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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-15
Another Of Its Uses.

Mrs. Chugwater-"Jo Josiah, was
reading something the other day about
an Ananias club What is an Ananias
club?"
Mr. Chugwater-"Y You've heard
about the big stick. haven't you?
Well, it's an Ananias club when it's
used on liars. Think you can remem.
Der that for four or five consecutive
minutes ?"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-15
Gems In MernOrian
With Acknowledgment to Miss Maud Barnett

Till the mountains are worn out and
the rivers forget to fiow-tin the
clouds are weary Of replenishing
springs. and the springs forget to gllsn
and the rills to sing, shall their names
be kept fresh with reyerent honor
which are inscribed upon the book CT
National Remembrance. Henry Ward
Beecher.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-15

ercises of Memorial day? If So
through whose initiative, the G. A. R.
post or the teachers? Do the schools
where there is no G.. A. R. post take
part in some service appropriate to
Memorial day?
If your pupils have exercises in
school on some afternoon near Mem
orial day are the old soldiers invited
to attend? Do they accept the invita-
ton?
What is done in classes in history
and civil government to teach les
sons of good citizenship?
Are prizes ever given for patriotic
essays or orations, or any other in
ducements presented for their prepar~
alton?
What suggestions are you willing to
make with reference to practical
instruction?
Many of the above blanks have al
ready been filled out and returned.
am glad to say that in general the
answers given indicate that a lively
interest is taken by teachers and
pupils in patriotic instruction. Al
most every school reporting has one
or more flags for every room. In
most cases they are furnished ny the
school board A few have been do
mated by the Woman's Relief Corps.
In one city all have been obtained
through the efforts of the ladies' Of
this society The senior class Of
our high school is about to present
to the school a beautiful silk dag
This is indeed a most appropriate
thing for a graduating class to do.
Nearly every school has exercises
ON or near national holidays, especial
ly Memorial day. Nearly every school
has also. some part in the exercises
and services of the day itself. Some
schools where there is no G. A. r,
post conduct appropriate services and
decorate the graves of old soldiers
One principal, in a village where
there are five teachers, says that
only one veteran of the civil war is
left in that community
The most the principals from whom
reports have come say tba special
pains are taken to teach patriotism
and practical good citizenship. One
of them says that two hours a week
should be devoted to this purpose and
it would be good thing for the state
superintendent of formulate plans
for such instruction, so that it may
be given with some uniformity Many
are the suggestions with reference to-
practical lessons in good citizenship.
Some think better home government
would make better citizens; that boys
and girls who are on the street alb
their spare time. especially evenings,
and all who are not taught obedience
at home. are apt to become anything
but good citizens.
These reports have come from some
of the largest city schools, from
smaller city and village high schools,
and from graded schools; also, from
some colleges and normal schools, and
from the school for dependent chill
dren at Sparta and the state reforma-
tory at Green Bay. They make very
interesting reading, and are sugges~
tive in many ways.
Memorial Day.
The committee to make arrange
ments for the observance of Me-
mortal day is made up of members of
the G. A. R. the w R. c.. the S. of
V. and the Spanish war veterans. ALI
plans. except with reference to
minor details, have been completed,
and we look for a most interesting
and impressive program. 1t will be
published next week
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-15

sovereignty OF the people. 1t IS the
Nation.
From the pen of John Nichols
Welder is given that heroic poem.
Stand by the Flag:
Stand by the flag! Its stripes have
streamed in glory,
To foes fear. to friends festal
| robe,
And spread in rhythmic lines the
sacred story
I OF freedoms triumphs over all til"
globe
| A letter by President Lincoln ad-
dressed tc Mrs. Bixby at Boston is re-
produced -
Dear Madam have been shown,
in the files of the war department, d
statement of the acknowledgement of
Massachusetts, that you are the mother
of FIVE sons who have died gloriously
on the field of battle. l feel how
weak and fruitless must be any words
| Of mine which should attempt to be
guile You from a loss so overwhelm-
ling. But I cannot refrain from ten
idering to you the ccnso alton that may
! be found in the thanks of the republic
they died to save. | pray that our
heavenly father may assuage the ang-
luish of your bereavement and leave
you only the cherished memory of the
loved and lost, and the solemn pride
that must be yours TO have laid SO
costly a sacrifice upon the altar of
freedom. Yours very sincerely and
respectfully Abraham Lincoln"
Who can tell the pathos of that
solemn hour, wnen the mufled drum
has sounded and the soldier boy, far
from home sweet homo, is laid at rest
Close his eyes; his word is done!
What to him is friend or foeman,
Rise of moon or set OF sun,
| Hand of man or kiss of woman?
! Lay him low, lay him low,
| In the clover or the snowi
What cares he? he carnot know;
Lay hin, low!
A personal description of Lincoln,
| by himself is of interest: If any
| personal description of me is thought
desirable, it may be said | am, in
height six feet four inches, near!y
lean in flesh, weighing on an average
one hundred and eighty pounds; OF
dark complexion, with coarse black
hair and gray eyes. No other marks
! or brands are recollected.'
Weave your garlands bright
Before the May-time closes;
Pansies blue and white
And blushing buds of roses.
Blue and white and red
The lonely graves they'll cover;
And DER each grassy bed
The stars and stripes shall hover.
Let this work be wrought
| Before the May-ume closes,
/ And bring your loving thought
/ More precious than the roses.
+
| Theodore Roosevelt--It is hard to
/ believe that there is any necessity to
warn Americans that, when they
Iseck to model themselves on the lines
iof other civilizations, they make thsI1-
selves the butts of all right-thinking
men: and vet the necessity certainly
iexists to give this warning to ma y
of our citizens who pride themselves
on their standing in the world of art
md letters, or. perchance, on what
they would style their social leader
ship N the community. We Ameri-
cans can only do our allotted task well
we face it steadily and bravaly,
eeing but not fearing, the dangers.
Move all we must stand shoulder to
shoulder, not asking rs to the ancestry
ar creed of our comrades. but only
demanding that they be in very truth
AlGericans. and that We al work to-
gether-heart. hand. and head
for the honor and the greatness Of
O4lr common country
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-15

A Tedd.- bear Roosevelt in swim
ming Harvard Lampoon
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-15

A personal description of Lincoln,
by himself is of interest: If any
personal description of me is thought
desirable, it may be said am, in
height six feet four inches, near!y
lean in flesh, weighing on an average
one hundred and eighty pounds; of
dark complexion, with coarse black
hair and gray eyes. No other marks
or brands are recollected."
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-30
FRENCH ARE INTERESTED
Government watches Pending Tariff
Negotiations Between the United
States and Germany.

PARIS, March 2s.-Government circles
here are watching with interest the tariff
negotiations between the United States and
Germany and express the hope that in the
event OF any arrangement being made
France viii also benefit. There are many
indications that reciprocity treaty would
be welcomed. The official view Of the situ-
alton is as follows;
No notifications are foreseen Of the
F'ranco-American tariff arrangement of
1898, which has no specified Limitation of
duration. II is assumed that the condi-
tions therein laid down will continue valid.
The furtherance OF commercial relations
with the United States which always have
been very cordial is highly desirable.
On the other hand, members of the Amer
lean Chamber of Commerce here point out
that the arrangement Of 1895 applies the
maximum tariff to all American imports
A few specified articles benefit by the
minimum tariff under this arrangement
but these never emanate from the United
States. At the same time the parliamentary
tariff commission here ig considering num-
erous petitions claiming that increases
should be made In the duties on various
articles. most OF which are American prod
ucts
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-30
GREER TELLS OF SHOOTING
Lieutenant Not Sure Negro Soldiers
Are Responsible for Browns
Vile Riot.


WASHINGTON, March 29-Lieutenant
Greer, quartermaster and acting battalion
adjutant Of the Twenty-hfth infantry on
the night OF the affray at Brownsville,
was on the stand today in the investiga-
tlon by the senate committee on military
AFFAIRS. In the absence of Captain Macklin
he took command of Company C while
the shooting was in progress. He testi-
fed in detail concerning the events at the
post that night.
The witness told Senator Foraker that
while he had believed the men Of the
Twenty-ffth infantry did the shooting, his
mind was now open on the subject Of their
guilt or innocence. He thought the firing
came from about the center of the town
and that shotguns and revolvers were
used. He estimated that II would require
forty or fifty minutes to clean a gun so
that It would stand inspection after having
been fired. He did not believe the guns
could have been cleaned in the dark with
out showing traces of oil, If oil were used,
and II not used the guns could not be
thoroughly cleaned.
During the morning session the commit
tee re-examined Walker McCurdy, formerly
quartermaster sergeant of Company B,
Twenty-hfth infantry, concerning surplus
rifles kept in the storehouses He was
positive that none Of the arms in the
arms chest had been used In the shoot
ing. The committee will take a recess OF
two weeks on April 6.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-30
RoUMANIA oUIEnNe DOWN
only One Fresh Disturbance Reported
in MOldnvia Yesterday-Situa-
ton Improves Elsewhere.

BUCHAREST, March 2e-The situation
in Roumania appears to be Quieting down,
but large numbers Of refugees still con-
tinue to make their way out of the troubled
district An official report issued today
states that all is quiet in Moldavia, the
only fresh disturbance reported being In
the Tritush valley in the Neamtz district,
whittier troops have been dispatched. The
situation in the districts of Olt, Roman,
Mehedintz and Teleorman has become
somewhat threatening but the situation
In the Doll, Buzer and Ramnio districts
has improved No further disturbances
have been reported from the districts Of
Bralla, Argesh and Jorj.
The governments OF Austria and Bull
garia have sent steamers TO various Rou-
manian ports on the Danube TO convey their
respective subjects to neutral territory,
and Roumanians escaping from the dis
ordered area are also availing themselves
Of these vessels.
The refugees crossing the Danube into
Bulgaria are mostly Greeks and Jews.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-30
BREWERY WORKERS STRIKE
Eight Hundred Fifty Men in Tweaty.
Three Plants in st. Louis
Quit Work.

ST LOUIS, MaIcn 2s.--1n an effort 10
enforce demands for increased wages made
by members OF the United Brewery Work
ers' union about $50 brewery workers
walked out Of the twenty-three breweries
In st. Louis today. The strike followed a
conference between representatives OF the
brewery workers. National Secretary KEN
per Of the United Brewery Workers and
reT esentatives Of the boss brewers, during
which the boss brewers refused 10 grant
the gliding scale increase demanded Of from
TO 90 per cent. They finally offered
general increase OF 81 a week to each EN-
plOye. The offer was made too late today
20 stop the strike and the waikout took
place, haltng work in every ST. Louis
brewery. The total membership OF the
United Brewery Workers union Is 5000.
The demands for increased wages, It is
stated. were based on the grounds Of in
creased cost Of living The refusal 10
grant the demands, 1t is stated, was based
on the statement that inability to increase
the price Of beer and the increase OF from
B 20 40 per cent In the price OF materials
would not admit OF a greater increase in
wages at this time.
In East 81. Louis. ILL.,. forty brewers in
the two breweries walked out when the
ST. Louis strike was declared. The strikers
are members OF the St. Louis Brewers
union None OF the other classes OF labor
in either Of the two breweries Is affected.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-30
BRoATcH CALLS ON GOVERNOR
Nothing Given out by Either Regard
ing Visitors Resignation from
Police Board.
tFrom a stan Correspondent }

LINCOLN, March 29.-(Special Tele-
gram )-Governor Sheldon has not yet ap-
pointed a new police board, and so far as
heard from he is still waiting for that
missing resignation. Captain Broatch came
down today and had long talk with the
executive, but whether he is the holder
Of the missing resignation, Of course, can
not be ofheially announced at this time.
Neither can Il be said oficially that Mr..
Broatch laid down on the governor to
keep him on the board, but IL Is likely
that is what he did. but as the governor
said nothing about II, 1t is all guess work.
Previous 20 the visit OF the police COM
missioner c. ]. Anderson. Of Omaha spent
half an hour with the chief executive and
circumstantisl evidence indicates that he
was after one OF these vacant places him
self and the indications were az the close
OF the interview that he failed to receive
very much encouragement.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-30
TOWN LOTS ARE FOR SALE
Government VIII ORer Land in Sew
erRI sites IN the Indian
Territory.

WASHINGTON. March 2s-The commits
sioner OF the general land once has issued
an announcement of the sale OF town lots
IN townsites on the Kiowa, Comanche and
Apache lands. as follows: Randlett, be-
ginning on Monday, May IS; Eschiti, be-
ginning May e; Quanah, beginning June
8; Isadore, beginning June 13; Ahpeatone.
beginning June q, and Koonkazachey, be-
ginning July s. The sale will continue
from day TO day until all the lots are
offered. Purchasers will be required TO
pay one-quarter OF the purchase price In
cash.
The fact that the government owns these
lands was the reason for the presidents 8
veto OF a bill authorizing the Communication
OF homestead entries for townsite purposes
in these reservations.
The Interior department took the position
that the proposed legislation would inter-
fere with the sale OF government lands.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-30
CANNON PARTY IN HAVANA
visitors Received by Governor Ma
ROOn and wnI he Entertained by
Minister Morgan Today.

HAVANA. March 2s-Tho steamer
Bluecher with Speaker Cannon and bis
congressional party on board, arrived here
this morning from Colon. The visitors
were received by Governor Magoon az the
palace this afternoon. A Cuban band
played In the palace garden during the re-
ception.
Later the congressman were shown the
city in a special street car by Governor
Nunez and Mayor cardenas. Ex-Congress-
man Hawley OF Texas, entertained the
visitors az dinner tonight.
Tomorrow they win visit the MORO and
Cabanas fortresses and tomorrow night
they dine with Minister Morgan.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-30
Senate Amendment Adopted BY House
After some Discussion.
PEAKER AND CLERK ARE RtMEMBERED
MeSsrS. NsttletOn and Barnard Objects Of =
Very Pleasant Surprise
APPROPRIATIONS ARE BEING CUT DOWN
House Provisions Are Meeting with
objection in senate and Big
Items Are Falling Fast
in Committee.
cFrom a star correspondent., ,

LINCOLN. March 29. - (Speclal.) - The
statewide primary election bill. the passage
OF which was promised 10 the people by
the republican, democratic and popuist
parties, passed the house this afternoon
as amended by the senate and probably will
reach the governor tomorrow. The vote to
concur in the senate amendments stood 60
for to % against, and only Doran and Will
son of Custer of the republicans we're
counted with the minority. When the
amendments were read in the house Jenison
Of Clay moved that they be adopted, but
later withdrew his motion when Dodge OF
Douglas moved that all the amendments
be adopted with the exception OF section
80, relating to the promulgation of the
party platform and the selection of a stste
committee, and on this question ne asked
for the appointment OF conference COM
mittee. Cone, Of course, objected to this,
when Dodge explained that under the SEN
ate amendments each county selected one
delegate to come to a state convention in
Lincoln to formulate the platform and he
was OF the opinion the delegates should
have a voice in the convention according
to the number of votes they represented.
BY crying out against the populous coun-
ties the western delegates were lined up
against the Dodge motion, several saying
Iney NOleu dbblnhl II DoCduse " came AIOlu
the Omaha delegation. and II was defeated
by vote of "A to 40 Then the Jenison
motion was carried after the house had be-
come involved IN parliamentary scrambes,
the first and only one of the session. and
in which a half dozen members raised
points OF order at once. The first point of
order TO be raised was when the speaker
announced the Dodge motion had carried
because 1t had received ~ votes to 40.
Clarke called the speakers attention to
the rules, which require a majority of ali
votes, or fifty-one. to concur in senate
amendments. The speaker SO held and de-
clared the motion lost. Several who voted
against the bill and few who voted for
It offered explanation, among them being
McMuJlen, who said inasmuch as the sem
ate had cut out the open feature, struck
out the rotated ballot feature. and put back
| in the bill the filing fee and only nominal
petition, II take great pleasure in voting
! aye" he concluded.
Vote ON the Bill.
! The vote then, on the motion to concur
in the senate amendments. was as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-30
MOROCCO REPLIES TO FRANCE
Representative of sultan Says Lives
win he Protected and
order Maintained.

TANGIER, Morocco. March 2s.-The rep
resentative OF the sultan Of Morocco,
Mahammed ell Torres today called upon
the French minister, NJ Riagult and also
on the commander Of the French cruiser
Jeanne dare with both OF whom he had
courteous interviews. He assured the
French minister that measures had been
taken for the maintenance Of order and
for the security Of the Europeans in
Morocco.
The French cruiser La Lande, which
arrived here with the Jeanne dare, left
Tangier for Mazagan today in order to
transport the body of DR.. Mauchamp, the
French citizen. who was murdered at
Morocco City, from Mazagan to this port.
OUDJA, Morocco, March "a column
Of French troops occupied this city at 10 a.
m. today. The Moorish governor met the
French commander and gave him an sssur-
ance of the friendliness OF the populaoe.
No further incidents occurred.
Two companies of French Zouaves and a
detachment Of cavalry are quartered in
Oudja. Three battalions Of infantry and a
battery Of artillery are encamped outside
the city.
PARIS, March 9.-The War department
has received a dispatch from General
Diautey saying that the occupation OF
Oudja, Morocco, has been carried out ac-
cording to instructions. The governor and
number Of Moorish officers rode out to
meet the French column. The governor
told Colonel Felineau that he resigned him
self to the inevitable and that the Differ
ences between the two government would
not prevent him from maintaining the most
cordial relations with the French authorl-
ties.
The population OF Oudjt showed much
pleasure at the arrival of the French col
umn believing that it's presence win dc
much to promote security and protect com
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-30
!. TRIAL OF MRS. A M. BRADLEY
Woman who killed Former Congress-
man from Utah 20 he Arraigned
Next MOnth-

SALT LAKE CITY. March s.-It became
known today that for several days Harvey
Given assistant district attorney for the
District OF Columbia, and Detective Helan
OF Washington have been here gathering
evidence to be used when the trial OF Mrs.
Anna NJ. Bradley for the killing OF former
United States Senator Arthur Brown is
called In Washington next month. What
evidence they we're able TO set bearing upon
the association OF the man and woman is,
q course, unknown to any but themselves
as they have gone about their work 80
quietly that they had been here almost a
week before It became known what their
mission was
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-30
REACTIoNARY is ARRESTED
Moscow Lawyer is Accused OF IAsti-
eating the Murder of DE-.
JoIOs,

MOSCOW, Russia, March 0.-A lawyer
named Alexandroff, secretary OF the Mos
COW section Of the League Of the Russian
people, was arrested here today as the
lnstigator Of the murder Of Dr. Jollos,
editor Of the Russld Viedomostio OF this
city. who was shot and killed March 81
by an unknown man as he was leaving his
residence.
The arrest was made as a result OF the
confession OF a member OF the league who
nrade a statement to the effect that he
was approached by n. Alexandrofrs sec
retary with proposition to kill DR.. Jollos.
No trace Of the actual murderer has been
found.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-30
Senate Passes the BiII.


The senate this afternoon passed the al
rect primary bill by vote of 80 to 3. every
senator going on record. Though the bill
was recommitted at the forenoon session
for an amendment which Senator Aldrich
wanted to attach. the change was not
made and the bill was placed on it's pas
sage at the opening OF the afternoon ses-
sion. The three senators who voted against
the measure were Ashton, Latta and
Hanna. Ashton and Latta are fusionists
while Hanna is a republican. Ashton ex-
planned his vote in a written statement de-
ciaring the primary would cost the state
10000 a year. Though voting for the bill,
Randall of Madison explained he was not
satisfied with II, as he thought the state
central committee should be made up Of
q member from each county instead OF one
from each senatorial district.
II was the understanding OF some OF
the senators that the house would demand
a conference committee and IN that way
the amendment Of Aldrich providing for
central committee composed OF the county
chairmen would be attached there. The
house did not carry out its part Of the
program. however. but accepted the senate
amendments and cOncurred in them.
Corporation InquiHitiOn Killed.
The house refused TO stand for s. r. sSl.
which conferred upon the state labor bu-
reau authority 20 investigate corporations
and look into the books OF these concerns.
a bill which It was said Governor Shell
don heartily endorsed, and Il was indeh-
nitely postponed upon the recommendation
Of the judiciary committee
McNullen and Harvey made talks against
the bill, and though Noyes OF Cass Of
fersd amendments, they were not acted
upon and the house sustained the report
OF the committee.
s. f. SoS received similar fate. This Is
the bill by Aldrich OF Butler providing
common carriers shall receive permission
from the railway commission before float
ing bonds. Elmer Brown made the prin-
cipal speech against the measure and he
said no man had been before the judiciary
committee to speak for the measure. The
gentleman from Lancaster then launched
into a speech against the author OF the
bill Aldrich. because. he said. ne had lob
bied for the measure on the floor OF the
house. Cone spoke for the bill II was
indefinitely postponed by q vote OF g 70 Al.
NettIetOn and barnard Remembered.
The house overfowed with good feeling
this morning and for the time, at least,
ali strife and bitter contests were lost
siEht OF while the members gave express
sion 10 their feeling OF respect and regard
and appreciation OF Speaker Nettleton and
Chief Clerk Barnard by presenting the
speaker with a beautiful silver berry bowl