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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-05-13

his eccentricities, very clever fellow
and a really great traveller. He can
write fine descriptions and good nara
tive stories and his pencil sketches are
exceedingly good. His little leather
diary is most interesting book and
Is worth anyone's time to peruse. He
talks as calmly about going around the
world as though he were giving his
order for breakfast. He has been
around it four times. He is as we'll
known in San Francisco as in Gros-
yenor square, London. He has jour
neyed through Russia, Siberia, Peru, to
the most northern part of Alaska, and.
in those parts of old Mexico to which
he says no other white man had pre-
viously Travelled. Not content with
the hunts of Lord Lonsdale in British
America for the rare and elusive musk
OK, this young nimrod intends to pene-
trate to the most desolate region of
Athabasca and capture, if he can, one
or two Of these rare animals Of that
land. He is a fellow Of the Royal
Geographical society, and if he sue
ceeds in capturing a pair Of musk oxen
alive he will drop all of his other plans
for the time and return at once with
his prizes to England.
II he can get the musk OK dead only,
he will go on north, hoping to meet
some whaler and invade the arctic re-
gions. He hopes to reach point
Earthe; north than any one else has
reached. The musk OK, for the capture
of which alive the London Geological
society has offered a large prize, is an
ungulate Of the great family Bovidae,
| the most useful to mankind Of all the
mammals. These oxen. are more near
lily allied to the sheep than to the ordin-
airy OK and would be appropriately
named the musk sheep. They are found
only in Arctic America and IN Green
/ land and are about the size Of small
3 soWs. They have large heads and for
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-05-13

And my name, "Capt. Henry Perez
'tal." on the envelope.
One ball more or less mattered little,
out Dora was to be at this one, and you
understand now how happy I was.
had met her at Lucerne, where she
was spending the summer with her
smother and sister. Unfortunately my
tieaye Of absence expired soon after
making her acquaintance, and had to
sco1le back to London Then met her
at rare intervals. Christmas at the
Woodville, in May in London, in July
at the Henley regattas, and in Novem-
Der at Brighton. But at all these meet
angs my happiness at seeing her was
spoiled by the shadow of troublesome
guest, another man, rival, perhaps.
About the middle of December, at
one of the expositions in London I
met her again. Her mother had just
recognized some travelling acqualn-
lance, and they were discussing wa
Ser color. Dora was alone, even 'the
other man. was absent. I learned that
they We're to spend the holidays at Cold
sHarbor, "You know the Sartorises,'
she said; ''they will give a ball on
New Years eve. Will you be there?'
Alas, do not know Lady Sartoris, .
answered dolefully. But I will do
all in my power to be at that ball..
The energy with which I said this
seemed to move her. She bent over
saeri catalogue and a slight blush COW
srea her cLeek. ~
r. H.. ,,.,,,,>,,,ro1 r,;+1,
out raising her eyes. She could say no
more. Mrs. Thornton, having left her
friends, Joined us, and the unexpected
appearance of ''the other man" COM
tDleted my confusion. I had the morti-
Ihcation OF seeing him carry off Dora
from before my eyes.
The next day I began to hunt up
any friends. Surely" thought, 'some
Of them know Lady Sartoris." But
whenever made the inquiry I was an
.!swered in the negative.
At last my little friend Tomlinson,
whom / met by chance on the top of
AN omnibus. answered differently.
IF I know them? Well, I rather
think so. Just heard from them this
morning apropos of their ball" =
Tomlinson, thank your I exclaimed
with agitation, pressing his arm vio-
GENTLY. '-~
What is the matter with you, Per-
ry?'.
you can do ME great service, Tom
'ainson!''
All right for the service, but do
stop squeezing my arm SO; you hurt
Iaa.'' IT, a.. ...
loosened my grip, but still holding
hi'u by the sleeve to prevent this pre-
.Eious friends escape.
'Will YOU, can you, get me invited to
this ball?"g
Certainly he answered. .sLord
-Sartoris and are on the best of terms.
TIL set you the invitation at once.''
Oh, that sprig Tomlinson! Yet l
tad no thought of his conceit as |
poured my blessings upon his head
calling lin the best fellow in the world
and my most faithful friend
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-05-13
and relief funds pour in both from the

and relief funds pour in both from the
government and from charitable indi-
viduals- relief funds which never. in
anything like their full amount, r,,ach
the people for whom they are intended.
Finally, there is always a promotion,
by way Of "recompence for public
services conferred on the officers I'M
der whom an embankment has been re-
paired. All this may sound incredible,
but SO well known is it in China that
there is a popular saying which runs:
"The best cure for the Hwang Ho and
the best safeguards against floods
would be to behead all the officials and
leave the river to ITSELF"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-05-13

At PiccadiIly circus left him to 20
10 my club, SO elated that many no.
ticed it. No wonder, for decided that
Mt that ball should lay at the feet of
Dora Thornton my heart and fortune.
At the thought of the latter offering
she image of Doras mother confronted
me, and my heart almost failed, but
before that day was over letter from
China arrived, announcing the death of
q relative whose sole heir I was, and
felt that fortune was indeed smiling
On ME and the way was now smooth.
[ was Informed by my valet, who
had it from Miss Dora's maid, that she
would wear pink gown-a peculiar
shade, as the sample proved, and
which tried in vain to match with
aOwers--so on the advice of an old
lady in Covent Garden I bought an
armfuI of white roses which / sent to
Miss Thornton
The longed-for night arrived. AS in
O dream I was driven from the sta
tion to the house, shown into my room
end left to prepare for the ball. The
rude awakening came when, while
looking complacently at myself in the
mirror saw the distorted face Of my
valet in the background
In heavens name what is up!"
exclaimed.
Your dress coat, sir.''
What of it?''
It isn't here, SIR
What" snatched the bag from
st,is hands and turned it out on The
floor; everything tumbled out. but M
coat was there. I felt lost! Wha
could be done? My valet had slipped
ant of the room, AMI when I could lif
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-05-13
Withheld the Compliment.

Papa" said the young mother, GIVE
decided on a name for baby; we'll call
her Imogen." Papa was lost in thought
for a few minutes; he did not like the
name, but if he opposed it his wife
would have her own way. That's
nice" said he, presently. MY first
sweet heart was named Imogen, and
she will take it as a compliment" 1--WE
will call her Mary, after my mother
was the stern reply.--Leisure Hours.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-05-13

knights galore -
!. So bold have grown, tbs clear
Ihat any maid may have score
So Of <suitors in, a year.
Pray, what is,ene to do when men
Pefsistrin being kind?
II Dorothy leaves Jack for Ben, ~
Has she tickle mind?
mot It the choice her heart approves,
And to herself, she's true;
olu loVes are much like worn out
we girls prefer the new.
II God made me winsome maid
I, =; 1t is no fault Of, mine;
ine men propose, they're not afraid, 20,
Ana why should I decline? ssa r
II IS such fun to be engaged, ~
Ana capture all the beaux!
MY rivals only are enraged T.
s Because the men propose
t-Harbld Van Santvoord.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-05-13
AT q Nihilist Meeting.

President Garosky--"We have not
seen you lately, Brother Ragovitch.
Have you been taking vacation?''
Ragovitch Not exactly. though I
had an knouting.''
every bomb in the room thereupon
explodes with deafening report New
York Tribune
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-05-13
HOMILIES.

3 It is surprising how many things
you believe that you know.
When a little old man wants to make
an an impression in he puts on plug hat.
81 Every woman thinks that she would
be an angel if it wasn't for the men,
The milkmen are about the only men
who know the Women's true complex
ions.
"A whist crank is one who doesn't
believe q game is interesting unless he
quarrels over 1t.
To. a man 60 years old it must seem
like paying his funeral expenses sew
eral times to pay 5000 a year for life
insurance. Atchison Globe.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-05-13
what : Relief.

6 Critic Where did you get the idea
for that picture?
Painter Out of my head.
Critic You must be glad that It is
out! It'll Bits. II SRI. &
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-05-13

There is not any virtue, the exercise
OF which, even momentarily, will not
impress anew fairness on the features;
neither on them only, but on the whole
body; the moral and intellectual facul-
ties have operations, for all the move
ments and gestures. however slight, are
different in their modes. according to
the mind that governs them Trench.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-05-13
...
Noble Woman.

Mrs. Ferry-Mr. and Mrs Wallace
assured me with all positiveness that
they had not had a quarrel in all the
ten years of their married life. "
Mr.. FerryAAh, there is a noble wom-
an! $3.50
Il wonder you did not give the credit
to him."
No; she is the one who deserves the
credit. It is not every woman who will
back up her husband in a lie."-Cin,
cinnati Enquirer. . "
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-05-13
OFF FOR THE POLE
LORD TALBOT. AN ENGLlSH-
MAN, AFTER MUSK OXEN
Has Spent a Fortune Like y Prince q
Eccentric but Clever Writes Well,
Z Draws Well and Shoots splendidly-
Universally known.
HOSE in this cit,

A0OI & IL Ills ClCys
who like the repu-.
tation Of being An-'
glomaniacls will
doubtless mourn.
when they hear of.
the opportunity
they have lost Of
meeting J. Talbot
Clifton, cousin 'lls' to.
the duke of Nor
folk the premier,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-05-13
THE HATED RIVAL.

HE bit of paste
board which caused
my heart to beat SO
unanimously bore
these words, very
simple in appear
ance:
Lady Sartoris,
at home, Cold Har-
Dor, 21st December.
Dance, $50. r. S.
" p -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-05-13
KcaSSuced.
yely never

| Wheeler-I-er-I positively never
| loved any one before!
Sally Van Clifton, that's all right!
I'm sure I never dreamed of question:
| ing your amateur standing EfkF
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-05-13
Saving One for Her.

MY task in life" said the pastor.
complacently consists in saving young
men"
"A}h!' replied the maiden with q, soul
full longing, save a nice looking one
for me. - Dublin World. ..3
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-05-13
FolIowing Instrnctiona

-----l 47--
The Lady of the House Who broke
all these dishes, Annie?
AEhie-I did, mum. Shure. di5n,t
you ell me when first came when
heard the door bell to drop everything
~ 1hkers Statesman BIS
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-05-13
OUR BUDGET OF FUN
SOME GOOD JOKES. ORIGINAL.
AND SELECTED.
The Girl Of the Period-The Trolley Car
Was Coming m Reassured withheld
the Compliment Saving One for Her
Noble Woman.
The Girl of the Period.

N days Of old,
when men We're
shy,
The prigs and
p o w d e r e d
beaux
T h e i r passion
sti1ed with a
sigh,
Too timid to pro-
pose.
But times have
!, changed, a n d
knights galore
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-05-13
Losses.

.'ofd Bullion lost 100000 last week..
s .'EE8goW e.
s' 3iis daughter married Count
Ohio State journal.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20

pabst's Nsiw auxee Ooppsi.0ssu,
a new brand 81 the finest quality.
undoubtedly as good a. Imported
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20
HOLD vUr LITTLE SILK.


epoots that Arc Made with Convex
Centers and Deceive Women.
Sam Slick has been outdone. The
old-time Yankee who fooled his Gus.
toners with wooden nutmegs and oats
made from shoe pegs. would be as q
child in the hands of the tricksters OF
the present day. His methods were
crude and awkward In comparison
with those now In vogue.
One Of the latest devices for cheat
Ing people In trade Is a dummy spool
which, when wound with a few layers
OF sewing or knitting silk, has the ap.
pcarance Of a full-sized package. and,
unless closely examined, will deceive
even experts. These dummy spools are
bought largely as leaders for spe.
cial sale days. and big business 10
done In the manufacture Of them.
A regulation spool, used by . re-
sponsible firm, holds about one-half
ounce Of crochet silk, equal to 300 yards
in length, and at retail sells for from
II to 10 ounces. This spool has large
ends and Is cut away in the center to
make room for the silk. The dummy
spool Is made on an opposite pattern
the ends are the same size a. those
Of the bona flde spool. but the center,
instead Of being followed out, II made
with flaring swell as shown In the
accompanying picture. This spool,
when wound with less than 100 yards
Of silk, looks like q bargain at one.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20

Never stand still In cold weather for
any length Of time In the outdoor dir,
especially after having taken active
exercise; aud never stand long on the
Ice or snow. or where the person 10 q.
posed to the cold wind.
Tho vigorous ana strong may baths
enrly In the morning. and on an empty
stomach. The young and those who
are weak Ind better bathe two or three
hours after meal. Tho best time for
such Ii from two TO three hours after
breakfast.
Skin disorders very often arise from
sleeping In badly ventilated bedrooms.
During the whole Of the day the bed
room should be thoroughly aired. and
ut night the window should he opened
slightly ut the top to allow tho impure
air to escape.
II the hair IL to he of even thickness
nnd beauty on both sides Of the head,
one side of the hair and Of the scalp
should he brushed rs evenly rs the
other. The usual practice In to draw
oil of the hair over either the right or
left shoulder, so that only one side Of
the scalp gets the stimulation that
comes from the brushing.
Nervous headache Is the kind to
which American women IRE most sub
jcctcd. as II results from the effort to
make the nerves do more than they
ought TO do. The first step In treating
this headache IL to drop work and wOr.
ry. and draw the blood from the head
by soaking the feet In hot water and
putting cold applications to the fore.
head aud the back of the neck.
The Magazine Of Pharmacy gives tho
following recipe. which 1t declares will
go far toward eradicating smallpox
sears. burns and other cicatrlces left
by disease: Onc.half ounce Of bOrax,
twelve grains of salicylic acid. three
drains OF glycerine and six ounces Of
rOsewater. Line soaked In this solu.
ton and allowed to remain over the
scars for hours ut time-at night, for
instance-will help to remove tho scars
more rapidly. and they should be free
~ anointcd whenever convenient. Keep
the stun out Of the eyes.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20
Valuable He0Oer.

Gen. Nelson A. Miles describes the
manner of completing peace with Ger.
OnlmO and Natchez, chiefs of the hos.
tile Apaches. and their subjugatlon not
only through reason and force, but
partly by science.
At one interview with Geronimo,
says Gen. Miles. I tried to explain to
him the uselessness of cOntendlng
against the white race. told him that
we had the use Of steam. and the tele-
graph and hcliOstat, both superior to
any of their methods of communica.
ton. I then had the hcliostat set up,
and said to GeronimO:
I'VE can watch your movements, and
send messages over the tops of these
mountains. i'm a small part of one day.
over a distance which 1t would take a
man on a swift pony twenty days to
travel"
He was both curious and incrcdulous.
How Is thnt?' he asked.
I asked the operator to open com.
municatiOn with the nearest station. M.
teen miles away. He turned his instru.
ment upon that point, and flashed a
signal Of attention. As quick as thought
the sunlight was flashed back again.
Then Geronimo confessed that he had
observed these flashes on the noun.
tain. and had believed them to be the
manifesto ton Of spirits.
"frOm here to that point" said I, "is
a distance of nearly days march.
From that point we can communicate
NIL over this country. can send n
message to Fort Bowie. sixty-hve miles
away, or to Fort Apache. nearly 800
miles from here. and get an answer be.
fore the sun goes down In the west"
III you can talk with Fort Bowie"
said he ut once. do this. sent my
brother there. as u guarantee OF my
good faith. Now tell me II my brother
Is all right"
gave the order to the operator.
"Now." I said to Geronimo. "you will
have to wait. for that inquiry. with
the reply. will have to be repeated six
tines
In u short time the answer came back
that GcronlmO's brother was there, was
well. and waiting for him to come.
This struck the savage with awe. lie
said something to one Of his warriors,
whereupOn the latter quietly turned on
his heel. mounted his pony. ana rode
rapidly back In the direction of the
mountains whence Geronimo Ind come
I asked the interpreter. standing neal
by. what Geronimo had said.
"lle told him to go and tell Natcl,cz.'
was the answer. that there was d
power here which he could not under
stand. He told him to come In, and
come quick"
The hcliOstat had performed Its las,
and best work. In a few hours Natclie,
came riding down from the mountains
with his band Of warriors and thcil
| families. and so surrendered a trib,
which has never been matched sine,
the days OF Robin Hood.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20

In the making Of books. which seems
to have no end. good many authors
affect strange and out Of the way titles
to their productions which often fail to
give any insight rs to the nature OF the
story. but for curious titles the early
English rcformers deserve the palm.
Some of them were very remarkable,
especially those relating to devotional
and controversial subjects. One was
entitled the "Swcct Swallows of Saliva.
tlon." AMI another. which might have
been written by some piOus baker. bore
this tilc: "Somew Fine Biscuits Baked
In the Oven Of Charity, Carefully Con.
served for the Chickens OF the Church"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20
Where They May Meet.

or the fifty-seven committees OF the
House Of Representatives some are
hard working. industrious committees
and others do not have SO much labor
to perform. A gentleman who was In
terestcd In a certain committee OF the
latter class inquired of the clerk wheth
or the committee had met.
mo. sir" replied the clerk, ana this
answer was made to each succeeding
inquiry day after day. At length the
gentleman after repeated visits asked
when do you think the committee
will meet?'
WELL" said the clerk, after some
thought, III the members Of the com
mittee are good men--l don't know
them-if the members of the committee
are good men, ana lead AZ upright. vir
tu0us life, they may meet In heaven
They will never meet here"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20

half the regular price, and when thus
offered Is snapped up In quantities by
women shoppers who do not discover
the fraud until the silk Is unwound.
The ends Of these dummy spools bear
the mark "full size" and this adds to
the deception. the idea being to make
the buyer think she Is getting an ordi.
nary 3OO.yard spool Of silk for one-half
Of the customary price.
1t Is easy to detect the fraud. for the
pushing away Of the silk with the
thumb nall from one end Of the spool
will quickly expose the "swell'' In the
wood. and also disclose the fact that
there are only two or three layers Of
elk wound on it.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20
A Little Strong.

Mr.. Eastman-I am told that the wind
blows quite strongly here at times.
Prominent Kansan-Tell you what's
a fact; I've knOwed 1t to blow for
twelve days an nights on stretch an
hold a sheep up against the side Of
barn, fourteen feet from the ground.
all that time. an never once let him
fall."-Truth.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20

81 had hope" said the chronic opti.
mist. that by the time should see you
again you might have experienced u
change for the better"
II have" said Dismal Da wsOn. II
plunked down quarter for a plate o.
beans yesterday, and got back 70
cents. "--1ndianapolis journal.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20

MarIe-DO you see that scoundrcl
staring ut me!
Estellc-lle Isn't. He's staring ut me.
Marie tsavagcly)-He's more Of a
soundrel than thought.-New York
journal,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20

Bayonets are now altogether ma.
chins.made, q very simple, - well ~
clever. contrivance stamping the stssl
Into proper shape
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20

Country DOctOr-What's wanted? Is
your uncle worse?
BOy-lle's dead.
DOctOr-Thcn I have done all could
for him.-Ncw York Tribune.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20
Tho Mushroom.

The chemical constituents of the
mushroom are almost Identical with
those of meat, and 1t possesses the same
nOurishing properties.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20

As soon as the women are able to
vote they will demand that mans
duty to his kin be regulated by law.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-02-20
An A utOcrat.

An AutOcrat.
wfOrd-llOw Is 1t that the JAM.
tor of a fiat Is such an autocrat?
Grimshaw-I suppose It's because
wherever he goes he generally gets In
on the ground fiOOr.-Judge.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-03
MEANS DEATH TO THEM.
USury Decision May Ruin Many Ken
lucky Building Associations.

LOUISVILLE, KY July 2.-Within sew
enty-two hours four building and loan as
sociations. whose estimated assets and Ii
abilities each foot up million and a quar-
ter dollars, have gone to the wall in this
city, finding it impossible TO conduct bus
mess under the recent decision of the Court
of Appeals in regard to the legal rate of
interest. The Kentucky Citizens Building
and Loan Association went under this
morning, with assets and liabilities of $2l2-
coo each. President Fred Hoertz said that
before the constitutionality of the law
under which building and loan associations
operated in this State was attacked they
were prospering. but since the Appellate
Court had decided that all interest charged
or collected over per cent. constituted US
ury they found it impossible to carry on
business except at d loss. He said that
he thought all, or nearly every such cor
loration in the State that did business
under the law referred to would go under.
At the office of all the building and loan
companies in the State the greatest uneas-
mess prevails and stockholders are hourly
giving notice of Withdrawals. 1t is the
general opinion among local financiers that
the building and loan business has suffered
its death blow in Kentucky and thousands,
perhaps millions, of dollars Will be lost TO
The shareholders in these institutions.