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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30
Feeding Fowls for Eggs.

Injudicious feeding is one of the
most frequent mistakes of beginners in
poultry raising, and one that gives
rise to much i'll success. Hens that are
too much fed take on fat, lay soft eggs
or cease to lay any, get lazy, feverish
and are ready prey to all sorts of
chicken diseases. There should be fed
only as much as will be eaten eagerly
and no more. As soon as the least in
difference to food is manifested the
supply should be cut short; and after
each meal all food left uneaten should
be cleared away. Grown fowls should
be fed only twice a day-at morning
and evening. At noon, on our place,
the different strains are turned out
separately into their exercising ground,
where there is a pile of earth thrown
up and sown with grain. They scratch
into this heap for the hidden food, and
strengthen their muscles while doing
it. The food furnished grown birds
should be of a kind to make muscle
without too much fat and, in my case
is particularly designed to produce
eggs The greater variety of food the
better.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30
Increasing Richness OF. Milk.

Dear corn is usually followed in this
country by dear butter. Hence it gen.
trally pays to feed COWS giving milk
Is literally OF grain as they will bear,
thus increasing not only its amount but
richness. If the cow is bearing a calf
while thus fed this will transmit the
milk and butter tendency to the young.
1t is in this way, doubtless, that the
foundations of the best dairy herds
were originally established. The re-
verse OF the good feeding will quickly
produce race of scrubs out of the
best stock that can be produced. r.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30
Household Hinti.

A superior washing fluid is made OF
equal parts of spirits of turpentine and
! ammonia. Add two spoonfuls to the
water in which in which the clothes
are boiled
To procure onion juice, which is
called for in many recipes CRATE a
peeled onion, holding it under a partly
| raised window where the air is blow
ing to save the eyes during the process.
Icing for cake may be prevented
from cracking when cut by adding one
! tablespoonful of sweet cream to eachi
unbeaten egg. Stir all up together.
then add sugar until as stiff as can be-
! stirred.
1t is a very common mistake to
mend gloves with sewing silk. Thread
of different shades made for the pur-
pose, and glove needles may be bought
at small cost. Manufacturers never
use silk.
1t is stated that glycerine washe0
into flannel after it is wrung from the
warm rinsing water will render it most
agreeably soft. Half a spoonful of
glycerine to a pound of dry flannel is
Ile usual allowance.
We read that freckles NAV be OBJ
liberated by carefully touching pure
carbolic acid to the spots. This eau
terization or burning produces a scale
which falls Off in about ten days ANY
one wanting to make the experiment.
had better try one at time.
lin cans may be opened easily by
putting live coal on the top round
lid in the center of one end of the can.
and blowing it for minute. when the
piece OF tin can be readily removed.
The same can may be used again bv
sealing with putty after the lid is put
on.
tits an undeniable fact that soothing
syrups have killed thousands of chill.
dren and ruined the constitutions of
thousands more. The latter, instead<
OF growing up healthy men and women,
are Ill and delicate; and, of the two.
those who are killed are really the
more fortunate.
Common dry salt is said to be one of.
the best agents for cleaning marble;
such as wash basins, sink fixtures and
the like 1t requires no preparation.
and may be rubbed directly upon the,
furnished surface, removing any in
crustations or deposits at once, leaving
the marble shining and clean. This is,
well worthy OF remembrance, as it is.
often found to be provokingly hard to.
clean the marble thoroughly without
lnJuring the surface.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30
Fighting Nature.

This sort of warfare is Cor ought to
beg entirely monopolized by amateurs
and greenhorns. The growth of all
vegetation is governed by laws founded
on scientific principles by the great
author of all science. We may dodge
the question in some cases, but we pro-
duce monster invariably. 10 grow
plant in greenhouse, garden or on
the farm in a superior manner, shows
the grower to be man of sense, a
close observer, an honest observer of
the law and gospel too. Such a man
always succeeds, because the pectle,
God bless them, encourage all efforts
which are successful. There is no
prouder moment to a good gardener
than when he finds an appreciative
customer who prefers his work to the
thief coiner of Uncle Sans mint.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30
For Distilling Water.

A new apparatus for distilling water
is described as consisting of q "series
OF large flat disks Of metal, placed up
right and kept in position by pipes
running horizontally on the top and
bottom. Water. is boiled in vess>l
and the steam is conducted from the
same to the dish through pipe. The
steam radiating from the water is col
lected in the bottom pipe" The size
OF still designed for family use has eight
disks, and is said to distill gallon Of
water in an hour.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30

over the street. If YOU have some
matches they will do me more good
than your curses"
cts no easy task to find lost mon
ey on night like this" said the rider,
dismounting. II have no matches,
but perhaps I can help you. How
many OF the pieces have you left?"
"Only one," replied the unfortunate
fellow, with q sob.
"Give it to me-" said the other.
The poor man hesitated, but the
stranger repeated in a tone of author.
ity, and the last coin was handed to
him.
The stranger whistled, and great
Danish mastiff stood beside him. He
held the coin to the dogs nose, and,
leaning to the rough pavement, said,
"Find them"
The dog shifted the gold piece and
began his search.
One, two, three; he began bringing in
the coins and dropping them into his
masters hand, while the poor serv-
ant stood in silent wonder.
Thirteen times he returned with a.
twenty-france piece. Then, after a.
long search he came back empty with
a grunt that seemed to say, "There
| are no more"
"We are yet lacking one piece, said
the stranger. care you sure there
was just three hundred france?"
"Sure as sure can be, SIR" the serv-
ant replied.
'"Then look in the bag again. There
must be one left there"
The man looked, and sure enough,
found the last gold piece still there.
ooh, sir!" he exclaimed, as the
stranger sprang into his saddle, "you
are my deliverer. Tell me your name,
that my master may know who has
done him such a q service.'
II have done nothing" said the
stranger. "Tell your master that the
one who helped you was a very good
and intelligent dog, by the name of
Joie."
1t was some years afterward when
France had seen troubled times and
the Royal family was no more, that
the master was telling the incident to
a party of friends, one of whom had
been employed in the palace.
"Joie! Joie!' he exclaimed. s'There
never was but one dog of that name,
and there never was a more remark
able and faithful dog than he. He
always accompanied his master
when he went in disguise about the
city,"
"Who was his master?" they all
asked.
The reply was brief: s"The Emneror
Napoleon.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30
Farm Notes.

Doolittle says: If you wish large.
yield OF section honey keep prolific
queens and let the brood combs alone.
after they are once filled with brood in
the spring.
If you notice lice on any of your
stock give them good dressing of
tobacco tea. Give the stable thorough
cleaning and a good coat of hot white
wash to which has been added carbolic
acid.
In the stables of the Adams Express
company at Boston five horsepower
electric motor operates two machines
for grooming horses. With the new
machines two men can groom a horse
in five minutes.
It was stated by dairyman of lorg
experience at an Auburn (Me.) insti--
tute that in feeding grain to stock it
would be found as a rule the highest
profit goes with the heaviest grain.
feeding, up to the point of safety.
Every year there are many COM
plants of poor seed corn. The best,
plan to avoid loss in this way is to test.
the seed in the house a few weeks
before planting. It is not likely that
SO much will terminate in open ground
as beside the fire; but the result Will
show clearly the proportion of seed
that retains vitality.
Why has dog the privilege of wan
dering at large over "all creation,''-
while sheep is to be kept on its
owners farm? If the owners of dogs
could be obliged to keep their animals
on their own premises and prevent
them from trespassing upon the prop
erty of others, the sheep would have a.
fair chance.
Lard is no longer the prime factor
in estimating the values of fat hog.
Medium-sized porkers, with plenty of
lean. meat, are now most in demand
Hogs, such as used to be fattened until
they were too weak to get up and eat,
cannot make healthful pork, and as
lard no longer brings a much better
price than eatable meat there is no
reason for thus fattening them.
Il have never had hog cholera Oh
my farm" says Theodore Lewis
'Whenever I buy hogs I quarantine
them for some time at distance to
prove that there is no disease among
them. / use only mature animals to.
breed from, and then keep them as long
as they are proftable-the sows till
seven or eight years old. These things
are worth considering by farmers
When the farm fails to produce the
crops that once were easily grown upon.
it, the course to pursue is to restrict.
the acreage. Cultivate only half the.
space, or even less, and concentrate all
your manure upon it. The crops will
soon be larger than were secured from
the entire farm, less expense will be
incurred, the farm will improve in fer
tility and the portion which is unused
will be benefited by the seasons of rest
given it.
- No seed needs such frequent chang
| ing as potato. If planted on the same
farm year after year they soon run out
and will bear only small inferior tubers.
Careful selection of smooth, perfect po-
tatoes every year for seed and changing
every few years will improve both the
quality and quantity. The scarcity of
potatoes and consequent high prices
will tend to make early crops high next
season, and farmers should take heed
and profit thereby.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30
New Uses for Electricity,

Electricity is now much used for the
unloading of lumber and other freight
from vessels in conjunction with a
whip hosting drum. The power used
is an electric motor, which is connect
ed by a belt with the shaft which OBJ
crates the drums. Each drum is OBJ
Grated by q lever and can be stopped
in an instant. When the lumber is
drawn from the vessel large hook
from the wharf derrick is attached
and the sticks are transferred to any
part OF the yard. The entire pulling,
twisting and transferring is done by
electric power. ~. :.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30

Fashion is at work trying to i'm.
prove on the architecture of the mod.
ern sleeve. The high shoulder pieces
have been pulled down a little, the
ham-like lines have been removed and
there is more room at the elbows than
formerly .
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30
Give Pigs q Chance to Root.

Pigs always kept in a small pen may
fatten, but cannot be healthy The
pig needs to reach the earth to be
what pig should. And it should not
be earth that has already been con-
taminated by his own excrement,
though except where piles of manure
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30

tram itself, as it enters a tunnel,
should close the circuit and thus make
the lights burn until it left at the
ooher end, when the circuit would
open again and the lights would go
out; This would at least be appli-
cable to short tunnels, where the
Trans, if equipped for electric Lighting,
could supply the current also. In
whatever way it is done, the electric
hghtlng OF tunnels will be great relief
20 large number of persons, who
ureod the gloomy passage.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30

have lain the soil quickly purifes it
self and converts even this into harm
less humus after a few months of con-
tact In the orchard pigs roofing
keep the codling moth in check. by
finding worms that have escaped from
apples into the ground.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30
Portable Bath.


An ingenious arrangement has been
designed to enable stream OF water
TO be thrown in any direction by
means of a pump worked by the feet
OF the person using the arrangement.
A small platform is provided, on
which two pedals are fitted in such q
way that the heels Of the user can rest
upon them, and by the pressure set
upand a slight muscular action small
pump is operated. This enables the
water to- be drawn from a vessel de-
tached from the main device and
e]ected by means OF a nozzle. This
device is adapted for several purposes,
one OF which is portable bath. In
this application the platform is placed
IN the middle of a tray, in which the
water can be received after use, and
the outlet pipe terminates in a COM
blned brush and rose. The chief fea-
ture in this arrangement is that it
leaves both hands free, the meresway-
ing of the body being sufficient to give
the necessary power for pumping.
The continuance is also being applied
to such purposes as window cleaning,
garden sprin king and carriage wash
Ing.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30
He Remembered.

Boy-Mister, I want to get a-um-
I-want a pint of-a-thunder-I for.
got" . .
druggists Clerk-Little man, have
you forgotten what you came for?"
Boy-That's it. ..f 4
Clerk-What's it?
.Boy-Camphor.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
AND USEFUL TOP.
lCS BRIEFLY DISCUSSED.
Reasons Why Farmers Should Keep Bees
Boys On the Farm and How to
Keep Them-Agricultural
Notes.-The Household.
Why Farmers Should Keep Bees.

The fact that bees are pollen distrib-
utors is sufficient reason why place
should be made for them on every
farm. If kept for no other purpose
than the benefit they do to growing
crops and fruit bearing trees and plants
by spreading the pollen among the
blooms, these Industrious workers
would be a valuable adjunct Testi-
mony is abundant and conclusive as to
the desirable effects of bees upon grape
vines, fruit trees, and fruit bearing
plants generally. Indeed, one prom
lnent apiarist goes so far as to insist
that a few hives of bees judiciously
placed will revive fruit farm from a
non-paying to a profitable investment.
Field crops, scientists tell us and
wide-awake farmers know from their
own observation, are greatly assisted
by the honey bees manipulations. In
deed, their influence is required for the
perfect floral fertilization of some of the
cereal crops and the meadow grasses.
Where the farmer is too busy to give
his personal attention to the honey,
it was suggested that he purchase a
few hives and turn them over to his
wife and daughters. They will find
the pin money accruing from the sale
of the honey a convenient and pleasant
return for the labor and time spent
among the bees. The outdoor occupa-
ton, too, will prove a welcome and
healthtul change from indoor drudgery,
which they can afford to hire done.
Boys on the Farm.
The decadence of farming of late
years is largely due to the undeniable
fact that city life has offered greater
attractions as well as greater profits to
the young. While it is true that farm
ing does not now require so severe and
unremitting toll as formerly can it be
said that young people on the farm
have been encouraged to find their
pleasures and relaxation at home?
This is the only way to make farm life
attractive to the average young man.
Ii on each holiday he goes to the city.
1t will naturally soon seem to him that
city life is all holiday, while life on
the farm is one of unceasing drudgery
1t often happens that city boys kept at
work in stores, and only allowed to 90
into the country for vacation, see only
the holiday side of farm life, and
acquire love for it that those brought
up on the farm too often do not share.
| Why do not farmers take hint from
these facts, and make as much holiday
as possible for their sons at home? It
is time that the old rule, which made
the boy hoe his row and run for water,
while the men rested, was superseded
by practice which would give boys
the easiest tasks, and the little invest
ments that give largest profits, as the
best means to interest them in farming
and make this the occupation of their
| lives.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30
Development of Dolls.

The talking doll is helineal descend
ant OF a rude and simple ancestry.
We can trace it's history, with that OF
civilization, by the figurines OF Tan
agra, and the ivory figures OF wealthy
Rome. By a comparison of customs
among the South Sea Islanders, we
may satisfy ourselves that dolls We're
priced by children in prehistoric
times.
The daughter of the savage makes
her own doll, and invests it with all
the graces and charms of form and
disposition. Travellers tell us that
the make-believe child of the little
savage often consists of nothing more
nearly human than an ear OF corn in
the husk, a long gourd or a cucumber,
or even, in extreme cases of want, a
fig leaf made into a roll. This she
soothes and chides, and sings to, and
interests with stories of her own tell
ing.
The ivory doll of the Roman child
was too costly for the ages that follow
ed the fall Of the Empire. For MANY
centuries dolls must have been chiefly
OF home manufacture. The first shop
made dolls after the Middle Ages were
the Jointed wooden dolls OF the Neither
lands. These were known in England
as 14Flanders babies" These "Flemish
beauties" are described as having had
Ground black heads, with a well
defined blush on either cheek" They
were OF wood from crown to toe.
Their legs and arms were jointed.
The wig of brown hair was fastened to
the head by row Of iron tacks.
Dolls OF the latest pattern are now
manufactured in great numbers in
England and in America. Yet these
countries still continue to import
some OF the cheaper kinds from Ger
many. The extent to which dolls are
manufactured in England may be
judged from the statement, made a.
few years ago in the House of Com
mons, that manufacturer had had
an order for five hundred pounds
worth of dolls eyes,
A Fair Warming.
Boy who is about to be punished by
his teacher,-H you whip me, sir, it's
you who will be the sufferer, and not
I.
Teacher-How so?
BOy-Because you are not q strong
man, and if you exert yourself whip
ping me, you'll get as weak as a. cat.
Bright Boy.
Teacher-Who can tell me some
useful article we get from the whale?
Johnny?
Congratulations.
Teacher-Right Now what little
boy or girl knows what we get from
the sea? Tommy?
Tommy-Sealing wax. ...
He Remembered. ts..,. .-
Boy-Mister, want to get a-um-
want pint of-a-thunder-I for
got" .*%.
druggists Clerk-Little man, have
you forgotten what you came for?"
Boy-That's it. r...E' 4 ~
Clerk-What's it?
Boy-Camphor.
Fashion is at work trying to i'm.
prove on the architecture Of the mod
ern sleeve. The high shoulder pieces
have been pulled down a little, the
ham-like lines have been removed and
thoro is m ora room, NJ ~. ol1,owr ~ >,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30

ing OF the BODY being sufficient to give
the necessary power for pumping.
The continuance is also being applied
to such purposes as window cl Gaming,
garden sprin king and carriage wash
ing.
Benefits of Electric Lights.
1t has been remarked as showing
what a powerful element of health the
electric light is, that the general health
of those who use it improves, their
appetite and their ability to sleep in
creases, and the visits of the doctor
become less frequent. This is especial
Iy apparent in the statistics of the at
tendance of working people in factor
les and other places. In the saw
lngs bank in Queen Victoria street,
London, where 1 200 persons are en-
ployed, the absences from illness have
been SO far reduced that the extra la
Dor gained is said to have paid for the
electric light. The influence of artifi-
| clal light on the eyes has also SAM
tary bearing. 1t has been asserted
that the injury to the eyes, Of which
the growing short-sightedness OF the
day is but one result, is due to the
heat rays and not to the light rays.
Ii that be SO the electric light is less
injurious than any other. If the eyes
are exposed to the influence of a
steady glow lamp it is impossible to
read and write for many hours by
such a light without experiencing the
| least fatigue.-Amateur Electrician.
Sailing Ships Running Before Gale.
The air is impelled over the surface
OF land and sea- at the rate of 40 miles
an hour when moderate gale is
| blowing, and 100 miles an hour when
a hurricane is raging which no sail
can withstand. Half way between
the Cape of Good Hope and Austria
LA, the Liverpool clipper ship, James
Baines, ran 42O miles before the wind
in "a hours. At one instant she was
running 2l knots an hour with her
main skysail set, feat that is hard
ly credible were it not we'll substanti-
ated. Two years later, in 1856, the
Red Jacket averaged 1874 knots daily
during eight consecutive days in
about the same latitude, and the
American clipper Sovereign of the Seas
had a westerly gale when rounding
Cape Horn which drove her 4, 500
nautical miles in 16 days, on one of
which she made All miles. These
unparalleled runs Of sailing ships afford
some faint idea Of the velocity with
which wind travels in high latitudes.
kettledrums in a Church Organ.
A curious contretemps somewhat
disturbed the equanimity of preacher
and congregation at St. Michael's,
Folkestone, a little while ago. The
organ in that church is provided with
kettledrums, which are brought into
action by the organist pressing against
all electric knob fixed to the back of
the seat. This arrangement was not
explained to a strange Organists, who
had no sooner leaned back to hear
the sermon comfortably than a start
ling uproar began in the recesses of
the instrument. Looking up in aston
lshment, the unsuspectlng artists on
ly pressed the knobs harder and fast
f'er, and more furious became the &C.
ton of the drums. This went on for q
considerable time, till somebody with
presence of mind rushed up and ex-
planned the secret, SO stopping the
noise of the +ympani and the CYCLES Of
the congregation.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-04-30
Lost M oney,

1t was a dark night, and down a re-
tired street in Paris a man rode alone
on horseback. Suddenly the horse
stopped as if frightened. Then man
rose from the pavement, in the middle
OF the street, and jumped to one side
with a cry. The rider was angry, and
exclaimed, care you drunk, man, that
you lie about in the middle Of a dark
street to get yourself PUN over?"
"You might better lend a poor fel-
low hand than scold in that way
exclaimed the other. II had three
hundred france in gold in this bag, car
rying it to pay q bill for my master,
and the bag is broken and it is all lost