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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-03-10
Incidents.

The flag on the staff over the build
ing went down in blaze Of glory.
While leaving the capitol Representative
Amundson received blow over his right eve
from ladder carried by the fircmen. The IN
Jury is not serious one.
The theories of the origin of :he fire az
legion, but the predominating opinion is that
1t was the work of an incendfary.
a man carrying huge globe on his
shoulders from the rooms OF the Historical
Atlas. $500
Gnders were carried distance of over half
mile from the capitol.
It is related that one old veteran of the
House, waiting at window for help, clutched
at slight branch of maple tree which q
fash of flame exhibited to him and shouted
as he grasped it, to those below, to push the
tree toward him. The tree is six inches "a
diameter and wouldn't bend under the pulI Of
q locomotive. f>--- =
Speaker Fletcher was on the floor when the
alarm was made: With the remark, ssLet's
save these boys" he grabbed two Of the pages.
each BY the seat of his little pants, hoisted
them in no time into the cloak room, saw that
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Our Flag.

The present flag of the United States
was designed by Capt. @. Reid, the gal
liant commander of the Gen. Armstrong.
Our flag originally bore thirteen stars
and thirteen stripes. As new States
came in the number Of stars and stripes
were correspondingly increased, pursu-
ant to an act of Congress passed in 1894.
This was found to be impracticable for.
as the States increased, the width Of the
lines had to be lessened. Besides, there
was nothing in the device to recall the
original confederacy of the United
States. To return to the use of the
original thirteen stars and stripes would
be inappropriate, because the device
would give no hint of the growth of the
republic. Capt. Reid proposed to re-
turn to the original thirteen stripes as
memento Of the original Union, and add
new star whenever new State was
admitted, as indicative of the growth
of the States. This suggestion was
adopted. A flag with this new arrange
ment was first raised over the Hall of
Representatives., at Washington, on the
18th of April, 1918, at o'clock in the after
noon. At that time the Senate Chamber
and Hall Of Representatives were sep
arated, the center of the building not
being completed Resolutions of thanks
to Capt. Reid s. for having designed and
formed the present flag Of the United
States were offered in Congress-. The
dimensions Of the United States stand
ard are as follows: Regimental flag, six
feet by six feet six inches storm flag,
ten feet by twenty; garrison flag, twenty
feet by thirty.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-03-10

they TOOK Their hats and coats while he Sc
cured MS and, then, with firm hand guiding
eacn Dy.I the arm, ran them out safely under
the flames and Goals shooting and dropping
from the burning ceilings and dome.
Lieut.. Gov; Gilman, Secretary Jameson and
during the height of the panic in the Senate
chamber. Each contributed to an orderly
closing OF The session and to the calming of
trlghIened men SO that they could use the
abundant opportunities for their escape.
The files in the adjutant generals Office
were removed intact, and stored in the new
Market house.
The most serious, and, to some extent, the
most mo lrreparable loss, took place in the State
library. very small proportion of which was
saved. The catalogue issued February 18TH
last showed 1851 volumes in the library,
since when y volumes have been added MAX
ing total Of - $50 books
= MI. Chappel, janitor of the library, thinks
that nearly all the old and modern English
and ID, New York reports were gotten out.
The library was insured for $4,000 in the
Liverpool, London and Globe Insurance com
pany, placed by Prince & Shandrew, and was
valued at twice that amount.
Most OF the. books and papers of the State
orange society are reported as lost, together
with 500 in money.
Among the valuables rescued from the
House OF Representatives, was the elegant
portrait OF Gen. Thomas, which was taken
from the rear of the speakers desk by Officer
Newall, assisted by an unknown gentleman.
The commissioner of insurance reports no
great loss The winters compilation of sta
tistics were in the vaults and are thought to be
al! right. The effects of the railroad COM
mlssioner's office were also securely placed in
the vaults. =
The Rev. Mr.. Gannett, pastor of Unity
church, rendered the use of that edifce as a
depository for the files, papers, furniture, etc,
the offer being accepted by Mr.. Pusey, and the
church was packed from the pulpit to the
doors. Judge Palmer, Mr.. Louis Fisher and
others threw open the doors of their dwellin os
and received a large number of valuables.
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Insect TOrmentOrS.

Edmund Burke saw nothing but evil
IN the French Revolution. He expressed
his adherence of its noisy leaders by
lkening them to grasshoppers, ssthe
little shriveled, meager, hopping, though
loud and troublesome, insects Of the
hour"
a IF the orator had known the insects of
Morocco, they would have furnished him
with more graphic symbols Of detesta-
ton. These "beasties," as an English
traveller calls them, are the plague Of
the land. = F..
There is flying bug that smells abom-
inably. Its propensity is to drown itself
in an uncovered goblet or tea-cup, calls-
ing the liquid at once to smell SO often
sively as to be unfit to drink. As there
ore thousands of these insects flying
about, the travellers nose often obiges
him to throw away the cup of coffee or
the goblet of water he fain would have
drunk. e..
Huge grasshoppers, while he was
lying In bed, used to perch themselves
five or six feet away, and take flying
leap at his nose. Caterpillars suspend
ed themselves over his head, while 1oath-
some spiders wove webs in the tent.
Ants, gnats, mosquitoes, Aeas and little
red spiders ran over his body, driving
him almost frantic. One morning, as
his life was miserable from these pests,
he discovered oentipede, two and a
half inches long, wandering about on
the bed, seeking something on which to
stick. After he had killed it, his native
servant told him that the insects habit
was to fix his hundred claws in the vic
tim's flesh, and then let his body drop
of. Each claw made fostering wound.
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What the Gagged Squirrels Did

A gentleman Of Elmira, N. Y, has
a cage five feet in length in which are
kept some squirrels. The pets are
very tame, and as well as for their
own amusement they appear to amuse
anyone who may stop to look at them.
About three weeks ago, Mr.. Fowler
put in a new wrought horizontal iron
bar, on which rested the wire cylin-
ders in which the squirrels took their
rotation exercises. Recently this
bar. which was about one half inch in
diameter, was found to have been
completely cut off by the tin bearing
on which it rested. Now, the ques-
ton is asked Of those scientific search
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-03-10
THE FAMILY DOCTOR.

FELoN.-A certain cure for a felon
is said to be to wind cloth loosely
about the finger, leaving the end free.
Pour in common gunpowder till the
afflicted part is entirely covered. Keep
the whole wet with strong spirits Of
camphor.
CATARRH.--A health publication says
one OF the most prominent causes of ca
tarrh IS the excessive use of salt and
heaters, such as sweets, fats, condiments
and starch. This excess of carbonaceous
food excites and infames the mucous
membranes Of the throat, nasal passages,
bronchial tubes, etc. It is also caused
BY Indigestion and constipation. Head
aches and neuralgia proceed from the
same causes
SANITARY ERRoRs.-1. To believe that
the more hours children are at their
studies the faster they learn. 2. To be-
heve that the more person eats the
stronger and fatter he will become. 3.
To believe that if exercise is good for
one it should be taken at all hours and
seasons, the more violent the better the
result. 4. To imagine that the smallest
room In the house is large enough to
sleep IN. 5. To eat without appetite. 6.
To eat hearty supper the hast thing at
night.
CURE FOR HICCoUGH.-A medical
journal gives the. following safe and
simple means of relieving this trouble
some disorder g Initiate the lungs as
fully as possible, and thus press firmly
on the agitated diaphragm. In q few
seconds the spasmodic action of the mus
Gle will cease This may be true of
ordinary hiccough; but this symptom
occurring in advanced cases of disease
accompanied with great prostration is al
most invariably an indication that death
is very near.
How TO TREAT A Co1D.-When YOU
get chilly all over and away into your
bones, and begin to snifle and almost
Struggle for your breath, just begin in
time and your tribulation need not last
very long. Get some powdered borax
and snuff the dry powder up your nos
trils: Get your camphor bottle and
smell it frequently; pour some on your
handkerchief, and wipe your nose with it
whenever needed. Your nose will not
get sore, and you will soon wonder what
Ae~' OSOOAAAS u JOu4 SOAOs OCS1A Ol115
treatment in the forenoon and keep on
at intervals until you go to bed, and
you will sleep as well as you ever did.
I'm just telling you my experience.
Corn SILKS AS A REMEDY. Who
would have thought that the silk on an
ear Of green corn was powerful and
efficient remedy for dropsy, for bladder
troubles and for the diseases of the kid
neys? In the Louisville Medical Menus
we find an account of the medical prop.
critics of corn-silk and the cures that
have been effected by its use. The way
to use it is to take two double handfuls
of fresh corn-silk and boil in two gallons
Of water until but gallon remains.
Add sugar to make strip. Drink a
tumblerful of this thrice daily, and il
will relieve dropsy by increasing the
flow of the urine most enormously.
Other diseases of the bladder and kid.
neys are benefited by the remedy,
which is prompt, efficient, and grateful
to the stomach. The treatment can be
continued for months without danger OF
inconvenience.
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Presidential Misunderstanding.

Our Presidents ought, in self-defence,
if for no other reason, to decline to
shake hands with all the world. Why
should the people subject President Of
the United States to absolute cruelty /?
At least, we ought to have the good
sense to defer the torture until he has
done something to deserve it.
Few persons have the least idea of the
misery that is involved in mans stand
ing three hours, while 1900 people
file past him, each giving the victim s
right hand wrench proportioned to
the warmth Of his patriotism, or the
heat Of his politics. There Is also the
still weightier objection of profaning
as meaningless form one Of the SYM
bols of devoted, manly friendship.
Upon the whole, this White House hand
shaking is q custom that should be more
honored in the breach than in the OBJ
servance.
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Pope.

That was queer confusion of ideas
which led an orator to say: GIN the
words Of an old Roman poet, Man
never is but always to be blest. He
was reminded that the cold Roman
poet was Pope. cob, yes" he re-
piled, but he was Roman Catholic,
you know" It was the turn of the
critic to be surprised. Pope Roman
Catholic !" he exclaimed are you sure?"
s Certainly" replied the orator and
I never knew Of Pope that wasn't q
Catholic, did you p
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Ne,c Quarters.

The city authorities of st. Paul,
while the fire was at its height, ten
dered to Gov. Pillsbury the use Of the
New Market Hall for state officers.
which was accepted. and the legisla-
ture met temporarily in different halls
of the building.
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no OJner agent was employed to sever
the iron, as the tin bearing on which
it rested was smooth, and was not
worn preceptibly during the operation,
or how many miles did the SQUIRRELS
travel during the same time?
Royal People they Had Met.
"One time," the man on the WOOD
box, as reported by Burdette, said, ST
met three kings. I had only two little
jacks and two queens with me, and [
was compelled to entertain these mon
archs at an expense of $175 right on the
spot"
II met a count under somewhat SIM
liar circumstances" said the fat passen-
ger, it was at royal assemblage; Dom
Pedro was there, and had only few
royal personages to set off whole clus-
ter of plebeian ten-spots, and the count
alone cost me SILL"
was at Bucking EN- Palace one
night, " remarked the tall, thin passen-
ger, in Denver. bucked against the
royal Bengal tiger until 3 o'clock in the
morning, and his majesty cost me
everything had, even down to the
boots on my feet, so I went to my hotel
in my arctics." ssa2{
$50 much for Bucking EN-" said the
cross passenger.
You didn't know the prints % que
ried the man on the wood-box.
''What prince p asked the tall, thin
passenger.
The prints on the cards." was the
reply g!No .,;a -. -, -, ,,....n 49,,
"but I know the marquis against me
every time" 80.
cit isn't SO exciting, but it is much
cheaper and safer" said the sad pas
senger, to sit down at beer table,
and enjoy little dominoes with the
duchess"
6 You have met the dutchess fire.
quently, then p asked the cross passen-
ger. .-... ,... EH...
t'Thousands of times" said the sad
man. --~" e.
II never sit down at eucher party"
remarked the fat passenger, without
the counters" -..
sNo, indeed" they all murmured
'The counters duke three games out
of five away from me last night" said
the passenger with the sandy goatee.
"That was card luck, remarked the
sad passenger, -.. Xxi 49,.
"That's what made you rajah round
so when you came in this morning."
said the man on the woodbox. 1T
heard you mention the shah, too"
I was mad" replied the passenger
with the sandy goatee. 81 had met
| with the coolest insultin'"-
"The cool what ?" inquired the cross
| passenger. ST.
Eastern sultan" replied the passen-
ger with the sandy goatee.
| And then the fat passenger groaned
and said he gave up hope for such
man. And the woman who talks bass
suddenly looked up from her black
gloves and wanted to know what under
the sun they were talking about.
"Royal people we have met" timidly
said the bashful passenger, who got in
at the last station. IN
The woman who talks bass snarled
under her breath.
6 You rile everybody you meet" she
said, aud the discussion went out like
kerosene lamp in breezy hallway.
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The St. Pau Acade,nv of sc;ence..

The St. Paul academy of Sciences.
This unfortunate institution, which came to
financial grief two years ago, had its museum
stored in room in the basement of the capitol.
It is a total loss, without insurance. The
museum was valued at $4,000 or 5000 when
the institution was running.
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Sari,a0 the Property.

Zee crowd that had gathered around the
capitol square in response to the alarm soon
saw the necessity for earnest, hard work. The
State officers marshalled a brigade of willing
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History of the .Build;,,o.

The original building was erected by the
general government, being begun in 1851 and
completed in 1858. The cost was $4,000.
Since then additions have been made, until the
cost has reached $10S,0O0. It contained fifty
apartments
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-03-10

Tho Graphic advises buokwheat cakes
as the best liver pad.
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ers after knowledge, how many reyo-
buttons did it take to wear or burn off
that shaft by friction, for it appears
no other agent was employed to sever
the iron, as the tin bearing on which
1T rested was smooth, and was not
worn preceptibly during the operation,
or how many miles did the squirrels
travel during the same time?
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UP TRAIN.
Leave A!S'ou.. ....... ......... ...o.oo p. III.
ODlOn-.. .............. ......o 20 p. N.
Arrive SpartanDRrg. .......-...-. S.3O P. m.
Leave SpartanourS.. ....... go. .1.3U p. m.
Arrive at Hendersonyille. le......... 500 p. m.
Close connection is made at Aston with
train from Columbia on Greenville & Cclum-
bia Road At Columbia, connection is made
from Charleston, Wilmington and Augusta.
At Spartanburg, connection is made at
Air Lac Depot with trains from Atlanta
and Charlotte, also with Stage Line to Glenn
Springs.
At Heudersonyille, connection is made
with a first class Line Of Stages TO Ashe7ille,
arriving there the same evening.
Parties desirous of visiting Ce ,ar's Head
or other points of interest can be provided
with first class conveyances from the Livery
Stables in Hendersonyille at reasonable
rates.
TRAIN SOUTH
Will leave Hendersonyile. .........6 90 q. n.
Leave Spartanburg. urg...............10l0 10 a. N.
Leave Union. .................... .l0 p. m.
Arrive at Alston. n.................3. .3.17 p. m.
These Roads are in excellent condition; ;
furnished with FIRST class Coaches; provided
with all necessary appliances for safety and
comfort of Passengers. At Spartanburg and
Hendersonville the Hotel accommodations
are now ample for large increase of travel.
They will be found well supplied vita good
Mountain fare at reasonable rates.
JAS. ANDERSON, Supt
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R0lg Roads.
Columbia & GreenVilEe Railroad

PASSENGER DEPARTMENT.
CoLUAgIA s. c., January 25. 1881.
On ard after Monday, January 26, 1851, the
PASSENGER TRAINS vii! run as herewith iu-
dicated upon this road and its branches.
Daily, except Sundays.
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ELUE RIDGE RAILROAD AND ANDERSON

CONNECllONS.
A. With South Carolina Railroad from Char
lesion.
With Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad from Wilmington and all
points North thereof
With Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad from Charlotte and a.! points
North thereof
B. With Spartanburg, Union and Columbia
Railroad for Spartanburg and all points
on the Spartanburg and Ashsville Rail-
road.
c. With Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Rail>
way for Atlanta aud all points South
and West
D. With Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line Rail-
way from Atlauta and beyond.
<. With Spartaabarg, Union and Columbia
Railroad from Spartanburg and points
ou Spa:tsnburg and Asheville Railroad.
F. With South Carolina Railroad for Charles
ton. -. -. -
With Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad for Wilmington and the North.
With Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad for Charlotte and the North. ..
Standard Time used is Washington, D. c.,
which is fifteen minutes faster than Columbia
J.W. FRY, Gcn'l Svpt. :
a. POPE, General Passenger Agent.
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SPARrANBURG, S. c., Sep. 81, 1880.
On and after the above date the following
Schedules will be run over these Rcuds daily,
Sundays exccpted):
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meat, as it is not healthful food.
Pigs from the country are almost
always fattened on grain, and the
.irmer the flesh the nearer it is to
perfection and health.-C0rTespon-
ience Rural NeU Yorker.
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eEg9sCeE2esaeeOeEs.

H0'1nan's PassMsol PAsHfs Iayssh ThIaRiA aad saSs aaSs
LLYER and STOMACH 1o0- oe0-
HolmaR,s Special Pad-AdapSed 10 2otI
cAronic cases. Price $500: 80
aOlinan's Spleen p5;slsed HslsnFoF sniesn and
unyielding Liver and StoInecn
troubles Price $500. - '.c...e
HoInan:S Infants Pad-For ailments @ OF
infants and children. Price Sl.oo;
Rolnan's Renal Pad-For Kidney and an
Bladder Complaints. Price. 500
EoInan's Uterine Pad-Fcr Fenals
troubles. Price $500.
Eoiman's Absorptsve Medicinal BODY
Plaster-The best plaster made
porous on rubber basis. Price 25c.
HoIlnan's Absorptiye Medicinal Foot
Piastefs-For3umbtee aadsing.
gish circulation. Price per pair Csc.
Absorption Salt-Medicated Foot Baths-
For Colds, Distractions and
all cases where foot bath 10
needed. Per half lb. package, &c
For sale by all druggists-or sent by mail,
postpaid, on receipt Of price. The Absorpuons
Salt is not "maiiable and must be sent by
Express at purchasers expense.
The success Of HolE1an's Pads has M
spired 1nitators VINO offer Pads similar In
EoRA and oDoa to the True HoLIaS's, sayanG.,
"They are the same, &c" Beware OF al
BoGUS Pads, only gotten up to sell on tne repu-;
ta;ion Of the genuine. z,sr-r.,ys -,.is ., (,
See that each Pad bears the green PRIVATE,
REVENUE STAMP Of the Holman Pad Company
with above Trade-Mark.s =. = l=,.:sszzts'a5
II afflicted with chronic ailments send g. con-
else description Of symptoms. which wiz re-
ceive prompt and careful attention. iEss
DR.. HoLMAS'S advice is free. Full treatise
HOLMAN Pan CO.,
tP. Q, Box 2,112) 90 William Street. New York.
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CLEAN TABLE CUTLEaY.-If table
cutlery is kept clean from the start,
little trouble will keep it in order.
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It is only good seed that makes
good results possible
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CHANGE OF SCHEDULE


On and after January 9, 1881, Passenger
Trains on this road will run as follows un-
til further notice:
GREENViLLE EXPRESS.
GOING EAST, DAILY EXCEPT sUSoAYs.)
Leave Columbia at 600P.M.
Arrive Camden at 9.+0P.M
Arrive Charleston at Ills P. N.
GOING WEST, (OAILY EXCEPT sUNDAYs.)
Leave Charleston 1T 6.20 4. N.
Leave Camden at 7.20 4. d.
Arrive Columbia at -:- ll.30 4. N.
WAY FREIGHT AND PASSENGER.
GOING EAST DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS.
leave Columbia at $50 A. n.
Arrive Camden at = l.23 P. N.
Arrive Augusta at sop. NJ
arrive Charleston at 2.O0 ?. Ii.
GOING WEST DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS.
leave Charleston at 9.eOA.M.
Leave Augusta ut : 755 A. II.
Arrive Columbia at 6.20 P. N.
Passengers leaving Columbia or Charles
ton on these trains will have to change cars
at BranchVille to reach Charleston at 2.00 P.
NJ, Or Columbia at 6.20 P. NJ. E.
NIGHT EXPRESS.
GOING EAST DAILY.
Leave Columbia at 930P NJ
Arrive Augusta at 7.55 4. N.
Arrive Charleston ut 100 A. NJ.
GOING WEST DAILY.
Leave Charleston at STOP. NJ.
Leave Augusta at 100 P. NJ.
Arrive Columbia at 5.29 A. II.
On Columbia Division Night Express
Trains run daily; all other Trains daily ex-
cept Sunday.
On Augusta Division all Passenger Trains
run daily.
Sleeping Cars are attached to Night
Express Trains-berths only $1.50-between
Columbia, Charleston and Augusta. On
Saturdays and Sundays, round trip tickets
are sold to and from all Stations at one first
class fare for The round trip, good till lton-
day noon 70 return. Connections made
at Columbia with Grecnville and Columbia
Railroad by train arriving at Columbia at
ll.30 i. N. and leaving Columbia at 500 p.
a., to and from all points on that Read !;
also with Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad going North by train arriving at
Columbia 1T II 80 A. NJ; passengers coming
South Will have to take train leaving Colum.
bia at go 2. n. At Charleston with Steam
crs for New York on Wednesdays and Satur
days; also, with steamer ST. John for Jack
sonville and points on ST. John River on
Tuesdays and Saturdays; also, with Savan-
nah and Charleston Railroad to all points
South.
Connections are made at Augusta with
Georgia Railroad and Central Railroad to
and from all points South and West
Through tickets can be purchased TO all
points South and West, by applying to
4. B. DESAUsSURE, Agent, Columbia.
d. C. ALLEN, G. P. & T. A.
JOHN 3. PECK, General Superintendent.