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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-28
An Outside Whitewash.

Few people know how easily white
wash is made, and how valuable when
properly applied. It not only prevents
the decay Of wood, but is greatly con-
ducive to the healthfulness Of buildings.
whether wood or stone. Out buildings
and fences, when not painted, should be
supplied once or twice year with a
good coat of whitewash, which should
be prepared in the following way:
Take clean, tight barrel, or
other suitable cask, and put into it
about half bushel of lime !; slack it
by pouring water over it boiling hot,
and put in a sufficient quantity Of water
to cover it five inches deep, and stir it
briskly until thoroughly Stacked; when
the Stacking has been thoroughly eff
fected, dissolve it in water, and add two
pounds of sulphate Of zinc and common
salt. These will cause the wash to
harden and prevent its cracking, which
gives an unsightly appearance to the
work.
IF desirable, beautiful cream color
may be given to the above wash by add
ing three pounds of yellow ochre; or q
good pearl by lead, lamp, vine or ivy
black. For fawn color, add four pounds
OF lumber, Turkish or American the
latter is the cheaper one pound OF In
dian red, one pound Of common lamp
black. Farmers Magazine and RuruL
C43LiHe 3ssst
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-28
Why He Spoke In Meeting.

The good done by the falling of
single tear from little chiId's eve is
thus beautifully told:
A gentleman was once lecturing in the
neighborhood of London. Inthe course
Of his address, he said, 'sAll have in
tuence; do not say that you have none );
every one has some influence"
There was a rough man at the other
end OF the room with little girl in his
arms.
Everybody has influence-even that
little child, said the lecturer, pointing
to her.
i That's true, SIR" said the man.
Everybody looked around, of course.
but the man said no more, and the lect-
urer proceeded.
At the close the man came up to the
gentleman, and said:
II beg your pardon, sir, but I could
not help speaking. I was drunkard,
but 1 did not like to go to the public
house alone. fused to carry this child.
AS | came near the public-house one
night, hearing great noise inside, she
said, Don't go, father Hold your
tongue, child Z Please, father, don't
go! Hold your tongue, say Pres
entity big tear fell On nv Cheek. I
could not go a step further, sir. I
turned round, and went home, and have
never been In a pubic-house since,
thank God for it. I am now happy
man, sir, and this little girl has done It
all and when you said that even she
had influence, I could not help saying,
That's true, sir; all have influence. -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-28
Putting I'm the Champagne.

A company Of New Haven gentlemen
met at fashionable restaurant in that
city, and sat IN groups about the small
dining-room of the Establishment. while
the ladies who accompanied them were
removing their wraps in dressing-room.
4 wealthy New York merchant was TAX
ing supper in the same room, fell into
conversation with them, and, wishing
to express the pleasure he took in the
company, quietly gave an order to a
waiter to furnish all with champagne at
his expense. The wine was brought in
on trays, but declined by all present
The New Yorker rose to explain, and
asked all to join him in glass of wine.
Gov. Bigelow, who was one Of the party,
rose in return and thanked him for the
courtesy, but said the gentlemen present
had come to celebrate the anniversary
OF the founding of a total abstinence So
ciety. The New Yorker g wilted." but
drank himself to the health and princi-
pies of the assembly.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-28
Going to See a Girl.

The Eel River Road shows up the lat
est smash up of railroad material. Re-
Gently train ran off the track between
Auburn Junction and Cedar Creek,
smashing several cars badly, and de-
stroying quantity Of flour and grain.
The most prominent sensation con-
nected with the smash-up is as follows:
A young man from Butler, dressed in
a black broadcloth, and his 8 mug :
adorned with a spring plug hat, was
on his way to see a girl. The con-
ductor was on the engine when it
jumped the track, and, walking along
to the rear end of the train, he spied
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-28
How to Get Along.

Never stop to tell stories in business
hours.
IF you have place of business, be
found there when wanted.
No man can get rich sitting around
stores and saloons.
Never "fool in business matters.
Have order, system, regularity, and
also promptness.
Donot NEEDLE with business you know
nothing about.
Do not kick every one in your path.
More miles can be made in day by
going steadily than stopping.
Pay as you go.
A man of honor respects his word as
he does his bond.
Help others when you can, but never
give when you cannot afford to, simply
because it is fashionable.
Learn to say no. No necessity of
swapping it out dog fashion, but say it
firmly and respectfully.
Use your own brains rather than those
of others.
Learn to think and act for yourself.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-28
USEFUL HINTS.
them.

CoMBE says, in preserving beef, the
RIBS will keep longest-fve or six days
IN summer the middle of the loin next.
the rump next, the round next, and, the
shortest of all, the brisket. which will
not keep more than three DAYS in hot
weather.
To FIX pencil marks so they will not
rub out, take well-skimmed milk and
dilute with an equal bulk of water
Wash the pencil marks whether writing
or drawing) with this liquid, using soft
flat camel-hair brush, and avoiding all
rubbing. Place upon a fiat board to
dry.
HANGING MEAT. Meat should be
hung long enough to grow tender; if too
long it becomes dry, loses its juices and
weight, and if not hung long enough it
Is tough and hard. It should also be
hung where the air is clear and cool.
but not In strong current, as then it
will dry out its juices. It is said that
if you steam tough piece of meat for
half an hour, then roast it in the ordi-
nary manner, it will be tender.
CALoIMINE.- Whitewash rubs off the
walls upon the hands and clothing cal
Gimme does not. Calcimine- prepared
kaolin can be obtained at almost any
drug store at triaing cost. To prepare
it for use place it in vessel of suitable
size, then scald it with sufficient water
to make it the consistency OF hot mush !;
let it partially cool; then thin down with
skinned milk to the proper consistency
for use. Skinned milk is best, as the
fatty or butter part of new milk would
spoil the mixture. Observe these direc-
tions and the material will be ready for
use. Apply with whitewash brush.
This mixture will work smoothly and
not drag under the brush as most other
mixtures for whitewash. It can be
colored to suit the taste of those
using it. f
For THE HANDs.-In order to pre-
serve the hands soft and white thew
should always be washed in warm water
with fine soap, and carefully dried with
moderately coarse towel, being well
rubbed every time to insure brisk cir
culation, than which nothing can be
more efectual in promoting a transpar-
ent and soft surface. If engaged in any
accidental pursuit which may hurt the
color of the hands, or if they have been
exposed to the sun, a little lemon juice
will restore their whiteness for the time,
and lemon soap is proper to wash them
with. Almond paste is of essential serv-
ice in preserving the delicacy of the
hands. The following is serviceable
pomade for rubbing the hands on retir-
ing to rest Take two ounces of sweet
almonds beat with three drachms of
white wax and three drachms of sper-
maceti; put up carefully in rose water.
Gloves should always be worn on expo.
sure to the atmosphere.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-28
DestrOyers of Contagion.

/. Inc Boston journal OF chemistry
says Modern science has let in food
of light upon the causes of many i'll
nesses, and the nature of the contagia
upon which their propagation depends.
Not only has the cause of disease been
traced to agents external to the body,
but the exact forms of these disturbing
organisms has been pointed out. They
consist Of minute particles, probably in
most or all cases of a vegetable nature !;
they are therefore non gaseous and in no
respect comport themselves like gaseous
bodies.
The best method to disinfect clothing
is by the use of heat. Experiment has
shown that no form of contagia can with
stand temperature of 22O degrees
Fahrenheit; therefore, clothing placed
in a box two hours, with dry heat above
that of boiling water, is thoroughly dis
infected; OF it may be soaked in boiling
water with the same result.
Chlorine is gaseous body, and is in
ordinary cases an effective disinfectant.
It is, however, inferior to sulphurous
acid ; this is the most valuable agent we
have, but unfortunately it is not safe in
inexperienced hands. A room in which
q case of infectious disease has been
placed can be thoroughly cleansed by
burning a little sulphur in the absence
of the inmates. The sulphurous acid is
gas exceedingly disagreeable and ire
spirable, and great caution is necessary
in it's use.
Permanganate of potash is true dis
infectant having oxidizing powers of
high capability, but it must be used in
much larger quantities than are usually
employed. Its high cost is bar to it's
free use, and it is not clearly seen how
it can ever become much cheaper.
Chloride of lime, freely used, is good
disinfectant; but when it is placed in
vessels in small quantities in sick-rooms
or sparingly sprinkled in drains, it has
contagion. Carbolate of lime is cheap
and good lisinfectant, but it must be
used in large amounts to be useful.
Several of the metallic salts have power
full antiseptic properties; for example,
the protosulphate of iron. This salt, in
strong solution, is valuable agent, and
is worthy of notice. At this point it
should be stated that carbolic acid and
the metallic salts, used in small quaint
ties, are presevative agents, and may
actually prolong the life Of contagium
by preventing its destruction through
natural processes.
There are numerous patented Can't
septics" and disinfectants" which are
perfectly worthless SO far as any infu-
ence upon septic germs is concerned.
It is very important that heads of fam
lies, and especially physicians, should
clearly understand what is required
when selecting an agent for practical
uSe
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-28
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES'.
Three Women.

anree women went sailing out on the street
TO the brown-stone front where the red nag hung.
They lostled the crowd all day on their feet
While "going and going and gone " was sung.
For women must 60 where bargains are had
And buy old trash, If never so bad,
And husbands must ever be grooming.
rlree husbands, all hungry, went homeward to dine,
"a, But when they arrived there was nothing to eat
Three women, all crazy, and feeling 60 fine,
We're Cabling of bargains along on the street.
For women must talk Of bargains they buy,
And homes must suffer, and babes must cry,
And husbands must ever be groaning.
Three women were showing their husbands with
glee
Their bargains ut prices never were beat.
Three husbands all starving, and mad as could be,
Were tossing the bargains out into the street.
For men don't know when bargains are cheap,
And women, poor creatures, do nothing but
weep,
And husbands must ever be groaning.
n C. DOd0e. in Puck.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-28
Der Gomblaind Vas SchlnaIl-P'ox.

Der Gomblaind Vas Schmall-Pox.
What is the complaint = asked his
Honor, as he scowled over his glasses !:
''Der gomblaind vas schmall -pox. !"
responded q German with a sunset
nose.
His Honor looked at the window and
reckoned how many jumps it was to the
ground; the audience started out to see
where the fire was !; an attennated re-
porter attempted to crawl into the quill
toothpick he was breakfasting on, and
even the clock went.
"Small-pox?" yelled the Justice
singer.
Yaw, mynheer. Dot Teller NIT a
plue eye OUT his nose sdeal dot schmall-
pox vrom mine store in vrond. Id vas
got q ham py ids insite owit. [ ketch
him Ply der peck ouf his neg pehint NIT
. boleesman. I ped you p and he
chuckled like rattle-box
Then you didn't break out with the
smallpox" asked his Honor, somewhat
Modified.
"Nein. Dot fellar preaks owit NIT
ham,"
COIL" said his Honor, as he made a
bung-hole with his mouth.
"O-oh remarked the audience. as
they came in and reported that it was
only 2 dog.fght.
"Owe |" explained the prisoner, as
the clerk informed him that hams were
up. and that one would cost him SlO.-
N. B. Dispatch.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-28
Fighting Women.

Female soldiers have been more numer-
Gus In foreign armies than in the En-
gllsh service. I may mention a few. In
the French army, for instance, there
We're (among others) Louise Houssaye
de Bannes, who served from 1892 to
1895, and was at Quiberon: Anpelioue
Brulon (aee Duchemin, for she was mar
ried, sous-Lieutenant Of infantry and
decoree with the Legion of Honor. who
was born in 1772, and died, believe. in
the Invalides about 1859; Therese Figu-
eur, who served as dragoon for four
teen years, from 1898 to 1912, and had
four horses killed under her !; she died in
1861, at the age Of 81, in the Hospice
des Petits Manages at Paris; Virginie
Chesnieres, who served during the Pen
lnsular war as sergeant in the Twenty
seventh regiment, and died in 1873.
Louisa Scanagath was Lieutenant of
infantry in the Austrian or Sandman
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-28
An Open
Secret.

The fact IS we'll understood
that the n EXICAN NUS
TANG IMMINENT is by far
the best external known for
man or beast. The reason
why becomes an stOpen
secret" when we explain that
Mustang" penetrates skin,
flesh and muscle to the very
bone, removing all disease
and soreness. No other lini-
ment does this, hence none
other is so largely used or
does such worlds OF good.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-28
A Friend of Education.

Mrs. Oswald Ottendorfer, wife of
the editor of the Stats Zeifaag, of
New York, has given $4,000 to the
promotion ofthe German school sys-
tenn. The fund thus created will be
known as the Herman Uhl memorial
fund. OF this amount, the German
teachers seminary at Milwaukee re-
ceiyed $4,000; the free German
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-28

INDIA rubber has rival in the milky
sap of the s bully" tree of South Amer
lea. It becomes soft, SOFAS to bear being
joined piece to piece, at about 100 de-
grees Fahrenheit, but requires 28O de-
grees to melt it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-28
Svvaggering Younx Ladies'.

Mrs. b. w. Beecher, in the Christian
Union, thus pleads with the girls-and
their parents-to guard against the ten
dency to low language and "free-and.
easy" behavior:
The necessity of shielding children
from the contamination of low associ-
ates and from the habits which such
companionship will surely bring, is of
the utmost Importance. Low express
sions- slang phrases" as they are
termed-will be one of the first fruits.
A "free-and-easy" way of talking and
acting among strangers, in the streets or
stores, and at last ventured upon at
home, will be the next. These two
most offensive habits usually 70 hand
INLAND, and, very strangely, unless we
look at it as an evidence of natural de-
pravity, are eagerly caught up by the
young.
With girls, especially, if they arc
allowed to use such low phrases. other
untemlnlne traits will soon follow-often
coarse, staggering manner, instead of
the graceful, lady-like carriage that in
dlcates refinement and modesty.
When girls or young ladies (?) are
seen with their hands thrust deep into
the ulster pocket, or surtout, as is
now the term, and the Derby tipped on
one side. talking and laughing loudly
and walking with masculine strides, they
have no cause for complaint if the rude,
ragged little gamins in the street take
infinite satisfaction in running after
such nondescripts and calling, 81 say,
mister p
They cannot but think that the attire
and manner of such girls mark them as
lawful victims for their insults and rib
aldry.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-28
FACTS FOR TIE CURIOUS.

SOME OF the nerves of the human
body are SO fine and small that six of
them are only equal to one hair Of the
head in size.
EVERY one should know thata prompt
shock Of electricity will restore person
to consciousness, who is dying from the
effects of chloroform.
In the manufacture of lead pencils.
the lead is ground to almost iimpalpable
powder, mixed In paste with water,
made into long coil like wire, by being
forced through small hole Gust as
water issues from a syringe), straight
ened, and cut in lengths and baked like
pottery. The " hardness" is due to an
admixture of clay. The pencil is made
IN two halves by machinery, at a cheap
and rapid rate.
The origin of the word :. Canada . is
very curious. The Spaniards visited
that country previous to the French.
and made particular search for gold
and silver, and, finding none, they often
sang among themselves j" AGA NADIA y
there is nothing here. The Indians.
who watched closely, learned the SEN
tence and it's meaning. The French ar
rived, and the Indians (who wanted
none of their company, and supposed
they were also Spaniards on the same
errand), were anxious to inform them,
in the Spanish sentence, ssAca NADIA. .
The French, who knew as little Of Span
ish as the Indians, supposed this inces-
santly.recurring sound was the name of
the country, and gave it the name of
Canada.
The history of bells is one of the most
interesting in the record of inventions.
They were first heard of about the year
400, before which date rattles were used.
In the year 610 we hear of bells in the
city Of Sens, the army Of Clothaire, King
of France, having been frightened away
by the ring of them. In $50 the first
peal of bells was hung in England, at
Croyland Abbey. Many years ago it
was estimated that there were at least
1892 peals of bells, great and small, in
England. It has been thought that the
custom of ringing bells was peculiar to
England but, in fact, the Cathedral of
Antwerp, celebrated for it's magnificent
spire, has peal of bells ninety in num-
Der, on which is played every half hour
the most elaborate music.
A CORRESPONDENT, writing from Put
ney, says: Having occasion to 90 into
my garden about half past 10 o'clock at
night, I found there was a thick white
fog, through which, however, q star
could be seen here and there. I had an
ordinary bedroom candlestick in nv
hand, with the candle lighted, in order
to find the object I wanted. To nv
great surprise, found that the lighted
candle projected fantastic image of
myself on the fog, the shadow being
about twelve feet high, and of an oddly
distorted character, just as the specter
of the Broken is said to be. Nav not
the gigantic spirits of the Ossianic
heroes, whose form is composed of mist,
through which the stars can be seen. be
derived from the fantastic images
thrown upon the mountain fogs from the
camp fires Of the ancient Gauls? In a
land where mists abound q superstitious
people might very readily come to con-
slider mocking cloud-speeter to be
supernatural, though It was "a ltheir
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-28
Mexican Women .

A correspondent writes: The Mexi-
can ladies are exemplary wives and fond
and loving mothers. Their home to
them is their entire world, their hus-
bands the idols Of their hearts, while
their children are the angels which make
their homes their heaven. Yet, strange
to say, there is no word in the Spanish
language that can express the idea con-
veyed in our dear old hearty Anglo
Saxon word "home." The nearest ap-
proach to it is found in "hogar," which
may be translated hearthstone" or
hearth simply. Yet, notwithstanding
this, the ties Of family are more binding
in Mexican society than among any
other race under heaven.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-28
A Brave Woman.

An interesting story is told of a young
wife who went West with her husband.
and there encountered all sorts of "hard
luck" Crops failed, cattle died, the
young farmer sickened. During all this
time the young wife never grew discour-
aged, but did all in her power to keep
her husband from getting "the blues"
But one morning the boy, who did the
chores, came in and said he could not
find the old COW on the farm. So our
heroine set out with the boy in search of
the lost animal, and finally found her
where she had fallen, over between two
large logs-dead. The young woman
was at last discouraged, and for time
would not go back with the bad news to
her husband, but finally overcame her
own feelings, went merrily to the house.
and, upon entering, said "Well, Rol.
lin, our luck has changed" GLOW is
that ?" he anxiously inquired. "Why,"
said she, the old COW is dead you can
skin her, sell the hide, and we will have
some money" And it proved to be
true, for their luck did change from that
day. They sold out their interest in the
farm and bought another one, began
over, and to-day are well-to-do people.
Does not this teach q lesson to repininp
wives, and show what power there is in
hopeful spirit2
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-28
Why She Was Indignant.

Mrs. Homespun threw down the paper
and pulled off her spectacles with q
vicious jerk. cts perfectly scand'-
lous p she exclaimed. "For my part,
I don't see how any respectable woman
gould ever wear such thing as that.
When I was a gal, we used to wear
lowneck and short sleeves, but mercy
and here she cast a whitening glance at
the paper in her lap before finging it
onto the floor.
"Why, what is the matter, aunt %
asked Cicely, picking up the paper.
"Matter! matter enough, should
say! !" cried the excited old lady; "just
look at that fashion plate there, if you
are not ashamed to look at it. It is per-
fectly and'lous, I say"
"Why, aunt u said Cicely, her eyes
trimming with fun, "that is only a
iver-pad picture!''
II don't care what kind of new-fan-
gled name they give to it," persisted her
aunt, "it's scandlous and disgraceful,
and no woman that's got spark of mod
esty about her would ever be seen in
one of them. '-Boston transcript.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-11-03
BRooKyILLE BaEvIrIRs.

A little daughter of Mr.. Westcott
came near being drowned one day last
week. She was rescued by a little
girl after she had sunk the second
time. When taken out of the water
life was nearly extinct.
The Brookville Manufacturing Co.
are improving the fine weather in put
ting in their engine and setting the
boiler. Their machinery is nearly all
on the ground ready to put up. Mr..
o. l.. Lusk, of Esdaile, is at work for
the company helping to adjust the
machinery.
Our village is blessed with health
why should it not be! 1t is situated
on the banks of the beautiful Eau Gal
la River. with no high bluffs or deep
ravines, no swamps or pools of stag
nant water, nothing to create sick
ness; therefore we say we are blessed
when we hear of sickness and death
in almost every village around us.
Mr.. Spooner has his new house en-
closed and will soon be resident of
this place. Yet there is room for
more. A good cabinet maker would
do we'll here. No better place in this
county can be found for a custom
Touring mill than here at Brookville;
and a good wagon maker would find
profitable employment here.