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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
Woman'e Waist Line Tisibly Changing

and velvet, with and without pend
ants, and there are braid motifs in an
assortment of combinations, plain and
colored.
AS for skirts. they are contradic-
tory subject. Just as you declare they
are growing more and more elaborate.
you realize how excessively smart the
plain ones are. AS a matter of fact
these are two extremes,snd the modi-
ications that come In between NAV
not be considered. To be sure, many
of the otherwise plain skirts have the
seams outlined in various WAYS. and
occasionally panel or an inserted
section has the joining concealed by
an ornament, but for tie most part
extremes are met in lie newest
skirts.
Many are slashed eth er at one or
both sides, and trimmed if not with
fur, with braided designs. They are
wonderfully attractive, and offer a
pleasing diversity.
The rule that applies to the tailored
skirt fits afternoon and evening ones,
except in the matter of degree, for
there is literally no limit to the
amount of decoration, or, on the
other hand. to the severity. At a re-
cent afternoon affair there were two
gowns which illustrated this point
One was a black satin Duchesse cut
en- princesse and worn by a tall,
Golden hairad xUomaD wb0,o - c,,s+od
TO perfection, or, who suited it, which
is the correct way of putting it these
days. 1t was made with many seams,
each finished on the outside so that
the slenderness of figure was greatly
emphasized The neck was cut in a
little Dutch square and filled in with
black chiffon cloth. of which also the
sleeves were fashioned, and, barring
the bit of Duchess lace, at the wrists,
and the tiny, three-cornered turn
overs at the corners of the yoke there
was not break in the long lines, nor
anything to mar the very severe as
pect of the costume
Costume number two was in a dull
blue Liberty satin, with panel of
beautiful hant embroidery bordered
on either side with a jabot fold of
velvet of darker shade of blue, with
bit of gold embroidery, and blue silk
fringes at the ends. The bodice was
cut with plastron effect, which met
the skirt underneath a narrow folded
velvet girdle that ended at the in
dentation of the plastron The plas-
iron extended under the arms, but
was cut out forming the main portion
of the bodice, the arm-sides being fin
ished, and met by fold of the Lib
erty, edged with some of the en-
broidery. This latter was drawn
over the shoulders and gathered and
tucked in under the finished arm
sides of the plastron extension.
There was little tucker of blue
chiffon. and the sleeves were of plat
ed chiffon, while the neck was filled
in with exquisite pricesse lace.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
Empire Scarf Is Fascinating.

The revival Of empire modes brings
in its train, the shoulder scarf, the
maid of long ago wore so fascinating.
ly with her shortwaisted frock and
quaint poke bonnet
Today we have shortwaisted frock
and poke bonnets, too, but it remains
to be seen whether or not the shout.
der scarf will be generally adopted for
street wear. 1t will undoubtedly find
much use as a shoulder and head coy
ering for evening. with dainty frocks
of laces and embroideries, fine mus.
Inns and batistes.
The beauty OF these scarfs Is be.
wildering-the softest silks. chiffons
and crepes. snre plain. some EN-.
hroidered, others exquisite affairs of
plaided crepe. the plaid In all color
and of satiny texture The white, and
delicately tinted scarfs, with deep
end borders in Persian design and
colors are also very beautiful. and.
let MS add. very expensive.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
NC RACE PROBLEM AT BUXTON.
An Iowa Town Where Whites and
Blacks Work Side bv Side.

An Iowa Town Where Whites and
Blacks Work Side by Side.
Those senators who despair os a so
luton of the race question ought to
go to Buxton. Buxton is a coal mining
camp in Iowa. It's population is about
1900, ninety-three per cent being
black and seven per cent white.
The negroes were brought in from
the south originally to break a strike.
They were quick to learn the value Of
unionism. and now there is no more
thoroughly organized miners union
than the Buxton camp.
In Buxton the senators would re.
ceive their mail from a negro post
master; at the hotel their host would
be a negro. They would find them
selves IN a community where every.
body works, especially father. If
father develops a tendency to loaf
and to graft on his family he will not
remain long in Buxton Only men who
work can rent houses.
The Buxton schools have grown
from four teachers in a four-room
building in 1904 to ten-room building
and twelve teachers today. OF the sfx
hundred pupils only sixty-one in ten
are white. The teachers are colored
and white. The superintendent is a
colored man. The teachers are colored
and white. OF the mixing of the races
in the schools Superintendent Gillian
says:
a fol. NJ Gs.s -
tween the races. OF the very few
cases of fights rnly twice have they
been colored versus white, both last
year. They play together, sit together
and eat together. Nothing is said
about social equality The school is S
matter of business"
The seventy-two clerks in the com
pany store are whites ard negroes,
working together. neither insulting
nor being insulted by one another;
white girls waiting on black men. Ne
gro girls waiting on white men. In
the bank the senators would find a
negro woman and white woman, one
the teller, the other the cashier
The president of the Y. NJ. C. A. is
negro miner, living in a well furn-
ished house and giving his children
a liberal education. The Y. NJ. C. A.
secretary is the theatrical manager
and amusement censor of the town.
He controls the opera hall, with a
free hand to urn down whatever APP
pears morally unfit. On Saturday
night, if there is no show from out
side. 1000 feet of moving pictures are
given foI the good OF all
Buxton has its drawbacks. No min.
iag camp is an ideal place. The coal
will be exhausted some time. then
Buxton win decamp and disappear.
There is lacking the motive to buy
and TO improve property. But here Is
a community where as yet the race
question Is solved.
Business is business in the store.
on the street and In the mines. The
white woman Is safe and sacred-so
is the black woman. The crowds are
lively, well behaved, well dressed.
In this community. overwhelmingly
negro. the races work together. go 70
school together, but do not inter
mingle raeially. Six days in the week
tifty-two weeks in the year. black meH
work in Buxton. making good money
and making as good use Of their
money a. whf-e men. in Buxton or
elsewhere. Buxton. like Tuskegee. IS q
bright snof .-TndeDendent
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
A Striking Suit.

OF striking originality is a tailored
suit of prunelle cloth There is a
six-goted skirt with roll seam down
the center front and little triangular
forms fashioned of soutache banked
against a single row of velvet SINH
lar pyramidal effects decorate the
other seams and give that peculiar
dragging appearance that is so much
desired now, The coat is cut with
straight fronts. not even a sugg sstion
OF curve below the bust. aid at the
bottom is slashed in. formine an in
turned point The upper portion of
the under-arm section is cut in one
piece with the front after the method
of the first coat described above. and
the lower part is cut with the back
and slightly curved TO the lines of
the figure.
Half.inch bands &C velvet OF a
darker shade than the coat color. rein
force d by three bands OF soutache,
cover all seams and jennings, and the
fronts are further trimmed with vel
vet-covered moIds and braid loops
Many smart touches are decorative
buttons. one or two scintillating. Jew
clled ones, perhaps. at the top or on
the pocket flaps, or a single one
where the turnover collar comes to-
gether; or a gold cord tie with tas-
SEIZED ends slipped around the neck
under a narrow shswl collar knoued
iSt.. "a f1,,r.sv, harT srh.sva .~a .fzD
pretty ornaments composed OF fur
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27

bia. In illustration of the quaint he
said:
A little girl know was very bad
one day She was so bad that, other
corrections failing. her mother took
her TO her room to whip her.
During this proceeding the little
girls older brother opened the door
and was about to enter. But in her
prone position across her mothers
knee the little girl twisted round her
head and said severely: Eddie, go
out! Can't you see we're busyg"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
CHAPTER XIV
TIE New BARITONE,

Small spheres hold small fires
But he loved largely as 3 man can
love
Who baaled in his love dares live
his life.
Accept tho ends which God loves for
his own
And hft a constant aspect
g. n Browning
* was hot summer morning. ana
twv rasEed little Neapoljtans wees
sauntcring along the Chiaia the el-
der haI Gune his arm caressuelv
smud Tho others neck the youager
held 80 bis hand a ragged esp hlll of
cherries from which thsy wcr eating
eonteuted'y as they walked A chr.
riaee rolled past jhem and boyh DO,
looked up with sharp. eager eyes
Gran pio'" cried one eIoak
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27

the newcomer seemed quite absoI bed
in the music he was reading. At last.
in despair. Gigi resolved to speak
San Carlo" he said, timidly
thrusting his head little further for
ward.
The stranger looked up in surprise,
and when he saw the quaint little
face peeping out from the curtain, he
came forward few steps, looking
very much puzzled.
Il don't know" said Gigi, but
think you are the new baritone.
Something IN this address so tickled
the stranger that he began to laugh
His laugh was very pleasant one.
you have guessed rightly" he said
but am not so clever, and cannot
guess your name at all"
Il am Gigr,- said the child, grav ely
"Signor Sardoni laughs at my name
and says ii is only fit for pony, but
then he is only an Englishman and
knows no better; though, after all.
like him, and like TO talk English, as
we did at Salem"
AS he spoke, the little fellow lifted a
pair of beautiful dark eyes to the
strangers face; his eyes were his
only beauty, they were wonderfully
expressive, and something in their
depths was familiar to the newcomer.
He came closer and studied the
child's face more attentively.
"Gigi," he said, 81 think you must
be my little nephew though no one
has taken the trouble to tell me of
your existence"
ooh. no." said the child-they were
talking now in English-'T have an
uncle, but he is not like you; he is not
the new baritone; he is rich, and
lives in a beautiful villa in the coun-
try"
He lives there no longer; the villa
is to be let, and he is coming to live
with you" said the stranger, taking
the child on his knee. Come. tell
me the rest of your name, Gigi."
Il have three" said Gigi, with dig
nifty, though they always call me
Gigi for short. My whole name is
Luigi Bruno Merllno. and I shall be
four next month"
Then there is no doubt that am
your uncle" said Carlo, kissing the
child on both cheeks.
But Gigi, with shrewd look much
beyond his years, shook his head en-
phatieally.
IF you are the new baritone, then
Won are San Carlo. and San Carlo
could hardly be my uncle. You set up
for being saint, you know. and are
fond of keeping other people in order;
and you will never play games, but
will always know when I do what is
wrong. I badly wished you weren't
coming, but somehow you are not
quite what I thought"
The childs words were so comical
that they carried no sting; Carlo
could only smile at them
II am glad of that he said, patting
the closely-cropped head You must
have been expecting a regular ogre"
me, not an ogre, but a saint. 1t
was Signor Concerto that told me
about you"
"Ah!" said Carlo. unpleasantly en-.
lightened; you see, as Signor Com.
e'io and have never met. he can
only have drawn fancy picture OF
me-"
Il am sorry Signor Generic is go
ing; he was to have given me some
ms '"n4 gl4t,s Int h, pave me twn
lire instead just now, at least, he said
so, 1t was a bit of paper, but he said
| was to spend it. In America we al
ways have proper mos.Ay Do you
think this paper will really buy me
marrons glaces at Caflisch's?'
To be continued.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27

We regret 70 learn that Mrs Wal
Ter smith. one of our leaders of
fashion. ripped over rug while
chasing the cat out Of the house the
other day aud landed ON her nose and
badly dissgured thai organ The Ran.
nsE tenders her rs heartfelt syWp8-
thios We too have our SORROWS and
our dark hours ~-liolton tMol Ban
ner
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27

Edith. Mama. maynt play III
piano 3 little today?
Mother. -Bgt. my dear, yoar grand
ma has only beeH dead week and
Edith tBut I'll play very softly
mama,
Mother. eOb, very welt but b.
careful aIso 10 use only The blacs
KEYS. '--PhIladelphia Press.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
Laughs on Others

DR.. w. ]. MCGEE of the geological
survey said after a visit TO the Adj
rondacks that the forest fires had cost
at a conservative estimate, $1,000. 900
day.
1T seems" said Dr. MCGEE, rather
foolish to make laws against timber
cutting so as to preserve our forests,
and to make no laws to preserve
them against these terrible fires,
which destroy more trees in a day
than the AK coul6 destroy in a year
The trouble is carelessness. The
hunter is careless, the inhabitant is
cTeless, the railroad is careless, and
tle hunters fire, the Inhabitants
match, the RAILROADS. sparks burn up,
every autumn, an untold wealth Of
timber.
lesson of carelessnessi We none of
us, though. care to take home les
sons. 1t is like old Jacob Grimes.
Jacob was an Illinois farmer, and
one summer his nephew from Chi
cago came to work on the farm for
him. Jacob told the boy that the
first principle of farming was to use
up and wear out the old things first.
Don't touch this years fodder, he
would say. till last years has been
consumed Don't use the new har-
ness while the old holds out, The
new red cart runs better, but we will
keep it in the barn until the old gray
one breaks down
Jacob sounded this principle Of
his until the boy got tired of it. He
would get especially tired when he
would be obliged to eat last weeks
bread and so forth. according to the
principle.
Jacob, one stormy night, said to
his nephew
William, I've got to go to the viii
lage. Fetch up and harness one of
the horses from the four acre field
(Which shall fetch said William,
the old horse or the young one?'
THE old one, of course, said
Jacob Always wear the old ones
out first, you know
William paused in drawing on his
rubber boots.
I'm that case. uncle. he said.
hadn't YOU better go and fetch the
horse?'
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27

II takes a wise man to tell whethes
the world IS laughing with him or az
him
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27

Mark Twain was talking about the
famous robbery in his beautiful eoun
try house.
Had | still been living in Hart
ford. he said. whimsicaily, some OF
my Hartford friends would certainly
have accused me Of robblng myself
They had poor opinion of me in that
town
Marshall Jewett. the ex-governor,
used to take up the collection in our
Hartford church. They never asked
me to take it up. I fretted good
deal over this matter
See here. Jewett, said one day,
they let you take MP the collectio on
every Sunday. bat they never would
let me do It.
oh. yes they would said Lewe-t.
THAT is. With a be'1paneh, lie the
horse ear conductors use
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27

Professor Brauder Matthews. the
brilliant writer and teacher. was dis
cuss ing literary luaintness at Colum
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
soCInTY IN onRv1LLr.

orrville. Feb. 1.--(spscial. )---AGrs ". T. C0wan did the honors for the Informal Club," Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
 The hall and paEIor were effectively decorated in palms and flowers, and after an eajoyahh game of -4a" a tWo- eourss luncheon Was served to the fol- lowing members: Mrs. Fl. E. Mar shall Mrs. H. L. Dudley. Mrs. W. H Dudley. Mrs. J. ". Wilson. Mrs. B. W. Jordan. Mrs. ". T. CoWan, Mrs. M. R. Moore. Misses Emma Wilson. Lila Mae Hall. Mamie Dudley. Gather. inc PeFdue. Laurine Coleman.
 T. B Ham left this afternoon for Mobile.
 Mrs. Hunter Roquemore and children are the guests of Mrs. B. r. Ellis.
 Miss Lamine Coleman has returned from . visit to friends In Tyler.
 Miss Laxon of Georgia is the guest of Miss Carrie Moore.
 Miss LizzIe MArsAall of Selma ts with the family of D. M. MArahall.
 Mas Margaret Hatcher 10 with Mira. T, J. Nilis fer . few Gaya.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
UNIoNTOwN NEWS.
Negro Boy COnfeases to RObbing Pout
 OGace.

Negro Boy COnfeases to RObbing Pout-
 OaAce.
 Uni0ntown, Feb. 1.-(speciaI. )-- Charley Reese. young negro boy, who was caught robbing the mail boxes in the postoftice here a year ago. pleaded guilty before the Commissioners Court in Selma.
 Soon after committing the offense he escaped from the inspector who had come to look into the matter, and was not seen here again until a few days ago, when he was arrested by the cfty marshal, W. B. Ogletree.
 When questioned as to his motives. he said that he had hoped to getanoney from the letters. which were taken from the box of the Planters and Mef- chants Bank
 He also confessed to having stolen q pair of gold-rimmed spectacles from another box.
 negro merchant saw the boy in an alley tearing up some papers. His sus- picions were aroused and he managed to get the remaining letters. and re- ported the matter at once to the bank
 The boy is about l2 years old.
 The Methodist people are making at- tractive improvements on their par. sonage. When enlarged and remod- eled. 1t will be one of the prettiest and most cnveniently arranged cot- tages in town.
 Frank Seay and his wife are making their home with the family of Mrs. N. s. Knight.
 R. H. Ware. a prominent merchant, Is very i'll at the home of Mrs. T. c.
 Mrs. Fred Coleman of Selma is the guest of Mrs. Val Taylor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
Mns. EUGENE BArrIsTn DEAD.
A Pteasce Resident ef scruntsa Has
 Pmaae9 Away. .


 Paaaee Away. s...,.a-s.-s Scranton, Miss. FebI 1.--tspeciai. ], Mrs. Eugene BAptiste. nee Krsbs. pioneer resident of this place. died at her home on Market Street last night at 3 o'clock in the sand year of her age.
 Aires Baptiste has been a sufferer for NHe past two years with cancer on her face and death came Co the aged sufferer ag sweet release from all her ills.
 At one time in her life she owned nearly the entire coast line at Pas cagoula beach. besides considsrabls lands neer Fort Morgan. gAla<s ssSh hfch she inherited through her father. Frah- cisco KTsbs which came to him through spanish land grants. Her funeral took place this afternoon at o'clock and was attended by . large eoncourse of friends and relatives who had known her for many years.
 The Jackson County Board Of Super visors met in regular monthly session this morning at the. County Court House. As Is usual they are confront ed by a large volume of business which has accumulated during the past month. Their session will in all probability extendffor . period of four days. v Mrs. s. 1T. Bugge and daughter Miss Mabel are spending few days in New Orleans this week with friends. Mir. and MFs. A. l.. Staples are vis-' iting relatives la Mobile today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
WORLD. APRIL os. LAST TWO MONTHS ENJOYED
 LIVING FOR FIRST TIME

The following statement was made by Mir $. J. Simpson on Thursday af- ternoon in connection with the Cooper preparations. which have created a sensation throughout the West and now being widely discussed in New York.
 Mr. simpson. who lives al No. s79 President Street. Brooklyn, said:
 According to my experience, this man Cooper is justified in his claims that his medicine will actually put the stomach in good condition. have had chronic stomach trouble for several years past. My stomach seemed to give out completely in August. 1906. and have been able to eat next to nothing since.
 ''I have not taken the slightest en- joyment in living, have been so de- pressed by my condition. Neither physicians nor medicine helped me, and it was only by the most, careful diet that I was able to retain any food whatever. orr the past seven months have not eaten a particle of meat. In the most skeptical frame of mind pos sible I called to see MT. Cooper about two months ago, while he was in Brooklyn. I had not the smallest hope his medicine would help me. as had given up hope during the past year. I obtained some of the medicine and be- gan its use. Today I am apparently rapidly that 1t Is positively wonderful. 1 am In good spirits, eat heartily. sleep well and am better in every way. l
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
ISAAC LEMLE DEAD
DROPPED DEAD MONDAY AT NOON
 ON STREET.
Fell Against Doorway and When Reached It Was Found That Life Had Left
 Boay.

Isaac Lemle, an old resident of Mont gomery and e prominent property holder, fell dead yesterday at noon, in the doorway of Gtbson's store. as he was walking up South Court Street. !. Kelly, who is employed in the store. heGrd crash against the door which was swung close to the wall, and found the elderly gentleman lying prostrate across the threshold.
 A physician, who has oftices nearby, was imm ediately summoned. Although he arrived within three or four min utes after the fan, the physician found Mir. LeInle dead, stricken of heart fail ure.
 The body was immediately taken to the residence of his sister Mrs. J. Levy. where he has made his home. The interment will be held in the New Oakwood Cemetery today at 2 o'clock, Dr. Ehrenreich will oficiate.
 Numerous relatives in this city mourn him. those nearest Of kin being Mrs. J. Levy and Mrs. M HIrsch Among his nephews are Emil and Isadore Well. He was unmarried. His broth CT, Captain M. Lemle, one of the fore- most business men of Montgomery, died eight years ago in q similarly sudden manner.
 MT. Isaac Lemle, has lived in Mont gomery for over forty years, coming here directly after the war. He was born in Rulsheim, Germany, s4 years ago. During his life time, he amassed considerable real estate and during the past few years interested himself only in the management Of 1t. His genial ity and integrity won him a host of staunch friends.
 Though MT. Lemle's friends were shocked to learn of his death. many knew that he had been ailing for some months.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02

am convinced that the succeas tb,. r served. 1SAAS 0e-
 In a short interview Mfr. cooper aa,a. nave been in New York q little less than two months. So far as can Judge there are now about S0.00O peo- pie taking my preparations. Before ' leave there will be not less than iOo. : o0o. as the number is increaaIne verv rapidly and people are just beginning 70 learn what my preparation does. I expect to fully prove before 1 leave New York the claim made when | arrived, namely--that stomach trouble Is the great curse of the twentieth century among highly civilized races and that 1t is responsible for s9 per cent. of all ili-health.
 My medicine does nothing but reg uiate the stomach, yet I have people come to me daily and tell me that it has relieved them of many and vari. ous ailments. not generally recognized as due to stomach trouble.
 ''It is easy enough to verify this statement An hour spent in listening Co what people who, call to see me are saying, who obtained my medicine some time ago. will prove what I say beyond a douht."
 Cooper's New Discovery is the med ieine which made such a wonderful record in New York. It is on sala at leading druggists everywhere: Should your druggist not have 1t notify The Cooper Medicine co.. Dayton. Ohio.