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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-15
STORY OF s. HOODOO.
Related by thu Piney Woods Negro VINO
Was the Victim. r..

Related by thu Piney Woods Negro Vino
Was the Victim. r..
The superstition Of negroes lis pro-
gerbial, and their beliefin voudoois1n
! (partic ularly those Of the very igno
rant CLASSY is fixed They do not tell
Of this belief to white persons as a
rule, yet a Piney Woods negro did
unburden himself to a Galveston
News reporter as follows:
s'Hit's er gittin' so 'mongst desc
wufless niggers dat no spectacle
pusson CANT wuk at no sawmilL no
mo- Wy, | wus a wukin' at mill
on de Trinity and Sabine road. Me
an my wife WIS Twin in cabin by
de tank, just whar de cyars go by.
Dey wuz a poor, shifess, no count
fool niger whut I'D wuk Two days
an den shoot craps de rest of de
week. He beaded wild me, an I only
taxed i'm two bits er day boa'd.
Bime-bay he gifts inter me er bout er
dollar an TO- bits, an Issays ter him
dat he mus pay me err ,move-he
shorely mus. Wild dat he gifts mad
an lows dat he'll fix me. An he
moves ter ernudder house.
SIDE naixt mawnin' I wuz er gwine
outer de do, when I ketches my fut
erg'inst err pine stump, an blam! I
hits de groun' laik I wuz err beef I
hurried myself SO do dat l CANT
do no wuk dat day. 80
"ln de afternoon my woman she
wuz er gwine ter de we'll fer pail err
water, when she ketches her laig in
er hole in de dolly way at de mill, ,
an she squalls out, an hit turns out
dat she runs a pine silver inter her
shin.
Den dat night my chimbly
ketches fire, an de house mos burns
down. Den I projeck roun' in my
mind an fixes it up dat de wuhess
niger is de cause of all dis trubble.
An lows Is gwinter maik him had
ter ketch. So takes my razzer an
santers over ter de house whar he
lives at, an dar he wuz err shootin'
craps. | jist sneaks up ahind i'm, an
de fust ting he knows has i'm on de
| flo an de razzer at his froat. Den I
tells i'm dat he's hoodooed me, an if
he doan say dat he'll come wild me an
talk dem hoodooes erway, rs gwine
ter cut i'm, an cut i'm deep, too.
He gets all mbley, an he ses fer
| Gawd's sake ter doan hol' dat razzer
| SO clus ter i'm an he'll talk de hoo.
| docs erway.
Il make i'm go wild me ter my
house, an he gifts down on his knees
at de do an reaches under de stoop
an fotches out err small passed. tied
up wild er bit er Irvine. Hit wus done
up in a bit er yaller paper I knowed
hit wus er hoodoo as soon as I seen
hit. l made i'm open hit, kase amt
er gwinter fetch hit; no sub. Dey
wus toof and err bit err hair and a
little bit er boan in hit all wrapped
up with er bit err red cord. Den T
maiks i'm go over ter de pit an fling
hit in de fire. Den | tells i'm dat
Ise er gwinter shore cyarve i'm if he
doan pull his freight outen dat mill
| right den. He> amt no close ter
pack, an so he hits de grit down fer
Groveton.
'sDat hoodoo wus whut wurked de-
trubble wild me, but after dat Use all
right and hit doan bodder me no
| mo- -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-15

among ourselves that it you came we
would let you in. We have, done so,
and you won the race in a two-mile
heat. Now let that satisfy you. By
the hockey, but you did it we'll. When
you want to try it again, just send US
word, and we'll be ready for you
, Goodbye :
AS the wretch thus spoke, he
turned his horses head, and be-
/! fore the astounded preacher could
utter a word, the whole party had
ridden away out of hearing. It was
some time before one of the church.
men could speak. They knew not
what to say. Why should their min
ister's horse have joined in the race
without some permission from his
master? They knew how much he
set by the animal and at length they
shook their heads with doubt.
at is very strange" said one.
| '.Very," answered a second.
Remarkable, Suggested third.
''On my soul, brethren" spoke
Ridewell, Il can't make it out. .
/ The brethren looked at each other,
and the deacons shook their heads
in a very solemn and impressive
i manner.
So the party rode back to the cler-
gyman's house, but none of the breth-
rem would enter, nor would they
stop at all. Before Monday had
drawn to a close, it was generally
known that Parson Ridewell raced
his horse on the Sabbath and {
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-15
In QUIET BAYS.

In quiet bays by storms uRspent
moor my boat with calm content.
I sought OF yore the deep, wide sea-;
The tempest set my spirit free.
I loved to match my puny power
With Nature in her stormiest hour. Z
But now I bring my little boat
In quiet bays, to drift and float
Idly upon the idle tide;
The sea for me is all too wide:
I seek no more my spirits mate,
The awful wind-swept sea of fate. tr
! Charlotte Pendleton in Lippincott's.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-22
Hunting the An.s,-Spei sa.

The bag Is not really a bag, though
1t is probable that when "iray huuts'
were greater novsitie, than now a real
bag containing anise seed was used.
No wadays the "bag" consists of a piecs
of flannel, three inches long by one inch
wide, attached to the end OF a string
twelve or fifteen feet long. The anise.
seed is obtained out of a bottle: the
flannel Is dipped 10 extract Of anise-sced,
which is weakened with one.third of its
volume of alcohol, lest the odor OF the
pure extract be too strong for the hounds.
The man who Is to lay the course drags
the "bag" behind him, SO that il leaps
and bounds along the ground, very much
rs the real fox does. One dipping will
supply scent for a run Of four Or FIVE
miles; when the scent seems exhausted,
the trailer simply dips the flannel again
In his little bottle, and goes of again. In
England, where drag hunts arc more
common than in this country, they use a
red herring tied at the end of a string to
lay the scent; the hounds are fond of
herring, and follow a herring trail as well
as an anfse-seed trail-a fact turned to
account in the London Graphic, where
Is q series of pictures showing the
troubles OF a rural postman charged with
delivering a package of red behring's
which had been seut ny mail. The
hounds pursue him, and he takes refuge
in q pond until the huntsmen can rescue
him. The best trail is said to be a
portion Of q fox's litter, part of the bod
Of the animal; when IL al be obtained,
it is put in a net aud dragged over the
ground 1, the "bag" Is dragged
Courier journal.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-22
Hood. piIIs cure Constipation. PIC.
love LroHrENs LAHoe.

A good wife rose from her bed cne morn
And thought with a nervous dread.
Or the piles Of clothes TO be washed. and
more
Than a dozen mouths to be fed;
The meals to get for the msn in the field,
The children to fx away
To school, and the milk to be SKINNED nno
churned-
And all to be done this day.
1t had rained in the night, AMI all the won
Was as wet as IL could be;
There were ~puddings and pies to bake, be-
SIDES
A loaf Of cake for tea,
And the day was hot, and her ach'sg hsaa
Ihrobbed weIr ly ms <te sad,
Nif maidens but knew wat good viva
Know
They would BIO in no haste to w-d."
Jenny. what think you [ told Ben Brown
Called the farmer from the well;
And a flush crept no to mis- bronzsi brow,
And his yes half bashfully fell;
ut was this he said, and coming near,
BE smiled, and stoopin. down
Kissed her chees-" Twas this, that you
were the best
An the dearest womln in town."
The farmer went back to the field, AMI tn
wife,
In a smil ng an /, absent way,
Sang snatches of ten Ter little s nys
She'd not sung for many a day;
And the pain in her head was forgot, Al,
the clothes
Were white as the foam Of the sea;
Her bread was light, and her butter wa.
sweet
And az golden as it could be.
"Iust think" the children all callel in b
breath,
"Tom Wood has run of to seal
He wouldn't, we know, il he only hal
As happy q home as we.
Tho night came down and the good wife
smilei
To herself as she softly said.
"'Tis so sweet to labor for those we love,
It's not strange that maids will wedr'
st. Louis Republic.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-22

No great deeds are done by falters
who ask for certainty.
Love beats the reveille on young
hearts, and the tattoo on old ones.
Mature deliberation planning to
meet a note.
Take each mans censure, but reserve
thy judgment.
Make it known that you are prepared
to do business.
Let the business of others slo and
attend to your own.
Our wants are the source of all our
Joys and all our woes.
Tritie not with serious matters, and
be not serious about trifies.
There is nothing half so sad as re-
morse.
The laws which control us most are
those which have never been written.
If the sinner could see when he starts
where he is going to come out he
wouldn't start.
There is no deed more heroic than
to say no to yourself.
When truth goes to battle it always
tights in the front rank.
Half the world is ignorant Of how the
other half lives. This is true, but it is
no fault of the so-called society papers.
A woman oftener tells what she
thinks than what abe knows.
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o6fsids As a sticky pasty matter. aThf1
Il scraped of with knives, with q thin
stratum Of the crust, which is sold IS an
article of food.
The cheeses are now sorted, the most
solid being placed on the floor and the
others on them in threes, as before. In
eight days they become covered with q
yellowish-red mold, and this with a for.
est OF minute vegetation of white mildew.
This is scraped of aud given to pigs.
In twelve days more a second scrap.ng
(raclage) Is given, the best cheeses max
Ing the growth Of fungus most quickly.
They undergo this process frequently as
the mold gathers, until the character Of
il changes, showing that the condition
OF the curd has changed. First, the
red mold that appears on cream in damp
diaries, and known by its circular spots
OF red, and then a dense blue mold cover
the cheeses and announce the completion
Of the curing. The cheeses are then
finally scraped, wiped, and wrapped in
%tinfoil, which excludes the air, and are
then ready for market.
As the curing proceeds, those cheeses
that indicate superior quality by the ap-
pearance OF the mold on them are kept
separate and held for a later sale, when
the exquisite favor SO highly valued be-
comes developed, and these are sold at
the highest prices.
This whole process, intricate as 1t is,
has been learned during no ore knows
how many centuries, but ct least twenty.
It has been taught by father to son, or
mother to daughter, and by this long
practice perfection has been reached.
But with our present knowledge Of the
changes wrought by the action Of these
minute plants OF the heterogeneous mat
ter of the card, there will be no diff
fculty in formulating a method of max.
ing this cheese that will produce a quail
ity equal to the original, If the means Of
controlling the curing by temperature
and moisture are provided.
II will be noticed by the expert in
cheese.making that this variety owes its
character principally to the fact that the
curing Of it depends upon the culture in
the cheese and not IN it Of the fungi by
which the changes in the curd are pro-
duced. 1t is, 10 fact, similar in this re-
spect to the equally rich and iue Stilton
Of England, which is inocalated with
the fungus by inserting skewers dipped
in a preparation Of the mold or by placing
in the curd fragments Of the fungus al
it is placed in the mold. The actual
incubation produces u much more effec-
tive operation than the mere outside *
posure to the fungus germs that exist in
the air, and just as culture produces
better effects in other plants desired for
SPECIAL qualities .-New York Times.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-22
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevery
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
eSyrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in Doc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup.
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accent any substitute if offered.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-22
arctic Mysteris, Solved by Bolsny.

eANsio 1SAtNA W DVthuls
Arctic research is particularly active
.t this time, aud efforts are made to get
iome sort Of q view OF the condition of
.hings lNsore the vast ice sheet spread
over so much of the northern portion OF
The hemisphere. Arctic fossil plants
especially are studied 10 the hope that
they will add some ligut to the little
already known on the subject. 1t ha,
,een the belief of leading American bot.
,nists that as the ice sheet progressed
,outhwardly the arctic plants went IN
ldvance, the coolsr temperature giving
hem a chance to extend themselves where
.Ieater warmth loving plants had been
,efore. When the glaciers receded these
,,auts followed back again, on the Same
,rinciple. The thought has been that
lfter SO many ages OF new environments
he species would change somewhat, and
some of those the glacier found in TEN.
perate climates would, or should under
he environment principles, learn to en-
lure arctic cold, and follow the glacier
% its polar home. Hence the remains Of
he ancient fora under the Ice is always
. matter OF special interest when found.
The latest contribution to the subject Il
~ Clement Reid before the British Assc.
,istion for the Advancement OF Science.
Ospressious, below the regular levels, as
il there had been subsistence. are ocos-
~,ionaIly fouud under old glacial lines.
These were flied with silt as the ice
streams flowed over them. In one near
Edinburgh the fossil remains Of thirty
species had been fouad, aud, though so
many ages have passed since they were
living things, they are identical with
species still living within the arctic
%,ircle, though some are not now found
n arctic Scotland. Among them are
.he self same arctic alders, birches and
g,llows that form the sole arctic bushea
of the present time.-New York IAds.
pendent.
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-- -
IhwartIny Countsrfeiters.

stJust how carefully the Government
ries to prevent counterfeiting is illus.
rated in no way more forcible than in
he destruction OF the dies" said an at
ache of the Sub Treasury the other day.
..rnis is done at all tho United States
minis once a wear, and in accordance
With the custom a few days ago the
,tamps from which all the coins and
,ank notes are made are melted with
ther metal
Before placing them in the nre pre-.
arato,y to their destruction each buch
If dies was carefully examined by the
,fcials representing the diferet depart.
neuts. and their numbers compared with
he registry book. The dies are made
II the best cast steel, the average weight
being about a pound. The silver coin
stamps, beginning with dollars, were
;rst ae~atrovad. then folloved tho half
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-22
August
Flower"

Miss c. G. McCLAvE, School,
teacher, 753 Park Place, Elmira, N.
y. This Spring while away from
home teaching my first term in a
lcourtry school I was perfectly
wretched with that human agony
called dyspepsia. After dieting for
Two weeks and getting no better, a
friend wrote me, suggesting that I
ltake August Flower. The very next
day l purchased a bottle. am de-
lighted to say that August Flower
helped me so that l have quite re-
covered from my indisposition." o
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-22
A LaFs rhat c~anlrrf.ez..

In the vicinity OF Chetertown there I,
. picturesque lake which, because of tbs
tact that It has never kn,wn to be rufisd
or disturbed by the mos violent storms,
is called Still Pond. This pond has
never been known to hye even a skin
OF ice on its surface, and during the re-
cent intense cold weather was not frozen,
but was a favorite resort for water fowl
.-Baltimors Sun.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-22

In calculating ''exact times at the
National Observatory at Washington,
the astronomers do not, as is generally
supposed, use the sun as a basis of
their calculations. Such deductions
are made only from the relative posi-
ton of the "fxed stars"
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-22

The ave animals eff. North America,
according to Professor A. s. Packard,
of Brown University, comprise 172
species of blind creatures, nearly all
of which are mostly white in color.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-22

~ local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion Of the ear. There Ia only one
way 70 cure Deafness, and that Is BY constisu-
sional remedies. Deafness IL caused by an IN
named conditie9 of the mucous lining OF the
Eustachian. TusA When this tube gets in
named you have q rumbiing sound or imper,,
Iect hearing, and when it is entirely closed
is the result, and unless the infiam-
can be taken OCT and this tube re-
stored to It's normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing. but an in
named condition Of the mucous s~Efaces.
We Will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness caused by catarrb tSat can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Seed for
circulars, free.
f. J. CHENEY 6 Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-22

Dcaler-"A furnace like this one,
suitable for warming thoroughly a ten:
room house such as you describe, and
guaranteed to give satisfaction, will cost
you $500, and a good, honest job cant
be done for less"
Customer-sT don't want 1t for my
" dwelling. I-aw--wsut it for a
house occupied by a tenant"
Dcalcr-"Ycs, sir. Hero is a most
excellent one I can sell you for $780,"
Chicago Tribune.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-22

The Mediterranean has been COM
monty supposed to be a sea without
tides ; but, as a matter of fact, at
Venice there is a tide in the spring Of
from one to two feet.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-22
az Sold by Druggists, 75c.

The pain caused by the bite of a
mosquito is caused by a fluid poison in
iected by the insect into the wound in
order to make the blood thin enough to
flow through the mosquitoes throat.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-22

The campus at Yale College is now
lighted by electric light. This is said
to be the first time in the history of
the college that lights of any kind
have been displayed on the campus.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-22
posrAL GUIDE FOR 1sos

Containing all the post offices arranged al.
phabetically, In States and Counties, with all
other matters relating to post office AFFAIRS can
be ordered from d. SALINGER, r, D. Box, ll89,
Philadelphia, Pa. No business man should he
without ft. Price $40 paper cover with monthly;
S260 cloth cover with monthly,
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-22

II you have made up your mind to buy
Hoods Sarsaparilla, do not be persuaded to take
any other. Be sure to get Hoods Sarsaparilla,
which possesses peculiar curative power.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-22

Nearly every article sold Is cheapened, in cost
Of production, at expense of quality. Dobbins'
Electric Soap Is eTdcHy to-day what it was in
1860, dbsotutety pure, harmless and uniform. Ask
your grocer for It. Look out for limitations.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-22

Paris now gets its water supply from
six great springs. 1t travels through
eighty-three miles of %aqueducts.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-22

Hoods Pills cure all liver ills, biliousness,
indigestion, sick headache.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-22

Beecham's Pills with a drink of water morn
ings. Beeeham's-no Others. % cents a box.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-22

Throat Diseases with a Cough,
Cold, or Sore Throat. "BroWn's Bronchial
Iroches' give immediate relief Sold only in
bores. Price o cts.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-22

The longest animal known to exis
is the roequal, which averages 100 fec
IN length.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-22
The Farmers Mutual Fire ms. Co,
SALEM COUNTY.

NJ h.hsHA OANh
OFFICK-HEAD or MARKET ST, SALEM,
TlHIs old and reliable Company of 80 years
property, NOT extra hazardous, in town or cOun.
try for any length OF time not exceeding five
years at as low rates as Will pay losses and ex-
penseS. It insures against fire or lightning or
damage by either. Its losses are promptly ad.
justed and paid. Its funds on hand are ample
to meet all probable loss, being larger than at
any previous time of its existence and steadily
increasing, while its reserve assets are OF a
character and amount to surely meet all losses
however extraordinary, and cannot be FILTERED
away by unfortunate investment or defaultinR
oflcers.
Dlrectors-A. Bilderback, j. B. Grier, Joseph
Waddlngton, William h. Carpenter, WoOGnutt
Petit, Qulnton 2. Harris, j. Ii. SinnicksGn, c.
H. SlnnickSOn, Barclay GrlscOSn, JIG. HOlme,
Charles Hires, and Josiah Wtstar, ID. +. Grier.
President; Charles W, Casper, Joseph Wad
dington, Quinton p. Harris, Woodruff Petit
who meet weekly, On seventh day, at O'CLOCK
Pm.
70 whom applicants may be made in relation
TO any business connected with the Company,
At the oiio) OF the Company, $50 East Broad
way, SaleIA.
Ihsddition to the above the following per.
sons haye been elected Agents anS surveyors,
4. NJ. Hltchner, Elmer.
George b. Grier, WOodstown.
Josiah Summeriil, Fenn's Grove.
Daniel D.. Hltchner, COhansey.
J. Formhn Sinntckson, l.. p. Neck.
John Httchner, Alloway,
Joseph D.. LiYeZey, Berkeley.
David D. GriscOm, Marlton, N. j.
Heorge i. Morrison, Salem.
WV. B. CARPENTER, President.
WespNuTT PETIT, seo'y and Treasurer,
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-22
DISCARD ruE usr or rHE wnrr.

It is a noticeable &c. that the most
successful drivers Of trott,n horses sell.
dom use the whip. Even when hard
fought races are on and sensational flu
ishes arc made the extreme limit OF speed
is occurred without the use of the lash.
There is q lesson in this, not only e.
the drivers Of trotting horses, but for
those who handle any kind Of horses.
With the proper training a draft horse
will reach the limit OF his power and ex-
crt every muscle In his body under kind
treatment as quickly as he will when
abused with the whip. A horse that
will respond to the request for his best
effort in a kind way is one that can be
depended upon under any and all cir.
cumstances. 1t is the fault of the driver
in nine cases out Of ten when the use Of
the whip IL made necessary. When
horsemen once understand that kind
words are worth more to urge a horse to
his full capacity in any direction, the
use OF the whip will be very limited
Lewiston journal.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-22

A locomotive requires fuel and labor
to the amount of $1,000 in the course
of a year.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-22
Silk From Wood Pulp.

The efforts OF certain manufacturers
,f St. Etienne, France, to work a pro.
cess invented by Count Chardonner for
the manufacture Of silk from wood pulp,
by a method similar to that used 10 CON
vertfng wood into pager, is described in
a recent consular report. 1t appears that
A few years ago similar attempts were
made. Large works were built at Bessn-
con, and preparations for making silk
from wood were made on a some what
e~xtravagant scale. Some remarkable
specimens of silk made by this process
we're shown, and now q company is be-
ing organized 20 go at the novel bust
,ess in rarnest.-New York Witness.
An electric locomotive for work in
colIeries has been put to service in Ger
many.