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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-12-21
CHRISTMAS BELLS.

heard the bells on Christmas day
Their old familiar carols play;
And wild and sweet,
The words repeat
OF peace on earth, good will to men!
And thought how, rs the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along
The unbroken song
OF peace on earth, good will to men!
Till ringing, singing on its way,
The world revOlVed from from night to
day!
A voice, a chime,
a chant sublime,
OF peace on earth, good will to men!
But in despair bowed my head;
''There is no peace on earth,' l said
For hate is strong
And mocks the song
OF peace on earth, good will to menu
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep
God is not dead, nor doth he sleep;
The wrong shall fail,
The right prevail,
With peace on earth, good will to men:
-Longfellow.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-12-21
Popular Trees for Christmas.

The most popular tree for q Christ.
mas celebration is the balsam. This
tree attains perfection at the age of
twenty years. After this 1t begins to
wither at the top and gradually dies.
The large balsam trees are cut in great
numbers for churches and Sunday
schools. The branches are strong and
thickly covered with blush green
leaves. They are cut as young as six
years. They are merely bushes then,
however, and are used mainly by pri-
Vate families
Next to the halslm in popularity
come9 the spruce: This tree, although
it attains a create: height than the
balsam has a scraggy appearance. 1t
Is cut when 1t is about ten years old.
The color is not so good, being a yel-
loWish greea, which withers vcyy soon.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-12-21
Christmas Confi<lenccs.

Christmas tlattens out many fat
wallet.
Santa Claus forgets all the bad things
we do.
We always like best what the other
boys get.
1t is a bad boy who ties his new tin
rattle to the dogs tail.
At Christmas both the turkey and the
stocking hang high.
A very appropriate Christmas present
is the bill with an X on it.
We are not made happy by saying we
received more presents than we did.
in his drum won't annoy his neigh
bors.
The gambler doesn't mind you giving
him the deuce when it fills up his hand.
The bad boy who doesn't grow good
at Christmas is beyond all hope in this
world.
The cute boy always looks to see if
there is 4 hole in his stocking before
hanging it up.
Don't beat your boy for making I
noise it you have given him drum for
Christmas.
Nothing is worse than too much of a
good thing-the noisy boy can beat Il
hole in the head of his drum.
There is nothing mean about the
woman who borrows money from her
husband to buy him a present.
It is as bad to have too much Christ
mas as none at all. but we never ap-
preciate this until the next day
The big hustle will never go out of
fashion as long as the small boy can
find one to hang up instead Of his
stocking.
what 4 lot Of things Santa Claus
brings into the house, unused a little
fellow, since father failed in bust
ness
Il have no presents for the children
who need them the most" sighed
Santa Claus as he flew over the poor
mans house
II guess poor Old Santa Claus must be
sick,' remarked little Johnny, "because
! see he sent boy around this after
noon With all the things in big bas-
kct."
1T was very kind of Mr. Lavish to
take my two girls out for sleigh ride"
philosophical the butcher. ''but wish
he had given me the $40 the sleigh
cost on account Of his meat bill.'
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-12-21

transported to an immensely Of Clouds
lnnumerable arches followed each 9TH
er in never-ending succession. Be
meath these arches small golden lamps
were swinging gently to and fro, so
numerous that it would have taken
years to count them. Some burned
with Il fierce light, others iiickcred for
a long time before they died out COM
pletely.
Each one Of these lamps was guard
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-12-21

Mrs. Flippant had received a legacy
from a dead uncle Christmas day, and
lawyer was called to settle up the aft
fair, took occasion to inquire her age.
Tho noatron, who had long since DOTTED
the widows Weeds,"j ATTEMPTED to
look prim and much younger than she
really was, as she replied:
"Thirty-fye years, sir.'''
Then, turning to the daughter he
said:
May be so bold, miss, as to inquire
your age?'
."Oertainly I an, little past thirty
two-most three ye~:s younger than
mother
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-12-21

his will! God will judge him!' he said.
Then took the last drop Of OIL
'Then I was afraid. Whose lamp
is this? I asked, pointing the fame
which was just on the point of going
out. And the voice replied, 1T is the
soul Of thy beloved son. At that mo-
ment the flame went out. The white
angel took the soul in its wings and flew
away with a cry Of grief; but the Spirit
Of Evil responded with loud cry Of
triumph.
Il awoke frozen stiff with horror.
Two corpses We're stretched out upon
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-12-21
How He Popped. I.

Tommy entered the parlor where his
sister Mamie was entertaining her best
young man.
Il would like to have your sister for
4 Christmas present, Tommy Will you
give her to me?"
Cant" said Tommy. ">Vhen I
caught Fitz Dudeigh kissing her the
other night, she said. Now, Tommy,
don't give me away and I seid I
wouldn't
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-12-21

The cedar trees are only cut by special
order, as the demands for them are
very limited. But they are the most
fragrant smelling tree of the lot. While
pine trees are used for the grocery and
butcher shops to decorate with. They
nave deep green color and last longer
than any Of the others.
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Antiquity of Grains.

Nearly all the grains now in use are Of
unknown antiquity. Wheat was cult
waited in all ATTITUDES as far back in tie
past as we have authentic knowledge
Barley is thought to have originated i'll
the Caucasus, hut it was known and
used everywhere in the most ancient
times Oats, like rye. were unknown in
ancient India and Egypt and among the
Hebrews. The Greeks and Romans re-
ceived it from the north Of Europe. Had
there been an early civilization on this
continent the wild oats found here and
there would probably have developed
into the useful cereal now considered alb
solutely essential to the proper nourish-
ment of horses. This continent is cred
tied with having given Indian corn to
the old world, but this useful cereal was
doubtless known in India and China
many hundred years before the discov-
cry Of America
Cotton was used for making garments
in India at a date SO remote that it can
not even be guessed at. The fact is men
toned by Aristotle. The first seeds We're
brought to this country in 1921. In 1866
the culture is mentioned in the records
of South Carolina. In 1876 the culture
was general along the eastern coast o.
Maryland, and in 171G we heard Of it as
far north as Cape May. The use Of flax
fer making clothing is nearly as ancient
as that of cotton and perhaps moro so
plants of so.t and flexible fiber having
been without doubt among the first veg
etable productions of the ancient world
and their practical value discovered soon
after the invention Of weayiny.-San
Francisco Chronicle
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Points About Needles.

The great sail needle. which has to be
pushed with a steel palm, would puzzle
most people: so, too, the broommaker's
needle, which must also be pushed with
q steel palm. The curious knitting ma
chine needle, with as latchet; the ARA
sene and crewel needles, and the needle
for shirring machines; the weaTer's pin
for picking up broken threads, with an
open eye in tho hook. The needle. as
we see it today, is the evolved prodact
rf centuries of invention. In its primi-
tive form it was made Of bone, ivory or
wood The making Of Spanish needles
was introduced into England during the
neign of Queen Elizabeth. Point by
point the manufacture has improved
L. G. Vance in Ladies' Home journal.
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Dividing California.

State division is no new thing in Arneri-
ca. 1t is not exact to say that all the
lands formerly held in the west by the
old states formed an integral part Of
these. But the lands held, say by Con-
necticut and Virginia and Ohio, were so
after a fashion and were merged into
a great state. Besides this, however,
we have the formation Of Kentucky out
of Virginia, Tennessee out Of North
Carolina, Maine out Of Massachusetts,,
Mississippi and Alabama out Of Geor-
gia, Vermont out of New York and
West Virginia out Of Virginia. In none
of these cases were the conditions mere
diverse than those of our two great Ii
visions in California. There is no record
that any Of these regret their new state
hood, nor is there an int,mation that
they desire or have ever desired to
merge again into the old state
The desire for local self government
in southern California arises from no.
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The swedes are quiet, taciturn poo-
pie. There is no jostiing even among
the lowest classes. When train leaves
a platform CT a steamboat pier, the
lockers On lift their hats to the depart
ing passengers and bow to them, com
plinent which is returned by the pas
sengers. You are expected to lift your
hat to the shabbiest person you meet in
the street. and to enter shop. Office or
bank with the hat on is considered a bad
breach Of good manners. In retiring
from a restaurant you are expected to
bow to the occupants. Bowling and hat
lifting is SO common that the people
seem to move around more slowly than
elsewhere, in order to observe the cour-
tesy.-F. II. Staufer in Kate Fields
Washington.
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Caste III q I.ootblack.

The idea of caste and class extends
even to the bootblacking fraternity
This is illustrated by recent occurrence
IN Broad street.
An Irish shoe polisher has stand in
front Of Delmonico's old restaurant. Not
long since he entered brokers' Office to
render professional services. In his ab-
sence a dandy young negro seated him
self in the chair and awaited his return.
When the bootblac.s again appeared
on the scene, he was Mortified. AS be
approached his stand the negro said,
"Shine EN- up, please, and he quick
about it,"
Mot if know myself" replied the
bootblack, with an oath. s.Get out Of
that chair" he continued "It's bad
enough for n1e to be shining boots all
me life, but I've got this to say never
shined shoes but for one Of my own col
or. New York Herald.
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Art Instruction.

An artist had sold picture for an ex-
crbitant price and the purchaser sued to
recover. The attorney for the purchaser
was making the artist uncomfortable By
his questions.
"Now. sir,'' he said in that pleasant,
ingratiating manner Of lawyers with a
witness, "do you think anybody could
see beauty in that picture:'
''Some persons certainly could" re-
piled the artist.
"You think tho initiated in technical
matters might have no difficulty Il: TN
derstanding your work?'
u am sure they would not"
''Do you think you could make ne see
any beauty in that picture:" this most
superciliously.
Probably not now, ir''-and the art
ist was most humble-"but once could
have done SO easily"
Now. sir, how is that? don't under
stand you. Explain, if you please"
That's quite easy. sir. could have
done it simply by employing you as my
counsel in this case. Detroit Free
Press
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Eubinstein and the peadhea,,.

Those whose mission in life it is to en-.
tertain the public are always pestere,l
by friends and acquaintances for free
seats at their entertainments There
probably never was a singer or an actor
or pianist who was not bored nearly to
death by these people, many of whom
had not the slightest claim to ask the
courtesy they demanded.
A pianist who was pre-eminently sue
cessf1ll in his day, and that day was not
far back either, was Rubinstein. who
Travelled nearly the whole world over de-
lighting people with his genius. He.
like all others, was very much annoyed
by requests for complimentary tickets,
but most Of the time he maintained his
composure, even though justly irritated.
It is told of him that just before ono of
his recitals in London he was accosted
by an old lady il the entrance hall and
thus addressed:
''Oh, Mr.. Rubinste;n, l am SO glad to
see you! / have tried in vain to pur-
chase ticket. Have you seat you
could let me have?"
Madam" said the great pianist
there is but one seat 6! my disposal
and that you are welcometo if you think
fit to take it.
''Oh, yes, and a thousand thanks:
Where is ii" was the excited reply.
AT the piano" smilingly replied Rn-
binsteln.-Harper' Young People
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disaster.

disaster.
In other words, discipline has continued
for centuries under the pressure of the
same necessities, and the same ideas, has
extinguisl1ed in a class by no means de-
void either Of faults CT vices, most ma
tura1 and tempting form of salfshness
has induced whole se-ics of men, many
of them hardly educated, to face slow
and painful form of death rather than
fail in the performance Of professional
duty. That is wonderful result Of train
ing, and it is one which makes those who
see it clearly doubt whether the modern
world is altogether in the right path.
The old ideal for the formation Of
character was discipline, hardship, pres
sure, alike from the law and from teach
ers and from opinion, and it certainly
produced many Of the virtues, especially
that one Of obedience, which the world
everywhere but on hipboard-where
there are few unrealities and men carry
their lives in their hands-has taken to
despising. The modern idea is that dis
cipline even for children is an oppressive
thing; that it turns men into machines,
and it quenches individuality-tha it is,
in short, unpleasant, whereas pleasant
ness is the end of life.
We see the result Of the change in the
disappearance Of many forms Of oppres-
sion, and lighter atmosphere for men
to move in, and we see it also in the
slow disappearance Of many noble ele-
ments in character. The old system,
working with good material, produces
as its perfect result Admiral Tryon. The
new, working also on the right material,
produces the British agitator.
Admiral Tryon was no doubt brave
man and gentleman without help from
the service or its traditions, but the
service had annealed his character into
what it was, something for a nation to
be proud Of, which would hardly have
been exhibited or have existed amid the
indiscipline and softness Of civil life.
When one hears OF such a man so meet
ing such an end, it is difficult not to
doubt whether liberty as now inter
pretel is such a perfectly good thing;
instant obedience to command
is not letter training; whether pressure
from all sides, from service rules, opin-
ion and hardship together, does not weld
men into something worthier of the as
pirations which, while men have con-
sciences, they never quite get rid Of
London Spectator.
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DISCIPLINE AND CHARACTER.
A Tribute to the Austere Training Which
Produced a Man Like Tryon.

A Tribute to the Austere Training Which
Produced Man Like Tryon.
To our minds the charm of Admiral
Tryon's bearing in the hour of his fate is
the perfection of the system which for
centuries has bred men capable Of his
conduct and his death. They have not
had his opportunity of being visible, not
his strangely scenic surroundings, not
perhaps the Temperament which could
have inspired them to that farewell in
the moment Of disappearance, but there
have been hundreds Of men in the navy,
and even in the merchant service. who
would have died as bravely as he did.
It is the tradition of both services
not, we think, the order-that the high
est i'll rank Oh ship in peril must be the
last to quit the vessel; that, as occurred
a few years ago, even a stowaway, who
is almost criminal in sailors eyes, must
take precedence Of the captain in secur-
ing safety. The origin of the rule is, we
fancy, policy-that the state or the own
or be protected by the captains author
1ty to the last-but it has become an eti-
quette and pride, and in the records of
hundreds Of wrecks you will find few in
which it was ever broken. The cap
tain was the last to leave the ship" is the
a,d Of almost every telegram Of marine
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Our first illustration shows O yearling
swe Of the ever popular old Cotswold
family.
The Cotswold is a white faced sheep,
especially valued in the northwest. Il
belongs to the long wooled family. The
rams are hornless. A full grown Cots.
void wether sometimes weighs when
dressed for market 344 pounds, while
the ewes shear II pounds of wool to a
Acece occasionally.
Fig. shows a yearling Shropshire ram
This is almost a perfect specimen Of the
young Shropshire ram. At a year old
this animal weighed 800 pounds. Shrot-
shires have black or dark faces and legs,
sometimes spotted with gray. They have
wool Of medium weight, length and fine
ness. Prize Shropshire rams in England
have sometimes sold for as high as $3.50.
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Professional to tie Last.

Alexius Erkel, the leader of the or
chestra at the Buda-Pesth VeIts thea
ter, died on the 10th Of June. Shortly
before the end came Jesuit father
urged upon the dying musician the de-
STABILITY Of his accepting the consola-
tions of the church. Erkel listened, ap-
parcntly with great interest, to tho ex-
hortations of his clerical adviser, and
when he had done remarked in q tone Of
the deepest conviction:
w hat q splendid baritone voice!"
A few moments afterward he breathed
lis last.-Frankfurter Zeitung.
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The term christian name is used in
England and America only. ''Baptismal
name" is used in other countries. The
terms seems to have been used first after
the reformation, when Biblical names
were used as a reaction against the use
Of the saints names in the calendar. It
is Ss1Gent that all Biblical names are not
Christian, but the reaction went so far
as to consider everything in the Bible aS
Christian and everything not in the Bi-
BILE as pagan or certainly nonchristian.-
New York Evening Sun.
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Manu- Bank Notes.

A new principle has been suggested in
the manufacture of bank notes. If @
sheet of paper be plunged into mixture
Of various coloring matters, each color
will penetrate into the fiber with diff
ferent degree Of speed, each brand hay-
ing a distinct color. It would be impoe+
siblo to initiate these effects without I'D
exact knowledge Of how the mixture OF
colors was made. If q drop Of the mix
Of paper, a number Of rings, each having
determined size and shade, viii be de
veloped, and thus imitation will be rem
dered even more dificult.-New York
Telegram.
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Appreciative.

A housekeeper who has been employ
ing colored washerwoman for several
months was surprised to see her appear
last week in a hat trimmed heavily with
Grape.
why, Jnlia," she asked, "is any Of
your family dead?'
mo, no" was the reply, "but one Of
my best customers gave me this hat, and
I didn't want her to think don't 'preci-
ate nothin. New York Times
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When j. nj. Barrie Lost Hfs Smile

j. NJ. Barrie recently presented the
prizes at the Dumfries academy. where
lie was formerly pupil. Among other
things he said: Il remember one prize
got which rad rather disastrous results.
It was awarded by the girls of the school
BY rlebiscite to the boy who had the
sweetest smile in the school. The tragic
thing was that my smile disappeared
that day and has never been seen since,'
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IEARLISG SHROPSHIRE RAM.
We have shown here illustrations Of
white and black faced sheep. We finish
with q brown faced one, the handsome
and dccile Sorthdown.
The Southdown is short wooled breed,
its fleece being not SO heavy as that Of
either the Cotswold or Shropshire; neither
is its carcass SO large. But thrifty
farmer of our acquaintance pays his taxes
annually from the proceeds Of a small
but first class flock Of Southdowns, and
the taxes are heavy too. So:1thdown
wool is very fine and soft, and in Amer
ica the breed sustains its English reputa-
ton Of producing the best mutton sheep
in the world. In the case Of the thrifty
farmer already mentioned, there is only
one trouble with his beautiful South.
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EUGENE.

A triple crown. O living Niobe,
Was thine; rare-set with priceless gems
Unknown to mine or mart-the diadems
OF beauty, motherhood and royalty;
But with the days Of empire waned thy bloom,
0 flower OF a throne and hearts as well.
To France1he hour of destiny befell-
And thou vert left alone beside 3 tomb.
When he, last scion Of this kingly line,
Perished by sword of ruthless Zulu slain,
Thy mother heart could brook no further
pain.
Eut refuge sought in the all love divine.
Where faith and conservation wait to see
The lifted veil Of Immortality.
-Isadore Baker in Springfield Homestead.
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jealcusics, 20 antasonisms to northern
California. and, least CT sll, to political
place hunting. tisthe result of econo1n-
ic and political necessities. We need
state government Of o1sr own. In fed
eral affairs we have our own separate
officers, courts, military department.
etc, just as Oregon has; we have our
own financial and industrial independ-
ence as much as Oregon has, and we have
q new population quite as distinct from
that Of northern California as is that ).
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Puzzled Over His Last Act.

NJ. de Semonville was a political utili-
tartan who neglected nothing and knew
how to make capital of everything.
When he died, Talleyrand fell into deep
thought and then said, Il cannot divine
what advantage Semonville gained in
doing this"
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Cautfon Needofl

A tourist had visited 4 small historic
town. He was shown the massive wall
that surrounded it and the immense
town gates.
You need to bevery careful" he said
gravely to the official who was his es-
cort.
"Why so:'
Sometime when these gates are open
the village may get lost. Youths Com
Danion.
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Not Worth Saving.

Mike (going down a ladder)-Hou1d
Oh, Pat. Don't yez come on the ladder
ill Dim down. It's ould and cracked
Pat getting on)-Arra, be aisy. 1t
would sarve tn boss right to have to buy
3 new one.-New York Weekly.
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SOUTHDOwN SHEEP.

downs. He becomes attached to the
lambs, and when it comes time to send
them to the butcher it hurts it's feelings
sothat he threatens every year to &c out
Of tho sheep business Or get some breed
less gentle and intelligent.
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Cost of n Chicken.

Under ordinary conditions chicks
ought to be hatched, making 4 fair allow
ance for value Of eggs and food for sit
ting hens, at a cost of less than five cents
apiece. The highest cost per pound gain
during any week, while growing chicks
to 81 pounds average weight, was less
than seven cents, and the cost averaged
much less than six cents. At the prices
generally obtained for chicks of this and
lesser weights the growth was certainly
a profitable one. With chicks having
the liberty Of the fields, it seems reason
able to expect a still cheaper production
Of meat, and it would appear that a
profitable use for some of tho skimmilk
of the farm would be in the growing of
chicks for homo use or for the market.
An unlimited supply Of sweet skim
milk can apparently be given to chickens
with advantage, but sour milk must be
fed with caution. Where sour milk only
is available it is best to coagulate thor
eughly by moderate heating and feed
only the curd strainirg out as much of
;he whey as possible.-New York Agri-
cultural Experiment Station Bulletin.
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SOME HANDSOME SHEEP.

&ood Specimens of Three of the Most Pop.
ular Breeds.
If you want lambs to market in mid.
winter, the Dorset is your best breed.
If you want large, hardy sheep, the
Gotswold is considered best. For lambs
and animals that fatten easily and quick.
~, also for early production, the Shrop-
shire shares the honors with tho Dorset