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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
THE UP-TO-DATE KITCHEN.
Perfect Ventilation Is Said to BE tn
First Consideration.

Perfect Ventilation Is Said to BE the
First Consideration.
Perfect ventilation, says an architect
who is an authority on kitchens, is the
first consideration in such a room.
Next come light and the possibilities of
perfect cleanliness. To get these in a
crowded city block half buried in the
ground is, of all things, the most diff
hcult. Something has beer. said of the
movement upward in private houses
by reason of the introduction of eleva-
tors. One of the most significant indi-
cations is seen in the elevation of the
kitchen.
In the house Of New York physi-
clan all the household offices are on the
top floor. The servants bedrooms are
in front. Midway is the laundry, with
tiled floor, next the servants sitting
room, and opening into the kitchen:
One may we'll envy the cook her pri-
vate dominion. The kitchen is a no
BILE room, with windows that catch the
first rays of the morning sun and the
last rays Of his benign majesty in the
west. The view is fine for a hemmed
in city house. The practical mind dis
covers other advantages in the saving
Ol gas DlIlS-Cnere is over an hour Of
daylight more here than the basement,
kitchen receives. There is also a CON
siderable saving of time, as the rag
man and the peddlers of wares soon
discover that there is neither pleasure
nor profit in the area.
The kitchen in some Of the apart
ment houses are beautiful indeed.
These are small, but calculated to a
nicely. In fact, except when there is
"a large staff Of servants, it is a mis-
take to have large kitchen. 1t wastes
time and takes the strength Of the
cook to cover more space than is nec-
essary. AS these Kitchens ARE placed
in the least desirable parts of the
house, every care is taken to give them
all the light and air possible. The
floors are tiled. The walls are covered
with white enameled tiles, sometimes
made gayer with tiles of pink and blue
The sinks are porcelain lined and the
faucets silver plated. The cupboards
and dressers are in light natural
woods. and the glass unspotted. The
cook feels that she is precious thing
Enclosed in a Jewel box, and one may
hope she strives to live up to the stu.
ation.-NeW York Journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
About sowing Grain.

The scientific way to SOW grain is to
drill it in, and the press drill is the
machine best adapted to the require
ments of our light, sandy soils. IN
writing on this subject, a reader in
#Conejos county says: 81 prefer to
drill grain in for various reasons. 1t
takes less seed, it is more evenly dis
tributed all being placed where it will
grow If the grain is sound Irrigation
is conducted more satisfactorily. The
grain stands up better aud ripens more
uniformly. Being sown deeper, it
gives grain Of better quality and more
OF 1T. Drilling has these disadvant-
ages, however: It costs more, does
less work in the same time, will put
grain too deep is the soil is too loose,
and the shovel drill is difficult to oper-
ate where cornstalks or stubble are on
the ground. In spring blowing it is
much better to harrow before the
ground dries too much, as loose ground
Will be very apt to do in short time"
Field and Farm.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
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I
Almost an Accident

Speaking of narrow escapes OBJ
served Mr.. Chugwater, reaching for
his second cup of coffee, ibid I tell you
3 was on train the other day that
came within three feet Of running into
another train going at full speed ~
For mercy's sake, nor exclaimed
Mrs: Chugwater. How did it hap
penn
The train that came so near run
ming into ours" he rejoined, buttering
o biscuit, was on the other track and
going the other way"
y was several minutes before Mrs.
ChugWater broke loose, but when she
ga she made up for lost time. Ohio
State Journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
BIG TOM, CONVICT.
He Was Tempted, HUT a Little
Child Saved Him.

There were those who said that CON
Wet 1880 was innocent Of the crime
which sent him to prison for such a
long term Of years that there was
scarce hope Of his ever being a free
man again. They meant that he was
technically guilty. He had sought to
save a woman from a beating at the
hands Of her husband, and in the
struggle and excitement he had struck
q blow which caused the death Of the.
man. 1t was accident, in a. sense, but
1t was also manslaughter. No man
who is man will stand by and see a
woman beaten, and yet if he interferes
he must take his chances with the law.
"Big Tom," as the convict was some
times referred to, was like most big
men-a child in his gentleness and
good nature. He went to prison weep
ing. He did not complain, but he
grieved. He thought of the years and
years which must drag away before
the prison doors would open to him,
and he moved about like a weak, old
man. The prison officials felt to pity
the man. but a convict is a convict and
all must be treated alike-all who show
obedience to the rules. They sized
him up as ch1ld-like and good-na tured,
and yet they said to each other as they
talked Of him: ~,15
"Look out for Big Tom! He will
break loose some day and do some des-
perate thing!"
They thought it would come during
the first six months-then they almost
became afraid Of him. Men who are
slow to anger-who go on grieying,
brooding and bearing a mental burden
for weeks and months are devils when
the climax comes. Big Tom had the
management Of the trip-hammer in the
machine shop. Had they put him in
the shoe shop or tailor shop he would
have rebelled at once. His place was
beside the biggest piece Of machinery
in the shops. Two pieces of ma
Trip" Day by day, and week by week,
and month by month, as the ponder.
GUS hammer rose and fell and it's
blows shook the very earth for yards
around, making the convict smile and
look proud, the guards had an eye on
him and kept saying to each other:
ut will come! 1t is only delayed!
When he breaks loose he will kill
some one and have to be killed in
turn
Nearly half Of the second year had
passed and the giant convict had never
even sulked, when one day there came
into the shop as sightseers a husband,
wife and little girl four or five years
old. Children are seldom seen in pris-
.ons, and it is a rare thing that they are
taken into the shops in the yards. If
any one in the prison knew that con-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06

WHICH worked IL. Ile answer to the.
question could be. read in his eyes
Men had wronged him under cover of
the law. He had been deprived OF lib
erty, degraded and disgraced. Death
We're more merciful than such d SEN
secure revenge. A piece Of iron had
been left under the hammer. There
was heard the sound Of crash! crash!
crash! as the mass of iron rose and fell
at regular intervals that sound above
the mOnOtonous hum of the machinery.
He will thrust her under the ham,
mer!'' &
So thought each guard and each con-
yict-so thought the father whose feet
seemed chained to the floor and whose
face was whittier than the dead. One
Of the guards could have touched the
button and signalled the engineer to
shut off steam, but he did not move
hand. Either guard had fair mark to
shoot at, but their pistols were not
lifted. Up and down-up and down.
went the hammer, but suddenly the
belt was thrown over on the loose
pulley and the mass rested on the
anvil. It seemed to those who looked
as if they had been looking through a
mist-such a mist as rises from earth
of summer morning. It seemed to
them that this mist thinned out
cleared away before the influence Of a
rising sun, and by and by they saw
the child Nesting on Big Toms hairy
breast, one hand smoothing his cheek,
and seeming to come from long dis
lance off they heard her childish voice
saying:
"No, you wouldn't hurt Nellie you
1VSf
you cry? Have you got a little girl,
too? Won't they let you go home to
see your little girl?'
step-and the guards crept forward,
and 10! Big Toms tears were falling as
he Rugged the child more tightly and
kissed her fair hair and rosy cheek.
There was silence yet silence as he
walked to and fro and wept and Sob
bed and lifted the child till she could
| clasp her tiny arms about his neck
and rest her cheek against his. Not
Whisper among the convicts-notS q:
move from father or mother or the,
guards. By and by Big Tom placed
the child in it's fathers arms, wiped
the tears from his eyes on the sleeve
of his striped jacket, and with "God
bless the little darlingw and ''Thank
We, STRIP he returned to his work and
the hammer was lifted and held in
waiting for the hot iron to be placed
on the anvil beneath The guards mo-
toned the other convicts to go back to
their. benches and FORCES, and a mo-
ment later the visitors had gone and
work was in full blast The long-ex-
pected outbreak had come and gone.
For thirty seconds Big Tom had felt
such a raging hate in his soul that he
was transformed into human devil
The child had smiled into his burning
eyes-her soft touch had lulled him
her words had brought back his rea-
son. Was he punished? No! A year
later he was pardoned, and to-day an
other fair-haired, blue-eyed smiling
child puts her arms about his neck and
says:
''You are such a great, big papa, but
you wouldn't never hurt nobody, would
you?''-Detroit Free Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
Big Tom Rugged the Child More
Tightly. r &

Tightly. Ht &
vict No. 1880 had a daughter fair
haired, handsome child who could only
walk alone when the jury pronounced
his verdict Of guilty" they had for
gotten the fact. His wife had visited
him as often as visitors were allowed,
but the child had never been seen
within the grim walls. Knowing that
her husband had killed man by ac-
cident the wife could not beat to see
him wearing the horrible stripes Of
convict, but to let the child look upon
him, to gaze; in wonder at the iron
bars, to ask why all those men were
there-a thousand times no! And so
this was the first child Big Tom had
seen since the heavy doors shut him
in. Father, mother and child came
close to him and gazed at the ponder
Gus hammer with wondering eyes.
You would have argued that the sight
OF the child would have softened the
conyict's heart and brought tears to
his eyes; but it did not It brought a
feeling of madness of desperation-of
frenzy. 10 save woman from bru-
tai beating at the hands of drunken,
worthless thing not fit to be clasSed
with men, he had struck a blow. A
jury had called it murder in the second
degree, and he was here in prison on a
sentence almost never-ending. He had
been wronged, and the knowledge Of it
fred his heart and brought the long
expected outbreak. With a sudden
cry which startled every one in the
noisy shop Big Tom made a spring
forward, seized the child in his arms
and there was a shout of defiance on
his lips as he held her at arms
length and glared about him. The
mother of the child gasped for breath
and staggered back to the wall and
sunk down. The father stood staring.
as If struck dumb, but presently held
out his hands in silent supplication.
Big Tom glowered and muttered IN
reply. He was a convict-a childless
father. He was dead to his child-she
was dead to him. He could not make
another fathers heart ache and throb
and grieve as his did, but he would
secure revenge.
After muttering he was silent No
one cried out. Guards and convicts
were seemingly stupefed. There was
the hum of machinery, but not Of
voices. Convicts turned from forge
and anvil and bench and lathe and
held their breath. The two shop
guards leaned forward in their chairs
and looked and looked, but they did
not move nor cry out
what will he do with the childy'
The two men working at the trip
hammer with Big Tom had fallen
back. He had control of the 9machinery
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
Bazaar.
HIS Word. struck Home.

The temperance apostle was walking
along the sidewalk, serene in the con
seriousness of his own goodness. when a
well dressed man stopped him ana
shook his hand
Guess you don't remember me-" said
the well dressed man.
"Why-ail-''
Three years ago I attended one Of
your meetings and heard you draw
graphic picture of the able mechanic
whose children went ragged, while the
children of the saloonkca ,er with VIII, m
he spent his wages, were dressed IN
silks. The story fitted my case to a n"
And you reformed p
Should say did reform Went into
the saloon business myself. = Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
A Future Convenience

Diggles had been working hard for a
long time with refractory heating
apparatus. He came out of the base
ment with blue fingers and red nose,
and an expression of repressed emo
ton on his face. 81
Maria" he said, there's one COM
fort about it."
'sNVhat is it?''
I'VE needn't worry about ice next
summer. q think I have struck a plan
that's entirely reliable. If we want to
get anything good and cold we'll take
It down and put it into that heating
apparatus. Only we must be careful
not to leave it too long, or it'll freeze.n
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
Her LfttIe Sorrow

"Of course I shouldn't want to stand
in the way Of anything that you feel
like doing in the way of New Years
reformation she said, 'but it does
seem to bad
What seems too bad, my dear?''
asked her husband.
That you should feel obliged to stop
smoking just after I have given you
those lovely Christmas Cigars
Washington Star.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
Time Is Money.

Gent-What is the reason you charge
twice as much for my cuffs as you did
formerly?
Washerwoman-Because you have
begun making pencil marks on them.
Gent-What difference does that
make?
Washerwoman-My daughters waste
SO much time in trying to make them
out.-Spare Moments.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
Another View,

And finally, said the retired busi-
ness ness man to his son, who was just en-
terlng on business life, ''don't be too
prompt in keeping your engagements
II you are always there sharp to the
second you will waste lot of time
waiting for the other fellow
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
A Pattern of Cleanline..

Frau A.-Frau Neumann is an ex-
tremely tidy sort of person, don't you
think?
Frau B.-I should think she wasy
The other day burglar got into her
house and the first thing she did was
to ask the man if he had wiped his
feet on the mat.-Unsere Gesellschaft.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
To ventilate a warm ce1lnr

The majority of cellars, perhaps,
need provision for keeping out the
cold rather than letting it in. Still,
there are many that are much too
warm for the proper keeping Of fruit
through the winter, and where such is
the case, ventilation must be had. The
diagram shows an excellent way to
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
Leap Year.
u be mine?'' he suddenly ex-

will you be miner he suddenly ex-
claimed.
Sir! returned the woman haughtily..
He trembled and stood with mantling-
cheeks. -
1T is leap year, you know" he muir
INJURED, apologetically.- Detroit Trib.
une.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
A Roland for His OIiyer

Papa inquired q small girl at the
dinner table the other evening, what's
a millionaire? Dorothy Smith said to
aire. .
What did you sayy asked the small
girls father. ~ 4
''eh, jus said, SOS yonrs. !, New
York Evening Sun.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
EARN Willdlnss.

shows how a good windlass can be
made in the home workshop. The con-
struction is plainly shown, SO that lit
tie explanation is needed. The bits
Of iron guides can be made by any
blacksmith from an old wagon tir~,
therounded part being left uppermost,
to avoid chatting the rope.-Webb Don
nell, Me-, in Farm and Home.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
From the Irish Standpoint

Timothy O'Holligan was carrying on
4 clandestine correspondence with a
certain young lady Of his acquaintance
and he called at the postofice to see if
there were any letters for him.
Have We any letters for me?" he
asked.
What name, sir?" asked the clerk.
''Tim Murphy
:: : No, there are no letters for that
name"
And do you think I'd be afther
tellin' ye me roit name, We spalpeen,' .
returned Tim, angrily.-Pick-Me-U Up.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
How He Lived

- have too much respect for myself
to go to the poorhouse or to apply to
the county for help" he said, drawing
himself up proudly.
Then how do you manage to liveY',
oh, l steal occasionally Chicago
Post.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
Chicory Culture.

II
Among the minor crops that can be
probably grown and find ready mar,
ket, ehicory may be mentioned. The
Corn Belt says that thousands of acres
of chicory were harvested in Nebraska
during the past season, turning to its
culture being one of the lessons incul-
Gated by the ,drouth conditions prevail
ing there for several seasons past
Chicory appears to be we'll adapted to
the soil and climate of Nebraska, al
though not much profit has been made
from it in the state until last year.
now half dozen chicory factories are
manufacturing the Nebraska product
and the producer is finding it q profita-
BILE crop, said to be about ten times as
profitable as an equal acreage of grain
would be. The roots grow quite heavy,
and the flavor is superior in point of
delicacy to that of the imported prod
uct.s No great amount of agricultural
skill is required for it's production, and
Nebraska chicory is now selling freely
in Chicago, st. Louis, New York and
San Francisco. 1t affords one instance
Of the cultivation of minor crops fur.
nishing a relief from the hardships OF
low priced grain, and its commercial
value is increasing with increasing de.
mand.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
Formal Protest

Day after day the little boy had gone
TO the postoffce and found Box No. 81
empty, while the boxes on either; side
Of it We're always full. One morning
he went around to the side window
and called out to the postmaster.
Say, Mr.. .Leeper?' %
/ Well, Johnny ?" said the postmas-
ter. 4.
I MY paw voted for Cleveland. Did
you know that?'
"a q presume he did, ohnny."
Well, I'm goin' to write to Mr..
cleveland. an tell him you've give
me paw box that hain't never got
no letters in it.'-Laramie Boomer
mig.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
His Guest.

"And SO your friend has been to
Africa" she said to Derringer Dan.
That's what he has, maam.'
Looking for diamondsY'
Yes, ma'am. Diamonds er clubs or
spades or any old thing he happened
ter feel the need of at the time. -.
Washington Star.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06

s.'I have, replied the young man,
proudly.
Il. Felt a little backward and diffident
at first, suppose" 5
"a little
ffcourse;; but it'll wear off. You'll
be calling yourself judge inside OF
thirty days. They all do that now
Chicago Post
Mems OF Escape
DoWntown-Here comes Binkers.
Hes got q new baby, and he'll talk US
to death
Upton-Well, here comes neighbor
OF mine who has new dog. Let's in
troduce them to each other and leave
them to their fate.-London Answers.
She's Mad Then
Neighbor BERTHE, your mother is
calling you.
Berthe Yes'm, know; but I fancy
she don't want me very bad
NeighbOr-Sh She has called you seven
times already.
Bertie-Yes, I know; but she hasn't
called Albert yet. ~ Gloucester
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
On the Bridge of Signs.

Seer
q A howl Of anguish arose from the
man with the pale pink Whiskers.
I've an awful stitch in my sider'
The Brooklynite beside him held fast
to the handrail.
'sThat comes FROM
He helped the sufferer through the
surging throng as he spoke.
getting hemmed in a crowd
The other said nothing, and in 81
lence they threaded their way through
the devious mazes Of the new bridge
terminal. New York World.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
A Homemade windlas..

q windlass is most convenient ac-
cessory about farm, particularly
where second floors are used for the
storage of grains. The illustration
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
How She Led Him ON.

"Josiar," said Mrs Corntossel, .'would
you fight eff they was warp
Yes-sir-ree, was the earnest reply.
Every time
An git up in the gray dawn ter the
sound Of a bugle an not make any fuss
cause We didn't hev nothin' but hard
Jack fur breakfas' ~
Course
Well, I'm glad to hear it. Eff we're
Willin' ter do all that We surely won't
have no fault ter fin bout gittin' up at
b o'clock Tomorrow mornin' an light
n the fire, SOS kin cook We some
pancakes thet.wouldn't be despised by
nobody. ''-Washington Star.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
Unproducttve Black Land.


Enquiry has been made Of us as to
the reason why black, DOGGY lands,
after drainage, prove to be unproduct-
i've and useless. Bulletin No. 81, by
DR.. Huston of our state agricultural
experiment station, is devoted to the
improvement Of unproductive black
soils, and on page IS is the answer to
the query referred to:
After an experience Of four years in
making observations and experiments
on lands similar to those described
above, am convinced that, in every
case that l have examined, the diff
Guilty arises from bad drainage and a
failure to reduce the water level to a
proper point / believe that for corn
culture land these lands are of high
value as corn lands and often not de-
sirable for other crops the permanent
level should be reduced to forty-two
inches. It is certain that with a per-
smanent water level of thirty inches, a
little corn can be raised. while with
permanent level Of forty-two inches,
tirst-class crops have been grown for
nineteen years. Indiana Farmer.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
That's So.

May hear that Mrs. Swells is GO
ing to get divorce from her husband.
Isn't that remarka BILE?
Suzanne-Not SO very. From whose
husband did you expect her to get it?
New York World.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
Farm Notes.

Wisconsin has found no material
difference between planting potatoes
in hills and drills.
Subsoiling with plow that simply
breaks up the subsoil and does not
turn it on top, is of unquestionabl
benefit.
Lime on dry soils will show its effect
at once, and one application will show
for years.
It is worth while to take extra pains
to keep the rats out of the corn crib.
It is a good plan to nail projecting tin
tin around the edges.
Irrigation is to be the salvation of
farming in those regions where
drought is the rule. and the sooner it
is made the better.
Whether to burn over the stubble or
not before blowing is a question that
is. TIA region where there is enough
rain to rot the stubble there is no need:
of burning, except to kill insects:
Where there is not enough rain to do
this is should be burned.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06
He Was Thoughtful.

Smart Young I'm Mother, can I dig
up the garden for you to plant your
flowers?
Mother-What thoughtful boy!
Yes, dear; and here's tWopence; Pm
sure SUI no other woman in the neighbor-
hood has such a kind, thoughtful boy
as mine. IS
And then that kind, thoughtful,
mothers boy goes trlumphantly forth.
and says: Murray! I didn't at first
see how I was to get them worms
without her finding out that was GO
ing fshin' g. - Pearson's.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-06

so you have been admitted to the
Bar, have you?' said the old cynic,