The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-03-12
doctrine, sir. John Knox never asked
for stove in his kirk!"

doctrine, sir. John Knox never asked
Tor stove in his kirk!' "
During the debate on the civil rights
bill, General Butler, who was leading the
Republican side. asked Mr.. Randall. the
Democratic leader, to agree to a Sunday
session, in order to finish up the business.
Randall objected, saying that he had
some hopes of hereafter. Butler re-
piled, 'If you have, you will be the same
there as here, a member of the lower
house." ..a
A reverend gentleman who resides in
neighboring town has the misfortune to
own son who is addicted to drink. The
other night when the family had retired
to rest, the son returned home in his
usual condition. When the father open
ed the door to his graceless offspring, he
exclaimed, sadly, Drunk again, Henry!
drunk again" GAIL right, father" re-
piled the staggering reprobate, $50 am
r."
A railroad company suspecting dead
heads, put detective on the track. One
day he heard passenger remark that it
was very easy to 90 from B. to
D. without ticket. He watched
the speaker and was surprised to see him
hand the conductor ticket. Getting in
to conversation with the passenger he
said: "I'd like to know your plan for
travelling without a ticket, and don't
mind giving you couple of dollars for
| it." "DOne," said the man, pocketing
the bill. "When want to travel with
out ticket walk"
Some tests have been MADE at Ports
mouth, England, to ascertain the effect of
shot striking the air-chamber OF a
! Whitehead torpedo. The first shots were
fired from rifle, but beyond slightly in
denting the torpedo,no damage was done.
The Calling gun was then tried at a
range of 100 to 200 yards, but it did lit
tie more injury than the rifle. It was
then fired at point-blank range, when a
shot penetrated the chamber, letting the
confined air, which was at pressure OF
1000 pounds per squire inch, escape
harmlesslv.
In the present state of the science of
electricity, M. Fontsine maintains that it
is impossible to divide the electric light
economically. He thus states the best
practical results: A single light equal to
wv otoAonAu SoS-OuAuC1S Ado INC az
vantage over gas, even if one-fourth
Of tie light produced is only actual.
ly realized. II the light is reduced to
standard of so burners the advantage
is still on the side of electricity
If it be diminished to 20 burners
there is an equilibrium bet reen gas anG
electricity In the matter of cost. If, how
ever, the electric light be only equal Il
10 burners, the illumination is more
costly than it would be with gas. Al
experiment in electric lighting has JUS
been tried at Billingsgate, London. Thu
engine had two cylinders, each 10 Il
inches in diameter, with II inches stroke
and using 80 pounds steam, and made
100 revolutions per minute. It impaired
motion to two Gramme machines, til,
one producing continuous current an6
connected by two wires to the other o
the alternating type and capable Of sup
plying electricity to 20 Jablochkoff can
dies. -Four circuits were employed with
four lights in each. Nine of the electric
, candles were placed equidistant from
each other in the body Of the marke
facing the river, two in the street fir IN
on Thames street, and one on the stair
case. The light did not apparently give
so much satisfaction as the admirably
system of gas lighting with which tn
market had been provided.