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The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-21

TIE Pr, sidcnt of the United States and his Secretaries deserve we'll of the Republican party for their manly protest ngainst the ceurse of certain New York poll licians, who. in the name of "civil service, " and without sense or req son, made onslaught upon the can didatcs the people selected.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-21

BELGIUM, according to cable dis patches,-is preparing for th:pur- cIase and operation of all the rail- ways in the kingdom. as govern ment enterprise, upon substantially the plan being carried forward in Germany.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-21

TRACK LAYING on the Utah Southern is progressing at the rate If Ihree-fourtlls of mile per day. The road WAS to be f..islled to Desert, Utah, last week, and the grading is all done for some distance beyond that pl,c..
The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-21

WORD has been mt to the War Department that he Hualapai h. dians of this Territory are in a starving condition, and the Govern nent is going to feed them.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-21

THE postmasters of Louisvill.. New Orleans and New York city have been instructed not to rent boxes to lottery companies or lot tery agents A good step.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-21

MR CAMPBELL. our Delegate in Congress. started from his home in Prescntt-to Wnshi gton, on Satur day last, via Santa fe
The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-21

NETTING discourages BEN Bur LEa- He recently gave banquet to his friends, in Lowell. and WAS in the best of spirits though the dispatches proclaimed his defeat
 He announced that next year he should "pisk his flint and try
The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-21

THE dea hs in New York from all causes during the first niue months Of this year were 2l,s67. Thirty -four of the deaths were flom smallpox.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-21

IF BUTLER eau only pick up the pieces of himself, and put himself together again his political skeleton W i'll have chance to nun oi, some other line in Massachusetts next year
The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-21

TnE Dcrnpc-acy of the nation seems to be badly drDioraiiz. 1 by the rcrent eIsstions. They act az if thes .Aaa st.ca str,.ek by Hgh : n:az 4.f :h. schs;ii tort.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-21

THE New Mexico and AIassa- rhase-s: Mining CanPany have shipped ta Silver Ci y from Boston seven car loads Of machinery.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-21

By spending S15o,ooO in adl vcrtising. DR. R. V. PIERCE. .nf Buf- falo. N. l., was transformed from a pcnniless man to a millionaire and a member of Congress.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-21

THE narrow gauge railroad of New Mexioo has enough iron and money on hand to build from Ala n,oss to AlbEqurrqun. From that r.oir.t it will go to Mrss'lla.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-21

A LARGE portion Of ROBERT BoNNER's wrll-knnwn stable of trutte. was sold at auction in New York recently.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-21

AN airline railway flasn Minne apolis, Minn,. 10 Montreal. Canada, is heil.gztaIked of, and will prot stlv he built scon-
The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-21

AN arrangement fo: the exchange of postal muney-ordrrs between Franc, and the United States is neaily concluded.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-21

THE Ohio River has not for many years been so nally dyy as now, and navis ation is almost entirely suspended.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-21

TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND per sons attended the unv. iling of a Confederate monument at Macon. Ga., week ago.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-21

PORTABLE gas fig now sold and delivered anywhere in England Country residents receive it from the city in copper cylinders.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-21

THE Memphis business houses, which have been closed since July, on account ol the yellow fever epi d, mic, have | es, med business.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-21

ATELEPHoNE was asrecenAy worked successfully between Syracuse and Buffalo. N. r., a distance of 16s miles.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-21

Chickens are only eight cents in Macon, North Carolina, and Lutsr ten cents d pound.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-21

1'1E Odd FelIows iage organize ss Las Vegas. N.v 5fe2iso.
The Phoenix herald., 1879-11-21
THE BALDWIN.

TY1hc Leading Hotel of San Francisco and 4 tie most elegantly appointed hotel m thevorid. over Si.5OO 0O0 having been ex- pended by Mir. Baldwin in its construction and furnishing Headquarters army and and large parties. Prices the same ns at other frs-cinsE hotels. 8 to s per day Special contracts will be made for perI.la- nent boarders. The hotel coaches and car riages ill waiting at all boats and railway depots. Rooms can be reserved before arrival by telegrapking the Baldwin.
 A. MACABEE. Business Manager
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-05-28
Looking Out for Their Heads.

A sort of humor seems to be extract
ed by the Charivari of Paris over the
regicidal mania of Europe. The Cha
rivari gives the summary of leading
European news as follows: .. 49,. -,
Russia-In view of the return of the
Gar to st. Petersburg, prudential
measures have been taken. Three hum
dred police agents have arrived from
Moscow The garrison and the neigh
boring troops. are ordered, etc. H. AZ
=" Germany-In view of the return of
the Emperor to Berlin, the police have
taken precautionary measures. Fifty
persons suspected of Socialism have
been arrested. Troops are echeloned so
as to protect, etc. a.. ~ -. ...
Italy-In view of the return of
King Humbert to Rome, careful meas
ures for security have been provided.
At the station many detachments of
troops and police have been placed, etc.
"Spain-In view of the return of
King Alfonso XII. to Madrid, the 20
lice agents and troops, etc." ~ =.
But Chagivari notes that 8 in view
OF the return of" President MacMahon
from his hunting tour, " the guardians
of the peaoe-do just as usual"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-05-28
Bayard TaylOr's Real Name.

That Nh. Taylor's name was James
Bayard Taylor" was q statement print
ed in divers newspapers last spring.
Mr.. Taylor corrected it in q letter which
has just been printed for the first time
In the Wilmington Commercial. IT
was named by my parents" he said,
= simply 'Bayard,' after James A. Bay
ard, the grandfather of your Senator.
As boy Of 16 or II, I sometimes at
tached - (never James) to my name,
foolishly thinking it would look better.
When my first volume of poems came
out, Rufus Griswold, my literary friend,
put James Bayard Taylor on the title
page, and the small private edition was
printed before I could correct it. The
matter was an annoyance to me then,
and has been ever since. I felt bound
to retain the j. however, until I was
q and became legally responsible for
my signature. Then / dropped it in
stantly, and have never since used any
thing else than my original and only
true name" &a 9' rs ::T :. :
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-05-28
The Condition Of English Peasants.

The London correspondent OF the
Iribat'ae, in speaking Of the condition
Of the English peasant, says of him {:
He and his progeny do not live; they
merely exist. Poets have sung and NOR
alsts sentimentally descanted upon the
British peasant; but strip him of his
romance, and look at him truthfully
and soberly, and he presents a melan-
choly spectacle. He is merely beast
of burden; his condition is little better
than that of serf, if indeed it is as
good. he grovels in poverty and
wretchedness-often with an INSULT
cheney of food. And scarcely is he able
to dream Of any more elevated state of
existence, for the social forces by which
he is beset almost entirely preclude him
from breaking through the bonds which
hold him. he is drudge; his ifeis a
Lite of drudgery; and, FROM his cradle to
his grave, it would be difficult to see
where his existence could be iuumined
by ray of prosperity or hope. At the
lowest rung of the ladder of labor, he is
forced to remain in his thralldom, both
intellectual and social, which the GUS
tom of ages has imposed upon his class.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-05-28
Spelling Reform.

The Illinois Industrial University at
Champaign bids fair to become the
cradle. of the Western spelling-reform
movement. Both faculty and students
are joining in the good work in man
ner we'll worthy of imitation by other
institutions. "The I. I. Q. Spelling Re-
form Association" organized during the
last month, already numbers large pro-
portion of the students, and wakes
stronger day by day. Its rules are, for
the present, only the following FIVE: l.
Use for ca when equivalent to short e.
2. Omit silent after short vowel. 8.
Use + for ph. 4. Omit one letter Of .
final double. 5. Use instead OF ed
when it represents the sound.-Cha-
caoo Educational Weekly. t.,.... as. ..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-05-28
Don't Whip Him.

Dr.. johnson said: of the child
says he looked out of this window
when he really looked out of that, whip
him."
DIR. johnson was great man, and I
am little woman, but I venture to diff
fer with him. If the child has really
said that he looked out of one window
instead of The other, with desire to de-
ceive you, whipping will do him but lit
tie good. He may be SO frightened by
fogging that he will never tell you a
falsehood again, unless he is entirely
sure that you cannot find him out, but
if you love the child, you want to cure
him of the predisposition to lying, and
this cannot be done by whipping. The
cure must be moral and inward
one. It must be effected by the cult
walton of the heart and the mind and
the conscience, and not by beating the
body. .>......,'.
A child with heart can be taught to
render to it's parents the truth and obe-
dience of love; and child with mind
can be taught not to be dishonorable,
and also to reason on the effect of GER
tain acts. Consequently, if your child
has heart or mind, never pound him.
Only when you are quite sure that you
are the parent of little brute, should
you teach him his duty by blows; even
then the blows should be administered
by the hand of love, and not by that of
anger. e.. ...
1t is doubtful if whipping can benefit
any one. It is degrading, and it is in
furious to the health, as all pain is.
Were some one to fog you, you would
find yourself in the doctors hands on
the morrow. Children are more deli
cate than we are, and they suffer more
from a less cause. After you have
whipped your boy, go to his room at
night, and see him toss and turn upon
his pillow. Mark his red cheeks
and swollen eyes! Perhaps you whipped
him with the best Intentions. and to
cure him of some great moral fault,
but it may be that you made mistake.
A parent should be able to teach an
intelligent child to know right from
wrong, and to do the right to keep the
laws of man and God, and to honor his
father and his mother, by practice and
precept, wisely and kindly y, and in way
to win his love and respect. Beating
him in petulance or anger will have no
effect upon his moral nature, except to
dwarf it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-05-28

Fanny's round blue eyes had been
growing larger and larger and now her
indignation broke. .@
John Hayesl" she cried, you're
a heather, and an old meddling vag-
ebond! Let Phil alonel He's my dear,
dear husband. and you've no right to
touch him. He's an angel. He never
intended to strike me. Be still striking
him, or you'll be sorryl" and Fanny
seized the broom from behind the door,
and prepared to do battle. ..t
-" Stand back T. cried Uncle John;
hes a monster, and deserves death.
The man who would threaten to strike
woman ought to be hung" ~
Fannys eyes blazed. She few at
Uncle John with the spite of tigress,
and the way the trio went round the
room was worth witnessing. Uncle
John after Phil with the buster, and
Fanny after Uncle John with the
broom. r
Phil made spring for the window,
but there was whatnot in the way,
and getting his leg entangled in that
he brought the whole concern to the
hoor. Ambrotypes, books, vases, rare
china and hundred cherished curiosi-
ties, all were involved in direct ruin.
! Phil went down with the other things,
| Uncle John stumbled over him, and
Fanny only saved herself by selling the
bel-rope, which brought her two SER
wants to the spot.
OF course they took Phil and Uncle
John for housebreakers, and if Fanny's
explanations had not been enforced by
sundry touches of her broom stick the
consequences might have been serious.
The first moment of calm was seized
upon by the young couple to embrace
each other. r~| : ~. ~
my angel Fannyi" ''I.
my precious Phil" 49,.
And then followed an explosion like
the bursting of beer bottles.
| Uncle John left the house during this
interesting performance, still firmly OF
the opinion that the surest way of recon
Cling wife to her husband is to get a
third person to help abuse him.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-05-28
The Indian Question.

Mr.. Frank Girard, the famous Indian
scout, who has spent over thirty years
among the wild tribes of the far West,
was recently interviewed by newspa-
per reporter in Chicago, whittier he was
called to testify before the Reno court
of inquiry. Girard said the Govern
ment provides amply for the Indians
but they we're swindled by agents on all
sides. Under the present system there
we're abundant opportunities for fraud,
and few of the agents neglected to avail
themselves of the chances to enrich
themselves at the expense of the red
skins. t'5a..@ -.
"What would you suggest as rene
dy?" asked the writer. ~. .5
"Wel," he replied, the Government
is now carrying out part of a policy that
I have been advocating for the last if
teen years. The Indians should be dis
armed. They should be furnished with
no means of carrying on warfare. So
long as they are supplied with food
there is no necessity for them to have
arms. Another mistake is furnishing
them blankets, clothes and paint. In
place thereof they should be furnished
with clothing Of a civilized pattern.
This would be the first step toward civ
ilizing them. The Indian would have
to leave off his. blanket. His arms
would be free. He would be at loss
what to do with his hands, and would
soon find some useful employment for
them. At present it takes both his
hands to keep his blanket in position.
The annuities should be stopped until
he agrees to wear the garments of,white
men-he would mighty soon come
round to wearing them" GEESE
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-05-28
Some Old.Fash1oned Scotch Funerals,

Some Old-Fash1oned Scotch Funerals.
Talking of funerals, in the good old
times, and in the mansions of the lairds,
these used to be the most enjoyable of
parochial festivities. The kith and kin
came from great distances to be enter
tanned in style BETTING the occasion.
There were grave faces at the gathering
when the guests assembled round the
coffin to listen to suitable prayer.
Then glasses of wine were handed
round once, twice, or oftener-the poor
est people would procure wine for the
occasion-and "the memory of the
deceased" was toasted in silence.
Then the long procession moved off to
the krkyard, and the body was laid ST.
lently in the grave. That duty being
solemnly discharged, q load was visibly
Lifted from the assistants. Acquaint-
ances came together in the. carriages
and mourning coaches, and there was
plenty of animated conversation. When
the guests took their seats at the tables
in the dining-room all were in excellent
spirits and appetite. The near relations
might be sad at heart, but they felt hos.
pitably bound to stifle their sorrow, and
there were ample appliances for drown.
ing it, When the old fashion Of drink,
ing healths and /" taking wine " pre-.
vailed, mourners were apt to get merry
in spite of themselves, while, as may BIZ
supposed, the mere acquaintance o.
the deceased gave themselves over easily
to boisterous joviality. It was churl
ish thing to be the first to break W
good company, and even the ministe1
might well sit it out till convivial ex
ample upset his decorum.- Cor'af'il
M00Qzi72e. '.'' . "5@s.-a 81. is b.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-05-28
Cornered at Last.

His wife had, probably, been arguing
and coaxing for years, for he looked
Like man whose spirit had been worn
out before he had consented to have his
photograph taken. He had halted at
the door of gallery as if trying to in.
vent some excuse, but she pushed him
upstairs, and he was in for it at last.
He hoped the photographer would be
crowded with work, but he wasn't. He
hoped the camera was out of order, but
it was in fine condition. F.n
"Can't take me to-day, can youp" he
queried. .agl.e
ooh, yes-take you right away was
the reply. -.a4.s,,,..
Have I got to sit up straight"
"No; sit as you please" Is 81 s
"Haint these clothes too light
. "Not q Bit" .4s ,.J ... .g,a5. \ 4.
II can't spare over three minutes"
} Every well-IM take you in two"
/ There was no way to get rid Of it,
and, with aespairing look around and
frown at his wife, he old chap dropped
into chair with sigh, shut his eyes
crossed his legs and groaned out:
/ well, if I must, I must. Bring on
your laughing gas, and don't let my
wife go through my pockets willis IN
unconsciousi" t.4. Il, 5s-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-05-28
1t Wasn't Her Hair at All.

Yesterday afternoon a couple of gen
tlemen were walking down Main street,
and lady with one of these pitch-for-
ward hats was walking ahead Of them
few feet. Said one of the gents, did
you ever see hair put up in that way
before?"
upon my word I never did. It's
enough to spoil the best hair in the
trade"
And then the color-why, it is en-
tirely of STYLE"
"Went out of fashion two years ago."
The lady ahead looked mad enough
to eat fre-plug.
"And just think of charging 81 for
lot of hair like that"
IF I had it in my store wouldn't get
rid Of it in five years unless some lunaic
came along"
1T can't cost less than three hours
work each day to keep the miserable
tousle in order. The woman's husband
that"
And then that lady in front turned
around with fire and fury in her eyes:
you miserable puppies, I'd just thank
you to let my hair alone. If you dare
to say another word I'll scream Police
and have you arrested"
As soon as the gentlemen recovered
breath, the Pittston man exclaimed:
"Your hair, madam! your hair!"
eyes, my hair. You just keep your
impudent tongue off it."
Il positively declare neither Of US
saw you or your hair"
"Then what were you talking about it
for?"
"Talking about it! We were not even
thinking about it.
"Then what we're you talking about in
that contemplate style?"
"Why, madam, l do business in this
town, and this gentleman deals in hair
in Scranton, and We were conversing
about lot of hair We saw together in
Philadelphia yesterday, and on which
the dealer tried to cheat him."
'"And is that all2" ,3a
upon my honor that is all"
The lady looked little Modified, but
remarked with rather scornful accent:
1T may be SO, but I don't believe one
word of it"
And she sailed off with her nose well
up in the air, while the two greatly
startled gentlemen stepped into the Ma
tional House for something to steady
their astonished nerves.-ETchan0e.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-05-28
Club Life In New York.

In the vestibule of the Union Club.
says the New York Times, sits installed
q porter, who opens and shuts the
doors, receives all letters for the various
members except those brought by the
postman, and sees that no improper
person enters the sacred edifce; from
the interior of the vestibule small
waiting-room branches off to the right,
devoted to the reception of visitors.
On the first or ground floor are spacious
reading and smoking rooms, the bar,
the office, and the cloak-room. On the
second floor, the biliard-room, card
room, and library. On the third floor,
the public and private dining-rooms,
all luxuriously fitted up with a single
eye to comfort, and without any at
tempt at elaborate embellishments The
kitchen is above the dining-room on the
fourth floor. This arrangement does
away with the unpleasant odor of cook
ing, which so often permeates houses
where the kitchen is in the basement.
An elevator running from the ground
floor to the dining-room is constantly
in operation. The card-room is fire.
quented by but small portion, even of
those members who take all their meals
at the club and make it their home.
Whist, euchre, all fours, ecarte, bezique,
cribbage and picquet only can be
played. Bets are strictly limited.
Members must not have at stake, direct
" or indirectly, more than the following
amounts on any of the above-men-
toned games. Any. violation of this
rule renders the offender liable to ex-
pulsion: Whist, twenty dollars game,
or five dollars q point, when playing
what is known as the " English game !;
euchre, five dollars game "a slam " to
count as twosgames) with privilege of
betting in addition ten dollars on the
usual rubber of either three or four
games; all tours, five dollars a game;
ecarte, five dollars a game; belque,
two cents point-two hundred addi-
tional points on each hand. Betting up
to these limits is rather the exception
than the rule. The games chiefly
played are short whist at five dollars
game: and euchre at one dollar game.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-05-28
That COllar.ButtOn.

The editor OF the Cleveland
Police, Judging from the fol-
lowing, has passed through COM
mon experience: "When you see a
cross-looldng man coming down town in
the morning with the knees of his PAN
falcons white and dusty, and several bits
of straw and a diminutive feather stick
ing in his hair, you can just make up
your mind that he's been under the bed
looking for that blamed collar button.
proportion of the battles fought by
France. 'd
WHAT NORTON of the body are the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-05-28

The Detroit Free Press never asks to
see anything but the back Of the man
who wears mutton-chop whiskers. His
identity is then plainly understood.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-05-28

A MAN was Boosting that hs had an
elevator in his house. $50 he has,"
chinned in his wife, "and he keeps it in
the cupboard in BOTTLE"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-05-28

HUSH money-The money paid
baby's nurse.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-05-28
Numbering the Heart. Beats.

A French medical journal states that
DR.. Guyor, after consulting the best au-
thorities on the subject, and making the
necessary calculations, has determined
that the number of pulsations during
the different ages of life is as follows:
During the first year, 63,OO0,00O, in
round numbers; during the first two
years, 12O,OO0,OOO; the first eight years,
135, 900, 600; the first twelve years, GA, :
100000; the first fourteen years, $685.
100000; the first thirty-six years, giving
the figures in full, 1925, 9O4, 900; during
lifetime of fifty years, 1925, 16O, OOO;
of sixty years, 2,269, 100000, and Of
eighty years, 1907. 040.OO
BosroN's imports in 1873 we're $780,
61O,759 as compared with ~, 100, 1854 in
1877. Her exports in 1873 were $40
93s,465 as compared with $43, 563, 229 in
1877.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-05-28

The Washington Capital, which is
authority on slang, says Cheese it J." is q
corruption of Don't give it a whey"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-05-28

WHAT portion of the body are the
best travellers r.. fhe two wrists.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-05-28

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