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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-09
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Ii wouldn't be surprising to see France
close the nineteenth century as mon.
archy. The French people love the show
and glitter of court.-Boston Traveller.
France should not make the mistake OF
gong TO war with foreign foe in order
TO prevent trouble at bone. Spain tried
that and, in addition to getting licked. re.
tanned her domestic woe.-W Washington
Post.
This is the first time since the republic
was founded that the congress of France
mas subordinated the civil to the military
power. Unless Frenchmen are unlike 9th.
er nationalities they are dangerously near
a observation-disclosures City Times.
The Brisson ministry, opposing revision.
found in July solid chaaIbel behind IT.
The Brisson ministry In October advocat-
ing revision, finds itself beaten by 29t,
against 243. Evidently truth is mighty
and will pfeyail,-New York Times.
If there were in France now strong,
bold, ambitious man he would have great
opportunity. Such man could lift the
Government off its hinges. But there is
no such man. France has no Danton. no
Napoleon L., not even Napoleon III
Atlanta Journal.
The present crisis was brought about
by rascality and corruption endeavorins
to conceal rascality and corruption. The
Dreyfus case is at the bottom of it, and
the Dreyfus case may pull down the re-
public before it is well over with.-Mem-
phis Commercial-Appeal.
Paris is kept in order only by the display
Of "a large military force and there is no
certainty that the military and the mob
might not at any moment fraternize, or
that part of the military might not side
with one mob or another part with a rival
mob.-Cleyeland Plain Dealer.
The French republic is that only in
name. 1t has already fallen. 1t now only
remains to determine what sort of Govern
ment will follow the despotism which the
army is in fair way to establish by the
will of the people, and which itself cam
not endure Washington Times.
Once France at the sound of foreign
alarm rushed to repel the assault of the
oppressor on her borders, no matter we're
his forces fivefold her own. Now when
the same note is struck it incites her only
to the fiercer persecution OF the oppressed
within her boundaries-New York Press.
Under whatever nominal form the ac-
tual administration in France is essential
ly military. While this is IN one sense a
security, it is always q cause of weakness
in the civil government, and just now the
drift appears to be toward some sort OF
avowed Philadelphia Times.
AS long as militarism prevails in France
it can be a republic but in name The pro-
motion of the rights of the people, the e,-
tablshment of personal freedom and all
the elements which enter into republican
government are at war with the idea of
military upremacy.-Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
The internal weakness of France at the
moment of England's aggressive stand on
the Fashoda question, causing the for
mer's pitiable reputation of Marchand's $
mission, was largely due to the demoraliz-
ing effects of the Dreyfus scandal in its
influence upon the national spirit.--St.
Louis Republic.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-09

He wore the natty costume of rough
rider and was tall and good looking enough
to be hero. He had whispered to some
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-09
Spain Takes the Debt.

His death is a reminder of how hercu.
lean and dangerous is the task Of cleaning
Havana, that will be the first duty to fol-
low our occupation of the city.-Boston
Traveller.
That Spain has consented to assume
that debt means to the holders of Spain's
securities-not alone of the Cuban bonds.
but of practically every description not
specially NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. loss.-St.
Paul Pioneer Press.
A nation fioundering in practical bank
ruptcy has no ally. 1t is getting ready
to be dismembered and sold out by it's
creditors or to seek power that will as
sumo its debts at the cost of absorbing it
entire.-Boston Globe.
The game was well worth playing, and
it is no wonder, therefore, that the Span,
ish commissioners went to the verge of
breaking off negotiations in their efforts
to win. But American firmness and in.
sistence upon the terms of the protocol
have triumphed and Spain yields at last to
the inevitable. She cannot shift the pen,
atty of her wrong dongs in Cuba upon
her conquerors.-Detroit Free Press.
But it should be made clear to Spain
that the purpose of the United States in
this war was to free Cuba from oppres-
sion. One of the grossest and most ,loto.
rious forms of oppression was = fort
to saddle Cuba not only with the 1t ere,
ated for her subjugation, but with scores
of millions of Spanish stealings in addi-
ton. To permit any of that burden to be
perpetuated would be gratuitous nullifi-
cation of our object in this war.-Pitts.
burg Dispatch.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-11-09
Col. George Il. warinr.

In his youth Col Waring fought for the
honor of his country. In his advanced age
he cheerfully accepted a mission to pro-
mote her safety.-New York Journal.
If, in the irony of fate, one of the great.
est sanitary experts in the United States
dies in the pursuit Of his duty, We can
honor his memory in no better way than
by seeing that his sacrifice is not in vain.
Philadelphia Press.
In the death of Col. Waring there is
something of the heroic. His life was sac
rifced 50 directly in the interests of sci
ence and his duty, as he saw it, that his
death certainly rises far above the COM
monplace.-C Cincinnati Commercial Trib-
une.
Col. Waring was a brave soldier, and an
expert Of whose quality his fellow-Ameri-
cans are justly proud, but he was at the
same time that still better thing, an Off
cial whose public service was faultlessly
rendered and on whose record as the ma
tion's servant there rcsts not a single
stain.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
His efforts to save their lives has cost
him his own, and the only reward is that
in the last "roll-call" the answer to his
name must be, Dead on the field Of honor
aud duty-dead that others might live"
AS he died so he lived. His life has been
one long public service, often at great
cost to hmself.-New York World.
The sun., 1898-12-18
Among the Churches.

First Unitarian Church, West street
above Eighth, Rev. Alexander r Row.
ser, minister. Subject for Sunday. De.
cce,mber IS, "rhe Place of Jesus IN tho
chronological Map of the World" Ser.
vice wee at lO.45 o'clock. All seats free
The public cordially invited.
West Presbyterian Church corner
Eighth and Washington, the Rev A
N. keigwin, D. d. 1890 a. m, and ? %
?. m. preaching by the pastor; 2 n nv m
naobath School; 6.45 p. M, Christian
Church OF the New Jerusalem. corner
OF delaware avenue and Washington
street, Rev. Philip B. Cabell nastor
Service at 1880 a. m. Morning sermon ]
on Growing Strong in the Desert" No
evening service. Sunday school at @ X
a. m. o'A'
Ut. Paups, Seventh and Market 93o
a. M, Sunday school class; 10 so a. n1o M
preaching by the pastor subject :" "The, T,
Brightest STAR" 2 p. m, Sunday school
and az pastors bible class; e.sop:' m.4 pe"v9' y
M. G. A.; 7.30 p. M, preaching bv tho
pastor, subject, Heavenly Kailwav Wy "
W. l.. s. Murray, pastor.
The sun., 1898-12-18
AN OVERWORKED HORSE.
Animal Drawing the United States
Mail Drops From Exhaustion
Oh the Street

The poor and bony bay skeleton which
has been beaten and cnffeI along ou,
streets attached to the United States
mail wagon, yesterday received the last
straw, and though plucky little beast
found the end of its endurance and fell.
The abused animal dropped at Delaware
avenue and Jackson street at s O'Clock
last evening and caused considerable
difficulty in getting it clear OF the wagon
and out of the way.
When the people saw the poor thing
in its miserable condition, it reminded
them OF the horses they had seen haul
ing ashes, but when they heard that the
poor emaciated shadow of horse was
used to haul the mail from the depot to
the post office, they blushed to think
that the United States mail would allow
such horse in its service.
The horse has been faithful and it's
drivers have been presented to Agent
rank Stout many times for using it
cruelty, and Agent Stout has threatened
to reprlmand them on numerous occa-
ssons for their cruelty.
1t is not known whether the horse
was able to rise from the street later in
the evening or not, but considering the
TACT that it did not fall in front of a feed
store it is hardly likely that it could
gather strength enough to get up.
The driver cannot be blamed for this
altogether, for he is only allowed mere
plttance for his services and just about
sufilclent to keep body and soul together
without giving his horse enough for its
The sun., 1898-12-18

lcfusr epidenioA nd phyeieians hsvs
learned by experience how 70 deal with
the unwelcome viaitant whoes orisinal
manifestations were puSxling to the bro
fession and the laity alike.
Yet prudent men and women will not
neglect the precautions which common
sense dictates. Like most other diseases,
grip is coward. It attacks the weak,
and it has an especial fondness for indi.
viduals who are wearied by overwork or
whose resisting power has been sapped
by worry. Care in diet, avoidance OF ex-
posure, the wearing OF warm clothing,
the cessation OF labor before the fatigue
becomes overpowering and the main
tenance OF one's mental equilibrium are
especially important.
Prevention is always better than cure.
Wise regard for the laws of health in
this holiday season of rush and unusual
exertion will save much discomfort and
many doctors bills.
The sun., 1898-12-18
Considerable Discussion Rite in
Political Circles over Sussex
Mans Action.
IL ADMITS HIS WEAKNESS
Question as to Whether He Can Con.
test After Ceding His Opponent's
Election Before the Superior &,
Court Now Exercising
Minds of POlitici lns,

Considerable discussion was rife in DO
litlcal circles yesterday over the protest
that DIR. Hiram r. Burton, recent Re
publican nominee for State Senator ir
the Fifth Senatorial district, Sussex
county, had filed with State Senator.
elect Franklin c. Maull, Democrat,
against the latter taking his seat in the
State Senate.
By his action DR.. Burton acknowl-
edged that lie was no longer q candidate
for United States Senator and that he
had not as yet withdrawn from politics.
DR.. Burton by taking this step, num-
ber of Republicans assert, realized that
ne could not be candidate for United
States Senator under any consideration,
for the reason that he was rather weak.
The question which now arises over
the protest ofthe doctor is whether or not
he can protest the election of Mr.. Maull,
when he withdrew his contest against
that gentleman before the Superior
Court, when the court was canvassinp
the vote.
Some of the prominet leaders of the
Republican party state that the doctor
I."Sus"hy "ehhoWiCuscu ble eIeCIlOn OF
MIR. Maull when he withdrew from the
contest in the Supreme Court and has
now no legal right to protest the seat of
Mr.. Maull.
Others thought that he had the power
TO SO protest the seat of Mr.. Maull but
they We're in the minority, the concensus
OF opinion being against the legality of
his action.
1t is thought by them that DR.. Burton
is desirous of regaining laures lost bv
him in the recent campaign by his pro-
test and wishes it to be understood that
he is still one of the leaders of the Re.
party in Sussex county at least
When the doctor abandoned his con.
Test before the Superior Court, whilst it
was tabulating the vote, there was sur
prise manifested by his friends. In their
belief he would have been elected pro.
Vlded the Court had decided that the
ballots thrown out in the First and Sec
md Election districts of the Tenth Rep
'esentative district had been SO done by
me inspectors illegally.
They do not know what to make of
lis protest and are awaiting the result
With interest.
The sun., 1898-12-18

This will be the merriest Christmas
the financial community has seen in
many year. So much for that. The
question now before the public il
whether the flourishing condition of the
financial world stretches out and takes
within its grasp the finances of New
Castle county, which are controlled by
the Levy Court?
hisquestion has arisen, be what it
may, the source from which it came.
The commissioners have been charged
with mismanagement and under the
Encouragement of county's affairs the
finances alone could not remain in a
healthy state.
The commissioners have failed to
answer the charges. They cannot fail
to answer the result of searching
investigation.
The sun., 1898-12-18

THE Hon. George Gray left South
ampton yesterday for home. The vel
come that awaits this distinguished Della
warean is one magnitude over
shadowed by none that will be &C.
corded any OF the returning Peace Com.
missioners.
Delaware is proud of George Gray, be.
cause of his sterling worth to any CON-
munity in which he should chance to
live, and because the intellect and hon
esty of purpose and conviction which
anlmates the man has occasioned the
admiration of the country.
For three terms George Gray has
served Delaware in the National Senate
with an unselfsh interest save for
the honor and welfare OF his native
State.
Selected from many, this American
statesman with five other Americans
formed commission into whose hands
the people of the United States entrusted
their desires. 1t mattered not to George
Gray what his personal views were on
the all-important subject with which ne,
with others, was dealing-the people OF
these United States through the Admin
lstration had instructed him to carry to
successful issue their desires. He did it.
Delaware honored Gray, and Gray has
honored Delaware.
The sun., 1898-12-18
Will Not Wed Shaw.

WOODBURY., N. j., Dec. l7..-Eli Shaw
Will not wed Miss MaybeIle Neil.on, the
young woman who stood by him SO
faithfully through his trial for the .nur-
der OF his mother and grandmother, in
Camden. Their engagement was broken
Yesterday, when Young Shaw came down
to call upon Miss Nelson.
Seen afterward at her pretty home, and
asked her reasons for breaking the en-
gagement, Miss Nelson said: INV opin-
ION OF Mr.. Shaw has greatly changed OF
late, and l do not intend to endure the
scorn OF my friends any longer. lam
through with him, and l wish it so un-
derstood by the public"
The sun., 1898-12-18

The Presbyterian women of this city
are heartily in sympathy with the anti
Mormon movement inaugurated by the
Women's Board of Home Missions of the
Presbyterian Church.
The movement is made in all sincerity
and it is highly appropriate that the
women of Delaware be called to aid
their New York sisters in the fight, in
view OF the fact that this State so recent
lv had a narrow escape from becoming
the stamping ground OF Mormonism.
The movement will have the sympa-
thy OF most right feeling people. and if
the fighting ability of the other coop.
orators of the Home Mission, are as pro.
nounced and as productive of successful
results, as the ability of the women of
wilmington, Congressman.elect Roberts
is due to walk.
The sun., 1898-12-18
Quite Naturally,

You can't fill the bucket by one stroke
OF the pump handle."
Many business men insert small adj
,vertlsement once or twice in a publica-
tion "as trial." and then sit back and
wait to see what comes of it. Quite nat,
urally' nothlng-or next to nothing
tisement once or twice are Just beginning
to take note of what you say, and, per.
haps, to resolve to give your goods a
trial. The next time they look over the
advertisements in their favorite paper
you aren't there. Consequently the man
who adyertises steadily and persistently
wins their confidence and gets their
trade. 1t is quite just and proper that
he should. Nobody is going to take the
trouble to hunt up man who slyly bobs
up to the surface now and then. and
then bobs down again.-Ne Curtis PUB
fishing Company.
The sun., 1898-12-18
Forgot Her Own Home.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE police have
puzzling case on their hands. A Young
woman, handsome and richly dressed,
came to police headquarters early this
morning and told the officer in charge
That she could not remember her name,
nor who she was. She had gone from
here home las. evening to do some Christ.
mas shopping and had wandered around
the streets for hours. All she could rec.
ol'ect was that her husband was a Wall
street broker and that she had one child
Everything else was blank to her.
The sun., 1898-12-18
Moore Convicted.

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-William A, e.
Moore was found guilty of robbery in
the first degree, with Recommendation
70 the mercy OF the Court, by jury in
General Sessions at 7.Ol o'clock last
night. '"''
Mr.. Mcintyre moved that Mrs, Favne
Strahan Moore, indicted Jointly with her
husband, be placed on trial on next
Monday: Notwithstanding Mr.. Simp-
sons oo]ectlon, the Recorder set the trial
down Tor 1880 a. III. on Monday,
The sun., 1898-12-18

scHLArTER, the alleged "Divine
Healer who for long time had a resi-.
dence in this city and become promi
nent figure on our streets, says he is 90
ing to have himself buried for forty days
in order to prove his faidl in the Divine
power to sustain life. Mr.. Schlatter need
not think he is performing such won.
derful feat. We know several gentlemen
once prominently connected with the
public affairs of Kent county who have
been buried just forty days today and
the process is still going on, too.
The sun., 1898-12-18
Anxious to Hang,

NEW ORLEANS, Dec, Live Williams,
colored, charged with criminally assault.
ing. 2 woman in Copiah county, Miss,
insists on pleading guilty to the charge,
although it is capital offence. The
Gonrt' in considering the plea, warned
Williams that the plea meant hanging
and then appointed lawyers for him, but
ne declined their services and reasserted
MS plea, declaring his guilt and the be-
iief that it was useless to put the county
the expense of trial. The Judge de.
cided 10 give him week longer to make
up his mind whether he would be
hanged without trial. He seemed de.
termined to be hanged.
The sun., 1898-12-18

No probability of the staid and con.
seryative Republic of the United States
evolving itself into a vast empire on a
costly imperialstic scale of elaborate
naturally continues to interest, if it does
not exercise, the nations Of the Old
World. Busy as the European powers
are with vital affairs of their own thew
are planning alliances to keep the peace,
or fight, and in all their reckoning
America is now taken into consideration
as leading factor Tie latest phase of
European politics, in which we are in
terested, will be found set forth teraely
IN our news columns, together with nu-
merous happenings and incidents abroad.
The sun., 1898-12-18
DARING BURGLARY,
Thieves First Overpower the Watch.
man at Chester and Then Blow
Open the Safe Securing 500.

! sn ".
The safe in the office of Crew. Ievick
u Co., at Chester, Pa, was blown omen
With powder by three burglars early YES.
terday morning, who first tied and
gagged Watchman Joseph Mitchell, who.
ouning the scuffle, was shot in the leg.
The first attempt did not open the Safe
and the burglars put in heavier charge
of powder, the explosion of which was
heard tor several squrres in tine i'm.
mediate neighborhood.
The office where the safe is located is
two-story frame building sheathed with
IRON. Watchman Mitchell, who is past
middle life, says he left the office at l2
O'Clock, leaving the door unlocked. He
made the usual round, and when he re-.
turned to the office it was 1920.
-! took a seat inside" said he. "with
my pack towards the door, and had lust
ilnlshed eating banana when the door
opened and some one threw his arms
over my head and arms and pinned mo
TO the chair on which was sitting.
- succeeded in securing nv revolver
which lay on the desk, and then two
more men came forward, one OF them
saying, You old Scotch
we have you now.' l made desperate
eitort to use my revolver, and. fin.
ally 1t went off, and the bullet struck
my own leg. ''o"
Il was overpowered, tied with a rope.
ana fastened on the stairs which lead to
the second story of the office. A cloth
was showed in my mouth, and bap
thrown over my head, so that could moi
a see the men or what they were doing.
The men then cut the telephone wire and
went to work on the safe.
They appeared to have no tools and
worked with a hammar and chisel, which
were found in the office. There was con.
siderable hammering and swearing for a
lew minutes, when one of the men came
to where l sat and united the rome which
held me to the stair railing. a..r
There were few minutes Of ans.
pense' then a terrible explosion. and
was taken back into the office and aoa;n
tied. One of the men said, I'VE viii
have to give her - this time: We arc
looIlng too much time away here After
the second explosion, which I thonoht
would have blown the Office ali to
pieces, it was so severe, | was AGAIN
"a, taken to the office and tied to the stems
Inc men were not long clearing ont after
the explosion" ''V "''ef
The sun., 1898-12-18

Etey Erening's claim of sincerity in
questions of reform is refuted. The
Daily Republican says: "lf the Erery Eyen-
ing succeeds in reforming the Legislature
at this late day, it will have accom-
plished task that it never even at
tempted when that body was almost
solidly Democratic for years and made
such laws that were stencil in the nos
trils Of decent men,"
So it would seem that when real re-
form work is need, Every Evening is lack
ing. Be that as it is, the over OF Erery
.Erenlng will have chance to explain
his dllatoriness in the one particular re.
form Of which he claims to know all.
The sun., 1898-12-18
ENROUTE FOR HOME.
The Peace Commissioners Left South.
amptOn for America on the Lime
Steamer St. Louis Yesterday

SOUTHAMPTON, Eng, Dec. Ito the
lntervlewers wi no besieged the American
Peace Commissioners here TODAY before
they sailed for New York on board the
American Line steamer St. Louis. the
Commissioners said they could not dis
Spain. "0o "''''
Whitelaw Reid and Judge Day were
much interested in the interview Of the
Manila correspondent of the Associated
Press with Rear-Admiral Dewey, bnt
they would not discuss either thai mat.
ter or protest made by Agoncillo, the
representative of Aguinaldo, the Pbilin.
pine leader. mp
Judge Day said the treaty of peace
would probably be delivered to President
Mckinley on December "a, but he added
it was impossible to say whether il
would be presented to the present Sen.
ate or to that which comes into office
in March next. This, the Judge added
IS a matter which the President viii
decide. ' VIII