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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-22

Mrs. Beckett b said excitedly.s
you have. without knowing it. done
me a very great service Burchison
declared to me that he had invested
our gains and that all the money had
been lost. It seems from this letter
that he.has behaved shamefully, andI
shall make him disgorge every penny
that belongs to me. I shall go back to
the Cape by the next boat
This is very unsatisfactory" de-
clared Mrs. Beckett aggrievedly. you
can't very well get married before next
Saturday"
The dear girl will watt" he an
swered confidently.
.'I'm not so sure Of that said Mrs.
Beckett with some snappishness ..Dear
Madeleine is not so young as she was"
SOL should Judge. But what has
she to do with the affair? Is she to be
bridesmaid"
Madeleine has been bridesmaid
often enough" said Madeleine's moth
er. This time, providing this money
affair Of yours comes out right, she will
be the BRIDE"
Whose bride, Mrs. Beckett?'
why, bless the man. cried Mrs.
Beckett, yours"
l don't see how that can be man
aged with convenience. There's a law
against bigamy, I believe. Besides,
only want to marry your stepdaugh-
ter"
"Ella?" cried Mrs. Beckett amazedly.
IF you don't mind"
Mrs. Beckett laid down her fish knife
and fork and stared distractedly
around the table at the other guests
Finally her eyes rested on Madeleine
and she frowned SO much at that young
lady that Madeleine asked across the
table in an audible tone If she were ill
IL Hip echoed Mrs. Beckett tartly;
L have uncommonly good cause to be
To think that I have taken all this
trouble for the sake of poor Mr.. Beck
ett's ridiculous little daughter by his
first wife. Why, she isn't worth
Excuse me-" Interrupted Marchan,
promptly; you will remember, please
that you are speaking of a lady who is
to be my wife"
Bah" said Mrs. Beckett.-Cham.
bers' Journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-22
AID JETSAM.

81 .HHEH..
Nov for another Arctic explora-
ton said Fogg, as he started on a
searchfor his Observation-Disclosures Tran
script.
A gentleman who recently died in
Portland, Me-, ~bequeathed So, 1000 for a
fund, the interest of which is to be ex-
pended in caring for neglected graves
In Evergreen Cemetery, that. city.
In Waterford, Me-, there is a pastor
who used to be an expert boxersi III his
college days, and this winter he has
been giving lessons in the manly art
to the youths Of his neighborhood.
San Francisco is soon to have the
largest plant in the world for dispos-
ing 'of the city's refuse by fire. There
Will pc thirty-two furnaces with a ca
pacity for %disposing Of 400 tons of ma
terial a day.
The two Oldest newspapers in Spain
are the Gazette de Madrid, founded in
1861, and the Diario de . Barcelona,
foundedin 1892. The latter has a cir.
culation Of 2 ,000, and is the only large
Spanish paper that appears twice a day.
= paper published in Switzerland
makes the astonishing assertion thai
there are in that country no fewer than
5,655 Women's societies., with nearly
100000 members. Most of them have
charitable or u~tilitarian objects in
view.
Florida will this year plant a large
aaTeage in tobacco. "a northern firm
has bought 5000 acres near Quincy, il
Gadsden county, and will put it all il
tobacco. The same firm has been max.
ing q successful test upon a 1O0-acrt
tract.
The midnight music Of cats SO an:
noyed Jerome Summers Of Weaver.
vile, n. 8, that he hurried out bare
footed with his pistol to shoot them
In the yard he stepped upon a rust,
nail, which caused lockjaw, and IN tel
DAYS be died.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-22
One Room as Good as Anot1

One Room as Good as Another.
A company of tourists are taken
over the castle at Blois.
Guide: "The room which we are now
entering, ladies and gentlemen, is the
very n in which the Duke Of Guise
was murdered" s
"A Tourist: Here, what's that?
came here three years ago, and was
shown a room in the wing opposite"
Guide very calmly: This room
was undergoing repairs at the time"
Figaro.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-22
"sTHEY DON'T KISS ME-"

understand that when / say ] shall
have to work Tor my Living, ] really
mean it."
IT am glad" she said quietly. :
Il know that you are, dear. But I
suppose. parents are different"
my parent is"
"And if she objects, why" he looked
down upon her afectionately, IT shall
just pack you UP, Ella, and run off with
you"
Now" she said, delightedly, ssthat
is more old-fashioned than ever. I be-
lieve it's an idea YOU have learnt from
the Kafirs. What a wonderful thing
travel is for improving the mind!'
II shall see you tonight?"
Il am not sure" she said, with her
little hand resting for a moment in his.
IT think the invitation is for two
only"
II have a great mind said Mr..
James Marchant, looking down at her
~affectionately, ito kiss YOU"
That is no evidence of a great
mind,'' she said r~eprovingly. Besides,
you are in London now"
"And don't people kiss in London?''
"They don't kiss me, Mr.. Marchant.'"'
. 4 am very glad of that"
And people don't talk of kissing at
the doors of picture galleries"
II am afraid" said James Marchant
alphabetically, that I have much to
learn before I become reciyilized. Thu
Cape makes n forget all cne's man
ners."
1T has not made you forget your
friends" she said.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-22

traction to most Of the visitors; the
catalogue was usually preserved by
suburban patrons for the purpose of
frightening birds. Yet the gallery was
not without attractions on a coldsday
when the wind cut along from the
Green Park, down P~iccadilly, racing
another wind which was speeding mad
~ along Pail Mall with a slight start
In advance toward Waterloo Place.
1T does one good" said Mr.. James
Marchant, ito come to a show like
this. If I ever go out to the Cape
again." Ia
Which you WON'T" said the young
lady.
and I feel wistful-"
NAL du pays" suggested the young
lady.
Exactly. Why, then, I shall think
of this hideous collection of pictures,
and I shall feel reconciled to my lot.
The Cape is not all honey, but at any
rate you do get nature there. And ma
ture is always good" g"
II suppose these artists think she
can be improved by the introduction of
a little novelty" -
Il wouldn't" said Mr.. James March
ant, waving his stick round the gal
lery, Il wouldn't give twopence half
penny for the lot of them"
IT don't suppose they would care to
sell them for less"
Mr.. James Marchant laughed good
fnrnoro61v o-J 4o,,oh11 h1, hor1
which happened to be resting on her
knee. 1t was a very pretty hand and
very neatly gloved, and there was good
excuse for him.
But there is something" he said,
lowering his voice, Something in the
gallery, Ella, that I would give every
penny 1 lave in the world to possess
"a picture?"
"Prettier than any picture"
"Statuary?"
Better shaped than any statuary.'
Not disposed of already?"
Il hope not. There is only one diff
culty-I am not sure, if I were to make
IAN offer now, that it would be &C.
cepted."
HOW shall you u QUIZ!
He rose and adjusted his frock coal
with the manner of a man, to whom
for some years frock coats had not
been familiar wear He was a tall
brown-faced man, with a good deal oil
earnestness in his eyes.
II shall ask Mrs. Beckett" .@
90" she said. She gasped a little
before she went on. "And you-you
think my stepmother will be-will be
able to advise you in the matter?" a
Il think she will" They walked
slowly on the thick carpet to the swing
doors. Besides, it's only fair to dc
so."'
1T seems to me-" she said, rolling
up her catalogue very tightly, "rathel
an ~old-fashioned mode of procedure
There is this excuse in my case
Mrs. Beckett has an idea, I am afraid
that I have brought. back from thu
Cape untold gold. I want to make he,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-22

DO you think" said the lady who
was shopping, that anybody would
steal this umbrella if I were to leave it
for a few minutes? ?"
Really, madam" replied the clerk,
II should not like to venture an opinion
without first examining the umbrella"
Washington Star.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-22
Not Long to Wait.

'If 7 thought any girl would marry
me-" remarked Mr.. Linger, I'D pro-
pose tomorrow"
IF that is how you feel" replied
Miss Spokes, with a glance at the
clock, which indicated 11:45, "you
need not wait very long."-New York
World.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-22

seed for 10 to Is minutes in scalding
water-temperature OF water 1872 to 1913
degrees f., and soaking the seed from
Is to 20 hours in a solution of, POTASH
UNI sulfd Oliver Of sulfur) made by dis
solving one and one-half pounds Of the
sulfd in twenty-five gallons Of water.
This solution should be kept in a wood
en- vessel. In the hot water treatment
the seed is placed in a wire mesh yes
sci or in an open gunny bag and then.
immersed. Ten minutes treatment
gave the same results as fifteen min
utes, while the longer did no injury.
With the potassium sulfid method the
grain is covered directly by the liquid
and allowed to. remain for the time
stated. In both cases the seed will
need to be dried to SOW in the drill, but
may be sown broadcast while still wet.
Details OF these methods will be found
in Bulletin Ga of the Ohio Experiment
Station. Another method was tried in
1896. It consists in treating the seed
oats in piles by sprinkling with a solu-
ton of potassium sulfid from a water
ing can with rose. The grain must be
repeatedly stirred during treatment
and the s%prinkling is done also at in
tervals of an hour. BY this sprinkling
per cent to l pei, cent in n case; from
70 per cent to 10 per cent in another.
Hot water and sulfid soaking treat
ments of the same seed reduced the
smut to lilo of per cent and 6-10
OF n per cent of smut respectively. It
will be seen that the sprinl1ling method
is not so complete a prevention as the
no water and soaking methods.
The details Of the sprinkling method
are as follows: Dissolve one pound of
fresh potassium sulfd in fifteen and
one-half gallons of water in a wooden
vessel. This solution will be enough
to treat 500 pounds or fifteen and one
half bushels Of seed oats. In other
words, every gallon Of the mixture,
made as directed, will treat n bushel
or oats. Place the oats in piles of five
to eight bushels upon a tight floor and
sprinkle with the sprinkler every hour
until the liquid is used. Just enough
should be applied so that none goes to
waste. The seed should be well stirred
between sprinkings. After all: the So
luton has been applied, the oats should
lie not more than six inches deep and
should be thoroughly stirred twice a
day. It is best sown about two to
three days after treatment. Manifestly
n seed will be swollen and must be
applied in a larger quantity per acre.
The attention to the condition of the
seed after treatment and before sowing
Is evidently as exacting as for the hot
water or soaking methods. The pref
erence Of the Experiment Station is for
the hot water method as. most effective
and at the same time most practicable.
This sprinkling reatment is stated for
the benefit Of any who desire to use it.
There is no method Of seed treatment
that does not involve labor.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-22
FARM AND GARDEN,
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRICULTURISTS.
Some Up-to-date Hints About Cultiva-
ton Of the Soil and Yields Thereof
-Horticulture. viticulture and Flori-
# culture.

HE Ohio Expert
ment Station has.
used several meth
DDS of treatment.
and two OF these
wer u q ifornly
successful. A third.
method reduces the.
smut one-half to.
three-fourths. The
successful methods.
are immersing the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-22
Wash-a-Kie Baptized.

After living a pagan and polygamist
for ninety-three years, Wash-a-kie,
chief of the Shoshones, has been bap-
tized at Fort Washable, Wyo. He is
one of the bravest and wisest OF the
Indians of the west,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-22

Ek#EFEE-E .HE- I.EEAHEe3
From the hours full of toiling and
care
He fingered a moment at Huyler's-
Shall I send her a bonbonniere??'
mo! surely that's not what I'm seek
ing,
It would say only commonplace
things"
He passed-"there's a Cupid in Ores
den,
That dear little rascal with wings
Not that! He could scarce Dear a mes
sage
On wings that don't 1utter, and back
VI all one would say to a sweetheart
Is something beyond bric-a-brac.""
Still on, till a chance opened doorway
Threw a fragrance of flowers on the
street,
And it came like a glad inspiration
They'll say what I fear to repeat.
The message I'm longing to utter,
The secret I'm sure she half knows
And he placed it at once in the keep
OF some beautiful deep jacquemi-
nOts.
They came, yes, they came, on the NOR
row, g.. .ga.: 6r
Yet the message they failed to con
VI vey; ..@ & ~ ,%
How weary n gets of red roses as
She said, as she tossed them away.
But a girl a few blocks to the west
ward =
With a sigh saw the day near it's
close, f.. ri
And she murmured, II couldn't help
hoping ~"
That Ned would just send me a rose"
-TWinkles.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-22
A MAN FROM THE CAPE

T was an eccentric
picture gallery,
with pictures paint
ed by men who
were u enough
to know better, Of
SPRAYING ladies in
green, scarlet land
a p and blue
angels. The frames
formed in them
cn1vnS q Grim at.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-22
Good Roots in Transplanting Trees

Good Roots in Transplanting Trees
MI. Fl. M. Stringfellow, q fruit grow
er Of Texas, and who is regarded in
that section as good authority on
practical fruit culture, has lately start
led planters by contending that young
trees planted for orchards, or, one may
say, for anything else, are better with
out roots than with them. He cuts in
all the roots to q mere stump, making
the tree little nor than a mere cut
ti1-.s, says Mehan's Monthly. The top
is Of course at the same time cut in
severely. It is argued that there is a
great point gained, provided such trees
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-22
accommodating

"Have you a day at homer" asked
Bridget Mccarthy, with whom Mrs.
Chambers was negotiating for services.
Eyes; Thursdays. Why?"
"Then Oiu make that my day out.',
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-22
Muck Lands Made Valuable.

E - Ma ~
Beginning e Lawton, Mich, and
extending westerly past Dowagiac, is
an immense swamp, says Drainage
Journal. A portion of it is covered
with black ash and birch and other
large portions have in ages past been
buried under water SO long that it's
growth Of trees has been smothered.
Roots and earth-imbedded trunks
alone remain to tell the story. De-
nuded Of its trees, the swamp presents
the appearance of a plain. Centuries
OF decay of vegetation produce rich
plant food. No part of this swamp
produces better returns for its tillage
than that near Decatur. Ten years
ago the state made a ditch five miles
long in this swamp, which drains into
DoWagiac creek, and from thence into
the st. Joseph river. Owners Of
swamp land constructed l~aterals, and
a large body OF the. land was brought
into condition for cultivation. sShrewd
residents of Lawton, Kalamazoo and
other points invested in the swamp.
They grew mint, celery and onions.
The ground produces fine celery, and
an effort has been made to colonize
Hollanders from Kalamazoo to work it,
but so far without marked success. Be-
fore being drained these muck lands
had only a nominal value. Now they
sell at prices ranging from $40 to $1OO
per acre, depending very much upon
the market facilities. The growing Of
mint on the muck land has been and is
vet remunerative. The mint produces
a valuable oil when distilled. Each
mint grower has a small still. and the
distillation is said to be a very simple
process. It is claimed that mint grow
ers realize q profit Of $40 or more per
acre.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-22
Treating Strawberry Plants.

An eastern exchange says: L.. j..
Farmer, a widely known strawberry
grower. of Pulaski, N. Y, has a method
of his own for spring treatment OF
strawberry plants. The plants are TAX
en- up very early and trenched closely
in sloping trenches, about seven inches
deep, twelve to fifteen plants to the
linear foot. and crowns even with the
surface. The roots are clipped before
trenching. The whole surface is mulch
ed, the beds leach consisting of three
trenches eight inches apart thoroughly
soaked, and a week after sprayed with
Bordeaux mixture. The plants are
kept in the beds, where they can be fire.
quently sprayed for mildew (Which in
Oswego county is worse than rust)
about six weeks. Ten thousand can
thus be treated on q square rod Of
land. About May 20 the plants are set
IN the fields, and will ordinarily need
no more spraying until after they have
made a crop. Mr.. Farmer puts the win
ter mulch on early, about as SOC as
the ground will bear a wagon. Horse
manure is the preferred mulch.
The Farmers Review regards the
above with a good deal of suspicion,
and does not advise its readers to try
1t. It can hardly be believed that the
plants set out in May could develop
enough roots to give q large yield Of
fruit
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-22

Profitable Dairying. There is. no use
trying to make sdairying profitable on,
old lines. Better cows are needed at
once, and they should have the best
care Stock that has to stand out in all
kinds Of weather and has no shelter
from the fierce storms that sweep
across those prairies, other than a
barbed wire fence. will never yield
enough milk to be a source of impor-
tant income to the owner. Cows must
be we'll housed and well fed; and better
care Of the milk before it goes to the
creamery is absolutely essential. Clean
illness in the barn. about the milk
rooms. with the pals and cans in
which the milk is handled, should re-
ceive very close attention. Get the
milk to the creameries in frst-class
shape, free from the bad odors that
are SO often absorbed by it, and the
fault will lie with the creamery man
agement if the finished product is not
Of high grade. .
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-22

Butter and Cheese Consumption.-In
1887 the United States consumed $780,
900 tons Of butter and cheese; the Unit
ed Kingdom, $4,000; Russia, 100000;
Germany, 185, 900, and Austria, 100000.
The people Of Canada eat more butter
and cheese per capita than those 81
any other country. The annual con-
sumption in the United States, per In
habitant, is 20 pounds, and in the
United Kingdom 10 pounds.
Read up on the dairy business.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-22

Poor man! How did you lose the
sight Of your eyer" s
aLookin' for work, mum!!"-Pick-Me-
Up.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-22
Future Hopes.
Made Him Mad, Too.

scribbler- hayessquite a passion for
poetry, you know.
Editor- have the passion, too,
when ! read some Of yours
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-04-22
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
WIT AND WISDOM. ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.
Missent---Future Hopes-The Accommo-
dating Servant GIrl-One Room as
Good as Another---How He Lost His
Eyesight-Flotsam and Jetsam.
Missent.

OW, what shall /
send her?" he
murmured,
AS he passed
with the hurry
ing throng,
! The Easter tides
dainty devices
Displayed in the
windows along
The route of the
weary home
corners,
full Of toiling and
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-01
The MAYOR.
RHODE ISLAND RED MEN HAVE A
GREAT COUNCIL FIRE.
Many Warriors Present at infantry Hall the
Reservations Ia This Vicinity.

The trail of all Red Men on the Rhode
Island reservation led to Infantry Hall,
Providence, last evening, and large aud
enthusiastic gathering of the tribesmen
was the result.
1The proceedings and festivities were of
an extraordinary character. 1t was an
nounced that q goodly number of promin-
ent citizens, including Mayor McGuinness
would be initiated into the order.
There were strange sights and strange
sounds In Infantry Hall during the pow
WOW. Over 700 braves were present, occu-
pying the seats in the gallery and around
the sides of the big hall.
King Philip Tribe, 1, of Providence was
the host of the occasion, and the invitation
to meet in Providence tonight was general
to all the tribes in this reservation.
The exercises began at 1880 and con-
tinued until late, the following being the
program: Adoption degree, worked by
Moshassucck tribe, IA, of Woodlawn;
sachem Of adoption team, John s. Sanborn |;
hunters degree, worked by Weenatt tribe,
g, of Newport; sachem, Frank G.. Scott;
warriors degree, worked by Cononchet
tribe, 10, of Valley Falls; sachem, Oscar X.
Wright; chiefs degree, worked by Petta
conset tribe, 8, of Providence; sachem,
Joseph III. Tarr.
Following the exercises in the hall, Al
thans served a course supper in excellent
style in the upper hall, where fully 800 of
the members sat down TO the feast.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-01
Case IS SETTLED.
Ex-Officer McCusker Pleads
Guilty to Simple Larceny
Peculiar Outcome to the Some
what Celebrated Case.
The Outcome Apparently Ends the Matter
The Fine Imposed Was 81 and Costs.

The much talked OF, once postponed
McCusker case, came up for trial in the
District Court this morning, before Judge
Shove, and was somew hat of a farce, and
the result is general surprise to those
who have followed the matter, and less of
a matter of wonder to many who are well
posted on current events.
. The charge was breaking and entering
the drug store of James A. Slattery and
taking therefrom cigars to the amount OF
81. After the case had been called City
Solicitor jerks went to have an interview
with Mr.. Slattery, and returned with the
information that Mr.. Slattery knew moth
ing about the matter, but that Officer
Jeffers did.
Officer Jeffers was found to know moth
ing OF the matter in question on the date
set down in the complaint, and there the
matter rested.
After a consultation McCusker was told
that IL he would plead guilty to a simple
charge OF larceny the other matter would
be dropped. So accordingly McCusker
pleaded, and was sentenced by the court to
pay a fine of $2 and costs.
Thus apparently ends the matter. p. H.
Mulholiand OF Providence appeared for the
defendant and City Solicitor jerks looked
after the interests OF the prosecution.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-01
REPAIRS NECESSARY.

Subcommittee on Property Talk Oyec
Repairs and Plans for New school.
The subcommittee on property Of the
School Committee met on Tuesday evening
to consider the repairs necessary to the
various school buildings. The broadway
schoolhouse was reported in bad condition.
Plans for the new school building on High
street were looked over by two firms OF
architects, each presenting two each. The
plans may be seen at the rooms of the
School Committee. One of the plans is OF
a Colonial building, very pretty, three
stories high and providing two rooms OH Il
floor and a hall. Another plan IL Of two
story building. On the first floor are two
rooms and on the second third room and
a large hall. This hall can be easily di-
vided into two school rooms.
On Friday the members of the commit
tee will visit the High school to locate the
permanent place for the manufacturers ex-
hibit. The broadway school building will
also be inspected to ascertain fully the ex-
tent of the required repairs.