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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-17

Victims of the Famine
hale the geographical area OF the
United States; but from this much be
deducted enormous districts OF desert
I'm the uplands between the Indus and
the Ganges,. and equally enormous
tracts of forest and jungle, where the
growth Of nature has been SO abundant
as to defy the industries Of man and
thus prevent either settlement or Gull
fivation. From the total area at least
fwO-t thirds must thus be deducted, and
it is roughly estimated that, Of the
300, 900 square miles remaining, less
than half is under cultivation, SO that
the 2OO, 200, 900 Of midas population
aive on the products of a territory not
larger thar Texas. OF the arabic land.
much refuses to yield, save when it is
treated by irrigation, and consequently
u maximum of labor is required to pro-
duce even the cfops which are grown.
The density Of the population in India
ts, perhaps, greater than that OF any
other land Of similar size on the globe
Crowded in the river valleys or IN the
fertile uplands Of the center and south,
the struggle for life among these hap
less people is incessant and bitter. In
no other country in the world is the
sight for bread so severe. The enor-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-17
His own Client.

! An honest old blacksmith down in
Texas, despairing Of ever getting cash
out of a delinquent debtor, agreed to
take his note for the amount. The
debtor wished to go to a lawyer and
have the document dra Wn up, but the
knight of the anvil, who had been a
sheriff in days gone BY, felt fully COM
proceeded to do, with the following re-
suit:
.s.On the LIST day Of June I promise to
pay Jeems Mite the sum Of eleving dol
lars, and if said note be not paid on
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-17

Z sud- ected under their kings. 1T was q
system OF organize led and legal lied rob
berry. The peasant had nothing that
he could regard his own. All he had,
even himself, his wife and children
& We're the property Of the king In
many native states the system OF farm
Ing out the taxes was adopted, a rich
nobleInan paying to the king a stated
sum lll every year for the privilege OF
collecting the taxes In a certain dis
trlct, OF the duties on. a certain COM
modify, and then exacting the last pos
L sible coin from the peasants. The
world has recently been shocked by ac-
4 counts of the catching, or burying
alive in liquid plaster of paris, Of I'M
fortunate persons in Persia who had
neglected to pay their taxes to the
shah; and yet, in India, before the
English occupa ton, such terrible pun
ishments We're matters Of everyday oc-
burned alive, buried alive, boiled to
death, torn in pieces by horses, whips
ped with rods until death came to their
relief, tied to stakes in the Jungle and
left to be devoured BY panthers, Loop
ards and tigers, imprisoned in rooms
with poisonous serpents and all sorts of
for men g11iifv If hainol,s IN crin NOS, Inf
simply fo1. su,h & yvaras n.
able fo "a ise the SIMS iiemanfl AZ a. :
the TAX collectors {
Kings nnblas aid "a IA Avn nrs uh !
showed 81 SIi+Iie e ,a az =, III :
matter Of taxes, could not be
lief when tho n N snnns fa;iaa ana +ba
nea sa17t,.v Mnra 81, =, Z, 800. ~ 'l :
0easv n 4 49, al, Il =
yer;tv Of. fha fa,,,;nas. = Az go !
cent,Yrv +bat - aas piHasns
shon1d have di =, :, e - 1890
- !.
great famine in india Tn thara ,ra =, ! aro
s., G,,;, =, Wis '1ne
+ha q y low ,lllue
India hafora thn ns
accordina - mo ae.s !, anu
Ch;nnsn ennorn,. Ne 1 - 4a,,., nnon
onn Of MN ~ i,aio'., ie,s =
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The Daring Exploit 81 nm SAdvanced
Young Woman.
little group of advanced women
girls with strong ideas Of the rights Of
women, believers in their free compe-
Etition with men, and repudia tors Of the
idea that women should sbe treated
with more q eference than men, We're
talking, when one Of them began;
oh, girls, what do you suppose i
bought two men a drink. = I
gu q dr. exclaimed The chorus in
admira ton. s5
II q ia. a
Not in q saloon, hope anx iously
inquired one who was not as advanced
as the rest.
q, Of course not TWAS in d rug
store '''' rs III
oh, do tell us all about It, Z 81
You see, ] was walking along sthe
street with two men when one of them
suggested that we go in a drug store
and get a drink. ] made UP my mind
that i would not go in a drug store and
let any man buy me soda water. i
determined that i should insist upon
my rights as a woman and, buy the
drinks. So i said I would so if they
would let me pay for it,
p s You brave girl. Z
"'rhey treated it as a joke at first.
The very idea! But I told them my
principles. and finally they agreed, al
though the mean things laughed. Then
we went in. You don't know how
afraid was that they would pay for
F the drinks; anyhow. But 4 was too
quick. When the clerk laid down the
check q just grabbed it. and wouldn't
Igiye it up, and when we went out I
reached the cashier first and laid down
Just the right amount The cashier
seemed surprised. I don't see why.
/ But, 1 actually bought soda water for
two men. What do you think Of
that 5si.s n.
E q on are a hero" declared the girl
who was the first to recover her breath
Some day your sex will erect a mon
ument in your honor 4s,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-17

.inee might have an album dance the peo-s
PIE OF another might be dying of want,
burt with better communal lion. both
by river and rail, widespread disaster
can be alleviated The enlight ened pol
Icy OF the British government has thus
done much to relieve the condition of
the common people Of India, anu there
is reason to hope that, IN spite Of the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-17
ficationg OF semic circular shape. SO that
the gate must be entered from the side

ficationg OF semici shape. SO that
the gate must be entered from the side
and not from the front. .lss
B! The Tartar city is divided into three
enclosures Y each being surrounded with
It's l1ss own wall, and each inside of am
other. The innermost Of these is the
Prohibited City, and contains the i'm
sperlal palaces and Offices. It's circum
Terence en- ~ is nearly two miles; the wall
IS covered with imperial yellow tiles,
W y. nc look brilliant when seen from a.
distance. The Enclosure next outside
of this is occupied by the government
Offices, and by the army appointed to
keep guard over the emperor and his
family The next outside of this is
the outermost Of all, and consists of
dwelling houses and shops. The True
Story of Marco Polo 2 by Noah Brooks,
In December st. Nicholas
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-17

Napoleon During the Battle.
French corps passed over, lower down
by the ferry 4 The recognition which
Andres brave deed received at the
time was a pair Of golden drum sticks
In 1903 Napoleon gave him his own
cross of the. Legion of Honor. In 1881
Andre was invited to display his drum
and drum sticks and to tell his story.
He dropped dead as he was pointing
out to- his granddaughter his own fig
sufe in the Pantheon. He had grand
military funeral.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-17
"A CameI's Long Memory.

s In Central Park, New York city, is
a dromedary SO vicious that the keep
@ers dare not enter his paddock for fear
of being trampled to death. The other
day, however, an Arab dared what
the park men feared to attempt.
Three Bedouins, in their native dress,
visited the menagerie, and quickly
found their way to the camePs pad
dock. One of the Arabs spoke, to the
vicious dromedary in his native tongue.
The animal pricked up it's ears and
grumbled in reply. In flash the Arab
responded to his old friends invita-
ton, jumped the fence and spoke
again. At the camers third reply he
walked over to the old man and rubbed
his nose against his arm, while the
two Arabs who accompanied him
smiled approvingly from outside the
Enclosure.
Just then the keepers became aware
Of what was going on and made haste
to get the man out Of danger The old
man kissed his newly found friend
good-by, apo1ogized for breaking the
rules and went away.
One Boys Feminine Wenkness.
Although he became foreman Of a
Juvenile hook and ladder company be-
fore he was five, and would not play
with girls at. all, he had one peculiar
feminine weakness. His grand pas
sion was washing and ironing. And
Ann Hughes used to let him do all the +
laundry work connected with the wash
rags and his own pocket handk erchiefs.
into hieh, regularly every Wednes-
day, he burned little brown holes with
the toy fat-iron, which would get too
hot But Johnny Robertson and Joe
Stuart and the other boys, ana even
the uneles and aunts, never knew any
thing about this unless Ann Hughes
gave It away IA Boy Sc Knew by
Laurence Hutton, in December ST.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-23
rho.e cid, ,.' I

Maud-thiS
tired -. h.csuse Jo' =
hi7 % mueh--A
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-23
YOUNGEST LIFE SAVER.

nov a Boston BOY Saved Young CoM
pan,on from browning.
The youngest life-sayer on recora =
11-year-old Victor e. Gilbert. OF los
TON. Mass, who with his parents =
snending the summer at Winthrop
Beach. Regardless OF possible conse !,
ouences. while older boys than ne sfocd
aghast watching their playmate strus
ring in the water, he plunged IN anu
brought his drowning companion saic.y
= land. He himself tells the story ~
the following words: !,
..You see it was this way. we az
vent down to the beach for swim
and were having a great time, wher
along came Robbie Turnball, and NJ
came in with us. Bobbie is nice BOY
hit he can't swim much. There's n'
Mace to dive on the Winthrop bescn
and we went back little ways 70 y
inlet where there is high dock 70 di''
| from.
.The water there is about ten iee
aeen and the inlet is maybe 100 Zee
wide at that point. It's bad p'ac
for beginner. but all right II BOY 50
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-23
! FOX YOUNG PEOPLE.
N LlTTLE VISITOR.

r,bere.s a busy little fellow.
who came to town iass nlsn s,.ar
when all the world was fast nsI.ep'
The ch!ldren's eyes shut usns'
cannot tell you how ne caihe'
For well the secrets hid. xu,r,+
But / think upon a moonpeah o1teA"
WAY down to earth he slid
He brought the Misses Maple
Each. a lovely party gown,
n was brilliant red and yellow'
with dash or two OF brown. h
And he must have had a Midas 'ousi''
For. IL the truth Is told.
rho birches all, from top to toe
He dressed in cloth Of golo.
Then he took q glittering icicie
From underneath the caves
And with it, on my windoW,
Drew such shining silver leaves
s,Ich fair and stately palaces,
such towers and temples granu.
Their like I'm sure was never seen
outside Of Fairyland.
Who IL this busy little man,
whose coming brings US JoyF
M, I'm very sure he's welcomed
Nv every girl and boy:
| The little stars all saw him.
Though they will not tell q soul;
! mt I've heard hisscalling card reaos thus
r Forst, Esq. North Pole. -,
| Helen Standish Perkins. IN y. A.tN'
M pendent. @
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-23

s,.,;rr Robbie took header and went
ont a little way. and we watched Gun.
T thought he was doing all right, ana
so did the rest. We saw him spiuSn
inc around good deal, and he looked
yery funny with his head under wa
ter half the time.
81 don't remember who it was. D'it
somebody said: He's drowning NO
bodv believed it, and l callei out 70
him: Keep it up. Bobbie, you are 90.
ing right He didn't answer ana tHen
I saw him throw up his arms anu 81
down. thought that was fnnhy
wav to swim; and then ne came up
again. That time was sure ne wac
in trouble, he had such funny loon
in his face. can't tell just what 1t was
like, but he looked as II ne hao sesi
something he was afraid OF.
81 don't think thought much 40,
ANYTHING at the time, except remem
Der ! felt sorry for his mother, an'
wondered how she would feel IL BoDri'
should drown. None of the boys scenes
to understand what the matter "n'
50 I went in and caught him BY ID
hair. / can swim in all kinds OF ways
: go I turned over on my back, hoioih'
Bob with one hand, and swan back
shore. y. ~ -. !.
"It was a hard pull and got prctr
tired, but we got in ell right. thong
; he was so full of water that he diaa
know anything. We turned him owe
, and rolled him about. and pretty 500
l he was all right ! don't think the'
: was anything particularly great aoo'
what did. We didn't say anytnin
about it, because we were afraid IN
u IL we did we couldn't go swimip'l
). any more. I'm teaching Bobbic now
= swim now, and before long he VIII
: as good a swimmer as any poy
Winthrop Beach"
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-23
A REMARKABLE BOY.
HAS Had More Hard Luck Than ANY othsr
Youngster Alive.

HAS Had More Hard Luck Than ANY ushsr
Youngster Alive.
Victor Bedingtield, the 12-year-old
son of the editor of the Flatbush Press
and Kings county Gazette, seems des-
tined to reap the rewards promised in
the beatitude which says something
about the long suffering, says the New
York Tribune. He has probably sui.
fered more pain and experienced more
hard luck than any other Flatbush
youngster alive at the present day. The
father as well as the subject of this
story was seen the other morning by
reporter.
sVictor is bright boy, and reads
good DEAL" said the father. HE was
not born on Friday and I am not sure
| that any Of the accidents with which he
| has met happened on the 18th day Of
the month. When the lad was about
| six years old we lived in York street.
Brooklyn. One day Victor, while play
| ing with another boy, was asked to
walk down a plank which had been
placed on the stairs. Well, he was not
| to be dared, and started to perform the
| feat. He fell and was picked up uncon-
scious. Our physician said he would
have to undergo an operation as sew
eral of the blood vessels in his head had
burst. We took him to the Brooklyn
hospital, where the physicians said an
. operation would kill him. They, how
YER, bandaged the head tightly and
! | forced the blood into the system. The
marks Of the bandages are still on the
S child's forehead. His head at the time
) was swollen until it was twice the nat
: ural size.
/ Several years ago my wife gave all
: the children creosote. Victor swal-
4 lowed two spoonfuls of ,the poison
v and was once more re- isled from
n the brink of the grave. My wife
administered the fluid thinking It
Il was cough mixture. The doctor said
j, the dose WINS sufficient to kill two men.
n When he recovered from this illness !
le bought him bicycle. This was
=, smashed one day and Victor was car
10 ried to the Kings county hospital. A
b, soda water wagon had run him down
N and had almost severed his right lee
Re from his body, They were going toam-
putate the limb when arrived at the
ct hospital, but would not permit it 10
ct day as you can see, he is able to walk
CO as we'll as anybody, notwithstanding
IN the fact that he has undergone u op'
erations. All! that is the only place,
think, in which that number figures y
his life. The doetors wondered atthes
vitality Of the boy and think some 2
the operations performed on him nav
/ been unprecedented. When Victo''
came out Of the hospital he was forced
! to use crutches. One day while walk
mo in Flatbush avenue he fell ane9
again split his head open. Once mO'1
he was laid up. The latest accident ap
pened six weeks ago, when ne Upset
kettle Of boiling water. He is now gag
ually recovering from this and tine nes]
on his foot, which was burned neafi5 /
the bone, is rapidly healing =
Victor was born in the city OF Cnf11
Church. which is the south island i
New Zealand. He has pleasan. -
cnt md. MS his father says, he IS pr'gn''
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-23
PAPER BooMERANGS

..,ovn in some vacant 10y :. X =
there is plenty Of space e, -. the inss
scribe their cratic is su nTt how W. goa
Australian hunter ne . wont Snnt theirs1
natives in that country nn n Thsy thrss
with great skill, an q r ssI by the 'tr'|
game is taken u .nS;sh the e blow %
II they attempt TO - ~ % dodge II
preaching missile lis.1 Ef to o put them
exactly in the way
T;res-Herald.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-23

See JehovRn.s banner url q,
she.thed BIS srord. Hespeaks-'ti done.
And the kingdoms Of this World
Are the kingdoms Of His Soh-
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-23
PAPER BooMERANGs'

Nov tn Make a Toy That AFFORDS lo''
Harmless Amusement.
II the children must amuse =.
selves, let them cut out OF SUI, =. q n
hoard-ordinary business cards Y Y
answer the purpose admiraoly-a Y
one or all of these little Door''' NJ
(see cut), and set them upon NJ ~
With one end projecting. Then l, WI \
ouick blow with stick or snap -, s M
thumb and forefnger. will cause M NJ
~ ax off in the most unexpected , a,l1
tons. These boomerangs aaraole II
made of wood of a consloefa'
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-23
r,. Man In the Moon.

The mountains of the moon are Inn
mensely larger in proportion than those
of the earth. The moon Is but one.
forty-ninth the size of the earth, but
its mountain peaks are nearly as n'gn.
Twenty-two are higher than Mount
Blanc, which Is within a few feeI q
three miles high. The highest Is little
more than four miles and half.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-23

The boy stood on the burning DECK :,
a mariner quite bold. The deck burner
ont beneath his feet and dropped nun
IN the hold. When down below ne
struck a scheme that worked rlona
doubt. for he found port hole n "
uide and put the Gre out.-N' 1'"o''<
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-23
A striking Psrsons.''o,,t b

she-You saw t the .s,. don't you !
did d.! your Now, tell s,lal1nso s, apd
he H !: /. sss'' a. I'D 1 ss' Re- !.
duced to him an ne nGu ten dollars
city Chat
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-23

worrs have % marry 70 prove that the,
have bad 3 ehanoA
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-10-23
v-ry Unkind o. BIZ ,nsl,

c,,r,so-That parro. = I;utersfs
Mrs. cumsO (g1s'D' j
cumso-1t doesn't
Iife.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-26
What is

Castoria is Dr. Pitchers prescription Infants
and Children. 1t contains neither Opium, Morphine
other Narcotic substance 1t is harmless substitute
for ParegOric Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor Oil.
1T is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty yCfs by
Millions of Mothers CastOra destroys Worms and allays
feverishness Castoria prevents vomiting Curd,
cures Diarrhoea and Wind Collie. CastOria relieves
teething troubles, constipation and fatulency.
Castoria assimates the food regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas-
Children's Panacea-the Mothers Friend.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-26
Covered with Sores.

Newport, KY, April 25, 1s96.-My
sister was completely covered with
sores. She began taking hoods Sar-
saparilla and after taking four or five
bottles of this medicine she was COM
pletely cured. I. Hesslbrock.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-26

"Castoria is the best remedy for children of
which am acquainted. hope the day is not
far distant when mothers will consider the
realinterest Of their children, and use Castoria
instead Of the various quack nostrums which
are destroying their loved ones, by forcing
opium, morphine, soothing syrup and other
hurtful agents down their Threats, thereby
sending them to premature graves"
DIR. J. F, KINcHELoE,
Conway, Ark.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-26

1t is reported that another attempt
will be made to collect the Carter
county railroad tax but little credence
is given the rumor.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-26

"our physicians in the cbildren's depart
ment have spoken highly Of their expert
ence in their outside practice with Castoria,
and although we only have among our
medical supplies what is known as regular
products, yet we are free to confess that the
merits Of Castoria has won us 20 look with
favor upon it."
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DIsPENsARY,
Boston, Mass.
ALLEN c. SMITH, Pres.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-26

A man suspected of being Jack
Earl who killed VIM. Colvin in Tdy-
lor county, was arrested yesterday
near New Haven.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-26

The commencement exercises of the
Vanderbilt Training School, at Elk.
tok, will begin May 26 and continue
three DAYS.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-26
Castoria.

"Castoria is soweil adapted to children that
I recommend it as superior TO any prescription
known to me-"
H. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
III SO. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-26

Judge Owen has decided against
the plaintiff in the case of the Ovens
boro Savings Bauk VS.. John and Joe
Lyddanne.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-26

Hoods Pills set tremendously with
Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-26
Castoria.

"castoria is an excellent medicine Tor chill
dFen. Mothers have repeatedly told me Of its
good effect upon their children"
DR.. G. =. oseooD,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-26

The psychologists of the New
York state board of health, who
have been experimenting to deter
mine the action Of the Roentgen rays
upon the bacilli of tuberculosis and
diphtheria, have so far obtained only
negative results, the cultures exposed
to the action of the rays thriving ap-
parently as well as those not so sub
jected. Numerous experiments on
other lines in France, however, with
high-frequency currents, were sue
cessful in decreasing the action of
toxine solutions 80 per cent.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-26

Somehow or other the United
States government seems to go in
great deal for red, which some peo-
pie have always supposed was Brit
ish color. They buy mostly red
blankets for the Indians. 1t is being
much used in the navy. The post
Office department paints its letter
boxes a hideous vermillion, and
makes its two cent postage stamps
which go into almost everybody's
mouth of almost the same glazing
color. -Philadelphia Times.
Law is the science in which the
greatest powers of the understand
ing are applied to the greatest num-
Der of facts. --Lohuson
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-26

The centaur Company, Murray Street, City,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-26
Improved Facilities.

They say improved facilities and not de-
monetizstion is responsible Tor low prices:
The answer to that Is .i1is: From 1850
to 1873 was period of great improvement
on inventions and improved facilities,
greater by far than for the same period
either before or since, and YET in the face of
improved facilities prices advanced. If i'm
proved facilities have lowessd prices since
1873, why did they not do 1t before 1872
Cost of production is not what makes
prices.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-05-26

ALLEN c. SMITH, Pres,