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white writing paper, two inches in
diameter. To this is pasted the ends
of a narrow, light blue ribbon, long
enough to form loop ~ which to
hang the ornament. For the rest cut
two circles of light pink tissue-paper,
six inches in diameter, fringe them
on the edges to the depth of one inch,
making the fringe quite fine; then
paste one circle on one side of the
foundation, the other circle on the
cut six long, narrow triangles, md cut
q the wide end into fringe two inches
deep Gig. 25). Paste these tufts of
gold fringe at equal distances on the
pink circle, making the points meet at
the center. Make a smaller, light
blue, fringed circle, and a still smaller
pink circle. Paste the center of the
blue circle over the center of the gold
fringe, and the center of the small
pink circle over the center of the
blue. Cut out small. eight-pointed
gold stat and paste directly in the
middle of the pink circle. You can
vary this kind of ornament in a num-
Der of ways. Fig. y shows another
made on the same principle.
The browning glory Of every Christmas
tree is it's candles; and, whether lighted
or not. they are always prominently in
evidence. OF late years the people have
grown wise in the matter of fires, and
many parents refuse to light the Christ
mas candles on their childrens tree be-
cause of the great danger of a confiagra-
ton.
Fig 80 shows some paper candles on
an evergreen branch, standing up
right and burning briskly. The candles
may be made of white as well as of
colored paper. Make an oblong g.
Fig. 90 four inches long and two and
= half inches wide, the wick one-quar-
ter of an inch high. and the back of
the flame G) three-quarters of an
inch long. From orange-colored tissue
paper cut the flame "a, in Fig. 26).
This should be a little over half an
inch wide at the base and two inches
long. Lay the oblong on the table in
front of you, take large-sized pencil,
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Don't Use. "Please."

The MANAGEMENT of one of the largest
telephone exchanges. has issued a request
that subscribers omit the use of the
word please" when requesting connec-
lions. as means of saving time and
avoiding confusion. similar innovation
has been recently made by a large indus
trial firm of the west. which has devised
a somewhat new letter form to be follow
ed by its employees. The name of the
addressee and the address is placed at the
right of the letter directly under the date,
Instead of at the left: if the letter is for
the attention of an individual that individ-
uars name Is placed at the left, in the
usual place. The letter is then taken up
without the usual salutation of Dear SIR
or Gentlemen" and similarly the formal
fty of Yours truly or it's equivalent is
omitted from the end. The advantage of
putting the name on the right side of the
letter is that 1t can be more easily found
in consulting the correspondence in letter
files. and the same applies to other papers
on which the important items, such as
dates. numbers. names and signatures
are always placed on the right hand side
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to the beauty of the tree.
Fig. 20 shows how these Strings are
made Red, gold, yellow. orange. green,
blue and white make pretty disks, and
show off well on the tree
Cut Your disks perfectly round,
pair for each disk; for they must be
the same on both sides &c, II, Fig. 20}.
a. You can make the disks on some
Strings all of one size; on others they
may graduate down to quite small
ones at the ends. When the disks
are cut out lay one down, bottom side
up III, Fig. 20). Cover this with
paste, then lay a white cotton string
across the disk, directly through the
middle. Allow about six inches of the
string to extend beyond the disk,
and let each string be one yard long.
Before the paste has time to dry press
the mate of the disk &c, Fig. 20) on
top of H over the string, taking care
to have the edges even. Go through
- this process with each disk Paste
them on the string half an inch apart.
and leave six inches of string at the
last end
Fig. % is dainty, fringed ornament
made of colored and gilt paper.
The foundation is a round disk of
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Heavens in December the Planet Venus and the New

not improbable that the reader may see
an occasional newspaper note that great
electric light has been sent up in the west,
or that the star of Bethlehem has reap
peared. for when brightest the planet is 30
striking an object that 1t excites the inter-
est and speculations even of those who are
wholly unfamiliar with the sky.
Venus is often called our sister earth, for
1t is of almost exactly the same size as the
planet on which we dwell; its year of 225
days is not very different from ours, and
it is known to be. surrounded by very
dense atmosphere. The last feature un-
fortunately prevents US from clearly dis
tinguishing any markings on it's surface,
whether it, is covered with great seas, as
the earth was in the early ages, or
whether, like Mars it has very little water
we cannot tell. But 1t Is known that the
planet turns always the same face toward
the sun, so that on one half of this world
there is perretual day and on the other
unending night.
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thickly in some places than in others, so
that when the rings were seen edgeWise
they had slightly irregular, knotted APP
pearance.
The Path of the Moon.
Beside the conjunction Of Mars and Sat
urn above mentioned Venus will pass one
degree south of Uranus at midnight of
ecamber II, and the moon will pass
little moe than one degree north of Jupi-
ter on the morning of december %. If
the observer will notice the conjunctions
of the moon with Jupiter during the next
few months he can easily discover that
while our satellite moves completely
around the celestial sphere in one month,
It's path among the stars is continually
Jupiter January Is. February IA and
it will approach nearer the planet. March
l. its lower edge will almost Craze Jupi-
ter, and to observers in high latitures the
planet will be seen to actually disappear
behind it. After this date the two bodies
will separate again. January 16 the
changing path of the moon will lie ex-
actly between us and the planet Neptune.
The New Comet.
new rather faint comet was discov-
cred October 16 near the point A. Fig.
1, which moved westward into the Milky
Way and reached the point B by Novem-
Der 10. This little visitor from the depths
of space had fallen swiftly toward our
sun, and had passed around that body
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To Test Fuel.

An interesting device which will be of
interest and value to Automobiles and
others, making use of gasoline engines, is
a small apparatus for testing the fuel.
This consists of three glass balls colored
red. white and blue. and arranged at diff
ferent levels in the tube. which is but
three inches high. small enough to pass
through three ouarter-inch hole, and
which requires less than one-quarter
ounce of gasoline to fill 1t. Each ball
can rise vertically about three-quarter
inch. II the gasoline has a specific gray-
ity of GO degree Baume, the red bali win
float; If 60 degrees, the white one, and IL
20 degrees. the blue one. The instrument
weighs but, two ounces. 1t 10 provided
with chain foot long.
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edges at the bottom. Now cut Sits
in your triangle like Fig. %. Open it,
and you will have Fig. 81. Make two
fringed circles like Fig. q. lay one
on top of the other, pinch the center in
a point, twist it, and draw the fringed
ends together. Make writing-paper
lamp-lighter for the stem, cover the
point Of the ornament with paste, in
sert it in the large end of the lighter
and press together with your fingers
until 1t holds tight. The result will
be like Fig. 20. In fastening the
crysanthemum ornament on the tree
stand it upright and run a pin through
the stem into one Of the small
branches.
Strings Of colored paper disks, looped
from branch to branch, take the place OF
,olored glass balls, and add materially
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ney around the heavens. passing out of
the constellation Gemini and nearly across
the Crab. Toward midnight the planet is
in excellent position for observation; even
small telescope will show the beautiful
rose-colored bands marked on 1t and the
four satellites which attend it. And If the
observer will look through his telescope 1t
intervals for about an hour he will dis
cover for himself that this great world is
turning rapidly on dts axis and that Its
four moons are revolving about railways
q most impressive and Interesting sight.
The Other Planets.
In the southwest there are the two plan
cts Mars and Saturn. The former is now
but little more than half full; in spite Of
its great distance the polar cap and the
clearer markings can still be seen in a
moderately large telescope Mars is NOV
ing so rapidly eastward that during No
vember and December 1t sets at nearly the
same hour every night. On December 81
this motion carries 1t past the planet Sat
urn. Both planets can then be seen to-
gether in small telescope, when the con-
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INVENTED BY
Copyright. 1907, by the Century Coz

Copyright, 1907, by the Century Coz
place II on the long edge farthest
away from the flame, and roll it on the
pencil Gig. 20 until the opposite edge
overlaps the roll, then run the paste
brush along the edge and paste 1t
down. Your candle is now a hollow
roll. Slip the roll off the pencil and
cut two slim notches opposite to each
other, in the bottom edge Gig. 80.
Make the notches on some of the
candles at the front and back, on
others at each side. This is so that
the flames may always face outward.
though the branches that hold the
candies may turn in various direc-
tons. Lastly, cover the back of the
flame IL. Fig. 20 with paste and
stick on the flame. allowing the tip
to flare out at one side as though
stirred by a current OF air Gigs 70
and 3O.
In placing the candles, stand them up
astride the branches by means of the
notches at the bottom. turning the right
side of the flame always toward the
room. The tinest twigs will hold these
paper candles easily. and when the
needles of the fir interfere with their ad-
justment pull off some of the needles and
set the candles astride the bare places
on the branches.
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and cut it out as you would for a
paper doll, with the fold at the top.
The skirt and hat are circular. Cut
round hole In the middle of the skirt
for the waist, and slit it down the
back. This furnishes the costume.
Now. thread the end Of the string
from the top of Jockos head into the
darning needy and run the needle
through the middle of the hat gig. %,
then push the hat down on his head.
Fit the skirt around Jocko's waist,
and fasten 1t at the back with needle
and thread; then put on his packet
and fastan that in front. = 1t is I'M
necessary to say that Jocko is good
to eat.
The chrysanthemum ornament is show!
and pretty; it is also very quickly
made.
Fold through the middle a piece of
bright orange tissue paper. six inches
square. This will give you an oblong.
Fo.d again through the middle cross
wise, and you will have a smaller
square. Bring the two opposite cor
ners of the square together and fold
like Fig. "a, then cut off the point
cur1ing the edge, as shown by the dot
ted line. The folded part of the tri-
angle is at the diagonal in Fig. "a. the
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AS Fig IL lies fiat on the table run
the paste brush along one side edge.
making the coat Of paste as wide as
the lap is to be. then curve the bell
into shape. Make the bottom edges
meet evenly and press the paste
covered edge over the other side edge.
Hold a finger inside the bell whila you
do this to keep it from fattening.
The clapper is made of two round
disks of gold paper with the string
pasted between them. For the bell
we are now making the clapper
should be almost one inch in diam
eter. Fold a piece of gilt paper and
cut out the two disks at one time
(E. Fig. 1O). Cover the wrong side of
the one disk with paste, lay the end
of a. string across the middle Gig.
1O), and press the other disk on top.
Both sides of the clapper will then
be gilt. Hold the clapper up to the
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September II, SO that at the date of dis
covery it was again rapidly receding. In
two months it made the journey from the
sun to the earth; it passed our planet
November TO- but even when nearest to
us it was not visible except with a small
telescope. 1t was a round, nebulous OBJ
ject without any sign of tail, it's greatest
diameter being about one-sixth that of
the moon. Such a comet is swa IN of
meteoric particles and gases which. after
sweeping around our sun, recedes into the
depths of space, never to be seen by us
again
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Finish the tree by throwing over it a
web of long, very narrow strips of white
and orange-colored tissue paper. The
narrower the strips the better they will
look.
1t hardly seems necessary to offer a
word of caution, but 1t will do no harm
to say the flame of gas, candle or fire
should not come near this paper-decked
tree though it is scarcely more infiamma-
BILE than tree trimmed with .tinsel.
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FIG. Is. THE CHRISTMAS BELLS.
bell by the string SO that half of the
clapper is below the bottom edge of
the bell, then, bringing the string close
to the point at the top of the bell,
run pin through the string to mark
the distance. Where the pin is tie
knot (F, Fig. 1OD; this is to hold the
clapper in its proper position. Thread
the end of the string through the eye
Of a darning needle and push the
needle up through the point of the
bell, the knot will keep the string
from running up too far Gig. y. Al
low eight or ten inches Of string above
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t-ast Of the ruddy color of Mars with the
dull yellow OF Saturn will be very strik-
ing.
Saturn is now seen as round, greenish
yellow ball. with few indistinct shadings
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us to look on their sunlit side. This dis
appearance of the ringa,s~wAieh, occurs
only once every fifteen years, is of great
value to us In learning their structure, for
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The Planet Jupiter.

While the planet Venus Is running rap
idly upward among the stars in the south
west the gradual change Of the heavens
has again brought that part OF the celes-
tial sphere which contains the great planet
Jupiter into the evening sky. Since we
last saw this planet it has been moving
steadily eastward in its twelve year jour-
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During December the two brightest plan
cts of all will enter the evening sky. The
beautiful Venus has now become our even
ing star and throughout the month 1t may
be seen low in the southwest, shining out
with it's clear, silvery light in the sunset
glow 1t is drawing rapidly eastward from
the sun, so that, although on December
it sets about one hour after sunset by the
end of the month it will remain in the sky
for more than two hours after the sun has
disappeared.
The Planet Venus.
AS the winter months go by this most
beautiful Of all planets will mount ever
higher in the sky until it has become cas-
lily the most conspicuous object of the
heavens. Its greatest brilliancy will be
reached May %. about this time it is
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tHt DUy OF Cflt ld1IIIIy IdSI NVil
as he gazed rather wistful'y at his gilt
tering. glowing tree. over0urdenad with
Its tinsel ornaments from the shops, but
bearing no popcorn, and showing no hint
Of the old familiar homemade decora-
tons that meant Christmas to him. 1t
was severe criticism, and the sugges-
lions l am giving here are in answer
to the unconscious appeal of childhood for
simpler, more personal, d -corations, whose
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At present Venus looks almost round in
the telescope. The observer will be inter-
ested to see 1t very slowly change its
phase from full to half, and finally to the
narrowest imaginable silvesy crescent,
after which 1t will pass between us and
the sun and become q morning star.
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tree whose trimming is entirely home
made The brilliant colors and shining
gilt of the papers used. give sparkle and
life that is most captivating. and the
ornaments are SO easily made that the
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just as the rings disappear and reappear
we view them exactly edgewfse. It is
known that they are an enormous swarm
of little particles revolving in thin sheet
about the planet-really an infinite num-
Der Of little moons. At the present dis
appearance 1t was discovered that these
particles are gathered together more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-01

ST LIKE popcorn on a Christmas
tree" was the sole comment of
the boy of the family last year
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thickly in some places than in others, so
that when the rings were seen edgewse
they had slightly irregular, knotted APP
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-11-07
IN REGULAR SESSION
Village Council Meets and Dlsposes of
Such rlatters as Come Before
1t For Consideration,
Charles Keith and j. F. Sullivan Ask
Reduction in Water and Light
Rates Respectively.

On Monday evening the village
council met in regular monthly ses-
sion with all members-Messrs. Wood
cock, Stanley, Craig, Grant and
Jones in attendance. The session was
a long one, but the greater portion of
the time was consumed in the discus
sion of matters which came up for
consideration.
Thos. b. Galley appeared before the
council and said that it was matter
of impossibility for him to place
water meter in his barn this winter for
the reason that the necessary hole
could not be dug.
A discussion of the matter led ITO a
motion by B. D. Grant, which was
seconded by r. E. Jones, that the
council abide by the ordinance gov,
erning water meters which makes it
compulsory upon all parties who have
not paid water rent a year in advance
to install such meters. The motion was
adopted.
The question of hiring team for
hauling the engine and other fire ap-
paratus came up and the village re-
corder was appointed a committee for
the purpose of making endeavor to Sc
cure such team. This was made
necessary by the fact that L. N. Grow,
who formerly hauled the fire equip
ment, has gone out of business.
Attorney Chas. Keith, representing
a number of citizens, appeared before
the council for the purpose of obtain
ing reduction in water rates, Mr..
Keith contending that the rate was
excessive.
The council informed Mr.. Keith that
an actual test of the cost of pumping
water would be made within the next
ten days and the water rates readjust-
ed to conform Herewith.
j. F. Sullivan was present and en-
tered protest against the excessive
light charges for the month of Sep
TENDER.
----Mr. Sullivan was told that sliding
scale would be later considered with a
view of reducing the cost to consumers
using large number of lights and
that this scale would be based upon
a light test to be made within a
few days.
An expert is expected here next
week to test both the cost of pumping
water and that of supplying electric
lights.
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Butter and Cheese Scores.

Scores in the last of the six state
butter scoring contests were an
nounced last week. AS none of the
winners in the final contest stand
among the highest averages, the re-
suits for the year are not yet settled.
The high scores at the St. Peter con-
vention, which corresponds to the No
vember contest, we're as follows:
Whole Milk Butter Class-First, A.
G.. Schandel, St. Clair, 81: second, G..
b. Schandel, Rapidan, 9615; third,
L. G. Jensen, Shafer, SO.
Hand Separator Class-First, P. G.
Wohlhuter, Fairmont, 9515; second,
B. Grundeen,~ Murdoch, 9415.
Full Cream Cheese Charles
Hastings, Murdoch, 981a; second,
JIG. McCarty, West Concord, 9S4;
third, L. L. Strombach, Battle Lake,
SO.
Brick Cheese First, George Hoef-
fer, Pine Island, 81; second, G.. An
drist, West Concord, 9615.
Swiss Cheese-G. Andrist, West
Concord, 50.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-11-07
PRINCETON WINS AGAIN.

MOntlcellos DOWned In Exciting Football
Game Played Here on Saturday.
Another excellent game of football
was played at the fair grounds on
Saturday aud again the Princeton
high school boys we're the victors,
defeating their adversaries-theM Mon
ticello high school eleveD-to the tune
of 10 to nothing.
Coach Whitney's pupils outplayed
the visitors at every point of the game,
and were it not for the short halves
would have emerged from the contest
with much larger score.
The most important features of the
battle we're the playing of LEM, Roos,
Shaw and Angstman brothers, who
repeatedly broke the line for long
gains. Briggs also played a fine
game at center.
PrincetOn's first score was made
when Roos punted and LEM fell upon
the ball back of Monticello's goal
line. A question was raised as to the
fairness OF this point, but reference to
the book of rules showed that it was
entirely in order.
In the second half Princeton rushed
the ball onto Monticello's fve-yard
line, but lost the ball on downs.
Monticello failed to gain and was
forced to punt, Roos securing the ball
and running it back twenty-five yards
to Monticello's twenty-five yard line.
By line plunges and end runs the ball
was then placed on Monticello's three
yard line and on the next play LEM
was put over for the second and last
touch down of the game, but missed
goal.
Coach Whitney is entitled to credit
for the way in which he has trained
his team, which is now one of the
strongest high school football aggre-
cations in the northwest.
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Sugar as a Food.

Some interesting experiments with
reference to the nutritive value of
foods containing sugar were recently
made at the instance of the war Office
at Berlin. It is a fact we'll known to
Alpine tourists that on difficult climb
ing excursions an increased desire is
felt for sweets and sweetened food.
The we'll known food value of golden
grain belt beer makes it favorite in
home circles and it is especially recon-
mended as tonic and an aid to d.
gestion. Order of your nearest
dealer or be supplied by Sjoblom
Bros, wholesale dealers, Princeton.
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Held Up and Robbed,

William Hartman, a thresherman
living near Freer, was on Monday
evening held up by three masked men
and robbed of 800 in cash about mile
from Foreston. Mr.. Hartman had
been collecting money due to him from
the farmers and was returning home
when the three men emerged from be-
hind clump of trees, and while one
of them held the horse the other two
held shotguns to his head and COM
PEELED him to give up his money. He
was then permitted to 60 on his way.
There is no clue to the highwaymen.
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Tuesdays Elections.

Tom johnson was reelected mayor
of Cleveland by an overwhelming ma.
jority over Congressman Burton. Mr..
Burton was the pet candidate OF
Taft and the administration forces.
The Foraker crowd supported John
son.
Guild, republican, was reelected
governor of Massachusetts, by plur-
atty of over 100, 1000.
The result in New Jersey is in doubt
with the chances in favor of the demo
cratic candidate for governor.
Kentucky for the second time in it's
history has elected republican gov
ernor, but the legislature is democra-
tic.
Governor Higgins, democrat, has
been re-eleced governor of Rhode
Island. The legislature is ,republi-
can.