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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-07
A Texas M0ther.in.Law.

A tall woman, wearing q sun bonnet
came into the Office of the Chief of Pc.
lice, and, sitting down hard on the end
OF bench, wiped her nose, batted her
eyes time or so at the Chief. and
asked in a voice that reminded one of
sharpening saw:
Be you the galoot what locks folks
up?" ~
:" regret to say that I am OCCASION
ally obliged to resort to such extreme
measures with refractory persons"
8" know all that but be YOU the
galoot?"
eyes, madam"
"Why didn'ty say SO when asked
you?" =
81 did"
you are liar, and if you don't treat
me like lady, I'll fold you up and sit
down on you" and she batted her eyes
some more like terrier.
what do you want?" asked the
official, looking as if he needed rein
torcements right away, and plenty of
them. \
want that dirty little whelp what
married my darter. I want to talk to
to him on business, but he evades me.
# could only get a chance to caress
hlm once more and she breathed
hard and gritted her teeth until the
official felt in his pocket for a police
whistle.
"What did he do?"
He told my darter that he would
give 800 acres of land, with q gold mine
on it, to anybody who would ampertate
my jaw with a boot-jack. He said nv
mouth was like the gate at the fail
grounds"
=" He meant, I suppose, it was never
shut. [ don't see how he came to make
any such ridiculous comparison as that.
Did you ever demonstrate with him ?"
"You bet did. I drawed him across
the kitchen table by the hair with one
hand, while basted him with long
handled skillet, and you should have
heerd him calling me mother darling
and pet, but Providence was agin me.
His har gave way, and he lit out before
| could reason with him any more.
Just as like as not we will never meet
again, and she sighed heavily.
Be calm, madam do not excite
yourself 30 much"
am calm. I like to talk about
these family secrets. It calls up sacred
recollections. It makes me think of nv
darter's fust husband. It was real fun
to demonstrate with him. His har didn't
give. He was game He sassed back.
out, Lord what time they had hold
ing the inquest. That was at Arkansas.
before I moved to Galveston. There
was some of his remains in one corner
Of the yara, and a few more remains
hanging on the fence, and there was
rig hit peart of him wrapped around the
ex-handle. The jury knew me, so they
brought in verdict Of justifable suicide
or homicide, or something like that.
And now to think of this pesky, little,
worthless, spindle-shanked, goggle-eyed
whelp getting clear off, excepting a few
pounds of har. want you to find him
for me. You can know him by the
brands made on him with the hot
skillet. Wanted to ampertate my Jaw.
the little brassy whelp! SAID my mouth
was like gate, did he?
The official said he would hunt for
him and let her know. AS she went out
she batted her eyes significantly at the
official, and remarked:
"You had better find that prodigal
son or thar'l be music at these head
quarters. "-Galvest01a News.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-07
BITS OF INFORMATION.


mates that "a carats representing pure
gold-there are six parts alloy to eight
cen of gold in the article.
TIE material used for producing the
colored faces of circus clowns is bismuth
for white and Chinese vermillion for red.
Before either is applied cold cream is
rubbed on the skin.
The largest State in the Union is
Texas. It contains 274, 1856 square miles.
The largest States east of the Missis-
sippi river are, in their order, Florida,
Georgia, Michigan and Illinois.
COLUMBUS regarded his discoveries in
America as portions of Asia, ga delu-
sion" says one of his biographers, sun-
der which he labored till his latest hour
and hence he called the inhabitants
(of Cuba, Hayti: etc., Indians.
AN acre contains 4,84O square yards.
A square mile contains $40 acres. A
mile is 5, 280feet, or l, 76O yards in length.
A fathom is six feet. A hand (horse
measure) is four inches. palm is three
inches. A pace is three feet.
The three golden balls, which were
once the symbol of the great Medici
family in Italy, became the embellish-
ment of the standard of the Lombards.
In Britain's early days the fugitive Lom-
bards settled in London, were the
"goldsmiths" of that city and the lend
ers of money to the crown, and of course
they had the insignia of their nation over
their doors. Hence the money-lenders
OF the present day use the sign.
3 The potato is native Of Chill and
Peru. It was originally carried to En-
gland from Santa Fe by Sir John Hawk
ms, A. D. 1868. Their general introduc-
ton is usually set down as in 1892
Their first culture in Ireland is referred
to by Sir Walter Raleigh, who had large
estates in the county Of Cork. A fine
kind Of potato was first taken to England
in 1765 by Mr.. Howard, the 'spatriot of
every cline" He cultivated it at Card
ington, near Bedford, and soon otter its
cultivation became general.
THE language of England previous to
the invasion by. the Romans under
Claudius Caesar, A. D. 43, was Celtic;
and from that stock have sprung the
modern Welsh, Irish and Scotch, and
the recently extinct Cornish. During
the Roman dominion the language grad
ually became Latin. From the estab-
lishment of the German tribes in the
island CA. D. 45O down to the time of
Henry III. (about A. d. 1850 the Ian
guage of England was Anglo-Saxon.
From A. D. 1850 to A. d. 1850 the Ian
guage is called old English; from 1850
to 1850 it is called middle English;
since 1850 the language is called modern
English.
The President has no title whatever.
He is not Honorable" like the mem
bers of Congress, or State Senators and
Judges of the superior and inferior
Courts he is not His Excellency."
like Governors and Ambassadors. He is
simply "the President" This is not
only matter of usage, but it has been
settled by Congress. A proposition was
made to give an official title to the Presi-
dent, and the one that was received with
the most favor was His Highness the
President of the United States and the
Protector of their Liberties" But after
discussion it was decided that the title
should be the President.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-07
WHAT THE DOCTORS SAY!
This engraving represents the Lungs in q healthy

ISAAC r. DORIAN, M. D.. Of Logan Co.. Ohio.
writes mat Lung Ba!snm gives perfect
Having confidence in 1t, freely use It in my daily
practtce and with unbounded success"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-07

FIG trees in Smyrna are propagated
by means of slips, which should have as
many buds as possible. The fig harvest
lasts about six weeks, during the months
of July and August, the fruit falling off
the trees when ripe. The best figs are
sent to England, and the poorest to
America.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-07
IF you are
- Interested

In tho Which is the
best Liniment for Man and
Beast?-this is the answer, at
tested by two generations : the
MEXICAN MUSTANG LINZ.
MENT. The reason is SIM
pie. 1t penetrates every sore,
wound, or lameness, to the
very bone, and drives out all
inflammatOry and morbid mat.
ter. IT, gOes to the root" of
the trouble, and never fails to
cure in double quick time,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-07
A BABY is not 8 very large thing

A BABY is not very large thing
"only baby, says the poet-and yet
this inconsequential package Of tender
humanity will, with scarcely an apparent
effort, drown the heavy breathings Of a
mighty engine, outbellow the raging
ocean, Danish sleep from two decks Of a
steamboat, and chain the attention of a
thousand sleepy passengers for seven
consecutive hours.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-07

For ALI Diseases of the Throat, Lungs and
Pulmonary Organs, 1t will be found q mOet
excellent Remedy. -"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-07

DR. TURNER, Of Bountsville. Ala, practts-
best preparation for Consumption in the worldN
The St. George union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1880-1882, 1881-11-01

state. He says if decaying wood Is
examined carefully there will be
found in it lot of white threads look-
ing like a mass Of spider webs: that
under a microscope each thread shows
that it is string of living cells, and
each cell plant cell of degraded
type that these white threads bear
parasites, drawing their existence
from the wood and causing its death
and decay. The professor says this
white plant produces little spores by
the million, and wherever one ofthem
falls new plant may spring up. The
preventives against the introduction
or growth of this parasite are white
wash. creosote. blue vitriol or copperas
literally applied to the surface Of the
timber. sS
The St. George union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1880-1882, 1881-11-01
ONE HUNDRED BUSHELS OF CORN TO The
ACRE. r's't

Nathan G. Pierce tells the finer
ican Cultivator that one. Hundred
bushels Of shelled corn can be, grown
from an acre of land by selecting q
gravely loan, pillow deep about the
first OF May, harrow and apply nine
hundred pounds offertiier to the acre,
aud harrow again. The 70 US, are to
be msde three feet apart and plant
three kernels Of corn to the hill, two
feet apart in the row. it must be
cultivated and hoed, and allow no
weeds to grow. After the corn gets
a fair start. cut each hin down to two
stalks and keep off all suckers that
may appear. If any smut appear. cut
it out and remove from the field.
After the com has ripened and be.
come hard, cut and stack, and when
dried it is ready 10 husk and put In
the crib.
If our farmers would take itfls
pains, save and apply to their lend,
Iell the manure they can procure,
they would reap the bene6tin having
larger crops from the same amount of
land. ay.,
+ Better cultivate small farms and
put plenty Of manure on them. than
10 have large farms and apply no ma.
Inure. r ,s
The St. George union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1880-1882, 1881-11-01
THE LICENSE QUESTION.
- -

wine is a mocker, strong drink is
raging: and Whosoeyer 10 deceived
thereby is not wise Therefore.
drink not the wine or liquor. dry your
grapes, store away the grain, and
keep them for food. God makes the
grain and fruit, but man makes wines
and liquors. 1t is by destroying the
grain and fruit that wines and liquors
are produced. The decayed food
produces death. ii. leg4
Eat grain and fruit, you'll fad them good,
There's nothing better for your food;
Drink them and you'll poison find
For the body and the mind
Ed Eat them, you'll be we'll and strong,
Happy as the day is long;
The St. George union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1880-1882, 1881-11-01
MoRM0NISM,

is#& =
Under the above head the Herald
and Presbyter for Dec. 7, Presbyte-
rian paperpublished at Cincinnati, 0 J,
plainly exhibits the bigotry the editor
possesses and how he is trying to fulfill
the sayings of the ancient prophets,
when they said CHOW also many ma
tons are gathered against thee, that
say, Let her be de6led, and let our
eye look upon Zion" "But they
know not the thoughts of the LORD,
neither understand they his COUNSEL
"But the eyes of,the wicked shall fail,
and they shall not escape. and their
hope shall be as the giving up of the
ghOst;" TOR their "eyes have been
blinded and they have shardened
their haart,s' "That seeing they
may see, and not perceive;
and hearing they may hear. ant
not understand; lest at any TIM
they should De converted, and their.
sins be forgiven them" and so Jeru
salem, Jerusalem, thou that killest The
prophets, and stonest them which are
sent unto thee, how often would
have gathered thy children together.
even as hen gathereth her chickens
under her wings, and ye would not"
Enough. We little thought of Civ
ing so much scripture when we began.
Nevertheless. truth is mighty and
blessed are they that see and under
stand.
Read the ARTICLE and remember
that the insertions in brackets are ed.
itorially ours. We do not wish to
raise muss,' yet do not feel like
passing such ''pernicious and degra-
ding" article without some comment
thereon.
"Ths adherents of this sect are shown TO be
growing in numbers by recruits from the East
and Europe and by the natural increase correct
Does it brighten you'll Protestant missionare:
and teachers are doing good work taking the
skum. oh, we mean apostates,l and have cause tc
rejoice that the fruit of their labors are apparent
There is, however very inadequate supply o
funds for the great work to be done before tn,
land may be said be occupied" That's it! Til
not Polygmy they wish to put down, it is tn
"land" they desire to 'occnpy" since we hav
'.nade the desert blossom us the rose
"Bccause the pernicious and degrading infu
ences of Mormonism ['Blessed are ye when me,
shall revile you, and prosecute you, and shall sa,
all manner Of evil against you falsely, for my sake
Rejoice and be exceeding glad for great is you
reward in Heaven: for SO prosecuted they tn
prophets which were before you'll are not s.
strangely felt among as as they are out Yves,
Christian [ J people do not all rise to a prope
sense Of their obligations to combat it. Tha
which impaiTs national honor, affects in any wa
cur moral status as a nation or undermines an
Sundaycptal principle, unsettles society an
The St. George union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1880-1882, 1881-11-01
WHY TIMBER DECAYS.

Prof. Bessey, in the Ames (Iowa)
Intelligencer, discusses tho reasons
why timber decays rapidly 10 that
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-06-02
The Story Of the Trunk Which the
Baggage-SmashprS ResDects.

A big Saratoga was found shunted on
a track at the union depot, and as it
struck one of the metallic corner-pieces
flew across while the artistic smasher
grinned his satisfaction. The circum-
stance was not notable one, save as it
suggested to Mr.. E. P. McCarty, who
was waiting the departure Of a train,
the adventures of a friend of his. The
gentleman was great traveller, and
after observing the habits Of the bag
gage-smasher in various countries he
had constructed trunk Of a particular
pattern. 1t was as near the shape of
an egg as the maker could frame it, and
it was covered with sole leather. After
one encounter with this trunk the
smasher always treated it with respect.
If it was tossed carelessly on the truck
or the floor of the car and other bag.
gage piled upon it, the first jar would
bring down the heap. In time the &C.
centricties Of the peculiar piece were
duly recognized, and no matter what
the haste Or confusion, it travelled safe
ly on its shape, always on top, no mat.
ter how high the mountain of baggage
was built. The egg-shaped trunk has
has already outlived score of zinc
covered, metal.ribbed and corner-pro-
tected boxes and still it is on the road
good for the owners lifetime
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-06-02
Life in Other Worlds.
From the London Telegraph.


Two interesting problems which have
long perplexed the scientific world
appear to have been at last detinitively
solved by the eminent geologist, DR..
Hahn. These questions are, first,
whether or not celestial bodies, other
than the earth, belonging to our solar
system are Inhabited by animate be.
ings, and, secondly, whether meteoric
stones from time to time cast upon the
earth emenate from incadescent COM
cts or from volcanic planets. That
they at no time formed part of the
earth has been conclusively demonstra-
ted. Dr. Hahn has recently completed
series of investigations upon some of
the huge meteoric stones that fell from
the skies in Hungary in 1866. Thin Ia
mime of these mysterious bodies, sub
ected to examination under a power
full microscope, have been found to
contain coralline and spongeous forma-
tions, and to reveal unmistakable traces
of lower vegetation. All of the organ
isms, animal and vegetable, discovered
by DR.. Hahn in the delicate stone sha-
wings he has thus dealt with indicate
the condition of their parent world to
be one of what is technically termed
primary formation" But the pres
ence of water in that world is proved
by the fact that the tiny petrifed crea.
lures revealed by the magic lens, one
and all, belong to the so-called suba.
queous classes of animals. They could
not, therefore, have possibly existed in
comets, at least if the assumption be
correct that these are in state of act
i've combustion.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-06-02
Currant Worms.

Those who have experienced annoy
ance through the ravages of the cur
rant worm may find it worth while to try
the plan ola writer in the Fruit Recorder.
He says "In starting currant patch
l contine the bush not to exceed from
one to three main stems, and give all
the strength of the root to their support;
AS limited above, sprouts will
start from the roots each
spring; but they must be rubbed
off when about six inches long. All
currant growers are aware that worms
first make their appearance on the
new growth and then spread over the
bush. Consequently, no sprouts, no
worms. This is just as plain as two and
two make four. l have followed this
plan for the past two years to my salts
faction, and have barely seen the effects
of worms on one or two bushes where
my plan was not fully carried out. But
such currants 1 never saw grow, the
common red Dutch being nearly as
large as the cherry currant and bet
ter bearer. 1 had few bushes that
actually broke down from their load OF
fruit"
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-06-02
The Greek Brigan(ls.

The latest case of capture by the
Greek brigands for purposes of ransom
is fully detailed in the foreign news. 1t
occurred just on the new borderland of
Turkey and Greece. On Thursday
evening, the 9TH Of April, at about half
past ten, Mr.. and Mrs Suter having re-
tired to their sleeping apartment, Mr..
Suter being already asleep, Mrs. Suffers
attention was attracted by hearing the
dogs around the house bark furiously.
Suddenly dreadful scream from one
of the servants convinced her that brig
ands were in the house, and prompted
her to call her husband. Mr.. Suter
sprang out Of bed, seized his rifle and
rushed to the door, which he opened;
but seeing the gallery full of armed
men, instantly tried to close it again.
There was much firing IN and around
the house and some troops on the out
side, but no one was killed. When the
brigands entered, Mr.. Suter asked them
what they wanted of him. They repli-
ed, "Your money or your life." Here
piled, "Do what you like with me but
spare my wife and child" One Of the
number, rougher than the rest, APP
preached Mrs. Suter, who was at the
further end of the room, and, drawing
his sword, placed its point to her breast
and said "Give me your money or !
will cut your throat" Mrs. S., looking
steadily at him, said; II have only four
liras in the house. They are in that
box; take them if you wish" He re-
piled, at is lie; will kill you" She
responded: ~ have no more money;
cut my throat if you will; l can do no
more" Mr.. Suter, his wife, and little
girl, four years old, were then taken oil
to the mountains. The mother and
child were subsequently released, but
Mr.. Suter was kept and a ransom OF
$3.50. 0 demanded.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-06-02
Excitement In q Mining Camp Over Tn
Arrival of u Little Stranger.
From the Durango (Col.) Record.

| From the Durango lCOl,) Record.
Miss Una G. Pearson, infant daught
er Of John and Ella Pearson, bears hel
honors gracefully of being the frs
child born in Durango. The happy
event occurred on Monday, Jan. 81. 1881
| We have noticed an unusual number
of people going in the DIRECTION of thu
young ladys domicile for a few days
past-frontiersmen, who probably baC
not seen an infant for twenty years
old miners. who would part with theil
last nugget for glimpse of the fragile
bit of humanity; prominent business
men, teamsters, doctors, lawyers, anC
women, all wendell their way to see the
new arrival One old miner from Sill
verton presented the little curiosity
with bag of gold dust. McFadden 4
Son gave deed of town lot on Sec
ond street; Mr.. Luttrell followed sui
with corner lot on the boulevard Nr
Creek sent over four tons of coal; New
man, Chestnut & Stevens made the lit
tie ones heart glad with dozen bot
ties of soothing syr 'p, and John Tayl
or, Jr., followed with soft hair brush
while Griffin &. Carpenter sent in a
rubber ring and q box Of safety pins
Mr.. and Mrs. Diamond gave the baby
their little cross dog Prince to play
with when gets old enough. Rob
ertson 4 Rowley, as 5000 as they heard
the news, went to work making baby
carriage. Ed Schiller wanted to give
away his baby steam engine, but it
makes such a big racket that it would
keep the little one awake; so, instead
he presented receipt for postoffice
box. The Reeprder put her name down
for a years subscription to the daily
and weekly gratis. Finch of the Nose
Paint, thought his goods were
too strong, SO he bought pow
der box as his offering, for face paint.
DR.. Cowan, of the Windsor, gave a
box of toothpicks; that's about as
much as bachelor knows about babies.
Baldwin, the shoemaker, tried to take
her measure for pair Of shoes, but
his lasts were all to small. Justices
Flagler and Craig, and ex-Justice De
Mates, Of Leadville, made a call in a
body, and took dispositions that she
real y was the first born. Mr.. Eldridge,
of Leadville presented quilt. Mey-
ers (another old bachelor) Of Meyers &
West, brought up apony with side
saddle for the young lady to take a
horseback ride. Other and various
things to numerous to mention were
offered at tie shrine of the first born,
ana. take it all in all, no other baby
ever received such rousing welcome
IS this one in the glorious climate Of
Durango.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-06-02
Bayard Taylor and Tennyson.


Taylor had q prodigious memory,
and his acquaintance with poetry was
astonishing. l could never quote a
line but he would give the context.
More than once he has corrected me
when | used synonym and not the
exact word of the author. 1t was pe-
culiar pleasure to hear from his own
lips poems of his long before their pub
LEGATION in magazines. OF all his pro-
duc,ions he had given most labor to
his great lyrical drama Deukalion, and
this is the best expression of his mature
genius. Speaking Of Taylor's reading
his own poetry reminds me Of an anec.
dote that he told me about Tennyson,
whose style of reciting verse he initiated
to my hearty delight. While he and
his wife were visiting Tennyson some
years ago at the Isle of Wight, in con-
versation about the laureat's poems,
Taylor said he could never read aloud
the scene Of the parting Of Guinevere
and Arthur in the Idyl's of the King
without breaking down. 81 CAM said
Tennyson, confidently, ''let me show
YOU And there in the sacred upper
room of his house he began. GAS he
went on with his deep, sonorous voice,
chanting like an old British bard, and
was getting fairly into the pathetic
part" Taylor said, "as glanced around
Mrs. Tennyson was in tears, my wife
was vainly attempting to repress her
emotion, great lump came into my
own throat, my own eyee filled, Mr.,
Tennyson's voice was becoming more
and more tremulous and husky, till f.
nally he choked with feeling and broke
down utterly. I thought I could 90
it was the only explanation Of the fail
ure.