Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-02-28

a white man. 1t seems
bsurd to believe that the
1.-THE constitution meant TO-
class OF citizens who are also
because OF their poverty. In
lords. the trainers of the con-
nn must have said what they did
I1eaa. WHAT they really meant
WAS to exclude all Indians belonging
to class not subject TO taxation.
.
A bulletin from the Kansas expert
ment station says, speaking OF black
leg" that the state of Kansas, in 1919
lost at least l u per cent. OF 2,O00Uoo
cattle uhis is exclusive of mich cows.
This would be a loss of 10000 cattle
with a value of at least 100000. This
loss could have been almost entirely
prevented. During 1896, 1897 and
1895 40 per cent of all cattle owners
in Kansas sustained losses from
blackIeg. In 1899 146 cattlemen re-
port an average loss Of over q per cent.
OF their entire herds. Vaccination Is
the only successful preventive meas
,lre known True vaccination consists
in the artificial production of a mild
form of blackleg from which the AM
NAL RECEIVERS and becomes immune TO
further attacks. Ii properly vaccin-
ated over 991a per cent. of susceptible
animals can be saved.
Despite the periodic effort to gel
business, men and farmers into
public station, it remains true that
those clever fellows. th, lawyers. have
an immense advantage in politics
which IL the same thing. The New
York legislature has sixty-two lawyers
the senate being composed of fifty
members aud the assembly of 100. As
The business of the Legislature Is 70
wake and Change laws. 1t has always
kcemed 70 me that an honest. soinpe
tent lawyer makes the ideal legislator
We recognize, however. that the craft
has undue proportion of smart and
''overreaclling" fellows tnot TO offend
any, and even tile best OF them work
together 10 conserve traditions that
might well he shattered. So binding
is the teaching of the sacredness of
statute and usage that lawyers uncon
sciously rufiie their backs at the men
ton on changes, especially that touches
their business. There is no trust like
the legal profession IL it We're moi so.
the Torrens land title bill; the meas
ures to simplify administration OF
small estates, etc. might not be de
laye,t until aroused public sentiment
fairly takes The bar by the neck and
drags it to its duty. For such reasons
il is we'll to sprinkle a legislature with
business men. iaboring men and farm
ers who are free to heed the plan OF
argument touching the interests of the
bar and the courts. The only way 10
secure justice for all interests is to
have all interests represented. The
best men that God ever made, IL their
standpoint be the same. will reason
blindly, and soon selfishly 1t is human
nature
| repeat. the only way 10 secure jus
ticc for all classes and interests is TO
have all interests represented by them
selves. not by somebody else. 1t is tue
banner argument for women suffrage.
The religious forces in the state uni
versity are praying for Il Y. NJ. G.. A.
building. The managers have gone
sturdily forward and put the building
into the hands of Chicago architects;
and an effort will be made to raise
$4,000 TO build it, There are 200
students OF all kinds in the university,
of whom half are church members.
The Y. NJ. G. A. association already
numbers go members standing for
clean. Christian manhood in the uni
versity. \ general secretary is deyot
ing all his time TO the work.
The work IS thus outlined: "a New
students met ii trains; rooms, board.
and roommates, 1000 handbool1s
gratis. ~ Employment-In four
months sixty-two jobs furnished
thirty-seyen needy students. 81 Bible
Study-One hundred and ten men in
ten classes. taking daily Bible study.
a. Social-FOur hundred men at five
socialS, and 900 men and women at
three. t5l >Religious Meetings-At,
tendance-Sunday, average. 1873; mid.
week prayer meetings, forty-three.
90 Missionary--Fourtee men in class;
pledges amount to S100 a Pastoral
Seventy-five per cent. of freshmen Wis
lied in their rooms; 200 personal calls
by the general secretary to Feb l.
The Need-A building Why? Be.
cause it viii give Christian work prom
inence. dignity, and efficiency, and
will tend to become the social and
religious center of university life.
Wherein the 500, 900 lot already pur-
chased. When-Now The work is
hanp@red at every point for lack of it.
ORLANDO BURNETT.