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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-14
TALK ABOUT SNAKE STORIES.
A Texas Bird Which DevOtes Its En-
ergies to killing All Kinds Of Rep
tiles.

Texas Bird Which Devotes Its En-
ersies to Killing All Kinds Of Rep
tiles.
Capt. Peter L.. Lapeyre of Live Oak
county is in this city. He. is an old
timer on the Texas coast. In connec-
ton with number of cronies, the other
night, the subject of snakes was
brought up, says the Galveston (Tex.)
correspondent of the New York Times.
1--WE do not have a great many of
'em out our way now," remarked Capt.
Pete, for we have a bird that keeps
'em down considerably. This is the
chaparral cock, or "road-runner,' as
it is commonly called, and we all pro-
tect it on account of it's snake killing
procivities. @....-.s...a-s.
The bird is about the size Of an Or
binary guinea fowl, and is very com
pactly built. 1t wanders all over the
country, and it's chief object in life ap-
pears to be in the killing Of snakes.
The 'road-runner' approaches its enemy
cautiously and circuitously, and as It
gets near stretches one wing down as
shield, after the fashion Of a turkey
gobbler strutting in a BARNARD. and
waits for the snake to- strike. The
wing is thrown to catch the bite, and
as quick as a flash, and before the
snake can recover, the runner, with
unerring aim, sends it's long bill, which
is as hard as ivory, through the head
Of his antagonist, which puts in the
time from thenceforth until sunset in
dying. a.
Talk about Seeing snakcs'!" the cap
tain continued. why, I was down
on the coast a few years ago, after a
heavy sOn'east gale, and the beach was
covered with drift and snakes for miles.
and they were coming ashore continual
ly. The place was full Of snakes.
There were thousands of them, and
every log that drifted ashore had from
six to ten snakes on it. Their numbers
were countless, and as there We're many
species new to me, think they must
have drifted from the coast Of Mexico
or Central America. I talked to the
captain of one Of the Morgan steam
ships en- route from Galveston to Bra
EOS Santiago about it, and he said he
had encountered the snakes and drift
wood many miles out to sea, ard they
were so thick that it was necessary
Tor the steamer to force her way
through. When she reached BraZOs
Santiago there were a great many
snakes, dead and alive, across her bow
and sticking to her sides
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-14
THE NUMEROUS GRIND.
LATEST PLEASANTRIES FROM HUI
MOROUS EXCHANGES.
John Was Parsimonious and Mary
Stole q March on Him-An Unpleas-
ant misunderstanding to Prove
It-Honestly Ungrateful.

"Are you the marriage license clerk p
inquired a comely country damsel of
the young man who dishes out that sort
of emotional pabulum to hungry vic
Tins s
Il am, MISS responded the young
man, with the soft suavity pretty
girl is always sure of bringing to the
surface of man, old or young.
HAS; there been man in here to-
day after a license" she asked
Three or four miss. Times must
be getting. better
Il mean red-headed man.. she ex-
planned, ignoring the young mans al
lusion to the improved condition of
the times.
Yes, miss; the last one I gave out
was to a red-headed man Here it isl
and the clerk opened the book: ..John
e. Guilion to Miss Mary M. Duster.''
That's the man. she exclaimed,
"and that's me. Now, 1 want one for
myself. Make it out quick, for Mary
NJ. Buster and Henry Hooker
The clerk was quick about it.
"How much is it?'' she asked as he
handed it to her. (: .2...-. "
"One dollar, MISS
Did Guilion have to pay that much
for his?'' she asked, laying down the
amount called for.
Certainly; that's the legal price,
MISS" ....~ 4
:Well, wish to goodness it was S..
John Guilion has been counting me for
two years and he is the stingiest man
ever seen. That's the first money he
ever spent on me, and he wouldn't
have spent that if hadn't been sharp
enough to let him get the license be-
fore I get one for me and Henry.
Henry's out now looking for preacher
and I'm to meet him at the hotel right
away. Goodbye. I'm ever SO much
obliged to you,'' and she started out
with a rush,, bat came back in a min
ute. r.
Oh she said, eff John Guilion
brings that license back when he hears
how I've fooled him, please don't give
him his dollar again, will you?" and
she looked so pleading and so pleasing
that the young man swore John should
never see his dollar again-Detroit
Free Press. .-.--
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-14
Honestly UngrntefuI.

Il hope You are suitably thankful,
brother" said Elder Kecpalong. lis he
walked into Deacon Ironside's work
shop and sat down on trestle, that
the fire that burned down 80 many
houses on your street last night spared
your house.
Thankful exclaimed the old dea-
con. "'.,nankful that it spared NV big
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-14
General Farm Notes.

Take only clean eggs to market IN,
order to do this have only clean nests.
It will pay to give cows corn unti2
clover aftermath grows up.
Do not allow dairy COWS to fall Off
in quantity Of milk from short pastures
A large quantity: of the butter pro-
dHced in this country is spoiled by too
much churning and working.
First-class butter sells for q good;
price almost universally. 1t is only the.
inferior grades which bring low prices.
Do not hurry cows to and from the
pasture. Dairy COWS are sensible and
are much disturbed by harsh treatment.
Every hen over the number you can
well house and care for will be kept
at a loss.
Give chickens change of food fire.
quently; they will keep in better health.
and produce more eggs.
Generally fowls which feather and
mature early are good egg producers,
good sitters and good mothers
Do not be tempted by extra prices
for early pulletss which will soon be-
laying.
Raise more poultry on the farm for
home consumption. Compared with,
pork it costs less and is much more
nourishing and healthful.
Get ready for winter work now.
Build poultry houses and arrange yards:.
select the breeding stock and layers,
and dispose of all others.
a cement floor IS not :at all necessary
in q chicken house il the location be q
dry one. Keep the floor Uttered and
there will never be a foul floor.
It probably costs about as much to
feed a COW which produces $50 pounds
OF butter as one which makes SOC
pounds.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-14
THE AGRICULTURAL, WORLD
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR Pro
GRESSIVE FARMERS.
The Necessity for Planting Timber
for Present Use-Feeding Smutty
q Wheat-Cost of Cow Millxing-Gen-
eal Farm Notes.

4 we often hear farmers urged to plant
TIMBER for future use and profit, but
nave never heard word said about
planting any for the present time, says
a writer in Farm, Field and Fireside.
Ihere is a great deal said Of what tim
Der will amount to in fifty years, but
nothing about what will be profitable
IN five or ten years. Would it not be
very convenient if farmer could in
five years raise all the fence posts he
needed? It can be. very easily done
by simply planting one or two acres
to an Usage orange grove.
have cut them at four years old
that were from one to two inches in
diameter at the top Of 4 six-foot post.
and although cut green out of hedge
and set in the fence they were quite
sound at the end Of twelve years, while
some burr oak posts in the same fence
were entirely rotted off. Usage orange
does best on land on which timber
or hazel brush formerly grew. A two
inch Usage orange post is much more
satisfactory than any iron post that l
ever saw, and believe will last longer
unless the latter was galvanized, OF
course small posts will split at the top
it staples are driven too near the end,
but that is easily obviated by tying. the
top wires with annealed wire around
the top of the post :-s :
In the blue grass region of Kentucky
1 saw black locust posts sold for forty
cents apiece, while oak posts We're not
worth more than five cents each. Usage
orange is a stronger and more durable
post than locust, and if it were grown
in groves it would be straighter and
better than if grown in hedges, and no
stock would trouble an Usage orange
grove after the second year, and if
we'll cultivated not much after the
first.
Hedges are too much trouble and ex-
haust too much land to be profitable,
but where durable, strong timber is
needed there is nothing better than
Usage orange. While it makes the hot
test fire of any wood ever saw burnt,
I never knew it to be troubled by in
sects or borers of any kind. I think
six feet apart would be about the right
distance to plant a grove: This would
give about l,200 plants to the acre.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-14
Merely u Suggestion.

Where is old Dawson this morn
ing" asked the railway president. no.
sticing the absence of the veteran book,
keeper.
Home; sick,' said the vice presi-
dent Poor old fellow! I don't be-
,lieve he'll ever get over this attack
That's too bad" sighed the presi-
dent. He has been a very valuable
man to us, Dawson has He's been
with us twenty years. and 1 don't be-
lieve he's missed day ~
That's .so,'' said the vice president.
He has literally worn himself. out in
our service. If he dies I think the road
ought to do something for his widow"
so do IT, said the president. What
would you suggest?''
Il really don't know said the vice
president, unless perhaps-er-"
well? Go on. What?'
I'VE might give her pass over our
road to the worlds fair. ''-Harper's
Bazaar.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-14

house and burned the Wilder Pearsall's
Ut little cottage right across the alley from
mine? Not much I amt! + could have
stood it and she cain't!''
And Deacon Ironside, with a most
unthankful look on his rugged old
face, began filing a saw Chicago Trib,
eune .t g3 IE$
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-14

It IS very easy for stout woman en-
gagged in the innocent occupation of
spreading 4 sheet on the grass to dry
to furnish amusement for the neighbors.
Life
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-14
Fnttening Geese.

& Geese are altogether different from
ordinary fowls or. even ducks in one
respect, they are sociable. "A mistake
is sometimes made in the final fattening
of, by getting each bird into a separate
compartment. Geese never thrive in
this way, and instead of getting fatter
actually pine away. Kill each lot to-
gether, or the one left behind rapidly.
loses flesh. Some birds fatten more
quickly than others, and as they are.
seen to get into ripe condition, which
can best be decided by the state Of
their appetites, they had better be
killed. AS soon as they IRE as fat as
they will get, the desire for food begins
to slacken, and then it is that they
should be dispatched, or they will lose.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-14
An Apparent Injustice.

Mollie had been to church for the
first time, and on her return home her
thought of it.
II liked it very: much,'' she replied,
but there was one thing didn't think
was fair =
What was that, dear?"
why, one man did all the work, Ind
then another man came around and got
all the money
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-14
The Glover, Hay Worm.

The farmer who finds in his NOW
the webs of the clover hay worm should
read and act upon the advice Of Prof.
Osborn, of the Iowa Agricultural Col
lege who says: where these webs
are found would advise thorough
cleaning out of the infested NOW and
burning of all the webbed and worth
less hay containing the worms 9th
erwise there will be developed an enor-
nous number Of moths to lay eggs in
the coming seasons crop of hay and
the probability of worse damage ;lnOth-
Ell year than has occurred heretofore.
1T is exactly under such conditions,
the holding over of masses Of infested
hay, that the worms find the best oppor-
tunity for increase, and, while it may
involve some labor and apparent loss
at the time, it may be considered as
next to throwing hay away to store
it over a mass Of hay previously in
Tested, except that the upper portion
will probably escape any serious. dam
age.
1T is possible that worms could be
killed by use OF bisulphide of carbon
without removing the hay, but hest
tate to recommend it, as / know of no
case where it has been used for this
pest and because of the danger con
nected with it's use, especially in barn
where lanterns may be brought, max
ing possible the ignition Of the fumes.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-14
An Unpleasant Situation.

Miss Antique Why, how do you do,
Mr.. Globetrot? I am delighted to see
you back. OF course, you remember
me.
Returned traveller (wrestling with
his memory):-Of course, Of course
Delighted to see you looking so WELL
And how are the dear children?
"Children!'' IT,
II mean. to ask how is your fam
lily, meaning, of course, your husband"
Husband! never had husband"
"Er-of course not; just a little
pleasantly of mine, you know. I
meant, of course, your brother, whom
you love as much as any one could
love hus-" =, ...-.
Il never had brother 49,. -.
'''Um-er-of course not; just Joking.
you know. How is your-your-er-
Did you ever have mothers" -BOston
Globe - 2ss 70 '...
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-14
Feeding smutty wheat.

~ a
There must be a considerable guam
tity Of smutty grain still left in the
country, and in many cases there is
considerable doubt as to the wisdom OF
feeding it to stock, says Nor-West Far
mer. Prof. Henry Of Wisconsin was
consulted in 1885 by Dakota farmer
about feeding smutty screenings. About
one-sixth of his whole sample was
smutty grain Of the variety known here
as ball smut. The farmer was advised
to feed it with barley meal or BRAN
The stock ate the mixture freely. gained
well, and in no case was any bad effect
visible, Corn smut and rusty grain
and straw have since been, tried by
Prof. Henry, and. he has found no
harm in feeding them. He says: eff
could purchase the smutty wheat at.
a reasonable price I should clean it.
just as thoroughly as possible, then;
grind it and mix it with not less than
an equal weight Of corn or mill feed
and feed it to a few Of the cattle at
first, watching carefully. If this does,
not show ill effects I should extend it's
use to others in the herd, all the time
watching and withdrawing the fooS
at the first indications Of i'll Effects
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-14

flesh instead Of gaining It. Goslins:
have been known to feed up to fifteen
and eighteen pounds in weight, but
these are exceptions, and dozen,
pound is nearer the mark, so that .all
must not be expected to turn out ex-s
actly the same, says an exchange. To
go on feeding in the expectation of in
creasing the weight after the fowl has
shown the symptoms already meD-.
toned, is a losing game.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-14
Cost of Cow Milking.

Your correspondent asks what he can
afford to pay for having women do the
milking. We have several times had an
arrangement with wives of our tenants
for milking morning and evening, and
have paid 10 cents for each service
that is, 20 cents per day. This is based
upon an hours service at each milking,
at the rate of 81 for days work.
In an hours time 4 good mixer ought
to milk ten cows. .'-,s-&".
There are several reasons why women
are to be preferred for mixers when.
they can be had, or when a portion of
the force can be women Their natural
manual deXterity is greater. than that
Of men, and they will milk with more
rapidity and greater ease to the cows,
which means that they will get more
milk, and the udders of the cows will
be kept in better condition. The pres
ence of women at milking time checks
rude conversation and bOisterOus con-
duct, and the quieter the stable can be
kept the better, especially, if YOU have
any nervous COWS. The men arc not
apt, to neglect the thorough cleaning of
the stalls Or brushing Of the cows in
occasional absence of the proprietor if
they know that women are to aid in the
milking. The average man, born or
long resident in this country, looks upon
every woman as a. lady, and entertains
for her a respectful courtesy which
keeps him upon his good behavior in
her presence He will be making a
good move to introduce as many wom-
en- as he can among his milkers.-Jaque,
in Country Gentleman. 'sE
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-14
Mites In n Poultry House.

Turn out the fowls some cool or damp
day, and then close all the cracks in
the house except the door. Then take
a kettle of live Goals and place on the.
ground in the CENTER but il there is,
a wood floor, lay fat stone in, OLE.
which set the kettle Throw half,
pound or pound of sulphur upon the
Goals and shut the door and leave the
house closed for a few hours, and VIE
will venture to say that no more lice
or mites will be found in it for few
weeks thereafter. If the house is not
tight enough to admit Of thorough fuznE-
cation in the manner described, then
clean as we'll rs you can, and white
wash with fresh lime, mixing in Il Ms
eral quantity of sulphur, after which.
throw sulphur into all the cracks 3 va
apply kerosene oil to the roosts. Yhe.
house should be well aired before tRse.
fowls are admitted, and well ventilated
at night We have never known aaae-
sulphur cure' to fail if properly ap~
plied.-Poultry World.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-14
Charcoal for Fowls.

we nave lOunQ CnaTCO1l Il very excel
lent thing to furnish our poultry with.
1t may be given in a powdered state,
mixed with the soft meal feed, ana a.
little pulverized sulphur at the same,
time may be added to advantage. Bat;
the very best way to- supply this is az
burn an ear or two of, corn upon the
cob, charring it to blackness and
throwing it before them. They viii
devour every kernel. and so supply
themselves with a grateful and healthy
substance that sweetens the crop and
serves rs an admirable tonic to the
stomach. ts...* ~ E.--
At this season Of the year, the aboge
recommendation will be found a yaiu
able hint to poultrymen. Hens about
ready to lay will devour this prepared
charcoal eagerly, and the increased
afterward evince the efficacy of this,
allowance. For a month or six weeks J
in the early breeding season nothing is.
better than this for laying hens, given,
them daily.-Poultry World. ~
Idle Lnnd-Sen Every Foot of tt.
If there is any land upon the farm
which is not earning anything, it is a
direct menace to the prosperity Of tfae-
rest Of the farm. The taxes and the
interest on it's cost go on just the
same as if were earning something
and this detracts from the profit OF
the whole. Often these idle and waste
places are but a harbor for vernlin
and weeds, or if they do not become So.
it is because there is constant expena-
iture of labor to keep it clean, and this
labor might far better be expended
in the cultivation of some crop. It VIII
pay better to clean such places up once
for all and put them to some use. Most
of them are capable Of some good. Not
infrequently they would serve admiEa
bly, for timber tract.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-28
CHoKED BY A BLACK SNAKE.
Strange Hallucination OF a Young
Farmer Released From a Reptile.
From the Philadelphia Record.


Danbury, Conn, July 4-George Fra
leigh, farmer rs years old, is IN danger
of being choked to death by an imaginary
black snake, and his peculiar case has
puzzled the physicians who have been
called to attend him.
Early last Wednesday morning he went
to the hay field. The hay had been gath
cred in heaps and Fraleigh poised fork
full above his head before he pitched it in
the wagon. The men in the field saw the
hay fail from the forks and cover Fra
leigh He lay writing upon the ground
and they ran to him. Coiled closely
around his neck was large black snake,
which was slowly choking him. 1t took
two men to uncoil the reptiles coils.
When F'raleigh was released he was
black in the face and almost unconscious.
The snake was killed 1t measured four
feet. F'raleigh was badly frightened and
unable to work. The following morning
at the same hour he experienced a severe
choking sensation. The next morning he
had similar experience and the attacks
have continued each morning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-28
=. II. SMYTH,
Observer, Weather Bureau.
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
WEATHER BUREAU,
Savannah, Ca, July q, Top. m.

WEATHER SYNOPSIS.
Just before the squat came up this af-
ternoon (at 4;15 o'clock, the mercury had
succeeded in reaching the 9So notch. At
4:10 o'clock the wind shifted from the
west to the northeast and increased to
twenty-four miles per hour By 4:30 p.
m. the temperature had dropped to 80, a
fall of 14' in fifteen minutes. At 5 D. m.
the mercury registered To and at 7:15 p.
m. 720, the lowest it has been since the
night of the 18th inst. The mean temper
allure for the day was So, or g above the
normal. The total rainfall for this after
noon and evening amounted to &c of an
inch.
The temperature has risen 60 to 50 in
Middle and Southwestern North Caro-
lima, Eastern Tennessee, Eastern Missis-
sippi, Southern Alabama, Western Mis-
souri,, and in the upper Michigan PENN
sula; TO- in the vicinity of Augusta, and
16o in Middle Nebraska 1t is cooler
along the immediate Middle Atlantic
coast, throughout the lower lake region
in North Dakota, Eastern Iowa, Middle
and Western Tennessee, and along the
immediate South Atlantic coast
During the tWenty-four hours ending at
6 O'Clock p. m. to-day, fair weather pre-
vailed in the Galveston, Little Rock and
MoDlle COTTON region districts. Elsewhere
in the cotton belt scattering showers,
generally light, were reported
At 8 o'clock p, m. partly cloudy to
cloudy weather prevailed in Southeastern
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia.
middle and Northern Florida, throughout
the East Gulf states, in Middle Indiana
Northeastern Illinois, and in the upper Mis-
sissippi and Missouri valleys. Elsewhere
generally clear weather was reported
At o'clock p. IN. the temperature at
Augusta and Jacksonville was $50, at
Atlanta 80, Charleston 7So and Savan-
nah 10.
p. II. SMYTH,
Observer, Weather Bureau.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-28

NDER the direction of tho Advisory
- Committee and under and by virtue Of
certain tnterlocutory DEGREES, made on April
2dlh, 1885,, and July 10Th 1898, in the case of
Louis Coll9t ct al. VS.. s. Krousl1oh ct al in
chatham superior Court, l will proceed to
soil at public cutlery on TUESDAY, Aug /.
1898, at the store heretofore occupied by S.
hrouskon, No. 1A1 Broughton street, In the
city OF Savannah, Ga, all of the stock Of
goods. wares and merchandise, together with
the fixtures contained in said store; said stock
consisting OF Millinery, Fancy Goods Silks,
Ribbons Velvets aud other articles; and also
all the book accounts, notes and chooses in
action belonging to said business
said sale TO continue from day 10 day until
the entire stock and assets named above arc
disposed Of The said stock will DO offered
either as whole or Ia lots, as may be deemed
pest ana most advantageous by the trustee;
announcement Will be made at the sale.
said stock can be inspected at any time be-
tween now and the date OF said sale upon APP
plic9tion TO Mr.. S. Krouskof, Manager In
Yentory OF said stock viii be exhibited 20 In.
tending purchasers NJ said sale Terms cash.
e. A WE'LL, Trustee.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-28
A Fine Group of Names.

from INC New OrK TrehS.
There was a handsome wedding in
Charleston, S. c., the other day, when
Miss Lane was married to Mr.. Street.
There was a wedding breakfast later,
and among the guests was also brother
in-law. MIR. Alley, who had married the
elder Miss Lane. The best man proposed
a toast to 1.-The opening of a new Street in
Charleston and all the little Lanes and
Alleys" 1t was drunk with enthusiasm.