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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-02-15

Thinzlit With Tattoo EmbIems.
life. He was almost exhausted, and
VIII, he felt his strength giving away
he fell to the ground, calling on the big
bear, who, you know, is the grandfath-
er Of men, to save him. The big bear
heard the call, and saw that to save the
man he had to act quickly, so he
scratched his foot and Sprinl1led his
flood over the man. Now, you know,
no animal will eat Of the bear nor taste
of his blood, so when the lion reached
the man he smelled the blood and turn
ed away, but as he did so his foot
scraped the face Of the man, leaving
the marks Of the claws on the bloody
face. When. the man found that he
was uninjured he was so thankful that
he left the blood to dry on his face, and
never washed it at ALL but left it until
it peeled off. Where the claws of the
Lion scraped it off there were marks
that turned brown in the sun, and
where the blood stayed on it was light
er. You know all men now paint their
faces that way with blood and scrape
it off in streaks when they hunt or go
to war"
Every Mark has it's Meaning.
There is a remarkable paucity Of in
formation on the subject of face paint
ing in the books that purport to tell Of
the manners and customs Of Indians.
While it's origin has been lost in the
mist Of ages there is not a line or mark
painted Oh an Indians face but has Il
meaning, full and complete. Not only
is this true, but the marks are I'M
changeable and constant in the tribe
from generation to generation, and are
laid on with utmost exactness and
greatest of care. The markings are OF
two kinds, tribal and individual. All
tribes have peculiar markings for war
paint, Or for any ceremony that is to be
performed, and when an Indian has fin
ished the tribal decoration he places
his own private mark in a CONSPICUOUS
place. This is the family totem, or it's
representative.
When I was with the Sioux it was
nv fortune to witness tn. ceremonies
attendant upon the application Of war
paint. A band Of Grows had driven Off
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-02-15
Curiosity of Easter Day this Year

Easter Day falls on Lady Day this
year for the first time in the history Of
the United States. The last time these
two days fell together was in LAP, and
they will not clash again until 1851.
Lady Day has somewhat lost its sig
nificance and Importance of late years,
and it has never been such special
day in this country as in some others.
where the leasing and renting system
are more general. 1t is STILL however,
the first quarter day of the year, and
although for convenience rents and
premiums are generally made payable
on March 81, the law in some states
still recognizes March 20 as quarter
day. Easter has to fall exceptionally
early to come into contact with Lady
Day, and the coincidence will cause in
convenience in countries where legal
holiday and a legal pay day will be
simultaneously. Louis Globe Demo
crat. q
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-02-15

the original progenitor of the tribe.
When the buffalo enters into a fight
he cores the earth and gets mud on
his cheeks. Following the chief again,
the other members of the party put the
patch of mud on their cheeks, repeat
ing the formula, and then each man
took from his private paint pouch a
bit OF charcoal and painted his indi-
Vidual totem sign on his face When
this was done all We're ready for the
battle.
The paint which an Indian puts on
his face and body is not, as many sup
pose, for the purpose of personal adorn-
ment, or for making his enemies fear
him through his frightful looks 1t
is put on in compliance with rigid
ceremonial rules that he would no more
fail to follow than he would refuse to
obey the order of his tutelar spirit
Just what the exact rules arc and Just
when they We're esta bished is ques-
ton most difficult to answer, as no
two tribes have been bound by the
same rules, nor do they apply the dec
grafton in the same way.
ColOrs, as we'll rs markings, have
their symbols, and it is a remarkable
| fact that the colors used by the Indians
have exactly the same symbolism as
| those in use since time immemorable
by the Caucasian race even to the times
Of the Phoenicians and Assyrians. The
red symbol of power is exactly the
same as the symbol when used by the
Catholic prelate; the blue of peace has
precisely the same significance among
the Moquis: the mourning black Of the
whites is used for exactly the same
purpose by the Indian. and the white
of JOY, youth and peace among enlght-
ened peoples has the same meaning
among the barbarians. Of course, in
all the multiplicity of tribes there are
color variante, but the color rule among
all Indians is the same as that of civil
lied nations from the time of Babylon
and Israel to the present. The black
flag Of the pirate has the same symbolic
significance Of victory or death as the
black face of the desperate Kiowa,
who puts on his color just before the
last charge against any enemy, thereby
signifying that he will either conquer
or remain on the field. Red is the &C
cepted color Of love among the whites,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-02-15
SATISFIED THE PAYING TELLER

After Everything Else Had Failed
Tattoo Marks Were Accepted rs
Proof.
A we'll dressed man went into Main
street bank yesterday afternoon and
walked up to the window presided
over by the paying teller, says writer
in the Buffalo Express. He handed a
check to that individual and said: Il
have here check for $50 which wish
you would cash."
The paying teller looked at the check
and then at the man. "You will have
to be Identified" he said.
The we'll dressed man was prepared
for this. II don't know a soul in
Buffalo," he said, but I have a lot
of letters addressed to myself" He
pulled out a package Of letters and
showed them through the window.
The paying teller examined the adj
dresses, looked at the check again,
and said: '"That is not sufficient. You
will have to be personally IDENTIFIED
But there isn't q man, woman or
child in Buffalo who knows me from
a trolley car persisted the we'll
dressed man. Here, here is my key
ring. LOOK at the name ON lndI Tag.
The paying teller saw that the name
on the check and the name on the
tag were the same. Il am sorry
he said, "but our rules are very strict.
I can't pay this check OH such an iden-
LITIGATION. Excuse me, but you may
have stolen both letters and key-chain
and Cheek
The we'll dressed man was worried.
''Ive got to have that money" he said,
Ito get out of town with, and I have
to get out Of town this afternoon
Then he desperately tore open his vest
and showed his initials on his shirt
"There," he said, do you think 1 stole
the shirt. too"'
"May have" answered the paying
teller, laconically.
The we'll dressed man was very an
CRY. He walked around the bank for
while and then was struck by sud-
den thought. He took off his coat and
vest and rolled up his left shirt sleeve
and the sleeve of his undershirt Then
he stuck his barred arm through the
window and shouted: ''There, you
dod-gasted chump! Do you see those
initials tattooed in blue ink? Do you
) think stole them, too?''
, The paying teller paid the money
! without another word.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-02-15
DEFECTS IN RUNNING GEAR
Faults Pointed Out and Prophecy OF
Better Things to Come.

Faults Pointed Out and Prophecy Of
Better Things to Come.
The running gear Of cars as now con-
structed is only adapted for use on
straight tracks. But. as there must be
curves on roads, the trucks are simply
forced around them. 1t is said that
it requires one-third more motive pow
err to carry train around an ordinary
curve than on a straight track. This is
due to the strain to which the wheels
are subjected. In making a curve the
outside track is longer than the inside
one. Now, with a wheel on each track
and fastened immOvably to the axle,
both wheels must make the same num-
Der of revolutions. In rounding the
curve how is the inside wheel, Which
has much shorter distance to travel,
to make an equal number of revolutions
to the outside wheel? 1t is done in
this way: The inside wheel slips upon
the inner or shorter rail, while the out
side one covers the longer distance.
At the same time the inclination. of
the track required in making curves
throws most Of the load upon the wheel
that is slipping, causing a great strain
upon both wheel and axle. 1t has been
computed that this strain is equal to
double that Of the rolling pressure
on straight track. To meet this the
axle is made much thicker between the
wheels than at the journals, where all
the weight of the car and load is car
ried. Though it has been long conf
ing, I think the day will finally come
when these defects in car trucks will
be overcome-Pittsburg Dispatch
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-02-15

and it is found that in several of the
Northern tribes Of Indians the maidens
paint their faces with spots of red when
they are in love. Here We see that
the Indian uses red in the three SYM
bolic adaptations in which it has been
used by the whites from earliest days.
the natural symbol of fire. the ideal Of
power from the destructive quality Of
fire and the idea Of love from the heat
emanating from the flame.
Blue is almost the universal symbol
of peace among the whites, and we
find it filling the position among the
Indians, with it's original or natural
Specification among the Pueblo Indians
Of the heavens, and, as variant of
rain. Hence we have the peace Of the
heavens combined with the plenteous
crops derived from bounteous rains.
Black is the recognized sign Of mourn
ing among all civilized nations. It is
also the mourning sign of Indians, but
it's derivation can be traced, and it is
probably a similar origin among the
Christian races. The insignia of re-
venge among the Indians is black, and
when a member of a family or tribe
has been killed the relatives or other
tribal members paint their faces black
as q sign that they will follow the
murderer and avenge the death of their
companion. The gradient from this
! symbol Of vengeance to mourning
symbol was easy and natural. It finally
! became a permanent feature as en-
blematical of mourning when civiliza-
ton prevented revenge.
| An Open Book.
It may be set down as universal
rule that every line and dot applied to
the face or body Of. an IEdian has a
meaning; every color and tint is for
some fixed and permanently established
purpose. To the plainsman who has
lived among the Indians for years the
marks are like the words in a book.
He tells at a glance the tribe and mean
ing Of the individual whose face Is
seen. He knows the distinctive mark
ings or colors that tell whether the man
is chief, subchief, shaman, partisan
warrior, horse-thief, squaw-man, mar
ried or single. Each is designated by
the paint and the markings, and there
are no variations in the tribe.
It is not alone the personal markings
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-02-15
A NAMBULiST'S PLIGHT.
She Rowed Across Rs~"r and Tied
Herself With Rope.

Miss Cora Mays, the 1G-year-oM
daughter of Mrs. Sam Dogan, resides
with her family on the south side OF
the Yaquina river, six miles east Of
Toledo Between / and 2 o'clock
Friday night. during her sleep, and clad
only in a night robe, she arose from her
bed and walked out on the back porch.
There she secured an old oilcloth coat,
and, after wrapping it about her, picked
up piece of rope and started for the
river, 100 yards distant. At the boat
landing she entered boat, roweG her
self up the river about 400 yaris, and
landed on the opposite bank. After
setting the boat adrift she climbed a
steep bank on the railroad track, where
with the rope she tied her lower limbs
together, passed the rope around her
body twice over her shoulder, and then
tied her hands behind her body. Then
she hobbled up the railroad track for
a distance Of about three-Quarters, Of
a mile, and suddenly fell. She was
awakened by the fall, and, although
paralyzed by cold and fright, started to-
retrace her steps.
Her cries of distress soon alarmed the
occupants of house near by, who came
to her rescue. and found her still tied,
nervous, chilled, and in the saddest Of
very sad pights. She was taken home
at once. and then her family leaned
for the first time that she had been alb
sent from the house. and. of course,
accepted her condition as the evidence
that she had been the victim Of an alb
duction. This was the news that first
reached the community. and enraged
men secured the vicinity for the sup
posed guilty parties. Two tramps We're
arrested at Summit on suspicion, and
after staring destruction in the face
for several hours were finally released
after establishing an alibi.
A good sleep restored the young girl
to her normal condition. and thus, what
appeared at first to be a shocking crime,
was only the queer escapade of a SOM
nambulist or sleep walker-Corvallis
! (Or.) Times.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-02-15

untouched AS lie did this he bowed TO
the fire and said: LAS the fire has no
mercy, so should we have nonc.''
One by one the warriors step
ped up and went through this
ceremony, and then the chief
placed small patch of mud under
each eye, saying: "My little grand
father is ever dangerous as he makes
his attempts. Very close do stand as
go to the attack" The little grand
father" means 4 young buffalo bull,
which the Tetons believe to have been
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-02-15

number Of horses Of the Sioux, and
the Teton chief decided that it called
for retaliation. The men who were to
take part in the, raid assembled about
the fire and sang and danced until late
in the night. A la.'ge amount Of rcd
ochre had been obtained from the fer
ruginous clay of the bad lands, and at
ter this was mixed to a proper consis-
tency the chief dipped quantity with
his left hand and carefully smeared his
face with it from his eyes down,
smoothing it evenly all over the lower
part Of his face, leaving the forehead
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-02-15
Cheated.

Aunty Ito Tommy, who has been to
the menagerie)-Well, Tommy, did you
see the tiger?
Tommy (whimpering) Yes; b-b-but-
Aunty-But what-what are you cry
ing about?
Tommy They would not let me poke
him.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-02-15
THEIR PAINTED FACES
SOME REASONS FOR THE INDIAN
PRACTICE.

The Legendary Origin of the Prac-
ticc Given by an Old Jic:lrilln
Apnche-Every Line has n Meaning
Significance of the Various Col
Ors. El
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-22
No Gun, No Pointcr.

A we'll known local sportsman owns
a pair Of fine pointer dogs-Count, q
staunch veteran of several seasons,
and Bingo. two-ycar-old. who still has
something to learn. One Friday last
fall the owner Of the dogs started for
Virginia for his usual cunning trip,
and on the succeeding Sunday, as
neither Of his dogs had had much exer-
else, he unclaimed them for a ramble
through the fields in his company.
At the start Count seemed 20 think
there was something wrong. as his
master was without his gun and shoot
ing coat.
He shifted around suspiciously for a
while. took a short run ahead rs II to
go to work, then stopped, waited for
his master to come up to him, and
quietly fell In Mt his heels. Regardless
Of both coaxing and imperative orders.
he maintained his position In the rear,
until the young dog found cOyey Of
birds and came to II stand. He back
ed" his hunting partners point" all
right. evidently not quite certain yet
that he would not hear the l0ngcd for
report Of the gun. When the birds
were flushed. however, without the
burning Of powder, and flew away I'M
harmed. he turned toward his master,
gave him Il look of disgust. us much as
to say. You're not going to make n
fool Of me-" and went back to the
house, hunted up his masters gun case,
and lay down beside 1t. refusing to
move all day.-I'hiladelphia Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-22
EXAMINE ALL s2.NorEs.
A Well Executed and Dangerous
Counterfeit IL Now I'm Circula.
ti0n.

A Well Executed and Dangerous
Counterfeit IL Now I'm Circula.
tion.
There is a new Sc counterfeit bill
IN circulation. 1t is of series 1891, check
letter B, J. Fount. Tillman, register;
d. N. Morgan, treasurer; Mcpherson
portrait. The note is described by tho
Boston Herald MS q trifle smaNer than
the genuine, and is printed on very soft.
fiimsy paper. The numbering IL poor,
both rs to formation and color. being
almost brown or chocolate instead of
carminc. The seal is about one-six-
tecnth Of an inch smaller thnn the gen.
uille, and is Il dull, dark, faded red In
stead of Il bright pink. In the portrait
of Mcpherson the hair and whiskers
are almost wholly represented by solid
black Color. with the exception of a
few scratchy lines above the forehead,
instead Of having neatly brushed ap-
pearance. In the counterfeit, also, the
whiskers are trimmed evenly NIL round,
showing the white collar below, while
in the genuine Il small part of the white
collar ana the coat collar are hidden by
the whiskers, which are uleyenly trim.
med. Two points of a second star
can be distinctly seen In the left shout.
der strap on the genuine, but in the
counterfeit this appears as the white
border Of the shoulder strap. The small
words two" which appear in two
places in the figure two, lower right
hand corner on the face Of the genuine
Ts n ahs M ss on h ss seSs s ss
terfcit is well executed, hut on tho
back Of the n9te It Is n4 il hrakeA and
disconnected. The letter 20" In the
word ''twa," lower right corner back
Of the note, Ia poorly formed. The dis.
trthuted silk To be found in the geru.
Inc napep Is represented In this confer
felt by splitting the paper aud tracing
tho irregular creascs Of same with
red ink. Taking the note as a whole,
1t Is Il very dangerous counterfeit.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-22
rhRAsURR ssRstRRs IN l1Rxlco.

~ 49,. 'ftt4f a-.srt sssf4 :. .'-.s +
ioxeavateri at wsrk LsslGans asz
L $4,000, 900 Buried ~ DanAits.
The discovery Ola few scattering
gold: coins BY q party Of treasure seek
err. near Toluca, Mexico. has added
new test to the search for the millions
In gold said to be buried on the Ha.
.cienda Of Jalpa, and for which several
large parties are now excavating under
military protection. The amount bur-
led ID said to be 100000 Tint
amount according to local traditions,
was, concealed by bandits many years
ago, being the products Of muny innu.
Merable r0bberies. The treasure II be.
lteved to consist Of gold and silver ~
well as Jewels. The FORMER possessor,
slys Q correspondent of the st, Louis
Globe-Democrat, was Crlstebal Nava,
the leader Of q band of 800 despera-
toes, who was put to death in horri-
BILE manner by his followers. They
-chaiaed him by the neck and left him
to starve In one Of the caves where
they were wont to rendezvous. Pedro
AnnMirano succeeded him by the un-
antmous vote Of the bandits. This lead
er. Mt the outbreak of the war for na-
honal independence. induced his fol-
lowers to abandon, ut any rate for the
time. their evil courses and fight for
their country. The idea was hailed
with patriotic enthusiasm and carried
INTO erect Before commencing their
new enterprise they buried their treas
ares In the ground, intending to recover
4 upon the coming Of peace. Most of
them were killed In the battles which
followed. Tie whereabouts Of the
treasure was communicated to mem.
bera Of their families, but was lost.
1t was not oil put in one place, and
search will be made for 1t Mt other
points from this time on until the booty
Is finally secured. No more conflicts
have occurred between the contrasting
searchers for the treasure, rs the state
troops IRE regularly Quartered on the
scene Of activity.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-22
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and impsovement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live Bet
ter than others and enjoy life moro, With
less expenditure. BY moro promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced In the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence iedue to its presentfnx
In the form most acceptable and pleas.
ant to the taste, the refreahing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
alive; efectually cleansing the system.
dispelling colds, headaches and feyers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t hasgiven satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver aud Bowels without weak.
ening them and 1t is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in 50c and 81 bottles, but it b man
ufactured by the California FIJI Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Fig,
and being well informed, you viii not
accept any substitute If offered.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-22
New FalstaRs.

When Sir John Falstafr, "Old Jack, {"
Is snubbed by his once boon companion
Prince Hal, as gray haired iniquity."
he vows in the play to "purge and live
cleanly." This nurging has at last been
done for him by. the modern rehabilita-
tors of history. After his rehabilita-
ton Of King Henry vIII.,. who was
himself kind Of Falstaff, and Of Rich
ard III, It Is not surprising that that
fat sack of lies and cowardice Sir John.
shouId be transformed into a hero.
Verdi, 1t appears ia partly responsible
for It,. the Falstaff OF his last opera
having been 90 much better knight
than the old Eastcheap blowhard Of
Shakespeare, that the tailors who re-
tailor the personages of history saw ut
once their chance to put Jack into a
new suit. They identified the poets
Pigment with real Sir John, who,
they declare, was born ut Caistercastlt,
Norfolk, In 1877, went to Franco as a
SQUIRE at 10. distinguished himself as
a; brave soldier and founded colleges.
He ran away from Joan or Arc, ut
Orleans, however, and the shame Of
this one action, surviving all his other
fame, caused Shakespeare to paint his
immortal caricature. Unfortunately
for the theory, We are afraid this Gals.
tercastle Falstaff, is no other than our
old friend. Sir John Fastolfe. who has
before this been confused with Falstaft
against Shakspeare's own testimony.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-22
Some Historical Lies.

There was: probably no such man as
Romulus. The first historian who men
tons him lived ut a distance of time 80
great as to throw extreme discredit on
the story rs told by him.
Alexander the Great did not weep
for other. worlds to conquer. There is
reason to suspect that his army met
with a serious reverse in India, a fact
that induced him to retrace his steps.
The crew of LIE Vengeur, the famous
French ship sunk by an English mal.
of-war, did not cry, "viye 10 Republi
que?" They bawled for help, and the
English boats were sent to their assist
ance.
The immense burning glasses with
which Archimedes burned the ships. of
the besiegers Of Syracuse at ten miles
distance were never manufactured, and
It hts is now sg's+l kp0wR that they could not
Pitt did not use the expression: 1.-THE
atrOclous crime of being q young man"
The words were used hy DIR. johnson;
who was not present but wrote a re-.
port Of the speech from IN abstract
given him of the hearer.
Vinegar will not split rock; so Han
nibal could not thus have made his way
through the Alps. Nor will 1t dissolve
pearls; so that story Of Cleopatra drink
ing pearls melted In vinegar must have
been fiction.
Worshipers are not crushed by hun
dreds under the wheels of the car Of
the Juggernaut. The car has not been
taken out Of the temple for many years
and such deaths as formerly occurred
We're exceptional or accidental.-Phila-
delphia Press.