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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-18
TIGER WHISKY
 KILLS M 'CARTHEY

Gadsden, February 17.-(Special.)-As the result of drinking too much blind tiger whisky at Alabama City. James Mo Carthey is dead and Tom Cunningham Is desperately i'll. The two men came here from the north to take employment at the steel plant and have been thus employed for some time
 About week ago they went on spree and have not been sober since. They both roomed at the same house and after they began drinking did not pay any at- tention to their meals. Yesterday 1t was discovered that Mccartney was very i'll and when the owner of the house went to the room occupied by the men late in the evening he found one of them dead and the other apparently dying. The dead man is about 70 years of age and Cunningham is 50. The latter will prob ably recover from the effects of his ca- rousal. Neither one has any relatives in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-18


 The work in the criminal court is in- creasing with the growth of the city and county and 1t is found that the solicitor will probably be unable to meet all the demands on his time unless he is given an assistant. It is said that the solicitor of this county has the heaviest work in the state where one man Is supposed to attend all the criminal hearings in which the county is interested It is not unlikely that an effort will be made to have the office of assistant solicitor ere ated.
 Will Lawson, the Etowah county con- yict who is held out in Oklahoma, and who is fighting extradition, is still hold ing off the officers of this county because of some flaw in the extradition papers. New papers arc now being prepared and when these are forwarded 1t Is hoped 10 bring the criminal back and enforce the sentence of the courts against him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-18

"Let stoddard Clean for You''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-18
Geo. c. Oliver. G. A.
 Natl Surety Go. Phones 334

WANTED Five boys with wheels. Apply 417 N. 18th St.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-18

Seaboard. Fast trains to Atlanta. Garry Pullman par Tor cars and observation cars.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28
a REMARKABLE INTERVIEW.

For Attorney General Simpson the
u MO n has the highest regard as a
man and an official. The u q i O was
one of the first, if not the first, to ad-
vocate his election to the Office of at
torney general, and he has made
good in that position. Hence We
would fain believe that the interview
which appeared in the Minneapolis
Journal of the Goth inst. was un-
authorized by him. But the Journal,
under it's present management, is a
respectable and reliable newspaper
and is not given to manufacturing
spurious interviews.
Surely Mr.. Simpson was not him
self when he gave out that petulant
and grossly egotistical interview in
question. he is reported as virtually
saying. in so many words: II
wanted to be a candidate for governor
and requested E. E. Smith, chair
man of the republican state commit
tee, to ask Governor Eberhart not to
be candidate for reelection, that
he, Eberhart, could not be reelected.
Mr.. Smith declined to accede to my
request, so I made up my mind then
and there to retire from public life. /"
Mr.. Simpson said a great many
other things which he had better left
unsaid. The interview throughout is
decidedly childish and disgustingly
egotistical.
One thing Mr.. Simpson omitted to
state in his interviewed time and
place when he and Mr.. Smith had
their confab. The Union could
supply the omission. Another thing
Mr.. Simpson omitted to enlighten the
public upon was the other prominent
man in the business world-not a
pOlitician-with whom he consulted
after his talk with Mr.. Smith in Min
neapOlis. Did not the last consulta-
ton influence Mr.. Simpsons action
in resigning fully as much as Mr..
Smiths refusal to desert Governor
Eberhart's standard?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28
Rise and Fall Of Peter IvcIe.

The Tripoli Of the early nineteenth
century could boast of fleet. And
more, the fleet could boast of an admi-
raj hailing from Scotland Peter Lyclc
was his name. When he arrived at
Tripoli in 1874 he was mere mate Of
an English vessel. But a nature ava
ricious asserted ITSELF He plundered
part of the ships cargo. was suspected
and took refuge in the castle. There
began his real career. He turned Mos
lem, married a relative of the reigning
pasha. and in time became lord high
admiral of the fleet His ambitions
did not stop even here. He did not
stick to his feet. He embarked on Il
course of piracy. distinguished himself
and made enemies. His standing be-
came undermined. Poor Peter" COM
mented an old time traveller, was no
longer an object of consideration with
any party.'-London Globe
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28

Serious charges have been filed
with Governor Eberhart, one by the
inmates of the Walker sanitarium,
while the other is contained in re.
port by the state board of visitors
upon conditions at the St. Peter hos.
pital for the insane. Ninety patients
at the Walker sanitarium for con.
sumptives declare that their food is
of inferior quality, consisting largely
of stew and hash, and that they get
nothing but skim milk for their coffee
and cereals. The state board OF
VISITORS report upon the insane
asylum enters protest against the use
of milk from tuberculous COWS at the
institution. If these charges are true
no time should be lost in applying
the proper remedies. - = -. -. -...sz
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28
MANSARD's ROOF,
BY It the Architect Won His Sons Life
from Louis XIV.

The great hall of the Hotel de Vile
of Aries, designed by Mansard, is the
wonder and admiration Of every one
who has seen it on account of the
groined roof.
In regard to this a neighboring cafe
tier tells somewhat grim story. King
Louis XIV. happened to be passing
through the city just at the time Man
sard was experimenting the compile
ton of his creation The roof was SUD-
ported by powerful pillar The mon
arch admired the work and congratu-
lated the architect on his design. At
that moment the architect was passing
through great domestic tribulation. He.
had a son under sentence Of death, so
he thought it would be good oppor-
tunity to intercede on behalf of the
lad.
Mansard threw himself at the feet of
the king and said: Your majesty sees
in the center that massive column? If
you will spare the life of my son l
will remove the unsightly pillar, and
the roof shall stand without support"
"Mansard," replied the king, IF you
accomplish that miracle will pardon
your son, but if you fail will hang
you with him."
The architect removed the pillar
without great difficulty and with the
result desired. The cafetier is phi
1osopher. and he concludes his story
with the reflection that had not Man
sard's son been scamp the hall at
Aries would be just like any other hall
London Globe.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28

The people in the country owe Hon.
r. G. Dunn of the Princeton Union
a debt of gratitude. It was owing to
his untiring efforts and his everlast-
ing pounding away that secured to US
the one-mill tax for road purposes
Lake Crystal Union.
Not so fast, Col. Neff. The one
mill tax proposition must be voted
upon next November: then, if
adopted, the Legislature must provide
by enactment for the levying of the
same. At present only one-fourth OF
one mill can be levied-that is the
constitutional maximum. It is the
duty of Col. Neff and every other
philosophical citizen to keep lever.
lastingly pounding" until the one.
mill tax is adopted and placed upon
our statute books.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28

b. j. Maxfeld, formerly president
OF the Northern Minnesota Develop
ment association, has been appointed
state commissioner of immigration,
but up to the present writing he has
not accepted the position. W. R.
Mckenzie of Bemidji was the
U n lon's first choice for the place,
but Mr.. Maxfeld is all right. In this
connection, with all due Difference to
the boomers and Attorney General
Simpson, we do not think that the
question OF immigration is the all
important one in this state. Twenty.
five or thirty years hence there will be
precious little vacant arabic land
in the state. The problem is to pre-.
vent the trend from the. farms to the
cities and towns. =
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.

We contemplate improvements in
the Union plant that will cost sew
eral thousand dollars. It is our am
bition to make the U Union a newspa-
per second to no country weekly pub
lished in Minnesota. The Unto
has goodly list of subscribers-over
1000 exclusive of exchanges. If our
subscribers will pay up arrearages
and for the year 1912 in advance it
will help US immensely, and we will
give them a paper we'll worth double
the subscription price. This is not a
begging appeal; it is simply busi-
ness proposition, and we hope the re-
spouse will be prompt and general.
The U n o n was established in 1876
by its present publisher and has ap-
peared regularly each and every week
for IS years, and has contributed it's
share toward the upbuilding of Mile
Laos and the adjoining counties. We
ask the cooperation of our subscrib-
ers and advertisers in making it one
of the best weeklies published in Min
nesota. THE PUBLISHER.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28

The safe of the State bank at Rec,
N. D., was burglarized one night re-
cently-the thief opened the door OF
the bank and of the vault without
force, appropriated the money, closed
the doors behind him and stole away
in the darkness. An armed posse was
sent forth the next morning to scour
the surrounding country, which OF
course resulted in finding no clue to
the robber. From the peculiar
circumstances surrounding the bur-
glary it would be reasonable to imply
that the search might have proven
more fruitful had the sphere Of the
posses operations been confined to
the immediate locality in which the
bank is situated.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28
Climatic Variation

There is plenty of evidence going to
show that the 'climate of North Amer
lea was much warmer than it is now
The remains of the now extinct NAM
moth, for instance, which are fount!
all oyer the continent, and especially IL:
the northern part thereof, prove that "a
tropical climate prevailed here at :.
very recent date, geologically speaking.
There are, of course, other evidences,
but the conclusion to be drawn from
the mammoth is enough to convince US
that where the temperate Tor colder,
climate now is there once prevailed a
hot climate, such as the now extinct
monsters luxuriated in for centuries
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28

The Columbian appears to be an
Inflated train-it was in two col.
lisions, similar in many respects,
within a period of three days. The
first was on December Is at Odessa
and the second on December 81 near
Glencoe. In the latter instance it col.
lided with a mixed train and it is
fortunate, indeed, that no lives we're
lost, although two persons we're in.
jured. 1t is deporable fact, but a
fact which de6es contradiction, that
railroad accidents are on the increase,
and many of them appear to be due
entirely to the carelessness of en-.
p]oyes-there appears to be a number
of men placed in responsib]e'position<
who are not only careless but incom.
petent.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28

E. W. Hoch, former governor Of
Kansas, who characterizes himself ar
'insurgent, in speech at Aberdeen
vigorously advocated the renomina.
ton and election of President Taft.
he said, among other things: "Taft
is such a likable fellow, so good
natured, and has shown, I think, SO
much real ability, that I believe he
deserves second term.' Ere this
the aggressive Mr.. La Toilette has
doubtless discovered that Mr.. Hoch
is not the only so-called insurgent
who holds like views.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28
Now. that the treaty Of 1882 between

)
Now. that the treaty of 1882 between
the United States and Russia has
been abrogated by joint resolution OF
congress, and even though the order
does not become effective until 1918,
Hebrew-Americans will do we'll to
keep without the borders of the czar's
domains. For these citizens to enter
Russia now would be to jeopardize
their liberty. Nothing would please
the Russian government more than an
opportunity to march a number OF
them off to the mines of Siberia.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28

Lieutenant John W. Timmons, the
ly-appointed chief naval aide to
President Taft, ought to make good.
He was at one time a member of the
Annapolis football team, at another a
captain Of a VARSITY" crew, and in
1905 performed the daring feat OF
ascending in a war balloon to make
observations. Yes, Lieutenant Tim
mons achievements should certainly
qualify him for his new position.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28
QUEEN VENUS,
Orbit, Mass and Gravity of tho Planet
Twin Of Our World. :E

Orbit, Mass and Gravity Of tho Planet
Twin Of Our World.
Mercury is the nearest of known
planets to King Sol, but Venus comes
next, and in eccentricity of solar orbit
AN eccentricity having an average of
about 67,200,OOO miles-is the least ir-
regular of the planets. The distance
OF Venus from our earth also varies.
with an average or mean of about o.
100000 miles at her nearest, the aver
age distance of Venus from our earth
being approximately 16O.OOO.OOO miles
at her farthest
queen Venus may be called the plan
ct twin of our world, since her mean
diameter and that of our earth are
nearly equal. Nevertheless the differ
ence of some 200 miles in their diam
eters leaves Venus with about 92-1O0
Of the terrestrial volume Venus mass
or weight approXimates S2-1OO Of
that of our planet. and, dividing So
100 by 92-100, we get $1,000, which is
Venus density compared with the den
s1ty of our earth. Venus gravity APP
proximates S2-1OO that of our planet.
or, in other words, a terrestrial body
weighing 100 pounds would weigh only
eighty-two pounds upon the surface Of
Venus
Queen Venus exhibits phases like our
moon, but possesses no moon herself.
She presents bright and thickly
clouded appearance and has an atmos-
phere which is estimated to be from
one and one-half to two times as dense
as our own. This beautiful planet was
seen. of course. by mankind in pre-
historic ages, but the earliest known
record respecting her was in CSC B. c..
a record engraved upon earthenware
now in possession of the British mu-
seum.-New York Tribune.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28

All the rumor anent Theodore
Roosevelt's candidacy for the presi,
dency is no more or less than poppy.
cock. Mr.. Roosevelt emphatically
says he will not be a candidate and
that settles 1.-THE is a man of his
word. At Oyster bay on Friday, in
answer to a question whether he had
authorized anyone to speak for him
on the subject, be said: "Mr.
Pinchot nor nobody has been author.
lied by me to express my views.
have repeatedly stated that I am not
candidate for the presidency and I
have nothing more to say -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28

Minnesota has been awarded the
silver trophy cup awarded by the ST..
Paul Association of Commerce for the
most comprehensive exhibit at the
land products show, and there is no
question that the prize was fairly won
and rightly bestowed. Several
awards for individual exhibits we're
also carried off by Minnesota farmers
and some went to other states. AS a
state wherein a great diversity OF
farm products of excellent quality can
be grown Minnesota cannot be sur
passed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28

Joe Lomax, a former newspaper.
man, recently celebrated his hundred
and second birthday anniversary in
indianapolis. Not many of Joe's
brethren will likely live to breathe the
atmosphere of this chilly world until
they reach his age-]ong ere that they
will be consigned to those superheated
quarters especially set apart for those
who used not the sword, but the pen,
to fight their adversaries.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28
A Good Years Business.

An unusually large number of
pianos, organs and other musical
instruments we're sold at Ewings'
Music store last week-the holiday
sales at that reliable esta blishment
have surpassed those of any previous
year. The best musical instruments
made are carried in stock at Ewings',
and the prices are reasonable and
payments easy. There is no reason
whatever for people to 60 to the cities
to purchase musical instruments when
such a splendid assortment to select
from is kept in stock at Ewings'.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28

Sensible ''Old Putt of the Granite
Falls Tribune is responsible for this:
"Good roads over the state is of far
more Importance. than any measure
we know of, for what difference can it
make whether this candidate or that
represents a certain locality if be
strives to do all in his power for bis
constituency? But good roads do
affect us all and the sooner we build
them the longer time will we have to
enjoy them.'
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28

1t is high time to cease this ever.
lasting caterwauling over the failure
of the governor to convene the legis.
lature in extraordinary session for
the purpose of providing for an
equitable reapportionment of the
legislative and congressional districts
of the state. The governor could not
force such measure through the
legislature, nor could any other man
or men. The fight for reapportion.
ment will be renewed at the next regu.
lar session and will be waged to a
successful conclusion.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28
Select Your Mail BOxes Now.

Persons who desire to rent boxes in
the new postofice are requested to
make application to the postmaster
between now and the time the Office
closes on Saturday night, December
80. The fact that a person has a box
rented in the old postofice does not
entitle him to one in the new-that is,
no transfer will be made until the box
is selected and paid for. The mail
for those persons who fail to select
their boxes on or before Saturday
night will therefore be placed in the
general delivery.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28

A great discovery has been made
by the congressional joint committee
on printing-the members have found
that paper mills have for years been
palming off material upon them in
which clay has been substituted for
rag paper. The government had
better GUST it's expert paper testers
and replace them with country
printers. Paper makers couldn't
work such transparent fraud on
these fellows
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28
TO UNION CORRESPONDENTS.

AS an additional incentive to
U ion correspondents we will offer
cash prizes to the extent of $500 to
the four best regular correspondents
for the year l912-so that all may
have ample notice the year will COM
mence with the issue of the Union
for January II and end with the issue
of December 10, 1912.
Make your items pointed and brief
but cover all the happenings in your
locality. 1t is quality and not guam
tity that will count. Write legibIy
and on one side of the paper Spell
correctly-especially proper names.
Have your letter reach the Union
not later than Wednesday morning.
Especially do we request that each
correspondent send his or her full
name and address to the Union at
once. Let each correspondent do this
at once, as we want the correct name
and address of every correspondent.
The person who will act as Judge
and upon whose decision the prizes
will be awarded will not be connected
with the U n o Office. Merit will be
the sole consideration.
The prizes will be in addition to the
remuneration awarded our regular
correspondents. The prizes will be
divided as follows:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28

AT Grand Rapids recently G. G..
Hartley of Duluth gave an interview
in which, among other decidedly
sensible views enunciated, he said:
Everybody interested is satisfied
that improved highways is the para
mount necessity for the welfare of this
north country" Good highways is
not only the paramount necessity
for northern Minnesota but for the
entire state as we'll. We need good
roads to open up and develop
northern Minnesota, and we need
good roads in every nook and corner
of the state. There is nothing
provincial in the good roads move.
ment.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28

The newspapermen who condemn
Governor Eberhart for travelling
about the country haranguing the
multitude should not overlook the
fact that he is not the only public
official who has acquired this habit.
There is that great parsonage, George
E. Vincent, president of the state uni
versity, who seems to be at all times
ready to leave his work to address
gatherings in distant towns. Many
of the newspapers are altogether too
discriminatory.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28

Hon. O. A. Lende of Candy is an
other Upright young progressive
statesman" Of the Sidney Anderson
type who has been mentioned as an
ideal candidate for cOngressma an at
large on the progressive republican
ticket. If Mr.. Lende's views were as
broad as his ambition he would make
an excellent Nj. c.. There is a man
at St. Cloud whose views are broader
than his ambition, and his name is
Alvah Eastman.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28

In the handsome Christmas number
of his excellent newspaper, the
Marshall News-Messenger, G. G.
Whitney extends his good wishes to
the people of Marshall and Lyon
county, and announces that he is
entering upon the thirty second year of
continuous publication of the paper.
Like wine, Charley and his paper
improve with age.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28

Premier Yuan Shi Kai of the i'm
perial Chinese government has issued
an official statement that he will,
under no circumstances, "accept re-
public" MIR. Kai will now have to
hold himself in readiness to foil the
attempt of the revolutionaries to force
it upon him, and no surprise will be
expressed if they succeed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28

Last Saturday, as is his annual
custom, a Duluth philanthropist paid
for all the copies of the Herald taken
from the Office by the regular news
boys and carriers. Hence, every cent
taken in by the boys was clear profit.
Whosoever this kind-hearted man is,
be certainly knows how to exercise the
Christmas spirit in truly practical
manner.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28

All correspondents will be supplied
with stationery and stamped envelopes
upon application to the U i O office.
We want our regular correspondents
to compete for the prizes. Unless it
is in localities where there is not
already regular correspondent no
new correspondent will be permitted
to compete. We stand by our old
friends.
R. c. DUNN,
Publisher y on
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-12-28

While the chemist who discovered
and introduced that powerful germi-
eide, formaldehyde, bestowed upon
the world a great blessing, he at the
same time supplied food adulterators
with preservative which is a
thousand times more poisonous than
benzoate of soda, and, despite the
existence of a pure food commission,
there is every reason to believe that
the drug is being extensively used.