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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-15
A Study IN Punctuation.

A celebrated eastern educator CON-
ma who has spent much time in
studying literature comma tells us that
the modern writer uses too many pune
tuation marks semicolon that he often
gets them in the wrong place and that
they are nuisance comma anyhow
period ~
- Another shark on literature comma
however comma says that it is fmpos.
sible for any person to write without
using punctuation marks period Being
Of a genteel turn comma we do not feel
like coming right out and calling the
latter gentleman quotation marks
liar comma quotation marks but we
have demonstrated comma to the salts
faction Of ourself comma at least com.
ma that writing can be done without
the use Of any punctuation mark what
soever period How do you like it in
terrogation point-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-15
First Pub. Aug. 8 -3t).
NOTICE.

Sealed proposals will be received
by the board of county commits
sioners OF Mile Laos county, Mimi.
at the office of the county auditor
of said county in the village OF
Princeton, Mimi, for the complete
fabricated steel and iron work for
the three state bridges known as
No. 351, No.353 and No. 354 to be
built in said county; said steel and
iron work to be delivered f. o. b. at
the railroad stations nearest and
most convenient to the sites of said
bridges. Complete plans and speci-
fcations for said steel and iron work
can be seen at the office of the
county auditor of said county, or at
the office of the State Highway Com
mission, Saint Paul. MINI.
A certified check for per cent of
the amount Of the bid must accom-
pany each bid.
All bids and checks accompanying
same shall be filed with the said
county auditor on or before II
O'Clock a. M, August Doth, 1912, on
which said date the county board
will meet for the purpose of opening
and considering said bids.
The board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
Dated at Princeton. Mimi, this
7th day of August, 1912.
By order of the county board.
W. c. DOANE,
County Auditor.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-15
STANDING UPRIGHT,
Easy Only Because Of Our Complex
Muscular Mechanism

Easy Only Because Of Our Complex
Muscular Mechanism.
We are so accustomed to standing
upright as a natural attitude that few
Of us think what a special complex
mechanism is required for this Dur.
pose. A moments consideration will
show that the ordinary explanation of
the erect position (the center of gravi-
ty to be directly above the feet is in
sufficient. When a man Is suddenly
shot, whether from the front or behind.
he drops on his face, for the truth is
that there Is much more weight in the
front Of the spinal column than be
hind It.
The fact is that when we are stand.
ing large number of powerful mus.
cles Doth front and back are stimuli
taneously at work, the effects Of their
action being to neutralize each other.
Thus the legs would fall forward were
1t not that they are kept vertical on
the feet by the strong tendon (the
Ach1lles) at the back of the heel.
At the same time the muscles of the
thigh are frightened so as to prevent US
taking a sitting position, and the mus
cles of the back are pulled tense so that
the trunk does not stoop forward. The
head is prevented from dropping on
the chest by the ligaments in the nape
Of the neck.
That the upright is not its normal
position is easily shown by the fact
that man mods as he Is falling asleep,
for as soon as the controlling nervous
force Is deadened the head drops for
ward by its own weight, only to be
pulled back into position again with
jerk when the brain becomes sud.
denly aware Of an unusual attitude.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-15
CHANGEABLE CHICAGO.
Has Eight Counties and Many Varied
SpeIIings to Its Credit.

Has Eight Counties and Many Varied
SpeIIings to Its Credit.
Few people know that Chicago has
been in eight different counties Of Il.
linois," said an old Chicago man. 1T
was first placed within the limits Of
Madison county. Illinois then being a
territory, Sept. ii, 1912.
subsequently it was included in the
following counties seriatim: Edwards in
1914; Crawford, 1916; Clark, after the
territory was admitted as state, 1919;
Pike. 1921; Fulton, 1928; Peoria, 1926.
under the jurisdiction Of which it re-
NAMED until the creation of the county
Of Cook. Jan. Is, 1881.
1.-THE name of the city, too. has been
spelled more than dozen ways. Fa.
Their Hennepin called it Che-cau-gou;
La Sale. Shecagou: on an old French
map of 1852. Chekagou; on another old
map 1873 in the Historical society
library at Madison, Wis.,, it is Chi
caugua; Father Gravier Q69O wrote
it Chicagoua, and in 100 St. Sosme
wrote it variously Chikagu, Chicagou,
Chicaqu and Chicago, he being the first
to give the letters the arrangement
which finally was settled upon as the
authorized spelling. Charlevoix gave
the same spelling In 1721. In the
Greenville treaty las revised it is Chi.
kagu
I'm an old deed filed away among
the archives Of the Chicago Historical
society, as applied to the river or
creek d774). it is plainly written Chi.
cagou. The word was the Indian word
for garlic or wild onion and signided
to the red men strong, mighty, power
full, courageous.
I'm 1725 a chief bore the name Chi
cago (under some one Of its many
spellings), who went to Paris and was
made much Of by kings and princes"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-15
KEEP CUTS CLEAN.
Then There Isn't Anything For Them
to Do but Heal.

Then There Isn't Anything For Then,
to Do but Heal.
The cut made by the surgeon should
always be kept absolutely free from
germs. If infection occurs we know
that some one has Diundered. Acciden-
tai cuts, on the other hand, are almost
invariably infected.
The germs Of disease are every
where. No matter how small the cut
may be or how brief it's exposure to
the air, germs are almost certain to
enter. II an accidental cut is to heal
quickly and we'll all germs must be
carefully removed at the first dress
ing. 'H~ ..@t. g..
When we consider how many are
the ways in which a cut may become
infected we can understand why such
precautions are necessary. Infection
is often introduced by the very nipple
ment that makes the wound. Only
surgeons use sterilized instruments.
A knife or a pair of scissors or a piece
OF glass or crockery is almost certain
to plant germs in the furrow it plows.
Germs Nay also enter from the cloth
ing, from the hands of whoever rushes
to help, from the first piece of cloth or
handkerchief used to stanch the flow
OF blood or from the water used for
the first washing. -
Since the avenues Of danger are so
numerous. it is safest to assume that
Infection has occurred It follows that
every family should understand some
of the simplest methods of steriliza-
tion. Heat is the simplest Of all.
The mother Of family should keep
a supply Of soft linen rags that have
been thoroughly boiled She should
keep them not on an open shelf with
towels or other cloths. but done up in
a carefully closed oiled paper bag or
protected from the air in some other
equally effective way. For washing
the wound she should use only water
that has been boiled. When the doc
tor comes he will add some kind of
chemical antisepsis. and it. will be
proved once more that clean cut can
do nothing but heal.-Youth's Com.
OaniOn
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First Pub. Aug. y
Citation for Hearing on Final Account
and for Distribution.

ESTATE OF BYRON M. VAN ALSTEIN.
State Of Minnesota. County OF Mile Laos.
In Probate Court
Alstetn, decedent.
The state of Minnesota to the next of kin
ana all persons interested in the final account
and distribution Of the estate of said decedent:
The representative of the representative
81 o. the above named decedent, having
nleo IN this court his final account Of
the administration OF the estate Of said
oeceaent, together with his petition pray
ing Tor the adjustment and allowance of said
final account and for distribution of the resi-
entitled;
Therefore, you, and each Of you, are hereby
cited and required to show cause, il any you
have, before this court, at the probate court
rooms IN the court house, in the village of
Princeton. in the county OF Mile Laos. state of
Minnesota. on the 18th dav Of August, 1912. at 2
granted. = - -
Witness. the judge OF said court, and the
seal Of said court, this 31st day of July, 1912
court SeaD WIN. v. SANFORD.
CHARLES A. DICKEY, Probate Judge
Attorney for petitioner,
Princeton, MINI.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-15
COMPANY AT BREAK FAST.
4 Surprise Party That Startled q
! 81 Bride In India

4 Surprise Party That Startled Z
Bride In india.
II was married III India" says q
writer in the Contra Costa Gazette,
''and rented little house fourteen
miles or so from any other habita.
ton of white ulen. The morning my
wife and arrived the servants laid
breakfast on the verlnda overlooking
the river. At the clatter of the plates
there began to come down from the
big tree that overshadowed the house
and up the tree that grew in the ravine
behind it. from the house roof itself,
from everywhere, multitude Of sol.
emn monkeys 4.
'"They came up singly and in couples
and in families and took their places
without noise or fuss on the veranda
and sat there like an audience waiting
when the breakfast was all laid and
the monkeys were all seated went in
to call my wife. =. .,.@
"'Breakfast is ready. and they are
all waiting!' said. 81.
"'Who are waiting?' she asked in
dismay. \ thought we were going to
be alone, and was just coming out in
my dressing gown ..
"'Never mind l said. The people
about here are not fashionably dressed.
They wear pretty much the same
things all the year round
nd x1,;f
her astonishment In the middle of
the veranda stood our breakfast table,
and all the rest of the space, as we'll as
the ratings and the steps. was covered
with an immense company of monkeys,
as grave as. possible and as motion.
less and silent as if they were stuffed
Only their eyes kept blinking and their
little round ears kept twitching. My
wife laughed heartily-at which the
monkeys only looked all the graver-
and sat down.
"'Will they eat anything?' she asked
"Try Them l said.
$50 she picked up biscuit and threw
1t among the company. Three hun
dred monkeys jumped into the air like
one. and for an instant there was 8
riot that defes description. The next
moment every monkey was sitting In
its place as solemn as If it had never
moved. Only their eyes winked and
their ears twitched.
my wife threw them another bis.
cult, and the riot broke out again. Then
she threw them another and another
and another. But at last we had given
away all that we had to give and got
up to go. The monkeys at once rose
and. advancing gravely to the steps,
walked down them in a solemn pro.
cession and dispersed for the days oc'
cuDatiOnS"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-15
"Watches" on Board Ship

On board all ships series of
watches" are established, so that
work is shared equally among the SAIL
ors. To aid this object also the crews
are divided into two divisions, star
board and port A ships day COM
mences at noon, and there are seven
watches. The watch which is on duty
in the forenoon one day has the after
noon next day. and the men who have
four hours rest one night have eight
hours the next. This is the reason for
having "dog Watches" which are made
by dividing the hours between 4 p. m.
and p. m. into two watches.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-15
First Pub. Aug. 1-3t
Notice of Cancellation of Land Contract

/
To W. Chester Hopkins:
| Whereas you and undersigned, De
Archy McLarty, did under date of
November 7, 1911, enter into
written agreement, by the terms, of
which the undersigned sold and
agreed to convey to you, upon pay
ment by you of certain sums of
money and interest thereon as
purchase price and the performance
by you of your part Of said agree
ment, the lands and premises Stu
ated in Mile Laos county, Minneso-
ia, described as the south one-third
of lot five (5) and lots eleven (l1)
and twelve (12), in block eighteen
(lS), in the village of Milaca, accord
ing to the plat of said village of
Milaca.
And whereas you have defaulted in
your part of said agreement in this,
that you have failed to pay that GER
tain installment of the purchase
price due on May Is, 1912. amounting
to $4,000, and interest on the unpaid
purchase price to May Is, 1912,
amounting to $21OO, and there is
due and unpaid at the date of this
notice on said purchase price the
sum of S71.00 with interest on the
sum of $4,000 at per centum per
annum since May Is, 1912, amount
ing in all at this date to the sum Of
SLIGO.
Now therefore, you are hereby
notified, that said contract will be
cancelled and Of no effect and all
your right, title and interest in said
lands will cease and determine thirty
days after the service of this notice
upon you, unless within said thirty
days you remove said default by pay
ing the said amount of principal and
interest so due on said May Is and
interest on said $4,000 to the date of
payment at the rate above named, to-
gether with the costs of serving this
notice.
Dated July Is, 1912.
DE ARCHY McLARTY.
BERT o. LOE,
Attorney for De Archy McLarty,
Granite Falls, Minnesota.
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STARTS AT $4,000.

Be a stenographer and earn good
salary. M. J. Roy of Lawrence, Mass,
took a six months course in the Man.
kato Commercial College last winter
and secured a government position at
$125 a month. He believes in the
school and wants his brother, back in
Lawrence, to attend the Mankato
Comm College this fall. Many
others are doing as we'll as Mr.. Roy.
You can. Our catalogue tells how.
Send for 1t today. Mankato CONNER
'eial College, Mankato, MINI.
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(F'irst Pub. Aug 81
Citation for Hearing on Final Account
and for Distribution.
ESTATE OF HARVEY B. CASE.

ESTATE OF HARVEY B. CASE.
State OF Minnesota, County OF Mile Laos.
In Probate Court.
In the matter OF the estate of Harvey B.
Case, decedent
The state of Minnesota to the next OF kin and
all persons interested in the final account and
olStrlbution OF the estate Of said decedent:
The representative OF the above named de-
cedent, having filed in this court her final &C
count OF the administration Of the estate of
SAID decedent, together with her petition pray
ing Tor the adjustment and allowance of said
final account and for distribution of the res
entitled;
Therefore, you, and each of you, are hereby
clted and required to show cause, if any you
have, before this court at the probate court
rooms, il the court house, in the village of
Princeton, in the county OF Mile LacS state of
Minnesota, on the 3rd day of September. 1912.
at 10 o'clock a. M, why said petition should
not be granted.
Witness the judge OF said court, and the seal
OF said court. this End day Of August, 1912.
VIM. V. SANFORD,
(Court SeaD Probate Judge.
E. L. MCMILLAN, ESQ.,,
Attorney for petitioner,
Princeton, MINI.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-15
Swinburne Used Profanity Often.

Swinburne Used Profanity Often.
Swinburne would have suffered bad
~ If the thirty shilling swearing tax
had been enforced against him. he
lived at the British hotel in Cockspur
street and never went anywhere ex-
cept in hansoms, which, whatever the
distance, he invariably remunerated
with shilling. When he drove two
miles beyond the radius there was the
DEVILS own row. But in the matter Of
imprecation the poet was more than a
match for cabby,. who after five min
utes Of it would drive off as though he
had been rated by Beelzebub himself.
London Chronicle.
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Minnesota, County of

State of Minnesota, County of
Mile Laos.
In District Court, Seventh Judi
cial District.
In the matter of the receivership
of the Eastern Minnesota Land Com
pany, Insolvent.
Upon the final report and account
of Charles Keith as receiver of the
above named insolvent duly filed
herein and upon all of the files and
records herein, it is hereby ordered
that all parties interested be and
appear before said court at the court
house in the city of St. Cloud,
Stearns county, Minnesota, on the
l4th day of September, 1912, at 10
O'Clock in the forenoon or as soon
thereafter as counsel can be heard,
then and there to show cause, if any
there be, why the said account and
report should not be allowed and all
of the acts of said receiver ratified
and confirmed and the compensation
of said receiver and his attorney
herein be fixed and allowed and the
balance in the hands of said receiver
be paid over to claimholders and GER
titicate holders and upon the coming
IN OF report showing such payment,
the said receiver and his sureties be
relieved and discharged from further
liability. ..-.
1t is further ordered that notice of
said hearing be given by publication
of a copy of this order at least three
times in the Princeton Uni o prior
to said hearing and by mailing a
copy hereof to all known claim
holders, certificate holders, stock
holders, officers or directors of said
insolvent at least ten (1O) days prior
to the date of said hearing.
Dated this 3rd day August, 1912 ;.
By the Court,
...-- NJ. D. TAYLOR.
Judge of District Court.
T.. L. MCMILLAN,
Attorney for Receiver,
Princeton, MINI.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-15
livinu on Rubber.

The rubber slug is one Of the many
pests Of rubber plantations. It attacks
the young trees and feeds on the Juice
oozing from the cuts. Doubt having
been cast on the suggestion that any
animal could subsist on rubber,
saucerful Of juice was placed before
some rubber slugs, which Tapped it up
like cat tapping up milk. Scientists
have come to the conclusion that this
slug contains some rubber digesting
ferment ,as gastric Juice. -.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-15
It Does Indeed.

Little Willie. who was puzzled over
the name of a famous arctic explorer,
asked his father, How do you pro-
nounce the first name Of K-n-u-d Ras-
mussen-with short or a long one?''
"Oh, it doesn't make any differencer'
replied the father, who didn't know.
"Well, don't known said the boy.
II think it makes a good deal of iif-
ference whether man is mud or nude
in the arctic regions!"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-15
Rivers and a Mountain RAM.

The range Of the Blue Ridge noun.
ta1ns in Pennsylvania Is divided by g
river every twenty-seven miles, as fol.
lows: From Susquehanna to the Swa.
tara. twenty-seven miles; from the
Swatara to the Schuylkill, twenty.
seven miles; from the Schuylk1ll to the
Lehigh. twenty-seven miles; from the
Lehigh to the Delaware, twenty-seven
miles. At the next twenty-seven miles
is hollow of New Jersey, in which
nestles lake known as Culvers pond
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-15
Maybe It Was Accidental

Pastor Goodsole had just preached a
sermon on "Gossiping." 1t may have
been. therefore. wholly unintentionaI
that he gave out the first stanza of the
closing hymn In this wise:
Blow ye the trumpet, blow
The gladly solemn soundl
Let all the neighbors know
To earth's remotest bound.
He looked preternaturally solemn. and
there wasn't the slightest flicker OF an
eyelash.-Chicago Tribune.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-15
What Jane Said.

did you hear the satirical reply
Jane Sharp made to Tommy Gilder?'
mo; what was it?" &c.,. - ~
HE said, 1T wouldn't be my money
you would marry me for, would it?'"
"And what did Jane say?" g."
"She said, What awful conceity ~
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-15
Her Perfect Work.

The pretty trained nurse bent over
her patient, young man who was be-
ginning to get better, =. 6
"Shall turn your head. STRIP she
asked in her low. kind voice.
mo, thank you, Miss Angel" return
ed the convalescent. You have turn.
ed it already."-Youth's Companion.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-15
somebody's stolen what 2"
Our Emotions.

All things have resurrection ex-
cept the emotions. They are born,
they die, they never return. A Joy or
despair once gone is a phantom for
ever. .s:<..-... :.
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Precautionary.

Blobbs-Why do you strike Hard
uppe for a loan every time you meet
him? You know he never has any
money. Slobbs = Merely in self de-
Tense, my boy. II didn't strike him
he'd strike me.-Philadelphia Record.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-15
A Forced Confession.

A Forced Confession.
"Pshaw! Here's the rain coming
down again and somebody's stolen my
umbrella" ~ .
"Somebody's stolen what?"
well, the umbrella I've been carry
ing for the last week or so."-Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-15
Didn't See II.

SNOW" said the lawyer. "please tell
Us how the alteration began 81
II didn't see any alteration replied
the witness. Il was too busy watch
In the .fght" Chicago Record Herald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-15
A Tense Matter.

Millie-Was that your intended with
whom l saw you yesterday? Grace
Yes, my present future" 80 to speak.
Satire
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-15

The highest compact we can make
with our fellow is. Let there be truth
between US forevermore. Emerson.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-15
Bring in Your Potatoes.

We have commenced buying for
the season and farmers will find a
market for their potatoes at our
warehouse.
w. III. Terrell & Co.
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BUSINESS CARDS.
TOWN CLERKS

2 A. ROSS,
FUNERAL DIRECTOR.
Will take full charge OF dead bodies when
desired Oof1ns and caskets OF the latest STYLES
always IN stock. Also Springfield metalics.
Dealer In Monuments of all kinds,
e. A. Ross, Princeton Mimi Telephone No. 30,
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WOMEN AND CARD GAMES.
In Chile Such Combination Woul
Create Sensation.

SFedIo a 0onSatIOn.
A woman who is a native Of Chile
was talking recently about the diff
Guilty she had in accustoming herself
to card playing among women when
she came to this country. She said:
I'm Chile card playing among wom-
en- is undreamed of. Perhaps it is not
too much to say that Chilean woman
would no more play cards than New
York woman would enter a Broadway
saloon. It isn't that it is exactly or
wholly a matter Of morals with U.s..
It just isn't the thing to do. It is not
conventional.
when I came to New York l
brought my daughter-in-law with me.
Chilean girl. She and I were both
horribly shocked to receive an invita-
ton to bridge party in the daytime
It was too much for us, and we de-
clined. Other similar invitations came
and kept coming. Finally our curiosf-
ty got the best of us, and we went to
one Of these affairs. Even after we
got over our sense Of outraged con-
vention the whole thing seemed Gu
r1ous to us. e-s
"The funniest sight of all was the
women with little tags on them, as if
marked by fast express or running
up to another woman with a little
card to be punched Finally we got
sufficiently accustomed to take a
hand but even yet never do it with
out covert feeling that am putting
myself beyond the pale."-New York
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-15
Didn't Have to Mako H.r.

well, saw my wife off for the West
Indies this morning.
"Jamaica?
mo; she went of her own accord. -
Princeton Tiger.