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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06
IN TWO CENTURIES.
DR.. John GiGa I'd.

$40. am with you Away. even unto
the end OF the world" What the coming
century has in it no seer has the fore
sight 70 see. Looking hack over the
nineteenth century Christ is seen TO be
central 10 il; other things were in it
art. literature, ethics, civics, science; but
if vou 70 10 the central and dominating
fact, It is here The Christ OF all the
ages is in this age, The manifestation
of Christ in the nineteenth century was
the hest prophecy as to his manifestation
in the twentieth century. Speech be
comes hackneyed. and 40 hackneyed
speech can become the vehicle of the di-
vine. God gets rid of obsolete language,
obsolete creeols, ard obsolete expressions.
He is n consumii Z fire. and the instru-
,rents that have done their work are
h1rnt an hy Him 50 that there may be
room for new speech and new modes of
thourb- Our conceptions of Christ were
nrerrrsSive. John Wesley was the inau-
curator Of the idea Of Chris, at the cen
fer Of the indi7i1ual man. William Carey
latrr bcrame the inauguration of christ
M tine circnmferenc" Of humanity. Il
yen want to le anything worth being, on
do anything worth doing, you n'lsi have
Jesus Christ IS your Saviour ana fIehd-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06
iL77fIz 4 POPULAR
Klt q PULPIT !

the appeals of grace reduces the proba-
bility OF being saved.
A few days since | passed a man in the
thFongs Of Chicago. Twenty years ago
he sat in a crowded church on the edge
Of the pulpit, / appealed to him with
all my heart to yield and accept Christ
Ny own soul felt that it was vital
hour. | left him and came back twice.
Conviction was deep aud commanding
His face was as white as the wall above
him.
His wife gibed him for wincing or
thinking of going to the altar. His cour-
age was not superior 10 her SCOTS. From
that hour the hands turned backward on
the dial Of his life. Fortune Slipped
out of his hands. Integrity loosened lis
hold, She who stopped him in his good
purpose died without his mercy. He now
wanders the earth hopeless and unsaved.
Lately he said TO me: That WIS my
fatal night" No scripture is com
handing or true than Now Is the ac-
cepted time. Believe it. Mercy is at
hand. But it must be sought and re-
cciyed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06

Excitement is still intense throughout
the ST re of reXas over the remarkable
discovery of ell 1T Beaumont, which is
eighty miles cast nj Houston This is
certainly the most wonderful discovery
in the History Of the petroleum industry
and it is not surprising that the State has
gone oil mad and that everyone with
money TO invest wants t, buy derrick
and set drillers al work Competent
judges have estimate this flow to be
anywhere from 16t V 10 10000 feet per
day; the largest dew ever known before
was COCO feet, the product of West
Virginia we'll The stream Of petroleum
that gusIeS forth from the bowels of the
earth rises 10 a height Of 10 feet. At
its base il is six inches in diameter; at
its apex ii is us many feet.
Lake If Petroleum.
About the well is 4 great lake of pc
troleum, the output of the well since it
was brought i'm No way TO control
the great flow has yet been found, and
the petroleum fails into the lake, which
has been constructed about H. by running
Il pillow through the ground and then
throwing up a leyee The first lake was
too small, ana another twice the size of
the first was built, and this. too. will be
too small also in ii short time Men are
now working night and day building iron
tanks to hold the oil. aud rs soon as a
few of them are finished they will be
hurried to Beaumont and work pushed
ON others.
The man who dug the well is Capt A.
W. Lucas who for more than two years
has been experimenting about Beaumont
in an endeavor to locate the stream,
which he was certain existed in that Vi
entity. Others before him had been con
WINGED that there was an immense de-
posit of oil, but they lacked the pluck
or the capital to find It. Lucas kept
steadily at work He had ample capital
behind him: men who trusted TO his ex
perience, and who had as great faith in
his judgment as he had himself. After
boring n number OF holes, which produc-
ed little oil and considerable amount
of salt water. he finally struck the exact
spot, Y when his drill pipe had gone
down some 600 feet he struck oil. That
is a slang phrase that is familiar 10 ev-
eryone of the present generation. Struck
oilr' Il sounds rich and expresses riches.
Capt. Lucas struck oil with a vengeance;
he struck more oil than was deemed pos
sible, even b. himself. When the fow
began he estimated it at probably 5000
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06
chinese students.

There are LOO Chinese pupils in
Queens College, Hong Kong. They
vary in age from up to Is. and many
of them have family cares in the shape
of a wife and children at home. Each
wear sees a decrease in the proportion
of married school boys, and the average
age is gradually becoming less. In its
early history boys of all ages Were to
be fornd in the school, and II was quite
possible 10 find father and son engage
in competition for intellectual honors
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06
FOR IMMEDIATE STATEHOOD.
Residents of the Two Territories Make
Demands on Congress.

Immediate statehood was demahd,f Of
Congress in an enthusiastic convention
called TO order at Guthrie. o. T., by Sid
ney T.. Clark of Oklahoma City, chair.
man of the statehood executive commit
tee. Every county iu both territories
was we'll represent.
Ex-senator Haveu- q Enid was elect
cd temporary chairman and made an elo.
quent piei for statehood. The 200 OF
more delegates were unanimous pr state
hood at the earliest minute possible. The
majority of them favored single state.
hood for Oklahoma. although the minor
ity. who favor both territories being in
cluded in one State, were aggressive
enough to make their claims have weight.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06
DIVIDED ON CUBAN QUESTION.
Some conErcssmen Favor Protector
ate, Others Free Sovereignty.

some NonEressmeu Favor Protector
ate, Others Free Sovereignty.
According to a Washington correspon-
dent members of the Senate and House
have been discussing for some time the
question as to whether the United States
shall permit Cuba to be free or insist up
on the exercise OF a protectorate, and
opinion is widely divided. Some members
think that under the resolution passed
in 1898 the United States pledged itself
to give Cuba full sovereignty ard that
it cannot nov Xercise IL protec crate I'M
less Cubans i-yite the United States to
exercise such authority. Senator'S and
Representatives, however. agree that the
Cubans in preparing constitution which
in every detail ignores the existence OF
the United States have shown themselves
unmindful of their obligations to this
country.
Congress does not want to act on the
Cuban constitution at this session Pre-
factions Of trouble with the Cubans be-
fore their constitution is approved by this
country and their stable government set
up are freely made. In this resolution
the United States disclaims any dispo-
sition 10 exercise sovereignty" over the
islands. AT the present moment this is
the stone wall against which the gov
eminent will run.
Members of the committee ON foreign
relations are positive in the opinion that
Congress has no jurisdiction over Cuba
in the face of tn joint resolution rec
ognizing the independence Of Cnba, APP
proved April 20, 1898 What the Presi-
dent is being advised 10 10 is 70 lock up
the copy of the Cuban constitution when
it reaches here aud intimate to tie Gu
bans that they cannot have an in,lepen
dent government until they manifest a
disposition to protcc; the interests Of the
United States in their constitution.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06

linois and Indiana had for several days
been securing the country in search of
DIR. Rodermund. After escaping quaran1
tine in Appleton and making the sensa-,
tional statement that smallpox IS but a
superstition" he Travelled tn Ierre naute,
Ind, where he was recognized. Roler-
mund said: II went directly to Chicago
and from there to Teri Hattie. lad.
After staying there until the Appleton
people could no longer Interfere with
me | returned am going back to APP
pletom. where | shall at once begin suit
for $4,000 against that city for false
Imprisonment Smallpox is not conta-
gious, and shall prove it in court be-
fore | get through"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06
snarks from, The Wires.

Rich gold strike. Euskokwin, Alaska.
Thieves are terroriziBg Washington,
y. G.
Great copper find made at Ailendorf,
Germany.
Four hundred more Porto Ricans have
reached Honolulu.
Shelby. Ohio. Board Of Health orders
ali citizens yaccinated. Smallpox.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06

rately measuring it. it is estimated that
1t is fully 800 pounds to tho square inch.
Such a pressure would be required TO lift
such stream OF oil. This gas IS the
natural gas to be found throughout the
oil regions Of Ohio. Pennsylvania, West
Virginia and other States. and can be
utilized for fncl just as readily at Beau
mont as il can la Indiana or Ohio.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06
AMERICA FOR CHRIST.
David Gregg, D D.


We demand America for Christ for
Americas sake. We know what Christ
does for an individual when he yields
himself up to him; he fills him with his
own life and makes him one of the lumi-
naries of the world. He lifts the apostles
out of the fishing boats and places them
upon the thrones Of thought and which
rule the ages; he makes Paul a leader of
mankind; he makes Luther a reformer of
whole kIngdom.
We know what is the result of trea-
son to Christ The doom of Judas shows
us this. Contrast Judas and John, Judas
apd Peter, Judas and James. Contrast
Christlessness with Christfulness. The
difference between them is the difference
between day and night, between success
and failure.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06
INpIAN uPRIslNa IS oUeLLgo.
Warning Snakes Return HouIe viii
Arrest eco.

A MuskOgee. J. T.. special says that
the Creek Indian uprising has been
quelled and after the capture If their
leaders the Snake bands have laid down
their arms aud gone ~ their h9uea. Tom
Tiger. a Creek light hgrseman. was put
in jail FOR posting notices ordering white
men ollt Of the country. Enough iuf0r-
mafirr has been gathered 10 secure the
arrest OF about 200 full-bloods on q
charge Of treason against the United
States government Statements made by
Bear Trail and few other fuii-blo0ds
show that the Indians had in mind a
great conspiracy which embraced the full
bloods Of the Eve civilized tribes. in a
month more every white mans house IN
the Creek country would have been burn
ed bat gor discovery Of the plot
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06
rheumatism

Rheumatic pains are the cries of protest
end distress from tortured muscles, aching
Joints and excited nerves. The blood has
been poisoned by the accumulation OF
waste matter in the system, and can no
longer supply the pure and health sustain
ing food they require. The whole system
feels the effect o. this acid poison and
not until the blood has been purified and
brought back to healthy condition will
the aches and pains cease.
Mrs. James Rell of 7o7 Ninth street, N. f..
Washington. ID. G., writes as follows: A few
months ago had an attack of Sciatic RheutuAr
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06

barrels a day. and that would have
meant great wealth to the owners OF the
we'll But 10000 barrels means more
than four times the wealth, for the labor
to get the oil is just the same outside
of the cost of the tanks necessary TO hold
it.
The gas pressure in the well is tremen-
dous. While there is no way OF aecu-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06
Beware of ointments for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury,

as mercury win surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole system
when entering ii through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never DO used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians. as the
damage sney viii do Is tenfold TO the good yoi
Cure, manufactured by #. j. Cheney Il Co., Tole-
do. o., contains no mercury, and s taken inter
nally. acting directly upon the blood and ml-
cous surfaces OF tho system. In buying Hairs
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. II is
taken internally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by
f. j. Cheney g. Co. Testimonials free.
saN-Sold by Druggists. price T6a. por botae q
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06
RELIGION IN ITS PLACE.
Prof ssor Drnmn1ond.

Keep religion in It's place and it will
take you straight through life and
straight to your Father in heaven when
life is over Religion out of its place in
a human life is the .aost miserable thing
in the world. There is nothing that re-
quires so much to BE kept in its place as
religion, and its place is what? Second?
Third? First" First the kingdom of
God. Make it so that it will be natural
to you to think about that the very first
thing.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06

later es,~sped from
queeantine an q
went to Terre
Iiaute. Ind, Was
arrested in Milwau-
kee Tuesday night.
His identity was
discovered and with
an possible haste
the officers hurried
him 10 the isolation
hospital Of that
city. State author
tiles throughout IL
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06

II is folly to attempt 10 please every
body 1t matters not in which direc-
ton n man faces he must of necessity
turn his back on half the world.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06

iism in its worst form. The
pain was so intense that 1
became completely pros
srated. The attack was an
unusually severe one, and
my condition was regard
ed as being very danger
GUS. / was attended by
one OF the most able doe
tors IN Washington, who is
also a member of the fac
ulty Of a leading medical
college here. He told me
to continue his prescrip-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06

seemed 90 he of the opinion that $780,
100000 would be ample, but that $780,
100000 would be more just
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06
TIE f,arAL NIGHT.


MI n - III q y y
Rcviyals Of religion are not accidental
They are made To- occur but never hap
pen The beginning of a Christian life
can Csaally be traced to Il religious
awakening thar agitated and blessed
community. AT such times anxiety.
spirit. interest. new methods and intense
earncstness are eyinced. Prayerful souls
become burdened fer the unsaved. The
uneouverted recognize that it is pivotal
hour % them. At such times 10 reject
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Few-Line Interviews.
Ss,4 o.. ev -eNe'tA s,ss on. en-. esS4-

William Haywood OF Honolulu4I
think that annexation of the Hawaiian
Islands was better for the United States
than for the islands. The islands gain
nothing by annexation which, they did
not get under the reciprocity laws, aud
they lose a great many favorable laws
and take on American laws that IRE a
hardship. The high tariff laws, Tor in
stance. Before annexation we never had
a tariff law that was over 10 per cent.
But the people arc enthusiastic over an
nexation and the act has given great
boom to new Industries. / don't know
whether Hawaii is Republican or Demo-
cratic. You cannot tell by the election
just past. They sent an independent
representative TO Congress-. The natives
haven't indicated which pfrty they will
affiliate with. 'fEo Republican vote was
heavier than the Democratic, but that
was among the Americans. If the ma
tives come to one Of the national parties
they may disturb that balance.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06

No man is so wise that he can afford
to dispense with the advice OF others.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06

minerals IN it 10 uIstufD INC uIBtsuuH auu
lead to ruinous habits.
We have prepared a special book on
Rheumatism which every sufferer from
this painful disease should read. II is the
most complete and interesting book OF
the kind in existence. It will be sent free
to any one desiring it. Write our physi-
clans fully and freely about your case. We
make no charge for medical advice.
The SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA, Ga.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06
PROPOSED ROUTE OF THE NICARAGUA CANAL.

of be
tmitf the
linz 34 miles
miles
eeles aboyethe
be to Lake
Bito and six between the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06
RopERMuND IN CUSTODY.

The Appleton octor Arrested by the
Police of Miiwackce.
Dir, NJ, ]. Reiermund, III, Appleton,
Wis. physician who, il is claimed, delib-
erately exposed himself to SE,a lpox and
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06

lions and W. ''d get well. After having I hlled
twelve tinIt without receiving the slightest
benefit declined TO continue his treatment any
longer Having heard OF s S. s. (Swift's Specihel
recommended for Rheumatism, decided. almost
n despair however. 10 give the medicine a trial,
and after had taken few bottles was bic to
hobhie around ON crutehes, and very soon there's
after had no use for them at all, 8. S. S. having
cured me sound and well. All tae distressing
pains have left me, my appetite has returned,
and am happy to be again restored TO perfect
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06
TEXAS STREAM OF OIL
SURPRISES EVERYTHING IN Pc
TROLEuM HISTORY.

a Great Lake of Freedoms Find Sur
rounds the Wen The State Is Oil
Crazy Thousands of Dollars Ready
for Investment.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06

Alonzo G. True of Sitka, AiasLa- 1t
seems to me the gateway to the north
pole is through Alaska. When the region
Of the Kiondikc becomes thoroughly Jp-
ened up explorers will have fa- north
ern base OF supplies. 1t would be an easy
matter TO winter at some mining lamp on
the Yukon aud start with the early spring
for the trip north 1t would be overland
travel to Point Barrow, or the mouth Of
the Mackenzie river, and when the sea
was reached the explorer would be many
miles within the arctic circle. Point Bar
row is in about the same latitude as Baf-
fin bay on the east, and the explorer
would have the advantage Of being able
TO travel north from there in a straight
line. instead Of having to thread the tor
tuous and ice-choked channels of the
eastern passage
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06

the gre at vegetable
purifier and tonic, is
The ideal remedy iii all
rheumatic troubles.
There are no opiates or
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06

Prof. Walter y. Wyckoft Of Princeton
Unlycrsify The present state Of s"eicty
is artificial Still I think, we are devel-
opinz toward a form OF social solidarity.
In NV opinion. the institution Of private
prooerty. which is at the center - all
Industrial life aud moral ideas, viii I'm
dergo many changes and notifications
during the present century. | also think
that the wage earners will be the owners,
either direct OF indirect. OF all the pro-
SuetiYe activities OK 49, futgre.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06

Alfred c. Harmsworth, Editor Of the
london Mail-Tbere is rs great differ
cnce between English aud American pa
pers as there Is between the two peo-
pies. An Englishman would find moth
ing interesting in. one OF your papers, just
M an American would find but little in
An English paper. If secured the SER
vices q au American reporter | would
keep him six months before be would be
able to do I've work. lie would not know
what we considered the news. Another
thing, do not believe that the present
biz headlines viii be used In the future
newsp, per- tried them over in London
for three days and gave them mp. They
were not wanted.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06

Samuel Yandersa1 Of Helena Utah
has had $500 cattle brands re prdcd
since the last Legislature wiped out the
10000 brands thai were 10 existence two
years ago. The books were loaded down
with dead brands and IL was almost i'm
possible to get new ouo~ "a the Legisla-
ture wisely decided 10 begin ali over
again. Montana nov has 5000 brands,
with q yearly addition VI 40. Idaho has
$3.50 brands. NeraJa 10000. eastern
Oregon about Geo Arizona $500, New
Mexico 5000, Colorado 1870, North and
South Dakota 10000 together, while
Texas has 10000, Brands multiply as
the number Of small herds or lunches Of
cattle increase. and thc-e latter Increase
as the population doeS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-09
OUR TRADE WITH JAPAN.
Machinery, Locomotives and Other
Engines in Great Demand.

WASHINGTON. June S.-The United
States is surpassed only by Great Britain
in the matter of Japanese imports of ma
chinery. locomotives and other engines, &C
cording TO a communication received at the
State Department from United States Con-
sui General Bellows, at Yokohama. Great
Britain. he says, continues 10 receive more
than half the money sent out of Japan for
these manufactures. while the United
States received a little more than one
fourth last year. The total amount invested
in this class of manufactures by the Japan
csc last year was $5S74.546 about one-fifth
being for locomotive engines. The total
mileage of Japanese railway lines equals
BIB miles. but il has been estimated, says
Consul Bellows. that 1000 miles of railroad
would not be sufficient for the needs of the
empire.
Japanese expert. who has lately trav
eled In the leading countries Of the world,
10 study their railroad construction and
management, is reported to have said that
the United States surpasses all other coun-
tries in the equipment of it's roads in every
respect, except with regard to the loco
motives. which he objected to because of
their greater consumption of coal. America,
says Consul General Bellows. furnishes
more than twc-thirds of the rails used in
Japan, having surpassed in low prices and
prompt delivery both England and Ger
many, which countries formerly controlled
this trade.