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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-01-11
Inventor of the Steam Whistle.

A curious story is told as to the Or
igin of the discordant locomotive whis-
tie. When railroads were first built in
England the engineers were provided
with tin horns with which to give warn
ing of their approach. One day, in
1883, a farmer with Il wagon-load Of
eggs and butter was crossing the track
near Leicester when the train came
along. The tin horn was called into re-
QUESTION in vain, and presently horse
and wagon, 96O eggs and so pounds Of
butter were mixed into a huge emelct
on the rails The railroad company
had to pay the damages, and regarded
it as very serious matter. One Of the
directors, Mr.. Ashlen Bagster by name,
went to Alton Grange, where George
Stephenson lived. What shall we do
about this?' he exclaimed. I'VE can't
have such dreadful things as this hap
penfng on our railway, you know"
Stephenson was inclined to take the
matter with the true North Country
philosophy, but the director was arous-
ed. "Now, upon my word" said Ash
len Bagster, ''why can't you make your
steam make noise somehow that will
| warn these people?' He thought of no
method to accomplish this, but at that
| time. people had in a general way a
high opinion of the capabilities Of
steam. That's an idee, mon," said
Stephenson. "Bless your soul, I'll try
it." He went to maker Of musical
instruments and got him to contrive
an apparatus which, when blown by
steam, would make a horrible scream.
This was attached to the boiler of the
engine, and the first locomotive whistle
was in full operation. The railroad d.
rectors, greatly delighted, ordered sim
ilar contrivances attached to all their
Observation-Disclosures Transcript.
| Some Beetles May Have $4,000 Eyes
Most insects have two kinds Of eyes;
the large compound eye, one on each
side Of the head, and the oceni, or sim
pie eyes, Of which there are generally
three, placed in a triangle between the
other two. The compound eyes are
complex in structure, consisting Of a
number Of hexagonal facets, each with
its system Of nerves. It is not known
whether the combination forms one az
gregate eye, OR whether each facet is
an eye. Many insects have thousands
Of these facets-some beetles as many
as $4,000. The vision of scorpions,
though they have six eyes, lis i1nper
feet, and that Of spiders, equally we'll
provided as to the number Of ocell, is
not much better. The chameleon has
the additional faculty of moving its
eyes Independently of each other, so
that it can look up with one eye while
looking down with the other, backward
and forward or in other different di-
1ections. THE eyes Of deep-sea fish
are very varied; some have no eyes or
sight; some have greatly enlarged eye
balls, and others are provided with
phosphorescent processes Or spots
Birds and many Of the smaller mann
mails have very acute vision, while that
of the larger animals is very much like
our own.-POpular Science Monthly.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-01-11

successful organizers Of nsgh-claes
vaudeville companies in this country.
Each summer Mr.. Hopkins personally
visits as many of the important music
halls Of Europe as is CONSTANT 20 Sc
cure such performers.
The Discovery of DE Herself
While at studio in Paris Mr.. Hop
kins met De Berssell, painter and
sculptor. De Berssel was ut that time
but % years of age, and little more
chan q journeyman workman Dc
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DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Most Perfect Made.
i'ruste e's Sale.

Whereas, \. j. Hanlin and Sarah NJ Han.
lin his wife, by thci certain deed of trust
dated the II day Of Oct. 1892, and recorded in
of MI ssouri, i'll deed book V bage IT, for
recording deeds of trus' conveyed to the
undersigned trustee all their right, title, in-
terest, and estate, of in and 10 the following g
described real estate situated lying and be-
ing in the county of Adair state of Missouri
to-wit
The southeast fourth of the southwest
quarter; section six, 6, and also the north
east fourth of the northwest quarter, and the
west half o the northwest quarter. and the
west half of the northwest fourth of the
northeast quarter, of section seven all in
'ownship sirty three, is, range ffteen.l5.
Which said conveyance was made to secure
the payment of one promissory note in
said deed described and whereas said note
has become due and is unpaid, now there
and at the request of the legal holder of said
note, shall proceed to sell the above de-
scribed real estate at the court house door in
the CITY OF kirksville.in .he county of Adair
state aforesaid. to the highest bidder foI
cash, at public auction, on
Friday the Goth day of April 1894,
between the hours of nine O'Clock in the
forenoon and five o'clock in the afternoon OF
that day, to satisfy said note, together with
the cost and expense of executing this trust.
CHAs. b. LINyILLE, TRUSTEE.
Dated this 8. tn day of Mch. 1894
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Bullion Items.

Farmers are taking advantage
of the fine weather and spring
work is far advanced.
School opened at this place
Molday.
Mrs. j. Rahe is very low at this
writing.
The many friends OF Mrs. j. Ii.
Bennett, who nas been suffering
from parelytic stroke ell winter,
will be glad to learn she is able to
walk again.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. Ebert visited
their daughter Mrs. III. L. Hall
Sunday.
j. Geoghegan of Brashear, has
charge of the store at this place.
All seem pleased with the new
merchant.
Miss Mamie Shade left Mon
day morning for the southern part
Of the county to take charge of
summer school. We predict sue
cess for Miss Mamie.
Charlie Spangler visited at s.
Merrills, Sunday.
John Kellogg and family were
the guests of Mr.. Kellogg's broth
er, James Kellogg of Kirksville,
Sunday.
Miss Ada James was agreeably
surprised Sunday, by q number
of friends who visited her in hon
or of her eighteenth birthday. The
guests were royalty entertained by
Miss Ada and brother, Charley.
Miss Ada McAtee who has been
attending the Normal for some
time passed through Bullion Sat
urday en-route for her home in
Edna.
At the school meeting Tuesday
Mr.. Marshall Thompson was re.
elected director.
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Welded Forty Years.

Fridny, March Both was tho
tortieth marriage anniversary OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Elins MilIison of
Beuton township. Through The
influence Of their daughter, Mrs.
H. Waruer, a little surprise party
was arranged for the occasion.
About 10 O'clock q. n. humber
of Tho near neighbors, suddenly
and unexpectedly burst in upon
the faithful couple, who had come
down through the lsbors, joys,
sorrows of forty years of welded
life. Though taaen by surprise Il
warm reception WAS gwen to the
assembled guests. After couple
of hours of social chat and happy
commingling, all surrouded q neat
Iy spread and plentifully supplied
table, aud keen appetites did am
pie justice to all the good things
provided. Before departing Rev
W. e. Crebs, III behalf of ali as.
sembled, rendered hearty congrai.
ulations upon the sacred ties tina
bad held the happy couple to
gether so many years and wished
them many mora similar rstur n:
for the future.
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Tuetee's Sale.

Whereas, Marion Huston and Rena Huston
his wife by their certain deed of trust dat
I'd the 18th day of sept. iS.r., and recorded IN
the recorders office of AGar county at deed
Book page l39. conveyed to the UNDER
signed as Trustee ali their right.
title, interest and estate. in and to the fol-
lowing described real estate, situated In the
county of Adair, and state of Missouri,
toswit:
The northeast fourth of the northwest quar-
ter of section one. |, in township sixty three,
of range sixteen, lG.
Which said conveyance was made to
secure the payment Of one certain
prOmiseory note In said deed de-
scribed and whereas said note has become
due aud is unpaid, now therefore,
in accordance with said deed of trust
and at the request of the legal hold er
of said note | shall proceed to sell the
above described zeal estate at the court house
Goor in The city Of Kirksvlle in the county
OF Adair, state aforesaid to the highest bidder
for cash. at public auction. ON
Friday he 20t dag Of April,
1891
between the hours Ofnine in the forenoon and
five in the afternoon Of that day to satisfy said
note, together with the cost and expense f ex
ecuting this trust.
CHAs B LINYILLE, TRUSTEE
Dated this 30 tn d: Y of March 1851
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THE CBILDREN'S APPEAL
AN EXERCISE FOR cH1DREN's DAY

AN EXERCISE FOR CHIDREN'S DAY
An attractive responsive exer-
else for Children's Day. June TO-,
hss been prepared by one of our
most earnest and successful mis-
sioneries, Geo. r. G.. Fisher Of
South Dakota, and has just been
issued by the American Sunday
School Union. 1t is we'll adapted
to stir up the zeal of the young
people in our Sunday schools in
the blessed work of .rying to gath
er and save the multltudes of
children in the destitute places of
our country, where nothing or but
little is known of Jesus.
L. is important that the Sunday
schools who intend to keep chill
dren's day should send early for
this exercise, and 30 become fs-
millar with 1t. Copies will be
sent free OF charge, in sufficient
quantities to supply every teach
er and scholar, to all Sunday :
school which will make al Offering
upon that day for the missionary
work of the American Sunday
School Union. Send orders to
REV. G W. SHARP,
Kirksvlile. Mo.
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Gibbs Gossip.

DR.. I. M. Barnes and his broth
er, Rev. Riley Barnes are build
ing a house, which will be occupi-
ed by the latter.
Give US more silver and rea-
sonsble protective tariff is the de-
mand of all reasonable people.
Col. Jap. Moore is building
some fence for Witt Gibbs.
John Howk has the measles.
Jim McVay is planting an acre
of potatoes. He does not plant
them in the "moon."
Charles Taylor, who has been
quite sick, is improving.
Mrs. S. A. McClintick of Nov
city is visiting her daughter Mrs.
P. d. Grub.
Jud 5o Hast N is improving his
premises.
Andy Fisher, and John Chad
well were in town last week On
business.
Uncle Wat. Reed, of Wilson
was in town Saturday.
G. B. McClannahan was in tow
with wagon load of wire fence
Saturday. Mr.. Nc. is agent fol
the fence an1 is selling lots of il
to our people.
School did not begin on Mon
day owing to the prevalence OF
measles.
There is to be a new bridge,
near the cross roads east Of town.
Uncle Wash Mcconnell has had
something like cancer removed
from mis- foot.
If you are subscriber for the
GRAPHIC, send the editor 25c and
get the Weekly Inter-Ocssn an for
one year.
Gibbs and Boone shipped a car
Of hogs to KeoL ak Tuesday
Glib Bros. are now selling
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w ilson Items.

A number Of farmers report the
potatoes frozen that were planted
Good Friday" also the early
sown oats.
Miss Fannie Crsggs is very
sick with typhoid fever.
Mr.. Sam Milgus and Miss Inez
Malone were married at the nome
of the bride, on Easter Sunday,
Rev. Molesworth, of Brashesr,
officiating. May Joy and pros
perity attend them through life.
Mr.. Henry Shouse buried an
infant daughter recently.
Miss Lura McDermet will teach
the summer school in this district.
j. E. May is putting a new wire
feuce around his yard.
About all have recovered from
the measles here.
Sammie Davidson who is at
tenting school at ChiIlicothe, is
i'll with the measles but Is not
dangerously SO.
Abe Barnhart gave the young
people sociable Friday night
which was well attended and ali
report sd excellent time.
Mrs. Moilie Wilson is still i'll
but is better than she was at our
last writing.
Mr.. Sublette has started a black
smith shop here and solicits the
patronage of the farmers round
about.
Miss Jessie Malone will teach
the Fsirview school this summer
Rev. Norvell, of LaPlata
preached Sunday morning and
evening, also Saturday evening.
Rev. Scull, the .. B. preacher
from Brashesr, came here to
preach Sunday afternoon but the
appointment had not been an.
nounced 30 there was no congre
CATION and of course no preach
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Moncriel
have moved to LaPlata.
Mr.. Martin and family, of III.
have moved on the farm recently
vacated by Ben Young.
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Green Grove Items.
The weather has moderated.

Ihe weather has moderated.
The cold spell and dry weather
has injured the wheat.
James Shoop Is dangerously i'll
with measles and is not expected
o recover.
Miss Lizzie Sibole died March
29. Her disease was measles.
An infant of Ebert Mills, broth
u of ?. q. NIills, of Kirksville, was
found dead in bed, Thursday
morning, March 20.
Rev. McRae will preach at the
iroYe Saturday evening and Sun
isy st II q. N. Our Sunday
chool has revived.
Prayer meeting at the Grove
sch Friday evening.
j. ". Brownell and wife were
guests at the home of Thos. Hunt
last Sunday.
We hope to see every Republl-
an go into Office this fall by 8
srge majority. Although we art
'ot in Morrow township we hear
lily endorse her candidate, j. II
,hibley, for circuit clerk. Hav
ng been intimately acquainted
With him for a term of years, We
now him to be a straight Repub
can, an if nominated and elect
d he will make an official tha,
will be an honor to his party.
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Petition for Taxes.

| SOW on this sth day OF March 1894, comes the
above named plaintiff, by his attorney j. e.
storm, before The clerk Of the circuit court of
| the county of Adair and the state OF Missouri,
| and files his petition in the above entitled
cause alleging among other things that the
defendants oliver ID Barto and James Morgan
are non-residents OF the state OF Missouri
that the ordinary process Of law cannot be
| serve upon them. and plaintiff further states
| thst he verify believes that there are persons
| interested in the subject matter of this peti-
| ton and suit whose names he cannot insert
| because they are unknown to him, and that
said persons derive their said interest as the
heirs of Abraham Siingerland, deceased, and
as the heirs OF Henry Lipscomb, deceased
and prays that they be summoned by pub
! lication. Wherefore it is ordered by
| said clerk in vacation that publication be
| made, notifying said defendants that an action
has been commenced against them by petition
| in the circuit court of Adair county, Missouri
! the object and general nature of which is to
obtain judgment against said defendants for
the sum of sixSO4- -IOodollars, aggregate amount
| of taxes for the years lSs9, lsg0, lS9l, ls92,
! and levied upon and against the real estate
, hereinafter described owned by the defendants
| said tsN,s due snd delinquent on said land
with interest thereon as provided by law to-
gether with commission, attorneys fees and
costs of said proceedings. Also to have said
| judgment declared a lien in favor of he state
of Missouri upon the foil wi sde-cribe,l lands
| lying and being situated IA the county of
Adair and state of Missouri, to- wit:
Northeast quarter of the southwest quarter
of section No. six (6) township No. sixty three
1851 range ISL sixteen,
And also to enforce said lien and to obtain
decree for the sale of said real estate, or so
much thereof as NAY be necessary to satisfy
said Judgment, interest, commission, fees and
costs. And unless you, Oliver u. Barto, Jas
per Sibole, James Morgan. Samuel NJ. Picsler
the Unknown heirs of Abraham Slingerland
the unknown heis of Henry S. Lipsc,mb the
said defendants be and appear al the next reg
ular term of the circuit court of Adair county,
Missouri. to be begun and held at the court
house in kirksville on the third Monday in
May ls9i, and answer or plead to said petit
tiou on or before the sixth day ofsaid term
of court should the term so long continue
and If not, then before the end of the termlthe
same will be taken as confessed and judgment
rendered as asked for in plaintiffs petition. 1t
is further ordered that copy OF this order be
published in the Weekly Graphic q weekly
published in said Adair county, for
four weeks successfully, the lat insertion to
be at least four week- before the commence
ment OF the next term of this court. true
copy Attest, \. L. HIBBS,
By Z. ;. QUINF, Dep. Clerk
Seal.
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County Court Proceedings.
ALLOWED ON FUND.

ALLOWED ON R&BFUND.
W Nj Walters fixing culbts 81 25
Theo Meyer painting
Gilmore bridge 10 90
Richard Furnish reports on
Seaberry bridge across
Salt River Polk twp 10 co
ALL'D ON pAUPER FUND.
l. J Beall keeping paupers 81 80
9 NJ c Wilcox sery Co ply
sician 7 so
j + Whitacre clothing for
paupers 2 81
Nevada Asylum keeping
insane 43 10
ALL'D ON CONTINGENT FUND.
Geo d Barnard & Co blks
for Co offices 10 90
Geo Barnard & Co personal
delg receipts 7 90
Fout e. McChesney curtains
and ink - III 50
Journal Printing Co blks etc 4 10
Penn Coal Co coal for Co s Is
Helme Bros & Co barb
wire, stove, bucket etc 9 O5
Geo Barnard q Co warranty
deed record 1s 90
p ] Reiger stamps etc 8 Is
j S Motter stamps sending
reports to dist clerks 2 OC
A P Hibbs costs board of
prisoners 1O8 OC
A 2 Hibbs costs state vs
Jones and Richardson 80 So
A P Hibbs costs State vs.
VIM Baird IL ST
VIM Meeks pens, pencils.
stationary IL &c
j r Campbell premiums
on three wolf scelps 4 80
ALL'D ON SALARY FUND.
L Paine serv 60 surveyor 60 0C
j B serv prosy atty It's CC
J j Keim sew Co Judge 10 0C
d Tuttle I" +" 10 OC
A Shoop I" +" 10 0C
G W Rupe serY Co Sheriff 4 0C
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. April 2, 1894.

From Our Regular Correspondent
The republicans IN the House
haYe it in their power, if SO dis
posed, to allow the House to pass
the Bland bill over Mr.. Cleve-
lands veto, when the attempt is
made this week by the silver men
to do it. There is little probablll-
ty that the republicans will do
this, but the fact that they can
do it is having such a disturbing
effect upon the administration
democrats that they are talking
among themselves of fillhustering
to prevent a vote when Mr.. Bland
makes his motion to pass the bill
over the veto.
There are a few republicans
who will vote for the motion any
way. and all that would be neces-
sary for it to receive more than
the necessary two thirds vote
would be for the other republicans
to abstain from voting, as more
than two thirds of the democrats
will vote for the motion. The out
and ont silver men are not, how
ever, anxious to see the Bland bill
passed over the veto. They pre-
fer it to be out of the way, so that
thew will be free to try to pass q
free coinage bill.
The democratic Senators pri-
vately admit that they are no;
confident of passing the tariff bill,
and the widest man no longer
talks of passing it by the first of
May. There is much gossip of al
attempt being made to attach a
free coinage amendment to the
bill, but even if the attempt is to
be made, which is not certain, ii
cannot be done until the bill
reaches the amendment stage,
which is sometime off.
Democratic Senators positively
refused to grant a hearing to 3
delegation of New England wo-
men mill-workers, who came 10
Washington to protest against the
injustice of the tariff bill in deal
ing with matters in which th'
mlll-workers are vitally interest
ed, but they got hearing-re-
publican Senators gave it to then,
and their objections to the bill
will be stated to the Senate and t,
the country by republican Sena
tors during the debate on th'
tariff bill, which opened to-da!
according to programme.
Democratic Congressman VIII,
have been backing other appll
cants for the position are as mac
over the announcement that th
"ex" rule is again to be violated
and Mr.. Thomas E. Benedich wh'
wss Printer under the first Cleve-
land administration, is to agaii
have that Office, as the they hav
been all along because Hon. T
w. Palmer, admittedly one of th'
best Public Printers the countr
ever had, has not onlv been allow
ed to keep it until Mr.. Cleyelan,
got ready to select his democratic
succ essor. One of the princlps
things remembered byrepublican'
against Mr.. Benedict's preyiou
administration of the Office is the
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Tuesday elections through
out the state were Republican
triumph.
1t is supposed that Brecken-
ridges breach of promise suit
makes a great many statesmen
around Washington feel shaky.
The big Republican majori-
ties in Ohio have again admonish-
ed the Democrats to quit fooling
with the tariff bill. Will they do
it?
Gov. Stone has turned his
back on President Cleveland and
let down the fopulist bsrs for
himself. The Kansas City con-
vention will teach him a whole,
som lesson.
For five days the House
has not been able to muster :
quorum, and the Democrats have
majority nearly as large as the
entire Republican vote. Poor ole
Democracy.
When the country gets rio
of the party that is advocating
free trade, the free coinage of al
the silver that can be mined IL
the United States will not endang.
er the finances of the country.
The Democratic party may ex,
pect to be reversed on every occa
sion which affords the people al
opportunity to express themselves
aa long as it adheres to the crimi
nal and stupid policy of legislat
in favor of foreign countries eno
against home.
President Cleveland in his
message vetoing the Seigniorage
coinage bill was careful to state
the greatest depression this coun.
try has ever known was caused by
the Sherman silver bill. The re-
peal of that bill, however, did not
bring return of prosperity nol
will prosperity return until the
free trade majority now iu con.
ngress is wiped out, which vii
be done at the next election.
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DON'T FORGET IT.

Forgat what That W. L..
the fine shoemaker is now
located one door east of Pools ho-
tel, in room formerly occupied by
Brenuemau & Son, where he is
prepared to do all work in his line
on short notice. Eie employs none
but frst-clss5 workmen aud al
ways gives satisfaction.
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For the ANIMAL Encnpmat

Department Of Missouri, Ill Q
.. & Il. g. Ry will sell roud
trip tickets to Lebanon, Mo, al.
return for SO 90 Tickets viii
be on sale April 10Th and 1lth
Final limit for ieturn up to aud
including April 14th good fol
continuous passage going and re-
turning.
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Public School Ente. eminent.

The Public Schools Of this city
viii give uu entertainment at the
Opera House on April % There
will he music, drills, aud play.
Come one, come ali, aud see
something fine. Tickets eli sale at
Normal Book Store. Prices 25
and i5cfs.