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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-06-20

lover and tell him all that had passed
between herself and her father. Hope
seemed to tell her that the object Of
her choice would be able to suggest a
remedy and devise some means of es-
cape from the impending doom.
The meeting between the lovers that
afternoon must have been satisfactory
for Maud returned to her fathers
house quite flushed. and "Tidently
happy. ~
She did not appear at this breakfast
table next morning, and her maid, be-
ing sent to look for her mistress, re-
turned with the awful intelligence
that Miss Maud was not to be found.
The room was untenanted and the bed
was made up rs the maid had left it
the evening before.
My uncle was almost frantic upon
hearing this intelligence, and rushed
madly up stairs with vain hope Of
finding some clue to the mystery. But
alas. it was too true-Maud Yves gone.
Where, how or when, no one in the
house could tell, for she was seen go
ing to her room on the evening before,
and further than this was not known.
l presume the reader has already
guessed the truth concerning Maud'S
disappearance from her fathers home.
She eloped with her lover and was
married when they reached London.
AS soon as my uncle discovered the
whole facts of the case his rage knew
no bounds. He went about like mad
man, threatening vengeance upon tho
'scoundrel" who had thus thwarted
his hopes and disgraced his family
name. He swore that Maud should
never inherit a penny of his prop
erty or set foot in his house again.
The seeds Of revenge which he had
sown by building the Methodist church
had now grown into rich harvest for
his neighbor, the Rev. r. Fl. Caldwell.
But whatever this pious old gentle
man thought on the subject he had the
good taste to keep it to himself, and
did not in any way make use of it to
return evil for evil 'The bitter bitten"
was all he was heard to remark when
he learned the truth of what had be-
fallen my uncle.
Years of sorrow brought the old man
to his death-bed, and it was only then
that he made amends for the past.
Before he died he seemed at peace
with the world Maud and her hus-
band were forgiven and handsomely
provided for in his will, which left
them happy and comfortable for a
long life of suefulness
The moral lesson to be derived from
this story Of my uncle's life is a warn
ing OF how easily n man may destroy
his own happiness by seeking to in
Jure his neighbour York Weekly,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-06-20
THE VALIANT BIGHORN.
killing One Ram Enough to Make n
SDOrtsman's Reputation.

SDortsman's Reputation.
At last we have reached that gallant
fellow the mountain sheep or bighorn.
A true cliff-dweller is he. Born under
the shelving rocks of a beetling cliff,
sometimes actually Graded in the
snow, and reared in the stormy atmos-
phere of high attitudes, he is Il tyui-
cal mountaineer. Wherever you find
him at home, depend upon it that you
will also find the finest scenery of the
district.
This animal loves a bird's-eye view
OF a mountain landscape as we'll as
does any member of the geological
survey. A steep descent, with a mar
row, level valley and a thread-like
river spread like relief map 5000
feet before him, is his delight. In
former times he was venturesome,
and often wandered miles away from
his mountain home to explore tempt
ing tracts of bad lands; and, being
unmoleSted, he sometimes took I'D
permanent residence in such places.
But the venturesome inha bitants of
low, isolated mountains and shelter
loss bad lands have paid with their
vas for their pioneering, and now a
mountain sheep is rarely found else
where than amid mountains worthy
of the name
Kill one fine old mountain ram by
your own efforts in climbing and stalk
ing, and we will call you sportsman,
with capital S, provided you save
his head for mounting, and his flesh
for the platter. But no ewes, mind
you. Ewes and lambs count against
you rather than to your credit. Can
ever forget how I once travelled all
the way from Washington to Wyom-
ing, killed just one superb mountain
ram amid grand scenery, preserved
him, carried his "saddle'' to Washing
ton and called my pleasure trip COM
plete success? Hardly. Even the rec
objection of it is worth four times the
money it cost.
That particular mountain sheep was
feet 3 inches in height at the shout
ders. He was 4 feet 10 inches in
length Of head and body, and his girth
was feet inches. He leaped off Il
low ridge of bare rock, fell dead on a
foot of snow in the head Of a rock
walled gulch, and oh! boys, how fine
| he was! Up IN the mountain park he
had been paving through the snow to
get at the spears Of dry grass that
were there obtainable. And in spite
of the difficulty Of the process, and the
pitiful scantiness Of the grazing, 1
was astonished beyond measure at
finding that his stomach contained
fully half a bushel of that same grass.
He was not only in good flesh but pos
itiyely fat; and from the fact that to
save our lives Fleming the packer,
and I, both muscular men, could not
lift him upon a mule to carry him to
our camp, and for other reasons I am
certain that he weighed at least 300
DOundS,-St. Nicholas.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-06-20
A Living Statue for a Month.

From Marseilles comes an account
Of an extraordinary performance at
tributed to man named Durand, who
is said to have spent twenty-eight
days in the immovable attitude of a
sentry. At o'clock last evening, &C.
cording to the story which has reach
ed us, Durand descended from the
pedestal on which he had stood for
four entire weeks, highly delighted at
having got successfully through an
ordeal, which, however, has put about
10000 francs, derived from bets, into
his pocket. AS might we'll be expected,
he is described as being quite exhaust
ed. His features are drawn, his head
is in congested state and his legs
refuse to bear him any longer. Had
he undergone few more hours of the
trial Durand would, in all likelihood.
have fallen to the ground dying man.
AS 1t is, the doctors who have charge
of him are rather anxious as to the
result of his wonderful feat Of staying
power, and are keeping Durand in bed
for some days at least-Paris Letter
to the London Telegraph.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-06-20
Uses of PuDer.

Paper pulp is one Of the most useful
articles within the reach of mankind.
Mixed with glue and plaster Of paris
or Portland cement it is the best thing
to stop cracks and breaSs in wood.
Paper pulp and plaster alone should
be within the reach of every house.
keeper. The pulp must be kept in a
close stoppered bottle in order that the
moisture may not evaporate. When
required for use make it of the con-
sistency Of thin cruel with hot water;
add plaster Of paris to make it slightly
pasty and use it at once. For leak
ages around pipes, to stop the over
flow Of water In stationary wash
stands where the bowl and the upper
slab join it is invaluable. Used with
care it will stop small leaks in iron
pipes, provided the water can be shut
off long enough to allow it to set.
Around the empty pipe wrap single
thickness or two Of cheesecloth just
wide enough to cover the break, then
apply the compound, pressing it in
place and making an oval Of it some
what after the fashion of lead pipe
joining, only larger. The strength Of
this paste, when once it Is thoroughly
hardened, is almost beyond belief. The
bit of cheesecloth prevents any clog
ging of the pipe by the paste working
through the cracks. An iron pipe that
supplied household with water had
piece broken out by freezing. The
piece was put in place, bound with a
strip of muslin, then thoroughly pack
ed with paper pulp and Portland ce-
ment, and was, to all appearances, as
good as new. Paper pulp and fine
sawdust boiled together for hours and
mixed with glue dissolved in linseed
ill, makes a perfect filling for cracks
in floors. 1t may be put on and left
until partly dry, then covered with
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-06-20
Automatic Bicycle Brake.

A device by which the weight of the
rider of bicycle is made to automat-
ically act as a brake is shown below.
1t is called the saddle brake. 1t is
light in weight and strong. 1t is
clamped securely to the saddle springs
underneath the saddle, and fits equally
we'll, it is explained, two round
springs, one fiat spring, one square
spring; or, in fact, any kind of a
spring 1t is also clamped to the two
rear forks and the spoon is attached
to spring steel, so that when the
pressure is released it Immediately
comes back to it's normal position, dis
engaging from the tire. The upright
rod is in two parts, so that it may be
heightened or shortened to correspond
with the height Of the saddle when
raised or lowered. The spoon and
spring are enameled in black, and the
upper part of the brake is nickeled.
The point is made that the brake
works directly on the rear or power
wheel; also that with both hands on
the handles and both feet on the
pedals the rider can regulate the brake
at pleasure by moving little further
back on the saddle than usual. 1t is
explained that in case Of a collision
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-06-20
An Electric t'Punkah WQllah."

The conservatism of the East Indian
is proverbial. A European may land
at Calcutta full of energy and ardent
resolve to reform the ways of the
country, but he soon falls into the rut,
and readily arrive, at the conclusion
that in the tropics the highest good is
a cool and frictioDless life. The pun
kah is in it's placid and Oriental way
to the East Indian what the fan motor
is to the American, and it is actuated
to-day, as it has been for hundreds Of
years, by coolie, whose greatest anx-
iety is to discover how soon the "sa
hib' is asleep, so that he can drop
work. In spite of the disadvantages
Of the ''punkah wallah," nc one at an
Indian station could well be argued
out Of the belief that no mechanical
contrivance could take it's place and
give the rhythmic rest of the punkah.
Under these circumstances a shock
will no doubt be inflicted on the con-
sentative instincts Of a large section
of the East Indian public by recent
adaptation of the cleo trio motor. 1t
is claimed that the new electric "pun-
kah puller'' initiates almost exactly
the quick pull and slow return of the
''punkah wallah." 1t is actuated by
a small electric motor. so geared that
a lever attached loosely to the punkah
is made to oscillate backward and for
ward, and gives an almost absolutely
orthodox movement. The power need
ed is about equal to that in three 16-
candle-power incandescent lights. The
electric motor may not be so pictur-
esque as an olive-skinned, beady-eyed
coolie, in white tunic and scarlet cum
merbund, but it is Infinitely more re-
liable and conducive to sweetness Of
temper.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-06-20
SCIENTIFIC MATTERS,
INTERESTING INFORMATION ABOUT
THE USEFUL ARTS.
The Rise of the Medical Profession
Automatic Bicycle Brake-A New
Elastic Tire-An Electric .Punkah
Wallnh''-Uses Of Paper.

During early medieval times the
monasteries, serving as centers Of in
struction, gave some embodiment to
the medical profession like that which
our colleges give III Italy there later
arose institutions for educating ply
sicians, as the medical school Of Sal
emo in 114O. In France before the
end Of the thirteenth century the sur
geons had become Incorporated into a
distinct college, following, in this way,
the Incorporated medical faculty; and
while thus migrating themselves they
excluded from their class the BARRIERS
who, forbidden to perform operations,
We're allowed only to dress wounds,
etc. In our own country there have
been successive consultations. The
The barber-surgeons of London were
Incorporated by Edward w., and in
the fifteenth century the College Of
Physicians was founded, and 'receiv-
ed power to grant licenses to practice
medicine-a power which had previ-
ously been confined to the bishops"
Progress in detiniteness Of indignation
was o1lOWA w uCIl, Ill oIu1ACo 1. . lAAAS,
persons were forbidden to exercise
surgery in London and within seven
miles, until they had been examined
by the company Of BARRIERS and sur
geons; and also when, by the 18th of
George H., excluding the BARRIERS, the
Royal College of Surgeons WAS form
ed. At the same time there have
grown up medical schools in various
places which prepare students for ex-
animation by these incorporated medi-
cal bodies; further integrations being
implied. Hospitals, too, scattered
throughout the kingdom, have become
places Of clinical instruction, some
united colleges and some not. An
other species of indignation has been
achieved by medical journals, weekly
and quarterly, which serve to bring
into communication educational insti-
tutions, incorporated bodies, and the
whole profession.-From Professional
Institutions, by Herbert Spencer, in
the Popular Science Monthly.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-06-20

There is in the Zoo a little house
hear that occupied by the reptiles
which is one of the most interesting
and yet the least frequented, probably,
of the buildings, says the Philadelphia
Press. One of the curious animals in
it is a cat. 1t doesn't seem to be a
particularly wonderful cat, but it is.
Perhaps no animal is so afraid Of wa
ter as a feline, unless it is school
boy. Yet this cat in the Zoo delights
in water. 1t can swim like a dog and
dives like a professional diver. II,
in it's wild state while 1t went SWIM
ming along a stream, it spied a fish
darling along underneath it, splash
the cat would go head first after the
fleeing fish and soon emerge with it
in it's mouth. Then it would swim to
the bank, climb up tree and make
n cold lunch Of the fish. When it was
through it would pick it's teeth with
the bones and go swimming out for
more.
This cat rejoices in the name of
Felix. 1t lives on fish, principally,
although it has degenerated to such
an extent that it will eat other things.
Felix has yearning for rain. One
day there was leak in the roof over
the cage next to his and the rain came
dropping down on his fellow captive's
back. The animal howled, because it
objected to being in a perpetual show
er bath and Felix was mad because he
thought he was being unjustly dis
eliminated against. He hurled him.
self against the bars Of his neighbours
cage and called for blood. The other
occupants of the building were sur
prised. They took sides with one or
the other and Joined in the bowls Of
protest. The keepers didn't know
what was the matter at first. Finally
they saw Felix trying to get his tail
wet in his neighbours cage, and then
they comprehended. But instead of
changing the cages so that both would
be satisfied they stopped up the leak.
Felix is a mild sort of an animal,
pnd when he is not trying to drown
himself crawls up in a heap and
sleeps. He came from Africa original
ly, where it is said that he was the
champion long-distance swimmer Of
the neighborhood. His only rival
choked on a fishbone at a banquet, one
day, and thus gave him clear title
to first place. -.-..-. ..4
Head Keeper Manley has hard
time keeping the Zoo free from stray
members Of the feline species. He
never knew what drew them there
until one day he saw a dozen Of them
hanging around Felix's house, threat
ening to exterminate "the Prohibition
LIST cat" as they called him. Felix
trembled. He had been used to hay
Ing his views on the water question
npplauded. It was a new sensation
to him. He couldn't understand why
other cats should object to having
water thrown on them from a third
story window, or to being thrown out
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-06-20

This device is made of spring wire.
and, of course, it is not to be inflated
as the rubber tires are. 1t has a neat
ly-fitting base section for the fellOe,
and it's outer surface expands under
ground.
The rod shown in the central recess
of the outer surface is intended to hold
the tire firmly and compactly in place.
If desired the tire may be wholly or
partially covered with rubber, leather
or any similar material.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-06-20

In the June st. Nicholas James Bald
win tells Of the decline Of the Greek
colony Of Sybaris, after the inhabit-
ants had given themselves up wholly
to pleasure. OF the battle in which
they were finally conquered, MI. Bald
win writes:
When a spy reported to the Croton-
iates that he had seen all the horses
In Sybaris dancing to the music of q
pipe, the CrOton general saw his op-
portunity ut once. He sent into the
SyDar1te territories q large company
OF shepherds and fifers armed with
nothing but flutes and shepherds
pipes, while little way behind them
marched the rank and file of the Gro
tomato army. When the Sybarites
heard that the enemies forces were
coming they marshaled their cavalry,
the finest in the world at that time,
and sailed forth to meet them.
They thought it would be fine sport
to send the Crotoniates scampering
back across the fields into their own
country; and half of Sybaris went to
see the fun. What an odd sight it
must have been-a thousand fancifully
dressed horsemen, splendidly mounted,
riding out to meet an army OF unarm-
ed shepherds and a handful OF ragged
foot soldiers!
The Sybarite ladies wave their hand
kerchiefs and cheer their champions
to the charge. The horsemen sit proud
~ in their saddles, ready at word to
make the grand dash, when, bark! A
thousand pipes begin to play-not
yankee Doodle nor Rule Britannia ~
but the national air OF Croton, what
ever that may have been. The order
is given to charge; the Sybarites shout
and drive their spurs into their horses
tanks; what fine sport it is going to
be! But the war steeds hear nothing,
care for nothing, but the music: They
lift their slender hoofs in uniSoL with
the inspiring strains.
And now the armed Crotoniates ap-
pear on the field; but the pipers still
pipe, and the horses still dance; they
caper, curvet, pirouette, waltz and trip
the light fantastic hoof. forgetful of
everything but the delightful har-
mony. The Sybarite riders have been
so sure of victory that they have taken
more trouble to ornament than to arm
themselves. Some of them are pulled
from their dancing horses by the Gro
tomato footmen; others slip to the
ground and run as fast as their nerve
less legs will carry them back to the
shelter of the city walls. The shep-
herds and fifers retreat slowly toward
Crotona, still piping merrily, and the
sprightly horses follow them keeping
stem with the music
The dancing horses cross the bound
airy line between the two countries;
they waltz across the Crotoniate- fields.
they caracole gayly through the Gro
tomato gates, and when the filters
cease their playing the streets Of Gro
tona are full of fine war horses! =,
Thus it was that the Sybarites lost
the fine cavalry Of which they had
been so proud. The complete over
throw of their power and the conquest
of their city by the Crotoniates fol-
lowed soon afterward, for how, be-
tween so idle and so industrious a
community could it have been other
wise?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-06-20
Well OF Ice Water.

It is very refreshing in hot weather
to have an abundance Of clear, cold
water. Many have wells which have
these characteristics, but not all can
boast of such well as described by
Hartford lawyer in the Hartford
Courant. He was stopping with
family in North Dakota. 1t was in
July, and clear, cold Water-a luxury
he did not frequently find-was most
acceptable. The water on the table
was so very sweet and SO very cold
that he was led to remark on it's ex-
cellence. .-. e..
Eyes, our we'll has always satisfied
us, and we think we have good
thing when we can draw ice water in
midsummer" ..-...
1T certainly is as cold as ice wa
ter said the visitor, not believing the
remark was meant exactly literally.
mo, but 1t is actually ice water; we
will show it to you after dinner"
And after dinner out they went, and
the New England man was asked to
look down. 1t was a small round,
brick shaft, much like the old wells
seen hereabouts, and went down to an
extraordinary depth. But there was
q beautiful sight at the bottom. It
was, sure enough, a natural ice wa
ter tank. Pieces of clear ice fioated
in the water, and close look showed
a thick coating Of ice all around the
sides for quite distance above the
water. The melting was surely slow
enough down there, and the prospect
was good for plenty Of ice water, at
least till the hot weather was over.
The explanation was simple enough.
When the bucket is drawn little Of
the water always spills or drips, and
often strikes the sides of the we'll as
it falls. In the winter-and Dakota
winters are cold-this water at once
freezes and soon the entire length of
the shaft is lined with ice. This thick.
ems with an increasing rate, and it is
frequently necessary to cut it away
with an ak to make room in which the
bucket can slide up and down. In the
spring this begins to melt, and the ice
falls to the bottom. The farther down
the slower is the process of melting.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-06-20
A New Elastic Tire.

It was the general use of the pncu
matte tire on bicycles, no doubt, that
suggested an elastic tire for vehicles
Of every kind. The accompanying cut
shows a tire Of this nature, which has
just been patented by man in Kan
saS.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-06-20
A Small Boys Experiment..

Early in the afternoon last SUNDAY
the big carp which occupies the pond
with the pelican in Golden Gate Park
had most sickening experience. 1t
seems that boy of an inquiring mind
tossed small chunk of shaving soap
to the fish to see if the carp would eat
it. He did, and has been sorry ever
since. After taking the morsel the
carp sank quietly to the bottom Of the
pond and apparently engaged in deep
thought. Then his eyeballs Suddenly
dilated and his fins wriggled convuls-
lively. A second later large bubble.
with rainbows in it, rose to the sur
face and floated around in a circle
The carp gasped and a perfect food
of suds and bubbles gushed from his
mouth and gills. He dashed wildly
along the bottom of the pond, cough
ing up lather enough to run half the
barber shops in town. Great riffs
of suds, foam and bubbles formed on
the surface, but still the fish seemed
to have good supply Of soap remain
ing. At times he leapeG clear of the
water, evidently looking for something
to take the taste out of his mouth, but,
not finding it, the unhappy carp went
below again. In the course OF twenty
minutes he had his system compara-
lively clear of soap, but for the rest
OF the day the fish took little or no
interest III what was going on-Sau
Francisco Chronicle.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-06-20

paradne and smoothed with hot
iron. The surface, II properly man
aged, is equal to a polished wax floor.
Almost every day new uses for paper
pulp are suggested.