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make very good window gardens. Wa
ter in which the gridiron and ffryiing-p
have been washed is an excellent iertil-5
Singular Climatic Effects.

Says the Denver (CoL) Great West:
y Is singular fact that almost every
body loses flesh on coming here from
the East. The average loss In weight
sustained is about one-eighth. For IN
stance, in the course Of two or three.
months q q OO-pound man loses twenty
i've pounds and becomes q i FOUNDER.
This sl1 IS due to the high altitude Of Dem
ver-a mile above the sea to the dry and
light atmosphere, to the scarcity Of vegi-
ta1on and the comparative abundance
OF oxygen, which consumes the tissues
and taxes the vital functions to greater
extent than on lower attitudes. Higher
up it is much worse than mere. At Lead
vile, for instance, which is two miles
above the sea level, the diminution in
weight does not generally fall short Of q
sixth or seventh, and it takes place
much more rapidly than here. In that
high altitude, too, lung diseases, such as
pneumonia, very frequently set in, and
they prove fatal in about 80 per cent. of
the cases attacked. But very few dogs,
except hounds, can live in Leadville,
and no cats survive there. In Denver,
however, we have a multitude Of both
dogs and cats, and they appear to ex-
perience no special difficulty about liv-
ing and getting fat. Yet it is q
noticeable fact that animals and men lose
share Of their strength after coming
here. After BEING here two or three
months their muscular power is not near
SO great as in the East. Eight hours Of
continuous labor does more to exhaust
and prCstrate man here than ten hours
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JUICE ~ pounding and squeezing 3; s. cur
up nall ,, an ounce Of tine white soap ana
ada add 70 the Juice two ounces Of fuller ~
earth a. and half pint OF vinegar boil
al togeIner When cool, spread over |, the
s SEQ linen I, ana let cry on then
WASH vas ana Doll OUT the linen, ana the
spots VIII disappear. 4.
To RESTORE FADED UPHOLSTERY.
The following directions were recently
given to a correspond lent Of the London
4 Furniture Gazette Beat the dust out
q q tnem thoroughly, ana a1terward ornsn
ehem tnen Apply % , tnen 2 strong ia1 a1,
er OF ca a9 soap ~ means !. OF nard
brush; wash = the lathcr OH with clear
water, ana a1terWard wash Them villa %
alum water 'a When zen Dry the colors viii
ng restored ' 10 tnelr Original freshness
When t 4, colors have faded beyond re- I
c1vely tney may pc touc tl with Vt g pen
81 o1ppeo IN N water co l Of suitable
3 slaoe' mixed W 'Et gum water.
n LEMONADE < "a Few persons understand
properly the art Of making lemonade.
The y, lemon should first be rolled between
the hands until 1t IS quite soft, the skin
removed With sharp knife, and every
PIP extracted, the lemon being held over
tumbler that no juice may be lost in
the operation, The pulp should then
be divided u into NJ small pieces, and the SUI
gar g, t thoroughly mixed With It. Last Of
all, the requisite amount Of water should
=, added. Orangead 1ya may be made mad IN
the he. same way as lemonade, using less
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-11-04
il1nts for window Gardens.

Pretty window gardens may be made
by taking the tin boxes in which mack
erel is put up; paint them green or scar
let, and put IN such plants as grow well
together. When watering them do not
use more water than will be absorbed
during the day. "a few experiments will
then enable one to judge correctly IN re-
gard to the amount, and it is surprising
to see how the plants will thrive in utter
defiance of all the wise things that are
said about drainage. The tin or zinc
cases in which thread is packed will also,
when painted and placed in . stand,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-11-04
What the Hall Boy Saws.

That cheap boarders give the most
trouble.
That the pompors boarder is almost
always very impecunious.
That running up and down stairs ma
terially shortens their lives
That be who breaks paws is . rule
more rigidly enforced than ever.
That bachelors give much more trouble
than married men in hotels.
That travellers who give away clothes
are now few and far between.
That the best clerks are those Who
have the least to say Of themselves.
That the average hotel detective is
not worth his salt, much less his wages.
That the fellow to be watched is he
who wants a big check cashed imme-
Sdiately upon arrival.
That Boston people always want q
room where the carpets harmonize with
the furniture.
That very few hotels keep up The
reading rooms in the style which pa ttro1.s
have reason to expect.
That female boarders who laugh and
chat with the servants are the kind who
purloin soap and towels.
That hall boys come into possession of
great many secrets IN the course Of
their varied hotel experience.
There is hall-boy up town worth
So, 600, all Of which he had accumulated
by the labor of a dozen years
That there isn't that lavish distribution
Of ice water that there used to be before
the price of ice advanced.
That country peoples amusement is
ringing the electric bell and asking a
variety of ridiculous questions.
That, as rule, the toothpick stealera
are not boarders, but men who enter the
hotel ostensibly to inquire for friends. -
| Hotel Afail.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-11-04
Dirty Old Pines.

Yes, 1t Is true, as you remark, that Mr.
Carlyle has been o diligent smoker Of
clay pipes for sixty years, and has done,
notwiths landing, q vast amount Of ex-
celent work. It would Ill become me
to speak Of him or his writings, except
with profound respect. But, my dear.
editor, is he q cheerful man Has he
been generally a happy man Do his
later works show a better hope, q more
buoyant spirit, greater faith in man and
in his destiny, than those Of his early
manhood? His friends tell us that he
has been prey to Indigestion all his
days, and that he is the farthest possible
from being gay or jocund. His last not
able utterance, entitled " niagara and
After, /" sounded to me like the cry Of de-
spair, and as to his comments upon the
late war Of secession, was there any thing
ever written by great man more per-
verse !?
lam glad you approve Of good dinners.
have the honor myself Of eating 365
Of them per annum, and leap years $685.
believe In a generously nourished and
totally unstimulated life. At the same
time have never been quite o teetotal-
er, not being able to live up to my best
conception. 1t Is the coming man who
will not drink wine. / am not he, as you
know.
Goethe drank freely of the light wines
Of his country, as all the Germans do,
but he was free from the faint of tobac-
co. He. had particular dislike Of It.
Voltaire, temperate in all else Except
work) was q snuff taker, and had one Of
the prettiest snuff boxes in Europe.
Both of them, / think, would have been
better and happier if they had managed
their bodily affairs a little better. Allow
mo, then, still to advise students, jour
nalists, and all who labor with the brain,
to throw away their dirty old pipes, put
their cigars into the stove, never buy
any more, become absolute teetotalers
Tor as near as they can), take q good
dinner in the middle Of the day, and
rest as many days in seven as they can
afford, but always one. lanes Par
TOMS letter. TO the Boston Herald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-11-04
RELIC OF THE CUSTER MASSACRE.
How Lieut.. Crifteniien,s watch WINS
Found In Canada and Restored 70
"a His Friends.

How Lieut.. Criftenden,s Watch WINS
Found In Canada and Restored to
His Friends.
s a most interesting and curious Incl
dent has occurred in connection with
the terrible story Of the massacre Of
Clusters command on the Little Big
Horn, on the 25th Of June, 1876. Among
the officers who fell on that dark day, it
will be remembered, was son Of Gen.
Crittenden, Of the United States army.
No traces were ever found by his sor-
rowing friends Of the personal effects Of
the gallant and Unfortunate young Lieut..
Crittenden. He had returned from q
trip to Europe not long before he went
West upon the service in which he was
destined to fall, and among other things
brought home by him from the Old
World was a handsome and valuable
gold watch Of English make by which
he set great store and which he was
known to have worn on the day when
he met his death.
a short time ago the Adjutant General
of the army received q letter from resi-
dent in the Winnipeg country in Canada
asking whether any officer bearing the
name Of Crittenden had taken part in the
luckless expedition of Custer. The writer
gave as his reason for making the in
squiry that he had purchased some time
ago from a half breed gold watch which
The half-breed told him he had obtained
from one Of the Sioux warriors who
sought refuge in Canada after the mas
sacre Of the Little Big Horn. The watch
bore no owners name. The works had
been trifed and tempered with after the
manner Of the savages by the Sioux from
whom it was procured, and who assured
the haf-breed that he had slain the white
brave to whom it belonged in the battle
with Clusters men. The writer Of the
letter finally purchased the watch for So.
On examining it he found engraved in
the case the name of the Liverpool
maker and the number of the watch.
Upon this he wrote a letter to the watch
maker asking him if he could in any way
identify the purchaser of the watch. The
matchmaker promptly replied that he
had sold more than four years ago q
watch bearing the number cited by his
Canadian correspondent to an American
gentleman named Crittenden, who, as
his books showed, had at the same time
bought q lady's watch as well. The kind
and Intelligent resident Of Canada who
had taken all these pains to trace the
ownership of the waif SO strangely
brought to his doors was rewarded BY {
prompt assurance that the watch un
doubleday belonged to Lieut.. Critten
den, and it was thereupon Immediately
forwarded so the War Department, K
be handed over to the representatives O
that officer.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-11-04
A Horse on a Railroad Trestle.

The freaks of drunken man take turns
that surprise every body, themselves In
cluded. Thenewspapersch chronicle many
of the insane freaks, but none more sem
sational than the performance Of James
Streden, an employe OF the Bay View
rolling mills, James had been up at
West Bend attending gathering of
friends, and in driving his one-horse
buggy through this city toward Bay
View switched off from Kinnickinnick
avenue, in the Twelfth ward, and took
tie st. Paul railroad track to cross the
Kinnickinnick river on the railroad
bridge. The bridge has for bottom
only ties placed abont twenty -two inches
apart, and the task Of walking acrosson
dark night like it was is quite tick
ish one, even for sober man. For a.
horse, and especially for a horse con-
trolled by q drunken driver. the task is
well nigh impossible. Sheden, howev-
er, was not sober enough to take in q
greater fact than that q bridge lay be-
fore him and must be crossed. There
fore, when his horse hesitated for mo-
ment, he applied the whip, and the no.
BILE animal commenced his perilous trip
across on the bridge ties. Cautiously
and very slowly the horse felt its way,
step by step, till he had nearly compile
ted one-half the distance across, when
the drunken man became impatient and
struck the animal with his whip. a
false step, a stagger and final plunge
told the story Of the horses drop Of if
teen feet into the water below. The
wrench and swapping Of the harness and
thills threw Streden out, and he, happi-
~, followed the horse into the chill wa
tiers of the muddy river. Officer Weis-
ner and Mr.. Davidson heard the. double
splash, and ran to the river in time to
see the horse swim out and Chamber up
an incline to the dock, while Streden,
now nearly sober, was making efforts to
keep his head above water. T4 draw
the man to the shore was but the work
Of q moment, when it was found that he
had suffered some scratches and bruises,
but, with the inexplicable luck of q
drunken man, he had no bones broken
and had suffered no internal injury.
The buggy, which remained lodged be
tween ties on the bridge, was the most
used-up member Of the trio, and was re-
moved before the next train was due.
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin,.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-11-04
Why a Woman Cannot Shoot Straight.

a tramp gave woman living In the
suburbs Of Galveston some mpudence..
So she rushed in and came out with a
shotgun. She did not see the tramp at
first, but he rushed out into the street In
plain view, and told her to shoot, which
she did, and missed him, Of course. He
went up the street smiling, and remarked
to his confederate g That was close
call IF she had fred without seeing
where I was, she would have plugged
me certain, but as soon as she draWed
down on me I felt that my time hadn't
come yet. I've been there five times
before
It is singular that it IS impossible for
a woman to fire off gun without shut
ting her eyes and turning her head
away. - GnlUeston NeaUs.
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flict going on within him, stood strug
Cling vainly to recall Ills self-possessio1.
Presently he drew nearer the clergy
man, said something maudible to Others.
and with a half deprecatory glance left
the room. sisi 81
In a stupefactlon scarcely less than
his, Penelope had managed somehow to
reach her own chamber again, and was
sitting amid the chaotic array Of bridal
gear that strewed the room, when q
tin.id knock sounded at the door.
All her energies rallied at the sound.
Pausing deliberately to rouge her
white cheeks, she waited for second
knock, and opened the door.
It was Soulard himself who stood
there, paid, yet resolute agitated, but
determined. 4st
Fire seemed to flash from his hand
some eyes as they met hers his nos
trils quivered and dilated
He looked his true self manly -not
easily baf1ed this time. i
It was on PENS lips to say, in the as
surance Of the triumph she felt to be
hers, "Oh, it is you, is it?" But, In
stead, she caught at the door unsteadily,
and said ::
Oh. Give Give T.
Do you love me, zen? That is what
came for what I will know
You haven't any right to ask me,
Give, after after all you've said and
done to make me think you Didn't care q
straw for me, or anything but the mon
ey," said Pen, falteringly.
8 was foolish, trying to pay off old
scores, that's all. Hove you better than
my life, Pen. Il You are not going to
share it with me, I'll make o bonfire Of
Uncle Reese's fortune and shoot myself
afterward. Will you come now. ?"
Perhaps that particular bevy Of we'd
ding guests waiting below never expert
enced profounder sensation than when
the drawing room door opened agai1l
and Mr.. Give Soulard marched in with
the look Of a conquering hero, conduct.
ing Pen Bradshawe, blushing, smiling
and fearful, but evidently glad and will
ing.
They walked straight to the old place,
the minister managed to keep his senses
under the most trying circumstances
the, words we're said-the twain made
one; and if one might Judge from tht
expression OF the eye and countenance
two happier people than these never
wore matrim onial chains.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-11-04
Had a Shock.

g Yes, /" Mr.. Messenger replied, in an
swer to the young lady's remark, he
was rather fond Of bathing, very fond
Of it, in fact, but he received terrible.
shock a few summers ago while in the
water, and he has never recovered from
it il. :" 'sMy," she exclaimed, ibid a snake
bite him? Oh, dreadful" No. Mr..
Messenger said, it wasn't that. !" :. Did
he come near drowning, then? she
wanted to know. ssNo," he said, s It
wasn't that exactly, but, just as he vas
about ready to come out Of the river, ne
saw a tramp going up over the hill,
about quarter OF o mile away, with
his hat, his pocketbook, his vest, his
watch, his handkerchief, his stock
mgs, his cigar case, his shoes, his
gloves, his collar, his necktie, his shirt
stud and collar buttons, his s-s-suspend-
ers, his cane, and well, in fact, his
trousers. And there was Sunday
school picnic only half mile down the
river, gradually coming nearer, and he
+ lounged around among the willows all
that day, and walked home alone in the
starlight. And the fact was, he had
never been able to enjoy a swim very
much since that time. Burlington
H02Dk- Eue. s
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-11-04
Why Mr.. Ratz Changed His Name.

Y The Hartford County Superior Court
has granted the petition Of Henry Ratz,
Of Thompsonville, praying that his name
be changed to Henry Rates. 1t was
shown BY the petitioner that his peculiar
name was the cause Of q great deal Of
annoyance to himself and members Of
his family. Mischieyous neighbors
spoke Of him and his wife as the old
rats" and the children as little rats, Z
some going further and teasing them BY
calling them $ mice" The neighbor-
hood will now have chance to tax its
ingenuity upon the new name, which,
fortunately for Mr.. Rates and the chill
dren, appears to be one not easily played
upon. Hartford Coasraat.
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GOn j:
ST cannot do it. Better poverty, bet
ter Indebtedness, better anything, than
such marriage as this. have changed
my mind. Good friends, it is pity to
disappoint you, but there will be no
wedding to-day"
So saying, she glided through the as
tonished groups and left them staring
breathlessly after her.
The luckless bridegroom knew not
what to say, or to do, or where to look.
He was taken at q disadvantage wound
ed full sore at a point where, being
tender but unsuspiclous. he had not sui
ticiently guarded himself.
Was it the modification, the slight,
the being so publicly rejected by SO
lovely girl as Pen Bradshawe?
Or did his very inmost heart quail
with fear at the thought Of losing, after
all, woman who, with all her coquettish
friyolousness, was worth more to him
than all the other women put together
than twenty fortunes like the one she
forfeited to him by refusing to become
his wife?
Certainly Give Soulard's handsome
face had suddenly taken the hue Of
death, and his voice was unsteady as he
| tried to murmur something that sound
ed like confused apology or explana
ton of this strange coatretenlps.
The guests fell into little whispering
knots, the clergyman who was to hays
i officiated looked COMPOUNDED, and The
bridal attendants stole half frightened
curious glances at Give Soulard, who
with his eyes downcast, his whole ap
pearance expressive Of the agitated con
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-12-06
General News.

The French and American Claims Comis-
sion will hold their first meeting on Dec 22
A heavy storm in Illinois on Wednesday is
expected to be OF great benefit to winter
wheat.
Moody and Sankey are drawing great
crowds in San Francisco, but thus far there
are few converts.
The Postofice Department, Friday after
noon commenced opening proposals for
furnishing mail bags for term of four years
from the LIST day of January next.
The Chinese giant, Chang. arrived in New
York, Wednesday, from Liverpool. He is
eight and half feet high. and well proper
toned.
Europeans expect that there will soon be a
new era of speculation There is plenty Of
money in Europe they say, and it must be
used in some way.
A gift of 81 900 from the estate of the late
Hon. Daniel Waldo Lincoln has been made
by his children to the Worcester County Free
Institute of Industrial Science at Worcester,
Mass.
An important discovery has just been made
in the archives of the French Ministry of
Foreign Affairs. 1t is the memoirs of Lucien
Bonaparte, all in his own handwriting. They
are said to contain curious and important
statements.
The President will have decided state
ment on the fishery controversy in his forth
coming message. 1t is also stated on good
authority that England is disposed to recede
from the position taken by Lord Salisbury,
and agree to a settlement by reference to a
commission.
Colored people from the South are now ar
irving in Kansas at the rate of about one
hundred and fifty per week, most of them in
destitute condition, and much suffering is
the consequence. Chicago is now making
contribution for the relief of the refugees.
Two Texas men quarelled. One threw Il
glass of whiskey in his antagonists face. 1t
did not have the desired effect. The man
was staggered but soon recovered sufficient
" to return the fire with his revolver, with
effect The failure of the liquor to kill is at
tributed to its outward application. but few
such failures will cost Texas whiskey its rep
utation.
Secretary Thompson's report favors the
policy of Governmental aid to steamship
lines. He suggests that vessels built for
carrying the United States mails should be
so constructed as to be easily changed into
war vessels in an emergency, and argues
that to equal the success of England in build
ing up her commercial marine, we must bor-
row Englands policy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-12-06

it may we can easily recognize the characters
under the thin disguise of fictitious names.
Prince Florestan for example is Louis Napo-
leon, and the Count Of Ferrou Prince Bis
mark. The book concerns itself with the
political life of England, beginning about
1880 and coming down to between 1850 and
1860. With one or two exceptions the scenes
are laid in high life, and the characters are
such as move therein. They are drawn, we
think, with great skill. ''Endymion" has all
all the characteristics of the Earl's earlier
works. It is cool. sneering. epigramatic.
Everybody Is reading it. Published by D.
Appleton Co, Philadelphia.
Here comes batch of bright Christmas books
for the little one published by Lee & Shepard's,
Boston. They are BABY Ballads. Mrs.
Follen's Little Songs" and New Songs fol
Little People They are replete with pic
lures and rhymes for the young, and are just
the thing for present to your bright-eyed
nephews and nieces.