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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-11-14
shuberts Get Another Star.

Blanche Ring has gone over 70 the In
dependents and is to appear soon
under the management of the Shu.
berts In a new musical comedy. Miss
Ring has been acting in Miss Dolly
Dollars this season, and has been
meeting with much success In Lulu
Glasier'S last years vehicle so that
the giving up of the piece seems
strange at this hour of many failures.
Charles Dillingham;, who has been
managing Miss Ring. released her
from her contracts so that she could
80 over to the Shuberts This shows
that there was no friction in the mat.
ter, and the reason for the move Is
said to be that Mr.. Dillingham; had
no good play at hand in which he
could place the actress. She is going
90 join Lew Fields and his company
in About Town for a time, and will
have the leading role In the burlesque
Of The Great Divide, 1t is also said
chat Peter Daley is to give up his
starring venture in The Press Agent
and win soon join the Fields forces.
Roth Miss Ring and Mr. Daley have
been members of the Fields company
on previous occasions and both are
thoroughly at home In burlescue work.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-11-14
HONOR AMONG AMATEUR sm,,c
GLERS.

A man and a woman ouarrelea
guardedly on the pier.
Give it to me-" said the man.
Give what to your said the wo.
man.
You know wlat!"
| Indeed l don't"
Red and trembling with rage, he
stammered:
III you don't give me that lace, I'm
III have you arrested"
And he approached her as if 10
tear from her shoulders the cost;
lace wrap; but she, stepping back.
said warningly:
Look out! Look QUIT"
A customer officer had drawn near
He was smiling oddly.
What's the trouble here?'' he
asked.
ooh, nothing" the disputants. an
sWered together, and, lowering their
voices to a whisper, they walked TO
the other side of the pier. But the
customs officer said with a laugh to =
reporter
ut takes no Sherlock Holmes to
comprehend that scrap. He wanted
to smuggle in that lace wrap for his
wife. He got that woman, steamer
acquaintance, to wear 1t so as to he
ceive the customs. Now the woman
vows it is her own. and he is power
less because, If lie calls in the law. h.
himself will be proved guilty of SNUG
Cling.
In this autumnal rush of returning
tourists, such squabbles occur fire.
quently on the piers. People continu
ally ask steamer friends-persons
they know nothing about-to SNUG
gle things in for them by wearing
them or hiding them in their luggage
and these pals continually turn oul
crooked. continually keep the things
they struggled in. Then what stormy
but cautious, scraps follow on the
dock.
IF you are going to smuggle en-
ploy no aides. Do 1t all yourself
Otherwise I'll see you here, some day,
in furious and reproachful whisper
imploring some young lady to give
back to you that lace gown which
on bought for $500 on the Rue de Ia
TX for your wife"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-11-14

mary in New York state. They were
mostly Presbyterians, while Mrs.
Richards comes of Quaker stock.
W! n this ancestry behind her, Mrs.
Craigie, as every one knows, became
a Roman Catholic, and an interesting
incident of her recent visit to Amer
lea was ner lecturing in MorristOwn,
N. j., where her grandfather and
great-grandfather were Presbyterian
ministers.
But except in birth and ancestry
Mrs. Craigie was more an English
woman than an American, and per-
haps more a citizen of the world tnan
either. She said once: Il feel as if
each of the chief cities Of Europe
was my native place, because have
childish recollections of them all"
AS she grew up Pearl Richards
found herself in a circle constituting
the highest intelligence and culture of
England. 1t Is said that more de-
butantes can be met at the home OF
the Richardses than in any house in
London.
| The rarest educational advantages
were also the lot Of the gifted Amer.
lean. The opportunities that others
long for and for want Of which many
break thei, healts came to her as her
birthright. She studied the piaa }
with Walter Macfarren; for two years
she worked at classics and philosophy
with Prof. Alfred Goodwin at Univer.
sity college, London, and for years
she had private tutors in every sub
jet she cared to take I'D.
Reared In an atmosphere of wealth
culture and affection, and free from
all the sordid and meaner cares tn 1t
yex the mass of mankind the tragedy
Of ner life was her marriage to Reg
maid Walpole Craigie at the age OF
10. She secured a divorce a few yea IS
later and obtained the custody of her
little boy. John Churchill Craigie. 10
whom she was absolutely devoted
he Is now young man of 10.
| When in London Mrs. Craigie liy I'd
Wlth her parents in their magnificent
mouse at Lancaster Gate. but she was
so much in demand socially that she
found it difficult to work there. she
had a suite Of rooms in the convent
OF the Assumption that she used Ia
retire to when she wanted to be free
from interruption, but most of he,
writing probably was done in the
rustic recesses of a Suffolk VILLAGE
where. when thinking out her work
sac used to tramp the countryside for
hours Immersed in thought.
In appearance Mrs. Craigfe WAS
slight and frail She was not exactly
pretty, butbad beautiful eyes and !
beautiful complexion, and she under
stood the art of dressing to perfec
Ion The cynicism of ner hooks
was absent from her conversation
and, although the basis of her char
acter was intensely serious. she tool
genuine interest in the fr.volfries
Oh lie, and considered it a fine ar,
10 skim lightly like a swallow the
deeps Of a conversational lake"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-11-14

four miles from Baraboo, 80 from the
capital at Madison, 10 from Milwau-
kee, and ITO from Chicago. The
region has often been explored by
such eminent biologists as Professors
Chamberlin and Salisbury of Chi
cago university. and President Van
Hise of the University of Wiscon
sin. Due obviously to its greatly
varying soil and other physical condi
tons, the region is remarkable for the
extraordinary variety of its fora and
fauna Many white pines, now rare
In the southern part of the state still
survive, and. where given chance.
seedlings are coming up. There is
an abundance Of other conifers. and
indeed there are but few varieties of
coniferous and but one deciduous tree
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-11-14

pillow, and for grazing, providing at
oest only scanty pasturage. The
principal value is In their hardwood
imber. But much of this is some
nat inaccessible, aud certain ii is
hat if any forests are 10 be pre-
served, such as these-difficult to
log, and yet lying as they do on the
very outskirts of some of the largest
cities OF the middle states and con
sequently available to all classes OF
PEOPLE. who for a small expenditure
can go to them should be included
This lake park is designed to serve
as something available and accessible
o the people. something near to the
great centers of population, some
thing between a formal city park and
a large scattered forest reserve, and
q place under the control Of the state
ana the walchfui eve Of the many who
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-11-14

present in any considerable numbers
in any other part OF the state which
is not also found there. That ex-
ception is the beech, and there is OF
course no reason why this and other
varieties of trees cannot be success.
fully introduced. On the SUBMITS
of some of the bluffs the cactus grows,
and at the bottom of their northern
slopes. the pink orchid The wild
purple clematis is. or few years
ago was. to be occasionally found.
and wild calIas did formerly, If they
do not now grow not far from the
lake. sheltered by the thick young
second growth there remains score
or more Of deer. and band of 1--WE
lived last winter on the eastern biun,
from the heights Of which they could
have seen. if as far-slghted as man.
the dome Of the state capitol beneath
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-11-14

peal But since in the conception
and in the carrying out of the under
taking there is nothing which viii
work to the detriment of any com
munity or to any individual; nee
The aims of it's advocates and since
its anticipated results are for the
gond of. - least Indirectly, all the
people Of this state and many other
states, it would seem there could 1e
no adequate reason why the project
should not receive the hearty support
q every one.
There is in the promotion Of tbs
project NJ contempt ated exploitation
Of the industrial building up Of any
local community. Its prime movers
are actuated by the iuslstent realiza
zion taat here is a beautiful spot
which calls for immediate protee
ton against certain destruction
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-11-14

as that vast and wonderful mystery,
that elemental urge" that great
eternal song begun at the dawn OF
the ages-and, alas SO family heard,
so little understood by man-that
nature song or chant of which these
myriad things of the woods as well
as humanity itself are the motifs.
To lovers of nature the proposition
to preserve for all time this lovely
spot will at once most favorably ap-
peal; to those who are more particu
larly conversant with her special
phases-to naturalists. biologists, bot
anists, it will as certainly find favor;
to those who seek her more economic
uses it will doubtless appeal with less
force; and to those who are wholly
Indifferent to her there will be no ap-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-11-14

will surely come to look on it as
property common to and requiring
the protection of all.
The project to preserve from de
struction for our own enjoyment the
great slipping jagged walls Of rock,
the trees, the flowers, the animals,
the birds and fishes, is one which
surely must appeal to every one, even
upon superficial consideration; but
10 those who think much and deep
ly, the immense importance of saving
for future generations the best OF
what now remains of primeval ma
ture appeals with striking force. But
the mere trees, the flowers. the birds,
etc, in themselves considered apart,
are not of such Unreasonable, value
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-11-14

the extremely beautiful, diversified
forests and the wonderfully unique
and beautiful scenery in it's immedi-
ate vicinity.
There are now but few paths or
roads-both could be easily laid out,
and would afford drive or walk
many miles in length, skirting the
shores of the lake, threading the
deep ravines, passing through the
dense woods and mounting the crag-
gy heights-the whole of incompar-
able loneliness. The great good of
the contemplated result of this I'M
dertaking is not alone in the mere
establishment of a state park
great good will come of the fact that
the state government recognizes and
sanctions the attempt to secure for
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-11-14

square miles That some protection
is positively required to prevent
further harmful cutting and destruc-
ton of the timber is beyond dispute.
If the many springs and the two small
creeks which feed the lake are de-
stroyed, or their flow greatly les
sened, the lake itself will gradually
disappear. The maintenance of the
forests and undergrowths which now
partly cover the watersheds tribu
tary to the lake are indispensable to
the continuance of a comparatively
even flow of water. sufficient to
maintain the lake at anything like its
former. or even present height. Most
of the lands included in the water
shed area are of little value for
farming, being too rocky for the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-11-14

which sat the wise legislators who
enacted laws forbidding their moles-
tation at all seasons Of the year. Fur
bearing animals still inhabit the
place, and in the deep. clear waters
of the lake are many varieties of
game fish. In a tributary creek
there are still brook trout.
The boundaries OF the land which
is proposed to include the park have
not, of course, been definitely named
That will be for the determination Of
the state board of forestry, or a
state park commission 1t is desired,
however, that as far as practicable
the state acquire title to all the
lands which drain into the lake. This
will comprise an area of about ten
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-11-14
The LIFE or MRS. cRAIelE.
Why She Was John Oliver Hobbies.
and Why She Was Cynical

-
and Why She Was Cynical,
Pearl Mary Theresa Craigie, whose
death occurred recently Ia London.
at tue age of 80. and who has beea
before the public since she was Il. "a
said to have begun her literary career
IN the nursery. Before she could
write she used to dictate ztories tn
her nurse, and at five she spent all her
spare time in composing short stories.
which We're dramatized and produced
IN sumptuous fashion in a toy theater
OF her own. As she grew I'D she con-
triDuted to various cnildren's maya.
zines, occasionally gaining prizes. Ono
OF her earliest appearances in print
was in a paper called The Fountain
and was entitled, Lost, a Dog. The
story, which recited the diverting ad
ventures OF one Sandy, his loss and
ultimate safe return, was signed Pearl
richards aged nine.
Mrs. Craigie also showed an early
lohdness for music, and ner education
was begun with the object of making
her a pianist. But the red tame ~
the Conservatoire in Paris. which in
sisted that no pupil should enter its
doors without signing for a three
years coarse, stopped the project
Pearl Richards parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John Morgan Richards, were unwilling
to have her bind herself for so long
a time
IL was when she was Is. saws a
writer in the New York Tribune. that
Mrs. Craigie decided to devote her.
self to writing, and at 81 her first
| oook. Some Emotions and a Moral
written during months of dreary III.
ness and domestic anxiety, was pub
lIsAed under the pseudonym which
sAe used throughout her life, John
OllVef HOBBIES She decided on a mas.
culine pseudonym, because the book
was q rather cynical one, and she fol,
lhat II 1t were known to be written
| oy woman. and a very young woman
at that. there would be much gnasb
!hP or teeth among the critics aba
nae a great affection for this nomely
pen name, and when the publisher
u'eeG her to change 1t, together with
tie ute OF the book, she absolutely
reused. Il won't change the title
sHe said. and l won't change the
pseudcnym. and II you publish the
book those two things will be puh
fsned with It." or the origin Of This
name she once said
In one of my earlier stories / calle3
my hero Hobbies, because | was. ultra
sentimental. and | thought Hobbies
would serve to coupto~act that weak
ness. John was ny fathers name
Oliver seemed an appropriate Sc
inenee TO John, and Hobbies was the
IsiieSt name could think of. |
wanted disguise that would sound
ealisuc aud Reginald or Harold or Ire
Velyan would have aroused suspicion
An American by bif-h. Mrs. Craisie
/ was an American of the Americans
N her ancestry Ter father can trace
/ MS ancestry back to pre-revolutionary
days. In times of war his forefatn
ers We're soldiers and in time of peace
they went into the church. no fewe,
than four generations Of them havlne
been clergymen. One Of them. the
/ great-great grandfather OF Mrs. Graf.
sic, founded the first theological sem,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-11-14
State Reserve Of the Wonderful
Devils Lake Re1ion

An appeal for the preservation of
the Devils Lake region" has been is
sued-a beautiful pamphlet, contain
ing several exquisite pictures typi-
cal of the wonders of the lake country
and impressive arguments in behalf
Of setting off the lake and its bluffs
as a forest reservation. The appeal
and the plan are entitled to the most
favorable consideration. Concretely.
it is sought to have the next legisla-
ture provide an appropriation for the
purchase ana maintenance of this
most beautiful and extraordinarily
unique region. Devils lake is sit
uated in nearly the geographical cen
ter of the southern and most thickly
populated part of Wisconsin. 1t is
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-11-14

its people and for their de-
scendants that wnieh conduceS
to freer ard more joyous life
1t gives this recognition now in the
form of the interstate park on the st.
Croix river and the national govern
rent exhibits a like spirit at Yellow.
stone Park and in a dozen other great
reserves.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-11-14

Louise Allen Collier has left Lew
Fields and About Town and is going
back into vaudeville again. She Is TO
appear in a sketch called Not Far
From Broadway.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-11-14

Nora 0'Brien. who created a favor
able impression as the wife in The
Heir to the Hoorah. is now being
starred in SUaday.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-11-21

How much time a day do you spend
studying this matter " tsked his ques-
toner.
"Hours?" he repeated, in surprise.
"Well, then minutes?"
The young man was dumb
"Ah!" said his companion, with pa
tient sadness, mot one"
IF you thought a knowledge of
geology necessary to your success in
life, or astronomy, or shorthand, you
would not think of spending less than
one hour a day in it's study, perhaps
two, perhaps three; and you would not
expect to know or understand it without
that exertion. But the knowledge of
God, of Jesus Christ, of salvation, the
highest and deepest of all knowledges
you sit around and wait for, as if it
would come like fash of lightning"
Does any reader see a likeness to him
self in this young man of business?-
Our Young Folks.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-11-21
BOYS THAT SUCCEED.

GA new boy came into our office today"
said a wholesale grocery merchant to his
wife at the supper table He was hired
by the firm at the request of the senior
member who thought the boy gave prom
Use of good things. But l feel sure that
the boy will be out of the Office in less
than a week.
What makes you think SOP" incurred
his wife
Because the very first thing that
he wanted to know was just exactly how
much he was expected to do
Perhaps you Will yet change your mind
about him.
Perhaps l SHALL" replied the mer-
chant, but l do not think So"
Three days later the business man said
to his wife: About that boy you remem-
Der | mentioned two or three days ago.
Well, he is the best boy who ever en-
tered the store
How did you find that out?"
ON the easiest way in the world The
first morning after the boy began to
work, he performed very faithfully and
systematically the exact duties assigned
him, which he had been so careful to have
explained to him. When he had finished,
he came to me and said Mr.. Ihave
finished all that work. Now, what can
do?
Il was a little surprised, but ! gave
him a little job of work and forgot all
about him until he came into my room
with the question, What next" That
settled it for me. He was the first boy
that ever entered our Office who was will
ling and volunteered to do more than
was assigned him. l predict a successful
career for that boy as a business man"
The Sunday-School Herald.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-11-21

earth around their roots, spring up all
most like magic, and in a few weeks
are in full bloom with a wealth of wax
en- flowers. The leaves and plant re-
semble a young onion, and the flowers,
which are creamy white with yellow
centres, shed a singularly insidious per-
fume. The Chinese are intensely super
stitious regarding the growth of these
lilies; and, when they fail to grow and
bloom as they should, they are supposed
to forebode evil. Their successful flow
ering insures the best of luck for the
coming year.-Leslie's Weekly.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-11-21
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE SUNSET LIMITED.

THE SUNSET LIMITED.
Oh, Hush-a-bye Land is a beautiful place
For sleepy small people to go,
And the Rock-a-bye Route is the favorite
one
With a certain wee laddie l know.
The track lies on sleepers of feathers and
down,
No accident ever take place;
Though there's only one track, and there's
only one train,
But it runs at wonderful pace
There are beautiful things to be seen on
this route,
II you're good you may take just peep
But strange as it seems, they are seen
best in dreams;
Be sure that you soon go to sleep.
Say goodnight to the Sun, for he's off
to bed, too
He can't hear you, so just wave your
hand;
The Moon and the Stars they will light
up the cars
AS you travel to Hush-a-bye Land.
So, quick, jump aboard, it is time to be off,
You have nothing to pay, you young elf;
Just think of the luxury, laddie, you'll
have
A whole sleeping-car to YOURSELF
The Booklovers Magazine
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-11-21

Most makers of lamp
chimneys don't mark their
wares-P possibly they are
ashamed to.
If l didn't make as good
chimneys as do, I wouldn't
mark mine either.
| mark mine "MACBETH"-
my own name-because | am
proud to be known by them.
Ny Index-it's free-tells other reasons
why my lamp chmneys are marked and why
! am proud to put my name on them. May
/ send it to your
Address, MACBETH, Pittsburgh
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-11-21
CHINESE GooD-LUCK LILIES.

A pretty feature of the Chinese New
Years is the prevalence of the good-luck
lilies which are to be found blooming
IN every window in the quarter. The
bulbs of the lily peculiar to this holiday
are imorted in immense quantities.; for
every family, and, for that matter, every
single Chinaman as well, buys at least
three or four, and many are also sold to
Americans who know about them. The
culture of these plants is most simple,
The bulbs being placed in dish OF
clear water with few pebbles. but no
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-11-21
A MIRROR.

what church do you attend?" was
once asked of a bright young fellow do
Ing business in one of our large cities
"Oh, just run around" he answered
gaily 81 don't understand the differ
ence between the Churches-in fact.
there is great deal in the Bible itself
that / don't understand, and until do,
of course 1 can't join any Church"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-16

Ages It was used as a medicine; and the
priests Of ancient religions offered It to
the gods.
The red coral OF commerce Is the axis or
inorganic framework OF a species Of polyps
which is found in the Mediterranean and
the Red Sea. growing arborescent at the
bottom Of the water attached TO stones,
rocks, fragments of lava, &c.
In its natural state it is covered with a
whitish rind, united TO the axis by a reticu-
lated membrane Astounding with milky
FollicIes; on the surface Of the fieshy rind are
thinly scattered tubercles with a cavity
or cell in which a milk white and almost
transparent polyp is lodged. having the
mouth surrounded by eight oonical ten
tacles. This fieshy rind becomes friable
and chalky when dried. Red coral seldom
exceeds the height Of a foot, which it attains
in shallow water in eight or ten years. 10 In
Of slower growth in deeper water. When full
grown il increases slowly in circumference
and at length the living rind dies and the
axis Is attacked by various minute boring
animals, which pierce it in all directions and
destroy il.
Coral grows at various depths. from six
or seven fathoms TO sixty or 100 fathoms.
Along the French coast it seems to prefer
the surface OF rocks which incline to the
south, and in the Straits Of Messina IL pre-
Eers an eastern aspect. The growth and
quality OF the coral seems to depend greatly
on the influence Of light and heat, and the