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Foreign Capital In America.

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The late king of Belgium held stocks
Of railways in this country. King Ed
ward recently made good turn in
speculative stocks here. These in
stances of royalty investing capital in
America are not exceptional. It is said
that about $6,00O,00O,00O in foreign
money has been brought to this coun-
try for investment during the last fifty
years.
The inflow of capital from abroad
began with the financing Of our new
railroads. The financing of American
enterprises from this source will prob
ably continue for long time, although
the relative amount may diminish.
Our national wealth is now fixed at
about $107, 100000 and will doubt
less increase. The amount Of foreign
money at work here is too small to be
of influence except as it contributes to
greater productivity in certain fields
and adds to our own wealth. The for
eign investor gets the dividends, but
the advantages of substantial develop.
ment remain here
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
HIS coNuNDRuM.
Propounded In Prose, 1t Was Answered
In Rhyme.

Propounded In Prose, 1t Was Answered
In Rhyme.
In the olden time before the war,
the days so famous for generous hos
pttality in the south, brilliant party
was assembled at dinner in a beau
tiful country homestead. Across the
table wit flashed back and forth, and
the guests began to vie with one an
other in proposing conundrums.
Mr.. Alexander 81. Stephens offered
one which puzzled the whole company,
"What is it that we eat at breakfast
and drink at dinner?"
For some time no answer came, and
the bright eyes Of the southern orator
began to sparkle with triumph, when
Colonel Johnson, taking up the "Com-
monplace Book of the hostess, which
lay conveniently by, wrote impromptu
upon the fyleaf the following answer:
What is eaten for breakfast and drunken
for dinner?
Is it coffee or eggs or butter or meats?
Sure double the stomach of obdurate sin
Who eats what he drinks and drinks
what he eats,
But let US consider. IT'S surely not but
Nor coffee nor meats. whether broiled or
roast,
Nor boiled eggs nor poached nor fried in
batter.
It must. then. be bread All. yes-when
it's toast!
Atlanta Constitution.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
BIackburn's Eloquence.

The story is told Of Senator Proctor
Of Vermont in "reminiscences by Vice
President Stevenson that when invited
to go out Of the senate chamber just
before the days session began he re-
piled: Excuse me. am paired with
Blackburn on prayers" When the
Rev. DR.. Butler retired from the
chaplaincy Of the senate Blackburn's
speech surpassed all others for ardor
and felicity of expression. 1.-The coun-
terpart Of the scene that followed his
closing words had never been wit
messed in legislative assembly. All
were in tears. 1t was even said that
venerable senator's who had never shed
a tear since the ratification of the
treaty Of Client actually sobbed aloud
and refused to be comforted At
length. amid silence that could be felt.
an adjournment was effected. and the
senators passed out to their homes. AS
he passed the chair Senator Vest in an
undertone remarked to the vice presi-
dent, Joe never saw him. Wash
ington Herald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
BAsHFUL STANLEY.
His Response to Speech Of Eulooy at
q BANQUET. y.

His Response to Speech Of Euloay at
Banquet.
William H. Rideing tells in Nc
Cures Magazine Of a dinner Of the
Papyrus club in Boston at which Hen
~ NJ. Stanley. the explorer, was the
guest Of honor:
Whether he Stanley sat or stood,
he fdgeted and answered in monosyl-
lables-not because he was unamia bile
or unappreciative. but because he-this
man of iron. Gods instrument, whose
word in the field brooked no contradic-
ton or evasion, he who detied obsta.
cles and danger and pierced the heart
OF darkness-was bashful even in the
company Of fellow craftsmen.
His embarrassment grew when Dft.
er dinner the chairman eulogized him
to the audience. He squirmed and
averted his face as cheer after cheer
confirmed the speakers rhetorical ebul-
Hence of praise. Gentlemen, | intro
duce to you Mr.. Stanley. who, etc.
The hero stood up slowly, painfully,
reluctantly, and, with gesture Of dep
recation, fumbled in first one and then
another of his pockets without finding
what he sought
1T was supposed that he was look.
ing for his notes, and more applause
took the edge off the delay. His mouth
twitched without speech for another
awkward minute before, with more
erect bearing, he produced the object
Of his search and put it on his head.
1t was not paper, but rag of cap,
and with that on he faced the COM
pany as one who by the act had done
all that could be expected of him and
made further acknowledgment Of the
honors he had received superfuous. 1t
was cap that Livingstone had worn
and that Livingstone had given him."
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
ISLAND COMES AND GOES.
Rises In August and Disappears Regu
larly In February.

Rises In August and Disappears Regu-
larry In February.
One Of Michigan's unsolved mystic
r1es is the island that every summer
comes to the surface of Lake Orion
and every winter goes back again to
the depths from whence it arose.
Its periods Of appearance and dis
appearance are nearly regular. 1t
comes to the surface about the middle
Of August and goes down again about
Feb. IS. What causes it to act thus
strangely is conundrum that none
has been able to solve, but to keep it
above water or compel it to remain in
the depths have been alike without re-
suits.
On one occasion a number of farm
ers and teamsters resolved to put the
island out Of moving business. In
their efforts to do so they hauled many
loads of stone and deposited them on
it during the early part Of winter, be-
lieving that when it went down in
February it would go down for good,
weighted as it was with the stones.
But the following August saw it bob
up serenely from below-mipus it's load
Of stones
At another time an effort was made
to keep it on the surface, and it was
chained to the surrounding country
with heavy log chains. When it's
time for departure came it departed.
and the log chains departed with it.
The log chains were never recovered.
The island is composed of soft mud
and rushes. and there are some skep-
teal souls who attribute it's formation
and appearance and disappearance to
the gathering of vegetation in one spot
by the currents Of the lake and it's sub
sequent decay.-Boston Herald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
Window Leaves"

In South Africa Dr. r. Marloth dis
covered six species Of plants possess
ing what are styled window leaves
They are all stemless succulents, and
the egg shaped leaves are imbcdded
in the ground. only the apexes re-
naming visible. This visible part Of
the leaves is fat or convex on the sur
face and colorless, so that the light
can penetrate it and reach the interior
Of the leaf below, which is green on
the inside. With the exception Of the
blunt apex, no part Of the leaf is
permeable to the light, being surround
ed by the soil in which it is buried.
The first of these plants discovered is
a species of bulbine.-London Graphic
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The above is the name of German
chemical, which is one of the many
valuable ingredients of Fo]ey's
Kidney Remedy. Hexamethy lenete-
tramine is recognized by..medical text
books and authorities as 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, 1909-12-30

ed. The Copper river valley. m
which the road must run, Us notorious
for its violent winter windstorms. its
shifting, uncertain, silt falls; racing,
vagabond streams; deep snow; rocky.
slide secured canyons and advancing
glaciers. The river itself, the only
large stream emptying from the Alas
kan interior to the southwark, is a
turbulent, silt laden, ice bearing tor
rent in which no man can swim TWEEN
ty strokes. At one place it runs be-
tween great living glaciers that dis
charge millions Of tons of ice into it's
current each day of the summer
months, and here the railroad must
! run too.
Scenery Will Become World Famous.
The scenery is Of unique grandeur,
but these scenic features, so soon to
become world famous, have represent
ed to the engineers problems Of unex-
ampled complexity. Many Of these
problems were repeatedly declared to
be impossible Of solution even under
the most favorable conditions of
weather and with unlimited time
Two years ago next month the first
lot of material and supplies arrived in
Cordova. Since then construction has
been pushed forward with almost I'M
believable momentum.
In these two years permanent road
Of high standard has been completed
to the mouth of the Tiekel river, 1O2
miles from Cordova. Three great steel
bridges have been set over the swift
flowing Copper river, and a fourth
across great ice secured channel be-
low the berg lake of Miles glacier is
far advanced and will be one Of the
engineering wonders of the world.
Long stretches Of tunnel and rock cut
and piling have been finished and
feet of river steamers built and placed
In commission.
At CordOva end, where there were
no problems of Importance, much mon
ey has been spent in preparing for the
handling Of heavy train service to
and from the mines.
The iron in the blood of the men who
are building this road shows apparent
ly in the blood of Cordova, for also
there has been fighting to do. MADE
towns like this one do not grow of
their own volition in single year. 1t
takes organization, confidence and
much toll where ones home must, as
here, actually be carved from the eter-
nal hills
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
PULP WOOD IN ALASKA.
Transportation Facilities Only Needed
to Open Up Enormous Forests.

Transportation Facilities Only Needed
to Open Up Enormous Forests.
Another valuable item has been add
ed to Alaska's growing list of undevel-
oped resources. Recent expert exami-
nation of the timber in the Sushitna
basin has confirmed the belief that it
is pulp wood of high quality. The
timber is poplar, cottonwood and
spruce, but little of which is of COM
mercial value for lumber. The land on
which this growth stands includes the
100000 or more acres estimated as
grazing and farming land and on
which demonstrating recently began.
This area, distributed among the vari-
GUS valleys Of the basin, is for the
most part covered with luxuriant
growth Of wild redtop grass, with little
underbrush and only a moderate stand
Of timber. It is obvious that with
reasonably convenient market for pulp
wood and water transportation, Of
which there is much, the cost of clear
ing these lands might be greatly re-
duced if not made profit by the sale
of the timber as a byproduct.
On Kenai peninsula, along the line of
the seventy mile Alaska Central rail
road, alone there are many thousands
of acres of available pulp wood, and
this will be increased with almost
every mile of the roads extension to-
ward the Matanuska coal fields. The
value Of this supply of pulp wood in
American territory and the practicable
ity of utilizing it was first pointed out
by Levi Chubbuck of the department
of agriculture, who visited the region
last summer. Still more recently Sena-
tor George ]. Baird of Canada went in
to the Matanuska coal fields and was
greatly impressed by the vast area Of
pulp woods as we'll as the splendid
grazing lands they stood on. He pre-
diets the rapid settlement Of this re-
gion by farmers and cattlemen
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
. HOW o ' I. LONG Z IS A DAY. !
Come Of the Worlds Inhabitants Eat
315 Meals During One.

315 Meals During One.
II we should meet man and he
should casually remark that he ate
315 meals yesterday we would doubt
less be somewhat astonished at his an
petite. Likewise we would feel sorry
for the man who said that. having
foolishly eaten three eggs with bacon
for breakfast, he had no appetite for
his Christmas dinner. But maybe the
first man was from Spitzbergen, where
they have day three and half
months in length, whereas the poor
chap who missed the Christmas feast
lived in Finland, at Torena, where
Christmas day is something less than
three hours long.
On the whole. it would be rather
wise if one should undertake to do
certain work, to receive so much per
day in payment, to understand Just
where the work is to be done, else one
might have to labor eighteen and a
half hours at Stockholm, If it happen
ed to be the longest day of the year,
or all the time from May 21 to july %
If at Wardbury, in Norway. In ST.
Petersburg the longest day is nineteen
hours and the shortest five hours. At
Torena, Finland, there is a twenty-five
hour day. At London and Bremen the
longest day is sixteen and half
hours, while at Hamburg and Dantzig
there are seventeen hours in the long
est day. In Washington the longest
day is about fifteen hours.-Exchange
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30

The passing Of the old king Of Bel
GUM adds still another to the list of
amiable young kings on European
thrones, Of whom Alfonso Of Spain and
Manuel Of Portugal are examples.
These youthful monarchs have an op-
pOrtunity to secure their hold on their
Kingdoms by wise and temperate ad-
ministratio of their high office. But it
will be the part of prudence for them
to dwell lightly on ''divine right" as
the authority for their rule
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
The Manly Man.

"After you've been two weeks in the
house with one Of these terrible handy
men that ask their wives to be sure
to wipe between the tines of the
forks and that know just how much
raising bread ought to have and how
to hang out a wash so each piece will
get the best sun it's Il real joy to get
back to the ordinary kind of man.
Yes, it's so!' Mrs. Gregg finished with
much emphasis. II want man who
should have sense about the things
he's meant to have sense about, but
when it comes to keeping house like
him real helpless, the way the Lord
planned to have himv'-Youth's Com
paniOn.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
A Pot Walloner.

The parliamentary register for 1896
showed that there was then only one
pot walloper in all England. One see
ing the term for the first time might
easily imagine that pot walloper was
species of ichthyosaurus or some 9TH
er reptile Of past age. 1t will be dis
covered upon inquiry, however, that
the term pot walloper'' is literally one
who boils pot and was applied to vot-
ers in certain boroughs Of England
where before the passage of the re-
form bill Of 1882 the qualifications for
suffrage was to have boiled (walloped)
his own pot in the parish for six
months.-London Notes and Queries.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
Maxine il TIaIn,

The following simple and explicit di-
rections are posted up in a hotel on the
Nordfjold:
'"The fire escape! Directions for use.
The one end Of the rope is to be fixed
at the hook in the window frame, the
other is to turn out Of the window. The
plated snotter, which is fixed at the log
of wood, is to be put under your arms.
whereupon you may safely let yourself
slide down. You may regulate the hur-
~ by keeping the rope under the log.
If more persons are to be saved you
have to pull up the contrary end of the
rope, fix this at the hook and go on so
till nobody is left''-London Punch.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
Wonderful Musical Memory.

Sir John Stainer had wonderful
musical memory 1t was put to the
test once at the Crystal palace when
he had to play the organ in the Mes
siah" and folio copy, on which alone
he could see the score, was not forth
coming. The conductor was in despair.
Sir John cut the knot by a wonderful
tour de force, playing the part fault
lessly right through and entirely from
memory, probably the only time the
Messiah" has been so rendered.-Lon-
don Standard
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Rich Mems Gifts Are Poor

beside this: 81 want to 60 on record
as saying that I regard Electric
Bitters as one of the greatest gifts
that God has made to woman, writes,
Mrs. 0. Rhinevault of Vestal Center,
N. Y, 81 can never forget what it has
done for me-" This glorious medi-
cine gives woman buoyant spirits,
vigOr of body and jubilant health.
1t quickly cures nervousness, sleep
lessness, melancholy, headache,
backache, fainting and dizzy spells:
soun builds up the weak, ailing and
sickly. Try them. SOC at G. A.
Jacks.
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COLOSSUS OF RHODES.
One Of the Ancient Seven Wonder. Of
the World.

Ono Of the Ancient Seven Wonders Of
the World.
The ancients succeeded in making
that alloy Of copper which is known as
bronze. Among the seven wonders of
the world was the famous statue,
wholly made Of bronze, historically
known as the Colossus Of Rhodes It
represented Phoebus. the national del
ty of the Rhodians. It was begun by
Chares, pupil of Lysippus, the sculp-
tor, and was completed by Laches 2S9
g. T. The popular belief is that it
stood astride the harbor Of Rhodes.
that it was 1O5 feet high and that
ships could easily sail between it's legs.
Pliny said that few men could clasp
its thumb. 1t was cast on metal plates.
afterward Joined together, and this
process occupied twelve years. In the
interior was a spiral staircase reach
ing into its head, and in great mirror
suspended to it's neck were reflected
the coast of Syria and the ships sailing
to Egypt.
After it had stood for sixty-four
years this colossus was overthrown by
an earthquake, and its remains lay on
the shore for 923 years-that is, until
A. D. 672-when they were sold by the
Saracens to a dealer. The original
cost was 800 talents about 6,0OO,OO0-
and it is not too much to say that
similar image might be constructed
now in one-fourth Of the time and at
one-third of the original cost. Rhodes,
by the way, must have had colossus
on the brain, for Pliny relates that the
port was adorned with 1000 colossal
statues Of the sun.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
A Costly Funeral.

The most costly state funeral which
has ever taken place was perhaps that
Of Alexander the Great. A round mil
lion was spent in laying Alexander to
his rest The body was placed in a
coffin of gold filed with costly aro-
mates, and a diadem was placed on
the head. The funeral car was embel-
lished with ornaments of pure gold.
and it's weight was so great that it
took eighty-four mules more than a
year to convey it from Babylon to
Syria.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
Alone in Saw Mill at Night

Alone in Saw Mill at Night .
unmindful of dampness, drafts, storms
Or cold, W. J. Atkins worked as night.
Waterman at Banner Springs, Tenn.
Such exposure gave him a severe cold
that settled on his lungs. At last he
had to give up work. He tried many
remedies but all failed till he used DR..
Kings New Discovery "After using
one bottle" he writes, 81 went back to
work.as we'll as ever" Severe colds.
stubborn coughs, inAamed threats
and sore lungs, hemorrhages, Group
and whooping cough get quick relief
and prompt cure from this glorious
medicine. SOC and $1.OO. Trial bottle
free, guaranteed by G. A. Jack.
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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. no. 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.
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straightforward,

He-You mustn't believe every beg
gar who comes to your door. She
But this was no common beggar. He
thing in shipwreck. He-How do
you know he was? She-He told a
straightforward story about how his
ship went to pieces on the coast of
Switzerland.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30

1t is doubtless correct to say that AL
pert L. OF Belgium will be king of re-
publican monarchy or Of monarchical
republic. That is the status to which
many Of the monarchies Of Europe
have come and to which they are all
rapidly coming.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30

With the combination of the Belgian
parliament, press, people and king
committed to the reformation of the
Kongo the world will await the inau-
guration Of the new order there with
confidence
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
Numismatics.

Nephew Gust returned from abroad,
This franc piece. aunt, l got in Paris.
Aunt Hepsy-1 wish. nephew. you'd
fetched home one Of them Latin quar-
tiers they talk so much about.-Louis
vile Courier-J Journal
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30

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, thorough cleanser. Try it
tonight. G. A. Jack.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30

1t is not an improbable outcome Of
the campaign forced upon England by
the dispute over the Liberal budget
that the stubborn house Of lords may
be reduced to the status of 4 chamber
representing the peerage instead Of a
chamber in which every peer has a
right to vote, as at present.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
The Main Thina.

Chief of Detectiyes--Now give US a
description of your missing cashier.
How tall was be? Business Mani
don't know how tall he was. What
worries me is that he was $4,000
short.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30

The best thing that can be said of
the moral character Of Leopold, Arte-
mus Ward has already said about that
Of Brigham Young. Mr.. Ward treated
it as conundrum and "gave it up
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30

1t would be the most fortunate thing
for unhappy Nicaragua if she could in
this crisis develop a leader approx
mating the unbending personality of
Diaz of Mexico.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30

Even though Peary did stop fourteen
miles short Of the pole, he got near
enough to look it over and shout
''Howdy" across the icy waste.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30

It doesn't really matter much where
Zelaya goes SO long as he takes his
style Of government with him.
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No argument is necessary to prove
that the price Of Christmas keeps pace
with the general advance.
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The Aioher Criticism.

Inc F7I9hef CFItIcIsEn
The Clergyman-But,m my friend, why
make use Of such abominable oaths?
The Motorcyclist-Abom Do
you know any better ones?-Harper's
Weekly.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30

The great question is not so much
what money you have in your pocket
as what you will buv with it.-Ruskin.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30

This is the season of the Christmas
shopping afterthought- more i'm
portant than the original idea.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30

Those who say that there is no Santa
Claus will now have to be good for a
long while.
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So far the conservation of resources
people haven't clamped the lid on the
slaughter of Christmas trees very hard.