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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-09
ODD BAROMETERS.
The Leech, in Bottle and the Frog
ON a Ladder.

The Leech in a Bottle and the Frog
ON a Ladder.
Two Of the Oldest and oldest forms
Of popular barometers are the leech in
bottle and a frog on a ladder. Mr..
Richard Inwards has seen an old Span
ish drawing Of nine positions of the
leech with verses describing its atti-
tude and behavior before different
kinds Of weather. DR.. Merryweather
Of Whitby, contrived an apparatus by
which one of twelve leeches confined in
bottles rang a bell when a tempest"
was expected. When leeches were kept
in every chemists shop, and often in
private houses, their behavior was the
subject of constant observation; and it
was generally noticed that in still
weather dry or wet, they remained at
the bottom, but rose, often as much as
twenty -four hours in advance, before a
change, and, in case Of thunder storms
rose very quickly to the surface, de-
scending when it was past.
The frog barometer, used in Ger
many and Switzerland, is a very sim
pie apparatus, consisting Of a jar Of
water, a frog and a little wooden step
ladder If the frog comes out and sits
on the steps rain is expected. The
weather glass dearest to the Old-fash-
toned cottage in the last generation
was the '.old man and old woman
who came out of their rough-cast cot
tage in foul or fair weather respective
ly. This was almost the earliest Of
semi-scientifc toys, and depended on
the contracting Of a piece of catgut
fastened to a lever. The belief that
bees will not fly before a shower il
probably true, and is the rational orig
in Of the banging of trays and iron
pots with a door key when bees are
going to swarm. The insects are sup
posed to take this for thunder, and so
settle close at hand instead Of swarm
ing at distance. Squirting water on
them with a gardei syringe often makes
them settle at once But no such in
genious process of rationalizing can be
found for the belief if the insect inside
the cuckoo-spit lies head upward the
summer will be dry, though the in
creased worrying Of horses by flies be-
fore rain, and the rise of the gossa-
mer before fine weather, are abundant
ly confirmed by observation. London
| Spectator.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-09

upset things generally round the sea-
ton. heard folks saying that soldiers
are comm from New York some time
tonight to reinforce the troops in Chi
cagO, and they were making threats
that they shouldn't get further than
Dexter. / dunno" gloomily shaking his
head, Il dunno what's going to happen,
but / tell you one thing, I'm mighty
glad we don't live in Chicago, my SON."
Jimmy secretly wished they did, so
that he might see some Of these ex-
citing scenes, but as they didn't he
tried to content himself by going to the
Somers country place, half mile up
the road, to play tag with Charlie, in
pursuance of an engagement made ear
~ in the morning
When he went into the house to ask
for his playmate, who was not outside
as usual, he found an excited little
group standing about the telephone in
the hall and Mr.. Somers intentlY lis
tening to the unseen messenger.
Perfect panic here tonight" he said,
as he dropped the repeater; troops
fired into the mob this afterno
ed half dozen people fires every
where -wrecking going on, reinforce
ments coming from New York to-
night"
Hello, Jim,'' said Charlie, coming
forward. ''Come Oh. Let's play strike.
You be a freight car and I'll be strik-
er and overturn you.'
This new game was followed a While,
and then Charles fertile brain sug-
gested another scheme ''You be a
train full Of soldiers coming from
New York and I'll be mob and stop
YOU So Jimmy, with many toot
and snort and '@chug- chug, y rushed here
and there among the shrubbery playing
he was a train, while Charlie piled
sticks on the track and tagged the train
and stopped it with the smart green
lantern from the stable, until both boys
were tired out. The sun had long since
set and the darkness was coming on
fast. II must so home" suddenly cried
Jimmy. "Gracious! didn't know it
was so late. Mother will be awfully
worried
"Well, be sure and come over to-mor-
row." cried Charlie after him, as he
went whistling down the road.
/ AS he came near the woods Jimmy
heard a strange sound. It was like
| the distant snarl and roar of the ami
mails he remembered in the one circus
he had attended in his life. He stopped
for moment to listen. The noise
rose and died on the still evening air
and mingled with it rose another sound
like the clink of instruments against
steel. s.- ,.-
'"That sounds as if somebody was
hammering on the track" he said, as
he listened. But he was late and sc
hurried on towards home
AS he neared the gate his mother
came running down the walk, bel
apron over her head. Jimmy" she
cried, Historically, where is you1
father?" -a -~
II don't know answered the boy
staring in dismay at his mother, who
was pale and trembling.
sob, my child!' she screamed, ''there
is something wrong. Your fail. went
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-09
The Poultry Yard.

The proper mode for keeping fowls
Is to give them free run, an orchard
being excellent, as it will in no man
ner be injured by the fowls but proba-
bly, receive benefit from the destruction
of insects. This matter is alluded to
at this time because the planting Of
small seeds in the garden has already
been done and the plants are well un-
der growth. Poultry do much less
damage in a garden than is credited to
them. The hen with a brood may dill
gently search and scratch the ground
for seeds, or may pick off the dainty
tender plants when they are just shoot
ing through the soil; but after the
plants have become well established
and the wood is somewhat hard, the
hen is more intent on seeking insects
than green food, as grass and young
weeds supply her in the way Of bulky
substances.
n the garden has been planted there
will be nothing to prevent the hens
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-09

over an hour ago down into the woods
to find the stray lambs, and he never
stays so late, and ten or fifteen minutes
ago a crowd Of yelling, cursing men
swept by here like cyclone and down
into the woods, and fathers there, and
maybe they've killed him."
''Hold on, mother cried Jimmy,
don't take on so. III run down to the
edge Of the woods and see what's Up.
Fathers all light. What would they
hurt hm for, I'd like to know?"
Though he spoke so stoutly, the boy
was bit frightened, but he ran as fast
as he could 60 towards the woods.
He remembered the noise he had heard
at the track, and suddenly it rushed
over him what it meant. They're sym
pathizers Of the strikers he whispered
as he tore across the field, "and they re
tearing up the track. I'll bet.''
When he reached the woods he stole
along as cautiously as possible towards
the din and uproar, which every mo-
ment grew louder. Suddenly he saw
them.
There We're at least fifty; bareheaded,
ragged, raging, prying up the track
with crowbars; frightful sight to a
lonely little boy creeping among the
trees. The stray lambs, huddled to-
gether under a tree, were bleating in a
frightened, helpless way Jimmy felt
sure his father must be near them, SO,
creeping on hands and knees now, the
boy crlwled slowly along and suddenly
saw his father tied to a tree, watch
ing the rioters completing their work
Of destruction. AS Jimmy saw his
father, Mr. Saunders, turning his head,
saw his son.
Jimmy was not ten feet .tway from
his father, while the mob was at
least forty feet from both.
Jimmy" murmured his father. '.run,
my boy, run; the New York special
with soldiers; run up the road and
signal it--never mind me, but save the
train"
With half sob the boy crept back
through the tall grass to the edge Of the
forest and then darted across the
field towards the farm house like an
arrow.
His mother met him. Don't stop
me, mother" he gasped, fathers alive,
but the strikers have got him. You run
to Mr.. Somer's for help. I'm going to
signal the special
Signal the special! Suddenly be
stopped What with? How could he,
little boy, stop the train before II
reached the cut yonder? All, the red
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-09

"Come on! Let's Play Strike"
John Sanders, looking at his boys dis
appointed face. "When was young
ster I liked anything if twas red-a
red wagon, sled, ball, top-as long as
ther was some red about it I thought
twas stylish and first class '.- "
Red is so common" said Jimmy,
with great airs. ...s4
"Go long" said his father, "arn't you
ashamed, sir? That's the sort Of airs
you learn from playing with boys that
have money-at least their fathers
have. Red common! Well, so am I
common! SOS your ma, and for the
matter Of that, so are you, too, reck-
on. Don't forget that, Jimmy. You're
the son of laboring man. Don't try to
ape folks who are better off in this
world"
Jimmy Saunders picked up the de-
spised lantern and went out to the barn
with it. His father had just returned
from the neighboring town with few
purchases for the family, and among
them this lantern, which was not up to
Jimmy's ideal of lanterns. He wanted
one with a bright green light and nickel
trimmings, like the one used at Mr..
Somers's stables. Charlie Somers said
LuGy WCIc uuCll l1CCI GlItA LEU Kill
terms, which were common looking and
only used by railroad men. And what
Charley Somers said was law to jim
my Saunders. Charlie lived in Chica-
60 in the winter, and only spent his
summer vacations out in Indiana on
his fathers handsome country place.
So, of course, being the son of rich
man and a dweller in cities, his word
had great weight with the boy, who had
never been further away from the farm
than to the neighboring town of Dex-
ter.
Mr.. Saunderss farm lay next to the
railroad, which wound like great
shining serpent through the woods, the
deep cut beyond the creek and across
the swamp and on to Chicago-that
wonderful city Of which Jimmy never
tired hearing Charles descriptions.
But just now there was trouble in the
great city. Mobs and strikes and con-
fusion and chaos almost Every day
the boys would hear Mr.. Somers speak
Of the state of affairs to the gentlemen
who were visiting him., and all agreed
that there were to be terrible times
unless the city were declared under
martial law.
And as the days went on and rumors
of fires and killing and destruction
floated out through the quiet country
side Charlie and Jimmy both became
greatly interested in the news and piled
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-09
A Device for Trappers.

&HA9tf. "A DcV1ce 1OF 1rsappeFS.
game can be caught in night The
cut shows how it is made. but care
should be taken to have the box deep
enough or it may hinder the game
from passing through easily, and a
small weight must be fastened to the
trap door to close it quickly, preventing
the game which have already been
caught from escaping.
For rabbits this trap is most effective
when placed at the end of a tile or
small culvert, but it can be used with
good effect in any path or place where
they run. For quails or other feath-
cred game some corn or other grain
may be scattered around ard on it to
serve as bait. Unlike others this trap
must be buried in the ground or snow,
which fact renders it less of an OBJ
sttruction to the wary game. Carl
f. Swanson, Bureau county, Ill.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-09
'Twou1d Make No difference.

A bright youth undergoing examina-
ton for admission to one Of the depart
ments at Washington found himself
confronted with the question.
What is the distance from the earth
to the sun?''
Not having the exact number Of
miles with him he wrote in reply:
Il am unable to state accurately, but
/ don't think the sun is near enough
to interfere with a proper performance
of my duties if I get this clerkship.''
He got it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-09
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Work.

To be at work, to do things for the
world, to turn the currents Of things
about us at our will, to make our ex-
istence positive element, even
though it be no bigger than grain OF
sand in this great system where we
live that is new joy OF which the
idle man knows no more than the mole
knows Of sunshine, or the serpent OF
the eagles triumphant flight into the
upper air. The man who knows, In
deed, what 1t is to act, to work, cries
ont: This alone is to live. Phillips.
Brooks.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-09
The Railroad Dog,

One of the best dog stories that has:
been reported Of late is the following.
OF course you can believe it or not, as:
you like. 1t comes as fact, and if'
it is, then dogs are still wiser than they.
used to be: IL. 5ssf
There is an engineer out on the Den
yer & Rio Grande railroad who is the
owner Of dog which is possessed Of
a good deal more than the average.
amount Of canine intelligence. This
dog is a bright little water spaniel,
and has been accustomed to ride with
his master on the engine since he was.
puppy. He goes to the roundhouse-
about the time for his masters train to,
be made up, and mounts his own en-
CINE, having no difficulty in picking it
out from the twenty or more other
engines standing in the roundhouse
He rides on the freman's side Of the
cab, with his head and paws both
hanging out of the window, intently
watching the track. He often scents
cattle at a long distance. When they
appear in sight, he becomes greatly ex-s
cited and barks furiously, looks first at:
them and then at his master, as though
trying to make him understand the
gravity of the situation. On a nearer,
approach to them he becomes almost
frantic, and if it becomes necessary to-
come to a full stop, he bounds out
of the cab, and running ahead, drives
the nespassers out Of harms way.
He is well known to all the railroad
men along the line, and if by chance he,
gets left at any station, he invariably
boards the first train for home, where,
he patiently awaits the return OF his:
master.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-09
JIMMY'S HEROISM.

"Oh, pshaw! pop, what made you get
Z red one?"
''Why my son, thought a red Ian
tern would tickle you to death"
Nav" returned Jimmy contemptu-
ously, II wanted one with green
light. They're twice as nice"
''Well, now, that is strange" said
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-09

To-day as twilight falls
Upon the darkling plain,
The ghosts Of the great Past
Contend again.
Still on that haunted marsh
The affrighted peasant hears
Barbaric shouts arise,
Shields clash with spears.
Groans, cries Of mortal strife
And trampling chivalry, K
Where the lone hills survey
The sailless sea.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-09

His Mother Ran Down the Walk.
their fathers with questions about the
great strike.
what did you hear in town to-day,
father" asked Jimmy having recovered
from his vexaton over the red lantern,
as his father was embarrassing Zebe-
dee, the old gray horse.
'Well, there's all sorts Of news. The
worst goings on in Chicago ever you
heard Of" answered his father "And
Dexter, too, is full of crowd that's
threatenin' to burn the depot They've
overturned lot Of freight cars and
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-09
A Device for Trappers.

AS a trap for all purposes none sur
passes the pitfall. The principle Gu
which it works has tho advantage of
nearly all others, as it. does not need
SITTING or batting, thus any number Of
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-08-09
"a very Gentee1 Lite Mistake.


49, :, $,
s j. q At1,is' 80 - y =
81 some OF the Indian boys sometimes
hesitate to accept an invitation to tea
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M, ,:.., 3. s,
iusaAe sollle nlllstike az lle
table. =
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and Where did he get them Z?
But an amusing little incident in con-
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dino With > frioyd - 60 49, 10y Aseu -
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lad who Mas = me- ln1,o flo,,, 49, 49, :a;s
nothina- ,,,eoa,o, NJ 1o r. ~ . atnl ui1
Nuio"'e l =, Ln u, Ne observer every
did. that he did. @'. III. IA q i M.
When his friend ate with fork, he
i1c r., Mltn !, Iork.
snnon ha i ala 1i1lan sippeu oonee VIII 9
If his friend mashed his potatoes with
his fork and put butter on them, he
did also.
a lively conversation was kept up
all through, so as to make the Indian
poy Ieel as comfortable as possible.
But when the oranges came for des-
sert Che boy was at a loss to know how
70 handle the fruit.
Ills lis 1rlenu had an orange which was
aecayeu on, one SIDE, 50 ne took the
kn1ie, CUT II IN halI and only ate the
goou part, leaving the other half by
Ine slue OF MS plaIe. x ),
LIE poy penevlng What MS friend did
was undoubtedly good manners follow
81 sunt' LOOK MS kn1llIe, ana as skll1ully
GU us sreae me orange IN mar ana
az. ate Que nal! ollly, leaving the oCner
Aa ~. NY Tue s!ue OF MS plate.
Inc Doy liked oranges, out ne did
NO. mean 70 commit commit any preach OF eu'
auee'e'
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- go
When a wounded African buffalo
gets in chase of YOU. it is time to
look ont 81 thinks Mr. Charles Mon
81, -, = -.
- ue' anu ne LAS reason 70 Know.
One day such beast came after him so
suddenly that he had no time to fire.
and co,171 nn1v mako q dash into :, nov
row path trodden by game. He hoped
the buffalo would rush past, but the fell
low was too cunning.
He was close to me, In another see
! ond must have been gored. when for
tune favored me- There was a small
tree with branches growing at an angle
outward from the very root. Under
this tree I diyed and Law fiat. keeping
| nv body as close to the roots as Z
could. .s<
| The buffalo could not get at; me. The
allow him to thrust his head well under
The evening world., 1894-02-09
KEARSARGE CREWS RESCUE.
City of Para Expected to Accom-
plish II by Sunday.

At the offices OF the anama Railroad
Company, 20 Broadway. 1t was officially
stated to-day that the City OF Para had
been chartered to go to the relief of the
crew of the wrecked cruiser Kearsarge.
The wires were kept busy last night
between New York. Washington and
Colon. Secretary of the Navy Herbert,
at a late hour last night. commission ed
the Panama Railroad Company to send
the city of Para to Honcador Reef.
This steamer Is rather light. having
just discharged her cargo. but the agents
here are confident that she will make
the run from Colon to Roncador Reef.
a distance of $50 miles. inside of twenty
four hours. as she is a fourteen-knot
boat. 1t Is expected that she will land
the crew of the wrecked cruiser In Colon
on Sunday.
She Is cheduled to leave Colon on the
18th, and In all probability the American
man-of-war's men will come to this city
on the Para. The steamer Is due here on
the 21st or 22d of this month, and her
trip to Roncador Reef will not inter-
fere with her regular trip.
The evening world., 1894-02-09
The REFoRMERS WIN.
Senate Committee to Ask for an
Extension of Time.
Police Investigation May Not Begin
for a Month.
Joseph II. Choate May Yet Consent
to Act as Counsel.

Four OF the seven members OF State
Senate Investigating Committee. who
are on the warpath just now for police
man who are charged with levying
blackmail. met behind closed doors at
the Hotel M~etropole this noon.
Chairman Lexow, and Senators O'Con-
nor. Pound and Robertson were in at
tendance, Senator'S Cantor. Bradley and
Saxton being absent for various reasons.
1t Is expected. however, that Senator
Bradley would be present later in the
day.
There were presnt. beside the -four
Senators named, Rev. DR.. P%arkhurst.
President Smith. of the Chamber OF
Commerce: John Jay Chapman. OF the
City Club. and Darwin r. James. of
the Board of Trade and Transportation.
The meeting was in every respect a
stormy one. The reformers named came
out flat-footed and said they would not
v%estigation was a thorough one.
Finally at 1.30 o'clock the Committee
yielded all the points asked for. They
will ask the senate Monday, night to
grant an unlimited time, and that the
investigation may. be held even after the
adjournment of the present Legislature.
1t was asserted at the meeting that
Joseph H.. Choate would probably act as
counsel for the Committee. provided he
was given thirty days to prepare him
self.
The only suggestions that Mr.. Choate
might not serve, grew out of his proba-
bic election as Chairman of the Consti-
t~utional Convention. The Committee
will call on MIR. Choate personally to-
night. II he accepts. the investigation
will not begin for another month.
This is a big victory for the reform ell
ement.
Observation-Disclosures De Lancy Nicoll
called at the Hotel M%etropole at II o'clock
and saw Senator Lexow. He told the
senator that he wanted to appear as
counsel for the Police Commissioners.
Supt. Byrnes and the Police Department
generally. He said he was ready to
go on with the investigation at a moent's
notice.
At the time set for the meeting of the
Committee, the rumors of deals In
creased. 1t IL intimated that the meet
ing would be of IL lively order and the
question put point-blank whether the
investigation Is to be an honest one or
not.
If so. the indications are that Joseph
II. Choate will act as counsel for the
Committee and John w. Con- will be
associate.
DR.. Parkhurst said this morning he
would name two conditions. and II the
Committee accepted them all would be
we'll, and he would be ready to name his
counsel under whom he would act.
The evening world., 1894-02-09
CLEAR WEATHER TOMORROW
but To-Day's Rain May Continue
Through the Night.

The rainstorm which greeted New
Workers this morning Is very extensive
In character. 1t Is central over Illinois
and ndian and is moving northward.
attended by high winds in the Contra
and Middle Atlantic States and over
the lake regions.
1t is raining over all districts east OF
the Mississippi except in the lake region.
where snow is failing. All along the At
lantic coast dense fog prevails in spite
of the high winds, and the combination
Of these two terrors to mariners makes
navigation exceedingly dangerous.
As far north as Virginia southeast
winds blow from the northeast and are
very high.
AT Sandy Hook this morning the winds
were blowing forty miles an hour.
The rainfall in this city up to 8 o'clock
this morning was 81 OF an inch. At st.
Louis 1888 Inches are reported. Detroit
had SO of an inch of rain.
There has been very little change OF
temperature throughout the country save
in the extreme Northwest, where an
reported. Still. it Is not very cold there.
the coolest point being Bismarck. In
North Dakota, where the mercury regis
tiers 2 degrees above zero.
Key West still holds its Summertime
temperature of 70 degrees. In th's city
the mercury was at So: at Boston, 38; at
Albany, 80; at Chicago. "a. and at st.
Louis, 46.
to-day and tonight, accompanied by fog
and brisk n%o T TInd ,Ss T son1Ssss
and clear, colder weather. may prevail
Saturday night and Sunday. No cold
wave Is as yet In sight