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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21

labor and advocate its fair treatment, but
should sternly forbid its interference with
those eontented with their toll, and its
attempt to force eomplia ace with its
demands by violent disturbances of peace
and good order.
1T should recognize in the wide distri-
button of capital and industrial enter
prise the best assurance of intelligent,
wholesomely interested political conduct
ard should condemn unnecessary, unnat-
ural and speculative combinations in
trade or enterprise as teaching false
business lessons and putting our con-
sumers at their mercy.
1T should enjoin respect for the law
as the quality that cements the fabric
Of organized society and makes possible
government by the people And in ev-
cry sentence and every line of this creed
of good citizenship the lesson should be
taught that our country is a beautiful
and productive field 10 be cultivated by
loyal Americans, who, with weapons
near at hand, whether they sow and
reap or whether they rest, will always be
prepared to resist those who attempt to
despoil by day or pilfer in the night"
Other excerpts from the address are:
The abandonment of our country's
watch towers by those who should be on
g.ard and the slumber of the sentinels
who should never sleep, directly invite
the stealthy approach and the pillSge
and the loot of the forces of selhshness
and greed.
Can any of us doubt the existence of
odious and detestable evils which, with
steady cankering growth. are, more di-
rectly than all others, threa tening our
safety and national life? / speak of the
Eruption of our suffrage, open and no
tori,us, of the buying and selling OF
political places for money, the purchase
nf political favors and privileges, and
the traffic in official duty for personal
gain"
Closing his speech, he said:
1T is rs clear as MONDAY that If tn
patriotism of our people is to be aggres
ST rely vigorous and equal to our national
preservation and if politics is to sub
sArve high purpose instead of degen
Grating to the level of cunning game
our good men in every walk of life must
ireuse themselves to consciousness that
the safety and best interests of then
country involve every other interest. and
that by service in the field OF good citi
zcnship they not only do patriotic duty
but in a direct way save for themselves
the share of benefits due them from our
free institutions"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21

know; / don't try to judge you. I only
know that / am not the sort of woman
who makes sacrifice Of that kind. II
] did make II, l should not be happy for
a week--a week." she repeated bitterly;
mot for an hour"
And you are going TO give me up
like thisT' he said, reproachfully. "You
can cooily ren0unce me and give me up
as easily as this?'
II have not renowned you. have
only told YOU" she answered, shat |
win not do what you asA Of me. AS to
living without you easily--why, have
not yet tried what life without you is
like" and then she held out her slender
hand TO him. "Good-by."
"Good-by," he echoed. Why, Rachel.
have you nothing else to say TO me?'
There is nothing more TO be said" she
answered in very low voice.
Ito be continuedl
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
FAITH HEALERs GIVEN BLOW
New York Court Says Dependence in
Sickness Is a Crime.

New 1OFk court says an
Sickness Is a Crime.
Especial interest attaches to the de
cision handed down by the New York
Court of Appeals in the case of the PEG
pie against Pierson. declaring depend
ence upon faith healing in the case OF
sickness to be criminal negligence. Pier
son lives at Waite Plains AID early in
1901 was sentenced to $500 fine ct
200 days imprisonment for criminal neg
lect in falling to provide 4 licensed ply
sician To attend his 16-months-old adopt
ed daughter ia a case of bronchial pneu
monia. which afferward proved fatal
The conviction was secured under the
uenai code. which holds that a person
Who nmits. without law ful excuse, TO per
form duty by law imposed upon him
to furnish food. clothing, shelter or medi
cal attendance to a minor, is guilty, etc
Justice Bartlett, in the prevailing opin
ion in the appellate division, held thai
the medical attendance" referred TO il
ire statute does not mean exclusively
The attendance of A medical praetitione
in the general sense of the term, and tht
arpellate division reversed the conviction
Tic Court Of Appeals now sustains thu
tirst decision. which imposed fine Of
s-oa ar 200 DAYS imprisonment
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The report of the Big -Four for Au-
gust shows gross earnings of S200l ,225.
The Central of Georgia has completed
grading and laid Foundations for its new
freight depot Mt Atlanta.
Minnesota aud North Dakota milers
want the merger roads TO abolish the
transit charges on wheat.
On Oct / freight rates on flour and
mill products from the Northwest We're
advanced , cents 100 pounds.
All wooden bridges on the Illinois Cen
trail between Memphis and Louisville are
to be replaced with steel and concrete
structures.
Winter tourist rates to the South the
Southeast and Southwest have been
agreed upon by the Central Passenger
Associations.
The railway committee OF the Cana
liam Senate has passed the bill TO in
corporate the Grand Trunk Pacific Rail
way Company without important
changes.
Gross earnings Of the Rock Island sys-
tenn for the fiscal year ended June 30
were S44.376.6l9, Operating expenses
and taxes absorbed S2a,3TS4G4. leaving
net earnings Of $t4,99S. 155.
The Illinois Centrals Chicago and
Mattoon accommodation train recently
made the distance between Champaign
aud NATION, forty-fye miles. in thirty
two minutes. This is at the rate Of
S4-SG miles per hour
The Chicago and Northwestern Rail
road has signed an agreement with the
5000 employees OF its car ana locomotive
repair shops. which grants recognition
OF the union, provides 70. u.ion stew
ard in each shop. and gives the men an
ii crease in wages varying from q cent TO
two aud half cents an hour.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has order
Ell q wholesale reduction OF its working
force. BY the end OF August the corpora
tiou viii have reduced the number cf
its employees by about 1890 men. One
Of the local officials when asked the rea-
son for this ret-eEchment said: We are
handling as much freight as ever. bat
we have been working under too great
as expense. The discharge Of so many
men win rot affect the system. nor does
it mean that b,tsiueSs is decreasing. We
have laid oB about 90 uen IN the shops
because 81 the enormous expense We
have been under in putting in new ma
chinery We must reduce the payroll so
as 70 make financial showing for ell
the Business the lines are doing.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21

SULTAN AND HIS PLAYERS.
Actors Have Military Organization
and Are Subject to Call.

Actors Have Military Organization
and Are Subject to Call.
The Sultan of Turkey has his own
way of taking his theatrical pleasures.
An account of the performances given
before him was recently made public
by one who was long attached to the
palace staff, and 1t reads like the ex-
aggeratiOns of a comic opera iibrettist.
The power that controls all these per-
formanees is Arturo Stravolo, known
simply as Arturo, who came from Ma
pies some years ago and settled with
his father. mother, sisters and brothers
and siSters-in-law in Constantinople.
He was formerly dialect comedian in
Naples.
He is prime favorite with the Sui
tan. The other actors are called to
the palace to perform not oftener than
once month. Arturo acts at least
weekly.
riety and will rarely consent to witness
the same performance twice, 1t is nec-
essary to provide constant change. To
do this one of the Stravolos is always
travelling through the European capt
tails at the expense of his patron, seek
ing novelties
All of the Sultan's actors must wear
Il certain uniform. They have a mill
tary organization. Angelo is a lieu
tenant; the violinist, Luigi, is a cap
Hlin; the baritone, Gaetano, is a major
and the tenor, Nicola, is q general
The performances take place at no
fixed time but whenever it appears to
the Sultan that he would like to see
Il show. Thus the COMPANY, like sol
diers, must always be ready to march.
Frequently the director of the or
chestra. Amanda Pasha, will be notified
in the middle of the night that he
must come to the palace as quickly as
possible. He learns on arriving that
his majesty desires to hear I'm Ballo
Maschera," or some other opera. As
the Sultan's wish is command the
opera begins within half an hour
The Sultan sits entirely alone, as a
rule. and if any point in the action
of either play or opera is not clear he
halts the performers until it is ex-
planned to him.-New York Sun.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21

Scotland crooked bones mean
bad feeding. Call the disease
ricketts, if you want to. The
growing child must eat the
right food for growth. Bones
must have bone food, blood
must have blood food and SO
on through the list.
SCOTS Emulsion is the right
treatment for soft bones in
children. Littledoses every day
give the stiffness and shape
that healthy bones should have.
Bow legs become straighter,
loose joints grow stronger and
frmness comes to the soft
heads.
Wrong food caused the
trouble. Rightfood will cure it.
In thousands of cases SCOTS
Emulsion has proven to be the
right food for soft bones in
childhood.
SEND for free sample.
SCOTT g. BOVINE. Chemists.
4o9-4l5 Pearl Street. New York.
soc. anu SI.oo; all druggists.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
CURSE FOLLOWS A FAMILY.
Singular MaIediction Fulfilled in a
Historic English House.

Singular MaIedictiou Fulfilled in
Historic English House.
The Erskine family, the youthful
head of which, the twelfth earl of
Mar has just attained his thirty
eighth year, provides one of the
strangest and most terrible curses on
record. By some the curse has been
attributed to Thomas. the Rhymer;
by others to the abbot of Cambusken-
meth and by many to the bard who
was attached TO the house of Mar
just prior to the elevation of the earl
in 1151 to be regent of Scotland. 1t
is a most comprehensive curse, but
local tradition claims that it has been
fulfilled in every detail, not only in
the banning, but in the blessing with
which it concluded. The proud chief
of Mar" was assured that his work
would be cursed and never finished
and that only when an ash sapling
sprang from the topmost bower of his
ancient tower would the sorrows of
his family be ended and the sun
shine of royalty beam on thee once
more
The earl to whom the curse was de-
livered destroyed Cambuskenneth alb
hey and with the stones began to
build a palace at Stirling. 1t was
neyer finished and is still known local
ly and punningly as "Marr's work"
Other clauses in the curse received
strange fulfllment and the predicted
ash sapliRg was found ON the top
most tower" between the years 1915
and 1920 In 1922, when George "
visited Scotland. he restored the es-
tates which had been forfeited for the
family's support of the Stuarts, Fin
ally Queen Victoria accidentally met
the countess in room at Stirling
castle. spoke with her and kissed her
on parting. Thus, in the words of the
curse, 1.-THE kiss of peace was given
to her, though she thought It not"
ana another prediction justified.-Lon-
don Chronicle.
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Il cannot come 10 you until & o'clock
or so tomorrow. ms dearest" had been
Valentine Haryington's lasT words when
he had taken her hack 70 the hotel after
the theater; and now il was nearly 5. and
ttiu he had not come
Rachel. though she was we'll amused
by the novelty of watching the tide Of
humanity as II flowed past thn window,
was beginning 90 get q little impatient,
and 10 wonder what was keeping him SO
long Like most newcomers 10 the eisy
of great distances she made M excuse
for the difficulties Of asls tilac and
place TT IN with one Their. aud she
not unnaturafy. thong that. however
he might Inconvenience hers. her lover
ought to keep his prom. % her,
oh. how late You are" she cried, gay
ly--she was So glad 80 see him.
II am rather late. nay sweetheart" he
Eaid very tenderly. Are YOU very an
rry with me- | must hnmbly beg your
parton for being so late; but the fact is
! was kept from coming by important
business: and, by the bye. we can't really
falk here. | wonder if they can give us
"a private sitting room? At all events,
I viii ring and tnd out."
when waiter came to answer the sum
lnaas. told him that he had some impor
aa1t business matters 10 talk over With
this lady, and would be glad II they
soald lct thcm have a room In which Oh,
Mould be undisturbcd for an hour or Sc
%he waiter replied that he would i1quirr
and after a few minutes rcture' 18th
the information that the prr"~:eJor's own
"a. .ta a q a.
would follow him.
''Yon would like some tea, RR shelf"
ne asked her. as they crossed the en-
trance.
Il should. very much" she replied
Eventually. when the tea had come
nui the door was closed. he left his posi-
,iou on the hearth and kucl, down bc-
side her chair,
I've had such firing day. Rachel q"
he said YEARLY. and leaned his head
upon her shoulder.
Have yau. dCar7 Let me give you "a
cap of tea" she answered Il know it's
q woman's remedy aud that men deSpise
j.; but try it aud see If it does not do
YOU good.
She put her ARA round him rs she
would have done round a weary child
and held his head upon her breast. While
she made the tea.
Now ges up and sit in thar chair. "
she said. with gesture toward an easy
chair which stood beside the table Yes.
Now drink this, and see If IL don't 60.
yen"
Yalentine Harrington drank the tea,
aud suffered himself TO ice made much
If. and then put the cup down declar-
- afsaF Az, "a sfgs lrss
"I'm s. fool 10 come aud bore you
3ike this, dearest" he said. hunbly but
the truth is. I've had a trying day and
am likely to have trying evening I'm
afraid. dear, ] shall have TO leave you
alone tonight All my darling. ! would
never leave you again for single mo
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
CIVIC DUTY HIS PLEA.
Ex- President Cleveland Urges Unsei-
fish Patriotism on All rftizens

fsh Patriotism on All Citizens,
His speech q plea for civic duty, for
conservatism III the industrial world and
for a patriotism unTnixed with selfishness
or sloth, ex-President Grover Cleveland
addressed members OF the Commercial
Club II the Auditorium Hotel His sub
ject was American Good Citizenship"
He avoided politics with an almost re-
ligious care, but dealt in keen sarcasm
for the man who says II am not a poll
tician." He said: Every citizen should
be politician enough TO bring himself
within the true meaning Of the term as
one who concerns himself with the regu-
laticn or government of a nation or a
State for the preservation of its safety,
peace and prosperity This is politics
In its best sense, and this is good citi-
zenship."
The speaker was applauded frequent
~. The most noticeable applause came
when he announced his creed of "Ameri-
can Good Citizenship" which was:
Their creed should bind together in
generous cooperation all who are willing
TO fight TO make our government what
the fathers intended il to be---a deposit
tory of bVnetts which, in equal current
and volume. should flow out to all the
people This creed should teach the
wickedness of attempting to make free
opportunity the occasion for seizing espe-
cial advantages, and should warn against
the danger Of ruthless rapaeity.
1T should deprecate ostentation and
extravaganza in the life of our people,
and demand in the management of pub
lie affairs simplicity and strict economy.
1t should teach liberation in all things
save dishonesty and infideIity to public
trusts. 1t should uphold the interests OF
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
SMOKERS EASILY FOOLED.
Vast Amount of Perique Tobacco Sold
h..a OIL l-I+aIa Rnla.A

Vast Amount of Perique Tobacco Sold,
but Ouly a Little Raised.
Speaking OF tobacco consumption"
said a diligent user of the weel who
knows a few things about the bush
ness, III imitation Is the sincerest
tlattery In everything, then Louisiana
perique tobacco occupies slngularly
envlable position IN the world of mild
narcotic pleasures. The annual pro-
duction of the famous brand Of tobac-
co Is between 10000 and coco pounds,
the total production of the world-fa-
nous yacheries of ST James parish.
Yet II Is Of record, according 10 the
statement Of drummer who was re-
Gently In New Orleans. that his house
uses 100000 pounds of perlque tobacco
year as an Ingredient Of one Of
the perique mixtures" supplied to the
smoking public of America. Where
the perique comes from the drummer
does net know. bat he knows that his
house last year sold perique mixture
In volume sufficient TO account for the
disposal ~ terr or five times the en-
AiAt lftRANNts3N Va tuS AfAN&He ttttAtlAG
erep.
''Fhe term Nerique crop however. Is
a misnomer. for periQue tobqecn Is not
Natural product but manufactured.
4 particular tobacco Is grown and
theu trea.ed especially with the re
sui, u what Is commercially kncwn as
perbnr Tn. many limitations with
wEch the public is supplied are it IS
aid by experts, virtually The same IN
quality and flavor. though not the
same as peC!que In enaer the original
natural leaf, non in process of maulpu-
lation igto marketable ways. acetic
acid being used by some commercial
houses whereas the genuine perique
j. not Subjected 10 the influence Of any
foreign matter whatever. New or
laeps Times Democrat.
Ohin collects over S4OOO O0o In
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
Cn,arrh cnnno, pe Cured

9Th local APPLICATIONS. as they cannot
reach the seat Of the disease Catarrh Is = blood
or constitutional disease. and In order 70 cure 10
YOU must tsske internal remedies. Halls Cafarrh
ufo Is taken internally. and acts directly on the
tiood and MUCOUS surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure
A not q quaek medicine. 1t WIS prescribed by
Q e Of the best physicians In this country for
). us and Is regular prescription. II is com
90 ed Of the best t0nies known. combined with
Elt best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
4 IA 'us surfaces. The perfect combination q
the two ingredients IS what produces such Won
derfui results In curing Cat2rrh. Send for tos-
amoDisls, free.
FL. CHENEY & CO.. Props, Toledo, o.
Solc By Druggists. price &c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
BIG ELECTRIC LINE.
pr,,eet Iorte m plates Connecting Chi
cago and Pittsburg.

4 scheme has been developed IN Soutl
gcua Ind. which eontemplates sonnect
inc Chicago and Pittsburg, Ia, * al
electric system. Il will be the larges
electric railway system in the world.
The utilization % the vast waite
mower resources in Ohio at st. Mary
reservoir. just across the Indiana hee
i contprehended in the project Tht
reservoir covers 1900 acres and at pres
snt supplies water Tor the Miami ant
r,ris c.snal. which Is about 10 be aban
soae5. Power viii also be obtained frou
the gigantic dam now being built in n.
st. Joseph river foar miles east q Souu
Bend. and on which SI,5ooooo has a.
ready beer spent
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21

80
will deny his right
to be termed the
king of books"
His collection,
which in c lu d e 5
many thousands of
volumes. is un-
doubleday the most
unique in the
world, embracing
as 1t does not only
sumptu0usly bound
and FIRST editions.
but hundreds of
copies signed by
the authors. many
Of whom are dead.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
GELS HIS MORNING MEAL.
Mr. Newly wed Seeks to Save Trouble
for His SDouae

Mr. NewIywed Seeks TO Save Trouble
for His Spouse.
John" said Mrs. Newlywed on sun
day morning, Il have a bad headache,
ana I'm afraid you will have to get up
ard make your own breakfast"
Certainly, my love" said Mr.. N
You just rest and keep quiet and |
viii make your breakfast and bring it
up to you"
inst a cup Of tea and bit of toast,
John, dear" murmuFed Mrs. ", turn
Ing over and preparing to enjoy the un-
usual luxury of an extra hour in bed
Mr. Newlywed dressed and went
down to the kitchen. In two minutes
he was back at the foot OF the stairs
How do you dump the CRATE,
loyey?" he inquired.
Mrs. n. reused herself sufficiently
to give directions and was just falling
asleep az I'm when Mr. Ms voice broke
the stiffness.
There's no wood cut. sweetness" it
said. And l can't find the Ratchet. >"
The voice penetrated Mrs. Ms
dreams and she awoke with start.
Wood? Why, there's plenty in the
oven," she said, remembering in the
meantime that Mr. n. had placed it
there himself the night before.
There was another pause, during
which Mrs n. again fioated off to the
land OF dreams, TO be aecosted at the
threshold by;
'Du-u-cky, darling, is 1t four table
spoonfuls of tea and two teaspoenfuls
of coffeeY'
NO, no" she called. Pour of cof-
fee and two Of tea, and don't forget the
egg for the coffee and to warm the
teapot And whatever you do. don't
let the cat In"
Ten blissful minutes of sleep, brok-
en-, however, by dreams Of a thunder
storm and Mount Pelee in eruption.
Then an awful smell Of burning which
penetrated even to Sunderland
john she called frantically, 'is
the house on fre?"
NO, my DEAR" responded Mr.. n.
cheerily. ITS only a slice of bread
| left to toast on the broller while
went to the chicken house. I'm COM
ing right up with your breakfast now,
sweetness"
And In about two minutes Mr.. n. ar
rived with the breakfast tray.
Mrs ~ looked at the tea and gave
a faint gasp.
what did you put in 1t. Johnnle"
| she asked.
only the egg you told me not to for
get" be said proudly. Let me put
some pillows behind you till you drink
1t and eat your toast (which was about
the color of Johns hat and the texture
of his boots. And you'd better stay
IN bed this morning and let me get
dinner"
no" said Mrs. n. heroically trying
to swallow some of the boiled tea.
Thank you for offerir,, dear, but I
think shall be better when get
downstairs
And this is what she found when
she get there:
\ leak in the teakettle. which had
boiled dry.
one OF her best china cups in three
pieces.
The frying pan in wnicn Tohn had
cooked hIs eggs standing with ks sooty
bottom on one of her damask table
cloths.
The pound OF tea which she had
bought the day before dumped in
among two pounds of coffee in the
coffee box.
\ burnt spot in the new hnoleum
where Il cinder had fallen from the
stove
\ silver spoon in the garbage pail
A greasy spot where the cream had
been split on the dining room carpet
| New York Times.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21

convention, has long
been recognized as
one of the most
hard-w o k in g of
public servants. He
assumed his position
as naval secretary
May /, 1902, sue
eeeding John d.
Long. and is the
seventh citizen of
the Bay State to oc-
cupy that office. Mr..
Moody was born at
Newbury, Mass, ,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21

ed auditor Of the New York and Brook
Ign bridge. continuing in that position
until 1892, when he was elected presi-
dent of the board of aldermen. He has
been a member of Tammany Hall since
1887, has been a delegate to every Dem
ocratic State convention since 1889, and
was delegate to the national conven-
tions of 1896 and 1900. In the last Con-
gress he was member of the ways and
means committee.
49,
Col, Henry Alexander Greene, who
has been chosen press censor by the War
Department, occupied a similar position
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21

a few years ago at
Manila. He is a
native of New York
and AZ years OF age.
f n I ering West
Point in 1875, h.
was graduated la
1879, won the rank
of first lieutenant in
1886, and saw ser
vice in the West.
He was with the
Twentieth infantry
in Cuba. and thence
was sent 10 the