Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-10-05

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Was Washington ohce the site Of
great city. long forgotten, unknown
TO the modern psychologists. Did
there live aud thrive ON the North
American continent race prior to the
Aztecs? Are there treasures OF art
buried under the SOIL ct this capital?
Wherefore, then, ;he mysteries Of
stone just unear-le,l IN the digging
for the foundations OF the new build
ing for the House OF Representatives
Far below the foundations of the
houses destroyed 10 make room for
the new clihee these fragments have
appeared, and the memory of man to-
day runs not bq k to the time when
such structures were there as TO call
for these Gecp-laid bases Nor do the
oldest Inhabitants know CT any one
who remembers having seen or heard
of such. Washington was built upon
virgin SOIL so far as city creation wag
concerned, In the Judgment of its
founders. Here were farms and small
dwellings, manor house or two, and
an unbroken record of freedom from
the inroads of the city-makers. The
North American Indians did not build
cities. They did not dig into the soil
to found their structures. Here, then,
is problem for the historians and the
archaeologists to solve
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The first payment OF S2.0O0.00O on
account of the purchase Of the frlars'
land in the Philippines. has been au-
thorized by the War Department.
There has been on deposit in New York
since last December the fund of ST.
236. 900 realized from the sale Of bonds
authorized to be issued in purchase OF
the friars' lands, and IL draft for this
first payment viii be made on the
Bank of England, which will pay over
the money to the Sociedad Agricola del
Ultramar. The completion Of these
purchases has been very much delayed.
as great difficulties were experienced
in securing closer title from the fri
ars. owing to the fact that in many
cases the orders attempted to convey
their lands TO private individuals Snd
business corporations TO prevent their
seizure at the time of the Philippine
instruction.
The attention of Coloae. Edwards.
of the insular bureau, was recently
called to an advertisement appearing
l., 4ba r,n,~@poporp of4nri7e, IN Furnish
reliable and exact Information TO re-
curing renuneratiye employment with
the government of the Philippine Isl
ands ut Manila. This advertisement
states: This information cannot be
obtained from Washington or any
other source" Colonel Edwards states
that all necessary data TO enable one
to make intelligent application for ex-
animation with view to appointment
in the insular government service will
be promptly furnished. gratuitously,
either by the insular bureau of the
War Department, ct Washington, or
by the United States Civil Service
Commission, also at Washington. upon
request,
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Secretary Hay has forwarded TO the
secretary of the foreign section Of the
/ Young mems Christian Association I'm
| New York a recommendation from the
! American minister to Panama that
/ branches of the association be estab-
| lished In Panama and Colon for the
| benefit Of the men working on the
Panama Canal The minister says that
| the two hundred young civil engineers
/ and the four hundred marines on the
/ isthmus have no attractive place for
recreation when they are off duty,
/ and that some provision for them
| should be made His recommendation
/ will doubtless be acted upon, as the
| managers of the association are well
| aware that before many months there
/ viii be thousands OF men where there
1 are now hundreds needing place OF
recreation in wholesome surroundings
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I From the report of Commissioner
Ware, it appears that there were 994,-
| 1872 names on the pension rolls Of the
United States July l. loss Of 1.7S3
during the year. The cost to the gov
eminent for the year was $I44. 10 7Sz.
which was about $4,000 more than
In 1908. One widow and two daugh-
tiers Of soldiers of the Revolutionary
War. and one survivor and 91S widows
of soldiers Of the War of 1912 are aow
on the rolls.
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Nevada has fewer pensioners than
any other State IN the Union. accord
ing to the latest report OF the Commits
si0ner Of Pensions. Pennsylvania with
nearly hundred and one thousand,
heads the list, and is followed by Ohio,
New York, Illinois, Indiana. Missouri,
Michigan and Kansas In that order
with the rest of the States and terri
tories following, till Alaska is reached.
with sixty-one soldiers drawing gov
ernment money.
The applications for patents during
the last fiscal year broke all previous
records. according to the annual report
OF the Commissioner Of Patents. There
were 50.32l applications for mechani-
cal patents and 1854 applications for
trade marks There were 1899 pat
ents and 2,2l3 trademarks granted.
The total receipts of the Office we're
81. GG3, $50; expenditures. 81 400 24.
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