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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-04
Tommy will Be Good.

I won't steal Alice's sticks of candy;
I won't call Robert jack-a-dandy;
won't squeak my pencil on my slate;
won't lie in bed every day and be late;
won't make faces at Timothy Mack;
I won't make fun behind any ones
back.
Rustic and turn them, SO and so!
The good shall come and the bad
shall go.
I won't tear "barn doors" in all my
frocks;
won't put my toes through all my
socks;
I won't be greedy at dinner table
At least-I think I won't-if I'm able!
I will not pinch nor poke nor tease,
I will not sputter nor cough nor sneeze
I will not grumble nor fret nor scold,
will do exactly whatever I'm told.
Fanny.
Rustic and turn them, so and so!
The good shall come and the bat
shall go. Tommy.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-04
Z Reading for Information.

l knew a boy, scrap Of lad, says
Charles Dudley Warner, who almost
needed high chair to bring him up
to the general level of the dining table,
who liked to read the encyclopedia. he
was always hunting around In the DIE
book Of the encyclope dia-books ABOUT
his own size-for what he wanted 10
know. He dug in it as another boy
would dig in the woods for sassa1ras
root. It appeared that he was inter-
ested in natural history and natural
phenomena. He asked questions OF
these books exactly as he would ask
living authority and kept at it TIL ne
got answers. He knew how TO read.
Soon that boy was an authority on
earthquakes. He liked to have the con-
versation at the table turn on earth
quakes, for then he seemed to be the
Itallest person at the table. suppose
there was no earthquake anywhere OF
any Importance but that he could tell
\ where it occurred, and what damage 1t
did, how many houses 1t buried ana
how many people it.. killed ana Wnat
shape it left the country it had shaken.
From that he went on to try to dis
cover what caused these disturbances;
i and this led him into other investlga-
tons, and at last into the study OF
electricity, practically as well as theor-
etically He examined machines and
invented machines, and kept on read
ing; and presently he was, an expert
in electricity. He knows how to put IN
wires, and signals, and bells, and to DO
a number Of practical and useful
things; and almost before he was able
to enter the high school he had great
deal of work to do in the city, and
three or four men under him. THESE
men under him had not read as much
about electricity as he had.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-04

.And now, ladies and gentlemen, I
ask you-was there not true heroism IN
this boys conduct? Now, Master Wat
son, do not get out Of sight behind the
blackboard. You were not afraid OF
ridicule, you must not be afraid OF
praise
AS Watson, with blushing cheeks,
came forward, a round Of applause
spoke the general appreciation, ana
the medal was presented to him amid
the cheers Of the audience-The Chill
dren's Own.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-04
For Fun at a Party.

Fill tiny tumbler with water and
cover it with bowl. Then tell the
company that you will drink the water
in the tumbler underneath without
moving the bowl.
OF course no one will believe you, and
you ask all to turn their backs, or close
their eyes, if they will promise not to
look, until one Of the party counts ten.
Immediately they have turned their
eyes you pick up another glass Of water
and hastily swallow few mouthfuls.
They hear the sound, and no one can
look until ten is counted. BY that
time the glass from which you drank
is hidden again and the company
catches you wiping your moist lips.
Undoubtedly one of the number will be
so suspicious that he will lift the bowl
to see, and then is your opportunity,
for you at once pick up the glass and
drink, saying as you put it down: g,
didn't touch the bowl. 5"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-04
His Mistake.

First Commercial have done well
here for small place like this. My
orders for to-day come close on f7OO.
Chorus That's good very good. You
have done well. Second Commercial
(who has not spoken before, looking
over the top Of his paper oh. it is
wonderful what one does In small
place sometimes. Why. my last jour
ney down here my discounts came to
Just over what your orders came to
to-day. First Commercial Excuse me,
sir; this is not a. lying competition.
Second Commercial disappearing be-
hind his paper)I beg pardon;
thought 1t VAST Bits. E
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-04
BAPTIsTE AND THE BEAR.

Up . Tree In 9 Bad Way Not . Wei
come Visitor.
1t was one very cold night, mon
sieur,'' said Baptiste, Of wolf and wild
turkey celebrity, relates Argosy, 'and,
as ] had lost my rifle, as well as the
pouch containing the flint and steel,
in shooting rapid, j couldn't get
fire. So I climbed a rotten hemlock,
the top Of which had been blown off
by the wind, and let myself down into
the hollow; but / had mo sooner done
this than saw that there was no time
to be lost in getting up again, for my
life wasn't worth pinch Of powder,
had lighted among litter Of bears
cubs, and, thinking was their mann
ma come back from a foraging expe-
dition with something nice for supper,
they began to sniff about me and pat
my legs with their paws. Then, find
ing their mistake, they set up pro-
digious howl by way Of signal to their
interesting parent that all was not
right at home, that a guest had
dropped in and had better be polite
| s~SAAS>A
knew that a lady bear with q select
party of sons and daughters was not
| the pleasantest person possible to
meet, so didn't need second notice
| to quit nor care how soon was of
the premises. It was no very easy
matter, however, climbing inside of the
tree, for there was very little hold fol
ones claws and had not made my
way above a yard or so when I saw
the stars suddenly blotted out above
a large object coming down right upo1
the top of me. 1t was the old she beal
descending tail first, just as a maj
would come down a ladder. What wa'
to be done? Escape was hopeless
with the whole of the inside Of thu
! tree blocked up; and yet, if I wa
/ caught there, knew should be tori
to pieces in five seconds. An awkward
position, monsieur
ssWell,' said I, stand what did vol
do, Baptiste?"
f'Why, there was only one thing t
be done, monsieur, and that I did. M!
long hunting knife was, fortunatel.
for me, in my belt. I whipped tina
out, and, apologizing for the liberty
1 drove it half a dozen times into tn
bears tail with such hearty will tina
she roared for mercy and began t.
make her way up the hemlock again a
fast as her legs would carry her, think
e ing for she didn't know of my pres
enee there that the cubs had gone ma
during her. absence and privately ar
ranging to pay them off presently 70
the ugly trick they had played on hel
At the same moment I held tightly
the brute's shaggy hide as she ascend
ed and was lifted as neatly out of tn
tree as though a machine had bee
invented for that express purpose"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-04

they are used effectively to display
handsome garments representing the
latest Partisan styles, fetching bonnets
and natty suits for masculine wear.
The papier 4ache models, which are
principally used by the retail clothing
dealers, are crude enough in appear
ance, but wnen arranged in a row
along the pavement in front of the
store they are sufficiently lifelike to
give the wolldbe purchaser an idea
Of how the suits worn by the dummy
would look on his own back. The dry
goods men, however, with stores on
prominent thoroughfares, look with
disdain upon the papier mache model
and employ in their establishments
wax figures modelled from life and
some Of them, by the way, are remark
ably accurate facsimiles.i
These figures always picture very
pretty women. Frequently well-known
actresses and noted beauties sit fol
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-04
belonging to other nationalities who

/ belonging to other nationalities who
apply to them for work.
intellectual expression is not re-
quired in wax figures and is even a
drawback.
The first step in the process Of max
ing a high-grade wax figure is to
cast in wax a head and bust in the
rough. It is, of course, hollow, and
more nearly resembles a huge wax po-.
tato than anything else. The artist
then takes a knife and models like q
sculptor the block Of wax into some
semblance Of the human head. With
knife in hand and the model before
him, he then carefully cuts away the
wax until the reproduction has been
made of the face of his sitter, and If he
is an expert modeler this reproduction
is usually very exact. He puts the tint
on the wax to copy the models com
p1exion and completes every detail
with the utmost care. Then the hair,
eyebrows and eyelashes are put on.
Only natural hair is used, and it is in
serted in such manner that it can be
brushed and done up as often as re-
quired, in any style the purchaser
/ pleases.
Probably the modelling of the eyes
and putting in Of the eyelashes are the
most delicate part of the whole process.
/ Each hair is put in separately, both
on the head and for the eyebrows and
eyelashes. The operation is performed
A with hot needle and takes very long
4 time. The work is frequently done by
women, who become very expert.
/. When the hair is implanted in the
manner as stated it can be dressed just
as if it were going on. living head
It can be washed and brushed and
taken down and put up in any style
just as in nature.
OF course, it cannot be cut, as there
is no possible chance Of its growing
q in again. The tedious work of insert.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-04

their models in wax, which are intend
ed to grace the shop of some we'll
known dry-goods merchant. When
these wax models are arrayed IN all
the fnery of the season they present
a very fetching appearance and douDt-
less by their attractiveness warrant the
expenditure of a considerable sum OF
money necessary for their purchase.
The making Of these figures in Phil
adelphia is very interesting and com
paratively new industry. Until few
years ago only the inferior grades
were made here, the better figures com
ing from abroad, and at the moment,
although the nome-manufactured arti-
Gle has not entirely displaced the for
eign one, yet the wax figures made in
Philadelphia are quite equal to any
| imported, even those coming from
Vienna, which has long held the pre-
MUM for making the most artistic and
lifelike wax models for show windows.
The great majority Of figures are
made from living models, although a
cast from one model serves for a good
4 many figures. Among the Italians on
South Eighth street some Of the best
models for this business are found,
and periodical excursions to the Ital-
IAN colony are made by the wax
1 modelers, who keep their eyes open fol-
pretty and wall-cut features. When a
i face is discovered that is to their lik-
ing they make every effort to induce
the individual to give them sitting
or two Of three or four hours, for which
they pay literally.
Certain requisites are necessary fol
good living model for a, wax figure
| Prominent among them is a perfec'
regularity OF features, and the wal
modelers say that by long experienc,
they have found it extremely difficult
4 to procure models with regular feat
ures, but that the Italian women mos
frequently fulfill their requirements
and, moreover, they state that thei
complexion, when soap and water ha
been applied, Is far more natural thai
the complexion Of the average model
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-04
a NEW POLE.
The Co1ored Preacher Was discovering
- sniritnal EsIrfhnlacas. * w

Vhe C0l0red Preacher was OtsCOV0Sin&
s,55 Spiritual Birthplaces. ss
DR.. Gordon and q committee from
the white church which supported 81
colored mission had entered the meet
ing house a. little late and found the
preacher delivering his sermon on the
words in the lxxxviith Psalm: And Of
Zion it shall be said. This and that man
was born in her. The preacher was
making clear the thought that wherever
mans home might be his spiritual
birthplace was in Zion, says the
Youths Companion Said he:
Let us go to de city OBJ Charleston,
an, an hubberin' ober dat wicked
city, let us shout down to de Lords
ehillern: .Whar war yer born {? An
dey will holler back: 'We'se born In
Zion ="
AN den let us go on to Richmond
an ask de brederen dere: 'Whar war
yer born? An dey will say. too:
|; 'We'se born in Zion.'''
The preacher passed on from city.
to city, followed by the audience, who
expressed their excitement by swaying
back and forth, until he reached
Greenland and. the Christians t3nbbin'
in dat benighted lam" were asked:
'Whar war yer born?' $
An now, brederen," he continued,
let us go to de north pole, an, twinin'
our Legs round de pole, let us lift up
our voices an cry. sWhar war yer
born? An de Christians dere will
shout back: sWe'se born in Zion.'''
The visiting committee, who had
thought the preacher had reached the
end Of his journey, were astonished.
For the preacher, after physical, not
| asrhetorical, pause his wind had given
out-shouted: "Brederen, let us go Cd
Ito de east pole..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-04

A feature of the recent Stuttgart ex-
hibition which attracted considerable
attention was display of buildings
which were constructed of what is
known as the Falconnier's blown glass
brick, so named after the inventor, a
French gentleman. The bricks are
blown hollow in the same way as a bot
tie, the color which is most common
ly used being very light bottle green,
bottle glass being the strongest, though
yellow, brown or other shades OF green
may be used if desired. me STANDARD
brick is five inches wide, eight inches
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-04
CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY.

A Venerable Building That Has Wit
messed Some Stirring Scenes.
We return in time to see the process
sion of bishops, priests and people that
is forming in the square in front of
the church, says st. Nicholas. Each is
dressed in his most gorgeous robes.
Turkish soldiers line both sides of the
streets to keep the way open for the
procession to pass. The Latin patriarch
of Jerusalem has just arrived. The
procession of priests, carrying banners
and immense candles, meets him, then
turns and all go into the Latin chapel
through the main entrance. Follow
ing, we are surprised to find the main
entrance so small. It can admit but
one at time, and that one must stoop
to enter. From the masonry it can be
seen that the entrance was once much
larger. The reason for the change was
that the Mohammedans at one time did
all in their power to injure and annoy
| the Christians, and even used to ride
| on horseback into the very church. The
door, therefore, was made small to pro-
tect the church from this sacrilege.
| Once inside, we see we are in very
ancient structure. Part of the masonry
dates from the time of Constantine,
who built magnificent basilica on this
J site about the year 800 Of our era. All
we can see Of the oldest work, how
| ever, probably dates from not later
/ than Justiniau's time, about $50 A. d
! In any case, the church is venerable
i building, and it has witnessed some
4 stirring scenes. In it Baldwin the
i Crusader was crowned King of Jeru-
i salem. It has been repaired a number
Of times; and once, when it needed {
new roof King Edward w. of England
gave the lead to make one This wa!
about the year 1882. The lead roof die
good service for about 200 years ant
might have lasted much longer had no
i the Mohammedans melted it up to maxi
bullets However, another roof wa
soon provided.
& Inside, the building consists Of
nave and double aisles. The aisles ar
separated by two rows of column
made of red limestone. These column
have plain bases and are surmounte
by Corinthian capitals. They are nine
teen feet high and at the top Of each
cross is engraved. The church is no,
owned by the Latin, Greek and Al
meniau Christians.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-04

long and four thick. When used for
walls, or such structures as have to car
ry quiet load, the bricks are laid as
shown in our view Of an ornamental
pavilion, and cement is used in the
joints, which are hollow But when
the bricks are used in roof work, or
where the finished work will be sub
jected to bending strains, the cement
is assisted by winding stout wire
around the joint grooves in such a way
that it will pass under one brick and
over. the next. the course of the next
wire being reversed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-04
A Human Jumbo.

DR.. j. G. Ward Of Centerville, Tenn,
weighed 400 pounds q few years ago,
and touches the scales now at the 34O-.
pound notch. The doctor is ripe in
years and gets around as supple as
Iany body,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-04

ing the; hair as thus described is, Of
course, only possible on what are
known as first-class wax heads, which
often cost as much as $3.50 apiece. The
average price of those seen in the big
dry goods stores is between SIS. and
$500. The value of these heads de-
ponds not only upon the workmanship
and time which is put in on them but
also upon the quality of the wax used.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-04
He Was sceptical.

Shouter-You have my sympathles,
sir. have just heard that your wife
has departed to that bourne from which
no traveller returns. DoubterI Amt
SO sure about that, sir. She never went
anywhere In her life that she didn't
buy 4 return ticket Boston Courier.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-04
important Discovery.

Differs (reading) Science now recogA
aizes a condition called ssintoxication
BY radiation. Many cases of drunk
.nness are cited In which the victim
la,i touched nothing alcoholic but had
simply been In the company Of drink
ers.
Winters Cut that out. want to
show It to my wife. Pearson'a
Weekly.
Sweden did not adopt jan 81 New
fears day until the year 1853.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-04
ABOUT W AK FIGURES n
HOW DUMMIES AND MUSEUM
FREAKS ARE MADE.
Average Price One Hundred Dollars
Hairs y in Head, Eyebrows and Eye
lashes Put In with . Hot Needle
Other Interesting Points.

MOST necessary.
adjunct to the re-
tail clothing and.
dry-goods trades
are the wax and
PAPER mache fig
ures that are to be
seen in front u of.
many stores and in
shop windows, says
the Philad elphia
Times. These fig
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-04
Tho Fairy Thistle-The Most Perfect
Form of MISUNDERSTANDING for Infor-
nation A Little Girls Christmas
Story.

She had on the quaintest of garments
Prickly steel all trimmed in pearl; ..
Her hood was bedecked with rare,
jewels
Bright enough for an old-time earl.
I gathered her out of the snow-drift, ;.
In triumph bore her away,
And placed her with joy on my mantel,
To remain for ever and aye.
but when returned to my chamber,
Oh, that naughty, naughty elf
Had shaken the hood from her tresses,
Chuckling, no doubt, to herself.
For racing all over my mantel,
And skipping DER curtain and chair,
Were numerous dainty white fairies,
Dancing with JOY to be there.
I chased them all out of the window,
Away, then, the tiny elves flew.
When springtide arrives can you tell
me
What my dainty white fairies will
do?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-02-04

Londoners drink 1, 400 tons Of liquid
mud q year, according to recent ex-
pert testimony before the county coun-
ell.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-06
ABOUT READY TO START.
The N. L. Pipe Line and Mill Nearly
Completed.

From Frank Hines, the superintend-
ent of the Northern Light mine, who
arrived in the city Thursday night, it
is learned that the pipe line only
lacked Is feet of being completed when
he left and that the connections would
be made within the next few days.
He also stated that the crusher and
rolls would be taken up from Mercur
to the mill yesterday, and that it
would not take long after they were
on the ground before they would be in
place in the reduction works, when
the plant would be ready TO make a
trial run; and he sets the time no
further off than the 10Th for the word
to be given to let 'er gol"
The completion of the Woodruff tun-
> mel was recorded last night, and this
connection with the underground
workings of the mine throws the en-
tire hill open with downward pull to
the mill. There are thousands of tons
of good milling ore exposed in the
property, and when the mill is started
the ore can be thrown into the bins
faster than the tanks can take care
of it.
According to Mr.. Hines there is a
large amount of snow on Lion hill,
and since the last storm the road has
been in such a condition that it has
had to be shoveled out from the mine
to the Gold Belt water tank. The good
sleighing, however, will be a help in
getting the rest of the heavy machin-
cry up from the railroad.
Within the past few days some tests
have been made on Chloride Point ore
at the Northern Light assay office, and
Mr.. Hines states that values were OBJ
tanned of from Sc to go ounces in sill
yer to the ton, the buttons not being
parted for the gold, and it is said that
in one place in the mine there is a
foot and a half of this grade of ore
exposed ready for extraction, besides
which mammoth deposits of mineral
of lower grade that have been I'M
covered.
1t is predicted that mining matters
will be red-hot on the hill this sum-
mer, as there are a number OF other
promising properties in that locality
on which a large amount of work will
he dome
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-06

effect will show itself there first There
is no use taking harmful and deadly
narcotics for nervousness and Sleep
lessness. 1t will leave the body in a
worse condition than it was before.
The way to effect a cure is to remove
the cause DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription will do it. 1t has cured tens
of thousands of cases of female weak
ness and nervousness. 1t is a most
wonderful invigorating nervine or
nerve food. 1t brings sound, healthy
sleep, and restores the glow and bloom
OF health 1t is the only medicine now
before the public for woman's peculiar
ailments, adapted to her delicate or
ganization by a regularly graduated
physician-an experienced and skilled
specialist in these maladies. 1t cannot
do harm in any condition of the sys-
tenn. Its sales exceed the combined
sales of all other medicines for women.
The story of its discovery and wonder
full success is told in one part of DR..
Pierce's great thousand page book,
Common Sense Medical Adviser
which will be sent FREE on receipt
of u one-cent stamps to pay for mall
ing only. Worlds Dispensary Medical
association, No. 663 Main street, Buff
falo,. n. Y.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-06

and until such arrangements are made,
the property will either close down or
VIII work with greatly reduced force.
The Swansea was never, however, in
better shape and never more able to
make regular shipments.
irwin Spriggs, who is working the
Wonder claim lying north of Romans
vile, reports assays of S5.17 gold and
1913 silver from practically the surface
Ihe claim makes an excellent showing
ana Mr.. Spriggs expresses confidence
that 1t will prove a veritable wonder
VIII Morris shows us very favorable
specimens of ore from the Bismuth
lode in West Tintic He states that
they have Pinch vein of the ore, and
that they will shortly commence work
This is the property in litigation be-
fore the Fifth district court. under the
title of Laing VS.. Biddlecome
Shipments from the district for the
week are as follows: From the Bull
lion-Beck mine 80 carloads ore, from
the Centennial-Eureka 10 carloads ore,
from the Eureka Hill mill carloads
concentrates, from the Ajax IL car
loads ore, from the Mammoth mine
carloads ore, from the Mammoth mill
carloads concentrates, from the Carisa
carloads ore, from the Sioux 5 car
loads ore, from the South Swansea
carloads ore, from the Dragon Iron
mine l carload ore daily.