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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-05-30
MUST KEEP BRAIN AT WORK
Who Constantly Maintain Activity
of Their Minds.

The editor of the American Maya
zine says: "Some men stay asleep on
their jobs-nO matter whether they are
strap-hangers in New York or store
keepers in Manistee The main thing
is to wake up. That is what this man
did. He woke up and shook himself
into state of rigid determination
and overhauling. That is good for any
body once in a while.
Beyond the shadow of doubt the
men who do big things differ from
those who don't chiefly in the activity
of their minds. The big doors keep up
a continual mental collecting
and absorbing new facts, studying to
understand them, trying to put two
and two together out of this &C.
tivity they hit upon good practical
ideas which they see clearly. No men
tally lazy man ever had really good
idea. You can't get good ideas that
way. Good ideas are born in brains
that keep working. You can't take a
fat horse out of a stall where it has
been locked up long time and expect
1t to win race. Neither can you ex-
pect a lazy brain to get out on the
track suddenly and make much Of q
record. Both horses and brains thrive
on exercise"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-05-30
Crime Always Poorly Paid.

1t has long been a matter of note
that the safe robber of highest degree
and the counterfeiter of fullest accom-
plishment bring to their purposes tai,
ents which would serve them in legiti-
mate application exceptionally well.
Ranking below these operators in
genius, the new motor car thief dis
plays yet an acumen and smoothness
in bushes execution which should
make him as q straight man Of af-
fairs generally valuable.
All these performers, refusing to
work honestly for sure and sufficient
compensation, work much harder for
fhe uncertain returns and ever-present
perils of crOokedness. They make
manifest curious paradox of crime.
They are not explained wholly by the
cries of a stunted spirit of adventure
and highly temperamental love for
the risks of the game Perhaps the
law, to meet them effectively. should
hold them to punitive account in
measures proportioned less to arbi-
trary degrees of crime than to proved
wastes of natural gifts.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-05-30
DRAWING WEALTH FROM SEA
Waters Around Australia and Ameri-
ca Abound In Material Always in
Commercial Demand.

The natural resources Of Queens
land (Australia) exist in the sea as
well as upon the land. The great reef
which skirts it's northern seaboard is
the home of the commercial sponge,
the trocus, shellfish, beche de mer and
other things which more systematic
or scientific search might reveal. So
far the growth Of sponge has not
been exploited, but trocus shell to the
value of 100000 (roughly, $15OO0O)
has been exported to Japan from
North Queensland.
The luggers fish constantly and
efectually. What is required is (D
a greater first-hand knowledge Sof the
resources Of the Barrier and it's en-
virons; (2) more stringent enforce
ment Of the licensing laws; (3) the
necessity for close season in vari-
GUS sectors of the waters, and, last
~, the Introduction Of scientific meth
DDS for development and control.
It Is interesting to note in connec-
ton with this last proposal that in
Florida a sponge farm has been sue
cessfully inaugurated and sponges to
the value Of 100000 Approximately
$2OO,OOO) are about to be put on the
market, an exchange observes. The
way was made clear for this achieve
ment by the American bureau Of fish
cries, an institution which is doing, in
conjunction with the American bureau
Of standards, monumental research
for American industry. The sponges
are separated into tenths and secured
by platinum wire to small slabs of ce-
ment, which are planted in water
vat selected for the complete absence
OF fresh water, protection from ma
RAIDERS and freedom from sand.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-05-30
Water Under the Desert,

A study Of underground waters in
the Nevada deserts has recently been
completed by the geological survey. It
shows that in Nevada the bedrock
forms corrugated surface consisting
of more or less parallel mountain
ranges and broad intervening troughs
that are filled to great depths with
rock waste washed from the noun
tains. These deposits of rock waste
are relatively coarse and porous.
The rain that falls upon them and
the run-of that reaches them from the
mountains sink into them, and the val
leys in which they lie are arid. These
deposits, however, form huge reser-
voirs in which the water is stored and
In which, to the limit of the capacity
of the reservoirs, it is protected from
evaporation. So well is this water hid
den that it's existence was not sus-
pected by many Of the early travellers,
and even today long desert roads on
which there are no watering places
lead over areas where ground water
could easily be obtained.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-05-30
Fuel Value Of Coal Lessened.

Careful estimates made by the d.
rector of the bureau of mines and
his associates indicate that while last
years coal output of 6OO,0OO,0OO tons
will probably be increased to 65OOOO,-
600 tons this year, the effectiveness Of
this fuel will be equivalent to pro-
duction of normally prepared coal ag
gregating only 570,O00,00O tons. The
reason for this surprising discrepancy
is that much of the coal is not being
prepared with the usual care. 1t is
calculated that there, is 5 per cent
more ash content in this years coal
than in that of previous years. In
other. words, approximately 100000
carloads of ash are being added to
the burden borne by the railways.
It has been shown that the inclu-
sion of per cent more ash in the
coal means reduction in efficiency in
the remaining good coal Of 71s per
cent. Stating the case another way,
the total reduction in the Goals eff
fectiveness is 1914 per cent.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-05-30
NAY ADOPT DECIMAL SYSTEM.
England Seriously Considering Aban.
doning Its Antiquated Currency in
Favor Of Simplicity.

England may adopt the decimal sys-
tenn for its currency. The agitation
for this reform appears to be gaining
favor with the British people, and
among the important agencies behind
the movement is the Associated Cham
her Of Commerce of the United King
dom. For generations schoolboys have
been learning this: Four farthings
make one penny, twelve. pence make.
one shilling, twenty shillings make one
pound, tWenty-one shillings sterling
make one guinea, twenty shillings ster-
ling make one sovereign.
Then there were the symbols to
laarn-the capital 81" with short
line across the shank Of the letter for
the Latin libra or pound; the little
IS" for shilling, or the Latin selidus;
the little I'd" for denarius, or penny,
and the 'qr' for "quadrans," or quar-
ter of penny, standing for farthing,
though latterly "far" came to stand
generally for farthing. All American
schoolboys have studied the table of
English money in that part of their
arithmetic dealing with reduction
which is ''the changing of numbers,
either simple or compound, from one
denomination to another without alter
ing their values" Many men will prob
ably remember that as boys they
worked and labored over two kinds Of
reduction" which were called "reduc-
ton descending and reduction ascend
ing"
The decimalizing of English money
is of course, in the line of simplifica-
ton. Some Of the financial powers
and papers are urging that parliament
take the matter under consideration,
and it is likely to come up for official
treatment and discussion at any time.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-05-30
"Pity the Blind"

II was standing in front Of the Tut
wiler waiting for a friend the other
day." said Ernest w. House, ''and Just
across the street number of pretty
girls were waiting for a street car. It
was windy, and there was quite a dis
play of hosiery. Now, this in itself
would not have been SO very unusual,
but fellow standing by me spied the
exhibition, and then saw blind man
sitting only about hundred feet away.
with sign, PITY the Blind
Il do not know who he was, but his
sympathies were aroused, for he
turned to me and said, I never was so
sorry for blind man in my nfe; am
going across and drop quarter in his
cap, and he did."-Birmingham Age
Herald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-05-30
CHARACTER IN LAST WORDS.
Key TO Thoughts That Dominat-
ed Them in Life.

The scnoolmaster spoke in old Alex
ander Adams last words, 1T grows
dark, boys; you may go;;'' the polished
man of the world in Chesterfield's
"Give Dayrolles a CHAIR" the philoso-
pher in Hobbies, II am going to take
q great leap into obscurity - the as
celtic in Thoreau's II leave the world
without a regret;;" the rebel in Peter
Pindar's "Give me back my youth"
the poet in Keats II feel the flowers
growing over my grave" the actor in
Quin's II could wish this tragic scene
was over, but hope to go through it
with becoming dignity;" the man Of
action in Cecil Rhodes $50 little done,
so much to do;'' the hero in Law
rence's Don't give up the ship!" the
wit In Palmerston's "Die, my dear
doctor! that's the last thing I shall
dos" the humorist in Doctor Samuel
Garth's appeal to his fellow physicians,
Dear gentlemen. let me die natural
death" the believer in Sir Henry
Havelock's Git is doubtful that Addi-
son said it frsD Come, my son, and
see how Christian can die;'' the
sskeptic in Thomas Paine's IT have no
wish to believe on that subject" the
victorious warrior in Wolfe's "God be
praised! / die happy;" the dictator
In Napoleon's 'Tete d'armee;;' the
anxious patriot in Pitts "My country!
how love my country!". the stole in
Harriet Martineau's 81 see no reason
why the existence of Harriet Martineau
should be prolonged;" the sophisticat-
ed villain in, Titus Oates 1T is all
the same in the end;' the plutocrat in
Lorenzo de- Medici's "Not that, can
not part with that" the benevolent
man in Walter SCOTS "God bless you
all y the martyr in Sir Henry Vane's
Ten thousand deaths for me ere l
will stain the purity Of my conscience"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-05-30
All Asleep Standing Up.

In the South it is not an uncommon
sight to see a negro sleeping soundly
while standing and leaning against a
bale of cotton. A Tennessee physician
tells an interesting story of being
called to attend sick colored woman
in the country. When he got through
with the patient, he found nine mem
bers Of the family standing in various
attitudes before the fire, and all sound
asleep. some of them snoring. He
awoke one of the group and asked him
If he was in the habit of sleeping that
way. The man said the family had
been up for many nights with their
sick mother and that every last one Of
them had learned to sleep standing an.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-05-30
WOULD BRING BACK OLD COIN
Our Daddies Found Many Uses for
Copper Two-cent Pieces, and Its
Restoration Is Urged.

The American Newspaper Publish
ers' association has recommended the
return to the two-cent piece. Do you
remember the old two-cent coin, with
the big figure "2'' on it? It was decor
ated with wreath and almost every
thing else that could be crowded onto
it.
It was used principally for the chill
dren to play with. It was too big for
the baby to swallow and large enough
to be found when once it was lost.
When the Sunday school kids read of
the woman in the Bible who had lost a
coin and searched the house until she
found it, they Immediately associated
it with the two-cent piece and wonder
ed why there should be any trouble
about it's recovery.
But it was good old family coin, new
ertheless, and would buy two pieces Of
licorice or one all-day sucker. It was
not without it's advantages, either, for
the Sunday collection. It looked big,
anyway, and made a very respectable
noise when it was tossed into the plate
on top of a pile of other coins.
To have the old two-cent coin with
us again would remind us of the good
old days and work no hardship on our
financial system. So, let us have it
with the big figure '2" on one side; the
wreath and the national shield, and ev-
erything, just as big as life.-Kansas
City Times.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-05-30
DAYLIGHT Saving Worked Well.

In the United Kingdom during the
four and half months that daylight
saving was practiced in 1916, it is
claimed that the saving in gas alone
conserved 100000 tons Of coal. The
expenses to consumers were reduced
by $2,375,O00. Electric light compan-
les reported reduction Of about 20
per cent.
\ In France fuel used for illuminat'
ing purposes was 10 per cent less at
ter the daylight saving program was
adopted.
In Germany the Berlin municipal
gas works reported in May and June
of 1916 decrease Of 508,50O cubic
meters, in spite Of the fact that 49,
coo new gas meters had been installed
during the previous six months.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-05-30
Do Men or Women Dream mo.+7

A question often asked is, 'sWho
dream most, men or women?" Accord
ing to Heerwagn's statistics "Wom.
en- sleep more lightly and dream more
often than men; the frequency Of
dreams IS proportional to their vivid
ness; women who dream sleep longer
than those who do not; twice as many
women as men dream"
Another mooted point is, "Has age
got any bearing on dreams?" In nor
NAL individuals above the age of six
xty-hve De Sanctis found that dreams
were rare; atmospheric influences
seem to be important elements in caus-
Ing them; memory Of them is weak !:
they are emotionally poor, and deal
with long past scenes.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-05-30
In seIf-Defense.

/. A negro soldier at one Of the can
tonments insisted that he wanted to
take out the full limit Of insurance,
$4,000. One Of the white soldiers re
monstrated with him, telling him 1t
would be foolish to pay on so much,
for he was likely to be shot in the
trenches. 70 this the negro answered !:
"Huh, reckon I knows what Use
doin'. Use dom this in self defense.
You all don't s'pose that Uncle Sam is
gwine to put SIC, 600 man in the first.
line trenches, does pub r
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-05-30
Echoes,

Cant you play something else than
that everlasting march from Lohen-
grin at my wedding?" asked the sew
eral-times-grass widow who is arrang-
Ing for another Of her matrimonial
events.
Certainly, madam" responds the
courteous organist.
And as the bridal cortege wends it's
way down the aisle the church shakes
to the laundering forth of that popu-
lar classic Over and Over Again.
Judge.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17
CIVILIAN BRANCH
FOR naval news
is FORMED HERE
All Official Information To
Be Given Out Through
Bureau.

A meeting of much importance was
held this afternoon in the council
chambers of the City hall at which
time a comittee was organized that
will handle all official information
concerning the navy. Nettie Hall
Austin, yeowoman, first class, U. S. N.
R F., who has just completed an tin
erary of nine cities, and who is assist
ing the recruiting inspector of the
Eastern Division U. S. Recruiting
Service, formed the committee and
outlined the work that it is to do.
Miss Austin had the assistance of
Mayor c. B. Wilson in getting this
committee together.
The committee which is comprised
Of Mrs. Henry Glover of Fairfield,
chairman; Mrs. Ruth Fitzpatrick,
Miss Lura Abel, Mrs. L. B. Powe,
David Feuer, J. H. Stage and Francis
J. Brennan will establish a headquar-
tiers which will be knwn as the Navy
Bureau and will be the civilian branch
which all official information con-
corning the navy can be obtained. 1t
will work in cooperation with the
War Bureau.
During the time enlistments are
suspended young men can leave their
names with either the Navy Bureau
or the local recruiting station. When
the enlistments are opened up the ap-
plicants will be taken in the order in
which they were received.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17
Commission
Makes Adjustments
CONTINUED from Page one)

NOOAL1uuGu l1OIn fdS6 On0)
ants asks that necessary repairs be
made. The Commission instructed
Mr.. Mentler to see that the plumbing
be Immediately repaired, and told the
tenant to pay the rent of the current
month. The rent Is $25.
A summary process by John Buc-
chiro to evict Otto Manic who lives
in Sidney street was next heard. The
rent of the property is SIS and has
been raised this month to SIS, with in
struction that the rent will be $18
next month. The tenant refused to
pay SIS, and the landlord has served
a summary process notice. The ten
ant claims that the water is unfit for
drinking purposes, and that the house
is unsanitary, the rent asked is ex-
brilliant, and he has a very valuable
war garden, worth $3.50 which he is
unwilling to leave to the next tenant.
The commission had taken the testi-
mony of the landlord yesterday, who
claimed he would reconsider the rent
raise, but wished to GUST the tenant.
The Commission instructed the tenant
to remain on the premises for the
present and they will try to adjust
the difference with the landlord.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17
AME:RICAN-MADE
DYESTUFFS Win
FAVOR ABROAD

The American dye industry has not
only grown big enough to supply
practically all domestic needs, but is
now exporting important quantities. to
other nations. In July nearly $780,
900 worth of aniline dyes were ship
ped abroad, according to figures pub
lished by the Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce of the Depart
ment of Commerce. This is the first
time that separate statistics for ami
line exports have ever been issued, the
innovation resulting from the recent
striking growth of the trade.
OF all the industries created or de-
veloped as a direct result of war con-
ditions, none has shown more rapid
progress than American dyestuffs.
From only seven establishments in
which 528 people were engaged in
producing 6,619,729 pounds of coal
tar colors, valued at $1,126,699, in
1914, the industry has developed I'M
til now it not only supplies the do
mestic demand for colors but has even
invaded the foreign market in Euro
pean neutral and allied countries,
Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil,
DI1I4Sh 1nuld, ana Japan.
No other article of commerce more
vitality affects a greater number Of
industries than do coal-tar dyes, and
very few articles rival them in COM
| pleXity of manufacture. At the out
! break of the war the difficulties in the
way of soon providing adequate do
nestle supplies seemed insurmount-
able; yet in the short space of three
years, scores of plants covering many
acres of ground have been erected;
numerous by-product coke ovens have
J been equipped to furnish the necessary
raw materials; thousands of work
men have been trained, special ma
chlnery has been designed, built and
installed; hundreds of chemists and
chemical engineers have given their
| entlre time to the unfamiliar work
connected with color production; ex-
perlmental research has been inaugu-
rated for perfecting processes and ma
ch1nery and the possible discovery of
new colors; organization, consolida-
tlons, and alliances have been effected
WITHIN the industry to further in
crease output at decreased cost; and
II is understood in the trade that plans
are under way for entering foreign
markets on large scale.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17
THE WEATH IER

New Haven, Aug. II - For
Bridgeport and vicinity: Gener-
ally fair tonight and Sunday.
Weather conditions: Showers
were reported during the last "a
hours from Montana, South Da-
kota, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Georgia and Florida. The press
ure areas have changed but little
since yesterday morning. The
area of high pressure is central
over the Lake region and the area
of low pressure is central over
Wyoming. The temperature is
moderately low in the Lake re-
gion and New England
Conditions favor for this vicinity
cloudy weather and not much
change in temperature.
Washington, Aug. 17-Weather
predictions for the week begin
ming Monday, issued by the
weather bureau today, are:
North and Middle Atlantic
states: Fair with temperatures
normal or slightly below, first of
week. Showers about Wednes-
day and rising temperature.
Temperatures slightly below nor
NAL
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17
DIED.

COUGHLAN-In this city Thursday,
Aug. Is, 1918, Margaret, wife of
Dennis w. Coughlin.
Friends are invited to attend the
funeral from her late residence, No.
$50 William street, on Monday,
August 10, at $40 a M, and from
St Charles church, where a solemn
high mass will be offered for the
repose of her soul at o'clock.
Burial in st. Michaers cemetery.
Automobile cortege. Liz b"p
LEVERTY-In this city, Saturday,
Aug. IT, 1918, Lenore H, widow of
Alexander Leverty, aged 76 years.
Friends are invited to attend the
funeral from the Read Memorial
chapel on Monday, Aug. 10, at 2:30
p. m.
Burial I'm Mountain Grove ceme-
terry. a"
PETERSON this city, Aug. Is,
1918, Karine Peterson. wife of the
late Magnus Peterson, aged 70 years,
months y days.
Friends are invited to attend the
Funeral at the residence Of her
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Christensen, No. 442 Center street,
ION Monday, Aug. 10. at p. m.
Interment at Mountain Grove
<cemetery. APP
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17
MISSING SOLDIER
SURRENDERED TO
POLICE YESTERDAY

William Barnum, 80, of SO Thomp-
son street, who about a week ago left
his soldiers uniform in an old shed
near the Black Rock turnpike and
disappeared from sight, turned up in
police headquarters yesterday accom-
panied by his wife and surrendered
to Lieutenant James Walker. Lieu
tenant Walker was going off duty at
the time and turned the case over to
Lieutenant Bendetti, who placed Bar
mum under arrest.
When arraigned before the city
court today charged with being a de-
serter from the United States army,
Barnum, stated that he had made a
terrible mistake and wanted to get
back into the service again. After a
brief hearing the court ordered that
Barnum be turned over to the federal
authorities.
The uniform which was found in
the shed was given to Charles H.
Lane, agent in Bridgeport for the De-
partment of Justice, by Sheriff Will
liam Gould, and federal agents were
investigating the case when the miss
ing man gave himself up.