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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
GOethe's Last Moments.

The story of the deathbed Of Goethe
reveals striking picture Of fortitude,
artistic calm and intellectual activity
under the chilling dews of death. The
information is gathered from a letter
written on March %, 1882, the day aft
er Goethe's death, by Fraulein Louise
Seidler, an art student and close
friend of the poets family. On the
evening before his dissolution, with an
icy GOODNESS taking possession of him
and the death rattle beginning to be
audible, Goethe, with his charming
daughter-in-law by his side, would talk
of nothing but his pet theory of color,
of the treaty of Basic, Of his desire
that the children should go to the thea
ter, Of his plans for the near future
AS sleep did not come with the night,
he called for newly published volume
of history, and covered his inability
to read it with a joke. Even at Z
o'clock the next morning, just three
and a half hours before he died, he
sent for a portfolio to talk optics and
was setting himself to classify some
papers when the last agony seized him.
He then lay motionless, notwithstand-
ing it's violence, till respiration ceased
and the heart stood still.-London
Globe.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
A Real Celebrity.

The local pride of the natives Of Cape
Elizabeth, Me-, is so intense that it
takes the attitude of pity for all who
have the misfortune to dwell else
where This, says a writer in the Lew
iston Journal, is known to regular
summer visitors, and by most of them
is respected. One rainy day a new
conner, who had joined the gathering
in the store, composed of fishermen and
summer visitors, ventured to enumer-
ate some Of the distinguished men who
had come from Maine.
There's Longfellow," he said, land
Hannibal Hamlin, and James G.
Blaine, William Pitt Fessenden,
Thomas B. Reed and''-
Here an old fisherman looked up
from his work of splicing grass blades,
and broke in. ''Smart? Those fellows
smart?" he questioned. you just
come down an see Josh Pillsbury skin
fish!''
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
To Insure Privacy Of Mail.

All private and confidential CORE
spondence, according to a postoffice in
spector, should either be sealed with
wax-or else addressed and stamped on
the back instead of the front. Sealing
with wax is an excellent insurance of
privacy, but it is a difficult and awk-
ward operation, and wax and a match,
candle and seal are not always at
hand. The other method is much the
better. After fastening down the flap
Of the envelope firmly, aftix the stamp
across the flaps junction and write the
address across it as WELL Then it is
absolutely impossible to steam open
the letter and close it again in such a
way as to escape detection.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
The Prim Dutch Girl.

The etiquette Of Holland is exceeding
~ strict in all classes. The young girl is
most carefully chaperoned, and she
never goes anywhere, even to church,
unless accompanied by her parents,
some male relative or other equally
trusted attendant At a dance the
parents sit round the walls slipping
their coffee or wine, and the young
men must make the best of their
chances in the opportunities afforded
by the dance, for when it pleases the
guardians to depart there is no help
for it, the girls must go too. An IN
married girl always takes the right
arm of her escort, while the matron
takes the left, perhaps because it is
nearer the heart.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
An EXAMPLE.

One Of the most intimate friends Of
M. Dumas fills was a retired naval Of
ficer who lived in a distant corner of
Normandy. AS soon as the author Of
"Camille'' died the officer went over
all the letters which he had received
from Dumas and destroyed every one
which referred to any private affairs Of
the author. Where letters also con-
tanned literary and philosophical dis
cussions he carefully blotted out the
personal parts in order that nothing
of personal nature might ever reach
a publisher. This is an example not
often followed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
LOST AND FOUND.
In England 10 Per Cent Is the Rec
ognized Reward.

ognized Reward.
IF you lost watch worth 500 what
reward would you give the finder for
it's return?"
"Oh, ten or twelve dollars
Ten per cent, eh? Well, that is
about right said the detective. 1T
is more, though, than the average per-
son would give. Here in America in
lost and found cases there is no rec
ognized percentage Of reward, but in
England there is such a percentage,
namely, half crown to a pound; that
is to say, about 10 per cent. Ten per
cent is what the finder must be paid
In England provided he takes his find
to police station or to Scotland Yard.
He always does so, as otherwise the
owner is apt to give him less than the
legal 10 per cent. 1 lost in a London
cab kit bag worth $50. The kit bag
was returned by the cabby to Scotland
Yard and I left there for him gladly a
reward Of 50. If the bag had been
worth $4,000 I'd have been charter Of
handing out 5000, but that is what I'd
have to do before the Scotland Yard
folks would have given me my prop
erty. When you lose anything be pre-
pared to give at least 10 per cent to
the finder. Ten per cent is the recog-
nized reward in lost and found cases
abroad, and it should be the recognized
reward here To my mind it is little
enough, and they who give less are to
my mind dishonest" -Philadelphia Bull
letin.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
Most Famous Saying.

what is the most famous saying
ever made by man?' an editor asked.
Some thought that Caesar, some
thought that Socrates, some that Lin
coin, some that Nelson, had said the
most memorable thing; but finally the
palm was awarded to Euclid, the
mathematician.
Euclid went to Alexandria to teach
Ptolemy Softer, the king of Egypt,
mathematics. Ptolemy plodded at his
problems a week or two, and then
asked Euclid impatiently if there was
not some special, shorter way by which
he could be taught.
"Sire," Euclid answered, "there is no
royal road to learning"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
Big Benefits at London Theaters.

Betterton. in 100, when his salary
was "a a week, had a benefit and re-
ceived ETC as his share Of the receipts
and 1850 in the shape Of donations.
The biggest benefit performances Of
modern times have taken place at
Drury Lane. That for Ben Webster,
held in March, 1874, realized E2,OOO;
the profit on the Blackstone celebra-
ton, in June, 1876, was $1,000; for the
Nellie Farren benefit performance, in
March, 1898, there was obtained
1920, though half Of this amount was
secured from private donations, which
flowed in when it was known that the
Messrs. Rothschild had volunteered
to invest what sum was realized, give
the popular coincidence an annuity
and, on her death, grant the theatrical
charities half Of the capitalization
Chronicle.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
The Creole.

A pure creole is a person born in
Louisiana Of French or Spanish par
ents. 1t is mistaken idea to suppose
that creole has negro blood in his
veins. a creole negro is one whose
forefathers were owned by the early
French and Spanish settlers and who
spoke a corruption Of those languages
known as "gumbo.' Their descend
ants are the creole negroes and should
never be cOnficted with creoles in the
true sense of the term.-New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
Avoiding the Doctor.

DR.. Sanderson, an old Scotch ply
stefan, was a queer character, but a
clever doctor.
So roughly did he handle his patients
that the ignorant were chiefly anxious
to escape him. The story goes that as
be was passing along the street one
day sweep rolled from the top to the
bottom of staircase outside one Of
the houses.
'Are you hurt?" called the doctor,
running forward.
mot a bit, doctor-not bit," replied
the man in haste. Indeed, I feel a.
The better.'
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04

Here is an excellent catch: Ingenu-
ously ask any friend or acquaintance
the meaning Of a. m. and p. m. You
will receive some such answer as,
why, morning and afternoon" or "Be-
fore dinner and after dinner,'' or Cup
to ~ o'clock high noon and after -
high noon," or "From midnight to noon
and from noon to midnight" or "Ante
meridian and post meridian; before and
after noon It is conservative wager
that every one to whom the question is
put will stake his happiness on the
word meridian, while the correct word
is meridiem. Ante meridiem and post
meridiem are abbreviated to a. m. and
p. m.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
AHkindS of Custom Work

in all that interval of nearly half a
century Diedrich Mailer never heard
word of Carl. A few days ago,
Rev. Koerner, who had been in
Minneapolis for some time, saked
Diedrich if he were any relation to a
man by the name Of Carl F. Mailer,
that the minister knew in Mime
apolis. Inquiries Immediately made
resulted in the discovery that the two
men are the long separated brothers,
and Mr.. Mailer went to Minneapolis
and had a long and enjoyable visit
with his newly recovered relative.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
Paying Him Back.

"Will you please pull the bell?' said
an elderly woman in a car to a young
college looking fellow hanging to a
strap in front Of her.
mo, madam, but 1 shall be glad to
pull the cord which rings the bell" he
answered.
"Oh, never mind" she said. 'The
cord is connected with two bells-front
and back-and you might stop the
wrong end of the carr
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
MenaEerie at Home.

Jones declined to visit the zoo with
his friend, says London Health. II
don't have to go to the zoo," he said,
because my eldest daughter does the
kangaroo walk, my second daughter
talks like parrot, my son laughs like
a hyena, my cook is as cross as bear
and my mother-in-law says I'm an old
gorilla"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
Why, indeed?

At an examination of Sunday school
children the following was one of the
questions put upon the blackboard:
*Why did your godfathers and god
mothers promise these things for
your The answer Of a bright girl,
written neatly on the slate, was,
'Why, indeed?" She got marks
Christian Life.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
Not to Blame.

Father (sternly)-Now, Sophia, some
thing must be done to reduce your ex-
penses. You are actually spending
more than your allowance.
Daughter-It isn't my fault, father,
I've done my best to get you to in
crease it.-Brooklyn Life.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
Willing to TRY.

Stern Father-You want to marry
my daughter, do you? Young Man-I
do. Stern Father-What's your salary :?
Young Map-Oh, I'm not particular.
JUST give me a trial of three months.
and if fail to give satisfaction as
son-in-law you need not pay me any
salary. ....
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
Her Valuable Tin.

Heres letter from a woman" said
the answers to correspondents editor,
'who wants to know how to make a
lemon TART
That's just like woman" rejoined
the snake editor. ''Tell her if the lemon
Isn't tart to begin with she'd better con-
Sign it to the dump and let it 90 at
that" -Chicago News.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
just Badness.

Father-That kid ought to have a
spanking! He's altogether too preco-
cious; knows more than I do! Moth
er-But, dear, wouldn't call that pre-
cocious.-Detroit Free Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
Doubtful.

Lady Gn dry goods store)-And is
this color also genu1ne7 Salesman
As genuine as the roses on your
cheeks, miss. Lady-H'm! Show me
another one-Kleines Witzblatt
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
Male Vanity.

Man believes himself irresistible at
all ages, and believe that the older
he grows the more fascinating he
thinks himself -Lcndon World.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
At the Wrong Counter.

The lady who went to the book de-
partment of big modern store and in
quired for "Crabbe's Tales was told
tnat fish and provisions were on the
ground foor.-Boston Herald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
S. LONG,
First Street. Princeton, Mimi.

Good for Something.
One OF our delinquent subscribers
got drunk yesterday and paid US four
dollars on subscription. A few
orderly saloons are good things for a
town.-Kelton, Wyo,, Gazette.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
A Deadly weanon.

The gentle wave Of a lace edged
handkerchief has carried more poor
Fellows to their doom than the mighty
breakers Of the sea.-Exchange.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04

Only the illiterate and the social elect
can afford to treat the language reck-
lessly. -Brainerd.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04

Reprove thy friend privately, com
mend him publicly-Solon.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
Peterson & Nelson

Can set your buggy tires cold while
you are waiting without taking the
wheels off from the buggy or the
bolts out of the wheels.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
Ladies' Shoes.

All the latest productions of the best
factories are here. The newest shapes.
the modish heels, the fashionable
feathers. There are shoes for every
kind OF wear in or outdoor. OF course
we have shoes also for men and bows
but we take particular pride in pleas
ing the ladies. What can we do for you2
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-10-04
Daintily Shod

feet add greatly to woman's attrac-
t1ons. Coarse, clumsy shoes have the
opposite effect. We give special at
tention to
The Paducah weekly sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1902-19??, 1906-09-19
RED LIGHTS GO OUT
ON DECEMBER FIRST
Judge Reed Orders Disorderly Houses
on Kentucky Avenue to
Abate Nuisance.
COURT WILL END PADUCAH'S SHAME

RED Lights" will be extlnguished
on Kentucky avenue December 1.
Circuit Judge William Reed in
formed all proprietors of "bawdy
houses" this morning that they will
have to vacate Kentucky avenue by
December /. or suffer the conse-
quences.
"Of course some of you own prop
erty." he stated. land we can not
drive on away from your own prop
erty. but we can prevent you oper-
ating such houses as now exist and
we intend to put stop 10 IT.
Judge Reed explained explicitly
that the red light" district has
long been regarded by him as a nui-
sance in It's presence location. but de-
cllned to be interviewed.
IL have been receiving complaint
after complaint" he stated, "about
this nuisance The city wants to have
parks and a nice boulevard and UNI
less this district is broken up It
will be impossible in this locality.
will fine the keepers of these hous-
The Paducah weekly sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1902-19??, 1906-09-19
DELEGATES
WILL BE SENT FROM CAIRO AND
METROPOLIS, ILL.
Secretary Coons VIII Speak Before
Commercial Club OF Metropolis
at Next Meeting.

Cairo and Metropolis, H., will
participate in the Southwestern Ken
lucky Immigration movement and
both will send delegates to the con-
vention in this city October and 5.
The Commercial club yesterday re-
ceived a letter from the secretary of
the Cairo Commercial club, an
nouncing that delegates have been
named by that organization, which
adopted resolutions commencing the
movement. Secretary Coons han been
invited TO attend the next meeting of
the Metropolis club and explain the
subject.
Both these towns are located so
close to west Kentucky that anything
affecting the condition of this sec
ton affects them.
The Paducah weekly sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1902-19??, 1906-09-19
STRIKERS SACK STATION.
French Rioters Burn Its Furniture
and Papers-Factory Looted.

Grenoble, France, Sept 10 Vio-
lent strike riots occurred here today.
A mob tore down the doors of big
factory, carried out the furniture OF
the establishment. piled 1t in the
street and set 1t on fire. Then the
mob proceeded to the police station.
believing that two of their comrades
were in prison there. and sacked 1t.
making a bonfire of the furniture
and papers. The troops we're able to
dispense the mob only by the free
use of their rifle butts. Reinforce
meats of dragons and curassiers
have been asked.
The Paducah weekly sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1902-19??, 1906-09-19
MILLIONAIRE TO WED ACTRESS
Frederick Bosom, Official of Mining
Company, Wins IA Star.

Fargo. n. D.. Sept. 19.-Miss
Florence Chambers. leading woman
of "The Maid and the Mummy" has
left the stage to wed millionaire.
Her fiance is Frederick Bosom. vice
president of the Calumet and Hecla
Mining company "The Maid and the
Mummy" company appeared at Calu-
met Aug. 81 Bosom met the star
there and after the company left that
point his letters and kilograms fol-
lowed her everywhere. When Miss
Chambers reached here she consented
TO become Mrs Bosom and has gone
to Calumet, where she viii be guest
of Mr.. Bosom for two weeks before
their marriage Mr.. Bosom, wild
over. has daughter II years old.
The Paducah weekly sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1902-19??, 1906-09-19
e. b. Boyer. of The Govern.
ment Boat Lookout.
Failed to Report for Breakfast and
Condition Was Discovered at
Gilbertsville.
WELL KNOWN AROUND PADUCAH

c. b. Boyer, second engineer on
the United States steamer Lookout.
was found dead in his bunk this
morning, while the boat was near
Gilbertsville on the Tennessee river.
Failing to come to breakfast, man
was sent after him and the discovery
was made that he was dead.
Last night at $3.50 o'clock he
went off his watch and was In fine
spirits. He was never known to be
depressed and the absence of any ex-
ternal marks or indications on his
body precludes the idea of suicide.
unless he took some drug.
The boat was turned around i'm
mediately and came to the city for
a coroner's investigation. No one on
the boat could assign any explana-
tlon of the death.
Boyer had lived in and around Pa
ducah for the last ten or twelve
months. His parents live in Oregon.
He was never married and so far as
is known, has no relatives in this
section of the country. Last winter
he worked on the government dredge
in the Ohio river. He was usually
late to his meals and II was only af-
ter an extraordinary absence that
some one was sent for him, and
found him dead
1t seems the irony OF fate that Bey-
ers should be found dead by his own
brother. Jim Byers was eating
breakfast with the rest of the crew
and was jokingly tod to root his
brother out. He found him dead.
J. R. Thompson slept all night
across from the dead man and got up
early this morning without noticing
Byers. The Lookout is In command
of Captain J. e. Hall. The coroner
had not been secured at o'clock and
the dead mans brother desired to re-
move him from the hot boat where
mortifcation Oh the Dody WouIu Soou
set in
The only explanation of his death
aside from heart failure is an incident
which happened a few days ago. He
climbed tree to catch a young
squirrel and became poisoned with
live oak. Last night he rubbed salve
on this poisoned place on his arm,
which had previously turned black.
When found this morning he had one
hand resting over his heart but there
we're no indications of death strug-
gle.
The inquest will be he'd at
o'clock.
The Paducah weekly sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1902-19??, 1906-09-19
TOO HIGH
WAS THE TRAIN AND PRISONER
DID NOT JUMP.
Marshal Browns Man Was Hiding IN
Ladies' Toilet Room with the
Window Up.

Wade Brown, deputy United States
marshal, came near losing a prisoner
he was taking to Norfolk, Va, last
week to turn over to the naval au-
thorities to be tried for DESERVING
from the navy.
Frank Crane is the name of the
prisoner and he is Paducah boy
Marshal Brown, while crossing the
Allegheny mountains took off the
handouts.
Before ! knew it," said the mar
shall. "he had gotten out of my sight
informed the conductor He went
through the train and found Crane
crouohed in the ladies' toilet room
lie had the window up ready to
jump out, but We were too high
above ground"
The Paducah weekly sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1902-19??, 1906-09-19
Rcyiying Carter Case.

Chicago, Sept. 19.-The case OF
oberlin NJ. Carter formerly captain
in the corps of engineers in the
United States army, was reopened In
the federal court today before Judge
Kohlsaat. The issue in the present
hearing is an attempt by the govern
ment to recover from Carter $1,000
900, which 1t is claimed he stole while
in charge of the work at Savannah.
Ga. Carter today expressed himself
as confident that the case will result
in his complete vindication.
The Paducah weekly sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1902-19??, 1906-09-19
NO FREE TUITION.
Extended to Tobacco Users and Then.
ter Patrons.

Syracuse N. Y. Sept. 19.-Tobac-
co users and theater-goers among
the college students of Syracuse Uni
versity must pay full full tuition ac-
cording to an edict issued by the
chancellor, James II. Day, today,
when college opened for the fail
term. Young men who can afford
to pay for needless luxurles and In
dulgencies can afford to pay for their
tuition, and will receive no conces-
sions from the faculty." said the
chancellor.
The Paducah weekly sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1902-19??, 1906-09-19
WORK PROGRESSING
ON New Railroad Line Projected at
Hickman.

Hickman, Ky, Sept. l9.-Survey-
ors for the sikeston a Southeastern
railroad will arrive here this week to
stake on the. ground In this city for
the location OF the depot sIdings and
yards. as the right-of-way for the
main line has been secured. The lay
Ing OF railroad iron is expected to be-
gin as soon as the engineers make
their surveys for the local yards. c.
c. Mcngel. OF Louisville. who is also
proprietor Of the Mengel Box com
pany. OF this place. has offered to
deed the grounds for the depot as
soon as the survey is made. which
will. It Is understood. be accepted by
the railroad. All the subscriptions
solicited have been secured.
The Paducah weekly sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1902-19??, 1906-09-19
Officers Ordered Home.

Washington, Sept. 19.-Orders
were cabled Brigadier General Bare
ty, assistant chief of staff, and Brig
adler General Guvall, in command OF
the department of the gulf, both in
Germany attending the maneuvers, to
return to Washington forthwith. The
purpose Of the order is TO have the
officers at hand in case their services
are required in Cuba.
The Paducah weekly sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1902-19??, 1906-09-19

: es the usual fine but they must va
cate by December 1. This is my de-
clsion."
Judge Reed was brief. He means
business and the women who were
in person arraigned before him this
morning felt 1t.
Kentucky avenue has been the re-
sort OF houses OF this character ever
since the city extended to Tenth
street. The women probably will seek
a new location.
Judge Reed in fining the women
did not fine them for bawdy houses
but for nuisance" This gives him
recourse in event they do not
move. the fine for nuisance being
greater than for conducting bawdy
houses.
The Paducah weekly sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1902-19??, 1906-09-19
CORPsES BY SCORES.
Picked Up on Beach Near Hong
Kong, China.

Hong Kong, Sept. 10 This city
Is dead today. 1t is said the loss OF
life from yesterdays typhoon is be-
tween FIVE hundred and thousand.
The exact number never will be
known, owing to the fact that many
vessels are believed to have gone
down outside the harbor. The prop
erty loss will reach millions. Today
organized parties are securing the
beaches gathering up scores of bod
les washed ashore.