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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28

Joyce returned from the telephone: ;
excitement. dismay. bubbl;ng enthus-
iasm all struggling in her piquant
face.
The art editor OF the Comet had
called up to tell her that her illus
trations for John Temples story must
be at the Office at ten O'Clock the
next morning.
II was then that dismay cast all
OTHER thoughts from Joyce's mind.
She had no model and the work must
be commenced without a moments
delay; Joyce felt that her career as
an illustrator was hanging in the bal
ance. Artists who could not meet
the hasty requirements of editors
were not going TO get a second chance
with the big magazines.
Joyce cast glance about her
meager furniture and realized that
ambition was not her only inspira.
ticn. If she forfeited the check from
the Comet she would also have to
forfeit lunches in the middle of the
day. Joyce was strong and healthy
and she sighed at the prospect OF
lunchless days.
A model must be found! Joyce
went to the window and stood gaz.
ing out at the passers by. Perhaps a
tramp or a sandwich man might come
along. Either might prove her imme.
date salvation.
The tinkle of a bell counded in the
distance Joyce craned her head far
out of the window.
"A sandwich mani" Joyce drew in
her head hastily and without stopping
to smooth her riotous hair or to re,
move her big apron she sped down
the stairs.
She stopped after her breathless
descent and watched the approach oil
the sandwich man. Her heart quaked
in momentary fear when she saw the
head above the sign board. Fierce
whiskers seemed to bristle from the
entire face and the raklsh SLOUGH hal
gave him all the appearance Of a
cave dweller of old.
Joyce braved herself. She must
have a male model be he an Apollo
or q Cyclops. She gave herself Q
moments respite while she read the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
An Indian pay.


In the dew-bespangled sI1rise. while
the air was caresslngly e5ul, we went
forth to ride along the river bank
and beside fields Of yellow mustard or
dun stubble; then, on cur return to
the Swallowed tents. bath, breakfast,
and the days occupations; then again.
in the swift dusk Of evening, when fur
tive jaekals rent the twilight stiffness
with Neiling and demonbaa laughter.
or the silver bark Of little foxes
echoed over the mist.yeileE rice fields,
white under the moon, We gathered In
comfortable deck chairs IN a great,
dim aisle OF the mango grove, while
the tents shone orange in the lamp
light, to tell sad stories of the deaths
of kinds, or listen to the Police Chota
Sahib, who had pretty, sentimental
tenor, singing The Long Indian
nay. CHARLES Johnston, ia the Al.
lantic.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
costlx cit, Improyements.

Each year the city OF London grows
smaller--that IL to Bay. IN respect Of
the actual area available for business
premises. Street improvements are
ever in progress. and each step taken
means the lessening to that extent of
the ground which can be devoted to
bricks and mortar. In the last twelve
month alone the city corporation paid
G175,o00 for land thus acquired. and
at the close Of the year the claims out
standing aggregated E227370. The
cost to the rate payers may be judged
from the fact that a penny rate pro.
duces just over e22. O0O--Pall Mall Ga
zette.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
climate and the color Inc.

An occasional 35 below zero ruled
out the black population altogether.
It kept out the immense Mediterran-
can flow which was sweeping across
Central America, and therefore the pop
ulation consisted of the strongnorthern
races. Canada accordingly must be
one Of the strong northern races of
the world. More important still was
the effect Of the climate on the Eng
lishman in the submerged tenth of
Canada. Nature there took such a
man, as it were, by the scruff Of the
neck and said: III you don't have
industr foresight and prudence you
viii die."-Address before London
Geographical Association.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
NORTHERN WISCONSIN BOOM
Eve of Advance in Settlement of Up
State Cistricts-Great Move
n1ent Is Foreseen.

Madison.-i'acts multiply to show
that northern Wisconsin is on the
eve of a great development. The
state board of public affairs is con-
Quoting Investigations into the set
Element problem. Foreseeing that
investors and settlers unfamiliar
with conditions may be misinformed,
Dr. Charles Mccarthy, chief of the
legislative reference library, said:
"From the investigations which
Mr.. Duffus of my department, work
ing in connection with the state
board of public affairs, is making,
am now sure there is going to be
a great movement for the settlement
of northern Wisconsin.
"In fact, the tide has already turn
ed and there will be. in short time,
a great immigration into that terri
tory. Land companies and the state
board of public affairs are ali COM
bined in harmonic us movement for
this development"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
Mean peonIe

Henry Russell. the head Of the Bos-
ton opera, was describing his foreign
tour In search of talent.
They were mean people" he said
OF the singers OF a certain city. Il
could do no business with them. They
thought only of money"
Mr.. Russell smiled.
They were as bad as the man who
discovered the Blank theater fire.
The first intimation the box ONCE
had of this fire came. at the end of
the third act. from a fat man who
bounded down the gallery stairs.
stuck his face at the ticket window
and shouted breathlessly:
"Theater's aflrel Gimme me mon
ey back!"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
PREDECESSORS OF CAPT. LUX
and Others Have Escaped From
Prisons in Germany.

About a dozen presidents for the
escape of Captain Lux from his Ger
man prison can be found in the his
tory OF the Franco-German war, and
a large proportion OF the heroes OF
them lived TO become famous.
A notable case was that of General
then coloneD Saussiev, ultimately
commander-inchief Of the French
army. who was detained at Grandsns,
in the extreme east of Prussia. It is
said that he put his bolster to bed In
stead of himself, hid in an obscure
corner Of the fortress until nightfall,
and then. having obtained dis
guise by the help of his orderly. was
allowed to walk out of the main
prison gate.
He crossed the frontier to Poland
and returned to France by way OF
Austria and Italy,
General ZurliRden was another pris-
oner who got out of his prison at
Glogan in Silesia, on Christmas eve.
He made his wa in disguise through
Berlin. Frankfort and Karlsruhe to
Basel. feast which was not difhcult
for him, as. being aa Aisatian, he
spoke German quite as well as his
jailers.
Thirdly, We may note the expert
ences OF NJ Paul Deroulede, who es-
capped from Breslau, and 1t is piquant
to recall that that vehement anti
Semitic did not disdain TO disguise.
himself as a Polish Jew. TIe was very
nearly betrayed by peasant whom
he had bribed to guide him into Bo-
hemia: but he drew his knife with
ferocious gesture and the peasant
changed his mind, with the result
that M. Deroulede saw the final fights
of the war as a sub-lieutenant of Tur.
cos.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28

advertisement on the sign board. She
took extra courage. The sign bore
the name of John Temple beneath the
name of his book. Somehow Joyce
felt certain friendliness toward the
man who was carrying about an ad-
vertisement for the man whose story
she was about to illustrate.
She felt still less fear when, upon
approaching the sandwich man she
found that his eyes were clear and
frank and that the whiskers were OF
the Santa Claus variety.
Il will give you two dollars IL you
will come and pose for me-" Joyce
told the man.
He looked up at her standing there
on the curbstone her long painting
apron blowing about in the wind and
her face eager and wistful. Even a
sandwich man had an eye for beauty.
Joyce attributed the doubt in the
mans eyes to hesitancy about steal
ing time from his employer.
"You will be doing John Temple
more good by posing for me than you
will by carrying that signboard
about" she said by way of gaining
her point. 1T is one Of his short
stories that have to illustrate"
The sandwich mans eyes were
curiously interested. A moment later
he motioned her to lead the way.
Within the door Of her studio Joyce
turned toward her model o trifie ex-
asperated at the mans silence.
Cant you speak?"
The man shook his head and Joyce
regretted her tone.
'Will you please remove that aw-
full beard?" She spoke more softly.
It seemed TO Joyce that the man
followed her command reluctantly.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
Aavlce From KINDLY susx BODY

oh my! Your house has an odor
Of burning milk. Don't you know how
to avoid that" asked the X p. b.
Il didn't think II was so terrible.
I'm sure Everybody has accidents Of
that kind. said the woman she was
visiting rather irritably.
Now it's all right, of course. don't
mind it, my dear, but next time just
sprinkle some salt on the stove at
once after The milk IL spilled and you
ali avoid that unpleasant odor"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
Ree Keepers Elect oficers.

Madison-The Wisconsin Bee
Keepers association at its annual
meeting here adopted resolutions re-
questing the board of regents of the
state university to establish a course
in agriculture in the college of agri-
culture of the university. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Jacob Turf
man, Monroe; vice president, F. Will
cox, Mauston; secretary, Gustave
Dittmer, Augusta: treasurer, A. C.
Alien, Portage A. c. Allen of Por-
tage was elected delegate to the ma
tionsl convention of beekeepers to
be held at Washington, d. c., next
FebI uary.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28

After thorough investigation Di-
rector Page has ascertained that
there are now 2,199,645 miles of
public roads in the United States.
The figures include all the new roads
built up to the year 1899. The in
creased mileage of new roads within
a period of about five years has been
t4S.266.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
ErIendshlp,a Privileges.

81 am speaking frankly because am
a true friend"
Well" replied the patient man:
go ahead. unless It occurs to you TO
restrain your opinions for the same
reasons"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28

Il would rather be happy than be
rich," he declared.
"oh, yes. SO would l." she replied,
hut one might as well try to be hap
py without being rich as to be an an
gel without having to die"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
Wanted the Honor.

Jane-Helen Is already out with the
statement that she is the FIRST engaged
girl OF the year.
Mary-But / thought she and Jack
had Il all fixed up three months ago.
Jane-No. she's got him to walt
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
Ask Fire Department inquiry.

Racine. Racine fire insurance
agents have appealed for an inyesti-
gaticn as to the efficiency of the fire
departr cut as a result of the recent
destruction of the Thomson Furni-
ture eompany's property, causing {
loss of 100000.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
Dies at Communion Rail.

Eau Ciaire.-Miss Ella Groin,
aged 10, died at Fall Creek while re-
ceiving the sacrament at the COM
munion rail. Those beside her
thought she had tainted and doc
tor was called, but life was extinct.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
A Filler. All RIuhS.

Inquirer Cat south station)-where
does this train go?
Brakeman-This train goes TO New
York in ten minutes.
Inquirer--Gee whIz! That's going
sonnet
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
Tunis Cave Dwellers

cave dwellers inhabit the territory be-
tween the town Of Gabes, on the Tunis
coast, and the sand hills Of the Sahara
-Tit-Bits.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28

Prohibitionists Delay Convention.
Madison. prohibition pafts
state convention has been postponed
until June IL and IL, owing to the
severity of the winter which has al
most blocked all campaign work.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28

Washburn.-The petition for a
company Of the Wisconsin naval
militia for this city has been grant
ed by Gov MeGoYern.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
BADGER HIGHWAYS
FOURTH IN MILEAGE
Wisconsin Ranks High in Gov.
eminent Report.
HAS lO,l67 MILES OF ROADS
indiana, Ohio and New York Are the
St ties Wi h a Greater Length Of
Zig waYs-Increase in U. S. for
Five Years Is 4s, 265 Miles.

Washington, d. c. In mileage of
public roads the state of Wisconsin
ranks fourth in the uI ion, according
TO report just issued by Logan
Walter Page, director of the office OF
public roads. The relative rank OF
the leading eight states is as follows,
according to tables of the federal bu-
reau:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28
cared Maid.

Wife-our new maid has sharp
ears.
Hubby--Yes. noticed that the
doors are all scratched up around the
keyholes.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28

Teachers to Meet at Green Ba-.
Green Bay.-The Northeast Wis.
consin Teachers association will
hold the annual 1913 meeting in this
city.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28

'4ow is your stove polish business
getting on"
ut is shining success"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28

First Copper ottoned Ships.
Ships were first copper bottomed
In 1897
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28

Bayfield.-At a meeting OF the
Bayfield, Peninsula Fruit associa-
ton. held at Bayfield,, the Early Ohio
was adopted as the early variety and
the Burbank and Rural as the late
varieties of potatoes to be grown on
the peninsula. In the future only pure
varieties will be raised for market. On
March ? another meeting viii be held
To discuss the best methods of caring
for nursery stock. There are now
growing in the Bayfield, district about
100000 fruit trees.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28

Beloit = Chen Sing, the China
man arrested as possible murderer
OF Hip Sing Tong. in Chicago. was re-
leased at the request Of the Chicago
detectives, who came here to examine
him. Chen Sing is the son Of
wealthy restaurant keeper at Cedar
Rapids, la
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28

Madison. A campaign for a
stronger alumni association was
launched in a short talk by l.. p,
Lochner, alumni recorder, when he
addressed more than $50 seniors at an
informal mixer. Mr.. Lochner urged
that all seniors join the alumni asso-
citation
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-02-28

Madison. - State Treasurer Dahl
received from Milwaukee county
the sum of $751; ,S7O.29 as its share of
taxes. OF this amount the state will
retain s390,S254S and the remainder
will be refunded, 1868. S37.6S going for
the school apportionment and S21,773.-
90 for the care of chronic insane.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-05-16

travelling abroad. The card was
mailed in Jerusalem April 23d and
contains a photo taken in Egypt
of Mr.. and Mrs. Graves mounted
on a pair of camels. From Jeru-
salem they will journey to Athens.
Mr.. Graves says they are enjoying
every minute of the time i'm
mensely.
Prof. NJ. w. Daugherty was here
from F~rankclay Saturday and
Sunday. We are glad to say that
his eye is in much better condition
than on his previous visit here
and he hopes for ultimate recovery.
His school is out this week. He
will come to Ironton for about ten
days and then spend the summer
with his mother in Cass County,
Mo. He will probably teach the
Frankclay school again next year.
The famous Stark Brothers Muir
series at Louisiana, Mo-, made a
present to the Arcadia Country
Club of a car load of fruit trees
which arrived at Arcadia Tues
day. The club is not in a posi-
ton to plant the trees at the pres
emit time and is offering them to
the public at one cent a piece
Just enough to pay freight charg-
es. There are 5000 OF the trees,
apple and pear, and as fine as can
be secured anywhere.
Quite an interesting game Of
ball was played at Granitevllle
Sunday, May 18th, between Iron
ton and Graniteville teams, score
ID to 5 in favor of Graniteville
almost a walkover. Had Granite
Vile boys received their bats or
the ninth inning the score woult
have been enormous, as sever
runs scored on the eighth inning
Pitcher McCabe struck out four
teen men, including eleven fans
Quite a victory over the proceed
ing game, Sunday, May 9th
Graniteville Batteries = McCab
and Clinton; Ironton-Marshall
Haywood and Thompson.
YSTANDER.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-05-16
Des Arc Items.

We have had a fine rain which
was very much needed.
Joe Danly, an old soldier SO
years of age, died on Leatherwood
last week. He had lived around
Brunot for the past 20 years. He
died a poor man, Notwithstanding
he drew a pension. AS | have
said some time ago the soldiers
depend too much on their pension
even their children depend on il
and don't work while the poor
confederates root for themselves,
1t is either root hog, or die, with
them, and l never heard Of a Con-
tolerate soldier going to the pool
house.
I was in Arcadia last week
Louis Miller was showing me the
plan for a fine hotel which he
wants to get, stockholders to take
hold of. 1t is about 70x100 feet
80 rooms, steam heat and near the
best spring in Iron county. !
seems to be a good Investment TO
moneyed men.
Mr.. Shattuck from Piedmon
was here last week selling stocl
for the Tri-C County Fair Associa'
ton. He sold II shares here ant
did not get to Q all Of the people
| think he will sell at least s.
shares in this county.
We note in last weeks Post
Dispatch in fridays edition wher'
a young man was killed in tn
Frisco yards, a brakeman who's
name was Chas. Simmons. w
do not know if it was our Des Ar
boy or not. He was working \
the Frisco yards when he left her
some years ago. But as no wor'
has been received here for funera
arrangements it may not be him
He has no relatives living here
but his father and mother ar
buried here, also other relatives
His friends here are sorry to hea
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-05-16
Belleview News.

Lacy Bunyard of Piedmont was
here last Monday.
Roy Fitzpatrick of Lesterville is
visiting his brother Glare.
Walter Bollinger of Greenville
visited his parents here this week.
Ed Bond of Belgrade was a Wis
itor in our town last Saturday.
j. G. Paullus, who for the past
month has been visiting his son
at Coldwater, returned home last
Saturday.
Oliver Moore and wife of near
Caledonia spent Saturday and
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Lee
Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laster of Granite
Vile visited relatives here last
Sunday.
Miss Nellie Mccall visited
friends in Iron Mountain last
week.
Miss Kate Russell returned home
last Thursday after having COM
pleted a successful term of school
in Hillsbore.
Quite q number from here at
tended County Graduation al
Ironton last Saturday. Iva Queer
and Lorene Townsend, two of on,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-05-16

of this accident and hope it may
prove not to be him.
We have a very interesting s.
S. now. Our lesson for Sunday
was ssThe Law of Love-" The
Supt. and Bible teacher, Brothers
Strader and Wallis, deserve much
credit for coming out every Sum
day and teaching our boys and
girls how to live right and make
the world better. The children
will soon have to run our govern
ment and it is our duty to lead
them the way they should go.
Our closing song was very appro-
priste "The World is Dying for a
Little bit of Love-" The world
needs more love and kindness and
a kind word spoken to one in
| trouble and distress is worth much
to them and will. tighten their
burden. AS we live in this world
let US try to love one another
better.
The big revival at Williamsville
still continues. Rev. Sitton, a
Baptist preacher, is doing good
work there. Most of the business
men of the town and young people
have been converted and joined
the different churches. There were
forty baptised Sunday. May the
good work continue.
Our postoffce here is doing a
land office business. They use
S250.00 worth of stamps each quar-
ter.
Quite a number attended the
County Graduating exercises al
Ironton Saturday. We are much
pleased with the showing our DeE
Arc school made there. A number
of u pupils received prizes. W.
will give a list of them in mex
weeks communication. Those
, from here were: w. j. Fitz anC
: family, Mrs. John Stevenson anc
children, Mrs. R. Fl. Stevenson
and children, Mrs. w. E. McKe
? : and daughter. Mrs. VIM. Steven
son and daughter, Mrs. w. W
Strother and daughter, Miss Eft
Keathly, Mrs. G. w. Wallis, job
Kelly and daughter. There wer
AZ tickets sold here to Ironton an
= return. .,
" Mrs. w. E. Mckee and littl
9 daughter Morris spent Sunda
IL with her sister, Mrs. j. S. O'Nea
at Poplar Bluff.
VI ISAAC.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-05-16
At Arcadia College.

1t is ever a pleasure for the Nuns
and students of Arcadia College
to welcome q return to its portals
of any who have entered the great
wide world outside, but the pleas
ure is much increased when the
visitor is one who has SO prohted
by the lessons learned therein, as
to cause the big world to pause
and take notice.
Miss Leila Harden Bugg, a
graduate of this institution, spent
a few days at her Alma Mater last
week, and on the evening of the
9Th inst, in response to the urgent
request of the Nuns and students,
delivered, what she modestly
termed, "a talk" in the Auditor
Jun, on "Rome the Classic and
"Rome dear to the Catholic
Heart"
The "talk' was listened to witt
rapt attention by all. The giftec
authoress portrayed 80 wildly the
scenes she had beheld, and the in
cidents usually attendant on thu
traveller, that her audience felt
they, too, we're treading the street.
of classic old Rome, which modern
vandalism is doing it's best to de
stroy. With her they trod tn
ruins of the Coliseum, and late
looked upon Pompey's statue, a
whose base the immortal Casa
uttered his cry OF anguish: GET tn
Brute!"
The account of "Holy Week
in Rome was magnificent, for tn
grandeur of the subject, added t
the we'll chosen words of descrip
ton, made a most impressive pic
ture, one that will not easily b
l effaced from the memories of thos
who had the pleasure of bein
, present.