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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-11-30
AN ENGLISH MAN,s TURKEY.


I'll Tale of Il Fatal Thnnks-
giving Error. 5
gill Smiley? You're looking for. Smiley?
Well, pardner, that strikes me as
strange,
Say, where do you live that you didn't
Know Smiley's gone ever the range?
he departed this life last November, On
the evening. of Thanksgiving day,
AND 4 his farm is a range for the rattlers,
his dugout has gone to decay. 81
Poor Smiley You see, he was British;
- mob right from London, I s'pose:
he used to go round wearing glasses and
loud and excitable clothes; 8tE
And that land he owned he pre-empted
m and farmed it in glittering style,
Ihe mem'ry of which sort o. makes me
dissolve in vast, shoreless smile,
one day all the boye were a-sitting and
talking. in Higgins store, ..-7I
And somehow the argument drifted to
Thanksgiving dinners of yore As.
we each told our lies about turkeys az
large as the site of a town, 2, sGS'
And Smiley, he sat there and listened.
and swallowed the anecdotes down.
1t seems that in England the turkey 10
scarce as the horns Of dog
Ihe bird wasn't built for country thate
made up of rainfall and fog
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-11-30

cd but Mabel, and even she was smil-
| Ing a little, when the door opened and
Mamma Anderson's surprised, incredu-
lous face was gazing in upon them.
why, Fairy she began, then hest
+! tated.
You sec mamma, James sister is
dyin' nd it seemed awful lonesome for
Mollie md me lone here on Thanks
given-so- so 'vited few friends
there the sight Of Mabel's curling lip
caused her to stop, and light suddenly
drawing on Mrs. Anderson's mind.
She briefly remarked: 'Your friends
are welcome" and retreated to the
| hallway to hide her smiles.
BY this time Fairy was sick Of her
venture; it had lost all it's charm, there
fore, rising from the table, she point
eddy suggested that it was getting late.
Every one was through but Pat Patsie,
whose appetite seemed limitless
Il guess Ill be agoin'," said Aunt
Dollie. ME, too," added Mike Flynn.
Without a word Mabel shook out her
bright plumage and sat down by win
dow. Part Of the guests We're gone
when Pat. Patsie at last tore himself
from the table, and, taking Biddy by
the hand, announced that he had had a
"buncomb' time, and departed, making
grimace at Mabel as she watched
him from the window sar
Il shouldn't have come if I'd s'posed
she'd wife such people," shifted Mabel,
as she buttoned on the jacket Of her
silk plush.
Deed, I've enjoyed it," said Harol-
dine, land guess this is the kind Of
party the Bible says to have" U.,..
THE Bible?' echoed Mabel, what a
simpleton! the Bible don't tell about
parties at ALL
Eyes, it does; it says when anybody
makes a party to wife the poor, lame
| and halt; know, cause 1 learned the
| verses last Sunday"
"Humph! guess it don't say anything
about the like Of Pat Patsie.''
Course it didn't mention him right
out, but he's poor"
Atoms at last with her mother, Fairy
threw herself YEARLY into a chair, ex-
claiming: "Well, I'm just tired to
| death, and I'll never give another din
ner party, I don't care what folks say"
Mrs. Anderson smiled, remembering
| to have made the same remark herself
! not long since OF course she had a
talk with Fairy later in which she
made her understand that she and Mol
lie had done wrong to attempt any,
thing Of the sort on their own RESPONSE
bility. Also, that after inviting her
humble friends, it would have been
wiser to have omitted Mabel and Har
oldine.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-11-30

white hair, for Ibsen wears whiskers
and a beard under the chin, the chin
itself and upper lip being clean shaver.
By this arrangement the mouth is
clearly visible-and it Is q very curious
mouth. The upper lip is short and the
mouth is 80 thin and decided that the
top lip hardly shows at all. The mouth
is very determined, with pleasant
smile when talking. He always wears
glasses, and whether from their use
or from short:sightedness the eyes
themselves are somewhat sunken and
much hidden by the shaggy eyebrows.
It is a keen face, not actually hand
some, but impressive, and denotes pow
er and penetration" 49,.
She adds that he wore complete
suit of shiny black, with a double
breasted top coat, some Of the buttons
OF which were the worse for wear
His tie was Of white satin. In manner
he is very quiet and reserved, speak
ing German very slowly and deliberate
ly. He is of German descent and very
sympathetic with Germans, although
he thinks Norway the most lovely
country in the world.
His Mode of Work.
Mrs. Tweedie says that Ibsen is al
most as neat and as faddy as an old
maid. Everything was in it's place.
and all the MSS. were fastened up in
elastic bands. He is always punctual
to a second; writes a clear, neat hand,
walks and moves slowly, and is never
in hurry. He takes some two years
to write a play, and he writes it out so
often that, when it is finished, not IL
line of the original often remains He
is absolutely uninfuenced by the hustle
and turmoil that he sees all around
about him. AS to his habits, Ibsen Says
that he was getting lazy, and did not
read much. He looked over the pa
pers every day, and read a book now
and then.
BY the side of the ink pot on the
table on which he writes his book,
there stands a little tray, and on that
tray one of the snail carved wooden
bears so common in Switzerland Be-
side it was little black devil, holding
a match, and two or three little cats
and rabbits in copper, one of the for
mer Of which was playing 4 violin
Mrs. Tweedie asked Ibsen what was
the meaning Of the strange group. He
replied: "I never write single line
Of any Of my dramas without having
that tray and it's occupants before me
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-11-30
A Curiosity In Public Houses.

A little public house, in which the
landlord and his customers have a Gu
rious experience, stands on the bound
airy line dividing the townships Of Oar
wen and Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire.
The boundary line runs directly
through the center Of the hostelry, and
as there are public rooms on either side
OF the passage, two licenses are nee
essary: The publican is compelled to
close the Darwen SIDE Of the house at
10 o'clock every night, according to the
condition Of his license, but the Os-
waldtWistle license allows him to keep
his door open until IL O'clock. In order
not to lay himself open to a prosecu-
ton by Darwen, therefore, the land
lord, when the clock chimes 10, com
pels his customers to remove from the
Darwen to the Oswaldtwistle side Of
the house, and shuts the doors Of the
early-closing portion. 1t is stated by
the landlord thai he qualities himself
for voting i'll both townships by fixing
his bed directly over ihe boundary line
TIT BIS s8s5 {4s
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-11-30
THANKSGIVING.
By Edward s. FoDkin.,

"For in the days of old there were
songs OF praise and Thanksgiving. '--Neh.
xii, 46.
The things at we all dream about, an
what we do an say,
Is apt to rhyme with turkey dinner on
Thanksgiving day;
For recollectin' way fur back, as fur as
we can think,
The most at interested us wuz what we
had to drink
An ever since we cleaned the plates an
scraped the sugar bowl,
It's always somethin' good to eat at sat
isles the soul;
An you kin bet your bottom dollar all
the preachers say
Won't entertain us like our dinners on
Thanksgivin' day.
An Wit, Thanksgivin' don't seem quite
like what it ust to be,
It's got more turkey stutHn' in, at amt
thanksgibiany,
Them days of old" wuz solemner 'an
these, when we WIZ young,
An we wuz s'posed to go to meetin, an
psalm tunes WIZ sung, .
An we wuz lowed to go up front an
sing 'em in the choir - ..
Longside O her whose singin' ust to
draw the angels higher;
An preachin' lasted twict as long, an
we wuz drawed so near
To Heaven, at Thanksgivin' day would
last most all the year.
Of course we had cranberry sauce, roast
turkey, punkin pies;
But them wuz only episodes, an eatin'
'em likewise.
The main thing wuz the family chat, a
noisy catarac',
With the young folks loolxin' forards an
the old folks lookin' back.
o, them wuz good old-fashioned times,
we banker for 'em still,
With eyes a gittin' dim and misty, like
old peoples will
Yit, spite O. "reminiscences, when we're a
gittin' gray
The's lots O. blessin's aoatin' round us on
Thanksgivin' day.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-11-30
NO SIGN POOR WORK.
A Publishers Rejection of Manu-
script Often the Exact OppOsite.

A Publishers Rejection OF Manu-
script Often the Exact Opposite.
If man wanted to be cynical he
might easily be led to the statement
that to have q manuscript refused by
Il publisher is becoming to be a sure
indication that it has merit And &C.
cording to the Pr ;]adelphia Times lat
tel day experien IS would, in meas
ure, give color, to such a belief. The
author Of 1.-The Heavenly Twins is
the latest author to acknowledge that
her book was refused by every pub
fishing house of in pOrtarce in London.
She sent it from one to another until
the manuscript became so soiled that
she was compelled to recopy it. Only
last winter was she able to find a pub
Usher daring enough to issue it. Now
that the book has sold over 10000
copies all the publishers are bidding
for Nine. Grand's next novel. Rud-
story Of his ''Soldiers Three" which
no publisher would undertake. Five
publishing houses turned Conan Doyle
away with his Micah Clarke" although
now one Of those self-same publishers
pays Doyle the highest copyrights on
his books. Clarke Russell recently said
in print, too, that he could not induce
either an editor or publisher to look
at his "Wreck Of the Grosvenor," which
made his fame six months after it was
published. Rider Haggard's Dawn"
also went the rounds of the publishing
world. Robert Louis Stevenson could
! not get hearing at first, and now
wreaks his vengeance on the three
houses which refused him by never
allowing them to have book by him
on their lists. Walt Whitman told me
of the refusals of his Leaves Of Grass"
by the publishers. Prof John Bach
McMaster's History" was refused by
| three New York houses. Mrs. STAN
! nards 'Bootles' Baby" Endorsed even
by John Ruslin, was rejected by six
editors. Richard Harding Davis short
stories were sent back by three newspa-
per editors. Justin Mccarthy printed
his first book himself because no pub
Usher would do it for him. And so it
goes, and one might prolong the list
| with similar instances Of Longfellow
! and Browning, who both printed their
| first books of verse; of Mr.. Howells,
Of Austey's "Vica Versa" Of Jerome *.
Jerome, whose idle Thoughts was
pronounced rubbish" by leading En-
glish publisher, although $4,000 copies
Of it have now been Sold
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-11-30
NOR WA US TWO WRITER'S.
PERSONALITY AND HOME LIFE OF
IBSEN AND BJORNSON.

ss3.5t lBSEN AMI 3JOItNSON. ssi
Ibsen Is Tidy and Precise In Every
Pnrticnlnr, While BjOrnsOn Is Ex-
nctly the Opposite-Their Relation
ship. Il
The two great writer's of Norway,
1bscn and Bjonson, have recently been
united even more closely by a tie Of
consangulnity: in short they are the
grandfathers of the same child. 4. The
youngsters father is Siyllr.l Ibscn and
its mother Bjornson's eldest daughter
Mrs. Alec Tweedie has an interesting
article in Temple Bar upon the two
g.eat Scandinavians, Ibsen end Born
son. In the early months Of the pres
ent year Mrs. Tweedie called upon H.
sen at his own house in Christiana,
and interviewed him there She says:
'"The doctor is small man. thick set
one might almost say stout in build.
His head is splendid. The long white
hair is a tangled mass of glistening
locks 1t is brushed straight up from
an unusually high forehead and stands
out as a sort OF frame to the face; in
deed, the face is completely framed by
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-11-30
Life Rats for Vessels.

The recent disastrous accidents at
sea, and more especially the sinking Of
II. NJ. S. Victoria, have had the effect
Of causing renewed activity among the
manufacturers of life-saving Devices
Of these the most important is raft
Of novel construction, composed of steel
in cellular compartments, capable of
resisting any amount Of rough usage.
Even if the air chambers be damaged,
there will be sufficient floating power
to support number Of persons the
surplus buoyancy being so great that
it would be impossible to swamp OF
overturn the raft, even when it is
crowded. The invention is especially
adapted for the landing Of troops,
horses, guns, cargoes, etc., and the
rafts can be fitted for use on any YES
sell @s &C.,.
Another continuance which, in the
opinion Of naval experts, would obviate
much of the loss of life which now
yearly takes place at sea, is a commo-
dious construction intended to take the
place of a captains bridge. 1t runs
nearly the whole length Of the ship,
and in case of accident two men, one
at each end, by moving a lever could
cause the whole construction to glide
into the wattr, where it would consti-
tute a completely fitted raft, equal to
the reception Of almost any number of
passengers, and ready for use. Should,
however, a calamity occur in which
there was no time to loosen the raft,
the construction with all the passen-
gers in it, would float off easily as the
vessel went down.-Pittsburg Dispatch
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-11-30

And what should we see but the feathers
that bird we had eaten had worn
All, we'll had it been for the Briton were
his mother and father me- er born!
Jim Smithers explained it to Smiley, that
while it was painful to do,
We felt it our duty to hang him, and
that when the swinging was through
We'd see that his body was planted, he'd
covered us all with disgrace,
And unless he was hung we could never
again look man in the face.
He acted the man that we thought him,
and lent us his clothesline and said
He hoped that we would all forgive him
and speak of him kindly when dead
The crime he committed? WE'LL stranger,
I guess may tell it to you
The. turkey, he fed us, was buzzard: We
hung him; what else could we do?
Walt Mason
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-11-30
WHITE WINES NOW IN STYLE
And French Wine Growers Ep i,
-s-@ Arms About 1t.

And French Wine Growers Up In
-s Arms About 1t.
My attention was recently called 10
the fact that white wine has almost
entirely superseded the red juice OF the
grape in popular favor, especially as
regards my own sex, says the Paris
correspondent of Vogue This is a
great change.
Until a short time ago it was COM
mon notion here that the habit of
drinking white wine was detrimental
to the nerves, and those who made ha-
bitual use Of it were expected to de-
velop the properties OF an aspen leaf
in gale!
But during the last few months our
doctors have with really remarkable
unanimity been recommending their
patients, especially ladies, to drink
white wine instead of red.
This has been quite sufficient to
cause the belief to spread that red wine
is more OF less poisonous; and the re-
suit has been that the consumption Of
the latter has diminished to a degree
H1toSClnSI d1aIu11uS W tAlc W1ueS1OWeIS
Of France, who, from time immemor-
ial, have almost exclusively cultivated
the red grape. .5,'
The ''vignerons" are up in arms
against the doctors and have announc-
ed their decision that, in the event Of
the movement in favor Of white wines
gaining strength, they will make white
wine, from red grapes. This can be
managed by leaving the juice to fer
ment apart from the skins and stalks.
1t is thus that: champagne is made.
The grapes are red, and although
the wines appears to be white it is not
really so in the same sense that the
word is applied to Chablis and Sauter.
inc.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-11-30
Not Pleased.

: 4 . f. @ y. "a l..
s5 DR.. Boyd, known as ssthe Country
Parson," says in one Of his essays that
in many Scotch churches the prayers
were 1.-THE preleeminaries, listened to,
but not joined in.
He tells an amusing story Of the mag
lstrates Of 4 town who were forced to
listen to a prayer in which they could
not join.
Mr.. Smith was preaching at Drum
Sickle. In the concluding prayer he.
suddenly remembered that he had not
prayed for the mas istrates, sitting in
i their official robes before him. So he
put in the PRAYER, just where he was: :
5.s Have mercy upon all fools and
idiots, and especially upon the magis-
strates of DrumsIeekie'
s he N meant no evil, but The. magistrates
were lot Pleased.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-11-30
Bjornstjernc Bio-nson.


on the table. I could not write with
out them. It may seem strange-per-
haps it is; but I cannot write without
them he repeated; but why I us
them is my own secret and he laughed
quietly" -..-
His writing room is bare and very
unpretentious. The drawing room anu
dining room are covered with pictures,
which he carries about with him wher-
ever he goes. Mrs. Tweedie says what
is surely an exaggeration--1hat Tbs n
has probably made more money with
his pen than any other writer.
Ibsen now lives very quietly, taking
no part in politics. After his morning
walk is done, he takes a little walk
before dinner. After dinner. which is
ut 3. he strolls down to the hotel,
where he sits down to coffee or beer,
and reads the newspapers for an hour
OF two.
Bjornstjerne Rjornson.
Following is Mrs. Tweedie's descrlp-
ton Of Bjo1nstjerne Bjorrsun: "Bjorl-
son is q big man of powerful build.
His well knit form denotes great phys
ical strength, and his splendid head sig
l,ifies great mental power. The face is
cuIiously round, and the high cheek
bones and massive jaw have Il peculiar
" Northern air: From his broad brow
J no wears his hair brushed straight IN.
The hair is now almost White, although
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-11-30
The Dream of Color Photography.

Inc Dream Oh color photography.
We have constantly deplored the
want Of reliable information regarding
Iippmann's process of obtaining color
photographs and the recent modifca-
items and improvements of Valenta,
Lumiere and others. The process has
been given and the results shown be-
fore the recent Photographic congress
Of the Photographic Society of Great
Britain. Mr.. Warnelze describes the
process as follows:
Two years ago Mr.. Lippmann sue
ceeded in producing an image of the
solar spectrum in its true colors. This
was done by a gelatine- bromide plate,
so weak in it's composition as to be al
most transparent. The sensitiveness
OF the plate was increased by INNER
sion in a bath of silver nitrate, and
dried. The plate was inserted in the
camera, glass side toward the lens, and
the film in contact with mercury. The
projected rays of light were thus met
by the rays reflected by the mercury,
and the phenomena of interference
upon which the whole process is based
was produced. ...-
Six examples We're shown from
nature and one from; a chrOmO-lithO-
graph, reflected on a screen by means
of a beam Of electric light, and caused
considerable sensation. Although the
red was defective, the colors were,
without doubt, very similar to the
natural ones. IT, TX. .;>.%
Taken as a discovery, this is one Of
the most important of the nineteenth
century, but there must be many i'm
provements made before it can be Of
any practical utility. The exposure, al
though now reduced to four hours; is
SO long as to make it impossible. to
photograph but few subjects. Then,
again, il we desire to hang such pic
lures in our room, it would be neces-,
sary to have a special lighting arrange
ment to see them by. ":
Now that the process has been made
public, improvements should follow,
rapidly, and it is not utterly impossible
that the wild dream of the photog-
rapher. since the days Of Niepce will
be realized, and we shall be able to
photograph, with all the transcendent
beauties Of color effect, the glorious
sunset, the rainbow and harmonious
nature herself.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-09

RenlvinQ to Mr.. Walker, he stated that
the bin did not Increase taxes but sim
Dlv distributed the money. The section
ofthe constitution providing for a thor
ouqh system OF education was not
carried out and the rate should
he increased to meet the re-
oulrements OF the constitution.
Nr. McCallister said he was as loyal
10 the principles enunciated in his party
platform as any person on the floor. II
the bill prevailed, the youth OF the
state would be better educated, and
there would be less need for insane aSy-
lums, prisons and almshouseS. There
was a popular and universal sentiment
I'm favor of better educational facilities
and the demand should be met by the
Mr.. Wilson, Of Ohio, spoke briefly.
Replving to remark Of Mr.. Mccall
lister that Ohio county received $4,000
and should not complain. He said that
me county last year paid SIS, 600 more
than IL received, and now IL was pro-
posed 10 Increase that sum by SlO,OOO.
Tia regarded it as an outrage to insist
mon county which built up its school
system unaided, to help other counties
To build up theirs.
Mr.. BTockunier gave notice that he
desired 10 be heard upon the bill, and
asked the House to adjourn until TO-
morrow.
Mr.. Thomas objected, but on motion
Of Mr.. Maxwelhfurthe consideration OF
the hin WAS made the special order for
1890 o'clock tomorrow morning. The
vote upon the amendment will be very
close
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-09
proposing Arbitration
SpscinL 7slearam to he Rsqistsr.

Spectdt lete0fQHt % ttS nrgtStoi-
CHARLESTON, w. VA, February s.
One of the most important measures In
troduced at the present session affect
ing the interests of labor, is Honse Oil
No. 200, offered by Delegate Thomas,
OF Putnam. Under the present statute
neither side has any legal authority to
use arbitration as q means Of settling
disputes. This is the point contem-
plated by the bill. 1t provides that
disputes between employers and en-
ployes may be referred TO board OF
arbitration. com posed of one person
selected by each side, and third chosen
by the two so appointed. 1t fixes the
compensation Of members OF the board
at S. per day. and allows witnesses .
cents per mile and so cents per day.
The bill has been referred TO the Com
mittee on Labor.
Another important bill affecting the
interests OF home labor was offered by
Delegate Burgess. OF Tyler county. 1t
provides that every indiy idual, firm or
corporation who shall employ any la
borer not a citizen Of the United States
in any mining or manufacturing indus
try il the State shall pay a license tax
OF so cents per day for every day sucn
alien laborer shall be employed.