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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-01
BACHELOR HOSTS.
Rank High Among Observation-Disclosures
to FIJI the Position.

Rank High Among Observation-Disclosures
to FIJI the Position.
A distinct feature in the society life
of the day, and one which widens each
year, is the number of entertainments
now given by bachelors; indeed, bach
elor hosts rank high among entertain
ers, and their popularity is thorough
ly established. The facilities now at
command, and of which men are not
slow to avail themselves, for enter
tanning are far greater than was for
merly the case, says the London Queen.
Here and there smart ball was given
by bachelor host, or dinner party
at which lavish expense was the. key
note, but these entertainments were
necessarily restricted in number and
only the very rich attempted to enter
the lists as hosts. Now, almost every
bachelor so disposed is able to invite
ladies to some sort Of entertainment,
large or small, as the case may be, to
dinner, to a supper after the play, to
luncheon, to afternoon tea. The nu-
merous clubs which now exist to which
members have the privilege of invit-
ing ladies render entertaining an easy
matter to those bachelors who, though
living in town or. coming thither for
a few months have no actual residence
and locate themselves in the vicinity
Of their clubs. The clubs out Of town
and the clubs in town and the clubs by
the river are all noted for the parties
given by bachelor hosts--dinner par
ties and afternoon parties. Not few
bachelors reside in chambers, OF in
flats. and when these same are partic-
ularly well appointed from an artistic
point of view, many are the smart
..teas'' there given. Not so long ago,
a bachelor, when giving a dance or q
dinner party, thought it necessary to
he supported by a relative, a sister, an
aunt or sister-in-laW, and ladies were
supposed to expect the presence of a
hostess on the occasion, but now it
is thoroughly understood that bach.
le1or host can receive ladies without
the countenance of the before mention
ed relative, and if present, it is as a
guest, not as a hostess. Young men
are, as it were, trained from boy
to become bachelor hosts. June 4, at
Eaton, is memorable for the luncheons
and teas annually given by boys of
from IA and upward, to their relatives
and friends; again, these said boys are
accustomed to entertain each other in
their rooms, and many are the ham
pers dispatched to them for this pur-
pose by their parents. Then, too, the
undergraduates at Oxford and Cam
bridge not only s1play the host in
week at Oxford, and
in the May week" at Cambridge, but
during each term they entertain the,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-01
Getting Rid of His KNOWLEDGE.

One of those good natured persons
who are always bent on imparting in
formation was Inundated not long
since. A man, apparently yokel, was
seated on fence, intently looking at
the telegraph wires. A kindly gentle
man passing said: T.. Il,
Watching the wires, eh?'' y
eyes, sir" IL
Waiting to see a message go by,
eh?'' # +. = ....:- .s.,.e t..
The man smiled, and said: eyes,
SIR
The gentleman kindly told him that
messages were invisible, and explained
the work Of the electric current to him
at length. Concluding, he said ".Now
you know something about it?'' 81.
Yes, SIR Is.
II. What do you work at?''
Me and my mate over yonder are
old telegraph workers; we're just now
putting up some new wires in these
parts.'' :z5 @ 1s
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-01
PRAYER OVER STOLEN MUTTON
Russia, Being satiated, Asks for Undis-
turbed DirestioD 81. slr.f3

Russia. Being satiated, Asks for Undis-
turbed Digestion.
Russia having grabbed all the land
that she wants under the menace OF
war, now asks for a pause in the con-
versatlon that she may say grace over
her stolen mutton, says the National
REVIEW. Russia satiated is alive to the
benefits of undisturbed digestion. In
plain English, there is no moral sane
tlon to the cars proposals, except that
OF the bishops and Mr.. P. Hughes. The
source is tainted. The hands are not
clean. Russian intrigues in other
quarters are, approaching maturity. She
Is Manchuriating in Persia. Strategy
cal lines of railway on the confines OF
Afghanistan, destitute Of commercial
value, are building by Russia with the
simple object of harassing British rule
in India. A Russian mission in Abys-
sinia, under the cloak of religion is
poisoning the Emperor Menelik's mind
and inspiring him with jealous an
tlpathy against England's mission on
the upper Nile. For two years past
Russia has done her utmost to launch
the army that defeated the Italians at
Adowa against the English on their
arrival on the Blue Nile. While these
things are, is it not contrary to reason
and to sense that men should speak OF
the cars message as though it were
a. deliverance from Sinai? If Russia is
really converted from the error of her
ways, deeds, not words, are required
as a demonstration Of the sincerity Of
the imperial proselyte. Until those
deeds are forthcoming Englishmen
will do we'll to remember who IS tha
power that invites them to maintain
a peace they have no desire to distnrh
Militarism has kept the peace. Now
that the sleeping dogs are to be awak-
ened and old quarrels raked up. ST ia
possible that the st. Petersburg con-
ference may lead to Armageddon rath- 4
er than to amity. Among life's great
er ironies this is what may be expected.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-01
hose hideous posters announcing

those hideous posters announcing tie
robbery. l2 sz5
How did they get the news?' ohm
/ Rivers kept repeating. Elsie, child,
how did they get the news It is a
mystery, to me. If only it could have
been kept from them another twenty
four hours could have weathered the
storm
Poor Elsie's heart ached.
Il have done it," she cried. THE
fault is mine mine! Oh, Harold, II
only / could have foreseen all this IT
only could have foreseen it all!''
III.
AS yet Elsie had not told her uncle
who supplied the news to the paper.
She prayed fnrvently that she might
be able to keep the knowledge to her
fond old man who believed in her. Fate
would decide. I.
For hours she sat in little room
over the bank, listening to the persist
ent clamorings below for gold.
How much longer could it go on?
mot much longer!'' John Rivers
said ejectedly to his suffering niece.
Not much longer, Elsie, my girl. They
must have paid it nearly all out by
now. Soon they will have to close the
doors. Don't cry, child. It is the will Of
providence, suppose, but it's hard to
get such a blow as this at my time Of
life!" a -..r 5 III.
Presently there were sounds OF
cheering in the street. A well-knOWn
millionaire had driven up to the bank.
My God" muttered the old banker.
This is the last straw! Reginald Fair.
TAX has turned against me with the
rest; when he has withdrawn his mon
ey there won't be penny left!''
GO and see him, uncle,'' Elsie plead
ed. HE is SO rich he might be per-
suaded to leave it."
mo, child. I could not speak to him
or any one else today"
"Then I will, uncle. Oh, do go and
send him here to me! I must see him!
Reginald will save us!' .
John Rivers went blindly out, and
Elsie waited for Reginald Fairfax to
come to her. Twice this self-made
man has asked her to marry him !;
twice she had refused. He was rich,
but he was also coarse. Life with him
would be a nightmare, she had al
ways told herself. She did not love
him.
But now
He was standing there in front OF
her, loudly dressed, and looking more
commonplace and vulgar than ever.
How could she appeal to this boorish
parvenu? She must, though; she had
worked the mischief, and she must
right it if possible.
At the end of another five minutes
she was telling him everything-all
about her brother and her selling the
news OF the robbery to the editor. He
listened in silence. She humbled her
self to the dust before him, and begged
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-01
~
He Knew.

willie Jones, said Mr.. Grimface,
the oolmaster sternly, 4 am very
much afraid from your behavior you
wish me to chastise you. Do you re-
member the old precept beginning
Spare the rod q" Yes, SIR said
Willie. Spare the rod and lose the
fish. ,Harper's Bazaar.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-01
She Couldn't Miss the Chance

Mrs. Drayton-Ah, well, if has 81
ways been my dearest wish to grow old
gracefully. Mrs. Winston-Is that 81.
dear? I'm awfully sorry for YOU Mrs
Drayton-You are sorry for me-? Whvq
Mrs. Winston-Because your dearest
wish has been to grow old gracefully.
Of course you'll never have chance to
try it over and make use of the prac-
tice you've had. 49, ~ s..{&
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-01

Y INHERIT

plant, Junas, and her BABY Although
repeatedly warned by her keeper to de-
sist they paid no heed to his warn
ings, but persisted in tormenting the
animal in many ways, the most an
noying of all being the spiriting away
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-01
Enlisted for = Term of YEA r.

+ War" YEARLY sighed the editor, "1s
a horrible thing, vet people will rush
into it. It is hell, indeed!" Eyes, that's
true" replied friend; but the fight
ing is over now. It doesn't last like
it used to. oh, yes! the soldiers have
quit killing each other, but the poets
won't be mustered out for years to
come. Puck.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-01

ladies of their acquaintance at lunch
con and afternoon tea at their rooms,
both In and out of college. Young
subalterns in the army are equally
given to entertaining the ladies at
whose houses they have been hidden
to dine and dance; and thus from boy
mood to manhood, from youth to mid
ole age, bachelors successfully fulfill
the role of t'host" and continue it more
or less after marriage.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-01
How They Got On.

May GU say Mr.. Little has fam.
lily Of ten, and he gets only $12 a
week. How on earth does he. get.
along 2? Jennie oh, every Little
helps. z P Philadelphia Record.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-01
LlamaS as Freight Garrfara

Llamas are the chief freight carriers
in Central Peru. The usual load for
an animal is about 100 pounds. If you
put upon his back more than he can
easily carry he quietly kneels and will
not bulge until the load is reduced
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-01

gave shrill cry, and when the man
came down upon the ground trampled
him to death. After satisfying herself
that billy was dead the animal return
ed to her stake and was made fast.
Her keepers had learned lesson.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-01
Bound to CONC Down.

How milk has come up!!' But it s.
higher in Africa. = low do YOU
KIN 3 Because that's where cocoa
nuts. grow
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-01

When the big beast missed her babe
she became more frantic tnan ever,
and after fretting and calling the lit
tie one for some time, all the while
Juggling away at her chain, she quiet
ed down, and the perpetrators OF the
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-01
He'd Tried Them.

Bill-..Did you ever try any 81
sSmall's 25-cent dinners %
Ill Yes ate three Of them to-
day at noon. - onkers Statesman.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-01
A Tandem Ride.
lovers on a tandem bike.

3I4f a = Hnue1n N1ues 80
Two sV' lovers on tandem bike,
Is Taking moonligh t run;
Two hearts that beat in love alike.
Four feet that pedal as one. =
Four hands clasped and four Inns
smack'd I515
When the bike ride was done.
Detroit Free Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1898-12-01

- hen l's1 satan needs a good man in his
business he always picks out 3. loafer.
Evening star., 1898-11-30
Three Wills FILED for Probate.

The Wills of the following were filed fol
probate this afternoon.
William Blasland, dated December 30
1897, and naming Henry NJ. Baker and Rut
q. Blasland executors. The estate of the
deceased is bequeathed in stipulated por-
tons to his wife, Ruth G. Blasland and his
daughter Mrs. Elizabeth 8. Wallace. In
the event Of the death of BOTH the Grand
Army of the Republic of Boston, Mass. is
named as beneficiary so far as regards
house 80 O street.
Andrew Twine. dated November 10. 1897,
and naming his wife, Catherine TWine, exc
cutrix. The estate of the deceased is left
to his wife for life. At her demise. 1t is
TO go TO Ida E. Upshaw. VIM. II. Irvine,
Chas. A. Irvine and Mary a. Twine chill
dren of the testator.
Elizabeth Jane Jones, dated March 7,
1892, and naming her uau.,..-i. ..-.-..
Jones, eNecutrx. The estate of the de-
ceased is bequeathed to the daughter men
toned.
Evening star., 1898-11-30
Proceedings Under u Will.

Henrietta Gawler and Alfred II. Gawler
this afternoon instituted suit in equity
against Joseph Bowes and Marie Isabel
Gawler. 1t is asked that a certain trust
created by the will of the late Mary A.
Gihon be administered under the direction
OF the court; that the defendant. Joseph
Bowes, may be required to give bond, as
trustee, for the faithful performance of bis
trust and may be required to settle his ac-
counts under the direction of the court:
that Bowes may be directed to pay the
complainant, Henrietta Gawler, monthly
allowance, as provided by the terms of the
Will, and that a guardian be appointed for
the defendant. Mary Isabel Gawier.
Judge Cox, in Equity Court No. I, ap-
pointed r w. Brandenburg guardian for
Mary Isabel Gawler.
Evening star., 1898-11-30
Suit to Recover Damages.

Suit-at-law to recover damages in the
sum of $4,000 was this afternoon instituted
by Mary Mahoney, through Attorney W.
Preston Williamson, against the Metropoli-
tan Railroad Company. 1t is alleged that
the 10Th instant the plaintiff was thrown
from car of the defendant company at
~ street and Missouri avenue through the
carelessness of its employees, SUSTAINING Q
painful and permanent injuries
Evening star., 1898-11-30
SPIES AND THEIR WORK.
DO Their Duty and Some Not Half
Bad Fellows.
From the Buenos Ayres Herald


From the Bueuos Ayres Herald
Spy is an ugly word, but, according to
Lieutenant Colonel W. N. Klendowsky of
! the Russian imperial general staff. the men
and women who engage in the business of
spying are not half bad" Business? Yes.
ktendowsky's book on spies. about to be
issued in France. bluntly states that mill
tary and political authorities the world
over look upon ., espionage as s recosnizea aes
would be sadly lacking in direct purpose,
says the author, and continues:
Spies, or, as they are politely designated,
times of peace than in war. If it were not
for spies one country would kno" very
little about the mobilization OF another,
d bout onward movements to the Irontlefs,
about the spirit of foreign troops ana the
intentions of the commanding generals
The employment of spies Is usually IN
trusted to high officer Of long and honor-
able standing AboYe a; ne f4erine muSt .g iheip t
services are in iinag4al straits or "ant 10 10
become spies to satisfy envy. hatred or
political ambition. The 'first are hapie TO
sell themselves to the highest bidder among
the powers; those in the other category are
always liable to alter their minds sooner
or later, and when they DO so it is usually
20 the detriment of the government "hich
engaged them. o. ~
"A SPY, to be useful, must be a good
actor, must be courageous, a llngulst, Wen
tersed in technical sSciehre, always on the
."l, true to his master. Women make
excellent spies honest Gomen as well as
..,->. .,~...e... with 3n,anSil female spies the
MINISTER of war asals1 directly, sending
them out on precabioufd business. others
are spies without Knowing 1t. We employ
some good-looking chaps to make love to
chem and ascertain .theirn husbands official
secrets. A foreign ,ynilif3ry person In ac-
minister of war would not hesftake to pay
a million of roubles TO a foreign general
staff officer who consented to betray his
country. -..-t .-
above all, pay your spies well. Fred
erick the Great used to say Fellow who
risks his head for your. sake ought to be
well treated, In the late. war with Ger
many the French chose to disregard this
axiom, with disastrous results 1t was
shown ar Bazaine's trial that this marshal
paid dispatch carriers, who had passed
through the eneuiy's lines, from four to
twenty francs for their services. That was
bad business.
Evening star., 1898-11-30
A Painful "Reminiscences.

FIpnl TUCK.
Yes confessed the imprisoned conf
dence nan, Il have had moments of deer
regres. i remember ON the occasion of INV
first arrest--I was barely nineteen years
aid
He paused moment.
''YesT' put in the good old clergyman.
sympathctically.
Il was bitterly disappointed to find tha,
not single newspaper referred to me as
young In years, but old in crime"
Evening star., 1898-11-30

Elderly Spinster Ito young reprobate, whG
has been swearlng)-"Oht how can you use
sucfr dreadful language? Do you know
what becomes of little boys who do SOP
Billy es'm; they gifts ter be cat
driverSi"-Fun.
Evening star., 1898-11-30

Thousands of situations have been OBJ
tanned through the want columns of The
Star.
Evening star., 1898-11-30

II you want work read the want columns
OF The Stk8.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-09-11
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
A LARGE NUMBER OF DIPLO-
MAS GRANTED.
Report on the Sales Of State
Schoo1books, and Other
Matters.

A meeting of the State Board of Ed
ucation was held in the office Of the
Superintendent of Public instruction
at $50 O'Clock yesterday morning,
there being present State Superintend-
ent Samuel T. Black, Professor c.. M.
Ritter, President of the Chico Normal
School; Professor A H. Randall Pres
ident of the San Jose Normal School;
Professor Martin E. Kellogg, President
of the State University, Professor
Pierce of the Los Angeles Normal
School, and Elmer E. Brown. Professor
of Pedagogy, also of the State Uni
versity.
The meeting was called for the pur-
pose of granting diplomas to teachers,
and transacting such other business as
might come before it,
TEXTBOOK SALES.
Secretary Black handed in the fol-
lowing report, which was approved:
Gentlemen: 1 was directed at the last
meeting of your honorable body to re-
quest Charles H. Keyes to forward
the manuscript of the Advanced His
tory of the United States at once
In response to my letter to Mr..
Keyes 1 received the said manuscript
on or about May 25th, and immediate
ly forwarded it to President Kellogg,
Chairman of the committee to secure
expert opinion on said manuscript
The number Of textbooks sold since
January l. 1898, is as follows:
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-09-11
SPELLING VS.. BARRY.
The Former Claims to BE the Dem
ocratic Candidate.

The certificate of nomination Of It.
Carl Spelling of San Francisco for Con-
gress, as a Democrat from the Fourth
Congressional District. was presented
to Secretary of State Brown yesterday
for filing, but it was not filed. 1t was
not, in fact, expected that it would be
filed without a contest, as James HI.
Barry received the nomination by the
Fourth Congressional District Demo-
cratic Convention held in this city dur
ing the progress of the Democratic
State Convention.
Spelling received his nomination by
a convention called by the faction
known generally as the Harneyites.
who cut wide swath as contestants
for seats in the State Convention, but
who were left at the pole. Mr.. Spell
ling was present and asked that his
certificate of nomination be filed.
Seth Mann, Chairman of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee made
verbal protest. He said there was
another candidate who had been, it
was claimed, regularly nominated by
a regular convention-James H. Barry
and that his certificate Of nomination
would also be filed in the course of a
few days, at which time reasons would
be presented why it, and not the GER
tificate of Mr. Spelling, should be filed,
and the name of Barry be put on the
ticket as the regular Democratic NOM
inee.
There was no desire on the part of
Mr.. Spelling to rush matters to con-
clusion, and at the suggestion of Sec
rotary of State Brown the matter went
over until 100 D. m. on Monday, at
which time it will be argued in full.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-09-11
COUNTY EDUCATORS.
They Grant Various Certificates
and Recommendations.

The County Board of Education met
in special session yesterday afternoon,
all the members being present.
Miss La Verne Coggeshall was
granted grammar grade certificate
on her San Francisco Grammar Grade
certificate.
Mrs. A r. Clothier was granted a
Grammar Grade certificate on her
Grammar Grade certificate of Solano
County.
Maude M. Brown was granted a
Grammar Grade certificate on her
Amador County Grammar Grade.
Miss Nettie r. Ross was granted a
Grammar Grade certificate on her San
Jose State Normal School diploma.
Miss Helen Webster Williams was
granted a High School certificate on
Leland Stanford University certificate.
Mrs. Effie Henderson was granted a
recommendation for a Normal docu-
ment.
|. Miss Anna E. Mcdonald was granted
a recommendation for an educational
diploma
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-09-11
BOTH ARRESTED.
A. L. johnson and Martin McGrath
Charged With Battery.

A. l.. Johnson, charged with battery
by Martin McGrath, was arrested by
Officer Naghel yesterday. McGrath, it
will be remembered, complained that
he was, at the instance Of his own
wife, thrown of his own house, on j
street, between Second and Third, by
Johnson.
Mrs. McGrath followed along the
same line, and yesterday morning
swore out complaint against her hus-
band for battering her, and he, too, was
arrested.
When Johnson was arrested he init
mated to the police that Mrs. McGrath
would put up the necessary 500 de-
posit for his appearance in court to-
morrow, and his intimation proved cor
rect. She, the officers, say, advanced
the money. McGrath also is out on
bonds, and the trouble will probably be
aired in the City Justices Court to-
morrow
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-09-11

We have on our counters 2,2OO copies
of sheet music, each reduced to %
cents. With each copy we give free
a ticket emitting the holder to the
piano, provided the number of the tick
ct corresponds with the number of the
ticket now in charge of the National
Bank of D. o. Mills & Co.
Sacramento, Aug 6, 1898.
We certify that from among 200
sealed envelopes we have drawn one
and that we will keep it sealed, and
the number therein unknown to us
or anyone else, until Mr.. Pommer has
given away all the gift tickets
whereupon we will open said sealed
envelope and will publish the number
therein contained.
FRANK MILLER,
CHARLES F. DILLMAN
Pommer's Music House, corner Ninth
and streets.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-09-11
OUR SOLDIERS.
Company f and Battery ID May
Stay in the Service.

Captain Lucey's Sacramento Com
pany CD of the Sixth Regiment is
now at the Preside, San Francisco,
with the rest of the regiment. A strong
effort is being made to have the Gov
eminent rescind the order for muster
ing out the Sixth and Seventh Regi-
ments, although the mastering out is
in progress.
Governor Budd has telegraphed re-
quest to Washington to have the regi-
ments retained in the service, and
there seems to be a strong hope that
the Government will Weld
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-09-11
A House Ransacked.

The residence of All Sam, the Chinese
interpreter, at OF Seventh street, was
entered by burglars during the absence
of Mrs. Sam yesterday afternoon.
The thieves ransacked the house and
secured a watch and chain and some
other jewelry, and S1.1o in money.
After looting the house they attacked
several glasses of jelly and jam which
Mrs. Sam had stored away for winter