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The Princeton union., 1900-12-13

IT WAS EXPECTED.

The appointment of G. A. Towne as
senator by Gov. Lind was what was to
have been expected, and the only sur
prise is that Lind offered it to at least
two other citizens before rendering it
to Mr. Towne. So far as being of any
service to the State, that is of course
not expected, and the senator for a
month will have only to draw his 'sala.
ry for year, possibly make speech
for advertising purposes, and come
home. He will be succeeded in a
month or two by a Republican whowill
assist Senator Nelson in looking after
the interests of the Northwest. 1t will
be a nice winter vacation for Mr.
Towne, and his private business will
not suffer during his absence in Wash
ington. We congratulate him, anc
trust he will enjoy his brief, but: no.
too abbreviated career as senator
st. Cloud Journal Press. ...-. .t~5
The Princeton union., 1900-12-13

SENATOR NELSON'S popularity is
shown in the endorsement be received
in the southern part of the State. AL
though he is a resident of the Seventh
district. the Second district adopted a
resolution insisting that he be re-
elected before the matter of deciding
upon a successor to Davis is taken ur
the senator neat compliment.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-13
industry

PERHAPS the forcible lesson nSEng-
lish given the German field marshal
by the Yankee General Chaffee had
something to do with the kaiser's re-
cent order to have our language Atake
the place of the, French in the public
schools. He wants his officers fully
prepared to- appreciate the strength
and beauty Of the Yankees remarks.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-13

YESTERDAY Washington celebrated
the one hundredth anniversary of the
removal of the national capital to that
city. The day was a holiday and all
branches of the government joined in
the celebration.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-13

MUCH depends on the harmony OF
the delegations from Minneapolis and
St. Paul in the coming senatorial
struggle. One or the other of the cit
les will land the prize unless they get
into too hot a wrangle among them.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-13

EXTEND RATHER THAN REPEAL IT.
If the polticiansvhave an ear to the
ground, they will not 'attemptto repeal
or amend the direct primary act that
has been experimental with in Henne-
pin county, but they will rather seek
TO have it extended to other counties
In the State. The experience with it
The Princeton union., 1900-12-13

The present legislative situation is
peculiar. The campaign of organiza-
tion usually runs till the time of meet
ing and then winds up with a close
fight for places. This year the organ
ization is practically settled more than
month in advance of the session.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-13

It's Senator. Towne now. The pc
culiar brand OF Democracy which con
trolls in this State at present had no
other man of equal ability and the
appointment was therefore good one.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-13

IT may be that the armor plate man.
ufacturers are in league with the car
in his efforts to secure universal peace
In few years all the nations of the
world will have run out of money, il
they continue to patronize these max
ers Of ships armor.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-13
1T WILL DO 1T, TOO.
DAVIS WAS RIGHT.

Senator Davis hit the nail on the
head when he said that the trouble
with most A. BIS is that they; won't
study after leaving college,. They
think they know it all, and so they are
surpassed by diligent young men who
have no college education and so keep
right on learning things till they die
and for some time afterwards. The
real bulldog never lets 60 of the over
shoe while the game is on.-Minneap
OILS Journal. ..
The Princeton union., 1900-12-13

AN Iowa exchange says that adver-
tising is not necessary; neither is the
telephone, telegraph or railroad train,
but they all come in mighty handy
when you want to get there quick.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-13

EVANS has received the Endorsement
OF the Hennepin delegation and Clapp
like compliment from that of Ram
sey. Meanwhile some of the congress-
men who are bothered by the bees
buzzing are quietly looking for support
in their districts
The Princeton union., 1900-12-13

The speaker, in appointing a COM
mittee to Investigate the Booze case,
neglected to appoint a Kentucky man.
The investigation is all moonshine
anVWaV
The Princeton union., 1900-12-13

THERE are several good fights left
in the hole in Central America called
by courtesy canal. The present con-
gress bids fair to disinter one of them.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-13

THE congressional holiday recess
will probable begin on Friday of next
week and last until January 3. This
will give the congressman a chance to
hang their stockings by their own fire
Sides
The Princeton union., 1900-12-13

EAGAN, the man who dished up
canned horse for the boys during the
Spanish-American war, was reinstated
and then placed on the retired list.
His punishment must come in the here
after and there is little doubt that he
will recognize the boquet Of melted
hoofs when he gets there.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-13

AN Anoka judge has decided that
children must be vaccinated to attend
the public schools and "a Duluth judge
says that it isn't necessary The
UNION proposes that these interpreters
of the law meet at@Princeton and set
tie the matter. Well hold the bottle.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-13

OUR esteemed contemporary, the ST.
Paul Globe, suggests that congress
could employ some Of its time to adj
vantage if itframedsa bill making the
marriage laws OF, the States uniform.
Wouldn't that injure ST. Paul's divorce
in1netrvp tE- 5g
The Princeton union., 1900-12-13

The Minneapolis Gas company has
made a reduction in its rates. Can it
be possible that the hot air generators
have become useful after elections are
0uorS
The Princeton union., 1900-12-13

JUST at present the indications are
that the senatorial fight will be be-
tween Bob Evans, of Minneapolis, and
Nose Clapp, of St. Paul.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-13

at this section was notable and convinc.
ing, and the people are heartily in
favor Of a wider trial. Red Wing Re
PUBLICAN. #s ..s
The Princeton union., 1900-12-13
to-day.

The UNION is twenty-four years old
The Princeton union., 1900-12-13
THEY CAN'T. SHOOT.


Judge Biddle Of Philadelphia recent
ly administered to policemen much
needed lesson as; to the criminality sof
their use ofthe revolver in "bringing
down. men seeking to escape arrest.
He = charged the jury, IN d case where a
policeman was on trial for assault and
battery with intent to Kill, that the
policeman had no more right to shoot
the prosecutor, who was trying to es.
cape arrest for cock-6ghting, than he
had to shoot the Judge or member OF
the jury. "a policeman had no right
to use a revolver except to defend him
self Pioneer P,,ess.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-13
= WT
A STATUE OF DAVIS.

= la&t a STATUE Ofh RUAVl0.4fIS s523E
It would be very fittingif the next
legislature would vote an appropria-
5tion for q statue Of the late Senator
Davis. He was the greatest statesman
since Blaine and an honor to his coun-
try and State. - Faribauh Journal.
I + i=~*,'E. i, i. i S ffses.t
81 BONDS ARE UNPOPULAR.sa ss 4
Some of the interests affected by the
war taxes are urging that the Nicar-
aqua canal be built with the proceeds
OF money borrowed by, the United
States. on longtime bonds, instead of
with appropriations from current rev
enues. It is urged that the canal will
be an .income-producing investment,
and thus future generations may prop
erly be asked to contribute to it's con
struction. There is some force in the
suggestion, but issuing bonds is not
very popular. -Duluth Herald. ~
- "'rt
AND THE GIRLS, TOO -
Bjornsen has again attempted tc
prove to the world through one of his
noted problem stories that it's affairs
are not properly regulated. This time
he says that work is more glorious ani
Inspiring than love, but the poet will
continue to maintain the contrary tt
the end of the chapter; and he won
be all alone in it either.-St. Pd1.
Neeos.
TT CAN BE DONE.
Mr.. Hull, chairman of the hous'
committee on military affairs, put it il
the right form yesterday when he sait
that ''if the war department does no
find way to stop hazing at W es
Point, congress will" Congress will
investigate the Booz case and tn
whole question of the treatment 0
freshmen by upper classmen in tn
military academy, by a special commit
tee.-Minneapols Journal. -
!. j. !. > ;
1T WILL DO 1T, TOO.
Had Senator Davis lived, Senate
Nelson would have returned to tn
senate without any opposition, and
is hoped the Legislature will stand. b
him now as he is evidently the choic
of the people of the State.-Morri
t0qvn Press -.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-13
TOUGH ON TOWNE.

That branch of senatorial courtesy
that requires modest silence and hu-
mility, on the part OF new members, is
rather tough on one who is an orator
and has about six weeks to 4serve.-Du.
luth Ne,os- Tribune.
The Princeton union., 1900-12-13

# fortune disregard thy claim
Don't hang thy head in fear and shame
But marry the girl you love best
Rocky Mountain Tea will do the rest.
G. "A. Jack. s s.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-21
Misunderstood Patriotism.

Professor Alfred B. Adams of New
York was a soldier in the civil war and
took part in the Red river campaign
under Major General Nathaniel T..
Banks.
''At one place" he said recently to
one of his classes, 1--WE surprised 4
southern garrison and took many priS-
oners. They We're guarding noun
tain of cotton bales which were in
tended for shipment to Europe on ac-
count of the southern government.
General Banks promptly contiscated
the cotton and transferred it to his flo
tilla. Each bale was stenciled &C. S.
A. and over this the northern soldiers
with marking brushes wrote in huge
characters u. S. A 1 was on guard
at the time, and one of my prisoners,
handsome, bright eyed young southern
officer, said, 'Yank, what's that writing
there?
81 hooked proudly at him as replied:
THE United States of America over the
Confederate States of America. Can't
you read-U. $. a. over c. s. A.?
"He looked at me quiZZically.
"'Thank you he said. DO you know,
I thought it was United States OF
American Cotton Stealing Association
"The next question he put to me L
didn't answer" - Saturday Evening
Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-21
Test For n Weak Mind.

Two men in n cafe were discussing q
gift by n noted millionaire of a large
! sum of money to found a college chair
of psychology.
"What is psychology, anyway" ask
ed one.
Its the study of the mind, of the
SOUL" said the other.
whats the good Of that?" asked the
skeptic.
"a great deal of USE" answered his
companion. II have studied it to some
extent myself and can detect a weak
minded man from a strong minded one
by a very simple test. For instance. If
1 can make you say fourteen against
your will you lack will power. Will
you let me try it on you? 1 believe l
can make you say it,"
MAKE me say fourteen against my
will? You can't do it. Fire away"
And this is the way the test worked:
Allow much are six and four?
B.-Ten. vi
Allow much are eight and three? !
B.-Eleven. :
Allow much are nine and seven?
B.-Sixteen.
A. (triumphantly)-Aha! There, you
said it. knew you would. s.
B. Gndignantly)-Said what? g
A.-Sixteen.
B.-But fourteen" was the word we
chose for the test.
A. (coolly)-Well, you've said it now,
anyway.-New York Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-21
Raths and FntiEue.

Professor II. Beerwald says that
when the body is fatigued or the brain
has been overtaXed by excessive men,
tai work it is very wrong to take a
cold bath. Such n bath eXcites, he
says, and if we add this to the already
excited state of the body the result
seems rejuvenating for the moment,
but very soon the tension becomes too
great, and the body cannot be forced
to do more work.
According to the professor, n warm
bath is the only kind to be applied
when one wishes to recover from
fatigue, and the longer a tired body
remains in a bath of, say, 40 degrees
the quieter become the strained nerves
and the easier follows the sought for
rest.
In the morning, after a good nights
rest, cold bath is very invigorating,
but at no time during the day, if the
nerves are strained, should it be re-
De1ted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-21
The French Workman.

The French workman is the creature
/ of the street for the sense of the joy
of life and the creature of the home
i and che workshop for the sense of the
hardship and sometimes of the sorrow.
Fashioned as he is in this way, two
outside forces contend for the posses
sion of him. The question of Ques-
lions is, Twill he take his guidance
from the recognized agencies within
the law or from the agencies of re-
voltT" The state and also, as we have
seen, the church offer him all sorts of
brides and bonuses to consent to work
IN their way. They recognize his trade
and self help societies. They try to
get him to the altar as a devotee and
TO the urn as q voter. But he has
heard of UtOpias, and he longs to have
one more struggle for absolute perfec-
ton at short notice, though he may
have to lay down his life in the at
tempt.
The key to modern French history IS
to be found here. Every political
movement has to be a compromise be-
tween the aspirations of the faubourg
and the world as it wags. The French
workman has been bred in the belief
in revolution as q recognized agency
of progress and by instinct and habit
he loathes second best. The old order
offers him the churches, the thrift and
benefit societies, cooperation, insur-
ance against accidents, education, tech
nical and other-the old political econ
omy, in 4 word. and the paternal state.
The new whispers socialism, the COM
mune, anarchy sometimes and with
these the barricade.-Richard Whiteing
in Century
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-21
Firing Big Gums.

The bigger the gun the shorter its
life. Those monsters, the ITO ton guns,
cannot be reckOned upon to fire more
than so full charge rounds without be-
coming quite useless. The 81 ton gun
can fire 1O5 rounds, while the 6 inch
breechlOader is good for 400 or $50 full
charge rounds.
The reason of this is that the terrific
heat and corroding effect of the pow
der wear away the bore at, the cham
Der end, and then the shell does not
catch the rifiing.
There is nothing for it then but to
send the gun to the factory and have
the barrel bored and lined with a new
tube.
Eighty shots from a 40 pound gun
would be good business i'll any war.
Where the Inconvenience arises is in
the fact that during peace the men
cannot practice as much as desirable
Still there is a way out of ii to a GER
tain extent, for ii is found that a half
charge, which is sufficient for prac-
tice. wears out Il gun only one-fourth
as fast as 4 full charge, and even in a
way a three-quarter charge is power
full enough.
Now a ITO ton gun, though it can fire
only so full charges. can fire 100 three
quarter charges and 800 half charges.
New York Telegram.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-21
A UNIQUE CEREMONY.
Gloucester Annual Funeral For
Her Lost Fishermen.


With each returning February there
Is held in the ancient wave dashed
town OF Gloucester, Mass, a ceremony
solemn in motive. impressive in form
and absolutely unique in origin and
character. 1t is Gloucester's day of
mourning for her sons who, during the
preceding II months, have gone down
to death on the distant fishing grounds.
Headed by the clergy and commonalty
and by bereft relatives, the people Of
the town march in long and slow pro-
cession 10 the appointed place Of meet
Ing, where. during the remainder OF
the brief winters day, in chant and
prayer and formal addresses. the sor-
row in which all share finds fitting and
touching expression
Everybody who lives in Gloucester is
Interested In the fishing industry. and
so II falls out that the city's life Is
about equally made up OF intervals Of
JOY and sorrow. When summer opens,
the general tone of public feeling is
bright and hopeful, but at the end of
the season, as the fishers come in, some
with flags at half mast, others bearing
Hateful news, the whole town Is de-
pressed.
All the residents show a concern in
the sailors who are lost and in the well
fare of their families. Even the citi-
zens OF fortune in Gloucester, who
suffer no personal bereavement, have
been brought closely into touch with
the poor fishing families through re-
peated tragedies at sea. The scenes
in the fishing quarters during the late
fall and winter months, when news of
death is brought by almost every re-
turning boat, are most pathetic. Some
times the news comes with a shock; at
others, wives and children wait for
weeks in anxiety, and never know the
details of the fate of their loved ones.-
Truth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-21
TRAPPED BY LETTER.

EvildOers Are All Anxious to Hear
From the Women They Love.
1T is queer what risks some men
will take TO get letter from 4 woman
they love-" said an official of the gen.
eral delivery department of the post
office. Criminals who can be found
in no other way are often arrested
when they call for mail at the general
delivery window. Generally the men
call for letters written by some wo-
man.
along close to the holidays last year
Pinkerton detective came to the office
and waited for three days and nights
for a man wanted in the east. The de-
tective knew that before the murder he
was accused of committing the man
had correspondent with n woman in the
east. The detective had been waiting
three days, when he received word to
20 10 Columbus, o., as there was a let
ter at that office for the man. He
went and had not been there long
when the man made his appearance
The detective arrested him at once and
proceeded to Cleveland, where the
prisoner was tried and sentenced to
death.
Another instance was where not
long ago the authorities were looking
for man accused of committing some
big crime and had no clew at all as to
where he was. So every postoffice in
the country was sent word to look out
for a letter for that man. Some time
after one came to our office, and we at
once notified the authorities. A de-
tective came on Immediately, and
when the man asked for his mail he
was at once arrested."-Indianapo
News
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-21
Natures Drains.

A careful survey of the underground
water courses in the carboniferous
limestone district of Yorkshire, Eng
land, has revealed the fact that there
exists in that country an extensive sys-
tenn Of subterranean streams, many OF
which issue miles away from the points
called Sinks" where the water
drained from the surface enters the
rocks. Similar phenomena in other
parts of the world, not yet so care
fully investigated, occur on a much
larger scale, and recent studies OF the
ocean bottom near the border Of con-
tinents have shown that rivers of con-
siderable size sometimes enter the sea
beneath the surface.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-21
AcTAs sTRATEeIsTs
Colonies of the Insects Transact
Business With Military Precision.

Colonies of the Insects Transact
Business With Military Precision.
From a military standpoint the meth
DDS employed by ants TO provide food
for an ant colony are almost perfect.
Their foraging parties are faultless,
both in planning and execution, and
are almost uniformly successful. A
resident of this city who visited South
Africa gives this description of foray
of an army OF ants.
The army, which he estimates to
have numbered about $1,000 ants,
started from its home in the mud
walls of a hut and marched in the di-
rection of a small mound of fresh
earth but a few yards distant. The
head of the column halted on reaching
the foot of the mound and waited for
the rest of the force to arrive at the
place of operations, which evidently
was to be the mound of fresh earth.
When the remainder had arrived and
halted so that the entire army was as
sembled, a number of ants detached
themselves from the main body and
began to ascend to the top of the
mound, while the others began moving
so as to encircle the base of the mound.
Soon a number from the detachment
which had assembled the mound, evil
IDENTIFY the attacking party. entered the
loose earth and speedily returned, each
bearing a cricket or q young grass
hopper, dead, which he deposited upon
the ground and then returned for
fresh load. Those who had remained
on the outside of the mound took up
the crickets and grasshoppers as they
were brought out and bore them down
to the base of the hill, returning for
fresh load. Soon the contents of the
mound seemed to be exhausted, and
then the whole force returned home,
each carrying his burden of food for
the community.
Here, then, was the regular foray.
planned and executed with military
precision, the country surveyed. the
depot of provisions known accurately
before the march was made and at the
mound prudential division of labor and
care taken that none of the victims
should escape.-New York Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-21
A Lost Ad.

Ben Inprint-Say my wife, Mrs. Ben
Imprint, and two children, Lucy and
John, are away on a visit to her Uncle
Ebenezer's, down at Cedar Valley.
join them over Sunday.
New Reporter producing notebook
Give me the names of the children
again, please.
Ben Inprint-Goodness! Ye amt go
in to put it in yer paper, are We?
New Reporter-I intended to, but of
course if you'd rather I'll not mention
it. Good day.
Ben Inprint-Why didn't keep my
blame mouth shut? That Teller must
be new.-Ohio State Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-21
His Point Of View.

Shea married couple should pull to-
gether like team of horses.
He-Yes. and they probably would II.
ike a team Of horses, they had but one
tongue between them.@Chicago News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-21
THE PAST.

I said: 'The past 1T is dead.
i will bury It deep and still,
With tablet over its head.
'oi the dead one may speak no NJ"
] dug deep down in the loan,
sealed UP the grave with prayer
But the past WIS the hrSt home
And waited to greet there
JEANETTE Bliss Gillespy in Columbia Literary
Monthly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-21
Pains In the Back.

A. B. harrington, Ccnstantia, N. Y.
says: Il was troubled several years
with kidney disease and suffered Sc
we're pains in the back. 1 used Fo-
ley's Kidney Cure and one bottle cured
me. 1 recommend it to my friends.
1t has given perfect satisfaction" All
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-21

Explosive bullets were first used IN
India for hunting tigers and elephants
The Princeton union., 1900-12-20
THEY FEAR NO DELAY.
Hay and Pauncefnte Confer Regarding
Pelking Agreement.

Hay and Pauncefnte Confer Regarding
Peking Agreements.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 49,. Secretary
Hay had a conference during the
morning with Lord Pauncefote, the
British ambassador, devoted solely to
the Chinese situation. The result was
to clear up, so far as that can be ao-
complished in Washington, some OBJ.
scurity as to the Peking agreement,
and, unless unexpected opposition
comes from some other source, neither
the state department. nor the British
embassy has any rea son to apprehend
further delay in the contamination Of
the agreement.
A misunderstan ding appears to exist
as to the British attitude, according to
officials here. So far from holding out
for more severe terms and harsher
measures generally, it is stated that
the British government is in thorough
accord with our own policy, as devel-
oped in the latest Peking negotiations
and the exchanges that have taken
place between Secretary Hay and Lord
Pauncefote. The United States gov
ernment itself has taken every precau.
tion, in making its contribution to the
agreement, to insure its binding force
and at no time has the British govern
ment sought to go beyond the state de.
partment in the terminology proposed
for the agreement = go 5@-.