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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-28
Why Some Poultry Does Not Paw.


Farmer A., with a long countenance
And doleful air, thus acocsted Neigh
Dor e., one day: "Look here, Neighbor
g., l wish you tell ME what is the mat
ter with my hens? Last winter 1 made
money Off Of them right along all Win
ter. This season I scarcely get an
egg" On inquiry Farmer E., found
that Mr.. A.. had kept but fifty hens
the preceding winter, and, as I said
they had laid we'll all the time. AS
they had done so we'll, he had reasoned
with himself that if fifty hens would
return a good profit one hundred hens
naturally would yield twice as much !;
therefore one hundred hens and pull
lets together with ten roosters, and
some younger fowls to be killed during
the winter, Were crowded into the
same house that had held the fifty.
Farmer A., had been reading some
poultry literature which had conclu-
s1vely proven that hens did better in
confinement than when given free
range and not realizing that contine-
ment yards instead Of the house, had
kept his fowls pretty closely shut ur
In the house, even on pleasant days,
when theey might have been allowed
full liberty. AS consequence, they
had no room for exercise in their
crow ded quarters, and the generous
rations given them had developed much
fat, so that many Of them did not la.y
on that account. Others, with little to
do. had learned to eat their own eggs,
so that many of the eggs were never
gathered. AS the weather was very
severe, so that it was necessary to
keep the fowls confined for days at a
time Farmer E., recommended the
construction Of a shed to give them
more room: Following his advice Mr..
A., on the first suitable day, built a
frame for shed ten by fifteen feet,
adjoining the poultry house at one
end and opening to the south. 1t was
about six feet high in front ana not
over four feet hight in the rear. Not
having lumber to cover it with straw
from an old stack out in the field
was brought in and used instead,
which made it warmer than lumber
would have done. This was kept free
from snow. the floors always Uttered
to the depth Of two or three inches
with straw and chaff for scratching
place The poultry house was also we'll
cleaned and the floor covered with
litter. For a week or two their rations
were greatly reduced, aud the warm
mess given lem in the morning, made
stimulating by the addition Of al title
cayenne pepper now and then and
chopped onions about three times a
week. All grain fed them was thrown
among the litter Oh the floor and
kept them scratching and singing all
day. In the cellar were a few heads
Of soft cabbage that had been saved
for the fowls. These were hung up,
one at a time, by the roots, just be-
yond their reach, 50 that to get bite
Of the tempting greenness the biddies
had to Jump s little. Less crowded
and being made to scra tch for '.their
living" they soon worked off their SUI
perfuous flesh, and then the food con-
stunned went to egg production, and Ia
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-28
nj ica.

New Hampshire yields most of the
mica produced in this country, and no
great quantity at that. Mica always
maintains good price, and second
hand furniture dealers in New York
sometimes make it a specially. Even
bric-a- brac dealers occasionally keep
it, and an eccentric member of that
guild in Houston street has a pane in
window of her shop glazed with
loaded mica, by way of advertisement
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-28
FOR THE FARMERS.
TOPICS OF INTEREST TO TILLERs
~ ny OF THE SOIL.
What Constitutes the Successful
Farmer-Why Some Poultry Does
Not Pay-Dressing Ducks for Mar
ket-So1l for Potatoes.

No farmer can do all in farming that
he likes. neither can men engaged in
any other kind Of business. 1t is not
merely lack Of capital that prevents
making farming perfect. There are
limitations in the nature Of the bust
ness, limitations Of executive ability
in many cases of the ability even to
plan wisely. In thousands of cases
those who have capital that can be en-
ployed in making the farm more pro-
quctive use it so wastefully on the
things which return no profit that their
form where it is unproductive, which
is nearly as great an evil.
There needs to be a proper balance IN
farm work. BY this is meant a wise
distribution of all the farmers capital,
manure, labor and skill, so as to get
the most possible from it. If there be
only a little manure, put it on the
crops that give the best returns, either
In money directly or in the increase of
fertility. But this also requires an in
crease Of skill and knowledge. The
man who begins farm improvement
puts himself under obligation to con-
tinue the same policy as his increasing
skill, knowledge and means will per-
NIT. 1t is, perhaps, some slight reali-
cation Of this truth that keeps so many
farmers from making beginning. If
you manure a poor piece of ground in
Vulnerable weeds will spring up that
the farmer never before knew on that
land before. The seeds were in the
soil all the time, but soil poverty gave
many Of the weeds no chance to ger
inmate. The beginner in farming is
apt to become discouraged, and if he be
lazy man lie may say that the weeds
injured his crop nearly or quite as
much as the manure helped it. This
may indeed be sometimes the f4ct.
IT the land is wet, filed with stag
nant water during most Of thu growing
season. 1t must be underdrained, OF
neither manure nor labor, nor both
combined, will give the best results.
Then, with regard to manure there is
as great difference in the feeding re-
qulrements Of different crops as there
is in the food needed by all the domes-
TIC animals. The grains and grasses
require phosphate; fruits require pot.
ash. Vegetables that make large leaf
growth. as those that are mostly grown
IN the garden, need a great amount of
heterogeneous fertilizer Each REQUIRES
all OF these essential plant foods in
varying proportions. To understand
what these different requir ements are
makes it necessary for farmers not
only to study. but to compare their ex
perlences with each other. By com
b.ning hundreds and thousands Of
these experiences they can understan
what to do in each particular Sc
Even then mistakes will be made, fol
what is good for one locality will TO,
| that reason not be suitable for another
1t is this constant exercise of iuds
ment that farmers are oblig d to use
that makes farmers more Intelligent As
| class than are men who do as hard
| manual work in any other business
American Cultivator.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-28
Wood Tubing.

Tubing made from wood pulp is
coming into use for underground pur-
poses, owing to it's high electrical re-
sistance and it's freedom from the
action of earth-return currents which
seriously injure gas and water pipes
in cities where electric cars use the
ground to complete their circuits. It
is also free from difficulties due to ex.
pansion and contraction,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-28
SHUT UP IN SLUMBER
DON'T TRIT1.E WITH THE TEMPT
ING FOLDING BED.
1T Il n Great IMve,ntion, Yet Has
Caused Serious and Humorous Ac-
cidents. -. .-... ~ -+ II
Do you sleep in a folding bed?

Do you sleep in a folding bed? III
Were you ever folded up in a folding
bed while asleep or trying to sleep?
Possibly not, but then there are 9th.
ers who have, and unfortunately quite
a few have sustained injuries which re-
suited fatally.
But few days ago in Brooklyn
while the trolley strikers were having
their own way after fashion, one OF
these beds folded up Of it's own &C
cord, killing a woman and almost ex
terminating her husband and daughter
The victim was Mrs. Ellen Mason
wife Of DR.. e. H. Mason a dentist, re
siding at No. 1874 Lafayette avenue
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-28
Franklin Invented the Center Boz, I'd

Franklin Invented the center Bon "a
Here Of late considerable discussion
is going the rounds as to the relative
merits Of the center-board in vessels
as being a distinctly American inven-
ton, and for that reason resting it's
chief claim for superiority. To Benja-
min Franklin belongs the honor of
having first perceived its utility.
It was while working at the trade Of
printer in London thot one day in cross
ing the Thames the strong currents
carried the fat row boat he was in
down the stream, and it occurred to
him at once that If movable board
were placed at the side and lowered
ais occasion required the boat would
be less liable to be affected by the cur
rents. This was done so successfully
that lee-boards as they were called
soon began tozattract notice for use on
shallow vessels, until ultimately they
have developed into the more preten-
tiors name Of centerbo Philadel-
phia Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-28
Gigantic Human Skeletons.

Herr Mascha has lately unearthed
in Moravia a number of skeletons or
mammoths associated with those of
human beings. A remarkable feature
OF one find was that of what appeared
to be whole family of human beings
OF gigantic size coexistent with the
mammoth
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-28

broken IN lal1, so as not to take up as
much room when closed.
When in use the bed was always con-
: sidered very comfortable until the
morning in question. Neither Harry
nor Dick were awake when the bed
evidently imagined that it was time
to arise, but when they did return
from slumber land they found them
selves in a most curious position.
Dropped the brothers. Heads.
The lower part of the bed proper
had simply raised until it stood almost
straight UP and down, while the head
portion had been too much for the frail
legs supporting 1t and had dropped
unceremoniously to the floor.
AS Harry and Dick are neither of
them contortionists the strain on their
hip joints was most painful when
they awoke, while both assert that in
all probability they had been held in
the undignifed position for some time
before awakening. The lower end of
the bed was getting the best of it at
the time, and had old Morpheus held
them in his power much longer they
would have undoubtedly found their
ankles pressing their ears close to the
sides of their heads.
AS it was, the combined efforts Of
the four Stone legs forced the self
asserting lower half of the bed far
enough toward the floor for Harry and
Dick to escape Then the bed closed
up with snap, and it hasn't been
used since.
There are dozens of other folding bed
accidents, both humorous and sad,
which have happened within the past
year or so. but they are mostly the
result of people using beds not up to
date in point of construction.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-28

Ay against the doorpOSt, while the
Tramp was stretched easily across the
Goor. A light summer shower had
driven the wanderer into the shelter
of the porch roof for few hours.
"Was you ever disappointed in
Hove?" inquired the chronic loafer
Peculiarly Of the traveller, at which
the rest of the party laughed heartily.
The tramp brought the butt of his
heavy hickory stick down upon the
floor with such vigor as to raise a
amall crowd of dust from the cracks,
and replied: "Wull! Have I? Jest
say"
Come tell us about it, ole feller,"
loafer
Not muchy, wull l."
"We ant surprised at yer havin'
ben disappointed" said the Grand
Army of the Republic man. "But cts
yer presumption ketches me. What's
her name?"
II called her Emily Kate" replied
the tramp, wiping soiled tear from
the corner of one Of his eyes with his
finger. She'll allus be Emily Kate
to me, though to other folks she ant
nothin'."
wv h ere does she live?" Intercepted
the miller skeptically.
EFF youse gentlemen keeps quiet
an don't asst so many questions" said
the tramp, II tell yer all bout ct.
Yer see, ct come like this. Bout
three years ago was workin through
this valley towards Snyder county,
an one fine day-et was one O. them
days when yer feels like settin' down
an jest dom nothin'-I come through
this here town an went up the main
road about two mile tell T come ter
tn Red hill. I never knowed jest
why done et-et must a ben fate,
but l switched off onter tn bye road,
stead of stickin' ter tn pike. went
bout mile an didn't meet no. one
nor pass no houses, tell at las I came
ter farm what has an orchard on tn
sout' side tn barn.
'They was nice grassy place on
tn other side tn road under an apple
tree, an ez it was one of them warm,
;AaIy sulhluer uayS, ndue up me nina
ter rest, an lay down in tn grass.
Yer kin laugh ct folks who allus talks
weather, but tell yer ct does pow
erful sight wit man. I know eff
tibet he'd ben a rainy day I'd never
he'd tibet fairy-core-ez tn French
calls et-thet hit me then an played
tn dickens wit me fortunes.
II was layin' there watchin' the
clouds overhead an istenin' ter tn
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-28
A Pot of Gold.

A storm overturned large oak tree
on the farm OF NJ. D. Cartwright, of
Ripley, Miss. While squirrel hunting
B. S. Saunders, of Indian Bay, Ark.
discovered beneath the roots q pot Of
gold and silver coin amounting to-
$4,000
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-28
Free Seats in Churches.

Sittings are free in frty-four out of
tho eighty-three Protestant Episcopal
churches and chapels of New York
city and the tendency is toward an
extension of the free seat system.
Trinity church and five of it's chapels
have free sittings and the seats are
free in most of the chapels attached to
the richer parishes.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-28
Feeding Straw for Bulk.

No animal can live wholly on food
that has too concentrated nutrition
When meal is given some coarser feed
must be cut up and mixed with it to
make the ration bulky enough for the
gastric juices to properly act upon it.
What this coarser material shall be
does not much matter. provided it is
something that is itself digeStible. Cut
hay mixed with cornmeal is commonly
given for horses. but for COWS cut
straw. or even corn stalks is generally
substituted for the hay. Straw has les
nutrition than hay, and what it has is
mainly carbonaceouS. But it is FIR that
fact the better fitted to mix with lin
seed and cotton seed meal. that have a
large excess Of the nitrog nous ele-
ments Of nutrition. The hay crop in
many places is deficient this year. but
whenever much grain is grown cut
straw may we'll take it's place, if given
an addition of enough concentrated
food to supplement It's deficiencies.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-28
Variety of Pasture.


Farmers have a tendency to get into
ruts in farming, and in nothing is this
tendency more marked than in seeding
down to grass either for pasture or
meadow. Timothy and red clover are
the standbys that old-fashion ID farm
ers always SOW. But for pasture, es-
pecially, a mixture of several other
grasses or clovers with these will grow
more in quantity and Of betterlq ality
than without them. Comparatively
few farmers have ever sown the sweet
scented vernal grass, 1t is a grass
good for either pasture or meadow,
and a sprinkling Of it through the hay
makes a great difference in the relish
with which all kinds of animals eat it.
The, amateur farmers are those who
have heretofore sown most Of the
sweet-scented vernal grass. But they
have shown that every farmer can
grow it If they will SOW the seed. Now
that the fragrance of pasture and feed
is found to be important in making
good butter, it is to be hoped that
more Of the sweet-scented yernal will
be soWn as feed intended for COWS.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-28

"6l1 ut1cu. L uO
chronic loafer was
there as usual,
lounging upon the
bench, hacking
away at the hard
oak with his heavy
jackknife. Seaved
by him were the
Grand Army of the
Republic man, the
tinsmith and the
miller. The Penn
sylvania Dutch
,oor 1aanoS St,,,>id.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1895-11-20
Gin leb emsmaoer 0reis.

Berlin, Is. gfoD. 0err bon 8odum=
Solffs, lansjdbriges Mitslieo Oes oelt=
iden &ci9stages unb bamals, tpie aud
ldnsit porber Elm berborrasenOer goli=
tifer BreuBens, bradte ii6 borgeitern
in ielbfmDrberiider Mbli6t 10 sefdbr=
litAbe @erleguneen bel, oaB Die aerste
feline Wieberberifeaung fir ausgei6loi=
fen erflaren. Sn etnem NnfaIe bon
@eiifesit6rune legte er 9ano an iid
felbit. ct puroe am 19. Sebruar 1902
in Goeit geboren ilao itano iomit in
ieinem "a. 2ebensiabre. gr trat fribe
in ben preuBiiben Staatsoienit, in Dem
er bobe poiten befleioete. glah Griin=
bung bes oeutlden &ei6es tpurbe er
tpieoerbolt in Den &ei9stag gepdblt,
no er fib trob ieines boben Differs an
allen Oebatten iiber ittnere unb militd=
rii6e Jrasen Iebbaft betbeiliste uno
getpobnli6 su ben Greilinnigen bielt.
Mllgemein betannt madte er ii6 feiner
3eit burh ieinen Gonflift NIT benz ba=
maligen Griessmintiter BON Hoon.
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Nier 0rubc &rfDlge.

5olsenbe bier Meoi3inen, Die Den an=
erfanilten &uf beiiBen, Dolfommen 81
leiitcn, mas lit ben 3eitungsan5ei9en
beripro6en miro, baben einen pbdnemo=
nalen gerfauf er3ielt (: Sr. Sings Stem
Siscoberp, segen 9lussebruns, Suften
anb &atarrb, jeoe 6laibe earantirt, -
electric git.ers, oas grobe Seilmittel
gegen &rant6eiten Der 2eber, Der Nierer
uno bes Maeens, gudlens 9lrniea
Salbe, Die bette in ber Welt - unb
Or. Sings ,Neip 2ife gias", cine gana
borsiisli6e pille. Ollie oieie Mebiatnen
ltnb sarantirt, Die peripro6ene g8ir=
flung su baben Die nnter5ei6neten 1inb
gerne bereit, bieriiber peiteres nlitsu=
tbeilen. gu baben in ben apotbeten
pon s. s. Miller & 9 obn nno
Or. S. $. GentiN. |
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@as,Dereare &eSssltate.

Ginem 8riefa bon GeD. S. 8unber=
man in 9imoilbale muroe ulls geifattet,
folgenoes 5ll entneDmen SD 5ogere
nitbt, Sr. Sings Sem DISCOVERY anee=
lesentli9 gu empfeblen, na6oem oas
@tittel i'm Sranfbeitsfalle meiner Srau
tpobrboft ipunDerbare Steinltate eraielt
bat. g8d0renb i1 in &iOes Sunctton
als Bfarrer Der bortiaen 8aptiltenge=
meinoe funftionirte, tpuroe iie bon elmer
2ungentranfbeit, lpel9e bon einem 4n=
faae Der Grippe 5uriiGseblieben mar,
melt binurter gebra6t. S6redlt9e
Sultenanfdlle bauerten oft nit tpenig
llnterbru9 itunbenlans uno man be-
9ann gu fiir9ten baB lie bielelben ni6t
iiberIeben tperoe. Sin Sreuno rietb
uns 9r. Sings giem OiscoperD on ; oas
Mittel besann RAID gu wirfen unb err
Sielte bp9befrieoigenoe Gefultate."
Slai6en su SO Gents unb 81 (gro=
befaI9en gratis) in Der apotbefe BON
1 SS. 6. Miller & Sohn.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1895-11-20

Sci Gele9enbeit Der gintoeibuna oes
neuen BoIteebdubes in JranffHrt d. W.
brabte Der GtaafsIefretdr b. 5tepbon
in launigen Mprten Elm 0ph allf Die
Staot 5ranffllrt aus, lpobei er u. q.
faote vNls ih i'm Sabre 1860 sunl err
ten MaI hieber fam, iDobnte ib bel eli
ner eillfaben 9DpFersfrau lilo oa i9
lehr piel arbeiten mubte, 10 fam e5 Df=
ters por, bab itb md hinter Den glften
iaB, iueiin Die Grau mir abenos I'M IL
ubr oen G1ee brad)te. Wanehmal fpar
ss auh Grog, maildnal io9ar iehr i!
{Seiterteit.) 9as ipunoerte nleire gstr=
tbin unp eines Sa9es bOrte if, lpie lie
gu ibrem Mafne iaete oSein , as
arme YreiBe, III as nit / ie Die
arbeite.@ (GtiirmiI6e 9eiterfeit.)
gn bieie @orte muBte id) MIDI Oft erin=
nern oenn pbne Mrbcit 1T nitDts e,ro=
bes su erreihen, auber bon oem Genle. !"
Gtit 9eseihnune aut ocs neue Poit=
gebauoe ilgte 0err y. Gtep1ail Sreu=
be nla9t es mir. haB 6ranffurt ein
8aumest Il aalfen bet, init Dem es tplrf=
li@ 5ufrleosn lit, mas bel ben Tranf=
furtsrn felten aelbieht. Sabet erllnere
i9 mid eines @orfals aus Dem Sabre
l848 bonals Heate cine erreate NSenae
ben oomatigen 8irgernellter uno ais
er fraste, mas tie oenn eiaentlidl nollte,
ba rief fie Sic Gepn bilf 10 Q II
len tpirM llno aIs er ibaen ia9te,
fie bdttel Iie bod i0on, ba eriploerieil
iis: uOos lit einerlei. Wir moilen
nod eine baben." (Stiirlaii0e
0eiierfeit.l
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9as gr0btc 0ei6ditSbaitS per
QNfit.

tpie es felbif bas ineiner 8eSiebung bor=
bilblide Nnerifa nibt aufsupeiien bat,
befiBt Berlin. Das 0aus 1T an 6tele
Der FL Sduier in Der Saiier Wilbelm=,
Goien= unb 9ieue Grieori1ifraBe erts
itanoen ltnD bat bic Itaatlibe JrDnt bon
$50 Metern. Diefer Ban beifebt aug
Grbgefhpb unb bier StodtDerfen init je
50 boben, breiten, gum Sbeil erferartig
angelegten Seniffrn. "a Gabrfiible
unb stpar 8 fir perfonen nnb is fin
Qaifen nit eleftrifdem Betrieb finb Dor=
banben. Ser @iejenban. Der leDiglid
aus Stein, giien unb Blas beffebt, um=
faBt sufammen 40lin ii6 abaei9lohene
Mbtbeilungen, bic nur fiir Gei6dfts=
3fpede beltimnlt iifl0.
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Nrphibittptt fitr @eoroia.

MtIanta, @o., Is. Mpb. llnerfreu=
|liher benn ie iiilo 3ur 3eit oie Suslid=
ten Der freilinnigen @lemerte III Beor=
|qia. sSn Der jebt fagenoen 2eeislatur
lit bon einem Der ldnolihe1l Mitslieber,
guIbnel bpn Mithea Gpltttp, cine
Wprlooe eil9ereibt morOen meld)e bic
Derifellung uno Den Nertunf beral=
fhenber @etrdnfe bel bober Gfrafe Derz
bietet, uno leiDer tit es iebr frasli0,
oh es ben llberalen Glemellterl gelingefl
ipirD, Die Mnnahme oieies @efeBesent-
ipurfes Ill berbinDern, oa bic gertreter
Ser Gtdote Iid) Ii, Der Minoerbeit bsfili~
ben. Mls Der aleide 8orihlog poriges
syobr auftau1te, fonnte Die Baiiiruns
Der Sill nur NIT grDbter Miibe perbin=
bert tuer0eil.
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: Ser prdlibent bat Elm Nnleflbe=
ment su ben Gipilbienifreaelit sutaebei=
Zen. oenlsifolge piele Boifmeifer, na=
mentlicb iolbe 4. alaife, in 3ufunft
unter Die Gipiloienitreaeln aefellt mer=
ben. Dasielbe sebt babin, bob in ipl=
den Sdnen, in welden Elm golfamt nit
einem anoerit. gr6beren, iDelbes freie
Iblieferuna bat, foniolioirt tpiro, alle
Die Qlnae1fellien oes 10 foniplibirten
go1famtes inter Die GibiloienItreaeln
geifellt tperoef fDnnen.
= Die gerfolgung fo5ialiififcber 3ei=
tungen bonert IN DeutfAlano unse=
ihpdbt fort. Ser o8oriDdrts" ipurbs
lebte @oNe breilnal fonfissirt.
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GlebelanO, 9oraill il1lD
89eeling &. 4.
syabrplam In Strait eit bent 20. Wtai 1895.
Glepelann 8abnbnf am Jnee bon GinsgSaiisrarabs.
gIbIdb aebenbe Ii e.

4ipiItben gBheeltna Wtartns s5errp unb bein g. 8.
s. aD 8abnbof in Bridgeport ianfen eleftrtidoe gaD'
nen