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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-23

RetracinR ones steps. trip over to,
Second Avenue brings him into the Hur1
garinu district Here, too, the Christmas-
spirit Is aitpervading and all is hustle,
hustle and activity. Dreariness and
squalcr that once prevailed has gwen way
to freshly painted fronts and general
tidying up has followed the Hungarian
quarter since Dame Fashion decresd that
an occasional visit to the quaint and
thoroughly Bohemian restaurants that
here abound, was emncntly good form
This hiss meant everything for the East
side Hungarian and his Christu as IA
filled with all the good things that are
crowded into the lives Of his more assn
IonsbIe patrons. Then. too Little ltuu-
gary Is prone 10 look down upon LIZ
near neighbors for less than a year ago
President Roosevelt houOred this section
with his august presence and ever since
the Stars aud Stripes are Haunted SIDE
by side with the gay bunting OF Hungary.
Llttla Hungary Il mads up 70: the most
pnrt Of race Of bon - wis and racon-
teurs whose Christmas extends over
period 81 fortnight Mt least, every
spare moueu. Of which Is spent 10 one OF
the many unique and fascinating cellar
cafes. wbrre the Hungarian red wine
runs as freely as the tongues OF those
who sir Il Children swarm the street,
RHily tlAu, ana Luflstmas trees ihusb
vita tinselled ornaments. sweets and
toy, are displayed 10 every window.
u Is but step from the Hungarian
quarter to the Bowery but the Bowery
~ today Is hardly worth the mention.
True II II lined with saloons. dance
ha s pawn shops and stores Of every
description but such well known land
marks ms Suicide Halt" Steve Brodis's
Hole IN the Wall and the House OF
All Nations" and the
Bowery without Steve Brodie Is as for
Torn IS a rudderless ship AT sea.
Christmas on the East side this year
Is even more desolate than In the past
Thousands Of Its toi'ers DIRE out Of work
and even those who are 50 fortunate as
to retain their employment appreciate
the hard times that the winter promises,
and every sacrifice and self deniai known
to man they are now practicing In order
to avoid the winter spent IN daily trips
to one OF the many soup houses there eS-
ia bhshed, for be II remembered, 50
hfgk slider" must not beg.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-23

The marriage Of the Grand Duke Michael
Of Russia and Countess Torby may be
considered rs one of the romances Of
present day life To tue Duke 1t mcaut
Punishment from his own country and
the loss Of lis royal state, but he
thought the world wei lost for love. He
aud his wife. Countess Torhy. herself the
child Of a morganate marriage, lead an
Ideally happy existence with their chill
dren at Keelr Hal IN StafordshIre. This
beautiful country estate they have taken
for term Of Years and here they have
often been visited hv King Edward.
They are great favorites In English SO
clcly.. LII It Cannes, where they spend
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-23

wearing apparel and new and half worn
household utensF are piled high In
conglomerate heap. and To the shoppers
who tarong past this st8nd Il s. case
Of take their pick. hand over their coin.
move on aud make room for the next la
Tine
Thlae every doorstep IL converted into
a Temporary shop. the gutter Is equally
advantageous for the vendor and street
a-ab- Here pgsheaf1s fine the curbstane
for blocks. white the center o. the street
"a just as croEded and tEA5 open air
bazaar Is In fnli blast from dawn until
midnight and the EQazd Of policemen
there doing CBty are frequently compelled
to freely swing their cinbs TO keep
traffic open aud uninterrupted. elizabeth
street and bennington Place nearby are
the scenes Of similar bazsrs. Extended
alt the wag 70 Baxter street IL TO be
found the real Ghetto Ia the surround
ing tenement h0uses are herded thousands
OF families, a family Of 10. H1Ore often
than not. eating, sleeping and working
IN two small badly ventilated and scarce
ly lighted rooms This they Gail home,
and here their joys aud sorrows end.
Day 10 and day out they Save until far
into the night- II is stitch. stitch, Jtttch
in these miserable soui-witnerinx sweet
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-23

the Christ Childs besith is drunk IN every
wiT known to sunny itaiY
c uHU!nR dowu Mott stneez the bright
coiOi OF Itaiv give way TO the softer
ones Of the Orient. for now we come to
Chinatown. Thousands upon thousands
~ the slaBt-eyed Mopgo ians dwell above
and beneath ground here. A trip to
Chinatown II SIN an event ~ the HIVES
Of New Workers and their guests. al
though many Of the scenes there enacted
when Americas great aha oRiy. the IN
imitable CbBcE CounOre ruled there With
nndIspn ed sway. exist no@ oalF ~ mem
Org Siuce che deadly feuds. or Tong
wars. we're 20 desDsraieig waged In
Chinatown the police have cleaned up"
this district and the rereiIy % olden
times f. not 10 be found The baEHrs,
with their pretty ChlJcse aares, tks jose
houses. the gpl0n deus and the Chinese
fbestsr are still poiBts Of interest, but
vita n policeman stationed AZ each door
way damper has been thrYgn upon The
spirits OF its Inhabitants and FOSTERING
gambling and debauchery have given way
to peace, quiet and s0briety The lever
East EhSe with IT. Russians. Poles, no
bex1ienH and the IKE and its Bninter-
ruEted Dow Of liddiBh, gives way al
2is foot Of Madison Street 10 a little
0rsek Scl0ny, The approach Of Christ
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-23

"
u most in danger of degenrating into
~ mere secular holiday. Many of US
forget tue underlying motive Of the festi-
val and neglect the religious observapces
that should be inseparable from It, By
none is the occasion more fttingly OBJ
served than by the thousands of deyout
pilgrims, Jews and gentiles who visit the
birthplace of our Saviour at Christmas
tide.
Most OF them come by way OF Jerusa-
tenn, and in the early morning Of Christ
mas Eve the throng on foot on horseback
and upon donkeys, issues from the Jana
Gate and takes the road that winds south
ward to Hebron. passing the ancient
House of Bread at six miles distance
from the old-time metropolis OF Judaism
The highway itself is venerated. for al
most every character In Jewish history has
tyodden II since the days when Abraham
journeyed back and forth along its sinu-
Gus length. At every few furlongs the
pilgrims halt to look upon some spot as
sociated with the cherished memories of
Old Testament heroes. Here the road
skirts the base OF the rocky eminence
upon which the Tower Of David rears Its
conlcals head a landmark discernible for
miles in every direction Now the Well
of Solomon is passed, and anon mass Of
stones marking the site Of the Migdal
Elder Of rahinnic narrative. where the
guiding star reappeared TO the Magi and
stood over where the young Child was.
Bethlehem Is one Of thes most ancient
towns Of the East II Is mentioned In
the story of Jacob as Ephratan. Thousands
of years ago its khan. or inn, was the
regular stopping place for travellers jour
ueying to and from Egypt The Romans
during the reign of Hadrian, desecrated
the sacred locality by placing there a
grove of Adons. The Bethlehemites are
unshakably convinced that the 'Grotto
Of the Nativity is the exact place of the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-23

with fierce zeal for the possession Of
Christ's birthplace, which they captured
In the eleventh century. The remains of
the strong castle that they erected con-
tinue to recall the romantic incidents Of
the Holy War, After Bethlehem fell
into the hands of the Christians 1t was
made an episcopal see, but the bishopric
was never much more than titular
dignity.
The town IS built in ere scent shaped ter
races. descending. tier upon tier. to the
plain IN which David watched his fathers
fIocks. The houses OF Bethlehem are dis
tinctly Jewish In architecture. having fat
roofs with cupoas and freque ~ deep.
arehed entrances. that are common rest
ing-places In the heat of the day. It Is a
clean and well-built town. with about
5000 Inhabitants, of attractive manners
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-23

birth Of Christ. The evidence in support
Of this contention is ably stated by Farrar
in his Life of Christ" but Dean Stan.
ley ana others dispute it. The cave In
question is at the eastern end of the lime
stone ridge upon which the town is stu
ated. II was inclosed by the Empress
Helena in a noble basilica, whirb still
stands, surrounded by three converts,
erected suecessively by the Greek. Latin
and Armenian churches. The Judaists
lave long since ceased TO regard these
memorials with the abuvrrence they once
excited, and many Of them may be seen
at the Christmas celebration looking on
with tolerant contempt.
In the neighbOrhood is shown the cave
where the sainted Jerome passed several
years, absorbed in his Latin translation
of the Scriptures The Crusaders fought
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-23

that chills and snufling are almost
an invariable concomitant Of city
life2
As prominent physician recently
pointed out In an article on pneumonia
il Is not cold weather In itself that
causes the disease. but rather some o.
the means which We use to escape the
wintry breezes. We may catch cold
and that cold may so weaken US that
we are easy victims Of haeiili thai
slumber not. nor sleep, but 30 one
ever escaped pneumonia by hugging q
radiator Fresh air IS so cheap pre-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-23

the incidents which are associated with
their show places. Considering with
what a light hand the passing centuries
have touched this country, it Is NOT
difficult to believe that the traditions
have been carried since biblical days
with no essential deviation from the
truth. At any rate. the visitors accept
with reverentiaI awe aud the fullest
credenee statements relating to events
that happened when the world was young
in history. The field is shown where
Ruth, the Monbtess. followed after the
cleaners. gathering up the salvage OF the
harvest The tomb Is pointed out In
which Jacob laid his beloved wife
Rachel who died in giving birth to Ben
jamin.
As the short winter day draws to
close the pilgrims retrace their steps to
Bethlehem. seeding food and shelter. The
evening is chilly sometimes cold enough
for snow-and those who are obliged to
put up with such accommoda ton as were
Joseph and Mary are forcibly reminded
of the humhle circumstances under -nich
the Saviour was born.
FORBES LINDSAY.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-23

yentiye Of many ills that the average
person values it too little. IN thai
heart.rending retreat from MOSCOW
a'tho sgh his soldiers were exposed 10
terrific cold. we're scanUly clothed
aud 10. Napoleon lost but very
small percentage OF the thousands WHO
persisted, through pneumonia. There
was plenty Of fresh air TO be had. II
there wasn't much Of anything else
Now. however. that the women have
taken up the fashion Of wearing
neck-ruffs again, and +chokers' fash
Toned Of various materials including
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-23

and appearance. The chief occupation
and means Of livelihood is the carving OF
crueihxes and other sacred mementoes
for sale to pilgrims and tourists. There
are, however among the population
number Of mechanics. carpenters and ma
sons as well as agricultural laborers and
shepherds for the life of the people OF
Bethlehem is little changed from what II
was in scriptural days. This Is brought
home forcibly to one by the sight Of the
circular stone vatchtowers that dot the
surrounding fields and vineyards, recalling
1.-THE householder which planted vine.
yard and hedged II round about and
diggee a wine-press In it, aud built a
tower"
On Christmas Eve the ancient village
Is crowded to It's utmost capacity, much
as 1t was when the parents OF the Lord
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-23

IT iRlSTMAS ou New Works East side
" uever varies; IN fact, as far la ms
- memory takes rs an East side
stiHas. for the most part. means want
uEd suffering, cold and hunger. a little
more work. little less recreation To the
average visitor to New York the East
side Is revelation. a source OF never.
ceAStng wonder. for no other city in the
United States can boast of a district
covering 50 small an area into which Is
crowded SO heterogene aus a mass OF hu
man beings where poverty and squalor
are ever manifest
Few visitors TO New York neglect to
join a Summing party ard make pill
grinlage To the East Side. aud the trip
i well worth their paius and time. for
IL Is aH eincatiou in itse T. The aver
age New Yorker is too much occupied
with hi own ana r to take these trips.
out once In while one k.udly dspo Ell
Nii spend an afternoon in exploring the
crooked. narrow. foul-sBelling aud con
gested streets. In which stuuted and
dwarfed children are continually crawl
tug under ones feet. The scenes he there
encounters cannot fail 10 impress him.
and. perhaps, So clutch MS heartstrlnss
as to impel him to Increase the size Of
the check ne annually donates to his pet
charity organization. iris ] ne. he feels
that his debt toward offering humanity
has been paid and no sooner does he en-.
ter the portals NJ his b N" o. club an
he dism Sc. all though Of the tragic
faces b. met In tge course ~ the after
noon. and she East Side L. left TO strus
gle on as hest II can Until such time rs
one OF the many ministe ing angels finds
her way hitAer and momentarily sheds
her radiance,
In no city In the world are there 50
many nati0nBlities crowded into so small
d space are to lie here found. Russian
Jews predonilnate yet. strange TO say.
Christmas means just Ms much TO them
as ii dors 10 their next door neichbor--
the Italian the Syrian. the Hun. the
Greek or the Bohemian. All live. or
exist. berded in their hegrimed. dark and
forbidding tenements. only 10 toll cease
lessly for a wage sufficient 10 keep soul
and body together. II is only the barest
OF necessities that they can afford. and
comfort or anything approaching luxury
are unknown quantities In their squalid
lives.
While the West Side merchant e1-
changes bis ware for dollars, big and
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-23
WINTER AND COLDS"

It isn't so much the real swapping
winter weather that brings colds and
their resultant diseases in its train
but the variable winds, the intermit
tent warm waves that penetrate 10
the marrow. In this climate, however,
these things are unavoidable and must
be reckoned with. bu. there are GER
tain simple precautions that ought to
be regarded with seriousness. for they
are the provers al ounce Ct prevention
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-23
An incalculable amount OF illness is I

An incalculable amount of Illness Is
directly traceable - the oyerheating
Of modern homes. especially in apart
ment houses. With his Unsuitable de.
sire to get his moneys worth, the
lnodern hat-dweller. whose heat is
supplied by the landlord demands
sizzling radiators from the time his
lease calls for heat. II is difficult u
regulate the heat and the radiators
in many houses are turned on and of
regardless. so that the inhabitants
live in alternating states OF stewing
and freezing. Is Il then any wonder
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-23

fur. they have another means OF court
ing colds.
To take a hot drink, even of coffee or
tea. just before going out into the cold
IL anything bit wise II opens the
pores and in general puts one in ideal
condition to contract a chill at the
slightest opportunity. During the
fearfully cold winters OF The Northwest
ern States. the drivers 81 the mail
coaches just before setting out from
each station. drink a large glass Of
ice.wateT and declare that it Is better
than ali the hot drinks in the world
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-23
Two of King Edwards Cronics

part OF the year. The Grand Duke
Michael is lover OF golf. and spends
much time upon the links. both abroad
and Ia England. Countess Torby is a
strikingly handsome woman with delight
full manners and powers of conversation.
She is good Ilnguist, speaking several
languages auently. She Is a sister Of
Count Nuremberg, who Is now laying claim
to the duchy of Gutenberg.
-ss-~-=-~
Count Bout Castellane. the discarded
spouse Of Anna Gould, will either have
TO work Tor a living or seek another
heiress, since the Gould fortunes have
been invoked in the uphuildiug Of an
other rotten French dynasty.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-23
Whsre Sympathy Relonas.

The army wishes it TO be distinctly
understood that 1t has no sympathy
with Col Stewart. retired by the com.
manderin-chief by main strength, at
which no one need be surprised. Sym.
patty should always be extended 10
those who need IT, When the presi.
dent Of the United states makes as
much ado over the qualification of a
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-23
Relief Al LAST

The price Of steel rails having been
reduced 81 ten all those people who
have been so displeased at the tariff
on steel can buy all they need for
their personal use at once.-wausau
Record Herald.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-23

petty grudge or a mean revenge as
might be expected from him IL he
were in pursuit of a great and worthy
object. those who have sympathy to
bestow should go TO headquarters
New York World.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-23

The time for the warm drink is when
one has come in and intends 20 stay
awhile.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-05-06

10 Students of Animal Habits He lie
Foe Worth Watching.

For the nature student the hab.
its of the alligator hold much inter-
est. To the camera sportsman he
presents delightful possibilities,
while to the everyday tourist who
will really seek him in his home he
will give an assortment Of sensa-
tons more thrilling than could be
unearthed in a year of ordinary
globe trotting.
Hunt up the haunts of the crea.
ture until you find a river that he
frequents. Paddle quietly and alone
down the stream and up the creeks
and branches that enter it till you
find on the bank the bed of an ALI
gator with signs of his recent pres
ence. Hide your skiff, sit down on
the bed and wait for him to come
home. BY and by out in the middle
Of the stream You may see three lit
tie black dots the nose and eyes OF
your absentee Iandord--and soon
the whole head, tail and back may
appear. He will swim slowly toward
you and probably sink gradually be
Meath the surface before reaching
the bank. Ii he comes on and
crawls mp on the bank beside you, it
will be- a hioh tribute TO your cool
ness and complete control of your
nerves, and the incident will make
a pleasant place in your memory.
1t happened once to me that after
long waiting for the return Of an
alligator upon whose bed was sit
ting | discovered that he had not
left it, but was lying in the tall
grass Just behind me, with his big
Jaws three feet from my face and
his ten foot body curved partly
around me.
After sitting silently in my skif
for haitian hour, wondering why al
alligator ! had seen didn't show up,
| CHANGED to look down and saw his
head resting quietly on the surface
Of the water within twelve inches Of
my hand as it lay Oh the gunwale.
It gives a sensation to be remem
bered to sit thus, motionless,
watching the unwinking eyes Of
this free, wild, powerful brute fixed
grayely on your face, the huge jaws
and the little that shows of the
long, white teeth within reach of
your Jaws and teeth.-A. W. Di-
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-05-06
ON SIGNAL WATCH.
One Of the Experiences Which Enrsss
a Young Sailor.

In "Three Years Behind the
Guns" in st. Nicholas, is recounted
one of those experiences on ship.
board that make young sailors
heart hot within him:
! was on signal watch on the
after bridge. An ordnance officer
four feet away stood looking shore
ward through his binoculars as the
admirals barge rowed straight fol
the ship. AZ the proper moment
he commanded, "Bugler call the
guard" Then all the red tape re
quired to get an admiral aboard
was unwOund This accomplished
Lieutenant Dorm came at me fairly
foaming at the mouth. "What are
You doing on the BRIDGE he
rOared.
81 am on signal watch, sir"
"Then why did You not report
the admira'a launch coming"
Because YOU saw it, sin"
because 1 saw it! What right
have YOU to say | saw it,
81 saw You looking at it through
your glasses, sir."
"You don't know that was look
ing at the admrals barge You
have no right even to think what |
am looking ut. Your duty was to
have reported to me what you saw
coming toward the ship Failing to
do so, YOU shall answer on Saturday
morning | put you down for care
lessness, dlsobedience, neglect Of
duty and insolence."
/ swallowed my heart and my
rage, as | have done many a time
and oft since have worn this uni
form. and in fancy ! saw myself GO
down into the brlg for thirty days
The brig means handouts or ankle
irons, a diet of two hard tack5 anc
II tumJler OF water three tunes q
day, with full rationa every fifth
DAY. nave seen men come out OF
the brig looking like the end of q
forty days fast III a monastery. !
have seen men in for three day
wearing double irons. They looked
like pirates. Their crime was
smoking out Of hours.
To return to my own case, Oh
Friday night Lieutenant Dorm sent
for me and gave me a kindly talk.
winding up with the promise that
he would make a sailor out Of me.
| was on the shore list for the next
morning, but for reasons of my own
tarried on the ship. This same Off
Ger, noticing me, asked why | was
there. / answered:
"Broke, sir"
He told me to 90 to. his room
and where to find so, which was
to take, get ashore as quickly as pos.
sible and not to forget to return II
on the next pay day.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-05-06
lmperfeetly Equipped.

A story of one McLeish told by
the Marchioness of Breadalbane in
her book, "The High Tops of Black
Mount" does not contrOyert Dr.
Johnson's dictum, "Aluch may be
done with ScOtchman if he be
caught young" but qualities it. Nc
Leish was not Young enough when
caught.
The MarchioneSs Of Breadalbane,
an ardent sport-woman, was com
panioncd in deerStalkin4 eXpedl-
ton in one Of the great glens of
north Britain by McLeish. He had
been INDUCING one day in a long
argument in the Gaelic with one of
the gillies when there was a deer IN
prospect. 1T last, wearied out Of all
patience, the marchioness said;
"Pray do talk English, Mcl4eish.
I cannot understand a word you say
in Gaelic"
at is a pity You had not learnt
such a useful thing before taking to
the hill" was McLeish's dry re-
Spouse.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-05-06
Awkward For Sanderson.

Sanderson was on a visit TO Slmp-
kins. and in due course naturally he
was shown the family album.
yes" said Simpkins as he turn
ed the leaves, chats my wife's sec.
ond cousins Aunt Susan. Poor old
soul! She had the most remarkable
nose [ ever saw. 1t was the shape
of note of interrogation. And
that's Cousin James, and that's a
friend of ours, and that Ali
Now, who do you think that IS p
"Don't know" said Sanderson.
"Well, that's my wife's first hus-
band, my boyl'
Great Scott What perfectly
brainless looking ass! 4 But excuse
me, old fellow l didn't know youl
wife was a widow when You married
her"
"she wasn't" said Simpkins Stiff
ly. @That, sir, is a portrait of my
self at the age of twenty."-Lon-