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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14

Charlie Jameson came up on the
stage, Tuesday, to see about that
tamarack contract of his. ...
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14

Some parties from Stanchfield
Brook, Isanti county, who coutem-
plate erecting steam mill, came over
Wednesday, with several OK teams,
and hauled off the old boiler and en-.
CINE of the Soule & Cilly mill.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14

James 6, Clark, the famous Lyric
Poet and composer, will sing in the
Congregational Church on Saturday
evening, Aug 18th. This gentleman
is very highly spoken Of by the news
papers all over the land. He sung
in Elk River a short time ago, and
from parties who heard him on that
occasion, we have learned that his
singing was really splendid. No one
should fail to 80 and hear him.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14

c. E. Brown drove up from Min.
neapolis on Sunday forenoon, and on
Monday morning started up to Brad
bury Brook on orseback, intending to
be gone for several days to see about
building dam up there.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14

Subscribe for the Union. Over 40
columns of splendid reading, 80 weeks
in the year. for $3.50.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14

We don't often smoke cigar, but
when we do we like good one, and
can assure our readers that the Old
Reliable Store is the place to go to
&c an A No. /, ten or five cent cigar.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14

soLprnRs, IF you have any Add.
tional Homesteads to sell. cal, on ..
q. Galley Of Princeton, and get the
highest cash price for them.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14

The Princeton UN1oN comes to us
this week as an eight page paper.
Good for you, Bro. Dunn. You have
done well and may you still continue
to prosper. Wadeno Tribune.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14

Dan, Galley and DR.. Gile left for
Cambridge on Wednesday, to be gone
for three days; we expect they will
not be able to haul home all the prai-
tie chickens they may slaughter.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14
PETIT JURORS.
READ! READ! READ!!!
A Cure Guaranteed or Money Refunde

Joseph Nokes manufactures an ey
waite that he will warrant to effect a Gu,
every time No cure, money refunde,
This is no humbug. You thai are atflic,,
with sore eyes give him trial. You hay
nothing to lose and every thing to gal.
Price ST per bottle. ,tg1g -&.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14
Soldiers and Sailors Attention

Remember that j, L. Brady is y pa
ing the highest price in cash, for Adj
dltlonal Homesteads. 1t is for your
interests to see him before selling
Officr at Court House.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14

On Tuesday, as Charles Wheaton
of Elk River. accompanied by his little
daughter, was driving in top buggy
with Campbell & Libby's span of greys,
towards Elk River in the vicinity Of
the Mayo place, the top of the buggy
caught in tree; the spirited horses
gave bound, tearing the whole top
and seats off, and precipitating Charles
and his little girl out in the road,
luckily not injuring them in the least.
The horses never halted until the sta
bles at Elk River were reached. OF
course Mr.. Wheaton's friends were
very much alarmed when the runa wa Y
team with the dilapldated buggy,
dashed into town, and in very short
time Hen. Campbell, Samuel Colson
and Mr.. Latta had hitched up teams
and were speeding out on the Prince
ton road, expecting every minute to
find the mutilated remains of Charles
and his little girl by the wayside; but
as Hen. neared Mayo's, he was de.
lighted to find that Charles and his
little daughter were still in the land
Of the living, though pretty we'll scared
but not in the least hurt by their
hasty and unceremonious exit from the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14

The picnic excursion to Green Lake,
has tizzled out this time.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14
Not as it is, but as the Star woull
3#. s wish il to,be.

AS predicted by the Star in the begin
ming, the Princeton & Anolxa railroad pro-
ject has quietly died out, and there is now
nc more prospect Of a railroad between
those two burys than there was five years
ago.-Elk Eiyer Star.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14

William King, Of Wyanett, had his
grain threshed by Foster s. McCool, on
Friday and Saturday; his wheat averaged
q bushels to the acre.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14

Stop at the Minnesota House when
YOU are in st. Cloud.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14

Alas, for the prairie chickens to-
morrov-Thursday.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14

IA woman scorned, exceeds the
devil in her rage -s~ ...
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14

A fellow who will leave his watch in a
jewelers. shop to get repaired, and then
forget where he leftit, must be very absent
minded, or his thoughts were centered on
something besides watches. Don't you
think so?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14

Lumber-H. B. Cowles- s. Go. have .
large stock of lumber of all dimensions
on hand, which they will dispose of cheap
for cash, and charge fair price if they
sell on time.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14
Banner County" in a Torn.

The Star claims for Sherburne
county the largest average yield Of
wheat to the acre, of any county in
the state. Mile Laos county will ay.
erage three bushels more to the acre
than Sherburne, and don't you forget
1t l.L.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14

Let man or woman who is notor>-
Gus for his or her lying proclivitics, tell
a story about any person, and nine
tenths of all sensible people will not
believe it, because you might as we'll
attempt to gather grapes from thorn
trees as to expect an habitual liar to
tell the truth.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14

Judkins, Patton & Co.'S. machine
was engaged in threshing on Gus.
Townsend's place, on Tuesday, and Is
bushels of wheat to the acre, was the
average. This wheat was raised in
Sherburne county, and while growing
looked as though it might yield 80
bushels to the acre. .#-.. ...
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14

MIR. Thomas c. Alden, of this city,
met with an adventure last evening,
which came near resulting seriously.
He was across the river. in buggy,
and while returning. about seven
O'Clock, concluded to ford the stream.
the Sank Rapids ferry having stopped.
He started in almost Immediately op-
posite Mr.. G. A. Gilman's residence,
and for a time got along nicely, when
suddenly the buggy, horse and all dis
appeared from sight. S. II. Parsons.
who was watching Alden from this
side, ran for Judge Evans, and these
two gentlemen started for the river.
Judge E. says that when they got to
the bank he could see ''a straw hat and
two horses ears Smoothing more. In
floundering about the animal finally
found footing and slowly dragged
the buggy ashore, Alden .'holding on
behind Parsons went in and helped
horse and man out--Judge E. bossed
the job" Spectators say the Judge
did not have a0et stitch on when AL,
den was got out. The shafts Of the
buggy were broken' and the vehicle
and harness damaged otherwise. When
the matter of free bridge was being
agitated by our people Tom op.
posed the now thinks we ought to
have two, the second to be built at
..Alden's fording place = st. Cloud
Times. ~,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14

Do you want good, cheap sewing
machine! If so call at this office.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14

Auditor Madgett feels disconsolate
because Of the death of his splendid
horse at Green Lake on Wednesday,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14
Farmers, Attention.

Charles Ayers, Of Milo, has new firstclass
CASE 7'HRESHlNG MACHINE,
III tip-top runt,ing order. He guarantees
stoihresh FAS ts and CLEAN. Give Inn
/. triad. His terms are 3 and cents per
tbushel. sss
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14

~Ihe Princeton UNION comes TO hand en-
larged to just double its former size. We
are glad to note this evidence OF prosper
ity on the part Of the UNION. $3.50. The
UNION is deserving Of a good support, and
should get it.-Elk River Star.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14
q Mrs. Li,tlc, Of Minneapolis. sister to
Mrs. F. M Campbell, is visiting at the

The tramp that attacked the mail car
rier, the only true account OF which APP
peared in the Star last week has not been
seen or heard from. ELK River star
Hold on Dare, don't blow too much
about that tramp We would not il we
yyarn IN yOnr Mace tg& AZ 55E@
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-14

Auditor Madgett feels disconsolate
because Of the death of his splendid
horse at Green Lake Oh Wednesday,
Do you want good, cheap sewing
machine! If so call at this office.
Dan, Galley and DR.. Gile left for
Cambridge on Wednesday, to be gone
for three days; we expect they will
not be able to haul home all the prai-
Tie chickens they may slaughter.
Alas, for the prairie chickens to.
morrov-Thursday.
IA woman scorned, exceeds the
devil in her rage X.
The picnic excursion to Green Lake,
has tizzled out this time. -
Charlie Jameson came up on the
stage, Tuesday, to see about that
tamarack contract of his.
Hans Lund got home from Grant
county on Saturday, and what he
doesn't know about men and things in
the vicinity Of Herman, is not worth
knowing.
We don't often smoke cigar, but
when we do we like good one, and
can assure our readers that the Old
Reliable Store is the place to go to
get an A No. /, ten or five cent cigar.
Stop at the Minnesota House when
YOU are inst. Cloud.
Subscribe for the Union. Over 40
columns Of splendid reading, 50 weeks
in the year. for $3.50.
The watermellons and crab-apples
are receiving the attention of the boys
these nights. Beware boys, for there
has been considerable powder and
shot bought during the past few days
by those who are possessed of gardens,
and not for killing chickens with either.
Let man or woman who is notor> :
Gus for his or her lying proclivitics, tell
a story about any person. and nine
tenths of all sensible people will not
believe it, because you might as we'll
attempt to gather grapes from thorn
trees as to expect an habitual liar to
tell the truth.
Judkins, Patton & Cos. machine
was engaged in threshing on Gus
Townsend's place, on Tuesday, and Il
bushels of wheat to the acre, was the
average. This wheat was raised ii
Sherburne county, and while growing
looked as though it might yield &c
bushels to the acre. -~.-
Hans Lund's horses are rested some
now, and are beginning to feel good
On Wednesday, while Hans was hau!
ing load Of wheat in the bundle, tn,
horses took it into their heads to &c
somewhere, and Hans suddenly fount
himself seated on the wagon tongue
he held on to the lines though, an(
succeeded in quieting down his high
STRING team before any damage wa:
done
Lew. Libby lost horse, and Len
Pratt buggy, on Sunday night; the,
were in terrible sweat for a time
until some one told them that a vel
known young gentleman had ''bor
rowed' the horse and rig to give hi
girl a ride. "Humph'' says Len.
''down in Missouri they hang fellow
up for borrowing horses
We humbly crave the pardon o
Tom Galley and Frank Campbell, TO-
on Saturday evening, if either of tn.
above mentioned gentlemen could hav'
seen the somersault we turned in get
ting out of buggy-caused by tn,
wheel coming in contact with con
founded stump-they would hav
said THAT fellow must be pretty full.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-07
ICE! ICE!

nN AND AFTER JUNE LIST THE UNDER
~ signed will deliver Ice daily to the citi-
zens of Silver City and vicinity, ct reasona-
BILE rates. Orders left at the postoffice or the
drug store will be promptly attended to.
BART. DERHAM.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-07
9e SILVER CITY NEV. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST = 1878. -

1UyHIS house ID situatsd beside the bsilroad
IL track, and It 10 but . step from the
building to the Cars Of the O. p. 3. 4. on one
side and those Of the Y. 4 T. r. B. for Steam
boat. All the attachments Of Firstclass
Hotel re supplied. All the Passenger trains
stopt front Of the Hotel
The New York herald., 1878-11-17
The Last Railroad Crime.

Another shocking railroad disaster, by
which five lives were sacrificed. is recorded
in our special dispatches from Mahanoy
City, Pa. Unlike the wreck Of the New Bruins
wick train this explosion of locomotive
while standing at the depot platform can
not be explained as an accident" The
Dominion train was thrown off the track on
Friday by bundle Of bags becoming en-
tangled in the wheels Of tho baggage car,
and the destruction Of the passen-
ger car by fire was a natural Sc
auence of our heating system. But
whena boiler explodes there must have been
o defect, and this fact points pretty clearly
to negligence on the Fart of the officials in
charge OF the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad. The pressure of steam
may have been unnecessarily great,
though it will never be known
what this pressure really was, as the engi-
neer was blown to atoms by the force of the
explosion, which was powerful that a
piece OF the boiler was thrown q quarter Of
n mile and the remains OF the uniortu-
nate man were "picked up in a
bucket" We presume that there will be
an investigation, which, judging from
past experience, will result in verdict Of
nobody to blame but the dead engineer, who
cannot speak in his own defence. These
railroad accidents" only show tho i'm
perative necessity for some law in
all Of the States holding the chief
officers Of the roads responsible,
for P,mchs suggestion of tying director
on every locomotive cannot be adopted in
America, where so many engines are re-
quired. II will not do TO make such occur
rences q three days wonder and then for
get them until the next one startles the
community
The New York herald., 1878-11-17

is without several such, and, of course,
they are always impostures, for when
these girls are put in hospitals where
they can be effectually watched they
so. hungry. Ordinarily, therefore, there
are cases of hystercal mania and decep-
tions. But this case, it will be seen, is OF
n somewhat different nature. 1t appears
not to be alleged here that q human crea-
ture has lived for twelve years actually
without food, but only ''virtually' without
food. That means that she has had little
iood, and the source of the fancy that the
case is marvellous is perhaps the notion
that girl, delicate at best, and, in addi-
ton, paralyZed and comatose, needed as
much solid food as ploughman. But it
seems that this patient if she consumes
nothing else, is terribly destructive OF
worsted aud note paper.
The New York herald., 1878-11-17
The city Real Estate Valuation.

The report that there was to be general
increase in the valuation Of real estate this
year is positively denied by the Tax Com
missioners, Messrs. Wheeler and Hayward.
1t makes no actual difference to the tax
payer whether he pays three per cent tax on
o valuation of ten thousand dollars or two
per cent on valuation of fifteen thousand.
But the fictitious raising of valuations is
sometimes resorted to forshe purpose Of de-
creasing the rate Of tax per one hundred
dollars and thus creating q false impression
as to the economy Of an administra-
tion. Any such deceptive practice
is undesirable, and it is well that the denial
Of the report has been SO promptly made.
Our real estate is now fairly assessed, and
certainly the valuation ought not to be in
creased at this time. A valuation unduly
high only subjects us to heavier State tax.
and although the amount of State taxation
just at this time is comparatively trifiing we
have been subjected to enough injustice at
the hands Of the State assessors to make us
jealous Of our rights in that direction.
The New York herald., 1878-11-17

Louisiana laws on the subject of wills which
limit the power Of the testator. BY the
laws of Louisiana, which were copied from
the Code Napoleon, a certain fixed proper
ton Of a tcstators estate must descend to
the natural heirs on the same principles
testates, and only the residue can be
devised by WILL The greatest of our
New FORK jurists, Chancellor Kent. in COM
menting on the provisions of the Louisiana
law, says: = There is much good feeling
and sympathy, and there is nothing un-
upon the unlimited power of devise But
even if the principles Of the Code Napoleon,
or, in other words, the Louisiana law, were
adopted in this State, if the testator could
devise by will only one-.hird or one-half or
two-thirds of his estate, according to the
number Of his children, there would still
be strong temptation to contest the
wills of men of enormous wealth. There
is needed some more efficient check on
wasteful litigation and atrocious domestic
scandals than such Limitation of the
power Of devise as Chancellor Kent ap-
proved. When wills are assailed it is usu-
ally by attacks on the sanity or mental COM
petence Of their makers. Ihe question is
litigated years and years after the will is
made, when the evidences of sanity or i'm
becility have to be gathered from remote
and doubtful Indications. 1t twould be easy
to set the question of mental competence
at rest ut the time when the will is made
A very simple law would suffice for this pur-
pose. IT, when a man was about to make
a will, the law required that he should give
notice Of his intention to his lineal heirs,
and they were summoned to present their
objections, if they had any, to his mental
competency to the Surrogate, the question
could be decided, once for ALL at q time
when the evidence of sanity or insanity
could be intelligently examined. IT no heir
objected (and not knowing what the will
was to contain they would not be tempted
to make captious objections) the law should
not permit the sanity of the testator to be
afterward contested. If objections were
made the question Of mental competence
should be decided by the Surrogate
after proper examination, and his GER
titcate of competence to make will
should preclude oil subsequent litigation
on that point. There is no period when
that question could be decided SO intelli-
gently as at the time when will is about
to be written, and decision then made
that the testator is mentally competent
should be deemed final and conclusive.
simple law to this effect would preclude
these expensive and scandalous contests
over wills on the ground Of mental incom-
petence.
The New York herald., 1878-11-17

1IIE WEATHER area Of high barometer
that extended over the Middle Atlantic States
on Friday has moved very slowly eastward, and
COW ovcrcs the ocean OF the Nova Scotia
coast. The depression that was in the West
aas moved into the central valley districts. but
.hc pressure within its area has increased very
decidedly. Rain has fallen in the lower lake
regions. the central valley districts and the
South Atlantic coast. Elsewhere the weather
has been loIdy, except in the Northwest and
on the western Gulf coast The winds have
been gsucrally light in all the districts Tie tenn
Tcraurc has fallen in the West aud Northwest; !;
elsewhere II has risen decidedly. IL is very
probable that steep gradients will be formed on
the Middle Atlantic coast during the next few
days. and consequently brisk 10 strong winds
may he experienced The weather continues
very unsettled on the European coast. The
weather in New York aud its vicinity to-day will
be slightly warmer aud cloudy, with rain. To-
morrow il promises 10 be warm and partly
cloudy, with occasional rains, followed by clear
ing weather.
The New York herald., 1878-11-17
Curfositfes OF Comstockis,n.

The recent action Of Mr.. Anthony Com
stock, the agent Of the Society for the Sup
preston of Vice, in compelling Fulton
street confectioncr to remove from ex-
hibition in his window a copy Of Hans
Makart's great painting Of 'Charles VS.
Entry Into Antwerp" on the ground that it
is an ''obscene picture" is an afflir of
great cry and little wool. Many people
have supposed it to have been only an ad-
yertising trick, like Mrs. Tom Ri joins
fancy dress. But the President Of Mr..
Comstocks society treats it as serious
matter, and draws some curious distinctions
to show when, in the society's opinion, art
is art and when it becomes obscenity.
For instance. copies and photographs
of the original of the picture that
excited Mr.. Comstock's anger may be
imported and sold by booksellers, ex-
hibited in print stores or reproduced
in engravings in pictorial papers. That is
Comstockian art But they must not be
displayed in confectioners windows, where
bull's-eyes and lollipops attract juvenile
customers. That is Comstockian obscen-
lys AOhCIS 6ICSh olsttc LII uA bui-
lery would be o very proper female !;
in a retail store window very i'm
proper one. But the President of the
Comstock society says that the offending
picture was never ordered to be removed
from the candy mans window. This con-
fiicts with the statements ofthe confectioner
and the agent, the former Of whom states that
its removal was ordered under penalty Of
seizure and arrest, while the latter has de-
clared that he would have carried out his
threat if the exhibition Of the picture had
been continued.
The Society for the Suppression Of Vice
has, no doubt, accomplished much. SUBJ
stantial good in this community. So has
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals. The public morals are better
protected now than they were a few years
ago, and dumb animals of the present gen.
Grafton are better off, thanks to Mr. Bergh,
than their ancestors were. But Mr.. Bergh's
excellent society does not add to its
popularity and usefulness when it in
terferes with pigeon shooting and turtle
tying and Mr.. Comstock's society will
not win laurels by taking up the cudgels
against works of art on the ground of the
naughtiness Of slimly draped figures.