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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-09
USEFUL HINTS.

TO DARKEN hair Apply strong, cold
black tea every morning
To CLEAN kid gloves Wash in de-
odorized benzine. Dry on the hand /:
rub with clean cloth while drying.
To CURE an ngroWing toe nail Keen
a notch cut in the middle Of the nail
at the top. Always cut the nail STRAIGHT
across, instead of in at the corners.
INK on carpets: Take up as much Of
the heshly-spilt ink as possible with q
sponge repeatedly; finally, rub the SPOT
with a little wet oxalic acid. or salt Of
sorrel, wash off with cold water and rub
with aqua ammonia.
To TAKE ink stains out of parchment !:
Apply, with camel s-hair brush, a solu-
ton Of muriate of tin, two drachms !:
/ and water, four drachms. After the ink
spots have disappeared, pass through
water and dry. Another way is to wash
out the stains by means Of camel s-hair
pencils dipped alternately in cyanide of
potassium and oxalic acid.
To CLEAN looking glasses: Keep for
this purpose piece Of sponge, a cloth.
and silk handkerchief, all entirely free
from dirt, as the least grit will scratch
the fine surface Of the glass; First
sponge it with a little spirits of wine, or
gin-and-water,s so as to clean off all spots:
then dust over it powder blue, tied in
muslin, rub it lightly and quickly off
with the cloth, and finish 10y rubbing it
with the silk handkerchief. Be careful
not to rub the edges Of the frame.
To BLEACH cloth: Into eight quarts
Of warm water put one pound Of chloride
Of lime; stir with stick few minutes.
then strain through bag of coarse mus
lin, working it with the hand to dissolve
thoroughly. Add to this five bucketfuls
Of warm water. stir it well and put in the
muslin. Let it remain in one hour turn
ing it over occasionally, that every part
may get thoroughly bleached. When
taken out, wash well in two waters to re-
move the lime, rinse and dry. This
quantity will bleach twenty five yards of
yard-wide muslin. The muslin will
bleach more evenly and quickly if it has
been thoroughly wet and dried before
bleaching.
PIMPLEs are occasioned by the torpid
state of the skin, or, in other words, by
the inability Of the skin to perform its
proper functions. The cause of these
pimples is therefore neither more nor
less than an obstruction of the pores of
the skin; the perspiration being allowed
to accumulate, the mouths of the pores
become clogged, irritation ensues, and q
pimple arises. The only way to be rid
OF them is to allow the skin to DO its own
work by preserving it in a healthy con-
dition, and keeping the system in good
order. The following ointment is rec
commended: Take an ounce of barley
meal (the finer the better), one ounce Of
powdered bitter almonds, and suf-
ticient quantity Of honey to make them
into a smooth paste. II you are taking
medicine for the blood, adopt our advice
and place yourself in the hands of a
competent physician.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-09
Value of the Sunflower.

In Southwestern Russia, between the
Baltic and the Black seas, the sunfower
IS universally cultivated in fields, gar
dens and borders, and every part Of the
plant is turned to practical account. A
hundred pounds Of seed yields forty
pounds of oil, and the pressed residue
forms wholesome food for cattle, as
also do the leaves and the green stalks,
cut up small, all being eagerly eaten.
The fresh flowers, when little short Of
full bloom, furnish dish for the table
which bears favorable comparison with
the artichoke. They contain large
quantity Of honey, and so prove an at
traction to bees. The seeds are valu-
able food for poultry !; ground into -four,
pastry aud cakes can be made from
them and boiled In alum water, they
yield blue coloring matter. The care
fully dried leaf is used as tobacco The
seed receptacles are made into blotting
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-09
Sioux SQuaWs,

A writer who seems to know says tn
g beautiful Indian maidens are mostl,
creatures Of the poets or novelist's i'm
agination, and cannot be found in every
day life--at least, among the Sioux
He says Among the Sioux Indians
q pretty squaw does not exist. The.
are all fat, short, stumpy, and ungrace
full in movement. The tall, slender Al
faratas and Wanitas are purely creature
of romance, and far removed from thes:
fat squaws, with their faces painted il
vern1ilion hues, and their short skirt
and homely moccasins The beadet
embroidery on the moccasins, logging
and blankets is for the braves only, an,
it is surprising to notice the tasteful de
signs in which some Of their pieces ar
ornamental
The squaws never greet travellers il
as friendly a manner as the braves, AM
their stolid stare is quite different iron
the benig1i smiles and bow of tn
men. When they meet lady driving
they make remarks that must be sarcas
tic, from the way in which they are en-
ioyed, and when a lady on horsebacl
presents herself their laughter. is i'm.
moderate. AS they ride with foot i
each stirrup, a sides saddle causes ther
to stare, jeer and shout with laughter.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-09
A Thorough Test.

Some years ago an old lady died in
Massachusetts, leaving property worth
more than $2,00O,00O, which she had
disposed Of by will among various rela-
tlves, other persons, and institutions.
After her death and the admission of the
deed to probate her niece came forward
with document bearing the signature
Of the aunt. The legal effect Of this
document, If genuine, would have been
to give the niece the whole of the vast
property left by the aunt The contro-
versy was carried into court, and in it
appeared about a dozen of the most dis
tinguished lawyers of the New England
bar. On the one side it was claimed
that the signature was forgery; on the
other, that it was genuine. The old lady
was In her grave, and the niece was the
only eyewitness to testify. It therefore
became question to be determined by
expert testimony. The disputed sigma
ture was placed over one admitted to be
genuine. The coincidence was nearly
exact. The theory was that one sigma
ture had been traced from the other.
Experts III penmanship, in engraving,
and tracing, ID chemistry, in microscopy.
in mathematics, in physics experts
from commercial colleges, writing
schools, banks, ETC.; experts who had
had years of experience in the study of
handwriting and the comparison Of sig
natures, all testified that it was q for
gerry. On the other hand, microscopic
examinations revealed no appearance of
tracing. Other signatures of the old la.
dy herself were compared in like man
ner, producing a coincidence hardly less
striking than the signatures in question.
Every fact, circumstance, opinion, and
argument advanced by one side to show
forgery was met and neutralized by the
other side. The niece was the only iy-
ing person who knew the truth. The
question is yet and probably will forever
be undecided
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-09
Dogs as Sheep.Protectors.

In many portions of this country it
seems to be impossible%to render the
keeping Of sheep profitable on account
OF the ravages of.dogs. Land is cheap,
and both wool and mutton high, but the
losses by dogs and the expense of pro-
tecting sheep from them consumes all
the profits. In various parts Of South
America dogs are relied on to protect
sheep, not only from the attacks Of wild
beasts but from the worthless dogs that
range over the country Darwin states
that the shepherd dogs kept there are
as much attached to the sheep as most
dogs are to their masters. They are
brought up with the aocks and have no
other ccmpanionship. The puppies are
taught to suclzle ewes, and are adopted
by them. A California sheep-raiser
states that similar course is adoptedi in
Germany, with the best results. In a
communication he says: s. There, in
general, the shepherd stays with his
sheep all the time, day and night, and
ne has, according to the number of his
flock, one or more dogs. q kind I never
saw before nor have seen anywhere else.
1t resembles in size the Newfoundland,
but its hair is bushy, long, and partly
curled. This breed Of dogs, even when
puppies, are never allowed to see any
thing but members of the herd. It is
astonishing to see how these dogs and
sheep fraternize with each other. The
sheep look, in real or imaginary danger,
more for the dogs than for the shepherd,
and always run to and not, like here,
from the dogs. If Americans wish to
protect their sheep from strange dogs
they must adopt the German system,
bring young shepherd dogs from their
puppyhood into the company Of sheep,
educate both to live, eat, and run to-
gether, and they soon will find out their
true relationship to each other, for the
sheep will look upon the dog as natu-
raj protector, which attitude and conf
dence he proudly will repay by untiring
friendship and Watchfulness.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-09
Where He Missed 1t.

A Detroit merchant, who has for two
or three years past employed an ancient
darby to do odd chores about the store.
was yesterday asked for few minutes
private conversation, and when the re-
quest had been granted the old man be-
gan:
81 wanted to ak fur leetle informa-
shun. La S mite when I was gwine home
[ met ole Ebeneezer Wright, one Of de
pillars in our church. He's bin a leetle
aigewise to me cher since de las dona-
shun party, but neber saw man melt
down as he did. He called me an agi-
tstor. What does dat mean? I know
it's sunthin' good, but can't 'zactly git
de full meanin'."
"Why, he meant that you were kick
In up fuss.
"Did he? Fo' de Lawd, but I took
it. de odder way Den he said I war
a trucking. Did dat mean owned
trucks %
It meant that you truckled. You've
seen dog sl1ulk along behind his mas
ter after he has been kicked, haven't
you?" .
In course / have. Did he railley
mean dat? De old woman and I
couldn't make it out, but we fought it
must be sunthin' sweet. Den he re-
marked that I war a bigot. Was Cat
abuse ?"
should say So
"Did he mean bad when he called me
fawnin' sickerphant and a fossilized
corruptionist ?"
"He certainly did. Many men have
been knocked down for saying less"
Fo' de Lawd but how ye talk Am
it possible dat stood dar an took dat
all in an smiled an LATED, an actually
asked de ole man to step in somewhat
an have glass Of cider? Why, sab, if
I'd had de slightest hint of what he
meant I'd have crushed him to pulp in
two minits, sah-de worst lookin' pulp
you ever sot eyes on !! Lawd, sab, but
what chance I did miss Free
Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-09
His Wife Was Ahead.

Some few years since, in the count
of Penobscot, there lived man by til
name OF H, whose greatest pleasr1,
was in tormenting others. His own fam.
lily were generally the butt of his sport.
One cold and clustering night he retired
to bed at an early hour, his wife being
absent at a neighbours. Some time after,
she, on returning, finding the door closed,
demanded admittance.
who are you?" cried Mr.. H.
''You know who I am let me in. it's
very cold"
"Begone, you strolling vagabond.
want nothing of you here"
But 1 must come in.
What is your name?"
You know my name; it is Mrs.
H
"Begone! Mrs. II is very like
~ woman; she never keeps such late
hours as this"
Mrs. q replied
IF you don't let me In I will drown
myself in the well.
Do, if you please" he replied.
She then took a log and plunged it in
to the well and returned to the side of
the door. Mr.. FL hearing the noise.
rushed from the house to save. as he
supposed, his drowning wife. She at
the same time slipped in and closed the
door after her. Mr.. H, almost
naked, in turn demanded admittance.
Who are you ?" she demanded.
You know who I am. Let me in, or
I shall Freeze
Begone, you thieyish rogue! I
want nothing Of you here"
But I must come in"
What is your name 2"
You know my name; it is Mr..
H"
Mr.. H is very likely man; he
don't keep such late hours.
Suffice it to say she, after keeping him
in the cold until she was satisfied, opened
the doc. md let him in
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-09

instant, and swoop down, almost touch
ing the ground, to once more rise,
mounting higher and higher ii a circle,
until, flying over my head, they would
again dart back to the field, all the. time
uttering their harsh cries, which seemed
to bid me ssSearch ~
So strongly did I become impressed
with this idea that I started toward the
place, bareheaded and half clothed as
was, and SO. weak that I could hardly
stand.
1t was a long time before I reached
the spot over which they were lowering,
but, as I approached it, saw by the
side Of a dry, withered stalk. crouched
as though for protection from the rude,
blast, a rabbit. Imagine my feelings
when I recognized it as our darling boys
pet, nearly dead from hunger and cold.
The instant I saw it knew that I had
found our boy-that Benny was here.
1 lifted the half frozen creature carefully
to one side, and, kneeling quietly, re-
moved the cold snow from the body Of
our darling. / remember taking him in
my arms and kissing his cold lips, but
how I reached the house can't tell I
only know that laid him in his moth
er's lap, and that she looked up in my
face. and. with sweet smile, said
9 [ have been waiting so long for you
to bring Benny back to me, Paul. "
When I again returned to conscious
ness Benny had been buried two weeks,
and was told that the physicians said
he had undoubtedly dropped dead from
aneurism of the heart. Had it not been
for those crows, sir, his little body would
have lain under the cold snow, unburied,
until spring.
Now, sir, you know why [ didn't
want the crows shot. I don't often
speak of this, our great sorrow; but I
feel that all apology was due you for the
unceremonious manner in which I in
terrupted your shot, and perhaps there
was something in your face that told me
you would understand the motive that
prompted me in spelling your antici-
pated sport. And now, with your per-
mission, we will return to the other
room. Ny wife will be glad to talk
with you, for it is not often that we see
gentlemen from the East as far West as
this.
I thanked my host for his story, and
assured him that ever after I would re-
spect crows for his sake; nor have I
killed one since.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-09
Walking the Best Exercise.

Physical training puts good blood int
a mans veins. There are many methods
Of exercise boxing, rowing, fencing ant
other methods but men always haN'
some kind of an excuse, and go on suf
fering from indigestion and sluggissn
poisoned blood. A man who takes {;
good swinging walk Of a mile or more
as he is best fitted for it, does goot
work; for he has injected some goo'
blood into his veins to the exclusion
much bad blood. If systematic exer
else is begun, it should be kept up ane
gradually increased. If man sticks t.
his regular exercise for any length O
time, he will not be disposed to give i
up. The physical and mental results o.
proper amount of exercise amply repa,
for investment, and make life THOUSAND
times more pleasJlrable.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-09
Women in the Treasury.

The first female clerks in the national
treasury were appointed in 1862 by Sec
rotary Chase, who placed them in the
office OF the Comptroller Of Currency at
$500 year. They cut and trimmed
the United States notes issued in sheets,
and did their work very well. AS soon
as they had been appointed there were
many other applicants, and their number
steadily increased, many of them secur-
ing places through the peculiar energy
and perseverance which will refuse to
take no for an answer. There are now
more than 1900 women in the depart
ments at Washington, the majority en-
ployed IN the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing and in the Government Print
ing Office. They excel as counters, their
slender, sensitive fingers turning notes
with great rapidity and exactness.
They detect counterfeits, it IS said,
quicker than men, though they do not
succeed SO well with accounts, as the
average feminine mind has little natural
love of figures. Counters and copyists
receive 5000 year, other women 81, 200
to 81 400, several of them 81 600. and
one in the internal revenue $1,8OO.
Most of the clerks are well educated and
refined, and many of them have seen
more prosperous days. A number are
widows and daughters Of army and naval
officers who lost their lives in the civil
war. Very few Of the young women or
widows marry or resign, and, conse-
quently, the hundreds who are constant
" seeking places in Washington have
very slender prospect of success. The
most untiring, obstinate place-seekers
at the Federal capital are women.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-09
To Prevent Sneezing.

A writer in the British Medical Jour-
mol, after many other experiments to
prevent sneezing, stopped up his nostrils
with cotton wool, and says: "The eff
feet was instantaneous I sneezed no
more. Again and again tested the ef-
fcacy Of this simple remedy, always
with the same result. However near I
was to sneeze the introduction of the
pledgets stopped it at once. Nor was
there any inconvenience from their pres
ence, making them sufficiently firm
not to tickle, and yet leave them suffi-
GENTLY loose to easily breathe through.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-09
Amusing Mathematical Quid Nunc.

Amusing Mathematical Quid Nunc.
Let one who propounds and under
stands the problem tell third person to
write down any number, large or small
Ut large number the problem viii
seem more remarkable, without letting
him see or know what the number is !:
write this same number backward e.
make the last figure the first. the next
to the last the second, etc.; sub
tract the Lesser from the greater; multi
ply the difference by any number what
ever rub out any figure in the multiple.
and provided the figure is not o. add
together the remaining figures as If
they were all units, and tell what is
their sum, then the first person will
be able to tell what was the figure
rubbed out.
Explanation. The difference be-
tween any number and the same written
backward will always be multiple Of 9:
Of course multiplying the difference by
any number whatever does not alter this
condition. The sum obtained will still
be a multiple Of 8; for instance. if the
sum so multiplied is times 9 (or 631
and is multiplied by IL, it will be 81
times 9 Cor 1867. The figures express
ing any multiple of 8, if added together
as units, will always be or some null
tiple of 9. If one be rubbed out, the
sum of the remainder will be so much
less than a multiple of 9, thus if the
sum of the remaining figures are Sc the
figure rubbed out was 7. that being what
is required to make 60, the next multi
pie OF 8.
The reason for excluding 0 from the
figures rubbed out is, that if or 9 be
erased the remainder will still be a GER
tain number Of IS, and the person pro-
pounding the problem cannot tell
whether Q OF 8 was rubbed out but if O
be excluded of course the figure rubbed
out was for it must be @ or 81. If the
sum given, after rubbing out one of the
figures, be 725, 7 and 2 and 5 are Il, and
wanting to make it the next multiple
Of 9 Q8), which was the figure rubbed
out. Scientific american.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-09

A SUBSCRIBER desires to be informed.
through our valuable paper, eff it is
considered proper for an engaged young
lady to dance frequently with gentlemen
at entertainments which her affianced
does not attend. !" It depends upon
where you live. In Boston or New York
it might do, but in Carson City or Lead.
vile an engaged girl never dances with
any gentleman except her affianced.
Very few men are willing to die for che
sake Of one evenings enjoyment. Chi
cago Tribune. .s'
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-09
BY THE Coyy-EAEsD BARS.
BY CARRIE ". sHaw.

While the kline looked on with reproachfui eyes,
And waited outside of the cow-yard bars,
On the dewy grass at the milking hour
he lay, as he gazed at the dawTing stars,
And who knows what they were saying to him
For his wandering Dyes grew bright-grew dim,
While they danced il g!ee ald seained keeping tim
10 his quickened heart Ill It's throb5ilg rhyme.
$ Is the milking done? said his fathers voice
"What! here are the cattle outside the bars
And that stupid boy, he's there in the dew
With his face uptnrned to the moon and stars. ;"
And the boy stood up and was scolded well,
For how could his father, impatient, tell
OF the heights to which he would some day rise,
Wit: his stupid ways and his dreamy eyes?
How could the father, my children, know
That great astronomer earth can show
Stood trembling there in his little son,
Who was late in getting ths milking done
But weary of honors in after years?
man looked back through smiles and tears
To the old home scene and the silver stars,
And the dreaming boy by the COW yard bare.
ScRELL CITY, Mo.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-09

A MONUMENT has been placed at Liti2
Pa, over the grave Of Gen. Suffer, th
discoverer of gold in California. Ger
Suffers body lies beside that Of his wifi
in the Morayian graveyard at Litiz, an
it is said that this is the first instanc3
where it has been allowed, as there TIL
bodies of men, women, and children ar
buried apart.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-09

The gilded rooster on the steeple Of
the Congregational Church at Newton,
CT, has been there 1l2 years, and bears
the marks Of the bullets of Revolution
airy soldiers. These worthless aimed high
as they passed through Newton. The
bell in the steeple has been there for
more than century.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-09

IT is wonderful how short-lived is
Parliamentary fame in England, when
the prominence it gives at the time is
considered Thirty years ago Col. Sib-
thorpe and Joseph Hume were names as
familiar in the United Kingdom as Glad
stone or Disraeli. To-day not one man
In hundred knows who they were.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-09

The largest organ in the world is nov
building for the Stewart Cathedral a
Garden City, Long Island, N. Y. It i
distributed about in various parts of tn
building. One portion is in the tower
another over the ceiling, and anothe
under the chancel. The large chime
in the tower are connected with tn
organ, and played by the organist.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-09

paper, and the inner part OF the stock
into fine writing paper; the woody .por-
lions are consumed as fuel, and from the
resulting ash valuable potash is oh
tanned. Large plantations of them in
swampy places are protection against
intermittent fever. go