The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-09-23
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with couple of black eyes, bloody
nose, and completely demoralized ap-
pearance. A passer-by, attracted by his
condition, asked him what was the mat
ter. II went up to see if the editor who
wrote that piece about me was up there"
swell, " said the other, "did you see
him % eyes," said the injured man.
sshe was in
GEN. GRANT, at the soldiers reunion
at Milwaukee. met every attention with
a kindly word, a shake Of the hand, or
friendly nod. During the procession
innumerable babies were poked into the
carriage that the General might kiss
them, and he cheerfully did his duty. The
crowd Of infants at last became so great
that both Gen. Sheridan and Col. For
syth, who accompanied Grant, were
pressed into the service, each of the SOL
diers having two or three little creatures
in his arms at once.
ONE of the Vesuvian guides hoped,
from the aspect Of the mountain, that
grand eruption would soon overwhelm
the new railway up the side Of the
mountain, and threw himself from an
upper window on finding himself disap-
pointed in his expectations of catas-
trophe. He was killed on the spot.
Notwithstanding the douceur they have
received from the Director of the Vesu-
Wan railway, the guides wish nothing
more heartily than that stream Of
lava may descend and destroy the whole
affair.
ACCORDING to the latest official status
tics there are in Russia, all told,
12,5OO doctors against over 10000 in
the United States), affording one Escul-
apius to every 1900 inhabitants against
600 in the United States). As village
has not sufficient population to secure
the services Of doctor, each district,
comprising a number of villages, en-
ploys one Of the corps of female nurses,
who study their profession for three
years, and are officially recognized ass
being able to prescribe in ordinary case
of sickness.
BISMARCK has lately been spAking
his mind with characteristic candor in
reference to Mr.. Gladstone. His opinion
of the British Prime Minister is neither
fattering to that statesman nor assuring
to the nation whose interest he holds in
trust. But it is we'll known there is no
love lost between the man of blood and
iron and his rival of the ak and pen.
Mr.. Gladstone is just as unreserved in
his views of Prince Bismarck as Prince
Bismarck is in his views of Mr.. Glad
stone, and the great feature of their
mutual opinion is that it expresses a
thorough antipathy. ,-~~--. ~,r,.
BENJAMIN FISH, aged "a, who has JUST
died at Trenton, N. j., was a remark
ably active man for his years. He at
tended every day personally to his bank
business, and did his own marketing.
s He was one of the projectors of the
Camden and Amboy railroad. He was
the first man to introduce anthracite
coal in Trenton, which he did in 1922.
Mr.. Fish died quietly while seated at
the breakfast-table, being in fnll posses
sion of his faculties up to the last mo-
ment. A companion to Mr.. Fish may
be found in the person of Col. George
L. Perkins, of Norwich, Mass, who is
Sill living at the age Of "a, and per-
forms regularly the duties of Treasurer
Of the Norwich and Worcester railroad
He walks half mile to church every
Sunday, is erect and straight as an ar
row, and writes hand that an expert
pronounced the other day the penman-
ship of man Of probably about 40 Or
50. II have already buried seven fam
lily physicians, SO he must be brave
man who now accepts the post" wncte
Col. Perkins, the other day, to bright
young doctor to whom he had rendered
the position.
IT is still the practice to great ex-
tent to draw out manure and leave it IN
heaps, where it remains till blowing
necessitates it's spreading, or rather
throwing Of the heaps apart, making all
uneven distribution, some OF the land
getting too much and some none at all.
Besides there are Jumps, more or less
dry those on the surface are of little
use, and Of little more when turned un-
der, unless the cultivator is used to break
and distribute them in the soil, which is
not often done. The whole proceeding
is bad one. The manure should have
been spread carefully and even when
drawn not plowed under at all for gen
eral cropping, unless very shallow, or
cultivated in. Where the manure is
spread from heaps in the spring, the
harrow, weighted, should be passed
over, which not only fines and dis
tributes the manure more evenly, but
mixes it with the soil, making mellow
surface fit for seed-bed; or, if turned