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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-05-23

a year anu tnaI ne appreciated the
great work which he had accom-
plished. Gle was the right man ir
the right place. said he, man pos
sessing all the qualifications and vir-
tues necessary to- carry on the task
which he had undertaken. He was
the friend of all, clergy and laity
alike, said the bishop, and long will
this noble soldier of the church be re-
membered and his memory cherished.
The bishop thanked the members of
the congregation and those of all de-
nominations for their kindness.
A plain band of crepe, hung on the
interior walls of the church, consti-
tuted the simple insignia of mourning,
while many wreaths of beautiful
flowers were placed without the altar
rail. Upon the casket reposed the
emblems of the order of the priest
hood Of which Father Levings was a
member.
The priests who assisted Bishop
Trobec in the solemn requiem mass
were Father Joseph A. Stephan, Rice;
John Trobec, Brockway; Francis
Welp, Melrose: Bernard Richter, Mel
rose; Frank zitur, Clear Lake; F..
Hennenkamp, Sank Centre: Michael
Scherer, Padua; Edward Jones,
Morris; Rev. DR.. Cans, St. Cloud; ;
Jos. Willenbrink, St. Cloud; and
Jas. Watcher, St. Augusta.
Following the obsequies the casket
was borne by members of the Catholic
order of Foresters, preceded by the
bishops and priests, to the hesrse
which awaited 1t, and was conveyed to
the Great Northern depot and placed
on the train. The Foresters, in q
body. escorted the hearse from the
church to the station and hundreds of
citizens followed. The, remains were
accompanied by William Levings, a
brother of Father Levings, and his
hrother-in-law. They will be Inferred
at Fairview, Kansas, where the aged
parents of Father Levings reside.
The schools and business places
were closed during the obsequies as a
mark of respect
From Rev. F. Welp of Melrose, a
lifelong friend of Father Levings, we
gather these facts: Rev. Joseph P,
Levings was born in Fidelity town
ship, Brown county, Kansas, June I,
1872. His father was a native of
county Down, Ireland, and his mother
was a native of Germany. His father
and mother are still alive. Two
sisters and five brothers also survive
him. Father tevings studied for the
priesthood at st. Benedict's college,
Atchison, Kansas, and completed
his education at st. Johns UNIVERSE
ty, Collegeville, in this state.
He was ordained as a priest in 1898,
and forstwo years was secretary to
Bishop Trobec at ST. Cloud. During
those two years he visited Princeton
occasionally and held services here
and at the church in Greenbush. Two
years later he located at Princeton
permanently and it was largely
8 e.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-05-23
HONOR THE HEROES
Next Thursday is Memorial Day and
Everyone Should Take an En-
fort to Duly Observe 1t.
Exercises Will Be Held at the Fair
Grounds, Where Rev. Emery
Will Address Gathering.

Next Thursday, May 80, is Me-
mortal day, the day of all days when
men, women and children of this great
nation, and Americans living in
foreign lands, will pay tribute to their
soldier dead-honor the memory of
the heroes who hesitated not to 60 to
the front when their country was in
danger and duty called. Thursday is
the day set apart for memorial SER
vices and for decorating with bios
SONS and foliage the graves of the
brave soldiers who fought and died
for their country's sake. It is a day
of national mourning-a day that ap-
peals to the reverential sentiments of
all patriotic Americans, as opposed
to public holiday or day of rejoic-
ing. Let all bear in mind the signii-
canoe of this day and observe it by
paying due respect to the memory of
the soldier dead.
The citizens committee, in conjunc-
tion with the committee of the Grand
Army post, has made adequate ar
rangements for the observance of the
day. There will be an ample number
of automobiles at the disposal of the
veterans to convey them to and from
the fair grounds and cemetery, and
an excellent program of exercises has
been prepared. The fair grounds
we're chosen for the observance of the
day for the reason that greater OPP
portunity will be given the as
semblage to participate. In the event
of inclement weather, however, the
exercises will be held in the Methodist
church. The program follows:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-05-23
II WILL GRADUATE
The Commencement Exercises Will Re
Held at Brands Opera House
Friday Evening, nay 81.
BaccaIaureate Sermon in congrega-
tional Church Sunday Even.
ing, nay Twenty Sixth.

At the high school commencement
exercises to be held at. Brands opera
house on Friday evening, May 81, the
following program will be presented:
PROGRAM.
Music Observation-Disclosures Princeton Orchestra
invocation acknowledgements. Rev. E. B. Service
Salutatory. Grace HerdIiska
Music. ........ Arranged by Mrs. n. G. Cooney
commencement Address. ;. Rev. J: L. O'Connor
Music .......... Arranged by Mrs b. C. Cooney
Valedictory-Tint Your Own Sky Mabel Lind
Presentation OF Diplomas.
DIR. F. L. Small, Pres. OF School Board
music. Princeton Orchestra
Bened1ction .......... .Rey E. B. Service
Diplomas will be presented to the
following graduates: Julia Ander-
son, Eta L. Davis. Margaret G.
Herdliska, Anna G.. Alickson,
Eleanor V. Anderson, Clara L.
Rosin, Peter Schmidt, Bessie O. Hull,
Lawrence Angstman, Mabel A. Lind,
Josephine r. Henschel, Eugene C.
Kalkman, VIM. Reuben Stay and
Clarence M. Stay-14 in all.
Rev. J. o. Fisher will deliver the
baccalaureate sermon at the Congre-
gational church on Sunday evening,
May 26. A program, especially pre-
pared for this occasion, follows:
organ prelude. Mrs. Soule
oeiec1lon. :....................... orchestra
Song. .......................Ch Choir and Orchestra
Violin Solo, selected. Donald Marshall
Scripture Reading Rev. Fisher
Prayer and Response $50
Solo, selected. .............. Mrs B. P. Taylor
Announcements and Ofertory
Song. Congregation and Choir
Address to Graduating Class. ..... Rev. Fisher
Song. Observation-Disclosures Congregation and Choir
Beuediction
oAS0'AoA'' .......... oICnoSud
Mrs. B. Soule. organist
Mrs. n. G. Cooney, musical director
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A Tribute of Kindly Regard.

Seldom has town been stirred to
depths of sympathy and profound
sorrow like the present. Father Lev
ings has departed from our midst.
How We shall miss his familiar form
on the street and in the pulpit He
has passed beyond the vision of the
earthly horizon. Amid the shadows
Of the night, ere the dawning sun had
flung the splendor Of its gilded beams
on the Holy Day, the soul Of ST. Ed
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-05-23

The citizens committee n.
King, A. E. Allen and L. c.. Hummel
will furnish, upon application, din
ner tickets for old soldiers and their
wives upon Memorial day.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-05-23

to the spiritual wants of members of
his widely scattered flock but be
counseled and advised with them on
business and social affairs. He
never obtruded his religious views on
any one. He was beloved and re-
spected by men and women of all de-
nominations. At commencement exer-
cises, on Memorial day and on other
public occasions his services we're al
ways in demand and the greeting &C
corded him was ever cordial and en-
thusiastic.
No clergyman who ever filed pull
pit in Princeton was more highly
esteemed and more generally beloved
than Father Levings. He was kind,
gentle and considerate. He loved his
friends and venerated his parents.
Almost every year he made a pill
grimage to the old home in Kansas to
visit his father and mother. His last
words we're: "My poor old mother. -
BE has gone to his reward. The
good that he has done will live after
him. Long will his memory be
cherished by his devoted and sorrow
ing friends in this community.
Leaves have their time to fall,
And flowers to wither at the north-wind' S
breath.
And stars to set: but all,
Thou hast all seasons for thine own, O Death!''
Tribute From congregational Pastor.
The death of Father Levings has
brought to US all q deep sense of
personal loss, for he was one of those
large-souled men who, while devoted
~ faithful to his own flock and loyal
to his own great church, ministered to
US all through the transparent medi-
um OF a stainless life and deep human
sympathy. Through the first he has
taught US the beauty of life in which
religion and morality are fused into
saintliness. Because of his broad
sympathies all prejudices and differ
ences we're soon forgotten, for they
could not long withstand his genial
smile and cordial words, which he UNI
stintingly gave to all who crossed his
path. He has gloriied and made real
to us all the graces Of religion, the
paramount grace of which is charity.
The Congregational church and
pastor extend to his bereaved flock
their heartfelt sympathy in their great
loss, which seems SO pitiable, and in
which we too feel we share with them
in a less degree only as our associa-
ton with him was less intimate.
Q. Fisher. Pastor Congregational
Church.
A Tribute of Kindly Regard.
Seldom has town been stirred to
depths of sympathy and profound
e0rrnuu lilo tho nrooonk Ey.IL..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-05-23

Members of the post will meet at
their hall on Sunday morning, May
26, at 10 O'Clock, and also members of
the Women's Relief association, to
attend Memorial services at the
Methodist church, where Rev. E. B.
Service will deliver the sermon.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-05-23
Memorial Day Notices.

All members of Wallace T. Rines
post, No. 142, and all honorably dis
charged soldiers are requested to
meet at the Grand Army hall-T. 81.
Caley's residence-at LEO p. NJ, on
Thursday, May 30. From there they
will proceed to the fair grounds to
attend Memorial day exercises, fol-
lowing which the column will reform
and proceed to the cemetery, where
Grand Army services will be held.
F. A. Lowell, Commander.
A. z. Norton, Adiutant.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-27

come Of the veteran curio dealer
Blank stares and equally blank an
swers we're the result until Britz, in a
tiny tobacco shop that was the center
OF all the old-times places huddled to-
gether for protection against the en-
croachment of progress, unearthed a
memory incarnate in q man, who,
Fitch said, might have been the twin
brother Of the amateur alchemist.
"Yes," said the man, 'T remember
him. and It's a funny thing to me that
anybody who ever saw him could ever
forget him. He was the queerest little
old duck I ever ran across"
Britz thought II anyone could be
uueerer than the ancient tobacconist
he would have to step out Of page
of Dickens.
The incarnate memory recalled that
the curio dealer had been taken away
a week or two before his shop was
torn down to clear the ground for the
foundation work of the great sky
scraper. No, he didn't go away. He
was taken away.
Anything wrong with him." asked
Britz.
well, not exactly what you might
call wrong, so to speak," quavered the
cid tobacco merchant. 81 wouldn't
60 so far as to say there was anything
you might exactly call wrong with
him, but neither would undertake to
tell you that he was altogether what
you might call right" and he touched
his forehead significantly.
"Oh!" said Britz, Wards or Ran
dall's?'
"Huh." said the old tobacconist, 81
don't know what you mean"
why" said the detective, what
mean is did they take him to the Asy-
lum or to the Workhouse?"
"T reckon It wouldn't have been any
use to take him to the Workhouse," {"
said the tobacco dealer, because, so
far as / know, he never done no work
in all his life, and he was too old a
dog to learn the habit by that time.
No, guess they took him to the other
place; but what do you want to know
for? Are you missing heirs?"
Britz and Fitch laughed
NO" he said, my friend here Just
wants TO brush mp an old acqualnt-
Ance" When the two had bought
enough cigars to recall family the
dreams of prosperity that had in
spired the old mans youth, they
strolled to the Twenty-tbird street
corner, where they jumped aboard a
crosstown car that took them to the
Island ferry.
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checked his exclamation. Seating
himself for the first time the Central
Office man-the prober of mysteries
laid his hand encouragingly on the
diamond.maker' shoulder, and said:
There now; don't let It distress
you so much. Other men have done
things far worse than that"
Nothing could be worse" screamed
Martin. springlng from the low stool
on which he sat and facing his visi-
tors in an agony of abasement. IL
sold the delight Of my eyes, the light
of my life, the star Of my soul-the
queen of all Jewels, the purest, truest,
most beautiful diamond the world has
ever known!"
"Yes," said the detective, "but don't
forget 1t was yours to sell. You had n
right to do as you pleased with IT,"
81 had no such right" cried the al
chemist. That diamond was the
product of my laboring hours. I
brought It forth from the air, the sun
shine. the silver water, the milk Of
the moon, as an Aphrodte Is fashion
ed Of dew and mist. 1t was not mere
stone; It had thought and sense and
soul; 1t was a mlscrocosm OF the
maryelousp
Fitch could not hide his astonish-
ment at the learning and poetry the
fearfully agitated old man displayed.
Britz himself, had not his thoughts
been focused vigorously on his pur-
pose. would have stopped to wonder
at them. AS It was he struck the iron
of the alohemist's remorse at white
heat.
What did the stranger want with
it?" demanded the detective.
81 don't know" said Martin. His
voice still trembled, his features
worked, his hands fluttered and knot
ted themselves in the intensity of his
emotion. HE came to me a stranger;
he went away the same, and with him
went my queen of jewels, my beauti-
full, beautiful diamond OF diamonds!
But | will find him." he shrieked.
For centuries have been upon his
path. He thought all thugs ended
between us when he lured me into
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-27
through It I will find him Yeti"

through It / will find him Yeti" ~
Abstractedly he thrust his hand into
an inner pocket and fished out a bit
of cardboard Excltedly he waved 1t
in trent OF the detectives eyes. Britz
resisted for a moment the impulse to
snatch It from his grasp, but he
gripped himself sharply. Awaiting de-
yelopments was one of the detective'sl
strong points. AS he expected, the
old alchemist was in state of mind
to share his knowledge with any
body. After a few more flourishes,
Martin laid in Britz' hand a mans Wis
iting card, face down.
Studiously avoiding any appearance
OF haste, Britz turned it up and read
the single line engraved upon 1t.
Without the tremor Of a muscle, and
with only one swift significant look,
he passed the card to Fitch.
The doctor, a little less self-re-
strained than the detective, looked
steadily at a drawing on the back,
gazed earnestly at the inscription on
the face, then wonderingly, before the
card futtered from his fingers. he
read the line aloud.
MR.. BRUXToN SANDS. !:
'''''... ''''.''' .'''.'''S''.'s'.''
(To Be Continued)
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parting with my treasure. He said
because he had suggested the outline
and color Of the stone he had right
% make me give 1t to him for his
money; but It was IL who thrust
into the center of the glorious gem tho
hre from heaven. penned the sun
bursts In the priceless prism, and 1t
is mine. 1t is mine by right of crea-
tion!"
This outburst excited the old man,
but in little while there was an
other outburst of his emotions. He
fairly shouted:
Il will have him, though. I Will
come up with him yet, and when do
viii give him back his money and
make him return the diamond to me.
lie thought he left nothing to tell me
who he is. He thought | never would
be able to find him in this big town.
lie felt sure the old curiosity dealer
would not venture far enough away
from his shop to track such fine
gentleman. But he forgot one thing.
| have kept 1t all these years, and
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-27
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Etc

AH"91 Wiih-NTtHi, hcel1llS okins
Etc.
ECZEMA CAN BE CURED no
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just what / say--C-U-R led. and NOT
merely patched up for awhile. to re-
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! make this broad statement after
putting ten years of my time on this
one disease and handling in the
meantime a quarter Of a million OF
cases of this dreadful disease. Now.
l do not care what all YOU have used.
nor how MANY doctors have told YOU
that you could not be cured-all
ASK Is lust chance 10 show you that
l Know what | am talking about III
you VIII write me TODAY, i will
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VIII convince You more in q day thar
or anyone else could In a months
time. II you are disgusted and dis
eouraged, ! dare you TO give me a
chance to prove my claims. BY writ
ing, me today you Will enjoy more
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just try i and you Will see l am tell
ing you the truth.
DIR. j. Il. Cannaday, 12i Park Square
SedaIia, Mo.
References: Third National Bank.
Sedalia Mo.
Gould you do a better act than to
SEND this notice 70 some door sur
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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-03
THE Y. N. c. A.
BUILDING At COLLEGE
Work Suspended for Lack of Funds.
The Completion of the Building
Is Badly Needed.

L. A. Coulter, state secretary Of the
Young Mems Christian Association,
has been here this week comforting
with the officials of the student asso-
citation of A. and M. College. He de-
livered an address before the mem
bers of the freshman class and took
subscriptions amounting to $1115 for
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton building which is now under con-
struction on the campus. The base
ment floor of the building has been
completed, but owing to lack OF
funds no work has been done in three
months. e. B. Cushing, chairman OF
the board of directors which has
charge of the building, was here last
week and made arrangements for the
completion of the second story of the
structure as soon as material could
be assembled Members of the finance
committee are still active in soliciting
money for the building.
The students are looking forward
with eagerness to the completion OF
the edifice In addition to affordtng
a center for the religious activities of
the college, the building will be util-
lied as a meeting place for whole
some social diversions.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-03
Tombstone Amid Waves.

Americans by the thousand WISH
Mont St Michel every year. there 10
explore the famous old monastery ana
feast on the renowned omelets OF Nine
Poularde, and most Of them tarry ell
route at st. Malo, the gay watering
Mace on the Brittany coast, whose
grim past is recalled by the fortihca'
tons by which 1t is begirt. Chateau
BRAND. the father of French romahti'
cism, is buried at St Malo. ana no true
American sightseer fails to pay WISH
TO his tomb, nameess, which at NY
tide is covered by the sea. Jules La
maitre In n work on 1.-THE great egotist'
as he calls Chateaubriand, tells no"
the author bargained with the mayor
of st. Malo for the grant OF rocN
whereon to plant his tomb, which, 1T
stipulated, was to be a simple stoh
with cross. without a name am'd
the waves. "He was bent" says Cha
,eaubriands latest biographer, ION as
tonishing the world. even when Ut
could no longer be by to enjoy the eli
feet. There was vanity IN MS very
skeleton. New York Press.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-03
THIS DAY IN HISTORY


175S-Daring attempt to assasslnate
Joseph, king Of Portugal. 1t was
for this offense that the Jesuits
were expelled from the kingdom
and their property confiscated,
although it had never been
shown that the Jesuits were i'm
plicated in the attempt.
1SO4-The governor of Hayti ordered
a duty of 50 per gallon on all
liquors imported into that
island.
1S1O-The French, under General De-
caen, surrendered the Isle OF
Man to the British general
Abercrombie
1S21-Royal dance OF torches at Ber-
lin on the occasion of the mar
riage of the Prince Royal with
the Princess of Bavaria
1S6O-Congress met. The president
denied the right of state to
secede and asserted the right OF
the general government to CO.
cree the seeding state,
1S74-The United States supreme
court, in denying to litigant
the right to collect from the
government for cotton bought
from the Confederacy and
seized by Union troops, held the
Confederacy to have been a con-
spiracy.
I1SS4-The presidential electors met in
the several states and cast the
vote which elected Cleveland
and Hendricks.
Observation-Disclosures war: General
Stoessel asked and was granted
a six-hour truce at Port Arthur
to bury his dead; battle still
continued; mines cleared away
from harbor entrance.
D. Rockefeller resigned
presidency of the Standard Oil
Company.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-03
GiIbert's Wit.


Brevity. says Rowland Grey In the
Century, was the soul of Sir w. ).
Gilberts wit. which sparkled In chance
conversation no less than In the lines
that he wrote for Sullivan's operas
Mr.. Grey gives few instances:
The terrible verdict as to a certain
Hamlet whose impersonator unwise-
" asked him to be candid is historical;
Funny. my dear fellow-funny with
out being vulgar" A remark about an
other conceited player was made to a
very limited audience: Poor -! He
has all the faults of an actor without
the excuse of being one" A word was
enough. He described sweet old
lady. all sloping shoulders and honiton
lace, as belonging to the early keep
sake period" Another. who was being
ridiculed for the hideous Middlesex ac-
cent, which converted bad weather
into vol d'y," was gravely defend
ed by him: "She Is of ancient lineage,
for It is evident she descended from
the Twanglo- Sa xons."
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-03
Paraauay,s "spider Lace

Missionaries in Paraguay more than
200 years ago Taught the native I'm
dams to make lace by hand. S.n.e that
day the art has greatly developed, and
in certain of the towns lacemIHmg Is
the chief occupation. Almost all the
women. many children and not few
men are engaged in this industry. A
curious fact with reference to the Par
aguayan laces is that the designs
were borrowed from the strange webs
woven by the semitropical spiders that
abound in that country. Accordingly
this lace is by the natives called uan
duti. which means "splder web. "-Ex
change
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-03
Didn't Fear For Mamma.

A Lakewood woman was recently
reading to her little boy the story of n
young lad whose father was taken Ill
and died. after which he set himself
diligently to work to support himself
and mother. When she had finished
the story she said:
Dear Billy, If your papa were to die
would you work to support your dear
motherT'
Nav" said Billy Unexpectedly.
"But why nOtW
"Ain't we got good house to i've
IMP
"Yes, dearie. But we can't eat the
house, you know"
"Ain't there lot of stuff In the pan
try"
Eyes, but that won't last forever"
It'll last till you get another hus-
band, won't it? You're pretty good
locker, ma"
Mamma gave up right there.-Cleve
land Plain Dealer.