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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-05-21
Why a Sow Stole Ears of Corn.

Like the goose the pig is a mucE
maligned animal. 1t is taken for grant
ed that they are both stupid to the
core, and IN consequence no one VIII
make pets of them, and endeavor to.
find whether they really have any
sense. Perhaps there is prejudice
against swine because they are so.
homely; but that is no reason why they
should be slandered. For instance
here is the story of good Samaritan
pig:
A Pennsylvania farmer missed one
OF his hogs, and for three days was IN
able to find him. On the third day.
the hired man. while feeding the pigs,
saw a SOW take an ear of corn in her
mouth, trot across the lot and dis
appear in the thick underbrush. She
returned in about an hour, and the
man told his employer of the occur
renee, and the SOW was closely watched
when the drove was fed again. She
ate her dinner, and then took a big
ear of corn in her mouth and again
started for the underbrush.
She was followed quietly to little
hollow in the wood, where the missing
hog was discovered. One of his hind
legs was held fast by the stout andt
springy roots of hickory tree, he
tween two closely growing forks Of
which he had stepped. and which hada
spread under his weight and Their
closed on his leg like vise
The ground about was covered with
corn cobs, showing how the SOW, which
had evidently been present when the
accident had occurred, had cared for
the prisoner. But for her he certainly
would have perished as he never
could have escaped from the trap he
was in
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-05-21
Caught the Wrong RascaIA,.

Writing of gambling, says Paris,
correspondent, reminded me of an
amusing incident that occurred at Nice
some three or four winters back. The
members of a certain gambling club,
for different reasons, felt suspicious as
to the play of one of the visitors. In
order to verify their doubts it was,
agreed to call in an expert Partisan.
detective. Having duly, for severall
nights, watched the play, he was at,
last desired to make report on what he,
had noticed, and the reply came with,
startling unexpectedness: The Mon
sieur" suspect had played throughout
quite fairly, but three of the other
''Monsieurs" had cheated regularly at.
all the seances
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-05-21
Language i'm Sealing Wax,

The language in sealing wax is
much practiced in Paris, ROW that
sealing letters is in fashion again.
An epistle conveying a proposal of
marriage must be sealed with white
wax, while accepted lovers may use
ruby color. Jealousy is expressed by
yellow wax, blue implies constancy,
and brown melancholy; green suggests
hope, and a paler shade of green con-
veys reproof. A letter of coincidence
should bear a violet seal in reply to
the black wax intimating death, and
the ordinary scarlet hue is still used
for business. Invitations to dinner
display chocolate seals, gushing young
ladies fasten their condolences with
pink, and gray is the general tint for
letters to ordinary acquaintance.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-05-21
WILD HOGS OF LERDO,
Roaming in Great Droves Seventy Miles
South of Yuma.

South of Yuma.
Roaming over the lands of the Ler-
do colony, 70 miles south of Yuma, are
droves of wild hogs, variously esti-
mated at from 1000 to 5000 in num-
Der. They are descendants of tame
hogs placed on the ranch about thir-
teen years ago. After the owners de-
cease the hogs were turned loose and
allowed to go at will over the rich bot
tom lands of the Colorado river.
AS the wild hog became tame under
restraint and kind treatment, so the
tame hogs of Lerdo rapidly became
wild when allowed to run at large. A
few generations transformed them into
savage beasts, who would attack and
eat man if they had an opportunity.
They subsist chiefly on the wild potato
a tuber which grows the size of wal
nut and in great profusion. The pres
ent owner of Lerdo, General Andrade,
conceived the idea Of having the hogs
caught and the meats cured for the use
of the colonists.
The hogs are caught in circular cor
raj about thirty feet in diameter, hav-
ing trap door. Plenty of bait in the
shape OF corn and potatoes is scattered
about the entrance, and also buried in
the corral. A band of hogs attracted
by the bait enter the corral, commence
roofing for the buried corn and pota-
toes, and when the right spot is struck
by them the trap falls and they are
prisoners. The hogs are fed awhile
before slaughtering. Their meat is of
fine quality, and the lard sweet and
delicious. -Yuma, Ariz., Times.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-05-21
HOUSES IN zULULAND.
They Look Like Big Beehives, and Wom--
en- Build Them.

en- Build Them.
The Zulu woman is the architect and
builder OF the Zulu house, and the Style
OF architecture is known in the colo.
MES as "wattle and daub.'
1t looks like an exaggerated beehive,
for the Zulu mind has this popularity,
that it cannot grasp the idea of any
thing that is not round or elliptical in.
form. There are no squares in nature
10 build her house, the woman traces
circle on the ground fourteen feet in
diameter and getting a number of
long, Timber branches, she sticks them.
firmly into the ground and then bends
them over and ties them with fiber OBJ
tanned from the numerous creepers or
'monkey ropes"
Then she twines thicker creepers in.
and out Of these sticks, all round the,
circle of spaces about twelve inches
apart, and then taking waffle Ga kind,
OF coarse grass or reed), she matches
the edifice, leaving small hole at the
top for chimney, and another hole
three feet square for door. In front
OF this she builds a covered way, ex--
tending outward about three feet, and,
the exterior of the house is finished by.
coating of "daub' or mud.
She then seeks the nest of the white,
ant, and digging them up, obtains a.
quantity of white clay, which she beats,
to powder, dries, and then mixing it.
with water, kneads it until it is quite,
smooth. This she spreads all over the.
ground inside the hut and beats it.
carefully until it is quite hard and free.
from cracks This floor good house
wife will scour twice day, with,
smooth stones until it is like a piece of
polished marble.
The fireplace is near the door, and is.
simply ring of this clay to confne
the embers in one place. The other
necessarles found in hut are bundle
OF spear shafts drying, some tobacco
and several punches of millet hanging
from the roof. Grouped around the
walls are the three amasi Ca species Of
sour milky jars, the native beer jars
and open jars holding grain.
Of'course the dense wood smoke. ris-
ing, coats the roof, millet and tobacco
with SCOT, and long FINGERS" of it hang
in every direction; but the floor will be
clean enough to eat on, and as long as
that is So the social Mrs Grundy, of
the Zulu, is satisfied.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-05-21
treated in such a manner as to stunt
S % growth and to prevent them from
attaining hight of more than two feet
at most 4#F&~ tSf
##E HOW CONGRESS ELECTS.
supposing No Candidate for President
s@& ...- Gets a IafOrity. ..aEt- 5.

Gets a Majority.
Il. There is popular impression, that
IN the event of the presidential cleo
ton being thrown into the house of
representatives, which would follow if
no candidate should have majority
OF the electoral college, that the pres
ent house, with it's 100 Democratic ma
]orlty, more Or less, will have the de-
Gliding. of the question of who shall be
president for the next four years. That
is a mistake. The matter was fully
discussed in Washington at the time of
the passage of the new apportionment
law. 1t was decided by the highest
legal authority that under the law as
1t stood, the house elected conformity
with the presidential electors should
have the deciding who was elected in
case of no choice by the electoral COL
lege So, if the Farmers Alliance
movement prevents any candidate
from getting majority of the electoral
college the Republicans will still have
a chance to win if they can elect a
majority of the next congress.
But don't both houses of congress
meet in February, 1898, and open and
count the vote and declare the result?
Yes; but if no candidate has a major
lty OF all the votes cast no one will be
elected; consequently, the election will
devolve on the house of representatives
not on the house that will then be in
session, but on the one succeeding it.
But the new president Is supposed to
take his seat on March 4. 1898. The
congress elected will not meet until
the December following. Who will be
president in the meantime?
The law provides for the succession.
The secretary of state would act until
congress could decide the matter. Mr..
Blaine as acting president would not
be compelled to call congress together
right after March A. If the succeed
ing house should be Democratic he
might continue to act until the COM
mencement of the regular session in
December folio wing.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-05-21
WITH THE ELECTRICIANS.

1t is said that at last a satisfactory arc
lamp for use on an incandescent circuit has
been designed.
An electric locomotive is in successful
operation in one of. the coal mines at
Streator, III. The mime has heavy grade
1900 feet long, up which the coal has to be
hauled. This is done by the locomotive
without difficulty, 1S cars being taken at a
time. y, - .." %. -.
+ A method of blasting by electricity has
been tried in Sweden with reported good
results. The means consist of voting arc
produced between two carbon rods placed
parallel. When the arc is moved close to
the spot to be blasted, an intense local heat
is created, resulting in expansion that
splits the rocks. a-.s. A..
When electricity is employed to charge a
storage battery, only that portion Of the
current which is transformed into chemical
energy is utilized The rest is dissipated
by sort of radiation. The battery, then,
instead Of being place where electricity
is laid away, 10 place where chemicals
are left by the current, with the expecte.
ton that they will produce current when,
called upon for such service.
There is said to be in Bavaria, Germany,
a contrivance for catching moths attracted
by the electric light and utilizing them.
1t is described as follows: An electric APP
paratus supplies strong light, which at
tracts the insects and moths. A suction
fan, worked by the electric current dr. VI
them in when they approach the light h.d5
carries them into small mill, also worked
by the electric current where they are
ground up and mixed with flour, and thus
converted into poultry food Of excellent
quality.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-05-21
LOVES SILENCE.

OF all the words that bear their part,
In all the deeds of day to day,
One word is chiefly in my heart,
One little word must not say.
The hills of truth are straight and steep
They have smart in every stone;
And climbing them needs must weep
To think that love must die unknown.
Night follows day-day chases night,
And brings lesson strange to teach,
That love is ifeless in the light,
And silence is the fullest speech.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-05-21
Culture or Dwarf Trees.

French gardeners are now obtaining
the same results as the japanese in
the production Of dwarf trees, which
are in great demand, their methods are
kept as secret as those used in Japan,
where one sees trees two and three
hundred years old which have been
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-27
PERSONAL NOTES.

Mr.. Jno A. Howell of Corpus Christi
is in the city.
Can't. A. E. Noble, a prominent western
stockman, is among the arrivals.
T. M. Church of Oakville, is in town.
J. N. Goodwin. the sheriff of Live Oak
county is in town.
Sheriff W. C. Perry, of Coleman coun-
.ty, is among the arrivals.
J. Fl. Hayworth, a citizen from Bee
county, is in the city from Beeville.
Hon. John Hancock, of Austin, is in the
city.
W. W. Mathies, of Philadelphia, is at
the Menger.
Capt A. E. Shepard, of Marathon, is at
the Mahncke.
10. McCloskey and wife, of Austin,
are at the Mahncke.
j. Il. Ketcheson, representing the
Thallman printing ink works of St
Louis, is in the city.
10. Stanage, of the st. Louis paper
company is in town calling on his cuSto
merS.
DIR. w. V. Miller, of Floresville, is. n the
city, having returned from Washington
Mr.. Chas. Hay and wife of Memphis
Tenn, are in the city on tour through
the state.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-27
KNOX TO TALK.

In the Interest of San Antonio in
Other States.
At special meeting of the San An
tonic Commercial Exchange held yes
terday evening, the following resolu-
ton was adopted:
Resolved, that the San Antonio
Commercial Exchange heartily en-
dorses the project to secure the services
of J. Annoy Knox, editor of Texas
Siftings to give illustrated lectures
and otherwise disseminate infor.
nation in other states relative to
Texas and Its advantages and the
growth Of San Antonio and other
prominent cities. And it is under
stood by this meeting that from the
fund now being raised by this Elk
change for advertising purposes,
under the conditions known to sub.
scribers. that a con tract be made to
contribute the sum of 800 per week
for period of six months"
Messrs. McElroy, Mullaly and Mar
tin were then named as committee
on csnvassing for subscriptions, and
aud these gentlemen began the la.
| bors today.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-27
REMARKABLE RESCUE.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfield, ILL.,,
makes the statement that she caught cold.
which settled on her lungs; she was treat
grew worse. He told her She was a hope
less victim OF consumption and that no
medicine could cure her. Her druggis
suggested DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption; she bought bottle and to
her delight found herself benefited from
the first dose. She continued it's use and af-
ter taking ten bottles, found herself sound
and well, now does her own homework
and is as well as she ever was, Free trial
bottles OF this Great Discovery at Dreiss'
1rug store, large bottles SOC. and $1.O0
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-27

Take Prescriptions to City.Drug store
12-3-tf.
City Drug store-New Goods. 12-3-tf.
Old Chronic Coughs are relieved more
speedily by &c. c. G. Certain Coug Cure"
than any other remedy. Sold by A. Dreiss.
@rBear in mind that Frank J.
Bethel keeps builders hardware and
lumber, at the International and
Great Northern depot. If
Don't die in the house, Trough on
Rats" Clears out traits, mice, flies,
reaches, bed-bugs. 15c. (6-9-1y
Sachs & Goodman, Blum street
opposite Menger. I'm.
Try Sachs & Goodman's cent
cigar. Inn.
Sachs & Goodman, always fresh
imported cigars. Inn.
~Bear in mind that Frank J.
Bethel keeps builders hardware and
lumber, at the International and
Great Northern depot. If
D~Bear in mind that Frank J.
Bethel keeps builders hardware and
lumber, at the International and
Great Northern depot. tt
DIR. Breeding, dentist. 231 East
Houston street, over Hensley::& Sons,
Gold crowns and brides. 3-3-1y.
ROUGH ON CORNS. Hard or--soft,
corns. 15c. (48-1y
TROUGH ON WORMS" Sure
Cure. 25c.
"A fine line of diamonds, watches
jewelry, and silverware, kept by Otto
Blumenthal's, 2S3 Commerce street
Rouvant's old stand. 1-5-lt.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-27

Translated from the Stats Zeitung.l
Lehman: I say Knopps, this city
hall is q beautiful building anyway.
Knopps: Well should say SO, but
one thing about it do not admire.
Lehman: Well, and what is that,
Lnopps? -
Knopps: You see Lehman, the
building Is really very fine and built
out of solid stone and ornamen ted and
pleasing to look upon, and now all
at once all this grand structure re.
ceives for Its browning work q collar
(corBice) Of link, that I don't like
Lehman. =
lehman: You are right.
Knopps: have been wanting te
draw your attention to that par
some time past. 1t looks-well, II
looks like an elegantly dressed gen
tleman, with black swallow-tail coat
ditto long white vest, ditto white
neektie, ditto patent leather boots
ETC., and then wears white cotton
gloves, yet wishes to be acknowledged
In the ball room as the finest dressed
before the remainder of the assembled
guests.
Knopps: Lehman, give me q
smack /; we both had the same
thought.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-27
Returned, With Thanks.

1t is a great mistake for the lit
erary aspirant to imagine that his
returned manuscript has committed
any offense, or that his muse, If he
has strided Pegasus, cannot soar.
What he must do is to sail forth with
it again and again, until it reaches q
favored port, which it will surely do
if it has the requisite merit, some
where and at some date. President
Lincoln used to say, when he was
trying faithfully and with great
diligence to place the various able
men who were presented to him for
the civil service and for the army,
that it was very difficult matter to
get the square pegs in the round holes
and the round pegs In the square
ones. And it is just this difficulty
which confronts the writer for per-
iodicals and magazines. No matter
how experienced he may be, he will
often fail before he brings his COM
modify to the market which waits
for it.
But editors do not wish to be cruel
or hard-hearted, however much they
may seem so to the unspurred and
unfledged writer. The very best and
most famous of them have often told
me that one of the saddest and most
thankless duties they have to per.
form, Is to return contribution that
for some good reason does not prove
to be available. When I once wrote
some verses treating this necessity
humorously, I had to apply to three
editors In succession before 7 could
get them printed, the first two az.
surfing me sorrowfully that the mat.
ter was quite too serious to be treated
with levity.-JoEL BENTON, in The
Ladies' Home Journal.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-27
Eien0ish Rows.

MILWAUKEE,, Jan. 27.-While skat'
ing on pond at Twenty-third and
North streets, Fred. Dehacbrath and
August Press, both aged II years,
were seized by three older boys who
said they wanted to make "niggers"
of them. After q fire had been
lighted, the little fellows faces were
held over the fire until the flesh
rolled off and both lost their eyes.
They will be disfigured for life. No
arrests have been made. The cries of
the youngsters brought workmen in
the vicinity to their rescue, and the
older ones made good their escape
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-27
REAL ESTATE.
Deals and the Prices They Bring.

G. w. Yost to S. E. Yost, portion lots
9 and IL, block 43, Laurel street. s4,250.
c. Yaeger and wife to Anton Hofacker,
lot 5, block l, city lot 10, Brooks street,
S1,127.
c. w. Beckmann and wife to George
Gambs, lot 6, block 33, Avenue B, between
Ninth and Tenth streets. 81 900.
E. r. Lane to Leonardo Cara, piece of
land fronting IS feet on North Flores
street, $500.
c. and J. E. Muegge to T. B. Irvine,
lot l, block %, Sherman street, $500.
X. KochZius to f. Ramos, lot 8, block
IL, Polaris street, 800.
f: Ramos to K. Kochzius, lot 7, block
II. POlaris street, 500.
M. Ramos to X. KochZins, lot IL, block
II, Polaris street, 800.
K. KOchzius to NJ. Ramos, lot 9, block
II, POlaris street, 800.
w. p. Finley to G. w. YoSt, portion
lots and II, block 43, Laurel street, s..
Rudolf Haenig to Fritz Rotzler, lots
1 and 2, block 10, Devine street, $3.50.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-27
After Him.

Mr.. Rafael Diaz, the tobacconist on
Alamo plaza, is laying for the sneak
thief who has lately been systemat-
ically purloining various and sundry
packages of smoking and chewing
tobacco from the front of his store,
and says he will give the reporters q
first class item if he catches him.
The goods areipiled up in the middle
OF the store, and when the clerks are
engaged in the rear part of the build
ing with customers, the thief. who has
been won't to sit on the park benches
opposite and watch his opportunity
would quietly walk over, select his
goods and walk away, practically un.
detected.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-27
OUR HEALTH.

Meeting of the Oficial Board ant
Reports of Ofiicers.
A meeting of the Board of Health
was held yesterday afternoon in tn
mayors office.
City Physician Rraunnsgel made
report OF diseases now prevailing IL
this city. The exact number of small
poX cases now existing Is twenty-five
nearly all of which are in fair way
of recovery. The cases that have eX'
listed heretofore and now exist nave
been non-vaccinated as about 20 to, l.
The vaccinated cases have invariably
| been of a mild type. All cases OF the
disease or infection have been COM
pletely isolated and quarantined. Ot
those who had been vaccinated, only
one case proved fatal, and the vac
cination in this case had been effected
sixty years ago.
Children who are living in neigh Dor
hoods where yellow flags are raised
as a sign of infection are not permitted
to go to the public schools nor are the
people living In these houses per-
United to go out and lningle with the
public.
DR.. Branunagel's official record as
city physician shows that from July
II, 1890, up to the present time there
have been 1874 cases of smallpox in
this city, all told. OF this number 164
cases were treated by the city physi-
clan and his assistants at the city
hospital and pest house. Forty-three
deaths resulted out of the 164 patients
treated, the death rate being 1921
per cent. There were twenty cases
in the city quarantined at private
houses and treated by private physi.
clans. Out of these twenty cases
there were eleven deaths, or IS per
cent, which is more than double the
amount of fatality at the city hospital.
The total number of deaths from
smallpox in the city since July II,
1890, up to the present time-being
six months and nine days-is fifty
four out of a total of 1874 cases that
have existed during that time.
The subject of vaccination was next
discussed and all the physicians con-
Cured in the belief that it was a very
proper safeguard from the disease.
The following resolution was adopted.
Resolved, That DIR. r. M. Swear
ingen, state health officer, is hereby
invited to visit the city and ascertain
the true condition of the smallpox,
it's management by the health author
tiles, and the successful mode OF treat
ment at the hospitals of this city.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-27
Took a Rocm-mate's Watch.

This morning one of the sanitary
inspectors was called upon to arrest a
man who, it was charged, had stolen
q silver watch and one dollar In mon
ey from a roommate, at Maloney's
boarding house Cd North Flores
street. The man was found in West
Commerce street saloon, and while
being taken to the court house that
an affidavit might be made against
him, he offered the party making the
charge, ten dollars for the watch, but
the victim wanted twenty dollars
which was not given, and he was
hauled before Justice Adam, who, for
want of prosecution, dismissed the
case.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-27
Done BY Appointment.

Translated from the Staatz-Zeitung.
Lehman; 1 have been told
Knopps, that you were present when
Mikel attacked an old man withou,
any cause whatever; tell me all about
it.
Knopps: Well, you see, as little
and old as Newcomb is, he Yields a
powerful pen when he finds thai
someone is trying to bulldoze the
the citizens, and you understand this
makes the whole band angry.
Lehman: What has that to. do
with that scandal and Mikeps at
tack?
Kuopps: You don't understand
lehman, you see Mikel Is such 6
trump for the others and when tina,
CLIQUE wants scandal then it is his
duty to initiate the same, and t.
attend to the kicking out at the end
for that he is appointed.
Lehman: All! now I understand
the game, Mikel only attended to fol
what he was appointed for and what
was his share of the programme, and
hence can be~excused.
Knopp: Yes, he is only appointed
for the work, he is to be excused.