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we-,W' THE PRINCETON UNION BY R. O. DUNN. Published Every Thoriday. TERMSSt.oo PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. S1.25 I NOT PAID I N ADVANCE. OFFICE) FIRST ST., EAST OF COURT HOUSE. 0. I. STAPLES, Business Manager. THOS. H. PROWSE, Editor. The merchants of Adiianople are complaining- because the Bulgarians are knocking their business. By the way, has congress iorgotten to make its customaiy appropriation ior supplying the dear people with Iiee nongerminating seed? Some lellow has wiitten a book on 'How to Keep Faim Hands." One way ol accomplishing this leat is to let th em boss 3ou, work when they feel inclined, use your automobile and have theii bieakfast seived to them in bed. A W ashington press dispatch says that Mis. Taft danced the "turkey trot'* at the army and navy recep tion Xow had it been Mrs. Wilson who engaged in that teipsichorean di\eision societv would have been set agog and aghast. I is said that Mr. Bryan has in- vested in Florida landsbought a tiact down in the Everglade swamps, wheie powerful pumps constitute a necessary pait of the farmer's equip- ment. Well, William never did know much about faiming, anyway. Mis. Giover Cle\eland was married on Monday morning to Thomas Pieston, ji. of Wells college. While not so popular as Helen Gould, Mrs. Cleveland is a truly good and gener- ous woipan, and the people of the countrj at laige wish her happiness. The papers say that Eoald Amund sen, discoveiei ol the south pole, re ceived a warm reception in the twin cities. We'll wager, however, that when oui friend, Doc Cook, who dis coveied the north pole, arrives in Minnesota he will leceive a warmer The notorious negro pugilist, Jack Johnson, will be tried on Febiuary 25 for violating the Mann white sla\e act. Here's hoping he will be consigned to a place where no oppor tunity will be given him to further violate the statutes for many a year to come. Senator Tillman of South Carolina is altogether too particular. in tends intaoducing a resolution pro nibiting smoking in the senate chamber. I is not, however, likely that he will make an attempt to stop the dispensing of cocktails in the committee rooms. The authorities of Mankato are looking foi a German count who is said to be a foiger. If he is the genuine aiticle in counts he has probably been puichased by some down-east heiiess and concealed in the gaiiet. There is alwavs a de mand for counts among the wealthy highflvers Alden Blethen. foimeih oi the Minneapolis Penny Press but for many eai piopnetor and editoi in chief of the Seattle Times, will erect an eight-stoiv tnangular glass home for that paper. I will be difficult. howe\ei, for tn colonel to desist from thiowing stones when he occupies his glass house. Joseph Tumul ty has been named by Woodiow Wilson as his private secretary. If there is any signifi cance in a name it would be in order for Mr. Tumulty to create a tumult or, at least, appioach the tumultous in the discharge of his duties. should prove a valuable man for fir ing book agents from the executive offices. The European powers have entered a protest because the new immigra- tion bill framed by congress author- izes the secretary of commerce and labor to place inspectors, matrons and public health officers aboard im migrant ships to take note of and report conditions which prevail. The powers obviously fear that with the introduction of such a system they would be unable to dump the human dregs from their slums among us. Hence the protest. Merely to show how easily it could be accomplished, Alex Davidson, chief investigator of the Chicago Law and Order league, entered a couple of police stations in broad daylight and carried off valuable rec ords. had previously notified the police that he intended doing this and warned them to be on the ir guaid, but he was not detected in the act. This goes to show that Chicago policemen are almost as easy of evasion as are those of Minne apolis. I a symposium published in a re cent number of the Biblical World thirteen eminent scientists give views favoring the theory of the evolution of the human race. The writers are unanimous in their be lief in the Darwinian theorythat man descended from the anthropoid ape. There is no way of proving that these scientists are in error, and their belief appears to be per fectly reasonable, but their conclu sions have a tendency to throw doubt on that good old Adam and Eve story. Dr. Heid of Pittsburg. Pa., has arrived from Germany with a small quanti ty of Dr. Friedmann's widelv discussed tuberculosis serum with which he will treat suffeiers in his home city. Leading physicians of the counrty do not seem to place much confidence in Friedmann's al leged cure for tuberculosis. If th is serum has proven so efficacious as Friedma nn claims for it why does he keep the formula a secietwhy does he not give it out to the medical profession for the benefit of the world at large? The deportation of Castro the un desirable is a more difficult proposi tion than the government anticipat edit may be a year before he can be dri\en from among us. Eo mat ter what decision the federal district court makes, Castro may, by a seiies of appeals, prolong his stay in th is country. I case he decides to do this he should not be permitted to roam at largehe should be confined to the narrow limits of Ellis island, where there is not much possibility of his doing any har m. Castro is a dangerous character. Poor has a hard row to hoe. Now it is the drj ing up of a frog marsh in Eenville county that has cut oft the subsistence of half a hun- dred families of the noble reds, and John A Dalzell has gone to Washing- ton to solicit relief for th em from congress. A measure should be passed providing for the flooding of the marsh and the maintenance of water therein, and the government should furnish the frog "seed." The Indians seem to be the only Americans who are left out in the cold when the annual government distiibution of seed takes place. Rev. Bradford Leavi tt of San Fiancisco has resigned his position as pastor of the Fiist Presbyterian church to become an undertaker. I is not a matter of finances that has decided Mr. Leavitt to take this step but a desire to interject an element of softening influence into funeral ceremonies believes in remov ing the gloom of somber colors, in troducing more flowers, and mak ing other changes in funeral arrange ments to ameliorate the sorrows of mourners. This is an excellent idea, but whether Rev Leavitt's efforts will be generally appreciated or not is a question. While Frank Wing is a particularly skillful caricaturist it is to be re gretted that he so often sees fit to grossly misrepresent that noble squad of military men known as the gov ernor's staff. Largely through the medium of Wing's sketches in the Minneapoils Journal these cavaliers have become the laughingstock of the world. portrays them as lop sided, bow-legged and knock-kneed fellows with abnormal noses and ex traordinary corpulency, entwined in dozens of yards of gold rope and trailing immense sabers in the dust. Besides, he has the audacity to occa sionally caricature the commander in chief of the staff, Adolph Eberhar t. Our great soldiers must not be treated in this manner, and we in sist that Mr. Wing lets up on them! HHWBH THE PBIXCETOK UNION: So Pujo and Untermyer failed to obtain mu ch information from Bill Rockeller after alla throat spasm put an abrupt stop to the question ing of the oil magnate. Fo 12 min utes Bill withstood the strain and then collapsed. I was plain to Pujo and Untermyer that he was not "foxing" and so they decided to leave Jekyll island and return to Washington. If the Pujo committee is anxious to obtain Mr. Rockfeller's evidence why does it not request him to answer in writing? could do this even though he cannot talk. Count de Cisneros created a great commotion in the Plaza hotel, Ne York, because his wife was refused a cup of tea while attired in a riding habit. A a rule of the hotel does not permit of women being served when thus habilimented the manage ment did perfectly right. Because the woman is a countess she was en titled to no more favors than had she been Mary Jones or some other titleless woman. I OPINIONS OF EDITORS I Root 'Em Out, Ives. Yes, gentle reader, there is a difference between the ground hog and the blind pig, the former ap peals but once a year while the lat ter is always with us.Cass Lake Times. Judases Largely in Evidence. There were ZZ Judases in the state senate who voted against the bill asking for a constitutional amend ment for the piivilege of women vot ing. These 33 brewery-interest members must feel proud of their act.Col. Neff in Lake Crystal Union. 4* Even Hoboes Favor Them. Good roads appeal to all classes. Even the tramps and hoboes in con \ention have passed resolutions ask ing congress to pass laws that will produce good roads. W7e More than 100 wives and daughters of prominent citizens of Beloit, Kan have enrolled themselves un der the title of the Woman's Com mercial club. They built a fine road to the natural park near the The all know it is much easier to walk on smooth roads than on those that are rough and uneven.Stillwater Gazette Setting Men an Example. "town and plan to do other civic work, while the men plead that they are too busy to look after public affairs. Daily Virginian. 4* Wake Up, Belle Plaine. The organization of a humane so ciety in Belle Plaine is occasionally proposed, but the movement lacks a public-spirited and independent leader. These societies in other towns have produced a fine influence and emphasized what public opinion really is in regard to cruelty to chil dien and dumb animals. N com muni ty is so perfect that it hasn 't the need of th is humanizing in fluence.Belle Plaine Herald. 4* 4* 4* Jim Hill Rivals Jim Wilson. Uncle James Wilson, who tells farmers when to can their corn how to curry the asparagus beds, will have to look to his laurels or the wizard of the Great Northern will get his goat. Talk about your boys' corn clubs what do they count for when a mere railroad king, with only hearsay knowledge of agiicul ture, promises to make the farm lands of the northwest pioduce twice as heavy crops as they do now? It's enough to make the A D. D.' (dreary doctors of argiculture) tarn green. But Uncle James Hill usual ly has a card or two up his sleeve and he is likely to show these ama teur farmeis a few tricks.Carlton Vidette. the and Sleep and Play. If we want to sleep every night we should work and play every day. But the play must be play in its essence that is, we must enjoy it. This is the gist of Dr. C. W. Saleeby's hints on exercise for business men. Nature is not so diabolically contrived, he says, that anything we enjoy is bad for us. "We daily need work to discipline us, maintain our physical, mental and mor al fiber we daily need play to hearten us (it may be cricket, music, chess, ge ology or even golf we are all as differ ent as our faces and have different needs accordingly), and we nightly need sleep to restore us." Dr Saleeby himself takes no annual holiday, be lieving that the best plan is "a holiday every day."New York Telegram. Her Money Either Way. Mrs. KnickerWhy do you write home for more money? Mrs. Bocker If George is having a good time he owes it to me. and if he isn't having a good time he has saved ItNew York Sun. Thought once awakened does not asain slumber.Carlyle. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1913. HANDCUFFS. Old Tim "Twisters" Were struments of Torture. It is in the Aeneid that we find the first reference to the handcuff. Vergil informs us that Proteus was, by means of such a device, fetteied and rendered helpless by Aristaeus. It is of record that about 400 years before the Christian era an army of victorious Greeks came upon several chariots of Carthaginians which, among other things, contained a large number of handcuffs Our term handcuff" is derived from the Anglo-Saxon "handcop." In the Saxon days these handcops were used in the case of nobles, while "footcops" were reserved for kings The terms em ployed in the fourteenth century were "shack bolt" and "swivel manacle," and the specimens thereof which have come down to us show that the instru ments were as cumbersome as their names Only two kinds of handcuffs were em ployed previously to the nineteenth century. One, the flexible, was' very similar to that now in use. and the oth er, which was called "the figure eight," was utilized to restrain violent prisoners This "figure eight" was greatly dreaded, since severe pain was occasioned the fetteied person did he attempt to move a limb. There used to be a form of handcuff, now happily abolished, called the "twister." This consisted of a chain with handles at each end This chain was placed about the wrists the han dles were brought together and twisted until a firm grip was obtained. The least struggle on the part of the un fortunate captive resulted in the great est suffering, for the chains bit deeply into his flesh A similar form of hand cuff was that called bv the French "la ligote." In some parts of Europe there is still used an exceedingly primitive form of handcuff It consists of a V-shaped piece of metal, wherein the wrists are inserted, the open ends being drawn to gether by means of a cross hook, which, however, must be maintained taut during the whole time the captive is held The most ingenius and effective of all handcuffs is that used in the United States and. indeed, adopted by the po lice of most civilized countries. It is much lighter and much less clumsy than the old flexible handcuff and is not painful to the wearer.Harper's Weekly. A ROYAL INSULT. Lord Brougham Bided His Time and Repaid George IV. With all of his knowledge and talent Lord Brougham was eccentric and slov enly in his personal habits. While he was a young and comparatively un known barrister he was asked to a din ner at which the prince regent pre sided. Mr. Brougham's hands needed washing. The regent's keen eyes rest ed on them. beckoned to a waiter and gave him an order which the man heard with a scared face, and then going out he speedily returned with a ewer full of water, soap and a towel. He carried them to Brougham, pre senting them with the prince regent's compliments. The barrister instantly withdrew and never afterward referred to the insult Years later, when the prince, now king, tried to divorce his wife, Brough am as her defender so vehemently sus tained her cause that she triumphed. The king's name was not mentioned during the trial, though the nation knew that he was secretly the prosecu tor. Brougham in his speech declared that he saw in the distance the name less persecutor of his innocent client, quoting with terrific effect Milton's words: The other shape. If shape it might be called. black it stood as night. Fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell, And shook a dreadful dart what seem'd his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on. George IV. telt seriously this savage attack. The nation sided with the queen, and her defender had paid his debt with interest Correcting a Quotation. In his book, "A Wanderer In Flor- ence," E. V. Lucas furnishes anew reading for that quotation about the leaves on the brooks of Vallombrosa, though he credits it to a cousin across the pond. Mr. Lucas visited Vallom brosa and, describing the extortionate rates of the hotels there, tells the story: A departing American was eying his bill with a rueful glance as we were leaving. "Milton had it wrong," he said to me, with the free masonry of the plucked, for I knew him not. "What he meant was 'thick as thieves.' It Did, It Did! There was a time, years ago, when school authorities were not afraid to be grimly humorous. Under the head of "Instruction" the New York Daily Times of Aug. 10, 1868, printed this announcement: FLUSHING INSTITUTE. Dear BoysTrouble begins Sept' 15. E A FAIRCHIL.D. A Rude Little Girl. Maiden Aunt (reading)In heaven there is no marrying or giving in mar riage Small MazieIt must seem like heaven to you here on earth, doesn't it, auntie?Chicago News Recollection. "Say, Karl, what do you think of our new papa?" "Haven't we had him once before?" Fiigende Blatter. Skill and assurance are an invincible couple.-Dutc Proverb. Have You Made a Mistake? WE all make them occasionally, and when we discover our mistakes the best thing we can do is to correct them with as' little delay as possible. Many honest people have been induced to buy inferior cream separators because of false state ments made by the manufacturers and their agents. Others have bought cheaply constructed machiues for which great claims are made and which are advertised as being sold at a great reduction in price by mail-order houses and others who have no reputa tion to sustain, and who have no inter est in the separators they sell other than to convert them into money. A a matter of fact, these machines are sold at a higher percentage of profit than is asked for the Tubular "A" Separators. They are cheaply built and scarcely worth anything at all. To those who have been unfortu- nate enough to buy these inferior machines we offer relief. W want them to enjoy using the best seperator made, and will help them to do so. If ou have an unsatisfactory separator and want a good one, we will take your old one in exchange. Get busy. Caley Hardware Co. *^*^**^*i^^a^ Main Street, ^+***^**^**^^*^**^^**m^*^ L. C. HUMMEL Dealer in Fresh and Salt Meats, Lard, Poultry, Fish and Game in Season. Both Telephones. (Opposite* Starch Factory.) Princeton, Minn. We Are Saving For You We want to sell you that Dill of lumber you are figuring on getting No matter how much or how little it may be that you want, of course you want the best and the most you can get for the money We've told you so often that we can save you money on lumber and building material that it may be getting a little chestnutty to you. But we are going to keep hammering away on quality and price till we convince you that it will be to your advantage to'buy lumber here CALEY LUMBER CO. BENJAfllN SOULE, Manager No Mille Lacs County Taxpayer Can Afford to be Without the Union Ready form Spring Have your harness oiled the right way. Make it last jm longer and easier to handle. You can do this for the small sum of$1.00all we ask. W Bargains in winter goods, including blankets and robes of all kinds. A fine line of harness ior spring on hand. Prices always right, quality always best. M. H. HOFFMAN The Man Who Treats You Best A. C. SMI Tj (Successor to Q. H. Qottwerth) Prime Meats of Every Variety, Poultry, Fish, Etc. it main Street, Highest market prices paid tor Cattle and Hogs. 1 W Minnesota innii _-_-_-i_-_ J,