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An Old Family Relic.

Mr.. William Lehr, of sHanwell set
Element, York county, N. B., has in his
possession very valuable family relic.
1t is a sword used by ibis grandfather,
Maj. Peter Lehr, and presented to him
for bravery by Gen. Washington after
one Of the great battles in the war of
independence. Lehr enlisted as pri-
vate, and during the fight referred to
was badly wounded in the head. The
general came along and told him to
go to the rear, where he could get
medical attendance. He replied: s".No,
sir, not as long as can handle this
musket." This act pleased the com
mander so much that when the troops
were drawn UP after the fray he pre-
scented him with majors commission
and this sword. The major was a
German by birth, and landed in Am
erica about the year 1774. After the
close of the war he settled at VALID
bOro, Me.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29
SCIEN TIFIC TOPICS.
CURRENT NOTES OF DIscov-
cry AND INVENTION.
4 Handy Tool for Electricians Handy
Attachment for sleds Where Snow Is
Rare-An Invention That Prevents
Waste Of Soap.
Something About Lenses.

Very few amateurs have time or
opportunity to make a thorough study
Of optics, but if one wishes to use his
camera to get the best results he should
understand something about the lens
and its action. Light, the agent by
which we see consists, like sound, of
motion. Sound is produced or con-
veyed to the ear by wavelike motions
of the air, and light is conveyed to
the eye by wavelike motions of a GER
tain ether which fills all space.
Sources of light, such as the sun, send
Off continuous waves, and these waves,
striking against the surface of an OBJ
Ject, bound back, and striking the eye,
convey to it impressions of the OBJ
ject and we have the sensation of sight.
The frequency Of these light waves is
something almost, If not quite, be-
yond the comprehension The waves
which affect the eye and produce sight
move at the rate Of from 400 millions
to ESQ millions per minute Some sur
faces reflect most of the light that
reaches them; others absorb most Of
the light. The waves of light meet
ing the surface of an object are broken
up by the rough particles Of the sur
face, and each particle of the surface
becomes center from which these re-
Elected rays spread out in all direc-
tions. The eye, receiving these waves
from every point of an object, con-
denses them to corresponding points,
and re-arranges them on the retina in
the form of the~object from which they
were reflected, and we say we see the
object.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29
Fills q Long-Fe1t Want.

Any one who has ever been called
upon to insert fuse into a fuse block
located on ceiling or some other place
difficult Of access, especially when the
place was dark, has felt the necessity
for handy tool and light to aid
him in performing this tedious opera
ton. Such a tool, which seems to fill
this long-felt want most admirably,
has lately been placed on the market
by southern electrician, says the
Electrical Engineer. It includes all of
the requisites for enabling an opera
tor to tap a live wire in order to give
light during the making of branch
connections and the effecting of re-
pairs. It consists of a screw driver.
which has a detachable base. The
handle, which is hollow, contains the
necessary fuses and clamps for tap
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29

following anecdote about boy who
was an honest worker: One day, after
severe storm, large number of men
and boys were out on the roads of a
country town to shovel out the drifts.
Each workman was paid a quarter of a
dollar an hour, and as may be sup
posed, there was no very strict watch
kept upon them; but one little fellow
seemed TO be working with all his
might, and his comrades laughed at
him. "Why, Jim, are you after the job
of highway surveyor, or do you expect
to get more than the rest of us for
putting in sop Lets put him out; he
is shortening our job; 'twon't last till
night, at this rate" laughed another
IT am getting mans pay for the first
time in my life, and I mean to earn it,
said Jim. II don't suppose the town
cares, nor that I shall get any more
money at night; but I shall feel a big
sight better myself" you've begun
right, Jim," said the surveyor. who was
not very strict in behalf of the town,
perhaps, but had business of his own,
where he appreciated workmen with 2
conscience
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29
This Was His Good Fortune Early His Confinement,
But Later the Screws Were Applied
How He Lives.

Alfred Dreyfus, in his prison on the
lie du Diable, is at last to "benef1t by
regime of favor" pending the investi-
cation of his case. This news comes to
the French public at the same time
with the first truthful details of what
the old regime has been. And these
details present an ensemble as mys-
FERROUS as any other part of the mystic
rious affair. Since the beginning Of
1897 Dreyfus has been in solitary con-
fnement, without view of either land
or sea. He has even been in irons.
The government has furnished him on
ly with rations of goats milk AMI
bread. And, though the Dreyfus fam
lily is allowed to send him stipulated
monthly sums for extra food and 9TH
er comforts in a tropical climate, the
great mass of this money has accumu-
lated-urused-to the amount of 81 400
One of the most curious documents
that has come to light is a page from
the account book of the firm at Ca
yenne from whom all the monthly pur-
chases of Dreyfus are effected. When
it is remembered that his only rations
are goats milk and bread, this meagre
list of thirty days provisions is elo-
quent of an economy that can scarcely
be voluntary; and it presents wildly
the dilemma of a refined man forced
to make choice between health, clean
illness, comfort-and nourishment.
One litre of wood alcohol, for cook
ing; two bottles of orange flower wa
ter, three pots of preserved butter, two
pounds of chocolate, two boxes of
cheese, six bottles of soda water, two
bottles of mineral water, six pairs of
socks, two pounds of tobacco, fifty ci-
gars, one wooden pipe, two large boxes
of matches, one large package of writ
ing paper, two packages of candies, one
bottle of graduated kola, ten pounds
of soap, two pairs of white cotton
trousers and six white handkerchiefs,
Other months showed orders for can
ned meats and vegetables. Excepting
always the goats milk and bread. the
prisoner has lived on these canned
goods since early in 1897, when his
mysterious close confinement was be-
gun. He might buy fresh meat and
vegetables; but it is said he will not
cook them. Between Dreyfus and the
'directeur of the administration peni-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29

him. He never speaks to them. He
has refused to have any word with
the penitentiary administrator. Nor
would he reply to the governor of Gui-
ana when he came to see him.
1t was not always thus. During the
first two years of his life on the sun
baked little island, Dreyfus enjoyed
what M. Roberdeau, the governor, has
called a bien-etre relatif-"a relative
we'll being" He then inhabited cab
in, in which they had kept herd Of
goats, little cabin on a bluff, beside
lived in larger building that had
been a barn. At night they locked
him in. By day he roamed about, col
lecting bugs and seaweed in the cool
hours, reading and writing in his grove
when it was hot He had his food
from the cantine Of the lie Royale.
During these first two years." the gov
said, in a moment of indiscretion, "the
prisoner was permitted liberties so diff
ficult to explain that they might we'll
authorize certain suggestions. It
would be curious to seek along. this
line-as a psychologist. Guarded by
men OF experience, owing no allegiance
to the authorities at Cayenne and act
ing under direct instructions from Par
is, Dreyfus, nevertheless, was allowed
to roam about the island as he pleased,
continually tempted to engage in plans
for an escape At low tide the rocky
shore of the lie du Diable is separated
from that of the lie Royale by less
than one hundred yards of channel.
Across it Dreyfus often talked With
individuals from Cayenne. He consist
emily refused their offers of assistance.
Did he fear trap? Did Dreyfus fear
he would be shot escaping? Or, con-
"scious of his innocence, had he re-
solved to wait in patience? 1t is the
common talk at Cayenne, among a pop
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29

on wheels, when running over cleared
portions Of roads, a citizen Of Heron
Lake, Mimi, has devised a novel att
tachment by means Of which the de-
sired end is attained. OF the annexed !
Illustrations, figure 1 is perspectivef
view Of sled with the attachment in
operative position; figure 2 is a side
elevation showing the attachment in
inactive position, and figure is
transverse section of a runner with
the attachment applied, says the Scien-
tific American. The attachment con-
sists of U-shaped axle mounted in a
bearing on each end of runner, and
bent down over the sides Of the run
ner, the ends Of the axle being formed
with outwardly extending spindles on
which ribbed wheels are journaled. In
order to hold each axle in proper posi-
tion, the inventor employs cleats bolt
ed to the sides of the runners. Tho
top edges of these cleats are arranged
in alignment with the bottom por-
ton of the axle bearings. When
swung into the imperative. position
shown in figure 2, the side portions of
each axle will rest upon the top edge
of cleat. At their forward end the
cleats are provided with lodges. by
means of which the side portions of the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29
Presented 4
- BY the Miners Of the
yukon. RIVER
To Our Great Silver Chamn:on
COL. WILLIAM J. BRYAN.
49, Sept. /, 1898.

The present to Mrs. Bryan is a min
er,s emblem OF solid gold, and compos-
ed OF small spade crossed by a min
er's pick. At the center of the cross
ing of the handles OF the nicl .nd
s: spade are gold nugget and bucket
tied there by a gold rope, while on
the bowl of the spade are two small
gold nuggets: Upon the bowl az tho
spade IS this inscription: .sMrs. VIM
J. Bryan, Yukon, 1882
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29

axles, when in operative position, may
be held vertically, as shown in figure
l. When the sled is running over
snow or ice and a cleared portion of
the road is reached the driver throws
the axles forward so as to bring
the wheels on the ground. The sled
upon being pulled onward will rise
upon the wheels and swing the axles
against the forward lodges of the
cleats. The sled is now mounted upon
wheels and can be readily moved over
the cleared portion Of the road When
snow or ice is again reached, the sled
is backed, thus causing the wheels to
move forward and enabling the driver
to swing into the imperative position
shown in figure 2.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29
THE DOWNWARD MOVE.
Latin Race, Is Utterly Incapable of Good
Self-Govern ment.

Latin Race Is OCCorAy AHcApdDlo Oh oOOU
Is. Self-Government.
h. The Latin race, if it could live with
out politics, might be the happiest and
most prosperous in Europe, says the
National Review. 1t occupies the most
fertile of European territories. It is
blessed with the largest share of sun
shine and can raise. the most remunera-
tive crops; the people are born cult
vators, Woodworking, frugal and provi-
dent The fundamental flaw in their
character is their incapacity for self
government. They can neither gov
ern wisely, systematically nor econom-
ically. Whatever their private gifts
NAV be-and they have many-the pub
lie service derives little benefit from
them. AS soon as they touch politics
their best qualities appear to desert
them and the worst come to the sur
face. Not only do they govern them
selves badly, but they pay the highest
price for the poorest article. Bad
finance is an invariable accompaniment
of bad administration. Good budgets
are almost unknown in Latin states.
In contrast to Anglo-Saxon states, they
distinguish themselves by chronic de-
icits, abnormally large public debts
and heavy taxation. Spain was so
weighed down by the financial burdens
which had been accommodating on her
head for generations that she collapsed
at the first shock of solvent, we'll
equipped state. In return for years of
military expenditure and national sac
rifice she got nothing but hopeless fail
ure and inevitable defeat. Her prepar-
atoms for war were almost as miser-
able farce as the painted monsters
with which the Chinese thought to
frighten the despised Japanese. Span
lsh politicians and generals never real
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29
He COnfeSses.

Mrs. Wilkins (reproachfully)-
George, you used to hire a carriage
whenever you took me anywhere, but
now you seem to think the street cars
are good enough. Mr.. WILKINSON. no,
I'd like to take you in carriage now.
but your father doesn't seem inclined to
let me realize on my Investment,
Cleveland Leader. 3.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29
Testimonial to Col. Rrvan.

Inc American miners at Dawson
City have sent to- Col. William, Jen-
n1ngs Bryan, who; is now in Savannah
a magnificent and interesting testimo-
MAJ. 1t is gold watch chain made
OF gold nuggets, Just as they were nick
ed up in some Of the running streams
OF the Klondike, or uncovered where
streams once flowed. They are care
fully fastener together fl chain In; form form
and the charm is large nugget, nearly
the size of a $40 gold piece, with one
SIDE smoothed. off for the Inscription.
which is as follows: : >
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29
Pneumatic Grain Elevators.

A grain elevator operated by sue
ton has been tried and exhibited in
England. Air is exhausted through the
pipes which take in the grain, and the
grain is delivered by the air draught
through other pipes to any desired
place. Several pipes may be intro
duced into a vessels hold, and will
remove the grain therefrom. An auto
matte scales is part of the system, so
that the grain is weighed during the
process of elevating and delivery.
Quite complicated system of ex-
hausting and delivery pipes were con-
nected, and the plant worked to great
perfection, delivering the grain to a
number Of places with the one ipstal-
lation of pipes.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29

Experiments last winter proved that
the ice-bound harbor of Vladivostok
can be kept open by means of a pow.
erful steam ram. The port Of Hango in
Finland was kept open in the same
manner, and Admiral Makarof, of the
Russian navy, believes that similar
rams could maintain an open channel
all winter between the port of st. Pc
tersburg and the Baltic sea.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29

blistered little island, bare of trees
except for one small grove. Down
on it's lowest, barest shore, far
from the grove of trees, there is
a wooden tower. Upon its top
there is a Hotchkiss gun. Beside the
wooden tower there is wooden house,
surrounded by high, broad porch.
This is the habitation of the guards.
Then there is seen beside it high pal
isade, as high as the first story of
house. Within the palisade there is
hut. It is within the palisade that
Dreyfus lives. The hut is his prison,
and the ground within the palisade his
prison yard. He sees only the sky.
The palisade, the hut, the house, the
porch and tower have all been photo
graphed; and a traveller, who got his
information at the lie Royale itself, has
told the daily life that Dreyfus leads.
At 6 a. M one of the guards unlocks
the hut door, and the prisoner may
walk into his yard. He takes the air.
He looks up at the sky. And then he
walks. From II a. m. till noon he is
locked up again. It is his lunch hour.
From noon till 5 p. m. he may walk
in his yard again. He takes the air.
He looks up at the sky. And then he
walks. And then he is locked up in the
hut again till next morning. Within
the hut he has his room to clean, his
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29

lied how Indispensable honest finance
Is to the well-being of a state, and,
above all, to its military strength. at
the supreme moment it was entirely
wanting-it had disappeared years be-
fore-and, failing it, nothing could
avert the subsequent tragedy.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29
DREYFUS Will Get SHOW OF MERCY PENDING The REVISION

ulation more in sympathy with the
convicts than their jailers that ne
might easily have been rescued any
time within the first two years. IT
he only would" is the continued
phrase which travellers hear in wine
shop conversations, now that the re-
vision has unsealed mems lips. If he
had given mlllion, he could have been
rescued at any time!" The million and
the rescue are synonymous.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29
Prevents Wasting Soap.

The wasting of soap and the re-
moval of toilet articles in public lava
tories is prevented by the device il
Illustrated. It consists of a spring arm
attached to the wall for the suspen-
sion of the articles, which are always
in position for use. the spring arm al
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29
A Drawback

My boy" said the man of ideal tenn
permanent, 'sif you want to become 4
master. Of your profession you must
study; study day and night, eyes. !,
replied the energetic youth, and while
I'm away off in a corner studying, some
other man will be hustling around get
ting all the business. Washington
Star
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29

Struse : archl-
tectural calcu-
lations ar
,hitecture is
his favorite
study Drey-
fus is heard
now and then
to murnur his
two favorite
phrases, "That
goes well!'
Nov it will
not be long"
L n e guards
never speak to
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29
Trans mission of Earthquake Shock.

OT 11dI CIQusta<C
When an earthquake occurs, the en-
tire crust, or surface, of the earth ex-
periences some effects of the disturb
ance. An earthquake in Calcutta
which was accurately recorded gave
basis for determining the speed of
transmission of the wave Of disturb
ance due to the shock. The disturb
ance was registered at the Edinburgh
observatory, thousands of miles dis
tant, and gave speed of transmission
of six and two-tenths miles per second
for the heavier shocks, and less than
two miles per second for the lighter
Ones -. s--.~* -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29

ping the legs Of the circuit. These
clamps can be connected to the lamp
plug socket. which is the base Of the
handle itself, by means Of plugs, and
the operation, by inserting a lamp into
this socket, will have the advantage
Of a light even during the operation
of inserting fuse. The tool has been
constructed with the end in view OF
embodying in the smallest possible
space all the, necessary implements.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29

bed to make, his dishes to keep clean,
his daily cooking to be done, his books
to read, his writing paper and his pen
ellis. Occupied hour after hour in alb
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29

tentiaire there has been a silent strug-
gle going on, struggle in which Drey-
fus always gets the worst of it.
Seven miles out in the ocean, twenty
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29
Proper Solitu de.

Hingso-"He's queer fellow" .Jinp-
so-"You bet! He told me yesterday
that he didn't like solitude unless he
had girl with him" -Syracuse Her
aid. -"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29

Pessimist-I tell you the worId IS
going to the devil. optimist- Well. Is
see you are going the way Of the world.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29

seven miles north
west of Cayenne,
lie the three Saliva
ton islands, side by
eide, and separated
only by two narrow
channels. The lie
Royale, almost a
mile long, contains
q little colony OF
Convicts. The lie
Saint Joseph con-
lains some stores
and a small station.
Between them lies
the lie du Diable,
inhabited by only
Dreyfus and his
r,1ards. II is a sun
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29
- ~ ~ 49, Z.
Sailing by Cyclone.

Considerable interest has been arous-
ed in the proposition of Capt. Fieron,
French mariner who thinks that adj
vantage may be taken of the favorable
winds at the edge Of a cyclone for IA
cilitating navigation. By means OF OBJ
servations with the barometer and 9TH
er instruments, he would ascertain the
direction in which the storm is going,
and so shape the course Of his ship
that it would be carried along by the
sweep Of the atmosphere, without be-
coming involved in the dangerous cen
ter Of the storm. This proposal to
treat cyclones as friendly aids to nayi-
cation may strike the reader as an ex-
travagant play of fancy. but it is So
berly intended by Capt. Fieron, who,
in a little book on the subject recently
published in Paris, describes his own
successful experiments in this new
method of sailing the sea.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29
TG-Sa Girls

Kitty says'ss1e CRIED for help when
he kissed her
She didn't IN o-v s,,es ting sba
cried fer so5,.''s-- Ss..rcinnati Enquirer.
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Earning Mans Wages.
The fact that others shirk is a poor
reason for neglect to earn ones wages.
The Young Peoples Weekly prints the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-29
Where Snow Is Rare.

In order to provide a device BY means
of which sled can be readily mounted
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1898-09-17
Te|sgramas Via Haoaaa

Nuava York, Septiolnbre a.-Lc8 ing'e.
see han goeteni@o en- Ia India dni22 oombatas
aufrisndo grandea p&,didas, entr&uds deg
pu6s el capitbs MsAh;&m en- Oniurn IN. ---
Ia aapcaa ds Drsyfos ha p5Qllo Ia revsidn
dsl rroceyo por el Gus g. coadaa3 & 81 ma
ride. II naiuietro a. Ia Olsfra fta1o4s pss
sent6 sa dimisi6n, si5ndola aoopta l8. II o3.
beclla Agonaldo oontjp0s sl@odo co4tr3rio
los Estados Unidos. CF&sse Is dominan
misas amhiciosas.-Ir Gladstone ha ,!aj ado
sas hsredsros SO, 600 libraF s:t3tLinas.
Madrid, idem : 49, S III fr[aa l4s sssi>,.4a
de las Csrtes, uotandose uucha dGsaninac.dn.
Sc anunoia que hoy habra u debate viyo "a
el Congreso. IIablaF&n los reFabl;oanos y
ell axmipistro senior CaD&iejsa sobre q con
1nnto de Ia guerra. T. gob.rno sepera qqs
hoy apEoba1a el Sansdo l. Gut3lizaoidn pagt
negooiar la paa ri gabineta dsAss apresu
rar la eIauzurs do las e$maraa.-El gobisrno
espafIol ha ao0rdado rcnoYar sa3 gsstiona1
csroa del g2binets Americana para qua etc
haga que loa tag.lcs pongsu 81 ilb2lt&t
les eapa1c,es qae tiGIen prisiQrago3. -
cree Que han bido disuaitos los gIupos Ee.!l-
ciosos dc .raelona.-IIa llsgado 4 Bsroeio
na ell vapor xP. atsustegais. Ell gsrsrsl
AJln2Fk5 FleuS DIon d0 EA440'--iJ iJ41eI Gs ! Hs
fis qus sl general Zasiinder Sc ha snc2rss 10
del miDister;o de Ia guerra. e. g9bierco sa
resuelto que Sc rsFies ell pfoceso Drsy fa5.
Nucvs York idsm 8 III as1or L ,iata
ha tstado 81 vapor sCitg Of ROM, para
conducir Eepada tcd3e los maripos que
fueron t1siios prision-ros loa Estalos
Uni los. .-Espafa pfoaura qus ae ls dsr3e'-
van cinoo mil espaholss qae hay prisioneros
On FiIipinae. Ell presidents Mac kn!eJ hs
rsgrssado Washington.
Madrid, idsm En- sl curse de IN
debate que hubo en- Ell senado, dijo el gone