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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-05-06
FELT GRIEF re EXT zSSED
Circumstances Under Which Verdi
Produced the Sublime "Miserere"
in al TroVatore."

Men of genius are confessedly crea-
lures of mood Grief and adversely
have often been a real help to them,
rather than hindrance. Poe. it is
said produced The Raven" while sit.
ting at the bedside OF his sleeping but
dying wife. Many similar instances
might be cited, but an anecdote of
Verdi, told by Carlo Ceccarelli, will
suffice
On one occasion, when Verdi was
engaged on his well-known opera. III
Trovatore,' he stopped short at the
passage of the "Miserere," being at
loss to combine notes of sufficient
sadness and pathos to express the
grief of the prisoner, Manrico.
Sitting at his piano in the deep
stiffness Of the winter night, his i'm
agination wandered back to the stormy
days of his youth, endeavoring to ex-
tract from the past a plant, a groan,
like those which escaped from his
breast when he saw himself forsaken
by the world All in vain!
One day, at Milan, he was unex.
pectedly called to the bedside of
dying friend, one of the few who had
remained faithful to him in adversely
and prosperity. Verdi, at the sight of
his dying friend, felt lump rise in
his throat; he wanted to weep. but so
intense was his grief that not a tear
flowed to the relief of his anguish.
I'm an adjoining room stood a piano.
Verdi, under one Of those sudden i'm.
pulses to which men of genius are
sometimes subject, sat down at the
instrument, and there and then i'm.
provised the sublime "Miserere" of
the "Trovatore." The musician had
given utterance to his grief.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-05-06
SURELY is KING OF LETTERS
Importance of the Letter &c" Will Be
Accorded After a Perusa Of
This Article.

What letter of the alphabet out
shines all the rest, and reigns king
over all the others? It came first with
God and II will end in all things. 1t
is in what is nost valuable to men
gold and gems that glitter-and you
will find ii even in the middle of a
fight and in the gamblers den.
And il even stoOps to conquer in
the most inferior objects, In the goat,
while he kicks Up his heels and horns,
and in the hog-in fact, in all pigs.
1t Is in our faithful friend, the dog,
while at our feet we find it in the
green grass; and how could we build
a house except for the ground where
II begins? Just see how it sticks TO
us in gum like glue. and in the middle
of the night, be it never so dark, it
can be made to shine
While it commences in the most
great, grand and glorious things of
earth, ii ends in the most gruesome
of all, the grave. You will find it in
the best and in the worst, even in
garbage. In what is it more glorious
than IL our flag that waves. then
droops over the grave of the soldier?
And then this wonderful letter imme-
dialely arises and perches. itself right
In the center of our great and glori
Gus American eagle.
Who can dispute that the letter "G"
is the king of letters?
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-05-06
OCCUPY NESTS BY SEASONS
euzzards Seldom Use Same "Home"
Twice Consecutively for Some
Reason Unexplained.

The fight of the buzzard is as well
nigh perfection as is possible to find
In fact, he might be called the most
perfect aeroplane in existence. To
see him soaring between the bare
hills, with a vast green fertile valley
below him, and with the spring sun
lighting up his brown plumage as he
slowly sails around. with outspread
pinions, is a sight never to be forgot
ten.
The buzzard usually chooses
ledge on cliff for an eyrie. but In
certain parts of Wales there are few
we'll used nests in trees. and as
these are generally used by some
bird of prey each season. they grow to
an enormous size The buzzard does
not as a rule, use the same nest two
consecutive seasons, but returns to
II the third, and after that allows an
other season to elapse before occupy
ing it again.
Two nests are often constructed in
one dingle, and an amusing IN nident
happened a few years ago In one of
these places. The hen laid one egg in
each nest, and as II was quite i'm
possible for her TO sit on both al once,
we did her a good turn by placing one
of these eggs In the nest with its com
panion. The result of our kindness
was that a collector passed by about
two hours afterward and put both
eggs in his collecting box
When ! thought the matter over
came to the conclusion that that old
buZzard was not half such fool as
we took her to be, and If we had
left the eggs as we found them the
bird might have had chance of rear
ing one voungster.-Country life.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-05-06
MAKE A FETCH OF CUSTOM
Incidents That Show How Slowly
Changes Are Made in Euro
pean Countries.

Some amusing incidents are told Of
how slowly things move in the older
countries, and how hard it is to stop
them, once they start The Westmin
ster Gazette tells of a Cossack being
kept on guard day and night at a GER
tain spot on one of the lawns at Peter
hof, until somebody raised the ques
ton as TO just why he was stationed
there. Nobody knew. When old rec
ords were turned up and a great deal
of research had been carried through,
it was found that Catherine |. had
once passed that way and, admiring
crocus that then grew on the spot,
had ordered that the blossom be pro-
tected. Cossacks relieved one an
other through the centuries after that,
although the crocus had long ago per-
ished, like the woman who loved it.
In another instance it was the Brit
ish house of commons that afforded
noticed pacing back and forth in one
OF the Hobbies, strolling up and down.
always keeping members to one side
A member asked the question, why
was the sentry stationed there? No
body knew, and everybody was struck
by the absurdity of his being there at
all, now that somebody had called at
tention to him. After much study of
archives, 1t was unearthed that some
60 or 20 years before the lobby had
been painted, and a policeman had
been placed on duty Z keep members
from soillng their clothes on the paint
Nobody had ever rememhero.'
s onlI b pae SrPsIs fssa&aced him there,
uo.or his succcessors-paced on
and on, for half a century after the
paint was dry and dimmed
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-05-06
Precious Sea Salt.

No existing sea salt is chemically
pure and perfect as 1t should be. for
then the precious, frail iodine, the best
thing of all, would be in it. This sea
salt iodine, hyper-tonic for the blood,
was why old-time Jap doctors gave sea
moss or agaragar as a spring tonic.
Pure sea salt would be hard to get
and keep whole and perfect, but, re-
CARELESS of expense, it should be got
ten, as biologic food.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-05-06
Probate Order.

state of Michigan, the Probate Court TOT the
County of Van Buren,.
Al session of said court, held at the probate
e,ce In the village OF Paw Paw in said county, on
the 27th day OF April, A. ID. 1910.
Present Hon. David Anderson, Judge OF probate.
Tn the matter of the estate of John q. Streator,
deceased. -, =, -, -. -
ipstrun,ent i'm writing purporting to be duly ex-
"a copv of the last will and testament of said
Secsased. and the record admitting the same TO pro-
hate i'm the state of Ohio ana his petition praying
that said will be allowed, fled and recorded, and
that the administration OF said estate be granted TO
said netutioner OF 20 some other suitable person;
m he ordered that the 23rd day OF May, A. II.
ION M ten o. clock in the forenoon, at said probate
Once be and is hereby appointed for hearing said
petition, LII. ..,,.. 49,,
n. EVEN Nv publication of copy of this order for
three successive weeks previous to said day OF
hearing in The Trne Northerner, newspaper
P'''''' DAVID ANDERSON,
1914 Judge Of Probate.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-05-06
Character and Renutatlon.

There is broad distinction be-
tween character and reputation. for
one may be destroyed by SANDER
while the other can never be harmed
save by its possessor. Reputation Is
in no mans keeping. You and ] can
not determine what other men shall
think and say about us. We can only
determine what they ought to think
of us and say about us.-J. G. Hol-
land.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-05-06
Had Good Backing.

An old man in a poorhouse who was
asked by a visitor If he had any source
of income replied: Madam, if you
must know, ! haven't got any money,
but I've got good backing. I've got
fine backing. I'm backed by one OF
the richest counties in the state"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1910-05-06
How II Struck Bobbie

Bobbie waited in the BARRIERS shop
while his father was getting shaved.
On reaching home he exclaimed: "Oh,
mamma, the man spread a lot OF
charlotte roosh on papas face and
then scraped 1t all of again with a
knife"
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fact that out of a population Of three ana = hs' mnf
lions one million are Christians while 2oo.ooo OF them
can read and write.
The dynasty OF Uganda. OF which Daudi Shua - 'hs
thirty-seyenth representative. in Its earlier origin was
a king to the inhabitants Of Egypt. though IA intermaI-
rage took place with the native race who have always
inhabited the kingdom the present representative II In
appearance negro with a slightly paler skin than the
average and large. clear eyes. That there Ia good
ground for the belief In Egyptian origin In proved by the
fact that q certain portion OF his people In feature
Though with curly hair and In their traditions have
much In common with the Egyptians. The kabaka lives
in Mengo. q struggling city OF about $4,000 Inhabitants.
built like Rome on seven hills. most OF them OF great
steepness. round which are marshy tracts. The quarter
inhabited by the king and his court and the people OF
higher degree is clean and picturesque. surrounded by
trees and gardens. while a cathedral opened q few years
ago helps 10 give II the appearance OF a capital city.
which 1t will probably resemble more and more A the
improvements now In progress are carried out
The protectorate administration is carried on at En-
tebbe. which Is renowned for its beauty. surrounded by
lofty incense trees. which have always a load OF chat
terry parrots and monkeys In search OF the piums they
bear at certain seasons of the year.
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SHRINKS FROM POMP

when Princess Victoria OF England. deuGhter e.
Queen Alexandra. was . girl Of ~ II became her auo
one day to act ~ hostess at = juventie enseYfaipmsnt .
Marlborough house. In the middle 81 n she sa41snN
disappeared. A messenger was dispatched to bucktn0r
ham palace To see II the truant had run away 70 -gran4r
ma" but she wasn't there. Al last . letter iron hAs
room. begging mother" not to be angry: she did hats
parties" 10. and she had gone 10 stay with the duchess
OF Teck till this one was over
Not liking parties has been a Characteristic Of thu
princess ever since. though. having : strOng ssnos q
duty. which developed A. she grew older. she doesn't
run away from them any more. says the Strand. Bat
those who know her know that II she could choose -
life II would be one far from Fcourt-a life free ffU0
demands OF etiquette and spent among the friends she
loves. whenever she can escape from the f0Fmalitteo
that surround her she does so. Stories Are told q -
planning visits incognito with her sisters or other me0r
bers Of the court to some tearoom or shop. whefs fos .
little while she can do Just ~ other women DO -
likes to drop little anonymous surprises on the chu1fo1
she encounters, AZ once when she Was shopping II ~
rith and saw three small boys looking lOnginsiy - IL
toys In : window. The priscsss Immediately took IL
part OF Santa Claus and for once In their livoe tAoeo
small and ragged boys had all the toys they wanted.
*Princess Victoria has . good deal Of tact. says -
Gentlewoman. and while she cares little about coaft IN
her influence has brought about several needed changes
son to be grateful to her. Up to the time Ut King -
wards accession the breakfast hour Tor the Ladies =
waiting was seven O'Clock In the summer and TO f.
the winter. They didn't like Il. Of course. but n - grone
q household changes are not easily made. Princes W.
toria. however. got the hour changed 10 eight oc1oek
for all the year round. II WAS she. too. vho eecuro4 =
much more comfortable breakfast room for them tAaa
the one 1T their desposal during Queen vtctOgAe reagn-
True to her nature. she has always rsfsssd - hAvo
. lady In waiting. When she goes to any public f1nctina
she Is accompanied BY ono OF the queens. ~ sdQ9stto
for bids her appearing alone. She has. By the vay. ssv-
eral faithful attendants who always like going AAcse
with her when they can. They are her nephsws an1
nieces. with whom she has been = great favcrns evoe
since they were little things.
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In the eyes OF the British gOvsrnmsa4
Who are presently cycling askancs -
German commercial ~invasiCn e -
sta with the Hagdad railway. - :
ems tn the safety a. lndia4
The seat OF government r MuscaA
= picturesque r~ock-bOanA port Co.
tanning some $4,000 Inhabitants. m
carrying on . trade IN the expoFt q
fruit. Ash. mother o. pearl and tAe ~
port OF Indian goods inclsding arne
and ammunition In large ouAntitteA
The sultan. though he nOminally exo3>
cised an absolute sway ore . strtp
OF = thousand miles Of coast Hire. 81
tending along the Persian gulf - fnx
N Katar ana containing $1,000 sQuaro
miles. yet in reality. owing to the
mountainous nature 81 the country.
his power II confined to tho immo-
date neighborhood Of Nuscat.
Oman was once = Portuguese DO
esaton but finally became m lnGar
pendent state through the iEausnoo
Of m ancestor OF the present sultan
In l7l1 and added to the domalna
taking In territory - far soukA -
Zanzibar. II gradually lost - 49,
quests and zansibAr II now = eeDar
ate s~ultanate under British ptotectionk
There Il no danger q he ltne -
sultans or innans. - they 49, cnlle6.
dying u - there 4 : nfuo soyol
family. the eldest a. whom - oogyteI
Taimur bin Fsysel. To oun1nna1 49,
tremely proud = H. mm1y - e1e
youngstsrA md = - -
averse to facing tn oamarQ r. fe
company. He = : mnn yAo
Dc may n03 have neaE4 =
tor of Il. vt asnkly nolie06
Roosevelt cred q lt11g
welcome. an1 ~ neoskm
80 sauivaaesk = j ffsssss<
guest @
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Of King Carlos and that he was suddenly called to the
throne by the tragic assassination of his father and his
elder brother. Luiz. Although his own inclinations
guide him toward an artists life. he was always pos
sessed Of a high ideal of the duties imposed upon him
by his royal birth and a reserve of will power to carry
out his ideals at ali costs.
The area over which he rules. including the islands
Of Azores. covers a total OF 35. 490 square miles and his
people number five and a half millions. Though Manuel
assembled the throne at a time when there was nothing
but the murmur Of anarchy In his ears and his thoughts
were assai!ed by sad recollections, he has come through
the events which succeeded his accession with an equa-
nimity and diplomatic grasp OF the situation which does
infinite credit to him and his training.
AS 1t is the duty Of a king to his people to marry. he
has lately been going a-wooing in England. but there
has been a distinct hesitancy on the part Of his prin-
cesses to share his fortunes. which may or may not.
as time will show, be checkered with misfortune. II not
with tragedy, and he left England with nothing decided.
But sooner or later he must make up his mind. and
meanwhile matchmaking Europe Is discreetly but ear
nestly making plans for his future.
His Highness Daudi Chua. Kabaka or King Of Uganda.
grandson OF the celebrated Mutesa, Is a minor under q
regency OF three native chiefs. who are assisted In the
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AAo
IN that of a king. His native tu-
tors endeavor to teach him Per-
sian. Arabic, history and wrltlns'
but his attention is allowed 10 De
distracted by the Interruptions OF
the many chamberlains and cour-
tiers who are permitted 10 Dc
present. His only companions are
q few young slaves n e ID
nothing being done to prepare MIN
for the lofty duties which he must
fulfill at an early date,
The throne and the many at
tendant ceremonies appealed TO
him merely as parts OF a e
game and he soon tired OF the OBJ
s~eouious homage with which he
vas surrounded and to-day he Is
no more than an unhappy child.
A change, however. Is promised
nv the reformers, who are only
awaiting the voting OF FUNDS TO
NIT their intentions In execution.
uo will he removed from the In
HuQlco OF luc "oA ~
ments foreign tutors Will instruct
him in their language; the best OF
the Persian scholars will be cno-
e to inculcate In him the pre-
cents which are thought best. with
oriental languages and history;
and he will be given companions
of more suitable birth chosen from
the noble families OF his kingdom.
All these advantages will be used
70 transform him into q ruler such
"A Persia ought to have to ntly re-
vive the glories Of Alexander and
Darius.
Manuel, king of Portugal, Is just
on the border line OF manhood and
10 OF such boyish appearance that
he may we'll be included among
boy kings. He celebrated his TWEEN
tieth birthday last month and II
consequently the youngest mon
arch in Europe. It will not be for
gotten that he was the second son
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es4ssS<1~oog~ s~sa,u<A-~xsaa ~

government by .
native assembly
or L.nkiko. Be
sides that there
In a British COM
missioner, an
Uganda Ia a pro
tectorate OF
Great Britain.
W h O helps TO
keep things In
order with the
aid OF a battal.
lion Of the Kings
African Rihss
aud about .
thousand armed
c~onstabulary.
The kabaka.
however. II nj.
lowed perfect
freedom. for the
people Of ugan-
da are unique
among the ma
tive c OF AZ
RIGA. They are
an amiable. po-
lite and intelli-
gent race. as 10
shown by The
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. convenient basis for any operations
which may be necessary to check the
aggressive advances Of any other pow
er in the Persian belt, and = By IT.
position 1t dominates the entrance 70
the Persian gulf. By IT. port nuscat.
which 10 the only share Of British In
huence between Alden. the island Of
Socotra. and India, It In Of great value
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bin Turk, which IL the name OF the
sultan. IL q free agent In the manage
ment OF the Affairs Of his kingdom.
yet the Indian government. in the per-
son Of q British consul and political
agent. keeps in very close touch with
him, and for Ill practical purposes
Oman II protectorate Of India.
There II . reason for this. OmaA =
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Meanwhile, he is learning of the wonders of the west.
in the shape Of toy trains and other mechanical toys sent
him by other juvenile royalties, and being taught that to
rule well one must learn first of all. to be obedient to the
rules which guide man through life.
Next comes Ahmed Mira, the boy king OF Persia.
which holds within its $685. 900 square miles. a scattered
population of nine millions. He too, is under the care OF
q regent, Assad vi Mulk. who is head of the powerful
Kajar tribe, of which the shah's mother was a princess;
and to whose influence he owes his position. since he is
not the eldest son of the deposed Ali Mira. He is only
Is years old, and another three years will have to pass
before he is crowned.
It is no wonder that with the example before him OF
his father, who was removed from the throne after q
brief and troubled reign Of two years, that he wept bitter
" when the news of his succession was brought to him In
the Russian legation, for he was extremely fond OF MS
father and could not understand why he was not allowed
to 90 to him. 1t was only after his vizier had scolded
him harshly that he dried his tears and prepared to ac-
cent the honor which had been done him. Now ne Is
nraot,c.uv . prisoner in his own palace, In the enervat
ing atmosphere of the womens apartments "neie us
education is being carried on in a way contrary u tne
wishes Of the national reform party, VINO orousn, ABOUT
hs sudden change from the position OF q spolieo cnuo
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cloth Of . Broadway stage you are
wrong He has nothing at all to do
with musical comedy. On the con-
trary, he Is q very much alive person
age who holds sway over the indie
pendent state of Oman. which ID set
like another Gibraltar 1T the entrance
to the Persian gulf.
Though nominally Seyyid Feysil
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- XUWR as lVoO. ohis 90 LAd
~ be surmised, the actual
reins of state are not held by his
tiny hands, but by those of his uncle,
who is acting as regent till his ma
jority. Even his power. though he
represents In theory an absolute
monarchy, Is yet in practice, limited
by several advising boards, COM
posed of the grand council, the gov
eminent council. the board of Gems
ors and many viceroys, who all have
a voice in the settlement OF affairs
OF state.
The three-year-old emperor who
holds in his hands the lives and for
tunes of over four hundred and fifty
millions. is of course, yet in the
nursery with his toys. but already a
scheme of education upon broad
western lines is being planned for
him in order to fit him for his posi-
ton on the throne. Progress Is
capable of doing strange things In
China, and by the time he ascends
to the throne. his country may be
one for western nations to cope with
In the field of industry, or of mill
tary supremacy in the east. Already
China is making vast strides, and
assimilating ideas in every branch OF
civilization, which cannot but threat
en with the passage of years, to put
her neighbor, Japan, In the shade. 1t
is to be hoped that the emperor,
when he does come to occupy that
position, which has proved so often
Inflated to many of his ancestors of
the ia Ching or Great Pure" dy-
nasty. of which he Is the sixteenth
In the canonized series; may exert
all the influence at his command In
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r1OU have heard of the sultan
" Of Turkey. the sultans Of
! Morocco and Zanzibar. but
- but who on earth IL the
IEE sultan of Oman? II you
yy imagine that his kingdom IL
bounded on the south by the foot
lights, on the east and west by the
wings, and on the north by the back
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IRST among the four In
importance Is undoubt.
edly the baby emperor
Of China, little Pu VI.
who was born so lately
as 1906. Only as may
be surmised, the actual
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-14

An automobile with a party OF five Sara
toga guests aboard came TO Ticonderoga a
few days ago and headed for the ruined
fort on the lake, which It reached at the
same time as an old-fashloned carryall
bearing a party OF young people The We.
hicles entered the historic preserve to-
gether, and the two parties, as one, were
escorted over the ruins by the caretaker,
who pointed out Ethan Aliens watch, his
powder horn, the old documents and
finally the ancient door at which the revo-
lutionary hero demanded the surrender OF
the fort, rs that all there is of the place p
asked one OF the automobile party. IT
wasn't worth while coming for" young
Miss OF the carryall party turned to the
prosaic woman and said mo: this isn't
all, Ethan Allen said some swear words
when he poked his head In here and my
brother says that the echoes OF them are
often heard here. Wait and listen" And
then the young people drove away laugh
ing, one OF them shouting back. do you
hear themT'-New York Tribune