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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-03-02
Six Ways Around the World

The time required Tor q Journey
around the earth by q man walking
day and night withoat rest would be
1923 days; an express train, forty;
days; sound, at a, medium teaperar
ture, thirty-two ard one half hours;
cannon ball, twenty one and three
fourths hours; light, a little over one
tenth OF a second; electricity, passing
over a copper wire, little less than
one tenth OF q second. philadelphia
Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-03-02
a VERY LUCKY TUMBLE.
LIFE IN THE. MICHIGAN NORTH.
WOODS.
The Repeating Rifle Novelty Ho1d-
~ Engaging a Savage, Wound
ed Bear With an Unloaded e.
Gun--A Boys Strange
Adventures #.s '.E

Hugh Arden was sixteen years old
WREN he met with the adventure that
nearly cost him his life
Hugh was Il tail, muscular boy for
his age, and the best wrestler among
bis schoolmates. His parents moved
to the north woods Of Michigan when
Hugh was lad in kYffckerbockers.
From the time he was old enough
to carry q gun he was in the woods
all his spare time, and perhaps more
than that, since his Eaother often
ohided him for leaving Chores undorae
to go to the woods after deer or fox.
However, Hugh was. generally
speaking, j good boy, and aided not
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-03-02

HUNTED AND, HUNTER TAKE 4 TUMBLE.
being: crushed. and in ii short time he
opened, his. eyes. apparently none the
worse for his fainting, although quite
sore from numerous bruises.
1t was Highs BEAR. the settlers de
clared, and they assisted HIM to remove
the skin, which he bore in triumph to
his home late that night. You may be
sure the boy. never forgot Lat days
adventure; which came go near ter
minatlng: his: earthly existence.-lnter.
Ocean,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-03-02
Smallest Country in the World.

The smallest country in the world is
said TO be the territory of Moresnet,
which lies between Belgium and Ger
many. Its 1000 inhabitants are mostly
occupied in tin mining, although agri
culture is also engaged in. Military
service and election days are unknown.
The senate of ten members is appoint
ed by the mayor, who is chosen by
two delegates, one from Belgium and
one from Germany. The police force
consists of one man, whose salary is
provided by the annual revenue about
1900 france), which also maintains the
roads and schools. The territory was
declared independent ia 1915, to settle
the dispute when the boundary was
fixed between Germany and Belgium,
both countries wanting its tin mines.
It contains only two and one-half
square es.-Puhlic Opinion.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-03-02

"Ol1, now that Nfisss Elton mas de-
serted you, you can condescend z
My darling, l never cared for her
excepting as a friend, but if you still
resent
Il suppose I am a goose!" she ex-
claimed impulsively. But Alan. I
cannot feel very angry with you, after
ALL"
He was satisfied, and Miss Scammon
did not find any further interference
necessary.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-03-02
Exchange no Robbery.

Mashington--I think should tell
you, old man, that am sure Your
valet had your dress suit on the
other night while you were away.
Shorter-He did, and it was all
right. His looked better than mine,
and changed With him Boston
Globe. -. 53- Se.s
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-03-02
In the Same Language.
A Good Substitute.

t'Give me porous plaster, I've got
g. lame back .
'We're just out OF them, but here is
a Columbian postage stamp, which
answers Just as well, and comes cheap
er. We're selling lots of them Just
new. Wait a minute and FL punch a
few holes in it for you.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-03-02
Let Well Enough Alone.

eve got a tongue-tied child, doctor.
Can anything be done for it2"
boy or girl? 81. .. rs. IS Is.
ssGirl."
'Humph! Think you'd better NOT
interfere with the workings of Provi-
lence. ma e m. Life.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-03-02
HE NEVER CINE BACAK.
The Man Who Saw These Things in
Nc,bras ska Dare Not Return.

Nebraska Dare Not Return.
II have SEEN" says i man who con-
ceals his identity, but who uses the
Seattle Post Intelligencer as a means
of reaching the public, ''dust storms
in Lincoln for three days, so one could
not see across the street, and thirteen
days Of blizzard in {; month and Il
half during which one could not see a
hundred yards at any time. I have had
the roof Of a hotel picked off over
my head by a Nebraska zephyr; seen
a man picked up on the street in Lin
coin by the wind and slapped down
upon the sidewalk like single; seen
plate glass windows smashed in (lot
blown OUT by the wind, and seen from
our office window the second and third
stories of a brick building knocked off
from the first into the street by the
same agency. I have known lightning
to strike half dozen places within
a half mile Of me within half an hour.
I have seen thunder showers the last
day Of December and snow storms the
first day of May. I have walked home
with summer clothing on and no over
coat at o'clock at night, while peo-
pie were sitting out Of doors, and have
frozen my face and ears at 8 o'clock the
next morning while going two blocks to
breakfast. I have seen the mercury
at 45 deg. below zero in winter, and
at 113 deg. above i'll the shade in the
summer. have seen in July thirteen
days and nights of hot wind. during
which the murcury did not so below
100, and in which corn fields promising
fifty to Seventy-fve bushels to the acre
were burned to worthlessness. In Ne
braska I have known half dozen
towns to be swept practically off from
the earth by cyclones; and have spent
quite number of hours watching
; them-the cyclones, not the towns
gather in the northwest, with my
chair conveniently located with refer
ence to IN open cellar door, prepared
to slide il they came my way
In the Same Language.
Many great men have written illegi
bly,, it was suspected that this was the
reason that Judge Briefly cultivated s
hopelessly bad handwriting. ..-,z....
, A hint that ought to have q gooi
bly,, and it was suspected that this wa
t the reason that Judge Briefly culhvae,
a hopelessly bad handwriting.
+ The client sat down and studied owe
$. the note for While. He could MAKE
d nothing out Of the hasty scrawl. The1
;, he wrote beneath it four OF five line
S that locked as it they might have bee1
- meant for writing, followed by thi
sentence in a pl,il, band:
I "This is in reply to yours of tn
:" 18th" -s*@
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-23
\ Ncxnerntc Decd.

Fort Smith. Ark. Dec. 10. - Brrnicc
Patrick, aged eighteen, shot his sweet
liz art. Ina Dol:on, and two other ladies',
and then put a pistol ball through his
w" head. The tragedy occurred IN the
store Of J. G. Tucker. on Iownscn ave-
rue. Miss Dod,on was killed instantly.
One of he nth"r ladies. Mrs. james
Hendricks, will die. The third, Mrs.
ELLA Garrett, will recover. Patrick was
shot through the temple, and though yet
:li"c. cannot live. When The ncishbcrs
ran to see what the shooting meant. all
fur of the victims lay on Their own stp-
arate pools of blood on the floor. The
girls father had refused Patrick the
house and The young man urged his suit
clnnlestinely, and claimed t. have 'an
engagement to meet her to-day. when
They were to br married. She faii"l to
keep her engagement and he sought her
gut with the results as stated. No cause
is assigned for the shooting of the other
iwo ladies.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-23

Omaha. dec. ia special to the Bee
from Dcadwood, $. d., says. One of
those cold b%loodcd, disgraccful murders
supposed TO be cl.lru%t criStic of this city
occurred last night at 9:15 in the rear
rooms of the Mascot saloon. The mur-
dcl or, .Aus,ie Trryi>, a girl only sixteen,
is an inmate Of BELL Ha>kill's bawdy
house. and her victim was Maggie Me
Dcrmott, formerly of Sioux City. For
some time there has b,rn trouble between
them On account of the love they both
cherished for Frank Dcbclloy, Il hand
some dark-rycd gambler. A meeting vas
l.cll last right betwc III the three ID give,
Debrlloy Il chance 10 decide which Of
the two he loved. The decision seemed
to be going Masgic's way when the
Trrvis girl drew Il gun and with the
words, IF | can't have him, you can't.
shot the McDermntt girl. She lived.
about ten minutes. during which time
she was unconscious. Dcbclloy WAS ar
ltStcd with the Trcvis girl as an ac-
crSSDry.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-23
How Helen saw Santa clau.

In the dining con chimney was a
register which opened and shut like q
door, and when it was opened it made
the best kind Of a place for Santa Claus
to come through.
Right beside it Helen's small stocking
was hung on Christmas eve, and for
fear it might not hold>all Santa would
bring. it was put over a chair.
When the long night was at last end
ed, Helen's delight was unbounded, and
as she found the presents she would 80
to the register and say: Tank, tank,
Santa CLAUSE
A few days afterward a plumber was
called in to repair the pipe leading to
the same register, and just as he was
drawing himself out Of the opening
Helen came into the roon.
The man was large and good-natured,
with a long gray beard. Hc smiled at
sight of the little twO-year-old, who
looked at him doubtingly for a mo-
ment, with her hands clasDed behind
her, His smile treasured her, and, 60
ing up to him. she said:
'.Is you dot any doll babies in your
potet!'
With a kind reply the man took his
departure, and to this day little Helen
is sure she has c and talked with
old Santa Claus himself.-YOuth's Com
DlniOn,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-23
SInmx lCnIIS SIM rlSx.

Sioux Falls, 5. d., Dee. D.-fred IL.
lIolli,ter. cashier of and large stakeholder
il the State Banking and Trust Com
pany of Sioux Falls, will be married on
Wednesday to Miss Bell Clifford. daugl-
tor Of e. $. Clifford of Dell Rapids.
The Mystic Shrincrs elected officers as
follows: Grand %potentate. w. L. Doc
little Of Sioux Falls: chief rabban, j. Il.
Morrow of Mitchell: assistant. Il. w.
B%urkholdcr of Valley Springs; high priest
and prophet, Harry II. Sanborn of HUI
ron; oriental guide, j.. $. Knowles of
Sioux Falls; recorder, ID. 5. Glidden Of
Sioux Falls; treasurer, w. G.. HOLSTER Of
Sioux Falls. Park Davis Of Sioux Falls.
Harry Sanborn of Huron and j. Il.
Morrow Of Mitchell We're elected dele
gates to the imperial council which meets
in Denver in 1894.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-23

stairs? But he always comes to our
house. and said, perhaps, to-
day, he would bring us our glandpapa!
We haven't got any now, you know,
and hi said if he did come we
would love him just the same as papa,
and he would love lis. And please,
grandpapa, so we will" And here the
child put her little arms round the head
bent low before her. and lifted the face
qrivcring and tear-stained.
"Oh, don't cry! Oh, please, men
don't cry; only naughty girls and boys!
Oh!' and again the terror found voice
In the plea: Il want to go home!"
Eyes, yes! 1 will take yom home.
Bring your flowers, child. This is no
cards!'
man led the child, tenderly watchful
that tile little feet did not slip nor
stumble. Through the sunny streets,
unhecling the cold, she walked beside
him, prattling Of her home, and Of the
dear grandpapa that she had been
taught to love.
That was the browning amazement.
No child in a few short hours could
have been taught to talk of the es-
tranged parent as this child talked.
She told the old man Of the prayer she
said night and morning, please, dear
Lord, send my g%randpapa homer OF
the talks with her mother about this
unknown relative whom she was to rev.
erence and love, should he ever come
home, opening to the haruened but, oh.
such q lonely hart q hope Of rest and
affoctaon that no falt If wonld ha hitter
as death to thrust aside now. =.
There was no need to pull the door
bell of the stately mansion TO which
Simon Austin led his grandchild. Eager
hands were waiting to open its portals
wide; eager eyes were watching for the
coming of the pair. Tender arms and
strong hands led Simon Austin into the
parlor; Margaret's kisses fell warm and
caressing upon his wrinkled checks,
Charles hands removed the shabby
overcoat; baby Harold chung to Ills
knees, shouting:
"Danpa's tum! Santa Tlaus bringed
dandpa!"
There was no pride could: stand
against this loving, sincere welcome,
so pride collapsed.
'You really want NE, Char]icy" the
old man faltered. 1T is not mere char
ity?"
not grieve him by such q word. He
will never be happy until you come
home, dear father"
And so Christmas M again gath.
cred up the tangled threads Of estrange-
ment and knit them into strong bands
Of home-l0ve-New York Ledger.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-23
his wife's face gave u fresh hope to
Charles Austin's heart.


1t was a very mean in a very
poor house where the sun OF a bright
Christmas morning wakened simon
Austin. Everything in the Shabby
place told of the lack Of woman's care
and love. Dust hung upon everything;
disorder reigncd. There were no dainty
trifles of needlework; the curtains were
dingy and crooked; the carpet torn u
dirty.
Verify wcarily ana slowly the old man
dressed himself. lit Il fire in the CRATE
and rang TO; the poor breakfast ms
landlady provided. Dime: and tea he
was supposed to ply outside, but very
often this muddy coffee, stale bread
and tough chop OF steak were the DC
repast Of the II hours.
1t was Christmas day, and no busl-
ness took the old man abroad; so, after
the attempting tray was removed, he
took n newspaper and drew shlverlng-
~ to the fire. But before he had read
one column there came a knock upon
the door, ana then it opcred wide and
closed again behind a child-a little girl
in Il quaint Mother Hubbard cloak and
hat. with large blue eyes and clustering
golden clrls. and holding Il large fiat
basket full Of fresh, beautiful flowers.
While the old man gazed at her in
silent amazcmcnt she said, in a sweet,
childish voice:
"If you please, dear, grandpa, l am
your Christmas card!'
"You-you are whats" he said, utter
ly bewilderel.
IF you please, dear grandpa, 1 am
your Christmas card!"
who sent you here? What is your
name:"
Mamma brought me here! I am
Madge Austin, dear g%randpa-' and
and the poor room, the child's eyes
filled and her lips trembled. Il want to
go home!" she whispered.
Don't cry!" MI. Austin said, finding
his senses, and taking her into his arms,
very tcnderly, too. Don't cry, dear, l
will take you home"
'Oh, if you please, because my big
doll is there and all the toys Santa
Claus brought, and brother Harry.
What did Santa Claus bring you?"
"Nothing!"
"Oh!' with a very deep-drawn sigh,
twas it because you are III so many
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-23
Convention Chilled For.

Minneapolis, Dec. 10.-1t has been de-
cil"l to abandon tho attempt to hold
Il good rolds convention lii Minneapolis
this winter, but to make an effort to-
wards organizing by counties so that
representatives from each county will
meet in convention here next year. The
convention held last year In st. Paul
w,s adjourned to meet during Jana Try
of Tie coming year, Int the fact that
there will be no meeting is by 10 means
rn Indication that the movement has
bccn dropped. The convention last sea-
son was tho first of the kind ever heht
in tits state, and the formation Of the
MilI cso,a Highway Improvement asso-
citation dates from thlt ime. A. Il.
Colgate. president Of III, ass @cciation told
a porter that the belief was, when a
there would 'm time to org ,ni.e auNil.
larry dissertations in every county in the
state. and that representatives from
tl.cse bodies would form the meeting. A
great deal Of uxprn;a was involved in
the organization Of :hc state by counties,
il. addition 10 which more time would be
ltcc>S,ry T." complete til" work than had
been anticipated. At the first conven-
ton no m' Eey was PRECEDED to meet the
expense Of organizing l. ,y bodies, and
rogrcSS had ther forc Teen slow. AT
the meeting last week Of tie state bcarf
Of officers of the Minnesota division. j..
a. W., a sum of 500 was appropriated
for this purpos" ana placed in the hands
of President Choate for immediate use.
He is of the opinion that before hcXt
year the state will be we'll organized. 'and
that an arl.ual c~wntinn will be held
tlCrCaf1nr.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-23

By the death Of Prof. John Tyndall,
which occurred Monday, the world has
lost one of the most eminent men Of
science that this country has produced.
His investigations We're fundamental in
their character and popular in their
exposition, and his works were read
and comprehended by all men of aver
e intelligence. His Natural Philo.
sophy in Easy Lessons was adopted
throughout the English-speaking world
as q text book Of scientific inquiry, and
contributed largely to the sum Of hui
man knowledge.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-23

Duluth. Mimi, Dee. 19.-One of the
big financial moves in connection with
the organization Of the Lake Superior
Consolidated Iron Mines, known as the
Rockefeller ore trust, has become known.
A trust deed running from the Lake
Superior Consolidated Iron Mines to the
Farmers Loan and Trust Company Of
New York. has been filed for an issue
of $1O,O0O,OOO ~thirty-ycar & per cent gold
bonds. In connection with the organiza-
tion with the Lake Superior Consolidated
Iron Mines it is said Rockefeller was
guaranteed 1,OOO,OW tons of ore next
year at Il stipulated price of 80 cents
per ton. but no contract covering such Il
deal has been recovered as yet.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-23

Powder willows is the name in
Northern Delaware for these pollard
swamp willows comm Only seen in mea-
dows. The powder-making Duponts
established a ma :ket for this wood in
Delaware a century ago, and every
stream for a dozen miles above vii.
mirgton is lined with these trees. Some
have grown to enormous size, and all
the Older ones are picturesque with
great fluffy greer balls Of foliage in the
spring and dense spheres Of misty gray
twigs in winter.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-23

New York. Dee. 1A.-Thc ease Of DR..
Henry Meyer. the murderer of Ludwig
Brandt by poison, will be given to the
jury to-day. Why the sensation prom
isrd in Lawyer Lewis S. Ch,nler's speech
in opening the defense failed to ma
t~crialize WIS explained by a person fat
miliar with the facts. He said: Brandt
was not dead. He was traced 70 New
Mexico and there lost. He is afraid to
disclose himself. lie is wanted in II
dozen cases for as many more crimes.
Hence the defense could not produce him.
All Meyer is guilty Of is d%cfrauding the
il surance company by getting II body at
the morgue and representing it us
Rrandt'S."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-23
SCHEIG SENTENCED
y4lE MINNEAPOLIS EMnEZZLER Is
SENTENCED.
seven Years and SiN M0Mti, Ii the
TerM Which Hc Will Spend at
Still>s narr--Chc Date OF lhc Trial
~ ttc vl,.yaI~ Fixed.

Mil %ncapelis, De. 19.-Srvcn years and
six months ut hard i: Dor at Saltwater is
the sentence pas srd on Philip NJ. Schrig
for rolbing the r. nk of Minneapolis
willie in its employ rs paying teller. In
Il slow and impressive manner the court
addressed Srhcig. who stood with down
cast eyes listening to what was said
itforc the sentence Of the court should
BIZ pronounced.
1T is Il great mystery to the court
began the judge, why yoli, with the
splendid opportunities which were open
~ fore you. should deliberately turn your
Jack upon Your opportunities. IL is
strange that YOU should turn your back
ur"n the confidence of your employers,
upon your wife. and our aged father
and mother. \ reason appears. however,
FROM Statements which nave been made,
,ha, your life has been IL fast and gay
one. You have gone from one stage of
dissipation to another until finally you
were compelled ia take the money from
the bank to make the losses good. 1t
WAS necessary that this result should
come after such IL life. 1, is the object
of the courts to deter crime and give II
warning to all young men who are i'll
clincl to follow in your footsteps. There
is no occasion. however. for you to
abandon hope. You may retrieve if you
will. 1t is the hope Of the court that
YOU determine during your stay in con-
tincnlrnt To lead the honest and proper
life. II YOU do, You may rest assured
that the hands of sympathy and help
will be extended to you on all sides.
YOU are u young man of good ability
and the blight which the sentence OF
the court will fastcn on your character
can Il" lived down.
''Thc limit of the punishment for the
crime to which you have pleaded guilty
is ten years, but YOU have frankly adj
mitted your guilt. You have assisted the
officials of the bank to recover their
property, and You have shown p%enitrnce
for your %otfcnsc. In view of these facts
the court does not feel like intlicting the
full penalty of the law upon you. 1T is
the sentence of the court that you DE
confined in the states prison at Saltwater
at hard labor for the term Of seven years
ard six months
Before Schcig was taken from the
room Mrs. Floyd, with Frank and Lou.
were brought into the court room and
took seats but two or three seats from
where SrIrig and his father We're sit
ring. Mrs. Floyd looked better than
might have been expected after her con-
%tiucnen,. and was dressed like the plct-
urcs of her which have been printed.
The three FloydS were then called up to
The desk, and when asked to plead
stated that they were mot guilty The
date of the trial was then set for Jan.
~. and the bail i'll the case Of Mrs.
Floyd was reduced from $4,000 to $1,000.
The bail in the cases of Frank and Lou
was allowed to remain ut $1,000 each.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-23
Who Was He:

Roylton. Mimi, Dec. 19.-Thc Banner
says: We heard Il report on the street
Saturday, which, il true, may serve as
u clue to the murder Of Albert r.
Kosal,kc at Little Falls. 1t will be re-
mcnliercd that the body was not found
till nearly noon, though the murder was
committed some ten or twelve hours be.
fore. At s o'clock Saturday morning the
people of Rice knew of the murder. \
stranger who stopped at the Northern
Pacific hotel for breakfast told the pro-
prietor about it,. The crime had not
yet been discovered nor made public, and
it was impossible that this man could
lave known anything about the affair
without having had Il. hand in it. He
went from ltice to st. Cloud and from
there to st. Paul. Who was he? We
have not vet been able to get a drscrip-
ton of the man.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-23
The state betrayed.

Chicago, Dec. 19.-Assistant States
Attorney Todd AMI his associate attorney.
4. $. Trrde, sprung a sensation in the
Prpnlergast trial when they announced
that the state had been betrayed by the
srcdical experts. The prosecution claim
that the evidence expected to be used in
rcbnt!nl Of the insanity evidence Of the
defense has been carried to PREMIER
CASTS attorneys by the doctors npor
whom the state had relied. Mr.. Trude
denounced the experts in strong t"rns.
and also stated that certain organizations
have raised money for the defense.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1893-12-23

Charges Of collision with gamblers
are made against the police of both
New York and Chicago, and seem to
be sustained by the best Of evidence.
Such collusion is common, not only in
all other large cities Oh the continent.
The difficulty of procuring police Off
GERS who are strictly honest seems to
increase with the opportunities for dis
honesty, which are always great where
gambling is tolerated.