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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17
TEMPERATURE GOES TO Io2.
All Records for the Heat in Chicago
Are Shattered.

Wednesday was the hottest day Chi
cago ever experienced. The thermome-
tiers in the Auditorium tower registered
1921 degrees at 8 o'clock in the after
noon. the highest previous maximum tenn
perature having been made on July l6,
1887, when 1913 degrees was registered,
but which went into the printed record
as 100 degrees During the hottest part
of the day the humidity measured only
so per cent, while at o'clock it had fall
en- to SO per cent. This condition prob
ably kept great many persons from
being Frustrated.
One of the features of the days heat
was the wind thas blew over the baked
prairies of Illinois and Iowa. 1t started
at ten-mile gait at O'Clock in the
morning, and the mercury began to climb
the tube at the rate of ) to 4 degrees an
hour until the high point was reached
at 3 o'clock. At thai hour the wind was
blowing at the rate of thirty miles an
hour. The street thermometer, registered
at least 105, and some of those which
were hung where the sun had been dur
ing the morning ran up as high as 10
degrees The lake breeze which visits
Chicago like a protecting angel during
hot spells played over the city, begin
ming at Z O'Clock at night, sending the
mercury from 90 degrees TO Sc degrees.
The hot wave Wednesday extended
over Iowa, Missouri Nebraska, Indiana.
Ohio and Part of Michigan. The highest
temperature recorded during the day was
1O4 degrees, at Dubuque, Davenport and
st. Louis. 1t was 102 degrees at Spring
field. H.; Omaha and Concordia. Kan
sas City and Des aMqines recorded 100
degrees, while at North Platte and Dodge
City 90 degrees was the record. 1t was
81 degrees at Detroit, indianapolis,
Louisville, Cairo and Nashville, % de-
grees at Cincinnati. and 30 degrees at
Cleveland and Huron. 1t was only 81
degrees at st. Paul, Albany and Wash
incton, and so degrees at New York and
Philadelphia. At Buffalo it was only
7S degrees. The people of Milwaukee en-
joyed temperature of SO degrees. At
o'clock at night the temperature in Chi
cago had dropped to "a degrees The
coolest place on the map was at Duluth.
where it was only 66 degrees during the
warmest part of the day.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17

In an article deprecating the growing
conviction in the South that the same
kind Of protection, which has built up
tn, manufactures and wealth Of the
world would be also good for that sec
ton Of our country. the New York
Times warns them that they lin so
doing lose sight % the fact that the
logical result of protection would be
commercial isolation
Logic is defined as the science of the
distinction OF true from false reason
ing. If the result of the Dingley tariff
has effected the commercial isolation of
this country the logical result OF de-
yelOping the manufactures and wealth
Of the South might be its commercial
isolation. But the article in question is
headed Increasing Exports from the
South" but the increase as shown has
occurred since the Dingley tariff went
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17

OF the war. al the Palmer House, Chi
cage, when one Of them told the follow
ing yarn:
Early on the morning OF Dec. "a,
1864" he said. Admiral Porter sig
nailed TO the fleet before Fort Fisher,
Get under way and follow me- The
sEiu to which belonged was assigned
in the program TO a position between
two ironclads close under the fort. We
anticipated hot and terrible work. The
flagship led the way, and was APP
preaching within range. when Lieuten-
ant Commander B., of my ship, or
dered all hands called to muster. The
brawny tars gathered aft on the quar-
terdeck, with the officers i'm their usual
places, and our commander began TO
read from the prayer-book the Prayer
Before the Battle 1t was a solemn
moment; no one knew who or how
many of US might suddenly be ushered
into the presence of the Cod of Battles
Our commander read as though he felt
1t; the whole ships company were
awed and hushed, and the throbbing OF
the engines and wash of water along
the side seemed preternaturally loud
When about half through signal was
reported from the flagship;
Come to anchor in your positions.
When it was read to our commander
a sudden revulsion of feeling came over
him. Throwing down the prayer book
upon the hatch, he exclaimed: Well
I'm not going TO pray If we amt going
to fight. Pipe downn"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17
Occidental.

The Emperor Kwaug Hsu frowned
darkly.
''The West, forsootht' sneered he
How do | know that there is any
Westf"
well, occidents will happen. you
know exclaimed the E'iceroy. Ii Hung
Chang.
Fortunately his majesty, by recourse
TO his Ollendorf. was able to gather sub
stantially the fun import Of this clever
Jest, else the aged courier might then
and there have been Invested Of the
shrimp pink golf stockings of man
DARN Of the first rank Detroit Journal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17
YOUNGER BROTHERS FREED.
Minnesota State Board of Pardons
Yields TO Appeals of Friends.

The Minnesota State pardon board on
Wednesday approved the parole of Cole
man and James Younger, who have been
in the Saltwater penitentiary for the
past twenty-five years for completely in
the robbery and murder at the time of
the raid on the Mortified, MINI. bapk.
The friends of the Youngers have new.
er ceased their work on behalf of these
well-knowR characters and for over tNen-
ty years have used all possible means to
secure their legal release from prison.
Each succeeding Governor was request
ed repeatedly to grant full pardon, but
the opposition 10 such an action was so
strong and active that denias always
met them. 1t was largely to get rid of
the repetition OF this request that the
pardon board was created ten years ago
Four years ago the friends OF the i'm,
prisoned men undertook a new move
ment, trying to secure legislation that
would permit the parole OF the men in
stead of the pardon, which had previ-
ously been the only relief possible for
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17
OFFICIALS ARE cENsuReo.
Indianapolis Grand Jury Makes Report
on Insanity Trust.

The indianapolis grand jury made a re-
port on the alleged insanity trust. 1t
found that, while the law had been
abused, there was no evidence OF Grim
inal intent and hence no indictments
could be returned against the parties ac-
cuSed. The report says:
There has been no violation Of the
laws Of the State Of Indiana, but we are
also of the opinion that the law has
been abused. We feel that DIR. Chris
tisn. police surgeon, and William Lock
man. justice Of the peace, deserve cen
sure for their conduct in this matter for
the reason that they are trying 20 CON
troll all the inquests possible II. Marion
County for the Decuaisry interests in
voIved. The jury finds the insanity las
deficient in that Inscriptions men can
obtain public money without violating
tia Law"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17

During the battle of Shiloh an officer
hurriedly rode up to an aid and in
quired for Grant. That's the man,
with the field glass" said the aid.
Wheeling his horse about. the stran-
ger rode furiously at the general. and
touching his cap. addressed him thus:
"Sheneral. l wants to make one re-
bort: Sehwartz's pattery is took"
"Ah" said the general How was
thatf''
we'll, you see. sheneral. der sheees-
sionists fianked us. und der Succession
lists came in der rear of us, und den
Schwartz's pattery vas took
We'll, sir; you Of course spiked the
guns I"
"vot.re exclaimed the Dutchman, in
astonishment. "Schpike dem guns!
guns. Schpike dem bran new guns !
Wy. il would sphoil demF'
Well" said the general sharply.
what did you doT"
do? w, We took dem pack againF'
We get out OF nature what we carry
10 her.-Kstherine Hager.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17
A Noreitr IN AIarm Clocks.

A nolseless alarm clock would prove
boon to hest Of sufferers from I'M
seasonable din. The suggestion is made
that a silent alarm can be given by
focusing an electric lamp upon the
head Of the person TO be awakened.
and arranging switch so that the cur
rent TO light the lamp would be turned
on by the clock at the desired time 1t
is claimed that the flash of light would
invariably arouse the sleeper.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17

into effect, and we all have been as
sured that If we don't buy we can't
sell
The fact is there is no logic in, about,
nor anywhere near the assertion thaS
protection leads to commercial isola-
ton. The editor of the Times has APP
parently mistaken Mr.. Gladstone's adj
vice that we grow more cheap cotton
and wheat for logic.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17
Higher than Under Free Trade.

The wool sales at Price yesterday
averaged over IL cents. This, OF course.
is not as high as wool raisers have got
at some times, and 1t is below the aver
age for wool under this Republican adj
ministration, but it is so much higher
than the average under the Democratic
administration tina preceded il that il
takes the cheek of a mump sufferer for
a Democrat to speak Of low prices for
wool.-Salt Lake City Tribune.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17

according 10 the secretary Of the Mis-
souri, Humane Society He said the
other day to a st. Louis reporter; The
horse sunbonnet has my approval. 1t is
a humane instrument. and eeery horse
owner who cares for the comfort of the
animal should procure one. The bonnets
have not been generally used until this
summer, and as a result of their use
notice falling off in the number Of
horse heat prostrations." The accom-
panying illustrations show some of the
numerous styles OF horse headgear.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17

demand. In New
York, Chicago. st,
l. ouis, Cincinnati
and other big cities
bonnets were placed
upon the heads of
light livery horses.
AZ well as teaming
hol SEES, and it is as
serted that the use
of the headgear is
responsible for a de-
crease in the num-
Der of horses dying
as a result of heat
res { ration. HUI
name Society rem
bers have approved
of this method of
lessening the horses
sufferings. T Ia e v
would be pleased IL
a law were adopted
making it compul-
sorry Cor owners to
protect their Horses
from the sun by
means of n bonnet.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17
Greatest consuming nation.

The population of the world is about
1,800, 06a0oo: of the United States. ~
100000, On about one-twentieth. Yet
we consume about one-third Of the
whole worlds products. Why? Be
cause we do fortyll,ne fiftieths of our
own work, make big money and i've
like lords.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17
prndncts OF prntectinn.

In spite of the immense increase in
trolley lines in every city and suburb
often paralleling the steam railroads,
the latter are doing more business than
ever before. The increased business is
in freight Freight is the produo& of
manufacture and agriculture. Manu-,
factur. and agriculture are the prod
ucts of protection, with labor and
wages all along the line.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17
Pure Careiessness

MIR Fiskuff latter conversing with
eighborl--.Iohnny whose fault was it
that Tommy Tufiin got black eye? /,
Johnny Fiskuff His own
Mr.. Fiskufr tvery deliberately -xre
you sure. now?
Johnny Fiskuff-Dead sure, Why he
left an opening you could drive 4 band
wagon tbrough.-Puck
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17
SULTAN PAYS SOS, 900.
Uncle Sam Receives Big Draft as Pay.
inent of Indemnity.

Drafts fo1 $3.50 handed to United
States Minister Leishman Of CONSTANT
nople by the Sublime Porte. as payment
OF the indemnity claims Of the United
States against the Turkish government.
were received Wednesday by Secretary
Hay. The payment is regarded by the
State Department as q distinct diplo-
matte victory, as some Of the claims have
been pending more than eight years The
victory, IL such Il may be called is hol-
low one. as the total Of the claims aga nst
Turkey greatly exceeds the amount ac-
tually paid. bat the State Department
eagerly accepted the marked down"
tender Of the Sultan. aud has agreed to
make a distribution Of the money among
the claimants
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17
BRYAN IS IGNORED.
Ohio Platform Has Nothing to Say Of
Former Leader.

The Democrats OF Ohio at their con-
ventiop in Columbus put themselves on
record against Bryan and the Kansas
City platform. Both we're ignored in the
resolutions adopted. while the most biz
ter things were said O. his leadership in
the committee on resolutions ia the morn
ing, where Ii was insisted that his name
shnHid mt y mentioned and that there
should be no reference 90 either OF the
national platforms - which be made hiE
campaigns.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17
They Mean Rusiness.

In 1894 We were producing les,00o
tons of pig iron per week. Now we are
producing. and using. over 100000 tons
per week Protection and pig iron are.
great friends, and both mean business
and the farmer is Just rs much inter
ested as the manufacturer and laborer~
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17
Ill Primo mi I,ntr.

rommy-Pa. an usher is man in the
theater who shows you where TO sit
isn't he?
Pa-No; he's the fellow who puts in
most OF his time telling you where not
to Philadelphia Record.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17
Gain for 1901


1t Is found that against an average
value of $500 per head in March, 1900,
the average value for March, 1901, was
$4.04, an increase of II cents per head,
or $50 per cent.
II would appear that the American
sheep raiser has marked advantage
over the flock masters of the rest of
the world First, he has In his favor a
protective tariff which fixes an irredu
chile minimum of market value for his
fieeces. Unless the foreign grower sells
his wool for nothing. he cannot com
pete with The domestic grower in the
American market The Dingley tariff
takes care of that Second, the aver
age value per head of American sheep
is kept up by the enormous demand for
mutton and lambs for food purposes.
| The American wage Garner when bus
| lily employed at high wages, as he has
| been for three or four years past and
now is. consumes from three to thirty
| times more meat than the other wage
earners of the world He Is fond of
good mutton and juicy lamb, aud he is
a tremendous consumer of these meats.
In fact. he Is the best customer the
American butcher has 1t Is not the
rich people. but the wage earners. that
keep the butcher shops going. 1t is no
longer possible, as 1t was in 1896, under
Wilson tariff free wool, 10 buy good
sheep for 30 cents That day has pass
ed, and viii come no more as long as
the tariff ON wool protects the wool
grower while the tariff ON all lines Of
production makes times good, wages
high and the consuming capacity of
100000 people three to thirty times
greater than the consuming capacity of
the rest OF the people ON earth.
Condensed into form easily read and
understood. the sheep census OF the
American Protective Tariff League for
1901 is as follows
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17

Number of states reporting .......... 40
Humber OF reports reeeis - ...............70 7
Number Value.
sheep owned IN March. 1901 ] ,464, ISL 500
Sheep owned in March, 1900. ,2JG.T3S $50
Gain for March. 1901 .e... 2oS,O43 50 II
Percentage Of gain for 1901 0.l6JJ 0.o3J9
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17

them, the parole law not extending its
provisions 10 the prisoners. The meas
IRE failed at that time, the House refns.
ing to pass it. Its friends revived it last
winter and secured its passage.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17
DIERS' STORIES.
PERTAINING "REMINISCENCES
OF THE WAR.
tphic Account of Stirring sceaes
i>tnessed on the Batfiefiela and in
mp-Veterans of the Rebellion Re-
tr Experiences of Thrilling Nature.

QUEER thing hap
pened at Kene-
saw" said the Col
onel. "On July /,
1864. we were lying
within thirty steps
of the rebel in
trenchments, hold
ing the position
rea c h ed in the
charge of June ~
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17

During ~ recent hot spell city har-
ness dealers were unable to keep enough
horse sunboilnets on hand to supply the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17
THEAMERICAN SHEEP.
MARKED INCREASE IN OUR DO
MESTIG FLOCKS.
census for 1901 shows a Gain Alike in
Number owned and in Average
Value Per Head Over the Splendid
Showing of Last Year.

In view of the present low price of
wool throughout the world, the lowest
known for many years, and the great
prostration now prevailing in the wool
md sheep industry in every country,
except the United States, ii is interest
ing to know how the American sheep
farmer fares. He fares best among all
his competitors, very much the best.
His industry has not been ruined; far
from It, He is infinitely better off than
are the sheep and wool producers of
the rest of creation Vastly better off
he Is than during the disastrous free
wool period of 1S94-'97 and the sue
ceeding two years of o home market
overstocked with foreign woods
brought here free Of duty. So great
was the glut of foreign wool under the
Wilson tariff law that it was not until
1900 that our domestic grower logan
to feel the benefit of the duty on WOO,
restored by the Dingley tariff. Even
now there is on hand a considerable
quantity of the free wool that was
rushed In during the closing months of
the Wilson law.
A year ago the sheep census OF the
American Protective Tariff League
showed some surprising results. Con-
II q ted with the free-wool period of
1896 the census for 1900 showed a gain
of 71.44 per cent In the total number of
sheep owned and gain of 12i59 per
cent in average value per head. But
this was before the bottom dropped out
of the worlds wool markets. Since
then the great slump in wool values has
taken place.
Have American tiocks decreased, and
has their value per head declined along
with the sheep Of Australia, South
America and other wool producing
countries? Decidedly not.
On the contrary. the sheep census of
1901, just completed by the American
Protective Tariff League, shows:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17
No Firhf. Na Pra,.r.

A group OF naval officers were in
sulging the other day in "reminiscences
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-17

We get out OF nature what we carr,
TO heE.-Kstherine Hager.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-17
Eighteenth PaG,

Thirteenth Page.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-17
WILL BE A GREAT STRIKE
IN PITTSBURG ON APRIL /

Unless the Master Builders COncede
the Demands of the Building
Trades Council.
PITTSBURG, Pa, February 16.-Un-
less the master builders of this city
comply with the demands of the build
ing trades council, a general strike will
be declared which will involve at least
10000 workmen. Nearly every me-
chanic in the city is expecting an adj
vance Of from 3 per cent. to 20.
The carpenters and joiners have al
ready asked for an advance, and the
bricklayers, brotherhood of painters and
decorators, paper hangers, plasterers
structural iron workers, international
association of machinists and stone
masons are preparing their scale, and
in every case it is proposed to make
demands for higher wages. The win
dow glass workers, it is said, will also
ask for an increase of 20 per cent. when
the new scale conference meets.
The date upon which many of the
scales expire is April l, and unless the
master builders grant an advance the
indications are that there will be a
general suspension in the building
trades and work on the big structures
will have % be suspended.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-17
DIED.

HAMILTON-On Wednesday morning,
February IS, 1901, at l o'clock a. m, at
the Wheeling Hospital, Percy Hamilton.
Funeral services at l. o. o. F. hall, cor
ner Twelfth and Chapline streets, Sunday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock. Friends are re-
specially invited TO attend. Interment at
Peninsula cemetery.
GREER-On Friday evening, February
Is, 1901, Mrs. Mary A. Greer, aged 6S years.
Funeral from her late residence, go
Broadway, Martins Ferry, O.. on Monday,
February is, at 10 o'clock a. m. Interment
private at Mt. Wood cemetery.
HARLAN-On Friday morning, Febru-
airy 18th, 1901, at his residence, Niles, o..
Jacob Harlan, formerly of this city. aged
"a years.
DEvRIEs-on Thursday, February "A.
only son of ]. Haase Devries, aged ten
months.
sAUvAGEoT-on Thursday, February
Camillus, youngest child of Theodore and
Margaret Sauvageot, aged A months.
RUGGABER-on Wednesday. February
-, 1901, at 4:15 a. m, Elizabeth. wife OF
Basilius Ruggaber, aged 60 years.
oN ENo-AI VISITATION ACADEMY, De
Sales Heights, Parkersburg, w. Va, Tues
day, February 18th, 1901, at 7:40 p. m,
Sister Mary Joseph Owens, sister of the
late Thomas f. Owens.
BOSCH-On Monday. February 11th, 1901,
at 2 o'clock p. m, Elizabeth, daughter of
Anton and Melone Bosch, aged is.
WATERHOUSE-On Monday. February
l1th, ~190lt;at 11:59-p p. m, at her residence,
No 35Os Jacob street, Charlotte, relict of
the late Stephen Waterhouse, in her S5th
year.
FUEG-On Sunday, February 10th, 1901,
at his late residence. No. S24 Alley c. at
8 o'clock p. M, Henry Fueg, in his 5sth
year.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, on Monday,
February II, 1901. at s o'clock a. M,
Charles S. Castleman, in his 9th year.
RAPP-On Sunday, February 10, 1901, at
11:40 p. m, Johanna Maria, wife of John
M. Rapp, aged So years.
BAILIE-On Saturday, February 9th,
1901, at 10 o'clock p. m. at the family
residence, No. 26 Fifteenth street, Miss
Belle F. Bailie.
FLADING-On Saturday, February 9th.
1901, at / o'clock y. H.. Agnes, wife of
Joseph Flading, aged Il years.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-02-17
1901 BICYCLES.
The A. d. Howe Co. Announce Their
Spring Opening for This Week.

The A. ID. Howe Co. Their
Spring Opening for This Week.
The A. D. Howe Co. has inaugurated
the bicycle season by announcing a dis
play this week of their new line Of 1901
bicycles. The line embraces the Cres-
cent, Pierce, Rochester and other well
known makes of wheels, and affords
ample selection for the most intelli-
gent and careful buyer. The 1901
wheels range in price from SIS up
wards, and it is now possible to obtain
a tirst-class bicycle that meets every
requirement at a very modest price.
The Crescent appears to be the most
popular wheel in this section, the A. D.
Howe Co. selling an immense number
of these bicycles last year. 1t can be
said in all truth that the Crescent is
one Of the most perfectly constructed
and easy running wheels made and it
is a very noticeable fact that riders Of
Crescents have less trouble with re-
pairs that those of any other wheel, a
fact of great Importance to buyers. All
are cordially invited to call at PSF
Main street this week and inspect the
new models.