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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-04-14

the lake that is bottomless and had
just concluded sentence of rrible i'm
port, and not without manifest impress
sion on his audience, when voice from
the other end Of the room, as if in denial
OF all he had said, bawled out:
cts false alarm!''
The effect was ludlcrous IN the extreme.
The old man returned; but the inoppor-
tune response spoiled the force of the
eloquenet appeal from the pulpit, and
the preacher could scarce refrain from
joining in the universal smile that passed
over the congregation.
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was nothin' for it but blood. We both
made onr little arranpemAnfai in nasa n4

was nothin' for It but blood. We both
made our little arrangements in case Of
accident, and then each got behind
tree. My plan was to watch my chance
and at the first show to let fire. Soon I
see the top of his hat sticking out from
the side of tree, an I was about to let
him have it, when one of those Iniun
stories came in my mind. Then see
through his little game. Not much
says I to myself, an empty hat on
ramrod to draw my fire. Then I stuck
my head ont to draw his. not havin'
much respect for q shotgun they
scatter SO an thinkin' could get my
leg in again before he fred. But I
didn't. He let me have it, an' brought
me down. But I held on to the revolt
yer, and, as I fell-he had come from
behind his tree-I fred, but missed.
Dave threw down his gun and rushed
toward me, crying like q baby. I
drawed up to let him have it, but he
never finched. AL right, Jim, old
pard, deserve it as an ungrateful dog
That was too much for me, stranger,
and l throwed the derned weapon away
for fear somethin' might happen. Next
I knowed Dave had bis arm around me,
huggin' me, and then-I fest got lost
completely. Guess it must q been from
loss of blood. When things came round
again, I was in that cabin, and Dave,
and the man of the house, and the tidy
little woman in the white apron were
standing over me, and blast my eyes If
the owner of the cabin wasn't my broth
er Josh, which I didn't know him from
Adams off OK, on account of the ha'r
on his face. And I got well, all but this
limp, and Dave forgot the grass
widder. married the tidy little woman's
youngest sister, and settled down only
three miles from Josh. But you bet
Josh's wife has been learned lesson
she won't soon forgit. What? Why,
not to ly out thirteen eggs for dozen
without notifyin' me. Oh, me2 Why,
I'm the vagabond I allus was.
"Here, barkeep', fill these up agin."
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LAWYER sauEAK,s MAIDEN SPEECH.

sMay't please the court, said Lawyer Squeak
n rise to say word-to speak,
N point Of fact, concerning such
4stters - may amount to much
NOT that would myself commit,
BUT still, I've this to say, to-wit:
5he plaintiff here, this same John Doe,
HAS gone and sued old Richard Roe,
And charges him (old Roe) with tort;
And now his lawyers rip and snort,
Oeclar1ng damages must come,
they drive Roe from house and homo.
NOW, Doe stands here, my bosom friend;
III stand by him cen to the end.
He claims his right, and his right to claim
He has . right. There can no blame
Devolve on him who stands by law
This doctrine is withouts flaw; H.
AND now, with every point and fact
Nodded in argument compact,
feel that can now stand by
The present, and the future defyi-
An eagle screams on Pixies tall peak
Whose eagle? Answer, freemen- speak?
over this court, and bench and bar,
There waves flag with stripe and star
Whose flag? ask, and how and why
Were bird and flag not born to die?
The answer comes from Bunker's Hill
It thunders from the valley still
Now, will this court and jury dare
The web and woof of law to tearf
Neveri feel it in my heart
mat you will act well your part!"
Then Squeak sat down mid great applause,
And words of cheer and loud hurrahs,
When the Judge, with grin, said, aMr. Squeak
sir,
Which side-which side, sir, did you speak fort"
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Fry.

The late Gov. Steele, Of New
Hampshire, once said of his fell
iloew-townsman, Mr.. John Smith, Of
Peterboro: To him I owe more than
can express. He taught
me to believe that there >is nothing I'M
possible nothing that willing mind
and active hand cannot accomplish. I
yet seem to hear his voice reproving
me for saying, i cannot do itp Why
don't You try?' he would say, and not
stand there looking as if you were in
frances
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The original Mother Goose" was
the mother-in-law Of Thomas Fleet. the
editor, in 1871, of the Boston Weekll
Rehearsal. The old woman . Of these
world famous melodies belonged to a
wealthy family in Boston, where her
daughter, Elizabeth Goose, was married
by Cotton Mather, in 1715, to Fleet.
Like mothers-in-law generally, the i'm
portance OF Mrs. Goose increased with
the appearance Of her first grandchild;
and poor Mr.. Fleet, half distracted
with her endless nursery ditties, finding
other means to fail, tried ridicule, and
printed q book with the title Of Moth
or Gooses Melodies for Children: or.
Songs for the Nursery"
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Why a Letter Doesn't Go.

Because you forgot to address it.
Because you forgot to stamp it.
Because you forgot to write the town
or State on the envelope.
Because you used a e-canceled
stamp.
Because you cut out an envelope
stamp and pasted it on your letter.
Because you used a foreign stamp.
Because you wrote the address on
the top of the envelope, and it was
surely obliterated by the postofice dat
ing, receiving and cancelng stamps.
And because you put your letter in a
blank envelope, and sealed it and for
warded it to-the Dead-Letter Office,
where thousands of valuable letters are
destroyed because the people are either
careless or ignorant of the postal laws
And to the above we would add O
few reasons why an answer don't
come:
Because you do not sign your name.
Because you sign it SO indistinctly it
cannot be read.
Because you do not give name of
postoffce.
Because you do not give name of
county.
Because you do not give name Of
State.
Because you write with a pencil,
which is rubbed off and illegible.
Because you use ink SO pale and dim
it cannot be read.
Because you write SO poorly no one
can read it.
Because you do not inclose stamp to
prepay postage on the answer.
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PERSONS with a strong sturn. for
music Organ-grinders.
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The South Carolina Cotton Crop.

The cotton report of this State for
August is compiled from the replies of
sixty.two correspondents in thirty coun-
ties, the average. date being August Both.
The character of the weather during
August is reported by twenty-seven as
favorable to the cotton crop. As compared
with the same period last year, twelve
report it as more favorable, five about the
same, and forty-fye as less favorable /;
twenty-five report the cotton crop as
fruiting we'll and retaining its squares
and bolls, while the remaining complain
of considerable shedding.
As to the present condition of the crop,
and its comparison with the same time
last year, twenty-three report the same
to be better, nine about the same, and
thirty not as good.
Picking is universally reported as hav'
ing commenced, and will become general, ,
even in the upper counties, by the 10Th
of September. No injury has been done
by worms. The damage to the plant by
shedding andrrust,t IS compared with its
condition on 31st of July, is stated by
seventeen to be very slight, forty estimate
the damage to amount to from to 80
per cent, averaging 20,per cent, while
five report no damage at all from these
causes,
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Tie Famine In Asia Minor.

The famine in Azerbaeejan aud the ad.
Joining districts of Asiatic Turkey, in
spite Of various .ass,irances:to theycontra.
ry, has not sahated. Letters from 2uroo-
mich, Tauris and other places speak in
narrowing terms Of the suffering Of the
people. Cases of the cannibalism have
occurred in the neighborhood of Van,
where the famine seems to be the most
severe. at Khoi and other places all the
dogs have been eaten. This speaks vol
umes when it is remembered how repul-
sive an animal dog is to Mussulmans.
The mortality, particularly among the
kurdish tribes of the mountain districts,
is great. At Selmas typhus has carried
ffmany lives. A letter from this latter
place (dated July s. says: "The streets
are full of dead bodies. which are gener-
ally only buried when in state of pu.
trefaction. People are afraid of a plague
adding it's horrors to those of the famine.
Wheat costs E70 a ton, the newly-har.
vested barley ESQ.," Aletter from Uroo-
mich says: am very much afraid of an
epidemic disease declaring itself here;
the mortality is frightful; dead bodies
are left lying in the streets, and then
drawn to the battle-ground Ike carcasses
of fhorses. The ensuing month will prob
ably be more terrible. The Catholic
mission has expended in relief about
E800, (all it had to dispose of, the Amer
ican mission about f6,000-both sums
drops in the ocean. The Christians here
have suffered less than the Mussulmans.
Of the former, comparatively speaking,
very few have died of starvation. The
harvest will bring some relief, but hardly
any for the utterly destitute, who have
not the where.withal to buy even one
pound of bread" Another correspondent
says: has the dogs have mostly died
or been killed for food, the place is d.
vested of its guardians, and is exposed
night and day to the attacks ofthe Kurds,
who. come. from the mountains to plumber.
We are almost in state of seige, and
the firing of guns never ceases at night;
the roads spre. very nnsafe,s bands Of fam.
ishedf fiKatds splnpderilg every traveller.
Poor villagers are robbed of their clothes,
which are hardly worth sixpence." The
Pursian government does little toward
the suffering of the people !;
for instance, at Uroomieh about 1000
Mussplmans are receiyi9g daily Erations
of Bread. LAT TaarissIpGrices ocfbread have
faIle6; on. the 18th Of July pound of
bread there cost Sd. The harvest has
Commenced, but grave fears of a contin.
patton of the famine areS entertained, as
'is-not hciens-tPaN Matt Ca
zet1e: eg .;,-.:3f fi.ias{
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-.One.f,fteepth of the earth's surface

-;Oue.6fteenth of the earth's surface
is covered with trees.
The number of cattle killed per
year in the United States is II, 1926 200,
the meats from which amount to 1885,
800 900 pounds, and their total value
when killed for food is s6OS,20O,0OO.
= A correspondent writes to the
Statesville IN. C.) American concerning
the battle Of Kings Mountain: "a sol:
dier on the American side noticed agood
deal of execution done in particular
spot in his line and from particular
SPOT on the other side. On close inspec'
ton he discovered that the firing on the
British side was from behind hollow
chesnut tree and through hole in it.
He aimed his gun repeatedly at this
opening aud topped the firing. After
the battle vas over he examined the
place and found that he had killed one
of his brothers and wounded another,
who had Joined the British forces and
concealed themselves behind the tree"
"A late Washington dispath says:
Col. Robert N. Scott has issued circu-
lar stating that the records of "The Re-
bellion will be published in four series.
The first series will embrance formal re-
ports, both of the Union and Confederate,
of the military operations with the cor
respondence, orders and returns relating
specially thereto, and will be accompa'
MED by an atlas. This series will em'
brace about 80 octave volumes averaging
800 pages each. The second series will u |
contain the correspondence, &c. of the
Union and Confederate authorities re-
lating to prisoners Of war5and to State Or
political prisoners; four volumes. The
third series will contain the correspo,n'
dence, orders, reports and returns OF tne
Union authorities embracing their cor
respondence with Confederate officials
eight volumes. The fourth series vii
exhibit the correspondence &c. Of Confed
crate authorities not embodied IN TN
preceding series four volumes:
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Ben. Butler.
LEWISTON. Me. SepitemubeSrr nj s,


Gen. Benjamin F. Butler arrived here
yesterday afternoon, and was at once
driven to the De Witt House. A news
Epaper representative called upon-him.
am reported as saying, said the
General, "at an, interview gat the Fal.
fmouth Hotel e Portland, that neither
party would carry Maine by over 1000
majority. What, in fact, / said was if
the Republican party shouldn't carry
Maine.by over 900 majority, it would
virtually give the Presidential electors to
Hancock
-"That's quite a difference, General"
remarked the reporter: ,t,,.
.."Yes. I had Just come to Maine, you
see, and I didn't know any more about
the prospects of the election than any
one else but you see at once that the
Republicans have got to show gain"
"How,so?" sEit
s,sWhy, Hancock. starts with eighteen
more votes than Tilden had, in the first
place; everybody comedies him Florida,
South Carolina and Louisiana. The Re.
publicans have got to show gains to
overcome that"
"Who do you think will be elected
President 7"
Fs"I think Hancock stands the best
chance III tell you why. / -take~sa
philosophical view of the situation
The Republican4party has been in power
Fnow twehtysyears.f No spolitical party
ever remained in power over twenty
years in this country. think it is time
for change now"
2 ZsIs;that what influenced you to work
for cHancockS r.g
aNo what influenced me to work for
Hancock kEis Ills: I fought sixteen years
in the Republican party to have them
settle the negro question once and Tor
ever and have it dropped: Z fought for
it all the time I was in Congress-, so we
could take up some financial and indus
trial questions. : They wouldn't do it.
Now, the Republican party has proved
its. inability, to protect the enegro. 1t
can't do It. Hayes abandoned them
Ishamefnllys and left matters in such q
situation that it,s impossible for the Re-
publicans to protect the negroes. Every
body acknowledges that the Democratic
party can protect the negro. I think it
will be- disposed to when it gets into
power The most hopeful sign I see is in
Virginia where. the Democrats have di.
vided. The negroes support Malone,
and he shows "a dispositionlto treat them
fairly! He gives them heirshare'of the
Offices; they vote and act with perfect
freedom there,p; -: a5l
@s'How will Massachusetts go?"
>, 'The; Republicans will carry.it. They
have as chance stomske any, number of
qeses. sYou See, we have 490006 votes in
Massachusetts,. If their poll-taxes are
all paid, and we've never cast over 257-
0OO.."
Chow about New York ?"
"New York will 60 Democratic"
elbow will Indiana go?"
"Indiana is Democratic sure enough"
General, what do you think of the
future of the Greenback party ?"
pThe .Greenback partylis the party Of
the future; there's no doubt about that.
Whenever new party starts it has al.
ways been the case that every long hair
ed man and short.haired woman in the
country has hitched on to it and impeded
its progress" said the general, with an
air of contempt.
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Notice of Settlement.

TIME undersigned hereby gives no;ice,
i that he will declare a dividend and
make full and final settlement of the as
signed Estate of G. w. Volkcning on Fri
dav, October lst All creditors who pro.
pose to take under the assignment will
please signify their acceptance on or by the
above mentioned day ar hr barred.
j. l.. TltlBBIE, Assignee.
Sept o. 1850 D
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sDon't ghe;up,pn Che remarked hand
;;iinp over his tile..Go away and prac-

'D0n.k&Nesup,s 4uo 1EnlaA ASes, ."""
ing over bis tile. Go away and prac-
II; Dick left, discouraged, but taking The
advice. sWrestled with steamboat men and
farmerh intl Ehe time for the next trial
came. At the appointed time Dick ap.
peared at Hogrow's residence.
ssFeel like you can; cnt your caPers
p1,Il,,ttvlweli?n 81, asked the old man.
II think so. T feel that my cause is
lust, and with the aid of kind Providence
3 hope TO pile you"
Providence comes in putty handy at
times, sai1 the.oldman, pulling off, his
coat, s.bnt it's a.hard matter to buck agin
an Old stager. Get outen your jacket.
III fall the gal and the farm is yourn.
4 -Four hundred acres, and all under fence.
Gal weighs one hundred and fifty. Big
indictments The two men grappled
and AGAIN. bEk ploHsd upM earth
.sDon' tgiye 9Fp. = said the girl; j,
is under fence. and the gal Weighs one
hundred and fifty-can handle a hoe
W9DSSE1as sDiep Weis asxas and spondelea. Fl
was evident that the old man could throw
him every time. To lose the girl was to
wreck his life. An idea struck him. He
smiled. He left the neighborho hood. and
remained until the time for, the third fall
was nearly up. On the appointed day ne
visited the oMman.. & Cd ilElS @sat Z
81 have agreed to everything" said
Dick ssan{t ho:s; I ask q favor. Let the
final till tsfe place to nig6tin the dark.
Twill meet you here at ten o'clock: :,
..sAny way suits me- replied the old
man. "I'll meetyou anywhere. = :
At ten o'clocktie old. man stood in
the yard chuckling. His; combatant
climbed the fencs and approached.
Without exchanging q word the Two 9
men grappled. Pie struggle was short.
The old man went up in the air, came
down land struck The ground with force
that almost took his life. He lay for q
moment half unconscious. Dick raised
him up and assisted him into the house:
rIhe gal and the farm ia you1n," said
the old man, and The young couple em-
brsced each ethsE The next. day they
were mau1eG Sn0uly aItet tue Aco'e-
mony was oversa large negro man ap.
.peared at thedoof and TattgaotfQg Dickss
attention, said: Z wants my $40. l
flung the,sole man hard 3nepgh to kill
him. WharApY money# aspIck gave
him $ie, ,aad Turning around, received 8
searching look from the old man. "I4l
explain said the bridegroom. 'Real-
izing that + Ifcquldn't throw you, and at
the same, time realizing that my happi.
ness depended upon this marriage, l re-
sorted to bit of treachery." Here he
stopped to buckle his arm, around his
wife. 81 found a big negro that I knew
could throw you, and offered him $40.
That's Why / wanted the ;wtestle to- take
place in the dark. After he had thrown
you, / rushed forward and picked you
up"
When Dick had finished, the. old man
looked at him for fully Eve minutes and
remarked "It was mighty mean trick
but the farmland gal are your'n. Four
hundred acres under fence, and the gal
weighs one,hundred and ffty."-.Arkan5
sasGasftk.t
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Sept 0, 1850

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
IN Notice is hereby given that the under
signed, Administrator of the Personal Estate
of Mrs Sarah n. Uaynic, deceased, will, on
the 18th day of October next apply to the
Judge of Probate for Anderson County, for
a Final Settlement and discharge from said
Estate. WM. III. llA ME,
Administrator.
Sept ii, 1850 10
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a WORTHLESS STUFE-Not so fast my
friend $ if you could see the strong,
healthy, blooming men, women and chill.
dren that have been raised from beds OF
sickness, suffering and almost death, by
the use of Hop Bitters, you would say,
"Glorious and invaluable remedy" See
another coIumn.-Philadelphia Press.
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Notice to Stove Buyers

ONE.IIUNDRED STOVES to be sold
" chcap-of the celebrated make OF
Thomas Robert Stephenson & Co.-to good
parties on the Cotton Option or for Cash.
Come and see them.
STEAM COOKERS at low prices. Nus.
0, 800; s, $3.50; I, $500; G, $50.
l.. II. SEEL,
West End Wavcrly House.
March 49, 1880 36
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BLACKSMITHING!

V,HE BLACKSMITH SHOP of David
White is again opcn and prepared to
put up work in the best manner: Horse
ShOeing a speciality. Work done
promptly. Give us call. .,:.:..
Mr.. E. G. Evans, frst-class machlnlst,
can always be found at our shop, ready to
repair Engines, or any kind Of machinery.
D. WHITE d co.
August 26, 1850 3m
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Valuable Property for Sale.

NHE undersigned will sell at the Car
shed in Williamson on HURSDAY
after SALEDAY in OCTOBER next, at II
o'clock, the following property:
The DEAN MILL TRACT, one mile
below Williamsto!, containing ~ acres,
more or less, with Merchant Mill in run
ming order, said to be the best watcr-powcr
OH Big Greek.
Also. I25 acres of Land adjoining said
Mill Tract-a part OF the Elijah Pepper
land-with 20 or 50 acres of good, fresh
land in cultivation:
TERMS or SALE-On credit of one, two
and three years, with interest from date,
with good securities, and mortgage OF the
premises. Titles perfect.
G. Il. DEAN.
w. C. BROWN.
Sept 0, 1850 0 8
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NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT:
~ The undersigned, administrator OF
the Estate of Elijah Alexander, decd, here
by gives notice that he will apply to the
Judge of Probate for Anderson County. on
the 21st day of September, 1880, fora Final
Settlement of said Estate and discharge from
his office as administrator.
JOHN II. MAXWELL, Admir-.
Aug 19,18S0
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hand the Improved Hall Cotton
coming INJUSTICE to call ON me be-
HALL GIN Anderson ana
Counties with
Ducwo and H. Lowry Seneca City
attached
call Gin before Duhg
andre D. Sullivan - .
TuMDI1SG Shoals y have gnncd
works fnoy The Feeder doing right and the roll runs
that
which ACCOMPLISHED
we'll until November and December
o
SOB lbs
lbs Seed Cotton 45 lbs
lbs lint with weight of basgng and tics on ba one s
on Respectfully VIM d. SULLIVAN
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aaESS;; :. s,2--: rs
o. v.LuABLEsrnUTns. y@
Gil rrrirc from poor health inaSCiS!l-
fntr %. a led of sickness, = take cheer, for
Hop Bittcrs will Cure fou'
70 .c, mr., n minister, Ennd have overtazcd your.
COLI ,ih vomr PASTORAL du. Etics; or mother, worn
nnt viii cotr md work. or if you simply nil!nEi
if you feel weak and dis pT1ted, @lAout eie'u'5
knowing why,
Hon Bittcrs will Restore You
1,rou oro man OF bus. fSi incss, weakened by the
s+rnf, ~ your EVERYDAY duties q man or let
tiers, toillng over yourH mdnignt "ofh'
Hop Bittcrs willEStrcngtiicn You.
If YOU nre young, and Hsufiering Irom nm my n aS
crGti0n, or ure growing TOO inst, u' i' o''e ' '
HIM Ritter. will HRclicvc You.
II you ore In the work 2shop on the Iar, Ut o o,S
desk nny " hcrc md feel that your system HeeIs
cleansing, tonilg or stim' Huiatms WITHOUT in'oAA'
eating,
Hop Bittcrs isH What 1ou Need
II you are old and yourRpul IS LecDie' 5ouf
nerves unsteady, nnd yourh lncultlcs "'tnne'
IJo, Ritter, will piyc you New Lilo and Vigor.
IIor COUGH CURE is the sweetest, safest anu ces1
Ask Children
Ono Iop FAD for Stomach Liver and kldneysis .np.'
flor all others Cures by absorption IL Is perfect
DIC IL m absolute and Irresistible cure Tor drunk
cnress OF opium, tobacco ahu narcotica u
Above a. hv .rn-g.,.. inr Hitter. MG. Co. Eo oc;r ~ L.
rG7@Esuuy,sssz;s5: