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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-24
Two Children Burned to Death.

Two children OF John Z. Butler. a
Great Northern Railway employe, aged
3 and > years. were cremated in Superior.
The mother had left them alone in the
house 1t is not known how the fatal
flames originated There was Il fire in
each of two stoves in the house
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-24
=. A.hnrnnri nrsr

HIN. why. your father was a CON-
mon laborer."
Nothing Of the sort. He always did
his work uncommOniy well. "-PhlIa-
deIphiA Bulletin.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-24
liking OF PANAMA. 4"

Senior Duque, Who Promoted the Revo-
luton on the Isthmus.
The man upon whom rests the re-
sponsibility for the revolution that
has changed the map of Latin America
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-24
This Paper
and the
Weekly Wisconsin.

We have perfected clubbing arrangements
whereby we can now offer both this paper
and .Ae Weekly Wisconsin for the low price Of
Sl.Lo year. The Weekly Wisconsin is a
family newspaper unexceiled in reputation.
Particular attention is devoted to tie local
news Of the northwest Its woman's page
of matter every week Is worth the cost Of
the paper.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-24

lis prevention and cure a specially at
P0WELL'S MEDICAL AND SURGICAL
INSTITUTE, La Crosse, Wis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-24

And in the bosky deIls around the violet
is seen
c'Biles OBJ snow by janice berniddig id
| mean.'1
III.
Oh, quickly me a garland gay of dande-
lions do bring
C'Bedder yed-a drob oh Seodge is duh
real dig''l;
Wen crown thee with the crocus queen
and round the Maypole swing
('Noddig's doig dill l sell dis ode de
Sprig").
Cincinnati Post.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-24

Again the freshly budding leaves invite
me to the void
C'Nebber did l subber guide so bad frob
cold'),
And gladstone Spring once more the earth
with beauty doth enfoid
CHOW | wish | had duh cordwood bag
l sold').
III.
The jocund flowrets, bursting forth, are
garnishing the green
C"Icy winds are field, and you jusd bed
dey're keen'),
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-24

And while NOT always painful aggravatng beyond
exceptions they in spring and when the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-16
What Women Most, Like,

A woman likes to be truly loved
and to be told go.
She likes some noble. honorab bic man
TO he thoughtful of her kind and con
siderate of her welfare.
When we'll and becomingly dressed.
II quiet notice of it is always appre-
catcd.
\ word of praise for nice dinner
or supper often more than coinpenSates
her for the worry and work of prepare
ton.
She wants her husband not to be
her supporter but her companion. re-
membelng that it is the kind word
that often brings her greater happi-
ness than a new set of dishes though
present like the latter are always wei
come.
She likes to be made To realize that
she is good for something besides Il
mere household drudge.
She likes to be petted occasionally,
but not in public. The little private
pet names are very dear to a wOman's
heart.-I.ouisville Times.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-16
OLD
FAVORlTES

~ DO They Miss Me at Home?
DO they miss me AT home, do they miss
me-:
'Twould he an assurance most dear,
To know that this moment some loved
one
Were saying. II wish he was here;
To feel that the group ut the tircside
Were thinking of me as | roam.
Oh. yes. 'lwould be joy beyond measure
To know that they miss'd me at home.
When twilight approaches. the season
That ever is sacred to song.
Does some one repeat my name over,
And sigh that | tarry so long!
And is there chord in the music
That's miss'd when my voice is away?
And n chord in each heart that awaketh
Regret at my wearisome stay:
DO they set me Il chair near the table.
When evenings home pleasures are
nigh.
When the candles are lit in the parlor.
And the stars in the calm. azure sky
And when tho 'goodnights" are repeat
ed.
And all lay them down to their sleep,
DO they think OF the absent, and wait
A WHISPERED "good-night' while they
weep!
DO they miss me at home-do they miss
At morning, at noon. or at night!
And fingers one gloomy shade round
That only my presence can light!
Arc joys less invitingly welcome,
And pleasures less hale than before.
Because one is miss'd from the circle.
Because | am with them no more:
The Spacious Firmament on High.
The spacious armament on high.
With all the blue ethereal sky.
And spangled heavens. shining frame.
Their great Original proclaim.
The unwearied sun, from day to day,
Does his Creators power display,
And publishes To every land
The work OF an Almighty hand
| Soon as the evening shades prevail.
The moon takes up the wondrous tale.
And nightly to the listening earth
Repeats the story of her birth:
| Whilst all the stars that round her burn,
And all the planets in their turn
| Confirm the tdings as they roll.
! And spread the truth from pole to pole.
| What though in solemn silence all
| Move round this dark terrestrial ball:
What though no real voice nor sound
Amidst their radiant orbs he found;
In reasons ear they all rejoice.
| And utter forth a glorious voice:
Forever singing. as they shine.
"The hand that made MS is divine"
Joseph Addison.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-16
The Way to Walk.

4 friend who leads "A very active life
has Il theory that the preservation of a
good figure depends to some extent on
the manner Of walking. Many people,
she says. as they advance in years al.
low themselves to walk heavily and
without elasticity. so that the whole
weight rests on the lower part of the
limbs at every step. the only effect OF
exercise being WEAKNESS of the legs
and feet. Instead of this the body
should be held erect and poised so as
to have a perfect balance. In this way
the muscles are braced and strength
ened throughout. the lungs must OF ne
cessity he well expanded, and it seem ,
quite reasonable 10 suppose that the
tendency to increase of weight may be
checked. At all events. Il lighter step
and brisller and more enjoyable man,
ncr of walking can be kept up. and
that in itself is a very great gain.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-16
1WBgD)eN:S y]O1ulqs,

wise to teach the INTO discard the seeds
Of apples. grapes. pears. oranges and
raisinS. Fruit should be given them
in moderation, even when il appears
to agree perfectly. Such fruits as con
tain an excess of acid should be given
sparingly until it Is certain that they
Will not cause any skin eruption. such
as Is known to be produced on many
persons by Strawberries Fruit in sea
son is better than that bought out of
season. In the late winter and early
spring, when even apples are scarce
and expensive, use carefully cooked
dried fruits. such as prunes. figs. april
cots, dates. etc. All dried fruits should
be carefully washed. first in warm.
then in cold water. covered with fresh
cold water and allowed to soak for at
least twenty four hours; it may then
be cooked for a number OF hours in a
double boiler. sugar being added while
cooking.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-16

There are no old maids in Siam. for
there all the girls marry, and woman
is not considered to have attained her
highest estate till she has become a
mother. Then she has reached the pin.
nacle of honor. The chief wife is the
first wife and she may not he sold,
but if her husband desire to he rid of
her he must divorce her according to
the law.
In Holland the good old custom still
obtains among women of washing the
china and silver after breakfast and
tea with their own fair hands This
they do in the presence OF the family
and any guests who may he there. and
the fashion has lately been revived
in some American households. partly
because it gives touch of homely sim
plicity. and partly because woman's
gentle handling ia needed il the deli
cate china and glass are to he preserv-
ed for any length of time.
The origin Of the peculiar woman's
right of leap year is said to date back
to the fifth century. St Bridget, 80
the story goes. was troubled because
the women under her charge insisted
on their right of proposing to the men.
Accordingly she went to st. Patrick,
and begged him to settle the matter by
fixing certain seasons in which women
might take the initiative. st. Patrick
promised them every seventh year. but
then. pleased by the persuasive elo-
quence of st. Bridget, he said they
should have the longest year in the
calendar. and that was every fourth
year when February had an extra
day.
War has been declared against the
corset ut Leeds. England. where an
.\nticorset league has been formed
with membership of some sixty OF
seventy ladies and many more men
The men pledge themselves not tC
marry corset wrecks" and they cal
on others to choose wives from among
women with natural waists or To re-
main unwed. 1t is the opinion Of the
league that the world he all the better
for the abandonment of present fem
mime fashions in favor of the flowing
garments worn by the women of an
Client Greece before stays We're cvei
thought of. That the corset destroys
the beauty lines of the figure is an
lndoubted fact.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-16
As CHIEF ENGINEER.
John Findley Wallace Will Build
Panama Canal.


Panama Canal.
Washington, May 11.-Rear Admi-
raj Walker, president of the Panama
canal commission, has received tel
egram from John Findley Wallace, of
Chicago, general manager Of the Hi
nois Central railroad, accepting the
appointment of chief engineer in charge
of the construction of the canal. Mr.
Wallace will receive salary of $25,
600 a year.
Mr.. Wallace was for a long time
chief engineer of the Illinois Central,
becoming general manager in 1902
He is undou btedly one Of the best civil
engineers in this country, but possibly
the most important qualification Mr..
Wallace possesses is his ability and
tact in the management of men. Fol
several years all questions involved in
the mattecr of labor and the control OF
labor organizations on the entire sys.
tenn of the llinoils Central company
have devolved upon Mr.. Wallace fol-
settlement. The twenty three differ.
ent labor organizations found among
the employees of the road have always
had the most implicit confidence in
his decisions.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-16
DISSENT AT HOME
RUSSIAN REFORM ELEMENT is
STRENGTHENED.
Military Reverscs in Far East Zen
der Situation More DitficuIt-.-
Revolutionary Element Pressing
for COnstitutiO n--POleS ane Firms
Refuse to Give Gar Assistancc

Rome, May IA secret report re-
ceived from st. Petersburg depicts the
internal situation of Russia as becom-
ing serious as regards the preservation
of present institutions, the military
failures in the far East having
strengthened the opinion that the evils
are due to the present organization of
the country, in which change is nee
essary. The hope is expressed that the
emperor himself. seeing the danger,
will be induced to grant the country a
constitution, in which event the en-.
thusiasm of the people will become so
great as to render it easy to collect
men to fight the Japanese.
1t is believed all the efforts adopted
at st. Petersburg will remain futile,
IA besides the war in the far East, Rus.
STA will be obliged to face latent, if
not an open revolutionary movement
at home, depriving her of the assist
ance of the most progressive elements
of the empire-such as Poles and Films
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-16

improvement 1t continued. and be-
fore two months had passed l lost my
pains and my cough had dwindled to
memory. | was growing well.
Norris mode of life is very simple.
He wanders from place to place as
fancy dictates. His long journey in
search of health has taken him all over
the United States He was in New
York recently, and is now on his way
to Buffalo. His cleanliness. straight
forward manner and fund of anec-
dOtes have endeared him to railroad
men everywhere. News of his arrival
and departure are telegraphed in adj
vance. and he is welcome guest with
all His usual bed is on a newspaper
in the waiting room of some depot in
the winter. or on the platform or bag
gage truck when warm weather pI|'-
walls. He says he was never refused
food but once. and that was by u min
lister in Oregon.
Mr. Norris thinks consumption SAM
tariuns are not giving the proper
trea tment to obtain the best results.
lie says that in the so-called open air
cures he has visited the people are
given little or no exercise, but kept
quiet. fed on milk and eggs and iande
fat He holds that fairness Is not
healthy: that II is the power Of re-
sistng fatigue. OF sustaining exertion
for an extended period and of being
vigorous that constitutes true health.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-16

CHARLES f.. NORRIS the nSt. the III
trcpld invalid. who could scarcely
crawl. took to the road. and along the
11.34O miles he has tramped since then
found increasing health. until day
he is a hale and hearty man.
His case. which has been the sub
jcct of inquiry by physicians all over
the country. says the New York Her
aid. is further evidence of the efficacy
Of the "open air. cure. which they are
now recommending. He says that it
is better. because it combines with
the exercise of Il rugged life the cares
of striving for existence
Norris is 63 years Old. He had tray
cled extensively before he started on
his consumption tramp. He had
worked in many cities. He knew life
and men and the knowledge gave him
he courage il required To leave San
Francisco with but StD in his pocket
and face the fight for life. His wife
and daughter were dead. his brothers
and sisters scattered, and no one de-
pended upon him. His money had
been frttercd away on doctors bills
and medicines.
Norris is no ordinary tramp. His
clothes are neat. His manners are
good. He does not drink or Use tobac-
90. lie reads Shakespeare and knows
the works of the great poet by heart.
In January he called upon President
| Roosevelt and chatted with him some
time about his wanderings. and the
president expressed admiration of his
grit.
| This was my condition when !
started out from Frisco Angus, :.
, lml," says Norris. Il weighed 9,i
pounds, one lung was gone. had suf-
fered three hemorrhages. the doctors
said fourth would finish me- They
gave me three months more of life.
| | had 81 60 in my pocket. | was we'll
dressed and | determined to live or
die in the open.
"1'he first night slept under a
| fence. being too weak to reach farm
house little ways off. For the first
three weeks | didn't know what day
would be my last. But l did not grow
any worse. My cough continued. and
the pains between my shoulders did
not leave me. If | had stopped. if
had given up. ! would have died com
fortahly in few weeks. But | set
MY teeth and went on. At the end
or the third week l noticed slight
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-16
Notes About Needle Work.


practical pincushion is a hanging
one. which is heart-shaped and padd-
ed we'll NO that the pins can be thrust
in the sides. The face is ribbOn-em-
broidered. with wreath OF forget-me-
nots fastened with bow Of ribbon at
the top.
A very dainty stock is Of fine linen
hand embroidered in pastel blue polka
dots. The shape of the stock is out
lined with a narrow band of blue linen
and the stock Is finished with lin
gerie jabot OF the shcerest lawn with
a hand-embroidered border in white.
Instead of stiff white collars. stocks
are made of the waist material either
fagOted or plain. and double fold OF
scrim. crepe de lisse or rushing added
to soften the effect AS these ruchings
come in every conceivable shade and
quality. their use is limitless.
For tea jackets. dressing sacks and
house gowns ruffies are an exceeding
ly popular means of decoration. Some
of the ruffles on these house gowns
show row after row Of ruching, which
gives the effect Of billOw of lace. 1t
is especially desirable for use on crepe
de chine.
The flowers upon buttons are usual
ly worked in pOmpadour effect: that
is. several delicate colOrs are blended
in the pattern. with one color stand
ing out more strongly than the others
Sometimes the entire button is cover
ed with embroidery in several shades
of one color.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-16
Wifely Cooperation.

A man seldom prospers in the world
without the cooperation of his wife.
If she unites in mutual endeavors or
rewards his labors with an endearng
smile. with what confidence will he
resort to his merchandise or his farm,
fly over the land, sail upon seas. meet
difficulties and encounter danger. If he
knows that he is not spending his
strength in vain, but that his labor will
be rewarded by the sweets of home.
Solicitude and disappointment enter
the history of every mans life. and
he is but half provided for his voyage
who finds but an associate for happy
hours. while for his days of darkness
and distress no sympathzing partner
is prepared.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-16
INVESTIGATE AMERICANISM
SatolIi Sent to This County To See
About II.

Rome, May l2-The Tribune says:
The pope is sending Cardinal Satolli
40 the United States for a thorough in
,,uiry into Catholicism there, the Nati-
can fearing revival of Americanism
Nine archbishops of the United States
have informed the Vatican that 1t Is
impossible to apply to America the
rules laid down by the pope i'll regard
to the Gregorian chant, as the suppress
sion of female singing in church choirs
is contrary to American training. Car
dinal Gibbons Endorsed this statement.
Cardinal SatUli is also charged with
settling this affair.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-16
Leap-Year Privileges.

Even this age of statistics Is not
likely to be able to tabulate the actual
results of a leap year as they are re-
corded in the books of the town clerks
Whether women really propose mar
rage to men in the years which have
twenty nine days in February CANNOT
be proved even by the census reports
of the number Of marriages in each
year.
The theoretic privilege has been
mnch extended in modern times
whether or not women avail them
selves of it, The legend runs tha'
Saint Bridget begged Saint Patrick
that there might be some time whell
maids might properly WOO. anu that
he yielded the twenty-ninth OF fepru-
AIRY to her request. As their CONVERSE
ton happened to occur on that YER!
day. Saint Bridget promptly offered
herself in marriage to the amiable
Saint Patrick but he had the courage
to refuse her. and the tact to temper
her disappointment by kiss ana the
gift of silk gown.
TO modern maidens popular consent
has conceded the whole year instead
Of the one meager day granted by the
wise saint. They certainly are skill
full in the arrangement OF opportuni-
ties-leap year sleigh rides and parties
of various sOrts-fulnishing what Doc
tor Drulnmond's delightful Canadian
farmer calls good chances get ac-
quaint" But young women deeply eX-
perienced in all these affairs are heard
to protest that feminine love-maklng
is to be found only on the pages OF
novelist and poet. and that it is i'll
leap year. as in other years. both need
less and useless to substitute for the
subtler language of the glance ami the
smile the clumsy will you marry
meT"-Youths Companion.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-16
DESTROY DALNY DOCKS.
Russians Blow Up improvements
Worth Many Millions.

Worth Many Millions.
st. Petersburg, May l3.-Viceroy
Alexieff has telegraphed to the czar,
announcing that the Russians have
blown up the docks and peirs at Port
Dalny, Liaotung peninsula, presuma-
bly, to render more difficult japanese
landing at that point.
Port Dalny, on Talienwan bay, on
the east coast of the Liaotung PENN.
sula, was intended by Russia to be the
chief commercial emporium of its
Eastern dominions. An edict provid.
ing for its construction was issued by
the Russian emperor July 30, 1890
and Port Dalny, fully equipped with
all modern improvements, docks, ware.
houses and railroad facilities. was
opened to commerce in 1901.
Talienwan bay is one of the finest
deep water harbors on the Pacific. 1,
is free from ice in the winter and ships
drawing thirty feet of water can enter
at low tide without pilots and can sal
or steam alongside the immediate docks
and piers, where their cargoes can bt
loaded into railroad cars and run di.
rect for 5000 miles to the city of St
Petersburg.
There We're two first class drydocks
one intended for ordinary ocean steam
ers and the other designed to accom-.
modate the larger vessels of war o,
commerce.
Nearly IT, 200. 900 had been expend
ed ON the harbor system before the enc
of 1908, and it was estimated that the
work of completing the work woult
be nearly 800, OOO, 900.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-16
SECOND WARNING.
Government Issues Another Bul
Ietin Regarding Operations
Of Land Swindlers.

Washington, May 1.-THE govern
ment has given warning that an or
ganized band of swindlers is actively
engaged in several Western states, not.
ably Utah, North and South Dakota
aud also operating to a lesser extent in
the East. These sharpers have select
ed as easy victims prospective home
seekers who are greatly interested in
the various reclamation projects un.
dertaken by the government.
By means of advertisements cleverly
worded, in which they claim to have
secured inside information regarding
the plans of the engineers. and by dis
play of alleged copies of government
maps and surveys they have been sue.
cessful in dipping many unwary home
seekers. For consideration of from
$50 to 5000 these swindlers guarantee
to locate settlers upon the best irrigated
lands under the government works.
Notwithstanding that the govern
ment some time ago issued circular
warning the people against being TAX
en- in by just such frauds, the swim
ding goes right along, and the sharks
are reaping rich harvest. 1t should
be dearly understood that these men
have no inside information. Their
maps are mere township plats OF rough
drafts such as can be obtained from
the land Office. The swindlers have
no data other than any intending set.
tier can obtain upon request addressed
RI the interior denartment
The lands under these government
projects are withdrawn from all entry
excepting homestead before any actual
work of construction il ordered, and
the secretary Of the interior is 10y law
required to outline the size and loca'
ton of each farm. Until the plans are
completed for construction and the
contract has been let for the works il
is impossible to state with any degree
of accuracy what the cost of the water
will be or what lands will be irrigated
Settlers who make filings based on
the information received from the
swindlers will not only lose the money
paid out, but are liable later to fine
that the lands are not included in the
government prOpoSeu SySetiH, ant
thus will have exhausted their home.
stead entry upon worthless land. Whe1
the proper time comes for throwing
open to homestead entry the lands un
der these great irrigation projects, the
secretary of the interior will give due
notice through the newspapers. I'm
| til such announcement is made it viii
not be safe for settlers to locate OF
| these lands