The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-01-30

t t5E him by a young man in the audi
ence; namely, that the DeSoto plum,
raised in Iowa, was sold the past sea-
sonEEl a st. Paul for a dollar and a half
q buashel.. Let us keep the profits Of
such cf fruits at home. By a vote Of the.
audience % he took up strawberry Gull
lure t1u With his excellent charts he
able to classify plants into stami-
nate ate and pistilate classes, in a way that
the audience could not fail to under
stand and remember. The staminate
lssthe perfect kind, but not so free a
grower as the pistilate. Therefore. if
we have the latter fertilized by some
ofsthe former, one-half or one-third as
MANY. we have the best combination.
Y Mess we are thoroughly acquainted
with the manner Of the growing Of the
varieties fEl'l we cannot tell the staminate
from the pistilate until they flower,
hence it is we'll to have nurse bed of
thlesse entirely separate from each other.
Uncle Theodore, who is profting by
the instructions of the corps and be-
coming something Of a gardener as
we'll as hogologist, gave his experience
with mulch. Ifleft between the rows,
and when a late frost is apparently
coming, it is thrown over the straw.
berry plants, ones whole crop may be
saved. This should not be left on day
times.
Mrs. Tilson closed the afternoon with
an address on parasites, taking up the
classes, dangers, remedies and encour-
agements that we might find in the
cork. She had previously spoken in
Carew hall on the rearing of young
chicks, and found SO many interested
in poultry topics, that she held little
institute Of her own, after the main one
as3closed. Miss Thompsonin the lat
ter hall, with seventy-ive ladies, asked
whether boys or girls are not as valua-
bleAas any animal, and if so much is
said upon feeding animals at other ses-
sions of the institute, should not the
feeding of this highest creature be con-
sidered Of equal Importance? She
classed food as flesh, heat and force
producers, and suggested balanced ra-
tions. She said that there should be
no such word as ''luck' in the cooks
vocabulary. Every result has a cause,
andiif we learn the principles of cook
ing,$we can control the result in every
case. After this she proceeded to draw
andStruss a chicken, and also prepared,
a J9hnny cake and .omelet, giving the
reasons for every thing as she WentFon.
When four hundred people assem-
bled in the evening, Supt. Gregg
wished he could let a tuck out Of the
court house, but thanked the citizens
for doing the next best thing, that is,
bringing in chairs for every available
foot of space, The evenings enter
tainment, was, as Supt Gregg had an
nounced, a medley, and very pleasing
one. Mr.. Richardson's fine phono-
graph added to the interest of the pro-
gram, and Mr.. Mcconnell, the singing
member of the corps, together with
Messrs. Burgan, Radeke and Tousley,
of the village, gave several very fine
and much appreciated musical selec-
tions. Their efforts we're marked by
perfect harmony and genuine music.
The first speaker was Mrs. Tilson,
who enlarged upon the old adage
handsome is that handsome does,' in
it's application to hens. She took up
the subject of egg production, rs in
fiuenced by age, shape and breed of the
hen. She took up the subject of breeds,
with especial thoroughness,eve be-
ginning with the copper rooster, ia
years old, at Boston.
Mr.. Wedge was glad that the early
settlers here had left so many of those
beautiful oak trees standing, and he
took up the identifying of lawns. He
gave some very excellent suggestions
on transplanting and watering trees.
He especially commended the white
spruce, which is a native here, and is
far better than some imported trees,
like the Norway spruce.
Mr.. Carlyle took up the care of milk,
a subject which effects the dweller in
the town quite as much as the farmer,
and as children drink so much milk it
seems to have Importance, viewed from
every side.
1t had been hoped that Theodore
Louis would give some of his pioneer
experiences, but he was very tired.
He attended the evening exercises,
however, and when Supt. Gregg finally
asked him if the spirit did not move
him, he5.said that the view Of that
large and enthusiastic audience did
move him a little. In consequence,
Mr.. Loris rose to his feet, became
5thOrOuph lv warmed with his subject: