Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-02-16

tary pointed out the strong features of
the speech Git was really covert hint
to the farmers not to overdo the oIeo-
margarine business). From the speech
Andy" rambled on to the administra-
ton as whole. His eye glistened and
his lips almost trembled as he reminded
me of what wonderful time the state
was having.
Why" said Anderson, Judge Keyes
was in the Other day and told him that
in my opinion / was almost ready to
say that never In the history of the
commonwealth had we had such a gov
ernor"
Say it," injected the Judge; don't
hesitate, young man; I've known them
all. You're perfectly correct"
But then Keyes had just been made
postmaster and was in an optimistic
frame But Anderson is always in that
mood when his superiors are being dis
cussed.
Wisconsin Druggists Making Dollar.
About year ago the druggists of the
state began making remedies on the or
der of patent medicines. They reasoned
that if people will buy them the drug
gists might just as well have the profit
The wisconsin Pharmical Company"
for so 1t is called, is made up of 780
druggists, members of the state associa-
ton. The factory is in Milwaukee. The
concern is a stock company, the shares
being So and no member is allowed to
own more than ten shares. There have
been no dividends thus far, though one
is expected; but is not to make money
on the shares. 1t is rahter to make a
larger profit on the retail sales. The
druggists company put out about a
dozen remedies thus far, and every now
and then new one is added. The pack
ages are put up in white, gold and
green and very neatly. They are uni
form in style, though Of course Of diff
ferent sizes and shapes. Each bears
the trademark and the formula of the
prescription. This is an innovation and
Is calculated to give confidence in the
remedy. The remedies are chosen by a
board Of directors, including some of
the best men in the trade. The whole
sale price is considerably lower than on
private patent medicines. For in
stance a 25-cent remedy put up by a
private concern costs the druggist about
81 a dozen-16 2-3 cents an article. The
Wisconsin company's charges on most
such articles $1.25 a dozen-a trifie over
10 cents. So on the larger goods. There
is very fine sarsaparilla that is said
to be really better than the highly ad-
vertised article. 1t sells for 81 bottle,
six for IS; and the price to the druggist
is very much lower than the private ar
ticle costs.
The Girl Who Modelled Farragut,
Madison has been associated with a
good deal of genius Of varigated order
Ole Bull, Ella Wheeler Wilcox and the
iike-but one of the most interesting
women was Mrs. Winnie Ream- Hoxie,
the sculptures. She graduated at a
Missouri college and wrote poetry when
a girl. In 1864 she went to Washington
with her father and secured $500 clerk
ship In the treasury department. She
could do most anything, and it is not
strange she earned $500 more by help
ing with the music at one Of the
churches. One DAY she drifted into a
sculptor's studio and was fascinated.
She asked for some clay which he gave
her She took it home and returning
with her work the Sculptor saw that she
had genius. She did the Indian Girl"
and it was praised by the newspapers.
and then followed The Dying Standard
Bearer" THE Morning Glory" and 9TH
ers She was employed to make busts
of Greeley, Generals Rosseau, McClel-
Ian, Thad Stevens, Blaine and others.
In 1864 congress appropriated 5000 for
a statue of Lincoln, and after sharp
competition the task was awarded to
Miss Ream. Charles Sumner, General
Butler and other Massachusetts men
who wanted the commission to go to
Storey protested vigorously, but she
went to Rome with her parents and
completed the work Her Lincoln now
occupies place In the statuary hall.
Her "Farragut" is a splendid thing rep
resenting the old hero on the deck of a
warship, with marine glass in hand and
his foot resting on a coil Of rope. Con-
gress paid $4,000 for this. There were
twenty-five competitors, but the widow
the moment she saw Miss Ream's clay
model said, THAT is the likeness ]
want" She then spent two years on
the final model, which was ten feet high.
1t was cast in bronze in sections. There
was a great fuss as to whether Farra
gut should appear wearing hat. The
widow thought not. She wanted his
splendid brow to appear. But Admiral
Porter, General Sherman and others
persuaded her, and the cap was put on
So it is today.
ORLANDO BURNETT.