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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-23
Bad Bits Theology

Great Bend, Kan, now one Of the
best towns in the state, was at one
time about the worst. This was when
it was a railroad terminus, before
Dodge City was esta blished. A tray
cling evangelist went to Great Bend
and tried to start a revival. There
were few Christians in town, and
these all attended the first meeting,
the only one of the unregenerate pres
ent being bad Bill" who took front
seat. Every one feared trouble when
he walked into the church, but he sat
quietly during the exortation. The
evangelist requested all who wanted
to go to heaven to stand up, and every
person present except Bill arose. When
they were seated again Bill got up and
drawing two pistols, said: "You all
say you want to go to heaven. Now,
anything I can do to help this game
along and give pleasure to the players
I'm in for. You all want to 20 to
heaven, and I'll give you as good a
chance as you'll ever have. The first
man that gets up I'll give him a ticket
clean through, without any stop-ever."
The evangelist crawled under the seat
and the members of the congregation
lay on the chairs. "Well," said Bill,
Il see you wasn't in earnest, so we
will put out the lights and call this
meetin' adjourned'' One by one he
shot out the lights, and by morning
the evangelist was on his way to
Hutchinson, while the members of the
congregation kept quiet and made no
further attempts at holding a revival
Washington Star.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-23
Plan of Piggery.

E. entrance F r, X R., feed and killing
room; NJ meal: V. vat; + H, feed hall: T,
tn ugh; S F, standing floor; G G, movable
partition; D r, driveway: B r, bedrooms !;
3 II, gates, to be II position B G and A u
when pigs are feeding, and in position A
when cleaning out pen and using driveway:
on the posts on the bedroom side, and
when opened will pen the animals in
while the manure is removed. When
closed they will divide one pen from
the other. This construction, if the
floors descend a little toward the cen
ter, does away with the necessity of
cleaning the stables every day. If the
center, or manure receptacle, is treated
with little earth or the refuse bed
ding, it will be entirely comfortable
for the animals to pass from the
trough to the bedroom. The upper
part of the building can be used for
the storage of corn or straw and the
like.
Some modification Of this plan might
be just what you want. The pens may
be larger than you care to build. If>so,
they might be reduced and yet not dis
tnrb the general plan.
At one side Of the building a slaugh-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-23
This Musical Story Is New,

James Mulligan, an employee Of a
logging camp, died in the woods q
couple of days ago near Welbeck,
Mich. His friends placed his body
and all his belongings in coffin to
ship to his family They decided to
carry the coffin to the railroad station.
Eight stalwart woodsmen undertook
the task Of carrying it a mile over the
frozen mud roads. They had not gone
far when they suddenly stopped. Ev-
cry one of them turned pale with fear
and they nearly dropped their burden.
From within the coffin they heard
the strains Of .After the BALI in the
piping tones peculiar to music box.
Then some one remembered that the
box which James bought to help short
en- the long nights was packed in the
coffin, and it is supposed the Earring
caused the springs to relax. The men
were assured and proceeded on their
way.
IF Jim hadn't been Dead said one
of them, latter listening to that tune
he surely would have died. No danger
OF his being buried alive now.''-Chi<
cago Tribune.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-23
ding a Slaugh.

Section of PigGery.
s f H. feed hall; L, trough;rS r. standing
room; D, driveway; 3 r, bedrooms.
tering and food cooking room is. pro-
vided for. The receptacle for manure
should be paved and cemented, and
the floors laid directly upon a little
mortar placed upon the ground. No
heavy timbers are required. Two two
by-fours imbedded will suffice for nail
ing the floor.
While this form costs possibly q lit
tie more than some others, vet the
economy Of labor in taking care Of the
swine is so great that we should rec
ommend its adoption.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-23
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Tracing a Bullets Path.

j 4
There is one word used with refer
ence to rifles, ira e ctory,' . which
/ seems EN- s quite formidable to men III
acquainted with weapons. It sounds
Ike tlrigonometry,' and vaguely sug-
gests mathematics and other things
profound and abstruse.
A bullet, like "a stone. when sent 4.
long distance, has to be thrown Ip
INTO the air at an angle, sand it curves
gradually downward again, lust
enough to hit the object aimed lat.
The trajectory is this curved path Of
fight a.. E@ 4. 81 :, 80 ~ sN
When Springfield rifle is fired at
q man 200 yards away the bullet
mas to rise in the air over forty-three
feet above the line of sight; otherwise
It Will fall short Of the mark, and if
there should be projecting branch
Of tree just forty three feet over the
straight line of sight and about mid
way between the soldier and his foe:
the branch would receive the bullet
and the foe escape
Both IN the army and out in the
woods while hunting, it is desirable
to know how high a bullet will rise
when one fires at mark 800, 500,
1000 OF any number of yards away.
It was for the purpose of supplying
the United States army with the facil-
tiles for ascertaining trajectories that
by command Of Secretary Lamont
mathematician Farley has created
at frankfort arsenal one of the latest
additions to its scientific equipment.
The first trials took place not long
ago, and the first two rifles tested
were sporting rifles, 4O-65- $50.
Capt. Charles H. Clark, Of the ord
nance branch assisted by Lieut. Pax
ton, made the tests. Fourteen screens,
100 feet apart, We're set up between
tile firing point, and the 5OO-yard tar
set. each consisting of a heavy three
slvteenths of an inch thick. a frame
work OF timber, with a sliding sash
running IN grooves along the uD-rightS.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-23
Cross with Difrerent blood.

Nothing will be gained by making
such a cross as that Of the Hamp-
shire ram on the Shropahire eve.
Both breeds have Southdown blood in
them, and being Of similar character
as to fleece, the crossbred wool would
be very irregular in quality and I'M
even fiber. In crossing for wool moth
ing is gained by mixing two breeds
whose feeces are Of like general char
acter. Experience has proved that for
crossing for wool, two coarse woods
have never given any useful result,
but one of the coarse woods mixed
with the short and fine Merino furn
ish, in every instance, wool of de-
sirable kind. In the same way, moth.
ing would be gained by crossing these
for stock, especially for mutton, each
Of which is now an excellent mutton
sheep. The cross of the Leicester, Lin
coin or Cotswold on the Shropshire
would be far better one for both
wool and mutton, giving a longer,
finer fiber Of wool than that Of the
eve, and quick-feeding, easily-fat-
tening lamb, with a larger carcass
Indiana Farm. E>i
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-23
Feeding Cattle.

In cattle raising much of the profit
depend upon the skill of the feeder and
the maturity of the breed. two points
that were formerly never considered.
An exchange says: Feeding then con-
sisted in supplying the animal with
sufficient food to keep him alive and to
fatten him if necessary. The quality
of food was not generally considered,
nor was there much trouble taken to
find out whether it was a suitable ra-
ton. The question of early maturity
was never raised because unknown,
the common stock of the country ma
turing late.
AL this is now altered. The various
kinds Of feed and the best methods of
using them have become favorite sub
jects for discussion and disagreement.
While the experiment stations, with
their innumerable tables and formula
by which to construct well bal
anced ration" add greatly to the gen
eral enlightenment and sometimes to
the general beWilderment, for feeding
is not and cannot be an exact science,
because the matter Of price is one of
the prime factors in the calculation
how to produce the greatest amount at
the least possible cost. This is lust
where the skill of the feeder comes in,
and this is where experience counts.
He has learned the cheapest kind Of
feed in his locality and the proportions
in which to mix them, and he knows
whether it is best to produce or spur-
chase them. He has also realized the
value of variety in the feed.
The Introduction Of the improved
breeds has brought up the question Of
early maturity, with which we are all
familiar. The quicker the stock can
be fitted for the market the greater the
profit. Early maturity means the larg-
est proportion of muscle or lean meat
for the least food eaten, as well as the
attainment of this condition at the
earliest possible age. All growth is
made from what is eaten in excess Of
the amount necessary to support life.
and the quicker it reaches the stage
best fitted for food not only will e
have cost less per pound, but ii will
have developed the tenderest and the
largest amount Of lean meat, These
two points are the prime considera-
tons Of the consumer, and the feeder
who caters to them receives the largest
returns for his work. This is So ven
recognized that all the progressive cat
tlelnen feed off as early as possible.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-23
An Electrical Aerial Torpedo.

An Electrical Aerial Torpedo.
The aim Of modern military en-
gineers is to produce devices which
will shorten wars, and some Of the
| schemes now submitted to military ::u-
thorities in this country and Europe
| are appalling in their possibilities Of
destruction. Hiram Maxim has pre-
dicted that the next great war will see
the introduction Of new and irresist-
| ible method Of destroying armies or
beleagered cities. A balloon carrying
| a ton of dynamite could be made to
rise to great height, and the dropping
OF the dynamite would wipe out an
army or raze large area OF a city to,
! the ground. A variant Of this idea
has been designed by an electrical en-
glneer in the shape of an aerial tor
| pedo' This consists of a small gas
| filled balloon, capable of sustaining for
| any length of time from 30 to 40
pounds at an elevation of from 500 to-,
! 1000 feet above the earth It carries.
a metal cylinder, containing an cleo
| trlcal device, the purpose of which
is to ignite the gas in the balloon at,
any stated period. From the balloon
IS suspended a basket filed with high
explosives, which will explode with
terrific force on striking hard SUBJ
stance, like the earth or walled en-
bankments The torpedo is so smalI
and compact that a large number can
be carried by a few men or a pack
animal. Light metal cylinders contain
the gas for imitation. enough being
compressed in one cylinder for large
hn1 Of tn,.,, n1oor + :
claims that the handling of the tor
pedo is so easy and simple that COR
porals guard can accomplish by it's
means what would now require the
operation of a large force. All that is
necessary is to approach as near as
possible to the enemy's lines, and to
ascertain the direction and velocity of
the lower current. The length of time
1t would take the air current to carry
the torpedo over the objective point
could be thus ascertained and the
electrical device set at the proper min
ute. The balloon part is then inflated
and the torpedo is launched on the air
current. AS soon as the time at which
the electrical device has been set has
expired. an electric spark ignites the
gas IN the balloon, causing it to ex-
plode and the torpedo drops to the
earth The inventor believes that in
the siege of cities this aerial torpedo
will be especially effective, as there is
at present no known defense against
it, andit can be used by night as we'll
as by day. and by a few men of or.
binary intelligence. s
New Treat ment Cor CONSUMPTION,
The old idea as to the treatment, Of
consumption are being greatly rnodi-
fed. There are now six sanitariums
IN Germany, at which consumptives
are treated by constant exposure to-
air air at a low temperature. Currents of
cold cold air lls are allowed to pass through
the bed room at night, and during the
day the patient is made to spend as Z
much of the time in the open air as
possible. The system is said to have
been remarkably successful The air,
pure and cold, quiets cough, lessons
temperature, improves the appetite
and modifies or arrests the course o.
the disease.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-23
Stick to Good Horses

All farmers will not completely aban-
don horse raising, but if there is, to be
any profit in the business it will come
from the production of horses with
good action and compact build. 1t is
worse than folly not to use the best
breeding stock. Choice animals, both
male and female, can be had at rea-
sonable figures. The offspring of these
parents, carefully fed and properly
trained, will always be in demand.
Competent horsemen look for a grad
ual improvement in prices, but larger
amounts will not be paid for inferior
stock. The animals must have merit
and that kind can be raised almost as
cheaply as scrubs, after foundation
stock is secured.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-23
This Shows How the Current Turns.
the Submerged Water Wheel

This Shows How the Current Turns
the Submerged Water Wheel
experimenting, has invented a Current
submerged water wheel, which prom
ises to be great success. 1t is five.
feet in length and six feet in diameter
and reVolVes on an iron rod Two sets
of buckets are constructed on the in
side of it, and they are so arranged
that they catch the current at right
angles and then turn so as to present
"a thin edge when returning.
The wheel has been placed in the
river at Stony Point, Crosse lie, where
the current runs at the rate of about;
three and one-half miles an hour. It
makes about twelve revolutions min
ute and gives seven or eight horse
power. The final test is being made
now. Should the wheel prove as sue
cessful as expected it's manufacture
will be begun at once.
j. G. Mccartney, who is interested in
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-23
Stock Notes.

Use plenty of dry earth in the hen
house and coops. It is a purifier.
Vermin cause the hens to pick their
featherssand otherwise to be restless
Before you use eggs for Matching
test them and see that they are fer
tile.
It is stated on good authority that
tWo-thirds of the best beef cattle are
dehorned.
If your sitters are of the large vari-
ETY. and very heavy, be sure to have
the nests shallow.
1t is said that in order to have eggs
hatch at a uniform time they should
be Of the same age.
Some one says that cattle sold at
one or two years old are more proita-
BILE than those kept until they are
three or four years old.
1t has been found that calves de-
horned by chemicals often make bad
butterers. 1t is recommended that
the horns be taken off in the fall after
the cattle are a year old.
A Nebraska man who had a car or
two of horses to sell, wrote a friend in
Washington, asking whether it would
be advisable to try to sell them there.
The friend replied: The people Of
Washington ride bicycles; the street
cars are run by electricity, and the
government is run by jackasses. No
demand for horse flesh. Exchange.
a good mutton sheep must have all
the food necessary to keep it in a
good, healthy and fairly feshy condi-
ton. Any food you can induce him
to eat in addition is what pays you a
profit. The more feed you can get
them to eat over and above the
amount necessary to keep them in
good condition the more profit you will
make.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-23

the unhealthy fumes Of the sulphurit
acid. All danger of over or under
heating of the rod is avoided blythe
suniforhf application of the electric
heat to all parts Of the rod. This SEE
cures not only thorough cleaning and
annealing. but, as the heating is from
the core to the surface, instead of
from the surface to the core, as in tile
application of external heat, the scale
is not burned in, but drops naturally,
and the oxidation is slight, and in the
form of an easily-remoYed soft pow
der. Since it abolishes the acid bath.
With it's known deteriorating effect on
the rod. the process is especially yalu-
able for the production Of wire for
cables. This preparation of wire rod
Tor drawing not only effects economy
in time, labor, expense and space, but
gives greatly -improyed product.
Water Wheel Under Water.
Il Capt NJ. P. Tha tcher, United States
consul to Windsor, after ten years of
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-23
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"A LARGE PIGGERY
This One Is Convenient and Simple
in Constructions.

This One Is Convenient and Simple
in CONSTRUCTION.
81 z he following is taken from the.
Country Gentleman:
!. he most difficult building to plan is:
"a pig pen. We give a sketch of one
which can be made Of any length de-.
sired, the. bed to be about eight feet
square, manure receptacle eight feet,
floor for feeding five feet Gust large
enough for the animals to stand upon
comfortably while eating), and feed
hall three feet.
If the partitions on the feeding floor.
are made movable and the posts set as.
shown, the manure can be removed by
driving into the building. The gates,
as shown in the section, are to be hung
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-23
He CouId wait

=. The last day of q negro criminal in
Texas had come. He was awakened
and asked what he would have for
brea kfast, and told that he could have
anything he liked
Den, boss, I reckon I'll take er wa
termillion'' S.
Watermelons are not ripe vet
Nebber mind, boss, kin watt
Texas Siftings.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-23

Ing. The Live Stock Report describes
the eatment rs ollows5:: ys5 B III
l llls tead Of being passed through the.
'secfapers' the hog is lifted into a. fun-
lllpell:7shaped receptacle which envelopes.
him Inn mpletely. 1t is heated almost.
to a white heat After a given number
OF seconds the animal is lowered from
TINS singing machine, and, upon being
dunn dumped into hot water the hair is in
sta ntly removed. So great is the heat.
t!lat oftimes the chain which hoiss
the pig is heated red hot by its close
proximity, to the machine. Piggy's feet
ana muscles are often con tracted' by
tn. influence Of the heat. There is a
demand e1 for 1singed' hogs abroad but
we believe there is no particularly
about it in this country. Perhaps not
more l1n than 600 hogs are 'singed' dur
ing the course Of a single week, almost
al or which are used to furnish export
bacon. In Great Britain the meat Of
I5slngcd hogs is in demand on account
OF the better flavor it has than that
from hogs whose hair has been re-
moved in the ordinary process
1t takes a lean, rangy, lightweight
hog to make singer and to meet
1.-the foreign bacon trade. The home
/ bacon hogs are called Workers. be-
cause they go mainly to New York
buyers. They are short, plump, light
/ pigs, solid in flesh and high in quality.
lSE Feather Eating.
Recently speaking on the subject Of
feather eating I'VE referred to the
prevalent supposition that it was a
habit due to idleness and
heavy feeding, and that the best rem
edy for it, unless in cases Of birds Of
special yalue. was to kill those affect
| ed with it before the entire flock con
tracted the habit. Prof Theobauld,
| however, in a paper. in the Board OF
| Agriculture Journal, Great Britain,
says that feather eating in poultry is
| due to a minute parasitic mite at the
roots of the feathers, and that the
idea that it is q vicious habit merely is
an erroneous one. He says that there
are two kinds Of feather eating, name
| ~, self feather eating and the eating
OF the feathers Of other birds. The
| former is entirely due to the mites
] living upon and irritating the roots o.
the quill, and the minute young are
transmitted from fowl to fowl about
| April and is most prevalent in sprinr
and summer. They can be easily dis,
covered among the white powdered
matter at the base of the quill, anG
minute young are transmitted fror
fowl to fowl during population. The
fowls of the flock eat the feathers II
! destroy the mites at their base. Pre-.
ventive and remedial measures con
! sist first OF isolating the affected bird,
especially if it be a cock, the disease
being contagious. The mites readily
yield to the treatment of the Oil OF
cloves rubbed into the affected area.
One part of creosote to thirty Of lard
sor vaseline is still more successful:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-23
SinEed PiEs

The readers Of market reports occa-
sionally see quotations singers, (the
g. being soft), and have perhaps felt
a curiosity to know the origin OF the
term. The singer is the export ba-
con pig that furnishes long, thin side.
stli -l'e weigh from 100 to 10 pounds
and get their name from the manner
in which they are treated in slaughter-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-23

it, believes that by it's use electricity
can be made so cheaply that other
methods Of generating power will be
done away with and the fluid can be
used in all homes for heating and
cooking Electrical Student
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-23
AnnealinE Wire Rods by Electric

ity.
The bonding of a Wire rod Heated to
redness causes Stag scale, and oXidat-
ed particles adhering to it will drop at
or near the bend. This has been rene
died by the use of electric heating
The rod is reeled off the coil without
previous subsection to an acid bath.
"A current Of electricity then passes
through it and brings it once to red
heat. Passing on it's way, the red-hot
rod is fed to a set Of rollers by means
of which every portion of it is bent,
and the scale is loosened. The rod is
then passed through the wire brushes
and other cleaning apparatus, from
which it comes out a pure, soft Wire,
ready for drawing. When necessary,
the rod, after being heated by the cur
rent, may be passed through rollers
to reduce its diameter, and thus labor
and expense will be saved This pro-
cess can, Of course, be repeated when
N ever, through the application of the
drawing block, the rod has become too
brittle This method of preparing the
rod offers many palpable advantages,
especially the elimination Of kilns,
baths and baker, and the drying, beat
ing and shaking of the rod coils. 1T
also removes one of the great trOll-
bles Of the wire industry, the objec-
tionable drainage and offal water, and
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-04-23

let struck the target, gave the: trajec-
which the path Of flight has since been
obtained III case of every other rifle
tested.--New York Tribune.