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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15
For several wears it has been aim

EOR several years 1t has been almost
impossible to secure the passage of
law which will not be declared uncon-
stitutional by some court or other.
Judges of the various judicial branches
of the government have declared laws
unconstitutional on the slightest prov
ocation and the following from the
Anle,ica1, L0ev Revieec shows how utterly
they have assumed superiority over all
law-making bodies: Unconstitutional
law has so far run mad in the United
States that it is a common thing to
find in judicial decisions declaring
statutes unconstitutional, long ha-
rangues against the policy or propriety
of the legislation which the judicial
courts assume the power to set aside.
Before a judge can refuse to enforce an
act of the legislature on the ground
that it contravenes the constitution,
he ought to be able to put his finger
upon some provision of the constitution
to which the act of the legislature is
plainly and distinctly opposed. It is
not for him to put forth his views as to
the policy of such legislation. He is
not elected or appointed to perform
any such office. Such views are I'M
called for, and ought to be regarded as
indecent and offensive. It is precisely
as though the legislature, in the pre-
amble of statute, should arraign a
particular judicial decision. The leg
islature often repeats the rules of law
laid down in particular decisions, but,
so far as we have observed, no legisla-
ture has ever done so, referring spe-
officially to any legal judgment. The
legislature repeats the law made by
the judges except where the law con-
sists of interpretations of the constitu-
ton; because, as law-making power,
the legislature is above the judges. In
theory the Judges are not lawmakers,
though in point of fact they make
much more law than the legislatures
make, and much of it equally as bad
This new habit which the judges are
taking on, of discussing the policy o.
acts of legisltion which are challenged
before them, is simply an assumption
of superiority over the legislature il
matters which are purely legislative
whereas their true position is exactly
the reverse. In ordinary legislativ,
matters they are inferior to the legis
lature. In other words, outside of tn,
:. province of declaring the state of tn,
, supposed pre-existing common law
, they have no Legislative power at all
, their mere function being to admins
ter the laws
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15

FRANCE has announced that that
government is ready to join the
United States, England and Germany
in monetary conference. President
McKinley's commission is making a
stir, even if the free silver organs dc
not condescend to notice it's work.
The pledges of the Republican plat
form are being fulfilled one by one.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15

Now that the senate has disposed OF
the tariff bill and the house has begun
it's second wrangle, there are good
reasons to expect a settlement of this
aggravating question soon, but, as the
Granite Falls Tribune says, ''don't ex-
pect too much prosperity to sit on your
gate post in twinkling."
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15

THE tariff conferees worked Sunday
to hasten the passage of the tariff bill
and justified their Sabbath labor with
the Biblical quotation ''What one of
you having an OK or an ass fallen into
pit will not straightway pull him
out?''
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15
X Y Y
WE THINK IT IS.

Isn't it little cheeky for a lot of for
eign nations who have nothing to do
with our affairs to be Offering "pro-
tests against our tariff, especially as
nearly all of them have protective
tariffs of their own against which we
have never offered remonstrance OF
any sort? And isn't it rather cool for
them to hint at retaliation against any
tariff which we may adopt, when near
this would disturb commercial rela
tiOns with us in which the balance Of
trade is enormously in their favor?-
Grant County Herald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15

THE State fair officials are stirring
themselves and promise to have an
other successful exhibition. In this
connection the UNION will ask what is
being done in Mile Laos county. Are
again compete?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15

SPANS government bank has evil
IDENTIFY been working on the same plan
pursued by some of the busted Twin
City institutions. Its report shows
that it's note circulation is several mil
lion in excess of the authorized issue.
But then the paciication of Cuba has
had nothing to do with this.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15

A NEBRASKA man, who had been ar
rested for abusing his step-daughter,
was taken from the jail and given "the
ropes end.' after which a salve of tar
and feathers was applied to his bleed
ing back.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15

ST.. PAUL objects to having her citl'
zens indicted by Hennepin county
grand jury just because they happen
to be officers of Minneapolis bank
and is trying to interest the rest of the
State in the fight. The people at large
are willing to let the Twin Cities fight
it out themselves.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15

COL. WATTERSON, of the Louisville
Con1er-Joeun0l gets angry occasionally
Listen to him now: ''Meanwhile, to
hell with the whey-faced traitor,
wherever he appears, who, pretending
to be for us, is perpetually prophesy.
ing evil against u.s.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15

CONSIDERING the quality of the
weather which is being turned out by
the bureau it is not strange that the
report of coal famine does not excite
the people as it was expected. The
people have enough trouble now to
keep them from worrying about what
the future has in store.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15

HON. IGNATIUS DONNELLY's Repre-
Sentative is reproducing in it's columns
senseless rot that appeared in the de-
funct Penny Press weeks ago. With
the possible exception of the Duluth
Herald the Penny Press was the most
disreputable sheet ever published in
this State.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15
WON'T COME IN A NIGHT.

The protective tariff act when passed
and signed will not act like magic tC
restore prosperity in a single night
but it will stimulate the confidence Of
manufacturers in the future of their
enterprises and work will be given te
thousands who are now idle as result
of the untoward effects of free trade
legislation and free silver agitation
Detroit Journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15

THE Kansas City Jaeu7,ol has dis
covered the whereabouts of the tin
plate liar. 1t asserts that he is still in
business. HE is complaining now that
the tariff duties which gave life to the
American tin plate industry are build
ing up a trust which will double the
price of our tin cups and coffee potts.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15

ST.. PAUL Dispatch: The Populist
party has now reached the stage where
the man with jack knife and the pine
stick can sit on a dry goods box in
front of the general store and map out
the next campaign, while his wife goes
after the days washing. And the
farmer pays the freight.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15

ROLLING mills have opened again in
the east. They are employing larger
crews of men than they did before they
closed and at a better wage scale. The
Populist organs, however, make no
mention of this improvement.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15

FRANCE has long been noted for it's
few births but the seriousness of the
situation has never been fully realized.
The government is now taking steps to
encourage matrimony by cutting off
part of the enforced military service
for married conscripts, hoping thus to
increase the country's population.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15

ONE of the first effects of the coal
miners strike is the rise in the price
of coal. Each enterprise which uses
this fuel secured all it could and some
are left short There will probably be
a scarcity all winter.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15

AGAIN the French government is
tottering. This information has come
so frequently of late that it can scarce
ly be called news. The rapidity with
which new cabinets are formed, how.
ever, does not render the collapse
dangerous
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15

THAT st. Paul ''mystery' sensation
has been exploded. The young lady
who mysteriously disappeared returned
yesterday with a husband, having only
gone off on a quiet wedding trip.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15

THE anti-peddlers law which was
passed by the last Legislature has been
declared unconstitutional and the
itinerant merchant may continue to
follow his occupation without paying
the proposed license.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15

EVIDENTLY the MesaJ0 Range does
not entertain a very exalted opinion OF
the usefulness of the State railroad
commissioners. It says: "The State
railroad commission might as we'll be
wiped off the face of the earth for all
The service it has ever been to the PEG.
pie of the State"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15
WANTS PROTECTION FOR SHIPS,

WANTS PROTECTION FOR SHIPS.
When a nation has a foreign trade
worth from billion and half to two
billions of dollars annually, it is a ma
tional extravaganza of the most reck-
less kind to permit ships of other
countries to monopolize the carrying
of all this mmerce.-An,ericun Econ
O71list.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15
A Chance Of a Life-Time

One hundred fine building lots over
looking the finest bay on Mile Laos
lake practically given away-S5 each
Ito responsible parties who will con-
struct summer residences on them.
No shacks allowed. Fifty fine i'm
proved lots from S25 to $50 each. A
fine six-room cottage to rent. furnished
or unfinished with wood and ice.
Sail and row boats to let. Boarders
taken by the day or week at $3.50 per
day. For information write
D. 81. ROBINS,
Vineland, Mimi.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15

GRANITE FALLS Tribune: Gov.
Clough's dedication speech at Gettys-
burg was a model and surely no one
will accuse Tams Bixby of writing it
this time. It is about time to admit
that David M. can get up something
good himself when occasion demands.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15
WILSON IS ALL RIGHT.

Secretary Wilson finds his efforts in
behalf of the farmers meeting with
success in every direction. A late evil
dence of this is found in the fact that
single firm in London has placed an
order for the entire butter product of
the Iowa State college, which amounts
to 800 pounds daily.-Dulath Neeus-
Tribune.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15

ENGLAND expects soon to lose both
Canada and Australia. The big colo
MES are becoming independent and un.
less they are given a direct voice in
their government the parting of the
ways will soon be reached. The
British empire has seen it's best DAYS
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15

ST. PAUL policemen cannot distin-
guish between a sunstrOke and jag.
A few Minneapolis blind pig locators
should be imported.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15

MARK HANNA has moved into the
white house. This gives grounds for
the story that Hanna is trying to be
the ''whole thing' in this administra-
ton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15

CUPID has ensnared Bro. Wilcox of
the Gaylord HUB The newly married
couple have the best wishes of the
editorial fraternity.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15
A PERTINENT QUESTION.

A PERTINENT QUESTION.
Enough money has been squandered
in England in celebrating the Queens
jubilee to feed all the starving millions
of India. How much better than MUIR
derers are people who will thus waste
money that could be used to save hu-
man life?-Sprinafeld Aduonce.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15
TWAS EVER THUS.

There's world of philosophy in the
following observation, which is found
in the columns of the Howard, South
Dakota, Democrat: 1.-The country
editor may not know it all, but he
doesn't live long in a community with
out knowing deuced sight more thar
he publishes. Indianapolis Tribune
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15
WELL, HARDLY.

The mighty voice of the State press
reached and penetrated to the inner
sanctum OF the State capitol commits
sion and 10, and behold! the commits
sion announces itself unit for Mime
sofa stone. Archimedes' screw was
not patchin' to the voice of the State
press.-OrtOnviIl Herald Star.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15
PRINCETON, MIMI, JULY Is, 1897.

FRANK MEAD'S ''First Minnesota
letters in the Minneapolis Times were
decidedly interesting.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15

If the mine operators are looking
for trouble they will find it when the
imported miners arrive.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15
AT IT ALREADY,

The Minneapolis Tribune says: 1T
should not be forgotten that it is Min
neapolis' turn to score in the senatorial
race next time" Why is it Minneapo-
lis turn? Why not Duluth's turn?
Or Winona's turn?-Dul,th Herald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15
NEXT YEAR WON'T BE so GOOD.

NEXT YEAR WON'T BE so GOOD.
A stone thrown into a crowd of poll
ticians anywhere in the State is sure
to carom on two or more prominently
mentioned" candidates for governor on
the Republican ticket. This is the
best year to run, too. -Northteld Neecs.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15
TOO MUCH DRINK.

TOO MUCH DRINK.
Rum river got drop too much and
kicked a great hole in the Peaseville
dam. Minneapolis Times.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-07-15
PICNIC
Season Opens
next MONTH

Picnics are generally for
the purpose of recreation.
IT'S folly to go to a picnic
if you are obliged to stand
over an open fire and
cook. Then why not take
life easy and prepare
yourself on short notice
for the event? And what
fills the bill nicer than a
good variety of Canned
Goods? When in quest
of anything in this line
remember
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-22
.HOW ENGLAND'S GREAT SHOOTING
ESTATES ARE REPLENISHED
Pheasant Nurseries Drawn Upon For Fresh Supplies
Every Year
RAISING THE HANDSOME BIRDS A DELICATE TASK
Those Hatehed in the Spring. and Raised by Hand, are
Shot in the Autumn by the Guests of the
Large Landowners.

from that time the supply falls Off
rapidly, but a. few eggs are found so
late as mid-S d-September. Though such
an immense number are sent away,
several thousands are retained for
breeding purposes, as the stock is prac-
tically replenished each year, new blood
being regularly introduced by the pur-
chase and exchange of eggs.
The nursery operations at Messrs-
Dwights are entrusted TO a staff of six
hundred trustworthy domestic hens;
the laying birds are kept in a huge col
lection of pens, each enclosure being
about twenty-four feet square. with
barred sides nine feet high, the whole
covering several acres of ground. In
each compartment there are six hens
and a cock, all having the feathers of
one wing cut to prevent flight.
The birds and their eggs have to be
carefully watched and guarded several
huts, locally known as ''bird-houses,
being placed in the field. In these the
watchers take up their quarters, and
several dogs are also chained in the
field, some in a rather uncommon man
ner On the outside of the pens
strong wire-rOpe is stretched from one
end of the field to the other. On this is
a loOse-fitting ring, to which the dog
is fastened; thus he is able to make his
way from point to point, and woe be-
tide the poacher, be he two-legged or
four, that attempts to scale or creep
the fence. The winged thieves are more
difficult to deal with. The crows and
that most artful bird the jay. are both
fond of eggs, so sharp lookout is
kept for them, and several dead speci-
mems are generally to be seen sus-
pended above the. pens as awful ex-
amples to their kind
When the young birds are hatched
they are taken to a large meadow in
which long lanes have been mown
either in the grass or clover. Here, at
intervals of about twenty feet are
placed some six hundred coops. To
these the foster mothers are tethered;
their experience during the Matching
time has accustomed them to the stake,
and they generally settle quietly down
with their charges. The latter soon
make themselves at home, using the
long, unknown grass for shelter from
the midday sun, and the coop and fos-
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-22
Miners on the Claims Do Not Leave Their ShantieS
For Months.
DREARINESS AND MONOTONY BECOME FEARFUL.
All Winter Long the Gold Seekers Thaw Out the Earth
Floors Of the Shantes and Heap Up Piles Of
Dirt to be Washed in the Spring.

OF 1t Vas, three-fourths had very slen-
der packs.
Many Of them did not have more than
month or six weeks of grub, and while
only one, or two, owned up to it, firm
ly believe that half of them threw away
the best part of their packs on the
route so that they could travel more
quickly. That such rank fools exist
seems impossible to believe, especially
as these men must have known that
food is the first requisite in that cOun-
try. The man who had confessed his
idiOcy explained by saying that he had
heard that the river steamers were
rushing food into Dawson by the hun
dreds of tons and that the place bid
fair to be overstoeled.
When had sized up these affairs
concluded that my life was worth more
than the $4,000 I could have washed out
that month on my claim on Hunter
Creek, which is about IA miles above
Dawson. I had exhausted my provisions,
and I counted on buying enough in the
summer from the companies stores to
pull me through another year, but when
these places began to shut down and re-
fuse to sell except the smallest quanti-
ties, at tremendous prices, L knew that
the conditions were serious made ar
rangements at once to get down to st.
Michael's on the first boat and I don't
regret it, or the $4,000 either.
What those poor fellows are going to
do, or are doing now for that matter,
is problem. I spent all of last winter
| in my shanty on Hunter Creek. That
is IA miles from Dawson. There were
half a dozen more shantIes on the creek
and four miles further up was another
batch of shanties on Eldorado Greek,
which is a branch of the Bonanza.
My partner and myself struck Daw-
son in August 1oS last year We just
managed to locate our claim before the
winter settled down. We built good
shanty of one room and two bunks and
put in most of the time in keeping up
a wood fire. We had a good stack of
grub and plenty of fur clothing. I had
spent four years in Alaska and knew
the climate, and altogether we felt con-
fident
The first snow hit US about the mid
die of September and soon the ground
began to get harder than rock. We had
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-22
NEW YORK'S CAMPAIGN
A DELIRIUM FOR VOTERS.
Nearly 500, 900 Citizens Have Five Wheels Each, All
Making Countless Revolutions.
PERPLEMTIEs OF THE MAYORALTY CONTEST.
The Unfortunate Who Is Conseientiously Striving to
Vote for the Best Man a Victim of Turbulent ,
Thoughts and Confused Advice

department of the city's government.
Remember that a vote for Van Wyck
means a vote for Croker as mayor"
If the unhappy citizen looks for relief
in the Republican end of the gridiron he
listens to this announcement from a
Seth Low worker: If you wish to place
the government of 3,5OU.OO0 souls abso-
lutely in the vest pocket of Tom Plat
vote for Tracy. And in doing that you
will know that Platt is a thousand
times worse than Croker. He is the
political representative of every big
franchise grabbing corporation in the
city and the state His heutenants are
men that you would not talk to with
out keeping your hand on your watch.
Croker 'bIeeds the criminal classes in
Davnent for non-interference but
Platt bIeeds the public by giving away
what should be richly paid for. You
know that is the honest truth. Tracy
attends to the legal end of Platts pO-
IiticaI corporation deals. He is the part
ner of Platt's son and is bound to the
boss by the closest of ties. He must do
the bidding of the boss in all things.
Now, are you going to vote for him?'
With three wheels In his head making
a thousand revolutions a minute the
unfortunate falls into the hands of a
Tracy worker, who says: Let me per-
suade you not to be deluded into cast
ing vote Tor SeLn Low Inc man VINO
is supposed to have a mortgage on hon
esty, probity and intelligence, but whose
main supporters are a parcel of bar
gain-counter dudes and a pack Of
guerilla politicians VINO were kicked out
of both parties.
IF elected, he must make his ap-
pointments from these materials, and
a nice government they would give the
greatest city in the new world. You
7 e. AT,,
position. He has not got the admins
trative or business abilities to meet the
requirements. Yes, he is thoroughly
respectable, but weak.
Moreover, a vote cast for Low is
really a vote for Tammany. You know
that he cannot be elected and you know
that Tracy needs every vote to beat
Croker. If you want to see Tammany
in control again, why just vote for
Low
These are the perplexities of nine
tenths of the 500, GOO voters of the
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-22

they shall lay industriously; improvi-
dence in the matter of family is en-
couraged by removing the eggs from
the run as they are laid, whence the
birds lose count. and, instead of de-
posting a modest dozen or eighteen,
lay as many as forty eggs in the sea-
son.
The business divides itself naturally
into two distinct parts; the great de-
mand for pheasants' eggs by the own
ers of shootings creates the part we
deal with first The packing is done by
the keepers wives. who are paid by the
thousand eggs, and, it may be added,
there are always more applicants for
this work than there are vacancies.
Eggs range in price from S25 per hun
dred in the earlier weeks of the season
to half that price in June, the anxiety
of shooting men to have weIl-grown
birds ready for the autumn explaining
the difference ito a large extent.
Broadly speaking, the birds lay from
mid-April until the middle of June;