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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-10


a government stamp It's size is re,
stricted by law and there are so many
fines and penalties for traasgressiug
these laws OF posting anu distributing
that bill pos ing as we understand j
IS well nigh impossible. Z really be,
lieye that the American ant-binboard
crusader. who conscienuously makes a
comparison between the two, will lose
most, If not all of his antlpathy 10 our
own bill boards with their life. energy
and vibrant reflection of our activities.
Virtue Of Advertising.
The Circus Rancy. one of the great
ones Of France, was IN Strassburg. /
asked twenty to thirty persons as 10
lot locations and dates before I found
one who could give me an intelligent
reply Some said it would be in the
city next week" others. that il had
gone. but most of them knew nothing
about it and yet 1t was located in the
heart Of the city. A few good stands
with some three sheet dates would
have Informed the whole population of
all the facts. but instead of these
some window Autographs. in a few
empty stores. was all the posting dis
.coverable. I took il as a lesson in
the utility OF the bill boards. and be-
lieve if the public is ever deprived of
the bin boards it will miss them just
as it would miss the street cars and
newspapers They may be nuisance
to a finicky few. but to the great mass
Of people they communicate facts o.
interest and use.
In Hamburg an Austrian circus rider
pointed with pride to the "reclame'
advertisements OF a tent show. There
was nothing bigger than a two shee,
and yet this show was wonderfully
equipped little enterprise, electrically
lighted from its own plant. and in
every way a show of the best class.
AT Montargis, France. l met under
peculiar circumstances, an old gentle
man of possibly eighty years or more.
The chauffeur whom l had brought out
from Paris had imbibed something
that made him see two roads instead
of one l didn't know which one he
might decide TO take. | wished TO DIS
charge him. but he could not compre-
bend my kind of French on this par.
ticular subject. From a small pocket
dictionary | found numerous words
to fire." but he would not under
stand. The landlord of the Hotel De
la Postes introduced me to the old
gentleman as a man perfectly capable
OF talking both French and English
He was an Englishman on business In
France and readily and very oBlig-
ingly informed the chauffeur what was
wanted, or, rather that he was no
longer wanted
The incident brought on social
visit with the venerable man and
found his conversation very interest
ing, His vivacity, ready wit and cheer.
fulness were remarkable in a man OF
his age and he had the scope and
breadth found only in men of world
travel. al artist would have picked
him as the deal picture of patriarch.
q novelist would have singled him out
among ZEN thousand for a character
in a story and my own curiosity was
aroused at the sight of man of his
great age travelling and transaeting
business with all the poise and cour-
age of a man fifty years younger. His
snowy beard, broad-rimmed silk tile
and ivofy-handled cane added empha
sis to a striking personality. I made
up my mind to know what held this
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-10

comparison with the St MaryS
which was then considered old made her
Indeed seem Formidable. The ST. Mary
was Of 1.02J tons displacement 200 tons
less than the Enterprise. and her arma-
nent was Inferior as to hardly be
worth white comparing
Notwithstanding the trio bare come %
their end hgbting craft. nli have won
their Iaurels on many sen. and while
there does not hang about them the halo
of actual carnage when scuppers ran deep
with the blood ~ their crew, they served
their dag well aud won victories %
peace no less renowned than those Of
war
The st. Mary's hrst duty WIS In the
Mexican war. When she landed troops
at Vera Cruz. 10 ls47. nnd later she
brought to this country the frophies of
victory She was then sent to the Pacidc
where she remained until the close Of
the Civil War. when she was aga IN or-
dered to the Atlantic While Ia the
Pacific however. she looked out for the
interests Of the Union by chasing Con
federate prigateers. and on one occasion
thwarted the priyatrer Shenandoah IN
her designs upon score Of ships IN the
Chtncha Islands
10 1862 the ship was ~ vatpa raiso.
when the Spanish Admiral rinzou and
his feet sailed in The Spunsrd wanted
TO lombard the town. bur Capt. G. VI
Colvocoresses. who was DESTROYS Of pro
teeting American Interests ashore. an
chored her between the city and the
Spanish Eeet-
Admiral Pinz9o sent az arrogant note.
10 wh3ch be stated that unless the St
Mays was moved ~ once she would have
20 take the cOuseQ noes. for he ps opose3
- lombard the port THIS note brought
g reply that was Characteristic Sud right
10 the point After stating that bis yes
sci was anchored in position entirely
to his sstisfs ctic-. tbs piucky American
skipper concluded by stating that ~
there were a bomhardnenf care should
be exercised that none Of the shot struck
the vessel, Ter. While be realized the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-10

SW< / J. SAFE OF the Did Sloopso war Sara
togs. st. Mary's and Enterprise, If
d ter having been condemned by the
government they served so well, brings
wildly to mind that the wooden walls
Of the old navy are rapidly being rele-
gated TO the past.
Indeed, when the Monitor and the Mer-
~iniac fought their famous battle in
Hampton Roads and the unlocking world
perceived that the days of wooden eight
ing ships were over. the three craft that
have lately been cast aside as unified for
service were Just in their prime and were
numbered among the finest vessels Of their
class In the whole world.
To-day these same vessels. when com
pared to the mighty battleshlps New
Hampshire. North Dakota. Delaware and
others of the class. are as comparing
smooth bore 12-pounder to a i2-inch rife
or an ox-cart with an automobile
But even though they suffer by com.
parison. qnd are considered unworthy Of
further official notice or public moneys to
maintHin II is some compensat ton to those
who love the old vessels for their own
sake 10 knew that within a few years
even the mightiest fighting craft OF the
present day will be pronounced obsolete
10 view Of the many Improvements that
the craft 81 a decade or two hence viii
possess
To these days war material not infre
quentlv becomes out Of date before II has
had an actual test under the conditions
for which it was designed. but In the
epoch Of wooden walls there we're 40
such sudden changes. Perhaps II was du.
to a laeg Of rapid development 81 ideas.
but 1t Is q fact. nevertheless, and to this
alone is duo the long life Of thsse yes
seis.
OF all the vessels that ~e-e in sersice
up 20 within the past few months the
Saratoga I'd s. Mary's we're the Oldest.
The former was built 10 1912 ct Kittery.
Maine and the latter two years later a
Washington. .. C. The Enterprise was
built at Khtery. Maine. 10 1875 and
was equipped With q steam engine. be-
Tag, 1t thar time regarded as a most
eficient vessel, rspresertlaE he very bat.
est IDEAS IN maritime construction. with
the possible exception q aFmor plate
Thich. while appreciated. had not been
adopted b. this government up 70 thai
tine.
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old man to he worlds activities when
many younger than he sat out q
wretched existence in a corner. wait
ing dejeotedly for the final call. led
up 10 the question as adroitiy as
knew how. There was a shrewd. bur
kindly expression in his eyes as ne
said. = don't mind telling Won M,
business You are an American and
have undoubtedly heard OF BarnunL
Ringing Brothers and Forepaugh? /
am in much the same business here as
these people are in America. | am
the general agent for tho Pinder cir
Gus
The Pinder English owned.
suddenly noticed that I had been
studying a tiger claw charm that huns
from his fob and wondered that had
not thought of it before | fell proua
of being in the same business thar
could keep an old man young, and
frankly said so to Mr. Levy. OF course
We shook hands for a second time. As
two persons do who have discoye. cd
each other. He told me many interest
ing details relative to the methods o
shows in France
fhe Pinder circus is an English
owned and operated show. but travels
in France only, II is a wagon show
and makes one-day stands. showing
every Sunday during the season, and
in the language of its general agen'
always takes tidy bit on that day
Its season opens in Marseilles il Feb
Iuary. so has but a short time in
winter quarters.
A Small Family Show
There are many very small shows
on the continent travelling and exhih-
iting under canvas One of these /
saw in Mecklenburg IN a very small
village Circus Schultz" ii was called
Director Schultz has two wagons that
he carries his aggregation on The
company have sleeping. dining and
cooking quarters in the same wagon
Director Schultz had his side poles
placed in the ground asked him
why. His answer was that the strain
on the tent would be too great If they
were to be held upright by the tension
on the guy lines. They had been ia
wind storm several years ago and
since then the big top had not been
as strong as formerly.
The troupe were all one family.
Herr Director Schultz proudly told me
he had four new actors IN training
and pointed TO box under the wagon
in which four young pups were sleep
ing. They were happy and con
tented aggregation, with dinner cook.
ing in one of the wagons, and the vii
lage urchins gathered round and If
the ELECTION may be permitted prob.
abb as fortunately situated as II they
owned all the shows in the world
They could not have been more con
tented and that and cakes nearly ap-
proaches the limit of earthly bliss.
Fronts" an Important Factor.
One of the strong things of the con.
unental shows is their fronts The
Wilhelm Hagenbeck show has mag
nifcent display Of this kind This
front is over thirty feet high com
bination of wood, canvas. carving and
painting studded with electric lights
There is not rope TO DESTROY the
beauty and elegance of the display
All the supports are in the rear and
in the form OF stage braces,
To tighten the weight of the front.
which has length sufficient to cover
the entire stretch of canvas, cloth
mouldings allegorical designs and re-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-10

( seemed TO be Of the same material as
his white shirt bosom. He dropped to
his knees and grabbed the pad before
him. which gave him the position OF
an Arab at prayer. No one noticed the
devotional attitude; instead they
reared with laughter, and / knowing
they were prop" pants and that the
piece . shirt pattern was securely
seweu . the trousers. was convulsei
with laughter as l caught the conta-
gion of hilarity that swept the crowd
Talking Clowns Are a Feature.
The talking clown is also feature
Of the continental circus b N u >
tent shows and the more pref n':Jus
circuses in the big buildings Civ HIM
and his August ample time and O. ror-
tunity to exploit their jokes. One of
the most common of these, and to be
seen with at least half the tent shows
is a "soaker." Here is the play in a
sort of literal. yet somewhat liberal
translation of the German:
Enter clown and August.
Clown; August! Look once a time
here"
August: Yah, vas hast dup
Clown: Elm mark that l will now
make balancing on my forehead so.
Can you that too make?''
August: Sure, very easy That can
yet anybody do"
August takes coin, balances on fore
head and while he balances clown
takes a pitcher of water. inserts large
tin funnel under Augustus trouser belt
and pOurs in water. Business by Aug
ust as he feels the cold water run
ming down inside trousers. Loud ap-
plause and cries of Herr yay!" '.Ach
Gott!" "Donnerwetter." More bust
ness by August. More Herr yays!'
More "Donnerwetters," More rockets
of all kinds of German EXPLANATIONS;
more applause.
Enter Piccolo
August (aside to CLOWN: Knows
Piccolo that trick?"
Clown: "Nein, nit"
August: 'Piccolo, I will trick show
ing to you" balances coin on fore
head.
Piccolo: That can yah anybody
make"
August: Yah; show me once
time"
Piccolo balances coin on forehead:
August inserts funnel under Piceolos
trouser belt; pours in water and
stands back expectantly P iccolo
reaches under belt and pulls out bottle
which has neatly caught the water:
more applause and more German ejac-
ulations mentioning the deity, and
weather; more "achs."
An Equine Dachshund.
The zwergferd, horse with long
body and short legs, like a German
Dachshund, is clown feature of most
German shows. Where all of these
oddly shaped horses come from is \
mystery. But the demand in some
way must create the supply and, pos
sibly, if every show in America want
ed horse of this kind, enough could
be found to go around We would
simply advertise for them. our usual
way of getting things, whether we
want freaks of nature or bald-headed
men to buy hair restoratives.
But the continental show doesn't adj
vertise: at least not in the American
way. Bill posting is hedged in by
law I'd regulations from all sides, In
France and Switzerland every adver-
Using picture that is posted must bear
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-10

Thu Gatun Dam win b saaAs go
aad all wiz be well. And now csassa
~ question:
everybody was ersning faFvarG aEA
nscsning intentiy. ana a look Of ksaR
came into the big mans syes.
And now comes the questIoa, anA Z
pa II directly TO you, sir-dIrssxsy D.
ySa-whsrs ID the Gatun Dami whsp0 d
d, DIR
The big man coiored up ana shu6s>d NJ
Asst around, and then amidst the AwnzeI
Silence he arose and hurried out Of a.
car and dropped Of He had bean 80
N the balance and found wanting. ~
waa q big nan no more.
JOE KERR
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-10

.aHfrrrure 5 re compliment by teneh
iue 2D German policemen Esperanto ana
pH.ing then, on duty near the scene OF
'he difference
The Emperor sent special message Of
welcome to the Esperant,sts aud the
hing Of Sayony accepted the honor o.
becoming protector OF the cult and loaned
li> hcautifu vnelH nouSe 20 the Esper
auij~ts DO Wbieh they produced drams
iu Esperanto Undoubtedly the artifcis
uu2mEe gitr~ ~lgas ~ perSistency thar
may set Huhe il Ut value as a genera.
uJeaus ~ rvlnudHitatluu between the
tiofs OF the world
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-10
SAFEST.

SAFEST
Ankz-Henpeck lie a man Of FrOas suasL
coutrol
Banks-Dh be inherit Il frou nm,
fstAsgf
Hnks-No, be has acquired Il since has
marriage.
RIGHT, TOO.
WIse-After all. I'm rather thanhRsa
I've got . sold.
0Tesn--Why sol
VISA cold is one Of the few aiImapas
that doctor will try TO cure nowaNayei
without an operation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-05
OTHER CITIES HELPED
TO SUBDUE The FLAMES
Only Hard Work Prevented the De-
struotion Of the Entire Business
District.-Handsome Bank Build
Now Heap of smouIderins Ruins.
Hearst News Service.

Charlottesville, Va, February 5.-The
most destructive fire in the history of
this city broke out this morning and
for some time the entire business dis
trict was threatened.
The losses approximate $1,000,000.
The flames originated about 4
o'clock and before o'clock more than
half dozen of the largest structures
in the city were in ashes.
The fire departments OF several
cities were rushed here on special
trains and the fire was finally gotten
under control. 1t was the hardest
fightin the history. of the local fire de-
partment and but for the arrival of
assistance the damage might have
been tenfold.
Among the buildings destroyed is
the handsome home of the Peoples
Bank of Charlottesville, recently COM
pleted at a cost of $3.50, 900. Only a
heap of smouldering ruins marke the
place where the structure stood. All
of the money and valuable papers of
the bank are still in the valuts and
it is not believed that they are dam
aged.
Oother buildings destroyed are the
Charlottesville Hardware Company,
Gilmore Furniture Company, Wood
Clothing Company, Waddell's Shoe
Store and Mrs. Fuller's millinery es-
tablishment.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-05
PRIVATE JOHN ALLEN
AMONG The ORATORS
Nebraskan Reviews Decision Of the
Supreme Court Sentencing John
Mitchell and Samuel eompers to
: Prison Terms.

Tampa, Fla, February 5.-Speaking
to an immense throng from the grand.
stand at the race track yesterday
afternoon, VIM. ]. Bryan said he
brought to the Democrats of the South
a message of good cheer, that there is
a steadily increasing sentiment that
makes for the growth of the Demo
cratic party in the United States. He
commented on the world wide spread
of Democracy as one of the signs of
the times" when the masses would de-
Fmand their rights of the aristocratic
class, which is now using every en-
deavor to hold its own against such
a growth.
In reply to question, Mr.. Bryan de-
clined to say whether he expected to
be called by his party again, ito tell
them about it, passing the query with
a broad smile.
Mr.. Bryan was the guest last night
at banquet given in his honor by
the state Mid-winter Fair Association
at the Tampa Bay Hotel. Mr. Bryan
spoke on ""The Future of Democ-
racy."
Other speakers of the evening were
Hillary A. Herbert, secretary of the
navy under President Cleveland; Gov
ernor Albert W. Gilchrist, of Florida;
Ex-Governor Napoleon B. Broward,
and Private" John Allen of Missis-
sippi.
Touching upon the labor question.
Mr.. Bryan reviewed the recent decis-
ion of the Supreme court of the Dis
trict of Columbia sentencing Samuel
Gompers, John Mitchell and Frank B.
Morrison to jail on contempt charges
and declared that these great and 10y
al leaders of organized labor are en-
titled to the sympathy of the entire
people.
Mr.. Bryan said that the trust guess
tion remains unsettled, and will be
controlling issue in the next national
campaign.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-05
vIckseuRe EXCITED.

Vicksburg, Miss, February Sit is
stated here that several persons were
killed in cyclone which visited
Rolling Fork, the county seat of Shar-
key county, about IL o'clock today.
The telegraph and telephone wires are
down and it is impossible to secure
particulars. Vicksburg citizens who
have relatives in Rolling Fork are
greatly excited and are using every
endeavor to get into communication
with the ill-fated town.
The cloud which visited Rolling
Fork was plainly visible from this
city and a heavy windstorm prevail
ed here. but no damage is thus for re-
ported.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-05
WENTWORTH
IS EXCUSED
FROM JURY
Trial Of Coopers and Sharp VIII
Be Resumed Monday Morn
ing at Nashville.
Hearst News Service.

Nashville, Tenn, February 5.-Juror
Whitworth. accepted by both sides in
the trial of the Coopers and Sharp,
charged with the murder of Senator
E. w. Carmack, was yesterday after
noon removed from the box by
Judge Hart.
This left only 10 men in the box.
The sheriff was Immediately order
ed to summon another venire of 500
men to report for examination Mon
day, when 1t is hoped that the jury
can be completed.
There was no session of the court
today and there will be none tomor-
row.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-05
MAD RACE
To Death
Horse Drawing Ambulance Con.
tanning Injured Italian Ran
Over Two Pedestrians.
Hearst News Service

Boston, Mass, February s.
Frightened by a loose harness strap,
a horse attached to an ambulance on
their way to the relief hospital today
dashed madly into Washinton street,
running the full length of the thor
oughfare, throwing DIR. Theodore Mil
Ter to the street and knocking down
Parolman Martin S. Cosrgove.
The patient was an Italian, hurt in
building accident, and was uncon-
scious of his wild ride. He will die,
while Corgrove and DR.. Miller will re-
cover.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-05
3 CHILDREN
CREMATEDIN
SCHOOL f|RE
Seventh Day Adventist Home at
Battle Creek Mich, Burn
ed This Morning.
Hearst News Service.

Battle Creek, Mich, February s.
Three children are missing and many
had narrow escapes as the result of
a fire in the Seventh Day Adventists'
Rescue Home at an early hour this
morning.
The missing are:
LENA M'FENERY, aged IA.
CREIT QUOTENT. aged 13.
GEORGE GooDENOw, aged 9.
The blaze was beyond control when
discovered and desperate attempt
was made by the fire men to save the
children in the dormitory part of the
structure.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-05
YOUNG WOMAN WEEPS
DURING TEST .MONY
state Closed Its Evidence at Noon
a6the Defense Now Has the Floor.
Court Room is Crowded, Interest is
So Intense.

Columbus, Miss, February 5.-The
state this morning concluded its tes-
timony in the case of Charles r.
Smith, the wealthy planter accused of
the murder of e. A. Laurent, at Ar
tesla.
After few minutes of consultation
at noon, the defense this afternoon
began the introduction of testimony
and the insanity plea was clearly out
lined in the evidence of the first wit
ness, who was L. w. Smith, aged 80
years and an uncle of the defendant.
He testified that his brother, Ed
Smith, father of the defendant, died
insane.
Miss Estelle Smith, daughter of the
defendant, whom the murdered is al
legged to have wronged, burst into
tears while the aged witness was on
the stand.
The court room is packed to its full
capacity and it has several times been
necessary to clear the isles to facil-
itate the dispatch Of court business.
No trial in the history of Lowdnes
County has ever attracted SO much at
tention. Many of the great New York
and Chicago newspapers have staff cor
respondents on the ground
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-05
Four Persons Are Known to Have Lost
Their Lives and Numerous Others
Manned and Injured in Storm.
Telephone and Telegraph Wires Are Down and
Little Information Can Be Secured Feared
That Hundreds Have Been Killed
on the Plantations.

jackson, Miss, February ga long
distance telephone message received
here at o'clock this afternoon states
that cyclone or hurricane of terrific
force. struck the town of Rolling Fork
in Sharkey County this morning at
II o'clock and that four persons are
known to have been killed.
Up to this hour it has been impossi-
BILE to secure details of the disaster,
but the reports thus far received in
dicate that the property loss has been
enormous.
It is said that the town of Rolling
Fork, which contains population of
about 1000 was completely demolished
and that numerous persons were in
jured in addition to the four who are
known to have been killed outright.
The storm came from the West, or
southwest, crossing the Mississippi
river short distance from Rolling
Fork, travelling in a northeasterly di-
rection. 1t is feared that hundreds
have been killed and injured on the
plantations in the interior. The build;
ings in that section are mostly small
frame structures occupied by negroes
and few of them would resist much
of,a storm.
The Cumberland Telephone Com
pany has a line to Rolling Fork, but
the wires are down and no Connection
can be secured further than Vicksburg.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-05
GERMANS FLOODS
GROWING SERIOUS
Hearst News Service.

Berlin Germany, February 5.-Ten
persons are reported to have been
drowned and several bridges have
been washed away by the disastrous
floods which have prevailed through
out Germany as the result of the
heavy rains of the past several days.
The town of Herdock is flooded and
conditions are reported serious at
Escsen and Frankfort.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-02-05

electric light plant, in order that work
in the stores, shops and offices could
resume.
The wires Of the Western Union and
the Cumberland Telephone Company
the only means of communication with
the outside world, have been working
badly, hence 1T has been almost i'm
possible to get replies to newspaper
quiries sent out over the Hattiesburg
territory.
Here in Hattiesburg the wind was
not strong enough to do serious dam
age, but it is feared that this condi-
tion has not prevailed over the entire
territory.