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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-21
Pointed Paragraphs

Better seli-love than selfneglect-
Ar, at best turns out a poor coun.
terfeit OF nature.
All men are born ignorant and
some never get over H.
About the only satisfactory sub
stitute for wisdom is silence.
The quickest way to do things Is
TO do but one thing at time.
In order TO enjoy life a man must
be a little miserable occasionally.
II requires lots OF nerve to tell .
man the things he ought TO know.
Never do thing gratis today that
some one is likely TO pay you 10 do
tomorrow.
Women grow old for the want OF
somebody 10 tell them they look as
young as ever.
II man doesn't repeat the cute
things his baby says It's q sign that
he has no baby.
IL you want n large bin for small
change all you have TO do is TO con.
suit a doctor.
A man who Is allowed to pick the
wall paper for his home will also be
allowed to rule the roost.
One trouble with most OF our bril-
liant thoughts Is that they were
original with the ancient thinkers.
II you take into consideration the
clothes little Cupid doesn't wear.
you will no longer wonder why love
grows cold.
After celebrating the twenty NTH
anniversary OF her birth girl be-
gins to hope something viii happen
to the Bible containing the family
records.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-21
From Another
Point of VielU

This horse Prohibition that has appear
ed at the races this year is probably best
on what they call drying-out track.
It is reported that women are about to
wear plug hats. Somehow we always had
an idea from the way they look that plug
hats never were intended for men,
Italy reports peace near. The sooner
they verify this report, the better.
There's one more river TO cross for one
reason, we infer, because there are still
at grade to cross.
THE man who had purchased second
hand car was checking UP the mileage
from his initial supply Of gasoline, .
chronicles CAD. "'Ah, hap he exclaim-
ed. now / know what became of that
gasoline; the curburetor.'
A sport item says Kayanagh looks
good this year" Somebody possibly has
wised him up to keeping his hat on.
Theodore Roosevelt is on the stand AMI
opposing counsel is said to be having
some little trouble in meeting the witness
rapid fire of questions
The lawyer who best handles any case
for T. r. is the one, we presume, who is
content to remain in the background and
who best understands when not TO butt
nto the case.
Orange blossoms will soon be in the
air. Just now it is principally young
onions.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-21

You have figured a lot his young
You have dreamed. and planned and thought
You pictured him manly and full OF cheer,
with a will for the fight you've fought,
he'll up TO the dreams you dream
And he will do his part
Till you right down In his heart with him
And take him right into your heart
You minute believe he will
what hopes you have formed Of his life
II you haven't meant anything unto him yet
As far 10 he's IN his strife;
You look forward TO having him rise
To positions OF honor and trust
II you've been comrades, with light
And with bare toes kicking the dust.
Why, maybe never have known that he
Was member At home with
OF the little group Of the tender and free
As with family should DO
You can't expect him. whatever
To fulfil every promise your heart
Has made for him there In lifes busy hum.
Unless have made him a Baltimore 81
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-21
ELECTRICITY on THE FARM

The use of electricity on the American farm
II growing. The time will come. gay electrical
experts. when the farmer will consider n a ne.
cessty. The Introduction Of tungsten lamps In
doing much to advance the use OF this pow er
on the farm. IL IL possible for the farmer with
small plant, driven either by 2 gasoline en-.
CINE or by damming a small stream. 10 obtain
sufficient current TO Hight his house and barn
with this economical type Of incandescent lamp.
Central generating stations for farming dis
tricts 10 take the place OF the small individual
plants now being installed-that IL what electric
ians see In the future.-Chicago Herald
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-21
COLLEGE MEN AND WAR
~ Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915, by Frank Crane.)

Columbia university has started a
movement that deserves all encourage
ment and support. II has organized
against militarism.
At apublic meeting at the university
last December. 800 students declared
their opposition toward the propaganda
OF militarism by certain thick-minded
public men and certain newspapers seek
ing popularity through turbulence.
A resolution was passed, as follows:
I'VE, the students of Columbia, hereby
go on record before congress and the
people of the United States, as opposed
to militarism in general and an increase
in our army and navy in particular"
In strong pamphlet the students de-
clare: College men are not mere by
ISLANDERS; they are vitality concerned.
They comprise large part of the pawns
that the militarists would sacrifice.
Last summer college men were drill
ed in military camps for war. This
winter CONSUMPTION of college men has
been proposed-seriously proposed by
military authorities.
I'VE are as patriotic as our grand
fathers Of '6l, we love our flag and our
country as dearly "a they did. but we
are beginning to realize the true purpose
of our country and the real significance
of our flag"
A number Of other colleges and uni
versities have joined in Columbia's plan.
1t is hoped TO have tremendous protest
OF college people against the barbarism
of war.
IL there is any place where reason, law,
and intelligent government should be adj
voca.ed 1t is in the institution Of learn
ing.
War is monstrous. collective stupidity.
II is stupidity on the part of the men at
the head of governments, for they at
tempt to settle international differences
of opinion by carnage and destruction
instead Of by business-like conference.
II is stupidity on the part of the popu-
lace who allow themselves TO be led out
TO slaughter without any idea of what
the war is about, and with the certain
knowledge that, any way il comes out,
they will have the bills to pay and the
burdens to carry.
There has been a good deal said about
the uselessness of colleges. II they want
to refute such charges forever, let them
line up now for intelligence against in
sanity, for law against anarchy, for
world government against world riot.
Every college should do two things.
First, the students and faculty should
constantly petition their representatives
in congress and the Senate to propose
now, at once. TO all the nations Of earth
to begin some form Of world federation.
We KNOW that Is the ONLY way war
can ever cease; why not BEGIN?
And secondly, they should resolve,
whether as Christians. Socialists, DEM
ocrats, Republicans. or simply as intelli-
gent men, never to take part in any war.
We know that every war could have
been better settled some other way"
IL our governors haven't sense enough to
find out another way, let them go out
and get shot themselves.
In nothing do the common people
show what poor "boobs" they are as they
do in going forth to slaughter at the be-
hest of their ignorant or vicious rulers.
The sure way to prevent war is to cut
off the supply Of cannon fodder.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-21
1t Would Hardly Provide
Armour & Co.'s Choice Cuts


]. Ogden Armour says that Armour
& Co. pays unskilled labor SIP week.
Asked if he thought family Of five
could subsist on SIP week in decent
American fashion, Mr.. Armour replied;
That Is difficult to answer. Some
men have done it. Others have failed "
Mr.. Armour would not say that So is
fair wage for an American working
man with a family to support.
Yet Mr.. Armour's reply was a fair
one, as far as it went.
For q lot depends on the family.
II some Of the family are self-support-
ing, or are bringing in little addition
to the household income, and there is
rood management by the housewife, and
the man doesn't drink or gamble, and
everyone is lucky to avoid sickness and
sccident, SIP week is enough to keep
things going in very modest way.
The father viii never corner the wheat
market, but he may be able to keep out
Of the poorhouse, If he dies soon enough.
But LET misfortune come in the way of
siIlkness, or accident, or debt, or failure
Of the bank. or the encouragement that
caps vitality, and the family enters the
class Of Others" that have failed.
Twelve dollars o week for family of
I've means cheap food, and not too much
oft.
II means cheap clothing, and not too
plentiful
Il means small lodgings, which are
usually dark lodgings.
II means that the children, as soon as
they are able, must leave school and go
to work
It means constant struggle, constant
scrimping, with an ever-present fear in
the background.
America has gone along very well with
these conditions, largely because they are
present in much more serious form in
the countries from which our recent citi-
senship originally came.
Some are toughened by the conflict
with life; but others are crushed.
y A small wage is not an overwhelming
obstacle to the life of the fit; but to the
weak it is terrible.
The same society which pays the
small wage pays also the large damages
which the presence of the weak, who
must be cared for by the strong, details.
Society, in the long run, pays dam
ages for the boy and girl deprived of the
schooling they need and desire.
Society, in the long run, makes UP, in
one way or another, the difference be-
tween the wage it does pay and the wage
Il ought to pay.
What living wage is, is still unde-
cided.
Even Mr.. Armour would not attempt
to decide 1t.
So much depends on the personal fac
tor that 1t may never be settled ade-
qustely.
But there are figures below which a
wage should never go. and this minimum
Il fairly well agreed on.
In one community, that figure may be
$40: in another, 1t may be $12.
Each community should have the
power to settle the matter for itself; for
e u easy to make a minimum wage law
20 general that its own provisions defeat
Is intention.
As for Mr.. Armour, his wisdom in re-
fusing to gsncralize must be commended.
oaio leads the states IN the value OF its clay
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-21

oaio leads the states IN the value OF its clay
1Eo1ocos an1 m the manufacture Of Erindstones
~ DoIDo>eues. and ranks fourth IN the value OF
- )o1ol n1nera1 production.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-21

kite soaring ont OF sight can stu distin
gush lizards and field mice the ground and
can often swoop down in time to catch them
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-21

"When a woman acts as II
she had somethin' on her mind
that Is worryin' her, tn chances
are she has discovered some
woman she doesn't like has
bought one Just like it,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-21

This horse Prohibition that has appear
ed at the races this year is probably best
on what they call drying-out track.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-21

Italy reports peace near. The sooner
they verify this report, the better.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-22

of such seed.
The Minnesota pure seed law re-
quires that all packages of seed con-
tanning more than one pound shall
bear label showing the percentage
of pure seed, and stating whether the
termination is good or not. It also
requires that the presence of quack
grass, Canada thistle, perennial SOW
thistle, and dodder shall be made
known.
The trouble is, seeds such as Mr..
Oswald of the Seed Laboratory warns
the public against are sold in pack
ages of less than one pound. The
packages do not have to be labeled,
therefore, and expose the purchaser
to fraud.
The best way to purchase lawn
grass seed is to buy the different
grasses needed and mix them for
ones self. "A good mixture of this
kind is made up of IA parts Kentucky
blue grass seed, parts white clover
seed and 2 parts of solid red top.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-22
Scalberg Barn Burns.

Fire of an unknown origin COM
pletely destroyed the Fred Scalberg
livery barn early Friday morning,
and the Frank Smith cottage adjoin-
ing the barn was badly damaged.
The north wall, the roof and ceiling
being practically demolished; The
alarm was sounded at 3 O'Clock and
the fire ladies we're on the scene in
remarkable short time. The bows
battled valiantly, but we're handi-
capped on account of insufficient
water pressure. Burning embers
from the building were carried sew
eral blocks, and had it not been for
slight rainfall the previous even
ing, considerable more damage might
have resulted to village property.
In the barn at the time the fire
was discovered there. were four
horses, numerous buggies, sleds and
an automobile, which were saved.
About five tons of hay: considerable
feed, several sets of harness, numer-
Gus robes, blankets and cushions and
other articles persisted in the flames.
however The building was valued
at about So, 500, and was insured for
81, 900 in company represented by
~. j. Skahen. No insurance was
carried on the contents.
Ihe Smith cottage was also in
sured in a company represented by
Mr.. Skahen, 5000 being carried. The
building was valued at $1,000. and
there will be some salvage. Mrs.
Mahaffey occupied the cottage, and
considerable of her furniture was de-
stroyed or damaged. The loss was
partially covered by insurance.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-22
Publicity PAYS.

The attention of every Mortified
merchant-and particularly that of
the non-advertiser or the spasmodic
advertiser-is directed to The Alex
Marshall Co.'S. advertisement in this
weeks News. What is there stated
is not only an automatic truth but
the history of the ALEX Marshall Co.
is in itself demonstration OF the
fact that a consistent and persistent
advertising policy pays.
Week in and week out, rain or
shine, summer and winter, in times
OF peace and in times of war, during
periods of depression and waves of
prosperity. in democratic as we'll as
in republican years: in the wet as
we'll as in the dry era, Alex Marshall
Co. ad has appeared in TIE News.
And these ads have been filed with
"Store News written to interest
News readers, and further the copy
is changed with every issue.
In the twenty-five years of its his.
tory the Alex Marshall Co. has been
growing until with the remodeling
of its present quarters last fall it has
reached the proportions of store
that would be a credit to a city
several times the size of Mortified.
Would this growth have been
achieved if the management had been
satisfied with publicity policy
which extended no further than the
Insertion of few advertisements
just before the Christmas season.
We venture not.
Profitable advertising isn't a hun
dred yard dash-it's a. marathon.
Put price, punch and personality
into your ad copy-and keep at it'll
Mortified News.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-22
Tainted Lawn Grass Seed.

Some of the lawn grass seed mix
lures put on the market this spring
are of very inferior quality, says
w. d. Oswald of the Minnesota seed
Laboratory. Sample received by the
Seed Laboratory show very low
percentage Of Kentucky blue grass
seed, and correspondingly high per-
centage of chaff and weed seeds, or
Of grass seed that are not desirable
on lawns. One sample was found to
contain less than Ito of percent of
blue grass seed, whereas every good
lawn grass seed mixture should have
in the neighborhood Of 70 per cent
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-22
WINS OPENING GAME
Princeton High School Base Ball Team
Yanqulshes MiIaca at the Fair
Grounds Saturday.
Foley School Representatives Will
clssh With the Locals Next
Saturday Afternoon.

The Princeton high school base
ball team opened the season in a
most suspicious manner at the fair
grounds last Saturday afternoon.
when it administered a thorough
trouncing to the base ball represen-
tatives of the Milaca school. The
Princeton players demonstrated their
superiority in every department. of
play, and the result was that they
fairly overwhelmed the visitors from
the north. The final score was % to
3, and, that just about sums up the
contest.
Neither side scored during the first
inning, but in the first half of the
second round, Erickson completed
the circuit for the visitors. Prince
ton more than evened things up in
it's half, when Lofgren, UDlbehocker,
Peterson and Dugan smote the sphere
fairly, and the first three named
crossed the registering station. Both
sides were BANKED in the third, and
the visitors were retired scoreless in
the fourth, fifth and sixth innings
also. Princeton inaugurated regu-
lar old-time batting rally in the last
half Of the fourth, and BON barded
the outfeld with a fusillade of hits.
1t was riot of runs, and before the
side was retired Schmidt, Newton,
Jesmer, Berg, Lofgren, Emahiser
and Dugan completed the circuit.
The following inning was also dis
astrous for the up-country athletes,
as Princeton's huskies added five
more runs to the total. Princeton
secured one more in the sixth but
was BANKED in it's half of the
seventh. Milaca, however, broke
into the score column again in the
seventh, when Greenough managed
to cross the plate, and in the eighth
the visitors secured their, last run of
the game-Anderson completing the
circuit. Princeton closed the contest
with a flourish in its half of the
eighth, when several healthy swings
at the ball netted it six scores. The
feature of this inning was scream
ing home-run drive from the bat of
Berg, and it was a fitting wind-up of
the game.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-22
Base Ball Meeting.

The directors of the ball team,
the manager and a few "fans'' and
players congregated at the armory
last Monday evening to discuss
plans. L. f. Wilkes, who had a
most successful season as hurler for
the locals last year, has secured en-
ployment at Milaca, but Princeton
base ball enthusiasts will be pleased
to learn that he will again be in the
local line-up. S. P Skahen, who
ranks as the best receiver in these
parts, has promised to at least catch
during the first game, and this will
be pleasing news to all. Clifton
Cravens has decided not to play ball
this season, so steady receiver must
be secured. For the other positions
on the team there is plenty of avail
able material, and indications are
that Princeton will be represented
on the diamond this season with a
winning team.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-22
Cleanup Day.


Governor Hammond has designated
May s, as cleanup day, and citizens
generally should act upon the sugges-
tion. 1t is not necessary to wait
until that date, however, and the
work can be done at any time. now.
The proclamation follows:
The annual loss Of property by
fire in the tate of Minnesota is ap-
palling. This loss arises very largely
from carelessness. All winter long,
in our villages and cities, and some
times on the farms, rubbish accumu-
lates in buildings, alleys, storerooms
and attics.
I do hereby dignate Thursday, the
sixth day Of May, 1915, as Clean
up day. I recommend that Mayors,
Fire Marshals and all other public
officers use all diligence In calling
to the attention Of the people Within
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-22

their jurisdictions the Importance of
putting their premises in order
against the danger of fire. Officials
should not only urge the Importance
of this work but enforce impartially
the laws of the state relating to it.
l further urge that the schools of
Minnesota, both public and private,
recognize this day by having fire
drill exercises and discussions of the
best methods of protecting property
and life. All civic organizations
Should share in this very necessary
work.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-22
NOTES.,

That the Princeton high school has
an excellent team in the field this
season was very evident to ali who
attended the game last Saturday.
The boys all play together, and are
strong in both the batting and field
ing departments. S. P. Skahen,
who is coaching the boys, is also en-
titled to praise for the splendid
showing made.
N. Peterson was on the firing line
for Princeton during the first five
innings, and was in good form. But
one run was scored off of his de-
livery, and his performance was a
creditable one. Emahiser, who was
behind the bat, took up the mound
duties in the sixth round and finished
the game. He also did excellent
work and demonstrated unquestioned
ability as a hurler. In Peterson
and Emahiser the school has couple
Of twirlers who can be depended
upon to make things extremely in
teresting for opposing batsmen.
W. G. Doane in the role of arbitra-
tor did excellent work, and his de-
cisions were absolutely impartial.
While all the locals did gratifying
stick work, Berg appeared to be in
exceptional form and his batting was
a feature.
Dugan was at the receiving end
while Emahiser was pitching and
did good work. The high school is
fortunate in having two batteries. D
Next Saturday the locals will clash
with : the Foley representatives, and
those who miss this contest will un-
Doubleday regret it. Princeton has a
strong team in the field, and it is
entitled to support. BE in attend
ance.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-22
Fire at Elk River.

A disastrous fire visited Elk River
last night, and an entire business
block of six buildings was wiped out.
The fire started in the Hull
bert building, and was first dis
covered at about II O'Clock. The
flames spread rapidly, and all efforts
to check them were futile until the
block had been destroyed. Besides
the Hubert building the following
structures were burned to the
ground: Bank of Elk River, North
western Telephone exchange, W. L..
Babcock Sons store, and the post
Office. The loss is estimated to be
in the neighborhood of 800, 900. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-04-22
tional institutions yesterday reported

tional institutions yesterday reported
1T for indefinite postponement.
Numerous measures passed both
the house and senate yesterday, but
few were of general interest. The
time limit for the passage of bills
was IL O'Clock last night, and the
closing hours witnessed some stirring
scenes. The legislature was in ses-
sion this morning but not in an
official capacity. By tomorrow few
solons will be in the Capitol city.