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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-01
NATIONS KISS DIFFERENTLY.

A playwright has been spending
much time studying the kissing Gus.
toms of the world for professional
purposes. He complains that most
women do not know how to kiss. He
says that kissing in The chief eoun-
tries of Europe varies as much as
anything that could be imagined.
The kiss of the English woman, ne re-
marks, is the Gibson type. It is
chilly. The kiss of the Scotch girl is
sincere. 1t is not emotional, but i,
comes from the heart and can not be
bought. The kiss of the Italian
woman is easily given. 1t is fervent,
but not backed by love. The flower.
girl in the street presses boutonnieres
upon you, and you can have kiss
for the taking. The Spanish woman
has the most passionate kiss in the
world. 1t is hard to get, but when
she does kiss, she abandons herself
to it. The kisses of the French
woman are pleasant, but they are
the kisses of exper' ence. The kiss OF
the American girl is sweet, but IL
often lacks the backing of tempera-
ment. The ideid kiss is not given
with the lips ahne. 1t is given WITH
every atom of the whole body, ami
that intangible something called the
heart and soul Every position is
different mood--a mood of reaching
desire, a luood of utter abandon, a
mood of acquiescence spirit o.
purity, spirit of curiosity, a spirit OF
barter. To those who study and
know the position, the expressions OF
the body as well as the expressions
of the face, all mean something, ana
he who runs may read. There is as
much charactei or Jack Of character
expressed in a kiss as in anything
else in the world.-London Spare Mo
ments.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-01
The Arrival.
TO be continued.

A modern lady died and went to
hades. His majesty met her deferen-
TALLY at the gate.
"Will it be possible for me to secure
an establishment here?" she said.
Certainly, madam"
"In desirable location?'
Il think 50"
Il don't care to be near the riff-raff'
And should like to be sure and get
suitable servants.
You should experience no difficulty
there are several good agencies.
Il could s;ive dinner parties when
liked?'
Dear me, yes.
And make a splurge at it?'
"Oh, certainly
Il should expect to spend my sum
mers abroad"
quite right. Return tickets free.
you have operas?"
Several, devoted to the haut ton
The lady lifted her lorgnette. She
smiled slightly.
do you know" she said, Il am
agreeably surprised. was afraid
this place was not kept up to conform
to tn. best standards. 1t troubled me
to mink l might possibly have to as
sociate with by interiors. am glad
to see that you have such sense OF
the fitness of things. | am very glad
to have renewed our brief acquaint
ance made on earth. and / will trouble
you to see that my arrival Is chron'
ieled in the society column of the pa.
pers."
His majesty bowed respectfully.
Sorry. madame, but that will be
impossible"
She gazed at him haughtily
How is that?" she asked sternly
There are &c papers here. There
are no society columns. No matter
what YOU are doing, the public is In
absolutely ignorance OF it
And sinking back she muttere1
softly to herself:
This is indeed hell!"-Life.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-01

pensions. In 1880 the total disburse-
ments for survivors Of the civil war
and for widows was something oyer
s106, o00.0ee. while il 1908 the amount
was more than sl53,0G0,000, this being
the l. zgest disbursement in the his
tory of the pension Office with the ex-
eeption OF 1893 when nearly s157,0oO.-
000 was paid out
Blu. if the ranks of survivors Of the
civil war and of civil war widows are
constantly dwindling. how is it that
the disbursements continue to in
crease? This is due to the various
acts of congress. In 1862 the organic
act" was adopted which granted pen
sions TO soldiers disabled in the line
OF duty and to their widows. Then
in 1873 new act was adopted which
provided that all pensions should date
from the filing Of the claim, and in
1879 another provided that all pen
sions should date back to the time OF
the discharge OF the soldier from the
service. In $3.50 came another act,
this one providing that from Sc to S12
should be paid monthly to all surviv
ors OF the civil war who were disabled
from doing manual labor from any
cause whatever. Heretofore the PEN
sfons had been granted only to
those soldiers who had been disabled
while actually in service.
The matter of pensions remained at
this status until March is, 1904, when
Roosevelt issued his famous "execu-
tive order" granting a pension of Sc
a month to all survivors who had
reached the age of 81 years, no medi-
cal examination being required to see
whether they were disabled or not.
Furthermore, a pension of So was
granted to all survivors who had
reached 65 years, $40 to those who
were 6S. and s12 to those who were
| 70 years old more. There was
much hubbub about executive usur-
patton" when this order was issued
but congress eventually converted it
into an act, and SO it stands today,
save that an increase of pension was
allowed when congress acted on the
matter. In 1908 another act was
passed which gave s12 a month to all
widows of survivors of the war.
OF course these acts were increas-
ing the disbursements all the time,
and the cost of running the pension
Office increased steadily up to 1899,
when the expenses incurred amounted
to more than $4,O0O.000. After Roose
velt's executive order was given out,
matters were considerably simplitied
at the Office, and for the fiscal year
1908 the expenses incurred were
something less than 100000.
For at least another ten years the
pehsion list will take good deal OF
money from the pocket of Uncle Sam.
Since the government was founded it
has paid out in pensions nearly 81
00O,000,000, more than $4,000, 00O, 600
being on account of the civil war
Pathfinder
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-01
H. L. extern RESIGNS.
Surprises Friends by Quitting Office
Of Insurance Commissioner.
MadisOn. Angust 2

Madison, August "a.
deputy Commissioner of Insurance
H. l.. Ekern surprised statehouse
circles yesterday by rendering to Com
missioner George E. Beedle his resig-
nation. to become effective at once.
Mr.. Ekern will devote himself to his
private business, doing some special
WORK, perhaps, in the insurance line
Commissioner Beedle said yesterday
that there is a possibility that Mr..
Ekern will return to the department
in October or November and that, in
the hope that he would do so, no ap
pointment to fill the vacancy viii be
made for the present Mr. Ekern was
appointed deputy in January to sue
coed NJ. w. Waite resigned He serv-
ed three terms in the lower house Of
the legislature and was speaker of the
body in 1907. He was secretary of
the legislature committee of 1905 that
made an extensive investigation of the
insurance business and through the
experience and knowledge gained in
that work became familiar with its
technicalities to such an extent that
his services in the department have
been particularly valuable.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-01
Too Much Expense.

Yes said Mr.. Tyte-Phist, II was
Just stepping on the car when the con-
ductor gave the motorman the signal
to so ahead. ana the car started. My
loot went out from under me and | sat
down on the muddy crossing, running
SO sait Of clothes.
Then you sat there. swore Ike q
trooper and CRASHED your teeth In
rage. ! suppose remarked the syn
pathizirr listener.
No said MI Tyte-Phis1. I MAY
have sworn a little bur didn't do any
gnashlng. NV teeth are new and cost
me SS0 Chicago Tribune
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-01

zier. while the rest OF the men were
playing cards and quarreIing among
themselves. The chief turned his
cold eyes or the prisoner.
Ny messenger may arrive any time
within the next hour, he said. .'Yon
viii therefore be ready for your fate,
whatever It may be- Should We have
been betrayed. and should rescuing
party be sent with him. you viii in
stantiy be shot Should you see him
wave a white handkerchief, it will
mean that you are free; should he
wave a red one, you viii feel the
sharpness OF this knife.
Carlo replied only by a slight ges-
ture His dignity appealed to Bran
ealeone, who eyed him curiousiy.
knowing that never before had he
met with sch a prisoner.
Rocco, Masol take your places!'
he calIed, peremtorily.
Two Of the men instantly threw
down their cards, and Carlo found
himself taken 10 that end of the build
archway, presumably leading to an
other catacom1b, and thence to the up
per air. On either side of him stood
a notwithstanding Neapolitan, with a
loaded pistol held within few inches
Of his temples; and to the right hand,
and little in advance OF the others,
sat the chief. ostentatiously sharpen
ing his knife. 1t was an ordeal that
would have tried the strongest
nerves; the horrible grim suspense of
it was a torture such as Carlo had
never conceived; and nothing but
long practice in self-control could have
enabled him to keep up under the
sickening anticipations of the butch
cry that was soon to take place.
With a strong effort he turned from
such thought, not even allowing him
self to watch the dark ar N way oppo-
site, where his imagination kept pic
turing confusion of red tokens and
white tokens, until he was as much
dazzled as Gigi used to be over the
Pears soap puzzle in England With
a pang he remembered that he had
never said goodbye to the little fellow,
and a hundred trifling recollections of
unfinished work rushed through his
brain, till flash of Brancaleone's
knife IN the torchlight recalled him
to the terrible present Then he fixed
his eyes steadily on the cross which
Lionbruno was carving, and again the
thought of his visible surroundings
faded.
BY and by came visions of what lay
beyond this hour of torture. He
thought of the evil defeated, of Anita
saved forever from Comerio's infu-
ence. He pictured to himself how
she would pass unscathed through
her hard life. with Gigi to shield her,
with Francesca to comfort her and
cling TO her for his sake, with love
for him which should be an actual
safeguard, not vague regret. But
with The thought of Francesca there
came once more the wild c.inging to
life. She would be his, indeed, in an
other world; but he crayed for her
now. he shrank back from the parting
the unknown change.
For, reason about it as we may, all
endings are hard. We ended our
schoodays regretfully, and shrank a
little from stepping out alone into the
full er and freer life, for which all
along we had been preparing. 1t was
no. that home was less dear; it was
not that we We're less eager to begin
life; II was only that human nature
cannot say the irrevocable never
again" without pang.
To be continued.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-01

Potatoes Steady. Ch0ice to fancy
5ed 5sc: fair to good, 53G55e
Poultry--Steady; turkeys, Sc;
chickens. 14t5c: springs. l1ls1 lAe.
veal-AFsrn; so 70 Sc pounds weight
969Isc: Sc to So pounds weight. 3 =
G10c; s. TO 10 pounds weight, lo12
Mlzc.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-01
PENSION DISBURSEMENTS.
How II Is That Although civil War
Survivors Daily Become Fewer
More Money Is Paid Out.

On each Memorial day mention IS
made of "the dwindhag ranks OF
civil war survivors" and no doubt the
average citizen thinks that the pen
sion list is dwindlng in proportion
With the ranks, but such is not the
case. and more money than ever IS
being paid cut by the government fqT
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-01
n So 80.

"Norer may make the mare 80.
sad Crc,e Eeen. "blt don't see as
rs wunh q guaranty ag1n kieAln
-N'gsh ~gtcr star.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-01

INJURED, bur 1t was all in vain. When
! took you prisoner did not know
what | know now. Give me your par
don. sienor would gladly undo the
past were that possible"
Carlo grasped his hand
Undo 1t by breaking with it and
starting afresh, he said And .ook-A
will YOU do one thing for me-"
Lionbruno made a gesture of assent.
See today while you slept ! wrote
this letter; II necessary you can read
il. there is not line in ii that can
betray YOU. Promise me when am
dead 10 send it. l have no stamp
but there is the address
1ionbruno glanced at the note, saw
that 1t was directed to Miss Britton,'
and without further comment thrusl
{. into his pocket
"Branca cone orders YOU to 10
brought in" be said huskny Are
You prepared, sigonr?"
quite" replied Carlo, standing up
and speaking as calmly as though nc
| terrible ordeal awaited him.
| And Vet it was not that he shran}
from it less than other men woult
have done he looked regretfulL
round the title gloomy cell an,
slowly followed his guide through tn
| winding cataeomb and out into III,
larger baildlng perceiving even thel
the pic:Uresquenes OF The scene. witt
rs deep shadows and glowing torch
/ light Brancalcone sat moking a
| yonroSediv as AouSh no rgvdeT wVT
con -emplated tina. night close hy
! Nico,o stirred the coatenis o. ca
dron r.hioh hung over @ charcoal bra
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-09-04

FOR RENT-New four-room house
in Barnum. House will be rented
only to person who will take good
care of it. Reasonable terms. En-
quire 27S5 West Irvington or this of.
fee.
FOR rem Nicely furnished
rooms, modern. Apply at 25O3 Tre-
mont Place. Mrs. T. S. Clinkscale. 7-9
FOR RENT-Furnished rooms en-
suite. suitable for light housekeeping
at 2530 Clarkson street Modern
house.
FOR RENT-Nicely furnished rooms
for man and wife. 2449 Welton street
Mrs. John Nelson.
MEN BoARDERS WANTED
At 1852 Welton street. Mrs. Henri.
eta Oden.
WANTED-Six men to room and
ing House, 2014 Champa street. Ask
for Mrs. Clark.
The Olympia Band will give the first
grand carnival ball of the season at
East Turner hall, Sept. 16. Keep OF
the date.
FOR RENT-Furnished front room
downstairs at 2546 Curtis street. Mrs.
Hilbert.
FOR RENT--Furnished rooms in
modern house in private family. 243l
Arapahoe street. Mrs. A. J. Taylor.
BOARD AND ROOMS-In modern
house, 1862 Glenarm Place. Phone
1862 Main. Mrs frankie Martin.
FOR RENT - Furnished rooms In
modern house. for gentlemen. 2A?o
Clarkson.
FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms
at reasonable price. at 523 26th street.
Mrs. Branford.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-09-04
Admission
COLORADO SPRINGS.

Mr.. Leon Sims left Thursday for
her home in Topeka, after spending
the summer here the guest of her sis
ter, Mrs. A. L. Whitaker.
Mrs. Carrie B. Carper and baby
Lou of Denver spent Sunday in the
Springs.
Mrs. ]. H. Newman and daughter
of Grand Junction, Colo, will spend
few days mere en- route to Denver,
the guest of Mrs. E. C. Lunn, SIT
East Huerfano street.
Mr.. W. A. Rice of Denver spent
Sunday here.
Mr.. McMeans of the Alamo may
leave for Atlantic City, N. j.. "soon .
We can't tell.
Mesdames C. E. Fleming, Warren
and Gudgell entertained the W. NJ.
M. Society Friday at the home of
Mrs. Gudgell. A large number At.
teuueQ, also tnree prominent VlSlfOiS
whose interesting remarks were en-
couraging to the society.
Bradford Turner, the boy tailor
who conducted successful business
here this season, will leave next
week to complete the course in tailor
ing at Quindaro University. He
wishes to thank the public for their
patronage.
Mrs. E. C. Lunn and daughter All.
dene spent Sunday in Palmer L4.e
Mrs. Ella Brashers Alexander of
Topeka, Kan. spent the past week
here sightseeing.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-09-04

fOH HENT-F1rBt class rooms With
all conveniences aud comfort at 3l11
Emerson st. Mrs. C. Mckenzie.
FOR RENT-Furnshed room for
gentlemen only. Mrs. Branford, 1858
Champa street.
FOR RENT-Furnished room In
modern house at 2539 Glenarm Place.
Right place for right parties. Phone
1881.
FOR RENT--One room at 1850 LIZ,
gan avenue
FOR rem Nicely furnished
rooms at 2041 Stout street, gentle.
men preferred. Also at 2055 CalIfor-
MIA street. suitable for light house.
keeping. Phone Main S05l. Mrs. Hill.
FOR RENT-Two large front rooms.
elegantly furnished in modern house.
Phone purple 1896. Mrsn CallIe How.
ard, 241S Champa street.
BE SURE TO ROOM With Mn. 4
J. Buoksf whsa you % 70 Aaaitoa,
Colo. Modern house. vssy coavsoisst
FOR RENT-Furnished rooms q
212l Arapahoe street.
Phone Olive l766. krS. l. p.
Holmes.
FOR RENT-Furnished rooms in
modern house at $40 22nd street.
Phone Main 6851.
FOR RENT-Furnished rooms a,
2214 Arapahoe street Phone Main
S003.
FOR RENT Nicely furnished
rooms at 1868 Welton street. Tel.
Main 6046.
FOR RENT-Fourroom frame house
at 18th and kearney streets, Mont.
clair. See s. d. NJ. Anderson at the
Grand Grocery.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-09-04
SPECIAL LOCALS

FOR RENT-One room suitable for
one or two gentlemen. in modern
house. 24l7 Ogden street. Phone
White 1863.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-09-04

Mrs. Lucy Bass is suffering his
week from an operation on her eyes.
having two :umors cut from the
lower and epper lids. She is under
the care of specialist, DR.. patter-
son.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-09-04

Mr.. Leon Sims left Thursday for
her home in Topeka, after spending
the summer here the guest of her sis
ter, Mrs. A. l.. Whitaker.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-09-04

Mrs. E. C. Lunh and daughter A
dene spent Sunday in Palmer L4k
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-09-04

Mrs. Ella Brashers Alexander of
Topeka. Kan. spent the past weel,
here sightseeing.
Arizona republican., 1909-03-13
A Cats 800 o-Mile Voyage in an Open
 Boat

A writer in the February Wide World Magazine gives a remark able account of a cat which, though greatly against her wish, travelled a distance of five hundred miles in an open boat in the Arctic ocean. This animal was the pet of the crew of the ill-fated whaler Windward, which was wrecked in Baffin's Bay last season. After the disaster pussy had a long, cold voyage in the open boats in which the shipwrecked men pulled-amidst icebergs, snow. and tossing seas-for over five hundred miles, encountering dangers and ad- ventures galore till after three weeks of fearful exposure and hardship they were picked up by the whaler Morning. Pussy then made up for her sufferings by making her home in one of the sailors hunks. During the cold nights of the Arctic autumn the favored seamen found her a very good substitute for a hot-water bottle.
Arizona republican., 1909-03-13
TREE SPROUTS WATER

Perrysville, Ind. March 11.-Perry- vile has an oak tree frim which flows solid stream of water through fas pipe. During the Cleveland and Harrison campaign, in 1SSS it was noticed that puddles of water collected at the base of the tree and that the bark was wet for several feet up the sides. The own Ter of the tree agreed to have the tree tapped if Harrison was elected. The agreement was carried out and not once since has the water ceased flowing. It is thought by geologists that there is an underground stream with an opening at the roots of the tree
Arizona republican., 1909-03-13

Though we had understood be- fore that President Taft was friend
 ly to statehood, it is gratifying to learn from Delegate Cameron's inter view with him that he is heartily in favor of admission. The president S opinion that we can hardly expect action at the extraordinary session, is probably equivalent to a certainty that there will be no action then. In the first place that was a good deal to expect. However. it will not be long until the next regular session when, we have little doubt, a repub- lican congress, urged by a friendly president, will make good the pledge of the republican national convention.
Arizona republican., 1909-03-13

Mir Harriman's observation that though he would like to go to Africa he would want to choose his com- pany for the trip, recalls that MT. Roosevelt, speaking of his trip some time ago, said that Wall Street ex- while. he was in Africa What MT. Hartman probably meant was not that he was averse to the company of Mir. Roosevelt, but that he did not want to be in his neighborhood when the lions were biting good.
Arizona republican., 1909-03-13
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IN YEARS

Colorado Springs, Colo, March II. -Twenty-seven inches of snow has fallen here since last night, marking the heaviest precipitation fin thirteen years. Railroad traffic has not been seriously interfered with as the fall in the mountains is much lighter.
Arizona republican., 1909-03-13
SHEEP PERISH IN SNOW

Rock Springs, Wyo., March H. Enormous losses of sheep among the flocks of the Red Desert district are reported as a result of the deep snow and the inability of the sheep to get to feed. In some bands 1t is said the amount of the loss will be 50 per cent
Arizona republican., 1909-03-13
PHOENIX. ARIZ., MARCH 13. 1909.
THE "ETYMOLoGIST"

Notwithstanding all that The Re publican has said, in its blind igno- rance, against an educational quali- fications law, there are daily multi plying evidences that one is needed; that it should be rigidly enforced. requiring not only that people shall be able to read and write the Eng fish lagnuage. but that they shall read it and write it right.
 The conversion of The Republican to the doctrine of the educational qualification dates from yesterday, when the discovery was made that the horticultural commission bill, which had been submitted to the governor, provides for the employ ment of an ~etymologist." The gov ernor signed the bill, which is now the law of the land He probably would have signed it earlier had he not devoted some days to curious speculation as to the part an "ety- mologist" could play in the promotion of the horticultural interests of Ari- zona-
 In the end he reached a conclusion. through his many recent painful ex- periences, that the legislature knew what it wanted and that if it had its heart set on an "etymologist' it would have one, his veto to the con- trary notwithstanding. So We are to have an "etymologist' a functionary who seems to be more urgently needed in the enrolling and en- crossing rooms of the legislature than in the citrus groves and the orchards of deciduous trees.
 There is a suspicion that what was really desired was an "entomologist," a name so similar in sound that a hurried legislator or an overwOrked clerk may be pardoned for having failed in the distinction.
 Beside, there is not such a strik- ing dissimilarity between the duties of the "etymologist' and the "ento- mologist." The former is expected to detect, classify and destroy the larvae which collect about the roots of speech, to annihilate the aphidae, which disfigure the flowers of rhetoric and to point out and tell us how to prevent the scale which forms upon the trunk and the branches of our language. He supplies us with the disulphide, and the hiro-cyanic acid wherewith We cleanse the Eng fish tongue of those pests which disfigure it and which, if left to pur- sue without restraint their ruinous career, would leave it silent and dead as the Attic and the Roman tongues.
 There was a time when it was the boast that the Greek was the language of the gods That un- doubtedly was when there was an the Athenian legislature repealed the law creating the office of the "ety- mologist" and withdrew the appro- priation, then began the attacks of scale and other language pests, until there was a whitening of the leaves, a deadening of the branches and the trunk to the very roots in which was left just enough life to send up an unbeautiful shoot, called Modern Creek
 We need the "etymologist" and now that we have got him, though l perhaps inadvertently, let us keep | him. If the horticulturists think |. they need an entomologist, let new 1 bill be passed creating that office.
Arizona republican., 1909-03-13

Getsinger, the auctioneer, is a real estate specialist and can turn your property into cash quick. Phone Red 9j0I.
Arizona republican., 1909-03-13

For your spectacIes, eyeglasses and other optical goods see pr. Swigert. r E. Adams st. Phone Red 2641. Bring your repair work to us.