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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-20
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Everyday Religious fife.-lt is in our
everyday religious life that we need
constantly to use cur brains. Ii we
would learn to stop and think before
we speak or act. bow seldom would We
fall into Rev. Or. Jackson. Bap-
list. Chicago, III.
The Work Of the Church If you
want to q, W great and noble institu-
tions in tie world. if YOU would have
social purity aud political honesty and
business integrity and literary values,
let the church begin win the lowest
and lift them M, let the church get
beneath all forms Of life.
Highest Type Of Mantle world
wants men with prompt. decided, reso-
Lutte action. men with opinions and a
win. men who have the courage Of their
convictions. Know your duty and do
in. Know your place and til H. Above
all. be Christians al.a you VIII be all
those things which I have named and
more. for the Christian is the highest
type Of man--Rev NJ G. Peters, Bap-
list. View York city.
The Law.-Jesus. with bis own hands
ont out tie men and their fixtures from
the temple ln Jerusalem ana yet Jesus
remembered iaw. II Jesus Christ ylo-
lated law to enforce law. when tisr off
Gals failed 10 do SO. is Mrs. Carrie
Nation. Of Kansas, such an awful crim-
inal when she does the same thing:
May It not be the beginning Of the over
throw Of the saloon in America?-R Rev.
y. B. Fist. Methodist. Boston, Ma
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-20

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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-20

There is a gieam OF hope for England
in the news from South Africa The
number of fighting Beers under Botha is
unknown. Neither is it known whether
he has authority to accept terms for all
the Boer forces in the field, 1t is not be-
lieved that he can speak for such leaders
as De Wet and Delarey. Louis Botha
was appointed commander-in-chef of the
Boer forces upon the death of General
Joubert year ago. He is only 80 years
old. and, like most of the Boer leaders. is
not a professional soldier, although he
had had no little military experience be-
fore the beginning OF the present war.
And yet, in spite of the reckless daring
of De Wet as a leader. Botha Is perhaps
the greatest soldie the war ha.' pro
dueed on the Boer side. In Dec. 10,
1899, General Butler. with 10000 men,
the flower of the British regular army,
ATTEMPTED to cross the Tugela River. He
was defeated by superior tactics but by
a smaller force led by Louis Botha. This
was the battle of Co,enso, in which Bull
ler's army was shattered and driven back
with a loss of guns and men unpsece-
denied in the history Of the British army
for more than three-quarters OF cen
fury. Again, when Butler finally crossed
the Tugela in February, 1900, and cap
tured Spion Hop, IL was Botha who per-
sonally led the Boer advance, drove War
ren's forces from Spion k0u, and, after
administering a disastrous defeat, COM
PEELED Buffers army 10 recross & . river.
Botha defeated Butler in ever battle
the latter fought in his efforts TO cross the
Tugela River and relieve Ladysmith. aud
he only retired when Buffers invasion Of
the Orange Free State threatened to split
the Boer armies iu twain. Then it was
that he gradually withdrew his forces,
saved every gun. every camp kettle, and
permitted Buffers troops TO enter Lady
smith unopposed.
-
Sagasta is again at the head Of the
Spanish government. This does not nee
essarily mean that Spain is TO be relieved
from the weight of the burdens which
have long crushed the people into abjeet
poverty. but il is evidence Of ut least
CLEAN of enlightenment. Sagasta is the
ablest man in Spanish public life to-day
and probably the most unselfsh. lie is
liberal in his views and whenever he has
been in power has endeayored TO insti-
tute genuine reforms in public adminis-
tration.
Sagasta tried to save the Phins pines
years ago By proposing to curb the grow
ing interference Of the friars in the gov
eminent OF that colony and by suggesting
numerous concessions to the FiIipinos.
Sagasta tried 70 save Cuba to Spain by
offering autonomy to the island. His
proposals were rejected the revolution
resulted. and Weyler's reign in Cuba be-
g9I.
Left TO his own purposes Sagasta
twenty years ago would have saved
SPUN the humiliation of defeat at the
hands Of the United States and the loss
Of the colonies. But he was always
thwarted by the Ion progressive classes,
who had grown more arrogant, more cor
rupt. and more eStravdgant, as Spain
had grown poorer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-20
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM !;

"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM - !
was suffering such fortunes
from nervous prostration that
life was a burden. | could
not sleep at all, and was too
weak to walk across the floor.
Ny heart was affected so that
often | could not lie down at
all without almost suffocating.
/ took Lydia E. Pinkham' $
Vegetable Compound and it
worked like magic. | feel that
your medicine has been of in
estimable benefit to me"
Miss ADELE WILLIAMSON,
fQ6 N boulevard. Atlanta. Ga.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-20
Two BAD Gases of Nervous Pr0sfrafi0n Cured.

" | had nervous prostratlon
terribly, caused by female
weakness. | suffered every
thing; was unable to eat,
sleep, or work. After a while
| was induced to try Lydia Il.
Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound, and | really began to
improve on taking the first
bottle. | continued to take
the medicine, and am new
better in every way, and feel
like a different person. | sm
simply a well woman.
Mrs. DELLA KEIsER,
Marseuvilia pa
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-20

The new Italian ministry seems TO have
started right Ia the Chamber Of Deru-
ties on Thursday Premier Zanardelli al.
nounced thar the government did not in
tend to add 10 the public debt by raising
a new loan. lie further asserted that
the ministry had decided to reduce TAXA
ton the present year by the sum II 80.
0OO, 600 lire f$G ,000,00Ol. In round Mt AZ
beers the public debt OF Italy is $2,3S8.
600 900. The figures are stupendous when
contrasted with the ability OF 1900, 900
impoverished. tax -burdcned inhabitants
70 pay. Again. contrast the enormous
debt with the debt Of other nations. Tie
United States, with a population ~ 49,
0OO. 900. owes in round numbers 81 ,0J6,-
O0O. 600. less tEon hair Of the Italian debt.
Germany. with a population Of 5000.
600. owes S217:i 100000, with an inn
men,e army 50 support, an extravagant
naval program. and nm elaborate system
OF canals and internal improvements u
der construction.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-20

81 nervous! no suffered as dol There
isn't well inch in my body honestly believe my lungs
diseased my chest pains So but have cough
weak my stomach and have indigestion terribly and
paptaon of the heart losing hesh and this headache
and bacache nearly kills and yesterday had Mysteries
There weight in the lower part of my bowels bearing
down all the time, with pains my roins and thighs-I
can't Sleep walk, Sit and blue oh goodness simply
the miserable of women"
This is most vivid description of suffering with
prosration caused by inflammation other
diseased condition of the womb.
No should allow herself to reach such perfection
of misery when there need of it. Read about Miss
Willamson's case and how she was cured
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-20
EARNINGS AND PRICES
COMPARATIVE WAGES in DIFFER.
EMIT PARTS OF THE WORLD.
The Rate of Compensation in the
United States Has Increased, While
the Average Cost of Living Is Lower
than 1t Was Ten Years Ago.

An examination Of tie general drift
of wages and prices during the past
ten Years should prove Interesting 10
the free trader who is again concerned
over the income aud expensts Of the
masses. We take all the figures given
below from the American Agrioulturist
Year Book for 1901. First us regards
the comparative wages il different
countries. the average daily wages paid
laborers in 1900 We're as follows
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-20
Not Dependent Upon the Tariff.


The combination of the steel produc-
ing interests ON so grand a scale will
be denounced Ey those who see all sorts
of evil il extensive combinations of
capital. What will be the result re
mains to be seen. If it is harmful TO
the consumer the fact will be discov-
cred and some remedy devised. The
Carnegie companies can manufacture
steel and the products In their line
cheaper than any competitor In the
world All the energies of the COM
panies have been devoted to increasing
and cheapening production. The tariff
has been Of no consequence to Garne-
gle for some time. because he was able
to make the worlds prices. The du-
ties on steel and steel goods stand low
about the same as they stood ir the
Democratic tariff of 1894. At that
time MIR. Carnegie declared that the
duties were ample. There is no law
that could prevent the combination. nor
nas any one proposed one except IN a
stump speech. The combinations Of
which this seems the elimination has
been going on for years Many will de-
nounce it because il 5 their vocation
but the country At large win watch the
movements of this great combination
with more than ordinary interest. In
dianapolis Journal
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-20
Not Desirable.

Tlnkering with the tariff is not desir-
able. whether done under the gulse of
reciprocity treaties that cut down pro-
lection. or otherwise Louisville Com
mePe.i3I
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-20
1t Certainly encceeds.

Secure the home market first, then go
after the foreign markets. That Is the
Republican policy. Does it succeed or
fail?-Spokaue Chronicle.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-20

Gratifying progress seems to have been
made ia the paci6raiion of The Philip
pines. Ch5irinan Taft II the Philippine
commission has assured President Mc-
kinely that the revolt was practically at
an end. Civil Fule has been welcomed
wherever It has been established. and
new prOyinces VIII he brought under the
new order as rapidly as the commission
caa visit them. Dispatches from Wash
ingfon state that Chairman Taft will be
appointed Civil Governor u the islands
under the provisions 81 the SpGoner reso-
lutjon. No little dissatisfaction exists In
Manila over some Of the provisions Of
the Spo0ner law. especially the clause
prohibiting the issuing ~ licenses for
cutting timber on public landA
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-20

In April. 1900. there was complied
for the information of the House OF
Representatives from reports furnish
ed by labor unions. a tabulated state
ment showing the increase IN wages by
percentages, in 30 trades. from 1896 10
1899 These increases run from 3 TO ~
per cent, averaging someWha; over %
per cent. The report shows that in
every industry wages were increased
between 1896 and 1899, while in ~
they were Increased in each of the three
years, 1897. 1898 and 1899, and In -
they were increased in both of the two
years, 1898 and 1899. The report
proves an unquestionably substantial
increase in all wages from the re-
auctions made necessary during the
free trade period from 1894 TO 1897.
Now, as to the comparison of present
wages with the last protection period
1902. Using 100 as basis the rate
is as follows: 1891, 10000; 1872, loo.30
1899, 1Oi. "a; 1900, 103.43.
Thus, three facts are established
We are getting the highest wages in
the world; we are not o2.v getting
much better wages than fron 1894
TO 1897, but even higher wages than
from 1890 to 1892. And it miglI be
added that more people are getting
these wages than ever before il the
history of our country.
But we are told, the poor farmers
and the poor mechanic have to pay
so much more for what they buy
Wen, here are the figures given for the
prices OF commodities in January, 1890
and July. 1899:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-03-20

With one exception everything is
cheaper, while the whole cost Of living
is about 10 per cent less than ten
years ago This is an old.time protec-
ton argument exemplified and SIS
tanned:
More people at work.
More money for work.
More purchases for money.
Protection wants no better defense;
protectionists want no better argument.
American Economist.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-09
THE T0NNAGESTILL HEAVY
THE LOADED CAR MOVEMENT Is
NEARING ITS MAXIMUM VOLUME.
Large Traffic Over the Belt and at tin Q
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Purchasing
Larger-Capacity Cars.

The train records show that there were
received and forwarded at Indianapolis IN
the week ended Dec. a total of 1882 cars,
2256 being loaded, against 20,557 in the
corresponding week of 1900 and against d.
lO2 in 1899. OF this increase the Pennsy-
vania lines showed 1.029. the Vandalia sos
and the Big Four 2S2, and in each case the
exhibits would have been more favorable
had the lines cars and power to handle
business awaiting shipment, the lack of
power being as serious a matter as the car
shortage. So steadily have locomotives
been in use for many months that many of
them are frequently in the shops, and new
locomotives are not arriving in sufficient
numbers to Offset the engines out of serv-
ice; especially is this the case with the Big
Four and the Vandalia. While the grain
movement TO the East is light shipments
OF fruits. vegetables, dressed meats pro-
visions and -four are heavy, which fully
offsets the light grain shipments. West
bound the tonnage of coal is heavy beyond
precedent both of anthracite and BIZ
luminous Goals, the unprecedented bust
ness that the various industries are now
doing requiring more fuel than in years
past In the natural gas territory the sup
ply Of gas is not sufficient to furnish the
mills with that fuel, and this traffic bids
fair 70 be heavy for months to come, as
stocks of coal are considerably below the
average quantity in store at early winter
Indianapolis lines handling also large
shipments of live stock it being shipped to
the markets, so high is feed, and in mis-
celianeous freights the movement is heavy
including lumber, hides, fertilizers, ma
ehlnery and all products of iron and steel
In the natural gas belt territory the move
ment OF products of the various industries
is large. All conditions are favorable to
the railroad interests, and the demands of
shippers are for cars, the question of rates
seldom. being mentioned except to ascer-
tain what they are on certain commodities.
The following table shows the number of
cars handled at this point for the week
ended Dec. and for the corresponding
weeks of 1900 and 1899:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-09
From Foreign La N DIS.

Partisan attracted large crowd by
fencing viciously with his own likeness re-
Elected in the mirror of a shop window.
Forged pictures are being paln1ed off on
Americans of wealth as genuine master
pieces of ingenious London and Paris deal
erS.
Paris police found and rescued $1,000 in
the burning home of a street sweeper, who
was supposed to be on the verge of starva-
ton.
The King of Servia has banished his uncle
and the heir to his throne, Count Constan-
tinovitch, for alleged insults to Queen
Draga.
France is again excited over financial
questions. The expenses of the government
have increased at an alarming rate, and
many fear that the problem of meeting
them will be a serious one.
The British Liberal party seems at last
to have got together a definite policy
for the ending of the BOer war. The plan
is to grant certain concessions TO the Beers,
but independence is not one of them.
England, especially the royal family, is
deeply interested in the many scandals
which at present subjects of gossip
concerning the family relations of Euro
pean rulers who are related to the British
rulers.
Lord Kitchener was much amused at a
cartoon drawn by a British subaltern rep
resenting him as a Rip Van Wrinkle still
leading the British army, typified by a CEN
tenarian, up the slope Of a South African
kopje.
The question of devising coiffures which
will be stylish and will still permit of the
safe an1 comfortable wearing of crowns is
a problem that just now confronts those
ladies of the British court who expect to be
more or less prominent in the coronation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-09
ADAMS WATCH DOG.
HIS SHELTON Now Being Mounted Mt the
Peabody Museum.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Dec. S.-Adam's
watch dog has been found. He is in the
department of geology at the Peabody
Museum, and dog fanciers invited to
call and look him over. All there is to
him, however, is his skeleton. but there
is a great deal of that. Not so much,
though, as there is to his name. His name
is ''Dromocyon Vorax'' Professor Beech
er, curator of the department, is putting
the skeleton together and fitting the miss
ing parts with artificial bones made of
plaster.
why did Adam name it Dromocyon
Vorax?" some one asked Professor Beech
while he was stringing the vertebrae on
a wire preparatory to casting.
The professor looked his surprise and pity
at the questioner. why" he repeated,
did you ask 'why?' Because it looked like
dromocyon vUraX, TO be sure. What
other reason could there have been?"
why didn't Adam call il a dog?"
Because dogs had not been invented"
The dromocyon voraX, "dromo." as
our common dog. He is larger than the
CANNES that walk our streets and keep us
awake nights with their barking. This one
was found in 1872 in the volcanic ashes OF
Henry's fork, Bridger basin, Arizona, by j.
Hoisey. 1t came into the possession of
Professor Marsh and has lain very quietly
in the cellar of the museum ever since.
name on top of him and he hasn't yelped
once. Recently he was taken out for
mounting and with other specimens is be-
ing put together.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-09
NEWS IN SUNDAYS JOURNAL.
Resume of Chief Events Printed In the
Issue of Dec. =.

Admiral Deweys naval court has taken
no vote on the Schley
Over 1900 bills were introduced in the
lower house of Congress in three brief ses-
sions.
Mrs Mckinley has presented the women
of the Cabinet with gray slippers having
black bows.
Near Lebanon, Ind, on Saturday, Arthur
Gobble shot and wounded his father and
then attempted suicide.
Private Secretary to the President vii.
liam Loeb, and Miss Katherine w. DoSr, of
Albany, will be married Dec. u.
Stocks took a decided tumble in Wall
street Saturday. They were led oy a de-
cided slump in Amalgamated Copper.
Secretary of State Hay declined to answer
questions in a newspaper libel case on the
ground that he would be betraying govern
ment secrets.
The two Mckinley memorial associations
will not work together The national arch
promoters probably will not solicit public
subscriptions.
Mrs. Buel Corwin, who died recently at
Greenport, l.. l., left a sum 10 provide for
lectures on Spiritualism in which she was
a firm believer.
Two more OF the convicts who escaped
from the new Fort Leavenworth prison a
month ago have been captured. leaving
only seven at large.
Bulls were in complete command of the
grain markets Saturday. All grains scored
advances wheat leading, and maintained
them In spite of heavy selling for profits.
BY a ruling of the Interior Department.
mineral claims covering lands that have
been filed on for homestead purposes can
not affect the entryman's title to the same.
The Chief OF Police of Norfolk, w Va,
insists that Miss Ella CrOpsey, the young
woman who mysteriously abducted
some time ago, is alive and well He fur
Their declares that he knows where she is.
At Mt Vernon, H.. George s. Clark was
fined $50 for violation OF the game laws, be
ing charged with shipping quail out OF tho
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-09
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET
ACTIVE TRADE IN THE WEEK END
ED ON SATURDAY, DEC. Z.
Staple Groceries Strong, Except In
seed Oil-Higher Prices for Grains.

While trade in the week ended on Satur-
day, Dec. T. was not as active as during
November. it was. taken a whole, in
excess of the corresponding week in 1900.
which was an unusually good one in the
volume of traffic This years trade would
have been largely in excess of last years
but for the high range of prices, which has
led TO a curtailment in the use of the more
expensive articles that enter into general
consumption. On Commission row the fall
ing off in trade is most noticeable. Apples,
oranges, bananas and, in fact fruits OF all
kinds carry a high range of prices, al
though oranges are becoming more plenti-
full and cheaper. In the vegetable line high
prices are the feature, Irish potatoes head
ing the line Leather is active with prices
hardening, but quotably the same as a
week ago. Staple groceries, coffees ex-
cer<3 :, are very firm. The sugar market
carries easier and unsettled tone but
not so marked as to affect prices on West
ern markets In the dry goods line trade
was fairly active and prices firm, except
on American prints, which the manufac-
turers show a disposition to unload at re-
duced prices. The druggists are having a
big trade on holiday goods and in general
lines as well. Linseed oils have been re-
duced twice during the week and closed
weak. Iron and steel are in strong position
at unchanged prices. Provisions are active
at the high range of prices which has pre-
vailed for some time, due to the high
figures at which hogs are selling Flour is
In strong position as are all cerealine prod
ucts. Eggs poultry and choice butter are
very firm at quotations and fast
movers. Coal is active at the advance of
the early part of the week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-09
SILENT POLITICIANS.


Starke County Republican.
A Jackson township farmer told me that
in the year which is nearing a close he
will clean up something like $500. Other
tillers of the soil have indicated that they
have done exceedingly we'll this year also
and that when the year shall have been
rounded out they will have a snug sum of
money TO their credit deposited with a
bank. The crops in this country this year
have been good, but good crops isn't ALL
as farmers know. In other years crops
have been much greater than this It's the
demand in the markets which makes the
husbandmen glad or sad. They are glad this
blessed year. for their labors are being
handsomely rewarded. And. as we meander
down the pike we don't hear much politics
on the breeze. These are the times when
politicians are silent-awed into that silence
which backs them into corner and shakes
its fist in their faces. BY the term poll
ticians' | mean simply ordinary ornery
Democratic like Jimmie Fletcher and Sam
my Gorrell and Brady Glazebrook. This
artful trio is wisely silent these blessed
DAYS They are not lifting uD their voices
in support of the Declaration of Independ-
ence and the Kansas City platform as they
did i'm days gone by. They dsssen't do it:
stand for IL. but would pursue them with
musty pumpkins and deceased cats If they
attempted such performance; The coun-
try is not at the mercy of the politician
these days; neither dare the politician pur-
sue his usual avocation for fear of violence
at the hands of his countrymen. Twice
blessed are the American people. for the
politician is not only out of office. but he
has not the ground To stand upon to stir
up a breeze. As matter Of common de-
cency and In accordance with all laws re-
specting sanitation, the Democratic party
ought to go out and bury itself. 1t looks
bad and smells a whole lot worse. Honest,
now il does.