The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-03-24

promptly answered. And then she
realized, for the first time, that two
hearts did not beat as one.
A COOP PAsTE.-Four parts. by
weight, OF glue are allowed to soften in
i've parts OF sold water for some hours,
and then moderately heated until the
solution becomes quite clear; sixty-6ve
parts OF boiling water are now added,
with stirring. In another vessel, thirty
parts OF starch paste are stirred up with
twenty parts of cold water, SO that a thin
milky fluid is obtained without lumps.
Into this the boiled glue solution is
poured with constant stirring, and the
whole is kept at boiling temperature.
After cooling, ten drops of carbolic acid
are added to the paste. s.-. " ~ ~
GRAFTNa.-n old trees produce
poor or even Indifferent fruit, and they
are still sound and vigorous, they may
be made productive and valuable by
grating good sorts upon them. This
work should be done just as the buds
begin to swell. If the tree is large
one, only a portion of it should be
grated the first season, beginning with
the central part of the head. Great
care should be taken that the CRAFTS are
OF an excellent variety. tits common
notion among those VINO 90 not think
about the matter that the mere opera
ton of grating somehow benefits the
tree. The. grated tree is in fact new
tree; all of the bearing parts of the old
tree are cut away, and q new head is
planted, 60 to speak, upon the old one.
Hence the new top or head will be of
the kind that is placed there, and un-
less good kinds are selected grating
will be useless. There are men who 20
about the country doing grating.
Some are very excellent and others are
bunglers, but there is no need of en-
ploying any one. Any boy who can
make a willow whistle can learn to graft,
and every boy should be able to do it.
The AVERAGE Ages OF ANIMALS
The average of cats is Is years; of
squirrels and hares, 7 or years; rab-
bits, z; a bear rarely exceeds 20 years
dog lives 30 years, O wolf 20, a fox Il
to 16; lions are long lived, the one
by the name OF Pompey living to the
age of 70. Elephants have been known
to live to the age of 400 years. When
Alexander the Great had conquered
Porus, King of India, he took great
elephant which had fought valiantly for
the King, and named him Ajax, dedi-
Gated him to the sun, and let him go
with this inscription: Alexander, the
son of Jupiter, dedicated Ajax to the
sum-" The elephant was found with
this inscription $50 years after. Pigs
have been known to live to the age of
20, and the rhinoceros to 20; horse
has been known to live to the age of
60, but average Is or 80; camels some
times live to the age of 100; stays are
very long lived; sheep seldom exceed
the age of 10; COWS live about Is years.
Culver considers it probable that whales
sometimes live 1000 years. The dol
phin and porpoise attain the age of 80;
an eagle died at Vienna at the age Of
1O4; ravens have frequently reached
the age of 100; swans have been known
to live to the age of 800. Mr.. Mater
ton has the skeleton of swan that at
tanned the age of 200. Pelicans are
long lived. A tortoise has been known
to live to the age of 1O7 years.
BIBLE FACTs.-The learned Prince
of Grenada, heir to the Spanish throne,
was imprisoned in the Place of Skulls,
Madrid. After thirty three years in
this living tomb he wrote in his Bible
the following: In the Bible the
word Lord is found 1858 times,
the word Jehovah 1856 times,
and the word reverend but once,
and that in the 9th verse of the CX[th
Psalm. The 9Th verse of the CXVIIth
Psalm is the middle verse of the Bible.
The 9th verse of the With chapter of
Esther is the longest verse; 35th verse,
XIth chapter of st. John is the shortest.
In the CVIIth Psalm four verses are
alike, the 9Th, 10Th, 2lst, and 3lst.
Each verso Of the CXXXVIth Psalm
ends alike. No names or words with
moro than six syllables are found in the
Bible. The XXXVIIth chapter of
Isaiah and XIXth chapter of I'd Kings
are alike. The word girl occurs but
once in the Bible, and that in the Sd
verse and lid chapter of Joel. There
are found in both books of the Bible
1856, 483 letters, 1858 words, 81
373 verses, 1,l89 chapters, and 66 books.
The XVIII chapter of the Acts of the
Apostles is the finest chapter to read.
The most beautiful chapter in the Bible
is the XXIIId Psalm. The four most
inspiring promises are John XIVth
chapter and Cd verse, John With chap
ter and 37th verse, st. Matthew Xlth
chapter and 28th verse, and XXXVIIth
Psalm, Atm verse. The LIST verse of the
LXth chapter of Isaiah is the one for
the new convert. All who fatter them.
selves with vain boastings Of their per
fectness should learn the With chapter
of Matthew.