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BUILDING OF A WITicIsM.
Point Of Joke the Same Though
Under Changed Conditions.

The bohemian had an article cn,i
tied. How a Joke Is Made" In II
Marshall =. Wilder. the well known
humorist, cites this story us an illus.
tration OF one method. Here is a
story with a joke In 1t about Labou.
chcre. the genial editor of London
Truth. When he was standing for
the borough OF Northampton for the
English parliament a little girl came
up to her father and said: Papa. who
made Mr.. Labouchcrc?' why. Provi.
dencc. my dear. answered the some.
what astonished parent. And wha.
for. papa?' inquiries the child. Now
that isn't n bad Joke. II was natural.
anyway. But listen to one OF mine.
which really has the same point.
though IL is brought out in n different
way. child and her mother are on
the cars. Opposite them sits "A young
man dressed in the height OF fashion.
Says the child: Mamma. what Is
thatg and. AS she asks the question.
she points to the young man opposite.
Hush. my dear answers the mother.
But. mother. ] want to know TO
quiet the cii..d the mother whispers IN
her ear: He "a what we call dude.
dear. The child persists as usual In
gaining some more information. And
who made him. mammal why.
Providence. dear. of course replies
the mother soto voice. whereat the
child exclaims: oh. mother. doesn't
Providence like TO have fun some,
tines" You see. the stories are real.
ly alike. At all events. the point is
the same"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-15

Hydrocyancacid gas. since Its In
PRODUCTION by the bureau OF entomol.
ogy In 1856 as remedy against scale
insects OF the orange. has proved OF
great value as an insecticide. Pre-.
vious TO our experiments early In 1895.
though II had been occasionally tried
In greenhouses. hydrocyanic acid was
not recommended. On account OF Its
injurious effects upon plants. As a
result Of n series Of careful expert.
mcnts We found that as u rule plants
were less Injured by short exposure
to "A relatively large amount of gas
than they were by long exposure To
d relatively small amount. On the
other hand. II strong dose for "a short
time was the most effective In killing
insects. Different species and varie'
ties Of plants. however. We're found TO
vary remarkably In their power of
withstandIng the poison. This In
many cases appeared to depend upon
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-15
4 Three.0uarter

| containing water and sulphuric acid.
NJ shown In Fig. !.
The wire trays shown In the same
Illustration are used in fumigating
cuttings OF coicus or other plants
when desired the trays can be re.
moved and pot plants set In tho box
and given such fumigation as desired.
To prevent injury to the plants they
should be so set that the foliage does
not come within is inches OF the bowl
near the small door
Condensed Direetions.-1. Carefully
determined the cubic contents OF the
house and the amount of cyanide OF
potassium to use.
.. Make the house as tight as pos.
sibic.
>. Arrange so that the ventilators
can be opened from the outside.
4. Place the jars and strings In po-
sition.
:. After dusk attach the bags con.
tanning the cyanide to strings, as
described. and find II they work cor.
rectly.
q. Hang the bags to one side and
put water and acid into the Jars: ar.
range protection and put the bags in
place again.
:. When all Is ready lower the bags
into the Jars by loosening the strings
from outside.
s. After the proper exposure open
the ventilators from outside. leaving
them open from 30 to i5 minutes be.
fore entering the house.
Q. Next morning bury contents OF
:ie Jars.
10. The foliage must be perfectly
dry.
Caution.-It should be remember, d
that hydrocyanic.acid gas is one OF
the deadliest poisons known. fatal to
human beings and plants. as well as to
insects.
Greenhouses which are within so to
rs feet of dwellings, should not he
frmigated unless the windows and
doors of the latter on the side next to
the greenhouse can be closed during
the operation.
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ton of the house: second. divide the
space into triangles and rectanglcs by
drawing line connecting the two
wall plates and one from the ridge
at right angles to this: mark on each
It's respective length In feet and
inches. Compute the number OF cubic
feet in each of the rectanglcs and tri.
angles In accordance with the follow
ing method. In the even span house
shown at the left the number of cubic
feet of space in the walk Is found by
multiplying the width by the depth by
the length. thus: Multiply ! foot .
inches by foot 3 inches by 100 feet:
reducing to inches we have ii inches
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-15

She would spring from the veranda
aud run over to the base OF the tower
and call mp TO the man whose face she
sees outlined against the srillase OF
the upper window. through whose iron
bars he is struggling to force his way.
But Cipriano's strong hand clutches
her white arm: he pulls her back into
the seat and commands: Not until
you've heard my words. which may
save his life."
His life: Tell me-"
Il have explained you are not legal
ly this mans spouse" Cipriano's voice
Is trembling with desire. ''Become
mine. had purposed in Sice'to give
you very cruel death for what you
had to do with my brothers killing.
but when ! saw your beauties and
knew that the little child ! had once
seen had grown into n Venus. but no
marble one. to myself said: 'Corpo di
Baccho. It's In the blood OF the Danel'
ias to love this woman. am enamOred
OF her as wildly as poor dead Musso,
Tis "a medieval idea: instead of slay-
ing her. III have revenge In winning
her-asainst herself. the wife-also
against the husband
Not against Edwin' You have no
cause OF hate against him"
"vendettas are caused by love m
well us hate lie dnres TO call you
wife. Each moment my eye rests upon
you increases thy sweetness to me.
You are Corsican-so am mo for
cigner should stand between US"
Holy Virgin. you expect me to love
you:" stammcrs the girl.
To this he answers with Machiayel
lian subtiety: "of course not now.
but that may come In time. Al pres
cnt YOU love Edwin Because of this
/ devoted lovc-to save this gentleman
| you adorc-you give yourself TO me-
At his hideous mathematics the
Girl utters "a cry OF horror.
III you would save the life Of this
EnglIshman whom I should dispatch
by my oath OF the vendetta. at once
your kisses,
Would Edwin wish to live. his wife
untrue: Monster" Marina's face
blaxcs with shame.
oh. no. not monster: simply u
man who has gone crazy for thee.
! Understand. II you are mine. the man
| In that tower lives. Tonight on the
vessel that IL anchored here. I'll bear
you away to some far distant Isle OF
Greece"
My husband would follow us for.
cvcr."
Not II he knew you were faithicss!
'Tis no, their English way. \ woman
who Is dishonorcd Ii no more To them
than IA tainted orange"
"D:shonorcd In his eyes? Ncvcr."
cries the Girl. I'D sooner you killed
him-sooner you killed me. much! I'm
In your power: I'm alone here. help.
less In your hands. XIII me. Let my
darling co.
Az Dancila has clutched her. the old
neck fastcnings of the ancient gown
have given way: she piucks It's iaccs
further apart over her dazzling bosom
and bcSs: Bury your stilctto here.
but spare my husband"
Her pose only makes her the more
ailuring to his dcvourinE eyes.
What. kill the bein. I adorc!"
shuddcrs Cipriano. Il have no stilctto
and have taken care no knife Is near
your desperate hands. my lady. he.
sides. I'll never let you go. II you will
not leave your husband rs his wife.
leave him ns his widow"
Here. Enrico!" he calls.
The young cavalier with the scar
above his eyebrow Genes onto the
veranda and says: My uncle. honor
thee. you have decided to give this
woman dcath?'
CTo BE coNTiNUEDJ
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brothers death. his authority as your
guardian passes to me-"
'Pish! ! was welded In Musso's very
presence" answers the Iiri. proudly:
then cries: Il am Edwin Gerard An.
struthcr's wife. by the church and by
my love"
"'Tis pity: you compel me TO make
you his widow
"Edwin's Widow At that awful
word. Marina shuddcrs and sinks over.
come into n chair.
Listen to me-" Cipriano's voice IL
deep with menace. yet soft with pas.
sion. On the further clIff down the
coast are quarrics of dazzling. .hucd
green orczxa marble that Is taken
from this island to deck palaces"
'orezza marble. what has that to
do with Edwin's iifc?" half SCOTS the
girl.
But II may have something to do
with his DEATH observes Danella.
For the blasting of the rock Is used
much dynamite. | have robbed the
quarries and have mined tho base Of
yonder turrct with the explosive. In II
arc three men: one. old Tomasso.
whose knife entered my brothers
heart: the other. an American detec-
tive who has placed his Yankee nose
into this vendetta. unfortunately for
himself. Emory is In that turret. You
will give something for these mems
liyes?"
For Emory and dear old Tomasso?
Certainly-anything In reason The
lovely eyes are filled with q strange
alarm.
'Ah. but It must not be in reason
It must be In passion as exalted us
my own-for you. When | direct my
nephew, who is bound to me not only
by ties of blood. but OF gratitude. and
who Is infiamcd against you all by his
oath of vendetta for the murdered
Musso. he will light the fuse leading
to the mine. and puff!-that tower,
with every man who's in II. goes into
the air.'
Murderer" shudders Marina. who
has listened astounded.
"Ah. you have sympathy for these
poor fellows! That is well: | shall
love you more for your tender heart"
continues Cipriano softly.
But the law" half screams the
lady.
"Pah-in Corsica-in Il vendetta.
Besides. the blown.up tower will be
thought but another outrage of the
rioting 'Lucchese.' Oh, this is no worse
than dagger thrusts or blows from
bullets which always come in n blood
feud. And in that mined turret." CT
prianos voice is low but terrible,
there is another man. who following
the cyclamen flowers you dropped in
the road and few more we added to
lead him into that fatal tower"
"Edwin!" Marina's limbs hardly up.
hold her.
The man you foolishly call hus-
band" The finger of the suave wooer
points to the ,turret's upper floor
Then the game Is on!
Her eyes following his gesture. a
cry, low, broken, despair
ing yet full of tenderest love. issues |
from the girls lips that have now be. |
come white rs death itself: Edwin, |
my husband-my flowers brought you |
to this-following for love of me"
HE is caught like rat in my trap"
smiles the count.
mot without warning, wretch"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-15
A Matter of Taste

Cynic Philosopher-You should be
careful to address all men in honeyed
speech.
Student-Why so?
Cynic observation-disclosures then It
will not be so hard on you when you
have to eat your words.--Baltimore
American
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-15
Trade With Colonies,

The trade of France with her colo
nies for 1906 aggregated over $780,.
100000. of which $129.9i7.S0O consist.
ed In exports of manufactured pro.
ducts from France.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-15

Iron in Hens Water.-Old scraps of
rusty iron thrown in the drinking yes.
sci, for your hens will make a splendid
tcnic for the fowls.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-15
AN EXPLANATION.

why didn't you answer your teach.
metic class. Ethel?"
Coz mamma told mo ! muthn't
thpeak durin' thcool hourth.'
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CHAPTER xvlI.-con,inued.

Hastily he selects n spot with good
line Of sight and stands waiting-wai,.
Ing for the chance: for Intervening
vines trouble him. and the foliage Of n
great orange tree. standing alone In
the garden and midway between the
house and the turrct. jumblcs the light.
which is only the faint sheen Of the
rising moon.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-05-15
SYNOPSIS.

cos,rish,. i5G. nusd Nr.a 3 Co.. y. ..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-11-05
The untimelv death of Hon. w.


The untimely death of Hon. w. NJ.
Fuller of Little Falls will be deeply
regretted by his large circle of &C.
quaintances throughout northern Min.
nesota. He was born in Little Falls
about forty-five years ago and has
taken an active part in the p-building
of the town. For more than twenty.
five years he has been the principal
owner and editor of the Little Falls
Transcript, one of the influential state
newspapers. he has represented his
district in both branches of the state
legislature. BE has always been an
active and consistent republican ana
has ever. been loyal to the principles
of his party and it's candidates. Com
panionable, bright and witty, he num-
bered his friends by the hundreds,
many of whom will long cherish
his memory.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-11-05
The Interstate Shirt & Collar

The Interstate Shirt & Collar com.
pany of Chicago will have to pay
Harry Hughes, mere lad, $lO,O fol-
having him thrown into jail for EN-.
bezzlement, of which charge he was
subsequently proved innocent. A jury
in Judge Brentano's court awarded
the boy this amount and considered il
only a fair compensation for the in.
jury to: his reputation by branding
him a Jail bird. The Judge concurred
in the verdict. While the amount ap.
pears large to the ordinary reader it
is not excessive, for Notwithstanding
the fact that the boy was proven inno-
cent ). of the criminal charge the jail
incarceration is bound to accrue to
his disadvantage. It leaves stigma
upon his reputation. He has served
time in jail.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-11-05

1t appears that Mrs. CORVALLIS
West and Mrs. Aston, who live on the
other side of the herring pond and are
Anglophobiacs to ponounced de.
gree, have been criticizing American
society and that Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish
has come to the rescue of said Amer.
lean society by administering to Mrs.
West and Mrs. Aston, fguratively
speaking, several slaps in the face
While We are not a member of the
"400," we cannot but admire Mrs
Fish for defending her own country
women against the attacks of the
powdered butterflies of England. Mrs
Fish declares that being an American
I consider my self just as good as any
of foreiga blood and superior, prob
ably, to some. If people are agree
able and attractive, or accomplished
and entertaining, don't care if they
haven't ten cents.' Outlines have VIZ
flung little bitsFof satire al Mrs. Fish
but hereafter she can. count US on he,
side. -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-11-05
The Age of Progress.

= We live IN an~age of progress.
"Former things" have literally
"passed away" and intsead of meekly
submitting to calamities as messengers
sent from above to chasten us, we
have learned to look about for rea-
sonable cause of the trouble, and
stamp it out. For instance, people
who are troubled with indigestion take
a glass of golden grain belt beer
before each meal, which enables them
to eat the things they like and: event.
ually effects cure. Order Of your
nearest dealer or be supplied BY, Sjo-
blOm Bros, Princeton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-11-05

.moters now operating in this country
almost as many, perhaps, as there
are wildcat mining sharks-and they
are pulling the public's lee*to the tune
of :millions of7dollars. AS an instance,
among hundreds, there ea is TIE case of
the Chicago s. Milwaukee electric
Railway company,..just declared bank
rupt. The public put SIS, 900, 900 into
this bubble-purchased shares to that
amount-and the company's books
show an expenditure of $4,000, 900.
What became of the other $40, 900, 900?
Planted by the promoters? It looks
that way, doesn't it?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-11-05

For the real shrieking, bowling
species of suffragette one has to 60 tc
dear old London. The other night a
number of these viragoes entered the
visitors gallery of the house of com.
mons and, after securing themselves
with chains and padlocks to their
seats in order to prevent removal by
the police, raised well, they raised
such pandemonium that it was neces.
sary to adjourn the session. Subse.
quently they were carted off to jail
with portions of the chains still at.
tached to them. The problem of sub.
DUNG the women suffragists in Eng.
land seems to be almost as stupendous
task as subduing the trusts in
America.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-11-05
GRANT AND A. T. STEWART.
Nomination Of the Merchant For Sec
rotary Of the Treasury.

It was not unnatural that in the alb
solute absence Of political experience
President Grant should not only have
had much to learn concerning the ma
ture and conduct Of civil government,
but that he should also have had much
to unlearn of the mental habits and
the ways Of thinking he had acquired
in the exercise of large-indeed, almost
unlimited - military command. This
was strikingly illustrated by some re-
markable Incidents.
AS usual, the nominations made by
the president for cabinet Offices were
promptly ratified by the senate with
. out being referred to any committee
But after this had been done it was
remembered and reported to President
| Grant that one of the nominees so
! confirmed, A. 7. Stewart of New York,
whom President Grant had selected
Cor the secretaryship Of the treasury.
disqualified by one of the Oldest laws
on the statute book-in fact. the act
of Sept. 2, 1889. establishing the treas
ury department. That this law, which
provided that the treasury department,
| having the administration Of the Gus,
tom houses under its control. should
not have at its head a merchant or i'm
porter in active business, was entirel
proper-indeed, a necessary one-had
never been questioned. The next morn
ing, March 6. l had occasion to call
upon President Grant for the purpose
OF presenting to him a congratulatory
message from certain citizens of st.
Louis. found him alone engaged in
writing something on half sheet of
note paper. "Mr President" said,
II see you are busy. and I do not wish
to interrupt you. My business can
wait" Never mind" he answered,
Il am only writing message to the
senate" Ny business was quickly dis
posed OF, and withdrew.
- In theGcourse of that days: session Of
the senate message from sthe presi-
dent was brought in in which, after
quoting the statute of Sept. 2, 1889,
the president. asked that Mr.. Stewart
be exempted by joint resolution of the
two houses Of congress from the op-
Grafton of the law which stood in Mr.
Stewards way. There were some signs
OF surprise among senators when the
message was read, and Mr.. Sherman
at once asked unanimous consent to
introduce bill in accordance with the
presidents wish. But Mr.. Sumner OBJ
jected to the immediate consideration
thereof because ottits great Importance.
This stopped further proceedings. and
the bill was laid on the table, never
to be heard Of again. Carl Schurzs
"Reminiscences In McClure's. 81
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-11-05

Down in prohibition Maine, says q
daily paper, you may frequently see
a number of old residents lined up at
the corner grocery counter drinking
from bottles labeled, "Horse Lini-
ment.'" The old fellows are probably
war horses and the liniment one of
those brands which may either be
rubbed in or poured in.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-11-05
Forty-F1fth Legislative District.
Returns from Anoka county incomplete
State News.

Fire in the basement of the Shea
livery stable, St. Paul, on Monday
morning destroyed seventy horses.
Olaf johnson, one of the employees, is
missing, and it is thought he persisted
in the flames. The origin of the fire
is mystery. The loss is estimated
at $1,000.
John M. Connolly: % years old, a
fireman on the Duluth, Missabe &
Northern road, was brutally murdered
at Proctor Friday night by one of two
masked men who attempted to hold up
and rob the occupants of Beauchamp
& Riley's pool hall. The murderer
and his pal escaped. Henry J. Huber,
a conductor on the Missabe, was
struck over the head with the butt end
of a revolver, and received a bad
scalp wound in consequence, but it
will not result seriously. -:
j. J. Mcdonald, a we'll known
Northern Pacific conductor living at
Staples, is in serious condition as the
[resultef being stabbed by tburglar.
The conductor had returned home from
Minneapolis On late train and as he
entered his house he saw the, shadow
of a man in the hallway. Mr.. Me-
Donald grappled with him and the in
truder, drawing a knife,2 stabbed him
three times in the back and then fled.
Mcdonald says his assailant, was
about IS and wore q fur-lined overcoat.
- Judge Baxter has sentenced August
Anderson, cashier of the Bank of
Kensington, who confessed to q
shortage in his accounts, to one year
in the state prison. The circumstances
warranted light sentence, and citizens
of Kensington asked it, as they believe
Anderson for six years past has been
endeavoring to reimburse the bank for
all the money he had taken for bucket
shop options. What little. property
he had and his insurance were turned
over to the officers of the bank. That
and his bond of 50, OO0: will come close
to meeting the deficit .zrs..:.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-11-05

Albertus Hanson has secured 9good
position in drug store at Br4inerd
and left for that place on Tuesday.
During the time Mr.. Hanson was en-
ployed in DR.. Armftage's drug s:store
he proved himself to be a good ;phar-
macist and through his accommodate
ing, gentlemanly manner made many
friends who wish him success ia. his
new position. 49,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-11-05
That the Chinese love for Ameri.

That the Chinese love for Ameri-
cans is not on the increase was fuIly
demonstrated by the chilly reception
accorded the fleet at Port Annoy, where
less than hundred of the slant-eyed
"heathens" turned out TO welcome
the arrival of the big squadron. Still
the ''heathens" can scarcely be blamed
for not welcoming the representatives
OF nation which has prohibited their
landing upon it's shores.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-11-05
Fighting Forest Fires.

~ The forest service bureau at Wash
ington was prompt in disseminating re-
ports of experts regarding the fires
which broke out in the Minnesota ma
ttonal forest. Although this forest is
well equipped for protection and has
generally escaped when fires were cpl
demic in the forests Of that region, the
officials were anxious over the out
break, because the conditions were IA
vorable for a spread of the flames.
Owing to the extreme dry weather
even the soil itself took fire. AS for
the damage to the national forest itself,
it is explained by the supervisor that
this was confined to the very young
growth and that the mature growth,
reserved to reseed the land, was not
destroyed. Branches and treetops
which accumulated in numbering had
been burned, so that there remained
no fuel to feed the flames and make a
destructive fire.
It is the opinion of the forest off,
Gals that this years experience has
unusual value as an object lesson. The
soil, especially in time of drought,
should be protected, and to do this
wOodmen and forest guards must be
vigilant to prevent the spread of fire,
even though valued timber is not
threatened. In general the lesson of
the year is that after a prolonged
drought the woods are very fnfamma-
BILE and fires are sure to break out. They
must be put out quickly whenever they
start, and this can only be accomplish
ed through the cooperation Of the local
population with. the forest officers.
Even where valuable timber or human
settlements are not threatened at the
outset the only safeguard against the
spread of the flames until beyond con-
troll and whole counties are given up
to their ravage Is ceaseless vigilance
on the part of the whole community.
Many Of the forest fires are of need
less origin. The causes are usually
campfres left !aBlaze by outing and
hunting parties, brush burning IN cut
over places and sparks from passing
locomotives. Systems of fire patrol
more effective than any yet established,
except perhaps by the national govern
ment, are recommended for all forested
regions. Laws with penalties are in
force in lone states, but the best pre-
ventive of all will be public spirit,
ready at the signal, and the education
which comes of organized effort under
the leadership Of experts at fire fight
ing 1.-the woods.