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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-02-01
Methodist.

MeCnOQ1SC. -.--
Next Sabbath the pastor will preach
at 1880 on ''The Greatest Human
Achievement" and at 1880 a song
service of your favorite hymns will be
rendered by the chorus choir under the
direction Of Mrs. c. A. Galley. This is
the sacred song service which, was
postponed last Sunday on account of
the farewell service of Rev. Samuel
johnson.
The Sunday school will meet at
11:45 and the Epworth League at 6:45.
Last Sunday night the League room
was packed. Come early if you want a
back seat.
You are invited to worship with us
next Sabbath.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-02-01
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-80 acres of land. Pos
session given March 1, next. 70 acres
under plow, 10 acres wood and pas
ture. This land is within five miles
of Princeton, and has $4,000 worth of
buildings on same, viz: House, barn,
corn crib, hen house, machine shed and
we'll house. 40 acres of it is clay soil,
balance heavy sandy loan. Just the
thing for potatoes and corn. Price
4,500. Terms, $1,000 cash, balance
10 years at 6 per cent. Wellington
King, owner, route 4, Princeton. Tri-
State phone 26 ring 4. 6-tfc.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-02-01
LOST AND FOUND.

LOST-A black purse containing
$40 in paper money and some silver.
Finder please return to Union office or
to Melker AK for suitable reward. Cite
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-02-01

Cordial invitation extended.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-10-20
strsnssh u n, Gender.

The enormous strength Of the con
dor Is equaled BY his voracity and
holiness. This immense bird often
pOunces upon small animals. but from
the shape and bluntness Of his claws
It Is unable to carry anything very
heavy. so he contents himself with d.
Ing It against the ground with one Of
bis claws. while with the other and
bis powerful beak he rends II to pieces.
GOrged with food. the bird then be.
comes incapable Of fight and may be
approached. but any attempt at cap.
ture is furiously resisted. An Ameri-
can traveller in the Andes encountered
a large condor just after It had fn-
ished hearty banquet on a young
sheep and foolIslily attempted to seize
the bird. with the result tlat he re-
ceived cash from its claw. Then he
called up his two guides. and the three
men unanswered to take the bird alive.
But every attempt was frustrated. and
In the end one of the men killed It by
blow with Ratchet.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-10-20
EXPENSIVE FISHING.
Why Tire Angler Dressed In oiiskins
Was Not Hired.

Why Tire Angler Dressed In oiiskins
Was Not Hired.
An ardent fisherman was President
Cleveland. and writer In the New
York Sun says Of him that lie enjoyed
angling for the asl that would not
bite quite a. much az be did for those
that would. While fishing one day.
dressed In oilskins and SLOUGH hat.
be was addressed by an angler CARRIED
in the height Of piscatorial fashion
with:
Hello. boatman. You've certainly
got good catch. What will you take
for the fish?'
"I'm not selling them" replied the
man In ollskins.
WELL" continued the persistent an
gler. what do you want to take me out
fishing tomorrow"
Mr.. Cleveland. who was plainly en-.
joying the joke. replied: IL can't make
any engagement except by the season.
Will you give me ~ much as I made
last ycar?"
You're . sharp fellow" repiied the
angler. but = good fisherman. and III
accept your terms. What did you
make last Year,
-Oh." replied Mr.. Cleveland. about
thousand dollars 4 week! l was
president Of the United States.~
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-10-20
A WHITE HOUSE DINNER.
Dishes President Jsffsrson served -
His Guests In 1eo2.

Dishes President Jefferson served 70
His Guests In 1907
Manasseh Cutler. the founder Of the
Ohio colony and father Of the orsii
nance Of 1887. kept diary all through
his public life. and 1t IL now In the pos
session VI Charles u. Dawes. It con-
tains IN account Of dinner at the
White House given by President JEFF
fersOn Feb. 9. 1902. to which Mr.. Cut
Ter and six members Of the house were
Invited.
Mr.. Cutler wrote that there, was rice
soup. round of beef. turkey. mutton.
ham. Ioin Of veal, outlets Of mutton or
veal, fried eggs, fried beef. pie called
macaroni. which appears to be q rich
crust oiled with strillions Of onions or
shallots. which took It to be: tasted
very strong and not agreeable.
"Mr. Lewis told me there were NO
onions In It; 1t was an Italian dish. and
what appeared like onions was made
Of nOur and butter with a particularly
strong liquor mixed with them. Ice
cream. very good: crust wholly dried.
crumbled into thin 6akes. dish some.
that like pudding. inside white a.
milk or curd. very porous and light.
covered with cream sauce; very nne.
MANY other jimcracks. a great vari-
ETY. of fruit. plenty Of wines and good.
President social. We drank tea."-CO-
lumbus Dispatch.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-10-20
STRUCTURE OF THE eye.
.thy W. See Better In . Msdsrsta
Than In . oiarins Light

tHhy We Seo 0ettoe IN Me0erote
Than In oiarins Light.
An oheeryant chauffeur. passing IN
automobile with glaring headlights.
noted that objects at the side OF the
road which had been distinctly visible
dropped out Of sight when the bright
lights were thrown upon them. Since
one can zee better In Il little light than
In no light. he wondered, why can one
not see better In bright light than IN
moderate iightf
The answer II, paradoxicaliy. that
the less light there 10 the better one
sees, for the brighter the object the
Iess eflcient Is the eyesight. II. after
We have been In darkness. We sudden
~ turn on q bright light and look At
our eyes In q mirror we can zee the
pupil Of the eye rapidly growing small
er. II we reduce the light the pupil
dilates again. What happens Is the
same a. in the camera when we ad-
Just the shutter to the Intensity of the
light.
The colored Iris Of the eye CORE
spends to the shutter. It consists
chiefly Of Q muscle which. as the light.
increases, II stimulated to contract.
thus dra wing the curtain and shutting
out some Of the superfiuous light. 1t
usually takes few seconds for this
adjustment to take place. Thus when
we emerge from darkness into light We
are blinded until the iris can shut out
some Of the light from the eyes.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-10-20

One morning Mr.. Dump entered The
ONCE with 4 miserable expression on
his face, and his fellow clerks wonder
ed what was the trouble.
you look downhearted," said ooe.
whats the matterr
Hope it's not liver attack" said an
other sympathetically.
Worse than that" exclaimed Mr..
Dump. II had nightmare during The
night and must have swung nay arm,
which hit my wife on the nose whils
she was asleep"
ut was an accident 20 why be 20
dOwnhearted about itf' asked one Of
the amused listeners.
That's Just the trouble" replied Mr..
Dump mournfu,ly. "she won't believe
1t was an accident" he added ~ he
slowly made his way to his desk.-Loa-
don Telegraph.
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''Of all the lands that have visited"
says Sir Rabindranath Tagore. the poet
and philosopher Of india. 1.-THE United
States II the only one where a person
eats tho inside OF slice Of bread and
throws away the crust
II II keen and penetrating remark
which calls attention to q habit that
undoubtedly Injuries the health Of the
American people more than they know
and that Is wasteful to the last de.
gree.-Youth's Companion.
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w.r, All Liz, Her,

Terence v. Powderly Of labor fame
was talking nbout compulsory arbitra:
ton.
1.-THE trouble with the world In gen.
eral." he said thoughtfully. lis that we
all know just what the other fellow
ought to do. but we take little account
Of what we ought to do ourselves.
Il found a young bride one day bend.
ing. with stern and severe air., over Z
dry looking volume.
"'What are you readingT asked.
IAN excellent work. she replied
called Happiness In Marriage
what advice I said. does It give
to wivcsY
~ don't know she answered. I'm
reading the advice to husbands.
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Thrifty os..s.

The sOlan geese are so fond Of col
iecting materials for their nests that
they do not desist from the habit even
when they are about to abandon their
nests for the winter migration. on
the coast Of Scotland one day patche.
Of straw bedding were seen floating
and. although the birds were on the
eve Of departure. they gathered up
every wisp..as though they had their
nests to build. and in the same place
they were seen collecting seaveed
every day. ~
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-10-20
SOWING MINES IN THE SEA.


How Thses Ship Destroyer" Ars Laid
and Anchored.
Mine laying and mine sweeping are
two important subordinate fuuctions
In modern navy. and both OF these
occupations are fraught with danger
to those engaged ln them.
A mine Is renlly a metal globe con
tanning anything from 200 ponds to
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-10-20
They Al, Knew Il.

The recently converted brother was
Inspired and wished to talk at the
meeting.
IFS been . sinnah! A heen-yus. low
down, contaminated sinnah foh, 10. desc
many yeaiis. and never knowed it, he
repentantIy blurted forth.
Don let dat mOlest yo', Brudder
HaIcome." spoke up alphabetically
inclined deacon. DE res OBJ N knowed
Il all de time"
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A~.r,ea.., phy.I..l o.v.lspm.r.

AASeftoao1 PuyoseAt developments
While this country may excel In 4
competition OF trained athletes or In
certain kinds OF mental ingenuity or
shrewdness, It II certain that the aver
age man Il far from Z model Of per-
feet physical development. A casual
Inspection Of the crowds on the streets
Of any one Of our large cities will re-
veal pale. undernourished and poorly
developed youths and l'asty, dlbby men
In large numbers and will convince the
open minded observer OF the desirable
lty for the individual of some form Of
regular physical training. That the
country bred, moreover. are not greatly
superior to those brought up in the
city has been the experience Of most
military men who have had occasion
to handle large numbers Of troops
New York Medical Record.
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waIa. and The pleI.Isd p:pps,s-


''Now. dearie," said the nurse. Il
want you to learn this nice little poem
shout Peter Piper picked peck Of
picked peppers."
''Shan't!" answered the Boston child.
much In the manner Of other children.
Lob, naughty. naughty! Why. Wal
do. why won't you learn this pretty
poem?''
For two reasons" answered Waldo.
I'm the 6rst place. the ALTERATION Of
the line you quote II 10 excessive n to
destroy any literary finish that such
adventitious aids to metrical compost
tion might lend II used more sparing-
~. And, in the second place. consider
the impossibility Of picking peppers
which have already been picked The
whole thing Il beneath the attention Of
any Intelligent person"
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n, t,esv. rrjbvn.,.

The nations represented In the per-
manent court Of arbitration at The
Hague are Argentina. Austria Hun.
gary. Belgium. Bolivia. Brazil. Bull.
garta. Chile. China. Cuba. Denmark.
Colombia. Dominican Republic. Ecua-
dor. France. Germany, Great Britain.
Greece. Guatemala. Haiti, Italy. Japan.
Luxembourg. Mexico. Montenegro, the
Netherlands. Nicaragua. Norway. Pan.
anna. Peru. Portugal. Roumania. Rus.
sia. Salvador. Servia. Siam. spain.
Sweden. Switzerland. Turkey. the Unit.
I'd States. Uruguay and Venezuela.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-10-20
ART OF A WOMAN.
Really More Subtle Than ne Ar q .
Ms~s Artist.

Really More Subtle Than ne Ar u .
Mere Artist.
Technic b the very life and soul Of
engraving. To the engrnver nothing
IL truer than Francois Millet's xuying
that art ID q calculation"
Take tho calculation Involved In the
art Of making lady's dress. a thing
Of beauty. though but neetiDg Joy.
a. all Joys are. The value Of con-
trastod textures II here we'll displayed.
The modists has . host Of materials
from which to choose: but. knowing the
vaaus Of restraint. she II wisely spar
Ing and juhi-sous In their use.
Say II u creamy white role. The
mellow glow Of satin or silk upon q
setting Of soft merino or serge en-
hapces BY their opposition the quail
ties Of each. A necklace Of pearls in
juxta position with cloudy tulIe or dell.
cate lace CLEANS with . distinguished
radiance. while the shadows beneath
the brows and nose. softened by the re-
dection from the light material. are
much les pronounced than they other
wise would be. and the eyes. catching
up the light. sparkle with greater
brtrliancy. II there are any wrinkles
in the face they disappear. or. II not.
they are greatly modified. and the face
assumes q fairer aud more youthful
aspect.
have seen . narrow strip OF black
velvet ribbon encircling the neck Of
6ne whose face would. without this
Il.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-10-20

There are twenty-seve permanent
currents In the oceans Of the world.
and there are nearly as many more Of
the seml-permanent variety existing at
one time. Several causes tend to orig
mate and maintain these drifts. Uni.
formly directed winds have the great.
est influence. and, differences Of tenn
peratures. storms. polar Ice and eddies
have each some effect. creating usually
the currents Of temperament va
riety.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-10-20
Li.utsnan. General.

Many Of Us are puzzled to know why
q lieutenant general ranks higher than
q major general. Perhaps the explana-
ton IL that the titles date hack to the
commonwealth, when the country was
divided into military districts. the less
important under the control of q ser
gcant major general. the rank beyond
that Of colonel. and the more impor.
tant being governed by lieutenant
general. the captain general being
Cromwell himself. The lapse Of time
has deleted the sergeant from the ser.
geunt major general.-London Chron-
iclA.
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cusTARo PIE COMEDY.


IT, Vogue In the Movies Due to Our
Primitive Sense Of Humer.
After the comic pursuit" picture
movie directors were ut their Wits end
until the most famous impresario Of
knockabout fun invented the motif Of
the custard pie. A custnrd pie bonn
bardment has two very strong elements
Of humor concealed In its action. One
d surprise, and the other IL messiness
There are lots Of nice people who think
II IL vulgar aud outrageous to laugh ut
such elemental humor. Jet there IL
something fundamentally funny in Sec
ing body's face projected through the
soft goo OF \ custard pie.
II you do not believe this try It some
day on your neighbor when he pushes
bis head over the fence to say good
morning or to borrow the lawn mower
Hit. him full on. butter side out. with
. custard pie and rec whether the re-
suit y not funny or tragic. A hair Of.
tan divides the two. II you make this
experiment you will learn that only q
coppiets buIlseys b funny. If the pie
shoud bit on the edge or only partial
" break, the joke b held In suspense
and spoiled. but II you moon him" I
assure you the neighbors for miles
round will all laugh. My. the number
Of c,,stard pies that We have wasted
while one Of the comedians perfected
bis technic and aim! A good custard
pie thrower II invaluable In the comics
It y queer that the pie must be custard
This same director also invented the
comedy police, who have had more
trouble with the real police than any
actors on the screen. Tie humor Of
the Wild exploits Of these volatile on
cers Of the law Il based upon two
motifs. One d the collapse Of dignity.
and the other b . kid desire IN the
hearts Of nearly all Of u to see author
ity get 1t In the neck. Rob Wagner In
Saturday Evening Post.
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How He Levsd Cell.

nOW ne Iowa 0SUs
"D'you keep golf clubs?"
The stern booking individual who had
entered the sporting goods establish
ment thus addressed the astute sales-
man.
Yes. sir. we keep golf clubs"
VERY well. sir. want half dosea
drivers"
ANY particular make. sirT'
mo. sir. except that they must b
long and weighty."
"I'll pick you out our best. VIII that
be ALP"
mo. sir. Give me half doeen
brassies. half dozen midirons and the
same number Of nibiicks. mashies and
putters."
'For yourself. sirr'
Certainly"
The assistant elevated his CONNER.
cial looking eyebrows.
Excuse me. sir, be ventured. "Rath-
er unusual order. May I inquire why
you wish 30 many clubs Of each kindr'
"You may. SIR. About month ago
was persuaded to Join our country club.
Since then, with the aid Of q Scotch
professor and gang Of villainous esd
dies. i have been trying to learn how
to play golf. Now I'm going to do III
l can with these clubs to destroy that
links and every other links eo0s
acrosa"-London Answers.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-10-20
THE ORIENTAL SYSTEM.
Il May Work In japan. but Il Didn't In
Mr.. Mesk's Mansion.

| IL May Work In Japan, oot " 0t0nt N
Mr.. Mssks Mansion.
Japan IL certainly some country,
remarked Mr.. Meek ~ lie looked up
from his magazine.
How sow inquired Mrs. Meek.
well, for one thing. the men over
there know how to treat their wives
and get the best results. In Japan ev-
cry man ID q king In his own home.
Every time he enters the house y
wife gets down OH her knees and bags
her head on the door rs mark OF re-
spect. There Ii considerable class to
that got a photograph Of you pulling
of any stunt like that. Matilda. when
come home"
ANY time bang my bead on the
floor for any biped with a nannygoat
whisker and a wart on his nose-l
don't" said Mrs. Meek. with consider
able emphasis.
Furthermore. In Japan" continued
MIR. Meek. 1.-THE husband can go home
at 2 O'Clock in the morning with q
forty horsepower seven passenger jag
on. and his wife approaches him on her
nauus anu kneep dhu kieses AiS uano-
She calls him honorable king or
sweet potentate.' and then she raps
her head on the floor seven times and
tells him that be is the ruler Of the uni
verse. What does a wife In this coun-
try do? Does she bang her head on the
floor? No. She bounces rolling pin
en- the head OF her loved one and yells
.Banzai! Votes for women! I am glad
that have had considerable backbone
and have never allowed my wife to
walk over me. What say around this
shack goes. By the way. have an en-
gagement with an old college chum to-
night and probably won't be in until
about mIdnight7"
"Is that so?'' queried Mrs. Meek
i-reezingiy. You've got an engagement
right here with me tonight. and If yon
go out you don't get In again. Do you
get thatT'
"Oh. Of course. II you feel that way
about It, my dear: won't CO." said Mr..
Meek. And he didn't.-Brooklyn Eagle.
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Life d not made out Of money. and
friendship, and talents. and patron
age. and family influences, and good
chances, and good positions, and good
health. and good nature. 1t ID made
out Of faith, virtue. knowledge, temper
ance. patience. godlineas. and brotherly
kindness and Inninger.
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Whsrs They Parted.

Meyerbeer and Rossini In spite Of
oil their rivairies. were the warmest Of
friends.
RosslDi once said, "Meyerbeer and
can never agree" When some one In
surprise asked why he replied. Meyer
beer likes sauerkraut better than be
DOS macaroni-
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HOW TO DRESS 4 BABY.
An Easy Jse For Father n He Simply
FeIkeyse Oirsetiens.

It very often happens that the father
IL called upon TO dress the baby. Some
times I've responds. In such cases 1t -
AZ well to know the ground plan Of
''the little stranger" and the cOmbina-
lions whereby the various articles OF
clothing arc made 70 adhere.
In the nrst place. there Is the basic
upper garment or band" This IL
slipped on over the bead like 4 shirt
In order to accomplish this. hold the
child between the knees your knees,
aud wnd the band up 70 that the hole
for the neck u on top.
Then quickly slip II over the baby's
head. You will then lind that 1t II the
armhole through which the head has
been inserted, which u obviously
wrong. Take 1t on and try 1t again
This time It win be the other armboie
that d the lucky aperture.
This leaves only one other chance.
and you can easily mike II in three.
Inserting the arms in the armholcs Is
more difficult than inserting the head
In the armholes, but II you can do 1t
without causing the baby 70 choke you
may count yourself lucky. Then pull
the band down snugly In front aud
back and attach 1t lowell. II you
started from scratch there isn't any
thing to attach 1t to yet.
This leads US to the basic undergar-
ments. You will find these in q pile on
top Of the baby's basket Select one
and. taking 1t by the upper corners.
fold with the thumbs and four fingers.
fold It into the approximate shape of q
triangle. This will not look right In
fact. 1t will not be right.
The next thing to do u to unfold It
and refoid It into the approximate
shape Of paper soldiers hat This
will look even worse. You may then
fold 1t into any shape that strikes your
fancy. They will all be wrong Then
take the cloth and spread It out on the
bed.
Pull the baby from the laundry ham,
per into which be has fallen in the
meantime and lay him on the cloth.
about in the middle. Wrap him up In
1t like a loaf Of bread.
When all the cloth has been used up
and the ends tucked in look for the
safety pins. You will see them on the
table across the room. Insert them at
random, pinning the child to the bed
spread This will hold him safe until
you can get his mother.-Toledo Globe.
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specimen never
took q hp. Ths
baggage snnasher
wound up his alb
buttons, dried his
hands and face
on q paper towel.
ran q peck ct
o m b through
his hair. smiled
at himself in the
glass and then
remarked: "Wen,
til at csrtainly
does make q fsl,
low feel fbettsr.
N othfn like
washing up and
feeling fresh and
clean after .
days work. b
there? :"
T he porter
threw down his
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-10-20

Talk shout long playing" said the
Yankee to Pat. why. your country
men wouldn't get q look In with Us
know q fellow citizen who played
Beautiful Stars and Stripes on the
piano for several hours"
"A7ah. close Jour mouth" said Pat
"You o1ght to be ashamed Of yourself
to b. talking about nothing. sure. ]
know an Irisbman, that played Ire
Ma Forever % Q 6uts.~
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Mrs. Blottingbook, the keeper Of tAs
local registry office. gaxed upon the up.
plicant for cook-generals position -
though summing up the points q Q
horse.
And why did you leave your last
placer she demanded In brisk tones.
They was q honeymoon couple. and
! simply couldn't stand their sloppy.
kiss me ducky ways any lonsef.~
"Ah. well. I've nice vacancy here
which might suit you. married Coz
pie. been married fifteen years. and
I'm afraid that wouldn't suit -,
mum Fifteen years b far too loAG.
I'm all for peace and quietnes u -
jsba"
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rhs ss-vsn. QUESTION.

BEG pardon. ma'am." said the but.
Ter. but your son has Just eloped with
tho cook"
Yes. put him up to It, replied
Mrs. Uppson. ''She's the best cook we
ever had. and don't want to lose her. "
-lndianapolis Star.
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"rHEY WEE"

that all the saloons were to be closed
the next day. Sunday. Cummings called
his star reporter. Murray. tom" he
the saloons are selling liquor
1t was Thursday when Tom again ap-
peared. somewhat battered and shaky.
at the city desk. They were" he re-
ported.