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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-03-17
Natural Wonders in Texas.

Sour Lake is a circular pool of all
acre or two in extent. situated in a
depression on the most elevated t1act
of land in wide scope Of country.
1t rises above the contiguous territory
as an island in the sea rises above the
waters. Now conceive a depression
in the centre of our island, filled with
bubbling, boiling pond, as a well,
surrounded by a dense forest, and we
have Soul Lake and it's photography.
On the edges of the lake or pool are
situated most of the wells, five or six
feet in depth. with plank curling.
Some of these are in a vigorous state
of ebullition, while others have very
little ebullition. This ebullition is
nothing but currents Of gas escaping
from the bowels Of the earth. This
is made apparent by acommon expert
ment here. Take a common fruit-can
open at one end, and small hole
bored in the other. immense half Of
it in the water where the ebullition is
going on, and then touch lighted
match to the hole. Instantly a bril-
liant flame pops up, which will burn
unless blown out by the wind, as long
as you choose to hold the can in its
position. There are jets of gas issu-
ing from the ground all about the pool,
so that with your fruit-cans and milk
cans, you may have flames without
end. You may even set fire to the
pools, or apparently do so, by applying
a match to the surface where it is bub-
bling or boiling, but these flames
speedily go out.
Some Of these wells throw up yell
lowish and blackish oil, which collects
on the surface and may be skinned
like cream. This smells very strongly
of tar or naptha, but at a little dis
tance is pleasant to the nostrils. The
water on which this substance collecJs
tastes precisely like the substance
smells. He who drinks of it gets his
whole body siderably infected with
the smell. This substance is gathered
here, and the people readily buy it at
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-03-17
Cats.

The Greeks knew nothing of this
domestic animal, but in order to keep
down the numerous mice, kept wea-
sells OF martens, which were tanned
for the purpose. The weasel, in par
ticular, occupied somewhat the same
place in the world that the cat does
now, and numerous tables and pro-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-03-17
THE HAPPY NAN.

Dy udy AO DAllHSo CaleS sISsstA
My peaceful, calm, contented breast:
By night, my slumbers meyer fail
OF welcome rest.
Soon as the sun, with orient beams,
Gilds the fair chambers of the day,
Musing, / trace the murmuring streams
That wind their way.
Around me nature fills the scene
With boundless plenty and delight;
And, touched with JOY sincere, serene,
bless the sight.
Ibless the kind creating power
Exerted thus for frail mankind,
At whose command descends the shower,
And blows the wind.
Happy the man who thus at ease,
Content with that which nature gives;
Him guilty terrors never seize
He truly lives.
Chambers Journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-03-17
A Convenience.

Thrifty Germany has produced a
new fan which has needles and thread
concealed in it's first fold, SO as to be
ready to repair damages if the
wearer's gown be torn at ball. This
is but one more opportunity for a
woman to make a porcupine Of herself;
and she will improve it, let her alone
for that. Let her alone anyway. if
you would not be lacerated.
Mr.. and Mrs. BARONESS BURDETT
Courts are to visit this country in
June. Will they lecture!
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-03-17

verbs relating to the weasel, which
are still current, originated at thal
period. The old Romans knew
more about cats than the Greeks, al
tits only in the fourth century aft
Christ that mention begins to
made Of the cat as domestic ANNA,
Evidently, it was at this time, or pei
haps a little earlier, that the domesti
cat was distributed throughout Eu
rope and Asia.
The daily gazette., 1881-11-22

ENGLISH FINANoIERs are sorely trou.
bled over the continued expectation OF
gold, and over the excess OF British i'm.
ports Luring the first half of 1881 Brit.
ish imports from the U United States ex.
ceeded exports thereto by SEA 900 900
as against slSO, 900 900 during same time
in 1880. The intelligent people of Great
Britain think that either British state.
craft is at fault or hat the policy adhered
to is not applicable to the present COM
mercial situation between Great Britain
and the rest Of the world. The nations
are seeking commercial indepe udence
for military as we'll a. a pohtico-eco-
nomical reason and purpose. England's
argument used to be, buy English iron
because 1t is cheaper but she does not
relish the point Of the argument when
applied to wheat.
The daily gazette., 1881-11-22
DR, ToDD's FAMILY MEDICINES.

No. 3, for Dyspepsia and Consultation
NO. 10, for Diarrh9a, ,Dysentery and Ehol5
era lnfantum ; No. l5, for Brights bis.
ease and other Diseases OF the KfdneyE
No. 40 for Coughs and Colds No ". foI
coughs, Bronchitis and Lung Difficulties,
80. ~, for Asthma, Group and WAooDing
Iough Nos. rs and 4u, Tor Gatarrh M
-, Tor Hoarseness and sore Throat Nos
~ anu %, Diseases Of The Blood and skin.
y = os % ana % Chronic Iniiamma ion oi
me Bowels, stomach, Kidneys. BlaIIder
" oLli, etc. 9; Nos. 10 aud - NenralVfa
hneuinatlsn and GouL; No. IA. tot
W orins NO. -, Functional ID sense of inc
n cart No, No, for Nervons Weakness
No a5, Diseases OF the Ears No. ion. FTei
VehtiYe OF smallpox, specific Nos. ls5
anu llo, Feser, hgne all low types OF ID.
YER Malarial Diseases generally M i15
10 regulate the Menst ual biscbarge
AInenorrhma, Dysmenorrhaa. etc. M
~. lneontinence OF Urine in rhIlirrn
NO. 10, Diseases of the Urinary Oryans
impotence, etc. 7'''H
These Medicines are especially prena rod
an d can be relied upon TO cure Inc n's-
eases for which they are recoIumendtJ
Price 80 cents and 81 per bottle. Far snIa
ny druggists and the Proprietor Dr
James Todd, room No. /, A lImoud RntId.
ing, >. W. cor. sth and Market strrt.ts
Delaware. y V'h
Persons suffering from any chronic ,ls-
eases Will do we'll 10 consult Dr. Tndd
treatment, including medicines. ii
Ollce hours: Tuesdays and FRIDAYS from
. u. IN 10 p. M, and Iro N TO u. m.
All olheF days except sunday
The daily gazette., 1881-11-22
Resources OF Texas.

Texas ID an immense State and one Of
the most inviting fields for imm igra-
lion, The area of the State IL l75.5g7 $40
arfes, ~ l.'s ana AZ the ratio of population In
massachusetts II could support the pres
ent population OF the United States, rs
population Is ,5e2 ,574 by the last censns
ana IL Is receiving immigrants at fnr
fate i OF more than l,010 daily. 1t is the
nfst eau state In the Union
having about 1900 600 head. 1t is second
IN tle number OF horses with abouf
U9oo01 head. II IS third In sheep, wish
ABOUT uO,ouO head. Total value of ia
tINe STOCK, excluding hogs, more than
z,u,O,OO0. For the year ending August
81, 1881, the sales oil Its products were in
cluulng cotton, wheat, wool, hides. eic
s9o'g25 w agale IT s5l $50, ,l4l In 1889. Add
10 inns ~, OO,0JO expended by railway 7
and we have a grand total of slI5 'oio aza
as the sum derived by Texas 10 the creiii
OF It's agricultural and Industrial resoii r.
ces-doubIe that OF ls7S-9 Cereal grasses
ou a, ftaanies OF all kinds, fruits, mel
9ls ana berries grow to great perfection.
Lahu ~ cheap aud can be obtained on
easy terms. A home once paid for can
NOT De taken from the citizen, but In Ee-
raaea ea ,s,d 70 ,o ms family. Mechanics wages
range from " To $50 per day farm hand !
Win board sl0 tp sl5 per month, raiiwav
lhbOfers, from 81 70 To al IS per day an2
they are In great demand. Railroads
speh1 si"i uurihg the year Ell ing August 81
1881, about S20D90 ,0y0, completing In fha}
year ,634 miles of road, and are nov
building ten miles per y. Within ths
last Two ears forty additional towns
oi ,,l con- IN erclal Importance have been
retched Dy railroad or sprung into eVis.
tenee. Tne total railroad mileage of the
state on the first Of January, 1882, win hs
aDoet D GOD IN lies, Tue State d ebt is srn ali
ana decreasing. Most counties are out OF
debt Taxation is very small and Il In In "a
lshlng. The school fund is large and In.
eteaslng. Churches are found In eIInos,
every settlement. Most OF the State IL
nom ,i'.l tOo 10 1000 fees above the sea, and
Is lfghtful mus
The daily gazette., 1881-11-22
TUESDAY, NOyEMHER %. IssI.

GUITEAU's TRIAL must soon draw
to close in spite of the efforts to pre-
vent it, for the very fact that the de-
fence find it impossible to present evi.
dence of the insanity of the wretched
man that will prove to jury of in
telligent men that he did not know he
was committing an offsnse against
all laws human and divine. His own
ridiculous attempts at the defence Of
himself, 60 further toward convincing
the jury that he has not properly
balanced mind than any evidence pre-
sented. But from the beginning of
the trial he has shown as much Gun.
ming and sagacity so far as the real
points at issue are concerned as his
counsel. He objected to Mr.. Robin
son as one of his counsel but as soop
as Mr.. Robinson, on Monday, declared
he could not longer remain in the
case on account of Mr.. Scoville's
discoartesy, Guiteau changed his tone
and expressed regret at the loss OF
his aid, but Mr.. Robinson was per.
mitted to withdraw. The Govern
ment closed its evidence yesterday and
at Mr.. Schoville's suggestion the Court
permitted Guiteau to speak in his
own defence The wretched man
seemed wholly unable to do the
work he had laid out fer himself, as his
language indicated, and he declined
to rise from his seat, but made brief
speech from his chair, in which he
said he had nothing material to add
to the statement which he had author
lied to be published last week, and
which appeared in the GAZETTE. Mr..
Scoville followed Guiteau in an ad-
dress to the Court and jury, but it is
weak and without single point calcu-
lated to establish the innocence of the
murderer or his want of the necessary
knowledge to know right from wrong
at the time of the shooting of Presi,
dent Garfield. 1t is, therefore, graft.
flying to observe that the wretched
farce in which one of the most artful
and wicked atheistical wretches is per-
mitted to insult the christian world
by declaring that he was directed by
the Divine power to commit the most
unholy act of the nineteenth century,
and that he will be taken care of and
protected by the same great and un.
seen power, is coming to speedy
close. What the result may be we do
not know. But it is evident that
nothing short OF conviction of wilful
murder will be regarded as a proper
verd ict by the American people.
The daily gazette., 1881-11-22

MAcVEAGH's SHADOW GROWING
SMALL By DEGREEs.-It was Wayne
Mac Veagh's duty to follow up the
star Route rascals and see that they
did not escape. He did not do it. He
crept out of it, although Landed by
the press OF his own Safe and other
states into greatness under the sup
position that he was dong this. Now
1t appears that the President not only
desired him to remain in the Cabinet
until the Star Route rogues were tried
and convicted, but according to the
New York Herald refused to accept
his resignation, and finally offered to
reappoint him de nero. The Herald
then says;
MIR. MacVeagh said few days ago
to an associated press reporter and
through him to the public that mo
proposition had ever been clearer To
him han that his own usefulness
either as member of the Cab.
net or as representing the gov
ernment in the Star Route cases
was absolutely ended by the death of
President Garfield. Any subsequent
supervision of those cases by him
was inevitably calculated, in his opin-
Ion, to give the erroneous impression
that they were still being conducted
py the past administration rather than
The present, and such an impression
nc thought, would be very Injurious
indeed to the cases theinse ives. Sach
were his deliberate convictions
mat was an insinuetion that Presi.
dent Arthur had in some underbanded
way shielded the Star Route iobbers
and prevented the Attorney General
from bringing them to Justice. So
lar as the public knows this insinua.
tloh IS false, and President Arthur
has from tue first desired and sought
that only Justice should be done. If
now Mr.. MacVeagh knows anything
which the public does not know on
this subject 1t is his duty to speak out
as the hsentag Post tells him to. If
he does not the public will rightly and
properly set him down as person
not above the very small trick of at
~'NS VIZ PabhL1Oli Vi LIS huDfTlOT
by innendo because he has no facts on
which to base a direct attack"
MscVeagh has not been true to the
interests OF his country. He feared to
prosecute the Star Route thieves, and
abandoned Postmaster General James.
lie took The credit for doing what he
turned over to The underlines to do
and for what they supposed he was
doing the Republican press of his
state hoped to build him up as tower
OF strength, and make him the anti
Cameron candidate for Governor, His
political stature has grown less ever
slnce it has been shown that he re-
fused to prosecute the Star Route
cases.
The daily gazette., 1881-11-22

EVERY large Philadelphia dry good
house has built up It's business by ad
vertislng. John Wanamaker has beer
advertising In the GAZETTE for twenty
years, and his advertisements appear ii
nearly all the newspapers within Ia
dius of one hundred miles of Philadel.
phia. Not one of the great houses which
that city boats, aud they are numerous
and very extensive, have failed to make
money by their Advertisements. Note
their great additions and enlargements
as proof. ......
The daily gazette., 1881-11-22
BondhoIders Indifference

There is straage condition in the
monetary affairs of the country. While
money In New York commands 6 per
cent. and 1872 commissions, equal to Is
per cent. per annum, there were no
bonds presented for redemption in re.
sponse 10 the Secretary of the Treasury,s
recent call for S4,000,000 at par aud ac-
crued interest. Add to this but about
s50,0 OF the ST. 900, ,019 invited for 70.
demptlon during the past two weeks
have been sent in; that S2,2O0,00O on
which interest ceased six months ago
are still out, besides large amount on
which interest ceased on the lst October
last, and we become aware of a remark
able Indifference on somebody's part to
the ldleness Of bis capital.
The daily gazette., 1881-11-22

THE acommen people" Of Great
Britain are becoming travellers. In 1876
the railway records show thai OF The
third class travel there were.22s, ,oO0, 600;
in 1879, 464, 4,000, ,0c0; in 1880, 0o,0e0,-
900. Receipts from this source doubled
in ten years. The fact illustrates per
haps two facts, first, that the cost Of
travel has been reduced to accord with
the means OF third class traffic, and that
the means of this class have increased
sufficiently to enable them to employ the
advantages of travel.
The daily gazette., 1881-11-22
. EGIsTER's ORDER.
RRamrEn,a nrrrnn

hhHSTEBB OFFICE.
sew oAsfLk Co.. DEL. Nov. lIth, 1881.
~ Upon The application OF Joseph Lesley
sit1ieaa. es a. Lesley Wilson, and Henry y,
% late OF New Castle Handre.i. n
sad said county, deceased, 1t is ordered
an, anu dlrected by the Register thsi
me Executors aforesaid Give noiice
m srantlng OF Letters OF TestamenN
a,I upon tne estate of the deceased
" causing advertlsements 10 he n"s,o,
yum a,in Iorty days from the date OF sncI
!neIters IN SIX OF the most public nlaces ~
nie county OF New Castle. reouiring ali
persons having demands agaiIist the ss.
Al y, p.esent The same, or abide by an
provided; and also cause the sa,na ' ana m
t,nnserted within the same period In tpo
~ WHtLaifGIoN GAZETTE, q newspaner nnhe
usaeu i IN Wilmington. and TO ke oontip-
ued therein three weeks, te, o. d1
Slven under the hand and saal
v-' at Wilmington. IN Nas 'oresaia ~.
Sounty Aforesaid, the day and wear Arrows
"ii''en' .. c. B1GGs. Register.
NOTICE,
All persons having claims a0ains, ,ho
ss,, sa,aoe oI the deceased. must present the
ssnel uniy attested to the Exeoutors nn
or before Nov. l4th. 1882, or abide fbs on on
y assembly In such case made and nros
sioeu. JOSEPH LESLEY Pio-
Bryn Mawn. Pa.
MES A. l.. WILSON
o5 WainuL street. PhlIa.
HENRY v. STILLWEII,
SV Walnut street, Phiia.
!. VI ~ Eodress-John III. Rodney, atforpeu.
mInsWs, NO; West Seventh street. Viii
The daily gazette., 1881-11-22

1t appears from the record that
Brady.s Star Route game was not an in.
venllon, but rather tho improvement OF
genius on an old device. Whatever
the conspiracy may lack in originality It
makes up IN rascallty, and there is a
consplcous fact which must not be lost
sight OF In these Star Route cases-tbe
plunderers may never be locked up in
she fenltentiary, but they have been
driven from place, stripped of their
power, and branded with lnfamy. A
prosecution wh sh has accomplished this
failure. ~''o'e :"
The daily gazette., 1881-11-22

GUITEAu isn't recognized as counsel
in the case, but in one way and an
other he manages to spread himself
pretty we'll over the record. Some of
his interpretations are sharp as raz ors,
but not sufficiently insane for his gen.
eral purpose. e.-Press.
The daily gazette., 1881-11-22
Josh Billings Heard From,

n =" IN It " T., Aug. IT. 1880
DEAR BITTERs-I am here trvtno 70
brea he in all the salt AIR of the oesan NJ
and having been a sufferer for more tban,
year with refractory liver, | was in
dnced 10 mix Hop Bittsrs with the saa
gale, and have found the tincture a Ole.
rl0us result. have haan
greatly helped by tie Bitters, and am
not afraid to say 30. ~
Yours without struggle,
JOSH BILLIHGI.
The daily gazette., 1881-11-22
NOTICE.
lN OFFICE OF THE
STREET COMMISSIONER,
NJ ~ L LIN @ ...... .......-...-..
u " I-AF5I oI a III SIREEI
-WILMINGroN. Del. Oct. u. Is

WILMISGroN Del. Oct. "a, 1851.
Property owl ers and agents will please
take notice that the following ordinance
relating 10 pave ments and sidewalks Wi
be strictly enforced. And in order TO save
themselves unnecessary expense they
Will please observe 1t:
IAN ORDTNASCE RELATING TO PAVE
MESTs AND sIDAWALKs.n Whenever the
street Commissioner sees or has reported
to him any defects or obstruction in the
payements or sidewalks In the city OF
Wilmington, Ihe shall Immediately have
the sidewalk or pavement repaired or
the obstruction removed al the proper
Cost OF such owners or agents OF the prop
erty TO which the pavement belongs, and
send the bills 10 the Mayor To be collected
with costs. b. T.. LYNCH
pct2i-2w Street Commissioners
The daily gazette., 1881-11-22

THE LAND QLEsTIoN In Ireland has
crossed the channel and become the
land question OF Great Britain. Scotch
and English farmers are anxious for a
reduction of rents, and indeed they are
compelled to demand it by the competi-
tion of our Western farmers and stock
raisers, our cheese makers and the Aus
traliar sheep farmers.
The daily gazette., 1881-11-22
- -
NOTICE..
xHATER DEPARTMENT..
w 5. ". COR, Urn 4 KING sTREErs

w >. w. COR, 9TH n KING STREETS.
WfLMfSGToN. Del, Nov. 3, lSsl.
NOTICE TO WATER RESTERs.-All per-
sons who have sold property during the
pres ent year must give notice IN writing
TO the Registrar at the office of the Water
Department be ore the 3Jth day OF No
vember, lssl. and insert IN the notice the
name OF the purchaser and the number
OF the property purchased. Othvrwi. e
they will be held liable for the water
rent for the next year.
Also all persons who may wish 10 di -
continue the use of the water or any pur.
tion of IL must give notice as above aud
pay 81 for drawing the ferrule.
No alteration Will be made In any bul
after the above date.
THOMAS NJ. OGLE,
nov3- 3-eodtl9di31 Registrar.
The daily gazette., 1881-11-22
1 UDIToR's NorICE.-IN THE OR.

A UDITOR's NOrICE.-fN THE OR
IA PHANa' COUNT OF MONTGUM-
Ekf GOu Vt Estate of sarah NJ lller
lale oil New Castle County, state OF bel
aware. deceased. The undersigned Aud.
ltor appointed by said Court 10 make dis
tribution of the balance remaining In Inc
hands OF john I. Cox, Administrator oi
salu estate. hereby gives notice that lac
Will meet all parties interested, for the
purpose OF hit appointment, at his office
NO. 60j13 Swede street, Norristown, Pa
on Tuesday, the lst day Of November
1881 at 10 o clock a. IN, WHEN anu where
said part les are requested To attenI
AARON y. SWARIZ,
laW5W Auditor
The daily gazette., 1881-11-22

Cen VIM. T. Sherman, whilst in
Atlanta, Ca, accepted an invitation
OF Col. BLACKWELL to visit him at his
home, Durham, N. G., at an earlv
day. Col. Blackwell owns the pronnd
on which Gen. Joseph E. Johnston
surrendered to Gen. Sherman nj tha
close of the war.
The daily gazette., 1881-11-22
NOrICE.
NOTICEy

DELAWARE WESTERN II. r.
Sunday trains on the Delaware Wes-
tern Railroad, will be Withdrawn after
Sunday, Novem Der 18th. The train
leaving Wilmington for Landenberg at
Z. ID a. IN. VIII also be discontinued after
that date. u. CONNELL
noyiU.3t super In tendent
The daily gazette., 1881-11-22
QbeDailp@a
0. r. JOHNSON. Editor q Proprietor

THE DAILY GAZETTE is publish
cd every afternoon Sunday excepted, }
NJ 4l6 Market street, and served by car
riers TO subscribers In all parts of the city
and surrounding towns and villages, for
ak cents a week, payable weekly. Yearly
eubscI ibers, IS In advance. II ID the only
Democratic Daily paper in the City or
state and has large and increasing cir
uintion.
THE DELAWARE GAZETTE, estab-
lished In I7S4. is the largest and most
nourishing weekly paper la the State,
and has larger circulation than any
other on the Peninsula. Published every
Innrsday afternoon. at " per year In adj
vance.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-05-04

\. r. MCDONALD,
Secretary.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-05-04

April y, 1881, No. lao. in c Of n A., on district
library, $50, for three years Premium as
April l. 1851, No $500, in Traders, on Central
April l. issl, No. 10000, in & n, on Central
building. $4,000, for three years. Premium siO.
April issi, No. 47o, in Ms1hsttOn, on Central
building $500, for three years. Premium $50
April l, 1881, No. 27sI7s in Western A. O. on Cen
trail building, o. 500, for three years. Premium $50
April !, lSsi, No. Isl 29i, in Amazon, on Central
building, 1880 for three years Premium $780,
The following policies yet outstanding:
May, q, 1878, No. 1880, In German American, on
Campoellvills school house, $780, for three years.
March Is, 1851. No. 1904, in wsterton, on Second
ward school house and furniture, .ooo, for three
years. Premium sS6.
CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS.
heDon,d Mosresn, premiums on pol
$500 100 oS4, 40 27siTs, 10000
A. $. Barnes Chicago, writing spoilers, $3.50
Bills allowed and warrants ordered drawn
for the payment Of the same, on motion of
Mr.. Slusser.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The committee heretofore appointed to
purchase site for school house in the Third
ward, asked for further time, which was
granted.
APPROPRIATION.
The Board, on motion of Mr.. Wall. wen
into n committee on the whole 10 consider
the appropriations necessary TO be made for
the current year. After considerable time
the committee arose and reported as follows
Your committee of the whole have had
under careful consideration the amount Of
money necessary TO be raised bv tax on the
property of this district, to defray the ex-
penses Of the schools, ETC., for the current
year, and respectfully recommend that the
fol lOWino estimates "a determined hv yOur
committee be adopted: