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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17
DISTRICT NO. SO.

Another dance at the hall May 26.
Julius Egge was headed west Friday
night.
Geo. Stone was calling on his old
friends Sunday.
G. L. Campbell went to Elk River
on business Friday.
Jerry Haley and b. W. c. were in
Greenbush Saturday.
Farmers are busy nowadays getting
ready for planting corn.
Grandma Haley is visiting in
Princeton for few days.
Miss Carry Egge went to Wyanett
Saturday to visit relatives. 4"
We understand that work will CON-
mence on the ditch again very soon.
We understand that Sam Lambert
will return to Baldwin in the near
future.
Olson & Co. are doing wonders in
the way of grubbing on their farm
this season. 49,.
Richard Grant, who is working on
the Looney farm, passed through here
Sunday on his way home.
A. B. Damon went to Elk River
Monday to attend court. He had a
case on the calendar there.
1t seems that the thing laid last
winter in the cross ditch was a failure
and that it will have to be taken up,
We are little late but we congratu-
late Mr.. and Mrs. 81. B. Fisk on the
arrival of little daughter at their
house.
Mrs. Post of Minneapolis, sister of
VIM. Best, who has been visiting him
for the past week. left Monday for her
home. ,..-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17

vite all tillers of the soil to be pres
ent. They say it will be one of the
jolly, old-style picnics where every
one can have a fine time.
On May II the Baldwin school
children with their teacher, picnicked
at the park. There were about twenty
present and they had the time of their
lives.
Many visited Mr.. and Mrs. Grant
during the week, including George
Stone, Mr.. and Mrs. Cotton and
family, Ben Jensen and Carl Briggs
and ladies, Zimmerman; several boys
from Livonia, Milford Jensen and
three other boys from Baldwin.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17
MARK, THE AUCTIONEER,

Is Prepared to Hold Auctions at Farmers
Private Residences.
Persons about to sell their house
hold furniture, live stock, farm ma
chinery, etc., who are DESTROYS of dis
posing of the same at their homes,
should call on me. For very rea-
sonable commission I will conduct
their auctions upon their own prem.
Uses.
Emmett Mark, Auctioneer,
Princeton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17
SPENCER BROOK.

School in the Chapman district
closed last week.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert Clough died on Thursday last.
The late showers have helped the
growing grass and grain wonderfully.
Joseph Swanbro's family moved
into the Swedish parsonage Monday.
The mother and sister of Harry
Teesdale, the miller, are up from
Minneapolis on a visit.
This being house-cleaning time,
everybody is staying at home except
ing Of course the men folks.
Harvey Martin returned from Tay-
lors Falls Monday, where he has been
on a visit to relatives the past week
Mrs. Fannie Clough came up from
Minneapolis to visit Gilbert Clough
and wife during the sickness of their
child.
Fishing along the brook has been
fine the past week and a good many
larders have been furnished with pike
and pickerel.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17
Too Brutal.

IN discussion of the brutality of
football Morris Wood, the skating
champion, said the other day:
lone OF my friends told me that
last fall, as he was walking down a
certain street, he saw a crowd col
lected, and, in the center, two lads
fighting like mad.
The older lad, as my friend APP
preached, downed the younger one,
and then began to kick him.
10 this treatment the younger lad
objected Justify.
Here, Jack, he shouted, squirm-
ing under the kicks, mind what yer
about. This is only fight. It amt
football. p-Los Angeles Times.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17
SANDY LAKE,

A ball game will be played at Gen.
trail park on Sunday and you are in
vited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant will put forth
their utmost endeavor to insure a
pleasant time to all who visit their
grounds at Central park this summer.
A farmers picnic will be held at
Central park, Sandy lake, on Satur-
day next and Mr.. and Mrs. Grant in
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17
Sore NiDDles.

A cure may be effected by applying
Chamberlain Salve as soon. as the
child is done nursing. Wipe it off
with soft cloth before allowing the
child to nurse. Many trained nurses
use this salve with the best results.
Price Is cents per box. Sold by
Princeton Drug Co.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17

DR.. Conrad Adler of Berlin, Ger
many, spent many years in the lead
ing hospitals of Europe, studying ap-
pendicitis and stomach diseases. The
prescription with which he cured
thousands of these cases is now put up
in bottles under the name of ':Dr.
Adler's Treatment, and sent to this
country direct from Berlin. It is not
a patent medicine but DR.. Adler's
own prescription as used by himself
for all his patients. It is the only
known cure for appendicitis and
chronic stomach diseases, and we are
glad of our good fortune in getting
this remedy for the people of this
vicinity. Large dollar bottles at
Home Drug Store.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17
startled exclamation. Her eyes fixed

startled exclamation. Her eyes fixed
on him with a mysterious intentness
and horror. A fly had settled in the
center of his glass eye and remained
there-he, of course, unconscious Of
it's presence The sight of that eye
looking at her with fly on it and the
owner making no attempt to brush it
off, was too much for his companion.
It overpowered her, and she shudders
when she recalls the circumstance.
Answers. .ass3 z. = - =, g,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17
propriated to the benefit of the school
of which Miss Bell Orion is teacher.

It was announced last Sunday even
ing that there will be no services in
school house 6 for four weeks.
lightning struck VIM. Kennedy's
barn on Monday night, killing a
three-year-old colt and a calf, and
burned the barn to the ground. Over
fifteen tons of hay and some farming
tools were in the barn. This will be
a great loss to Mr.. Kennedy as the
barn was only insured for $500.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17

but only for moment. Pulling him
self together, he replied. 81 cannot
answer for Sir Wilfred Lawson's
liquor bill, but I. do know that last
year my own was deuced sight too
g!p-Kansas City Journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17
For Sale.

For Sale, twenty head of light and
heavy horses for cash or on time to
suit purchasers. Will also trade for
cattle. Woodman & Highlander,
One Mile South of Princeton on
Spencer Brook Road. l4-tf.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17
BALDWIN,,

Julian Ames has been quite sick
with the measles.
Henry Murphy has taken contract
to fix the road east of the cemetery.
Sid Cravens and crew are busy
trying to finish the Baldwin ditch.
Miss Bevier closed successful term
of school in district 10 on Friday.
A farmers picnic will be held at
Sandy lake on Saturday. Every body
invited.
Mrs. Hans Olson of Minneapolis is
visiting her parents MIR. and Mrs.
John Olson.
There will be dance in Ed Judkins
new barn Friday night for the benefit
of the ball team.
A man from Minneapolis has
bought the Eckhardt farm and expects
to move his family here soon.
The members Of the town board
went to Elk River on Monday on a
lawsuit with A. B. Damon. Damon
won the case.
Sorry that SO many members of the
Soap club were detained at home, as
they missed fine dinner and lots of
fun. Mrs. Angstman was the lucky
premium winner.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17
Small Farm For Sale.

Forty acres half-nile southeast of
Princeton, fronting the new county
road to Spencer Brook, 20 acres Gull
tivated, balance timber and pasture.
Will sell this farm for $1,000 on easy
terms. Inquire of Robt. 81. King,
Princeton or write J. W.. Johnson,
$50 North 18th St., La Crosse, Wis. ct
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17

Wanted: Reliable men to represent
US either locally or travelling. Our
best agents earn S36 and up weekly
selling our high grade stock. Now>is
the time to start; free outfit; complete
instructions. Western New York
Nursery Co., Rochester, N. Y.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17

Have you pains in the back, inAam.
nation Of any kind, rheumatism,
fainting spells: indigestion or con.
stipation, HOLSTERS Rocky Noun.
tain Tea makes you we'll, keeps you
we'll. IS cents. G.. A. Jack,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17
BUSIN ESS LOCALS,

Anyone wishing to purchase an
authentic history of the San Francisco
earthquake disaster, fully illustrated,
apply to H. M. Watson,
23-2t Route 4. Princeton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-05-17
For Sale.

Two brick buildings. one located on
the northwest corner of lot seven (7),
block three (3), Damon's addition to
Princeton, the other being the second
building on the north of where the
Commercial hotel formerly stood.
Also blacksmith shop and two lots,
one lot on the east side Of I. c..
Patterson's residence. Apply to Mrs.
Martha Douglas, Princeton.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15

One of the features Of the city Of Ca.
racas. Venezuela, that most strongly
impresses a foreigner is the rapidity
with which a crowd gathers In the
streets. This is best exemplified when
some Of the many wandering must
clans, in whom Caracas abounds. pre-
pare to give an i%mpromptu open air
concert. Their first notes no one
echo through the neighbOrhood than
there gathers to listen a vast throng
that almost blocks up the tboroughfare.
The cobblers and all the other tenants
Of the entries, having no doors to open
or stairs to descend. are on the spot al
most instanter. They eagerly drink in
the music, but at the same time bear n
wary eye upon the hats Of the must
clans, and no sooner do they observe
the slightest indication that one is
about to be taken off for the purpose OF
taking up a collection by passing 1t
around among the crowd than they dis
appear even more quickly than they
came.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15
A MUSICAL LEGEND.
The Chinese story of the Eight Prim-
tive Hidden sounds.

Ihhoueh uu
The Chinese have some extraordinary
superstitions relating to music. Ac-
cordiDg to their queer notions, the Gre
ator of the universe hid eight sounds In
the earth for the express purpose of
compelling man to find them out. On
the same principle, it is presumed. Ju-
piter, according to Virgil, hides fire in
flint and honey In trees In order to
whet the ardor of mans industry to
persevere In his efforts to rediscover
the hidden treasures.
According to the Celestial idea, the
eight primitive sounds are hidden In
stones, silks, woods of various kinds,
the bamboo plant. pumpkins, In the
skins Of animals, In certain earths and
In the air itself. ANY II who has ever
had the pleasure CD of seeing and lis
tening to a Chinese orchestra will re-
member that their musical instruments
were made of all these materials
cept the last and that the combined ef-
forts Of the other seven seemed better
calculated to drive the ethereal sound
away than to coax 1t from the air.
which is really the object Of all Chi
nese musical efforts. When the bands
play, the naive credulity Of the people,
both old and young, hears in the thuds
of the gongs and the whistling of the
pipes the tones of the eternal sounds
Of nature that were originally deposit
ed In the various animate and mani
mate objects by the all wise Father
Exchange.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15
What ssHamir" Meant.

Though the Scottish guard of France
had long lost Its natural character, ii
jealousy retained until the crash Of
1850 all its curious old privileges,
which, though they led to constant
wrangles with other regiments, had
been duly allowed by Louis XIV. He
was actually obliged to intervene at
his own wedding to compose a dispute
as to the precedence of the Scots
guards and the Cent gentilshommes.
Proud as a S~cotchman' was an old
proverb in France, and their successors
In the body guard did their best to JUS
tlfy Ii. But the most curious survival,
long after n word of Scotch had been
heard In the corps. was the practice Of
answering "hamir" "a corruption for II
am herc') when the roll was called.
which was religiously maintained, at
all events, down to the revolution
Macmillan's Magazine.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15

tificate number 986 on land sold for
taxes in Lily village which proved to
be church property and therefore
exempt from taxation On motion
same was refunded.
George G. Dunton presented tax Ger.
~titicate number 9S7 on land sold for
taxes in Lily village which proved o
be church property and therefore
exempt from taxation. On motion
same was refunded.
Board proceeded TO draw thirty-eight
Jurors to complete the number hat the
law requires to be placed in the clerks
box 10 be drawn at the July term of
court.
ID. b Compton presented tax c%ertiti-
cate number 755 and asked that it be
refunded. On motion the same was
refunded.
There being no further business
before the board, on motion the Hon
orable Board of county commissioners
of Day county, South Dakota,
adjourned to meet on the Bird day of
April, 1906
Manson Rexford,
-l..-.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15

In travelling in Venezuela it Is not
enough to ask how far distant a place
Is, but also how far up or down-in other
words. what its altitude is. and, no less
important, what hills and valleys have
to be crossed. Thus il Is not only
necessary TO know that Caracas is six
miles distant in a straight line from La
Guayra, It's seaport, but that it lies at
an elevation of nearly half a mile above
sea level and that to reach 1t one has
to cross a mountain wall rising far
above the clouds. This, to the experience
ed traveller, means that he must pre-
pare for an entirely different climate
George NJ. l.. Brown In st. Nicholas.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15
Tact and Policy.

A high fence should be built between
the words tact and policy for the bene-
fit of those who cannot see the border
ing line.
"Oh. | have no tact.' they say with a
satisfied air. 'Tact and policy are
things | know nothing about"
And yet the two qualities are as dis
tinct as north and south. Tact
from the heart. and policy from the
head. Policy is inspired by selfish inter
ests and is a treacherous quality that
one might well boast the lack of. Tact
springs within from an unwillingness
to hurt feelings, and II Is the mark Of
innate kindness that has no personal
motive. Tact is no enemy to truth. 1t
offers truth on a salver instead Of
throwing 1t in the face. that's all.-Phil-
adelphia Press.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15

New York druggists are frequent Dor
rowers. Only the most complete phar-
macles are constantly supplied with ali
the drugs required in compromising
medicines. When a druggist is asked to
I'LL a short potice prescription calling
for some drug that he does not happen
to have on hand, he does not take time
to telephone to a wholesale house for
the missing ingredient, but sends
around TO the nearest drug store and
tries to borrow It. 1t Is a peculiar fea-
dom buy anything Outright from each
other. They merely borrow. then. after
having replenlshed their stock from the
wholesale houses they pay back the
loan.-New York Post.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15
TIE TOY
His Task Is tn Catch the
Fancy OF the Public.

The small inventor is IN important
factor IN the mechanical toy business,
and he earns all of the living he gets
in thinking up devices. He is most con
cerned with the smail mechanical toys,
and, in addition to the prime requisite
of putting forth something novel, he
must get something which costs as lit
tie as possible and which catches the
fancy of the multitude. This last point
is one which is most difficult to cover,
No student of the subject has ever yet
been able to discover or deduce the
cycle in which the public taste moves.
and il Is still hit or miss as To whether
a figure which walks on its hands, AL
airship with wings or an acrobat who
works by gravity will be the best sell
er. Then, when the invention has been
achieved, the inventor has still the
problem of finding the maker who will
buy ii and pay a fair price. The in
ventor and maker are in much the
same position as the writer and pub
tsher; both go through the same e
tai turmoil as to the timeliness of the
output and both take the. same risks.
The inventor who has been in the
business long learns at last the best
places at which to offer his wares and
has more or less of an idea of what
they ought to bring him, and once he
has acquired tins knowledge his entire
energy is devoted to keeping up with
the demand for II Something
absolutely different from anything else
previously offered is in general better
thai an Improvement of an old idea,
and that is why in mechanical toys the
same device is seldom seen two seasons
In Observation-Disclosures Record.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15
Manson Rexford,
Comfy Auditor
lfncOIn's Orderly Mind.

Lin Oln's mind was orderly. though
his methods were not. He neglected
details because his thought. which was
las direct as fight" passed instantly
to the vital spot, and all else seemed
u"nimportant. IF ! can free this case
from te~chnicalities and get il properly
swung to the jury I'll win it," he used
to say; and this was his mental atti-
tude toward all legal questions. He
had NJ training in technicalities as long
as the firm of Stuart x Lincoln lasted,
and 1t is doubtful if any teaching would
have qualified him for attorney work
or made him a master of detail. Yet
as an Office lawyer, such as rules the
destinles OF our modern corporate in
~terests, he probably would have been
Invaluable. His mind comprehended
large subjects without the slightest eff
fort. Once concentrated on an issue
he passed directly to the point. disre-
garded the thousand and one contin.
gencies, all the academic pros and
cons and reduced the problem to its
simplest possible form. - Frederick
Trevor Hill in Century.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15

The sea otter combines the habits of
a seal with the intelligence and anus
ing character Of the otter. When met
In herds far out at sea-. which is but
seldom now. they are commonly seen
swimming on their backs. They even
eat their food lying In this position on
the water, and nurse their young ones
on their chests between their paws, ex-
actly as a south sea island mother
swims with her baby in the water.
When swimming In this attitude they
even shade their eyes with their paws
when the sun dazzles them.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15
The Would Be.

A stout man, fat and forty.
Was trying hard to skate.
To show that he was spoTxr
And strictly up to date.
And as he cut an angle. ~
Although he tried his best. ;
His feet got In a tangle, :
And you a guess the rest
"A fellow who was yerging
Toward life's calm, shady side
Without a bit of urging
Got on a horse to ride.
He hadn't tried a canter
For years. nor yet a pace.
30 quicker than instanter
The doctor got his case.
A fellow old and frisky,
Who boasted he knew how
And didn't think II risky
To milk a brindle cow.
Sat down beside the creatures
Good left hind leg. and-say.
They gathered up his features
About a block away!
IT'S much the same old story
For those who try to shine
And gather I'm good glory
From things not In their line.
They start out brave and willing.
Almost In childish glee.
And then they meet a killing
Worth going miles TO see.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15
Poison In War.

The use Of poison In war was once
considered not only permissible. but
commendable, and was defended by
no less an authority than Wolff.
There are reported instances Of wells.
springs, ponds and streams being pol
soned as a military measure. Even In
our time instances are lei Of the
intentional denlement Of drinking wa
ter supplies by throwing the bodies Of
animals into the stream or pond.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15
Douhly Dear.

Where Tho flowers nod and sigh
Underneath a southern sky,
Where the breezes wander by
To that region / would fly.
But that's what my dollars do.
] would like to wander round
BY some sunny southern sound
Where ripe fruit lies on the ground
And the roses sweet abound
And the sky is always blue.
But I'm doomed to grind away
For the coin with which TO pay
Fol- that southern season gay.
Cause my wife writes every day
That she must have something new.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15
Humor Gna Philosophy
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
By DUNCAN NJ. SMITH


II is only an evaporation to know
that a thing might have been worse.
Those people who know nothing
usually tell it very giibly.
The idea of what constitutes truth is
as elastic as "A rubber band,
There may be some consolation In
knowing that a man can take the gold
In his teeth with him when he dies. AT
least part of the way.
Common everyday clouds have a sill.
yer lining. Doubtless our ~billionaires
order theirs with a radium finish.
Some habits that are hard TO break
nave no trouble In breaking their own
er.
Imitation with some people is carried
to such an extent that it Is plagiarism.
Rambling noises from the east in
dictate that China is about TO change her
Joss stick for the big stick.
A %sprinkllng cart makes an ideal wa
ter wagon, for the passengers don't
care how soon the contents leak out.
Stealing a kiss is grand larceny.
That is why 1t Is SO often followed by
q life sentence.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15
A Lament

Addressing a political gathering the
other day, a speaker gave his hearers
q touch of the pathetic. II MISS" he
said. brushing away a not unmanly
tear-"I miss many of the old faces l
used to shake hands with London
Globe.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15
Very pinerent Trials.

Tess-Aren't you going to choir re-
hearsal tonignt2 Jess-No. Tess
You'd better. We're going to give that
new hymn a trial. Jess-Can't. I am
going to give a new him a trial my
self.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15
A Close Shave For Her.

al came near discharging that cook
this morning"
"Say, but you are brave!'
"Well, she will have to quit using
my razor al the hour when I shave II
she wants TO stay"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15

"Yes," remarked the professor, 81
rather pride myself on the discovery OF
another hypothesis"
Indeed" replied Mrs. Cumrox, a lit
tie doubtfully. Il had an idea they
were quite ~extlnct."-Washlngton Star.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15
In His Line.

1.-THE fellow is a fine musician"
"Yes, he has a great touch"
THAT'S right. He borrowed a dollar
from me too"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15
Fit Doesn't Court.

slave you a good dressmaker?'
"Oh, a lovely one. She doesn't send
her bill for months and months"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-15

Harrah, or huzzah. II the oldest and
most common exclamation n AL Ian
guages.