Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-04-25
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A German astronomer has discovered
that the man in the moon is a woman.
Hair, eyes, mouth, nose. chin and
bust" says he, may all be distinctly
Observed
The London branch Of the Gaelic
league is preparing n scheme for plac-
ing the principal Irish products on the
English markets, confident in low
prices and good qualities.
In the office of John W Britain. in
Westboro, Mass, is sword fern with
125 fronds which average six feet in
length and are six inches wide. The
plant is twelve years old.
There is no man living in Winter
port, Me, who has tier of wood in
his shed which was worked up and
housed before the present owner was
born, some forty years ago.
a prophet" has appeared IN Ponce.
Porto Rico. representing himself as St
John the Evangelist. 1t is said that
more than 5000 natives have left their
homes and work to follow him.
Indiana is the only state which has
solid delegation Of college bred men
in the two houses of congress. Here
tofore the state which ranked highest
in this particular was Massachusetts
A herd of nine deer was seen on the
high school grounds at Hollis. y. II.
one day recently. The principal stop
ped the school EXERCISES tong enough
Tor the scholars 10 witness tA. unusual
sight
A collection IT the heads and horns
Of practically every variety vi big
game to be found in northern RhudesIA
has just been added to the Blltlsh
South Africa company's museum ~
London
The Highland Light infantry, the on
" untitled Scottish regiment IN the
British army. was Specially granted
the privilege or wearing trrWs as a re
ward for their great yalOr during the
peninsular war.
An oval billiard table has just been
invented by prominent English pro
fessional billiard player 1t does away
with the problematical results of the
BAH striki ng the corners ana makes the
game more difficult and scientific.
The durability of wood in favorable
circumstances is almost Incredible.
Of a
wooden articles have been taken from
Egyptian catacombs constructed 1000
or 5000 years before the Christian era.
There are already AN entente cor
dale and an entente municipale be-
tween France and England, and now
there is to be an entente musicale. In
other words. British Observation-Disclosures
and chorus singers are to give concerts
in Paris.
Charles c. Hubbell recently haulc3 a
peculiar load of lumber into Burling
ton, vt 1t was sawed in 1901 from
old growth pine, having been stored i'll
the town of Charlotte during all these
years. The lumber gave no Indication
Of its extreme age.
The latest railway Improvement in
Palestine is line from Halfa across
the plains of Esdraelon east of the Jor-
dan. TO Daria, there TO join the He'd
JAZZ railway. now being constructed for
the conveyance of pilgrims between
Damascus and Mecca
1t is stated that the best managers,
pattern designers and dyers in the
Lancashire cotton mills, tempted by
high wages. are going out to India and
Japan to take charge of mills there.
Great quantities of textile machinery
are also being exported.
A medical student, to obtain his de-
gree, must spend in college in Sweden
ten years, Italy eight years, Switzer-
land eight years. Holland eight years
Norway eight years, Belgium eight
years, Denmark seven. ears,. Portugal
five years, Great Britain, Canada end
the United States four years.
In an attempt to liqucfy helium Pro
fessor Olszewski recently produced the
remarkably low temperature of 400 de
grees below zero F. 1t was done by
suddenly expanding mass of the gas
helium Which had been subjected to a
pressure of about 200 pounds to the
square inch in u temperature so low
that it nearly solidifed hydrogen. The
helium showed no signs of liquefying.
Blowing wells, sometimes known as
breathing wells, are now being inveSti.
gated by the United States geological
survey. The best known examples Of
this type Of well are found throughout
Nebraska. The force Of the air current
in one of the Louisiana wells is suf-
ticient to keep mans hat suspended
above it. Such phenomena are mainly
due to changes in atmospheric pres
sure.
Ii 1857 a party of hunters kicked
some Goals down a shaft into the
Greenwood mine at Langsford, Pa
Case took fire, and the DANES have
not let M until recent, The mine
was closed an Il Iui.tuTe 81 water and
culm run into TN fiery oayerus The
culm hardened. films the openings Le
low, and the end Vi the destructive
work is said to b. In sight over
mile Of fame has been cxtiu zuished
1t has been found necessary to adopt
at the White House TIM tbeater scheme
Of using tickets of different eolors for
succeeding performances. thus the
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