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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-04-12

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Contributed by the Censors .
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JEFFERSON.

NORTH SPRrNGvILLE. April 10-Mrs. T. F.
Gronuing who has been sick. is improving nicely
Mrs o. L. Buchanan and children Of ReadstoWn.
are visiting the formers mother and father, Mr..
and Mrs. Ellis Reed . Mrs. Ruth Derr is sewing
for Mrs. VIII Mills =. Bernard johnson and Iheo-
dore Thompson were out riding on their saddle
horses Sunday Bernard sold his driving horse
and has purchased another. Lars TOllaeksOn is
visiting friendsiu the neighborhoOd Oscar Pet
erson called at T. E. Gronnngs. Willis Reed Of
La Crosse came down Saturday and returned
Sunday. He was attending to business Of the
Model Steam Laundry in Viroqua and Westby.
Ethel Doerr and Carl Alden were on our ridge
Sunday. Virgil Buchanan was seen going
west" Saturday eve Wonder where he was
going2 -. Mrs. F. A. Reed has not been very well
lately. GUESS AGAIN.
SPRIHGvILLE. April 10--Mrs. Esler and daughter
Fern, who have been visiting relatives here went
to Sprata to visit before returning TO her Mime
sofa home. Mrs. Clara Reed is still the guest of
relatives Mrs. Olson Is visiting relatives at
Brainerd, Minnesota. Miss Leva Thompson.
who is student at La Crosse normal is spending
her vacation at the home Of her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Elias Thompson -. Claud German has added
feed mill to his farm equipment, grinds feed and
pumps water with gasoline power Willis r sed,
who holds position as book-keeper, is VI .ing
his parents Dell Anderson has vacated the f.rn
of Mrs. Eliza Rumsey and is moving to Viroqua
where he has employment in the creamery 49,.
Mrs Ruth Derr and daughter Pearl have taken
up their residence in the Mary D. Brown home
Andsew Rowland artin Root and Henry Rentz
came down 70 vote on election day. ToPsY.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-04-12

WANTED Two apprentice girls. APP
ply soon. Ethel Atwood. 1873.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-04-12

For RENT Desirable Third ward re-
sidence known as the Roberts place.
Inquire of Robert Arnold. 15-tf.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-04-12
Hefe is The placel

Try Peterson Brothers with four
horse-shoeing, pillow work and wood
work. They can do anything in the
blacksmith and woodwork line, and they
viii surely give you good job. They
are located in the old Jim Smith shop
west of the old Boutleur store.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-04-12

WANTED AT once, 81, 600 and So, 600
Tor loans on good real estate security.
| have several others who have mort
cages to sell and assign to you. w. E.
Butt.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-04-12
Wanted

WANTED 81 600 pounds of chickens
by April 18th at lie per pound at Dew
Inns Meat Market.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-04-12

For RENT Farm of 125 acres on
West Prairie all under cultivation. Cash
or shares. Inquire OF Peter Lotus,
De Soto l4-3.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-04-12
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Wins Meat Mark
: CHEEP AT Lal
70 surries, good a
.E-Three iron
Z mattresses ant
Mrs. Eugene Dem
-7-- --. -.
For Rent
} RENT Eight 7
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For Rent

For RENT "A good dwelling, con-
veniently located. Inquire of ID. O..
Mahoney.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-17
DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND.
o. Henry Was a Shade Smarter Thar
tho Magazine Man.

o. Henry Was Shade Smarter Thar
tho Magazine Man.
A friend of the late O. Henry writes
Of him: He was reckless IN spending
money and frequently gave elevator
boys and bellboys Eve and ten dollaI
notes. But he wasn't easy despite his
financial reGardlessness.
His friends recently narrated an T.,
cident showing the mans shrewdneS.,
A magazine noted for slow pay thaJ
said, contracted with him for three
part story for which be was to receive
$1,000. He got $500 advance before
starting to work and when he turned
in the second instailment none OF i,
had been printed yet got $500 more
and asked for the third $500 as an
advance before finishing the tale.
THE editor in an effort to save mon.
ey apparently declared that. after all.
the story didn't appear to be worth
more than S1.OOe-this when be had
the two installments in his office.
"'Au right said o. Henry; I won't
write the third one then And he
didn't. He laughed at the editor.
We'll. then said the latter. I'll
run the two parts and then let our
readers have guessing contest as
to how the story ends-and put up.
perhaps. a $500 prize to the winner
For a moment the author thought
he was outwitted. Then he said: Go
ahead. and I'll win the prize He in.
tended to win it too"'-Boston Herald.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-17
WORLD MACCABEES
HOLDING MEETING
tNa,ional News Association,

tNational News Assoctattone
Cleveland. O.. July 17,-"Maecahee
week." or the auadrennial meeting of
the supreme tent OF the Knights OF
the Maccabees of the World. began to-
dau with an attendance of thousands
of members Of the order from many
parts of the United States and Cana
da. 1t is the first time in the history
of the order that its supreme law.
making body has met outside OF Mich.
igan. the executive offices Of the or
ganizatien being situated in Detroit.
and it has been planned to make it
the greatest gathering ever held by the
order. A class OF $500 members will
be initiated. and $4,000 Maccabees will
participate in the parade.
The reports to be presented to the
convention by the supreme officers
show the order to be in highly flour.
ishing condition. both numerically and
financially. Organizations now exist
in sixty States, Territories and Prov.
inces. the total membership approx.
mating 100000, with over 5000 subor-
dinate tents. Since its organization
the order has paid out $SS ,ooo, 900 in
benefits, and has over $4,000, 900 in
surplus benefit funds.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-17
A STRICKEN FAMILY
Third Death Occurs Within
Three Weeks.

Mrs. Lloyd Perrin of Manchester,
Ohio. died suddenly at her late resi-
denee on Sunday noon. The deceased
is a daughter of Mr.. n R. Van Der
wort, Wilmington, Ohio. niece of
Rev. and Mrs. S, W. Traum, and sister
to r. H. and Oliver Van Dervort this
city.
A strange fatality seems to have
come to the Van Dervort family as this
is the third death within two or three
weeks. The first was that of Mrs. T.
H. Van Dervort. Mrs. Traum's mother;
the next was that of a cousin, Prof.
Charles Van Dervort, Peoria. Illinois,
for twenty-five years superintendent of
the city schools, and now that of Mrs.
Perrin. The funeral will be in charge
of the Rev S. w. Traum, who togeth-
er with the Van Dervort brothers, left
for Wilmington tday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-17
An Oversioht.

To impress on young children Just
whet should and should not be done
and why Is among the most trying
problems OF parents, as evidenced by
the recent experience Of a West Phila-
delpaia mother. Last Sunday she
asked her small son. aged eight, to
carry a chair for her from the dining
room, to the parlor. He started on
willingly. but in the hall he tripped
and fell. Amid the crash could be
heart the boy giving vent to utterances
that would have done credit to pirate
Of ancient days. The mother was
taken by surprise and was greatly
shocked. She gave the boy long and
serio1s talk on the subject of pro-
family. This apparently did not make
the right impression. for when she con-
clmde4 the boy added to her discom-
fiturs by exclaiming. II am sorry l
swore, mamma. but forget 1t was
svndAy.@Philadelph Record.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-17
NEARLY BROWNS N
TUB WHILE ASLEEP
Fat Man Tries Desperate Ex-
pedient to Get Real Cool
Nights Rest.

New York, July 17.-When Edward
with his mother at S1S East Fifty-fifth
street. passed through three of these
warm nights without getting enough
sleep to fit him for his daily duties as
stationer and printer he allowed
that it was time to think of something
to alleviate his suffering.
Mr.. Loebel's weight of $50 pounds.
with height of ) feet inches. he be-
lieved, made him. perhaps. more sus-
ceptible TO the heat than the general
run of his fellow citizens.
He figured that if he couldn't sleep
in his bed he might be able to exc out
= fair nights rest in the bathtub. So
he purchased three air cushions.
stepped over the porcelain rim and
distributed the cushions along his per
son. Then he reached up and turned
on the shower bath. That was on
Tuesday night. The last he remembers
was a sensation of being situated at
the base of Niagara Falls and not
minding it.
Finds Floor Flooded.
His mother makes it a practice to
carry supper to Loebeis room every
night about midnight. Tuesday night
was no exception, but when she
knocked at his door there was no re-
Spouse. The floor outside his bath
room door. however. was flooded and
little rivers ran into the adjacent
chambers and down the stairs. Mrs
Loebel Investigated.
She found her son completely sub
merged in the tub full of water, with
the plash of the shower adding fresh
vigor to the waters that were running
out over the threshold.
In the relaxation OF slumber Loebel's
right foot had been carried against the
drain opening near the top of the tub
and the water creeping up to his
shoulders, his chin. his eyes, and fin
ally over his head had not awakened
him.
Resuscitated by Doctor.
The shower was shut off, the ex
haust was permitted to work, and the
family physician, DR.. Max Schwarz
was called. After half an hours work
he restored Loebel to consciousness.
So far from looking upon his exper
fence as disagreeable one, Loebel lei
his friends know today that he was go
ing to try it again, but with precau
tons against clogging up the drain
pipe with his foot. ....s.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-17
YANKEES CONTROL
PERSIAN FINANCE
Empire Is Put on Sound Bas-
is by American Treasurer
and Board of Four.

New York, July 1.-THE parliament
of Persia has created the office of
treasurer general of the empire and
has authorized the appointment of w.
Morgan Shuster to that office. 1t is
an appointment with out precedent so
far as the United States is concern
ed, and there is no record close at
hand which shows that a citizen of
any other nation than the United
states has at any time within recent
years been appointed to an office car
rying such financial power and re-
sponsibility as does that of treasurer
general of Persia.
Shuster is citizen of the United
States, a lawyer, and was for five
years collector of customs at Manila
as well as member of the Philip
pine commission. In 1898 he perfect
ed the customs service of Cuba.
Called on Knox.
When the parliament of Persia de-
cided to cali upon the United States
for assistance in perfecting the Per-
sian fiscal system. the offices of Sec
consultation with the charge of the
Persian legation at Washington. made
recommendations which resulted in a
request to Shuster that he advise re-
.specting the appointment of four as
'sociates, who, with him, would consti-
tute a body of American commission
ers to establish Persia's finances upon
a haci DO mic CT nj
ed for Persia in March.
Shuster perceived that, if the work
which the commission was expected to
accomplish was to be done, it would
be necessary to make the body indie
pendent of any authority in Persia.
He therefore stated that it would be
necessary for the Persian parliament
to pass a law giving him control of all
the financial operations throughout
the empire. Thereupon the Persian
parliament, by a vote of sixty-two out
of sixty-nine, passed the law creating
the office of treasurer general with
Independent powers.
Persia's Resources Ample.
The resources of Persia are ample
for the needs of the empire, if they
can be developed thoroughly and if a
fiscal system can be as satisfactorily
established.
If Shuster and his associates, each
one of whom is to have charge of a
subordinate department, are able to
accomplish within two years what
they have undertaken, their achieve
ment will be looked upon as one of the
best evidence of American ability to
cope with complicated financial condi-
TONS
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-17
Beautiful, but Dangerous.

The laburnum is a beautiful tree
Unfortunately. however. like many
other beautiful things. laburnum bios
som is dangerous. The long. yellow
flowers and the seeds which presently
take their place contain poison-cytis-
sus-so powerful that hundredth part
of a grain injected under the skin Of q
cat or dog is SUFFICIENT to cause its
death. In ten seeds of laburnum there
is sufficient poison to kill child. and
there are a number Of cases on record
of death from this cause. Also the Ia
burnum exercises an evil effect upon
the vegetable world. The gardener will
tell you that flowers will not flourish
in the ground about a laburnum tree
London Globe,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-17
Airino n Room.

In airing room there are two things
to be remembered-frst. that the i'm
pure air must be allowed to escape,
and. secondly. that fresh air must be
admitted. Impure dir in a room is al
ways warm and will therefore rise to-
ward the ceiling. when it will escape
If the window Is opened at the top
while cold fresh air will enter through
the lower part Of the window when
opened.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-17
Some Gossip Gathered From
The Gay American Metropolis

that the enormous hats worn by the
women of his congregation interfered
with the proper celebration of the
communion service he did not, as some
more Anticipated minister might have
done, refuse to pass the communion
cup to women wearing wagon-wheel
hats. Recognizing that the women
would rather give up communion than
their big hats, he yielded to existing
conditions and merely ordered that
the women should receive the COM
munion cup standing instead of kneel-
ink, as had been the custom before.
In naval circles in this city the visit
of Admiral Togo is awaited with con-
siderable interest. Quite recently the
Secretary of the Navy issued an order
that in the future visitors to the navy
yards of the United States should not
be permitted to visit such parts of the
navy yard plants, where they might
gather valuable information concern.
ing matters of equipment, armament
and capacity for building and repair
work. Under this new rule visitors
in the future, will only be permitted to
visit the residential parts of the navy
yards and perhaps some old and SUI
perannuated hulks of warships that
may happen to be in the yards AS this
order was promulgated only short
time before the expected visit of Ad-
miral Togo it was believed that it was
principally directed against the great
Japanese sea fighter. But word has
come to the Brooklyn navy yard, clear
ly stating that the new rule should not
be operative in the case of Admiral
Togo and that avery opportunity shall
be given to the distinguished visitor
to make as thorough an inspection of
the yards and everything In them, as
he should desire.
The sudden fit of hyper-morality
from which the New York police de-
partment is suffering at present, and
which prompted some of the officious
officials to make an attempt of sup
pressing ballet dancing on the stage,
may lead to an exchange of diplomatic
notes between Russia and the United
States. The Russian dancers, who
have met with such extraordinary sue
cess in this city, were the first to come
under the ban Of New York's hyper
moral police department. They appeal
ed to the Russian consul in this city
and it is understood that the matter
will be taken before the higher in
stance of the State Department
The new law, which prohibits the
use of public drinking cups at public
fountains and in all railroad cars and
stations and on all steamers within the
boundary of the State of New Jersey.
has gone into effect. The new law has
caused a great deal of distress among
the thousands of commuters who use
the suburban trains between New
York city and various points in New
Jersey. The ice water tanks were kept
filed during the extremely hot spell in
the beginning of the month, but the
cups were removed and the travellers
not provided with their own cups were
in the position of poor old Hantalus,
who stood in cool water up to his chin.
but could not get drop for his parch-
ed throat. because the water receded
whenever he attempted to take a sip.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-17
The Cat ard the Tail.

Once upon time IA cat who prided
herself on her wit and wisdom was
prowling about the barn in search of
food and saw a tail prorruding frvni u
hole.
There is the conclusion OF q rat"
she said.
Then she crept steaithily. toward. it
until within striking distance. wnen
she made Jump and reachetfait with
her claws. Alas. IL was not the ap-
pendage of rat. but the tail Of
snake. who immedistelys turned and
gave her mortal bite.
Moral.-lt b dangerous TO Jump at
conclusions.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-17
Alma In india,

yNtmO III th0s9s
In India no begsar, is refused aims.
He is always given either money or a
small dole Of rice. no inquiry being
made as to whether he deserves help
The mendicant thus obtains enough
for the daily needs of himself. family
and lazy relatives.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-17
Whaf AA Got

"What're ye comm home with yon.
milk pail empty for:" demanded tho
farmer. Didn't the old COW give any
thing?"
Yep" replied the chore boy, mine
quarts and one kick"-Exchange.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-17
Her Speciality.

Miss Crimsonbcak-Id like to be =
lawyer. Mr.. Crimsonbeak-l guess
you'd rather be Judge. Why SOP
"Oh. you'd have the last word then
Yonkers Statesman.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-17

Hotel insurance Against robbery.
At a we'll known hostelry In Venice
it is the practice to charge guests a5
confines per diem for insurance
against fire and robbery. the amount
covered for this premium being 1.5Oo
francs. This Is a very convenient Ar
rangement. rs robbery Is Tar from un-
common In Italy.-London Truth.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-17
A Puailistic Feat.


CLANCY. who give yez tn black eye
yez have?"
III I knew I'd lick i'm
"Sure. an don't yez known
How cd know: Ne back was
turned at tn roime"-Toledo Blade.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-17
WANTED LIVE POULTRY

Highest market price paid for live
poultry. Schwegman's Meat Market
jun 20-eod-tf
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-11-11
out some mental shock or discom-

out some mental shock or discom
fort.
The third degree as used in the
Sixteenth century was worked
only by means of physical horror
and torture. and was known a.
j the Spanish Inquisition," Tbs
socn gave way under the oppos
ing attack Of certain European
powers. and was abolished. Lat.
er, in France, crime was enact.
ed, as it was supposed to have
been committed before the sus-
pect, which necessarily called for
, the many grewsome spectaclex
without any real assurance of a
correct confession" THIS svs-
tenn of playing crime was known
as "The Reconstruction and is
still in vogue in France, though
in milder form.
The name. the third degree. as
applied to the present form of inv
curry is phrase given to a
sweating" ordeal which was CIV
en- a newspaper review of the
event by "police reporter" No
one, even the reporter, himself,
could tell Just why the phrase
was applied to the system, but 1t
won instant favor among his fell
low newspaper men, until now it
is term that has an Information
al significance,
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-11-11
: THE THIRD DEGREE, ~

The approach Of Charles Klien =
great drama "The Third Degree
which is to appear here on We'd
nesday, .evember 10th, may
bring with it some conjecture as
to the meaning of the title,
Not all theatregoers are famil-
lar, through one source or anoth.
err with conditions as they exist
in certain police circles, nor are
they acquainted with the evils of
. mueh-used system Of prelimi-
nary inquiry too frequently en-
playsd by the police in question
Ing a suspected person. This
system is known as "The Third
Degree. The more modern idea
Of the third degree constitutes a
long, trying series of questions
with or without some form OF
physical torture, but never with
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-11-11
<1s1DCc3sGs GA: q g Is. it's<afaiAi

townsman. Mr.. Alex Flory, Jr.
Mr.. Flory is a machinist by trade
and as such was performing his
duties when his valuable services
at that refinery were rendered of
no more avail for the time being
and possibly the balance of the
season. In conjunction with a fell
low-machinist, a white helper and
a negro helper the four men were
repairing vacuum pump. In tax
ing off large wheel, weighing
about one thousand pounds, the
weight very heavy the men decid-
ed to let it fall to the floor. Mr..
Flory, whose position at this june
ture Of the work, was between the
wheel and large iron pillar, did
net get out of the way quick
enough and in his attempt to do
so. tripped himself against some
projectile on the floor and fell
in a STOPPING position against the
pillar, when the mighty weight of
the wheel falling towards him in
a leaning way, pinned him instant
ly in that position. When res-
cued from the heavy weight that
was on his breast, it was found
that the wheel had fallen to the
floor, bat was in slanting. lean
ing position, portion being on
the floor, and another portion
resting heavily against the un- !,
fortunates breast. Mr.. Flory was
sent on the following day via |
the Southern Pacific railroad to ,
The Sanatorium at Patterson La. |
We have since learned that the
doctors report no bones broken
md a speedy recovery is looked
or.