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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-06-18
FEATHERSTONE'S HERO.

About the time it happened, Little
Tins had been at Featherstone School a
year, think; though I may be mistaken
II have so much to remember since I
began to grow old. There are all the
boys who were at Featherstone in my
day, the looks of the blessed old school
itself, with the many windowed build
ings, the weather stained belfry, where
the gulls made nests, the neat, trim play
grounds, and the whole broad ocean surg
ing along Cumberland. Beach, only a
mile away-all this must never forget.
For what would be the good fortune of
being a boy it one could not have his
school fellows to remember; the home
they had in common, and the glorious old
days " hen! he and they woke up on the
bright, sunshiny mornings, without a
thing to do in the world besides coming
a lesson or two? Then there is the mas
ter-though it took us some time to find
out just what a noble generous man he
was; and the masters kind, motherly
wife, who cared for us boys when we
were sick and who brought Billy
Wilson through a desperate struggle
with the typhoid fever, when every BODY
said he would die. Who of us will ever
forget the quiet, sleepy afternoons we
passed in that large, still school-room,
studying our illustrated histories and
biographies; listening to the old clock
beating away, as if it were the pulse of
the places and looking out wistfully
through the deep windows at the sails
heaving in sight now and then ON the
glimmering ocean? Or, will any Of us
forget the days when it stormed, and the
sea threw its spray away up to our win
dows, and at night rumbled over the
beach like guns, Keeping us awake for
hours? And finally, whenever, we. look.
at the sea, are there any Of us who will
not recall Little Tins? AssaAas..
! What an odd-looking little chap he
was. to be sure, when he first came to the
school! The boys laughed at his name
Littletield Tins; and called him
"Gran'ther' because he appeared so old
fashioned. Then. somebody began to
nickname him Little Tins, and we all
took it up. He was not so very small in
stature, however; only slim and poor.
His face was freckled, his hair, red, and
he had large hands, that looked as though
he had been used to very hard, work. One
Of the boys said that the master had
brought him from a poor. farm; but we
never found out whether that was really
the truth. All we knew about him was
that lie had no parents and was kept
about the school to do the chores. When
the biggest boy shook him, one day; be-
cause he refused to fag, he sat down and
cried; said he wished he was dead. He
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-06-18

They contain the names of all people,
save those of their owners; and I, wretch
cd man that I am, know not where
got them. # the contiding people who
sent me their albums, trusting to my easy
promise to leave them with, the hotel
clerk, will please send me their names
and ddresses, and q precise description
Of their respective albums, will return
them, if / do not forget about it. How
heavily my guilt weighs upon me. If it
doesn't feel any lighter in the morning,
] will take it to the grocery and have it
weighed, and sell it to some travelling
doctor for the boss atumor. -Burdette.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-06-18
Josh Billings Advice to the "Quire"
Singer.

The first thing to make good quire
singer is to giggle little. Put up your
hair in curl papers every. Friday mite,
soze to have it in good shape on Sunday
morning. =, If your daddy is rich, you can
buy some store hair; if he is very rich,
buy some more, and build it up high
upon your head; then get high-prised
bonnet that runs up very high, at the high
part Of it, and git the. milliner to plant
some high crowned artefshals onto the
highest part Of it.. This will help you
sing high, as sophrano is the highest
part.
When the tune is Civ out, don't pay at
tention to it. and then giggle. Giggle
good eel.
Whisper to the girl next you that En-
Jones, which sets on second sect from the
front on the left-hand side, has her bunnit
with the same color exact she had last
year, and then put up your book to your
face and giggle. ,[Iz& -
80 Object to every tune uuless there is a
solow into it for the sophrano. Golf and
ham good eel before you begin to sing.
When you sing solow shake the arta-
ishels off your bunnit, and when you
come to high tone brace yourself back
little, twist your head to one side, and
open your mouth the widest on that side,
shet the eye on the same side jest a tri-
phale, and then put in for dear life !
When the preacher gifts under he'd way
with his preachin, write note onto the
blank leaf of your note book. That's
what the leaf was made fer. Git sum
body to pass it to sumbody else and you
watch them while they read it, and then
giggle.
Tfany body talks or laffs. in the con-
gregashun, and the preacher takes notis
of it, that's a good chants for you to gig
gle great eel. The preacher darsent
say anything to you bekaus yeu are in
the quire. If you had bow before you
went into the qulre, give him the mitten-
you ought to have somebody better now.
Don't forget to giggle. ala =
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-06-18
LITTLE LONESOME.

She was a fragile little maid,
OF even harmless things afraid;
A nasty word, sudden stir,
A playful touch, would startle her;
She feared the lightning and the rain.
The branch that swept against the pane,
The oceans roar, the winds sad moan
And dreaded to be left alone.
And often in her bed at night
She would awake in alright,
Entreating, with appealing tone,
Mamma, cannot stay alone.
The shutters groan and rattle-hark!
hear whisper in the dark.
Oh, come and hold me close and near.
Mamma, l am so lonesome here!
1.-THE stars peer in and wink at me:
The moon looks CHASTITY through the tree,
And shines by fits across the door;
The shadows move upon the floor
Like living things; the windows creak,
feel cold breath on my check;
The chimney howls, the wind is high,
l am so lonesome WhereI lie!'
And then mothers tender heart
Would take the little sufferers part;
Would haste, with reassuring kiss,
10 soOthe her back in quietness;
To clasp her tluttering hands, and still
Inc SnuuuerlnS 500 inc nervous thrill,
Until her head found happy rest
Upon that kind protecting breast.
But others blamed her tenderness,
And said, Indulgence and caress
Will harm the child and do her wrong;
She never will be brave and strong.
Il thus you pet her whims and freaks;
You should not heed her when the speaks
Conquer her folly and your own.
And let her 60 to sleep alone.
And SO when next She cried at night,
Calling in tremulous alright, ,....
Mamma, hear the watch-dogs bark
I am SO lonesome in the dark"
The mother heard, with tear-wet face,
But closed her lips and kept her peace,
2 Until the child, too tired to weep
Longer, had sobbed herself to sleep.
/ Tonight, the eddying snow-fakes whir
Above the sleeping little girl;
Her room is dark, her bed is cold,
Love cannot warm the frozen mold, T.. {
Yet still her mother hears the plant /
Come through the midnight far and faint,
Half lost amid the tempest's moan,
Mamma, ]cannot stay alone.
Omamm a, come; the wild winds cry,
And I am lonesome where lie!"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-06-18
IRISH SONG.
/, Airi"oh, Woman orlthe House"

lAir:l"Ohl Woman orIthe House,
Before the first ray of blushing day,
Who should come by but Kitty Chan.
And her bosom beneathlike the sailing swan, =
looked and looked, Till my heart was gone.
Half contiding, aud half in fear;
And her eyes of blue, they thrilled me through,
One blessed minute, then like the deer
Away she darted, and left me here.
Oh Sum- YOU are late at your golden gate,
For you've nothing to show beneath the sky
To compare to the lass who crossed the grass
OF the shamrock field ere the dew was dry
And the glance that she gave me as she
went by. ~, g.. a
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-06-18
The Bastile Keys.

] s"The keys Of the old French Bastile''
IS the legend written On piece Of paper
around a rusty bunch of old iron hanging
in the locksmitli shopof Mr.. Hamiilto1n
on Seventh street. Few have noticed the
keys at all carefully, fewer still have be-
lieved the story, and vet their authentici-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-06-18

How suggestive is the speech of chill
dren when they arc handling great sub
jects without knowing it. "Mys father,''
said mute, ingiorious Milton, "is in the
grocery business and he has lots of
money! The incipient Shakespeare
looked the mute, inglorious Milton in
the eye and said with fervor, "And nv
father is in the bankruptcy business, and
has got more money than your father
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-09-06
How Bessemer Learned.

1t will he Of interest To the reader to
learn that, according TO Bessemer's
statement, his knowledge of iron metal
lurgy was at that time very limited, SO
that he had to get up the whole of the
subject He is now, however, of opinion
that his ignorance proved of great adj
vantage to him, as he had very little to
unlearn, and could thus approach the
subject free from the bias inseparable
from those who have followed beaten
track and vainly endeavor 10 get out of
the rut These words Of Bessemer re-
quired, however, to be carefully consid-
cred He does not imply that state of
ignorance would enable him to invent,
as many schemers imagine, who put
forth crude ideas which are crushed by
practical men. He set to work to learn
the whole business thoroughly, first from
books and then in the foundries. Still
il will be seen that here was a man well
on in the world. who set himself 70 hard
learning, while many Of us think that We
can do very well without learning at all,
or without learning any more. To the
public who thus get details at first
hand, it is also of interest to know that,
having built small experimental IRON
works in st. Pancras, and begun his
preliminary trials, months rolled on. and
he spared neither labor nor money, but
made failure after failure. To the wise
man however, failure is a way Of learn
ing, and failures are carefully recorded,
first, because they show us the way how
to save our time by not trying the fail
ure over again: secondly, because they
show us, through narrowing the field. in
what way we must try; and thirdly, be-
cause they in themselves often suggest
some further experiment. Bessemer,
indeed, says that dnring this long time
of failure he was accommodating many
important facts which could not but
ultimately be of value to him.-London
Society.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-09-06
Miscellaneous.

Corn is said to be sweeter if boiled
with the inner husks on: strip the husks
back, pick off the silk, then put the
husks back again over the ear of corn
and boil it.
To preserve horse-radish for next
winters use: Crate it as late in the sea-
son as possible; pour good white Vine
gar over it and seal up in air-tight bot
ties or other glass vessels. Ordinary
vinegar will discOlor the horse-radish.
Coffee is the best when bought in
the bean and freshly roasted or warmed
Just before grinding and using. A very
good breakfast coffee can be made by
using about two ounces or four heaping
tablepoonfuls of finely ground coffee to
each quart Of boiling water After the
coffee is made ii should not boil, but
stand where it will keep hot without
boiling for 10 minutes until settled.
TO renOvate an old silk dress: Di-
lutte ammonia with alcohol, sponge on
the right side and iron at once on the
wrong. Or, cut into shreds an old kid
glove, rs near the color of your silk as
possible; pour over pint of water and
boil until reduced to half the quantity:
strain, add a tablespoonful of alcohol
and sponge and iron as above. Spong-
ing with flax-seed water will also give
gloss and stiffness to an old silk.
To remove grease from clothes:
Apply French chalk in the powder with
flannel cloth to both sides Of the ma
terial where soiled and rub it well in.
Then apply as much more chalk as will
thiekly cover the spot and lay the gar
ment away for few days. On brush
ing the powder out the grease will all
have disappeared if these instructions
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-09-06
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.
The Table.

-NIacaroni: Put it on in cold water
and boil steadily for three-fourths Of an
hour: drain the water off; put in cslp-
full of milk. and lump of butter Of the
size of an egg. Serve hot.
White Cake: Three cupfuls Of
sugar. one cupful of butter. one cupful
Of sweet milk. the whites of eight eggs,
three and half cupfuls of flour, half a
cupful of corn-starch, and three tea
spoonfuls of baking-powder. Bake in
LAYERS. and spread with custard or icing.
Drop Ginger Cake: One cupful Of
butter or lard, one cupful of white sugar,
one pint of molasses, three eggs, one
cupful of hot water with two teaspoon
fuls of soda dissolved i'm it, one table
spoonful Of ginger. and -four enough to
make tolerably stiff batter. Drop with
spoon into a long pan.
Mixed Pickles: Little cucumbers
about two inches long. green tomatoes,
ears of sweet corn about the size of the
cncumbers, a dozen small white onions,
some pods Of string beans and the ten
der pods Of the radish. four or five small
green peppers and some bits of horse
radish root: all Of these soak over night
in weak brine: drain through colan-
der and pack in Il two-quart can and fill
the can with boiling hot spieed vinegar.
Canning String Beans: Prepare the
beans as if for immediate use, put them
on in kettle of cold water. Boil until
tender: have ready the tin cans and
teakettle of boiling water; dip the beans
out into the cans and fill up with the
boiling water from the teakettle; seal
Immediately; when you wish to use
them dip out of the cans, put them on
in boiling water and season either with
a piece of breakfast bacon or with "A
white sauce made of butter rubbed with
flour. cream. pepper and salt.
Apricot Jam: To every pound of
ripe apricots, weighed after being skim
ned and stoned, allow one pound of
sugar. Pare the apricots, which should
be ripe, as thinly as possible, break
them in half and remove the stones,
weigh the fruit, and TO every pound al
low the same proportion of loaf sugar;
roll the sugar fine, strew it over the april
cots, which should be placed on dishes,
and let them remain for twelve hours,
then put the sugar or fruit into pre-
serving pan, let them simmer very gent
ly until clear, take out the pieces of APP
ficots singly as they become clear, and
as fast as the scum arises carefully re-
move it; put the apricots in small jars,
pour over them the strip, cover the jam
with pieces of paper dipped in the pur-
est salad oil, and stretch over the top OF
the jars tissue paper cut about two inch
es larger and brushed over with the
white of an egg; when dry it will be
perfectly hard and alright.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-09-06

II. Clark johnson having associated hmse.. With NE.
Edwin Eastman. an escaped captive long slave %
" akametkla. the medicine of the Co:nanches, ID
prepared lend his aid In the Introduction u th0
wonderful remedy Of that tribe.
The experience Of Mr. Eastman being similar IN fhaS
Of Mrs thas. Jones and son Of Washington County.
Iowa arcount Of whose sufferings thrillingy
narrated In the Voc York Heru,d u Dec i5t. 1878.
the facts IL which widely known and nearly
parallel. that but Hte mention OF Mr.. Eastma1's
prrr0ees will be given here. They however. pub
iisied In a volume OF 800 pages entitled Scvea
and Nine Years Among the Com5nches and Apachea,~
Of which mention viii be made hereafter Suce 10 %
SAP that fer several years Mr. Eastman. while captive
was compelled 10 gather the roots gums baIks hefh0
and berries Of which Wakametkla's medicine
made and Is still prepared tn provide the SADIE me-
teras for the successful Introduction Of the neien0
the world; and the public that the remedy
the same now ~ when wakAmetkiA compeiisd hin =
make Il
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-09-06

THR cordial reception that DR.. +. Wilhoft's
Anti-Periodic or Fever and Ague Tonic has
received at the hands Of the medical profess
sion in Louisiana certainly proves that it 10
an excellent remedy, and that the compost
ton Of it, as published by its proprietors,
Wheelock, Finlay d Co., Of New Orleans, is
Endorsed by them. Against Chills and Fever,
Dumb ChiIls and enlarged spleen there is no
better remedy IN the world. For sale by all
Druggists.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-09-06
a Wise LeGlSlatoP.

He Il successful because he has the manly
courage to rise above all personal motives or
interests and cast his vote and influence on
the side Of measures which will contribute to
the wellbeing Of his fellow-men. The good
Of the many. even though it proves injurious
to the interests of the few, is the maxim Of
the wise legislator. But certain men win
never admit the wisdom OF this doctrine, any
more than some selfish private practitioners
will admit the superlative value Of DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant
Purxative Pellets, because these remedies
have injured their practice OF course, no
man in his right senses will pay physician
$500 for consultation, bottle of hitters, .
few powders. and Q prescription, when one
bottle Of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery and . bottle OF his Pleasant Purgative
Pellets, both costing but el.25. will accom-
plish the same result. viz: cleanse the liver and
blood, regulate and tone the stomach, and
impart healthful action to the bowels and
kidneys.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-09-06

c. GILBERT makes only pure starchea
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-09-06

CHEW Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-09-06
Or. Clark Johnson's
INDIAN BLOOD PURIFIER.
Price Of Large BEETLES -. e1.oe
Price If small Esttlss 50

Read the voluntary testimonials q persons VINO hass
been cured By the Of Dr. CLARK yohnsoos Indian
BLOOD syrup IN yo;tg 0Ur vicinity
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-09-06
UPRIGHT PIANO.

magninceat Mendelssohn Upright perfectly new
rosewood case IL Octzves triple string aRraie and u
recent improvements, for sale NJ bargain Addre.n
XOMN AcCCRDY. 4S1 wabash AVE. Chicago
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-09-06

SlOn choice selections for Eioeuionists and speechs
ZUU and dialogues for School Exhibitlous. 3Se
JESSE MANEY 4 Co.. ll9 Nassau 81. N L
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-09-30

THIS standard article is compound
ed with the greatest care.
Its effects are as wonderful and rs
satisfactory as ever.
1t restores gray or faded hair to its
youthful color.
1t removes all eruptions, itching
and dandrulf. 1t gives the head
cooling, soothing sensation Of great
comfort, and tho scalp by its use
becomes white and clean.
BY its tonic properties it restores
the capillary glands to their normal
vigor, preventing badness, and maxi
ing the hair grow thick and strong.
AS dressing, nothing has been
found so elfectual or desirable.
A. A. Hayes, Md, State Assayer
Of Massachusetts, says, "'rhe con-
stituents are pure, and carefully Sc
lected for excellent quality and T
consider it the BEST PREPARATION
for its intended purposes"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-09-30
YELLOW FEVER.-BLACK VoMIT

~ y 100 soon to forget tho ravagcs OF this
WrIinlc disease, which will no doubt return in
MN ptS G 'naigmant and virulent form In tho fall
.MnihithELL'S uEpATINE, n remedy dlscov-
vicu ,,io in southern NuDia and used with such
m"nlcllHi results In South Amcrlca where the
b n,,sb aggravated cases OF fever are found.
Jtf"r;sS, rom one TO two ounces OF bile To DC
miVu i..,Vu or Stialncd from the blood each time il
TtC ~ UiiC oSlStS by It's wonderful action on the
m,rtr na, anu stomach the IIEpATISE not only pre-
Diack ck V0inlt, but also cures Headache Consti.
EWn,,ri,9 EW"",t or the Bowels. Dyspepsia and ail
NO one need fear Yellow Fevcr who Will
EhpCi me Mnl1rlal Poison and cXccs, or bile
tyH;,. wE,nn ne nto"h by using MEEnELLs IIErArIHE
y, uS hn; =; So.u .? al Druggists In Is cent and
ProprlCt0rs, 0"p'''' ~ 'n'
a. L. MERRELI Il CO., Phila, ra.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-09-30

IIIE GEORGETOW AND NOr,ru q

il'EtEoRGET0WN AND NORrI CAEO.
LIMA n ARROW GAUGE RAILnOAD.-In
speaking OF the proposed Georgetown
ana North Carolina Narrow Gauge
l'ai'road, Tic Union Tines has the
Following: We don't know any
points in this State that would be like
~ TO contribute more, if Ns much, TO
the success Of Il Narrow Gauge Rail
roAd than kingstrcc, Sumter, Wipns-
Doro and Union. AT each OF those
places there IS 4 large amount of busi-
ness done, hut they are laboriny under
the incubus Of Railroad monopolics.
ana, rs q consequence, high railroad
charges for freight and passenger fare,
"A competing railroad at these points
would increase the business, by riviru
them cheap rates and thereby drawing
much business from those poiuts
where competing railroad lines have
given such great advantages to ihe
merchants and farmers. Tho road nS
suggested by ihc Times una Comet,
would attract much business from tLc
Wilmington and Manchester. Souih
Carollna, Charlotte and Columbia.
Grccnvllc and Columbia and Snor'
tanDufS, Union and Columbia Rail
~ Va "hiCii HoW possess q mo-
nopoly or the business from and to tho
points named, aud make us pay high
W,0y freight to make up for tic low
charges which competing lines have
compelled them to como down TO.
nesldes, a railroad to Georgetown
would would bo a railroad to tic son.
coast, and even create competition
III wharfage, drayagc and other
charges SO much complained of hereto