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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-04-09
A DIV ER'S SAD END.

S'tfocoted Eighty Feet Under Water-The
AsT-LtNe Gets Caught IN a Hook o., a
SNnhess Wreck.
Newport Telegram to New York Herald
The first accident in submarine dress,
which occurred in these waters, took place off
Point Judith this afternoon. John Waters,
the we'll known wrecker, went off earlv this
morning to the sunken Block Island mail
packet Thomas J. Lynch, which sunk
off that place about two weeks ago. for
the purpose of raising her. His diver, Horace
Manchester, 80 years of age, went down earlv
IN the day, and apparently endeavored to make
all the necessary arrangements to tighten the
wreck. Nothing was heard from him for some
time, and the persons on board the wrecking
schooner Young America began to get alarmed.
The air was being pumped and the lifeline
Kept in hands which vainly tried to
feel the least pulsation, but none was felt
from the unfortunate man who was eighty -four
feet below, that being the depth of water
where the craft sank. After he had been down
three-quarters of an hour he gave signal that
he was all right. In few minutes he signaled
he wanted more air, and then he signalled that
he was having too much. His signals were
faithfully answered by Capt. Waters, who is
here and New York as a man who understands
his business.
The revenue cutter Samuel Dexter hove in
sight, and seeing the flag at half-mast on board
the 1Oung America, bore down to her. She
was Immediately dispatched to this port for
diver, gear and attendant which was furnished
by Capt. Ramsay, United States navy yard,
commanding at the torpedo station. The diver,
Augustus Feliess, promptly volunteered to 60
down in search of the missing
man. He was soon submerged, but
returned after lapse of about
twenty minutes terribly exhausted. He re-
ported that he saw the man suspended about
five feet over the sunken vessel, the air line
having been caught by hook on the boat.
He went down again and succeeded in disen-
gaging the line. At last the lifeless remains
of the diver were free, and as soon as the sig
nal was given they were hoisted to
the deck of the vessel. The
body was brought here at once by the cutter
and placed in the hands of an undertaken. The
diver, when he came up the second time. was
found to be extremely exhausted. It is be-
lieved that the deceased was engaged in taking
out the ballast when the line suddenly became
entangled.
Capt. Waters is Of the opinion that the man,
who went down with some little misgiyinp. ow.
ing to the depth of water, became Frightened at
some slight disafrangement, and died in a fit.
The face of the man shows that he died a tarr;.
BILE death.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-04-09
Personal AND POLITICAL


In the Cabinet session April 1, routine
business mostly occupied attention.
April 1, the Senate confirmed Francis
A. Walker, superintendent of the census
The President has nominated Francis
A. Wakes, Superintendent of the census.
Gen. Grant has accepted the invitation
of the King of Siam to visit his dominions.
The Pope in circular letter warmly
davocates allegiance to King Alfonso
pain.
The Pope has received 10000 francs
from the Count and Countess Chambord, of
France.
lroac Fletcher, member of the Eup.
lish parliament, has committed suicide nv
shooting himself.
An Elko, Nebraska dispatch of March
Dist, says, L. R. Bradley, Ex.Gov. of Nevada.
is dead. Age II years.
The latest kilograms from Madrid
Spain, say the condition of Princess Chris
tiana is nearly hopeless.
The entire city ticket was carried ir
Chicago, April 1, by 1000 majority There
were three tickets in the field.
The Ohio Democratic State committee
have decided to hold the State nominating
convention at Columbus, June 4.
Capt. Edward O'Meagher Condor, tn.
Fenian, has been appointed to clerkship i,
the treasury department at WASHINGTON.
The Pope has sent an autograph lette
to Queen Victoria welcoming her to Italy
and expressing good wishes for her welfare
Gen. Miles regards Sitting Bull as tn,
ablest and most powerful living Indian CHIEF
and ranks him with Tecumseh and Kin,
Phillip. 81
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-04-09

MILLIONS of tons Of coal dust have been
piled up in the mining regions, and,
through some attempts to utilizs this re-
fuse have been very successful, the arti-
fetal fuel has not come into general use.
In France 100000 tons of excellent fuel
are annually made from coal dust, and
Belgium manufactures about 100000.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-04-09

SOUTHERN planters acknowledge that
the exodus of negroes to the West is most
unfortunate and may seriously interfere
with all the agricultural interests of the
South, yet they are offering the blacks no
inducements to remain.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-04-09

THERE are over one hundred China
men in Chicago, and one-foutrh of this
number have become Christians, and are
regular attendants at Sunday-school.
Chicago is not the most moral city in the
world, but in it's treatment of the Chinese
it is vast improvement on San Francisco,
and the results are certainly very encour-
apInp
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-04-09

An honest Hibernian, trundling hand
cart containing all his movables, was &C.
costed by friend with: "Well, Patrick,
you are moving again, see." ssFaith /
am" replied he. "The times are so hard
it's dale cheaper hiring hand carts than
paying rints."
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-04-09
CURRENT TOPICS.

NEARLY 100000 cattle, mostly young,
will be driven from Texas north before
the hot weather of August begins. The
number of cattle in 'drive" is general
ly 5000, though it is sometimes much
larger.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-04-09

THE present Duke of Newcastle will be
rich man, with something like $4,000
or eSO,00O year, when he comes of age,
as the heavy charges on the Worksop
property are paid off. He is cripple
owing to an accident when child, which
the nurse unpardonably kept from the
knowledge OF his parents. and the injured
leg had to be re- broken and set.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-04-09

erous nature OF the Chinese and their firm faith
in the DEGREES and suggestions of their Gloss ),
given through the scheming williams called
priests, it is we'll to be prepared to meet
them, should they assault you in the dark
or some unfrequented portion of the city.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-04-09

REV. DIR. BoLLs. Of Cleveland, says
there are but four Protestant Episcopal
clergymen in this country who have never
changed their parish, and who have pass
ed, or nearly passed their fiftieth year of
rectership. They are Rev. John Brown
of St. Georges Church, Newburg, N. Y;
Rev W. G. Mead of St. Paul's Church,
Norwalk, Conn; Rev. Theodore Edison of
St. Anus Church, Lowell, Mass; and Rev.
w. Shelton, D. D., of st. Paul's Church,
Buffalo.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-04-09

The wholesale destruc ton of birds for
the adornment of ladies, bonnets and hats
is really assuming scandalous proportions.
A German dealer recently received con-
signment Of $4,000 dead humming birds,
10000 corpses of various aquatic birds,
and 100000 pairs of wings. As, owing
to the substitution of birds for ribbon, the
ribbon trade Is suffering, ladies of fash
ion might do both their fellow Gre: lures
and the birds much good by reverting to
ribbons for the adornment of their head
gear.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-04-09

IT is generally supposed that "perique'
tobacco is a peculiar plant and can only
be grown in St. James Parish, Louisiana.
This is mistake. 1t is merely subjected
to peculiar treatment. While the plant
is growing, the smaller leaves near the
top are stripped off, and the lower leaves
attain a prodigious size in consequence.
These are then taken and pressed for
some weeks, without being allowed to
dry thoroughly. Perique is largely used
n the manufacture of cigaret ties.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-04-09

As a proof of the humidity given to
the atmosphere by trees, experiments
show that the ''Washington elm" at
Cambridge, Mass. with it 100000 square
feet of leaf surface, transpires seven and
three-quarter tons of clear water vapor
in twelve diurnal hours Of clear hweater
From this it is inferred that grove, con-
sisting Of 500 trees, each with a leaf sur
face equal to that of the elm mentioned,
would return to the atmosphere 1875
tons ofaqueous vapor in twelve hours.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-04-09

TIE emigration from Pennsylv ania
this spring is beyond parallel. On Tues
day the emigrants who departed from
Harrisburg numbered quite three thou
sand, chiefly from Lebanon, Cumberland,
Fulton, Dauphin. Miff1iH, and other Mid
die and Eastern countries. A large colo
ny of Dunkards were among the moving
mass, while very many belonged to the
class of substantial farmers One party
had sold a fine farm for 100000, in or
der to found new home in the far West
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-29

SHARP UEAHING.-Accordiug to the
Rochester papers "a physician of that
city has a. wonderful ear. The faculty
which he possesses for distinguishing
sound IS truly marvellous, If all that is
related of him cam be credited For
instance lie can tell the number of
the railroad locomotives by their bells.
Railroad men say that this is the only
case of the kind they ever knew. Old
and experienced engineers, sWi,chmeH.
and those whose work brings them with
in the hearing of q large number of en-
giue bells, say that at the most they can
learn 20 know only very few compared
with the great number the doctor can
name readily, almost without thought.
lie cannot only give the numbers of
several hundred. but in cases where To-
CgmUtiyC5 have been rCMadtled and re-
numbered Le can give the old number
as well as yLe new one. lie says there
are six locomotives familiar TO him. the
bells of which are keyed i'm pairs. For
instance numbers ljt and IGJ have bells
In the same key. THESE engines. he SAYS.
he has hot hearl i'm eight years, and does
not EuUW what has become of them
whether they are broken or are running
farther east. Numbers lJf and 2I3 have
the same key and also l~g ard IgS.
4 Ile~" -'''..lll'Alr HN ttat lllt Oily ones
to his knowledge, i'm The Olicllss, which
have the same key. The new locOmO-
tIyes-tLat is, the numbers of which are
above Jul-arc all keyed ueuly alike.
Not long ago uu old switch engine. used
IN the yard at Buffalo. was sent to
Rochester for some special purpose. As
it passed through the street the doctor
heard the Ue.luuI remarked to tLefau.ilv
that the engine was OF 81 certain number
and that NE had not heard it for six
years. \ boarlgr In the house. anxious
TO test the case. ran TO the track and
found that the information was correct.
Not long since the young man went to
Syracuse on business. lie heard an en-
gine coming ont of the round house. and
remarked to q friend that he knew the
bell, although ha LaluJ heard il in five
years. When the engine came into
view. tlg number given was found to be
correct
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-29

FACTS ABOUT FLOUR.-FlOur IS :
culiarly sensitive to atmospharie
fluence, hence 1t should never be sc
in 4 room with sour liquids. a
where onions or fish are kept. nor
article that taints the ali Of the III
in which it is stored. ANY smell p
ceptible to the sense will be absI
by -four. Avoid damp cellaE
lofts where a free circulation Of
cannot be obtains1. Keep In 6 G.
dry, airy room, and not exposalE
freezing temperature nor TO u.z
summer or to artificial heat for
length of time above 20 degrees Is
1t should not come in contact n
grain or other substances which
liable to heat. Flour should be S
ed and the particles thoroughly is
:egrated, and then warmed before
ing. This treatment improves the
or and baking properties Of the d1-
The sponge should be prepared
the oven as soon as the yeast has
formed its mission. otherwise teru-
alton sets in and acidity results.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-29

A pleasant story comes to us from the
Cape of Good Hope, Africa. In Graaf
Reiuett as well as in all of the old Dutch
towns of the Colony, there is a large
open place. or market square, where the
farmers. traders. and others, arriving at
any hour Of the day or night, might
"outspan" their horses and oxen from
their wagons. send the cattle out to the
commonage TO feed. while they bivOuac
at their wagons. as il is the wont of Af-
ricau travellers to do, until the O'Clock
morning market auction.
An old horse belonging to one of these
PARTIES had wandered about in search of
grass and Water-vaiuly, no dOnbt. for
il was during the severe drought from
which the country is but now recovering.
Coming TO the great bare market place.
and finding a knot Of men talking there.
he then singled out one Of them. and
pulled him by the sleeve with his teeth.
The man, thinking that the horse might
possibly bite, repulsed him, but it was
not very roughly done, and lie returned to
the charge with the same reception but
as he was persevering animal, he pTac-
tiCally demonstrated the truth Of the
axiom that perseverance gains the
day, for on his taking the chosen sleeve
sIC llllIl lllllt ltlA tEll Ills lttlH. lliC
owner awoke TO the idea that a deed of
kindness might he required of him. So
putting his hand on the horses head, he
said '-All right, old fellow march on
The horse at once led the way to pump
ON the further side of the square. Some
COlOred servants were lOunging about the
spot At the bidding of the white man,
one of them filed q bucket with water ;
replcuished and emptied it before the
'-great thirst" was assuagcd, and then
the grateful brute almost spoke his
thanks To his white friend by rubbing
his nose against his arm. after which he
walked of with q great sigh of relief.
a story sUmCwiIas analogous to the
foregoing was told TO me by a friend,
whose uncle an old county squire in
one of our Western counties, had a
favorite hunter i'm a loose box in the
stable. III happened on q warm sum
luer's day that he was 'athiTst. - and
could get IO water. lie tried to draw
the gr0Om's attention TO the fact, but
without success. The horse was not to
be discouraged La had evidently given
the matter consideration. The thirst
was pressing. AlI at once lie remem-
beIed that he had always certain halt
CTput upon his bead when ne was led to
water. lie knew where it hung and ne
managed To- uuhOUk it from its peg. and
carried il to the groom. who, in great
admiration of the kn0wledgeablc animal
rewarded him i'm the manner he desired
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-29

FALL PLowING.-The better 4
preparation Of the ground the brs
the crop. The high average yield
the English farms Is no doubt rs--s
due to the thorough preparation Of
ground before seeding. Our cltr-
is superior 20 that Of England -
wheat growing: yet q yield Of sir
four bushels per acre is Ho5 at al E
frequent among farmers there. VI
here forty bushels per acre is az q
usual yield. Two plOwingz, sew
harrowings, and in riany cases. r5--
or crushing, and the excellent r-sr
alton of the soil by previous roo. r-
must have n much better efiec. u-
the soil than one plowing, very pa
" done, because Of the hardness @
dryness of our soil in midsuu-
and very imperfect narrowing.
might be well for Us TO lay ont Il
labor on our wheat crop, and SC u
pare the ground better, and rai21
average from twelve to at least tTE
bushels per acre. The difference
the amount of wheat at harvest vG
pay tor n good deal of extra w9E
blowing, etc, and yet leave q Fr.
beside the soil would not fosza- 3
generous treatment in one year 2
two.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-29

TIE CAUSE or TUUSDEE.-I have
lately seen 10 stated i'm q tcNt-IUOl, upon
electricity and magnetism that the phe-
u1meuUu of thunder is not fully account
Cd for Iy any theory as yet brought for
ward. Whether this De so or not. I am
not sufficiently acquainted with Tie sub
ieCt To- say. I believe the commonly ac-
ceptcd theory is That vacuum is created
i'm the path of tile electric spark, and
that the subsequent iurush OF the air
vLgducqs the dgtguatiQn, If, however,
it le allowed that The electric spark Is
not q material substance. hut that it is
merelyg natural force or mode of action,
the possibility OF this theory is at once
disposed of. Il Is weIl-kuowu fact
that the passage of electricity i'm q high
state us tension through q miEtUre Of
oxygen and hydrogen. not only causes
au explosion but also causes the fUTmI-
tion OF water, and it seems to be that.
given the CNiSteIsa of free oxygen and
hydrogen I'm Che region of the disturb
auce. the phenomenon Of thunder is sUf-
hCieutly accounted for. Whether the
normal amount of hydrogen i'm the air is
sufficient Co cause the stUTeudOUs noise
of thunder 7 ann not competent to Judge ::
but II not ] would suggest that the
presence of an abnormal amount might
be accounted for 10y the process of the
eleCtrolysis, which w0ull probably occur
between the two poles Of tie thunder
cloud before the tension became so
great as TO cause rupture Of the circuit
and consequent discharge Of tie electric
spark. | would also draw your atteu-
tiou 90 the fact that every thmder-cIap
is Immediately followed by an increase
i'm the quantity of water deposited in
the shape of rain. Does not TIL, rT+nt
to the formation Of water T. the eZpI0-
sion Of the g9scsE As 1 myself ann
unable, ...J,u from want of means and
time, to investigate jLe matter. IshouId
be glIu to find That some one better
qualified had taken the subject fin hand
lt Is frequent experiment of Dr. Tyn-
dalls 10 show his audience real clouds.
I feel convinced that by following this
line Of inquiry be could give us a real
thunderstorm Nature.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-29

SUPERSTITION ABOUT STORMS. .-CaV-
ems were supposed by the Romans to be
secure places of refuge during thunder
storms. and they believed that lightning
never penetrated more than two yards
into the earth. Acting on this super
stition the Emperor Augustus used to
withdraw into some deep vault of the
palace whenever tempest was feared,
and it is recorded by SuetOnioUS that he
ALWAYS wore a skin of .eal as precaution
against lightning. That both precaut-
ions were eequallyunavailingn needs scarce
lv to be mentioned. Lightning has
been known to strike ten # ct into the
earth: but not even the marvellous ac-
curacv of modern science can determine
at what distance from the surface a safe
retreat NAV be found from the descend
ing fluid and, even were this ascertain
ed the dangers from ascending electric
currents remain the same. With regard
to seal-skins, we find that the Romans
attached so much faith to them as nom
conductors that tents were made of
them. beneath which the timid used to
take refuge. 1t is a somewhat curious
fact that in the neighboThOod of Mount
Cevennes, in the Languedoc, where an
ciently some Roman colonies were known
to have existed, the shepherds cherish a
similar superstition respecting the skins
of serpents. These they carefully col
lect. and having covered their hats with
al, believe themselves secure against the
dangers of the storm. NJ. Labossiere is
disposed to see a link of interesting ana
logy between the legend yet lingering in
the mind of the peasant of Cevennes and
the more costly superstition held by his
Latin ancestors. The EmperOrs of ia
pan retire into a deep grOttO during the
tempests VIII ch rage with such severity
in their latitude ; but, not satisfied with
the profundity of the excavation, or the
strength of the stones Of which it is built,
they complete their precautions by hav-
ing a reservoir of water sunk in their re-
treat The water is intended to eXtin-
guish the lightning-a measure equally
futile, since many instances have been
preserved in which the fluid has fallen
upon the water with the same destruct-
i've effect as upon land.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-29

RYE IN CoRN.-Mr. ". ?. Bc-E
of Goldfeld, Iowa, makes a good s
gestiOn relative to sowing rye IN a
before the last plowing. We I
tried the plan and can indoTse
Belknap's idea: IF farmers will q
SOW one-half bushel of winter III
the acre in their corn and ploT
the last time, it will not only la'.
tendency to choke out the weeds Z
start up afterward, but there VII
no danger of dry muTrain among +
tie from eating too.freely Of dry s--
as the rye will remain green, tlI5-
The winter, and will be eaten by s..
in preference to corn fodder. 1t MS
es a desirable feed for all kinds
stock, and aids materially ID
quality and quantity Of milk pTo1-
beside proving 4 saving OF from y.
two tons of hay tor every acre s.
and last, but not least, 1t aiia-..
green crop to plow under IN ~
which will renew and enrich t-' p
-IO,ca Register.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-08-29
THE BEST COW IN PERIL.

Old Farmer B. is a stingy man
He keeps all he gets and gets all he can,
By all his friends he is said to be
As tight as the bark on young biTch-tree-
He goes to church and rents pew,
But the dimes he gives the Lord are few.
If he gets to heaven with the good and great,
He will be let in through the smallest gate.
Now Farmer B., besides dragging the
plOughs,
Keeps a number Of very fine calves and cows;
He makes no butter, but sends by express
The milk to the city's thirstinesS.
'sWhat do the city folks know about milk?
They are better Judges of cloth and silk
Not man who buys, III vow, can tell
If | water it not, or water it well.
If they do not know, then where's the sin ?
/ will put the sparkling water in?'
Thus talked to himself old Farmer B.;
How mean he is old and young can see.
One night it was dark oh, fearfuIly dark
The Watchdog never came out to bark.
Old Farmer B. in his bed did SnOre,
When rap, rap, rap, nearly shattered the
door;
And voice cried out with hasty breath,
"Your best cow, neighbor, is choking TO
death"
Clipping off the end of rousing snore,
Farmer R. bounded out on the bedroom floor,
And the midnight voice was heard no more.
For his thoughts were all on his choking cow;
He flew to the yard like frightened deer,
For his stingy soul was filed with fear.
Looking around by the lanterns light,
He found that the cows were there all right
'I will give a dime" said Farmer B.,
''To know who played this trick on me
Nav the hand be stiff and the knuckleS sore
That knocked tonight on my farmhouse
door"
With scowl on his face and a shaking head.
Farmer B. again sought his nice warm bed
No good thoughts came-they were all over
powered;
The little good nature he had was soured.
When he went to water his milk next day,
The midnight voice seemed to say,
As he pumped with painting breath,
Your best COW, neighbor, is choking to
death"
The meaning of this he soon found out,
For a stone was driven i'll the old pump 5
spout.
Old Farmer B., when he drives to town,
Now meets his neighbors with savage frOwn;
They smile, and ask as they kindly bow,
'IIOw getteth along the best COW nOw?'