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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
Dramatic Humor in China.

At most towns we have called at
theatricals formed one of the sights.
The din and discord of the band at
tracted us more than once even if
the play had no fascination. 1t mat
ters little or not at all to a foreigner
what the plot is all about, as this
drags on for two or three days, some
times longer. We witnessed a scream
ing act which was evidently the pun
isnment inflicted on the villains OF the
drama. Three men in almost a state
of nudity We're being soused with
buckets of water and making funny
grimaces as the cold douche was
dashed in their faces Judging by the
frantic shouts of the audience this
situation was evidently the height
of dramatic humor, and as we strolled
away the poor villains were still TAX
ing their punishment as stage-villains
should-Shanghai Mercury
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
Extremely Dry Weather.

Several Kansans were talking of dry
weather in the state in the earlier
days.
Il drove through a western county
a number OF springs ago." said one
of them, and it hadn't rained for
long time.
Pretty dry, isn't it?' | ventured to
native.
Bet your boots it's dry he re-
piled See that old sow~over thereT
Il told him l was looking at her.
"'Well, he went on, L had to drive
her down to the creek, three miles
away, and soak her for three days be-
for she would hold slop. She was
mighty dry, tell you.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
City and Country.

The city rapidly uses men up; fami-
lies run out, man becomes sophisti-
Gated and feeble. A fresh stream of
humanity is always setting from the
country into the city; a stream not so
fresh flows back again into the coun-
try, a stream for the most part Of
jaded and pale humanity. 1t is ar
terial blood when it flows in, and We
nous blood when it comes back. A
nation always begins to rot first in
its great cities, is indeed perhaps al
ways rot ing there, and is saved only
by the antiseptic virtues of fresh
supplies of country blood.-John Bur-
roughs
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
HINT FOR YOUTHFUL SWAIN
Bring The Girl TO Tea and Leave II
- Her TO Csptsate the
Family.

One day the boy told his mother
that he would bring the girl To tea
the next evening From that moment
the house was alive with interest. and
every one looked forward TO the no
ment with rolicking anticipatons
The father himself was really excited
about il.
Finally, the moment and the Girl
come. When the door opened and the
rosy sweetness of the girl burst into
the hallway, the wondering curiosity
of the family changed to a mass IF
smiles. The mother welcomed her
with an embrace, and the father came
near doing so, too, while the younger
brother offered her three rocking
chairs at once The girl captured the
household by her graceful and winning
ways; but the supremest effect was
upon the old man himself, who fairly
fell in love with the girl. insisted on
sitting next TO her at the table, gave
her a whole breast of chicken, put the
sugar in her tea, and made her eat
two dishes of ice cream. In fact. if
il had not been that he was father,
and there was mother too, the son
might have become awfully jealous.
The lesson of this dainty romance
is this To the oldest son-when the
girl fills your heart and your dreams,
invite her home TO tea some evening,
where the father can fall in love with
her, which he is sure TO do, and then
all's well-you can almost catch the
fragrance of the orange blossoms
Ohio State Journal
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
Shows Value Of ADVERTISING.

Some idea of the enormous sums
spent annually for advertising pur-
poses along Broadway may be gained
from the statement that a certain firm
has offered $4,000 a year for the ex-
elusive use 81 tall Illuminated tower
overlooking Times Square. This is by
no means a record figure. however, in
a district where blank wall space cap
able of bearing an ordinary painted
sign rents for 500 a month or more.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
She Wants to Know.

1t was a spectacular putout and
bleachers and grand stand cheered
vociferously.
The young lady signified her ap-
prevail by clapping her hands.
You begin TO see the fine points,
eh?'' said the man.
Yes; it was deserving of applause"
admitted the maid; but why didn't
they repeat the number? Don't they
respond to encores Washington
Herald.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
A Fact. But Indefinite.

While out walking With her papa
and mamma one day, Florence, aged
four, ran some little distance ahead
AS she got near mule hitched to a
farmers wagon, the animal began to
bray. She wheeled instantly, and run
ming to her mother as fast as she
could go, said in round-eyed astonish
ment: "Oh. mamma, sumfin said sum
fin."-The Delineator.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
Bows EIGHT Fatal Duel.

Auguste and Marcel Malo, cousins,
aged respectively II and 13 years.
fought a duel with pistols at Ludres,
France, recently, and the younger boy
was killed MY cousin called my
mother a theft" Marcel said, and
said she had stolen money from
our grandmother and l avenged her
honor, but | ana sorry now for what
has hanpened"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
Maria

It certainly cannot be the proper vo-
cation of all women to bring up chill
dren, so many of them are dead IL
ures at it, and l don't see why III
girls should be thought failures VINO
do not marry.-The late Sarah Orne
Jewett. whose "Deephaven" is the only
first-rank novel without love story in
IL
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
His Thoughts Were of the Bath.

When Robert was only three, he
found a discarded calendar. and on it
the bust picture of woman with only
a drapery thrown across her shout
ders. He was looking at it very in
tently, and then said: Keep your
towel around you, goil! Your mamma
will come pretty soon wifi you clothes"
The Delineator
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
The Test of a Great Soul.

He was simply and sternly true TO
his duty, alike in the large case and
in the small So all true souls ever
are. So every true soul ever was,
ever is and ever will be. There is
nothing little to the really great soul.
Dickens.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
Little Good Done by Kicking.

de fact dat kickin' don accomplish
much" said Uncle Eben, lis proved
by de climate. Folks has been findin'
fault wifi it ever since | kin remem-
Der, an it's jes' as botheracious as
ever"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
Density of the Atmosphere.

Meteors prove that the air is still
dense enough to make these little
bodies incandescent through friction
at a height of 100 miles, but up to the
present man has succeeded in explor-
ing the atmosphere to height of only
16 miles.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
Do Well the Thino at Hand.

Don't waste life in doubts and
fears spend yourself on the work be-
fore you, well assured that the right
performance of the hours duties will
be the best preparation for the hours
of ages that follow.-Emerson
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
'SHeus sql psIl!N sleH
Good Knowledae for Divers

As part of the education OF the Eng
lish naval divers, the beginners are
taught how TO save themselves should
they become exhausted by allowing
Their suits to fill with air and shooting
rapidly upward to the surface. where
they are dragged into the boat by the
attendants
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
Cures Dyspepsia;
Trial Is Free

II is a popular mistake that only
wealthy people who eat rich and
highly-spiced foods suffer from dys-
pepsia, or, as il is also known, indi-
gestion. The laborer in the street,
the worker in the field also finds him
self victim of this disorder. Among
the very greatest sufferers from it are
women,
Dyspepsia is indicated by constant
Keeling OF laZiness, by loss or appetite and
troubled sleep, by sour stomach and dis
tress after eating, by bad complexion and
lusterless eyes.
There is no surer and speedier cure for
this trouble than Dr. Caldwelrs Syrup
Pepsin, which dyspeptics have been using
successfully for twenty years. This great
herb laxative compound cured Capt. Clark,
or Buffalo, a., Of dyspepsia and sour
stomach that he had had for forty years.
or until the lucky day that ne heard OF
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. IL cured
Joel Adams, Of Montgomery Ala. after
suffering continuously for sixteen months.
These are only a few Of the many. But
IL Is not expensive 10 be cured with this
grand remedy, as IL can be bought at any
drug store In a 50-cent or 81 bottle.
Your very neighhors are probably life
long users OF Or. CaldwelIs Syrup Pepsin,
but II you want 10 know without expense
what II will do for you personally, send
your name 10 Dr. Caldwell and he will be
glad TO send you a free trial bottle lie
Is actually anxious 10 have you make q
test Of his remedy
Thousands Of families everywhere keep
IL IN the house against such an emer-
gency as constipation, sour stomach, in
digestion, biliOusness, dyspepsia, heart
burn, torpid liver, ETC., which may come
on member OF the family any day. II
Is pleasant 70 the taste, acts gently and
does not grippe. 1t is the great children 5
laxative tonic.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
q Coincidence

A passing paragraph describes the
bride of a Pittsburg millionaire as
good angler. This is an interesting
fact, of course, but to be considered
quite apart from the fact that she
landed the millionaire.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
ouch.

"This is an unjust world" sighed
Harry the Hobo. I've alters noticed
that the poorer cook a woman is, the
more likelier she is TO have some cold
vittles left fer me when l asst fer
'em!"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
Invaded by CaterpilIars.

A man living in the Rue de Minnie,
in Paris summoned the fire brigade
one night recently TO rescue him from
an army of caterpilars which had in
vaded his house from the neighboring
park.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
Real Optimism.

One of the most praiseworthy opti-
mists we have ever known was near
sighted deaf man who was thankful
that he had ears around which he was
able 10 hook his spectacles.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
Iarnest of Known Orchids.

The largest known species of or
chids grows in Ceylon. The leaves
measure up to ten feet in length, and
a single plant will have as many as
1000 blossoms in one year.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06


tack the vital organs, causing catarrh of
the bladder, briCk-dust or Sediment in
tn uric, head che, back ache, lame
ba-,;, diz-ilcsS, s.ceplCssncss, nervous
mes, or the kidneys Themselves break
do;l all waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from arrangement Of the kidneys and
bctt- health il that organ is obtained
quickest by proper treatment Of TIE kid
ncy7. Swarnp-Root cCrrects inability to
held urine and scalding pain passing it,
and overcomes that unpleasant necessity
CO being compelled 20 20 often through
the day, and to get mp many times during
tie night. The mid and immediate effect
Of Swaup-Root, the great kidney remedy
is soon realized. 1t stands the highest be-
cause of its remarkable health restoring
properties. A trial will convince anyone
Swanp-Root is pleasant to take and is
sold by all druggists in ffty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles. You may have a
sample bottle and book that tells all
about il, both sent free by mail. Address,
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, n. Y.
When writing mention reading this gen.
erous offer in this paper. Don't make
any mistake, but remember the name,
Swamp-Root, and don't let dealer sell
you something in place of Swamp-Root-
if you do you will be disappointed.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
The Hours of Leisure.

What young man earns in the day
time goes into his pocket, but what he
spends in the evening goes into his
character-Dr T. Cuyler.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06

II there is anything about
your ailment that you don't
understand, or II you want
any medical advice, write
TO the doctor, and he will
answer you fully. There is
no charge for this service.
The address is DR.. w. B.
Caldwell, 500 Caldwell bldg.
Monticello, III.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06

5 AN admirer Of
my SEX" re-
m a r k G d { h q
sprightly girl, p" 1t
grieves me to say
Il, but my natural
love of truth inn
pels me TO admit
that women are
lazy"
a" Why rob me
of my Illusions %
asked the young
IN a n reproach-
fully.
~ n q ers I and
me" said the
sprightly girl. Il
am making no al.
missions on my
own account. You
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06

Mamna-"The French teacher has
recently been praising your pronuncia-
ton, Lizzie" Lizzie-"That is because
she didn't notice that | had cold in
my head. "-Simplicissimus.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06

Let us not talk i'll of our enemies!
They, only. never deceive us.-Hous-
sage.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
Point Sometimes OverIooked

de man dat squeezes a dollar too
hard" said Uncle Eben, lis liable to
lose his grip on de coin an have sore
fingers besides"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
Health Rules in Nutshe

Moderation is the best temperance;
temperance is the best diet, and diet
is the best doctor"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
MaIiciousness.

Publish not mems secret faults, for
by disgracing them you make yourself
OF no reputs.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
Sometimes Tart
Passes THROUGH Msnv Hands

In the course of manufacture the
champagne bottle passes through the
hands of 40 workmen.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
Chief Asset.

The chief asset of humanity is the
conviction that the game is worth
while. To lose that would mean uni
versal bankruptcy
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
Uncle Ezra SAYS:

at is a hull lot better to hev a
cabbage leaf in your hat than an
arterficial wreath on your tombstun. q"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
Anything TO obIiee.

Ia divorcing a fool and his money
most of US are willing to be named as
corespondents.-Ne York Press.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
Measure Upon Measure.

With the day the light, with the
ROAD the strength to tread it.-Samuel
Johnson
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
Her Chief Desires.

Give a woman good complexion
and fine clothes and she can be cheer
full in spite of other drawbacks.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
Eirst Cannon Made in 154a

The first cannon TO be cast in one
piece was made by an English IRON
master i'm 1543.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
Blinded by Pride.

Many persons might have attained
TO wisdom had they not assumed that
they already possessed it.-Seneca.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
Deeds Alone Count.

1t is vain to be always looking to-
ward the future and never acting to-
ward i'll. f. BOyes.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06

"'Still waters run deep Yah, it vos
so. Dey also gadder de most mudt."-
Cleveland News.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06

Tomorrow May Be Too Late.
Be wise today; tbs madness to de
fer.-Young.
Sometimes Tart
Many a man is forced to confess
that the apple of his eye is not always
sweet.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06

when Jim boxes, he lands his
blows very much in the same way as
his brother, | notice"
Eyes; quite a striking resemblance"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-08-06
The Cause Of Many
Sudden Deaths.

prevailing III this
Is because so decep-
tive. Many sudden
deaths are caused
by it-lieart dis
ease, pneumonia,
heart failure CT
aporle xy are often
the result Of kid
ney disease. II
kidney trouble is
allowedto advance
neutrality-suspicious.
cd blood will at
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-10-02

Goleta americana Esther Ann. Saldra
de New York para esta, y Mosquitoes,
Vieques, el 4 del corriente.
Consignatarios, Scarines de Esquia-
ga. "a;
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-10-02
lhsNtV Iaf { Porto Rie StanSiiD e.

Los vapores SAN JUAN &
"PONCE que hacian La trave-
STA directa entire Ponce, Maya
guez y New York, hasta nuevo
aviso saldran del puerto de San
Juan directamente para New
York los microbes a las ocho
de La mai1ana, a1ternando CON
los vapores "CAROLINA" =
"COAMO" de esta misma Gem
paiia.
Admiten carga y pasajeros.
Para mas detalles, dirijanse a
Tx New Fsx I PIT. Iit,.
San Juan, p. e,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-10-02
b a. nc os


Banco Territorial y Agrlcola s3o
Banco de Puerto Rico 41
CEDULAS. H1POTECARlAS
ganco Territorial y Agricola:
Enisiones 3" 5" $oo'
Ldem g 500.
Socicdad industrial LA EUSkAL-
DUNA:
3 Emission de S54 90
2@ 52-j3
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-10-02

DEL xXTK1I0D
Gacela, pendiente.
Maria, pendiente.
Lucia, pendiente.
Harry Luckenback, descargando.
COSTAN1R0s
India, invernando.
Isabella, invernando
Progreso, Yabucoa
Encarnaci6n, Falarde Arroyo.
Ricardo Ruiz, AguadiIla
Petra. Humacao y Naguabo.
Lolo, Luquillo
Dos Hermanos. Fajardo
Ramos, descargando
BUQuE8 ANUNCIAD0s
Vapor espalol Martin Saenz. Sali6
ell rs del pasado de Canarias para
esta.
Cons. gnatarios Sobrinos de Izquier-
do = Co.
Vapor espalol NJ PinlIos. Sali5
de Barcelona el % del pasado para
Canarias Puerto Rico.
Consignatario< Sobrinos de Izquier-
do y CO.
vapor frances Quebec Del 3 al 4 del
corriente Becalara procedeute de Saint
Thomas.
Consignatarios, j. T. Silva Co.
Vapor aleman President. Estara aqui
manana. prcredente de Saint Thomas
Consignatarios, NJ y Korber.
Vapor correo americana Coam0. Con
destino a New York. zarpara de este
puerto el 6 del presente.
Consignatarios, The New York and
Porto Rico S. S. Co.
Vapor correo americana Carolina. Re-
cadara el del corriente. procedente d..
New York
Consigmatarios, The New York and
Porto Rico S. S. Co.
VapOr americana Pathfinder SalI0 de
New Orleans Cd 81 del pasado para San
Juan, Aguadilla, Mayaguez, Guanica,
Ponce y Arroyo.
Conignatarios, The New York and
Porto Rico s. S. CO.
| '-t..
..VELEROS DE LA LIMA BKNNKR
Goleta americana Harry S. Smitz. De-
be haber salido de New York para esta,
ell del pasado.
Consignatarios, Sobrinos de Ezquia-
&c,
Goleta amer. Edna S. Lord Debe habeE
salido de N. Y, para esta y Humacao
ell IA del pasado.
Consignatarios, Sobrinos de Ez
quiaga.
Goleta americana Esther Ann. Saldrs
de New York para esta, y Mosquitoes
Vieques, el 4 del corriente.
Consignatarios, Scdrines de E8quia
Co. t.. :! - A-cA-a-adN
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-10-02

Azicsr para Ell consume On
:. Moscabado (claro) ~4'1o
de miel (claro( 3'.,ee
centrffuga (clara) !" 70 70
americana primera .'1v
de Ponce -
Cafe existencias limitadas, cotlsa-
oi6n nominal. g., en-
Maiz ~oo
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-10-02
cAm'Blos

M Hamburger. a4Pop
I,oodres check $4.S7 y a 4.S8
PITS. Zuo a. VIZ
.Esrala .-.-- IL olo u
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-10-02
aoVimiento maritime

.yapor americana Harry Luckenback
sae New York
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-10-02
Ds la COSTA

s,uste.os Lolo y Dos Hermanos.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-14
STATUTES ENFORCED SINCE 1860
DECLARED TO BE UNcoN-
sTITUTIoNAL.
COUNCILS CAN NOT ORDER
REPLAT OF CITY PROPERTY
Law Does Not Provide for Sufficient
Notice and Section of tho Law is
Held Invalid Because 1t Permits
Seizure of Property Without "Due
Process"
Special to Times-Republican.


Iowa Falls, June IA case Of in
terest in every county in the state has
just been decided by Judge r. NJ.
Wright in the district court of this
county, in which statutes that have
been in effect since 1860 are declared
unconstitutional, this being the first
time that their constitutionality has
ever been raised.
The case in question is that of Abbie
j. Foster ct al VS.. the board of super
visors of Hardin county ct AL The
facts in the case briefly stated are as
follows: In 1905, Auditor Jay New
conner. acting under sections 922 and
923 of the code, ordered that a plat
be made of the plaintiffs land, claim
ing that the description of the land
was too indefinite for taxing purposes.
The auditor caused the plat to be made
after surveys We're completed by the
county surveyor and assessed the cost
of making the surveys and plats
against the property. The plaintiff re-
fused to pay the special tax and the
treasurer proceeded to collect the tax
by sale. Just before the sale the plain
tiff paid the special tax and then filed
a claim with the board of supervisors
for a refund under section 1417 of the
code. The board turned down the
claim and the plaintiff then authorized
counsel to institute suit for recovery of
the taxes, which the plaintiff claimed
had been illegally assessed and coll
lected. In this action brought, re-
fund Of the taxes was asked and also
the cancellation of the plat, alleging
that sections 922 and 923 of the code
of Iowa were unconstitutional because
| they do not require notice to be given
the land owners and an opportunity to
be heard before the tax is assessed
against the several lots, i. that these
statutes authorize the taking of private
property without due process of law
Judge Wright held that these
statutes were contrary to article 1
section 9 of the constitution of Iowa
and the fourteenth amendment of the
constitution of the United States, ir
that they authorize the taking of prop.
erty without due process of law" The
judge ordered a refunding of the ia,
to the plaintiffs and cancellation o,
the plat