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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13
ON THE RAIL

Shortly after he assumed the man
agement Of the Baltimore and Ohio
last January, President Willard out
lined number of important improve
ments, including second and third
track construction, widening oftunnels.
etc, which will enable the road to
care for the business offered These
improvements are under way at vart-
Gus points on the system. In. his in
tergiew with the West Virginia dele
CATION President Willard stated that
he fully expected that the earnings
of the Baltimore and Ohio for the
fiscal years 19I9-H1 would reach $780,
100000. This, he said, could only be
accomplished throug5 rushing the
Improvements, TO completion at the
earliest date and by purchasing ad-
ditional equipment to meet the de-
mands. 1t is expected that the
earnings from passenger business will
also show steady increases from now
on. The service was greatly inn
proved when the spring schedule
went into effect and the electrically
lighted coaches and Pullman cars
were placed in service on the express
trains.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13
TOBACCO CROP
BILLION POUNDS
ONE THIRD OF WHICH COMES
FROM KENTUCKY
ALONE.
CANVASS DIscLoses uNPREcE.
DENIED ACREAGE WITH
HEAVY INCREASES.

This years crop Of tobacco in the
United States will not be far from
70, 100000 pounds greater. than the
crop of 1900, and that broke all pre-
vious records.
The nearest approach to last years
crop in size was that of 1899 when ac-
cording to the figures of the bureau OF
statistics of the department of com
merce and labor there we're planted in
the United States 1,1O1,460 acres,
from which the production was $685.
1855 lbs, valued at s56,S79,902
According to the same authority
last years acreage was 1,1S0.300 and
the production 9i9. 1857 900 lbs. valued
at s55,719,965.
This area is perhaps too large by
$4,000 acres, as that OF Kentucky Is
reported at 10000, where it could not
Fat the most have xceeded 100000. The
returns this spring of the acreage
planted last year, as reported to The
Enquirer for this review show an
acreage of 365.440 This still will
leave the area planted in 1909 stand
as the record 70 that time 1,132,525
acres, and make the production about
940, 1858, 400 lbs.
The crop of 1910 has been planted
practically everywhere or win be in
few days The indications are that
the area planted is about 1,2l9.S77
acres, from which not less than .00O,.
100000 probably more) lbs. Of leaf
tobacco should be harvested. Another
year of extension of this industry and
the tobacco production of this eoun
try should be well established beyond
the 100000 lbs. mark.
This is the conclusion to be drawn
from canvass just completed in every
tobacco-producAng state of any i'm
portance. The tobacco area OF these
three Ohio valley states is the great
est tobacco-producing field in the
United States, or in the world The
combined acreage of 495,425 is almost
one-half that of the total tobacco-prU
ducing area of the United States. II
is the greatest hurley field in the
world, and outside of hurley territory
produces other types of such excel.
lent quality that they are sought for
by the manufacturers Of the highest
fgrades of smoking and chewing
brands in all parts of the world
The other great tohacco-producing
states are Wisconsin. Arkansas, Con
necticut, Illinois, Maryland Massa-
Carolina. Pennsylvania. Tennessee.
Virginia and West Virginia OF these
North Carolina and Virginia grow
about 100000 acres Of tobacco, leav-
ing 100000 acres for the other pro
ducing states named, in addition to
which 10000 acres are grown in states
rot named above.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13
gnIishtenina a. Senator.

There were members of the senate
committee who evidently found Mr..
Brolaski's remarks instructive, as
well as entertaining:
Senator Nelson-There Is one thing
that is not very clear to me-that is,
about these bookmakers. Assuming,
MIR. Brulaski, that | am a hookmaker
and want to bet, now what is tne
modus operandi?
Mr. Brolaski-You pick out the
horse YOU want to bet on.
Senator Nelson-Yes.
Mr. Brolaski-You hand me the
money you want to bet And suppose
there are Eve horses in the race.
Senator Nelson-And you and two
betters-I betting against you and
YOU betting against me, and we pick
our horsee
Mr.. Brolaski-You pick your horse.
L do not / have the whole field run
ming for nae except the horse you de-
sire TO bet on.
Senator Nelson-Supposa there are
81 horses, and you are a bnekmaker;
| pick one horse, and you accept my
bet2
Mr. Bzolaski-Y Yes.
Mr. Nelson-Now, how do you work
l. to beat me on that bet? (Laugh-
kar.1
Mr.. Brolaski-A hundred different
ways. # you wanted to bet, on, say,
Lady Irna, and the odds were 2 to
I, | would give you ticket which
said 10 TO 5 on Lady Irma'' to win.
Senator Nelson-Whas does that
mean?
Mr.. Brolaski-That means mat if
she wins, you get the winnings $40
an 1 your IS that you bet-making
you receive SIS.
Senator Nelson--But suppose l lose,
what then?
Mr. Brolaski-Then all you have is
the ticket as a souvenir. q4aughter)
Senator Nelson's reputation and
that Of the much beslandered legisla-
tive body TO which ne belongs viii
surely suffer no harm from the rev
elation Of such astonishing ignorance
things about which the
very babes in the street knowingly
prattle--New York Evening Post.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13

declared that there was never
time when mediating agency was
more needed in this field. Institu-
tional isolation he said, was being
recognized everywhere as a mistake
and the need of bringing all such
institutions into closer relationship
was BEN g realized by all classes of
educators.
IN connection with these needs he
said the near future would bring up
questions relating to the reorganiza-
ton Of the whole educational activity
Of the federal government. Prom;-
nent among those questions would be
those relating to the need for a ma
tional department Of education, ma
tional university at washington and
the extension of federal aid to edu-
cation in the states. especially con.
corning Industrial education.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13
WISCONSIN PATENTS

The following list of patents recent
nv granted TO wisconsin inventors l.
reported by Oliphant & Young patent
solicitors, Milwaukee
Edward P. Aisted, TruesdeIE attri
tion-n1iL
Herbert y Block, Sneboygan, t'lbu
lar wrapper.
Fred c. Eekert, Waukesba, IseY
Hedge Helgerson, Soldiers Grove.
folding umbrella
Albert G. Hermanson Prescott,
mole-plow
Herman c Miller, Foxlakes tank.
heuter cover
Edwin F. Pierce. Milwaukee. shade
holder coupling
John Reichert. Racine, lawn,trim-
nssRg shovel.
Ernest Spreen. Mihocquas attach
men; Tor aRvils.
William + White, kenosiss. wire
fabric.
Richard H welles. KeuOsha, We
hicIe-lamr.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13
BANKER MORSE IN PRISON.
Listens with Fellow conyiets to Ger
aIdF.ae Farrsr.s Singing.

aldlae Faff5TS singing
If, as the poet declares. sorrows
crown of sorrow is remembering bet
ter things. imagine the sting of the
memory that came to Charles w.
Morse as he sat behind a screen at
the federal prison Tuesday afternoon
and listened to Geraldine FarTar as
she sang Annie Laurie" and Coming
Thro' the Rye tfs the SEQ prisoners
there, the Atlantic Georgian SAYS.
Time was when the pale dfstranght
man concealed behind the screen
made one in the Famous diamond
hor. hoe" in the Metropolitan opera
house in New York city and applauded
from his own box the beautiful girl
whose voice has enshriued' her in the.
hearts of the music lovers OF many
lands
There were tears in many eyes
when Miss Flarrar finished annie
Eauris.~ and the singer herself seemed
more affected than any OF the GRIM
Silent men, in whose eyes shone' the
appreciation they could not speak.
Miss E'aFrar appeared more nervous
than Is her wont when great audi
ences are awaiting her appearance on
the stage. and seemed to bemore con
cermed about pleasing the, prisoners
than srna usually is about her recep.
tion by the admirers who tfirong the
playhomses to hear her miraculous
voice.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13
lAnoR ANo INpusTRY.

Work mas started upon the con
struetion Tor a new two-story monas-
avi5 =. q :(orbert's college at Green
Bay
The cornerstone OF the new fed
erai building in Platteville vas laid
BIZ the grand lodge, a. +. and A, NJ Of
Wisconsin Congressman A. W. Kopp
delivered the address.
= glowing future Of the steel trade
and continued industrial prosperity IS
presaged by Ebert II. Gary, chairman
of the United States Steel corpora
zion. who sailed for Europe.
A transfer OF timber lands has
been consunmated. whereby the
Heineman Lumber company becomes
formally owned by Or T. ]. Met
calf of Merrill This tract is said
to have about 100000 feet of stand,
ing timber on it
A deal has been arranged whereby
d B. Coe of Whitewater exchanges
his property, known as the stone
Mil" 70 George Goodhue OF Nichi-
gan for some farm property Tue
Stone Mill" Is one Of the historic
buildings In Whitewater.
While oiling machinery az Mari.
,nette John Carter approached tot
,aear the gearing and in a second he
was caught and hurled around the
sixty-six foot belt Nearly all the
clothing was torn from his body. nut
he escaped uniniured.
The Diamond Paint company OF
Green Bay recently organized as sue.
cessors of the Henderson Plant com
pany. placed complete equipment
Of new machinery. which will per
nit Of manufacturing an annual out
put IN the sum Of 100000
The department Of the interior an.
nounaed thar Gf5.O00 600 feet Of tim
Der from the Chippewa lndiar lands
in Minnesota will he sold under
sealed bids at the land Office as Cass
Lake. MINI. on Sept *. The sale
viii ne the largest ever held In the
Chippewa territory
A bible printed in modern Ian
guage with obsolete words and
phrases. which tend 20 confuse the
meaning Of certain texts. eliminated
win be issued not later than May
next It is not TO be completely re
vised but viii be couched IN every
day language so that it can be read
lily understood.
With the water in the Mississippi
registerirs only Is feet, the pearl
fishers are now digging mussel shells
with their hands The increased
amount of shells secured in fais way
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13

has been the means Of finding an
unusual number of pearls and the
last week has unearthed scores OF
gems valued at from $500 TO $500
each.
James Herman OF the Wisconsin
grain commission received letters
from elevator men at Granville and
Devils Lake. Oak. which say the
farmers 10 that section viii be lucky
if they get the seed back, the nor
weather having ruined the crop TINS
will mean a big falling on in Su-
perior grain business and the WORK
of the gran commission this fall.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13

years ago, an automobile owned BY
AldIew Crawford Of Riverdale, n.
y, and containing Dir. Crawford, ais
two daughters, Jeanette and Char
lotte, and their chauffeur, was strucE
by a train sunday afternoon. Both
young women were killed and the
chauffeur was seriously injured. Mr.,
Crawford was tossed with the others
but escaped with few scratches.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13
FARmsR.s INSTITUTES.

ANY Farmer or public-spirited hast
ness man In Wisconsin who wishes 20
secure a farmers Institute for his To-
caiity next winter should ssud 10
George McKercow. superintendent ar
Mad son. TOR e blank petition ana let-
ter ot Information ANY town, no
n'atter how small or how far from the
railgoad IS entitled 20 an institute.
provided Is is located in a farming
District ana TINS n ecod hals ia which
nleetjues can be held.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13

A pare mlad Is free OF the universe
& belongs 70 the church, the family
ef the pure in all worlds. Virtue IS
10 local thing Il is not honorable be-
cause born in this community or that.
out FOR its own independent. everlast-
ing beauty This IS the bond Of the
universal church No man can Be *.
communicated from 1t but by himself
by the death Of goodness in his own
breast. All sentences of exclusion are
vain. il he do not dissolve the tie OF
purity which binds him to az holy
souls w E. Claiming.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13
BADGER BRIEFS.

Edward Schieye. who was run
down by an automobile. died at ke-
nosha.
The 2.year-oid child of Herman
Kiekhofer in the town Of Richmond,
ST. Croix county, is dead as the re-
suit of a sunstroke.
Twelve-year-old Matt Meihelcheck
died at Calumet as the result OF in
juries received when his father drove
his dray over the boys body.
W. G.. Purcell of Madison, Wis,
was injured in the wreck of Santa
Fe train east OF Florence. Kansas.
His injuries are not serious The
engineer and fireman were killed.
Ernest Soude. year old OF Mari
nette. was wounded BY the accidental
discharge of a blank cartridge re-
volver, lockjaw set in and there are
no hopes of recovery.
The general store of Spence, Davis
& Co. and the postofice in the same
building, in Boardman, were broken
into and robbed of quantity OF
goods and the contents of the cash
drawers.
George Palmer. of Milton. while
participating in celebrating wedding
with a charivari. was shot in the
leg and several in the crowd mar
rowly escaped being hit by bullet
said 10 have been fired by the bride
! groom.
Fire at DuraEt destroyed john J.
Blacks three story warehouse and
! Miles brothers feed mill. the loss be
ing $4,000. partly insured. Mr. Black
was overcome by heat. This is the
third fire within a week of mysteri-
Gus origin and incendiarism is sus-
pected.
The store of the Thompson Hat
stead company in Abbotsford was en-
tered and the cash register robbed
of $50. Two strangers passed three
alleged forged checks for $40 on bus
mess men in the village. the checks
purporting to be signed by Henry
Johnson
Suddenly becoming mad and plung-
ing down the main street in the
village of Hokah. 2-year-old steer
on the way to market knocked down
several young women and kicked
William Tschumper fracturing his
knee cap. The animal threw John
Rosein down ond trampled him al
most to death
Miss Agnes Carney. daughter Of
Matt Carney. 81 years old. drowned
while bathing n the Fox river near
| Ter home at Kaukauna with her sis
ter, Margaret, aud cousin. Miss Con-
rad OF Appleton. who we're power
less to aid her. She stepped sud
denly into a deep pool and sank at
once.
Three men narrowly escaped be-
ing killed by an explosion of a gas
oIine engine in the water pumping
station at Woodlawn cemetery near
Green Bat When fire broke out in
the structure two Of the men were
penned in. with escape by the starr
way cut of. but managed 20 escape
through a window.
With his clothes rolled up as pill
low and lying across the track. a
man believed to be II, P. Buless, ST
Paul was instantly killed by fast
passenger passing through near Chip
pewa Falls. His head and legs were
severed and the body was thrown
100 feet. The man had selected
carefully the place to commit sui
eide. 1t was Just around a bend
where it would be impossible for a
fast train to slow up before it struck
him A short distance from the spot
he met Waterman of the road aud
complained to aim of being dis
tressed with the heat.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13

There Is more Catarrh in this section Of
the country than all other diseases pat to-
getaer. and until the last fsw years was
supposed 70 be inenrable. For great many
years dnctors pronounced it 4 local disease
and prescribed locsl remedies. and By con-
stantly faGing to cure with LEGAL treatment,
pronounced It incnrable. Science has proven
c9tarrh to be a constitutional disease ans
therefore requires constitutional treatmeIE
Hall'1 Catarrh Cure. manufactured by +. 7,
Cheney K To-, Ioledo, Ohio. Is the only co..
sttutional cure on the market 1t IS taken
Internally ia doses from 20 drops to q tea
spoonful Il acts directly 0G the Hood and
mucous s1rfaces Of the system. They oder
one handre3 dollars Tor Aay case it fails to
cure send Tor ci~Nfiars au3 testimonials.
Address = J. CHENEY 4 Co, Toledo. o.
Sold " Druggists T5e.
Take Halrs Family Pills Tor consrIpatson.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13
a aMadeg MIlIlonalre.

Tney got 10 telling stories the other
dav about Alexander Peacock The
one Of ''carnegie's young inert who
proposes to erect bronze statue 70
the ironmaster. Mr.. Peacock IS the
FORMER foorwaiker in Pittsburg de
nartment store who attracted Carne
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13
STORM BLOWS DOWN
TENT. 30 HURT

Milbank. S. D.. July = The storm
Tuesday night blew dow the tent or
a circus and hurt 80 pei lie caught in
the debris under the .nvas Two
we're seriously injured At RevilIe,
S. d.. Nassau, Minnesota, and Nari-
etta, Minnesota. much damage was
done
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13
DOMESTIC.

Out or ESQ candidates who took
the mental examination in June for
admission to the naval academy at
Annapolis only 1O4 passed
Collector Loeb's figures for the ifs
cal year just ended show he col
lected in duties and fines at the port
Of New York s234.250,000Ol
John William Hallihan, ILL.,, an at
torney, was Killed when he stepped
from a hotel elevator at Cape May,
N. J.. after the car mad started
Three million dollars worth OF
gold dust has been received by the
Fairbanks (Alaska) banks since the
opening of the season six weeks ago
Two elephants. angered because
taey we're separated from compau-
ions, ragged through the streets or
Greeley, Cal, and did considerable
damage.
The first baseball fatality at Vine
yard. Texas. this season occurred
here when AlonzO Compton aged 16.
died as the result of beirg hit by a
foul ball
Clifford Newman of st, Louis was
killed and. four others We're seriously
injured at Montgomery. Mo; when
a fast mail train on the Wabash
road was wrecked
Fire Captain NJ. ]. Lyons. as we'll
as Henry Flicker. workman. were
killed in st. Louis. where fire des-
troyed part Of the storehouse OF
the waters-Pierce Oil company.
Richard Parr, the New York Gus
toms deputy, has received warrant
for 100000 in part payment of the
reward to rim for vigilance
in detecting sugar underweighing
frauds
Three persons we're killed. twenty
or more were injured and a number
of buildings were destroyed by a
powder explosion in the store of the
Graves Mercantile company at Boul-
der Mont
The Rev. r. B. Fisher. presby-
terrain minister at Neago. TIL. has
been sued for $1,000 damages bv
Jacob Stroll. because the former. it
Is alleged. used terms IN a prayer
that aid not please
s. r Bolen fred u Shot at his di.
vorced wife. Edna Adams. in the Ho-
tel Portland at Portland, Ore. wound
ing her slightly in the cheek. He
tleu fired two bullets into his own
head falling dead,
When the parachute in which he
was attempting 10 come 70 earth
after balloon ascension at Albany,
Ind. failed to open, Ray Bradley. ~
years old. dropped 1900 feet ana
met instant death
Philip Schanz. secretary and cash
Ter Of the Aldo Sommers Drug com
pany at Quincy, III, has disappeared,
and expert examination OF his books
is alleged 10 show a shortage Of
more than sl5.o00
For killing his mother because sac
did not have a clean shirt aud coz
lar ready for him. Domimck Popalo.
a Newark youth has been sentenced.
to twenty years at hard Labor in
the New Jersey peuitentlary.
Paddy OLeary was found dead Ia
his home at NeEauuee. Mich 81 his
brother Henry who had come acme
for dinner O'Leagy has made no
complaint 81 illness he was living
on a couch and had been dead ouly
a few minutes He vas single ard
az years old.
The first automobile accident IN
Negaunee this year occurred when a
Finnish boy was hit by macEire
driven by j Rytkoneu aud suffered
a broken arm The lad ran across
the street in front OF the car. be-
came confused ami started hack
again The car was going slowly
On the same crossing at Valley
Stream. I. l.. where twenty persons
were killed in a talIyho wreck some
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13
FIRE Loss IS $4,000.
Numerous BUSINESS Properties Are
Destroyed ae Piasrtield, Wis.

Plainfeld VS.. July Fire de-
stroyed business property valued at
$4,000 w F. Gustsa's meat market.
John Walters store Burns phar-
macy. George GeruTt's two buildings,
Youngman's y Bros saloon, Reeses
restaurant. Johnsou's law office. Mrs
Cohen's dwelling John Smart's shop
George Gouitz's barn. the Union Tel
ephene company office. village oais,,
bose and erher small buildings were
destroyed
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13
4or IRON sAkEs MAN.

While rressing Clothing, Tailor IS
Overcome BY Heat and Fails.
Neenah Wis. july III j. Lam
pert, clerk IN a clothing store. lies
near death as the result of a peculiar
accident. Tuesday while pressing a
suit with an electric fiat iron. he was
overcome BY the heat He fell on
the iron aud lay there fifteen min
utes before being found. His left side
was baked to the bone
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13
WORLDS RAILWAYS
611,478 MILES
AND NORTH AMERICA EASILY A
LEADER OVER ALL.
OTHERS.
YANKEE CAPITALIZATION CON-
sIDERAsLY LESS THAN IN
OLD COUNTRY.

Statistics of the Railways of the
world have been gathered recenely
by a German publication, the Arch
ivfur Eisenbahnwesen The figures
are brought down to the end of 1903
or, in some cases, only to June 30,
1908. The grand total of the worlds
mileage is 611.47S an increase OF
G1,5O5 miles in the last five years.
The increase for 1908 was i6,445
miles, rs per cent over 1907. The
railway mileage of the six continer-s
in 1908 was.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13

Think twice before you speak
once. aud Tor one time you will
have spoke twofoid better
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-13

The figures show cnat Australia, or
all the new countries of the world. is
most backward in railway construc.
tiCn Railway construction in Asia.
especially in China, mas increased re-
markably. At the end of 1908 China
had 1925 miles. four times as many
as it had in 1904. and only 81 miles
less than Japan.
In 1908 Russia, the European coun-
try which needs new railways most
built only 2S5 miles. Russia stiil has
1902 miles less than Germany. though
its area is ten times as great aud its
population nearly twice as great as
Germanys.
The statistics of capital show that
in Europe the average capitalization
per mile is s121.S9S Capitalization is
much greater there than in tho United
States. where, according to the last
issue Of Poor's Manual. the railroads
are capitalized at s74SSS mil.
New-York tribune., 1910-03-08

on the piers of the big liners the Col
lector said last evening. but there arc no
accommodations for more than one. All
the other facilities recommended by the
commission should, in the interest OF the
whole port service, be provided. 1t would
be OF more benefit to the steamship com
panies than to the customs service. looking
at the matter from a commercial point of
view. Passengers will patronize the lines
that take the best care of them. We have
had some assurances that the companies
would consider the recommendations favor
ably"
The new Chelsea piers have been boon
TO the customs officials on account of the
modern arrangements provided by the city
There Is more room for the passengers, and
good quarters are provided for the cashiers
ana inspectors, upon whose activity the
passengers depend for quick release upon
their Decentralization. There is little room
on some of the old piers; the inspectors are
hampered by the CrOwding incidental to the
landing Of steamship and the cashiers
are jostled While making their collections
With improved facilities the present force
in the customs service could handle the
business in two-thirdS of the time taken
for the work at present. This would OBJ
Viate the necessity of increasing the force
or men now in the Collectors department.