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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-14

Last Sunday, September IL, occurred
Westby's religious carnival, for on
that day their magnificent Synod Luther
an church was so nearly completed as
to permit of the dedication services
taking place. Bishop j. Norby, of Lee,
Illinois; Prof. l.. M. Gimmestad and
Rev. G. B. Bestul, of Ettrick, Rev. II.
G. Magelson and E. 0. Vik, of La
Crosse, Rev. 0. 0tteson of West Salem,
Rev. N. Magelson of Rushford, Mime
sofa, and Rev. III. G. Smeby of Viro-
qua were present and aided Rev. Hal
vorsen in the conduct of the days SER
vices. The dedication lasted the great
err part of the forenoon, Bishop Nordby
performing the solemn ceremony and
delivering the principal address. Hun
dreds who came to witness the service
were disappointed through lack of room.
free will offering of $500 was receiv-
ed. Following this the ladies of the
church served dinner IN the spacious
basement of which possibly a thousand
people partook. Eight long tables
were cot, each adorned with the Amer
lean and Norwegian national flags.
A vocal and instrumental concert at
the church and two open air concerts
by the Norden band of La Crosse, the
Highland Prairie band, of Rushford,
Minnesota, and the Westby band contriv-
ed to aRreeably entertain the crowds dur
ing the afternoon. Probably $500 people
thronged the streets Of Westby during
the day, and as many as could be &c.
commodated, attended the several SER
vices.
At eight O'Clock in the evening, Prof.
]. DAZZLE assembled his monster choir of
$50 voices from the church choirs of
some twenty neighboring places. Alb
ly aided by the Westby orchestra,
many solOists and Mr.. II. Packman's
superb handling of the pipe organ.
they bathed the vast audience in a
food of such good music as is not soon
forgotten. A nominal charge was
made for the concert, and together
with the other sources of revenue,
above half a thousand dollars were
turned into the church treasury during
the day.
Following the burning of the old
church, on Coon Prairie, last year, It
was decided by the congregation TO
build two churches to replace it, one on
the site of the old church and the other
in the village of Westby. Accordingly
in August of last year, the erection of
the two edifices was commenced. The
Coon Prairie church is in the final
stages of completion, the pews and
other interior fixtures not yet being in
place, and the time Of dedication has
not yet been decided upon To Archi-
tect Parkinson of La Crosse is due the
thanks Of Westby citizens for having
so graced the village, and in Contractor
Theo Thorson of Westby is reposed
the praise for having brought its cree
tion to a successful termination, but
the man who made it possible, who
laborcd earnestly night and day paving
the way for its building, is the well
beloved and venerable Rev Halvorsen.
It ia beginning TO push half-century
since he assumed the pastorate of the
Coon Prairie church and these churches
are truly monuments TO Gro Rn his life's
work
The exterior view of the church is
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-14

Ladies Of the Relief Corps hold a
Dutch market next Saturday afternoon
at Running hall Lunch will be serv-
ed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-14

most imposing. It is constructed of
light iron brick, trimmed with finished
stone, truly a house built upon the
rock. Two towers push their spires
majestically into the heavens blue.
Many peep-hole apertures are sprinkled
here and there shaded by richly stained
glass panes and set in artistically
chiseled stone. Wide cement wake
lead up 10 and surround the church.
The interior is grandly inspiring. Heavy
ribbed girders rise upward to grace
full meeting overhead, supported at the
starting point on blocks Of carved stone
the Waited dome ceiling resting upon
them. Sunk in the rear of the church
is the alter. A white sculptured form
Of the Man of Sorrows stands in its
bosom. The inspired touch of Thorvald-
sen is inscribed in that loving look en-
the face of the Master which makes
even the cold marble thing to be
revered. The raised pulpit adorns the
rostrem on the right. Between the
beautiful stained windows, double
electric lights jut out and from the
roof three golden chandeliers are sus-
pended. In the center of the large
gallery stands the pipe organ, one of
the finest In the country, placed there
q: the cost OF So, dollars. The
heavy volume and richness of its tone
is most grand. The basement is finely
finished and the church is trimmed in
golden oak. The bell, donated by An
drew II. Dahl, will arrive in a few
days. While the walls are now
finished in white, they will soon be
beautifully tinted, this one item alone
TO cost $500 To-date the church repre-
sents an outlay Of $2l 900. Fifteen
hundred souls are numbered in les mem
bership. The seating capacity is about
a thousand.
IL is 80 appropriate that we must
speak of an incident which took place at
a gathering somewhat similar to this.
The corner stone, containing its wealth
of historical records, was in place, and
the orator Of the day, acting as Master
Mason, had Just entombed them with
the morter. Trowel in hand, he stood
silently brooding over the audience be-
fore him. IL was a gay day with its
wealth of sky-blue, and golden sun
burst smiling on a gayer crowd. Yet
the long silence and the melancholy ex-
preston of the speaker brought still
ness over the throng. when, hun
dred years from now, this seal is brok-
en- and these records exposed to view,
a new people shall gaze upon them, for
all who are here today shall have
passed into the silence Of death. And,
with the speakers opening words, the
spirit of levity died in the presence of
that somber. compelling thought. And
so, wrought in wreaths of stone and
brick, this people has raised thing of
strength and beauty that will endure
long after their hands of clay shall have
gone down to 1.-THE dreamless silence of
the tongueless dust. " 1t tells in silent
eloquence Of the fight of time, of the
frailty of human life, of the folly of
transient pleasures, of the wisdom in
building for that kingdom where moth
doth not corrupt, nor thieves break in
and steal. So here it stands, at once a
bulwark of Christian strength and a
monument to the faith and liberality of
it's builders. II. f. G..
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-14
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF APPRECIATION

To THE PUBLIC:
Having been renominated to the dis
trict attorneyship, would be migrate
full if did not express to the voters
my appreciation of the testimonial Of
confidence thus extended me. ] exceed
ingly regret the seeming necessity
which required that my defeat be en-
comprised, if possible, by means of IL
bellOus publications. While | feel that
| was unfairly treated j bear no man
any personal or political i'll will sim
ply deplore the political conditions
which in the zeal to succeed impelled
others to attack me personally. The
result is a efficient rebuke. While
many Of the voters were msled | am
pleased to acknowledge that majority
were too we'll advised Co be deceived
AS | reflect that certain of the politi-
clans of all factions opposed me, | am
amazed that ! ran as well as the result
indicates. Some one has said that "all
is fair in love, war and politics, " and,
assuming that it is, let US bury the
past and look unto the future without
bitterness, but rather in a spirit of
kindness and charity. | have no enc
mics to punish, but numerous friends
to reward. Thanking you,
Very truly yours,
j. HENRY BENNETT,
District Attorney.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-14
Fv;dertIv n R.d Mind

While at Sparta on Monday Elias
Fox picked up Hal Fitch and took him
to Viroqua to be examined in regard to
his sanity. Mr.. Fitch was found in a
corn field near Sparta by an officer of
that city, where he had been for some
time. He made the statement to Off
GELS that he was endeavoring to starve
himself to death and that during four
weeks he had but one meal and two
slices of bread. He said that he had
not raised enough on his farm this year
to support his family so made up his
mind to starve himself Mr.. Fox in
formed us that when Fitch was found
he was so nearly starved that he could
not talk. Fitch is a resident of Hills
boro township. Hillsboro Sentry.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-14
Work ana Play Eaeh 1,.e &c.

W.T. = III u R-,l'|'F ,
Doctor Eliot. when president 81 Hair
ward. used . ten the stud Hts 20 find
their pleas ure in work And io work
as real WORKERS have often loHud mny
be quite as much fan as to play But
innocent diversion las its place n the
well-ordNed life OF every human he
ing Those who have no chance to
play are likely to grow p spiritually
as well as ply ically crippled They
have been denied their birthright
Providence never inscnd-d that the
poorest should toll unrenitting'y and
the rich SHOULD amuse themselves IN
cnasIneIy
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-14

Ingenious devices appeal to the
people Of China The wealthy Chi.
nese are extremely foBi Of musical
instruments and often carry two or
more watches and wear foreign
glasses. The Chinese is well known
for his fondness for clocks. tele-
scopes. held glasses: in fact. almost
any scientific instrument
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-14

The cream sry received during toe
m nth Of Augu~t 225, 802 pounds .resm.
This il over "A. 400 pounds al. I'D Of Au-
gust. 1900 The amount of butter
m tnufactured during the m""'h was
n 90 pounds. The sum Of S1S 626 2
was paid to patrons for cream deliver
ed duriog the month The Eigin but
ter market is 81 cents, cents more
than this time last year.
The creamery will be closed during
the afternoons of Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday Of Fair week Cream should
be delivered not later than eleven clock
on those days.
Three pound pail of lard for 45c at
Dcylin'g meat market
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-09-14
WILL IT BE THUS7

The old political slogan ''As goes
Maine so goes the nation, is.not a
good augury, politically, for the year
1910. The election held in that rock
ribbed state on Monday was certainly
a crusher to our party, the democracy
taking pretty near everything in sight.
They elected the entire state ticket and
three of The four congressman.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-28
COSTLY DAUGHTERS
Fathers Go Without Vacations
to Support Them.

On the clubhouse piazza of a garden spot
not far from New York a group of men
were discussing their summer expenses
and the accounts o. money spent dl1ered
SO widely in two instances that bachelor
who was present asked for items The two
men concerned were in the same set prac-
tically next door neighbOrs. with families
OF the same size away at the same resort
and same hotel, and yet it was found that
in the case OF the two eldest daughters
there was a difference of $500 in their sum
mer expenses, and this excess of costilness
In slightly lesser sums continued straight
through one family. At the end of the
narration the two fathers had become thor
oughly aroused and they proceeded to
thrash out the subject of expensive daugh-
ters with great vigor. The young mans
curiosity prompted him to remain. though
the rest of the people had vanished, and
this is what he heard.
First the father of the expensive girl
could not afford a vacation, he did not
see in fact how they could stay in their
own house for the winter at the rate money
was being spent, and feared they would
have to rent it and hunt for a small apart
ment in a quiet neighborhood. which
means the dS to pay with my wife and
daughters" hc added ruefully. He could
get no new clothes from his tailor and had
had none for three years That his suits
always looked we'll was due to the fact
that he new a little chap who repaired and
pressed garments, and he kept up to the
mark. The method by which the wife and
daughters got what they wanted was in
Sistence for man can stand an eternal
nag about what are termed necessities if
he sees any way of paying for the things
demanded.
The other man said, when the man poor
through the expensive family had finished ::
Il don't want to rub it In, old chap; but
you and your system and your wife are
all to blame; you particularly, for you
didn't start right. My motto is and always
has been, never let your wife spend all you
earn. If she chooses to spend all her own
money let her go ahead. but never let her
spend all Of yours, for she, and you, too,
will soon get to anticipating what you ex-
New-York tribune., 1910-08-28

said. but before to-day Ruthy always
kept Praise Cod. for Sunday afternoons. ="
Over in the corner a brisk little English
starting was whistling Yankee Doodle, y
and next door TO him brilliant hued par
rot was announcing gleefully that he was
such a nice Polly-papa's own boy A
beautiful big, slender billed cockatoo,
which was once Margaret Anglin's, acted
as if he simply couldn't walt to move.
Tweaking Miss Popes finger gently, he
cast a thoughtful eye at the door and
murmured: Let us away! Let US away"
Not only birds but dogs board here.
though fewer Of the latter. Miss Pope has
q plan for training visiting nurses for dogs
50 that when they all they may be treated
at home.
"A sick dog that's taken to the veteri-
narian's kennels is sure to miss the petting
il gets at home, and that retards its re-
covery more than you'd think" Miss Pope
said. only to-day / was told of a dog
that dropped so at the veterinarians that
bis mistress had TO be telephoned TO come
and take him home. Once with her he
began TO pick up right away My plan Is
to educate people to go right TO the dog
owners houses and treat their pets when
sick
rOf course I'm especially interested in
bird diseases, and | want a place and op-
portunity TO train more efficient helpers
than [ have in my work. De you know
that birds have many Of the diseases that
human creatures have? Parrots have
tuberculosis but there's no cough, only a
slow wasting away One valuable parrot
had passed into a second childhood stage
as the result of severe illness. and became
so ba byish that / had TO let him sleep with
me for months. Birds like ba bies when
they're sick. ! wrap them up in a towel
and hold them in my arms like baby to
treat them, and You can do anything with
them This little chap" whistling to
canary whose feet were all swollen. isn't
sick but the mosquitoes got al him last
night and his mistress brought him this
morning to be healed. He ought to have
had a netting over his cage. You see,
they're very like human beings.
Improper food food that doesn't nour-
ish is one great cause of sickness among
birds, especially those brought from the
tropics. for il requires no little skill to find
the right substitutes to give them for what
they found TO eat in their free state. The
brG delicatessen shop will supply every
bird food under the sun.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-28

it wouldn't fade: their mother and were
much amused over this bit of economy. 10
make a long story short, those girls became
thrifty and wise, though not mean about
laying out their money. and all because we
never let them go beyond their allowance
or led them to expect that something they
couldn't afford when they saw 1t could be
charged and paid for when their funds
came in.
In the matter of amusements, we Kept
them childish you might say. They are
satisfied with simple things They will put
on their short skirts and walk to the soli
links, where your daughters must drive
That is what gets away with your money
and saves mine.
The older man had almost forgotten the
bachelor by this time, and as the father OF
the economical daughters talked he recalled
the number of fathers that he knew VINO
were toiling increasingly through the long
summer months to give wife and children
the privilege of a holiday In which they had
no share. save in paying the bills, and who
were gradually becoming nonentit1es, MT
only to grind at their work and strangely
out of touch with the leisured members or
their families for whom they are sacrific-
ing so much.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-28
TEETH UNNECESSARY.

TO persons who have spent much money
ana endured much pain 10 preserve their
teeth and expect stll to spend and endure
IN that cause. IL may be cheering TO hear
from recent speaker at the chronological
section of the British Association one j. G
Iurner by name, that teeth are really quite
unnecessary. Mr.. Turner told of tooth
less relative who mastcated his food per-
Iectly with his gums, but added that maSti-
cauon was not necessary since our foods
could now be minced and shredded beyond
the powers of the most efficient mastica-
tlon. The only real value of teeth to the
ciVlli1>d human being, he said, was their
contribution to the attractiVeness of the
human countenance. and that. he admit
ted outweighed good many other consid-
erations.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-28
NURSES FOR BIRDS
Also an mbulancc SerJice and
Delicatessen Shop.

Training schools for nurses are common
enough. but school for training young
women TO nurse birds sounds like a nov
city And that is what Miss Virginia Pope,
bird doctor and surgeon and mine hostess
tc hundreds Of canaries and cockatoos and
when their masters and mistresses are out
OF town, hopes 10 establish. She is also
going To have bird ambulance. so that
she can send for her patients and board
crs in style, and-this will be tremendously
Interesting to every biped that wears a bill
"a delica1essen shop for birds. stocked
with every kind of goodie that they love.
TO DO all this Miss Pope intends TO take
i.ouse somewhere near S4th street. between
Fifth avenue and Broadway. Mrs. James
SI.eyer. president Of the Womans League
Tor Animals. is one Of the various women
interested in Miss Pope's plans. and lately
sent her check from Europe, with d let
tar assuring further support when she re
turns home in the fall
Miss Pope's boarders appeared greatly
excited over the prospect Of enlarged quar-
ters when the Tribune reporter called on
them at their present rooms, No. l46 West
6Sth street. They are a bit cramped where
they are, undeniably. but nothing could eX-
ceed the sociability, especially Of the par
rots. II sounded like jubilee in an
African forset. Their hostess had told
them about the big house and the ambu-
lance and the delicatessen shop, and if
they don't understand everything she says
they act as if they did. Ruthy. demure
little parrot boarder with d wide vocabu-
la-y, stood on her perch and ''ha. ha a."
a the top Of her voice, stopping occasion
ally 70 give a realistic Chantecler crow
which performance she varied with pious
Calculations OF Praise God 1t had
weird sound, but RuthY meant well. That
WIS evident in the loving air with which
she laid her sleek head against her
hosress's cheek
PERHAPS you went believe it, Miss Pope
New-York tribune., 1910-08-28
BEAUTY IN TIE KITCHEN
The Working Dress May Be as Becom-
ing as Ball Gown.

Considering how easy 1t is to look pretty
when engaged in household labors, 1t is
strange that so few women attain this re-
suit A properly cut princess apron in
becoming color is not only as pretty gar
nent as any woman could wish for, but 1t
throws a wonderful halo of domesticity and
femininity about her. Yet women will
sacrifice its possibilities for the kimonc,
which, while pretty little affair In its
place, cannot look pretty in the wrong
place or retain any prettiness at all after
being worn awhile in the kitchen.
dusting cap, too, may be a thing Of
beauty. Caps that recall Dutch pictures
may be bought, and worn with pretty
apron they give q subtle charm to the
plainest woman.
The rest of the working costume should
consist of short skirt and shirtwaist. The
latter can be low in the neck and short
in the sleeves. and. worn with fascinat-
ing Dutch collar, may be as becoming as
any bail gown.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-28

pect TO have. and then you're never out
OF debt. AS to the girls Well the girl who
is not taught to be useful is not good for
much except to run up bills which her faith
er can pay only by going without much
that he really needs.
My girls were taught. first of all. to
choose their own clothes within a certain
limit; their mother and / were very strict
about this They had generous allowances.
but with this they were expected to pur-
chase everything they wore The young
sters when in their teens, got sewing
woman. their own idea. and had their ten
mis-. golf and other simple things made al
home And. by George. they had tuckS put
in them all TO let out and got white so that
New-York tribune., 1910-08-28
INTRUSIVE WOMEN.

II DR.. J. Edward Renshaw, Of England,
could have his way men would have no
more ministering angels OF the female sex
to console them when pain and anguish
wiring their broWs The sickroom has al
ways been supposed TO be womans sphere
but at the recent Roman Catholic congress
in Leeds DR.. Renshaw declared that she
was an intruder there when the patient is
man. Medical women and women nurses
ne would conhne to attendance OH their
own sex. He didn't say anything about
Florence Nightingale, but doubt he
thinks she WAS an intruder in the hospitals
of the Crimea
New-York tribune., 1910-08-28

The advent of one of the latest produc-
tions OF Paris milners, namely. the lace
cap for wear under a large hat. has ere
ated some excitement in the New World.
but II seems II is nothing SO very new. after
all. Some erudite person has come for
ward with the information that women at
the end of the eighteenth century did not
New-York tribune., 1910-08-28
HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF.

hesitate to place one piece of headgear
over another in the very way that has been
adopted by Parisiennes For a short time
1t seems to have been the fashion in Eng
land to wear q large hat over a cap OF
beautiful lace. and it is not unlikely that
the fashion was brought to that country
from Germany by Princess Caroline OF
New-York tribune., 1910-08-28
|W]OME,lA49Ez2 -
zz34QF [I]NTEREST to

Brunswick. In some parts Of Holland coun-
try women still imprison their hair In
golden casque covered with fine lace ana
over this hat is worn. The old ana 'he
new versions Of the mode will readily De
recognized In the illustration. The carrier
picture is portrait OF Queen Caroline taken
from an engraving dated 1891.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-28

court or a casino will lean over their rs4
spective gates to chat with passersby and
pass the news of the day. but they belong
to the same breed as the gossip OF tHs
higher circles
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-11-22
Absolutely a Guaranteed
Show


Manager Hoyey Of the New Star
theater authorizes the statement that
the isle OF Spice" which appears here
Tuesday evening. Nov. 2s, is a strictly
high class guaranteed show in every
particular. That means that IL you are
not fully satisfied go at once to the box
Office and your money will be cheerfully
refunded The company carries twenty
eight people, their own scenery and
play in only large cities They 80 di-
rect from here TO the Overholser in
Oklahoma City. Il will be a show well
worth seeing. If 1t isn't ask for your
money back. Prices roc, $l,00 and
$3.50. Reserved seats at Brownson's
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-11-22
WILL PROMOTE BEAUTY.
1l.2l-Std-3tw

Women desiring beauty get wonder
full help from Buclden's Arnica salye.
1t banishes plmples, skin eruptions,
sores and boils. 1t makes the skin
soft and yelvety. It gloriiies the face
Cures sore eyes, old sores, cracked
lips, chapped hands. Best for burns,
scalds. fever. sores, cuts, bruises and
piles. 25c at Brown & Co.'S. d&w
Many school children suffer from
constipation, which is often the cause
Of seeming stupidity at Lessons. Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
are an ideal medicine to give a child,
Tor they are mllN anu Sehtto IA ehrAi
effect, and VIII cure tven chronic con
stipation. Sold by all druggists. d&v