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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-07-17
AFool's Death.

Homer p. Newton, a most promi-
nent farmer of Summit County, died
at his home In West RichfeId few
days ago. While on an excursion
with a party Of friends, a discussion
arose concerning over-eating. which
ended in a wager, and Newton ate
tWenty-six hard boiled eggs. He be
came ill almost Immediately, and
was taken home, where he suffered
terribly until his death three weeks
later. The stomach and bowels re-
fused to perform their functions, and
seemed to be paralyzed by the i'm
pact mass ofeggs. The patient lived
practically without food for three
weeks. Newton was aged 45 and
was a perfect specimen of physical
manhood. six feet tall, and weigh
ing $50 pounds, and was never sick
a day in his life until his fatal
feast, He owned the finest farm in
this section, was worth 100000,
and was a heavy shipper and inn
porter of fine cattle. He was WE'LL
known to cattle dealers at Chicago
and New York, and was a frequent
exhibitor at State fairs. Akron IO.l
Corr. Cincinnati Inquirer.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-07-17
Teach Love Of Leaves.

Asimple yet effective way Of saving
the trees which should adorn our
landscape, would be to teach children
in the public schools to respect and
preserve the leaves and shoots of the
shrubs, vines and other plants plant
ed as ornament or shelter in the
school grounds. We have here large
schools with but narrow play
grounds: yet after talk to the little
ones on the nature and uses of leaves
and trees by the principal, and after
they found that he cared for them,
they began to care, too, and it was a
beautiful thing and a fine tribute to
the teacher to see how safe the little
vines and plants remained all the
season in ground beaten bare and
hard by hundreds Of rushing feet.
The same care is noted in German
aud Austrian scho grounds, where
the classes often meet around some
plant or bed to observe how detail
from their number proceeds il plant
ing, and in twelve years experience in
American schools one teacher found
all tendency to vandalism among
plants soon banished by the interest,
easily iexcited, and the lessons, Of such
evident usefulness, and which aid
rather than detract from the book
lessons. IN. 7. Tribune.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-07-17
Her Duel with the Doctor.

An extraordinary duel is reported
to have taken place in Vienna. a
few days ago a girl, aged Is, chal-
.Ienged young doctor who had Of
Tended one Of her friends and refused
to apologize. He was challenged in
the usual way by two seconds, q stu
dent and an officer of reserves, and
when he ridiculed the idea the Girl
threat tened to horseWhip him publicly.
The challenge was then accepted
and a meeting, Withseconds and doc
tors, took place in a hired room in q
Vienna suburb. All the rules for a.
duel with swords were strickly OBJ
served. The doctor first acted on
the defensive, but was soon obliged
to fight in earnest, and left off after
the second round with a wound in the
left side, which was declared not to
be dangerous. The Girl, a Croatian
educated in South America, is said
by the seconds to be the best feneer
they ever saw. After wounding her
adversary she left the place without
casting another look at him. Vie
ner Tagblatt.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-07-17
Bernhardt's Literary Vandal-
ism.


Correspondence of the Philadelphia Press
II remember said my hookish
friend with a laugh, "a funny thing
which Sarah Bernhardt did in our
store when she was last here. She
dropped in one morning, and, of
course, all were exceedingly anxious
to wait upon her. Finally itresolved
itself as my duty, and Isold her quite
a bill of books, l showed the great
actress every attention, and she
seemed pleased. Just as she was 90
ing out she reached for my pencil,
and asked me something in French
which I did not understand. Seeing
that I failed to catch her meaning, she
looked all around on the counters,
but apparently did not see what she
wanted. Then, as quick as flash,
before / could comprehend her aim,
she took up a volume of one of the
very best sets Of Scott in the store,
bound in tree calf, opened it to the
pages, wrote something on it, calmly
tore out the leaf, handed it to me,
smiled and walked out. On looking
at the leaf, [ saw that she had written
a pass for two to her performance that
evening. But she did it at the cost
of running one of our best sets OF
books in the store.,'
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-07-17
Wife-Beaters in the CITY.

A detective at the police station
said: 1T is not often that you hear
OF a man in the country beating his
wife. That pastime seems to be re-
served for city men. The public
doesn't know one third of what is
going on in this line. We don't give
all of the complaints away. OF
course, the harder eases get into the
police courts, and the reporters air
them; but there are so many cases
which are hushed up only TO break
out again. There are women who
occupy good social positions whose
husbands, from some cause or other,
become brutal and beat them like
slaves. The woman doesn't make
any complaint herself, for she is
ashamed to. Butsome of her friends
stand it as long as they can, and
then come down here and report.
An officer is detailed to go and see
the family. Nine times out OF ten
these women, who are black and
blue, appeal for the brutes who made
them so, and the man plays the baby
and begs. Any man who will whip
woman is a coward, and as soon
as he sees an officer he weakens. The
best remedy, in my opinion, for wife
beating is the whipping post. But
you would open your eyes if i told
you some of the names we have on
our books who are in the habit of in
dulging in this pastime."
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-07-17
Laundry Lessons.

Always shake clothes we'll before
putting them into the bluing water
otherwise blue streaks will trouble
the good laundress.
4 Borax, in the proportion of salt
spoonful Of the powdered to a quart
OF water is a desirable addition to
cold starch.
A contributor gives this way of
starching linen: "Take one teas
poonful of powdered borax and dis
solve it in a teacupful of starch; dip
in the bosoms and collars, roll up
tightly, and iron in half an hour"
Before commencing the weekly
cleansing OF clothes place all ola kind
in separate baskets or piles; the un-
derclothing and bed linen together,
also the towels and table linen, the
fannels by themselves, and the col
ored clothes. The table linen should
beeXamined and stains removed be-
fore pntting itinto suds.
Javelle water is useful in removing
stains except those from iron rust.
1t is made by dissolving a pound Of
sal soda in a tin vessel over the fire,
and having dissolved a half OF a
pound ofchloride of lime in wooden
pail, pour the soda in q pail and then
fill with boiling water. When clear
strain and bottle for use Dip the
stained parts in the water and let
them remain until the stain disap-
pears.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-07-17
The Date Of the Creation OF
Adam.

Of all who gave themselves up to
the chronological studies, the man
who exerted the most powerful influ-
ence upon the dominant nations OF
@christendom was Archbishop Usher.
In 1850 he published his Canals of
the ancient and new testaments, .
and it at once became the greatest
authority for all English-speaking'
peoples. Usher was man of deep
and wide theological learning, pow
erful in controversy; and his careful
conclusion, after years of the most
profound study Of the Hebrew script
ures, was that man was created 1904
years before the christian era. His
verdict was widely received as final;
his dates were inserted in the mar
gins of the authorized version OF the
English bible, and were soon prac-
tically regarded as equally inspired
with the sacred text itself; to ques-
ton them seriously was to risk pre-
ferment in the church and reputation
in the world at large
The same adhesion to the Hebrew
scriptures which had influenced Ush-
er brought leading men of the older
church to the same view; men who
would have burned each other at the
stake for their differences on other
points agreed on this Melanchthon
and Tostatus, Lightfoot and Jansen,
,Salmeron and Scaliger, Petavius and
Kepler, inquisitors and reformers,
Jesuits Jansenists, priests and rab-
bis, stood together in the belief that
the creation of man was proved by
scripture to have taken place be-
tween 5000 and 4, OO4 years before
Christ.-Andrew D. White in the
Popular Science Monthly.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-07-17
The Romance Of the Beautiful
Hand,

There was a dispute among three
ladies as to which had the most
beautiful hand. One sat by a stream
and dipped her hand into the water
and held it up, another plucked
straw berries until the end Of her fin.
gers were pink, and another gather
ed violets until her hands were fra
grant. An old, haggard woman
passing by asked, 'sWho will give
me gift, for am poor" All three
denied her; but another who sat
near, unwashed in the stream, UNI
stained with fruit, unadorned with
flowers, gave her little gift, and
satisfied the poor woman. And
then she asked them what was the
dispute, and they told her, and lifted
up before her their beautiful hands.
Beautiful, indeed" said she when
she saw them. But when they asked
her which was the most beautiful,
she said, ut is not the hand that is
washed clean in the brook, tits not
the hand that is tipped with red, it
is not the hand that in garlanded
with fragrant flowers; but the hand
that gives to the poor is the most
beautiful. AS she said these words
her wrinkles fled, her staff was thrown
away, and she stood before them an
angel from heaven, with the author
ity to decide the question in dispute.
And that decision has stood the
test Of all time. Daughters Of Amer
lea.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-07-17
The HUI bands Part.
From the Christian Union.

FROM Tue CurlSllHu union.
The home ought to be a harbor Of
rest, but if the wife ought to make it
SO for the husband, none the less
ought the husband to make it so for
the wife. Ifshe should greet him with
restful presence, he should bring to
her cheerful one. The man who
holds his umbrella over himself, and
leaves his wife. to take the drippings,
is o boor, but that is what not a few
of us husbands do in running under
shelter from all household cares and
having our wives to take the pitiless
rain OF pelting perplexities.
1t is said OF Gov. Jewell that when
he was carrying on his shoulders the
burden of q great business, and all
the political anxieties of great
presidential campaign, he always
brought to his home a bright face
and a CHEEKY word, and a seemingly
light heart; so that care flew out of
the window when he entered the
door. In this as in all other phases
of life, unselfshness is the truest and
best service of self.
The man who takes the best care
of his wife finds in that very act tho
best refuge from the stinging cares of
his own business. The wife ought
always to feel the load lifted off her
shoulders when her husband crosses
the threshold in the evening. But
she does not always. Sometimes it
even settles down upon hershoulders
heavier than before. What say you,
gentlemen?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-07-17
Why Hamlet was not Mad.

James E. Murdoch in the July Forum.
10 make Hamlet mad would be to
violate dramatic law that Shakes
peare himself created and most care.
fully observes through all his plays,
viz: contrast in character. Poor
Toms deceit is the foil to. Lear's
madness; SO, conversely, Ophelia's
madness l., the foil to Hamlets feign-
ing. Ophelia is mad in fact, Hamlet
but in crafty and to make the mad
ness Of both q reality would be to
duplicate types, a fault the genius of
the great dramatist could not allow
him to commit. Melancholy indeed
he is, but not mad, norris he thought
so by any about him. He is on one
OF the approaches to the insane state,
but no farther on the way than is
necessary to give color to the change
when made, and not far enough for
the king to connect it with his faith
er's death. What can be more con
elusive evidence Of sanity though
vexed by mental complexities and
physical perturbation than Ham
let's words to Horatio to set him
right in the eyes of the world to tell
his story: how he was enjoined, by
the dread visitation of his fathers
ghost, to avenge his murder; how he
had put on the antic disposition to
cover his real designs; how he had
slain Polonius by mistake and driven
his daughter to frenzy and death;
the queen poisoned, Laertes dead,
and his own death closing the event.
full history.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-07-17
Shakespeare Servants,

From Chambers Journal.
In the time Of Shakespeare domes-
tic service was in a state Of transit
ton; the old system was decaying,
the new one springing into life; and
i one may be allowed to Judge from
casual references scattered through
out the plays Of the poet, the new
order does not appear to have been
altogether satisfactory. In aKing
Lear to take an example-Ken
denounces Oswald, the steward, as a
knave, a rascal, and eater Of bro
ken meats; base, proud shallow,
begggarly, three-suited, 1OO-pound,
notwithstanding knave!" From
shakespeare's plays, it further APP
pears that the servants of the period
were companions and confdants Of
their master, and that they were gen
orally sly and pilfering, and players
OF practical jokes. In great families
it was customary for servants to
take an oath of fidelity on their en-
trance into office. Posthumous al
ludes to the usage when he says of
lmogene's servants:
Her attendants are
Allsworn and honorable"
The condition of servants at this
period was therefore peculiar, and it
is clear that they were ruled by a
curious mixture Of stern discipline
and great laxity. One mode of en-
forcing obedience was by imposing
forfelts or fines, some Of which are
enumerated by Sir J. Harrington in
his ''Nuga Antique" For being alb
sent from prayers, for uttering an
oath, for leaving door open, or
for any follower visiting the cook,
a fine was inflicted, while in another
set OF rules it is provided that
If anyone this rule doth break,
And cut more bread than he can eat,
Shall to the box one penny pay
In any case an offender should re-
fuse to pay direct without resist
ance, provision is made at the con-
clusion that
Each one here shall be assistance,
And he that doth refuse to aid,
BY him one penny shall be paid
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-07-17
Another BIG Bridge.

Encouraged by the success Of the
Forth bridge, French engineers have
formed a syndicate to build a bridge
over the Bosphorus between Roumeli
and Anadoli Hissar. The plan has a.
length of 800 meters, which is to be 8
single span, or half again the length
OF the longest span in the Forth
bridge, and the height will be 20 me-
tiers. Nothing is yet settled, butitis
probable that the concession will
eventually be obtained and the con-
nection Of Europe and Asia BY q
railway will thus be ablished.
Cor. New York Times.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-07-17
81
a LAM EMIT.


In the dreary Distant northland
Lol q mighty oak did grow.
For a hundred peace nj summers
Through1it did the soft winds blow;
For o hundred lengthy winters
On it fell the cold, white snow,
Meath itroved the doughty chieftain
While his dusky love he wood
Proud and stately grew the oak tree
In the northern solitude.
Lo! tho mighty now have fallen,
Fallen from their high estate;
On the pavements of the city
Has the oak tree banged oflate,
Ehrough the air in graceful motions
Does it circle and gyrate.
For the oak has been made into
Canes that are used by tho dudes;
Fallen is the mighty monarch
Ct the northern solitudes.
lily Now York Herald
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-07-17
The Funnel Shaped Cloud
Again.

Milwaukee Sentinel Undoubtedly
there is similarity in the appearance
of cyclones as they move along their
course, but the likeness cannot be as
close as between the accounts of the
storms given by newspaper CORE
spondents. A clark funnei-shaped
cloud" accompanied by "a fearful
roaring, and spreading destruction
along it's track" is the same old cloud
that has been doing service for
twenty years. Will the cyclone
correspondents please strike up new
tune, or give us new words to the
Did tune?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-07-17
An Extraordinary Beard.
Philip Hensen, a planter. resIdi]

Philip Hensen, a planter, residing
near Corinth, Miss, is believed to be
the possessor Of the longest beard in
the world. He is a man Of unusual
stature, standing nearly 6Afeet in his
stockings; this notwithstanding,
his beard reaches the ground when he
is standing erect. A German residing
in ChicaaS a few years ago boasted
of his so inches of beard, but Henson
COOS him several better, having many
threads in his beard which measure
over 20 inches. This remarkable
growth is but fourteen years old.
st. Louis Republic.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-07-17

Mrs. AMELIA =. BARR, the we'll
know novelist, lives a hermit sort 81
lifeo the summit of the Storm King
Mountain on the Hudson. She goes
to Europe soon to gather material
for a new novel which will deal with
the subject of Calvinism. Mrs. Barr
writes all her novels with type
writer
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-07-17
DIR. KEENE'S STORY.

RANK Howard
was one Of my
m Q s t intimate
friends. 1 met
him one summer
in the Catskills'
whittier / had
lbetaken myself
f o 7 a weeks
change and fresh
air. I put up at
a lonely farm
h o u S e, where
Howard, stop.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-18

HE LIBERAL organ tries to make out tina
The HERALD has said some awful things
about the city council. We have merely
recorded the facts, usually with but little
comment. We have said that thus far this
year, the city expenses have been six times
greater than in former years; is thus not a
TACT! We have said that the amount of
tax collected this year will be nearly three
times greater than in any previous year
who dares dispute this! We have said that
the different departments Of the city SER
vice are less efficient and decidedly more
partisan than they have been heretofore:
Will the citizens not confirm this statements
We have said that the water supply for the
city has not been increased; will the Lib
erai organ dare to deny this important
omission OF duty.
All that we have said about the council
is what they themselves have said and
done. If any minor errors occur, they are
unimportant and easily rectified.
We have never intimated thatmembers of
the council are dishonest or boodlers: and
this the Liberal organ has DONE We invite
anyone to show wherein we have misrep-
resented or maligned the members of the
council. But when we set down, in exact
and moderate terms, the work that has thus
far been done by the council. surely no one
can blame Us, if the record is not pleasing
to contemplate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-18
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-18

little inconvenience occasioned. There
has never been prolonged strike, nor
one which assumed considerable pro-
portions. In this matter Salt Lake
has been exceptional. AS a rule the
relations which have existed between en-
ployers and men have been of the most har-
monious character, and the result has been
seen in the prosperity and contentmeni
which have followed both classes. The
present strike breaks the excellent record
and is therefore to be regretted. 1t is to
be regretted for other reasons, one Of which
is that strikes are catching" One is very
apt to be followed by others. 1t would be
deplorable thing il discomfort were tc
ethold Of the laboring people injurious
alike to the wage-earners and employers,
and damaging to the city in an Industrial
sense. The city cannot afford it; the men
cannot afford it,
We do not propose to discuss the differ
eaces which have occasioncd the present
walk-out. They are matters which con-
Germ the street car company and It's late
employees, and it is to be hoped that the
parties interested will be able to promptly
arrive at an understanding which viii be
equitable and just to all concerned We
are confident such an understanding can
ee reached if the gentlemen involved will
keep cool heads on them and be controlled
In their actions and utterances by wisdom
rather than passion. There is line of
right in this as in all other controversies,
and 1t will be easy enough to find and fol-
low that line of men will but be reason
able beings, actuated by intelligence and a
sense Of Justice