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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-13
Only rn.y Years 400.

1t is fifty years since the John
Bowes. the first iron-screw steamer
ever built, was launched at Jarrow-
on-Tyne by Messrs. Palmer Brothers.
The vessel was 465 tons register, and
was calculated to carry thirty keels
of coal and to make thirty trips per
annum between Newcastle and Lon
don.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-13

Words money, all things else, are
comparatively easy to give away, but
when . man makes q gift Of his daily
life and practice. it Is plain that the
truth. whatever 1t may be. has taken
possession Of him.-Lowell.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-13
EIsetr,e.ry in Aorieulture.

An effort is being made in Sweden
to use electricity in agriculture. A
seed field is covered by q network of
wire and strong electric current is
turned on during nights and chilly
days. but cut on during sunny and
warm weather. The system was in
vented by Prof. Lemstrom of Helsings-
fors. Finland.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-13
First Born Long Lived.

The first born of parents have a
much longer life than their brothers
and sisters who come after them. This
fact is demonstrated by statistics col
lected by life insurance companies.
Longevity is also said to be hereditary
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-13

A little girl wanted more buttsred
toast, but was told that she'd had
enough and that more would make her
ILL., "Well," said she. give me anux-
zer piece and send for the doctor"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-13
Liberal Z

Liberal Massachusetts Man.
Frederick Tanning Aver, of Lowell,
Mass, has just given 100000 to four
charitable institutions in that city.
OF this sum $4,000 goes to the Old
Ladies' Home.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-13
Got Paid for His Autooraphs

1t is related that Prince Metternfch
once asked Jules Janin for his auto
graph. Janin took a sheet of paper
and wrote over his signature: Good
for hundred bottles of Johannfsberg,
to be placed in my cellar" The prince
sent them.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-13
:ducated Japanese Woman.

Educated Japanese Woman.
Miss U. Yone Yanagisawa of Japan
is an LII B. of the University of Cali
fOrnia and an M. D. of the Affiliated
Colleges of San Francisco She -
four feet ten inches tall
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-13

MilIionth Visitor in Luck.
When the millionth visitor passed
through the turnstile at the DusHel-
dorf exhibition he was presented by a
valuable gold watch ard chain.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-13

he owed it to her and to the best of
his manhood.
The resolution brought a strange
peace. feeling of exultation, to him.
He was going to escape from this
thraldom of selfishmess and be a
man. He was going to defy the fury
OF paternal anger. the popgun criti-
cism of whilom friends, the chilling
ostracism of society, and act an hon.
-orable part toward the girl whose
heart was SO completely his.
After all. his little romance was to
have the trits matrimonial ending
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-13
(d6 lallF'firsaldles
OF THE LEAVES.

We saw him play on a reed while.
And he laid him down. on the mead .
while
Till death took him away.
o leaves that make my heart sore.
I implore, implore:
To-day you saw much things of sorrow.
What will you tomorrow?
Tomorrow the lady will lnger there
She'll touch the reed with her finger
there,
And smile at a sweet bird singer there
That learnt new notes to-day"
"A. Hugh Fisher in Harper's-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-13

o leaves with little language sweet,
I entreat. entreat:
o leaves with little language gay,
What saw you to-day
I'VE saw stranger that pleaded naught
Look long at lady that needed naught
As she passed on her way and needed
naught-
That's what we saw to-day"
o leaves with pretty whispering speech
beseech, beseech:
o leaves, little language gay,
What more saw you to-day?
I'VE saw the mans heart bleed while,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-13

Deaf and dumb brides are unspeak-
ably happy.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-09-13

No woman is heroine to her dress
maker.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

IT is sorry spectacle, this massing
of the English and German warships
along the coast of Venezuela, the de-
struction of some of the vessels of the
navy of that little country, and the far
cical attitude of President Castro, and
the threats of and preparations for war
all for what. Just. because Vene-
zuela has not used tact and diplomacy
in settling and adjusting some revolu-
tionary war claims awarded England
and Germany. The battlefelds of
South Africa are yet red with the
blood of Briton and Boer, and at Christ
mas tide there are rumblings of war.
1t is bad enough to have to go to war
over some great and vital issues and
principles that affect the destiny of a
people, but to throw the great nations
of the world into a war-like attitude
over the default in the payment of
some minor war claims against Vene-
zuela seems wholly unwarranted and
beneath the dignity of the great ma
tions involved. But the world still has
a hankering after it's pound of flesh, as
of yore. We are improving in some
ways, but there is very wide margin
for improvement yet. Now that Eng
land and Germany have sunk the ships
of Castro and have used the old and
antiquated fort at Puerto Cabello for
target practice, and have spanked the
people of Venezuela good and hard for
not being little more diplomatic, it is
to be hoped that the two great powers
will do more talking out of the mouths
OF statesmen and less out of the mouths
of cannon.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18
In Re a CITY.

AS the time approaches for the an
nual election the citizens of Princeton
must say yes or no on incorporating as
a city. The business men are becoming
interested and there seems to be a feel
ing among many of the business men
that it would not be advisable to incor-
porate under the act named in the vii
lage ordinance, as it is claimed that
the law is poorly adapted to the needs
of places the size of Princeton. Under
the act all that portion of the school
district outside the city limits would
be cut off. This would deprive the
school district of at least one third of
its taxable valuation. There are also
objections because the act would con-
fer too much power and authority on
few individuals, but this argument is
not very strong one, as no govern
ment can be maintained unless the
people can trust one another.
There is such great devirsity of
opinion regarding the matter that it
has been decided to hold public meet
ing at the village hall tomorrow Fri
day. evening to discuss the matter. All
taxpayers are urged to be present.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

GEO. F. BAER, president of the Read
ing road, was before the strike COM
mission the other day to exploit his
views and theories of a free country.
He talked much about men who do not
understand the fundamental principles
OF free government, which of course
included Mr.. Baer himself for he is
about as far from the mark as cat is
from sea serpent. The common peo-
pie should be very thankful there are
few RaerS
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

G. F. MACDONALD, owner of the St.
Cloud Times, has sold an interest in
his newspaper property to Fred Schil-
pin, and Messrs. Macdonald and Schil-
pin have organized the Times Publish
ing Co. Mr.. Macdonald viii continue
as managing editor while Mr.. Schilpin
will act as business manager. Mr..
Schilpin was for twelve years employed
on the Times and is very familiar with
the business, so that he ought to prove
a great help to Mr.. Macdonald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

PRINCETON merchants are liberal
advertisers in this issue of the UNION.
They have entered into the holiday
spirit with earnestness and an appreci-
alton of the fact that publicity and pro-
gressiveness go hand in hand. The
UNION is proud of the wide-awake
merchants of the place and the gener-
Gus manner in which they patronized
the holiday number of this paper.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

JUDGING from reports from the city
of Cleveland, the anti-vaccinationist
have been hit hard Cleveland is the
stronghold of the ants and spent
100000 last year in "modern and "a
tional' methods of stamping out small
pox. But from June LIST to Nov. 22nd
of the present year Cleveland had l, lO3
cases of smallpox from which there
were lS9 deaths, or a death rate oil
17.4 per cent. 1t looks as if the ''scab':
cure was the best.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

THE UNION is under obligations to
J. V. Brewer of the State Historical
society for the use of the cuts showing
scenes at Mile Laos lake. These cuts
which Prof. Brewer so kindly rendered
the use of are from ''Kathio' and Mile
Lac," two handsomely illustrated vol
umes on researches and explorations
by Prof. Brewer at and in the vicinity
of Mile Laos lake.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18
THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS.

~
The annual Christmas pilgrimage
has already started, and not alone from
the far east, but from the far west, and
the north and south the joyous pilgrim
age to the shrine of Yuletide has COM
menced. In this great pilgrimage
there is in one sense no distinction of
persons, for when men are measured
by the heart-scale alone the king kneels
with the beggar and the multi-million-
aire is not out of place Gin the simple
annals of the poor" Over the seas and
SUBMITS and across the plains and
through the passes of Time has trav-
eled the spirit of Christmas time with
1.-The old, old story", the story of
Christmas morn in Bethlehem and
the story of the cross on Calvary. These
are the stories that are woven in the
web of both civic and religious creed.
1t matters not whether it is through
the eyes of ahigher criticism. or through
the eyes of those who. hold fast to an
Gent form and ceremony, through all
and in all there comes the glistening
and sparkling gem of life which is re-
vealed in greater or lesser degree at
Christmas time. Call it what you will
it is the true essence of life. This
spirit of Christmas is the hearts great
desire, and it is all such simple and
honest expression of good will. All of
us when we are reduced to the common
denomination of life are but as children.
We grow old and fret and worry, and
become calloused and cold and indiffer-
ent, proud and independent, reckless
and extravagant But the touch of a
child's hand, the face of bright, inno-
cent youth and the cunning prattle of
the little ones are like an electric
shock to mans dull, sluggish nature.
Herein lies the spirit of Christmas
time. The army OF children is march,
ing on to the citadel of the hardened
hearts of man to capture and take the
vanquished back to scenes of childhood
when love was true and hearts were
new. And so it is that the Christmas
tree and the home gatherings, and the
exchange of holiday sentiment and
good will forms the keystone of the
great arch oflife. The noisy, bewilder-
ing parade of life halts for spell and
the world regains it's youth for time.
1t is tribute to the children. and
proud man with his philosophy and
self-enacted laws and self-made stand
ards Of life yields to the spirit of Christ
mas time and becomes a child again
''just for tonight
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18
VOLUME XVII, NO. 1.


With this issue the UNION begins it's
twenty-seventhy year of publication and
in honor of the event we issue in new
dress an edition of twenty pages, four
of which constitute cover printed in
colors, with a special design on the
first page, emblematic of the New
Year. The UNION believes in mark
ing each passing year with some tangi-
BILE evidences Of progress, not alone of
the paper itself but of Princeton and
the fertile fields about her. The past
year has been prosperous one in all
respects for Princeton. With an in
vestment the past year of over 100000
in new structures and improvements,
and with gains in all lines of business,
the UNION feels that it would be remiss
in it's duties as a newspaper if it did not
give Princeton good big credit mark
for the ~rapid strides she is making year
by year in all lines of business. 1t is
not necessary to go into detail here
concerning this growth and expansion.
Elsewhere in this issue the story is
told and needs no repetition. The
pages of this edition speak for them
selves, and one cannot read this issue
of the UNION without admitting that
Princeton is one of the most progress
sive places in. the whole country, and
that she is not alone in sharing this
wealth and prosperity, for her wealth
is the farmers wealth, her prosperity
is the farmers prosperity. The country
has made Princeton and will continue
to be a most important adjunct to her
welfare.
From a trading point for lumbermen,
and with a location at point on the
map where the pine forests skirted the
domain of fields and meadows, Prince
ton has become the commercial capital
of one of the best sections of Minnesota.
King Pine has passed away and King
Potato has been crowned the ruler of
this great empire, but his is not an alb
solute monarchy for his power is
limited. There are others to whom
are delegated great powers, and Corn
and Oats and Wheat are princes who
have voice in the destiny of this great
realm; then there is the House of Grains
that frames many of the laws of this
Kingdom, and noble Queen Clover with
her crown of richest pearls. All are
members of the royal family, and all
work in harmony for the welfare of the
domain over which they rule.
Princeton's growth has been a grad
ual and steady one and will continue to
be so, as the country tributary to her
becomes more thickly settled year by
year. Her citizens are all loyal and
public spirited and the farmers living
tributary to the place find her a good
market for all they produce, and a
good point at which to trade.
1t is with no small degree of pride
that we point to the liberal ADVERTISE
ments of the business men of Princeton.
in this issue representing all lines of
trade and business. These are an in
dex to the progressive character of the
business men who have helped to make
Princeton the thriving young city that
she is.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

JUST because few New York Spec
ulators who monkey with unripe and
over-ripe stocks have lost few million
dollars in market ''slumps" recently,
is no reason why the horrible spectre
of panic and hard times should be
thrown on the wall by the magic lam
tern of fear and distrust. When the hon
est manufacture and the honest toiler
and laborer, when those who legiti-
mately produce something that must
enter the great consuming channels of
the world when such as these are
overcome by the foul gas of panic and
distrust, fear and suspicion, then is
time enough to get up on the roost with
the rest of the croakers. Compared
with the balance of the toiling masses
the New York ''specs' are not drop in
the bucket. The honest farmer, manu-
facturer and laboring man are the gen.
tlemen who put up the resources, the
other fellows are those who sit beside
the kettle of prosperity and stir the
contents now and then with the stick
of speculation. These stick manipulate
Ors assume to be the self-cOnstituted
judges of the people of the nation, but
just the same they are not.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

POOR old Duluth. She has got to
undergo the horrors of another primary
election, as preliminary skirmish for
the regular spring election
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

DURING the past year the great lakes
have swallowed up the lives of 140
sailors who have gone down with lost
vessels. The Duluth News Tribune
says that this is the largest loss of life
among the sailors of the unsalted seas
in single season of which there is any
record, and is an increase of eight over
1901
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

THE widow of General Grant died
last Monday at her home in Washing
ton at the age of seventy-fve years.
She will live in American history as
one of the noted women of the country
erals the world has ever produced.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

IN congress last Thursday Galusha
A. Grow, of Pennsylvania, who has
been in public life for the last half CEN
fury, and who at the age of seventy
nine years, will close his public service
with the present congress, made his
farewell speech or valedictory. He
spoke on the relations between labor
and capital, and his speech was listened
to with much interest. The venerable
congressman said: 1.-THE obligations of
both capitalists and laborers, like that
of all citizens, is to promote the gen.
eral welfare or at least to do nothing
to it's injury. Some method of profit
sharing between employers and en-
ployes that would secure harmonious
cooperation of both so as to prevent
strikes and improve the condition of
labor, is of vital Importance to the
general welfare, for the pillars of the
republic rest upon the comfort of the
home and the happiness of the fireside
of labor Congressman Grow was
father of the free homestead act that
was one of the best laws ever enacted
for the people, and which has made
thousands Of poor men independent as
kings. His first speech in congress was
on ''Man's Right to the Soil''
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

THE hearings before the coal strike
commission make very interesting
reading. It shows how a certain por-
ton of the population of the United
States is living and it also shows that
something is rotten in Denmark as you
DaSS bV,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

ADMIRAL DEWEY has taken with
him five battleships and fifteen cruis-
ers, so if he is ordered to drop in and
see the disturbed condition of affairs
around the port of Venezuela there
need be no danger of any stage fright
on the part of the American navy.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

THE fighting-for-coal stage has been
reached in the fuel famine in the east,
and in Boston the suffering people
have to fight for possession of little
coal to keep warm.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

THE oyster beds of Chesapeake bay
are frozen over, and oysters will be
high. There are a few cans of "coves''
left on the bargain counters.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18
Satterlee on Reformatory Methods.

Rev. George E. Satterlee of Crooks
ton was in St. Cloud this week and
while there he delivered a lecture in
the chapel of the reformatory. The
st. Cloud Times says that the former
Princeton pastor is gathering data for
a paper on reformatory methods.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

BRYAN has been picking flaws with
the presidents message. It is really
strange how some little fellows still
insist on monkeying with the buzz saw.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

A LONDON professor says that break
fast is mistake. There is no question
about it at some places.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

TO judge from reports some people
might get an idea that the whole world
revOlved around Wall street.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

Down in South America it is ques-
tion of how many revolutions to the
minute.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

DURING the past year over one mil
lion pounds of oleomargarine were sold
in Minnesota. Where is the duffer who
said Minnesota was the bread and but
ter State.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

A RECIPROCITY speech is neither
here nor there.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

Opening of the Rest and Reading Room.

Opening of the Rest and Reading Room.
The rest and reading room, located
in Mr.. Eaton's new building, will be
opened to the public next Saturday and
in the evening there will be a re-
ception held and a short program rem
dered at $50 o'clock, to which all are
cordially invited to be present. Dur
ing the evening the following program
will be given:
Piano Solo,. ....... Mrs. f, T.. hidden
Introductory Remarks. Prot H. E, White
Response for the Citizens of Princeton. 1900.
.:.::.:......... ....... Mayor Armitage
TS He1 Resi- sti Room Idea p 4 Ri n3adS
The Value of Public Library anu Reading
hoSm ............. ...:; .GcF. Wright
Piano Solo,. .......n.. Mrs. Guy Ewing
vocal SOLO. ................ .... Waite Ross
The committee, which has labored
hard to open this rest and reading
room, is deserving of much credit for
it's good work, and the room will be
greatly appreciated by those for whose
use it has been opened. It is to be
hoped that the families of farmers will
find it convenient waiting room at all
times, especially during the busy days
before Christmas. The room will not
be open Christmas day. Commencing
Monday evening, Dec. p, the room
will be kept open FROM to 10 P. M.
The reading room will not be opened
Christmas eve nor Christmas night.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

AUTOMOBILES are barred from the
National Park. There are enough
freaks there at the present time.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

WELL, Castro has an awful lot of
gall, anyway.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

Sweet cider, the real apple juice, at
LUDDEN'S STORE.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-12-18

ter State.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-06-05

Elder J. c. Buck, superintendent
OF the Uaion Sunday School at Oh
Ridge, Is having an elaborate pro.
gram printed for the Children's Day
exercises which will be held at Oil
Ridge on Sunday evening June the
18TH. The program Is long and
will no doubt be very interesting
The services wilt begin at 7 O'Clock
and continue until the whole pro.
gram is flushed.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-06-05
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications as they cannot
reach The diseased portion of the
ear. There Is only one way to cure
deafness and that Is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness Is caused
by an inhamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian tube.
When this tube gets ipfamed you
have iumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when 1t Is entirely
closed deafness 10 the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be tax
en- out and this tube restored to Its
normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out of
ten are caused by catarrh, which Is
nothing but an infamed condition
OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred DOL
lars reward for any case of deafness
(caused by catarrh) that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send
for circulars free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.