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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-11
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have fnmaht tn IT,; NJ. oouiigS, ana !
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mens,,rab,u o'u .an, ~ !. = s'le'lstn so I'm.
me give vnn e ano,ha sn', NY own. Lei
two wcok . af,an .,ls ,a Instance. Apou :
went - ,, "..aa sno iass nun uieu !.
mine ana tamnaa aI" ISM u
You should have done that long be-
fore, the Rev. Mr. Woodrigg broke in.
! know that the visitor asscnted |:
but somehow did not have the strength
to acknowledge my weakness. Well. I
taxed with him long and earnestly. and
after awhile he convinced me that was
foolish. NV spirts rose and langhad
for the first time in many weeks. But
suddenly the thought flashed across nv
mind that had to raise $50 or my land
would be sold for taxes. explained the
distress l was in and asked him to let
me have the money. I should do so
with pleasure, said he. but the truth is
am IN absolute aud immediate need of
every cent have. went away, know
ing that he had spoken the truth, but
The visitor took out a red hand
kerchief and wiped his eyes. ''How /
did love that manr' he continued after
painful silence. 'He was more than
brother to me; he was indeed father"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-11
Northern Lights;

William Stosz, in the Popular Science
Monthly, says auroras are most fire.
quently seen in the cold and in. the
northern temperate zone. and hardly
ever in the tropics. The places where
they most frequently appear. lie be-
tween the sixteenth and seventeenth
degrees of north latitude. In the form
of an oval. they include the geograph.
ical as we'll as the magnetic north pole,
which is to be found on the Peninsula
Boothia Felix, Iceland, the Kara Sea,
Northern Siberia, Behring Strait, Hud-
son Bay, Labrador, and Greenland.
Northern lights have been seen, as. far
down as the twenty fifth degree
of north latitude. In full splendor.
however, they may be seen only in. the
northern polar regions to the seventy
fifth degree of latitude. Here nature is
displayed in all her grandeur. When
the sun is set and the grey veil of, twi-
light is cast over the earth: the north
ern horizon grows darker and darker.
Soon there may be distinguished a.
segment of the sky more sombre, than
its backgrounds; this is hemmedi in, by
white concentric arcs of light. Colored
rays shoot forth therefrom in. all di-
rections. They interlace and inter-
Irvine until they seem to be woven into
one tlutter band of color. And anon
it changes to a sea of tire!: The. rays,
leap upward far above the zenith, form.
there a flaming crown, and thenisink,
back, to begin anew the wondrous
play The most beautiful descriptions
and trustworthy observations we owe.
to Nordenskjold and Ekama., All: ex-
plantations which have been attempted
as to the origin and cause of the north
ern lights are based upon the analysis
by the spectroscope, on the determine
ton of the elevation, and on observa--
tions of the peculiar behavior of, the
magnetic needle,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-11

A SOLEMN NAN.
vince. Just to think" the visitor con,
tlnued, '"that so small an amount can
make man forget all his troubles. Say,
my TREND, can you not accommodate
me for few days?' r
The preacher began to cough. "Why,
l declare, ii"
"Oh, do not inconvenience yourself,
sir, said the visitor
MIR. Woodrigg began to walk up and
down the room. Your words have
give me such strength" the visitor went
on, that am sure I can never wholly
repay you. l have fought so. hard
agalnst-but," he suddenly added, Il
had such awful evidence to combat. ]
know that to let me have the money
would be pleasure to you, and really
supposed that you were we'll fixed tinan.
clally or should not have requested
the loan, even though you had so
strengthened me against belief in the
dark shadows Of"
Il think can let you have the
money, the preacher broke in. II
have only $50 to my name and had in
tended getting some books that I have
wanted for long time, but I can not
think of you going home AID finding
your house sold away from you. Wait
moment and will bring the money"
The good man left the room and the
visitor, humming a melancholy tune,
stretched out his legs and clasped his
hands back of his head. When the
preacher returned and gave him the
money he became veritable fountain of
thanks, throwing up the silvery spray
Of gratitude.
That afternoon neighbor called on
MIR. Woodrigg Il had rather a queer
caller this morning." said he. "a fellow
came to the house and after talking for
some time began to tell me of people
that had dropped dead because they had
refused to lend him money Then he
wanted me to lend him $25, and I pledge
you my word that it took all my strength
to resist him. almost believing at one
time that should surely die suddenly
II did not yield to him, In fact, I don't
know but that l should have given him
the money had not some uninterrupted
our conversation. Upon seeing the new
conner my impressive visitor took his
leave. and when he had gone the new
conner asked: 'Doyouknow that fellow 2
No, | rejoined, who is hep One of
the shrewdest confidence men in the
country, he replied. y
The minister, holding his hands be-
hind him, walked up and down the
room. After awhile he said: you
did well not to let him faint YOU with
his protested superstition. We should
cultivate strength and root out the
germs Of weakness. Opie r Read, an
N 7. World
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-11
THE AlR.BRAkE DID r.
An Engineers Heroisn. and Modesty IN
Dlsclalming Credit Therefor.

We went winding up the mountains,
says writer in the Philadelphia Item,
our massive engine drawing us up the
curving grades without an apparent
effort. We had crossed an iron bridge
and made Il curve, at the end of which
another was in sight, winding to the
left, and from the track cottage home
stood in the shadow of the hills. Look
ing past it to Il point just beyond, which
was visible from my side of the engine,
saw and excitedly exclaimed: "a
child ON the track!''
AT the exclamation Johnsprang from
his seat. One glance down the track
and his face became pallid. A child, 8
years old perhaps, stood midway be-
tween the rails and not 100 yards from
the engine. looked from John to the
child. It stood facing us. clapping its
Little hands as it was won't to do from
it's mothers arms, perhaps, at the pass
ing OF the cars. In another instant I
was thrown forward, almost pitching
through the glass window in front. At
the same moment / heard u scream, a
womans voice, and with arms aloft and
face paralyzed with terror the mother
stood upon the steps of her cottage.
We We're nearer the child-it was not
twenty yards from the engine, which,
under the pressure of the air-brake,
was humping and jolting furiously.
looked for John; his seat was va
cant; again ahead; the pilot was within
twenty feet OF the child, the train still
in motion, too rapidly to be checked
before reaching it! I shut my eyes;
my heart stood still. Again the moth
er's heartrending scream, and opened
my eyes to see the child tossed several
feet in the air. Ny head swami as [
ayerted my eyes, and fancied I heard
the crushing of the little form by the
now slowly revolving wheels. when in
husky tones / heard a mans voice ut
ter, Thank God!'
opened my eyes, and standing upon
the pilot was John Akers, holding in
his arms the child, its face wreathed in
smiles. The engine was now at stand
still. From the cottage the father came
with blanched face and trembling
steps: The child, in merry accents,
called OUT, WANT to ride, papa?" He
took his baby from John Akers' ex-
tended hands, and, folding her in his
arms, sank. down on the earth beside
the track.
John clambered back to his perch
and sounded the whistle. The passen-
gers looked out of the windows, won
dering what had occurred. A trem-
bling hand drew the lever, which start
ed the engine, putting and Kissing until
it was going at full speed again. I
looked toward John-his blue eyes were
on the track ahead, but they were dim
med. Tears were on his cheek, as he,
perhaps, thought of what would have
been his feelings if his own little girl
had been the one on the track. Not
a word did either OF us speak until at
Christianburg, on the top of the Allie
ghanies, 1000 feet above the level, the
train stopped. As | started to leave
the engine l turned and grasped Johns
hand.
you did brave thing, John-a no.
BILE act
'''Twas the air-brake" he modestlv
and blushingly replied; '.'twas the air
brake that did If -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-11
OCULAR DEMONSTRATION.
a Word and Awful-Looking nuadrupe
Develops Unexpected Speed.

A dilapidated boy on the seat of
creaking cart was undertaking the task
of urging a wierd and awful horse up
Fifth avenue one morning this week,
when he was stopped by policeman,
and at once became the center of
curious crowd says the N. Y. Sun.
Get down off that cart" said the
policeman.
wy furP' asked the boy. permitting
the horse to perform its bent of coming
to standstill.
your plug is lame,' said the police
man.
Me plugs me own, an he's just after
having his breakfast" responded the
boy.
Yes. on tomato cans,ni' sarcastically
exclaimed the policeman. "Get down
off your cart"
The boy descended to the pavement.
"Unharness that horse and take him
home or pll make a complaint against
YOU"
The boy went quietly about his work
OF embarrassing the wretched beast. For
few moments nothing was said. All
eyes were fixed upon the boy as he
united the ropes that held the angular
and detected animal to the shafts of the
wagon.
The horse did not evince any sur
prise whatever at the unexpected ex-
perience that he was the hero of, but
merely hung his head and caught few
Winks OF sleep, while the cold breeze
stirred his grizzed name and almost
performed an aolian melody among
his ribs. After while he was free of
the wagon, and the boy, after tying up
the fugitive ends of rope and leather
that dangled from his harness, gather
ed the reins into his hands and cast
look toward the implacable policeman.
''Wull?" he exclaimed, interroga-
lively.
The policeman looked back into his
lnquiring eyes, and said:
Nov, you get home:"
The boy turned the horses head in a
downward directions. The beast
Strengthened up strangely and gazed
with Frightening eye down through the
hazy vista of the avenue. Then he
waved his tail aloft and whinniel.
''G'ep!" cried the boy.
That was sufficient. The crowd was,
reminded of the scamper that ensues
when the flag falls at a race track 1t
was lame horse, that one, but he
evidently had a grain of thoroughbred
blood in him, for. with his hind
quarters hitching like a kangaroo: he
sped over the pavements as though a
purse of 81, 900 was laid on his Citing
home at certain time. The boy clung:
to the reins, and just before getting out
of hearing he turned and shouted back
at the amazed policeman;
Now. amt you. Il -fool?"
And as the flying steed. vanished with
the boy in the distance the policeman
ackno wledged to the crowd that he.w
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-11
One, Swindis Explained:

a drummer who travels fora Boston
grocery concern says that he sees in
Maine some of the sharpest tricks that
are practiced anywhere on. his route.
He gave the. following specimen to, a
Lewiston Journal reporters.
A farmers wife hustled into a store
in Washington County the other day
and went for. the proprietor with:.
Mr.. b, bought six pounds. Of
sugar here last week and when. L got
home | found y stone, Weighing two
pounds In the paeliage.n
es,. m;lam.
Can You explain. the. swindle siraan
Il think can. was the proprietor's
placid reply. when / weighed yo,lr,
eight pounds of butter week before
last | found a two pound pebble in the
jar, and when, | weighed your sugar
the stone must have. Slipped into, the
scales somehow. We are both growing
old Ela am, and am sorry to say that
our eyesight isn't to be trusted. What
can ! Go. for YOU to-day, ma'ame''
For Il moment the woman guzed M
the tradeslnan over her brass-bound
speetacles, Then she rccollected her.
self anil remarked that she had .
dozen eggs which she wished to ex.
change Tor hooks aud eyes,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-11
Look at Your Nose,

A somewhat singular fact has been.
observed with reference to the shape Of:
the nose, or rather the setting of it in,
the face. so to speak. To be. strictly
correct, from the artists point of view,
the nose should be exactly in the mid
die OF the face, and alright angles with
line from the pupil of one eye to that
OF the other AS a matter of fact, it is
rarely OF never found thus placed; it.
is almost invariably a little out OF, ''the
square" and the fact of it being SO is
often that which lends peculiar ex-
preston and piquancy to the face. A
medical writer points out. that there
are anatomical reasons why a; slight
deviation from the true central line
may be expected, and that the nose
which is found to be sscentrally lo-
Gated" and accurately straight between
the two eyes may, after ali, be consid-
cred an abnormal onei the only abso-
lutely true and correct organ. being, in
fact, that which deyiates little. either
to the right or left.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-11

HE LEANED BACK IN A CHAIR 3
You move me deeply by saying so,''
the reverend gentleman answered, cast
ing look of inquiry upon the man.
whom he found to be solemn of counter.
ance and exceedingly plain of dress.
'.Do you live near here?'
No., the visitor answered. .'mv
habitation, humble and scarcely worth a
glance Of the traveller that passes the
door, is situated miles from here, but
your sermons come to me on the great
thought carrying waves Of the press.
Are you too deeply engaged in contem-
plation to spare ME few moments in
your library?"
ooh, by no MEANS" the minister re-
sponded. ''Walk into the house, please. +"
They went into the library, and the
visitor, after seating himself, looked
earnestly at the preacher and said: Il
did not know that I was in your i'm
mediate neighborhood until your house
was pointed out to me, and then my de-
sire to see and talk with you,> overcom-
ing my Judgment, perhaps, urged me to
stop"
Il am really glad that you did STOP
the minister replied, moving in an en-
oarrassed manner; for. although &C.
customed to the compliments of the sis
ters and brothers of the church. the
praise of this solemn man made him
feel uneasy.
Il thank you profoundly" said the
visitor, bowling. For many days have
thought that l should like to talk to you
on subject that has become very seri-
Gus to me, and you can scarcely imagine
the thrill felt when your house was
pointed out.
Il am ready, my dear sir, to talk to
you on any subject, the minister
answered. 1T is with regard to religion,
Of course"
We'll. hardly. The truth isl am
almost ashamed to acknowledge it
fear that have become superstitious. I
have fought, have really struggled
against it, but still can not drive away
horrible belief that seems to hourly
fasten itself stronger and stronger upon
me. Before proceed farther, let me
tell you my name. am Calvin N.
Beyers: am exceedingly poor, but all
my friends know me to be honest.
Sometimes have money, and then
soAhellmes una myselI IN extreme need.
My superstition began in this way:
About four months ago went to a man
named Anderson and asked him to lend
ne S25. He refused. What happened?
The next day ne dropped dead"
There is nothing remarkable in that, :"
the preacher remarked.
ooh, no; but wait. The very next
day went to man named Cal Sim
mons and asked him to accommodate
me with S25. He declared that he did
not have the amount. He was very
strong man, but the next day he dropped
dead"
"Humph!" grunted the minister.
Then began to grow superstitious,"
the visitor continued, land although I
needed money waited for several
weeks before asking any one else. Final
~ need drove me to it and went to B.
3. Featherston, our county Judge. and
asked him for $685. He said that he
would let me have it, and know that
his intentions were good, but upon look-
Ing in his safe he found that he had not
the amount. / thanked him, of course,
but the very next day, just as he had
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-11
Ran His Train Through the Other.

''There are heroes and heroes. and
there are heroines and heroines." said
Chauncey NJ. Depew to Philadelphia
personal bravery. There are blue
shirted men who 60 over our rail
road lines every day in engine cabs
who would laugh at you if YOU init
mated to them that they were heroes,
and who, in spite of all, are as brave as
any man who ever drew a sword or
carried a musket. Railroad men sell
dow have much time to think. They
are towards or heroes in second. Not
long ago one of our engineers of an ex-
press train rounded turn in the road
and saw that another train had been
derailed, and lay right across the track.
A collision was inevitable. The en-
gineer might have taken chances and
jumped, but he didn't. As he said
afterwards:
Il saw right away we were in for it,
and like a flash it struck me that our
only chance was to go right ahead and
cut through if we could. So I threw
her open and let her go
The experiment was perilous, but it
was successful. He did cut through
and no one was injured. This act of
the engineer was that of an exceeding
II courageous, cool-headed man.
Another engineer on western
road performed a similar act some time
ago with tragic results. He tried to-
orin fact was forced to. try to-cut
through freight train that had, been
thrown across the track. None of the
passengers was injured, but the en-,
gineer and his. fireman were, killed.
Ibis is but too often the reward, Of
bravery in all walks Of life
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-11
Grating Skin.

A schoolboy ia Edinburgh sealded his
left leg and foot from knee TO toes
SO badly that the skin peeled off and
the flesh ulceSated There being no
signs OF healing, the surgeon obtained
grayhounsa puppy, days old, chloro.
formed it 10, death, shaved its body
closely, and with the skin grated the
skin OF the boy so as to cover all the
liberated spots, The result was sur.
prlsingg, The leg rapidly healed and
when the patient was discharged ''the
color OF tho grated skin was uniform
and very similar to that of the normal
skin,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-11
"A Champion Tramp.

A shoemaker named Folkers, who
belongs to Portland, Me-, is the eham-
pion tramp. He boasts that he has
travelled 10000 miles a year for ten
years on railroads and has never paid
cent Of fare,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-11
w ORIlED' A MIN IsTER.
THE CRElvsoME HISTORY or a CON-
FlDENcE MAN.
Strange aud sndden Death OF Every One
Who Had Previously Declined TO Make
Him Loan.
Him a Loan,

Rev. John w. Woodrigg, pastor Of a
large church and one Of the gentlest OF
men, was walking meditatively in his
garden, when man came up to the fence
and said:
Il am stranger to you, Mr.. Wood
rigg, but you are no stranger to me.
Many and many time when the wick
of the candle Of hopo had grown long
ard the blaze threatened to go out your
sermons have buoyed mo up. ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-11

admitted old Stephen Doyle's will to
probate, he fell off the bench, dead
You don't say sor' exclaimed the
minister.
Yes, sir, it is fact. When l went
home ! heard of it, and shut myself up
and for more than two days did not eat
bite. Finally ! came out, and remem-
boring moneyed MANS friend of mine,
that lived not far away, went to him,
and, telling him of my experience with
the other men and reminding of what
had befallen them, ] asked him to lend
me $40. He not only refused but actu-
ally laughed at me. The next morning,
while lie was out in the pasture looking
nj his fine horses, he was stricken with
apoplexy and died almost instantly.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-11

The Southern Pacific Railroad Com.
pany has made preparations for fene-
ing both sides OF its tracks in Oregon.
twill require 700 miles and viii cost
&lGS.O0U.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-11

Secretary Blaine attributes his good
health to the fact that he. has given up
day.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-13

other nations in the world pursued a
protective policy, payment for their er-
ports must necessarily pass through the
hands Of free-trade nation.
This abridgement and analysis OF
Charles Stewart's report shows that Sec
retary Blaine's proposition is not new.
II was made in modest way, by mod
isl man from = modest committee 70 a
modest House. The Secretary may
have uncOnsciously drawn inspiration
from il or he may have evolved his
ideas rom his own brain. Possibly he
learned nothing about IL from Charles
Stewart Certain it is that the reel
procity doctrine has been promulgated
by him at time and in a manner when
IL would attract universal attention.
Very few persons paid any attention TO
Charles Stewards report Not more
than q score of members in the Forty
eighth Congress knew that he wrote it
O-ly a very few Of his colleagues In the
present Congress are aware of the fact
Belford's and Jordan's bills were in
troduced not long after Hinton Rowen
Helper had given vent 10 his scheme
for a railroad from the Arctic circle 10
Terra del FGego. The two bills were
regarded as the result OF Helpers prof.
eck The whole scheme was evidently
regarded as chimericaL Governor
Curtin. of Pennsylvania, was chairman
OF the committee on foreign affairs
Charles Stewart had been placed upon
the committee by Speaker Carlisle. IL
was his first term in Congress. Few
knew him. Governor Curtin manifest
ly had an appreciation OF his worth. for
he made him chairman OF the sub-com-
mittee TO which the two bills were re-
ferre3. Another member of the sub
committee was William z. Cox, Of North
Carolina
Nobody supposed that any thing
would be done with the bills. When
Charles Stewart made his report to the
full committee, however, everybody Y
was surprised Its Importance was rec
ognized at once by Governor Curtin. He
warmly complimented Mr.. Stewart
William w. Eaton, OF Connecticut, was
at this time member Of the committee
On foreign affairs. The report threw a