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The courier., 1896-08-01

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The courier., 1896-08-01

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Funke opera house corner. make a spe-
cialty of serving families and parties
with the finest ice-cream and ices, in
all varieties; also fine cakes. etc.
The courier., 1896-08-01
CHEAP RATES TO ST PAUL AND
RETURN.

The Northwestern is now selling at
reduced round trip rates. tickets to st.
Paul. Minneapolis ana numerous re-
sorts in Minnesota This Is the Short
Line. City ONCE. lit South Tenth st..
The courier., 1896-08-01
HINTS TO TOURISTS.
WHERE TO GO AND WHAT IT
COSTS

Is the subject Of q little pamphlet pub
lished ty the North Western line. Civ
ing q large amount Of Information re-
garding the lake regions Of Minnesota
and Wisconsin. For copy address City
Ticket Agent. lit South Tenth street,
Lincoln. Neb.
The courier., 1896-08-01
SUMMER TRIPS AT REDUCED

The Northwestern line Ii now SELL
ing tickets at reduced rates to many
tourist points In the western, northern
and northeastern states and Canada
Any one desiring a summer trip would
do well to secure our figures before pur-
chasing tickets elsewhere.
The courier., 1896-08-01

sOW W ooy osCooos
.Of course not. but believe he wae,"
he persisted.
HAS q doctor seen Mr.. Kincaids
What does he say!'
The doctor won't say anything def
nitely until he has made a proper ex-
animation. He thinks it is total psraly-
sis OF the brain. and he can't account
for it in any way"
What kind of a man was your
uncle?"
"Very healthy and very temperate. l
have never known him to eat too much
or drink too much in my life- Never
had days Illness
well, it's very strange case" / said.
land very sad one. But. frankly, /
believe your uLcle died from natural
csuses. You are prejudiced in the
matter; / am not
We reached Basingstoke at q few
minutes pest 10. and then separated.
Young Edward Kincaid vas to 60
straight no ne and explain to his father
what he had done, and get him to help.
When arrived was received by fsther
and con, and takeo privately to the
dining room, where the death occurred.
"You must quite understand. Mr..
Somers, said the older man, that ] am
not prepared to indorse my sons opin-
lon that my brother was murdered. His
death was shockingly sudden. and my
nephew, Harry. lie, am sorry to say. a
thorough rogue; but should be sorry
10 think he was guilty of this"
Il can't see any reason TO suspect him
Of it, said dryly.
Then they explained to me exactly
where everybody was standing when
the death took place, and asked good
many questions. as to what the dinner
Consisted Of. but nothing transpired
which threw any light on the matter
This is the cigar which he was smok-
ing. said the young fellow suddenly.
Il took it out of his hand. and placed it
on the mantelTiece. Do you think" he
went on quickly. "a man could be pois-
oned by cigar. because. now I come to
think OF it, this one came out of my
cousins case"
Il don't think a cigar could be made
30 as to kill q man on the spot l re-
piled. 1T might make him very sick.or
send him to sleep. but not kill him.
Besides" said Edward Kincaid.
senior. several OF us smoked cigars out
OF Harry's case. think you did, for
one. You see, he continued, turning to
me. "when we were lighting mp, my
brother had cigars handed around, but
nv nephew produced his own case and
offered it to those nearest My brother
was connoisseur Of cigars. and, know
ing that Harry always had something
especially good. and wishing, perhaps. to
please him. he said, from the other end
f the room. Harry. I think I'll have
one OF yours"
"Yee. ii you remember said the
young man, Harry walked up to him
and picked cigar out Of his case. and
said, Try this one, uncle.'"
/ felt rather perplexed; but to be on
the safe side. put the half smoked cigar
in my pocket for further examination.
I'm afraid this doeen't prove any.
thing said. 1T isn't even suspicious.
You zee, Mr.. Clavell asked for it,"
Yes. but perhaps Harry calcu,sted he
would do 90. because Uncle Clavell
often said hat his cigars gere the best
The courier., 1896-08-01
A Medical Mystery.

lad reached my Office one morning
in November. q year or two ago, when,
to my surprise, found young fellow
waiting for me outside the door.
Mr.. Somers," he began. impetuously.
'can you give me your services for the
day."
as the matter very pressing!" ] re-
piled. "rell me what il is"
my name lie Kincaid," he said quick
ly. "You did some family business for
us few years ago. want you to come
with me at once. We can just catch u
train from Waterloo to Bssingstoke at
9:lO. II ruus down in an hour. Ill ex-
!. plain il all in the train. Ten guineas
for the day and expenses. Make your
own terms il successful Will that
doy"
"very well." / said. .go and get q cab
III join you directly"
unlocked my Office. picked up q
portmanteau which [ kept ready packed
for emergencies. scribbIed note to my
clerk, and in less than ten minutes was
by his side in hanson, on the way to
the station. We secured carriage to
ourselves. and % soon ss the train had
fairly started he unfolded his tale.
my uncle, Clavell Kincaid, died very
suddenly last night. under curious cir
cumstsnces. and suspect foul play" he
began.
Tel me exactly what happened"
I'VE had a kind Of family dinner
party to make a fresh arrangement
about the property in which my uncle
had life interest"
Nobody present but relations?"
NO"
What is the property WORTH"
About el0O00 or fl2,OOO year."
go on
AS things stand now, my cousin
Harry takes everything under the en-
tail. The object OF the meeting was to
buy out his interest. 80 that it could be
more evenly divided among the family.
Everybody directly interested was
present
"You couldn't buy up your cousins
interest without his consent" Inter
.rupted.
'sCcrtainly not" answered the young
fellow But Harry is black sheep.
In fact, he's thoroughly bad lot. lie
has been knocking about South Ameri.
ca. and l don't know where else. for
some years, and his record is about as
black one as q man can have"
Very well.-s ! said. Nov tell me
about your uncleIs death"
I'VE had finished dinner, and sat
chatting and smoking. Uncle Clavell
was talking to my father; suddenly he
said: 'Dsar me. I feel % sleepy. really
think p Then he stopped suddenly.
His head Tell forward and somebody
rushed for brandy. thinking he was i'll.
A matter Of fact he was dead. 1t all
happened in q minute
And you suspect your cousin Of hav-
ing killed hlm?-
"YeA-
"On what grounds!'
The young fellow looked blank.
Il hardly knLw," he stammered, .-ex-
cept that Harry's bad enough to do any
thing, and my uncle was in perfectly
good health
ives Mr.. Clavell Kincaid drinking
anything at the time?"
mo. he was just smoking a cigar and
chatting" I&
The courier., 1896-08-01
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Any information or sleeping car berths
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The courier., 1896-08-01

The finest ice cream parlors in the
city are at 1911 o st. "Ephemar."
The courier., 1896-08-01

Trilby's Truthful pills is specific
in all ases OF kidney and liver toubles
Jus- one pellet at night does the work
At Riggs pharmacy cor II aud o.
The courier., 1896-08-01

For cooling. refreshing drink drop
into Frank NJ. Rectors. 1911 y street
New fountain, the latert drinks.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26

SLet Go or I'll Cut Your Hand
Away" Cried the Friend.
g. torture by which / could bring YOU
to death through sufferings unknown
dn the history of mans ferocity: at
length I have discovered this" And
he pointed to the balloon. s..s r..
AS / wish you, if it be possible to
exhaust the measure of what man
may suffer-" he went on, "you must
be made to know in advance what is
going to happen to you. You will be
slung by a stout belt Of buffalo hide
beneath the balloon filed with gas.
Shortly, when I give the word, the
four ropes by which it is held will be
detached, and it will rise, carrying YOU
away with it into the air. 1t will CON
tinue to mount until distended by the
reduction Of atmospheric pressure, it
will burst and let you fall from a
height Of $4,000 or 10000 feet.
: He then called to one of the gang,
who brought him big bottle, a large
piece Of roast beef and loaf Of bread
In a net bag. Two men held me by
the arms while a third fastened the
bag to my belt.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26

Inexpensive Land-Grader
es, 2x4 and 20 feet long, place them Z
feet apart, like sled runners, with the
front ends sloping upward Then take
a 2x6, z feet long, and nail it crosswise
between the front ends Of the runners.
Then take a plank 2x12 and fit it in
the same manner as the front one,
only putting it back about eight feet
from the front scraper. Nail some
pieces across on the top of the runners
for braces, and it is ready for use, as
shown in the accompanying outline
Three horses are necessary If the.
driver sits on the sled, which is recon-
mended as the best way.
Getting Rid of Destructive Insects.
The mothers of next years crop of.
5chinch bugs are all in good health,
and ready for the first opportunity to
begin work. They are hidden away
under tufts of grass, old boards and
many such retreats. In the spring,
when the young grain is growing,
these insects lay their eggs just be-
low the surface Of the soil, 200 by each
female. These hatch out in little
while and the young come on-little
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26

no longer under his feet, cried to tine
Mexican: Il must leave you!" AS he
spoke he opened his hand but the
other gripped it the more tightly.
= Let go, or I'll cut your hand awayt''
cried the friend, at the same time
drawing keen-edged bowie knife and
slashing at the Mexiean's fingers,
which instantly relaxed their hold. and
the balloon lightened by $50 pounds
weight, took flight All this needed
only a few seconds to enact.
Up it went. still clutohed the Mex
lean with both hands. The wretch
writhed like shark on a hook. and
roared frightfully. But it was all Of
no use; no power in the world could
make me quit my hold on him; nv
! hands were rivited to his.
Mercy! Mercy!" he cried.
Mercy? You are a nice fellow to
ask mercy of me! shall let you 60
but not just yet. Do you understand
what mean by that?''
Save me and will save you! Hold
me by my wounded hand and leave
the other free. have q revolver. I
will fire into the bolloon, make a rent
for the gas to escape, and in a quarter
OF an hour we shall be back to the
earth.''
You must be hanging 500 feet in the
air to realize what one feels on hear
ing the word earth" In a moment I
seized his left hand and let go the
other. He drew his revolver and fired.
But we had not taken into account the
sWaying of the balloon, which was u1l-
touched, and went on mounting higher
and higher. He let his revolver fall.
and again seized me with his freed
hand-not moment too soon, for the
blood OF his wounded hand was grad
ually making it slip through my grasp.
Captain" he cried, wild with terror.
in the name Of your eternal Salvation
do not let,go Of mel" ..s' -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26

Not let go OF your" replied. DO
you think am going to hold onto YOU
lin this way to the hour Of my death ~
Ny hands opened. He uttered shrek
and saw him go down, turning over
in the void like a bale of merchandise
thrown into the sea.
Down to that point had remained
conscious of my situation, though
had begun to feel dizzy owing to the
flow of blood into my head; but, on
returning to an upright posture / felt
like a drunken man becoming sobered.
At the same moment something more
terrible still, perhaps, happened to me-.
Whether it was owing to q rising of
the wind, or to the tightening of the
balloon by the fall OF the Mexican, [
began to feel a rolling movement, be-
coming more and more violent, till my
body swayed backward and forward
over a space of SO Or 60 feet. Every
time Preached the highest point there
was a jerk, which nearly broke my
back, and said to myself, s.The rope
will break!" And indeed, I do not
know why it did not snap asunder.
AS often as [ felt the upward sway
beginning 1 shut my eyes and muir
INJURED: tits all over!'
How long this went on I connot tell
YOU, for after awhile L lost conscious
ness, happily, for otherwise I should
have gone mad. Ny first sensation on
coming to was a feeling Of extra ordin-
airy refreshment. I involuntarily raised
my hands to my face. and, on with
drawing them, found them filled with
blood, which was escaping from my
mouth nose and ears. Doubtless this
bleeding had relieved my head. for /
legained complete consciousness. /
was floating smoothly through an at
mosphere of unbroken cloud.
I began to think Of all that I could
possibly do in my situation. First |
noticed that my girdle had shifted
considerably below my waist, and that
fact suggested to me, the idea that I
might be able to get it still lower into
such position that by clinging to the
rope which it was attached I might
turn it into seat. After many efforts
l succeeded in achieving this change
OF posture. and so obtained enormous
bodily relief. My spirits rose, and
after resting awhile said to myself:
Teeth Come In Randy
Courage, Jean! A sailor can do
many things with a rope. You don't
want for food, and, talking of victuals
and drink, a moment just, now would
be we'll spent in tasting the contents
Of your wallet A quarter of an hour
later, after having eaten a good lump
OF roast beef, washed down With three
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26

AS / don't know how long you will
take to die" he said, Il should be
sorry 10 leave you to expire Of hunger
and thirst; here you will find food and
drink for three days. The bottle only
contains water with little brandy in
it, sufficient to keep UP your strength
and prolong your existence. Now you
have half an hour to think of your
spiritual affairs; that over, your SEN
tence will be carried out"
& l cannot describe to you, and you
cannot imagine, my friends, the hor-
rcrs Of that half hour. At length he
looked at his watch, LET go one rope .
he cried. Then, after a pause which
seemed to me not more than the frac-
ton Of second, he shouted again:
Another! Another!'
Held only by a single rope, the bal
loon began to sway, but was held
down by four strong men. Then, as if
to enjoy my agony for the last time,
the Mexican came slowly toward me
with one Of his gang He placed him
self in front Of me so near as almost
to touch me. Icould easily have seized
him and strangled him, but I said to
myself:
sWho knows? There is still, per-
maps, spark of pity in his heart If
l make gesture he has but one word
to say.
He said it. Suddenly, as if moved
by a spring, he raised his head, flashed
at me a glance of triumph, made a
sign for the rope to be released, and
said to me, with a laugh that could
only be uttered by demon:
Good voyage to you, Captain Jean
Leblanc; we are now quits!''
Not yet!'' I cried. and, Selling him
by the hand, I carried him up with
me. My Mexican struggled, tried to
force open my fingers, but found the
attempt to be useless, and, as the bal
loon was rising was only able to clutch
the hand Of a friend, who. as I told
YOU, was at his side But the balloon
dragged him upward.
Company Taken on Too.
Fastened as was by the waist belt.
the weight of these two men caused
me to hang with my head downward
and my feet in the air. But that posi-
ton, awkward as it was, gave me the
free use Of my two hands, and I seized
him with nay other hand. He could
do nothing and hung between the
friend he was holding and myself, who
would not let him go. "Courag Jean!''
L said to myself; 80 long as you hold
on the balloon will not mount far, and
there may be time for help to arriye.'
But the balloon swayed upward so
much that the friend, feeling ground
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26
Frame and Bottom.

= rune aHN bOttOM.
inside measurements, in, order to cut
various sizes to advantage. Mark
around box depth Of pot desired with
pencil and straight edge, and saw
apart carefully to mark; knock off
lid and bottom, and you have simply
a frame Of ends and sides as in Fig.
L. Across the bottom, at each end Of
frame, nail inch pieces, in from the
edge of box the thickness of box ends
(this enables one to slip fingers under
ends when lifting) Use half inch stuff
for bottom and div isions. The bot
tom, Fig. 2, should be CT one or few
pieces. cleated together underneath.
Drop bottom within frame so it rests
mot too tight on cleats. For the di-
visions take the required number Of
pieces. Saw each half through where
they intersect. Do not have them fit
too tightly, as moisture will swell
wood and cause difficulty when re-
moving. Drop this pigeonhole frame
and your tray is complete Gig. ~
In filing begin in center. When ready
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26

An Industry That FIOurishes Best i
Camden. Me- sHs. &c.,.

An Industry That FIourishes Best in
Camden, Me. *
There are g larger number of shin's
anchors manufactured in the little
town Of Camden. Me-, than in all the
| other places in the country combined.
All of the stately ships that ONE out
of the Maine ship yards look to the
village on Penobscot bay for their an
chors. Sturdy smiths swing their
hammers day after day all the wear
long in the black, smoky, long, low
Camden shops. where only anchors are
forged. Sometimes the trinhamners
are going all night about the FORCES.
and the blazing Of the fires and the
ring Of tile hammers are seen and
heard for miles acr.'ss tile bay.
Thousands of tons of old iron are
purchased by these queer Camden cs-
adjustments every year, for anchors
arc forged largely from cast-off iron.
The material is cut into small pieces
by great, shears that clip through the
iron as easily as a cheeSe-knife slices
a cheese. The pieces are bound into
bundles by strong wires. and then
fused in the FORCES. Then they are
pounded and welded into the various
parts of the anchor. some workmen
fashioning rings, others shaping the
tiukes, others hammering out the
palms and others forging the shanks.
Then the "completers" take the differ
ent parts and fuse and weld them into
the finished anchor. Anchors Of all
sizes and weights are turned out from
the noisy shops Of Camden, from the
braceful little pleasure boat anchor,
weighing but a few pounds, to the
great 5000 and 1900 pound anchors,
for the biggest ships.
The visitor in Camden will see many
interesting relics in the line of rusty
and broken anchors that did duty in
their day on famous merchant vessels,
historic war ships and sturdy whalers.
The anchor Of the famous frigate,
Cumberland was repaired and fitted
with a new stock at the Camden
works, and is now at sea on the. fore
castle Of a big ship. The old stock was
splintered up for the qualification Of
relic hunters, and there is only q sliv-
er or two of the historic wood left in
Camden. This was the anchor which
went down with the Cumbe when
she sank after her fight with the Mer-
rimac in Hampton Roads, hence the
great demand for splinters of the
stock.
There are something like 5000 peo-
pie living in Camden, and anchor,
making is the principal industry there.
Eagle