The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-14
CURRENT TOPICS


CURRENT TOPICS
EDISON has obtained his 301st pat
emit. He has also secured several
from stockholders in his
electric light company, Edison is a
great man, but the success OF his
seems to cling to the beau
tiful beyond.
A LEARNED Presbyterian divine in
has demonstrated to his
own satisfaction, if not to the convic.
ion of the local press, that st. Pat
rick was a Presbyterian bishop and
The province of Ontario spent $l0,.
900 on immigration last year, and
secured 400 actuais settlers The
keen-eyed Europeans keep right on to
free home in the United States when
they once start, which shows their
shrewdness and good sense.
The Mongolian in America is
rapidly learning the ways Of civiliza-
ton. Mr.. Wee Sine, a Chinese. Ohio
man, married an American, and after
a years trial of his charmer has con-
Guided to divorce her from his bed
and board, and thereunto has filed his
little bill.
The people of Arkansas have be-
come Disguised with little pocket pis-
tolls, which only wound, and will
shoot to kill, hereafter. The legisla-
ture has passed law making it a mis-
demeanor to sell in that state dirk,
bowie knife, sword cane Or brass
KNOCKERS, or pistol of any kind except
such as are used in the army or navy.
In the Branch county (Mich.) cir
cult court, Judge Shepman has cleared
a man named Liebring, charged with
arson in burning the house that
belonged to his wife, by, ruling that,
as the statute defines arson to be
burning the house of another, his
burning the house which he occupied
in common with his wife did not con-
stitute the statute crime.
IT seems to be productive Of longev-
ity in the individual who joins the
New York cremation society. It is
still hourishing and still listening
with applause to lectures on crema.
ton as the proper means of disposing
of the dead, but not member dies
whereby the society may b. afforded
an opportunity of demonstrating prac.
tically upon one of the elect how
wholesome and beautiful it is to give
ones body toFbe burned.
THE College of Cardinals in Rome
is about to erect a magnificent white
marble monument to the memory Of
Pope Plus TX. Its model has beer
finished by the sculptor Jaconette
representing the pope clad in his stole
kneeling at low prize dieu. Pope
Leo and the principal members of hi
court have given the work thei
hearty approval. When completed i
is to be placed in the basilica of tn
Church of Santa Maria Maggiore.
A JEWELER in ittsburg, Pa, VIII
received an order from a neighborin
town for So, 500 worth of diamonds
accompanied with references to sew
eral prominent citizens of Pittsburg
shipped the goods without taking tn
trouble to see any of the references
Next day he carried the letter to tn
president of a bank who was name
in it, and to his Amusement learne
that he had never heard of the mar
The letter was then speedily exhibite
Z to the other merchants and banker
and each in turn gave the sam
answer.
THE Morrison observatory at elias
Cow, Nv, was founded by Mis-
Berenice Morrison, now a resident {
' st. Louis. Her father, William n
Morrison, was one of the most prom
nent and influential citizens Of S
Louis, and for long time president {
her chamber of commerce. Miss Mo
rison gave to the observatory an
college at Glasgow 100000. TIL
observatory. one of the most tho
oughly equipped in the United State
and the only one west of the Missi
sippi of any Importance, is now abo,
to give st. Louis the true time, dali
by dropping time ball on the Jaccal
building.
Elk PRESIDENT HAYES in address
ing his Fremont neighbors on h
return home made use of the folio,
Ing language. cit strikes me TIL
this is good place to find an anSW