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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-14
A Little Fable

cit is the intention of the Presi.
dent to keep the peace between the
two wings of the party in New York
by dividing the principle offices be-
tween them ''-Ercha11ge
A miller and his son were driving
their ass to nighboring fair to sell
him. They had not gone far when
they met with a troop of girls return
ing from the town, talking and laugh
ing.
''Look there!'' cried one of them;
did you ever see such fools, to be
trudging along the road on foot when
they might be riding!''
The old man, hearing this, quickly
babe his son get on the ass, and walked
merrily along by the side OF him.
Presently they came to a group of old
men in earnest debate. 'sThere,'
said one of them; cit proves what I
was saying. What respect is shown
to old age in these days Do you see
that idle young rogue riding while his
OLD father has to walk? Get down, you
scapegrace, and let the old man rest
his weary limbs.'' Upon this the
father made his son dismonnt and
got up himself.
In this manner they had not proceed
ed far when they met a company of
women and children. why, you
lazy old fellow!" cried several tongues
at once, show can you ride upon the
beast while that poor little lad there
can hardly keep pace by the side Of
you p
The good natured miller stood cor
rected, and Immediately took up his
son behind him. They had now al
most reached the town.
''Pray, honest FRIEND said towns.
man, s. is that ass your oWn?''
''Yes,'' says the old man.
Oh! one would not have thought
SO, said the other, s'by the way you
load him, "Why you two fellows are
better able to carry the poor beast
than he you'll"
Anything to please you,' said the
old man; 'swe can but try.'' So,
alighting with his son, they tied the
ass legs together, and, by the help of
pole, endeavored to carry him on
their shoulders over bridge that led
to the town. This was so entertaining
sight that the people ran out in
crowds to laugh at it, till the ass, not
liking the noise nor his situation,
kicked asunder the cords that bound
him, and, tumbling off the pole, fell
into the river.
Upon this the old man, vexed and
ashamed, made the best of his way
home again, convinced that by endea-
voring to please everybody he had
pleased nobody, and lost his ass into
the bargain. From Esop.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-14

ton Of the present order Of things.
Pieoffsky and Jelakoff ayow that the
object of their operations was to ter
rorize the government, disarrange the
machinery Of the government and
bring about three possible socialistic
republics after the fashion Of the
Paris commune. The other two pris-
oners, Michaeloff and the woman
Helfmanna, seem Of less Importance
Both refuse to answer the charges
made against them.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-14
TOMORROW.
JOAQUIN MILLER.

Oh, thou tomorrow! Mystery!
Oh, day that ever runs before!
What has thy hidden hand in store
Oh, thou 1 what tn hast thou
In store to make me bear the now?
Oh, day in which we shall forget
The tangled troubles of to-day
Oh, day that laughs at duns at debts!
Oh, day of promises to pay!
Oh, shelter from all present storm!
Oh, day in which we shall reform!
Oh, safest, best day for reform!
Convenient day of promises!
Hold back the shadow OF the storm,
Oh, blest tomorrow Chiefest friend,
Letnot they mystery be less,
But lead us blindfold to the end.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-14

sweet lips frozen with fear, men,
helpless with terror, rushed out of
the cabin and staterooms to the side
Of the sinking steamer.
A few men, nerved with superhu-
man energy, put out the boats and
helped the passengers into them. One
man stood, tall and strong above the
rest. very Samson in strength, the
bravest of the brave. Bruised and
stunned by the falling timbers, yet he
had been the first to rally the men to
their duty and now he stood, drenched
to the skin, lifting women and chill
dren into the boats.
They were all in at last, and he
stood alone. ssCome!' some one said,
reaching up hand to him; ssthere is
no time to lose. There's room here .
"Are you sure the boat will not be
overburdened 20
he spoke rapidly, and in low tone,
but from the boat below some one
gave out sm0thered cry. He had
no time to say more-a strong hand
pulled him forward, and the next
moment he was in the heavily laden
life boat.
'Let us make for the Shore one
man said.
Move easy, if you value our lives, =
answered another. ssThe boat is filled
to sinking"
Beyond this was silence. Now and
then the lightning flashed over them,
showing white faces and shivering
forms, and figures crouched and trem-
bling with fear. In the end of the
boat, quite near the brave man who
had fought so gallantly to save them,
woman sat, her hands clasped about
the arm of a man whose face seemed
shrunken and aged with terror.
Whatever there had been Of beauty
in the weak, effeminate features, it
was gone now, leaving only weak
cowardice. The woman was Sarah
Vane, and the poor, fear-jaded crea-
ture beside her, for whom she had
deserted her husband, was George
Way.
ave shall sink if we 20 on this
way. The boat cannot carry this
some one said. SHOW many men can
swim?''
"Swim9 It would be death to try
it, was the answer.
"Then we shall all go down to-
gether.''
Sarah Vane turned to the man be-
side her.
"You can swim, George she whis-
pered in his ear.
"Hush! do you think I want to
die?''
She shrank away from him, look
Of supreme contempt sweeping over
her face. This was her hero, her god,
then-but the poorest clay in the time
Of need. She sprang to her feet. She
= woman, would show him how to
die. Before she could speak her
husbands voice sounded, striking
down upon her heart full of it's old
music.
II will try swimming, gentlemen
he said.
The wife caught his hand in hers.
81 will go with you Harry"
He tried to push her away, but she
chung to him with desperation.
81 am not a coward, whatever else
am, she whispered. ssFor heavens
sake, let me redeem myself
He wound his arms about her and
held her passionately to his breast.
A fash Of lightning revealed them
for a second as they stood there
clasped in each others embrace :;
then, without word they went over
the boats side together.
All in the life-boat were saved
and they persisted.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-14
How They Parted

a year ago this spring a Detroiter
ana Mlssourlan became acquainted
with each other in Leadville. Having
decided that they could better them.
selves out side the city they journeyed
away over the hills and founded the
present Town of Twin Lakes. They
built a shanty, stored their things in
it, and Sunday came around. Before
the Missourian was awake the De-
troiter had shaved, washed, and put
on clean shirt. Indeed, he also
changed his socks and creased his
boots. When the other awoke he
looked at the Detroiter for a long time
without speaking. Then he got up
and walked around him, and finally
asked:
"Going to church anywhere to-
daye"
"No.''
where e.
emo"
expect Queen Victoria here to
visit you to-day!''
The Pike County man turned
away and prepared his breakfast
without another word. When he
had finished it he went out and sat
down on rock and looked straight at
the hills for an hour. Then he went
back to the shanty and said:
Jim, are you going to do this reg
ular every Sunday?'' =
Why, I like to clean up little at
the end of the week"
dispose you wouldn't help get up
a mule-race on Sunday O.
swell, hardly
"Nor dog fight 60 ...
"No.',
6 And you wouldn't make it day
for old sledge and poker?'' -.
''Not if I could do better.
'sJim, you and me must part, >"
quietly observed the Missourian, as
he began picking up his things.
"No! What's the matter.?" vs
6 You amt no such man as can tie
up to. We'd quarrel in no time.''
About what?''
''About billed shirts and clean
clothes, and churches, and lots Of other
things, jim ....
eyes, -.---....
Gimme $s25 for my share of Twin
Lakes, and I'll walk
" I wouldn't. 49,
''But must. I wasn't brung up
in your way, and can t tumble to it.
We can part friends now, but il was
here next Sunday and you refused to
play a game of seven-up with me we
should part enemies
He got his things ready, and the
two walked up the Leadville trail to-
gether for a mile. Then they halted,
and the Dstroiter said
6 Old pard, it makes me lonesome. .
''And here, too"
"And you won't go back!'
g can't. I can tie to most anything
but a man who puts on Sunday clothes.
Pardrer, good-byr'
:Good-by, old man, and luck go
with you.'' ...:,- ....
And they turned their backs on each
other and walked away without an
other word, one to build up his lone
town and the other to find exemption
from white shirts and clean shave.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-14
The Arctic Relief Steamer

1s
The steam whaler which has been
purchased by the Navy Department
for the special expedition in search
of the Jeanette and several San
Francisco whaling vessels supposed
to be lost or disabled in the Arctic
regions, was built originally for
Captain William Lewis and others,
in tie summer of 1879, by Goss,
Sawyer & Packard, at Bath. Me-,
under the supervision of Captain
Lewis and Abram Chase, master
mechanic of thirty years experience
in building and repairing whalers.
She was purposely built for the Arctic
Ocean, and in the construction great
care was taken to have her strong in
every part. She was sheathed with
213-inch oak plank on bows and waist,
from forechains to stern. Her tim.
beers are but one inch apart. size 8
inches at the rail and IA inches at
the breech. Her planking is inches
white oak, and her ceiling is 6 inches
yellow pine forward Of forechains,
and inches aft of forechains. She
has four sets of pointers 20 feet long
and framed across with ten-inch
yellow pine and kneed-in. She is
solid wood from her stern ten feet in.
Her engines and boilers were built by
C. HI. Delamater & Co., Of New York
City, and are $50 horse power. The
propeller has brass screw, and she
is furnished with two donkey engines
in forecastle geared to windlass to pick
up her anchors, etc.
Between decks, all same as water
ways on deck, she has several l3-inch
yellow pine timbers bolted together
to strengthen her, making a thick
ness of 26 inches from the ceiling in.
Her lower masts are of yellow pine,
and all above Oregon spars, rugged
with the best Of New Bedford cord
age. She sailed from New Bedford
as a Whaler on the 9th Of September,
1879, reached the Arctic about the
first of June, 1880, and arrived at San
Francisco on the 10th of October,
following. She has wintered the last
three months at San Francisco and
been thoroughly overhauled, and was
all ready to sail for the Arctic again
when the government chose and
bought her for the Arctic search.
The London Economist estimates
the amount Of specie brought to the
United States by the tide Of emigrants
who steamed hitherward from Europe
during 1880 as at least 1886, 900. 900,
while the average value to us of each
person in adding to the productive re-
sources Of the country at sR94O; so that
the number who landed on our shores
during the year was an actual OF DO
tenuial addition to our national wealth
Of 300, 100000.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-14

JONES, who goes to the s:lodge''
quite often, says Mrs. j could give
the Nihilists several points on the
blowing up.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-04-14

from 1t. The wind was rising, too,
sweeping across the deck in strong,
steady gusts. Leaning upon the deck
railing Harry Vane watched the ris-
ing tempest. He saw that the cloud
had reddish tinge and it still hung
low. Something like fear thrilled
through his heart, not for himself
he was past that--but for the woman
whom he had loved, ay, still loved.
fine were wrong-if she were still at
home and not in the steamer-at home,
alone, how dreadful it would be for
her; again, if she were in the Hero,
it great danger came to them, how
might it fare with her?
These thoughts were flashing
through his mind when the tempest
came in its full fury. The boat was
caught up from it's course as play
thing is taken in the hand of d child,
then dashed forward. No sound was
heasd, no shrek nor cry, nothing but
the mad roar of the winds and the ter
rible crashing Of the thunder. Like
some goaded, maddened beast the
Hero rocked, plunged and leaped, it's
timbered crashing and breaking, the
foam rising in great sheets above and
about it. Then, it seemed hardly a
moments time, the wind lulled to a
calm, and instead Of the hurricane
roar was heard the screaming Of chill
dren, the grooming of strong men.
.sThe steamer is sinking-to the
life-boats, quick!'' some one cried in
a loud voice.
And then shrieks followed. and half
clad women and little children cling
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-10-06
. antiquity Of the Earth.

Theblogians OF every sect and creed
had persistently taught that only some
5000 years had elapsed since the earth
sprang into being. The suggestion of
Its greater antiquity was received with
storm OF theological opposition, which
underwent little abatement during half
q century, and of which even vet the
ground.S%ell may occasionally be felt in
some OF the dark recesses Of ignorant
minds. The majority of those who
raised the storm we're the social or pro-
tessional ancestors of these who now,
In Like manner, oppose the doctrine of
evolution; but the change which has
come over the latter races Of combatants
Is itself some proof evolution affects the
minds OF men, whatever it may do to
their bodies. Fifty years ago the full
iorce OF an anathematizing od$une theo-
to8ac@a1s burst upon the heads of the
assa1led geologists, with violence hap
ply unknown among the opponents Of
evolution. Then, as now, the represen-
tatlyes OF geological science explained
TO the world the great facts upon which
their conclusions were based. Then.
as now, myriads Of men were in doubt
whether to resign themselves to the
leadership OF geologists or of the theo-
logians. But those who ranged them
selves under the banner of Cuvier, Lyell
and Sedgwick ultimately found them
selves on the victorious side. One by
one the theologians laid down their vitn-
peratlve weapons. The late DR.. Ohal-
mers early accepted the geological creed.
Or. Pye Smith received the fellowship
OF the Royal Society for his well-meant
endeavor to reconcile the Mosaic narra-
tive with the writings of the geologists,
earning some hard names from the de-
tenders of the orthodox camp for his sup
posed abandonment of their holy cause.
Meanwhile, the geological batteries made
sad breaches in the defenses of that camp.
A late Dean of York valiantly confronted
the assaiing hosts when assembled in
his cathedral city. Singly he faced his
foes like new Horatius, but speedily
fell beneath tho sharp arrows of Sed q
wlok's biting eloquence. The last HY-
patlan geologist who strove to restore the
dying faith was Young, the clerical au-
thor Of the theological Survey of the
Yorkshire Coast. He, like the Dean.
lifted up his warming voice in a peolopi,
col section of the British Association
for the Advancement of Science, but in
vain. Even Julian could not have re-.
stored the ancient belief, and Young was
not a Julian. Truth proved too much
for error; and, Though occasionally 2
theologian may still be found so ignorant
Of What is going on around him as to
uphold the exploded doctrine, the race
has almost become extinct.
StJ7y Rep5eee.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-10-06
How Rome Was Saved by a Goose.

The story is related of the fourth siege
OF Rome, In the year 987 before Christ:
number of Gauls, under the command
OF Brennus, entered Upper Italy, and
laid siege to several places. Rome in
terfered, and by this act siSaply irritated
the invaders, who marched against the
"Emprcss of the World" A battle was
fought and the Romans were defeated.
Rome was now practically at the mercy
Of the Gauls. The Senate had not enough
men left after the battle to defend the
External City," and 80 they threw all
the men capable of bearing arms into
the Capitol, and sent away all useless
mouths the old men and women md
children took refuge in the nearest cities.
There remained in Rome only few
pontitfs and ancient Senators, who, not
being willing to survive either their
country or it's glory, generously devoted
themselves to death, to appease, accord
ing to their belief, the anger of the in
fernal gods. These were found by
Brennus, and for time their splendid
habits, their white boards, their air of
grandeur and frmness astonished the
Gauls and inspired religious fear in
the army. Finally, however, tue GauIs
massacred the Senators, and all who
had not escaped were slaughtered, and
then they attacked the Capitol While
the Gauls plundered the city, the coun-
try round was recovering from its defeat
Camillus was chosen leader Of the Ro-
mans, and while the Gauls were revcl-
ing they attacked the invaders and
killed many Of them. Camillus WIS
proclaimed the savior of his country,
but he refused to do anything as their
leader without the order Of the Senate
and the people shut mp in the Capitol.
1t was almost impossible to gain access
to them. A young Roman, however,
had the hardihood to undertake this
perilous enterprise, and was successful.
Camillus was declared Dictator, and
collected large army. The Gauls had
discovered the traces left by the young
Roman, and Brennus attempted during
the night to surprise the Capitol by the
same path. After many efforts, few
succeeded in gaining the summit Of the
rock, and were on the point of scaling
the walls the sentinel was asleep and
nothing seemed to oppose them. Some
geese, consecrated to Juno, were awak-
ened by the noise made by the enemy,
and began to cry as they do when
they are disturbed. Nautilus, person
of consular rank, ran to the spot, en-
countered the Gauls and hurled several
from the rock. The Romans were reused
and the enemy were driven back; and
/, ultimately were defeated in open battle
by Camillus, who has been called Rome'f
second founder. Ch&cGgo Inter Ocean.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-10-06

THh Moqui Indians, In Arizona,
among other pleasures, heartily enjoy q
SNAKE dance. Lieutenant General
Sheridan, Of Chicago, the other day re.
oelved, a letter from First Lieutenant
Jo-4h ah Bourke, Third Cavalry, ADO.
In which one of these dances il de-.
scribedaat Sroat length, the writer having
attended dance the day, before writing
The Mosqui had: a procession, divided
into two parts4one, of the ohoristers
and gotqrrd rattlers the other, of forty.
eight mon and children, twenty-forr of
whom carried snakes and the otber
twenty-four acted as attendants. famine
the snakes with eagle feathers. The
horrible reptiles were, carried both
in the hands and in the mouth. The
writer says. it was loathsome SIGHT to
see a long file Of naked men carrvino
these slnuous monsters between their
teeth and tramping around long circle
10 the accompaniment Of funeral dirge
and monotonous chanting. Aftex q snake
had been thus carried once around tho
circle it was deposited In a sacred lodoa
or cottonwood saplings, covered with
buffalo robes, and its place taken by an-
other. Thus it was not hard to circi1-
late the number used, which was not far
one way or another from hundred,
rather over than under, and one.half the
number being rattlesnakes. When In
dams get to carrying live rattlesnakes
about IN their mouths, we do not hesitate
to pronounce them equal to almost any
emergency. They are fully capable of
caring for themselves.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-10-06
The Discipline Of Drudgery.

A "liberal education" is capital
thing, and the thousands of young men
who are now honOred with the title Of
A. b. are to be congratulated upon the
good fortune that has permitted them to
acquire the mental discipline resul ting
from four years course of academic
study. But these young men must not
make the mistake OF supposing that this
disci pline is an all-sufficient preparation
for the higher callings of life. That is,
the young men who purpose to enter
any of the branches of professional life,
for instance, must not imagine that the
fact of their having college education
will permit them to leap to the top rung
of the ladder at once. The discipline
they have is valuable, but chiefly so as
the basis for the requirement of practical
knowledge, without which success is i'm
possible. BY practical knowledge we
mean acquaintance with the minutie or
little details that go to make up all oo-
cupations. Such knowledge college
education cannot give and is DOT intended
to give. It is only to be acquired by
patient application. The discipline of
the college curriculum must be supple
mented by another kind of discipline,
namely, the discipline of drudgery. No
one, however largely endowed with
mental power, can be exempted from the
necessity Of acquiring this discipline.
It is far more essential to success than
the discipline furnished by q college
course.-NetO Haven Palladium.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-10-06
Theory Of Luminous Paint.

Light is supposed to be the vibration
OF an extremely elastic fluid called ether,
which is supposed to fill the whole Of
space, and which, set in motion by the
vibration Of the luminous source itself,
produces upon our eyes the sensation of
light. Now, it is thought that the waves
OF light communicate their motion to
the PARTICLES of paint, which start into
energetic vibration, continuing long af-
ter the exciting cause is withdrawn.
When we ring bell the blow of the
hammer communicates it's motion to the
PARTICLES Of the bell, which start into
action, innparting their motion to the
PARTICLES of air, which transfer the vibra-
tions to the drum of the ear and produce
the sensation Of sound, which grows
fainter and fainter, until at last It dies
away, when the particles of the bell are
once moro at rest; so it is with the lum-
Inous paint and all other phosphorescent
bodies, the PARTICLES of which, when dis
turbed by the waves of ether, yield light
for tine, which decreases in brilliancy
as the particles grow less and less they.
too, like the particles of bell, require
periodical renewals of the force that af-
fords them their motion.