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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-04
welr plowed in and left over winter. Il

we'll plowed in and left over winter, 1t
may be of advantage. If fertilizers are
employed, superphosphates of lime,
containing from 10 to 10 per cent of
available phosphoric acid. may be used
at the rate of $50 to 800 pounds per
acre; if nitrogen is employed it should
be only in moderate quantities and
best in the form of nitrate of soda at
the rate of 100 to $50 pounds per acre;
potash may be supplied in the form of
kainite at the rate Of 200 to 400 pounds
per acre, or q high grade sulphate at
the rate of so to 100 pounds per acre.
1t is probable that in most soils where
experiments are made this year no
fertilizers of any kind will be used, and
very good beets can be grown on most
OF our Western soils without the use of
fertilizers at present. When fertilizers
are employed they may be sown broad
cast or drilled in the rows and best at
the time of planting.
Preparation of Soil-If the soil is
deep and rich it may be plowed at once
to the depth of twelve or fifteen inches.
In less fertile soils it is best to plow to
the depth of eight or nine inches and
subsoil to the depth of four or five
inches. The land should be thorough
ly narrowed and reduced to fine con-
dition of filth before planting.
Planting-For small patches the seed
can be put in by hand. For larger
fields drills can be provided. In gen
eral, the rows should be eighteen inches
apart and the seed planted so as to give
one for about every three inches.
When the beets begin to show four
leaves they should be thinned so they
will stand at distance from six to
nine inches apart in the rows, accord
ing to the fertility of the soil. This
regular thinning of the beets is abso-
lutely necessary to secure high sugar
content and it should be completed be-
fore they show six leaves. In very
fertile soils the beets should be left
closer together, while in less fertile
ones they should be further apart The
object, in all cases, should be to grow
beet which will average about one
pound in weight after it is cleaned and
topped.
Cultivation.-It is best to have the
beets cultivated fat and not planted in
ridges. Any method of cultivation
which will keep out the weeds and
keep the ground thoroughly stirred
will be sufficient. 1t is important that
the hoe should be used, especially at
the time of thinning, and, to secure
good results, this method of cultivation
should not be neglected. The cultiva-
ton of beets should be continued about
the same time as for ordinary crops,
and they should be laid by when the
leaves begin to thoroughly cover the
ground. 49,. p. ....
If beets are planted in small patches
they should be in such a position as not
to be shaded by other growing crops;
especially corn, as the free exposure to
sunlight is absolutely necessary to pro-
duces beet containing a maximum
percentage of sugar.
Further instruction in regard to har-
vesting and manufacturing the beets
will be contained in Bulletin No. ~,
which will soon be issued and sent to
each one who has requested package
of beet seed, or who may hereafter ask
for it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-04
Sweetheart Robin.
Interlocked boughs of the hawthorn hedge,
How barely you brown twigs glisten!
Whatl have you blossoms forgotten their

Interlocked boughs Of the hawthorn hedge,
How barely you brown twigs glisten!
Whatl have you blossoms forgotten Their
pledge?
Is it not May-tme? Listen!
Surely heard bluebird sing,
And smell the breath of the clover.
What is tbs word he was Whispering
Whispering over and Over?]
Daffadowndilly, how late thou art,
Thou springtime's earliest conner!
The gladneSS of summer is in my heart,
And on my cheek there is summer, 81.
Thrilling me through at the bluebirds' call
As the sun when it kisses the cloverl
Gainst my cheek did sunbeam fall?
All! why was he bending over?
Petals Of white from the hawthorn tree
Over the lush grass blowing;
Light is my heart as your breeZes be
Why surely it can not be showing!
A moment ago the dream-soft skies
Arched above fields of clover! =-,.
why did he look me so full in the eyes?
And why did my head droop over?1
know that heard a bluebird's call;
That word for whole hearts hushingi1
knew that I felt q sunbeam fall:
All. what on my cheek was brushing?l
The sky showed never sign Of rain;
His eyes-he was bending oyer!]
And know, though walked in a winter lane
smelt the breath of the clover!
-Harper'S Magazine
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-04
A Twilight Song.
FOR UNKNOWN BURIED SOLDIERS, NORTH
u AND SOUTH.

FOR UNKNOWN BURIED SOLDIERS, NORTH
II AND SOUTH.
AZ sit in twilight, late alone, by the flicker
ing oak flame,
Muslng on long past war SceneS-of the count
less buried unknown soldiers,
VI the vacant names, as unindented airs and;
sea'S-the unreturn'd, -.. r..
The brief truce after battle, with grim burial
squads, and the deep-filled trenches
VI gatherd dead from all America, North,
South, East, West, whence they came
up,
From wooded Maine, New England's farms.
from fertile Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio
From the measureless West. Virginia, the
South. the Carolinas, Texas
lhVen mere, In my roOm-shadOws and half
lights. in the noiseless. Pickering flames,
Again see the stalwart ranks on-filing rs.
ing-I hear the Rhythmic tramp of the
armies);
You million unwrit names. all, ,all-you dark
bequest from all the war,
A special verse for you-a flash of duty long
neglected your mystic roll strangely
gather'd here,
Each name recalId by me from out the dark
ness and deaths ashes,
Henceforth to be, deep, Deep within my
heart, recording, for many future
year,
Your mystic roll entire of unknown names, OF
North or South,
Embalmd with love in this twilight song.
Walt Whitman, in the Century.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-04
Be on Hand.

If you are going to do anything, do
it promptly,
The longer you wait and think about
it, and dread it, the worse it will be.
Be on hand. Life is a great deal
pleasanter to the persons who promptly
does what he is required to do,
Don't keep your friends waiting.
You have no right to waste the time Of
other people. If you are one-half hour
behind time in fulfilling an engagement,
you may cause dozen other parties to
break engagements, and untold per.
plexities and delays may come out of
just that little shortcoming of yours
which you look upon as such trifing
thing.
To an active, energetic, wide-awake
person there is nothing more trying
and more annoying than to be made
to wait.
Brace up and make an efforts YOU
shiftless, INDECENT, always behind-hand
folks, and see if you can not come to
time.
If you have agreed to be at certain
place at certain time be there, unless
you are sick or dead. In either case
you might be excused, but not otherwise.
1t you are q man, don't keep your
wife waiting dinner for you unless
there is some good and sufficient cause,
and generally there is not Waiting a
dinner spoils not only the dinner but
the temper of the woman who is man.
aging it.
II you are a woman and your hus.
band says he will be aronnd at O'clock
to take you to drive. be ready for him.
Have your bonnet and gloves on.
Don't keep him dancing on the side.
walk for half an hour clinging to a
fdgety horse, while you leisurely get
on your wraps and look at your back
hair in hand-glass and hunt up your
gloves and parasol and wonder wheth-
er you had better take an extra shawl
or not. Have all these things attended
to and decide on before the time he has
fixed.
a little system and a good deal 81
determination will help you to be
prompt; and after yon once get in the
habit OF it. you will like it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-04
An Illustration,

a little man asking how it happened
that many beautiful ladies took ur
with but Indifferent husbands, after
many me offers, was thus aptly an
sWered by a mountain maiden: A
young friend of hers, during a walk,
requested her to go into a delightful
canebrake and there get him the hand
soonest reed; she must get it in once.
going through, without turning. She.
went, and, coming out, she brought
MN quite mean reed. When he ask
ed if that was the handsomest one she
saw. 'Oh, no. replied she, II saw
man liner IN. ones as went along, but I
Kept on In hopes of a much better, un-s
~ had had gotten nearly through, and
shen was obliged to select the best that
was left. ~. Z. Ledger.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-04
A Lamp Chimney Eight Years in Use

a lady in Americas, Ca, is using a
lamp chimney that she has had and
used daily for the past eight years. and
she expects to use it for many years
yet. She says that she boiled it in salt
and water when it was bought in 1882,
and no matter how large the flame
runs through it, it wont break.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-04

Tho people of Tombstone. Ariz., have
become convinced that their name is a
s"hoodoo,n and are agitating for q.
change to ri1at Of Richmond.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-04

It is said that the French war Office
IS discontented with the new LebeT
rifle, and has sent to a foreign firm for.
ADVICE e as to certain alterations pro-
posed IN it, q.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05
WHAT THE TIMES NEEDS.

God give us men! A time like this demands
Strong minds great hearts, true faith and ready hand
Men whom the lust of office does not KILL
Men whom the spoils OF office cannot buy;
Men who possess opinions and a will;
Men who have honor; men who will not lie
Men who stand before demagogue
And damn his treacherous batteries without wnl<ino
Tall men, sr1-crowned who live above the foo
In public duty and in private thinking:
or While the rabble with their thunb-worn crees:
Their large professions and their little deeds.
Mlnsle in selfish strife 10 Freedom weeps
Wrong rules the land, and waiting Justice sleeps
r G. Holland 1856
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05

We cali attention in this issue to
2 Or 3 letters, just received, showing
that the Hapgood Plows, sold by
our Business Agency, are giving ex-
cellent satisfaction. They are not a
new or untried plow, having been in
use many years and over 100000
worth OF them sold in Kansas alone
last year. Send a postal card for in
formation to the Alliance Elevator
Co., Minneapolis, Mimi.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05

1T will pay any of our Alliance
readers in need of Coal, Fencing
Plows, or anything else, to write fol
information to 1.-THE Alliance Eleya.
tor Co.," So Chamber of Commerce
Minneapolis, MINI.
Let our Alliances combine in max.
ing their orders and so far as possi.
BILE get their goods in car lots. Re-
member this company, with Hon. H.
l.. Loucks at it's head, is our author
lied State Alliance Business Agency,
and is worthy our cordial support.
In regard to that Minneapolis
Times statement that the GREAT
WEST was for sale, we will state as
follows:
The firm of Fish & Frain went over
to see Nicolay Grevstad, the editor,
and stated plainly that the article
was an invasion of our business in
terests, that it was false throughout.
Mr.. Grevstad stated that he re-
GREETED the matter very much, and
invited us to write statement sat-
isfactory to ourselves and he would
publish in as prominent a posi-
ton as the original statement. This
he did nearly to our satisfaction.
How many of the country papers will
now publish a retraction, after clip
ping the Times article.
OF course the article was a libel
and actiOnable. But we are not sillv
enough to enter an action wherein
our own primary expenses would
to- th eusands ana sthse.ss, Tie,
entire body polite of the Twin Cities
against us. No easier method for our
destruction could be desired.
We reiterate again that every
statement there made is a falsehood.
Mr.. Donnelly writes us that the refer
ence to himself was basely false.
The GREAT WEST never had a note
out, nor has owed one cent on a 80
day bill. It's business for july was
$2,llS, and it's check is good for any
account that it will make. Neither
OF us knew Mr.. Merriam even by sight
until some time in last December.
The GREAT WEST is as solid as a
rock
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05
Alliance and Industrial Union" :"

We want to know if the Campaign
Committee are not seeking to get up
quarrel between the two great alli-
ance organizations? 1t is issuing
documents under the flashing head
OF "Alliance and Industrial Union" :"
The great organization bearing that
title is not in Minnesota except by
one or two subordinate alliances. and
in the Great Convention" at St.
Louis, Geo. W. Sprague fought like
an evil genius against Minnesota
uniting therewith-and prevented it.
The assumption OF a title already
taken by that grand order is certain
ly deceitful and appears fraudulent.
Let Is have some light on this mat
ter!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05

Ii any alliance hiah iii Minnesota
gives up his patriotism beoanse this
year their cause has been misman-
aged he does great wrong. Do not
let our great organization suffer.
Can you make no sacrifices? Rise
up! Put on your armor again.
There is help coming. The future
will take care of your cause if you
will be true. Light that flame again
upon your alliance altar, and renew
the warfare.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05
Oh ye childl EN- of toll !

- On ye cnllQ1 en- OF toll!
: Ii ye have within your veins waHm blood
For the poor of God, who struggle in the flood
VI sorrow on the Threshold of their home,
Where toll should dignity the throne
And honor be the measure of their lives
Lift ye up your heads! He who strives
Not for better things-but turns the primal sod
10 glld scepter from tyrant's rod
Is not worthy of those better things
OF which the patriot dreams and poet sings
" AXE up, then, child of sweat and soil
Thy mother Nature, and thy patient Christ
Are waiting on thee! Pass not the hour away
In groaning! Misfortune will not stay
Its grievous hand from those who might,
But will not, raise their arm to fight
Against the ills which overcome with fear!
Strike, the dawning day draws near!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05
The Finance Committee.

The Finance Committee undertook
to hold meeting at St. Paul or
Tuesday and Wednesday of this
II week, to further examine Mr.. La.
throp's accounts. The members were
summoned, aid when Messrs. Poore
and Lister appeared on the scene,
lo!-Mr. Hall and others of that ilk
were ondeck. The meeting was called
for Tuesday evening at O'Clock, at
the Clarendon Hotel. Mr.. Lathrop
was in the Twin Cities, but did not
turn up. An examination of matters
gave wind Of a scheme to shake the
examination altogether. That same
evening, instead of obeying the call
OF the Finance Committee, Mr.. La
throp, Mr.. Sprague, Albert Warren
and Mr.. Owens held consultation
IN Minneapolis. The following morn
ing Mr.. 1athrop was requested to at
tend the committee and th.e result of
that consulthti6A Vas given by Mr..
Lathrop:@Hs denied the right OF
the contm:ttee to Investigate" him,
or cal. the meeting, and refused to
attend.
The following is the report OF the
committee:
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
As chairman of the Finance Com
. mittee. notified Sec,y Lathrop, Mr..
Hompe, d. P. Lister to meet in st.
Paul, Sept. I'd, to look over the ac-
counts OF Secretary Lathrop. with a
view of reporting the true financial
condition of the alliance up to date.
Mr.. Hompe failed to respond. Mr..
Lister and myself were on hand; but
although Mr.. Lathrop was in the
city he failed to appear until 10
O'Clock p. M, on the I'd, too late for
any report that evening. But in an
swer to questions if he could be ready
by 9 a. n., on the morning of the Sd.
said Eyes" But on being met next
morning he refused to make report
or grounds that the Finance Com
mfttee had no power to caaltfor a re-
port from him. he further said his
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05
The Alliance Elevator C.

We have urged our farmers to shin
their own grain and have advised
them to send 1T to the Alliance Ele.
vator Co. Now as the time ap.
proaches when you will dispose OF
your crops, we again call attention
to thatcompany. Hon. H. L. Loucks,
in whom we all have the utmost con-
fidence, bas been reelected it's Presi-
dent, so that the Business Agency OF
the Alliance and the Elevator Co.
come under one management, there
by reducing expenses and facilitating
the work. At our next annual meet
ing we are assured complete and
full report will be given by Mr..
Loucks.
For all information pertaining to
your shipment of crops or the pur-
chasing OF goods write to The Al
LANCE ELEVATOR Co., Minneapolis,
MINI.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05

The Dakota Campaign is making
magnificent headway. The workers
are thoroughly in earnest, and even
confident of electing their state
ticket. In our recent trip we saw
evidences that their hopes are well
founded.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05

An alliance man of Brown county
says: "The Sleepy Eye Herald
thinks if the GREAT WEST would let
up on Hall and Lathrop it would
have more sympathy from the press
of the state. 1t don't say that it
would get more sympathy from the
people of the state. 1t is the people
that constitute the state, not the
press"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05

Several interesting letters, regard
ing the defalcation of the Secretary,
and amounts unreported, are laid
over until next week. Messrs. Alex
ander. Snow, Swain, Welch. ETC., will
be heard next week. The delay is re-
gretted upon our part.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05

The GREAT WEST says that the
Herald and the St. Paul Daily News
are papers that chop off great
chunks of advice to the laborers. and
have labels on their backs, but have
treachery in their hearts. Coming
from where this does we consider it a
compliment. If the GREAT WEST
would keep it's mouth shut about a
few OF it's alleged enemies, and work
for tae interests of the farmers, it
would have more friends among the
press OF the state.-Sleepy Eye Her.
aid.
Thahks-awfuily: What kind OF
an alliance "organ" is it that wants
or gets the friendship of the pluto
cratic whippers-in? We never asked
it-don't want lt-wont have it
can t afford it.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05
Brass-Mouthed and Spike-Heeled.

brass-Mouthed b and Spike-Heeled,
"But, before the policy of nominat-
ing State ticket had been decided
upon, it will be remembered that the
Donnelly-Fish combination advo-
Gated the nomination and election
only OF legislative candidates, and
resisted the nomination of State
ticket. "-Rochester Democrat.
Elliott, you are a consummate and
constituencies master of guile! The
most radical advocate of the inde-
pendent party west OF the Mississippi
was DR.. Fish-and every speech he
has made for five years is his witness.
Then listen to this sin:
"A majority of the Alliance saw this
drift, and headed it Off by insisting
upon the nomination Of a full State
ticket with some other man than
Donnelly to head it; and, by a deter
mined, heroic effort, the honest ALI
ance workers won, by close mar
GIN
The reptilian age produced mon
sters-this age is satisfied with
worms! This political Chesterfield
knows we'll that Ignatius Donnelly
was nominated by the Alliance b. 80
majority over all1ahd shat DR.. Fish
pushed forward HeAsy Plowman as
a candidate as lehg as he remained
in the field. As to the Secretaryship
DR.. Fish was elected Secretary last
March by four majority-but had al
ways intended that John Lathrop
should occupy that position-nomin-
ated him-wrote his ballots-and
withdrew for Mr.. Donnelly's motion
which gave him that extraordinary
pinnacle OF glory! Get down among
the dead men, Elliot, and crawl with
the other larvae.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05

A new alliance was organized at
Iberia. Brown county, on August
3Oth,-so writes ]. T. Montgomery.
Chas. T. Cutting, Sec'y.
A county meeting will be held in
Brown county on Sept. 9th. Three
delegates from each sub-alliance.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05
Rothsay Alliance report next week
CORRECTION.

At the Clear Lake meeti::g, So.
Oak, we stated that the Bonds of
1891 were being redeemed at an enor-
nous premium, etc. We meant the
deferred bonds," COZ.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05

books were open to our inspection at
any time, but did mot say whether his
books and accounts were here or at
Dawson. HAMLIN V. PooRE,
chairman Finance Committee.
The above shows that part of the
committee have been watchful of the
Alliance interests throughout this
difficulty. They had a serious task
on hand, and have desired to do their
full duty. We quote the following
from the Constitution:
The Finance Committee "shall have
general supervision OF the finances
OF the State Alliance, and the books
OF the Secretary and Treasurer shall
always be open for Inspection
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05

Mr.. Montgomery, of Sleepy Eye,
explains that their alliance did not
give 81 to Mr.. OF on and 50 for
charter besides, but 81 altogether.
The other statements in the letter
were all right and clear.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05

Ocean Grain freights. New York to
Liverpool, according to the Govern
ment Monthly Report (Dodge) and
&c. per bushel.
According to actual charters to be
verified in the GREAT WEST office.
from NOTHING, (ballast) up to z of
one craftsmanship A Paternal
Government this!
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-09-05
90 A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
Three-quarters OF a Cent.

During the now celebrated Pills
bury discussion with the GREAT
WEST, the former claimed that wheat
was not transported across the ocean
nfor less than six cents, in steamship
charters, and like figure was stated
I'm his letters. Grain freights to Liv-
erpool are now quoted at THREE
QUARTERS OF ONE CENT!
Daily Republican., 1890-06-26
Trenton, March n 1850.
EGISTER'S ORDER,
~ REGlSTEk'S OFFICE,
NEW CASTLE Co. DEL.

June lith, 1890.
Upon the application of Joseph H.Purs
nell. executor of BENZ. Purnen, late oe
W ilmington Hun AIRED, in said county. de-
ceased. It Is ordered and directed by the
Register that the Executor Aforesaid
givo notice of granting of letters tessa-
mentRry upon the estate ofthe deceased.
with tho date of granting thereof, bf
causing advertisements to be posted
within forty days from the date Of such
letters in SIX ofthe most public placee
of tho county of Now Castle, requiring
all persons hnving demands against the
estate to present tho same or abide By
the Act OF Assembly in such case made
and provided; and also cause the same
to be Inserted within tho same pc eriod Ia
the Daily Republican, u newspaper pub.
lishcd in Wilmington. Del, and to ~
continued therein three weeks [ o. o,Hs
- Given under the hand and/
8. s. of Office of tho Register =
- said, at Wilmington, " v
Castle County. aforesaid, the md
JOHN X. BRADFORD, Hec.er.
Notice.-All persons lI&. q claims
against the estate Of tho leased must
present the same, duly H.ested to the
Executor. on or before June I4th, A. ID.
1891, Or abide the Act OF Assembly In
such case made and provided.
JOSEPH II. PURNELL,
Address. Wilmington. Del. ja7 cod