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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-16

first baby came, Mary? That John W, named him
after your father don't think there is anything finer
this side of Paradise thar the babys first Christmas
can boy he lay at your breast wife and
not ashamed TO ask Providence to help him to
strong, manly true to ideals. He has his own
family, his blessed children can almost catch
the music of their happy faces tonight and is rich and
sweet and God made and women hungry for
chidrens love, dear Don't you know that? He gave us
laugh. weep and rejoice and. just when
the lonesome period of life came. to US doubled
blessing the children 'of children They thou
sand miles away this night and vet feel their
enee They have helped to live. We have forgotten
I'll that with them and Through them and only
count the joys
There are tears your face dear Mary and know
that you happy 1t is the womans to weep when
her heart is full We almost done. We look
back down the road and the mestones75 for
and 10 for you. They good round years, Mary.
We don't regret them Here by the fire let make ac
acknowledgement You the best gift that has been given
I've lived your courage. I've labored for your
praise I've accomplished 20 make glad your eyes and to
justify your confidence All the things of the
world less than love, dear 1t only little distance
the Mary, and please God Wen walk together,
your hand in mine your heart my keeping
the life that has been and full of hope Christmas
of eternity shall be to live Pest
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-16

.
At about a quarter to u l took my
way downstairs. Everyone seemed wait
ing for the JOY bells of the New Year. l
noticed Col. Foster standing by The win
dow, ready to open it on the last stroke
of the clock.
Dora was not alone: George Standish
was with her. AS far as l could see
in the dim light he was holding her
hand. / would have retired, but Dora
called my name quickly.
Good might, dear, and good-by. God
bring you happy New Year, Dora. 1
am departing with the old year"
AS Standish spoke Dora frankly and
like child turned up her face, and he
lightly kissed her forehead. His brow
contracted. as if with pain; then ne turn
ed to me with a singularly bright smile,
and giving my hand a warm grip, said:
"a Happy New Year to you" He then
turned swiftly away.
Dora sank down on her seat with a
little cry.
"Oh, he is such good, true man,
Jack; shall love him all my life"
''As you are going to marry him, am
sure l hope you will" l said sullenly
'Sit down, Jack, and don't look so
cross"
Il thought you wanted to dance the
old year out"
well, don't, Jack; it's rather SOL
emn this, the deo tn of the old year
What is the New Year going to bring u.s.
| wonder? Listenw she cried, rising to
her feet THE old hall clock is begin
ming TO strike"
We listened till the twelve strokes had
chimed out.
1.-THE New Year has come" smiled
Do. then somehow 1 found her in my
arms.
81 told him the truth, Jack" whis-
pered Dora, land he said l had better
marry my own sweetheart, as he mar
ried his years ago"
God bless him for a good man"
cried
looked down at her hand; the big
diamond hoop had vanished. / suppose
l looked surprised.
''Oh, you silly boy" laughed Dora,
with a sudden return of her gay, teasing
manner Its best to be off with the
old ring before you are on with the new.
Chicago Tribune.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-16
seventy-iive Years Ago.

Agitation was started for the repeal Of
the duties on salt and molasses.
Plans were made to annex the Chero-
kee Indian lands in Georgia TO several
counties Of that State, and to PT2Te;.:
the Indians from entering them. except
by permission of government agents
NJ. Caillet, the first successful explor-
er of Timbuctoo, arrived in Paris from
the African coast.
Governors Island, in New York har-
Dor, was transferred by the War De
partment 10 the Navy Department
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-16
len Years Ago.

James J. Van Allen of New York re
fused President Cleveland's offer of the
position Of minister to Italy, because. he
said. il might be construed as reward
for his campaign contribution.
Eight Chicago churches agreed : open
their doors to the unemployed working
Iaen, who were then crOwding the streets
BE- 4use Of the hard times.
The Torrey bankruptcy bill, intended
as a partial relief to the business de-
preston then prevailing, was defeated in
the House at Washington. 142 to Ill.
A dynamite bomb was thrown by an
archists into the French Chamber OF
Deputies. four members and sixty-hve
spectators being wounded.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-16
MlSTLETOE.
Always Sought by Druids During the
Full Moon.


The DrHids always sought the thistle
toe by the full moon, and when hey
found it rejoiced and w@-shiped. After
cutting off its twigs with a golden sickle
they sacrificed two milk-white bulls be-
meath the tree The sacred shrub was
then immersed in water, and the result
ing connection became their remedy for
ali diseases. The early Christians would
not permit the use of the mistletoe in
their churches because Of its heathenish
origin. Consequently it was hung only
within the private abode and usually in
the kitchen. Any maid caught standing
beneath a branch had TO forfeit a kiss TO
the gallant eagerly awaiting his oppo-
tunity. With each kiss q berry was
plucked. and when al of the berries dis
appeared the bare branch was useless 70
the young man who wished to claim
the privilege of thus saluting the fair
damseI thereafter. The mistletoe was
said to have been the original magical
shrub or forbidden tree in the Garden
Of Eden.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-16
ARMY WILL GUARD PANAMA.
American Force Ready TO RepeI In
vasion by Colo m bin.

American Force Ready TO RepeI In
vasion by Colombia.
An American army is ready to guard
Panama from invasion 10y a Colon bian
force. in case the reported moveme at to
march an army overland prov true.
United States warships are ratrolling
both sides Of the isfhmus or he lookout
for such movement and that the army
can land 1000 men on the isthmus on
short notice.
Other troops rom the department of
Canca, Colomb a. are said to be converg-
Ing on Panama, and from all parts of
Colombia troops are reported to be
marching or awaiting on the result of
Gen. Reyes mission 10 Washington.
Gen. Young, tie chief OF staff, when
he heard the report. sid; The army is
prepared for any situation Of no greater
magnitude than from the present indica-
tons exist in connection with the trou-
bles OH the isthmus."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-16

Gitioli Of the treas
ury is the increased
available cash ball
ance and the in
creased holdings OF
gold. the former
having more than
doubled since 1890.
increased receipts
from customs, sales
of lands, and from
II i sc e I ! a neous
$ Ourc es nearly
equaled the diminu-
ton in receipts from
.44.,.,,al -nrar,,r.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-16
sAAws RECOMMENDATIONS.
Secretary of Treasury Sends His An.
nuai Report TO Congress.

The report of Secretary of Treasury
Leslie NJ. Shaw has just been issued.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-16

in with you. Will you come and find me
here a little before y oclock?'
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-17
Personal NOTES.

When the assassins tackle Prince Kara
georgewitch It will be necessary to 20 at
him in sections.
Henry Horn, one of the few survivors of
the charge of the Light Brigade has Just
died In London,
Senior Sanchez Toea, Spanish minister Of
marine, has a naval scheme in hand which
will call for an annual expenditure OF about
$50, ,0OoO 900 for ten years.
Eight survivors of ''the Forty-niners -
who went from Baltimore to California in
the early days Of the rush for gold, held
reunion last week The youngest of them
is 70 years old
The four tallest policemen on the Phila-
delphia force will accompany the old liberty
bell on it's coming trip TO the Bunker Hill
day celebration in Boston. Each OF them
is over six feet tall and their average
weight is 200 pounds.
Mr.. Chamberlain and John Morley are
alike in one respectfully both abhor ply
sical exercise and never walk more than
few yards II It is possible TO ride. They
hold that a man who works hard with his
brain does not need great physical exercise.
At the wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. McCor-
mick miss Ruth Hanna). in Cleveland. the
other day, General Corbin amused the
/
guests at the banquet with the following
toast: II will propose a toast to the real
mistress OF the occasion, Maggie, the
cook"
Henry Roso. the wealthy Cuban planter
who, it is said gave the greater part OF his
! fortune in aid of the Cuban revolutionIsts,
| is confined In a New York asylum for the
/ insane. Mr.. Roso's estate, which at one
| time was in the millions, has dwindled, Il IL
said. 10 $4,000.
! President Cyrus Northrup OF the Uni.
versity OF Minnesota threatens to resign be-
cause OF the nonpayment OF his salary
which is long overdue. The university ap-
| preparation made at the last session of the
legislature was wholly inadequate to meet
the expenses OF the institution.
The most eminent citizens OF the United
States of negro blood will address the coun
try in a book to be published in September
entitled. The Negro Problem" The race
question will be discussed by Booker T
Washington. Prof w. f. Burghardt Du
bois, Charles W. Chestnut. Paul Laurenc,
Dunbar. T. Thomas Fortune. Wilford II
Smith and II. T. Keatins.
David Nation. divorced husband OF tn
Kansas saloon smasher. celebrated his 18Th
birthday last week at iberia. near GALLON
o., where he lives with his daughter. Mrs
William Riddle. Two other daughters an
son were present at the celebration, be
sides many other guests. Mr.. Nation wa
formerly a minister OF the gospel and 10
many years was in the newspaper business
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-17
FACTS ABOUT sERvIA.
The Kingdom where Royalty Moves
swiftly to the Grave

The kingdom OF servia lies in the Balkan
peninsula. II has an area OF 1s,O5o square
miles and population OF 2,25oOOO.
Servin lies between Bosnia on the west
and Bulgaria and Roumania on the east
The surface OF the country is for the most
part mountainous.
Gold. silver, iron and lead are found in
the regions. The climate is mild, though
subject to the extremes characteristic OF
inland eastern countries.
The leading occupations are agriculture
and the raising Of live stock the chief
products are hogs, sheep. wheat and maize.
Four-nfths OF the people in the country
districts live on their own land
The government Is a constitutional
hereditary monarchy. The legislative body
is the skupshtina. The prevailing religion
is the Greek Catholic
The history OF Servia covers a long and
turbulent period. The title Of king OF
servia was assumed in the eleventh cen
tury, when the country was in its most
fourishing condition. The Servian power
was overthrown by the Turks in 1889 and
servia was Incorporated with Turkey about
1853
A rising under Czerny George in 1904 re-
suited in the expulsion OF the Turks. but
| they reconquered the country in 1913 A
rising In 1915 under Milosh Obrenovich wns
more successful. The Turkish garrisons
were withdrawn in 1867. The war against
Turkey in 1876 was unsuccessful Servia
took part with Russia against Turkey in
| lS7-1s7s and became absolutely Independent.
receiving a considerable addition to terri
tory in 1873.
The agricultural population is scattered
among a great number of villages. most of
which consist OF single. isolated home
steads. The patriarch Of the community
apportions the work and distributes the
proceeds of the labor His ruling is fol-
| lowed without question.
The Servian army is divided into three
classes the first class, embracing men be-
tween rs and 80 years of age. constitutes
the standing army, which numbers 1900
on a peace footing and about 10000 on a
war footing; the second class contains men
between 30 years and 81. who have served
in the standing army; the third class, which
/ is only called out in extraordinary emer-
gencies, is composed of men between 81 and
so years. The total military strength of
the kingdom Is estimated at 100000
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-17

convention that will compel considera-
ton.
Conservative democrats like the Geor-
gia senator underestimate the strength
and the determination of the radical
element of the party, particularly in
the middle and western states They
are misled by the representations of
the eastern organs of reorganization,
which do not take the trouble TO in
vestigate sentiment much beyond their
neighborhood. The leaders Of democracy
in the middle and western states are
generally not in sympathy with the
conservatism which Mr.. Clay would
counsel. They are giving no encourage
ment to the reorganization movement.
Some of them may change position next
year, but the probability is that they
will be found then advocating the prin-
ciples they now stand for and which
they supported in the last two presi-
Dental campaigns.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-17
LIFE by THE CLOCK.
Devices for LsngtheninE Life Tend to
shorten II.

Boston Transcript.
An eminent physician, at a recent gath
ering of his profession, directed notice
afresh 70 the daily tension under which
most Americans do their work. We rise
on time, he remarked. in the morning.
whether by an alarm clock, by the call OF
a servant or by habit, eat breakfast ard
read the paper on time, a clock in every
room and a watch frequently in our hand.
We then, on time, meet office and outside
engagements, business appointments, con-
situations, always preconsidering the
amount Of time that will be required, and
timing the next engagement accordingly
often we subdivide this time, and note by
our watches exactly how long we can dis
cuss a subject.
This is no exaggeration OF the American
habit Even such breaks in works as are
compelled by the need Of physical refresh
ment are brought within time limits We
eat on time Just as we transact all our
business on time II the typical American
were to be depicted in his most character
istic attitude, 1t would be perched on
stool at quick lunch counter" consum-
ing his midday meal in seven minutes at
the outside
Doubtless punctuality is a virtue. Doubt
less also the practice OF doing things ex-
dClly OH time mas won TOT us, as n people,
a large measure of industrial success. But
carried TO an extreme, as It often is, II is
wearing to the individual. The people whose
nerve break down from exhaustion in
cident to overwork are often not so much
the victims of overwork as OF the habit of
compressing every bit OF work within pre-
arranged limits of time. Let any one try
the experiment of doing a given piece of
work steadily and with application, but
without noticing by his watch or a clock
exactly how much time he Is consuming
ana he will be amazed to find how much
easier It will go on than when he is timing
himself and scheming to bring the pre-
scribed task within a fixed number of
minutes.
We know a great deal more about sani-
tary matters than our fathers and grand
fathers knew. We have hunted down mi
crobes We have concocted serums Dis
eases which were once regarded as vista
tions OF Providence we now know to be
preventable and we take suitable means Of
preventing them. All these discoveries and
new remedies ought to diminish the death
rate and to promote longevity. They have
not done so. as matter Of fact perhaps
they might do so II they had n fair chance
The trouble is that along with these de-
vices for lengthening life we are adopting
practices which tend to shorten It, One
OF the most wearing OF these is the habit
Of bringing all the details OF our work
within exact time limits
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-17
Tgs REACTION FROM INFLATIoN.

There has been an extraordinary
shrinkage in the value Of all classes OF
stocks and the end of the decline seems
not yet to have been reached. In its
latest issue the Financial Chronicle pre-
sents figures showing the extent Of the
downward movement and they are In
terestlng and instructive. II is needless
TO say that before the beginning of this
movement there had been an unpre-
cedented imitation Of stock values. AL
most without interruption for several
years there was boom in which securi-
ties Of every kind shared. The steadily
increasing prosperity of the country and
the rapid accumulation Of capital gave
an incentive to investment and specula-
ton in stocks beyond any previous ex-
perience.
The more sagacious and experienced
financiers pointed out that this sort Of
thing could not go on indefinitely and
the reaction that has taken place justifies
their warning. The country is still
prosperous. The railroads are still
doing a good business. But there has
been a change in conditions which is less
favorable to large dividends. The ex-
penses of the railroads have been ma
terially increased within the past year,
until it is said that these have eaten
up practically the whole of the improve
ment in gross receipts. The figures
given by the Chronicle show that the
stocks Of dividend-paying roads have
suffered quite as much as the nom
dividcnd-paying and that the general
shrinkage has been the most marked
in many years, IL not indeed un-
paralleled, which is certainly the case
as to some Of the stocks.
In their comments on the situation
some of the financial papers express the
opinion that the reaction has about run
it's course. One of them remarks that
there can hardly be question that the
the case of the great mass of securities,
intrinsic value bears a close relation TO
the daily quotations. 1t says that so
far as influences are to be found in the
general condition of business, the aver
age of railroad earnings or the prospects
of the chief crops, there are unusually
few disturbing elements to be reckoned
with in the immediate future. "All
things considered" observes that paper
at would appear as If an important
part Of the penalty for the period of
imitation had been already paid and that
so far at least as the commercial and
financial future of the country is con
cerned, there was no danger to appre
hend serious shrinkage of the indis
pensable asset of confidence" Thai
there will be some recovery in stock
values is of course probable, but it Is
pretty safe to assume that there will
not soon again be such an imitation II
these values as preceded the downward
movement. Fortunately that movement
has been of a character sufficiently
gradual to avoid the danger of pani,
while arresting the process of increas
ing the mass of securities, many millions
of which have been found unstable
That the financial situation has beef
made safer through this is not to b,
| doubted
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-17

Now that the funds held by the county
treasurer have been deposited at interest
for the benefit of the taxpayers, 1t may
not be out of place to suggest that the
funds held in trust by the county judge
and deposited in banks and drawing in
terest while on deposit should also be
reported to the county board and the
profits from the deposit should either go
to the taxpayers or the estates that are
being settled in the county court. The
farming out of public funds by salaried
public officers is pernicious practice
that should not be tolerated under any
pretext.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-17
A CHECK TO PUBLICITY.

The decision of Judge Lacombe of the
United States circuit court in New York,
favorable to the contention of the an
thracite coal-carrying railroads that con-
tracts between them and certain coal
operators are privileged documents and
that as such the Interstate Commerce
commission has no power to compel
their production as evidence, is some
thing of a check to publicity, so far at
least as the authority of the commission
is concerned. The view taken by the
court was that If the defendants were
being prosecuted under the Sherman
antitrust law for having entered into
combination, agreement or contract in
restraint of trade. the contracts in ques-
ton would be relevant testimony. but
it was held that the investigation by
the commission was not such a prose
cution nor the commission the forum
before which such a prosecution could
be conducted.
This is doubtless correct, since the In
terstate Commerce commission has jur-
isdiction to inquire only into questions
of transportation, but it suggests very
clearly that there is n way TO obtain
information as to contracts between the
coal-carrying roads and coal operators
and this suggestion should receive at.
tention at Washington. There is nc
doubt as to the existence of contracts
and 1t is very probable that they are in
violation OF the antitrust act. 1t has
been reported that the Department OF
Justice was preparing to institute pro
ceedings under this law against the an
thracite coal roads and there certainly
seems to be ample ground for doing so
II is evident that the commission car
do little to reveal the secret working:
OK the coal combination, but these may
be fully disclosed through a prosecu
tion under the antitrust law and there
should he no unnecessary delay IL
adopting this course.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-17
working the Panama Graft.


A curious situation is reported from the
Isthmus OF Panama. The states of Panama
and Cauca are said to be opposed to the
ratification of the treaty with the United
States, but II the treaty be not ratified they
threaten to secede. The explanation OF this
apparent contradiction is that since the
treaty commits the United States to main
tain the sovereignty OF Colombia over the
Isthmus. its ratification would make the
secession Of the Isthmian states impossible
They are not prepared to secede now, but
they wish TO retain the right of secession
of which the treaty would deprive them
II is not certain how the AFFAIR will come
out, but the United States is having q
great deal OF trouble in giving these quar-
relsome people the financial opportunity OF
their lives.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-17
old man? i never saw you
rd."
\ hanI ts IN. that. ,vho,,.
THE OLD Kentucky HOME.

Rochester Post-Express.
The sun shines bright on the bayonets and
On the cannon in the common and the
There Is music in the bugIe and the rolling
of the drums,
And there's music of the rifles in the
air;
The militiamen are mounting guard before
the old Jail door,
The mountaineers are massing for the
fray,
And it's getting mighty lively in a dozen
ways more.
In the old Kentucky home so far away.
The orchards are in blossom and the per-
fumed air Is sweet,
Oh! the face of nature never was more
fair;
But the Colonels are a-shooting at each
other in the street.
And the mountaineers are out upon
tear
For IT'S Summer in Kentucky and without
feud or two,
Without a chance to stab and shoot and
slay,
Life would not be worth the living where
the meadow grass Is blue.
In the old Kentucky home so far away.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-17
4 CoNsERrATIrE pEMocaAr.

Senator Clay Of Georgia belongs to the
conservative element of the democratic
party and he thinks the platform next
year should avoid any radical issues,
but n is not easy to see how this is to
be- dome IL his suggestion that all ele-
ments in the party must be considered
shall be followed. In order to have
such a platform as would be satisfac-
tory TO democrats like Mr., Clay 1t will
be necessary to ignore the radicals in
the party. who there is reason to think
at present constitute a majority. This
element may possibly be found willing
year hence to make some concession
to the conservatives, but they will de
mand recognition Of their views and II
will be fatal to the party to refuse IT.
1t is perfectly safe to say 1t will not be
refused. for the radical element is com
posed of the really earnest sincere and
aggressive men of the party, and they
will have a representation and an I'm
fiuence in the next democratic national