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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26
Art of Putting on a Stamp.

"Whcn you put a postage stamp on
an envelope said precise man to his
son, ''you should put it on square and
true, in the upper rjght-hand corner,
and as near as possible to the margin
of the envelope. You put it on at the
right-hand corner for the convenience
of the stampers in the postoftice, so
that it may be uniform in location
with the stamps on other envelopes
and so more conveniently and expedi-
tiously stamped; you should study the
comfort of others as we'll as yourself.
You should put it as near as possible
to the corner so that the Cancelled
stamp will be less likely to deface and
so perhaps obscure the address on the
envelope. ,.s@ ~
"You should put it on square and
true because that is the methodical
and proper way to do. Many persons
are disturbed by the appearance. of a
stamp put on in a careless and slip
shod manner. And I can easily mag
inc that such a practice might work
positive injury to you. You might
have occasion to write to man on a
"dIlcI VI UuSluCSS Illdt was III
portance to you. You might compose
and write this letter with faithful care
and set forth what you had to say
with commendable clearness and pre-
cision, and yet upset it all by slap
ping on a stamp carelessly, thesrecip-
lent might judge you by the one slight
act done naturally rather than by the
studied work done with a purpose.
MY son, don't do it; put the stamp
on where it belongs, so that the little
touch of color will grace the envelope
and not deface it."-NeW York Sun.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26
RUINED BY A CONTRACT,
An Iron Founder Who. Knew Moth
Ing About Bronze,

An Iron Founder Who, Knew Moth
Ing About Bronze
The founder Of the Vendome column
in Paris met with financial ruin in his
contract. The French government,
when it, decided to erect the notable
column, entered into a, contract with
an iron founder. He. knew nothing
whatever. of modelling or casting in
bronze. The government agreed to
supply him with cannon captured from
the Russians and Austrians during the
campaign Of 1905. in quantities suffi-
cient to found the. monument The
contra tor; knowing nothing of the
phenomena which the fusion of bronze
offers, found, when two-thirdss of the.
column was completeed that he had
used up all his metal! Sufficient bronze.
had been given him to complete the
monument, and lie. was responsible.
for the. entire amount. Finding him
self face to face with bankruptcy, he.
melted up his sco1iae and mixed the
metal with cheap refuse, which he
purchased, and! so completed the.
founding. The castings; however, were
found to be so full of flaws that the,
work was stopped and the founder ltl-
tned. The holdings: of the different
parts of the, bas-relief We're so badly
executed that the chisellers who re-.
paired the defects removed no less,
than seventy tons Of bronze. They re-
eeiYed for their labor. $4,000, to which.
was added the seventy tons of bronze,
which became their perquisites: The.
whole transaction was very. very
iFrenc h.-P hilade lphia Record.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26
"THE OLD MAN"
It Is Il Title It's POSsessor Should be

Is Il Title It's POSsessor Should be
Proud of. ....a
Were the head Of a large concern,
IL the responsible executive officer of L
treat corporation, whether my age
we're tWenty-seven or seventy-two, I
Mould want all of my employees or sub
irdinates to call me ''The Old Man"
Not, Of course, to my face, or when
they were addressing me, but among
themselves, or when they spoke of me
% their friends. :. +.
His majesty" his royal highness.",
>his excellency," and the like. all in
1icate that the persons to whom they
ire applied possess power; but in this
commercially democratic age and
country, the one appellation of undis-
puted autocracy is 1.-The old man."
Applied to the head Of concern. it
frequently indicates love, generally re-
spect, and always complete submission
70 authority. 1t is as free from any
suggestion of age as is "reverend'' 1t
Is never given when there is a ques-
lion Of authority, OF a: smouldering re-
belIion against it, g.,
When 1.-THE old man. says a thing,
that settles it; there are no questions
to be asked; there is no comment to
be made. When "the old man" does
something, or fails to do something,
there is no criticism to be INDUCED in.
The old man" is: the one person
about the establishment who is alb
solutely his own master; whose coming
IN and going out are unhampered;
whose encouraging word carries real
weight, and whose reprimand indi-
Gates real danger; to whom ':sir'' is a
Eight and not a courtesy.
Long live ''the old man!"' And when,
through his half closed private office
door, he hears the boys term him thus
kindly, let him congratulate himself
That loyalty is in his service and that
be has attained the acme of dignity
Truth.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26
Chewing Gum Has Its Uses.

A young man whose good qualities
were partially sobscured by recent in
diligence in wine, was riding north on
Broadway car one evening recently,
and when the conductor came in for
his fare he pulled a handful of coin
from his pocket. In the lot he detect
ed a So gold piece. To be sure he
would not Inadvertently pass out the
flyer for a nickel he resolved. to trans
fer it to another pocket, but temper
arily laid it on the window sill while
he continued an examination of his
fractional currency. A sudden lurch
of the car as it swung around the
curve caused the gold coin to fall into
the open space in which the window
is stored when down. In vain did a
boy with a thin arm attempt to recover
the coin. At last the conductor came
to the rescue. "Let me have that gum,
Maggie he said Familiarity to young
woman, who, in corner seat, was
masticating tutti frutti. Maggie took
the gum out rather reluctantly. The
conductor then took the cane from the
astonished chappie, stuck the gum to
the ferrule, and, with the remark, "It
is easy when you know how inserted
the cane in the slot and moment later
brought the sinner to the surface
NeE York Journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26

| was charged with murd ering him, and
almost convicted, but the strange cos
tune he was in, and above all the fact
Iof my being bound, stood me in good
stead, and got off. As for him, he
was a complete mystery. The land
lord Of the house said that he had
made Inquiries about him, but could
learn nothing. He had taken the
house through the usual agencies,
giving out that he had just returned
from the continent.
After my release my first visit was
to the room in which I had suffered
SO much. Everything seemed the same
as when was there 1t was I'M
touched. I stood gazing on the spot
where was bound, with conflicting
emotions. All at once my eye caught
a little ridge in the carpet as though
half crown or something about that
size, had worked underneath 1T. I
bent down to examine it. To my sur
prise it was neatly cut in the form Of
a little square. / put my fingers under
it and drew out a note.
1t ran as follows:
81 am revenged upon you at last. i
world, but clung to you. In every
y
The lady who would have been my
wife you murdered, my money you
stole, and now you have made me
murder myself. May you be reward
ed in the next world as you deserve"
I read this strange epistle over two
or three times. 1t was just as have
given it, no name, date or anything.
Was it only another turn of madness,
or was he really sane and miStOOk me
for his mortal enemy? That I fear
will never be cleared up. No inquiries
seemed of any use; a mystery it was,
and mystery it will remain. That
night, when undressing, bent down
to rub some embrocation on my burns.
Something in the strange formatio of
| them made me examine them closely.
sThey were pricked out in the shape Of
letters: r A G II e. Rache, the Ger
man for revenge. This would imply
that he was German. Perhaps he
was. Even that is a mystery Tit
Bits. ~..I.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26
Tracheotomy in Horses,

The horses which came in first sec
ond and fourth for the selling steeple-
chase at the Manchester second Janu-
airy meeting carried, each Of them, a
silver tube, called by the French q
''rossignol," in the windpipe mother
words, they were rank ''roarers,' had
undergone the operation of tracheot-
omy and had been provided with an
artificial apparatus for breathing pur-
poses. We are not told how many more
of the horses engaged in the steeple-
chase, if there were any more, were
also "roarers," and had or had not
been treated in similar fashion. But
three out of four are sufficient to show
that the infirmity, which was rendered
almost illustrious and even commenda-
Bile, to judge from remarks printed in
some of the sporting journals, by the
wonderful horse Ormonde, is rather on
| the increase than the decrease among
us.-London Standard.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26
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Reassured,

The pugilist let the silken folds Of
MS dressing gown fall from the deli
cate pink neck as he combed his locks
back from his brow and surveyed the
effect Of his toilet in a gold framed
nand mirror. Now and then he would
obscure the vision with a volume of
blue cigarette smoke, and he smiled
as he caught the reflection of a club
by-faced cherub on cloud bank. A
man rushed excitedly into his pres
ence. 1t was his manag ger
Is this true?" he said excitedly,
or have you simply been talking
through the newspapers again?"
Is what true?" was the languid in
quiry.
That report that you want to quit
me; that you have sworn off?''
Yes. l have sworn off prize light
ing forever"
is that ALP
# "Of course it is. What more could
you expect?"
Thank heaven! Then all is not lost.
l was afraid you had sworn off issu-
ing challenges. "-Washington Star.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26
Sure to Take Life Seriously

II think your boy is too much in
clined to look lightly upon the serious
affairs Of life" said the teacher.
There is buoyancy to his spirits
that is carried to excess. It would be
good thing if he had q little more
solemnity in his manner
ooh, that will come later in life,''
replied the father carelessly.
IF could feel sure of that
'You can feel just as sure of it as
you want to. He'll look as solemn as
an owl and as serious as biblical
student before I am through with
him ?"
Il intend to make him professional
humorist. don't know any thing that
will make him take Life more seri-
ously. = Chicago Post.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26
{ uNAPPREC1AT;ED KINDNESS.
He'll Not Advertise the Next POCk
athnnL K|s, FINDS s4a

He'll Not Advertise the Next POcis.s
! etboOk He Finds.
a prominent physician of this city
will hand the next pocketbook he finsista,
| to the police. He picked up purse II
the street q few days ago. 1t contaln-
cd some receipts for making cake and
preserving fruit some samples Of dress
goods and 1925 in money. He adTer-
fised the find, and it was remarkable
how many people there We're who had
lost pocketbooks. Each tried to obs
I tain some idea Of what the one. found
i,was like in order to notify friends, bur
| the doctor was not easily beguiled
Finally q lady came in and said:
Are you the man who found poclss
etbook? %
Yes, ma am
well, it's mine"
| What kind of a pocketbook did you
lose and where did you lose it?' asked
the doctor.
| 1T was feather pocketbook, and Of
course I don't know where | lost it.
If did I'd have gone back and found
| it. But want my pocketbook."
81 only wanted to see If it was the
one you lost,'' pleaded the doctor.
Didn't tell you so? Do you think
l. u Ill ~ lily SlUOCC IL Ou
| it to me now I will have the police get
1t for me- +.
"Madam. if it is yours want you to
have it. Now, what did the one you
lost contain?'
s'Let me see There was some mon
Il y. and some receipts for making cake,
and one of my. mothers for putting up
| tomatoes. But it j.; none of, your bust
ness, anyway. Yo', had no right to
open my pocketbool1 and read the pa +
pers, even if you did find it,
The doctor was convinced that tile
woman owned tile pocketbook and
showed it to her.
rs it yours?'
"Of course it is mine How many
times do you want me to tell you so p
Then she opened it and counted the
| money.
''There ought to- be 4 dollar more. -
she said. Il had a five dollar bill
changed and only Bought some little.
| things. I don't remember what, but
it didn't come to over Sits: Well, L
suppose one can't expect a man to be
| honest, and you can keep the dollar.
hope it will do you more good than
ill-gotten gains usually do,'' and She
left the office with look of scorn at
the man who had found the purse
Philadelphia Times.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26
Oxygen Ia. Drinks,

Beverages are now aerated with oxy>
gen in Germany, and sold in bottles OF
syphons like lemonade. Oxygen gaa
is, of course, a medicine of considera,
BILE value in cases of diabetes, anaemia
and some diseases Of the respiratory
organs. 1T may not be out of place to
mention here that helium. the new gas,
long recognized in the sun, has been
found in the mineral waters of Wild
bad, in the BLACK Forest, and also in
another spa near Carterets, in tha
Pyrenees. Lsnden Public Opinion.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26
A Good Definition.

Aunt Ito little Oscar)-What dress
had your mother on when she drove
off to the party this evening?
Oscar-A long, white short dress. 3
Aunt-Nonsense it could not be long
and short at the same tim&
Oscar-Yes, aunty.. 1t was long at
the bottom and short at the top.-PhiL
adelDhia Inquirer, .f -s.-. :
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26
In Real Life.
"You have no heart" ),

s'You have no heart ,..5.
Pale but fearless, she stood before
him, and looked him squarely in the
eye.
She was poor but proud. Adverse
fortune had reduced her wardrobe to a
calico basis, driven her and her only
surviving mother to the top fiat of a
Wabash avenue apartment house. and
hardened the lines about her still beau
tiful mouth; but it could not dim the
llster of her b1ue-b1ack eye, or tame
the unconquerable spirit that animated
every fiber of her issome form stand
ing erect with unconscious grace and
awaiting her answer. II. .t..
''You have no heart" she repeated.
mo, MISS replied the butcher, ''but
We've got some mighty nice liver.
Will that. do just as we'll" Chica go
Tribune. a
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26
Lying in Dock.
Speedy Enough for Him

Typewriter notwithstanding your
typeWriter-wouldn't you prefer one a
little more rapids? I can recommend
one that requires no ribbons, feeds
better and is very quick. H..
Old Mr.. Baldboy-That'll do, young
man. l don't mind about the ribbons,
and don't want a better feeder than
mine. She's got me nearly broke now
with her speed. I am not looking for
anything quicker. Good day. ..5
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26
And the whale Blubbered

AS his feet touched dry land again
Jonah turned and shook his fist at sstha
whale.
Oh have found OUT he said, that
you cannot keep a good man dow Il. - ~
Chicago Tribune.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26
The Spirit of Sport.

Farmer Oatcake Tin London and see
Ing a wayside knife grinder for the
first time)-Well. I'm ag'in' racin' in
general, and old N1oll's got bad knee;
but I'll be hung if I'm goin' to let one
of theme there new-fangled bicycles
pass me!-Comic Cuts
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26
Orie;in of an Expression

Yeast-I believe in battle the must
clans always so to the rear?
CrimsOnbeak- and that is the
reason ST, many Would-be soldiers
thirk they would be willing to face
the music-Yonkers Statesman.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26
severe Penalty.

ssThe sentence Of the court, said the
stern ard unfaltering judge, lis that
you be confined in the county jail for
the term Of three hours, the sentence
to begin at once"
The hitherto smiling young woman
blanched, and would have fallen to the
floor, had not the faithful family ser
want supported her Keeling form.
'sThree hoursY she gasped. "And
that bargain sale Of silks at Sellem-
outs will have been over for more
than an hour when I am released!"-
indianapolis Journal.
IN Full Dress.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26
Where He Puts Tn.

do you know where our bill poster
is to be found?' asked the theatrical
manager. w..
NO. replied one Of the boys, ''but l
know where he puts up
where is it?' *s
''On the fence gayly rejoined the
youth, as he neatly lodged package
Of ma tinee tickets.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26
Tribune.

Bargainmeye-Iv wood like. to buy
picture, but you sharge too much. Haf
got vun nit a meestake i'm it vot you
can sell sheaper? ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26

Il suppose you know, Miss Cloth
Tide, that I love you? Will you be
mine?" =.
But. my dear sir, it was only the
other day / gave you the mitten."
oh, was it you who did that?'
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26

last night q while-I went on Har-
graves ticket. i wish you wouldn't in
terrupt me that wa v and. by the way,
u saw your dear friend, Mrs. Fash, in
a box. III b 81 rs
Mrs. Wallace What did she have
on?
z3s.s4 About the only thing i could detect
on her was the gaze of the audience"
Cincinnati Inquirer. ri
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26
Too Fast for Him.

Impatient Passenger guard! Is
this fast train?
Guard (surlily)-Yes, it is.
I. P.-Then I wish you would get on.
and see what it's fast to, and undo it,
You see, we should like to get 5up to
town to-day if possible!
No Need of Legal Compulsion.
'Blest If I can understand this cur
rency question. asked somebody
what legal-tender was, and he said
it was like this: If owe you 50, and
I offer you 50 bill to settle the debt,
you must take it,
s'Well, that's right"
Eyes; but what blooming idiot you
would be if you didn't take it.'''-Puck.
At photographer.
Lady want to have my photo
graph taken, and want to have this
little boy taken with me.
Photographer-We make an extra
charge, madam, when two photographs
are taken at once.
Lady Oh, but I'll keep the boy in
my lap.-Fliegende Blaetter.
Street scene
Stranger Can you tell me where the
nearest letter-box is?
Citizen Quietly -Yes (walks on.)
After several minutes he turned
around and said: tDo you. want to
know it ?''
Stranger Texas Siftings.
Time Enough.
Railroad Official You may not be
lieve it, but this dining car cost
$4,000.
Planeree How long has It beer
running?
Railroad Official Just ona week.
Planetrea-Paid for itself yet ALit>
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26
He. Was Out of Place,

Teacher-Thomas, saw you laugh
just now. What were you laughing
oil n
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26
A TIP.

Cutpurse cooking at a sign reading:
Beware Of Pickpockets )-Hully gee!
There's tip! didn't know this place
could be worked.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26
TOMMY was just thinking about

Teacher-You have no business to
hink during school hours. Don't let
t occur again.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26

Mr.. Wallace-I was at the theater
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-03-26
At a Photographers
Time Enough

Railroad Official You may not be
lieve. it, but this dining car cost
$4,000.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-09-08

5tScC PRESIDENT. 80 ..s--r
Mr.. Wren's speech was we'll N
ceived and he took his seat ami /
applause. -
Hon. T. J. Bell of Nye county was
and elected vice-chair man
Of the convention. There seemed to
be plenty of timber to fill this orna-
meuted position and nominations of
other vice chairmen followed when
Hon. w. r. +. Deal arose and STATED
That one was sufficient and moved
that Il temporary secretary'be elected
to keep track Of tie proceedings.
This motion was unanimously carried
and j. NJ. Kelly of Storey and q. III
Perry were placed in nomination.
Both were elected by reclamation.
G. r. Bradley was elected tempor-
AIRY Sergeant-at-Arms. $50
Mr.. Deal moved that the roll OF
counties be- called end that each
delegation name members Of the
Committees on Credentials, Perma-
nent Organization and Order of
Business, and Platform and Resolu-
tons. The motion was carried and
the committees we're appointed as
follows:
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
Churchill, Lem Allen; Douglas,
j. L. O'Toole; Elko, j. f. Parsons;
Esmeralda, j. E. Gignoux; Eureka,
Henry Kind; humboldt, r. Battles;
Lander, George Schultz; Lincoln,
A. S Thompson; Lyon, D. G.. Simp-
son; Nye. L. j Bell; Ormsby,
Edmund James; Storey, Fl. N. Cor
ham; Washce, B. F. Leete; White
Pine Sol Hip.
COMM. TTEE ON PERMANENT ORGANIZE
TroN AND ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Churchill, Lem Allen; Douglas,
fl. P. Flannery; Elko, J. 8. Mayhug h ;
Esmeralda, A. j. Mccarthy; Eureka,
F. L. Engstron; Humboldt, A. P.
Scott; Lyon. James Leonard Lin
coin, Eugene Howell; Lander, j. B.
Fitzgerald; Nye, Geo. Ernst; Lyon,
w. j. Westerfeid; Storey, Andrew
Young; Washoe, M. Sheeline; White
Pine, Frank Paul. F.
COMM TTEE ON PLATFORM AND REso-
LUT1oNs.
Churchill, j. F. Dennis; Douglas,
r. Sadler; Elko, Geo. w. Peltier;
Esmearalda, 8. L. McNaughtop;
Eureka, R. M. Beatty; Humboldt,
G. S. Nixon; Lander, j. A. Blossom;
Lincoln, Herman Prudential; Lyon.
]. E. Cignoux; Nye, T. J.. Bell;
Ormsby, Sam Davis; Storey, w. E..
Sharon; Washoe, T.. D. Kelly; White
Pine, VIM. Laurenson
A lengthy dispatch from Senators
Stewart and Jones was presented by
Mr.. Massey and read by Secretary
Perry. The dispatch was received
with applause.
Mr.. Deal moved that all resolutions
be referred to the Committee on
Platform. without debate. 49,.
Mr.. Wren called Mr.. Bell to the
chair and opposed the motion. He
was opposed to gag rule In the con-
yention. Mr., Deal replied to Mr..
Wren. ..>... . .....
An Amendment to Mr.. Deals mo.
ton was submitted. by Judge Cheney
that all resolutions be submitted to
Ne committee and that the commit.
tee repor: all such resolutions Lick to
the convention and that any member
Of the convention have the right to
call up any Of such resolutions for
debate.
DR.. Bergstein opposed the motion
Of Mr.. Deal. He said that he was not
in favor Of using the people. of this
State for private purposes or corpor-
alton interests. II that course was
taken the people would flock to the
other Silver parties in the State.
General Beatty replied to. DR.. Berg
"a II, ua oo;a kbo .n.o.I.- - ~