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FOR REST-Well established millinery store in
desirable location; owner giving up on ac-
count of other business; stock for sale: if de
sired; excellent chance for lady with small
capital. Address MRS. B.. this office. au3-3t
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-11-03
SCIENTI 3 * J g OPICS|
CURRENT NOTES OF DIscov-
cry AND INVENTION.
"a Tiny Railway. First seen At the Omaha:
L Exposition-- one-seventh the Size Of
0 the Average Engines-A Harbor De-
fense Mine-Leather and Cellulold.

~ 49, Isl .
Leather as Substitute for Celluloid.
German leather workers have re-
Gently been experimenting with new
process Of preparing leather by means
Of which it becomes almost transpar-
ent, firm, elastic and waterproof. II
is claimed also that it is almost In
combustible, and in this particular is
very great Improvement upon cellu-
loid preparations and those made OF
other animal substances OF rubber.
! The process, which is a trade secret,
consists to some extent in saturating
the leather with hot oil, then kneading
1t and rolling it. It absorbs large
amount Of oil, becomes tenacious and
OF the consistency Of tortoise shell. It's
value in the arts is likely tosbe very
great, and especially in electrical work
It is supposed that it will be more eff
fective for certain purposes than rub
Der. It may be of any thickness, as
by some peculiar process it may be
made thicker than the natural hide.
This is through sort of fulling opera
ton. Experts who have examined the
material are enthusiastic in commend
ing it. 5 .s..3
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-11-03
Raising Sunken Vessels.

~ Inc attempts to float the sunken
Spanish warships has taxed the minds
of the best engineers in the country.
cylinders full of air have been attach
ed to the ships and air bags have been
applied, receptacles containing COM.
pressed air have been placed inside of
the ships until they could hold no
more. This is done at low tide; then
pontoons are attached and, as the tide
rises, the entire wreck is lifted from.
the sea bottom and may be removed at
pleasure, In working on some of the
enormously heavy ships, however, 1T
mas been found that the decks and
framework were not sufficiently strong
to stand the tremendous pressure, but
will burst upwards. completely de-
stroying the body of the ship. Fame
and fortune await the inventor who
will arrange an appliance by means of
which the larger ships can be safely
raised. The methods now employed are
amply strong for smaller craft but al
most, utterly useless for the heavier
types. One of the most feasible plans
is the employment of hollow metal CYL
inders filled with compressed air.
These must be small and easily attach
ed to the ship. A number of small
ones are of much more value than
few large ones. Where it is possible
to pull a cable under the ship. the
work of attaching these cylinders is
much simplifed One admirable sug-
gestion is the enclosing of the hull in
q cage or netting made of strong wire
or cables. This netting is fastened to
pontoons which form continuous line
around the, hull. To the netting or
cage the small air cylinders may be at
tached at frequent intervals; in fact,
the entire bottom as far as it can be
reached may be packed with them.
each fastened independently of the
others to the cage. Adjusted at the
lowest tide the rising of the water will
furnish lifting power most prodi-
gious, while the rocking of the struc-
ture will assist in working the hull
loose at the bottom.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-11-03
"A Mousa MoAa.

II has become the fashion among
enterprising traders to attract atten-
ton to their shop windows BY the ex-
hibition of some moving object. gem
orally actuated by clockwork. a dis
tinctly novel idea in this direction Is
that recently adopted by certain
American bicycle dealers, who have
succeeded admirably in not only at
tracing attention to their wares. but
in showing at the same time the per-
lection Of their workmanship. They
show, in brief, how the wheel of 4
cycle may be driven by mouse power.
The bicycle is either attached to 4
frame or hung to the ceiling so that
the front wheel is clear OF the ground
and can run easily. Just allow, the ton
Of this wheel and fixed to the steering
head OF the machine is mouse cage
with no bottom, but so close to the.
tire that the animal within has NO
room to escape. The weight OF the!
mouse isgsufdcient to give the wheel
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-11-03
The True Story of Polly-rom.

Polly came to me when / was fired
III and lonely, g birthday gift from
my little boy.
He was a green Mexican parrot
with a yellow head, and yellow and
red epaulets on his shoulders. and his
solemn,t round eyes and great swhfte
beak gave him a ridiculously wise and
aged appearance, although the baby
bird was not yet a year old.
He was very shy and quiet for a few
days, and I feared he would never
talk, but I always exclaimed, Hello,,,
when went into the room. and Womb
tempt him and coax him by holding
his food near the cage when. he was
hungry, and in less than week he
greeted my entrance into the room
with CHEEKY Hello. y
My hearty laughter made him var.v
proud s.of himself, and he yerv soon
picked up the name which some of the
family gave him, and would exclaim.
tHillo. Polly II with much satisfac.
ton.
I usually called him Tom. which
seemed to puzzle him, and he often
tried it over in q whisper, as parrots
usually do before speaking in nnblic
One day. after some very amusing
gymnastics, he astonished his mis-
tress by saying, in a very patronizinp
tone, sHillo, Polly Toni and thai
finally became his name.
He was very affectionate fellow
and became immensely fond Of nv
husband, whom usually called Jack.
About i've O'Clock each day Tom be-
came very uneasy, would listen for
sounds in the lower hall most intent
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-11-03
Snakes Eyes Always Open.

q One of the most curious facts with
regard to snakes is that their eyes
are never closed. Sleeping or wax
ing, alive or dead, they are always
wide open. This is because there are
no eye1ids. The eye is protected only
by strong scale, which forms a part
of the epidermal envelope, and is cast
on in piece with that every time
the reptile molts. This eyeplate is as
clear and transparent as glass, and
allows the most perfect vision, while
at the same time it so hard and tough
as to perfectly protect the delicate
organ within from the thorns and
tWigs among which, in flight from enc
mics or in pursuit Of prey, the rep
tile SO often hurriedly glides, as any
close observer Of the habits Of the
snake can readily discover.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-11-03
A Tiny Train.

The diminutive train which forms
the subject Of this illustration, says
the Scientific American, was construct.
ed by Thomas E. McGarigle Of Niagara
Fails, who claims that it is the small
est train ever built for the conveyance
or passengers in seated cars It was
built for use in the grounds Of the
Etransmississippi and international ex-
position at Omaha, the space devoted
TO the miniature railroad being located
in the main thoroughfare, where it ex-
tends for over 1000 feet. .
The greatest interest naturally CEN
ters in the locomotive, which is in
every respect a faithful reproduction
OF the parts and working of a full-
sized passenger locomotive. 1t is of
the standard eight-wheeled American
type, with a leading truck, four cou-
pied drivers and tender carried on
& two trucks. The gauge of the track
is twelve and one-half inches, the top
of the smokestack is twenty-five inch
es above the rails, and the total length
from the point of the pilot to the end
OF the tender is seven feet three inch
es. Steam to drive the little fellow
is raised in wagon-top boiler ten
inches in diameter. This boiler is
built of steel and was tested to 300
pounds pressure to the square incn.
The fittings of the locomotive are all
complete, and include sand box, bell,
whistle and even steam brake be-
tween the drivers. The engineer has
to utilize the whole tender as a foot
place, and he must, perforce, remain at
all times seated in order to get at the
throttle, reversing lever, etc. The Ten
der is of the two-truck type. It's wheels
are five inches in diameter and its ca
pacity is fifteen gallons of water.
Passengers are carried in the two
seated cars of the design shown in the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-11-03
Music Through Her Skin.


Paris scientists are wildly excited
over the marvellous Mile, Lena, who
hears music through the pores Of her
Skin and shows the effect in certain
attitudes and expressions of the face,
says the New York Press. At this
e Tine nae, when she is under hypnotic infiu-.
ences, she is. photographed, and then,
At the developing OF the negative is.
done 'lt near her, she gets to trembling
and fainting. She feels the cold OF
The developing solution and the move
33m0ents of the developing dish.
1t is supposed that when hypnotized
she gives forth through the pores Of
ner skin an invisible substance or fluid,
Which Is the vehicle Of her sensibility.
becoming a kind Of human battery,
producing a special kind Of electricity
capable OF being photographed. Her
experiences when the negative is being
developed occur after she has been
awakened. Mile. Lena is model and
much appreciated by Paris artists and
sculptors for her grace, patience and
docility.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-11-03
Refreshing Sleep.

Sleep, refreshing sleep, has a won
derful influence. It is the time which
the vital force uses to repair the sys-
tenn, to assist digestion, and to pre-
pare the whole being for the labors OF
a fresh day. Even forty winks', IN
man many cases is great benefit, and in
many many cases of fever and nervous trou-
bies patients should never be aroused
unless it is absolutely necessary to adj
minister medicine. Opiates, when Civ
en- frequently but mock the patient
with a seeming relief, likely to result
IN some aggregation of the trouble;
they more or less paralyze the diges-
tive organs, prevent vital repair, goad
the brain into feverish dreams, and
leave the nerves irritated and finally
depressed rather than rested.
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-e-7se


~ Il n p
We went out to drive with Jenny
yesterday. She was in the shafts and
we were on the seat, and we all look
ed very nice. Jenny is brown, with
long, smooth ears, and large, soft eyes,
and she is the prettiest donkey any
where about. But-Well, mamma says
that beauty is only skin-deep. At first
Jenny trotted { along nicely, and we
said, oh, what pleasant thing it is
to have donkey!
Presently she stopped and began to
eat grass; we knew she could not be
hungry. Go on!' we cried; but Jen-
ny would not go on. beat her quite
hard, but she. only shook her ears and
did not seem to mind at ALL She back
ed round till the cart stood directly
across the road, and not another foot
would she stir.
Pretty soon carriage came along,
and the horse was frightened at Jen-
! ny, and began to rear and plunge.
Take your donkey out of the wayy"
shouted the driver We beat Jenny
again. till our arms ached, but could
not make her go.
got out and tried to push her, but
{ might as well have pushed the stone
wall. Then the man turned round and
drove away, but we stayed there. We
were tired and the sun was hot, but
Jenny did not mind the heat.
Another man came -or, rather. a
big boy-and he laughed at us, and
said, "Ho! before I'd give up to a dom
key!' SO we asked him to help us and
he came and tried to push Jenny back
from the road. He pushed and push
ed, setting his chest against her fore
head, and showing till he was purple
In the face; but Jenny planted her four
feet and laid back. her ears and stood
still; and we sat and slaughed, for we
could not help it.
At last the big boy said he wasn't
going to stand there and be made a
fool of, SO he went away growing and
grumbling: and Jenny looked after
him as if she We're laughing. Perhaps
she was
At last something seemed to come
into her mind: she looked all about
her; then she turned round and ran
home as fast as she could go. She
bolted into the garden, upsetting the
cart and throwing Bessie and me out,
with the cushions on top of us. Then
she ran over the flower beds, and at
last the gardener caught her and mt
her into the stable. We are thinking
of giving Jenny away-Laura n
Richards, aged "A.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-11-03

II. with his head cooked on one side,
and when he heard the front door
bang and a cane and umbrella rattle
IN the holder, his excitement knew no
bounds, and his, .Hillo. Dack Dack!
could be heard all over the house, nor
would he be quiet until his master had
petted and played with him awhile.
itoWdy do e. and good-by were
soon added to his list Of accomp lish-
ments, and rarely used at the wrong
time me. He had a keen sense Of the fit
ness Of things, had our Polly Tom.
But to hear him telephone was the
funniest of all. He was in the same
room with the instrument, and 1t was
used great deal, usually with the
n nam held over the bell when ringing
up which produced whirring, whiz-
ling sound.
one member of the family used to
mold mold. long conversations by means OF
IT. never thinking that the solemnly
attentive bird was taking notes.
one day. as / sat in the next room,
l was conVulsed with laughter to hear
perfect imitation Of the WhirrIng
sound emanating from TOMS cage,
after which came a sharp. "Hillo!''
he waited a moment, then gabbled
| sometning meant for a number; wait
ca, then said, "Howdy-do?" and pro-
ceeded to initiate the voice in CONVEX
satlon perfectly, with rising and fall
! iAs injections and interrogations:
then he paused to listen, then said,
1 What? in most amused. incredu-
ious way, and laughed heartily After
announcer pause, to hear what was said,
ne gabbled a little more nonsense,
sald' Well, good by and rang off,
NO words can express how funny it
was !! After that the family often
heard him, for when he did not know
What else to do he .'telephoned." His
excitement was so great when the bell
was unanswered for few moments
mat l am quite sure he would have
hoWn TO the phone and attempted to
answer, had he been free.
Poor Polly Tom took terrible cold
in our Canadian winter, and 7 kept
him for while close to a heater, his
cage swathed in flannel; he lost his
voice and moped dismally, sneezing
at intervals in a truly human way. His
| great comfort was to have me sit be-
side him and put my hand through
the wires of his cage; he would side
up to me, clutch my finger with one
hot little claw, say, "Hillo!" in a
husky whisper, and go to sleep. He
recovered as the spring came on, and
1 was as gay as ever.
/ He delighted in round objects which
he could chase about the floor of his
large cage. He would get wildly ex-
cited over spools and marbles, and
! played with them as gaily as kitten.
Poor old Polly! His master fell very
/ i'll, and he was left alone too much
to nope and pine. He lost heart and
appetite, and winter seemed to try
him too much. One day I found him
prone upon the floor of his cage, and
/ neither love nor care could save him.
He sleeps in his temporary grave, in
i a twelve-foot snow bank, and when
! spring comes we will bury him under
the apple-tree.
/ ESTELLE II. WILSON.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-11-03
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
SOME GOOD STORIES FOR o1JR
JUNIOR READERS.
Tho Cats Tea Party THE True Story OF
Polly-Tom about the mother Goose
Two Little GirlsL aura =. richards
Pretty Story Entitled Jenny.
The Cats. Tea Party.

The Cats Tea Party.
Five little pussy cats. invited out to
tea,
Cried: Mother, let us gooh, do! for.
good we'll surely. be.
Wen wear our bibs and hold our
things as you have shown US
81 how 81. sss- 5s3s.s s$
spoons in right, cups in left-and
make q pretty bow: ISL.
Well always say, Yes, if you please
and Only half Of that
Then go my darling children, said
the happy mother cat.
The five little pussy-cats went out that
night to tea.
Ihelr heads were smooth and glossy,
their tails were swinging free;
They held their things as they he'd
learned, and tried to be polite
With snowy lbibs beneath their chins
they were a pretty sight.
But alas for manners beautiful, and
coats as soft as silk!
The moment that the little kits were
asked to take some milk,
They dropped their spoons, forgot to
bow, and-oh, what do you
think!
They put their noses in the cups and
all began to drink!
Yes, every naughty little kit set up
#miou for more,
Then Knocked the tea-cups over, and
scampered through the door.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-11-03
Her Answer.

You were a long time in the far
corner of the conservatory with Mr..
Willing last evening"" suggested the
mother. What was going on?"
do you remember the occasion on
which you became engaged to papa?''
inquired the daughter by way of re-
ply.
"Of course I do
"Then it ought not to be necessary
for you to ask any questions
Thus gently the news was broken
that they were to have son-in-laW
Chicago Post.
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About Mother Goose.

is it true-about Jill?'' asked Dot.
Was there ever Jack and Jill?''
Yes answered. II have no doubt
there was, somewhere, sometime, real
Jack and Jill, and that they went for
pail of water, and tumbled down hill
think most of the Mother Goose
rhymes started from some real saying
or doing or happening. Most Of them
are very old. too. The Jack and Jill
jingle was favorite in England long,
long ago-indeed, rather think Jack
and Jill came over in the Mayflower.
And we do know, for sure, that there
was Mother Goose, and, that when
Boston was village, two hundred
years ago, she lived there, and had
little girl named Elizabeth
"Oh-really and truly?o cried Dot.
Tell me about it. Well, when Mo-
Their Goose's little girl, Elizabeth Yer
goose-Vergoose was the real family
name-grew up, she married Mr.. John
Fleet, printer, and had q little son of
her own. Now Grandmother Vergoose
was very fond of Elizabeths little boy.
She was very fond, too, of rhymes:
and, being wonderfully jolly grand
mother, she sang to her little grand
son all the jingles she could remember.
think, too, she made up some herself:
think perhaps one day, when she was
carrying the little Vergoose grandchild
about the house, she made I'D the
1Goosey, goosey, gander' verse Eliza
beth's little boy being that very goo
sey, and not any bird at ALL
OH said Dot, and what next?',
Well, Grandmother vergoose sang
her rhymes over and over, and sang
them SO loud that the neighbors all
heard, and laughed about it, and Mr..
Fleet was vexed-unti1 one day he
had a happy thought. and wrote down
the rhymes, and printed book of
them, Songs of the Nursery. But.
perhaps as. joke on Grandmother
Vergoose, he also printed on the title
page, Mother Goose's Melodies for
Children, with picture of long neck
ed, open billed goose That was the
first Mother Goose book and it sold
for two coppers. .
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-11-03
He Was Convinced.

Mrs. SHayricks-It says here in the
paper, Silas, that this war has served
to bring the people Of our country
closer together. Do you think there's
any truth in it? ~ g. #ssE
Mr.. Hayricks-Yes. When looked
into the parlor last night, Lieut.. Strip
lings and our Annie was settin' good
deal closer together than have ever
seen 'em afore he went away.-Chi-
cago News. ~ ut -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-11-03
Slightly Cruel.

Folliman and his girl were out
mushroom hunting. AS she piloted
him from vine-broidered laneway in
to pasture open, he remarked: II al
ways get bewildered in these painless
wilds, don't you know. It was only
yesterday that I was somewhere In
this neighborhood, and completely
lost my head" ~
STOPPING to pick a mammoth pun
ball, she roguishly inquired: us this
1t Cleveland Leader.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-11-03
Not ) Bad Conciusion.

Not Bad Conclusion.
Little BERTHE, aged five, was ready
for his bedtime bath and waiting. his
turn musingly, when he startled his
mother with the question:
Mother, isn't it awful hot in heay-
emf &. 5s
why, no; very far from It."
"Oh. think it must be awful hot. z
why, whatever put that into your
head?"
Coz, you see, all the angels / ever
saw in pictures didn't wear any
clothes. New Orleans Times Demo-
crat.
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an initial movement, and the poor Ut
.tle creature trying to run to q refuge
provided for it in the cage keeps up
the motion in treadmill fashion. Usu-s
ally there are two mice in each cage,
and one or the other Is generally do
Ing work on the wheel.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-11-03
Our Harbor Defense.

ii This is the kind of mine which was
placed in our harbors during the war
for defense against possible attack. Its
charge is from 225 to $50 pounds. The
body of the mine is made Of cast iron,
says the Scientific American. It is o.
a hemispherical shape and is four feet
in diameter and about two feet in
height. The shell is two inches in
thickness, and at the crown is filing
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-11-03
Only Natural.

Truly" murmured the pessimistic
Spaniard, chose Americans seem to
know how to charge" ..sa. & Is
Taught" returned the great gran
dee, "a mere commercial accomplish
ment. What else could we expect in
nation of shopkeepers? '-Puck.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-11-03
REQUISITE to Independence.

: Jester-I see that Meekman has re-
Gently come into possession of hun
dred thousand dollars.
Quester-Yes, and I'm glad of it, too.
It will make him independent.
Jester-Not exactly; there is just
one more prerequisite to that condi-
ton.
Quester-What is that? -...
Jester-A divorce.-Cleveland Lead
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-11-03
The Man of tho Hour.

Pretty Wife (poutinglyy That Mrs.
De PLANE has a dozen dresses hand
somer than the only one I've got.
Smart HusbandA homely women
like that needs rich attire to attract
attention from her. face. You don't.
pretty wife subsidies. New York
Weekly. @
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illustration, and the hauling capacity
OF the locomotive is ten such cars,
conveying twenty passengers, q total
load of 1000 pounds. The scale on
which the locomotive is built is about
one-seventh Of the size Of one Of the
largest engines In use on the New
York Central railroad.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-11-03
No Help for It.

Do you know that a woman's smile
may wreck mans hearth?
well, suppose that has happened,
for under our system of civilization, OF
course, man can't be married to every
woman who happens to throw smile
in his direction Exchange.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-11-03
Guilty.

Someone has painted statue in
the grounds crimson" said the college
president. do you know who did it?''
well, guess I might as well con-
fess," said the ringleader, "s1nce was
caught redhanded.'' New York Vim.
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Miss Cute Now, Willie, why can't
you tell me what pa said when you
asked for my hand?
Willie Because I-ah-belong to
church, deah.-Up-to-Date.
Undoubtedly.

Charley" said young Mrs. Torkins.
you have heard of castles in Spain?"
yes .a,
did you ever see one?''
"No. Why do you ask?" - =
Il was just wondering il they are
not built of those gold bricks you read
about so much. Washington Star,
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Paternal sarcasnla.

Dear father" wrote young Throg-
gins, who had gone to war as lieu
tenant against the parental wish, 81
haven't anything to sharpen my razor
on. Please send me a good strap
Dear son, = replied the father,
sharpen your razor on your shoulder
straps. &c Chicago Tribune.