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(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Tha Dead Knight of the Pen.

In American literature the fortune of
the late John Hay was strikingly sim
liar to that of William Cullen Bryant
and John Howard Payne and Thomas
Dunn English.-that is to say, the great
public knew of John Hay, poet, al
most solely by a minor manifestation
OF bis genius. The '"Thanatopsis" of
Bryant, the 'Home, Sweet Home" of
Payne and the "Ben Bolt' Of English
overshadow far better work from the
same pens, and so also "Jim Bludso,"
little Breaches" and "Banty Tim"
comprise about all that is known by
the average American of the writings
of John Hay.
The Pike County Ballads, which in
clude the pieces named here, celebrate
in the dialect of the time, the sixties,
the heroism of Mississippi pilots and
engineers and certain eccentric traits
of border settlers and caught the fancy
Of the public by means Of vivid local
color and strong dramatic quality.
Some years later they were published
in volume with other miscellaneous
poems and translations. The most i'm
portant literary work of Mr.. Hay for
American readers is his comprehensive
story of the life and times of Abraham
Lincoln, written in collaboration with
]. G. Nicolay. Valuable as this work
must prove to the public, the true OBJ
legation of the lover Of literature to
Colonel Hay lies in his "Castilian
Days." which the general voice Of the
world pronounced the best book on
Spain in the English language. Hay
was in the diplomatic service at Mad
rid after the American civil war, and
"Castilian Days. reflects the pleasure
which the freeborn American found in
the history, the romance and the
beauty of the land of the dons.
In Hays time the Spanish monarchy
was looked upon as thing of the past,
and he was in full sympathy with the
republic Of the hour. He greatly adj
mired SPANS grand old man." Caste
lar; saw everything, sized up men and
customs and institutions, and his book
is faithful Interpretation Of the Span
ish character as we'll as a forecast Of
the future of the Spanish people. It is
little singular that the chance critic
Of Spain who looked upon that coun-
try as a picturesque subject for liter
airy treatment should afterward have
become the leading cabinet officer in
an American administration which
humbled the once proud monarchy in
the dust.
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Bank Smashers and the Law.

Some of the bank wrecking officials
who have landed behind the bars have
raised the point that five years at
hard labor in prison is undue cruelty
and the law which inflicts it unconsti-
tutional. The plea is that bankers are
not used to hard labor. AS a matter Of
fact, the work to which banker prison
ers are assigned is usually the lightest
In the institutions where they are held.
Even the routine of clerkship in
prison would be considered a cruel Or
deal by the average bank smasher, so
accustomed is he to taking all things
easy, including other peoples cash. It
would be cruelty, but perhaps no more
than Justice, to let the culprits be idle
and have ample time to repent of
their sins. Employment in prison is
really blessing rather than a cruelty.
The cruelty Of the business is for the
victims Of the bank smasher, who have
to labor twice as hard to make up for
the losses.
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First Publication June /. 1905.
Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.

Default having been made in the payment of
twelve hundred and forty-six (31246) dollars
which is claimed to be due and is due at the
date OF this notice upon certain mortgage
duly executed and delivered by Milton S. Ruth
erfOrd and Carrie J. Rutherford his wife, and
Z. E. Potts and Mary A. Potts his wife, mort
gagors. to Joseph r Armstrong, mortgagee
bearing date the Sth day of October 1904 and
with a power of sale therein contained duly
recorded in the Office of the register of deeds in
and for the county of Mile Laos and State of
Minnesota, on the Goth day of October, 1904 at
O'Clock a. NJ. in book m of mortgages on
page $40; now. therefore, notice is hereby
given. that by virtue of the power of sale con-
statute in such case made and provided. the
said mortgage will be forecloSed by sale of
the premises described in and conveyed by said
mortgage. to-wit: The north half of the south
east quarter of section seventeen G). in town
ship fOrty-tw (42) north. of range twenty-five
(25) west, in Mile Laos county and State of
Minnesota. with the hereditaments and appur-
tenances which sale will be made by the sher-
III OF Mile Laos county at the front door of the
court house in the village of Princeton, in said
county and State on Saturday. the 18th day OF
July, 1905, at 10 o'clock a. M, OF that day, at
public vendue, to the highest bidder. for cash.
to pay said debt and seyenty-five (S75j dollars.
attorneys fees. as stipulated in and by said
mortgage in case of foreclosure. and the dis
bursements allowed by law: subject to re-
demption at any time within one year from the
date OF sale as provided by law
Dated May goth, 1905.
JOSEPH r. ARMSTRONG,
SYLVESTER KIPP, Mortgage.
Attorney for Mortgage,
Saint Paul, MINI.
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Ordinance No. 70.

An Ordinance to License, Regulate
and Restrain the Exhibition of
Shows, Theaters, Circuses, Sales,
Performances, or Indian Medicine
Shows, within the Corporate limits
Of the Village of Princeton, Mime
sofa, and to Provide a Punishment
for Exhibiting Show, Theater or
Circus therein Contrary to the Pro-
visions of said Ordinance.
Be it enacted by the Common Council
of the Village of Princeton:
Section l. It shall be unlawful for
any person or persons or corporation
to make or exhibit any show, theater,
circus, sale, performance or Indian
medicine show within the corporate
limits of the village of Princeton in
the State of Minnesota, without first
having obtained license therefor
under the authority of the Common
Council of said village.
Section 2. Any person, persons or
corporation wishing to make or ex-
hibit show, theater, circus, sale,
performance or Indian medicine show
within the corporate limits of said
village shall first obtain a license
therefor by applying to the treasurer
of said village and paying said treas
urer therefor at the rate of ten dol
lars (sl0.O0) per day if such show,
theater, sale, performance, or Indian
medicine show be exhibited in hall
or opera house, and twenty five dol
lars (s25.0O) per day if such show,
theater, sale, performance or Indian
medicine show be exhibited in a tent:
and any circus with single ring
show shall pay for such license the
sum of fifty dollars (S5O.OO) per day.
and any circus with two or more rings
in its show shall pay for such license
the sum of one hundred dollars (slOO)
per day for each and every day of
such exhibition; and upon the pro-
ductiOn of said treasurer's receipt for
money SO paid the village recorder of
said village shall issue license to
the person, persons or corporation
exhibiting such receipt, which said
license shall be sufficient authority
tor the exhibition therein specified
tor the number of days specified in
said license and no longer.
Section 5. Any person. persons or
corporation offending against the
provisions of this ordinance, shall
upon conviction thereof, be punished
by fine of not less than fifteen dol
lars (Sl5.00), nor more than one
hundred dollars (sl0O) or by impris.
onment for not exceeding ninety (9O)
days.
Section 4. All ordinances incon-
sistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 5. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after it's approval and publication.
Approved this 18th day of June, 1905.
b. G. COONEY, President.
Attest:
j. G. BORDEN, Recorder.
corporate Seal.)
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TILE PRINCETON UHyIoS: THUBsDAY, july rs, 1905.

from their companions. Forthwith
there was stampede toward the well,
the Cliff, the beaches, anywhere to get
away from that awesome cavern where
ghosts dwelt and men fell MANNED at
the very threshold. The sailor, lean
ing as tar over the edge of the rock
as the girls expostulations would per-
NIT, heard couple Of men groaning
beneath, while third limped away
with frantic and painful haste.
What is it?" whispered Iris, eager
herself to witness the tumult '.What
has happened?"
"They have been routed by box Of
matches and few dried bones" he
answered.
Ihere was no time for further speech.
He was absorbed in estimating the
probable number of the Dyaks. Thus
far he had seen about fifty. More
over, he did not wish to acquaint Iris
with the actual details Of the artifce
that had been so potent Her allusion
to the box Of water sodden matches
had given him the notion of utilizing
as an active ally the bleached remains
OF the poor fellow who had long ago
fallen a victim to this identical mob
OF cutthroats or their associates He
had gathered the principal bones from
their resting place near the well, rub
bed them with the ends of the matches
after damping the sulphur again and
arranged them with CHASTITY effect on
the pile Of rubbish at the farther end
of the cave, creeping under the cheval
de frise for the purpose.
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Sale Of Ditching Jobs.

Notice is hereby given, that on the
22nd day OF July, 1905, at 2 O'Clock
p. M, at my Office in the village of
Princeton, Mile Laos county, Mime
sofa, | will sell the jobs and let the
contracts for digging and construct
ing the Ditch No. 2 of Mile Laos
county, established by the board of
county commissioners of Mile Laos
county, State of Minnesota, by their
order bearing date June 23rd, 1905,
viz: In one job and contract. or in
sections of 100 feet each, each of said
sections to be known and numbered
by stakes, as shown by the report of
the engineer in said matter. com
menclng at the one including the out
let, and from thence, SUCCESSFULLY. up
stream to the one including the source.
also Branches A and B of said Ditch
NO. z, to be dug and constructed in
the same manner as the main ditch, to
the lowest responsible bidder or bid
ders, and that bids are invited for
said work as one job, and also for
any one or more sections thereof: said
work to be completed within the time
required, and in the manner specified,
IN said engineers report. And no bid
Will NC entertainer Wl1Cl exceeds
more than thirty (3O) per cent over
and above the estimated cost of the
construction, in any case, as stated
in the said order: and the successful
bidder will be required to give sat-
isfactory bond. to be approved by the
auditor of said county, with two free
hold sureties, for the faithful per-
Torrance and fulfllment of his con-
tract, and to pay all damages that
may accrue by reason of his failure
to complete the job within the time
required in the contract. The said
order and estimates and profile are
on file: and may be seen at my office.
All bids must be accompanied by
certified check payable to the auditor
OF said county, for not less than ten
per cent of the amount of each bid.
The right to reject any and all bids
is hereby reserved.
Dated June 2Sth, 1905.
E. E. WHITNEY.
County Auditor Mile Laos County.
State of Minnesota.
auditors Seal.)
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First publication July 6. 1908.
STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY

STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
~ Mile Lacs.-ss In Probate Court.
In the matter OF the estate OF Perlinus An
dreason. deceased.
The petition of Edward Andreason having
been duly made and filed in this court. repre-
sentlng. among other things. that one PerIiuus
Andreason, who resided last prior to his death
at Greenbush in the State of Minnesota. died
at Greenbush. in the county of Mile
Laos, State of Minnesota, on the end day of
August, 1898. seized of an estate of in
herltance in certain lands in the coun-
ty of Mile Laos. State of Minnesota described
IN said petition, and that said petitioner has an
interest IN said lands. and that more than five
years nave elapsed since the death of said Per-
linus ANDERSON, deceased. and that administra-
tlon mas not been granted or had of said estate
IN this State and praying that the descent of
said lands and of the interest of said petitioner
therein be by this court determined and said
lands assigned to such persons as may be enti-
tied thereto by law.
Now, therefore, it is ordered that the said
petition be heard at term of this court to be
held at the probate office. in the village OF
Princeton. in said county OF Mile Laos State
OF Minnesota. on Thursday. the 27th day of
July, A. D. 1905. at o'clock p m.
1t is further ordered. that notice OF said hear
ing or said petition be given by the publication
OF this order once in each week for three sue
cessive weeks prior to said day of hearing in
the Princeton UNION. a weekly newspaper
printed and published at Princeton in said
county.
Dated at Princeton, June 18th. 1905.
By the court.
B. Nj. VAN ALsTEIN,
probate Court Seal] Judge OF Probate.
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First publication June %. 1905.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY O
W MilleI lacS=SS In Probate Court

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
- MllleLacs-sS. In Probate Court.
Special Term, June 2lst. 1906
In the matter of the estate of Charles Luce
deceased.
On receiving and filing the petition of Anna
Laura Luce, of the county of Mile Laos, rep
resenting, among other things. that Charles
Luce, late OF the county of Mile Laos, in
the State of Minnesota. on the 9th day of May.
A. D. 1905. at the county of Mile Laos, died
interstate, and being an inhabitant OF this
county at the time OF his death leaving
goods chattels and estate within this county,
and that the said petitioner is the surviving
wife OF said deceased and praying that
administration of said estate be to Jay Luce
granted:
It is ordered, that said petition be heard be-
fore this court on Thursday. the Goth day of
July, A. D. 1905. at 10 o'clock A. M at the
probate Office in the court house, in Princeton
in said county.
Ordered further. that notice thereof be given
to the heirs of said deceased. and to all persons
interested. by publishing this order once in
each week for three successive weeks prior to
said day of hearing, in the Princeton Union,
weekly newspaper printed and published at
Princeton in said county.
Dated at Princeton the 21st day of June.
A. D. 1905. By the court
B. NJ. VANALSTEIN,
probate Seal Judge of Probate.
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First publication july Is. 1907

(t1rst publication July Is, 1909
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
- Mile Lacs.-sS Probate Court
Special term, July 18th, 1905.
In the matter of the estate of Mary Johnson,
deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate OF
Mary johnson, deceased, late of the county of
Mile Laos and State of Minnesota, being
granted to Olof Johnson, of said county:
1t is ordered. that three months be and the
same IS hereby allowed from and after the date
OF this order, in which all persons having claims
or demands against the said deceased are re-
qulred to file the same in the probate court OF
said county, for examination and allowance or
be forever barred
1t is further ordered that the 18th day of Octo-
per, 1905, at 10 O'Clock a. M. at special term
OF said probate court, to be held at the probate
office in the court house in the village Of
Princeton in said county. be and the same
hereby is appointed as the time and place when
and where the said probate court will examine
and adjust said claims and demands.
And 1t is further ordered. that notice Of such
hearing be given to all creditors and persons
interested in said estate by forthwith publish
Ing this order once in each week for three sue
cesslve weeks in the Princeton Union weekly
newspaper printed and published at Princeton
in said county.
Dated at Princeton this 18th day of July,
A D. 1913. By the court,
B. Nj. VANALsTEIN,
lfrooate seal Judge of Probate.
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First publication July 6, 1905.
Summons.

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Mile Laos. 80
In District Court. Seventh Judicial District.
Gust J. Ross. Plaintiff.
David Wilson, Norman Clark.
Horace G.. Clark, Archibald NJ.
Davis; also all other persons or
parties unknown claiming any
right. title, estate, lien or interest in
or to the real estate described in the
complaint herein, Defendants.
The State of Minnesota to the above named de-
PENDANTS:
You are hereby summoned and required to
answer the complaint OF the plaintiff in the
above entitled action, which complaint has
been filed in the Office OF the clerk of said dis
trict court. at the village of Princeton, county
OF Mile Laos and State of Minnesota, and to
serve copy of your answer to said complaint
on the subscriber at his office in the village of
Princeton, IN the county of Mile Laos. within
twenty days after service of this summons
upon you, exclusive Of the day of such service;
and If you fail to answer the said complaint
within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this
action will apply to the court for the relief de-
manded in said complaint, together with
plainiff's costs and disbursements herein.
CHARLES KEITH.
Plaintiffs Attorney. Princeton, MINI.
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ation by arousing interest. Still haul
Ing in the ladder with one hand. he
held out the other, on which luminous
wisps were writing like glowworms'
ghosts.
''You are responsible he said. "You
gave me an excellent idea. and l was
obliged to carry it out
What have you done?"
Arranged a fearsome bogy in the
ave"
.But how?"
ct was not exactly pleasant oper-
ltion, but the only laws Of necessity
Ire those which must be broken
She understood that he did not wish
her to question him further. Perhaps
curiosity, now that he was safe, might
have vanquished her terror and led to
another demand for enlightenment, but
at that instant the sound of an angry
voice and the crunching of coral away
to the left drove all else from her
mind.
'sThey are coming by way Of the
beach, after ALL whispered jerks.
He was mistaken in a sense. Anoth-
ar outburst of intermittent firing
among the trees on the north side Of
the ridge showed that some at least of
the Dyaks were advancing by their
former route. The appearance Of the
Dyak chief on the fat belt of single,
with his right arm slung across his
breast, accompanied by not more than
half dozen followers, showed that a
few hardy spirits had dared to pass
the valley of death, with all it's name
less terrors.
They advanced cautiously enough, as
though dreading a surprise. The chief
carried a bright parang in his left
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Notice of Lis Pendens.

STATE OF MINNESOTA.
County of Mile Laos. as
In District Court, Seventh Judicial District
Gust j. Ross, Plaintiff,
David Wilson. Norman Clark.
Horace G. Clark, Archibald M.
Davis: also all other persons or
parties unknown. claiming any
right, title, estate, lien or interest in
or to the real estate described in the
complaint herein, Defendants.
. Notice is hereby given that an action has
been commenced in this court by the above
named plaintiff against the above
named defendants; that the object of said ac-
ton is to determine the adverse claim of the
defendants, and each and all OF them and the
rights of the parties respectively herein in and
to the real estate hereinafter described and
asking that said adverse claim of the defend
ants. and each of them. may be adjudged by the
court null and void, and that thu title OF said
real estate may be adjudged ana decreed to be
IN the plaintiff, and that the premises affected
Dy said action situated in the county of Mile
Laos and State of Minnesota are described as
follows: The northeast quarter of the north
west quarter OF section twenty-nine co. in
township thirty-eight (3O north OF range TWEEN
ty-six (26) west
CHARLES KEITH
plaintiffs Attorney. Princeton, MINI.
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Bent Her Double.

II knew no one. for four weeks,
when I was sick with typhoid and kid
ney trouble writes Mrs. Annie Hun
ter of Pittsburg, Pa, S:and when got
better, although I had one of the best
doctors I could get, was bent double,
and had to rest my hands on my knees
when [ walked. From this terrible
affection I was rescued by Electric
Bitters, which restored my health and
strength, and now I can walk as
straight as ever. They are simply
wonderful. +" Guaranteed to cure
stomach, liver and kidney disorders;
at c. A. Jacks drug store; price SO
cents.
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hand; the others were armed with
guns, their swords being thrust through
belts. Creeping forward on tiptoe,
though their distant companions were
making tremendous row, they look
ed murderous gang as they peered
across the open space, now brilliantly
Illuminated by the moon.
jerks had a sudden intuition that
the right thing to do now was to shoot
the whole party. He dismissed the
thought at once. All his preparations
were governed by the hope that the
pirates might abandon their quest after
hours of fruitless search. It would be
most unwise, he told himself, to pre-
cipitate hostilities. Far better avoid a
conflict altogether, if that were posi-
bic, than risk the immediate discovery
of his inaccessible retreat.
In other words, ne made grave mis-
take, which shows how man may err
when overagonized by the danger of
the woman he loves. The bold course
was the right one. By killing the Dyak
leader he would have deprived the en-
envy of the dominating influence in this
campaign of revenge. When the main
body, already much perturbed by the
unseen and intangible agencies which
opened fire at them in the wood, ar
rived in Prospect park to find only the
dead bodies of their chief and his small
force, their CONSERVATION could be turn
ed into mad panic by vigorous bonn
bardment from the rock.
Probably in less than an hour after
their landing the whole tribe would
have rushed pellmeH to the boats, ours
ing the folly which led them to this
devil haunted island. But it serves no
good purpose to say what might have
been. AS it was, the Dyaks, silent now
and moving with the utmost caution,
passed the we'll and were about to ap-
proach the cave when one Of them saw
the house.
Instantly they changed their tactics.
Retreating hastily to the shade of the
opposite cliff, they seemed to await the
coming Of re-enforcements. The sailor
fancied that a messenger was dispatch
I'd by way of the north sands to hur-
~ up the laggards, because the dis
tant firing slackened, and five minutes
later a fierce outbreak of yells among
the trees to the right heralded COM
bined rush on the Belle Vue castle.
The noise made by the savages was
80 great, the screams of bewildered
birds circling overhead so incessant,
that jerks was compelled to speak
quite loudly when he said to Iris:
'"They must think we sleep soundly
not to be disturbed by the volleys they
have fired already"
She would have answered, but he
placed restraining hand on her shout
der, for the Dyaks quickly discovering
that the hut was empty, ran toward
the cave and thus came in full view.
AS we'll as jerks could Judge the
foremost trio of the yelping horde were
impaled on the bayonets Of the chevaI
de frise, learning too late it's formida-
BILE nature. The wounded men shrek
ed in agony, but their cries were
drowned in torrent Of amazed shouts
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Office.

To persons holding county warrants num-
bered as follows:
COUNTY REvENrE
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And all warrants drawn on county poor fund
Princeton, Mimi. for payment. Interest on
the above numbered warrants will cease thirty
days from and after this date.
Dated July 9Th, 1905.
K. H. BURRELL.
County Treasurer. Mile Laos County.
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CHAPTER XII.

"A He sailor knew so accurately
the position of his reliable SEN
tinels that he could follow each
Dhase of the imaginary conflict