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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-03
WATCH EN- BOTH.

A Waterman who has been engaged
by the directors of an Australian bank
had brought with him good recommen-
dations. The chairman of the board
sent for him and proceeded to post
him up as 10 his duties.
We'll, James, he began, this is
your first job of this kind, isn't it,"
Yes, sir"
"Your duty must be to exercise vigi-
lance"
Eyes, sir"
mo stranger must be allowed to
enter the bank at night under any
pretext whatever"
mo, sir
And our manager-he is a good
man, honest anu trustworthy, but it
viii never be your duty to keep your
eye on him"
But it will be hard to watch two
men and the bank at the same tine"
Two men? How"
why. sir it was only yesterday
that the manager called ma in for a
talk, and he said you were one Of the
best men in the city, but it would be
just as well TO keep both eyes IN you
AID let the directors know if you
hung about after hours. London An
swers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-03
How l-onu We Read.

How many hours per annum," |
asked my friend, do you reckon you
waste reading rubbish"
Let me see,' ne replied good
humoredly. Being q man of some
leisure. l get through, suppose, two
and half hours reading a day His.
tory, of which I am fond; an occasion.
al taste Of poetry and say half a
dozen new novels a year that are
worth the reading account for per
haps the odd thirty minutes. For
the other two hours l have to fall
back on the rubbish. Unfortunately
the rubbish happens to be plentiful
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-03
Decidedly Mixed.

The chairman of the school com
mittee was addressing a meeting al
the teachers institute.
My friends, the schoolwark is the
bulhonse Of civilization; l mean-ah
-'i
The chairman here became slightly
chilled
The bulhouse is the sehoolwark of
civ"
An Invisible smile began to make it.
self felt.
THE warehouse is the bulscrool Of
"
He was evidently twisted
The sehoolbul is the housewar5
An audible Singer spread itself
over the faces Of the audience.
THE scowse hool-"
He was getting wild. So were his
hearers. He mopped perspiration.
gritted his teeth, and made a fresh eff
fort.
"The schoolhouse, my friends
A sigh of relief went up. A-h-h!
Now ne has got his feet under him
again. He gazed suavely round. The
light of triumphant self-confdence
was enthroned upon his brow
Is the wulbarl---"
And that was all-Tit,Bits.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-03

American public t1uses the best at
tended that there are. But the AMER
can housewife adds TO all these the
special qualities the inns OF no other
country have, though to the guest she
is the least conpsicuous figure in the
entire meuage.
In the enormous hotels OF every big
American city, hotels that are regal in
their luxury and beauty. the position
OF housekeeper is a very ilnportan,
one. The household of Windsor castle
does not require more capabtnty ia its
management than do our democratic
palaces for any and eyeryvbody's
entertainment. In fact, so careful is
the supervision of every smallest de.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-03
This Boy Seeing it All.

2 Fred Ottofy, the young son of a
Chicago dentist now practicing in
Manila, has just started from San
Francisco on his second trip around
the world. He is still in his early
teens. He is not the ordinary run
away boy style but just a keen.
wideawake Chicago lad, whose father
knows he is very well able to take
care of himself and is letting him
have his full of travel for a year or
so.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-03

stresses who darn the lace curtains
when they get torn, make the maids
CAPS. receive the linen as il comes IN
from the laundry adjoining, keep ::
check on it and give it out as It Is
reauisitioned. Every sheet, pillow
case and napkin that comes IN or goes
iout is noted in account books; arc
three times a day a gang OF men re
plenish from the main linen room The
supply with which each floor is pro
lvided, so the maids need never leave
tine special part OF the house to whicl
they are assigned.
In this tremendous mending depart
ment as little as may be is done by
hand but electric machines are used
whenever it is possible Each day,
Itablecloths used at the banquets the
might before are brought here with
great holes burned through them
where some one has been careless
with cigar. OF course, these
damaged places must be darned, and
the darning is all done by machinery.
In hotel like the Astor, yhich has be-
come one of the great dining places OF
the city, this single item in the day IS
work assumes pretty large proportions
lat times.
Three of the great bugbears Of house
work are removed in the hotel, so FAR
as the women employees are concerned,
though the housekeeper has them all
to think of. Windows are washed,
woodwork polished, and the sweeping
done by men, incidentally, the method
of sweeping and busting is one Of the
most interesting details OF this great
system of housekeeping. BY means OF
la compressC air hose every crevice
and Granny, about the chandeliers, cor
nices and the ornamental woodwork,
S first cleared of dust. Then the paeu-
matte pipe is attached to machine
that looks 4 good deal like dust pan
with a very long handle, and the dirt
lis literally drawn out of carpets ana
upholstery by suction, the draught OF
lair being carefully regulated 50 it sha
not injure the most delicate silks or
satins. Everything this dust pan co..
lects is discharged through pipe cor
nected with a barrel or bin, leaving
the room absolutely fresh and pure.
The saving of time and labor thus
made is incalculable, but any house
wife can sum up its economy OF
strength and nerves.
The woman at the head Of the
home economics" department OF a big
American hotel gets a salary of from
$125 to $3.50 a month, according to the,
size of the house that employs her, the
character of its patronage and the
standard of qualifications she must
meet Besides this, she has little
suite of rooms of her own, as attrac
tive as any in the hotel, where she
lives in a style that would require an
income of $3.50 or $500 month if she
were a down town business woman
and had to pay as a guest for her
room and restaurant service.
But the good hotel housekeeper is
born great and cannot acquire great
ness or have it thrust upon her. She
has done large snare in making our
American hotels the most highly es
teemed in the world; and the eXiles
who come under her care, though they
may never think of her existence,
would all agree, no doubt, that she is
worth all she gets and as mucn
more"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-03
THE LAST SURVIVOR
Charles 3. Smith Who Escaped Frorr
Steamer Lexington is Dead

Steamer Lexington is Dead
The burning Of the Sound steamer
Lexington in Long Island Sound off
Huntington, L. l., on the night OF
Jan. 13 1870 in which but four om OF
a total of about 200 persons ESCAPED
with their lives, was recalled by the
death of Charles b. Smith, the last Of
/ the survivors. at mis- residence in East
Providence, r. l. Mr. Smith was q
fireman on the Lexington and escap
ed from the vessel by pushing blaz-
ing cotton bale overheard, jumping
over after il and staying on it until
The steamer careened and sunk Civ
ing him an opportunity to board q
larger fragment of floating wreckage
Three other persons were lost from
the same piece of wreckage during
the intervening between the burning
of the vessel at about midnight and
4 O'Clock the following afternoon,
when Smith was picked up by a coast
ing schooner. The other three per
sons who escaped in similar man
ner on other wreckage were John
Manchester of Providence, Chester
billiard Of Norwich. Conn. and Mate
Crowley Of the Lexington. all now
dead.
Mr.. Smith was born in Norwich.
Conn, in 1920 and most Of his early
life was spent in the costing trade
and upon steam craft as an. engineer
He participated in the rush for the
California gold fields in 1S49 and
served in the Civil War with a Con
nectieut regiment. He has lived for
some years in East Providence. A
widow, his second wife. survives.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-03

Life must be pleasant so many have
complained that 1t is short.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-01-03
NEW YORK'S STRANGEST
COLLECTION OF STATUES

Plaster Casts of Human Beings That Might Set the Archae
oogst of the Future Guessing-They Are Models Used
by SurgeonMechanics in Remedyng Defects Physique
MANY Wonders of Medical Science Wrought in the
Orthopedc Workshop.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-18
The Cold Nav Wave.

Reports come from all sections of
the south telling of the immense dam
age done by the cold wave of the past
few days. Heavy frosts in northern
Alabama and Tennessee ruined vast
acreages of crops. and they viii have
TO be replanted. Eighty per cent of
the cotton crop in North Carolina was
killed. and farmers are telegraphing to
more southern points for seed with
which 10 replant. The Thermometer in
north Georgia registered 80 degrees on
Thursday morning, and the peach crop
in various parts Of the state il almost
totally destroyed. The weather bureau
in Atlanta reports the coolest May 10th
i'm the history Of that station.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-18
sAILEVs SPEECH ON THE MAN
OF CLAY.

I have examined his public messages
10 Congress; I have examined his
speech of acceptance: | have examined
his letter OF acceptance. and 1 have
found n word in them I will tell the
Senator from Montana more. But first
iet me say, Mr.. President. this turn in
the debate * not of my choosing
nave studiously refrained from speak
1g any bitter word against the presi-
j-nt during che prolonged s.-u~S'e I
have felt that all the friends of eff
cient legislation on this subject ought
to spare each other from attack and
bitter speech, and l have borne pa
tieltIy some things OF which | had
a right to complain rather than create
divisions and dissensions among the
friends oc this bill
Let ne tell the Senator from Npa-
tana. further. that in the summer of
1904. before the president had spoken
his speech or written his letter # az
ceptanc-. his secretary. IL reply Ia a
SETTER addressed 20 him by The publi-
cation known as Freight" said to the
editor oE that paper that President
Roosevelt II his letter ~ speech %
acceptance would speak out on the
railroad question, and speak in a man
ner entirely satisfactory to that editaS
And yet. sir. the senator can search
in vain both the letter OF accetance
and the speech OF acceptance for d
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-18
THE DESIRE FOR BLOOD.

II is hard TO eliminate the animal in
man. The instruments Of torture in
the museums of the old world tell how
the ancient man dotted on cruelty.
We have some relics in the new
world that likewise tell Of mans in
humanity to man." and the constant
invention of deadly weapons continue
TO show that the thirst for blood Is still.
rampant In our natures. Why do men
like TO cripple, torture and kill?
II has been demonstrated beyond a
Iperadventure that the horse will re-
Spond TO kind treatment and perform
better service than from blows and
bad treatment, yet see how cruel the
driver is TO his beast.
Mr.. William Dean Howells says that
for us to do legally what the criminal
does illegally is a mistaken idea OF
justice, and in the end recoils on So
ciety.
Mr.. Ebert Hubbard, editor Of the
Phillistine, says that great writers and
great thinkers are opposed 20 torture
and cruelty and are endeavoring to
create a sentiment favorable 10 the
Establishment Of capital punishment.
We do not pose as a very great
writer or a very great thinker, but We
want to see this sentiment grow and
shall use what little influence We pos
sess in this direction.
We want to see the milk of human
kindness permeate the veins of every
human being.
We want to see the world reach
such a state of perfection that the
first promptings Of the heart will no
longer be IAN eye for an eye and a
tooth for a TOOTH
We believe that these things are the
animal deformities that still cling to
man; that they are born of the evil
Of our nature and will eventually be
overcome by the Christ-side OF our
selves; that in time. cruelty will be
forced like a vagabond off the face
of the earth. and viii leave in its place
nothing to soil and bring reproach
upon US.
That the prayer, "as it is in heaven"
viii be answered and it viii no longer
be said Of our earth. that only man is
vile"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-18
The Reformer.

We knew a newspaper man o",s
who started out 70 reform the ~n0's
world: finally he trimmed the unos'
taking down 10 his own nation. Al.1
vainly struggling with the nation S
~ome time. me concluded his own 90.
was "a large enough field. 80 he ga.
The state q few forceful lessons ~
The state failed 10 digest IL anu
soured on it's stomach. Realizing -
charity begins al home. he hNe" =.
energies on the county. and eFenlN@,.
gave that up. concluding that Ms -
Gown would engage his entire -
ton as an object OF reform. SoAie'uls
turned up that started him 90 H. -,
ing. and he thought long and ser''u-s
The result was he yanked OH NE
rolled up his sleeves and started -
form himself.-he's still hard a.
Eye Witness.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-18
IN A PITIFuL MIDDLE.

Our very esteemed contemporary
seems TO be in a worse muddle than
usual
An article appeared in his editor
ial columns demanding the abolition
of the Florida Railway Commission,
body, boots and breeches. Only af-
ter becoming a candidate for the leg
islature does he repudiate the edito-
rial utterance.
Worse.
He then slobbers over Mr.. Commits
sioner Burr, after that gentleman pub
licly acknowledges that Ocala is dis
eliminated against. and gets rid OF
this serious obstacle with a wave OF
the hand and says that this will right
itself when Ocala gets in a position to
right herself, which these very dis
ordinations make impossible.
tbs true. It's pity. pity tits tbs true,
that our very amiable contemporary
has become befuddled.
We are that sorry that our heart
weeps sympathetic tears.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-18
a Scholarly Effort.

The ocala Banner publishes fui
report OF the speeches made bv Rain
road Commissioner r. Hudson R1r,
and Editor Frank Harris in their join,
discussion al ocala a few nights -
The tribune wishes 10 corgr,t,,,.. 20
Editor Harris on the very scholarly
auufesS winch he delivered. 1t was elo-
queht' persuasive and una1swerable.
ana revealed the ability Of this dis
eihsnlshed member OF the Fi.rida
press
hdit"r Harris Is qpaiified 10 credit
any represent taa s-ate Of Fiorid, in
almost any capacity and tee Tribnne.
SS y mas frequently stated before
Womb be pleased - see hln occupv
the highest offiee in the g:et a. ne
people.-ranpa Tribune.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-18
lABoLiSH THE RAILROAD COM.
MISSION.

Just a little while ago the following
article appeared in the editorial col
umns of the Ocala Evening Star:
Can nothing be done TO secure a
freight rate?
I'VE are tired of asking the ques-
ton. 1t looks like farce. rank and
simple 10 vote for railroad commits
sion candidate at the ensuing prima-
ries. The commission has been a mis-
cradle failure in The matter OF Sc
curing just and equal freight rates 10
the thriving Inland towns of Florida
work has been filming a railroad for
failing 10 post a belated train, COM
polling The erection Of a 1ox12 waiting
room at Pumpkinyille, a new cattle
gap at Ok Bow or a new platform for
the depot at Prong Pond. and to pro-
vide ice at least once a week in first
class coaches.
why not abolish the railroad COM
mission anyway? II is an expensive
luxury, and accomplishes nothing"
III lllS cOllOI u the star
now says: "As TO the facts: Some
months ago an article did appear in
the columns of the Star attacking the
usefulness of the commission. 1t VAS
not written by the editor, nor did ii
express his views. and when his at
tention was called to il he repudiated
1t and gave instructions that no such
sentiments should appear in the
paper in the future. We hope this will
make ii plain that the editor of the
Star does believe in the commission,
and it's usefulness 10 all the people of
the state
This is the first that We have seen
where the editor of the star made A
public denail that the above was not
his editorial utterance.
But if This were all, We could over
look il. but the editor Of the Star now
proclaIms that he is not only in favor
of the commission. but favors it's un-
just determinations against his own
home city.
We are sorry.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-18
BABY'S
AWFUL HUMOR
Thin Skin Formed Over Body and
Under it Was Watery Blood
When Washed it Would Burst
and Break Suffered for Weeks
Now Sound and Well
CURED IN ONE WEEK BY
CUTlCURA REMEDIES

"When my little girl baby was one
week old she had a skin disease. A
thin skin formed over her body and
under 1t was watery blood, and when
she was washed it would burst and
break. She was III that condition fox
weeks, and | tried everything | could
think of, but nothing did her any good.
When she was three months old | took
her to San Antonio to see a doctor. but
the doctor we wanted to see was not
at home, so my sister gave RE a cake OF
Cuticura Soap and half a box of Cuti-
cura Ointment, and told me TO use
them, which did in time. | used
them three times, and the humor began
10 fade, and IN one week she was sound
and well, and it has never returned
since. Think every mother hould keep
the Cuticura Rene dies in. the house.
J ours truly, Mrs II. Aaron. Benton,
Texas, July 3, 1905"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-18

1T is absurd for a city 10 dispose
.of It's garbage by dumping it i'm some
neglected spot where il is not only an
.offense u the senses but an actual
menace "a health. This method NJ dis
posing Of garbage belongs 70 the dark
ages. and no modern city of any size
ia ,he country Scatters filth and dis
ease over its surface in this way Dogs.
cats and rodents are attracted 10 the
dump by the food supply. They go
from that place into the homes of the
people of the city and carry the germs
Of dipththeria. scarlet and other fe-
Vers. and in that way keep those dis
eases prevalent. This has been going
on for years. AMI it is time it was
stopped
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-18

Kissing Is evidently becoming an
important part OF the political game.
tor two Of the most eminent nsctIa-
tors. Hobson. of Alabama. and Hocb.
or Kansas. have received nominations
from their respective parties. But thrra
i vast difference between the Hob
son or democratic brand. and rhe
H"ch, or republican grade. In the case
OF Hooson. many women seem anxious
10 De kissed. while in the latest re-
ported attempt of Hoch. although he
Is governor or Kansas, the lady in the
case repulsed him. That should settle
6och's case with the voters.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-18

President Roosevelt evidently thinks
.Jhe democrats will elect Z majority
of the next congress for he is said
10 have decided 10 call a special ses-
sion. after the 4th Of March. for the
purpose Of revising the tariff. He
knows as well a anyone that is the
Republicans should again have ma
Jority of congress ii would be useless
TO call a special session. for the stand
patters would be in control
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-18

The National City Bank of New
York-Rockefeller approves OF
the interposition of Secretary Shaw
with the treasury gold 10 facilitate the
banking process of drawing gold from
abroad AS that favored corporation
according 10 its own statement 'se-
cured total of some twenty -four
millions. without having To pay in
terest during transit. il is no wonder
that the republican favoritism is APP
proved
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-18
SLEEP FOR BABIES

Rest for mothers, instant relief and
refreshing sleep for skin-tortured
babies, In warm baths with Cuticura
Soap and gentle anointings with Cuti-
cura Ointment, the great Skin Cure.
and purest of emollients.
Soid throughout the world Cuticura Sosu 25c O;,t
n,sr Sc kesolyent zoe. Gin form OF Choeola osssd
nus Sc per vial Of 60D. Potter Drug Cben, CO..
Sole Props, Boston. Mass. - N"aP7
a. Mated Free, " How to Care for the Skim
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-18

word to redeem the promise Of 4.
presidents secretary.
do not say the president out 4 /.
message and then when his astuts :.
Ilitical advisers told him that the nj
roads would not contribute to his can.
lpaign that he cut it out. / win NOT -,
that. although there are many men m.
charitable enough to say it. only NM
before the senate and the country N.
/ fact that his secretary said the uraal.
/ dent would speak on it and that he a,a
mot speak on it. Perhaps those lnsu,.
iance companies which were conirih.
uting the trust funds 90 widows INA
orphans to secure his election own.s
! 50 many of these railroad bonds Ia,
they deferred not the president. bal
she presidents advisers. from pn,.
claiming his hostility against the Asa.
roads Immediately preceding the elee-
ton.
Er. President. / love brave man.
Il love fighter: and the president Il
the United States is b0th--on occa.
sions; but he can yield with as mach
aiacrity as any man who ever went TO
battle. civic or political That he agh1
furiouSly at first | grant you. but he
seems to have no endurance, in theS
political contests. Only a Short tine
ago he was gong to revise the tarif.
but his friends called him on When
-hdt great voice was filing the naiilR
With 4 demand for tariff revision sod.
denly il sank into the gentleness and
sweetness OF a whisper Next he vas
going To have the railroads regulated
md II was announced that congress
would be convened in extraordinary
session 10 deal with IT. but the great
leaders assembled with the president
PRAYED with him a little while. and no
call Vas issued for an extraordi1ay
session of congress. he waited unit liae
re@1llar session, and live months q
that has elapsed and still no legisa-
ton.
IL the president were this heroic hg-
ure which the senator from M0ntana
would have US believe him, YOU knoe
what ne would have done. He would
would have summoned these repuDh-
can leaders from the house and ms
senate to a conference, and he would
have said TO them: Gentlemen. am
not talking tn you now as presiden'
of the United States; / am talking y
would ahve sumomned these repuop-
'can, { want - tell You that J happea
Ito know that unless you pass sopa
bill the president of the United SIa'7s
intends to veto it," They would ha'e
paSsed bin fulfilling in some degrees
the reasonable expectations o. gu,
ipeople If congress had failed to DO th1t
and he had vetoed the bill they passs1
and then convened them in extraofu-
nary session to pass a good one -
would have written his name WIN 1ns
names OF Jefferson and Jackson anu
Lincoln among his illustrious preos
ceSSOrS.
But ne did not deal with the s'tnA-
ton in that firm way. and let US hA's
no more talk in the senate a'
throughout the country about TINS i0-
man He is clay. and very eoIn"ol
clay Congressional Record. May -
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-18
Board of Trade Meeting.

The board OF trade viii hold NV s;
ing Friday night at the City 'Vu "a
rooms, and all members are reVu IA,
TO be present. Part of the evenins
be- devoted 10 making Arrange -.
for the entertainment Of the -
Editorial Association, when
here the latter part of the ni0htn
c. l.. BITTINGER, Secre'NA''
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-18

The republican city of Omaha has
given the G.. O. +. the grand bounce
by electing full set of democratic
officials. This indicates that even Ne
braska republicans are bound to have
retrenchment and reform. which their
own party will not furnish.