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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-06

the silence, the smoke of cur fire going up
straight to q white sky of stars. the Bar
people In pairs, lying wrapped In their
blankets around the wagons. the reliefs OF
riders going out on guard, the cold toward
dawn. The little boy Jim had curled up
beside me because he felt lonesome In the
wagon. Balshannon lay by the fire, his
mind straying away off beyond our range.
Often he muttered. but I could not catch
the words, and sometimes said something
aloud which sounded like nonsense. 1t
must have been midnight, when all of
sudden he sat bolt upright, calling out loud
enough to waken half the camp
RYAN," he shouted, don't disturb him,
Ryan! He's upstairs dying If you fire the
shock will-RyanI Don't shootl Ryan,
Then with groan he fell back. mois-
tened his lips with cold tea. "All right,
he whispered, thanks, Helen"
For a long time he BY muttering while
held his hands. You see, Helen" he whis-
pered, neither you nor the child could be
safe in Ireland Ryan killed my father
He seemed to fall asleep after that, and,
counting by the stars. an hour went by.
Then he looked straight at me
You see. dear? 1 turned them out OF
their farms, and Ryan wants his revenge.
So
Toward morning I put some sticks on the
fire. which cracked a lot. GO easy, JIM"
tridges. Poor little chap!'
Day broke at last, the cook was astir,
and the men rode in from the herd. L
dropped off to sleep.
ened me, and L sat up to find the
fire still burning, but Lord Bal
shannon gone. l saw his wagons trailing
off across the desert. Dick Bryant was at
Wall" said he, you've been letting out
enough sleep through yo' nose to run an
engine. Coin to make this yo home?"
1.-The camps moved?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-06
CURLY
A TALE OF THE ARIZONA DESERT.
BY ROGER POCOCK,

Author of "a Frontiersman," etc.
Copyright. 1905, by Little. Brown & Coz
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-06

hazardous in my actions. 1t made me-
sweat to think.
Well said I, to be civil, II callate I'd
best introduce myself to you-all. My names
Davies"
I'm Lord Balshannon, said he, mighty
polite
And I'm the Honorable Jim du Ches-
nay, squeaked the kid
1 took his paw and said l was proud to
know a warrior with such heap big names.
The man laughed.
wall Mister Balshannon,' says I. "your
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-06

the windows were rolled almost to the top.
but stretched straight across each window
and tackled on either side was width of
fish net Through this the sun came in just
mildly tempered, the spatters on the glass
from the vines outside were rendered visible
to people inside. and the net made an admir-
able back ground for the plants. The hostess
explained that the size of the plants made
1t formidable undertaking to move them
often and the net saved labor on the inside
as well as outside of the window.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-06
Rats Cause an Explosion.
From the London Express.

from the Lonaon Express
In a house at Sulby, near Ramsey. rats
got at some powder, which was kept in a
chest for quarry blasting, leaving a trail
Two men, named Cowley. were making a
search with a candle when 1t fell from the
candlestick, setting the powder on fire and
causing an explosion. The men. who were
badly burned. rushed out OF the house and
Jumped into the river. as their clothes were
ablaze. The house was wrecked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-06

a nearby tree or wall that send the rain
drops scattering against the window, work
havoc with its looks in no time. In the
summer the washing does not amount to so
much, but at this season of coughs and
colds, washing windows is not always
easy matter In a charming. sunny room
with southern exposure the other day I saw
something that filed me with wonder that /
had never thought of 1t before. The two
large windows were filed with luxuriant
plants from top to bottom The shades at
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04
TALK OF Missionaries.
Tariff Revision Would Jeopardize
Prosperity.


The correspondence between Mr.. Nc
Call, acting as spokesman of the Mas
sachusetts delegation In the house of
representatives at Washington, and
Chairman Payne OF the house commit
tee on ways and means is interesting
rather as an Indication OF the persist
ence of the New England character
than as a clew to what is likely to be
done by congress at this session. Mr..
Mccall writes stating that Massachu-
sets desires a revision of the tariff
schedules, and Mr.. Payne replies as
chairman of the committee having the
tariff laws in charge explaining why
they will not be altered at this time
OF course no one outside of Massa-
chusetts is expecting legislation at this
time. That anyone even In Massachu-
sets Is still expecting 1t is a surpris-
Ing revelation. and that fact alone
gives touch of piquancy to Mr..
Payne's letter to Mr. Mccall. He ad-
mits that there are some schedules In
the existing law which might adyan-
tageously be altered. But 1t Is impos-
sible to open up the tariff question for
the purpose of revising only one or two
schedules.
Revision always means general re-
vision. And Mr. Payne reminds Mr..
Mccall and New England generally
that congress is not prepared at pres
ent TO review the schedules in that
calm, judicial frame of mind which Is
Indispensable! Besides, majority of
the members OF congress are very ear
nestly opposed to any discussion Of
the subject. The country has never
prospered under any other law as 1t
has prospered under this one. Why
jeopardize this prosperity?
Tariff revision always means bust
ness uncertainty and business disturb
ance. So Mr.. Payne, whose first name
Is Serene and who never fails to pre-
serve a serene temper and manner,
bIandly reminds New England. And
the business world echoes his express
sion. Only IL it had been left to the
average business man to answer the
Mccall letter he would have answered
1t with a trife more emphasis. He
might even have thrown in few i'm
polite explosives, such as would never
come from Serene Payne. Tariff re-
vision talk Is the talk at the present
time of visionaries.-Pit tsburg Press.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04
CHOICE MISCELLANY
A Chinese Initiation.

What detective saw at a meeting
Of an illegal Chinese secret society In
Hongkong is told in a police report in
an oriental newspaper: Chief Detec-
tive Inspector Hanson said that to-
gether with a party of Chinese detec-
tives he entered IS Second street one
night through the roof and found Il
meeting of the Triad society in prog
ress. He concealed himself and saw
that the place was dimly lighted by a
few tapers In tub were two sets of
patriarchal flags, lamp looking glass,
dagger, scissors, fan, rule, abacus and
scales, all of which were part of the
gear used In initiating members into
the Triad society.
"There were also several colOred pa
pers with writing on them and a pot
covered with paper and holding fan
tastic banners. In front of the tub
were lamps The defendants. who
were members of the society, were
putting the other five through the
process of initiation and had yellow
piece of paper bearing their names and
the hour of their birth.
Basins were used in this ceremony,
one containing liquid representing
blood and the other grass, and just in
front of them was chopper. Among
other forms the candidates had to take
an oath and jump through paper COW
cred hoop"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04
ohaS- 8 Slack & CO.
LIGHT TEST FOR GEMS.
How to Prove Genuineness of Pre-
ciOus Stones.

How to Prove Genuineness of Pre-
ciOus Stones.
1T has frequently been asserted"
says J. A. Key, a jeweler, in the ST
Louis Globe Democrat that there arc
certain kinds of artitcalIy made gems
in fact, | believe the statement has
been made to cover all kinds of such
stones-that it is not only impossible,
practically, for the layman to detect
them, but that even experts are often
deceived. This is q mistake, however,
for by the simple light test any gem
except pearl may be proved false or
real by the varicst tyro at such an un-
dertaking.
Il assume that the light test as re,
CARDS diamonds is comparatively well
known, and this Is the same test that
may be applied to emeralds, rubies and
so forth. 1t consists of holding the gem
directly on a horizontal line between
the eye and light held at distance
of about a foot from the stone, and
preferably this light should be a can
die. In the case of a diamond but one
light will be seen clearly through the
stone, whereas if it is bogus, no mat
ter how much expert care may have
been bestowed upon its making hun
dred lights may be observed, none of
them clearly defined.
with other gems the best method
of making them is by superimposing q
top cutting of garnet on base, often
mere colored glass. When it is held
between the light and the eye, there
fore, this line of iuncture, impossible Of
detection under ordinary circum-
stances. will appear like a black line
That's just how simple 1t is to detect
fake stones of any kind except pearls,
and with these l confess it is hard to
make detection without tests that are
not convenient for the layman to I'M
dertake. AS a rule, however, pearl
of generous proportions and exception
ally good color is always open to sus-
picion."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04
LIQUOR STATISTICS.

Madison Democrat: That ia a most
interesting report made by Commiss-
ioner Beck in regard to liquor trs ffic He
finds that ont of lis cities in Wisconsin,
t13 have license; of 204 villages, 1873
have license and of the l. coo towns, 500
have license. Five cities, 16 villages
and $40 towns voted no license The
remaining towns and villages have no
license because no application for H.
cense was made.
1t would appear from the report that
nearly every manufacturing center in
the state has it's saloons, and that every
no licensed town, city or village is not a
manufacturing center with possibly
two exceptions The commissioner does
not say that the saloons bring the fac
tories, but he leaves ir to he inferred
that in the absence of saloons the fac
tory population can not be held 1t
might better be said, however, that the
saloon follows the factory-that Ii de.
ponds for support largely on the work
ingmaD, who, of all others, is the least
able to contribute to it's maintenance
The report further shows the growth
of the liquor traffic in the United States
thu past 80 years The per capita con
sumption of alcoholic iiquor increase
from is gallons IL 1870 10 about o
gallons in 1908 Avis is attributed
mainly to increasing demand for malt
liquors, The per capita consumption
which increased from 1 I 3 gallons in
1910 to over Is gallons in 1908 The
average annual consumption of distilled
liquors decreased from q gallons IL
1910 to Il gallons in -
The statistics also show that ont q
25 $50 convicted cf crime who were
interviewed in gathering these statistic
90 per cent were addicted to the nee o
liquor
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04
How to wash Blue Flannel Dresse.

The little blue flannel dresses that
are so serviceable and that are a part
of the wardrobe of every small girl
may be washed satisfactorily il these
directions are followed, says the New
York Mail:
Boil quarter of pound of yellow
soap in three quarts of water. slicing
the soap into thin shavings ana letting
it boil until it is all dissolved Fill a
tub with lukewarm water and add
enough of the hot soapsuds to make a
good lather Dip the dress in and rub
it well, but do not rub any soap on it,
for it will leave Il white mark. Wiring
1t out with the hands, not with q
wringer because it creaSes it badly.
Wash in another water with a little
more of the s0apsuds If it is much
soiled. Then wiring it again and dip
into lukcwarm water to rinse it, and
make it very blue with the blue bag.
Shake it out thoroughly after wringing
1t and dry in the shade until damp
enough to iron on the wrong side. 1t
must not be dried entirely before 1t is
ironed. Colored wooden or cotton stock
ings can be washed in the same way
and rinsed in strong salt and water to
keep the colors from running instead
of blue water
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04
BILLION DOLLAR COUNTRY.

Tom Reeds designation of the United
States as "a billion dollar country" was
suggested by the enactment of general
appropriation bill authorizing expendi'
lures of that amount Of money in the
course of two years. The cost of carry
ing on the government has increased
enormously since 1898, the year of the
Spanish war. and now. Congress author
ICES expenditures aggregating for a
twelve-month 5000, 900, OOO-not far
from g billion for single year.
Naval expenditures continue heavy,
though not large enough to satisfy the
demands of those who want Uncle Sam
to sail with a chip on his shoulder on
the high seas. To be exact, pensions
and the navy call for about hundred
millions each, and the sundry civil
budget will aggregate between s94. 600, :
600 and S102, 900, 600. The post-ofiice
department will receive 81 600 600 10
cover deficit. Public buildings will
call for the outlay of S11, 900, COO There
is the Panama canal to eat mp an extra
ordinary appropriation of sl1 600, 900,
and the sum of S3l 900 900 is needed for
deficiencies. The permanent appropri-
ations, which are expended every year
without special legislation by congress,
now amount to 8175 600, 00O-a sum
which would have staggered the imagi-
nation of the fathers.
Notwithstanding The broad scale of
national expenditure, the treasury
stands the strain. II has even recover
ed dnring the year, and when it's an
nual balance is struck at the'end of the
present month the deficit apprehended
by Secretary of the Treasury Shaw will
be found to have been avoided. A bill
lion dollar country it is indeed; but
even capacious purses can be exhausted
by recklessness. One of the grave needs
of the time NJ Washington is the re-
membrance that lean years follow fat
years. and that taxing the country mp to
the limit of its endurance in fat years
may make the problems Ct the lean
years perilously hard to solve Even
ing Wisconsin.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04
WISCONSIN DEMOCRATS FOR BRYAN

Wisconsin democrats enjoyed love
feast at their platform convention held
10 Milwaukee last week They spent
three days in speaking and doctoring mp
platform that has been, largely re.
publican declarations for some years.
In that respect 1t Is truly democratic
five years in the trail of their opponents.
Anyway, they had iam-up good-old
fashioned visit, Endorsed without re-
serve, William J. Bryan for the demo.
cratic nomination for president. OF
course they viewed with alarm" most
everything that is republican, and did
other things that are democratic. Nc
nominations were made for state po-
eitions, but committee was appointed
TO further candidates.. Without doubt
Senator Ernest Merton of Waukesha, il
a favorite with the rank and file of the
party Ia the state, but no formal en-
dorsement was given to his announced
candidacy
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04
How 10 starch Thin waists.

In these days of thin shirt waists and
delicate neckwear it is sometimes u
problem for the housewife to know
just how to treat the waists and laces
so that they will not be too stiff, says
the Philadelphia Press. The following
rule is an excellent one: Dissolve a
tablespoonful of gum arabic in about
three quarts of water and dip the arti-
cles TO be starched into this liquid.
Wiring them out and dry them where
they will not freeze. After drying
sprinkle them, roll them up and iron as
usual. The gum arabic will not stick to
the iron, and 1t gives to the muslins
and lawns only the same amount of
stiffness hat Is found in new goods.
Once tried you will not use starch In
your delicate fabrics again. The gam
arabic can be bought for 50 cents per
pound and much cheaper at the whole
sale druggists An inferior grade is as
good for this purpose as high priced
quality
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04

A wonderful pearl, bearing the exact
likeness of the late Queen Victoria of
England, was found in a fr,sh water
mussel in the Mississippi river. The
pearl is now on exhibition In the win
dows of local jewelers., 407 Nicollet
avenue. The pearl is of irregular
shape, and its lines correspond with
those Of an old portrait of Queen Vic
toria, which shows a full profile, as IL
carved by hand, so true has nature
observed even the smallest detail of
the queens likeness. The pearl weighs
about six grains. 1t was picked up
near Davenport. la. The pearl will be
sent to the English correspondent of
the firm in London.-AIi Minneapolis Jour
nal
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04
"Nothine Like Leather"

For some considerable time past, and
certainly during the past twelve
months, users of leather have become
keenly aware of the reprehensible
practice of leather adulteration
The Tanners federation has deeid-
ed to take up energetically this matter
of adulteratiOn, with view to prov
ing to the boot manufacturer the ex-
fremely poor wearing and water re
slsting qualities of the somewhat lower
priced American sole leather. Eighteen
samples Were collected, embracing the
well known and largely used Tan
nages. The results of analyses show
that sthe average amount of weighing
matter in the eighteen samples was as
follows: Epson salts 203 per cent and
crude glucose 7.S4 per cent; total
Weighing matters, 10.16 per cent
London Times.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04

Fennimore Times Out in Sioux Falls
South Dakota, a rich woman is under
arrest charged with having caused the
death of servant girl by cruel punish
ment and maltreatment. The par
ticulars, as set forth in the papers ont
there, batch of which was sent us by
J. B. Lane, formerly of Preston, now a
resident Of Sioux Falls, are so shocking
as to be almost incredible of belief. The
poor girl was Hungarian and had been
in this country but a short time and
evidently did not know her rights.
How different from our modern servant
girls.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04
NOT ON RECORD.
Statement of Agreement 80 Revise
Tariff Lacks Proof.

1t is news indeed that, according to
the Boston Advertiser:
1.-THE leaders OF the Republican,
party have already agreed that the
congress to be elected this autumn, If
the Republican party shall control. will
next year undertake the revision of the
tariff on a protectlonist basis, with
view to correcting any Inequalities
that have been found during the ten
years of trial which the Dingley law
will have had by that time"
When and where did the leaders as
sembla In conference and after mature
elaboration decide and agree to tarin
revision by the Slxtleth congressf We
had not heard of It. Certainly no pub
lie announcement to that effect has
been made. The country, outside of
some parts of Massachusetts and a
few other fever stricken localities, Is
not asking for any such agreement or
announcement and we think the lead
ers have too much political acumen to
agree to force upon the country thing
which the country not only does not
want. but would very much prefer not
to have. while the present high tide OF
prosperity continues.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04
Mserohe. In a Hnndrhnke.

1t would seem, says the Charlotte
Medical Journal. that none of our So
cIal customs is safe from the icono-
elastic hammer of the hygienist gone
mad Some time ago we were warned
against the danger of reading our let
ters ana newspapers over the break
fast tea and toast lest perchance the
lurking microbe should be added to our
meal. Now deeply rooted custom of
civilization is threatened. the social
handshake. The leader of this new
crusade is DR. Valentine Valpasse, a
physician attached to the Persian en-
bassy at Constantinople. He has dis
covered that every square centimeter
of the skin of the hand shelters more
than $4,000 microbes. He has adopted
and suggests to Europe to adopt the
eastern mode of salutatlon, of pointing
to the heart, the lips and the forehead.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04

More than IS, 900 was received at the
dead letter Office of the post-office de-
partment in the month of May. Only
ssmall part of this amount can be re-
turned to the senders, for the reason
that the writers gave insufficient ad.
dresses, The majority of these letters
were written by poor persons, includie'
many foreigners and are. for the moS
part, intended for the mail order houses,
but on account of wrong addresses
finally reach the dead letter office.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04
billiards In a Lions' Cage.

A sensational performance has taken
place at the Stoke hippodrome, where
two local billiard players arranged to
play a match of twenty up in the
center OF a lions cage. The lions,
which were under the control of lady
trainer, sat round the cage on pedes'
tails. Shortly after the game had begun
one of the animals gave loud roar
which so frightened one of the players
that he dropped his cue. As the game
proceeded the lions grew excited at the
presence of the strangers aud dashed
round the cage in an alarming manner
The match lasted some ten minutes
and the players were loudly cheered as
they left the cage. London Mail
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04

Three amendments to the state con-
stitution are to be voted upon at the
fall election, provided for by joint
resolutions which we're passed at the
last session of the legislsture One of
them affects the right of suffrage of
foreign born citizens of the state. An
other authorizes state appropriations
for the construction and improvement
of public highways The third grants
the governor six days instead of three
N which to sign or veto bills If the
amendment regarding foreigners is
carried, after 1908 foreign born citizens
will be requited to reside in the state
Ave years before the right to vote is
granted.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04

Congress adjourned late Saturday
night last and will not reconvene till
December. Much beneficial legislation
was enacted in the interests of the
masses, and it ia encouraging for the
country and the party responsible for
legislation. Before adjournment Presi-
dent Roosevelt gave high praise to the
two houses for having enacted more
and better legislation than during any
short session since the civil war.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04
low 10 a. ,:id az t.orme Stones,

To get flG ot "a large stone make the
stone very hot GA one side only. pour
water on it 10 make it crack and help
it along with - heavy hammer, says
Tom Watson's NagaEine Another way,
in the Winter is t. bore hole pretty
we'll into the stone III with water and
plug it firmly smut The force Of the
water as Ii freezes will crack the stone.
Still another way Is 90 make hole in
the direction of the veins or cleavage
Of the stone, put in a cleft cylinder OF
iron. then drive an iron wedge between
the two 1s.. Az .,s,s -s''Ddar. :
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-04
Nerves.

Along the nerve lines here are some
little nerve facts When you feel fidg-
ETY. don't try to talk When you feel
overweight keep still, When you are
blue don't make IL worse by using up
your nerve force. Keep still Try to
listen. Remember that the popular
woman In any society, in the home or
abroad. is the woman who says little.
but who listens much. 1t is SO the
world over. The leader is not the one
who bosses, but the one who listens to
the others and says onlysa little.