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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-05-25
WOODWARD BROOK.

We are glad to hear that Gustave
Minks, who underwent an operation
for Intestinal troubles is recovering
nice ~, and is expected home this
week.
A. Hoffman and P. C. Van Someren
purchased all Of L. Slagter's bees and
will go in for honey production strong
er than ever. Mr. Slagter sold his
bees because he will retire from farm
ing this fall, and bees are worth more
now.
D. Abinoga Of Nebraska is visit
ing at the Van Someran home.
Sunday school next Sunday at 10
a. m. C. e. meeting at p. m. Every
body welcome
Rain and more of it has put the
roads in bad condition again, and field
work has practically come to stand
still.
Road work has commenced, and we
hope it will be continued until we have
a creditable piece of road.
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sites and pay bills. It also depends

sites and pay bills. It also depends
on Aitkin county option.
Last Monday, O. C. Anderson, P. O.
Hagen, Henry Rec and A. j. Kalberg
motored to the twin cities and other
Minnesota points.
Erik Lofgren is very busy these
days clearing on the land which he
recently bought in section II, this
town.
Willie Lofgren showed up some of
MS mechanical skill in handling theli
tie grader on the road for a few days
last week.
Assessor Rockney is busy these days
making his rounds in our neighbour
hood.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-05-25
LONG SIDING

Mrs. Charley Jaenicke left Wednes-
day for DEBORAH, Iowa. to visit her SIC
ter, Mrs. Albert Tyler, for a few
weeks.
Miss Vina DeJarlias, who came uu
from the cities to attend her grand.
mothers funeral, returned the first of
the week. ~
The farmers will ship cattle and
hogs next Monday.
Two rivals, the Estes Brook and
Long Siding ball teams, will clash at
Long Siding next Sunday. =
The Farmers creamery shipped 80
tubs Of butter on Tuesday.
Ernest Schimning and his bride of
few days spent Friday and Saturday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Jaenicke.
They returned to Minneapolis on Mon
day.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-05-25
brother, Fred, at Princeton.

brother, Fred, at Princeton.
Mrs. 4: Saxon and daughter, Ruby,
ct princeton, are spending few days
visiting the toners parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Anton Betzler.
4: Shaw has purchased Ford car.
MIR. and Mrs. J. Seifert and son,
Guy, and Arvel Gennow, autoed to For
eston last Saturday on business. :
We are glad to hear that Mrs. W.
Edmison, who underwent an opera
ton for acute appendicitis at the
Northwestern hospital at Princeton on
Thursday Of last week, is getting along
nicely.
Miss Lille Corder spent Saturday
evening with the Orion girls.
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Observation-Disclosures

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Simon
son, May 10, son.
Mrs. C. B. Dahl and Mrs. Charles
Aleckson called on Glendorado rela-
tives last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Westling au-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-12
seem to be the ravorIte colors for floor

seem TO he the favOrIte colors for floor
coverings. Seamless chenille rugs
come ii plain with tw0tone borders,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and III Oriental repre-
lIuutioNs. a seamless chenille rug OF
.tan.browr and bo.pler WITH an all.oSer
Chinese blue figure in the ccatcr
would add grace and dignity 70 q room.
These rugs may b" ordered in amy size
or practically any color combinations.
The Bundhar Wilton Rug is surely
an Innovation. and fits III well i'll odd
shaped rooms. II is Of extra heavy
pile. heavy as hand tuftc'l and quite
outrivals the best importatlons. on
usual merit. II fits well IN a room with
a bay window. and probably is the
most talked of, OF the new carpet Of.
fcrings.
Beautiful 1oom-tufted rugs, with all
the lustrc colo" effects Of the Oriental
rugs. arc TO be had at a moderate cost.
Good service is insured by the long.
silky. shiny Chinese WOO! used. which
gives the fabric Il resilicncy. bu; in.
sures durability.
\ plair velvet carpet had tho stair
CARPET uscrl for It's border. which may
be Il good idea 10 initiate. r.
Administer rugs always give perfect
satisfaction. and this year there arc
many now patterns and designs. y
good CARPET sweeper and not broom
should be used on a new rug. II this
is done, the life Of the rug will be pro
longcd and tile pattern will be pre-.
served until the last vestige is worn
out. An Administer rug should not
be beaten, but should he shaken or
cleaned with a vacuum cleaner.
Scotch art rugs. homespun rugs and
soft velvet cotton rugs are sure to
give the greatest returns for the small
aomunt expended.
The sanitary and comfort advant.
ages Of linolcum are not only consid'
cred for the kitchen pantry and bath,
but also the bare patterns for every
room In the house. Tile effects, mos
ale patterns, wood patterns and carpet
effects arc much in demand.
American flax has been turned into
successful floor fabrics. Linen rugs
come in wide range of colors and
patterns and arc good choice for the
summer home. Willow-gTass rugs
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CIRCUMSTANCES will be good. The white
shoe, whether III Oxford. pump, COL
onial or high footwear will be in de-
mand. As the new white boots can DO
washed with soap and water there is
no difficulty TO keep them clean. Shoes
will not be a riot OF color combinations,
/ believe one tone effect or comhina'
ton effects. harmoni7ing or contrast
ing with the color Of the garment. will
be worn extensively.
4 criterion Of fashion asserts that
the bronze boots and all bIHcX shoes
in now and interesting dos signs will
be among tho spring style tendencies.
Button boots arc prime Eav0ritcs,
though many favor tho lace boots, as
II gives trim effect to The foot. y
10.inch-button boot Of green kid has
a pointed vamp and topping of white
kid or calf. White pearl riyct buttons
and white covered Cuban heel.
A white. kid hutton boot has the front
underlaiI with contrasting color. black
buttons and half-l.OuIs heel.
A boot which comes III dull patent.
leather or kid. with elastic sides and
straight strap across the trout. is one
Of the novelties extreme Of The season.
French heels a:e used for dress and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-12
FOOTWEAR SYKES.

The time has passed &hen boots
we're considered practical. necessities
to the wardrobe and changsd little in
style frcm one season to the other.
Her Majesty-thc AnrESican woman
realizes that the completeness of her
costume depends to a great extent up
on hc:- footwear. =
The japanese are credited with hav-
ing the best cared for and the most
beautiful feet in the world, for the
japanese realize the necessity OF foot
comfort. The Japanese sandals or
clogs are used only for protection. The
japanese walk is beautiful. and we
attribute this grace TO the foot free
dom.
With the coming OF the warm wealth.
cr the low footwear again gains its
legitimate place in shoe fashions. The
interrelation between costume and
shoes is SO defined that the shocnlak'
ers had designed their 1producIons
with special reference to the new
modes and certain types OF costumes.
"Pretty shoes in a variety Of smart
patterns are the prediction this spring.
Greys, bufr, champagne. various
shades Of brown. and aso blue and
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Cuban heels for street wear. Narrow
yamps and recedc toes are tncorporas
ted in the most popular models.
a nov city extreme is the Crtnoltnei
shoe. which comes in dull leather, pa
tent leather. or kid. with elastic sides
ana straight. which tastens all around
lilo top OF the boot. A green glazed
high boot for those who like the es5
traordirary infootwear is laced with
green ribbons and reaches high
enough to meet The short skirt,
Low shoes with single, double or
tripln straps often in combination ot
Two rGlcrs, such as black patent leath;
cr With coiorHd suede. or black Rid i!ls
with white or coIorcd kid. with the
vamp and front half OF the top Of a
lielte:. leather while the heel and
counter.strapa are black: are featured.
If the shoe is OF one color,it mayhayei
piping OF q different, tone. Perform
lions anti slashcs undcTlaid III co!orarI2
noted in the afnctful Styles.
An oddity OF the moment Is tue
bracelet slipper. which is high al the
back like the laced sandal, but haB5s
.,rap OF Gather in pace of ribbon Gccs
which pass around the eg ahoycsthas
ankle. S4
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CHOOSING THE
FLOOR COVERING
BY ADELE mENDEL.

Pilgrims start out from Cairo once
a year carrying marvGlously wrought
carpet To Mecca. These pilgrims are
escorted by military escort. and
their journey is carefully guarded.
Once year they also return with the
old carpet which has been made dou-
bly, sacred by its sojourn in the Holy
City. The making OF this carpet is
intrustcL 10 one family 1t is made Of
silk an lined with cotton, as anything
made rnI.ciy Of silk is prescribed by
the Koran, may be used. The carpet
is left al the l<a:lba-a box-sllaped
stone building. Few persons except
Mohammcdans have ever seen the
Kaaba. for those who are not followers
OF Mohammed enter it at the risk OF
their lives.
II one can afford an Oriental RIG
he must look at 1t from three differ
cnt standpoints-art value, color ana
design, For the value based on its
rarity-nnd then from its utility stand
point. The ftnGness and the value OF
Il rug. as with the cashmere shawl. is
measured by the number OF knots 10
the square inch A skilled weaver can
tic from twelve 10 fourteen knots n
minute-from 1000 to 5000 knots Il
day. =,
Chinese rugs more easily procur-
able at present than the Turkish and
Persian rugs, are enjoying wave of
extraordinary Partially.
III America we may come to be as
proud Of some Of our floor coverings,
Off our advance intcXtilc manufacture
ing has been simply short Of marvel
Gus, and the past seasons have marked
a tsrong advance in the market Of rug
making
Tho Persian silk rugs reproduced
in designs from Oriental rugs. are
ownderfnl reproductions Of beauti.
full sheen. said TO be absolutely fast in
color. The sizes of these rugs range
from 27S54 inches to 9x20 feet and up
wards.
For carrying out the motifs and col
or scheme Of cretonne furnishings the
Kilmarnock rugs are especially adapt
cd. These rugs rank among the high
est class decorative seamless rugs.
4 Ihe SaX0nv reproduction OF Orien-
tai have all the mellow softness of
real antique rug. A Saxony in repro
duction Of cancels hair Manhandan
has that soft tan color peculiar OF
camels hair. with n design in rich
tons that makes it expressly suitable
for the living rom. These rugs may
be had in all sizes up to II feet 3 inch.
cs by Is fcet,salso runners for hall or
stairway can'be, secured. In the same
weave are twottone effects with bor-
der ornamented with a classified de.
sign, or plain border.
To meet tho demand for the black
and white vogue. rugs with black
background ahve fine patterns in gray
or taupG-others are striking and or.
tginal with just plain fields OF gray
ortaupc with fourinch black borders.
Rcseda green. mulberry, French
gray brown. putty color and blues
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maintain their reputation for outdoor
and indoor furnishings, and show a
wide range OF carefully blended colors.
Quality. design. color and fitness a:e
oiur requisites to he considered by the
conservative rug buyer when buying
rugs either for the town or county
house
Crex rugs have n sense Of freshness
and Cleanliness about them. Fibre
rugs i'll hcrringbone weave, eithc. in
rlain co1ors or those ilaviAg n border
design and small mefalli0ns are rec
commended. Cheerfulness excmrlifcd
and smooth OF finish is CTex rug with
a red scroll border AMI !lsepFcd band.
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WASHINGTON NEWS
,(Continuetl from page 81

4 ...
John H. White who las been II
charge OF tile post office at Terra Alta
since$the death of Postmaster Scott.
i has been formally designated acting
spostmaster by the President. Philip
rs. Babcock, Jr. has been commission
ed postmaster at Eiubball, w. V.
Chairman Sherrard denied :hc re-
Squestsof the correspondent TO discuss
the party situated III The state Othen
than In broad and impcrsonal way.
y As chairman OF the state committee
Isoccupy place in the party UrSani.
I cation which is judicial i'll character
and which constrains me- 10 maintain
aatSall times a strict neutrality AS be-
tween opposing candidates. | am not
one to believe, however. that the splF'
tied contests going on for the various
y honoss. are fraught with amy unusual
dangers in the campaign that is to fol
low the primary. believe that tLcE
\ hetaken party interest and party
\ strenRth, which Will result in sweep
ing yictory for tho entire ticket next
November.
am not stating anything new
when refer to the fact that we have
had just as spirited contests before.
which inspired the common enemy
to hope that there would be branch
lin our line big enough to let them
Y aqueee through to victory. But each
" time 1t was vain hope. After the
Z lively scsaps that We have had among
y yourselves and the decisions were Een'
s5dered, we accepted the verdict in the
Spirit OF political craftsmanship
u closed up the ranks and marched ell
sFbow to. elbow against our old Demo
gcratic foe and gave them neat and
Z conclusive trimming. VII; y comes
to letting bygoncs be by ACES. and
playing. the game like sportsmen. there
3EaTes mono to surpasS the resource and
racuperate powers OF tho Republicans
aofsiWest Virginia.
But In our contests thOa" con
cerned should play fair with the party,
4 and keep in mind that the organization
isSgreater than tho personal ambitious
s5ofsaEman or group Of men. All fac
lions and interests, so far as 1t Is pos
@sible, should be recognized, and the
n aim Of all hould be 10 do simple JUS
! tice in the name OF the party. With
%that thought in view, 1t has occurred
n to me that in the award Of the honOrs
sofsrepresenting the party Mt the great
SsGhicago convention, there offers It.
self ito the party in the six conErcs'
sional district and In tho state dele
gate convention to be held, the 0ppor.
atunity to so distribute these commits
sions as to give recognition 10 various
party groups and thus help to pro-
mote the harmony and accord taht will
sfbeH needed after the ticket is placed
i'm the field | AM sure that the rank
and gfile of the party will endorse snch
"a Just and patriotic sentiment, and
would be highly gratiied to see the
party leaders favorably act upon it."
Chairman Sherrard declined to sug'
egest the names Of any men 10 carry
tout this idea. He named a familiar
list OF names that has been printed
insparty papers in connection with ma
tional delegates. He neglected to men.
ton hisow name, hut as matter OF
fact. Col. Sherrard's name has been
frequently mentioned In connection
with the states Big -Four.
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why Guns Stand Ere.

One of the chief sources OF strength
'tnsbig5 guns lies in the miles and miles
pfSBteel ribbon with which the tube
~ re:enforced. This ribbon, oue'stx'
teenth Of an inch thick and about a
quarter OF an inch wide. Is wound
round the tube or core Of the great
cannon, On a 12-inch gun about 1870
miles Of the ribbon Is wound, a weight
81 tons. The ribbon has tensile
strength OF 100 tons square inch.
From the time the ingors OF steel,
some sot which are nearly 100 tons in
weight are taken from the steel foun'
dry;Swhere they are cast as octagonal
masses, TO when, as complete weap'
on. the gun Is tested to prove It's pow
ters and accuracy, scores OF intricate
processes are gone through.
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Similar to the hats worn by the Swiss
and Italian mountain-climbcrs II is a
mighty clever idea and should take well.
although at first it may look little odd
to us. This Alpine hat has quite an
extreme crown, being very high with a
slight fedora crease. The brim IS very
narrow, which III contrast to tho crown.
makes an unordinary appearance and
something bit different than we have
seen.
There will be almost a total absence OF
telescope shapes. l'cdoras arc the thing,
The fedora crease will be
worn by both the conservative and radi-
cal drcsscrs. 1t is tho one thing, that
sc can say with certainty will be shown
by every halter. ~
Another thing that men will do with
their hats this spring that they have not
done Tor several years is to turn ono
side Of the brim down and the other
side VI. This Is on widc-shapcd fctloras.
Most al us remember The craze for turn
down br;ms ahou, ten years ago. And ut
The same time We will remember how
becoming the hats looked that way. Our
hest Lircsscrs will surely approve OF this
feature.
The color range is unlimited. though
perhaps the most popular arc different
shades OF green. brown and gray.
Pearl grays are especially good for carly
spring They arc deserving Of a, goosd!
run for they are handsome and look we'll
on almost all types and sizes OF men.
Browns will be much in demand. but
will perhaps be hard TO obtain because
OF the dye situation. A great many dark
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greens will be shown and few blues
will also be seen. There are really no
new colors at all this spring although
those that there are, are very good
looking. 4r.
very Jew fancy bows. They will near
" all be very plain and worn on the
sides. Some OF the bands wi: De diff
ferent color than the rest Of the hat,
but most of them will be OF the same
shade. 3
In summing up the styles in soft hats
for spring, the best thing that can be
said is that ALMOST everything that has
been worn for the past few seasons will
again he woNi a1is spring. There will be
hiel, crowns. low crowns. narrow br;,ns.
wide brims, pencil curls, flat brimS.
turn-ur hrims. in fact most everything
hut fiat telescopes.
In straw hats. the styles worn last
summer will he again in vogue this year.
The only change is that the crowns arc
81 trihc lower and hrins trihc wider.
The bands will be neither high nor low
just medium. There will be few fancy
bands aud the bows will he triac
larger than usual The principal braids
will he scunitS. milans. nackinaw. splits
and yachts. .
On the whole. straw hats will remain
used mainly. In BankoEs. telescopes
and iedorasr will share the honors.
There is tendency TO push some of
the more expensive grades OF Panamas
this year.
In the whole. straw hats will remain
very much as they were last year.
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MEMS ALL WOOL BLUE SERGE AND
FANCY cAstMEREs SUITS. MADE IN
ENGLISH AND CON- ~ no
SENTATIVE STYLES ........t 40
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LADIES NEW SPRING SUITS IN
sERGES. PoPLlNs AND CHECKS. A
LARGE VARIETY OF COL IN m
oRs TO SELECT FROM. 4U.VO
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MEMS FANCY BROWNS. GREYs.
CHECKS AND THE LATEST WIDE
UP TO DATE STRIPES. 1nFnn
$3.50 VALUE. SPECIAL ~. 1UsVO
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MEMS SUITS IN FANCY PL.
STRIPES. PLAIN BLUE An
sERGES. A LACE AS
soRTMENT. S16 VAL. ....
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A BEAUTIFUL LINE OF LADIES'
COATS IN LARGE AND SMALL PlAloS
coRDURoYS. BLUE sERGES AND
ALL THE WANTED IMOC
coLoRs ...5.. .........-.a. 1893. too
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LADIES SUITS, LATEST MODELS in
PoPLiNs. GABARDtNES AND CHECKS
IN ALL THE NEW 40 en-
REETED EFFECTS ........ ! L.OO
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John H. White, who las been II
charge OF the post Office at Terra Alta
since the death of POSTMASTER Scott.
has been formally designated acting
postmaster by the President Philip
IS Babcock, Jr., has been commission
led postmaster at Fiubball, W. V.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-20
HUGHES ASSAILS ADN||N|ST RATION
FOR |TS SURRENDER To FORCE
OWNERS
TO TAKE STRIKE
FIGHT into COURT

PITTSBURGH. Pa. Sept. l9.-Tho
Cnir"d States potterS Association AT
a meeting. here today decided 10 take
action against the members of the
national brotherhood OF operative pot
tcrs 10 compel them to fulfill the
terms of their contrast. This was agre-
ed upon as Il result of a strike OF var
ious crafts in the pottery trade in The
East Liverpool district despite the
contrast which binds all members OF
the union. Just what form this action
will lake has not yet been agreed up.
on. The Brotherhood. it Is said. dis
approved Of the strike but WAS un-
able to compel the men 10 return 10
work
I'VE intend to take legal steps 10
stop this strike and to force these
strikers to fulfill the terms OF their
contract" said Charles +. Goodwin,
sccretary-treasurer of the association
tonight. The contrast is binding ana
We mean to fight his out in the
courts.
r. A. McNicol of East Liverpool.
Ohio. president OF the organization
presided.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-20
WHITMAN LEADS
SEAbURY IN THE
n. !. PRIMARY
IN THE FIGHT FOR
PROGRESSIVE VOTE
Whitman Runs Away from
Bennett-Calder Wins
the Senatorship.

NEW YORK, Sept 19.-With re
turns from less than one third OF me
districts in the State received al mia
night, Governor Charles S. Whitman
was leading Judge Samuel SeaburE
Democrat, for the Progressive endorse
ment for governor Only a traction OF
The $4,000 enrolled. Progresslves IN the
State voted. an average Of only aoou'
four TO district.
The Progressive vote aroused more
interest among Slal6 and Natlona
leaders than any other feature OF the
urinary, for it was regarded as CIV
ing some light on how the strength
of the party would be divided IN the
national election. 4 majority OF the
Progressive leaders of the State sup
ported Mr. Whitman's candidacy. Inc
leaders of the so-called insurgent wing
who give their aid 10 Judge Seabury
prOGesscd 10 be more than SATISFIED
with the result.
In 81 upstate districts heard from
at midnight, Seabury led whitman
but br less than 100 votes.
The contest Between former Con
grcssman VIM. NJ. Calder and RoDer'
Bacon, former ambassador 10 France
for the Republican nomination for the
United States senate. WAS me mos
closely contested in either the Rpuo
lican or Dmocratic primary. with re
turns complete from 2.SSo districts
out of Sis in the state, Bacon had re
ceiyed f0,415 votes and Calder 6I,2ol
McCombs Leading.
Vim. +. McCombs. former chairman
of the Democratic national committee
who was designated for the SSenatorla
nomination by the unofficial Democr:t
tic state convention, was leading ms
opponet. Thomas +. Coway, a former
lieuteant-governor by more than tWt
10 one at midnight.
State Senator VIM. VI. Bennett, VINO
opposed Governor Whitman Tor the
Rppublican nomination, had received
only 1851 votes compared with 81,
696 for Whitman.
Returns from 1871 districts out ot
5.719 in the state received at mldnlghl
gave Governor Charles S. Whitman
39n4 votes for the Progressive en-
dorsement for governor against 2'ios
for Judge Samuel Seabury. Democrat.
The contest for the Republican sen
atorial nomination was relatlVel!
close. ". NJ. Calder had received 4S,
3g3 votes in 2,0S1 districts in the state
as compared with 1882 for Robert
Bacon
Vim. F. McCombs led his opponent
Thos. F.. Conway, by $4,000 votes fol
the Democratic nomination for the
senate in 1916 districts.
For the Republican gubernatorla
nomination, Whitman had received
S7,S96 as compared with 1851 fol
VIM. Bennett.