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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22
DR., Charles w. Eliot. form

DIR. Charles w. Eliot, former pres
ident of Harvard university, has re-
turned from a tour of the globe,
which he made in the interests OF
international peace. Mr.. Eliot is
wasting his time and energy in at.
tempting to bring about condition
which is next to impossible so long
as the European thrones are occupied
by avaricious monarchs who are ever
ready to stir up strife.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22

=. Followiong is a fair sample of the
stuff which the London newspapers
print anent political events in this
country. The Daily News says
1.-The ex-president is forming new
party which will be known as the
Bull Moose parity owing ito Mir.
Roosevelt having on@several occasions
described himself as being as bully
as a bull moose The bull moose l
convention l.. will Ii meet in six weeks
either at Chicago, Denver. or Colo
rado.'' ; =, ~ = ri;
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22

Judge E. F. Waite ruled on Satur-
day that the senate special commit
tee Investigating control of saloons
by brewers is without power to COM
pei the attendance and testimony of
witnesses. Hence the Investigation
can scarcely result in anything but a
fizzle. The taxpayers will, however,
have to foot the bills.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22

"Quentin" is back on her job on
the Minneapolis Tribune after a
months vacation. The readers OF
that paper have missed her, although
the substitute made brave effort tc
fill her place. The Tribune would be
a dull paper if "Quentin's Corner
and George +. Authors disserta.
tions on the political situation were
~
omitted from it's columns.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22

Hon. Anton Bergen, the most
popular member Of the St. Louis
county delegation in the last legisla-
ture, will be candidate for renomi-
nation and reelection. Mr.. Bergen
is valuable man for St. Louis
county in the legislature and he
ought to he returned from the 5Oth
district without opposition.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22


The Duluth Commercial club pro-
poses to send 500 boosters to the ST..
Louis county. fair at Hibbing this
year. This is splendid idea. The
-
county fair is the proper place to do
your boosting, the state agricultural
show being but secondary consider
alton. Your interest should first be
in your county. II.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22

For some reason or other Sam Y.
Gordon's gubernatorial boom has
tizzled out comp]etely-there is moth.
ing left of it. There must be some
truth in the rumors that Mr.. Cong.
don has Withdrawn his financial sun.
port. Those Duluth millionaires are
cold-booded propositions. ::
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22

Ambrose Tighe,1 has, withdraw n1
from the race for T.; the republican
nomination for congressi in the fourth
district, thus leaving Hon. F. c..
Stevens a clear field. MIR. Stevens
is generally regarded as the best all.
around representative Minnesota has
in congress and he should be permit
ted to remain there.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22
Captain "A. A. Kelly of Minnea

Captain "A. A. Kelly of Minneap.
oils: Invariably hobs up every yeal
and files for the mayoralty of that
city. Cap evidently believes in the
old adage, '"Try, try, again. tc
get the Scandinavian vote. Without
this he will never land the may.
crafty, and his surname is not par.
ticularly attractive to that race. -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22

The sum of s22e,s4o was Voted by
congress to continue the 'tfree" seed
distribution. AS congressman
know we'll enough that the public
cares not a d for E., !. these seeds,
which scarcely ever terminate, the
appropriation gives rise to a suspi-
clon that the lawmakers are in league
with the seed trust. NJ 90 -. ..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22

That red handed cannibal who
writes progressive dope for the. Sank
Centre Herald accuses the Union
OF swallowing Oar Reese, Bill Grim
shaw and Ed Smith tswithout even
gulping." The Union could stom-
ach Ed, but the other two! Whew
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22

A democrat of the old school. one
Who has been repeatedly honored bv
the people of Minnesota, writes the
u Mon: "The primary law is de-
stroying all party discipline and
bringing to the front a lot of third
rate politicians. 1t, is really doing
much harm and no@good:'': 4
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22

DIR. Doolittle has been appointed
to succeed DR.. Wiley as chief chemist
of the government and, pure food ex-
pert. If DR.. 7Doolittle lives up to
his name he will be hailed with de-
light by the manufacturers of adul-
terated fOodstuffs. TX 49, '.-s -
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22

An eastern paper suggests that
congress be kept in session continu-
ously. That would mean more freak
and damphool legislation than we are
getting now:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22

2. NJ. Ringdahl, candidate for the
democratic e nomination alton for governor,
has published his platform. 1T is
a rather. lengthy document, but the
principles embodied, as a rule, APP
pear to be sound.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22

Alderman McInerney of Minneapo-
lis has the right idea. He says the
essential point in good roads building
is the wherewithal, and he favors a
2-mill road and bridge tax in Henne-
pin county.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22

Because the new emperor of Japan
has chosen the name ''Taisei, -
meaning "Great Righteousness as
the title for his reign, the Minneap-
oils Journal concludes, that he is a
bull moose.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22

So bold have hold-up men, burglars
and all-around crooks become in Min
.neapolis that some of the prominent
citizens threaten to return to Sweden
unless better police protection is
afforded.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22

Having squeezed J. P. Morgan out
of the harvester trust the McCor-
micks are now in absolute control.
This will not, however, affect the
prices of farm machinery.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22

Really, now, the governors contin-
gent fund is not big enough to make
much of a fuss over-omyA S., 200 per
year. '''''',' .. -" ''.'~ ...-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22

"A township in Cass bounty has
been named Bull Moose. AFTER cleo.
tion its residents My, will probably
hasten to change it. ~ r..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22

This from George F. Author in
the Minneapolis Tribune is pretty
good: "According to the latest re-
ports. Psalm Y. Gordon was still
standing with Roosevelt, at Anna.
geddon battling for the Lord::'
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22

TWenty-one thousand acres of cut
over land, in 40 and 8O-acre tracts. in
Clearwater and Hubbard counties,
each farm to front on a graded road.
will be opened for settlement. The
roads should prove an inducement tc
settlers.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22

Hon. L. c.. Spooner has a. good
cause of action against the Brainerd
Tribune. That paper, evidently in
good faith, refers to him as "Skin-
ner.''
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22
STATE EXPENSES.

a. STATE EXPENSES. - RI
!. Hon. W. E.. Lee, Hon. C. A. Cong
don and others have been claiming
that the expenses of the state GOV
eminent of Minnesota are larger per
capita than that of any other state
in the Union with the exception of
Nevada, and they quote figures to
| prove their assertions. Figures can
be made to lie. There is no DENYING
the fact that the expenses of con-
Quoting the affairs of this state are
high-the legislature has been more
than liberal in it's appropriations for
the several departments and for the
maintenance of the educational.
charitable and correctional institu-
tions. The Union called attention
to this long ago. But it is unfair to
hold the governor responsible for the
extravaganza of the legislature. We
have maintained that one of the
principal causes for the seemingly
extravagant cost of our state govern
ment was the immense revenues de-
rived by the state from indirect tax
| alton, and in the long run all indi-
rect taxes are paid by the people,.
1t shonld be borne in mind when
comparing the per capita cost of the
state government of this state with
| that of other states that in Mime
sofa an immense sum is appropriated
annually from the general revenue
fund for the support of schools
schools, graded schools, semi-graded
schools, tirst-class rural schools, and
second-class rural schools. The legis-
lature Of 1911 appropriated 81, 523. 90
for these schools. The above figures
do not include the proceeds of the
one-mill general school tax or the
revenue derived from the permanent
school fund investments, which
amounted to almost $500 per CAPITA
for every pupil of school age enti-
tied to share therein. The lavish
provision made by the state for the
cause of education relieves the tax
payers of the municipalities of a
heavy burden. If the state aid was
Withdrawn the result would be a
higher rate of local taxation or the
impaired efficiency of the public
schools
In this connection it might be we'll
to add that only six of the Sc coun-
ties of the state pay in state taxes as
much as they receive from the state
for school purposes alone. In other
words, only six counties pay in taxes
to the state more than they receive
from the state. The. three counties
OF St. Louis, Hennepin and Ramsey
Fpay upwards of 81, 900, 900 more than
they receive from the state, aid the
surplus paid 10y these three; large
counties inures to the benefit of the
other counties. g.
Then3again the five hospitals for
the insane in Minnesota are support
ed exclusively BY the state. In Wis
consin and other states they have
the county and district system of
caring + for .; 4 large proportion of the
insane, and the, county and district
institutions are supported by local
taxation. For the year 1912, 81. 129, :
600 was appropriated for the care of
the insane in, this state. That adds
materially to the per- capita cost of
the state governments but the munic-
qualities are relieved of the burden
, of supporting these institutions.
i We have other extensive charitable
Institutions in Minnesota that: are
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22

Gubernatorial candidates are work
ing overtime but none of them seem
to be making much Roadway.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22

FOR SALE-A team of horses, har-
ness. fly nets and buggy. Reason
able for cash if taken at once. c.
Larson. Princeton. 35-tfc
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
tells US that the price of meat is
about to decline. We. decline to
place any credence in his statement.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-08-22

An exchange says that the emperor
of Japan took but one vacation in 40
years. That was likely continuous.
The day book., 1912-05-30

en- who are admitted to practice
law appear in the police courts to
represent young women in trou--
ble," said Miss Schunck. "They
do not follow the work for fnan-
cia1 gain, but consider it a benevo-
lent work that will achieve big
results.
when l learned that no wom-
en- were doing that here | decid
ed to do the same work as those
eastern girls"
The day book., 1912-05-30
Why He Waited.

why had that boy so long to
wait, Jane?" asked the mistress of
her servant, who had just taken in
a syphon of soda water.
Please, mum, he waited for
the bottle" cheerily replied Jane.
Bottle! What bottled" queried
her mistress.
IF you please, NAM, he asked
If he could have a returned empty,
so | asked him to wait until had
drawn it all off into a jug, and
then give him his bottle back,
was the reassuring reply.
The day book., 1912-05-30
= = = = = 4 = = = = :
A CRAZYLoG.

< A CRAZYLOG.
**** **** ***+
Not long ago I told you about
my son looking for something to
do.
Well, the looking must be good,
for he's still looking.
You wouldn't suspect what a
number of fine jobs that boy has
found. But every time he founda
job it was his time to hide.
He's too restless to hold a job.
So he let's go of the job and rests.
He put in nearly week as a
bank examiner in New Orleans
watching for holes in the levee.
Then he was a circulation man
ager in Winnipeg in charge of a
hot water heating plant.
In Ottumwa he was bacteriol-
ogist-usher IN a moving picture
snow Tor the rear seats or back
tier. He gave that up to become a
lacemaker-putting the metal tip
on shoe laces.
Then he wrote me from Tue
son he was taxidermist-his job
was to stuff and then mount a
taxi, being both depot runner and
chauffeur.
He drifted to Walla Walla,
where he became a loss adjuster
went around fixing scales so
they would give short weight.
For a while at Kansas City he
was dramatic critic in packing !
house-roastmg hams 4
What's he doing now in Cairo i
The day book., 1912-05-30
HOMEMADE MoUSETRAP.

HOME-MADE MOUSEIRAP.
If mice bother you and you
have no trap handy take a small
< block of wood bore.
. l@>@6.1 a 1-inch hole about
&E 2 inches deep and
rr drive small nail,
| 0.u filed down to a
- - sharp point, at an.
angle so it will project into the
hole about half way between. the
top and bottom and in the center.
of the hole, as shown in the pic
ture. When the mouse tries to
back out the sharp point will
catch it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-05
BOTH HOUSES ADJOURN
UNTIL NEXT DECEMBER
General Deficiency Bill Carrying &c..
600, 900, Is Passed-Penrose Res
olution Wins.

Washington, Aug. 2S.-With mem
bers tired and peevish and less than
majority in attendance in each
house Of congress, the second session
Of the Sixty-second congress was
brought TO q close on Monday. The
next session viii open in December
unless some great crisis should arise
that would justify President Taft in
calling a special session during the
fall.
The senate bowed to the house and
struck out of the general deficiency ap-
preparation bill the state claims of Ore
gon, Texas, Virginia and Maryland, ag-
gregating 100000.
The president was at the capitol to
sign the measure, which provides for
an expenditure of 100000
Senator La Toilette brought up the
Penrose. campaign investigation reso-
luton and, with the threat of long
flibuster, succeeded in forcing it
through. The resolution was passed
without roll call.
In the house the adjournment cere-
mony was uneventful Barely hand
full of Democrats and Republicans ap-
plauded the final address Of Speaker
Clark, congratulating them for their
aid during the session and expressing
the hope that they would all return in
December.
Prior to the speakers address Chair
man Fitzgerald of the appropriations
and former Speaker Can
non, the ranking Republican member,
INDUCED in verbal duel Both agreed
that the total appropriations for the
year were $1,019, 100000, as against
S1,026, 900 of the last Republican
Cannon maintained that the
had been as economical
rs the Democrats, but that the total
budget of the last Republican con-
gress was increased by the $45,OOO,000
which they allowed for the Panama
canal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-05
Funny Peasant Notions

There nave been laid before the As
Economical Society of France the re-
suits of an extended observation, Gov
ering a period of ten years past, con-
corning popular notions of astronomy
The astronomical lore Of the Russian
Deasantry Of the north, center and
south Of the empire, for instance, is
limited to a knowledge of the exist
enee of the sun and the moon and
stars. Of three consultations, Of the
milky way, of one planet, Of comets,
shooting stars and meteors. The sun
is to all q mysterious and beneficent
being.
The moon, covered with ice and
snow. is even in fight from it's broth
er, the sun. Upon its disk is por-
trayed the murder Of Abel by Cain,
the latter being done to death with
a pitchfork.
The lunar rays are malignant, and
evil comes to those who sleep unpro-
tected from them. The horns of the
moon afford information as to the
weather.
The stars are lamps or candles
lighted and extinguished by the Eter-
nal A shooting star is the soul of one
just passed away Comets are her
aids of war and famine. No Russian
ever forgets that the Napoleonfc war
followed the great comet Of 1911.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-05
FULL Of EVASIONS.
WILSON'S UTTERANCEs ON THE
TARIFF SHOW IGNORANCE OR
LACK OF COURAGE.
AIMS TO PLEASE ALL GROUPS
Democratic Candidates Pronounce
ments Differ From One Another
notwithstanding the Way Open
for Retreat in Case of Necessity.

Governor Wilson's second important
utterance on the tariff is entirely diff
ferent from his first Many will think
it no Improvement. In a speech at a
farmers fair he told his hearers that
whereas they own a big house." they
have "let the other fellow live in it."
His advice was that they proceed to
break into their own house and live in
it." It is an interesting fact that on this
occasion he, before speaking, tore his
manuscript to "shreds." In his speech
of acceptance, he urged that those who
would. revise the tariff should go about
it as men who understand what they
are doing" But that speech was care
fully read word for word
What does Mr.. Wilson mean by his
new utterance? The tariff, says the
candidate, "smothers u.s. and must
be thrown off. Elsewhere it is like
great dam" hemming in national
energy, and must be broken through
How to throw off, the tariff, or how
to break through" it, and the means
to adopt in either case are sighted
over. If this is Mr. Wilson's own
philosophy on the tariff question, seri-
ously meant and seriously applied, it
must point to a wholly reckless point
of view. Compared with the equally
vague but comfortably conservative
platitudes Of the earlier speech, it
seems alarming.
There is little field for purely meta
phorical discussion of the tariff, and
a resort to it at least suggests a lack
of information or Of courage. Per
haps the candidate talks conserva-
tive and meaningless phrases when he
wishes to soothe, and radical, but
equally meaningless words when he
wishes to arouse and alarm. But the
result is much the same. He is not
affording the light and leading on
the Issue which the country and.
above all, his own party had right
to expect.
There is no excuse for this kind Of
evasion. For three years congress has
been dealing in this sort of political
counterfeit. Nothing has been accom-
plished except the passage Of some
fictitious measures intended to embar-
rass the president and mislead the
country But the discussion has suf- |
feed to bring to the front some serf-
GUS divisions in the Democratic ranks. |
That Mr.. Wilson is aware of these diff |
ferences, that they have even been
dinned into his ears by the conflicting
groups themselves, is common knowl- |
edge. The most powerful men Of the |
various factions have made pilgrim |
ages to Sea Girt to urge their own
particular brand of tariff views. Still |
others, who are primarily political |
and not commercial agents |
in disguise, have demanded middle |
course. This latter seems to be the
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-05
HITCHCOCK MAIL ORDER
BRINGS MANY PROTESTS
Causes Trou5Ie-Boxes Will Be
Available.

Washington, Aug. 29.-When Post
master General Hitchcock awoke to
a realization that his no-Sunday-de-
liVery-of-mau order was starting
trouble from coast to coast, and from
the gulf to the lakes, he held a num-
Der Of conferences on Tuesday End
then issued a statement which says in
part:
Mail received up to midnight on
Saturday for lock boxes viii be dis
tributed to the boxes and will be
available to box holders on Sunday as
usual.
There is at present no street deliY-
cry Of mail by letter carriers on Sun
day, and therefore the law makes no
changes in this regard In short, the
only mail that viii be affected under
a reasonable construction of the new
law is that received at the post offices
on Sunday and hitherto sorted on
that day for distribution to lock
boxes.
In order to give the new law as
liberal a construction as possible,
postmasters will be instructed on ap-
plication to have their employees sort
out in emergency cases on Sundays
letters of special Importance.
This provision does not require the
slosEng of post Offices on Sundays.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-05
RECALL ASsAuED AT MEETING.
Use of Dictagraph and Third Degree
Are Criticized,


Milwaukee, Aug. 3O.-The race ques-
ton, recall of judges and the trusts
were the principal topics of discussion
at the American Bar association con-
vention on Wednesday.
Senator Sutherland of Utah capped
the report of the recall committee
with vigorous attack not only upon
the recall, but upon other Progressive
ideas, while the trust question was
centered in the speech of Frank R.
Kellogg.
The negro case end was forecast
by William Morris Of Minneapolis, one
OF the negroes under fire, when in a dig
nl1ed message he filed his resigna-
ton, as he said, "a lawyers aid in
promoting the success Of an associa-
ton Of lawyers"
A bitter fight was made against
President Taft's efforts to obtain in
creased salaries for federal judges.
A report was filed proposing to
simplify legal procedure.
Third degree inquisitions, the use
OF the photograph and the detention
OF innocent witnesses in criminal
cases were criticized.
Inc uniform law committees report
proposing to stop the recognition of
common law marriages was approved.
THESE marriages, if the lawyers can
secure the desired laws, will not be
legal henceforth
The American Bar association on
Tuesday adopted a resolution requir-
ing that hereafter when negro attor-
neys apply for membership their race
must be made known in the applica,
ton.