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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-22

champion of waterways improvement
as its statistics are more available.
In 1880 the average vessel entering
Boston harbor drew twenty-five and
one-half feet, carried $500 tons, and
charged eight to ten cents per bushel
on grain to Liverpool. Today the av-
erage vessel draws thirty feet, carries
1900 tons, and charges two to three
cents. Charges on other classes of
freight have been reduced in proper
ton, reduction of nearly 400 per
cent in twenty years. This is the re-
suit Of deepening the channel at an
expense Of $5,000,000.
Think of what that means to the
American people" is Mr.. Ransdell's
comment, a saving Of six cents on
every bushel of wheat or corn, saw
ing of sS9,279,26O on the average
wheat crop, and s134,650,560 on the
corn crop And yet you ask if the
farmer of Minnesota is interested in
the five millions spent on Boston har-
Dor?
In the very nature of things, trans
portation by water must effect great
saving over transportation by rail.
The coal required, for instance, to
drive a train carrying 1000 tons of
freight on the Michigan Southern
railway at the rate of 10 miles an
hour would drive a steamboat on the
Lakes at the same rate with load of
10000 tons. 1t costs the railroad,
moreover. $1,000 per mile per annum
for maintenance of way alone,
whereas the free waterway of the
Lakes does not cost the steamship
one cent per mile per annum for
maintenance of way, to say nothing of
the cost of original construction.
And the waterways are open to all
alike. No transportation company
can ever monopolze them.
Chance brought to light curious
Illustration of he possibilities OF
| water traffic when a large consign-
ment of pottery from Tunstall for
London by mistake in labelling was
sent not by the ordinary land route
through England but by water to New
York and thence back across the At
lantic to its destination 1t was thus
discovered that, whereas the total
cost by the ordinary route of 14S
miles was Is shillings per ton. it was
only Is shillings per ton for the $3.50
miles via New York. 1t was cheaper,
therefore, to ship $3.50 miles by water
than las miles by land!
Astounding as the savings effected
by water transportation may seem TO
the average citizen, they are but a
triae, say advocates of larger appro-
priations, to what could he effected
by a fuller utilization of our water
ways. Uncle Sam, however, is a com
posite personally and his bigness
makes it difficult for him to attend 10
the economics Of existence with abso-
Lutte perfection. The nation as a
whole, it is eontended, has as yet
failed to realize the immense savings
to be achieved by an adequate ex-
penditure for river and harbor i'm
provement. With s3O0,O00.0O0 worth
Of projects already approved by the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-22
AN EDITORIAL

The landlord OF the Surf house hay-
ing withdrawn advertisement frof the
the local dailies, noticed a forbidding
change in their treatment of himself
and his hotel
Tearing down Ocean street, he burst
like a westerly gale the other morning
into the office of the Morning Spray.
Did this paper sa my place was on
the BUMP he roared.
No said the editor.
Did 1t call me theft"
"Of course not"
He frowned in perplexity.
Well, some paper did," he growled-
Perhaps hazarded the editor, "is
was our contemporary the Wave. We
never print stale news ourselves"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-22
MAKE THE TRAMPs RACE.
OFFICIALS of Southern Town Introduce
New Sport.

OFFICIALS of Southern Town Introduce
a New Sport.
The town of Wilson, N. c., has I'M
troduced a new form of sport
tramp racing. When hoto "hits the
town" he is arrested and il ercerated
in the lookup, says the New York
Herald. When several have been ac-
cumulated the whole lot is marched
out into the public square. Across
this line is drawn and the tramps
are told to line up. Hardly has the
ragged line been formed when the
town marshal confronts them, raw
hide whip in hand, and informs them
that one mile down the road is a
ditch that marks the corporate limits
of the town. At a given signal they
are to start for the ditch and it is to
be distinctly understood that the hobo
whose tattered coattail last flutters
across the ditch is to be treated %
such fiogging as he will have cause
to remember all the days of his life.
This pronunciamento is announced
with an impressiveness that leaves n }
doubt in the minds of its hearers, and
the Ragged Robs' Immediately begin
to inspect one another in an effort to
size up each others sprinting ability,
the short hobo cycling the long legs of
his neighbor with envy.
Line up an toe the mark square,
shouts the marshal.
cit set!"
"Go!"
The line surres, then breaks and
off go the hobo' 5. The marshal and
his assistants leap upon their waiting
horses and are off after the flying
tramps, catching up with them and
squirting the ambition of the laggards
with sharp warning flicks from their
whips.
Straight down the road goes the AZ
ing company, their heels pattering
upon the ground with spurts of dust
From tattered bulks they quickly
dwindle into ragged specks and are
soon lost to view in cloud of dust
while the assembled spectators shout
with glee.
As a matter of fact, no man has yet
been fiogged, but belief in the hogging
of the last man across the ditch is
| turn to the town of Wilson.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-22

signally to profit as it might from this
situation, and they are endeavoring
to awaken the nation to the value OF
its neglected treasure in water trans
portation, to the end that realiza-
ton of the great returns to be Sc
cured from waterway Improvement
will induce the people to demand of
congress an annual river and harbor
bill of at least S50,000,000.
That a dollar saved in the cost 81
transportation is dollar in the
pocket of the producer, has become
an axiom in the economics of trade.
Here are a few of the cases cited by
the advocates Of increased appropria-
lions for rivers and harbors, in which
stupendous sums are shown to be
thus annually put into the pockets of
the American farmer, in spite of an
imperfect development OF the coun-
try's resources in this direction.
Some thirty-fve years ago the cost
of Transporting a bushel of wheat
from Chicago to New York was 29.6l
cents by water, by way of the Lakes
and the Erie canal, and 4610 cents
by rail. Today it is 5.25 cents by
water and 1000 cents by rail. The
present water rate, in other words,
is only about one-sixth and the rail
rate less than one-fourth Of that
which prevailed in the sixties, before
the great improvement of lake nayi'
cation, notably the establishment of a
waterway, twenty-one feet deep at its
shallowest part, from Duluth and Chi
cago to Buffalo. There is thus saved
to the farmer of the West, who, it
may be, is not even situated close to
any navigable body of water, but who
still ships his grain via New York,
from twenty-five to thirty-five cents
per bushel over the cost of transports
ton of the era before the develop
ment of this one means of water trans.
portation The advocates of rivers
and harbors improvement viii tell
you that in the case of both rail and
water rates this great reduction in
cost of transportation and the conse-
quent saving are direct result of the
lettering OF the facilities for lake traf-
fic, as water transportation by compel
ing with rail traffic regulates the cost
Of the latter.
While it is recognized that water
competition always serves to equalize
rates, the railroad is unable to com
pete successfully in transportation
cost with improved routes of water
transportation. The figures cited
show a saving to the farmer of ruore
than five cents per bushel at the pres
ent day by means of water transporta-
ton over the cost by railroad. Fig
uring on the basis Of the cereal pro
duction of only seven States adjacent
to the Lakes-Iilinois, Indiana, Ohio,
Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and
Michigan-at the last census, 2,204.-
100000 bushels, this saving Of over
FIVE cents per bushel in freight rates
to the seaboard means the addition of
100000 per annum on the grain
crop alone to the income Of the farm
ers of these States.
This immense sum would have gone
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-22

The seasons pass in opulent process
sion parties and governments succeed
each other, thrones totter, dynasties
peter out, but the human hog survives
aI change and accident. He is as SUI
perior to argument and denunciation
as the whisky drinker is to prohibition.
laws or the gambler to prosecution.
ne does not limit his activities to
street cars. He is omnipresent, peryad.
ihg' indomitable. He ravages alike the
pubic vehicle and the drawing room.
He is everywhere, like high tempera.
lures, mosquitoes and bad smells Art.
IONA Journal
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-22
SMELL OF FISH.

The smell Of fish that is so haro CO
remove from pans and plates by
washing or soaking will yield to lemon
skin rubbed over them. This viii
kill the favor of even salt mackerel
and salmon in a bake-pan. After rub
bling with the lemon, let the dish
stand for a little, then wash in cold.
water and rinse with hot.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-22

and the water is kept in constant
circulation by means of small pumps.
AS il eirculates the water passes
through an apparatus which extracts
the carbonic acid and injects into
the fluid pure oxygen. The fish in
this way may be kept alive indeh-
YlifeIv
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-22
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

Deputy Police Commissioner Waldo
of New York refused to allow station
houses to be. draped in memory Of
Patrolman William>F. Hedeman, who
lost his life in a heroic attempt 10
rescue an Italian boy from drowning
Enemies of the deputy commissioner
say this shows the effects of his re-
cent trip abroad.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-22

GRAFTON of Women Clubs. She has
a national reputation. She first
met Professor Gunton about FIVE years
ago. Subsequently in 1902 Profes
sor Gunton and his wife accompanied
Mrs. Lowe to a convention of wom-
ems clubs in Los Angeles. The pro-
fessor's attentions to Mrs. Lowe
there and after their return to New
York led to an estrangement between
the professor and his wife. Gunton
went to South Dakota, obtained a
divorce ON the ground of desertion
and married Mrs. Lowe.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-22

One effect of the granting of di
vorce to the first wife Of Professor
George Gunton, editor of Gunton's
Magazine, is to make the professors
marriage to Mrs. Rebecca Lowe of
Atlanta, Ga, on Feb. IA, 1904, illegal.
Mrs. Lowe Gunton for five years has
been president of the General Fed
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-22

Omaha has a pretty pair of twins
who are a great puzzle to all with
whom they come in contact in con-
nection with the business of the
Western Union Telegraph Company.
by which both are employed. Miss
Gertrude Lynch has for some time
been in charge of the Western Union
Office in the Bee building. Miss
Agnes Lynch is often sent up to. re
lieve her sister When Gertrude goes
and Agnes comes no one can tell the
difference. Miss Agnes smiles and
says nothing when they address her
as Miss Gertrude. I'VE are so
used to being taken for one another
that l do not mind it any more" she
said. 'In fact, we are something
like the twins that Mark Twain used
to tell about that looked so much
alike that they could not tell them
selves apart. When we were little
mother used to distinguish US by
tying pink ribbon on sister Gertrude
and the blue ribbon around my pudgy
little wrist. And one day she forgot
when she was bathing us and took
off both ribbons at the same time
and mixed us up so badly that even
she herself couldn't tell US apart.
She puzzled over It for long time
and finally shut her eyes and -abbed
up the first one she touched and tied
the pink ribbon on SO you see
really do not know whether am
Agnes or Gertrude"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-22

you last night from doing what I'll
now do-that is. go elsewhere. Good
evening"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-22

May Robson is in London where she
is busy attending tneaters. This looks
as If she might get chance 10 star
al last.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-22

Hiram Willard, a prosperous mer-
chant of Marshalltown, Iowa, who
died a few days ago, was at one time
member of the Galena tanning firm
Of Jesse Grant e. Sons. He was
a membe. of the firm when he adj
vanced the money to supply Captain
u. s. Grant with uniform and equip
ments when he became colonel OF the
Illinois regiment to which he was first
appointed and be was very closely
connected with the Grants, father
and sons. while at Galena.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-02-21
FOR THE
SHOOTERS
COMMITTEE WILL
GIVE PRIZES FOR PICTURES
IMPORTANT WORK DONE.

A suggestion made by A. Gartley at
yesterdays meeting of the Promotion
Committee was to offer prizes of $40,
81 so, s. and 50 so for the best amateur
photographs taken of the Floral parade
tomorrow and the committee saw the
force of the suggestion. The best
pictures will be used for advertising
purposes in forthcoming matter con-
corning Honolulu.
At the Hawaiian hotel dance a re-
ception will be held by the principal
participants in the parade.
w. M. Langton, proprietor Of the
Paradise Of the Pacific, was present to
state that he was going to get up
special Fiesta Number" for March,
handsomely illustrated with half-tones
of the best features of the parade He
asked endorsement which was heartily
given.
A. A. Young offered the use of his
own car for the Promotion Committee
to lead the parade as he has a speed
ometer attached and thus the rate of
travel can be accurately timed to ~
miles an hour. The offer was accept
ed.
Secretary Wood reported that pine
apple plants in tubs had been sent to
various hotels, steamship and railroad
offices in California.
Judge Frear wrote accepting the vice
presidency of the Central organization
of the District Improvement Clubs.
Secretary Spencer of the Chamber Of
Commerce notified the Committee that
the Chamber approved of the idea Of
sending the band on a trip to the
mainland,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-02-21
ANNUAL MEETING.

HAWAIIAN SUGAR COMPANY.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of Hawaiian Sugar Company,
will be held at the office and principal
place of business of the corporation,
Stangenwald Building, Honolulu, on
Tuesday, February 9th, 1906, at
O'Clock p. m. The stock books of the
corporation will be closed for transfers
on Thursday, February 18th, at II
o'clock m.
BY order of the Board of Directors,
e. E. PAXTON,
Secretary.
Honolulu, February H. 1906.
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Tenders For Bonds.
.WaiaIua Agricultural Co., Limited

Pursuant to a Resolution of the
Board of Directors of the Waialua
Agricultural Company, Limited, duly
passed at a meeting held on January
2Srd, 1906, sealed tenders are hereby in
vited for Five Hundred Thousand Dol
lars ($5OOOOO of the so 1920 Gold
Bonds of the Waialua Agricultural
Company, Limited, to be issued March
s1st. 1906. (Total issue $1,000, 100000.
Tenders will be received at the office
of the undersigned up to II o'clock M
on the 21st day of February, A. D. 1905,
and may be for the full amount of Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars $5OOOOO.OO)
or any part thereof, but for not less
than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($5OOOO'OO)
in any one tender.
Tenders should be addressed to W.
A. Bowen, Treasurer of the Walalua
Agricultural Company, Limited, under
cover marked Tender for Waialua
Bonds"
The Waialua Agricultural Company
Limited, does not bind itself to accept
the highest or any tender.
w. A. BOWEN,
Treasurer Waialua Agricultural Com
pany, Limited.
Honolulu, January oath, 1906.
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CORPORATION NOTICES.
ANNUAL MEETING.
KULA PLANTATION CO., 1T

KULA PLANTATION CO, LTD.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of Kula Plantation Co, Ltd,
will be held at the office and principal
place of business of the corporation,
Stangenwald building, Honolulu, on
Tuesday, February 9th, 1906, at 1920
o'clock a. m. The stock books of the
corporation will be closed for transfers
on Thursday, February 18th, at IL
o'clock m.
BY order of the Board of Directors,
e. e. PAXTON,
Secretary.
Honolulu, February IA, 1906.
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ANNUAL MEETING.

PULBHU PLANTATION CO., LTD.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of Pulehu Plantation Company,
Ltd, will be held at the office and
principal place Of business of the cor
poration, Stangenwald building, Homo
lulu, on Tuesday, February 9th, 1906, at
1910 o'clock a. m. The stock books of
the corporation will be closed for trans
fers on Thursday February 18th, at IL
o'clock m.
BY order of the Board of Directors,
E. e. PAXTON,
Secretary.
Honolulu, February IA, 1906.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-02-21
ANNUAL MEETING.
HAIKU SUGAR CO

HAIKU SUGAR COMPANY.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of Haiku Sugar Company will
be held at the office and principal place
of business of the corporation, Stan
genwald Building, Honolulu, on Tues
day, February 9th, 1906, at 8 o'clock a.
m. The stock books of the corporation
will be closed for transfers on Thurs
day, February 18th, at u o'clock m.
BY order of the Board of Directors,
e. z. PAXTON,
Secretary.
Honolulu, February IA, 1906.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-02-21
ANNUAL MEETING.

NAHIKU SUGAR COMPANY, LTD.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of Nahiku Sugar Company Ltd.
will be held at the Office and principal
place of business of thu corporation,
Stangenwald Building, HGnolulu on
Monday, February 26th, 1906 at o'clock
p. m. The stock books of the corporation
will be closed for transfers on Thurs
day, February 18th, at u o'clock m.
BY order of the Board of Directors,
E. Z. PAXTON,
Secretary
Honolulu, February "A, 1906.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-02-21
ANNUAL MEETING.

KIHEI PLANTATION CO., LTD.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of Kihei Plantation Co., Ltd,
will be held at the office and principal
place of business of the corporation,
Stangenwald Building, Honolulu, on
Wednesday, February 2Sth, 1906, at 10
o'clock a. m. The stock books of the
corporation will be closed for transfers
on Thursday, February 18th, at 70
O'Clock m.
By order of the Board of Directors,
E. e. PAXTON,
Secretary.
Honolulu, February IA, 1906.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-02-21
ANNUAL MEETING.

MAKAWAO PLANTATION CO., LTD.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of Makawao Plantation Com
pany, Ltd. will be held at the office
and principal place of business of the
corporation, Stangenwald Building, Ho-
nolulu, on Tuesday, February 9th, 1906,
at 1920 o'clock a. m. The stock books of
the corporation will be closed for trans
fers on Thursday, February 18th, at II
o'clock m.
By order of the Board of Directors,
e. e. PAXTON.
Secretary.
Honolulu, February IA, 1906.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-02-21
ANNUAL MEETING.

KAILUA PLANTATION CO., LTD.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of Kailua Plantation Company
Ltd, will be held at the office and
place of business of the cor
poration, Stangenwald Building, Homo
lulu, on Tuesday, February 9th, 1906, at
1O:4O o'clock a. m. The stock books OF
the corporation will be closed for trans
fers on Thursday, February 18th, at l.
o'clock m.
BY order Of the Board of Directors,
e. e. PAXTON,
Secretary.
Honolulu, February H. 1906.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-02-21
CORPORATION NOTICES.
StoCI<IlO1derS'
ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING.

HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
The adjourned annual meeting Of the
stockholders of the Hawaiian Electric
Company, Ltd, will be held at the
ONCE of the Company, on King street,
this city, on Saturday, February gath,
1906, at 2 O'Clock p. m.
The stock books are closed from this
day till March list, 1906.
w. L. HOPPER,
Honolulu, Hawaii, Feb. 10th, 1905.
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ANNUAL MEETING.
wAIALU.A AGRICULTURAL COM
PANY, LIMITED.

The Annual Meeting of the Waialua
Agricultural Company, Limited, will be
held at the office of Castle & Cooke,
Limited, in the Stangenwald Building,
Merchant street, Honolulu, on Wednes-
day, February 28th, 1906, at 10 o'clock
a. M, for the election of a Board Of
Directors for the ensuing year, the re-
ception of annual reports, to consider
and act upon a mortgage or deed OF
trust prepared in pursuance OF the
authorization of the Company at its
meeting October 18th, 1905, and the pro-
ceedings of the Board of Directors in
connection Herewith, to authorize the
issuing and sale of bonds upon terms
recommended by the Directors and the
execution of the trust deed or mort
gage to secure the same, and such other
business as may be brought before said
meeting.
By order of the Board of Directors,
CHAS. H. ATHERTON,
Secretary Waialua Agricultural Com
pany, Limited.
Honolulu, February 5th, 1906.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-02-21
SPRAINS

A sprain may be cured very quickly
by applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm
to the injured parts every hour, and
rubbing vigorously at each application.
If the rubbing causes too much pain,
apply the Pain Balm without rubbing,
1t should be applied as soon as possible
after the injury is received and before
the parts become infamed and swollen.
For sale by all dealers. Benson, Smith
& Co., agents for Hawaii.
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ANNUAL MEETING.
KALIALINUI PLANTATION co. LIT

KALIALINUI PLANTATION co. LTD
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of Kallalinui Plantation Com
pany Ltd, will be held at the office and
principal place Of business of the cor
poration, Stangenwald Building, Homo
lulu, on Tuesday February 9th, 1906, at
10 o'clock a. m. The stock books of the
corporation will be closed for transfers
on Thursday, February 18th, at ~
o'clock m.
By order of the Board of Directors,
e. e. PAXTON,
Secretary.
Honolulu, February IA, 1906
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-02-21
ANNUAL MEETING.

KAHULUI RAILROAD COMPANY.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of Kahului Railroad Company
will be held at the office and principal
place of business of the corporation,
Stangenwald Building, Honolulu, on
Wednesday, February 2Sth, 1906, at 2
o'clock p. m. The stock books of the
corporation will be closed for transfers
on Thursday, February 18th, at II
o'clock m.
BY order of the Board Of Directors,
E. E. PAXTON,
Secretary.
Honolulu, February IA, 1906.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-02-21
ANNUAL MEETING.
KAHUKU PLANTATION CO

KAHUKU PLANTATION CO.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of Kahuku Plantation Com
pany will be held at the office and
principal place of business of the cor
poration, Stangenwald Building, Homo
lulu, on Monday, February 26th, 1906, at
2 o'clock p. m. The stock books of the
corporation will be closed for transfers
on Thursday, February 18th, at II
o'clock m.
BY order of the Board of Directors,
E. E. PAXTON,
Secretary.
Honolulu, February IA, 1906.
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ANNUAL MEETING.
HALEAKALA RANCH COMPANY.

HALEAKALA RANCH COMPANY.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of Haleakala Ranch Company
will be held at the office and principal
place of business of the corporation,
Stangenwald Building, Honolulu, on
Tuesday, February 9th, 1906, at o'clock
p. m. The stock books Of the corpora
ton will be closed for transfers on
Thursday, February 18TH, at II O'Clock
m.
By order Of the Board of Directors,
E. E. PAXTON,
Secretary.
Honolulu, February IA, 1906.