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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-04
THE LAST OF THE INDIANS.

When on March 4, 1906. the tribal
organization of the Cherokees, Choc.
taws, Creeks, Chickasaws, and Semi
noles is dissolved, and t,leir members
diffused in the mass of the country's
citizenship, the final chapter in the
Indians annals as a distinct race will
have been written. These are very
far from comprising all the req
men in the country They Number a
little over $4,000. while the total In
dian population of the United States,
exclusive of Alaska, Is about 100000.
They do not even include the en-
tire Indian inhabitants of their own
locality, the Indian Territory. In the
territorys northeast corner there are
fragments of the Peorias, Shawnees,
Quapaws, Wyandottes, Senecas, Mo
docs and Ottawas numbering in all
about 1900
Numerically, however, the Five
Civilized Tribes are more important
than any other aggregation of red
men, They are of UNNECESSARILY great
er consequence socially than all the
rest of the Indians in the United
States put together The middle
term of the designation here given to
them means just what it says They
are civilized Indians In each tribe
for itself, for two generations. they
have been conducting their own af-
fairs in their own way They have
their own legislatures, executives. and
courts; also their own churches and
school system. Subject to the re
qdirement that they must keep With
in the limitations of the constitution
of the United States and must recog-
nize the United States governments
paramount authority, they have been
supreme in their own domain
This ascendency ends with the dis
solution of the tribal governments on
March 4 1906. United States laws
will then be Immediately extended
over the Indian Territory the terms
Seminole. Cherokee, Choctaw. and
the rest of them will vanish and their
bearers will gain the same privileges
and be subject to the same RESPONSE
bilties as their white neighbors in
Oklahoma and the rest of the terri
tories Very soon after that date
they will probably Jointly WITH Okla.
homa enter on the larger privileges
and penalties of statehood C. NJ.
Harvey in Atlantic
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-04
THE ARcTIC-ClRcLE MAIL.
The Longest and Most Desolate Mai
Route in the World.

The Longest and Most Desolate Mail
Route in the World.
Correspondence of the New York
Sun.-The annual mail for Arctic
circle points within the dominion OF
Canada has just been dispatched b..
way of Edmonton. Letters only are
carried, and these are limited to one
ounce in weight, as the entire bulk OF
the packet when it leaves Edmonton
must come within 300 pounds Regis
tered letters have the preference, al
though they are not assured Of deliy-
cry If late, and other letters are taken
in the order OF the dates OF mailing
The route is noi only the longest mai
circuit in the world, bat far and away
the most desolate and most difficult
For the two cent stamp which decor
ates the corner OF the envelope III.
letter will be carried in some cases
from the extremes Of South Africa
Australia or INDIA, and it will most
probably be necessary TO have the
carriers go 500 or 600 miles nto
a LIOL6Hy lIi DAAdlhS WAtuct AACsSi NV
government expanding upon the re-
demption Of the contract OF the
stamp very many thousand times what
II recei\ 20, while the carrier mus
fight single-handed with savage ma
ture His life and the safety Of the
precious packet intrrsted to him are
at all times In the hazard.
This is the first year in which the
post Office department Of Canada has
assumed the delivery OF mail in the
extreme north. the Hudsons Bay com
pany heretofore carrying messages to
and from the Arctic and sub-Arctic
country. Increases in the number CT
traUpers. missionaries, prospectors,
settlers and policemen in the extreme
north explain the taking cver of re,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-04
MEN ARE ANGELS

K. Y. Willard, who has just retained
from 30 years of investigation in
Egypt and the Holy Land, lectured
Sunday afternoon, in Washington, be
core the Secular league in Pythian
Temple. the trend of his address be-
ng to prove. through recent readings
of hieroglyphics, the fact that the
teachings of scripture greatly antedat.
ed the writings of the Bible. that
science and the Bible were reconcil.
able, and that the apparent outrages
OF one creature of nature upon an
other were but an object lesson to
men Mr. Willard said that the plans
for the redemption of the world were
made before its creation He held
that men are angel prisoners here,
else. Christ could not be styled a re
deemer; that men are but the incar-
nate spirits among the third of the an.
gels who were cast out of heaven, and
that the earth is but the school OF dis
cipline which prepares the wayfarers
again to redeem themselves and on
ter heaven. Men are imprisoned an
gels and do not know it. When all
have proven themselves worthy by re-
sisting temptations here the struggle
will cease. and the world win be con
suHpd according to prophecy and be
come a nebulous gas, as it was before
the Creator saw fit TO convert II into
its present form for the purpose in
hand
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-04
A Chair Trick.

After placing "a chair in the middle
Of he room say to your audience
Now. if someone viii stand on thai
chair can make that person get
down the first time / tell him without
even going near him!"
OF course someone will at once de
clare the statement to be ridiculous
and jump onto the chair to prove that
you cannot carry it out
Then l say: 4 order YOU to come
down off that cbairl"
Indeed, shall do no such thingn
the person win most likely reply.
VERY well. then, you answer quite
calmly. II have told you once
shall not tell you again." And fnen
Of course. your victim will see that
unless he wishes to remain perched
on that chair forever Re will be
obliged 10 get down the first time
you tell him."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-04
TRoLLEYiNe FOR $50 MILES.
The Trip From Philadelphia to Boston
Delightful One.

New York Sun-From scrapple to
beans is a far cry, especially on a
trolley car, but a recent experience
IN making the trip was well worth
while. Neither in Europe nor in
this country have I ever enjoyed any
thing that in my estimation com
pared with it
The whole journey from Philadel-
phia to Boston is a panorama of the
the greatest interest. and is replete
with pleasant surprises, attainable
under no other circumstances. nor in
any other land. The country is now
at it's beet and the lovely homes.
beautiful flowers. stately trees trim
and well-kept farms combine with the
bracing atmosphere to make the trip
a continual cause for self-congratula-
ton and one to be long held in re-
membrance
My friends and myself left Phila-
delphia at ten a. m. The car starts
from Camden, opposite the foot Of
Market street.
Up hill and own dale, in and out.
over and under, the car whirled along
through Beverly, Burlington and Bor-
dentown. until one, p. m, when we
rolled into Trenton, ~ J. There
we stepped into the New York car,
and in fifteen minutes were speeding
our way ca tward. through New
Brunswick. Bound Brook, Plainfeld,
M. when we rolled into Jersey City,
and with only one change of cars.
Time, eight and one-half hours.
New York being a good place TO
stop all night, our journey was not
resumed until late on the following
day. Our route was via the Third
Avenue line. changing at l29th street,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-04
HAAkoa LOVED BY PEOPLE.
New Norway" Will Result From His
Many Important improvements.

John w Arctander has returned to
Minneapolis from a trip to Norway
and Sweden, and is enthusiastic for
the future of the new Norway.
In a patriotic sense there is al
ready a new Norway. said Mr. Arc
lander, and before long there prom
Uses to be new Norway in an indus
trial sense. all through the good sense
aud discretion of King Haakon VII
One of the first things the king did
upon occupying the royal palace in
Christlania. was to issue an order that
nothing should be purchased for the
royal household that was not made in
Norway The king has strictly enforc-
ed this rule, and it has taken among
the penplc like wildfire Homo indus
tries and home manufactures are be
ing patronized on every hand where
previously If a European article was
Etne The cheaper, or a European bid
little the less on some contract, the
money went to the lowest bidder,
BY his democratic ways. the new
king has taken the people of Norway
by storm. All classes are intensely en-
thusiastic. The king in his everyday
life is fine example Of democracy.
For instance riding On the streetcars,
he mas been kno gn to go TO the front
platform and chat with the driver. In
speaking Of the queen, he never refers
to her as her majesty or the queen,
but always simply as my wife.
Il had the pleasure of an audience
for an hour with the king. In years
gone by | had been received by King
Oscar The requirement was that the
person given audience should appear
in full dress, and should remain stand
ing during the audience My notice
from one of King Haakon's secretaries
was to appear in my usual morning
street coz u4ne King Haakon recely-
ed me very informally, gave me a seat
on entering, and chatted with me in
very democratic. informal manner. 1t
is these little things which are en-
dearing him to the hearts of an his
people"
Mr. Arctander gave the king the
greetings Of Governor John A. John
son OF Minnesota, and King Haakon
in turn asked Mr.. Alexander to extend
his greetings to Norwegian people OF
America. with his well wishes for
their future IN the new world.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-04

Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Larch-
mont, Stamford. Darien and Westport
and bringing up at Bridgeport, Conn,
where we spent the night Time for
the day, six hours.
The next day on TO New Haven,
thence to Wallingford, MerIden,
Plainville, New Britain, Hartford and
Springfield, Mass, where another
night was passed. dreaming of the
pleasant experiences of the day. Time
eight hours.
We left Springfield on a lovely
morning at nine O'Clock, having seats
with the motorman, and with the
whole landscape spread out before us
like a map On through the coun-
try we sped, changing at Palmer.
Ware, West Brookfeld and Spencer,
finally pulling up at Worcester,
where we entered upon the final stage
of our journey.
The road from Worcester to Boston
is about as near perfection as troll
ley road can be and the whole dis
lance is covered in a little more than
two hours. At times the speed
must approach twenty-five or thirty
miles an hour but there is no sense
exhiliration and delight The road
bed is perfect, the cars heavy and the
motormen know their business all OF
which circumstances combine to add
TO the enjoyment of the occasion and
to render the winding up of this most
interesting journey not the least at
tractiye part of it,
The last day occupied seven and a
half hours. making the total time
thirty hours; distance, $50 miles;
expense, $4.25.
This expenditure. of course, does
not include meals and lodging, but
room and breakfast can be had at any
stopping point on the road at rea-
soable price A we'll filled lunch
basket is a valuable asset at the start
and obviates the necessity OF stopping
10y he wayside for meals, although this
can be done should the traveller pre-
fer it.
This trip is within the reach of any
one who has a few days and a few
dollars to spare; and why more PEG
pie do not take it is a mystery to
me especially as leading features are
the entire absence of any discomfort
whatever and the almost universal
courtesy that is extended to travel
ers on the line, This makes the trip
particularly enjoyable one for wo-
men and one that can be taken by
them without any escort with perfect
propriety, safety and comfort.
By making Hartford the stopping
place for the second day, the trip can
be taken in three days, but it might
prove too strenuous to some and in
q trip like the one DESERT ed above
time should not be made part of the
general economy. No one who takes
it will ever regret it.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-04
LARGER GUNS FOR The COAST

It. will create some surprise in this
country that the English coast from
The Thames to Plymouth is armed with
A. guns, which the government has
determined t. replace VII. and g.
in n guns. Our portable siege guns
have a calibre OF inches; the new
ones will be A. but will fire heav-
Ter shot than the old ones. The pei.
mancnt Notifications along our entire
coast are armed with s 10 and 12ineh
guns, or i'm process Of being SO armed
and very large proportion Of he guns
are OF the two larger calibres Phiia-
delpha Record.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-04

sponsibility by the postmaster general
of Canada.
The mail is divided into two pack
cts at Edmonton, one for points be-
tween Lac la Biche and Fort Resolp.
ton and the other for the struggling
outposts of empire as far as Fort
Macpherson. the most northerly depot
even of the Hudson's Bay company,
$50 miles within the Arctic circle.
where the year is divided into a single
day and night
The Lac Ia Biche mail goes by horse
only 40 miles out of Edmonton.
Thenceforward the dog and the deer
are the carriers subordinates. Deliy-
cries are made at Fort McMurray
Fort Chippewan, Smiths Landing.
Fort Resolution. May River, Fort
Providence. Fort Simpson, Fort Wrig-
ley, Fort Norman. Fort Good Hope
and Fort Macpherson From Edmon-
tOu to Fort Macpherson is 1900 miles,
and the mail arrives at the fort in
April-if it has no exceptional delays.
Besides the packets just dispatched
there are several other packets going
TO the northland within the next week
or so, so that all the posts will receive
at least a yearly mail There is a
mail made up at Prince Albert that
goes as far as the head of Reindeer
like, at the edge of the great Barren
Lands. The York Factory packet
runs to the far north by way of Lake
Winnipeg and the Nelson river. The
Moose packet is made up at Matawa
and goes by way of Abitibi river.
The carriers for the east and west
shores of the great bay sometimes
meet at the southern ports on the
shores of the bay. the meetings being
made the occasion of short but hearty
Publications Then each passes on
his way
Although letters for the winter
packets are limited to an ounce in
weight. there may be much news
compre ssed by the judicious Very
thin paper as rule is used and cross
written.
Everything is news to the people OF
the Barren Lands. and the same may
be said of the greater part of the
forts. 1t doesn't matter if the news
is late It is read in sequence. and
so what's the difference if IT did
happen six months or a year earlier?
The clock is simply turned back.
Newspapers and packages are car
ried to the north on the annual steam
ers of the Hudson's Bay company up
the Mackenzie river in the summer.
OF course, letters are also carried. but
the newspapers convey the tidings OF
the world and are treasured as fine
jewels.
The war in Manchuria the revou-
ton IL Russia. the great disasters OF
the last six or ten months, all will be
news to the northland when Other
parts of the world have forgotten
them And the people of the north
claim a distinct advantage, even over
the people of supposedly more favored
lands. They never have to wade
through a mass of undressing ana
and indecisive matter for the facts oil
the story.
The main facts are all they get, anu
they must piece out the rest; and un.
less they are so fortunate as to have
a large consignment of papers they
are enabled to settle all details as
their wishes and imaginations ordain.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-04
Opposed to Metric System.

Cleveland, O., Mar 23.--The Ma
ional Metal Trades association went
on record yesterday in opposition ~
the Littauer bill in congress proposing
TO adopt the metric system Of weights
and measures The adoption Of the
metric system as proposed by the Lit
tauer bill, the resolutions adopted
say, would lead to endless confusion
and would seriously affect the busl.
ness of the country.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-04
Forest Lands Not Needed for Farms.

Forest Lands Not Needed for Farms.
1t is a fact which cannot be too Of
ten emphasized that in this broad
union Of ours there is no necessity
what ever for taking for ordinary
agricultural purposes any land which,
for the general veal had better be
left in the forest Good lands for
farms can be had in every state with
out resort to the destruction Of for
ests.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-04
EDUCATORS WOULD
AVOID SCRAMBLE
BEST MEN NOT AVAILABLE uN
DER COMPETITIVE SYSTEM.
ARGUMENT OF C. P. CARY
State Superintendent Asks That Posi-
tons Of School Inspectors Should
Be Exempt from Operation of Civil
Service Law-secretary of Reform
League Speaks in Opposition.

The state civil service commission
heard yesterday afternoon requests
that certain appointive officials in the
state service be relieved from the ne
cessity ct taking the non-competitive
class of the civil service sys+ en-.
The most important Offices for which
exemption was asked and argued were
the state inspectors Of schools in the
department of the state superintend-
ent of public instruction. Superin-
terdent Cary appeared and gave the
reasons why he thinks the good of the
service demands the exemption of
these places from the operation of the
merit - He gave plausible reasons;
the best men would not apply and
compete in an examination; the sal
aries are not large enough to attract
the men most desired for the work;
the competitive examination system
could not examine into certain ele-
ments of fitness or unfitness such as
personality, peculiar traits, eccentrici-
ties and a variety of elements that the
appointing ofhcer considered. He de
clared that the state superintendent
was the man best fitted to determine
the fitness of people for this inspec-
ton work, that the commission could
not be expected to do the Judging as
well as the state superintendent, that
persons undesirable might get into
the service through the competitive
system and that even though the pres
ent excellent chief examiner, F. f.
Doty, is able to do the examining Of
pmoM uolssImmo9 qua ION sluB0uddg
never have such a good chief eXamin-
er again He said that fear of the
building of a political machine was
founded upon suspicion Of the state
superintendent.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-04
TIME FOR A CHINESE "DIneLEY.'

The Chinese boycott Of American
wares is very offensive. But bide a
wee When the Chinese shall have
wit enough to turn their boycott" into
a "Dinglev' there win be no partic-
ular offence. philadelphia Record.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-04
SANG DIGGER AND RATTLeRs.
Snakes and Nuts on Pennsylvania
Hills.

Correspondence of Forest and
Stream.--He had a theory that gin
seng plants and butternut trees are al
ways associated in the woods, and that
the presence OF red oaks always indi-
Gated the absence of ginseng. But
his one example seemed to prove only
tEs one section Of his rule He and
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-04
DEEPEST DIVING
VERY SENSATIONAL
The WONDERS 1T REVEALS Al
BOTTOM OF THE SEA.
ALL SILENT AND GLOOM

Giant Crabs and Octop Grapple with
Anything LiVine-Fuman 6oues ..
Wreck Not Long Left-Wonderfu
Fauna and Plant Life Via Bile to
Diver Who Can Go Down 300 Feet.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-04
Cary an Excellent Judge.

Those who answered the request
and opposed granting it declared that
the present state superintendent had
shown that he was an excellent judge
of the fitness of men for the work of
| inspection, but that the state might
no always have such a good superin-
tepdent as it now Las Mr.. Cary earn
quest, declaring that the competitive
system Of filling these places meant
deterioration VI The personnel of the
department that II meant IA scramble
of young. low salaried people, out OF
/ a job or soon to be out of a job,
| ing forward to get these important
places. He feared that II would even
tually injure the esprit de corps of
the department and urged the fact
that these inspectors sustain very in
innate and close confidential relations
with the head Of the department and
ought not TO be thrust or forced upon
him by the certification of eligibles
about whom he knew nothing
Professor e. S. Eliot Of the univer-
sity faculty spoke in favor of grant.
ing Superintendent Cary's request.
He repeated a number of the reasons
advances By the superintendent and
added force 10 them w N Parker al
so spoke in favor of exemption
Commission Should Assume Burden.
J. A. Butler Of Milwaukee. secre-
tary of the Wisconsin Civil Service
Reform league and a member of the
national league, was the principal
speaker in opposition He declared
that the general and long accepted
rule in civil service reform applied
here. that examinations should be
given and appointment made through
competition among the applicants
wherever the positions were technical
or were Of such a character as to
make it practicable to ascertain
through examinations the relative
merits and fitness Of the applicants.
He read a large number OF statistics,
precedents. letters from high officials
in the federal civil service and men in
the civil service reform movement, to
show that personal qualities as well
as technical education can be tested
accurately by examinations Of one
kind or another. The examination
may be supplemented by personal
oral tests, and everything that can be
learned by the appointing officer can
be learned by the commission, and
would be learned. for the commission
would devote more time in examining
applicants for the more important po
sitions such as those of inspectors
lie said that the commission should
not thrust aside any OF the duty which
! this good law imposed upon it. but
go steadfasly forward doing the best
it could to carry forth the reform
rather than to exempt tins and that
place as officials shall make request
! The commission inquired Of Super
| intendent Cary and ascertained that
there was no immediate probability of
any Of these positions becoming va
cant. and it was suggested by Chair.
man Sparkling that some time would
be taken for earnest consideration Of
the rec est before a decision would
! be renuered
The Irish standard., 1906-02-17
INVITATIONS LIMITED.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt Issue a
Statement Regarding Guests
At the Wedding.

Washington. Feb. 1O.-President
Roosevelt authorized che following
statement. which was given out at the
White House by him: 1.-The president
and Mrs. Roosevelt ask the kind con-
s:derat tor Of many friends who would
under ordinary circumstances receive
invitations to Miss Roosevelt's we'd
ding. The capacity of the White
House required that under existing cir
cumstances invitations he limited to
the closest kinstolk. the personal
friends of Miss Roosevelt and Mr..
Longworth and certain classes of off,
Gals in Washington. No friends of
the president or Mrs. Roosevelt are be-
ing asked unless they come within one
OF these classes: and even with these
limitations the number of guests
threatens to overtax the capacity Of
the White House."
Washington. Feb. 13.-President
and Mrs. Roosevelt entertained a
large party Of friends at the White
House Monday night to celebrate Miss
Alice Roosevelt's twenty-second birth.
day. Many of Miss Roosevelt's
younger friends attended. Mr.. Long.
worth. her finance. who has been suf-
fering from a severe cold for the past
few days. was present. Following the
dinner there was musical to which
a large number of friends had been in.
vited.