine Grove acting as tellers.
Discussion was had as to the proper
method of organizing for township,
ward and school district work 1t was
decided to elect a subcommittee for
each township and ward and the per
son so elected be held responsible for
proper and thorough organization in
mis- territory. Upon motion of Leslie
Scott, seconded by Mr.. Dyer, the fol
/ lowing persons were duly chosen ana
elected, to wit:
Almena, + H. Miner; A ntwerp, w. X.
Lane, Arlington, l.. A. Bregger Bangor,
! w. V. Ackey; Bloomingdae, A w.
Myers; Columbia, DeLace Siggins; Go
vert. George Hale; Decatur, George
b. Rogers; Geneva, f. r.. Warner;
Hamilton, John Wasman; Hartford,
George Mutcher: Keeler--Lawreuce
Paw Paw, M. II. Pugsley; Pine Grove
Harry M. Huff Porter, John II
Corni b; So Haven City lst ward r
@. Cogshall; ID ward, DR.. O. A. Dean;
Sd ward, f. NJ. Ross; So. Haven town
ship, f.. l.. Keasey; Waverly, Johr
Gault.
Provision was made whereby the
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-12-17
One OF THE BEST MEETINGS
+. Hoyt. Instructive Paper by Rev.
q. g. Stansell. Refreshments.

The last meeting of the Fellowship
club at the home of DIR. Wilbur r. Hoyt
last Friday evening was one of the best
in the history of the club. Rev G.. q.
Stansell read paper on The White
Man of the South and his Task" 1t
showed much research and great care
IN preparation, and was listened to with
a great deal of interest by members of
the club In the words of Mr. Stansell
it demonstrated the fact that as a rule,
eve have studied United States history
from one side of the hill, and thas there
are two sides" The True Northerner
hopes some time in the near future to
find space in its columns for Mr. Stan
sells paper 10 full.
The music by Messrs. Hoyt and
Welch was of high class and thorough
ly appreciated, while the dainty refresh
ments served by Mesdames Hoyt and
Welch were fitting climax to anothe
pleasant milestone in the history of the
Fellowship club.
At the request of the committee the
meeting of December 22d was postponed
until some future date, so that there
will probably not be another meeting o
the club until the evening of January II
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-12-17
DECATUR AGAIN
IN L|MEL|GHT
Three Arrests Made There
This Week. One on
Capias.
MAHONEY AGAIN IN TROUBLE
Judgment Against Him for Unpaid
Sentence. Taken on Body Execu-
ton. Peterson Arrested.

The village Of Decatur, which ss
rule is verI quiet and unassuming, is
again in the limcight. The sheriffs
force has been obliged to make two trips
there this week and have made at least
three arrests.
The first arrest was that OF one Den
MS Baldwin on a writ Of capias, issued
on the affidavit of his brother, Jay Bald
win, charging the said Dennis with hav-
ing had improper relations with his
(Jay's) wife In default of $1,000 bail
as fixed by Circuit Court Commissioners
Rowland, Dennis was committed TO Jail.
The statute provides that in case the par
ty ARRESTED on a capias refuses to give
bonds, the accuser must pay his board
during the time he is confined in Jail.
This evidently was some surprise to Jay,
but he paid the board a short time in
advance, and in case be tires of the ar
rangement before the case is called for
trial, Dennis will probably be allowed
to depart in peace.
The second arrest was that of Don
Mahoney on Wednesday, on what is
known as a body execution. About a
year ago Mahonev was convicted in the
circuit court of keeping gaming room
10 the village of Decatur. He was fined
80 and costs. The statute does not per-
init ar alternative sentence in a case of
this kind, and Mahoney refused to pay,
thinking that would end the matter.
He reckoned without his host, however,
/ for the county brought suit against him
for the collection of the fine, and judg-
ment was entered for Sl0 and costs. He
was then arrested as above stated and
will probably spend 80 days in Jail, at
the end of which time be can obtain his
release by claiming the benefit of the
"poor debtors act"
The third arrest was that of Ed Peter
son, druggist of Decatur, on warrant
charging him with a violation of the
pharmacy law. 1t is alleged that he was
running a drug store without the SER
vices of a registered pharmacist as re-
qured by law
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-12-17
NECESSARY TO REPAIR FLOOR
Ting. Committee and Contractor
Were Here on Wednesday.

During the past year it has been no.
ticed that the second floor of the court
house surrounding the rotunda has been
gradually settling. 1t has caused no
little alarm among the county officials
and custodians of the building. Sheriff
Chappell and Supervisor M. III. Young,
who is a member of the committee on
public buildings, deemed it advisable to
call the committee together with con-
tractor Hickman Of Kalamazoo to look
the matter over and ascertain if possible
the cause Of the settling. Accordingly
the committee, consisting of Supervisors
Young, Benedict. McAlpine and Ken
nedy, met Mr.. Hickman at the court
house on Wednesday. 1t was found
that the supports to the floor we're ali OF
wood and that the immense weight had
caused them to gradually settle away.
1t will be necessary to tear part Of the
floor away and replace the wood beams
with steel girders. There is no immedi-
ate danger, however, and the matter will
go over until the board of supervisors
meet in January.
The defect in no way reflects upon
the work of Contractor Hickman, as
the work was done entirely in accord
ance with the specifications of the arch
that ;he wood beams would be suffi-
cieut to bear the weight for all time to
come.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-12-17
OLD TIME SOCIAL.

Last Saturday evening about 40 mem
bers of the q. A. r. and w. r. G. assem-
bled at the home of Comrade w. r.
Shrine to enjoy one Of their old-time So
cials. A short program was given, con-
sisting of singing, reading, etc The
merry Widder' took the cake b. giving
a recitation entitled The Boy Stood on
the Burning Deck" Refreshments were
served, after which all left for home
feeling that they had passed very en-
joyable evening.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-12-17
AFTER BLUE RIBBONS.

+. p. Grimes and wife are the guests
OF Postmaster George ii Myhan and
family in South Haven Incidentally
it might be mentioned that Mr. Grimes
took several of his prize winning Wyan-
dotte chickens to exhibit at the poultry
show low in progress there He took
two hens and two cockerels, and his
Paw Paw friends are confident that he
WIN bring home tne blue ribbons.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-12-17
AT THE IDLE HOUR.

The program for Saturday evening,
December Is, at the Idle Hour theatre
and roller skating rink will consist of
roller skating from 1880 to IL o'clock.
Moving pictures, consisting of"A Dream
in the Tyrol," "The Messengers Mis-
take" l"Dora, Rustic IdyI," "A Sur
prise Package" Two illustrated songs,
"She Borrowed Ny Only Husband" and
Sweetheart How Miss You" Admis-
sion will be and 10 cents.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-12-17
MRS. FRANK T.. HILL.

Mrs. Frank f. Hill of Three Rivers
died at Borgess. hospital, Kalamazoo,
where she had been for about a week
following an operation. Mrs Hill was
20 years of age, and leaves besides hus-
band, two small sons. The funeral and
burial were at Three Rivers. Deceased
was formerly Miss Amelia Du Bois, Sis
ter of Mrs. Roy Pugsley.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-12-17
COLLECTING TAXES.

Township Treasurer L. b. Woodman
is busy these days taking in taxes at
the e. Dickerhoof formerly Shepard 81
Showerraan) store. he states that taxes
are coming in this year in very salts
factory manner. The sum of sl2OO.OO
was paid 10 last Saturday.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-12-17
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

The regular meeting of the village
council was held last Monday evening at
the office of the village clerk. There
was nothing of special Importance out
side of the regular routine work. The
petition for street light at the corner
of Territorial and Liberty streets was
granted. The bid OF Mcneil and Son
for cleaning snow from the village side
walks at S4.00 per trip was accepted
Claims in the sum of S60l87 were pre-
sented and allowed
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-12-17
MEETING OFK. OFP.

Regular meeting of Maple Grove
lodge No 1913 X OF p. at the lodge
rooms Monday evening Decem Der 20
There are matters of special Importance
to the lodge that will cone before this
meeting, aud it is desirable that al
mem bers be present.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-12-17
WON ON POINTS.

Daniel Morrison is slightly disfigured
as the result OF an encounter with a
large male sheep. The mill lasted but
one round however, and Dan was de-
clared the winner on points. One point
of the rams horn cutting cash in
Dams face. ~
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-12-17
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION,

The regular annual convention OF Paw
Paw Lodge No - f. & A. M for the
election of officers and other important
business will be held Tuesday evening
December 81, at 1870 o'clock. Every
member of the lodge should be present.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-12-17

- HERE are many opportunities in community
~ to relieve need. | am called upon far beyond
my ability to respond. If you have good cast
off clothing food money! you would like to have
90 to worthy people in need, in the community of
Paw Paw, should be glad to place them for you and
inform you.
G. GILBERT STANSELL.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-12-17

A special Christmas service at the
Presbyterian church Sunday, Dec. 10,
at l0:30 a. m. The following musical
program will be rendered by a double
quartette:
q, Little Town of Bethlehem Ashford
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-12-17
Talk to Waters for good, practical Christmas Gifts
Carpet SWeepers

A good, practical present for any house
keeper, $3.50.
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-04
A New Electric Clock.

An interesting electric clock, run
by single dry cell and quite inde-
pendent OF external connection. has
lust been put on the market in Eng
land. A heavy balance wheel Is kept
In motion by an electric magnet,
mounted Numerically across It. As
the balance wheel swings against
the action Of the coiled spring. q stud
on the axle makes contact with a
light spring. this completing the elec.
tric circuit and energizing the mag
net, which acts for moment upon
the balance wheel. This impulse is
given once every four seconds. II is
said, that dry cell will run the clock
for 1000 consecutive hours. The
movement Is noiseless, and the clock
may be pisced In any position without
interfering with Its running.-Youth' g
Companion.
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-04
MANY A PRECEDENT
RECORD OF PLAGIARisMs Is
EXTENSIVE.
kitehener's Recent Use Of Lord Cur
zon's Speech Recalls a Few His
torle Instances Of oratory
That Was Not ORIGINAL.

They are telling a tale on Lord
Kitchener of how his speech. when
he bade farewell to India. was prac.
tically repetition Of the address OF
Lord Curzon on similar occasion.
two or three years ago, and what
would add to the embarrassment of
the circumstance Is the notorious fact
OF the bad understanding between the
two when they divided authority as
rulers Of the most populous and pos
sibly the most extensive of all the
British possessions.
Something like 1t occurred in our
country the first half OF the last CEN
tury. John White, member from
Kentucky, was the speaker of the
Twenty-seventh congress. He was
from the mountain section of the
state. proud and sensitive, and got to
be speaker because he was the fol-
lower and protege of Henry Clay
1t was very stormy congress,
owing to the quarrels between the
president and the two houses, and the
speaker was a very busy man the clos
Ing hours Of the last session. When
he returned thanks for the accus-
toned resolutions commendatory OF
his official conduct. 1t was a beautiful
speech he made, but 1t subsequently
developed that 1t was verbatim the ad.
dress Aaron Burr had delivered in the
senate in 1906 upon retiring from the
vice-presidency, and the most stately,
as well as the most beautiful address
an American presiding officer ever de-
livered himself Of
White explained that friend pre-
pared" his address, and that he was
totally ignorant Of its origin. Never
theless, he took his own life not long
afterward. 1t is pretty safe to con-
clude that Kitchener. the grim sol
der. is of more callous fiber.
When 1t was found out that John ].
Ingalls, eulogy Of Representative
Burns of Missouri was taken from the
funeral oration pronounced by Mas
sillon on that son of France who was
the Telemachus of Fenelon's immor-
tai work. the brilliant senator from
Kansas said not word, but only
shrugged his shoulders and twinkled
his eyes.
1t affords food for speculation II
Fenelon's pupil had survived to sue.
ceed Louis XIV. on the throne of
France, and had reigned a score of
years. 1t is safe to say the crown
would have reformed the administra.
ton, and its wearer been the king OF
his people as well as of his mobiles
Had that occurred there would have
been no revolution. no terror, no EN-
pire. Mirabeau. Danton and Robespier
re would not have been prominent
Neither would Napoleon Bonaparte.
But God doesn't make such folks as
they without providing them with a
job. Hence he took the French Tele.
machus to himself.
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-04
Tho condssesndIna Iona.

There may be little use in pointing
out the absurdity Of the condescending
tone In general. A man may be cured
by instruction, or experience. Of some
particular national or sectional preju.
dice. but the tone Of condescension
toward some other nation or section is
likely to be substituted. Boswell was
unable to eradicate Johnson's antip-
sthy either for the Scotch or the
American. and II he had been able to
DC so. the Big Bear would have
gIowled at other bugbears. And New
Workers as rule. that Is, New York.
ers who have the proper civic spirit,
are too busy to bother much about the
lrejudices of their neighbors. A good
part Of their industry fortunately goes
20 the attempt to scrub out those
spots on the city's escutcheon which
excite just criticism. Especially In
every local political campaign they get
extremely busy in this laudable enter.
prise.-The Century.
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-04
LIFE AT THE POLE
DESCRIPTION OF PERPETUAL
BATTLE WITH NATURE.
Hard for DweIIers In More Temperate
Regions to Understand Awful
Rlsors the Eskimo Must
Undergo.

To the South Greenlanders the polar
Eskimos are kind of fabulous race.
living at an immense distance, clad
in bear skins and feeding on raw flesh.
Mr.. Rasmussen heard of them in his
childhood as children hear of the
fairies. They guide their dogs by diff.
ferent signals, drive on sledges of
different construction and build their
houses on different plan. 1t was the
dream of his youth to visit the new
people. and at last, five years ago.
his hopes were fulfilled.
Life at the pole is a perpetual bat.
tie with nature, in which man is often
worsted. He was frozen to death"
is the end of many biographs. While
a man is in health they speak Of him
as stronger than DEATH" as IL death
were a watchful enemy always wait.
ing for his chance. But life is on
large scale up there. Instead Of the
petty alterations of night and day
they have the great seasonal success.
sion, and, whether they are waiting
for the long light of summer or the
long dark winter, they enjoy keen
oCA6hl tuc prospect Vi q Shoh6S
such as we can never know in the
tanner arrangements of our climate.
The long dark does not keep them
wholly inactive. We read of expedi.
tions after bear and hunting on the
ice by torchlight, but in the main their
winter is given up to conversation and
contemplation. When the long dark.
ness spreads itself over the country
many hidden things are revealed and
mems thoughts travel along devious
paths" This is the time when they
tell the stories of which Mr.. Rasmus-
sen has collected so large number.
They are strange narratives, form
less and arriving at no conclusion, re-
lating marvels as rule too grotesque
to be surprising-how a man married
a little fox, how woman adopted a
caterpillar, how the ice broke with q
loud report and the report became q
man. 1t is during the interminable
moonlit night, silent and lonely, that
they see visions and dream dreams.
They picture the wastes as full of
strange folk and tell herodean tales Of
curious nations inhabiting them; of
people who rush from their houses
onto the ice as if they always expect
ed the attack of an enemy Of Apygoi
and men with dogs legs, of others who
are covered with feathers instead Of
clothes; and always these coast men
have a superstitious fear of the mys.
terious Inland Dwellers," people who
have no dogs or sledges, no bows and
arrows practice magic live in holes
in the ground, are very timid and so
fleet of foot that they catch foxes by
hand.
Gilpin observer., 1909-11-04
Methuselah's Ace.

The most astonishing news is every
now and then cabled or sent by spe-
cial correspondents from Europe, the
Christian Register says. Some ancient
bit of speculation comes for the first
time to the notic$ of an ambitious
correspondent, and forthwith he i'm
parts his knowledge to the world. The
latest from London, as special to a
Sunday newspaper, relates to an
ancient speculation that the great age
of the antediluvians may be account
ed for by the discovery that the years
spoken Of in Genesis were not solar
years, but lunar months. In this way
the 969 years of Methuselah are re-
duced to so years and nine months.
The enterprising correspondent and
the editor of the Sunday paper ap-
piled the rule to the great ages, but
not to the less. For instance, Me-
thuselah was born when his father
Enoch was IS years old-that is. ac-
cording to this reckoning, five years
and FIVE months. His grandfather was
also Ave years old, as was his great
grandfather. when his first child was
born. Adam was ten years and ten
months old when his third son. Seth.
was born. This is the kind of careless
editing that gives currency to stories
about signaling Mars. photographing
thought and weighing the soul.