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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-02

with the same result. Later he be-
came principal of the normal school
at Platteyille, where in a larger field
of labor he carried forward his grand
work of character building. A year
ago, because of failing health, he re-
signed his position and has gone into
outof-door life on a ranch out west
Hundreds of sturdy young men and
cultured women are today rising up
to call him blessed. / wish We had
many more educators like him.
1t was my happy privilege to
speak in both the high school and
the grades upon The History and
Meaning of Our Flag. The very close
attention given to those talks was
credit to the present teachers. The
young people seemed bright, keen
and courteous AS a whole, the high
school pupils appear older and more
mature than the boys and girls in
some other high schools. Two hun
dred of them is a large number for
place of the size of DodgeviIle, but
about so of them are from outside dis
tricts. | heard some excellent things
said concerning Professor Kircher.
his teaching ability and earnest work
in every way in behalf of his pupils.
| had the pleasure ON Wednesday
evening Vt meeting with the Mems
club of the Methodist church, of
which the Rev. A. S. Gilbert is pas
tor. These men had the high school
orchestra to make I1usic for them be.
fore supper and after. 1t is a blessed
good thing for people thus to show
their interest in their own boys and
girls and encourage them in their ef-
forts to do something worthy.
1t was we'll worth while to talk to
those men about our flag. No audience
anywhere could show a more earnest
interest in those things for which our
flag floats above us. l think any
preacher Goes well wnen hol can get
the men of his community to unite in
spirit of brotherhood for social in
tercourse and the discussion of upiift-
ing topics. Dodgeville win no doubt b ,
the better for this organization of
men. Those saw there were manly
looking men.
The Rev. Mr. Gilbert is fortunate in
being able to preserve for his present
service much of the freshness and
lively spirit of his boyhood on the
farm. In fact, he appears to me very
much as he did when in school. What
has come to him through his years of
higher study and earnest work in the
ministry does not cover up and
smother the spirit of twenty years
ago, but rather elevates and conse.
crates it. Mr.. Gilbert is in the best
sense a good mixer He does not
wear a ministerial label at the sight
CT which men on the street pass by on
tie other side with only a polite bow.
heard him greeted time and again
with a hearty "hellOr'' and the an.
swer was of the same sort. He likes
. dog and gun and goes a.field now
and then with the younger fellows.
He is something of a liner" too,
guess. | think | heard that he has
climbed some distance up the Masonic
ladder. But for all this he is a most
earnest Methodist preacher, with good
warm red blood flowing in his veins
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-02
THE ENGLISH AousEKEEPER.

The housekeeper, for all her defer
ence to the tenants, was desDot, and
none of us dared to rebel against her
rule, and disturb the order she main
tanned To anybody coming in from
the not too respectable little street
the responsibility of the house was
verwhelming, and / often noticed
that strangers, on entering, lowered
their voices and stepped more softly.
The hush of repose hung heavy on
the public hall and stairs, whatever
was going on behind the two doors
that faced each other IN every land
ing We all emglayed her in the quiet
and decorum of our movemen s We
allowed ourselves Sc seldom to be
seen that after three months | still
knew little of the others except the r
names on their doors. the professions
of those who had Offices and hung up
their signs, and the frequency with
which the Church league on the frs
floor drank afternoon tea. On GER.
tain days wen went out towards five
O'Clock, had to push my way through
a procession of bishops in aprons and
CATERS, deans and ordinary parsons
who were legion, of dowagers and
duchesses who we're as sands on the
stairs. l may be wrong, but l fancy
that the housekeeper would have
found a way to rout this weekly in.
vas.on if, in the aprons and CATERS,
she had not seen symbols of the re-
spectability which was her PRIDE
Elizabth r. Pennell in Atlantic.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-02
IT'S WORK.

TAe Woman's Relief corps is an or
ganization which works quietly and
without ostentation, therefore, the
good work being accomplished by it is
not wholly appreciated by the public.
While the following gives brief out
line, it cannot give even an idea of
the kind and loving services rendered
by members who devote time and
money, going as sisters of mercy
to soothe the sick and dying, CON-
fort the sorrowing, and assist and en-
courage the unfortunate.
In 1883, the society was organized
in Denver, with a membership Of SIS,
and only a few dollars in the treas
ury, and was accepted by vote of the
national encampment as the auxiliary
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
The work OF assisting the posts and
organizing departments was started
at once, and has steadily advanced
until at the present time it stands as
the largest relief Organization in the
world. with a membership in good
standin of ovr $4,000. divided as
follows: Massachusetts 1865. Ohio
1926, Illinois 1851, Iowa 1851,
New York 9 S91, Michigan s.940, Ken
lucky 7,240, Indiana 1852, Wisconsin
6.S91. California and Nevada SAG,
Minnesota 1916, New Hampshire
9,G25. Nebraska 3,279, Pennsylvania
S.24S. Connecticut 3,1I2, washington
and Alaska 1883, Vermont 1855,
Maine 1853, Colora6o and Wyoming
2,O57, Missouri 1924. Oregon 1852,
South Dakota 1889 Oklahoma 500,
Kentucky 535, Rhode Island TIC, Pc
tomac c2s, New Jersey e20, Idaho 544,
North Dakota 5S4 Louisiana and
Mississippi 742, Maryland 479, Mon.
tana 3s1, West Virginia 2ss, Texas
167. Tennessee III. Many corps in
southern and western states have no
state organization. as follows: Ari-
zcLa. Arkansas, Florida, Georgia
New Mexico, Utah ana Virginia
During the past year S1s1. 4s5S4
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-02
DO YOU REALLY Love DoesY

-
Perhaps the final test of anyeody's
love OF dogs is Willingness to per
nit them TO make camping-ground
of the bed There is no other place
in the world that suits the dog quite
so well. On the bed he is safe from
bSing stepped upon; he is cut OF the
way of draughts; he has command
ing position from which to survey
what goes on in the world, and, above
all, the surface is soft and yielding
to his outstretched limbs. No mere
man can ever be so comfortable as
a dog looks
Some persons object to having a
dog on the bed at night; and 1t must
b, admitted that he lies little heav-
II. upon ones limbs; but why be SO
base as to prefer comfort to com
panionship! TO wake up in the dark
night, and put your hand on that
warm soft body, to feel the beating
Of that faithful hearts, not THIS
better than undisturbed sloth? The
hest nights rest ever had was once
when cocker spaniel puppy, who
had just recovered from stomach.
ache (dose one to two soda-mints),
and was li:tle frightened by the
strange experience. curled up on my
shoulder like fur tippet. gently
pushed his cold, soft nose into my
neck. and there slept sweetly and
soundly until morning. III c. Mer
win. in Atlantic.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-02
HIGHLAND CENTER.

Joint installation of the officers Of
W. II. Bennett Grand Army of the
Republic anE Woman's Relief corps
took place recently, Past President
Mary 7. Ludwig installing the corps
Objects. At 6 o'clock the ladies served
o. supper. Afterward the Grand Army
5ficers were installed, then followed
an hour OF two spent in social way
This corps is in prosperous condi-
ton, numbering over 60 members. and
the records each year show no small
amount Of money and its equivalent
expended in relief work Mrs. Jennie
w Lamberson is president, Mrs. Bird
Hennen secretary and Mrs. Eettie
Carey treasurer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-02
Sergeant Cans Warning

In his interesting history of Co. A,
sixth wisconsin volunteer infantry,
during the civil war, Phil. Cheek re-.
lates two or three instances of sol
diers informing comrades before an
impending battle of having had a pre-
sentiment that they would be killed
in the engagement, and added that
this was not an mfrequent occurrences
during the war. well remember an
inciCent OF this kind that has always
seemed TO me remarkable.
The first sergeant OF or company
was George Cans. who had previously
been in the third Wisconsin volunteer
infantry, was wounded at Antietam
and had been discharged He had re
enlisted in our company. He was fine
soldier without drop of cowardly
blood in him, and in all the marching
and fighting OF Grants army until we
reached Petersburg, his courage and
good nature never left him for a
minute. on the night our regiment
was massed with many others for
storming the earthworks surrounding
Fort Steadman, in sight of Petersburg,
and while waiting for daybreak, Ser.
geant Cans turned to me and said:
Il will be badly wounded today"
| said, Sergeant, what reason have
you tor thinking so?'
Il have had a vivid warning; / will
not be killed but badly wounded to.
day" was his answer.
was first corporal and the tallest
man in the company, which gave me
position in the front rank at the head
of the company next TO the orderly ser
geant. This officer being absent. First
Sergeant Cans took his place. The
business Of the day began at daybreal
and continued with more or less WICK
edness in the brush and woods unit
about one O'Clock, when we went int
a charge across an open field Thef
the boys began falling fast In the
storm OF shot and shell that met us.
saw the gun of Sergeant Cans III
from his hand. and he started back
That was not a favorable time o.
place to stop for particulars, and
vent on with the company until
minnie ball punctured one legomopile
making It necessary for me to b,
pulled to the garage--the field Los
pital
About three weeks afterward, Will,
lying on cot in a tent hospital neai
Annapolis, wondering how long Il
would be before would be able Il
start home on the furlough awarded
to all wounded soldiers. Sergean
Cans came walking down the aisl,
looking thin and pale. but wearing hi.
old-ume cheerful smile Before
could speak he called out
Didn't ! tell you | wouldn't b,
killed."
He had been correctly warned. II
was not necessary to ask where ht
was wounded.--the bandaged stumr
OF bin right arm told the story.
George Raymer.
Madison Jan. %.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-02

proved an exception to the general av-
erage of the states as shown by the
record
Having said this much in defense
OF the senate as a body, we will de-
fer 10 another time consideration OF
the exceptional cases of long serv-
ice with reference to whether such
service has been beneficial or detrI-
mental to the country. There is much
to be said on both sides or this
question "A. {. Parkinson.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-02

1t is proposed that the boots and
clothes of necessitious children in at.
tendance at the London county coun-
ellis day and residential special
schools shall be repaired free of cost
% the parents, in connection with the
eootmaking and tailoring classes con
Quoted al such schools. II is held that
the work would afford useful ana
necessary practice for pupils in these
e'asses, and no expense beyond that
already authorized would be incur
red.--London Evening STANDARD
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-02

from a Cornish spring not very faE
back. I am told that Cornishmen
are by nature intensely religious and
somewhat emotional, wfthal. Their re-
ligion is OF the heart as. well as the
head, and il has in it no little motive
power. Pastor Gilbert is warm in
praise of everything in and about
notwithstanding the four sa-
looms. He does not say much about
them. He told me ever-somuch about
the weleh and the Cornish-enough
to make me greatly interested in
them, especially the latter. Mr. Gil
unfortunate for the ministry. Dodge
vile is almost wholly either Cornish
or WEIGH
The town was named from Governor
Dodge. of early days in Wisconsin. His
home was four miles south of town.
One of the traditions OF the place is
that one of the battles of the war
against Black Hawk, the unfortunate
patriotic Indian chief Of so years ago
was fought within the present city
limits. / do not think l would glory
much in that tradition, for Uncle
Sans treatment of Black Hawk and
his tribe was something o ( which
think he ought still to be ashamed
The people of Dodgeville have been
and still are thrifty. 1t is rich bit OF
country, and is in every way prosper
Gus. 1t was first lead mining re
gion and that was what brought SC
many Welsh and Cornishmm there
They were miners by habit. There are
old mines all about the city now. but
none are worked in these days It is
suppose, easier to get wealth from
the surface of the ground than out OF
holes-and much more certain.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-02
How n Mlaht Be Arranged.

'Gf were king" said the weary
I'D have a theater OF my
own and have the first man who
asked for a pass hanged"
Good idea,n replied the treasurer
SIN that case we could truthTuliy
say, free list entirely suspended.
Exchange
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-02
SENATOR'S TERMS
SOME WHAI SHORT
THOUSAND MEMBERS OF UPPER
HOUSE SINCE ADOPTION
OF CONSTITUTION.
AVERAGE SERVICE OF WISDOM
SIN CONTINGENT LESS
THAN EIGHT YEARS.
sneeIal Correspondents.

Washington, Jan. ga prominent
republican recently announced that
the terms of United States sena,
tors must be shortened and thereby
its members made more Immediately
responsible to the people, if the SEN
ate itself is to be preserved"
Reading between the lines this
smaeks loudly and threateningly or
revolution However, it is not our
purpose to affirm or deny the sound
ness of this pronouncement, except to
say that it does not accord with the
well-settled opinions of the country
hitherto entertained and often ex-
pressed. We have in mind rather,
to inquire whether this new political
evangel is not based upon false prem
Uses or an exaggeration of facts
Since the adoption OF the consul
tuition which marks the real regin.
ming of our national life--a period OF
100 years-more than 1000 persons
have held seats in the senate. OF
this number but FIVE served as ions
as 80 years
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-02

sMr. SDO0uer served continuously al this
time 10 years and months; bur our caleu-
lafi0n ends with the close Of the 18th con.
gress. March 3. 1905. His entire service
was 10 years snd months.
wisconsin, then, has scarcely
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-02

At the annual meeting of the Chip
ipewa County Telephone company a 6
per cent dividend was declared. 1t was
the most successful year in the history
of the company. The following officers
were elected for 1910; President, L.
Richardson; vice president, H. B.
Bartlett; treasurer, C. H. Liehe; man
ager, Earl Bates.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-02

There are men who would not kick
an enemy when he was DOWN.,
ierring 70 jump on him with both
feef.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-02

Excited naturalist-Are you aware.
my dear sir. that this gate pest OF
yours is the femur OF an ornithos.
ceiida?
Farmer tapologetically)--- always
thought it was somethin odd ike.
II don match the o her post no
how Punch.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-02

A folding portable wardrobe for
~ heneet Of tra~eler who NAV End
accommodations at stop.
ping places, has been patented BY an
Tliinnfe man
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-02

death and the perversity of eonsutu-
encies had worked about equal havoc
in the ranks OF both old parties m
lie senate. OF the popuHst party as
represented in the 5srd congress.
1898. none remained TO be counted
in 1905 Their names, We're Allen OF
Nebraska, Kyle of South Dakota and
PETER of Kansas.
When she senate is mentioned, the
ordinary mind grasps only a few
names and, naturally. the names OF
those most prominent. aud usually
those most prominent are those OF
longest service. Thus the Identity OF
OF the body is fixed by a very Few
of its members. BY a natural proc
ess Of reasoning. but obviously
faulty. the length OF service of these
conspicuous few is taken as fairly in
dieativc Of the length of the terms
of all
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-02

It is our notion that blooded dogs
and old v.olins always cost more than
they are worth.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-02

The IrSnsHory character OF the
senate was touched upon by the ia;t
Senator Hoar In his memorial ad-
dress upon the life and public serv-
ices of Cushman X. Davis, pro-
nounced during the winter of 1901
Mr.. Hoar had then nearly completed
"A years of service in the senate
These are his words:
The senate, as its name implies,
has been from the beginning, with
few exceptions, an assembly OF old
men In the course Of nature many
of its members die in Office. That
has been true of 80 senators since
/ came to the capitol. Others, a yet
larger number, die soon after they
leave Office. OF the men with whom
have served in this chamber 90
more are now dead. making In ali
90, enough and to spare TO organize
another senate elsewhere
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-02

Ending with the 5sth congress.
March 3, 1905, and leaving out OF
account the service OF those WHO
I've represented Wisconsin since
that date. covering peliod OF nearly
Sc and one-half years, the average
senatorial term OF Wisconsin sena
tors has been approximately seven
and a halt years. Prior to the present
incumbents, Mr.. La Toilette and SIR
Stephenson. Wisconsin has been rep
resented by ~ different persons but
in 10 terms Of service, the service
Of Carpenter, Cameron and spooner
not being continuous. The record
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-02-02

] ~ Aiif RRNAAAiS Va tnf 1fAn NNiAT
gross. there was but one senator,
Mr. Allison OF Iowa, who had served
continuously as long as 50 years,
and this was Unprecedented Since
the organization of the government
no other person has an unbroken
service equal to the late senator
from iowa Not only has this won
derful record never been equalled,
except by himself, who stayed IN the
senate more than 35 years.
At the beginning of the seth con
gress, Hale and Prye OF Maine had
served "a years each, and Mr.. Al
drich nearly that long, Mr.. Cullom
% years, Teller and Berry 20 years.
The same test applied TO the 54th
congress which convened in Decem-
Der, 1895, shows that at that date
the So members entitled TO seats mad
q combined continuous service OF o5S
years, or an average service OF
slightly less than seven years, OF
each less than one gear beyond the
constitutional length. In December
+ 1895, the senator having the longest
continuous service was the venera
$ BILE Mr. Morrill, of Vermont Then
4 followed Allison of Iowa and Jones
of Nevada with % years each; Cock
reIl with 20 years, and Cameron
Morgan and Voorhees, with eighteen
I years each. Fifty of the number had
seen service of year or less, and
[ 20 had had no previous service what
; ever; and of all these then long
+ termers, only Allison and Morgan
had yeats in the 59th congress con
$ vening ten years later, 1906. In tins
J. last named congress there were but
!, 8 who had served continuously more
/ than three terms; five others wnt
: had served longer than two termi
/, and 20 who had service of less
: than two terms, and of these, Ii faC
!, no previous service.
Z,
The Ir&nsHory character OF tht
senate was touched upon by the iatt
Senator Hoar In his memorial ad
dress upon the life and public serv
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-27
COLUMBUS RESULTS

COLUMBUS, O., Sept. 26.-Ross K,
over a track softened by rains of Sat
urday gave the Kings stake of $4,000
for 2:05 PAGERS a new record this aft
ernoon when he made the first heat in
2:03A. He won without effort, and
the next two heats came easily. Ross
X. was favorite, with Ess H. Kay,
distanced in the first heat, second
choice.
In order to handle the 2:19 trotters
it was necessary to cut the event into
divisions. The first started with
Creighton as the favorite. He won the
first heat in slow time, but was sec
ond to Admiral Red in the next heat,
when the time was dropped to 2:09A.
A third heat was won easily by Ad-
miral Red, and then the race was post
poned until tomorrow, to be resumed
Just before the second division is
taken up. Summary:
2l3 class, pacing, three in five s12OO-Fred
F won, Dirl second, on Time third; best time
206%.
King stake, 2:O5 PAGERS, three in FIVE, 5000
Ross X. won. Major Mallow second, Ella Am
bulator third; best time 2:O3h
2l3 class trot three in five, purse $500
Bervaldo won, Olive f. second, Stroller third;
best time 2:0Sh
2:1s class, pacing, three in FIVE purse 5000
Byrd Grattan won Dirl second, Willy Penny
third; best time 2:OSA.
2:19 class trottng, first division, three in hve
$500. unfinished-Admiral Red won, Creighton
second, Lady Willow third; best time 2O9A.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-27
Racing Results
LEXINGTON RACES

LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. 26.-The FL
mendorf handicap, the feature of the
sixth day of the fall meeting of the
Kentucky Racing association here, was
won by Tim Pippin, paying big price
in the 81 mutuel machines, in driving
finish with John Griffin II. Hanbridge,
heavily played favorite, was not in the
money.
The rains of Sunday made the track
very heavy and the card was marred
by large number of scratches. Sum-
mary:
First race, six furlongs-Twilight Queen.
won Tommy MCGEE, second; Jacoblte, third.
Time, 1918 3-5.
Second race. five and a half furlongs-
Cloud, won; Cisko, second; Americaneer,
third. Time. 1909 AS.
Third race. six furlongs-Any Port. won;
Labold, second; La Mexicana, third. Time,
1:1s as
Fourth race. the Elmdorf handicap. six
furlongs-Tom Pippin. won; John Griffin
II. second: Round the World. third. Time,
i :15 1-5.
Fifth race six furlonEs-RoyaI Captive
won; Emperor william. second Selwik
third. Time, 1:l5 1-5.
Sixth race. mile and a half-Mamie AL
gol. won: Azo. second; John E. Mcmillan,
third. Time. 2:40 IA.