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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-07-01
SlOyenly Manuscript.

have the misfortune to have man.
uscript before me at this moment, says
John Morley, in the Fort,aigl,tly Revie,o
ths:o would fill thirty of these pages, and
yet from beginning to end there is nc
indication that it is not to be read in q
single breath. The paragraph ought tt
be, and in all good writer's it is, as real
and as sensible a division as the sen.
tence. 1t is an organic member in prose
composition with beginning, middle
and an end, just as a stanza is an organic
and definite member in the composition
ode. Il fear my manuscript is rather
disorderly," says. another, ''but I will
correct carefully in print" just SO. Be.
cause he is too needless to do his work
in a workmanlike way, he first inflicts
fatigue and vexatiOn ON the editor whom
he expects to read his paper; second
he inficts considerable and quite need.
less expense on the publisher 7 and
thirdly, he infficts great deal of tedious
and thankless labor on the printers
who are for the most part far more meri.
torious persons than fifth-rate authors
1t is true that Burke returned such dis.
ordered proofs that the printer usually
found it the least troublesome to set the
whole afresh, and Miss Martineau tells q
story Of a Scotch compositor who fed
from Edinburgh to avoid great living
authors manuscript, and, to His horror
was presently confronted with a piece
of copy which made him cry, sflord
have mercy? Have you got that man te
print for r But most editors will cheer
fully forgive such transgressions to all
contributors who will guarantee that
they will write as well as Burke and
Carlyle. Alas, it is usually the case that
those who have least excuse are the
worst offenders. The slovenliest manu-
scripts come from persons to whom the
difference between an hour and q
minute is of the very smallest impor.
lance. This digestion is to be excused,
partly by the natural desire to say q
word against ones prosecutors, and
partly by hope that some persons of
sensitive conscience may be led to pom.
der whether there may not be, after all
some moral obligations even towards
editors and printers.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-07-01
Telegra,lllc.

In the building in which tho writer
was employed some time since was q
negro porter whose name was Burnet.
Among his duties was that of carrying
telegraphic messages to the offices of the
companies for transmission. He had
cudgeled his brains as to the method
thereof and the result was indicated one
day when there happened to be passing
a wagon loaded with large poles used by
the telegraph companies in supporting
their wires. Upon my abiding to their
extraordinary size, Burnett, who was
standing near, said, 4 specs dem tele-
graph poles has to be pooty large, don't
dey, Nj. III - 2
4What makes you think thatq' /
asked. -
"Well, I s'pose jist for de standin' dev
don't need to be SO big, but aOhes deu
puts on de presshu' dey. has to be pooty
strong"
HWhat do you mean by putting on the
pressure ?"
"Why," said he, "when dey sends de
messages over, don't dey have to put on
de presshu'W
That is a fair theory; but President
Orion once gave us another explanation,
made by 'man and q brother" thus:
Nov you see. Sam, s'pose da was a
dog, and dat dogs head was in Hoboken
and his tail in Brooklyn"
Go way, now, da amt no such dog"
"Well, s'pose da was" z.55.
4"Well, s'pose da was"
"Well, den de telegram is jes like dat
dog. If pinch dat dogs tail in Brook.
lyn, what he do 7"
dunno"
Brooklyn, he 60 bark in Hoboken. OATS
de science OF. It"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-07-01
Children In the Park

When get soul and BODY weary. saws
/ Fanny Fern, I like to stroll into The
Parks, sit quietly down, and watch the
children with their nurses. / Blink that
! can Pick out every child there who me-
sensible mother. She neither exposeg
: little bare legs to the treacherous
winds, nor puts out her baby's eyes with
dazzling white veil, or dresses her
child so fine that it cannot Sit down on.
one OF the seats. If her child e hnn,r-
backed, or lame, she does not render the
poor little creatures misfortune more
conspicuous by a gaudy costume. If her
boy has grown big enough to be ashamed
OF long, girlish ringlets about his shonl-
ders, she does not insist upon sacrificing
his insipient manliness to her absurd
vanity. With these views, YOU NAV be
sure that my list of children who are
blessed with sensible mothers IS rather
limited than otherwise. Still it comforts
me that it takes a long time for the
weakest mamma to spoil very little
child to transmute it's naturalness into
tificiality, and graduate lip. eve. and
brow, in fashions school. So Hove to
watch them, encountered as their grace
fulness often is with fine trappines. It
is an article in my creed that a'pretty
child looks prettiest when plainly
dressed, and that q plain one never can
be made pretty by fuss and feathers
| saw a little girl, the other day. there.
skaking her golden ringlets about under
a sensible hal, and todd1ing before me On
the gravel walk. wanted Il. see the
face under that hat SO stopped down
uncertain what reception I should meet
and peeped under the briM. Not a
droop of the clear eyes; not blush Of
shyness; but instead two of the sweet
est parted lips in the world, put trust
ngly up to kiss me. I'm not ashamed
to say that there was a big lump in my
throat, and a moisture about nv ewes, as
! returned it, or that looked after her
till she was out of sight, and prayed
;heaven she might never give a kiss
less purely, or where it would be lex
valued. have felt the dewy, fragrant
touch Of those little lips often since,
though don't know what mothers pef
I blessed, nor does it matter.
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It is an odd spectacle to witness scores
Of women doing the work Of longshore-
men on the wharves Of st. Johns New
foundland. When the time arrives for
vessels from Southern Europe, Brazil,
West Indies, and elsewhere, to take
aboard their cargoes of salt cod, herring,
ETC., files of buxom females, with tucked
up gowns, barred arms, and coarse bro
carrying Hat barrows Of fish to and fro.
Each barrow has four handles, and is
borne by two women. They perform the
same labor as men at this business, but
their pay is inferior. In fact, they seem
to work more arduously than their male
co-operators, and continue to do so the
same number of hours. Women also 60
on the summer voyage" to Labrador,
and act severally in the capacities Of
"splitters," asalters," and Headers"
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A Bit of Married Experience.

married my wife about thirty-fiye
years ago. The ceremony was perform
ed about seven o'clock in the morning
Before retiring that evening we had q
good talk with each other, and the result
has sweetened our entire lives. We
agreed that each should always be watch
full and careful never, by word or act, to
hurt the feelings of the other. We were
both young, hot-tempered, both positive
in our likes and dislikes, and both some
what exacting and infexible Just the
material for 9 life of conjugal warfare.
Well, for a few years we found it hard
work to always live by our agreement.
Occasionally (not often) word or look
would slip of the tongue or face before it
could be caught or suppressed; but we
never allowed the sun to 60 down upon
our wrath. Before retiring at night on
such occasions there was always. confess
sion and forgiveness, and the culprit
would become more careful in future.
Our tempers and dispositions became
gradually more congenial, so that after .
few years we came to be one in reality, as
the marital ceremony had pronounced us
NORMALLY. In thinking back We find
that for more than twenty years our
little agreement has been unbroken, and
there has been no occasion for confession
and forgiveness. In business We have
had adversely and prosperity, failure and
success. We raised a family Of children,
and now have our grand hildren about
US; and we are simple enough to believe
that we have better children, and better
grandchild ren because Of our little agree
ment. Under such q contract religious
" kept, no ill-natured children will be
reared, and no boys will find the streets
and bar.rooms more pleasant than home.
To make q good wife or a good husband
requires the cooperation Of both.
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PAPA IS COMING HOME.

Five little noses against thepane,
Five pairs of eyes peering down the lane,
Trying to see thro' the mist and rain,
IF papa is coming home.
The clock on the mantle has Just struck four,
Which tells they've to walt one half hour more
Before the train. witE it, rattle and roar,
Will bring their papa home.
Five little faces clean and sweet,
Dimpled fingers and dancing feet.
WeL-brushed jackets and aprons neat,
For papa is coming home AS
over the track with its light so bright,
me long train glides In its rapid flight.
Z And i've little children are happy tonight.
For papa Is coming home
me whistle sounds. the gates aswing,
Footsteps clatter and voices ring,
Red lips kiss and white arms cling,
For papa has como hozna.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-07-01
Uncle Toms Cabin.

During the thirty-f hundred times
that Mrs. G. G. Howard has played Topsy
she has met with many laughable adven-
lures. 1t was necessary on one occasion
to leave on midnight train, after the
performance, for a distant city in which
to play the following Monday night
Hurry as they did, the curtain fell very
late, only giving her time to seize her
travelling cloak and baggage and reach
this outgoing train. With the Eva of
this tour by the hand, and her anxious
Howard, loaded with satchels, the party
boarded the cars while in motion out Of
the depot.
Mrs. Howard, who had no time to wash
up, attracted little attention, being accept
ed as the nurse of the lovely little Eva,
but once ensconced in their Section
the original Topsy seized a toilet satchel
and made for the ladies' dressing room.
A young colored girl, considering this a
good opportunity to get acquainted with
the other darky nurse, followed her in
and then she beheld her supposed tcoun-
tryWoman undergoing a transition-the
inky fluid poured over Topsy's face each
time leaving it a lighter shade.
Then the colored girl stopped not upon
the order Of leaving, but left at once,
shouting through the car: She's done
come white; 70 de Lord dat niger is all
Washin' off Pears like it was de soap.
Run, boss, an l never will forgin you.
Only get me some of dat ar soap!"
Thus the excited darby whooped up
and down the car till every passenger
was on end with curiosity and anxiety
to know if a collision had taken place.
and many q hearty laugh was had with
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morning
pared to pay their COURT the princess,
who sent them word that she would see
them directly after breakfast. S. they
hurried over their breakfast "a fast as
possible. and then the seneschai came anne Ia Ia
conduct them to the lady's presence.
They found her waiting for rhem on 4
marble terrace at the back Of the castle.
from which 4 long f1ioht If stems led
down to a beautiful garden. She turned
t. greet e them with ! smile of s,,ch ~ an an.
tsan emo sweetness that ooh I hoan ~ -
tramhie for faor ba 's sho,,1a Mt ;n - =
heant;f,l craatnro ' = Har form w ~, 90 :
49, ,. aaf.I -, kasa; IL. -. :. !" = =
,es H. 81 I;1o, =, LIZ ,"ilioM, ~ aees
w wer sof and hnht eu M he q ~ =
49,. 800 '..,s a = IL 4e CIV ~. $500
colnO coulu naLuly hoiu up tne aDu ln'
snce VI Aer auburn nalr' SIS.
The three knights bent their knees be-
fore her, and kissed her snoW-White
hands; and Harold, the DANISH KNIGHT IN
exclaimed
FAR princess, my name ana statlon
are already known 70 you, ana am
come from Denmark TO pray you to be-
stow on me your hand IN marriage.
me dark-eyeo RUSSIAN SAID:
And ! am come from RUSSIA, sweet
lady, to WOO you for my bride. ! need
not tell you whom l am, for you have
seen Prince Waidomar IN many q tocrn-
ament"
At last the English warrior said:
LADY, / scarcely dare to hope that
fame has been SO kind to me as to these.
my brother knights. MY name lis Pal
merlin, my blood is royal, and my native
and is England. l, also, am your lover,
ady fair.
Then the princess answered:
Grave knights, l know you all by
reputation, ana TWO OF you py signt
and though | never saw Sir Pa1merin till
now, yet think the rumor tells no lie
that calls him very valOrOus knight
1t is no easy matter to make a choice
between three knights of such high
esteem !; therefore I will leave the deci-
sion to yourselves. He who shall solve
a problem which I will propose to YOU.
shall have me for his bride; and if
neither of you can give me correct
answer, will reject you all.
She beckoned a little page who fol-
lowed behind her, carrying a willow
basket; and taking the basket from his
hand, she again addressed the rival
knights.
II have here,'' said she, sin my basket,
a gift of plums for each of YOU, picked
from nv garden. One of YOU shall have
half and one more, the second shall
again have half and one more. and the
third shall have half and three more.
This will empty nv basket. Now tell
me how MANY plums are in itY'
With a very bland sountenance, the
Danish knight spoke first.
"There are three-score, said he, max
ing random guess.
mo" replied the ladv tbut if there
were as many more, half as many more,
and third as many more as there are
now in the basket, with five more added
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jenkins said that some persons were
of opinion that q man could not be a law
yer and adhere strictly to the truth; but,
for his part, he believed man could.
Jones remarked that he hoped Jenk-
ms would begin practice right away.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-07-01

Experience has demonstrated that
vaccination in infancy is quite sufficient.
The question that it should be repeated
every seventh year is popular error
which originated in a few isolated cases
Of small pox occurring after vaccination.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-07-01

Zeal without Judgment Is an evtl
though it be zeal unto good.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-02
FROM THE UNKNOWN BASE
BALL CLUB.
PoRr GAMBLE, Sept "a. 1880.

AonA oAADLEs 0SPs Sfs iooo.
Editor IHTELLI6RNcER:
Allow US through your coluuns to
return our sincere thanks TO the base
ball club and people Of Port Blskely
for the cordial welcome and generous
attention extended 10 NJ on our recent
visit TO thst place. to play . mstch
game Of base ball. We have always
understood that the people Of Port
Blakely we're famous for their social
and generous qualities, but the recep-
ton and good cheer which greeted US
on every side aud the boantiful pro-
vision made for eur " nts, would have
put oil doubts to rest had there pre-
viously been any. and especially have
the members Of the Blakely Base Ball
Club put Us under lasting obligations
for their many acts Of thong kind
ness.
OF the game itself. of course. we can
not consistently say much, save that
part of the picked nine being members
Of the famous Seattle club, our thanks
are no doubt in some measure due to
them for not sending all their best
players to take part against US. Had
they done 50. we would doubtless have
been most ingloriously discounted. We
hepe. however. that some future occa-
sion will snsbls NJ to reciprocate the
favors shown us by ell parties.
Yours. sincerely,
UNKNOWN BASE BALL CLUB.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-02

Oar Suggestion OF steamboat pre-
cession or demonstration on the COCA
sion Of the eoniag Of Presidsat Hayes
seems 10 have struck the light chord.
and will probably b acted upon -
made. II 10 % practicable. viii b a.
tended with 90 little expense. and win
be 50 appropriate and grand. A dozen
boats can easily DO obsainsd for the
purpose. and . couple Of thousand per.
sons may be relied upon TO participate.
II anyone has . better plan let Il b
suggested. II not. let this one be put
into execution.
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DAILY INTgLLICRNCER.
eoucAr,os IN iAsas.

The Miks1o, or Emperor. takes q
deep interest 10 the new system Of ed
ucstion. and the Empress 10 not behind
him In enthusiasm. ~ Ne are informed
by Marie Ho~lsnd. In the lsss Csafsr-
nian. She lstsiy visited . g,flS school
st Yszo (Yesso). aud on that OCCASION
had her photograph taksn in . group
with two Dutch ladies who have charge
Of the school To thoss who know
anything Of the ideas 81 royal ssclu-
sivensss tsrmerly held In Jspan. this
will appear very significant. The pa
pills Of this school. numbering city one
in 1873. are being educated At the ex-
psnss Of the State. Four hours . day
they st1dy the branches OF elementary
European education under the Dutch
ladies. and sons hours more they pur,
sue other stndies under 3 master and
two japanese ladies. Their teachers
pronounce them "istslIigsnt. indus
irious. and promising" They wear our
styles OF shoes and stochipgs. but in
other respects adhere TO the native
costume
Since the PRONUNCIATION OF the new
scheme Of edacstion in 1872. By The
Imperial Government. there have been
established. In ell, $40 schools $3.50
public. and 1900 private. The number
Of pupils rsceiving instruction In these
10 33S, 463 males. and i09.637 females.
Total, 44s, 100 This number dose not
iaclude thoss attending the higher
schools. Mr.. Tanaka, Vice Minister Of
Education 10 japan. considers thst 90.
600 should BE- added TO this number.
making in all nearly $50. 900. or sbou.
one In sixty eight Of the entire popu.
lation.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-02

The October issue Il the ninth num-
Der Of the Californian that has % far
made it's appearance. II Is thing VI
beauty. and 10 as sparkling - any Of Its
predecessors The publishers, ~
might have boon expected. have found
themselves unable to continue thsir
magnificent monthly Ut lower rate
than other Grst class magazines are
published for in the great critics Of the
East. snd have raised the price ron
three TO four dollars per sanum.
Address The Californian Publishing
Company. COG Sansome stfsst. San
Francisco.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-02

A large percentage Of the wheat
sown Ia the eastern counties last spring
was damaged by carly frosts. and II
being cub for hay. The season Was
late when sown and il had Tot time to
harden before the Septsmber ffosts
nipped 10 tho ble ssom and in the milk.
The wheat growers have. 10 average
them right through. made nothing b.
their seAson's work. Between frost,
grssshoppers and low prices. many Of
them have BEEN we'll nigh ruined.
Wheat 10 worth over there only 30 and
90 cents per bushel.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-02

Probably more tourists have visited
this Northwest coast during the present
season than ever before, and they all
bear testimony to the unsurpassed natu
raj advantages and great resources aud
are enthusiastic in regard to cur future
when railroads shall have superseded
the tedious ocean steamers and popala.
ton comes pouring in. The proprietors
OF the Oregon Kidney Tee are equally
sanguine of its future, for it has thns
far cured every case of baokache or
disease OF the kidneys and urinary or
gans that it has been tried on. Sold
everywhere.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-02

Orr AT LAsr.--Ths steamer Column
bic. after having about 500 tsns of her
cargo removed ffom her decks. vas ii
last able TO proceed 10 this city sad
arrived yesterday st noon. Hereafter
shs viii lighten at Astoria before pro.
ossding On hsr wny up the river. So
says The Portland Staadsra. a better
way viii b 70 Anish ths sailssad isoa
that city 70 The 6eand. and thsa sead
thsir big ships this way.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-02

Gould. Goull. is the text upon which
thousand railroad editorials have been
written 10 the newspapers Offices Of
Oregon and Warrington. Our con-
tsmporaries overlook tho fAOs that
Gould 10 not . railroad builder. but
rather railroad wrsckss. There isn't
money enough for him In building new
nothing TO Be compared with
balling and bearing and .vstesisg
stocks--and he does none Of Il.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-02

Fxox THE ARcrIo.-SAys the Alto Of
tho 18th alt.: The whaling bark Fran.
els Palmer arrived from the Arctic Sea
yesterday. Her log shows that At noon
on Sepssmbsr 1eth, abe called through
Aboutsn Passage; and On the 18th,
when shout $50 miles southeast By east
from Aboutan Passage. she spoke the
schooner label. from San Francisco for
Ounalaska. when Il Was reported that
ell vsre we'll. On August 27th. Oh Icy
Cape, Cant Hooper. Of the q s steausr
Thomas Cofwin came on board sad 70.
quested the captain 10 report al we'll
with him. He stated that be vas two
days frsu Point Barrow, and wss
boana for Plossr Boy for coal, thence 70
Herald Island. He reported that be
had not heard Of the missina vhslers
or The explosing steamer. He had been
within few miles a Herald Island in
The IRA part II Aug1st. but found very
heavy Ice around the land. In CON-
pany With The Francis Palmer, the brig
Ht6Aleo. and soheooes AlaskA, passed
through Behring's Straits. The Fran
sis Palmer reports that The whaliua
vessels have ell nsds . good season"
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EUROPE.

LONDON. Sept. 30.-The Tsases in 30
editorial says II France draws back
from giving reality to the demonstrs-
tion. the concert Of powers 10 for the
present at an en6 The ridiculs of hav-
ing sailed to Gravoea for the purpose
Of calling back again will attach in the
first instance to France. bat other pow
sRs must take their share Of il. They
have been misled BY France and thus
been induced to commit themselves to
. game Of Drag which has not succeeded
end could not have been expected TO
succeed Even . weaker power than
Turkey nigh: safely venture to snap
her fingers at . demonstration which is
to bark, but not on any account to bite.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-02

During the Hrst eight aud hall
months u 1880 the experts Of domestic
produce from the port Of New York
amounted to tss0 900. 479-aa increase
Of y3e. a0s .s9s. or ~ per cent over =
like period Of 1879. The trade Of Last
year IVES the greatest In our national
history. hut the trade Of this year ex-
Deeds that Of last year - above indi.
Gated.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-02

. gentleman from New York, has just
returned from . pleasure trip to Hud-
sons Bay. His route vas by wsy Of
Michipicoten river. . distance Of $50
miles The journey Vas performed by
canoe. vsyageurs having been engaged
to attend the party and furnish the
necessary supplies II took is days to
r-aeh More Factory from Winnipeg.
He pronounced it . very cold region
AMI ssys that floating Arctic ice was TO
be sen in the vicinity sli summer.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-02

An alarm Of FIRE at midnight is start.
ling thing, but not half so startling to
many who hear it % would be the sud.
den knowledge of their own dangerous
physical condition. Thousands and
thousands are hurrying to their graves
because they are carelessly indifferent
to the lns,dious inroads of disease and
the means Of cure. II 10 the mission Of
II II Warner & Co.. with their Safe
Kidney and Liver Cure, to arouse men
TO sense OF their danger and then cure
them.-Nemphis Appeal.