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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
HOLD COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS
The State Civil Service Commission An
sf4 noanees One for JuIyI7

The state civil service commission an
nounces a general competitive exami-
nation TO be held Saturday, July 18th,
at each county seat in the state for the
position of:
Family officer and matron in the in
dustrial school at Waukesha Man and
wife without children. Combined sal
airy $50 a month and maintenance.
Fireman Of steam boilers. Minimum
age u years. Salary $50 to 500 per
month. Frequent calls for men ut $35
month and maintenance.
Junior physician in state hospital for
insane and feeble minded Age limits
Is and 30 years. Salary, $500 per an
mum and maintenance, with chance of
promotion
Local supervisor of dairy tests under
direction of the agricultural college Of
the state university. Service OCCASION
al. Compensation 81 per day and ex-
penses.
Local assistants to the state veteri-
marian. Service occasional Compen-
sation 81 per day and expenses
Steam engineer. Salaries $500 to 81, =
2DO per annum. Experience required
as engineer of stationary steam en-
gines and electrical machinery. Per-
sons interested in positions as chief en-
gineer at $1,000 to $500 should file APP
plication Immediately.
Stenographer. Open to men aud we
men. Minimum age lSyears Salaries
$25 to Sl25 per month.
Teachers for the state charitable and
penal institutions. Open to both men
and women. Minimum age IL years.
Salaries $50 10 $50 per month and main
tenance. a. Industrial teacher, wo-
man to give instruction in sewing, cut
ting plain garments and fancy needle
work, 10 patients in the insane hospital
at Mendoza. $40 month and main
tenance. b. Primary teacher Salary
$50 and maintenance. e. Teacher Of
Sloyd (malc) in Industrial school at
Waukesha Salary $50 per month and
maintenance.
Teacher guard at the Green Bay Re
formatory. Age limits % to as years.
Minimum height feet and 5 inches.
Minimum weight los lbs. Salary $50 TO
$50 a month and maintenance.
All persons wishing To become can
dIdates for any of the above mentioned
positions should apply TO the State Civil
Service Commission, Madison, Wis,
for further information and application
blanks.
These blanks should be filled out and
forwarded to the commission by candi-
dates not later than Friday, July 9th,
1909.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

The observation related under this
head by Mr. f. J. Storiy Is curious
md probably establishes q record. An
ostrich Que year old. which vas IN q
bad condition and had been III for Il
long time, died on examining the
body Mr. Storiy found IN the stomach
III brass cartridge eases aud two bul
let's. y large number of these car
trldg eases were worn down TIL they
were NJ larger than peas Four only
hal lost thr dctonator. The others
tau evidently been swallowed more
recently Most OF Them were com.
pressed and twisted 4 large quantity
~ scraps of brass were miNcd with
The contents % the stomach and giz.
ard. MIR $tordy attributes the os-
Srleh's death not To- the swallow iur ~
the cartridge eases. but 60 a parasitic
disease Reuell de Medicine Ccteri.
naire
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
Quite Different.

In some parts of Canada 1t is Gus
tomary 10 call the justice of the peace
or local magistrate squire" One of
these worthless, a very estimable man,
who always enjoyed good story, even
If 1t were at his own expense, used to
be fond of relating an experience he
once had with an uneducated English
farmer.
After transacting some business The
Squire" and the Englishman sat down
to enjoy a smoke together When they
had lighted their pipes, the stolid Brit
isher started the conversation by re,
marking, II notice as low volks calls
you the Squire .
That's because am a justice of the
peace" replied the Canadian.
"Things is SO different at 'ome"
Indeed? p.
Eyes. In England squire-w'y.
bless your cart, squire. 'e's a gentle
manr'
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

Ole Volden. the young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. X. Volden of this community,
while playing il swing in his father 4
barn, fell and sustained various in
juries of more or less serious nature,
including a fractured collar bone and
some cracked ribs.
Friends of Miss Nellie Upham will be
interested in knowing that that young
lady graduated on June 8, from the Sac
City, Iowa, high school with an average
standing of Il fraction over 90 per cent,
the highest average ever achieved by a
pupil in that institution. In two diff
ferent branches Miss upham received
a percentage of 100, and a reward for
her excellence she was given a free
four-years scholarship in Morningside
College, Sioux City.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
rhe Fourth In ths suburbs.

well. old man. did you have a
Fourth Of July celebration out at Lone
livillei'
Yes; we had great day Of it."
What did you dor
well. the cook read the Declaration
CT Independence in the morning"
"FineT'
My wife blew up the waitress at
breakfast"
"Buly.'
THE waitress went up in the air
after breakfast"
Immense"
I'VE fired the laundress at noon"
Great"
The chauffeur got loaded aud went
of with loud report after lunch"
Glorious
The goodman got full and treated
US to barn tire in the evening Fm
trying to collect the insurance now"
Splendid"
'Rat that wasn't all Two buns
loaded with highhalls broke into the
house that night aud got away with
all the silver. Oh. yes, old man. there's
nothing slow about Loneliville when
IL comes down to patriotISm!"-Judg
Mrs. ondego tmaGing a calD--I an
sorry 10 hear vuu are having trouble
with your cook.
Mrs. Up5ohn Yes, shall have 10
let Selma SO didn't mind her prsc-
ticing On the piano now aud then. but
she wants TO Join our tennis club
Liverpool Mercury.
J Shaker I'm nervous today I'm
to can ON Miss Lovijlpz tonight to get
her mai answer
T. Baker You needn't he afraid
saw her at the statlouer's yesterday,
She left an order for visiting cards in
the name Of Mrs, J. Shaker. - hila-
delphia Record
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
crrom the Cashton Recori1

Marshal Luce arrested a fellow by
the name of Breitenheld for abusing a
horse He was fined by Justice Moen
and dug up a ten spot TO pay the fine
and costs.
The first story of the new municipal
building is up and it vii! be several
days before the second story will be
started ON account of not having brick
on hand II is expected that the build
ing will be CON, ted by August LIST.
While helping unload a stove at the
Rorgcrson home. Hans Aas had the
misfortune to slip So that the heavy
stove fell on one OF his feet. breaking
some bones and smashing the member
badly The accident will lay Hans up
for some time.
A baseball team has been organized
in Cashton. 1t will consist of all home
players who can make good A game
has been scheduled for next Sunday
and one with Mestby for the Fourth
1t is likely that the old Cremer diamond
will he used. Any of the neishhoring
town teams wishing games can have
them. No teams barred.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23


E1CEVERAL years ago found my
- self Ell run down. l could eat
but little, and was weak and nervous.
My head ached nearly all the time, my
sleep went from me, and I used to have
to resort 20 opiates in order to get any
rest.
81 saw Peruna advertised extensively
"a ali the papers and drug stores, and
thought / would give it trial. 1
bought six bottles and started in.
81 was most agreeahiy surprised at
the outset by the way the medicine
seemed to act on my entire physical
system. j rested well at night right
from the first, and before | had taken
the six bottles / was entirely cured. f"
Mr.. Charles Budlong, Anthony, Rhode
Island.
When the stomach Is stimulated TO
do its. work vigorously, nervousness
and weakness, headache and sleepless-
ness, frequently disappear as the result.
A great many people are slowly starry
ing from Indigestion. They eat food
enough. They select their food cor
reetly. But the food is not digested and
assimiiated as it should be.
In many eases Peruna has furnished
exactly the assistance necessary, and
all the bad symptoms disappear.
~ have been troubled a great deal
with catarrh and nervousness, and Pc
runa has cured me. MFR. George :.
Chandler, "a Pleasant ST., Portsmouth,
N. ii.
Man-a-lin an Ideal Laxative.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
- ME- In a. -

In some parts OF Siberia bride.
grvem on arriving home commands hjs
wife 90 take "a his boots. Iu one is
81 whlp ana la the ether purse The
couteutS of he hcOt she frSt selects
for removal preSagc whether he Is to
be generous OF the reverse to her, A
very kiai husband will put n purse IN
each bnot and Quit the whip 10 make
her believe that her choice Is auspi,
cious.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

One OF the latest political lunches
hat. ia going the rounds o6 this section
of the state il that Senator Barker. OF
Sparta. may be candidate ftf. gov
ernor before the primaries next year.
Mr. Barker was strong advocate Of
county option and other restrictive and
high license measures before the legis-
lature during Eis two sessions IN the
senate.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

Sixty thousand workers in the employ
of the great steel companies of the east
have been compelled TO subscribe to a
temperance pledge in order TO retain
the,r Jobs. The tendency Of all corpo-
rations and great business institutions
to employ only sober men has had much
To do, We think, in advancing the tenn
peraace cause.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

Senator Isaac Stephenson rclebrat-
ed hiS eighheth anniversary Oh Friday
last. Tie is the eldest man of the high.
est law making body of the United
States, the senior of others in the body
by only a few months. Senator La
Toilette was nifty foar years old about
a week ago.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
tFpom the wssths Timesl

Misses EleOnora and Barbara Won
Ruden left for an extended visit through
the west and southwest.
NJ II. Bekkedal sailed on the steam
or Mauritania of the Cunarl Line June
~. DR.. Gunderson and son Borge are
on the same steamer. They al go to
Norway.
T.. T. Haugen and liver knudson have
gone to Wild Horse. Colorado, where
they will make their home. They took
two carloads of stock and machinery
with them.
A son Of John Snodgrass IN kickapoO
Was taken to the Lutheran hospital at
La Crosse. where he underwent an OPP
GRAFTON for appendicitis,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
''rhat.s prttly nleture. that orchar

That's Il pretty picture. thar orchard
scene, said the uearsighted lady. but
why didn't you sign ity"
81 did" replied tbe artist 'Do0t
you see Down herer'
"uh, Is that your names thought
that was a part II the fence Paris
Journal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

Then suddenly there popped in her head
Most serenely TO spend our national day.
At evening she plugged all the keyholes
And over each window hung blankets
81 from tacks;
Then. filling her e'.rs fun OF pink cotton
batting,
She tiedaon her nightcap. all ruffies and
tatt!ng.
And said TO herself, Now, wen see #
At four in the morning w.d rouse Polly
Shannon
The mayor of Bristol, however, was sick.
And even so low as to mind the clock 5
tick.
And therefore the council maze haste to
proclaim
BY means Of great posters, in letters of
fame:
= p 2 y y p y 2 = p p r p
BECAUSE OF HIS HONOR. THE
MAYORS CONDITION,
Pronounced very critical by the physi-
clan,
Tomorrow no cracker. gun. cannon or
pistol
SHAH once be asot of in the city of
Police are instructed and win without
fail
Most promptly remand all offenders to
JAIN"
4 T. ~ 4 Il Il Il 4 4 4 4 Il
Just think of the grief of those poor Bris-
tol boys
When reading this placard which vetoed
their joys!
But Polly slept sweetly. for no thunder
Gus roar
OF cannon terrific awoke her at four
Twas late when she rose. with supreme
satisfaction,
Preparing herself for day of inaction,
For how could she work-the house dark
as a pocket n faf
And mercury going way up like rocket?
But when Precipitation meant peace and
protection
She felt she could stand it with little OBJ
lection.
So all day long In the darkness and heat
She sweltered and worried. while outside
the sweet,
Ripe fragrance OF summer pervaded the
air.
The birds gave their concerts, all nature
was fair.
While never a gun. a torpedo nor pistol
The ghost of a sound woke T. solemn old
Bristol.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

Edward Everett Hale, the great
preacher, scholar and philauthropist.
died at his home in Roxbury. Maasa-
chusetts, at the age of 81. His was a
life full of sweetness and goodness.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

The Milwaukee Sentinel in speaking
of the new Sunday closing law for bar
Der shops uses the following caustic
witticism. "A place to buy liquor ILL
city is blind pig" We presume that
hereafter barber shops that keep open
on Sunday win be known as razorback
hogs, This is SO good the BARRIERS
should not get offended ut it.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

The trouble with knaves and fools is
that they haven't sense enough to keep
from being found out.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
Martin & KuebIer

Only the first baby is favored with
visits from the angels in its slumbers.
Il little paregoric is what the others get.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

The legislature passed bill providing
for an eight hour day ON all public
work, either state or municipal Here
after all contracts mut be made in ac.
cordance with this new law.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

The Amigo Journal says that we
will sc; something done in congress
when people get to olecting men with
good horse sense" in place of those
with long tongues The fact ap-
plies with equal force to members Of
the legislature as has been clearly de-
monstrated during the past winter,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

It's difficult for some people to I'M
derstand how other people understand
classical music.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

The more money man spends on
smoking the surer he can be it isnt
bad for the health.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

1t is au horltatively announced that
William } -. Bryan is to be in the race
for United States Senator from Ne
braska. to succeed Senator Burke, the
incumbent from the east half of that
state, and will at once begin formuIat-
ing Il campaign.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

Illinois is again without primary
election law, the supreme court of the
state having just handed down "a de-
clsion declaring void the law which
wen, 'pto effect year ago. This is
the third primary law knocked out in
that state, all in period of three years
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

YJGNOHIA
noIA lspaN pos ueq; 1ellea euoN
,adO4aN4t4
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
NOT MUCH 10 pRAG OWE

The state legislature took final leave
of the seat Of govern ment last Friday
morning, after more than five month 3
spent, with little 10 show of substantial
value in the way Of important legisla
ton. II was a period of cross-fres be
tween the two houses, each sparring
for odds and advantage Besides the
usual expense of legisl alive session,
which is never small, the people are
called upon to shoulder the added cost
of an investigation that has developed
little beyond the fact that four candi-
dates for the nomination for United
States senator each spent large amounts
Of money, all placing their funds where
they would do most for their individual
political benefit, and that the money
was expended in no manner different
from the ordinary campaign methods.
In fact the committees have not even
taken the trouble 10 report their find
ings. bat have asked for more time to
spar and be privileged to report at the
extra session to be called for next Jan
nary The doors for investigation are
left wide open till that time and two, in
stead of one ihVestig alton, are liable to
keep in session, with no end of expense
to the taxpayers of the. state. And
what for? Politics, pure and simple.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23
The ALL SILENT

ever you hear
OF Miss Polly
Shannon.
Who nearly goes
mad at the sight
OF a cannOn2
Just outside Of Bris-
tol she lives all
alene suaaf
And hasn't so mucl
as q cat Of hel
own.
While dfeading the
thought OF the
Fourth of July
She said TO herself.
81 shall certain
10
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

President Taft SHE'D his official caster
into the tariff and revenue producing
projects now before congress in "A way
that c0nvinces the public that his cam
paign addresses were not idle talk to
get N on, and that he believes IN car
rying out party platform pledges. lie
sent to the senate special message
recommending thu incorporation Of a
provision in the tariff bill fm taxation
OF earnings of corporations and the
adoption Of a resolution looking to an
amendment " the. constitution 50 rs to
permit the leyying Of an income tax
without interference with the courts.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-25
sWRoK.
Table = Water
Delivered to Your Home.
Five-gallon bottles SOC.
Telephone Douglas SO.

FASTENED before the grand jury and only
allegations sufficient to establish a prima
facie case were laid before the inquisitors
The indictments contain fourteen counts
ten charging conspiracy TO defeat public
justice and corrupt the jury lists, and four
charging the Justification of public records.
Importance is attached to the fact that
Roosevelt II. Mason was called as a witness
before the grand jury, as he is chief clerk
in the office of the jury commissioners.
Bonds ~aggregating $4,000, under which
the accused men nave been at liberty, have
disappeared The papers were in Judge
McEwen's desk and States Attorney Way
man admitted today that this desk had been
broken into and the bonds stolen. Two
women are said to be concerned In the
theft. Capiases for the ]rearrest of Holland,
Raburn and Martin we're issued this after
noon. The men will be taken into custody
as soon as possible and new bonds exc
Cuted.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-25

granddaughter of Fulton, and David S.
Jacobus.
The monument which the association
hopes to erect in Fulton's memory will be
on Riverside drive. between One Hundred
and Forty-fourth and One Hundred and
Sixteenth streets. A great water gate will
be built where distinguished guests of the
state and nation may be fittingly received.
1t is expected the work will begin next
year. The cost will be about 49, o 1000. The
state already has granted the rights Of
the land under water to the association and
the city has given the ground for the
monument site.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-25

OF outline, seemingly lower in the water
and with less elaborate superstructure
than the Americans. This is i'm great part
accounted for by the fact that the English
ships are equipped with the old style mill
tary mast, slim, straight and slightly, while
the Americans have the new lattice work
masts, which cannot be shot away.
In the British men-of-war II appears to
the layman, much has been sacrificed to
keep the ship low in the water and make
it as small a target as possible Although
the Inflexible is 500 feet long, it lacks the
impression of massiveness. There are no
superfluous upper works, its venttlators
are low and inconspicuous, its three fun
nels. huge in diameter, are short and
stubby, and its long, lean surface has no
e]xtraneous detail Of turret or portfolio. To
the landsman it conveys an impression of
tremendous driving power.
Along the Jersey shore, 200 fireworks
experts worked all day in the rain, get
ting ready the dozen huge floats from
which win be set off tomorrow night the
greatest display of pyrotechnics that New
York or any other city has even seen.
Jack Comes Ashore.
Among the many thousand visitors which
New York found In it's midst tonight, not
the least interesting and not the least in
terested, were the sailors. Jack came
ashore today on the first real liberty he has
had in three months, for that reason, de-
spite the dismal, dirty weather, he blessed
the celebration. Jack did not mind the
thick wet at all. He just rolled up his
trousers and went out in pairs, companies
and whole ships crews to take possession
of the town and no one felt like stopping
him. New York has Away had a weak
ness for sailors.
Just half Of all the crews OF the ships
OF the Atlantic squadron were ashore. The
other half were kept on board to clean
ship. Shore liberty will end at $50 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
The American tars got no chance to
swap yarns with their British brothers,
as they had expected. The British sailors
did not get shore liberty after their ships
came to anchor. Instead they had to turn
to and clean ship for the celebration to-
morrow. No boarders were allowed and no
shore leave granted.
Thousands Cheer the Half Moon.
The Half Moon was towed from its berth
at a Brooklyn dock this morning down
the East river and harbor to the Kill
Won null between olhlen5 lSldnu anu the
New Jersey shore, where II took its sta
ton in readiness for the start of tomor-
rows naval parade. The quaint little yes
sci was greeted by the whistles Of every
boat on the river and bay and thousands
rushed to the windows and cheered as it
rounded the Battery.
The grave of Robert Fulton in old Trim
ity church yard was marked today by the
Robert Fulton Monument association. AT
each corner OF the slab was placed an enor-
nous American flag and around were set
miniature American. British and French
standards.
At the grave gathered a number OF rela-
tives Of the inventor. They were Mrs. Ar
thur Taylor Sutcliffe and her sister. Miss
Cornelia Crazy, great granddaughters; H.
Schuyler Canmann. a great grandson; Mrs.
Herman II. Canmann, the only living
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-25
GRAND JURY HANDS
IN THREE INDICTMENTS
Conspiracy barge Against Chicago
Men Put i'm New FOrm~-BOnds
stolen.

CHICAGO, Sept. Establishments chare %
ing conspiracy were returned by the grand
jury today against John J. Holland, secre-
tary OF the jury commissioners willis j.
Raburn, a real estate dealer. and Nicholas
Martin, secretary to Alderman "Hinky
Dink" Kenna.
The indicted men were arrested several
days ago and their preliminary hearing was
set for next Tuesday. As states Attorney
Wayman would nave been compelled to
outline his evidence at a hearing before an
examining magistrate, the charges were