The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-09-12

/ piled that she would gladly do the best
| she could.
How happy Mary was when told
J. that she had an invitation for vaca.
| ton.
But not half so happy as when ona
morning the superintendent took her
out to her summer home and she saw
the beautiful trees, the leaves, the
| flowers, the grass and fruits, al: In her
own peculiar way, which was by feel.
! ing them.
| One day she startled Mrs. Fields by
coming to her with a kitten in her
arms and saying:
ooh, auntie, have you seen this?'
| "Oh, yes, have seen our pussy"
Mrs. Fields replied.
| Poor Mary's face grew sad as she
said:
Il forgot that you do not see as
do" Then she added: "But mamma
told me before she died that was not
always blind. Don't you think I'll
ever see again.
Mrs. Fields comforted her as best
she could and soon she had forgotten
her sorrow and was happy again as
| the bees and the butterflies in the
meadows.
The evening before she was to re.
turn to school, when the light was be-
ing lit, she cried out: II see light; I
see light" Mrs. Fields passed sheet
Of paper before the lamp. ooh, it is
gomez she said. Then, when it reap
peared, she cried, delightedly, "there
it is again. I'D
This was the beginning of her being
able to see. Little by little the light
grew stronger; soon she was able to
distinguish tree or other large OBJ
ject, and now she can tell when the
sun shines.
Nv hat do you suppose will be able
to see when [ come back next year,"
the happy little girl asks dozen times
4 day nOW.-TimeS-Herald
An Egg Shell Steam Engine.
The egg-shell steam engine is easily
made
Blow two fresh eggs by making a
small hole in the big end and carefully
sucking out the contents. With very
fine wire put each in a harness or cage
by which it may be hung securely in
a horizontal position. In the same man
ner firmly suspend a thimble from
each egg so that it will hang directly
below when the egg is suspended.
Next take q bottle cork, into the
bottom Of which pin is stuck, firmly
faSten the prongs of two forks into it
at exactly opposite sides, and poise
the whole on the head of the pin,
which should rest an Il Well-worn cop
per laid on the top of a sauce or wine
bottle. If this mechanism is carefully
constructed it will freely and evenly
revolve round the bottle.
| 1t now becomes necessary to half
fill each egg shell with water. To do
this heat them over lamp and then
suddenly plunge them into cold water
and enough will penetrate to the in
Il terror
Now carefully hang a shell from each
fork handle, and place in each Of the
thimbleS wad Of cotton wool satur-
ated in. alcohol. Insure a perfect bal
ance of the whole by placing a few
fine shot in one OF the other thimble
if need be.
All is now ready for getting up
steam. Touch. match to the cotton
waGding in the thimbles and in a
few minutes the water in the egg viii
boil, and steam will begin to issue
from the holes. OF course, the egg
shells are hung so as to face in oppo-
site directions.
When the steam begins to "hiss''
gently set the whirlagig in motion
away from the jet of steam and then
the force of the escaping steam will
keep UP the movement, slowly at first
but soon at quite i rapid rate Of revo-
luton.
If. in place Of forks in cork. a
carefully balanced piece of white pine
wood poised on q blunt needle, and a
polished and oiled copper be substi-
tutcd the smootlness and force Of
action will increase.
Goose eggs, Of course, Will afford
larger boilers, and as a consequence
will keep the machine in operation
longer.-Iearson's Weekly.