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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-07-09
SEEMS LIKE THE
FINAL CHAPTER
Supreme Court Has Hand
ed Down Decision in
Culver Case.
SEVEN YEARS IN THE COURTS
Every Possible Legal Phase of the
Case Has Been Fought. Judgment
Now Reaches S25, 100000.

Another chapter, possibly the final
one, has been written and closed IN the
celebrated Culver case, and at this time
brief review of the prolonged and
stubbornly contested litigation that has
marked the more than six years history
of the case may not be devoid of interest.
In the fail of 1902, William l.. Culver,
young man in the employ of the South
Haven & Eastern Railroad company as
brakeman, met with an accident by
which be lost both his feet.
On the 10th day of February, 1903, a
declaration was filed in the circuit court
against the railroad company, claiming
! that the accident was caused by neglect
to have the track in proper condition,
and that a projecting spike caught in
! his clothing while he was in the line Of
| his duty, by means of which he was
drawn under the wheels of a freight car
aud both feet were anputated between
/ knee and ankle. Culver, 10 his declara-
tion, laid his damages at the sum Of
100000
The case came on for trial in May,
! 1903, when a verdict and judgment of
$4,000 was rendered against the de-
fendant company. Shortly afterward a
motion was made 90 set aside the judg
meut and grant a new trial, which mo-
tion was allowed by the trial court.
A second trial was had in October,
! 1903, at which Culver recovered iudg
ment against the company in the sum
of $1,000 On appeal to the supreme
court this judgment was reversed and
another trial ordered.
A third trial was had in February,
1905, at which the judgment in Culver's
favor was increased to the sum Of Sl9,-
200 and costs taxed at 1853. The de-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-07-09
THE BENNETT REUNION.

The reunion Of the family of Mrs.
Martha Bennett at ber home on Gremps
street last Sunday, the 4th, was a happy
gathering of her children to enjoy Moth
ers hospitality. Those present were
DR.. Chas. Bennett and family of Goble-
vile, L. l.. Cole and family of Glendale,
Bert Bennett and family and Eber Ben
nett of this place. After all had feasted
at Mothers table they were treated to
a ride of several miles in the country in
DR. Benefits automobile. The friends
of all wish them many more reunions.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-07-09
RECEIVED GOOD "sEND OFF,"

The county clerk was out OF town last
Monday celebrating the glorious Fourth,
when Percy 9. Small and Miss Wetha
J. Bray brooks OF Lawrence desired to in
teryiew him in reference to procuring a
marriage license. As it was an interest
ing and important matter for the par.
ties and one they did not wish to delay,
they went in search Of Deputy Row
laud, whom they found enjoying his an
nual neighborhood Fourth of July picnic
on Under sheriff Sirrine's lawn and who
at once acceded to their request that a
license be issued aud TO further re-
quest that, as a justice OF the peace, be
perform the marriage ceremony. A
half dozen or more Of the younger
picnickers, mistrusting what was going
on, secreted themselves in the court
house corridors and when the happy
couple appeared, began showerng them
with rice and continued the shower un-
til the joint contracting parties entered
their carriage and drove away. 1t was
a hilarious and unexpected send.oH for
the newly welded pair. The contract.
ing parties are highly respected young
people of Lawrence and the True North
erner joins their many friends in con
gratulations on the felIcitous event.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-07-09
EVERY VINE KILLED.

Lightning sometimes plays queer
pranks, as was demonstrated in DR.. G..
f. Thompson's vineyard last week. lie
discovered that one entire row of grape
vines had been killed in some myster-
ious manner. and could not imagine the
cause until post was found that was
shattered by lightning. 1t had run the
entire length of the wires, killing every
vine in the row.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-07-09
HARD WIND AND RAIN STORM.

The hardest wind and rain storm OF
the season struck Paw Paw last Friday
night 1t looked for time as though
we might have veritable cyclone.
Several trees of the village we're blown
down, among them beingone OF the large
naples in front OF the court house.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-07-09
BUSY WITH CHAUTAUOUA WORK

Rev G. f. Varney received "hurry
up" call last Saturday to come to
Decorah, Iowa to fill a Sunday Chau-
tauqua date. The speaker scheduled for
that day was unable to be present and
Mr.. Varney left at once to take his place
He will leave this week for Homer, Ill.
and will be busy with Chautsuqua work
until September lst.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-07-09

Mrs. Genie Boyd attended the state
musical association at Kalamazoo last
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
SHE CALLED HIS BLUFF

THE braggadocio of the common variety OF
l. husbands generally sooner or later falls be-
fore the keen insight that most women have of
human nature in general and Dragging hus-
bands in particular. One Southern woman was
married to such man. who. though invariably
unsuccessful a hunter. continually
Boosting of his killings.
As he was returning home one evening after
an all day hunting trip. it occurred to him that
the usual accompaniment of an empty gamebag
was not in accordance with his oft boosted
skill hunter and that his wife would again
have the joke on him; SO he went to the market
and purchased two brace of partridges.
As he entered the house he threw them on
the table with great eclat and exclaimed. Well
you dear old doubter. you see that am handler
with the gun than you give me credit for being.
after all. now don't you,"
Milady picked up the birds and examined
them very carefully. As she looked up after the
examination he said:
Fine birds. my dear. Very fine birds. are
they mott"
Robert" responded the wife. turning up
her nose. you were only just in time in shoot
ing those birds to-day tomorrow it would
have been everlaStingly too late
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07

struck tragic attitude and with much gyrating
of her arm and hand said
''Avant. scoundrel. avant' One step higher.
and your dead body shall pay the penalty
Again | say avanti Come one step higher ami
these hands will spill thy gore Avant,
When he had avanted." the heroine Kissed
forth a single word
Skunk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
Dramatic Criticism

WHEN another transforming company had
had the nerve to play Macbeth" in
little country town good many years ago the
editor of the little country paper gave the fol-
lowing account of the performance:
The DeSmith Montague All Star Dramatic
Theater Company played to a fair sized house
Friday night in the hall over the postoffice.
The play was that good old fashioned farce.
Macbeth Reginald DeSmith is the star of
the company and Miss Millicent May Montague
the staress. and they done their parts to the
life. Miss Montague acted out Mrs. Macbeth
few actresses have ever done it. She had
great flow of language. and in the part where
She said, Give me the daggers' she showed
pure grit and Mr. Macbeth handed them
forthwith AID faster.
Miss Montague is also fine vocal singer.
and she delighted the audience by singing Little
Annie Rooney at the end of the great sleep
walking scene where she walks in her sleep
with a candle and guilty conscience. This
was also we'll done. With the exception of one
of the actors being in the business and
having to read his part from book the play
passed OFF we'll and everything considered. it
was a good show, each actor doing their turn
well and seeming to know their business"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
WITH THE TRANSFORMERS

in this same mining camp and
the villain would have embraced
the heroine against her will. she
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
By J. L. Harbour

A DELIGHTFULLY."- humorous By ]. L.
n volume could be made of -
the real experiences of So-Called
transforming theatrical companies: some of
which have. after all. served the good pur-
pose of giving really gifted actors their first
chance to show their powers. Many actors
and actresses of high reputation can recall IN
cidents of their early careers on the road humor-
Gus enough to be worthy place in any volume
of humor of the stage And it not infrequently
happens that there are uproariously humorous
situations in the experiences of those who have
already won their laurels. There are actors
who are such delightful reconteurs that they
are as entertaining off the stage as on it.
One of Blossoms Stories
ID OBERT EDESON is one of this kind. Here
~ is one of his stories relating to a blood and
thunder transforming drama he saw 1t pre-
sented:
Il have seen and heard good many funny
things in the way of plays and play actors IN
my time but the funniest thing | ever saw or
heard was in Milwaukee. 1t in one of the
museums there. The museum had stock
company in its theater, and its great speciality
was border drama. Every week they gave a
new drama of the Wild and Woolly West The
plav saw was blood curdler of that character.
and at the time dropped in the stage was pitch
dark and two men were fighting duel l
could hear the knives clash together and the
men stumbling around on the stage: but could
only family distinguish the forms of the actors
After awhile there a thump on the floor
and the villain CT knew it the villain by
his accent) Kissed. All ha Rudolph Tether-
ington. have YOU now, and no one nigh to see
me do the deed"
and the calcium man turned on the light. and
away up on rocky pass woman 1.-THE herolne)
was seen standing.
Coward" she cried. Me and God is here"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
Drama in Mining Camps

THE writer spent several years in mining
camps of the West and witnessed many
performancesgiven by peripatetic transformers.
On one occasion a thriller in the way of blood
and thunder drama was being given and there
were villains galore in the play. Several of
these in the form of bandits captured the hero
and tied him across railroad track just before
an express train was due. The heroine was to
appear and cut the rope that bound him just
in time to save him from the express tram.
For some reason she was little tardy in
making her appearance. and the wooden train
came flying round a curve. struck the hero.
and toppled over. while the hero jumped up
and ran behind the scenes.
A scene in the Sierras was given in this same
play. and when the curtain rose 1t revealed the
camp of some miners Realism given to
the play bv the introduction of several Rocky
Mountain burroS. There a gushing love
scene between the hero and the heroine at
midnight with the moon riding high. In the
most gushing part of the scene one of the burros
took it into his head to bray as only burro
can bray. and he kept it up until he was dragged
from the stage.
When another thriller being presented
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
Mr.. Montomorenci's Indisposition

MANY years ago a transforming company
A'A came to the small western town in which
the writer was then living 1t was bedraggled
troupe OF TheSpians and the property of the
entire company contained in a couple of
battered old trunks. Handbills scattered about
the town announced that all the actors of the
+ PuribuS Unum Theater Company" were
picked actors" and that when they had
went abroad" they had played before " all
the crowned heads"
The leading woman was billed as a star OF
the first water who would impersonate SIX
different characters in the play. This
probably case of necessity since she was the
only woman in the company. The company
arrived in town in the morning. and by night
fall the leading man. who was billed as Roger
De Montomorenci" was 50 glOriously or SO in
gloriously drunk that he was incapable of play
ing the three or four parts that fell to his por
ton The leading woman herself made an
nouncement of this fact to the assembled audi
ence by saving:
LADIES AND GENTS. | am sorry to have to
come before YOU with an exclusion: but unex
pected indisposition will keep Mr.. Monte:
morenci from doing his turn. and We will have
to omit the third act and | will do song ami
dance act to take its place. and We Will then
proceed on to the fourth act. Sorry. but there
amt no other way out of it. If we had knowed
that Mr.. Montomorenci was goin' to be indiS-
posed in this could have put on another
play, but we can't now.
As all the audience "knowed" the exact
nature OF the lndiSpoSltion OF MI. Monte
morcnci. a good deal of hilaritv was created by
this announcement.
There Was more hilarty when the f1imSy
tain stretched across the front of the stage fell
to the floor between two of the acts and re-
vealed Mr. MontomOrenci snoring on decreplt
old lounge and the rest OF the company in vary
ing stages of dishabille preparing for the next
act. Madame AntoInette ElSinore. the leading
woman. gave utterance to some language that
was a distinct violation of the commandment
against profanity. which would surely have Gre
ated trouble had she uttered it in the presence
of any of the crowned head" before which
she had appeared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07

A DELIGHTFULLY."- humorous
4 n volume could be made of
the real eyDerienceS nj So-Called
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
Desdemona's Resurrected Feet

ELLEN TERRY tells a comical story of one
- of her early experiences. She was playing
the part of Desdernona. and. after being duly
smothered in her bed by Othello and he had
drawn the curtains. she felt a great sense of
oppression and thought she would sit up on the
edge of the bed until the curtain dropped at
the end of the act She did SO without knowing
that the curtains around her bed did not reach
the floor by nine or ten inches. and the
audience was vastly amused at the spectacle of
the feet of the dead Desdemona dangling below
the curtains of the bed on which she was sup
posed to be living dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
Quick Growth of Hair

THE writer once heard Robert Edeson tell
another story not of transforming COM
pany but of an experience he had when he
was playing the Little Minister in the play of
that name with Maude Adams. 1t happened
in Boston 1t is contrary to the rules of some
stages for an actor to bring dog into dressing
rooms.
One of the actors who played a minor part
disobeved this rule and struggled little dog
into his ROOM This actor played the part of a
peasant, and in the first act he went on wear
ing a short and curly red wig. When he had
done his stunt he went to his room. and as he
did not have to 60 on again until the third act
he took off the hot and uncomfortable wig and
threw it on a chair. Then he wandered into
the wings to talk to some other members OF
the company.
A moment or two before it was time for HIM
to 90 on in the third act he went to the dressing
room to put on his wig All he could find of it
was fragmentary scraps on the floor. his dog
having had such good time with the wig as a
plaything that there was little left of it. Ex-
pectng his call at any moment, the dismayed
actor flew around looking for another red wig.
The only one he could find was one with hair
so long that it came below his shoulders.
In his desperation he put on this and went
on the stage. to the amazement of Miss Adams
and the amusement of those of the audience
who remembered that on his previous appear
ance he had had short hair. which had grown
very long in an incredibly brief time
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-31
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Eschew Bingham in Paris


T T Is strange that o all materials tbs Partisan mn uses for hr own
she seldom, almost never, Wearsg nshatn- Ims may be explained in several
l. ways yet it remains curious n interesting.
In the first place. most gngsms are made in Scotland and n this country
makes many cotton materials from the cotton We send her but these
are sheer n Of d solid color Among them are oh-dnshed cambria
and batste. Got ~ is q texture or weave that even remotely suggests gtng-
Ian Linen flax too he imports and uaves int her " soHet qualities
But it is upon the ankworm and the silk that France expends her genius n
slken materials se is the leader and Paris has first pick
For this reason then, it may be that the Partisan woman chooses to wear
plain rocks Of fouard or bauste in the morning, lnen ant lingerie gowns in
the afternoon and satin and lace in the evening
1t is nt altogether a question Of manufacture Perhaps il is because the
French womans days are spent differently from the Americans 1t is true
that the best-dressed women never inter- either omnibus or tram. A hacre IL
always to oe found. and the pee is low, 50 If she has n o equpage OF her Y
the shops and to her outurier corsetere and nodste She alsod drives If shs
intends to spend morning wtha friend, either gosaplng or playing la bridge.
When she returns to dejeuner if she does return she istnkey, if without guests,
to slip int SON dainty pignor ahd nave luncheon served in her boudoir.
This over she will kfsurey dress to drive to the Bots for 5 o'clock tea an then
she puts on the lingerie or linen gown. For dinner she win dress to dine with
b friend: she will wear some comfortable gow to dine at home, or she viii
keep OF her lingerie gown to dine at some public place
In Paris there are n roo gardens, but many open-air restaurants-ideal
places for the Willing away of a summer evening Madame wi lot careto dress
too well to dine la freseo, yet she will e as always chic You see the Partisan
day excludes h Bingham frock. whereas it suits particularly a practical people
who work, an walk whn the cas are blocked. This nay explain why
American women wear them so persstenty
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-31

T7HE eoutuifrs, having fought tooth and nail for their fetish ia Hgne,'
have n intention of rehnqufhng the slender contours of hard won hip
lessness for n Tahry change from medieval to egheenthc century times.
says the Philadelphia Inquirer. Indeed, the change from the Moyenage to TIL
Louis type is so subtle that before we know it we shall all very likely be for
sakns stoes Elongated waisthnes md tunics in favor Of gay Vatican backs
pointed bodcesa IN panniTed peticoats
A bitter war raging in Paris nov between the disciples Of Redeem the
originator Of the Moyenage styles, ant. those of Paquin n Cabot who dde On
the ffns n furbeows Of In lively MarieA ntonette period. The latter style
is sure TO prevail but just at present Parish fashions are moret than a little
monsre1 in charactr-a condition t improved by the passing furore for
everything Russian.
on of the salient features of this Russian craze-stated by Nine. Rebne
in "LInTeratrice' is the smock of transparent fabric At a coz little tea
place in the Bist the other Afternoon a slender dark beauty wore a Killed
frock of bronze green tafeta, n over it,. falling to the knees was a Russian
snock of jetted net. This smock fell quite straight nj simply vas buuoned
down ne side OF the front with small jet buttons set close together
These Russian smocks are becoming to slender figures. They fit loosely,
scarcely defining the figure at all, yet giving beautiful hssome lines n are
have been treated this summer.
The WasherWonan frock, o ia laveuse" as the eoutuners call it, is the
herald of the overskirt A tunic drapey falling jutb below the knee is turned
back for several inches revealing a peaed or ounced skirt beneath. Often
the turned back PARTON of the overdress is faced with contrasting color; again
it is faced o match the skirt which shows a different material from he tumc
The Jack Tar dress by Cabot is sure to be popular with younger women
This dress is of tafeta sib-a material coming back ton new favor-andt the color
was a soft framboise-or raspberry red. Over a killed skirt in ankle length
two odd, pointed panner pieces are fitted fiat overt the hips like saddebags n
a horse. Twoinch hens of black tafeta two inches wide finish th@ep anniers
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-31

ripens in these autumn-leaf passions.
The rightly constructed heart and
brain only grow kinder through the
disappointments and stings of Fate.
There is the growing conviction with
each day that every life has its bur-
den n that his is the one fact we
must not lose sight of in our dealings
with each other.
In spite of that, most of US who get
out of the idea of falling in owe after
some distressing experience are willing
to feel kindly disposed toward all hu-
mainly without taking up the lottery
OF love again.
The middle-aged love affair, there
fore, argues a spirit finer and drawer
than usual in both man and woman.
Very often she has waited to marry
until late in life because of the keeping
of some promise or principle that none
knows of but herself, "a the writer
in the Philadelphia Press.
And man a socalled crusty old bach
elor is so because he has such a poor
opinion of himself as a husband that he
cannot take the step until the years
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-31
Burden of the knowledge OF
TOm0rrOw's Dinner Would
Suffocate Hubby.

TT is to me an appalling thought that
practically all the women one en-
counters know precisely what they are
going to eat tonight and most of tomor-
row.. The burden of that knowledge
would suffocate me or any man.
Women are only able to support it be-
cause food in itself does not appeal to.
them. A meal to them is not a sur
prise or a delight or an occasion for
disqualification. 1t is a domestic
crisis foreseen and prepared for, a coup
deliberately planned, and all the salts
faction they get out of it is purely
managerial.
Until a woman is able to afford a
h~ousekeeper her palate stands no
chance, and she is never able to sit
down to table in the proper spirit of
anticipation, says the writer in Har-
per's Bazaar. Food has no surprises for
her any more than it has for the pro-
fessional caterer.
Full justice has never been done to
feminine heroism--it is nothing less
in this matter. Housekeeping is by far
the most difficult of all the professions;
and a oma who is a good house
keeper would, if she were a man, be E
tive tragedy of her situation is thai
while one may assume Lord Kitchener
to be interested in war and Mr.. Car
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-31
Cleaning Lace Curtains.

Dear MaFgeTy Doom.
l would like to know Of a way to clean
fine lace curtains? I hate TO wash them.
az they seem 50 fragile. Can you help me
out? Also, can Il white embroidered silk
lambrequin be cleaned with gasoline2
ANXIOUS.
Shake the curtains gently to remove
the loose dust, spread a clean sheet on
a table, lay the curtains n above the
other with a plentiful sprinkling Of I'M
sifted cornlneal or bran between them.
Roll them up snugly and put away in a
safe dry place for a week. Shake h
bran cut and with a moderately hot
iron press out the wrinkles. and your
curtains will look as good as new. The
lambrequin will look as good as new,
after a bath in gasoline and a gentle
rubbing of the soiled places with the
same huid. Rinse in clean gasoline and
hang in the open air, but not in the
sun. to dry. Keep the fluid away from
fire or heat. as it is highly inhammable.