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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-09-06
PETITION FOR PUBLIC DITCH.

To the County Board of the County
of Mile Laos, State of Minnesota:
The undersigned land owners,
whose lands will be liable to be
affected by, or assessed for, the ex-
pense of the construction of the pro-
posed public ditch hereinafter de-
scribed, would respectfully represent
that the public health, convenience
and welfare and the reclamation of
wet and overlooked lands require the
establishment and construction of a
public ditch along the following de-
scribed route in the towns of Milo and
Bogus Brook (being towns 81 N,
ranges 26 and p west), in said county
of Mile Laos, and that the construc-
ton of the same would be of public
benefit and utility.
A general description of the pro-
posed starting point, route and termi-
nus of said ditch is as follows: Com
mencing at a point ten (10) rods
south of the northeast corner of the
northwest quarter of the southwest
quarter of section twelve (12l, in
township thirty-seven, range twenty
seven, and passing over and
across the following described
lands, in a southeasterly and
easterly direction, as follows, to-wit:
The E112 of the SW4 and the SW4 of
SE4 of section twelve, the NE4 and
the NE4 of SEh of section thirteen,
in township thirty-seven north, range
twenty seven west: the VIZ of SW4
of section eighteen, the NJ of the
NW4, the VIZ of NE4, the SCI of
NE4 and the E11a of the SE4 of Sec
tion nineteen. the 81 of the SW4, the
VIZ of the SCI and the NEA of the
SCI of section twenty, the SWI and
the SW4 of the SCI of section
twenty -one, the NJ of the NE4 Of
section twenty-eight. the NW4 of the
NW4 of section twenty-seven, the
SW4 of the SW4 and the NE4 of
the SW4 of section twenty-five, and
termina ting at point in Rum river
in said tract herein last described, as
it's outlet, in township thirty seven
north, Of range twenty-six west.
And your petitioners pray that you
will proceed to establish such pro-
posed public ditch and cause the same
to be constructed as provided by
chapter two hundred thirty (23O), of
the General Laws of Minnesota for
1905.
Dated July 5th, 1906.
Saml Droogsma, Jonas Norman,
August Anderson, Peter j. Carlson,
Christian Minks, Andrew Jorgensen,
s. c; Nelson. Gust W. Johnson,
Jacob Van Rhee, Swan Nelson,
f. 6. MagnusOn, O. E. Gustafson,
John kuperus, Mrs. Josephine Johnson
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-09-06
State News.

The president has appointed Gin
ton D. Grinols to be postmaster at
St. Cloud, MINI.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-09-06

Wien there are sickness and trouble
and mother is sent for that is one occa.
sion when no one notices she wears old
fashioned clothes.
Don't keep your eyes on the man you
have just heard something bad about
It Is more important that you keep
them on your mouth.
If a man is saying anything be
shouldn't and his wife gives him a little
punch under the table he takes it for an
encore and says it again.-Atchison
Globe.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-09-06
As You Go Through Life

AS Ou TO 1urOuRn A116-
Never fail in politeness, which is as
easy as its opposite.
If you can't love men don't show
your dislike for them.
Be silent if you have nothing worth
saying.
Never try to be funny Or to avoid it.
Keep busy, and don't expect anything
good to go on of itself.
Make up your mind that most things
that should be done must be done at a
sacrifice
Work for what you want instead of
wishing for it.
Make your wisdom out of your great
est defect. You can do most in curing
this. ....
Change everything about you that
you don't want to be.
Get rid of the brute and of the fool
in you.
Keep clean and appear so.
Look as we'll as you can with your
means, and when old look more to
dress to relieve the ugliness of age.
Give up at fifty the hope of being
loved except by your family.
Don't try when old to appear young
or "cute."
Learn to attempt what you ought to
do as readily as what you want to do.
Be natural, but don't show your
meanest nature.
Learn to like your destiny.
If there is nothing much that YOU
want to do more than another, there is
nothing much that you will be more
than another.
Expect less and attempt more.
Let your pleasure be profitable and
your business pleasurable.
Do good and feel good
Make your working as enjoyable as
your eating.
Learn to do without what you can't
nave, what you shouldn't have and
what you won't have.
If you have not what you want, see
what is the matter with you.
AUSTIN BIERBOWER.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-09-06
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that peti
ton, of which the following is copy
has been filed in the Office of thu
county auditor of Mile Laos county
State of Minnesota, and that a hear
ing will be had upon said petition be-
fore the county board at the Office O.
the county auditor Of said county, il
the village of Princeton, on the Is
day Of October, A. D. 1906, at
O'Clock p. m.
Dated at Princeton, MIMI, this 5tf
day of September, 1906.
E. E. WHITNEY,
County Auditor.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-09-06
& Nelson
All kinds of Custom Work
Well Worth Trying,
w. II. Brown. the poDular

W. 81. Brown, the popular pension
attorney of Pittsfeld, VT, says:
Next to a pension, the best thing to
get is DR.. Kings New Life Pills. -
He writes: ''they keep my family in
splendid health" Quick cure for
headache, constipation and bilious
ness, Is cents. Guaranteed at C. A.
Jacks drug store.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-09-06

Concerning the American tourist re-
ported to have won 100000 at Monte
Carlo, it is safe to say that neither the
man nor his roll would have been
heard Of if he had lost it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-09-06
Ladies' Shoes.

1t arouses energy, develops and
stimulates nervous life, arouses the
courage of youth. It makes you
young again. That's what Hollis
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea will do.
80 cents, tea or tablets. c. A. Jack.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-09-06
Patent Scarecrow.

b. Irwin of Hawkes. Bay, New Zea-
land, has patented an alarm which
can be attached to a scarecrow, or
can be used in place of a scarecrow.
Its principal object is to provide an
efficient apparatus by which series
OF explosions may be produced at
definite intervals for the purpose OF
frightening birds or ANIMALS away
from the crops, fruit and the like.
Men who have ideas to patent have
good, active brains. To build up the
brain drink golden grain belt beer.
Order OF your nearest dealer or be
supplied by Henry Veidt, Princeton.
Ask any ''Jap" that you may see,
"Why the Car, with Bear behind, -
had to climb a tree.
The Yanks, God bless the Yanks,
says he,
They gave US Rocky Mountain Tea.
G. A. Jack.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-15
DID TOO MUCH WORK.
II Was Well Done, the chief Said. but
An Elderly Mans Experience.

They're Oslerizing the workers on do
tionaries as we'll az in other callings," said
a man who for years has been writing def
nitions. The younger men are doing
the work, and the old fellows, the men of
ripe experience, trained in the earlier school
of accuracy, are being showed to the wall.
Il have held down good jobs on several
~oyclopsdias and dictionaries, among the
latter being the Century and the Standard
In those offices / was one of the young ast
staff workers, with any number OF learned
g~raybeards ahead Of me. Now, at 81, /
am the patriarch Of the office, and the staff
is made up of young fellows, masters and
doctors OF arts n sciences, just out OF
college.
They like easy hours and don't believe
In crowding too much work into them ,
either. am Used to a longer and a fuller
day.
said: Mr.. Soandso, aren't you doing too
much work? You turn In more thar any
other man in the office
Il was ~dumfounded, but managed to ask
II anything wrong had been found in the
work itself, for l have always prided myself
upon my painstaking accuracy.
"'Well, no. the chief admitted. Haven't
found any error 90 far, but / fear for the
quality OF your work when the quantity 90
far exceeds the requirement. You're doing
twice as much q our best workers. It's
all right, to be sure. but
sNow, what do you think OF thati Now
I'm waiting for the axe 70 fan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-15
HIS TREASURE OF A METER.
One Gas Consumer in q Way to Get Even
With the Company at Last.

i've heard tell" said a householder,
'of galloping gas meters that went so fast
that they rolled up gigantic bills, to the
great distress Of the consumer, but / never
happened to run across one of the gal
lopers.
AN the gas meters that we have ever
had anything to do with nave been just
plain common canterers, or trotters, or
sidewheelers, or single f~ooters, all keep
ing right down to business and making
pretty fair time, but never breaking into
a real gallop, and-I guess we burned the
gas, or came somewhere near it.
And 80 we never had any pa rticular
experience with gas meters one way or
the other, and we've been burning gas
now for quite some years. Man came
alo ng on a certain day every month and
took the meter, and a week or so later the
collector dropped in with the bill and we
paid it and forgot it, and that's all there
was to 1t. nothing ever happening.
But the other day, when the gas man
dropped in to take the meter, which he
usually does without a word:
HIM he says as he glances at It,
you don seem TO be burning much gas
now
mo- says Mrs. Householder, who hap
pens to be in the kitchen at the moment,
we dom burn much. We don't use many
lights and we burn very little in the range.
We go out to dinner
And the gas man gees, and we forget
all about it, as usual, hut when the time
for the gas bill comes and goes and we
get no bill we begin to think there must be
something doing, and finally | gets out the
stepladder and climbs up and ia kes a look
at the meter myself, and by era cious! She
not only amt a gallopinR. she amt even
a oantering, nor a trotting nor a sidewheel-
ing mol even a single footing, she amt
even walking. She's just a standing
plumb still. She hasn't registered a foot
since the meter was taken for the last bill
we paid.
so, now, after all these years, we are
having a gas experience. How it will
all end We don't know, but as far as we've
got in it, anyway, instead Of teing tragic,
Il seems to verge somewhat On the comic
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-15
FOR THE LUxURIOUS SMOKER.
Gold Cigar Cutters Made in Many Styles
The Cigar Piercer.

While some men might be content with a
cigar cutter that cost a dime, there are
other men that like something a little finer,
and for such smokers there are provided
good cigar cutters, which are made in great
variety.
In gold cigar cutters OF one familiar
type, made in the form Of an elongated
bell, and with a little ring at the top by
which the cutter can be carried on the
watch chain, there are fifty or more styles,
alike in their general proportions. and yet
varying more or less in shape, finish and
ornamentation Som Of these cutters
are plain and with a polished surface,
while others have a dull finish.
Among them are some beautifully etched
while still Others are set with diamonds
and with other jewels. A simple cigar
cutter of this type could be bought for sic,
from which price they range upward in
cost to as much as SIPS.
But there are cheaper gold cigar cutters.
Here is one Of the disk type, Of about the
size of a twenty-five cent silver coin. but
much thinner, made to be carried In the
waistcoat pocket so. so for this.
Another thin pocket cutter is oblong in
outline, with a finger hole in either end.
With the fingers through these holes the
cutter can be CLOSED together to cut off
the tip OF a cigar placed through a little
opening at the center. This style Of cutter
cos 8 the same as the simplest OF the bell
type, sic.
Still another style of good cigar cutter
is one designed for Use on a smoking T. BILE
this cutter having a gracefully modelled
handle, large enough to be conveniently
grasped, something in a general way like
the handle on a child's skipping rope in
shape, only not so big. his style OF golo
cirPr cutter costs $4s.
While cigar cutters OF some sort are
more generally used, there are smokers
who do not fancy cutting of the tip Of a
cigar, but who prefer to rierce it, and for
such there are provided ID gold e cigar sr5 P Ter Q snrv
similar 10 a short gold pencil, but pressure
on its upper end causes to project from
the other not a pencil, tip, but a suitably
cigar may he pierced. Like the bell cutter
the cigar pieroer is equipped with a ring
by which it oan be carried on th; ~stcL
gilnrd. Gold cigar pieroers, according to
style OF finish, sell at $24 to $2s.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-15
STORY OF SHERIDAN'S PARENTS.
How They Received the News or Their on's
Victory IN Shenando Valley. ~
From the Youths Compdnion. N~

From The Youths Communion "TTa
One of the sweetest and most pathetic
war stories is about hhc Sheridans. father
and mother Of Gen. Phil sheridan. {
The cid people were living at Somerset,
Ohio, when word came that Gen. Sheridan had
suffered a great defeat IN the Shenandoah
Valley. They slept none that night. but In
the morning the cid gentleman said:
Mother. / have thought it all out. Phi
wasn't there when the fight began. That
is what the paper said. 1t worli not be like
our boy to remain away throughout the
battle. As make 1t out. Phil returned In
time to cave the day. III go TO the store
and wait until the paper comes, get the news
and hurry back. I don't believe there's
anything TO worry about"
Il hope you are right. father. but I'm afraid
Yesterdays news was correct. Phil has had
go much good l"ck I'm afraid he's had bad
tuck in this bal le."
Ga MIR. Sheridan was sitting on the steps
In front Of the store when a man rode up
and calle out. Good news from Sheridani-
Then one OF the bystanders caught up
the morning paper and read the account OF
Sheridan a return TO the army. Of his turning
he tide, of the Presidents message Of thanks.
OF Sheridan's heroic conduct and the COM
plcte rout Of the enemy.
The paper said II was one Of the greatest
victories OF the war.
That was enough for Mr.. Sheridan. He
started on a trot 10 tell Mrs. Sheridan the
news about her sons greatest batile.
She saw him coming and hurried to the
gate 10 get the tidinRs from I edar treek.
GLORY to God. mother, glory to God! Phu
licked emf The President has sent him the
country's thanks. and the paper says 1t was
one Of the greatest fights Of The war. | knew
Phil would get back in time to save The day."
Tho old couple Rugged and kissed and
kissed and Rugged again and again.
T,- ,hau nod nnDn infn Tho hnIaa fhA plA
| lady .uadrnly became very sober.
Whats the matter. mTther?"
Father, did the paper say anything about
John?"
NO, but you know Phil would have sent
a despatch II anything had happened 10
John"
John was another son. q private In sheri-
dan s army in the valley.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-15
Tax on Family Crest.

From the Ner Orleans Timss-Denocrdt,
She had discovered the family crest, and
was having a die made for her letter paper.
You'd have to pay IS q year 10 use this
crest on your stationery II you were En- gllsh, "
said the stationer. There Is In England
n tax Of s. "a year on all who sport q crest"
" 80 few people are entitled to a crest
though" she said. Il shouldn't think such
a tax would bring In the English Govern
msTffh e tax brIngS. q sasO. 900 a year. " returned
orestb on their stationary
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-15
Question OF Pride.

From the Chicago Tribune.
AcouaintGnce-Why are you wearing thaA
heavy overcoat on such q warm day az this?
Ardup-Because, by George, II wasn't
wearing 1t you'dthink II was stu In the pawn
s.opl
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16

will be plenty of time to settle all little differ
enceS between ourselves.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16
HE Is OPPOSED TO UNIONS.
Doesn t Believe in Them and Will Not Employ
Union Help.

The manager, or owner, Of the Olympia
Candy Kitchen, very frankly admits that he
does not believe in labor unions, and he will
not employ union help. Neither will he adver-
tise in union labor paper, because he is not
looking for the patronage of union men and
women. This last is only suggested because of
his declaration against unions
If mistake not the manager of the Olym-
pia Candy Kitchen is Greek. This is his mis-
fortune, not his fault. Perhaps if he were not
hidebound by birth and heredity he wouldn't
be so opposed to labor unions Union men in
this country have had some experience with
their Greek on-union4brethren.
We feel sorry for the manager of the Olym-
pia Candy Kitchen. It must be awfully unfor-
tunate to be so ignorant, so foolish and so un-
wise as some men. But if he doesn't believe In
unions of course he doesn t want union money.
He can go right paying his miserable pit
tance of wages to the girls who make his can
dies, and selling them to the discriminating
women who think lot more about the care
Of oriental rugs than they do of the welfare Of
girls and women. We beg to assure the man
ager Of the Olympia Candy Kitchen of our dis.
tinguished consideration.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16
IS UPHELD BY COURT.
Closed Shop Sustained Against Efforts of
"Scab'' Stereotypers

In deciding against three on-union employees
Of the United States Printing company OF Ohio,
who sought to restrain the concern from enter
ing into working pact with the Stereotypers
and Electrotypers' Unions which would ex-'
clude non-union labor, Judge Marean, of the
supreme court Of Brooklyn, gave judicial sane
tion to the 'sclosed shop" principle
There will be immediate appeal to the
appellate division of the supreme court, and it.
Judge Marean is sustained labor leaders say. it
will be notable victory ~
After bitter fight against the unions, which
freely used the boycott, the United States
Printing company of Ohio, which has plant in
Williamsburg; entered about one year ago into
an agreement with the unions whereby it under
took to unionize its Williamsburg plant. Three
union employees named Nissan, Driseoll
and Mills, were given the privilege of joining
the unions and refused. 70 prevent their dis
charge the non-union men brought injunction
proceedings, and the contest in the courts has
been Maged since.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16
PERSISTENT Law VIOLATION.
And It Is Time to Bring the Offender to =
Sudden Halt.

There is law against child labor in this
state. Also law pertaining to school attend
is violating both the moral and the statute law,
in that it employs boys under legal age for both
night and day work, and compels them to de-
liver messages to houses Of i'll fame. Lads
scarcely twelve years old may be seen wearing
the uniform of the Western Union Telegraph
company, and working all hours of the day or
night. That is a direct violation Of the stat
utes. And these little lads are sent to the low.
est houses of infamy to be debauched by the
sights and sounds therein. That is vicious
violation Of the moral law. a..s
This company is persistent and notorious
offender in this regard 1t should be brought
up with sharp turn, and without any further
delay, either.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16
WORDS FULL OF WISDOM.
If You Are Union Man, Play the Game on
the Square.

Don t be union man at certain times only.
and as a matter of policy; be union from
principle Because you imagine that you have
grievance against the union you are not justi-
fed in laying aside union principles and becom-
ing non-unionist. There is not anything that
can make an earnest member discard his union
-ism.-s, Opposition makes him stronger in his
principles and convictions; obstacles placed-in
his way only y-tend~tos arouse within him deter
mination to persevere in the ways of union
man and he never allows petty trifes or per-
.sopalities to lead him hstray or seduea him from
the path of duty and consistency .@Exe ehanee.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16
GIVE IT A FAIR SHOW NOW
The Lincoln Traction Company Now Has an
Opportunity to Win the Good win Of the
People 1t Should Be Given the Opportunity
to Make Good It's Promises It Rise TO
the Occasion.

the OCCASION.
The long dispute between the city of Lincoln
and the Lincoln Traction company has been
settled. For long time the company has
claimed that the prolongation of this dispute
has prevented it from going ahead with the
many improvements and extensions demanded
by the city s growth. Now that this obstacle
has been removed we shall what we shall
see.
In times gone by The Wageworker has not
been at all mealy-mouthed in its denunciations
OF the Lincoln Traction company's attitude
towards the people. But being by nature and
by desire fair, The Wageworker will insist
that the Lincoln Traction company be given
fair opportunity to make good its promises. It
now has chance to make friends of the people.
If it misses the chance-then let it look out
The local directors have been doing their best
to improve the service, and their efforts have
not been in vain. Bad as that service is, it is
infinitely better than it was three years ago.
We have the word of these local directors that
the improvements will continue with ever
increasing rapidity, and to their word is added
that Of the New York managers who have long
claimed that they were only waiting to get
lot of legal tangles Strengthened out.
The Lincoln Traction company should now
be given every opportunity The people should
quit grumbling for little while and await de-
velopments. But they know what they want,
and if they do not get it they will not be SO pa
tient so long suffering as they have been in
the past.
The people want better ears and more Of,
them: They want better lines, longer lines, and
more lines. They want shorter hours for the
men and longer, hours Of service for the public.
They want less insolence from the New fork
end and more leeway for the Lincoln end.
If General Manager Humpe and the local di-
rectors have their way from believe
that all these good things will come as rapidly
as money and men can bring them. But if these
gentlemen can not have their way, and the
company's affairs and the public at large con-
TIME to be 3Scudderized, then the people will
rise up and have their way-and that way Will
be almi lightly hard on the Lincoln Traction
company.
Now let the people give the Traction com
pany an. opportunity to do the fair thing by.
the city
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16

The heavy assessment is going to decrease
the attendance at Colorado Springs very ma
terially. But despite the heavy financial drain
a number of Lincoln members still declare their
intentions Of going The last bulletin from
headquarters promised to reduce the assess
ment Just as soon as advisab ble.' and that
ought to cheer us up some.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16
CAPITAL AUXILIARY SOCIAL

Capital Auxiliary No. II to Typographical
Union No, 2O9, will give its regular monthly
social at Bohanans hall on Friday evening.
March %. All union printers and their famii-
lies are. cordially invited to attend A good
time isS15rpmised to all ss2s 81. xsN sssss
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16

1t is about time for candidates for delegate
from Lincoln Union to Colorado Springs to be
bobbing up. Several names have already been
mentioned. and there are surface indications to
show that several eminent gentlemen going
to get into the Doubtless there will be
two delegates to elect, and that will make
things all the warmer.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-03-16

Wright and Bessette of Chicago have only
been in Jail "constructvely.'' That s the way
Richards and Comstock, the cattle barons were
in Jail in Omaha. But Wright and Bessette
tried their best to get into Jail in fact. But the
union busters seemed to be afraid of it. Neither
Wright Bessette begged the labor editors
to 'Give 'em hell, but for Gods sake don't
mention orr names -