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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-11

to his assistance A French naturalist
records reliable instance where an
octopus attacked man. The latter,
also a naturalist, was wandering
among the rocks of tropical island,
Wnen suddenly a large octopus sprang
upon him and clasped his arms, fast
enlng it's parrot-like beak into the
nesh and causing so much pain that
ne was forced to cry for assistance.
The largest octopi are found on the
north Pacific coast of America, the
waters about Sitka being particularly
FAMOUS for them, while extraordinary
specimens are often brought into the
harbor of San Francisco by the Italian
nshermen, who esteem them as an
article of food. At San Pedro, farth
er south, this same taste also prevails,
and octopi are caught here sometimes
measuring sixteen feet across, while
the Sitka specimens are twenty-five or
thirty feet. The San Pedro fishermen
consider the octopus as a cowardly and
helpless creature, and laugh when
told of it's supposed dangerous char
acter. North of the town of San Pedro
a rocky bluff arises, from which many
rocks and boulders have fallen; these
at low tide constitute the vantage
ground of the octopi The men wade
into the pools, turning over the stones,
and when an octopus is seen the fish
erman grasps it with his hands, raises
it quickly and hurls it down upon the
rocks, killing it.. Sometimes the
Spider throws it's arms about them,
and the cutting disks make bad
wounds. To a stranger the appear
ance of a man holding at arms length
handful Of apparently wriggling,
Writhing snakes is not assuring, but
the Italians think nothing of it.
1t is not improbable that the largest
octopi are not caught, and that giants
are to be found in the sea that would
be menace to human life if the con-
ditions were favorable Certainly an
octopus having radial spread OF
thirty feet, as illustrated by the cast OF
a specimen in the National Museum
would be a dangerous animal should
a victim be seiZed-a situation ex-
tremely improbable, as the animal is
timid, escape being it's first thought
and object.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-11

There are largeSdrOves Of cattle be-
ing fed. Two men, whose lands join
mine, one nearly SO, are each feeding
100 head and upwards, and thsre are
numbers OF others feeding less. A great
many yearlings and two-year-olds are
shipped into these parts from the
north and are known as northern cat
tie. So far as l can see they COM
pare we'll with those which we our
selves raise.
The Angora goat is also making a
slow Roadway with us. Men buy them
who have hazel land. It is claimed for
them that they will quickly kill that
underbrush. However, it takes eight
wires to conf1ne them to the pasture.
Since last fall several focks of sheep
have come into these parts. It is a
cheering fact that so many are turn
ing, in measure, away from corn and
hogs alone to other departments of
farm work. Hereafter it will not be
hogs and corn, and corn and hogs, as
1T hitherto has been. s.~s. "a,
The creameries, too, are aiding.
Within five miles of my table are three
creameries, and others come into that
radius for milk. The industry is large
~ becoming cooperative The stock
nolders are enthusiastic over it. The
secretary of one told me that theirs
PAID IL per cent annual dividends: in
addition to the milk returned. Per-
maps this business is the first link in
the chain which will bind farmers to-
gether in a community of action.
1t is waste of the public funds to
buy two-inch pine planks for culverts
and bridges. AS a rule, the lumber
itself is from old, dead trees and is
knotty and brittle. I never take trip
nowadays but what I have to drive
around some uncrossable affair over a
gully or dry creek channel. The floor,
If it be twoinch, should be half-soled,
or else of three-inch plank. One three
inch plank will outlast three two-inch
floors. To put two-inch plank on a
bridge is saving at the spigot and vast
ing at the bunghole. Farmers should
see to it that their taxes are econom-
ically expended.
Good roads are blessings in various
ways. So many farmers would not
leave their old homes for town could
they always have good roads on which
to travel when they visit, or go to the
postoffice, or to church, or other gath
ering. II is a positive pleasure to bug
gy ride over good roads behind a first
class span of roadsters.
In most cases the country roads have
too wide grades. Narrow grades ARE
the things. The bitches, too, on either
side should be deep enough to keep the
grades we'll drained. T suppose that /
am an average Taxpayer in this town
ship, and have reached the conclusion
that the county should do all the road
work. This county is doing quite a
good deal, and the roads thus worked
are by odds the best.
Edward B. Heaton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-11
: Curious Bibles.

There are in existence a number O.
very odd and curious Bibles, which are
always eagerly sought for by collectors.
At recent book sale in London copy
Of the Mazarin Bible brought the rather
unusual sum of $4,000. The special
value which attaches to this book
comes from the fact that it is the first
book of any account printed from
movable type. 1t was issued in 1455
by Gutenberg, and has by some author
tiles been called the Gutenberg Bible.
It is in two volumes, and the pages are
set in two columns EACH For some
years there was much dispute as to the
first printed Bible, some experts claim
ing that the Bamberg Bible was the
first book printed in this manner. It
is, however, admitted that the Mazarin
has established it's priority of claim.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-11

"You may talk about the octopus not
being dangerous" said California
naturalist, 'but believe that a large
sized one, under certain conditions,
would be menace to fishermen. To
illustrate the point, some months ago
l took number of young people to
beach famous for it's shells and other
curlosltles of interest to naturalists.
Inc tide was out, and several acres of
kelp and weed-covered rocks stretched
away on either side, leaving shallow
pools-natural cQuariums-flled with
small fry, crabs, echini and the various
tide water animals. Over this field
we were soon distributed, turning over
stones and lifting the big fronds of
weed, thus uncovering the various an
lmals lurking there, waiting for the
return of the tide
while we were so engaged I sud-
denly heard a shout of distress from
one of the ladies, and, running over
the slippery rocks as quickly as could,
l found her standing in a large pool,
staring at sight that~was enough to
alarm any one. Not ten feet away,
with It's arms or tentacles raised sue
cesslvely out of the water, was an 6c-
topus, or sea spider, as it is popularity
called. 1t was of a reddish-brown
tint, and presented the appearance of
bundle OF snakes, the long arms ra-
dating in every direction and as it
moved along it lifted it's arms high out
OF the Water-a feature which I had
never before observed in these ami
mails. That the young lady was in any
danger can not be said, but she was
horror-stricken at the sight, and after
ward admitted that it had so great a
fascination that she seemed almost I'M
able ITO move--all of which was .un-
doubtedly Imagination. Yet if such an
octapus had thrown it's tentacles about
a frightened wader not particularly
strong, there is little doubt but that
they would have had a serious time,
especially if the water was deep. It
is more than probable that the octopus,
finding itself cornered, darted at it's
supposed enemy as would a cornered
rat, but I do not think it meant to at
tack the young lady. killed it after
a struggle and hauled it upon the
rocks, where it was found that the ten
tacles measured fifteen feet from tip to
tip, the body being not much larger
than my closed hand, surmounted by
two greenish eyes, which flashed a
fiery light when the animal was struck.
This was accompanied by waves of
color, which followed each other over
the body, while from the siphon was
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-11
An Ingenious Machine.

For long time railroad companies
nave been endeavoring to find an eco
nomical, accurate and practical regis
ter. A most ingenious machine has
just been invented, which manufac-
lures, prints and cuts the ticket auto
matically on one side, while on the
other side it registers the number of
the ticket, it's destination and the price,
A simple addition of the numbers lined
on this band gives the total Of the
amounts which the receiver has regis
tered during the day. The machine
has been invented with the idea of pre-
venting any mistakes or fraud and of
correctly registering every day the ex-
act number of tickets sold and the
amounts received for them. The ap-
paratus is quadrangular in form. At
the bottom of the box is a small cleo
trio motor which sets a nickel plated
wheel in motion, this wheel being
placed on level with the handle on
the left side of the apparatus. The
long cardboard bands are rolled around
three or as many wheels as are needed,
situated above the motor and below
the composing cylinder. It is this CYL
inder and it's wheels and it's teeth, To-
Gated in the upper part of the machine,
which constitute the functional secret
of the latter. In conjunction with the
large exterior wheel, which revolves
against the outside wall on the right
of the apparatus, the mechanism works
secretly in the interior. On this large
wheel are inscribed the names of the
different stations and the prices of the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-11
German Polttics

Observers Of German political phe
nomena have noticed that every year
a greater proportion Of the parliament
airy representatives Of the Socialist
party are professors and other brain-
workers who displace the lahorers.
New York Post.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-11
Henry Claws Memory.

Henry Clay's memory for faces, as is
generally known, was little short OF
marvellous. The following is one oil
numerous stories illustrating his won
derful faculty: On one occasion he was
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-11
SCIENTIFIC T OPICS.
CURRENT NOTES OF DlsCOv-
cry AND INVENTION.
An Ingenious Registering Machine for
the Use Of Railroad Companies-A
Familiar Trick Explained-The Evo-
luton OF the Wreckine Business.
Evolution ofsWreckine Business.

LID British law
thus d e s cri b e s
wreck and salvage:
when any ship or
boat is stranded or
in sore distress on
any shore or tidal
water of the United
Kingdom any one
assisting to save
lives of those on
the endangered YES
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-11
Diamonds.

There are few researches more in
teresting than those which touch upon
the discovery Or manufacture of dia-
monds. An explorer in the mountains
in Natal came upon the crater of an
extinct volcano. There was a very
stable lake at the summit and an ex
animation of the shore and soundings
taken brought up sand which held
small diamonds. There is good dear
Of interest manifested as to whether
an actual diamond mine is discovered
or whether these gems were there bx
accident, being lost or thrown into the
water. As the mountains of this re
gion are not supposed to be diamond
bearing, it is suggested that volcanic
action may have had something to do
with the formation of these precious
stones.
No. Mr.. Hankinson," said Tommy
to the young man who was waiting 81.
the parlor for Tommys sister. Fl ain,t
the kind Of little boy you're always.
readin' about in the papers what beep
candy from the feller hat comes ia
see th'r sisters. Still, If you've got
any in your pockets I'd be. willin. ia
take It. - hicago Tribune.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-11
More About Cherries.

The cherry thrives best in a warm.
dry, loamy soil. The sour cherry likes
more moisture and is harder Soils too
dry, but otherwise favorable to the
cherry, can often be improved by the
addition of humus and by cultural aids
The land should receive frequent cult
walton till the first or middle of July.
and then be seeded to a cover crop.
Pillow early in the spring.
Place the orchard on an elevation
sloping to the north. The fruit buds
will be retarded in spring.
Sweet cherries should be n1anted IN
feet apart, and sour cherries 16 to 18
feet each way.
Select the buds for the future Or
chard from trees of a uniformly heavy
bearing habit. The promiscuous selec-
ton of buds tends to make unlike trees
in the orchard.
The sour cherry should be pruned
similar to the peach. The sweet cherry
should have three to five main arms.
Start the tops low. :
The finer types should be neatly
packed in small packages. Too much
care cannot be exercised in picking the
fruit and placing it on the market in
an attractive form.
Geographical varieties are as yet un-
developed, but existing varieties are
very cosmopolitan. The most probable
sour cherries are the Montmorency and
Early Richmond. Black Tartarian.
Roberts Red Heart, Napoleon, Wind
sor and~Dikeman are the most profitable
sweets. Black Eagle, Mezel, Governor
Wood, Goes Transparent, Knights
Early Black, Yellow Spanish. Belle
dOrleans, and Louis PHILIPPE might he
added for family use. -'C s5-
The brown rot is the most destruc-
tive fungous disease. It can be con-
trolled by spraying and by picking the
fruit just before ripe. t
The black aphis and curculio are the
worst insect enemies. Both are more
destructive to the sweet varieties
though the curculiO is sometimes .seri-
GUS in the sour kinds. Spraying con-
trolls the former and Earring the latter
pest. .... II
Sun scald and bursting of the bark
are not uncommon in Delaware Roth
of these difficulties are due to climatic
influences. They are favored by MIRO
genous fertilizers, late fall growth and
an exposed trunk. Care in the se1oo-
ton of soils and in subsequent fertil;za-
ton, and low-headed spreading form
of tree reduces the danger.
Indexes Of Good Farming. we Judge
Of farmer by his farm, and Of a farm
by what we see in passing it. saws =
contemporary. If all is neat and tidv
fences and outbuildings, as well az
dwelling house in good repair, if tools.
wagons and machinery are housed and
painted, and animals sleek and content
ed, we are satisfied that the owner is 4
good farmer and is prosperous. By.
Grooming the Horse. The princinal
reason for regular and thorough groom
ing is that the health Of the horse "a
quires that the pores Of the skin ha
boat fnnnn hv rn,,on1,i = :. %ho $500 S
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-11
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRlCULTURlSTS z
Some Up-to-Date Hints About Cultiva-
ton OF the Soil and Yields Thereof
horticulture. Viticulture and Flori-
culture.
Cherry Culture.

N a bulletin issued
by the Delaware
experiment station
G. H. Powell says:
Cultivation OF
the Orchard.-It is
essential to the
highest success in
cherry culture that
the orchard receive
thorough c ultiva-
ton during its
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-11
Familiar Trick EXPLAINED.

One of the most familiar optica
tricks is the talking head upon table.
The illustration almost explains ITSELF
The apparatus consists of mirror fix
ed to the diagonally opposite legs OF
the table. The mirror hides the body
OF the girl and by reflection makes a.
fourth table leg appear. 1t also reflects
the end of the fabric hanging down in
front of the table and MAKES it seem
as if part of the cloth were also hang
ing over the rear end of the table
Then, too, the mirror reflects the floor
so that the spectator seems to be look
ing right under the table and thinks he
can see the floor beyond it. The girls
head is thrust through a hole in thu
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-11

Grooming the Horse. The princ1pal
reason for regular and thorough groom.
ing is that the health Of the horse "a
squires that the pores Of the skin he
kept open by removing the dust ana
secretions, and that the muscles 81
rubbed, which would not otherwise be
well exercised. -Ey
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-11-11
Coal Statistics,

American coal is an important item
IN the supplies Of outward bound At
lantic liners. Formerly a large amount
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22

Admiral Lucr, at the founding Of the In
stituJion, A. to It's u~sefulnesa, q have
been fulfilled in alarge measure.
Commander GooDRIoH, In his closing
lecture, insists that strategy is Of necessity
a matter of study a. the college studies 1t,
because, while our theatre Of operations is
so large and our feet so small, only minor
problems could In any case be solved even
by making use Of several large fleets on a
much restricted area; and training the
mind to penetrate correctly the plans. of an
enemy is something that actual fleet evolu.
tions may not impart at all. In the mimic
warfare involved in tho strategic games OF
the college, fifteen situations were studied
and solved during the session.
A few years g this institution had to
struggle hard, and in some instances even
struggled unsuccessfully, for the support of
Congress. That period, however, is past,
and with the general acknowledgment of
Its usefulness, not only in the training of
Individual officers for the browning work
Of their profession, but in its contributions
to the problems Of coast defence, 1t can
doubtless rest assured that proper provision
will continue to be made for its needs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22
rheor,e. or Tide. Clearly E,pla,.es.

From the Boston Erening Transcript.
Prof. G. II. Darwin. in his fifth lecture in tho
Lowell Institute course. explained the causes OF
daily high and low tides. when the moon is
over any spot on the earth the water is drawn
up toward it by the force 1t exerts, and at tho
point directly opposite on tho other side Of tho
earth the water is also raised in the form OF a
big wave" said Prof. Darwin Between these
points on either side OF the e9rth's circumfer-
ence the ocean is depressed, the moon thus tend
ing TO form a spheroid of tho waters, and giving
rise to two high and two low tides In the course
OF one revolution of the earth.
Il understand the bi'mOnthly spring and
neap tides, we must take into account also the
effect of tho sun on the oceans. Tho force ex-
erted by tho sun Is twenty-siX'tifty ninths as
powerful as that OF tho one moon, and when
there is q full moon or a new moon the force OF
boih bodies Is acting together, and gives rise to
the condition known as spring tides. But when
ing or waning, the fOrce OF the sun is acting at
right angles to that OF tho moon. As The sun
eNerts about half the power of The moon over the
tides, the difference between the effect OF tho
two acting together and in opposition is about
as three TO one, so that the tides arising from
the conflict " the force OF sun and moon are
only ono-third as great as the spring tides.
These minor tides are called neap tides"
The observed fact that high tides do not occur
when the moon il overhead, but several hours
later, was explained as due mainly TO the com.
parative shallowness OF the oceans and to the
different velocities of all points on tho earth's
surface between the maximum Of 25. 900 miles q
day at the equator and zero at the poles.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22
Yalo's Turn.

Popular interest In the capital match Of
the football season does not seem to have
been diminished much by the transfer
Of tho game from the midway metrop-
oils to tho college fields. There is
one distinct gain. Tho professors In
the academic and theological faculties Of
the two universities have now only a troll
ley fare to pay. or a short walk to under
take, instead of o troublesome and compar-
a~tively expensive journey by rail from New
Haven or Princeton to New York.
The disadvantage, on the other hand, is
the general belief that the conditions for
an absolutely decisive test are not SO nearly
equal on the home grounds Of either team
as upon neutral ground. This is a
very important consideration. If q GER
tain percentage of advantage is to go every
year, as a matter Of course, to the uni
versity entitled that year to fight on Its
own territory, the great football game of
the year will soon either lose its present
position among American sports. or will
return to New York, enlightened college
faculties permitting, to regain prestige.
These remarks do not apply to the result
of Saturdays brilliant game. Yale's vic
tory was not the less illustrious this year
because 1t was won In New Haven slush
and not on Manhattan soil, or in red Jersey
mud. The apparent odds against Yale, and
the momentum of Princeton's remarkable
record for the season, balanced this time
any advantage of locality, in the opinion
of the impartial.
1t was Yale's turn, and bright Is her blue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22
WORLDS x1oND1kE FARCE.
DynauitinE or tho white Pass Suggested M .
Joke and worked as an Advertisement.

DynamitinE or tho white Pass Suggested rs .
Joke and worked as an Advertisement
Black and White of London prints an inter
view by Raymond Blathwayt with Capt. Arthur
Lee. r. A, who investigated the Klondike boom
on behalf of the Daily Chronicle. Capt. Leo
says. among other things:
II gained q wonderful glimpse of the famous
American specials, who are daunted by nothing
when tho interest of their readers is at stake. 1
jokingly threw out the suggestion to one of
them-the representative of q prominent New
York %daily-that he should purchase some
tons of dynamite, blow up all tho distractions
on the trail, and then attach to the cleared
pathway the name Of Tho - tWorldl
Boulevard and so win everlasting renown for
himself and his paper. To my amazcment he
leaped at the suggestion, chartered q special
steamer to Juneau, where he purchased the
necessary explosives. and returned post haste to
begin his work of destruction. At first the
struggling miners were enchanted with his phil
rocks began to rain about their tents and pack
trains without improving the route in tho least,
sisting in a gigantic advertising scheme.
they rejected further newspaper aid and
proceeded to grapPle single-handed with the
task themselves. Nothing daunted by this fZ-
zle and finding the climate of SkaRway u little
too warm for comfort, this same correspondent
This, however. was no easy task. owing to tho
blocked condition of the trail; and SO, to secure
himself the right OF way, he actually hired a
with their revolvcrs for a sufficient length OF time
to enable him to get through ahead OF all the
rest before the lakes had frozen over. This.
however, the miners could not stand, and they
stormed the pass. While / wish my enterpris-
Ing friend success. have not heard of him
him. but I felt that nothing short of a brazen
statue could have done Justice to his cheek