Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-06
list soon TAKE SIDES
Pr s7ary Election Law; Interest as
II How Leaders Will Want
to Modify It.
SEVEN CONVENTIONS, TWO DAYS
February 20 Be a Busy Time-Sas-
ing Our Feathered Friends
Kindness in Institutions.

necessary, lIouSu lew CEIllCS A->lcb
that it means convenient machinery
for an oligarchy to use. The friends
OF the bill are eagerly waiting to see
what the influential fellows of senate
and assembly will do with It 1t will
have a good friend in Mr.. Hall, OF
course That gentleman is doing his
friend, the governor, immenae service
by Loyalty standing by him in the I'M
folding chapters of the session. Tie
only structure he has made.and that
in a most kindly and casual way. is
hat 1t seemed unnecessary in his mes
sage 30 say that the railways were
fairer than ths people when 1t came to
listing property for taxation.
win ortou Champion Measured
On the primary election bill Judge
orion has not yet spoken. The Darl-
ington jurist, while listed as of the
reform type, is a conservative in the
bone and instinctively breads inuova-
rions. However, il he takes a labor
ing oar for the Stevens bill, he vii.
prove a giant; and If he does not. he
cannot hope to stop it. At present.
when people talk to him of the meas
ure, he merely listens and says moth
ing.
In the senate Whitehead is another
man whose support of measure rs
important The GAINESVILLE man, with
his usull thoroughness, proposes to
get the facts before he speaks. He
has imported legal assistant to help
him uncover the law and experiences
of other states, and when he gets
ready TO talk. he viii say something
b.a, La ,Af
direct vote Is so approved by adj
vanced pubicists, including the Mas
sachusetts school of gentlemen in pol
itics, whom Whitehead resembles,
that It is unlikely his conclusions viii
lead him to find no good in the meas
ure. The etHnces are that the bill
VIII be modlsed in spots.
The 1891 Primary Bill.
The primary election bill differs at
some points fl 'ha Lewis bill of
1897. which wa prompt, turne
down. That bill p.oylded thai ,,.,s
party should conduct ps own primary
election. although holding them in the
same booth and at the same time
Each party paid its own expenses
Each candidate was to secure the sig
natures Of l per cent. of his fellow
partlsans, as against 2 per cent. In the
Stevens bill. This means fewer can
didates. There was the same provi-
zion for precinct committees Of
three TO be elected by seer ballot
The state committee, which -.se Stev-
ems bin proposes, shall be made up of
county chairmen, was to have been
chosen by the ehairmen of the small
precincts. The Lewis bill further
proposed that municipal officers be
non-parttsan candidates to file nomi-
nation papers by ''eaIl as judges now
do"
Seven Couv sntionH at One Time.
The state board of agriculture win
hold on Feb and 6 what ii calls an
agricultural ;uass convention and has
secured one aLd one third rites, good
until Feb. o. An attractive programme
has been Pit Up, with speaking on
sheep, swine, cattle, tuberculosis.
good roads, etc Editor Geo tge Ray
mer of Madifon win speak OF the pro-
lection of birfs--one OF his hobbies.
These same two days contain no less
than seven farmers conveutiops--bee-
keepers, veterinarian graduates.
Guernsey and Short Horn breeders,
live stock, fair manager and farmers
insurance conventions. IL VIII no
doubt be big gathering for agricul-
tural interests. BY the way, the at
tendance on the short course In agr1-
culture this year is 291, a firth more
than last year. Last year 102 OF these
farm students secured positions.
Lantern Slide. and Birds.
There Is bill to protect song birds.
In Madison and other cities there are
Audubon societies whose aim is to dis
courage women from using murdered
birds as so-called decorations for hats.
The local bird protection enthusiasts
madison Audubon society have sent
away and secured seventy colored
slides rom the american Museum of
Natural History Of New York. To
these are added slides that depict IIy.
ing birds In the Madison region. The
purpose Is TO send these slides TO any
high school or other organization in
the state, which VIII give a public ex-
Inhibition. For IS the use of the slides
Is permitted for three days. The ex-
press charges both ways are paid by
the high school or other society order
ing the slides, and IL lecturer is de-
sired from Madison, his expenses must
be paid. He gives his services free.
A lantern win be sent out IL needed
for fee. Any profit in the ork viii
be devoted to buying new slides.
Prompt application to Professor w.
s. Marshall. presi dent If the Audi
bon society, with assure preferred
dates.
The Audubon society is doing very
good work in promoting a knowledge
of birds, which means love for the
little songsters. Apart from the ac-
tive interest OF Professor Birge. DR..
Marshall and DR.. Libby, Mr.. DENIM
fon and Mr.. Zimmerman of the fac
ulty have expert knowledge and Mr..
Wfnkenwerder is writing his thesis on
Bird Migration" Along with birds,
fqurreis and insects are coming in for
friends. Professor Money Of the state
OF Washington, who studied history
here during the summer, was much
struck with the fraternal spirit shown
the Madison squirrels, and he wants
squirrel slides TO train the Pacific
boys TO regard them as friends to be
protected and not as enemies to he
killed. Slides on insects Will follow
and there Is coterie of Madison en-
thusiasts on butterflies. The theory is
that by interesting young people in
these side studies. a love of all ami
mails follows and q spirit of protec-
ton. OF the butterfly students. Of
course PrUfessor Z. T. Owen is the
most learned enjoying international
rank, his collection representing many
years OF study and being one of the
nnest IN the country. He is now in
Central America. Professor Birge ia
interested in that as in all THINGS alse