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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-11-02
mo. 81
JoINT RESOLUTION Ne. 5.

Providing an amendment to section Of article
" of the Constitution of the state of Wisconsin,
relating to apportionment.
Whereas. At the biennial session Of the iegisla-
tnre for the year 1907 an amendment to the Con-
stitution of this state proposed and agreed to
by majority of the members elected to each of
the two houses. which proposed amendment was
in the following language.
Resolved by the Sena tie. the Assembly concur
ing. That section 3 of article ~ OF the Constitu-
tioi If the state of Wisconsin be amended to read
follows:
Section 8. At their first session after each
enumeration made by the authority of the United
States, the Legislature shall apporton and die
trict anew the members of the Senate and Assem-
bly,. according to the number of inhabitants. eS,
Guiding Indians not taxed soldiers, and officers of
the United States Army and Navy"
Resolved by the Senate. the Assembly concurr-
ing. That the foregoing proposed amendment to
the Constitution Of the State of Wisconsin be and
the same is agreed to by this legislature.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-11-02
shan women Voter

If they did, millions would vote DR..
Kings New Life Pills the true remedy
for women. For banishing dull, tagged
feelings, backache or headache, consti-
patton, dispelling colds, imparting ap-
petite and toning up the system, they
are unequaled. Easy, safe, sure. Csc
at A, J. Johnson's.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-11-02
A Household medicine

To be really valuable must show
equally good results from each member
of the family using Il. Foley's Honey
and Tar does just that, Whether for
children or grown persons FOley's Hon.
ey and Tar is best and safest for all
coughs and colds.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-11-02
stats OF ONO. CRY OF TOLEDO.

LUCAS COUNTY. S.
Frank j. Cheney nlafes oath that he is senior
partner of the firm of F. ]. Cheney & Co. doing
business in the City Of Toledo County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm viii pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use
of Balls Catarrh Cure. FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed in my pres
ence, this 9th day of December. A. d. 1886.
fc..Ya A. w. GLEASON
"9' NOTARY PUBLIC
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. and acts
directly ON the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Send for testimonials free
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-11-02
mo. SO, Al
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. Z.

To amend section 81 of article of the constitu-
ton. relating to the compensation of members of
the legislature.
Whereas. At the biennial session Of the egisla-
ture for the year 1907 an amendment to the con-
stitution was proposed and agreed to by a MAORI
ty of the members elected to each of the two
houses. which proposed amendment is as follows.
Resolved by the assembly. the senate coneurr-
ing That section q Of article " of the constitu-
ton be amended by striking out the word FIVE. T"
being the twentieth word in the body thereof
and by inserting in lieu thereof the word ten so
that the same when amended shall read as fol-
lows;
Section 81. Each member of the legislature
shall receive for his services for and during reg
ular session the sum of ten hundred dollars. and
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-11-02

That new perfume, Assertion Lii
ly," is certainly fine. Price SOC per
ounce at o. E. Davis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-11-02
z estzns Free

Have your eyes tested by J. w. Lucas,
optician, at Lucas Jewelry Store. Eye
glasses and spectaeles at lowest prices
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-11-02

DIR. Baldwin, dentist. second floor
Ferguson building. Phone &C.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-11-02

= Hanson, Dentist. over Blue Front.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-01-14

subjects. Yet the Chinese seemingly
have no sense or compassion; for
simon-pure selfishness they outrank
even an American corporation. When
a Chinaman does good deeds it is for
his own advantage, not for the other
mans assistance. In most cities in
this country there are societies "for
laying up merit by doing good works."
the supporters are after the merit
which Buddhism assures them.
Last Monday in the office Of one of
these societies I saw three little chill
dren. aged perhaps y, eight and four.
apply for help. The two Youngest
wore ashar with cold and hunger. and
they were crying. A fat and greasy
official drove them out with noisy i'm
precatiCn. asked him what allied the
wee one, which seemed to be suffering
sorely. He said the children are
homeless orphans, and that the one
rag which covered this little ones
shoulders was its only protection from
the penetrating cold Still it did not
occur to him to help. Two mission
aries were with me, and calling upon
the children to follow, one of them led
the way TO his home, where he OBJ
tanned some garments belonging to
his own child and gave them to the
little sufferer. The spectacle of three
foreign men, and an old coolie, trying
to dress that Chinese waif in the kits
country can scarcely realize that a ma
ton should be Indifferent over the
impending death of 100000 of it's
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-01-14

shanghai, China. - The whole
world has heard of China's great
famine, but there are no evil
depces, from this viewpoint, that
the world knows of the connection
of the missionaries herewith, which
is an interesting story by itself,
although it cannot be separated
from the warp and wool of the trag-
ic tale of this overwhelming calam-
ity. By an interesting coincidence,
just at the moment of Sir Ernest
Satow's attack upon missionaries in
China, the latter are silently answer
ing his and kindred criticisms. and
justifying their presence in the in
terror of this enigmatical country, by
saving the lives Of thousands, tens Of
thousands and hundreds of thousands
of starving Chinese. l have returned
from a months tour of the fam
inc district, which is so remote
from the treaty ports that l was in
formed that no other traveller had
ever been there before us; and ! am
prepared to say that the presence of
the missionaries alone makes it pos
sible for the worlds relief to be adj
ministered, and that were it not for
these Americans most of the myriads
of starving people would be permit
ted to perish.
Missionaries to the Rescue.
Not all people in America clearly
understand that there are practically
no white men, except missionaries.
living in China outside the treaty
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-01-14

The clippingzundera Religious and
Reform Notes headed, BE Yourself
not an Echo, while primarily ad
dressed to preachers, is capable OF a
more general construction. hence our
reproducing it,. God Almighty has
implanted into each of our makeups
a spark of originality, which has
wonderful possibilities of assimmil2-
tirg learning generally, but the idea
to be drawn from the article IN cues
ton is, that we must so thoroughly
digest each fragment of truth that
we come across by personal contact
or book-study, that.it takes on our
coloring and thus becomes our own
by right ofacquirement and adapt
bility to our iEtsltectual gifts. Here
in lies the delicate lines of different
alton between. Legitimate assimni
lation and cravenlY plagiarism. All
acknowledgements from God, but he
has distribated it through the ages
by the medium of various minds of
men and is continuing yet in doing
so. So let US all gather up all that
has been wrought out already and a
droitly khead it by close application
and use OF our divinely committed
mental powers, into a more compo-
site whole to hand on down to the
future generations for further diges-
ton and elaboration.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-01-14

There are two extremes between
which the youth of the land should
carefully steer; that is acquiring hab-
It's of extravaganza or on the con-
trary adopting habits of stinginess.
Economy is the happy battle-ground
and is virtue, while stinginess is a
selfish vice, and extravaganza is not
only a caterer to vices but constant
breeder of them. Great care should
be taken by those influential in form
ing the character of young people to
instill into them principles of self-de-
NAL and charity well mixed, if the
latter is not given as an outlet for
the nobler impulses, generosity is
dried up and rank rotten miserly
stingines5 will grow more and more
the master, making a despicable bum
and churl out of what could have
been a noble character. Deliver us
from such a firtheart.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-01-14

A Democratic Caucus organized in
the Legislature soon after it's con
vening, decided to vote by secret
ballot in the caucus. AS Mississippi S
lawmakers are solidly Democratic.
the Caucus really includes the whole
membership. The baIloting 50 far
has resulted only in a deadlock. Var
daman showing from the very first
ballot heavy led, but lacking some
fifteen votes of having the nee
cessary majority. Subsequent ballot
ing hasn't changed the tally but little
Vardaman's vo.e hoyers around 20,
while the next two highest candi-
dates, Percy and alexander can t
get above 80. After the 18th the
ballot will have to be openly made
This may make some difference. It's
to be hoped that the matter can be
disposed of then if not sooner. OF
course we want to see Vardaman
win, but trust that Mississippi will
not be bothered long with a hung
jury soto speak.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-01-14

PROSPERING IN THE FAMINE
FIELD.
BY an Ancient Chinese Custom, a Con-
demneu Criminal May Exact Toll
from All Traffic Entering the City
Gate. This Thief is Taking Fuel
from the WheeIbarrows of Famine
Sufferers Who Have Torn Down
Their Houses and Torn Up Their
Trees to Sell.
The officials here are merely trying
by these wiles to force the foreigners
to place the disbursement of the re-
lief funds in Chinese hands.
It is a matter of first-hand knowl-
edge that the sentiment toward for
eigners in the famine region is wholly
friendly. I found the peasants ex-
pressing distrust and hatred of their
own officials, and looking to the for
eigners for help. With no escort
whatever and with no Chinese-speak-
ing companion, Mrs. Ellis and I tray
eled through hundreds of miles of the
territory which the officials declare to
be so dangerous. We went through
the refugee concentration camps and
eEeh ventured to give assistance to
especially needy cases, which, it has
been owlishly averred, would be al
most certain death to any one at
tempting it. Absolutely alone. with
no other foreigners near, nor any
Fnglish-spealzing Chinese we attend
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-01-14

Another request reaches US to
publish that sosealled, ...sLetter from
Christ" which like the "Chain-Let-
ter of year or SO back, is SO as
sidiously creeping its way round
through the country soaring serious
minded people who havn't given
such matters much study, into aid
ing in It's dissemination. We would
advise all our readers TO commit as
many copies of this purported letter
from the Dear Lord, as comes into
their hands to the fire, with as lit
tie conjunction of conscience as did
Luther in burning the Papal Bull.
It's an unmitigated religious fake, cal
culated to impose upon the super
stitious and unlearned or informed.
The writer has made considerable
study of the sacred records and does
not find any warrant for the claim of
this letter to being any part of them.
Any churchman who has had oppor-
tunity to study such matters will
bear US out in this statement. Christ
delivered his message orally to the
Apostolic College, and through the
Spirit to Paul and the other canoni
cal pensmen. Before We could in
terrain any belief in this letter we
would have to be informed in what
language the original was wrote Gall
the extapt copies. seem to be in En-
glish which did not exist in Jesus
day. and then who translated it into
English. We never expect to be
told as to either. There's charla-
ton publisher up worth who is lining
his pocket with coin by selling
these by the Wholesale to the credu-
lous folk.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-01-14
Social Requirement.

When young girl appears at the
theater with young man who is a
stranger in town, she should circu-
late note among her friends telling
VINO ne Is. 1t is very hard for the
women to enjoy performance with
their curiosity unsatisned.- Atchison
Globe.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-01-14
Never Filled LIN

The National Academy of Sciences,
an election to which is the highest
honor in this country open to scien-
lists, was chartered by the national
government nearly half century ago
and it is the official adviser Of the
government in scientific matters. The
membership, which is limited to $50.
has never hGan orer ION
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-01-14

and pantalettes of a Scotch laddie
was highly entertaining to a great
crowd of Chinese. Incidents could be
multiplied by the score, all drawn
from personal observation, showing
the utter heedlessness on the part of
the Chinese of a neighbours suffering.
Chinese craftora Hinder Help.
From the American consul-general
here l learn that considerable is being
said in America about the danger to
missionaries at this time This is
only another adroit manifestation of
tie Chinese crafty, crafty politics.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-01-14
PoVertY's SIGN.

Seeing a tramp hurrying away from
a large house, a fellow professional
asked him what luck he had met with.
1T amt WORT askin' there" was the
reply. 81 just 'ad a peep through the
winder. It's a poverty-stricken 'ouse
mate. There was acshully two lydies
playing on one pianner!"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-01-14
lime Brinus Channes-

when I was 49, remarked a jus.
tice OF the supreme court, at the lun-
cheon table, Il thought man of 60
too old to need teeth. At 50 1 regard
ed a man Of GO as about at the end Of
his string. To-day l know a lot of
mighty iive!v Boys who have passel
the ao2 OF -"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-01-14
Flows icfo Two ucran.,

Two Oceans pass, in Yellowstone
park, is SO named because whenever
there is a shower in the vicinity and
certain small creek overfows its
waters spread out over the edge of
the contiaer ri divide and pass into
tributaries O. rivers which flow to the
Atlantic ard to the Pacific.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-01-14
FRIDAY -, ia
EDITORIAL

More often than not, the bu 5iest
person in assailing some other for IL
liberalism in churchly matters, is
really him, or herself much ranker
sectariau than the object of their
criticism, which bat reminds US Of
the Scriptural Injunction to first re
move the mote from own eye before
looking for it in others, roughly quo
ted.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-01-14

1t is pleasant in these times to
hear OF occurrences that show the
better side of human nature. 1t is
not worth while 10 hate anyone Life
is tee short to cherish iii will or
hard thoughts What if shat man has
cheated you? or that woman played
you false? or some friend forSaken
you? Let it all pass What differ
ence will it make to you in few
years, when you go hence to that I'M
discovered country. All who treat
you wrong will be more sorry for it
than you in your deepest grief. A
few more smiles, a few more tears,
some pleasure, much pain, little
longer hurrying and worrying in The
world. some hasty greetings and alb
rupt farewelIs and life will be over,
and injurer and injured viii be laid
away and forgotten. 1t is not worth
while to hate each other This is our
advice, and like salvation it's free.
Try it during 1910.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-01-14
ReanIy Pass Hat in Church.

There is one church in New York
where the hat, the real article, is still
passed for the Offering. 1t is a col
ored church and has small quarters
west Of XII y avenue. One man makes
The collacttcn.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-01-14

A close observing fellow tells US
that you can always spot a gentleman
by the way he winds his watch. BY
the same token are we enabled to
identify a man who is not a gentleman
by the way he hasn't any watch to
wind?
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-01-14

The highest and lowest elevations
in this country are in California,
within loo miles of each other. The
loftiest is Mt. Whitney, 14,499 feet
high, and the lowest in Death valley.
about 450 feet below the level of the
sea-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-01-14

Sensitive people seem to enjoy
sensitiveness. They are always on
the lookout for something TO give
them pain they are much like a
cat would be with tail forty feet
long, dragging around on the floor
ready to be tramped upon. We are
crowded pretty thick upon life s
great thoroughfare, and can well
help elbowing each other as we pass
along. Ninety nine times out of ev-
cry hundred no harm is intended, but
those sensitive people, who have the
longest and sharpest elbows Of any
body, are always attributing a mo-
tive to every accidental jog they get.
The fact is, personal Importance is
at the bottom OF this whole thing.
The world is not thinking about you
has no desire to hurt you-but you
imagine that the whole world should
be run in your interest.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-01-14

Could anything be a better illus
tratiOn of the way women do their
work as compared to the way men
do theirs, than to look over a village
ofsay, a thousand families, on Mon
day? In a thousand little kitchens Il
thousand women would be seen
thrusting wood in d thousand little
cook stoves. heating a thousand lit
tie washboilers, bending their back
oyer a thousand little washboards,
and hanging their clothes on a
thousand little clothes lines. IF by
some singular social revolution, Tie
men Of such a village were to under
take to do work, their first Step
would be to get up Il stock company
invest capital in building and ma
cllinery, so organize the work that
about half dozen meg would do the
work for the whole town, receive
good salaries therefor, and the res t
of the rest of the men would go a.
bout their own business on Monday
just as on any other days.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-01-14
Preparation.

After a lawyer has demonstrated
e'fr7orainarv ability in the matter of
-ee.snG people from getting justice
r $ eleya-cd to the bench for the
foa Ct ~5gis'g it to them.-Chica-
rrfl
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-01-14
RAFTING ROPE

I have or Rafting Ropes that
have only made one trip VIII sell
for 81 90 each
If G. W. FAULk, Leakesrille, NJ ISIS.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-01-14

ports. They have no right to reside
or do business elsewhere. The for
eigners in the interior, with the eX-
ception of q few working on conces-
sions, are only missionaries. These
latter are likewise practically the only
ones who spend laborious years in
learning the Chinese language; the
foreign mercantile houses do business
through English-speaking Chinese
"shroffs" or "compradores." 1t is as
true as most concentrations, to say
that the missionaries alone among the
foreigners understand the Chinese.
So it was, quite naturally, the mis-
sionaries who first called attention to
the imminence of famine in Kiangpeh,
or North River country. During the
spring and summer heavy rains fell
throughout Kiangpu and Anhuei
provinces, and in the adjacent parts
of Shantung and Honan provinces.
The Yellow river overlooked its banks,
as did the Grand canal and lesser
streams, bikes breaking in many
places. Since the land is at many
points lower than the ancient canals,
the country was a long time sub
merged
Despite the floods, the mission
aries continued to traverse their
fields, one of them, at least, nearly
losing his life by drowning. Miss
Read, for example, Of Antung, timer
ated among the sufferers for six and
seven miles at a time, in water above
her waist, on one occasion she was
barely out of a house before it col
lapsed. Native churches and native
homes, both alike built of mud or of
sun dried bricks, crumbled before the
attacks of the waters. So before
China herself knew that there was to
be a famine, the missionaries were
sending home their pleas to the re-
ligious papers. A missionary relief
committee was first in the field, but
it was later rendered unnecessary by
the larger, stronger general commit
tee at Shanghai, which soon had the
missionaries who live in the district
busily employed distributing its funds.
The Unspeakabe Chinese.
Christendom can never understand
the Chinese, not even when it sees
him in his native element. The depth
and callousness of his selfshness and
materialism is simply beyond the tell
ing. In sharp contrast with the activ-
ity Of the missionaries in behalf of the
homeless and the hungry was the in
difference of the Chinese officials. At
first they reported that there was no
famine Then they tried to minimize
it. Then, when it became evident that
relief funds were in sight, affording
rich pickings to the rascals, they
swelled the figures enormously. My
own investigation confirms me in the
belief that the missionary figures are
conservative; 100000 people, over
10000 square miles, affected by the
famine, and 10000 menaced by ac-
tua' starvation unless given aid.
A normal resident of a civilized
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-01-14

NumDeriess men alleged TO be hurt
bv overwork, do not work halt e.
nough. Their trouble comes from
superabundance of leisure and activi-
ty. They yawn through three or
four hours IN the Office or counting
room; are too INDECENT to walk up
town; eat too much dinner; go out
afterwards to see merchants, bankers
and 5he like, and join boon compan-
ions who walk around billiard tables
or SIT AT cards, and keep very thirst
Y until the drowsy steeples toll two
and three. This is overwork, but
ovefwork in the wrong direction, and
of very different kind from that
supposed. Cverwork covers a null
fitule Of bad habits; it is made a
scaneg ait Cor countless transgress-
ions, it is very often a shallow pre-
tense, a miserable sham. While
there are far too many who overWork
there are a great many that break
down and kill themselves by laziness
self indulgence and dissipation. Very
decidedly, overwork is overdone.