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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-15

great interest the first postofhce in ST Paul.
which consisted Of a wooden box. possibly
peared statement Of the receipts OF that
postof1ice in 1886 which were So. 43. The
s1 fe r n nH%hsr Of Seee fSs
amounted to $4oe.o0o.. After the post
Office came an escort Of lie. letter carriers,
the business: T The Milwaukee Road fgr-
locomotive that hauled the first passenger
Der, 1858, and the Omaha line was repre-
sented by an old-fashioned steam engine.
The exhibit supplied by the Great Northern 1Ti,;a
ended the second division.
~, The third division commanded n handed ~ MAI MAI
p prsed sse Or sn Of
ooensin, Montana and Washington, and R,1, the
Moorhead, Devils Lake Kalispel and, Ever.
ett In variety, Of design and richness h o OF
floats challenged the admiration Of all: The
spectators cheered these floats. not only for
aoI 5eas but d fe sr f Re state
and followed BY twelve mounted men
touts or ii in continental Gt costumes stu ou S
The city floats came next. Those OF St.
Paul and Minneapolis were very elaborate
bea a f6 BY the e' presence @ Of handsome
young women and pretty girls attired in
delicate colored, flowing draperies that har-
monized in every case with their surround
ings. H.
In about the middle Of the procession was
an open carriage containing four people. a
| lady, two gentlemen and a child. The child
was Mamie Schwartz, the little girl who
| was abducted from her home in this city
| a year ago. The carriage was labeled Ma
| ME Schwartz" but few could get more than
| glimpse of the child as she sat in the
| carriage.
| The fourth, fifth and sixth divisions COM
| prised the manufacturers jobbers and re-
| tailers' floats. Some Of these were exquisite
| in design. Others were practical. Some rep
| resented the IDEAL and other the real, &C
| cording as the nature of the business sug-
gested would be the most effective design:
! Marshals Gustave Scholle D. b. Finch
| and L. p. Ordway commanded the fourth,
fifth and sixth divisions, respectively.
! The line of march was as follows: Inc
head of the procession formed at the corner
Of Broadway and Sixth street, and marched
to Third street The line after that was uI
Third street to Washington. along Washing
ton to Fifth street, up Fifth street to For
street, thence to Ninth street, along Nintf
to st. Peter, thence along St. Peter t.
Sixth and then down Sixth to Smith Park
where the procession disbanded.
| The State Floats.
Art and ingenuity combined to make thu
, | state floats models of beauty. Much atten
ton was given to detail, and the outlines
| body and decorations were perfectly pre-
scented. The designs represented the Varlou
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-15

Late Sweet Peas.

For general summer crop the earlier
sweet peas are sown the better. But
for late summer Towering it is well to
sow about the end of this month. It
may, however, not be amiss to say
that, provided the plants are not al
lowed to grow much seed, succession
Of flowers will Keep coming nearly or
quite all the summer long. 10 secure
this see that tie plants are not too
thick, either in the rows or between
the rows.
Like many other plants, if allowed
room for free growth with this growth
comes flowers. If, however, there is
poverty of soil, or plants are too
crowded together, growth stops and,
of course. with it the flowers also.
Perhaps as good a way as any to grow
sweet peas is in sort of hedge where
it may easily form the boundary to a
city lot or across the lot shutting of
| the back part. They need support
either by brush or wire, or string from
post to post.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-15
The Arch, Triumpha1 Columns and
Colorado at Smith Park.
industries of the states in striking manner.
The detailed description follows:

industries of the states in striking manner.
The detailed description follows:
pyram aeIo Of Irregular and yari e9ered roeEs
reclined the heavy figure Of old M Mi 81!
Gad II Shs lug On bu
made to simulate the real thing On the
right back corner the lumber interest was
ing stature saving a log. On the right rear
corner sat fair;haired girl dressed as
nortnr YEN Ger rieh w arm G was miniature ee
mantled mill stone; An enormous Horn Of
center on either side. From the ''Horn Of
Plenty fell in artistic profusion apples,
mp 4rns or and ch
nesota stands pre-eminent. Several sheayes
| Of golden grain, amid which stood the Mis-
golden 5 ~ har added additional Beauty to the
picture. In the back left-hand corner the
"Gpardian Of Transportation" appeared,
| by her side.
Wisconsin--This float gave representa-
Of Of the r' ground. The left half Of the float
showed the miners at work picking the iron
ore: Above them on the surface a lone wolf
lumberman's camp. TO the right hand
| woodmen were at work, thus representing
the great lumber industry of the state: A
caldron. a movable ore cart and track COM
pleted the realistic picture:
The Dakotas-Canopied in the center. sat
| CeieS Oh Il tulOue u grail, SuINOuuucu NY
! faced the front of the float, and as a back
! ground for her coal black hair scythes and
sckles Of glistening steel were crossed. AT
her feet was an overturned jug Of water,
representing irrigation. Figures represent
ing the sowing, moving, raking and CLEAN
ing of the grain surrounded her. Elabo
! rately ornamented scrolls surmOunted the
float, giving it artistic symmetry. This
float was Of simple and fiat design.
! Montana-The Montana float was drawn
by four horses abreast with three mountet
knights in advance and an escort of twelve
mounted cowboys. The float represented
scene on the plains and the cowboys brand
ing a steer. At one end was a cowbo,
standing near his pony. The sides of tn
, float were decorated with imtation.ieWes
gold and silver. The horse blankets wer
blue, filigreed with silver.
| Washington-The State Of Washington
> horses abreast. with three mounted knight
i in advance and an escort of twelve MOUNTS
s men in continental dress At the summit o
a wall dividing the. ocean from the Ian
), sat Commerce" with compass, globe an
4 anchor. A female figure draped in nets
with fancHul headdress was center figure
At her feet were heaped the products of tn
state, which gave a beautiful foreground
The sea to the left was filled by the ship
Il | Of commerce and was made with movable
i white-capped wave which dashed agains
q the wall. This was operated by cOnceale
u mechanism. The effect of it all was wol
:, Northwestern Cities. :. 49,.
l. The floats representing the various cite
e along the Great Northern and their indus
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-15
Minnesota's Float.

tries and branches Of business were all hand
some and very expensive affairs. They were
led by the magnificent ship of st. Paul.
This had massive lions head, aenoting
strength, at the PROV. ,Surmounting TINS
was the guardian angel pointing toward
the now we'll assured future of our city. At
the wheel stood the figure Of Progress"
guiding the boat in its direct course. The
figure Of the real estate exchange, with one
hand resting on the record of deeds, hold
with the other the golden scales, in one side
Of which s'dirt'' overbalanced dollars in the
other. At her left was the figure represent
ing the Business Mems union with pen
equipped The manufacturers were repre-
scented in the center by q stalwart figure
which by its position and meaning balanced
the float. Next was the figure Of the press
holding a golden type then the Commercial
club with the standard adopted by them for
the use Of business men, showing ''St. Paul
the center Of North America. In the float,
directly in front of the pilot wheel, the
schools were represented by a woman start
ing Young America" with A, B, C's. Com.
plotting the float was the triumphant figure
Of the Jobbers' union surrounded by casks
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-15
A Word About Bath SDOnEes.

A bath sponge is satisfactory toilet
article only when it is well cared for.
If it is put away half cleaned and drip.
ping wet it will soon become offensive,
and then it's restoration to cleanliness
is very difficult. Every" time a bath
sponge is used it should be washed
with soap and warm water, rinsed in
cold water, and then squeezed, not
wrung, vigorously. In the. summer it
should be hung in the open air, and
when possible in the sunshine. In win
ter it should be dried by artificial heat.
A sponge should never be shut in a
box, and the best place to keep it is
on hanging earthen tray OF in an
open basket Of wire. A good bathing
sponge has rather coarse pores, but is
strong and soft in texture. The most
expensive sponges, however, are tiny
ones, which have the very finest holes
and a silken texture They are used
for bathing little children and by sur
2eOnS.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-15
barrels, crates, boxes and packages, .all

white and gold. ;
Minneapolis first float Of Minneapolis
represented the Carnival association. It was va,
Continuing iaG female ae' figure, Minneapolis
seated on pedestal, bearing aloft the torch
OF progress. The god Of commerce occupied
a, conspicuous place; and Mercury was seat,
twelve horses and escorted by a guard Of
honor composed Of Greek soldiers, students,
etc. A second float representing the -four
interest Of MINNEAPOLIS was, a plain, solid
seemed to embody the idea Of solidity. At
the rear Of the temple were two females in
Greek costume grinding corn.
ID Duluth h -Represente' by mammoth float
drawn by six blankt horses led by sail
ors. The hoat was ~. med in the model OF
a lake steamship. representing the city's
lake traffic. The float also represented the
eity,s mining and manufacturing industries
was man dressed to represent weather
! beaten tar. In the PROV of the boat were
seated two beautiful maidens as guardian
angels of the city. ~
| Grand Forks-This city came to the front
| with three floats, representative of the
states industries and early navigation, The
| first was the steamer Selkirk, in which Mr..
Hill began his transportation business. It
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-15
Salt for Cattle.

Instead of throwing it in handfuls
on the ground on certain days Of the
week, after the old method, take new,
sound barrel into the field, place it
upon it's side on some dry knoll, where
there is no shade, saw out four of five
slaves between the large or middle
hoops, thus giving the animals access
to the salt at will and at the same time
leaving a fair protection from the rain
to the contents of the barrel. After
half or more has been eaten, saw out
another stave or two on each side OF
the opening, thus making it large
enough for them to use all that remains.
BY this plan all the al nails in the herd
will help themselves to just the guam
tity they need, whenever they want
it, and the waste is small.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-15

was a perfect model Of this famous steamer
which in early days nayigated the Red river
from Breckenridge to Fort Garry, nowtWin-
Great Northern passenger depot at Grand
Forks. 4 mammoth bread basket, repre-
senting Grand Forks in the center of North
Dakota, the worlds bread basket, was the
float It was filed with loaves of bread,
and around were. artistically- grouped bun
dies of wheat and sheayes of golden grain.
able for its simplicity. 1t was an exhibition
work on granite blocks.
Crookston-One of the daintiest and most
complete of the city floats was that repre-
senting Crookston, whereon sat nine maid
grain. Cheers and applause Invariably
greeted the approach Of this float.
handsome model Of the Moorhead state nor
NAL school, surrounded by natural lawn
with graveled walks, trees and flowers. The
wheat, barley, oats and grasses, the ,agri-
cultural products Of the valley about Moor
| head Above this was beautiful keystone
suspended from It was a painting Of J. J.
Hill. The horses were caparisoned, and led
| blu uniformed men. -,
seaboard terminus Of the Great Northern,
was represented by three large and beau
S1 h5 Ssff By one esooms
livery. The frst was a model Of the whale
| back "Everett," now under construction in
| that city. The second represented tenn
pie of Industry, and contained men and
maidens with busy hands fashioning articles
Of commerce and trade. There We're tillers
Of the soil and representatives, Of the fish
cries industries. The third float vas
which the Great Northern road runs t.
Puget sound, with St.. Paul as the Easter
! terminus and Everett as the point Wher!
the line touches the sound. Everett ais
had a float representing shingle and pull.
factory, supported by six pillars, and phi pile
Of the float was an immense dome, draw
by six horses: The driver was costume
! to represent Labor
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-15
Sweet Corn.

Genuine sweet corn is one Of the
things that city people-who stay in
the city-know nothing about that is
worth knowing. The sweet corn" they
buy in the market, hours after it has
been gathered, has nearly if not quite
lost its saccharine quality, and is little
better than common field corn in the
milk. TO be enjoyed in all it's pristine
sweetness, sweet corn must be plucked
from the stalk and dumped forthwith
into the pot. Then-if it is indeed
sweet corn, and not q miserable pre-
tender to that distinction is food for
the gods.
But how rarely one meets with genu-
inc sweet corn! Some years ago we
were entertained by a friend in Albany,
who RECALLED us with sweet corn from
his garden. Such corn we have never
tasted before nor since. We don't know
the variety-our entertainer did not
and seed that we obtained from him in
the fall and planted the following year
did not turn out nearly as well-per-
haps on account of change of soil and
climate.
Every farmers table ought to be
abundantly supplied, during the season,
with this tOothsome vegetable. There
| are several varieties, some earlier than
others, and of very unequal merit.
| Among these the black Mexican ranks
us one Of the very best in flavor, it's
color being tile sole objection to it
and for private consumption that
amounts to nothing. Stowells Ever
green stands also in the front rank for
quality, though no longer, as usually
grown, really evergreen"
Plant for succession in carefully
prepared ground, give thorough cult
Walton, and then enjoy the fruit of
your labor in feasting on one of the
most delicious and wholesome products
Of field Or garden.-Nail and Express.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-15
Value of women,s Clubs.

WOmen's clubs have done much for
women, but, like all other good things,
they need to be taken in moderation
and in the form best suited to the
needs Of the individual, says Harper's
Bazaar. The woman who is interested
in a particular line of study finds in
spiration in associating with number
Of women whose mental tendencies
are in the same direction. The woman
whose brain is active and who COM
mands leisure grows when she comes
into cOmpanionship with women who
/ turn her mental faculties to a special
line Of thought. The woman who is
tied to a home by the care of children,
or the thousand things that may and
| do come into many women's lives to
limit their social opportunities, finds a
club membership an inspiration; it
brings her in touch with the outer
world, a rest and a refreshing To
''The same fallacy obtains in this case
club is beyond price. But when mem
bership in q woman's club means one
more demand on nerves worn out, on
jaded bodies, one more thing to be
done when rest is imperative, then
club membership is valueless and the
woman who maintains it under those
| CO4O4IAOAo 10 Gil OOJCCI VI ply. OluD
membership is valuable to women in
just So far as it ministers to a need,
supplies want, or gives an inspiration
and no further. To each member her
club should be a training school, No
where is a woman brought into such
sharp contrast with other women as
in her club. It should spur her to men
tai effort, teach her the value Of silence
when she does not understand the sub
ject under discussion, and show her the
propriety of having her thoughts in
hand before she seeks to give them ex-
+ preston. Club membership is valuable
to the member if it gives her that
which she finds nowhere else, and
which is necessary to her best devel-
opment If it is a means to an end il
. | is yAlueless.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-15

strides of civilization has ever been wit
messed in st. Paul before. The pen OF
the historian may write glowing words
and the brush of the artist paint living
pictures, but neither pen nor brush can
tell the people so vivid, so graphic and so
lasting a story as that which was told to
the eye yesterday. It was a panorama OF
the life of the people of this wonderful
s. country; that is, their serious lie. IL
told of their pursuits, it revealed their
progress, it exhibited them in the shops
of the artisan and the laboratory OF the
scientist; it displayed the triumphs OF
invention, from the implements of agrl-
culture to the locomotive; it exempllhed
the arts. It was a grand tribute to the
energy, industry and nobility of man
kinda convincing proof of the great
poets assertion that "Surely he that
made us gave us not that godlike capable
ity and reason to fust in us unused
1t is doubtful if there ever was pa
cade of such length that moved along so
smoothly. There were only two pauses,
and they were scarcely more than mo-
,nentary. The entire procession, compris-
ing six divisions and containing hundreds
Of floats and horses passed by the press
stand at Third and Minnesota streets in
one hour and forty-fve minutes. In this
respect alone the parade was remark
able achievement, for it was over a mile
md half long.
How many people witnessed the pa
rade is something that no one can sat
lsfactorily estimate. The line of marct
was fully two miles long, and as many
men. women and children as the side
walks along the line could possibly &C
commodate, were there, packed toeethe:
rs only a crowd of sightscers can be
every window and doorway III ever,
business block and building choked will
spectators, and the steps were covere;
with them. The two thousand seats il
the grand stand were all occupied, an
the press stand was crowded. Beside
the two regular stands, there were nu
snerous private stands erected ny eater
prising citizens, and thesc, too, WEI
filed.
The procession started promptly at th
appointed hour, 2:3O p. IN. 1t was heat
ed by platoon of mounted police, whic
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-15
Freezing Butter.

The latest idea is to actually freeze
butter and hold it frozen. Cold stor-
age allows the favor to gradually es-
cape, but freezing locks it up and holds
it.. All cold storage butter must be
consumed soon after being taken out
of storage or it will be found insipid
and Objectionable, and frozen butter
will doubtless become "of'' in quality
even more rapidly after being thaWed
out -.s, '@-.s. 81.
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did of the Atlantic ocean: Before long,
no doubt, another great line of steam
ships will connect the Pacific terminus OF
the Great Northern with China and
the work done by Mr.. Hill is that in
whatever line accomplished, it is the best
of it's kind. A fundamental principle
which he has insisted upon in the con-
struction of all his railway lines is that
the grades shall be reduced to. the lowest
his lines, including the Pacific extension,
are thus much lighter than on those OF
any competing system, enabling them to
carry a largely increased tonnage with
the same locomotive power, or IN other
worlds to carry freights at a greatly re-
ments of the most solid and enduring con-
struction.
His Financial Skill. :
1t is a striking testimony Of the remark
able financial skill which has directed all
these colossal enterprises that after they
have been accomplished the entire CAPT
taliation of the 4,253 miles of the Great
Northern railway in stocks and bonds
does not exceed $4,000, which is a small
and other railroads, and the Great North
ern thus starts out with another marked
advantage over other tranScOntinenta
| lines in it's small comparative ratio Of
| fixed charges.
The history of other great railroad en-
! terprises in this country may be sough
| in vain for parallel to the achievements
of Mr.. HILL Others have attained event
ual success only through series of EN-
barrassments and failures which Otter
entailed immense losses, if not upon them
selves at least upon those who had in
vested in their stocks and bonds. Blu
| the history of Mr.. Hills railway manage
ment has been that of continuous ca
reer Of success interrupted by singl
misstep or failure. Since the day he as
sumed control Of the property not divi
dend has been passed. No investor i
his enterprises has lost money by put
ting faith in him., His march has bee
steadily forward upon solid ground, an
because he has gone forward only whe
he was sure of his ground, and had th
means at command to carry his enter
prises to successful conclusion withou
4 hazarding the resources or the credit 9
i the company. 5ss9
If any one is entitled to be regarde
as a. public benefactor in the; best an
: broadcast sense Of the term it is a ma
who has done such great things #
the development of the Northwest, an
for the dissemination Of the condition
I of material progress and prosperit
through seven or eight states of Il
Union.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-15

Immediately preceded the fire dep lrt-
rlent. AS the engines, chemicals, hook
and ladder trucks, hose carts, supply
wagons and the rest of tie equipment
passed ty, showers of applause greeted
them. All Of the engines and wagons
were tastefully decorated, some with
gay colored stripes of bunting and others
with garlards of flowers The horses,
which were also decorated, were all
handsome and spirited animals.
The Great Parade.
AS the last of the fire department passed
by the sound Of martial music was heard
down the line. Looking in the direction Of
fuy neas' in the air. The Third Infantry,
p pnlEss s was coming Ahead Of them
n rna naprs sboGlne e8 Bend be
fantry was Immediately preceded by the
Fort Smelling band AS the regu atr1o marfhed
Vigorously ii; oro and as they, continued on up
running uni along with them. They numbered
some 200 men. Col. e. G. Mason was IN
Next came the Minnesota national guard,
nraceded them They comprised the First
nnard The nj Veil and
sented fine appearance. They also =, re- r :
came the Shattuck band followed 10y the
Shattuck cadets of Faribault. who :lade an
excellent showing. This ended the fast di-
vision. -----
wilkes. consisted OF historical floats. rep
The primitive sonditzon4 Of life in
identity devised and constructed with un-
usual care, skill and fidelity to the times
not only picturesque, but realistic. The log
Eaapei was aso represented in miniature though
half the size Of the Sgnsl r.
dian band from Fort Totten, which was
followed by forty or fifty dans with t tRei
Backs. Some Of the Indians were bent ant
gray haired and as they trudged along un
der the bright sun they certainly presented
= picturesque appearance. float repre-
senfing the early French y9yageurs padding llIa
Then there were prairie caaebs sshoon
Of which contained Mr.. A. Z. .Larpenteu
and family. The spectators viewed Wit
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4 MAGNIFICENT PAGEANT.
CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF J. J..
HILL AT ST. PAUL. l
The Grand Parade Witnessed by
Many Thousand PeOple-Story OF
Progress Told in FlOats-NOrth-
western States Represented.

St. Paul, Mimi, Special Telegram
Through the streets of this city yester-
day magnificent pageant passed in re-
view before thousands of admiring eyes.
1t was spectacle never to be forgotten.
The history and the industry, the prog
ress and the prosperity, the grandeur and
the glory of the great Northwest were
beautifully, richly, elequently pictured.
Nothing to equal this dazzling exhibition
of the resources of the country and the