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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-15
Get Off the Fence,

: The world needs positive men, men
who have well-grounded convictions,
and the courage to proclaim them and
fight for them. The man who sits on
the fence all day for fear he will offend
some one if he gets down on either
side is not wanted these day Fly
your true colors and defend them mon On
all proper occasions. It is bad enough
to go about rugged out in another's
cast off toggery, but it is worse to be
continually rejecting SOMEBODY else's
opinion. By keeping on the fence you
may gain temporary popularity; but
we doubt whether in the long run you
will be as highly esteemed as your
neighbor, who holds positive opinions.
The latter may arouse antagonisms for
a while, but will in time be respected
for his independence of mind.-Farma-
ers Friend
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-15
BY Moonlight.

SLOW beautiful is hight
In full-orbed glory: yonder moon divine
Rolls through the dark blue depths,
Beneath her steady ray
The watery circle spreads
Like the round ocean,
When steamboat travel was the onlv
means of reaching the country on the
Upper Mississippi, the beauties of lake
Pipin, and it's tragic legend of Maiden
Rock, were known to all tourists, and
celebrated in prose and verse. The
coming of the railroads, and the pas
i sion of our hurrying Americans for
night travel, have caused these charm
ing scenes to be missed by thousands
who would have wondered and ad-
mired. In these delightful nights the
| travellers who are fortunate enough to
choose the evening trains of the Bur-
! lington Route from Minneapolis and ST..
Paul to Chicago or St. Louis, can, by
! consulting the almanac, and selecting
a moonlight night for the journey
the latter half of this month or next
enjoy one of the loveliest sights pro-
vided for the pleasure of man. The
sgrandly turreted shores, casting deep
| shadows far out on the waters, the rip
pies glancing silver in the soft radiance
Of the moon, the villages dimly seen on
either side, all go to make up a picture
never to be forgotten. The lake is
reached about ten o'clock in the even
ing, and the Burlington runs in full view
of it for thirty miles. For any further
particulars, address W. J. G. Kenyon,
/ Gen. Pass. Agent, St. Paul, MINI.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-15

An exchange truly remarks: s'Taxes
on farm property why are they SO
large? Are not two-thirds Of all taxes
disbursed in the town and county where
collected Do the farm rs who are
the trustees, school boards and COM
missioners of our counties pay as much
attention to economy as the State Of
ficials?: It is not the State taxes that
kill US, but the township and county
taxes, that originate with the very
men who pay the taxes. The great
tax reform is in the hands Of the
country
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-06-15

My planning mill is ready to do all
kinds of work on short notice. Floor
ing, ceiling and surfacing done to
order. I. Fl. ESTES LUMBER Co.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-21
After Dinner Spenking.

An after dinner speech should never
be wholly %facetious. unless the speaker
i very facetious indeed and cuts his
speech short. It should not be frivolous
even WHEN the speaker is full of frivolity
1t must not under any circumstances be
silly, though there he people who laugh
at Stiffness. 1t must not he too long
winded. CT highly exciting. or oyerheayy
or ultra arg~RInentative, or entirely sta.
t~istical, or in the least rancorous. An
after dinner spetch should be appropriate
to tie occasion and delivered Oh time
It may contain some essential thoughts,
some strokes Of hunor. ON scraps of
knowled-a. onle biIs Of fancy. some
sound reasons. some good wIims. some
green dressing and a little fat.
Every abieboGiea man Of New York is
apt to lie an after dinner speaker some
time in Lis life. 1t is possible that as
many as 5.a06 after dinner speeches have
been made here during one winter sea.
son. Gae man has "a record of 10 Of them
for a single week, three of them for one
evening.
We have heard some tiptop after din
ner speeches. a few. We have heard
Others that were wearisome, inappropri-
ate. e~xasperating. e%nfeeblin3 or foolish.
We have heard several which We're rant
or driTgl,
A good many men have won renown
by making clever after dinner speeches.
New York Sun.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-21
Unfortunate Names.

well. thank heavens, | am plain
Mary Am again" declared a young
woman 10 a syInratllizins friead on one
Of the cross town cars Yesterday. Il did
30 hate that naIne-LGella. Slissus said
Mary Ann wouldn't do at all. She
called it 'outre' or something like that,
She declared that | must be given some
romantic name that would sound pretty
for calling So | have been Luella for
half a year. and I'm heartily glad that |
left her and AIN going to Mrs. North
vests" The other girl gave a Mortified
look at mention of this name. But, my
dear" sine exclaimed. Il worked for Mrs
Northwest, and | know all about her
She has q daughter named Nary. and it
will never do for you to be Mary too
She called me Maizie, and she'll probab-
~ call you Cailie n Susanna or some
other ridiculous name" Then both
hed.-Philadelphia Record.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-21

germ the idea which was at the bottom Of
lie party which Hamilton created. 1t may
BE- talict! possily the party which favors
the pateruDl theory OF government, ii
.hou4h shat i, not n strictly accurate de
"cript:ou Ii is the party which has faith
IN the power ;snd the duty Of the national
government 10 do All proper things for the
Developments ot The prosperity and harii-
ness OF .he American people. Those who
thinh us ! do will call il the party of prog
ress. 1t j. the aggressive force in the na-
tional government. 1t takes IL broad view
ot the over and responsibilities of the
government. 1t sees in the constitution
not only permission but command TO do
those things which are essential for the
general welfare of the people.
This underlying principle will influence
this paIty's relation to all new questions
social, economic and commercial-which
may arise.
THE other party will be essentially thai
one which was created by Thomas .jeffer-
son. lnconyruous elements may appear in
it. but they will be overwhelmed by this
mastering principle of the party as they
have been in the past. 1t will he the logical
and the healthy opposition principle tothat
contained in the other party as its vital es
sence.
1.-THE friction between these two parties
will be conducive to national health. Some
times the pendulum will swing one way
and sometimes the other, but in the long
run the average representing the extreme
view in neither party will dominate the
destinies of the nation. This is health.
This is the harvest of Il vigorous and strong
government. This party viii insist upon
curtailing to rs narrow limits as possible
the powers of the general government, and
| will be sought by those who believe that
| the government should do nothing which
| private enterprise or states and municipal
titles can do.
I'VE have in this description the animat-
ing influences of the great political parties
in the next century. | should regret to see
any other party representing any aistinc-
tion H. its vital principle than those which
/ have named arise in this country. ! be
lieye that the political life of the next cen
fury will he as exciting, as invigorating as
has been that which has enabled us, with
the shifting of power from one party to an
other. back and forth. to advance rs We
have in Il single century from an nconsid-
cradle people to one of the great nations of
the earth. so that IN the Twentieth century
the United States will have taken its place
Of destiny as pre-eminent among the gov
ernments of the world"
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-21
~Chauncey NJ. Depes on the Future of Pc lit
ical Parties.

Chauncey NJ. Depew OF the Future of Pol lit
tcal Parties.
From Our New York Correspondence
Chauncey NJ. Depew, in speaking of the
probable relation Of American parties to
the government and to one another i'll the
Twentieth century. said: 1.-THE issues will
Of course constantly change. New ones vii!
arise. No man can tell exactly what form
they will take. IL IL very evident that the
Twentieth century is to witness a continu-
ance of the prodigious intellectual, CONNER
cial and religious activity that has character
lied thec closing years of the Nineteenthc cen
fury. Social, economic. commercial and
very largely business questions will be rep
resented in party platforms. There will be
shifting of individuals constantly from one
party to the other, yet ! am satisfied thai
the essential differences which will distin
guish the two great parties, and there never
can be more than Two great parties in this
country. wiIl he precisely those which haze
distinguished American parties since tite
foundation of tie government
There vii he ane party which will bH
es.satia4!s eilat lie - a~s..i4eau pssrsy ri
today Is waai Is predecessor. tie his
party, wa. and which viii contain as it,
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-21
The Destiny of the United States.

The manifest destiny of the United States
is to dominate the American hemisphere,
not by political intrigue, diplomatic nego
~tiations nor the force of arms, not by tie
annexation Of territory nor the establish.
ment of protectorates, but By the influence
of example and commercial relations. The
tie that will bind the American republics
and colonies will be the tie Of trade, ard in
1898 American commerce 10 II very large de
gree will he confined To American waters.
There will be II railway between Buenos
Ayres ans Chicago, and the remnant Of
that race whose misfurtuies have made the
history of Peru pathetic will contemplate
the blessings of civil and religious liberty
under the shadows of the Barthuldi statue
and the Washington monument There
will he weekly voyages across the gulf
which divides the southern coast Of North
America from the northern coasts Of Cen.
tral and South America. and the theory of
Columbus concerning ii western passaga to
the Indies will be realized by the ooIlstruc,
tion of an isth,minn canal.
The fabied FL Dorado. which was sought
so persistently for three centuries among
the green iungles of tie Orinoco aud the
Amazon, will be found in the bosom of the
Andes, and the gold and silver of Bolivia
and the diamonds of Brazil will be cx.
changed for the cotton Of our southern sec
ton and the manufactured merchandise of
our northern states.
AS we must have the coffee, the sugar
and other fruits of the tronic zones, SO mist
those who raise them have the results OF
our mechanical industry and genius. The
Creator intended there should be an tx
change of products between the American
continents and distributed their natlr;,!
resources so that their population can liy.
in prosperity and contentment without IN
ounce of European or Asialtc merchandise.
Tie value Of the commerce between TIE
United States and the Latiu-AmeIican
countries in 1870 WAS :ti0.@f4 200. in 1850,
$3.50. ST, 900: in 1891. 5::32. .25,Me, and in ISL
1881 .+i0, 600, which shows that the divine
purpose is gradually becoming a fact.
WILLIAM ELERDY CURTIS.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-21

"SQUIRE" ARLINGTON. the wealthy
young Englishman who came orer with
Charley Mitchell a few weeks ago. and
was his moneyed hacker in his proposed
fistic engagement with Corbett. died at
New Orleans on St, Patrick's day. the
victim of an uninterrupted "hurrah
that began on the night of the Hall
Fitzsimmons fight. Arlington was
worth ) 100000. and was only 81 years
aid
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-21
Congressman Harter on Paternai Govern
nitnt.

h
/ believe that in 800 the government will,
if possible, be more completely divorced
from ownership in railroads and telegraphs
than now Long before that. PARKWAY date
it will become the settled conviction of the
governing classes, the newspaper power
and of those writers who are read and of
the speakers WHO are listened to that the
less the government NEEDLES with private
affairs, the less it interferes with CONNER
cial enterprises, and the more closely iL
confines itself to the few but necessary
functions properly belonging to it. the bet
ter.
The doctrine that the government which
governs least is best will much earlier than
1893 be the unwritten but fundamental
law. Instead of enormously increasing our
civil service list, which government owner
ship OF railroads and telegraphs would ne.
cessitate, "a the nation grows | believe it
will constantly but perhaps slowly decrease.
and that while the aggregate may be larger
the proportion of orr people sc engaged will
be smaller than in 1853.
Or course | know the apparent present
tendency toward Capitalization, but 100
years is a long time, and it will give ample
time for all great experiments in this
direction to collapse, and instead of the
government in 1893 taking the child at the
cradle aud rearing him uiaier public super
vision and under official control at the ey.
pense of the community, and finally, after
feeding and clothing him by law and under
rule and regulation, buryiug him i'm a state
cemetery and putting an official headstone
up for him, Il wiser generation will inter
fere even less with him and his occupations
than now. and men will be left to work out
their own salvation. politically and morally.
more than in 1888.
What is true in this direction will be true
OF business enterprises of all kinds, and the
man who in 1898 talks Of the government
buying and operating railroads will be
looked upon by the charitably disposed as
a sort Of Rip Van Wrinkle, and by the more
matter of fact as an ignoramus, and by the
scientific as suffering from n mild form Of
dementia- MICHAEL ID. HARTER-
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-21
Books Which Are Not Books.

In this catalogue of books which are
no books-bihlia-abiblia-I reckon court
calendars, directories. pocketbooks uhe
literary exeepted1. draught boards bound
and ietterei on the back, scientific treat
ises, almaiiacs, statutes at large, the
works of Hume, Gibbon, Robertson.
Beattie. soaile Jensns and generally all
those volumes which no gentleman's
library should b. wisl.eut." fine histories
of Flavius Josephns that learned jew
ar1 paiev's .sfnr PhiiosGr With
these exceptions. / can read almost any
thing. bless liz s6ars for a taste SO cath
olic, SO neutrality-suspicious. Lamb.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-21

IT IS unofficially announced that the
staff will be required to at once fit
themselves up in smart regimentals. SO
.as to be able to accompany the governor
to Chicago on the occasion of the dedi-
cation of the Montana building. County
Attorney Loud will please take notice.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-21

The county commissioners of tiallatin
county have rendered eighty acres of the
county poor farm as a site for the agri
cultural college. The state board Of
education met at Bozeman Yesterday to
act upon the location.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-21
For "a lInbman to Remember,

Don't make a bolt from your 6 O'Clock
dinner table to our club and leave tie
poor soul. who would like to enjoy your 80
eiefs, 10 tile hofruI. of an evening alone.
kemTuibsg that tire teaderest moihpr sri
the most unt,T,us hutsekeeper would en-
jos III occasional Change fTom nursery and
laHlN auttan
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-21

THE departure of DIR. Lehcher leaves
vacant the office of oroner. to which
the doctor was elected last fall. As the
coroner is. under some conditions. the
high Of the county. the
commissioners should see that the va
cancy is filled soon.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-21

IT Is hoped tina Gov. Richards will
1ppoint at least one east side MAJ as IA
delegate to the trans-M Mississippi con
gress to meet at Ogden nextmonth. In
dependent.
Rest satisfied. The editor of this
paper is in receipt of the governors
compliments. accompanying an assign
ment to this important mission.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-21
Tuesday. March u. 1893.

THE Anaconda STANDARD heads its list
s0f church notices in the Sunday issue
with the alluring head line Sinners
Opportunities"
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-21

Gov. RICHARDS has named April Is. as
sArbor day. We hope to see it observed
in Miles City by the setting out of not
hess than one thousand trees.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-21

should share the fate of every other nuisance it ought to be abatcd
You cannot be too fastidious for us. The more particular you arc
the more you will appreciate the attention which We give to every.
thing that contributes to a fautlcss clothing outfit. Even chronic
critics cannot erticsc our stock OF Clothing, Hats and Caps, Boots
and Shoes, Furnishing Goods, etc.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-21
Merchant Tailoring Department.

We have received a full line of sample Cloth for Spring and
Summer suits, Trousers and Oycrcoats, among which are some beau
tul designs and rare novelties in the Clothing line. An carly sclcc-
ton will insure you the choice Of the assortment, and a suit when
you want it.
The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-03-21

Arc you particular about tie
matter of a perfect fit: Ii you
arc not, you certainly ought to be.
There is only one sort of fit abost
a suit of clothes that doesn't sit
easily they are fit for nothing. II
IT cramps you in one place and
hangs too loosely in another, it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-13

The "0ld Man" Poses.

tinuous table d. hote, as il were.
The hippopotamus at the Zoo was piece
de-resistance yesterday, and attracted large
crowds at all times, who stood wrapt in
unalloyed admiration of his grace and ele-
gance. 1t is not every hippo who can pose
a beauty. AS a poser, however, he was
hardly in it with Mr.. X, n. CARGO. who
wandered around on his choice hind legs
and bothered not the least when people
wondered why 1t was that his rear trotters
We're much longer than his front ones.
Soy, / thinks somebody must a pulled
both o his hind legs to oncet," said a
small boy who had disposed of his morn
ing's supply of 'N'Yawk poipers," and
was out for a good time with the rest OF
the crowd.
His eminent responsibility, the kanga-
roo, said nothing at all, but simply put on
that extra look of uncon seriousness assumed
by an i street swell when a small boy calls
his chrissy plate of slaw. 1t was fun for
the boy, 1t was fun for the animals, and
every one was happy.
The crowd was unprecedented, but no
mishaps We're reported, and people showed
that they were enjoying themselves by not
interfering with other peoples enjoyment.
When the sun had set over the hills on the
other side of the creek the animals all felt
that they had done a good days work, and
retired to their respective couches with
something of that tired feeling, but with
no regrets beyond those that come from a
surfeit Of the good things of life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-13
George fs a FavOrite.

Of the popularity which the park enjoys to
the liberal treatment 1t has received at the
hands of the newspapers of this city. A
great attraction now, Of course, is the new
collection of animals which recently came
to the Zoo, and whose arrival was so free
ly described in The Star at the time. Yes
terday was the first Sunday since the lion,
the tiger. the hippopotamus and all the
rest Of this fine gathering of beasts came
on to spend the winter in Washington and
this fact accounted in part for the great
crowd. On, Saturday, too. there was an un-
usually large crowd, made up Of school
children from all parts Of the city. who
took advantage Of the holiday to pay their
respects to the new arrivals.
1t was really a great day, yesterday. And
such lot Of fun as the people did have to
be sure. One of the most popular places
was the cage In which are confined the
monkeys. They are always a drawing
card, and the way they did fiji up on pea
nuts and chestnuts was a caution. Every
one takes provisions for the animals on
their first visit, and the result is that when
there are upwards Of 1000 people on hand
the animals have genuine picnic, a con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-13
A Talk on Fools

The meetings of the week of prayer for
young men Were begun yesterday at the
Y. NJ. c.. A, 1409 New York avenue north
west, in gymnasium hall. Rev. Frank NJ.
Goodchild of Philadelphia made the ad-
dress. The Lotus Glee Club sang two Sc
lections-"Lead, Kindly Light" and I'm
a Pilgrim, I'm a Stranger" The audience
of men completely filled the hall. Mr.. Good
child's subject was Fools" He took as his
text Cor, 40 I'VE are fools for Chrts.s
sake" Not many of us are, he said Paul
was. The other apostles and martyrs We're
But We rarely IL ever are. We are fools for
the devils sake often. We SOW our wild
oats freely. forgetting the dreadful harvest
of wretchedness to follow. l name three
things in which men make themselves the
devils fools: l. in money getting Get
money and keep 1t, no matter how, is the
whole of the worlds creed. The fool for
Christ would rather go hungry than do
wrong to get wealth. 2, in untruthfulness.
How prevalent tricks OF the trade are!
Men call them white lies God says that
ditfon. The fool for Christ deems what
must be gained by deceit not worth having
3, in pleasure. Nine men out of ten choose
the brief pleasure of today in preference to
the unfading pleasure of eternity But by
a fair Judgment a right life Yields more real
pleasure in this world than a wrong Ere
does
The meetings continue this week at $50
pm. The subject of Mr. Goodchilds ad-
dress tonight will be "Panics."