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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-10

reached Montgomery in the early
morning. No provision had been
made for transportation further. We
were left in an old cotton shed while
the captain went out to make ar
rangements for our continuing our
journey. This took him all day, ana
the best he could do was to have his
yankees turn out to push the cars In
the making up of his train. At first
We objected to % this, but, remember
ing that We were on parole and on
our way nome, we concluded to do
all We could to hurry matters along.
q neglected to state in the proper
place that we were paroled before
leaving Tusealoosa)
We got few cars together, enough
for short train. and about night the
captain managed TO get an engine to
pull the same But the old engine
was not much good, and the only way
we could get up steep grade was TO
cut the train in two and then let the
wheezy old locomotive draw us up in
sections.
While doing all this we discussed
the relative merits of Wirz and Cap
tain Griswold. Wirz was a man of
force and energy of character He
was a good business man. When he
ordered train for use it was apt to
be there on time. He had at his back
the whole southern confederacy. He
dared order anything, and would turn
out his guards to see that he got what
he wanted Griswold, though kind,
had little force of character, and was
no business manager He would ask
for thing modestly and accept any
old thing he could &c t,-as in the case
of the cotton mill It Tuscaloosa for
our winter quarters. Wirz would have
captured train and showed his Yanks
into 1t and told the railroad folks that
when he got though with it they
could have II bacI But Wirz was an
old brute in Richmond. He promised
to put me into lions there once; but
he was a good friend to us after we
left there
We arrived in Salisbury, North Car
DINA, on the 18th of March, where
we rested" three months longer.
Thirteen days on the trip with never
a chance to skirmish with the festive
pedieulus vestimenti! They had In
creased ---, language is made
quate! figures fall Their number
ran somewhere up into the octodecil-
lions. with 70o0,OO0,00O fresh laid
eggs with which to start another gem
Grafton.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-10
Costume, obtained From Trees.

Considering the great antiquity OF
the art of weaving vegetable fibers
into cloth. says Professor Macmillan
In the Strand Magazine. 1t is remark
able that In some portions of the trop-
zeal world there are at the present
day races OF men who obtain their
rude costumes from the inner BARK OF
certain trees. Before the advance OF
civilization such material, 1t Is be-
lieved, provided tie principal articles.
Of clothing for Inhabitants Of trop--
zeal regions, as did the skins of ami
mails for people In cooler cIimes. One
OF the best examples of these trees is
the Sack tree" (Antiaris innoxia) of
Ceylon. To obtain the bark Of this
the tree Is felled and cut into sec
tons; these are submerged In still wa
ter for several weeks for the purpose
of rotting the bark, the latter being
then washed and pounded so as to
separate the parenchymatous tissues
from tie interviewer layer Of fibres.
The bark Is afterwards dried and
bleaehed, when 1t is ready for use In
a fashion according to the fancy OF
tie wearer. The sections of the bark
may be cut into any length so as to
adapt 1t for either a ready.made skirt.
Kilt or shirt
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-10
sERNHARDT's LAST TOUR.
Her Voice as Golden as Of Old, Says
One Who Saw Her Recently.

Her Voice as Golden as of Old, Says
One Who Saw Her Recently.
II practically has been settled that
Nine. Sarah Bernhard will pay q
visit to New York during the sea-
son of 1901.
The question naturally arises, says
the New York Morning Telegraph, as
TO what Is the condition of Madame
Sarah, as her friends love to call
her. Are the old vigor. the old be,
witchment atilI there? Is the voice
as musical as of old? The vivid and
capacious intellect as energetic and
as dominant? Those who saw her
playing last spring to crowded hous-
es at the Theater Sarah Bernhardt
can answer truth ally, yes She suf-
fers slightly frolI lameness, but an
actress Of her resource and expert
ence can conceal such an impedi-
ment No one noticed it in the per
forp s.uee of "L'Aiglon." at which the
writer was present last May One
did notice, however, the rush and ex-
uberance Of her golden diction, the
romance and glamor of that extraore
binary personality, exerting, as It
has for many years, its control over
a large and varied audience.
The question arises as to what
plays Mime Bernhard viii be seen
in when she comes here next No
vember 'LAiglon," certainly. Les
Bouffons." that perfect idyll of Mig
uel zamacois, will also be seen.
! There win be novelty. too That
novelty will be "The French Revolu-
ton" drama dealing with a period
the dramatic possibilities Of which
have only just been touched on, even
though more than 100 years have
elapsed since the happenings of that
terrible epoch.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-10

on the north side Of Mt. ST. Elias by
Professor l. c. Russell, alter two sea
sons of lonely and heroic adventure,
led the Italian duke to his victory.
Ny problem on Mt. Wrangel was. of
course of minor difficulty as COM
pared with the two above. Being
still an active volcano, its extrusive
matter has. until quite recent (geo-
logicaD days, constantly replaced its
mass as torn away by ice erosion.
And while il presents many of the
cliffs and amphitheaters barred by
glacial retreat and lined with hanging
glaciers-these being the typical
characteristic and menaees of all
the higher Alaskan Alps-severaI
routes to its summit are quite ohvi.
Gus.
In the final analysis. then. the task
of conquering Mt. Mckinley ID one
If ,hrst-rate technical difficulty for a
trained alpinist mitigated Nv wealth
er conditions that are more annoying
and destructive of time, patience, ana
ones supplies than productive of ae-
tual danger or climatic impossi51lity,
and by the absence of prohibitively
rare atmosphere. To this must be
added. except in the case OF trans
porting your outfit to the actual
base of the mountain by sieds in win.
ter-a plan highly favored by the ma.
turest opinion in Alaska-the pests,
annoyances and dangers of perhaps
the hardest" frontier country ever
exploited; and in making the prelim-
mary winter trip, sledge run over
considerable glacial ice, under polar
conditions.-Robert Dunn in New
York Post.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-10
WANTS TO LABEL FlRETRAPs.
Association Says 1t Would Prevent
Bad Construction.

Bad Construction.
To put the label Dangerous upon
every public or ,semi-public building
that is not strictly fireproof-this Is
the bold suggestion made in an article
contributed to The World Today by
F. W. Fitzpatrick, president of the
International Society of Building
commissioners.
To mark a hotel or theater fire
proof when it is not, he says, is OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses,
and should be punished as such. II
city governments would compel true
labels on buildings, it would do more
to promote fireproof construction, Mr..
Fitzpatrick thinks, than any other
measure yet suggested.
In the course of his article the
writer gives figures showing how
much greater the fire loss is in the
United States than in o.Ler coun-
tries. In the United States about
$215, 100000 worth of property is de,
stroyed nv FIRE every year. The cost
of hre departments and insurance
brings the total outlay on account OF
fires up to $600,000000. The ire ex-
pense equals, and in some years ex-
ceeds, the entire amount spent on new
buildings.
"All this terrible waste by fire is
directly attributable to ignorance and
carelessness." writes Mr.. Fitzpatrick.
THE actual combustion we indulge in
is equal to tax of $3.50 per capita
per year. In Italy it is 10 cents, in
Germany 49 cents; in all of Europe
the average is less than 33 cents.
After describing the losses due to
fire, Mr.. Fitzpatrick proceeds to tell
how the country ought to guard
against them. The remedy, he says,
is not splendid fire fighting apparatus,
but good construction. The first great
precept, he says, is to eonfine fire to
as small space as possible. Eleva'
tors and stairways should be en-
closed; there should be self-closing
fre-doors; window sashes should be
of metal.
In the steel buildings the metal
framework must be entirely protected
by ~ rnt clay. If this same fire-prooi
material is used for floors and parti
lions, then the spread of fire that
starts within the building is prevented
visit the scene of any fire." says
Mr.. Fitzpatrick, land you win see
that unprotected steel has twisted
and squirmed into all kinds of fan
tastic shapes. Every particle of steel
has to be thoroughly protected against
fire; and, for this, burnt clay is the
most dependable medium. 1t is the
ideal material for resistance to fire.
IF New York had spent half OF
what her fire department has cost
ner, in the way of better construction
of her buildings, the greater part Of
the city would have been today inde
structible. The difference in the ini
tial cost of an absolutely fireprool
building and an ordinary one is only
such that the interest paid upon the
additional amount would not equal the
yearly premium paid for the excessive
I insurance or ordinary construction.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-10

Captain Grlswold was then in
charge Of us, ana had been ever since
Wirz left us He was kind.hearted
man, and we al liked him. We
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-10

Commissioner williams # the Inn
migration bureau will soon begin hear
ings in the cases Of $50 suspects at
New York, charged with being mem
bers Of the black hand. If the charges
are proved they viii be deported.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-10
Every Reason.

why does your new baby cry 50
much 2"
Say. If all your teeth were out,
your hair Off and your legs so weak
hat you couldn't stand on them,
rather fancy you'd feel like crying
yourself. -Lippincott's.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-10

Him-"If were to kiss you would
YOU scream for help?'
Herr would but for one thing.
Him-"And what Is that?"
Her-"Td be afraid some one might
hear me-"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-10
SAME OLD THING.

Aunt Julia-"so you and your A.
ance have quarreled How did it hap
penn"
Pcet y Niece-"oh. its the old, old
story. Firat we fell in loye-then
we fell out"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-10
Ascent BY an Arete.

It seems likely that Mckinley must
be assembled by an arete from one or
the other of these same quarters. The
ultimate problem is to overcome TINS
extraordinary and general final RELIEF
in its whole mass, and believe 1t to
be one Of much difficulty as techni-
cal Alpine task. Above an altitude Of
is o00-1S. 900 feet. the actual climbing
should not be prohibitiye; the worst,
in a trained mountaineers opinion,
would be over; the forces left 70 CON
tend with would be those Of cold, IA
tigue. hunger, and the inevitable IN
roads Of mountain sickness above
is, 900 fees, the failure TO mention
which ii DR.. Cooks account Of his late
feat was so striking feature Of his
narrative.
a final ridge Of this sort, discovered
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-10

understand that such weather
chiefly discou- aged Professor Parker
on DR.. Cooks second Mckinley trip.
and it certainly hampered our first
try at the mountain as much as did
the probably unscalable wall which
actually checked US. The one word,
however, that may be said in favor Of
this constant precipitation, is that It
is generally unaecompanied even on
the higher ridges, by violent winds,
squalls, and the blizzard conditions
said 70 be so frequent, for instance,
IA the Bolivian Andes. But as every
one who has climbed above glacier
line knows, falling snow IS an absolute
bar to any sort Of progress, and not
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-14

narrow. Prices gave way at the last,
after holding all day. The Harrimans
started upward, but met selling pressure
again, such as has been in evidence in
those stocks for some time past.
The news with most bearing on the
prospect for affairs came from the west
ern grain fields, where abundant rains
were reported with greatly increased
promises for the rapid progress of the
crops. The reviews by accepted authori-
ties of iron and steel trade conditions
were regarded as confrmatory of the
more confident feeling that has been
growing up concerning the outlook there.
Reports of negotiations for further
large exports of gold. both to Paris and
to South America, were not confirmed,
although the foreign exchange rate was
firm and private discount rates rose both
in London and Paris. The time money
market here was reported a tri1e easier
without any quotable change in rates.
The caution of the speculation. in view OF
the suspicious signs in the market, was
exempifeds again in the way in which
prices gave way at the end of the day
and closed weak.
Bonds were firm. Total sales, par
value, S5,912. 600.
United States bonds were unchanged on
call
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COTTON CLIMBS
HIGHER IN PRICE
Market Opens At An Advance
In Spite of Liverpool
SPOT SALES ARE LARGE
Demand in the soatb for Spots Is Der.
ter and the Market Closes High
er in Spite Of Heavy Real
ling Sales.
SPOT SALES ARE LARGE

New York. May 1S.-Todays cotton mar
ket was rather less active than yester-
days and somewhat irregular but firm
in the main and most positions made
new high records for the season. The
close was feverish at net advance of
COLL points
The market opened steady at an ad-
vance of 16l4 points in spite of disap-
pointing Liverpool cables and futures.
after some little hesitation, advanced
sharply on a renewed demand from out
side resources, aggressive bull support
and covering by recent sellers for a
turn. Large spot sales reported in the
English market, continued complaints of
dry weather from the southwest and re-
ports of a better spot demand in the
south seemed to be encouraging the ex-
preston of bullish sentiment and while
there was heavy realizing on a scale up
the market soon showed a net advance
of to 10 points on active months. At
this level offerings became still heavier.
Prices eased off 10 or Il points from the
top but it was noted that trading be-
came quiet around the closing figures
OF last night and the market soon stead
led owing to the replacing of long lines
which had been sold out on the earlier
bulge, renewal Of support from some of
the leading bulls and covering by scalp
ing shorts. UndeaNthe impulse of this
buying and in response to further re-
ports of an increased spot demand from
various points in the south the market
sold a shade over the high point of the
YY,{r
time about 8 to 10 points net higher.
The close was only shade off from the
top under realizing
Receipts at the ports today, 1909 bales,
against 1409S last week and 6297 last
year. For the week 100000 bales, against
114,SS7 last week and 50,906 last year. To-
days receipts at New Orleans, 1745 bales,
against 1856 last year.
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STOCK MARKET IS
NOT VERY BROAD
Dealings Are Restricted to the
Speciality List
PRICES CLOSE AT A LOSS
Several Railroad Stocks Show Strength
Early But Weakness Causes Gen.
eral Losses Before the Mar.
ket Closes.
PRICES CLOSE AT A LOSS

New York, May 1S.-The largest part of
the transactions in stocks today was made
In handful of selected securities. The
reasons for the selection were obscure so
far as any authentic news was concerned.
There was cloud OF rumors in circula-
ton all day, but none of these was con-
hrmed. The anthracite group amongst the
railroads was the first subject of these
rumors. The supposition persisted that
something was about to occur which
would prove Of value to the stockholders.
The favorite rumors were that the coal
mining properties would be separated
from the roads and in some way distrb-
uted to the railroad stockholders While
this action was supposed to be in conse-
quence of the supreme court decision on
the commodities clause, that decision in
fact exempted the roads from the obliga-
tlon to part with their coal property and
caused excited advances in the prices of
those stocks because of the supposed ad-
vantage to those companies of this priv
ilege.
The special attention given to Delaware
and Hudson gave rise to a rumor that it
was to figure in the proposed adjustment
in particular way, owing to the broad
scope of the charter privileges. The as
sertion that an increase of the Delaware
and Hudson dividend was imminent was
met with the explanation that this COM
pany declared a full years dividend in
December for quarterly distribution, leav
ing no occasion for a decision on the
subject earlier than next December. In
the case of Alis- Chalmers preferred there
came disclaimer also with color of Of
fetal authority of reports of intended re-
sumptions at an early day The specula-
tive sentiment was tinged more or less
with suspicion by these evidences OF in
consistency in the explanations of some
of the market movements.
The Rock Island demonstration was at
fributed to the recent return from for
eign trip of one of the capitalists most
prominent in that and in number of
other properties which have moved in
response to the supposed resumption of
stock market activities in this interest.
The upward start in the Southern railway
stocks was unexplained by any special
news. This, coupled with that in Rock
Island gave an appearance of favor for
the low-priced stocks, which awakened
some sympathetic movements in other
stocks Reasons of a kind to appeal prin-
cipally to the minds of professional stock
operators are seen to have played a large
part in the days market. The general
tone was firm, but the movement was
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-14
WHEAT MARKET IS
NOT VERY STRONG
Prices Are Unchanged to a Few
Points Lower
IMPROVED DEMAND SHOWN
Corn Develops Weakness Early But
Later in the Day an Advance Is
scored-oats Close Steady
and Provisions Firm.
IMPROVED DEMAND SHOWN

Chicago, May 13.-Interest of traders
in the wheat pit on the board of trade
again centered today in weather condi-
tons in Kansas and as additional rain
had been reported in that state prices
continued to sag, closing quotations be-
ing unchanged to 1ae lower compared
with yesterdays final figures. Corn and
provisions closed firm and oats steady
The reports of rain in Kansas and Ne
braska were the general topic of dis
cussion on curb before the opening of the
wheat market, and it was the general
opinion that the drouth in those states
had been relieved to great extent.
Owing to this circumstances selling was
general, with trading at figures showing
at net loss at first of &c to 1c, COM
pared with the previous close. July
opened at s112A to 81 .121a. The weather
bureaus forecast which predicted showers
and thunderstorms for the two states
mentioned furnished additional incentive
to sell early in the day and as a re-
suit sentiment was decidedly heavy dur
ing the first half of the session. Before
the end of the first hour July had de-
clined to $L11B. Toward midday senti-
ment in the pit veered somewhat and Of
ferings became less free, resulting in a
gradual upturn in prices. The rise was
due to an apparently over-sold condition
of the market and reports of damage to
the crop in Missouri An improved de-
mand for cash wheat here and in the
northwest also served to create a better
feeling. A feature in the cash situatioZ
which was freely commented upon, and
which undoubtedly had some effect on
trading, was the smallness of local re-
ceipts, only one car load being reported
for today, while the estimate for tomor-
row shows absolutely no wheat in pros
pect. The top point for July was reached
at s113A. Prices sagged somewhat on
profit-taking, but the close was about
steady with July at $1.12s4.
Corn was rather weak early in the ses-
sion, but developed material strength dur
ing the final hour on active covering
by shorts, which was prompted chiefly
by the purchase of line of Septem-
Der by a leading commission house. The
late demand was based partly on the con-
tinued scarcity of offerings from the
country. During the day the July de-
livery sold between 6S5sc and 6915c. The
market closed strong with prices UNI
changed to ssc higher, July being at
69ssc.
The-l bulge in corn had a strength
enng effect ON the oats market and off
set the favorable weather conditions for
the new crop, the market closing steady
with prices unchanged to &c higher. A
brisk demand for the cash grain also
helped to create firmer feeling late in
the day.
Provisions were firm all day, due to
buying brought out by a decrease in pack
ing centers. A &c to 10c advance in live
hogs also had a bullish effect. A local
export house was leading buyer
throughout the day. At the close prices
were up 5Q711c to 121ac.
Leading futures ranged as follows.
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Hubbard Bros. G. Co.'s Letter.

New York, May 13.-(Special. )-Through-
out the early hours heavy realizing sales,
together with the selling by arbitrage
brokers, who were buyers in Liverpool
against sales of January here, supplied
the new buying, which in turn was slim
ulated by the absence of rain in Texas.
Last evening IT seemed probable that the
low barometer would bring the needed
rain but the storm passed north over
Kansas, avoiding Texas Each day that
passes without rain over northern, west
ern and southwestern Texas increases the
seriousness of the situation in that state.
In the closing hours the market quickly
advanced, closing steady at about the
best prices. The market remains under the
influence of the drouth, which is begin
ming to create an uneasy feeling among
the European spinners.
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Metal Market.

New York, May 13.-London tin market
was lower today with spot quoted at E131
lis Sd and furtures at G132 lis Cd. Locally
the market was weak and lower also with
spot quoted at $2S.S71sQ129. 121a.
Copper was about Is I'd lower in Lon
don with spot quoted at 959 and futures
at ESQ lbs Cd. The local market was quiet
but unchanged with lake quoted at S13.11
1ad13371a; electrolytic at S12. 75@13.00 and
casting at 2.621xQ12. 771A.
Lead was lower at f13 IS Cd in London.
Locally the market was steady and I'M
changed at $430q4.35.
Spelter was unchanged at Ell Is Cd in
London. the local market was steady and
unchanged at s5.021sd5.071a.
The,London iron market was lower with
Cleveland warrants quoted at Ats 101ad.
The local market was unchanged. No ]
foundry northern Is quoted at s16Q16 so;
No. at s15. 75Qpl8.25. No 1 southern and
No. southern soft at SIS. 75d16.25
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Flour, Meat and Breadstuff.

Corrected daily by Tennessee Mill Coz
Flour-Fancy patents. $7.75; Nellie
King, 81; second patents, $3.50.
Meal-Satinette, sac bushel; s6-lb
"GtornEKiln dried, No. 2 mixed Ssc.
Oats-No. 2 mixed, 65c, No. 3, 66c;
white clip, 70c Texas. 75c.
Wheat Bran-Pure, ton, $31.
Cotton Seed Meal-Feed. $2f; prime.
Corn Chops-s0 pounds, $1.3o.
Shorts-Ton, $32.
Hulls-SO-lbs, C. s.. 50; 100 lbs. C. s..
$500. 80
Timothy, $40; johnson grass. $14; clover
mixed, SIS; choice green alfalfa, s24.
Fruit and Produce.
Corrected by Douglass Bros
Oranges-Callfornia, per box, $3.50
$50: Florida, per box, $4,000.
Lemons-Imp ported, per box, 1915.
Limes-Per hundred, 81.
Bananas-Per bunch, 81 a 1.50.
Observation-Disclosures, per crate, 81.
New irish Potatoes-Per Dbl, $3.50.
Sweet Potatoes-Per bu, 85c.
Cabbage-New crop. per crate, 50.
Onions-Fancy La. Creole, per Id, &c;
fancy Tex. White Wax, per crate $l.f5.
Navy Beans-Per blu. 50.
Lima Beans-Per Id, &c.
Tomatoes-Fancy Fla, per crate $3.50.
Snap Beans-Per hamper, sf.75.
Eggs-Fresh candled, per doz, zoe.