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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-12-31
A DYING TRADE.
The Art of Weaving Rag Carpets East
DIsappearlnp

me Art OF Weaving Rag Carpets Fast
Disappearing.
4. Among the lost arts such as the
'emperlng OF bronze. making flexible
glass and the manufacture of Tyrian
purple we will soon have to n,,mhar
another, namely, the weaving Of rao
carpets. 10 be sure you can still Inv
the factory made article, but that il
not Inc sort that we associate with
recollectlons OF an old-fashioned room
with its high-post bedstead white.
washed wall, diamond -pained windows
and claw-footed cheval glass in tho
corner In those days the rags were
cut and sewed by the fire in the lonp
winter evenings. and often the Garnet
was woven on the old wooden loom I'M
IN the garnet. but usually the material
was sent to the old town weaver. who
was as important a parsonage as either
the butcher, the baker or the CANDLE
SHOEMAKER.
The old weavers are DIVING ont
through lack of patronage, but recent
~ a Washington Star reporter found
where one still works down by the wa
terslde 1t is queer old one-storv
mouse with squares and panels of car
! pet hung tapestrywise over the front
by way OF advertisement The pro-
pfletor is a little. dried and withered
specimen much bent by stopping over
his loom. He came from the low
countries in Holland near fifty wears
ago. There he was flax weaver bv
trade but American machinery threw
him out of work years ago. and he has
oeen carpet weaving ever since.
1t used to be a good trade, he said
TO the Star man. but now it is divine
out. He still has work enough to
Keep him. but Americans do not use
many rag carpets now. He sells the
most to his own countrymen. He
works twelve hours a day, winter and
summer, and turns out about sixteen
yards day. Weaving costs TWENTY
i've cents per yarG, and he furnishes
the warp. If he furnishes the rags
loo, 1t costs about twice that amount.
Bags OF rags were standing around
under the shelves. and in one corner
was a pile of balls, made from strips
his wife and children sewed at night.
The loom was the most primitive
model known; yet on one but little
ruder the Navajos make their famous
waterproof blankets. and upon one but
little better the Hindoo produces the
woven wind" of India. It was really
SO ancient looking that it was disap
pointing to find that it was built as
late as 1855. The working parts, from
much handling, had taken on the rich
tlnts of seasoned meerschaum and the
rest was smoke Drowned to deep sien-
ma With the background of dark
shadows and the bright warp threads
running through the CENTER it made a.
study worthy of an artist.
There are no longer any appren-
tees at the trade. No one wants to
learn hand weaving now. The old
man said the last pupil he had was
during the spinning wheel craze sew
eral years ago. One society girl came
down and insisted on learning to
weave. but her enthusiasm soon gave
out. and since then the ole man has
had his trade to himself.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-12-31
Uncle Sans Border Line,

Do any of our people ever query
how the dividing line between the
United States and the Dominion of
Canada is marked, and how travellers
in those wild regions northwest of
the Great Lakes can tell when they
step from the domains of Uncle Sam
into those of Queen Victoria? For
many years the question of boundary
between the United States apd the
possessions of Great Britain was dis
cussed, and at1ast, at the convention
OF London. held in 1918, the forty
niuth parallel of north latitude was
decided upon. A parallel OF latitude,
however, being an aginary line, is
very poor guide to a traveller, so
the next thing to do was to mark
that line SO that all who passed that
way should know where it was 10.
Gated.
Accordingly the country in that
vicinity was surveyed, and monu-
ments were set up at even mile inter-
walls, the British placing one between
every two of ours. These extend
from the Lake of the Woods to the
Rocky Mountains. Where the line
enters forests, the timber is cut down.
and the ground cleared rod wide:
where it crosses small lakes, stone
cairns have been built, sometimes
being eighteen feet under water and
eight above: in other places, earth
mounds, seven by fourteen feet, have
been built, The most Of these mon
uments, which number 3SS in all, are
otiron. It was found that the most
solid wooden posts were not proof
against the ravages of the Indians,
prairie fires and the weather, so that
nothing but iron would do.
These pillars are hollow iron cast
ings, fitted over solid cedar posts,
and well bottled through, and are
sunk four feetin the ground They are
eight feet high, eight inches square at
base and four at the top, and upon
opposite sides facing north and south,
are the Inscriptions cast in letters
two inches high; "Convention of
London and October 20, 1878"
The pillars weigh 2S5 pounds each,
and were made at Detroit, Mich. So
you see Uncle Sans border-line is
very distinctly marked all the way
from the lakes to the summit of the
Rocky Mountains. Wide Awake.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-12-31
A KIS&IN A CANOE.

The maiden sat in light canoe,
Afoat on a mountain lake;
And mad idea shot wildly through
The brain of her lover (who sat there too).
That he, in that selfsame light canoe
A stolen kiss would take
Now the maiden sat there, unware
Of the plot that he had Matched;
And the mountain breezes played with her hail
And famed her cheek and her brow so fair.
As she sat there quite unaware
OF Tie kiss soon to be snatched,
Then the lover awaited a real good chance,
To capture the longed-for kiss.
When, watching the wimpliug wavelets dance,
She turned her head with a quick, shy glance,
And, leaning back, she gave him a chance
That was really too good to miss
So he bent to meet her, and tried to steal
The kiss that he burned to get.
But he bent so quick, in his ardent zeal,
That the craft upset like whirling wheel,
And he missed the kiss that he tried to steal
And they both got very wet.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-12-31
a Monopoly in Funerals.

!, One great company has monopoly
of Paris funerals, the idea that has led
to its establishment being that enough
money might be made QUO of the costly
funerals to permit of a great many for
little or nothing. The funerals are
divided into ten classes. The first six
only are remunerative. They vary
frem 5000 francs to 100, 900 francs
The eighth class costs % francs; the
ninth, s francs, and the tenth is free.
There are about So, 900 annual free in
terments. There Is talk, however. of
abolishing tho monopoly.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-12-31
sMONOGRAM TOAST.
A Culinary Curiosity Produced by
Clever Young Woman

Culinary Curiosity Produced by a
Clever Young Woman.
| A certain young woman who, her
family says, sits up nights to
think up clever things, thought
up specially clever one a month
ago, says the New York Sun.
The family knew as soon as she came
down in the morning, from her air of
supreme dissatisfaction. that she had
an idea working somewhere back in
her brain. But for a week or more
she kept her own counsel; then one
morning when they came in to break
fast they knew. For at each place
was 81 small plate of hot buttered
toast and on every slice appeared the
monogram of some one member of the
family. IN creamy yellow against a
golden brown background
And when everybody had wondered
enough to satisfy the vanity even of
this eSactlng young woman she was
induced to go down into the kitchen
and display the continuance by which
she had brought it all about It was
made like an ordinary toaster, only
tuttI tuo center was composed OF q
monogram, which was held in the
frame by a single wire attached to
each side. When the bread was put
in and held over the fire the metal of
the monogram kept its outline from
browning, and, while the rest of the
surface was crisp and brown, the
letter device was just touched with
creamy yellow. The rack was made
of ordinary wire, aud the letters were
of tin. There was a toaster for each
member of the family. so that the
self-esteem of all mi ght be equally
ministered to, and the coasters were
capable OF holding but one slice at a
time .---.--.-z a--as-
The beauty of this toaster," ex-
planned the clever young woman, lis
that they could be made in silver and
used for dinner favors.'
But the father shook his head rue
fully and said: Il don't see the beauty
of that. !"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-12-31

4 pCiOAAS0 - Ouo OAc cHllu OF chance
placed in my hands Drosera of ex-
4 ceptional size. ] have nourished her.
and developed within her the rem.
nants ofthe animal juices. Little by
!. little she has evolved and grown.
I until, at last, the acme of deduction
the hydra, the dragon lives again!
Behold my Titane- enorm GUS and
y sublime! Behold her, ferocious in the
]. hunger that / cannot satev'
And as two tentacles separated
themselves from the mass and waved
softly lnthe air, with a hideous cease
less motion, he gently laid upon
them a fresh piece of flesh.
But you do not know ALL he
continued, in a low tone; 'if Titane
should be very hungry-I did not
foresee this-in her present condition
OF ferocious power, she would tear
herself from the place to which
her now enfeebled roots bind
her! And then, a terrible and all
powerful brute, she would drag her
SHINY and enormous bulk out into
the world where there are men, and
women, and little children-and what
has been my triumph would become
my crime!
Il tear that she may escape some
day, and, lest she become hungry. T
watch her every hour, night and
day. We're once but a few minutes
late, and knew that she would hurl
! herself upon the world, menacing nv
wife and child, whom she would first
encounter! Let her eat, let her eat,
for she must not wish to move from
here" And again he tossed down
great masses of meat. And through
the fibres of this horrible plant passed
purple tides of the extracted blood.
At this moment, as / stood speech
less, overwhelmed with the intensity
OF my revulsion, the barred door.
which had not securely shut, swung
softly open, and Paula appeared.
Her courage had been stronger
than her fear. Now that she knew
was there, she had had the boldness
to violate the secrecy of this cham
Der of horrors.
"Frederick!" she cried.
But to her call a blood curdl1ng
shrek responded. In his surprise at
hersudden appearance, Frederick had
recolled step, and, forgetful of his
danger, touched with his hand the
monsters tentacles. With lightning
rapidity all the hideous trumpet.
mouths had seized upon
the hand, grasping the wrist,
the forearm! Oh, horror! I saw it
drawn down by that resistIess sue
ton. l seized him about the body,
straining every muscle to draw him
from the embrace of the terrible
Iitane-but the brute was stronger
thanI. ,:.-.s &.
Than my eyes fell upon an axe in
the corner.
THE trunk! the trunk!'' cried to
Paula; 'scut it, hack it'll"
Weak as she was with fright, she
seized the axe and swung it's shining
blade and struck one blow that cut
through the very roots of the plant.
1t seemed to make an effort to rise,
to hurl itself at us, perhaps, and
then, poWerless, suddenly collapsed
with fiaccid sound like wet linen,
and at the same time pulled the un.
fortunate Frederick loose from the
relaxed tentacles.
Paula caught him in her arms. He
opened hiseyes, and, in a last .spasm,
liked them on me as he said: Gas
sassin! you have killed Titane!''
And he fell back dead Translated
tor the Arogonaut from the French
of Jules Lermina.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-12-31
The First ships Doctor.

The first ships doctor on record is
believed to have been st. Luke, who
is shown by recent research to have
been q physician in the Troad when
he first met ST Paul. ~ I. snea1sh.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-12-31

On last Wednesday /. B. Conway
killed six rnttlesnakes, three prairie
snakes, a wood rat, and u turtle, all
coming from one hole.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-01-18
vezeaabie- for sl.e Arn.,. ].

The Department oi Arizona has issed the following army order:
 Acting commisssfieso subsistence in this department wiil hereafter make careful personal examination of all fresh vegetables intended for issue to troops and see that noue are issued except 5uch as are in sound condi' ton.
 This examination should be made immediately before the time of issue -the original packages being opened and the contents sorted over, fl neces- sary. for sshieh purpose Es4aez. ;sssy be made for a detail of competent en- listed men to assist in handling and re-weighing the vegetables, in order that the troops may receive their full allowance"
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-01-18
n- n-rrnnlnrn laena.

Prem the Los Angeles Express we gleau ,he following particulars oi the death O .. .. Tr.utum who wa. in early days i1entiaed wilb Tnlt,- s;tSzi5 Ss1yi Iis interests. -O. C. Iran ,um. well sn-wn lawyer ol this city died last night Of an overdose of nor phine. Mr Trantum was a chronic sufferer of complication of nervous diseases. He had a severe attack yesterday aud last night be sent for pr. Austin, who keeps a drug store on the corner of Temple and Grand avenue. Dr. Austin administered fonT hyperdeEmio injections of morphine of one-fourth of a grain each. Mir. Trantum was overcome and rapidly sank. Drs Kirkpatrick and Maynard were sent for, but failed to revive him. He died at g 30 o'clock. He leaves a wife and child"
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-01-18
Thn,.snEnet

The action of the Supreme Court of
 the United States upon the emergency case carried up from this territory in- yoiring tine legality Of the acts of the alst legislature after the sizty days actual session, is fraughl with deeper interest to the pc Opie that at first may appear possible. A confirmation Of the decision of our courts upon the grounds of exPendiency, must cer- tainly revive an almost endless amount of litigation that has been considered settled, wiIi!e the reversal of their judgment will open the doors of the court beyond the expectations of the most rapacious sylock the bar contains In the latter con .igency the holdover appointments of Ex- Governor Zulick can recover their lost salaries and a whole chapter of chaos will follow. In any event it will be bad enough for every taxpayer. Florence Enterprise.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-01-18

Ire ladies Of Tombstone are making preparations to give Mother Goose entertainment soon for the purpose ol raising money to make some necessary repairs on the presbyterian parsonage,
 These little local entertainments are always more enjoyable than the per. formances given by such trouPes as find it worth their while to come to Tombstone and we predict success fol the new venture.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-01-18
Chanslng tho Mining a.a,,-.

There has just passed the senate and is now pending in the house a measure of no inconsiderable moment to the mining fraternity, IL is designed to avoid many incouvenieecs with nli- ners now so justly complain of. while and the same time not relaxing in the least the watchfulness of the iaw. One provision of this amendment to the U $. mining law authorizes a man own ing, say, five claims sdjoiEiug one an- ether tO do $500 worth of assessment work on any one Of these claims if be chooses to rather than expend $I00 au- nuallY upon each of the claims as the law at present requires. Also another change provides that where sufficient work has been done to warrant the demand for a patent and the law has been complied with as to payments, no further assessment work is required, no matter how long the patent may be delayed in issuing from the land office. IL also makes 1t lawful for one witness to certify, be'ore any mo- tary public or any other duly qualified officer as to whether the work done is in accordance with the law, instead of requiring two such affidavits to be made within the land district where the claim is located. Another change and one of special note in the mi ming sections where the rigors of win ter are severe, makes the mining year begins CT October ].
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-01-18
How to help ,our digestion

Almost every day we feel the un- pleasant sensations of indigestion. Try A!lcock's Porous Plasters and be relieved. J. F. Davenport, or Canar- sic, New York, writes:
 ''I have been very much troubled. with violent pain below my chest bone. l was told by several physicians that 1t WIS rheumatism of the dia- phragm. It resulted from cold and exposure. had very little appetite and digested my food with great diff culty. I placed one AlIcock's Porous Plaster below the breast bone and two on each side. In the course of twenty four hours all pain ceased, and I was able to eat and digest a good square meal, something had not done before in two weeks. l got better constantly, and the end of seven days found my self entirely we'll. Since then have used Allcock's Porous PIasters for colds, coughs and pains in my side. and have always found them quick and effective"
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-01-18

Apropos the recent census enumer- aEion of Sunday schools in Arizona il might not be inappropriate to give a few instances taken from our Tomb stone Sunday schools to show that the seed has fallen upon good ground.
 Did Solomon have very big ears p asked youngster just home from Sunday school; "Why do you ask lha;?" replied her mother. Well the Golden Text to-day "wasBehold a greater than SolomOn's ear"
 "Can any of the little children in my class tell me whatthe Golded Rule is, 2 asked teacher in Tombstone Sum- day school, not long since,-''Mind your own business" confidently piped out a small girl.
 "What can you tell me about limo tby?" was asked of another youngster not unknown to local fame. Those fImilier with the readers used in the public schools will appreciate the ready reply Timothy was a wOOd-chuck. !"
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-01-18

So many charges have been entered at Washington against Collector Christ that it seems the Department sent tEo special agents to Nogales to investi- gate. The past week they have heen engaged in examining some forty or more witnesses both pro and con. From here we understand, they go to Tucson Nogaies Record.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-01-18
Treasurers sonresf.

The contest case of Geo, J. Rosk- ruge v. g. Beo Heney for the office Of county treasurer was closed yesterday. The court gave judgment affirming the election of Air. Heney. The contes, was made on the grounds of NIT. Hen ey's ineigibility tore-election as treas, urer under She law which prevailed prior to Jan 1, 1891 which declared that no county treasurer in the tern, tory can be elected or appointed ta succeed himself once. The court held NIT. Heney eligible to succeed him. self and gave judgment accordingly Star.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-01-18

At the meeting of citizens at Tucson last Saturday to protest against the abandonment Of Fort Lowell, a busi- ness man of that city made the state ment that from S75o.OOO to $I00GOO per anaum is brought annually to the city. The pay roll of the fort aggre- gates some S65,o00 per year. In ad- dition to this the supplies from the surroundings are considerable sum. One party has saPplied the fort with $6,O0O worth of ~ood this fall, and an. other about $I5JoOO worth. The in. direct expenditures oi the fort form g large percentage Of tie finan yial bone. fits of Tucson
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-01-18

Why fill a store with goods. and then keep dark about 1t? l. costs money every day and every hour 10 carry a stock of goods, Let the public know what you have to sell. Interest the People-attract them-do no al- low them to forget you or your crowd eG shelves. Turn on the lights, especi' ally the brilliant, steady and far-reach- ing light of advertising. Advertise in the PRosFECToR the largest circulation in the southwest.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-01-18

FoRT Lowell should not beabsndOn- ed What Arizona needs is more posts; not less. We are on the border fine Of a country which should be sup piled with military posts not over fifty miles apart at the most The govern ment should look at these facts and not allow itself to be blinded with tie idea that all Of cur troubles in future can be guarded by the home militia.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-01-18
Sead ArEHs.

The Tombstone militia are without arms. As there is every indication that the removal Of troops from this section of Arizona will neeessitate at DO distant day the calling upon tine militia companies oi southern Arizona to take the field to fiIl some spasmodie oui-brsak on the part ol the Apaches, it would be well to provide them with guns and ammunition. IL is not necessary as some people suppose for each member of the company to go to the front in person. During the late civil war substitutes were sent at q small expense and at the present time this plan might be successfully worked by those whose business er- agreements would not allow them to l go to the battle field in person.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-01-18
Their hands fnII.

The Prescott Courier maps out 8 line of duty for the legislature about to convene. Here it is: "Arizonians expects good work from the legisIa- lsturn and we believe they will get iI. We advise the members tO organize both houses quickly, 90 10 work, remo- dy the fee act; the pigeon holed "acts"; the election lawe; road jaws; poll tax laws; pass railroad act i; look into asylum and penitenliary matters provide for advertising in pa- pers of the largest circulation; do something for an exhibit at the Worlds F&;:s;; .:Isilis,5 iisiis0 congress for more territory along the Colorado river i; protect timber; fix water laws; abolish useless offices; provide for taking steps towards Statehood do something with the wolfIey bill; lower interest rases on warrants, loans, etc"
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-01-18

Itis perhaps not universally known that lieutenant Brainera who Las bee Tor some time past situated al Hus- chuca, vas the sergeant Brainerd who Nas one Of the survivors Of inc Greedy expedition and in eompanF with Lieut. lockwood reached. % far ss known. the highest point of north latitude sS degrees 24k minutes. 4 recent military order transfers him to slan- ton.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-01-18

The New Mexico Stock Grower Is pleased to report tha. already there is inquiry from northern buyers for steers for next seasons delivery, several parties having informed us of letters having been received asking how many could be obtained from the ranges of the recipients. It is reported on good authority that the Aztec Cattle company oi Northern Arizona, has already contracted G,000 head of young steers for deliegery to H. s. Boice and others of Montana. Prices could not be learned.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-01-18

B. Fawcett writes for information of his son Thomas Fawcett who has been missing since September 2, 1883 at which time he wrote from George town New Mexico. He sometime went by the name Thomas CoIIister. He is about thirty years of age, tall, with light eyes and light brown hair. Any information will be thankfully received by his father whose address is I253 George Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-01-18
Tbe eensus enumerator of Arizana

The census enumerator Of Arizona sabbath schools returns g report of a total of 8 schools, 435 teachers and 3,l05 scholars. Cochise county shows schools, g teachers and 2i5 scholars. We have three fioagisfling Sunday schools in Tombstone Where are the other two7
Tombstone epitaph., 1891-01-18
AI.nm So rhe.nseIres.

The board of supervisors of Yavapai county at recent meeting directed their clerk to forward copy oT the following to the territorial eommis- sioner: Referring to our application of December 10th, for refunding the bonded and floating debt Of this county, we would now say that owing to the refusal of the bondholders to surrender their holdings. this county gives notice that it withdraws its ap- plicstion for reIunding, and declines to take action under the law authorizing the same.