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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-07-24
The Story of Mushka, ''the Mousse

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ABOUT trade and its chances, when one
remarked that there was nothing remark
able in amassing wealth when one started
with sufficient capital, and then went on
to say that he had done pretty we'll, al
though he had set out with very little.
My father, /" said he, ''died before my
birth, and ere long desiring relatives had
despoi1ed my mother of all She possessed
She sought shelter with female friend
nearly as poor as herself. It was in her
house that / was bonn. We lived for a
long time on the charity of others; but
when began to grow up my mother,
Notwithstanding her poverty, managed to
procure me little tuition. When
could read, write and, ciper, she said to
me- s3 i
"You are the son of merchant, You
must, therefore, begin to get some knowl-
edge Of trade. Go and see the. money
changer, Visikala; he is the richest bust
ness man in town, and I know that be
likes to advance funds to poor young
men who are the sons Of merchants and
of pure race. Ask him to give you a
loan. - -. --.Sg F.
| went to. the money-changer, but it
was only to hear him reply with edisdain
to me, the son of a merchant:
;&.s" You see that dead mouse lying there
on the, ground2 Well a sharp fellow
might make a fortune with no other start
than that. Now, if were to lend you
round sum I fear that should have to
wait a long time for the interest. Per-
fhaps you could not even calculate it." ~
ISL raised my eyes proudly to the face of
the moneychanger 81 take the mouse"
said 1; "it is capital that you lend me- y
And, after having signed receipt, went
my way with the mouse, while the old
usurer laughed heartily at the sorry figure
I cut. Well. exchanged the mouse for
two handfuls of pease, which the store
keeper gave me, as he wanted it for his
cat. I peeled the peas nicely, and taking
Jug Of water went outside of the city
and sat down in the shade on the roadside.
Some woodcutters came along, very
thirsty ard tired, and I politely offered
them the fresh water and peas. Each of
of wood, which took on my back and
went and 81 Id in the market place. With
the money I got for them I bought mole
pease, and the next day. did over again
what l had done that dav. Thus I
perservered for long time, until I had
got together q little capital. Then I
bought for three days in succession all
the wood that the men brought in. Sud
denly t,aere came on a heavy rain season
that no one had expected, and the con-
veyance of wood became impossible.
Then sold the stock had at an advance
and kept few cords for myself. With
the proceeds started small shop, man
aged my affairs -discreetly, and grew rich.
Then I had mouse Of gold manufac-
tured, and sent to the money changer,
l5Visikala, as reimbursement of his loan.
: He in return gave me his daughter in
marriage. and now am known by the
name of Mushka, or 'the Mousse So you
see made a fortune. out of little.'' y :
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HOUSE AND FARM N
Early Cuttlnx0f saa..ss.

OF late years theEearly cutting of hay
has received considerable attention, and
it has been. found that for -milch COWS
such hay is preferable to that which is
over ripe. Yet the reasons WHY early
cutting should be an advantage, are sell
dom considered. We know that the
analyses of chemists tell us thatsthere is
more digestiablc mattersin the plant at
one time than another, and as an empiri-
cal fact that cows relish early cut hay,
and seem to thrive on it. Let us, see
what thespercentage figures seem to show.
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shut suppose | should happen tor,

but suppose | should happen tor y.
! "But say you must not happen to! I
shall make no provision for any such 90.
currence. You must not lose it!''
This put Q new train of thought into
the young mans mind, and he found
that It he was determined to do q thing
he could 60 il. He made such provisions
against every contingency, that he never
lost anything. he found this equally
true about forgetting. TIA certain mat
Ter OF Importance was to be remembered,
ne pinned it down on his mind, fastened
it there, and made it stay. sa,,. q. d.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-07-24

The Greatest Discovery OF the A&e is Dr.
Tobias celebrated Venetian Liniment! 30years before
the public and warranted to cure Diarrhea Dysentery
Col and Spasms and Group Chronic
heumatism, Sore Threats, Cuts. Bruises, Old Sores
and Paines in the Limbs, Back, and Chest externally
It has allied. No family viii be without it
after giving 1t fair trial Price 40 cents. DR.
TOBIAS VENETIAN HORSE EMINENT. in Pint
Bottles at One Dollar, is warranted superior to any
othe NO PAY, for the cure Of Collie. Outs. Bruises
Old Sores, etc. Sold by all Druggists. Depot-1O Park
Place New York W t2,S 81 81 - ~. ttf s
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Never Forget Anything.

A successful business man says there
were two things which he learned when
he was eighteen which we're afterwards of
great use tc him, namely, "neversto lose
anything, and never to forget anything
An old lawyer sent him with an impor-
tant paper, with certain instructions what
to do with it.
"But,' inquired the young man, g up
pose / lose it; what shall do then2"
The answer was with the utmost EN-
phasis-
'sYou must not lose it,
Il don't mean to-" said the young man
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-07-24

Imaginary evils soon became real ones
~ indulging our reflection on them; as.
ne who in melancholy, fancy sees some.
thing like face on the wal. or wainscot,
can. by two or three touches with lead
pencil, make it look visible, and agree.
Ing with what be fancied.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-07-24
Dooley's Yeast Powde, .

This truly unrivaled baking powder stands
on its merits alone; and because of it's perfect
purity and excellence, and from the fact that
every package is strictly full weight, the
people have adopted it in their households,
and have the utmost confidence in it. It al.
ways does the work effectually, goes much
futher IN use, and makes better and more
wholesome and nutritious biscuits, bread,
rolls, mullins, cakes and pastry than any
other. powder in the country eCf bio fe ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-07-24

Cement Alum and plaster of Paris,
well mixed with water and used in a
liquid state, make a very useful cement.
It will be found quite handy for many
purposes It forms a very hard compost
ton, and for fixing brasses, &C., on lamps,
nothing could be better. .,g5.,, -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-07-24

2 For upwards of thirty wears Mrs. WINS
for children with never failing success It
corrects acidity of the stomach, relieves wind
collie, regulates the. bowels, cures dysentery
diarrhea whether arising from teething or
other causes. An old and wen-tried remedy.
IS cts. q bottle.
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~ VS.; CHEW 2{5.l fA p; Il
The Celebrated mi ..rs.
Matchless''
' Wood Tag Plug '5'' q ~2t
4 TOBACCO ,:s-.fz,s..se fgg5
lie PIONEER TOBACCO COMPANY, .
New York. Boston and Chicago,

One single box of Parsons sPurgatis Pills
taken one each night will make more me,o
rich blood than ten dollars worth of any LIQUID
blood purifier now known. These pills will
change the blood in the entire system in
three months, taken one night.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-07-24

Real merit will win. and the merit Of DR.
Graves HEART REGULATOR has won itself
deserved reputation in the cure of Heart
Disease. A well-known firm in Manchester,
N. H., say: '.-tz- ~'----'---
I'VE have sold in the last three months forty
bottles of DR.. Graves HEART REGULATOR.
Every one that has used it says. that it has
proved satisfactory. e., :.
LITTLEFIELD & HAYES"
Among the many forms of Heart Disease
are falpltation, Enlargement, Spasms Of the
Heart, Stoppage Of the Action Of the Heart,
Trembling all over and about the Heart, Ossifi-
cation or Bony Formation of the Heart Rheu-
matism, General Debility and Sinking of the
Spirits. Send your name to F. E. INGALLS,,
Concord N. H, for a pamphlet containing a list
of testimonials of cures, &c. .",sss 4.
The HEART REGULATOR is for sale by
druggists at 50 cents and ST. per bottle. -.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-07-24

Jodason's Anodyne Liasiment will positively
cure chronic darrhea of long standing, also
dysentary, cholera morbus, and cholera, used
internally. There is no remedy known SO val
liable for immediate use as this old life pre-
server 3G.s.4arsffs -yse t-,7s. :-.aE t. ..+f
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LONELINESS of Blondes.

1 come now 10 type OF OlOnQC beauty
which is the high-brea Barb Of them all.
She is no taller than the little ridiculous,
and equally we'll rounded anu vitality ex-
uberant, but not in the same manner as
ISOLATED with laughter For the purpose
Of nomenclature, this type may be styled
the nervous gold blonde. At IS her Cos
>samer hair is like sheaves Of gathered
sunbeams, but it .darkens with years, and
finally puts on the smouldering swarthi-
ness Of gold bronze. When the light
falls athwart.its ripples, the gold is visi-
BILE to the last, but in the shadow it is
bronze color, with dash of golden, al
ways wavy, never curling Gray eyes,
with pupil that dilates and contracts with
every passing emotion, rendering, the eye
.velvety black sometimes, and tometimes
very gray, with the smallest possible
point of black in the center, belong by
right Of Inheritance S to this type. She
has the pyriform face of Dante's Beatrice,
and her ears are two pink shells that ore
rs tempted to cut off and preserve
as .curiosities.. Her. features, cut. with
cameo d'stinctness of definition, have an
saquiline tinge that is mainly noticeable in
the slightest possible prominence of the
nasal bridge. Her complexion is roses
and lilies, her skin Of the texture OF the
finest satin. The particles of the nostrils
are thin, mobile and almost transparent,
and when she is excited two pink spots
about.as large as her finger-tips are Wis.
ible. All, then, beware! Indeed, every
aspect of the wole organization indicates
brain and nerve, temper and spirit, rather
than, softness; and yet she can purr like
cat when it suits her or spring like a
panther when the occasion calls for it
+ Pity the unsor histicated beau who i'm.
AGNES that he can firt with her with i'm.
[punity. He is certain to be ensnarcd
bewildered, then laughed at, with such
bubbles Of ripping and musical laughter
as an amused seraph could scarcely imi.
tate, overaowiug her firm but feminine
lips. No rosebud mouth is hers, but one
In which beauty and decision meet, each
modifying the other 81 = 80 $3.50
K She has hair of golden hue,
Take care, beware!
She can make love as we'll as you,
+ Take care, beware!
LoDgfellow says that she has eyes 81
laughing blue; he means eyes that dance
with tantalizing laughter; but in this the
poet com. commits an error of observation.
| know of only two women in this City
who are the perfection of this type, with
the beautiful and highly-emotional gray
eyes that pertain to it. One Of them is
an old lady, who is constantly engaged in
ambitious projects, and. succeeds by
splendid tactics, where most inch ssof re-
putedly great abilities would fail. The
other is a young woman with whom an
intellectual triumph is of more value
than the adulation of her hundreds of
admirers; and yet, if she once gave her
| mind to it, what fascinating coquettc
she could be; sensitive. imaginative daz-
cling, delusive-a brilliant talker, and
one who can create semhlances of poetic
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-07-24

81 Worthy a Place In Every Family
GRACE's SALvEis now firmly established as
the best remedy in use for the immediate re-
lief of Cuts, Burns, sprains, Wounds, Felons,
Ulcers, &c. It should be kept in every house.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-07-24
GRACE s SALVE.

] JoNEsv1LLE, Mich. Dec 81, 1s77.-Messrs Fowles.
sent you 80 cents for wo boxes of Cruces Salve.
have had TWO and have used them on an ulcer on nv
foot and it is almost we'll. Respectfully yours.
4'E @. j. VAN NEss
Price Is cents box at all druggists sent by mali
n receipt of IS cents. Prepared by SNTIi W.
FOWLE ~ SONS. sc Harrison ave. Boston ass
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lFrom the Minneapolis papers s~y f.
TOTHE CITIZENS OF MINNEAPOLIS.-C)ur OK
perience In the handling of Dr. e. B. Hatliday's Blood
Purifier Is such that not afraid tell that
it the most wonderful Blood searcher Of the
ent age. No medicine went out of store that
has given such universal satisfaction is giving
day. For Catarrh, Kidney and Un, ary Diseases.
Female Weakness 8 and Nervous Debility We indoree
the statement of LIr Halliday, that it has eduai.
CROSSMAN Il PLUMMER, Druggists, Minneapolis.
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tnRHnnA YEAR. How 70 Make Il: NevA9.:

ADAYt" Agents 6 'nvasstng fo1 the r ire :
- side Visitor Terms and outfit Free AID
MI dress; P.O. VIcKERY. Augusta, Maine
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-07-24

. Sewing M chine Needles for any Machine ssnt
ALMY, st. PauLMinn. ~ - - E
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NORA N e retail price $3.50 only $e5. PIANOS
UDuA Vcl retail price 800 only $685. Great bar
gains. BEATTY. Washington, N j
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

AT the exposition in Paris next year a
special jury will be appointed to investigate
the several recent electrical inventions
which may be presented for competition.
The most sangune expectations are enter.
tanned in France of the complete victory of
electric light over the old.fashioned gas
illumination, which it is predicted will soon
be altogether abolished and superseded by
the better and cheaper product of modern
science.
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09
The Agricultural Value of Worms,

IN 1851 Mr.. Darwin, in paper read be.
fore the British Geological Society. expIain.
ed how the formation of vegetable mold
which forms covering several inches in
depth on the surface of productive land
was directly due to the common earth
worm. The soil, he stated, was simply the
non-nutrltious matter contained in the
earth originally eaten by the worm and re-.
Jected by it, and the accumulated deposits
OF large numbers of worms produced the
extensive layers commonly found Quite
recently Herr Won Hensen has investigated
further into this subject and has confirmed
Darwln's conclusions while supplementing
with many of his own. An abstract of his
Investigations appears in the XIXth Cent,rz.
lie states that the adult worms come TO
the surface at night and, with their tails in
their burrows, collect the twigs, leaves. etc.
which serve as their food. This material
is heaped around the orifce of the burrow
and IS drawn in piece by piece. the leaves
IN time becoming macerated and decom.
posed, and thus rendered suitable for the
worms eating. The Investigations were
conducted in garden having a layer of
mold 9 inches deep and a subsoil of yellow
diluvial sand. The worm tubes were not
easily traced in the mold, but were perfectly
clear in the sand, running vertically down,
wards to depth of from to 6 feet. On
the walls of these burrows the black masses
ct excrement Of the worms were plainly
visible. Some tubes were entirely filled
with this substance, the black color Of
which was diliIused into the adjacent soil
In about half the inhabited tubes. plant
roots had entered, following their course.
by extended observations the author states
that the roots Of ANIMALS can only meme.
trate into the subsoil through channels
opened out to them by earth worms, and
he observes that this penetration must be
OF service to the plant, as the subsoil re.
tains moisture longer than the surface layer
of the mold.
In order to ascertain the precise part
| taken 10y the worm in making this vege.
table mold, two worms were placed in q
glass vessel filled with sand, on the surface
OF which was spread layer of fallen leaves
The worms set to work at once, and after
about six weeks the surface of the sand wa,
found to be covered with layer of mold
nearly half an inch deep, while many leave,
/
had been carried to depth of three inches
Worm tubes ran in all directions through
the sand; some were quite fresh, other:
had wall Of mold an eighth of an incl
thick, others again were completely tilleG
with mold. In short the soil Of the vesse
was already perfectly well prepared for the
growth of plants.
! Herr Won EIensen finds that, although
the earth worm weighs only about 46 grains
1t produces in four hours nearly grains O
excrementitous matter On an average
he finds about $4,000 worms to an acre O.
ground. Their combined weight is there
fore over POO pounds and they produce
about 81 pounds Of mold in "a hours
Besides this, they produce uniform dstri
button of the mold, open up passages in
the subsoil for roots, and render the sub
soil fertile.-Scicnifc American
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

STANLEY AND THE AFRICAN SLAVE Trade
Henry NJ. Stanley, the African explorer
sends cable dispatch from Alden, Arabia,
announcing his arrival at that place on
board the steamship Pach,cnba, from Zanzi-
bar. Mr.. Stanley reports that he saw
Sultan Syed Barghash, and spoke to him
about his officers and subjects who are en-.
gagged in the slave trade in Central Africa.
Syed Barghash seemed to be much moved
10y Mr.. Stanley's eXpostulations in regard
to the infamous traffic and his assurances
of the determination of the civilized world
to put it down. He promised to do his
utmost to suppress it. Mr.. Stanley, in the
course of the conversation with the Sultan,
accused Said Ben Salim, the governor Of
Unyanyembe, of participation in the traffic
and encouraging his subordinates and
others to do the same. Finally the Sultan
promised to recall Said Ben Salm from
Unyanyembe, were his position enabled
him to carry on the slave trade with i'm.
punity, and to substitute for him a cover.
nor who could be trusted to refrain from
such practices and to lend his cooperation
in the suppression of the trade in human
beings.
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

The Masonic SENTIMENT.-The action Of
the highest Masonic body in France, the
Grand Orient, in striking out from its
declaration of principles the expression Of
belief in God and in the Immortality Of
the soul, is in direct contravention of the
traditions and creeds of the Masonic body
throughout the world, and has been re.
pudiated by seventy-six lodges in France,
disapproved by the Irish Grand Lodge and
now by the English.
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

THIRTY MILLIONS SToLEN.-TheN New York
Sun publishes list showing that the money
stolen in the United States during the past
four years-begnning at a period just prior
to the panic of lS73-by reason of defalca.
tions, embezzlements, and breaches of trust
on the part of city and county officials,
bank officers, executors of estates, &C.,
foots up to over S30,OOO,0OO.
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09
HOLIDAYS.

The hOlest of all holidays are those
Kept by ourselves i'll silence and apart
The secret anniversaries of the heart
When the full river Of feeling overaows-
The happy days unclouded to their close,
The sudden joys that out of darkness start
As flames from ashes; swift desires, that dart
Like swallows singing down each wind that blows
White as the CLEAN of receding sail:
White as cloud that floats and fades in air;
White as the whitest lily on a stream
These tender memories area fairy tale
Ofsome enchanted land we know not where,
But lovely as landscape in dream-L -L0nqftll0,c
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

First we had the telegraph, then the
telephone, then the phonogragh, and now
we are to have the telephonograph. which,
from its name and the partial description
given, we are led to infer is combination
of all the other Instruments. If the in.
ventors keep on at this rate we shall doubt
less soon have sufficient means of communi.
cation, provided Greek verbs and the
English alphabet hold out
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

According to recent reports there are
now twenty-seven States whose commits.
sioners of fishery receive, hatch and dis.
tribute the eggs of fishes furnished by the
United States Fish Commission. For the
month OF October the reports show that
about four million eggs of California salmon
were distributed.
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

In the city of New York, during De.
cember, one hundred failures and assign.
ments, with liabilities aggregating nearly
SS'OOOOO0, were reported. This is the
heaviest record Of the kind for any month
of 1877, and tho figures show an increase of
% per cent.in number and 300 per cent. in
amount over the list for November.
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

Under the direction of the House com.
mittee on coinage some coins will shortly
be made Of goloid, and each member will
he furnished with dollar. half and quarter
dollar, just to see how he likes it. Goloid
IS composed Of gold, silver and copper, and
Is represented to be of such density that it
will resist the wear and handling.
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

1t is related of Col. Tngersoll that, being
sharply asked if he could mention one law
OF nature that in his puppy wisdom he could
change for the better, he affably replied:
Yes; would make health catching, in.
stead of disease"
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

A professor in the State University at
Iowa City, whose hobby is statistics, has
made tour through the saloons of the
town and furnished the Faculty with
complete list of all the students whom be
found at bar or beer table.
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

A passenger on the day express on the
New York Central Railroad offered 500 in
gold for New York paper last Saturday.
A book-agent quietly stepped off the train at
the station, bought paper, and, after the
cars started, received the gold piece.
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

In recognition of the great victory at
Plevna, General Todleben, to whom must
be ascribed the honor of the day, has been
decorated with the second class of the
Cross of st. George and raised to the rank
of Count.
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

The Canadians have secured a space of
fifty feet square in the centre Of the main
tower of the entrance Of the foreign depart
ment of the Paris exposition-a most ad.
vantageous situation-for the erection of a
trophy of Canadian products ITO feet high.
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

A father of three sons and five daughters
was asked what family he had. The
answer was Il have three sons, and they
have each five sisters" Mercy |" replied
the interrogater, "Such family I"
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

A new form of Telephone has been in.
vented. 1t consists of two membranes of
different metals with water between them.
The action of the water makes current
enough, and there is no need of magnet or
batterv
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

Whittier composes while he whittles
sticks. Strange coincidence.-P. l. Nan.
Not so strange, when you consider that the
dear old man writes for his whittles.-
PbiL4. Btt1Let;u.
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

In New York last Thursday night, Capt.
A. II. Bogardus performed the feat of break
ing five thousand glass balls inside of five
hundred consecutive minutes. He had
nineteen minutes and twenty-five seconds
to spare.
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09
FOR REM.

A Double Dwelling. on South st.. and an Office or
MUM, s corner ot Commerce and Delaware sts.
uec LII Apply TO w. w. TsCHUDY.
Smyrna times., 1878-01-09

From table which has been prepared
by the Bureau of Statistics, it is shown that
the exports OF cheese from this country has
grown from one hundred and forty.four
thousand, seven hundred and thirty.lour
pounds in the year 1890, to one hundred
and seven million, three hundred and
sixty'four thousand, six hundred and sixty.
six pounds for the year just closed. The
total exports for the period between the
two years named were one billion, two
hundred and sixty.two million, nine hun.
and ffty-two thousand, ive hundred and
seyenty.one.