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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-04-20

Farmers have commenced their
spring work getting ready for seeding.
The work is fully Is days behind what
is usually the time here. Rye, oats,
corn and potatoes will take the lead
this season. Wheat will not cover a
very large acreage around Princeton.
The acreage of oats will be the highest,
while potatoes will receive much at
tention. There is quite heavy acre
age of rye both spring and winter SOW
ing. A fair showing for corn is
reported from different parts of the
county. .....@
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-04-20

r. F. Mcclellan who came down
from the up river country, says that
the stage of water does not warrant
starting the drives. There are men
up at different points ready to take ad-
vantage of any flow of water but moth
ing in particular has as yet been done.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-04-20

Services in the churches were at
tended by good congregations both
Sunday morning and evening. The
weather was fair and people who have
been snow-bound for many weary weeks
can now get out to church. All the
churches are supplied with good men
in the pulpits-men that are fluent,
interesting takers, from whom ideas
of interest may be CLEANED that can
we'll be applied to present contingencies
and make life pleasanter, though be-
liefs may be tied to other denomina.
tiOns. Go and hear them. .~- -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-04-20

A school ma'am not many miles from
here was teaching a class in spelling,
when the word husband was put on
the blackboard. None of the children
could pronounce it, and in order to
help them out the teacher asked,
"What would I have if I should get
married?" The answer was prompt,
but not the one she expected, and she
blushed such a brilliant red that the
sunlight paled.-Er.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-04-20

Men, teams, boys, guns, oxen, boats
and spears were arrayed and panoplied
for expeditions in quest of the aquatic
fowl and Battle Brook pickerel during
the early part of the week. It was a
fierce display and BODIED trouble to the
game and fish. At night when the
hosts had returned to their domiciles,
the results were reckoned up, and
found to consist Of, one teal duck, one
crow, two jays and a flicker. Several
specimens of hunger, some very wet
pants and kicker: A whole row q
bottles with never cork, and fellow
in a wagon shouting sadly, New York
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-04-20

G. D. Francis, photogr apher, is at
Milaca taking pictures, and will remain
until April 25th. He will be at his
gallery in Princeton, from June 1st to
18th.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-04-20

John harrington, whose parents re-
side at Houston, Florida, came up with
his aunt, Miss Hoey, about three years
ago to remain in Princeton and attend
school. He found it rather hard work
to keep up in his work until this year,
when he forged ahead and took rank
with scholars some years older than
himself. His health has not been first
class in this climate, his lungs bother
ing him considerably of late hence his
return to Florida. John was regu-
lar attendant at school and had grown
to be a favorite among his playmates
who were 10th to see him depart for
the LAND of Flowers
S. C;1rew has recently purchased
from Mr.. Chas. Morehouse, the fine
property located just north OF the old
school building. Mr.. Carew intends
to improve the buildings thereon, and
rent the same to his brother-in-law
Mr.. G. D. Marshall, the harness-maker
Mr.. Carew has fitted up the old post
Office building in fine shape so that Mr.
Marshall has a fine opportunity to dis
play his large stock of goods in the
harnesss-maker's line. Thrift an6
economy will win every time, as is mos
clearly shown in the case Of San
Carew, who now ranks among our en-
terprising, wealthy citizens.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-04-20

The present spring has been one Of
the most favorable for sugar-making.
r. E. Sanford and S. S. Sanford will
get a thousand pounds or more from
their trees. To say it is of a superior
quality both as to sugar and syrup is
giving a proper recommend.
Mr.. Geo. Frye, of Elk River, was a
guest at the Commercial House, Fri
day and Saturday. Mr.. Frye has a
cattle ranch in Montana. His visit
here was for the purpose of looking the
ground over to buy stock for the pur.
pose of shipping out to Montana.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-04-20

Emil Peterson, of Stanchfeld, lad
ten or twelve years old, was brought to
DR.. Tarbox, Saturday, suffering from a
gun shot wound that he had received a
short time before. The lad was stand
ing on a pile of lumber watching a man
who was trying to shoot a squirrel with
a 22-calibre target rifle. The squirrel
hunter fired at the squirrel, the bullet
struck a limb and glanced downward
entering the little fellows flesh just
below the eye and penetrating to a
depth nearly as far back as the eye
ball extends. It was a serious wound
and required the utmost care in dress
ing. We learn that the wound is heal
ing nicely, and the lad may still retain
his sight in the optic.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-04-20

Connections made in Union Depots at st. Paul,
Minneapolis and West Superior.
VS. ALEXANDER, w. A. CARPENTER,
Pres. and Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent.
.|- P. A. ROCKWELL, 49,
Asst Gen. Pass. Agent.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-04-20


. The streets presented a very lively
appearance Saturday. Our sister VII
lagos would almost turn green with.
envy, could they have viewed Main
street from the Comm rcial Hotel down
to D. w. Spaulding's meat market.
In that space Of three blocks, there
We're over one hundred teams and
vehicles hitched or moving, from two
o'clock until four. The sidewalks were
literally crowded with people for the
same period of time, all intent on bust
ness going to the auction sale or to the
various stores. Princeton can point
with pride to the amount of business
now going on within her corporate
limits.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-04-20
0n PRINCETON -: LODGE,
8N NO. 93, X. of p.

Vs~ Regular meetings second and fourth Tues
day evenings in each month at 8 Pm.
L. S. BRIGGS, G. G.
J. w. HARTMAN, X. r. S.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-04-20

Arbor Day, April 2sth, has not the
significance in a wooded country that
it has in prairie regions, yet there is a
wide range Of usefulness and improve
ment to be noted even where nature
has forested the country. Trees can
be set out to beautify and shade the
walks, private grounds and public
places. Let that course be literally
observed and a very few years will suf-
flee to transform what may
be an otherwise unat-
tractive' village or city into a beautiful
place. Arbor Day should be a great
day and everybody should set out at
least few well-formed trees. April
2Sth is the time, and do not forget to
plant one tree, and a dozen if possible.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-04-20
Eastern Minnesota Railway.

ST. PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS, PRINCETON
1T% DULUTH AND WEST SUPERIOR.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-11
Sandwich Islanders.

When Kanaka feels bit out of sorts
he imagines that he has not been dill
gent enough in his dcvotions to some
particular god. He Immediately pro.
cures bunch Of ava or something in
the nature of comforting drink, q ID
after short prayer to his mountain or
river deity he murmers apologetically:
Heres your food" or "Heres your
drink" as the case may be. Then he
devours the solids or liquids himself
If the Kanaka's health improves the
god is appeased. 1t sickness still creeps
over him, he turns to Kahuna. One of
the guild is Immediately hunted up and
approached with a bunch of ava or a
pig. Then the Kanaka dilates upon his
,nfirmities, and the Kahuna begins pre-
pairing to drive out the sickness or the
evil spirit.
The patient is stripped and laid flat,
and with bunch of ii leaves the
Kahuna rubs him all over, murmuring
meaningless words the while. If the
Kanaka gets we'll, the Kahuna's influence
is increased. If the Kanaka dies, he
was doomed man anyhow, and the
Kahuna did his best. Such of the
kanakas as patronize Kahuna
nowadays do it covertly, and the Ka-
hunas keep under cover -[Chicago
Tribune.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-11

and the cottage on the other. The
intending assassin, Mark Gray, sat
nearly on level with him in the first
balcony and some thirty feet distant.
with the pistol concealed in his
sleeve, and in his left hand holding a
copy OF the play, which he had evil
IDENTIFY been following with the pur-
pose of firing only at the right time.
When the first shot rang out there
was dead silence. Booth did not
stir. But as IA second ball came
whizzing down and passed through a
piece OF board an inch thick, Booth
quietly rose and went toward the
wing The man was taken to an
asylum. One of the bullets. which
lodged in the scenery almost directly
behind his head, Booth had set in a
gold cartridge, upon which he had
engraved. "From Mark GRAY to
Edwin Booth, April 23, 1879" and
he always kept this grim reminder of
what SO nearly proved to he u
tragedy.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-11
On a Peruvian Cliff.

Explorers have found a great many
mummies in caves in cliffs among the
Peruvian mountains. How the In
dians who entombed their dead in
this way reached the caves hundreds
of feet down the side OF steep cliffs, is
a matter Of conjecture.
A French traveller, NJ. Wciner, mar.
rates visit to one OF these sepulchres,
and the serious danger he was in Of
ending his travels then and there.
81 went with two Indians" he
writes, Ito a point on a high plateau
below which was one Of the caves,
and had the Indians lower me over
the precipice with leather ropes A
journey of hundred metres straight
downward, made in such way is ex-
traordinarily long. larrived at last
at the tomb 1t was half-Closed with
rocks. went in and found two skulls
and mummy. Itied the skulls to my
belt, and taking the mummy in my
arms gave the signals for the Indians to
draw me up. They obeyed, and grad
ually neared the top of the precipice
The Indians had not looked over it,
and had no suspicion of what l was
bringing in mF arms When the yell
low skull OF their ancient ancestor ap-
peared above the edge of the cliff, the
Indians were so terrible frightened,
that they let slip the ropes.
II cannot describe my feelings in
the next second, the awful terror of
beginning to fall. In my fright l let
go of the mummy, and it was dashed
into a thousand pieces at the bottom
of the abyss. But the Indians had
not lost their hold Of the ropes; they
drew me up again, and in moment
l stood in safety at the top of the
precipice.
'My supersttious Indians ex-
planned to me that when those good
people, the mummies, are disturbed
by Indians they seize them in a fatal
embrace, and they assured me that. as
this mummy's head rose into their
sight lit opened its mouth and would
have uttered fearful curse upon
them. had it not just then been dashed
to the bottom of the abyss"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-11

with embroidered satin. This gown
closes in the back and the seams under
the arm are cut trife curved, but the
stuff is quite full both in front and
back. All the seams are garnished
with strings OF wax beads. Covering
the seam where the skirt joins the
bodice Is tiny girdle of Sicilienne,
embroidered with silver and open be-
hind. The opening at the neck is fin
ished with white satin collar having
arabesque insertions of lace and en-
broidered with white wax beads and
silver threads. Around the bottom of
the skirt is pleated edging and above
that band of embroidered satin.
The pulled sleeves have a white satin
cuff embroidered like the collar. The
bow shown is of mousseline de sole, in
sash width, the ends hanging nearly to
the hem Of the skirt.
be successfully followed in a large va
riety OF materials and trimmings, and
1t will prove very pretty. Though an
empire dress, 1t Is not at all pronounced
IN style, and Is at once very comfort
able and dressy for house wear. A
pretty material would be white crepe,
garnished with green ribbons. The
seams under the arms are cut to con-
form to the figure, and the fullness in
the back and front Is laid in pleats.
The gown hooks behind and is lined
with thin silk. The yoke Is made Of
embroidered and plain tulle, and, if
lined, green silk should be used. Lin
ing, however, is not necessary. 1t is
ornamented with green ribbons in the
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-11
Stage Gossip.

MUsIC-HALL variety is lucrative
investment in London. The Empire
Music Hall pays an average yearly
! dividend of seventy per cent; the
ALEXANDRA, twenty-five per cent; the
Tivoli, twenty per cent; and the
Pavilion, sixteen per cent.
GEORGE MOORE, the brilliant young
lrishman who wrote "a Mummer's
Wife" and other novels aud has
written some clever essays for London
periodicals, has furnished the world
with new proof that the novelist is
not the man to write a play. His
''Strike at Arlingford," recently pro-
duced, has proved failure, being pro-
nounced dull, insipid. and conven-
tional.
EFFIE ELLsLER and c. w. Couldock
have at last shelved "Hazel Kirk"
and brought out new play. 'Doris,"
in Detroit The heroine, played by
the former Hazel, is a schoolmistress
in al English village, who marries
the young squire. without telling him
that she had previously been married
to burglar, from whom she had got
a divorce and whom she had supposed
dead.
A. NJ PALMER has made it rule in
his New York theater that every
'dead-head" shall pay 10 cents for his
or her ticket the proceeds of this tax
going to the Actors Fund. Objection
to this plan is made on behalf OF
actresses, because they are so for
getful and most OF them would be
offended if asked for the fee." That
actresses carry purses is notorious,
but that they carry anything in their
purses is not so sure. Light is shed
on the cause of their 'forgetfulness"
by the fact that, after a recent 'pro.
fessiona" matinee" in the theater
which he manages Harry Mann
picked up six purses in the auditor
ium, from which the total yield was
II cents.
A MUSICIAN declares that in moth
ing is the growth of musical taste i'm
this country illustrated more effectu.
ally than IN the choice of seclus ons
for performance on the piano at public
concerts. He says: 'rrlke an old
program, .nd by that l mean one
thirty years old, or thereabouts, and
you will lind that the piano pieces
are by DDreyschock, Thalberg. Got
tschalk. Wehli: transcriptiods' from
Italian operas and potpourris of pop.
ular airs, designed entirely to show
off the technical abilities of the per-
former. Nowadays you hear but t.
tie OF ali that. The musical interest
must exceed the technical interest.
List is good deal played. to be sure,
but you will find that the ie9ertory
of the successful mo 'ern pianist is
made up from Beethoven, Schumann,
Bach, Schubert, Chopin, Mendelssohn,
Grieg, Bubinstein-~men whose idea
was to express musical thought and
feeling, not tO show what man
could do with his fingers"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-11

OF the gown in the third sketch is cut
princess and is covered with an over.
dress of figured tulle, which is full in
the back and front, but bias at the
sides. With it Is worn q short Jacket
OF silk, trimmed with double bretelles,
that form round collar in back and
end in points in front. The tulle, COM
mencing. when the jacket stops, is
gathered three times and meets an
oblong plastron Of draped tulle. The
balloon sleeves are silk and have q mar
row cuff.
Coming to the fourth illustration
there is simple but becoming costume,
for young miss, composed of dark
green wooden suiting in light summer
weight. The skirt is plain in the front
and gathered in the back, while the
top Is shirred six times. and finished at
the lower end with band Of green vel
vet piped with red bengalfne. Two
rows OF green velvet taken bias and
also piped with red bengaline run
around the bottom. The waist has a
pointed yoke of red, and all the fullness
Is again shirred six times at the waist,
and finished with velvet, as shown in
the picture, the center velvet strip be-
ing hooked to the skirt occasionally to
prevent slipping. The waist is gar
n1shed by full rever collar OF green
velvet lined with red. The sleeves
have large puff of velvet and a long
cuff trimmed with four ornamental but
tons. The waist closes in front.
A toilet composed of copper and
green changeable silk, and trimmed
with ecru lace, is the subject of the
last picture. The skirt is of the UNI
brella shape and is very wide at the
bottom, especially as the center back
seam Is bias. 1t is lined with satin,
stiffened with thirty-inch strip OF
muslin trimmed inside with a pink
ruftle OF silk. On the outside are two
ruffles Of lace put at some distance from
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-11
LIFE ON A oANA,.
A Mixture Of Hard Work, rr,v,,,.
and Leisure.

Va 1A0ru work, Priyat,.- Il
and Leisure.
| The life of the 'tcanalIer" il .
| OF hard work and privation and a.u
dance OF leisure and enjoyment W Snla
under way with cargo the ro,, "niis
very trying. The crew of boa.
sists of two men, two bows and eon
| mules. The boys act as drivora 'out
general roustabouts. Sometimes -. sad
have bunk in the cabin to sleen in ~!
more often they drop down anywbe,s
with an old piece of tarpaulin .,
blanket Tor a cover, and snatch WIN.
little sleep they can. The chances as
made at noon, at 6P. NJ, at mdpichs
and at A. NJ. About an hour befo.s
the time to change arrives, the dr;v.'
who is off watch must feed X.
team, get something to eat e..
himself and harness up ready to 90 asbo,a
Promptly at the hour the steersman c;vs.
long drawn out "Who-a-a-hv, tn
boat is run close to the bank and Nv
change is made. Then for six hours t t.s
driver plods along behind his team
through rain or shine, mud or dus,
| sometimes frost and snow, for the hat,
are kept running until actually frozen
up. The State even keeps an ice boat
which is fashioned SO as to crush a chan,
mel through all but heavy ice. and the
canal is thus kept clear until the last
boat is through. These are hard times
with the ''canal hoggies." as the drivers
are called, and frozen fingers, ears and
toes are by no means uncommon.
But to return. When the six hours
are up the change is again made, and the
tired driver returns on board the boat.
| attends to his team, which must be kent
in good order, feeds it, feeds himself,
and then if there is nothing more to do
he gets two or three hours sleep. But
| this is liable to be cut short at any time
by arrival at lock, or the occurrence Of
a liam" OF boats, in which event all
hands are needed. If the drivers obtain
three consecutive hours of sleep at any
time while under way they are doing re-
markedly we'll. So i. goes day and nj ght
until the trip over. Then perhaps for
a couple of days there is comparative
rest, though usually there is enough to
do making repairs, cleaning up, etc, to
keep any one from becoming weary of i'll
ling.
= The active season commences early in
May, sometimes in the latter p,rt Of
April, and continues until freezing up
time late in the fall, usually in the latter
part of November, though sometimes the
canal is kept open well into December.
If the drivers and steersmen have been
economical of their wages during the
season, they will have saved enough to
keep them until the spring opens. Usu-
Ally, however, they do not do this, and
winter frequently finds them without
dollar.
Where the captain of boat is also the
owner he usually manages to tie up for
the winter in some place where many
others are also found. Thus there are
one or two localities about this city where
hundreds of boats winter every year.
They form regular communities, and
usually manage to pass the time pleas
antly. Eutire families are reared on
these boats, aud not infrequently chill
dren grow up to maturity without ever
having known any other home. Il New
York Advertiser.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-11

nothing Is more useful than light thin
silk, and for these purposes it will be
used more than ever this season. Shot
and shaded materials for woolens, rib
bons, straw trimmings, etc., are al
ready very popular, and foulards, su-
rahs, aud bengalines are likewise
shaded. Many foulards bordered with
design Of flowers or imitation lace
are seen, while others have a small,
regular design formed by the material
itself, such as squares, or minute rays,
at the edge. One silken material.
which is manufactured in eau de nil
rose, pearl-gray, white and straw color.
is especially beautiful. These differ
ent grounds are covered with blacl
threads about one-eighth Of an incl
apart, brocaded with very small spot
OF the same color as the silk, ant
printed with flower, of which tho
contour and shade is 80 vague that it /.
difficult to know by what name to cal
it, though in design 1t somewhat re
sembles tiny jasmine foweret. 1t i:
quite charming. The foundation dres,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-11
A Trained Wild Cat.

On the last trip down from Alaska the
steamer City of Topeka brought curl
osity in the line of trained animals. 1t
is an Alaska wildcat, which is to be on
exhibition in Chicago at the Worlds
Fair. The owner and trainer of the
beast, native of the far north, missed
the Topeka, which brought his pet down.
and it is being held here awaiting the
arrival of the Al-Ki.
Frank Baker. the manager on Union
wharf, has struck up quite an acquant-
ance with his boardcr. and delights in
showing the ferocious beast and its many
accomplishments. The really peculiar
feature in connection with the wild cat
is that it can be governed only by certain
gutteral sounds, which Frank has studied
out and uses in the exhibition. Large
crowds are daily visiting the curio'
which is to be forwarded to Seattle ina
lew days.-lPOrt Townsend (Washing'
toni Call.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-11
Sarah SIdtlOns.

Every one knows the stories Of the
effect She produced. Her audiences
lost all command over themselvc,
and sobbed, moanc /, and even howled
with emotion. She could sometimes
scarcely he heard, so loud were the
lamentations Of the pit A Scotch
poet described the effect at the Roy
atty Theater. Edinburgh, in 1854:
From all sides of the house, bark the cry how
ing yells.
Young ladies used suddenly to
shrek. going of as though they had
been stuffed with decorating powder;
men were carried out gibbering, in
Mysteries. Fashionable doctors at
tended in the theater with the ex-
pectation of being amply occupied
throughout the close OF the perform.
ance. Nine. de Stael has given a
celebrated description of Mrs. Sid
don's frenzied laugh in the last act of
"Ihe Fatal Marriage a sound which
was always the signal Tor general
swOOning and moaning.
All this appears very odd to us. and
may In part, no doubt be attributed
to an emotional habit of the times;
but at least it was the expression of
highly Intoxicating popularity, and
less than justice has surely been doae
to the manner in which the great
actress received her plaudits. -Cen-
fury.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-08-11
One More on John Stetson.

John Stetson ran over from Boston
to New York the other day and
dropped in at the Empire theater,
says the Sun. During a conversation
Mr.. Stetson said he was at a loss for
a new name for his new yacht
III must telegraph some name this
afternoon" said Mr.. Stetson, 'for the
painter is waiting for me-"
Call it Empire" suggested Man
ager Thomas Shay.
1T must begin with S" repli d
Mr.. Stetson. any wife's name and
mine begin with that letter"
BLOWS Sunbeam" asked Frank
Murray.
"Naw..'
"Sylph," added Arthur Blark.
"Ry Jove, I've got it," exclaimed
Mr.. Stetson. 'I'll call it Cinch."