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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-09

That's Glasgow, All Right Enough
was some little risk in going out at
that hour, for it is we'll known that
one of the most obnoxious and oppres-
sive laws made by Queen Victoria her
self is that every man in London must
be in his own house at $40 o'clock,
and b, We lights out and be in bed at
.. Any one out after that hour is
liable to arrest, so I stole. up and
down through by streets lodged the
policemen until I came to the term
mus. Here I was amazed to find an
immense locomotive and one fat car
with two camp stools on it. >#
whats this for?' I said to Swipes.
''We're going to break the record
with this train," he replied. II want
to have it as light as possible, for an
ordinary carriage meets with such re-
sistance in passing so quickly through
the atmosphere that concluded to
take a freight car, and if we have
smash-up it won't be SO expensive"
But you don't expect me to sit on
one of these stools in the open air
from here to Glasgow l cried,
aghast.
""Oh, that's all right" he said. '"rhe
stools are fastened to the floor of the
car, and I have shawl straps with
which you can fasten yourself to the
stool. There won't be any trouble on
that score.''
Where are the other fellowsy I
asked
''There aren't any, he answered.
when you are going to break record
the fewer you have on board the bet
ter; watches differ, and it would be
bad if there was a quarrel about time:
your watch shall be the only official
timepiece in the company; mine, as I
think told you in the letter, gener-
ally loses two hours out Of the TWEEN
ty-four, so I think we had better not
trust to it,
l strapped myself to one stool and
Swipes, strapped himself to the other,
and at 1916 we pulled out Of Maryle-
bone terminus. 1t was agreed that we
were not to begin the record until we
had passed Highgate, and We're thus
| safely out of the influence Of London.
The distance from London to elias
| cow is 401.5 miles. We had for en-
| Scotchman, and therefore knew the
road to Glasgow well, and Billy Jones,
of Whitechapel, did the firing. We
had no brakeman, because, as Mr..
Swipes said, it was not on the brakes
We We're going to depend for break
| ing the record.
s The engine was known as the Mary
Jane, and familiar to all the opera
tors on the road as .'Her Golden Hair
Is Hangin' Down 'er Back She gets
this nickname from her great speed.
! and from the fact that the
smoke with the sparks in it trails out
behind like a great banner
After leaving Highgate, Peter gave
more steam, and the speed began to
be something appalling.
/ oh, it's nothing to what we'll have
by and by" said Swipes, as he OBJ
served me make an Intellectual grab ut
my hat, which disappeared in the
darkness. Swipes counted the mile
stones while / licked off the seconds
on my watch and before long we were
going seventy miles an hour We had
an advantage over the American road
1 In the fact that there are rarely any
level road-crossings ia England, and
that one railway is never allowed to
cross another on the level. BY the
time we passed Toad-in-the Hole we
We're doing eighty-five miles an hour,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-09
Marriage of Coustns.

E With regard to deaf-mutism statis-
hes show, for the most part, that tle,
closer the degree of relationship be
tween parents, the more numerous are
the number Of the deaf-mute children
born. For example, one marriage be-
tween an aunt and nephew produced
eleven deaf-mutes. Twenty-six mar
riages between first cousins produced
thirty eight deaf mutes. Sixteen mar
riages between second cousins pro-
duced twenty-eight deaf-mutes. Forty
seven marriages between blood rela-
tives produced seventy-two deaf
mutes. These are important facts,
which leave no measure of doubt as
to the influence of the intermarriage
OF blood relations in causing deaf
mutism. But just in the same way
as consanguineous marriages should
be avoided, so also should the inter-
marriages of persons tainted with
hereditary disease be discoura ged.-
London Medical Press
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-09
Sells Her Skin Mt a Dollar an Inch.

A young woman living on Mission
street makes living by selling her
skin for grating purposes. A year
ago she first contributed little skin
to friend who was in need of a
whole hide, and, finding that she could
stand the pain, and that her skin was
particularly healthy, She concluded to
p'ofit by it, She sent a letter to nearly
every physician and surgeon in this
city and Oakland. calling their atten
ton to the fact that she had healthy
skin for sale. =-.-..
Since then the young woman has had
all the orders she could fill at very
reasonable rates. She charges 81 u
square inch, and usually parts with
twenty or thirty square inches at
time. Altogether she has had nearly
seven square feet of her skin removed
from her body, and has now got around
to the second growth. She is proba-
bly, the only woman on earth who has
been fayed alive.-San Francisco Post.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-09
FLORAL Decorations

Potted azaleas< of white, pink and
pink and white make beautiful decor
ations for mantels, the tops of low
bookcases and cabinets AT recent
reception the guests stood just il.
front Of a heavy portiere of smilax
topped with pink satin ribbons and
punches of pink roses. At another
house the mirrors in the rooms where
the guests were received were framed
In ivy and pink roses, with many tall
jardinieres scattered about and filed
with white lilies. Some tables seen
at recent teas had in one instance inn
mense punches of forget-me-noe with
bows OF wide light-blue satin, in an
other yellow tulips with light-green
satin, and a third had La France
roses with wide pink satin ribbon. -
New York Post
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-09
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THE CHINCH BUG.
some Valuable. Suggestions About
Fighting ChincIl Bugs.

Il s - Il = 700 H. (
Some Valuable. Suggestions About
Fighting Chinch Bugs
Prof. Herbert Osborne and Mr. q.
7Mally have issued advance sheets
of their article, which will appear in
Bulletin 80 of the Iowa agricultural
experiment station. The paper con
tains valuable suggestions about fl ght-
Ing chinch bugs. In 1894 the losses
from this source were practically con-
lined to the southeast quarter Of that
state, and in this portion mainly to a
region included in a row of two coun-
/ Ties on the eastern and southeastern
border. In 1894 the area was some
what extended, but the most serious
injuries occurred in the same counties.
with the addition of a part of Jackson
county. 1t is interesting to note that
the winter wheat area and the chincll
pug area are almost Identical The
authors give an excellent account OF
remedies and preventive measures. 1t
IS difficult to apply any one method to
the control OF an insect that can live
on so many different crops Many be-
lleye that preventive measures are
of little avail, and have abandoned
the cultivation of wheat, because they
believe that in this crop the insects
multiply. There seems, however,
scarcely any justification for this
change unless other crops are more
profitable. If proper attention is given
to chinch bugs seasons and to the
adoption OF known preventive meas
uies, the insect can be held within
bounds. With proper knowledge
and the adoption of certain simple
methods at the right time, wheat can
be grown as q continuous crop on the
same farm, as well as oats or corn.
AS means of prevention, destroy all
OLD rubbish, straw, cornstalks, etc.
When the bugs appear in limited
areas, apply kerosene emulsion in suf-
nclent quantities to destroy old bugs
ana young larvae. If large areas are
affected, plow under the crop and roll
the field Immediately. Decoy crops
such as wheaton barley, may be plant
ed quite early, and bugs which collect
on these early grains NAV be
killed by blowing under, or some sim
liar process. Migration may be pre-
vented by cutting such crop of wheat
or barley a little before maturity, re-
moving the crop and burning the stub
bles as soon as it is dry. Dusty fur
rows may. be used when other means
are not practicable. Plow strip a
few yards wide, and thoroughly pull
verize this with harrow. Then in
this strip make two or three deep
burrows, or a series, of shallow ones,
with sloping, dusty sides. The white
fungus, or chinch bug disease, proved
only partially successful last year,
and it cannot be relied upon to check
this pest to the exclusion of other well
known measures, which shall be dill
gently applied wheLeye r necessary.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-09

Where Are the Other Fellows
railway manager did exactly the same
thing on the record breaking trip Of
which have to give an account.
l fear I cannot tell as graphic a
STORY MS Mr.. Robinson, because my
watch will not split the seconds with
the same accuracy as his. He can
run into about ten decimals In sec
.ond, while think my watch is doing
well IL it records the whole second,
too.
The manager Of the London s. Glas-
gov Air Line Railway, Mr.. Swipes,
sent me an invitation marked s'pri-
vate," saying that he was bound to
beat the record made by the Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern railroad
now that they had come out into print
about it. He added that lie thought
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-09
Farm Notes.

Clover does best on a fine, firm seed
bed.
Don't tear up the road sides to scour
the ploWs.
See that the machinery and nipple
ments are in good trim before time to
begin farming operations.
II you want a good permanent pas
ture be sure to SOW a good variety Of
grasses.
Wood ashes make good top dress
ing for onions or make a good fertili-
ger for potatoes if applied in the HILL
So far as can be done the crops on
the farm should be grown to mix the
market and the character of the soil.
The Vermont station kills potato
bugs with a mixture Of one pound Of
Paris green to 100 pounds Of land plas-
ter
It is a wise farmer that knows ex-
actly what branch of his business is
paying best, and is looking after it
closely.
Guess work does not pay on the
farm. You ought to know which COWS
are not paying a profit, which crops
do not pay their cost and what interest
you are realizing on your investment.
The man who hauled out most of his
manure on the snow or as it came from
the stable, and broke up his oat ground
last fall to mellow up during the win
ter, will not be in rush and behind
with his work this spring. Nothing
like being up with work
rs It don't cost much to have good
walks about the house and from house
to barn on farms, as usual thing, but
in many instances they are not pro-
vided. Old scrap lumber, gravel,
stone, brick or cinders can usually be
procured cheaply, and all make geed
clean walks.
III There is not more than one farmer.
in ten that keeps enough of his land
seeded to clover. Clover should be
made to keep up the supply of humus
in the soil. and should also furnish all
the nitrogen necessary for the growing
crops. More clover pastures wouldn't
hurt the pigs. or any other farm stock
! for that matter 5
If you intend to use commercial ma
nures the coming season get prices on
the prepared materials and see if YOU
cannot do your own mixing, and there
by save several dollars on what you
intend to use. Farmers who know
what they want will soon ne on the
market everywhere for materials in
their cheapest form and mix to sui.
theH selves.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-09
Oats and Peas.

For eight years I have sown every
spring few acres Of oats and peas
for soiling crop. With these also
sow common clover.
The ground is thoroughly prepared
Is soon as the season admits, a half
q day or more extra labor spent in
The way of fitting the ground will be
well paid.
When the ground is plowed. on the
rough surface I SOW bushel and a
half of Canada field peas, then drag
the surface twice, by doing so the peas
get in deep; then [ SOW a bushel and
half of the, best oats I can get, to
the acre; drag over the surface twice
again, this done in a frst-class man
| aer, | then SOW six or eight quarts
of clover seed to the acre, after this
is done, take 4 siXteen-foot fence
board and nail little brush on the
| side from one end to the other, then I
| attach some straps or ropes to the
board and brush in the clover seed.
The more pains taken in fitting up and
finishing the ground the more liberal
will be the reward.
| have never fed anything to cows
and horses that they relish better, aud
should it not be needed for feeding
green, it will make the best of hay,
from three to four tons to the acre.
Should the work be well done and the
season be favorable the crop Of clover
will amply pay for the labor and ex-
pense. The best crop Of clover L ever
saw was raised in this way.-M. Har-
ter, in the Epitomist.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-09
THE ATMOSPHERIC.
The NcsuIt Of Experiments By Sci
3 entists in Their Efforts to- vVeigh

LII EiHOTIS TO- N&IS
IL Air. ss
9If we care to believe both Legend and
history, the first attempt to weigh air
WAS that made by Aristotle, the great
Greek philosopher of the fifth century.
& lie weighed an empty goatskin bag,
and then Inflated it and put it i'll the I
balances. and because lie found no diff
ference in weight under the two con-
Zditions, announced to the world that
air was a substance wholly without
weight.
With modern laboratory apparatus
most any high school scholar can deill-R
onstrate the fact that a flask of ten
cubic inches capacity weighs fully
three grains more when filled with air
than it does after being placed under
the exhaust of an air pump. The MI
merous experiments that have been
made in the weight of air warrants
the scientists in announcing that the
weight Of the whole terrestrial atmos-
phere is about equal to that of a solid
copper ball sixty-tWo miles in Diane
ter! The philosophers have also
shown that the weight Of the at1no-
sphere must be limited to where gray
lty overcomeS the centrifugal forces.
If it We're of equal density throughout
Its height above the earth it could not
extend to greater altitude than 27.
SIS feet which would leave about
1000 feet Of Mount Everest sticking
out above the atmosphere. 1t is Well
known fact, however, that air loses it's
weight and density as we ascend from
the sea level, and calculations which
have been made on that basis go to
show that there may be a strata Of
very thin air at a height of about d.
900 miles.
There is wide difference of opinion
among the learned men of the world
as to what would be the effect Of Who'll
~ removing the atmosphere. Some
think that if it were possible to live af-
terWard, all the stars, planets. etc,
would be visible in broad daylight
Others declare that there would be no
day, and that the sun itself could not
be seen under the circumstances.
New York Commercial -At
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-09
The vegetabIe Garden:

The vegetable garden is necessary
adjunct to any farm. It can be made
to pay better than any other part Of
the farm equal in size. Garden veget-
ables are seldom seen on some farm
ers' tables, when such healthful diet
should always constitute a part of the
farmer S bill of fare The farmer who
does not follow market gardening as a
speciality should have a garden Of at
least one-half an acre. If he has the
time to attend to it an acre would pay
better. The garden should be rectan-
gular in shape, and should be, say six
teen rods long by five rods wide for a
garden containing one-haIf an acre.
The length Of the garden should be
from north to south, and all rows
should run in that direction
select a different patch every year,
generally corn stubble. Such plants
as rhubarb, asparagus. etc. must, Of
course, have permanent location.
Manure heavily and pillow in the fall.
Flosts will then dne the surface and
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-09

after him, so a self-acting gate closer
is boon. The Illustration shows a
simple and useful continuance. The
bottom board of the gate projects past
the post,and is secured to short stake
by q stout spiral spring. Thus the
gate has to shut unless held OPEN
Henry Field in Practical Farmer.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-09
Good Flowing.

If you don't do the blowing yourself
be sure to see that it, is done right
that all the trash is turned under and
no balks made. It is best to so to the
field and see that the plow is set right
and the horses properly hooked up.
Many hands get careless and will need
watching occasionally to see that the
work is carried on just right. Balks
are an eyesore and a nuisance all
through the summer when cultiva ting
the crop $500
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-09
The Dlference.

The Difference.
founded luck! Now my Wife has
smashed another hundred dollar vase.
and -
Little Willie Oh. no; 1t was Marie,
the new pretty French maid
Bilkins o. ah-ahem. Accidents
will happen.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-09

many noxious Insects will be destroy.
ed. Prepare the ground in the spring
as soon as conditions are favorable fol
the planting of the hardest veg.
etables Ind use liberally OF q high
grade fertilizer or hen manure and I'm.
leached hard wood ashes Do not
plant all at a time. For instance, peas
should be planted every two weeks I'm.
til August and the same with other
varieties Of vegetables. Give good cul
tiyation and you will be the possessoI
OF q fine crop Of vegetabl es. a. w
Steinruck in Practical Farmer. s.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-09
The Largest American Mule

The largest mule that ever walked
on American soil is now, or was re-
Gently, the property Of one George r..
Johnson. a farmer living a few miles
east of Honey Grove, Tex. His mule
ship is exactly 1872 hands, OF. H; feet a
inches, in height, being exactly ~
inches higher than the famous Los Pc
cos (Cld Mexico mule, which was so
widely advertised in lS9O-91 us being
the most gigantir specimen OF the
mule family the world has ever
known The Honey Grove mule is
not slim and raw boned, but is built in
proportion to his height, weighing
1,cl5 pounds. st. Louis Republic
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-09
Keeping Water to a Grindstone.
Make little box either tin or wood
fasten below grindstone, and put in
enough water to keep just the lower

part Of the stone Immersed. Although
very simple and practical, have seen
but one like it.-G. F. 'Bonebrake in
Practical Farmer.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-09
A. Scume Hoe.

An improved scuffle hoe, like the one
sketched. run between the garden
rows, will destroy hosts of sprouting
weeds, particularly if the sun is shin
ing brightly at the time. 1t is easily
made Of a bit of old saw blade and
two strips Of half round iron. When
the strips of iron curve under the
frame to form the ''shoe'' by which
the blade may be raised or lowered,
the iron should be made wider than
elsewhere so that the shoes will not
readily sink into the soil. Lowering
or raising the handle will raise or low
er the blade, which should have a
sharp edge to slide easily under the
surface Of the ground Many culti-
vators do not fully realize the i'm
mense advantage Of keeping the
ground in a loose condition. IN this
way numberless weeds are destroyed,
and Of more Importance perhaps than
all, the loose soil let's in the air and
sunshine, which are of the highest
Importance in plant growth. In field
crops recourse must be had to a horse
cultivation; but in the case of a gar
den the scutfle hoe that is here figured
will serve very efectiyely.-Farm and
Home. t. . @E --=s
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-09
Fodder as a Substitute for Hay.


It seems that farmers all over the
country are trying to do away with so
much hay feeding and substitute fod-
der instead, but they do not all agree
as to what is the best plan to save the
fodder for late winter and spring USE
Many of the best feeders prefer leaving
the fodder in the field until needed,
and then bring it in and cut it up
fresh. They think it makes a better;
feed and more palatable ration than
it cut up and saved in bulk in any sort
Of way besides the silo, which all agree
is perfection so far as succulent feed
is concerned. Can fodder be cut and
put away in large bulk in fall so as to
retain its bright color and nutty flavor
till late spring? If so, we would like
to have some one tell us just how the
thing can be done for the benefit Of
our readers. -Z>
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-09
A Self-Closine Gate

A gate left open on the farm so often
causes cal s's serious injury to some crop by
the entrance of animals. One cannot
always remember to close the gats
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-13
X.

NJ. Rochofort has lived as an exile n good deal
ment of his on tho British metropolis deserves
reproduction. THE report runs" no Gays,
THAT the cost of living is excessive in London.
l do not hesitate todeclaro that 1t is two or three
times less expensive than In Paris. What is
more highly paid for there than hsrc Is l~uxuries:
the actual necessities OF life cost less in London
than In Paris. After the banishuents of 1871,
the refugees would have literally died of
hunger anywhere but In England. Some OF
them lived there on ten aud cven eight dol
lars n month";" This fact. which is certainly
surprising, is thus explained by NJ. ltochtort:
THE resources which the great city offers to
tho poorest are due principally to the custom,
adopted by butchers and fshmongers in London
ofdisposing Mt nightfall of tho stock of provi-
sions laid in for the day. They have too much
respect for their customers to supply them with
stale meat or fish. Consequently, between
half past o and 8 O'Clock in tho evening.
the pieces that have been left on hand
are sold for a few pence. l used to be
as,onished, at dusk. TO SEQ flea Of women and
children line up before each butcher stall. They
were neither beggars nor paupers, but cconomi-
cal people who came to lay in their store at the
hour when a cut of salmon or n piece of beef
had fallen from the couple Of shillinRs they
were quoted at In tho morning to q few far
things" The outlaws of tho used to
club together and sent out to this evening
market to obtain At incredibly low prices nour-
ishment of exactly the same quality as that
which the rich Inhabitants had purchased at
its full price in the morning.