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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-04-28


ward, and in close contact with the
him OF a pan chromatic sensitive dry
plate. The holder containing the two
plates is put into the camera with what
IS known as an ortho-chromatic inter
cepter This consists of sheet Of
glass coated with a very thin yellow
film, which checks the too rapid ac-
ton OF the violet rays. This is put
into the camera just back of the lens.
The exposure varies according to the
usual conditions. The plate is devel-
oped in an exceedingly dim ruby light,
and perfect monochrome negative is
the result. This is mounted with one
OF the ruled red, green and blue glass
es, so adjusted that the lines of the
cover glass rest exactly over the cor
responding lines of the transparency.
Then the two glasses are firmly attach
ed, and the result is an exquisite pho
tograph, which by transmitted light
shows all the natural tinls and gradual
lions of color.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-04-28
Undertaking Wet Land.

One of the problems that confronts
the average agriculturist is the neces-
slty Tor draining the certain parts and
parcels of wet land found on almost
every tract Of wet land in the country.
Small farmers cannot afford to buy or
hire the large and expensive ditching
machines that are on the market They
must do their work as they can, a. few
hours here and there as time permits
Dltchlng is slow, hard and very dis
agreeable work and the necessity ex-
lists for some simple and effectual ap-
paratus for making it easier Without
doubt, the cheapest, most durable and
effective drainage is made by digging
a deep and wide trench, and filling it
IN with at least two feet square of sand
and gravel. A drain like this will not
only last a lifetime, but will drain
every foot of ground through which it
passes. Ordinary drain tile will not
do this, and is therefore, to an extent,
impractical and lacking in utility.
When the gravel and sand are filled in,
a layer of the ordinary earth should
be scattered lightly over it; then the
remainder should be filled in without
packing. OF course, there will be a
quantity of loose earth equivalent to
the body of sand or gravel. A high
ridge should be made, and left undis-
turbed for season or two, if possible,
meanwhile the elements and gravita-
ton will have settled the grounl, after
which the surplus earth may be leveled
IF.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-04-28

replied. II remember on one occa-
sion," she continued, cit was when my
father and Gerald were up in town,
there was an alarm of burglars. was
anxious on Ily mothers account, for,
as you know, she is an invalid, but for
tunately she heard nothing of the ex-
element. The servants were nearly in
Mysteries from sheer fright"
And you, Miss Wentworth
"Oh, I rather enjoyed the reconnoit-
ering than otherwise" she replied,
with a laugh.
'"This house is bit lonely, I must
say" observed Gerald Wentworth,
''but I back Zoe against any ordinary
burglar"
The major smiled good-humoredly.
Not that he wished to doubt the truth
of the latter's remark, but he had no
faith in woman's presence of mind in
any emergency. True, Zoe seemed
rather different to the average woman
he, had met in his thirty-five years,
still, she was only woman. Though
possessing natural courtesy Of man
ner, there lurked, deep down in the
majors heart half contempt-a con-
descending indulgence towards the
weaker sex.
AS Gerald spoke Zoe glanced at Ma
.jor Miner, and observing the half
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-04-28
Death from Gas of a Ccsspool.

In cleaning out cesspool, the ut
most care should be taken to agitate
the air of the place before sending the
cleaners into it, In the case noted, q
man, after working for a moment be-
low the surface, complained of a most
nauseous taste and smell in his
mouth and nostrils, and came out of
the pool to breathe. He returned to his
work, but was obliged to leave the
place again for the same reason. A
third time he went down, and when he
did not send up his buckets as usual.
his co-worker looked in and saw him
lying on his side, half buried in the
refuse. In attempting to rescue him
he himself became partly unconscious
and it was with great difficulty that he
got out of the pool and had sufficient
strength to give the alarm. Before
such places are cleared out, disinfect-
ants should be thrown in, and as much
of the cover removed as possible in
order to admit pure air. If a force
pump is at hand, stream of air should
be thrown into the place in order to
drive out whatever dangerous gases
may have accumulated there.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-04-28
Patent Plate Lifters.

Now and again there have been pu,
upon the market plate filters of various
sorts. These are metal contrivances,
designed to reach into an oven and
take out the dish at the back without
disturbing those in front, or burning
the hands of the cook. Among these
appliances are number that seem to
have points of advantage, but they are
by no means satisfactory. There is
need of some simple device by means
OF which the plate or dish may be Sc
curely clasped and lifted over the other
dishes without danger either of drop
ping the one or upsetting those in
front. A curved wire with clamps held
in place by clasp sliding over
straight handle, to which the curved
portion is attached, is one of the most
practical. This, however, must be OPP
Grated with both hands, which is in
convenient, and sometimes impossible.
Invention in matters strictly pertain
ing to household affairs, has scarcely
kept pace with that development in
many other lines of business.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-04-28
THE PRESIDENTS IN RHYME.

First Washington, the truly great,
For eight years sailed the ship of state;
John Adams next; then Jefferson,
The latter for two terms came on. e
Then Madison and then Monroe, .a
Each two terms serve, I'd have you
know. @- -z.. .>-.s
Then j. Q. Adams served four years;
Then Jackson for two terms appears.
Van Buren, next, called "Matty VAN
Then Harrison, one months brief span.
John Tyler next; then Polk, James K; g,
Then Taylor sixteen months bore sway.
Fillmore, the vice, succeeded him;
Then Franklin Pierce one term came In.
Then James Buchanan, until siNty-one
Saw civil war but just begun.
Then martyred Lincoln, elected twice,
Set free the slave-his life the price.
Then Andy Johnson the reins assumed:
Then Grant, two terms, the hero plumed
Next Hayes; then Garfield, whose short
life
Soon fell before the assassin's knife =
Then Arthur, his successor, came
Followed by Cleveland, of lesser fame.
Ben Harrison the next we find;
Then Cleveland for the second time.
Mckinley last of all we see,
The herald of Cuban liberty.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-04-28
SCIENTIFIC TOPICS.
CURRENT NOTES OF DIscov-
.2s .ERY AND INVENTION.
Wide Tire Carriages Becoming More
Popular-7A New Notwithstanding
Wet Land-Chances of Marriage Bali
and Socket. ss# r5s& III
Wide-Tire Carriages.


4 An improvement in the wide tires,
about which so much has been said Of
late, is in building the vehicle with
the front axle about an inch shorter
than those ordinarily used, and the
rear axle an inch to an inch and a
half longer. This gives from two to
Two and half inches difference in the
space between the fore wheels and the
nina wheels. In running, the two
Wheels make a track or line, nearly
double the width, of one. Allowing the
tire to be four inches wide, the mark
on the roadway will be from seven and
a half to eight inches wide. The prac-
tlcal value of this style of wheel can
scarcely be appreciated. Instead of
oeep cuts and ruts,> which are men
ace to all vehicles, we would have an
approximately smooth road surface,
and the soil would be much less likely
10 become cut up and soft. These
wheels would act like rollers. They
would crush down ruts and irregulari-
Ties, and have constant tendency to
keep the road in order, rather than de-
stroy 1t. 1t is suggested that a law be
passed compelling wide tires on light
as we'll as heavy vehicles. A skeleton
wheel with wide tire might be made
extremely handsome. The felloe could
be thin and light, and the spokes
'braced from the edges of the wheels
IN such fashion as to secure the
greatest strength and durability. It
is predicted that once the wide tire
FANCY for light vehicles gets started it
Will speedily push all old-fashioned,
narroW-tired wheels out of the market.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-04-28
Old-I1me Sheep Washing.

Inc management of flock of sheen
at shear1ng time in these latter days of
progress is very different from that Of
twenty-five or thirty years ago, says
INDIANA Farmer. Then it was the gen.
eral practice to drive them to a stream
OF running water or creek, sometimes
at considerable distance from the
1arm, after the spring weather had suf-
nc1ently warmed the water for the pur-
pose and about ten days or two weeks
oe1ore 1t was designed to take off their
coats; In the intervening time. if the
weather was hot enough, the "yolk,"
as the grease that exudes from the skin
and saturates the wool is called, would
accumulate in large quantities, giving
keeping qualities and health to the
wool. The washing was done by men
who stood waist deep in the water, the
sheep floating helplessly under their
hands. If the job was well done an
immense mass of dirt and grease was
squeezed out of the wool and passed of
down the stream. The work was very
exposing to both the sheep and their
washers, and often serious colds and
lung troubles were contracted. The
neeces retained a large amount of wa
ter, and even in the warmest weather
1t was long time before normal TEN.
perature of the body was restored. It
is good thing for everybody concern.
ed, and the sheep themselves, that the
custom has gone out of fashion, and
the plan is no longer popular or used
to any considerable extent, for besides
the dangers involved the process oil
washing the wool in this way rarely
accomplished the object intended. It
did not secure anything like uniform
cleanliness of the wool and it has been
observed that some fleeces unwashed
were cleaner in the same flock lhan
others that had been so treated.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-04-28
chance is with bachelors, and after that
the widowers should receive their de-
votion
Natural Color Photox1 apis.

After years Of experimenting, the
process by which natural color photo
graphs are produced has at last been
perfected, and all Of the materials nee
essary for this work are now obtain
able. The ground plan of the process
rests upon the com bination Of the
three primary colors. blue, green and
red. a single glass plate is provided
with a series of triple parallel colored
lines on the surface. A red line, blue
line, a green line, then the red, blue
and green again. and SO on until the
whole plate is colored with these lines,
which are 1-255 OF an inch apart. Spe-
cial plates Of this sort are used by be-
ing placed in the plate holder. with a
hinge back. with the ruled side M
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-04-28
Uniformity in Dairy Products.

Any inhabitant Of a city knows that
there is very great gulf between the
price he pays for his dairy butter and
the price he pays for his creamery but
ter. This is so although he knows
that in many cases the dairy butter is
found to be of better quality, although
tine creamery butter will average high
err than the dairy butter He may ask
the retail merchant the reason that
creamery butter sells at higher price
than dairy butter. He receives for an
swer that the creamery butter is of
uniform quality and the dairy butter
is not. In other words, uniformity
has market value, and in the case of
butter it sometimes amounts to five
and ten cents per pound.
Dairymen should give this question
of uniformity due attention. Every
farmer that makes butter and every
factoryman that makes cheese should
progress toward uniformity of prod
ucts. Lack of this has greatly damaged
our markets both at home and abroad.
Not only so, but the public taste is
largely thing of creation, and it can
not be fixed in one direction if it is
continually being given all sorts and
conditions OF products. How often
have we been cited to the corner
grocer that buys all the butter that
comes his way rather than offend his
customers! We are told that much
of this is so lacking in uniformity in
color, sailing, flavor and keeping quail
tiles that he simply throws it into a
barrel and sells it to some creamery
man at a very low. figure to work up
into "ladle goods" where it will have
at least some sort Of uniformity. OF
course much Of this butter had really
good flavor. was made out Of clean
cream, skinned from pure milk. But
It was unstable for the reason that It
was wrongly colored, wrongly sailed.
md worked too much or too little.
What is the great cause Of this lack
# uniformity? Primarily It is the
ack of rules In making the butter.
Everything is chance. The butter
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-04-28
TO THE FINEST LASS

~ The FINEST LASS.
amused look in his gray eyes, she
smiled to herself-a smile half-disdain-
full, half-defant.
Your opinion of our sex is not flat
tering, major" she said, sweetly, turn
ang her beautiful dark eyes in his di-
rection. "You did not think I could
read your thoughts so WE'LL" she con-
tinued "but, tell me, am I not right,
you think us altogether inferior be-
ings?"
<Oh, come, Miss Wentworth, you are
very severe. Please do not imagine
that / wish to underrate your capabili-
ties. l feel sure you would do justice
TO the family name if occasion arose."
Thank you, major. Your good opin-
ion is invaluable to me, assure you,"
she replied, quietly.
He shot quick glance in her direc-
ton. Was she laughing at him? But
her face was bent down over her plate,
and her downcast eyes with their
heavily fringed lids, revealed nothing.
"By Jove! I believe I am wrong
this time in my estimate of woman"
4 unused Major Miner to himself. "She
may be the sort who would have shone
in the Indian mutiny. like that proud
curl of the lip"
An hour later Zoe Wentworth was
sitting alone in the drawing-room. The
men had gone off to a political meet
ing, and Mrs. Wentworth was up
stairs asleep. The girl held an open
book in her hand, but she was not
reading; she was thinking of some one
with pair of gray eyes, until at last,
tired out, she fell asleep. .a-.
She awoke with a start. Surely she
had heard some peculiar noise in the
diningroom. Opening the door eau
tiously she peered into the hall. The
next moment she started back as if
electrified, for close to her stood a
masked figure with revolver in hand.
.'No sound or will shoot you dead,''
he Kissed. "Show us the silver, and
be quick-we've no time to waste
She had barely time to exchange one
Mortified glance with the old butler,
whom she perceived lying on the floor
of the hall gagged and bound, when
her assailant pulled her roughly by the
arm into the dining-room, closing the
door noiselessly behind.
"Now, my girl, hurry up" he said
vudely.
Zoe Wentworth appeared not one
whit abashed. She calmly sat down on
the nearest chair. and smiled serenely
Apon the strange company. There
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-04-28
Chances of MARRIAGE,

This interesting diagram almost ex-
plains itself. 1t shows the chances of
marriage of spinsters and widows and
whom they are most likely to marry.
It is claimed by statisticians that spin
sters from Is to A have best chance
with bachelors and after that should
direct their attention to widowers The
diagram shows the result of statisti-
cal research and is authentic. With
widows up to the age of 80 their best
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-04-28
Guide to the Key-Hole.

To assist a person in finding the KEY
hole a V-shaped guide is being made
which is attached to the door, with it's
apex at the top of the keyhole, the key
sliding up either side Of the guide I'M
til it reaches the top. when it can be
pushed into position.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-04-28
ZOE'S CONQUEST.

RE you quite sure
you do not mind
being left alone?
You are not nerv-
ous?" queried Ma
jor Miner of his
hosts d a u g b ter,
Zoe Wentworth.
mot in the least.
I am accustomed
to being alone"
Mi sc Wentworth
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-04-28

way Invention of no ordinary impor-
lance. 1t is what might be called ball
and socket seat. All of the points of
the legs of the seats are of the ball and
socket variety. The action of joints
will have the effect of overcoming all
of the motion of the car. Nothing less
than collision will be felt by the oc>
cupant of the seat.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-04-28
Breeders of HOlsteins Meet.

The annual meeting of the Holstein.
Friesian Cattle Breeders was held at
Buffalo,, N. Y, on March 16. There
were present and represented nearly
zoo members. The president, Watkiu
G. Powell, called the meeting to order
and opened it with an address treat
ing upon the objects of the association
and the subject of improved stock
breeding. The most important work
OF the meeting was the signing of ar
ticles of agreement for the Union OF
the Western Holstein-Friesian Asso-
citation, whose delegates were present,
and which consists of a membership
OF about 200, thus consolidating all
herd-books in the United States and
avoiding the confusion of records. I'm
portant action was taken in the ap-
preparation of $1,000 in special prizes
at dairy tests at fairs during 1898, in
Guiding the Trans-Mississippi Exposi.
ton. An appropriation of $500 fol
prizes for economic production of but.
ter was made and $1,45O for prizes for
officially authenticated Advanced Reg.
istry records Of butter. The report OF
the results of these tests made DURING
the past year was of the greatest in.
terest and value from scientific stand
point, and demonstrated that the cost
of producing pound of butter from
Holstein-Friesian COWS varied by ages:
\ from nearly five to nine cents. The
amount of butter made by COWS in
these tests, including all ages, from
two to nine years, and during the
weeks test, was from 11.611 to 24.137
pounds.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-04-28
Plants to Check Bleeding Of Wound.
Remarkable KnIfe.

The most remarkable knife in the
world is that in the curiosity room OF
a firm of cutters in Sheffield. 1t has
1890 blades, and ten blades are added
every ten years. Another curiosity is
three pairs Of scissors, all Of which can
be covered with thimble.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-04-28

4 Golf can positively be traced in Scot
fish history to 1457, and it is believed
to have been played much earlier than
that date.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-04-28
Use of the PhonocraDh.

In some European countries the pho
nograph is made use of as a means of
sending telephone messages. The
person sending the message talks into
the photograph and may have the mes
sage repeated to him if desired, so
there will be no mistake. When per-
fectly assured Of it correctness, the
operator takes the words and transmits
them. This has its convenience, as the
operator need not be rushed and can
verify the message if need be. Then,
in case of misunderstanding or error
the message may be resent-adyant-
ages which are not possible when there
is no means of retaining the message
as first delivered #+.. :a=
Plants to Check Bleeding of Wounds,
B The bruised fresh leaves of the mil
foil or yarrow, Achillae Millefolium.
having astringent properties, are some
times employed in domestic practice to
arrest the bleeding Of wounds. Valer-
ian, Valeriana oficinalis, is also sim
ilarly used. A French journal has re-
Gently stated that the leaves of the ger
anium, Pelargonium zonale, are also
effective for the purpose mentioned
AS these last are most likely to be
within immediate reach of almost ev-
cry one, it may be well to note this
property relating to them.-Vick's Ma
gaZine..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-04-28

Why don't astronomers use globe
sights when hunting for new i worlds?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-04-28

Poultry and Plum Trees.-It is goof
plan to scatter trash, with little oat.
and corn in it, among the plum trees
where the chickens can scratch at il
early in the morning. A flock of chick,
ems can destroy more destructive in.
sects than all the connections eve1
made. This scattering should commenced
two or three weeks before the trees ar,
in bloom, and continue until the plum.
are as large as peas. Plum trees shoult
always be planted in groups. For one
thing, they fertilize each other, and thu
industry mentioned above can be fol.
lowed with ease. It is well known tina,
nature plants her plums in thickets.-
e. B. 'Heaton. ..
Meat for Hens.-Giv the hens mea,
often. Especially is this necessary il
the fowls are shut up where they car
obtain no green food or animal food
A piece of liver now and then will moi
cost much, but it will help out thu
hens. The hen seems to demand soml
animal food.
It does not pay to send poor horses
to market. Say what you will abou,
the fat adding nothing to horse, tn,
fact remains that fairly fat horse
will bring a bigger price and sell quick.
er than one that is poor in flesh.
For permanent pasture use a mixtur,
OF grasses. s;35#' 81
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-04-28
On Rail and Socket


One of the latest ideas is the patent
coach seat, which promises to be a rail-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-02

S125. 900 from the sale of stamps had been
received. Chief Deputy Collector Burns in
Brooklyn, wnere mauy New York bankers
and brokers were accommodated, stated
that the first district receipts were over
$4,000 Adding the uptown district, the
total in the greater city for the day was
nearly 100000. Three million bank check
stamps were soid in the downtown New
York office. When the days business was
over about quarter of million documen-
tary and third of million proprietary
stamps were left. In the uptown district
the demand was greater for proprietary
stamps, and the supply of several denom-
nations was exhausted. Hundreds of
thousands of documentary stamps lay on
the floor in Collector Eidman's Office in
bundles unopened.
Baltimore and the Express COmpan ies
The Merchants Association of Baltimore
threatens to enter a legal contest with the
express companies to prevent the latter
from shifting the burden of the war tax
on express packages to the shippers. The
merchants Of Baltimore will today offer
Pc ckages to be expressed and demand that
the tax be paid by the companies, and if
they decline to do SO test cases will be
made.
The express companies declare they are
rot required under the law to pay the tax.
On the part of the express companies the
statement is made that careful calculations
Eave shown that the tax would amount in
the case of the five principal companies to
per cent upon their entire combined cap
ital They claim they could not assume
the burden Of the tex. and that If they
have to do SO their charges will be In
creased