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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-06-18
Potatoes want Potash.

The potato tlourishes the best in climate
Of moderate temperature and moderate
moisture, in a virgin soil unmanured by
animal manures. heterogeneous manures
do not seem to be favorable to the produc-
lions Of the best potatoes The recently
cleared regions Of Maine, Vermont. parts
Of Canada and the Michigan lumber di.
tricts especially, furnish the best potatoes.
The potato draws heavily upon the soils
mineral element. It needs. potash and
consumes much of it: In soils almost de-
void of vegetable matter, but Astounding
mineral matter, as in the foot hills of the
Rocky mountains, thepotatoes thrive Won
derfully. In seasons of potato rot, many
good crops have been grown On elevated
,wind-swept land, such free course of air is
untavorable to the growth of fungi. But
fine crops in favorable seasons. are raised
in swampy lands, and in such soils the po-
tato bug has frequently found that the vig-
: orous tops were too much for him. and has
heen unable to lnjure the crop. Having
selected soil you may plant on turf turn
ed, or on land in culture the year before.
I prefer the latter and would plant after
buckwheat, for buckwheat is said to kill
out the wire worm, and does not require
lhanures Of a kind to hurt the potato.
Plow and plant early. I believe in deep
5planting-three to four inches below the
b level surface Of the ground is not too deep
loI tue POtAto. jntDs .-.Es14 y,-..a5t,' .....
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-06-18
The Use Of Lemons.

The lemon tree is a native of Asia, al
though it is cultivated in Italy, Portugal
and the south of France. In Europe.
however, it seldom exceeds dimensions of
the smallest tree, while in its native state it
grows to over sixty feet in height. Every
part of this tree is valuable in medicine.
though we rarely employ any of it but its
fruits that is the lemon itself; and eyery
one knows how to employ this, as in lem
onade-to squeeze the juice into cold wa
ter; this is the shortest way; or to cut it
in slices and then boil it. Either way is
good. Lemonade is one of the best and
safest drink for any person, whether in
health or not. It is suitable to all
stomach diseases, is excellent in sickness
in cases of jaundice, gravel, liver com
:plaints,i Inflammation Of the bowels and
'fevers. 1t is a specific against worms and
skin complaints. The pippins crushed
may also be used with water and sugar
and he used as a drink Lenon-itlice
is the ,..s.., best anti-scorbutic
remedy known; it not only cures this
disease, but prevents it. Sailors make a
daily use Of it for, this purpose. ! advise
every one to rub their gums daily with
slemon,juice to keep them in health. The
hands andnails are also kept clean, white.
and supple by the daily use Of lemon
instead OF soap. 1t also prevents chill
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-06-18
Beginning Poultry Keeping.

There continues to be very general de-
sire to engage in keeping poultry. The
business does not require hard work. is at
tractive, agreeable and interesting. Ital-
so promises profit to those who engage in
it earnestly, and profit is the chief induce
ment to the majority of the novices who
desire to attemptit. A few general eau
lions are needed by those who would TN
dertake this business.
Anovice cannot by the mere use of mon
ey, take up poultry keeping and make
success of it. On the contrary he will be
more than likely to lose all the money he
invests, if he supposes that the business
consists only in buying some fowls and
feed, and in selling eggs and chickens, by
simply permitting the hens to produce
eggs while he gathers them. Success
comes only to the person of long expert
ence who knows precisely what is to be
done to secure this result. tits best to be-
gin with few fowls, making their keep
ing secondary business, until these can
be managed with success and profit. The
number may be increased, and when the
business pays sufficiently, their sole atten-
ton may be given it. To commence with
it is more profitable to purchase fowls than
eggs. ...i -'=. -. ...- E..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-06-18
How Shaving Originated.

The custom of shaving the beard was
enforced by Alexander Of Macedon, not
for the sake Of fashion but for practical
end. He knew that the soldiers Of India,
when they encountered their foes, had the
habit Of grasping them BY the beard, and
so be, ordered his soldiers to =. shave.
}Afterward shaving was practiced in the
Macedonian army, and then among Greek
citizens: 17e The: Romans initiated the
Greeks in the practice, as they did in
many other things, and spread it into the
other European nations yet barbaric. In
the middle ages, at that time of the Re
Nuisance, shaving was introduced, and
the habit was retained, though clas-
sicism gave place, to romanticism,
and that in its turn gave place to real
ism. The beard was a source, Of trouble
to Peter the Great, who, simultaneously
with the introduction Of his great reforms
into Russia, tried to induce his people to
initiate the shaving nations. This inno-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-06-18
Two Irish Servants.

| When Tyrone Power was in this coun.
try he used to tell the. following anec.
dotes IN his own inimitable war;
One day the Duke of Beaufort. tho
Count d'Orsay, with two or three othe,
noblemen, dined in Albion Street.
"Plaize, what will do for the SCUM.
ma'am!' inquired the cook, thrusting he1
head . into the drawing-room about five
minutes before the guests arrived.
"The soup?" echoed Mrs. Power, in
! establishment ~
eyes, ma'am, the soup. 1 suppose
you'll be for having some. Is it mock
turtle or real turtle, ma'am, I'll BE send
ing James for?'' '''. v d ..'# s-0t - no
"Why, you must be mad, Nora! How
can you ask such question? You know
you made the soup yesterday. You
put it into the great white basin. and -
"Was that the soup, ma'am, in the
great white basin?" III .I}i0 j&iingJ /
+ "You know it was. childn> 5ois3as, .
/ "Bad luck to me if haven't thrown it
down the sink, thin! thought it was
dirty waterr' 49, % G.= a@0gu hra. -a.
One night the housemaid, who had new.
er been to theatre, was sent to see her
master play Teddy the Tiler. b. X
"Well, how did you like the play,
Katty?" inquired her mistress, the next
morning. = a... I~. .s..... ..... "a.
"Och : ma'am, it was beautiful the
finest ever I see! Many thai ks to YOU
ma'am, for trating me to that same.''
"Dld you see your master, Katty?" Co..
"Indeed, I did, ma 'am.'' 49, -: 80
"And how did he look?" 49,. ..t......rs
"Och! like raal gentleman eyery inch,
when he got out of his working clothes u
"And how did he act, Katty?''
"Why, truth be told, Fam, I can't say
much for his acting. Pat Rooney, OF
Tim Flanagan, or any other Tiler, would
have done just as he did. No offence
ma'am; but if hadn't known it was the
| master, I shouldn't have taken it for act
ing" 81.
"But didn't he make you laugh
Kitty?"
"Indeed and he didn't, ma'am. Ny
heart was too heavy for that"
TOO heavy?"
"Troth was it, ma'am."
"What do you mean, child?"
"Och! och, don't Ak, ma'am, don't AK
| "Not ask?' ..
"You'd better not, ma 'am-you'd better
not-you won't if you are wise. Och
OCH! such handsome, such good-na
tured lady, och! ocA!''
81 insist upon knowing what you mean
this instant!' ..-... SD"
"Then, if I must speak, ma'am, tn
masters conduct was shamefulr'
/ Shameful " -5.5 '.oE -.Frt.1.
"Och! scandalous, ma 'am, scandalous
May die, if he didn't kiss every lady b,
came near; without mentioning the lap
dog n. ""'a'+
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-06-18
Prince Albert and a Faithful Ser
want.

The same appreciation Of good service
which the prince consort showed for the
public officers Of the crown was also OBJ
servable in his regard for domestics who
had been attached to him from his carli-
est days. While the queen and prince
were at Dusseldorf, on the way to visit
the princess royal at Berlin, they received
the news Of the death Of the old domestic.
The extract from the queens diary which
describes this incident is one of the pref
test passages in the present volume
"While I was dressing, Albert came in
quite pale, with a telegram, saying, My
poor Cart is deadn (Mein armer Cart ist
gestorben!'O (Cart had been Prince AL
bert's valet for rwenty-nlne years. Il
turn sick now Oath August in writing
it. He died suddenly on Sat
urday at Morges. of angina pectoris.
I burst into tears. All
day long the tears would rush
every momennt to my eyes, and this
dreadful reality came to throw gloom
over the long wished for day of meeting
with our dear child. Cart was with Al
bert from his seventh year. He was in
valuable; we'll educated, thoroughly
trustworthy, devoted to the prince, the
best of nurses, superior in every sense of
the word, a proud, independent Swiss,
who was quite I'm homme de confance,
peculiar, but extremely careful, and who
might be trusted in anything. He wrote
well, and copied much for us. He was
the only link my loved one. had about
HIM which connected him with his child
hood, the only one with whom he could
talk over old times 1 cannot think of
my dear husband without Cart! He
seemed part of himself! We were Sc
thankful for and proud Of this faithful
| old servant; he was such a comfort to us
and now he is gone! A sad breakfast
we had indeed, Albert felt the loss SC
much, and we had to choke. our grie1
down all day" $780,. 4,s. . 5-...;' ,l~... .<.
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A Roman Catholic Joke.

"Perley'' writes from Washington to
the Journal: One of the cleverest Of our
pen-women, who is a Roman Catholic,
tells the following as having occurred at
a convent school near here-doubtless at
Georgetown: An ecclesiastic celebrated
for his eloquence came to give a Retreat
the name given to a period of days,
generally three, during which deveut
souls spend their time in listening to
sermons, reading pious books and medi-
tating on the duties of life here and the
rewards of eternity-and opened the cere-
M onies with sermon on the rule of life
attention looked from every face, until,
in speaking of one particular thing he
said, "You must neuer-that is, hardly
ever" when the broad smile flashed over
the church; he was. surprised, but con-
tinued, and in a few moments repeated
unfortunate sentence; repressed giggle
rippled from the benches to his offended
ears, and he stopped until the silence was
intense, then he said, 81 did not come
here to be insulted, nor can r. see
what there is amusing in the text l
have chosen. O, my. children, do you
know that in your heedlessness you laugh
at sacred words. Yes, he himself hath
said it, but he got no further just then,
for the merry-hearted young things to
whom he spoke gave no thought to any
thing but the memories awakened by til
familiar words, and one unluckey girl was
marched out of church, shaking with
laughter as she went. The ecclesiastic
highly and from his standpoint, proper
lly-incensed closed, his sermon soon at
ter, and sent for the Mother Superior,
"l1other," said he, 81 do NOT think the
proper spirit exists here for Retreat.
have never seen such behavior 90
Father n she interrupted, her sweet old
face lighting up with the smile
that made her so irresistible q belle II
her girlhood -"don't you know
you have been quoting 'Pinafore'' all
through your sermon, and indeed the poor
children could scarcely help it. WV
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-06-18
A Tunisian Harem.

A letter from Tunis, Africa, says: We
have been to the Harem and to the Bey's
palace where we saw real harem and
women who had 'never been out of their
own houses and had seen no men except
their own husbands and sons. They were
surrounded by everything monet could
buy; their palaces were perfectly mag
nlhcent, as we'll as their Wardrobes, but
they did not seem happy. The husband
of one woman, after living with her
thirty years, has put her aside to marry
a young girl that she brought up to wait
on him. He has taken his new wife
away and left the old one in her beauti-
tul palace, so she says she prays to die.
This same man gave grand ball not
long ago and invited all the Europeans
in Tunis. He thought he was exceed
ingly kind to his wives and children in
cutting small hole through the wall by
which, in turns, they were able: to see
the visitors. .iE.. .,.sl @s.s
The harems of the lower class are
rooms with but little furniture and only
rugs to sit on. But those of the wealthy
have European furniture, pictures and
works of art. The women sat on ,divans
around the sides Of the rooms, but we
were given chairs and sofas. With all
their splendor, however,they looked miser.
able and unhappy. They cannot read
or write, and, I believe, they hardly dare
think. All the women do from morning
till night is to rig themselves up in thei1
tinery, keep it on an hour or two, and
then change for something else. vi.
The next house we visited was, the
same as the other, only here we saw the
dearest little baby, a month old, dressed
in blue and white silks, with little tur
ban on its head. Over the bed the,
burned incense, and hung up little sill
yer globe with an egg in it to keep of
the evil eye. The family treated us yer,
kindly, but I do not doubt they fumigat
ed the entire house after we left. &c.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-06-18
HOUSE, FARM AND GARDEN
3 Household Hints !

| AOu'oHOAU dl0IS.s
When color on fabric has been destroy.
ed, sponge 1T with acid ammonia. after
which an application of chloroform viii
restore the original color. "
10 make starch polish, take two o,lnc.s
OF spermaceti, two Of white wax, and melt
them together with gentle heat; add one
teaspoonful to one pint of starch.
remove lnildew from light kid gloves
without injuring them, first dry the gloves
thoroughly; stretch, rub the spots we'll
with moderately stiff brush, then with a
small quantity of egg albumen or -four
paste. So. - -
10 clean zinc, take oxalic acid. dissolve
in soft water; wet cloth with it. rub the
ENC all over, and Immediately follow
with IN: dry, soft cloth. Care must be ia
Ken not to get the acid on the clothes, as it
will spot them ..1' ,1ssae tzll-
Clothes can be bleached by putting six
cents worth Of oxalic acid into gallon
OF boiling water and pouring over them. Il.
STR them up and let them remain in it
I'LL the water is cold, and then Law them
out on the grass to bleach. They will
soon be as white as snow. ,....~ rt,,.-:, =. -.
!. e. +
A simple way to remove iron-rust from
any white cotton or linen fabric is to soak
1t for several days in sour milk. This
rarely fails, but if it should, phosphoric
acid Qiquid) may be applied successfully
and without injury. No process is requir-
ed but to touch the spots with the acid
and let it dry. t1-G1 96Gm II "as.s. .....
To clean engravings, putthe engravings
on smooth board, cover it thinly with
common salt, finely powdered; squeeze
lemon,ju upon the salt so as to dissolve
considerable portion of it; elevate one
end of the board so that it may form an
angle Of about forty-fve or fifty degrees
with the horizon. Pour on the engraving
boiling water from tea-kettle until the
salt and lemonjuice are all washed off;
the engraving will then be perfectly clean
and free from stains. 1t must be dried
gradually On the board or on some smooth
surface, being secured by drawing or 9TH
er pins: If dried'by the fire or in the sun
it will be tinged with a yellow color.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-06-18
FOLD TT AWAY.

Empty the casket the Gagged bird outhown,
Back again, back again, earth take thy own;
Thou who didst give it, thy faircst of clay,
Clasp thy arm tcnderly, fold it away u.
Fold it away for the loved one has fled,
Fold it away for our hero is dead
Fold it away-fold it away for our hero is
dead. .5 80 g ~. L-13 i1
Carried most lovingly over the sea- es.
Bring We our offerings, Longwood, to thee; 81
Wanderings over, and full garlands Won, b.,
Rev'rently bring we the dust of thy son, ~.
Fold 1t away, for the great soul has fed =
Leave as our treasures his life and his songs,
Take in thy keeping what to thee belong;
Take the wayfarers inn, God has taken the
guest,
Ours are the memories, thine is the rest
Fold 1t away, for the singer has fled.
Back again, back again, earth unto earth!
Cradle his SAUNDERS who Graded his birth;
Take the form tenderly close to thy breast,
Gather it lovingly home to its rest.
Fold it away, for the tenant has fed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-06-18
THE MASTER MULE.
An Animal Which Honored Phoebe BY his
u @s-t4-. p Presence.

This morning, says the Virginia, New,
Chronicle, a couple OF miners were seated
on q boulder alongside the road to Sutro
discussing the kicking powers OF the
mule. One had just returned from Sutro
and the other was on the way there, and
having met near the rock they sat down
for talk
''Have you quit over there?'' said the
one who was eastward bound.
eyes, IT,. u.s. s.,.a.<%:. "
/ "Why?" u. ~s1 2E,
sMules." -. ~: .aE
'''Fraid of 'em?' Er.s
"You bet: saw one yesterday along
side an old boiler kickin' off the rivet-
heads one by one. Never missed one I
was goin' Oh shift, and when 1 saw the
mule, and heard there was more OF EN-
Inside, weakened and threw up my job.
I've got a wife and three children de-
pendin' on me, and I don't take no
chances E'"@- III sE
''The worst mule ever saw" said the
other, ''was in Phoebe, some years ago. It
was one owned One day it rubbed
against some nails sticking out Of a post
and it turued square round and drove
those nails in one by one, using single
blow of the hoof with the iron shoe on
for each nail. 1t never missed its hicks,
and always drove 'em Just in to the head
Then he saw few tacks on the post a
little lower down which were only half
driven in, and he drove them in, too,
with light taps of the hoof just as gentle
and easy as could be. ,..l. .'....--. 49,,
"One day man came along and set
out can Of nitro. glycerine and giant
powder. He wanted to get the mule to
kick it and get killed. I saw him about
the corral with the can, and knew what
was up. At Fl st was going to stop him
but then thought if my mule was any
Kind Of a mule at all, he could take care
| OF himself. So LUST watched. Well the
mule saw the can, and, walking up
snelt of it. and then squared himself fol-
the kick. The man was sneaking
of, and just as he caught sight Of the fcl
Ter, he changed his position SO that his
tail was toward the man. He lifted his
| tail just like he was taken aim, and lei
fly his right hoof. The can went flynn
| through the air and hit the man square in
the rear, just as he was gettin' over {
fence about hundred feet away. The
thing exploded, and I never saw the mar
again. But the next morning Pat Hol
land came out in the paper and said thai
the town had been visited by a shower o.
blood" .y.5a Fl
"Mules are immense when they gi
reused" "a ,..~
"You bet .. .ss H.:
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came up through the cracks Of the floor,
but she dared not venture down until
stlllness below had convinced her that
her visitors were not likely to return.
Then she lifted the trap, pushed down
the ladder, and went down. What .
scene OF confusion met her eyes Bed
clothes, pillows, pans, dishes and house
hold belongings were scattered over the
floor, and the explosion had thrown ashes.
blackened Goals and half-roasted potatoes
all over the room! 5sIf .lf!aaa''5IT,.15
But the Indians had fed. Mr.. Hobson
came home half an, hour later, and found
his wife restoring order among the house
hold goods. The superstitious Indians did
not venture to return Nattie DYER Britts
In YOutL's Co1nDnlS0n. .1.t5b ~ 49,
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blains. Lemon is used in intermittent
fevers, mixed with strong, hot black
coffee, without. sugar. Neuralgia may NAV
pc CURED by rubbing the part affected
with cut lennon. It is valuable also to
cure warts, and to destroy dandruff on
the head by rubbing the roots of the
hair with it. In fact, its uses are mani
told, and the more we employ it exter-
nally and internally the better we shall
find ourselves. Natural remedies are the
best, and nature is our best doctor, if we
only listen to it. Decidedly rub your
hands, head and gums with lemon, and
drink lemonade in preference to all 9TH
ct liquids. This is an old doctors adj
vice. ifl bRR KEEL ts@#ti63 f III
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M. Remains description Of ST. Pan,'s} II

M. Remains description Of St. Paul's In
significant personalappearance has caused
the Paris bookworms to delve among the
writings of the church fathers for light
on the subject. They found ample justil
LITIGATION for Remains picture of the apos-
tie, besides unexpectedly obtaining some
account of the appearance of Christ him
self. St. Clemant, of Alexandria, thus
sketches the Savior: Jesus had no beauty
Of face; his person offered no physical
attractions; lie only possessed beauty of
soul, which is the true beauty St.
Irenmus, a disciple ofSt. Polycarp, who
was a. disciple Of st. John, wrote that his
master had often heard the beloved d1sci-
pie say that the hair of Jesus had already
turned white when he began his mission.
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walton was resisted by his subjects with
the utmost persistence, and they prefer
red to pay a heavy fine rather than suffer
Disagreement, as they believed, Of the
image of God. To the Russians of oldcn
times the beard was symbol of liberty.
In several countries Of Western Europe
and in the United States the beard was
restored to honor only about twenty years
ago, but even yet a majority Of men re-
spect the custom introduced by Alexan-
der the Great. ~.
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! To remove machine oil, wash the spots
in cold water, using soap; must be done
before wet in anything else.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-10-16

For terms to CanVassers for lS79-'SO address
p. o. Box 1886 New-York City
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Guaranteed Investments

By our Insurance System of Investments in
Stock Operations we insure indemnity from
loss. No Marginal" or privilege" plans. In
vestments received in sums of $500 and up
ward. Correspondence from stock operators
solicited. Address,
DAMIs MAYNARD, & CO., SO Broadway, n. Y
sep25-Im
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Administrators Sale of Real ES.
tate.

In pursuance of an order of the Probate Court
of Jackson county, Ohio, will offer for sale,
at public auction, on
Saturday, the 11th day of November, 1879,
at l o'clock in the afternoon, at the door of the
third part of the following described premises,
situate in the county of Jackson, and State of
Ohio, to-wit: Commencing at a stone in the
center of Cross Road; thence north g w. 159
links; south S9o 81 W. 3lS links; thence south 90
e. 159 links north S90 30 e. 3lS links to the place
of beginning Also, commencing at the center
of said Cross Roads at stone; thence north S9'
3O e. 242 links; thence south 225 links; thence
south So 3U W. 2021a links; thence north g west
22S links to the place of beginning.
Said first described tract appraised at $4,000.
S23333
Terms of sale: One-half cash in hand, and
one half in six months from day of sale, with
interest from date, and secured by mortgage on
said premises. JONATHAN DAVIS,
Administrator of Samuel j. Richards, decd
Laird q Trpp, attys.
October 9, 1879. 4w
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Election Notice.

The annual meeting of stockholders of the
Huron Iron Company will be held in their Of
flee at Jackson, o., on Thursday, October %,
1879 for the election of Directors to serve for
the ensuing year, and for the transaction of
such other business as may come before the
meeting. NJ. ID. JONES, Sec'y.
sept IS, 1879 I'd