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SPECIAL NOTICES.


NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. HALL 721 9TH ST.
NV. FRIDAY NIGHT, and during the day at
Dos H st. NV. Miss MAGGIE GAuLE Of Balti-
more. the great medium. de23-2t'
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT JULIAN C.
GSOCkERILLE no longer represents me as So
iieitor Of printing and engraving. The public is
therefore requested not to intrust future orders
Tor ms establishment LEWIS LEN siR N. rHArER.
It. Printer and ,s,a E Z Z, Nv
The BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PEOPLES
FIRE INSURANCE. COMPANY of the DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA have declared dividend of
per cent the capital stock of the company.
payable at Office No 800 Pa. ave. Sc, On and
fer Of stock will close December p, 1897, and
remain remain closed until January .; fsss pro.
HENRY X SIMPSON. secy. de2s-st
RECOGNIZING THAT CHRISTMAS Is ONE DAY
in the year that employees like to spend at home
close our places Of business all day on CHRISTMAS.
the 18th Of December, 1897.
SAKS AND COMPANY,
PARKER, BRIDGET 4 Co,
E E8hI6SssS : Shift SHIFT & co.
s. KAHN, SONS & CO.,
sEATON PERRY.
LiNsRuRGH 4 BRO.
FAMILY SHOE STORE,
1t CHARLES BAUM.
JOHNSON BROTHERS. 1906 ST. N.W.-ALL
cur yards and offices closed all lay Christmas.
Cell and get one of our 1s9s Calendars. de232t
BURNS & Co.'s ara AS the 70 season sIo, IS
Tailoring select ws find lln we Of f'E Suit,
Talk. , miii close Gn ha them e %f
at very low figure.
Also cars Melton O7ercOating, guaranteed for 6
years, at $40. worth $50
Trousers, &c. in neat pin stripes and plaid effects.
See them.
]. D. BURNS & CO.,
de23-14d 9th and G. NV
NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON. ID. c. December q. 1897
The annual election for directors Of this bank
will take place at the banking house on TUES
DAY, January H. 1898.
Polls open from II N. to pm
de9. 6r23. 30& JAG CI1AS. f. WHITE, Cashier.
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CORNER 18TH ST AND NEW YORK AVE
OF the District OF Columbia.

Chartered by special act OF Congress. JAM 1867,
and acts of Oct. 1880. and Feb. 1892.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-23

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES HALL. 721 9TH ST.
NV. FRIDAY-NIGHT, and during the day at
905 II st. NV. Miss MAGGIE GAuLE Of Balti-
more, the great medium. de23-2t'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-23

JOHNSON BROTHERS, 1906 ST. N.W.-ALII
yards and offices closed all lay Christmas
Cell and get one of our 1S9S Calendars. de23-2t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-23

Today-sun rises, ZIG am; sun SETS 4:43
pm.
New moon. 2:55 pm. today.
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ever outside of society-that society
which spells itself with a capital S.
Riding an Ostrich.


i don't believe the stories told about
the natives of Africa and Australia rid
Ing ostriches,' said a California man
the other day. Americans are the
best riders on earth, but they cannot
ride ostriches. I saw this pretty thor
oughly tried on one occasion. A cow
boy who had vanquished every ponv
he ever undertook to break in was
induced to try an ostrich. After an
hours hard work he succeeded in
mounting the bird, which at first tried
to- shake him off, then to get away by
running, but these tactics, of course
had no effect upon the cowboy. Then.
in spite of all the man could do. the
ostrich succeeded in getting it's head
around and Selling the man by one
leg. He doubled his feet under him.
and the ostrich reached over his wings
and got hold of his back, throwing him
heavily to the ground and tramping on
him. It took three of us to chase the
Infatuated ostrich away, and we ac-
complished it barely in time to save
the mans life. I don't believe the ma
tive Australians ride ostriches. Chi
cago News.
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Accidental Shooting,

Forman, \. D., Special Percy
Mullen. Il young man of this place.
was accidentally shot by Miss Stella
Bingham. a young lady employed in
the telephone central office. while fool
ing with two revolvers of the "didr t.
know-it-was-loa kind, the one in
the hands Of Miss Bingham was ac-
rcidentally discharged, the bullet pass
ing through the tleshy part of Mr..
Mullens leg below the hip, barely
missing the bone The wound, al
though very painful, is not considered
serious.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-23
WORK OF FIREBCGS.
WOr1khOusx and Foundry ut Little
Falls Are Destroyed.

WOr11h0usx and Foundry ut Little
Falls Are Destroyed.
Little Falls, MIMI, Special.-The
manufacturing district of Little Falls
was visited by the most disastrous
fire in years early this morning. Fire
was discovered in the large building
of the Falls City Manufacturing com
pany, which was formerly used as
sash and door factory, but since the
assignment, few years ago, has been
used as a warehouse. A heavy wind
was blowing and attention was turned
toward saving surrounding buildings.
The plant burned like finder and the
flames spread to the works of the Lit
tie Falls Iron foundry, owned by JChn
Denis, and it was totally destroyed.
Some box cars of the Northern Pacific
road, which were Oh side track,
were partially burned. The sash plant
was owned by Henry Belin. The loss
is $4,000; insurance about $4,000. The
Flour Mill company, which had stor-
age in the building, lost $500, partly
insured. Mayor Gamer who had ma
chinery stored in the building, loses
5000; no insurance. The loss on the
iron works is $4,000; insured for $500.
The fire was the work Of fire bugs,
but the police have 10 clue. Nearly
all fires of late have been Of incen-
diary origin in this district.
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perllous Journey, not so much for the
GOLD as for what the gold will bring.
she has come to save her mothers
home. She hopes to be able to lift the
mortgage from the little Tacoma cot
tage. She has come gold hunting not
merely from the avaricious desire to
possess riches, but rather to insure to
her mother the comforts she seems de-
stlned to have to give up.
1 nave heard many expressions of
admiration for her pluck, but what has
most Impressed everybody is her he
ro1c unseIfshness. If Miss Lessarge
doesn't ha re many an offer of a friend
ly hand along the hard, rough trip to
the diggings, it won't be because her
nerve is not appreciated, and nerve on
the Chilkoot trail just now is at pre-
MUM
Il think it is great deal better,''
she says, that l should have a hard
time for a little while than that my
mother should lose her home. Anyway.
l am going to try and see what 1 can
do, and surely if I fail I shall be no
worse off than I was before. If I sue
coed in making some money, enough
to pay the mortgage, why then no mat
ter how hard it has been I shall be
so very happy that it will not matter at
ALL j,
When she went aboard the Mexico,
at Seattle, all she had was contained
in her grip, which did not weigh more.
than forty pounds, and with this outfit
e1, hn1;0 ol,o
in the klondyke gold fields. She
bought a steerage ticket for Dyea. For
| tunately, the steward was a man of
heart and gave her cabin accommodate.
| lions without extra charge. F. H. L..
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Prosperity THIRST on Him.

Mitchell. S. D., Special.-Last spring
Frank Graham couldn't sell his farm
near here for any price. This fall he
wouldn't dispose Of it at the same
figure had he ever sc many offers. 'r
June he was willing to accept SIS per
acre. He agreed to throw il the crop
ard give the purchaser all the time lie
wanted to make the payments. R"t
he couldn't find Il taker. Now he has
1000 bushels of wheat, 1,7OO bushels
Of oats. 5000 bushels of corn in the
field and still retains title to the farm.
He would not sell at $50 an acre with
out the crop. Most of the wheat
grades No. and sells around "a cents.
Last year the same grade brought b'l'
81 cents. The corn is we'll mattreu
and out Of danger of frost. The case
is one of thousands throughout ths
Northwest,
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* = '@ = : : : s ::
: LITTLE HEROINE OF THE KLONDYKE, !
IS IS


Chllkoot Pass Correspondence New
York World: Little Miss Bessie Lars
sarge will be the Heroine of the
klondyke" if ever that proud distinc-
ton shall be won. l. found her en- route
to the gold fields, travelling all alone,
and among all the: tales Of courage.
perseverance and self-sacrifice of which
one hears in infinite variety, that Of
this pretty nineteer-yea r-old Argonaut
stands out in golden letters. If Miss
Lassarge does not think herself he.
rome, there are thousands of people
here who do! She, has set an example
that many a. man would hesitate. to
follow.
learned that six years ago this girl,
then thirteen years old, Went to Ia
coma with her mother from New York.
Times had been hard in the East, and
the mother, widow, saw no apparent
escape from the slough of despond in
to which she was steadily sinking.
Like many others, she looked to the
West, and, gathering her little possess
slons together, started. to make a new
home there.
But in Tacoma the mother found it
impossible to make both ends meet,
and so it became necessary, a year
Or two after her arrival, to place q.
mortgage on the little cottage which
she had bought with the money still
remaining, in order that she and her
1oung daughter might keep the wolf
rom the door. Before many months
he mortgage falls due.
1t is this that has spurred Bessie to
each the mines. 1 doubt if any other
woman who has come Klondyke-ward
las a nobler object to attain than this
'rave little girl. For she is making the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-23
Cot tin Widows Money!.

Duluth, Minn., Special.-The only
development of particular interest in
the Merritt-Harris case was the state
ment Of Henry E. Harris as to who
got the $4,000 out of G. G.. Merritt's
Insurance money which the widow did
not set. Mr.. Harris Gid not intend to
tell who got it, but the name slipped
out Of his mouth in an unguarded mo-
ment. According to him $500 of it
went to Samuel A. Phillips. formerly
of this city, and the rest of it went to
the general agent of the insurance
company at Minneapolis, whose name
was not given.
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TYRANNY OFTHE "4LOO.n
One Must Conform to Their Standard or
Nv Remain Outside Society.

One Must Conform to Their Standard or
Remain Outside Society.
I'VE may, II We choose, sneer at
snobbery and scott at social strugglers,"
writes Elizabeth Bisland in the Ladies'
Home Journal, "but when a man is
ambitious or woman is proud he or
she desires to secure for himself or her.
self, and for their children, the priv
ilege of being received as an equal any
where. And however much one may
rail, the fact remains that wealth and
fashion dorset, and have always set,
the standard in social life, and that if
one wishes a free admission every
where one must conform ones self to
that standard. A great many people
who are not what is known as in So
ciety,' are fond of pointing out with
triumphant nervousness that The
Four Hundred are no more cultured,
intellectual, wealthy or witty than
many whom they refuse to admit to
association with them in their pleas
ures, and these resentful folk demand
in bitter amazement why any one ad-
mits their pretensions, or struggles for
their recognition. The answer is not
far to seek. A man may have all the
intellectual attributes, and yet not be
of sufficient Importance to be admitted
to the orchestra of society, and the
musicians may say, We admit that
you are good and clever, but you can't
play the violin, and you can't become
member of our orchestra
Now the SWELL as he is commonly
termed, is the man who is an artist in
living: he may have neither moral
ideas nor standards, nor be overbur-
dened with brains, but he knows how
to live, as far as the ceremonies of life
go, brilliantly, gayly, imposingly, and
he collects around him others who have
the same talent, and together they sue
coed in forming a sort of orchestra of
society, all of them playing in tune and
in time with one another, and making
a magnificent harmony of ceremony
and social intercourse And when a
person comes along who insists upon,
Joining their orchestra they are gen.
q oily call eu1c1y luue IL luelI refusal,
and cause much enmity, or else they
listen to the instrument he plays and
find it well played, and SO take him
into their band, and cause still more
amazement and envy to the others who
have been denied admittance. And
that is the whole answer to the conun-
drum Mrs. B weeps over. Mrs. A
knows how to play the social instru-
ment, and Mrs. B does not, and unless
rhs learns to play it she will stay for
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-23
INCENDI.1RY ORIGIN,

a Barn Fire at Mountain Makes II
Loss of IL Thousand Dollars.
Mountain, n. d., Special. - Last
evening the large barn known at the
ThOrlacksCn barn was discovered to
be on fire. and despite the active eff
forts Of citizens, was soon a mass Of
Smouldering ruins. The barn was a
very large one and burned like finder.
Fortunately the horses and cattle
We're gotten out. A considerable
amount of grain was consumed as
we'll rs harness and small farm ma
chinery. The total loss will foot up
to $1,000. 1t is supposed that the fire
was of incendiary origin, but nothing
definite is known.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-23
Where Perch Are Plentiful

Jamestown. n. D., Special. - The
quantity and variety of fish being
taken from the James river this fall
is phenomenal. For several years the
homely and despised bullhead was,
with the exception Of an occasional
pickcrel, the only fish caught, but
within the last month or two large
numbers of perch have been caught,
anil pickerel are much more nulner-
Gus than formerly. The perch are Of
the lake variety and ere excellent eat
inG. AS an instance of their PLENTIFUL
Tess. two men at La MOure recently
caught 1O2 in two hours.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-23
OTHER STATES.
Fatally Wounded Her Hnsl,a.

Fatally Wounded Her Husband.
Butte, Mont. Special.-Mrs. James
Baptiste shot and fatally wounded
her husband. a telegraph operator at
the NJ. & M. pool rooms, where he was
employed. Baptiste recently left his
wife and took up with a variety ac-
tress. Mrs. Baptiste brought suit for
divorce, but was not satisfied to let
the recreant husband off so easily. She
walked into the pool rooms and. point
ing the revolver through a window at
her husband, blazed away. The ball
passed through his body and struck
the backbone. She was arrested.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-23
Feminine SHARPNESS.

The author of "a Letter of Poster
ity'' tells the following story of Mrs
Ashley, a beautiful Southern woman,
who was afterward the wife of the
Hon. J. J. Crittenden. She was a belle
in society, and was lowered with
unusual tact and charm. always give
men brevet rank said she to a young
girl who had just come out. eff they
are captains, call them colonel They
will forgive you." But she could say
sharp things when occasion demanded.
A certain lady who had always been
envious of her once bought from her
a French toilette, which Mrs. Ashley,
who was going into mourning, could
not wear. But the purchaser, after
having worn the slippers, brought them
back with the remark:
''They are too big. could swim in
them
Mrs. Ashley took them, and answer
ed quietly: MY dear, I am a larger
woman than you are in every respect. :,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-23
Took 1t as an Insult.

Ellsworth, Mimi. Specialist the
last meeting of the village council
permission was granted Fred
Williams, druggist, and DR.. J. f. Nc
Nulty, to erect telephone poles along
Main street, between the drug store
and the doctors residence. The morn
ing after the poles were put up, how
ever, one near st. Mary's church was
knocked down by John Butler, a de-
vout Catholic, who said he could not
have the church insulted by the cree
ton Of a telephone pole in front of it..
When a second pole was knocked out
papers were issued for the arrest Of
Mr.. Butler.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-23
WISCONSIN,.
KILLED BY VOIGHI,s.

Verdict of Ccrener's Jury Regard
ing the Death of Charles Waller.
Wausau, Wis, Special.-The coro-
ner's inquest over the body of Charles
Waller, who died Sept. 8 at his home
in this county, and which was con-
tinued from the 9th inst, took place
before Judge Miller, Of the municipal
court, and the jury found that the
deceased came to his death from
blows struck on his head with spade
aud club in the hands of Gustav
VOight and Adolph Yoight.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-23
SOUTH DAKOTA.
THREE SUDDENLY KILLED.

A Thrcshins Boiler Explodes Mt
SpiritvOOtl. G.-
Spiritwood, S. D., Special-The
threshiDg engine of George Orange
exploded and killed Engineer Robert
Orange. Fireman Fred SisSon and na-
vid Orange. The body of the fireman
was blown 100 feet. The boiler was
turned almost inside out and was com
pletely demolished. The cause OF the
accident is believed to have been too
high pressure. All three killed were
unmarried.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-23
SONS OF HERMANN.
National Grand Lodge Meets ut New
UIm,.

4 New Ulm. Mimi. Special
Ulm for this week belongs, toa the Sons
OF Hermann. Nearly every, home has
been opened to the city's guests and
all principal business houses and
dwellings have been profuseIy deco
rated in their honor. Delegates to the
tWenty-frst session Of the grand lodge
nave been coming in since Saturday.
To-day the national and state grand
lodge officers arrived in special cars
over the Northwestern. The delegates
were met by the mayor, aldermen and
citizens, the local lodge of the Her
mann Sons and the Great Western
band. They were escorted through
the principal streets to Turner hall,
where luncheon was served and the
guests assigned to- quanters- Addresses
were made by Mayor Wescheke, Paul
Haesecke and PAUL. Gebhardt.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-23
The Forfeited Tax Law.

Duluth, MIMI, Speciai.-County
Auditor Holden is preparing to test
the forfeited tax law and will have
the action begun in time for the next
term Of court. He will secure some
one who will offer to pay taxes under
the law and he will then refuse to ac-
cept the money. The party making
the tender will bring mandamus pro-
ceedings and Holden will then make
the defense that law is demonstrations
al
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-23
HILL WON'T MOVIE: WHEAT.

Elevator Men Coml'Infr About Great
Northe n1r Ts cities.
Duluth, MIMI, Special Complaints
are received here from the country ell
evator people. They say that they can
not get loaded cars moved out. All Of
the complaints so far received are
from points along the line of the Great
Northern road. They state that wheat
is coming in heavily; that they get
and load cars promptly but that the
railroad company will not take them
out but will leave the cars standing on
the siding for days at time No
reason for the treatment accorded
them is given by the railroad officials
and the elevator men believe that
there is an attempt being made tc
bring about wheat blockade.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-23
Jerauld County 'PhSncS.

Alpena, S. D.. Special.-A telephone
and an independent telegraph line is
being put in at this point to connect
the county seat with railroad centers.
The result Of the threshinSs is dis
appointment. Wheat is not yielding
as much as expected. There will be
an immense crop of corn throughout
this part Of the corn belt district.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-23
An Unusual Death.

Wolcott, N. D., Special.-The other
evening Ole Jordheim rose from his
bed and dropped dead. He had ar
rived two days before from the Pa
cific coast, where he had spent some
months in search of health, and was
in Wolcott with his brothers. He
leaves relatives and many friends in
this vicinity.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-23
Lover With IL Knife,

Little Falls, Alil,n., Special
lam Axel, OF the town Of SWanville,
was bound over to the grand jury on
a charge of assault i'll the second de-
gree, preferred by young lady named
Lizzie Muller. ASel wanted tile girl
to marry him, and upon her refusal, it
is charged, he drew knife and
threatened to kill her.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-23

Argyle, Mimi, Special.-Lawrence
Ball, twelve-year-old boy, who was
accidentally shot on Thursday by an
other boy of the same age with a re-
vOlver, is dead. S..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-23
FOC nd Lfynatc,

Minneota, MIMI, Special.-While
driving we'll on the farm of John
Tilleman, four miles south OF here, H.
Z. Hegdahl struck what appears to be
Ignite coal. The strike was made at
depth of eighty feet and in the next
ten feet three layers OF the mineral
were found. Mr.. Hisdahl has tried it
and says it burns we'll.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-23
Uniformity in Courts.

Fargo, n. D., Special-There will
be an important meeting in Fargo OF
the judges Of all the districts in the
state. They will formulate and adopt
if possible a uniform system of prac-
tice for the entire state. The matter
has been discussed at considerable
length by the judges, and they will
make it easier not only for the court
but for the attorneys who do business
in number of districts.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-23
No Special Session.

Pierre, S. d., Special - The report
that Gov. Lee was considering spe-
cial session of the legislature to meet
the railroad situation under the in
junction issued by Judge Garland is
absolutely denied by tbc governor. !
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-23
School of Mines Gets Teachers

Rapid City, s. D., Special. - The re-
gents have appointed DR.. Slagle Of
Brookings college to the chair OF Ger
man and chemistry, and Edward Nc
Cormick, of the Michigan school Of
mines as assistant professor Of metal
lurgy and assaying. This clears up the
school Of mines tangle to the satisfac-
ton Of all.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-23
In II ;T"1y School.

Laketield, Minn., Special.-School
opened in the new school house, just
completed by Contractor T. c. Nor
lander of St. Paul, and formally ac-
cepted by the board of education on
Saturday. The building is built Of
brick and stone, and finished with
hardwood and Georgia pine through
out, is a model school building, and
cost, with the steam heating plant
$4,000. 49,,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-23
Uniform Court Rules.

Fargo, N. D., Special Judges Nor
gan of Devils Lake, Sauter of Grafton,
+ isk of Grand Forks, Lauder Of Wah-
peton and Pollock Of Fargo met here
'and adopted uniform rules of practice
for the entire state.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-23
A Small Sired Riot.

Minneapolis, Special-An lncipient
riot in which half dozen men were
more or less badly cut and bruised &C.
CURED at Thirteenth avenue northeast
and Marshall street. A crowd of near
~ 200 women collected and held Off a
squad Of Secand precinct police while
the fighters escaped. :
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-23
Machine Shop Burr ed,

Grand Forks, N. D., Special - Fire
destroyed the machine shops of DAN
lei Dow. The fire is supposed to have
been the work Of an incendiary or
tramps. Loss, $4,000, with no in
surance. This is the third time Mr..
Dow has been burned out and he has
never had insurance.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-23
OFF His I.nlance

Little Falls, Wis, Specialize. n.
Dumont of this city, prominent
Democratic politician, and coroner Of
Morrison county, has gone insane. He
labors under the delusion that he has
killed somebody, but is harmless, and
will not be sent to an asylum