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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-10-01
The Use of Pain.

The power which rules the universe,
this great, tender power, uses pain as a
signal of danger. Just, generous, beau
tiful Nature never strikes a foul blow
never attacks us behind our backs; never
digs pitfalls or lays ambuscades; never
wears smiles upon her face when there
is vengeance in her heart. Patiently she
teaches us her laws; plainly she writes
her warnings; tenderly she graduates
their force. Long before the fierce red
danger-light Of pain is flashed, she pleads
with us, as if for her own sake, not ours,
to be merciful to ourselves and to each
other. She makes the overworked brain
to wander from the subject of its labors
she turns the over-indulged body against
the delights of yesterday. These are her
caution signals, eco slow" She stands
in the filthy courts and alleys that we
pass daily, and beckons us to enter
and realize with our senses what
we allow to exist in the midst
of the culture of which we brag.
Anu what do we do for ourselves2 We
ply whip and epur on the jaded brain as
though it were jibing horse force it
back into the road which leads to mad
ness, and 60 on full gallop. We drug the
rebellious body with stimulants; we hide
the 81 gnal and think we have escaped the
danger, and are very festive before night.
We turn aside, as the Pharisee did Of old,
and pass on the other side with our hand
kerchief to our nose. At last. having
broken Natures laws, and d1sregarded
her warnings, forth she comes-drums
beating, colors flying right in front to
punish us. Then We 60 down on our
knees and whimper about it having pleas
ed God Almighty to send this affection
upon us, and pray him to work mira !
Gle in order to reverse the natural conse-
quences of our disobedience, or save us
from the trouble Of doing our duty. In
other words, we put our finger in the fire,
and bog that it may not hurt. "
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-10-01
SENTIMENT ON THE SANDS
We wandered away from the crowd,
The blare of the noisy handy sa1
By the loving lips of the ocean, r .
&. Over the golden sand;

We wandered away from the crowd,
The blare of the noisy band,l
By the loving lips of the ocean, ....
.. Over the golden sand;
Talking ridiculous nonsense
u Inspecting preposterous shells,
Flotsam and jetsam various.
With singular maratime smells.
A bottle, barrel, some seaweed,
Some muscular bivalves agape,
The remains of their edible persons
Shivered and dried out of shape.
Past children interring each other
In jocular tomblets of sand,
Digging, and delvng, and laug hing
A merry sepulchral band.
"Might smoker "As matter of course"
She liked the smell of the weed,
A light from SOP of the soil,
And back with impetuous speed.
She was posed in pensive pose
AS noiselessly neared her stand,
And saw that she wrote with her paragol
Lines on the golden sand.
My heart it pattcd my ribs;
She's writing, no doubt, on the sly,
The name that pleases her best
my own, I'll be bound" thought I.
Over her shoulder peepcd-
Over her ruffling collars;
On the golden sand she scrawled:
-Harper's Bdzar.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-10-01
Romance Ofthe Isles Of Shoals.

The correspondent OF Western journ-
al, writing from the Isles of Shoals, gives
an interesting account of the original &C.
cupation of Appledore Island, one of the
group, on which there has long been a
summer inn much freauented by New
Englanders, New Workers and Western
people. 1t seems to have been purchased
by Mr.. Leighton, lawyer and prom
inent local politician OF Portsmouth, n.
H., who bought it with view to living
on 1t permanently on account Of his dis
satisfaction with his party. He took his
wife and child-a daughter-there, built
rude house, and expressed his determi
nation never to return to the mainland.
He adhered to his determination infiexi-
bly,, tor he had grown sour and misan-
thropical Ly his political disappointment.
When his daughter had become fifteen or
sixteen, young lawyer of delicate con-
stitutlon asked the privilege Of boarding
in Mr.. Leighton's isolated family for the
benefit of his health. The privilege was
reluctantly accorded, and the attorney,
being thrown into the society of the
described as 4 very pretty,
bright and unconventional girl, as she
would be likely to be with her peculiar
surroundings-fell desperately in love
with her. The cynical father opposed
marriage and was furious at the interlop-
ing gallant, but as the latter could not
be bullied or driven off she was to be his
wife, and the two went to the main land
and lived there. The lady is now known
20 the literary world as Mrs. Celia Thax-
er, the poet, favorite contributor to the
.lantic. She is very fond of Appledore,
oubtless through its early romantic asso-
iations, and spends most of her summers
in cottage near the Appledore House,
kept by her brothers, who were born on
the island and have grown to be inn keep
ers by process of evolution, gradual but
Irresistible. Persons began to go to the
house of their father many years ago, as
to lrygiegic resort, and patronage in
creased until they were forced into the
position of prosperous landlords. Their
eccentric father is buried near the hotel,
his last request being that his remains
should not be carried to the mainland,
The correspondent calls Mrs. Thaxter a
Yankee miranda, and makes quite an
idyl of her history. Not many of our
watering places have so romantic associ
ations, and, unlike most of the recitals
about such resorts, this one appears to
be subantially true. l
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-10-01

lis that an Alderny cow2'' the young
man from town asked old Mr.. Thistlepod
out on the agency road. The old man is
a little near-sighted in his hearing, and
ne looked at the youth in amazement.
wall J" he replied, ''she amt so ALFRED
elderly, only two years last spring; what
might be your idea of an old COW, young
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-10-01

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Nh. Barnum then withdrew, but Mr.. Wells
also declining, Mr.. Barnum's candidacy wa
again pressed, and the formal ballot stood
baInum, 1925; Lineau, 12915.
!, MI. Barnum Was loudly called. Ascending
tho rostrum, and after the cheers which greet.
cd him had subsided, he said:
Gentlemen of the Convention:
Language fails to express the sense of obi
gatlon which feel for the honor you have this
day conferred upon me. This convention a.
sembled in the belief that the hitherto serried
ranks Ut the Republican party were wavering,
and that with the nomination of good mon by
the Democrats our success was assured. In
view OF this idea entertained by the Democ-
racy, feel especially fattered by tho honor
which your convention has this day extended
to mo. I an further honored BY being
associated with the gentleman who has
Just lett the stand-the noblest Roman of us
of al that is uprig ht and honorable, and q the
front and head of our ticket he will bring
strength to the party. I give the assurance
that btearns county will contribute 1900 ma
jority towards his election. Great applause }
just here let me remark that q. A. Gilman
claims that he was helped to his election by
Democratic votes. We in Stearns county will
show him something different. I opine that
after tho day of election he will entertain a
widely different opinion. In conclusion, gen.
tlemen, again return you my thanks. 80
0TH1R NOMINEES.
The remainder Of tho ticket Wa made by
reclamation, % follows: 4sE ..#ts'
Governor Rice, of Rsmssy, =
Lieut.. GOvernor-E. p. Barnum, of Stearns
Secretary of 6tate-Felix A. Borsr, of LIE
Sueur. 49, '25~ =
State Tteasurer-Lyman e. Oowdrey, of Glm-
sted. s ...s..sfs--.s.. . s>1-t..s ~
Attorney General-P. NJ. Baboook, of Hen
nopin. ." !
Railroad Commissioner Col. VIM. Oolville,
of dOOdhuo ~ @o!1&sE8 8assr.l.ET 81 : N - =
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-10-01

being added to tho committee. The result vas
swo reports on that plank - follows,
MAJORITY RHpo1r.
We hold that gold and silver coin II the
money of tho constitution. That all paper
currency should 1t all times b redeemsble in
coin 1T the option Of the holder, and tho volume
thereof should be regulated by tho business
wants OF the country. That We favor the IN
limited coinage Of silver coin and it, immedi-
ats zestozation to its original place ~ money,
the sans - gold. - go
TIE MINORITY REPoRT. ,
We hold that gold and silver coin il the
money Of the constitution. That al paper cur
Eency should at all times be redeemabls in
coin. 1t tho option of tho holder and the
volume tpereot regulated by the business wants
OK the country. That We favor the gradual
substitution Of United States treasury notes,
xor national bank notes. the FREQ coinage Of
n!ver and 1ts immediate restoration to 1ta
original place ~ money tho same a gold.
~. ... .3.. L. EMMETT,
VIZ. CAMPBELL.
Q. d. SHERWOOD,
81. W. HILL,
":t # Ed. OHARA. IL
After another debate the majority report wa.
adopted by 1873 to 119. The whole platform il
- follows: @s,'. 80 e.. ...' =
We, the Democracy Of Minnesota, in convention
assembled, pledge ourselves to the support Of the
following principles Of public policy: t" a..a5 &.
1nst-The United States II an indissoluble Union
OF mdestructibe states; the federal government In
mpreme within the limits defined by the consttu-
s Svu anu lts amendments; the powers not thereby
reserved TO the States respectively or to the people,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-10-01
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The Platform and State Ticket of tho Mtss-
Mesoto Dentocr0cN. ~ 3 .y> i.

1seOVSW N0UsVCSVSCVs & .tEa.
The Minnesota Democratic State Convention
met at st. Paul on the 25th of September, and
was called to order by P. Il. Holly, member OF
tho State Central committee. John B. Brisbin
of st. Paul was made chairman, and Budd
Reeve of Hennepin county and O. h. Benedict
OF Wabashaw secretaries. The following con'
mittee on platform was adopted: Va
@. e. Flandrsu. St. Paul. ... ~ -.l!&
o. NJ. Hall, Goodhue county. ,..s
George A. Perkins, Wabsshaw county.
Judge Emmett, Rice county. ~a..u
VIM. Lochren, Minneapolis. n..,l.
VIM. Smith, LIE Sueur county. .5s.
l.. E. Evans, St. Cloud. ..
NJ. J. Severance, Blue Earth county.
Fl. r. Wells, Fillmore county. ,... 81" "a
Ed. O'Hara, Renville. ~.
A. K. Maynard, Kandiyohi county.
G. w. Holland, Grow Wing county.
r. A. Jones, Olmsted county.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-08-21
The Introduction of Wheat.

It is difficult in the present day to
realize the fact that wheat was at one
time unknown in America, yet prior to
the discovery of this continent by
Columbus there was no cereal in Amer
lea approaching in nature to the wheat
plant. It was not, observes the Anlerl-
can Miller, until 1880 that wheat found
it's way into Mexico, and then only by
chance. A servant of Cortez found a
few grains of wheat in a parcel of rice
and showed them to his master, who
ordered them to be planted. The re-
suit showed that wheat would thrive
we'll on American soil; and to-day one
of the finest wheat valleys in the world
is near the Mexican capital. From
Mexico the cereal found it's way to
Peru. Marie D'Escobal, wife of Don
Diego de Chauves, carried a few grains
to Lima, which we're planted, the entire
crop being used for seed for several
successive crops. At Quito, Ecuador, a
monk of the order of st. Francis, by
the name of Fray Jodosi Bixi, intro
duced new cereal; and it is said that
the jar which contained the seeds is
still preserved by the monks of Quito.
Wheat was introduced into the present
limits of the United States contem-
poraneously with the settlement of the
country by the English and Dutch.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-08-21
A Glorious Climate.

Ii there is any part of the world, says
correspondent, free from all suspicion
of malaria, it is the belt of country lying
on the shores of the gulf, and stretch
ing from the alluvial marshes that sur
round the mouth of the Mississippi -
say from Lake Borgue-to the neigh
borhood of Mobile bay, and then be-
yond far to the eastward through
Alabama and West Florida. For the
present purpose, however, it is not
necessary to look beyond the Missis-
sippi seacoast, bordering on what is
known on the maps as Mississippi
sound. tits strip of sterile sand, with
only soil enough to sustain continuous
forest of pines intermingled with the
scant underground of the "piny woods"
There is no cultivation except
that of the orange and fig trees,
which grow in profusion, here
and there a scuppernong vineyard, and
the gardens which, by dint of diligent
culture, may be made to yield a scant
supply of vegetables for family use dur
ing few months of the year, and then
wither and fail for lack of soil. The
springs and wells are of the purest.
The streams, unpolluted by cultivation,
are always clear and limpid. There are
swamps, but they are supplied by sweet
and living springs. The water in time
OF drought disappears in the porous and
sandy soil, but never stagnates. The
shores are swept by delicious breezes on
the one side from the vast expanse
of the gulf, and on the other from the
resinous and fragrant pine forests that
stretch for 100 miles into the interior.
People expose themselves to rain, sun,
sea and night air, leave their wet gar
ments to dry upon their persons and
sleep without shelter with entire safety.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-08-21
A Deadhead Ride Across the Continent.

A short time ago the firm Of Holcomb
& Co., carriage makers, of this city,
shipped coupe to San Francisco, Cal.
It Was covered with canvas, as is the
usual custom, to protect it against the
weather. Some man in this city, wish
ing to get across the continent free of
expense, adopted the coupe as tempo
rary abiding place, put eatables enough
aboard to last him for the trip, and then,
hidden from the public gaze, started on
his ten-days' trip, and reached San
Francisco in safety. Who the advent
urer was is not known, for he managed
to escape from his temporary home be-
fore the railway officials discovered
him. That he was not particular as to
the cleanliness of his abode was ap-
parent from the condition in which he
left the coupe, in which were remnants
of the eatables he had taken for his
trip. The carriage was valuable one,
and was nearly ruined by his careless
ness.-NeaU HaUe21 Register.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-08-21
A Wise LEGISLATOR.

He is successful because he has the manly
courage to rise above all personal motives or
interests and cast his vote and influence on the
side of measures which will contribute to the
well-being Of his fellowmen. The good Of the
many, even though it proves injurious to the
interests of the few, is the maxim of the wise
legislator. But certain men will never admit
the wisdom of this doctrine, any more than
some selfish private practitioners will admit the
superlative value of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medi-
Cal Discovery and Pleasant Purgatlve Pellets,
practice. OF course, no man in his right senses
will pay physician $500 for consultation, a
bottle of bitters, few powders, and prescrip-
ton, when one bottle of DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery and bottle of his Pleasant
Purgative Pellets, both costing but rs, will
accomplish the same result, viz cleanse the
liver and blood, regulate and tone the stom-
ach, and impart healthful action to the
bowels and kidneys.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-08-21
Bet you a hundred my fly moves

@Bet you a hundred my fly moves
first"
The money was put up, and all eyes
were intently bent on the window.
Pretty soon the mucilage fly made a
struggle to free itself, and succeeded in
dragging itself about half it's length on
the sash-frame.
shy money!" exclaimed the betting
man.
The others did not want to give up,
as the movement had only been barely
perceptible.
"Do you want to keep me here all
day betting against dead fy?" said the
betting man.
The boys rushed to the window to
examine their fly.
It was dead San FIR a7acisco Stock
Report.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-08-21
Betting ON a Dead Thing.

One of the frequenters of brokers'
Office, in this city, is a man who will bet
on any kind of proposition. When
he enters the Office in the morning he
greets the gentlemen present by saying,
"Mornin', boys! Is there anything any
of We want to bet on this mornin? ?" And
he hangs around all day watching for
chances to bet: and, if man ventures
an opinion about the stock-market,
hints that perhaps Sierra Nevada may
sell for 40 next week, he will pounce on
him like hawk on a June-bug, and Of
fer to bet him a hundred that it don't
sell for 40 in six years. The other day
the boys put up job on him. They
got fly, dipped it's feet in mucllage,
and stuck it on sash-frame in the
office. Flies are pretty thick around
this office. Of course, there's not much
for fly to eat in brokers' Office; but,
between ink, and mucilage, and the
breath of the clerks, they manage to
exc out subsistence. Pretty soon an
other fly sailed in through the front
door from restaurant around the cor
ner, and settled down on the sash near
the fly that the boys had fixed, and in q,
few moments the betting man dropped
in, with his usual salutation about bet.
ting. After some preliminary skirmish-
ing about not being on the gamble, be-
ing busted in stocks, and other little
by-plays to make the betting man think
they were not anxious for wager, one
of the boys spoke up and said:
"Pard, I'll tell you what I will do;
I'll bet you that fly in the corner Of
that sash moves before that other fly
about six inches from him does"
The fly in the corner was the fly from
the restaurant, and the other was the
fly with the mucilage on it's feet.
cts whack!" said the betting man
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-08-21
LeadyilIe WAYS.

Leadville continues the same rollick-
ing, droll, devil-may care place that it
ever was. 1t is essentially sui generis.
Last March a Common Council was
elected, consisting almost exclusively of
liquor dealers. Immediately after or
ganizing, the Council proceeded to levy
round lot of taxes. Almost with
unanimous consent the citizens refused
to pay them, alleging that they were
illegally levied; that the Aldermen we're
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-08-21
When the Bowels Are DisOrdered

No time should be lost in resortng to a suita-
BILE remedy Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is the
most reliable and widely esteemed medicine of
it's class. 1t removes the causes of constipa-
ton, or of undue relaxation of the intestines,
which are usually indigestion or misd:rection
Of the bile. When it acts as a cathartic, it
does not grippe and violently evacuate, but pro-
duces gradual and natural effects, very unlike
those of drastic purgative; and its power of
assisting digestion nullifies those irritating
conditions of the mucous membrane of the
stomach and Intestinal canal which produce
first diarrhea, and eventually dysentery. The
medicine is, moreover, an agreeable one, and
eminenty pure and wholesome. Appetite
and tranquil nightly slumber are both pro-
noted by it.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-08-21

Incorporating the money, and that
the taxes were unduly onerous. Where
upon the Council resolved to disband it
self, and discharge the police and other
city officers. On reconsideration, how
ever. the worthy Aldermen decided to
stay little longer, but they directed the
police and frennen to afford no protec-
ton or assistance to any citizen who re-
fused to pay his taxes. In fact, lovers
Of fun can find it everywhere there.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-08-21
USEFUL INFORMATION.

A FRENCH chemist asserts that il tea
be ground like coffee, Immediately be-
fore hot water is poured upon it, it will
yield nearly double the amount of its
exhilarating qualities.
To CLEAN lamp chimneys, hold them
over the nose of the teakettle when the
kettle is boiling furiously. One or two
repetitions of this process will make
them beautifully clean. Of course they
must be wiped upon clean cloth.
To MAKE Moss ADHERE TO WooD
CRossEs.-Dissolve gum tragacanth to
thick mucilage, and, after putting a
first covering Of moss on the cross, put
it away to dry. The second or third
time every part can be partly covered,
and it will firmly adhere.
IF one can procure little new milk
Immediately after the ink is spilled on
linen, and wash out quickly, there is no
difficulty in taking out the stain. If
this cannot be done, rub wet salt on the
spots, and expose to the sun; wash out
after few hours, and, if the stain is
only partially obliterated, repeat the
process. Bi-carbonate of soda mixed
with water is often efficacious.
To WRITTEN the finger nails take two
drachms of dilute sulphuric acid, one
drachm of tincture of myrrh, four
ounces of spring water, and mix them
in a bottle. After washing the hands,
dip the fingers in little of the mixture,
Il al. 70 IN
the hand. Rings with pearls in them,
and such as have stones set with foils to
color them, should always be removed
from the fingers when the hands are
washed.
To REMOVE grease spots, put half a
teaspoonful of ammonia into half a
table spoonful of alcohol; wet a bit of
wooden cloth or soft sponge in it, and
the grease, if freshly dropped, will dis
appear. If the spot is of long standing,
it may require several applications. In
WOODEN or cotton the spot may be
rubbed when the liquid is applied, and
also in black silk, though not hard.
But with light or colored silk, wet the
spot with the cloth or sponge with
which the ammonia is put on, patting
it lightly. Rubbing silk, particularly
colored silk, is apt to leave whitish
spot almost as disagreeable as the
grease spot
TOILET SoAP.-Drippings, which ac-
cumulate in almost every household,
can be used for the grease. They
should first be boiled in water, and then
left to cool; afterward they should be
removed from the water and boiled
alone until the water is expelled. The
whittier the grease can be made the bet
ter the soap will be. The ingredients
of the soap are six pounds of sal soda,
seven pounds Of grease, three pounds
of unslacked lime, four gallons of soft
water, and one-half pound of borax.
Boil the soda and lime in the water
until they are dissolved; let the mixture
stand over night to settle; pour off the
clear lye, to which add the grease and
pulverized borax, and boil to the con-
sistency Of honey. Take the mixture
from the stove, stir in one ounce of oil
of sassafras or lavendar, and pour
it into tub, or what is still
better, tight, shallow box, to cool, and
when cold cut into bars and put on
boards to dry.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-08-21

The cordial reception that DR.. F. Wilhofts
Anti Periodic or Fever and Ague Tonic has re-
ceived at the hands of the medical profession
in Louisiana certainly proves that it is an ex-
cellent remedy, and that the composition of it,
as published by it's proprietors, Wheelock,
Finlay & Co., of New Orleans, is Endorsed by
them. Against Chills and Fever. Dumb Chills
and enlarged spleen there is no better remedy
in the world. For sale by all Druggists.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-08-21
EXcursinniStS.

Already large number of excursions have
been arranged from different parts of the coun-
try to Chicago during the coming fall. Many
of these have secured rooms at the fremont
House at very reasonable rates, and there is
plenty of room for more Parties interested
should make note of this
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-08-21

A YOUNG man died in Binghamton,
N. Y, last week, from the effects of
swallowing silver half dollar about
three weeks ago. He was tossing the
coin IN the air and catching it in his
mouth, to amuse child, when it lodged
in his throat and passed into his
stomach