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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17
LASH FOR NEGROES.
Darkies in Georgia Form a Unique
and Determined Society.

Negroes living in the neighborhood II
New Providence Church, q few miles
froEa Dublin. Ga, have distinguished
themselves by forming a se~icty whieh
for original ity probably has no equal in
the whole country. The society is, Of
course. composed entirely 81 negroes end
has tor It's object the betterment Of the
race. the inc1ilcatiOn Of right principle
and right living in the negro. especially
those who are members Of the society,
and the nlakinr Of better eitizc7s Of
those who live In rs neighbSrhood-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17
FARLEY NOW ARCHBISHOP.
Pope Confirms Selection as Successor
of Corrigau.

The Pope has confirmed the appoint
ment - the Rt. Rev, John NJ Farley
the auxiliary bishop Of New York, as
archbishop of New York in succession to
the late Archbishop Corrigan, and of the
Rt. Rev George Montgomery. bishop Of
Los Angeles, Cal, as coadjutor to the
Most Rev Patrick William Riordan,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17
ne soto station.

Leave 81. ?. Exp. except ,sunday,i 7:9s n
9oing3 La Crosse EXP. ex. Sunday, IA D IN
North Accommodation lex. Sun 9;5B . "a
Leave fChi,& StLouis Exp,( ex. SUM i:0S , Hs
south Accommodation lex Sunday s:29 N
III For tickets, rates, maps, etc. ,spply to
Local agents at above stations.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17
Fl. P. PROCTOR, Fl. z. PACKARD.
President Ca1hisy.
VERNON COUNTY BANK.
$4,000 CPITAL.
Does General Banking and Fire
Insurance Business.
4 Per Cent. Interest Paid on Tins
Deposits.
q. P. PROCTOR, @. 8. SMITH
f. J. RosENFELD, II. l. REED,
DireotorN
RAILROAD TINE TABLES.
c 3. & 0. R. R. TIME CARD.
Stocidarci Sfatinn.

Leave st. p. Exp, Except Sunday, 7:kl n NJ
Going La Crosse EXP, Tex Sunday s.fs . IA
North Accommodation lex. SUM STA 3 IL
Leave Chi. & st. Louis Exp.(ex SUM 12:81 . 10
Going Dubuque Exp. lex. Sunday e9 , n
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17
Genoa station.

Leave ST. p Exp Except Sunday 7;as . IN
Going La Crosse Exp. lex. Sunday sou D "a
North Accommodations. sunday $50 > No
Leave Obi. & st Louis Explsx. SUM- 1891 ID
Going Dubuque Exp. except SUM- 7;l2 . m
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17
Victory station.

Leave St. p Exp, Except Sunday 7sis \ II
Going3 La Crosse Exp, tex. sunday $50 10
North Accommodation lex. Sunday Ans y ID
Leave Obi. g. st.Louis Exp(ex. Sum- i2sEs D IA
GStngY Dubuque Exp. (except Sum- 7i25 IN
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

The government bulletin on irrigation
investigations for 1901 reports the results
of measurements and studies in many sec
tons. Figures show that the average
depth of water eing applied to irrigate
fields is more thar four feet These
measurements are necessary to determine
how much land can be irrigated from the
reservoirs which the government Is to
build
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

Pension Commissioner Ware has evolv-
ed plan for helping G.. A. r. men by
means Of a big reception in the Pension
building during the coming encampment.
Each soldier who attends is to receive
status card" on which he may inscribe
his military record. so that clerks may de-
termine whether he Is entitled to q new
or increased pension.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

Patents have been granted 10 Prof.
Fessenden OF the weather bureau on
eleven parts Of wireless telegraph appAr-
atus. 1t Is understood that Prof. Fcs-
sender has a complete working system,
and will begin at once the operation OF
actual business. His experiments have
been conduc, ed at Manteo, n. G.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

The annual report of the auditor of the
Interior Department shows that the DIS
bursements from the appropriations for
army pensions for the year ending June
30, 1902, amounted to 1888, ,039, as
follows: Survivors OF the Mexican and
Indian wars and the war of 1912, $685.
020; inyaids, 500, T07, 100; widows, $685.
l55,6ST; minors, S1112,30i; dependent
relatives. 81, 400,616; helpless children,
$123, 800; army nurses, 500, 362 The dis
bursements for navy pensions for the
same period amounted to $3,S44,702, as
follows; Inyalids, S2,617 BOG; widows, ST.
1899; minors, $50, $50; dependent rela-
tives, STOOD; helpless children, S1,7z0.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

rnphy conducted by the Navy Department
at Annapolis the first of four systems
tested resulted in the successful exchange
Of signals with Washington, thirty-f five
miles distant. -Four systems, not includ-
ing Marconi's. will be tested on land and
at sea. and the best system will be adopt
ed 10y the department.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

The attention Of President Roosevelt
and the Treasury Department has been
called to alleged underyaluations in the
importation Of china and pottery from
abroad and strict investigation is un-
der way. The losses to the treasury are
said to be from S1,000,OO to 81, $4,000
a year.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

1t is reported that the Grand Army Of
the Republic is to have permanent head
quarters at Washington, and that the
organization is to be put on business in
stead of social basis. Owing to the adj
yanced age of members, the spectacular
features Of the yearly gatherings will be
abandoned and the material welfare OF
its members will be made the main object
of the organization.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

The part which postal employees are to
be permitted to take in political cam
paign is outlined in the following in
strucdons which Acting Postmaster Cen
eral Wynne has addressed to a pOstmas-
ter who sent letter of inquiry: I'm re-
ply TO your letter, you are informed that
you are not prohibited from joining
political club, nor from making volun-
tary financial contributions outside OF a
government office or building. nor from
acting as delegate to n county. State or
congressional convention. You should
not, however, serve as chairman of a
State or county committee. nor take part
in conducting a political convention, nor
make yourself unduly prominent in local
political matters"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

Formal announcement Of the terms
which President Roosevelt would approve
for the construction of a cable between
the United States and the insular posses
sions in the Pacific ocean was made at
Oyster Bay. The only practicable offer
to construct this cable had been made by
the Commercial Cable Company, headed
sy the late John w. Mackay. The pro-
posed cable company must keep free from
foreign alliances or monopohstie combi-
nations, and touch only American terri
tory, the government to have the right OF
purchase at any time or to assume full
control in time Of war. Employees must
be American citizens and cable rates rea-
sonable and at speed of not less than
twenty-five words minute to Manila.
The traffic manager of the Commercial
Pacific Cable Company announced that
his company was not satisfied with the
conditions proposed By the President and
would make a counter proposal Compen-
sation from the government will be ask
ed in war time.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

The United States government has de-
cided to increase the number of Siberian
reindeer in Alaska 70 5000 head. The
Rev. Sheldon Jackson. educational agent
for Alaska, obtained permission to expert
ment in this line in 1892. and since that
time a number OF importations have been
made with great success. Laplanders
have been imported TO care for the ami
mails at regular herding stations, and, not
withstanding many difficulties and some
losses, the animals have multiplied fast
and become Indispensable as beasts OF
burden.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17
BARTH0LIN is DEAD.
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE IN AN IOWA
WHEAT FIELD.

Body of the Chicago Matric:de IL
Fully Observation-Disclosures in His
POcket-He Slew Both His Mother
and Minnie Mitchell.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

The War Department has ordered the
return to Manila Of all the prisoners In
Guam who have taken the oath Of ale
glance to the United States. They will
be released under the terms Of the Preai-
dents amnesty proclamation Of July 4.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

II no other good comes Of the Joint
maneuvers Of the army and navy many
weak places in the coast defense system
OF the United States will be discovered
IN time Of peace when they can be rene
died.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

Worthless money has been circulated
in Morristowh, n. j., and vicinity, prob.
ably from Old bank plates As the notes
are not tountcrfeits Of any United States
notes. the makers cnn be punished only
for fraud under the State law.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

Pending Cuba's effort 10 Join the Uni.
versal Postal convention by appeal to the
Swiss Federal Council, the United States
has agreed to continue the temporary
agreement for the exchange Of money or
ders with Cuba.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

In a Washington interview, Chairman
Cannon Of the appropriation committee
said the tariff would be let alone and
that the people did not want a change
during present prosperity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07

900 that is asked for a Papal title OF prince
and the $4,000 which comprises the costs OF the
dignity of Paoal count are merely fees, which go
to pay certain officials. according to a tabulated
rate which has been in existence ever since the
Middle Ages OF course. it is possible, and
even probable that the officials concerned may
encourage the application for titles, and facili-
tate their grant. with the object of securing the
fees that constitute their prerogatves; but this
does not mean that either the Vatican or any
of the governments of Europe actually sells
patents Of nobility ct fixed tariff The only
exception is San Marine. in spite OF the fact
that it is a republic, the oldest and smallest in
the world and the revenues derived from this
particular source devoted to the main
tenance of the state founding asylum
Fees and perquisiteS, which are the civilized
counterpart of the baksheesh of the Orient. are
according to the words of the dictionary IAN
ernoument or gift attached to some place, of
fee transaction over and above the settled
remuneration" of the people who receive them
That menials should banker for tips and that
even legislators should insist their perquisites
is only natural. People expect it of them. and
they are as a rule. careful not to disappoint pop
ular expectation In this respect But it is among
the officials, both high and low. OF the royal and
imperial courts of Europe that the most en-
thusiastic and fervent disciples of St Baksheesh
are to be found. Nor is there any likelihood
of reform so long as the monarchical system
remains in force. For how is 1t possible to
pect the Amounted of the Lord to do away with
a system long they continue, not only to
demand, but to insist. upon their per
quisites-that is, the perquisites attached to
their office over and above the settled remunera-
ton? EX-ATTACHE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07
J JERUSALEM AT ST. LOUIS.
REPRODUCTION OF THE HOLY CITY ON A
LARGE SCALE AT LOUISIANA PUR-
CHASE EXPOSITION.

reproduction Of the ancient city OF Jerusa-
lem in Palestine is now under course of con-
struction at the site of the Worlds Fair in St
Louis and it will be of the features of thae
exhibition in 1904. million dollars IS to be
expended in building this city of Jerusalem
Men and women who have spent a lifetime IN
Jerusalem are taking a leading part in tho
building OF 1t. The idea of reproducing the IA
nous religious centre not born of a mind
of avarice, but came from the heart OF man
whose ambition is being satisfied in showing to
his countrvmen on this side OF the water the
place that for many years he planned to VIsit
Aiexand KOnta. of St Louis. the originator
OF the scheme and a man of wealth, vlsl'eo
Jerusalem to study the place with view OF
reproducing it here in America as place "hele
religious persons might come to see IL WIN
him IL was not plan to make money, ana 'hS
associa ton of which he is the head has planne@
such enormous tasks that they can never hope
70 profit by the concession which has been
granted to them by the Louisiana Purchase hA-
position Company. They say they will be sat
fed II they are at no loss and have given tfh
world a glimpse of the Holy City without haVt
ing the expense of n trip to that foreign lana.
The model OF the city of Jerusalem will coVrs
ten acres of ground on the faIr site Inc IioS
CITY will lie on the eastern slope OF NH over
looking the other buildings Part OF the city
will be ne top OF the NH. ana the uoIIe u
the Mosque of Omar will be the highest part
of the whole fair. as it is set upon the highest
ground of the site. Here. too. will be the Ia
nous Mount of olives and the ancient tombs
reproduced
The Sultan of Turkey has been prevailed upon
to allow a collection of cur: s from the r"ya
house of Turkey to be sent to St Louis Tor USE
in the City of Jerusalem exhibit But he re-
fuses to allow these curios to leave the care
of some one of his house hold. so he VIII Send
a troop of royal guards to accompany them
To land these armed troops in America Will e.
dure a special act Congress, which 1t ID
hoped to have passed at the present session OIL
that body.
The reproduction of the Church of the Holy
SepuIchre, to which pilgrims always Wend
their way. will be of the main fea tureA
The famous rock of Sakhras in the Harain es-
Sheriff, of the four holy places of the Ma
hometans. is to be represented. Traditions as-
ISOLATED with this rock say that it was there that
Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac There
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07
GOOD INTENTIONS FRUSTRATED

Some men are affabe and want to talk with
every they meet, while other men are not.
and want to be left alone in their shells. Ex-
tremes met Sixth-ave. elevated train the
other day-one of the dark, rainy days a
grim grouchy individual sat in corner seat
reading a paper. At Forty-second- st a trim
little man got and took the seat next to the
sour one After settling himself comfortably
he remarked: This is very nasty weather isn't
it?" The surly one looked up from his paper
glared at him moment, and then replied: is
that any Of your darned business"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07

advanced from the rank of count to that or
prince at the close of the war with FRANCE
Exceedingly heavy fees were demanded Oh the
great statesman who contributed so much LOW
ard the foundation of the German Empire aS
il now exists. But he refused to pay single
groschen declaring that he was certainly not
going to have a 10; Of lazy and useless court
officials whom. i class. he abomlnated lat-
tening themselves al his expense with money
which they did not ask from him gift.
but exacted from him as their right in connec-
ton with a distinction which he had received
as q reward from his sovereign Ihe matter
was reported to the Emperor, who, on leaiiiihs
thereof, at decided to pay the lees hiih-
self thus putting an end to all further dispute
about the matter. which he held was not OF 4
character TO reflect much credit upon the crown
At the same time he paid the fees in conhec-
ton with the advancement of Field Marshal Won
Moltke and of Minister Of War Won Room
TO the rank of count He preferred to do TINS
rather than interfere with the existing system
of fees and perqusites looking upon these as
vested interests quite important to the OIL
Gals concerned his royal and imperial pre-
negatives were to himself
When Prince Bismarck, after his dismissal
from office by the present Emperor, was cFeateu
by the latter Duke OF Lauenburg, he again de-
clined to pay the fees in connection with the
not sought the honor and did not wish for IL,
anyhow Owing to the strained relations then
existing between the old statesman and his
sovereign and the somewhat contemptuous way
in which the promotion to nobiliary rank had
been received at FREDERICKSBURG, the Kaiser did
not feel himself called upon to follow the ex-
annie Of his grandfather and to defray the fees
ont Of his privy purse. But inasmuch as ne
had signed and promulgated the decree con-
ferrin- the dukedom. he directed that the mat
ter should remain in suspense as long as the ex-
Chancellor remained alive. and that the prince
sbo,ld he STYLED Duke of Lauenburg until his
death His son Prince Herbert Won Bismarck. was
then asked whether he was ready to pay the
fees in connection with the creation of the duke
dom and on his expressing his Discrimination TO
do so the Kaiser ordered that the title IN ques-
sion should be regarded having become ex-
tinct with the demise of the ex-ChancelIor- A
raearenoe TO the Almanach de Gotha Tor the
current year will show that the title OF Duke
of I.auenburg does not figure among the oisiit
ties Of the second Prince Bismarck
Although Lord Roberts is the hrst great per
sonage in England to decline to pay the lees
aractad from him in connection with his hohofs'
he is by no means the only one VINO mas Pfo-
tested against them. Indeed the late Arcn-
bishoa of vark made a humorous complaint
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07

thereof to Queen Victoria when received In
audience to pay homage on his elevation to the
primacy. For. as he rose from his knees. ne
exclaimed. Madam, you're the only official per
sonage L have seen since my nomination who
has not asked me for fee In his case these
fees amounted the of nearly $1,000, and
comprised among other extraordinary items
sum Of 5000 for gloves to the members of the
Chapter of the Minister Of York. $50 for the
sovereign's gentleman Of the cellar $40 to the
sovereign's chief cook and SO to the sover-
eign's barber. Archbishop Magee used to de-
clare that what tiresome about these
fees is that they mostly extorted in the
shape of small sums, which gives the victim the
impression that he has paid even more than Is
actually the Under the circumstances IL
is not astonishing that the witty prelate, on
the occasion Of the first sermon which he
preached rs Archbishop in his cathedral, after
briefly referring to his translation from Peter
borough to York. took his text the verse of
the New Testament which describes how "a
certain man went down from Jerusalem to
Jericho and fell among thieves
There are few high Offices dignities In
Great Britain the acceptance of which does not
entail the payment Of fees of this kind Even
a mere knighthood, which gives man the
right to prefix the word Sir TO his Christian
name and that of Lady to the surname of
his wife involves the payment OF several hum
dred dollars worth of fees baronetcy costs
considera bly, more and the fees increase with
every step in rank until nearly $1,000 has to be
Maid in this way for a dukedom 1t must be
tborougblv understood that these fees do not
on into the Golfers of the Crown or into the
national treasury, but are the perquistes or
sundrv officials and that their existence, based
on ,1nwritten law dates back hundreds of years
IN tho most remote periods of history. The
late Prince Consort the only royal per
sonage who ever attempted to grapple with
this abuse in England, but he failed to accom-
nIisb much beyond rendering himself exceed
Iv unpopular Indeed, there is no doubt that
MANY of the attacks upon him contained in the
London press until his death were largely
inspired by officials whose fees and perquSltes
no had endeayored to restrict
In every monarchical country on the CONT
rapt Of Europe the same system of fees pre-
walls especially in connection with the grant
of titles and in Spain such heavy fees are ex-
ac.ad in the case of the succession of hereditary
identities that the heir frequently is forced by
financial stress to allow some of the honors to
,anse IT is this demand for fees that has LED
IN the impression that titles are ob)ects OF
bar.ar and sale on the Continent rms Is a
instrumentation. For the $4,000 which Is required
at the Vatican for Papal dukedon1. the 3D.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-07
IN A CLOSE PLACE.

How do you manage to live WITHIN your IN
come Briggs? Don't you feel craihpeo!
"Cramped. did you say? Why' nave u ~
ont and borrow $40 every time want to stretch
myself''-(The Smart Set
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-09-05
NORTHWEST NEWS,

The third annual convention OF the
Retail GrOcers and General Merchants
Association OF this state met at Seattle,
August %
A gathering OF representatives OF all
the commercial bodies in the state will
take place in North Yakima September
20, for the purpose of taking action on
the act of congress in relation to the
reclamation of arid lands.
All gambling has been closed in What
com in response to a resolution of the
city council. Nickle-in-the-slot machines
have also been ordered removed from
the saloons.
An Ohio man is looking over the
situation at Aberdeen with the view OF
establishing a clam cannery at that
place.
Senator Addison g. Foster has de-
parted for the Hawaiian islands as q
member of the senate committee to in.
vestigate conditions in the new Pacific
possessions. The senator was accom-.
panied by Mrs. Foster.
The farmers OF North Yakima are
selling potatoes for $12 per ton. One
year dSo IHey ItcelNeu 9SO COn IOr TIT
tubers. There fs talk of forming a com,
bination to keep up prices.
By the purchase from the Northern
Pacific railroad of 1929 acres of tim
ber land in Thurston county, for $521,-
863, the Weyerhauser lumber syndicate
became the owner of more than one.
eighth OF the county. They now own
more than one-half of the standing tim.
ber in the county.
The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1902-09-05
MOUNT PbLBB ACTIVE
Famous Volcano Again Rains
Fire and Ashes.
mas heen I'm Almost Constant Crup-
ton since August 15-PeopIe
Are Terror Stricken,

Castrles, Island of st. Lucia. B WI
sept. l.-MOnt Pelee has beer in con
stant eruption since August IS. There
was an enormous fall of ashes from tho
volcano the night of the 25th. There
was very severe eruption the night of
Che zoth, when the volcanic rumhlings
were heard at a great distance The
mountain burned fiercely that night and
out at sea passing vessels were covered
with ashes. The night OF the 3Oth there
were three seperate eruptions.
lt ls impossible to approach the
ruined town OF st. Pierre from the sea
Inc people OF the village OF LIE Carbet
on the coast, are terror stricken and
neelng to the interior. Hot water ia
pouring down to Lorraine and Bssse
Polnte, villages to the northeast of tb,,
crater. Horrible detonations were heard
the ground rocked and quaked and arti-
cles on tables were thrown to the floor
The governor of Martinique has ord
ered every available boat to remove the
people from the coast villages to Fort
de France.
n addition to the 200 persons report
ed to have lost their lives at LIE Carbet
ana Morne Rouge, many other persons
are SAID to have been killed all over the
northern districts. The governor Of
Martinique is believed to have started
for the scene of destruction.
when the steamer KorOna arrived here
she was covered with ashes.