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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-10
WOMEN TEMPT PICKPOCKETs.
Disregard Of Ordinary Precautions
Results in Loss Of Valuablce

Disregard Of Ordinary Precautions
Results in Loss Of Valuablcs.
Little sympathy is aroused in the
average man when he hears that a
woman of the day has been victim
Of pickpockets, and, as a rule, if he is:
al, all outspoken, his comment will be-:
ut served her right" Most men think,
and there is reason in their idea, that
the dress of a woman to-day is an in
vitation to the light-fngered gentry.
She wears her watch dangling from a
fragile chatelaine, the other end Of
which is attached insecurely to her
belt or pinned to the dress waist; or
she may reverse the order of things
and put the watch in her belt, while
from it light chain depends, and on
that she wears charm frequently as
heavy as the timepiece itself. In either
case a deft thief could disengage the
entire outfit without much effort. The
practice of carrying pocketbook in
the hand is careless one, and women
who lose their purses have only them
selves to blame, says the New York
Tribune. The man or woman who
would make a name for himself or
herself should devise safe and con-
venient pocket for woman's dress.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-10
The WOMAN'S WORLD,
INTERESTING GOSSIP FOR MAID
AND MATRON.
The Care of the Kitchen-Thc Girl
That Plenses-Wherein French
Women Excell-The Right Sort f,Of
MOther-Fashi0n Echoes-HOuse-
hold Hints. h.

The cleanliness of all the kitchen
furniture is Of the greatest Importance;
more than in any other part OF the
house freedom from dust, ETC., be-
comes an absolute necessity for the
welfare Of the family and the whole
someness Of the food. The larder,
cuphoards and recaptacles generally
should be regularly and frequently at
tended to, with method and cOnscien-
I tiousness. Copper utensils are by
many deemed a source Of much extra
work, but that can only be tile case
in kitchens where the different yes
sells are not thoroughly cl11lcd after
each time Of using. Demonstration
IS an old-time enemy, and will not
spare the cook or scullery maid any
more than any one else. II copper
and other shining metals, were prop
erly doalt with every time they are
washed up, the labor would not be
worth mentioning A mixture of bran
salt and vineyards excellent for bright
ening copper. 1t is especially the bot
toms Of cooking utter sils that are often
allowed to become quite black; on the
strange principle, perhaps, that as
they have to be placed on the fire re-
peatedly it is. not necessary to clean
them every time. Nothing binders
the proceedings more than the burnt
substance in question. 1t is non-con-
ductor of heat, and should be carefully
removed. The aluminium articles,
which are gaining ground in a good
many places, are delightful in many
ways, though their price is at present
still somewhat prohibitive for many.
They are very bright, durable and de-
| cidedly an improvement to the appear
| ance of the shelves or pot-board. Hot
water and soap are the best cleansers
| for that metal.
a set of brown jars, with, covers to
match, should be placed at the disposal
1 of every cook; they are so convenient
as receptacles for such things as sug-
ar, rice, etc., and are no trouble to
keep clean. The patent holder for
lifting basins containing hot sub
stances (Which would otherwise be
difficult to hold without the help Of
cloth) is a great desideratum; it is
q most practical apparatus, very
strong and the clips are well padded
| with India rubber, so that the tight
est grip will not break the china.
Colanders, hair sleeves, flannel bags
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-10
The Girl That Plenses.

Popular opinion declares that girl
to please must necessarily be attract
i've and pretty. Experience, however,
convinces one that the girl who
pleases possesses refinement, charm
and grace essentially her own. In
dress she is simple, neat and clean,
and she never uses pin where but
ton is lacking or few stitches have
been broken. Her hands, instead Of
being small and lily white, are usually
red and large, and sometimes you will
notice,a roughness of the palms which
mutely tell a tale of love and labor for
an invalid mother, or, as sometimes Is
the case, work for an Indifferent and
cruel step-parent. But notwithstand-
ing the size and color OF her hand, her
touch is soft and firm-a touch that
sends a thrill Of pleasure through you.
Whatever her duties are, she knows
them, and does not quail if she finds
them disagreeable and difficult. Her
whole being is so full Of cheerfulness
and content that to the weary mind
her presence is like ray Of sunshine.
She Is the particular friend whom
many persons, men and women, are
proud to claim.
Unless you arc willing, she never
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-10
SELLING A MINE.
A Western Ma1h1's Great Luck In Dis
posing of His. !.

A Western MANS Great Luck In Dis
posing of His. !.
cit is the easiest thing on earth to
sell mine in London for almost any
price, provided you Have anything to
show an expert" said Maj. frank Nc
Laughlin 'There is tlso a right way
and wrong way to go about it. Some
time ago I went to London to nego-
tiate the sale of some mining property.
Of course. the first thing I had to do
was to let capital know what I was
there for Then, when inquiries COM
menced, simply said: Gentlemen, 1
have mining property to sell. If you
mean business and want to buy send
your expert out to examine the prop
erty and make report on it. You
will know then what you are buying
esv"A company was organized. The
expert examined the property and re-
ported favorably and a meeting was
held to discuss terms.
+ Now, MAJOR said the spokesman,
we have found that the property may
be worth something. What is your
price?' -.
Two hundred and fifty thousand
said l. ,'<-- 5.'.'. .
That is more than we expected to
pay. We expected to pay about 300
600. There is not much difference be-
tween 100000 and 25O,OOO If you
will drop the $4,000 we will take it.
81. expected to get about 100000
for the property, so with show of re-
luctancy I agreed to accept their of
fer. When the papers were made ou-
l was surprised to learn that they had
been talking about pounds and I about
dollars, but was very careful not to
let my surprise leak, and that is the
way I got $1,OOO,OOO for the mine.
Great people to do business with.''-
San Francisco Post. ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-10
UNITED STATES PoaT OFFICE.
1t Handles MS Much Mail Matter ms
the Whole of Europe.

f -
1t Handles MS Much Mail Matter ms
the Whole of Europe.
The United States has 100000
population, Europe has 3SO,O0O,O00,-
But the United States postoffice han
dies about as much mail matter as all
United States railway mail handled
1O,777,s75,04o pieces. Mulhall gives
the number Of pieces in all Europe as;
9,237, 100000 in 1885, Some increase
has taken place since then, and Rus
STA is omitted from Mulhall's tables;
but the aggregate to-day is not over.
1IOOOOOO,0OO or just about equal to
our railway mail service mail
The cost of our mail service is far
below the aggregate of all Europe.
The entire cost Of our postal system in
1898 was $S4 1921 ,4S9 A return just
made by the Berne International Blu
reau gives the expenses of the eight
European nations, which combine post
and telegraph expenses, at $685. OO,-
600. The expenses Of nine nations
which have post Office alone We're
$25,O0O,0OO. In all Europe handled in
1898 about 11,OOO,OOOOOO pieces for
$21O,00G,0OO, while this country han.
died about the same number of pieces
for $S5 100000.
This disproportion is. however, no
credit to the United States 1t is due
to the fact that in almost all Euro
peans countries farmers have their
mail delivered at their doors. Here.
the farmer is required to go for his
mail. Abroad rural and city districts:
are treated alike in free delivery, save
that deliveries are more frequent in
cities than in the country.
The United States Post Office De-
partment is not only the greatest in
the WCrld-and it's expenditure is
greater than that of any one country,
Germany coming next with SGT, .7OO,-
OOO-but it's growth is more rapid In
| 1880. according to DR.. Won Neumaion
Spedlart, Europe handled 5.S34,OOO, 900
| pieces of postal matter. The aggre-
gate is now a little over twice this
In the same period the mail matter in
our own post office department has
| grown nearly threefold. In 1865 the
| Frankfurter ''Zeitung" placed the total
number of letters in the whole world
at $780, 100000. Down to 1883 this
number according to Mulhall.' had
about trebled, rising to 100000, 900.
In the last thirty years in this coun-
try the number of letters has grown
about fivefold.-Philadelphia Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-10

The colonel stood out In front OF the
betting ring and opened his eyes as
the horses dashed by the stand at the
first dash, with Mayourneen hanging
to Tuckamuck's flank, while Lady lea
made the running, As5.4
ooh, the little niger don't know
what he's doing" said the colonel, In
differently to himself. Hell die out
in the back stretch"
But they swept around the first turn
with the dark tilly Westmoreland
creeping upon the favOrite and Chips
was hanging to her quarter with the
Irish mare and never raising hand.
In the backstretch Torchlight made a
try for it, and Lady Lea dropped back
to second, with the field drawing up
for the last quarter. Round the third
turn there was the usual blurr as the
horses came diagonalt to the stand, but
the colonel looked for Mavourneen in
the dust cloud at the rear9and did not
see her Then he caught glimpse Of
the green and cherry flashing between
fourth and place as Chips took des-
perate chances to get the rail.
Lady Lea died at the head .: the
chute, and Torchlight aud ,ruckamuck
raced neck and neck at the front. But
there at their heels came the old Irish
mare, her head in her chest, and Chips
bumped up on her back, holding her
down for dear life. But he no sooner
saw the straight in front Of him than
he let her go like a shot between the
leaders, and nearly took a leg off Of
each jockey as he passed them and
drew his whip.
+ Flanagan and Turkey had been
flogging from the third tu1E and they
punished their mounts with whip and
spur as the morphine horse ran by
them. But it was no good, and old
Mavourneen galloped by the stand two
lengths in the lead, with Chips perched
up like monkey on her withers,
grinning till his mouth looked like a
china closet.
He lodged the colonel in the pad
dock, though he knew that worthy
didn't dare say very much, and few
moments later met Buttons behind the
stables with half a dozen bills in his
black paw. :,
year de news?" said Buttons, with
a grin. "Columbine book done WEIGH
ed. Hit UNI too heavy" -
''Humph!' said Chips, with dignity,
as he chewed the cud of sweet re-
venge. 49,.
GLOW much didger play on it," con-
tinued Buttons.
"Nawthin'; didn't hab nawthin' ter
play" - -...:. !.
'Sho"' said Buttons, commiserating.
ly, eyer didn't git nuthin' out'n ity',
"Naw, 1 didn't make no dough, but
T trun i'm down. See?"-Washingto
Post.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-10

for jellies, tammies and such things
should be available in every house
hold; and the greater the variety of
food required by a particular family
the larger should be the assortment
of such necessary adjuncts to careful
and dainty cooking. Here, again,
cleanliness is absolutely Indispensable;
and when a sieve has. been used it
should be rinsed with boiling water,
if not thoroughly washed at once, as
many things ruin the hair and wire if
they are allowed to remain upon it..
AS to frying, baskets, it is hardly nee
essary to suggest to our readers that
they are invaluable; the advantage Of
using them has SO often been brought
forward in these columns that a SIM
pie reminder will suffice to prevent
their omission from a list of cooking
implements.
Very often the table knife, large or
small size, has to do duty for multi
tude Of operations, whereas for pota-
to peeling, for instance, for trimming
fillets, outlets, etc., totally different
blades are required. Then, again, for
slicing cucumbers ETC., the little knife
with the arrangement on the blade
that determines the thickness of the
to have. whilst for other purposes
other distinct blades, are almost a
necessity OF course, these imple-
lnents are not really indispensable,
but certainly they add in no small de-
gree to the comfort of those using
em.-Philadelphia Record. y a..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-10
Flows Mayourneni' inquired the

''How's Mavourneni' inquired the
bookmaker.
"Deadern free silver" replied the
colonel, who came from Kentucky,
but prides himself on his sound money
principles.
"Shell do, them" said Chalker.
en- lay out 100 to i against 'er, an
you send some Of your touts in to
bank big roll on 'er just before the
horn toots. That'll ketch their eye
an mesmerize 'em, an you'll have 'em
all breakin' their halters to get into
the bettin' before the odds backs
down."
'"That's right" said the colonel, with
the air Of a professor listening to a
demonstration.
''Who's up" asked the booky
"Oh, any old thing, replied the colo
mel, "Chips I'll do. The little coon's
always hossin' after mount, an I'll
tell him to ride to win. He can't If he
wanted to, but it'll look well.
1t just so happened that Chips was
,, curled up in the sun around the cor
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-10
A Blunt M0n

An intensely reserved man, Ibsen is
not at all fond Of talking Of himself
or Of his works. At dinner some
time ago the wife of a we'll known
artist, being seated beside him, in
sisted on conducting the conversation
to that end and finally maintained at
length that his ''Hedda Gabler'' was
an impossible woman. "But madam .
he answered. II drew her from the
life" eyes, Herr Doktor, but am a
woman. I should know. I say again
that it is impossible that such won.
an should exist" This was too much
for Herr Doktor, and like a flash he
turned on her. "Idiot!' he calculated
which was naturally the end of that
conversation.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-10

Large oysters are very nice baked in
the she'll. Dip them in melted butter,
sprinkle with a little parsley chopped
very fine, then with pepper, and put
in the shells. Add to each a little
lemon juice and a covering Of fine
bread crumbs, set the shells in quick
oven, and bake until the crumbs are
Drowned. Serve in the shells.
A new filling for sandwiches made
for company occasions has finely chop
ped: almonds mixed with cold boile
chicken that is cut into tiny pieces,
Season to taste with salt and pepper
and moisten with little thick, sweet
cream, until you have a paste that
will spread nicely. Use with thin
slices of either brown or white bread
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-10
Abaent-Minde6

We remember the stories of the alb
sent-minded man who put his UNI
brella to bed and stood behind the door
all night. and of another man who
couldn't find his pipe when he had it
between his teeth. Here is still an
other story to add to the list:
A prominent -lumberman of Eastern
Maine was hurrying in company with
friend to catch a train, when he
stopped suddenly and exclaimed,
'There, I've come away from the hotel
and left my watch under the pillow"
Lets go back and get it, said his
friend. .. -
"Hold on" said the lumberman, III
don't believe we shall have time" and
he drew the lost watch from his peck.
ct, looked carefully at the face Of. it,
counted the minutes, and added, "NIo,
we shan't have time" Then he press
ed on toward the station, saying, ooh,
well, guess I can get along for one
day without q watch" --Bangor Com.
mercial.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-10
SONG OF A SAILOR

Up sail! The breeze is fair;
Well leave the land alice;
There's never a mesh Of care
On the broad, bright, open sea.
What though the west wind veer,
And the sky grow grim as hate,
Wen whistle away all fear
And laugh in the face Of fate.
0, a free song
For sea song,
With twang of the smashing brine,
That shall make the light
In the eye leap bright
Like the tingling taste Of wine!
Once we have won the waste e..
Where never was mans foot set,
Adieu to the stress of haste s....
And the worn world dreams of fret
Now for the clearing eye, -:
And the heart a-burst with glee!
Over, the great blue sky;
Under the great blue sea.
vi o. n free song
For sea song,
With a dash of the singing brine,
And every word
A-winged like q bird
In the amber morning shine!
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-10
EGG MATCHING IN EGYPh
Method of Incubation Which Is
Old as the Christian Era

Method of Incubation Which Is
as Old as the Christian Era.
Among the fellahs of Egypt a pro-
cess of incubation is in use which has.
been handed down from antiquity,
perhaps from the time of Diodorus,
who, forty years before the Christian
era, said that the Egyptians brought
eggs to maturity with their own hands
and that the chickens Matched thus
were not inferior to those Matched in
the usual way. The process is de-
scribed in Nature:
Ovens are built, consisting of a
chamber eleven feet square and four
feet high, with flat roof. Above this
another chamber, nine feet high is
built with a vaulted roof having a
small opening in the middle to admit
light. Below a larger opening commu-
nicates with the room underneath. In
cold weather both ROOMS are kept
closed and lamp is left burning in
each, entrance then being had through
the lower chamber.
| When the oven is ready the propri-
etor goes to the neighboring villages
and collects eggs. They are placed on
mats, strewn with bran, in the lower
chamber. Fires are then lighted in
troughs along the sides of the upper
room, the eggs being in two lines i'm
mediately below. The fires are light
ed twice day, the first dying out at
noon and the other burning from to
s in the evening. The first batch of
eggs is left for half a day in the warm
est place, and then it makes way for
the next, until all have been warmed
This process is kept up for six days.
when the eggs are, examined carefully
in strong light. Those that are clear
are cast aside. Those that are cloudy
are put back in the oven for another
four days. They are then removed for
five days to another chamber, where
there are no fires, but the air is ex-
cluded. After this they are placed an
inch or two apart and continually
turned. this last stage taking six or
seven days.
The eggs are examined constantly by
being held against the upper eyelid to
reveal if they are warmer than the
human skin. The whole process lasts
twenty-one days, but thin-shelled eggs
often hatch in eighteen. The heat re-
quired is SO degrees Fahrenheit Ex-
cessive heat is undesira New York
Sun.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-10
Household Hints.

Cold boiled rice, cut in slices and
toasted until the surface is charred, is
just as good as powdered charcoal for
sour stomachs, and more palatable.
A bed room or sitting room furnish
ed entirely in white enamel wood is
apt to become very tiresome to the
eye, and to break the monotony a few
pieces of darker wood are used. Ma
hogany or cherry. afford the most
pleasing and decided contrast.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-10

King Leopold, of Belgium, who has
long been ostentatiously interested: in
projects for the civilization Of Africa,
seems willing to let Europe Ego by the
board The mile of seacoast at Os-
tend, which the thrifty Leopold has
sold for f1,5OO,OOO to Col. North. the
Nitrate King. was purchased with this
avowed object of founding an interna-
tional gambling hell. .
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-10

talks, and when, she does her CONVEX
sation is very pleasant, But, the mo-
ment she detects pain or displeasure
she dexterously changes the subject
without mourning painful silence.
She is greatly, interested in your do
ings, and if You are in trouble will
listen attentively without any criti-
cism or rebuke, and very often will
advise and warn, you. Her success is
mostly due to the fact that she Is not
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-10
CHIPS REVENGE,

With an outlaw track, doped horses
and a lot of irresponsible stable boys,
it's pretty hard to say that any one
thing depends on any other one thing,
but it's a pretty safe guess that all
the trouble with the Columbine book
grew out of the throwing down OF
Chips. Now Chips was a stable boy,
small, black and utterly devoid Of NOR
al or religious convictions. Some pro-
found philosopher has said: Il would
not care to name among my list OF
friends the man who needlessly sets
foot upon a worm" That is all right,
but you can add to it as an axiom
that you don't want to give any acct
dent insurance on the man who throws
down stable boy.
1t Was only a sort of prehistoric
connection with this story, but the
fact was that Chips had a claim on
Chalker's gratitude. Chips was
hanger on in the Waterbury stables,
riding 'skate," OCCASIONALLY when
there was no one else who, wanted
losing mount, and he tipped the mat
ter off to Chalker when the Couple
Grace stables imported ringer" one
day. with intent to mulct the local
books. Chalker was marking up odds
for the Columbine book, and Chips
waylaid him with the information that
"Dey done got err painted boss ODER in
de Cue-de-gra stalls. Dey brung i'm
down ter swipe things in de Crack-a
Jack stakes termorrer.'
Chalker was Indifferent, but Chips
insisted.
"Fo Gawd, das' So Mister Ned he
declared. ''Dey keep him mighty
close blanketed, but I seen er skayr
on he off bind pastern, whar he been
kicked larst year at Gravesend. Dey
call i'm Wyandott, but he amt. He
dat Clinker colt er Stanfod's er Use
Irish.'' L
There was not the remotest chance
that Chips was Irish, and Chalker
. knew that stable boys sometimes
were ION" in matters where other peo-
pie We're stone blind; so he kept his
eye on the Wyandotte horse and laid
very conservative odds against him,
to the end that the Columbine Club
pulled out very handily from the crash
and nearly wrecked the other books
when the Wyandotte horsee ran away
from his field at odds of so to l.
OF course Chips had no platonic in
terest either in Chalker or the Column
hine book. AS a matter of" fact he
should have tipped his suspicious to
his own stable, and let the books take
their chances. But he had an eye to
the main chance, and he wanted to
get stand-in with a prosperous book
maker. where inside information has
steady market value.
And here was where Chalker made
his mistake. When Chips came around
for a remembrance he found the
hOOky in bad humor. 1t was a case
of benefits forgot" and Chips got
kicked back into the paddock for his
trouble. Wherefore he subsequently
laid for Mr.. Chalker.
+
The gullibility Of the public is a
strange thing, and nowhere is it more
pronounced than In playing the races
When horses are getting the dope
. and "form," is dependent on the NOR
phine needle, "long shots are at {
premium, and the willy bookmake]
who stands in with a horse owner car
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-10

Plaid silks and ribbons are in favor
again. Effective in trimming and eco
nomical they undoubtedly are, as a
little goes great way. A garment
all plaid is hideous, but judicious
use of it is exceedingly pretty.
Brass and steel ornaments will con-
tinue in use in buckles rather larger
than good taste suggests. Buttons
that look like brooches made Of Paris.
ian diamonds will be used for Louis
XVI. hats and coats.