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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-01-02
The following, from the Anoks
Union is pretty good advice:

The following, from the Anoka
Union Is pretty good advice:
Every establishment doing large
business has great number of small
bills On its books: these aggregate an
important sum, but each individual
debtor is apt to measure the inpor-
tance Of his remittance by its own
magnitude, Now this is not the cor.
rect view. A general settlement OF
accounts. while it would leave the dis
tribution Of money, in general terms,
precisely where it found it, would new
estheiess have accomplished TIE pay
ment OF the great bulk Of debts. II
a. pays B., B. will pay G. and C. will
again pay A. AZ any rate debts
should be paid, whether large or small
and the opening year is the sea son for
sach payment. As a rule, the ques-
tion is not so much one either of abil-
ity or intention to pay. as It is Of punc-
tuality; and this is particular in regard
TO small matters, Among the many
good resolutions formed at the com
mencement of the year, let not this
one Of liquidating small accounts be
forgotten, nor its accomplishment de-
layed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-01-02

10 whom It may concern g Notice is
hereby sg5iAen that q certain note, dated on
or about May Both, 1876, given by me to
>. \. Staples Tor the sum Of sssse, has been
fully paid and is therefore worthless
GEORGE CROOK, u,
Dated Princeton, q ecember II, 1877.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-01-02
a Foul oathed Fool.

4 b
The people Of Hutchinson are to be
Ipitied; Nye, tho so-called artist has
has inflicted himself upon them. This
same Nye was in Princeton three
months, and during that short time lie
succeeded in disgusting every white
person as we'll as the Indians and half
breeds with whom he came in contact,
In fact, he was regarded hy most peo-
pile as insane He attended tho tenn
perance meetings regularly, and on ey.
cry occasion would attempt TO make
! a speech bnt invariably made an ass 81
himself-he was born an assand it was
hard for him to be anythingelse; he
got to be such a nuisance that when
HE would get up to speak the chair
would not recognize hun. The Fri
| day before he left here, lie delivered
one Of his idiotic lectures on temper
ance in the NJ. E. church, quite a crowd
including number ofladies were
prompted BY curiosity to so and hear
him, his language was SO grossly in
decent that all the ladies and three
fourths Of the gentlemen arose and
left before Nye had fairly commenced
to spout. The editor Of the Union
was not present but from reliable
source learned the facts and published
them. The following postAl card to
the postmaster explains why tile fool
don't like the Union nor the ladies Of
! Princeton. Old boots area bad place
for vrrnlin to breed but then we sup
pose they breed all over him and then
agnin it was quite natural for the lice
to mistake his feet for his head for. it
would be 10 easy matter to determine
which, his ieet.or his head, contained
the most brains, This is verbatim:
HUTCHINSON, Dec 3lst.
sa,.@. Mr. Ross
E Have mot had any
mail come to your office Have not reed
any yet and wonder at it, give nv
love to the editor Of the princeton
union 0 how I feel for him am afraid
that he will not survive long. Also
please remember me 10 those pretty
arrissocratic beauties they al have i
warm place in my heart G it breeds
vermin in my old boots when I think
Of them. B A Nye
SsIr, A. r. Tobey also received let
ter from the poor fool, and the la
dies Of Princeton, because they could
not appreciate his vulgagitg, are SLAM
dered in an outrageous manner. The
editorsof the UN1oN also comes in for
q good share Of abuse; but when Nye
executes his threats against the UNION
man, he had better bring several slung
shots along. The letter we refer to
as written BY him TO. Mr.. & obey,
would, for vulgarity, obscenity and
Inastiness, disgrace the meanest, lowest
prostitute Of the Five Points of New
York. The ladies Of Hutchinson,
when the poor, driyeling idiot leaves
there, will come in for the saslse kind
! Ct abuse from the foul -mouthed crea.
tire, that the i Princeton ladies are no v
receiving, We have already wasted
too much time and space tozthe mis-
cradle liar, and in conclusion will say
that we believe the poor FOOLS insane
and that is the most charitable con
struction that can be placed upon his
actions. .,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-01-02

An indignant feminine subscriber to
Pennsylvania newspaper, takes this
neat way of stopping it:
stop sending me the jernel emmy
more, as Jon diddent notis the bigg
hogg my husband buchered sunday
and It don't fit my pantry shelves emmy
bow
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-01-02

Or Gle Of Princeton was in towr
yesterday. The DR.. is happy, and in,
forms us by this time next year when
lie visits Cambridge, he will come as
far as Spencer Brook by rail, then by
water down the Rum River to our
City. He says the cars will be run.
ming between Anoka and Princeton,
next fall sure.--Isanti County Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-01-02

The crossing between the saloon and
tbs. court house reminds one OF the
Slough Of despond in Bunyan's Pill
grim's Progress. IPYis,cston Union.
Well, well. So the court house
fellows over IL your county have
trsmped the path leaaing TO the saloon
until they have worked it into a NOR
tar-bed, have tney9--Litle Falls
transcript.
Great Scotland! How good men
will set slandered. Why, Auditor
midget is q member Of the NJ. z.
Church, ~ Register Ross IS g Sunday
school teacher, County Attorney Ross
leads in prayer occasionally, and the
sight Of whiskey or any kind Of intox
icating drink, would give Sheriff Dick
son the jim-jams. "
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-01-02
RELIC I0Js NOTICES.

METHODIST EPIscopAL.--Prea ching
every Sabbath at halfpast 10 a. N, and
at 7 P, NJ. Prayer meeting every
Thursday evening.
REV. G. f. KINGsLANp, Pastor.
0 CoNGREGATIoNAr.---- Services every
Sabbath at half past 10 A. NJ. and q Il.
NJ. REV. j. e.. STORM, Pastor.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-01-02

The Isanti Press, in speaking Of the
new railroad from Princeton to Anoka
says;
"The Rush City Post also contains
an account Of road from Grantsburg,
Wisconsin TO Rush City, which might
be continued to and through Cam
bridge, were we possessed Of any en-
terprise.
Yes, that IS lust the trouble with
Cambridge; but can't you pluck up
a little courage and do something
The ST. Paul & d, r, r. needs feeders
aud the first ore will be9from here to
Glantsburg, and the people propose to
help build it. Now if Cambridge and
the people in the towns through which
it vii! pass, will DO their share, the
road could be extended from here to
Princeton, through Cambridge. Just
talk it up MIR. Press. and sec how they
feel On the natter.--Rush City Post,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-01-02

go Lu,nherzs,en and Farmers Take
N Office AL who want good OK bows, OK
yokes, or ak handles win do well to call at
D. Fl. Murray's store before purchasing
elsewhere. | use the best lumber to be
found inthis county. sILE HOWARD.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-01-02

How Bro. Dunn of the Princeton
Union will swear, when he sends in his
bill for advertising Ash & Robbins
Fits and Consumption fraud.
Dead beats, Robert.-EIk River Star.
We came to that conclusion, Bro.
Dare, last week; and have sworn to
never publish a foreign advertisement
again without receiving pay in advance
Ash & Robbins are notorious dead
beats and swindlers; we believe their
medicines are frauds, for firm given
to beating printers, would beat the
public.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-01-02


If all the farmers did as some in
Spencer Brook have done--give their
whole attention to farming and quit
logging, they would do better. John
Stadden and Gerry Clough fixed up
this fall and went in the pineries; they
have now discharged their crews, come
home and gone to farming. stadden
never fairly quit farming, as some let.
ruce picked from his garden Christ
mas day and just shown US, testify,
but now has begun in earnest and
sowed his onions yesterday.-Isanti
County Press. .
. It's all a mistake Mr.. Press. Gerry
Clough--oz the Clough Bro Shave
not discharged their crew, on the con-
trary they have more logs banked
than any other concern on Rum River
and are still landing. We venture the
assertion that they will get what they
started for--3,00O,O0 OF course
Mr.. Gerry Clough is Grst-class far.
ner; a look at his live stock and bis
fields will convince any one Of that fact
As for Mr.. John stadden being lum.
herman, it's the first we knew it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-01-02

'The UNION AND THE TTeeklY
.Pioneer-Iress FOR 81 SO PER
YEAR. 5I
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-01-02
" Spencer Crock Letter,

This letter was received, too late FOR
last weeks issue. and although it's rather
Old now we publish it.-ED. a~A#
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-06-27
Progress in Hard Times.

Notwithstanding the times, it is doubtful
ii the country ever made greater or more
rapid progress in substantial wealth than du-
ring the last seven years. From a compare
son of the statistics of the census of 1870
with those furnished by the Bureau of Agri-
culture for 1877, it appears that there was
$1,000, COO more acres of land under cultiva-
ton last year than 1870. an increase Of 81
per cent. The percentage OF increase in the
number OF bushels of corn produced was 229
of wheat, 50; Of rye, 42; of barley, So: in tons
of hay, "a; and in pounds of tobacco, 81 per
cent. The live stock over the aggregate of
1870 was. horses. Al per cent; mules, As
COWS, %; oxen and other ca tile, 30; sheep,
25} !; swine, % per cent. The aggregate in
crease in the number Of live animals amount
ed to about 100000 head. The excessiof
,he grain crop of 1877 over that OF 1870 was
nearly $50 600, 900 bushels. Our exports for
the year ending June 80, 1877, exclusive of
gold and silver, amounted to $685., $780, 8O.
This increase will be more marked when the
figures shall be given comparing 1877 with
1878, Notwithstanding the many business
failures which will have to be recorded.
These have been the result of over trading
and the absence of judicious calculation for
the contraction of values and the leveling
down process OF prices OF all commodities
to normal condition of things. If the peo-
pie could only once realize that their safe
ty rests in the reputation of machine poll
tics and the suppression of all unnatural and
illesitimate causes of agitation, they would
find the material interests of the country
would receive healthy stimulus and the gen
eral prosperity be advanced.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-06-27

Ages from Is to "a, inclusive, insured at the
policy for $4,000 costs twice the amounts. land
policy for $1,000 three times the amounts a pol
icy for 81 600 costs.
policy for $500 costs IS admission premium:
thereafter for annual dues and mortality assess
ments one-half the amounts policy for $1,000
costs.
Advantages offered by the Home Mutual
Life Association of Pa.
l. Its members, or policy holders, secure insu-
rance at cost. There are no over-payments col
lected. Members pay as they go and get what
D. Its rates are cheaper than can be obtained
elsewhere with the same degree Of security.
8. Its assessment rates are adjusted to age. The
members all pay according to expectation of life.
allow compound interest at the rate of per cent.
per annum for ages above 40, and slightly de-
sured and at the expiration of life, as indicated
by American mortality experience, each will
have paid the same amount as nearly as can be
obtained without assessing fractional cents.
This exact equality of rates for the different ages
is important to the stability OF company, and is
found in no other company based on the assess
ment plan.
4. Its risks are taken with greater than is
generally practlced by companies based on the
assessment plan. The forms provided for appl
cations and the medical examinations required
are such as will cure the greatest degree of ex-
every healthy individual DESTROYS of securing
membership in the company will know how to
appreciate.
5. Its plans Of operation are based on principles
that have been thoroughly tested. All lapses and
supplied with new members of the same age as,
or younger than, the vacating members were at
the time of Joining, SO that dangerous increase
of age will become impossible.
All assessments will be based the rate of
death-losses per one thousand members.
Thus, it there are LOCO members and death
occurs it will cost member aged 80 years so
cents. But if there are 1000 members it will
cost the member aged 80 years only 60 cents for
too deaths, and if there are 5000 members it will
cost the same member, aged 80 years, only go
cents for three deaths in the company. There
must be as many death-losses there are times
one thousand members in the company until
member insured for $1,000, is assessed the full
amount placed opposite his age the table. In
other words, assessments laid ratably
cording to age. amount insured, and the number
of death-losses per one Thousand members.
Classes. series and divisions, which tepd to
weaken company and multiply its expenses,
re TINS avoided. Uniformity of death rates, and
,rfect equality of costs according to age and
aount insured, are thus secured to all the mem
or policy holders of the company.
While ins nrance obtained in the Home Mutual
-. thus shown to be as safe any that be
ired, the tables will show its cheapness as COM
red with other companies.
Tor further information, and terms to agents,
dress
ARIsTA HoGE, HOGE KER,
HEBER KER. Staunton, Va,
District Agents for Virginia-Nelson Albemarle,
fluvana ana Louisa counties excepted.
For Non Forfeiture and return assessment
plans. see circulars. Feb. Him
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-06-27

Why the Democrats still continue to harp
upon what they call the frauds in the Elec.
toral count, we cannot understand. II there
were frauds committed they are responsible
for them. They suggested and effected the
Electoral Commission; they accepted and
ratified Its findings, and III law and in NOR.
ais are as much responsible for the result as
the Republicans. Ii there was fraud, as
they now allege, because the case was adiu-
dicated against them, they are responsible
for it, as much so as Republicans, for they
were parties to it. But this fraud cry is for
effect, and to divert attention from tile
record they have made. But it will not de-
lude many, no more, il us much, as ssRe.
form" did in 1875, under the leadership Of
Tilden, the exponent of Tammany politics.
The s'Reform'' pretence was about as sincere
as is the sfraud'' sensation. and will be
looked upon in the same light by the people.
Ii the Democrats had been really DESTROYS of
exposing frauds, they would have extended
the investigation to Oregon, Mississippi, Al
ALBANIA, North Carolina, Indiana, and New
York, where they would have found ample
data for establishment if their virtuous souls
arc sensitive upon the subject.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-06-27
@uetrp.


Because begged SO hard,
She has at last umbarred
The treasure-chamber OF her fastened heart,
And loves feet enter in,
That waited long to win
Their way, nor would from close shut door depart
His patient, faithful feet
Find favor with my sweet.
Because begged so hard,
This, then, is my reward
And love, the wayfarer, is love the guest;
No more in streets of scorn
He turns away forlorn,
His tired feet find rooms Of shaded rest
Where all their dusty heat
Is cooled by my fair sweet.
Because begged SO hard,
For once my fate ill-starred
Is swayed by the mild might OF happy moons
Only one lightest touch!
Only but, oh, how much
Love wearies out whom we'll he importunes
And well did he entreat
The mercy Of my sweet.
Because begged so hard,
Years, with sad seasons marred,
Are lightened backwards as with sudden suns
Yea, over life's whole skies
The light or her dear eyes
Travels, like dawn and sunset shed at once
Mixed in one glory. meet
All days this day, my sweet
Because begged so hard.
The shadow doth retard
Upon the dial one delicious hour
One hour that is not found
Within the days dull round,
But added by great loves exerted power
Let time move on, its beat
Is music now, my sweet
ia Still do beg her hard;
For inner gates still guard,
And as he passed, SO love again would pass
Entering in fear and bound,
Returning free and crowned.
The gowing of his feet shall fall alas!
But now their eager heat
Must win its way, my sweet!
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-06-27
Our Exports.

The value of fifteen of our principal arti-
Giles of export for the year 1877 Was as fol-
lows; Cotton, Sill, sos; petroleum, $751;
7s9, ABS; bacon and ham, $49, 5l2, 62T; wheat
$47, 1876, 562; Indian corn, s4l, 1921 ,245; tobac-
co, s32, O2O, 2l4; lard, s25, 562, $3.50; gold and
silver, coin and bullion, $40, 966, OBS; wheat
flour, $2l,6O3,947; lumber, sl5,04l, TAI;
cheese, SIP, 200, G27; wool and WOODEN goods,
1884, $40; tallow, 81, ss3,6lG; beef, $780,
475. 1t is notable fact that petroleum. the
porduct of small area in an otherwise
worthless region, stands second OIL the list.
It brings to this country from abroad more
gold than any other commodity except cot
ton. Fifteen years ago not a barrel had
been exported. For ages petroleum had
been known in the Old World, yet its USE
was comparatively insignificant until Amer.
lean inventors devised the means for co lect-
ing it in unlimited quantities, and thous-
and other means for transporting, refining,
and applying it to profitable uses. Who can
tell what other natural products of incalcula-
bic value are still lying undeveloped, waiting
for the genius of our inventors to call them
into life and usefulness.
The United States Supreme Court has
held railroad company liable for injuries
to passenger riding on free pass which
specified that che company was not liable.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-06-27
self and living high, and having good time.

self and living high, and having good time.
Let's see how high have got. lam out of
clothes, out of money, out of character
hats three outs; and l have arisen to be
the companion of a travelling tinker. That's
my outing and elevation. Now, what have
got into-let me see? Oh, see, or rather
smell, into a hog-pen. II ever get out I'll
quit, and serve God for better wages
He did quit, and became the first iourna-
list and wit of the Southwest.
A man once said to Prentice, as an ex-
cuse for his dishonesty: II must live, you
know" The latter adopted Dean Swift's
famed reply, 81 don't see that at all, SIR"
by saying, with greater and sharper empha-
sig, "What for? I'll let you off, An elderly
but rather an unsound contemporary of the
press once spoke of him in his early days as
the green editor" Prentice replied, 'Bet-
ter green than rotten" To another who
was in bad odors as to political honesty, he
sent box I disinfectant, marked ''for per-
sonal use.''
All things considered, vulgar and duelist
as he was, George D. Prentice was the truest
friend that ever shot an intimate acquain-
ance, the kindest man that ever kicked
bore down stairs, and the sweetest poet
who ever wrote editorials that made even
men bl.lsh.
He gave to Amelia B. Welby, the sweet
poetess of the West, heropportunity for fame
and her compensation when she reached it,
aud God might forgive His worshipper who
first printed her "Rainbow.'
"How wide was the sweep Of its beautiful wings
How brilliant its circle, how radiant its rings.
II looked on the sky, twas suspended in air,
If looked on the ocean, the rainbow was there;
Thus forming sirdle as brilliant and whole
As the thoughts OF the rainbow encircling my
soul.
AS matter of fact, Amelia Welby never
did ''look on the ocean, for her inspiration
was obtained wholly from viewing the Ohio
river. Thus in her poem on the stars OF
night she wrote so beautifully
Ten thousand stars were in the sky
Ten thousand on the sea;
For every wave, with dimpled face,
That Ieaped into the air.
Had caught star in its embrace.
And held it trembling there.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-06-27
The Influence of one Mill.

A single wooden mill iE the city of Law
renee produces every week million yards
of dyed or printed cloths. 1t pays 100000
week as wages. I5empoys $500 persons,
paying them at an average rate OF 50 cents
day to women and girls. ard $I.40 day
to men. 1t consumes 800 tons of starch,
and expends $500, 900 for printing and dye
ing materials every year. The wool it re-
quires call for the fleeces of 10000 head of
sheep. 1t secures food, clothing, and usual
ly respectable savings to $500 persons and
their dependents-not less than 10, COO souls
altogether. This, with the freights paid for
the transportation of its materials and pro-
ducts, shows what one mill contributes to
the wealth, power. and prosperity of the
country. The WOODEN industry of the coun-
try amounts to more than 100000, 900 a
year. There are nearly thousand wooden
mills in Ohio and other Western States. But
in Viry mia there are comparatively few, al
though we have as many natural advantages
! as any portion of the globe. This is because
the people have allowed the political agita-
tors to make it unpleasant for capitalists
from distance to locate h, re. Our climate,
water-power and pastural advantages are
unsurpassed if rot unequaled; but we have
allowed the miserable and ruino,s spirit OF
party to control all our interests, and drive
from us the enterprise OF the country. There
should be an earnest awakening among the
| toilers of the State to their true condition
and the reactionary and depressing effect
the political rings and machine politics have
upon the peace, progress and prosperity OF
the Commonwealth. They have it in their
power to change this sluggard state OF at
fairs, which spreads like pail over their
business interests, and i,ausurate a healthy
and enterprising spirit, that will aim to
stimulate all kind of industry, and place
Virginia along side o; the live Common
wealt lbs of the nation.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-06-27

V,NIS SPACIOUS HOTEL. the leading
Il House 1.-THE Valley of Virginia, has recently
beenre lifted and repainted throughout. Located
n the central part of the city, only two blocks
70 either depot.
THE OFFICE is OPEN THE ENTIRE NIGHT,
and guests will be received or called at any hour
Special Suits of Rooms
for families or large travelling parties. Tourists
brated Weyer's Cave, and no less famous, the
Cave OF Seven Fountains; both only fifteen miles
distant over a good road; the wonderful view
from ''Elliott's Knobb," and the scenery around
the city, to be witnessed in an afternoons drive
is the most beautiful in the mountains.
THERE IS A VERY FINE LIVERY
attached to the hotel, furnishing carriages to all
points at reasonable rates.
81 Coaches and Porters in attendance at all
the trains to convey passengers and baggage
FREE OF CHARGE. JNO. D. CROWLE, Prop.
g L. 5. DAVIS, Clerk, mari