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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07
Dutchman Couldn't Beat Him .

Naval officers love to tell of the
reckless pluck shown by the enlisted
men OF the navy; and of these stories
perhaps none is more interesting thar
the tale of the Irish seaman who
entered in a certain rivalry with a
Dutch sailor.
In the old days an American wooden
ship of war once lay in a Dutch port,
and a number of Dutch sailors came
aboard to fraternize.
Shortly a spirit of rivalry arose.
The sailors tried to Guido one another
IN athletic tricks; and the honors we're
for some time with the Americans
Finally, however, to the CONSERVATION
OF our men, one Dutchman climbed to
the very top of the mainmast and
there stood on his head.
Seeing that his fellows we're much
downcast by reason of the Dutchman IS
feat, one lrishman leaped to his feet
exclaiming:
by hlvins! T won't let a fat
Dutchman beat me-"
According y,- this reckless Celt
scampered up the mast like monkey.
and when he had reached the top he
prepared to duplicate the foreigners
feat. He put his head down and gave
a push with his feet. The first push
wasn't hard enough, and he dropped
back. But the second push was too
hard, and he fell heels over head.
His back struck the first rope, his legs
the next, his neck the next and so on,
somersault after somersault, till.
astonishing as it may seem, he landed
on his feet on the deck.
do that ye Dutchman,'' he
shouted, as soon as he could get his
breath.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07

Here is the plank that the county
optionists wished to have inserted in
the republican state platform and
which a majority Of the convention re-
jected, aud for which six of the nine
Mile Laos county delegates voted:
1.-The republican party was organ.
lied to give this nation q great prin.
ciple. 1t has ever since been the party
Of freedom and the square DEAL The
republican party recognizes that there
is strong and growing sentiment in
Minnesota favoring a restriction OF
the influence of the liqour interests in
the legislation of this state. This
sentiment has been crystallized in a
statewide movement in favor OF
county option. We, therefore, pledge
this party to a full, fair and free con.
sideration of any measures whose
purpose is the adoption of county
option legislation, and to keep the
control Of the affairs of this great
commonwealth where they of right
belong in the hands of the whole
people,"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07

W. G. Starr, formerly publisher of
the Lamberton Star, has purchased
the Redwood Revielle and changed
it's name to the Redwood Falls Sun.
That Mr.. Starr understands his busi-
ness is evidenced by his salutatory
in which he says:
We do not lain" as high as con-
temporary in this part of the country
recently upon assuming management
of a newspaper. The new proprietor
said that they ''would aim to please
all the people all of the time.'' This
is.impossible from the fact that our
Saviour while on earth could not do
so. If mortal man could "please all
of the people all of the time.' his
place is not on earth, but among the
angels.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07
THEY SIT AND LOOK.
Women Who Watch For Celebrities In
New York Restaurant.

Women Who Watch For Celebrities In
a New York Restaurant.
- always wonder.' said a New York
woman who lunches out a good deal.
what satisfaction the women get out
OF life who flock to a certain fashion,
able uptown restaurant at lunchtime
just to see celebrities.
''They look as if they cannot afford
to be there, and the truth is they do
not apparently go there for food. [
have watched them ordering and
noted what was brought them, and al
most invariably it is some such thing
as cafe parfait, or an ice Of some kind,
or cup Of tea or of chocolate and a
sandwich
'"They sit and look The moment some
stage celebrity comes in there is
craning of necks, and you hear excited
Whisperings, oh, there's So-and-sor
mentioning an actress or a matinee
idol, and the neck craning keeps Oh
until fresh subject for scrutiny comes
in.
You can see this sort OF thing every
1unchtime at this restaurant. There is
a regular contingent Of these rubber
neckers, and they are not visitors from
the far west, either."-New York Sun.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07

"Farmer Ben," in the Mower Coun-
ty Transcript, is not satisfied with
the platform adopted by the republi-
can state convention. He thinks the
Payne tariff law is the paramount
question of the hour. Maybe Ben is
right but Minnesota can neither make
or unmake tariff laws for the nation.
Poor roads cost the average farmer
several times more annually than the
Payne tariff would cost him in five
years. But listen to Ben grunt:
The milk and water platform would
make a hog puke it's so thin. 1t
makes big boiler on what there's no
question about, conservation, good
roads, immigration, rights of labor and
such. But when it comes to the nasty
iniquity of the Payne tariff which is
a mill stone round the neck of the
common people the platform says
nothing.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07
Why He Wouldn't Shoot.

A deputation of three soldiers once
came to the late DR.. Lueger to make
some kind of a request in their behalf.
The burgomatser of Vienna turned
to one of the soldiers with the follow
ing inquiry: "What would you do
if the kaiser commanded you to shoot
the burgomaster?' "
81 would shoot him. said the
soldier. ...,
ESQ.," exclaimed DR.. Lueger, "and
what is your religion"
II am Protestant
DR.. Lueger spoke to the second
soldier.
"What would you do if the kaiser
commanded you to shoot the burgo-
master?"
"Then I would shoot him." said the
soldier. ....
"And what is your religion?"
I am Catholic.''
The burgomaster turned to the third
soldier.
would you have shot me if the
kaiser commanded you to do so?'
No, said the soldier.
''And what is your religion?"
II am a jew" he answered.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07
Growing Corn Fer Cob Pines.

Probably not one smoker in hun
dred who likes the real American
plpe'-the corncob-is aware OF the
fact that many acres in Ohio Illinois.
Missouri and Nebraska are devoted to
raising corn for the especial purpose
OF producing cobs suitable for fashion,
ing into pipe bowls. The grain itself
is marketed. of course, but the cob on
which it grows is the rea! harvest and
is cut carefully into proper lengths.
smoothed and polished, the soft inner
pulp being gouged out by specially
constructed machinery. The corncob
pipe goes to every country in the world
where men smoke and is especially i'll
favor in Australia and New Zealand.
where it is regarded us characteristics
ally American. because it suggests the
idea Of Yankee ingenuity The brier
is the fayorite with EnSlishmen. who
are probably the greatest pipe smokers
in the world.-Chicago Inter Ocean,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07
FREEZING cAvERNs.
Subterranean Caves That Are Lined
With Crystalline Ice.

With Crystalline Ice.
There are deep cavities and tunneled
recesses in the earth far away from
sunlight and held in the tight embrace
OF rocky strata where secret boards of
glittering ice find habitation all the
year round. Yet down in these queer
places the ice is as clear and chrys-
talllne as any that nature maintains
in the open air. Moreover, it occurs on
truly grand and massive scale.
Imagine thick underground ice walls
and floors and craftily assured col
umns beautiful in shape and color
streaming from roof to floor of lofty
rock chambers. And under the slow
drip, drip, drip Of percolating water
this same ice learns to fashion itself
into cave adornments-froZen water
drops. curling slopes, stalactites and
stalagmites of fantastic shape and
rainbow hues.
Subterranean cold waves, or "gla-
Gers" as they are frequently called,
crop up in some 300 scattered localities
in Europe, Asia and America, but all.
with rare exceptions, whether true ice
caverns or grottoes and deep hollows,
are confined to the north temperate re-
gions of these continents-tha is. to
places where there is sufficiently low
temperature at some portion of the
year to reach freezing point and render
snowfall possibe.-Pearson's Magazine.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07
Waiting For the Note.

An English churchman tells the fol
lowing:
''At one of cur cathedral5 the minor
canon was i'll and could not sing. i
suffragan bishop had a good voice and
volunteered to sing the litany Co he
said to the verger. and tell the organ
list that | will sing the litany and ask
him to give me the reciting note
please. sir said the verger to the
organist, the bishop as sent me to you
to say he will sing the litany' All
right said the organist. Seeing the
verger remain. he said. You need not
stay Please. sir. the bishop asked
me to to ask you if you would give him
a something's didn't quite catch
note You mean the reciting note
That's it, sir; that's it, Seeing the
verger still remaining, he said. YOU
need not stay 10 which the verger
said. Please, sir, shall take it to his
lordship?'"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07

A petition is being circulated in
Beltrami and other northern counties
requesting the legislature to enact a
law appropriating money for the i'm
provement of state land by building
roads leading to and through the
same. We can see no constitutional
stumbling block in the way of such a
law. The state would simply he en-
HANGING the selling value of it's own
property which would inure to the
advantage of the people Of the entire
state. The greater the income
derived from the permanent school
fluid the lower the rate of local taxa
tion for the support of schools. The
taxation of state lands for school and
road purposes is not practicable even
were it permissible under the consti-
tuition, but there cannot be any valid
objection to the state improving and
rendering saleable it's own property.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07

Ed. Smith heads the republican
state central committee. He3was Gov
ernor Eberhart's choice for the place
and that was an all-sufficient reason
for his appointment. Ed. can raise
the needful with which to conduct a
successful campaign if anybody can,
and he knows the game of politics
from a to z. It begins to look as il
Frank Day would not fry all the
POLITICAL fat this year. Ed. will de.
mand and receive share of the
"grease.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07
Henry Rines announces in the Nor

Henry Rines announces in the Mora
Times that he will be a candidate on
the republican ticket for nomination
to the house from the Thirty -second
district. Mr.. Rines declares for
county option, reapportionment, Sen
ator Clapp and several other things.
Mr.. Rines has been good and useful
member of the legislature during the
last two sessions.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07

A lieutenant governor does not
always appoint the senate committees
In 1891, when the democrat-populist
combination controlled the senate
under the leadership of Ignatius Don.
nelly, the lieutenant governor (Ives)
was ignored and the committees we're
made up by the combination and
appointed by a majority vote of the
senate. Two years later D. M.
Clough was lieutenant governor and,
by making a few concessions to the
demo-pop combination, the same
senator's permitted him to name the
committees.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07
Camel CARRIAGES.

Camel carriages are not common
conveyances in most parts Of India.
but on the great trunk road leading
to Delhi they are frequently to be seen.
They are large, double story wagons.
by two or even three camels. accord
ing to their size. Iron bars which give
them a cagelike appearance were orig
inally intended as a defense against
robbers, and the carts were probably
also used for the conveyance of pris-
oners go
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07

Duluth's excellent newspapers have
in no small degree contributed to the
upbuilding of that city and the coun-
try tributary thereto. The special
edition of the News-Tribune of the
30th ult was a whale of a paper-it
contained 76 pages and was profuse]y
illustrated. The mercantile, manu-
featuring, mining, numbering and
farming interests we're fully covered
not a single industry or interest
was overlooked. There is a mag
nifcent future ahead of Duluth and
the empire of which it is the recog-
nized business center.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07

G. B. Bjornson, the talented editor
Of the Minneota Mascot, has been re.
quested by the republicans of Lincoln
and Yellow Medicine counties,
through their county conventions, tc
become candidate for the state
senate in the 18th district; representa-
tive republicans of Lyon county have
also urged him to stand for the house.
Mr.. Bjornson would prove valuable
member in either branch of the legis
lature.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07

Hon. 81. c.. Waite of Stearns county.
the sole survivor of that galaxy of
brainy pioneers who framed our state
constitution, celebrated his S0th BIRTH
day on the Both ult. Notwithstanding
his advanced years Mr.. Waite enjoys
excellent health and his mental facul-
ties remain unimpaired. Fl. G. Waite
is one of those grand old men whom
we all delight to honor. May he live
to celebrate his centennial birthday.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07

We are glad to note that that influ-
entail daily paper, the Minneapolis
Journal, is taking such deep interest
in the good roads question, but it's
advocacy Of series of trunk line
highways will, we are afraid, preju-
dice the cause of good roads. First
let US secure the enactment of legis-
lation that will make for the general
improvement of country roads.
Then, in the course of few years,
we will have continuous chains of
good roads throughout the entire
state
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07
PROGRAM OF EXAMINATIONS
Common School Certificates,
t Princeton, Milaca and Onamia, August
I. and z. 1910

1. 2 and 3, 1910.
Monday, August 1sU.
(FIRsT GRADE sTUD1Es.)
A. M.-S:OO Enrolment -. .f -
$3.50 Geometry.
1915 Physics.
P. MILO Algebra. . 3'Ef-
= 3:15 Physical Geography or General
-. History. -a
Agriculture may be taken at some one (oniy
one) of the above periods, and may be sub
stituted for either Geometry or Physical
Geography
Tuesday, August End.
SECOND GRADE sTUDIEs.)
A. M.-s:0O Enrolment
$3.50 Professional Test
$50 Spelling.
1000 Arithmetic.
P. Nib Geography.
2:45 Composition and Penmanship.
$40 Reading.
Wednesday. August 3rd.
SECOND GRADE sTUDIEs)
A. M.-s:0O U. S. History.
9:45 English Grammar
1870 Music.
P. Nib Physiology Hygiene.
2:45 Civics
400 Drawing.
If Professional Test consumes less than GO
minutes, Spelling and Arithmetic may begin
not to exceed 30 minutes earlier
GUY EWING,
County Superintendent.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07
At a recent conservation conventio

At a recent conservation convention
in Pierre, S. D., J. W. Parmley, a
member of the good roads commission
of that state, delivered very sensible
talk and advanced some good ideas
on the subject of improving the public
highways of that state. Here are
some things which Mr.. Parmley favors
that the publisher of the U Mon has
advocated for years:
"Payment of all road taxes in cash.
Expenditure of all money under
contract except in case of emergency
caused by flood or otherwise.
"A county engineer, who is a road
expert, to have supervision of all
road work under the county commits
sioners.
"First the construction and i'm
provement of roads into each of the
market places of the county, then con-
Meeting the towns and later the con-
struction of laterals.''
We believe better results would be
obtained if the selection of road ex-
perts rested with the state highway
commission, and no expert should be
permitted to supervise road work in
the vicinity of his place of residence.
Local officials are generally more or
less influenced by local conditions
and surroundings.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07

Quite q number of our exchanges
have it that Hon. Samuel G.. IversOn
was nominated for a second term al
the recent republican convention. MIR.
Iverson is serving the last year Of
his second term, and next January
he will enter upon his third four-years
term. The advice Of the Minneapolis
Star that ''citizens should study
pOliticsD should be needed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07
Many Do Not Own One.

AS the cost of split-log drag is
very small it would seem that every
road district might own a. number of
such drags and that by reorganizing
the system of road work arrange
whereby certain farmers should drag
certain stretches of road at stated
times throughout the year, receiving
pay of course for all time put in.
This would tend to give smooth broad
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07
Minneapolis business men are goin

Minneapolis business men are going
to erect s25, 1000 monument to per-
petuate the memory of Thomas Lowry.
Probably no other man contributed
more toward the upbuilding of Min
neapolis than Mr.. Lowry. There
is another man whom Minnesota will
delight to honor after he has gone
j. j. Hill.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07
Attend the Annual School Meeting.

Annual school meeting of all COM
mon and Independent districts Satur-
day, July l6, at p. 10. It is at the
annual school meeting that the greater
share Of local taxes are voted. All
should make it a point to attend the
annual school meeting. Women who
have reached the age Of 81 count for
just as much as the lords of creation
at school meeting.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07

"What" exclaimed the burgomaster.
Do you not know that I am the
greatest anti-Semite in Austria? Tell
me why you would not have shot me2
Because I have no rifle: I am the
drummer of the regiment. ''-Jewish
Chronicle.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07
Her Sad Fate.

What Il beautiful little girl she is
Yes, and, just think, she'll have to
marry a mere American unless her
father chirks up and exhibits more
ability as Il tinancier than he has ever
shown thus far.'-Chicago Record-Her
aid.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07

All northern Minnesota asks for
is equal and exact justice with the
rest of the state in the matter of rep
resentation in the law-making bodies.
The republican party of Minnesota is
pledged to this, and the republican
party will be held responsible if the
pledge is not redeemed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07
Bridge at Elk Lake.

The town of Baldwin has put in a
fine, new bridge over Battle Brook at
the south end of Elk lake. 1t is one
OF the best small bridges in this Sec
ton OF the country. The stringers
are iron beams and the railing is iron
also: the planking is extra heavy.
Considerable work has been done in
grading up the approaches.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07

There is woman in London,
England, l06 years of age, and she
draws personally her old age pension
every month. She is recognized as
London's Oldest inhabitants and still
looks hale and hearty.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07

Markve, the chairman of the recent
prohibition convention held in Min.
neapolis, is one of those pestiferous,
ranting demagogues who is a positive
detriment to any cause with which he
associates himself.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07

Business men of the Twin Cities
are asked to assist in raising a fund
of $1,000 to defray the expenses of
the conservation congress to be held
in St. Paul next September. It is
not worth it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07
Stinoy.

He is Il stingy old curmudgeon.
isn't he?''
''The worst 1 ever saw. Why, he'd
haggle over the cost of building a
spite fence Exchange
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07

Notwithstanding his letter of declen-
sion John Lind will be the democratic
candidate for governor.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07
Sam is Young Yet,

President Diaz has been elected for
the 'steenth term. His record is per-
haps little better in that line than
the Minnesota champion, Sam Iver-
sOn.-Blue Earth Post.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07
WhatDoes Berryhtil Meano

With Lind on one side and our acct
dental governor candidate against
him, private business is liable to en-
gross the whole attention after the
first of the year in the big head of the
Minnesota valley.-St. Paul Review.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07
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Certainly He will be Elec tee

Certainty He Will be Elected.
The lieutenant governor on the re-
publican ticket was named because he
favors and is county option man.
Will he be elected? It's a most i'm
portant Office in legislation. Maple
Lake Messenger.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07
OPINIONS OF EDITORS
Very Appropriate

Very appropriate. 80
Even St. Peter is yelling for sane
Fourth, and most of it's population is
crazy.-Heron Lake News.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07
Go Ask the Inmates,

What is an insane Fourth? asks
the Anoka Free Press. That paper
ought to find the answer an easy one.
The state asylum is located in Anoka.
Red Wing Free Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07
Alvah is Going to be Good.

Now is the time for the republican
papers who we're so dead sure that
Gov. Eberhart was an easy man tc
elect to get busy along the boosting
line. We are going to be real good
and help.-St. Cloud Journal-Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07
Gone Dry Already,

Gone Dry Already.
The solar county optionists are ex-
tremely active. Many a county in
Minnesota and the Dakotas are as
dry as bone.-Ortonvill Herald
Star.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07
Cupid and the Devil.

The editor has gone to the Twin
Ports to join the ever increasing band
of benedicts. The devil is in charge
this week and has full authority to
collect subscriptions and past due
bills. -Royalton Banner.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07

He who fatters you is your enemy
Cardan.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07
Ola Neff in a Prayerful Mood.

A minister in Minneapolis prays
for rain. We are glad some good
brother has the temerity to make the
effort to save our crops and stock.
The Lord knows we need rain and
unless it comes soon we are all in.
Lake Crystal Union.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07

roads and free from ruts and if this
were secured we could we'll wait for
more permanent improvements until
such time as more money for roads
can be secured. Rock County Herald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07
Politicians, Beware.

The Foley Independent says it will
publish no political announcement
unless paid for in advance. It is
dangerous for politicians not to pay
in advance. The only one who didn't
pay US two years ago is dead.-Eden
Valley Journal. .....