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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11

The principal points considered in
making the awards are as folio VS.:
/. General management, with a view
to profit 2 Produchveness of crops.
8. Goodness and suitability of live
stock. 4. Mana gement Of grass lands.
5. Condition of gates, fences, roads,
buildings and general neatness. 6. The
farm book keeping.
Under the scheme laid down by the
society the farms entering the compe-
tition have been examined three times
a year, and the reports and unofficial
descriptions published in the agricultur-
al papers. This gives wide publicity to
the methods followed, and other than
competing farmers are thus benefited
by them. Agriculture i'm this country
needs improved methods practically ap-
piled more than anything else, and we
don't know Of any way of stimulating
their adoption more feasible and direct
than this or an adaptation of it to- osaa'
conditions.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11
A Serious Evil.

There is a serious and growing evil
in this country says John Gould, in
Practical Farmer, that is charged to the
dairymen, and yet is as distinct from
dairying, and to be blamed as little
upon them, as the butterine business
and that is the making of filled cheese.
A filled cheese is nothing more OF less
than a cheese made with pure skim
milk. and in place of the natural butter
fats. substituting for them, some kind
of neutral Oil, and bears the same
relation to a prime cheese as butterlne
does to pure COW butter, as butterlne is
one-fourth good butter and three
fourths animal fats. The effect is the
same in either case, for both are thrust
upon the market as genuine, and the
profits of the sale depends largely upon
how perfect this deception can be car
ried out While the dairymen are up
in arms about fraud butter, little is
said about filled cheese, something in
it's way not a whit behind the other
in it's damaging effects upon the sale OF
good dairy produce. There is a work
of reform for the farmers to take up
in regard to this, and while one may
plead for better COWS, cheaper feed
and finer produce, so long as dairymen
will sell milk to these filled cheese con-
Germs. or join in what they call better
return in money for their milk, the time
will soon come when disaster will over
take this whole filled business, and then
by the hard logic of events, the reac-
tion must be met, and the path of hon
esty taken.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11
Prizes for Good Farming.

The Royal Agricultural Society of
England has done a great deal for Eng
lish agriculture both in the way of di-
rect educational work and in the con-
duct of experiments for the benefit of
the tller of the soil. BY these means
it has become a distinct force in soly-
ing the problems that perplex the Eng
glish agriculturist. ~ d..
One of the recent methods adopted
by this society for the encourag ement
Of good farm management, is one which
might be advantageously introduced
into this country by agricultural So
cieties. 1t offers prizes for the best
conducted farm in the county OF district
in which the annual summer meeting
Of the society is held. The prizes have
amounted to from $1,000 to $1,000 a
year, and the expenses of the judges,
or committee of award, have. been
about as much more.
Local societies in this country that
could not afford to pay as much as this
could still offer very strong induce
ments to thrifty farmers to endeavor
to improve the condition Of their farms.
Besides the gain in the condition of the
| farm. and the larger return in money
I for increased crops one or two hundred
dollars in solid cash would tse COM
Portable addition to the income OF the
year.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11
in length, by half that in width, and It
contained only q couple of trees with q

in length, by half that in width, and It
contained only a couple of trees with q
few bushes and powders.
The overfowed creek had become q
river, and the land was nearly Il half
mile distant OH either side.
The unhappy lover stared in perplex-
ity. How could his darling be so hard
and cold when neither might live until
the lnorrow's dawn?
Il will co." he said finally, in voice
which she felt would haunt her TO her
last breath; Il may be able to swim
ashore. If [ do [ will send q boat for
you. If fail perhaps, my darling, you
may some time begin to comprehend
how truly have loved you
He flung off bis coat and stepped to
the verge Of the boiling sea. In sec
ond more the seething flood would part
them! perhaps it would still that loyal
heart forever in it's fatal depths!
The girl hesitated; then, with a Wild,
piercing cry, she started forward and
threw herself on her knees at his feet.
Il do not deserve to be saved she
cried with streaming tears. i am too
wicked to live. Oh, Arthur, I will never
vex you again; 1 will always do as you
wish. / know now how much / honor
you when it is too late" 3
He lifted the lovely penitent in his
| arms, and kissed her with a happier
| heart than he had owned for many a
| day. ill.,. -.
| '"Why too late, my sweetest? Moth
| ing is ever too late for love; and your
love is more precious to me than life,'
he answered her.
| A little later the two were rescued by
a party who had witnessed everything
from the bank, and who had secured
a boat to overtake them, if possible,
before the bridge should break up.
| The girl meant what she promised
and her lover-now her adoring hus'
band-is never vexed by her caprices.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11
Some Agricultural Points.

Tin milk pals are best.
Milk the COWS with dry hands.
Arrange for plenty Of pure water.
Never change mixers when it can be
avoided.
Bran will balance fodder better than
corn meal as milk ration.
There is a close relation between pure
water and fine, bookkeeping dairy
products.
When selecting a dairy COW, look out
for a hearty eater. She must eat if she
milks well.
The flesh which indicates fair thrift
also shows good feeding capacity with
out which no COW is worth much.
Commence this spring to improve
your stock by selling off the common
breeds and buying a few thorough
breds.
Keep the lambs in clean quarters and
give them clean food from clean
troughs. Then they will keep healthy
and thrive, but otherwise not.
Barley straw is a stock feed that is
snot sufficiently known and valued in
the East, although used extensively in
California 1t is an excellent depend
ence for the winter feeding of sheep.
Grass roots derive their nourishment
close to the surface. For that reason
a TOD dressing Of good manure upon the
timothys field will be quickly productive
of good results. =
We cannot do much toward con-
| trolling the prices of agricultural prod
ucts Consequently we should use every
effort to economic production, as
thereby we may add to the profit.
Make up your mind this year that
| your corn fodder is a valuable. crop,
| and that you will take as good care of
it as of the grain. In this way you can
make corn-growing pay better than it
has in the past. t..
| A soil well prepared prior to planting.
sound seed. clean and level culture
these are the things that bring good
potato crops. Where all these are OBJ
served-and the bugs kept oMf-thefe is
| not often a serious failure.
The expenses attending upon market
ing farm products often seriously di
i minish the profits. Good roads and
good teams would help to remedy this,
and often farmers could work together
to advantage in hauling and shipping
their crops.
Keep well in mind the fact that by
increasing the yield per acre you lessen
| the cost of production. You do not
| have to double the crop to double the
/ profit, as is the case where you double
1 the amount Of the land in order to &C.
complish the same result.
~ ! & s = "
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11
THEA GRICULTU IR a WORLD.
USEFUL INFORMATION FOR
RURAL READERS.
The farmers Vegetable Garden--
Pig Feeding in Canada--The
Best Is Cheapest--Prizes for
Good Farming--Agrlcu
tural Pointers.
The Farmers Vegetable Garden.

The Farmers Vegetable Garden.
Every: farmer should have vegeta-
bic garden says a writer in Farm, Field
and Fireside. Nothing will contribute
to the health and well being of a fam
lily more than an abundance of fresh
vegetables, and the cost and labor is
comparatively so small that even the
busiest farmer can find time to give the
garden the necessary attention. II.
Perhaps the best situation for the
average garden is an open, unshaded
piece Of land, sloping slightly to the
south Abrupt slopes in any direction
are undesirable because of their liza
biity to wash in heavy rains.
The best soil is a deep, rich, friable
loan, and the nearer your soil can be
made to resemble this the better If it
is impossible to. put in tile drains, 4
cheaper system may be had by leaving
s1nooth-bottomed burrows at intervals
of from ten to thirty feet, which will
carry off the surface water
The best form for garden is rec
tangle, several times longer than wide,
and If arranged for horse cultivation,
much time and labor may be saved.
AS soon as the ground can be worked
in the spring apply well rotted stable
manure and plow under. Use the har-
row until the soil is thoroughly pulver-
lied so that the seed may be sur
rounded on all sides by minute par
ticles of soil from which to absorb
moisture. Plaster, wood ashes and
other commercial fertilizers may be
ashes broadcast just before planting
and harrow in.
After, the ground is prepared the
different seeds should be sown as early
as possible in the rotation in which they
mature, so that as soon as one crop
Epens it may be cleared away and a
later one planted. Whe selecting seed
be sure to procure it Of a scotsman who
has a reputation for honesty and fair
dealing and select the old approved
varieties rather than new untried ones.
1t is of the greatest Importance that
the rows should be perfectly straight,
| not only on account Of their improved
appearance, but because of the greater
ease with which they may be cult
waited.
Do not think that as soon as you have
planted seed your work is over. for, in
truth, it is only just begun. Destroy
every weed as soon as it appears. If
this is done the later work will be much
| lighter, and the improved appearance
of the garden and improved quality of
the vegetables will amply repay you
| for your work. AS the roots of the
plants grow larger and stronger cult
vate shallower so as not to injure them
Last, after all the vegetables are
safely stored, clean up all rubbish and
burn. Give a liberal application OF
| coarse stable manure and plow under
| so that the frosts and SHOWS of winter
| may benefit it as much as possible.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11
HAD A SNAKE IN HIS EYE.
A Horse Which Afforded OppOrtuni
t4 for IL Rare Surgical Operation.

A Horse Which Afforded OppOrtuni-
ts for Rare Surgical Operation.
Fred Graf. a butcher of Sheepshead
Bay, n. Y, has for several years used
in his delivery business a fine horse
that was as gentle as dog. Some
time ago, however, the norse's nature
seemed to change. He became nervous
and manifested signs of fraciousness.
It was noticed by his owner that the
cause Of the change was some trouble
with his right eye, over which Of late
slight film had spread, which partly
obscured the sight. Graf finally took
the horse to Veterinary Surgeon Will
lam Shepard of Sheepshead Bay. DR..
Shepard washed the eye with Il lotion,
which soon removed the film. Then he
was able to discover the cause of the
trouble. He saw something Wriggling
| rapidly about in the eyeball, and at
once recognized it as a case of snake
ln-the-eye, a very rare disease in these
ATTITUDES. but more common in hot
countries, especially in India. He had
| the horse thrown and tied so that the
head was perfectly motionless. First
| an incisiOn was made in the eye at the
inner angle. Into this was inserted q
| small silver hook formed on the plan
Of a button-hoOk. Then DR.. Shepard
had to wait. The shank of the hook
filled the incision, while the hook itself
| was in the aqueous humOr where the
| rapidly moving creature was. Finally
| the doctor managed to hook the snake,
| or let it hook itself near it's middle. and
! then with deXterous movement he
| drew 4 loop of it through the incision.
| This loop he seized with Il pair of
| tweezers. In another second he had
I the creature out and dropped it into
the hand Of his assistant, DR.. Gray.
| The snake was so active that it was
with difficulty held. 1t still wriggled
and crawled with an amazing rapidity.
! Upon measurement it was found to be
three and One-half inches in length
| When dropped into a bottle of alcohol
it quickly died. 1t was perfectly white
and looked very much like section of
coarse cotton spool thread. 1t will be
sent to Dick Veterinary college, Edin-
burgh, Scotland, of which Dr.. Gray is
Il graduate. DR.. Shepard said to Il Sun
reporter that he feared the sight Of the
horses eye might be lost, as intiamna.
! ton had already set in. and the iris was
already badly injured when he was
called in. The technical name of this
disease is filaria oculi. DR.. Shepard
said that in all his experience he ha6
seen only three cases. and that this was
first in which he performed the opera
ton for it's relief
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11
Pig Feeding in Canada.

In relation to feeding pigs Prof. Shaw
of Canada draws the following conclu-
sions:
L. That while G) pigs fed for 1913
days on a suitable meal ration and
housed in summer increase in weight at
rate Of "a per cent, CO. pigs fed on
tWo-thirds the quantity of the same
meal ration, the balance Of the food be-
mixed with the meal, increase at the
rate of so per cent, and (c) pigs fed on
one-third the quantity Of the same meal
ration, the balance of the food being
made up Of green fodder cut and mixed
with the meal, increase at a rate of
only 1887 per cent, the labor of feeding
being also relatively greater where
green fodder is given.
2. That when the price of food and
pork are the same us in this expert
ment, the gain from feeding pigs, as in
group 1, for 1913 days in summer will be
but 4.56 per cent on the first cost of the
animals, as in group 2 but I'll per cent,
and when fed in group the loss will
be p per cent
of market values and of the best season
to market are of great practical i'm
portance.
4. Farmers should study to avoid
marketing their pork in the months of
October and November, when prices
are usually lower than at any other
season Of the year.
5. That a ration Of which the major
portion consists of green food, as in the
case of that fed to the pigs in group 3,
| will fail to bring them into marketable
condition.
6. That Of the ration given to the
pigs in the three groups in this expert
ment, the meal ration fed to those in
group 1 has proven in every way the
! most satisfactory; hence,
| Z. If feeding a bulky fodder along
with meal to pigs is any aid to di1es-
ton, it must be given in a less proper
ton than that used in feeding the pigs
| in group in this experiment
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11
SHE NEVER THOUGHT.

81 With II scowl Of mingled resentment and
torn She turned upon her heel.
She was very angry.
ttStay." he pleaded. springng forward.
She drew haughtily back.
. 81 will leave the room, SIR she exclaimed,
DO not seek to detain me-
s. +fYOu---' III. s. Bin E.t,a#Ns3 E7 ~5r }at
He spoke coldly now. and a smile Of malig-
liant triumph played about his thin lips.
twill not leave the room. y +
She gaSped. 49,. .." "
Elbow dare yOu---'
Her words merged into a shrek of baffied
mge. .s ..E =
She had forgotten for the nOncc the putis
IN her sleeves, and had attempted to escape
Without walking sidewse.
He. left her crushed and Inundated, ana
MS laugh was chill and cold .. :
Detroit Tribune.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11
USING CAMELS IN AUSTRALIA
Much More Valuable Than the Bull
locks Which Have Hitherto Been
Employed.

Much More Valuable Than the Bull
locks Which Have Hitherto Been
Employed.
Although the camel proved unsatis-
factory for use as beast of burden in
the mining regions of Nevada and
Arizona, the animal is rapidly coming
into favor and profitable use in mining
countries in other parts of the world.
1t seems probable to the Mining Indus
try that in South Africa the camel
will take the place of the horse for
most uses, as the camel is not injured
by the insects which prove fatal to the
horse and the bullocks, nor is it at
tackled by the diseases that destroy
other beasts Of burden. The Germans
are already making great use Of the
camels in Southwest Africa. They are
found to be very valuable for making
long journeys into the arid interior re-
gions Of the country, as they are able
to travel a whole week without water
or food. In Australia the camel is fast
taking the place of the bullOcks for use
in the barren interior regions. It is
stated that there are already opened up
and in regular work in Australia five
lines of camel traffic, and that on these
lines over 1000 camels are in daily use
CamelS are found to be so useful that
the number employed will be increased
as rapidly as possible. With the bull
lock teams only about ten miles a day
can be made, but it is found that the
camel will travel eighty-four miles in
eighteen hours, carrying load of 300
pounds. In the interior of Australia are
over 100000 square miles of almost
unknown desert, and it is on the great
inland plains that it is intended to util-
iZe the camel trains, as by their use the
various oasies of civilization may be
more directly connected than by the old
bullock routes. On. the arid plains and
among the mud flats and brackish lakes
the camel finds plenty of coarse grass
| and thorny shrubs on which to subsist.
1t is claimed that work can be found in
Australia for 100000 camels.
Now There Will BE Fun.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11
{ The Persian Cnt.

In form the bewitching Persian cat
| does not differ greatly from the An
CORA. but the tail has, at the end. a
magnificent plume. which the owner
carries proudly erect. waving in the air
as he moves. In his splendid silky
coat is not Il trace of wooliness, and it
clothes the graceful creature from the
tips OF his ears to the well ''feathered'
| toes.
The Persian may be seen in many
| colors Very beautiful is that shade
technically called ''blue,'' but perhaps
| more familiar to us as Maltese. A st-
peru specimen Of this color few years
| ago lived royalty in a house where l
| visited. She was named after a 0ueen
! of old, and no royal parsonage ever
| bore herself more magniticently. I am
| sure. One OF very rich colors also seen in
New York, was deep orange, running
TO smoke color. Nothing could be more
| exquisite to look at, though this mot
tied effect is not considered "the
thing, and detracts greatly from the
value OF the Wearer. The black Per-
sian, with orange-colored eyes, is ono
OF the rarest and most highly-prized Of
the race, and the pure white is per-
haps not second in estimation. There
| are also several varieties Of tabbies
and in nearly every one the deep vel.
| low eye is the most desired. The eyes
j should be large and FULL: the, hair.
should line the ears and fringe the
legs, and even the toes, Of the beauti--
! full beast
| sion of the Persian cat 1T delights int
long, solitary tramps To. own,
one of these pets in the. city,
where many thieves, abound, is:
to live a life of constant anxiety and
Watchtulness. Only those who. have.
Kept guard over sly and cunning: hui
man Hmatlc, ever watching to. escape,
caA appreciate the vigilance necessary
| for the preservation of a, Persian eat
How to Make II NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
OF course you know that a real will
I o'-the-Wisp is the. effect of hydrocar--
| bon gas generated by decomposing Or
ganlc matter in a marsh, and in 81
state Of combustion. But did YOU
Know that you could produce. this phe.
nomenon in your own homes? This is,
how it is done: Take an open-mouthed'
glass jar and place some baking. soda
in the bottoms, over which pour a. little.
diluted sulphuric acid, nalriatic acid.
or strong vinegar. Then the Jar will
fill with carbonic acid gas: Now lower
a lighted candle in the gas until it goes
out, leaving the top of the flame still
burning upon the surface of the mvis-
ible gas. The fame win be fed by the
gasses coming from the smou1d ering
wick. This willo'-the-wisp lasts but
a short time, but it may be reproduced
by raising the candle until the wick
relfghts, then lowering 1t again, In
order to make a success of this expe-
riment see that the, air Of the room IS
very still s n y
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-11
Now There Will BE Fun.

Bunting-The laxative Miss Linge
has been punished at last.
Larkin-In what way?
Bunting-She has married a barber.
The Helena independent., 1893-11-20

In the British museum there is very
old and very rare Chinese bank note 1t
was issued in the reign of Hung Woo, the
founder OF the Ming dynasty, who led in
1898. The face value of the note is about
81, but it is one of the only issue of paper
currency ever guaranteed by the Chinese
government. Only one other similar note
is said to be in existence, being in posses
sion Of the Oriental society of St. Peters
burg.
It's value to native bankers and note COZ
lectors all over China is well known. The
late governor of Hong Kong, Sir John
Pope Hennessey, bought the note about l2
years ago at an auction Of the effects of a
deceased captain of ono of the Chinese
customs Cruisers, who had amassed
large collection Of Chinese coins and notes.
among which was this Ming bank note.-
Chambers journal.
The Helena independent., 1893-11-20
The Modern Newspaper.

The newspaper for which intelligent
men are crying out will not be illustrated,
except for few cuts of diagrams sketch
maps and other necessary adjuncts to the
text. The experiment of making daily
picture papers has been fairly tried, and
1t has proved a failure. The illustrations
do not illustrate, and they are unsightly
in the extreme. 1t is not proba BILE that any
satisfactory process of illustration will
ever be adapted to the rapid methods of
newspaper printing. The sensational head
lines of the current newspapers, defiant
of both taste and grammar, will depart
with the pictures to the limbo wherein are
to be gathered all the unhallowed devices
of the barbarous age of journalism.
The offensive type of interviewer will
have to 90, and he who violates the pri-
vacies of life in less frank and unblushing
ways, and with them will go the iargon
called ''reportorial" English--thus fifty
styled in its own base dialect. The report
er, indeed, who writes for the reformed
newspaper will be scholar-which now
he is not often-and gentlefnan--which
now he is frequently not permitted to be-
w. M. Payne in Forum.