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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-30
The Grape.

."rhe enenyp shouted the courier.
breathlessly, sis opening with grape
shot!'
!. The face Of the warrior blanched.
Appendicitis" he gasped.
Neverthel ess, it was glorious to die
II great cause. Detroit Tribune.
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it to be an Imperative duty to call on
her and thank her again for the good
luck she had brought him. Perhaps:
she would Re his mascot for life.
He rode Delight, who was proudly
conscious OF new outfit, and pranced
accordingly setting off the figure Of.
/ his young master to its best adyant-
age There was no sign of life about
the cabin, the smithy was closed, but
the owner of the wagon making por-
ton OF the building said that the
smith had taken his daughter and gone
back to her mothers people on Big
river.
To be foiIed IN his desire is the
strongest incentive to a man to gain
the object Of his hope. Delight felt
his masters spurs that day as never
before. a
Harlow Lincoln could hear the soft.
low voice saving, You do cot know
how to care for precious things ard
he realized, as most Of us do at some
period Of our lives, that blessings
brighten as they take their flight. But
he is a young man of enterprise, and
the tightening Of the lasse of love
around his affections may yet lead him
to the ranchero on Big river, which is;
not quite at the end of. the world.
EIGHT MEN SHARED ONE OYSTER
It Weighed Eighty-two> Pounds and
Was Two Feet Long.
An extraordinary oyster shell is:
owned by q Portland man. It is al
most two feet in length and one and a
half feet in Width. The shell is very
rough on the outside, and white and
smooth and beautiful on the,inside It
is at least three inches thick in the,
central portion and is very massive
and heavy. It tips the scales at thirty
seven pounds. OF course the two.
halves of the shells would weigh at
least twice that, or seventy-four
pounds. These huge oyster shells
We're brought to Portland in the five
masted schooner Gov. Ames, on the
occasion of her last visit: here some
years ago. The oyster was secured
alive in Japan and made stew that
was more than enough for eight men:
The whole oyster, when alive, weighed
eighty-two pounds. Leaving out the
seventy-four pounds for the shell, and
there are eight pounds that the oyster
itself must have weighed.-Springfield
Union. .-
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Crawishfng.

SShe--W hat did you mean by saying
that had a face that would stop
clock? You need not deny saying it. Il.
B Hell know said it, but didn't
get to finisiA / gaean that even a clock
would pause to hold its hands up in
admfrati ion when it saw your lovely
@countenance Cincinnati Enqnirer.
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c5eaaness ard arrsness 81 ia growth.
b1c whsn sh1s cared the quality Is RETAIN
ed 51t the suggestion may be In order
20 par 10 the hay while yer . little green
er- hay cures best when kept away from
the sunlight as soon as Il has dried enough
IN the swath 10 be raked easily int wrn-
rows
The practice Of Undertaking the low
lands IS also a good cne. So FAR as I
could learn. cedar was the material used
in making these 4~z.rS. Owing 20 the
abundance Of the cedar. that may be the
best thing 10 do AZ present. but such
drains are much mere apr 70 choke with
silt than tile drains. therefore IL may be
well TO consider The advisahilkv OF usins
tiles II shoss can be had, viewed "a ire
light OF durability, they will probably be
found the cheapest.
BeyoId al question whascon county
IL p~Tasxnfnently adapted 70 dairytn<
and 10 TIE rearing OF beef cattle,
sheep and swine. IL Is so adapted be-
ca1ss OF the varied character or ne food
products which Il VIII grow. because ef
the abundance IN which II VIII grow these
and because OF the mid and equable char
Acter Of the climate. IL ma appear 10
be unpardonabsy cheeky for a man TO
presume 10 say anything about a climate
In q section OF country In whieh he has
not yet spent three fun days. bat nature
is her own Interpreter. II we can ensy
read nature Alright. we can Judge Of the
character OF the seasons. wasre
the holly and the ivy grow Ia
the open sir the clsmate can be
stern, even IN winter. Where tho
roses which adorn the walls Of thu
houses ara one mass OF bloom through
much OF the a an the climate can
not BE- injuriouSiy dry: and where the
clover growing by the highway in July
il green as IN May or October. the eoan-
try in which II grows cannot be one or ex-
tremes either as TO temperature or lack
OF moisture.
Among the requisites to successful dairy
ing are abundant and varied grasses dur
ing much Of the year. grain foods in
plenty for winter feeding. timber for
fencing and shelter. lows OF the right
stamp n men skilled In their business.
The first. second and third OF these, be-
You'd all question. are here. and in that
perfection In which they are seldom found.
The fourth and fifth are here I trust al
SO. but of that ! have not hsd m oppor-
tunity Of Judging. IL they are net they
should be brought For. to allow a land so
well adapted 10 dairying TO lie faiiow
and waste so far as dairyiug Is concerned
would he on a par with allowing the
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~. The o paid 70 fishermen DIR
fng the same year h estimated a. sssssA
number % men e-npsoyed IN the fn-
dustry during Tire salmon season. fu-sus9-
inx Indians art Cinnamon. - about 5a.
the Cinnamon being exclusively employed
IA the cannerfes- TIE great bulk OF the
Ash are taken a. they sweep through
Boundary bag ard around Point Roberts
In their efforts 20 reach their spawning
ground up the Fraser river. which n tire
goal OF their periodical rslgrsnzges from
the sea They are taught IN immense
nets hung In traps made By driving pfrs
out upon the reefs In the form OF boy
Ike enclosures. with narrow entrances 10
which the fish are guided by long .leadss
made of piles and webbing. and so closely
constructed taat II Is practically impossI-
bic for a salmon TO get through them.
TIE lifting OF the nets. loaded at times
with thousands Of shining salmon. In a
very Interesting sight In addition 70 the
~canneries IN thas county three Of the
largest on the coast have been erected
this year a. Apacortes, only twenty miles
and there IL another fine one AZ
Friday Harbor. about thirty msies dis
tant. AL OF them getting most Of their
fix5 from traps located among the Islands
OF San Juan county The total PACK shfs
year promises 20 be very large.
Within the pzs. three years considerable
attention has been paid 20 the cultivation
OF max In m experimental way, and ID
has o been fully demonstrated h the
soil and climatic conditions OF the county
are especially favorable TO its production,
beth for seed and fber. the yield OF each
being greater than In any OF the nax-grow-
ing countries OF Europe The noer il OF
fine quality. suitable for use In the manu-
facture OF threads and linen fabrics. This
summer CapL r. H. Langdon has built
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~ immigration Society, which at all
times receive the cordial cooperation OF
the press OF the county, which consists Of
two daily. one tri-weekly and ten weekly
papers. Taken all In all the county offers
advantages second to lone in the entire
West. 1t is in truth an Eden for immi-
grants who are intelligent, industrious
and frugal, but it Is no laggard's para
disc or lazy mans elyslum. since the
bloom faded from the general boom OF
1853 and 1890 immense strides have been
made In agricultural and industrial de-
yelopmenL and while the wealth OF the
county Is nominally less than IL was at
the height OF ths boom period, IL IS real
ly vastly greater. and the steady growth
n substantial prosperity OF cities and
country are unquestionahly assured.
The writer desires TO acknowledge his
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..~~~ ms1<s from here. IN fhs SkasIs r@l-
/. - great Fsirhaven mine h located,
~a nv the Falrhaven Land Company
~ rroduct Of which is now recognized
*. 0ueet cooking coal III the West.
Inv euual 10 the amou Connsllsssiie
-Suef IA Pennsylvania There are
Sssrty ceke ovens there now and ten
0ers building
Iumber and shinele Industry.
nu. the eounfy's greatest present source
r~venze. and the one which Is likely
z. continue srch for many years 20 come.
: fhe lumber n ehingse Industry. The
1r~et area Is snormo1s and the t1mber ID
~ elsest In the world. Probably at least
@~e-fenfhs OF II In FIR and cedar, TOT
NOR the state In chiefly celebrated. bur
go are considerable quantities OF
-mne< Of other varieties. such as alder.
~~ucs and vine maple. with occasional
~nzfi traits Of hemsock. tamaract cot
scuxood. ash. oak. cherry and laurel
vrom the Skagft river TO the head OF
fxk< Whatcom the distance Is hfteen
~fles. and from there TO Beiiingham bay
1~rrfeer miiez. In this twenty-nine miles
skefe Is q belt of timber eighteen miles In
frnefh and averaging at least i've miles
Is With. or ninety square miles, which ~
. sstims ted will aggregate i.5o.ooG.0o
fex Of merchantabie timber. Woodsmen
~ that IN some quarter sections there
- fa0o.e0o feet OF timber standing.
noetiy dr.. with q sprinkIlng Of cedar, but
- average Is Of course considerably less.
- I rule the trees are of immense size.
s~nA Of them being 800 feet IN height and
ser % feet In circumference. There are
rureroas logging camps along the shores
"a Lake Whatcom, on the South Fork
vsvrr and along the line OF the BelIlng-
nam Bay 4 British Columbia railroad.
and during the past few years millions OF
<eet az logs have been hoated down the
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POINT ROBERTS sALMoN CANNERY.

Its outlet Is Whatcom creek, which tum-
bles dow to the level Of the plateau in a
succession OF lovely fails and affords a
great water power for manufacturing
purposes. The source OF ~Fairhayen's Wa
ter supply. by the way. IS Lake Padden.
a muc smaller lake. partly within the
city limits. at an elevation OF AZ feet
above sea level. and about three miles be-
youd that Is Lake Sanaish. considerably
larger than Lake Padden. but smaller
than Lake WhatCoul. at an elevation Of
- feet. The water system OF F&lrhaven
Il controlled by a private company. while
that OF New Whateom Is owned by the
city and brings in a fine revenue every
month. This New whatcom system In
cludes over g miles OF water mains
and more than l0a h~yarantg. so located
as to AFFORD ample fire protection In near
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waters OF a mountain torrent % dash
Down toward the sea anatilssed In . Ian
where much rewer was wanted TO dr1vs
shs wheel OF the manufacturer.
More COWS are wanted IN this country
with cspacsosls bodies. incnrvwd and slight
thighs. great steepness cf Pitch az tbs
crops and lsrgar tortaous milk veins en-
sersng the e>sy through larger orfhces.
and more crearrerfes are wanted 70 furnish
As even grsde Of batter that win tap the
market every time
TIE requisites for beet production are
much aka TO those for the ~protuctton
Of Dairy pro1nctS The chief difference IL
In the style Of the animal What q grand
chance fer money making In this n
IN growing beef. A reliable dealer in
Waatccrn county told mo the other dAy
that good well finished t~wo-year-old steers
would bring readily four cents per pound.
live weight IN The spring OF the year.
The farmers OF this county can easily
grow steers that VIII weigh LOO TO Leo
pounds at two years old. These steers can
be raised on skim mix and Adtuncts dur
Ing tho milk period. and on oats that
grow st thu rate of 100 bushels Ter acre.
They can be kept growing on succalent
foods with some oats. and the last four
months they can he fattered o. peas n
oats. and they VIII then bring SO each.
Farmers. such steers viii pay. and yca
can raise them easily. doubtless you viii.
And then as TO mutton. Il would b
a Islander on this Unit 20 say that II
can't raise mutton "a good as tho best
that England can furnish. Why. sheep
can pasture cut In the fields nine or ten
months In the year. What can England
grow 20 feed them on that cannot y.
crown here7 hin OF the grasses that
abound. white. red and slsiks clover. tina
othy and other grasses. Peas OF n var
iety can be grown for fodder or for grain
food. Rape VIII undoubtedly grow vel.
for ~rutahagas grow finely. Flax Ia ef ths
best. and sc are all kinds or ield roots.
Why then should not mutton be growu
here as good as the best thai England
or any other country in the world can
furnish
And wherever carrying can be uAads
to flourish so can swine rearing With
clover for summer pastures TO supple
ment the ma roots. peas 10 take the
place Of corn, and skim milk from tbs
dairies. the very best quality OF pork
raast be the outcome. Why. Denmark
Itself can't raise pork OF superior quail
ity 90 that which can be grown hero. ana
IN the mild winters OF THIS climate. IL
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the Nooksack valley. M another Is to
be built in Whatcom with the aid OF the
Board OF Trade Experiments in sugar
beet culture also have been very satisfac-
tory, and IL Is expected that considerable
attention will be paid TO this branch OF
industry In the near future. There are in
the county broom. box and barrel fac
tories and other small manufacturing en-
terprises. giving employment In the ag-
gregate TO many men.
Climate and Rainfall.
The climatic conditions of the county
are not materially different from those
of other sections OF the lower Sound coun-
try. but as these conditions do not yet
seem 10 be well understood by Eastern
people the following tables OF temperature
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o. New England But clover an1 tin
othv. excellent as these may De. are no.
BY any means the caiy grasses that are
a. houA in thEs country. Yesterday ne
SAN orrhard grass SIX feet hiEh. fau oas
grass seven fees high. and sheep's 9esra@
fully eighteen sneaes high. Fail oat grass
ard orchard grass mature AZ the same
tine as rel clover. heDes these grasses
VII doubtless De gr0wa for meadow ara
pasture IA aas tine. , On the nr lands
Of lE5ssF texture I see no rssSen any
alfalfa wogld BOT render the most bene~
ceeas sarvlcs-
TIE z~rzctac~ % tbe farmers IN outing
10 sh1 Ray IN cccks when curing Is to
BE- gseaxiv eozsusn1Hf. TIE hay r. not
ea.y sxee.lsa. - quality because oG 10
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" ali parts of the city. Shics maintains
an excellent Gre department The gas
and electric lighting systems IN both
cities are oWned by private
The corporate limits 81 New AAatcon
embrace an ARA aE ahs1s twelve square
miles TIE city has over thirty rnAes OF
graded streets. aSoGi twenty miles being
plsnkssA. and nearfy nfty miles e side
walks these improvements having been
MADE az zn expense Of ever Sasea ana
there are nftesn rlseS OF sewers a we'll
equipped electric railroad irAFcFses tire
rriuespal business streets ard extends 10
FafrhaVsn. and TIRE same company owns
and operates q suburban hnE 10 Lake
whRtcssn. Tae principal Faessc build
4nem ars the c~eafxNeaza. airrxay men-
t.oaed. ana ne e..y A.Ils ws4Sa - = o.
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and rainfall. covering a period OF nFe
years. will be OF interest The table OF
temperature was prepared by Mr.. James
r. Geoghegsn. the voluntary weather on~
server a, East Sound. on oTcas IS
lard. less thar twenty miles west
OF here In a direct line, ana tae
rainfall table Is the result OF
careful observations made by Mr.. N. j..
Stangroom. OF this city. who. as a rai-
read and mining engineer. has had
eharge OF many great enterprises on the
Pacific coast
Monthly Animal Temperature Az
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r, ,hix connection 4 may BE notSs tnaf
n 49, rsnrsion OF the Unstc3 States
-@tes les east Of a hne ruSntnx inertia
$50 c.fx~stor Tex. ard passing through
psissss7r Tex, and Wichita. Kan. -
n. Nosnes Iowa thence ~nctLnNSs
through La Crosse and Green 81, ~.
-. - Morgan. ara 20 the mouth % the
- .xrerce river. has an average year
IN rasne.u % = or more inches tie average
en- tee Atlantic ce&ss being - % - inca-
Is ara reaching - 70 N tnesss n &c sk-
IRENE south. During The past esSst w
ters sAere have been only twelve sses-
fails. 81 Which only three Tere sNs 1se
- -NrA AZ IRE a.hers exceeded six sacheS
a. "a an TIE ground fer mere than a 1S
or NC. Daring the same psyi1t TIE s2ef-
makaesrT has only beer twice oeos A
ar January ard February. 80. As1 onS
saar tines dowG 10 ~ degrees aaofe ssga.
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vu,ortnzt a-a-01rw@msnt- The Chicago
Co,hinx CozapAny. Batter block. 81 row
holding = grand cse&ra7cs sale IA cscta-
wear.
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The herald., 1896-02-22

clusion of short, but scathing speech of a
member upon the Democratic side, Mr..
Cox, in bland tones, glancing over TO the
Republican side, said:
"Mr. Speaker, yield five minutes of my
time to the gentleman from Illinois, Mr..
Cannon, but only upon one condition, that
he keeps his hands in his pocket during
that time. The instant that he removes
his hands from his pockets l shall call time
upon him"
Amid roar of laughter from the house
Mr.. Cannon took the floor with his hands
rammed tightly down in his trousers pock-
cts. He began in vigorous style and flayed
his Democratic opponents in a most adj
mirable manner Unfortunately for him
self. however, he warmed up to his subject
too rapidly. He had been speaking just
three minutes, and was building up mag
nidcent climax when enthusiasm and the
force of habit got the better of him, and in
the space of second his long arms were
flying in the air like the flaps of the wheel
of Dutch Windmill. He had entirely for
gotten the condition as to keeping his
hands in his pockets. Mr.. Cox was on his
feet in an instant
"Mr. Speaker" he called, "the time of
the gentleman from Illinois is up," and
Mr.. Cannon. suddenly realizing the situa-
ton, took his seat in very abrupt man.
ner to the accompanimentof ut of a tremendous
laugh on both sides of the house. He has
never taken advantage of an opportunity
to address the house under any such con-
ditions since. He realizes that it is diff
ficut matter for AN orator to think of two
things at Minneapolis Journal.
The herald., 1896-02-22
Careful Of His Feelings

"Charley, dear" said young Mrs. Tocker
very gently, 'it was kind and thoughtful OF
you and appreciate it ever so much; but
man should never undertake to select
anything for his wife to wear"
What do you meant" he asked in sur
prise.
"These buttons you brought home for
me-" and she held up half dozen red
poker chips. II found them on the man
telpiece in your room, and 1 know, OF
course, that you had brought them home
for me-"
"Y--you can't use them, can you?"
"No. But appreciate your thoughtful.
ness Just the same. You got them at a bar.
gain. didn't you?''
"Um--yes."
well, you were cheated. don't see
have been go silly as to forget to pmt in the
holes that the thread goes through when
you sew them on
And Charley said he would take them
right back and exchange them.-Washing
ton Evening Star.
The herald., 1896-02-22

Some encouragement is found by the
Indianapolis New Und.) in the action of
the National Farmers Alliance, which re-
pudiated the "sub-treasury" scheme, so
dear to the Populist heart, to which the
alliance had been committed for several
the demand for an increase in the amount
of circulating medium to 500 per capita.
1t means, the News says, "that the farmers
of this country are recovering their sanity.
So far as the alliance can be said to repre-
sent them, it is clear that they have reached
the conclusion that the quality of our cir
culating medium is quite as important as
its quality. and further, that the arbitrary
increase of it to $50 per capita would not
give man a cent more money unless he
had something to sell or to put up by way
of collateral"
The herald., 1896-02-22
For Summer Frills

Your pretty ruffle scatfs and curtains can
be made now at your leisure and laid away
until the time they are needed.
Speaking eff laying away things reminds
me of how very useful thing a long box
with hinged cover is in every household.
This box, if cushioned and covered prettily,
is not an Objectionable object in the dainti-
est and most artistic OF rooms. 1t is inval-
uable as a place to put away new. light
articles that one has made and wishes to
keep perfectly free from wrinkles.
The pretty little delicate colored gingham
frocks can rest here until the winter clothes
areN all done with and put away, and as
many other ruffled and fluffy things as one
may desire.
The herald., 1896-02-22
PiilowIess ROYALTY

The queen of Seryia is one of the few OK.
amples of royalty who have royal bear
ing. She eschews soft beds and down pill
lows. She sleeps on a narrow divan with a
hard and unyelding mattress and without
the vestige Of head rest; the consequence
is that her figure is perfect and the car
rage OF her head is stately and natural.
Inc royal family Of Servia had never been
permitted, as children, 20 indulge in the
pillow habit, and consequently the absence
OF it is no deprivation to the beautiful
uueen
The herald., 1896-02-22
A Philadelphia Philosopher

Charles F. Hazeltine, of Philadelphia,
was teaching Sunday scnool class when
the word came that his great building was
on fire. Did he run frantically to the scene
to bewai the loss? No, for he is phloso-
pher." I'm not a. fireman, and could not
do anything to help put the fire OUT" he
observed. And went on eaching.-Spring-
field Republican.
The herald., 1896-02-22
Congressman cannon's Arms

An amusing story is told Of Congress-
man Cannon of Illinois in connec.Iou with
his habit of speaking with his arms as we'll
as wi Ii his mouth. A hot debate was go
ing on over some partisan question, aud
the late "Suuset'' Cox OF New York bad
the floor. Mr.. Cannon was anxious to
take hand in the proceedings and hinted
to Mr.. Cox that he would allow him few
minutes time to answer some statements
that had just been made. Just at the con-
The herald., 1896-02-22
Don't be Too Sure

To its esteemed Republican friends the
Democratic party would offer these words
of caution: "Don't be too sure. The cleo
ton is a long way off. Several things are
liable to happen between now and next
November. The Democratic party desires
to spare you from such an unexpected de.
feat next November, and therefore it would
caution YOU in advance. Don't be too
sure."-Freeport Democrat.