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ences, to which no person whatever

ences, to which no person whatever
was admitted.
AS both We're perfectly skilled in
business, says Robertson, thorough
~ acquainted with the secrets of their
respective courts and possessed with
perfect confidence in each other, they
soon made great progress toward a
maj accommodation, and the ambas-
sailors OF all the confederates waited
In anxious suspense to know their fate,
the determination of which was entire
~ in the hands of those illustrious ne
gOtlatOrs-" In the reign of Henry Nv.
We are told France sent an ambassa
dress to Constantinople. Wicquefort,
in his Well-known work, "The Ambas-
sadOr and His Functions" mentions
the diplomatic missions of Eleanor,
queen of France, and Marie, queen Of
Hungary, who, in 1887, concluded at
Bonnecy three months armistice in
the names Of Charles v. and Francis L.,
while among other female plenipoten-
tiaries we may mention the duchess Of
Orleans, who negotiated the treaty be-
tween France and England, which in
Charles lis time detached the latter
country from it's alliance with Hol-
land.
But perhaps the two best examples
which history furnishes of ambassa-
dresses are those of Aurora, Countess
Of Konigsmark, whom Augustus the
Strong sent to Charles XII of Sweden,
and la Marechal de Guelbriant, am
bassadress of Louis XIV. Marie Au-
rora Won Konigsmark was born in 1866
at the Agohenberg, near Strade. This
lady, who was renowned for her beauty
and wit, lived for several years on the
most intimate terms with King ALL
gustus, but eventually was nominated
abbess of the imperial federation of
Gredlingburg. Willis an intimate of
the abbey Augustus was hard pressed
by the king Of Sweden, and was not
only unable to oppose him with an ad-
equate force, but could not even nav
the small body of troops which he pos
sessed.
On hearing of the evil times which
had fallen upon her whilom lover, the
countess fastened to Dresden in order,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-09
A TRACT FOR HER PAINS.
Dire Result of Speaking to an Old Lady
In an Elevated Train,


In an Elevated Train.
"Jul1a,' asked the tall girl who had
Just descended the elevated stairs of
the friend whom she met at the corner
"do I look like any particular kind If
reproDate? Because I've just been
taken for one, and the moral of it all
is to me, Don't volunteer any infor-
nation to strangers in the cars"
Then, taking pity upon the utterly
mystified expression of Julia's face the
alleged reprobate proceeded to exnlain
the situation, says the New York Tri-
bune. "You see," she said, Eat 23d
street nice-looking old lady got into
the train and happened to sit down nv
me. l noticed that she watched eyery
station sign as if she were afraid she
would not get out at the right Mace
and finally, when we were at about
59th street, I think, she asked the
guard to tell her the nearest station
to 74th street. He didn't seem IN nav
much attention to her-perhaps he
didn't hear her-so thought I would
w AoAA'S Gull" oAA0I AAy services. :"
am going beyond that madam. 7 said
and shall be glad to see that Won get
off at I'D street, which is the nearest
for YOU "Well, she thanked mo .nd
then she began to look me over FROM
head to foot. Just as I was getting
rather nervous at this, and wonderino
what could possibly be wrong with nv
clothes, she pulled out little nam.
phlet from her satchel and Offered =
to me. Julia, what do you thin1, II
was! A tract, as sure as I'm aliyei T
stared at it and them at her. Thon
confused idea that she might be SELL
ing these for the benefit of some char
lty occurred to me, and began to onan
my purse. No, no. she Said in
rather grieved tone, salvation is free )
'Oh-er-yes, of course I mnrmnr-
ed, trying to apologize, but she went
right on: I always carry a supnly of
these little leaflets with mo and
make a practice Of distributing them,
here she looked at me harder +b.n
ever where I think they will dn, tho
most good! This Is I'D street where
you want to get OUT was all needed
to say just then, and you NAV no a,,ro.
said 1t. But you see it all cama 80
my speaking to her in the first nlnca
Well, we live to learn. Good nv; -
she hurried off across town >a
q 81 x Y. ! / I IS 1s q
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-09
SKATING FOR THE RICH.

AAr. hockefeller's New York Garden Will
Be Transformed Into q Pond.
The spacious garden that in it's heau-
~ OF sWard. winding paths, beds of
MOWERS and plants lay on both sides
OF the home of Mr.. j. D. Rockefeller in
New York recently disappeared and
a 1orce OF men has been at work trans
FORMING the space into a skating pond,
says the New York Herald. When
completed-whish will be in time for
the nrst severe frost of the season.
IL Will be the largest and most pic
turesque private pleasure ground in
New York. ~. 3d. s..
1t will be not only private in use,
out' though in the midst of a densely
Dullt-up neighborhood, where thou
SANDS are daily passing on the street,
1t will be completely hidden from
view behind a double fence over which
climb the most luxurious vines. The
outer fence is of open ironwork and
the inner fence a tight board one, with
the space of a couple of feet between
and these two are bound into a bower
by the growing vines.
Inc open ground about the Rookie.
te"er home covers about 10000 square
1eet OF space and will when trans.
formed into skating pond give ample
room for the favorite winter SPORT tc
the members of the family and thei,
guests, but to make this transforma
ton requires no inconsiderable amount
of labor and expense. Trees, shrubs
and flowers have been removed. the
sod stripped off and the ground itsel
excavated to the depth of ffteer
inches. About this opened space has
been built a water tight wall of bricks
laid in cement, with it's upper edges
on grade some three inches above thu
general level. Then for a foundation
there has been laid layer of concrete
covered with cinders, on which will BIZ
placed the asphalt. When this is
done, all will ready for the lay of ar
unbroken sheet of ice over the entire
surface, which can readily be accom-.
plished by the aid of temperature be-
low freezing, it being only necessary
to flood the great pan of asphalt with
water and nature will do the rest.
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stood Wilson. The screw had been re-
moved from the trestle, and with one
hand he held it over his head, while
with the other he balanced the trestle.
"Ha! ha! hap he screamed; give got
you-now's the time to square old
scores. BY the gods, you've but min
ute more to live: so If you've any
prayers to say you'd better be quick"
Rooted to the spot, and with hair
standing on end, I essayed to beg him
for my life, but the words choked in
my throat and refused utterance. In
vain, attempted to call to the work
men on the opposite side of the tower
Tor help-my lips refused their duty.
With the desperation of despair
sprang forward, hoping to reach the
WINDOW, when the uplifted screw fell
with crushing force upon my right
shoulder, missing my head, at which 1t
was leVeled. At the same instant the
trestle slipped, and, with my footing
gone, 1 wildly flung my arms about.
On, the agony of that moment,
soon began to realize that hung sus-
pended in mid-air, and discovered that
IN my fall had caught by the waist
pand OF my pants to a spike, which
mad been left by my workmen. Still,
my lips refused to utter a sound of
alarm. Above me but few feet stood
wilson. No relenting look, but the
same fiendish hatred beamed down on
me.
Too far below the easement to reach
1t l hung suspended by x the brittle
thread. Presently the blood COM
menced rushing to my head, and then
slowly the band began to rip, stitch
at first, then, as if gathering strength.
two or three at time. A few more
break1ngs of the thread and I knew
that l would be dashed to the hard
pavement $50 feet below.
All this time, which occupied but a
few seconds. yet which appeared of
endless duration, I had been Offering
TO God my prayers for the reception
OF my soul. Another break, and my
life hung upon one more thread. Cast
ing one more look above, my eyes,
burning with pain and almost blinded
by the rushing of blood, rested upon
that same dreadful face. I once more
prayed to God and closed my eyes.
The last thread parted, and down
doWn-until my brain whirled, and it
seemed as If the reverberations of ten
thousand belching cannons were roll
ing through my head and my eyes
were starting from their sockets-then
stlllness-the seraphic music from
heavenly choristers-struck upon nv
ears, and then I was-awakened. to
find that had been dreaming and had
fallen from my chair. But the evidence
OF my internal agony that night re-
NAMED with me, for my hair, which
before was beautiful black, had in
that short hour changed to white, and
for long time there remained with
me the impress of that face, as I saw
it looking down on me.
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Ders CT the gentler sex, says the New
York Advertiser. One would have inn
aslned that, with the innate love of
intrigue common to nine women ont
OF ten, the tact which experience
proves them to be gifted with, the am
Dassadress would have been common
character to be met with in the pages
o1 history, the more so because. &C.
corning to authorities on international
law, no state can reasonably refuse an
ambassador on the ground of sex. Yet
examples of lady diplomatists are so
1e" that the number may almost be
counted on the fingers. ..
One of the earlier diplomatic mis-
slons conducted by a woman was that
OF margaret, daughter of the Emperor
OF Macmillan l., who, in the year 1908,
when she was widow of Duke Philibert
OF Savoy, concluded the well-known
league of Cambray. These negotiations
she appears to have carried on not on
ly in the name Of her imperial father,
but also in that Of King Ferdinand of
Spain, while Cardinal Amboisi nego-
tiated for the king of France and the
pope. -"
By her tact and cleverness Margaret
succeeded in arranging this treaty, the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-09
I HUNG SUSPENDED,

means to assist me to the completion
of the church, and, forgetful of his old
malice, and deaf to the inward mont
tor that babe me hesitate, I engaged
him to commence work for me on the
next day, taking occasion, however, to
require strict abstinence from intoxi-
eating liquors as a precedent to con-
tinuation at work.
At the usual hour on the morrow
Wilson was at the church with. brushes
and kettles, prepared to commence
work My hands had given the first
outside coat to the tower, and on that
morning was to begin the application
of the second. High up in the clouds
raised the spire, and from it's TOP hu-
mainly below had assumed Liliputian
proportions. The scaffolding had been
placed in position the evening before
and nothing prevented my workmen
from pursuing their labors
This trestle was SO framed that by
turning a screw it would widen or
close at will by means Of a groove 50
as to apply it to any window, and by
entirely removing the screw it could be
taken apart. I had fitted it to a win
dow, and, securing short ladder to
it, was at the top of the ladder. busilv
engaged in my labors, my mind, how
ever, creating disturbed fancies, the re-
suit of my encounter with Wilson.
How long time had elapsed I do
not know, but suddenly a feeling of
insecurity possessed me. I essayed IN
vain to dispel it as an illusion pro-
duced by the excited state Of my nerves
but the more tried to believe it a
whimsical fancy the stronger became
: impressed Of impending danger. No
longer able to resist the warning Of
that inevitable monitor which at times
attends every one, and forewarning Of
coming evil, yet failing to indicate a
means OF escape, descended the lad
der, intending to abandon my work
until felt sufficiently calm to resume
It. when-oh, horrors upon the inside
OF the tower before me, with the ma
Lightly Of Satan depicted upon his face.
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looked, and are never particular how
their work is done, so that it is done.
de had conceived a deep-seated dislike
TO me because of my rapid progress
IN the mysteries of my art and being
consequently often the recipient OF
commentator from our employer.
Time wore on, and by judicious IN
Vestment of my little capital I had be-
come possessed of a shop and the nee
essary surroundings peculiar to my
business
One day, about four years after had
bid adieu to the old shop, was called
upon to make an estimate for paint
b street. AS knew that to Sc
cure this job would be the forerunner
of profitable line of work I became
quite anxious to be the successful bid
der, and to such an extent had the
contemplation of my securing 1t
worked upon my nervous system that
l became quite feverish, and, seated In
my cosy parlor, my wife and cherub
long since retired, gave myself up to
Fancy's sway, and many were the airy
castles that were there built, to be as
speedily dashed to atoms. I realized
that through the kind Intervention OF
friends l had secured the coveted con-
tract, and, without unnecessary delay,
entered upon it's completion. Employ
es were scarce, and, as the agreement
required me to have all completed in
given time, I began now to expe-
Clence new fear that, by an inability
to secure the requisite help, I might
blast all my contingent hopes by
failure to comply with the contract.
l had forgotten Wilson; in fact, since
my establishment on my own account
| had never seen him; and as time eff
faces very many of the animoslties
which, under the influence of an hour,
possess us, so, with me, had the recol-
lection of the ill-feeling evinced to-
ward me by him given place to feel
ing of commiseration for, and, lastly,
to forgetfulness of him.
One day, when almost in despair of
completing the work in the required
time for want of workmen, I was
startled by the appearance of a man
whose face wore a familiar expression
and which I soon recalled to be no
other than Wilson. A long, persistent
course of dissipation had told sadly
on him, and want spoke through the
tattered garments of it's continuous
presence He soon made known the OBJ
Ject of his visit by applying for work.
Under any other circumstances an in
dignant refusal would have met this
proposal; but I saw in his presence
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Cheapest Place to Shop In Russia

Thieves Market a traveller de-
clares, sis the cheapest place to shop
in all Russia, even for foreigner. It
is in Moscow, which is the railroad
center of the empire, and quite likely
the clearing house or exchange for
stolen goods. The merchants tell the
buyer frankly that the reason they can
sell things cheaply is because they are
all stolen. 'Everything-ev
monsieur; all are stolen. We deal
only in that which costs us nothing.
We charge you for storage, that is ALL
Curios from the whole Eastern world
are there. It is a desperate place for
one to go if one would not spend
money. Do not buy presents for
friends at home until you have looked
through the Market
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-09
THE NAGGING WOMAN.

Sne Destroys All Peace and Com
lott for Husband and Children.
Inc mistress of house feels that It
% her duty-none the less clear be-
cs1use II Is disagreeable ITO point out
the faults of those in her charge, says
cne Philadelphia Ledger. Beginning
Win the maids and ending with her
nus band or sometimes vice versa-she
nlnks 1t her mission in life to find
e.nu condemn imperfections And from
et1ls ATTITUDE it is but a short step to
ene position of a family @*nagger''-
onardcter which destroys all peace and
eoulort. Business men often make a
Similar mistake and act upon the be-
nc. mat no man does his best work
unless under the constant dread OF
sarcastic and bitter fault-fnding. The
Work IN general may be far above the
a'erage-but that the way to keep it
~ IS 70 pick flaws in every possible
weak place is the decision of certain
inlnus' Because fault exists is no
1eason that it should be mentioned
"lLnout regard to time or place, and
10 one open to conviction it would not
De o111cult to prove THAT there is wis
acm IN allowing people to make mis-
lakes unobserved, or at any rate unre-
ouKed; but this wisdom can only flour
ISL IN the faith that the evil of today
IS not finality. No mother, for in
soance' really believes that her little
uaugnter is necessarily to be a life
long slattern because ait u years of age
sne keeps an untidy room and her
ooots are often seen without the proper
ouIlon' nor does she think that a lie
Ill tne mouth of her 3-year-old boy
CONDEMNS him to future of fraud and
deceit. These things must be met. of
course, but if they are met by the con-
slant lnculcation of better habits and
better principles the evil in itself
needs little or no comment. Indeed.
"ord OF censure withheld often is a
more effective rebuke than a storm of
angry fault-tinding. To grow in the
wisdom of this judicious silence we
must first of all cultivate in ourselves
just perception of values and proper
tlOns, we must learn what to see and
what not to see, what to leave out and
what to put in our mental pictures. It
may be, too, that then we shall often
give sympathy where others deride, or
encouragement where the sternly just
would condemn; but we should at least
relieve those around us from a very
irritating insistence upon trihes.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-09
More Precious Than 60.

Although gold is considered the mos,
precious Of all metals, there are No
fewer than sixteen others which !.
exceed it in value. An ounce 81 uan ~
dunn In commands I'm n1 a price of f155 and
could only be purchased by thirty
seven ounces OF pure gold. Zircnninm
is valued at f1O0 an ounce, lithinm -
f98 and calcium at f62. Desoan - J, !
the scale Of metals we find than iridi I
UNI, which occupies the last place a
the list, is worth - times as much i
gold palladium u u times as much and
'bariun1, which is fourteenth On the
list, nearly SIX times as much. az
York Journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-09
Sam Jones Complimented.

Aunt Milly Smith, a negro woman
of Georgia, not long since went to hear
Sam James preach. Soon afterward
she met the evangelist and said:
tMarse Jones, I shorely love to hear
you preach. I certainly do, for you'se
everybody's preacher. An I'll tell yer,
honey, you preach more like a niger
den any white man I ever SEEN"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-09
ON THE STAGE.

A new variety of chrysanthemum,
rich purple in hue, has been named at
ter Lillian Russell.
Henry Arthur Jones has sold to
Charles Frohman the American rights
to his latest play, 'tThe LARS
Augustin DAILY is apparently much
incensed at the action of Beerbohm
Tree in offering Ada Rehan the part
of Katherine in 'tKatherine and Pc
truccio' and is freeing his mind with
considerable vigor.
Maude Adams was for several years
known as the youngest leading lady on
the New York stage. Her successor to
that title is pretty Florence Rockwell
of Cumberland, '61,'' who is said to be
just 18- couple of years younger
than was Miss Adams when the dis
tinction was hers.
A day or two ago Miss Olga Neither
sole received a parcel containing the
manuscript of play, which has been
following her around for two years!
The first legib1e date on the cover Isl
Sept. %, 1895, Sydney, N. S. w, and
the last Oct. 10. 1897, Liverpool. It was
marked by the Dublin postofhce, RE
ceived at Grafton Street Walk In this
condition" The parcel was originally
addressed to Miss Nethersole, IN Lonf
don, and forwarded from her formel
residence to Days theater and thend
to the Savoy hotel. Being returned d
the dead letter Office, Sydney, It vii
Endorsed there January, 1885, an
lay dormant some months. Then It :
forth on its travels again-to I'D
York, May Is, 1896; to Chicago. Jul
10; to New York again. Thence,
July, it came to the Gaiety, Lond,
Several other addresses in Lond
we're tried, and again, the unlucky D
Gel got to the Sydney dead letter of
on November 26, 1896. Not until Mar
1897, was another attempt made
delivery. Then it made Jour-
through u America, crossed the Allan
and followed Miss Nethersole on Il
English tour, with the result now
corded.
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now be passed in the once bare and
gloomy vestibule---the Ozark Corri-
DOR" as it used to be called. It is in
teresting to knowsthat among the first
visitors who had an opportunity of in
speeding the collection while it was re-
ceiving it's finishing touches were the
Indian Cavalry officers, whose sum
mons to the Castle happened to have
fallen upon the anniversary Of the
battle OF Waterloo. London letter 10
Chicago Dispatch.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-09

A new museum has lately been ar
ranged at Windsor castle, and now
forms a highly interesting addition to
the almost priceless treasures which
adorn other portions of the royal resi-
dence. It consists. for the most part,
of selections from among the more
valuable objects which were form err
ly slowed away in the Round Tower.
The electric light is largely used to
display the contents of the respective
cases; and very pleasant hour can
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-09

This was too much for the countess,
ana, bitterly disappointed at her fail
ure, she returned home, and from the
seclusion OF the abbey poured forth
numerous bitter satires AMI lampoons
upon King Charles, none Of which, in
all probability, did he ever set eyes
upon zL..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-12-09
EmbarraSsing.

.- "Walsh came downtown with his
overcoat pockets full of potatoes and
turnips." How did that happen p"
"Well, their fiat is so small that his
wife hasn't any place to keep veget-
ables and she had forgotten to take
them out.'-Detroit Free Press.
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Too Far.

'This isagoing too far Her voice
had naughty ring; she was evidently
much offended. Then the trolleyman
meekly apologized for having carried
her 'steen blocks beyond her destina-
tion.-Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
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A Bargain.

7 NO. said the honest farmer, 81
would not of bought that there gold
brick at all eff he hadn't of told me
that I was gettin' it extra cheap, as
they wanted to dispose Of all their
1897 models Indianapolis Journal.
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Her Finish.

Don't you think the mother said
proudly, shat her playing shows a re-
markable finish? EYES," replied the
young man absently, .*but she was a
long time getting to it, Harlem Life.
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in DIPLOMATIC RANKS
NOT OFTEN RECRUITED ny
MEMBERS OF THE FAIR SEX.
Ladies' Peace at Cambray-Aurorav Won
Konigsmark's Failure to. Influence
Charles XII.-A bllities and Flnessa of
Nine. de Guelbriant. 145

N spite Of the gen
er ally conceived
idea anent the ina
bility Of woman
kind to keep a Sc
cret. it is not a lit
tie surprising that
the ranks Of diplo-
macy h ave ; not
been more often re-
CT u / t e d from
among tho MANI.
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4 WILD ADVENTURE.
BY Y. z.

HE adventure Of
which I am about
to narrate occurred
in the spring Of
1852.
Among my shop
mates was one Ned
Wilson, a pattern
of that class of me-
chanics who apply
themselves onl y
when being over
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-08

The Rev. W. II. Weaver. pastor of the U. E. church, Diilshurg. Pa.. recognizes the value of Chainlprlain's s cough remedy, and d"s not hesitate to Tell others about it. Il have used Chambcrlain's cough remedy" h" says, "and find il an q seellent m.di- cine for colds, coughs and huarSen-sS. :" So does everyone who gives it a trial. For sale by D. J. Br nnrn's Drug Store.