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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
Catarrn Cannot n. Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS as they cannos
reach the seat OF the disease. Cat2rrh Is blood
or constitutional disease. and In order 70 sure 10
you must take Internal remedies Halls Catarrh
Cure Is taken internally, and acts directly on tho
blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Catar~a Cure
Ia not q quaek medicine 1t was prescribed by
one OF the best physicians In this country for
years aud b a regular prescription. Ii is COM
posed of the best tC1licS 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 CatarFh. Send for tes-
kimoniAis. free.
F. J. CHENEY s co. Props, Toledo o.
Sold by Druggists. price 75e,
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27

Madison Jan % There will be no
Inquiry into primary expenditures of
senatorial aspirauts--at least not yet.
In both houses Of the Legislature ac-
zion was taken or inaction--which
sidetracks that issue for the time be-
Ing IN the senate Senator Husting.
democrat soaght TO have his joint
resolution authorizing an inquiry into
the senatorial primary election adopt
ed but Senator Owen. republican.
move, an amendment. that it be re
fetred to the committee on elections,
Then Senator Husting urged fair
play aud no smoShering, as did also
senator Blaine while Senator Bird
sasd 1t was MOI right TO act while so
feV senators We're present the under
standing last week being that nothing
Du, he introduction Of bills should oc-
cur this week a vote of II to 4
shoWtd no quorum. SO the resolution
vas b,ft tor future action Those for
ref rene were Senators Bird. Bishop
Burke. Donald. Fairchild Fridd,
James owen Page. Stout and Thom.
as against Senators Blaine. Hust.
iug klecxka and Randolph. Senator
Stout presented as the initial bust
ness OF The session, petition Ia be
half OF county option Legislation from
"a yes dents OF Dunn county Sena.
Tor BURKE offered bin making an
appropriation q $4,000 for the pur
chase O. a site for a normal school
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
Panama Engineer an Oshkosh Man

Oshkosh. Wis, Jan 21.-Captain
Henry a. Allen Of Chicago who has
been named by President Roosevelt
as one OF the engineers to so to the
Panama canal next month with
President-elect Taft is a former osh.
kosh man. the son Of the late Cen.
T. s. Allen. who was a pioneer resi-
dent here and an early newspaper
man and vetsran of the civil war.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
LATE NEWS CONDENSED
WISCONSIN WAITS

The leg OF James Moore OF Odanah
was amputated by a sleigh which ran
over IT,
Carl Sorenson, a peddler. was fined
s25 for selling shears without IL
cense at Stoughton.
Robbers broke into the meat mar
ket of G. Clrich & Co, smashed
300 pound cash register and secured
s501O
Andrew Korlick of Sheboygan was
scalded by escaping steam when one
of the boilers In the water works
plant gave way
William Kinney, for years section
foreman OF the Milwaukee road at
Racine Junction fell under a train
at Clinton. Wis, and his leg was cut
of
A gang of sneak thieves is break
ing into and robbing lighthouses at
Racine Five houses have been loot
ed and 5000 worth Of brass carried
away.
While grinding a chisel on a ma
chine impelIed grindstone, William
Hess. carpenter had his left hand
ground 10 a pulp when the chisel
slipped.
Carl G. Larsen. an alleged deserter
from the United States army, was ar
rested while at work In the mill OF
the Girard Lumber company at Dun
kar.
Joseph Becknan was fined s2J and
costs for selling liquor to a woman IL
closed room curtain between
the main room and the main barroom
was drawn
George A Williams of Amberg
was acquitted of charge Of obtain
ing money under false pretenses.
Williams. who was formerly a Chicago
attorney. pleaded his own case.
August Westburg of Green Bay who
had both hands and feet frozen on
New Years day. underwent an opera
ton in which both feet were removed
at the ankles aud all the fingers were
amputated
Lester and Belle Goodland were Sc
rlously injured In a coasting accident
al Appleton. The accident occurred
when crowded bobsled collided Will
a single runner occupied by the Good
land children
What Is said 70 be the larg5st hau
OF carp and buffalo ever taken out Of
the Mississippi river at La Crosse. has
been taken by George Holzhammel
and his companions. The haul Is s
timated at 10000 pounds
George Ray who was arrested by
Undersherln Frank OConnor In Wan
kegan, ILL.,. and brought TO Wausau tc
answer to statutory charge. is 81
years old and is the father OF nine
sons. the oldest Of whom is promi
nent business man Of Waukegan.
After securing pocEethook contain
ing $50 which had been secreted un
der the bed lone masked robbel
threw a lighted lamp into the face o
Mrs Carl Rueter and her infant bah,
and then escaped Mrs Ruetel
picked up the lamp before II exploded
senator owen, who acted as specia
United states district attorney in the
I.adysmith bank case, securing eyi
dence which brought in indictments
against McGlll. Newman aud Corbett
but which were afterward quashed by
Judge A. L. Sanborn because the in
dIctments did not constitute an of
Tense under the construction OF this
banking Law. has filed an appeal ii
the case TO the United States Supreme
court
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
an Boothby Of St. crolx

by Jonathan Boothby Of St croix
county.
a company. with Robert Dent as
one OF its members, is being organ
lied at Watertown 10 manufacture
gas fixtures and chandeliers. The
building formerly occupied by the
NJ D. Wells company viii be taken
over.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
iowa Bank Looters Escape.

Des Moines, Ia. Jan. 21.-Three
men entered the Bank of Dawson, at
Dawson, west of Des Moines. early
Yesterday, dynamited the safe and
we're pillaging the contents when the
entire torn, awakened by the explo-
sion, surrounded the building. The
robbers fired upon one citizen and in
the confusion escaped on hand car.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27

Washington. Jan. lS-By q vote Of
81 TO . the senate fixed the salary
OF the speaker Of the house at SIS
ooa. Instead Of sis.00e as at present
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27
REvENeEFuL BRUTE.

Armed With Axe Beats Lte OUT ~
Mother-in-LaW.
Washington. Jan. 21.-Revengefu |
over arrest for cruelty to his wife,
John thrilling. a steel worker. late yes
terday armed himself with an axe and
going to the home of his mother-in-
law, Mrs. Lucretia Corliss, aged nearly
20, beat the woman so terribly that
she died soon after Trilling escaped.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27

Washington, Jan. 20.-The salary of
the president of the United States
was fixed at 100000 per annum. a.
far as the senate could fix it, and the
salaries of the yice-president and
speaker of the house at $4,000 each.
The salary of the chief justice Of
the supreme court was increased to
$4,000 per annum, and those of the
associate justices to $14,500. These
changes were made as amendments to
the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill and after extended
debate. Amendments allowing $4,000
to the vice-president and speaker for
horses and carriages were stricken
from the bill Senator Rayner's res
olution calling on the attorney gen.
eral for information concerning the
suit he proposes bringing against GER
tain newspapers on the charge of IL
bel in connection with statements
made in relation to the purchase OF
the Panama canal property was re-
ferred to the committee on judiciary
after a strong fight to have
It adopted without such reference.
During the discussion of the PROPOSE
ton to increase salaries. Senator
Money paid his respects to the presi-
dent. There is a gradual change of
opinion going on said Mr. Money,
"and people now do not regard the
president as the servant of the peo-
pie. because in a current magazine a
statement is made that there are two
great rulers of the world one Theo-
dore Roosevelt and the other William
IL Both have beer rebuked. William
submitted. while the ruler of America,
Thee lore Roosevelt, refused to sub
init. All over the world there is a
tremendous tendency toward freedom
of the people There is an effort being
made to withdraw from rulers that
part of their power that belongs to
the people, but at the same time In
the republics of the world there is a
tremendous tendency the other way. p"
Disposins OF the speech of Repre-
sentative Willett of New York, at
to(king the president, by referring 1t
to a special committee, the house
proceeded to take up appropriation
bills. The pension and deficiency
bills were passed and when adjourn
ment was taken the naval appropria-
lions bill was under consideration.
The pension bill abolishes all but one
of the Is pension agencies through
out the country. The bill carries
$3.50. 500 900. and was passed prac-
tically as reported The plan to pay
pensions quarterly was defeated. The
urgent deficiency bill. which carries
81 ,026. 402. was passed after several
votes had been called for on an
amendment offered by Mr.. Hefiin of
Alabama providing for an appropria-
tion of 100000 for the further distri-
button of seeds by the department of
agriculture.
Mr.. Foss. of Illinois. chairman of
the house committee on naval affairs,
brought up the naval appropriations
bill, which probably will occupy the
attention of the house for a day or
two The bill carries s135.662,SSS.
A message from the president rec
ommending the appropriation of s20.-
600 for a commission to investigate
conditions in the republic of liberia.
Africa. was read.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-27

and instead of $40 900 as proposed BY
the committee on appropriations. A
vigorous protest against any increase
was made by Mr.. Bailey. and numer-
Gus addresses were made in support
Of the proposition.
Senator Rayner endeayeored 10
have the senate adopt a resolution
calling on the attorney general for in
formation as TO whether the president
had ordered a suit brought against
the New York World and the Indian
apolis News because of the alleged
libel in the publications relating to
the purchase of the Panama canal
property and under what statute this
action had been taken. Mr. Rayner
declared that there was no statute
authorizing such legal procedure
and that the attempt to sue news
papers in the name of the United
States, if entered upon, was an at.
tempt to apply the sedition laws long
ago repealed. He declared that there
was no law under which libel laws
could be made to apply to statements
respecting the government Under
objection further consideration was
postponed.
Representative Hitchcock Of Ne
braska introduced a resolution calling
on the secretary of state for any in
formation he may have concerning
the encounter in Prague, Bohemia, OF
or about December LIST last, between
the police authorities and certain citi
zens bearing an American flag. 1t Is
claimed that after a struggle the pc
lice seized and publicly tore the fiat
into strips and trampled it in th'
mud. Consideration of the pension
appropriation bill for amendment wal
begun. The amount OF fees for exam
ining surgeons was cut down from
| $500 600 to $500 600.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22
NEws FROM WASHINGTON.

w. s. Hibbard OF Denver has been
appointed surveyor OF mineral depos-
Its and assigned to duty in the Denver
land office.
President Taft has accepted an invi-
tation to start the New York to Seattle
automobile race for the Robert Gug-
genheim cup by pressing button At
the White House at noon on June LIST.
When the signal is received In New
York, Mayor Mcclellan Of that city
will fire a pistol to send the machines
away on their long journey.
f. w. Merritt OF the Chrome Iron
Company. Denver. Is In Washington
seeking to have a duty of - per ton
imposed upon chrome iron ores. The
Chrome Iron Company is mining ores
in Colorado and Wyoming from which
the chrome iron is produced which is
used in connection with the manufac-
ture Of armor plate. The ore is worth
SO to 500 per ton and is mined in COM
petition with ores from Japan and
Greece. which come in as ballast and
are shipped as iron ore, paying a duty
Of 40 cents per ton.
The grassy slopes of the White
House lawns were thronged with
romping children for the Easter Mon
day egg rolling. custom which has
been handed down from generation to
generation for scores of years. Under
instructions from President Taft. chill
dren from all parts Of Washington
were permitted to run over every part
of the spacious park in the rear of the
executive mansion.
President Taft has Instructed d.
rector North of the census bureau to
disregard party lines in securing meA
for supervisors and other appointivs
places under the new census act.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22
GENE RAJ NEWS.

Former United States Senator NJ. C..
Butler died at Columbia. 8. c.. on the
14th inst.
The American League baseball sea-
son opened on the 18th inst in Phil
adelphia and Washington.
The annual meeting of the State
Fire Marshals' Association of America
will be held at Louisville June 1st-3rd
Judges Gray and huntington in the
United States Circuit Court at Phila-
delphia, have fixed June LIST next as
the date when counsel representing the
anthracite railroads and coal compa-
nies shall complete their testimony in
the suit instituted against them by the
government to dissolve the so-called
coal trust
A violent earthquake was expert
enced at Messina, Sicily. on the night
Of the 7th inst. 1t was accompanied
by subterranean rumblings.
The Sultan of Turkey las formed a
new cabinet, appointing Tewfik Pasha
grand vizier. Edhim Pasha minister of
war. and confirming Zia Eddin Effendi
as Sheik vi Islam.
The Socialists of Newark, N. j., are
threatening to sue the Outlook for H.
bel because Of an article by Theodore
Roosevelt criticising that party. The
matter has been referred to the ma
tional committee.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22

or died, when read about Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound; SO /
began to take It, and am well again and
relieved Of all my suffering. ."-Mrs.
GEORGE JoRDY, Box 40. Marlton, NJ.
Lydia E. Pinliham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number Of actual cures
Of female diseases We know Of, and
thousandsof voluntary rytestimonialsare
on file in the pinkham laboratory At
Lynn, Mass, from women who have
been cured from almost every form Of
female complaints, Inflammation. ul-
ceration, displacements,f flbroid tumors.
Irregularities. periodicpains, backache.
indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every suffering woman owes It to her
self to give Lydia E. Pnkham's Vege-
table Compound . trial
II you would like special advice
about your case write . cOnf1den-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice II FREQ
and always helpful
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22
RATHER AN APT COMPARISON.
Humorous Thought That Occurred "a
Jim When He First Occupied His
New White Bald"

Tho prize to-day goes to Virginia
woman. who sends me this darky
story:
My colored girl not only keeps my
house in exquisite order. but is proud
of her own home and spends time and
money on It She purchased white
enamel bed and asked her II her hus-
band liked 1t.
"Yessum. Jim he like dat white bald
I done git-he like 1t all right Las
night / had done fix dat bald up wild
q spraid an l got new pillershams an
It look moughty clean an white. Jim
he ondress hese'f an git inter bald.
an he lie dere and doan say nuttin'
twell hear him sayin':
"Iizzie-'
"'Well. l say. watcher wan. Jimr
Lizzie. does yo' know what
minds myself of In dis white baid?'
mo. Jim. I doan know what 20
minds yo'se'f Of
Jim he chockle and den he say:
"'. ny in a pan Of p,lt!'"-Nev
York Telegraph.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22
PROBABLY HARDEST OF ALL.
Wifsy's Addition to List Of Her House
hold Duties Of Course Was
Not Personal.

After dinner the other evening Mr..
and Mrs. Brown started to speak Of
their respective duties, and soon an
argument as to whether the husband
or the wife had the hardest work to
perform was in full swing. First
Brown warbled. and then wifey sang.
"A wife" argued the good lady. has
to cook. wash dishes. clothe the kids,
scrub the floors. sweep the house.
make the beds. build the fires. carry
up coal. nail stats on the back fence.
dig"
rs that all?" sarcastically inter
rupted Mr.. Brown.
NO" was the prompt rejoinder OF
Mrs. Brown. IN addition to those du-
ties every wife has to keep her hus-
band from making a fool Of himself"
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22
couIdn,t Convince tho JUDGE.

Il have heard Of the soul kiss and
kisses of other kinds, but never heard
OF a man biting his wife as an evidence
Of his affection for her" remarked JUS
tice O'Neill of Baltimore. Nd. when
George Phoebus. aged 81. OF East Bal
timore street. endeavored to explain
the biting OF his wife. for which Of
fense she had him arrested. Mrs.
Phoebus said her husband deliberate
ly bit her on the cheek. and. though
the pain was excruciating. he said that
It was n love bite" The Justice fned
him fve dollars and gave him ten days
in fail
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22
His Record,

Colonel" asked the beautiful girl.
did you ever ride horse 80 miles In
three days."
NO" replied the veteran Of two
ptrs. but once ran 20 miles in about
20. minutes. which I think was going
some. considering the fact that tho un.
derbrush was thick and ! was in %
much OF hurry that forgot to throw
away a knapsack that weighed nearly
80 pounds"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22

Kidneys. I have been told I had q
floating kidney. had intense pain
In the back. headaches and dizzy
spells. and the action of the bladder
very irregular. About three years ago
I tried Doan's Kidney Pills and inside
of q comparatively short time was en-.
tirely rid Of kidney trouble"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents box.
Toster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22
A CURE FOR FITS.
What Science Has Been Strug-
Cling to Attain for Centuries.

The intense interest that has peen mani
tested throughout the country by the won
derful cures that are being accomplished
daily by epilepticide still continues. 1t is
really surprising the vast number of peo-
pie who have already been cured of fits
and nervousness. In order that everybody
may have a chance to test the medicine,
large trial bottles, valuable literature, His
tory of Epilepsy and testimonials, will be
sent by mail absolutely free to all who
write to the DR.. May Laboratory, 548
Pearl Street, New York City.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22

Thefe b more CAtarh IN this section OF the country
than all other dseasss put together and until the iAs
rev supposed To be incurnble. Fos . KrcAt
many yean doctors pronounced Il local diseAss and
prescribed local remedies and by constantly falling
70 with local treatment. pronounced ncurAbe-
Science hAs proven CatArrh be . constitutional dr.
eas and thsreeure requires constitutional Treatment
HaIi's Catarrh Cure manufactured by y. J. Cheney
Co. Tosedo Ohio b the only Constitutional on
the market. IL b taken Internally N oosrs from 10
drops . teaspooaful. II acts directly the blood
and sarfAces OF the system They onsr one
hundred doilars foT any u falls to cure. Send
1Ds circulars and testimonials.
Addrca: y. J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. Ohto.
Hod by DrurHbta. fSc.
Taks HANS Family Pnh foe constipation.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22
Artificial Wants.

Many . one. for the sake Of hnery
on the back. has gone with hungry
belly and haif.starved their families.
silk and satin. scarlet and velvets."
n Poor Richard says. put out the
kitchen nre." These arc not the nee
essaries Of life: they can scarcely be
called the conveniences: and yet only
because they look pretty. how many
want to have them. The artificial
wants Of mankind thus become more
numerous than the natural; and as
Poor Dick says: For one poor person.
there are . hundred INDECENT.
iamin Franklin.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22
A Fable, Perhaps.

When George Ade was coming from
New Orleans last winter he noticed.
among the race-track men on the train.
one tan-shoed sheet writer with the
largest feet he had ever seen.
And he furthermore testines and AZ
firms that the sheet writer. on rising
in the morning. discovered that the
reporter had shined one shoe and .
suitcase.-Success Magazine.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22

given me new NE.
] suffered for ten
years with serious
female troubles, In
fammation, ulcer
alton, indigestion,
nervousness, and
could not sleep.
Doctors gave me
up, as they said my
tr ou b es were
chronic. i was in
despair, and did not
~
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22

Just like thou
sands of others.
Mr.. Martin says:
Il think l have
had kidney dis
ease ever since the
war. During an en-
g a g e m e mt my
horse fell on me.
straining my back
and injuring the
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22
heN'a Relief.

II We must be afilicted with weak.
sore and innamed eyes. It Is consoling
to know there is such ready relief
within our reach as Doctor Mitchelrs
Eye Salve. One bottle usually effects
complete cure. Have you ever tried
this wonderful remedy? All stores.
Price rs centl
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22
Took an Antidote.

Percival came running to his grand
ma one day asking for a drink OF wa
ter. Quick. quick. grandma" he said
give me a drink Of water. quick!"
After he got his drink he said: THE
reason that I was in such q hurry. ]
thought I swallowed a worm while eat
ing an apple and wanted to drown
it"-Delineator
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22
uaa AIIsn.a Eoot.Eaaa.

1t II the only cure for Swollen. Smart
ing. Tired. Aching. Hot. Sweating Feet.
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens Foot
Ease. a powder to be shaken into tho
shoes. Cures while you walk. At all Drug
any substitute. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress. Allen 8. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22

Tho world may owe you q living.
young man, but by the time you col
lect 1t you will be ready to give the
undertaken q Job.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22

Thought He Wanted Too Much.
"This quarter doesn't sound right
said the smart clerk. ringing the coin
on the counter.
Huh" growled the customer.
What do you want for quarter. any
way? An opera solo with an orches-
ira accompaniment"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22
WISE TO NIAGARA.

Teacher-Johnny. can you tell me
the most remarkable thing about Nj
agara Falls?
Johnny-Yessum: the price they
soak you for everything without going
to fail.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22

The Only Audience.
Does anybody read real poetry now
adays?"
Il presume the publishers glance At
II before sending II back"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22
For strength Of Character.

Strength OF character consists OF
two things-po~er Of will. and power
Of self-restraint It requires two
things. therefore. for its existence
strong feelings and strong command
over them.-Frederick w. Robertson.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22

To have more of Health and more Of
Life, take Garfield Tea! This Natural laxa-
tive regulates liver, kidneys, stomach and
bowels, corrects constipation, purifies the
blood and eradicates disease.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22
Inoulstjc Resources,

Linguistic Resources.
rs this story you are telling me Of
Aill-climbing. a true one?"
Yes, 1t 10 ON the level"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22
A Ds~est,e EYE Re->Ax

A Domestic Eye Re0eAy
4ompounded by Experienced Physicians.
apnforms to Pure Food and Drugs Laws.
tins Friends Wherever Used. Ask Drug
Gtsts for Murine Eye Remedy. Try Mu-
ftne In Your Eyes. You VIII Like Murine.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22

Mrs. Window Soothir.S Syrup.
For children teethnE, sofna tbs gums, reduces h
aammatloo, allays pain. cufe wnd cclo. &c bostl<
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22

All men are born equal. but the av
erage woman thinks she IL superior
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-04-22
AFTER
SUFFERING
TEN YEARS
Cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

MARLroN, MI feel that LydiaE.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has