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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-04-25
Money in Rare Crops.

There are a few branches of farm
ing not overdone. There is SO little
buckWheat raised that the flour sells
at cents per pound. Then there is
a greater demand for good sorghum
than there is a supply. Flax is very
high when you want to buy; why not
raise some to feed? 1t will improve
the stock. Fruit raising is not mover
done. and potatoes will bring a pay
ing price if the crop is well tended.
Grass seeds and clover seed bring
living prices. Cabbage is hard to
raise, but it pays to raise for the mar
ket.
There is money in cheese at - and
20 cents per pound. Stock your farms
with COWS, build a creamery and sell
milk. There is more money in it than
making butter 1t pays to raise sweet
potatoes The navy bean sells at .
cents per pound and is scarce. Seed
down your farms and pasture stock at
IS cents month. Farm better what
you do farm. raising the best. Read
the papers and raise the crops that
are scarce. for they always comrlanG
a good price.-Farm and Home.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-04-25
Thinning Young Crops.

Few practices are more profitable in
the amateurs vegetable garden than
thinning out garden crops as soon as
the young plants are above the sur
face. If the knowledge of the proper
sowing of seeds was more widely
prevalent when the number Of seeds
required to make plants only need be
sown, no thinning would be needed,
but so many persons SOW the seeds
fearing that numbers will fail to grow.
and therefore. many more seeds are
used than is necessary. But some
times all these superhuous seeds grow,
in which case it is desirable that they
should be thinned out. Not only do
the vegetable plants grow larger un
der these circumstances. but in many
cases they come earlier into USE
Meehan's Monthly.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-04-25
Views of Literary Laundress.

An English woman, the author of a
popular book on laundry work, gives
her method Of washing fannels, which
she says keeps them as soft and I'M
shrunken as when new. Cut into shreds
a pound of good yellow soap In sauce
pan, cover with two quarts of water
and set over the fire till dissolved. Set
away until the next day. Fill two
large saucepans with water as hot as
you can bear the hands in, and add
enough of the soap jelly to one of them
to make the water soft and soapy and
to have creamy lather. Take the
dirtiest flannels, put them in the water
and rub lightly with the hands, giving
any spots that are very much soiled an
extra rubbing. Squeeze from the
soapy water and wash thoroughly in the
other water to free from the soap. This
water should be as hot as the first.
Wash the garments one by one so that
they do not soak in the water. Pass
through wringer or press out the
moisture in dry sheet; pull into shape
and dry quickly. Press with a warm
iron.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-04-25

Build on FIN.
on such occasions that it attacks YES
sells, and in many instances it has
been known to pierce the sides Of
wooden ships, thrusting it's sword
through the copper sheathing and sew
eral inches of plank. Prof. Richard
Owen once said, giving testimony in
court on this subject:
AT full speed the sWordf1sh strikes
with the force Of fifteen sledge-ham-
1ners swung with both hands. Its We
loclty Is equal to that Of swivel shot,
and the shock is as dangerous in its
etfects as that Of heavy artillery pro-
jectile."
There are all sorts of cells in the bot
ties. The breeding Of cells is another
mystery. Nobody ever saw any of
their eggs. The ancients used to have
notion that cells were developed
from horse hairs. Another theory was
that they were the progeny of kind
of beetle. 1t is not known that they
must spawn in the ocean.
The Smithsonian collection includes
several kinds OF fishes that build
nests. One Of these is the paradise
fish Of Japan. When the female is
etOONAI W 10y IuC 11luAC AAdhCS u ACoL a I
the surface of the water composed en-
tirely Of air bubbles. For this pur-
pose he swallows air and elects it in
the shape Of bubbles, which are held
and made permanent by glutinous
capsules from a secretion in the mouth
Of the fish. Thus mass Of them is
got together.
The female would devour her eggs
Immediately if permitted, but the male
will not let her do so. He takes them
in his mouth and going beneath the
nest, elects them, when they rise and
find resting place amoug the bub-
bles. He guards the nest until some.
time after the eggs are Matched, max
ing fresh bubbles to take the place of
those which burst. These interesting
fishes can be purchased from almost
any fancier, and they breed readily in
the aquarium.
The common fresh water stickleback
is a nest builder. The male constructs
the nest of vegetable fibre, inclosing
the eggs of the female, and binds the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-04-25
A Toadf1sh in a Quart Pot.

A TOadffsh in u Quart Pot.
whole with a web spun from glands
in his body, as a spider does. He
takes care of the eggs until the young
appear.
The most interesting of all nest
building fishes dwells in the floating
weeds Of the Saragossa sea. It has
arln-like fOrefns with which it clings
to the weed, making nest by binding
together globular mass of it as big
as Dutch cheese. For this purpose
1t uses gelatinous strings spun from
material secreted for that object. The
eggs are deposited in the center of the
ball.
10 most people the notion that fishes
have voices would seem rather alb
Surd. Yet there are many species
which seem to talk and sing. Some
familiar ones like the bluefsh, croak
when they are pulled out of the water.
They do likewise in their native ele-
ment and often in concert producing
quite musical effects. A school of
"grunters" will furnish an example.
From a vessel anchored in southern
waters one frequently hears at night
the slow "boom-bcom" of the jew
fish.
Sailors are startled sometimes by
extraordinary noises, like the beating
of many drums in the distance. Like
wise produced by fishes were sounds
heard by Lieut.. White, U. S. NJ, in
1924, at the mouth Of a river in Cam
todia. They suggested a mixture Of
the bass Of the organ, the ringing Of
bells and the tones of an enormous
harp. In CHILEAN waters musical ca
dences are sometimes heard rising
from the sea and covering four notes,
resembling the tones Of harp-strings
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-04-25
EARLY PaStnring.

Old hay answers an excellent Dur-
pose, even when the cows have an
abundance of green food on the pas
ture. 1t is highly relished by them,
and they should have full ration Of
it at night. During the season when
COWS are first turned on grass they
should have salt, and should any OF
them have the scours keep them in
the barnyard and feed hay, with a
mess of hot bran and corn meal sea-
soned. Green grass is laxative, and
the cows must not be allowed too
much at the beginning Of the pasture
season.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-04-25

Swallows fishes ten times as big as him.
self, and often dies Of indigestion.)
tive element it takes big breath Of
air that sWells it up like balloon,
and it goes skimming along on the top
Of the waves before the wind.
The Smithsonian institution has a
cast of u giant squid made of papier-
mache and so beautifully painted as
to look like life. 1t is fifty feet long,
but the original was small specimen.
This monstrous mollusk, more dreaded
in Eastern seas than any shark, at
tains total length of $50 feet, having
two tentacles 100 feet long.
In the Indian ocean the fishermen
will sometimes see monstrous Great
ure, with enormous goggling eyes, rise
out OF the depths and fling across his
boat a gigantic tentacle, armed with
scores Of powerful suckers For such
an adventure the fisherman has al
ways ready keen knife with which
to slash off the tentacle before it drags
him overheard. a full-grown giant
squid of this kind weighs about 10000
pounds and has eyes as large as the
biggest dinner plate; in fact, has tho
largest eyes of any known animal.
This huge mollusk is represented only
by small bottled species related to it..
When the moon is full the little
squids Of the common sort are apt to
be found stranded in great numbers,
and fishermen on the New England
coast collect them for bait. They have
habit of staring at the light, SWIM
ming backward as they do so. This
results in their running upon the shore
opposite to the moon. Having got
aground they rarely get off again, be-
cause they Immediately begin to pump
water out Of the siphons which are
their locomotive apparatus thus driv-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-04-25
Fields Yielding No Profit.

What to do with a profitless field is:
a matter of consideration by all farm
ers who are so unfortunate as to have.
such fields. The majority use these
lands as pastures, upon which they
turn the stock, but it will pay to aim
to grow green crops on the land to be
turned under. If this is done for two
or three years, and the land lined, it
will be found that such method will
restore fertility at small cost COM
pared with the increased value of the
field.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-04-25
LIQUID ManureS.

How to save the liquids is Il prob
lem on some farms. The proper mode
is to conduct the liquid manure to a
receptacle of some kind by having
cutters behind the stalls and then
using some kind Of an absorbent ma
terial in order to absorb the liquids.
Mari is excellent for this purpose. but
a mixture of cut straw, or cornstaIks.
leaves, mari, dry earth, muck and
sawdust, or any of the materials that
can be conveniently had will prevent
loss and keep the manure in excellent
condition. The liquids are more valu-
able than the solid portions of the ma,
nure.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-04-25


of st. Elizabeths was quite as wealthy,
fashionable and aristocratic as any
which this particular western town Of
$4,000 Inhabitants afforded. 1t drew it's
communicates from among the mer-
chants. lawyers, physicians and teach
ers OF the city. And the possession Of a
pew whether one ever occupied it or
not, at this very proper church was con-
sldered to be one Of the essential re-
qulrements for entrance into the good
society OF the town in question.
1here had always been over this
church some man just old enough, just
oull enough and just conventional
enough to be correct and proper But
'hls latest act of a supposedly intelli-
gent VeStry had knocked all the tradi-
'io1ls and precedents sky high. There
were some who said the young clergy
man should have been allowed to go to
sumo smaller charge before coming to
ohe SO important as St. Elizabeth's
[Ahu there were others who thought
.i'a1 ne really ought to have had time
~ palance himself mentally and spirit
o"iiy' IN word, to gather himself to-
ee.ner before he was called upon to
Siuuie the ordeal of facing a congrega-
'ioh III which were many of his early
associates. They knew that the sight of
so histhy Well-remembered faces and the
olectlon or youthful pranks would
"iscohcert and embarrass the young
munster. And all, for some reason or
o'Ler' lett very much concerned for him.
comment is very volatile, and. some-
now. inklings of what was passing in
.iie minds of the people, like subtle
Tunes, came to the consciousness of
'naI very respectable and commonly
astute body, the vestry And it dis
.uroed them in spite Of the security they
lelt IN their position.
Ahere were potent reasons Why this
Sahle BODY of practical, unsentimental
,lien l'ao chosen to outrge tradition, by
es'o"lns upon this young prophet
oi1o' IN his own land, without the
ioi i'lst1lty OF trial sermon before the
e'eSatlon or even a hearing by them
SERVES these reasons had seemed so
"elshty at first that they had chosen
~ Keep them secret. and in the event
VI the entire success of their project to
lake al the honor and glory for extreme
foresight to themselves But now
DOUBTS arose, and they confessed, some
"nat unwilling. that they might have
oeeh lmprudent, that they might have
ignored precedents on less tenable
grounds than they had first supposed
suppose, now, for instance-the thought
would come, in spite of it's manifest re-
nectlon upon the reverend dignitary-
that the bishop of the diocese, upon
whose casual words they had so con-
ndently depended, were, after all, only
an interested friend of young
Har1lelds, and his words, the
words that had trapped them, only
sprynges to catch woodcock." 1t was
very unpleasant for the vestry to con-
template, SO they attempted to dismiss
the insistent thought.
The bishop had said, apparently with
out intention. that the church which Sc
cured that young Harfield first might
be congratulated, because he would not
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-04-25
during the season. Keep the weeds
down from the start and the tubers
will Io lov.ra, on1 tho xy{o11 hoo .

during the season. Keep the weeds
down from the start and the tubers
will be larger and the yield heavier.
A bushel of seed wheat should pro-
duce forty bushels, yet farmers seed
from a bushel to a bushel and half
only to secure not over twenty BUSH
els Of grain. This indicates a waste
Of seed.
Do not be afraid to use land plaster
literally in me stables, cutters and
stalls. 1t is clean, harmless and makes
the stable lighter. Keep the walls
whitewashed and apply fresh plaster
on the floors every day. 1t is cheap,
and bag or barrel Of plaster should
always be kept for convenient use.
Some care given the seed corn now,
so as to select good grains, will be Of
advantage later on when the seed is
planted. If the seed was put away
after being perfectly dry it will no
doubt be in excellent condition, but
the recent severe cold weather may
have damaged corn that contains
moisture to any extent.
1t is the old queen and bees that
leave the hive when the warm wealth.
er and quick storage of honey cause
them to swarm, as they give up their
hive to the younger members of the
colony and new queen. Sometimes a
hive will give off two or three swarlns
in one scasOn.-Philadelphia Record.
Creameries Exempt from the Tax
A loud protest has gone up against
that scheme to rob the farmers by sub
jecting the gross receipts of co-opera-
tive creameries to the income tax of z
per cent After having had the matter
explained to him in detail the collec-
tors reply is that 1.-The income from
the butter belongs to the farmer, and
is something that the cooperative
creamery corporations have nothing to
do with
OF course this is the only just solu-
ton of the matter but it is easy to see
what an immense amount of annoy
ance an ignorant collector of the in
come tax might have caused our
creameries but for our prompt expos
ure Of the idiotic decision which has
just been reversed. Hon. G. w. Will
son. Acting Commissioner of Internal
Revenue at Washington, takes
a more searching view, and says the
deductions allowable besides ali eX-
penses include the actual cash value
at the factory Of the cream at the time
the same was furnished" This value
is, of course, what the creamery is
able to pay so it should be that no CO.
operative creamery or cheese factory
will Fay any income taX.-Americaj2
AgriculturiSt.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-04-25
AND WHAT SHALL I UNDER.
STAND BY THAT"

STAND BY THAT"
be available soon again. When a
church once got him, it would keep him.
He had in him the making of a great
devine. and he was sure to 20 high in
ecclesiastical orders.
Such a recommendation, and from
so high an authority, had been entirely
sufficient for the vestry of St. Eliza
beth's, and, to use very common ex-
preston. they had jumped at the
chance. Now they were seriously con-
sidering whether or not they had been
taken in by a theological subterfuge
Might not the bishop, if DESIGNATED as
authority and appealed to, say that he
had merely given an individual, private
and casual opinion, and could the YES
try say otherwise? Surely that execu-
tive body was in a quandary.
There was one, however, who
though she felt tremulous over the
trial, never for moment doubted the
young clergyman's ability to come out
of the ordeal triumphantly, and that
was Katharine Harmon, the girl who
loved him. She was the daughter Of
one Of the vestrymen, Abram Harmon.
and she frequently heard from her faith
er the fears and misgivings which agi-
tated the body Of which he was a. mem
Der. While. naturally, he could not be
exultant, yet there was ring Of some-
thing like satisfaction in the tone in
which he expressed the belief that the
vestry had made a grave mistake, and
that Dwight Harfield would not fill the
requirements Of the church.
Katharine and Harfield had been
perfectly honest with the staid old gen.
tleman. He knew of the love that from
childhood up had existed between them.
and while he did not actually discount
tenance it, he looked upon their affec-
ton with no favorable eye. He did not
fancy minister for a son-in-law. So
when before entering upon his special
theological course Hartield had asked
his sanction to their betrothal, he had
been given to understand that he was
only tolerated on probation, and that
the subsequent confirmation of his DO
sition depended entirely upon his ac-
complishing something.
1 What that something should be, or
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-04-25
We'll Acuuainted.

Mrs Cleveland, while out shopping
with friend recently, bought a num-
Der Of feminine articles at big dry
goods store. The ladies were attended
by dapper knight of the scissors and
tape, who apparently knew them. After
the purchase was made Mrs. Cleveland
said to the clerk. "Of course you know
where to send these" referring to her
purchases. The dry-goods clerk looked
a little panied. and happily replied:
MY. yes! Why. have met you at two
Of your receptions, you know"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-04-25

other fishes possess galvanIc batteries
in their tails-a catfish and an eel. Tho
electricity developed by these Great
ures is merely transformed nervous
energy.
Inc Smithsonian institution would
be glad to get some swordfsh eggs
ana to pay big price for them. None
has ever been seen. 1t is not known
where this creature lays it's eggs, but
probably it spawns in the deep sea.
the funniest thing about the swordfish
is that it goes crazy sometimes. 1t ia
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-04-25
down on the E0rn1.

Early potatoes should pay we'll, as
they arc always in demand. A potato
field should be- kept clean from the
time of planting to the harvesting Of
the crop. Many potato fields are al
lowed to become so overrun with
weeds as to make the cost of harvest
Ing more than all other labor given
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-04-25

THO 'maigres" are famous for their
vocal powers, emitting loud whistlings
and cummings. The way in which
fishes make these noises is as yet a
mystery. Fishermen in eastern Asia
are said to hang little bells on the
edges Of their nets to attract fishes.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-04-25
SOME FREAK FISHES.
EINNY CURIOS IN THE SMITHSON-
Ian INSTITUTION.

bvvcllhsh md Giant Squids-Ftshes
That Sing and That Build Nests OF
Air Bubbles-A Fish With IN Elec-
trio Battery.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-04-25
THE YOUNG RECTOR.

HERE was much
comment and some
Of an adverse kind,
too, when the fact
became known that
young Dwight Har-
field, fresh from the
theological s e m l.
nary, had been
called to the pas
torate of the church
in his native town.
L
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-10

and vicinity, believing that there should be an
organization among the business men and
citizens for the purpose of agitating for local
improvements and proSecutilg general work
Tor the advertising and building up of Liver
more Valley, hereby signify our willingness to
become members of such an organization, and
recommend q meeting to take place for that
purpose Wednesday evening, December II,
1898, at 1880 o'clock, in the Town Hall.
The ladies have also determined to or
gaEize in connection with the movement,
and on Thursday next the Woman's Club
of Livermore will come into life at the
Presbyterian Church. All public spirited
ladies are invited. These improvement
societies will be educational, social and
practical in their character.
In speaking of these organizations W. r.
Ellis of Livermore said: ut is a purely
pnblic-spirited enterprise and one in which
all our citizens should unite. Here is a
special opportunity for business men to
make manifest their good-narured ability
to rise superior to the little chickering's that
too often interrupt social intercourse
among neighbors. All our people are in
terested in the growth and prosperity OF
our valley and it is only the smallest
and shriveled-np kind of man who would
allow his i'll will toward other people to in
terfere with his cheerfully and manfully
doing his part in maintaining a deserving
community enterprise"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-10
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more. with
less expenditure, by more 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 is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of perfect lax.
alive; efectually cleansing the system
dispelling colds, headaches and feyers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession because it acts on the Kid.
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug.
gists in Soc and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will nos
accept any substitute if oferea
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-10
THE EXPOSITION.
Work i'll Securing Exhibits Progressing
Rapidly.

OAKLAND, CAL, Dec. 9.-The formal
opening of the first industrial exposition
ever held in Oakland will take place one
week from this evening. The doors will
be thrown open at 10 o'clock on Monday
morning, but the addresses will he made
in the evening, and the music will be more
elaborate than during the day.
Secretary Hill of the art department
sends in the following for publication:
Paintings will be received for exhibition
in the art department of Oakland EXPOSE
ton from Tuesday to Friday inclusive.
Only original works accepted.
The rules governing the Mechanics In
sutute regarding responsibility will be ap-
pied here
The following artists have already en-
tereo pictures: Henry Rascher, j. B.
Wandesforde, Thomas Hill r. D. yell
land, William Keith, Edw. Deakin, Will
liam A. Resser, Mrs. L. C. Kelly, Mrs. D.
w. Gelewicks, II. D. Grenke, J. II. Part
ington, Marian Dahlgren, E. Rufus Hill,
ferdinant Richards.
Efforts will be made to secure repre-
sentation of the recommending industry
as carried on at the II ONE for Adult Blind,
the exposition.
engine of his own making which is con-
sidered marvel OF mechanical skill
The dem and for space is urgent, and it
has b3en found necessary to utilize a por-
ton bf the galleries for exhibits. Much
Interest," Is being taken in the exposition
throughout the county, and the different
towns will be we'll represented