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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-20
DEED OF KINDNESS.

What Some Merry Boys and Girls
Did for a WORKOUT Horse.
The hill was alive witt. merry boys
and girls on bright Saturday after
noon in winter. What fun it was in
deed to coast swiftly down the icy
slope, and what shouts of ringing
laughter as, the sleds few down the
hill.
Young and old seemed to be having
the gayest time possible. Big boys on
double runners, with rosy cheeks and
sparkling eyes, turned the sharp cor
ner at the end of the hill to shortly
help drag the heavy carryan up to the
top again.
The sun had almost set, and it's rosy
light filled the street, but before any
had started to go home a man driving
large load of wood began to ascend
the icy path. The sleds steered out Of
the way as the poor horse tried almost
in vain to go on. \
Suddenly he stopped, for he could so
on no further. The road was so Slip
perry that in trying to walk his hind
legs slipped from beneath him. The
man seemed enraged and began whip
could not go on the man struck the
harder. Then a little girl, Amy by
name, got off her sled, and, stepping
up to the man, said, politely:
couldn't help you with your horse.
sir? The load of wood seems very
heavy for him. The man looked very
much surprised, but stopped immedi-
ately. Amy went up to the horse pat
ted his nose gently and whispered
kindly in his ear. A number of boys
were taking few of the logs off the
cart. and transferring them to their
SledS to drag up the hill.
Amy then led the horse along, for
she was very gentle, and the noble
creature was perfectly willing to obey
her. The man walked along and really
felt much ashamed, as he ought At
last they reached the top, and the boys
put back the wood as the load was not
too heavy for a level. AS the children
all babe each other good night to go
home, the man turned around, saying:
MANY thanks to We, my lads, and to
the little Missy" which showed how
he felt. Which do you think was the
happier that night, the horse, or the lit
tie girl who belonged to the Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals -?
New York Mercury.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-20

cream churned any time it is handy to
do SO, and sailed with barrel salt in
the buttermilk; the butter white and
salvy, and destitute of aroma, has its
the product shipped to market in &C
tually repulsive looking return pack
ages. How can any dairyman who is
in partnership with such customs and
practices expect that he can make the
dairy pay? It is time that the real
at the front dairymen and crelMeries
took this matter up, am made mere
than a protest against it. lens of
this poor butter every week hurt rig ht
and left rs do tons Of oleo, and car.
loads of pure skim cheese put upon the
market every month '..kill' the trad,
fully as bad as filled cheese. -prac-
teal I'armer.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-20
A Modern Sindbad

Some imaginative writer tells the
tale of a sailor who was shipwrecked
three times was in four collisions and
two fires at sea, suffered from sun
stroke and yellow fever, lost 4 finger
or two by frost-bite, had one eye
gouged out in fight in San Francisco,
came home. married a shopkeeping
widow, who henpecked him, got out of
his course one foggy day and walked
INTO the river, where he was found
next morning still chewing his over
night Quid of tobacco, but without his
glass eye. This is the novelist's type,
and is, perhaps, somewhat highly col
ored; but it may be compared with
some actual types.
One of the men we have in mind fell
from the mainyard and broke his left
arm before he had been at sea a
month, on his first voyage as an ap-
prentice. On the return voyage from
San Francisco he fell from the same
yard and broke one of his legs. The
vessel was wrecked in a gale off the
southwest coast of Ireland, and this
unhappy youth, fato profugus, was
saved, with three others, out of a crew
Of twenty-six, only, however, to find
that his next ship, laden with coal,
took fire on the other side of Cape
Horn, and had to be abandoned by her
crew, who were six dSsA their boats
before homeward- bcTs24 ship picked
them up.
His thru ran ashore at the
entrance ng Kong harbor in her
hurry t. inside before a Yankee
with \ u she was in company.
When our friend found his fourth ship
dismasted in a cyclone in the Indian
pecan he came to the conclusion that
sea life which he had been quite pre-
pared to like. was too exciting for
him, and he decided forthwith. pro-
rided he got safely out of that scrape,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-20
MAYOR MUST BE A GOOD BOY.

Mount vernon's Chief Ma<fstrate
Ruled by his Father
There was silence in the Mount Yer
non city hall while the mayor thought.
Care sat upon his brow, and ever and
anon from his chest there escaped a
tremulous sigh Stern duty stared the
mayor in the face. 1t was not the
dnty itself. perhaps, which made him
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-20

ness the coronation of the mem en-
perOr.
The Hamilton mansion has been
made 3 gift to the diocese and is now
the bishops residence and seat-St.
Louis Giobe-Democrat.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-20
to leave it to those with better luck
Macmillan's Magazine.
Making of Cannon Proiecti1es

Making of Cannon ProiectiIes.
Projectiles are of three kinds; the,
armor-piercing, the semi-armor pierre
ing and the ordinary bursting pro-
jectiles, commonly called shrapnel
We are combining most of our efforts;
at present to making armor-p iercing-
and --iarmor-piercing projectiles.
The ar1nor-piercing shot are practically
solid pieces of metal. The semi-armor-
piercing prOjectileS are hollow, and
contain bursting charge, usually of
ordinary powder. The solid shot are
TOR use in the large guns of ships, and
are intended to pierce the armor Of
battleships and wreck their machinery.
They simply break up the armor of a
vessel The semi-armor projectiles are
for the same purpose, and also espe-
cially for use in mortar guns. These
guns are short-muZzled affairs. and
they throw their shells high in the air.
so that they may come down on a deck.
burst and pass clear through a ships
bottom. The chief defenses of New
York harbor consist of a large battery
OF these mortar guns in the trees and
behind the sand hummocks at Sandy
Hook. 1t is estimated that only one
out OF two hundred shots that they fire
strike Warship attempting to pass,
into the harbor, but it is also known
that one Of these shots will pass
through any ship from top to bottom.
and, bursting as it passes through, will
sink any vessel adoat. A thirteen-inch
seml-armor-piercing projectiles carries
ABOUT fifty pounds Of powder inside,
and 1T is exploded by percussion-that
IS, by the shock Of contact with a solid
substance. The shrapnel shells con-
tam bullets Of various sizes. and they
explode on percussion. Their object is
TO scatter bullets about a ships deck
and clear it of men, rather than to sink
the ship.-Harper's Round Table.
She Will Never Understand.
Hes chump," said the high school
boy, scornfully.
Just what is a chump?" asked the
boys mother, who heard the remark.
"Oh, don't know exactly. A fellow
who can't play ball and is kiddish with
the other fellows
''Kiddish?' again, interrogatively.
Yes, too polite and lah-de-dah, and
all that sort of thing. you know
The mother did not know, but she
waited
''Now, last night" the high school
boy went on after a moments pause.
thinking, perhaps, that he had not been
very lucid, ''he introduced me to the
fellow that's visiting him, and what
do you think he said? Mister Hen
dryX, this is my friend, Mister Slos-
son. as if we were dudes''
what would have been the proper
unkiddish way of putting it?' was his.
mothers next venture after informa-
ton.
ooh, that was proper enough, sup
pose, and we all do it sometimes, but
most any other fellow would have
said: Say, Dick, this is Tom Slosson,
another chump just like YOU or some
thing like that
But wouldn't you have resented be-
ing called a chump:'
''Not that way, don't you. see? You
can call a fellow a chump to his face''
ooh. yes. l do see. It's behind his
back that it's not perlnitted'
~ es-tIat is. not always-oh, I can't
explain it all out to you, buff you
were Il fellow you'd understand
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-20
OutyyitteI Il Hawk

1iIS- S.'xrel1 oEv t-1,t
~ about a flock of pigeons that inca
sured brains with a hawk and came
out on top in the contest. H. S. Ed
wards owned a flock Of pigeons which
one day were cut off from their cote by
large hawk. Tie pigeons knew that
If the hawk once got above them, one
at least of their number would go to
make the hawk a meal, and so up
they flew in circles, perhaps hoping to
go higher than the hawk. In the ris-
ing game they were no match for the
hawk. The latter kept under the pig
cons, and lelsurely followed their la
borious movements.
Then came a curious and unexpected
sight to MI. Edwards. Every pigeon
closed its wings, when they appeared
to be the size of SparroWS, and down
they came past the hawk at a terrific
rate. That astonished The hawk. 1t.
actually lodged the dropping birds,
and missed half a dozen wing strokes
before 1t got in full chase of them.
When it got down to the barnyard not
a pigeon was in sight-some were in
the cote, some in the porch, two in the
we'll house and one was in the kitchen.
The hawk had been outwitted COM
pletely. 1t is a question how the pig
cons managed to check their fall. as.
they did not Slacken up until they
were within about fifteen or twenty
feet above the ground, when they scat
tered in all directions to escape the
hawk.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-20
Spafn's First ArbOr Day

The little king of Spain, Alfonso
KILL, has just Instituted the first arbor
day in his kingdom. Like the forests
of our own country those of Spain are
being too rapidly used up and the ne
cessity of making up the loss Of trees
was seen. Recently the young king
went a few miles east of Madrid and
planted a tree and aftelward 1000 sap
Engs were planted by as many school
children of the Spanish capital. Med
ais We're distributed among them bear
ing the inscription: ''First Arbor Day,
Instituted in the Reign of Alfonso
XIII, 1896" These tree-planting fest
ivals are to be neld yearly in different
places. The mother Of the boy king.
the queen regent, Maria Christina, is a
very progressive and intelligent wo-
man, and uses her influence and au-
thority on the side of every good thing
for Spain's prosperity that she can.
She never forgets tt at, though her son
is only little boy, he is also future
king, and she tries to make him feel
tn" responsibility which that position
brings to him. Since Alfonso passed
his tenth birthday, last May, he has
had a separate establishment. though
he still lives under the same roof with
his mother and sisters.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-08-20
Where Is the Spanish Ma

Where Is the Spanish Main:
Buccaneering roInances teen with
references to the Spanish Main, yet
how 'l-allv reo.-:e nowadays know what
or where the Spanish Main is? Main
is a contraction for mainland. and was
applied tG the part Of the north coast
OF South America washed by the Car
ribtan sea. The lame is relic of the
time when that part of the continent
belonged to Spain and was used in op-
position to Tie West India islands.
which also. then. belonged to that
country C.,.aiabcl's Journal.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-21
Philadelphia Policemen.

Although every Philadelphia police
man is provided with uniform, helmet,
belt and club by the city, he is forced to
purchase the revolver and black jack
which go to make up his equipment.
This circumstance is possessed of legal
Significance. Everything that the city
authorizes the policeman to wear or
carry is provided out of municipal
funds, but the city has no authority to
allow any man to carry concealed weap-
ons. This authority is given the police
men by the courts. However, thSdepart-
ment Of public safety is factor in the
question, because it accepts a certain re-
volver as the official weapon of the po-
lice force, and the policemen are expect
ed to purchase the official revolver. Per-
sonal taste enters into the purchase in
the way of embellishments, and some
members of the force pay from $l5 to
$40 for revolver that can be purchased
bare Of ornaments for IS. The official
black jack is of infinite variety, but al
ways of equal utility. -Philadelphia
Record
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-21
A bonnet to Order,

A prominent Detroit firm having a
millinery department in their store re-
ceived the following mail order for
bonnet from patron who wrote that
she lived where millinery is not Of
high order" She therefore sent the fol-
lowing:
"Direcktions for bonnet. -Mazure of
head from ear to ear over top of the head
IL inches, from ear to ear under my chin
91a inches; from forehead to back hare
Z inches. want black lase bonnet
with streamers and rozetts of red or yal.
low satting ribbon an would like a
bunch of pink Rozes or blue ploom be-
hind with black jet bucket. If arti.
fishels is still all the go want a bunch
Of grapes or birds tale somewhares.
do not dezire anything too fansy, but if
you think reath of pansies would look
good you may put one ON. l have some
good pink ribbon here at home so you
need not put on strings. detroit Free
Press
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-21

When the guest of the Rev. Edward
H. Ingle in Roanoke, Va, was asked
by Mr.. Ingle to make the experiment
whether could bring into my conver-
sation with him the word 'holes" with
out it's being curiously noticed by his
dog. tried it more than once, not en-
phasizing the word or making it louder
than any other words. The first time
the word "holes' reached his ear the
dog looked toward me with an express
sion of apprehension. The second time
he rose, curled his tail between his legs,
and stood watchful, as if to know
whether he was to be further disturbed.
The third time he left the room with
unmistakable demonstrations of alarm
and shame. Mr.. Ingle told me, as the
only explanation he could give, that the
dog had dug holes in the grass on the
lawn and had been sharply reproved
and scolded for it, but never punished
otherwise.
We have dog which will do the
same thing. for precisely the same rea-
son, ON hearing the word ducks. " The
little wretch killed tame duck and
was verbally f1agellated. London Spec
tatOr
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-21
IN THE FISHING MARKET
CARGO FROM MOLOKAI MAKES
CHANGE OF PRICE.
Akules in a Whaleboat-2,5 800 of Them
-Canoeload of Uluas from Waikiki
-Watermelons.

There has not been very large
quantity of fish at the Fishmarket dur
ing the past week. Akule season is at
hand and that variety of fish has been
selling as high as three for a quarter.
For few days six could be got for
the same price. The akules nearly all
come from EVA and were brought in
small lots and found ready sale
Early Monday morning a whaleboat
arrived from Molokai with almost $500
akules and they were placed on the
stalls at fifteen for twenty-five cents.
The Molokai fishermen generally come
over about twice a month with boat
load of fish.
The Waikiki fishermen dropped in
early this morning with a canoeload of
fine big altus, a variety of fish relished
by Hawaians. The Eva train brought
up two bags of uluas. These fish. in
fact all fresh fish at the market that
do not show any signs of getting bad
are stored in the ice mouse AT tne
Electric Light Works and kept over
night.
The watermelon season is also here
and willy John is anxious to rake in
the shekels on his crop. \ quantity
of the juicy fruit was brought to the
market from Waikiki yesterday. Hall
a dozen were tapped and found unripe
John was requested by the inspector
to return the watermelons to his
patch and keep them there until they
were ripe.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-21
Well Euujpped.

81 have been thinking for long
time, :" she said, with serious express
sion which contrasted strongly with her
usual airiness, that ought to have
some serious purpose in life; so have
decided to go into literature.
"You intend to pursue it seriously,
do your
Eyes, indeed. I've bought a lovely
Louis XVI desk, and I've got some of
the most exquisite stationery you ever
saw. Mother gave me gold pen and a
mother of pearl penholderi and have
just the prettiest silver inkstand-all
covered with filigree work, you know"
"You are certainly well equipped
Yes" she replied serenely. "I've
got splendid start. All I have to dc
now is to sit down some time and think
up piece to write Washington Star,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-21

"We had an epidemic of dysentery
in this vicinity last summer" says
Samuel S. Pollock, of Briceland, Cal.
II was taken with it and suffered
severely until some one called my at
tention to Chamberlain Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy. I pro-
cured bottle and felt better after the
first dose. Before one-half of the bot
tie had been used I was well. / rec
commended it to my friends and their
experience was the same. We all unite
in saying it is the best" For sale by
all druggists and dealers Benson,
Smith & Co., agents for H. I.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-21
TRYING 1T ON THE DOG.
Tommy's Talent For Composition and low
1t Immortaiixed the Faithful Canine.


The dog is the only animal that wags
his tail. Dogs wag their tails when
they are glad. Cats wave their tails,
but it is not true wag 1t is more like
you wave your hand when you speak
1.-THE Charge of the Light Brigade "
Some folks think that cats tails are
to carry them by. This is cruel and I'M
just When folks travel on the cars,
they carry cats in a basket but dogs go
in the baggage car. Once dog that
was travelling by express got hungry,
and when the expressman sent in his
report he wrote ON it, Package No.
AZ, 365 ct up its tag and don't know
where it goes"
Many interesting stories are told of
the great intelligence of dogs Once a
farmer bought dog to protect his
smokehouse He went out the first night
and found the hams all gone and the
faithful dog snoring loudly. "Wretched
beast, " cried the farmer, "why did you
not do your duty" At this the dog
sprang up and attempted to seize the
farmer in his fangs. The farmer drew
himself up by ham hook and roasted
ON a beam all night like chicken.
Once the thieves came back and one
said to the other eve forgot the dogs
collar" so they took it and went away
again. But the farmer didn't say any
thing, because he was thinking so hard
that he didn't have any time to talk
Chicago Post
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-21
Satisfactory Reply.

"They say, - remarked Miss Keedick,
"that the most worn spot on the carpet
in girls room is that directly in front
of her mirror. "
''It can't be the case in your room"
replied Mr.. Higgins
why? DO you think have nothing
to look in the mirror for?" -
"Your little feet would never wear
the carpet Detroit Free Press
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-21
A Prediction.

Mammal wish George wouldn' t
marry that girl, but suppose he'll have
his own way.
Papa-I suppose he will just now,
but it won't happen again for some
time Truth.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-21
Unexpected Insurance.

Recorder shall send you to state
prison for 20 years.
Old Offender-Thank your honor.
Dye know l didn't expect to live as
long as that?-Town Topics.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-21
He Certainly Would.

Brown - You shouldn't let little
things worry you,
Jones - You would if the little
things were twins Truth.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-21
Ambiguous.

Managers Bessie Eastwood at lib
erty?
Theatrical Agent-Professiona
Manager-Ofc course. What else would
/ mean?
Theatrical Agent-Well, her divorce
won't be granted until next week. DE
troit News.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-21
BUSINESS AGENT.

BUSINESS ROENT.
DEAL ESTATE AND GENERAL BUSI-
IL ness Agent Real Estate bought and
sold. Houses Rented LOANS NEGOTIATED.
Collections made Books posted Accounts
s-perted. Copying neatly done.
All business entrusted TO me will receive
prompt and careful attention. A share of
the public patronage respectfully solicited.
Five per cent. commission on all Sales
Telephone 139.
GEO A. TURNER.
308 Merchant Street,
Office formerly occupied by c. 7. Gulick
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-21
How to Look Intellectual

THAT Miss Dawson is a stupid look.
ing girl"
Eyes. Isn't she?''
Somebody ought to persuade her to
wear eyeglasses Chicago Record.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-21
His Peach.

Yeast-Dobson says his wife is a
peach.
Crimsonbeak-Yes, he told me peach
es never agreed with him. -Yonkers
Statesman
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-21

Teacher-Where is the capital of
Great Britain, Thomas?
Thomas-Most of it's in this country.
Chicago Record.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-21
No Cause Before.

Brown am going to challenge that
man who ran off with my wife.
Jones-Why, that was six months
ago.
Brown-I know it. But he has sent
her back. New York World.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-10
Young Lions.

The author of Lion Hunting In So
maitland, Captain Melliss, was not long
in the country before he captured two very
young lions after killing their mother.
They soon grew tame, though they
scratched and bit when they were taken
captive and afforded much amusement to
the hunter and his native servants.
"Soft, fluffy haired little creatures, +"
they already showed signs of what they
were to be, both in their faces and in their
manner of moving about. After nightfall
they loved to prowl forth into the dark
ness, Juggling at their long ropes and call
ing to each other with their soft, kittenish
voices.
Sometimes the whole camp would be
shouting with laughter to see the little
things make ready to stalk the milk goat
that had been obtained to suckle them.
Within a week the hunters captured an
other pair several sizes larger than the
first. One of them soon died, having re-
fused to eat, and the other was savage and
unapproachable, till at last the little ones,
which had hitherto been kept away from
her for prudential reasons, were brought
into her presence.
Her happiness was inexpressible. She
rolled over on her back, as if inviting them
to play, carcssed them, purred loudly and
even uttered cries of delight. GA pretty
and touching sight" the Englishman
says.
After that the big young lioness was an
other creature and would even allow her
self to be held upon her captor's knee, pro-
vided one of the little ones was taken up
with her. If she was separated from them,
she became once moro a fury.