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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24
Anoka County Levied the Limit

At a meeting of the board of
county commissioners last week the
limit Of three mills was levied for
road and bridge purposes next year.
This will give the county about
$751; to work with during 1914.
This action upon the part of the
county board will meet with the un-
qualified approval of every taxpayer
in the county. The road and bridge
fund next year will be nearly twice
as big as formerly. -Anoka Herald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24
Hassing PhilosoDhizes.

l hate to hear a man brag that his
wife doesn't care if he stays out all
night. He knows he is lying.
Every wife worries about her hus-
band when he doesn't get home on
time. And along about four in the
morning every husband gets a kind
of sinking feeling in his system.
He is worrying about what his wife
will say when he gets home. He is
trying to frame up a good excuse,
but he wouldn't admit that his wife
is interfering with his pleasure,
but she is. There isn't much hope
for a man who doesn't feel like a
yellow dog when he has rummed
around all night and has to face his
wife. He isn't human. Carlton
Vidette.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24

Here is what the late Daniel
Webster said in addressing a lot of
women whose ambition was to run
the government: 1.-THE rough con-
tests Of the political world are not
suited to the dignity and the deli
cacy of your sex. 1t is by the pro-
mitigation of sound morals in the
community. and more especially by
the training and instruction of the
young, that woman performs her
part toward the preservation of a
free government. Here is some.
thing for the surffagettes to ponder
over,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24
Left Handed Stone Sinners.

e The right hand doubtless owes some
thing of its prominence to the Bible.
The Hebrews singled it out for special
honor, and the Scriptures contain quite
a hundred references in which 1.-THE
right hand" is made the type and SYM
Dol Of everything noble. praiseworthy
and desirable 1t is worth noting, how
ever, that the tribe of Benjamin once
boosted 700 left handed singers who
"could sling stones to a hairs breadth
and not miss" and that among the
mighty men and helpers" of King
David were many who could use both
the right hand and. the left in hurting
stones and shooting arrows with the
bow."-London Standard.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24

A Wisconsin Judge has ruled that
there is no harm in sitting in a
saloon on Sunday SO long as no liquor
is served. Anent this ruling a chris
tian gentleman has suggested that
divine services be held in the saloons
on Sunday. Bright idea and novel
one, but it would fail to satisfac-
torily work out. Just as soon as a
gentleman of the cloth appeared at
the front door of a rumshop to ad-
minister salvation the buns would
rush out the back and probably 90
fishing.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24

Mayor Nye of Minneapolis has
issued orders to the police to do all
in their power to assist idle men in
obtaining work. Those without
visible means of support who refuse
to accept jobs when offered to them
will be dragged into court upon the
charge of vagrancy and sent to the
bastile. This looks like good
scheme to rid the city of buns, but
there are lots of them who would
rather be jailed than perform any
sort of labor.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24

Lord Decies of London, who ir
1911 married Vivian Gould, is suing
a firm of builders for $4,000, claim.
ing that, by conspiring with archi.
tects, the concern defrauded him out
of this sum. Why man purchased
by a Gould girl should concern
himself with SO insignificant a law.
suit as this passeth all understand
inp.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24

Premier Asquith has appointed
DIR. Robert Bridges British poet
laureate to succeed the late Alfred
Austin. A small salary and a butt
of canary wine goes with the job.
The canary wine is thrown in, we
presume, SO that the poet may be
better able to sing the praises of
the king and queen.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24

Louis W. Hill, attired in a most
gorgeous outfit, has been serving in
the capacity of Sioux chief-4. 600
Indian warriors were recently unde,
his command at Poplar, Mont. II
Mr.. Hill takes a particular fancy tc
resplendent uniform he should in.
duce Governor Eberhart to give him
a generalship on his staff. For gen.
uine glitter nothing approaches the
regimenta]s worn by this staff.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24
Plain and Painful Talk.

During senatorial investigation one
time Senator Clapp experienced great
difficulty in getting some information
from nervous witness.
''Now," said the senator somewhat
sharply, ''out with it, my man; out
with itv' 80 az
If the committee. will excuse me-"
said the lawyer representing the wit
ness, II do not like the term Out with
it! This is not the Office Of a dentist"
Popular Magazine
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24

China appears to be getting into
the Mexican class so far as revolu-
tions are concerned. and the forces
in the southern part of the country
have issued proclamation announc-
ing the appointment of another pres
ident of the so-called republic. This
makes two presidents, one in the
north and the other in the south,
whose respective forces are fighting
to determine which is the strongest.
China can, however, stand further
thinning out OF it's population.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24

So they have discovered a plot tc
blow up the United States consulate
in the City of Mexico. Uncle Sam
is altogether too lenient with those
internal Mexicans-they have been
permitted to murder American citi.
zens and destroy American property
without any attempt being made tc
put stop to it.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24
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An Impossible Task.

Premier Asquith has promised the
house Of commons that the govern
ment would present to it next session
its scheme for the reform of the
house of lords. 1t is to be hoped it
will be successful; but to reform
some of those lord]y rakes will. be a
difficult task.-St. Cloud Times.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24
The Use of EnuIish.

OF the $4,000 English words avail
able for conversation purposes only
400 are said to be in common use. If
these were carefully selected there
would be little cause for complaint,
since the combinations they make
possible should provide innumerable
shades of variation. Careful word Sc
lection is something that should be en-
couraged in and out of the xchools.-
Christian Science Monitor.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24
Tribute 81 a Henpecked Husband /.

Speaking of graveyard poems. here
is one recently discovered on tomb
stone cover in Illinois, where all the
democratic editors come from:''
Here lies our wife, Samantha
Proctor, who ketched cold and
wouldn't doctor. She couldn't stay.
she had to 60, Praise God, from whom
all blessings flow. carlton Vidette.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24
Farmers, Attention.

If your mower or binder, sickles or
pitmans need fixing bring them to
N. M. Nelson's blacksmith shop for
repairs. as he carries in stock all
kinds of sections, guards, guard
plates, sickleheads and pitman
straps. You will thereby save time
and trouble by not having to hunt
them up in other places. 3O-3tc
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24

Some of the republican postmasters
fatty refuse to be fred-that is, they
refuse to vacate upon orders from
that man Burleson. An AUTOGRAPH
letter of demand from President
Wilson, accompanied by his photo
graph, is the only thing that will
scare them out of office.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24

An exchange says that, for the
short time he has been in office,
President Wilson has stirred up an
enormous amount of effiuvia. Well,
it cannot be denied that the emana-
tions from the lobby investigation
are a trifie tainted and somewhat
obnoxious to the olfactory organs.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24

Inez Milholland, the New York
surffagist leader, has married Eugene
Boissevain, an Amsterdam Dutch
man. If she gets that fellow to wash
the dishes while she harangues the
multitude on the street corner we
miss our guess. Those Dutchmen
are not built that way.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24
Yes, Colonel; a Big Difference.

1t will be the first of August be.
fore the 2-cent rate goes into effect,
say the railroad managers. 1t did
not take "a hours after Sanborn said
that the Scent rate was the price
of travel before the price was on.
Taking it off makes a difference,
you see Lake Crystal Union.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24
He Should Paw the Penalty.

Effort is being made to obtain a
pardon for DR.. Delbert F. Dumas,
former mayor of Cass Lake, SEN
fenced September 10, 1912, at Be-
midi, to five years in the peniten-
tiary after being convicted on an ar.
son charge growing out of the famous
Puposky raid. There does not seem
to be any reason for a pardon. DR..
Dumas was accused of being the
leader of gang of incendiaries and
was convicted. To pardon him now
would be travesty on justice. st.
Cloud Times.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24

The first election of d United
States senator by direct vote OF
the people was held in Georgia last
week. It's a good thing for the
cold black hem that it's roost is in
Minnesota instead of Georgia. But
the axe will fall in due course OF
time.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24

Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, who is
always fishing around for something
novel, has decided to give nursery
rhyme ball on q most elaborate scale.
The dancers will be compelled tc
dress in real toddler fashion, which
will prove particularly humiliating
to persons with bow legs. 49,,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24
Special Session Unnecessary.

There is in this state a steadily
crysta]izing sentiment that a special
session of the legislature is. unneces-
sary; that the matter of a public
utilities law can be left over until
the regular session of 1915 without
doing any particular harm; that the
cost of a special session cannot be
compensated for through any benefit
likely to accrue to the people during
the few intervening months. -Madi-
son Independent Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24

The automobile is reaping a heavy
harvest of lives in the twin cities,
and it seems high time that the
authorities introduced more strin-
gent regulations governing the oper-
alton of the machines.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24

Following Mr.. Bryan's example,
Champ Clark is also going on the
lecture platform to earn little
spending money. 1t wouldn't be a
bad idea for the big theaters of the
country to give benefit plays to tinan-
cially assist these government
starVelings.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24

A daily says that the Russian
duma shows independence and lib
erty of action. There is also an
American Dumas who would like
to do likewise. But at present he
is in the pen at Saltwater.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24

Inquisitive persons who make a
practice Of shifting the breath of
their fellow citizens to ascertain
whether they are addicted to the
"boWling" habit are liable to be re-
warded by discovering an aroma of
OniOniZed limburger.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24

If the stories told by Mulhall are
true the National Association of
Manufacturers must be a most un-
scrupulous organization.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24

A report is current to the effect
that the Commoner will hereafter be
issued but once a month. Running
weekly paper is an expensive propo-
sition for man with a salary of
only sl2, 900 year and 80 or 40 gal
legs of complimentary subscribers,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24

Rev. Francis, Presbyterian min
lister of Chicago, has discarded his
pulpit black and is preaching in a
linen suit. In place so torrid as
Chicago a suit of asbestos would
seem to be more appropriate.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24
The Safest Farming.

There is a disposition to sell off the
dairy cows and 60 into something
else''. Always that delusive ''some-
thing else'' to lure us and make us
trouble! Stick to some COWS, some
hogs, some sheep, some poultry.
That is the safest farming any man
can do. Minnesota Dairyman.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24
Merely a Matter Of speIIino.

Merely Matter Of Spelling.
YES" said the very severe maiden
lady, 1.-THE word mule is only male
spelled wrongly
II suppose So" responded the crusty
bachelor, but according to the Latin
dictionary a woman is 'mulier.'
Ladies' Home Journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24
OPINIONS OF EDITORS
Merely Professed Opinions

The farmer who said. "there amt
no such gol-darned animal'' after
gazing long at the giraffe, seems to
have aptly expressed some congress-
mems opinions of the lobby. Red
wood Gazette.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24

Colonel Watterson sees trouble in
Mexico. There are very few troubles
which escape Henri's eagle eye.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24
Strict Economy.

Nothing is lost here but the squeal,'
declared the pork packer. Are you as
economical in conducting your bust
ness ?'':}'2 : 5 s#
more So, answered the visitor, I'm
in the lumber business. We don't
waste even the Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24
GRAIN, HAY, ETC
MINNEAPOLIS.

MINNEAPOLIS.
Minneapolis, Wednesday evening.
Wheat, No. l hard, 90c: No. Nor
them. SOC: No. 2 Northern. SIC
White Oats. 3Sc; No. 3, Bic. ....
Rye, So
Flax, No. l, S1.37.
Corn, No. Yellow, 60c.
Barley, 44c(956.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24
Not Like Real Life.

II like novels"
"Why?"
ALTHOUGH the plot may thicken, the
heroine always remains beautifully
thin Washington Herald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24
MARKET REPORT

The quotations hereunder are those
prevailing on Thursday morning at the
time of going to press:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24
Revolutionary.

'Miss De Bunk insists that she is
daughter of the revolution"
'Why SOP
"Her dad is gr1ndstone maker
Indianapolis Star.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1913-07-24

ing.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-19
He Paid For the Scots.

According to an old French tale, a
number of shoemakers argue the ques-
ton, Which one Of them is the most
meekly submissive to his wife? To the
one who is least 80 the host offers TO
give the best pair OF boots In his shop.
IL any n claims the boots and fails
to prove his claim he must pay double
price for them. The boots are claimed
by n man who declares that he Is not
afraid Of his wife. The man who of.
fered the prize is somewhat taken
aback by the mans confident manner
but he determines not to let his boots
go without an attempt to save them.
THE boots are stiff. | think" he said.
Take this grease with you to soften
them, but put it inside your waistcoat,
so that my wife may not see IT,"
'Oh. no." was the reply. and the
grease was hastily pushed away. mo;
my wife would be frightful mad IL /
should grease my w~alstcoat."
Then the other promptly decided
that he must pay double price for the
boots.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-19
Prompt Lesson.

Some years ago there was In a GER
tain town a judge whose ideas Of the
majesty of the law at the time OF his
accession to office were ~unbounded.
and his sense Of his own Importance
as the representative Of justice was
also great. At one time two persons
quarreled In the judges presence. One
man struck the other. and the judge
Immediately ordered his arrest on a
charge OF assault and battery.
On the day Of the trial the defendant
pleaded not guilty.
Instantly the judge, who was a short,
stout man, was on his feet. crimson
faced and putting with indignation.
What do you mean?' he demanded
of the prisoner without any preamble.
what do you mean by saying that,
when | saw you and had you arrested?
| fine you 500 for breach of peace and
another 500 for contempt Of court. sir.
| reckon" said the judge, his nostrils
dilating with rage and injured dignity
81 reckon that'll teach folks to be
careful how they call this court a liarg'
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-19
Oyster Liquid.

Only one oyster opener in fifty seems
to know that the best thing by far
about ali oyster is the liquid In Its
shell. Watch the other ~forty-nine and
you will see them wantonly wasting
this precious. fragrant liquid, and In
many cuses they will serve the oyster
on the fiat shell. 81 that you get no
Juice at all. Always ask for them on
the shell. and don't be afraid after you
have transferred the morsel to your
to drink the liquid from the
shell. 1t may not look elegant, but
elegance be hanged!-Henry Il. Fink's
Food and Flavor"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-19
Now and Than.

A young wife after a stormy scene
cried:
IL, was different before we married.
An. yes. you loved me then-and
now!"
II love you now and then" said her
husband calmly. Revised version.
dou't you know"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-19
The South is True.

We have been waiting for
some one to say it for us and
John Fox has done it. Mr.. Fox
is native of Virginia, and is a
Southerner of the old school
and gentleman. He is of that
school of which Thomas Nelson
Page is the head.
In the February Scribner, Mr..
Fox, in his serial The Heart of
the Hills" gives Colonel Pen
dleton's arraignment of his be-
loved state-Kentucky:
THE earth was too rich here
it made life too easy. The
horse, the bottle of whiskey,
and the plug of tobacco were
all too easily the best-and the
pistol always too ready. We've
been cartooned through the
world with a fearsome, half
contemptuous slap on the back.
Our living has been made out
OF luxuries. Agriculturally,
socially, politically, we have
gone wrong, and but for the
American sense of humor the
state would be in a just, nation
wide contempt. The Ku-Klux,
the burning of toll-gates, the
Goebel trouble, and the night
riders are all links in the same
chain of lawlessness, and but
for the first the others might
not have been. But we are, in
spite of all this, a law-abidinp
people, and the old manhood of
the state is still here. Don't
forget that-the old manhood
is here"
That expresses sentiments
we wished to voice but have
been unable properly to frame
INTO words. Living has been
too easy in South Carolina. All
one had to do was to scratch the
face of the earth with plow
and plant a few seed and wait
for the harvest. But nature
has rebelled and man must
delve deeper to get the riches
which her fullness would indi-
cate lie hidden there. This is
the day when agriculture is be-
coming a science, a profession,
not a mere routine of chores.
And as life has been so easv
to sustain, so have shiftless
habits begot some things of
which we are ashamed, one of
them being distate, a disincli-
nation, a disregard and a posi-
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-19

tive dislike for education among
some classes. But, as Mr.. Fox
says, we are a law-abiding, or
der loving people, despite some
OF the representations that have
been made by men in authority
who have paraded very poor
spirit before the world at large.
The hearts of the people are
good.
The old manhood of the South
is here, and, mark the predic-
tion, some day, it will assert it.
self, and the feet of our brazen
idol of today will be seen to be
clay.-Anderson Daily Mail.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-19

the bounds of law, and our OBJ
ject is to remain so. One thing
| can say, that if we should fail
it will not be our fault, for this
house is determined to stand up
for our rights as long as there
is a glimmer of hope. 1t is a
sad sight to see 81 intelligent
gentlemen on one side and 55
negroes and five mean, low
white men on the other side as
sembled in the house of repre-
sentatives of this state-a SOW
ereign state of the United
States-arrayed against each
other, and sometimes to all ap-
pearances ready to kill each
other. Then, again, we are
laughing and talking together,
on friendly terms, as we are at
this writing, as General Wal
lace, our speaker, and Mackey,
their speaker, are now sitting
laughing and talking together.
l o'clock p. m.-The Republi-
can side has just passed reso-
luton postponing the counting
of the votes for governor until
Monday, 2 o'clock p. m.
z o'clock p. m.-Hamilton, a
negro from Beaufort, now
speaking in favor of Hampton;
claims that Chamberlain has
not received a majority of votes
and that he is not elected.
Hamilton is a Radical. Myers
is also with us on the same
principle. Democrats bright
ening up. Republicans depress-
ed.
3 o'clock p. m.-Great excite
ment. Another man sworn in
by our speaker. We are getting
the advantage of them. We find
they have been claiming a men,
ber from Barnwell who has not
been here yet. We received a
telegram stating that this
member had not left home vet.
The discovery of that fact pro-
duced great confusion amongst
the Republicans.
Z o'clock p. m.-Rather quiet
at this hour. Myers of Beau
tort is now speaking on our
side. There seems to be a gen
eral depression on the Republi-
can side, whilst the Democratic
side brightens. We expect to
remain in the house tomorrow.
and until we gain our point, if
not driven out by the military,
which we now think will not be
done. B. H. MASSEY
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-02-19
SELECT POSTMASTERS
BY PRIMARY ELECTIONS

Senate Adds to Appropriation
Bill Amendment Calling For
Method of Selecting Fourth
Class Officers.
Washington Dispatch, 18th.
Primary elections for election
OF fourth class postmasters are
provided for in an amendment
to the postoffice appropriation
bill, which the senate commit
tee on postoffices today added to
that measure. The considera.
tion of the bill was completed
by the committee, but or ac-
count. of the necessity of gath
reing information relating to
some of the changes, the bill
was withheld from the senate.
The amendment regarding
fourth class postmasters was
adopted. as a result of sug-
gestion by Senator Bristow of
Kansas, although his original
provision was much modified.
AS agreed upon by the commit
tee, it will apply only to fourth
class offices and it will be op-
tional with the postoffice de-
partment, as to whether the
system shall be put into execu-
tion. In that event, it author
ICES the hol Hing Of primary
elections and when such cleo
tions are held, it is made obi
gatory upon the department to
appoint the person receiving
the highest number of votes
among the patrons of any given
postoffice.
The committee also passed
favorably upon an amendment
requiring the reweighing of the
mails next September, in order
to arrive at a basis of compen-
sation to pay the railroads for
carrying the business of the
parcel posts. Another amend
mentrepeals the much-criticised
blue-tag law, which gives the
postmaster general discretion
in delaying second-class mail
matter.