The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-03-23

en- years in which to complete their
payments.
In order that settlers may become
attached to their properties and in.
duced to take personal interest in
their cultivation they will be forbid
den to mortgage or sell their lots until
they shall have paid for them in full"
An amusing incident happened in
Guadalajara not long ago. Two citi.
zens of that place whose estates ad
Joined were constantly engaged in a
wordy war. One of them was chick
en- fancier, and the other prided him.
self on his vegetable garden.
A vagrant chicken which had wan
dered beyond the precincts of the fan
cier's chicken run invaded the vege-
table garden of his neighbor. The
chicken enjoyed itself hugely among
the lettuce and tender sprouts of the
garden until discovered by the pro-
prietor, who Immediately called in the
services Of gendarme.
The officer of the law thereupon ar
rested the chicken and hailed it before
the comisario of the district, who en-
tered on the police blotter a charge
against the fowl and incarcerated it in
the jail. Notification was then sent to
the owner of the chicken setting forth
the tale Of its depredations and inform.
Ing him he might release his fowl and
reclaim it by the payment of $40. The
chicken is still In durance vile.
A man was knocked down by a troll
ley car recently and was Immediately
arrested for injuring the car, as in fall
ing the buttons Of his coat scratched
the vanished surface of the vehicle.
The City of Mexico is possibly the
best policed metropolis in the world,
but its officers, while vigilant, take
every instruction given them in lit
eral sense. They will arrest anybody
or anything that violates a city ordi-
nance.
A short time ago there was a COL
lslon between two automobiles, one of
the machines being so badly damaged
that it had to be left at the place
where the accident occurred. The per-
sons occupying the machine were
promptly bundled into the auto which
was able to proceed, and the entire
party went to the police station.
But that did not excuse the broken
car. 1t was formally arrested on the
spot and an officer detailed to see that
it did not get up and limp back to it's
garage. BY some chance the broken
automobile was forgotten for two days,
at the end of which time the police
captain discovered that he was shy one
gendarme. Investigation discovered
the gendarme asleep in the machine,
where he had camped out ever since
charged with its care. And it is very
cold up on this Mexican plateau at
night, as the City Of Mexico is more
than mile above sea level.
Fires are few and far between in the
City OF Mexico, as most of the build
ings are built either of stone or adobe.
with walls two feet or more in thick
ness. The fire department is there
fore elementary in character. and when
1t turns out on parade it resembles a
dog and pony circus The engine is
about the size of a teakettle and is
spiritedly dragged around by little
long cared burro
There was fire in a photograph
gallery not long ago. and the depart
ment was called out. The gallery was
situated on the third floor. and the to-
tally inadequate engine was unable to
get a stream that high. When the
ire company arrived at the scene the
jefe in charge lined all Of his men up
along the sidewalk and carefully call
ed the roll before they were permitted
to get busy with the fire. The fire,
of course. took every advantage Of
this opportunity, and by the time the
firemen got on the job it was beyond
control.
Among the fire fighting equipment
was small extension ladder, and it
required fifteen minutes to erect it.
and then no one seemed to care to
aSSCuu IL. dnu tHcy CduuOC OO DldmoO
in view Of what happened afterward.
Finally, some five minutes after the
ladder had been set in place, one
brave soul essayed the ascent. and
just as he reached the top of the lad
der it collapsed and slid together.
This landed the daring fireman op-
posite the second story balcony.
he stepped off on the balcony into
safety and was rewarded with thun-
der of "bravos!' from the spectators
below. Tipping his hat in apprecia-
ton of the applause. he stood there.
the admired of all beholders, while
his companions in arms below cheer
ed as wildly as the rest, Having
faithfully performed their duty, they
watched the fire burn itself out and
then called policeman and arrested
1t. also the proprietor, because In Mex
leo If a fire occurs in your establish
ment you must tell the authorities all
about 1t. give your real name ana be
Glad fO oscano with q Ito So0<oroo