The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-06-04
MINNIE'S THINKS.
ST. PAUL, MIMI, June 2, 1908.

very largely responsible for the change
OF sentiment in Sweden relative to the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition. For
long time there was Discrimination in
official circles in Sweden to make any
especial showing at St. Louis. Mr..
Hanson has been corresponding with
public men in Sweden and agitating
the necessity of an extraordinary effort
toward official representation. The re-
suit has been very radical change in
sentiment which promises great things.
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The attorney general is engaged in
deciding the very knotty problem: Is a
newspaper man charitable institution?
The new game law provides that con-
fiscated game and fish shall be given to
charitable institutions and Sam Fuller
ton has been urged to distribute his
hauls among newspaper men. Ger
talnly no court would dispute the as
sertion that newspaper men are fair
and deserving objects of charity.
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Several members of the late house
have tried to carry away their desks
and chairs. 1t is probably the only
way in which they can ''retain their
seats another session.
A dairy inspector reports that he
found a large frog in a can of milk
shipped to creamery. This suggests
that it is highly essential that the
State establish standard of purity for
water used in milk.
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The State university law school will
be we'll crowded this fall. 1t is reported
that the football team will need many
new recruits
Work at the State fair grounds is
booming. It's no joke to say that Min
nesota leads the world in fairs and this
years will break all records.
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Every Duluth man seen in St. Paul
thus far laughs at the repeated stories
that Duluth will trot out candidate
for governor.
St. Paul dealers complain that Chi Chi.
cago merchants have secured a mo-
nopoly on Minnesota eggs by establish
ing agents throughout the State. Well
we are glad to know that the busy little
Minnesota hen is appreciated in Chi
cago and we never grudge the Smoky
City any luxury in the way of eating
they need it.
Miss "Pat" McFadden of Duluth.
minister plenipotentiary and ambassa-
dor extraordinary from the KINGDOM
of Mirth, is in St. Paul and the CAPITAL
city is taking an intellectual holiday to
bask in the rays of her wit, wisdom and
philosophy.
We have just been reading ''char-
acter-sketch'' of Senator Nelson in an
Eastern magazine. Bet it amused the
senator. Some of these professional
writer's get queer ideas of great men.
NOW we are prone to believe that great
men-even senators and presidents and
judges and governors are much like
the rest OF us-eat three times day,
wear suspenders, comb their hair. 90
fishing when they feel like it, wear
decent clothes, talk in an ordinary tone
OF voice and love their children. It is
amusing to read of a good, genial,
kindly everyday man that ''his every
act seems dictated by deliberate spir-
1tual conscientiousness and high ideals
OF human responsibility. It would be
much pleasanter to read HE LAUGHS
IN very natural manner and is much
like common men,
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There few things more humorous
than the tips" on Minnesota politics
sent out from Washington, D. G. It
takes good man to stay long in Wash
lngton and not lose the connection with
home affairs politically. Most of the
distinguished correspondents from the
Nations Capital know as much about
conditions in this State as a. goose
knows about theology. The weekly
bits OF wisdom they send forth are very
amusing to the humble country editor
who makes no pretentions to prophecy,
but who knows that even in politics
two and two makes four. If Washing
ton advices be true Minnesota will
nave thirteen governors in 1905. In
fact the only statesman not in already
on the ''sure cinch' bunch seems to be
ex-Auditor Bob Dunn.
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On Arbor Day, May l, the school
children of Minnesota planted 10000
trees on the school-grounds. During
the last ten years nearly 400. 900 trees