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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22
The New Farthest North.

By the latest achievement in the
polar circle the stars and stripes have
been carried beyond the record line.
In his recent attempt Robert e. Peary
advanced almost four degrees farther
than he went in 1902 AS yet the
poles remain unconquered, but some
day bold explorer spurred on by the
desire to advance just little farther
than his predecessor, will raise his flag
over one Of them, and then the other
will be conquered in the same way.
Such is the nature Of man, always
seeking to do a little better than ever
was done before. In the charge Of
Federal columns against the deadly
stone wall at Fredericksburg in 1862
each successive line of assailants went
little farther than the one that had
preceded, and finally the front row of
dead showed not the extreme of hui
man daring, but the limit of human
endurance.
Peary's newest achievement in the
arctic leaves less Of the unknown to
become known and will surely add
zest to the spirit Of adventure. Per-
haps nothing of vast scientific value
can accrue now from the discovery of
the north pole, but there are many in
teresting problems involved in the line
Of arctic travel. Peary reports inces-
SAINT battle with ice, storms and head
winds, and yet his party survived to
man and that with no serious illness.
His ship, Roosevelt, proved to be a
good sea boat and an ice fighter as
well. She carried a crew Of twenty
men. Peary's hopes of success on this
trip were based on the fact that his
vessel was the stoutest arctic boat
ever built, nearly all of his men ex-
perienced in exploration and his own
knowledge Of conditions in the arctic
regions extensive. He expected to
make his final dash for the pole over
a desert Of ice and snow 500 miles in
extent. This he attempted, but was
turned back after accomplishing about
300 miles Of the journey.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22
Vacation of AlIey.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, }
County of Mile Laos. 3d.

County OF Mile Laos.
District Court.
In the matter of the application of
Waite W. Ross, Harry Shockley
and John F. Peterson, for the va
cation of an alley in Damon's Ad-
dition to Princeton, as the same is
plated and recorded in the regis
try of deeds of said county.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned proprietors of the lots
hereinafter named, will apply to said
court at the next general term thereof
held at the court house in the village
of Princeton, in said county and state,
on the LIST day of April, 1907, at the
opening of court on that day or as
soon thereafter as counsel can be
heard, stating and setting forth in
said application that the said Waite
W. Ross and Harry Shockley are the
owners of lot nine (9), and the said
John F. Peterson is the owner of lot
ten (l0), all in block nine (9) of Da-
mons Addition to Princeton.
That the alley between said lots
nine (9) and ten (1O) is useless for the
purpose for which the same was laid,
and praying in their said application
for the court to vacate said alley and
adjudge and declare the title thereof
to be in said applicants under and
pursuant to Section 1869 Revised Laws
of Minnesota.
H.. a. Waite w. Ross,
Harry Shockley,
John F. Peterson.
Charles Keith,
Attorney for Applicants.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22

danger of defeat by wholly unworthy
antagonist through the votes of the
opposition party, while receiving an
unquestioned majority of the votes of
your own party.
The candidate is also, subject not
only to the attacks of the press of the
common enemy, but of a faction of his
own party. There is nothing so bitter
as a family quarrel, and this adds the
danger of making lifelong enemies of
former friends and acquaintance and
of increasing the chances of final de-
feat after the initial success.
Add to all this the still further
drawback of the comparative lack of
acquaintance of any nOn-Office-
holder. The voter has natural in
clination to put his cross, as between
men of his own party, opposite the
name most familiar to him, and much
of primary campaign consists of
making your name like that of your
family baking powder-a household
word. All this the candidate must do
for himself and by himself building up
his own organization. No one else
will do it for him unless he sell him
self in advance.
For these reasons it is much easier
under the convention system to get the
busy man, the representative business
man and the man whose political am
billions are outweighed by an excus-
able personal constituencies, to become
candidate for public Office. This is
also true of the poor man, available
through his popularity, his ability
and those sterling qualities that are
the best tokens of American citizen
ship. Such man under the primary
system halts at the expense.
All of these bad features cannot be
eliminated entirely from the results Of
the law, but they can to a large ex-
tent be remedied, and in this regard
the Illinois law is worthy of careful
study, as it has some desirable fea-
lures. Duluth News Tribune.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22
Candidates and the Primary ,a,

The primary election system means
double campaign, with the resultant
double expense. For many reasons
the primary is even more expensive
than the elective campaign. The can
didates have no regular party organ
lzatlon back of them. The committees
representing the party as a whole can
take no part in this preliminary party
fight.
The candidates must run as individ-
uals, provide their own funds and,
save for combination of the Gins, -
have only their personal organization
to depend upon. They must devote at
least six weeks to this preliminary
struggle. and if successful face six
weeks more taken from their business
for the elective campaign.
There is, moreover, that constant
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22

The scandal concerning the buying
and selling Of army stores in South
Africa during the Boer war has
brought several officers to grief. Elev-
en- have been censured; six, including
lieutenant colonel, are required to
retire, and one lieutenant colonel has
been removed from the army without
a retiring allowance. Thus it is incul-
Gated that England expects every
man to do his duty" and to be honest
in doing it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22

Sunday night about 1 O'Clock the
people of Cormorant were awakened
by the explosion of two safes. Cherry s
store was entered by burglars and the
safe dynamited and Sl3O taken. They
also blew open the safe in the Farmers
store and got S32. In the Farmers
store the safe was blown to atoms and
in Cherry's general store the door of
the safe was blown across the room.
No clue to the robbers has been
found. Telephone messages were sent
to nearby towns Immediately after the
robbery. It is possible the deed was
done by local thieves.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22
Famous Strike Breakers,

The most famous strike breakers in
the land are DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. When liver and bowels go on
strike, they quickly settle the trouble,
and the purifying work goes ri ght on.
Best cure for constipation, headache
and dizziness. Is cents at G. A. Jack s
drug store. it,,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22
Ole Farm Preside.
Gleanings by Our Country
Correspondents. -.
ZIMM ERMAN.

L. D Garter was a Princeton visitor
Monday.
Henry Swanson spent Sunday with
friends in Princeton.
Fay Bowles and Albert Bergett were
in Princeton Tuesday.
Harry Pratt was in Elk River few
hours Saturday on railroad business.
J. A. CUTLER of Big Lake was in
town Monday looking after telephone
business.
Miss Grace Orr went to Princeton
Tuesday night to have an aching tooth
extracted.
Mrs. Ed Foley returned Saturday
from short trip to Minneapolis and
Pennington.
j. W. Mode was in Minneapolis on
business from Thursday until Satur-
day of last week.
Ben HARRISON made trip to Mime
apolis Saturday and again Tuesday
with potato cars.
Mrs. G. w. Parker visited with Mrs.
Galbraith of Spencer Brook last
Thursday and Friday.
Mr.. Jacobson, representing the
Crescent Creamery Co. of St. Paul,
was in town Tuesday on business.
Mrs. VIM. HURT entertained a small
party of young folks Tuesday even
ing in honor of the teacher, Miss Mae
Orion.
G. J. McEuelly, who has been max
ing his sister, Mrs. Bert Briggs, an
extended visit, left for her home in
Iowa Tuesday morning.
Ralph Thompson, who has been
under the care of DR.. Cooney at the
Northwestern hospital the past two or
three weeks, was we'll enough to be
brought home last Saturday morning.
D. S. Bridge, formerly one of our
townsmen but now residing at Frazee,
MIMI, made flying visit here this
week. He left Tuesday for Louisiana,
where he will work for while at his
trade Of saw fler.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22
SteVensOn's Ewes.
Mark Twain writes thus Of Steven.

Mark Twain writes thus Of Steven
son in his autobiography:
1t was on a bench in WASHINGTON
square that I saw the most OF Louis
stevenson 1t was an outing that lasted
an ehour or more and was very pleasant
and sociable. I had come with him from
his house, where I had been paying my
respects to his family. His, business in
the square was to absorb the sunshine,
He was most scantily furnished with
flesh; his clothes seemed to fall into hol-
lows as if there might be nothing inside
but the frame for a sculptor's statue.
His long face and lank hair and dark
complexion and musing and melancholy
expression seemed to fit these details
justly and harmoniously, and the alto
gether of it seemed especially planned to
gather the rays of your observation and
focalize them upon Stevenson's special
distinction and commanding feature, his
splendid eyes. They burned with a smol-
dering rich fire under the penthouse Of
his brows, and they made him beautiful.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22
OxBOW.

Many of Oxbow's young folks spent
Sunday skating.
Ed Ziebert has purchased and moved
onto the Fred Kuhrke farm.
The Social club will meet with Mrs.
Essie Dehn Friday, Nov. 80.
Miss Anna johnson OF Minneap polls
paid a short visit to Mrs. Emma
Gates Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Francis and
baby were pleasant callers at Leon
Annis' Sunday.
Henry Sleeves and Geo. Carr and
families were the guests Of S. Smith OF
Princeton on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Henschel are re-
joicing over the arrival of new son
which was born Nov. Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Carr and Mr..
and Mrs. Aug. Thoma drove tc
Spencer Brook to visit friends on
Sunday.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22

Nature demands that your bowels
move at least once day. If they do
not. something is wrong. Constipa-
tion is the chief cause of appendicitis.
Take dose of Dr.. Adler's Treatment
and assist nature. No pain, but an
easy, thorough movement of the bow
els, will follow. No chance for ap-
pendicitis then. Large dollar bottles
at the Home Drug Store.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22
ELK RIVER TRAINS.

Great Northern For St. Paul and Minne-
apolis, trains leave at 500 A. N. and 1875 A. N.
For stations west to Williston, N. d. via
Crookston 9:53 p. NJ
Coast Limited, 1850 A. NJ. Cat tank. Minne-
sofa Local, 1908 a. NJ; Manitoba Express, II AZ
P. H. (at Tank East bound, Manitoba Ex-
press, 5; 40 A. NJ; Twin City Express, 500 A: n.
Cat tankl;. Minnesota Local, 4;i4 P. NJ; North
Coast Limited, 2:4S P. NJ. Eat tanl) and at
depot SUNDAYS. :
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22

The British garrison has been with
drawn from the island of st. Helena
If any one will take the trouble to
look it may be found that there have.
been disturbances in the vicinity Of
the grave Of Sir Hudson Lowe, the
jailer Of Napoleon. y,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22
ISLE .

N. E. Sollen is doing the carpenter
work on the new store room being
erected for Swenson & Broberg.
John and Peter Haggberg and
Peter Kennedy left on Tuesday for St.
Cloud, where the latter will prove up
on his homestead.
Misses Sorenson and LaBelle and
Mrs. O. A. Haggberg and children
were entertained by Mrs. John Hagg-
berg Saturday and Sunday.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22
CONGREGATIONAL

The sawmill of the Shevlin-Car-
penter Lumber company, Fourth
avenue north, Minneapolis, which
during the past twenty years has dis
posed of 1000, 100000 feet of logs, will
go out of business next summer.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22

San Francisco grafters propose to
die hard, but grafters always do that.
Above all things, they hate to drop of
and quit grating.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22

In every cline it's colors are unfurled
It's fame has spread from sea to sea;
Be not surprised if in the other world,
You hear of Rocky Mountain Tea.
G.. A. Jack.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22

Your stomach churns and digests
the food you eat and if foul, or torpid,
or out of order, your whole system
suffers from blood poison. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea keeps you we'll.
IS cents, tea or tablets. G.. A. Jack.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22

Taken as directed, it becomes the
greatest curative agent for the relief
OF suffering humanity ever devised.
Such is HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea. 35::cents, tea or tablets.
G. A. Jack.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22
Church Topics ~ n.
METHODIST.
!. i. + Sunday and Weekday
Announcements.

METHODIST.
Morning service, 1890, subject
1.-The Element of Strength in Love-"
Sunday school, - NJ; Epworth
League, $50; Evening, 1880, Thanks
giving service. J. W. Heard, Pastor.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Morning, 1870, Clearing the Cross
with Christie 11:45 a. M, Sunday
school: Evening, 1880, "After Death,
What?'' The usual praise service
under the leadership of a young peo-
pies choir will precede the evening
service, and Miss Maud Brace will
sing solo. We welcome all to wor-
ship with US.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22
BUSIN ESS LOCALS.

Twenty-six cents per dozen. paid for
good eggs at Roadstrom'
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or lady with
good reference to travel by rail or
with rig for firm of $3.50, 900 capt.
tai. Salary Sl,O72 per year and ex-
penses, salary paid weekly and ex-
penses advanced. Address with stamp,
Jos. A. Alexander, Princeton, Min
nesOta.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22

Apples, from Is to SO cents per
basket, at Roadstrom's.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22

Hides, pelts and furs bought for
cash. Ludden's store.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22

For Sale-A 7-room house, swell
location; will sell cheap. See me at
once. L. Fryhling.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22

On account of other business, offer
he best located clothing, hat and
mems furnishing business in town for
sale. Located two doors west of post
Office and doing a good business. Will
sell store also. City water, electric
light and good furnace heat.
L. Fryhling,
The Clothier and Tailor, Phone III.
Apples, from Is to SO cents per
basket, at Roadstrom's IS.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22
For Sale. Cheap.

Sweet cider, cranberries and celery
Ludden's store.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22

For Sale. Cheap. 80 >
A number of good horses, second
hand double and single harness,
double and single buggies, double
wagons, sulky plows, walking plows,
harrows, hay rake, an assortment of
small tools and a miscellaneous COL
lection of useful articles. Apply to
Abe Sleeves, Princeton.
Ball brand rubbers and overshoes.
They sell like hot cakes.
Ludden's store.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22
To Be Sold for Cash,

Pool and billiard table. stoves, pic
lures, show cases, counter, and many
other miscellaneous articles will be
sold for $3.50. These goods must be
disposed of at once, as I have no
room to store them and need the
building which now contains them.
Apply to Mrs. Martha Douglas,
Princeton. 44-tf
Twenty-six cents per dozen paid for
good eggs at Road trnn,s
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22

Horse blankets, splendid line from
Sl.2O to $500. Ludden's store.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22
Taken Up.

Taken Up.
Two calves came to my place on
October "a. Owner may obtain same
by paying for this notice and the cost
OF keeping same. Apply to John
Shannon, Route 4, Princeton. 4S-3t
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22

Ladies' and gentlemen's suits made
and repaired. Dry cleaning done.
Furs repaired and made up. W. A..
Miltenburg, tailor, Wiren's house,
212 blocks from West Branch bridge,
47-4t e.. Princeton, MINI.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22
ID eggs at Roadstrom's.
Shorthorn Bull for Service.
Business Chance.

have a Shorthorn bull the year
around. Frank Henschel. 49-tf
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-22

Take your furs to Ludden's stor
and get the highest cash price.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-07-12

found the statuettc broken. Calling
the nam, / said to him:
What do YOU know about. this
broken ~statuette?'
".Wsll. sir ne replied. as was
similar to the Frisco earthquake, and
lookin' up, l seen the statuette sway,
and before l could get to it, it fell and
busted. sir
An earthquake shoch. oh?' said L.
IN investigate this business. III soc
if amy one else felt the shock. If YOU
nave spoken falsely, it Will go hard
with YOU
The man mused. lie looked fright
ened and sad.
u just been wonderin', sir he said.
If there could be any possibility OF
my havin' Knocked it ovel with the
broomhandle, sir"
John Mitchell. president OF the United
Mine Workers, talked in Indianapolis
about the various methods in use at
the mines for Weighing coal. of one
method. Il method of the past. he said:
This method was long g aband-
onel ON account OF its unfairness. Ii
WAS mos; unfair. The fist and pound
method. in fact, was scarcely worse.
The nst and pound method origin
ated. they say in Scranton. y simple
minded old lady RAJ a grocery store
tU.Ie. ~ man came IN one GAY and
asked for Il pound OF bacon. The old
lady cut off Il generous chunk OF bacon,
and then. going 10 weigh it. found that
she had misiail her pound weight.
Dear ne she said. Il can't find mv
pound weight anywhere
The man. seeing that there were
about two pounds in the chunk cut off,
said hastily:
Never mind. My fist weighs a
pound
And he put the bacon on one side Of
the scales and his fist on the other.
Tho two. of course, just balanced.
1t looks kind o large for II pound.
don't it?' asked the old lady. as she
wrapped the bacon UP.
1t does look large said the man.
as he tucked the meat under his arm.
Still
But just then the old lady found
her pound weight.
''Ah,' she said. in a relieved voice.
now we can prove this business. Pat
il on here again
But the man wisely refrained from,
putting the baco. on the scales to be
tested. He put on mis- fist AGAIN in
stead. And his fist. YOU may be sure.
just balanced the pound weight.
Tho old lady was much pleased.
Well done she said. and here's n
couple O red herrin' for Yer Skill and
honesty"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-07-12
A PLANT.
Marvels Of the Mexican Masuey, or
Century Plant.

From the World To-day.
One of the most wonderful plants in
the world is the Agavc Americana, or
maguey of Mexico. In the United
States and Europe it is commonly called
the century plant" from a wholly err
roneous idea that 1T blooms only once
In a hundred years. 1t is native to Mex
leo and grows to Il vast size in rocky
or sandy soil, where nothing else -four
ishes. Its dark green, glossy, spiked
leaves often reach a height of fifteen
or sixteen feet. 1t requires scarcely
any cultivation. ON reaching maturity
the maguey throws up a slender stalk
from twenty to twenty-five feet high
and bearing at the top a great mass
of white flowers. This splendid flower
growth is the supreme effort of the
plant. which cXhausts its strength and
thereafter withers and dies.
In Mexico, especially on the great
plains near the capital city. there are
enormous plantations of magueys. set
out i'm long rows that stretch away for
miles. ON these plantations .he ma
gueys are not permitted to fo~er. but
just as soon as a plant reani's t!.y per-
iod of eiilorescence and is about to
reach it's highest development it is
marked by the overseer with n cross.
The magucy is now full OF the juice
that have been stored up during years
of growth. An incision is made at the
base of the plant and a basin is hol-
lowed out of its heart. In a few days
the basin is filed with the sap intend
ed to nourish the flowers. The sap is
almost as clear as water and as sweet
as honey. 1t is named aqua miel. or
honey water. y maguey Yields almost
six quarts of aqua miel n day for
nearly "a month. 1t is then exhausted.
Its leaves begin to wither and turn
brown and the plant dies. The juice
is converted into pulque. the national
drink of Mexico. a large naguey
plantation is an extremely profitable
piece OF property. the returns on he
invested capital being sometimes az
high as 100 per cent. IN a year.
Masuey leaves ere used for matching
the rude hIts in which mary Of the
poems Eve: when withere1 and dried
they are burned IS fuel. The spike at
the top of u maguey leaf. with the fla
ment attached TO it. makes an excellent
needle and thread. The fiber is woven
into ropes ana mating. lnGeed, the
inaguey is as servicta able TO the poor
Mexican rs the bamboo to the Japa-
nese or the cocoanut to the South Sea
iSl1 ,,lt.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-07-12
CLIPPING S5o,O00,OO0 OF COUPONS


1t is estimated that at least 5000 $50
will change hands III the big financial
Institutions in this city on july l
through the payment of interest on
bonds. Most of the bond coupons fall
due on tina date or on January l..
To the ordinary man. who. ii he's
lucky. may have one or two bonds To
clip ON July !, it is almost inconceiv-
able what an amount of labor is in
volved in the collection of coupon in
tercst by big institutions like the
Equitable. the Mutual OF the New York
Life Insurance company. each of which
counts its bond investments almost by
the hundred millions.
In the Mutual Life, for instance. six
men are kept busy for W. weeks prior
to July / getting the o coupons
ready to be cashed. Two hours u day
for the entire Two weeks are spent by
the force doing nothing but clipping the
from the bonds. and one man
in the Mutual, Cashier William L.
Sands. has spent a large part of his
business life cutting coupons.
The coupon cutting force of the Mu-
tual is working now under full head of
steam. 1t will have 10 handle between
now and July l bonds of "A total face
value of $50. Gee. 00o. From these il will
have to pluck the coupons Each pluck
on the average will represent about
$3.50. and all Of them something like
81. 300 600.
The coupon clipping force carries on
it's work in the anteroom of the big
steel vault. where is stored a large part
of the Mutual's assets. 1t is on the
second floor.
The anteroom, as we'll as the vault. is
enclosed by a heavy steel grating. In
this grating is a door. made of steel
bars and fitted with powerful locks. At
that door is stationed at ali times, night
and day, a uniformed guard.
Only properly accredited officials of
the company are allowed in the ante
room under ordinary circumstances.
When the bond clipping harvest begins