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Evening star., 1909-04-11
By Taylor Edwards

EOCR or five years ago the By Taylc
relatives of a certain Herr
Szmeny applied to the courts at
Vienna to have him adjudged lunatc, their
chief allegation being that he wore queer
clothes The court refused the sapplication
but evinced the keenest interest in the evidence,
wherefrom it appeared that Szmeny, when on
his country estate, invariably clad himself in a
leather suit, provided with immense scales, in
imitation of the slowest of animals, the tortoise.
SZmeny, however, was not the only individ-
ual in Austria Hungary who ever commanded
public attention by reason of sartorial eccen-
tricities. A prominent society of Buda-
pest had various suits made of material so de-
signed and colored as to match the different pa
pers on the walls of his big house. For instance,
it is said. his dressing gown, adorned with sun
flowers was an exact reproduction of the paper
in his dressing room Then his smoking jacket
showed an oriental design corresponding with
the Eastern decorations of his smoking room
and he had many lounging suits of white and
gold. pink and red, and so on.
Against this freakishness Of attire may be
set the fad of Pole of Warsaw. a banker of
some prominence. who had his overcoat lined
with patchwork made from the garments of
famous men. This lining, the owner contended.
contained pieces from the military cloak of the
first Napoleon. bit of waistcoat worn by
Byron, section of a necktie belonging to Dis
raei, several bits of the blanket used by Won
Moltke during the Franco-P Prussian War, to-
gether with other sartorial relics Of celebrated
persons now dead.
Evening star., 1909-04-11
Floral Servants

A N eccentric man in Lisbon imposed an odd
system of dress upon his unfortunate SER
wants. These domestics, he insisted, should each
represent particular flower. Accordingly, there
was presented the ludicrous sight of servants
whose outer garments were embroidered with
violets, roses lilies of the valley etc. The mas
ter himself chose carnations for his emblem.
For many years one of the queer characters
of Montmartre, in Paris, was an old man. gen.
orally reputed to be very wealthy who took his
constitutional garbed in brightly printed cotton,
of the kind generally used in France for womens
blouses. This cid chaps name was Pere Gre
vile; and he had mania for pockets. He al
ways had at least six on front of his funny cot
ton jacket, and sticking out of each pocket
might be a bundle of grimy papers. Gre
vile never wore hat; but carried an umbrella
over his head in all kinds of weather.
In Russia one of the court officials nursed
strange notion with reference to his overcoats.
He spent years in the invention of reversible
garment of that character. When he had finally
attained his desire. he was the most pleased
man in St. Petersburg. In winter he made
practice of entering a friends house clad in
beaver. and of leaving dressed in reindeer skin.
He once boasted that his overcoats were SO de-
yised that he could attend a wedding and
funeral in the same garment
Greeks in Athens had notion not long ago
that it would be good form to revive the an
cient classical dress. Accordingly, they organ
lied society for the encouragement of the prof.
Evening star., 1909-04-11
CAP PELEG HAKE OF THE LUCY p
When He Fixed Up the Gods Livers

launched our dories and set
each trawl: waited erwhile
then began ter haul. EvrY
Evening star., 1909-04-11

ect. its being stipulated thu
every member must go abor
in Grecian robes, wearing sar
Evening star., 1909-04-11
ODD STORIES ABOUT CLOTHES

-FOUR or FIVE years ago the
1 relatives Of a certain Herr
C,~,n,,y o>,>1:ol - &bo ,,,,,-@, -
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-05
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The debates came Off Friday night as
scheduled. Both of them-the one here
and the one at Tomah were decided
unanimously in favor of Viroqua. We
are all very proud of our debaters, Eu-
nice Hayes and Messrs. Arlington,
Blythe, Houge, Root and Smith, through
whose excellent work so much of honor
has come to the school, Great credit,
too, is due MIR. Odlum, to whose eff
cient coaching the victory is due Our
thanks are given to Miss Glenn, the
courteous and able librarian who has
helped so materially IN securing books
and reports for the students. The eff
feet of Miss Rankin 8 work was evident
in the polish and finish of the work
done by our debaters.
The jollification at the high school,
Monday morning, would have convinced
the most skeptical that Viroqua has
plenty of real school spirit. Each de-
batter was lifted to the shoulders of his
fellow students in turn, carried to the
platform, cheered and called on for
speech. Finally, amid much enthusi-
asm, Mr.. Odlum was carried up and
speech demanded In his usual happy
way, he thanked the student body for
their cordial support and assured them
of his hope for many future victories
for Viroqua.
Friday evening of this week will oc-
cur the annual league declamatory con-
test between Sparta, La Crosse and vi
roqua students. Sparta and La Crosse
will send strong teams and an excellent
contest is assured We hope the pat
rons of the school will turn out IN large
numbers to this, the first league con-
test ever held in Viroqua. An admis-
sion fee Of fifteen cents will be charged
to defray expenses.
Messrs. Odlum and COlburn accom-
panied the representatives of the school,
George Houge, Harry Blythe and Albion
Lindemann, TO La Crosse Tuesday ey-
ening, where the boys competed in the
league oratorical contest.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-05
OLDEST rNHABrrASr ; KEs WATER
Vernon County Experienc.r Week Of Un-
prsesdsntsa wsa

When it comes to an als cation of
memory or words to fitting 3 describe
the meteorological conditions whice pre-
vailed over Vernon county-and over a
major portion of the United States. for
that natter during the past week, the
oldest inhabitants" acknowledge their
inetf1cleney to adequately cope with the
diversified phases presented. A lack of
space causes US to refrain from giving
the continuous performance in detail,
but from Monday morning until Sunday
night We were alternately encompassed
with binding snow billiards. pelted
with hail, gloomed into blues" by
dark, muggy drizzles, soused with rain
and buffeted by warning winds. At
times the elements converged their evil
forces upon the suffering sod at the
same moment, and chaos was king with
vengeance. The adverse conditions
found a willing ally in the mercury,
which meandered up and down the tube
from twenty-five to fifty degrees.
The first severe storm struck Viroqua
during the early hours of Thursday
morning. Hail, rain and snow descend
ed and the wind approached a gale
nearly fifty miles an hour. Two panes
of glass in 0tteson & Steenberg's fur
niture store blew in. Rogerson's hard
ware sign was dislodged and crashed
through his north plate glass window in
its descent. Nightwatchman r. r, Le-
men was passing by the bill boards Just
south of the CENSOR office as they col
lapsed unto the sidewalks, He was fell
ed to the ground butno injured beyond
few bruises. Many awnings along
the street were whipped to shreds.
Much damage TO windmills and small
buildings is reported throughout the
county
On Thursday, just at noon the second
storm turned loose its dogs of war with
surprising vigor. The wind blew out
of the east territically, carrying with it
bralning hail and soaking rain. Storm
followed storm for fully two hours, all
of the same character. Merchant Jos,
Omundson added touch of quaint hu-
NOR to the scene by scraping all the
hail off his walk into a respectably-sized
pyramid and surmounting it NTH flag
labeled North Pole. - He had only
intended that it should last until the
first of May, however, and upon arriving
at his store, Saturday morning, ard
finding that nature had continued to vie
with him by uniform snowfall of two
inches, he attacked the pile with view
of demplshing it, Jack Frost rendered
his efforts in this direction entirely
fruitless- this on the first day of May
and the last vestige of the hail did
not disappear until Tuesday morning,
Maysth, having remained on the ground
nearly FIVE days. Many hail approach
ing small hens egg in size, were
picked up after the storm and were
mute evidence of the toll they lad col
lected in broken window glass.
Saturday morning. following Friday
night snowfall, Lew and John Husch-
ka, who reside just east of town, were
out with their bob sleighs.
At many points throughout the coun-
ty, considerable snow still defies the
persuasive rays of the sun. A two-foot
feift yet remains on the north side of
the camp grounds in this city.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-05
TOBACCO NOTES

The Eckhardt warehouse in this city
closed for the season last Friday. On
the same day the Equity house closed
for two weeks layof ON account of
heavy roads. They expect to again re-
sumo work for a short run. The Pretz-
field crew ceased from their Iabors to-
day. The struggling in Of few crops
keeps the Bekkedal force still employ
ed.
Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter: $50 far
weather conditions have been quite un-
favorable for the laying of the seed
beds for another tobacco crop The
temperature has ruled so cool and frOsts
frequent that there has been a good
deal of danger in consigning sprouted
seed to the ground however well the
beds were protected by coverings.
Some growers have been compelled to
throw away the seed first germinated
and start again before they deemed it
safe to SOW the beds The lateness of
the season, however, need not prove
such a discouraging feature for under
favorable conditions sprouted seed comes
forward very rapidly. There is suffi-
clent moisture now in the ground and
all thu j. needed is a reasonable amount
of wa -lp y Gather to bring the young
plants for ard in time Tor usual trans
planting oates. Even at this writing
there are good many seed beds yet TO
be l8t n the tobacco growing sections
Of tn state. The history Of other
years would indicate that il is not yet
too late 10 SOW them, either.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-05
OUR FAIR ASSOCIATION MEETS
Several New Rules Adopted of the
Superintendents Elected

Annual meetiGg of tne fair asso
tion was held last Saturday, there be,nK
full attendance and much interest
manifested. Several new rules were
adopted. The homecoming feature is
to be pushed from now on by persons
not connected with the fair. 1t was de-
cided TO do away with children s tickets.
All children un Ter fifteen years when
accompanied b, parents or guardian,
viii be admitte free during the fair.
Also no pass-C 1t tickets will be given
to any person unless they produce a
season ticket, which shall be shown
with the pass-c 1t ticket when desiring
to re-enter the grounds. $3.50 was ap-
propriated for the boys and girls corn
and barley contest.
Superintendents were elected as fol-
lows:
Horses-H. silbaugh
Cattle-O II. Buchanan.
Sheep and Swine Thomas Stevens.
Pnpltry and Farm Machinery r. II. Graves.
Farm and Garden Products Geo. b. Fisher
Fruit. Butter. Pastry. Canned Fruit. eet Mrs.
Thos. Stevens.
Domestic Manufacture Mrs f. A. Wiganows-
ky.
Fancy and Ornamental, and Children's Depart
ment Mrs. f. II. Glavea
Flowers and Painting Mrs. NJ d. MeLees
ss3ucational-H l.. Gardner.
Gates A. F. May.
Grandstand-F Nj. Minshah.
Spppd-~A J. Johnson
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-05
CITY Council Doing.

Remonstrance against the granting
of license in the city Of Viroqua was
read. It was voted that city clerk
be authorized to publish in Vernon
Cousty Censor notice under laws of
1907, Section 1565K. that on May Is,
7:30 p. m., the city council will take
up, consider and examine said remon-
STRANGE or counter petition an tie case
may be, and any persons objecting to
the sufticieucy Of said renonstrance or
counter petition. or either thereof, may
have an hearing.
Following committees were appointed
by the mayor for ensuing year.
Finance A. ID. Helgesen. SurensDn Chase
Eleetric Ligh's- A. p. Sgrenson Mlr,shall. Nor
rtHaa
wslks AID crosgings c. " Chaee. Ainshali.
Morrison.
streetn-F u AinsbaL Sanwiek Chase
Water T. =. SauwicN Heig1sgB. Surens0n
Public Property Degrap 1Urisen, sanwi ick.
HeResan
Board of Heaith Dr. + = Morley. A. D Hell
gesen. r T SanWick
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-05
WHAT OUR NEIGHBoRs ARE DOING
Cuttings From the Press of Surrounding
Towns
tFrom the HiIlshorn gentrH .Entarnrlse.

tkrom the Hillsboro Sentry -En terprise.l
John Tate of Greenwood returned
from North Dakota. While there he pur-
chased half section of land near James
town.
J. H. Nofsinger of Valley was in
town making delivery of maple sugar.
From 300 trees Mr.. Nofsinger obtained
100 barrels of sap during two week S
run and from this sap made 700 pounds
of sugar and % gallons Of syrup Mr..
Nofsinger says this has been the best
sugar season for years.
While working at the G. f. Rose mill
in Forest. lhos. Hickok fell onto a
wheelbarrow, breaking one of his ribs.
He continued work, thinking that his
injury did not amount to nnuch, when
he was compelled to retur % his horne
in this village for treatment.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-05
Assessors Meet

Twenty-four out of the twenty-five
assessors in this county met in this
city on Tuesday of last week, it being
now an established custom for that
body Of men to hold at least one meet
ing each year and mutually discuss the
problems which confront them in their
exacting work. How to assess mort
cages and tobacco were the main topics
for discussion. It would seem, how
ever, that more than a short afternoon
session would be necessary TO obtain
much enlightenment on such obtuse
subjects.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-05
EDMONDS HELD
IN CONTEMPT
Refuses TO Appear Before
Senate Committee.
PROGRESS OF THE PROBE

Assemblyman Thomas Of Waukesha
contradiets Same of His Former
Testimony-Debate in Senate on
Water Power Franchise Proposition
Bill TO increase Taxes of Teie.
phone companies-Thirty- Eight Pay
No Taxes Under License Law.
Madison. Wis, May Perhaps the
most important development In the in
vestigation proceedings carried on by
the senate investigating committee
was the voting by the senate during
the last week that E. A. Edmonds.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-05
Said or Wr,tton 10 the CenSor.

I
Chas. j. Eastman, Valley 1--WE are
sorry to lose so many of our young men
and good citizens as are weekly leaving
| for portions of the unexplored west.
! Every portion of our county and coun-
try appears TO be thus affected this sea-
son, as well as last Some Roosevelt
ianism will need to be exercised to keep
good our population for next census
taking. -
Fred Kellicutt, Ross: This has been
an ideal sugar-making season with US.
| From 800 trees we have gathered sap
sufficient to manufacture 1876 gallons of
maple syrup and 20 pounds of sugar,
A finer grade of sweetness we have new
er made.
c. w. Noble, Newton Death and
removal have nearly depleted the ranks
of old-time residents and neighbors of
our community. There are very few
if any of the early settlers left, and
those of the last quarter century period
are leaving us for the west all too rap
idly"
Ed. Gorsline, Franklin: The evil one
appears to be after me this season.
Within the last month my misfortunes
/ in stock losses count COW, calf, a
colt and six pigs. ] guess we can APP
ply the old adage, that misfortunes
don't come singly. "
S. G. Skaaland, Freer. Minnesota:
Have just finished the school year at
Zuland, North Dakota. where | have
been principal North Dakota is great
country, especially for young men.
am at home now with my folks ~
Freer. We are all well ard happy.
Elmer E. Dunlap. indianapolis, In
diana: After consulting the little tab
on the paper each week / am inclined
to feel it an imposition to frequently
request change Of address. However
! will be in Viroqua the latter part Of
July, and viii then pay for all the bene-
fits / have derived from the weekly
visits of the CENSOR. and then you may
be enabled to take a trip 70 South
Africa and hunt EJns, and visit our
friend at 'Fairview, Nebraska, and
drink buttermilk with the democrats.
J. o. biu-pby, Electric Montana:
I'VE still = side on the border Of Tel-
iowstoue lark, fifty miles south of
Livingston, on Park Branch of the
Northern Pacific railway. and note in
CENSOR many Vernon county people
who are coming to Montana 70 taSe up
land Would be pleased 70 have any Of
them call on US while out here, also
whoever happens to visit the Park TO
stop and visit as. Am stIll the North
ern Pacific agent At Electric, five miles
from Gardner. the entrance to park.
Had d mild winter as aelai bot some
what cool spring 20 far. Hop all the
Vernon county people who located land
in Montana viii take kindly 70 the
rubber boots and the long handled
irrigating shovel this summer. We
expect five million irrigated acres in
the next seven years. We already have
two and half million acres under irri.
cation, and million apple trees IN the
state bearing apples. The Northern
Pacific have begun grading for the new
branch road up Shields River Valley
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-05
Attemots Suicide

A La Crosse dispatch is to the effect
that Martin Knudson Of Rising Sun,
attempted to commit suicide on Mon
day Of last week by slashing his wrists
and infiicting severe wound in his neck
by means of a pocket knife. He was
taken to that city for treatment. 1t is
stated the "nudson went insane over
the recent ueath Of his wife Sunday
evening he leaped from a second story
window at the Lutheran hospital and
tried to drown himself in the river, but
was captured and returned 10 the in
stltutioD. He is forty-eight years Of
age
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-05
From the Readstown TrIbune.l

c. II. Carter came up from 5gerton
and visited with his family over Sun
day.
Mrs. E. l.. Morley and Mrs. Luella
Pond start for Milwaukee where they
will spend the summer
Mrs. E. L. Mcdowell and children
moved to Gays Mill. Nr McDG=1ii
will have charge of a meat market
there.
S. T. Dregne is storing his house
hold goods. They will soon start for
Norway to visit with relatives.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-05
a ROAD PRIMER IN EASY TERMS
Fix Thoroushfarss Now while Little Else
Can be Undertaken

This is the month of May. The roads
are bad. 1t is now time to work them.
The roads need the work, and men can
do little else. 1t is very hard for US to
ride on the roads now. The poor horses
have to pull very hard and the harness
and wagon wear out twice as fast
How shall we work 20 make the roads
better? | will tell YOU. 1t is true
tale. Shall we not wait till they get
dry and dusty and hard. Oh no. The
time to work the dirt roads is when
they are wet and muddy and soft.
What should we use to make smooth
and hard our roads and to fill up the
ruts and holes? We can use a drag
made of split log, or of two planks
set on edge three feet apart. 1t should
be light drag that man can lift and
a boy and two horses do all the work.
1t should be used soon after a rain
when the farmer can not work at other
work. 1t is fine sport for the boys to
ride this drag after an April shower.
This drag is called the King drag after
the great and good man who first used
it. This drag is used to make the road
high in the middle so it will shed rain.
1t is also used to make the road bed
hard. To make the clay hard it must
be rubbed when 1t Is wet. Such roads
made hard by this drag are not so dusty
in summer. Many farmers should own
King drags. They cost but little. A
man and three horses can in three hours
make good two miles of road that is
very bad. The doctor and the poor
mail man will thank US if we rub down
the roads now.
George Fisher was q rare farmer who
took his cream to the creamery on his
King drag. That road was the best in
town AS it was round and hard.
Be sure to make very light drag
and use it after every rain. Why wait
till October work our roads when we
can move twice as much soft clay now
in day as then. Let us make clay
roads narrow; not more than sixteen
feet from ditch to ditch and they win
be good and dry fifty weeks in year
if they are rounded up well.
So endeth the first lesson. Selah!
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-05

fifty miles north from Livingston t.
Myersburg, one Of the finest valleys in
the state. Anyone going to the Yukon
Seattle fair this summer will be given
an opportunity TO visit the Yellowstone
Park as q side trip very reasonably. 4"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-05
wanted-Ioo Horses and Mules $

/ will be at De Soto Thursday May
6, at Genoa Friday. May Z. and at Vi
roqua on Saturday, May g. Will buy
horses weighing from 800 to $1,000
pounds, three years old and up, and in
any class il in good Gosh and well brok-
en-. Don't be afraid to bring in your
horses. We will buy them.
JAMES GILLESPIE,
Union Stock Yards, Chicago.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-05
MAUD'S HAT

Maud Miller was a lady fair
Who wore a large rat in her hair.
Perched on her hair and ON her rat
She wore brown straw beehive hat.
The Judge came proudly riding by.
And seeing Maud. said; my. Oh my,''
To him she seemed to be fright.
And 50 he rode on out of sight
With sadness that was kin to pain
Maud slowly sauntered down thelane
She n.ver knew what might have been
But for taat hat the judge had seen.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-05

Fred Kellicutt, Ross: This has been
an ideal sugar-making season with US.
From 800 trees we have gathered sap
sufficient to manufacture 1876 gallons of
maple syrup and 20 pounds of sugar,
A finer grade of sweetness we have new
er made"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-05

CONTINUED ON PAGE EIcHTl
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-05

Assessors will soon be on the go.
Ernest Kuehn spent Sunday in La
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-05

c. w. Noble, Newton. Death and
removal have nearly depleted the ranks
of old-time residents and neighbors of
our community. There are very few
if any of the early settlers left, and
those of the last quarter century period
are leaving us for the west all too rap
idly"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-05

Ed. Gorsline, Franklin: The evil one
appears to be after me this season.
Within the last month my misfortunes
in stock losses count a COW, a calf,
colt and six pigs. guess we can ap-
ply the old adage, that misfortunes
don't come singly.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-05

S. G. Skaaland, Freer Minnesota
Have just finished the school year at
Zuland, North Dakota. where have
been principal. North Dakota is a great
country, especially for young men.
am at home now with my folks ~
Freer. We are all well ard happy. -
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