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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-22

session, passed law in relation to the
property rights Of married women which
puts that State in advance Of all Others on
this subject. The following are the lead
ing provisions of the law: 1. That the
property owned by woman at the time
of marriage, or acquired thereafter BY
gift, devise or inheritance, shall not be
liable for the debts or contracts Of the
husband; and tsat the wife may manage,
sell, devise and convey the same as fully
as the husband can his property. 8
That the property of either husband or
wife shall not be liable for debts or con
tracts of the other. 8. That an action
may be maintained by either the hus-
band or wife against the other for the Re.
covery of property of which the other
has obtained possession, the same as if
they were unmarried. 4. That for civil
injuries committed by the wife damages
can be recovered of her alone, except in
cases where the husband is Jointly re.
sponsible. 5. That the convevances Of
liens from one to the other shall be valid.
8. That the one may constitute the 9th.
er his or her attorney for mutual benefit
or attorney in fact. Z. That the wife
may recover the wages of her personal la
Dor in her own name. 8. That the ex-
penses Of the family and the education
OF children shall be chargeable on the
property of both husband and wife, or
on that of either of them.
1t is notorious that the Duchess of
Edinburgh, who is not popular in this
country. by the way, espoused the cause
Of the Marquis of Lorne and the Princess
Louise most warmly in the vain endeavor
tosecure the pair a more prominent place
in court ceremonials than was allotted
them by old and rigid custom. In Can
ada the Princess Louise will have no
rival near her vice-regal throne, antf~we
may expect, therefore, to hear of her dis
pensiug the inequalities of the governor
generalship in manner that would have
graced Buckingham Palace in the DAYS
when the Queen had not foresworn the
pomps and vanities of this wicked world.
About the Marquis | am dubious. He
comes of a family that was never remark
able for spending more money than was
required to keep up the dignity of the
House of Argyle. However, very few
weeks will suffice to show which way the
wind blows. We have no doubt on this
side of bis capacity to win the affection of
the people with whom he will be brought
in contact, but if he aspire to fill the
shoes OF his uncommonly popular prede-
cessor he will have to win their respect
also. His only chance IS the reasonable
one that he will grow to the position.
At present he is not big enough to fill it.
And then he follows Lord Dutferin. In
that view OF the case the ordeal he is
about to pass through is most severe.
Here tits the general opinion that he will
fail, bat that is not my opinion.--Cor.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-22
Fighting With a Wild Cat.

A Rocky mountain wild cat belonging
to Mr.. John Spencer, of Bayonne, n j.,
was allowed to escape on recent Sum
day through the carelessness of some per-
sons who were looking at it in its cage.
Mr.. Spence returned on the preceding
Saturday from a hunting expedition in
the West, bringing the wild cat which,
he had wounded, with him. It fierceness
had not yet worn of, and it no sooner re-
gained its freedom than ii bounded away
to the woods. Men armed with guns.
and accompanied by dogs, went in pur-
suit. The wild cat was tracked into ca
mus woods. There it turned,at bayx
with all its nhtural ferocity attack !.
dog that was chasing it. A fierce battle
followed. The fighting animals crap.
pied. rolled over and sprang at each
other with fierce barks and wells. The
dog was terribly lacerated, and it came
running out of the woods bowling with
pain. The wild cat had scratched out
one Of its eyes, and otherwise seriously
injured it.
A valuable hound was then put on the
trail, and it led the party to large hol-
low stump near the shore of Newark bay.
The hound kept at a respectful distance
from, the stump, in which the wild cat
was evidently crouchicg g. Mr.. Spencer
approached, and to scare the animal,
fired his gun into the stump. Instantly
the wild cat sprang out with a terrific
yell. 1t crouched, dashed its tail, and
prepared for a spring at his pursuers.
The battle with the dog had seemingly
whetted its fury. Suddenly it sprang
with all its strength at Mr.. Spencer, ITS
owner, who approached nearer than the
others, thinking the animal ought to rec
ognize its master. Mr.. Spencer luckily
escaped its claws by dashing aside. It
landed several feet behind Mr.. Spencer.
Before it could make another spring Mr..
Thos. Churchill, hotel proprietor, sent a
ullet throug h its heart. "
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-22
THE FARM AND HOUSE.
A ricuItural Notes.

There has been no increase in the
acreage or production of wheat in Great
Britain during the past ten years, and,
/ little in that of meat.
In Ireland this year there were 5,2O3..
ZOO acres cultivated, a decrease of SO, 1876
acres as compared with 1877. The chief
decrease was in oat, potatoes and flax.
Some Of our best butter makers claim
that from the time the milk leaves the
cow till the butter graces the table, milk.
cream and butter should be near tile
temperature Of go degrees Fahrenheit.
Bousengault prescribes the prope
temperature Tor churnlng to be SO dt
grees for sweet cream, 60 degrees fe
sour and ga degrees for milk. About one
fourth of the total amount of butter glob-
Jules which exist in the cream escape col
lection, which accounts for the rich tast ,
of buttermllk.
The wool trade between Colorado and
Chicago has increased wonderfully. The
receipts of pelts at Chicago 1anneries
from Colorado points during the past
seasons were four times greater that for
any previous year. The wool is received
here in the rough, so to speak, being still
on the pelts. It's either pulled, cut or
shaved of, and then shipped to Boston
and the seaboard.
The harvest moon is so called, quantity
says Ferguson, the Scotch astronomer,
because ''the farmers of the old country
gratefully ascribe the early rising of the
full moon at this time of tho year to the
goodness of God, not doubling that He
has ordered it SO on purpose to give them
an Immediate supply of moonlight after
sunset for their greater convenience in
reaping the fruits of the earth.''
1t iron be carefully sought for in !
whole plant, it will certainly be found
though generally IN very minute quaint
ty. It is asserted that plants which were
blanched, and otherwise exhibited
slckly appearance, were rendered greer
and healthy by the application of very
weak solution of an iron salt
In New Mexico the colors of the grain
of corn are numerous blue, yellow.
white, and even jet black. Blue seems
to be the predominant color, and is es-
teemed by the natives as the richest of
all, being almost universally
used by them in making
the tortilia or corn cake. This the
only shape in which they prepare Indian
corn for the table.
The latest swinule in the rural districts
is for two oily tongued fellows to call up
on farmer, ostensibly to obtain Stats
tics for the agricultural bureau. They
remain to dinner or over night, and in
sist upon paying for the accommodations
furnished them, when they pass cour-
terfeit bill upon their host and receive
good money in exchange. Look out for
the sharks.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-22

young man followed slowly, after peep
ng out of the window, with infinite
caution, to see that the old man was not
lying in ambush at the foot of the stairs ;
as he passed out at the door he turned a
mourntul glance on the Justice, and said
pathetically:
''see what we've did, jedge; dad slam
the thunderin' luck, see what ye've been
an done with your gol twisted prevari-
cashln. But I'll bet you yoke of red
steers I'll marry that gal yit, if I've got
to git up at one o'clock in the mornin' to
do it. Dog gone it, jedge"-
But he was down the stairs an d out of
hearing, and it seemed to Justice Trulock
that the Office felt quiet and little lone
some when they had all gone away
Burlington Haaokeye.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-22

The bending Of hard wood, especially
beech, IS effected at present by means Of
hot water or steam, a process somewhat
costly as regards fuel, and taking a long
time. A patent has recently been taken
out in Germany by Bahse and Haendel
for making sieve-hoops and like objects
by dry process, more cheaply and in
shorter time, from cut wood. Two rollers
are used, one above the other, and having
less velocity, so that the upper acts by
holding back, while the lower extends
the wood fbres. When the board thus
bent, leaves the rollers, it is fastened in
the mouth of the sieve. The upper roller
is fluted, the under one smooth. 1.-two
smooth rollers were used very much
greater pressure would be necessary.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-22
An Unhappy Bridegroom.

A French manufacturer of imitation
gold and silver jewelry for expectation,
and consequently made in styles whic
are not in favor in France, some tim
since found that he was being robbed,
and he was trying to trace the thief and
manner of theft, when he received a
telegram from a friend who is spending
the summer in village in the environs
of Paris. The friend acquainted him that
having accidentally been called that very
morning to the mayors Office of the vii
lage, he saw the marriage procession of
one of the manufacturers workmen, and
noticed that BRIDE and bridesmaids wore
profusion of jewelry which unmistsk-
ably had come from the manufacturers
workshop. The manufacturer at once re-
mem bered that some time before this
very workman had quilted him, saying
he was going to marry and set up for
himself in the country. He had noticed
the embarrassed and confused manner of
the workman, but attributed it to fear of
meeting with disagreeable reception.
Several other incidents confirmed his
suspicious. He at once took the railway,
reached the village at nightfall, called on
his friend, went to the head of the police,
and all three went to the restaurant
where the marriage feast was spread.
When they entered the dining room, the
bridegroom turned pale as death, and
every limb 'convulsively trembled. The
bride tainted. The guests fed. The
bridegroom's lodgings were searched,
and great many stolen goods were found
in them. He was carried off to prison,
there to spend his marriage night. It
will be long before he rejoins his bride.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-22
The Kings Kiss.

"How long," he asked, "will you remember
How long?" Then downward bent
His kingly head, and on her lips kiss
Fell like faMe-a flame that sent
Through every vein
Loves Joy and pain;
How longw he asked, will you remember
this?''
"How long?" She lifted from his breast
cheek
Red with her sacred love,
Yet when her redder lips essayed to speak,
And when her heart did move
10 answer grave and sweet,
Somehow a smile unmeet
Broke waywardly across red lip and cheek.
Elbow long, how long, will remember this?
Say you," she murmured low
"Say you"-and while she trembled with her
That smile went to and fro
Across her blushing face,
And hid a grnver grace
sSay you, how long will you remember this~
He bent above her in that moments bliss,
He held her close and fast;
"How long, how long, will remember this?"
Until cross at last,
With failing, dying breath,
That river men call death
So long, so long, will remember thism
But, when they stood apart did he remember
His word that summer day?
Did he remember through the long December
The warmth and love of May,
The warmth, and love, and bliss,
The meaning of that kiss,
When kingdoms stood between ibid he re-
member?
All! who can say for him? For her we know
The kings kiss was her crown;
For her we know no agony woe,
No other smile or frown,
Could make her heart forswear
That summer morning there,
Between the forest trees of Fontainbleau.
Nora Pe,YN in Appleton's Journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-22

At the late meeting of the National
Congress at New Haven, Prof. Brewer,
in an address, claimed that Connecticut
had the high honor of establishing the
first professorship of agriculture, the first
agricultural experiment station, the first
importation of merinos, and the inyen.
ton of the cotton gin By Whitney.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-22

The East is incre asing her area of
wheat. According to the Maine Farmer,
one farmer in Somerset county, Maine,
will have this year nearly 100 bushels of
wheat where two years ago he had but
thirty, and in his neighborhood in South
Thomaston, 1000 bushels of wheat were
harvested this season, where, only six
years ago, scarcely any wheat was raised.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-04-03

COmbe's Constitution Of Man.-Consid-
cred in relation TO External Objects. 81 80.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-04-03
A Tale of Two Yellow Fever Cities.

Brownsville, Tenn, with a popu-
ulation OF between 1000 and 5000
people. has surrendered her char
ter. it is said, for the purpose of
escaping the full payment Of her
bonded debt. This bonded debt is
given at $4,000, and payable by in
stallments running through series
of years. Brownsville has always
been reputed very wealthy place
for its size. and, with population
of say 1000, 1t does not appear to
us that a debt of $4,000, divided
into easy payments. ought to be so
ruinously burdensome. Hickman
hasn't half the population OF
Brownsville. nor half the taxable
wealth, and vet ten wears ago Hick-
man owed $4,000. Hickman has
paid the bulk and body OF this debt,
and a few more years will extin
guish it entirely, compromise or no
compromise. We are on the de-
scending side-interest and princi
pal disappearing with each annual
assessment. As citizen we feel
much more pride in this state of
facts than to be cast off on the rud-
derless wave of republication
Hickman, (Kv) Courier.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-04-03
Table Talk.

Another mistake in ordinary fam
lily talk is that it centers exclusive
" on home interests and on people,
instead of ideas or things. Month
after month. year after, the same
unceasing dribble goes on over
Biddy's shortcomings, the crop of
potatoes, Squire Potts neuralgia,
Sally Halls fiirtation; and this not
among vulgar, ignorant people, but
men and women of culture and re
finement. 1t would be a good rule
to establish at every table that peo-
pie should seldom be mentioned,
and dress never. No education
can enlarge the minds of children
constantly cramped by such petty
bounds. The only remedy for such
belittling thoughts is for parents to
test their own position in the world,
ana to find out how insignificant a
place they and their village and
their State hold in it. They would
begin to learn that life was given
them for nobler ends than unendir g
chatter over new gown or the COS
sip of their set.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-04-03
Our Young People
MADE UP FROM THE BEST CLIPPINGS
Too Much Sleep.

The effects of too much sleep are
not less signal than those arising
from its pivalion. The whole
nervous system becomes hunted,
so that the muscular energy is en-
feebled, and the sensations, and
moral aud intellectual manifesto
tions are ubtunded. All the bad
effects of inaction become devel-
oped; the functions are eXerted
with less energy, the digestion Is
torpid the cXcretions are dlmin
ished, whilst, in some instances, the
secretion OF tat accumulates 10 an
inordinate extent. The memory is
impaired, the powers of magma
tion are dormant, ana the mind
falls into u kIud of habetude, chief
iy because the functions OF the in
tcilect are not sufficiently eXerted,
when sleep is too prolonged or too
often repeated. To sleep much is
not necessarily toabe Il sleeper. Gen
orally they are the poorest sleepers
who remain longest in bed; 4 e.,
they awaken less refreshed than if
the time of arising were earlier by
an hour or two. While it Is true
children and young people require
more sleep than their elders, yet it
should bv the care of parents that
over indulgence be not permitted.
Where the habit Is for children to
lie in bed until or 9 in the morn
ing, the last two hours, at least, do
not bring sound, Dreamless sleep,
where the hour for retiring is s or
8 p. ~, but are spent in ''dozing," "
and, IN fact, such excess cannot all
to insure the harmful results de
scribed by the authority quoted.
What is called ''laziness" among
children is, in very many cases, dis
eases, and is largely due to this, as
we'll as other causes mentioned, that
undermine the foundations of
health Golden Rule.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-04-03

Choice Of Pursuits: or, What to DO and
Why. and how 10 educate each man for
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-04-03
The Cold Water Cure.

The Hartford Post tells the story
of a man who, beng sick with
some kind of fever, and being pro
nouuced by his ply as beyond
hope of recovery; was cured by the
treatment of a neighbOr who had
been called to watch him. "As there
seemed no possibility of the patient
living through the night, the watch
er insisted that the family should
all retire early, promising to call
them if any unfavorable change
should occur. AS soon as be was
left alone with the presumably dy-
ing man, the attendant commenced
feeding him with cold water, ia
blespoOnfuI at a time, continuing
this until an ordinary WATERFALL had
actually been administered The
fever thus drowned out, the sick
man fell asleep, awakening late in
the morning to call for food. He
was allowed to eat what he wanted,
to improve, and in two
or three days was up and about his
business" The water used was
taken from an adjacent well. The
Post adds that this remarkable case
of cold water cure is we'll attested,
and is without doubt true.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-04-03
Obscure Men Happiest In Wedlock,

No woman will love a man better
for being renowned or prominent,
Though he be the first among men,
she will be prUuder, not fonder; as
is often the case, she will not even
be proud. But give her love, APP
probation, kindness, and there is no
sacrifice she would not make for
his content and comfort. The man
who loves her well is her hero and
her king. No less a hero to her,
though he is not TO any other; no
less q king, though his only king
dom is her heart and home. 1t Is
a mans own fault If he is unhappy
with his wife, in nine cases out of
ten. 1t is very exceptional wo-
man who will not be all she can be
to an attentive husband, and a very
exceptional one wko will not be very
dIsagreeable if she finds herself will
fully neglected. 1t would be easy
TO hate man who, having bound a
good woman TO him, made no eff
fort to make her happy; hard not
to love one who is constant and
tender, and when woman loves
she always strives 10 please. The
great men of this world have al
ways been wretched in their domes-
tic relations. while mean and com
mon men have been exceedingly
happy. The reason is very plain,
Absorbed in themselves those who
desire the worlds applause were
careless to the little world at home,
while those who had egotism strOve
to keep the hearts that were their
own and were happy in their ten
derness.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-04-03
A Mothers influence.

Many a poor mothe.: in an hum
BILE cot, with no money or position,
has struggled hard to feed and
clothe her little ones, to train them
to be an honor to their country and
a blessing to the world. Most of
our useful prominent men came
from such homes. Our church
yards are full of such pleasing
mothers whose hands are meekly
folded on their breasts No world
ly eye ever saw the record of their
lives, only God and the angels. No
tall monuments and high sounding
epitaphs mark their resting places.
What a responsibility rests upon
the mothers of this country. Life
is too short to be spent in accumu
lating things Of this world that
must perish. The children do not
stay with us long enough to permit
us to waste our hours in the pur
suit Of fashion and gayety. What
we SOW now we shall reap hereafter.
How many who SOW in tears shall
reap in joy. God give to all moth
ers grace, and strength to fulfil
heir duties Alright, that their influ-
,nce tor good may be felt from gen
,ration to generation.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-04-03
Matrimonial Blight.

Sometimes, when the blighted be
ing puts forth Its marriage as the
cause of its melancholy, no one
knows why it should. The run OF
things, as the world sees them, is
smooth enough; why, then, should
that wretched woman go about like
the concentration of despair? Her
husband is really a very nice fellow,
and whatever flaws he may have, his
dement's we've all known before his
marriage. Why, then, act and look
as if they were things which have
grown since, and which were not in
the bargain when it was made? And
again, why should that disagreeable
little peculiarly, this unpleasant lit
tie characteristic-spoil the rest of
his good qualities, and make her
life wretched because he is not per
feet all through? The same may
be said of men who make, at times,
so much account of this or that un
pleasant trait in their wives, though
counterbalanced by such sterling
exceileI cies. Men, however, sell
dom let themselves be so utterly
crushed by an unhappy marriage as
do the weaker, less energetic and,
we must add, less reasonable sex.
If their home is uncomfortable they
keep out of it as much as they can
and when in it do the best possible
to minimize the misfortune con-
tanned in the shrew or the slattern.
Women, poor souls, cannot do this
so much. So far fate and custom
are the hardest on the weaker sort:
but for all that, even an unhappy
marriage has it's amelioratiODs in
duty and occupation of which wise
women take advantage, and blighted
beings do not. One can understand
that marriage should contain a
blight, even when one does not I'M
derstand how or why. There are
mysteries of uncongeniali!y which
do not come to the surface, but
which are quite sufficient to destroy
all happiness; and a social woman
married to a recluse, shy one to a
snowy boaster, an honorable soul to
a dishonorable, a generous to a
mean, and 50 on, may account for
blight, if even then you think lit
tie philosophy the better thing.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-04-03
Work for It.

Ruskin never said a truer thing
than this; "If you want knowledge
you must toll for it; and if pleasure
you must toll for it," Toll is the
law. Pleasure comes through toll
and Incidence. When one gets to
love work his life is a happy one.
Said poor man in Brooklyn the
other day, with a family of eleven
to provide for, "If l were worth a
million of dollars ! should not wish
to do much different from what l
do now every day. love it thou
sand times better than to rest" He
loves his sleep. He is happy who
has conquered laziness once aud
forever.