The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-11-05

few you know. U tica Obse, GER.
PlTH AND POINT.
A MAN cares little for his wrongs when
getting his funeral rites.
The Sons Of the Iron Knot is the
name of Jewish order.
A SHORT negro resembles white man
because he is not q tall black.
A PHYSICIAN has discovered yellow
fever germs in ice. The safest way is
to boil your ice before using it. This
kills the germ.
AN Irishman who had on q very
ragged coat was asked of what stuff il
was made. ~Bedad, I don't know;
think the most OF it is made of fresh
air."
PROFESSOR in law recitation Mr..
-, what is e1cusable homicide?"
Senior, promptly" Excusable homi-
eide is when man kills himself in self.
defense"
us IT possible, miss, that you do not
know the names of some of your best
friends?" Certainly, I do not even
know what my own may be in a year
from now"
TEACHER, to boy who has to be cor.
rected frequently Can you tell me
where the Blue Ridge ISL" Boy rub
bling his shoulder) :" No, but can tell
where the black-and blue ridge is" He
is treated more vigorously than ever
now.
An Albany genius calls q new sus-
pender which has been patented @The
Conscience Suspender." It owes its
name to its extreme elasticity.
A MAN sometimes parts his name
in the middle for euphony and beauty.
Even Jacob has good effect on card
when placed as J. Cobb Smith.
SETH GREENS assistants have u
into the Upper Hudson $3.50, 900 shsu
try this season, the largest seasons wor
in five years.
HERR ISAAC LnMNTELD, member
of the Jewish community at Gotha, in
Germany, expressed wish in his will
that his body should be burned after
death. The cremation was effected last
month, in the presence of large num-
Der of persons of various religious de-
nominations.
The importation of horses from Can.
ada to the United States has increased
thirtyfold in the last four years, from
214 horses with q value of $28,955 in
1876, to 6,632 in 1879 valued at $491 1886.
%SM1LE when you can" is the latest
thing we are asked to do by those gra-
tuitously admonitory beings the poets.
No one can smile when he can't.
In 1878 2,708 medical students were
graduated from ifty-nine colleges OF
the United States. As the statistics
show that in this country an average OF
500 people support one physician, there
must be constant supply of over 13, 600
patients, who must pay the handsome
sum of 81, 976, 600 year, y order to al.
low each doctor only 81 day.
AN Englishman named Putton has
written q book on music. It will l
"Putton Airs" probably.
ALLAN D1NGER was waylaid in Ne
vada by highwayman, who offered the
usual alternative of money or life.
Dinger was mounted, but unarmed, and
the robber had revolver close to his
head. Nevertheless he was cool and I
brave enough to say, II don't believe
you'd really shoot me and take the
chance of hanging; so I'm of" and he
spurred his horse away. He says that
the ride was hardly enjoyable until he
got out of range; but his reasoning had
been correct, and the robber did not
fire.
A YOUNG man, dressed in the height
of fashion, and with poetic turn Of
mind, was driving along country road
and, upon gazing at the pond which
skirted the highway, said Oh, how +
would like to lave my heated head If
those cooling watersl" An Irishman
overhearing the exclamation, imme
dlately re11ied: "Bedad, you nigh
lave it there and it would not sink"
MONTGOMERY (Ala.) man was choket
to death, the other day, by negro
woman with whom he had o fgh-
about his washing.
TIE Philadelphia Times reports thai
the Rev. A. A. Willis is good shot ,
and tells this story about him: A Qua
ker who met him as he returned from
the field, with his game-bag well filed
said to him in an admenitory tone
Friend Willis, it seems to me tha.
bird has right to live until its time hA
come to die" The doctor replied
Friend, you and I agree perfectly, TO
I find that generally when Iget my gul
trained on bird his time to die ha
comet"
The fact that drunken and crazy me,
are always we'll supplied with knive
and pistols is sad feature in the re =
nnrda If crima
A wELL-KNowN Bostonian was irwin
horse one day, in company with tn
owner, q professional ajockey." Hay
ing driven him mile or two, the ger
tleman, WHO noticed that he pnlle
pretty hard and showed good dealc
spirit, requiring constant watching an =
steady rein, said: ~Do you Thin
that is just the horse for woman
drive2' Well, sir" answered til
jockey, Il must say that I shouldn
want to marry the woman that conl