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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-19

vision. this chime Of harmony struck into
the ear, this soft tread of a myriad de-
lights over the nervous tissue. this rod
ing Of the crimson tide through artery
and vein. this drumming Of the heart on
our march to Immortality? We take all
these things rs matter of course.
Gods Common Blessings.
But suppose God should withdraw
these common blessings! Your body would
become an inquisition of torture, the
cloud would refuse rain. every green
thing would crumple up, and the earth
would crack open under your feet. The
air would cease its healthful circulation.
pestilence would swoop, and every house
would become place of skulls. Streams
would first swim with vermin and then
dry up, and thirst and hunger and an
guish and despair would lift their scep-
tiers. Oh. compare such a life as that
with the life you live with your families!
Is il not time that, with every word of
our lips and with every action of our life
we began TO acknowledge these everyday
mercies? Whether We eat or drink or
whatsoever We do, do all to the glory OF
God" Do | address a man or a woman
who has not rendered to God one single
offering of thanks?
Can it be. my brother. that you have
been fed by the good hand of God all
these days, that you have had clothing
and shelter and all the benefcent sur
roundings. and Yet have never offered
your heart to God? Oh, let a sense of
the divine goodness shown you in every
day blessings melt your heart, and if you
have never before uttered one earnest
note of thanksgiving let this be the day
which shall hear your song! What l
say to one l say to all Take this prac-
teal religion l have recommended into
your everyday life. Make every day
Sabbath aud every meal a sacrament and
every room you enter holy OF holes.
We all have work to do; let us be willing
to do it. We all have sorrows to bear;
LET us cheerfully bear them.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-19

interference with the affairs OF FRIEND
~ nation, and plainly stated that Great
Britain would be party to no such plan.
unoiicialiy it was stated that England
regarded Austria in the matter as mere
ly buffer to sound her. and that behind
her in the proposition were Germany.
France and Russia.
This gentle reminder naturally netted
Germany, the newspapers OF which pro-
tested against the byplay in the British
Parliament as got up especially to check
the growing good feeling between Ger
many aud the United States and TO dis
turb the pleas int prospect OF Prince
Henrys visit to America. AS a counter
irritant this statement was given out in
blank:
The foreign Office declares, with all
posif.ycness. that Germany, neither be
fore the outbreak of the Spanish Ameri-
can war nor during its course, proposed
intervention TO other powers. But the
German government, without exception.
maintained a negative attitude toward
such suggestions 1t must further be re-
marked that it was not from an Austrian
source that such suggestions reached the
German government"
England did not rest quietly under the
implication conveyed by the statement
that the interfering suggestion emanated
from a country other than Austria. which
meant that il did emanate from England,
and there came out of London timely dis,
closures-unotflcial. of course-~that Amer
iea's shortage of ammunition at the be-
ginning of the war was corrected by ship
ments of cargo after cargo Of the needed
munitions of war from British ports, to
which the government closed its eyes,
while on the continent all the contraband
shipments We're to Spain,
Germany Makes ReprisaI.
Promptly Germany made reprisal Cor
this. The professor of history at the
Berlin University was permitted to pre-
pare and publish recital of the inter-
vention incidents. in which he plainly
said that, after the failure of the first
innocuous collective note, Lord Paunce-
fote proposed a note in which the pow
ers should declare Americas armed in
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-19
FREAKS OF NATURE.
4 Monstrous Growth of Vegetation
Found in the Golden stnte

touuu IN the Golden state.
1--WE are not so much on corn here in
California" said Seedman L. Germain
of Los Angeles. but in all other prod
ucts of nature we can beat the world
He Is perhaps the oldest seedman Oh
the Pacific coast. says a Los Angeles
letter What he does not know about
fruit. grain and vegetables is not worth
knowing.
When asked about vegetable mon
strositles yesterday he refreshed his
memory for a moment and then con.
tinued: "Of course. you have heard of
the big gr9 pc vine at Santa Barbara,
which covers an area of three acres OF
land. Then there is the monster rose
bush at Santa Rosa. remember when
Il boy. ! marveled at the size of this
floral plant. 1t grew to an enormous
height and completely covered the
house where it grew. During my life.
time here in California have handled
squashes running all the way from l50
TO 800 pounds each
'Watermelons | have seen weighing
from thirty-tive TO 100 pounds. Beets
are frequently known on this coast
weighing all the way from forty to sew.
enty.tive pounds. Last fall saw three
onions, the aggregate weight of which
was nearly five pounds. In the Pomona
Valley ! have known of onions weigh
ing from one and three-quarters to two
and Il half hounds Tomato vines FIRE.
quently grow ten or twelve feet across.
and | have often seen radishes that
looked Ike big turnips"
How about potatoesf"
well. have observed specimens OF
the Humboldt County potato which
weighed from two to three ponds II
is not al all unusual to sec cabbage
weighing from thIrty.tve pounds t.
seyenty.hve pounds, Some years ago a
Mr. Fox. who lived down In the Santa
Crux Mountains. raised a carrot of the
white Belgian variety which -ighed
about twenty eight pounds. ! A.. was The
biggest carrot on record In the way
OF fruits, we have raised on this coast
enormous peaches and pears The
largest pears that come 10 the Sar
Francisco market of course. are what
they call pound pears. but have seer
them weighing two and half pounds ?
A man will be very much interested
In his wlfe's gossip, and then scoid her
for repeating such talk.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-19
AeE's BIRTHDAY OBSERVED.
Memory of Lincoln Honored Through
ont IIlinois.

Throughout Illinois, the State where he
laid the foundation Of his fame, the OBJ
seryance Of Lincon's birthday was gen
eral. In Chicago closing Of public Offices.
Board Of Trade, Stock Exchange and
school exercises religious services and
banquets marked 'he appreciation Of the
present generation Of the martyred Pres
ident Speaker Sherman Of the Illinois
House Of Representatives was the chief
orator at the Grand Army exercises IN
Memorial Hall Al night the Marquette
Club heard panegyrics Of Lincoln from
such distinguished men as Charles Emory
Smith Of Philadelphia. Senator John J
McLaurln and others, while tie Lincoln
Club listened to Gov. Yates. Senator
Thurstou aud Congressman Foss.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-19

there has been late
IT, The sudden re-
Spouse Of the Ger
man government to
the fiat denial by
The British that the
suggestion of inter
feresce to prevent
The United States
declaring war on
Spain in 1898 came
from it and the ma
tdre of that re-
Spouse totally
eclipsed the senSa
zion made by the
AnClo-JananeSe nj
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-19

Charles William Pearson. professor ~
English literature at Northwestern Til
versity. Evanston. H.. for thirty years,
has tend red his Fesignati0n, and the
trustees OF that institution have accepted
il. He has also taken a letter from the
Evanston VI. f. Church, Of which be was
q member.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-19
loo Soto statlon.

Leave 80. p EXP. except sunday 7:es q %
Going La Crosse Exp. ex Sunday, 4 ;42 y a.
North Accommodation tex. sun $3.50 D na
Leave lUhi & Sc. Louis Exp. OK. SUM- 1895 y m
Going Dubuque Exp Except SUM 7:9o D ns
south Accommodation tex sunday s:2s q M
F%- For tickets rates. maps, etc. .apply,r
Local agents at above stations.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-19
Victory station

Leave ST. L Exp. Except Sunday 7;is a ~
GOing La Crosse Exp. tex sunday s;5g d NJ
North Accommodation lex. Sunday 4:l5 . IA
Leave Chi. & st.Louls Exptex. SUM- n: So D m
00ingi Dubuque EXP. ta1cep SUM- 7:22 D m
south Accommodation Tex, sundaylS;As a "a,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-19
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.
c b. q o. r. r. TIME CARD.
Sfoddard statlon

leave 81 !. Exp. Except Sunday. 7:4i n.
Goinv ia Crosse Exp, EEK. sunday 5;I2 D %.
North Accommodation EEK. SUM- 5;l2 3 m
Leave Obi. Il st. Louis Exp.iex sum 1874 D M
Going Dubuque Exp. EEK. sunday 7;09 p m
South Accommodations. sunday Asa b m
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-19

have not suffered from this ancient Gus
toni The wife Of the Chinese Minister
is a modern woman in all respects. She
is highly cultivated. and unusually intel
lngeut.
Mrs. WI Is much beloved by the ladies'
OF the diplomatic corps and by society
women generally in the capital.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-19
cenoa station.

Leave 81 7. Exp Except Sunday 7:7a a NJ
Going La Crosse Exp, lex. Sunday 5:uI D NJ,
North Accommodationtex, sundayl4;40 ma
Leave Chi & St Louis Exptox. sun 1877 m
Going Dubuque ExD. except SUM- 7:i2 IA
South Aceommodationlex.s Sunday e:23 o M
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-19
MRS. WU'S FEET.

They Are Not Compressed, Nor Is Her
Brain Stunted.
Mrs. WI Ting Fang. recently back
from a visit to China, with the news that
her countrywomen are rapidly outgr0w
ing the custom OF stunning the natural
form Of their feet, is herself one Of the
fortunate Chinese women Of rank who
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-19
PROOF BY GERMANY.
PUBLISHES DOCUMENTS ON THE
SPANISH WAR DISPUTE.
Shows Britain Took the Lead Paunce-
fote, I, Is Claimed, Asked Powers TO
Send Joint Note to United States
Rejected by the Kaiser.

Never since the famous Sackville- West
incident has there been such excitement
among the diplomats in Washington as
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-19
ONO HAS ADOPTED
A NEW STAIE flag.

Ohio has adopted State flag which in
the future viii be seen waving from the
tops Of public buildings. In share it is
like an admirals pcnnant and the idea
Of the original stars is carried cut in
the design.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-19
ii. r. ANDREW, M. d.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Vlroqua, Wisconsin.

Calls attended day or night. 0ftlce over new
bank 81 Viroqua. Residence two bloc KS
east of high school building.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-19

A man will be very much Interested
In his wlfe's gossip. and then scoid her
for repeating such talk.
Evening journal., 1902-03-06
NEWSPAPER OPINION
ContInuous Reafflrmatlons

CoWtiNhObb nCdIlIndllOnS
From the Washington Post.
MI Bryans idea OF the way to con-
lstruct a perfect party platform appears
To be a reaffirmaton of the old one, and
lhe addition OF such new ISSUES as may
have arisen since the last national con
Vention adjourned Steadfastness to a
party's creed, according to Mn Bryan,
prohibits any utilization OF the lessons
OF experience. When the cruel logic OF
accomplished facts lays out an issue
cold and dead as was the fate OF Is to
long before the Kansas City conven-
tion OF July 1900 loyalty demands that
tine cadayer shall still be cherished; that
its demise shall be ignored or even
boldly denied, and that it shall be
tOted along as III it were full of life,
however offensive it's Cdor may be TO
The wise and prudent members of his
party. If the Democratic party had
adopted the Bryan idea forty years
ago instead of the commonsense plan
OF dumping dead issues and reaching
out for new equipment, what a spec
tacle for gods and men would be pre-
sented by the Democratic platform Of
today. Think Of war failure, bond
A'HAAAANNAA0AAf At1uAlANAA0lA anu OAilNA
cOrpses as companions TO 16 to / and
the scuttle policy and you get faint
conception Of the Bryan idea In 1904,
lhe says, "the Kansas City platform
will be reaffirmed, and the party also
will present such other questions as the
time and the public welfare dictate
All THAT may happen, but the Post
docs not believe 1t viii. That disbc-
d.
ton of how the Chicago reaffrmation
was secured at Kansas City. 1t re-
ouired the deciding vote of Prince
David, delegate from Hawaii. to load
the carcass of 1b to 1 onto the weary
back of the Democracy The Post does
not begin to believe that in 1904, the
peerless leader" will be in position TO
force the Democracy into a repetition
of that blunder or to start the party on
another campaign with tho scuttle is
sue at the fore.
Evening journal., 1902-03-06

President Roosevelt yesterday re-
ceived the Boer representatives unoni-
cially, but assured them that this Gov
ernment could not intervene to end
their difficulties It is amazing that
this policy should be denounced in any
quarter What else can we do? We
could offer our services as mediator
but that was done long since, and we
presume the offer yet remains open.
Holland has made the same tender.
and this. too, has been rejected. To
interfere could mean nothing else than
war, and surely we are not prepared
to act as monitor for the whole earth.
This, too, is strange; the persons who
are opposed to war, and have asked our
Government TO interfere for that rea-
son. fail to realize that our interfer-
ence would result in the most fearful
of modern times.
Evening journal., 1902-03-06

A Pntsburg congregation is stirred
over the old question OF whether kiss
ing should bc allowed i'm the choir. tt
seems that the Practice has grown
into am annoyance, especially to that
part Of the congregation which might
be donominated the 'unkissable." But
on the other hand. the younger and
more progressive members claim that
to interfere would be a blow at free
government and triHing with their
inalienable rights. In some churches
the difficulty has been overcome by
stretching a curtain in front of tn,
choir: this shuts of the view, but doe.
not stine the sound. OF course TN,
trouble arises only in mixed choirs
but even here the difficulty might b
ohyiatcd by selecting male singers be
low twenty-five. and spinsters of NOR
than forty.
Evening journal., 1902-03-06
ST OLDFIELD, A NEWSPAPER EDITOR,
is WORKING ON A KING STREET SHI

in the percession even If she's a i
for the workhouse. Cause the
says, why should we shirk fror.
tac with these people, crater an
bier men than us is THAR" and ii
he's rite. They amt no use abiI
man Just because he sells his
unless he sells TO us and delivei
to the other feller-that is a 4
What is the use a-houndin' a pore
lust because he robs a hen-roo.
steals a hoss? Haint such things.
bin done? and amt it "rot," to
his feelins over hit?
We comes rite out and says we
allus put up money for the pun
and that makes us solid with
bosses. Mister Addicks LATED
cruel way when he read hit. and
"hOw much did you put up?"
| thought it was tuff TO pin a 4
down. but he insisted, so the q
said he had stood for a glass Of 81
made Milwaukee famous" and the
Ter promised to vote rite.
Mr. Addicks LATED as tho he'd
his sides and said: Great S.
You call that contributin' to cam
funds! Here's your nickel back,
he handed hit to him, and he tuck
cause that the price Of several pal
We're gettin up a book of brite
ms, copied from our editorials. su
like the one Ben Franklin writ.
is some Of the brite and n
thoughts:
Don't say nuthin bad about CT
nails; friendship is too sacred to be
fed with.
Neither should you denounce or
for you know your own temptash
Love the common people, and
courage them in their aspirashun
get as common as possible.
Teach your readers to make us
their talents. they are worth MOI
a vote is a talent, and it may incr
hundredfold.
Never use decent English. unless
know how. Hit is the lingo of
aristocrats.
The virtue of a paper is in its
sales. My katie" a specially.
We have been publishin this D;
fur some years, and are not peni
yit.
You kin fool some of the people
tho time, and a part of tho peop
part of the time. but we air the
buffers that is fools all the time.
Some moar in my next
Your aspirin husband,
Silas Oldfel
p. S.-Lauray, the Board of He
has lust been hear and is a fumig
the place, not becaus we has the 81
pocks, but on general principles.
say we has suthin wuss.
Evening journal., 1902-03-06
WHAT THE OPEN AIR TREATMENT
WILL DO FOR SUFFERING HUMANITY

1t is the prevailing opinion that this
sort of weather is particularly hard on
singers. Some would not think of go
ing out ON such day as yesterday, yet
others struggled through the slush as
unconcernedly as did the everyday folk
with no song birds in their throats. To
the latter class belongs one Of the best
as we'll as best-knOwn woman singers
OF this city. When the question was
put to her if it were a good day for her
to be out, she laughed and replied that
she thought sO-that she made it a
point to go out every day, no matter
how stormy. She said She considered
the daily airing the best means OF pre-
venting the colds which are the great
est menace to tine singer.
This fair vocalist is not by any
means the only person who has abso-
Lutte faith in the efficacy of the open
air treatment. II is making a wonder
full amount of converts, not only among
tho laity, but among physicians as we'll.
The treatment is practical in both the
Old and the New Worlds. Reports
come from London that in the very
heart of the YOrld-famed old city the
Evening journal., 1902-03-06
Gas Works. March S, 1902.

Gas Works, March 5, 1902.
Ny dear Lauray:
Well. we got that Kent county troll
ley anyway and we are tryin' to sell
hit to the Pennsylvania railroad, but
I'm afeard they aint a-honin for hit.
If they don't kctch on l don't really
know where the campane sinews is a
comm from.
Mister Addicks says that if worst
comes to worst he may build hit his
self for the votes that is in hit. But,
says ], 'the plain people the painfully
common buffers, is agin corporashuns,
and you'll haf to be keerful."
Then the great reformer Strengthened
hisself up bit and says, "I'll give out
a batch Of passes thatll fix them hay
seeds. and I'll run some katie cars
for my katie
Yes" says /, "but them fellers that
travels up an down on the Pennsyl-
yania railroad. and cusses that cor
porashun the liveliest is the fellers
with passes IN their wescOt pockets" I
guess Mister Addicks lmowed what I
meant. cause the passes amt no good
Deyant Claymont, so most of the fellers
gets off THAR.
I've been talkin with a lot of the
people and they say they will nay
their own fair and vote as they durn
please. which seems to me to be in
gratitOOd of the meanest sort. Ef this
trolley don't suckseed in putting Mister
Addicks into the SENT, what in the
thunder was the use of his buyin hit
that's what I'd like to know.
| have been a-dOin some moar liter
ary work this week on our paper print
ed on King street. We feel the necessity
of reachin the criminal classes. and
so ! am helpin' hit out
We have a rite smart sirkylashun
at Greenbank and they is some copies
took at Farnhurst You see them pore
fellers is as likely to read hit upside
down as anyway, and she reads Just
as well that way They is some fu
copies took on Orange and TatnalI
streets too. and that is the reasun that
certain editorials have been writ. You
no we are told to temper the wind to
the shOrn lambs. and so our wind is
shet off when hit comes to expoasin
our patruns, cause subscribers is too
Dreshus to be lost.
We have indooced a lady by the
name of Miss Webb who loves hosses
and things to write us a piece a-sayinI
how noble we air. Hit seems that she
don't draw the me at hosses, but
loves mules and other animals. So
she sort o unchecked us and let down
our heads which is real Mise.
We are preachin a new filosify:
whatever is is rite. and hit pays to be-
Evening journal., 1902-03-06
AN UNANswERABLE ANswEn

AAtN AANAAANf1 W aaAA4AlAA4Ia ANf, " IlNt
The first thing which strikes us ir
the letter Of Director Johnson to tn,
Morning News Of this date, is that h,
writes in very lucid and forciblt
style. The second thing is that he has
given the subject. the fairest and full.
est treatment that we have seen ii
print. Mr.. Johnson says: q hat
thought my position in the matter
was fairly well understood" and w,
wish to assure him that we believe
that there is little question as to HE
position and none as to his motives
Mr. Johnson says:
! never hesitatod a moment in my
determination to oppose a thousand.
lamp and ten-year contract, nor to dis
approve the unbusinesslike. myster.
lous' and, / may say, suspicious cir
cufnstances. under which It was made.
and do not hesitate to say that / be-
lieye the city's representatives were
the prime sinners. and i see no reason
why the department should attempt Ia
punish the party who, under all the
rela1lons and circumstances of the case
may be comparatively innocent.
We quote the above because it states
the nosition of the Evening Journal OK
actly. and because we believe that
most persons will agree with its CON
elusions. The letter continues: 81 have
no personal interest in the Welsbach
Company In fact have considerable
prejudice against it," That. too. is a
statement of the exact position OF this
paper Now comes the meat OF the
whole matter. and Mr. johnson pre-
sents the precise conclusions which we
have reached:
The Welsbach Company, having
agreed to modify their contract TO the
number of lights needed by the city.
ana Years to Six at price which.
when we take into consideration the IL
Illuminating power of the light and the
amount received for the same service
IN other cities. seems not at all exces-
siVe. This proposition, by itself
seems a fair one. 1t is simply securing
what the city needs, and must have at
a fair rate. Now the question must be
answered. which is best-accept COM
promise on this basis. If the details can
be properly worked out, or plunge into
a litigation that must cost some, and
may cost the city many thousands of
dollars when, under the most favorable
decision. the city lighting will have 10
be furnished and paid for in addition
to lees, court charges or damages, as
the case may be.
Again, under the most favorable out
come, you will have nothing to show
for the money expended, EXCEPT the
satisfaction that You have downed the
other fellow. Would that satisfaction
compensate the city for the large out
lay it would necessarily have to make
In its accomplishment?
Evening journal., 1902-03-06
TnE EVENING JOURNAI.. .THURsDAY MARCH 6. I9O2

and public health. They propose to
run the city into additional expense by
necessitating a large expenditure for
counsel fees. The purpose is to take
out of the hands of the commission the
surplus. and expend it in accordance
with their own purposes. Charges of
are brought against the
commission, but that body may be
trusted, since it's extravaganza ox-
tends TO buying books rather than to
junkoting trips. The Water Commis-
sion has been one department not
open TO suspicion, and It's purpose TO
extend the water system out of its own
earnings ought to meet with favor.