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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-19
Goose Raising on the Farm.

No more profitable fowl can be raised
on the farm than the goose. 1t is q pop
ular error that the goose requires plenty
Of water to paddle and swim in. All
the water necessary is plenty to drink.
It geese are kept out Of the water,
they will fatten better. and the feathers
will be more oily and last longer, nor
does it require so much grain to keep
them when they do not run in water.
The goose Is an easily marketable
fowl, and is not so hard to raise as the
turkey and does not require the care.
It will feed on grain stubble and pas
lures, and taken the year round it's
cost OF keeping is small. Hatch the
goose egg with a hen, as she will
make q better mother than the goose,
putting from five to eight eggs under
each hen.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-19
The Right Way to Move.

To begin with, if good fortune ordains
that you are to move into a new house,
or, at any rate, one that is not being
vacated as you come into possession,
the first step is to have the cleaning
done and the carpets laid down before
the vans have started from your form
er home. 1t is wise to send the carpets
away to cleaners and have them re-
turned to the new abode just in time
to form the background Of the chairs
and bedsteads tat are on the wing.
When the carpets are down things do
not appear one-lalf so wildly chaotic,
and the feelings to a certain degree are
saved by this bit of foresight.
The taking up OF carpets necessitates
much heavy work, and it is well to hire
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-19
misunderstanding Devices.


the two shown ia the illustration as
among the most successful and easily
made and tried. The one in the upper
part, A, is made as follows: A strap
is fastened around the body of the COW
end halter put on her head: A stick
is attached to the halter and reaching
between the front legs is fastened to
the strap around the body. This pre-
vents getting her head ar )und. -
The device shown in the lower part,
B, is simply necklace made from old
brccm or fork handles string on a
strap and buckled around the neck.
Fit it to the COW and make the sticks
long CROUCH to keep her from putting
her head on the side, but be sure 4hey
are not long enough to chafe the shout
ders or throat when the head is not
turned.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-19
What He Had to Say to Her.

Heat last we are alone and I have
an opportunity to speak. I have been
seeking this moment for days and
days, for I have something to say to
you.
She-Go on, Mr.. Harl1ins.
He-I will. Miss Jones, you perhaps
have not noticed that at times I have
been constrained, uneasy, even awk-
ward in your presence; that have had
something on my mind that 1 feel I
must say to you.
She (softly)-Yes.
He-That constraint, that awkward
hess, Miss Jones, was due to-due to-
She-Go on, Mr.. Harkins.
He-Was due to the fact that I feared
you were not aware that was engaged
to your mother.-Sunday Mercury.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-19

Pa she said, Il b'lieve our Henry
is in love-"
what makes you think sop
'eWell, he amt ct nothin' for a week
past to speak Of" .a. ... .....-
= Pa laid his paper down in his lap,
folded his hands over it and gazed
into the fire reflectvely
TITS kinder queer bout bein' in love"
he said slowly. when people is court
in they never seem to keer for vic
tuals; but just as soon as they git
married, victuals is about the only
thing they'll hustle for, seven days in
the week. '-Detroit Free Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-19
In u Station House.

The following is supposed to have oc-
Cured in an up town station house.
A venerable-looking old Irishman, who
had been arrested for drunkenness, and
a small, but respectable boy, had been
skylarking on the street. occupying the
same cell. The boy, who had never
been arrested before, was crying bit
terly.
Aged Irishman (consolingly)-An is
it yer foorst time, soony?
Boy (sobbing)-Y-y-e-es.
Aged Irishman-Niver moind, soony;
you'll get used to it afther whole.
I've been in here so aften that Oh have
the blues whin Dim at home.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-19

Mrs. Benedict with asperity)-Yes.
There you sit with that old pipe in your
mouth, and never think Of kissing
baby good night
Mr.. Benedict (also with asperity)-
How in thunder could I kiss him when
he's always got that thing stuck in his
mouth ?-Puck.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-19
The Philosophy of 1t.

Pa and ma were sitting quietly near
the fireplace. Pa was reading a paper
and ma was knitting. Presently pla
looked up over her glasses.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-19
A Stylish Costume.

A pretty model for a crepon DIRE IS
has one side draped to show a petit
coat trimmed with deep vandyked lace
insertion, lined with black satin rib
bon. The bodice is trimmed with the
finest insertion in the form Of Il yoke,
both back and front, and the pulled
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-19
FOR THE FARMER.
INTERESTING INFORMATION ABOUT
a. THE FARM.

Some Advice About Preparing Corn
Land : Self-Sucking Cow-DOes 1t,
Pay to Thin Corn:-GOOse Raising
on the Farm.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-19
Presto Change!

.Jonesey-Say, Brownie, can you let
Brownie chastity interrupting)-I have
not a blamed cent, Jonesey.
Jonesey-Two fves for ten?
Brownie notwithstanding, old
fellow! With pleasure.
Social Etiquette.
First Borderman-Say, Bill, are We
gcin' ter Their 1tr@undup" this after
nc@n:
Second Bordernian-Sorry, Bob, but
I can't spare the time. You see I
found a man on my bronche this morn
ing
"Where are you gOin'?" says I.
'I'a just takin' a ride" SEE he.
"Get off that hoss.'' sez l. ..
Say" SEE he, do you know who 1
am? I'm Wild Bill N5
Yer ne," seq 1, I'm Wild Bill
myself"
II saw he was goin' ter draw, but
was too quick fer him. OF course I
took charge Of the funeral an will hev
ter attend, Sorry can't be with yer,
but Their rules of social etiquette must
be observed. "-Peck's Sun.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-19
A Clever Man.

II don't see why your So ladies' shoes
sell 80 much faster than mime. They
aren't half so good.'
That's true, but I marked mine
down two sizes.'
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-19
Self-SuckinH Cow.

From the numerous devices given by
our exchanges for keeping COWS from
sucking themselves we have selected
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-19
A Financial Discussion.

Johnnie Fewscads you lend me
$50 for a few days?
Weary Friend Why don't you pawn
your watch?
Because it is a keepsake from my
dear mother, and I don't like to part
with it,
My money is a keepsake from my
dear father, and I don't like to part
with it, either
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-19

sleeves are banded with the same.
Black satin ribbon is arranged around
the arn:holes and tied in a bow at the
top and a black satin belt and sash
give the gown a dash of style. ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-19
A Simple Dress.

This is an illustration of a simple
dress. The bands and bows may be Of
satin MORE or velvet ribbon, as fancy
dictates. The back Of the waist is
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-19
A Good Guess.

care you good at guessing riddles
Mr. Barlow?" she asked, sweetly.
"Why-eh-yes- faltered
the young man, somewhat embar-
raised.
"Well, now" she said, what am l
thinking about?"
She looked so pretty that the poor
youths heart gave a sudden leap.
You are thinking about NJ, about
nothing he answered.
Were you going to say I was think
ing of you first?' she queried, "and
then concluded was thinking of moth
ing:'
Yves" he said
"Oh, Mr.. Barlow" she cried, IT really
didn't know you were so clever as to
be able to guess both answers and
Barlow fairly Uttered with delight
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-19
Needed 1t.

Mr. Meek Ito his employer)-I am
compelled to ask you for an incl ease
in pay My family expenses are about
double what they were last year.
Mr. Enthusiastically. how's that2 I
hadn't heard there had been any in
crease i'll your family.
Mr. Meek-No, it's not that. But
Mr.. Welloff, who lives next door to
us, gives his wife a new dress or hat
almost every week
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-19
1t Was Eleven Something.

The following conversation is an ex-
ample of my wife's hopeless ignorance
of salmon fishing. One afternoon while
l was out several neighboring ladies
CHANGED to call, and, as usual, over their
tea opened fire with the usual query
as to my sport on the river.
''Oh, yes,'' said her ladyshin, in an
abstracted manner, my Husband
caught a salmon yesterday
What size was it?' inquired one of
the fair VISITORS
Eleven feet long," was the reply.
There was, of course. much tittering
at this.
Then, 1T must have been ell wen
inches long, was the amended answer
Increased merriment cnsued.
"Well,' said my wife, desperately,
Il know it was eleven something. Per-
haps it was eleven pounds"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-04-19

Mr.. Lazarus Goldstein-I love your
daughter, and would like to marry her.
Mr.. Isidore Goldfogle- may have
her, my poy; Nit Rebecca, who is
eighteen years old, I give $1,000; nit
Sarah, who is twenty-four, $4,000; nit
Loweza, who is thirty, $25,0OO Vich
one do you want?
Goidstem-Haven't you vun TO.
$4,000? -
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20

The civil or tropical year, the one com
molly used in the measure of time, Is the
p..!ud which clnps2s from the sun : ap-
pgd.aEcc on one of the tropical circles to
its + turn to the same. 1t varies very
slightly ard has mean length of 365
DAYS. hours, Is minutes and 49.7 sec
onds. Automatically considered, the four
seasons begin at the equinoctial or the
sostitial points. The summer solsticc is
the meridian passing through the point
where the sun touches the tropic of Can
Ger. The winter solsticc is the meridian
passing through the point where it touch
es the tropc of Capricorn, and the equinoc-
tial points are the points ut which the
suns path or cquinoctial crosses the celcs-
tiul equator. All these points Shift ac-
cording to very exact astronomical laws
from year to year, and SO precise times
when the seasons begin are matters of the
incest mathematical calculation.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
THE SCIENCE OF SHlPBUILDlNG.
Architects Perfect Design, Showing Every
Piece Used In Construction.

A manor war is built upon paper be
fore "a single plate of steel is forged Not
only is the design and model made and
sketch to show how she will look whcI
she is floating on the brlny deep, but
every piece that enters into her cOnstruc
ton, whether it be of iron or wood OF
Steel is measured and drawn out witt
even greater care than an architect cXercis
es in designing the details of the nlantel:
and door jImbs and plumbing of II house,
Not only are the length and breadth OF tn,
ship decided upon i'll advance, but the
naval constructor will tell you to an
nouncc how much water she Will displHCt
whCE her arnOr and guns are placed upur
her, how many times her prOpcllCrS vii
revulyc in Il minute with ii given pressure
OF steam and how many tons Of coal pei
hour must be consumed to drive her at {
C rtuin rate of speed.
When the plans OF ship are given t.
the contractor, the first thing he does Is t.
reproduce the design, or at least ii eros.
section full size, with chalk on the t!COl
of his loft and wooden patterns are matlt
from the chalk .s.rkS for the Use of Tx
founders in casti..E her ribs and beams.
Then wooden plate il made for every
steel plate tli.U is needed and marked Will
white paint 10 correspond with that it rep
resenls o.. the pen and ink design. Tncr
the keel is laid and the skeleton rvetyC
together until it stands out i'll the air Like
the steel buildings that are now being con
structcd ID and Is stories high before q
brick or stone is laid for the outside walls.
When it comes time to put on the plates,
the wooden pattern is used fist to see il
it is perfect fit and to mark where the
rivet holes must be made The steel plate
is then laid upon it, the places for rivct
holes are marked and then drilled and
finally it is fastened by rcdhot steel bolts
where it belongs. In Il ship of s. 600 tons
there arc over 1000 or 5000 different
pieces of steel and 1000 or 90, coo steel
rivets Chicago Record
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
Tesla, the Electrician.

Nicola Tesla has eyes set very far back
in his head. They are rather light. AS
reported by the New York World, when
asked how lie could have such light eyes
and be Il Slav. he told that his eyes were
once much darker, but that using his
mind great deal had made them many
shades lighter. Ii is sometimes said that
using the brain makes the eyes lighter in
color. Tesla continuation of the theory
through his personal experience is impor-
taut
He is very thin, is more than feet tall
and weighs less than 14O pounds. He has
very big hands. Many able men have.
Lincoln is one instance. His thumbs are
remarkably big, oven for such big hands.
They are extraordinarily big. This is IA
good sign. The thumb is the intellectual
parG of the hand. The apes have very
small thumbs.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20

Among other things shown by parlia'
mcntary report on surnamcs in Ireland is
that Murphy is the connnonest, there be-
ing no fewer than 81, 600 persons Cor 1873
per l, 600 of the population) so called, and
the next in order Of numerical strength
are Kelly (55, 900, sullivan CAB, 6OOJ,
Walsh al, 700), Smith (33, ZOO, O'Brien
(33, 400 and Byrnc (33, 300).
AS to the derivation Of surnames, there
are examples like the following: McFad-
den, derived from MucPaidin Orish) son
of little Patrick; O'Toolc, from O'Tuat-
hail, the descendant Of Tuathal; Kill
bride, from Giolla Brghid, the servant of
St Bridget; Gilchrst, from Giolla Chriosd,
the servant of Christ; Mcintyre, from
Meant Saoir, the son of the workman.
II many cases the descendants of the
ancient families are still domiciled in the
same tracts as their fUrcfathers. The Mac
Cabes were warlikp clan originally from
County Monaghan; the MacCarthys We're
anciently kings and princes of County Cork
and clsrwh here; the MncDcrmotts were an
cicnt .'incCs. their chief fortress being on
an island in Tough key, near Boyle, and
on,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
"NgussY Sa!kes, MOL"

There amt anythin but what can be
got round somcways," remarked Mr..
Jared Spring to a chance visitor who had
stopped to inquire the road to the nearest
town. "Thcre's no need o fusitn oven
anythin, no matter what. That's what
tell EN-"
"That's pleasant view to take of life,
replied the traveller. 'IOu are quite a
philosopher. But you say you live here
all alone. Don't you ever get lonoly:'
"Oh, land, yes! I'm as lonesome us an
old cat sometimes" replied the CID man.
But then, you know, there's an easy way
of gittin over that.
"You go to see some OF your neighbors,
1 suppose" said the stranger
"Mussy sakos, MOI calculated Mr..
Spring Il cant waste my st1en I'll
a-trapsin round neighburin. l jest go t.
bed an slccn it of. That's tho easiest way
of gittin round lonesumencss.
Remarkable though this remedy seemed
to the visitor, she was compelled to admit,
as the old man handed her the reins and
obligingly "clucked' to her horse to start
him on, that in his case it appeared tc
have been perfectly successful. Youth {
Companion.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
Sons of the Revolution.

The society Of the Sons of the Revolu
ton was organized in New York Dec. 1,
1883, incoI purarcd May 3, 1851, to keep
alive anon" ourselves and our descendants
the patriotic spirit Of the men who, in
military, :,5val or civil service, by their
acts or counsel achieved American indie
pendencp; IT, collect and secure for preser-
walton the manuscript rolls, records and
other document, relating to the war of the
Revolution and to promote intercourse
and good feeling among its members now
and hereafter" Eligibility to member
ship is confined to male descendants from
an ancestor who, as a soldier, sailor or
civil official, assisted in establishing Amer
lean independence during the war OF tho
Revolution.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
THE ELDER DUMAS.
Care1 ess In All Respects, He Was . Most
Reckless Spendthrift.

The elder Dumas was one of the most
careless of men in all respects. spend
thrift of money and of genius he has been
rightly called The house during the boy
hood of Dumas the younger, says one who
knew it well, was continually full of liter
airy toadies, bohemians and impecunious
artists. These formed the great Dumas
court, burned incense under his face, ate
his dinners borrowed his money ana for
got to repay it and passed his boy from
hand to hand as an artistic curiosity that
was to be admired or as pet dog that
was to be spoiled.
In this fashion the lad grew up until
he was 1S, at which age his father placed
a roll of bank notes in his hands and spoke
in this paternal wise: when man in.
herits the name of Alexandra Dumas, he
should lead the life of prince, dine at
the Cafe Anglais and be generous with
his money. Go and amuse yourself. When
you have spent that, you shall have more
If you contract debts, will pay them"
The elder Dumas practiced all he preach
ed and bySlegrees the cash bowls on his
desk (his money was never locked up in
drawers, but lay in bowls, open to all
comers) began to be more and more often
empty.
One day when his son came to levy sup
plies from them he found they were in
possession of the bailiffs along with the
rest of the houses furniture, and although
his father cried to him, with one of his
hearty laughs, that this was nothing, and
that money was as fast earned as spent,
yet this little episode set young Dumas
thinking that if he should suddenly be
come an orphan he should find himself
face to face with his own debts and his fla
theirs, possessed of no assets and no pro
fession and besides all this having sister
to support.
Perforce, therefore, young Dumas turneo
over new leaf of life. He dismissed his
servants, sold his horses and carriages.
separated himself from all his riotous as
sociates and settled down to work Since
that time order and regularity have beer
the dominant passions of his life. He has
become cold mechanical, reserved man
with that scrutiniZing questioning veil
which marks scientists. He looks upol
playwriting as a science which only /
psychologist and moral pathologist'
can pursue. 1t is also an art but the arr
lies in the constructions the science rem
dered in the analysis of motive and tn,
portrayal IF character which must be
based upon long observation and clost
study.-BOw Bells.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
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THE HIDDEN SOUTH POLE.
One-sixth of the Surface of the Globe
Territory Untrodden by Man.

One-sixth of the Surface of the Globe .
Territory Untrodden by Man.
A large library of arctic literature has
appeared, and today there is hardly a
schoolboy of Is who does not know at
least as much of the arctic regions as he
does of Australia But the south polar
regions are yet unexplored. At any rate,
according to a writer in The Forum, no
one ever saw native human being with
in the antarctic circle. We are led to be-
lieve from what is known that the land of
the south pole is indeed an icy desert,
collection of volcanic islands capped with
never melting snow, whose ice bound and
inhospitable shores are washed by mad
seas from seasons beginning to seasons
end. Yet there is an estimated area of
some 5000, 600 square miles of land, wa
ter and ice-one- sixth of the entire sur
face of the globe-surrounding the south
pole territory untrodden and unexplored
by man.
While the writer mentioned scarcely ex-
peel TO find strange and isolated race of
men on the new continent, he considers
their existence by no means Improbable,
and for aught we know the antarctic may
possess valuable minerals and precious
stones Then, too, IL knowledge Of the me-
neurological conditions in antarctica is
needed to solve the weather problem Of
the world. The theory Of the earth mag
nCt.n awaits confirmation or rejection,
az" riding as the facts of the south may be
fond in this regard. Geography, geolo-
g. botany, biology--not a science is there
Oh which we cannot obtain new light
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
Put
Together
Clothes.

another suit like it for 81
mark it SIS rs, worth not
less than $40, and you
get credit for selling a
"cheap'' suit. You have
heard of cheap clothes,
and, likely, have bought.
But did you ever banker
after a SECOND "cheap'
suit.
There are two worthy
characteristics of the
clothing sold at Sixth and
Misunderstanding quality
and consistent price W e
ask you no more than
you want to pay and we
give you such value that
you will come back to us
Clothing.
Tailoring.
Furnishings.
Hats.
Shoes.
With departments which
cover your every w AZ
need under one careful
management, and cash
buying, you are assured
a saving which you will
appreciate.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20

Purchaser-You took particular pains
to tell me about all the good points in that
house l bought of you, but you took
plaguy good care not to speak of any OF
the outs l haven't been in it week,
and the roof leaks the sewer pipe is stop
ped up, and the plumbing all over the
house is out of order.
Real Estate Dealer-My dear sir, knew
you'd find out all the defects yourself. |
didn't feel it was right for me to take up
your time telling about them.-Boston
Transcript
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
He Wants the Earth.

The slang colloquialism she wants the
earth" applies to one making unreason-
able demands; also as an adjective denoting
intense greed or selfishness:
"Want something, sir?" the grinning steward
cried
To one who moaned and tossed upon his
berth.
go Lord, i" the seasick passenger replied,
~ only want the earth!'
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
"Old ISlack joe"

The fame of Milton Barlow the min
strel, rests chiefly upon his delineation of
the character of 'Old Black Joe, " says the
New York Herald. His singing of this
famous old negro melody has never been
equaed. He dressed and acted the part
of tie old black refugee and sang the song
so we'll that it would be difficult to find a
boy of 10 years of the present time who
could not sing the refrain of the melody.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20
Americas First Yacht.

1t is stated that Americas first yacht
was built at Salem, Mass, in 1901. by
Christopher Turner, and it was christened
the jefferson. Captain George Crownin
shield owned her and found her good
sailer, though only % tonner. She was
made a privateer in 1912 and later became
fishing smack.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20

One day last week fleet of 1879 steam
and sailing vessels left New York harbor.
Many of them had been detained there
by the signal service warnings of the
cyclone The number of departures for
the day has rarely been equaled.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-10-20

Large numbers of silver salmon are be-
ing caught at the mouth of the Nooksack
Fish weighing from 10 to 16 pounds are
sold at Whatcome, Wash, for 10 cents EACH
Several shipments have been made to
Chicago.