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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-23
FISH L0C0M0TI0N,
The Nature and Functions Of the So
Called Air Bladders.

The Nature and Functions Of the So
Called Air Bladders.
Leaning over the parapet Of some old
stone breakwater or pier head and
watching the fish playing about in the
clear green depths below, perhaps the
last thought which is likely to occur to
any of us is that we are looking on at
a really astonishing thing That fish
is able to propel itself through the wa
ter in any desired direction is in no
way surprising. but that it can change
its level at will, rising or falling with
out the use of it's fms, and instantly
assuming horizontal or vertical posi-
ton, according to the mood or need of
the moment. is a fact that little re-
Election will soon develop into prime
motive for wonder.
For it is clear that the fish must be
able at will to vary it's weight in rela-
ton to the water it displaces. When it
sinks to the bottom it must have sud-
denly rendered itself heavier than the
medium it inhabits: each time it rises
to the surface like released cork.
head first, tail pointing almost vertical
ly downward. it must not only have
transformed itself into something
lighter than the water, but must have
become lighter in it's fore parts than in
it's tail.
The mystery, for such it undoubtedly
is on casual survey. says the London
Chronicle, resolves itself Immediately
we come to study the nature and func-
lions of the so called air bladder in
fishes. By this contrivance all these
intricate movements of the fish are
brought about.
The bladder. however, contains not
air. as is commonly supposed, but gas.
which is discharged or regenerated by
certain organs of the fish. according to
whether upward or downward move
ment is necessary: also either the
whole length of the bladder or only it's
front or rear portion can be inflated
Thus the fish is able to swim level or.
by altering it's center of gravity. to
raise or lower either head or tail at
will.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-23
Appropriate.

A family of children. after the usual
Saturday night romps. gathered in the
drawing room for music and singing
AS bedtime drew near the mother
said:
Nov. children. choose one hymn to
finish up with. and then you must all
say Good night"
Lets have Ere Again Our Sab
bath Close" suggested bright little
girl Of about seven years of age.
"Well. l think that would be more
suitable tomorrow evening"" replied
the mother.
"Oh, but you always air our Sab
bath clothes on Saturdays. mummy
London Taller.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-23
A LIBERAL OFFER.
It's Effect Upon the Customer to Whom
Il Was Made.

It's Effect Upon the Customer to Whom
It Was Made.
A business man Of Dayton, O.. tells
this story Of some commercial friends
of his:
A customer who bought in a small
way from the wholesalers and whose
credit was not Of the sort known as
gilt edged visited the city and pur-
chased $500 bill of goods, paying
$500 in cash and giving his note for
the remaining $500.
After the transaction had been closed
and the paper and currency had chang
ed hands the customer said:
Nov. after deal of that size it is
customary to give purchaser pres
ent. Come across with it,
We'll throw in a pair of suspen
ders," laughed the salesman temporiz
ingly.
"A pair of suspenders. eh: Say, quiz
fooling. really mean it. expect you
to do something in acknowledgment Of
my patronage"
The salesman went to the manager
with the problem. and the manager
said:
swell. if he feels that way about it
we might encourage him bit. Well
do something that ought to please him
greatly. Give him back his $500 note.
Make him a present of his paper. That
will make him a cash customer and
raise bis credit ard save him money
besides"
The salesman went back. pleased to
be the bearer of such joyful tidings of
liberality in business.
''Well. SIR he said. we've arranged
about that present. all right. Here"
with flourish, lis your note. We give
it back to you.''
The customer did not seem enthusl-
astic. Instead. without looking at the
note he asked:
"Is it indCrsed?"
"No." said the salesman in astonish-
ment
"Ther guess you better gimme the
suspenders." said the disappointed Gus
tomer.-Chicago News.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-23
HOW 4 HORSE GALL0Ps.
The Natural Way and the Conventional
Pose In Art,

The Natural Way and the Conventional
Pose In Art.
How does horse gallop? Owing to
the rapidity of action it cannot be seen
by the human eye. However, just as
the individual spokes of rapidly re-
volving wheel can be made visible by
fash of lightning, so the action of a
galloping horse can be and has been
analysed bg instantaneous photogra-
ply.
The stasuette of Sysonby, the thor
oughbred, has been made from photo
graphs taken at the instant when all
four legs are off the ground. The back
is arched. the hind feet are directed
forward. the fore feet backward. so
that all are tucked under the animals
body
When the limbs again touch the
ground the first to do so is one of the
hind feet, which is thrust far forward
so as to form an acute angle with the
line OF the body and thus serve the
purpose of a spring in breaking the
force of the impact of the hoof when
the horse is going at top speed.
In the conventional mode of repre-
senting galloping horse all four legs
are off the ground at once. but the
front pair are extended backward in
such way that the undersurfaces of
their hoofs are directed skyward. the
body being at the same time brought
near the ground. This conventional
pose appears to have been derived from
a dog running. when the front and
hind pairs of legs are respectively ex-
tended forward and backward. with
the soles of the hind feet turned up
ward
This pose. it is thought. was adopt
ed to represent the gallop of the horse
by the goldsmiths of Mycenae between
500 and 1000 B. c.. whence it was
transmitted by way of Persia and ST.
IBERIA to China and Japan. to return
in the eighteenth century as the re-
suit Of commercial relations to west
ern Europe.-Chicago Tribune.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-23
The Political Millennium.

Two Kansas farmers, one Of them q
Republican and the other a Democrat.
were Quarreling over their political be-
liefs. The more they argued the fur
Their apart they drifted. Finally they
called in neighbor to settle the dis
pute. This neighbor was man who
seldom said anything, who went about
his business. was good citizen and
substantial in every way.
WELL" he replied after both had
stated their sides, my son and have
been hauling wheat nearly forty years
now. There are two roads leading to
the mill. One is the valley road and
the other leads over the hill. But never
yet has the miller asked me which
road we came. He always asks, Is
the wheat good ?'"-Kansas City Jour-
nal
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-23
SCENES IN NICARAGUA AND OFFICERS TIE
AMERICAN FORCES

Qertul wealth. On the eastern slopes
four crops of corn are grown annually.
though vast areas are implanted Cot
February. Coffee. rice and indigo are
grown for export, while in late years
the rubber industry has been system
atized by outsiders and has become
one of the most lucrative lines OF en-
deavor in the whole country
Bananas are the principal article OF
export. About a million dollars worth
are sent out every year from the east
ern section. Most of those grown in
the west are eaten at home.
Mahogany, ebony, light rosewood and
other valuable trees abound. Vanilla.
sarsaparilla and cacao (chocolate) are
shipped to America for consumption.
Where Monkeys Grow.
It is interesting to know that hum
ming birds abound in this turbulent
land. though monkeys, wild hogs and
buzzards are more in evidence. Zela-
ya's effort to make monkey Of the
OAASSN NLALCS Is luc CduS0 VI lie pres
ent trouble
Nicaragua is misgoverned by a presi-
dent, five cabinet ministers and forty
representatives who comprise nation
al legislative assembly Of one house.
There is no check upon this one house
congress except that supplied by the
president. who possesses such power
under the constitution and his own in
clination that he can override the law
makers and overrule them almost if
not quite at will. Thus Zelaya has
become dictator, a despot. car. in
his own bailiwick.
Universal suffrage is said to prevail.
Universal suffering also appears to be
the rule under the prevailing misrule.
There are few schools in Nicaragua.
A few years ago it was reported au-
thoritatively that Nicaragua's neigh.
Dor, Costa Rica. had more schoolteach-
ers than soldiers and that Zelaya's
country had three times az many SOL
diers as schoolteachers. The prepon-
derance Of soldiers has increased i'm.
mensely since then. and II would be
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-23
She Liked Silk Hosiery.

Susan B. Anthony was woman of
simple taste in dress. but her close
friends knew Of one pretty feminine
vanity that she always held to. She
had weakness for silk stockings. Be-
ing pressed on one occasion for an ex-
PLANTATION of what most women at one
time regarded as an unnecessary ex-
travagance, she laughingly exclaimed:
"Oh. just love 'em: They are an in
SEPARATION. If have my silk stockings
on when l rise to make an address
feel just as if l am walking among
the clouds. They help me to soar
away on flights of eloquence.
wouldn't be without them"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-23
Alone in saw NH At Nirht


unmindful of dampness, drafts, storms
or cold, w. j. Atkins worked as night,
watchman at Banner Springs, Tenn.
Such exposure gave him severe cold
That settled on his lungs. At last he
mad to give up work. He tried many
remedies but all failed till he used DR..
Kings New Discovery CATER using
one bottle" he writes, 81 went back to
work.as we'll as ever" Severe colds,
stubborn coughs, inaamed throats
ana sore lungs, hemorrhages, Group
ana whoe ping cough get quick relief
ana prompt cure from this glorious
medicine. SOC and Sl.OO. Trial bottle
Tree, guaranteed by c. A. Jack.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-23
Move to Save Mountain Laurel.

Move to Save Mountain Laurel.
Maintaining that the beautiful noun
tain laurel is in danger of becoming ex-
tinct through it's lavish use for Christ
mas decorations, the Boston Society
For the Protection Of Native Plants
has issued an appeal to the public to
give up it's use. A leaflet devoted to
the preservation Of this evergreen says
that the plant is gathered extensively
twice year. In summer the flowers
are taken for church and house decora-
ton. In winter the inroads are much
more extensive and dangerous. Enor-
nous quantities are then used for
festoons, wreaths. etc., in the Christ
mas dressing Of churches and the deco
ration Of bathrooms.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-23
Rich Mems Gifts Are Poor

beside this: II want to go on record
as saying that I regard Electric
Bitters as one of the greatest gifts
that God has made to woman, writes
Mrs. o. Rhinevault of Vestal Center.
N. Y, 81 can never forget what it has
done for me.'' This glorious medi-
cine gives a woman buoyant spirits,
vigor of body and jubilant health.
1t quickly cures nervousness, Sleep
lessness, melancholy, headache,
backache, fainting and dizzy spells;
SOON builds up the weak, ailing and
sickly. Try them. SOC at C. A.
Jacks.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-23
Proposals for County PRINTING.

Sealed proposals will be received by
the board of county commissioners of
Mile Laos county, Mimi, at the Office
OF the county auditor of said county,
up to l O'Clock p. M. on Wednesday,,
January 5th, 1910, for the official
county printing of Mile Laos county,
Mimi, for the year 1910. The board
reserves the right to reject any or all
bids received.
Board of County Commissioners.
Mile Laos County MINI.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-23
Economy,

Mrs. Blockley-John. do you know
that Royal Worcester vase bought
yesterday for f5? Well. they reduced
them to e. this morning. Mr.. Block
ley-Then you lost f2 by not waiting
until this morning Mrs. Blockley-No:
only FL. went down today and bought
another for g. making two of them
average "a each.-London Fun.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-23

Scrub yourself daily, you are not
clean inside. This means clean
stomach, bowels, blood, liver, clean,
healthy tissue in every organ. Moral:
Take HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea, a thorough cleanser. Try it.
tonight. G.. A. Jack.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-23
NICARAGUA, The LAND Of M|SRUL[
Aboutthe Size Of New York
State, 1t Has Great Natural
Resources Many Of the
People Live Like Savades.
Officers Commanding Our
Forces

RI
Officers Commanding Our
Forces.
are Leon and Managua. Leon, the lar
gest city in the republic, has 10000
people. 1t used to be the capital. II
is picturesque old place and historic
ally interesting. Managua, the pres
ent capital, has population of 10000
the size Of Springfield, Mo. Then
there are Matagalpa. 10000: Granada
$4,000, and several other towns OF
from 5000 to 10000.
How to Reach Nicaragua.
There is only one railroad in Nicara
qua, and that doesn't cut much space
It runs from Corinto, on the Pacific
coast, to Managua. located on lake
near that coast, and from there to
Granada, on Lake Nicaragua, the lar.
gest inland body Of water in Latin
America. The railroad is about 1GC
miles long-or short, as it looks to us.
1t is said to be almost impossible fol
an American, unless he possess the in.
trepidity of Peary or Cook, to cross
Nicaragua from coast to coast. The
roads in some places are mere trails
The interior is mountainous and wild.
Corinto is the principal port on the
Pacific side. The town has but 2,OOC
inhabitants. 10 get to Nicaragua per
haps the quickest route is through
Mexico by rail to Salina Cruz and
thence by steamship to Corinto One
may go by ship from San Francisco all
the way. Steamers from New Orleans
run direct to Bluefields, on the Allan
tic side. place of 5000 people. Steam
ers from New York also touch Blue
fields. Many persons from the east
ern section Of the United States get tc
Nicaragua by crossing Panama and
taking ship to Corinto.
Like all Central and South American
countries, Nicaragua is an undeveloped
nation. The natural resources of the
country seem to require only stable
government for development into won
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-23
Observation-Disclosures.

The above is the name of German
chemical, which is one of the MANY
valuable ingredients Of Foley's
Kidney Remedy. Acknowledgements
tramine is recognized by medical text
books and authorities as a uric acid
solvent and antiseptic for the urine.
Take Foley's Kidney Remedy as soon
as you notice any Irregularities and
avoid a serious malady. Sold by all
druggists.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-23
Bobby's Questions,

Small Bobby-Papa. why can man
run faster than a boy?
Papa-Because he is bigger, my boy
Small Bobby (after bordering for a
few moments)- We'll. if that's the rea-
son. why don't the hind wheels of a
wagon run faster than the front
wheels p Chicago News.
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August Lundquist, Pastor

After exposure, and when you feel a
cold coming on, take Foley's Honey
and Tar, the great throat and lung
remedy. 1t stops the cough, relieves
the congestion, and expels the cold
from your system. Is mildly laxa-
tive. Sold by all druggists.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-23
CARNEGIE's OWN MUSEUM.

Cottage Where He Was Born to Hold
Mementos of His Lifetime.
The accumulation of caskets contain
ing addresses, gold keys and other ne
mentos Of Andrew Carnegies bene-
factions has become so considerable
that their storage is serious prob
lem. Friends of Mr.. Carnegie propose
that the cottage wherein the ironmas-
ter was born at Dunfermline, Scot
land, be RACED and an appropriate mu-
scum be erected on the site.
1t is also suggested that the sur
rounding property be cleared for the
purpose of forming pleasure ground.
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The Nicaraguan Situation.

Zelaya; bark. Zelaya!
Now beat it quick, or, say,
Your Uncle Sam will show you
The way.
Perhaps you think you're mighty
And free beyond restraint,
But he is here to tell you
You amt.
You ought to be some decent
To hold down what you've got.
But you are always proving
You're not.
Perhaps you think you're proper.
A really truly saint,
But everybody's certain
You amt.
Zelaya; bark, Zelaya!
It may be that you think
Your Uncle Sam Is largely
Gezink
And that he's merely showing
Ills feathers and paint,
But-mind your eye, Zelayn-
He amt.
Y. ]. hampton IN NAsv Ynrle r-.ih,.nl
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The Measuring Rod.
Taking No Risks.

Dentist-You should have taken gas.
as l suggested. sir. You would have
1elt no pain. Victm-Me take gas:
Me, with EGO in my pocket: No fear.
Get it over.-London Tit-Bits.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-23
Just the 1hinu.

The poet took his silver mounted
pistol from the bureau drawer.
what are you going to do with
that?" asked his timid wife,
I'm going to use it to drive the wolf
from the door," he answered.
Ten minutes later the pawnbroker
had advanced So on it.--Chicago News.
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AAA caragua? This is an init
w mate query. because the Unit.
ed States government re
Gently sent some war vessels and ma.
rines down to that Central American
hornets nest to show the present head
hornet, President Zelaya, that he can.
not murder American citizens without
being called to answer in court OF
law. Intelligent observers express the
belief that the United States will place
an army of occupation on Nicaraguan
soil until such time as there can be
established in that volcanic bailiwick
government guaranteed not to erupt
every six months. Our course in Cuba
seems about to be repeated in Mica.
ragua.
That is why some real facts about
Nicaragua are pertinent. Once upon a
time a young American, William Wal.
ker Of Nashville, Tenn, was president
Of Nicaragua. Fiftythree years age
Walker conquered the country with
only 6fty-six men at his back. OF
course it didn't stay conquered. Walker
was stood up and shot down. For hall
a century his bones have bleached in
Nicaraguan sands. AS Joaquin Miller,
who in youth was one of Walkers
fiery flibusters, has sung:
He lies low in the leveled sand.
Unsheltered from the tropic sun,
And now of all he knew not one
Will speak him fair in that far land
The bones of Leroy Cannon and
Leonard Groce, the two Americans re-
Gently executed by order Of Zelaya, do
not even bleach. Their bodies were
burned, also by Zelaya's order In a
smaller way they were like Walker,
the foremost Of the filibusters They
fought against the prevailing govern
ment because it was thing of shreds
and tatters. so far as stability was
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-23
Well Bred.

That's we'll bred child"
you bet she is. Never correctsi
her parents publicly. no matter what
the exfgencies of the case may. De-.
Pittsburg Post.
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What Did She Mean2

Harold-What did she say when you
turned out the gas and kissed her?
Rupert-Said she felt as if she never
wanted to see my face again.-Phila-
lelphia Record
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Headed Him OFF.

He-You know. Clara. about the dia-
mond engagement ring l want to give
you. diamonds have gone up So She
oh. you dear boy: How sweet OF
you to want to make sacrifices to
prove your love-Baltimore American
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concerned, and yet it was thing of
wrath and tyranny. Most of the time,
before Walkers day and since, Mica
ragua has been similarly misgoverned.
Zelaya, against whom Secretary Knox
has numbered and American warships
seem likely to thunder presently. has
mlsruled the country for sixteen years
until he has come to imagine himself
car. What the United States in
tends to do apparently is to teach Ze-
laya that misruler is non persona
grata to civilization.
Nicaragua New York's Size.
Nicaragua is not so much as to size.
though it is bigger than Holland, Bel
GUM and Denmark combined. Those
are monarchies in Europe and Mica
ragua and her ilk are practically mon
arches in America, though called re-
publics by courtesy. But Nicaragua
is so much bigger than Panama that
the latter nation" looks like Cat
taraugus county in relation to the
state of New York. In fact, Nicarag qua
Is almost exactly the size of New
York. being 49,20O square miles in
area. The country is richer than Rus
STA proper in coast lines. having 225
miles on the Pacific and nearly 300
miles on the Caribbean sea. the Allan.
tic side.
Nicaragua's greatest width is p;
miles. the distance from st. Louis tc
Chicago or from New York to Wash
1ngton. In one place it is only 12s
miles wide. the distance from Chicago
across Illinois to the Mississippi river
Let us call Nicaragua it instead of she
as that might offend the ladies.
According to information supplied
by the international bureau of Ameri
can republics, Nicaragua has the
smallest population Of any Central
American republic except Panama
There are about 100000 people in the
country. This is less than the popula.
ton Of st. Louis. Many Of the Nicara.
guans are aborigines, living in the int.
rior Businesses and as uncivilized az
the savages Of darkest Africa.
The chief cities on the Pacific side
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One Of the Bravest.

expedition is Major Smedley D. Butler,
whose father is Pennsylvania con-
gresham. He was an officer in the vol
unteer army during the Spanish war.
After he was appointed to the marine
corps he served in the Boxer uprising
in China. He was shot while carrying
a wounded private to safety at the
battle of Tientsin, but went to Pekin
before his wound was healed and took
part in all the fighting there. He was
wounded again at Pekin, but refused
to quit. For his bravery and pluck he
was chosen to carry message to
Minister Conger within the beleaguered
walls. He delivered this message
to Garcia" then collapsed and was
sent to hospital, where he fought a
winning battle with the soldiers worst
enemy, typhoid fever. Later he served
in the Philippines.
Lieutenant Colonel Frank j. Moses
and Major Philip NJ. Bannon of the
marines are other distinguished officers
detailed for Nicaraguan duty. Moses
was in command of the first pro-
visional regiment Of marines in Cuba
for several years Bannon was bre-
vetted for gallantry at Guantanamo in
1898.
Uncle Sam is confident that these
officers and the men under them can
hold down Zelaya and his entire out
fit
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Church Topics ~ -
EPISCOPAL.
Sunday and Weekday
Announcements.

EPISCOPAL.
Sunday, December 26, at Hope
church, in Congregational church,
Princeton evening prayer and
sermon at $3.50.
Isaac Houlgate, Pastor.
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SWEDISH LUTHERAN

SWEDISH LUTHERAN
Next Sunday services will be- held
in Livonia church, Zimmerman. at
10:3O a. M; Sunday school at ~.
The Ladies' Aid society of thinner
man will meet with Mrs. Mattson on
Thursday, December 30, beginning at
IL O'Clock a. NJ. with services. All are
cordially invited to attend.
There will be early services in the
Emanuel church, Princeton, at 6
O'Clock Christmas morning.
The children taking part in the
Christmas entertainment Sunday
evening at O'Clock will please select
suitable recitations or songs.
Services will be held in Saron
church, Greenbush, on Christmas day
at II a. ~. The children's entertain
ment of Saron church will be held on
Saturday evening at 7 O'Clock. The
children taking part will please select
recitations or songs.
August Lunduuist. Pastor.