Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-20
j Few-Line Interviews.
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Ellis III. Roberts, Treasurer of the
United States-Pennies are not composed
entirely of copper, the alloy being 30 per
cent copper, per cent tin and per cent
zinc. They cost the government about
AZ cents a pound for blanks" meaning
the circular disks prepared ready to re-
ceiye the impression of the die As il
takes aboat l4S to weigh a pound, the
government apparently makes S1.0G on
every pound OF pennies minted, and
wond, IT, fact. make this surplus were it
not that they are redeemable in gold upon
presentation az the treasury. if ever pre-
sented. though. of course. the amount pre-
scented for redemption is comparatively
small. All of the pennies coined in this
country are minted at Philadelphia by
law.
r. S. Gregory Of AIinnesota--If 1t was
not for "A dominion law that game cannot
be brought across the border into the
United States. hunting in Canada would
be one of the most profitable lines of bust
ness in which man could engage, pro-
yided, Of course, that be was a success
ful hunter. There IN plenty Of deer in
Canada. and the large cities on this side
Of the line furnish a market that could
not be overstocked. Even as 1t is a good
deal Of game is smuggied across, but the
difficulty Is so great that the business
cannot be- made to pay. The law against
the export Of game is one Of the wisest
the dominion government ever enacted,
and it is not likely soon to be removed
from the statute books.
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Rev. r. S. Henson Of Chicago he
ieve in second marriages. or course, a
man who has experienced an unhappy
first marriage would not, as a rule. Dee
fool enough to try second venture. But
how different it is with the man who has
known the joys Of one happy married pc
Rod He desires to create for himself
similar condition. n second state Of bliss.
A man cannot pay his first wife high
or compliment than by taking unto him
self a second helpmcct. If a deceased
wife is happy in heaven with Christ aud
the angels, would she not. az matter Of
course. desire to see her former husband
happy here on earth? Would it not add
to her happiness?
Dr. s. J. Lambert Of New York; be.
lieve the Congress must some day take
up and deal with the G',estion Of govern.
ing cities. / have cong believed that
the policing Of cities when they have
grown beyond "a certain size should be
taken ont Of the hands Of the municipal
authorities and politicians aud placed an
der the control Of the military authorities
of the federal government. To do &c
would certainly not be- robbiug the people
Of any Of their liberties. but, on the con-
trarv. xould be afordhg them such pro-
te,.tion as they cannot possibly now en-
joy.
wa Ting Fang. Chinese Minister 20 the
United ,;,ates-T have heard that min
is,er WIS always sent abroad 20 lie for
the good of his country. That might dc
for two or three centuries ago. but to-day
the truth viii sooner Or later be found
out, and the consequences arr very seri.
ous. I believe, therefore, that honesty +
the best policy. believe that foreign
representative is simply a lawyer to rep
resent his eonatry at O high bench. Nc
lawyer would dstort facts or draw In es
parte evidence. ! belong TO the profes-
sion. and / believe al lawyers are he~
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