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Why Americans ssRolt."

It is especially remarkable that in
the United States the ordinary food of
the people is better in quality and more
respectfully cooked than among the
masses of any other country, and the
Americans are known to masticate their
food very imperfectly-in short, to
"bolt" it. This habit Of boiling is prob.
ably itself due to the general excel
lence of the food supply, coupled with
the restlessly busy temperament of the
people. Now, it is curious that in the
United States the degeneration of the
wisdom teeth has gone further than in
any European country; that the jaws
are almost always abnormally short;
that the lower jaw is apt to be rather
"under-hung," and that, as Mr.. Brace
assure MIR. Darwin, lit is becoming
quite common practice to remove
some Of the molar teeth OF children" as
the jaw does not grow large enough to
hold the proper number. To these
pecularities we must attribute in great
part the commences of the hatchet-
face in Anerica.-1'Ae Ne1v Quarterly
Reriear.
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How He Convinced Them.

r Ex-Gov. J. W. Throckmorton Ger.
tainly understands all the arts of an
old Texan. In his speech defending
Ed. Bomar, at Gainesville, after having
spoken about an hour; he said: "a 7... :,
Gentlemen of the jury, it is said by
the prosecution that because the de.
ceased was in his shirt-sleeves when
killed, he had no pistol.'' - r..
Here Mr.. Throckmorton pulled of his
coat and stood before the jury in lis
shirt-sleeves. -.
"You would say" continued Mr.
Throckmorton, q thatI am not armed
because I am in my shirt-sleeyes
Look! do you see my arms q cried he
holding up his hands.
No signs of arms could be seen.
Mr.. Throckmorton then drew a pis-
toll from under, his left arm, anothe,
from under his right, one from each
boot, and a huge bowie knife from the
back of his neck, placing them upon the
table. at-7: .'1-..' -, 3 ea.>'a': - =
You see, gentlemen, though in my
shirt-sleeves, I could be well armed"
This was clincher and it carried
the point, entirely destroying the argu-
ment of theprosecution. Dallas { TEE J
Herald. ]:"I ,H.s. -%Es@
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TEE entire population of the world,
placed side by side, and allowing two
feet to each person, would encircle the
earth twenty times. The States of
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont,
taken together, are as large as England.
Any one of the States of Georgia, lii
nois, Iowa and North Carolina are as
large as England. Kansas is as large
as England and Scotland together.
Ireland is about the size of Maine.
France is more than twice as large as
England, Wales and Scotland together.
Texas is thirty-five times as large as
Massachusetts,, or as large as Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachu-
setts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, ID Ella
ware, Maryland, Ohio and Indiana COM
bined. The entire population of the
United States could be provided for in
the State of Texas, allowing each man,
woman and child four acres of land.
The entire population of the world
could be provided for in the United
States, allowing each person one and a
half acres of land. a@ass r.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-11-19
Begonla.

About two centuries ago a French
navigator named Begon brought from
Asia new plant, which is still called
after him, Begonia. Few readers would
suspect the part this plant plays in the
production of the handsome shawls so
priced by ladies. The best by far of
these are made in Cashmere, beautiful
district at the foot of the Himalaya
mountains. The material used in their
manufacture is the finest down from the
Thibet goat. Every one has probably
remarked the singularly graceful pat
terms with which they are ornamented,
and perhaps wondered whether they
were studies from nature or the produc.
ton of the artists brain. They are the
former. Nature in the East supplies
admirably graceful leaves on which the
sun designs delicate ornaments, and the
workmen OF Cashmere initiate them, as
the Grecian sculptors copied the curves
OF the acanthus in the Oorinthian cap
itals. These leaves are those Of the
begonia. When the French arrived in
Egypt, at the end of the last century,
they were surprised to see the Orientals
wearing costumes, shawls, turbans,
sashes, ETC., Of beautiful Cashmere work.
They greatly admired these dresses,
which fail so gracefully on the human
form. When, the conquerors OF the
pyramids returned to France, they dis
played their rich booty, which imredi-
ately came into fashion among the ladies.
From that period they have constantly
remained in high favor. Their prices
vary from 1000 francs to 1000 francs.
Under the empire, no lady with any
pretension went out without CASH
mere shawl. The taste for these articles,
although not 80 great as formerly, has
not entirely ceased. However, it is very
rarely now that person wears real
Indian Cashmere; the articles in gen.
eral use are the product of French
manufacture. .'.' ~ 49, F..
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Dutch Travelling.

Travelling by rail in Holland, says q
writer in the Argosy, is safe and easy
matter. At every few stations halt of
ten minutes or a quarter of an hour is
organized. Then all the passengers
rush out of their carriages in an appa-
rently frantic and famishihg state, and
with very un-Dutch-ike phlegmatism
clamor for rolls and cheese, which they
devour with very Dutch-ike appetite.
I have seen ladies dressed in the height
of fashionable elegance go up to re-
freshment counter and receive this
delicacy with as much satisfaction as we
should welcome consignment of am
brosia and nectar. This rejection can
scarcely be termed bread and cheese.
It is rather bread favored with the ar
ticle. If you ask for it they bring roll
cut in halves, with thin, transparent
slices or shavings of cheese placed
upon them. It is the universal custom
of the country; apparently they have
no idea of cutting their cheese in thick,
sociable, English-like squares. IT
looked so attempting that Inever once,
during my stay in Holland, ventured
upon the staple article of production
for which Holland is famous.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-11-19
The Feminine Hat in the 'rheater.

2 IL was real 1aSnlOnaDle nat--a nice
hat for target shoot; and when 1t slid
along the next tier of seats like disk,
across the face Of a 800 yards target and
settled into that empty seat, my fears
were more than realized. was in to-
tai eclipse. ! soon recovered from the
shock, however, and began to appreciate
the situation. could see the, orna-
mented proscenium Of the stage, and all
but little hi. of scroll work at the top
Of the arch, and one or two musicians
on the TANKS Of the orchestra, but the
stage, the scenery, the delicate convo-
lutions of the ballet, all that I had come
Q sec and admire, was gone, and in
their place was an irregular mass of
straw, velvet and feathers, which had
once been round but now had the appear
ance of having been disturbed with a
brick several times. had just made
the above observations and was trying to
imagine the other side of the edifice
when she began to swing herself to take
in the effect, and I got side elevation
OF the facade; there was profile of about
six inches, with delightful arrangement
Of eyes, nose and lips;a six-inch sweep
Of foreign and domestic halr wrought
into bewildering puts and triues, dis
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-11-19
European Railways.

ID In l847, when the development Of
railway business was still in its infancy
on the European continent, and lines
existed only between the great national
capitals, the Directors Of the German
railways formed an association for the
purpose of establishing perfect harmony
in the administration Of their respec-
tive lines. In 1880 this association
comprised Representatives for thirty
seven lines;r in 1878, for 10, the Aus
tro-H Hungarian, italian, Dutch, and
scandinavian railways having joined in,
and it has worked with great success, to
the benefit both of the companies and
the public. In several cases it has act
ed as mediator between rival lines,
and prevented an outbreak Of that cut
throat competition which generally is
ruinous to the companies and detri-
mental to the public. It is also due to
it's efforts that freight car can now. be
rolled from the aouthernmost point of
Italy to the north rnmost point of Jut-
land without unloading. - , ,.%., q
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The Romance Of james Lawrence.

Ehe novelists can't invent more inn
probable incidents than are occur
ring every day in real Life. Take the
case OF James Lawrence, Of Brooklyn,
for instance. When, in December, 1876.
the Brooklyn Theater burned. and ESQ
persons lost their lives, James Law
renee was one Of the victims. His body
was identified by his relatives and he
was lamented far more deeply, proba-
bly,. than he deserved. It was with some
surprise and CONSERVATION that the
family saw James walk into the house
last Saturday as big as life and call for q
square meal. Then he told hiss story.
He wanted to wed girl of the neigh
borhood, but she was particular that her
husband should have means to support
her. The quickest way to accomplish
that end, James decided, vas to 70 to
South America. So.off he went on the
day the theater burned, saying nothing
to any one. He knocked about Rio.
and, getting nothing to do, sailed for
England, and thence found his way
home again. 6F..a =.
How about the girl2" .T...
) well, answered James, II find that
she has married q fellow poorer than I
ever was, and is tending two babies in a
Scholes street tenement" 5na 3 4
This is the way these romances ter
inmate in real life. The ending is very
tame and commonplace, and no novel
ist would dare to serve his readers with
such bit of realism. James ought to
have come back with lashins Of money
to find the girl repentant, true to his
memory, refusing brilliant offers by the
score. Then full-dress wedding, etc.
-Neao York Tribune. !.
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A Sagacious Newfoundland Dog.

A gentleman put markell shilling
under stone by the wayside, first show
ing it to his Newfoundland dog. The
gentleman then, with his friend, rode
forward three miles; and then the dog
received his signal from his master to re-
turn for the shilling. The dog turned
back; the gentlemen rode home, but to
their disappointment and surprise the
hitherto faithful messenger did not re-
turn during the day. It appeared that
he had gone to the spot where the shil-
ling had been deposited, but tho stone
being too weighty tor his strength to re-
move, he had stood bowling at the place
until two hersemen, riding up and at
tracted by his seeming distress, stopped
to look at hlm, when one of them allght-
ing, removed the stone, and seeing the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-11-19
Field Battles OF the Ancients.

Free from the smoke of modern
engagement, q Hellenic battle must
have been gallant sight. In purple
tunics and FURNISHED armor the men
stood ten, fifteen and twenty deep, be.
meath glittering forest of spear-heads.
Those who were well to do had no lack
of gold about their greaves and breast
plates, and were dandified in plumes
and sword-belts, while even the poorest
citizen wore a helmet fashioned by the
exquisite taste of a Greek artifcer. It
must have been trial for the nerves of
the bravest to stand biting his mus
tache; humming a bar of the pecan
which he was to sing within the next
quarter of an hour; wondering whether
his widow would marry again: hoping
that the cobbler on his right might not
turn tail, or the teacher Of gymnastics
on his left shove him out of the line;
dimly conscious meanwhile that his
Colonel was exhorting him in q series
of well turned periods to bethink him
self of the tomb which covered those
who died in Thermopylm, and the tro-
ply which stood on the beach of Arte-
misium. l-.'s'. d.
And then the signal-trumpet sound.
ed, and the music struck up, and the
whole army moved forward, steadily at
first, but breaking into run when only
few hundred yards separated the ap-
preaching lines. And as the distance
between them grew shorter, and the
tramp of the enemy mingled with their
own, the front-rank men had just time
to try and imagine that the counter.
ances of the people opposite looked
like finching, and that the notes OF
their war-chant had begun to falter, and
the next second there would be crash
OF pixies, and grating Of bucklers, and
a clutching OF boards; and those who
would fai2 be home again were pushed
on by the mass behind, excited at hear
ing others fighting, and with no steel at
its own throat; and, after five minutes
of thrusting, and shouting, and fierco
straining of foot, and knee, and shout
der, the less-determined or the worse
disciplined of the two hosts would
learn, by one more cruel experience, the
old lesson that life as we'll as honor is
for those who retain their sef-respect
and their shields.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-11-19
Aunt Rhody's Strange Revelation.

Aunt Rhody, our colored cook, who
IS truthful, honest and practically re-
hgious, was afflicted with a very severe
inflammation of the eye and lids. She
tried various remedies. but the eye got
worse and the lids were swollen until
she could not see out OF that eye: be-
sides, it caused her excrucia!ing pain.
a day or two ago she called our atten-
ton to the fact that her eye was we'll
and the swelling and pain gone. Upon
asking her how the relief came 80 sud
denly, she said: Yesterday WAS out
in de garden picEin' round to git
snmfn' fur dinner, when all of sud-
den sumfin' said to me as plain as Tn
speaking to you: why don't you put
some okre blossoms on your eye and
cure it?' It 'peared to me de Lord was
ADDING dat, SO I got de blossoms an
steamed dem, making a kinder poul-
tice like, den put 'em on my eye, an,
bless de Lord, de pain was clean gone
in a little or no time, an de eye was
done cured in about two hours."-
Griffin Goa, Sam. .as ... .-.
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The Most Married Of Women.

+ Benjamin Abbott, one of our old citi.
zens, died in this town Saturday last in
the SD year of his age. He was
nephew of the celebrated Rev. Benia-
min Abbott, the great Methodist re-.
vivalist Of the early part of this cent
ury, and came to this State from New
Jersey when young man and settled
in the "Neck," east of this town, where
his active life was mostly spent. But
the notable feature in Mr.. Abbott's
otherwise-uneventfnl life is the re-
markable fact OF being the seventh hus-
band of his widow, who survives him.
This much-talked-of and much-pub-
ished event (for it went the rounds of
the press of the nation), when he for
the second and she for the seventh time
bowed before the altar of Hymen, oc-
Cured on June 80, 1876, he then being
rs and she 50 years old. Mrs. Abbott's
history in the marital relations Of life
stands perhaps without E parallel in the
records Of the nation, and tradition has
it there is to be yet another. It is cur,
rently stated, without contradiction,
that some years ago she had q vision,
in which eight men stood before her in
q peculiarly-impressive manner, which
she has ever regarded as prophetic of
the number of conquests she was to
make. The eighth is just as likely and
as reasonable as the seventh, and al
ready public gossip is beginning to
mark this and that man as the victim
of the next conquest. Her maiden
name was Williams, and she has been
successfully Mrs. Truax, Mrs. Riggs,
Mrs. Farrow, Mrs. Wallace, Mrs. Berry,
Mrs. Pratt and Mrs. Abbott. In every
instance, save the first, she married
widowers, some of them with q good
number of children, and, on one occa-
sion, in her early married life, she went
to the almshouse and took therefrom
three children and raised them. She
never had any children of her own. All
her life has been spent in this vicinity,
and all her husbands were buried by
the same undertaker.-Snayr2aa CDel.
Times. .a~4 81 .E a
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A Terrible Suicide.

The F1ankfurter Ze5te17ag reports IN
appalling case of suicide which occurred
at Edmodlam, and which recalls in its
features ancient tragedy. A farmer
named Hoffinger had two sons. The
elder fell in love with the servant-maid,
but had to join his regiment as a sold
Ter and serve his three years with the
colors. On his return home he dis
covered that his brother had supplanted
him in the affections of the maid.
He ,conjured her to allow old relations
to be re-established, but she refused.
He threatened to commit suicide, but
she laughed at him. Some days later
she went SO far as to taunt him with
cowardice, declaring she did not believe
ne could muster courage enough to
drown himself in the neighboring lake.
He answered that he would not drown
himself, but would take away his lifein q
manner which would make herhair stand
on end. One morning while his parents
and sisters were at church, he took q
young horse from the stable, fastened .
rope securely to him, and bound the
end of the rope around his own body.
He then put lighted slow match into
the ear of the poor animal, which
naturally started of, and mad with pain
dragged the unfortunate HoAinger after
him in all directions, finally plunging
into the Seekirchner lake. Later in
the day the two bodies were found in
the lake still fastened together. Hoff-
myers was 80 fearfully shattered and
mutilated as to be quite beyond recog-
milton. 80 - E-.1---EI L...- EEl-n
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Remedy for hog Cholera.

Every paper in the United States
ought occasionally to keep the fact be-
fore its readers that burnt corn is q sure
cure for hog cholera. The best way is
to make pile of corn on tho cob and
efectually scorch it. The remedy was
discovered by E. E. Locke, of Lewis
ton, ILL.,, at his distillery, which was
burnt, together with large lot of corn.
The corn was SO much injured az to be
unfit for use, and was hauled out and
speedily eaten by the hogs, after many
Of the drove had been dying daily.
After the second day not hog died,
and the disease entirely disappeared.
The remedy has been tried in q mum.
Der of instances since, and never failed.
-Leave'aaoorth (Ka,a.) Western Home
8teGd. rs 's 3's
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shilling, put il in his pocket, otconceiv.
n m 10 NO k1,n< - A. ]

shilling, put il in his pocket, not conceiv.
ing it to be the object Of the dogs search.
The dog followed their horses for
twenty miles, remained undisturbed in
the room where they supped, followed
the chambermaid into the bed.chamber.
and secreted himself under one Of the
beds. The possessor Of the shilling
hung his trousers on nail by the bed
side; but when both travellers were asleep
he took them in his mouth, and leapinp
out OF the window, left open on account
OF the sultry heat, reached his masters
home with the prize; when, from memoir
anda in the pockets, everything but the
shilling was enabled to he returned to
the owner. and the singular circumstance
elucidated. aa ,5.z
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TRAILING ARBUrus.
u nonrxRzx.

Dsrltngs OF the forcstl
Riossomina slonel b
When earth's grief 10 sorest.
For her jewels gone
Ere tho last snow drifts melt, your tender
Buds have blown. !.
Nnged with color family,
Like the morning sky; +.
Or more pale and sanity.
Wrapped in leaves ye lie r
Even y child. en- sleep, in faiths
Simplicity.
There the wild robin f n 81
Hymns your solitude;
Is And the rain comes sobbtng
Through tho budding wood,
While the low south wind signs, but
Dare not be more rude,
Were your pure lips fashionsd
~ Out of air and deWf
4 s. Starlight un1mpassioned,
Ns DawnS most tender huei
And scented by the woods that gathered
Sweets for your
200 Fairest and most lovely,
From the world apart,
Made for beauty only,
SO Yelled from natures heart,
With such unconscious grace, % makes
Js aai The dream of art, j5lfss-t
We're not mortal sorrow, saa
'-Al An immortal shade, ~
~ 4 Then would tomorrow SIT
Such flower be made, 81.
And live in the dear woods, where
My lost childhood playedi 81
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Cure for Sleeplessness.

Wet half a towel, apply it to the back
OF the neck, pressing it upward toward
the base of the brain, and fasten the
dry half of the towel over so as to pre-
vent the too-rapid exhalation. The ef-
feet is prompt and charming, cooling
the brain and inducing calmer, sweeter
sleep than any narcotic. Warm water
may be used, though most persons will
prefer it cold. To those suffering from
over-excitement Of the brain, whether
the result Of brainwork or pressing
anxiety, this simple remedy is an espe-
cial boon. at8
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4 Novel Cure for Brlght's Disease.

a. NOVEL lure IOr Brlg1l'S D1SeaSes
About twenty years ago q daughter,
OF mine-then about 6 years old-was
given up to die by the family physician,
who said that the disease was incura-
BILE, and that it was never known to be
cured, either in Europe or America
The physician, on giving the case up,
told my wife to give the child anything
that she wanted, and to make her as
comfortable as possible while she lived.
The child constantly called for beans.
SO my wife cooked some as quickly as
possible. not stopping to parboil them,
as is usually done, but boiled beans,
pork and potatoes together in the first
water, and when cooked she gave them
to the child to eat. The child then
went to sleep, and from that time began
to improve. She is now the mother o,
two children. She is not troubled With
the disease unless she takes severe
cold, and when that happens she at
once uses her old remedy, and it is al
ways efectual. Erfse d
The physician who attended her called
few days after the bean experiment,
and was surprised to see the change in
the child. He inquired what my wife
had done for her, and, upon hearing,
his surprise was increased, and he re-
quested an exact description of the
manner in which the food was cooked.
After considerable thought about the
matter he said that the only cause for
such an effect was perhaps that the
beans were cooked in the first water.
The physician is now dead or would
refer to him to verify the facts.- Cor.
Ne1c York Eue72i110 Post.
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The Physical Value of Singing.

Singing is one of the healthiest en-
ercises in which men, women and chill.
dren can engage. The Medical Wo.
che1aschrtJt, of st. Petersburg, has an
article based upon exhaustive researches
made by Prof. Monassein during the
autumn of 1878, when he examined
222 singers ranging between the ages OF
8 and 53. He laid chief weight upon
the growth and absolute circumference
of the chest, upon the comparative re-
lation of the latter to the tallness Of
the subject, and upon the pneumatic
metric and spirometric condition of
the singer. 1t appears to be an ascer-
tanned fact from DR.. Monassein's exper-
iments that the relative, and even the
absolute, circumference of chest is
greater among singers than among
those who do not sing, and that it in
creases with the growth and age of the
singer. The professor even says that
singing may be placed physically as the
antithesis of drinking spirituous liquors.
The latter hinders, while the former
promotes. .