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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-01-12
The Sounds of Battle.

The report of a battle reaches the
world over in these days of the reign
of the newspaper, but without any
such outside aid it can be heard far
beyond the scene OF actual strife. The,
reports of the guns themselves, the
real sounds of battle, go far out into
space, and can be distinguished long
way from the point of conflict
Prof. W. F. Sinclair says that there,
lis nothing unusual in the hearing of
artillery at a distance of, sixty niles.
The Bombay time guns and salutes are.
often heard at the northern Mahim,.
distance, of over fifty miles, The
guns are-or were at the time when:
the observations were made-very
modest affairs, old-fashioned twenty
four or thirty-two Founders, loaded
with four or five pounds Of coarse
black powder, not all of which was
burnt The target practice of the forts
and turret ships at Bombay was easily
distinguishable from mere salutes and
time guns, not merely as a louder
sound, but by being felt In the chest
when the others could only be heard.
The sound produced by modern pow
der is probably very different from
that of the old black powder. SO that
an army in action at the present time
may be relied upon to make its voice
heard The din of battle is. not 3
figure of speech. .r-s-..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-01-12
RECENT INVENTIONS.

h Doors can be easily kept closed by q.
new spring attachment, formed of an
sexpansible spiral spring fastened at
one end to the door frame, with cord
running from the other end through,
pulleys to the top of the door, the.
spring stretching when the door is.
pulled open.
#S A Hungarian has patented a dolr
which will blow soap bubbles, an ex-
pansible rubber bulb inside the body
being depressed at the back after the
tube extending from the mouth Is
dipped in the water. blowing air
through the tube and expanding the
film at the end OF the tube.
Oil lanterns are prevented from ex-
ploding when tipped over by the use OF
"a new burner attachment, consisting
OF. q weighted slide inside the lantern.
which holds the wick and Is balanced
so that a tip Of the lantern causes it to
fall into the burner opening and pre-
vent the oil from running out.
A combined boat, tent and bed has
been designed for campers use. con-
sfsting OF a canvas cover. to be fast
ened to the mast and extended to the
edges OF the boat to inclose part Of It.
the balance being covered by canvas,
stretched on low frame with a##rnet-.
tress underneath. which can be folded
when not in use.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-01-12
4 GREAT SPANISH ACTRESS.
The Daughter of Rich Merchant OF
X -: s*t4>saige ,aqa Madrid. ~

The Daughter of 4 Rich Merchant OF
x aT Madrid. Fl. sc.
One must love Madrid and be famil-
lar with it's history to know how rep
resentative is the Spanish Ntheater of
it's glory, its genius and its beauty,
says the New York Herald. It arose
phoenixlike from the very ashes of the.
famous Coliseum of the Cross, whose
performers, toward the close of last
century, created that atmosphere Of
abandon and fantasy which is the very
breath Of life to the modern Spanish
stage. For twenty years the famous
Rafael Ca1vo made the Spanish theater
the representative of the choicest dra-
matte art of his people. His death left
a vacancy which was not filled until
the appearance of Maria Guerrero.
The season in Madrid lasts barely six
months. During the rest Of the year
the company makes tours to the prov
inces or abroad. In 1897, for example,
it scored brilliant successes through
out the countries OF Spanish America.
This year tour of Europe is con-
& . . s. E
templated, with first appearance at
Paris. The choicest classic. and mod
ern drama will form it's repertory. The
company, which the Figaro has hap
PLY called a company of hidalgos, .
is managed by Nine. Guerrero and her
husband, Senior Fernando Diaz Of
Mendoza, fellow-actor, and by title
the marquis of Fontanar. %ss
b The daughter OF rich merchant Of
Madrid and carefully educated in a
convent, an irresistible vocation at
tracted her to the stage. She made
her debut at the Spanish theater in
1890. In 1892, at the Comedia, she
made her first great success. She has
ever since retained her place at the
head Of her art in Spain st rs
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-01-12
Dirt in the Dairy.

d When is dairy clean? The safest
answer to this question lies ii describ-
ing when a dairy is dirty, and danger
ously dirty, too, says New York Farm
er. When woodwork in the dairy
gives of q smutty, musty, fusty acid,
rank. and spoiled buttery smell, it is
dirty. When tin vessels, such as pals,
cans, dippers, cups and skimmers, aft
er being thoroughly washed" give
of sourish smell, or show dark lines
OF matter in the folds and seams Of the
tin, they are dirty, and the dirt Of just
such q sort, and in just such places,
as to encourage the bacteria in the air
to drop down upon 1t. to crawl into it,
to feed upon it, and to multiply in it
until they swarm in it and are ready
to launch themselves into the milk put
into those vessels. When the windows,
walls, floors and fixtures in the dairy
are unpleasant to the smell when the
room is warmed up, there is dirt pres
ent, enough dirt to have an effect upon
the flavor and other qualities Of the
milk and of the butter made from it.
When a vessel. from which milk is re-
moved, shows a layer of black sedi-
ment in the bottom, smelling with un-
pleasant gestiveness OF the barn
yard. there is dirt. plain, straight, UNI
mistakable dirt there, dirt that is UNI
pleasant to think Of as a component
part Of milk that is to be used by hui
mans as food. No dairy showing these
things, in any degree, can really be
called "clean" or decently clean, or
5healthfully clean. Hardly any other
occupation on earth makes such de-
mands for cleanliness, and offers such
difficulties in the work Of securing
cleanliness, as the milk and butter and
cheese industry.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-01-12

that one word aroused his soul III
was that one WORD, SO long. so broad.
so high, SO deep ternity dy-89
ing. woman, In her last moments, said,
Call 1t back. q They said, wi hat do
you want r. r. 81 me, q she said call
8its back Oh, at cannot be called
back we Nigh lose our health, and.
perhaps, recover 1T; we might 4 se. our
good name and get that back but time
gone is gone forever s{s 5' sss,
What fools we all are to prefer the.
circumference to the center. w hat AZ
dreadful thing it would be y we
should be suddenly ushered from this
Wintry world into the May ime or
chards Of heaven, and il our pauper-i
ism Of sin and sorrow should be sud
denly broken up by a rresenta ton OF
an emperor's castle surrounded by
parks with springing fountains and
paths, up and down which angels Of
God walk. two and two. .
In 1885 the French resolved that at
Client they would have a kind Of mu-.s
steal demonstration that had never
been heard Of. It would be made up OF
the chimes Of bells and the discharge
of cannon. The experiment was q per
feet success. What with the ringing
Of the bells and the report Of the ord
nance, the city trembled. and the hills
shook with the triumphal march that
was as strange as. twas overwhelming.
With a most glorious accompaniment
will Gods dear children go into their
high residence, when the trumpets
shall sound and the Last Day has
come. At the signal given, the bells
OF the towers, and Of the lighthouses,
and of the cities, will strike their
sweetness into a last chime that shall
ring into the heavens and float OF
upon the sea, Joined by tho boom OF
bursting mine and magazine, aug
mented by all the cathedral towers OF
heaven-the harmonies Of earth and
the symphonies of the celestial realm
making up one great triumphal march,
fit to celebrate the ascent Of the re-
deemed to where they shall shine as
the stars forever and ever.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-01-12
HAS ANExTENsivE REPERToRN
Whistler Of Chicago Who Measures HIS
Melody In Statute Miles.

" nlSCAeI OF fCnAc0GOs w NO ~ 0aS nf0e RI
Melody in Statute Miles.
q He is q fairly good whistler and has
some knowledge of music. He has
probably attended the grand opera and
arecollects some Of the airs easiest to
bring to mind. He is not bashful
man, not inclined to hide his light
under bushel. In fact, he distributed
melody over seven miles OF Chicago
territory yesterday morning, regard,
less OF the fact that the market price
on whistltng was very bearish. He en-
tered an Alley i" train at Lexington
avenue, opened his musical valve and
never left off until he debarked at
Fifth avenue and Madison. He broke
all records in this city, at least for
continuous performance" Whistling.
While he produced some things in old
and new opera, he was not limited to
mere classics He warbled popular airs
as changes from the more stately num-
bers in his program, and tossed in
few marches and two steps, cut in with
waltzes and polkas and even condo
scended to furnish few "coon" songs
for good measure. Every inspiration
and expiration was accompanied by
new note in the medley Of gems. So
continuous and uninterrupted was the
flow OF soul that the other passengers
abandoned all attempts to read the
news and in more or less excitement
listened to him who whistled. AS soon
as he took his seat he puckered his lips
and sent forth the prelude and inter-
mezzzo by Mascagni. Then he passed
to the "Salve Dimora' from Faust,
but became involved in some of its in
tricacies. He jumped skillfully into
Gold Black Lady," and having wound
this up dashed into favorite march.
Then he tackled Walther's song in,
''Tannhauser" and wrestled with it to-
good effect. Having accomplished Is
in three miles Of his journey, he got to;
work on the "Jolly Brothers waltz,
danced through it and back again into
romantic opera. He had everything his
own way for nothing feazed him. He
was harder to knock out than Sharkey.
Remarks in revilement passed over his
head and mingled confusedly with the
liquid melody which his pursed-up lips
sent forth. One passenger rode three
stations farther than necessary in or
der to observe how long it would last
He got off with the warbler and follow
ed him to the street. Still the muse
| flowed merrily on and the man of mar
! tunes disappeared down the avenue
still busy with his mouthpiece. s'Ssl Il
Weller in Bath was not half so great as
| he," muttered the man who followed.
"As an all-around, two-handed whist
Ter that man is entitled to monu-
| ment."
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-01-12
DAIR Y 20 LTRY Z.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
How Successful Farmers Operate This
Department Of the Farm Few
Hints g 70 the Care Ct Live Stock
and Poultry 81 ..52 5S.. 81 3#8
Guard the MILK supply. !.

AT this time It lis particularly neces-s
Sary Tor all to guard the purity Of the
milk supply. Espe cially is this advice
applicable to all that are producing
milk for use in the great cities. Re-
Gently q Representative OF the Farm
#erss Review called on an army surgeon
located at Fort Sheridan. The surgeon
called special attention to the fact that
many Of the returned soldiers had
been. or were, now sick with typhoid
fever at their homes in the country. 4
The we'll water in such. cases is almost
sure to become contaminated. and If
not the well water, then the germs are
more than likely to get into utensils
used in the handling Of milk. These
germs live in the ground for years, and
during all Of that time are constantly
moved from their first positions by
rains and drouths, being driven
through the soil by the lateral move
mentsof capillary water and otherwise.
Int "a this way it may take years for them
to progress from a sewer or vault to
the drinking water, but sooner or later
they find their way into the liquid that
i Is used for all purposes and then null.
tiply for work.
All drinking water should be under
suspicion, and should be boiled. All
milk used in the households should be
is to be sent to the cities and cream
cries should be purified at least by
boiling and by steam if possible. II we
are to make war on disease germs we
must begin with dairy products and
dairy surroundings. Very often a well
has been the means of spreading ty-
phoid fever through a whole commune
ity, sometimes taking off several mem
bers from a single household. This
occurs often with wells that are be-
lieved to be pure. & When such a well
becomes contaminated it not only
threatens it's immediate neighborhood,
but many other communities. We will
suppose that such a well is used for
the washing of cans and other utensils
employed in the dairy. The milk is
sent in the cans to the creamery and
the milk is there mixed with milk
from hundred other farms. The
skinned milk is returned to the farm
ers, and the cream is made up into
butter to be sent into thousand
homes. In this way the disease germs
are carried into the homes Of the
many. Disease breaks out and the
physicians are utterly unable to trace
it.. It is called mysterious.
The dairy is especially to be looked
Nov Pow 4
ucts are consumed largely in an I'm
cooked state. Dirt and carelessness in
! the dairy are responsible for many Of
the Ills endured both BY the dairyma1
and the general public. SSH
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-01-12
Another paIr.
a new anecdote Il, show MA Eevil.

III q new anecdote to show the evils 81
sintemp erance is found ia Modern So
.ciety a Russian peasant returning
from town where he had bought new.
pair Of boots and drunk few glasses
Of spirits, fell asleep BY the roadside.
and was stripped q his boots BY 4
light fingered tramp. The fellows
sleep remained unbroken until 4 pass
ing WAGNER seeing him lying half
across the track, shouted to him to
take his legs out OF the way nv
slegs?' echoed the hall aroused sleep-
er, rubbing his eyes. those legs amt
mine mine had boots on! &
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-01-12
{ Selection.


What selection can do for a flock
is shown by the experience of Wyck-
off, Of New York state, who by select
ing the best layers among his flock
of Leghorns for several years, got his
whole flock Of six hundred up to an
average Of one hundred and ninety-six
eggs per hen q year, says Massachu-
sets Ploughman. This is an extreme
~ high average for so many hens on
one farm. It means better than an
egg every other day for every hen the
year round. Not only in spring and
summer, but through the moulting
season, through the dead of winter.
and through the times when hens
naturally take for sitting or for rails
ing their brood, even for a small flock.
the record would be unusually good.
No amount of care with ordinary
fowls would make them do as well
on large scale. Here is an object
lesson which tends to show that breed
ing and selection will yet do for hens
wat the same agencies have done for
other kinds Of live stock.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-01-12

and vii kick sher his way !'' So say
ing he gave such q vigorous kick that
he hurled the eggs far from him and
broke them all. Too often the dreams
OF the amateur fail. as completely I'm
Matched chickens are not countable.
Only by actual experience can sue
cess be made in poultry raising. False
reports are sent out only by people
that expect to delude the inexpe--#
rienced. The raising OF chickens is no
easy matter, and making a profit from
them Is about as hard as to make a
profit from any other investment. The
one great advantage possessed by the
poultry business Is that it does not re-
quire a large Investment Of capital to
begin with. and the capital Is sooD
turned over
81 FS Large FlOcks.
There are but few, IL any, very
large focks where 500 or. 600 hens
are kept, says Philadelphia Record.
Farmers are disposed to give the cow
the preference, leaving poultry to the
female members of the family, yet;
keeping cows involves more labor than
is required for poultry, and fowls can
be made more profitable in proper
ton to capital invested or required
than larger stock if farmers will give
poultry special attention as a business.
but all large stocks must be started
on the farm with healthy and vigorous
pure breeds, four or five years being
necessary to have the flock to the full
limit in number, for the reason that
il they are purchased in large num-
bers the fowls must be procured from
many different places and the result
will be disease and lice. It is this
starting with large numbers of pur-
chased birds that has caused so much
disaster to enterprises of that char
acter. The farmer who will gradual
ly increase his flock until he has sew
eral hundred, and who raises his
| young stock from selected parents,
will have an opportunity for observa-
ton and deriving experience rs his
i flOcks grow. In the winter season,
when so many farmers are anxious to
utilize their labor, the management of
a large flock should be very remuner-
alive, and as. the returns for egg and
poultry are cash, and frequent, less
capital will be required than some
other enterprises. The fowls con-
tribute daily.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-01-12
Preventing Texas Fever.

The trials under direction of the
Oklahoma Experiment Station, Of dip
ping cattle in the oil preparation pre-
scribed by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture, showed that care.
full dipping would destroy all the ticks.
A varying percentage of the cattle had
their skin injured by the oil, with con-
siderable irritation of the eyes. Where
the cattle were driven considerable
distance or exposed to storms soon
after dipping, some Of them died. The
indications are that it is much safer
to dip in warm rather than cold
weather. In all cases the cattle should
have good care and feed for some DAYS.
after dipping Driving on dusty roads
is a chief cause of injury to the eyes.
The results Of trials by the station
Of inoculating northern cattle with
blood Of southern cattle were unsatis-
factory. In most cases they contract
ed southern or Texas fever, sometimes
with fatal effects. The indications are
that the cattle recovering were at least
partially immune, but the apparent in
ability to control results with our
present knowledge makes it not advis-
able to recommend this method of
preventing loss. .. " fs5
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-01-12
A D,ssenter.

The Speaker-Wealth is not to be
attained by short cuts. The Butcher
Oh, I don't know.-Indianapolis jour
nal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-01-12
Needs somethInx Else,

ii Needs Something Else.
Bil.-The under dog in a fight gets
all the sympathy. Jill-Yes; but. I'M
fortunately, that isn't all he GETS
Yonker's Statesman -Es~ ~. Z
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-01-12
Varieties az Oats.

" N. ~ =, :, -, 3 !, -
me COMPARISON y arr: OF new and stano-
arg varletles O oats begun BY The
f ..tslla y, state College Agricul-
tural Experlment Station, in 1887, has
oeen con =, ''1s through the present
season SOD. Inc nVe varieties giving the
n mgr esq, vel! We're ''
Baltic White Sec. \. .55.75 bus.
Liberty go. -; !: ...... 61.62
aaseetts Wnlte ............ Oily
Japan .60.45
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-01-12

Why ism a man who wears specta-
cles troubled with see-si sickness?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-01-12

Sss Whale oil soap has become one s.
the standard remedies for the treat
ment Of the San Jose scale.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-05

either the gowns or hats that are al
ready casting their shadows before
them. Meme of the fashionable new
comers at the furriers or cloakmakers
is braided. The whole creed of dec
Grafton is cloth stitched on cloth and
fur ON cloth Not one of the new
coats or capes make the slightest pre-
tense of fitting the figure. What the
English call box and what the French
volante shape wraps are being pushed
for popularity most vigorously by the
manufacturers, and the chances are
just even whether this style, so fire.
luently and emphaticnlly rejected and
despised by women, will now be ac-
cepted
Clumsily large capes OF the same
type as were worn last winter are
eligible for use in the coming season,
and the handsomest are made of thick
sleek-surlaced dark cloth with broad
borders of gray and brown fur and
finished by tall kaiser collars. An.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-05
A Grand boulevard.

Somebody said it would be n good
thug TO have a $4,000, 900 toll road
run diagonally through Connecticut,
from northeast to southwest, and in
teresting stories dealing with the
possibilities of tho scheme are ahoat
It is argued that with recommendations
for wheelmen aud other travellers by
approved twentieth century means of
locomotion, including power for auto
mobiles on tap at convenient inter.
walls, the enterprise conld not fail OF
success. If the road were actually
built, it is surmised that Massachu.
setts would continue 1t Co Boston.
forming a grand through route from
New York City to Boston.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-05

aud Immediately became target for
the robbers, who could see him out
lined against the sky, while they re-
NAMED in. the darkness below. I
reeped out at the rear end just in time
to see a mau near the steps aiming at
the deputy ON the front of the car.
A shot from another robber caused
me to dodge back. Running
through the dark car I told
the deputy where the man was hiding,
and just at that moment bullet cut
an upper half crop from the officers
ear. tip-toed back, caught glimpse
of the man and banged away at him
through the window. Being anxious
to know whether | had hit him put
my face to the window and peered into
the night. Suddenly heard a scuflle
among the coach seats, felt a strong
man seize me from behind and crush
me to the floor. 1 could not turn my
gun upon my assailant, for it was a
rifle. Bang went the robbers gun
again, and the window was shattered.
As | went down heard the voice of
my captor, right at my ear: 'Fo' de
Lawd sakes, Mistah Blank, keep away
from dat windeh, for dat robber blow
yo' head clean off wifi dat cannon o.
his "
"That was the voice of the porter,
and he had pulled me from the win
dow in time to save my life.
by this time the firing grew pretty
general. In the confusion, and while
| held the attention # the robbers
rear guard, the deputy with the smart
ing car crawled under the car, and
when the robber stood up to shoot at
me the deputy located him and the
two men fought il out under the win
dow. In a few seconds the robber lay
dead. Now only two of the gang kept
up the fight Seeing that they were
surrounded and hemmed in against
the train they called out to the Sheriff
and surrendered.
''rhe battle had lasted probably not
more than five minutes, but it had
been life timo to my family, who
could hear every shot distinctly.
81 gave orders to pick up the dead
and wounded, and with our three
prisoners hastily backed into town.
"The wounded man died shortly
after our arrival at st. Joe.
''The informer, of course, turned
States evidence, and so went free, but
that was oil that remained of the orig
iual gang of five, four of whom were
desperate men. OF this four we buried
two and sent two to the penitentiary
for a long term.
"All this happened some years ago, ,"
added the general manager, after a
pause, ''but that porter still remem
bers, aud he always SHES when the
whistle says 'tootoo New York In
depe ndent.