The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-07-18

o'1o PHYSICAL geography or General
History.
GUY EWING.
county Superintendent.
johnson AS Mum As An OYSTER.
Ihose who were convinced that IL
was oy reason Of the vigorous action
taken by the governor last summe,
tnat the railroad and warehouse COM
mission was compelled to make the
rate reductions ordered at that time.
are now expressing surprise that his
eXcellency does not assume command
IN the present crisis. Never was there
a better opportunity for a vigorous
executive to render service to the
public. Singularly enough in this
contest with the railroads of the state
the governor has not only pursued a.
Pollcy OF mastery inactivity, but a
friendly press forbears with a. re-
markable unanimity from giving him
an opportunity to express his views.
Inls is all the more surprising as it
mas been announced with every ap-
pearance of authority that the GOV
ernof was one of the interested per-
sons who has been assured that the
railroads were satisfied to regard the
legislation passed last winter as o.
permanent solution of the rate ques-
tlon. Neither in public nor, so far as
l know, IN private conference has the
governor expressed any dissatisfac-
tlon with the course the railroads
nave seen fit to pursue. Doubtless
they appreciate his forbearance.-Tom
Noswal in Mortified News.
lreland's Code of Honor in Ancient Times.
IN the Green Isle dueling fourished
years ago as much as it did in France.
When a Trinity college student asked
tne provost what books he had better
bring to college the latter said:
Never mind the books. Bring a case
OF pistols" The students we're in the
habit of settling those little affairs
either just before Or just after morn
Ing prayers. All the distinguished
lrlshmen of the eighteenth century
were duelists. Curran, Grattan.
Sheridan, Darlington, Fitzgibbon.
Flood, O'Connell, were often :'out.''
and later the O'Gorman Mahon had
twenty-five affairs to his credit. The
bar led the list.
Lord chancellors and masters of the
rolls fought like comets of horse.
Lord Norbury fought "Fightingn
Fitzgerald and two others, besides
Frightening" Napier Tandy, as the
Irish historians tell us. Galway was
great with the pistol, Tipperary with
the sword. Two English ''fnes James,,
Major Park and Captain Creed, went
to Ireland to find foemen worthy of
their steel and found them in Mr..
Matthew and Mr.. Mcnamara. who
fought with them in a private room
at an inn, wounded them nearly unto
death, nursed them back into health
and were rewarded with their friend
ship. Colonel harrington and Mr..
Gilbert, two middle aged married men,
had desperate duel in 1859 because
they did not wish to leave an un-
settled quarrel as a legacy for their
children. They fought on horseback
with sword, pistol and "skeen," or
Irish bowie knife. First the pistols
were fired, Darlington receiving some
OF the charge in his face, but he
rushed on Gilbert, killed his horse
with his broadsword, dimounted and,
putting his "skeen'' to the others
throat, called upon him to task for
his life on pain of DEATH Gilbert
agreed to shake hands and be a friend.
but without condition or apology.
Darlington consented.
"Fighting" Fitzgerald, we'll known
character, a cousin of the Earl of
Desmond, an Elton boy, an Oxford
graduate and an officer in the Sixty-
ninth foot, fought eighteen duels and
was thought by many to be mad. He
hired a gang of ruffians, waylaid and
killed gentleman on the kings high
way and was hanged at Castelar,.
Among others he encountered Martin
OF Galway, the Rev. Richard Bate
and Captain Harvey Ashton, AFTER
ward killed at Madras in a duel with
Colonel Allen. The Ashton duel and
another fought by Give with a Cal
cutta civilian Indirectly helped British
arms to many victories. The first
made way for Colonel Wellesley,
atterward better known under another
name, to an important command be-
lore Seringapatam. The second had,
by displaying the desperate courage
OF Give, secured him a military ap-
polntment in a time of emergency.-
Cornhill Magazine.