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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06

A most interesting group of rs
indian mounds is located along the
southwest shore Of Lake Mendoza in
the vicinity Of Merrill springs. The
group begins close to the east end of
Merrill Park and extends along both
sides OF the road, ending some 30
rods to the southwest of the springs.
Several Of these mounds are some.
what leveled and a few are almost
entirely destroyed, but most Of the
mounds of the group are still in a
fair state of preservation.
In the group are IA conical
sounds. all lying on the crest of the
ridge south of the road. Several Of
the best of these tumuli are now quite
conspicuous mounds with a height of
IL feet and diameters of from "a
to 80 feet Nearly all have been dug
into by relic hunters, and, as is usual.
ly the case, no definite data concern
ing results Of the excavations are 20
be had.
Five mounds of the type known as
linear are to be found In the group.
One o. these is crossed by the pleas
ure drive at q point but a few rods
east of the Rex Magnus grounds, just
west Of the little bridge and back of
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06

The circus deal In which the own
ership of the Barnum G BAILEY cir
Gus was involved has been con. plet-
ed, the cables announcing the ratifi-
cation OF the temporary sale by the
British stockholders. The Ringing
brothers of Baraboo are now the cir
Gus kings Of the world and have at
tanned a place never anticipated by
any other organization. They now
control the circus field and it will he
impossible for the organization of an
enterprise that can compete with
them for years, and not before such
time as the Ringlings will haze ar
rived at the point of retiring.
For nearly year the RingliDgs
have lad line out for the Barnum
& Bailey property and arrangements
were made with the American stock
holders for the purchase Of the plant.
1 he Britishers, many Of whom have
been putting money into the enter
prise in the past few years in the
hope of bringing the stock back tc
the par level, we're holding back, but
at an extraordinary session held in
London a resolution was adopted SAL
isfying the provisional sale to the
Ringlings at $4,000. This price
with the other assets Of the company
viii give to the stockholders from 50
to 1925 per share. as against a PAL
value of / pound sterling.
In 1899, when the Barnum circus
was in Europe on its first trip, it
made a whirlwind campaign OF the
larger cities and the management
saw an opportunity Of getting the
backing q British capital. this being
considered necessary TO guarantee .
continuation Of the good business In
the continental tour. Tn" capital
stock Of the enterprise was placed at
90 100000 and British money poured
into the Office Of the company at a
apid rats. and It was necessary TO
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
RARE EFFIGY MOUND

the barn at the end off-Merrill farm
house. The longest of the linear
mounds is nearly $50 feet in length.
Ali are about feet high and some ID
feet wide.
The greatest interest is perhaps
aroused by the efhgies, Of which there
are nine in the group. Three of these
represent birds, i've are bear efigies,
md one is of the panther type. The
two last named types are rather com
moR in this part of Wisconsin. Two
of the birds are of the common,
straight {. winged kind.
But the other bird is of the accom-
panying cut the form suggests a
goose in flight. This ef1gy lies near
near the crest OF the ridge at a point
about Is rods northwest of the old
barn. The wing spread is 200 feet and
the length of body, neck and head Is
l9S feet All parts are well formed
with outlines still fully preserved.
The body is about feet in height.
This is a noble specimen.
A. B. Stout. an enthusiastic archae-
ologist, thinks it doubtful if there ex-
lists an effigy of this type In better
state of preservation and at the same
time in a location more suitable for
permanent preservation. It lies close
to a pleasure driveway and might be
made an object of rare popular inter
est. Mr.. Stout's idea is that tract
large enough to include the mound
should be secured and made a part
of the park system. An acre of ground
would be enough to embrace the
efigy, but a little more would be
needed to unite this reservation to
the drive.
Mr. Stout firmly believes that in
the vicinity Of this group there is a
village site still indicated by flint
chips, broken pottery and other re-
mains of Indian life.-Madison Demo
crat
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
NeMspApERs OF QUE NAvN.
Many of the RattIeships Have Their
Own Plant.

Own Plant.
Several of the big ships in the Unit
ed States navy have their own news.
papers. On board the Kentucky is
printed the Kentucky Budget, a semi
monthly, The r. S. S. Louisiana is
responsible for the Pelican, which is
issued monthly. The battleship OLio
has the Buckeye. The U. ). S. West
Virginia boasts of the Dirty Box. The
Badger is printed monthly on the U.
S. S. Wisconsin.
All of the above papers are issued
by the enlisted men of the ships. The
aim of each is identical-to make life
aboard the ship more agreeable and
to give the friends in civil life an
outline of naval doings aud of the
brighter side of naval life.
The Americans are a newspaper
reading nation. Barred from his local
papers by the refusal Of the govern
ment to allow free postage on papers
addressed to the navy, Jack promptly
solaces himself by starting a news.
paper Of his own on board ship. The
men have a freedom of criticism in
the little monthly papers that would
lead one to think that military disci-
pline is not all blood and iron. Many
sly digs are .rammed home at unpop-
ular officers and more frequent are
the bouquets for those occupants of
the wardroom who are popular with
the crew.
No mention of the papers of the
navy would be complete without ref
erence to the monthly issued at the
Naval Training Station, Newport, R. /.
This paper is called the Blue-Jacket,
1t Is edited by Fred j. Buenzle, chief
yeoman. U. s. N. This paper has a
circulation of about ten thousand and
goes all over the world 1t has cor
respondents on nearly all of the big
ships and contains more news of gen
eral interest to the enlisted men than
any other paper on earth THE
whole trend of the editorial policy OF
the Blue,Jacket is in accord with its
motto: 'The highest standard Of man.
hood will make the finest navy" The
navy department thinks so well OF
the Blue-Jacket that this paper is fur
nished to enlistment parties for gra-
tuitous distribution to prospective re-
cruits in order to acquaint them with
the navy.
Editor Buenzle is best known to
the public generally as the plaintiff
in the action brought against the
Newport Amusement company for at
tempting to debar them from their
place of amusement because he wore
the uniform of bluejacket, This
lawsuit Is the one in which Buenzles
counsel fee was paid from a fund
contributed by officers and men oil
the navy and to which President
Roosevelt sent a check for 500.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
By the hundred thousand.

by the hundred thousand.
The old plantation life is dead.
dead as slavery, deaf IS the fantastic
chiyalry of the Middle Ages. Yet the
land is as fertile, skill to develop it as
plentiful. and laborers whom nature
has adapted to conditions and climate.
as numerous as ever. requiring only
taetful control American statesmen
have declared such control only pos
sible through methods that SAVIOR of
the dark ages, and have passionately
protested that education Of the negro
threatened social purity and made
possible hybridized south, thereby
alleging that the Anglo-SaxoK .acked
the morality to make the Anglo Afri-
can impossible. Yet a member of this
despised race, looking into the future
with the eye of a prophet. has pointed
out the only solution of the so-called
race problem, consistent with the spirit
of the age. No man of feeling can
look upon and apprehend the work,
wonderful when measured by any hui
man standard. moral or physical Of
Booker 4. Washington without emotion
coupled with admiration for the earn
estness, devotion and prescience that
has Geservedly pl2csG ais name so
high on the scroll of fame of his race.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
z be pellow Palm


The Jordans nves III a fruit ranch
situated SIX lulles from Lansing
Michigan The mousse which was sew
eral rods from the main road was
handsomely backed ny a elump of
OAK trees, wnne the front yard was
marked OF IN winding walks anu
arrives that led down to ripping
take. The greatest freedom was gwen
the neip on the place as they had
tue best Oh products at their disposal.
Yet Tor some reason, Inc LruLn OF
which Mrs. Jordan had never been
able 10 detect, ner domestlcs could
not be induced by treats or privileges
to stay long on the ranch.
Molly Jane, and Bertha and many
others VINO mad acted as cooks knew
vel enough why they would not
stay but they were not brave enough
to make clear breast of the situa'
ton. Each had handed in her time
with an excuse OF nomesickness or
they were unable to do the work on
SO large ranch. They expressed
their APPRECIATION OF Mrs. Jordan 8
andness in allowing them mucn lib
erty and were really sorry to go.
thus Mrs Jordan was always looking
for help, and poor old Prince spent
hours between the employment bU.
reau and the Jordan residence.
1t is said that in every house there
is a skeleton In the closet but nothing
Of that sort was ever discovered
about this ranch. There was, however,
member of the family that was
neither mute, idiot nor q possessor of
the highest intellect. This was Jack
Jordan and he was at the bottom Of
the whole disturbance.
Jack was three years old, but was
nearly as tall as boy of six. He
showed his own individuality and al
ways managed to see what was going
On. He laid claim to few things about
the place, but he was the happy pos
SCISSOR Of yellow palm. This he
never offered to loan to anyone,
neither did anyone ask to borrow his
palm as it was recognized as Jack
Jordan's sole property.
A part OF the house that Jack fire.
quented was the kitchen, and az he
was master Of the house no cook,
first girl or second girl yentured TO
ask him to leave that quarter. Jack.
never created the disturbance that
many children do, for he asked no
idle questions, neither was he ever
saucy or Intentionally rude. He did
have an annoying habit Of standing
In the middle of the room and let
others pass around him. He felt his
Importance to the extent that he, one
OF the Jordans, was not Obliged to
step out OF the way for domestic, be
she French cook or ladies maid.
Jack Jordan liked to see what was
going on. He watched the cook haste
the meat or fry the bacon with close
observation. He waved his yellow
palm vigorously to keep the files OF
the table whenever the help sat down
to eat. Jack was certainly very ac-
commodating. He would have liked
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
WAYS TO COOK veNIsoN.
Here Are Recipes for Preparing
Steaks, Outlets and stews.


Here Are Recipes for Preparing
Steaks, Outlets and Stews.
This is the yenison season and as
the days are all too few in which we
can buy and eat the deer flesh without
violating the game laws, it behooves
us now to partake of this meat as
freely and as frequently as opportunity
offers, says the New York Times. As
there is practically no part of a deer
that is not good to eat, If properly
cooked. the choice Of the dinner
ranges from steak to outlet and from
roast to stew. For venison stew
take three or four pounds of yenison
and cut 1t into pieces that are not too
small, Melt some butter in a sauce
pan and fry the meat for a few min
utes, or until it is Drowned slightly;
then put it into the stewpot with lit
tie more than enough cold water to
cover it. Add eight or tens onions.
halving or quartering them if they are
too large, and seasoned with both salt
and celery salt Don't let the meat
cook too quickly, but when it is ten
der-it should take a couple of hours
add half a dozen picked walnuts
that have already been mashed to a
pulp and about two tablespoonfuls of
mushroom catsup. Thicker with
-four and serve.
In preparing vensison steak for the
table have the meat cut thick-an inch
and half Is not to thick, and some
like it thicker. Let it lie In a cool
place, but not actually on ice, for
twenty-four hours. When ready to
cook heat an iron skillet until it is al
most red hot, put the steak upon it
and after 1t has broiled for two min
utes on one side turn it and cook It on
the other side At the expiration of
the four minutes reduce the heat,
grease the skillet literally with butter
and let the steak cook slowly for fiji.
teen or twenty minutes, according to
It's thickness. In serving use no sea
soning but ordinary pepper and salt,
unless little more butter should be
needed.
Although venison outlets are also
good when cooked in this way, Wal
lace Irwin recommended another
method of preparing them. He trims
the outlets. puts them in an earthen
iish and covers them with a specially
prepared marinade. After they have
been In this for twenty.four hours
they are wiped dry, larded and broiled
over a brisk fire. To prepare the
marinade Mr.. Irwin takes four table
spoonfuls Of vinegar, the same guam,
tity of ciaret, one small chopped on,
ion, two bayleaves, four cloves, a
blade of mace and two sprigs of pars
ley to each pound of meat. This mix,
ture is then put over the fire and as
soon as 1t comes to the boiling point
is poured over the venison.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
The Quaker Boy.

For truly the Pennsylvania Quaker
farm and homestead was great
place for a boy to grow into man.
The old conditions lasted till thu
Civil war. Since then there has been
a gradual scattering OF the old fam
flies. and their places have been
taken by immigrants and renters OF
another type. The old race viii DO
largely extinct In another generation;
but many a man now IN middle life
or beyond who has made his mark
in Philadelphia or elsewhere In bust
ness or professional life, blesses the
fate that gave him the physical ana
moral basis OF such boyhood.--
Isaac Sharpless, in Atlantic.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
Ire Ideal Minister.

AS the touch of genius lifts the
master above the mere musician, so
this sense of the Unseen lifts the
Ideal Minister above the mere
preacher of sermons. II is the in
vestiture of a priesthood verified net
by tradition, but by experience. 1t is
immediacy of access to the eternal
fountains of salvation. He lives
among men as one of them. simple,
h-.@slfish. human, hopeful; yet they
know that he walks with God
And by the vision splendid
Is on his way attended"
He is a soldier. but criticism has
never violated that shrine of the
spirit where the pure in heart see
God. The unfading newpess Of ever
lasting truth gives to his speech the
freshness of springtime. The un-
searchable mystery of Infinite Holt
ness gives to his thought and conduct
gravity and reserve, as one who has
beheld things which it is not possible
for man to utter. The demands of
social service have not stamped him
with the professionalism Of re-
former. The ardor of churchmanship
has not made him an ecclesiastic.
He remains prophet of the Highest.
When he speaks, men feel that he Is
standing on holy ground. When he
prays, men perceive that he is pros
trating himself before the Risen
Christie. G. Hall. in Atlantic.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06

In New Caledonia, New Guinea and
in the Malay archipelago the consump-
ton of earth as food is comparatively
common. In Java and Sumatra a GER
tain kind of clay undergoes a prelim.
mary preparation, being mixed with
water, reduced to a paste, and the
sand and other hard substances re-
moved. The clay is then made into
small tablets or cakes about as thick
as lead pencil, and baked In an iron
saucepan When this process is over
the cake Of earth resembles a piece of
dried pork. The Javanese eat small
figures roughly modelled from clay.
made to initiate animals, birds or men.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
Deduction.

Farmer Meddergrass (reading pa
per)-"That Vaudeville must be q
great show town"
Mrs. Meddergrass-"W Why so. par
wy, ! see here where another one
of our greatest actors has made ar
Engagements t stay right tha< fer q
hull season. Puck.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
Not 50 vlsaI.

Domestic-"The idea o. your think.
in l was listenin' to what you an
Mr. Ferguson said when you an him
was wranglin! l didn't hear the first
word u your talk!"
Mistress-''I wouldn't have minded
that so much, Verena. But didn't you
hear the last words of it?"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06

Wet cloth or handkerchief In cold
water and bind around the wrist,
tucking the loose end in securely.
The cold cools the blood before 1t
reaches the head and whatever draws
or cools the blood VIII relieve the
brain.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
Washington Sees All NatiOnaIities
Spinning MerriIy Along In Motor Cars.

there and in the parks throughout the
city and yet wish to hear the music.
drive within easy hearing distance
and sit as undisturbed as though in
box at the theater.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06

open market without the necessity of
costly, special designs; the elimination
of expensive machinery and the over
stocking of parts which has often re
suited in a large proportion of waste.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
TRAGEDY.

An actor found a quiet stream,
For on the fish he had designs,
But he could only sit and dream,
For he'd forgotten al Ibis lines.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
Not In Chicago.

Putting good money into a wife is
often worse than into a gold mine;
it is SO much harder to saddle he
off onto some one else.--Life.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06
Impulse aresdn Impulse.

Franklin: 1t Is easier to suppress
the first impulse than to satisfy all
that follow Il.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-11-06


to be the richest man in Mexico with
a fortune upwards OF s200,O00,000. Ia
his handsome car he runs about town
often accompanied by HIS wife and his
son. The latter has learned to drive
machine with much skill
In sharp contrast to this AUTOMOBILE
ist Of almost untold wealth H. DR. John
Shakespeare Penn. author artist, poet,
and automobiles. In his tiny machine,
which is OF his own manufacture, he
is to We seen at all times during the
day making his anything but speedy
way about the city. II is hardly like
ly that DR. Penn will ever be arrested
for an infringement Of the speed laws.
The motive power, which is carefully
concealed behind a curtain that hangs
about his machine, rests in the per
son Of Or. Penn himself, In fact, he
pedals himself from place to place
with the utmost good will. But the
effect given by the strange little ma
chine is that 1t is being run by a well
concealed engine.
It has become a fad 10 journey to
the capitol grounds in autos 70 listen
to the concerts which the Marine band
gives IN the wide space before the
huge building. Prominent persons
who do not wish to mingle with the
crowds that attend these concerts
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-20
TRAFFIC AGENTS OF M. AND 0.
 SPEND DAY AT HARD WORK

physboro. III; c. F. Blue, superinten- dent Way and Structures. St. Louis, Mo; R. H, Duesberry, Purchasing Agent, Mobile, Ala; E. E. Torrey. Su- perintendent of Telegraph. Jackson, Tenn; J. W. Denyven. General Freight Agent. St. Louis. Mo; w. K. vandiver, Assistant General Freight Agent, St. Louis, Mo; G 1T. Dickson, e. C.. Claim Department. St. Louis. Mo; F. ". Bir- cnett, Assistant General Freight Agent, St. Louis. Mo; J. J. Campion, Joint Foreign Freight Agent New Orleans. La; J. T. Poe. General Cotton Agent, Mobile, Ala; W. c. Hard ing, General Livestock Agent, st.. Louis, Mo; R. R. Otis, General Agent Atlanta, Ga; ]. w. Posey. Travelling Freight Agent, Albany, Ga. .. O Ru- den soliciting Freight Agent A.ianta, Ga; C. F. Jackson, General Agent, Btr- mingham. Ala; l.. .. Cardinal. Tray cling Freight Agent. Birmingham, Ala; P. Koch, Soliciting Freight Agent Bir- mingnam, Ala; H. J. Hansen, Solicit ing Freight Agent, Chicago. H.; E. B. Blair, Commercial Agent, Jackson, Tenn; R. C. Kancannon. Travelling Freight Agent, Jackson. Tenn, J.. Fl Patterson, Special Freight Agent Jackson, Tenn; c. Sanderson. commer- cial Agent, Jacksonville. Fla; H. Q.
 Schrader, Soliciting Freight Agent
 Jacksonville, Fla; w. B. Royster, Gen
 eral Agent, Kansas City, Mo; c. C. Harvey. Soliciting Freight Agent, Kan
 sas City. Mo; T. M. Jackson. Acting
 Commercial Agent, Meridian. Miss: H
 A. Smith, Soliciting Lumber Agent Meridian, Miss; W. B. England, General Agent, Mobile, Ala; A. V. B. Gilbert
 Soliciting Freight Agent. Mobile. Ala.
 R. H. Jones, General Agent, Montgom- cry, Ala; N. M. Leach Assistant Gen
 eral Freight Agent. New Orleans, La.
 w H Reed, Commercial Agent New Orleans, La; R. L. DePew, Contracting
 Freight Agent, St Louis, Mo; A. Q. Atkinson. Traveiing Freight Agent. St Louis, Mo-; c. w. Sargent, Travelling . Freight Agent. St. Louis Mo; F. w Pujol, Soliciting Freight Agent, St. Louis, Mo; Haiden Miller, Jr., Solicit
 Ing Freight Agent, St. Louis. Mo: R
 Jackson, Travelling Export Agent, St
 Louis, Mo; A. N. Griffin, Chief Special
 Agent, Meridian, Miss: J. D. McInnis
 General Agent, Meridian. Miss; A. l..
 Pollard. Agent East St. Louis, Ill. ! Henry Baird. Agent. Cairo. Ill: R. J 1 Barnett, Agent, Union City. Tenn; A. 1 D. Hunt, Agent, Humboldt, Tenn; .. C ! Taylor, Agent, Jackson, Tenn; c. Fl ! Strickland. Agent, Corinth. Miss; " i s. Thompson, Agent, Tupelo. Miss; l. 1 D. Godfrey, Jr.. Agent, Aberdeen, Miss. J. T. Owen, Agent. Starksville, Miss.
 J. E. Cunningham, Agent, West Point [ Miss; O. l.. Mckay, Agent, Meridian Miss; H. J. Gr.hing. Agent. Mobile ! Ala; w F. Kennedy. Agent. Colum' ! bus, Miss; J. G. Afford, Agent, Tusca'
 loosa, Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-20
TO REWRITE BILL
KING WILL FRAME NEW LIABILITY
 MEASURE.,
Law Proposed by Representative John to Regulate Responsibility of Employers for Injuries Con-
 @fdered Too Drastic.

The employers liability bill.- which has been giving considerable trouble to the House Committee on Judiciary, has at last been disposed of by it's ref- erence to a subcommittee. consisting of Representative Jere c. King of Jef- ferson County. to be rewritten.
 It is somewhat unusual for a bill to be referred to a subcommittee of one member. especially for so important a measure, but Mir. King is considered able to cope with the bill as he has made the subject of negligence a spe- cialty in his practice before the courts for a number of years.
 The present law on the subject was written some twenty years ago by Rep- resentatiye Sam VIII John, who was then considerably more of a novice in legislation than he is now. Mr. John Is the author of the present measure. House bill No 429, to further regu- late the liability of employers" hut his fellow members on the Judiciary Committee are of the opinion his meas ure is too far-reaching and drastic.
 The John bill practically provides for the abolition of the fellow ser want rule as regards liability for the injuries arising on railroads. in min ing and misunderstanding establishments of all kinds, and on all contracting. The substitute to be reported by the committee will not. 1t is believed, go as far as that but there will probably be material changes
 The importance of the subject of the liability of employers may be recog- niZed from the statement yesterday that one-thirS of all the litigation now pending Tn the courts of the State of Alabama is upon this subject