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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-18
TO SINK A TUNNEL.

That modern tendency to expend
millions of dollars in discounting at
one stroke the most serious of the
traffic difficulties of the future, finds
q significant example in the present
project which seeks to connect the
cities of Detroit, Michigan, and Wind
9or, Canada, by means Of a double
baireled, sub-aQueous passage, for
Michigan Central railroad trains, I'M
der the Detroit river. so writes Fred
erick NJ. Caldwell in the Technical
World Magazine.
This passage is to be effected by
means of a steel and concrete tunnel,
similar in general design to others
now in operation, but in the construc-
ion of which perplexing engineering
problems are to be solved by entirely
loyel methods.
For many years, both freight and
limited passenger trains have been
carried across this, one of the great
est of the highways of commerce, by
giant, cumbersome, blunt nosed car
ferries, costly in time and money and
oftentimes subject to such circum-
stances of river congestion and
weather as to prohibit the mainte-
nance Of anything approaching def
mite or accurately reliable train
schedule. Since the great trunk lines
began to bring the east to Tie west,
railroad operatives have dreamed OF
8. mammoth swinging steel structure.
capable of sustaining on its trestles
the tonnage of the road and fitted to
eliminate those obstacles which have
placed the certain direction of trains
practically beyond mortal control.
With the development of such traffic
conditions, however, as would Justify
such an undertaking, the commerce of
the great lakes has kept equal pace.
until now the almost continuous pas
sage, during the eight months of the
navigation season, of the great
ffeighters of the lake flotilla, pre-
cludes any such possibility. Though
the project of tunnel meant, at first
hand, the expedlture of even a mod
ern fortune, involving attendant en-
cheering risks whose cost and extent
could not be appropriated. the spirit
o. present day Irogress was insistent
and the construction of such an al.
tentative was begun.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-18
SUPPLIES FOR BATTLE SHIPS.
Provision Necessary to Fit Out the
Squadron for Five Months Cruise.
The navy department has under.

Provision Necessary to Fit Out the
Squadron for Five Months Cruise.
The navy department has under.
taken catering on magnificent scale
says Harper's Weekly. II IS arrang
ing the feeding of the hattle-ship
squadron which sails in december for
the Tactic. and the magnitude of tho
task is evident when 1t be noted
that each of the sixteen battle ships
In the squadron has complement OF
about thirty officers and 800 men, and
eceh Of the six torpedo boats xix off.
GERS and seventy men making
round total Of more than 1900 men
To DO fed for Ave months,
There will be more than 6.500,000
pounds of provisions Of various sorts,
not counting those articles that come
by the dozen. gallon and can. Besides
the different kinds of food there will
be quantities Of fruit, extracts, eggs
and table delicacies.
Those who do not know would he
greatly surprised to learn what the
usual fare of the sailor consists Of,
and the articles that are being pur-
chased for this cruise are only fair
sample Of the rations served.
The gallery cooks win certainly
make out very good bill Of fare with
the following list of provis ons: Zoo.
900 pounds of spring wheat -four, 20.
600 pounds OF oatmeal, or, when ser.
we'd TO the men, called "burgoo;" 81
600 pounds Of yellow cornmeal. rs.
900 pounds Of cocoa, 10000 pounds
Of prunes, about $4,000 pounds OF
canned peaches and other canned
fruit There viii be plenty of meat
both fresh and sailed, and they win
have no trouble in disposing of 1000
900 pounds of fresh beef. 100000
poundn Of mutton, $4,000 pounds OF
timed ham. 10000 pounds Of salt
pork, 100 900 pounds OF timed corned
beef. 10000 pounds OF bacon. 100000
| pounds of smoked hams. $1,000 pCands
of pork loins, $4,000 pounds OF veal
! 10000 pounds each of frankfurter san
sages, bologna and pork sausages.
5000 pounds Of head cheese and 40.
600 pounds Of Clipped beef.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-18
TRAckLEss TRoLLEYs.

The trackless trolley has come,
writes David BeecroIt l.. The Tech
nical World Magazine. Germany CON
eeived it in 1901, France expert
mented with it two years later and
now Germany, France and Italy are
maturing this youngest prodigy Of
the transportation realm.
In the opening hours of the present
century German electrical house es-
tablished short trackless trolley
system near the town of Bielatale, the
line measuring less than five miles
in length and serving as a medium
for transporting manufactured prod
ucts from the factory to the railroad.
Necessity demanded transportation of
this nature on account of the objec,
ton by the municipality to the laying
Of tracks on the roadway. Success
in a minor degree was attained, the
scheme proving not only feasible but
economical The wagons employed
were heavily built vehicles with an
electric motor harnessed to each
rear wheel, the necessary current
being taken from an overhead trolley
wire, by an improyised trolley pole
carried on the top Of the wagon
cover. A steering mechanism com
pleted the pioneer trackless trolley.
With this crude arrangement-thIs
improvised car, a child of necessity.
and amid the flash and clang of the
factory forge, was accomplished the
weaving of the overhead trolley wire
from the metal roadway--the separa-
ton of the twin brothers of electric
iocomotion. The child grew apace.
Soon Germany boasted of five lines Of
trackless trolleys used for passenger
transportation in districts where the
laying of rails was forbidden, or
where the installation of them would
entail too heavy an investment for
the possibilities OF traffic. Now seven
lines Of varying length are devoted
either to passenger or to freight traf.
&c or combination Of both. France
has its initial line In operation near
Lyons and, in the district of Milan
the premier Italian system IS already
operating successfully. None Of these
lines is NONE than ten miles IN length,
some are but three miles from end
to end, but their operation has never
theless demonstrated the PRACTICABLE
fly of the trackiess trolley and It's
cost Of operation IN comparison with
other methods.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-18

| importance of the Pacific coast of the
United States. and so help California
in various ways. The acquired terri
tory might perhaps be joined to this
State, becoming subject to the govern
ment of Cslitornia- But for geograp-
hical and racial reasons ii would pro
baby be more expedient to set up a
territorial government, which would
be likely to continue for a long time,
as there would be small prospect OF
any great increase in population. The
inhabitants are mostly Indians. and
do not much exceed 10000 in number.
1t is possible, were the peninsula
purchased, that the State diyisionists
in southern California would be en-
Outraged TO revive their former agita-
ton. They might propose the crea.
ton of a new state, to consist of all
that part of California lying south ri
the Tehachapi. and to include Lower
California. This would give San
Diego chance to urge geographical
claims for consideration as the best
location for the capital of the new
state.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-18

1t Is wonder some people ever
have any health at all. The way to
get the most out of ones ability is TO
trust it, to believe in It, to have con-
fidence in il. But some people seam
to think that the beat way to get the
best results ont OF the digestive ap
paratus is 10 constantly distrust H.
pity II. They swallow q mouth eul Of
fear and dyspepsia with every mouth.
full OF food. and then wonder why the
stomach does not take care of II.
Before the child can speak plainly
II is taught to talk about It's poor
little tummic," and this nonsense is
kept up through Ife.
We often hear men talking about
taking the best care Of their health
Ynen they arc really doing the worst
thing possible for It. ley are the
worst enemies of their stomach when
they are always talki'Ig about their
digestion and expressing a fear that
they cannot cat this and they cannot
eat that, when they are thinking all
the time about how many bites they
must take OF every mouthful OF food
md how long they must masticate
ii before they swallow It.
What do you mean by taking good
care of your body? Just TO battle It.
and to weigh and measure your fooe
with the same precision that drug
gist would dangerous drugs. concen
trating your mind upon what you ca
and thinking about what win hurt
you-~that IS not taking good care OF
our body,
DO you wonder that your stomach
aches. that # is inaamed when Won
are I'll the tine thinking about 4
Worrying cfout #, and expecting that
everything Won eat Is going TO hurt
you2~-O 8. Matden IN success Haga-
cline
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-18

dear:" The red-whiskered mar
looked round TO see If he could find
some peppermint stick candy that hi
might buy and slip to Robert surrep
titiously, and the young man frownel
at Mr.. Todd.
~Corned beef hash and mince pie
aren't any better for you than ice
cream is for him." he Yentured.
Mr.. Todd slammed his glass down
so hard that he spilled half the water,
Il know my own digestion he
said stifly.
You ought to; you ought TO know
it for two or three weeks at a tins,
if you load up on canned eorned beef
and restaurant mince-meas."
THAT is beside the point, sir. all
responsible for my own eating, while
this child is not yet responsible.
Two or three more people had
edged up to the table by this time
and were peering curiously at the
little group. This formed a nucleus,
and soon every one who was leaving
the restaurant halted and listened 10
the young man and Mr.. Todd as they
argued. Robert had been forgotten,
and was munching a piece Of bread
and butter the motherly old lady had
struggled to him, while in his greasy
fingers were clutched two pennies
from the man with the red side whis
kers.
The policeman on duty in the STA
ton came over to see what was the
trouble.
What's wrong here" he demanded.
This man" began the motherly
lady.
"Kidnapin'?" demanded the officer,
grasping his club and frowning por-
tentously at Mr.. Todd.
mo, sirl" Mr.. Todd exclaimed
4 am simply trying to give my child
what he should have to eat. Instead
of being permitted to do so, lot o.
idle people, with nothing better to do
than NEEDLE in the affairs of others,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-18
|SHORT COURSE
SHOWS GROWTH
ENROLMENT ALREADY LARGER
THAN FORMERLY.
ADDRESS BY ''PEACH KING
Wisconsin's Exhibits at Chicago
Stock Show Capture Nearly $3.50
Worth of Prizes-5est in Years,
Says Professor Humphrey-Many
Students Attend.
Madison. -. Ia

MaulSons Dec. 10.
In keeping with the general in.
crease which has been noticeable in
all of the departments of the uniyer.
sity during the present school rear,
the enrolment in the short course
Of agriculture shows a wonderful
growth this year. SaturdSs vas the
day of registration, $50 students be-
ing enrolled at the present time. This
is nearly thirty more thar last years
total enrolment According to the
present outlook, the increase will be
all the way from 100 to 125, or nearly
rs per cent. the short course Wall
continue for II weeks, actual work
beginning on Monday ]. H. Hale of
South Glastonbury, Connecticut, ad-
dressed the new students Saturday
afternoon. Mr.. Hale is known
throughout the country as the peach
king of America" He has two large
orchards, one of them in Connecticut
and the other in Georgia. He Inn
dressed the new students Saturday
sity of educating themselves SO that
they may be more helpful men in the
community. Mr. Hale is nephew of
]. e. Moseley Of this city, at whose
home he is now visiting.
Prof. Humphrey Praises Chicago Show.
THE Chicago stock show is the best
one that ever visited" said G. C.
Humphrey. professor of animal hus-
bandry, who returned from the windy
city Saturday. The competition with
closer, the number of excellent ami
mails greater, the show was better ap-
preciated by Chicago people and by
country people. The foreign entries
were larger and better. Wisconsin
made good showing, capturing about
5000 worth of prizes in the swine de-
partment, aud $3.50 in the sheep
department. In the college classes,
Wisconsin took about $3.50 out Of
possible $3.50" In addition to Pro
fessor Humphrey, Dean H. l.. Russell
of the agricultural college, w. A.
Henry, emeritus professor of agricul-
ture, and D. H. Otis, associate profess
sor Of animal nutrition, attended, as
did also a large number of the pro-
spective short course students and
also the animal husbandry students
at the university.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-18
ASKS REDUCED
EXPRESS RATES
SUPERINTENDENT BENNETT AP-
PEARS BEFORE STATE BOARD.
HIGH CHARGE FOR BOOKS
Much Cheaper to ship Articles Of
Food Than Copies of Acts Of tire
Legislature - Representatives "
Companies Show That Books Could
Not Be Transported for Less.

c. C. Bennett, state superintendent
.of public property, was before the
railroad commission yesterday as com
planning witness against the American
Express company in regard to the
alleged excessive and unreasonable
rate charged for carrying books. Mr.
Bennett said that it was part OF his
official duty to ship separate volumes
.of the acts of the legislature, called
session laws, and that for each book
wherever sent, he had to pay for the
state "a cents, which he thought was
too much, particularly when compared
with the rates charged on other com.
modities.
He cited the fact that so pounds Of
apples could be shipped from Madi,
son to Platteville for 81 cents, while
one book Weighing IA pounds would
be charged as much for the same trip.
He compared rates on egg shipments,
showing that they were decidedly low
er than the rate on books. A crate OF
eggs could be shipped from Sparta to
Madison, weighing So pounds and
$3.50 in value, for Al cents, while the
Az pound book. worth only 75 cents,
cost "a cents to send from Madison to
Sparta. Moreover. the empty Gaze
for the eggs could be returned oye4'
The same route for five cents.
Representatives OF the express
company showed that the express rate
FOR books was two cents less than
the mail rate, that 1t was the cheap
est means Of book transportation in
the country and the rates on eggs
were low. too low, because they were
based on the general fact that ali
necessaries of life and foodstuffs are
favored with low rates.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-18
HITCHCOCK PRACTICAL MIND

Lincoln Steffens' story Of Secretary
Hitchcock and Burns. the great de-
tective, which is published In the
American Magazine. is mighty inter
esting reading. OF Hitchcock's prac-
teal mind Mr. Steffens says:
MIR. hltchcock was amazed at each
confession. ones wnen a certain iine
Old ,rg had expressed a Willingness
10 seL the secretary something,
Earns was called IN To hear tie story.
The old man related nov when he.
as a special agent in the field, was
making an Investigation into some
suspicious land Operations BY United
States Senator Warren Of Wyoming,
Assistant Land Commissioner Rich
ards had transferred him. The sec
rotary listened till Richardss name
was mentioned, then he refused 20
hear any more Richards2 Imp0ssi-
ble.' and be turned the old man tut
of his Off re. But Burns did not thint.
there was anything impossible foI
Richards. He followed the clerk out
and he took from him the rest OF the
story. The time came when the sec
rotary had 10 resign, but that was
years later. He couldn't believe then
any evil of the commissioner who had
exposed Binger Hermann, and it was
always hard for him to change his
mind about for him TO changs his
trusted. But his hxity OF mind was
comfort as well az an evaporation
to Burns and aftsrward &c Henry
For Mr. Hitchcock was as staunch
with honest men a. he was with
crooks After he had given his In
vestigators his confidence. nothi1y
could move him; neither political PIT
nor pleas for business When he
fight was on, and Henry and Burns
needed blind support they put their
lacks TO Secretary Hitchcock and.
like stone wall. he stood lninnoy-
able behind them"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-18
LITTLE CHICKS IN A BASKET.
incident Somewhat Out of the Usual
in an Elevated Car.


in an Elevated Car.
Into the rear car OF 9Th avenut
elevated train ON late morning run
down town. when the travel was light
came woman carrying a willow
market basket covered over with a
newspaper, says the New York sun.
She walked through to the rear sec.
ton OF the car and sat down in the
end seat on enc side and placed the
basket on the next seat ahead along.
side OF her. And then in o low tone
she began to talk, as it seemed TO hel.
self, leaning as she talked over the
basket on the seat nd drawing back
the paper that avered it.
And then "a earl in The CT,
coming from the basket, the peeping
OF chickens, little chicks, and so the
mystery was solved, she had been
talking to the chickens. Ii mo
inent the woman reached down into
the basket and lifted one of the lit.
tie chicks out OF it and rested II in
her lap and gently stroked it's back
and spoke to It.
TOO bad. she said, ito shut IL up
Ia the basket" and the chicken
seemed quite tame: and didn't strug-
gle or try to get away, and when she
rad smoothed its feathers softly a
little more the woman put II back In
the basket.
Presently she took off the jacket
she was wearing, and spread that
around the forward end Of the basket
and over its top loosely to protect
the little chicks from drafts and keep
them warm A little later one of the
small chicks stepped up over the bas-
ket and stood On the sill of the car
window near which the basket was
and looked out Of the window. but
soon the woman lifted it gently down
and put 1t back in the basket.
And then she bent oyer and settled
the little chicks around in the basket
more comfortably and took out an
other little chick, N,s1se feathers she
snoothed as she had those Of the first
enc, this second one In turn 70 coon
be put back with the others. And so
she lowered over and cared for the
chicks till the train was approaching
the station where she was TO get OF
to draw then the folded newspaper
back over the tip of the basket
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-18
SOME scHooL-TIME LUNCHES.
Timely Suggestion for Tempting the
Child's Appetite.

Timely Suggestion for Tempting the
Chld's Appetite.
If the child goes to school So far
from home that basket lunch is
necessary. no less ca should be
taken in preparing this makeshift for
meal 1t should be PIT up daintlly.
the various kinds Of food being neatly
wrapped in oiled paper. To send a
child 10 school with lunch composed
of any old thing arranged in a hap
hazard manner IS to invite all kinds Of
Ills TO take possession Of the little
stomach says the Delineator.
The FIRST thug. Of course. is to be
sure that the lunch box or basket is alb
aolutely clean Then cut several piecea
Of oiled paper 10 one you may put a
number IT small sandwiches Thinfy
sliced whole wheat bread with soma
ensible filling makes the BEST sand
Hiches. but there should be eaou2h Of
them to assuage the craving of Hunger
In another packet place some tasty
weet. Avoid pie assiduously. but any
AXE that is rot too rich. and that n4ls
only plain icing. will answer the
purpose nicely. Fruit, too. should be
added. with some crisp cookies. or
ginger waters, but do not be tempted
70 insert any candy, unless you chance
20 have a supply Of absolutely pure
maple sugar.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-18
DIDN'T WANT 1T, AFTER ALL
Young Robert Has Some Trouble Get
ting Luncheon at a Railroad Station

Young Robert Has Some Trouble Get
ting Luncheon at a Railroad Station
fWilbur Nesbit in Success Maya
zinel Papa, I'm hungry" Robert
said, but / don't want"
Now. you make up your mind
this minute about the bread aud milk
mo ice cream goes, Robert. And
wen have to hurry or we'll miss our
train"
A young man, who looked as though
he might be new drummer, stopped
to pet ROBERTS head and ask;
Your boy?"
Yes" Mr.. Todd said
Zine little codger. Going to fill
him up eh?"
Il am, If ne can get over the idea
that because a lot of his foolish rela-
tons have made a pct of him he caa
have all the rubbish he fants to eat.
"Shucks! Children thrive On rub
bish I've got a girl two years old,
and she eats everything from matches
up"
Yes, and some day you viii be won
dexing why she Is rickety or
alaenic."
-GHess not She Weighs seventy
five pounds, nearly, now"
well want some coned-beef
hash. cup Of coffee. and a piece OF
mfnce pie. Robert, when you can
make up your mind what you want.
III order for you"
Roberts lips began to culver. and
the hind old lady said There, there.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-18
PROPOSED PURCHASE OF LOWER
CALIFORNIA.
An Old Scheme With Naval Scheme
To Recomend 1t.

-
To Recomend It.
Purchase of the peninsular OF Lower
California from Mexico by the United
States is being advocated. on the
ground that it is needed for naval liur'
poses, as it has harbors which are
highly desirable for coaling stations.
The opening of the Panama, canal, it
is urged, VIII make it matter OF i'm
portance for this country TO have ma
val and coaling stations on the PACING
as near the Isthmus as possible, and
Lower Cal fornia extends for a dis
tallece of 750 miles below our present
boundary. The acquisition Of the pen
insula, it may be added, would giyS
this country commanding position
on the gulf of California, which could
be used as a safe rendezvous for our
war vessels of all kinds.
There seems to be merit in the
idea. The peninsula is wholly de-
tached from the main land Of Mexico,
and a geographical appendage of the
State of California 1t is Of compar
atively little value to the ne4ghboring
republic, and by reason ( its position
should properly be included in our
National DOMAIN. If the territory can
be acquired at fair price, its pur-
chase would probably meet with popu-
lar approval in this country. Ameri.
can capital and enterprise might find
there opportunities for development
as yet unsuspected. There is much
variety Of climate. and, by util zins
the means of irrigation, agriculture
could be made important There are
also mineral resources as yet but
little exploited.
This is not the FIRST time the pur-
chase Of the peninsula has been agi-
tated, but the attitude Of the Hsxlcan
Government has been unfayorable TO
the sale, so there has been small en-
enlargement for definite proposal
from Washington. The construction
OF the canal. however. has our Govern
ment may think II advisable, sooner
!! Or later, TO open negotiations on the
subject.
The proposed acquisition Of the Pen
insula would add materially TO the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-12-18
gxcLuslvENEss IN BERksHIREs.
At Lenox society ReveIs in Literary
Associations.

One finds at Lenox, says The Delln-
Gator. q colony that breathes the at
mosphere OF literature and literary
traditions. To enjoy literary Lenox
you must, of course, have a love for
old books and bookish things. Fanny
Kemble, the great English actress.
was in Lenox in 1886. Dear Sunsh.hy
Katie" they called her. And Stock
bridge, near Lenox, was the home of
Catherine Sedgwick, who wrote The
New England Tale" 1t was there
she hao Harriet Martineau as her
guest. Nathaniel Hawthorne lived
there then, in the little red house. +"
in which he wrote The House of the
Seven Gables"
AS for the literary Lenox of today,
it is closely interviewer with the so
cial Lenox. Edith Wharton, as rep
resentatIve, is always reserved and
most correct. She has perfect
house. though, with romantic furnish
ings.