Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-23
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The latest santo Domingo republic
hasn't been recognized yet. 1t seems 70
need interoceanic facilities TO expedite
things.-Boston Herald
+ Mr. Cleveland might not have come in
7 conflict with the game laws of Virginia if
| lie had gone cunning simply for the nom
ination.--Wash Times
! When Uncle SANS 500 bluejackets
[ get to Colon the town win surrender to
tn, proposition that it has been only a
| semi Colon hitherto.-New York Trib-
! une.
One of the questions that agitates the
man in the street is whether annexation
Of Panama would bring down the price
of his next summers hat.-Boston Tran
script.
Over in dear old London" fhey are
arresting passengers for crowding the
street cars. And here we complain be-
cause we have to stand.-St. Louis Re
public.
/ Speaking of bloodless revolutions, and
the age Of miracles, two Kentucky coun-
ties gave majority to a Prohibition
candidate for Congress.-P Philadelphia
Ledger.
/. Latest advices from Wall street indi-
T cate that money has been wanted in New
/ York this fall not SO much to move the
crops as to move the stocks.--Omaha
I Daily Bee.
Congressional statesmen may have
differing views about the tariff. but they
seem to entertain a cheerful unanimity
of opinion on the double mileage issue
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The ethics of tips is a subject that
ought not to be ignored in the State ex-
animation of young persons proposing
I TO join the ancient profession of barber
ing. New York Sun.
President Roosevelt was onIv applying
his race suicide" theory when he as
sisted in adding the infant republic Of
Panama to the family of nations-Phila-
! delphia Public Ledger
Mr. Rockefeller win give $10,000000
to aid the search for microbes. Peary
should contrive some way TO convince
Mr.. Rockefeller that the north pole is
microbe.-Kansas City Star.
With the exception of two or three
new strikes every week. with accompany
ing violence, everything seems to be go
ing on peacefully in Chicago industrial
life Kansas City Journal.
Gold is said to have been discovered
in Greenland. 1t is rather a pity that
these discoveries cannot be made in some
place which is comfortable for residence
Washington Times.
The law against grating hulha ears
on rich miners seems to operate very
much like legislation against the docking
of horses tails. It's accomplished just
the same somehow.-Boston Herald.
These Philippine friars are said to be
willing to sell their lands to US for &c.
100000. Possibly they feared if they
did not sell we might take the property
for canal site-Washington Post.
/ There is renewed talk of shortening
the college course. But how can an ex-
pert football player succeed in doing in
three years what he is expected to do in
four years Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A certain German professor may or
may not be interested in the fluctuations
Of oil stock, but it looks little queer
when he comes out and claims that there
is radium in petroleum.-Cleyeland Plain
Dealer.
1t appears that the government will
not be able to collect any of the money
stolen by the postoffice grafters. This re-
striction does not apply TO the lawyers
engaged to defend them.-Philadelphi
Bulletin.
There have been no further promoting
exposures in New York for some days.
The precocious Mr.. Schwab and the pom
derous Mr.. Morgan consequently begin to
breathe freely once again.-Cincinnati
Times-Star.
The Duke of Roxburghe declares that
he will never come back to New York.
The clown in the old-time circus used
to invariably announce, We've got your
money, and that's what we came here
for."-Washington Post.
Here's Mr.. Carnegie extolling the
blessings of poverty again. And Job
Hedges says the laird of Skibo might
have been enjoying these blessings now
if he had taken common stock instead of
bonds.-BostoL Herald.
Wen. of course Philadelphia accepts
Mr.. Carneeie's offer of $1,o00,000 for
thirty branch libraries in that city The
queer thing about it is that they held up
the gift horse so long to examine it's
mouth-Boston Herald.
With so many Engiisli-speaking people
studying Spanish, and so many Spanish
speaking people studying English, n COM
promise may be looked for that will pre-
sent weird opportunities for the dialect
writer.-W Washington Sar.
The report that j. Pierpont Morgan is
to retire is denied, both at his Wall street
and London Offices. Accepting the denial
as true the next best thing for the pub
lie will be TO keep its hands on its peck
etbook.-Kansas City Times.
What with the investigations of thefts
of public lands, the Indian frauds, the
postal rascality, it is a wonder that the
government departments have any time
/ left to attend to their legitimate duties
| Philadelphia Public Ledger.
1t may comfort the consumers of meat
/ and butter and eggs and coal to learn
/ that a German scientist claims to have
I discovered a process by which the price
/ of radium may be reduced several thou
sand dollars an ounce.--Kansas City
/ Star.
] American aristocracy has been crown
/ ed with real success. There have been
/ sham duke, and counts, and princes. but
now anebody has thought it practicable
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