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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-27

NOTICE OF AMNESTY.
FiIipinoa Have Ninety DAYS TO AcceI
United States SOVEREIGNTY.

y Auplnoa haVe Ninety DAYS 10 accept
United States Sovereignty.
The War Department has made public
the notice of amnesty which was issued
by Gen, Macarthur at Manila. By d.
rectioS Of the Presideni, Military Gov
ernor Macarthur ann 5unces amnesty.
with complete immunity for the past and
absolute liberty Of action for the future.
20 all persons who are now or at any time
since Feb. 4, 1890, have been in insur-
rection against the United States in eth
er military or a civil capacity aud who
shall within n period of ninety days for
mally renounce all connection with such
instruction and subscribe "a a declara-
ton acknowledging ana accepting the
sovereignty and authority Of the United
States in and over the Philippine Islands
The privilege is extended 20 all concern
cd without any reservation whatever. ex-
cepting that persons who have violated
the rules Of war during the period Of ac-
tive hostilities are not embraced within
the scope OF the amnesty.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-27

n yen pat q sign over your
door, you sns sn advertiser.
The siga h lsts1ded to a6-
Heriiss your business 10 fhe
p2aserS.by.
Al advertisement In q rsH-
able paper Is many thousand
Signs spread over many miles.
You cant carry everybody
70 yo0r sign, Bot tie kswsps.
per can carry J0ur sign %
everybody.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-27
The Conceit or Man.

What are you going to do with that
bl0ssomT
Il am going to give 1t to the man 1
love tonight"
Tonight? Nonsense, Why not give
Il 70 me ROW ?'-Harper' Bazaar.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-27
old Ladies Are Privileged To wonde,

How long does the train stop here:"
the Old lady asked lbe brakeman.
stop nereT" answered the function
ary. -Four minutes. From two to two
to two.two.
4 wonder mused the old lady. "if
that man thinks he Is the whistler
Indianapolis Press.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-27

Truthfulness is q corners stone in
character. and II it be not firmly laid
in youth there viii ever after be a
weak spot in the foundatioR.-J. Davis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-27
1t Beats All

why some business men can't see the talus
Of the local newspaper as an advertising
medium. Persons who DO see the value Of
It, however, advertise their wares year In
and year out AND TIfEY RE THE oSEs
WHO DO TIE MOST BUs!NEssl
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-27
Tomcial Publ.cation.I


STATEMENT of the condition Of the
PACIFIC MUTUAL LIFE Insurance.
Company. of San f-sncisco. in the State
of California, for the year ending on the
8fst d Of December, 1899, made TO the
Comm sioner Of Insurance of the State
of Wisconsin, pursuant to the laws of
said State
girst-CapitaL
Whole amount of cap
ital paid up in cash, 500 000. 90.
Amounted net or ledger assets
December 3lst 1888. .......... So. GA. 645 90
81 1904. e4s 90
Second-Income during 1899.
Received Tor premiums. 81, e67, SO 40
Cash received for interest, div
f0ends or rents. ......... 155, 50l 81
Cash received from all other
sources ...-..........-. 59, S4S ~
Total income. .............. *1.ess. 7e7 80
Total. ............ s4.as7. IA IS
Third-Disbursement during 1899.
Cash paid for losses. matured
endowments, annuities ana
ss sasIssP5 values s. S S65 q
chase paid-np additions. IS. 23s 1s
Cash dividends paid TO policy
Cash paid stockholders Tor in " ~ :
teres s-t or dividends -. 1900 90
Cash paid for commissions,
salaries, etc, of agents. 5000. $50, 600 Al
Cash paid for medical exanin-
Cash paid for salaries and
and AZ employees, exceptagents "A. e2l o5
cens ss' and department fees p. Sa7 o5
Cash paid for all other ex-
penSeS. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Us, tol %
Total disbursements...... 81. Olo. e5s Go
Balance. sa,817. s54 72
Fourth-Assets. tAs per ledger account)
Real estate unincumbered cash
Loans on bond and mortgage, 49, -
ties -. ........,'.......... 6a5. st5 Oe
pany's policies as collateral. 14S. 452 %
Premium notes, loans or liens
IN policies in force ......... 49, GIG
Cash value of stocks and bonds
owned by the company. -. 1.213, All 05
Cash in company's Office and
deposited in banks .......... 12S, 982 ~
Bills receivable .,........e..... T00 70
Agents ledger balances. 46, 1856 "a
Furniture. -,-.-..-.-.....-..--.. II, $40 w
Total net ledger assets. -. S3.8l7. 85l "
Other Assets.
Interest and rents due and ac-
Net smoan i, Of unsolicited and Os
deferred premiums. ......-.. 80, 5B a
All other assets ..,...-...,...- %, III -
the company :|.......s... sS.5l5 500 g
Items not admitted as assets. 81, 039 81
Total assets. ............. 50, 4s3. 523 II
Fifth-Liabilties.
per cent -. 49, 49,. - ~ 1921, e8s
Amount of policy claims. - 2sT70
Liabilities on policy-hold-
ers' account ..-......... s., z3S, 7O9 81
holders account 49,. 244, sl3 IS
Total liabilities. So. 4s3. 523 II
xth-MisceIlaneous.
Amount Of premiums received
in Wisconsin during the year 81, $50 "a
Amount paid for losses in Wis
oonsln during the year -. 1000 90
Number OF policies issued in
Wisconsin during he year,
II.
Amount of insurance affected
thereby .....-...-........... 2, 600 OF
oonsin December 3lst, ls9s... 5000 90
Insurance Department Madison, Wis.
hereby certify that the foregoing is an alb
stract of the swora statement of the Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, filed with
the Insurance Department of Wisconsin, this
l4th day of March, 1900.
EMIL GII.JoHANN.
Commissioner of Insurance.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-27
Women
y. y IKaif11k
About This

I'm addressing MRS.
PinkSsasss you are CONF
s5SunFcaffng with
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-27
fomcial publication.

ipntEidt Ihbi4ttbloh-l
STATEMENT of the condition of the
CATHOLIC BENEVOLENT LEGION
Supreme Council, of New York, in the
State of New York, for the year ending
December 3lst, 1899. made to the Com
missioner of Insurance of the State of
Wisconsin, pursuant to the laws of said
State.
First-Balance sheet
Amount of net ledger assets De-
cember 3lst Of previous year. S, go IL
Second Income.
Assessments: Mortuary si147,-
026 81; reserve. $50, COG 90 80. 81, 230, 500 30
Income from all other sources. 81, $50 So
Total income. =. .......... 81, 988, 45a Is
Sum of both amounts :. 81, 26s. 1853 81
Third Disbursements.
paid. 81, is7. $3.50; disability
6enefts paid, $40, 500, -. sl.14s. 175 %
allowed to agents ......,...... 1910 Sc
Of ofioe 'ri and ONCE employees 10, sa3 90
nent fees .. s~ -. 1,108 20
Al other expenses ............... II, 40 81
Total disbursements. ....... 81, 1874, 535 &C
Balance. ........... ....... ss4, 622 81
Fourth-Assets.
banks .................,..... Ss4, 622 81
Total admitted assets ....... $8i, 622 I6
Fifth-Liabities.
Losses and claims nCu yet due,
$l54 17033 in process of ad-
justment Sl22, 0000o; resisted,
S6,O0Oe0 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. S2S2, 40 81
Total liabilities ...... S282, 10 SO
-bIiscellsneous-W Wisconsin Business
Policies or certificates in force,
No. II ................... $40, 900 %
Losses or claims incurred, No. 2 /, 800 90
Losses or claims paid. No ,. ], 500 90
Premiums and assessments col
lected during the year. ........ 22S SO
Insurance Department Madison, Wis.
Hereby certify that the foregoing is an alb
stract of the sworn statement Of the Catholic
Benevolent Legion Supreme CounciO. filed
with the Insurance Department of Wisconsin.
this I'd day Of March, 1890
EMIT. GuJoHANE.
Commissioner of Insurance
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
Te Boy Aboard Ship.

Mr. Frank T. Bullen, who was once a
ship boy himself, makes in his Dook,
THE Men Of the Merchants Service
these mournful statements concerning
the sea life of young Jacky:
Within the memory CT middle aged
men boy on board a ship was the
butt, the vicarious sacrifice to all the
accumulated Ill temper Of the ship. 10
day tales are told of the treatment OF
boys in 'Geordie' colliers that are
enough to make the flesh creep to hear.
In those days it was the privilege OF
every man on board to i'll treat the boy.
and if, as very often happened, the
poor little wretch died under it-WelI.
what of tit was only boy.
And the peculiar part of it all was
that the brutes who did these evil
deeds prid:al themselves that thei: ac-
tons were right and rrope" There
was only one way Of training i boy
with ropes end if it were handy; II
not. fist or boot would do. but he
must be beaten.
..Cne man whom l shall always re-
member. as smart seaman as ever
trod ships deck. beat me until there
was not a square inch OF my small
body unbruised Scarcely Watch
passed that | did not receive some TO-
ken of his interest in my welfare. ana
on two occasions be kicked me with
such violence that with all the viii ID
the world to obey his orders was per-
fectly helpless. My only wonder Is
that he did not kill me.
"Yet when left the ship he bade me
quite an affectionate farewell. bidding
me remember how hard he had labored
for my benefit. that every blow he had
given me was solely aimed 1T making
me more useful and fitting me for my
duties"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
Bury Their Lerers Alive.

The Chinese have 4 curiously cheer
full way Of disposing of their lepers.
The relatives of the afflicted person
propose to him that they bury him
alive. and. such is the fatalism Of the
Chinese, that the victim readily con-
sents. An extra elaborate meal Is
served to him in the way of q farewell
banquet. and then the funeral process
sion forms. The man who is about to
be immured under the sod follows his
own coffin, and when he reaches the
grave he takes q dose Of laudanum,
hops into the box and settles down for
eternity.
DR.. Wittenberg. writing on the sub
ject of leprosy in China. states that the
pure nerve form is the least common.
In such cases, as is we'll known. the pa
tients may 80 on for years. AS to the
mixed form. it is fairly common. but it
is q difficult matter to estimate the
number of lepers in any given district.
The sufferers lead the common life so
long as they remain free from destruc-
tive LESSONS When tlese occur to any
marked degree, the lepcr IS either seq
resated in hut or he is allowed to
wander about the country, sustaining
life by begging. DR.. Wittenberg re-
cords cases Of direct contagion from
mother-in-law to daughter-in-!aw.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
swfndIe by Pawn Tickets.

The most lucrative game which New
York swindlers work on the credulous
and eager New Workers themselves
continues to be the bogus or false
pawn ticket swindle. 1t is not un-
known In Chicago. and it has so many
fine points about it, all of them ap-
pealing to the man who loves to make
q few dollars on the side, that the
rogues who work it are never out OF
customers. The simplest method is for
the swindler to tell his intended vic
tim he has in pawn a ring or gem worth
500. he claims to have pawned it for
only $50. and rather than lose the
difference between the real value and
the amount for which he pawned IT he
will give the customer rare bargain.
There is S25 due the pawnbroker, be-
sides s. interest. leaving an equity OF
$40. He will sell that equity for just
half, or $50. After the victim has paid
over tie 500 and has redeemed the
pledge he finds that the real value Of
the article is $50 to $50 and that he Is
out S5 to SIS. The pawnbroker gets all
he loaned, and the original owner
makes all the victim oTeTpaid.-Chica-
20 Tribune.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
Old Fashioned Cancer Cure.

Take the common sheep sorrel which
grows in your gard and which children
eat because of it's SourneSs. mash it up
into pulp in some vessel that Will
save all the juice that would otherwise
be lost. then put it into n bag and
squeeze out all the juice on to pew
ter plate to get some Of the acid from
the metal. then put this out in the
sun and let it dry until about as thick
as tar. then put in tight bottle. If the
skin is not broken. put a drop OF chic
ride Of potash or lye on 1t to break the
skin and then apply the sorrel on the
cancer, just covering it with a thin
coat If the sorrel gets too thick. a
little water will make It so that it can
be handled.
The pain will be severe. but 1t is 9th
erwise harmless. 1t will stop hurting
in few hours. Keep up these appli-
cations. one every day. until the cancer
can be lifted out without pain 1t took
four days IL my case. The sorrel will
cook the cancer. but it does not eat it
as it does the flesh. hence it eats all
the flesh away and lets the cancer
loose. When you see the cancer. put
the sorrel on it and not on the flesh.
When the cancer Is out. heal the sore
with any kind Of healing ointment.
A. Wayland in Appeal to Reason.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
The Irish Eedca School

The educational structure for which,
taking advantage Of the federation OF
government. tie hedge schoolmaster
abandoned mis- 81 frc&co establishment.
was 4 very humi:ia one of its kind.
The peasantry. animated by the strong
Irish love Of learning, built it fer him.
Just as in modern days they assemble
and build huts for evicted tecGEtS.
It was not very formidable under
taking. A deep. dry ditch or trench by
the roadside was usually selected for
the site. At the side OF the trench an
excavation of the requisite area was
dug. so that the clay bank formed three
sides Of the inclosure. This sarCt til"
trouble Of building walls. Then the
fourth side. or front side wall. with a
door and two windows, was built CT
green sods laid in courses. while SIM
liar sods raised the back to the reGnir-
ed height and pointed the gable ends.
Young trees and wattles cut from the
nearest wood and bound together with
straw ropes and withes formed the
roof timbcrs Over these were spread
brambles, then came layer Of
"scraws." or slabs Of healthy bog sur
face, and over all a thatching Of rush
es The earthen floor was pared to an
approach to level, the rubbish cleared
away. and a pathway made to the pub
lie road. There was your hedge school
house. ready for business.-Donahoe's
Magazine
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
Character Told by LIPS.

whether or not we believe in phre-
nology, physiogaomy and kindred SCI
ences, there are some pecularitles OF
feature that are quite often Indicative
of certain traits CT character. SAID an
observant man. Prem no Ole feature
of the face can II. disposition be more
accurately read than from the lips aud
especia,ly the upper lip. The lower one
fs less prophetic.
~ norson With short. sharply
curved upper lip IS nearly always of a
happy, lovable disposition. One with a
short but straight upper lip is apt to be
Of a low order OF intellect and coarse in
his tastes Tie person with long.
straight upper lip is the one to beware
Of. He has will like adamant, is not
always thoroughly trustworthy. is apt
to be qua-relSome and jealous and Is
more often than not an unmitisated
politician. If he is gifted with a strong
intellect. he will make his mark in one
way or another; if he is not. he may
become a harmless person. a parasite
or a scounGrel. The man whose upper
lip protrudes is apt to be a shrewd
business man.
'The person whose mouth has de
cided droop at the corners may be hui
morist. hypochondriac or poet. The
possessor Of mouth curved in the
style Of Cupid's bow is indeed happy.
for in nine cases out Of ten he also
possesses a refined, aesthetic and yet
practical nature. susceptible to every
beautiful and ennobling influence
Chicago Record
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
Her Criticism.

Mary is very stort. quite deaf and
the trusted housemaid OF family In
the East park section. incidentally she
seems to be something Of an art critic.
When she cleans the family rooms. she
is heard to mutter and shake her head
in busting the pictures. and she seems
to be especially severe On few repre-
sentatives Of the altogether that
hang in the little den. One day Mary
was flirting her dustcloth about in this
little room when her mistress happened
in. Mary was standing gazing intently
at a beautiful photograph Of bougue'
reau's Cupid anG Psyche"
"And phwat pictur' is that?" asked
Mary in hard. cold tones.
"Oh, that IS Cupid and Psyche, -
said the lady rather indifferently.
Moody and Sankey. is ut! Well, l
ha7' heered Of them felleys. Sure, they
ought to be ashamed Of themselves. -
Philadelphia Record.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
1t Killed the Bear.

\ man who had experience in Alaska
was listening to group Of citizens dis
cussing the weather and broke in on
the talk thus:
"Pshaw. you fellows don't know what
chanSeable weather is. You think it's
just let me tell you little personal eX-
perience of mine One day went
hunting with q party Of miners. The
weather was quite warm wien we
started. and I perspired freely. Sun
denly it turned bitterly cold. and large
icicles formed on my whiskers Il had
grown full beard). Crossing a small
canyon. came face to face with Big.
ugly looking bear had nothing but
powder in my gun, and the man with
the cartridges was away behind me. so
as a desperate resort rammed the
icicies from my beard into the gun and
blazed away
"And what happened:" said one Of
the crowd eagerly.
"Why. l struck him squarcly in the
head and killed him"
"Killed him? Impossible." cLorused
the crowd.
But it did. | tell you. The tempera-
ture suddenly turned warm again. melt
ing the icicles, and the bear died from
water on the BRAIN" - Detroit Free
Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
"Reminiscences of n Thespian.

At Brighton Beach hit Nose Rosen-
stein. who was organizing one night
"Faust" company, for job.
What part do you wish to take" be
inquired shortly.
81 Wish to take the place of Mephis-
topheles, of course" answered. draw
ing myself up proudly, for had on 8
new suit Of clothes and could afford to
look him in the face.
"And why do you wish to take that
particular part" he inquired.
was amazed at his dullness; but,
concealing my disgust as far as possi-
BILE. explained that it was because the
devil always gets his dues. He seemed
pleased at my repartee, wrote me out q
$500 per week contract and paid me
my first weeks salar! Of $3.50 in ad-
vance. played the devil in Faust
until nearly the end of the season, after
which was cast in "rhe Foundry, a
workingman's play.-lndianapolis Sun
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
When Rathinc Wns Rnre.

In some old court memoirs Of the
eighteenth century which have recent
ly been called again to attention it is
stated that when George " was a
baby he was bathed only once a fort
night. That was thought to be plenty
often enough in those days for child
to be washed When one Of Georges
little sisters had measles, the royal
mother gave most careful instructions
that the child's linen was not to be
changed too soon, as she feared that
some careless attendant would clothe
it in garments insufficiently aired and
so drive in the rash" In those days
people were much afraid Of clean linen
and bathing. 1t was believed the COM
plete bodily ablutions were weakening,
yet prince. peer and peasant alike call
ed in at every ailment the doctors OF
the period who bled them into state
Of weakness and sometimes death.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
Dangerous Factories.

Not far from the heart Of New York
city is 4 factory for the manufacture Of
deadly poisons in quantities large
enough to annihilate the entire popula-
ton Of New York The factory is so
guarded that even its next door neigh
borS need have no fear Of it, but the
possibilities stored there excite the i'm
agination No one may enter it with
out a special permit. The employees
are all skilled men. we'll aware Of the
danger Of the slightest carelessness.
They manufacture, among other things,
pure anhydrous acid, which is so dan
gerous that in its pure state it is not
placed in the market There is instant
death in its fumes if they are permitted
to escape. Nitric acid is stored in an
other part Of the factory in big glass
carboys The men who work in this
factory realize that broken carboy Of
nitric acid would mean a disaster, and
they treat it with the respect which It
deserves This factory and others like
it are guarded more carefully than a
safety deposit vault.-New York Sun.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
Fixed It.

Manma-Now. Freddy. mind what l
say. don't want you to 90 over into
the next garden to play with that
Binks boy. He's very rude
Freddy (heard a few minutes after
ward calling over the walD-i say,
Binks, ma says Pm not to go IN your
garden because you're rude. but you
come into my garden-l amt rude.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
King Hu1nbert's Pine Trees.

King Humbert took great pride in his
pine grove and one day. arriving uDex-
pectcdly, found forester preparing to
cut down tree.
What are you abouty' asked the
king.
This pine is growing too tall. your
majesty
Would you like it If ordered your
feet to be cut OF because you are taller
than your eellows?'
The hint was enough and the tree left
unmolested.-L Telegraph.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
DaMed.

There's no use" said Mr.. CUmroX.
81 amt going to try to superintend the
education of my daughters any more"
"Wby not!"
They're getting along where ] cant
follow 'eln hear 'pm chattering
sometimes, and ! can't tell whether
they are reciting their Latin lessons or
counting out for a game OF hide and
ek."-Washipgton Star.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
His Bump.

"This." said the eminent phrenolc-
gist, "is the bump of intelligence,
and
"ueah, boss. quit pinchn dat bump
so specifically" protested Unc' Ebe.
"S1y haid amt felt good sence de ole
woman raped me dar wild a rollin pin.
an yo' bet IZe got more 'telligence IN
dat buma dan ter get in 'er way ergin.'
Denver Times.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
And Still She Went.

Toto was crying whats the mat
ter" asked one Of her fathers friends.
'I'ze lost my cents.' she VALID.
"Well, never mind. Here are cents, :"
said the friend.
Soon Toto was crying harder than
ever. What's the matter now" sne
was asked.
I'm crying because if hadn't lost
nv cents I'd had nowp was her
y.-Dctroit Free Press.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
A Russell Anecdote.

Lord Russell once presided at q din
ner given for Sir Henry Irving on his
return from America. While the din
ner was in progress Lord Russell sug-
gested to Comyns Carr that ne pro-
pose Sir Henrys health II can't make
speeches, you know" he said.
Sir Henry gently replied. Il heard
you make fine speech before the Par
nell commission.
To which the pungent lrishman an
swered. "Oh. yes. but then had some
thing to talk about!
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
Walking Fish.

The walking fish" OF Santa Catalina
channel, California. is a member OF the
pediculati tribe and has congeners
among the gulf weed OF the Mexican
coast its pectoral fins are shaped so
as to serve for legs. and II can rest on
them so rs to snap It's prey. 1t builds
nest Of seaweed
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-12
How He Got Religion.

did you ever get religion!" asked
the reyivalist
"Well, l should say so-13S pounds CT
It," replied the man.
"a hundred and thlrty-eight pounds
Of religionw cried the reviva!iSt How
did you get that?'
"The only way that q coed many
men ever get religion" was the reply;
81 married it-"-Chicago Post