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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-13
Among the Islands
of the South Seas
By H. c. MIlard

By H. C. M1lard

Special Correspondence Of The Censor
Sydney, MS. W, Notwithstanding
myself of your kind invitation to write
Of what j see o2ring my travels,
viii try and describe impression re-
ceiyed sirring a visit of three months
Just past, among the south Pacific is
land s. Having prolonged my stay in
New Zealand eighteen months. during
which time / Travelled over $500 miles
about the country, visiting every por-
ton and nearly every city of any i'm
portance, gaining thereby large
amount of true information By Cbser-
Vation, and at the same time collect
ing and dispatching home mass of
printed matter concerning this over
rated and experiment-lawmaking lit
tie country, bear in mind it is almost
exactly the size of Montana, and being
DESTROYS of visiting Australia the com.
ing summer. though not wi hing to
pass the winter there nor the second
time at auckland. I took passage on
one of line OF fine twin-screw steam.
era built especially for the island
trade. departing every four weeks for
sydney, Australia, via Tonga, Samoa
and Fiji. On the same dates boat
leaves the latter port for Auckland.
They are fitted up only for first and
third class pas engers. : took a third
clcss ticket, saving $3.50 thereby
We started a. noon. June %. For
some time previous it had been cold
and clocdy. with more or lie rain
every day. had to wear my heaviest
clothes and then frequently went to
bed early to get warm. There is no
doubt Auckland enjoys a splendid eli
mate three seasons of every year; but
deliver me from their winters, when it
rains more or less four-fifths of the
time, and has those nasty, cold, dis
agreeable southeast winds all TOO fire.
quent. For thirty-six hours after leav.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-13
FOREIGN.

Former President Castro Of Vene
zuela was operated upon in Berlin by
Dr. Israel for the kidney. complaint
with which he is suffering The OPP
GRAFTON is designed 10 overcome the
effects OF an unsuccessful one per
formed In Venezuela about year ago.
Miss Helen Stockton. a daughter Of
Rear Admiral Charles II Stockton.
u. S N. retired. and Ainsworth
Parker Of Baltimore were married in
Christ church Westminster England
Wbitelaw Reid. the American ambas-
sador, and the staff of the American
embassy were present.
NJ. Khomyakon, the president Of
the Russian douma, had an audience
with tie emperor and called attention
TO the severity Of the sentences i'm
pose upon strikers at Yekaterinoslay,
and said that the puma was anxious
TO secure cIemenc. for these men
Fifteen more death sentences We're
handed down, seven Of which were at
Yekaterinoslay. and there We're four
teen executions
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-13

in the first degree for killing Ralph
Fisher. prosecutor for the Oregon Bar
association, in the lattcr's Office few
wee Ks ago, was sentenced by Judge
Bronaugh to hang at Salem, Oregon.
on February 3 Angry because
Fisher had been instrumental in hay-
ing him suspended from the ba: asso
citation for misconduct, Finch shot
him 10 death.
George T. Frankhauser, who. IL Is
alleged, assisted in Jhe holdup and
robbery Of a Great Northern train at
Rondo, Mont. in September. 1907. was
brought 10 St Paul from Moorhead,
where he was arrested, and arraigned
before the United States Commits
sioner Spencer. He pleaded rot
guilty and was ordered taken 10
Helena. Mont. where he will be placed
in jail
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-13
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

The Wisconsin branch of the Amer
can Cigar company located in Water
town opens for the season Jan. II
Supt. W. F. Earle stated that the sort
/ ing plant would begin on that date.
In the presence OF most of the mem
bers and officials of the commission
Chairman Martin A Knapp was sworI
in fcr The third time as interstate
commerce commissioner for a term o
seven years.
c. H. Grassy who recently pur
chased an equal interest from George
Thompson in the St Paul Dispatch
announces the discontinuance of the
recently projected Sunday morning
edition of that paper.
Wisconsin Fish company has
opeped negotiations for the purchase
Of a piece OF land or Green bay and
will erect a modern fish freezer plant
on the property to be operated as a
branch so the companys main estab
lishment at Green Bay.
Owing to tie necessity of doubling
Tie output of the plant on account OF
constantly increasing business the La
Crosse Rubber Mills company has
leased the Hogan block formerly oc
cupied by the La Crosse Paper Box
company, aud will use the entire build
ing as sample, sales and stock rooms
The Wausau Gas company has
bought additional vacant property on
which TO erect au addition to its plant
to double its capacity A new holder
to contain about 100000 cubic feet
will he erected New benches will
also be put In with batteries of six re.
torts each
Justice Marcus at Buffalo. N. s..
handed down a decision in the case OF
Richard Humphreys and others
against the Independent Order of For
esters yacating the temporary injunc-
ton secured by the plaintiffs which
restrained the order from enforcing
its new schedule OF Increased assess
ment rates
The J. NJ Kohler Sons Manufactur-
ing company Of Sheboygan is electri.
tying its plant at Riverside. Each
machine in the works will be equip
ped with an individua! motor bring.
ing the cost of the ne equipment up
10 shout $4,000 ifere is also talk
Of the company ilIumini thing River
side with arc lamps
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-13
SCOTS
Emulsion

of Cod Liver Oil is the means
of life and enjoyment of life to
thousands: men, women and
children.
When appetite fails, it restores
it. When food is a burden, it
lifts the burden.
When you lose flesh, it brings
the plumpness of health.
When work is hard and duty
is heavy, it makes life bright.
1t is the thin edge of the wedge;
the thick end is food. But
what is the use of food when
you hate it and can't digest it?
Scott S Emulsion of Cod Liver
Oil is the food that makes you
forget your stomach.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-13
THE NEWS ABRIDGED
BADGER BRIEFS.

George Brown and Grizzly Bear In
dians OF Genoa, engaged in a fight In
With knives and guns were used
Grizzly Bear may not recover
The jury returned a verdict finding
Gustav schaffeIke of Appleton guilty
Of the larceny Of property from Grin
Carey to the amount of s2085
Bertha Tracy. colored. charged with
enticing minor girls into dis
reputable houses at Medford, was
git en- a twenty months sentence in
the state prison
Andrew Jorge. a youth of Casco.
Kewaunee county is charged with
burglary at Pembne A private resi-
dence at Pembine was broken into
and yalua5les were taken.
The First state bank of Humbird
Clark county filed an amendment
with State Banking Commissioner NJ.
G. Bergh increasing its capital stock
from $4,000 to $4,000
Returning from a fishing trip.
Charles Woeckner OF Neenaa. was
struck by Wisconsin Central freight
engine and killed Woeckner Is sur
vived by wife and fourteen childron
The county supervisors of La
Crosse county voted down the propo-
sition to establish new municipal
court here. which will postpone fur.
Their consideration for two years.
While hunting with his uncle,
Louis Strey Ia Hutchinsun's woods at
Concord. Gordon Schammel was ac-
cidentally shot Mr. Strey tripped
and fell his gun going of, wounding
the boy In both legs
Robert EnElemann. the tramp who
stabbed August Johnson in the lat
ter's saloon in Grand Rapids pleaded
guilty to the charge preferred against
him. and was sentenced 10 three
years at Waupun
Frank Trezza an Italian arrested
at Rochester MINI. on Aug. "a on a
charge Of shooting and killing Archie
Iaraabee. o we'll known Kenosha
man. has been given lne sentence
in the Minnesota state prison.
The farmhouse Of George Curllss of
Plaindeld was destroyed by fire WITH
nearly all the contents loss s90G.
The dwelling house of willis Wood
was damaged but the ire was nxtin-
guished the loss being $500
Elmer Sharkey Of Racine. S years
old. while swinging on a wire sus.
pended from two josts, fell and broke
both of his arms The little fellow
can not move on account Of the mis-
hap, and internal injuries OF serious
nature are feared.
Frank Wolociekowksh former ga
loon keeper at Crlvitz waived exam
inaiion on the charge of arson aud
was bound over Wojocickowskts
saloon at Criyitz was destroyed by fire
October q lie had insurance of 81.
600 on the building and $1,000 on the
stock
Edward Skelling. the Young light
house assistant who went adrlft on
the lake In a gasoline launch some
weeks ago, aud was picked up when
nearly dead. suffered fractured arm
on Sunday He was cranking the en-
CINE whom the machine backHred and
caught his right wrist
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-13
DOMESTIC

Yellow fever has broken out In San.
tiago province. Cuba Ten cases OF
the dreaded plague were reported. II
is not believed however. that an cpl
demic will result
A large touring car filled with all
night jewellers in san Francisco
crnshJd the life on, OF Irving Ravit, a
newshoy. then speeded out of sight
leaving him TO die in agony
A fast mail train on the New York
Central bore down on gang OF rtN-
eters at work on the Broadway sub
way at Brooklyn ~ Y, killing two OF
them and iniurinE third
In battle between Deputy sheriff
Al Morgan and John Player In the
Snowy Mountain district. Montana
the latter was killed. Morgan had
been pursuing paagor for several
eiays
At Irvine, Ky Beach Hargis
charged with the murder of his
father Judge James Hargis was
granted bail by Judge p Adams.
who fixed the amount of the bond at
$4,000
ON a bet Miss Helen Wilcox. cx
pert swimmer. golf player. bicycle
rider and all-around athlete. PLUNGED
into New YORK. bay off Staten island
and swan about IN the icy waters tor
twenty mnuates
James J. Hogan he former Prince.
ton football captain. becomes deputy
to William II Edwards. the former
Princeton football captain. who is the
new commissioner OF street cleaning
In New York
with FIRE eating throur,l hel Cargo
of paper and cayhides. tho new freight
and passenger steamship Texas. Cap
tain Peterson. bound for Christiania
Norway. TO Havana ON her nader
voyage. put into tho Savannah river
Mrs, Harriet Estes, who is said tt
have been the onlv surviving daugh
ter Of the revolution. died In Ithaca
n Y. aged - years Mrs Estes wa.
born in Elhridge \ y thc dauEhte
of James Durham OF the Firth Con
necticut regiment
anu vice-presidenf of the dcsuuc
Farmers and Drovers' Natl NAL hanl
Of Wayueshurg Pa which failed 10
about $1,000 600 WAS placed ON trial 81
the United States District court II
as under Indictment charsed with NAL
ing false entries abstraction of fund
and making false reports
The worlds total gold outputs {
1905 was $427o00Oo0. against S4iO
$4,000 in 1917. according To the pl,
liminary estimate Of Director Of Mir
Leach Cold production in the Unite
States aggregated SOC 1896. an il
crease Of alnost $4,000 600 silver al
gregated 5t.79S. 053 fne ounces. ne
decrease Of 400 600 ounces FROM IN
previous year
James Finch a Portland. Orego
iiawyer who WAS runvicted Of murd,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-13
A TROUBLE MAKER.

Towne-"The other day helped
your friend Dudley to select a beauti
full etching"
Brawne- Don't mention Dudley to
me: he's no friend of mine
Towne-"Why, he odd me he was
going to send the etching as present
to you"
Browne--So he d d and my wife
made me rea.range ali the other pic
lures in the parlor to make room for
it and I'm not done yet Philaael-
phia Press
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-13

ing Auckland we experienced heavy
weather with fsa@uent rains. Then we
gradually experienced smoother water
and milder air, till the third day,
when it was delight to get out on
upyer deck in the sun.
Amid Coral Strands.
Early on the morning OF the fourth
day We began to see small coral is
lands and soon after sighted Tongata.
bu, the largest and most important of
the Tongan or Friendly islands and
on which is located Nukualofa, the
capital distant 1.101 miles from AucR
land and about twenty-one degrees
south of the equator. Seen from the
sea, the town looks like a toy, or a
bit of stage scenery. Its odd, stiff pines
with foliage exactly like huge hair
brushes: vivid green lagoons lying
within the foaming bar OF the coral
reef and strongly lowered white
palace. placed just upon the shore
certainly suggest a set scene, of bril-
liant c6Eors. and as one walks up the
long wharf the very stage is seen to.
be ready. in the shape of the wide,
grassy street that lies open to the sea,
all aleng the frontage of the town
Here are great cedar-like avava
trees. the sacred tree OF Tonga, found
nowhere else in the south seas and ia.
mlliar TO all stamp-collectors on the.
the stamps of the kingdom. Here are.
the beautiful irouwoods of the Pacific,
with foliage as delicate a. asparagus.
leaves aud wood as hard and last
ing as the iron after which Il is
named. The wind sings in the dreopN
ing branches like an aeoiian harp. All
the long. grassy beach street is muir
murous with the sweet, sleepy. peace.
full sound Here, too. are coeoanut
perhaps the first the traveller
has seen. They are indeed the lowell
est trees in the. world. with their per
iect star Of enormous feathery fronts
each TO to Is feet long. tossing so
teet in the air at the summit of a tan
pillar. slender as girls waist. vet
strong enough to withstand a hurri.
cane Under the shadow OF the leaves,
The clusters of green nuts. 80 TO So
In number. look small enough but let
one fall with heavy thump at your
feet and you start out of the way as
from flying canon shot. II is a. big
rs BOYS head. for the small husked
eocoanuts of the shape at home Is
mere cen in is natural state. protect
"a first by a densely packed envelope
( o. coir. or cocoanut fiber and then BY
a tough elastic sain~-green II the nut
is young brown IL Il is old
/ Accompanied by fellow passenger
I sought accommodation in variou:
i. quarters OF the town who're he was &C
guainted, having resided there few
years ago, but met with no success.
and as last resort. engaged quarter
az the Royal hotel | found it clean
comfortable place. though plain Dun
+ ing the first part OF my stay here. III
greater portion OF the time. I was cor
, tent 10 lounge about the wide verar
dss which we're on one side and bot
, ends Il the building. in passing tn
time in reading. writing or smoking
D and for long spells doing nothing saw
{ rejoicing that my lines were cast
5 4 place where nature was so kind
think the four weeks on thar tsiau
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-13
catarrn Cannot Go onred

with LEGAL APPLICATIONS. as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is blood
or constitutional disease and IN order to cure II
you must take internal remedies Halls CatarTh
Cure Is taken Internally, and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh CurS
IS not quack medicine. It was prescribed t1
one of the best physicians In this country for
years, and Is regular prescription. 1t is coni-
posed OF the best tonlcS known, combined with
the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination Of
the two ingredients Is what produces such won
derful results In curing CatarTh. Send for tes-
ttmonialS, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & Co. Props. Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists, price Zoe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-13

at a short distance indistinguishable
by me fom our tea chest mating, tied
round the waist with "cinnet," or plat.
ed cocoanut fiber, so that a group of
Tongans in church or at a meeting
looks like nothing so much as a mum
Der of brown paper parcels tied up
with a string
Many Sects.
Nearly every religious denomination
has its representatives and the
churches are more numerous and more
generally attended than With us. A
large portion of each service is de
voted to singing, led by no musical in
strument. Tongan voices are extraor-
dinarily deep. powerful and rich, and
the time and tune kept by these unae-
companied singers is as perfect as If
supported by whole Orche ira of in
struments.
The National Beverage.
Early in my stay | was introduced
TO the famous south sea drink-kava
II is made from the hard, woody root
of a tall, rather hand ONE shrub
named the piper methysticum. Long
ago the root was always prepared by
chewing. now stones or graters are
used. owing to the influence of the
white people When the roots have
been properly prepared, it is put into
a big circular bowl. with several legs,
cut solid out of the heart of a great
forest tree and water poured ON and the
kava is repeatedly stained through a
long hank of hibiscus-bark fibre. When
it is ready q girl serves it round in a
eocoanas she'll cup that has been
timmed and polished. bending double
as she walks, out Of respect to the
drinkers. The name of each person
present is called curt, and the owner OF
each name answers by elapping his
hands. IF he head man does not know
your name he will give you one. The
howf is then presented and must be
finished, If possible, at single
dFsught. In the beginning ! did not
find the taste so very unpleasant. Still
it was a good deal like a mixture OF
pepper, ginger. soapsuds and dish
water. but after two or three drinks
I the Ming of kaya developed and
: found il TO be an extremely cooling
( and refreshing drink. very slightly
/ stimulating and remarkably thirst
/ quenchfng There is no doubt that in 8
| tropical climate little kava is good
and wholesome.
One afternoon when pass ng trad
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-13
TRAGEDIES.

Clarence nayton., agedv 20 years
was drowned while skating at Spauld.
ing's lake. near GAINESVILLE.
John Click. prominent Bohemian.
blew out his brains in the presence of
his family at Odanah, Ashland county
Clarence Day 4, young man
about ~ years OF age, was drowned
while skating on what is known as
the Big pond between Milton and
GAINESVILLE.
David Mcleod Milwaukee road
BRAKEMAN, was badly injured by fall.
ing off a log He was taken TO a hos
pital at Iron Mountain. Mich and is
not expected to survive.
Professor j. p, Gordy of the New
York university and his wife commit
ted suicide few hours after the
death 81 their lSyearold daughter.
who died of pneuomuia.
Former Assistant Prosecutor Clar.
ence H. Albertson of Atlantic City. n
J.. Law uartibr of Assistant District
Attorney G arthur Bolte. committee
suiride 10y shooting.
Mlcheei J Kemp was asnhyxiated
by gas from a heater in his bathroom
He was vice president of the Bosch
brewing company Laurium. Mich.
and native of Port washington.
Wis
The Il year old son of Eugene Y
Taylor of Spriugyale blew on his left
hand with shotgun, while showing
his Younger brother how many hunt
ers were injured through their care
lcssrcSs.
Edward strickland shot aud Killed
Miss Ida Williamson, rs years old. fla.
tally wounded Almond Timmons. the
girls escort, aud then blew his own
brains out at Chandler. Ind jealousy
is supposed to have prompted the
deed
The woman found dead with Patrick
Pfendergast in a room at the Claren
don Hotel Grand Rapids was ideu
;ified as Alice McQu len aged 3,
years Ii is thought the deaths wer,
accidental the g0a having beet
turned ON by mistake
Aa unknown man was killed by
/ Southern Minnesota passenger trail
( crossing the bridge from La Crosse T.
/ La Crescent, The man who wa
+ about 40 years OF axe, was thrown q
F the i,-e below The man had the az
/ pearance Of "a prosperous workman
After battling for half an hou
. James Reynolds a prominent tarme
~ RidEehurst. Conn. was gored {
death by an euraged bull in one Of hi
pastures The ground about Re.
uolds body was literally plowed ii
FOR q hundred feet
IN unknown man about - years
age died on he way to toe hospital /
) Milwaukee. where he was struck by
g street car The man bore no dist
gushing marks save tattooed DIES 4
on his right arm He was dressed
Il gray trousers aud black coat
p Horribly stabbed and slashed. 4
+ thony Riccardl. a prosperous italia
{ fruit dealer and confectioner w
found murdered In his store at Sera
ton. Penn The stilttto with wht
J. he was killed was left sticking tn D
= bod, by the murderer
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-13
DeWlTT'S CkRB0LIzcD WITeH HAZEL
SAGVE For Piles, Burns, Sores.
POOR THROWING.

Baseball Manager You say you
want to get on my team, What ex-
Iperience have you had2''
Applicant I've been throwing
bombs at the nobility in Russia for
several season."
Baseball Manager Well, you'll
have to become a dunn sigh. more
accurate than anything we've heard Of
in that line before 7 can use you. =
Toledo Blade
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-13
THE UNIVERSAL QUESTION.

The message!" cried the scientist,
From ancient Mars. I'm sure.
And he was not long in doubt
AS to what they asked about,
For this is what he soon made out:
Say, Earthly, what's the scorer"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-13

Serd this advertisement. together with name
ofpaper m which 1t appears. your address and
fUur cents to cover postage. and we will send
you Complete Handy Atlas of the World
SCOTT s. BOVINE. 400 Pearl ST., New York
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-13

We're the mot satisfying Of any like
period in my life
Natives Handsome.
The natives, both men and women,
are tail and massive in make, but
finely proportioned They walk with
an inimitable stretch and swing that
has, rather unkindly, been named the
"Tongan swagger." The men wear
their hair shortish, we'll brushed ana
frequently bleached yellow with coral
lime. The old women ali have short
hair, bleached redish-yellow. The
younger women generally wear their
thick, black locks partly in a crown
on the top of the head and partly in
a graceful waterfall flowing down
over the shoulders. They are hand.
some. on the whole, and very dignified
in demeanor, though every one you
meet has a smile of kindly welcome
and say "Malolelei" which Is Tongan
for "good-day," and is answered by
the same word
Woman's Vogue.
The women are not great dressers.
and their short-zleeved tunic of fig
ured cotton. worn over a yala or kilt
that reaches a little below the knee,
is commonly worn. But the men of
Tonga do themselves well" in the
matter of clothes. wearing the best of
cashmere volas, the handsomest of
silk or fine cotton shirts, and the rich.
est of silk sashes. Their feet and legs
are bare. for GOODNESS and also because
the Tongans. men and women, are ex-
tremely proud of their finely-developed
calve and like to show them to adj
vantage They never wear hats, be.
cause Tongan law does not permit it,
except IN the case of chief. Both
sexes have the strange custom, for
ceremonial war, of covering most of
their Dire s with a large plated mat,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-13

Washington Jan. 5-The business
OF the senate consumed less than an
hour \ motion by Senator Gore Of
Oklahoma. TO print the inaugural ad.
dresses and proclamation OF emanct-
patton Of President Lincoln in the
congressional record in celebration OF
the centenary wear of Lincoln's birth
brought Mr Bailey of Texas TO his
feet with objection TO printing the
proclamation of emancipation. Fur
Their discussion Was stopped by ref.
erence of the entire matter 20 the
committee
The huase passed several bills of a
miscellaneous character but OF little
general importance The ouly Incl
dent worthy Of note during the con
sid,vatiou a. these measures was a
heated discussion among the members
~ the Indiana delegation over III,
bill to provide for The establishment
Of judicial divisions in the district O
indiana The measure failed of mas
sage. Over two hours were devote,
| 10 consideration ef the bill proviaini
/ for The erection o. embassy and lega
ton buildings abroad. without an
conclusion being reached The cor
struction Of eight submarine torped
boats Of latest improved type TO cos
nos more than four million dollars
provided Cor in a bill introduced