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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-02-04
The Slipper Thrown with Il-Effect..

Inv SAAPpOA AMOVu Will liz LucCSs
In the vicinity of Apex, N. c., there
was grand wedding emong the colored
folks. After the ceremony had been
concluded in handsome style, the
groom, who resided in another part Of
the country, put his bride in wagon,
and prepared to tako her to his homes
At this stage of the proceedings,
darky, who had travelled, and said that
he knew thing or two about the GUS
toms of elegant white folks, stated that
it was always the style to throw shoel
after the bride as she was driven of.
The idea took immensely. As the happy
couple moved away from the door theE
darkies jerked off their shoes and
hurled them at the vehicle. One
darky, who was the possessor Of al
No. ID foot, threw a shoe with too UNI
erring aim. The great missile flew
through the air, and, striking the brides
skull, knocked her senseless in the bot>
tom of the wagon. The groom jumped
out and gave the thrower of the shoe
thrashing, cursing civilized customs
with all his heart
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-02-04
A Barefoot Scientist.

Major de Serpa Pinto, the p ortuguese
explorer, recounted the following Incl
dent of his journey in South Africa:
The whole of the country that have
traversed is well peopled, with the ex-
ception of the region of the cataracts.
To the southeast live the terrible
"Macalacas,'' fighting race, but which
when vanquished supplies slaves to all
the other peoples of Africa Exhausted,
without resources, I looked forward
with hope to reach the junction of the
Cuando with the Zambesi, for I ex-
pected to find an English mission there
of which I had heard speak.
Unfortunately discovered that the
missionaries had persisted on the way,
ard instead of Christians found q
chief who wished to fay me alive. It
was at this spot that l met with an
English naturalist named DR.. Brad
shaw, who was reduced to the great
est misery. He had for covering
nothing but tattered shirt and
pair of trousers in q most ruinous
condition. He walked barefoot, though
he always carried in one of his hands
pair of shoes, of which he was very
saving, though never succeeded in
comprehending the motive of such
economy. DR.. Bradshaw, who had
come from the Cape of Good Hope to
that distant region, was engaged in
shooting birds and in collecting ami
mails for the English museums. DR..
Bradshaw made my acquaintance Like
true Englishman. with the greatest
sang froid, by making his appearance in
his drawers, and, in the center of Afri-
ca, gravely presenting me with carte
de visite printed in London. It was at
this spot that I passed one of the most
terrible nights of the whole of my
journey. I was in the tent of DR..
Bradshaw, separated from my COM
panions, when the natives, who are
of bad disposition, surrounded
the doctors habitation. We at once
placed table against the door, our
loaded rifles upon it, and during the
whole night long did nothing but watch
the movements of our numerous enc
mics. At daybreak we learned that the
savages had decamped with the balance
of my baggage. Being informed that
there was French missionary few
miles off, resolved to set out at once
and visit him; but on the way violent
fever seized me, and I entirely lost con-
seriousness. When I regained my
senses, twelve days afterward, I found
two ladies at my bedside, one aged 40,
the other 10, who spoke to me in
French. They were the wife and niece
of clergyman named Coillard. Lowe
my life to the kindness and attention
of those ladies. No sooner, however,
had I recovered than the idea of my
discoveries became more intense than
ever. .
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-02-04
Cutting Glass with Scissors.

It is not generally known that panes
of glass can be cut under water with
ease to almost any shape by means of a
pair of scissors. Two things, however,
are necessary for success; first, the
glass must be kept quite level in the
water while the scissors are applied !;
and secondly, to avoid risk, it is better
to perform the cutting by cropping off
small pieces at the corners and along
the edges, thus reducing the form
gradually to that required for if any
attempt be made to cut the glass at
once to a proper shape, as one would
cut a cardboard, it will most likely tract
IRE where it is not wanted. The
softer glasses cut best; and the scissors
need not be very sharp. When the
operation goes on well, the glass breaks
away from the scissors in small pieces
IN straight line with the blades.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-02-04
ANDREW JACKSON'S WIFE.
. Her Devotion to Her Husband.
A letter printed for the first time in the
Cincinnati Commercial: ..E G.s.

. Her Devotion to Her Husband.
A letter printed for the first time in the
Cincinnati Commercial: 4t G.s-
FEBRUARY 8. 1914.
MY DEAR HUSBAND: Your letter of
the 18th January from the mouth OF the
Cumberland River came safe to hand.
It was everything to me. I rejoiced. I
was happy to hear you were iu health.
It was my nightly prayer to the Almighty
God. My thoughts are forever On thee.
Where'er I 60, where'er turn, my
thoughts, my fears, my doubts distress
me. Then little hope revlves again, s.
that keeps me alive. Were it not for
that, I must sink; I should die in my
present situation. But my blessed Re
deemer is making intercession with the
Father for us to meet again, to restore
you to my bosom, where every vein, every
pulse beats high for your health, your
safety, & all your wishes crowned. Do
not, my beloved husband, let the love OF
country, fame, & honor make you forget
you have one. Without you, I would
think them all empty shadows.
You will say this is not the language
of patriot, but it's the language of a
faithful wife, one know you esteem and
love sincerely, but Oh ! how many pangs,
how many heart-rending sighs has your
absence cost me. My time passes hcav.
lily, and I'm not in good health, but
hope to see you once more on this globe,
and after this frail lite ends be with you
In happier chimes, when shall expert
ence no more painful separation, and
then shall be at rest. I feel toretaste
of the joys that are to the virtuous souls.
Gracious God, help me to pray for your
happiness. I was delighted to learn you
were pleased with Mr.. Blackman and
the other two clergymen, and the society
in general.
Our little Andrew is well, the most
aftectionate little darling On earth.
Often does he ask me in bed not to cry,
sweet papa will come home to you again,
and feel my cheeks to know if am
shedding tears. One of the extreme
cold nights he got little vexed, and
said he wondered his papa did not come
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-02-04
Pedestrians Sanerings.

The walkers sleep In their tents. The
hours of unconsciousness are few. They
can hardly be called hours Of rest. The
weary pedestrian is sponged or has a
bath. He pitches in his cot. He is
wrapped in his blankets. The lights
in his tent are extinguished. He closes
his eyes and enters q world ofphantoms.
The cheers Of the crowd, the music of
the band, the clapping Of hands, the
murmur of vast hive of bees, and the
tread of many feet fit through his
sleep. His body is racked with pain.
There is appalling heat in his feet. His
temples throb. The blood is stagnant,
and frequently nightmare follows. The
dreamer is still on the track. He sees
his competitors passing him one by one,
and is unable to increase his own speed.
O'Leary said that during his walk
for the belt in London he never went
to sleep without the shadow of Vaughan
before him. It would follow him
around phantom track with looks of
exultation in its eyes. At times it
would bar his way. It would stand
facing him at the curves, making grim
aces and contortions. Up to the mo-
ment of his waking, Vaugh.n's shade
never left his sleep. The dreams of
the pedestrian are based on the condi-
ton of his stomach. When the stomach
refuses nourishment, threatening APP
partitions frequently appear. In one
case pedestrian fancied that he was
rolling among old logs covered with
thousand-leg worms. In another case
the pedestrian thought himself on the
track, but unable to walk. Upon glanc-
ing at his feet he was shocked to see
that they had turned into hickory sap
ings, and the saplings grew with such
rapidity that they raised him in the ali.
The agony of those hours of unrest
is increased when the hapless walker
awakes. His blood is still stagnant.
There is prickly heat upon his skin.
He feels as though he was being prioked
by million of needles. His joints are
stiff. His eyeids seem paraly zed.
Worst of all, his feet and shin-bones are
numbed. Every movement sends a
thrill of pain through the body. He is
oiled and rubbed. A swallow of warm
beeftea or some other decoction puts
him into glow and infuses him with o
painful energy. He wobbles upon the
track, and the noise, the lights and the
dark shadows of his competitors con-
fuse him. The cold air strikes him
unpleasantly. he makes one lap, and
the impulse to re-enter his cot is fire.
quently so great that he finds it ire
sistible. Before coming on the track
he lies upon his cot in semi-uncon-
scious state, while he is rubbed and
clad. He hardly appreciates tho situa-
tion before he finds himself on the
track. If his shoes have been changed
during the rest his feet feel like Jumps
of lead. The sore spots smart more
than ever, and it is with the greatest
difficulty that he can lift his feet from
the track. He occasionally feels a
nausea about the stomach, and his
nerves are strung up to the utmost
tension. The swapping of a whip, de-.
formed face, wide-brimmed hat or q
peculiarly-shaped bouquet excites his
mind, and he becomes IN a measure in
sane San Francisco Argonaa4t.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-02-04
The Railway Pie Questiop.

Count Baranof, Imperial G ommissary
of Railways in Southern Russia, who
was sent upon a tour of inspection over
the Lossov-S ebastopol line, in the Cri-
mea, found that railway line to have
been so neglected and mismanaged that
complaints of the administration were
formally laid before him at each success
sive station on the line by deputations
from all classes of the inhabitants. At
one particular station strangely-word-
ed protest was addressed to him by the
spokesman of group of landowners
there assembled to seek redress for
their wrongs at his hands. We can
not" vociferated this gentleman, bear
with the pigs any longer!" with
what?" exclaimed the Count. "With
the pigs!" (Which pigs do you mean :?
l hope you do not allude to the railway
officers2" @By no means. Truly, they,
are bad enough, but it is the pigs we
can no longer endure. Excellency, we
are impotent against the pigs" "Will
you be good enough to tell me. in q
word, what pigs you refer tor. "Ex-
cellency, none other than railway pigsp
The Count, utterly perplexed at his in
terlocutor's meaning, insisted upon
categorical explanation of tie porcine
mystery, and succeeded at last in get
ting at the following curious facts:
The subordinate railway officers en-
ployed along the line, compelled to
submit to exorbitant reductions from
their wages at the hands of the cash
iers charged with the payment of all
current expenses. found themselves so
badly off that, in order to keep body and
soul together, they had taken to swine
breeding on great scale, permitting,
nay, encouraging, their herds to acquire
a marketable fairness upon estates con-
tiguous to the line OF railway. The cir.
cumstance that several farms had been
laid waste by hordes upon hordes of
hungry swine prompted the passionate
protest which, until it's true grounds
were revealed to him, so completely
puzzled his Excellency Count BaranofL.
Whether or not that exalted officer was
inspired on the spot with satisfactory
solution of the railway pig" question,
we are not informed.-Lo1,do,a Tele-
graph.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-02-04
The Cultivation of the Oyster.

Some investigations regarding the
development of the oyster have led to
the important and unexpected conclu-
sion that the breeding habits of the
American oysters are SO different from
those of the oysters Of Europe that the
methods of artificial oyster propagation
which have been carried on to such
perfection in France and elsewhere
must in this country be replaced or
supplemented by others. The eggs of
the European oyster are fertilized and
Matched within the shell of the parent,
and are retained there until the young
are ready to attach themselves. The
most critical period in the life of the
young is the time when they are dis
charged from the parent shell to swim
in the water until they find place to
settle down for life. The adult oysters
are accordingly placed, at the breeding
season, in inlets or basins, among tiles
which are prepared to furnish surface
for the attachment of the young as soon
as they escape from the shell of the
parent. lie
The eggs of the American oyster
are discharged into the water before
they are fertiGzed, and, as fertilization
In the open sea is matter of chance,
this is the period of greatest mortality.
AS 9 result of experiments it has
been shown that the eggs can be arti-
fcially fertilized in the laboratory, in
small quantity of water, and the great
est danger to the young can thus be
escaped. Since the young American
oyster swims at large in the open sea
during the time which the oysters of
Europe pass inside the shell Of the
mother, the tile system of culture would
seem to be impracticable, for the tides
and currents might carry the young
twenty miles or more from the tiles be-
fore they were old enough to attack
themselves. The proper method in,
this country seems to be the placing Of
great numbers of artificial efkizads
eggs in those waters which are shown
by the presence of natural oy ster-tan
to be favorable to the growth of the
animals.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-02-04
HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY.

Cur CAKE "a cup and . half Of sugar,
eggs, little over two cups Of -four, .
cup of currants, teaspoonful cream tar
tar, half teaspoonful soda; spice with
nutmeg, as you prefer.
CRANBERRY DUMPING. One quart
of -four, one teaspoonful of soda, and
two teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar,
sifted together; mix into soft
dough with sweet milk; roll the dough
out very thin in oblong shapes, and
spread over it one quart Of cranberries,
picked and washed clean; add half q
pound of sugar, sprinkled evenly;
fold over and over, then tie in pud-
ding-cloth and put into 8 steamer,
where let it cook over steady fire for
one hour, with faith, never looking into
the pot. Serve with sweet wiAe sauce.
GRAHAM BREAD.-Take one cake OF
dry yeast, such as you get at the gro
cer's-I like it better than the COM
pressed yeast dissolve in cupful Of
warm water, and make batter of wheat
-four in bowl, about o'clock, and set
in a warm place until evening; then
take one quart warm water, large spoon
full of salt, and make your batter or
sponge, also with wheat -four, and cover
in warm place until morning; then
put in two tablespoonful of molasses,
and make up your dough with your
hands with Graham flour; now stand
again to rise until light, when it is to
be made into loaves and let stand until
very light, and bake.
FRENCH PANCAKES. = Ingredients:
Two eggs, one-haf pint milk, two
ounces granulated sugar, two ounces
butter, -four and jelly. ~ Beat the
butter and sugar to cream; (2) beat
the eggs separately, the yelks to
cream, and the whites to froth, and
add the yelks to the butter and sugar;
90 stir the milk into these ingredients;
a. butter six tin pie plates; (5) sift two
ounces of -four with a teaspoonful of
baking powder, and stir it quickly into
the above-named mixture, with the
whites of the eggs; put the butter
quickly upon the buttered plates, and
bake the pancakes brown in quick
oven; CO. dust them with powdered
sugar, lay them one over the other,
with little jelly between; dust the top
with sugar, and serve them hot.
Corn MUFF1Ns.-Take one quart of
milk and let it come to boiling heat,
but do not let it boil; then let it stand
until lukewarm; then stir in two cups
of yellow Indian meal and one of -four:
make this about as thick as sponge for
bread; dissolve small cake of COM
pressed yeast and add to it; let this
stand for one hour to rise; in that time
it will be very light: then add one heap
ing tablespoonful of powdered sugar,
two well-beaten eggs, one-half cup of
melted butter, one-haf teaspoonful of
soda; stir this well together, and have
the muffin-rings hot and we'll creased
with good butter, as poor would give
the muffin disagreeable taste; let
them stand for fifteen minutes; then
put in moderate oven to bake; it will
require one-half hour to bake them.
This receipt makes two dozen of
mullins. -...
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-02-04
Learn q Trade.

Not long since large shoe manu-
facturer in the State of New York ad-
vertised in Boston and New York for
twenty-five shoe-ftters. There was
only one application in answer to the
advertisement. About the same time
Boston firm advertised for book
keeper, and received 300 applications
for the position. An advertisement for
clerk in a Detroit paper brought 100
applications the first day, and a great
number of letters and personal appli-
cations the next day. An advertisement
for week in the same journal for a
good carpenter brought only four re-
plies. Commenting on the fact that
an advertisement for a clerk will bring
numerous inquiries while few responses
are made to notice that men are
wanted in the trades, the Scientific
american says: ~
It is altogether probable that in any
considerable city in the land an adver-
tisement for book-keeper or retail
clerk will bring fifty times as many re-
plies as an advertisement for fair
workman at any trade.
It is also probable that in any and
every city the average earnings of
clerks are nowhere near SO large as the
earnings of workmen of average skill in
the various trades.
Further, it is certain that, with equal
capacity, industry and thrift, the young
man who learns any trade will achieve
reasonable competence sooner than
the young man who sticks to clerking !;
while the chances for materially i'm
proving ones condition are more nu-
merous in the trades than behind the
counter or at the desk.
Why is it, then, that the boys all want
to be clerks? Why is it that Intelligent
parents encourage them in looking for
chance to "get Into business" and in
looking down on mechanical employ
ments-as though there could be any
calling more wretchedly mechanical
then average clerking? -@-
Why is it that teachers almost invari-
ably train their pupils to look above"
mechanical pursuits?
'" What the country wants now is work
men-intelligent, industrious, thrifty
workmen; men who can do skillfully the
work that waits for the doing, who can
invent new means and better processes
for developing the crude resources of
the land. and for converting crude mat
tor into DEMONSTRATING and ife-enrich-
ing wealth. y.
Mere clerks and record keepers are at
discount. There are too many Of
them. And the professions, SO called,
are almost equally crowded with men
whO have nothino tn do
There never was time when ability
to do something real and practical was
worth 80 much as now. Yet our young
men swarm after clerkships. Why is it
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-02-04
Adulterated Coffee.

The difference in quality between the
coffee imported into this country and
that sold is remarkable. A New York
paper declared that of thirty -four sam
pies of ground coffee analysed in
that city thirty -one were adulterated,
more or less, with ohicory. Roast corn
was in twelve, and beans and potato
-four in one. Chicory itself is often
adulterated Is coffee. Horse chestnuts,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-02-04
Two Ways of Looking at Things.

Two boys went to hunt grapes. One
was happy because they found grapes
The other was unhappy because the
grapes had seeds in them.
Two men, being convalescept, were
asked how they were. One said: II
am better to-day" The other said: II
was worse yesterday" .
When it rains one man says: "This
will make mud" Another: "This will
lay the dust" rt ln
Two boys got an oyster. One looked
at it and declared it nasty. The other
tasted it and declared it good.
Two boys examining q bush, one OBJ
served that it had thorn. The other
that it had rose. #&r -f
Two children looking through COL
ored glass, one said: "The world is
blue" And the other said: 1T is
bright" .s~s. =" -
Two boys eating their dinner, one
said: II would rather have something
better than this" The other said !:
"This is better than nothing"
Two men went to see New York.
One visited the saloons, and thought
New York wicked. The other visited
the homes, and thought New York
good.
Two boys looking at some skaters,
one said: "See how they fall" The
other: ~see how they glide" +
A servant thinks q mans house is
principally kitchen; guest, that it is
principally parlor.
Two boys got each an apple. One
was thankful for the apple; the other
was dissatisfied because it was not
two. '.#
II am glad that live" says one man.
Il am sorry l must die" says another.
Il am glad" says one, @that it is no
worse. Il am sorry" says another,
that it is no better"
One man is thankful for his bless
ings. Another is morose for his mis-
fortunes.
One man thinks he is entitled to a
better world, and is dissatisfied because
he hasn't got it. Another thinks he is
not justly entitled to any, and is salts
fed with this.
One man enjoys what he has. An
other suffers what he has not.
One man makes up his account from
his wants. Another from his assets.
One man complains that there is evil
in the world. Another reioices that
there is good in the world.
One says: Or good is mixed with
evil" Another says: "Our evil is
mixed with good.-Nese York Imde-
pendent.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-02-04

acorns, wheat, red earth, carrots. pars-
nips, oak bark, tan, mahogany sawdust
and Venetian red enter frequently into
the composition. A company which
desiccates cocoanuts in New York finds
q market for its shells at the coffee
mills, which grind and mix them with
coffee. Peanuts and burnt sugar are
also used for adulteration, and un-
ground coffee is by 10 means exempt
from foreign particles.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-02-04
THE Il BOOK;
By JOHN g. WHITTIER.

Gallery Of sacred pictures manifold,
A minister rich in holy efigies,
And bearing an entablature and frieze
The hieroglyphic oracles Of old
Along its transept aureoled martyrs sit;
And the low chancel side-lights half ac-
quaint
The eye with shrines of prophet, bard and
Their golden tablets traced in Holy Writl
But only when on form and word obscure
Falls from above the white supernal light
We read the mystic characters Alright,
And light informs the silent portraiture,
Until we pause at last awe-struck before
The One inefiable Face, love, wonder and
adore.
~ Christian Union
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-02-04
PM-MoNEY was a lady,s allowance of

PM-McNEY was lady's allowance of
money for her own personal expendi-
lures long after the invention of pins.
In the fourteenth century the maker
was allowed to sell them in open shop
only on the LIST and I'd of January. It
was then that court ladies and city
danes focked to the city to buy them,
having been. first provided with money
by their husbands. When pins became
cheap and common, the ladies spent
their allowances n other fancies, but
the term "pin-money" remained in
vogue.
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