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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-05

We are glad the circus season is about
over. For sometime past we have en-
joyed reading exchanges which had the
delinquent tax list on the first page, the
proceedings of the board of supervisors
on the second and third, circus adver-
tisement on the fourth; but it's getting
to be a little monotonous. and we are
pleased now to find on the fourth page
a notice ola new liver pill, "a sale ofblood-
ed stock, and thanks for peck of apples
:--Haaoteye.
The manager Of Scotch theatre at
which Kean was playing Macbeth, Sec
Ing him greatly exhausted toward the
close of the performance, offered him
some Whiskey in very small thistle
glass, saying at the same time, by way OF
encouragement. "Take that, Mr.. Kean,
take that, sir; it is the real mountain dew
that will never hurt YOU" "No," said
Kean, with significant glance at the
homeopathic dose--"No, that I'll be
sworn it wouldn't, if it was vitriol!' "
l do not wonder that many of the great
ones OF the earth committed suicide. living
as they did, with no knowledge that their
deprivations should have eternal re-.
compense. They were great enough to
be expectant. They were not wise enough
to be patient. The stars that chez,
the night Of great suffering with
their beams, shine downward from nc
less dome than the vaulted and measure.
less thought of mans immortality
Failure loses its bitterness when you feel
that i" the ages ahead God will give YOU
a new start-1Kurrau.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-05
THE FARM AND HOUSE.
Health Hints.

Sore Throat.-Five cents worth Of
chlorld OF potash dissolved in tumbler
OF water, and the liquid thoroughly gar
gled, will cure sore throat like magic.
kub the outside with little camphora-
ted oil.
frost Bites.--The following is simple
remedy for frost bites. Extract the frost
by the application of ice water till the
frozen part is pllable, but let no artificial
heat touch it; then apply salve made
OF equal parts of hogs lard and gun
powder, rubbed together until it forms
paste, and in less than twenty-four hours
the frozen parts will be we'll.
SpraSns IF the sprain is nothing more
than sprain-that is, if no bones are
broken or put out-wrap the part in
several folds of flannel which has been
wrung out OF hot water, and cover it
with dry bandage, aud rest it for some
days or even weeks. Entire rest at first,
and moderate rest afterward, are abso-
lutely necessary after a sprain. If it be
IN the ankle, the foot should be raised as
high as may be comfortable; If in the
wrist, 1t should be carried in sling.
To Rensove Worts.--The best applica-
ton IS said to be that of monnhvdrated
nitric acid: The ordinary acid should
not be used because its caustic effects
extend much farther than the points
tooched, while the action CT the stronger
ACID here recommended is limited to the
parts to which it IS actually applied.
Nitrate of silver is also frequently used
with advantage, and of late concentra-
ted solution OF chloral has been spoken
OF as efficient in destroying warts.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-05
r TcAVe ling.

A writer of the Burial Ney Yorker. SAWS:
II haye noticed when travelling on the
cars that many Of the passengers who car
ry their lunch, generally have a liberal
supply Of chicken. Now, there is no
obje ction to the fowl itself, but there is to
the shape in which it is often taken.
When there are so many good reci pes for
pressed and .jellied chicken it seems as
If the bones need not be carried. I was
once obliged to occupy a seat on the
cars with stranger, who entertained me
for half an hour by gnawing the wings
and legs CT fowl. At the same time
another person who sat directly opposite
was engaged in the like occupation. If
the chicken be prepared according to the
accompanying recipe, travellers need not
be aware of the nature of each others
luncheon: Cut up young fowl and put
1t In kettle, with one cofeecupful of
cold water. Sprinkle with salt and
pepper, and cove closely. When tender,
pick the meat Off the bones. and chop
into bits, the size OF peas, pack into a
quart bowl. Thicker with -four the lit
tie juice that remains in the kettle, and
pour over the chicken. Put plate on it,
while warm, and heavy weight on the
the plate. 1t is necessary to cook the
fowl IN but little water, otherwise it vii
not jelly. 1t is best not to cut pressed
chicken until the dav after it is made.
Place thin layers of it between thin slices
of bread, and press firmly together. TO
be eaten without separating, like sand
Wiches."
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-05
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Weber and Wagner.

1t may seem curious that "Oberon,"
which at first created so much venthusi-
asm, should of late years have had COM
paratively so little popularity. But, for
one thing, Weber's style was then as new
as few years ago was Herr WAgper's, to
London audience. Now, the chief at
traction of "Oberon" lies in It's beautiful
melodies. Then, the critics "almost
unanimouly expressed their disappoint-
ment and vexation of the want of melody
and tue difficult nature of the ,music in
Weber's new opera. Many maintained
that it contained no melody whatever.
Those who admitted that this was not
entirely the case asserted that such mel
ody as there was, had been crushed by
the exuberance of the instrumental &C.
compartments. Some expressed the hope
that frequent hearing of the music
might reveal beauties which had escaped
the Impractical ear at first" What Herr
Wagner has been to many critics of our
day Weber was to many of his, who no
doubt had grown SO accustomed to what
Herr Wagner, or one of his disciples, de-
scribed as the twang Of a big guitar, that
any departure from it was at first outside
their comprehensions. Beside he fact
that the music has no longer the attraJ-
ton of strangeness or heresy, one may
take into account that the opera is essen
TALLY undramatic; and that, as we have
said, the charm of graceful writing in the
words which it originally possessed is
lost by the substitution of the inane Ital-
ian ]ibretto for Mr.. Planche's verse
Wieland's 'Oberon,' the Baron Won Weber
justly says, lis an admirable narrative
poem, owing great portion of its excel,
lence to its form as an epic. 1t was the
natural result of this very embodiment OF
the subject that it was almost impossible
to bestow upon the story the form of a
drama. y The characters could
thus never act themselves; they. necessar-
| lily became mere puppets, the strings of
which are all too clearly seen without dis
tinct lite or individuality; their doings
could command but little interest
their fate create no sympathy. Not one
indeed, with the exception perhaps O.
Fatimaa, goes to the hearts of the audi
ence. 1.-THE Saturday Reuiew.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-05

lied, | shall try my fortune in new
country. | suppose we shall soon have
to congratulate you, Miss Hesketh2' he
said. with q slight pause.
| Congratulate me; what do lou mean?
am not engaged, nor am likely tobe.''
"You astonish me. I thought Liston
was to, DC the happy man!'
"Mr. Liston is nothing to me, nor ever
will be-" she said, hulriedly.
"Oh! had forgotten he vas q poor
wretch like myself now; so / suppose
that's the reason
''Mr. Herbert, why do you speak to me
like thiss What have I done that YOU
should think that I only cared for man
for what he possesses2 If I loved him,
poverty would be no drawback; it is un
kind of you to speak as you do" And
poor Maud, with beating heart and vary
ing color. looked very much like breaking
down. Utterly amazed at herwords, and
thinking his ears had deceived him, he
looked eagerly at her. Could.this be the
girl his friend had warned himagainstg
"Maud, do you mean what you say?
Would you really marry poor man2''
he said, passio1ately, while no clasped
the girls hands in his. ANSWER me,
child! why have you treated me so badly
the last month"; We were good friends
enough befoe Liston came"
Looking into his eyes and seeing all
the love that beamed there, Maud told
him all; how she had heard the CONVEX
sation between him and ListQn, and its
result. #
49," said Percy, "but for Ne loss of
my fortune never should have won my
wife! Good comes out Of evil after all p
"But I may only be an incumbrance to
you while you are poor whispered
happy Maud. 'Don't you think we
should wait until you are better Off"
swat! No thank you; no more wait
ing for me; a second Harry Liston might
appear, and what should l do then2 No;
as soon as ever my affairs are settled
shall claim you, and" taking the girl in
his arms. lit won't be my fault, my dar-
ling, if you everaregret becoming Percy
Herbert's Wife," it" Est
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-05
"A Dutch Dairy. Farm.

Mr.. J. Hewlett, of Syracuse, N. Y,
writes from Europe:
After feeding the horses and resting
little while, we drove about eight miles
farther on to one of the best stock and
dairy farms in Holland. They used the
very same stable at the farm that they
did in the fourteenth century. They
have little rings in the ceiling with cords
passing through them, by which the cows
tails are held up to keep them from get
ting dirty. The stable was carpeted and
had plants and flowers in it. The floor
of the stables was of small bricks. At
the back of the stalls was a trough of
masonry about Is inches wide and
inches deep, with ditch or reservoir OF
water at one end. As soon as the trench
was dirtied they turned on the water,
and all the manure, etc, was carried out
to covered vat, whence it could be re-
moved to the fields or wherever they
wanted it moved to. The cows were as
clean, if not cleaner than your horses. All
the fastening they have is little cord
around their necks, and they are so gen.
tie and quiet that they do not require
anything stronger. ~
They use brass milk pals instead of
wood or tin ones. We saw the way they
make the round cheeses that are sent to
America. They have wooden molds in
the shape of two hemispheres or half
balls. These are hollow and fit together.
The cheese curd is first roughly pressed
into shape and then placed in the molds
The lower half of the mold is stationary,
while the upper part is fastened to a
kind of screw working in beam over
head. The upper half is screwed down
tight, and the cheese is left for week
At the end of week it is screwed down
tighter and left another week. At the
end of third week the chees, is expos.
ed to the air and the curing begins. II
takes three months for a cheese to be
cured, and year before it is fit for the
market. Everything was as sweet and
neat as any parlor was ever in.
The stables and stalls for the horses
were covered with mating. You have
no idea how clean everything was, with
out seeing how it is done.
They use the same kind of churns, tn.
same kind of cheese Expresses, and tn.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-05
Princess Emma OF Pyr1nOnt.

The betrothed Of the king of Neither
lands is, on her mothers side, allied to
the House Of Nassau. In 1855 the House
of Nassau, which traces its origin to the
year 9l5, branched off into two lines.
The estates of the elder branch-that of
Waleram-were incorporated with Prus-
STA in 1866. OF the Younger branch of
Nassau the king of Holland is the head.
The princes Of Valdez yrmont were
among the most ancient reigning SOW
ereigns of Germany, and the Princess
Emma, born the second of August, 1858,
is the third of the six children of Prince
George Victor, who resigned his SOW
ereignty to Prussia. According to present
arrangements, the civil marriage of the
king of Holland and the Princess Emma
will be celebrated, by proxy, at Arolsen,
and the solemn blessing of the church
will be given in the Cathedral of Am
sterdam.--London Times. Isl
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-05
'l'heOld, Old Home,

When l long for sainted memories,
Like apgel troops they come, "
If fold my arms to ponder,
On the old, old home.
The heart has many passages
Through which the feelings roam,
But its middle aisle is sacred -e
10 the old, old home.
Where infancy was sheltered
Like rose buds from the blast,
Where girlhood's brief elysium
In joyousness was passed.;
To that sweet spot forever,
AS to some hallowed dome,
Life's pilgrim bends her vision
IT'S the old, old home.
A father sat, how proudly,
BY that hearthstone's rays,
And told his children stories
OF his early manhood's days;
And one soft eye was beaming,
From child to child 'twould roam;
Thus a mother counts her treaures,
In the old, old home.
The birthday gifts and festivals,
The blended vesper hymn,
(Some dear one who was swelling it
Is with the Seraphim.)
The fond "good MI hts" at bedtime.
How quiet sleep would come,
And found us all together,
In the old, old home.
Like wreath of scented flowers,
Close intertwined each heart;
But time and change in concert,
Have blown the wreath apart.
But dear and sainted memories,
Like angels ever come,
If Ifold my arms and ponder,
On the old, old home.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-05

The Amherst, Mass, experiment of
raising the early amber cane for syrup
shows an average product of 160 gallons
per acre, though some pieces have yield
ed as high as 26O gallons per acre. The
percentage of sugar was found to be less
when fresh cut and ground than after
lying for while before being ground;
and it is hoped that improved culture
may increase the percentage OF cane su-
gar. The cost of manu- featuring the sy
rup this season has been Is cents gallon
but, with better facilities for making, the
cost can be reduced one-half.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-05
Light and Shade.

Would love be love without loves sigh? 4
Would rest be rest were toll unheard?
Would Joy be joy, If pain could die? .ss....
Or flight be fight, to wings unsnared?
Would home be home, were cares unknown
: Would light be light, were darkness dead
Would wheat be wheat, were tares unsown?
Or hope be hope, if doubts were leds
Would heights be grand, were ways less steep:
Would shores be blest, were seas untossed
Would smiles be fair did we not weep?
S4 Our loved so dear, were hearts unlost?
Oh, calm is deep, though storms are loud;
And flowers are gay through winters heath
And stars more bright where looms the cloud
Thank God for life, thank God for death!
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-05

The longer live, the more do become
satisfied that nothing is 80 good for people
who are in deep trouble as real hard work,
work that not only occupies the hands
but the brain; work on which one lavishes
the best part of the heart. I know it re-
quires a great deal of resolution to break
away from the apathy ola deep sorrow or
heavy trouble, and resolutely put ones
hand to the new or long disused pillow;
but the effort once made, if there is any
thing in the individual. he or she will
never turn back. And after work, real
work, work with the hands, head, and
heart, after this will come trust, and
with trust will come William @.
Eliot. -..s.- e.-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-05

same kind Of pals, ETC., that they did
500 years ago. They think it is showing
disrespect to their ancestors to make any
improvement in the implements that
their forefathers used.
I inquired the price Of the cattle, and
found that the cows cost from 200 to $50
guilders, and the bulls from 800 to $50
gulldcls, or in our money cows from $50
to $l40, and bulls from $3.50 to $3.50, or
5000 each.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-05
a simp'e Test of the Quality OF Drinking
Water.

4 simp:e Test of the Quality OF Drinking
Water.
Nothing is more important, from
sanitary point of view, than thexpurity of
the water used for cooking purposes br
for satisfying thirst. Should it contain
an undue proportion of organic matter,
it might be the means Of giving rise to
most serious diseases, often Of fatal
character. 1t is very common mistake,
but nevertheless u very serious one. to
regard clear water as pure water; for clear
and clean are not synonymous. OF counsel
the question as to the fitness or unttness
Of saltwater for domestic use can only be
determined absolutely by careful chem
ical analysis. But since few persons wish
to incur the trouble and expense of
chemical analysis, simple method by
which any one may test the quality of
the water he uses may not come amiss.
As is we'll known, the sense of taste and
smell vary greatly in different Individuals,
one utterly failing to detect the foul con-
dition of a water which would be very
evident to person of finer organization
Some waters, moreover of very dangerous
quality, will fail to give any indication
by taste or smell. Blu, if the causes of a
bad taste or smell exist in the water, the
deleterious effects on the health viii re-
main the same whether they are rec.
ognized or not. Heirch's test for this
purpose Credited by the Rsoue Indus
triezle 10 Prot. Reynolds, OF Dublin,) is
very useful, and so simple that any one
can use it. Fill perfectly clean pint
bottle three fourths full of the water to be
tested. and dissolve therein half tea
spoonful of the purest sugar Qoaf or
granulated sugar will do}, cork the bottle
and set 1t in warm place for two days.
If, in twenty four to forty eight hours, the
water becomes cloudy or milky, ii is un-
fit for cooking or drinking purposes. If
it remain perfectly clear it is safe to use.
Cloudiness, when it occurs, is due, occord-
ing to Frankland, to fungoid fermenta-
ton, which takes place in the presence of
sugar, and to traces of Phosphoric acid
occasionally met with in waters con-
taminated by sewage.-Scientifc Amer
acan, Supplement.
Reliable authority informs US that the
production of wheat is steadily on the de-
cline in England, although in that coun-
ny Tic piouuctlon ol grain Is next III I'LL
portance to the raising of meat. The de-
clinement is that of area a.d not IN the
quality produced per acre. The yield
has been increased from one to one and
half bushels, within the present ge--era
ton, and five bushels within one hun
dred years past. The yield is now esti-
mated at % bushels per acre, and it will
probably be pushed up to 80 bushels per
acre, for the English farmers are exceed
iugly painstaking and doctor their land
so as to get the most possible out of it,
Exchange. s.r -..--t.~,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-05-01
The ColIinsyille Cloud.

St. Louis Times-Journ ii.
DR.. 81. L. Strong, prominent phTsl-
clan and property holder, gave the most
lucid description that was obtained. de
was tiding short distance southwest OF
the CITY, and saw the sterm-cloud as It
approached the city. For fully halt an
hour previous the sky wore strange
appearance, snd the atmosphere appeared
dry and heavy. The storm-cloud formed
almost due east of the city, and was.
abopt $50 feet high, and shaped some>
what like a balloon. 1t app areo iuIIy
fifty feet at the top. and taPered 10 8
long. narrow pendant, wnlen " 1irted
ffo1n side to side as the cloud passed
along. It moved with great velocity,
and was accompanied by deafening
roar while the air was filed in its imme
date vicinity with debris of all kinds,
which was gathered up by the waving
pendant and carried up into the broad
portion of the cloud. Everything that
the pendant touched was demolished, and
heavy timbeIs were csnied by it several
miles to the eastward. The cloud STRUCK
the eastern limits of the city, passed
directly cas-. to Clinton street, where Il
changed its course to the southeast, ana
burst a short distance from the south
eastern limits. A number of citizens
stated that their attention had been at
tracted by the singular appearance OF
the sky for some time previous to the
disaster, but they did not appTehend any
serious danger. The first warning they
had wa. the fearful roar of the cloud az
it approached, and before they could
Comprehend the danger it was upon
them, tearing and crashing through the
buildings. and filing the air with frag'-
ments of timber, limbs Of trees, broken
furniture and clothing: a PecunaIiIy
of the action OF the cloud was that II
seemed to strike the ground at lntervsi-,
leaping over some houses and destroying
Others.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-05-01

THE Dutch settlers in South Africa
are exceedingly fond of physic, and al
though extremely penurious in all other
ways, niggardly in fact to the last penny,
they will not scruple at the slightest
symptoms of illness to send for a doctor.
Should a surgeon once obtain repute,
deservedly or otherwise, his fortune is
certainly made. The most ridiculous
circumstances often insure to him this
good luck, and the amount of money he
receives yearly is sometimes very sur
prising. General Cunynghame was told
that medical practitioner lost his credit
by simply prescribing the use of liberal
additions TO an elderly lady. Her hus-
band was dreadfully angry, making bis
remonstrance in the following terms:
I" Young man, you are stranger in this
country, and recommend new customs,
which are contrary to usages which we
know to be the true rules 10 health. I
have been now married to my 'yrow' for
thirt ysfve years, during which time
wster has scarce touched her body. 1t
is not, sir, by your persuasion that such
inroads can be made into our manners
you are ignorant of our mode of life and
do not understand our wants."
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-05-01
Too Near His Figure.

On one occasion, when Gen. Butler
wa in command at New Orleans, a
Colonel up in the Red river region made
ratification for furlough, which was
refused rim. Soon after the colonel lett
his command without permission, and
went to New Orleans, where he was
arrested and put in irons as a deserter.
Upop an intimatiOn that he wished to
make an explanation, Gen. B. had him
brought to his headquarters.
"WeIl, sir" said the general sternly,
"Nhat have yoa to say in explanation OF
YOUR conduct? %
"Well, general, there are two Jews up
wonder who have some cotton they want
TO vet through my lines. First they
offered me $500, which refused. Then
thew offered me 81, 900, then $4,000. then
SOS, 1000 and at last they offered 500, GOO
and l tell you, general, they were get,
ting so near my figure, thought I'd
better leavep
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-05-01

EVEN to this day the advent of Gyp-
sizes is regarded as an i'll omen by the
Russian peasants. When it is announced
in any village that band of Gypsies
are about to make their appearance,
there is hurly-burly amorg the villas
gers. The men hasten to bring their
horses in from the fields where they are
grazing; the women put their poultry
under cover, and everything that can
be stolen is concealed. The Gypsy wo-
men, who are professional fortune-tellers,
are treated with consideration on ac>
count of the prevailing fear of their
power, though they are closely watched.
Besides their other evil practices, the
Gypsy men are charged with setting
fire to the houses of their enemies, and
the Gypsy women are accused of prac>
ticing witchcraft.