The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-06
CoRREsPOND
Princeton as seen by Bilious Tray
eler.
PRINCETON, INDIANA,
March l, 1867.

Ii my lucas ShOuAo NC OOHolUOA
ed watery,' without the milk y,
do not let your angry passions riz :"
and hurl your indignation upon the
devoted head of the writer, but vent
your imprecations upon the weather
clerk, who has been treating us to
shower baths until I have become
decidedly "eold water man." Even
as I write the rain is coming down in
such quantities as to lead one to be-
heye that buckets are used in reliev-
ing the clouds of their contents.
I never had the hydrophobia, and
honestly believe that 1 am conepos
mentis, but I do not think it was in
one of my "lucid intervals" to use a
Perkinish" expression, when /
turned my eyes in the direction of
Princeton, filled with expectations of
being able to exclaim; " Eureka y
especially when I was in search of a
location where there is sufficient life"
to keep Teller from becoming
"fy-blowed." a
find that Princeton consists of
about 200 inhabitants, who should be
religious people from the fact that
there are eight churches in the place,
in which all the various religious
denominations are represented. Ed
ucation is not entirely denied the
youthful Princetonians, as there are
three select schools, and one graded
institution, in which they teach the
youthful idea how to shoot" Two
newspapers enlighten the people
upon the doings and undoings of the
moving world. The Clarion, pub
lished by A. j. Calkins, is the organ
of the Union party, and the Democrat,
as its name suggests, is the organ of
the Democratic party. Neither
paper receives the patronage that it
should, which accounts, no doubt,
for the 'lifeless aspect which
the place presents. Every branch Of
mercantile character is represented in
the place, but there seems to be a gen.
eral depression of business. The.
] MERCHANTS seem willing to let the cob
webs that ornament their shelves re-
main uninterrupted, rather than ex-
pend a few dollars in advertising.
They forget that it was through the
medium of the press that our most
wealthy merchants owe their success.
1t is foolish idea in merchants to
commence the practice of economy
by a curtailment of their printers
bill. Merchants can do a. thriving
business even, during .hard times"
by letting their business be known
through extensive advertising.
This is the experience of many sue
eessful merchants. Excuse this d.
gression; I believe am writing about
Princeton. tt4r
r Princeton needs hotel: or even a
tavern " would do. No gong, no
bell-not even tin horn--announces
.sto the weary traveller that it's time to
dine. The stranger must accept of
such accommodations as boarding
houses can give, as they are the only
,shonses Of entertainment ia the place.
Fearful of having my ears pulled by
some Ih'enfaged landIadE L will state
that the boarding houses are of the
first class,n and no doubt give salts
faction. ~
10 ,Pfinicaeaton Win not Improve for va a.
rious reasons. The lands adjoining
the town are held by moneyed men,
who prefer to hold them in compact
body, rather than cut them up in
town lots and put them in the mar
ket. If they would do this there
would be plenty of bidders. The
people seem energetic, but they lack
that commodity, when it comes to
improvement. I'll
nns Every man Iameet informs me that
Princeton is beautiful place. l am
not the bully boy with the crockery
OPTICS" yet I have good peppers, y
80and must say I CAN'T see the beauty
As distance lends enchantment to the
view, IAshall invest inlan - accident
policy" and turn my back upon
W Princeton in a few days. As | am ar
object of misplaced confidence, I sigr
myself Yours, in disgust,
s. G.