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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-12-21
NEW YORK CHURCH PROPERTY.
Real Estate Worth $2I6,694,I95 Is
Exempted from Taxation.

Real Estate Worth $2I6,604,I9o Is
Exempted from Taxation.
a list of the church properties ex-
empt from taxation in New York, is
used by the Federation of Churches
and Christian organizations, shows
that the Roman Catholic body is the
denomination richest in church prop
erty In the entire city it possesses
real estate to the value of 500, $50. 06J.
OF this $34 419, 100 is on Manhattan
Island, S7,OS3,375 in the Bronx. ST.
1851 in Brooklyn, $1.424,025 in
Queens and $919,95O in Richmond.
The total value of Protestant
churches in New York is S114,970, 200.
divided as follows: Manhattan. $751;
91S200; Bronx, 81, 79S,235; Queens, ST.
5o4.GJ0 and Richmond. $2,2046 $50!
The total value bf church and hospital
property in all New York exempt from
taxation is $2l6,s04. 195.
OF all the Protestant churches, the
Episcopal is the richest, possessing in
all New York property worth $4,000.
$50, divided as follows: Manhattan.
S4S.392. 800; Bronx, 1868 250; Brooklyn,
s.. 334, 800; Queens, $4,000, and Rich
mond. $19T.300.
Next comes the Presbyterian Church.
with a tota, New York valuation OF
$16,714, 100. including Manhattan, Sl3,-
1000; Bronx, SS72, 900; Brooklyn,
81 $4,000; Queens, $3.50, 100. and Rich
mond, $50. 100.
Closely following the Presbyterian
Church in property values comes the
Jewish faith, with $13,420,050 in all
New York, including $12.42S,S00 in
Manhattan, 1924 600 in the Bronx,
$651 400 in Brooklyn. $4,000 in Queens,
and S30,S50 in Richmond.
Then come in order the Union Prot
estants, with $10,190,70O in all New
York City; the Methodist Episcopal
Church, with $S.513,05o: the Reformed
Dutch. with $7,117,12t; the Baptist,
with $6564, 455; the Congregationallsts
with 81, G32. 0S5; the Lutheran General
Council. with $2,11S,5J0; the Unitarian,
with $f,214, 800, and the Lutheran
synodical conference, with $l,l52. 6f3.
The Salvation Army owns, S263,5oo
worth of real estate in New York (SIan-
hattan}. and the Volunteers OF Ameri-
ca $4,000 worth in Queens, The least
wealthy denomination is the Christian
Alliance, which owns $500 house
in Brooklyn. Churches marked un-
classified own $1.S45, 800 worth of
property in Manhattan and $1,000
worth in Brooklyn. The yhave moth
ing in the Bronx, Queens, or Richmond.
Hospitals own $14. 1872. 400 worth Of
property in all New Yorlz--New York
World.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-12-21
Fifty Years Ace.

All of the English Baltic feet sailed
for home.
a Russian decree ordered an addi-
tional levy of ten men in every 1000
in the eastern half of the empire, Jews
not excepted.
The political sentiment of the union
was in state of transition, the drift
being towards political parties for or
against making slavery national.
+ The king of the Sandwich Islands,
to prevent the overthrow of his gov
eminent by lawless violence. accepted
the aid of the naval forces of the Unit
ed Sta res and France.
The Spanish minister of foreign af-
fairs declared in the cortes That the
sale of the island of Cuba would be
the sale OF Spanish honor itself"
Peace was restored at the BalIarat
gold diggings, Australia, after reign
of terror lasting weeks, in which TWEEN
ty miners had been killed and martial
law established
Co1meFcial reciprocity had been ar
ranfsss between the United States and
Great Britain. 1t opened to Americans
the sea fisheries in British provinces.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-12-21

Twas very singular and sad. but as IL
in answer to Sir Deakin's cry. we heard
! the brave fellows voice; and famous
I shout il must have been to reach us over
| the roaring taraes And after that only
. racket OF 0utcries reaehd rs. Without
! doubt the villains had oyerpower'd and
slain this brave servant In spite OF our
peril, twas all we could do TO drag toe
old man from the gate and mp The road;
and as he went he wept Ike child.
We found a hiding place in the woods
where we remained all night. but the
glcat exertion and the exposure 70 the
cold was too much for the old gentleman.
When morning broke Sir Deakin had
breathed his last
| delved his grave in the frosty earth.
close by the spot where he lay. Some
how. ! shiyer'd all the while. and had a
cruel shooting pain in my wound that
was like To have mastered me before the
task was ended. But | managed TO
lower the body softly into the hole and
10 cover it reverently from sight: and
afterward stood leaning on my spade and
feeling very light in the head, while the
girl knelt and pray'd for her fathers
soul
And the picture II her as she knelt =.
the last l remember. till l open'd my
eyes, and was amazed TO find myself on
my back. and staring up at darkness.
What has happeu'd
Il think you are very III. said a voice;
''ean you lean on me. and reach the hut
yonderf"
Why. yes; that is. think so. Why
Is everything dark"
The sun has been down for hours.
You have been in swoon first. and
then talk doh. such nonsense! Shame
on me, to let you catch this chilli
She help'd NE to my feet and stead
led me; and how we reach'd the htt !
cannot tell you. II took more than one
weary hour as | now know; but at the
time hours and minutes were one to me.
CTn lie contiuuedt
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-12-21
moNGoose SAVED HIS LIFE.
Remarkable Story from India of Little
Animal's Fight with Cobra.

Remarkable Story from India of Little
Animals Fight with Cobra.
One Sultry afternoon a gentleman
who was staying in India was lying in
hammock swung on the veranda OF
his bungalow. He was Willing away
the time eating fruit and biscuits,
when all at once he saw a little sharp
nosed, bright-eyed creature all covered
with smooth fur and looking some
thing like bandicoot rat and some
thing like a squirrel come creeping
slyly along the door He threw it a
hit Of banana. which at first startled
1t. and it acted as though 1t was GO
ing to run, but pretty soon il seemed to
think better of it and turned back and
snapped up the morSel. The gentle
man grew interested and gave it some
biscuit crumbs. which it ate, by de-
grees becoming more familiar and In
clined TO make friends, Just then some
one approached and the creature ran
away.
Then the gentleman was taken very
III with a fever, and one day when he
was just beginning to recover he sent
his servant away and composed HIM
self to take a nap. Just as he was
about to doze off into dreamIaud he
saw a horrible sight. Describing it,
he says.
Creeping into the room from the
yeranGha. coil after coil. was a huge
hooded eoDra, the deadIiest snake in
all India. more than seven feet long
and as thick as mans arm. For a
moment was fairly dumb with hor-
ror and then although knew +. was
no use, instinctively called for help,
but my voice was SO weak that it
couldn't even have been heard in the
next room.
"on came the snake. rearing up its
horrid spotted hood ~-grily and blow
ing out its head. as it does when it
means mischief. 1t had already got
to the foot Of the bed and was Just
preparing to crawl up when heard
sllirr Of tiny feet across the floor
and / saw my squirrel-rat friend, little
Tommy. The brave little fellow never
hesitated for moment, but went right
at the cobra like tiger and gave 1t
a bite that drew blood like the cut OF
a knife"
The upshor of the matter vas Tom
my and the snake fought duel. and
upon its victory depended the life OF
the sick man. Again and again the
rat-squlrrel attacked the reptile. biting
and biting and always escaping the
enemy's blows. until at last the rat
squirrel actually bit of the snakes
head. But Just as this happened the
snake in its fioppings Knocked some
glass off a table and the attendants in
the house, hearing the crash. came
rushing in.
AS it turned ont. the little rat-squir-
rel was a mongoose. These creatures
are the greatest serpent killers in the
world Thus this gentleman, by max
ing a pet Of the LITTLE mongoose. had
found a friend that actually sawed his
life.-Pearson's Weekly.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-12-21
One Hundred Years AGO.

Spain declared war against England
Twenty brick and twenty frame
houses on Wall street, New York, We're
destroyed by fire. The total loss was
only 100000.
The New York Historical Society
was instituted.
The British under Admiral Popham
attacked Fort Rouge at the entrance
of Calais harbor.
Russia had seventy sail of the line
in commission in her navy.
The French ambassador left Con-
stantinople, as the Ottoman porte re-
fused to acknowledge Napoleon as
hereditary emperor.
The surveyor of public buildings at
Washington reported to Congress that
$57,665.72 had been spent in one year
on the Capitol and White House.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-12-21
Thirty Years Ago

An exchange of notes took place be-
tween Washington. ID. c., and Madrid
concerning tile Virginius affair.
\ Congressional investigation of the
Pacific mail subsidy increase, and the
bribery charges connected with t. was
commenced at Washington, d. e.
The watch presented to Marquis de
Lafayette by Washington and later sto-l
len from him, having been recovered,
was presented to the Frenchman's
grandson by the American minister to
France.
King kalakaua of the Sandwich
Islands was in Chicago en- route to
Washington. d. c., to perfect com
mercial treaty.
The taking of evidence in the trial
of Count Won Armin for the abstrac-
ton of official dOcume its from the rec
ords of the German government closed
in Berlin
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-12-21
Twenty Years AGO.

The announcement was made in New
York of the gift of $4,000 by Miss
Mary G. Caldwell to the Roman Cath
alic Church for the purpose of found
ing university.
President Diaz of Mexico ordered
..osed all of the gaming houses in the
City of Mexico.
The President sent to the Senate
with a note of review and commenda-
ton the commercial treaty between
the United States ana Spain.
An attempt was made to destroy the
London bridge with dynamite. 1t was
a faseO.
The Superintendent of Public In
struction in Illinois reported that the
enrolment of the pupils in the public
schools of the state Cor the year had
Neen T2S.sS1.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-12-21
Earty Yeas AGO.

General Dix issued an order for re-
prisalS on Canadians because of the
st. Adams raid. 1t was annulled later
by Lincoln.
sherman stormed Fort McAllister,
near Savannah, Ga.
Cook County, Illinois. voted boun-
ty of 500 for every man who would
enlist for army service.
Springfield Qll) citizens were much
alarmed over a report that the Illinois
Central Railway was ready to give
TIE State bonus to have the capital
remny ed to Decatur.
\ number of soldiers were killed and
many wounded in the blowing up of
the. transport Maria at st. LOuis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-12-21

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they cannot
reach the seat OF the disease. CatarrL Is blood
or constitutional disease, AMI IN order to cure IL
YOU must take internal remedies. Halls Iatarrh
Cure is taken internally. ard acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces. Halls CataTrll COre
is not q quack medieine. 1t was prescribed Nv
one of the best physicians in this country fol
years. and is a regular prescription. IL Is COM
posed OF the best tonaeS X Sn- combined with
The best blood purifiers. aoting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination OF
the two ingredients Is what produces Sueh Won
derfu results ia earring Catarrh. send for teS-
tmOniaIs free
SOld'by Druggists. price Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-12-21
WISCONSIN'S RECORD.
FAITHFULLY TOLD IN READABLE
SHAPE.
Death = Orson +. Woodbury. Dis
tasteful Couple Get Tar and Feathers
Depot Restaurant Is Robbed-Lays
Murder to Liquor.

Orson f. Woodbury.. famous anti
slavery man. died at his home in Madi-
son, ut the age Of 50. Mr. Woodbury.
was 4 celebrated Song writer in his day,
and among his compositions was the
great campaign melody Of 1910. "Tippe-
canoe and Tyler Too" Another honor
claimed by Mr. Woodbury. was that he
was one Of three men who gathered at
Berlin. Wis, in 1854 and held the first
Republican meeting III the State At the
breaking out Of the Civil War Mr., Wood
bury lived in st. Louis, but his opinions
against slavery were so radical and his
declarations against secession so emphat-
ie that he was compelled 10 leave the
city
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-12-21

John Pauline and his hcusekeeper. liv-
ing near Pipe lake. were stripped Of their
clothing aud tarred aud featiered hy Il
band of fifty masked men. When the
regulators arrived at the house they de-
manded that the inmates come ont. Not
being obeyed they broke open the door
and dragged tire pair to trees. where
they were bound Both the man aud his
housekeeper were ordered To leave the
place. The couple had been considered
a nuisance for some time and ueighbors
TOOK this heroic means 70 get rid of
Them Pauline has had six housekeepers
III one year.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-12-21
bandits Rob Restaurant.

Two desperadoes entered the depot r,,s-
tanrant in Abhotsford and got away
with SIS in cash. all the money there was
IN the till. They fired two shots at the
proprietor. who tried to resist. and fore
ed the customers to sit still on penalty
OF being shot. After r,bbing the till they
backed out of the room aud ran off. firing
shots at the house as they went to in
tInlidate the people in the restaurant.
The proprietor was badly cut in the face
Dy blow from the butt of a revolver.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-12-21
Coed Luck for the Turtle.

The Chinese have peculiar custom
with regard to turtles, which they con-
slider as very good joss, says the Hong
Kong Press. Almost any day one can
see these creatures, some of them OF
huge size. being carried on board the
river steamers. not to be taken to Can
ton for culinary purposes, but to be
dumped into the sea and restored 10
liberty and freedom. Good luck is
thought 70 follow.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-12-21
Jumps From the Tra;r

lingo Donnerstag. convicted at Rhine
lander of manSlaughter in thr third de-
gree and sentenced to four yem in State
prison, escaped ut Oshkosh from Under
Sheriff Dolan and Deputy Shepard. by
jumping on moving train which thew
had Just left. Donnerstag was convicted
of killing his father.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-12-21
Suicide by Rnrninr

Henry Dardis. well-known character
OF Racine, committed suicide in the
Springfield house in Springfield by setting
ufe TO ms bed The flames were smoth-
cred with difficulty and the house saved
from destruction. Dardis died of his in
lures. Previous to setting the bed on
hre he took large dose of morphine. He
said he was tired of life.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-12-21
Blames Liquor for His Murder.

Arthur Woods, who shot Street Car
Conductor Ole \. Bendz in Superior. be-
cause The latter refused to deliver urr his
money, was sentenced 20 the State peni-
Tertiary at Waupun for life Jlrst before
he was taken to the train by Sheriff Nc
hinnon the prisoner said: 'sPrpbabIv nv
crime justified the punishment hut I
hope YOU will believe ne when sav fFar
l nave not the faintesr recollection of
what transpired ON that awful night.
remember coming in contact with some
one. l reeoi ct there was tttssle, but
surely there was no murder in my heart.
1t was liquor that did the deed. =
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-12-21

There is kind Of man who tells
you of some unimportant thing he did,
and expects you to fall dead with as.
tnnishmeEt.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-12-21

The matter of feed is of
tremendous Importance to the
farmer. Wrong feeding is
loss. Right feeding is profit.
Tie up-to-date farmer knows
what to feed his COWS to get
the most milk, his pigs to get
the most pork, his hens to
get the most eggs. Science.
But how about the children
Are they fed according to
science, i bone food if bones
are soft and undeveloped, a
flesh and muscle food if they
are thin and weak and blood
food if there is anemia?
SCOTS Emulsion is a mixed
food; the Cod Liver Oil in it
makes flesh, blood and muscle,
the Lime and Soda make bone
and brain. 1t is the standard
scientific food for delicate
children.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-12-21

Every one has his vanity card TO
play. The preacher gets a man into
the fold by telling him of the great
influence" he has upon others.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-12-21

Talk all you please, but good men
have no monopoly Of the offices.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-12-21

A man doesn't feel relieved When
relieved Of his money.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-11-21
(Scripps News Association. }

]. BERKELEY, Nov. 21.-A remark
able set of experiments to determine
the relation of poetry to human or
ganism are being conducted in the
experimental psychology department
of the University of California by
Professor James Main Dixon and
DIR. w. 8. Wrinch.
/ Professor Dixon has already dis
covered an emotional curve in
poems like Tennysons The Bridge"
Experiments are now beiug conducted
10 dicover a law as to the relation
between the stress in poetry and the
beat of the human heart, and the
relation between lines of poetry and
of tests have already been made, and
been arrived at, but before the law
is. fully determined Professor Dixon
thinks 1t will be necessary to record
the singing of the doxology or some
other song by a whole congregation.
In securing the records to be used
in drawing his general conclusion,
Professor Dixon and DR.. Wrinch
use an exceedingly complicated ma
chine that records the pulse beats
of person reciting the poetry, the
stress, the number of lines and the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-11-21
indian IS BURIED
AS A CHRISTIAN

When I didn't have religion l rode
on the cayuse and let the squaw walk,
but now l have religion the squaw
rides the cayuse and 1 lead it."
That was the publicly expressed
religion of old jeremiah, the aged
Spokane brave who died yesterday
afternoon in his tepee up on the hill
at the end of North Monroe street.
To jeremiah and his tribesmen the
squaw on the horse was the highest
expression of the true religion.
The funeral of Jeremiah was held
this afternoon at Smith & Co.'S un>
dertaking rooms. The dead man, as
well rs most of his tribesmen pres
ent, were mission bred and have been
earnest members of the Presbyterian
church. 1t was at a prayer meeting
that jeremiah defined the effects of
his religion on cayuse riding.
The scene at the undertaking rooms
was one full of interest owing to the
departure from the usual Indian
burial ritual, which was supplanted
by the impressive Presbyterian funer-
al service.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-11-21

If franchise can be secured, Spokane will be given
new telephone system by next spring The system is
known as the automatic system and is controlled by an
independent company.
G. E. Summer, who is putting in the telephone
system at San Diego California has been in the city
al days looking the field and sizing the chances of
getting franchise through for independent company
Mr.. Summer called on Corporation Counsel Dudley
and submitted the plans and asked for advice to what
would be necessary in making application for a
franchise.
Later Mr. Summer visited different business men of
the city and it is UNDERSTOOD demonstrated that he had
ample backing for the installation of the system pro
viding the necessary patronage could be secured.
The new telephone company controls what is known
as the automatic SYSTEM by of which lightning
service be given through instantaneous connections
made by the of the telephone instead Of depending up
operators at a central switchboard.
The franchise will be asked for within the next
few weeks.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-11-21

the idea did not emanate from Ameri-
can minds,
The new battleship, upon the de-
signs of which the experts of the
navy department are now hard at
work, will be of $4,000 tons dis
placement, making her of extraor-
dinary size, but her most conspicu-
Gus feature will be her battery,
which will consist OF no less than
IL big IL inch. breechloading rifles
as am main battery, with about a
score of IA FOUNDER or three inch
rapid fire guns as secondary bat
terry. There will be nothing between
the IL inch and the small weapons
No battleship in the world so far
built carries more than four guns
of so large a caleber.
The 12 IL inch guns constitute
the most destructive battery In ex-
istence. They will he mounted in
pairs of six heavily armored turrets.
one forward, one aft and two on
be IL inches thick. and they will
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-11-21
OF POETRY
TO HUMAN ORGANISM
Remarkable Experiments Being Conducted by University
of California Psychologists.

respirations and the time taken. All
these results are recorded on
cmoked record and can be preserved.
Perhaps the most remarkable mani
festation of the law discovered was
found in Tennyson's May Queen"
1t was shown that the three divisions
into which the poem is divided vary
in a most decided manner. The first,
giving a mood of heightened happi-
ness, uses IL per cent more syllables
than the second, which is in a mood
of utter depression. The third divis-
ion is in a mood OF resignation or
sorrow and uses per cent less syl-
tables than the second.
An experiment with tn e hymn
Rock of Ages" comes out regular
ly sixteen pulse beats and sixteen
stresses: four lines.
By the experiments Professor Dixon
intends to draw sharply the line be-
tween poetry and prose. At present
1t is almost impossible to tell the
real difference between poetry and
prose. If poetry is a direct appeal
to organism, 1t has a direct connection
with breathing and the heart action.
and this connection is to be minutely
determined.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-11-21

While the omission OF several tons
of important armor from the after
end of the superstructures of the
Alabama and the Ohio classes of
United States battleships continue to
provoke discussion among naval
architects. there is no likeli ihood that
the defects Will be repeated in the
later battleships. not only because
the great majority of naval officers
recognize Il as serious fault, but
because II Is not probable that the
United States will build any more
battleships similar to those of the
classes named and their predecessors.
Instead of modifying existing types
to meet the normal advance of naval
science, the navy department pro-
poses to contract type of battleship
which will be more stratling than
the "superposed turret" system of
the Kentucky and the New Jersey
classes. In fact, the new type OF
monster American warship will be
nearly as revolutionary in character
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-11-21
A BANQUET Will Bf
GIVEN DALEY

James ]. Daley, assistant city
comptroller, who is attending the
twenty-fourth annual meeting of the
national convention of the American
Federation of Labor in San Francisco,
writes to n lodge member that the
meeting is one of the most success
ful In the history of the order.
Mr.. Daley is a delegate from the
local federation. No. 11,62i, and is
one of the six to be elected from
this state. There are 500 delegates
present from every part of the
world. The speech delivered by
Michael McDavitt, member of the
house of parliament from Ireland,
was one of the most brilliant ever
given before labor organization in
America.
Hon. Sir Wignall of London moved
his audience to tears in defense of
woman's suffrage at meeting of the
union Saturday evening.
Upon Mr. Daley's return to Spo-
kane Federal union, No. 11,624, will
tender him banquet, at which he
will be expected to relate the pro-
ceedings of the convention.