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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-15

REkhsHIhE Hills large. fine residence FOR
II TOR the season. fully furnished pleasant
court. stables. also smaller
nshed and desirably located improvements
exceent water supply. electric lights
svstem a c COLLINS Great Darlington. Mass.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-15

T$OR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR GOOD EASTERN
l. PROPERTY handsome broad piazza three
quarters way completely furnished built TWO
,aars aeo- heat light and cooking with
acres under fun cnItivationoranEes figs al
ruonfs fine barn and servants houses. At la
nine miles from miles
ls Angeles High ground overlooking the Pacific Ocean
rue1rV eve miles away Highly recommended FOR
sons suffering bronchial throat or lung troubles
Fr fuller description Of location and advantages u Ia
1.rscenta send for circular Plans he Office
Of owner RATCIIFFE HICKS. Hicks Building. 20 War
Y y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-15

ENLCsHINCi. LONG ISLAND C15 minutes TO v VI
L TO LEr-F'uly furnished, residence open
plumbing. two bathrooms stable CT
horse ana carriages; acres: attractive
view rom large piazza inclosed glass winter
months; adjoining FLUSHING GOLF CLUB. a mile
70 r. r depot Can be for shorter
term Price 10
r. r. z ELLIOTT SIS William street n I
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-15

N-ASHINGTON, CONN--WTI sublet for part OF season.
w and July. August and September furnished
bath wide pazzas.
golf posofce- elevation. LOCO feet.
SO. 90 per month hours from New-York Address ".
3. J. Box 3, Tribune Office.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-31
SMALLPOX IN MANY PLACES.
treat Epidemic of the Dread Disease
Is Feared i'm Indiana

Indications point to the fact that Indi-
ana IS ON the eve of smallpox epidemic.
j. y. Huntry, secretary of the State
Board OF Health, says that several hum
dfed persons have the disease, and that
new cases are being found daily in and
about Clay City. The counties now in
tested are Vanderburg, Noble, Delaware,
Madison, Clay, jackson, Sullivan, Green,
Washington, Owen, DE Kalb, Vigo,
Posey, Clark and Floyd. The Govern
ment has ordered the mails disinfected,
us requested by the State board. The
Lesterville postottice has been quaran-
tined
In Washington, d. c., members of the
House of Representatives. are wondering
whether the discovery of case of small
poX IN the household of Congressman
Alexander, of Buffalo, n. Y, is serious
enough TO cause them TO worry. Mr.. Alex
andef and his wife are now quarantined
in their apartments. While the disease
was calculating III the person of Ethel
Petit, Mrs Aiexander's maid, the Con
gress3lan was attending to his duties on
the floor of the House. mixing freely
with members in the cloak and commit
tee rDums and in the lobby. Two-thrds
OF the employees and servants of the Con
cord, where Congressman Alexander
lives, have been taken to the local deten-
ton hospital, where they will be held
for a period of sixteen days. The ten
ants of the building, who include some
of She best known families in Washing
ton, are living i'll a state of nervous APP
prehension because of the probability of
another case of the disease breaking out.
Such a result, they fear would cause
them all to be quarantned
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-31

The patriarchal beard OF one of the
oldest inhabitants" of Conshocken is
stiil in its accustomed place upon his
chin, but il looks very moth eaten and
ragged This is due TO the fact that
the old man is extremely nearsighted-
To see an object plainly he is compelled
to get his optics within a few inches of
it, The other day While poueriug
around his house the old man under
took to repair the picket fence around
the yard. Many of the palings had
been Knocked off, and these 1t was his
purpose to replace He armed himself
with hammer and nails and started in-
He got his first paling in place and with
much labor succeeded in fastening it.
there. But that was not ALL When he
started to move on TO the next break
he was brought up standing with yea
of pain. He had nailed his whiskers
between the paling and the crossbar.
His yells attracted the attention of his
good wife. who. when she realized the
situation. brought her scissors into play
and released the old man. minus a con
siderable portion of his beard Phila-
delphia Record.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-31

The perfect blending of the real and
ideal has recently been advertised by
Paris milliners, who have come TO use
oats from the fields to trim the bonnets
or their fair customers. The adventure
which befell one such bonnet and its
wearer is related by foreign news
paper
A lady. dressed beyond the reach of
criticism, was crossing broad boule-
ward. a cab bore down upon her ana
she stepped hastily back and stopped
in front of the curbs.one, unmindful of
horse and cart standing Immediately
behind her. The horse quietly shifted
the oats and then. deciding that they
were genuine. began to MUNICH.
He was thus engaged when the lady.
quite unaware Of the pleasure she was.
affording the hungry animal started
forward. But the horse was far from
satisfied, and planting his forefeet ON
the lady's skirt, continued his repast.
The lady, supposing the horse about
to deyour her head. promptly tainted
and was removed 10 d druggists shop
near by, where happily she soon recoy-
cred.
The moral of the story is that every
field of oats should have a fence
about it.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-31
RuSKiN AND sLACKMoRe.
Two Famous Men Whose Deaths Oc-
Cured Recently.

CurTSu heCeHtlys
Two famous men of English letters
John Ruskin and Richard ID. Blackmore
have passed away. Both died IN the
| fulness of time and with their work ac-
compiiFhtd, but their departure, never
! theless, mas saddened thousands Of hearts
wherever the best in English literature is
known and appreciated. The death of
Ruskin is no surprise to artistic and lit
erary London 1t has been known for
| the last two or three years that his mind
| and body were gradually weakening. 1t
is long since he ceased to be a living
force in English art, but it is impossible
to overestimate the influence he has
welded in the past.
There have been few as striking figures
in the literature of the Victorian era as
that of John Ruskin. With Carlyle, Ten
nyson and Browning, he stood in the first
rank OF the creative and inspiring forces
of letters. In certain sense these four
great writer's supplemented one another :
Genius. In the realm of art criticism
kuskin was the most brilliant writer of
the century, carrying over into moral
earneStBess and purity that once more
TRANSPORTED art and made it ministrant
to the highest in man. Ruskin's moral
earneslness ami sincerity and his dissat-
isfaction with modern society found full
est expression in his famous "Fors CLAY
igera" papers.
AS to Blackmore, his story OF Lorna
Doone'' has been called by some good
critics the greatest novel of the century.
That is too high praise. 1t certainly is,
however, one of the greatest in its vivid
descriptions of part of English life
and scenery which no one knew better
than he 1t remains the high-water mark
of his genius and is sufficient TO maintain
his fame
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-31

The excavations ON the site of the an
cient Forlm at Rome still continue to-
be successfully prosecuted. Recently
for instance, two of the workmen en-
gagged in the search for antiquities laid
open sewer dating from the time OF
Nero, and suddenly became aware OF
the presence of glittering substance
They proceeded to the discovery OF n
quantity If gold coins embedded i'm
the sediment of the sewer. They filled
a hat with these coins, which when
washed, enumerated and CLASSIFIED,
proved to be gold pieces of the fourth
and fifth centuries that had evidently
been thrown where they We're found
for coneealment ut the time of an in-
cursion of the barbarians. their owners
having had no opportunity of recover
ing them. They are all beautifully pre-
served, and many of them were evil
IDENTITY fresh from the mint. They are
379 in number and belong to seven diff
ferent reigns.-London Daily News-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-31
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.


The censorship Oh war news is growing
more strict.
Gen. White will assuredly be elevated
to u peerage.
All acid exports are forbidden by the
British Government.
The Duke OF Marlborough will 20 to
the front as Yeonanry staff Officer.
The Paris lntransigeant says that there
are oil French officers serving w.t.. the
Beers.
The Morning Post has joined other
London papers in demanding change in
the ministry.
Werner, Belt X Co., London. diamond
merchants, have donated t50,00O TO the
fund for the equipment of the 1eomanrg
Ii Is stated that Tho Beers have heav-
ily mined Johannesburg gold fields, in
preparation fer an attack when the Brit
jsh forces adyarSe to the Transvaal.
Great Britain will not allow United
States Consul Hollis to act as her rep
resentative at Pretoria He may. how
ever. look after the wounded.
British casualties at Rensberg places
the number of killed at 10 and the
wounded at ~. This does not include
the casualties of the Suffolk regiment.
The Government has also ordered the
manufacturers of Maxim guns to make
as many four and six-inch quick firing
guns as possible until otherwise ORD I'd.
London authorities have urged the com
mittee of the Yeomanry Hospital fund e
provide for $50 instead of l50 beds, and
he committee is appealing for At least
$50. 900 more.
England is preparing armaments and
twenty-five transports will be on the way
10 south Africa during the present
month. According TO the program 25,otN
additional troops and seyenty-two guns
will soon be afioat.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-31
a Ten.Cent poem

4 man wearing a faded brown suit
and hectic flush came into this fiction
bazaar last Friday toward evening.
Are you one of the literary carpen-
tiers around here?" he asked.
| confessed.
He drew a soiled bit of paper from
his pocket.
Il got short poem here" he said
"What'll you gimme for itY'
read the poem.
Ten cents" | replied.
He looked startled. Its pretty
cheap" he offered, but give IT { me;
need the money"
This, then, is the poem:
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
Rode upon 'lectric car;
Car it ran clear off the track,
And Twinkle asked her nickel back.
Was it worth any more?-Detroit
Free Press.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-31
MANY BRITISH WouNpEe
Buffers Forces Suffer Severely in Sa
urtfay's Engagements.

urday's Engagement.
Special cable dispatches from South
Africa say that in the vicinity of Spear
mans Camp, heavy lighting was III prog
ress all day Saturday aud Sunday. In
Saturdays fight tota, of BOZ We're
wounded. two were killed, and two are
reported missing. The casu llties of Sun
days fighting are not kno vn. One of
those killed was Capt Hensley, of the
Dublin regiment, who was shot in the
forehead. The correspondent visited the
field hospital ON the battlefield on Gov
entry's farm. The buildings were full
of wounded about 200 men Gen. Butler
wires london that eleven officers, nclud-
ing two staff officers, aud 2I9 men were
wounded in an action near Nenter' S
Spruit Saturday.
The operations Saturday commenced at
dawn. Gen. Warren attacked the Beers
who occupied strong position on his
right. The British artillery delivered a
heavy shell fire. but the Beers did not re-
ply until 2 O'clock. Then the British
concentrated the fire of their big guns
on the enemy's artillery, while tine infan-
try advanced under cover OF it aud deliy-
ering heavy rifle fire.
held their position, but they were finally
forced back, and the British swarmed
over the ridge. The Beers retired in good
order and took up a second position,
which was subjected to a heavy bonn
bardment with lyddite shells. This forced
second retreat, the enemy being closely
pressed by Gen. Warren's men. Gen.
Clery's and Gen. Warrens commands
then blvouackrd ON the ground gained, af
ter heavily bOmbarding, for some time,
the enenly's main position.
simultaneously Gen. Lyttelton, with
the view to relieving the pressure on Gen.
Warren, STACKED the enemy's front west
of Potgieters drift He pushed forward
his infantry, covered by the howitzers
and naval guns, both on the north bank
of the river and Mount Alice. The in
fantry's further advance forced the Beers
to open fire with their Nordenfeldt seven
FOUNDER, which was silenced by lyddite
shells in quarter of an hour.
The British carefully worked along the
hills unit within 1000 yards of com
handing kopje on which the Beers were
concentrated, concealed behind immense
powders, strewn thickly over the hill.
The artillery opened the attack and the
batteries worked continuously. pouring
tons of shrapnel among the Beers, who
dc.oted their attention to mnsketry fir
ing on the British infantry. The Beers
stuck 10 their rocky Businesses with the
greatest tenacity and nj the conclusion of
the day the British had only advanced
across few ridges. The Beers appar
emily have few guns and they did little
damage.
On MCdder River the British success
fully blew up and RACED two buildings.
including the house formerly occupied by
Commandant Muller, outside their lines.
Boer sLpers had used these houses at
night, firing from them at the most dis
tant British pickets mp the river.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-31
The Eminent Kidney
and Bladder Specialist

There is a disease prevailing in this
country most dangerous because so decep-
tive. Many sudden deaths are caused by
it-heart disease, pneumonia, heart failure
or apoplexy are often the result of kidney
disease. If kidney trouble is allowed to ad-
vance the kidney-poisoned blood will attack
the vital organs, or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Then the richness Of the blood-the albumen
leaks out and the sufferer has Bright
Disease, the worst form of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-ROot the new dis
covery is the true specific for kidney. bladder
ard urinary troubles. II has cured thousands
of apparently hopeless cases. after all other
efforts have failed. At druggists in fifty-cent
anc dollar sizes. A sample bottle sent free
by mail. also book telling about Swamp
Root and its wonderful cures. Address
Or. Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton. N. Y. and
mention this paper.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-31
Municipal Matters.

New York has nearly 100000 children
in public schools.
Philadelphia will add 400 officers 10 its
police force.
Hartford, Conn. is building million
dollar bridge,
Denver il to have new State arnlory
TO cost 5000.
4 new railway coal dock at Cleveland
is to cost $4,000.
Philadelphia hss dcciled to allow me
tocycles in the parks.
A new penal :ssstitution for minors is
to be built in Baltimore.
Athens, Ga, Is to have new cotton
factory TO cost S2u0,000.
New England cities may unite to help
Boston improve its barber.
Richmond. Va. has been offered $lu.-
600 for a street railway franchise.
Milwaukee supervisors have appropriat-
ed funds for new law libra,y.
New York and Brooki5A are afflicted
with swarms OF unreasonable mosquitoes
During the remaining two wears nee
essary to complete Fhiladeiptsia's -iis
hall. S3,612.6s5 VII! be- required 10 the
work.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-31
MANY EUROPEANS COMING.
The Majority from the Southern Par


The Majority from the Southern Part
of That Continent.
Secretary Taylor of the United States
Treasury says immigrants from Europe
are tlocking into this country too fast
and something ought to be done to stop
the food of immigration. Last month 3d.
900 immigrants landed in New York, or
at the rate of nearly 100000 in year.
The immigrants from the southern Euro
pean countries are those we fear most.
Those from the north, the English Irish,
s;candinavians, Danes, Dutch, Germans,
sill make desirable citizens But those
from Italy, Hungary, Turkey and Spain
are coming over faster than they can be
assimilated. The immigrants from the
north usually hasten through New York
bound for the West and the Northwest,
where they become farm laborers, and
gradually rise to be farm owners. They
add to the produetiveness of the coun-
try. The others linger about the large
cities, New York, Chicago and ST Louis.
They go into sweat shops and sleep TWEEN
~ in room, or they become fruit ped
dlers or organ grinders and never get
away from the cities. A few are employ
cd in the coal and iron mines.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-31
PAY oran Army Nurse.

For service in the United States n
nurse receives $40 month. which Is
SO more than is paid by the hospitals
which employ graduated nurses. The
pay of graduate serving in the oper-
ating rooms of city hospital ranges
from $50 to $50 month. out of which
she must. like the army nurse, supply
her own wardrobe For service in
Porto Rico. Cuba. the Hawaiian ISL
ands or the Philippines nurses receive
$50 per month instead of $40, and
transportation 10 and from the United
States when on leave of absence. The
total leave Of absence. with pay, does
not exceed one month during the year
the time spent in travelling to and from
the United States not being counted.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-31
HE LOST BOTH HIS HANDS.
But Is Successful Farmer What
Determined Man Can Do.

but IL u SUCCESSFUL FARMER w hat a
Determined Man Can Do.
An example of what can be accom-.
plished by a determined man, even
though deprived of his hands, is shown
by the work performed by MichaeI
Laffo, as he is called, although the or
iginal name is Lend.
Dir. Lilo is not only deprived of his
hands. but the right arm is off close al
the shoulder, the result Of an accident
in sawmill in New York State twenty
four years ago. Though having only
one arm. the left. and that terminating
in stump. Mr.. ,.lflo performs an
amount OF work which would seem i'm
possible, and which would put many a
healthy-bodied. whole-limbed man "a
shame.
He handles lumber. ties and cord
wood, loading and unloading them from
a wagon; can hoe. rake. pitch hay; and
VIII cut standing corn at c rate which
Will keep two good men on the hustle to
bind after him.
Last summer he raised a number OF
acres or potatoes doing all tie work
on the place himself after the ground
was plowed, planting. hoeing. treating
the plants with paris green. and finally
digging the crop. a four-tined fork is
pushed into the ground with his foot
then with the handle under his arm Il
pry across the knee brings the tubers
out at lively rate.
Mr.. Laffo came to Palmer from Con
neeticut eight years ago. taking a con
tract to draw the logs and ties from q
larre wood lot. in which he worked
early and late, often from a in tn,
morning until 8 at night. He has eigh
children. all married but one. who i,
engaged with him in business. which
consists principally of teaming. etc.
Mr. Laffo making the contracts anC
overseeing the work, while his sor
drives team and otherwise assists
Palmer tMe.) Journal
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-31
Rank for Cole G students.

4 banking system on a small scale
has been adopted by the administra-
ton of the Womens College of Balti-
more for the convenience of the stu
dents. 4 student makes deposit for
personal use in the cashiers office and
is given check book. which she uses
in drawing money as she needs II in
making purchases in the shops down
town and in paying out-of-town bills.
The cashier pays out to the student any
amount from % cents to 800 BY this
method she is relieved of the response
bility of holding large sums of money
and at the same time gains some prac-
tcal knowledge of banking. which Is
important to her in after life
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-31
Absolute safeguard Against Colds.

1t is an utter impossibility to catch
cold if the surfaces of the body are kept
at an even temperature. The trouble
may be from without or IL may be
from within-that is, by not being either
properly or sufficiently clad; by not
having perfect circulation, or by not
eating such food as is needed to fur
nish the required heat of the body. The
chilliness you experience in the winter
arises from one of two causes; first,
lack of sufficient carbonaceous food;
second, poor circulation. possibly due
to lack Of exercise.-L Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-31
tSuENClNG A GUM"
A Term in Warfare that Is Very Little
Understood

A Term in Warfare that Is Very Little
Understood.
There is q great deal of ignorance as
to what "silencing gun means.
gun is senced when the gunners are dis
abled OF driven back and the gun or gun
carriage damaged Ii is a common enough
phenomenon for weapons which have
thu bean silenced to reopen fire after
repairs have been made, the gunners raj
lied, or fresh gun crew obtained Ii
Is rare thing for Il gun to he SO dam
aged by hostile fire that it cannot be re-
fitted and brought into action again. II
saw" says Prince Kraft. of the German
artillery in the battle of Gravelotte
many Guns during the cannonade lying
E.serahig ON the ground winged, that is
with broken wheel Blu, not one was
Withdrawn; the injured guns were al
ways speedily repaired with the help OF
the wagons, which were near. so that at
the clost of the battIa | could not tell
exactly aow many pieces had been put
temporarily ont of action The Navy
League Journal. of London, saws this
expert opinion should put a stop to ig.
nCrant Titticisms on the frequent Silenc-
ing at Ladysmith of Long Tom" as the
biggest of the Boer guns was called. The
havy had day after day TO look after this
weapon and dose it with lyddite shells
but on ''ach occasion the work was skill
fully ,leac.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-31

sullen and twice deserted his team, leav-
ing no word behind Notwithstanding
the fact that he was the best man in the
business behind the bat, he was to be
traded to one of the other teams for the
coming season. a brother is now catch
ing for the Fort Wayne, Ind. team. He
promises to be as fine a catcher as Martin
! ever was.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-31
TEST foR A CHRISTIAN PAPER
Author of Sin His steps, Will Edit q
Kansas Daily One Week.

Kansas Daily One Week.
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon, author of In
His Steps," is to be given an opportunity
to edit a daily newspaper as he thinks
Christian daily should be edited Fol
the week beginning March Is he will
have absolute control of every depart
ment Of the Topeka Capital. news edIto
rial and advertising.
AT the Detroit convention of the Chris
tian Endeavor Society Mr.. Sheldon asked
what "phiianthropic gentleman in this
age of munificent endowments to edUca-
tional institutions would give S1.000,0 V
for the creation of a great Christian
daily The phianthropic gentleman
has not appeared with the money, but
in response to the appeals of the leading
citizens Of Topeka. Mr.. Sheldon's home
town, Deli Keyser, the president of the
Topeka Capital Company, offered to give
the paper 10 Mr.. Sheldon for one week,
and the offer has been accepted
1t is understood that able writer's gro
to assist Mr. Sheldon. and that states
men. prominent divines and editors o!
some of the dailies of New York, chi,
rago and st. Louis will help him by sug'
aestions.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-01-31
snperstition in India.

Legends in India run that if woman
stricken with leprosy suffers herself to
be buried alive the disease will not de-
scend to her children. There was In the
Northwest provinces in India the wife
of a gardener on whom the loathsome
malady had fallen. Children were born
to her. She importuned her husband
to bury her alive. He, at last, yielding
to her prayers, summoned his son. The
two dug the grave. and four neighbors
assisted at the sepulchre. So the WON
an died. These facts were investigated
in magistrates court and were
proved