The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-02-20

Our Badge: knot Of white ribbon.
Our Aims: Home protection, prohibition of
of morals, and the bringing about Of q better
public sentiment.
MRS N. c. LIBBY, President,
MRS. LOUISA ANTHOINE, Secretary
MRS. ADA FARNHAM Treasurer.
''Should any political rights be
given to the Filipinos, it would be
better to give the ballot only to
women,' said Governor Taft,
before the senate Philippine COM
mittee on Feb. 5th.
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For nine years the veteran mis-
sionary, DR.. John Patton, has been
pleading for legislation on the New
Hebrides bill, which forbids any
American to sell intoxicants,
opium or fire arms in any island of
the Pacific which is not under the
of civilized power.
The bill was made law February
1, 1902. .-~.-:
Mrs. Mary T. Lathrop, who
died many years ago, was called
the Daniel Webster of the w. G..
T. U. Her mother, Mrs. Hanna
Torrance, died Feb. 4, at the age
of 104 years.
Emperor William has taken off,
cial measures to oppose the spread
of Christian science in Germany.
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A very cordial invitation was
the National W. c.. T. U.
to hold a w. G. T. U. congress in
with the South Carolina
Interstate and West Indian expo
sition. Several of our national
speakers will attend. ~
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The accident insurance depart
ment of the Australian government
distributed last summer 10000
copies of the leafet entitled ''Away
With Alcohol.
The most progressive advertis-
ing agencies are declining to
accept any liquor advertisements.
Many of the large magazines also
decline to handle them. Are not
these encouraging facts?
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The "Ram's Horn publishes an
account of ''The Downfall of
Dowie." Suit was brought against
John Alexander Dowie. by his
brother-in-law, Samuel Stevenson.
The doctor was willing to pay an
sum of money and make
private settlement, and by this it
would appear that he had no conf
dence in the justice of his cause.
The court denounced the business
and religious methods of Dowie in
unspairing words.
Rev. Gratz presented the sub
ject of the Freeman's Aid and
Southern Educational Society last
Sunday morning and raised the
apportionment for Princeton.
Some Of the facts presented are
we'll worth repeating. In the six
teen southern States there are
nearly 100000 of the population
ten years of age and over who can
neither read nor write. There
were 10,016 students brought
under the outstanding influences
of the forty-three schools main
tanned by the church. Since the
of these schools disgrace
has been brought to none of the
students. The frequent cases of
lynching are among those who have
not as yet been reached by chris
tian Influences. This is a most
remarkable record when we con-
slider the words of Oliver Wendell
Homes. The outcome of a man
is determined 100 years before he
is born.'' llliteracy among the
black population Of these States
has decreased from 70 to $50 per
cent. Since the colored popula-
ton is increasing so rapidly, the
question is not what shall we do
with the negro, but what will the
negro do with us? Since the last
u. S. census was taken there has
been an increase of 100000 in
the black population. Five humid
red black babies are born every
twenty-four hours in this country.
The American people must settle
the race problem for all people
and for all time.
EFFIE A. BURGAN.
Thinks Farnors WV. Rno