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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-20
PURELY PERSONAL.

James Gordon Bennett sailed from
Paris for New York.
The Rev. Augustus VI. Brady, chap
lain Of the Newark. ~ j., jail, and
noted as a Paulist missionary, was
probably fatally burned in an accI-
cent
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Fedora ion OF Labor, who
has been in Europe studying conti-
mental labor conditions, has returned
to New York.
Judge w. H. Seaman AMI family
have returned to Sheboygan from
their trip through Europe. Judge
Seaman will Immediately take UP MS
judicial duties.
The Rev. Or. Mann, rector of Trim
ity Episcopal church, Boston. Mass,
was operated successfully for appen-
dicitis He was elected bishop OF
Washington, d. c., a year ago, but
declined to leave Trinity parish.
Charley Taft, the youngest son OF
the president, will in all probability
take lessons in boxing the coming
winter from Jimmy Walsh, the boxer
Charley is now attending school in a
town in Connecticut
Rev. ]. NJ. Naughton, for fourteen
years pastor of st. RaphaePs Catholic
church at Madison. will exchange pas
torates with the Rev. Thomas John
son OF Racine. Father Naughton
want to Madison from ST Mathews
chruch, Milwaukee, and prior to mis-
st. Mathews pastorate, he was at ST.
Johns cathedral, Milwaukee.
The Rev. Harvey G. Furbay, who
was unfrocked by the Dresbytery OF
Philadelphia some years ago for dissi.
patton. but was reconverted and be-
came a worker in the slums of New
York. has been called to the pulpit OF
the exclusive First Union Presby-
terrain church in the eastern metropo.
lis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-20
DOMESTIC.

Harry w Fisher OF Duluth acct.
dentally discharged his gun while
hunting ducks in the Mouse River
country, North Dakota aud shattered
his left hand.
William Hoar a mi n employed in
the Quincy mine, at Houghton, Mich,
was killed as the result of being
struck h. falling rock while ut work.
His brother was badly injured.
A fire causing several thousand dol
lars loss started from cigarettes
smoked by small boys in barn at
Wilmar, Mimi. and threatened the
business district for several hours.
A large section Of the yiaduct over
the New York Central tracks at Buff
falo, ~ y, was wrecked by dynamite
An unsuccessful attempt was made on
the morning of Sept IA to destroy
the same structure.
A recount Of the ballots which de-
clared Francis J, Heney, democratic
nominee for district attorney was or
dered by Judge MuTasky. The order
was issued on The plea OF Charles NJ.
Rickert, republican candidate.
A heayily-loaded stock train on the
Chicago, Milwaukee 4 st, Paul rall.
way plowed into the rear end OF a
freight train at Lake City Mimi,
wrecking a few cars Of grain. No
one was injured and the debris was
soon cleared away
Johnny Williams. aged >, while
chasing gophers, near Lamo, S. d..
reached into gopher hole &c pull out
one of the animals, when he was
struck on the hand by the iangs OF a
rattlesnake He was rendered uncon-
scious, and only hard work saved his
life
Miss Louise Dittman, pretty pi-
anist, sat in the parlor Of her home
in Chicago. and watched two suitors
for her hand fight knife duel until
both fell unconscious Then she
called the police, who took the suit
ors, Tony Begupa and William
Walker, to the hospital. Both are re-
ported dying.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-20
EXPENSIVE LUXURY

Look at the naval doekyards.
Let US take the most important in
Japan, that at Kure, on the Inland
sea. 1t is not as historic place as
Portsmouth,, New Hampshire; com
pared to it, it is new; nothing but .,
baby, in fact. It was establ shed al
the time of the Chinese war, in 1894.
Our government did not spend a mil
lion and a quarter dollars on one OF
its dry locks, as the United States
congress did in building one at "Sena-
tor Hale's home hayward, at Kittery.
Maine" or Portsmouth.
Neither has our government had
the opportunity of spending ten mil
lion dollars in repairs and develop
nent in the past ten years on the
Kure doekyaTd, chiefly because it has
not enjoyed $50 unlike that of Ports
mouth) the patronage of the Owner
of the navy"
But we are told that a battleship
reached the magnificent million-and-a-
quarter-dollar dry dock at Ports
mouth for the first time in the fall OF
1907. Why? No captain had ever
dared, before that time, to take his
ship to it. The high-priced dry dock
was practically an inland example of
glyptic art. This brings out sharply
little difference between the Kure
and Portsmouth dock-yards. Senator
Hale's dry dock at Portsmouth was
carefully protected from any APP
proach of battleships of the American
navy, or any other navy; there was a
rock in the channel leading up to it,
called "Full-and-be-damned Point"
But of course the zeal of Senator
Hale saw no Alps, neither "PuIl-and-
be-damned Point" He secured one
million dollars more TO blow it out of
the way so the battleships could go
up to the famous dry dock of his
famous and historic navy-yard. The
dry docks at Kure had nothing of this
kind. 1t has not the autocratic rec
ord of receiving two million dollars
for the construction of her docks.
Neither has it had rock or tide
which scared battleships away from
it. AS soon as the docks at Kure
were finished our battleships went
into them. Not only ours, but the
famous American Oregon was once
locked there when, many years ago,
she had little trouble in the Far
Eastern waters. Unlike that of Ports
mouth, no naval officer with as much
experience and ability as Admiral G.
F. Goodrich, U. S. N, has ever recon-
mendeed the abandonment of the
Kure dockyard. -Adachi Kinnosuke in
Success Magazine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-20

Harry Foster. a young man at the
Canadian 500, was killed at Sault Ste.
Marie. He was employed at the blast
furnace of the Algona Steel company
removing Stag from the furnace,
when by a premature explosion of
dynamite a large piece of the debris
struck him in the face with great
force, killing him instantly.
Northern New York is alarmed by
a disease which is attacking clfi3Ten.
Within two days two Children haye
died from the malady, an acute attack
of paralysis. In the vicinity OF
Gouverneur there are forty cases.
The disease first made its appearance
three weeks ago. Physicians are I'M
able to account for tie mysterious
malady.
With the bowels perforated by the
tines of a phchfork, A. Ellingson,
thirty-fve years old, residing in
Welch. Mimi, lies in a critical condi-
ton, and there is no hope for his re-
covery. The man was unloading
grain when he fell off the wagon and
struck the fork with such force that
it penetrated the abdomen. He was
hurried to the hospital, and an OPP
Grafton was performed.
Race suicide landlords in Chicago
must submj. to a test in the courts OF
a new state law witch became ef-
fectiye July l last, forbidding theia 10
refuse rental of apartments to fami-
les with children. r. p. Longe-
necker, a tenant who was refused re-
newal of a lease of an apartment be-
cause a child had been born to him,
brought suit against me landlord UNI
der the new statute, dem lnding that
the landlord be forced TO renew MIN
the lease.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-20
single glass broken"
Sernnnt lakes a Rest.

single glass broken.
Serpent Takes a Rest.
Saturday was the great temperance
parade, and the serpent in the glass
coiled himself and mapped dlscreeiy
for his deadly enemies, the knights
of the blue Ribbon, and the adyo-
Gates of aqua pura were out en- masse,
their coming heralded by sweet mt
Sic the streets resounding heneatI
The tramp of their determined feet.
The unceasing effort and quiet per
sistence of the temperance workers
never allow Chicagoans to forget that
they are in their midst bEt ats sci
dom that one is so forcib'y re-
minded OF their presence as was one
last week. 1t brought to mind tot
OF things rnivn have to do with the
subject ct temperance.
In tho year 1905 the national
liquor bill was sl,934,0o0,0 00 The ma
tional bill for 1909 was sl,S55.oo0. ooo
showing a decrease of S79,o0O.GT5-
A for the two years previous there
h2a been an increase in their busl
ness, brewers were not looking 1or
any change for the worse, with the
result that up to the present time
they have found themselves out JUST
about S464,000.00 with quantities OF
waste on their hands.
eve think taat proushiti0n is III
rectly responsible for the decrease in
the liquor traffic. said Fred ID. L..
Squires. one Of Chicago's most pro
minent temperance workers, as he
sat in his Office resting after the tri-
umphs of the parade, an the last
two years we have added TO our list
six prohibition states. 500 cities OF
5000 population and upwards, and
hundreds of small towns and coun-
ties.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-20
" Wafer Wagon Day.
Us. a Big Drink Bill

During the last year 5o0.ooo.o00
drinks of beer slipped down the
throats of Chicago citizens, says the
Tribune, and 33S.o00.OOoo drinks OF
whisky followed ,he same route. Sey-
enty five million dollars in good Amer
lean money went to pay the price,
all OF it being handed out by the
aforenamld Chicago citizens.
quite an item. that" remarks the
prosaic business man.
Gee. you could swim in the drink
surprisedly exclaims the person wi h
ideas.
But there will be time. says
the prohibitionist prophetically, when
Chicago won't even know what Ii.
quor smells like"
The last week has been q yeuta-
bic prohibition week in Chicago. IN
the first place Friday was he birth
da, OF the Prohibition party and this
gala occasion was celebrated with
much pomp and ceremony by han
quet at the La Sale hotel, Present
at the feass were representatives
from all over the United States, ana
the board was. besides. graced BY
the presence of ten living candidates
for president, The La Sale was
chosen for this fortieth anniversary
celebration on account Of its proxim.
ity to Farwen hall at 140 Madison
street where, in 1859, the party was
born.
Reports were read and speeches
were made and toasts were drunk in
the clearest Of beverages. cool and
sparkling, fresh from Lake Michigan
you never saw such q weh be-
haved crowd in your life" remarked
one of the brand new walters Of this
brand new hosiery; there wasn't
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-20

self ahead of time, he stretched out
on a bench which was placed in a
secluded spot on the street and soon
fell asleep. Suddenly he felt some
one trying to steal his pocket book
Instantly he was on his feet facing
two Apaches-the dangerous and muir
derous vagabonds of Paris They
reached for their knives, but before
they could attack him the strong man
grabbed each one by the nape of the
neck and knocked their heads to-
gether again and again like two pup
pets in Punch and Judy show.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-20
OBITUARY.

NINE. Elisa Muenterfering, well
known as a musician died at Omaha,
Neb. she was 81 years old.
r. L. Starkweather, pioneer citi-
zen and prominent mason OF Portage,
Wis, died suddenly, aged So years.
John r. O'Donnell, night editor
and news editor of the New York
Herald for many years, died in New
York of heart disease. He was hh
years old.
Mrs. George T. Wickes, wife of a
prominent Montana pioneer and min
ing man, is dead at Marion, Mass
which had been the summer home OF
the family.
Al smith. veteran referee and stake
holder. associated with every big
sporting event the east has known for
many years, died at the Gilsey house
in New York of heart failure.
f. L. M'Chesney, so years old, at
one time editor and Washington cor
respC Adent of the Louisville Courier,
editor of the Western Citizen, and war
editor of the Educator died at Paris,
XIV, from heart disease.
DIR. Falk Vidaver one of the worlds
foremost Hebrew scholars, known for
his commentaries on the bible and his
poems, died in New York. For many
years in San Francisco, he led the
largest Jewish congregation vest oil
Irving Stringham, acting president
of the University of California, who
was to have welcomed President Taft
on behalf of the university, died at
Oakland, Cal. He had been head OF
the department OF mathematics at
the university during twenty-seyen
years.
Lewis e. Payson, formerly republi-
can representative in congress from
Illinois. died in Washington on Mon
dav. He was born in Providence,
r. l., on Sept. II, 1871. Mr.. Payson
was Judge in Illinois for eleven years
and represented the Ninth Illinois
district in the house of representa-
tiyes from the Forty-seyenth to the
Fifty-first congresses, inclusive. After
his retirement from congress he re-
sided in Washington as legal repre-
sentative of the Huntington and sub
sequently of the Hartman railroad
and steamship interests.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-20
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

A canvas glove and mitten factory
will soon be added to Eau Claire's
maay manufacturing institutions.
Eau Claire has let contracts for
Ia> ing of over a mile and hair OF
sewer extensions, the work to be com
pleted yet this fall.
The Phoenix Manufacturing com
pany of Eau Claire, will erect large
building next spring Tor the exclusive
manufacture of logging machinery.
Through the efforts of the Fond du
Lac business men's association, the
excessive freight rates which have
prevailed in the past have been adj
iusted at lower figure.
A drop of 2 cents in the basis price
of alcohol has been announced. TINS
decrease is accounted for by a reduc-
ton of 9 cents in the price of cash
corn during the last thirty days.
st. Mays Springs academy was
dedicated at Fond du Lac by Arch
bishop S. G. Messmer Of Milwaukee
in the presence of large number OF
priests and friends of the academy.
The nadfield-Hall company of Wau'
sau which has recently been organ
lied, will manufacture alternating cur
ront -educers and may later start the
manufacture of other electrical sup
lies
1t is reported that when the Wis
consin Mirror Plate company vaeates
the plant located at Fond du Lac to
move to Sheboygan that a number OF
local capitalists are preparing to step
forward and purchase equipment to
continue the mirror y'ate industry.
The millwrights have completed
thelr work on the new sawmill plant
OF the Kurz- Downey company at Roy's
Point, north of Bayfield,. The plant
will be running soon. Next spring
the company expects to erect large
factory.
The raising of minks for CONNER
cial purposes will soon be new In
dustry In Wisconsin If the experiment
which George Bowker OF Marshfield
is about to make proves a success.
Mr.. Bower, who formerly was in
business in Milwaukee, is an expert
and experienced trapper.
The Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
way company of Racine paid to Mrs.
Anna Jensen. widow of Christian
Jensen Of Racine, who was killed by
one of the company's trains, $3.50 in
settlement of all claims. Jensen was
run down in the company's yards at
Racine junction, while riding a bl.
cYCle.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-20

a Nowinkle & Sons are ms aEling q
altering plant at the Badger State
Tanning company at Sheboygan.
The tank is being built of concrete
25x30 feet in size with a "a inch In
take from the river. The intake was
placed Z feet below water level and
the laying of 10 inch suction pipe
from filter to pumps is now going on.
The new Theda Clark Memorial
hospital. at Neenah, constructed at a
cost of 100000 will be ready for the
formal opening Oct. %. Or. Wayson,
recently assis ant superintendent OF
the Presbyterian hospital, Chicago, is
the superintendent Or. c. w. Oyiatt
OF Oshkosh will have charge of the
surgical work.
The hardware firm Of Settergren a
pittman of Baraboo and Baldwin.
Wis. has gone into bankruptcy The
firm is involved because the Blue
Grass Land company OF Minneapolis
has not been able to realize on prop.
erty Creditors of Settergren & Pitt
man will be paid in full but they
viii lose all in the land company.
Theor loss may be 100000
Work upon the new concrete saw.
mill of the Diamond Lumber company
at Green Bay is progressing, the con.
crete foundation being nearly com
peted. Manager Phillips says the
structure will be ready early in 1910.
The Fox River Glove company OF
Green Bay, is about TO enter the job
bling field, in a more extensive way,
than that OF the product from their
own factory alone
The ReiCkhom Box company of New
Duluth will move Its plant to South
sup 2rior and be ready TO start opera,
tons there within thirty days The
concern has taken over the old VIII,
cox sash and door plant, A new
brick boiler and engine house will be
constructed and the two story frame
building will be repaired aud inn
proved SO as to adapt it 70 the reeds
OF the new industry.
1t has been given out at Eau Claire
that big extension will be built BY
the Fairchld and Northeastern rail.
road running through the towns OF
Otter Creek, Washington. aud Lincoln.
with terminal at Bracket. n. c. Eos.
ter, the Fairchild capitalist. is at this
head of the road Eventually the
road will reach the Mississippi river.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-20

deal fer &s purchase when in their
judgment the land is not suitable for
the purpose for which it is desired.
viz, for stables for the trotting
horses. as it is low and marshy and
wholly unsuited for that purpose.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-20

to connect with the Burlington. This
extension will strike one of the rich
est farming districts in Wisconsin.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-20

Exports from gulf ports nave grown
from $194 100000 in 1897, to $4,000
600 this year, according to an official
report in Washington
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-20

4 understand that you have relics
of the war for sale. my little man.
said the northern tourist to the tow
head
we did have replied the boy
but they bought US out, an the
swords dad buried won't git rusted
fore mex summer atlanta Constr
tuition.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-20
500 Reward. 500.

The readers of tais paper viii be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
In all its stages, and that Is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure Is the only positive cure now
know to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being n constitutional disease, requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building mp the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
propTietors have so much faith in its cura-
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails 70 cure.
Send for list OF testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists. T5c.
Take hairs Family Pills for constipation.
The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-19
GODS ENDORSEMENT"
- BY PETER STANLEY, -

Or are you signing for a ride upon
those airships yonder?"
My lungs are too perfectly devel-
oped to require additional exercise,
and the thought of a ride upon air
ships is a new one; but 1 wouldn't
mind tin fact, / would be happy
floating up there with you, Charley. We
could breathe those ringlets of smoke
into our lungs and taste the rich fra
GRANGE of a thousand good things to
eat"
Explain yourself, Vivian. 1 never
heard you indulge so freely in such
odd fOOlishness before.
We'll, Charley, you see it's this
way: Those pillars of smoke yondeT
that lovely blue veil hanging over
the face of Nature-accumulated there
from all those busy happy homes
huddled there by the rivers edge like
cluster of grapes hanging to a long
crooked vine. Every kitchen there
has been a busy one today-every-
body cooking Christmas dinners
Seems to me l can smell the delicious
fragrance of country cured ham, baked
DOrk and mild pepper. turkey and cram
berry sauce, pumpkin pies and cakes
and"
Hush, Vivian; you'll make me so
hungry until I'll disgrace nIyself-and
yOu-at the wedding suppe~ tonight"
Vivian's large brown eyes flashed
with an electric brillianCe that pene-
trated ChaTley's very soul. The dyna-
mo of love-a genuinely pure love
was set in rapid motion within her
heart The current. was quickly car
Tied to every portion of her body and
har q I'll hal "
form quivered. for a moment. under
the influence of its sudden and power
full shock. Her dimpled checks flushed
to a dark crimson, then began to pale.
She turned her eyes toward the young
mans face and in tone of voice
which was the sweetest music he had
ever heard she said: Dear CharIey!7
then her tumbling form dropped care
lessly upon the bI0wn leaves and
straw, and Vivian began shedding
tears.
Charley kneIt close beside his little
sweetheart. Vivian was his first love.
When the firm OF his heart was ex-
posed to the hearty of Gods creation,
her image was reproduced there
engraved there forever He timidly
raised her hand TO his lips. and kissed
il. The little shower of tears vas
ike a summer rain from a cloudless
sky. In point Of sorrow, sadness or
trouble Vivian herself could find no
cause for them.
But we should remember that sum
nler showers are the overflow of Ma
lures happineSS-the tender buds
smile and the flowers laugh. There Is
a ripple of delight in an April rain
and the CLINT Of gIadness glistens On
the golden summer clOuds-but when
the trees have shed their leaves and
the flowers have returned 10 mother
earth-when the bright warm shores
The Pensacola journal., 1909-12-19

numbered 200, making a total of 597
Tor the twelve-mOnth period
Comparing this with a record for
the previous year: The white deaths
numbered 100. The COIOred deaths
numbered 225, making a total number
of deaths AIS. The white births for
like period numbered $50 The color
ed births, z+7, making a total of 597.
The white deaths for the first eleven
months of 1909 and December, 1908,
are sixteen less than for the entire
twelve months of the year 1908. while
the white births for 1909 are 112 more
than the total for 1908. The coIored
deaths for the first eleven months of
1909 and December, 1908, are less by
81 than the record for the entire year
of 1908, while the cOlOTed births for
the year 1909, thus far, are but Is in
excess of the entire year of 1908 The
average number of white deaths per
month in the present year was IA.
The average white birth record by
the month thus far has been 27 The
average COlOTed deaths for the year
up to this time has been a little over
"a, while the average monthly num-
Der of births with cOlOTed people =
been about 20. 1t will be seen tI
up to the time of this compilation,
mortality with cOlOred people is niue.
in excess generally than that of the
white people. Pneumonia and con-
sumption are two diseases which are
fatal and are easily contracted, il
seems, by negroes, but the infant
mortality is much in excess of that
of their white neighbOTs- The month
" average of white births has been
about p, while the average for color
ed people is figured as 20. By the
above compilations, the average white
birth record exceeds largely that Of
the negroes, while the average death
record among COlOred people is far
greater than that of the white people.
Taking it as a whole, another inter
estfng feature of the statistics in this
line is the comparison of the white
and cOIored births and deaths. There
were II9 more negroes died in Pen
sacoIa during the past year than
there were white people. while there
we're n more white children born in
the city than there were COlOTed peO-
pie
The above statistics are compiled
from reports which are filed weekly
in the Office of the city clerk.
This is how the vital statistics were
reported by the month at office of the
clerk. including December of 1908: