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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11
Introducing a violinist.

The following is said to be verbatim
account of the introduction Of an emf
nent violinist to a Western audience:
Ladies and gentlemen began Col.
Handy Polk, the well known real es-
tate agent, stepping to the front Of the
stage and addressing the audience, 1T
is my privilege this evening to intro
duce to you Signor . the notorious
turin fiddler, who will endeavor to
favor us with some high class and A
No. violin playin' The Signor was
born and raised in Italy, where fiddlin'
Is not merely fad, but as much Of a
business as politics is in this country,
and when it comes to handlin' the bow
he emphat ically knows Whur he is at
He hasn't dropped into our midst by ac-
cident. but comes under the auspices Of
the Literary Society, which is payin'.
his wages and backin' him to the last
gasp. So let it be understood that IL
you happen to have any criticisms to
offer, you are to do your Nckin' to the
society, and not to the signor. I'll Jest
add that if you expect him to swing
his fiddle around his head or play it
under his lag, like we used to skip
stones across the swimmin' hole when
we were little boys and girls, YOU
may jest as well go right now and git
your money back from the doorkeeper.
for the signor hain't that kind Of q
player. That's ali I have to say at
present. Start her up, signor.''-Har
per's Magazine.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11
The Generals Cow.

Some years ago, says a writer in
Harper's Young People, the command
ing officer of am ilitary station, desir-
ing the grass around the quarters to
be protected while it was growing,
gave strict orders to the sentries that
no one except the COW should be al
lowed to step over it.
The next day the generals wife call
ed upon some ladies, and wishing to
make short cut, walked across the
grass from one path to another.
No one to pass here, madam said
the sentry.
Il The lady drew herself up.
DO you know who amp she de
manded Of the sentry.
No, madam replied the impassiye
soldier. 7 do not know who you are;
but I know that you are not the gen
erals COW. and nobody else is permit
ted to walk on the grass.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11
Poultry Notes.

Sell off all the surplus cockerels
Wyandotte fowls have legs free from
feathers.
Hens that are too fat sometimes lay
small eggs without yolks.
Give the fowls plenty Of water even
though they have milk to drink.
The average cost Of feed for rearing
chicks to three months Of age Is fifteen
cents. I'll HI #
It is not only a waste Of grain to
feel folws designed for layers too heav-
~, but it often produces leg weakness.
For broilers Indian Game and
Brahma make a good cross. Plymouth
Rock and Brahma makes hardy, rap
id growing chick.
Though there is a difference in hens
it is generally considered that hens are
in their prime for laying before they
are three Years old.
Have dry, comfortable quarters for
all fowls; even ducks should have a
dry floor to '1roost" O. on. A little
straw sprinkled on the floor will heir
in cleanliness. Hi.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11
THE MAR1xEFs.
Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock Centera

Latest quotations from train anu f
/ Live Stock Ccnters. FL
Chicago, Oct. 1O. Nv neat October,
511-2c; December, So 34c;;f May, so 7-s
a51c. Corn October and November,
81 7-Sc; May, so 7-Sa51c Oats Oc-
tober, % 7-Sc; November, 20 3-Sc;;@ De
cember, 80 4 -Sa3O 1-44c;; May, 337-Sc.
Pork october, 1927 January
$12.67 10. Lard % tober, ST. 90 10;
January, $7.55. Ribs October,
|S6.721-2; January, $6.421-2.
Minneapolis, Oct 1O.W heat closed
easy; October, IS 5-Sc; December,
55 7-Sc; May, So 7-Sa59c. On track
No. l hard, 81 33-4c;; No. 1 Northern,
Sc 34c; No. 2. Northern, IS 1-4c. Re
ceipts, I'll cars.
Chicago, Oct 1O-Hogs Quality fair:
market fairly active and firm; best,
heavy lats unchanged; others SC high
er. Cattle Best grades steady; 9th
ers 5a1Oc lower.
st. Paul, Oct. 10. - Hogs ~ Quality
medium to fair All sold early to
packers at about S4.5Oa4.65. Cattle
What few good cattle We're offered
sold readily at good prices. The bulk
were common, being mostly bulls,
stays and oxen, and sold slowly. Two
train loads Of Westerns did not so on
the market. as
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11
WOMEN IN POLITICS.
New York Ladies Organize to Fight
49, Tammany. &

Tammany. l
New York, Oct. IA meeting Of the
women of New York, to organize in
opposition to Tammany, was held last
night. The meeting was in pursuance
Of a special notice, issued last Tues
day by Col. John J. Clifford, chairman
Of the Twenty third district. Supple
mentary to Col. Giffords notice was
one from Mrs. Mark M. (Brick) Pome-
roy, inviting such women as wished
to take part in the movement to call
at her house, No. SO West Ninety
sixth street, for the purpose Of going
together to the hall, which is only
block away.
Col. Clifford called the meeting to
order, and Mrs. Pomeroy, who Is a
strikingly handsome woman, and who
was at her very best in the light col
ored gown she wore, was unanimously
asked to preside. She said that New
York was like house that was reek-
ing with filth, and it was eminently
proper that the women Of the city
should organize to assist in the house
cleaning.
Miss Ella Rowls was then chosen
secretary and treasurer, and made a
speech in which she said large per-
centage Of the poverty and misery in
the city was due to Tammany, because
Tammany built private palaces with
the money its leaders stole from funds
generally contributed to relieve sui
fering
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A Chinese Actor-Pelxin.
and habits of a foreign-devil woman
must be forgiven them, for to this day
thousands of the country people in the
districts beyond Pekin believe that we
are less favored than the women Of
their own race, not mentally, but phys
ically; in fact that we have but one leg!
This curious belief had it's origin in the
simple fact that the few ladies who did
accompany the French and English
forces (the wives Of officers, Of course,)
during the last invasion, rode. in the
conventional saddle and not astride.
The idea of having two sound limbs
and using but one was too much for
the Monaghan mind to grasp.
Many Manchu women are to be seen
in the streets of Pekin riding serenely
along astride; easily and gracefully and
practically demonstra ting beyond any
manner Of doubt that women Of the
West can at least copy one practice
from those Of the East with advan-
tage.
Another picturesque feature Of street
life in Pekin is the number and variety
of professions which almost daily wend
their way hither and tlither-mar
funeral and what not.
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FOUGHT FOR LIBERTY.
Omcers Hsve Desperate Encounter
rs With Murderer.

Omcers Hsve Desperate Encounters
8 AZ 81 With Murderer.
Seattle, Wash. Oct. THE murder
er Of Charles 81. Birdsell was captured
in q lodging house by Detective Cud-
ahee and Officer Corbett after a des-
perate encounter, In which Cudahee
came near losing his life. The muir
derer said his name was Robert
Blank, afterward admitting that it
was assumed. When the police were
Informed Of Blanks hiding place, Cud-
ahee and Corbett went to the house,
the former entering first. He found
Blank and tried to engage him in con
versation Blank pointed revolver
at Cudahee and said: Throw up
your hands" Quick as flash Cuda-
hee threw his arms over his head and
diVed headlong at his antagonist. The
desperate pulled the trigger and the
bullet grazed Cudahee's neck. Cuda-
hee seized him by the waist and threw
him on the bed, where a life and death
struggle ensued. Just then Corbett
rushed in and beat the desperate over
the head. AT the police headquarters
the man said robbery was his business
and that he shot Bissell in self-de.
Tense. s .8
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11
NPKINLEY AT DULUTH.
Zenith City People Hear the Ohio
& Governor

Zenith City People Hear the Ohio
Governor.
Duluth, Mimi, Oct. 1O.-The chilly
air which has come as an Introduction
to approaching winter was positively
keen at Duluth yesterday when Gov.
Mckinley stepped from the train OH
the st. Paul & Duluth railroad, which
brought him from st. Paul during the
night. But there was a warmth Of
cordiality among the people that neu-
tralized the rawness Of the autumnal
blasts that blew in from Lake Su-
perior, and Minnesota cheers rang
out as those with which the enthusi-
asts of Kansas demonstrated their
feeling toward the apostle Of protec
ton, and the street car barn in the
afternoon held an immense audience
whose numbers were estimated by
conservative observers at not less than
10000. Gov. Mckinley was escorted
from st. Paul to Duluth by Col. Tams
Bixby, chairman, and Harry Richard
son, secretary, of the Republican state
committee, and Mayor Ray T. Lewis
of Duluth. On arriving he was taken
to breakfast at the Kitchi Gammi
club, and afterward addressed the
pupils Of the high school. A public
reception was held at the hotel from
IL o'clock to lunch time, and at 1:30
the governor was escorted to the place
of speaking by a number Of G. A. r.
veterans. Mayor Lewis presided at
the meeting, and before presenting
Gov. Mckinley introduced Charles A.
Towne, Republican candidate for con
gress, who spoke briefly. The rising
of Mckinley to speak was the signal
for a storm of applause and cheers
which continued for several minutes
In his address Mckinley recited the
effects of the new tariff law on Mime
sofa lumbermen, as compared with
those under the law of 1890. While
the latter was IN effect common labor
ers in lumber camps We're paid from
$26 to $40 per month; now they are
glad to do the same work for from
$12 to SIG. Horse teamsters and cant
hook men got from $40 to $45 per
month, while now the most paid is
500 month. That is the result OF
free lumber under which Canadian
competition is invited.
From here Gov. Mckinley went to
West Superior where he had another
large audience. During the course OF
his remarks lie made reply to Mr.. Will
sons charge that he had garbled MI.
Wilson'S London speech, denying that
he had done so. 81
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11
stumps and Brush Piles.

Both stumps and piles Of brush are
an unsightly incumbrance to any land,
and should be removed as soon as prac-
tcable. Brush piles are soon obliterat-
ed by the use Of fire; but stumps are
expensive to remove. When once Ioos-
ened and out Of their former nest,
stumps are easily disposed Of by burn
ing. Most hardwood stumps, as the
hickory, maple and oak, soon lose their
grip on the soil by the rapid decay Of
their small roots, hence, unless the
land is at once needed, it is the cheap
est plan to let them remain undisturb-
ed for several years. In the meantime
the land may be pastured with sheep:
thus keeping down the bushes and
sprouts that may spring up, by eating
off the leaves as soon as they appear.
When land is encountered with pine
stumps they send up no sprouts or
suckers, and the presence of much pitch
in the fiber of the wood makes them
well nigh indestructible Such stumps
can be removed only by burning or
pulling. The former plan is not thor
ough on account Of the multitude of
roots near the surface, and pulling is
tedious, expensive operation. Often
a few stumps mar the appearance Of
an otherwise preSentable field, and
many farmers have for years plowed,
sowed and reaped around these obstruc-
tons without an apparent thought of
removing them. The time thus spent.
and the grain and grass that would
have grown upon the portions Of the
field thus occupied, would have Gov
several times. When stumps and brush
for pastnrage, or to be moved for hay ii.
rake off the ashes upon the adjoining
sol as soon as the fire Is out Seed
thus sown and raked into the soil will
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-11
SET HIN OK IL US FIRE
Bold CHARGE AGAINST IA LUMBER
COMPANY. EMPLOYEE. slf
Statement Contained In
4 q Paper In a Law Shit Begun In
the Hennrpin County District

Mime apolis, Oct. paper was
filed in the district court to-day which
contains rather startling statement
It is nothing more or less than that
the fire which proved so disastrous in
Northern Minnesota and wisconsin,
Sept. !, including the destruction Of
5Hl=[inckley, was set by an employe OF
the firm of Laird & Boyle, who owned
q saw mill at Mission Creek.
3a The paper is al answer in a suit
brought by the person mentioned
against Wisdom & Cannon, who also
own q mill at Pine City, and with
whom there We're negotiations pending
for an exchange Of properties, the de.
PENDANTS to put in note for $1,000
and make some other concessions. The
answer alleges that the negotiations
We're not completed at the time Of the
fire which destroyed the plaintiff's
mill, but says that if the court should
find that they were completed, then
the plaintiffs ought not to recover the
amount sued for, since the mill was
burned Sept. 1, 1894, by fire (which
was set and kindled by the plaintiffs
their servants and employees, that il
occurred wholly and solely by reason
Of the carelesSness and negligence OF
the plaintiffs and their employees, and
that the fire so set and kindled was
the same fire which thereafter and on
the same day destroyed the village Of
Hinckley and large amount Of tim
Der, as the defendant verify believes
The charge that is made in this
answer is substantiated by a witness
to whom one of the plaintiffs is said
to have remarked that one of theil
men had set fire to some, stumpage
that morning, and that he didn't know
what the id fool meant, for the
wind was very strong that day, ani
he would burn them all up. 1t is sale
that all Of these facts will come ou
on the trial of the case, and that there
is no doubt as to the veracity Of thu
witness.
So far as is indicated in the paper
there is no, charge that the fire wa.
wil.fuily or maliciously set, but that
was simply the result of a poor piec,
of judgment on the part Of the Lairt
& Boyle employe, who, regardless O
the fact that it was a very windy day
and that the country was as dry a
finder, proceeded to set the fire t,
clear out few stumps.
The answer in which the abov'
charges are made was filed by Fulle
& Taylor:
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Stock Notes.

Che best pays in all things pertain
ing to stock.
Clean stables have much to do with
success in butter making.
Pumpkin on the half shell is not as
good as pumpkin FLASHED" for stock.
Better breeding and handling have
made the average fleece weigh more
than it did twenty years ago.
Wheat is rich in nutriment, and at
present prices is a good and cheap
feed for horses. Use it mixed with
other food.
Have the hogs ready to sell off be-
fore very cold weather, excepting the
breeding stock and such as needed for
home use.
See that the pasture fences arc all
right just now. Many a good beast has
been lost because a poor fence let it
into the corn field.
Keep a supply Of salt. charcoal and
ashes for hogs, where they can help
themselves, especially when crowding
with full corn ration.
The greater the attention paid to
supplying the markets with well fed
animals Of the best mutton breed, the
more popular mutton food will become.
Two Of the best remedies for the
SOW which has habit Of eating her
offspring at narrowing are exercise and
plenty Of sufficient food to keep her
bowels loose
There is no profit in raising calves
unless they are well fed and cared for
from the start. When brought from
the pasture in the fall they should be
stalled the same as older cattle, that
each may get it's share of food.
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be handled as little as possible to pre-
serve the keeping qualities of the fruit.
OF course large number of crates is
required where ones potato field OIL
orchard is extensive, but well-made
crates once provided will last almost a
lifetime, and becomes better and bet
ter appreciated the longer they are
used. The particular crate figured has
solid ends and Stat sides and bottom.
The ends have two upright cleats and
a horizontal cleat at the top, which
form q handle on each end by which
tue crate is readily carried. Cut nails
and spruce boards would best be used
in the construction of these crates, for
cut nails arG spruce lumber do not
readily part company. The crates can
he made IN hushel or two bushel sizes,
as preferred, being made of such size
in 'ength, breadth and height as will
make them fit most economically into
ones cart! or farm wagon box, taking
care always to keep the cubic contents
the same as that called for in a bushel
Or twO-bushel measure. Where one is,
hauling his crops directly to market,
such crates would help very materially
in selling the crops, for if the dealer
can receive them in the crates, pile
them up in the cellar without empty
ing, and bring them up and sell them
from the crate as wanted-when the
empty crate can be stored away
for it's owner he will be much better
pleased, and will often accept produce
thus Grated in preference to the offering
Of another which must be handled over
at least twice, increasing labor and in
juring the fruit. The making Of sup
ply Of such crates will afford occupa-
ton for some rainy days, when other
work cannot be done
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1t Thnwed.

Ironwood, Mich, Oct. 10. ohm Ra-
veil, a farmer near this city, together
with his family Of five, were blown up
by an explosion of giant powder. RAJ
veil and a fve-year-old son were.
killed, their bodies being mangled in a.
frightful manner. Mrs. Raveu and a
six-year-old daughter will undoubted-
~ die. The others were not dangerous
lys hurt. Ravell was thawing out
giant powder in the oven Of stove,
preparing it for blasting stumps.
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ed to remain, the alkali from them
would destroy the seed germ.
Judging sheep and Wool.


& Il There is a best way Of doing every
task, and in judging the feeces Of
sheep a systematic method should be
followed and 4 standard Of perfection
Tigidly adhered to. Length of staple,
3fneness and density are important
points to be determined. When the
wool on back, thigh, and ribs is found
to be very nearly the standard length
the fleece is pronounced true and even
as far as regards the length Of staple.
AS the finest wool is always to be
found over the shoulders, begin there
to scrutinize the fineness, and taking
this as q standard for the particular
fleece compare the wool from the ribs,
thigh and rump. The more nearly uni
form the sizes Of the fbers are found
to be, the more nearly is the fleece to
being very even as to fineness.
The most faulty portions Of the
fleece, in regard to density, will be
found Oh the loins and rump, and
hence, by closing the hands upon these
parts the density of the coat "a wool
may be judged though this is the most.
difficult to determine, as the eye cannot
be used to advantage, and the sole de-.
pendence must be placed on the sense
of touch An ideal sheep for produc-
ing wool will have a fleece of nearly
equal length and fineness on shoulder,
back and ribs. and Of nearly uniform
density on rump, loins and shoulders.
For a profitable mutton sheep the
frame must be larger more squarely
built. and the constitution must be
even more vigorous. The flesh should
be firm to the touch, giving evidence
that the animal has been thoroughly
fattened and finished for market. In
all cases the belly of the sheep should
be fairly covered with good wool.
Preserving Green Food for Winter.
How to preserve green food is no
longer problem. Use grass, clover,
corn fodder (the blades only, cabbage,
turnip tops, beet leaves, or any green
material that the hens will accept,
but use only such substances as are
fully matured, but not dry; that is,
do not use materials that have seeded,
but only such as are in the milky stage,
or just when the seeds are about to
form. Cut all the materials fine, half
inch lengths, and pack it in a barrel,
hogshead or box that is tight and strong
enough to resist pressure. Have a loose
top that will drop down to the bottom
Of the barrel or whatever receptacle
may be used, but which nearly fits in
the top, only it must not be too tight
to 90 into the barrel. Place this head
on the green material and put few
heavy stones on the head. so as to
give pressure Oh the materials, which
will exclude the air. More green food
can be added as the contents press
down. The food will keep d year, and
can be used from time to time as re-
/ quired, replacing the covering as often
as q portion Of the contents are remov
ed.-Poultry Keeper. 5
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any habitual shopper may perceive at
a glance, for instead of having to
weave ones way through mystifying
sections Of mixed stores looking fol-
any particular article, IN PcSin, one has
but to go to Tailor street, or Shoemaker
alley to have all that The city contains
in that line within INN diate reach.
During the busy hours Of the day ii
is only with the greatest difficulty and
the exercise Of extreme patience that
way can be made along the crowded
streets, but it is seldom that a for
eigner will be in any way molested:
the greatest nuisance Of all is the Curl
osity which one excites, especially a
foreign woman.
Great gaping crowds will gather as
soon as q shop is entered, and a par.
dcnlar feature of their curio sity is that
they seem just as much interested in
the articles which attract the strangers
fancy as does the stranger herself.
Their inquisitiyeness into the shape
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Dairy Notes.

Feed is too high to feed it to any
but the best stock this winter.
IF you think you can starve a calf
for a week then feed well for a week
and have it catch up in thrift you are
mistaken.
that there nav he 4 longer neriod
tom is to feed three times.
Buy churn somewhat larger than
you think you need. It Is best to I'LL
it less than half full, especially it a
barrel or swing churn. Do not crowd
it, even in your best butter season.
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SO well that its general use is COM
mended. Where the ''tail-board'' is fit
ted in behind two upright rounds Of
wood, a heavy load presses out so
hard upon the board as to make it diff
fcult to move. One end may be retain
ed in the old way, and the device that
is shown. made of half inch round iron,
placed upon the other end, the CON
venience Of which will be appreciated
when it is in USE
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BLEW HIS HEAD OFF.
cnttle Denti.t ends a Life. Inn

a Seattle Dentist Ends Life Inn
paired by Using COcOaine. i%
Seattle, Wash, Oct. 1O.--Dr. W. p
Giddings, dentist of wide reputation
and ex-president Of the State Dental
association, was found in his Office
with the whole left side Of his head
blown off with shotgun. He had
placed the muzzle Of the gun in his
mouth, and when the shot went off
his blood and brains were scattered
over the ceiling and walls Of the room.
Giddings was prosperous and happy
in his domestic relations, but his
health had become impaired by the
excessive use of cocoaine.
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I Burned His House.

Grants burg, Wis, Oct. 10. When
John Wansch, the defendant in the.
trial for shooting his Wife's brother
last week, arrived home after tile trial,
he found his house, with all its con-
tents, in ashes. He at once returned
to this place and will have several per-.
sons arrested on charge Of arson. 8
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Committed Suicilc,

Chicago, Oct. 10. "a ndrew Shaw,
wealthy and prominent board OF trade
man, died sud denly last night. It is
said that he committed suicide. He
was fifty mine years old, a brilliant,
but eccentric man. He had not been
in business Of late years. s