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lch ADnarent ease

as one works an ordinary cistern pump,
this great engine delivers $500 900 gal
Ions of water for twenty-four consecu-
tive hours, and does it continuously.
1t is almost noiseless, so perfect is the
adjustment; indeed, persons standing
just outside of the building can scarce
ly hear it's beating. Standing inside
by the great pit from which the water
is drawn almost the only sound is the
thrush of the water as the pump lifts
more than thousand gallons at every
stroke. This immense piece OF ma
chinery is engaged in supplying water
to the works, where 1000 tons per day
OF conglomerate rock are pulverized
into sand, fine enough to be sweps
away by the rush of water. The nice
ty OF adjustment may be imagined
from the fact that the current of wa
ter lifts and sweeps away the sand, but
does not disturb the copper that set
ties to the bottom of the pans.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-16

the stack or the shock? There is
good deal to be said on both sides,
and, after all, the question is one that
must be determined by circumstances
II the grain can be cut in good time,
we'll shocked, the weather settled, and
the machine and help available when
wanted, we believe it is best to thrash
direct from the shock. This, however,
occurs only once in while. The
weather east of the Missouri cannot be
depended upon, neither can thrashing
machines nor help at this season of the
year. Even when help can be obtained
it is higher priced than later. The
farmers by stacking their grain and
letting it go through the sweat can
change work and get through with very
little outside labor. The probability is
that the wheat will be put in the mar
ket in better condition and bring as
the man who was near the mill had
an early variety of grain, and thrashed
from the shock in nine cases out of
ten got a better market than if he
stacked and thrashed later. The price
of wheat now is not determined by the
local mill. but by the general market
and this again is determined not by the
supply in the county or state, or even
the United States, but by the markets
of the world. Before any Iowa farmer
can thrash his grain now, grain will
be pouring in from Texas, Kentucky
Kansas and Missouri: in fact it is be-
ginning to come into market already
Our conclusion, therefore, is that ex.
cept in exceptional circumstances it is
best to stack and begin thrashing a:
| soon as the grain is in the right con
! dition.
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ing a daily weight of 1854 pounds. In

ing a daily weight OF 1854 pounds. In
one week each woman has lifted 2,784
pounds, or nearly ton and a quarter.
In month it amounts to 1O,62O pounds
or over five tons and a half. This is
the milk alone. to say nothing of the
churning, working of butter, washing
pals, pans, crooks, etc., which more
than doubles the work. To realize how
much this really amounts to one need
but take their milk to the creamery
one week, and they are sure to think,
as 1 heard one woman say not long
since, and she hauls eight and one-half
miles, that she did not see how she
could ever do the work again. And
then the occasional change they have
in themselves hauling the milk when
the men folks are too busy, is real
benefit to them. Going to town means
great deal more to one who lives in
the country where neighbors are few
and far between, than many can i'm
agine. The new faces she sees, and
acquaintance she is sure to make
serve to brighten the dull monotony Of
her life. The time thus gained for
the change makes difference of sew
eral hours in her favor) can be used
in doing those thousand and one
things every women likes to do when
she has time. It may be spent in tend
ing flower garden, doing some piece
of fancy work she has long wanted to
do, or perhaps read some book that
there never seemed time to read These
things are all beneficial, for in change
there is rest. South Dakota women,
as rule, are hard worked, the newt
able result of settling a new country.
Many of them help with out door work
until they are almost ready to break
down, and if the creamery will tighten
their burdens and give them bright
er life. then We say, give us the
creamery! Herald it's advantages all
over our fair state until every COM
munity can boast of and glory in an
I institution that is as truly burden
litter" as it is a mortgage LITTER"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-16
Brussels Sprouts.

A member of the cabbage tribe.
characteristics are a long central stem
surmounted by an open head of leaves,
and numerous small heads (1z inch, or
larger in diameter) arranged, around
the stem in the axis of the leaves.
These small heads are termed
Sprouts" The vegetable originated
in Belgium and has been cultivated ex-
tensively around Brussels since the
thirteenth century. Requires the same
treatment as cabbage. Soil must be
rich. Requires considerable moisture.
The small sprouts must grow rapidly
or they will be tough. Sow seed in hot
bed and transplant. or scatter seed in
hills and thin. Plants must have
plenty of room. Rows should be thir-
ty inches apart and the plants not
closer than two feet. Ordinary culture
will suffice. Some authorities advise,
that the sprouts should be frosted be-
fore using. Our experience is that it
causes a bitter taste. Sprouts half
inch in diameter are said to be much
more palatable than the large ones
The top leaves are sometimes used as
green's. The aphis gives considerable
trouble. The best treatment is thor
ough washing with soap suds.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-16
Bridging the St. Lawrence.


It is curious and most interesting
fact that that a plan for a bridge
across the St. Lawrence river opposite
Quebec, which was made upwards OF
forty years ago, is quite as applicable
to present day ideas as the more recent
designs. In fact. with some slight
notifications, this plan would work
admirably under our present system
OF bridge building. The difficulties at
tending an undertaking Of this sort
may be imagined when it is taken into
consideration that the distance across
the river from cliff to cliff is 4,800 feet.
1t was proposed to span this distance
by three 1900 foot sections, with short
er ones at the shore ends. The trussed
suspension system was to be employed
and the bridge was to have upper and
lower decks, the one for wheel and foot
traffic and the other for railroad trains:
One of the greatest points in under
takings of this sort is the strength OF
the piers. This was to be secured by
| foundations built of solid masonry
started $50 feet below high water mark.
The masonry was to be carried up to
| the floor level of the bridge in solid
| columns. Five cables were to be en-
| ployed, and on these the remainder OF
the structure was to rest. There is lit
tie trouble with modern appliances in
carrying the foundations of buildings
down as far as one chooses; indeed, a
bridge recently erected in Australia has
piers $50 feet in length, and these were
carried down through mud and sand to
their solid foundations
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-16
A Household Telephone.

A Berlin firm of electricians has re-
Gently placed on the market a combi-
nation telephone and electric bell for
short distances. The illustration shows
it's parts and it's installations between
a kitchen and dining-room. The SIM
plicity of the apparatus is one Of it's
principal points of advantage and it's
usefulness is evident The one shown
in the dining room is the size of an or
binary egg, which at the pointed end
has small push-button for a bell.
The egg-shaped fixture can be taken
apart, the short end being the trans
mitter, the longer end the receiver OF
this diminutive telephone. The fixture
in the kitchen is of the ordinary tele-
phone type and has a bell which rings
when the push-button in the dining
room fixture is pressed. This calls
the cook to the phone and the lady OF
the house may give her orders in an
undertone and even in whisper
which will be plainly understood by
the cook. The mouthpiece is a sim
plified microphone, the membrane be.
| ing placed just little above a very
| small electric magnet. The same mag.
net is used for the push-button. II
other respects this installation does
not differ from the ordinary micro.
phone and it's rapid popularity in Ger
many will be understood when it ii
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-16

SElLE The WOMAN ALSO!
come of good family. He was held in
esteem by NJ. Benoit and was second
to him in command at the farm. All
these thoughts treasured him and he
spoke to Benoit of his hopes. To his
joy, Benoit gave him his hand willing
ly and said he would talk to his daugh-
ter, who had just gone into the hay
field. Bancroche followed at a dis
lance. and himself unseen watched the
farmer approach Marietta and address
her in low voice. Then, after mo-
ment, he saw her throw back her head
with a peal of laughter and heard her
cry: with his leg? And I would be
a Nine. Bancroche? No! No! Mop
Poor Bancroche did not return until
evening and then he took his place at
supper without noticing the sad looks
of Benoit, nor the naughty chances of
Marietta, who was willing to be loved,
but angry that he, cripple, should
have dared to ask her hand.
II understand, M. Benoit," he said,
after supper; 1--WE will say no more
about it. I was wrong in forgetting my
leg" And more than this he would
not say, going on with his work as
usual, always brave, sometimes sad,
but never troubling either father or
daughter And when, three months af-
ter, Marietta married Sylvan Gillet,
proprietor of the Coq-d'Argent hotel,
he assisted at the wedding and no one
noticed that his eyes were red.
There was great excitement In the
village of Saint Georges. The Prus-
slams were coming. They had already
occupied the neighboring village and
twenty times an hour each person look
ed anxiously down the road to the for
est, the direction from which the enc
my was expected to come All the
able-bodied men had gone to war, with
the exception Of Sylvan Gillet, who
trembled at the thought Of being killed
a drinker and a braggart, deceitsul and
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-16
Indian Women Who Farm.

In the Indian village on the banks
of the Minnesota river, about one mile
down stream from Shakopee, lives a
band of Indians who till the soil, make
bows and arrows and moccasins, and
trade with the neighboring farmers.
Among the villagers are some interest
ing women, one of them being Mrs.
Otherday, the sister of Shakopee of Lit
tie Six, one of the most noted chiefs
of the Sioux nation. The women of
the Shakopee colony assist in the farm
ing and make beautiful beadwork,
which they sell at the summer resort
hotels. Mrs. Otherday is a strong,
well-preserved elderly woman, much
looked up to by her own people and hey
white neighbors.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-16
Expansion of Rails.

Some years ago, before railroad build
ing had reached its present scientific
basis, train on the Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy road, which was run
ming at what was at that time a very
high rate of speed, met with a most
unusual accident. It was an intensely
hot day in August. Those who are ac-
quainted with that country are willing
to admit that the degree OF heat some
times experienced in that region is lit
lie short OF the boiling pitch. The
rails were heated and as the heavy
train passed over them they seemed
to almost give way under the weight.
Suddenly the engineer saw the track
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-16
"A New Flooring Material.

II inventive genius keeps on in it's
present course chemistry will be able
to furnish us most of the necessities
of life. One of the latest achievements
is novel sort of tile, which is made
from chemical compounds, which are
as yet a profound secret. aside from
the fact that sawdust and lime are
among the ingredients. The compound
is made into sort of paste or pulp,
and while damp is put into molds and
subjected to extremely heavy pressure.
It forms tile which is said to be in
every way more durable and satisfac-
tory than wood or any other kind OF
flooring. It is susceptible Of high pol
ish, may be made in any color or size,
and can be decorated after any de-
sign.
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was fine fellow, muscular, with broad
shoulders, an open face and clear eyes.
More than one of the pretty country
but he hardly addressed word to
them, held back by timidity and shame
of his poor leg. He never complained,
and when he watched his friends dane
ing at the fair, with their arms about
their partners waists, he accepted MS
position with the philosophy of a coun-
try fatalist But one day he suffered
the sorrow of a great disappointment.
He wanted to serve in the army, but
first he must pass the examination
with the others. He marched limping
along the road with them his hat or
namented with long tri-colOred RIB
bons which tloated in the breeze, and
sung at the top of his voice with an
animation which made him forget he
was not like the rest of the world. But
his JOY was short-lived.
Unfit for SERVICE; deformity of the
hip pronounced the officer.
1T is unfortunate" added the gen.
eral without that he would have
made a splendid soldier"
Bancroche departed alone, his heart
full of sadness and feeling the flower
of courage and loyalty which had
sprung up in him wither from lack Of
noUrishment He reached the farm
where he was employed without meet
ms anyone, and going to the bed where
he slept he threw himself down and
wept uncontrollably.
Some time after this Bancroche was
employed on the farm. Of a certain
Benoit, well-to-do farmer, who had a
very pretty daughter named Marietta.
Her white teeth made line of ivory
behind two rosy lips always parting in
smile. Her figure was dainty, her
arms strong, her feet untiring; alto
gether she was the picture of vigorous
beauty. She might have been a Ceres
of Rubens, in all the strength and
freshness of her 20 years. And, Of
course, Bancroche fell madly in love
with her. She was not long in per
ceiving her victory and, as she was
something Of a coquette, she did al
she could to encourage him. She wa!
so good to him, looked at him with
eyes so sweet and bright that thu
cripple was fired with love and hope
letting himself dwell on happy dream:
of the future, in which he saw himsel
departing from the church with Ma
riette, his wife, leaning on his arm
He said many tender things to her, anl
once, putting her mouth very close t.
his ear, she had whispered: "Bancroche
I love your
And after all, why not? he had aske
himself. To be sure he was a cripple
but he invented thousand reasons t
persuade himself that this was not a.
obstacle. In marrying one thinks onl
of the qualities of the heart. He ha
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-16

the sails fold up just as an umbrella
does. At first sight this would seem
a drawback, but in reality it is not so,
for the mechanism is the simplest pos
sible, as when tacking the sail is mere
ly shifted from one side to the other
The boat is light one and sails very
fast, and seems admirably adapted for
rivers or any. quiet bay. A glance at
the picture will explain the working
of the sails better than any amount
of description.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-16
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRlCULTURISTS
Some Up-to-Date Hints About Cultiva-
ton of the Soil and Yields Thereof
Horticulture, Viticulture and Flori-
culture.
Stack or Thrash from Shock.

HIS is one OF the
pr b | e M S t h a t.
comes up regularly
at this time of
year, says Wallace's
Farmer. It may be
stated thus: Where
farmers wish to sell
their wheat or oats
in the near future,
is it cheapest and
best to thrash from
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-16

IS real name was
Simon Martin, but
when a child he
had fractured his
hip, which accident
had crippled him
for life, and his
comrades at school
mad nicknamed him
Bancroche Twisted
leg). T h e name
ct,,ck tn him He,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-16
"A CuriOus Deed.

A curious deed has been recorded in
New Brunswick, N. J. The deed gives
to Charles Banks the privilege OF al
lowing the caves Of his new house to
encroach on the property of Mrs.
Sarah Edwards to the extent of four
inches, and binds the heirs OF Mrs.
Edwards for the same encToachment.
The consideration named is $40.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-16

Each instrument excels in some par
ticular passage, the piano in scale pas
sages, the harp in arpeggio, the man
dolin in the rapid repetition Of one
note, the banjo in the rapid playing
OF broken chords, and so with other, in
struments, but the violin can beat them
all on their own ground, while there Is
much violin music that can be played
on no other instrument.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-16
Argentina Dairy Products.

AS yet Argentina has done but little
in the dairy line, yet the last year con-
siderable butter was exported. and, it
is said, with success. The advent OF
dairy machinery makes it possible for
Argentina to take sudden leap to the
front in dairy production. The COWS,
the grasses, the climate are there. If
demand warrants it We may be sure
that the opportunity will not pass I'M
improved. Fine butter and cheese are
produced, that no one will contest. But
transportation to European markets
is a long one and through scorching
weather. How it will bear transporta-
ton to market and what the keeping
qualities will be after it gets there, I
know not; but should it keep well,
present dairy countries mss"asttvlook to
their markets. Argentina is ready to
furnish immense sspplies.-Mr. john
son. e s. --... ~ 49,. .#a.,.s=
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-16
"A Strange Boat.

Here is a picture of the most novel
the umbrella boat" from the fact that
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-16
SCIENTIFIC s TOPICS.
CURRENT NOTES OF DlSCOV-
cry AND INVENTION.
4 Telephone for Use in the Modernized
Dwelllng-A Boat Sailed by Umbrella
Power-A Wonderful Pump The
Nicaragua Canal.
A Wonderful Pumn.

PUMP built for the
stamp mills of the
Calumet & Hecia
Company is consid-
cred one of the
m o st marvellous
pieces of mechan-
ism ever put to-
gether. Without
crowding in the
least and with as
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-16
BANCROCHE.

sTranlated frsom the French of N. s.
de FOrge.)
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-16

Special Purpose Cow.-Where a gen
eral purpose cow now yields profit it
may be safely said that q special pur-
pose one would do still better, If the
breed best adapted to the existing cir
cumstances was selected. It is not al
ways wise maxim to 'let well enough
alone" There is no such thing as
well enough."-Ex.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-09-16

Watering Cows.-In the winter water
the COWS separately, and then you can
know that each one drinks literally. II
it does not, then look after it, and as
certain the reason, for II 1t does not
drink well the supply Of milk will soon.
begin TO fail.-Ex.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-11-26

will be at the Wright House on
Saturday, Jan. ..
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-11-26

Countries which are operating upon
silver basis have been bordering on
panics during the last year. Silver has
decreased twenty per cent. or one-fifth
of its value during that time. Thus, if
a man loaned $500 he would receive but
800 in payment he would receive five
hundred silver dollars in payment for
the five hundred silver dollars which he
loaned, but they would be worth in the
markets of the world but four.fifths of
the value loaned. This is condition
which would exactly suit the people who
were last year clamoring for an oppor-
tunity to pay their debts in deprecated
money
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-11-26

In an article in the Philadelphia In
quirer, dealing with some phases OF the
railway problem in Great Britain and
the United States, Robert p. Porter says
the most superficial observer must be
struck with the widely different treat
ment accorded railway enterprise by the
legislators of the two countries. In Eng
land the railways have been treated
with reasonable intelligence, and while
Parliament has insisted upon equal and
reasonable rates, they have not, as in
this country been tied up by an Inter
state law which forbids freedom OF con-
tract for the purpose of unification OF
charges at competing points, nor har-
assed in thousand different ways by al
most half hundred Legislatures, with
unlimited power and great inclination
for local mischief. AS result OF this
policy, the returns of the British rail-
ways for 1896 show these properties to be
in exceedingly prosperous condition,
nearly all the stocks bringing fair dlvi-
dends the interest on the loans and
bonds promptly paid, the wages OF the
employees on some roads voluntarily in
creased, and an increased employment,
both in the shops and on the tracks.
Last year the Statistician of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, when
contemplating the fact that in two years
our railways had run behind over $40,
600 900, remarked: Should this con-
tinue, either the investments or the
credits of railways must disappear. In
the United States the credit has already
gone and the investment is rapidly
following. About 50, 500, 900, 900, or over
seventy per cent. of the capital OF
stock of railways pays no dividend
whatever. In England the returns of
1896 show that only S2S5, 900, 900, or
about eight per cent. of the capital stock
is unremunerative. In England the di-
vidends average nearly four per cent;
in the United States last year only about
one and one-half per cent.
III tne y Hlteu hluRuOuli lHe lHVeiest
of no loans nor bonds went by default.
The report says of about 81 900, 600 mot
entitled to interest ranging from two to
five per cent. and over was paid on the
loans and debentures, sggregating about
81 $50, 100000 As an Offset to this
healthy showing, we have about $780,
coo, 900 of the bonds of American rail
ways in default, or nearly II per cent.
of the whole. AS Investments for saving
funds, with a few noted exceptions, the
American railway security cuts no
figure. On the other hand, English
railway securities are looked upon in
that country as excellent stocks to buy,
not for speculation, but investment. AS
a consequence, English railways can
command all the necessary capital to
carry on needed improvement and employ
the full quota Of hands.