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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-11-22
widow of the dead soldier at Youngs

widow of the dead soldier at Youngs-
Town, Ohio:
TT is my painful duty to convey to son
the sad Intelligence Of the death of your
husband while s-allantly leading his lat
TALON in the charge at San Jacinto. His
splendid qualities as a soldier and high
courage on the fighting line have given
him place among the heroic men of the
war, and it viii be some consolation te
you to know that he died for his country
on the field of honor You have in this
trying hour for yourself and the children
the sincere sympathy of Mrs. Mckinley
and myself"
The announcement of the death of Mai.
John A. Logan fell with crushing force
upon his widow and children, two of
whom are old enough TO realize the loss
of their father. Mrs. Logan and her
mother Mrs. Andrews. had completed
preparations for going abroad, expecting
to spend the winter in the south of
France, and were anticipating pleasant
trip, when the cablegram was received.
changing the home into a house of mourn
ing Mrs. Logan was a daughter of the
late Chauneey Andrews, iron aud rail
way magnate, and her wedding to Mai.
Logan March %, 1897. was brilliant
social event. the couple receiving gifts
amounting to 100000, the bride being
presented with 100000 in government
bonds by her father and her uncle, Wal
lace G. Andrews. The Logans have
three children.
Maj. Logan while in Cuba gained the
reputation of a soldier who knew no
fear, and he said to a friend prior to
leaving for the Philippines: If it is or
dered that my life goes out on the battle
field / hope it will be leading my men
against the enemy" In view of his
death the words seem to have been pro-
phetic. The body on the son will proba-
bly, be brought home for burial beside
his father, whose body lies in tomb in
the National Soldiers Home Cemetery
in Washington.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-11-22
THANKSGIVING DUEL.

- T was Thanksgiving Day. and this is
the story as it was told by Miss Pep
- per, the fine needle worker, at the
woman's boarding house on Tenth street:
'sYou see, my dears,' said Miss Pepper,
who was like sweet faded old rose in
the group of eager young women about
her, "the trouble with Jack Brice was
this: He was heels over head in love with
my cousin, Margery Lee, but he was too
poor to marry.
"He lived with his uncle, Tom Brice, of
the Mansion House-old Squire Brice, as
all the county called him, though he
wasn't more than 80; and naturally when
they both came courting Margery, her
father favored the squire's suit most. But
Margery favored Jacks, and showed it
openly.
"A man may be as rich as Croesus, but
when he's choleric and up in years-none
too good in the bargain-he needn't expec:
to make much headway with love sick
girl of 20. Long-legged Jacks good looks
outweighed the. sqnires gold, but when
her father found out which way the wind
was blowing he forbade Marcy to see him
again. She said nothing, for she was not
girl to talk. But every night she wrote
him q long letter, that she would hide IN
hollow tree stump, and that Jack would
come and take away.
Sometimes, too, in the early m rning,
hardly daylight, she would jump on her
bay mare, Hornet, and dash two miles
down the river to the ford, where Jack
would be waiting, and would swim his
horse over from the other side, 'Ist to
have FIVE minutes talk with her.
"Ah, but they were in love, can tell
you! And / never saw better matched
pair-both so good looking; both so full
of life!
whether my uncle ever heard Of their
goings on / don't know. But he stopped
taking against Jack and urging The
scuire's suit. He only told us. Marcy ard
me both, for lived with them, that old
Tom had him in his power and could ruin
him, and now that she wouldn't marry
him he was going to take his revenge.
''Then he fell sick, and seemed likely to
die, and my poor cousin was in terrible
quandary.
"She loved Jack, but she loved her
father, too. And she felt it was worry
that was killing him.
"One terrible tight, when we were al
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we're going on with wicked hurry. My
uncle seemed like one possessed to have
It over with. And Marcy, numb with
misery ,and worn to a shadow with long
ing for Jack. said nothing. Perhaps she
was afraid if toe long put off she would
lose courage for the sacrifice; perhaps
she was all the time hoping and praying
las women can pray Sometimes for the
very daring thing that did happ.a.
THAT night, remember, it stormed.
The wind howled, and all along the coun-
try road the big oaks swung their arms
and creaked as if ready to fall on our
rumbling old carriage.
sIt was Thanksgiving night, festival
not in favor in the South in those days,
and we were going to the mansion house
to family dinner. The wedding was
only three days off now, and the squire
had taken fancy TO keep 1t In honor Of
his coming happiness.
when we rolled up to the open door
way there he was, magnifcent-in rose
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-11-22
Desperate Battle Fought with Eilipi-
NOS Near San Fabian.

hos near san II abiaus
The Thirty.third infantry in one of the
sharpest two hours engagements OF the
war W tn an equal force of insurgents,
five miles from San Fabian, Saturday
lost one officer and six men killed and
one officer and twelve men wounded. The
Americans captured twentynine Fill
pinos and 100 rifles and found eighty-one
insurgent dead lying in the trenches and
rice fields. Many more Fiipinos, doubt
less were killed or wounded.
The insurgents opened the fight two
miles from San Jacinto, while the lead
ing American battalion was passing a
clump of houses in the midst of cocoa
nut grove, knee deep in mud. The Fill
pino sharpshooters, hidden III trees,
houses and small trench across the
roads held their ere until the Americans
were close to y em. When they began
firing other Filipinos opened fire from
thickets, right and left, further away.
The regiment then deployed under fire,
with Mai. John A. Logan's battalion in
the center. Mai. Cronic's on the right
and Maj. Marshs on the left. The
skirmish line, which was a mile long. ad-
vanced rapidly, keeping up constant
fire. The F'ilipinos m de an unexpected
ly good stand, many of them remaining
under cover until the Americans were
within twenty feet of them. The insur-
gents are supposed to have retreated to-
ward Dagupan. 1t was impossible to
pursue them, as the American troops
were exhausted and their sspply of am
munition WAS low.
Mai. Logan was shot through the head
and mortally wounded early in the fight
while STOPPING to attend a corporal who
had been wounded. A hospital steward
was killed while trying to drag the major
to the side of the road. Shortly after
ward, at the same spot. Capt. Green and
a non-eommissioned officer were wound
ed. All this was evidently the work OF
sharpshooters, who picked out the Off
GERS by their uniforms. Half dozen of
these men were spotted in the trees and
killed by our sharpshooters. The firing
on the field hospital men did not cease,
however, until a detail returning from
San Jacinto to convey the dead and
wounded to San Fabian cleared the cour-
try of insurgents.
Maj. Mareh's battalion was the srst
TO enter San Jacinto. Jadging from the
resistance made by the enemy, it is be-
lieved the insurge nts were veterans from
Tarlac, under com mmand of Gen. Mimic.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-11-22
SUBJECT or THANksGiviNGs.
ExteEsiye and Highly Interestingvor
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An extensive and highly interesting vol
aIne might be compiled on the subject OF
Thanksgiving and the events which have
sisnalizel them. For instance, on
Thanksgiving day, 1888, the British army
evacuated New York. while Washington
and Clinton marched into the city at the
head of the continental army and took
formal possession in the name of the
young republic Festivities and a grand
display of fireworks closed that memora-
Bile day. Thanksgiving had fallen that
year on Dec. %, and the combination Of
evacuation day and that festival were
long jointly honored in New York.
The Thanksgiving day Of 1916 is mem-
orable as the occasion upon which an
American theater was first illuminated
with gas. This event happened in Phil
adelphia. The experiment was COM
plete success, and the manager of the
affair was DIR. Kingler. During the war,
of the battles and skirmishes fought on
Thanksgiving, the most notable was that
of Lookout mountain (1S63).
A few odd and distinctive methods of
celebrating the great holiday still sur
yiye In different parts of the United
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-11-22
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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-11-22
JOHN A. LOGAN SLAIN.
SON OF THE aBLAcK EAGLE,
DIES IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Najor Is Shot Down While Leading a
Victorious Charge Upon resei In
trenchments at San Jacintc Presi-
dent Consoles Mother and Widow.

Maj. John A. Logan. namesake son Of
the Black Eagle Of Illinois, has been
killed in battle in the Philippines. The
official announcement Of his death came
u a dispatch from Gen. Otis Tuesday.
The news was severe shock To his
mother, his wife and to Il large circle OF
friends.
When the news reached the War De-
partment that Maj Logan hal fallen
Gen. Gorbin selected Maj. johnson, as
sistant adjutant general, to carry the
message to Mrs. Logan. She was near
" prostrated with grief when Mai. John
son informed her of her sons death, but
soon recovered sufficiently to order her
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-11-22

carriage and drive to the White House in
the hope that she might learn from the
President that there was some mistake
in the dispatch and that her boy might
still live. AT the door she broke down
completely. An usher supported her to
the red parlor. Mrs. Mckenna, wife of
the associate justice, who was at the
White House, hastened to Mrs. Logan
and tenderly embraced her President
Mckinley left the cabinet meeting when
he learned of Mrs. Logan's presence, and
with kindly words tried to assuage the
grief of the heartbroken mother.
Consoied by the President.
The President sent this telegram to the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-11-22
In the outh,

In the South Thanksgiving, as an an.
nual festival, remained practically I'M
known until, in 1855, the curious Sir-
ginian controversy on the subject was
precipitated. This controversy, which is
not generally known, deserves a brief
notice. The Governor of Virginia at the
time was one Johns, patriotic and
broad-ninded gentleman, who had al
vavs entertained reverence for the
Puritan anniversary which was by no
means common below Mason and Dix
on's line. Gov Johns, in letter to the
State Legislature, urgently recommended
the recognition Of Thanksgiving in Viz
pinia. and offered, in case his recon-
mendation rived satisfactory, to at once
issue proclamation.
But the Legislature of Washington $
State did not look upon the New England
holiday with favor. Gov. Johns was ad-
yised not to make the Thanksgiving proc
Iantation. and. as he did not do so. the
matter was allowed temporarily to drop.
But public interest Lad been awakened,
and before long a fierce debate was rag
ing in Virginia between the opponenss
and supporters of the proposed South,
ern Thanksgiving. At last, in 1891, Gov.
Wjse-Johns' successor-took the meta
phorical bull by the horns and issued a
proclamation setting apart day for the
feast. His action caused much angry
criticism. and several Southern newspa-
pers declared that Thanksgiving was
simply "a relic of Puritanic bigotry.' In
snite of this, the innovation was warmly
welcomed. The b, Spitable SolItherners
greeted gladly another holiday, and the
Northern feast soon ranked aElong them
as second in Importance only to the ''glo-
rious Fourth itself. In 1S5S-the year
after Wise's proclamation-no less than
eight Governors of Southern States pro-
claimed Thanksgiving in their sections.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-11-22

States, although the tendency is toward
uniform manner of rejoicing. In sec
tions of Connecticut, for instance, the
Thanksgiving barrel burning" is time
! honored institution. For month before
the day Connecticut boys diligently col
lect and store in a place of security all
the barrels, old or new, which they can
find. All barrels are regarded as the
property of whomsoever can carry them
away. On Thanksgiving night the bar
rels are piled in huge heap and ignlted.
| Boys and girls then dance around the
bonfire until the very last barrel has gone
/ I,rr, in, Hn
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-11-22

N. Deibler. the French executioner,
has accumulated fortune of 100000
francs by bis skin in working the gull
lotine At an execution in Paris some
time back he had his little son with
him, from which It Is supposed that he
intends to follow the sSme profession.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-11-22
The Farmer,s Thanksgiving,
A BOY ON Thanksgiving.

Here IS a funny little composition writ
ten by a boy about Thanksgiving day:
s.Thanksgiying was brought over from
England by the Puritan fathers iD the
wear 1920. II has staid here eyer since.
on Thanksgiving everybody gees to
church in the morning, so as to have ey-
ervthing out OF the way before dlhter
Then Won come home and hang around a
little while and get awful hungry smell
ing the turkey. After dinner Thanksgiv-
ing is over"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-11-22
the same horse and ready to dash off into

the same horse and ready to dash off into
the night.
'Well, my dears,' said little Miss Pep
per mildly in conclusion of her spirited
recital, s.cf course, they got married and
lived happy ever after.
"And equally, of course, the squire melt
ed in time and forgave them, and tore uI
the notes he held against my uncle.
"And to this very day, il any Of you
should go to Buck Forest, anybody there
will tell you how Jack Brice won his bride
ON Thanksgiving night."-St. Louis Re
r.tIhlio
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-11-22

most expecting my uncle to breathe his
last. Marcy fell on her knees and promis-
ed she'd marry the squire. and he ~ once
began to get better with astonishing
quickness.
"She wrote Jaca ore letter, one curt,
cold letter, that she sat two days over;
and that he tore in half and sent back
10 her, and then left the county on top
of IT.
ssThis left tie field Of love open to the
squire, and he made the most of it, coming
every afternoon to our place. spruced uTi
like a young man, In light black suit,
and with his hair combed over his paid
spot.
He would send Marcy splendid pres
ents, too. And sometimes love letter, a
fine. proper love letter. calling her red
rose with the dew in It, black-eyed gyp-
az. or some such prettiness. all Of which
you may be sure. though. only ! ever
read.
meanwhile the wedding arrsnsements
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-11-22

How often" said Miss Miami Brown.
"hit do happen dat er thoughtless re-
mark'll spile de plaisure oh er occasion.
"Yassendeed, replied Erastus Pinkley-
Zone o de gues'es at ouah own table
stopped pap right in de middle o de
kyahvin' ter ak i'm whah he got de tur-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-11-22
IN The COUNTRY

Ef yer goin' to the country. to spend
Thanksgivin there,
Jest take along yer appetite, an sharpen 1t
Fur Tiers goin' to be turkey and chicken
Pertaters, squash au' onions, too. the finest
An thers goin' to be a raisin' cake, an
mince an pumpkin pie,
An puddin full O. plums, ct with sugar
sass, oh, my
An ven eat enough to bust ye, fore We
know what yer about;
An ye goin' to get the cofc,
Eff We
watch
An when the dinners over, on that Thanks
giSin day,
An the dishes is all tidied an the table
cleared away,
When the old folks in the parlor by the fire
An the popcorn, an the apples is circu-
When the men is talkln' politics, the women
sn' gran ma in her speetacles has dropped
off in a doZe,
While the young folks in the kitchen is
frolickin' about,
Theirs goin' to be some sparkin
don't
watch
out.
An when It's gettin' darker, an the fire is
burnin low,
An the shadders in the corners keep away
in to an fro,
When the Wind comes round the corner with
sad an mournful SCUM,
AN ye see outside the snowfakes, one by
one, settlin down,
When We hitch yer chairs up nearer, as the
twilight's wearfn' on
An speak of them twas with ye In Thanks
giyin's that are gone,
When ye look upon the empty chairs
standin' round about,
Then yen blubber like the dickens
Eff ye
don't
watch
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-11-22
Looking Abe al.

Women journalists must avoid Japan.
The new press laws for the Empire of
the Mikado prohibit women from be-
coming publishers or editors. as the
discharge of such work by females is
neither becoming nor desirable" The
trainers of the law are certainly look
ing very far ahead for as yet Japanese
women have given no sign of emulating
their Western sisters in newspaper
work.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-11-22

The Phoenicians were not the inven-
tors of the alphabet. The honor be-
longs to the Egyptians.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-11-22

The half of the world that lives on
the other is the half that does most Of
the kicking.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-11-22
The Dinners They Had.

Tommy--I haGf < go TO bed for three
DAYS after oGr Thanksgiving 1il-:eeer
Johnny Huh! had 70 take six kinds
Of madeleine after ours.-N. Y. Truth
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-11-22
REELS ARE ROUTED.

of whom 496 were killed in battle. 210
by accident, 202 by gunshot wounds.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-05-20
An lrrigating Device.

|. N. Slater has arranged lot
of 6-inch boards about Is inches
long with 1i-inch holes bored
through them, for irrigating pur-
poses. These boards are sharpen
ed and driven in at the head of
each row, and the water supply
runs through the hole Mr., Slater
claims that by this means given
supply of water will cover four
times the surface that it will by
the old method of running
through open bitches. The eN-
pertinent is at least worth trying.
Del Norte Prospector.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-05-20

The benefits to be derived from
advertising are in the future as
we'll as what you may get at the
present, Advertising is something
like making SNOWFALL the far
ther you go the bigger it grows.
If, after you have rolled your
SNOWFALL a little distance, you stop
rolling it and begin another one,
you are expending an extra labor
instead of accumulating, while if
you had kept on rolling the old
ball it would soon grow to much
larger proportions than any new
one you could start.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-05-20

THE troops have been called
out to force vaccination on band
of Arizona Indians, who cannot
see the efficacy of incubation of
conjure the theory of bacilli.
Our sympathies are with the Red
man. Before the reservation was
brought into play, smallpox was
never heard of and the Medicine
man was sufficient for all pur-
poses, but we presume if the
Indian is to have his rations pro-
vided, he must take the other
dregs of civilization.-Leadville
Herald-Democrat.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-05-20
CHARITY OR JUSTICE.

Mayor Jones, of Toledo, is per-
haps the most popular and best
known mayor in the United
States at the present time. Like
Ex- Mayor Pingree, of Detroit,
Mayor Jones is independent of
all machines, and always speaks
right out in meeting" In an ad-
dress before the national confer
ence of charities and corrections,
held in Cincinnati this week
Mayor Jones said:
Charity is curse, pure and
simple. We are dealing with the
effect while we should go at the
cause. ! believe that large part
of the donations to the poor are
given as an investment by peo-
pie who think they are driving n
good bargain with the Lord. 1t
is social injustice that perpetuates
vice, poverty and crime. This
trio of hideous monstrosities
guards the gates of our social hell,
denying us any possibility of es-
cape until we have emancipated
ourselves and blished that
equality for which Christ lived
and died.
This is viewing the matter of
charity in different light than
that in which the subject is gen
orally regarded, but there is more
truth than poetry in Mr., Jones'
statement. While donations are
not always made to the poor with
II view to making the donor solid
with Him who said: 1T is more
blessed to give than to receive, y
yet many times in these cases
sympathy gives way to better
judgment and mistake is made
in giving. The argument of Mr.,
Jones is well founded, and the
suggestions made by him might
be pro6tably considered by those
who are engaged in charitable
work.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-05-20

SOME philosopher has said that
mankind is dissatisfied with life.
One man struggles for justice,
while another flies from it. One
man saves all his money. to build
a fine house, while another is try
ing to sell his for less than cost.
One man spends his money try
ing to buy his girl flowers and
candy to cinch her for wife.
while another spends $50 for an
attorney to help him get divorce.
One man gets through battle
without a scratch in order to be
Killed in railroad accident.
Another escapes all human ills to
be murdered. Another man starts
on the road to heaven and winds
up country editor. This is a
hot old sphere and experience in
it is as checkered as crazy quilt
-Ex
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-05-20

A CHICAGO press clipping bureau
some time ago received an order
from the Anti -lmperialist League
of Boston to examine letters from
soldiers in the Philippines, pub
lished in the papers throughout
the country, to learn what com
plants the volunteers made. The
result, however, was deeply disap-
pointing to the league, as out of
three thousand letters only three
found fault with anything or any
body, or expressed wish to re-
turn. The soldiers in the Philip
pines are Americans, and do not
in any way endorse the sentiments
of the Boston anti-imperialists.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-05-20
Says Peffer is a Traitor.

Wichita, Kan, May 20.-Jerry
Simpson said yesterday morning:
PETER is traitor to desert the
populists. A man may join new
parties, but he should never desert
the one he founded. He will not
win anything by changing
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-05-20

The Florence Crystal Ice com
pany has put on three more new
wagons. This company's ice is
perfectly pure, as the water used
is distilled, therefore containing
no disease germs. Visitors are
cordially invited to call at the
plant Mt any time, as it is pleasure
to show visitors all the mysteries of
artificial ice making. Look out
for the WHITE WAGONS. 33tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-05-20

When you wish rush order foI
ice ring up phone No. AL. OF
signal the white wagons. The
Florence Crystal Ice Co. 33tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-05-20

To those who drink whiskey for
pleasure; HARPER Whiskey
adds zrst to existence. To those
who drink whiskey for health's
sake; HARPER Whiskey makes
life worth living. Sold by w. E.
Burley, Florence, Colo.