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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30

Some of the great educators of the
country advocate the adjustment of
cube and square root from the col
lege curricula. They probably think
that football roofing furnishes all the
exercise the boys need along this line.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30

Peary will now seek the south pole
and, when he gets back, he will no
doubt make some people believe that
he found it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30

If the political editor of the Hold
ingford Advertiser has sized up the
situation correctly c. A. Smith is the
coming governor of Minnesota. AS
between Smith and some of those who
have received Favorable mention"
the Union prefers Mr. Smith.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
All Fixed BY bar and Ed.

The Pioneer Press last week printed
a list of the candidates for republican
nomination on the state ticket that
have been agreed upon'' by the
astute politicians Of the twin cities,
meaning Ed" Smith and .Dar''
Reese. probably. This is a par
ticularly happy disposition Of things
and will of course obviate the neces-
isity for state convention next
spring. Elk River Star-News.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30

An eminent William
81. Pickering-has discovered some
green stuff growing on the moon.
The man up there has probably been
reading Jas. J. Hills speeches and is
following his advice to engage in
farming.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30

This north pole question bids fair
to become as embarrassing as elbow
old was Anne?o
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30

Nine Chicago aldermen went down
to Cherry, the scene of the mine
disaster, last week and played the
role of Santa Claus, which goes to
show that some of these gentlemen are
not as black as they are painted.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
State News.

A fire caused $4,000 damages at
Millard hall, the main dental and
pharmacology building at the univer-
slty of Minnesota on Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Meyer and their
two children, residing twelve miles
south of Red Wing, are critically ill
OF trichinosis, the result of eating
fresh pork. This should be warn
Ing to people not to eat pork which is
only partly cooked.
The bequest of the late Julia A. r..
Flint of $40, 800 to Hamline university
1or the advancement of women's ed
ucatlon was announced last Friday.
when Judge William Louis Kellv of:
the district court issued an order for
that amount to be granted the insti-
tuition. Mrs. Flint died five Years
ago and left one-fourth of her prop
erty to Hamline. Judge Kel]v has
authorized the immediate sale of the.
property.
oscar Erstinea started with his wife
to attend Christmas night exercises at
the Finnish Temperance hall at Vir-
ginia, but he stopped on the way to
blow himself up with a dynamite can.
Erstinea warned his wife and she
escaped by running. Erstinea was
Instantly killed. The desperate man
deliberately lit match and ignited
the fuse, holding the deadly charge in
his hand until it exploded. He was
IS years old and, besides his wife, left
four children.
DR.. Thomas Jonnesco, the Rouman-
Ian surgeon, on Friday demonstrated
the use OF the new anaesthetic, stow
aine, before forty Minnesota surgeons
at the state hospital, Rochester. Three
operations were performed, one upon
an aged woman, one upon a man with
a weak heart, and one upon tubercu-
lar patient. Owing to conditions, not
one of the three would have been
desirable under ether. The operations
we're regarded by the gallery of sur
geons as illustrating admirably the
| practical use of stovaine under GER
tain circumstances. Not one of the
patients felt pain. One said he felt
good; the tubercular negro said he
felt rather numb. The woman tried
several times to lift her head and
| watch the SURGEONS No had resu1tc
followed in any case.
Starting in the Como yards, Great
Northern freight train ran wild for
four miles on Christmas day, ending
its runaway career by crashing
through two brick walls in the bag
gage room of the St. Paul union sta
ton, the engine landing in the base
ment, a freight car being left in the
inner baggage room and the rest of
the train piled high under the train
shed. There were twelve cars to the
train. 1t was the worst wreck in the
history of the St. Paul union station
yards. Failure of the airbrakes on
the engine to operate caused the wreck.
With the airbrakes uncomfortable
engineer and fireman we're powerless.
1t is all down grade from the Como
yards and by the time the depot was
| reached the train was travelling at a
tremendous rate. The train crew
jumped and escaped injury
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
For Sale.

Maple and oak wood. We also
carry the most complete stock of coal
that can be had. We make speciality
OF the Zenith range coal for cook
stoves. It cannot be excelled.
47-St G. E. Rice & Co.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
g g g
T.. q. Smith the Moses,

The republicans are having a
regular Kilkenny cat of time picking
out candidate for governor to sue
coed Eberhart. One thing is certain
they won't have the present incumbent
if they can possibly avoid it. Jacob
son finished himself last time. Dunn
is the best man they have, but he
cannot get the support of all of his
party. The. Eberhart faction will bolt
him under any and all circumstances.
Brewer and Lee are the longest kind
Of shots for place. c.. A.. Smith is
not mentioned much but he is being
carefully groomed by the actual
manipulators of the political sweep
stakes. Mr.. Smith will stand an ex-
cellent show of winning out if he is
nominated. At least he is the only
man they can put up who will stand a
show.-Holdtngford Advertiser.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30

There are scores of men just as
competent to represent Minnesota in
the United States senate as either
Moses E. Clapp or Frank B. Kellogg.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30

With this issue the Union enters
upon it's 34th year.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
Roads Absolutely Necessary.

Because Northern Mile Laos county
is not settled, is not to say we haven It
the best land on earth. Even gold
mine requires a shaft to get into it
and road to take the ore away.
Roads are what we must have.-Lake
Breeze.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
We Love Our Rugged Northland,

We Love Our Rugged Northland
The development of Northern Min
nesota is a theme on which the editors
of the state can write many volumes.
Nearly every issue of every paper in
this section has something about the
growth of it's locality .-Brainerd
Tribune.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
No Task He Cannot Accomnltsh

1t is stated on good authority that
Gov. Eberhart is at work rearrang-
ing the schedule of Halley's comet,
and that hereafter it's appearance will
be annual and will mark the opening
of the Minnesota state W;lkin
County Gazette.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30

1t Ought to be Everybody's Slogan.
Bob Dunn has adopted the slogan
of Good Roads, and here's hoping
he will make it win. Fairmont Senti-
mel.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
win Some one please Exptatn ,

Will Some One Please Explain?
Here's a mighty queer thing. On his
trip to Washington Governor Eber-
hart is said to have had two men ar
rested for cheating at poker on the
train. Later he explained to a re-
porter that he himself never played a
game of poker nor any games Of
chance but when he saw these men be-
ing feeced he. thought it time some
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
Hold Your Jack Pine.

A north state exchange predicts that
in a few years the farmers who have
jack pine on their lands will be able
to get into the millionaire class from
the sale of their trees Mississippi
Valley Lumberman.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
Can't Stop EN- bv Statute.

If anyone thinks little thing like
a statute is going to prevent the
democrats from nominating John
Lind for governor next year, they
have another guess coming. Orion
Vile Herald-Star.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
Joel Heatwole Pralse s Mattson.

They are talking of nominating
Hon. G.. 81. Mattson of Roseau
county, state treasurer. Mr.. Mattson
might we'll fill a more honorable and
responsible position. IF the republic
can party really wishes to select for
the executive Office one who is able,
honest and upright an independent
man of high characteristic has a
mind of his own-7one who has formed
no entangling alliances and who is
not identified with any faction-a man
of fine presence and good address, who
could be depended upon to- represent
the state on all occasions adequately
and with dignity, it could not we'll do
better than to select the Hon. G. b..
Mattson of Roseau.- News.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
NEWSPAPERDOM

The time is approaching when the
colored cover for Christmas numbers
of newspapers will disappear. These
gaudy embellishments, which are of
a tiresome sameness, are being FUSED
less every year.
A very creditable Industrial edition,
finely illustrated, was issued last week
by the Waconia Patriot. There we're,
among other illustrations, several
views of Coney Island of the West and
a picture of our old friends, Monsieur
and Madame Amblard, who own a
beautiful summer residence on the
island mentioned. Editor Reil's in
dustrial edition is an excellent produc-
tion and. from what we know of the
enterprising people OF Waconia, they
certainly appreciate it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
Frank Day Wants an Easy Mark

We repeat: The proper and logical
thing for our republican friends to do
is to renominate A. o. Eberhart for
governor by reclamation. Any other
action will spell party disruption and
ingratitude. -Fairmont Sentinel.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
OPINIONS OF EDITORS
Same Old Price.

Somehow the price of kerosene keeps
about in the old place, notwithstand-
ing Kellogg's coup. Rush City Post.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
Wants It Handed to Him.

The Brainerd Tribune asks Rip
Brewer to rise up and tell an expec-
tant constituency just where he is at.
Rips right at home, brother, waiting
for that expectant constituency to
ring the front door bell and hand
him>something on a platter. Walker
Pilot.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
Will Bob Up Occasionally.

Some OF de gang who are trying so
hard to keep Bob down, can't help
but take notice of a few of the good
ideas that bob up whenever the ex-
auditor gets to talking. Walker Pilot.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30

'- oOAA0 OA0 hAAuly G0ll uS!-OWa-
tOnna Tribune.
+ !. i.
Jacobson q Good Man.
Inc talk is now that Lac qui Parle
county is going to return Hon. j. F.
jacobson to the legislature. AS
member of the house Jake is a va1ua-
BILE man. He stands for what is right
and further isn't afraid to express
his views. A dozen members like
Jacobson in the legislature would be
a great Improvement and doubtless
result in good to the people of the
state. Winnebago City Press News.
i. =. !.
Political Degeneration
Gov. Eberhart declared for absolute
enforcement of his Office from politics.
Not only is the governors Office under
MS regime a more active political
center than formerly, but the brand
OF politics played is of a lower grade.
he having miserably failed in his
divorce case, it is now up to the peo-
pie to divorce him from the Office.
And there is little doubt that thew
will do it. if not at the primary then
at the polls.-Redwood Reveille.
-:
A Horse of Another Color
The joke is on the Fairmont Senti-
mel. The board of county com
missioners of Martin county, over
whelmingly democratic, appointed
republican, J. E. Palmer, county
attorney, and the Sentinel doesn It like
it little bit. For several years that
paper has been preaching "inde-
pendent voting'' but now that the
commissioners have followed out the
doctrine the Sentinel winces under
the lash. It is to laugh!-Winnebago
Enterprise.
$50.
His Christmas Present.
S. M. Fullerton, who has been con-
nected- in one capacity or another with
the game and fish commission for the
past p years, drew. his Christmas
present last week in the shape of a
dismissal "for the good of the SER
vice" The dismissal proved quite a
shock to Mr.. Fullerton, who, instead
OF looking for discharge, was fgur-
ing on stepping into Executive Agent
Avery's shoes. next January. Which
reminds US that while aiming for the
stars one should always look out for
stumps.-Red Wing Free Press.
49,.
not Much Sympathy for Samuel.
The position of the superintendent
of the state fish hatchery is more or
less humble and obscure, and yet
the announcement that S. F. Fullerton,
Familiarity known as "Pickerel Sam, -
had been deposed from that position
has met with the hearty approval of
the state press without regard to
political affiliations. By changing
his politics with rapidity and dis
erection Sam has hung on through
successive administrations for 10 or
ID years but he couldn't fool the
powers that be any longer. Orion
vile Herald-S Star.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30

action was taken. Now how the deuce
did he know those fellows were cheat
ing It he had never played poker?
VIII some one kindly tell us?-Owa-
tonna Tribune.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30

spP,oz, FIRST sr EAST OF Courthouse.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
The AL Important Issue.

Bob Dunn says the Alpha and
Omega of state development can be
summed up in two words Good
Roads and Mr.. Dunn is right. The
Improvement of our waterways sink
into insignifcance when compared to
the question of good roads, Madison
ndependent-Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-12-30
A Mere Supposition.

1t Would Pay One Hundred Fold.
If the State Capital Combination
was half as anxious to give roads
and bridges to the roadless and
bridgeless section of northern Mime
sofa as Bob Dunn seems to be, mill
lions of dollars would be pouring
into the treasury from the sales of the
state lands for the benefit of southern
Minnesota in place of the few thous-
ands that dribble in now.-Big Fork
Compass.
The Hartford republican., 1909-11-12
Grand Half Price Offer.

The Twice-a-Week issue of the 81
Louis Globe-Democrat is being offered
for a limited time to just one-half its
regular low price. Subscribers send
ing their orders promptly can now
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The Hartford republican., 1909-11-12
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s1sss;s's sssss ses Of IZhA21z~
Is Chivalry Dead.

The body of a girl who had taken
her own life was found in a New Yorl
lodging house the other day. Beside it
was a note addressed TO her mother in
Canada. It read:
Dear Mother: | have lost my job.
/ have no money left to pay my board
canrot find work, and | am afraid
20 ask help from any man in New
York"
Is tie terrible reflection upon Am
erican manhCcd that is implied in
these words justified by facts? Is the
age of chivalry forever passed? Did
his poor girl actually run the risk
she imagined in seeking assistance
from a man?
There are questions worth while con
sidering. We fear that beneath the
bitterness Of her words, uttered in the
extremity of her need. there lies a
measure Of truth to the utter sham
ing of our Twentieth century civili-
cation.
Hundreds of coed men in New York
would have been ready to help had
they know her need, and would have
expected no concession in return; hut
how was she to know the good men
from the bad? How was she TO tell
the man of honor and chivalrous re-
gard for womanhood from the wolf tha
| takes advantage of any woman that
comes within his power?
No difference in dress would mark
the distinction. Education and culture
are not seals of decency. The devil
of lust and impurity, too often is
garbed in fine rainment and has all the
graces of schools and society. There
lies the danger. The girl knew it,
and sooner than run the risk she took
her life.
There is no need for a campaign
among men for the renewal of true
chivalry. We have much of the veneer
that passes beneath the same, the
courtesy, the complaint and the con-
sideration for women that is due
their sex. But the deeper chivalry
that loves and honors womanhood
that will defend it at all costs, and
most Loyalty when it is the victim OF
circumstances and the possible prey o
the vicious, even when its own weak
ness and Willingness to sin is lt'
greatest foe-fo this chivalry We have
not enough.-Louisville Hearald.
The Hartford republican., 1909-11-12

weeds, ite neglected corners, its abus-
ed soil and its thin products.
"1hus make room for the new pop
ulation whose added product win help
restore our place as an exporter OF
food stuffs. The fruit farmer, the
truck farmer, every cultivator Of the
soil who has specialized his work.
has learned the value OF these sim
pie principles. The problem is, how
to impress 1t upon the 30,000.000 or
more such persons who live on the
land and till 1t.
"The modern agricultural method
is both a money-maker and a labor
saver. The cost of rent and product
ion for continuous wheat cropping aver
ages $3.50 per acre. When therefore,
the farmer obtains, as so many in the
Northwest do, yield of eight )6r ten
bushels per acre, 1t just about meets
at average farm prices, the cost of
production ;leaving him either moth
ing at all for his years toll, or else
a margin of debt.
For the same amount of labor cover
ing the same time. but intelligently
applied to a smaller area, he might
easily produce by improved methods
twenty bushels to the acre, leaving
him a profit of over $12 per acre.
The not unreasonable yield of twenty
eight bushels would net him 500, which
is 10 per cent for his land.
This gigantic waste, applying the
same measure to the production of
the entire country, is going on every
year. II it can be stopped the saving
would pay for building a Panama Ca
nal every year; it would, in two years
NOPE than pay the estimated expense
of improving every available water
way in the United States; it would
save more money for the farmer than
the railroads could If they car
ried all his grain to market free of
charge"
The Hartford republican., 1909-11-12
Real Estate
For Sale.

72 acres of Rough River bottoms
one half In high state of cultivation
rest we'll timbered with White Oak,
Beech, Gum, Mapel. Az miles west
of Hartford, on public road. Good
dwelling and out buildings.
A nwe house and lot situated in
old Fair ground addition to Hartford,
lot 110x145 feet house four room cot
tage, a good nwe barn. Desirable To-
cation.
1872 acres of upland known as the
Perry Kirk farrl located near Clear
Rum Sore 100 acres In splendid state
OF cultivation 50 acres tfmbered In
splendid growth Of oak, hickory, and
chestnut. good dwelling and out
buildings lots of good water.
FOR SALE OR TRADE-Dwelling
and store house one acre of lot good
out buildings at small mining town
in Ohio county one mile from r. R.
Station. In center of fine farming
country. No competition In buinesss.
For full particulars call on us.
81 acres near Concord church 4
miles east of Hartford, good dwelling
and out building orchard, plenty OF
water, 40 acres in timber balance
in good state of cultivation.
A tract of land on the Sulphur
Springs and Hartford public road one
mile, southwest of Sulphur Springs,
containing 100 acres, we'll timbered'
SO acres in cultivation, splendid dwei-
ling, barn and out building. A good
orchard and other conveniences atten-
ding a we'll kept farm
A tract of land on Halls Greek one
mile southwest of Sulphur Springs.
containing 100 acres, 40 acres In Do7-
toms. two barns and dwelling, well
kept and in good condition.
We don't own the property. We
are only agents for the owners, and
our purpose is to bring together the
buyer and seller. For this service
we charge one small commission. No
charge if no sale is effected. List
your property with us, or II you want
to buy a farm house or lot make
your wants known.
The Hartford republican., 1909-11-12
ChIidr0n Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
Q q 9 ITO RIA
The Cat and the Baby,s Breath.

Deceased came to her death from
strangulatiOn due to a large black
cat caught in the act of sucking Der
breath as she slept. This has been
the verdict of more than one cor
orner's jury. Elsie Ann Thaxter, l
month and three weeks old, daughter
of John and Alice Thaxter, 5210 Morn
ingdale avenue, Pittsburg, is one of
the most recent child victims to be
murdered by black cat which sucked
the braeth according to the coroner's
jury of Allegheny county. According
to the testimony taken at the inquest,
the cat was found with its paws about
the baby's neck and its mouth into
hers, drawing out her breath.
Several physicians have investigat-
ed the ancient story that cats suck
the breah of babies, and DR.. ]. Rice
Gidds declares that the theory is ridic
ulous. Cats occasionally kill children,
he declares, but they do it in a diff
ferent fashion.
1T has been stated that a cats nos
trils are formed as u make a per-
feet juncture with the nose of baby,
said DR.. Gibbs, "and that a little
pressure would push them upward and
make them a perfect fit. Then the
cats chin would rest over and below
the babys mouth, preventing it from
opening to relieve the strangulaJion
while the cat sucked its breath. That
Is all rot. The manner in which little
children are killed by cats is this:
A cat, looking for a warm place 10
curl up and sleep, lies down upon the
chest of the little child, and, being
quite heavy-many cats are as heavy
as little babies-simply crushes the
breath out of the child's lungs and
strangulation takes place, but not
through sucking of the child's breath.
THE idea that only black cats kill
little babies is equally ridiculous. IL
Is simply because black cats are con-
sldered unlucky. In former times the
black cat was considered the very gen
ius of witchcraft. In those days when
baby died the blame was often fixed
upon some bag, who the judges said
had sent black cat to suck the baby's
breath. And often hag and cat suffere