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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-05

One direct outcome Of the present effort 10 en-
force the Excise law will probably be judicial
determination Of the meaning OF the words
guest" and meal" Commissioner Roosevelt
has instructed the police TO give special attention
10 hotels next Sunday. FOR the reason that In IA
number Of hotels last Sunday liquors were served
TO men who ordered a sandwich bit Of bread
and cheese. The law provides that in hotels
liquor may be served to guests with meals. The
Police Commissioners seem TO think that sand
wlch Is not meal. and arrests are likely to be
made II last Sundays practice Is repeated. The
hotel men, ON the other hand. declare their in
tentlon Of testing the meaning Of the law and
finding out what constitutes guest and how
large a quantity Of food IL necessary for a legal
meal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-05

In PENNSYLVANIA Republican independence OF
bosses is a cold blooded stab In New-forK II
IL n base betrayal" Between being STABBED
and betrayed tie life OF bosses must be nara
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-05

II the Englishmen want that cup they had Dst-
ter send over their Prince and his Britannia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-05

rocartiv that Jacob Worth was In that CITY
orda,yor,pg n influence Governor Morton's APP
,o,ntment OF trustees OF the Long Island state
Hospital as the asylum for the insane AT hihs
Park having passed under the control OF 'ne
state Is henceforward to be known. IL Is cha'
acteristic ~ the persistence or this ponIicia'
that. although defeated In his Charities Hrap
scheme by the Governors veto and UNSUCCESSFUL
| I'm preventing the turning over OF the insane Oh
Kings County 20 the care OF the state ne s"0uu
b,andIv come forward In an effort TO control the
new hospital 1t IL required by law that I'VE OF
the seven managers should be residents Of Brook
lyn. II they should be men OF WORMS CHOOSING
II - obvious that he would secure the control OF
,o,uob,s contracts "The Brooklyn Eagle" wise
" suggests that the people of the city who are
r,, In svunathv with Worth should let Mr.
Morton know their feeling on this matter and
sccure the appolntment OF men OF standing and
| character.
Rain On Independence Day, We fear that Sec
| retarv Mortons choice OF Professor Harrington's
| successor was not a happy one.
| Right Won are. Mr. Secretary Herbert! Voters
| .are beginning to take that sober second thought
| (which SO invariably leads the American people
.to correct conclusions" To be absolutely cor
| rect however, you ought not 10 nave said are
beginning" but They began long ago"-as long
| ago. In fact as November last. Haven't heard
the news yet. Mr.. Secretary?
| Arthur p German isn't saying much these
DAYS. lie isn't preparing 10 60 to Buzzard's Bay.
either.
Well. we'll. here. In the absence OF the star
eyed Goddess. THE Louisville Courier-Journar'
| informs Its readers that "Mr Cleveland can't
sing worth a cent" This. We should say be-
longs TO the category OF news important II
true" But we don't believe 1t. Down In Wash
| ington they don't believe II. Doesn't he to use
the picturesque language Of the Bowery. give
us a song an dance" at regular intervals?
The Hon. Eldridge Kenton. Of Kentucky. who
| received a complimentary vote for State Treas
| urcr at the recent convention held In Louisville
and voted throughout that interesting love-feast
: With the friends Of Clay. expresses like many
other Kentucky Democrats his entire satisfac ton
with the result He Is well pleased with the
action OF the convention" to quote his own words
Very likely so was the man In the lumber
camp well pleased" who swallowed his mess OF
beans into which the cook had inadvertently
| dumped a peck Of salt The agreement OF the
camp was that the first man found grumbling at
the food should be compelled to cook for the
crowd. When on the night OF the accident to the
beans the lumberman returned to camp and sat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-05

experience. 1t usually comes In the shape OF
thunder showers and interferes for time only
with those who have gone abroad for days
pleasurinr. Not often do we fave downpour
such as descended upon The city Yesterday 1t
came without warning. and. starting moderately.
soon settled into STEADY rain." and hard one.
which lasted during most Of the day. All out
door sports and recreations We're spoiled. and
those who left their homes for few hours Of
enjoyment returned in q bedraggled condition
and with anything but a holiday appearance.
The rain. however. caused little dimlnution in
tie number Of frecrackers exploded or the guam
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-05

Isn't another Spanish victory III ouoa ABOUT
49, ~ :. q patrio, victory for which We shall
have to pay telegraph tolls?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-05

Pain on Independence Day. We fear that Sec
ra,orv Morton,s choice OF Professor Harrngtons
successor was not a happy one.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-21

boots had come off the uppers, and
were tied on with rope. Everything
we had left in the way Of rations was
a handful of coffee. The ribs of the
animals were plainly visible through
their skins, for they had long subsisted
by browsing, and very poor browsing
at that
But we had done what we were or
dered to do, and, moreover, had be-
come experienced packers. I speedily
taught the art to the men of the COM
pany who had remained behind, and
have ever since made it q matter of
drill with men under my command, If
a mule, an aparejo outfit and a cou pie
of sacks Of grain could be borrowed
from the quartermaster.
OF the details Of our trip I will say
nothing, except to relate an amusing
accident happening to some of our
long cared companions.
One day the trail led across a slant
ing ledge, over which the water from
a spring was trickling. The rock was
quite slippery. The horses passed with
out ACCIDENT, but the leading pack mule
slipped and fell, finally landing all in
o. heap Ut the bottom of the ledge Be
fore we could prevent it, half the mules
in the train had followed in the foot
steps of their leader, slipped where he
did, and rolled down on top of him.
There they all lay, grooming as if in
great agony. I had no thought but
that we should have to kill every one
of them.
Slowly and sadly we unpacked the
first mule we could reach, the enc on
the outside of the heap. When his
load was off we gently pulled him
away from the others and We're about
to search for his Injuries when sud-
denly he arose to his feet. shook him.
self. and calmly proceeded to gaze
with every appearance Of satisfaction.
Every one of them did the same, and
I am inclined to believe the mules
which did not fall were little Jealous
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-21

five feet long, used as a pad to protect
the mules back from his load. A seam
running across the middle Of the sacA
divides 1t into two equal parts, each
having an opening to admit the stutt1ng
which is usually tough grass. The
tendency Of the aparejo to work for.
ward is checked by wide crupper.
Over the aparejo is placed piece OF
canvas called Il hammer cloth. The
whole is then secured to the mules
pack by a girth nearly two feet wide,
called Il cinch, whose ends are fastened
under his body by latigo strap. ALI
this is but preparatory to receiving the
load. 1t may seem a waste Of time and
labor, but experience has shown that
the use Of the aparejo, as here de-
scribed, is the only successful method
of packing.
The load is placed on the mules back
with the heavier articles at the bottom,
and the weights on each side as nearly
equal as possible. Anything liable to
rattle, such as tinware, is put in
sack. The whole load is held in place
by sling rope, about fifteen feet long.
Over it is placed the manta, a piece of
waterproof canvas five feet square.
Now begins the last and most i'm
portant act, tying the load to the
mules back so that it will remain there
during the days marching without a
Slip. The rope for this purpose, called
lash rope, is thirty-five feet long, and
is fastened at one end to wide canvas
cinch, which goes under the animals
body. When the flashing is completed
the rope forms a diamond on top Of
the ma ta-hence the name diamond
hitch"
The fastening of the lash rope
is all intricate matter, but when
done properly is wonderfully
effective. You are no longer classed as
a ''tenderfoot" in the West if you can
make the diamond hitch.
Long before the last animal was
packed, the horses saddled, and the
little column ready to start, reveille
had sounded, and we We're surrounded
by wondering and somewhat sceptical
crowd Of spectators, composed of the
remainder Of the company. Only the
respect due their officers kept the wits
from venting their mirth at the eX-
pense Of my men. But at length we
were ready, and amid q chorus Of
''goodbys' filed slowly westward.
The first day was a trying one. The
pdchS were uOI put Oh as wen DIS Iney
should have been, and the mules We're
unruly. All this was great source of
vexation. But we had not been out
many days before every one knew his
duty thoroughly, and worked like a
veteran packer
When we returned to camp week
later than we had intended, we were a
hard looking lot Of soldiers of the
United States army. My clothes were
torn in shreds, the soles Of my riding
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-21
Mean About Him.

On the journey from Vienna to St.
Petersburg, Cumberland, the we'll
known ti-Spiritualist and thought
reader, entertained his fellow-passen-
gers by guessing their thoughts. One
of the travellers, Polish Jew, who
took the whole thing for a hoax, Of
fered to pay Cumberland the sum
Of fifty rubles If he could divine his
thoughts. Visibly amused, Cumber-
land acceded to his request, and said:
"You are going to the fair at Mimi
Novgorod, where you intend to pur-
chase goods to the extent of 10000
rubles, after which you will declare
yourself a bankrupt and compound
with your creditors for three per cent"
On hearing these words the Jew
gazed at tho speaker with reverential
awe. He then, without uttering a syl-
liable, drew out of the leg Of his boot
a shabby purse, and handed him the
fifty rubles. Whereupon the great ma
gician triumphantly inquired:
Then I have guessed your thoughts,
eh?"
NO." replied the Jew; "but you have
given me a brilliant idea."-EX.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-21

time, a few minutes later, as it seemed
to me, by a scratching at the tent
flop, and the deep toned voice of my
STRIKER calling "Lootnent lootnent,
it's time to get up!'
When I emerged into the open air it
was still dark. but breakfast for the
detachment was all ready, and, after
eating my bacon and bread and drink
ing tin cup of smoking coffee, I
felt in high spirits, in spite of the cold
night air.
In few minutes our baggage was
laid out on the ground, and we were
ready to begin packing. We were six
men, all told, and besides a saddle
horse apiece had six pack mules to
carry personal belongings, provisions
and oats for months outing A pack
mule can carry about two hundred
pounds, so that our entire baggage
was limited to about one thousand two
hundred pounds. Only half of this
could be oats, and our animals would
have to rely, in great measure, upon
what grass they could find after camp
was reached.
We took no tents. had nothing to
protect me from the sharp night air
but an old camp quilt and a pair of
UllnhctS' NddHy d ulSuC, as i lay Oh
the ground and gazed up at the stars
shining and scintillating only as they
do in the high attitudes Of the Rockies,
I thought Of my cosy quarters in far
off Fort -, and hoped we might be
ordered back before snow came.
But to return to the packing. The
first mule was led out and hitched,
while two men were detailed to put on
his cargo, and with much dittidence /
took my place as instructor The
method will now be given in detail
The first thing to be done is to place
an ordinary wooden blanket, neatly
folded, upon the mules back. Over
this is placed a saddle cloth, called by
packers the corona. It is made Of two
or three folds Of wooden cloth. stitched
together. Then comes the .aparejo,
pronounced ap-a-ray-ho. This is a
strong leather sack, two feet wide by
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-21

The small, slight man with the Wart
On his nose was speaking.
Its all one to me what they say Or
d. he said, in fine scorn.
Some beg and beseech, praying to
be spared; others are defiant and
threatening to the last. And one
method is of as much use to htem
as the other. Supplicat1ions or brava-
do is all the same and all avails them
naught."
He smiled that cruel, thin-lipped
smile and went on.
Yes, tears, curses or servile smiles
are all in vain. I turn a deaf ear to
their expostulahiOn and their plead
ings. They are powerless and they
know it. They can squirm, but they've
got to knuckle."
A CLEAN Of cold contempt shone in
his weak blue eyes.
Oh, man dressed in a little brief
authority, forget not what has been
the fate Of all tyrants in all times;
and even to mororolistic gas COM
pany's complaint clerk retribution will
some day surely come!
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-21

Guilty our wagons had accompanied us
to camp, but further use Of them, eX-
cept for bringing supplies, was out OF
the question.
So when it came to carrying out the
orders Of the department commander
for long scout to the westward, the
pack mules and aparejos which we had
brought with us were the only means
of carrying the baggage, and I, being
the youngest officer, and thus sup
posedly the most ambitious, was de-
tailed to command the detachment.
Now had never seen a mule packed,
and found out to my horror that there
wasn't single man in the whole COM
pany who had; or at least who could
pack one himself It was truly a nice
predicament, for guessed rightly that
there was only one way to do it sue
cessfully
After smoking several pipes in deep
meditation, it occurred to me that
down in the bottom of my camp chest
was a book having a chapter on the
very subject. In a moment I had
found both book and chapter, and to
my great delight discovered that every
detail of making the diamond hitch,
the very essence Of the art of packing,
was illustrated.
That night, after laying out the ar
ticles I would need on the trip, sat
down in my tent and studied the book,
following the intricacies Of the ropes,
until mules, packs, ropes and packers
were all jumbled up together Then
I concluded it was time to turn
in. In the middle Of the night I was
awakened by horrible nightmare I
had been tied on mules back beneath
a huge pile of pans and kettles, while
he logged along a narrow trail beside a
huge precipice. Suddenly the ropes
gave way and fell over-the edge of
the bed
Collecting my senses, crawled back
again, only to be awakened az Second
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-21
Hypnotism.

Don't scowl at my crooked inequity,
for I'm not the man that's to blame,
don't frown at my moral obiquity, for
I'm not to blame for the same; for all
of my regeneration shall result from
my meanness- I'm not a fellow at
ALL
Not mine is the responsibility for the
faults and the crimes l commit with
such fatal and fluent facility-not
mine is the fault-not a bit. Though
my sins are q sore aggrevation, and
my frailtdes annoy and appeal, they
result from my hypnotism-and I'm
not the fellow at all
I should never be punished, but pi-
tied; and it's foolish to hold me TO
blame for the various crimes I've CON-
mttted-for I'm not to blame for the
same. Take me not to the Jail or the
station, nor behind the cold thick
prison walls-my crimes come from
hypnotisnl--and I'm not the fellow at
all.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-21
LOADING PACK MULES
IF YOU GAN DO THIS YOU ARE NOT
A ''TENDERFOOT."
BY No Means an Easy Task to Per-
fornl-First Experience Of an Army
Officer to Whom Fell the Care of II
supply Train.

Packing mules is considered quite an
accomplishment, even among frontiers
men. That was the extent OF my
knowledge of the subject when
+ found myself one day,
while yet Johnny Come-Lately" In
the army, in quite an embarrassing
situation.
The company to which had been as
signed only a few months before was
in camp not far from the northern
boundary of Arizona, in one Of the
most difficult regions to travel In the
United States. We were keeping the
Indians from killing settlers and driv-
ing off their stock. With much diff
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-21
New VS. Old Ways.

Mrs. Newage-"Oh. 1 am almost
tired to death. The New Woman Club
has been in session all day passing
resolutions and drawing up petitions
demanding the law regulating the
price of bread. Only think! Three
dollars worth of -four costs. when
baked into bread. thirteen dollars It's
outrageous! The bakers must be made
to feel the power Of the law. You
should have been at the meeting"
Old Lady-"I was too busy"
"What doing?"
Baking bread."-New York Weekly.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-21
More Dangers Threaten.

Mrs. De Styile-"What are you
studying so deeply?'
Daughter-"I have become an an
arohist, and I'm trying to learn how
to make bombs
1000! Horrors!
"Must do 1t. Civilization is all
wrong"
mercy! OF what do you complaint
"By the time q man is able to sup
port a girl in the style to which she
has been accustomed, he is as old as
her father."-New York Weekly.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-21
A Thirsty Mind.


It was a red backed book and had
the innocent air Of Sunday-school
library about 1t. And the boy him
self was the picture Of innocence as
he a1ubled along with his forehead
appearing above the pages. All, what
a picture! The hope of our country!
Noble boy!' burst from the minis
ter as he beheld the scene.
Say, you've read lots O. books?'
"Yes, my son. About all those in the
library. I've read the sacred story
often-tow David slew the giant; how
Daniel was protected from the lions;
the story Of the Hebrew children; the
feeding Of Elijah by the ravens at the
brook Cherdth-"
"Mebbe you've read th;s?'
Il have no doubt Of it, my little
man."
And you know how it's comm
out?"
perhaps, quite likely"
Say"
"WeH?'
did Red Bill get ketched when the
DeadsAot Rangers got i'm cornered in
Cory Gulch-'
But the poor boy Is digging out the
ansW er for himself Plain
Dealer.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-21
Leaves Food Undigested.

The lamp wick does not burn so
long as there is oil on it. AS the OK
ygen which reaches the wick is not
sufficient to burn both the oil and the
wick, the oil, being most inflammable,
is burned, leaving the wick merely
charred. So If some highly oxidizable
substance, as alcoholic drink, is taken
into the system, it will be oxidized
first, leaving the proper food elements
Of the body only '.charred" or incom-
pletely oxidized.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-21
A Queer Reason for Suicide.

A singular reason for deciding IT,
end his life was given by Charles
Jenkins, whose body was found in the
Hunter river, in New South Wales.
In a letter to a friend, he stated that
he had a fixed opinion that man
over IS had no right to compete in
the labor market with younger men
and SO he had determined to quit life.
He asked that the verdict should not
be temporary insanity. The jury re-
turned verdict of stfound drowned
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-21
\ Pulseoneter,

A pulseometer has been invented
with which, it is claimed, it is posi-
BILE to tell TO fraction the exact con-
dition of the heart beat. An electric
pen traces on paper the ongoings,
haltings and precise leregrinations of
the blood, showing with the fidelity
of science the strength or weakness of
the telltale pulse. This should, it is
considered, be OF special advantage to
life insurance doctors, as we'll as to
the profession at large.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-21
earth are you going to liver

Sweet Girl-"Oh, we have figured
that all out. You remember that old
hen my aunt gave me"
well, l have been reading a poultry
circular, and l find that a good hen
will raise q chicks in season. Well
the next season that will be p hensi
and as each will raise II more chicks,
that will be 400 The next year the
number will be S,4OO, the following
year 10000, and the next, 1890, OO0l
Just think! At only fifty cents apiece
we, will then have $1,6SO,OOO. Then,
you dear old papa, Well lend you some
money to pay off the mortgage Cd
this house."-New York Weekly.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-21
Drawing the Line.

Upper (ang1ily)-"l'd just like to
know what you call that butter you
sent to my houseT'
Grocer-"Thht's print butter"
Typer-'It is, er! Well, am print
er myself, and I suppose might stand
butter that suggests composing
room, but I'll be hanged if I'll eat but
ter that tastes hike press-room."-
New York Weekly.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-21
Not n Parallel Case.

Boy-"Us boys is gettin' up a fife
and drum corps, and we called to see
if you would subscribe"
Mr.. Lovepeace-"Hum."
Boy (encouragirg ly)-"Mr. Gadd,
your neighbor gave us a dollar"
Mr.. Lovepeace-"Yes; but he is going
to move away next week.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-21
One of the Dear Departed.

Aunt Martha-Try to be mtm Hike
your uncle was, my boy; never wasted
his time. always careful and mt Ehod1.
cal. There's the clock he never Ipissed
winding on for the last thirty years.
Nephew Jack-Yes; I was looking at
it to-day. 1*'s an eight-day clock.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-21

V1lle thursday
afternoon at half-past s, and will ar
rive in your city about2 the next day.
''She is very timid dear girl, and
unfortunately, owing to the crops, 1
cannot travel with her. have, there
fore, proposed that she should stay
with you for a few days, instead of
going to a hotel. Maria Briggs will
be with her. Her business is with
the dentist. Your loving brother,
JOSHUA SMITH.
This letter, which the postman
brought early one afternoon, alarmed
me considerably.
l lived in a neat two-story brick
house that had been my fathers,
smoked where I chose, and kept one
deaf old servant, who seldom said
and never heard anything.
But having made up my mind that
my sister in-law must come, l began
to wonder how, since Hepsiba could
not read, the fact might be communi-
Gated to her, in order that due prepa-
rations might be made.
rang the bell, Hepsiba saw it
shake and came. She stood and
looked at me. I pointed to the letter;
she nodded. I pointed out of the
window at a lady going past; she
nodded again. Then I drew another
arm chair opposite mine and put two
plates upon the table, and marked off
three days upon the almanac.
Hepsiba gazed with astonishment;
looked at me again, shook her head,
and putting her apron to her eyes
rushed out of the room. I followed
her. l found her crying in the kitch-
en- and had matters thus explained to
me:
"I'd best take warning. I've kep
house for you fifteen years, and a
missus will on-settle me- I thought
you'd gin up marrying years ago.
left her. I hoped she did know,
but wasn't sure.
Friday Hepsiba came down in her
best gown, and retired to my study
to wonder what 1 should do with nv
sister-in-law.
heard the bell ring after awhile.
Then several kittens began to new in
the hall, or fancied so.
Kitten! no-some thing more; for in
minute more my study was invaded
by Hepsiba, who marched in, holding
in her arms baby, in a dress long
enough for x-footer.
"She's sent the baby on ahead"
said Hepsiba, solemnly. "Hadn't you
no confidence IN an old critter like
7me2s shouldn't have objected to
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-02-21
The Usual Result.

"How did the strike at Durkee's
shop come out, Bill?''
.''Why, just like all other strikes"
"How's that?'
Both sides got the worst Of it,