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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-26
RESEARCH LIGHT.
Bureau GiUes Result Of Pay
roll Examination.

The result Of an examination of the pay
rolls OF nineteen city departments by the
Bureau of Municipal Research justifies
the action of the Board Of Estimate when
adopting the budget for 1909 in prescribing
exactly the number of employees 10 be car
ried on the rolls in every department and
fixing their rates Of pay, according to a
abatement issued by the bureau yesterday
The bureaus examiners compared the pay
rolls for June and December, 1903, and
June. 1903, and upon their observations the
bureau made the following comment:
For the year ending June, 1909, l.25l en-
,loyes out of a total Of 1882 had their
salaries increased 1858. 436 %, or an average
NJ s9I450 each OF the total number IN
creased 40 received their increa ses by pro
motion into higher positions and LII re-
oaived additional compensation with no
,ba,,qe in title In the first SIX months
r,e,5od between June 30 and December 81
1aos Az employees had their salaries raised
Lille 70 were promoted. In the second six
,,ontI,s. from January l To June 80 1893
ga saIaries were raised and 81 employees
promoted
,.ct that fhe foregoing figures relate only
~ monthly pay rolls and that increases
a. ,,.eel,Iv nav rolls. on which thousands
- cit, Iaborers are paid, no doubt exceeded
ot.ber amount Fof tie six months end
al Iune 20. 1909. IS per cent OF the en-
.,to,.es In the Department or Finance re-
- increased salaries and four were
,,o.od Commenting on this fact yester-
- controller Metz said that al the
20, ne had spent in increased salaries
- saved by eliminating UNIT and
Incompetent employees.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-26
GAYNoR TURNED DOWN.
His Speeches Alternate Votes of His
Neighbors.

When Judge Gaynor was first named for
Afavor several of his neighbors. good Re
nntlicans. wanted TO vote for him. because
thew thought it no more than right to sup
mort one who lived so near them. They
didn4 want TO vote for the rest of the
Tammany and Democratic ticket. however,
and accordingly wrote 10 the captain Of
,bair election district, asking for instruc-
80 as 10 how 10 vote for the judge and
he rest OF the fusion candidates. He in
formed them. -, .....,.,.,
-, a,d of Iast week he got a fresh batch
~ letters. acknowledging the receipt OF
the instructions. but saying that the writ
ers after a few days of campaigning by
Indea C;,vnor. had decided 10 vote the
straight fusion ticket. from Barnard down
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-26
REJECTS PETITIONS.
Justice Turns DoWn CiUic Alh-
ance IN -Four Districts.

Part 4, Special Term Of the Supreme
Court, was crowded to the doors last night
with political partisans, witnesses and
lawyers when Justice Gerard continued the
hearing on contests over places on the Civic
Alliance tickets in several Assembly dis
tricts The efforts of half a dozen court
officers TO maintain order went for little
at this extraordinary session. and there has
seldom been such confusion in the Supreme
Court
In the course of the proceedings Justice
Gerard threw out the Civic Alliance petit
lions Of the sth, 10th and oath Assembly
districts because of irregularities. including
forgeries of names to the petitions. Sew
eraI witnesses were in court on subpRnas
hurriedly issued by Justice Gerard in the
afternoon. who testified that other per-
sons had signed their names.
There were two Civic Alliance petitions
in the S1st Assembly District. Justice
Gerard holding both of them invalid and
ordering that the Civic Alliance column in
that district be left blank. In one instance
where the genuineness Of a signature was
in doubt the services Of William J. Kings
ley were enlisted.
Earlier in the day Herbert r. Limberg,
a Hearst party lawyer, charged that Com
missioner DooIing of the Board OF Elec-
tions had misrepresented facts before the
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court
on Saturday. when the Appellate Division
reversed the decision OF Justice Davis OF
the Supreme Court, made the day be-
fore, declaring that the Hearst faction had
the right to use the name Civic Alliance
and the figure of Justice as an emblem on
the ballot at the forthcoming election over
the Hearst candidates for Assemblymen
and aldermen.
Justice Gerard ordered that the lawyers
go before Justice Ingraham for instruc-
lions as to what he should do in the mat
ter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-26
FELIX IsMAN DIVORCED.
Wife of Real Estate Man Gets Decree
in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia. Oct. 2S--Mrs. Irene Frizeils
Isman. wife OF Felix Isnan. real estate
operator and theatrical promoter. received
a decree OF divorce from her husband in the
Common Pleas Court to-day. The greatest
secrecy was maintained about the case. and
not even the ground for the action is posi-
lively known, although il Is said 20 have
been "cruel and barbarOus treatment"
Mrs. Isman was formerly an actress. and
it is said has been opposed by her husband
in a desire 20 return 70 the stage
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-26
sTuL SOME HOPE FOR MILDLY.
Wilson May Yet Be Able to Stand an
Operation.
IB,- Telegraph 10 The Tribune.I

Annapolis, oct 25.-The surgeons said To-
lit mat the condition of Earl ID. Wilson
~ the Navy football team, who fractured
lis Afth yertebra in recent game. had not
become less favorable. but that there had
,,oar M djrnunition Of the paralysis.
rbe fact that the paralysis has not at
.acl,ed any of the vital organs and that
my of the symptoms are good gives
haeis 10 a belief that the functions Of the
-r-i,,aI cord at the point OF fracture have
~, been entirely destroyed and affords
,siu, nor. that Wilson may set get IN con
4i.ton 10 stand al operation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-26
CITY FINANCE
Continued from fr.t page.

1908 was s2O23e,32a. Adding this to the
amount of revenue bonds of former
years that were overissued and the total
excess issue during the year was 800
S53.519.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-26

SURPLUS FOR CURRENT YEAR.
There were sold of 1905 revenue bonds
during the twelve months $110, 1000
but of this amount as has already been
uointed out. $3O00,O00 was to provide
for deficiencies in the collection OF ar
rears Of taxes of previous years and is
properly a receipt Of that part of bud
get accounts dealing with prior years
The amount received from the sale of
the current years revenue bonds that
was applicable to the 1908 budget was,
therefore. $107, 266.OOO. There were $64.-
O24. 400 of these bonds redeemed thus
making the net amount received from
that source SAB 24160O. The deficiency
which the sale of these bonds had TO
supply amounted to only SIS, 1919, 324. so
that there was a surplus of $50, 042, 215
to the credit of the current years bud
get accounts.
The figures given in the charter re-
port indicate that of the total taxes re-
ceived during the year. with opening
cash balances added. s22.745.217 was ap-
plicable to budgets of former years. This
total is made up as follows: Arrears of
taxes and refunds S17,740,313; cash ball
ance $2,O049 O4 left over-after provid-
ing for unpaid warrants of the previous
year outstanding against the other
groups of accounts-to pay the $4,327, O6S
of 1907 warrants outstanding against
budget accounts. and 100000 proceeds
of the sale of revenue bonds of the cur
rent year to provide for deficiencies in
the collection of taxes heretofore levied
and deemed uncollectible on January I.
1907. The same details show that of the
total payments made for budget appro-
priations during the twelve months $10.-
SsO.677 was for appropriations of previ-
Gus years. But To this amount must be
added 1921 ,O56 for interest and exchange,
already mentioned. upon revenue bonds,
making the amount paid out for appro-
prlations of previous years in 1908 SILL
7Ol.733 There was, therefore. a surplus
of $ll,O4s,4S3 in receipts over expendi-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-09-30
SUBMARINE RIVERS.

Gold Water Currents Flowing Along
the Deep Sea Bottom.
The bottom currents of seas and
oceans, such as those which possibly
bring amber to our shores, are strange
" disposed. The seigneur Of Sark some
fifty years ago was shipwrecked in his
yacht near the island Of Guernsey. He
lost, among other things, we'll fas-
tened, strongly made chest containing
silver plate. 1t was found a year later
In deep water off the coast of Norway
and restored to him.
In the really deep sea over a thou
sand fathoms down there are we'll
marked broad currents which may be
described as rivers Of very cold water
(only 4 degrees or so above freezing
point. They flow along the deep sea
bottom and are sharply marked off
from the warmer waters above and to
the side. Their inhabitants are differ
ent from those of the warmer water.
They are due to the melting Of the
polar ice. the cold water so formed
sinking at once owing to it's greater
density below the warmer water of
the surface currents.
These deep currents originate in both
the arctic and antarctic regions.-Sir
Ray Lancaster in London Telegraph.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-09-30
Notice to Contractors.

Notice is hereby given that the
board of county commissioners OF
the county of Mile Laos and state of
Minnesota will receive bids up to IL
O'Clock m., October 5, 1909, for the
building and construction of that part
OF State Road No. l, in said county,
which is situated on line between
sections 20 and 80 and On line between
sections 81 and %, in township 40
and range 26.
The successful bidder will be re-
quired to deposit with the county
auditor his certified check for ten per
cent of the amount of his bid to be
retained by the county auditor until
the successful bidder has entered into
a contract and furnished a sufficient
bond for the performance of said
work.
This road is to be constructed
according to the rules and regula-
tions OF the state highway commission.
For detailed specifications inquire
at county auditors Office after Sep
TENDER rs, 1909. The board reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
By order of the Board of County
Commissioners.
OLE H. UGLEM, Chairman.
Attest: E. E. WHITNEY, County
Auditor and Ex-Oficio Clerk OF
Board.
By A. E. WHITNEY, Deputy
Auditor.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-09-30
First Pub. Sept. 16)
Citation for Hearing on Final Account
and for Distribution.
ESTATE OF WILLIAM NJ. ORION

ESTATE OF WILLIAM NJ. ORION
State of Minnesota, County of Mile Laos.
In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of William M.
Orion, decedent
The State OF Minnesota to the next OF kin and
al persons interested in the final account and
distribution Of the estate of said decedent:
The representative Of the above named
decedent having filed in this court her
final account OF the administration of
the estate of said decedent, together with
her petition praying for the adjustment and
allowance OF said final account and for dis
tribution OF the residue OF said estate to the
persons thereunto entitled Therefore YOU.
and each OF you, are hereby cited and required
to show cause il any you have before this
court at the Probate Court Rooms in the
Court House, in the village of Princeton in
the County OF Mile Laos State of Minnesota.
on the 18th day OF October, 1909. at 10 O'Clock a.
M. why said petition should not be granted.
Witness the Judge OF said Court and the
Seal OF said Court, this 18th day OF September.
1909.
court SeaD VIM " SANFORD
J. A. Ross Probate Ind1e
Attorney for Petitioner
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-09-30
JAPAN's PAGoDAs.
They Are Built to Resist the Shock Of
an Earthquake.

They Are Built to Resist the Shock Of
an Earthquake.
A remarkable fact in Japan is that
pagodas built hundreds Of years ago
embody the principle Of the modern
seismograph, which is to minimize the
effect Of earthquake motion by the
combination of an inverted pendulum
with an ordinary pendulum, or, in
other words, by the union Of stable
and an unstable structure to produce a
neutral stability, which renders the
whole building least sensible to earth
quake shock.
In the hollow well Of every five sto-
ried pagoda heavy mass Of timber is
suspended freely, like an exaggerated
tongue, from the top right to the
ground, but not in contact with it, and
at the shock Of an earthquake this
large pendulum slowly swings and the
structure sways and then settles back
safely upon it's base.
This is also the principle followed in
the construction Of all bell towers
throughout Japan, where the bell acts
as pendulum, and the roof, supported
by posts, forms an inverted pendulum,
as in the seismograph
When an earthquake occurs pagoda
or bell tower may be rotated or dis
placed. but it cannot be overturned as
whole.-Wide World Magazine
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-09-30
(First Pub. Sept. 81
Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.

Notice is hereby given that mortgage made
by Mats P. Peterson and Mary Peterson. his
wife, mortgagors, to Thompson Cattle Com
gage bears date the 18th day Of November, 1904.
and was filed for record in the office of the
register Of deeds Of Mile Laos county: Mime
o'clock a. M, and was duly recorded in book
NJ OF mortgages on page 525: which said
mortgage was duly assigned by said Thompson
tee in bankruptcy OF said THOMPSON Cattle
Company to the undersigned, Charles G.
Roosen. by instruments in writing duly execut-
deeds OF said county of Mile Lacs which said
mortgage mortgages and conveys the following
tracts or ParG 9, OF land lying and being in the
and described as follows, to-wit: The south
half of the northeast quarter (sH ofne4) and
the northeast quarter of the northwest quar-
township forty (4W range twentysiS Cs, VII VII
be foreclosed by sale Of the above described
premises to pay the sum due on said mortgage
at the date OF said sale. including taxes il apv
paid before the date of said sale: which sale
will be made by the sheriff of said Mile Laos
county at the front door of the county court
and state OF Minnesota. on "Wednesday. the 9TH
day of October, 1909. at ten o'clock in the fore
noon of said day.
That on August e. 1905 the undersigned. as
assignee OF said MORTGAGE paid taxes for the
years 1900 and 1907 upon the above described
lands. amounting to $31. u including penalties
There is due and claimed to be due on said
mortgage at the date of this notice the sum of
eight hundred forty dollars (SS4O COY principal
and one hundred seventy-four and 27-1OO dol
lars (S174.27) interest and thirty-one and 7s-10o
dollars (S31: 72) taxes paid by the undersigned
as aforesaid or the total sum of thousand
forty five and 99-100 dollars (S1O45 .99).
Dated at Princeton, Minnesota. this End day
OF September; 1909.
CHARLES G.. ROOSEN
Assignee of Mortgage.
JAY W. CRANE.
Attorney for Assignee OF Mortgage.
9O6-S Met. Life Bldg. MinneaDOliS Minnesota
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-09-30
Peelina a Snake.

1t is difficult to skin dead snake,
and the skin is often spoiled in the
course Of the operation, while, on the
other hand. it is a simple matter to
skin a live snake, and the skin thus
gained is worth much more Dead
snakes bring from ? to 5 cents, accord
Ing to their size. and live ones from
25 cents to ST. One Of the largest
snake skin companies has factories in
Sumatra. When snake is received
from hunter it is seized adroitly by
an operator, one hand squeezing the
neck and the other holding the tail.
It is then attached by the neck to the
trunk of a palm tree, an assistant
holding it by the tail. With the point
Of knife the operator cuts the skin
just below the head and, pulling with
all his strength, peels it from the
writing reptile in the same way that
a woman peels pair of gloves from
her hand.-Popular Mechanics.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-09-30
Not So Bad as Il Sounded.

In downtown cafe two old college
friends met by chance. They had not
met before in several years and were
properly delighted. In the course of
conversation one, who had been long
absent from town, bethought him of
mutual friend.
'Tell me-" said he, "how can reach
Jim. I'd like to look him up tonight"
my boy" said the other. IF you
want to reach Jim you'll have to tele-
phone to -. an undertaken on Sixth
avenue"
"What! You shock me- Jim dead:
Il am sorry indeed to hear it,
dead? Who said he was dead. He's
a friend of the undertaken and has
rooms near by. He has no telephone,
but has an arrangement for using the
undertaker's, as the place is open at all
hours. Just telephone the undertaken,
and the message will be carried around
to Jim."-New York Globe.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-09-30
Notice of Lis Pendens.

STATE OF MINNESOTA
County of Mile Laos 5ss
District Court, Seventh Judicial District.
The First National Bank OF Princeton.
Plaintiff,
VS..
Jane Norton, Olof P. Strand6erg, also
al other persons or parties unknown .
claiming any right. title, estate lien or
interest in the real estate described in
the complaint herein, Defendants.
Notice is hereby given that an action has
been commenced in this court by the above
named plaintiff against the above named de-
PENDANTS.
That the object of said action is to determine
the adverse claim of the defendants and each
and all OF them, and the rights OF the parties
respectively herein in and to the real estate
hereinafter described, and that the premises
a1ecte ,5 by said action situated in the county
OF Mile Laos and state of Minnesota are
described as follows:
The east half of the southeast quarter of
section nineteen (l9) and the northwest quar-
ter OF the northeast quarter OF section thirty
tWenty-seven (2D.
CHARLES KEITH
PLAINTIFFS Attorney.
Princeton. MINI.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-09-30
MAN IN ISOLATION.

He 10 Of Little Consequences and 10 q
Barrier to- Progress.
It IS not IN easy thing for a man to
separate himself from the thought and
activity and purpose Of the community
in which he lives and to pursue an
isolated, disconnected and selfish part
He can't do it, indeed, and If he tries
it he will only reduce himself to a
cipher or stumbling block. The COM
munity will get on somehow, for it
must, but If it has many members
Of this kind it, will be dull, heavy and
unprogressive.
Man in isolation is Of little conse-
quence, next to nothing. His associa-
ton with others, the inspiration he re-
ce1ves from others, draw out his own
powers. 'The state" to this day, as
Plato conceived it, remains "a product
OF mind" Out Of the action and inter-
action of currents Of mind, affected
and even directed by variant views or
opinions, comes the whole progress of
man, Of society, of the human race.
we want what Burke described as
that action and counteraction which
IN the natural and political world, from
the reciprocal struggle Of discordant
powers. draw out the harmony of the
universe"
The most isolated man cannot sepa-
rate himself from the situation he lives
In. If such isolation were general or
could be general it would be the mega
ton Of civilization.-Portla Orego-
MAN.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-09-30
NOISES IN VENICE.
The Way They Crash Upon the Nor
NAL Quiet Of the City.

The Way They Crash Upon the Nor.
NAL Quiet Of the City.
With all the water traffic and with
not a horse or a cab or wagon to
wake the echoes, the utter silence Of
Venice is the. thing that first impresses
the traveller. Yet because there is no
undertone Of city noises in which occaA
sional noises may merge the Grand
canal at Venice seems to the sleeper at
night the noisiest place in the world,
for every little noise crashes into
ones sleep. and the most wakeful
hours of our six weeks in Italy were
spent on the Grand canal in Venice
The bells Of the churches probably do
not ring louder nor more frequently
than they ring in other cities, yet be-
cause Venice is so still these bells
clang through the night like the alarm
of a continuous and ever increasing
fire. The bawl Of a lovelorn human
calf carrying home three drinks and
a .throbbing heart, noise that may be
heard by the attentive listener any
place on earth after II O'Clock, in
Venice becomes insistent and demo
niacal. The common quarrel in the
street enters the bedroom at night
with nerve racking distinctness, and
the morning song of the market gar
dener bringing his wares to town in
his silent boat smites the sleeper's
ears like call to arms. If Macbeth
really did murder sleep, the crime was
done in Venice.
There are, of course, considerable
acres in Venice-islands- where the
streets are paved and where commerce
goes on in the ordinary way, except
that there are no horses or carriages
In the narrow ways.-William Allen
White in Emporia Gazette.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-09-30

Whereas, petition signed by P. N.
Anderson, freeholder and voter of
school district No. 81 in this county,
representing that he is the owner Of
the following described lands, situate
in said district, to-wit: The sell of
nel of section l, in township 80.
range q, and that said lands adioin
independent school district No. Is.
has been presented to the county
board Of Mile Laos county, and ask
ing that his said lands may be set off
from said school district No. 81 to
said district No. Is, and the said
board has appointed time and place
for hearing thereon. Therefore
Notice is hereby given, that said
petition will be heard by said board.
at session thereof commencing on
the 9Th day Of October, 1909, at the
Office of the county auditor in the
village Of Princeton, in said county.
at which time and place the said
board will hear the evidence and the
arguments of all persons interested
for or against granting the prayer of
the petitioner.
Dated at Princeton, Mimi, August
81, 1909. By order Of the County
Board.
E. E. WHITNEY,
County Auditor and Ex- OA6cio Clerk
b 4. =. WHITNEY, Deputy
Auditor.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-09-30
QUEER BURIALS.
Uncouth Methods Of the Nomads Of
Queensland,

Uncouth Methods of the Nomads Of
Queensland.
OF all the modes Of burial ever prac-
ticed by creatures in the shape of hui
man beings the method Of the Queens
land nomads is certainly the most un-
couth. After drying the corpse in the
sun and knocking out its teeth for
keepsakes they deposit it on a frame
work Of rough poles and bury it under
a few armfuls Of rushes and old kan
CARGO skins, leaving the bush wolves
to sing its requiem.
No member Of the dead mans tribe
will settle within mile Of his grave
for fear Of being haunted by the spooks
making the burial place their midnight
rendezvous. The metaphysical opin-
ions Of the Australian aborigines prove
indeed that savages can be afflicted
with an abundance Of supernaturalism
without betraying a trace Of anything
deserving the name Of religious senti-
ment.
They believe in evil spirits whistling
In the blasts Of the storm wind and try
to exercise them by splitting in the d.
rection Of the sky, but for the concep-
tons Of the Deity, Of future existence,
of repentance, atonement and con-
science their language has not even
definite word. From somewhere in the
land Of their forefathers-eastern Asia
perhaps-they have imported a notion
family resembling the Buddhist doc
trine OF metempsychosis and believe
that animals may be reborn as men
and men as human beings Of a supe-
rior rank.-London Answers.