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The Princeton union., 1896-02-06
How to Reduce Corpulency,

When you are dieting to reduce flesh
you must eat stale bread and give up
potatoes, rice, beets, corn, peas, beans,
milk, cream, all sweets, cocoa indeed,
anything which even suggests sugar or
starch Dry toast without butter, tea
without either milk or sugar, rare meat
with no fat, and as far as possible no
vegetables at all should form your diet.
Take all the exercise you can in the
way of walking; go twice a week to a
Russian bath (where possible) and in
yariably go to bed hungry. Anybody
brave enough to live up to these laws
will certainly lose flesh. Ladies' Home
Journal
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Duck-MOle,

like the remains Of feathers. The bill
and webbed forefeet are naked, but
the tail, five. inches long, is covered
The bill is formed by the extended
with coarse hair.
jaws, which are covered by a sensl-
tive, naked, grayish skin;% which is
closely attached to the underlying
bones except at the hip-lile border and
at the folds OF frill at the base Of the
bill When the animal is burrowi in
the mud for it's food this fold of skin
is turned back to protect the eyes and
keep the fur from being soiled.
the upper bill are the nostrils, and this
Two small holes near the front of
arrangement is what enables the play
typus (another of the duck-mole's
names) to lie hidden under thes water
for hours if need be. He, comes near
enough to the surface so that the very
tip of his bill is above water and he
can breathe without being seehbK any
one but very observant eye.
The bird likeness of this beast is
shown as much.in his, claws as in his
bill. Each foot has FIVE toes, provided
with strong claws, which are blunt on
the fore feet but sharp on the hind
ones. On the front feet the web.
reaches beyond the claws, and when
extended makes a paddle five inches
wide.
The males have a spur on the hind
legs. This spur has small canal
through it, which allows poison
from gland in the loin to flow into
any wound made by the spur. During
the breeding season the males fksht
like game-cocks, and often tear and
wound each other seriously.
The house made by the duck mole is
a bNrowed chamber, excavated by
the mother with very little help, from
the father, who is busy at that time
using his spurs. The entrances are
just a little above ce below water
mark in the steep banss Of ponds or
quiet streams, these leading into the
long, winding passages. AS the duck
mole constructs her burrow she
makes several chambers for temporary
resting places, but the house or nest
ing place is fully twenty feet above
water level. The nursery is only large
enough for mamma and the babies, so
Papa Playtypus is never invited to
come and see his family
For six or eight weeks the two or
three young ones are made comforta-
BILE in a nest Of dried grass and gum
tree leaves. When first born their bills
are soft, and they press them against
their mothers abdomen while she in
jects her milk into their hungry little
gullets. This, the simplest form of
milk-giver of which we have any
knowledge, has numerous little sieve
like holes through which the milk
comes to the surface. The possession
of milk-glands lifts these brothers of
The Princeton union., 1896-02-06

to be in repose while in motion, which
.paradoxically expresses the exact con-
dition, there is nothing that So closely
approaches the much talked of "poetry
Of motion" as graceful skater. 1t
is when swiftly gliding over the SHIN
mering surface of good bit of ice that
one SO keenly enjoys an afndefnable
exuberance of spirits. This bubbling
over Of good feeling is as spontaneous
as it is infectious. and accounts for
the irrepressible, boisterous merriment
that characterizes a skating crowd.
/ It is indeed pity that such an in.
.vigorating and delightful sport as this
should in any way have a touch Of the
freakishness Of fashion. There is,
when moderately indulged in, no more
health-giying sport in the world than
skating, and it is very gratifying to
note that it, is becoming more popular.
than ever. Never before in its history
has skating been in such favor as dur.
ing the present season. This does not
only apply to Chicago, or the rest Of
the United States, but in all countries
where ice is available the same condi-
ion holds good, says Chicago Chron-
sscle.
Skating in the open air is absolutely
assential to the highest enjoyment Of
he sport. "A skaters greatest delight
S to have a good-sized sheet Of gleam-
8 ng ice set in the picturesque frame Of
snow-covered landscape, with an oc-
,asional frost bejeweled tree or clump
If deep green pines to break the mo-
snotony Of the dazzling whiteness. Our
picture shows party of skaters on the
lake at Lincoln park, Chicago.
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ALL coDsons 3 8 8 4 3 EualEl.NIE.'
Frenchnen Born the ssme Day as Il,
Prince Inn porial Arc LucEy. t

Prince Eiril I'm psrial Are Lucky.
Three thousand eight hundred. and;
thiry-four male children were born IN
France on March 16, 1856, the same day
that the ill-fated prince imperial came
into the world, says the New York
World. His mother, ex-Empress Eu-
genie, became godmother to them all.
It is said that the ex-empress has re-
Gently cent made her will, and in it has be-
queathed trifiing legacy to each Of
her godsons, whose names and adj
dresses she still preserves The crigi-
nal number, however, must havs been
sadly depleted by death in the nearly
forty years which have elapsed, and OF
Deardod men who will claim their be-
quest when Eugene dies there may be
less than half a thousand.
The contrast between that March day
nearly four decades ago and the ex-
empress present fortune is striking.
Then the reign of Napoleon III. was in
the heyday of it's power, and the ma
ton, drunken with military glory, wish
ed as heartily as its ruler for an heir
to the throne. EARLY on the morning
OF the 18th the cannon doomed from
the Invalides, announcing the deliver
ance of the empress. Paris bent an
anxious listening ear, counting the
guns. A hundred and one. 1t was a
boy. "Conquerer in the Crimean cam
paign, the arbiter chosen by Europe at
the congress of Paris" says Andre
Martinez in his history of the prince i'm
perial, Napoleon III. felt more firmly
placed on his brow by this birth the
crown which had been given him by
nearly S,OO0,O0O votes France, radiant
in her rejuvenated glory and her recon
quered prestige, drowned with the
noise of fetes the first cries Of the inn
perial infant
More than 10000 admiring people
viewed at the Hotel de Vile, before the
birth of the royal baby, the cradle
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Rasant on GEORGE Elint.

George Eliot was ill-bred, extremely
plain awkward, ill-dressed. This
makes her career all the more wonder
ful. For, consider, first, she conquered
the respect Of the philosophic world by
her papers in the Westminster. Then
she conquered the unphilosophic world
by her novels; then with no physical
charms she gained the love and devo-
ton of one man not a mean or common
man, but a man of considerable under
standing; then she gathered around her
crowd of admirers to whom she be-
came an oracle and a prophecies; she
lived an ideal kind of life all author
ity, luxury, dignity and honor--and
though she defied the laws Of society
she was spared all unpleasantness and
she died before her novels ceased to be
read. Walter Besant
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Building on rthe clyde.

One firm on the Clyde, without max
Ing the slightest fuss about it, built
launched and delivered to the agents
Of the Spanish government within six
months of receiving the order, six fairly
powerful gunboats for service in patroll-
ing and guarding the Cuban coast.
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& A Young Engineer

Georgia's youngest locomotive engin-
eer is believed to be a boy but IL years
old. Heruns an engine on short road
connecting various sawmills and their
source Of supplies. It is stated, fur
thermore, that he has had charge OF
the same engine since he was 8 years
old, and that he is regarded by the Own
ers Of the road as an entirely capable
engineer.
The Princeton union., 1896-02-06
Factory Girls Faint.

In a factory at New Haven a few
days ago a girl tainted and fell to the
floor, whereupon, out Of pure sympa-
thetic nervousness, eleven other girls
tainted, one after the other.
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divided and nothing could be recover
ed. Clerks Of standing and character
are selected to remainat the bank every
night of the year and on Sundays and
bank holidays. A guard of soldiers is
on duty every night, and they are as
sisted by a body of Watchmen,s consist
ing OF porters and workmen, fully
trained to act in case of an emergency.
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SPORTS ON THE ICE.
SKATING is THE GREATEST
WINTER AMUSEMENT.
How tho BOYS and Girls OF our North
srn Chimes Enjoy Themselves De-
lightful Exercise and an Ideal sport
Generally.

s an ideal winter.
sport, skating is.
pre- -emii:nent. This,
OF course, has no
reference to roller
skating, W hic b
bears the same re-
lation to the splen-
did sport on ice
that an apologetic
tallow dip, does to
q brilliant ;nnan.
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sUPERsTITIoNs ABOUT BABIES

Yorlshire People Bind the Little
Ones Hand, That 1t May Become
Rich.
The superstiticns attached to new
born babe are numerous. A York
shire NnglanO notion is that the in
FAINT should be always placed in the
arms of maiden before being touched
by any one else, and in some in
stances its right hand is bound in
cloth during the first day of it's exist
ence, in order that it may gather rich-.
es when grown to manhood or woman
hood.
In England, France, Germany and
many parts of this country it is con-
sidered essential that an infant should
ego up before it goes down in the
world Thus, if child is born in the
lower story of a house, it is instantly
bundled up and carried up stairs; if
the event occurs in the upper cham
Der, then the woman in charge is sup
posed to climb on table, chair or
other article of furniture with the
baby. -
In the north Of England, when a
child is taken from house for the
first time, 1T is given an egg, some
salt and small loaf Of bread, and, oc-
casionally, piece of money, these.
gifts being supposed to insure the
child against it's ever standing in need
Of the necessaries of life. Yorkshire
people add matches, to slight the child
to heaven In this country, as we'll
as in many others, a book, q piece of
money and bottle Of liquor are
placed before the infant the day it is.
one year old, the object being to ascer-
tain its bent in life.
The Manx people have number Of
superstitions concerning babies. Hall
I Caine tells us no one is allowed to
step over it or walk entirely around it,
T lest it become dwarfed and wizened.
Until baptized, all babies are supposed
to he entirely at the mercy Of the
fairies. The baby will remain lucky
through life if it first handles a
spoon with its left hand, but it will
come to perfect estate if it shall have
repeated falls out Of it's mothers arms,
cradle or bed before it reaches It's first
birthday. One of the prettiest of the
Manx superstitions is the custom Of re-
tiring early on stormy nights, SO that
the good fairies may enter unob
served to find place of shelter and
lrepose. Chicago Inter- Ocean.
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TRAPPING COONs.
The Industry Has Lately Been PrOfit.
able Along the Gulf $Of Mexico

The Industry Has Lately Been PROFIT.
able Along the GulffOf Mexico.
The redemption of the alluvial lands
along the Mississippi from overflow
by the construction Of ,levees, which
has been going on So actively for the
last few years, is having the effect,
says dispatch from New Orleans. Of.
filling up the swamp lands and the
marshes along the gulf with immense
quantities of game, driven out from
above. "A few years ago the woods or
swamps back Of the plantations on
the Mississippi which seldom extend
more than two miles from the river,
Were filled with raceoons, 'possums
and other game to such an extent as.
to- prove a serious nuisance, the ami
mails playing havoc with corn and
other food crops. These raccoons have
been growing fewer in that section
for the, last eight eor ten years, but
wholly by emigration. They seem to
have pushed further south toward the;
Gulf of Mexico, and the hunters in.
the interior settlements or brules, in
Lafourche, Terrebonne and other par
sishes containing a large amount of
y
is overrun with raccoons. There have
always been some there, but the num-
bers have increased there in a man.
ner impossible to account for in any
natural way.
i While the coons have proved rather
troublesome in the matter of clearing
out corn fields, they are just at pres
ent yielding the hunters and trap
pers a rich harvest, and have made
up for the ruin Of the alligator busi-s
ness. The, bayous Of Southern Louis
lana were alive witch alligators twenty
years ago, but the demand for their
skins was so great and so large a price
was paid, for them that the. alligators
have been well-night exterminated.
The coons now take their place, and
are proving even more profitable.
{ The business of trapping and killing
coons has reached phenomenal pro-
portions this season, and several hum
dreds of these animals are brought
into Thibodeaux and other towns al
most weekly from each of the sur
rounding brules or bayous. The skins
SELL for from Is cents to SO cents
apiece, in proportion toSthe size and
quality Of their fur, and are readily.
sold to Northern dealers engaged in
the fur trade, while the negroes pur-
chase the skinned bodies at from 5
cents to 10 cents. The trappers make
very handsome living out Of the
business, which lasts only during the
winter-enOugh to support themselves
throughout the year.
The coons are said to support them
selves principally upon the corn they
steal from the fields and the craynsh,
choupiqUe and other fishes with which
the streams of Southern Louisiana
abound, the coon being an expert
fisher. The coon trapping has almost
doubled the receipts Of pelts at New
Orleans this year since the hunting
season began Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-21
FOR BIMETALLISM.
Suggestions Of General GrOsvenOr as to
the Best Plan Of Fulfilling Repub-
liCan Party Pledges.

Cincinnati. Aug. 20.-Th Cincinnati
Post publishes today special letters
from Senators Sherman. Lodge. Thurs
ton, General G. H. Grosvenor. Con-
gresham Bartholdt and others. as to
how the Republicans will fulfill their
party pledges to promote International
bmetallism.
Mr.. Sherman writes: II do not think
it advisable to prophesy for the future
based upon contingencies that I do not
know will happen" Mr.. Lodge advo-
Gates compact through the regular
forms Of diplomatic negotiation. Mr..
Thurston wants monetary conference
convened.
General GrosvenOr proposes that the
president himself upon the very thresh-
hold of his administration, should, in
diplomatic, but most earnest language.
suggest to the great nations of the
earth the propriety of such an adjust
ment TO the relative vahues between
gold and silver as money. and that
congress should pass an act authoriz-
ing the president to appoint a commits
sion to draft and submit to the great
financial nations a plan for bimetal-
lie agreement and can upon these ma
tions to respond by the appointment of
like commissions.
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POLITICS DESTROY A FIRM.
Don Dickinson FOrsaken by His Law
Partners.


Detroit Mich. Aug. 20.-The law firm
of Dickinson, Thurbcr and Stevenson.
which is comprised of Hon. Don NJ.
Dickinson, Henry n. Thurber. private
secretary of President Cleveland and
Elliott G. Stevenson, late chairman of
the Democratic state central committee,
has Dissolved on account Of political diff
ferences, which have arisen between
Mesrs. Dickinson and Stevenson since
the Chicago convention.
Thurber will remain with Dickinson.
In the Chicago convention Mr.. Ste
venson posed as the mouthpiece of Mr..
Dickinson, who represented the admin
istration. Stevenson was chairman Of
the Michigan delegation and also chair
man Of the state central committee.
He declared he would resign from the
latter position, not on account of the
platform. but because of the treatment
of the Michigan delegation in the con-
vention. Mr.. Stevenson did resign. but
his resignation was not accepted. which
was considered merely a personal VIC
tory rather than one for gold or the
administration. Later Mr.. Stevenson
resigned again and made way for Mr..
Baker, rabid silver advocate. retain
ing place on the committee. however.
Mr.. Stevenson has been taking an act
i've part in the campaign in the inter-
est of Bryan and Sewall.
This action on the part of Stevenson
so incensed Mr.. Dickinson that the re-
lations between the members of the
firm became greatly strained. Ar
ticles of dissolution of the firm were
signed Saturday
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-21
CARAVANS CIRCULAR.
The New Democratic State Chairman
EndeavOrs to lufnse Life Into
the Paralyzed Party.

Wilkes Barre. Aug. 2O-The follow
ing circular was issued today by State
Chairman Garman to all the Demo-
cratic county chairmen. societies and
other organizations requesting them to
Democratic societies to be held in Erie,
Pa, on August 26th next:
Democratic State Central Committee.
Wilkes Barre, Pa, Aug. 49, 1895.
The campaign in this state for Bryan
and Sewall, and for state and local tick
cts. will be opened at the annual general
assembly of Democratic societies at Erie,
Aug. 70 and 27.
1t Is hereby urged upon all committee
men and all Democratic citizens. to push
the formation of Democratic societies in
every locality to discuss the issues and to
get out tine patriotic vote for Bryan and
Sewall ana all Democratic candidates.
All associations of citizens under what
soever name. VINO favor the Bryan elec-
tors, will be enrolled upon application.
among the Democratic societies of the
state. ana their deputies will be cordially
welcomed at Erie. Deputies should be
chosen as early as possible and reported
to John ID. Woman, general secretary, +.
o. box il5,P Philadelphia. Attention is
hereby called to the following letter of
Hon. James X. Jones. chairman national
Democratic committee, addressed to Hon.
Chauncey +. Black, president of the Ma
tional Association of Democratic clubs,
York, Pa:
''Tn view of the great services rendered
to the Democratic party in the past by the
organization Of which you are president,
I take the liberty Of writing TO you to
urge that you push the organization of
clubs with all possible energy in all the
states in the union. If you can have clubs
organized in every township and school
district in the country and in every ward
in the cities and towns, you will, III my
opinion, accomplish great results FOR the
Democratic party. Please give imnedi-
ate attention to this important matter and
urge upon your state and county orSaniZ-
ers In all sections of the union the neces-
sity for prompt and energetic action
The Democratic societies of PennSylVa-
mia have In the past been an important anu
valuable auxiliary of the regular commit
tee organization, but, as Chairman Jones
indicates, the present campaign Tor the
restoration of the rule of the common
people is on in which the service or these
popular organizations will be- very Ustful.
With a perfect organization OF Democrat
ic clubs in Pennsylvania, covering every
district the result in November Will as
tonish the sleek mOnOpolists who expect
to buy the sutfrages of the people as they
would buy merchandise in the open mar
ket.
For further information address John
ID Worman secretary, r. O. box IiJ,
Philadelphia.
tSignaD John II. Garman, Chairman.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-21
KENTUCKY GOLD MEN.
They Hold a Convention at Louisville.
Colonel Breckenridge One Of the
Delegates to Indianapolis.

Louisville. KY. Aug, 2O.-The sound
money Democratic convention held in
Music Hall this afternoon was attended
by nearly ever" leading Democrat in
the state. E,X-Lieutenant Governor
James r. Hindman was elected tempor-
AIRY chairman and then there was a
loud demand for eN-Congresman w. G.
=. Brecknridge. who sat on the stage
with his wife. The silver tongued ora
tor came forward and addressed the
convention at considerable length. lie
began by saying that he could not stand
the Chicago platform nor support the
nominee. He felt worse when he was
driven into the Confederate army To
maintain his convictions than he
did now when he was driven into Op-
position to the regular nominees of his
party.
. Bryan, Mr.. Breckenridge said was an
undeveloped and emotional young fell
low. He thought Bryan believed in his
platform and would try to make that
the law of the land. BY the help of
Speaking for himself alone, he believed
the election of Bryan would be the
greatest calamity that could happen.
The duty of the Democratic party was
to defeat Bryan.
just as Mr. Breckenridge was bring
ing his speech to Il close. some one in
the gallery yelled ''Hurrah for Bryan"
The police escorted the fellow through
the door.
Colonel Breckinridge closed with a
plea for money good the world over
and tariff for revenue only.
After the transaction of minor bust
ness the convention adjourned at 4l5
to 5.l5. when the convention reas-
sembled and took action on the differ
ent committees. and again took a re-
cess until s o'clock. When the conven-
ton reassembled at 7.4O A. ]. Carroll,
OF Louisville: Ex-Governor Buckner. w.
G. p. Breckenridge. of Lexington. and
X. &. Browning We're chosen as dele
gates at large to Indianapolis. The roll
call showed that ia out of the 1lS cuun-
ties We're present in the convention. Il.
II. Taylor. of Peducah and Judge j.
Quincy Ward. Of Paris, Were named as
electors at large.
On motion Of Colonel Rreckinridge the
delegates to Indianapolis were instruct
ed to vote for Ex-Governor Simon Boil
var Buckner for vice president. as long
as they deemed it advisable.
The report of the committee on resolu-
tons was adopted unanimously. AZ
ter endorsing the teachings of Jeffer-
son. Jackson, Benton. Tilden and Cleve-
land, the report demands a currency
measured by the existing gold standard,
which shall consist of gold with bank
currency well secured.
The Chicago convention is condemned
for it's refusal to endorse the admins
tration of President Cleveland
The convention adjourned at IL
o'clock.
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and with one more reference to them

and with one more reference to them I
end.
Who can doubt the influence they
possess for ensuring the healthy pro-
gress and the peace of mankind? But
II this influence is to be fully felt, they
must work together in cordial friend
ship. each people in its own sphere of
action. If they have great power they
have also great responsibility. No
cause they espouse can fail: no cause
they oppose can triumph. The future
is. in large part, theirs. They have the
making Of history in the times that are
to come. The greatest calamity that
could befall would be strife which
should divide them.
Let US pray that this shall never he.
Let us pray that they, always self
respecting, each i'm honor upholding
its own flag, safeguarding its own her.
itage of right and respecting the rights
of others. each i'm its own way fulfill
ing its high national destiny. shall yet
work in harmony for the progress and
the peace of the world.
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today and each nominated candidate
for congress from the Twenty-fifth dis
trict. The Platt convention nominat-
ed John 5. Sherman and the Millerites
Seth G. HeacOck. Both conventions
We're characterized by vociferous
cheering and applause on the past of
the supporters on each side.
There will probably now be a s0ug-
gle before the courts for recognition
and the contest will be carried ON with
bitterness till election day.