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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-08

A bill has been introduced in the
lower house of the legislature provid-
ing that an annual pension Of $3.50 be
paid to the widow of Mozomanie, the
well known Mile Laos chief who died
some months ago. Mozomanie was a
friendly" at the time of the Indian
outbreak of 1S62.-Little Falls Herald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-08

My sugar, syrup maple, Vermont
uncle will be here in a day or two.
,t-s.t.- .te ~:...r5... F., L. LUDDEN.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-08
People unconsciously become slaves

People unconsciously become slaves
to habit by persistent use or by con-
tinual adoption Of a peculiar phase or
idea that forms mind so that it reverts
to the subject matter unintentionally
and automatically. No person is ex-
empt from habit and it takes but a
moment to prove this. They may tell
US that they are not addicted to bad
habits and that may be true but they
are addicted to innocent habits that
may be bad. Granite Falls Tribune.
Here is the kind of an obituary
Georgia editor put up for man: ''Poor
John Brown slung his earthly garment
on limb and swan the river yester-
day. He didn't stand back because the
water was cold but plunged right in;
rose smiling, and struck out for the
other shore, where the angels were
waiting for him with finer suit than
he had ever worn in his life. John was
a poor man, but he had paid his sub
scription to his home paper and he got
there in good shape.
I request the ladies of Princeton and
surrounding country to call and see my
goods. I am selling cheap. I will
have my trimmed hats on display April
IA, and have a nice line OF novelties I
would like your kind patronage and
will do ALL can to please my custo-
mers. MRS. r. E. CRAWFORD,
Townsend Block, First ST.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-08

Drink the Caramel Cereal or Postum
health coffee and enjoy life.
f. L. LUDDEN.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-08

Don't pass by Jesmer's store when
you want wall paper. HE'S after you
with prices and patterns that are win
ners.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-16
CUBANs STILL WANT INDEPENDENCE.

CUBANS STILL WANT INDEPENDENCE.
Marshal BIanco, the new Governor
General of Cuba, is formulating what
he calls his peace measures. His scheme
authorizes the freedom of sale of cattle
and the recultivation of coffee, cocoa,
and sugar, and will provide for the
safe transport of produce, with a view
OF pRclfying the country. The Cubans
do not seem at all anxious for peace if
it carries with it nothing more than
autonomy. At Key West the Cuban
population is making strong demon
STATIONS in behalf of continuing the
war and standing out for complete in,
dependence. They lately held a meet
ing and adopted strong resolutions
against accepting autonomy. Senior
Canalejas, said TO have been sent to
this country by Premier Sagasta to
look into the Cuban situation, is said to
have had a conference with a commit
tee Of the Cuban Junta in this city.
Senior CanaleJas said to the committee:
mo party in Spain will sell. cede, or
give up Cuba" ''And the Cubans
will accept nothing but independ-
ence," replied the Cubans. The com
mittee of Cubans reported to General
Estrada Palma the result of the con
ference, and General Palma sent cable
messages to London and Paris giving
information OF the mission of Canalejas
and the result of the conference in New
York. The Cubans hint that Senior
Canalejas is the bearer of heavy purse
that would be opened were he to see a
chance to use the money in the interest
at Spain, and they add that he will not
see the chance, for their battle cry re
mains. independence or Death."-N.
Y. Voice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-16
KLONDIKE,

The Cleveland Plain Dealer has an
interesting talk by Prof. Henry W.
Elliott on Alaska and the Klondike
country.
ALASKA is a healthy country, with
no malaria or mountain fever. A
curious fact is that anyone thlcted
with neuralgia or rheumatism is com
pletely cured of it in that climate. The
cleer, dry atmosphere and the rapid
changes OF the body's tissues doubtless
account for this.
"One's appetite is tremendous there.
A personal incident will show you what
an Alaskan appetite is like. I was one
of six men, who having had a good
breakfast, sat down at noon to a dinner
of roast goose. Six large geese, none
of which weighed less than eight
pounds, had been roasted and stuffed,
and were serVBd with coffee, bread,
butter and pickles. At the close of the
meal every bone was picked clean, and
not a vestige of goose remained. We
all ate a hearty supper that evening.
THE talk that there is plenty of
game to be had there is entirely mis-
leading. A camp of two hundred men
would clean out all the game in a tract
twenty miles square, in a few weeks.
Food, plenty of it, is the great ne
cessity, and a man to succeed must be
well fed.
"The vilest pests of Alaska are the
mosquitoes. Ihave battled with these
annoying insects in New jersey and
Central America, but they cannot com
pare with the Alaska species for venom
and numbers. In May the tundra be-
comes q great fat swRle, full Of bog
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-16
CONDITION OF COTTON.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12-Prelimiuary
reports to the Department of Agricul.
ture indicate an average yield Of 181 9
pounds of cotton per acre.
The State averages are as follows:
North Carolina, 1874; South Carolina,
1879; Georgia, 178; Alabama, 215; Ten
nessee, 1862; Oklahoma, 255; Indian
Territory, 800.
In the main the crop has been picked
in excellent condition, the weather
having been highly favorable. There
is not the slightest disposition On the
part of the departments correspond
ehts to overestimate the effect of the
unfavorable conditions during the
growing season or to conceal or min
imize the Importance of such condi
tions az have been favorable.
While the figures as now published
are subject to revision in the final re
port, they r believed to approximate
Iy represent the actual condition of the
crop.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-16
A

The matrimonial correspondence be-
tween a Ohathamite and q New York
lady to which the Citizen referred two
weeks ego has become a sure enough
match, for better or for worse, for
life.
It had been known, or rather quietly
suspicioned for some time that Mr..
James Gillian, who lives near here,
was in close correspondence with some
one in New York. He was seen to get
letters often from the postofice and he
took very keen interest in them it was
noticed. Occasionally, in talk with
neighbors he made mention of what
kind of weather they were having in
New York. However, this Yves not
known OF noticed much until two
weeks ago when it became known
that he was to go to Moncure to meeta
New York lady. Toe day came and
Mr.. Gillian did not go. Then the news
began to spread. Mr.. Gillian explained
to some intimate friends that his ex-
POSGCN HAN "A49bCA AiAA VA4CA 5AV SS0AA
not come owing to the sickness Of her
daughter. When this became known
and the fact that Mr.. Gillian knew
this lady only by a correspondence
started by an advertisement on her
part in q Observation-Disclosures and an ex-
change of photographs, that he had
Sent her $50 to pay her expenses here,
speculation ran wild as to- what would
be the final outcome.
On last Wednesday Mr.. Gillian put
On his best clothes and went to Mon
cure and was met sure enough by Mrs.
Frances Meddeaux, of Wes tfeld, New
York, a town On Lake Erie in the ex-
treme northwest corner of New York
State. She was a widow lady aged AZ.
Mr. Gillian is aged A. and has 4 chill
dren one of whom is married.
They spent the night at the Exline
house and Thursday went out to Mr..
Gilliam's home. Being satisfied that
all was represented by the previous
correspondence, a marriage license
was secured and Mr. @ q Hamlet a
Justice of the Peace made the happy
couple one on Thursday evening.
This ought to be an inspiration to
those old bachelors and widowers Of
Chatham county who are 30 much in
need of a happy companion but have
been quietly waiting for blind fate to
show them the one intended for them.
Arouse yourselves, take up the energy
of James Gillian and success, yea hap
piness is yours.-Chatham Citizen.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-16
WANTED TO KNOW WHAT CAM AFTER
DEATH

OhA1d
NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-John @. Bull
lit, Jr,, of Big Stone Gap, Wise county,
Va , was found dead to day in a room
at the Central Railroad Hotel. on Lib
erty street, this city, which he engaged
on the previousnight, having registered
from Duluth, MINI. The man had ap
parently committed suicide, as bottles
containing hydro chloric acid. cyanide
of potassium and nitric acid were
found on a table near the bed upon
which the corpse lay. A letter was
found in the apartment addressed to
Joshua f. Bullitt, Jr., Big Stone Gapy
Wise county, Va which reads as fol
lows, and tells why he killed himself
Thursday. Dear John: Ihave de
cided TO end it all. I wish that you
and Jim will induce father and mother
TO make their wills as to secure to my
wife and daughter my one third share
OF their estate. I ask that every paper,
memorandum, ETC., that l leave behind
me be destroyed without being pre-
viously read. For my faults I ask only
the charity of silence. If / possessed
any virtues, let them live in memory.
You will, I know, be interested in
knowing how a person feels who is
about to step into the unknown world.
Hence I will tell you what my feelings
are. I wonder, I doubt, I nope, but
over all the wonder and the doubt and
the hope a feeling of intense Curiosity
prevails. What is the future? I be
lieve I know, but it is only a belief. ]
am very curious to v~erify,it. The feel,
ing of fear is absent. l am going from
here to the Eden Musee, to play chess
with the automaton. This fact illus
trates my mental condition, perhaps,
better than a volume of my writing
would. Death seems to me to be merely
an event Of no more Importance, say,
than breakfast. / love life, and I hate
to leave it, but the summons has been
served, and I must answer. And now,
goodbye. We will meet again.
Your brother,
John @. BULLITT, JR."
This is a most extraordinary case.
The deceased was a lawyer and was
educated at Washington 6 Lee Univer
sity.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-16
Gold, Paper, Money Order, Postcfice
Order, OF Copper, we will send
The Progressive Farmer

every week until January 1, 1899. Just
THINK of It'll That's all we ask you
to do. Read "a Faw Reasons for tax
ing the paper, on page 1, and think
five minutes. Then if you fail to sub.
scribe, it's not our fault. If you get
mad with yourself afterwards and ask
TO be kicked for not taking advan-
tage of this offer, don't say We didn't
warn you. We have told you, and if
the summer passes, the harvest ends
and you don't get the paper, you must
bear the sad consequences. You will
have our sympathy. but we can't help
you.
Send on your money while it is called
to day, for if you fail to do 30, you
may ask your neighbor to kick you for
of our folly, and cry in vain for another
such offer.
Now, we have done our duty. We
leave the matter with you. Do you
want the paper until January 1, 1899,
for only one dollarG Selah.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-16
MARRIED HIS OPPONENT.

OMAHA. Nov. 11,-Prof. Q. 8. Laugh
lin, Superintendent of Schools in Burt
county, was married to day to Alice
Thompson, who has been his assistant.
Laughlin is a Republican and Miss
Thompson a Populist. The Populiste
recently nominated her to succeed him,
and the two candidates often spoke
against each other from the same plat
form.
They were both charged with put
ting Up q job on the voters, but denied
it. But the night before election Miss
Thompson Withdrew from the contest
and Laughli0 was elected. The next
day cards announcing their wedding
were issued. Both now admit that
there Yves an agreement between them.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-16

holes, slimey decayed peat, innumeT.
able lakes, shallow, stagnant, and from
all places swarm mosquitoes of malig-
nant type.
Every precaution is taken to guard
against them. Netting is tied over the
head and mittens are worn on the
hands. Ointments are rubbed on the
flesh, and attempts are made to smoke
out the insects. Horses and cattle, and
even dogs, die from their bites. Not
until November do they vanish"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-16

The Southern Mercury, of Dallas,
Texas, says: North Carolina has 224
cotton and wooden mills in active
operation; the cotton spindles alone
amount to 1859, 979 If they ran on
full time the year round they would
consume 333 1875 bales Of cotton, or
over half the amount produced by that
State. If Texas would awake to her
duty and interest she would initiate
North Carolina in this respect. We
must manufacture our raw products if
we would prosper.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-16
MASKED MAN SHOOTS A FARMER.

CANTON, N. j., Nov. 1O.-Word has
just been received here that at Hanna
wa Falls, a hamlet nine miles from
Canton, e Asa Briggs, a farmer, was
shot through the head tonight and
mortally wounded by a masked mar
who entered the house while Briggs
was at supper with his daughter. The
young woman vas shot also, through
the arm. Briggs is still alive.
A posse has been organized, and I'M
der the charge of officers is in pursuit.
There had been a light fall of snow,
and the party has some idea of the man
who committed the crime from the
footprints which he left around the
house. The District Attorney has taken
charge of the case.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-16
THE YFLLow FEWER RECORD.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 11.-Twelve
new cases of yellow fever were reported
today end six deaths.
MOBILE, Nov. 11.-One new case, no
deaths, and eight r~ecoveries were the
yellow fever report to day.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. 11.-There
was no new cases of yellow fever here
to day and no deaths.
JACKSON, Miss, Nov. 11.-One case
of yellow fever has been reported to
day from Edwards.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-16

Many families in the townships ad-
joining Mt. Airy have asked to be al
lowed to pay their part of the local
school tax and share in the benefits Of
the Mt. Airy schools. The two town
ships composing the town of Mt. Airy
voted the local tax on August 10, and
the town now has good public schools.
Greensboro Journal of Education.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-16

Speaking of railroads issuing free
passes and granting favors to promi-
nent men recalls the remarkable mes.
sage received by the agent at Moncure
when @. M. Cooke and w. r. StroWd
were canvissing the district. It read:
''S5op all trains for O. n. Cooke, -
Chatham Citizen.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-16

Blessed is he whom the world calleth
a crank. He hath eyes that seeth,
brain that understandeth, heart that
feeleth, thought that thinketh, courage
that faileth not; and though while he
Iiveth stones may be thrown at him,
when he dieth they are made into
monuments 20 him.-Ex
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-16

Will the historians of the future give
the Populists the credit due them, for
opening the eyes of the Democrats and
educating them to understand what re-
forms the country needA-Glascock
Banner.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-16
q GIRpLR ROUND THR WORLD"

Brief Items Picked Up Here and There
From the Tropics to the Pole.
The M~ecklenburg County On c.
Commissioners have given a plot of
land thirty feet square in front of the
new court house in Charlotte for the
erection of the monument to the sign.
ers of the M~ecklenburg Declaration of
Independence. Four thousand dollars
of the Sc, 600 desired for it's erection has
been subscribed IN. Y. Times.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-16

This is a most extraordinary case.
The deceased was a lawyer and was
educated at Washington 6 Lee Univer
sity.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-25
The Opera House Orchestra.

This is the same organization that
9layed at the performances of the
0Deras, billie Taylor" and Bohemian
iirl, thereby gaining a most enviable
repUtation. In compliance with numer-
~1us requests from connosseurs OF cd
EDVsic the organization has been made a
permanent institution and now solicits
Esbe patronage of the public at large. No
amateur affair, but professional music
ny professional musicians. Anyone de-
string the services OF the orchestra for
-saered or secular concerts, parties,
dances, etc, will please apply to the mus
cal director and manager, Mr.. Max Won
benz, 205 Eighth street, Red Jacket.
Social music arranged or supplied on
d short notice, without extra charge.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-25
An Old Draft.

draft some twenty-one years old
cane into local banking house a few
days since for collection, but was later
taken back by the owner, Mr.. G. Martini,
vic wished TO Keep it es a curiosity.
The draft was purchased by Mr. Martini
10 Boston banking house soon after he
came to this country, and was for the
samount of SO which he wished to send
TO his mother IN Italy.
he was not very well acquainted with
the business methods of this country and
by mistake sent the bankers receipt for
the money 10 his mother and put the
draft in his pocket. His mother, Of
course, never received the money and in
the meantime he carried the draft around
IA his Clothes. Later it found it's way
into is'brunk. where it remained until
lately, when MIR. Martini ran across it
ADD readily recalled the incident, and also
the fact that his old draft might yet be
worth SIS TO him.
1t is probable that the banking house
had credited the amount to profit and
loss long since, and Mike says the draft
Is Of more value TO him az curio than
anything else.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-25

Fiity-two men and boys braved the
storm yesterday afternoon and attended
the Y. NJ. c. A. mems meeting at the
Opera House. The weather was too
rough, however. for the speaker to come
up from South Lake Linden, and after
the two musical numbers, which were
vocal solo by Mr.. r. B. Vincent and a
eornet solo by Mr.. j. C.. Glasson, with
piano accompaniment by Miss Ruppe, the
meeting was brought TO a close by sing
ing several hymns.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-25
The Copper Country
Visited BY a Fierce
Storm.
Roads Are i'm Poor Condition.
n 0und n Draft Twenty-Oue Years Old
Aad Taken it Out Ina Boston-
metropolitan Haps.

EOur prophetic mid winter had almost
come 70 be pleasant reality until last
Friday. but by Saturday night all hopes
were shattered TO the winds and there
was a great plenty of the latter. The
snow and wind storm was bad enough
Friday plight and worse Saturday and by
Saturday night and Sunday it was at it's
Height. Toe wind blew veritable hurri-
cane all Saturday night and the mercury
kept dropping gradually and with re-
markable rapidity. Sunday morning it
was as far down az ii could go with any
respect 70 the fl ings of our people, and
early rising citizens tell OF the glass regis
sering all the way from 12o TO Is below
the zero mark The thermometer was
down below zero all day yesterday and
7s about that today, but the wind has
zabated TO some extent and the cold is
not felt as much as yesterday.
Most people renamed 10 their homes
sallday yesterday and consequently the
church services were lightly attended.
Tbs trains have been on time nearly all
through the blizzard, delays being most
always caused by waits TO make connec-
ton. Extraordinary measures were
adopted to keep the tracks clear with
excellent results.
Frozen water pipes were common this
morning and some cases OF ears, noses
sud fingers being frost bitten are heard
Of Almost before the first pedestrians
lad come out this morning the village
street commissioner had Fifth street side
walks cleared and was at work with the
scraper and a force OF men on the side
streets. The county roads are in bad
shape, but the pow will be out this after
aoon and the roads cleared. The cold
snap is not at all pleasing to lumbermen,
Tor, although the snow does not bother
them much, on account of the cold they
EDrefer to keep their horses in the barn.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-25
The a.randestRe

Nj. K. y. Greeve, merchant, OF Chill
1owis, Va. certiies that he had con-
sumption, was given up to die, sought
all medical treatment that money could
procure, tried all cough remedies he could
near OF, but got no relief; spent many
nights sitting up in chair; was induced
TO try DIR. Kings New Discovery and was
cured by use Of two bottles. For past
three years has been attending to busi-
mess, and says, DIR. Kings New Discoy-
cry is the grandest remedy ever made, as
it has done 80 much for him and also for
Others in his community. DIR. King q
New Discovery is guaranteed for coughs,
colds and consumption. IL don't fail
Trial bottles free at ID. T. Macdonald's
drug store.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-25

Hecla Lodge, l. o. o. F., will entertain
the members and friends OF the order at
a complimentary dance at the Calumet
Light Guard Armory next Thursday
evening, which gives promise of being
a very pleasant social event. Karkeet's
Ideal orchestra has been engaged to fur
nish music for the event and will play
program OF dances which VIII include
quite a number of new two-steps and
waltzes The Odd Fellows dances have
always been considered events OF more
than ordinary social note, and as this is
TO be a complimentary affair the men,
bers ia charge are taking special pains TO
zee that it proves success.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-25

Stephen Zwierkoski, a young Polish
law student, has entered the law Office OF
Attorney o.. J. Larson and will study
with him for some time. Mr.. Zwierk oski
recently went to Lansing where he in
tended TO take ali examination before a
board OF State examiners for admittance
to the bar, but had to return as the
board was not vet in position TO exam
inc applicants and he will have to 60 to
the State capital again next June. Mr..
Zwierkoski is bright and apt law stu
dent and gives promise OF making a mark
in bis chosen profession.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-25
Adam schaar Pianos.

Highly ornamented cases, double ven
eered inside and out. Made in all the
fancy woods: rosewood, PLAIN mahogany,
fancy mahogany, figured mahogany,
oak, walnut, birch, Hungarian ash and
birds eye msple IIIgh-grade in every
particular Every instrument warranted
or five years. Prices S235, $245, 1855,
$265 and 1915. A handsome stool and
scarf, worth $l2, gwen away with each
instrument. Terms cash or time pay
ments.
n KrNNrr EO7 Dab froaf
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-25

Nearly all the men who were unable to
work in the Hecla mine last week on ac-
count OF the fire are now at work again.
A cement wall has been built On each side
of the stope and so closed it up and will
remain so until the fire burns itself out,
AZ 1t does not interfere with the men
working
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-25

tone to the nerve centres in the stomach,
gently stimulates the liver and kidneys,
and aids these organs in throwing of i'm
purtie- in the blood. Electric Bitters i'm
proves the appetite, aids digestion and is
pronounced by those who have tried it
as the very best blood purifier ana nerve
tonic. Try 1t. Sold for so cents or 81
per bottle at ID. T. Macdonald's drug
store