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THE PRINCETON UNION BY R. C. DUNN. Published Every Thursday. TERMS$1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. $1.25 I NOT PAID IN ADVANCE. OFFICE: FIRST ST.J EAST OF COURT HOUSE. G. I. STAPLES. Business Manager. J. Hill. THOS. H. PROWSE, Editor. Notwithstanding his letter* of declen- sion John Lind will be the democratic candidate for governor. Business men of the Twin Cities are asked to assist in raising a fund of $10,000 to defray the expenses of the conservation congress to be held in St. Paul next September. I is not worth it. Markve, the chairman of the recent prohibition convention held in Min- neapolis, is one of those pestiferous, ranting demagogues who is a positive detriment to any cause with which he associates himself. There is a woman in London, England, 106 years of age, and she draws personally her old age pension every month. She is recognized as London's oldest inhabitants and still looks hale and hearty. All northern Minnesota asks for is equal and exact justice with the rest of the state in the matter of rep- resentation in the law-making bodies. The republican party of Minnesota is pledged to this, and the republican party will be held responsible if the pledge is not redeemed. Minneapolis business men are going to erect a $25,000 monument to per- petuate the memory of Thomas Lowry. Probably no other man contributed more toward the upbuilding of Min- neapolis than Mr. Lowry. There is another man whom Minnesota will delight to honor after he has gone Henry Rines announces in the Mora Times that he will be a candidate on the republican ticket for nomination to the house fr om the Thirty-second district. Mr. Rines declares for county option, reapportionment, Sen- ator Clapp and several other things. Mr. Rines has been a good and useful member of the legislature during the last two sessions. Quite a number of our exchanges have it that Hon. Samuel Iverson was nominated for a second term at the recent republican convention. Mr. Iverson is serving the last year of his second term, and next January he will enter upon his third four-years term. The advice of the Minneapolis Scar that "citizens should study politics" should be heeded. Hon. C. Waiteof Stearns county, the sole survivor of that galaxy of brainy pioneers who framed our state constitution, celebrated his SOth birth- day on the 30th alt. Notwithstanding his advanced years Mr. Waite enjoys ecxellent health and his mental facul- ties remain unimpaired. C. Waite is one of those grand old men whom we all delight to honor. May he live to celebrate his centennial birthday. G. Bjornson, the talented editor the Minneota Mascot, has been re- quested by the republicans of Lincoln and Yellow Medicine counties, through their county conventions, to become a candidate for the state senate in the 17th districtrepresenta tive republicans of Lyon county have also urged him to stand for the house. Mr. Bjornson would prove a valuable member in either branch of the legis- lature. "Farmer Ben," in the Mower Coun- ty Transcript, is not satisfied with the platform adopted by the republi- can state convention. thinks the Payne tariff law is the paramount question of the hour. Maybe Ben is right but Minnesota can neither make or unmake tariff laws for the nation. Poor roads cost the average farmer several times more annually than the Payne tariff would cost him in five years. But listen to Ben grunt: The milk and water platform would make a hog puke it's so thin. I makes a big holler on what there's no question about, conservation, good roads,immigration,rights of labor and such. But wh en it comes to the nasty iniquity of the Payne tariff which is a mill stone round the neck of the common people the platform says nothing. un "^^^^r^^^m^^^^^^ Ed. Smith heads the republican state central committee. was Gov- ernor Eberhart's choice for the place and that was an all-sufficient reason for his appointment. Ed. can raise the needful with which to conduct a successful campaign it anybody can, and he knows the game of politics from A to I begins to look as if Frank Day would not fry all the politicial fat this year. Ed. will de- mand and receive a share of the "grease." We are glad to note that that influ- ential daily paper, the Minneapolis Journal, is taking such a deep interest in the good roads question, but its advocacy of a series of trunk line highways will, we are afraid, preju- dice the cause of good roads. First let us secure the enactment of legis- lation that will make for the general improvement of country roads. Then, in the course of a few years, we will have continuous chains of good roads throughout the entire state. A lieutenant governor does not always appoint the senate committees. I 1891, wh en the democrat-populist combination controlled the senate under the leadership of Ignatius Don- nelly, the lieutenant governor (Ives) was ignored and the committees were made up by the combination and appointed by a majority vote of the senate. Two years later Clough was lieutenant governor and, by making a few concessions to the demo-pop combination, the same senators permitted him to name the committees. Commenting on the republican state platform the Long Prairie Leader re- marks: "It declares vigorously for reapportionment and binds the party to see that reapportionment is accom- plished. The party will not lose any votes by this declaration as there is not a man, woman or child with in the state's borders who is opposed to re- apportionment." Editor Lee will dis- cover that there will be several gentlemen in the next legislature opposed to reapportionment. But it is up to the republican party to re- deem the pledge made in its platform. If the republicans are in control of both branches of the legislature the party will be held responsible if a fair apportionment law is not enacted. Here is the plank that the county optionists wished to have inserted in the republican state platform and wnich a majority of the convention re- jected, and for which six of the nine Mille Lacs county delegates voted: "The republican party was organ ized to give this nation a great prin ciple. I has ever since been the party of freedom and the 'square deal.' The republican party recognizes that there is a strong and growing sentiment in Minnesota favoring a restriction of the influence of the liqour interests in the legislation of this state. This sentiment has been crystallized in a state-wide movement in favor of county option. We therefore, pledge this party to a full, fair and free con sideration of any measures whose purpose is the adoption of county option legislation, and to keep the control of the affairs of this great commonwealth where they of right belong in the hands of the whole people." A a recent conservation convention in Pierre, S D., W. Parmley, a member of the good roads commission of that state, delivered a very sensible talk and advanced some good ideas on the subject of improving the public highways of that state. Here are some things which Mr. Parmley favors that the publisher of the Union has advocated for years: "Payment of all road taxes in cash. "Expenditure of all money under contract except in case of emergency caused by flood or otherwise. A county engineer, who is a road expert, to have suprevision of all road work under the county commis sioners. "First the construction and im provement of roads into each of the market places of the county, then con necting the towns and later the con struction of laterals." W believe better results would be obtained if the selection of road ex- perts rested with the state highway commission, and no expert should be permitted to supervise road work in the vicinity of his place of residence. Local officials are generally more or less influenced by local conditions and surroundings. A petition is being circulated in Beltrami and other northern counties requesting the legislature to enact a law appropriating money for the im- provement of state land by building roads leading to and through the same. W can see no constitutional stumbling block in the way of such a law. The state would simply he en- hancing the selling value of its own property which would inure to the advantage of the people of the entire state. The greater the income derived from the permanent school fund the lower the rate of local taxa- tion for the support of schools. The taxation of state lands for school and road purposes is not practicable even were it permissible under the consti- tution, but there cannot be any valid objection to the state improving and rendering saleable its own proprety. W. C. Starr, formerly publisher of the Lamberton Star, has purchased the Redwood Revielle and changed its name to the Redwood Falls Sun. That Mr. Starr understands his busi- ness is evidenced by his salutatory in which he says: We do not "aim" as high as a con temporary in this part of the country recently upon assuming management of a newspaper. The new proprietor said that they "would aim to please all the people all of the time." This is impossible from the fact that our Saviour while on earth could not do o. If mortal man could "please .all of the people all of the time." his place is not on earth, but among the angels. Duluth's excellent newspapers have in no small degree contributed to the upbuilding of thac city and the coun- try tributary thereto. The special edition of the News-Tribune of the 30th ult was a whale of a paperit contained 76 pages and was profusely illustrated. The mercantile, manu- facturing, mining, lumbering and farming interests were fully covered not a single industry or interest was overlooked. There is a mag- nificent future ahead of Duluth and the empire of which it is the recog- nized business center. OPINIONS OF EDITORS 1 p* rammm 111' THE ^KINCTSTt trtfiOfc,: THTJKSDA Y, JULY 7? I lu. 2 Verv Appropriate. Even St. Peter is yelling for a sane Fourth, and most of its population is crazy.Heron Lake News. Gone Dry Already. The solar county optionists are ex tremely active. Many a county in Minnesota and the Dakotas are as dry as a bone.Ortonville Herald Star. sain is Young Yet. President Diaz has been elected for the 'steenth term. His record is per haps a little better in that li ne than the Minnesota champion, Sam Iver son.Blue Earth Post. Go Ask tlie Inmates What is an insane Fourth? asks the Anoka Free Press. That paper ought to find the answer an easy one. The state asylum is located in Anoka. Red Wing Free Press. 5 Certainly Will be Elected. The lieutenant governor on the re publican ticket was named because he favors and is a county option man. Will he be elected? It's a most im portant office in legislation.Maple Lake Messenger. 4. Cupid and the Devil. The editor has gone to the Twin Ports to join the ever increasing band of benedicts. The devil is in charge this week and has full authority to collect subscriptions and past due bills.Royalton Banner. Alyah is Going to be Good. Now is the time for the republican gapers who were so dead sure that Gov. Eberhart was an easy man to elect to get busy along the boosting line. W are going to be real good and help.St. Cloud Journal-Press. $- What Does Berry bill Mean? With Lind on one side and our acci dental governor a candidate against him, private business is liable to en gross the whole attention after the first of the year in the big head of the Minnesota valley.St. Paul Review. .3. .$. .$. Many Do No Ow One. A the cost of a split-log drag is very small it would seem that every road district might own a number of such drags and that by reorganizing the system of road work arrange whereby certain farmers should drag certain stretches of road at stated times throughout the year, receiving pay of course for all time put in. This would tend to give smooth broad BBSS roads and free from ruts and if this were secured we could well wait for more permanent improvements until such time as more money for roads can, be secured.Rock County Herald. Politicians, Beware. The Foley Independent says it will publish no political announcement unless paid for in advance. I is dangerous for politicians not to pay in advance. The only one who didn't pay us two years ago is dead.Eden Valley Journal. Ola Xeff in a Prayerful Mood. A minister in Minneapolis prays for rain. W are glad some good brother has the temerity to make the effort to save our crops and stock. The Lord knows we.need rain and unless it comes soon we are all in. Lake Crystal Union. *X* Make 'Em All Life-Termers Just as we were all getting thor oughly harmonized and happy some one calls attention to the fact that Gov. Eberhart has not pledged him self not to be a candidate for a second term. What was it Mabel said? Ortonville Herald-Star. A Good Reason for a Poor Itoad. Some of the roads in Cass county are so poor that many farmers are afraid to get drunk when they come to town for fear they can't carry their load home. This is the first good word we have ever been able to say for a poor road.Walker Pilot. $- Gall, You Mean Occasionally a man's vote is cast because of his belief in the principles of the party, but quite often there is a candidate on the ticket that hasn't any principle or anything else, unless it might be nerve. And a whole lot of that class are elected to office. Stillwater Gazette. $- *5* $- Something in This Surely a little more enthusiasm for Mr. Eberhart, and a little more earnestness in declaring that Minne sota cannot prosper unless he is re elected, would be much more to the point than this ludicrously pitiful anxiety about the candidate of the other party.Duluth Herald. Right You Are. Sa Gordon If any of our southern or central Minnesota friends are possessed of the notion that the cut over lands of northern Minnesota are good for nothing, they should disabuse their minds at once. The counties of Todd, Wadena, Hubbard, Mille Lacs, Aitkin and others, have come to be recognized as great dairy counties, and the farmers located there and engaging in that occupation are prospering. having a profitable business in dairying, farmers are also equipped to clear up their stumpage land as soon as they wis h. North Central Minnesota is certainly all right, and is destined to become at no distant day one of the most pros perous sections of the stateInter Lake Tribune. Hands Off, Traitors and Trimmers! Reports come fr om St. Paul that some of the republican so-called leaders are conspiring with Frank A Day to defeat the election of Sam Gordon as lieutenant governor, be cause Sam has promised to give county option a square dealnothing more. I view of this rumor the appointment of the state central com mittee will be watched with great in terest. If certain old time and well known politicians of St. Paul, com monly known as "sharks," are given charge of the campaign, there will be a rocky road for the O. For every vote that Sam Gordon loses through the manipulation of the St. Paul and Minneapolis brewery gang, Gov. Eberhart will lose two fr om the country precincts. I is up to Gov. Eberhart to see that a committee is appointed that will not start trouble for himself or the party.St Cloud Journal-Press. Why Wouldn't Shoot. A deputation of three soldiers once came to the late Dr. Lueger to make some kind of a request in their behalf. The burgomatser of Vienna turned to one of the soldiers with the follow ing inquiry: "What would you do if the kaiser commanded you to shoot the burgomaster?" I would shoot him," said the soldier. "So!" exclaimed Dr. Lueger, "and what is your religion?" "lama Protestant.'' Dr. Lueger spoke to the second soldier. "What would you do if the kaiser commanded you to shoot the burgo master?" "Then I would shoot him," said the soldier. "And what is your religion?" I am a Catholic." The burgomaster turned to the third soldier. "Would you have shot me if the kaiser commanded you to do so?" "No," said the soldier. "And what is your religion?" I am a Jew," he answered. "What" exclaimed the burgomaster. "Do you not know that I am the greatest anti-Semite in Austria? Tell me why you would not have shot me? 'Because I have no rifle: I am the drummer of the regiment. "Jewish Chronicle. Dutchman Couldn't Beat Him. Naval officers love to tell of the reckless pluck shown by the enlisted men of the navyan of these stories perhaps none is more interesting than the tale of the Irish seaman who entered in a certain rivalry with a Dutch sailor. I the old days an American wooden ship of war once lay in a Dutch port, and a number of Dutch sailors came aboard to fraternize. Shortly a spirit of rivalry arose. The sailors tried to outdo one another in athletic tricksan the honors were for some ti me with the Americans Finally, however, to the consternation of our men, one Dutchman climbed to the very top of the mainmast and there stood on his head. Seeing that his fellows were much downcast by reason of the Dutchman's feat, one Irishman leaped to his feet exclaiming: "By hivins! I won't let a fat Dutchman beat me." Accordingly, this reckless Celt scampered up the mast li ke a monkey, and when he had reached the top he prepared to duplicate the foreigner's feat. put his head down and gave a push with his feet. The first push wasn't hard enough, and he dropped back. But the second push was too hard, and he fell heels over head. His back struck the first rupe, his legs the next, his neck the next, and so on somersault after somersault, till, astonishing as it may seem, he landed on his feet on the deck. "Do that Dutchman," he shouted, as soon as he could get his breath. Bridge at Bl rake. The town of Baldwin has put in a fine, new bridge over Battle Brook at the south end of Elk lake. I is one of the best small bridges in this sec tion of the country. The stringers are iron beams and the railing is iron also: the planking is extra heavy. Considerable work has been done in grading up the approaches. Attend the Annual School Meeting. Annual school meeting of all com mon and independent districts Satur day, July 16, at 7 I is at the annual school meeting that the greater share of local taxes are voted. All should make it a point to attend the annual school meeting. Women who have reached the age of 21 count for just as much as the lords of creation at school meeting. MI9M9HMf..M (MaMHItSI TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Mr. Sidney Crossman is the rec i pient of twin girls, the first born in the town of Greenbush. Caley & Neely are disposing of a good many Champion reapers and mowers these days, and for cash, too. The superintedent of Rines' savvmil, Art Woodcock, understands his busi ness and knows how to get along with men. Contractor Cordiner has about completed the addition to the school house, the finishing touches are being administered this week. The West Branch logs cleared the lower mill pond at noon on Monday, and the rear of the Tibbetts brook drive cleared Princeton on Tuesday. With good luck the boys will make the Anoka boom by the 10th, inst. The "Glorious Fourth" passed off very quietly in Princeton. There was a large crowd at the mammoth rink in the evening, and had it not been for rain, that popular place of amusement would have been filled to overflowing. PROGRAM O EXAMINATIONS FOR Common School Certificates. At Princeton, Milaca and Onamia, August 1, 3 and 3 191Q. Monday, August 1st. (FIRST GRADE STUDIES.) A. M.8 00 Enrollment. 8.30 Geometry. 10:15 Physics. P. M1:30 Algebra. 3 15 Physical Geography or General History. Agriculture may be taken at some one (only one) of the above periods, and may be sub stituted lor either Geometry or Physical Geography. Tuesday, August 2nd. (SECOND GRADE STUDIES A. 8.0O Enrollment. 8 30 Professional Test. S-30 Spelling. 10.00 Arithmetic. P.M.1:15 Geography. 2-45 Composition and Penmanbhip. 3:40 Reading. Wednesday. August 3rd. (SECOND GRADE STUDIES A. M-8:00 U.S. History. 9 45 English Grammar. 11 30 Music. M.1 15 Physiology-Hygiene. 2.45 Civics. 4 00 Drawing. If Professional Test consumes less than 60 minutes, Spelling and Arithmetic may begin not to exceed 30 minutes earlier. UT EWIN G, County Superintendent. I IpppSWPSS^^^sj^a FREEZING CAVERNS. Subterranean Caves That Ar Lined With Crystalline Ice. There are deep cavities and tunnel ed recesses in the earth far away from sunlight and held in the tight embrace of rocky strata where secret hoards of glittering ice find habitation all the year round. Yet down in these queer places the ice is as clear and chrys talline as any that nature maintains in the open air. Moreover, it occurs on a truly grand and massive scale. Imagine thick underground ice walls and floors and craftily fissured col umns beautiful in shape and color streaming from roof to floor of lofty rock chambers: And under the slow drip, drip, drip of percolating water this same ice learns to fashion itself into cave adornmentsfrozen water drop s, curling slopes, stalactites and stalagmites of fantastic shape and rainbow hue s. Subterranean cold waves, or "gla ciers," as they are frequent ly called, crop up in some 300 scattered localities in Europe, Asia and America, but all, with rare exceptions, whether true ice caverns or grottoes and deep hollows, are confined to the north temperate re gions of these continentsthat is, to places where there is a sufficiently low temperature at some portion of the year to reach freezing point and render snowfall possible.Pearson's Magazine. THEY SiT AMD LOOK. Women Who Watch Fo Celebrities In a Ne Yo rk Restaurant. I always wonder," said a New York woman who lunches out a good deal, "what satisfaction the women get out of life who flock to a certain fashion able uptown restaurant at lunchtime just to see celebrities. "They look as if they cannot afford to be there, and the truth is they do not apparently go there for food. I have watched them ordering and noted what as brought them, and al most invariably it is some such thing as cafe parfait, or an ice of some kind, or a cup of tea or of chocolate and a sandwich. "They sit and look. The moment some stage celebrity comes in there is a craning of neck s, and you hear excited whisperings. 'Oh, there's So-and-so!* mentioning an actress or a matinee idol, and the neck craning keeps oil until a fresh subject for scrutiny comes in. "You can see this sort of thing eve ry lunchtime at this restaurant. There is a regular contingent of these rubber neckers, and they aie not isitors rom the far west, either."New York Sun Growing Corn Fo Cob Pipes. ProbaDly not one smoker a hun dred who likes the "real American pipe"the corncobis aware ot the fact that many acres in Ohio. Illinois. Missouri and Nebraska are devoted to raisi ng corn for the especial purpose of producing cobs suitable for fashion ing into pipe bowls. The grain itself is marketed, of course, but the cob on which it grows is the real harvest and is cut caretully into proper lengths, smoothed and polished, the soft inn er pulp being soured out In specie In constructed machinery. The corncob pipe goes to every country in the world where men smoke and is especially in favor in Australia and New Zealan d, where it is reqaided as characteristic ally American, because it suggests the idea of Yankee ingenuity. The brier is the fa\orite with Englishmen, who are probab ly the greatest pipe smokers in the world Chicago Inter Ocean. Waiting Fo the Note. An English churchman Lells the .fol low nig "At one of our cathedrals the minor canon was ill and could not sing. A suffragan bishop had a good voice and volunteered to sing the litany. 'Go,' he said to the verger, 'and tell the organ ist that I will si ng the litany and ask him to me the reciting note.' 'Please, sir,' said the verger to the organist, 'th bishop 'as sent me to you to say he will sing the litany.' 'All right.' said the organist. Seeing the verger remain, he said. 'You need not stay.' 'Please, sir, the bishop asked me to to ask you if you would give him a somethingI didn't quite catch- note.' 'You mean the reciting note.* 'That's it, sir that's it.' Seeing the verger still remaining, he said. 'You need not stay.' which the verger said, 'Please, sir. shall I take it to his lordship?'" Camel Carriages. Camel carnages are not common conveyances in most parts of India, but on the great trunk road leading to Delhi they are frequently to be seen. They are large, double story wagons, drawn sometimes by one sometimes by two or even three camels, accord ing to their size. Iron bars which give them a cagelike appearance were orig inally intended as a defense against robbers, and the carts were probably also used for the conveyance of pris oners. Her Sa Fate. "What a beautif ul little girl sue is!" "Yes, and just think, she'll hav to marry a mere American unless her father chirks up and exhibits more ability as a financier than he has ever shown thus far."Chicago Recoi-d-IIer ald. Stingy. "He is a stingy old curmudgeon, isn't he?" "The worst I ever saw. Why, he'd haggle over the cost of building a spite fence."Exchange. who flatters you is your enemy. CJardan.