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LOVING GOD.


BY Rev. Charles n. RaH
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart and With all thy
soul and with all thy mind. This is
the first and great commandment. st.
Matthew XXI, 81.
No man can truly love his ,seighbor
as he loves himself until he has first
learned 10 keep his first and great
commandment. 40 easy task will this
-, but that ii is not an impossible one
is testified by the lives of unuumbered
thousands who have lived and in all
ways done their best. Fear God ana
keep His commandments, for tins Is
the whole duty of man. was' the text
Of the grea preacher hundreds OF years
before Christ came. To-day we teach
our children that they we're mn lie to
know God. to love God and to serve
sod. Il is true lat perfect love
Casteth out fear" but. as with the IN
FAINT races in pre-Chrisrian days, man
had first to learn to fear God 50 even
to-day that element of fear is needed
which is without apprehension. bat
fun of reverential awe.
we cannot love God until we know
Him. In our infancy we kneT" Him
ny falth In manhood We enter upon
81 more Intimate knowledge of Him in
the daily school of experience. In ma
turcr wears we say with certain conf
dencc: we know HIN in whom we
have believed" We do this because
He has made Himself known to us IN
a thousand loving ways. As father
mother. lover. husband. friend; rs ru-
Ter of our destiny and guide Of our
devious pathway; as shadow from
the heat ard refuge from the storms
which fret the days Of our earthly So
journing.
The love of God is no passing pas
sion. no variable emotion. but through
all the ages Gods paean rings out 1
have loved thee with an everlasting
love" Fer our own good He chastens
! Us. but His chasusements are those et
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23
DO MEN KNOW WOMEN ?
To What Extent the Sexes Are Able I
Understand One Another.

To What Extent the Sexes Are Able to
Understand One Another.
Edward Bennett has some witty re-
Elections in his The Passing Hour
notes in the English Illustrated Maga-
zine. He says;
Solomon, the wisest of men. de-
clared woman to be an enigma He
appears to have studied the sex i'll
patches and to have struck an aver
age. He had scarcely time to study
the individual. But many an honest
Darby who possessed a heart has UNI
derstood more than one Joan. If it is
possible to lay down a general princi-
pie in such a matter | should say that
where men have failed to understand
women it was owing to want of heart.
and that where women have not I'M
derstood men. il was due to want OF
intelligence
AS matter of fact. it is only in
rare moments of ESTABLISHMENT and
devotion to another that anybody
cares to admit he or she is under
stood. Yen don't understand me
one little bit is often the last despair
ing cry of a wClnan's injured pride to
the man who is revealing to her the
fact that lie knows everything, even
that this cry is Il patent insincerity.
And the man who laments that Wom-
an cannot see how strong is his devo-
ton, that she peryerts and twists all
his assurances into something quite
foreign 10 their original meaning. will
admit some day that she understood
him only too well. that his was ma
ture which required opposition to stir
it into activity, and what was mis-
taken in the business was that he him
self was so easily comprehended,"
When a man says thai the motives
of certain woman are unintellig5oIe
to him. the explanation often is that
she has wounded his pride by showing
him too plainly that she understands
him. and acts accordingly. I'm other
words. her intelligence prompts her TO
act differently from what is expected
of the average woman in similar cir
cumstances. and this exhibition of in
telligence is labeled by the man as in
comprehensive 1t is his nasty pride
which is at fault all the time. And
this applies just as much in the case
of 4 woman as in that of a man. Men
and women have been deliberately
throwing dust in one another's eyes
for centuries, and the wonderful thing
is that they understand each other 50
we'll"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23

rich some day. md what fine things Sou
would DO for me!"
But am not rich. my good Martha"
I said. smiling. 'and it is not | who have
done this for you"
"Oh. but it's all the same. sir" she
said. with a very sly looE
/ Presently my father Martha and 10
sah went into the house. But Mr..
Jonathan remained behind. and taking
my arm. .trolied with me across the
lawn.
"Silas. my lad" he safil. in kind
voice. the sight Of that happy couple
has set NE thinking upon Il subject |
have long had in my heart, Although
have never mentioned it, | know all
about you and Clara, Mrs. Wilson told
me what she knew. and have picked up
the rest here and there have waited.
however until now. In the first place,
l wished to know you better. 10 judge
of your disposition; and. in the second
place. although the ties that bound YOU
to that unhappy woman were OF the
weakest. vet. after the dreadful circum-
star ces tat attended her death. we were
compelled in dccency to allow certain
time 10 eIapse before the subject Of love
and marriage could he preached"
'Ah. sir" / answered mournfully,
CLARA has ceased to love ire. She viii
never forgive the wicked weakness OF
my conduct in gaining her love while
another claimed me as her husband
1T WAS very culpable." answered Mr..
Jonathan, gravely: ''and in any other
person I conlf never have hardened II.
bur vorr fife nv noor bo,. has t,epp so
excentiopaI thar If Womb no lard TO
Judge Won hv tbe rules Of everyday
life
~6nf vor forgive mo d,rliorq'
wbisner.d os T beId Clara in my rms
Il yeas nevcr angry with Won She
answered SONY. II onlv felt sad and
that I wished tn die
she ,,,s p,;ne--p,i,c ~ last, xotI,;rv
could stand hstwasn ,,s now save deotbi
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81 8ound by a Spell 81

are spreading with frghtful rapidly.
Judith lies in a motionless heap, and
two hapless beings are locked within
their rooms: upon the chamber above,
he fire has already seized: upon the one
below it is rapidly advancing.
The fire is consuming one side OF
Clara's room--it has fastened upon the
stairs-no one can mount them. Who
can save her now?
Flames dart above the roof. and
through the windows. and up into the
black sky rise volumes of lurid smoke,
chasing away the darkness and illuminat-
ing every object around with a fearful
radiance.
What new figure is this come upon the
scene? \ man who seems to have arisen
from the bowels of the earth. He looks
strange and bewildered The women
catch sight Of him, and, shrieking with a
new terror. fy away and cover upon
the sodden earth. under the dripping
branch Of tree. He sees an arm grasp
ing at window frame. He goes TO him
Unlock the dour-the Fey is Outside,'
cries frantic voice within.
The stranger comprehends--tiash
through lhe Aat uoof. Wutcu StdHuS
wide open. The flames rolling down the
stairs show him the key. He turns it.
As he does SO. he sees Il seuseleSS woman
huddled at his feet He does not recos-
nize her, but quick as lightning he raises
her in his arms and bears her safely
out into the air, followed by Silas.
Only just in time-the flames are al
ready licking the spot she laid HpoH.
is it Clara?" cries Sins franticuIly-
They turn over the body and disclose
the death-like face of Judith.
Where is she-oh. heaven. where is
she? She has persisted in the flames"
exclaimed Silas.
A wild piercing cry Of agony rises
above the roar OF the elements. They
raise their eyes. Standing on the ex-
treme edge Of the window sill with out
stretched arms, the fumes darling
around her. is Clara.
A frightful scream bursts from Silas'
lips; but his companion grasps his
hands. drags him under the window, and
stretching out both their arms, shouts
10 her to jump. Just in time-thc flames
cling to her dress as she fall.
At that moment carriage teGrs mp
the drive-two policemen sprint from
the box and an old gentleman jumps out
and falls into the group
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crime to her husband. who visited her
daily. In her confession she claims
that she killed her stepdaughter be-
cause the latter persisted in receiving
the attentions of young man to whom
Mr., Krauss objected. No crime COM
mitted in Indiana for years has Gre
ated more interest than did this. Mrs.
Krauss was given life sentence. Her
husband declares others We're in the
plot.
Ex-Mayor. s. r. Smith of Davenport,
Iowa, now serving a penitenuary term
for embezzlement, is a son of the Rev.
Samuel f.. Smith, author of My COan-
try, Ills. of Thee
-.
An exploring party, beaded by DR.. c.
f. H. Caracristi of Mobile. proposes to
go through the hitherto hidden portions
Of Colombia.
-.
A life of Andree, the lost explorer, Is
to be issued by the geographical society
Of Stockholm, of which he was mem
Der
-:
Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge. appoint
ed with Butler Aspinwall to conduct
the British Board of Trades inquiry
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23
shnrt Nicer sermnn-.

snort hcNGF @EEuIeEa--
Kindness is catching.
one sin bears many seeds.
A ledger makes Il hard pillow,
Red blood is always better than blue
vision,
None are so poor as those who do
not love people.
A poor man does not need to be a
roe,- sort Of II man.
Living for ones land is greater far
than dying for il.
More enemies have been slain by
mercy than ~ malice.
Chance IS one Of the most profane
words in our language
He has made 70 great gains who has
never lost anything.
Real religion never has to advertise
for a chance To do good.
Men who are always on the make
never make much Of anything
4 mans title to clory does not de
pend on ene glory of his title here.
Small men do not gain great truths
and great men do not retain them.
The rainbow Of love always looks
best against the black clouds Of hate.
4 man never gets much hold on
heaven when he grasps humanity with
Just two fingers,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23

fects of strychnine
poisoning at the
home Of her father
a druggist of Hart
ford City, Ind. is
now confined in the
reformatory at In
dianapoliS. Mrs.
Kra uss, after al
most three months
confinement in the
county Jail at Hart
ford City, made q
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23

Those who visited the markets see
from time to time hanging up in, the
butcher stalls an owl a crow. or
hawk. They are brought in by the
farmers" said marketman. There
is a steady demand for owls. hawks.
etc. on the part of taXidermists, anna
tours chiefly. and they will sometimes
pay as high as 81 or 81 for fine speci-
mems of the larger hawks or owls -
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where the Russian admiral was not
discussed and as a rule criticised. Ad-
miral Rojestvensky. despite the North
Sea tragedy. which is generally re-
garded as blunder, has the reputa-
ton of being careful, brave and
qualified naval commander. 1t may
indeed be assumed that he stands high
in Russian estimation, else he could
not have been selected for the danger
Gus and difficult work assigned him
His course across the waters which lie
between the African coast and the far
East will be watched with worldwide
interest.
1t is authenticated that the music OF
the song of THE Blackbird," played at
Major Andres execution, was written
by Dr. G.. w. Walter. organist of George
Washington university. The tune is an
ancient Irish one.
-
Col ''Bflr' Sam, chairman of the
Kansas State Demot -atic con. mittee. is
the grandson OF NJ. Pyle Ferry, school
mate of Napoleon Bonaparte.
-
Gen. William Booth of the Salvation
army does not drink, smoke or eat meat.
Sometimes he tastes fruit.
-
Mrs w r. Erauss. who confessed
to the murder of her stepdaughter,
Crystal Krauss, who died from the eff
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23
The ola Adage.

Paine Jones-Weren't you surprise II
to bear that that eccentric johnson
and the rich girl he married were sep
arated?
Wesley Church-Not at all. was
brought up TO expect that a fool ami
bis money Will soon be parted. Woa,.
ans Home Companion.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23

miraIRoJestvensky,
commander of the
Russian Baltic fleet.
Before the bonn
bardment of the
British fishing fleet
in the North Sea
his name was I'M
familiar outside of
Russia, but before
that sensation was
three days old
there was not q
s.-,....-.. - A.. 1...l 4
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23

the reputation of
being an able jurist
and at the same
time is one of the
youngest judges in
the State. Born NJ
Pekin. H.. 45 years
ago. he was edu,
Gated in the East.
and upon the death
Of his father. Judge
\. NJ. Green. Sue
eeeded him on the
circuit bench. being
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23

into the North Sea
tragedy due to Rus
sian warships fir
ing ON English fish
crmen. has had a
career of nearly
half a century in
the navy. Born in
1880. he served in
the White Sea in
1854, in the Bay of
Bengal during the
Indian nutiny and
,I,ifh tba naval bri-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23
CHAPTER XXX.

n sou evening III June ne SKY OF Il
deep, cloudless blue, save towards the
west. where the sun $ sinking into Il sea
of crimson light. Got a breath Of air is
stirring--the trees are motionless: not
the culver Of 81 leaf There is a buzz OF
insect life in the air. mingled with the
music Of the birds. Upon a lawn. over
which is scattered numerous flower beds,
gay with bright colored blossoms. stretch
ing before a picturesque cottage covered
with roses. sit three men. one is young.
not more than twenty; the second is Il
stout. forid. benevolent looking man:
the third is thin visaeed, sad-Iooking.
with iron-gray hair. The three men
We're /, Silas Morant. Mr.. Jonathan Rod
we'll and my father My father WI
speaking What his ultimate intentions
could have been, | am at loss tc un-
derstand. Probably to cast me-. in my
insensible state, into the flames.
Which, it seems, after all. he did not
kindle' said Mr.. Jonathan. shuddering
ar the remembrance.
"TEnt is the most wonderful circum-
stance Of all. Chance, or destiny. or
whaterer you please to call il. had actu-
ally anticipated him. Porter must have
orerthrown bis lamp in a state ii stupor
Judith lived long enough to tell now she
had seen the fire first in her fathers
room, and he lying across the chair. dead
or insensible."
Il could not help plying the unfortu-
nate creature sald Mr.. Jonathan, IN
spite OF the eVii she had wrought. She
ut least deserved a better fate than to
perish ny the brutal violence 81 the man
whom; she loved so devoteliy.
1 have often thought SAID my faith
or, what dlIlne mercy II was that
only one OF the teieGrams fell INTO that
Wretehed mans hands. Il appears that
the lad mad put one IN ms pocket the
one addressed 10 YOU. Mr., Rotwels--and
was holding the other IN his hand. when
' se1 'e,'"'l NJ 'h'N'tt' W." S"at #V''
. I'm '''''' ~ '"'','e '''ll az
We HuN' ne ',u N"'t ''"''i"7 '"'oN'
cue ot'eF, ""l "n'e"el ms opI"FtuH'ty
W 'eo'e ''' =, p'',L'iS'>' 'un ueii'er II at
,'e "'i'De' ne 'ie,ay' however was very
h'9r PROV '"s '"'ai 10 more 'uan one OF
">
That unhappy man. said Mr.. Jona-
,dan. had telegraphed to say that he
would Doe with me that night. But /
felt half inclined 30 start for Essex with
out waiting for him, and chance the CON
ditlon Of the house. But look. here are
two old friends OF yours coming this
way H''aS'
Such was the fact. Walking mp the
pathway towards the house were Martha
Jennings and Josiah Cook.
FASTENED e. meet the good. kind crea-
ture who had sheltered me, fed me and
clothed me when | was honseless and
destitute. She was dressed with VA
IL aaj >martuesS--a white bonnet "a line
silk dress, and a bricht-colored, or rnlh-
er many colored, shawl Josiah was also
got up Ia an unusual style; bri-ht green
s"th hecNue' nun Maistcoat ana ""i1'
nat
After a little conversation. the secret
came out: the worthy pair had been mar
ried that morning.
Married. / exclaimed: why | had
| not the least idea that such thing wa,
| ever thought Of"
| no more had We. Master Silas. @
| few weeks ago" answered Martha
| hlushing, land. You know. you have no
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gade in Burma. In administrative
work he has taken his share, serving
as a member of the Committee on
Heavy Guns in 1878, Of the War Of
ice Committee on Machine Guns, 1879.
and of the Ordnance Committee in
1881. Later he became Director OF
Naval Intelligence and in 1895 he went
out for three years rs commander in
chief of the Australian station. After
ward he commanded the China station.
He has charge of the inquiry into the
North Sea affair.
-
Admiral Baron Won Spaun will retire
from command of the Austrian navy
shortly ard will be succeeded by Vice
Admiral Monte Cuccoli. who has n fine
reputation among the naval men of the
world
Gordon O'Bicrne OF Charlottesville.
Va. owns a sun dial used by Thomas
jefferson at Monticello.
-
Lieut.. Gen. Bourke a veteran OF the
C-imean war. is dead. lie was a son OF
the fifth Lord Mayo.
-
A street in Baltimore IS to be named
after the late Mayor MeI,ane.
-:
Judge Theodore y. Green. of Peoria.
H.. before whom the TroQuois Theater
cases from Chicago were brought, has
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23

elected by Republican votes, though
Democrat in politics The judge is
popular in all circles, as he takes the
lead in al movements for tie t'tteE.
nenI OF the city,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23
GREAT OPPORTUNITY OFFERED.
BY Rev. j. p Brushfnghau, D. d

When Queen Esther found in the
throne room of the tyrannical King
Ashuesus mercy and life instead of
condo mnation and death there came
to Ter qUeenly opportunity for the
nations deliverance
II e verdict of great free people,
more potent than that OF kingly favor.
has just been rendered The victory
has been sweeping one What of
the future? VIII the dominant party
e true to its best Instincts? Will it
accept its position Of leadership as a
sacred trust: Will it enter upon
new quadrennium in the fear Of God?
viii all its representatives. from Inc
least to the greatest, be true to the
principles of civil service reform and
free from the ''spoils system" of gov
eminent? Let the Republicans Of
America take warning and not cherish
the hattering JUNCTION of any perpetual
prestige Of power.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23

Some people are cheerful because
their biunders bother other people H.
stead of themselves.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23
VAST PROGRESS IN WORLD.

BY Kew ". ~ wilson.
The world is advancing with in
creasipg acceleration on every hand.
Tho nations are drawing together in
the great march Of progress either to
Il unity thab makes combined effort or
to a. condition that me~ rs an absolute
control of the weaker and backward
by the stronger and forward,
Aside from questions Of public pol
icy or social theory there IS Il demand
everywhere for progress; progress
that means expansion, enlargement,
more opportunity, greater generosity
ana larger sympathy
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23

IItAN IOUNTft
FRANK !. CHENEY makes oath that he IS tho
senior partner Of th firm of +. J. CHENEY SCo..
doing business in the City OF T9ledo. County and
Stale aforesaid and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case Of CATARRH that cannot 30
cured by the use Of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
PRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed n my pres
enee. this 9th day OF December. A. d. 1855.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23

Few mEn were so suddenly and so
conspicuously projected upon the can
vas of international publicity as Ad-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23

We can stand cheap people pretty
well until they begin to act superior.
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.|L57GIz al POPULAR
.K4'N\ PULPIT

one who knows our needs. Pain and
sickness, poverty and suffering, are
facts the existence of which Jesus
| Christ never denied. But in those
words to the afflicted warrior, MY
| grace Is sufficient for thee" He told OF
| the means whereby all may be en-
! dured. He suffered" we say in the
! common creed of Christendom, and as
! we say 1t we know Christ's sacred
heart is beating in unison with the
! heart of humanity. In our High Priest,
who ever liveth to make intercession
| for us, we have one who can be, and
who is. touched with the feeling of
our inhrmities." How wonderful and
| how beautiful. We think Of the love
or Jonathan and David and recall that
1t was passing the love OF women"
but
The love of Jesus-what it is
None but His loved ones know.
Many waste years in the vain specu-
lation as to Gods revelation of Him
self to MS. With the Greeks of old,
some say to Confucius and to Buddha
and to Mohammend. "Show us the
father and it sufficeth u.s. What is
truth? some ask. with PLATE, and like
PLATE wait not for the answer. Yet
TO us to-day it is spoken the word of
life by the eternal word Jesus Christ.
He that hath seen me hath seen the
Father" And the clarion1yoiced dec
laration, II am the way, the truth anB
the life" God so loved the world that
He gave His only begotten son to the.
end that all that believe in Him should
not perish. but have everlasting life"
He gave the best, the dearest gift He
had.
Tor good man one would dare to.
die, but while we were yet sinners,
Christ died for us" Is it any won
der that some say I'VE love Him be.
cause He first loved us?'
God made me; | come from God: 1
belong to God; am going to God All
religions before Christ were shadows,
of the true. in so far as they taught
truth, but with incarnation light came
again. The incarnation was a new
creation and the Holy Nativity new
birth as the second Adam came into
the world In Jesus Christ alone can.
be found the answer TO every riddle
asked by the sphinxes Of all ages. He
is our God; we have waited for Him.
Heart, mind and will must all be con-
secrated to Him in loving service.
In this faith many have lived and
died In this world they have lived,
yet not of it. They have lived as see
ing Him who is invisible" but their
visions were realities and their dreams
the eternal truth They have belonged
TO the true arstocracy of character.
They overeame the world by the vic
tory of faith, stupendous and impoSsi-
bic as the task must have seemed to
them, as to-day oftentimes it seems
to US.
So let us learn and labor daily TO
get our own living. doing our duty in
that state of life unto which 1t has
pleased God TO call us. SO let us school
ourselves in loving gratitude to our
God in whom we live and move and
have our being. loving Him as He
draws US on, worshiping Him, putting
our whole trust in Him, honOring His
holy name and His word and serving
Him truly all the days of our life.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23

He hath poor spirit who is not
planted above petty wror ss,-FeIt
ham.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-11-23
Loss Of Flesh

When you can't eat break.
fast, take SCOTS Emulsion.
When you can't eat bread
and butter, take SCOTS
Emulsion. When you have
been living on a milk diet and
want something a little more
nourishing, take SCOTS
Emulsion.
10 get fat you must eat
fat. SCOTS Emulsion is a
great fattcuer, a great
strength giver.
Those who have lost flesh
want to increase all body
tissues, not only fat. scott's
Emulsion increases them all,
bone, flesh, blood and
nerve.
For iavalids, for con-
valesce:=:tts, for consumptives,
for weak children, for all
who need flesh, SCOTS.
Emulsion is a rich and COM
Portable food, and a natural.
tonic.
SCOTS Emulsion for bone,
flesh, blood and nerve.
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4. w. GLEASON,
Notary Pabfie.

Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally an. as.ss
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
SyStem send for testimonials, free.
+. = CHENEY & co. Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
HaH.s Family Pills are the best.