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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-12-31
First publication December 81. 1909. %
PROBATE NOTICE.
Order Limiting Time and Notice.
\ ERNON nOIINTY COURT IN PROBATE

Order Limiting Time and Notice.
" ERNON COUNTY COURT I'm PROBATE.
IN the matter OF the estate Of Alice A. Ste
Yeus deceased
ON application of o. O Stevens, administer
estate OF Alice A. Stevens late of Vernon Go 3,
deceased, no one having required the appoint
ment of commissioners 70 receive examine
and adjust claims against said estate.
II liz ordered, That six months from and aftei
the date OF this order be and Is hereby fixed a.
the time within which all creditors are require
to present their claims and demands against 10
sai d Alice A. Stevens, deceased TO the Q tun
ty court Of Vernon county. Cor examination and
Allowance.
II ia further ordered that all claims and de.
mands so presented will be examined and ad'
justed before the said county court, at lts c~ur'
room in the court house iE the city OF VroquR
in said county, on the first day OF the regular
term thereof appointed TO be held on the fra,
Tuesday Of July, A. D. 1903, and all creditors
hereby notified thereof.
II Is further ordered, that notice OF the
time and place at which said claims and de-
mands will he received examined and adjusted
as azores id and Of the TINS hereby limited for
creditors 10 present thsir 4 aims. he given by
publishing copy OF this order for four succes-
stve weeks. once in each wesk. IA the Vernon
County censor, a B5w paper Published IN the
city OF Niroqus, In said county, the first pnbli-
cation 20 be within 10 days from the date he reof
Dated this S0lh day Of Dec, 1902
By the Conrt y O MABoEEY. County Judg5
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-12-31
Ne, n,.infeetnnt For vessels.

S. 4. Ransom, acting assistant sur
geon of tine United States marine hos
pital service, has recently reported the
results of his experiments in San Fran
cisco in estimating the length of time
required for the disinfection of vessels
with per cent sulphur dioxide. He
concludes that twelve hours exposure
Is sufficient to kill all insects and all
germs except bacillus subtifis. Rats
survived in but one experiment.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-12-31

Never bother about what other people
say or do, but be careful that you do
not do worse.
Those whom we love make ife's sun
shine or shadows.
genius should be kept in glass
case as a model for inventors.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-12-31
NOticeOf Presenting Petition
ON QUESTION OF GRANTING AID TO
THE La CROSSE AND SOUTHEASTERN
RAILROAD COMPANY.

NOTICE OF AN APPLICATION OF THE LA
~ Crosse and Southeast m Railroad Com
pany To the town OF Hamburg for g subscrip-
ton OF Fifteen Thousand sl5,O00) Dol lars TO its
capital stock.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-12-31

Corporate: La Crosse and Southeastern
Seal Railroad Company
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-13

in London the other evening. Captain
Percy Scott Of the Terrible, of whom
so much was heard during the South
African and Chinese troubles, said
that the new gun sight, invented by
DR.. Common, enabled the artillery men
of the British navy to score about
twice as many hits as they did former
iy. Lord Charles Beresford remarked
that there was no man living to whom
the navy owed more than it did to Cap
tain Scott, who had shown how seamen
ought to be taught to lay gun. He
had set an example in his own ship
which all other ships had to follow
For his part, If he had six ships with
gunners trained by Captain Scott he
would be perfectly ready to fight any
other twelve ships with gunners not
trained by his method.
1t will be sad indeed if any country
in the world has better men behind the
gun than the United States. Doubtless
our naval authorities will not be slow
in trying to keep up with the process
sion.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-13
THE UNCANNY OPOSSUM,

One afternoon last summer while I
was walking along the border of a
southern forest. l came upon an opns-
sum, who was buried to his shoulders
in a hole IL the side of tree At first
I thought he was simply passing
through the entrance to his home, but a
moment later I saw that he was work
ing tooth and nail to enlarge an open
ing which led to q hollow withir. lie
was so busy rdking out the desaycd
wood that he did not notice me until T
shouted at him, when he slowly with.
drew his head. and, parting his lips,
looked down at me with the most un-
holy leer which L ever saw on the face
of a living creature. Presently he be-
gan to lick his long, loose gray fur, and
then, finding that he was not molested,
turned his attention to his work again.
quietly climbed the tree, lifted him
out of the hole by the tail and carried
him to the ground. I shall never for
get the sensation I felt while holding
that tail. It was not like the TAIL of
any other animal. but hairless, dry,
scaly, snaky thing, which squirmei be-
tween my AllSGio anu l"loICu luullu lily
hand like a sne Ike. The creature never
struggled kicked or attempted to bite.
but it's face was set in a malignant grin,
and from it's throat proceeded an equal
ly malignant groWl. For a while kept
a sharp lookout for active hostility On
the part Of my captive, but as half an
hour went by without any sign Of il,
turned my attention to other things.
In fact, I had almost forgotten the an
imal I was carry ing, when a sharp pain
in my leg caused me to start, and lock-
ing down I saw tha' the oDOssun had
Siyly nipped me with his teeth the
marks Of which showed plainly OF my
le2gings, although the 'possum SIN
Wore the same unchanging smile.
when I Welt home to Stonehanl, Mas
sachusetts, I took my captive witt? me,
AMI gave hi1r a large room to hirl$olf
with tree in the cent&r to climb ur,
and barrel Of shavings to sleep in.
Next morning ! went into the room.
and. seeing nothing of the opossum, I
tipped the barrel gently over, and the
poor thing rolled out upon the floor,
stiff and dead, with the same CHASTITY
grin upon its face. | upbraided myself
for ever removing the creature from his
native Wilds, and was turning away to
go and dig grave, when something
about the beast caused me to look at it
more closely. AS l watched it, the eye
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-13
ART AND ARTFULNE SS.

| Is it possible that people in this coun-
try who have been smart enough to get
! very rich are not smart enough to avoid
/ being taken in by smooth Europeans
! who have "art' to sell? The talk is
! that they are not, and the talk is pretty
I definite. For instance, it is stated that
J. P. Morgan's Raphael was offered re-
peatedly and vainly to all the great art
! galleries of Europe at a much lower
price than that finally paid by the rich
American. Henry Walters, who recent
ly purchased the Massarenti collection
at Rome, seems to have made as bad a
bargain as did Morgan. DR.. Bode, the
| famous director of the British museum,
made the following remarks the other
day in regard to this collection: Who
ever, like myself, has had the pleasure
of seeing this collection knows that it
would be difficult to name a. second that
| is so void of good things and contains
| SO many mediocre pictures and forger-
| les of great names as the collection of
Don Marcello Massarenti, which filled
the spacious rooms of palace near
the Vatican. The Italian government
assessed a 20 per cent. export tax of
| 10000 francs, so that it's estimate of the
value of the collection was 100000
francs" The price paid for these pic
lures by Mr.. Walters is said to have
been 5000, 900 francs.
| This is painful, but it is rather pleas
| ing to think that the taking in is not all
on one side. The Europeans have oc-
casionally been kindly allowed to buy
in this country some artistic stocks and
bonds which haven't turned out to be
worth what was paid for them.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-13
-0rAS WHITE ASHE PAINTED

NOT As WHITE An He WAS PAINTED
We have heard so much in this coun-
try about the sturdy character and
sterling worth of the English bobby"
that it is rather surprising to read that
an association has just been formed in
London which has for it's object the
creation Of a fund for the protection of
the public from the police. The suppos-
eddy mild-mannered London bobby, it
appears, is not only becoming indepen-
dent, but as arbitrary and arrogant as
his New York brother Recent police
have been made without cause, and as
saults without reason in connection
with the poorer classes of the commune
ty, supposed to be without influence.
and that the demand for free drinks
from the publicans, under threats of
reporting any one of a dozen imaginary
violations of ordinances, which may
IllGdH Il 4GNOCdLluiI VI d. lICtIISG, HAS DG-
come a public scandal. Il has also been
shown that a policeman will not hesi-
tate to commit perjury to convict per-
son arrested or to excuse an assault,
and invariably there is another officer
to give evidence in corrobora ton.
Another cause for complaint is the
threatening of witnesses who may be
disposed to tell the truth, should it not
agree with the policeman's side of the
case This, it Is averred, is usually
done by detectives.
The new association is formed of men
who are influential in London, there be-
ing two members Of parliament and
several members of the county council
connected with it. If it succeeds per-
haps it will be initiated in New York.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-13
CASTRO.

President Castro has. Of course. bitten
of more than he can chew. His de-
fance Of Great Britain and Germany
has not been openly retracted. but he
has asked United States Minister
Bowen to propose TO Great Britain and
Germany that the difficulties arising
out Of the claims for alleged damages
and injuries to British and German
subjects during the civil war be sub
milted to arbitration. 1t is telegraphed
from Berlin that Cagtro's war prepara-
tions and his public utterances are re-
garded in Official quarters there as de
signed to see how far the allies are
willing to 60 as a test of the further
attitude of the administration at Wash
ington, and, above all. as efforts to
unite his own people and reconcile
them to his dictatorship"
Castro is bold man, but he now
realizes that he has been too bold.
Miguel Alma Pietro Gonzalez, mer-
chant of Caracas. Venezuela, who is on
business trip through the United
States and is now in Chicago, says
/ concerning him: President Castro is
man of abnormal ambition, and be-
lieves that he will some day be the
Diaz Of Venezuela. It is said to be his
ambition to bring about a union of the
South American republics and to place
himself at the head of it. He evidently
thinks that the United States will side
with him in the present imbroglio, and
if necessary viii support his operations
against England and Germany. The
conservative people in Venezuela are
strongly opposed to his aggressive poll
cy. The radical element, however, is
with him.
Instead of being the 'Diaz of Vene-
zuela Castro is likely to meet the fate
! that often overtakes very ambitious
men. Nothing fails like failure, and
when he drops he will drop hard.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-13
GROETSG.

Kind Old Lady-You're the da:ntiest
little boy in the whole crowd. How is
i it you keep your face SO clean?
Missy Murphy-If I didn't, me mud
der'd wash it.-Judge.
Struggling Author-I am told you
gave that book of mine an awful
roast.
Literary Editor-I did. 1 threw it in
the fre.-Chicago Tribune.
The Hardened Cynic.- Speech is sill
ver,'' said the hardened cynic, but a
judiciOus silence properly distributed is
the only thing that makes golden we'd
dings possible. Baltimore American.
There was an automobiles
Who struck a hippopottamus.
He viewed the grave results and sighed,
MY good gracious! What a muss!"
Judge.
A Highland woman, selling a hen to
her neighbor, was asked: rs she a
! good hen, and has she any faults?''
Reply-Ay, Margaret. she has got ae
fault. She lays bit of an egg on the
Lords day.-Scottish Paper.
softleigh Ito the girls small brother)
I say Bobbie, what are you-aw-go-
ing to be when you grow up to be a
man?
Bobby-Oh, I don't know. What are
you going to .be?-Chicago Daily News.
Feminine Northumberland during
the spat)-I must have been a fool
when married you.
Wife-Undoubtedly. But the old
adage still holds good.
Observation-Disclosures that?
Wife-A fool for luck.-Chicago News.
II want to get something for my hus-
abnd this Christmas" said Mrs. New
lywed, that he will keep long while
and not give away"
IT know the very thing, then replied
Mrs. Experience; buy him some cigars
Of your own selection. Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-13

Signor Giolotti, the italian Minister
of the Interior is the sponsor of bill,
now before parliament, which provides
for a wholesale municipalization of DIFF
ferent trades and occupations. It even
directs that the municipal authorities
shall take charge of the bakeries in the
event of there being any rise in the cost
of bread. All forms of locomotion and
of transport are to be in the hands Of
the municipality, and even funerals are
to be under the direction of the local
authorities The Popolo Romano and
other newspapers are pointing out that
the government will make great mis-
take if it thinks that enterprises Of this
kind will prove as profitable under pub
lie as under private management, and
the proposed system of the compensa-
ton of private owners is also criticised
sharply Tradesmen, companies and
others whose businesses are to be abb
sorbed are to receive the value of their
plant, and an additional amount for
loss or profit, to be calculated upon the
average receipts in five years 1t is
pointed out that such procedure would
be manifestly unjust to newly estab-
lished enterprises, promising great flu
ture returns, but run temporarily at a
losg
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-13
7HE MAN BhHTND THE GUN.

While this country has been singing
about the man behind the gun" Eng
land has been quietly but efficiently at
work improving the fighting power Of
its man behind the gun" There has
been a great improvement lately in the
gunnery practice in the British navy,
and there were some interesting re-
marks on the subject at a dinner given
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-13
Grasses,

Are these the fairy hosts,
The million marching men,
Who after fOgs and frOsts
Sprang up in glade and glen?
Their spears were silver gray,
Their javelins gold and green,
That like fountains spray
Shattered the light between.
Their banner the wild rose
Or honeySuckle bright,
Terrible to their foes
When they went out to fight.
Now sweet, 50 sweet in death
They lie, like autumn leaves,
With all their golden breath
Gathered in golden sheaves.
Now sweet, so sweet, they lie
With all their comedy length;
Piled high in heaps so high
And withered all their strength.
Alack, that goodly show
Of spears and glaives and swords
That Maytime long ago,
When these were belted lords
Pail Mall Gazette
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-13
ADVERTISING RATES.

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Obituary Notices, in prose or verse, 10
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Local Notices. Is cents per line.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-13

Keep your old letters and hand them
down. The sum of $3.50 was paid last
week for letter of Geroge Washing
ton dated October 30, 1875, and adj
dressed to Patrick Henry, governor OF
Virginia. The bidding was long and
lively for it at the auction of the COL
lection of the late Rev. W. S. Alexan-
der.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-13

Herr Gustave Koch of Berlin proposes
to construct a boat which will be able
to fly. The experiment, he says, will
be conducted on water, by means Of
which the danger Of cross country trial
trips would be avoided. He recently
showed to the German Society of Aerial
Navigation his invention, which consists
of low, fiat and light motor boat float
ing on the surface Of the water. 1t has
adjustable steering apparatus and hor-
izontal sails.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-13

The johannesburg Chamber of Mines
offers prizes for practical suggestions
and means for obviating miners con-
sumption, which is thought to result
from the fine dust made by the drilling
machines. The following awards are
offered for the three best practical
suggestions and devices on the SUBJ
ject: First prize, $4,000 and a gold
medal; second prize, $3.50; third prize,
$500.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-13

The local option bill which has passed
both branches of the Vermont legisla-
ture and is certain of receiving the
governors signature provides that the
people of that State have an oppor-
tunity on February to say whether
they favor the substitution of a care
fully drawn high license law for the
present prohibitory law. The new
statute says there shall be no liquor
sold within two hundred feet from a
church or a schoolhouse. The State
will take one-half the license fees and
fines, the other half going to the
towns.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-13

It is related that during Mr.. Reeds
speakership Chaplain Milburn launch
ed into series of prayers which hit
pretty heavily at bucket shops, their
patrons and their practices. This went
on for several days, and finally aroused
the resentment of a new member from
Chicago, who regarded the chaplain's
discourse as a direct reflection on his
own city. Finally he carried his tale of
woe to Speaker Reed. ooh, don't you
mind that" said Reed, with his char
acteristic drawl; that's only Parson
Milburn's way of telling the news to
the Lord
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-13

On the coast of Vancouver island. in
British Columbia, the flourishing town
of Nanaimo, with it's 5000 inhabitants,
has no tax for municipal purposes save
one on land values, levied alike on oc-
cupied and unoccupied land, according
to the orthodox Interpretation of the
single tax theory. The town is a min
ers' town, where the doctrine of three
acres and COW" is almost universally
realized, as well as that of "every man
his own house owner For this result
the easy terms of the London syndicate
which owns the coal and land in the
aleighborhood are largely responsible.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-13
Security Insurance Co.
No. 7 HoApLEY BUILDING
New Haven, Conn.

of New Haven.
OFFICE 81 CENTER STREET.
Cash Assets, Jan 1, 1902, $l,e87, 1850
DIRECTORS:
Chales S. Leete. Chas. q. Curtis.
James d. Dewell. n. Mason.
Joel A. Sperry, Z. g. Stoddard.
S. q. Merwin. William K. Tyler,
John W. Alling, John T. Manson.
Chas e. Sheldon.
CHARLES S. LEETE, FL. MASON,
President. Secretary.
]. D. DEWELL, he. FULLER,
Vice President. Asst Secretary. !
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-13

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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-13

There must be a reason. Per
nit us to show you. December,
January. February and March
are certain to, be cold, raw and
chilly, furs alone will protect
you. We offer you the satisfac-
ton of obtaining the very best
value for whatever sum you
wish to exoend.
Williams news., 1902-01-18
WILLIAMS, ARIZONA, SATURDAY, JANUARY IS, 1902

northern Sonora, will be the own CTS of their own little farms, culti-
 vating them, living in peace with
 all mankind, and becoming useful citizens, maintaining themselves by their own labor. What a trans formation in fifteen yearsl If so much can be accomplished with the most cruel, bloodthirsty Indians known to American history, what is then to hinder carrying President Roosevelt's recommendation into
Williams news., 1902-01-18
The Reserve Question
A Discussion of the Various Phases of the Case.

the closing down of our large lumber industries, as a great many imagine they will continue as before. It does mean, however, providing we can secure relief by the means above referred to, that Coconino county and her citizens will still enjoy all the benefits and privileges she and they have here tofore enjoyed and will not have to pay so much for the privilege. It really means that Coconino county will have as low a tax rate as any in the territory and possibly lower than many.
 In view of the fact that there are many hereabouts who are afraid that if the consolidation does take place that the lumber industries would immediately cease, it might be well to quote here an extract from a letter written to Hon. E. A. Hitchcock, secretary of the interior, by Wm. F. Baker, president of the Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Co., under date of March 12, 1901:
 'Mr. E. D. Kenna, vice president and general solicitor of the Atch- ison. Topeka, and Santa Fe railway company, has called my attention to your communication of recent date relative to the receipt by you of a telegram from J. c. Phelan, suggesting that the Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Co. is withhold ing about 10000 acres of timber from relinquishment in the San Francisco reserve; and in view of your stated understanding that the of odd-numbered sections in said reservation was to include all lands within the exter- for limits of the reserve, I have been requested to advise you defin- itely with reference to the Saginaw and Manistee Lumber company's lands.
 "Said company, or myself indi- owns by purchase from the railroad company the lands de-
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