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The Princeton union., 1900-02-22
VOLUME XIV. NO. IL.
THE COUNT OF NOSES.
Mile Lacs People Will he Counted by s

Mile Lacs People Will he Counted by Six
! .s~s Enumerators. -
Hon. 4. n. Dare, supervisor of the
census for the Sixth district. has re-
ceived the approved plan of enumera-
tlon districts from Washington and in
forms the UNION that this county has
been divided into six districts, as fol-
lows: 1-s -
No. 243. Bogus Brook and Borg
holm townships. ~.
. No. 244. Village of F'oreston and
Milo township. -
No. 245 Greenbush and Princeton
townships. exclusive of the village of
Princeton.
No. 246. Isle Harbor, Robbins and
South Harbor townships, and towns
1926, 1927, 40 -26, 40-27, 4l-25. 4l-26.
41-27 and 1926.
No. 247. Milaca township exclusive
OF the villages of Foreston and Milaca.
' No. 24S. Princeton village.
An enumerator will be appointed for
each district, who must be a resident
of the district for which he is ap-
pointed. Applications for enumerator
should be sent to the supervisor at
Elk River, who will forward them to
the director of the census at Washing
ton about April 1, and from these ap-
plications the director will make selec-
tions.
There are 321 enumeratOr districts
IN the Sixth district: including the In
dian reservations.
The Princeton union., 1900-02-22
THE !. 4 JURORS J! / CHOSEN. S,
Grand and Petit Jurors for: the April
FERN OF the District Court
Have Been Drawn. ;
The The Grand Jury May Not Be Called
Upon to Serve at This
+ Term, However. -..:.s -

The juries for the April term of the
d1sstLrlct 'a1ss = court have been drawn and
through the, kindness of Clerk of the
court Briggs the UNION is able to
give give them to its readers. 1t is barely
possible that the grand jury will not
De be summoned, in which event the mon
whose whose names appear on the list will be
retired from the list without having an
opportunity to serve. The juries are
as follows:
The Princeton union., 1900-02-22
Three Indians on a Joust.

Three Indians from the Mile Lacs
reservation in Minnesota, have been
IN the city for several weeks. They
came here without the consent of the
Indian department.. They. called at
the Indian Department., but could give
no reason for being here outside the
statement that they wanted to see the
Great Father. Their reasons for want
ing to see him were as vague as their,
reasons for coming to WASHINGTON.
They came to the Indian Office several
times and finally asked for transporta-
tion back to their reservation. They
were told to make out an expense ac-
count. This was an exception to the
rule. The Indian Office does not
usually pay the expenses of the Indians
who come here without the consent of
the department.
Ii the Indians did not know what
they wanted here, they did know
how to pad an expense bill. Thev
proved themselves to be past masters.
For three or four days sojourn in the
city the bill amounted to nearly 500.
They charged up Pullman sleepers,
Pullman dining car expenses, theater
tickets, tobacco, cigars and street car
fare. The Indian department has a
contract in this city with hotel at
which the Indians are cared for while
in the city, but that hotel was not good
enough for these three. They went to
hotel for which they paid 81 a day.
All this went into the expense account.
The bill reached the department and
the Indians were asked to explain why
it should be paid. They couldn't ex-
plain anything more than they had
spent that much money. They we're
sadly disappointed when everything
but actual railroad fare was cut out.
This much was allowed them. They
were then given tickets back to the
reservation and left the CITY, WASH
ingon Cor. Minneapolis Times.
The Princeton union., 1900-02-22

The Washington correspondents say
that Maj. j. C. Ruffee, Of Brainerd,
and D. H. Robbins, of Vineland, are at
the national capital urging the pay
ment to the Mile Lacs Indians of the
amount due for improvements on their
ceded reservation and the removal of
their dead to place reserved as a per-
manent burial ground The payment
OF the money ana the transfer of the
dead will. It. is stated, effectually ex-
tinguish the Indians title to the lands.
= B1uanerd 7aibune
The Princeton union., 1900-02-22
Fred Made a Find.

r. +. Mcclellan, of Princeton. one of
the pine land cruisers of the State audi
tors Office. in St. Paul Tuesday. re-
ported a find in the southeast corner of
Cook county that will net the State
very close to SIC. 900. 1t consists of a
large quantity of railroad ties and
poles cut from State lands without per-
mission of the authorities. and neatly
piled on the lake shore, awaiting ship
ment by the first boats to run in the
spring.
The timber has been cut by num-
ber of small contractors for Chicago
firm.
Auditor Dunn has arranged to hold
the timber until the State has been
paid the price demanded.
The people who had the timber cut
have no option in this case but to pay
whatever the State demands. st. Paul
Dispatch.
The Princeton union., 1900-02-22
\ PIONEER GONE,
William f. Corey, of Elk River, Died Last
Thursday.

William f. Corey, of Elk River, Died Last
Thursday.
Sherburne county lost one of its Oldest
settlers last Thursday, when death
claimed William E. Corey. Mr.. Corey
has been feeble for the past three or
four years and lately has been troubled
with Brights disease. the inroads OF
this disease finally causing his death.
He was buried Sunday by his Masonic
brethren, large delegations being
present from Anoka and Monticello.
Mr.. Corey was born in New Bruins
wick seventy-two years ago. He came
to this section in 1852 locating first at
Otsego and afterwards removing to
Elk River, where he has resided for.
the past twenty five years. He was
engaged in the lumber business during
all of his active years and was we'll
known throughout the northern part
OF the State. He was a man of sterling
worth: loved and respected by all who
knew iITm and his death is universally
regretted.
The Princeton union., 1900-02-22
Mark'S March Sale.

If other sales held by the L. Mark
Live Stock company have been CON
sidered big, the one promised for
Saturday. March 3, will easily eclipse
all those previously held and will call
for stronger adjectives. For this sale
the company has secured 200 horses. a
large lot of COWS. sheep, etc. and will
be fully able to take care of any trade
that may come to them on that day.
The people of Mile Lacs and neigh
boring counties have come to look
upon these sales as uneNcelled oppor-
tunitles to secure whatever they may
want at very reasona ble prices and the
company will see to it that they are
never disappointed in this Not only
are the prices always right but the
terms are such that no one is obliged
to go without what they need in carry
ing on their farms. The company is
even willing to furnish them with all
the stock necessary to enter stock rails
ing on larger scale than is usual with
farmers. Don't forget the date. March
3, and if your pocket book is empty
bring along pen and a piece of paper
and give US your note We are not
hard to deal with
E. MARK LIVE STOCK Co.
The Princeton union., 1900-02-22
"A Frightful 1Sluntler

Will often cause a horrible burn.
scald, cut or bruise. Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, will kill the pain and promptly
heal it. Cures fever sores, ulcers. boils.
corns, all skin eruptions. Best pile
cure on earth. Only 25cts. box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold by G. a. Jack.
druggist.
The Princeton union., 1900-02-22
Foley to Incorporate.

Before the board of county commits
sioners of Benton county, in session at
Sauk Rapids Friday, Geo. H. Reynolds
as attorney for the people of the viii
lage OF Foley presented to the board a
petition asking that they be allowed
to vote upon incorporation as village.
The board accepted the petition and
set March 2lst as the date when Foley
will vote. It is not thought that there
is any opposition to the matter. Foley
has had marvellous growth in people
and wealth and it is high time it was a
village.-H. Cloud Jo,wnal-P1ess.
The UNION has received a letter
from j. L. Brady, who recently left
this State for California. Mr.. Brady
is now interested in the St. Bernard
Oilcompany, in which corporation he
discharges the duties of secretary
Speaking of his new occupation he
says: II have struck the greatest
money-making Investment in my busi-
ness experience and was very fortunate
in securing: the opportunity. The. re-
suits are ~ certain and The, profits great.
The stock of the company is selling
rapidly and the treasury stock will
soon be gone. We are sure Of wells
producing a large quantity and fine
quality OF refining oil or petroleum and
there is a good Market Speaking of
the climate he says the weather there
is just like May Or June in Minnesota.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-09-28

A woman traveller i'm Egypt is amaz-
ed at the dearth of the natives house
hold goods, says n correspondent of the
Chicago News. There is little furniture
because the Arab needs little. His life
is spent out of doors, and he can sleep
in any handy gutter as pcaceably and
happily as a child, while most of his
meals are eaten in the open air.
In one exceptionally luxurious house,
that of a charwoman, the traveller
found a parlor. 1t was regarded as
sort of shrine by Fatima. She had
made it fetch, dcvoting to its embel-
lshment all the money she could spare
and sacrificing to it even her children's
wants. The visitor was shown through
a broken down doorway into n squalid
passage, where two rooms at either
end revealed pcrSpectives of greater
suualor beyond. Children teemed from
every entrance.
Arrived at the holy of HOLES, the
door had to be unlocked. 1t was a
brand new Birmingham lock. Distant
Manchester had supplied carpet blaz-
ing with roses and small creton cur
tains of brilliancy to match. Such
things are in Cairo called "fellah" (vul-
gar1. as none but fellahin are found
to be purchasers of them, but poor Fa-
tima's horrors are not yet quite cata-
logued From some common shop in
the Musk she had captured two or
three glass vases, and in them-the last
touch of triumph-were artificial flow
prS
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-09-28

There Is six foot laundryman In
NorriStowu who weighs 300 pounds.
1t is his own fault too.
when was Is" he will explain sad
". Il was like n lead pencil \ thin
npr fellow you never saw. | heard
then that if | wished TO get fat |
need only to drink. morning and even
ing. as much water as | could hold. !
wanted very badly To get fat so ! be
gan this water treatment. \ pint or so
was at first my limit, and even that
would sickcn me, but as time passed
my capacity became greater. Soon /
could drink two or three quarts, and In
time could as easily drink gallon
Well. the result was excellent. | took
on flesh at great rate | got, too, so
that enjoyed my long night and
morning drinks. | would look forward
to my gallon draft all through the day.
When, after seven years | had reach
ed the nice weight of 40 pounds, |
decided To stop the treatment. But.
alas. couldn't. The long habit had
grown too strong. 1t had made me a
slave. Aud ever since | have been
drinking. night and morning. gallon
Of water-l do enjoy it so-and every
year taken on from L. to % pounds,
Finally. guess, I'll bust. "-Philadel-
phia Record.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-09-28

When General Grant was visiting
China, Chester Holcombe, for many
years secretary of the American lega-
ton at peking, secured for him a privi-
lege never before that time accorded to
a foreigner, the privilege of adm ssion
into the sacred precincts of the Temple
of Heaven in Picking.
Now, it is contrary to the settled be-
lief of the Chinese to admit member
of the female sex, old or young, even to
the temple ground, under any circum-
stances. 1t is said that should Chi
nese guard venture even to carry a
baby girl in his arms within the forbid
den lines he would probably be punish
ed with death. Not knowing of these
restrictions, a number of ladies in Gen
eral Grants party ventured to follow
him when he visited the sacred editice.
Realizing the seriousness of this ac-
ton, Mr.. HOlcombe afterWard apollo
gized to the emperor's representative
for the conduct of his countrywOmen
and was informed that the intrusion
would be overlooked, but must be kept
as secret as possible, for should the
populace learn of it an antifOreign out
break would be likely to follow. They
would not forgive such pollution of
their most sacred building.-Leslie' S
Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-09-28

look the Range will recommend highly then mere
printed words
THE GRAND QUAKER RANGE which to give away,
has % giving the cook chance work easily
There holes the entire distance of the front
plate the back plate ventilation Per-
tectly ventilated.
Pan and Pie Remover with which
article the without burning sclng face
The Dump prevents ashes from falling the hearth when
drop the broier door.
Long Center in pieces giving you chance put
heavy kettles without fear of wapng the the Range
Range including the Reservoir 81 inches long and
inches wide, which will please every cook.
The Indicator will always work AS it of
expansion and contraction it gives entire
The Elevated Shelf made in two parts which be used
a shelf if required
The Tea and Coffee Stands made in such
be pushed out OF reach of large kettle and still be used
The Towel Rails be used places side the
Range over it:
1t has very large Ash Pan
1t is $50. 90 Range, and a beauty.
NOTE The Editor the Herald in his kitchen and can
personally testify to its merits.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-09-28

~ funny thing occurred here the
other day" said barber as he was
putting the finishing touches on hair
cut. "A fellow came in to be shaved
who was somewhat under the intlu-
cnce of intoXicants. He took his place
in the chair, and all proceeded well till
| had shaved one side of his face, when
he stopped me.
"'IIold on he cried. 4 want this
thing 'splained.'
Il asked him what was the matter,
and he replied; There's a fly on my
cheek, and you have shaved the lather
and whiskers off. but the lily didn't
move. Now, what's the mazzer with
himT
81 told him there was no fly on him,
but he pointed to the mirror ana said:
You think | can't see him. | amt so
drunk that | can't see fly
81 turned to the glass, and there
stood the fly on the mirror and in such
a position that from my customers
range of vision it seemed to be on his
cheek. He afterward said that he had
felt that fly tickling him all the time
and wondered how | could shave I'M
der it and not cut its legs off. London
Tit-Bits.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-09-28
rnsl. n.... HaII.,.nr s,srr.

"An old c0untryman I used e. know
when I WAS living la south Georgia"
remarked collcEc professor apruIsrs
Of sudd,r changes ia ihe weather,
was lu ~ least ellie u>It,t "a very IL
markahlc character. To a casual lis
tcner Dc appeared Go be a fluent AMI
unreasonable liar. Yet when you came
% sCrut.nize any Of his statements
closely il was impossible Ia catch him
In the slightest deviation from the
truth"
"Onc day In early spring we had an
unusually severe fail Of hail and next
morning while driving down the road
with a friend we happened TO encoun-
ter the old fellow AT his gate. Well.
Uncle Bob ! said. that was a pretty
bad hallstorm we had yesterday i
should say Il was he replied. You
lust oughtrr seed some If the stones
that come down In my back yard
How big were tkcyE | asked. Bout
as big rs small watcrmclons.' said he.
Well. we've caught him in whopper
at last chucklcd my friend rs we
drove ON. No, we haven't | groaned.
AS usual the old rascal has secured
all the advantage Of fine. large lie
and at the same time has adhered rigid
ly Ia the truth. Look at that vine.'
AN early watermelon vine was fes-
looming the bottom rail of fence by
the roadside. and here and there 1t was
studded with minute green spheres
about the size of goosehcrries. My
friend made no comment. | never tried
10 catch Uncle Bob again. New Or.
leans Times Democrat.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-09-28

Probably most writers Of serial sto-
rcs are familiar with the sensation Of
receiving letters Of COMMUNICATION or
disapproyal from interested readers
Who are following up the stories as
they appear in their regular weekly or
monthly inStallmcntS. Occasionally
some curious person asks for private
Information as to what the outcome Is
to be- while others offer suggestions
n to the disposition to be made of the
villain or express n fear that the au-
thor is to marry the hero to the wrong
woman.
The writer of n serial story In one of
the popular magazines n few years ago
received the following letter from an
Indignant reader. The names are
changed for obvious reasons:
Dear Sir-T take the liberty Of telling you that
! regard your simeon Stacy" now running
through The Blank Magazine. as a little the thin.
nast novel have read. Furthermore, the prin-
cipal character in the story, to whom you give
the title role, 50 to speak, is SO thoroughly de.
t,stable a man that have taken the most ef-
fectye means in my power to show my contempt
fer him by changing my name which happened
t. be the same as hjs-to something az unlike Ii
as possible. Yours truly, ANDREW JAooRso".
Formerly Simeon Stacy.
y pntb 'G ffnIunpninn
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-09-28
Sympathy Misplaced.

One day during cold snap last win
ter | saw an old man in a grocery act
ing rather suspiciously, and soon ! saw
him steal a potato from a barrelful of
the tubers that stood outside the coun-
ter. The old fellow slipped out Of the
house as soon as he could convenient
ly and limped away. | followed him,
thinking to give him what change |
could spare, for | thought he must be
desperately poor if he must steal po-
tato.
When l caught up with him and Of
fered him little money, the old man
roared with laughter. When he had
got his breath again, hs said:
You saw me steal the potato, didn't
your
eyes, sir l did"
"Well, lemme tell you my son, I've
got potatoes to sell. | raise thousands
of bushels Of them. I've got the big
gest market garden in this county, and
I've got more money than you ever
saw. Carryin a potato in your pocket
will cure the rheumatic, but for it to
do any good you've got to steal the
potato. Seep
saw. And | sawed wood.-Wi!
Visscher in Womans Home Compan
ION
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-09-28

On the desk of the secretary of one
of the oldest copper manufacturing
firms In this city is a steel die which
has served as a paperweight for 30
years, and the coins struck off by ii are
now, for the most part, in the hands Of
collectors. This die was used for strik'
ing copper tokens which symbolizcd
the contest between President Andrew
Jackson and the old United States bank
of Philadelphia in 1882. The engraving
on the die represents President Jack
son. sword in hand and apparently
standing in money chest. Around the
central figure is stamped JackSons eX-
preston, Il take the responsibility
which arose out of his controversies
with the bank.
When this die was made, the prcdc'
cessors of the present company not
only manufactured copper wire, but
also made a special feature of copper
coins, chiefly for South American couu'
tries and for private business firms
which made a practice of issuing their
own copper coins to be redeemed by
them afterward. During the civil war
and just preceding it many private cor
porations issued tokens which circu.
lated as pennies, and some Of them ar.
now worth great many times their
original value to collectors.-New YOrE
Sun,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-09-28

When Joe Chamberlain entered the
house of commons, he was anxious TO
try his oratorical powers. certain
leading politician, who was plotting a
bill through the house, was approached
by one of Mr.. Chamberlain's friends,
who said:
chamberlain would like to speak on
the bill. Can you give him chance|
"Well, you know, think it would
not do. He's a new member, and no.
body knows what the dickens he might
say
Time went on. Chamberlain gained
ground-became power in parlia-
ment. The leading politician, on the
contrary, had made series of Dlunders
which had imperiled his position. An
election was imminent. Forgetting his
previous record, he thought that If he
could get Mr.. Chamberlain to speak for
him he would strengthen his position
He, therefore, applied to the right hon
orable gentleman.
The latter calmly surveyed him
through his eyeglass and said:
"Well, you know, | think it would
not do. / am new member, and no.
body knows what the dickens | might
SAW
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-09-28
A TIP FOR THE JOkERS.
Curious Man Wants to Know About
MinEiInG of Languages.

Curious Man Wants to Know About
MinEIIn2 of Languages.
It's a funny thug" said the man
with the bad cigar who had been read
ing day before ycSttr gays paper.
WHAT'S thatt" asked the young man
with the phenomenally short cont.
"Why, the way these fellows that
write jokes for newspapers get things
tangled up" replied the first seaker.
"Iow is that?" asked the long leg
ged young man.
"Why, look here" continued the man
with the bad cigar warmly. Did you
ever read Il Dutch joke in the papers
where two Germans are supposed to be
talking to each Otherf"
sure | did" said the tall young
man, yawning languidly.
"Wcll did you ever notice that every
time the guy that wrote the joke has
them iabbering at each other in bro
ken English? What do you think of
tais" lie picked up the paper again
and after hunting Il few moments read
as follows:
"Leberwurst-Heinr Wy ISIS 1t ven
you book beer drink yet that you want
to yump alretty?
Observation-Disclosures it iss vonce
because die beer is NIT hops filed up.
No?
Nov, that's a good thing, isn't itT
went on the man with the bad cigar.
"If those two Germans wanted to talk
to each other, do you suppose they
would ambe around in broken Eng
lish? No; they would spiel it out in
German that they both understand.
Suppose you and | We're in Germany
for a visit and | wanted to tell you
about some sight | had seen, would
try to tell you In bum German that
neither Of us could speak or would
talk English? They make me tired"
"But that would spoil the joke" pro-
tested the tall young man.
"Huhw snorted the other. "Some
things are too bad to spoil"
And then the incident was considered
| closed.--Chicago Chronicle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1900-09-28

by an old hunter and naturalist of To-
cal rcputc Il story has been told here
confirming rs absolutely true and trust
worthy the published account, which
has had few believers until now, Of
how foxes rid themselves of llcaS. The
fox. according to the book narrative,
simply backs slowly into a stream or
water with a portion of the pclt of a
rabbit In his mouth after the fox has
made meal off the rabbit The water
drives the flcas first up the foN's legs
and then toward his head and finally
out on the piece of rabbit fur, ana then
the fox drops the fur, and his pests are
done for.
The local hunter and naturalist re-
fprrcd TO. strange to say. had never
heard or read this story when he told
of the actions of the fox which he oh
served in the waters of the patapSco
river. The little animal, he stated,
backed into the river slowly with so
much elaboration that he wondered
what it meant 1t carried something
he did not know what in its mouth
and dropped the something when out
in deep water. Then the fox hurried
away. The object left Heated near to
the observer, and be hauled it ashore
with stick. Floas literally swarmed
through the object. which was found to
be a bit of raw rabbit fur, The OBJ
server had Il puzzIing mystery explain
oil 70, Ia, hf. pInti1sp finn
the shrcwdncSS of the fox grows more
aud more as he grows Older and learns
his ways Baltimore sun.