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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-08-21

a dime social was given at the M. E..
parsonage last evening.
Call on Guy Ewing for hail insur-
ance, Odd Fellows Block. $50 4
4 e.: A. Jack will put in a steam heat
ing plant in his store building. 4> E
A girl baby was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Walker yesterday.
Mrs. C. Tryon, clairvoyant, gives
readings daily at Linwood cottage. "
IS. S. Peterson will have hot water
heating plant placed in his residence.
Miss Hazel Jaax returned last night
from three months visit in Mlnneap-
oils. ....r
Wheat is badly pinched in many Sec
tions.a and will not average up as very
good crop this year.
;: Judge VIM. D. Edison was in Prince
ton yesterday looking over the con-
gressional situation.
Ed Allen who has been ailing for
some time, is at the Northwestern
hospital for treatment.
The Citizens bank building is to be
improved by the addition of steam
plant which will be put in this fall.
For SALE.-A few buggies and har-
nesses. Also a few good drivers.
E. D. CLAGGErr.
Mrs. VIM. Jesmer was brought down
from Milaca last Saturday and placed
in the Northwestern hospital for treat
ment.
Miss Lillian Stanchfeld, who has
been visiting with her aunt, Mrs. S.
M. Byers has returned to her home in
Minneapolis.
Miss Grace Saunders of Minneapolis
is visiting her cousin, Miss Bessie
Smith. A party was given last even
ing for Miss Saunders.
Sjoblom Bros. have made applica-
ton to the village of Isanti for saloon
license and will open a saloon in that
place the first of September.
NJ. L: Germany will speak at the
Fifth district school house, Greenbush,
on Tuesday evening next. Subject,
Primary elections. All are invited.
E. J. M. Knowlton of this place and
Will Orrock of Santiago have pur-
chased thrashing outfit and will COM
mence thrashing at Santiago this
week.
Charles Clough of Minneapolis who
has been visiting his brother, Gilbert
Clough, and other relatives at Spencer
Brook for some time, left for his home
Monday morning.
T. G. Mclean was up from Anoka
yesterday shaking hands with lot of
his old friends. lobe is one of the
candidates for the legislature and is
a good vote getter.
: 1t has been decided to place third
story on the west annex to the hotel.
When the third story is built on the
main part of the hotel it will be a
handsome looking hotel building.
Miss Martha Galley and her sister,
katherine Galley, and Miss May Stumm
of Chippewa Falls, Wis.,, spent Sunday
in Princeton. Miss Katherine Galley
is a teacher at St. Mary's Hall in Fari-
bault.
AT the quarterly conference of the
Princeton Methodist church Tuesday
night the church unanimously agreed
to ask for the retention of Rev. Gratz
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kettle-Bridqes.

Perhaps the most remarkable
bridges in the world are the kettle
bridges, of which the Cossack soldiers
are expert builders. The materials OF
which they are constructed are the
soldiers lances and cooking kettles.
Seven or eight lances are passed under
the handles of number OF kettles and
fastened by means OF ropes to form a
raft. A sufficient number of these
RATS, each Of which will bear a weight
of half ton, are fastened together,
and in the space Of an hour a bridge
is formed on which an army may cross
with Conscience and safety.
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mo PARTING There"

Uncle Joe" Cannon sat in the rear
seat of an street car this morning
looking happily at the world and sing
ing softly to himself the old hymn,
There viii Be No Parting There
Representative Mann sat beside him.
reading a paper.
Hello, joe" sa.d Mann. What's
this-a conference at the White
House last night on tariff revision?"
There will be no parting there
sang Uncle joe melodiously.
What do you think of that?" asked
Mann.
There will be no parting there"
warbled Uncle Joe" Then he said,
suddenly:
'Conundrum: If it takes six months
TO pass Cuban reciprocity bill how
long will it take to revise the tariff !?
There will be no parting there" con-
tinued Uncle joe full and strong
and sweet.
There will be no parting there
mumbled Representative Mann. with
his big bass voice, and then they both
lapsed into silence.-Washingt Cor
respondence Of the New York World
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Audible Railway Signals.

The Northern of France Railway
makes use of system of audible sig
mails TO indicate when the distant sig
nal is at caution. Between the rails
is placed an insulated brass plank
about feet 6 inches long. This is so
arranged that when the distant is at
caution wire brush fitted to the en-
gine passes in contact with the plank
and operates a whistle in the cab.
This requires the fitting Of each dis
tant signal with the necessary batter
les and their up-keep. as well as the
engines themselves; but they do not
seem to find this very much. and 3e
quite satisfied with the system.
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Forming New EyeIids.

A remarkable surgical triumph has
been won by Philadelphia doctor,
who has succeeded in grating a new
set of upper and lower eyelids Oil the
eyes OF man who lost his original
set in a fire. The accident had left
both eyeballs entirely unprotected,
and there was danger of the victim
losing his sight entirely. When the
case was brought to the attention Of
the doctor he resolved to graft four
new eyelids. if possible, taking the
skin from the hip of the patient. 1t
was necessary to proceed slowly, but
the experiment was successful from
the start. To-day the patient has four
new eyelids, which perform the nor.
NAL functions naturally.
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Ruins Of the Forum.

scape. The entrance to the forum is
at the northern corner. The ancient
Pompeiian had left the noisy, dirty
city behind him. and found a resort of
rest. peace and beauty as he entered
here. There were the hundred col
umned halls. and the temple in fits
DOric power shutting out all that was
profane; and beyond the infinite pano-
rama Of sea and mountain and sky. In
deed this place was endowed by art
and nature with rare beauty. The
long, shadowy halls, serving as pas
sages to the theater, and the walks
on the open east side, must have been
favorite resorts of the Pompeiians--
New York Herald.
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Cannibst Plants.

Most caTniVorons plants are of com
paratively small size. A species re-
Gently discovered by Dunstan on the
shores of Lake Nicaragua, however. is
not SO. AS this naturalist was walk
ing with his dog he was attracted by
it's cries of pain and terror and hast
ening to the rescue found the amman
held by three black sticky bands.
which had chafed the skin to bleed
ing. These bands We're the branches
OF a newly found carnivorous plant
which has been named by Dunstan the,
land octopus" The branches are de-
scrlbed as being flexible, polish ed
black. without leaves. secreting a
viscid fluid and furnished with a great
number of suckers by which they at
tach themselves 10 their victims.
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minds. Her work is far superior to
that of the hired nurse. for her heart
is in it. No service of the sick room
is beneath her dignity, and no patient
too common .or her tender care. Lat
terly she has done less work than she
was formerly able to do, because she
has home tasks to attend to. But she
is often at her fathers side, in his
operations, nevertheless.
The beautiful Marie Gabrielle is the
subject of a royal romance. 1t was in
July, 1900, that she was married to
Prince Rupert, heir apparent to the
throne of Bavaria. Rupert had been
wild. His fancies ran to the actresses
OF Munich and Paris. The German
papers told of his escapades. Bava-i-
ans were alarmed, for it looked as il
this future king was to share the mad
ness common to those privileged to
occupy the throne Of their kingdom.
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FIND GOLD IN VERMONT.
Rich Deposits Of Ore Said to Have
Been Discovered

Although gold has been known to
exist in sections of the Green Noun
tains in Vermont for many years. un-
til the last year it was not discovered
that it could be mined in sufficient
quantities to pay for the cost of bring
ing out the ore. Recently. expert
ments We're conducted quietly in the
neighborhood of the villages of Reads
boro and Wilminton, in Bennington
county. and the result is that rich
ore has been discovered. Spectators
travelling under different guises ex--
amined whole tracts of barren farms
and thousands OF acres were leased
for mining privileges. until at the
present time rough pasture land con-
sidered of little value for the last cen
tury. has taken a sudden rise with
the opening of spring in the last few
weeks and operations which resemble
in magnitude the mining interests Of
the West are springing up. mum,
ber of companies have been formed,
and gold mining plants are being
placed in operation along the noun
tains. bordering the upper portion OF
the Deerfield valley. The interest in
the field of operations is increasing,
and soon there will be a number OF
large mining corporations, which have
the best available sites under lease, in
full operation.
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The One Ihinu Iackinu.

Nine. De Maupassant, mother OF the
late novelist, lives at Nice in large.
quiet house. She rarely receives Wis.
itors, but recently made an exception
in favor Of Eleanor Duse, TIE Italian
actress, who is great admirer of her
sons work. When the two women
were about to part Nine. Du Maupas
SAINT said to the actress: You have
everything-genius. fame and wealth
What is there left for me to wish
you?" "Rest," was the tragediennes
gloomy reply. She was then trying to
make the world accept the dramas OF
D'Annunzio.
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DEVOTION WE'LL REWARDED.
West india Merchant Ronors Animal
Who Saved His Life.

From West Indian journal we
CLEAN that well-known merchant in
Jamaica recently gave unique supper
in honor of a hound named Monarch.
which had stood him in good stead
during a perilous midnight ride
through the country, and had prac
tically saved him from the would be
assaults Of some inebriated natives
At the feast referred to the devoteG
dog was provided with a huge salvei
full Of costly meats, a dish of oysters
and a quart of champagne, which de
lectabIe dishes he disposed Of With
scant ceremony. Every guest be
slowed present upon the dog. the
most useful gift being large kenne
lined with wool. The festivities lasted
five hours, during which Monarch re
clined on a velvet lounge in his mas
ter's best apartment and was Idol,
lzed by all present.
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BACTERIA AS FERTILIZER.
Agricultural Department Solves Sc
rious Problem.

How to do away with the use Of ar
tficial fertilizers, compounded from
the nitrates OF Peru and other dry
countries, and thus anticipate the nj
trate famine predicted by many scten-
fists, is a problem which the United
States agricultural department thinks
it has succeeded in solving.
If its ideas and methods stand the
test OF use, as there is every reason
10 believe that they will, the farmer
OF the future, instead of spending time
and money for expensive fertilizers
brought from the ends of the earth
will merely empty the contents of a
test tube into a barrel of water, let it
stand over night. soak his seeds in it,,
and then plant them The result will
be even better. says Crittenden Mar
riott in the National. than that OBJ
tanned from the Older and more costly
methods now in vogue
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Too Much Moroan.

A free lance circular called The
Wall Street Giascutus'' was circulated
among New York brokers a few days
ago. 1t voiced isl light vein the SEN
timent that Pierpont Morgan has too
much influence in the finances and
industries Of the country. Roar T.,
Rampage |" has several paragraphs
on that subject. including these: Aft
er conQuerins more that he and his
generals can wisely control the great
American Napoleon of Grab is cry
ing. More. more. more!' How much
have you contributed TO his 'rake-off'
in the steel trust, his railroad sub
merger? Sell a little Morgan short.
Too much risk on one man. But re-
member the Giascutus is big bull op
the country"
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California Woman HonoreC.

Miss Alice Robertson has passed
successfully through the ordeal of her
public examination for the degree of
doctor of philosophy from the Univer-
sity of California. Miss Robertson is
the third woman to receive from the
University of California it's highest
academic distinction. The first wom-
an to be made a doctor of philosophy
at Berkeley was Miss Millicent Shinn,
upon whom the degree was conferred
in 1898. The second was Miss Jes-
sica PeiNotto, who was given the hon
or in 1900. Fifteen men have obtained
the degree.
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Mark George eeabody's Birthplace.

The tablet TO mark the birthplace of
George Pea body. the banker and phil
anthrOplst, was unveiled by the Pea
body, Mass, Historical Society. The
tablet is of bronze and has the follow
ing inscription in raised letters:
Birthplace Of George Peabody. Feb.
is. 1895, Placed by the Peabody His
trical society. 1902" This tablet
will be boited to a rough stone post
five feet out OF the ground to be set
TWO feet inside the fence. directly in
front of the old part of the house in
which MIR. Peabody was born. The
date OF the unveilins is the semi-cen-
tennial of the reception by the town
of the gift from Nj. Peabody of the
endowment Of the Peabody Institute,
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RC~o
\ THE CITY OF POMPEII :
Cloe

What was Pompeii like before the
catastrophe? How did it's magnificent
buildings look before they were
buried under the stones and cinders
of Vesuvius? Few of the thousands
of visitors who have walked amid the
ruins OF this wondrous city can form
any adequate idea of it's pristine
beauty, for it's fallen capitals and shat
tered columns speak an unknown
language to the ordinary observer
Not SO to the expert archaeologist
and architect. To him each fragment,
however small and shattered. tells a
stony story Of the triumphs of Greek
and Roman art hurled to destruction
in an hour, when, in the year 20. the
mighty volcano vomited stones. Gin
ders and lava upon the devoted city.
1t has remained for German archi-
tect and archaeologist, c. Weichardt,
to furnish at last an adequate idea
OF Pompeii as it WaS--of the great
temples, especially. with which it
was adorned He has made drawings
which may be placed side by side
with the ruins of which they are re-
constructions, so that we can see
precisely how the ruins form the basis
OF the reconstruction.
1t must not be forgotten that Pom
peii was covered with a mass of
stones and cinders from twenty to
thirty feet deep. and that only part
OF the city has yet been dug out OF its
grave of centuries.
There was a forum in Pompeii. as
in all Roman towns, forming the civic
center of the city. adorned with colon
nades and temples. as may be seen
from the remains still standing The
largest temple in Pompei was that
dedicated to Jupiter standing on the
northern side of the forum. Entering
through the gate of the market place
two small stairways led to a long
podium, which served as the platform
from which the orators spoke to the
assembled multitude. Even Cicero
may have addressed the crowd upon
some question OF public moment from
this spot.
Thence a broad stairway leads up
te the Temple of Jupiter, and its
porch. with six Corinthian columns.
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Stripes l would see some real war.
But when the time for going to Cuba
came ! was detailed as one OF the
troops to stay behind and care for the
horses. 1t made me most heartily
disguised. Then we were ordered to
Camp Wyckoff, on Long Island. and
there began the trouble that brought
me INTO this court to-day.
I'VE lay around there for some
time. was heartbroken at missing
the fun in Cuba, and when the order
came to so to Fort Ethan Allen |
hucked. 1t was the last straw, and
thought ii was time to quit
1t was here that Skelly committed
the desertion for which he is now be-
ing held.
After leaving the army he went to
New York, where he perpetrated a
number of successful forgerieS OF
his experiences there he says: They
caught me finally. and | got two years
in Sing Sing. 1t would have been ten
had not some well known New York
ers pleaded for me-
1t was during his two years term
at Sing Sing that the mighty change
was wrought in this remarkable Grim
inal. Persistent efforts toward reform
were finally productive of good result
and at the expiration of his sentence
he came out into the world with high
er ideals and determination to live
an entirely different life. Mrs. Booth
interested herself in his welfare and
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His Lie to Charity z
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Especial Letter..

The warnings and pieadings of his
fat1er and mother. both exemplary
persons, seemed to make no impress
sion on him. aud Bavaria was down
cast at the thought of another ire
sponsible ruler. when the announce
ment came that Prince Rupert and
the Duchess Marie Gabrielle We're en.
gagged. The good deeds of this young
woman were as famous as her phvsi-
cal beauty. She had the qualities de-
siIable in a queen and she would in
spire the prince to nOhler deeds and
better living. There could be nt
doubt ii was love match and sucf
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Temple Of Isis.

Even in the ruins are to be seen the
pillars on the left, on which were
statues, and there in the pavement
are the foundations for seven great
platforms, which were once adorned
with equestrian statues.
Passing to the east of the temple
we find some fifteen pedestals behind
the columns, and marble fragments.
Here a costly hall was erected by the
Roman emperors. Originally seven
teen columns supported the lordly
roof, and there were fifteen statues
on these pedestals, along which the
visitor looked at the columns ranged
by the Temple of Jupiter. all hung
with the yotive offerings of the peo-
pie.
Passing through the large trium-
phal arcn to the right of Jupiters
Temple we come to the ruins of tenn
pie built of marble in the imperial
age. II is called Fortuna Augusta, be-
cause dedicated TO the goddess of for
tune by Augustus. 1t seems that some
of the Pompeiians. shortly after the
destruction, must have dug here and
taken away some of the statuary of
the interior 1t has been possible to
reconstruct this beautiful little temple
from the ruins which can still be
traced and pieces Of the capitals
found here and there. 1t must have
the pleasure seeking Romans, and
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as a bust of Minerva of the same ma
terial. Fortunately enough, there are
still standing the steps and porch to
show as exactly where the columns
We're placed, making the restoration
as certain as possible.
The Oldest temple in all Pompeii IL
that one the ruins of which are to be
found on the south side of the city,
high above the valley of the rive,
Sarno. near the triangular forum.
Two ides of the triangle have halls
OF Doric columns. while the third is
open, giving a free view of the land
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<Has Had Strange Career :
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One of the most versatile criminals
this country has produced is now
prisoner at Governors Island, New
York charged with desertion from the
United States army. He recently
emerged from Sing Sing prison at
Osining. N. Y, as ward of Mrs.
Balington Booth of the Volunteers Of
America Since his release he has
led an upright, honest life and served
as secretary to Mrs. Booth. He also
became almoner to Mrs. McA1pin,
wife of Gen McAIpin, who dispenses
$4,000 yearly in aiding ex-convicts
who are struggling to live honest
lives. Just as his future seemed
bright a cloud came out of his past
and he finds himself in a military bar
racks charged with a serious offense.
The name of this man whose nem-
esis pursues him is Alexander Skelly.
During the SO years of his tumultuous
lifelife he has been swindler, desper-
! ado, train robber, highwayman. Indian
fighter. chief of police in Alaska, sol
der, college man, physician, forger,
convict and reformer of equally har
dened men.
high in social and pecuniary standing,
and after passing through Latin
school, attended the college of the city
! of London. wherein he acquitted him
| self SO creditably that at the age of
II he was graduated not only from
| the college, but from the medical
school as Well After graduating
desire for adventure. coupled with the
fact that he had developed some wild
traits dispIeasing to his parents.
caused him to come to this country,
where he subsequently enlisted in the
army.
His experiences in the ranks were
| varied. He would serve out a term
of enlistment and then leave the ser
vice for wild trips about the country,
spending much of his time in jail or
lodging officers He served under
Gen. Miles. following that leader in
his campaigns against the Indians of
the southwest. and was a member of
the famous troop that pursued Geron-
ino and his band of bloody Apaches
until they were captured. Later he
fought under Buffalo Bill and Gems.
Lawton and Shafter.
lneSe army experiences, duNentuT-
Gus trips and prison sentences Gov
cred period of twenty-five years.
after which Skelly practiced medicine
Gor a time in Paso, Texas. played
cowboy in Arizona and was a high
wayman and train robber in Califor-
MIA
Speaking of his life Skelly says:
I'm one of my periods of absence from
the army wandered up to Alaska. 1t
happened to be time when ] was be-
ing good and by my knowledge of
criminals my service as a soldier and
my ability to use gun, | was ap-
pointed chief of police of Sitka, and
! gave them good administration.
That grew tiresome, SO ! came back
to the states.
When war between Peru and Chile
broke out ! went down to Chile.
spoke Spanish fluently. having learned
it in Mexico and when in South Amer
ca al various times. 1t was no
trouble for me to get a commission
in the Chilean army. ! was made a
captain and fought all during the
trouble there.
AT the time OF the SpaniSh-Amer-
lean war ] was a sergeant in the Third
Cavalry. and when we got to Tampa
rejoiced that under the S%rs and