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Army officers are somewhat ynystiled
by h attack made on the service by
Secretary OF the Treasury Shaw in his
recent address to the graduating class
of the United States revenue cutter ser
vice at Baltimore. Secretary Shaw
statement that If a man works for the
government for hire he is of no uee
and that there is nothing that Will a
the native capacity out OF a mar as
quickly as employment in any branch
of the army or navy has aroused wide
spread and discussion.
Major General James II. A. W,iae.
commanding the division of h Attain
tic, expressed himself as being ent;rely
at a loss to understand the reason for
this sweeping denunciation by the sec
rotary of the treasury.
He says here" said General Wade
to a reporter In his office ON
Governors island, tapping with his
glasses at the same time a printed re-
port of the address, that West Point
would be a good school to educate MN
listers. 1t seems to me that it is a
very good school for the urpos fer
which it is used. l never heard of any
cadet from West Point turning min
lister, but l have known a great many
West Point cadets who have made eX-
tremely capable and valuable soldiers
And accomplished feats for the country
tor which the whole nation shou be
grateful.
Did you ever know an army officer
who wanted to do good work to be sup
pressed at any time in such an ndeav
or, as Mr.. Shaw states?" asked the re-
porter.
mo. l do not understand that refer
ence at all. 1 do not know what it
means l canno see what could be the
purport OF it. Army officers are con-
stantly suggesting improvements and
working hard over them. ARTILLERY
equipment is a very scientific affair, and
these officers are studying it all the
time. A good many of them are be-
coming skilled electricians and studying
diligently in that connection explosives
and everything that goes into the mani
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ufacture and use of modern guns and
their equipment. The department is
constantly getting letters from young
officers and is always only too glad to
adopt their suggestions"
Inventive Officers.
A a matter of fact nearly all the
improvements thai have been made in
ordnance have been made by military
men in one country or another. Of
course each country is taking adNant-
age of what the other finds out aud
they try to get hold of a discovery as
Don as they can.
.'In time OF peace are the officers and
men of the army pretty we'll en-
ployed?"
very well employed. and they have very
few leisure hours for themselves. The
officers and men are engaged in study
from h time they come into the sell
vice until they so out"
One OF the important duties of an
officer in the army at present is to
: study his men SO as to maintain the
efficiency of the army, is it not?"
1T is. The year is divided into per-
jods for doing different things in the
different parts OF the country. There
are studied, and h outdoor season.
when drills OF all kinds are conducted.
In fact, they are mt work necessarily.
Anyone can ceadily see that the army
W0ulQ Sool 40 to DleGcS II every Ilelll-
Der that constitutes it did not keep UP
con%scicntiously the work allotted to
him"
DO You think the public realizes
that the constant study of books is a
duty that has to be attended TO in the
army!
Il presume not. tut it is. Why. they
have to study in order TO ct themselves
for promotion. An examination takes
place at the end of every school term,
and il they do not pass their exam
ination they have to go all over the
course again. If they fail, they have
another year to prepare. If they do
not succeed the second time they are
compelled to leave the service. It's
study ali the time
AS a matter OF fact, then, when a
person graduates from West Point he
has not ended his academic labors?"
"Ccrtainly le has not. There is a
great deal. for him to learn after that.
His duties are by no means confined
to looking after his uniform and go
ing cut on parade. West FONT is only
the beginning OF lis work"
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adopted. a royalty would be paid him.
Instead of an increase in his salary
an officer has to be content with the
honor and glory it brings him"
As to the Pay.
do you think that officers in the
ly?"
Well l do not know. That is a ques-
ton thai is discussed d great deal.
However, they get along pretty we'll
With the pay h a is allowed them. OF
course. their pay nov is. as we might
say, less than when it was fixed a good
many years ago. The cost of living
was not so high as it is now, and, to-
gether with things being cheaper, the
array also was not so scattered. Con
sequently there were no cases neces-
stating the absence of officers from
their families, as in The case at present.
Service in foreign countries has in
creased their expenses considerably.
An office going to the Philippines and
leaving his family him him has to
keep up two establishments as long as
he is away"
do o think it right to have such
a hardship entailed or them?"
II do not KNOW sbout that, and l could
hardly say. L have 10 be very careful
in talking about such matters. 1t used
TO be said that only Il man With an in
dependent income could go into the
army or navy and enjoy life. Still Off
GERS are fairly we'll paid. Their condi-
ton, for the reasons l have just stated,
is not quite so good as it used to be.
I think the last time their pay was
regulated occurred in 1872. Since that
time prices nave gone up considerably
Better Than Abroad.
How does their remuneration COM
pare with that of army officers in Eng
land, France and Germany"
1T is very much better. In the Eu-
ropean Countries, however. the officers
are supposed to be men of MEANS"
rs there any feeling in army cir
cles as to whether Il man is rich or
poor?"
"Oh, no. There are some few rich
men in the army, but not enough to
hurt"
DC the men who rise from the ranks
turn out to be good officers?"
They average very we'll, indeed.
From every source you get men who
finally have to be dropped, but as an
average they are very good men, and
carefully selected. as far as it can be
done" ~
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What DO q young ofncer's duties
consist of-ns tho necrctary's rcrnar. s
seem to be intended for thc,n2"
1T would not be very easy to ex-
so much. according to WHAT they are
doing and where they are doing 1T.
During the day they are all employed.
1T Ia a very rare occurrence to see
officers loafng during the daytime.
They have not the opportunity to mis-
spend their time as though they We're
an idle class. OF course. in the even
ing they go about a good deal. But.
at one thing or another, they are con-
stantly employed from early morning
until late in the afternoon. Take the
cavalry officer. He has to look after
the stables the first thing In h morn
ing. He has to take care OF his horses
and attend to drill duty. Aside from
his regular work there are many odds
and ends which claim his attention,
such as supplies. board meetings and
reports, all Of which keeps him con-
stantly engaged"
Busy as Bankers.
"Would you say that an officer in
the army has his time as fully occu-
pied as people engaged in mercantile
pursuits"
That is a comparison that 1 III
not prepared to say very much about.
The young banker goes to work at 10
and he is through his work at 8 or a
in the afternoon. An officer works at
least as much rs that every day.
Sometimes perhaps not so long, but
certainly longer at other times"
do you think hat any officer OF
the army who invented a new kind of
explosive or a new weapon of defense
would be frowned upon by his super
Tors for Offering it?"
mot at all. The government, IL it
is a good thing, would be glad to adopt
it, though the officer gets nothing for
it. Frequently very many inn
provements in army equipment and
explosives used by the government are
the invention of officers in the service:
out an officer has nc royalty on it. An
outsider would get it patented, and, if
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-15
SALT AND ASHES FOR PIGS.

It is advisable to keep salt and ashes
where pigs can nave ready access to
them. After pigs begin to eat grain
they will visit the ashes and salt after
able to keep the mixture in a self feed
err into which a bucketful of the mix
ture can be kept dry and from which
the pigs can get it from an opening at
the bottom. BY this arrangement there
is a saving of labor and the pigs never
much, as in the case when salt and
ashes are given occasionally.
Professor Henry corroborated the
wisdom Of this practice by a very sat-
isfactory test. Pigs fed cornmeal with
salt and water got very fat in a short
fed cornmeal, hardwood ashes, salt and
water, did better, made better growth
of bone. The pigs having ashes made
better bone and better gain. He also
showed that in the absence of ashes we
may profitably feed ground bone. Corn
alone may be used a few weeks to
fatten a pig, but it is so far from a
balanced ration that the growth is alb
normal IL 1t is improbable to at
tempt to grow pigs on corn alone.
There are many good rations for pigs
none better than corn, middlings or
milk n grass or clover. The man
who cannot make good pigs and whole
sale meat with these is not a born feed
er.
The practice of feeding salt. and ashes
has been followed By breeders in the
Miami valley for half a century TO
my personal knowledge. Here corn has
been the bulk of the feed with the
addition of slop made from middlings
and ground oats and fiaXseed meal
with what milk the family had to spare.
AS dairying has not been extensively
practiced pigs have had a slop of mid
dlings and water instead. No good
breeder or farmer of this region at
tempted to grow breeding stock with
out a daily run of pigs n brood sows
on blue ras or clover pasture, yet
wen with the grazing and the variety
of grain. with corn as the chief, it
has been found that pigs regularly fed
salt and ashes with charcoal thelein
made better growth of frame and were
less troubled with worms. The practice
of keeping salt, ashes and charcoal is
specially to be commended for pigs and
feeders abundantly fed.-Western
Swine Breeder.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-15

difficult to tell. II a man has not a chance
to get rich In q short time. and II he does
not see a comfortable Halary ahead Of him.
with e !!fe job: If there is nothing for him
to do but farm or factory work or other
occupation for which he has not much
taste and which offer lin but slight IN
ducements, l think he would do we'll to
Join the army.
He learns a great deal in 1t, and 1t gives
him a chance to see the world. Then
there IL the advantage Of the discipline he
gets. The life may be sometimes monot-
onous, but 1t Is not hard, and other kinds
OF business. as we'll as being hard, are
also monotonous. He is better fed than
he would be II engaged in driving a pillow
on q farm. He wears good clothes and
he Is we'll Get up. He gets a good llnowl-
edge OF the world, and his mind is well
trained and rendered more acute. When
leaving he Is liable to be a good citizen,
and II he cares to save his money he will
have enough to give hin a start at some
thing when returning to civil life. 1t does
not debar him afterward from taking up
a position as clerk in a store or any other
work"
lis the private soldiers life a busy one?"
Yes, 1t Is. The hours are somewhat
long, but he has no hard work. He must
always be where he should be at the pre-
per time"
Does a man to go in the army neces-
sarily require to be strong?"
Yes, the physical examination is quite
severe. But he does not nave to be an
athlete. He must be of a certain height
and weight and we'll proportional, and
must be in good health, with good hear
ing and sight"
If q young man enlists in the army and
wants to stay in it, you will keep on en-
listing him until lie reaches a certain
age?"
Yes, as long as he is able to do his
duty. After he serves thirty years he can
retire. A private is entitled to a pension
If he is injured in the service. A man who
serves thirty years is entitled to three
quarters of his pay, or he can stay longer
II he wishes to and is fit"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-15

We always pity the woman who has
10 look out on a pile of old brush, tin
cans, moldy chips, ancient potato par
ings n coal ashes. every time she
her ironing, or baking, and turns her
eye toward the window. 1t is enough
to take the courage out of the bravest-
hearted farmers Wife in existence.
1t is enough to make her wish she
had married Tommy Briggs, the gro
GERS clerk, n gone to live in the city.
where there are no back yards to speak
of, and one doesn't expect to see any
thing worth looking at.
a farmers home ought to be bealti-
full and cleaniy and healthful. There is
no reason why it should not be. Ma
ture, in all her lavish glory, lies all
around it. The sunshine is waiting TO
heaven purified by wandc:ings over
miles of lover blossoms are ready to
blow across it the breath of healing.
Let the farmer do his part. INC .hcre
is no home anywhere ON Gods loot
stool SO delightful as the farmers
home.
Now, you dear men. don't say you
have no time for any fol-de-rols. We
are not talking of fol-de-rols. We are
talking OF decency and cleanliness. If
YOU can't clean thai dooryard of yours
up in regular working hours, get up an
hour earlier every morning for Il week
and note the transformation you Fan
make in that time.
1t will not hurt you to see how ma
ture ooks before the sun is up Oh a
May morning and you will get just so
much more oxygen into your lungs;
aad when the thing is accomplished,
you'll get enough pure and unalloyed
satisfaction out of the ooks of 1t, to
pay you a hundred times over for your
extra eXertion.
Oh, tine dooryards we nave seen!
No wonder our insane asylums are filled
with farmers wives! 1t is enough to
make anybody go crazy to have to gaze
On such denominations every day i'll the
365, to say nothing of the extra days
leap years give.
Everybody knows how many farm
ers' dooryards are made the dumping
grounds of every bit OF old truck which
Accommodates round the farm from one
years end TO another. And h unfor-
tunate woman of the house has to coax
and plead, every spring, to get a little
Sticking UP" DONE, and frequently h a
fails and she has to do it herself.
Now. brace up. good brothers OF the
pillow, and get that clutter out OF the
way. Get the fence w~hiteWashed. Your
farm will be worth more and you will
feel better in health and spirits: and
! if you stop and dig around the neg
lected rose bushes and the grass-bound
flower beds. and il you prune h Wis
taria and fix the trellis for the wood
bine While you are about it, you'll not
| regret it next summer when you sit on
the piazza some Sunday afternoon, and
| inhale the fragrance of the roses, and
| the breath of the heliotrope. While you
are thinking over What the minister
said, and wondering whether he meant
you, or your neighbor across the Way.
when he spoke of the "self-seeking''
and of the .'time-serving" man.-Farm
Journal.
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There arc three things it takes =
strong man to hold-a young way..;x.r
Il wild horse aad z handsome
atur:a.s Statehood Magazine.
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A Period of Prol,.4;-.n

From Tie WOrnanFs Home Companicn.
Robbie Gagged seven, concluding his even
ing prayer)-An' bod bless papa am
mamma, an sister Ellen, a,'-an' Aunt
M~arjie-an' Buvver-but / dess Buvye,
Bill better look out for h:sse!f TIL Re pu,.
back the hole he kicked in my drum.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-15

IF u young mar enlists in the army and
wants to stay in it, you will keep on en-
listing him until lie reaches a certain
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-18
Mrs. Phoebe Soule Surprised;

s On Monday afternoon the Rathbone
Sisters gathered in the Office of Guy
Ewing and from there proceeded in a
body to the residence of Mrs. Phoebe
soule to surprise. and pay their re-
spects to, that estimable lady upon
the occasion of her eightieth birthday
anniversary. They carried with them
cakes and other delicacies and Mrs.
soule was truly delighted to receive
them. Mrs. Soule is a most lovable
old lady and performed the duties of
hostess in delightful manner. A
magnificent floral gift was bestowed
upon her as a token of the great es-
TEEN in which she is held.
In the evening the members of the
Ladies' Aid also surprised Mrs.
Soule. They carried with them to her
residence cakes baked especially for
the occasion and many other good
things. lA1f ~
Both occasions were Of a very en-
tertaining and delightful nature; SO
May Mrs. Soule live to celebrate
many another birthday. anniversary.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-18
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

We see Ellsworth Foltz's smiling
face among us again. ~. =
Lillian Kaliher's sister visited the
high school Monday morning. y
The high school will give pro-
gram Friday. Everybody is cordially
invited. -
We are al proud Of the senior class
this year. They never miss more
than eleven words in spelling.
We are glad to see the bright and
smiling faces of Marguerite Miller,
Joe Townsend and Herman Hofaander
at school again.
Prof. George during his stay in
Princeton trained the pupils of the
high school in music and we all re-
GREETED to see him leave.
The juniors are the pride of the
high school this year: They comprise
the most intelligent junior class that
has ever attended the Princeton high
school. If you doubt it ask the
teachers.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-18
Baseball Club Organized.

A baseball club, was organized
yesterday for.the coming season with
Frank Goulding, manager; G. NJ.
Carlson, captain, and Clarence Hill,
treasurer. The boys decided that they
would give a2series of dances at Jes-
+mer S opera house as follows; Jan.
E26,,' Feb. IA, March 2sand March 80.
It will be: the endeavor5of the man
agement to make this club superior to
any which has heretofore been organ
lied in Princeton. 49, IS
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-18
For Sale.

One hundred acres of land east OF
Princeton and south of r.. A. Lowell IS
place. will sell in fve-acre tracts if
preferred. III
One hundred acres south of Floyd
Hatcher's place. Will sell either in
small tracts or intact. s
Terms to suit purchaser.
My residence, opposite c.. H. Rines'
home, also for sale.
My brick cottage for sale or rent.
For further information call at the
First National bank, Princeton.
Emmett Mark.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-18

On Monday evening an alarm of fire
was turned in from the residence OF
Chas: Sorge on the north side. The
department. responded promptly and
upon&arrival at the scene discovered
that 1t was merely chimney burning
out. That made the department. say
things entirely unfit for publication,
but nevertheless the boys had good
reason therefor.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-18

Eldridge Anderson came up from
Minneapolis on Saturday and will re-
main at home until the middle of
February, when he will return to the
city and commence the fulfllment of
his building contracts on Pillsbury
avenue. ( fi:Gt1
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-18

Gottwerth & Hummell have dis
solved partnership and the business
is now being conducted by G.. H.
GOttWerth.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-18

l.. ], Chadbourne came down from
the lake on Monday and brought with
him large and heavy valise, which
hee left in Attorney Keith IS Office. The
story goes that's omeone informed the
sheriff and the deputy gamewarden,
that the valise contained partridges
andtith that they induced Mr.. Keith to
peer into the bag Of mystery. There
Mr.. Keith discovered a pair of ola
pants and a number OF ore specimens.
TheSsheriff and deputy thereupon went
around the corner and kicked one
another,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-18

Keep your feet warm and dry by in
serting into your shoes pair of non
crumpling insoles. For sale at the
Home Drug Store, ten cents per pair.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-18

i 5. Winsor Of Wyanett left on Mon
day for1McIntyre, Iowa, and will visit
with relatives and acquaintances there
for fortnight. Mr.. Winsor was born
and raised inSthat town. -,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-18

Stop that cough before it stops you.
Ask us. Well tell you how it's done.
Home Drug. Store.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-18

Wanted-A frst-class girl for gen.
eral housework. Apply to L. N.
Grow, Princeton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-18

: Leslie Byers left on Tuesday for
<Sawtelle, CAL, and will be gone for
an indefinite period.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-18

John Boman, manager of the cream
cry at this place, has returned to his
duties. He spent pleasant vacation
OF about month in Brandon and
Minneapolis,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-18

The officers of the! Princeton fire de-
partment for the ensuing year are as
follows: Chief, o. B. Newton; as
sistant Chief Henry Avery; secretary,
Max CoRdiner: treasurer, w. Fred
erickS, -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-18

The Tiger baseball team met at the
home of Jay Berg on Friday evening
and elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: Jay Berg, captain;
Clyde Cravens, manager: Harold
Galley. treasurer.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-18

Andrew Bulls is suffering from a
severe attack of stitch in the back.
Mr.. Bulls has been unable to get
around to his wagon shop this week.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-18

Remember that one of the best con-
certs of the season will be held at the
Methodist church tomorrow (Fridayl
evening. Don't fail to attend.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-18

A large number of farmers attended
the meeting of the Glendorado Mutual
Fire Insurance company in Princeton
on Monday. -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-18

The Canadian Jubilee Singers, in
combination with the Imperial orches-
ira, will give an entertainment at the
Jesmer opera house under the auspices
OF the Princeton Odd Fellows lodge on
Monday evening, February 5.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-18

Ed Kaliher returned from the cities
on Friday. He expects to obtain en-
,ployment as fireman on the Milwaukee
road.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-18

Wanted-Persons to contract for
putting up ice at the West Branch
creamery. For further particulars
apply to Jacob Ellenbaum.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-18

A. S. Mark left for Detroit, Mich. :,
on Monday to purchase a large stock
for his store. He expects to visit
Mount Clemens and tone up his sys-
tenn in the mineral baths at that place
ere he returns,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-18

The chief Of the fire department. de-
slres US to state that there are alto
gether too many unnecessary alarms
turned in. People whose chimneys
take fire rush in an alarm as if the
whole town were burning, and the de-
partlnent is therefore given large
amount of work for nothing. They
call out the fire laddies without the
least necessity and the boys are placed
at great inconvenience thereby. Be-
more eonsistent in future. :+,,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-01-18

Wanted Twenty FIVE men to 60 to
Hibbing. Work guaranteed to last
throughout next summer to the right
men. Ira Bulls.