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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-08-11
q CITY OF PIcMIEs.
Wnen Dld the Little People Live and
What Was Their Doom?

When Did the Little People Live and
What Was Their Doom?
In quaint old geography which l
once mad the good fortune to own the
western coast OF South America was
decorated with tiny figures OF men
ana women among whom meandered
the Words:i ..The land of the Pip
mics" More modern maps make no
mention OF such people. says a writer
In Youths Companion, and l lad for.
gotten that l had believed in their
existence, when happened lately to
come across them again.
a few months ago perched on the
summit OF one of the highest of the
PERUVIAN Andes. were discovered the
ruins OF a wonderful pigmy city. the
nome or race Of dwarfs: and some
OF lis most interesting relics-alI that
were transportable-are now on their
way northWard, to find a resting place
IN our national museum at the smith
sonlan institution at Washington.
From these discoveries il appears
that the old belief in tiny race. in
habitlng the low]ands on the Pacific
coast was well-founded. There the
little people lived, unmolested, so far
as we know. for an indefinite time
Till they were at last driven back upon
the mountains by larger and
stronger race. Then they built and
occupied the deserted city which to.
day eAcites our wonder.
This city of the past is built with
great care, 15 900 feet above the
level of the sea. surrounded by a wall
twelve feet high and three feet thick.
In its center is high rock. crowned
by the citadel. which is still in q fair
state of preservation.
The houses were all iat-roofed COW
cred with fiat pieces of stone, over
laid with earth to keep out the rain.
Each stood distinct from it's neighbors.
and opened into the common court
yard which had a single gateway into
the nearest street The street was
about two feet wide. From three of
the courts openings have been found.
leading down into round rooms six
leet IN diameter unllghted and dreary,
which may have been used as dun
geons.
In another part of the little city
have been found several mummies OF
adults One of them is twenty-seven
inches tall-an acknowledged chief
and ruler, perhaps. by virtue Of his
majestic height and bearing.
When did the little people live9
How long ago did their carefully
built homes fall into decay? What
was their doom? How strange it
seems that 'after-it may be hous-
ands OF years they should live again
for us and the last tokens of their
existence be brought to excite tie at
tention Of the newest nation OF the
world.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-08-11
An ExceptienaI Case.

Quester-' That's a terrible disease
we're are being everywhere visited by
nowadays with such fatal effect-I
mean heart failure. DO you know
anything of it?" Jester-' Know any.
thing of it? I should say I did. I had
it so badly once that l nearly died"
Quester-''Go away! Nearly died!
Why, heart failure always kills" Jest
er-':Not always. This was a case
where l proposed to young lady and
her heart failed to reciprocate my
love. Boston Courier
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-08-11
MIGHTlER THAN THE PEN.

Typewriters Being Manufactured at the
Ratio of a Hundred a Day.
The typewriter has come to stay
and has improved greatly in it's work
since it first appeared in the offices of
the land. Instead Of the sentences of
capital letters which used to bother
U.S. there is now the neat and ire
proachable page which is delight to
tired eyes and refreshment to the
mind of those who are compelled to
read much of other peoples work be.
fore it is printed. Ten years ago tn
principal works were turning out
about 1000 machines a year; now
they are making 100 machines a day.
More than 200 900 typewriting ma
chimes of all makes have been put
upon the market during the past ten
years. There has been great indus
try opened for women which is likely
to call more and more for. women of
education and of trained power to grasp
and express quickly the ideas of en-
ployers who wish more and more to
dictate correspondence and other mat
ters for direct writing on the machine
without the delaying Intervention of
shorthand. The typewriting habit
seems likely, according to the Boston
Transcript to make a very rapid rate
of thought and it's expression possible
as a common attainment in the not
distant future. The time has long gone
by when authors might wholly neg
lect spelling and punctuation. declar-
ing these. as many a toplofty eight
zenith century man declared them,
merely the printers business and the
time has gone by. too when ladies
notes might be punctuated like Min
erva press novels-only with dashes.
Certainly the use Of the typewriter
cultivates accuracy and clearness as
well as rapldity Of expression. and it
is useful adjunct to the education Of
the young. OF course we do not look
for the time when the individuality of
handwriting will be forgotten or when
the pen will be hung up with the
warming pan. but for all nonpersonal
writer's there is no doubt that the type
writer will become more and more the
mechanical and accurate means for
it's accom- llshment
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-08-11
TRlTE AND TRIVIAL.

See here, waiter, this pie hasn't any
apples in it." Waiter-''I know it. sab,
it am made of ewapawated apples"
Observation-Disclosures pleasew Tramp
-s'Me face is me ticket, pardner. p"
Conductor-''All right, then I'll have
to punch it" .s.s.. -.
Teacher" No living being can rea d
your writing. Why don't you try to
learn?" Little Boy-'sNo use. Tn go
ing to be doctor, like papa
Dimling-'tIt is said that kangaroos
can develop more anger than any other
animal. . Mrs. Dimling-You don't
say!" Dimling Eyes, they get hop
ping mad.
Wife-'Im tired to death. Been
having the baby's picture taken by the
instantaneous process. Husband
''How long did it take?" Wife
About four hours.
A man feels pretty badly scared when
his heart is in his throat, but he feels
a great deal more scared when his
stomach is there. That is one OF the
signs Of dyspepsia.
Mrs. Totling-s'I'm going to make
me bath robe. Mrs. Dinlling Are
you?" Mrs. Totling- ssYes; I have
bought the loveliest piece of watered
silk for the purpose.
AZ say" said the old subscriber,
'@1hat has become Of the man who
.lsed to get up all those presidential
tickets that would be sure to win for
your paper" 1--WE had to give him a
vacation replied the editor. He's.
been taken with q lucid interval
Miss Porker----''sAnd so your engage
ment with Mr., Backbay is at an end,
How did it happen?' Miss Lakeside.
why, he said he wanted to have a
grand wedding, as it was an affair
that comes only once in a persons
life" Miss Porker Indignantly ~
The ideal"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-08-11
SAVED BY a CAT:
Pussy Killed a MarAud ng Snake in De-
of n Roh 1yW

Pussy Killed a MarAud ng Snake in De-
Tense of a Baby Wren.
In the mountain district of Penn
sylvania two wrens had built their
nest under the caves of an old farm
house says the Brandon Bucksaw, and
there they reared a small and inter-
esting family. Among the attaches
OF the farmers household was a white
cat, and when the wrens became so
tame that they used to hop around the
piazza in search of crumbs the cat
would lie in wait for them and sew
eral times came within an ace Of
catching the adult birds. When the
farmer noticed this he kicked the cat
and she finally learned that 1t was
dangerous to fool with the wrens.
When the baby wrens grew larger
one of them one day fell out of the
nest and. being too weak to run and
unable to fly, lay helpless on the
grass. The cat saw the accident and
ran rapidly to seize the bird, but.
seeming to remember the lesson taught
her, when she reached the helpless
little thing she only touched it dainti-
~ Win her paw and then lay down
and watched it. Presently there came
a black and yellow garden snake
toward the 'tuttering birdling.S The
cat was doing, and was awakened by
the tiuttering Of the bird. Instantly
she rose and struck at the reptile with
her paw. This was. an enemy the
snake did not appreciate, but it was
hungry, SO it darted forward and at
tempted to seize the bird under the
shelter Of the cats head.
Like a flash the cat seized the AXE
just back Of the head and killed it
with one bite. When the farmer hap
pened along in the afternoon he found
the cat crouching in the grass, shell
tering the bird, and ten feet away was
the dead snake. This made it clear
that the cat had carried the bird
away from the snake, and the young
adventurer was soon restored to its
paot .55s fs5taafss Ee@
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-08-11
For London Lnborers.

The London county council has
passed this resolutions: That all
contractors be compelled to sign a
declaration that they pay the. trade
union rate of wages and observe the
hours OF labor and conditions recog-
nized by the London trades unions.
and that the hours and wages be in
serted in and form part Of the con-
tract by way OF schedule. and that
penalties be enforced for any breach.
of agreements
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-08-11
More Honorable Out Than In.

A brilliant young London surgeon
has aroused the hostility of the pro-
fession by his outspoken denunciation
of overaragging and his advocacy of
dietetic treatment of disease, and as
result his name was removed from the
medical register. He has taken action
to have his name restored
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-08-11
FoREoRD AIMED.

AS children we together played;
Our parents side by side
Had lived, and early planned
That she should be my bride.
I loved her from my childhood days,
And she, too, held mo dean;
We both Of us felt lost and strange
Without the other near
I always was her cavalier,
And quick to take her part,
AS child, as maid, as woman grown,
gave her all my heart,
Until came to marrying,
And than-whew What q whirl!
She chose to wed another man,
And I--anothor girl.
-Somerville Journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-08-11
Lack ,ExDerIe,,ce.

Q. Bach-One can easily tell tina.
Slowit the paragrapher on the Morn
Ing Jokelet Is a married man; he is
always, joking about tartar wives and
mothers-in-law.
Longwed--You lack experience, my
friend. II Slowit was married he
wouldn't dare joke that way. Boston
Post 5S-5; I'll
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-08-11
What Worries a4i,,

Il don't mind being shot = confided
one English sparrow to another.
Its being served up as q reed bird
that hurts my feelings. /"
Why does that trouble youpn
Because It is. making game .,
me. - Brooklyn Life. 8
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-08-11
Not a Bad SUGGESTION.

Owing to the fact that counterfeit
coins are bad conductors. Prof. Elihu
Thomson suggests the electric cur
rent as a means Of detecting spurious
money.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-08-11

museum Of the College OF surgeons
London Is 8 feet 4 inches. The
taliest living man is Chang-tu- Sing
the Chinese giant His height is Z
feet inches It'd Bits.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-11-18
Biz nIIIs for wItnesses.

Dr.. G. De T. Smith has filed a claim
against the city for $500 for services as
an expert witness for the people in the
trial Of Carlyle w. Harris, the medical
student, for the murder of his wife
Helen Wilson Potts Harris
Professor Witthaus, the chemical ex-
pert who made the analysis of the con
tents Of the dead woman's stomach, has
fled with the district attorney a bill OF
s., 600 for that service.
Dr.. Allan McLane Hamilton, another
expert witness in the case, has collected
a bill of 81, 800 for his services, and
other bills from expert witnesses have
been fled which bring the total cost OF
The expert testimony for the people up
to $4,000.
The bills of the medical experts who
testified in the trial of L. NJ. Field ag-
gregate $1,000, and none Of them has
yet been paid.-New York Evening Sun
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-11-18
Notice TO the Stockholders Of The san
antonio Il AranSas Pass
Railway COmpanY.

In accordance with a resolution cf the
Board of Directors of the San Antonio and
Arkansas Pass Railway Company, adopted
October l, 1892. n meeting of the Stock
holders of the Company is called to meet
at the office Of the Company in san Auto-
Mo, Bexar County, Texas, on the 18th day
of December lc.12, at eleven o'clock IN the
forenoon.
Que object Of such meeting viii bc to
consider the proposition Of making mort
gage securing five per cent. bonds in an
amount not exceeding SIG, -00,G00, to be is
suod at rate not exceeding ST eco per
mics of constructed road OF securing four
per ceni bonds not exceeding S2l ,GU00o0
to be issued at "a rate notexceeding =. eco
per mile Of constructed road, and to deter
mine which form of mortgage, if either
sbonld be made within the above limits.
aud to authorize the making of such mort
gage as may De determined upon md to
consider and authorize the form thereof
ana to authorize the issuing aid dispos-
ing of the bonds Hereunder.
Tie further object Of such meeting will
he to consider q proposition TO iHcrcasc
the capital stock Of he Company from s.
O00 600 to an amount not exceeding =.
100000. and TO consider tie question ct
making onc-balr Of the entire issue prefl y
rcd stock carrying five per cent nnn-cumn-
lative diyidcud-. ana tn authorize such
increase as may be determined upon.
y. T. ROBINSON.
Prcsideat
By Order orthe Enarl or Directors,
REAGAN HOUSTON,
secretary
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-11-18
Take your Medicine.

The returns from the state are
sufficient to indicate that Hogg
has been reelected governor.
Whatever may have been your
personal preference, dear reader,
The Gazette suggests that you take
your medicine and look pleasant.
If You are not altogether satisfied,
repining will not do any good.
Besides there are better things to
do. There is work for every pa
triotic son of Texas, in the devel-
opment and upbuilding of the
state, and our own beautiful city,
and pushing the car of progress
along the road to success. This
IN ay not be as exciting as q polite,
al canvass, but it will be four
much more profitable and pleasant
and in the long run the better way
of employing your talent and en-
ergies. Building houses, facto-
ries and mills do more good to the
general public than working for
the election of your fayorite can
didate. Then it lasts longer. The
candidate may be afflicted with q
treacherous memory and may for
get the service you have rendered
him during the campaign, but the
erection of factory or other i'm
proyements will remain a monu-
ment to your enterprise and pub
lie spirit for many decades.
So, the proper thing to do is TO
forget that there has been ali alec
ton as soon as possible, and go to
work with the same zeal and ener-
'gy that you heve. shown in the
campaign, and the result will be
eficacious and beneficial. Take
The Gazette's advice, keep cool
and go to work with zeal and ener-
gy for Fort Worth and the state.
Fort Worth Gazette.
Them's our sentiments. By
doggie, The Gazette is little man
after all. We remember how the
Gazette was against Cleveland,
and against Hogg. Both are cleo
ted, and then The Gazette talks
that way. Hurrah for the Ga
zette.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-11-18

Over in Missouri they have in
troduced hugging societies to swell
the church treasury, and Mis-
souri, paper gives the following
scale OF prices: Girls under six
teen, Is cts for hug of two min
utes or 10 cts for a short squeeze;
from sixteen to twenty, so cts;
from twenty 70 twenty-five, 70 cts;
school marms, 40 cts; another
mans wife, 81; widows, according
70 looks, from ten cents 10 81: old
maids, 3 cents apiece or two for a
nickle aud no limit of time.
Preachers are not charged. Edi-
tors pay in advertising, but are
uot allowed to participate until
every body else is through and
even then are not permitted to
squeeze any body hut oil maids
aud school marms. Sex.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-11-18
\ Queer story of Two Apple Trees.

About sixty-four years ago Thomas
Carr, living near Medora, in jackson
county, set out an apple orchard on his
fa-ai, sbout one-half mile southwest Of
Middle lille, and having two apple trees
lefI ne gave them to his sons, John F..
and G. W. The boys set these trees out
along the fence, near the orchard, and
they both grew well. John was the
first to die, and on the day he died his
tree fell. G. w. lived to be an old
man, became known as colonel, was
chairman of the convention that framed
the present constitution of Indiana and
died only few days ago at Crawfords'
vile. 1t is u coincidence that his tree
also fell on the same day he died.-Cor.
indianapolis Journal.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-11-18

The first thought of wife OF
mother should be her home; all
things, no matter how important,
are secondary TO that No matter
how rampant may become certain
public evils, let her see to it that
she keeps the evil out other home.
and she performs her greatest du-
ty to her God, her family and man.
kind. -Ex.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-11-18
Tariff reform.
MEMORY GEMS.

The principles of any science
are few and will be mastered by
the true teacher. The teacher
must kpow thing in order to
teael, L cod Tie one VAC vii not
Thoroughly learn the principles Of
the subject he has to teach is and
ought to be a failure. If we sue
coed we must pay the price of sue
cess-hard study and hard think
ing.-Selected.
Liberty is of more value than
gifts, and to receive gifts is to sell
your liberty. Be assured that
men most commonly seek to oblige
thee, only that they may engage
thee to serve them.-Sadi.
A ruler who appoints any man
to an Office when there is in his do
minions another man better quail
fled for it sins against God and
the State.-Mohammed.
OF all the male criminals il Lon
don, not two in hundred have en-
tered upon a course of crime who
have lived an honest life up 70 the
age OF 20. Almost all who enter
upon a course of crime do so be-
tween the ages of s and Coop
er.
None are all evil.-Byron.
Dost thou love life? Then do
not squander time, for that is the
stuff life is made of.-Franklin.
The ultimate result of shielding
men from folly is to fill the world
with fools.-Victor Oherbuliez.
Is virtue a thing remote? l
wish to be virtuous, and lol virtue
is at hand.-Confucius.
He conquers a second time who
controls himself in victory. Sy-
rus.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-11-18

Is twenty ye IS old aud has a rircula-
ton OF l40 o0G copies week. ltis COM
bined story and family paper, fully up to
the times in every particular, and hand
somely illustrated. There is a Fashion
Department, and also Young Peoples
Department, either ofwhich alone is worth
the Subscription price OF 81 90 per year.
Sl00 for six months. or 50 cents fol three
months. Send Tor free specimen copies
and inducements for clubs. Boys and
girls everywhere are making money sell.
ing the Ledger TO regular customers.
Write for particulars. Address the pub
Usher, w. d. Boyee, 113, lis and III Fifth
avenue, Chicago.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-11-18
Tie SATURDAY Blade.

Is the greatest newspaper wonder Of tic
age. 1t is fon. years old and has circula-
ton of over quarter million copies a
week. TIL latest sensations and tie D ost
marvellous events arc written mp IN be
best style and fully illustrated. snbscrip-
tions received at $500 per year, ai.eO for
six months, or 80 cents for three months
Special Inducements 10 clubs. Send for
free specimen copies. Boys everyv here
are making biz money selling the Blade on
the streets. Write for particulars. Adj
dress the publisher, W. D. Boycc, 1l3, rs
and III Fifth avenue, Chicago.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-11-18
Fnoa for Hot wenther.

The foods that are converted into heat
that Il, keep up the heat of the body
--are starches, sugar, and fat and those
that moro particularly nourish the ner-
yous and muscular system are the albu
men and salts The largest proportion
Of summer food should consist of green
vegetables, cooked or as salads; white
OF lean meats. such rs chicken, game
rabbits, venison, fish, and fruits.-Dr
n. E. Yorke Davies in Popular Science
Monthly.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-11-18

The Rock Island road has Cross
ed the Red river and is now build
ing in Texas. The road will be
completed to Bowie about Christ
mas. Nothing definite is known
about the future plans Of the road.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-11-18

Yes Hogg IS really elected, but
the rubbing and flashing he has
received he will in all probability
make a better governor and when he
goes to sign a bill he will no doubt
think of the higher courts, and
wonder where is Mccormick.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-11-18

The Express has divided Texas
into two parts viz: Texas and
Hoggland, the latter being that
beautiful scope of country between
the Colorado river and the Indian
Territory.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-11-18

The noted Henri Watterson once
said "The nomination of Cleveland
was suicide for the democratic
party" But marry suicide, and
the San Saba News told-you-so.
San Saba County news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1874-19??, 1892-11-18
Ministries to the front.

We hereby announce that it is
useless to invite us to dine with
you Thanksgiving day, as we have
already accepted an invitation.
We will dine at home that day.