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partment with work so systematized and
guarded that a repetition of that sad his
tory shall be impossible.
There was no comment upon the ad-
dress or discussion of the subjects
handled by the president, for he spoke
for himself, and, for the present at
least, he is assured Of the support Of the
majority OF the board.
| The attention of the board was called
! to the fact that the insurance on the
Rosedale school will expire on the oath
inst. The matter was referred to the
insurance committee.
The necessity for Immediately making
the proper sewer connections at the
Macy street school was mentioned and
the building committee was given power
to have the work done at once.
The leaves OF absence of Misses Eva
Milligan and Ella Stoltenberg were ex-
expired February 1.
The committee on high school library
and course Of study submitted a report
recommending the purchase of a large
number of readers and other books for
use in the various schools. the catalogue
price being for the entire lot $503.3e 1t
was stated that a reduction in the price
could probably be secured as such a
number was to be bought. The report Of
the committee was approved.
The committee on industrial education
and kindergartens reported strongly IA
voring the establishment of kinder
garten in the Swain street school. 1t
was stated that this had been promised
the patrons of that school some time
ago but no final action had been taken
in the matter. The addition was ordered
and the kindergarten will be established
as soon as possible.
The finance committee reported the
approval of demands upon the county
fund amounting to s1S70.6O, and on the
city fund for $729.SS, total of s26O0 4S.
! The report was approved and warrants
| were ordered drawn for the amounts.
Mr.. Kubach, the new member of the
board from the Seventh ward refused tc
vote at first saying that he knew moth
| ing of the bills for which demands were
made and could not vote intelligently
upon them. When it was explained to
him that two committees had examined
them he voted for the report.
The matter of the petition of the Clas-
| sical Teachers association for the use
of a room in the high school building as
place at which to hold their annual
meeting was brought up by Assistant
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portant matter affecting all the teach
ers. He stated that it had been under
stood at the time the salaries Of some
of the teachers were reduced, that the
school year would be OF greater length
than usual and that their being assured
Of a position for a longer time would
offset the reduction In salaries to a
certain extent. Instead OF increasing
! the length Of the school year 1t had been
shortened, and he thought by so doing
the board had been placed in the attl-
tude Of unwillingly acting In bad faith
with the teachers. He suggested that
all the teachers be paid for the Christ
mas week. The question was asked
whether the plan was legal and Mr..
Poor stated that he had been given to
understand that the city attorney had
given as his opinion that the board could
take such action. 1t was decided to re-
fer the matter to the city attorney for
written opinion on the subject.
Mr.. Webb then moved that the board
proceed to the election Of a secretary of
the board for the ensuing year. He
stated that il there was objection he
would not insist upon the motion. Mr.
Conrey stated that while he did not de-
sire to delay the reorganization Of the
board he was not prepared to vote on
such q matter at that time. He thought
the election should not be held untfl all
of the members Of the board were pres
ent. MY. Webb at once withdrew his
motion.
The matter OF fixing a time at which
to resume the investigation Of the
charges against Webb was brought up
and at the suggestion Of that member
1t was decided to hold the next investi-
eating session this evening at 7:3o
o'clock.
The board then adjourned.
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and by eliminating as far as possible per-
sonal influence IN selection and promotion,
we should be able noticeably to improve
the efficiency and character of our corps
of teachers. And the same principles,
with notifications, could be applied to
other employees, with like results ana with
economy to the echools.
The business side Of the department also
needs improvement. The method Of pur-
chasing supplies Is unsatisfactory. and
sometimes open to suspicion, because 1t
apparently affords easy opportunity Tor
crookednesS with difficulty in detecting
1t. Other cities employ methods that give
good results and save the tims of the MEM
bers, and feel that It Is our duty to adopt
them or some other plans which Will sat
isfy the public and ourselves that these
affairs are managed with the same care
as Is employed in any properly admlnis-
tered trust. Resolutions touching these
matters have been introduced, and should
receive immediate attention
II Is my hope that during the coming
year We shall be able to place the work
of the board upon a higher plane: that
we shall introduce better business methods
into the conduct of the business Of the
board; and that we shall adopt better
methods of choosing and retaining our
teachers. so that they will not be wholly
dependent upon the caprice of the board.
Our people demand these reforms; they
demand that the schools be kept free from
the whitening touch of the politician or
the self seeker; and they demand Of us, fur
ther, that deeper, broader. more patriotic
spirit shall henceforth guide and control.
l feel assured that majority, IL not all.
OF the board will give cheerful aid in ac-
complishing this work. Our duty is plain.
Let no man falter, but let each bear his
part In the work OF improvement which
has fallen to our lot to the end that we
may redeem the school department from
the shame Of the past year, and that we
may leave. at the end of our term. a de-
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SHOWS A BALANCE
Revenue the City Has Received From
the Outfall Sewer

The annual report of G. f. Derby SUI
perintendent of the outfall sewer, was
submitted to the council by the city en-
gineer, to whom 1t was addressed yes
terday, the sewer being in the engineers
department. 1t was referred to
the city auditor by the coun-
Gil. The report says: The sys-
tenn is in good working order, excepting
the fact that the sewer has not the ven
tlation necessary to insure it's use very
long unless it has attention at once.
You are acquainted with the fact that
owing to lack of ventilation, cement
and brick work. as well as the iron work
used in the various structures, is falling
into decay, and unless this matter is
corrected at once the sewer system Will
be greatly injured. Otherwise the out
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Pomologist Bracket Tells Of Vain
Effort for Information

Secretary Virgins of the chamber of
commerce is in receipt of letter from
q. B. Bracket, pomologist of the de-
partment of agriculture, with an en-
closure from T. T. Lyon, chairman of tho
committee on revision for the American
Pathological society, both letters being
in regard to the alleged omission of CAL
ifornia products in the catalogue Of
fruits gotten up by the Pathological So
ciety and issued as bulletin No. by the
department of agriculture,
These men say the fault does not lie
with them, but with the California COM
mittee, as the reviser of the bulletin is
precluded from using his own knowledge
in the matter and is required to register
the information reported to him by rec
ognized experts OF the regions included.
They state that neither in this nor in
the last preceding revisions were any re-
ports whatever received from Califor-
MIA, and nothing of California; s wonder
full horticultural development was at
hand in authentic form.
Within the last two years appeal after
appeal was sent out by the issuers of the
bulletin to California horticultural offic-
ials, as well as many prominent horticul-
turlsts of the state. Only in one instance
was a reply received, and this promised
future information which was never
sent.
Mr.. Bracket concludes by saying that
the omissions in the catalogue reflect no
discredit on the great fruit industry of
California, but do reflect upon the indif-
ference of those whose interests in the
matter should have prompted them to
have furnished Mr.. Lyon with COM
plete list of fruits adapted to growth in
California However, he says California
may expect a full and complete report
in the next revision, as Prof E. ]. Wick
son has been appointed chairman Of the
fruit committee and will send to the So
ciety a full and authentic report.
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TO have been committed upon the per-
son OF Seward Long. 1l-year-old boy
pupil of the Sentous-streeet school. on
January 5th. Full particulars OF the
facts which led to this arrest were pub
iished exclusively in The Herald on Sum
day. The prosecuting witness has SUBJ
penaed quite an array Of witnesses on
behalf of the people, among whom are
the Misses Finch, Hall and Brown. all
school teachers at Sentous street, DR.,
Whitman and Superintendent Foshay
OF the city schools.
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fall system is in good shape Every
valve, hydrant, gate and blow-off Is In
perfect working order.
Following the report is long financial
statement showing in detail all the re-
ceipts and expenditures, of which the
following is a summary.
Money received for sale of sewage
and paid to city treasurer. .s4746. 80
Expense account ..........S 522.S3
Salary and labor, etc.. 2351. 90
Cash to balance .."....... 1S62.97
Totals .............s47 s4746.SO $4746. 80
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PRIMARY OFFICERS
The Democratic Central Committee
About Completes the List

The Democratic county central COM
mittee held meeting on Saturday when
the list of names for officers at the next
primaries under the state law was about
completed, there being only a few Of the
city precincts which are as yet incom-
plete. The law requires that seven names
be given for each precinct and provides
a penalty for refusal to act after a man
has been named. There was also some
very determined action taken against
the push which will be made public
in a few days.
B. L. Morris and w. Parker of Los
Angeles arrived in New York last Sat
urday.
Latest styles wall paper at A. A. Eek
stroms, S24 South Spring street.
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TEACHERS ARRESTED
sentous Schoolma' ANS Appear in the
Police Court

Misses Emily j. Gardiner and vada
Reid, teachers at the Sentous-street
school, were arrested yesterday after
noon by Deputy Constable Mugnemi and
escorted in hack to the police court,
where they were charged before Justice
Owens with battery. They asked until
Thursday at A o'clock to plead, and were
released until then on their own recog-
nizance.
These young ladies are charged by
Charles H. Long with battery, alleged
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At Auction
FINE FURNITURE
AND ODD PIECES
RhOades & Reed

RhOadeS & Reed
Will sell on Wednesday, January Il,
at 10 a. M, at Salesroom, No. s57l
$50 South Spring Street,
An elegant line Of furniture comprising,
Bedroom Sets, Chiffoniers. Bookcases, fine
Easy Chairs, fine Dining Chairs, one fina
Gasoline Stove, one Ron-Top Desk, Side
Boards, fine Wardrobss, Folding Beds, Pies
Glass. Stands Extension Tables, fine House
Pictures, and in fact everything In the house,
keeping line. Goods are almost new and
first class. Sale without reserve or limit
Do not fail to attend this sale.
DEN n DHN NEG
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A Good Advertising Card

The golden jubilee will be one of the
best advertising cards California has
had for many day. 1t will let the
country see not only what we have done
but what we are doing.-Oakland Tri-
bune
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large sized conduit will dispose of the
same.
A storm drainage system, adequate
for the needs of the entire city. is an
absolute necessity and must be con-
structed sooner or later. AS the city
builds up and the streets are graded,
the quantities of storm water are be-
coming greater, owing to the territory's
being lessened which absorbs the rain
fall and from the fact that as each
street is graded and improved, the
water thereon is delivered to central
point much quicker
The cost of such system will be in
the neighborhood of half a million of
dollars
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WHO Is TO BLAMEP

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NNH, EORE AVER NTEaENG

But il You have kidney, liver or bladder
trouble you will frd Swamp Root just
the remedy you need. People are not apt
to get anxious about their health soon
enough. Ii you ara mot quite well' OF
"half sickn have yo1 ever thought that
your kidneys may be the cause of your
sickness?
1t is Easy to tell by setting aside your
urine for twenty four hours; sediment
or settling indicates an unhealthy condi-
tion of the kidneys. When urine stains
linen it is evidence Of kidney trouble. Too
frequent desire to urinate, seant supply,
pain or dull ache in the back is also con-
vincing proof that the kidneys and blad-
der need doctoring
There is satisfaction in knowing that
the great remedy DE- Kilmer's Swamp
Root, fulfills every wish in relieving weak
or diseased kidneys and allforms OF blad-
der and urinary troubles. Not only does
Swamp Root give new life and activity to
the kidneys-thec ause of trouble, but By
treating the kidneys it acts as tonic for
the entire constitution I, you need q
medicine you should has the best.
Sold by druggists, price fifty cents and
one dollar, or by mentioning the Vernon
County Censor and sending your ed
dress 10 DR.. Kilmer and Co. Binghamton,
n K. won may have sample bottle OF
this great discovery SEM to YOU free By
mail
G-l.n~..S.<. g. - fzx.s,r.xp
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-01-05
inequality In the world.

There is and there always has been
inequality in the world in spite of the
striving of generous hearts and enlight-
ened minds for equality Although
equality has never ceased to show itself
and effecg itself within the different or
ders, ard in modern times to character
ize at least specifically that large COM
posite order which we call good society,
civilization is still embruited and en-
dangered by inequality. One need not
allege instances. They are abundant in
every ones experience and observation,
and those who dread or affect to dread
the dead level of equality are quite right
in saying that even i'll a political de-
mocracy there is as much inequality as
anywhere. But this does not prove that
they are right in admiring it that it is
not offensive and stupid. Inequality still
persists, but so does theft, so does muir
der, so does unchastity, so do almost all
the sins and shames that ever were. In
equality is, in fact, the sum of them.
In the body of this death they tester
and corrupt forever. AS long as we have
inequality we shall have these sins and
shames, which spring from it and which
live on from inferior to superior Few
vices live from equal to equal, but. the
virtues flourish. -" Equality as the Ba
sis of Good Society" by W. D. Howells
in Century.
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Hard Work and Huxley.

A great part of the work by which the
world knows him was done after din
ner and after a hard days work in the
lecture room and laboratory. He never
spared himself Often and often have /
known him leave the circle of family
and friends, of which he was the life,
very early in the evening and betake
himself to his library, room of which
the only luxury was books. If remon-
strated with or appealed to for another
half hour, he. would only shake his
head. There was something to be done.
And it would be midnight or l or 2
O'Clock before it was done, and then he
was up at in the morning.
/ sometimes thought he had no higher
happiness than work; perhaps nobody
hes. He would dine on little soup and
bit of fish; more than that was a clog
on his mind. tThe great secret" he
said, sis to preserve the power of work
ing continuously 1G hours day if need
be. If you cannot GO that, you may be
caught out any time. "-Scribner's Mag
aZine
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Mountains.

There used to be held, in accordance
with Murchison's we'll known geolog-
ical views, the general theory that
mountains were mainly due to cracks
which took place in the surface Of the
earth in remote periods, but this idea is
no longer entertained by scientific men.
As to the form Of mountains, that which
is known as table mountain finds the
best example, curiously enough, at the
cape of Good Hope, a mountain, it is
believed, due not to any action or phe-
nomenon of upheaval, but to the sink
ing of the surrounding districts or ter
ritory. Why these peculiarly defined
areas did not sink was OWING. it is
thought, to the probable fact that the
ground under them cooled before tie
rest of the section, and thus the table
mountain had the earlier foundation
and has long retained its place. There
would always be denudation, however,
though proportionate with its surround
ings, and therefore, owing to this fact
of being higher at the start, it still keeps
to its approximate elevation.
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weyier's Paper Promises.

Our "Greenbackers'' should rejoice
over the fact that another paper money
experiments being tried. eff greenbacks
put down the rebellion in the United
States, why shouldn't they prove effect
i've weapons against Cuban rebels?"-
reasons General Weyler, who is flooding
the coast towns of Cuba with artistically
engraved promises to pay on one side of
piece of paper and picture of well
developed tobacco plant on the other
side
The experiment is bound to be sue
cessful, for the notes are made legal
tender in the worst way. Any shop
keeper who refuses to accept these prom
Uses for their face value is subject to in
slant imprisonment in jails where con-
finement means almost certain death.
Of course under the circumstances the
notes are accepted. Weyler, however,
forgot to decree that prices should rot
be raised, and the Cuban shopkeepeis
are mean enough to try to defeat the
experiment by raising prices. So far
they have only doubled prices, but each
one is trying TO see how high he can put
prices, and the end is not in sight.
Come 10 think of it, high prices, con-
stantly growing higher, have defeated
I'll past experiments with paper money.
PerhHps Weyler, by correcting this little
defect, may yet demonstrate that Green
hackers are right and that cheap money,
by proper legislation, can be made just
as good as money made from costly
metals. What boon plenty of money
would be to mankindl Success to Wey-
1er's experiment and death to the traitor
who tries to prevent its success by rails
ing prices or by refusing to accept Wey-
ler's handsome promisesl
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WEBSTER.

SALEM RIDGE, Dec 30 Plenty OF
wood to do. >. Cleo Melvin and l.. Davis
are hauling bolts to La Fargo. =. Miss
Ida Melvin is spending vacation at home
:. Miss Effie Mullen is visitor from
Dell. 5. Charley Allen is teaching our
school. i. /. Samuel Brown has commenced
trapping poe-cats again this winter
-. Miss Bertha Allen is expected home
soon. -. M B. is on the sick list. f..
Willie Seely spent Christmas at La
Fargo. =. Philo Melvin from Dodgeville,
is visiting the parental home in Web
ster. Isaac Silbaugh is spending hoi-
days at home. He has been up north
I'M. Appleman is spending vacation
at home. = Tom Melvin has moved into
his new house. i. !. Meeting here every
night this week; Rev Andrus breaches
Jim Standiford had a lively run
away the other day. :. Mitch Brown
has sold his silverware and bought q
sleigh. !. Jim Baker has purchased q
fine new sleigh. Austin Wilson ano
Charlie Standiford are expected to leave
soon for their new farms in the north.
Jennie Post is labgring for Joe
Lyons. :. Wedding on the ridge soon
Jack Ellis is having some Lively
rGuaways. We, Us & Co.
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HAMpURG.

CHAsEBURG, Jan l New Years day
and we are still alive. Chaseburg will
celebrate the new year by mask bail
in Wards hall Refreshments. Our
sIeighing is almost gone. Fred Nat
wick and his sister Nellie, spent Christ
mas with relatives on the Kickapoo. i.
Our town is booming with Ne. store,
the proprietor being John Bergh. from
Holman. Philo Vandyke and Charles
Gorden, accompanied by their girls
passed through here yesterday. Mrs.
o. P. Sampson from Soldiers Grove, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. NJ. E. Natwick
81. w Hoyt has been on the sick
list Also G. p. Aiken. F. G. Natwick
entertains his company with new
graphophone. ...Sawmill and grist
mill are both busy Chris johnson i
enjoying married life, or at least seems
to. I'VE close wishing all Happy
New Year" OLD MAID.
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STERLING

PUKDY, Jan. 3.-Holidays ara over
aud we are as lively and happy as ever
Peter Fredrickson says there is fine
sleighing and he makes regular trips to
Pardy. Perhaps he wants to buy candy.
IA great many OF our yonng people
assembled at J. Jacobson's WEDNESDAY
evening and enjoyed themselves exceed
inglv well in dancing. :. Nancy Jacob
son spent holidays at home. -. George
Cox made trip to La Crosse. John
Thompson and Phebe Huntington ct
tended Norwegian church Monday last
-. Miss Eva Cox is attending high
school at Viroqua. Albert Erickson,
Jr, spent day in Purdy. :. John
Erickson is plastering his new house.
Messrs. Fred Jacobus and David
Adams, with their best girls, attended
the dance at Bristow :. Albert Hopp
got his horse shod last Friday i. i. Bob
johnson and family passed MP he val
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FOREST.

VALLEY, Dec. 3O.-Eyery body enjoyed
Christmas and we wish you happy
new year. Frank Chase, wife and little
daughter of Lodi, are visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. P Chase. Mr.
Rose of Bethel, is visiting friends and
relatives at this place. :. Rob Butcher
and Willie Caucutt have returned from
Lodi, where they spent the past nine
months. +. Bird Marshall and Maggie
Butcher visited Charlie Adler at Rock
ton. Lydia Dalton is working for her
brother, r. P, at Rockton. "A party
was given in honor of Berlie Moore and
all except one went home laughing. 90.
Lizzie Brockly is spending the week
with her sister, Mrs Molly Allen, Oh
Otter Creek. :. Eva Duke is on the
sick list. Frank Cheesbro received q
very handsome present on the Christmas
tree. Willie Caucutt has given up
going to England. :. The Mcfarland
Christmas dinner was held at Mrs.
Maggie Lawton's. =. :. Some of our young
people attended the dance at Rockton
and all report good time. -. Vacation
this week in the upper department OF
school. i. . Bird Marshall has rented the
Hotel Forest for one year. M Y. DEER.
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MIR. ELLEFSoN ON COUNTY ASYLUM
MATTERS.
LIBERTY PoLE, Dec. 20. 1897

LIBERTY fOLE, Dec. ~, 1897.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN:-In your paper
of December 10, in reply to DR.. Porter's
article on sour Asylum" occur thest.
words: "Mr. Ellefson says, Vernon
county owes $4,000 in bonds, LOO
interest, and that the trustees exceeded
the appropriation by the board $4,000
making total indebtedness of $27,400
the county still owes on the asylum"
This you say, sis not a true statement"
Now the fact is we are owing more than
stated above. DR.. Porter did not get it
all in. What we owe on the Rusk estate
is $4,000; interest on same $40; insur-
ance $40; per diem and mileage of trus-
tees: E. V. Wernick $3.50 80, G.
Skough $91.60, @. M. Butt $40, or a
total of $2S3.40 for the trustees, which
added to what Mr.. Porter has already
given makes total of $1,000 indebted.
ness against Vernon county properly
chargeable to the asylum. The Repub-
licsn says the greater part of the above
"has already been earned by the asylum
and turned over to the county treasurer"
1 respectfully ask any treasurer of the
county il there is or has been am sur
plus money from the earnings oil the
asylum deposited in our county treasury,
and if ''the county is having the use of
the S22.0 without interest until the
bonds are paid?" mean besides what
has been set aside for payment of bonds
as they became due and interest, and
running expenses.
Now for the amount the county board
had to appropriate for asylum this year