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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-06

Washington, Jan. % The senate
began it's session with lecture from
Senator Hale who contended that too
much talking and not enough work
was being done He had particular
reference to his inability to secure
the passage OF the diplomatic and
consular and Notifications appropria-
ton bills. Before the session ended
these two measures had been dis
posed of. Senator Beveridge con
cluded his speech in advocacy of his
child labor b.. The Notifications
bill carries $2,041.706. Senator Per
kins secured an increase of 100000
for the Notifications of the Hawaiian
islands. making the total for Hawaii
5000, 900.
T. agricultural appropriation bin
occupied the house most of the day,
and as usual. when the amendment
striking out the free distribution of
seeds was reached, members from
the farming district outvoted those
from the cities, reversed ruling by
The chair 1876 TO IS, and restored the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-06

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
that science has been able to cure in all It's
stages. and that Is Catarrh Halls Catarrh Cure
Is the only positive cure now known to the med.
ical fraternity Catarrh being constitutional
disease. requires a constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces o.
the system, thereby destroying the foundation OF
the disease, and giving the patient sire s~h by
building up the constitution and assisting nature
in doing its work. The proprielors have So
much faith In its curative powers that they o1ei
sARe Hundred Dollars for any that 1t falls 70
care Send for list Of Testimonials.
Address, +. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, u
Sold by Druggists. zoe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-06

forwarded Bills were introduced /:
By Senator Browne, providing for
licensing and inspection Of passen-
ger boats in the inland waters; SEN
ator Wright, the increasing number
OF county training schools fer teach
lers to which state aid may be ex-
tended from - to 20; by Senator
, Bird, re-establishing the state board
cf immigration: also limiting the sale
OF state lands to 100 acres to the
purchaser; also appropriating not to
exceed $4,000 for the erection of q
state monument at the Vicksburg
Park; by Senator Hudnall, empower
ing cities to license stationary en-
gineers.
In the assembly John Scott pre-
scented a memorial to congress asking
for a survey and report on the adj
visibility Of building a shipway canal
between the Great lakes and the
Mississippi river by way of Portage.
Assemblyman Stout spruAg a sur
prise in the way OF a joint resolution
increasing the compensation of mem
bers from $500 to $1,000 year Other
bills were: BY Mr. Marquardt, re-
pealipe primary election law and re-
enacting old law: by Mr.. Bancroft,
repeating the common law provision
relating to husband and wife testify
ing against each other. Practically
permits wife to testify in favor of
husband; by Mr.. Anderson, permit
ting majority verdicts in civil actions
when parties interested agree there
to; by Mr.. Main. providing for pun
ishment for vag"ancy, tramps, fortune
tellers and prostitutes shall be re-
quired to do hard labor in county
jail for three months, if able; by Mr.
Kappel, requiring that persons hold
ing Office of mayor. alderman or SUI
pervisors to be two years resident of
city or town and worth $500 in free
hold; by Mr.. 7. NJ. Thomas, proyid-
ing for rotation of names on the
primary ballot The Roethe resolu-
ton frowning on state institutions
giving social functions for legislators
was rejected.
The third week of the legislative
session came to close at o'clock
tonight with the assembly stin
dickering about the adoption of rules
70 govern its deliberations this win
ter. The assembly thinks 1t should
work under its own rules while the
senate contends that one set is fit
for both houses. Adjournment was
taken till Tuesday
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-06
Wise 0NSIN LEGISLATURE

Madison jan 2t-The senate con
oIrced ia the assembly Til providing
for the distribution of bills and
records OF the proceedings Of the leg
islature by the proceedings Of the
legislature by the secretary of state
on receipt of S12 from any address
including all bills. resolutions and
tho journals of both houses. together
with appliances for filing the same
and for So extra, copies of all enrolled
bills signed by the governor will be
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-06

e, 900 people. and less than one-half
of the people are members of a
church.
At Platteville William Boden was
probably fatally hurt and William
Richards seriously hurt in an acct
dent at the McKenha nine, near
Leadmine. Boden and Richards went
into the shaft to ascertain why a
Diast did not explode. In removing
the explosive the drill struck the
dynamite
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-06

Madison. Jan. 30---Senator Owen in
troduced a bill. duplicate of which
was introduced in the assembly by
Mr.. Miller, providing for the crea-
ton of the Office of state deep water
WAYS commissioner. the officer to
draw salary of $4,000 a year. A
bill to provide for the government OF
cities by commissions instead OF by
common councils was introduced by
Senator Noble Senator Owen came
to the relief of Secretary of State
Frear and all his successors in the
office of state, by introducing a bill
providing that when the secretary
of state for any reason shall become
incapaeiated to sign the warrants re-
CURED by law to be signed by him
in person, 1t shall be proper for him
to delegate the work of signing to
another person Senator Frozen.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-06
Meyer Starts for Berlin.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 50,-ueorge
Won l.. Meyer, the retiring ambassac
dor of the United States, lett here
yesterday for Berlin A large crowa
of prominent persons gathered at the
railroad station to bid him farewell.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-06

taken till Tuesday
Madison, Jan Ex-senator Smith
of Markesan, one of the democratic
members of the upper house, intro
duced a bill to change the form Of the
official ballot. The main purpose
os it is to encourage Independent
voting by abolishing the straight
ticket circle" which the law now pro-
vides for the top of the ticket An
other bill by Senator Smith pro
poses to abolish all free passes at
state or local fairs. The bill provides
in one section that no free passes
shall be given to any person what
evera and another section provides
that any fair receiving aid from the
state shall not be entitled to such aid
unless the anti-pass provision be
strictly adhe d to- The bill, if en-
acted into law, would absolutely cut
off all free admittance 20 fairs, in
Guiding newspaper representatives.
commissioners, employees, officials,
horsemen and caretakers OF horses,
stock, exhibits. and all persons what
soeyer. Senator Lockney introduced
q bill to provide that Grand Army
posts may Gle for safe keeping their
records with the county register Of
deeds
Assemblyman Stewart introduced a
joint resolution providing for an
amendment to the constitution which
shall permit the imposition of taxes
on incomes Assemblyman j. +.
Bakers bin relating to the conduct OF
liquor business within certain limits
provides that the electors in any res
idence district Of 1000 electors may
prevent the granting of saloon Ii
cense within those territorial limits
which comprise any particular resi-
dence district" 1t is the idea in
volved in the Thayer bill of 1905. The
sole object is to keep saloons away
from homes as much as possible
Assemblyman Gurtiss introduced a
bill providing minimum of $40 i
month for school teachers and a min
imum OF is years as qualification
for any teacher. Assemblyman Esta'
brook aims to secure industrial edu
cation in the graded schools by
means of a bin he<introduced The
work in the schools will be partially
subject to the college of engineering
of the state university and bonus
in the form of state aid win be grant
ed the schools that come up to GER
tain requirements Other bills were:
BY Mr.. Thompson limiting the hours
OF railway employees and telegraph
ers to eight hours a day: by Mr.. Nor
cross, appropriating $1,000 annually
! to the Wisconsin Tobacco Growers
Association; by Mr.. Wehrwein, relat
ing to the location of telegraph and
telephone poles and prohibiting the
cutting or mutilating of trees; by Mr.
Nell on, limiting the rate of taxes Il
be levied by counties to / " per cen
OF the total valuation; by Mr., Kim
ball, providing for the taxation o
trust companies on capital stock in
stead If by a license fee system; b.
Mr.. Stout, providing for a poll tax o
$3.50. Carl d Thompson presented
a resolution designed TO be the frs
step to commit Wisconsin to his sys
tenn of state insurance.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-06

Washington, Jan 30.-Representa
tive Williams of Mississippi intro
duced a bill in the house for an inves-
tigation of the soealled paper trust
Consideration of the rivers and har.
bors bill was begun, carries nearly S.,
100000 The house completed the az
ricultural appropriation bill after
adopting sundry amendments. A feat.
ure was a speech made with view OF
the justification of the present meat
inspection law by Mr. W'adsworth OF
New York, who retires from congress
with the close of the session. He
bitterly took the president to tasl;
for the latter's letters of last summer
in criticism of the bill.
Besides fixing February 90 as the
day to vote. on the declaration Ii
Senator Smoot of Utah is not entitled
to a seat, passing the bill appropriate
ing $2,000,000 to confine the Colorado
river to its banks and another plac-
ing the management of the Panama
railway under the isthmian caral
commission the senate listened to an
extended speech by Senator Garter
Of Montana in criticism of the secre.
tary of the interior and another by
Hepburn to the same end The re-
cent order Of the secretary prevent
ing the issuance of patents to public
lands until after an examination on
the ground nv a special agent was
the subject of the criticism, and MANY
senators from western states by cas-
uaI Interruptions showed their ap
prevail of the sentiments expressed
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-06

paragraph that has been the law for q
number of years The recommends
tions of the committee on agricul-
ture to increase the salaries of Chief
Forester Pinchot, and Chief of the
Bureau of Chemistry, DR.. Wiley, from
-, 500 to $4,000, went out on points
of order. An important amendment
was adopted that no part of the
money appropriated for expenses in
the enforcement OF the national pure
TO- law should be paid to any state,
city or district official
Evening star., 1907-08-18

i've. On the colored linens the same effect
can be produced by careful choice OF col
ors, but for the white or very light tinted
linens the black si1houettes are very diff
cult to bring into harmony.
For table covers, cushion Slips &C., the
colored chintzes and cretonnes are also
much used this summer They are COM
bined with plain materials in an effective
manner. The flowered cretonne Is used
either for the background or the decora-
ton Of these covers and cushions. When
the background is plain the fiowered Gre
tonne Is cut out in designs and appllqued
to the cushion in a border. When the plain
material is used to trim the fowered back
ground it is brought from the back Of the
cushion in a band and is finished with an
irregular edge, usually bound with braid.
The making of elaborate bags for use in
the sitting room and boudoir is always an
entertaining sort of needlework and there
is real need for such bags in the house.
hold, which makes it doubly worth while
Evening star., 1907-08-18

trast to the gown to give it character and
individuality.
The picturesque is scarcely a feature Of
the present season. That is. not the way
in which the word is generally understood,
but picturesque is the only term adequate
to describe the little half mushroom hat
that fitted in rather close to the hair in
back, had soft streamers of net or tulle
that are brought down over that hat and
fastened in front in a coquettish little bow
under the chin, or else brought down and
pinned on to the bodice.
With a sheer white or fiowered mousse
line gown, and with slippers, belt and para
sol to correspond In color. this style of hat
is truly fascinating. picture hat has now
grown to characterize any large, effective
hat, particularly If there is anything con-
spicuously noticeable about the shape or
the way in which it is worn, and therefore
there are at all times plenty Of picture
hats to be seen in all colorings and in all
materials. from velvet. silk and chiffon to
straw, lace and net. and this season shows
as goodly a quantity any other.
The newest sort of veil for a wide-brim-
med white or light-colored straw hat con-
sists OF wide piece of white tulle or ilu-
sion which is too transparent to make an
ugly line on the hat and can be brought far
UP over the brim, as there is sufficient
width to allow Of Its being fastened into
the hair in back and then tied comfortably
to the hat, keeping 1t firmly in place and
not allowing any short hairs to get out of
place. For dark straw hats silk net veil
with a medium sized dot is softer than the
mesh yelling and therefore can be more
easily adjusted. Chiffon wells are now only
popular for automobiling or when required
to really shield the eyes or to prevent sun
burn, it is pity to hide attractive
hat with folds of chiffon and chiffon cloth.
The smartest chiffon wells now hem
stitched squares of chiffon cloth. a light
drab brown being favorte color. Black.
white and brown lace wells are worn to no
small extent. but are not necessary with
any style of hat
Evening star., 1907-08-18
White Gowns Lead,

1t Is evident that the short-waisted
oodices have no idea Of retiring or being
eliminated at the end of the season. They
are more pronounced In line than at the
start the dropping shoulders accenttns
that fact. White gowns appear to lead
wherever dress Is ceremonious. The elab-
orateness of two, or three different laces
and two kinds of embroidery is usual In
fine gowns of filmiest white. The skirts
have a bordering of lace and embroidery
that continues in design upon design leav-
ing the simple null visible for only some
twelve or fourteen inches below the belt
The lower part Of the bodice also shows a
few inches of null, tucked about the half
inch width. The tucks upon the top skirt
are Of the same width, but Immediately
begin to be narrower and end suddenly In
nothing. According to the figure, either
the dividing line of belt is narrow or one
of the wide silk elastic sort is worn. Both
back and front of the bodices to such skirts
are In designs of great beauty repeating
the same laces and embroideries, while the
sleeves are often of all lace or all needle
work For variety, this lavishness is inter-
mingled with an insetting of figured NOUS
seline. the design upon 1t being hand-em-
broidered with coored silks. The effect is
heavily worked white designs, give a still
further elegance throughout skirt and
bodice, raising the price into hundreds.
Evening star., 1907-08-18
HECLONEK5TRAM-Nn WITH fr1A1JVEl ENACHTTI6

ent qualities and kinds of light straw are
evidently preferred to any other style Of
hat.
For tennis and for the sort of wear that
was formerly monopolized by embroidered
linen and batiste. hats Of soft panama and
stiff, wide -brmmed black or white sailors
are now thought more convenient and COM
Portable. Then, If slightly more dressy
sort Of hat Is desired, a plain stiff-brim
sailor or mushroom shape, trimmed only
with ribbon bow, is thought smart. If
one can once find becoming shape these
hats can be made up most 1nexpensively
and with little or no trouble, for exceed
ingly pretty bows VIII be made and wired
wherever the ribbon Is purchased, and
enough ribbon can be provided for a piece
to encircle the crown. Instead Of having
the bow all of one color. pretty effect can
be obtained by combining two or more
shades or different tones Of the one color
and in this way the hat can be worn with
a number Of different gowns. 1t is also
good plan to buy two more separate
bows for the one hat, as they can so easily
be changed, and thus the appearance of
greater variety procured.
Light yellow straws are very much in
vogue this summer. and are worn just as
much as white with the lightest gowns,
Evening star., 1907-08-18
Useful Holiday Notes.

Don't expect to derive health and strength
by rushing straight from business or sed-
entary life in town to a holiday cycle tour.
mountaineering or hard training at any
form of athletics.
Exercise In moderation is beneficial, over
exercise is harmful and in the case of mid
dle-aged people positively dangerous. Be-
gin quietly with a game of tennis or golf,
or short cycle run In the cool Of the
evening. and gradually increase the amount
OF exercise. "Dilated heart" is only one
consequence of rushing at exercise when
the muscles and the body generally are
fiabby and feeble after winters disuse.
Sleeplessness loss of appetite, puffiness OF
the face and ankles are all danger signals
and natures hints that we are OVERRIDING
the cult of muscle. says Woman's Life.
And while in youth repair is rapid and
complete. when the rest remedy gets
chance, elderly people may do their hearts
and their blood vessels permanent damage
by overexercise and muscular excess.
Evening star., 1907-08-18

and certainly all the flowers and different
ribbons are, II anything, more attractive
against the straw-colored background than
when the pure white is employed.
There are not 80 many colored straws
seen this summer, the preference being
rather for color in trimming than Mn the
hat itself. and as light straws fade in such
a distressingiy short time this fad is
most fortunate one. Lilac hats, however,
are seen in abundance this year, showing
that, after all, Dame Fashion never does
work with economy in view. for charmingly
pretty as lilac always is there Is no shade
more perishable. 1t Is always deemed nee
essary to include a black picture hat in
the outfit for every season OF the year. and
1t is astonishing how frequently becoming
black hat will be just what Is needed with
a certain costume. In a black hat, how
ever good detail counts for little, and 1t Is
effect that must be sought, while for an
afternoon gown only wide-brimmed
flower or feather trimmed model is appro-
priate Black hats trimmed with deep
crimson and pink roses are smart in the
early spring and again just before felts
and velvets are donned. but have no place
in a midsummer outfit.
Large white hats trimmed with marabout
feathers and bird Of paradise plumes are
Evening star., 1907-08-18

pattern Is worked with shaded woods. The
canvas used by these cushions since wool
is employed In embroidering them is very
coarse.
Another sort of work which is quite pop
ular this summer is the decorating Of linen
cushions and covers with designs In which
silhouettes appear. The designs are of the
French miniature period, done in colored
linen thread and the silhouette or minia-
ture is usually in black. On a tablecloth
or cushion slip there should not be more
than four or six of these silhouettes, and
these should be framed by circles of col
ored embroidery. the rest Of the design that
converges toward the silhouettes being in
garlands- and forming the connection be-
tween the miniatures. This style of en-
broidery is particularly popular on the col
ored linens and those in the natural linen
color of very deep tone. The black sill
houettes against this grayish brown hack
ground and enlivened by embroidery in
several colors are harmonious and attract
Evening star., 1907-08-18
THE VOGUE OF THE BUTTERFLY.

@ INCE the advent of the millionaire age,
wherein everybody who is anybody
can wear diamonds and pearls galore
it seems to be the aim of women of culti-
waited taste to choose their ornaments
among things slightly out of the ordinary.
With some the collecting of antique jewelry
is pursued to an extreme, and these women
are loaded down with barbarlc chains and
bracelets. Many women now wear only
the jewelry of a certain period, notably
that Of Marie Antoinette.
An English woman of distinction has
shown considerable originality in wearing
exclusively as ornaments butterflies done
in enamel For many years she has been a
collector of rare and beautiful specimens
of butterflies that are native in various
countries, their brilliant colors and often
fantastic markings being a source of con-
slant pleasure to her. One day the idea came
to her to send one OF her specimens. a won-
der in the world of science to an enam-
eler In London, reputed to be the best artist
of his kind in Europe. He then made In
enamel facsimile of the butterfly, with
marvellous fidelity to Its shape and color
Ing. Even the transparent quality of the
insects wings was effectively simulated 1t
was mounted on gold and in a way that by
sharp claws underneath to fasten them
selves to whatever material they were
placed upon. AS the wings rebounded the
butterfly was held in place
The insect had been reproduced as a
brooch Later. at a gathering at Buring-
ton House. In London, the rendezvous of
the world of art, science and high society.
this woman complained with sigh that
her admirers had all proved themselves
butterfly lovers. and that from the begin
ming to the end of the evening she had done
nothing but relate the pecullarities of this
particular specimen from New Zealand
She was SO enchanted with her butterfly
brooch that she kept up the fad. and at
present she has no less than forty butter
mes reproduced in enamel. Her collection
Is the only one of it's kind known to be in
existence. Each one of the butterflies is
arranged so that 1t can be worn as an or
nament. Some do service as hatpins,
others as clasps for wells, bracelet bangles
and stickpins of various size
The most attractive way of wearing them
is as shoulder clasps on ball dresses, or
placed diagonally across the front of a
gown to represent a flight of the gauzy
hitterers. One set of yellow butterflies Is
held in reserve for this latter ARRANGEMENT.
Usually the largest ones are placed on the
rlght shoulder, whence they decrease In
size to the waist line. When worn over
gown of soft white texture their appear-
ance Is extremely beautiful Another
night includes in varying tones every color
OF the rainbow. The butterflies showing
sapphire blue vivid red are often chosen
TO wear with chiffon gowns of corn color,
Evening star., 1907-08-18

to consider them If one is-at loss to know
how to put in the morning hours in sum-
mer time. A very useful bag which almost
any woman who travels much might be
glad to possess Is meant for hanging inside
the closet door or even outside the closet
door IL one doesn't mind the intrusion. 1t
is the length and width of the ordinary
closet door, and is made Of one piece of
chintz. on which several large pockets are
set. The pockets reach all the way across
the piece Of chintz and may be any con-
venient depth.
They are put on with narrow braid or
with bands of plain material If fowered
fabric Is used. They are best made with
out gathers and with commodous flaps to
come we'll over the top and button down.
but 1t is easier not to make the flaps and
to make the pockets full and hold them up
with an elastic.
These large pockets may be used for
variety of purposes. One may be used for
laundry one for shoes, one for newspapers