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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-06-03
COMPANY ATTENTION
Soon in Princeton They'll Be March,
ing, with Decorations, nusic,
and Starry Banners
Get Ready to Welcome the Sons of
the Valiant Boys of 81, Who
Come June is, 10,

The program for the week of the
Sons of Veterans encampment al
though nearly prepared is not yet ar
ranged so that it can be officially an
nounced. It is proposed to hold re-
ception Tuesday evening to which all
citizens are invited, where the visitors
will become acquainted with the resi-
dents of Princeton and with each
other. The day will of course witness
the opening of the encampment but
the greater part of the day will be
taken up with the work of settling the
camp. The session of the encamp-
ment will occupy Wednesday com
pletely and, at night there will be
grand campfire. The names of the
speakers cannot yet be positively an
nounced but Department Commander
Wood, Judge D. B. Searle, Judge L.
W. Collins and other notables will
probably address the boys on that oc-
casion. - a&@
Thursday will probably be the big
day from a military point of view
The parade of the Sons of Veterans,
militia and military orders will occur
on this day the parade being reviewed
by Governor Clough and staff. The
line of march will cover about two
miles and as there will be no woman or
children in the column it will pass off
quickly and leave plenty of time for
the militia to give either a display
drill or sham BATTLE In the evening
will occur the social event of the en-
campment-a grand military ball and
this will undoubtedly be a very pleas
ant feature. Friday the last day of the
encampment, will witness the prize
drill. This will be spirited contest
and the camp which wins will be OBJ
liged to work hard for the honor.
The judges will be experienced mill
tary officers and nothing will escape
their critical eyes. ..@
The committee on decoration will
begin its work next week as there is a
large amount of labor to be done before
the opening day. The courthouse,
city hall and opera house must be
decorated, the latter inside as we'll as
outside, besides which the arches must
be dressed in holiday attire too. The
committee has asked the weather
bureau to manufacture a supply of
good weather to be used for the week
beginning June II, and the success of
the encampment now depends largely
on the filling of this order. ~:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-06-03
Investigation and
Comparison

Comparison
will help you in deciding whether
you are getting it. There is MOTH
ing that suits me better than to
have the purchasing public look
around, because I know both from
comparisons I have made and from
repeated reports from my custom
ers that [ give better values for
your money than can be found in
any other store in the village.
That more people are becoming
familiar with this fact IS attested
by the growth of my business. It
is no less to your advantage than
it is to mine that you come and see
for yourself how we'll I can please
you both in price and style.
Among the specials in Walking
Shoes are the following:
1443 Ladies' Ok Bloods, dia-
mond tip, opera heel, q to m4
s., worth $3.50 anywhere, IL !
Patterson sells them for, ~m
SOS9 Ladies' BX kid OK
ford, drill lined, high cut m4An
should be $, sold for $1.75, j ="
but am selling them for ."
1884 Ladies' Wei Kid oxford,
pat. tip, new opera. This a.
shoe has been sold by others o.
for 50. SO, but I sell them at @-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-06-03
Ask to see.
1857 and 77o:3

1851 is col. kid, cloth top ball.,
Ladies' Shoe. If purchased in ST..
Paul or Minneapolis for SIS it would
be considered cheap, but we do
still better-$3.50 per pair. sEThey
are as cute as cute can be,'' is the
remark made by one of our custo-
mers last week.
7703 is a DIX kid button Ladies'
Shoe, very latest toe. A lady who
purchased in St. Paul remarked:
II could have saved s. if I had
bought at home.'' She paid 3d.
that makes Patterson's price So. SO.
Come in and examine them.
|. c. PATTERSON.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-06-03
|. FRYHLING,
LADIES,
Your attention please. Now
or later you may want
A WALKING SHOE.

You have the right to expect
the best value your money can
buy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-11-19
TX.
AT SUNRISE.

Miss Stella remained delirious all
through the night.
When she became conscious of her
surroundings the sun was shining
upon her. She slowly recalled her
wanderings and her terrors and then
comprehended her position
With extreme and laborious difficult
ty, in excruciating pain, she drew her.
self, crawling, to the top of huge
rock near which she had fallen, and
thence looked about, hoping to see
some one to whom she could appeal
for assistance; or some habitation
whence help might be expected to is
sue. Her survey was unrewarded by
any helpful discovery, and leaving the
rock she attempted to get up and walk;
but the effort was useless; she could
not even stand without grasping
sturdy bush for support.
Forced to abandon her efforts to
walk, she sat upon the ground and
carefully examined her injured limb
which was greatly swollen. With diff
ficulty she removed the shoe and stock
ing and found that the ankle was dis
located; and she feared that she had
also sustained a fracture of the knee.
though the Inflammation was so exten-
sive and the pain SO acute, so diffused
and so equal at all points that she
could not determine with certainty.
Having considerably relieved her
pain by releasing the foot and limb
from the pressure of the shoe and hos
iery; she ate the fruit she had brought
from Lessons, hoping that it would
impart little strength. Remember
ing that persons suffering from sprains
and contusions are relieved somewhat
of pain by bathing the wounds in cold
water, she again crawled upon the rock
to look about her, hoping to discover
spring or streamlet within her reach.
This time, from her observatory she
saw what had before escaped her OBJ
servation; a stone hut with an odd
looking door. covered with scraps of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-11-19
NO. III

iron. So distinct, so plainly visible,
so conspicuous was the structure that
she could not comprehend how it was
possible for her to have failed to see
it before. Indeed, so impossible did
it seem to overlook the hut that she
felt a superstitious doubt about it's
reality and feared that she was again
becoming delirious. Inspection cun-
vinced her of its substantial character
and she said aloud:
mo one lives there now; but some
one has lived there or stopped there
at work and if l can each the door
will be able to discover path to their
source of water supply. Then 1 can
find path to the road after l have
bathed my limb and reduced the swell
ing and l can soon reach some place
where help can be found. Surely there
is water near that queer old hut! Ho-
mer, dear, l wish lat you were here
with your gallant steed; you should
bear me away too the altar
Descending from the rock she picked
up stick and tried to use it as a
crutch
Almost at her first step she fell and
tainted.
TTO RE CONTJNUED1
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-11-19

ing the entire trip. The bronchos
picked their own fodder where they
could find it along the way, and at the
end Of the trip they appeared as fresh
as when they started. The secretary's
idea is to demonstrate the advantage
the American broncho would be to Eu-
ropean cavalry. 1t is doubtful, how
ever, If the military people in Europe
will take kindly to the bucking bron-
cho of the west. They are very fond
of large and snowy horses in the cav
airy across the water. The idea of the
cavalry there seems to be force, both in
the men and the beasts. 1t is the sword
arm of the service, while with us it
has become largely a collection of
mounted carbiners. The proud caval-
rymen of the German and French ar
mics would never consent to bestride
the shaggy and lean little bronchos
which are found so efficient ON our
western plains.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-11-19
How Humboldt Slept.

How many hours sleep does a man
want? Prof Max Muller records an
interesting statement of Alexander
Won Humboldt on this subject. "As
get DID," he said, Il want more sleep.
four hours at least. When l was
young" he continued, two hours of
sleep were quite enough for me-"
Prof. Max Muller ventured to ex-
press doubts, apologizing for differing
from him ON any physiological fact.
1T is quite a mistake" he said,
though it is very widely spread, that
we want seven or eight hours of sleep.
When l was of your age, l simply lay
down on the sofa, turned down my
lamp, and after two hours sleep | was
as fresh as ever"
If Humboldt was speaking seriously
and the habits he described were con-
tinued for long periods, the experience
is certainly remarkable, for he did an
immense amount of work and lived to
be SO. 1t may almost be said that he
lived to be 17S, for he certainly lived
at least twice as rnany waking hours
as most of mankind.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-11-19

'1f you have been so nasty as to
contract any such engagement you
will now consider it dissolved. We
cannot assent to it now; we cannot
permit it to continue. If, in four or
five years, both of you are inclined to
renew the engagement, we will inter-
pose no objection, so far as l know at
present. In the meantime, no engage
ment or obligation exists between
you"
UNLESS some reason more potent
than her youth is given for the deter
mination of our engagement, l must
still and ever regard myself as her af-
fianced husband. If she desires the
contract to terminate that wholly
changes the case and however much
may suffer, can only submit"
when l promised to become your
wife, dear Homer, did so as wo-
man, not as a child. 1 did so rational
ly, fully realizing the Importance and
seriousness of the step to both you
and me. l believed that you coulo
make me happy all my life; that l
cannot be happy without you. l be-
lieved that l could make you happy
all your life; that you cannot be happy
without ne. l shall not allow any one
upon the earth, save you, to annul that
promise. Ma, left the nursery long
ago. There is not III Minersy2le an
other sirl, though she be three times
my age, who Is more competent to
decide for herself liz important matters
than | am. l always know my own
mind upon all things. l thoroughly
understand myself now. l hope that
Won Understand ME too"
Il will permit neither my child
nor a stranger to disregard or defy my
desire in such matter as this. Mr..
Jaquese this childish engagement must
be broken off unreservedly and at once
on the instant-or your visits here
must cease"
Then my visits cease, of course. l
am engaged to your daughter and il
we both live l shall he. ready to con-
summate that engagement 1t was our
intention to defer cur marriage until
the war ended; but if, to protect her,
it be necessary, | am ready to marry
at any ttme-at once. We intend to
marry. | presurs9 h t you know
your daughter ST fiic.c.tly well to real
ize that as long as we are mutually and
equally determined any efforts to pre-
vent our union will inevitably be flu
tile"
You need have no apprehensions
that she will require protection agains'
us by you or any ore e Sc; she will be
subjected to no ind gcaticns and to no
restraints to which she can object; but
for the present Your foolish engage
ment is terminated"
The adjutant made no reply to Mrs.
Zenith, but to Miss Stella he said:
81 will see you at any time and at
any place you may designate and we
will then talk this matter over, aftev
celebrating in the meantime. We
owe profound RESPECT to the wishes Of
your parents; but we should not lose
sight of the duty we also owe to each
other. Parents MY err as often and
as seriously as their mature children" "
"Very well. Meet me at Morton's
tomorrow at four o'clock"
Mother and daughter accompanied
the visitor to the door and he depart
ed without further ad ;euX.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-11-19

A new book of 135 pages by Marvin Warren.
By irresistible facts and logic it shows clearly
that the natural and easy way of maintaining
forever the parity of all gold, silver and paper
money is to make them equally legal tender,
but not redeemable in each other nor in any
thing but government dues.
The author holds that our financial and in
dustrial woes come chiefly from the present
system of coin redemption, and he points out a
way to speedy relief.
The measures proposed in this book are the
logical outcome of the principles of the Peoples
Party, and the rapid circulation of this book
will be OF immense service in uniting the
scattered forces of the party, and in making new
converts everywhere.
The retail price of MONEY CHART is % cent
We have a special arrangement with the publish
ers by which we can furnish our subscribers th
book for 10 cents.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-11-19
VIII.
UPON THE BLEAK HILLSIDE.

When Miss Stella walked out of the
station and met Miss Letson on the
platform she did not recognize her, for
her own eyes were filled with tears
that shut off her sight. She heard the
rumble and clatter of the departing
train but she could not see it. Miss
Letson was moved by her distress and
did not trust herself to say more than:
I'm so sorry, dear"
Miss Stella did not answer and they
returned to the house in silence.
Search was made for the purse, but
as Miss Lessons pocket was overlook
ed it was not recovered.
Miss Stella was determined to set
out for home in buggy or on horse
back, but the one livery stable in town
had not a horse left in it's stalls and
the two young ladies visited every per-
son in the village who was the owner
of horse and not one could be Sc
cured With one consent the people
all made excuses and the effort to pro-
cure either horse or conveyance proved
fruitless. Miss Stella announced her
purpose to go home on foot Every
argument was used to dissuade her but
she refused to listen to their argu-
ments or to regard their pleas.
1t was nearly three o'clock when
they returned to TIE Letson home at
the conclusion of their search for a
horse. Lunch was awaiting them and
they were very tired. They went to
the table but Miss Stella had no appe-
tite and found the bare thought of food
repulsive. Still, she ate something,
realizing that for the journey she was
to undertake she would require all her
strength.
Il cannot eat" she said, "I will take
with me a little of this fruit, if you
please; | have no doubt that l shall
require something long before l reach
home"
do be persuaded to wait till to-mor-
row." Miss Letson pleaded again, be-
ing thoroug ghly sorry for her treachery,
now that she saw its results.
1T is OF no use to urge me; l would
not remain till tomorrow for all
the wealth in the world"
But you will kill yourself if you
undertake to walk all the way to Mi
nersvale this afternoon. 1t will be
dark before you reach there; you will
die on the way. Do listen to reason,
Stella!"
Il don't want to listen to reason. I
will not listen to reason or to anything
else that you may urge against my
determination. l shall not kill my.
self and l shall not die on the way. l
must reach Minersvale tonight"
You are too determined"
Il have an engagement for this aft
ernoon which l could not, upon any
consideration be induced to forego."
The engagement will be broken be-
fore you get five miles on your way"
'The attempt to fulfill it will absolve
me. Besides, know where to reach
him and l shall send a message imme-
diately upon my arrival"
| She bade her hostess goodbye and
started upon her long walk. The road
hay over unimproved hills, barren of
trees, thick with brush. 1t is a desc
late country, the dreariness of which
is unrelieved by farms or habitations,
save few wretched huts at long and
irregular intervals. From the infre-
quency of its use the road was then lit
tie more thap Dlind and abandoned
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-11-19
SUN, CECIL COUNTY, MD. FRIDAY ID, 1897 NO

awoke Miss Letson was up and reading
She looked at her watch and found
that it was stopped. She was much
surprised, being un" BILE to account fo1
it's failure as she knew it to be in good
order and she never forgot to wind
it. She glanced a the clock on tue
mantel and regulating her watch by
that, started it. TIE watch had been
stopped by Miss l. son, who had also
turnoI the clock *.
The Letson residence was but a
block from the station and it was easy
to reach the train if one started as the
train pulled in.
The morning was pleasant and the
young ladies spent the greater part OF
it in the yard. Lo king at her watch
Miss Stella climbed out of hammock
in which she was lazily swinging and
said:
at is nearly time for the train.
must get ready to ro.'
''Stella, do wait ill tomorrow"
mot for the word, this time
'You are too bad; you don't care a
bit for me; it's SO pokey here alone
Do stop?"
Il think great deal of you, dear
but I would not stay till tomorrow for
all of Barton
But why not? It's just a nasty lit
tie notion of yours; you are always
so headstrong whest you set out to dc
anything. Please stop over?"
Il would stay if 1 might; but it is
impossible; it is net whim; I would
not miss that train for all of the great
fortunes of all the millionaires of the
world, past and present"
Before she reached the door the train
appeared at the st tion and she real
lied that her wat h was inaccurate
She did not hesitate, but started to-
ward the station, saying to Miss Let
son:
"Oh, dear! 1 must not miss that
train! l will send for my wraps again
You can say goodbye to your folks for
me. Come along, hurry"
She hurried along at such rapid gait
that Miss Letson could not keep up
with her. Reaching the ticket window
she called for a ticket to Minersvale
and thrust her hard into her pocket
Her purse was missing! The engine
bell rang; the engine gave two short
shrill shrieks and this conductor cried
"All aboard"
The agent lo"ked out through his
little square window, held up the BIZ
of blue and white pasteboard and said:
Eighty cents, please? You'd better
hurry, Miss, the train is moving; it is
twenty minutes late"
"Oh, dear! l have left my purse al
Mr.. Letson's! Let me have the ticket
and as soon as get home I will tele.
graph to them to let you have the
price of it? l am Stella Zenith of Mi
nersvale; my father is Captain EVAN
Zenith.
"'Gainst the rules! Very sorry to
deny you so small favor; but cant
oblige you. Mother train tomorrow
you Know"
"But 1 have an engagement at home
that l must keep this evening""
Don't sec how you can, Miss; trains
gone!"
She was defeated. Not outgeneral-
ed, but betrayed. She was beaten
only by treachery and theft.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-11-19

"If you are likely to need shoes soon,
now is the time to buy them," said Mr..
barley to his wife. sole & Welt are
advertising big shoe SALE"
"A big shoe sale, indeed!" exclaimed
Mrs. barley, Indignantly, as she
founced out of the room.-N. Y. World.
WARNING Persons who suffer from
coughs and colds should heed the warm
ings of danger and save themselves suf-
fering and fatal results by using One Min
ute Cough Cure. 1t is an infailible rem
edy for coughs, colds, Group and all throat
and lung troubles. Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-11-19
VII
HER TREACHERoUs FRIEND.


The parties to that tripartite inter-
view were very dit erently affected by
it's immediate results.
To the adjutant it was both a hui
initiating surprise and wounding
puzzle. Despite the assurance of Mrs.
Zenith he felt that the objections to
the engagement were due at least in
some measure to distrust of himself.
After serious thought he determined to
wed at once lest the family influence
should overweight the present wish of
Miss Stella. He had no doubt that
she would now consent to elope.
Miss stella was quite satisfied that
ire scene had occ lrred. 1t dispelled
sny little doubt she might heretofore
have entertained as to the firmness of
her hold upon tn adjutant or her
ability to control lin. 1t was, too, a
very substantial victory for her in the
family warfare so strongly waged
| against her. Better than all else, she
saw that the result would be her
| speedy marriage.
| Mrs. Zenith was greatly unsettled by
| it and entirely diss ltisfied with it's re-
suits. To her it WIS evident that she
had utterly failed to separate the two
| In fact it was clear that she had
| only made mat erS worse. She
did not doubt that Miss Stella would
elope rather than submit to coercion
and the bare idea Cf such a possibility
distressed and Mortified her That
was precisely what come of the Gossips
and Chiefs of the Tcandal Bureau had
predicted; what they unanimously
and devoutly hoped for. Such a catas-
trophe would be insupportable. The
more she thought about it the more
sincerely she roper ted her precipitan-
cy. How to prev the elopement
that she felt was impending was the
disturbing question upon which she
now called Miss Zenith to consult.
The consultation resulted in nothing
satisfactory until it was interrupted
by the entrance of Miss Letson, a
friend residing at Barton. To her they
confided their dilemma, desiring her
advice. She suggested that time was
important; that if Miss Stella could be
prevented from meeting or communi-
eating with the adjutant for day or
two. satisfactory means might be de-
vised for effecting their object.
After much consideration it was
|
duced to accompany Miss Letson to
Barton with the understanding that
she should return by the noon train
the following day, her return at that
time to be by some means frustrated
by Miss Letson, so that the appointed
meeting fixed for the afternoon must
fail
Miss Stella came in and when Miss
Letson proposed the visit Miss Zenith
that she might not be suspected OF
collusion, opposed the suggestion and
urged her mother not to approve it.
However, the invitation was accepted
and in three hours from the time she
saw her lover walk down to her faith
ers gate Miss Stella was in Barton,
twenty miles from him.
The visit was pleasant one, and
Miss Stella thought it fortunate cir
cumstance, as it would obviate any
trouble she might otherwise have en-
countered in keeping her appointment
to meet the adjuta 1t at the Morton S
since she could s. thither directly
from the train on her arrival at Mi
nersvale.
In the morning when Miss Stella
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-11-19
Nof Mind Readinn

First Boy-The preacher said that
when the contribution box went round
everybody thought to themselves not
how much they could give, but how
little they could give without feelin
ashamed. Now, Id jest like to know
how he can tell what people is thinkin
about?
Second Boy-Of course he knows how
folks feel. Before he got to be min.
fster he used to sit in the congregation
hisself.-N. Y. Weekly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-11-19

&C. Berry, one of the bes: known cit
izens of Spencer, Mo, testifes that he
cured himself of the worst kind of piles by
using a few boxes of DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve. He had been troubled with
piles for over thirty years and had used
many different kinds of so-called cures
but DeWitt's was the one that did the
work and he will verify this statement if
any one wishes to write to him. Eli T.
Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-11-19
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.

IF you want to quit tobacco using easily
and forever. be made well, strong, magnetic,
full of new life aud vigor, take No-To-Bac,
strong. Many gain ten pounds in ten days
Over 400, 600 cured. Buy No-To-Bac of your
Lruggist, under guarantee to cure, SOC or
$l.0O. Booklet and sample mailed free. Ad.
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-11-19
An Optical Illusion.

'It's dreadful thing to be as near.
sighted as Dicky Doddles," remarked
one young woman. sympatherically.
ut must lead to embarrassments."
''It does. Yesterday evening when his
best friend came up the street wearing
cre of the .new-fashioned colored shirts
Dicky stopped short and exclaimed to
his companions: I say, old man, what
lovely sunset we're having '"-Wash-
ington Star