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The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-02
NstAsus to ORDERS,

6cotttsh highland retainers, when
made to do duty rs servants, are said
to show very stolid, matter of fact
kind of obedience. 4 Nr. Campbell, a
highland gentleman. visiting II country
house told Donald to bring everything
out Of the bedroom, meaning his per
sonal belongings. But five minutes lat
er he found all its movable articles
fender. fire irons and the like-picd
up in the lobby. so literal was the poor
mans sense of obedience to orders.
And of this he gave II still more eN
traordinary proof during his sotourn
in Edinburgh When the family moved
into hoese there Mrs. Campbell gave
him very particular instructions re
garding visitors, explaining they We're
to be SHOWN into the drawing room
and using the Scotticism. Garry any
ladies that call upstairs" The first
visitors were two women who came
at the same time. Donald seized one
in his arms, said to the other, ''Bide
We there till l come for ye," and in
spite of her struggles and remon-
strances ushered the terrified visitor
into Mrs. Campbells presence.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-02
Nannlenn,a Hei1hf.

How tall was Napoleon: BOurrienne.
who, according to a writer. had ample
opportunities for observation. says that
he was five feet two inches. Captain
Maitland, who measured him on the
BellerOphon. found his distinguished
passenger to he five feet seven inches.
Constant says that Napoleon was five
feet one and a half inches. Bunbury
insists that he was not less than five
feet six inches. Napoleon chose short
men invariably for difficult enterprises.
He was convinced that Caesar and
Alexander We're men of diminutive
stature. Speaking of the achievements
of his generals, Napoleon said that
Kleber had all the qualities and de-
fects of q tall man"
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-02
Read HI. Own Bau...

tells this in NJ. A. P: THE vicar Of
Swanscombe was very eccentric
man. remembsr-indeed, who could
ever forget it?-that he once read out
his own banns Of marriage with Lady
who had not only not consented to
marry him. but whom he had never
asked to do 80. He did this for two
Sundays. On the third her father
rose and formally objected to such a
ridiculous proceeding"
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E,x,..s.. unae-red ch,,are..

In every big town the childrcn oG
the slums habitually so to school inn
properly fed. Many of them are not
only improperly fed. but the food they
do get is far too little in quantity In
the hard winter season, wien the
building trades are idle. many again
&c to school either with no food at all
or having only stayed their hun"c'' II
the morning with a crust of dry bread.
In sharp, frosty weather il is con-
mon experience for teachers IN the
elementary schools of the poorer parts
of our great towns-I have oftcH seen
ito find children suddenly seized
with vomiting. This is not 50 much
caused by the fact that the stomach
is upset as that ii has revolted against
the effect OF the cold upon its empty
condition. And not only is this state
of things true of the poorer parts OF
the big towns. Ii is also true of many
OF the agricultural villages. Leg ii Wis
itor to village elementary school looN
closely at the children. They are in
many cases fahby and pale. They
need more nourishing food, \ break
fast of "teakettle BROTH" a bit of
bread and treacle and some abomina-
bly, poor tea-these form the three
meals daily y-Dr T. ]. Mcnamara, NJ.
p. in Nineteenth Century.
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A. English Sporting Event.

A notable sporting event came of at
York, England. in 1904. The wife of
Colonel Thornton, a well known sports
man, had backed herself to race
against Mr.. Flint for 500 guineas n
side. The crowd was estimated ut 1O0.-
600. For three miles Mrs. Thornton
led, but her horse had much the
shorter strake of the twO." and Mr..
Flint then forged ahead, and Mrs.
Thornton gave up in mercy to her
horse. She was much less tender to
Mr. Flint. A few days later the York
Herald contained letter from her, ac-
cusing him Of lack of gallantry in re-
fusing to allow gentleman to ride
round with her, so as to be handy for
the rescue If her saddle slipped round,
as 1t had done few days before; In
saying, keep that side, ma'am." "
gruffiy to her Mt the starting point, and
in beating her as badly as he could.
She deflantly challenged him again for
next year.-London Chronicle.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-02
R.ltamore. Ireland.

Baltimore, in Maryland. gets its name
from small and unostentatious fish
ing village in Ireland. The word Balti-
more signifies the Village that grew
up about the big house." and the der
ivation is plain when one sees the ivy
covered ruins Of the very remarkable
hig house that was once the stronghold
Of the O'Driscolis. 1t is situated upon
an imposing height, sentinel over the
numerous little dwellings that have
sprung up and increased in the vicinity
Of Its wrecked and deserted life. From
the village of Baltimore enormous
catches of mackerel are sent to Amer
1ca.-Exchange.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-02
Gibraltar,

Gibraltar. the strongest fortress in
the world. has the record for the
longest investment in modern times,
the English holding it against the ar
mics of France and Spain from July
16, 1I19. until Feb. 5. 1TS3. Military
experts say now that no one can carry
Gibraltar. and those who have seen
the English guns on the rocky hills
and the English battleships in the quiet
harbor will agree with the experts
The only way in which Gibraltar can
be taken is by starvation, and Eng
land has the fortress provisioned for
several years now.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-02
ki.ali.... Among BIRDS.

l have seen little chipping sparrow
make business Of feeding some half
dedged. robins. She watched for her
opportunity. and whenever both par
ent robins were away from the nest
she rushed in with her morsel. The
robins resented her ofiiciousness and
hustled her out of the tree whenever
they caught her there. have heard
OF wren that fed brood Of young
robins in similar way and Of a male
bluebird that fed some young birds
that were in a nest near its own.-John
Burroughs In Outing.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-02
Tal,ma ON Ralloons,

In an interesting old letter dated 1854
Talma, the French tragedian, discusses
the future of balloons. At that period
aeronauts were regarded as strange
folk, but few people could resist the
fascination of voyage through the
air, expensive and dangerous though II
was. Talma remarks in this letter that
I'VE are promised many advantages
through the means OF these balloonists
The most distant objects will be pre-
sented to the mind of the traveller al
most in glance. Where will 1t lead
us-tO the moon? They speak Of a
world in that planet. What vast fields
are opening before usv'
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workho-.e M,,eup..

Several of the great London work
houses have remarkable museums at.
tached to them. In a south London
union museum can be found a clergy.
mans letters Of ordination (the owner
died in the house, and a peculiar belt
made of human teeth and brought from
the west coast of Africa. But perhaps
the most significant Of all the things
shown is small pocket dice box. Upon
the box is neatly cut, This box and
other wagering cost me 10000 and
brought me to the workhouse. Lon
don Telegraph.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-02
A. s.vfsation to Dsa<.

''San Francisco IL only an hours
Journey from Baltimore, comparative
iy speaking" AaM resident of the
City of the Golden Gate. I'm the old
days 1t took Il month to cross the
plains, and you risked your hte to
round Cape Horn. Now you board n
comfortable Pullman in Baltimore ut
i o'clock in the afternoon and take din
ner ut q in Frisco--nlmost. And since
the days of rapid railroad transit have
begun the Pacific coast has not been
imagine who had not taken the trip.
Why, / remember when people read
with awe of thrilling journeys all the
way from the eastern coast towns to
Pittsburg and when man woulc
shudder his teeth loose with just think
ing of the terrible trip to Chicago
while to mention Salt Lake City or
Denver would bring up hideous visions
of starless nights on arid deserts and
wholesale massacres by red demons.
And, speaking of red demons. l think
the cigar store Indian has done much
to overcome eastern fear OF the noble
red man, standing in innocent bravery
all day long. with a wooden hatchet in
one hand and bunch Of cigars In the
other.
.But what was l talking about? Oh.
yes-Frisco being so close to Balti-
more. Come out some Sunday and
take dinner with mew - Baltimore
News,
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Are Perfume. Di.a.fecta.t.s

l asked a doctor in England II per.
fumes are really disinfectants. NO.
he said. How can they be?" asked
doctor in France the same question.
and he answered. Yes, madame. with
out doubt" and explained that the
basis Of every perfume is a strong es-
sential oil Of some kind and that thes"
essential oils are antiseptic and possess
most valuable disinfecting qualities.
Now, which Is right ?-LondOn Truth.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-02
Pecvl,aritie, .f 1r..,

Men who have worked a lifetime In
fashiOning cast iron under the lathe
are greatly surprised on learning that
the same material, when employed in
the heating pipes of blast furnace
stove, grows from six inches to foot
in length from constant use And the
furnace man Is equally unprepared to
hear that the core bars used for casting
pipes lose as much as three inches in
casting twenty or thirty pieces.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-02
BE Cheerful.

Tribulation is a habit Be brave and
utter cheerful word in place Of the
complaining one. Keeping silent in an
atmosphere of discord attracts to you
peace and serenity instead Of pain and
sorrow. AS a man thinketh in his
heart. so is he" No greater truth was
ever uttered. AS soon as a person stops
thinking trouble and goes to thinking
joy, then joy mill materialize-Detroit
Free Press.
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His Lack of Tact.

Barnes-Howes is a pretty good sort
q fehOw. Shedd-ies, but he hasn't
nt any tact. At the restaurant the
other day he asked me II was fond
- ssfs, and I was eating rabbit stew
ut the time! The idea of asking such
a Question at such a time as that
Boston Transcript
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-02
His Mistake.

She-They say that little learning
il dangerous thing. He-Yes. 1 guess
1t Is. l found it so once. stopped In
vestigating when l found out how
much property my first wife's father
was supposed TO own without going
ahead and making inquiries as to his
debts. But I'll never get taken in that
way again.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-02
A Quick Cure,

ais your father well now, Johnnie?'
'Oh. yes; pa got well all on a sud
dent like, yesterday"
Did he take"-
NO, he didn't take no physic. He
just heard my mothers mamma ask
ing If his life insurance policy was in
a safe place, and he was up In pair
OF minutes"
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-02
HI. E1pect.tion. wan,

Stern Parent-So you want to marry
my daughter. eh? Well. have you any
expectations: Young Man-Yes, l ex-
pect you will decline to give your con-
sent, and we shall elope. Stern Par
ent-Take her. my son. with my bless
ing; my daughter requires the firm rule
Of q character like yours.
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Lucky.

"Well, Pat. heard your brother was
sent to prison for life"
"Yis. but he's so delicate he'll never
live to complete the sintince." Chicago
Journal
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A Soft Anawer.

Actress (angrilyl-Did you write that
criticism which said my impersona.
ton Of '"rhe Abandoned Wife" was a
miserable failure? Critic-Ye-y-e-s.
You see, you looked so irresistibly
beautiful that It was impossible to fan
cy that any man could abandon you.
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Unusual,

She (reading)-She folded her arms
and looked the picture of scorn He
How unusual! She-Why, pray? He
scorn is always represented as point
Ing her finger at something or some
body.-Columbus Dispatch.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-02
UntineIy Sompole.ee,

He says he has 50 many business
troubles they keep him awake nights"
Yes. but they don't keep him wide
awake during business hours. and
that's his principal trouble. Philadel.
phia Press.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-02
Good Might.

What are you doing there, Jennie r
shouted her father.
"Im Just saying good night to
Georgev'
well. as it takes you 30 long I will
say 1t for you. Good night, George"
George went so quickly that he for
got to reply.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-02
WaIt1nG His Turn.

We'll. Jack said his chum after
Jack had proposed to the most popular
girl In the town, rs it all right?'
WELL" said Jack ruefully. II can
hope-that's all
What did she say?'
She said she'd file my proposal with
all the others and consider 1t when
she got down to it,
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-02
True EnOueh.

Now, then, children" said the teach
er. what is it we want most in this
world to make us perfectly happyT
De things we amt got" shouted the
bright boy in the back seat-Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-02
Emi.eatly Q.aliaea.

Practical Aunt-Do you think you
are qualified to become the wife Of a
poor man9 TIE Confident Girl-Oh,
yesa.s all settled. We are to live in
4 cottage. and know how to make
cottnge pudding. 1ready.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-02
rh. serSA.. Problem

-What bus been the greatest DIM
Guilty with which you have had to con-
@ Mrs. Kihder, in your struggle
WI. the servant girl probssm7"
"eventing the good ones getting
marr1B1'
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-02
a Truthful Girl.

He-Give me kiss? She decidedly,
Il won't. He-You shouldn't say II
WON'T to me. You should have said
Il prefer not" She-But that wouldn't
be true.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-02

There isn't anything very bad with
any one who has his best times a
home.-Atchison Globe.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-02

There is "a time to keep silence and
q time to speak" Never is this truer
than when we are In the presence Of
those who sOrrOW.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-02

Be wiser than other people II you
can, but do nOt tell them so.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-02

TheUesr penfde Of Barbados subaist
nsDldiy ON sugar cana, swest pota-
tn m 6ying hsh,
The Greeley tribune., 1904-11-02
wo.Id Be Quite U, to .D.,.,

Waiter-What style will you have
your eggs. madam? Mrs. Parvenu-
The latest style, Of course,-New Or
leans Times Democrat.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-09-08
Died of Blood POISONING.

Elva, the seven-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Henschell living
near town, died at the Northwestern
hospital last Friday from acute blood
poisoning. The child received a
bruise near its knee three days before
and nothing was thought of the injury
as there was no abrasion of the flesh.
The child became i'll and had a very
high temperature and fever but it was
thought that it was stomach derange.
ment and there were no serious results
feared. It became so much worse that
doctor was consulted and when the
nature of the illness of the child was
discovered it was brought immediately
to the hospital for an operation to re-
move the poisonous puss, but the
poison had accomplished it's fatal
work before any relief could be given
the child. The funeral was held at
the NJ. E. church in Princeton Satur,
day morning at ten O'Clock, Rev. W.
2. J. Gratz officiating, and the inter.
ment was at Oak Knoll. The child
was born April IA, 1897.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-09-08

Primary Ballot Out.

County Auditor Whitney has COM
pleted the primary election ballot.
AS was stated last week there are twen-
ty-one local candidates for various
county Offices, and there are also six
filings for representative and one for
district Judge. These of course are all
Republican filings. There are only
two Democratic filings for that ticket,
that of Martin Hughes of Hibbing
for member of congress and W. T..
Valentine for district Judge. In order
to comply with the law a special Dem
cratic ballot must be made up, pub
lished and printed. The ballots ap-
year in the U this week.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-09-08
ROBBED THE SAFE.
John Nilsson Charged With Robbing
Sjoblom Bros Safe of the
Sum of SIPS.
Brought Back From North Dakota
and Bound Over to Grand Jury
Under $500 Bonds.

John Nilsson who also went by the
name f.John Sandberg, was brought
back from North Dakota by Sheriff
Claggett last week under a warrant
sworn out by John Sjoblom of Sjo-
blom Bros saloon who charged
Nilsson with having stolen 1925 from
the safe in the saloon on June Goth
last. Nilsson is a friend of the Sjo-
blooms and they knew each other in
the old country, and when he came to
princeton he assisted the Sjobloms at
their saloon for some time. On the
day the money was stolen John Sjo-
blom went to Spencer Brook, leaving
Andrew in charge of the saloon.
Nilsson was at the saloon at the time,
and Andrew went out for few minutes
and while he was gone. Magnus Sjo-
blom entered the saloon and found
Nilsson at the safe with a large roll of
bills in his hand. Nilsson had just
shut the safe door when Magnus en-
tered, but thinking that Nilsson was
authorized to go to the safe he thought
nothing about the matter at the time.
The theft occurred about nine in the
morning, and after taking the money
Nilsson left town on the morning train.
When John Sjoblom returned he dis
covered that the money was missing
and communicated the fact to his
brothers. Magnus informed the boys
OF what he had seen Nilsson doing and
an effort was made to get Nilsson to
make good the amount of the theft.
Because of old acquaintanceship they
disliked to prosecute him. He went to
North Dakota, and never did any,
thing to make any restoration and
the Sjobloms fnally:concluded to send
an officer after him. He was given a
hearing before Justice Chadbourne
Monday and after hearing the evidence
Nilsson was bound over to the grand
jury under $500 bonds. Failing to
get bonds he was taken to the Henne-
piRscounty Jail where he. will remain
until the grand jury meets.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-09-08
luding unorganized towns.
Marks September Sale.


The September sale and fair of the
E. Mark Live Stock Co. held st Sat
urday, was well attended There were
a large number Of outside buyers pres
ent who found an excellent opportun-
ity to make some good selections of
horses. 4
Frank Smith Of North Branch and
J. II. Miller of Big Lake did the sell
ling, and they sold lot of horses be-
fore the sale closed.
Among the buyers present were
William Merz of Monticello, who
bought twelve head of horses. Chris
and Andrew Thoen of Benton county
bought ten head. Nat Orion was down
from Mora and bought several head,
Dan Olson and several others were
over from Cambridge and were among
the list of buyers. Grow & Son OF
Book, Henry Nelson, Abed Erickson
of Spring Lake and o. Bergland and
H. Soldin of Spring Vale, as we'll as
DR.. Stacy of Big Lake, were at the
sale.
Mark received big consignment OF
good western horses last week from
Montana and he is disposing of them
very rapidly. Chas. Howard and
Frank Goulding started for Isanti and
other points with twenty mine head
this week.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-09-08
THE FIGURES FOR IT.
AS EqualiZed lille Laos County's Val.
uation Passes the Two
Million Mark.
Real Property Over Million and Hall
and Personal Property is Over
Half Million.

County Auditor Whitney last week
completed his abstract Of the real and
personal property taxes of Mile Laos
county as equalized by the county
board Of equalization. The statement
shows the real valuation of the county
to be 81. 1851, 773' and the personal prop
erty valuation is placed at $449, $40,
or a total of s2,007l, 90. There is an
increase in the personal property val
uation as returned by the assessors
of $3l, 551 and in real estate of s133,-
4O3.
The town Of Borgholm represented
a personal valuation as returned by
the assessor Of $l7,2l5 and as equal
lied it stands at $23,1S8. The real
valuation as returned by the assessor
stood at $34, 867, as equalized it stands
at $ll2,S24 Many of the towns re-
ceived quite a raise.
The real and personal valuation of
the county in 1901 stood at 81, 315, $50
and in 1902 at S1,975,574 The real
valuation of the county two years ago
was Sl,7l0,S27. Two years ago the
personal property valuation of the
county was s246, 722.
The following table shows the real
and personal property valuation of
the county this year:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-09-08
THE FAIR IS OPEN.
Mile Laos County Fair Opens TO-DAY
With Several Good Drawing
Features,
Band of Indians ON Hand and Will
Give War Dances Every Day
of the Fair.

The Mile Laos county fair opens
to-day and will continue the remainder
OF the week. Secretary Newbert and
the superintendent of exhibits have
been busy receiving exhibits and get
ting everything in readiness for the
fair. The various exhibits and dis
plays are going to be very good, and
if the weather should be reasonably
decent there will undoubtedly be a
good attendance
The list of attractions will be inter-
esting, but the biggest attraction of
all will be the band of Chippewa In
dians under Chief Wadena. They left
Mile Laos lake Tuesday and Fred
Warner escorted them down. The In
dians are encamped at the fair grounds
and will give daily parades, exhibit
tions and war dances. This will be
the last time that the people of Prince
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-09-08
ARM IS LACERATED.
A Son of Nels Robideau Has Arm
Badly Lacerated by Charge From
Shotgun.
Rathbone Sisters ReorganiZe and a
New Corps of Officers are
Duly Elected.

Last Sunday while out hunting the
year-old son OF Nels Robideau
of Greenbush was shot in the feshv
part of the arm by the discharge OF
ma shot gun which he was dragging
by the barrel at the time The boy
was fortunate that he escaped with as
slight an injury as he. did, and yet
his arm was badly mangled by the
shot, which struck part Of the hand
and missed the forearm and went into
the muscles and chords Of the feshy
part of the arm. tearing away the flesh
and the muscles in an ugly manner.
The boy was brought to town and Dr.:
Armitage attended to his injuries. He
is at Peter Robideau's at present
where his wounds can be treated by
the doctor.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-09-08
TOOK HIS OWN LIFE.

Farmer Near Triumph Broods Over Pay
ment on Land Near Princeton and He
Shoots Himself.
Monday morning August Riginha-
gen found his son-in-law, John Gustaf
Anderson, hanging from the limb of a
tree in a grove on vacant farm near
his place, two miles northeast of
Triumph, where he had committed
suicide while on his way home from
town Saturday night. The jury en-
paneled by the county coroner re-
turned verdict that Anderson came
to his death by strangulation at his
own hands.
The only motive for the rash act
was the brooding over payments
which he would have to meet soon on
land he owned near Princeton, MINI.
He was an Industrious man of thirty
two and was married last June and
left besides his wife an uncle near
Chicago and his mother in Sweden.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-09-08
Lots of Hunters, Few Birds.

A lot of hunting parties, too numer-
Gus to mention, have been ransacking
the woods and fields for the past week
looking for the chicken which is re-
ported very scarce. A few have been
brought in but they have proved very
expensive birds, but the hunter doesn't
care for expense. It is the pleasure
and the excitement of the sport that he
is looking for. Pot hunters and
poachers have been at their work so
long that at the opening of the season
the game is generally very scarce.
A party of hunters from Minneapolis
drove up last Saturday and spent the
day in the fields tributary to Prince
ton and they went home disguised.
They didn't find a bird between the
twin cities and Princeton and shot
very few around here. Some of the
members of the party said that they
could go out ten miles from Minneap-
oils and find more birds than they
could around Princeton.