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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-04
OUR BUDGE Z OF FUN
BRIGHT READING FOR DULL MO-
~, MENTS. III
Few az the BRIGHT Thin rs PRODUCE
ed by the acknowledgements l e
incidents and Numerous Sayings.

incidents and Numerous Sayings.
Z depend upon it, children, said the
benignant old gentleman who was adj
dressing the Sunday school, 1--WE were
fashioned by a wiser power than our
selves. There was no mistake made in
putting us together If our hands were
placed where our feet are, and our feet
where our hands are, how could we get
along? It would be exceedingly aWk-
ward, children; exceedingly awkward.
I stretch my hand out this way. I
move my fingers like this. Now, what
Is this an evidence of, children ?"
There was no reply, and after wait
ing a moment the speaker answered the
question himself.
ut is an evidence Of design. Don't
forget that, children" he continued,
impressively 1T is an evidence of de-
sign. Suppose, for instance, my eye,
instead of having lids and lashes, had
legs. Suppose my eye had legs. How
could I use them? =
'sYou could use them in running your
eye over the congregation, couldn't
you?" replied a deeply interested little
boy near the door.-Chicago Tribune.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-04

. -.=-.."r.
''But it's true!v
s'No, it isn't true, not one bit of it,
and you know it. Haven't engaged
myself to you in spite of papa's cold
ness and mammals positive hatred?"
l "Hum!" '. 10y.
Haven't stood by you in spite Of
everything people said about you?'
"All lies!'' cried Jack, holly.
II know it," said Adele, laying
loving hand on his coat collar. Il
have always said that you did love me
and wore not careless and idle and
improvident and''--
~ ''And yet, when I ask you to marry
me, you say No Do you call that
1ove?''
81 call it common sense, Jack. Why.
you know you haven't anything but
your salary of fifteen hundred dollars
ayear."
began Jack.
"You know" she cried, s:you detest
suburban life, and like champagne
better than crusts. Oh, Jack, do be
reasonable! Papa is not unreasonable,
and he loves me dearly Mamma will
come round in time. and then we can
have decent wedding."
'That's enough" said Jack, calmly
taking his hat, ''We will not discuss
this matter any further, Adele
Jack Ashton passed out very haugh-
tily.
"There isn't much for a fellow like
me to do" he said to himself, "and I
suppose I'll have to enlist as soldier.
Still that wouldn't do. Precious little
soldering, and plenty of wood chop
ping and road making If there was
only warp
1t was the afternoon of the third
day. He had been to the park in the
morning, and had walked back. There
was strange dizziness in his head,
and his knees knocked together more
than once, and twice his eyesight
seemed to be leaving him. He was
hungry; he had not eaten for nearly
three days, but he thought he was
dying.
1t gave him certain sort of grim
satisfaction. He would not have taken
his own life, but if death would come
without his direct aid And then he
looked at his reflection in a plate
glass window and shuddered.
1t would never do to die in such
plight. His clothes were dusty, his
boots grimy and scuffed, and he had
not been shaved for three days.
A by street ran off the thorough
fare: and half way down slender red
and white striped pole protruded from
door. Jack sauntered down to the
shop.
''Shave? Yes sir,' said the barber,
in voice quite in keeping with his
looks.
"a pleasant day." said Jack, dreari-
ly, as the barber lathered him deftlv.
"Exceedingly pleasant" said the
barber. 1.-The weather is one of the
few things we can enjoy without
price"
The idea struck Jack as original,
and he smiled for the first time in
three days.
sin this world" pursued the bar
Der, where a man has but one life,
and that of humble origin, he has to
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-04
Fugitive Trains.

Fugitive trains were added to
railroad nomenclature during the
big strike. It applied 20 fre1ghts
that started out for q certain desti-
nation not knowing whether they
would 'get there" or som ewhere
else
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-04
Judge Not,

49, Judge Not. "A
Down ltor Broker must be losing
money.
Upton-Guess not.
DoWnton lie used to have a luxur1-
Gus third-foor flat, and now I find he
has moved up to the tenth story.
Upton-It isn't safe to judge by an.
pearances Perhaps the folks on the.
second floor have 9 baby New York
Weekly.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-04

trimmed about the crown with band
Of velvet laid in folds, of 4 color match
ing the felt.
Just in front are two large rosettes
i Of white velvet ribbon These support
two white wings that give a light, grace
full look. At the back Of the crown is
another rosette, and still another is
placed underneath the brim at the
back
{ Children's hats are shown in all sorts
Of fancy shapes and colors but the
most favored are the simple styles,
daintily but plainly trimmed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-04
I'm Old Kentucky,

Ministerial-Looking Stranger-I am
collecting statistics for a Forthcoming
work on temperance T have carefully
examined the towns records and, I am
glad to say, do not find a single in
stance Of arrest for drunkenness.
Col. Bluegrass (hotly)-Arrest for
drunkenness, sab! should say not,
sab! Such an outrage has never sullied
the annals Of this community. The
populace would be up in arms, sah!-
Truth. =
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-04
Simple Styles For Girls.

Here is a dainty hat for young girl.
1t is a fiat shape Of light felt, with a
low crown and f1aring brim. Its color
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-04
An In1iexible Reason.

Cholley Chumleigh-That little Miss
Tennis was simply bewitching. II ever
I came near pwooposing to a girl did
last night.
Jack Tremayne-W'el, why didn't
you?
Cholley Chumleigh- Couldn't my
deah boy. Didn't have me pwooposing
twowsers on, you know.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-04
He Saw the Point.

Now I see the point said the hap
less dog to the barbed wire fence that
he ran against. u 1
..Ies, I thought you would, . said
the fence, 7 tried to impress it upon
you. .
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-04
The Secret Safe.

"And you ask me to marry your ex-
claimed the proud beauty, scornfully.
"You! Hiram links! would not for
the world have any of my friends know
you have subjected me to this humilia-
toni"
'"Then We'll not say anything about
it, Miss Rocksey,'' said Hiram, looking
about for his hat. "Great Scott! You
can't feel any more sneaHn' over it
than I do.'-Chicago Tribune.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-04
Not His Kind.

NOT his A1nu.
Fontleroy dn the park Little boy,
wouldn't you like to come up to our
house and play? ~
Swipes, OF Blocker street (whose
years are six)-What jul play-craps?
Fontleroy-Oh, dear, no.
Swipes-Gotter pistol an play In
juns? .-+.-..l.
Fontleroy-No:
swipes-Swipe your old mans cigar,
cots an smoke em in de alley?
Fontleroy-O, no, indeed.
swipes-What do youse play, any.
how?
Fontleroy play croquet, and VIC
have lovely little kitten and
Swipes-Ah, g'way, sissy. Youse
don't know nothin', bout playin'. Youse
should die an join a angel band, you
should. s,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-04
A Mean Trick.

Z Clara-Why in the world did you en-
gage yourself to that Mr.. Hardhead?
\ DOra-He took me at such 1isadvan
tage that had to- - -&-
E. Nonsense -s'.-
81 ooh, but you don't know. He pro-
posed to me in an ice-cream saloon,
and I knew perfectly well that if I
didn't accept him he wouldn't ask me
if I'd have another plate.-New YorH
Weekly.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-04
His Impressions of Chicago.

"How long were you in Chicago?"
he asked, after few preliminaries.
Five weeks
'Big town, isn't it?'' ....a
Slightly large"
"You had pretty fair opportunity
Of testing the climate, didn't you?''
Excellent"
"Well, what do you think Of it?''
"Yours is family journal, isn't it?''
YES, SIR replied the reporter, won
dering what the mischief that had to
do with it.
"Well, sir, what I think Of it is ut
terly unfit for publication in such a
medium, and you must excuse me, .
and the rest Of the interview didn't
amount to muCh-Detroit Free Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-04
That Sustained Them.

Mr.. Younger (who does not like lob
ster)-You can say what you like. I
think it decidedly cruel to boil Holsters
alive. 81. ...,s4 ..s.s x
Mrs. Younger (who does)- Nonsense!
You eat oysters while they are still ac-
tually living.
Mr.. Younger That's all right. I al
ways take a drink of whisky after
wards
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-04
A Ring on a Park statue.

{ 7 i 8 ~ er
a ring, studded with diamonds and
pearls, hangs suspended to a silken
cord around the neck of a statue in one
Of the most frequented parks of Ma
drid. It is safer there than in the
strongest room Of the Bank Of Eng
land. Thousands Of people pass it ev-
cry day and admire its beauty, but the
greatest thief in Spain hesitates even
to touch it. It is believed to deal out
death to whom it belongs. The ring
was specially made for Alfonso XII,
who gave it to his cousin, Mercedes, on
the day Of their benothal. Upon her
death it passed into the possession Of
the kings grandmother, Queen Chris
tina. Three months afterward she died
The king passed on the deadly band Of
gold to his sister, who died a month
after she received it. The king then
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-04
A Good Advertisement.

The gentleman from Boston was
stopping with a farmer landlord, and
a new guest arrived, he was much i'm
pressed by the conversation Of the Bos-
tonian. Later he was talking with the
landlord. who was not anything like so
languagenous as the guest.
by the way" he said, that gentle
man has an extensive vocabulary,
hasn't he?" -.... 4. -
The landlord was greatly pleased.
"Well,' he responded, you'd ought
to seen it when he first come; 'twan't
nothing to speak Of; he's only been
boardin' with me two weeks, and he's
had to let his waist-ban' out four
times" --Detroit Free Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-04

Window Drapcry of Irvine and Gre
tonne. IT,, -
sixteen lengths Of fresh new rope ara
knotted, and swing to various depths,
their ends being raveled and tied into
big tassels. -Four longer ends Of rope
swinging lengths. The festooning is
done with that really great care which
alone seems able to bring about an
apparently careless, graceful effect
Near the window ledge the curtains are
tied back with wide ribbons matching.
the color Of the figures in the Grape
Standard Magazine
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-04


@f+ CRY, ''HELP! MURDERG"
fight for what others more favored
can have for asking"
"a Socialism, said Jack to himself,
with the natural contempt of bank
clerk. -..-,r
Therefore," continued the barber,
beginning ON Jacks chin, lit is for
tunate that this life is but one of a
cycle; that the Karma of to-day is
but a preparation for another life; or
perhaps, Nirvana, who knows?"
"By heavens! Buddhist!' exclaim-
ed Jack to himself.
The barber turned his limpid eyes
full upon him.
"Not exactly" he said gravely. 81
am Theosophist."
Jack gave little start and then a
cry of pain.
II have cut you, or rather said
the barber, apologetically, '.you have
cut yourself. 1t is nothing-a mere
scratch. No, sir, Theosophy, I con-
ceive to be civilized Buddhism with
none of it's faults and all of it's virtues.
At the reincarnation man may be-
come either god or the vilest i'm
aginable object. That canary in the
cage may have once been a sybarite, a
trifer.''
Jack opened his blue eyes in amused
contemplation.
"Do you really believe such rub
bish?" he asked, with a smile on his
face.
Certainly" replied the barber,
gravely. II have already Travelled
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-04
His Father Had Been There,

Mother-Why are you afraid to kiss
Miss Van Whackem? N.@r
Tommy-'Cause yesterday papa kiss
ed her and she slapped his face.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-04

Artist-How do you know you would
made good model? ...
Tired William-Cause rs sech er
darned good sitter-Judge. o.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-04
81
IDhaAMS
WHzH.

D. Q. b. .
AM extremely
sorry, Jack, but
Gu m S tances
over which I
have no control
will render it
necessary that
we should"
Then you don't
love mel"
Nov, Jack,
that's unkind."
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-04
Why He Worked.
Looking Out for Number one.

Bingo You are not going to try and
are OF that rusty old cannon that's.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-10-04
4e--When succeed in getting on
The right side Of you I'm going to pro-

She-Well, II you do you'll find your.
self On the left side almost immediate.
H.-Judge.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1894-08-04
AT SPIRIT LAKE.

Iowa favorite lake region has enjoyed this
popularity than has been it's good fortune for Ok
ibo has firmly established itself the favor Of Omaha and Lin
people, and there enjoyment
Among the Omaha people here here Mr. and Mrs.
j. E. Baum, Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy Mrs H. Milford Mrs.
Colepetzer Miss Susie Coepetzer Miss Cady the Misses Baum.
Miss Miss Palmer Mr. and Mrs. d. A. Wheeler
Mr. Mrs. Wilhelm Mr. and Mrs d. c. Patterson c. Clement
Chase, Bert Wheeler W. Farnam Smith The Lincoln contingent
Includes Mrs. c. Burr Miss Name Carson, Miss BERTHE Burr
Miss Mae Burr, Miss Marie Marshall Will Johnson B. G.
Ray WEIGH Miss Kate Norman Of ST. Joseph No. who has Wis
tied Lincoln the guest Miss Mae Burr here Tues
day there most interesting exhibition Of swimming in Lake
Okboji in which Miss BERTHE Burr Of Lincoln carried of dis
tinguished hono She the lake from Pixies Point
to Haunted House, distance Of and half miles, the first
time such feat has been performed in the Of Spirit
Lake people The Marshall Of Lincoln Clinton
Clark Of Des Mones the lake. between those
two points.
Considerable interest manifested the engagement
Miss BERTHE Burr and Beeman Dawes the OF which
made few days ago. These young people been
particularly popular and they have hosts Of friends 1t
dstood that the Of another Lincoln gentleman
here to Lincoln lady who remained at home will be
nounced upon the formers return home
George Palmer Omaha and Ray WEIGH Lincoln have been
playing the sportsman One day they brought in fish,
pickerel, pike and bass.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1894-08-04
THE COURIER

that she would Adous without answering
her breast But be that may she yields to his
treaties and them speedily becoming hysterca under the spell
scamp Wharton socialist and labor agator she him
adr and peously In the meantime she
has been striving to reduce practice Of the ideas that
taken possession Of her. finds many difficulties the
The regeneration Of mankind her lovely hands, be-
aduous task She finds among the oppressed
who do not to be regenerae and she accompanies lit
tie bringing about formidable complication OF affairs
Starting in with idea that the only proper level
down. she learns by degrees that eveng effective and
satisfactory in the end and seeing dshono aud deceit and can't
around her. and recognizing something good the established
order which Adous belongs and learning put faith
evolution than revolution she the wes Of Wharton
and there born in her love for the she cruelty
dismissed She finally OF her hysera and wins
Aous second time and stopping for moment at the point
where THE END stares in the face look little
into the future and Marcea inspired by perfectly
tiona enthusiasm this time accomplishing in simple with
Aous help what she vanly tried to do with pack OF Wharf
tons and Cravens at her heels.
The sociological of the book interesting showing the
difficulty in rolling the earth in minute with a
bar.
The characters without single exception, cevery drawn.
after read the book remember Marcea
with her quick sympathy and and conscientious resolve
Aous Raeburn whom distinguish for his quiet dignity and
noble manness and power held Mr. and Mrs Boyce
with that early msdeed hanging like Damoces sword their
lives cmbtteng ALL Lord Maxwell for his courtlness and
genty Frank Leven With the boyh mpesuosity and hgenu
sometimes found the British Notwithstanding in
respects Of Thackeys characters Wharton for his
cleverness viany; and through the book Each
person alike stands out dear and distinct and find certain
pleasure following these throughout the period
cred by the book. s.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1894-08-04
MARGBLLA.

We get altogether sociological discussion these DAVIS
preacher along head of the line bus il at
from the pulpit and the novelist taking advantage of the
trend of contemporary thought stir rather
large Glass; makes his readers labor through pages
OF more less tite sermonzng keep pace with
John and Mary and their decidedly complex love affairs
Time was when in book, fell in love with
and married her, sent his without
eight hour labor law the question land
That in the simple good old days
upside down by the socialists accept the pictures
presented to by socialists Of the Mrs Humphrey type
as the mirorrings of approximate fact longer
content with the simple though fervent g" you the
sutton for her hand She must needs know
land and taxes and and profit sharing and
and arbitration and hundred things Imagine lover
telling his passion breath and explaining
the silver question In the next The thing
somehow this ntermingng of to the
taste Of those of who admire simple produced by the
masters generation two before socophobo
epidemic.
We would prefer and love stories without
the admixture Of this When we are once inter
esed in the fortunes Mary and such
tnngs as the regeneration OF manknd The regeneration Of
mankind all right in it's place. but has
fering with the course Of the love Of Mary and john
Art required in the along the old
lines 1t takes artist to attract and hold
telling simply unaectedy of good man
for good woman The writer who strategy
to consideration who shapes pages according the
passing current Of ideas opinions may art
list Frequently he is not 1t popular favor
cheap way OF achieving polite panderng agated
emotions These socasic novels genuine fash
Toned novel what the spread eagle stump speech
pagn orator the serious logical address statesman
And they have greatness The they
with must lose in special interest," and thus they
become stale and Improbable They ephemera
emotion that receives them varying Who hears of
Robert Esmere now? And what dozen or
books Of the ilk that the years ex-
ced the popular mind that the printing
satisfy the demands Of the public? every one
Of them, to that obscurity which Coxy army
of other manias have been efecuay engufed this
to must be the fate of Marcela.
The hundreds of pages OF socialism this
iuctD INIT vo fopv
thought than Miss Humphry Wards will have advanced
ideas these questions and her book will be
terdayIs editorial the event OF today.
But Marcella should hardly of
ouonary novels that has afflicted the reading pnbc
years. of much higher predecessors
The story, sometimes, almost hidden from by
clouds of socialism nevertheless
SKILL but opinion the strongest point in Marcea
Characterization.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02
APnzzlineE Emigration.

On Tuesday last a dozen Baptist
missionaries sailed from this port ioI
China. Japan and COrea. Such an
event IS not unusual, but in view OF
the lecturisg that the press OF late
has been receiving from the pulpit
the Post feels justified in taEing the
recinroral liberty of induirinE OF the
brethren II there is not room for in
provement in the church as well as
the news papers. 1t is quito reason
able TO send missionaries out Of the
county when there is more wOrk for
them at HON than can be attended
TOP Surely the souls Of Chimes, Jap
snese and COreanS are not more prcc-
ious than those Of the missionaries
own countrymen and cOuntTyw0men.
Is all the money that is needed for
home missionary service in hand and
a surplus accumulated TO lie drawn
upon for the support Of the lab1rerS
who departed hence on Tuesday:
What would the brethren say Of the
business sense Of merchant who
should start branch stores all over
the world, when he had 20 confess
that he wasn't equal TO managing
the original concern satisfactorily?
Or OF the sanity Of man who should
scatter his wealth among strangers
and not furnish his own family with
all the food they required:
We are aware Of the scriptural in
junction to preach the gosp-l TO every
creature, butthe scr ptuTe alsJ makes
q certain comparison between the
infidel and him who does not provide
for his own household that is not to
the disadvantage Of the inddel.
To the mind not illumincd by
grace Gf the critical pulpit will per-
NIT us to say So it seems as if the
heather In far lands might be ell
trusted to the mercy of the Lord I'M
III the heather at home had been in
sured against the pit.
As a mining proposition 1t IS al
WAYS wise to work a claim that shows
plenty of pay dirt rather than to go
prospecting for new diggings. - San
Francisco Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02
Linz md Lime Water.

r,,,o usos Of so homely an article as
limo ohout the household are almost
One sees the noG lndn
IN new building keep thelr uriuA-
Gn water in a pail coated with llme,
ond one thinks it is poor receptac,e
fnr tho universal beverage. 1et !.
l ,.o,, Id not be so good or so pure served
in silver ice pitcher Inc il.h0
water of the drug yist IS indeed notu'
;ng more than the solution OF the
hodmcn. A piece Of lime unslacn o1d
in nerfectly clean bottle, witn coi ,
water poured over it, the o0VIle
corked and kept in a COOL DARK pla'9'
isa full recipe for lime water IL a
roadv for use in a few moments a
snonnful Of this in a glass OF milk Is
remedy for summer complaint !.
corrects acidity OF the stomach; ~
nreronts the turning OF milk OF
cream, and a cupful added to Dreao
Snonge will keep it from sourinH
| Allowed to eyaporate from a Yesse
nm the stove. it will alleviate inc us
tresses due to lung fever, GROUP, .
dinhtheria. twill sweeten ana pur"
bottles jugs, etc. , ,
Lime itself, as every one knows,
,ovaluable as puri1er and dish
rectant. Sprinkle it in cella,S
closets where there IS a slignt ualh !
nos: il will not only serve as pur
fer but will prevent the invasion
nov ooyions animals. 1t is one OF tn
ootah 9 instances of the economy an
The bounty of nature that this artic
20 common and cheap is SerV'ceaoi
in so many instances
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-02-02
Bad Air Universal.

A scientific man says that he has
made a discovery. 1t is that the worst
air is found in two strata, one near the
ground-everybody knows thst-and
the other at a height of about ninety
feet. This height represents the aver
age altitude Of the discharge of gas,
smoke and offensive fumes given off by
factories and other industrial appur-
tenances of city. 1t has also been
found within few years that one is
Just as apt to get malaria if he lives on
a dry, well-drained slope above marsh
or stagnant water as if he lived on the
marsh.