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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09
THE CARS DAY OF JUDGMENT,
The Most Pregnant Opportunity Ever
offered to Any Sovereign.

Editorial in the Century.-That the
welfare of millions should hang upon
the will. within and word OF single
Northumberland this individual walled
away from all real knowledge of the
peoples condition and naturai wishes
lis an anarchonism of tragic proper.
tions-an anachronism which leads t.
deplorable assassination on the one
side, and on the other to such hideous
massacres of the confiding innocent as
took place in st. Petersburg on Sun
day, the 22d of January, 1905.
In all the history of man no more
pregnant opportunity was ever offered
to sovereign than that offered to the
Car Nicholas when his people came
TO him, not with swords and guns. but
bearing petition, carrying the sacred
icons, and pictures of the car, and
following a cross. The humblest TURK
is protected In presenting a petition
to his sultan; but the white car, the
beloved little father, allows his
petitioning subject to be slaughtered
like mad dogs,
ht pnSAuOiOSiSl anu Lbt plllOs-
opher can find score OF explanations
CT the conduct OF the troubled, per-
picked and wrongly advised car on
that day of judgment for him and tor
the exploded system OF government
which he represents. Yet It remains
true that, strive as he may to undo
the awful effects OF his action on that
22d Of January, the doom of the Rus
sian oligarchy was sealed. Through
whatever slow or rapid processes, by
means OF whatever wise concessions
or hysterical commissions, Russia from
now on will advance painfully, per
haps with pitifHl reactions. toward
some modern and rational form OF
governmeI The new government
may or may not retain imperial forms,
as in Japan. The danger ia that the
blind, brutal. stupid measures Of re
preston, the grinding system OF TN
perial uniformity, may Sd Infiame the
people that fearful reprisals ana
chimerical schemes of reform Will
take the place of wise and orderly
measures. and that the man N horse
back may, FOR a time, stand in the
pata Of progress.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09
JusT FoR FUN.

when me doctor told her she was
dying it must have been an awful
shock to her"
"Oh, terrible. She had just bought
q $50 bonnet, and Of course she knew
she couldn't wear that with halo.
philadelphia Press.
4Do you know what you are trying
20 say" queried the editor as he
glanced over the copy, wien you
speak OF a man going to his long rest
at the untimely age Of eighty
Sure answered the new reporter
He ought 70 have been chloroiormed
twenty years ago"
How 10 you Ike that speaker"
he IS neither one thing nor the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09
THE wooppEckER,s FRIEND.

Just outside of the town, by the old
cemetery, there stood the trunk Of an
old tree. Most of its branches were
gone, and the wood was not so solid as
it had once been.
A beautiful Fellow -shafted wood.
pecker. or yelIow-hammer, as some
folks would call It, had chosen this
tree for his home. The boys watcEe
the birds early in the spring drilling
the small hole to reach the hollow IL
side.
Some Of the boys who were making
collections Of birds nests and eggs
we're wishing that they could get at the
nest OF this beautiful bird. For they did
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09

not hesitate to lay desolate bird
home wherever they found 1t. Rob
Walton even went so far as to declare
that he was going TO capture some
of the eggs anyway.
Not if | know it," quickly replied
Ben Harris. you fellows ought to be
ashamed of yourselves. Don't you sup
pose birds have feelings just as we'll
as we haYe?"
softly, softly" retorted Rob. But
Ben Harris was really kindhearted,
and did not care snap what thought
less boys called him. At the same
time ne resolved to keep one eye on
Rob and the other on the woodpecKer's
home i'll the Old tree. Anothed thing
about Ben was his fondness of finding
cut AS much as possible about wild
animals. without disturbing or harming
them.
One evening in May, as ne was re-
trning from tramp, he came by the
I'D tree and concluded to sit down be-
mind a monument a short distance
away. where he could watch the COM
ing and going of the woodpeckers, 1t
was almost dusk when he heard a
quick step along the road, and very
soon saw that 1t was Rob Watson,
armed with a saw.
BY standing on the top of the fen
Rob could reach the lowest dead spur
of the old tree and thus swing himself
up into the fork, from which he
could reach the entrance to the nest.
Tie had Just started to saw out a
hole when Ben uttered the widest
whoop he could muster.
Rob dropped the saw, half slid, hall
fell to the ground, and took 10 his
,neels. 1t was two weeks after this
that Ben met him one afternoon, ant
called out, Il say, Rob, when you have
time come up to my house and get YOU
saw,
Rob looked sheepish, and Ben added
There are four of those little wood
peckers, and they have just learned t
fly"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09
What WouIe You Do?

Do you ever think, when studying
your history. what you would have
done had you been this person or
that? 1t is an easy thing to see where
certain persons made serious mistakes,
and we naturally think we would have
done differently. If Julius Caesar had
stayed at home that Gay instead of go
ing up to the capitol. If Napoleon
had been content Y nen he was ruler of
France, instead of trying to control
all Europe. If Benedict Arnold had
remained loyal to his country instead
Of trying to betray it to the enemy.
The idea suggests a good game
Let each player write for ten minutes
on the subject Some things l would
do if I were president" or Some
things l would do If l were car of
Russia" In a similar way it may be
supposed that you are a schoolteaoiieT,
policeman, tramp, a dog chasing a
rabbit a man with a hundred million
dollars and no relatives, q boy in a
runaway balloon drifting away over
the ocean, a sailor sIl!rwrecked on a
very small desert island, etc.
When all have written about a char
acter the fancies are read and talked
about
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09
The MUSIC THAT CARRIES.

Tve toiled with the men the world has
blessed,
And I've toiled with the men who
failed;
I've toiled with the men who stroye
with Zest,
And I've toiled with men who
walled.
And this is the tale my soul would
tell,
AS it drifts DER the harbor bar:
The sounds of a sigh don't carry well,
But the Tilt of a laugh rings far.
The men who were near the grumb-
ler's side,
o, trey heard not a word he said;
The sound of a song rang far and
wide.
Ard they hearkened to that instead.
It's tones were sweet as the tales they
tell
OF the rise of the Christmas star
The sounds of a sigh don't carry well,
But the Tilt of a laugh rings far.
Strickland w. Gillian in Success.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09
When Lily Scored.

Lily was not very old as may be be
lieved when it is told that she one day
ran after some birds in the vain hope
to catch the birds unless she put salt
on their tails.
A few days later Albert was flying
his new kite and Lily was delightfully."-
watching him. In some way the boy
dropped the end of the kite string and
up, up went the kite Lily, remem
bering ALbert's advice to her when
the birds flew away, called out consol
ingly, albert, ! viii tell you how to
catch it. Put salt on its tall"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09
New Movement on the Pacific Coast.

New Movement on the Pacific Coast.
The movement for Japanese exclu-
sion has the approval of the great
body of thoughtful citizens on this
coast and they support it because
they know from observation on a
Japanese come the Americans will go
and that there is no American citizen
or industry which is not endangered
by the substitution of oriental for
white labor to any important extent
in this country. The question win be
pressed to an issue-San Francisco
Chronicle.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09
TO A VIOLET.

Tell me, dainty violet,
Bending DER the brook,
DO you see your face down there?
Is that why you look?
It may be that you are shy,
Nodding in the breeze.
Prithee tell me, tell me true,
Dainty flower, please.
If you primped the live long day
BY the rivulet,
You would sthl be dear to me,
Dainty violet.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09

o Spa i o e i II gu a @ 5 Of
u b Of
h seat " the lie anJ he through o b.
o re The pd t mgr " corner n ROOF
can cut OF from the other rOnby idng doors There IS g ny PARTLY d I
10 YER from he o S
vii
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he fool are % bedrooms n the servants a lie "a A G u of part o
h is no DOM n storage dn
b
elegant
AL ennis lei nar blu the fuhe fnsbt
b thu poplar s til first
e in goo The bling ODD thought open
be no watr
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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09

other" answered the man who is never
pleased. His remarks are just
stupid enough to make you sleepy
and just loud enough to keep you
awake. Washington Star.
A jullfrog who lived in a slough
With Progress woulI bill and would
cough.
She said: IF you'd dough
We'd marry, you knough."
Dough? Dough-" said ne. What
does dough dough ?"-Houston Post.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09
A Valuable Suggestion.

George always saw the bright side
of things, and was never so happy as
when he successfully caught some one
in the trap of his joking. He recent
iy came into the kitchen where his
mother was preparing a fish for din
ner.
"Whew!" he exclaimed that fish
smells lively! Mother, why don't you
know there is a very simple way to
keep d fish from smelling?"
HOWE" asked his mother. willing
victim.
"Cut off it's nose" rejoined her
foolish son.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09
THE eRuINs' CALL.
BY Harriet Nutty.

BY Harriet Nutty.
Mr., and Mrs. Bruin went
To make a party call;
Mr.. B. was rather big,
But Mrs. B. was small.
They might indeed have hirei cab,
But they preferred to walk,
And SO they did, and passed the time
In edifying talk.
Said Mrs. B. That coat, my dear,
Is just the thing for you"
Thank you, my love-" said Mr.. B.,
Your furs are fetching, too"
Twas six o'clock and very late,
But the friends they went to see,
Were all at home. and so polite,
The Bruins stayed to tea.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09
HER NEW UMBRELLA.

The other day told the rain to go
away and stay,
But really i never guessed how well it
would obey
have new umbrella now, and so
hope the rain
Viii pardon my unfriendliness and
kindly come again.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09

tout. Then he viii give me another
penny. and all the candy buy will be
for you and papa"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09
A Neiahbrhood Newspaper.

A great deal of pleasure, AMI per-
haps some profit, may be gotten by
a group of boys and girls in a neigh
borhood, if they will undertake the
publishing of a paper. Commence
by taking it I'D and suggesting name.
The choice of suitable name is very
important, and not nearly so easy as 1t
may seem. A very bright little pa
per that was actually printed for sew
eral months in Springfield, o., was
called "The Bird" IL possible use
the name Oh the town as part of the
title. The Baltimore Cracker or The
Poseyville Pinwheel or The Fort
Wayne Firecracker, would be very at
tractive, ami ought to snap and
sparkle with crisp, witty paragraphs.
THE Farrytown Turtle" might be less
boastful than the "Raritan Rabbit,
but quite as certain to get there.
Elect an editor for each issue, SO as
TO let the honors pass around. The
editors assistants may be elected al
so, or appointed by the editorials, all
the little items of home news should
be written up in the most attractive
manner. There will be the various
entertainments and social events,
baseball, tennis, basketball and other
sports, personals, verses, one or two
very able stories and as much else as
you Like. If one of the assistants
can draw we'll the paper should be
given to that person for marginal
sketches, after it has been edited and
written. Don't forget the advertise
ments.
When the paper is made invite all
friends on a certain afternoon or even
ing to have it read. The copy may
then be sold to the highest bidder.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09

Harold had a splinter in his thumb.
He was only three an6 half. and the
sight of a sharp needle which his
father brought to dig out the splinter
terrified the little fellow.
Coaxing was useless. Mothers
promise that it would not hurt did not
stop the tears At last mother said
cheerfully, IF you are brave, good
hoy, and let papa take it out he will
give you a penny"
AS if by magic the tears were dried.
With the yalor Of soldier he held out
his thumb ana the silver was out in a
jlny. When Harold got his reward he
first squeezed it hard in his little fat
hand, then looked at it lovingly, wrap
ped il in paper. put i, n his treasure
pox. took it out again 10 see if it was
really there. and finally decided to
20 to the candy store ami spend it.
Sister Alice took MIN. He was
embarrassed by the variety of things
he could buy with his penny. Two bar
berpole sticks, four round drops, a
cholocate mouse. or a lemon candy
pipe What he chose was one barber
pole ard two round drops. These he
generously divided with his sister,
and went home feeling very happy.
VI en- he kissed his mother good
right, the startling thought came to
him that he ha1 rot given her any Of
MS candy.
You forgot both papa and me, Har-
ola. dear. What are you gong 70 do
about It
Harol looked very sober for 2 min
ute. then his face frightened Up as he
said. = know. III get a splinter IN
my other tauEnn ana les paaa tal.s It
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09
SOCIETY DIRECTORY.

LA BELLE LODGE. A. r. & A. Nj. MOSS
Meets the First and Third Wednesdays q
each month. Hall n Williams block.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09

VIROQUA LODGE. |. o. o. F.-MEKEw
every Saturday night In williams block
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09

vIRoQUA ENCAMPMENT, l. o. o. r.
No 60. Ncs,s e,-c-y 30hday evening
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09

vIRoQUA CHAPTER, r.. A. NJ, MEEcT<s
every Second and Fourth Wednesday al
each month.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09

vIRoQuA CHAPTER, o. f. S., NzEK[P
second Tuesday OF each month In hiSs@aA1
Hall.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09

ANCIENT ORDER OF UNITED VTOzRk-
MEN-First and Third Tuesdays o. @n@A
month.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09

WoMAN'S RELIEF CORPS MEzEyA
on alternate Saturday afternoons
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09

ALEX. LowRIE POST, G. A. R.-AsEErp
nrst Monday evening Of each month m w.
r. c. Hall.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09

MODERN woODMEN OF MERFgAs
No. 1891, meets Friday night Of each WA
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09

w. c. T. U.-MEETs FIRST THURsD&w
of ea..h month at p. m.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-08-09

REGINA LODGE, DAUGHTERS 0E RIB
bekah, No. 2S meets First and Thff& hszsss-
day OF each month in |. D. o. f. Haa-
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-20
MASONIC ELECTION
Annual Meeting Chooses Tus-
sIer as Chief of Order

The annual meeting of the Mime
sofa grand lodge of the Ancient Free
and Accepted Masons closed last night
The session yesterday morning was
taken up with routine business. The
usual committee reports were present
ed. In the afternoon the body, after
disposing of various matters, proceed
ed to the election and installation of
officers for 1905.
Among the matters voted on by the
meeting were the exemption from the
payment of dues by members of sub
ordinate lodges, which was prohibited,
and the appointment of honorary
members, which was also prohibited.
In the Afternoon officers were elected,
Henry M. Tussler, deputy grand mas
ter, being, according to custom, pro-
NOTED to the position of worshipful
grand master. The list of elected Off
GERS follows:
Henry M. Tusler, ST. Paul, grand mas
ter; Thorpas Morris, Crookston, deputy
senior grand warden; William P. Roberts,
Minneapolis. junior grand warden; David
w. Knowlton, Minneapolis, grand treas
urer; Thomas Montgomery. st. Paul.
grand secretary.
The following were appointed: E. A.
King, Little Falls, grand orator; A. G..
Pinkham, Owatonna, grand chaplain; E..
Il. Swan. Stewart, senior grand deacon;
S. L. Frazer, Duluth. junior grand dea-
con; A. w. Mcleod, Lake City, grand
grand standard bearer; E. II. Foot. Red
Wing, grand sword bearer; w. A Nolan,
Grand Meadow senior grand steward; !;
W. C. Masterman. StilIwate ter, junior grand
pursuivant; c. j. Kruger, st. Paul, grand
tyler.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-20
START FOR DEBATE
Minnesota's Team Leaves for
Chicago Contest


The debating teams representing
Minnesota university in the Central and
Northern Debating leagues left last
night for Chicago, where the Central
league team will debate with Chicago
university Saturday evening. The Cen
tral Debating league has more stu
dents under it than any other league of
its kind in the world, being composed
Of the four universities OF Minnesota,
Michigan, Northwestern and Chicago.
Michigan and Northwestern debate in
Chicago on Friday evening and the
Minnesota and Chicago teams will at
tend to gain a few pointers, as all four
colleges are discussing the same ques-
ton: Resolved, That the United
States should continue its present pol
icy of opposition to the combination of
railroads."
Each member of the winning teams
in the two debates receives a medal and
a cash prize of $50 and the right to
compete in the final debate between the
winning teams where they will receive
another $50 if they win. The Mime
sofa representatives are: Edward c..
O'Brien, John p De Vaney and Gus
tavus Loevinger. They were selected
in a free-for all contest on Oct. 81, and
have been working, up the subject ever
since.
Minnesota was defeated in the first
round of last years contest when she
met Michigan university in Minneapo-
lis, but this years men are all expert
enced in the forensic art and expect to
make a better showing.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-20
JURY HEARS STORY OF
STRENUOUS METHODS
Suit for Damages for Alleged Unlawful
Collections on Trial

Violent methods for collecting debts
were described yesterday in testimony
given before Judge Brill. of the dis
trict court, in the case of Gertrude A.
Preston against S. A. Hartsten and
others.
Miss Preston, an out Of town milli-
ner, complains that having bought
goods of Mr.. Hartsten, a local jobber in
millinery, she talked with him about
her account at his store, 207 East
Fourth street. He insisted, she as
serts, upon the immediate payment Of
a sum said to be due and that he caus-
, ed to be taken from her her watch and
$13.85 in money. During the encounter,
she adds, she was abused and sworn
at by certain of the defendants.
Most of the facts charged were re-
peated in the testimony of Attorney
Franklin Fl. Griggs, who was present OH
the occasion specified in the complaint
He said that he feared that the young
woman was about to be struck by the
men that threatened her, and that he
stepped forward to protect her.
AS damages for the indignity she
says she suffered, Miss Preston de-
mands $5,25S.S5.
The jury win probably take the case
today
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-20
COMO FOR IOAFEk
Court House Lounger> Is Sent
to Workh0use

A crusade against the loafers who in
Test the corridors of the court house
was launched yesterday morning when
John Desmond was arrested in the low
er hall by Patrick Kelly, one of the
street commissioners, arraigned before
Judge Finehout on the charge of va
grancy and sentenced to the workhouse
for thirty days.
Desmond resisted arrest, but was
soon overpowered.
In pronouncing sentence Judge Fine
hout said:
You are q hopeless loafer and have
been hanging around this building with
the rest of the loafers who are unable
to work There is state law against
loanng, and it is just as much VIOLA
ton of that law to loaf around this
court house as it is to loaf around a
saloon."
A large number of the gentlemen of
leisure" who are observed around the
building year in and year out attended
the trial of their fellow loafer and evi-
IDENTITY took the lesson to heart, as after
the court adjourned the corridors were
deserted and faces that the court Off
Gals have. learned to look for daily
were nowhere to be seen.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-20
SHORT CIRCUIT TIES
Up TROLLEY SYSTEM
Street Railway Lines ParaIyzed
by Fire in Power
House

Service on the interurban and Como
lnterurban lines was delayed from
shortly after 6 o'clock until 1880 yes
terday morning as the result of an
electric fire at the lower dam power
house in Minneapolis.
The fire started early in the morning
and all the large feed wires and ca
bles were either burned or destroyed,
shutting off the current on both inter-
urban lines and throughout all East
Minneapolis.
Everyone walked, both in st. Paul
and Minneapolis districts dependent on
the interurban lines, and all morning
University avenue was lined with pc
destrians trudging along through the
snow and saying mean things about
the street car company.
Many people of the, Twin Cities used
the railroad service to go back and
forth up to 1 o'clock in the afternoon.
The first car that made the distance
between the cities was hailed with de-
light all along the line, and was crowd
ed to the gates.
Minneapolis suffered heavily from
the tieup, and several of the large de-
partment stores were unable to open
on schedule time, as their staff of
clerks were somewhere between their
homes and the store plodding along
through the snow.
large number of university STU
dents who We're due to take examina-
tions in the morning were unable to
be on hand, and will have to be attend
ed to later.
Everywhere belated travellers were
seen hurrying along the Streets carry
ing their luggage and threatening dire
vengeance on the street car officials if
they missed their trains.
About the only persons who were
tickled over the. accident were the mo-
tormen and conductors who were not
allowed to leave their cars, but drew
their pay in idleness.
The street car company suffered
heavily, the loss on the machinery be-
ing estimated at $4,000, and the serv-
ice will be impaired for some time, al
though temporary cables are being
placed between the power house and
the steam station. The property loss
is large. being about $4,000, bringing
the total loss up to 100000.
The fire started under the floor of
the power house, and is believed to
have been caused by short circuited
wires