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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-05
FLORIDA AND POLITICS.

OhOMANION, 'fla., OcI. 70, 1896.
The very air is full of politics in
Florida as we'll as in other places this
fall. Two persons can hardly meet
but the frst-one hears is ''gold stand
ard or free silver" or who is going
to be the next president. One little
girl was heard to say, IF Mckinley
is elected we will all be pore but if
Mr.. Bryan is elected we will all be
rich f"
4 great many people in this State
devoutly hope for McKinley's election
but there is not much doubt but that
Florida's vote will be for Bryan.
The same old machine that always has
controlled things political in this State
controls them yet. Still there is
really quite change in the minds of a
great many Of the people as they be-
come more enlightened and begin to
think for themselves.
The Pops have been going to tear
everything all to pieces, but now, not
withstanding all their bitterness to-
wards the Democrats, have joined with
the free silver Democrats solid for
Bryan. The gold Democrats, they call
the slop bucket party. I received a
letter a few days ago from one in a
position to know, who says that to-day
the Republican party is respected more
in Florida than the Populist party.
There is certainly a change in the
political atmosphere in this State We
have a Republican ticket in the field
and the candidates have travelled
around making speeches just as they
do in Minnesota, and in this county, at
any rate, they were. received respect
fully, treated to the best the places
afforded and in most cases free of
charge. No it is no particular dis
grace any more to be Republican Sin
Florida. Still there are so many ways
to deprive people from voting that I
don't suppose more than half the
colored men in the State have voted or
will vote at all and good many white
men are in the same fix.
We have had the hottest and dryest
season that we have seen here, but it
is just cool enough for comfort now and
we are having some very nice rains.
None of the severe storms have
touched US.
The country here is improving in
some respects. The telephone from
St. Andrews to Chipley is completed,
so we have communication with the
whole country by wire if not by rail.
A first class steamer, the Alpha,
Capt. Clark, plies between Mobile and
Carribelle and touches at Pensacola,
St. Andrews. Cromanton, Parker and
Pittsburg (the last four named places
all on St. Andrews Bay and Apalachi
cola going both ways. She leaves
Mobile on the 5th, 18th and 25th of
each month unless prevented by
storms. This is a great improvement
over the small schooners that we have
always been obliged to travel on.
The charges are just the same on the
steamer as they have always been on
the schooners, and it costs no more to
come from Mobile than from Pensacola,
so the best way to get here now is to,
come to Mobile by the Mobile & Ohio
r. r., and then here by the steamer.
Capt. Clark, who owns the Alpha, is
an old navigator and very careful. I
speak of these things because the trip
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-05
CL0UCH & MORRIS.
The Governor Will Be
Elected by at
Least 5000.
Morris Wins in This
District by Near
ly 1900.
THE COUNTRY SAFE.
Mckinley Gets Minne-
- sofa With 10000
s-s.=s
Majority. 49,.
Party Lines Cut Little
Figure In Coun-
~
ty Matters.
* ...s5

ST. PAUL, Nov. 5.-Returns from the
State are coming in slowly. The run
between Clough and Lind is close, but
Clough will win by about 5000. Con-
sidering the nationality of his oppon-
ent Clough made a splendid fight and
if he is elected by even 100 it is great
victory. Lind's cowardly and menda-
cious attack on me in the Penny Press
Monday evening proves him to be a
man devoid of honor. Mckinley is
elected beyond all doubt. His plural
ity in this State will exceed 10000.
Minnesota sends a solid Republican
delegation to congress-. Gallant little
Mile Laos did we'll but it might have
done better. <*-, 49,. -.
r. C. DUNN.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-11-05

DULUTH, Nov. 5.-Full returns from
all counties in this district, mostly Of
fetal, show that Morris is elected by.
about 800 majority. .s@.&-ss. r. -
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
Stimulus for . sp..oA.

4 capital story Is told Of the way in
wAaee New England senator was
ooco aroused to make 4 stirring speech.
At ne outset Of his political career he
na9 Been known az a remarkably
cssvsS orator Of the stump" and later
On. Y the lower house of the Legisla-
tosA ne made a brilliant name for
himself. But when he became a sena-
Tor ee Ceased talking, much to the re-
gr9s oi his friends and admirers.
C1naIiy the liquor law came up for
DISCUSSION, and the wife of q friend of
the senator, who was much interested
u ~ passage, was disappointed to see
that the brilliant man had no apparent
insenuon Of joining in the discussion
She ~ down and wrote few words
ON eheet of paper, which she inclosed
In IN envelope and sent by a messen-
ger 70 the senator: do speak! Even
Balaams ass spoke once!' This
bro0Snt the senator to his feet, and
elected one of the best speeches he
ever made.-Youth's Companion.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
Public Land. In oh,.ho ma.

A careful investigation Of the public
records discloses the fact that there are
ye& several millions Of acres Of public
lands in Oklahoma yet subject to home
stead entry and settlement.
It has generally been understood that
all the lands In Oklahoma At for asri-
cultural purposes are already occupied.
but such is not the fact. Owing to the
method adopted for the opening Of these
lands to settlement, in many cases as
high rs i've or six persons would settle
ON . single track on the day Of the race,
and rather than stand the expense Of a
contest, or run the risk Of other trou-
BILE. would. unknown to each other.
abandon the land. Again, the main
race for lands at those openings was for
tracts near the cities or proposed town
sites and along the lines Of railroads
and thus many hundreds Of almost
equally as good farms as are In Okla
homa were pasesd over in the mad rush
for homes.
It is true that large portion Of the
yet unclaimed public lands are more d.
for stock-raising than for agricultural
purposes; yet there are still hundreds o
good homes awaiting the taking In tina
country and undoubtedly large mum
ber Of eastern people will take advan
tage Of the same the coming season.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
How to buy IA Carriage.

The great need of the times is con
dition whereby the producer and con.
sumer may deal with each other with
out the Intervention Of the middleman.
The Elkhart Carriage and Harness Co.,
of Elkhart, Ind, deals directly with the
consumer Their goods are shipped any
where for examination before sale.
Every carriage, every set Of harness,
every article sold, warranted. One hun
dred styles of carriages, ninety styles OF
harness and forty-one styles Of riding
saddles. Send for their 112-page cata-
logue. This concern does an extensive
business throughout the United States.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
MRS. CHANTS ADDRESSES.
Her Efforts in Chicago In Behalf of Social
Purity and Other Reforms.

Her Efforts In Chicago In Behalf of Social
Purity and Other Reforms.
Chicago, Feb. 10.-Mrs. Laura Arm
iston Chant, one of England's best
known woman speakers. who arrived
in this city Saturday night delivered
three noteworthy addresses In this
city Sunday. The first was in the
morning at Centenary church, on the
Evils of Great City and What the
Churches Night Do for Them; the
second In the afternoon at Unity
church on the Ideal Heaven and
Earth" and the third one In the even
ing at St Paul's Universalist church
on deductions Drawn From Slum
Work In London"
At each Of these churches large audi
ences gathered to listen to the woman
celebrated on both continents as an ad-
vocate Of social purity. temperance
and generally higher and nobler life,
and at each her hearers were i'm
pressed with her earnestness In the
work she has undertaken. and the
power and beauty Of her utterances
on subjects she has made q life study.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
Madrid. ssnsat,ou.

Madrid, Feb. 1O-An Immense aero.
lite exploded above this city at 9:3O a.
IN. to-day. There was vivid glare OF
light and loud report, followed by q
general panic. All the buildings were
shaken and many windows were shat.
tered.
According to the officials Of the Madrid
observatory the explosion occurred twen-
ty miles above the earth.
The force of the explosion was felt for
several kilometres around this city, and
the conclusion was 80 severe that the
partition wall of the United States lega-
tion collapsed and nearly all the win
dows of that building were broken.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

Walter Baker & Co., Limited, Dor
chester, Mass. the welI-known manufac-
turers of Breakfast Cocoa and other
Cocoa and Chocolate preparations, have
an extraordinary collection of medals and
diplomas awarded at the great interna-
tional and other exhibitions In Europe
and America. The house has had un-
interrupted prosperity for nearly CEN
tury and a quarter and IL now not only
the Oldest but the largest establishment
of the kind on this continent. The high
degree of perfection which the company
has attained In its manufactured prod
ucts is the result of long experience COM
bined with an intelligent use of the new
forces which are constantly being intro
duced to increase the power and improve
the quality of production, and cheaper
the cost to the consumer.
The full strength and the exquisite nat
ural favor of the raw material are pre-
served unimpaired In all of Walter Baker
r. Company's preparations; so that their
products may truly be said to form the
standard for purity and excellence.
In view Of tho many limitations of the
name, labels and wrappers ON their goods
consumers should ask for and be sure
that they get the genuine articles made
At Dorchester, Mass.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
BOUND FOR NEW YORK.
Special Train Of Mining Mon to Cross the
Continent.

Special Train OF Mining Mon to Cross the
Continent
Denver. Feb. 10.-Rapid progress is
being made in preparation for the New
York mining exchange excursion which,
leaves Denver next Thursday.
The committee in charge of the gold
train arrangements are busily engaged
in answering inquiries and making the
necessary assignment Of berths At
noon 125 berths had been reserved, and
the number will be materially in
creased in the next twenty four hours
when the exchanges will take action
looking towards being represented.
THE selection Of the route" said
Colonel AmmOn this morning, "while
II was really forced upon US, now ap-
pears to be one of the best things ever
done. 1t takes the train away from the
beaten routes and will cause an interest
in gold mining in entirely new territory.
The route mapped out from New Or
leans takes us through Louisiana, Mis-
sisslppi. Alabama. Georgia, South Car
Olina, North Carolina, Virginia, Mary
land and Delaware. Stops will be made
at the principal points, and We propose
to give the people an opportunity of
seeing the bullion and ore exhibit. l be-
lieve 1t will be n great advertisement
In a new territory that will have a
beneficial effect on Western mining"
President Porter is in Colorado
Springs to-day. and the reports from
there are gratifying In the extreme.
There will be many eXcursionists and
fine ore exhibit from the mining men
there.
Irwin Mahon telegraphs that the Vic
tor delegation will be much larger than
was expected. The Victor contribution
TO the ore exhibit will arrive in Denver
tomorrow morning.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
BLOWN OFF THE TRACK.
A Colorado Centsal rsain Deposited I.
Clear Creex.

A Colorado Central Train Oep0Aitea In
Clear Creek.
Denver Feb. 10.-An accident extra
ordinary, by which eight persons were
more or less injured. befell a Colorado
Central train on the Gulf system as it
neared Georgetown on the trip around
the Loop about ten minutes after noon
yesterday. At the time of the mishap
the train. consisting of the locomotive
tender, smoking car. baggage car and
coach was travelling at speed Of
about ten miles an hour. Everything
ran smoothly until Fishers gulch, one
quarter of mile on this side of the
station, WINS reached. At this point
the wind often sweeps down the gulch
with terrific force
With force far too great for them
to Withstand the raging volume Of
wind swept against the three cars and
tender, swapping the couplings and
tossing the entire train of the rails
and into the bed Of the creek, seven
feet below. Engineer Brown, on find
Ing the train thus suddenly whisked
away from his locomotive, slowed up
When he looked around the whole busl-
ness was in the creek, with the pas
sengers struggling to get out Of the
coach, into which water was freely
pouring.
or the injured passengers, F. W. Van
Sicklen, editor of the Fowler Truth, a
Chicago publication devoted to bicy-
cling news. and his wife suffered most
seriously. Mr.. Van Slcklen was thrown
the full length of the passenger coach,
being on his feet when the car was
tossed into the air, and the right side
Of his head and face gashed horribly,
his ear being almost torn of. No frac-
ture of the skull can be detected and
danger from concussIon to the brain
is seriously feared. Mrs. Van Sicklen,
who was also standing up, was pitched
after her husband. landing on the left
hip and over her right eye and across
her forehead are two other deep scalp
wounds. In addition to these Injuries
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Sicklen sustained
a number of bruises.
Other passengers were injured to
some extent, but not seriously.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
Wrong Di.gncsis

"What you need is exercise" said DR..
Morbus after an examination of Mrs.
Bellefield, who had called him up by
telephone.
Doctor" replied the good woman,
"beIng an unmarried man you do not
know that bargain days and remnant
sales have been going on in the dry
goods stores for about month"
20, er, in that case. what you need
is perfect rest think I shall have to
order you to the Bermudas for six or
eight ks"-Pittsburg Chronicle.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
Almost Crazed.
THOUGHT HER CHILD WAS
GOING TO DIE.
rAs Terrible ordeal II . Mothsr-Hsr
Little Girl Almost Faded Away
Saved In the Nick ef fiDs-
a Story that viii Touch
the Heart Of Every


Mother.
From the Journal. Detroit. Mich.
A very grateful mother is Mrs. A. L.
Hartness. Of SIS Grandy Avenue. De-
troit, for the wonderful cure which her
daughter has received by the use OF
DR.. Williams Pink Pills. Said Mrs.
Hartness: Yes. my daughters life has
been saved by using Pink Pills. thanks
to q kind friend who recommended them
to me.
Blanche was sick for over three
years. She had the care OF the best
physicians procurable. and no expense
or trouble was spared to give her relief
She was SO thin that she was fairly skin
and bones. her digestion was out OF
order and she had the most awful head
aches. We gave up all hope Of her re-
covery. Her long. thin. listless face
every thing In our power to give her
strength and induce her to take an in
terest in anything.
Zone day a friend told me about the
Pink Pills, and Mr.. Hartness went down
town and got three boxes. She had
Amasement. one morning heard her
playing on the piano. could hardly be-
heve 1t, for 1t had been over a year
since the piano had been opened.
Soon she began to take short rides
on her bicycle. and soon she went sing
ing around the house. our own happy,
hearty little daughter once more.
she thinks nothing Of spin on her
wheel over to Mt. Clemens or Pontiac.
and Ii as well as she ever was.
II had girl living at our house who
was q great sufferer from impoverished
blood, and who received instant and
permanent relief from the use Of one
box Of the pills.
III thi1 information can be of any use
70 help some poor sick one. 1t 10 given
with the greatest Of pleasure"
The proprietors Of DIR. Williams' Pink
Pills state that they are not q patent
medicine but prescription used for
many years by an eminent practitioner
who produced the most wonderful re-
suits with them. curing all forms Of
weakness arising from a watsry con-
dition of the blood or shattered nerves.
two fruitful causes of almost every Ill
to which flesh is heir. They are entirely
harmless and can be given to weak and
sickly children with the greatest good
and without the slightest danger. Pink
Pills are sold by all dealers. or will be
sent post paid on receipt of price. 50
cents n box. or six boxes for 326o-by
addressing DIR. Williams Medicine Com
pany, Schenectady, N. Y.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
Oloo Reward. 500.

The readers of this paper will b
pleased to learn that there 10 at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
q constitutional disease requires CON
stitutiona1 treatment. Halls CAtarrh
Cure 10 taken internally. acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system. thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease and giving thu
patient strength by building UP the con-
stitution. and assisting nature In doing
its WORK. The proprietors have 20 much
faith in III curative powers that they
offsf One Hundred Dollars for any case
that II falls to cure. Send for list Of
testimonials. Address
=. J. CHENEY 4 Co, Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists; 76c.
Halls Family Pills. nc.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
Dead ssa ste.m.hlp Lln,.

According to consular reports, It Is
the intention of the Turkish authorities
at Jerusalem to establish steamship
line on the Dead Sea. The existence
of asphalt In that region has been as
certaiAod. and 1t la supposed that pc
trO1eum will be found also. A ration
al development Of the Jordan valley,
from Lake Tiberius down, and espe-
cially the opening up of the rich min
eral resources of the Dead Sea basin,
Is considered very profitable
undertaking, for which. however, for
eign capital will hardly be found, as
the legal status Of property-holders in
those regions is very unsafe.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
Bicycle Tire

A Chicago inventor has devised a
three-compartment pneumatic bicycle
tire which. while not unpuncturable,
stu reduces the liability of injury to
q minmum. because II the rubber in
one of the compartments is punctured,
the other two are still sufficient to car
~ the rider and keep the tire In cylin-
dricai form. The partitions are ar
ranged splrally Tho tire is inflated
through three separate tubes, each
chamber requiring separate pumping,
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
Rom. .. /. Boom Town.

1t is sadder still to see the modern ruins OF
houses which were not even finished when
the crash put an end to the building mania.
There are many of these. rooness. window
less, plasterless, falling to ruin and never to
be nhabited-landmarks of bankruptcy,
Imaginary population and which will have
fallen to dust long before they are ever
Century.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
.erl,.ss R.dlshe. and Pees. =

The editor urges all readers to grow
the earliest vegetables. They pay. We'll
Salzer's Seeds are bred to earliness.
they grow and produce every time. None
so early, SO fine as Salzer's. Try his
radishes, cabbage. peas, beets. cucum-
bers, lettuce, corn, etc! Money in 1t for
you. Salzer is the largest grower Of
vegetables, farm seeds, grasses, clovers.
potatoes, etc.
II you will cut this out and send
to the John A Salzer Seed Co., La
Crosse, Wis, with 1Oc postage, you will
get sample package Of Early Bird Rad
ish (ready in 16 days. and their great
catalogue. Catalogue alone Sc postage.
wn
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
We are Poisoned by Air and watsr

When they contain the germs Of malaria. To
annihllate these and avoid or conquer chills
and fever. bilious remittent or dumb ague,
use perslstently and regularly Hostetter' )
Stomach Bltters. which also remedies dys-
strength. nervousness. rheumatism and kid.
ney complaint. Appetite and sleep are I'M
proved by this thorough medicinal agent, and
the infirmities of age mitigated by It, A
wineglassful three times day.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
LET THE EARTH REJolcn AND

farmers sing. With our new hardy
grasses, clovers and fodder plants the
poorest, most worn out, toughest, worst
piece Of land can be made as fertile as
the valley Of the Nile. Only takes a
year or 10 to do SO! At the same time
you will be getting big crops! Teosinte.
Giant spurry. Sacaline. Lathyrus. what
q variety Of names! Catalogue tells
you!
II yoa VIII cut this out and send
It to the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La
Crosse, Wis, with 10c. postage. you Will
get free their mammoth catalogue and
ten graz and grain fodder samples
(worth $1,000 to get START. w.n.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
Another Kind of n Swell.

'Ts that De FiN coming here again
tonight, Ethel?'
"Yes, papa, and hope you'll be nice
to him, for he's real swell"
"All right, but II he stays as late as
he did last night he'll be bowling
swell."-Detroit Free Press.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

Crimsonbeak-"wh the matter will
young Hugginsi' ieast-"I understand h,
has lost his heart ..Is that all? He make.
as much fuss as II 1t were his collar button!'
-YoAkers Statesman,
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
watch Chain. of narrow Ribbon.

The watch chain Is again in favor. No
longer is the jeweled watch fastened to
milady's corsage. Instead it is tucked
securely within her bodice. The chain
is most inconspicuous affair of narrow
ribbon. The chains have small silver
or gold clasp to hold the ribbons to-
gether. and catch at the end, to which
the watch is fastened. Narrow black
ribbon is used in preference to any
other. Gold chains hardly larger than
q thread are also used, and narrow
strings Of tiny Jewels are also dignified
by the name Of watch chains.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

"what do yon object to In the case of tn,
baroness ITO be frank, her past" "Bu
81 know that: l only object to her past be
cause there is too much Of lt.'-Fliegend
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
His Holt

WELL" observed the casual caller, "Mr.
horns."
"Oh, no." replied the snake editor. "Hs
has grabbed the bull by the lions tall
Phts6urR Chronicle Telegraph.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

Bronchitis. Sudden changes of the weather
cause Bronchial Troubles. "Brown's Brou
chia Troches" will give effective relief.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

1t is moro than wonderful
how patiently people suffer with corns. Get peace
and comfort by rom o, ing them with iindercorns
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

..For the life of me-" said the young man,
~ don't see why a woman was not born
with the same capacity for SWALLOWING eN-
annlIA journal.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

Hotel Proprietor-"why did you let thai
countryman climb the stairs instead OF tax.
Ing the elevatorY' Clerk-.He'll be so out
Of breath that hs can't blow out the gas"
Ha fnaHsa RaZar
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

p1To-AllFitss stopped free by DR.. X line's Great
Nerve keAtorer. No Fits after the first days use.
Marvellous Treatise and s2 trial bottle fre.
Fit cases. send to Or. Kline 93 Arch Ss, Phila, Pa
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

Health once impaired Is not easily rrRained.
yet Parkers Ginger Tonic has attained these results
Ia many case Good for every weakness and distress
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

smith-"Blumer is one of the most thought
full men ever saw" Jones-"What has he
been doing now?' Smith-"rhe other day
he sent for an umbrella had borrowed from
him and had my name engraved on the ham
dle."-Pearson's Weekly.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

Docter-s.Dsdn't 1 tell you not to ta1 you
brainf' HterAry Patient-"rm not. Tn
only Writl19 for one Of the high-claao maga
Sincs. Record.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

An Eastern man remarks that It is very
singular tnat no member Of the Senate or
fered free.colnage substitute for the prize
frhf hill
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

Nsvee pnalsh q boy for making sxcuoe1
he nay - au incipient satesmah.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

Two bottles Of Plso's Cure for C0nsump
tion cured me Of bad lung tr0uble.-Mrs. j
Nichols, Princeton, Ind, March &c, 1895.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

Fame's a scrt Of a l.'o-the-wisp Thinl
mohuqi1eltf f"'"' ~ Ket under Il
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

The bond issue demonstrates that the syn.
the people are still more powerful