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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-12-31
Colossal COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS.

main sl beyond the reach of the plow No man can
how much of them Will yet be fruitful So far great
as has been increase in population agricultural
productivity has outsripped it, and while population
doubles every thirty years. production of food doubles
in period of from twelve fifteen years. SO the proba
biltes are that for many years shall go ON
being the granary of the world in increasing proportion
These only few of the figures that might be cited
to show how rapidly and mposingly the United States is
still forging ahead in the for commercial and industrial
supremacy.
The New York Commercial Advertiser has compiled
figures that enthuse every American he reads
them the superiority of his country in
eria prosperity every other nation In the
world. Take the item of railway extension fhe last ten
years have been considered remarkable for the
mileage but there 5000 miles of railway under
operation than ten that is COCO miles more
than the entire railway mileage of Canadayet Canada is
getting very cocky its development.
The present population Of the United States proper is
estimated at 100000 increase of 100000 almost
the total population OF Spain and nearly three times that
of Canadian ten Years
The wealth to-day amounts to Sg4 300 100000
whereas in 1892 it $0503 091 The deposits in
bank and trust companies have increased in
the decade and there is in circulation to-day S0433G4
more than there in 1892 The gold in the United
States Treasury has increased by 1888 2345 The value
of manufactured products greater than ten
and of farm products 81 30 070252 experts
have increased in value in ten the of $6S
709067 The commercial failures of 1901 1902. as
compared with 1894 in 1892 amazingly small increase
while the liabilities In these failures S951 T91 less
than the Liabilities of the failures 1892 There has been
in the wages paid factory employees
ing $4522143l9 but 1t is circumstance upon which
Capital pride itself that this $3.50 04415 less than
the in wages between 1882 1892 when the
in national wealth only and the
increase in bank deposits less than $1,000 100000
apparent therefore, that the labor has kept
pace with the harvest of capital
1t is a striking picture which the cartoonst presents
Uncle Sam is represented storekeeper with produce
materials of all kinds piled around him. In the
are fellows who often to make purchases of
him; indeed they among his best patrons They
John Bull the corpulent and contened old chap from the
Fatherand and the Russian Uncle Sam proudly point
ing business record of the past years upon which
they look with aston 'sbment.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-12-31

Sarded as the effervescence of partieu-
larry fiery soul 1t was officially denied
in Washington that the President had
any such intentions This official denial
was looked upon AZ population ot Col
Mosby This view, however, was a mis-
take, The colonel is still in the employ
of the government and is industriously
procuring evidence against the men who
have fenced In the public domain and
turned the lands Of the United States into
cattle ranges for private uses,
Although Col. Mosby's statement that
the President was about to send troops
to drive the rangers of the lands which
they illegally occupied vas premature it
was not founded on imagination alone.
For the act of 1880 gave to- President
the power 10 send troops To tear down the
fences that had been Illegally erected
about the government lands. The act
also suggested Il less drastic emthod of
procedure. That was to secure evidence
against the men who illegally occupied
the government lands and 10 iudict them
in the United States courts That is the
work that Col. Mosby has been doing, but
as the process is long and slow. and in
the meantime the government is being
mulcted of thousands of acres of yalua-
BILE land which is thus shut off from set.
Element ii is not improbable that the
more drastic method may be employed
1t is known that powerful Influences are
Mt work in Washington to get the admin
istratien to agree to summary methods
being used to protect the rights of the
country and the settlers against the ag-
gressIons of the cattle hrons. AS an
illustration of the inadequacy of the
present methods il is cited that during
last year 153 eases of unlawful fencing
of pubic lands were reported 10 the In
terror Department These cases embrace
3,952,SI4 acres. In nine of these cases
the fences were removed ON notification
of the government agents. But in The
remainder of the cases. embracing g.
$685. acrs, the land is still in posses
sion Of the cattlemen, while the cases
are going through the slow processes Of
the courts
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-12-31

II the up 1902 it is seen that
this has been the most prosperous year in all the
n history of the great republic. Looking back over
the years may be safely said that never
did the American people before such a quinquln
nate figures that tell of the nations prosperity and
industrial commercial growth stupendous as to
inconcelvabe from la ing developed its re
United States De only beginning to
The decade between 1880 and 1890 the era
tremendous railway and it then thought
that all the natural and riches of the country had
tapped, the building of the railway lines was
merely precedent the magnificent development of the
country which began in che last five years of the decade
ending with this year.
The figures given article presen idea of the
immense wealth and industrial activity of the United
States The dispatches complain of the inability to get
to do the work that waits to be done In Chicago alone
the railways require 10000 men in addition TO their pres
Other dispatches tell of indusrialproects
every section of the country. Going beyond our ma
onal boundaries every daily brings of the
plans achievements of American wealth and American
brains and skill In Canada in Mexico in South America
n England, in China Korea. in the Philippines Atneri
reaching TO get possession and TO utilize Che
wealth that nature has stored
The Accommodations capital and wealth in the United
States the increase in the number Of of enterprise
energy and resourcefuness
skilled workmen have the country into posi-
pace the of the world for
BY far the larger part of these aceumua
tons have been in the Northern States These did not
suffer Civil War the South did But the i'm
preston the United States is longer country
The South alone
untold treasures waiting utilization say nothing
what remains in the West and in Alaska If times
remain the years win be among the most in
spring American history. The South will make
enous strides upward toward the industrial level
rest country Besides furnishing the capital and
part the men this work the fruitful North
surplus for application to the development
all other parts the United States Canada and Mexico
and other Currents of Amercanzaton Will
throughout world but outside boundaries
win be especially in Canada and Mexico that
money and American viii work wonders in the next
few years.
Even the parts the United States
utilized as they and will be- Our whole territory
fully occupied years but since that time
added 100000 farms Two-fftIs OF national do
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-12-31
'MARCoNf SPANS THE OCEAN.
First Long Wireless Messages Sen
Across he Atlantic.

First Long Wireless Messages Sent
Across lie Atlantic.
Marconi has positively announced the
successful Inauguration Of the trans
oceanic wireless service between Cauada
and England. The great inventor nude
the announcement that message from
Earl Mimic, governor general Of Cauada.
was successfully transmitted from Table
Head to the Cornwall station and thence
forwarded to his majesty King Edward
VII. of England, A second message
was sent by the commander of the Carlo
Alberto to the King of Italy and third
by DIR. Parkin, manager of the Rhodes
scholarship scheme, to the London
Times.
So gradually has the possibility of
wireless telegraphy been made known TO
the world that the public generally will
miss the tremendous significance of the
announcement made at Halifax 10 ap.
preciate it better one has only TO con
slider that but very few years ago tele-
graphy without wires was looked upon
as something well out of the range of
possible attainment. Even after it's prac-
ticability for short distances had been
demonstrated the idea of sending mes
sages across the Atlantic without wires
was regarded as the dream Of vision
AIRY enthusiast. Marconi, il appears, Inns
succeeded not only in sending messages
across the ocean. but in demonstrating
beyond all reasonable doubt that this may
be made regular method of eommuni-
cation for practical purposes.
The achievement appeals to the imag-
nation not alone as another instance of
mans conquest Of material forces, but
M bringing new factor into play In
the social and political life Of the world
Like he telegraph. the telephone and
the cable the wireless system must have
its effect III bringing the nations nearer
together and making them more closely
interdependent. In some ways il may
be- curiously effective in shaping the
worlds history. TO mention hut one in
stance, it has Away been possible here
tofore to cut off government from its
colonies or its ships or its troops. by the
simple expedient of cutting a wire or
cable In the future time that means Of
securing secrecy Ia military operations
may be Of 10 avail.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-12-31

England Bars Yankee Cattle.

The prevalence of foot and mouth dis
fasp in Massachusetts, and other New
England States has caused the Secretary
Of Agriculture to prohibit tire expectation
Of cattle from Boston and 10 establish
"a quar- milne Of cattle. sheep and swine in
New England The British Board Of
Agriculture has also taken action in the
mat er and has closed the ports Of the
United Kingdom against the Importation
of animals from the six New England
States
This introduction will prove costly 10
the cattle interests Of New England IL
is estimated that a suspension Of traiIic
for Two or three weeks will cost the
steamship companies $4,000.
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Value to Horsemsn
Read What These People Say, Their
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Its healing powers are wonderful. 1t does the
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II have used Greene's Eminent for long
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0year
Acreage com
finrnn atlflL :

The newly seeded area Oh winter rye is
professionally estimated at 90.3 per cent
Of the area sown in the fall Of 1901. The
condition Dec. / was 9s l. compared with
500 Dec. /. 1901. 99.1 Dec. !. 1900, and
9J7 the mean of the averages for the
last nine years The following table
shows for euch Of the principal Stgtes
the percentage Of acreage sown to win
ter rye this fall AZ compared with that
sown last year. the averages Of condi-
tons on Dec. ] Of the present year, the
corresponding averages for 1901 and 1900
and the mean Of the December averages
Of the last nine years:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-12-31

Frank Lewis hanged in Harlan. Ky,
Tor murder.
The honorary degree Of doctor Of laws
was conferred upon Prof. Adolf Lorenz.
the noted Vienna physician. By North
western University.
Three men were killed in n boiler cx-
plosion in a satvmiIl nt Alger. near k"n-
ton. Ohio. The dead are: G. A. Gardner.
Albert Armistant and Oscar Declar
More than 100000 will be spent by
the cement Of the Southern Pacific
In the next FIVE months in colonizing
Southwestern Louisiana and Southern
Texas
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-12-31

Though most of the civilized world has
enjoyed continuance of the reign of mu-
tual prosperity which began in 1901, it
is undeniable that the year 1902 has
made woful record in the way Of dis
aster and destruction of human life. The
eruption Of Mount Pelee, Martinique
May ), may be given pre-eminence as
the most disastrous occurrence of several
decades, and its destructive work was
supplemented by many costly conilaGra-
tions, especially during the early months
of the yea, and a number of deadly ex-
plosions
Many noted persons have passed into
the beyond since Jan. /, 1902, among
them being Cecil Rhodes, Rev. z. Dewitt
Talmage, Gen. Wade Hampton, Frank
Il. Stockton. j. Sterling Morton, Sol
Smith Russell, Bret Harte Rear Admiral
William I. Sampson, Lord Pauncefate,
ten. Franz Sigel. Edward Eggleston.
Justice Horace Gray, Marie Henriette.
Queen of Belgium; Emile Zola, Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, Herr Krupp, Thomas Il.
Reed and Mrs. L. S, Grant.
The year has seen Edward VII. crown
ed King of England. after n delay of sew
eral weeks beyond the date originally APP
pointed, on account of necessary sur
gical operation upon the royal person;
has witnessed the ending of the Boer
war in South Africa, and the beginning
of an international disagreement in
which Venezuela, South Africa, is the
storm center; during its last month that
great engineering work. the Nile dam
at Assouan, has been opened; it has given
Cuba its first President under the new
regime; and will be remembered also as
the year during which occurred the eX-
tensive labor troubles in the Pennsylya
MIA anthracite regions, f ON the conse-
quences of which we are not yet relieved.
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the collapse in the House Of Lords at
the conclusion Of a vigorous speech in
support Of the education bill. lie had
not left his bed since then.
DIR. Frederick Temple was born Mt
Santa Mnura. Ionian Islands, Nov. 90,
1921. and achieved fame as head master
at Rugby He was made Archbishop
of Canterbury Dee. -, 1896, and WIS
without doubt one Of the most popular
men who ever was primate Of all Eng
land Although 81 years old. his health
was good until his last illness The arch
bishops work was mainly preaching. al
though he did some writing. His best
known publications sra Sermons at Rug
by School, hampton lectures and tracts
and pamphlets
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NY

]. Tornado destroyed over 400 lives
around Dacca. British India, VIM. II.
Moody becomes Secretary OF Navy.
A. Death Of Potter Palmer Of Chicago
3. Death CT Archbishop Corrigan. Bret
Harte dies in London.
6. Death Of Rear Admiral William T.
Sampson.
8. Town Of st Pierre, Martinique. de-
strOyed by volcano. .. Paul Leicester Ford
author slain BY brother. Malcolm Ford.
who then kills himself
9. Strike ordered in anthracite coal re-
gion.
II. Death of Lieutenant Governor Stone
Of Wisconsin.
u. Maria Christina resigns regency Of
Spain. Twenty-Five persons killed By oil
explosion near Pittshurg.
u. Alfonso XIII crowned king Of Spain.
IS Hurricane devastated Texas gulf
coast. blotting out town Of Goiiad.
~ Explosion In coal mine at Coal Greek.
Tenn, Kills 1s4 miners.
20 Cuba becomes m independent nation
=. sWaterspcut at Cine 1nat and suburbs
Kills SIX persons and destroys property val
. ued at 100000
q. Decol-h. Iowa. overwhelmed by
cloudburst
.. Explosion In min at Fernle. B c,
kills 100 miners.
q. Death of British Ambassador, Lord
Paunceforts.
81. Boer leaders sign article Of sur
render. e.. Retalbulen, Guatemala, over
whe!med by volcano 1000 lives lost.
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4. Transfers strike in Chicago settled.
= street ear riots In Providence. IL. |.
6. Tornado ard cloudbursts in Iowa, Ne
braska, Kansas, Illinois South Dakota
q ST Luke's Santarium In Chicago
burns. 10 lives being lost.
10 Tornado causes damage and death in
Illinois. Iowa and Minnesota
Ia President sends to Congress special
message on Cuban reciprocity.
ia senate passes Panama canal bill.
Death of King Albert Of saxony.
n. Wyeth wins American D." by In Chi
1000 Town Marshal of jefferson, Iowa.
Killed by halfwitted man, who is then
slain by mob
- 100000 fire In Portland. ore.
% 81. james Hotel eollapses at Dallas,
y, King Edward VII submits TO opera
tIon for pcrityphilitis. Coronation is post
- senator Bailey Of Texas makes vio-
lent attack ON senator Beyeridge Of Indi-
ana in Senate.
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WINTER WHEAT PERFECT.
Acreage 34,ooo,ooO Acres for Crop OF
1902 Gniu 81 Per Cent

1902 Gain 81 Per Cent.
The statistician of the Department Of
agriculture estimates the newly seeded
area of winter wheat at about $4,000
0D0 acres, an increase of 81 per cent up
on the area estimated to have been sown
in the fall Of 1901 THE condition of
winter wheat Dec. was 997. compared
with SG.7 in 1901. 97.1 in 1900 aad a
nine-year average Of Ola The following
table shows for each of the principal
States, the percentage Of acreage sown
10 winter wheat this fall as compared
with last year, the averages of condition
on Dec. ! Of the present year, the corre-
spending averages for 1901 and 1900 aud
the mean of the December averages of
The last nine years:
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death had been ok
pected for several
days aud only the
q c h b ! s h q p's
remarkable vitality
enabled him TO sur
vive as long as he
did. The priniate
died Of old age. The
pathetic scene in
Westminster Abbey
at the coronation of
King Edward was
one of the indica-
tons Of his failing
strength Then came
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AHklL.
. Death of Thos. Dunn English.

l. Death of Thos. Dunn English.
3. 100000 fire at Atlantic city. " J.
6. Many persons killed and injured bv
falling grandstand a Glasgow, Scotland
IL. Beers accept terms of peace. =. Death
Of Gen. Wade Hampton.
II. Death of Rev. I. lie Witt Talmage
Is. Russian Minister Of the Interior NJ
Sipiagune slain by student.
Is. House passes Cuban reciprocity hin
Great ocean steamship lines merged
20. Sixty lives lost in burning Of steamer
City Of Pittshurg on Ohio River. Frank
r. Stockton, novelist dies.
%. Severe wlndstOrm In Missouri Val
ley.
%. Death Of ex-Secretary of Agriculture
J. Sterling Morton
IS. Death Of Sol Smith Russell.
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prominently before
the country through
the warilke declara-
tions of Col. Mosby
Il few weeks ago,
is really a question
that affects a very
wide area Of coun-
try. When Col.
Mostly stated that
the President would
send troops to drive
the ranchmen off
the lands they ille-
gully occupied the
,loolarn4f,, WAS pa
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JULY.

Adjournment Of Congress.
4 President isiues peace and amnesty
nroelamation for Philippines. Rock ISL
and fast train held up near Dupont III
a Trolley wreck near GloyersYille. y. y,
kills j. persons. ,
) Swift's market III Chicago stoekyards
burned. ,..,,..- ..u,t..
o. Storms and foods in Iowa and the
West
10. Explosion In mine at Johnstown. Pa,
kills rs miners.
ii. Lord Salisbury resigns as premier Of
England succeeded by Mr.. Arthur Balfour.
II Death of Archbishop Feehan OF Chi
-. STR LIang Cheng appointed Chinese
Minister t. United States to succeed M
WI.
IA. Express train held up and robbed
near Marshalls Pass. Colorado
j.. Cyclone destroys Emeraldo and
Thompson y. D.. and BOrnp MINI.
16. End OF freight handlers strike IN
Chicago. :. Fifty killed in mine explosion
al Park City, Utah General Jacob h.
Smith retired with ce1sure. (
30 Murder Of Minnie Mitchell IN CHS
cagO.
81. Earthquake In Santa Barbara coun-
Is, Cal.
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AIGI.SI

). Burlington express train robbed near
Savanna. ~
g Train wreck near Collins. Iowa. Kills
u people and Injuries 80
o. Coronation af King Edward ~ Eng
land. Body Of Mrs Ann Barhoiiu found
IN Chicago
10. Death Of Senator Mcmillan Of Micbi-
gan. Seveu persons burned To death tn
hotel fire an san Angelo. Texas.
Ie. Cullacan. Mexico. swept hy tidal
wave SIS, 90 express robbery at Ford
vile, Ky
20 Autumn naval paDe4vers begin on
Massachusetts coast
20 Death 81 GENERAL Franz sigei.
y President Roosevelt Oh trip through
New England.
q Earthquakes In East TC-sesyaD kili
l0o8 persons.
&c Death Of Ex-Governor George Hoad-
Ter q Ohio.
80 Eruption q Mont Pelee destroys
Morne Rouge with 20 lives.