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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-08
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

Al a conference of the general sole
itors of al, Missouri railroads il was
decided to renew the fight against the
cent rate law.
The Chippewa Valley Railway Light
AMI Power company has fled a propo'
sjtion with The city clerk OF Eau Claire
TO reduce the cost of arc lights S72 20
$50.
The Master Builders association OF
Kenosha has declared Tor the "ope,l
shop for the reason that they Will be
unable 10 pay the union scale of so
cents an hour for carpenters.
AZ meeting OF depositors of the
Security bank at Ashland it was voted
that the remaining assets should be
sold at public auction 1t is under
stood that the remaining assets of the
bank are worth only about $4,000.
The Chapman and Dewey Lumber
company Of Kansas City entered a
plea OF guilty to the charge Of having
accepted rebates from the Frisco rail
road and paid fine OF $4,000 and
costs amounting 10 Sl5S63,
To do away with the expense q.
maintaining three telegraph operHtS~-
nj some OF the Htte stations on lys
lines the Duluth South Shore and
Atl.atic road is considering the adv's-
ability of installing telephone sys-
tenn
Preparations src being made for the
extension o. the breakwater and the
removal Of the bar NJ Sheboygau,
which viii form part OF the extensive
work that will be done by the govern.
ment 10 the rivers and harbors on the
west shore OF Lake Michigan this sea-
son
Ii is estimated that the United
States corporation Is shipping al the
rate Of 100000 tons Of steel a year
20 foreign ports The export business,
il Is said is keeping i5.00a moro OF
the steel corporations employees a
work than would be the case Il no
steel we're going abroad.
The Milwaukee Boj'er company IS
now running with from 50 20 IS per
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-08

proving the action of that organiza
ton in opposing the Aldrich cur
rency bill
Hot air explosions from windows
and doors In the faces OF fremen
mounting ladders caused injuries to
ten of them at a fire in seven story
brick building in Boston. The loss
is estimated at between $4,000 and
100000.
Mrs. Bculah Hawkins OF Los An.
geles, Cal, who has puzzled the med
ical and psychological professors by
her long unbroken sleep at the coun-
ty hospital, began the ffty-elghth
day OF her mysterious sIumber and
doctors are Of the opinion she viii
die sleeping
State Attorney Eggleston If Con
necticut, said William F. Walker, the
treasurer who embezzled S541,882
from the savings bank of New Britain
and who is being held by the Mex
can authorities, had applied for a
writ OF ampara, which II granted
would delay his extradition at least
six weeks.
General Richard c. Horne, who was
acquitted last week Of the charge OF
numbering H. J. Groves, managing
editor Of the Kansas City Post, was
taken TO St Joseph Mo. and will
be placed in the state asylum for
the insane Horne was acquitted nj
the murder Of Groves on the plea
that he was insane at the time OF
the shooting
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-08
POLITICAL.

John W. Stewart, appointed by the
governor Of Vermont as the successor
OF the late Senator Redfeld Proctor
was sworn Ia as a member OF the
senate
Efforts to get a man to run for presi-
dent Of Bloomer, Wis, have thus far
proven unsuccessful The outlook is
that there viii be no one to head the
ticket April z.
julius Kuehn is the only candidate
for mayor of Kaukauna and will sue
coed c. E. Raught, who has served
three terms. City Clerk L. c. Wolf
and Assessor Mic Faust will have no
opposition There are two candidates
for treasurer, Richard McCarty and
Me Eaupt
The following ticket has been placed
city offices Of Dodgeyille " be voted
upon on April z: Mayor A. s. Hearn
and w V. Powell; clerk, Henry Hal
verson and Thomas Sims; treasurer.
-. H. Bartle and J. H. Cornish; asses
sor Z. J. Bennett and James F. Smart.
The fight on the license question In
this city Is hard The indications are
that the city Will go dry.
The following ticket has been placed
in nomination at Ossola: Frank o.
Nagler president; w G. Ashton, A. l..
Thomas and Frank A. Marsh, trustees;
Capt r. Wilke, clerk; A A Head,
assessor; b. a. Head, treasurer; W.
C. Reilly, supervisor; Jean A. Sleeper,
justice of the peace; William Messen-
ger, constable. It is expected that the
license question will be an issue.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-08
Double Service For Geese.

Get a good, fat goose. wash and
clean. Take out all the fat and the fat
test part of the skin. Put fat into
kettle and boil slowly over a slow fire
for three hours. Now slice onions into
the fat--say three large ones to a
pound Of fat, and boil for one hour
more. Pour all through a colan1er and
when cold you have grease
superior TO anything. Use on bread or
use the same as though it were lard
or butter To make goose grease for
colds. simply boil fat without the on,
ions, then mix with turpentina and
spread on chest while hot, cover with
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-08
EnRElGN

The federal railway tunnc. tdrouga
HE Rlcken mountains. near Lake Zur-
,ch Switzerland. has been completed.
The Cancellation and arbitration
board governing the Schottish iron
trade has agreed TO reduction in
wages of a. per cent
Conventions between Toxic and the
United States aud Japan aud Great
britain covering trademarks and pat.
cnts wiz be signed shortly
The Wiun2peg Electric Railway
company Us about to close negotiations
for lhe sal, of jts pNuJ at Winnipeg t.
the city, including the street railway
electric light and power plant The
deal involves many million dollars
The Official Gazette at Toiio has
announced that uu April 80 payment
viii be made of 2o.o0o00O ven. about
o,ooo zoe a, the first instalment Of
The rcdemp,ionS OF the 100 100000 yen
national loan which natures next Dec.
ember
The steamship Panama brought
news of volcano in Guatemala. 50
tong eNfuc, that its uame has byca
forgotten having recently broken out
The people living "a; san FiEipe. at
the base Of the mountain. are fleeing
for their lives
The Japanese emperor has bestowed
upon the late Durham W'A.,e Stevens,
the decoration OF the Grand Rising
sun the highest order IN Japan. The
Japanese government viii give $4,000
70 the family Of the murdered diplo-
mai and the Corsau government viii
give jhcm sg5,ooo
Members ot the Society Of American
Artists iu Paris are rather more
amused thsu otherwise at the prom
incnce given to America in the efforts
Of group Of younger American pain.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-08
WASHINGTON.


the house and was referred TO the
committee on banking and currency.
The urgent deficiency bill appropri-
atlng 100000 for armor etc, for
vessels heretofore authorized was
passed by the senate
1t has practically been decided By
the navy department that the fleet
shall make a short visit TO Auckland.
New Zealand, on its way from Samoa
to Sydney, Australia.
Because Of lack Of prison accommO-
datlons the navy department has been
reduced to the extremity Of discharr
ing all prisoners who have served IT
least one-third Of their sentences.
The proposed establishment in the
department Of the interior of a bu-
eau of mines and mining was unani-
mousiy but unofiiclauy cOncurred in by
the house committee on mines and
mining
A resolution was introduced in the
house by Mr.. Fuller of Illinois, calling
on the ways and means committee TO
report to the house bill TO repeal all
duties on wood pulp and print paper,
to the end that action may be taken
thereon at the present session of con
gress"
/ favorable report was ordered by
the house naval committee on bill
authorizing the secretary of the navy
to receive. on behalf of the navy, gift
OF silver services, colors, etc, rendered
to vessels of the navy by states. mum
icipahties and other corporate bodies.
The object of the measure is to Off
cially define such gifts as being the
property of the United States
The house committee on foreign AT
fairs voted to report faYorab'y the dip
lomatic and consular appropriations
Bib. carrying an appropriation OF 81.
a2p,930. which rs S47S, 900 less than the
amount asked for by the state depart
ment and $366.000 in excess OF the
appropriation for 1905 The bill "a
passed by the committee raised by ten
per cent the amounts which consuls
may eypend annually for rent.
Arguments were continued before
the two patent committees of congress
sitting rs n joint body, regarding the
bills 20 amend and consolidate the
acts respecting copyright The bills
especially tcferred to were those IN
troduccd 10y Senator Smoot and Repre-
sentative Surfer Objection to Ger
tain futures In the measures was
found by al. the speakers, the burden
Of their complaints being that the bills
do not afford the relief sought
The widows Of Scrgccp lanes Car
roll United States army. and DIT
Jesse W. Lazear, late acting assistant
surgeon United States army. werl
given u pension of $i25 a month each
by bin which passed the senate
These surgeons. together with Sur
geon Walter heed OF the army, were
on a commission TO Investigate the
yellow fever epidemic5 in Cuba in 100.
and 1901, AID placed their lives in
jeopardy by demonstrating upon THEN
oUu persons the truth OF the theory al
the transmission and propagation OF
yellow fever infection by mosquitoes
The widow of Or Reed had previously
been given pension OF $la5 a month
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-08
FIGHTING THE BILLBOARD.
General Crusade in Progress Against
The Nuisance.

The Nuisance.
IN every community a certain class
OF advertisers is persisting in pro
claiming their wares by means of bill
boards erected Unfortunately in
every available space. AS these glar-
ing signs are extended to the increas-
ing annoyance of the general public.
they are becoming more and more
recognized as a nuisance, demanding
attention of the authorities.
From the painting of country barns
and fences with offensive advertise,
ments OF patent medicines, as was the
advertising frenzy a few years ago,
there has been a rapid evolution to
the billboards of to-day. So plentiful
have these monstrosities OF the adver-
Using art" become that it is impos-
sible to walk a block in large city
without having to stare upon the OBJ
iectionable signs, and likewise, a rail
road trip without having to run
through an extended alleging of far
ing ads is well-nigh impossible
In justification Of billboards the
stock argument of those who erect or
farm" the spaces for private gain is
that critics are too estheticalIy sensi-
tive" Some of the holder billboard
agents insist that, having leased the
space and painted the signs, there are
no grounds for interference.
In reply. it may be remarked that
the citizens of any community have
a proper right to decide for them
selves what they conside,' esthetic,
and, with the growing tendency to-
ward the beautiful in all things, it is
only logical that offensive biIlboards
are coming to be viewed as a greater
nuisance.
A nuisance need not necessarily be
thing offensive only to the sense OF
smell, and, therefore very properly, it
has been decided by judge in Santa
Clara county, California, that an OF
Tense to the eye may be a nuisance
At Niagara Falls, probably better
than anywhere else, is shown the au-
dacity of the billboard promoters.
The falls are an attraction to mil
lion and a quarter visitors yearly, all
inspired by the esthetic, and yet the
bilIboards are a deliberate encroach-
ment upon the rights of visitors, and
it requires no argument to+show that
they are public nuisance.
First of the remedial means which
may be recommended is legislation, a
system of taxation so effective that
it will make Objectionable billboard
advertising Improbable That could
be done readily and it would be wholly
effective in many cases. If more
drastic legislation were needed it
could be obtained by having billboards
placed within the scope of legislation
now applicable TO other nuisances.
To obtain legislation it is necessary
Of course. to arouse public sentiment
as is being done by the American
Civic association, one of the most per.
slstent foes OF offensive biIlboards.
Civic and other associations inter
ested in the Improvement and the
identifying OF communities can do
much effective work by direct appeal
10 local advertisers This was tried
with great success in Louisville, Ky,
where the merchants not only agreed
TO paint out the billboard signs. but
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-08
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY

Washington, March 27.-The Aldrich
currency bill passed the senate, AZ
to 16, in the main a party vote. Pre-
vious TO taking the vote on the BILL
a vote was taken on the Bailey sub
stitute, authorizing the government,
instead of the national banks, to is
sue the emergency circulation for
which the bill provides. The vote on
the substitute was AZ to 10, entirely
partisan. At the instance Of Senator
La Toilette, an amendment was
adopted, prohibiting a national bank
or 9th " securities OF a corporation,
from investing It's funds in the stocks
The officers or directors of which are
officers or directors of the bank, and
providing a penalty of imprisonment
by Senator La Toilette, to punish by
one to five years of Imprisonment any
Justification in bank seeuri les was
adopted but was protested against by
Senator Knox as already provided for
by existing law. The proposition to
insert a provision for the government
10 guaran ee deposits in national
banks was the subject Of extended de
bate and was defeated. II to Is, most
o, the democratic votes being against
the proposed amendment
As passed, The bill provides for not
more than 100000 900 Of emergency
currency to be issued 10 national
banks upon deposit by them of state.
county and municipal bonds . be APP
proved ny the secretary of the treas
ury. The currency is 10 be issued with
q view to securing an equitable dis
tribution OF currency over the United
States, and in accordance with the un.
impaired capital and surplus of the
banks in each state. The banks are
10 pay for this emergency circulation
half of one per cent per motnh dur
ing the first four months 1t is cir
culaied and afterwards three-fourths
OF one per cent per month. The bill
provides that national banks shall pay
not less than one per cent on govern
ment funds deposited with them. AS
amended yesterday, the bill carries
an important change in the banking
laws relating to bank reserves, This
amendment provides that OF the 10
per CEN reserve required to be kept
by banks rot In reserve cities four
hfths Of this Is to be kept in the
vaults OF the banks and of that
amount one ;aird can be in the form
OF securities of the kind required. BY
another amendment agreed TO yester-
day. the period during which one-halt
of one per cent interest is to be
charged was reduced from six 10 four
months. after which three-fourths Of
ore per cent is to be charged until re
deemed
Washington. March 30.-The pas.
sage OF large number OF bills q
minor Importance and an ex'
tended discussion OF q measure to
authorize the daulming Of The Snake
river. Washington. occupied the entire
time OF the senate. The session was
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-08

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they cannot
reach the se,.t OF the disease. Catarrh Is a blood
or constitutional disease and IN order TO cure It
yop must take Internal remedies. Hans Calarrh
Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the
blOt and mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure
:. not quack medicine. 1t was prescribed by
one of the best physicians In this country for
years. and Is a regular prescription. Ii is com
posed OF the best tonlcS known, combined with
the oest blood purifiers. acting directly on the
mucous S',-iaceS. The perfect combination OF
the two ingredients Is what produces such won
derfth results in curing Catarrh. Send for teS-
hmopials, free.
+. J. CHENEY \ co, Props, Toles5o, o.
Sold by Druggists, price &c.
Hairs Family Pills are the best.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-08

actually bore the expense of the work.
IN several instances the boycott has
been tried to keep manufacturers and
merchants from advertising by means
of offensive billboards. Experience
shows also that success has resulted
from an appeal to their sense of the
beautiful, artifcially as well as nAtur-
ally
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-08

cent OF normal business and several
good sized orders have been received
during the week, with a large number
OF Inquiries pointing to a substantial
increase in business In the near fu-
ture More men are TO be put 10
work next month. when the company
begins work on the contracts already
received.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-08

ters 10 promote the formation of a
new society in Paris to down" the
prestige of the older body as the ar
bitter Of American art abroad.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-08

Washington, March 31.-Neariy the
entire session of the senate was con
sumed in consid ration of the bill to
permit he building of a dam on the
Snake river, Washington, and ad-
journment was only reached alter
Senator Hepburn of Idaho announced
that he would not permit vote to be
taken. During the discussion Senator
Teller made a speech in disappIoba-
ton of executive Gncroachment. If a
bill passed becomes a law it win be
unlawful for any advertiser to an
nounce that his wares are "guaran-
teed by the government of the United
States under the pure food law" The
bill is intended to prevent the mis-
Leading statement that under the pure
food law articles are guaranteed as to
their purity and character.
After having undergone many
changes. the paragraph of the agri-
cultural appropriation bill relating to
the bureau Of forestry. was finally
passed by the house. Mr. Mondell of
Wyoming and Mr.. Smith of California,
continued their attacks on the bureau
and in this they were supported by
Mr. Bonynge of Colorado and Mr.
Cushman of Washington. These en-
braced charges that the bureau had
created timber monopolies in favor of
large corporations, illegally assumed
jurisdiction over water rights belong
ing to western states and juggled with
figures in order to obtain large appro-
priations from congress. The work
of the bureau vas vigorously de-
Tended by Mr. Hepburn of Iowa and
Mr.. Scott of Kansas.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-08
EARLY RTS Err 8
The famous little pills.

Venice with its absence of all save
water traffic, is the worlds quietest
city
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-08

butchers brown paper and a flannel
Roast the remaining goose and you
will find the meat delicious.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-08

brought to sudden close by lack Of
quorum.
Charges of a serious nature against
Clifford Pinchot, chief OF the forestry
bureau, were made in the house by
Messrs. SIN tn Of California and Mon
dell OF Wyoming, during the consid.
Grafton Of tie agricultural appropria-
ton bill Mr.. Smith accused him OF
entering into a secret understand
ing with the city of Los Angeles with
the view to securing to the city vaIu-
abe water rights in the Owens river
valley as against the interests of pri-
vate parties having prior claims. Mr..
Mondel denounced him for, as he
charged, Illegally paying the expenses
of forest officials in attending conven-
tions in the west. The.biIl was under
discussion all day.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-08
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Retreat, Wisconxin
Graduate Of Milwaukee Medical COIlesa

Will attend promptly all calls eithm
by day or night. Telephone communs-
cation with Office and residence. 0fSas
at On. Mellen's old place, Retreat, VIA.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-08
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SALNE For Piles, Burns, Sores.

There is woman's prison in Roama-
MIA that has only women officials.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-04-08

Washington. March 3o--The pas-
sage OF large number OF bills q
minor Importance and an ex'
tended discussion OF a measure to
authorize the dauming Of The Snake
river. Washington, occupied the entire
time Of the senate The session was
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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-04-23
New York World

New York has just won the
Roosevelt anti-race suicide handicau
in fine shape. DR.. Darlington, the
Health Commissioner, reported yes.
terday that 1866 babies we're born
in the FIVE boroughs between Jan
nary LIST aud April Let, 1908, the
biggest number on record in any
three months in the city's history,
aud greater by 3.461 than in the
same period in 1907.
Whether because of hard times OF
the new registration law is not
known but the marriages were only
v.o54 during the quarter, as against
li,7e0 10 the first quarter Of 1907.
The death rate-18.43 per thousand
was also lower than the average
tor abe last ten years.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-04-23
. AND SALE.

On Monday, May Is, 1908, at 20
o'clock, noon, at the court house door
in Hillsboro, N. c., the undersigned
will sell for Cash to the highest bidder,
Two tracts of land lying and being in
Cedar Grove Township, Orsnge C0un-
ty, and more definitely described as
follows, to-wit
Tract No. l. Known as the Sterling
Day tract of land. and also the tract
formerly owned by Zibe Riley, now
combined in one tract, adjoining the
lands of Marion Hesse. James Scott
and others, and containing Eighty
Eight Acres. more or less.
Tract No. 2. known as the Jerry
Swepson tract, lying and being on the
waters of West EHp, adjoining tile
lan,s of Catharine Riley. Jesse q.
Hughes and others, containing Til rty-
Eight and One-Half Acres, more Of
less.
Thisis good farm land and any per-
son wishing to farm in Orange County,
Will do we'll to look over this land be.
fore the day of sale. ]
This 9th day Of April, 1905.
j.. g. AND D. M. WALKER
Admir- of r.. L. Walker.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-04-23
MIR. S. III. SATTIs NO CAN
DIDArE FOR ATTORNEY
GENERAL

0[Ir-@-@. -
TO he Editor Of The Observer:
have been shown IN item in .
Durham paper regarding : reported
movement in another town inihe
State to bring me ont as 9 candidate
tor Attorney General and stating
that MT a few Durham people
would be glad TO push my candidacy
for this high office. Permit me 20
thank my friends for the intended
complime nt am not acandidate
for the npmlEation for Attorney
General. 1 am . cand,date for the
Democratic nomination TO succeed
Hon A L Brooks as Solicitor OF
the Ninth judicial District, Of which
Hon. J. q Biggs, of Durham. sthe
Judge. Having received a~attering
assurances of support from every
oounty 10 the District. | do notTcare
to be heguiled tito swapping
horses ia the middle Of the stream
IF my friends wish to show their
friendship in . practical way, they
will have an opportunity 10 sote-for
me for the Democratic nomination
for Solicitor.
s. M GATFIs.
Hillsboro, April 18th.