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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-07
Brave as a spartan Woman.

With her right arm broken just above
the wrist Mrs. Sarah Bolender, chaplain
of St Omer lodge of the Eastern Star,
delivered an address at the meeting of the
grand chapter in Milwaukee. She also
recited her part of the ritual with Spar
tan bravery Then she quietly retired
and asked that surgeon be summoned.
Her arm was broken by fall as she was
ascending the dais to take part in the
ceremony of the grand lodge installation,
but she said nothing about it till the ere
mouy was over
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-07
COLLAPSE OF FLOUR TRUST.
Big Milling Combines Properties in
Hands of Receivers.

Hands of Receivers.
Judge Jenkins Of the United States
yourt at Milwaukee has appointed receiy-
yrs for the United States Flour Milling
Company. The bill asking the appoint
ment of the receivers places the Habili.
ties at S17,095. 200. BY this action the
great combination, which was intended
to consolidate into trust all the -four
mills of the country. is declared insolyent.
The list of mills owned by the company
include: The Daisy and Faist- kraus mills
If Milwaukee, the Syracuse, Baidwins-
Vile and Urban mills Of New York, the
Lake Superior. Anchor and Iistman mills
of West Superior, the Imperial mills, and
the Terminal Elevator Company st Du-
luth. the Excelsior, Standard and ST. An
thony mills in Minneapolis. Besides
these the company own % per cent of
the capital stock of the Heeker-Jones-
Jewell Milling Company of New York
and of the Northwestern Consolidated
Milling Company of Minneapolis.
The capital stock of the United States
Milling Company is S25,0o0,000, and it
was org anized under the laws of New
Jersey The order was entered by Judge
Jenkins upon petition of George William
Bollow of New York. holder of 500
shares OF stock. the par value Of which IS
$500, coo The petitioner sets up that the
United States Flour Milling Company is
insolvent and unable TO pay its debts now
due, and which soon will be due. and is
unable to carry on its business-the man
ufacture and sale of -four.
The United States Flour Milling Com
pany was incorporated and organized on
April 81, 1899, with capital of $25, 000.-
600. 1t is engaged as sets forth in the
bill. in the business of manufacturing,
buying and selling -four and other food
articles. and has acquired Hour mills, mill
ing properties, warehouses, and other
property necessary for its business.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-07
An NnrnlY "Znn.

Lord Kitchener, it Is said. intends to
have geological garden Of his own.
He has bought an island on the Nile,
and is going to stock II not only with
all kinds Of plants and trees. but also
with animals. Cccil Rhodes, by the
way. already owns a zoo in South
Africa
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-07
Twn Firemen Hurt.

Paul Kramer and William johnson,
fremen at No. 4 engine house, Oshkosh.
were seriously injured in an explosion of
gas For several days gas escaped in the
engine house and the fremen tried to
locate the leak johnson struck match
near the sidewalk in front of the house
and an explosion followed. The side
walk planks were blown into the air and
the firemen were hurled from their feet.
Gas had collected under the walk, which
was nearly alright from frost, causing
the explosion. The injured men viii re-
cover.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-07
Rodr Discovered FIoating in Lake.

The body of John Schroeder, 63 years
old. was discovered floating in the lake
Mt Racine. Schroeder disappeared from
his home on Dec u. and at the time it
was feared that he had committed sui
eide, for the reason that he was sick and
laboring under the impression that if ply
sicians were called he would be sent to
an asylum. The belief prevails that he
Ieaped off the harbor piers. He MAS a
shoemaker by trade and quite well off
He went to Racine from Burlington.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-07
Sew Agricnltural society Formed.

Fifty farmers met in Oshkosh and
formed the Winnebago County Agricul-
tural and Horticultural Society. They
decided to hold a county fair in Oshkosh
next September and so enthusiastic are
they that they are anxious to get the
State fair if Milwaukee fails to raise the
necessary funds. The meeting was pre-
sided over by George \. Buckstaff. Ar
ticles Of incorporation were read and
adopted. The capital stock of the society
will be 81 900, divided into 1000 shares
of 81 each.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-07
viii Touch sheboygan.

The surveyors for the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. PAM Railroad, who have
been at work at Shehoygan, have com
pleted their lines and the assistant chief
engineer Of the road is now preparing his
report TO place before the officers of the
company The railroad will surely strike
Shahovpan
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-07

A medical paper directs attention 10
The curious fact that scarlet fever has
nsver been observed in an epidemic
form in the tropical or subtropical re
giOi Of Asia or Africa.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-07
George McCourt Not Guilty.

The trial of George McCourt, charged
with the murder OF John Roehl in the
Circuit Court at Jefferson, is ended. On
March II, 1899. McCourt and his son
Philip drove with load Of hay over a
meadow owned by Christian Roehl, and
did great damage. The sons of Roehl
went down to stop them. In the quarrel
John Roehl brought lis Ak to position
as if to hit McCourt. Philip, seeing his
father in deadly peril, struck John with
a pitchfork, causing his death. The pros
ecution tried to show that the blow was
struck by the ak in the hands of Nc
Court The defense brought evidence
that the blow was struck by Philip Me
Court to defend his father The jury
brough> n a verdict of not guilty.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-07

You often hear people complain that
they work day and night. Liver pills
work day and night, but men DO not.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-07

A singular case Of devotion to an old
home is evidenced ut Belgium, in which
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Schreiner, an Old
couple, ara the individuals, Last spring
Mr.. Sehreiner had sold his farm, when
he had obtained from his father IN looo
and which his father had claimed from
the Government in 1916. When the pa
pers were to be drawn up Mrs. Schreiner
was unwilling to see the old home 20 and
refused to sign them, and The sale was
declared Off In December last the tarh
was again sold for consideration OF So
400 and the necessary papers duly drawn
and signed by both. After the papers
were Signed both Mr.. and Mrs. Sehreiner
regretted their act and promptly paid
$500 besides the purchase price TO recover
their home from the purchaser. Sickness
and inability to run the farm any longer.
their children having ali left the old
home, compelled the aged couple TO sell
their treasured home for the third time.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-07
ALL OVER THE STATE
ITEMS or INTEREST IN BADGER
DOM.

Strong Devotion TO an Old Home
Mystery of Disappearance Cleared
Up Spoke Despite Broken Wrist
Defender of His Father Acquitted.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-07
Box of CoIored Crayons.
chiId's Drawing Book.

trace the pictures benea h, thus Attending
enjoyment, as we'll ms u stguc'ion to the
hand and eye. These diawiug hooks and
There are six different kinds and each
drawing book requires o lion heats and a
2-cent stamp.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-03-07

Mailed free Tor IL lion heads cut from
Lion Coffee wrappers and 2-cent stamp.
An unusually fine picture. iror- = brush
OF the noted German ART &, A. j Max.
II is founded on ChamissO's poem, 1.-THE
Lions Bride" The story is interesting,
and we send with eacn picture a hand
some folder, containing copy of the poem
and telling all aboutit, size, l5x26 inches,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-01-19
Tho Latest i'm Advertising.

A new scheme Of advertising was re-
sorted to by u progressive business firm
in a prosperous city in the Sonth. The
Junior partner of the firm swore out
q warrant for the arrest Of the senior
partner on the ground that lie was sell.
ing goods below cost and that the firm
was constantly losing money thereby.
The case came up in court, aud the
counsel for the senior partner asked for
a postponement in order to haze mora
time to prepare his case. The judge
granted the request, bail was liked aud
the senior member released. As he left
the courtroom the junior partner arose
and exclaimed: "If he is released the
sacrifice will go ont"
The news soon spread and the firm
did a better business.
When the cas- was again called no
plaintiff appeared and the charge was
dismissed. The firm had succeeded in
their
phia Call.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-01-19
The Admirars Answer.

When not engaged in any stupendous
victories, the hero of the hour appar-
entity occupies himself with saying
good things, which are now closing in
round him in q way to suggest the veil.
Of clouds with which the Homeric gods
shrouded their favorites. Says a writ.
err inthe Independent:
Sat Singapore, where the Olympia
stopped several days, the population is
doubtless the most heterogeneous Of
all cities. There are Malays. Javanese,
,Dyaks, Chinese, Japanese, Parsees,
Hindus, Kinks. Tamals. English,
Americans, French, Germans, Dutch.
Spanish and Portuguese. A British
omcial was commenting upon it to Adj
miral Dewey. and remarked:
SIT IL the most motley gathering ex-
tant. We have every rae here unless
1t be the Tagals.'
"Dewey could not resist the tempta-
ton to express, a humorous thought,
and said:
".I think If you communicate with
Gen. Otis he will be glad to spare you
a few thousand of Them"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-01-19

from 5000 to nearly 10000. u II
stated that the new city directory pre.
sents enough names to make the esd.
mate Of population Over $4,000. Few
people are out of work IL they really de.
sire to labor. Some factories are run.
ming over time with the largest forces
in their history, which. coupled with
the splendid state Of commercial inter.
ests, speaks volumes for South Bend as
an active. growing and progressive
business CENTER"
Uniform testimony to improved con.
ditions and I'M increased volume Of
business 10 given IA these interviews
with the wholesale and retail mer-
chants Of South Bend. They all tell a
cheering story Of the changes wrought
by Mckinley prosperity"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-01-19
small GAUGE Tor Comfort.

It is said that Mr.. Bryan is overjoyed
at the election figures in Nebraska. We
don't begrudge4 him whatever comfort
he Is able to get out Of the result. II
the number Of votes cast in the State
election for the Fusion ticket seems to
suggest a compliment to Bryan, the
prosperity of the State under the Nc
kinley policy, as compared with the
depression and misery Which existed
there under the Bryan policy, certainly
reflects the utmost discredit on Mi.
Bryan's pet policy. And it is not likely
that the people of Nebraska will forget
from whence their prosperity came
when they come to vote on a national
policy in a national election.
A State can afford to compliment a
popular son ut a State election. But
Nebraska may sing n different song in
1900. Whether she does or not, though,
the rest Of the country will put q
quietus on Bryan. President Mckinley
can take plenty of comfort out Of the
returns from the rest Of the country,
and the business men of the country
settle back in the assurance of con.
tinued prosperity.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-01-19
Mouern Ia

Compared with Jerusalem, Damascus
ts Partisan. The Jerusalem air presses
heavily with its melancholy past. Half
a score Of sects make 1t u rendezvous
Tor pillage or for mummery, and Its
memorials of imperlshahle events have
to be looked at through the dust of per-
ished %dynasties. 1t is mystic. solemn.
arcane. Damascus ia practical. posi-
tive and even merry. The wall of Israel
sounds along the arid valleys of Zion,
but Damascus sings a voluptuous carol
by means of its %ice.cool, tabled river.
The tinkle of its bells mingles forever
with the gurgle OF its waters. and
above all you hear the silvery laughter
Of the Syrian girls and catch the
dancing humor OF their dark eyes
through their little wells. Jerusalem
has its anstere character t sustain. Its
temples are tombs. Its weight of poig-
nant history keeps it grave. But in
Damascus you r under no obligations
to the past that the present cannot
make you forget. Its innumerable shut
ties and arlnorles call you back to the
bustling exigencies of life. The coffee
bazars defy melancholy. So this
stranded city on the shores OF time
the gold OH whose mosques lever cor
r~odes-basks in the sun and eats figs
merrily, just as it did when Saul Of
Tarsus %journeycd that way.-Harper's
Magazine.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-01-19
libby aoNetll

The visitor passing through the plaAt
of Messrs. Libby, McNeill 4 Libby, Chi
cago. ii not only deeply interested in the
cutting rooms, cooking kitchens, canning
department and the wonderful mechan-
tcal c~ontrivances sor accomplishing the
work speedily, but is greatly surprised
BY the %vastness Of their industry Of pack
Ing and preserving dainty meats and spe-
cialtfes for consumers all over the world.
Some idea Of the enormous business Of
this firm can be obtained from the fact
that they require capacity for 3O0,OOO
cattle and 10000 sheep per annum,
manufacture forty millions Of cans q year
Or an average Of 100000 cans a day, and
require 1000 employees to meet the de-
mands OF their trade. Send a postal
card for q booklet, "How to Make Good
Things to Eat"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-01-19

The wage-earner's share in the gem
eral prosperity Is coming to him In
liberal allotments. On top Of the vast
increase in wages paid, as shown by
the recent industrial census Of the
American Protective Tariff League,
covering conditions rs they existed in
March, 1899. have come additional In
creases since that time which affect
millions Of men who work for wages
and other millions dependent upon
them. Last week some 10000 opera
tives in the great cotton manufacture
ing centers Of New England were
granted q liberal advance in wages.
Next come the 10000 workers in the
mills controlled by the American Wool
en- Company, who have just secured an
increase Of 10 per cent.
Last, and most significant Of all, since
1t shows how irreslstibly contagious is
the epidemic Of higher wages in pros
porous times. and because it brings the
wage rate Of that section more nearly
to q parity with the wage rate Of COM
peting localities in the North, comes
the announcement from Augusta, Ca,
that the cotton manufacturers Of that
city are to raise the wages Of their
eight thousand employees on January /.
This is regarded as an indication that
other mill men of the South will also
take action on the question.
Manufacturers in the North, with
very few exceptions, nov have granted
an advance, and the step has been
taken in spite of the knowledge that IL
wages in the South remained un-
changed New England manufacturers
would be placed ut a decided disad-
vantage. The news from Georgia,
therefore, is welcome intelligence to
Northern manufacturers.
1t is estimated that by January 1
from a hundred and forty to a hundred
and fifty thousand cotton mill opera
tives in the North will be working
under an advance Of wages, and that
the advance in the South will bring the
total in the United States to above q
hundred and sixty thousand.
All this is in perfect accord with the
claim that protection tends to increase
wages by increasing the sum total of
employment. The cotton and wooden
manufacturers of the United States
have a stronger grip than ever before
upon the great home market with its
100000 Of liberal buyers. Hence the
Else in wages. The connection is OBJ
vious and Observation-Disclosures
Economist.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-01-19
oad Book Marks.

The finding of Il long-lost will be.
tween the pages of a neglected Bible
was a favorite incident in old-fash-
Toned novels. Nor are books yet anti
quated ms repositories.
At a Chicago library bookmarks
found in returned volumes included an
insurance policy. letters containing
business secrets. signed love letters.
g%rocers' bills. photographs. postal Or
ders. matches. spectaclcs aud false
teeth.
. Separate markers are a distinct adj
IL over thumb prints or turned
down leaves: but like old stockings and
stovepipes. books are not to be recom-
mended as safety deposit vaults.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-01-19
Evoiutton or the Cranberry.
nN1sN 1~n~Hn~~- e. ~.@ - A.

Evoluttun or the Cranberry.
The cranberry is a product Of the
country's development, coming forward
In the last fifty years from a small.
hard, bitter berry to a handsomely
shaped and good-sized fruit. As the
quality has improved the berries have
increased inpopularity with consumers.
until supplies r hardly sufficient to
satisfy normal demands. Rhode Island
was the first state to apply scientific
methods to cultivation, and the system
adopted there has extended to other
states, notably Massachusetts, New
Jersey and Wisconsl
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-01-19
Golden Day. In the West,

N1OA0GA Oay8 u SAAC vVSoSs
The recent new discoveries Of zinc
and lead in Southern Missouri, which
have given a spur to industry all over
the State. is only one Of the factors
which are giving an impetus to the
business and social development of this
section. The gold discoveries in Colo
tado, Montana and other mining States,
which are frequently chronicled, do not
attract much attention, but they are
contributing to the immense increase
In the production of that metal in the
United States which is taking place
every year, and which is likely to score
. bigger gain this year than in any pre-
vious time since the California and
Pixies Peak gold fields were first
opened.
These are particularly halcyon days
for the Western States. The great grain
crops are contributing their quota to
the sum of the factors which are max
ing 1899 the most prosperous year
which the West has ever known. The
gains OF this region are reflected In the
tables of bank clearances published
every week, the returns of the earn
ings OF the railroads c~entering in this
section, which are given to the public
occasionally, and the totals Of the
transactions of the po~stof1ces, which
are given out by the government every
month or two. The figures for the
postof1ces, which have just been fur
nished from Washington, show q gain
in every Western city, the increase in
some cases being almost without ex-
ample in its extent.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-01-19
Catarrh Cannot he Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood
OF constitutional disease. and in order to cure 1t
you must take internal remedies. Halls Catarrll
Cure is taken internally. and acts directly ON the
blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrll Cure
is not u q,Eacli medicine. 1t was prescribed by
one OF the best physicians in this country for
years. and is u regular prescription. 1t is com
posed of the best TONES known. combined with
tile best blood purifiers. acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination nj
the two ingredients is what produces such
wonderful results in curing Catarrii. Send for
testimonials, free.
Ed. CHENEY & co. Props. Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists. price 75c.
The spectacle of n motner-ln-iaw ruiz
ing a home is beyond question an i'm
posing scene
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-01-19
Reward tor Honesty.

When you ask for CASCAKETS, Can
dy Cathartic, and the man offers you tab
lets in bulk or something just as good"
he is trying 10 swindlc you. We are look
ing for dishonest dealers like that, for
they not only steal our reputation and
business. but endapger your health with
cheap. unreliable and fraudulent substi-
tutes in order TO make a few more cents
Mt your expense. Write us and furnish
us with the evidence to convict such
frauds and receive a liberal reward. at
once. Address Sterling Remedy Co., Chi
cago or New York.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-01-19

Difference Between Good and Bad.
Out Of these evidences Of prosperity
can be drawn added reasons why the
intelligent business and working men
Of the country should give their sup.
port to the party of sound money and
protection in every contest which
arises, whether in city, Tor State, or ma
ton. The difference between good and
had legislation can be estimated by the
difference between the good years we
are now enjoying and the bad years Of
the Democratic regime.-San Francis
co Call.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-01-19
What ls spelczc

Salzer's catalog tells all about this
wonder, also Million Dollar Potato. Ii
you farm you need it. Largest Vegeta-
BILE Seed Growers in America. Send this
notice and Zoe in stamps for 10 Rare
Farm Samples and Cntalog to John a.
Salzer Seed Co.. La Crosse. Wis.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-01-19
A Barnyard snrc.

NO." said the featllered philosopher
Of the barnyard; there isn't a turkey
that can be said to be truly happy until
afterj Observation-Disclosures North
American.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-01-19
I!-u>usbiy.

pa. why are they called p~racticing
physicians"
II guess it's because so many Of them
merely practice upon their patients un-
til the latter either succumb or get we'll
in spite of the practice."-Chicago
NawS
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-01-19

Piso's Cure for Consumption cured a
case of Pneumonia after the family doc
tor gave up all hope.-M. II. McDowes,
Conowingo, Md.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-01-19

To Cure . Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money il it fails tocure.
25c. +. W. Groves signature is on each box.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-01-19
An Appeal TO Humanity Generally.

An Appeal Co Humanity Generally.
We need your assistance In announc-
ing to the world the greatest remedy
that Science has ever produced. and you
need our assistance to secure relief for
yourself aud friends through Swanson's
.5-DROPS."
REMEDY SUPREME.
AS surely 40 the American Navy has
conquered and will conqcer all that op-
poses it, SO will "5-DROPS" unfailingly
conquer all diseases like Rheumatism,
Sciatica, Neuralgia, Kidney Troubles.
Lumbago, Catarrh OF all kinds. Asthma,
Dyspepsia, Backachc, Sleeplessness,
Nervousness, Weakness, Tooth
ache, Earachc, Creeping Numbness,
Bronchitis, etc, etc, or any disease for
which we recommend it. "5-DROPS" is
the name and the dose. Trial bottles
25c. Large bottles. containing 300 doses,
$1.00 prepaid by mail or express. Six
bottles for $500.
Why suffer pain and agony when for
such a small amount you can obtain the
relief for which you have been so long
waiting? Don't wait! Write now, and
the Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co., 164
Lake ST., Chicago. ILL.,, will Immediately
give your order attention.