The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-04-28
TIE coal beds are vast accumulations
q forests and vegetable debris whicn

We're subsequently submerged under
water; afterward formations of the
earth's strata covered them.
a LUMP of fresh quicklime, the size Of
9 walnut, dropped into pint Of water.
and allowed to stand all night. the water
being then poured off from the Sediment
and mixed with quarter of pint 81
the best vinegar, forms the best wash
for scurf in the head. It is to be applied
to the roots of the hair.
BEEF should be of bright red color.
well streaked with yellowish tat, and
surrounded with thick outside LAYER
Of fat. Good mutton is bright red, with
plenty Of hard white fat. Veal and
pork should be Of a bright flesh color.
with an abundance of hard, white, semi.
transparent fat. Lamb of the best kind
has delicate, rosy meat, and white, al
most transparent, fat.
TIE most determined woman hater
we ever met is SO set in his dislike that
he won't go near gal-vanic batteryl
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SOME predict that the time will come
when people can read each others
thoughts like book. It is sad to think
that many fy-leaves will be discovered
where least expected.
OATS follow spring wheat, being
somewhat less hardy. It is thought by
some that oats will take no harm from
careless seeding. But this is a mistake;
Tor good crop, deep covering in we'll
prepared soil is needed; shallow-sown
seed does not tiller; while that sown
deep will tiller about as much as wheat
with good covering, the seed may be
sown much earlier, and will be safe
against changes of the weather, while
seed near or on the surface will be de-
stroyed either by frost or by dry weather,
as soon as it sprouts.
NITRO, GLYcERNE was discovered in
lS47 by Ascague Sobrero, but remained
unapplied to practical uses until 1864.
when Alfred Nobel, Swedish engineer,
developed it's industrial value. The
liability to spontaneous explosion and
dangers attending it's careless handling,
and It's untitness for being kept long on
hand, unless prepared and treated with
| degree of care not readily secured in
the army, units it for military uses.
| Its economical uses are restricted to
blasting in hard rock or under water.
Poor Adam had no choice when he
felt matrimonially inclined. He had to
| take the first woman he came across.
LET me look at revolver" said q
man who walked into store at Sand
stone, Mo-, and weapon was shown to
him. "Show me the cartridge" he
added, and he carelessly loaded one Of
the chambers. Excuse me for using
this minute" he further remarked, and
shot himself through the brain.
The following is recommended as q
cure for sleeplessness "Wet half q
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 prevent the too
rapid exhalation. The effect is prompt
and charming, cooling the brain and
inducing calmer, sweeter sleep than any
narcotic. Warm water may be used.
though most persons prefer cold. To
those who suffer from over excitement
of the brain, whether the result of brain
work or pressing anxiety, this simple
remedy has proved an especial boom"
a COMPANY OF scapegraces meeting q
i plous old man named Samson, one OF
them exclaimed : s All, now we are safe,
4 Well take Samson along with us, and
then, should we be set upon by thou
sand Philistines, he'll slay them ALL"
E"My young friend" quietly responded
the old. man, ito do that should have
to borrow your jawbonel"
! SOME men cannot call their soles
their own till they settle with the shoe
maker.
The deepest soundings that ever have
been made were recently taken near
Behring's strait, by an American officer.
The lead struck bottom at the depth Of
about eleven miles, and sample of the
| composition of the oceans bottom was
brought up.
If q person desires to avoid sneez-
ing, let him press upward from un-
derneath the nasal cartilage. This is
the method adopted by duck hunters
when lying in the marshes, if their
proximity to the water gives them an
inclination to sneeZe, since She least
noise would brighten away the ducks,
A writer, who is an old soldier, says that
the easiest way to stop on inclination
to sneeze without attracting attention
is to press the tongue as far back against
the roof Of the mouth as possible for
few seconds, and that it is a never-fail.
ing remedy.
AN innkeeper need never be at loss
for means to entertain his patrons, being
always a host in himself
The preacher was talking to the Sum
day-school about the power of religion,
and the devotion of the jealous to the
cause, and their attendance upon the
services Finally he asked if there was
anything to which people would go
twice every Sunday and through the
week as they did to church, when q
small boy with twisted tongue on the
front seat spoke out, "Yeth, thir, a thir-
Gus would ketch 'em every pop, if they.
could git in free, Like they do to church,
The preacher thought it was time to
sing.
EVERYTHING has recently advanced
in price except liberty, which remains
at eternal vigilance, with liberal re-
dnctions to the trade.
AN English mile is a length of $3.50
feet. A German sshort" mile is three
miles English and 1910 yards over; q
German long" mile. is five miles En-
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