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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-10-30

II II had been any other than ST
Valentines night. ! should have set a
doubt against this sudden genisiity OF
my companion She had not been so
sunny IN the hanson. but here she
laughed like a brook We might haze
been runaway lovers with no horses
gallopinE behind us
"Mademoiselle, said, "in the cor.
ner yonder by that palm Madame
Bernhard recited for the disabled
sailors; the spot is marked with
mosaic star
She followed my eve boldly to the
spot. held a Lowell glance on the very
glasses Of the dragon without flicker
OF an eyelid.
How lugubrious," she said There
Is such star in the railroad station
In Washington marking the place
where a president was shot"
Then she shrugged her shoulders
and looked me squarely in the face.
why should they mark with the
sign of tragedy the spot where Mad.
anne Bernhardt recited-that place
there by the palm?"
tried to evade the directness of
the query,
Lay IT," said, ito the unimagina-
tive nature OF our people. A Latin
would have marked one place with n
mosaic OF laurel, and the other with a
black cross. Let us suggest 1t to the
Players
She looked at the palm again with
slow, heavy-lidded glance and then
back to me.
No, she said. now that think
It over. perhaps the mark of tragedy is
fittest there And then. Does not
Bernhard indeed represent the en-
bodiment of tragedy"
had new lights on the problem.
The woman was perfectly aware that
sentinel watched she knew when
he entered with the porter She knew
that he sat behind that palm when
she came in TO dinner, and vet she
came. and PLAYED with me a comedy
OF sweethearts crowded with sug,
gestlye incident, and overplayed II.
had barely settled the matter to
my satisfaction, when the man arose
and came through the diuing-room
mast our table 70 the door lie doubt.
less saw that the woman had discoy.
cred him and so deemed it wise to
leave the cafe like an ordinary guest.
observed again that his face was
strong, determined and very pale.
such type of person did not become
detective in New York; but all man
ner OF men came from the great west.
and why not spy with an open. hon
orable face? The next moment my
last theory went to pieces.
The young woman looked up from
her coffee. smiled and spoke 10 him
In as pleasant voice as have ever
heard
Good Henry" she said.
The man bowed eourteousiy and
passed on through the door, a show OF
color mounting slowly to his cheeks.
withdrew then from the field OF
lie Coque and pupin The mystery
was beyond me One did not speak
thus cordially TO a hired trailer. and
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-10-30
sir,nplace Of Columbus.

Garcia de Ia Riega, the great Span
ish authority on Columbus. declares
himself to be in possession Of docu-
ments which prove that the explorers
BIRTHPLACE is Porto Sauto a small VII
lsge in the vicinity o. Madrid and not
Genoa as popular belief viii have It,
This declaration has aroused storm
Of protest, and 3 society has been
formed for the purpose Of making re-
searches in order to re1ute De "a RE
gas statement
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-10-30
Nature.

The best definition of Nature is per-
haps Mills in his Three Essays on
Religion" In that most able and in.
teresting work Mill says: Nature is
a collective name for all facts. actual
and possible, or a name for tha Mode,
partly known to us and partly I'm
known. in which all things take
place" Continuing, Mill says: 1.-THE
nature of thing means its entire ca
pscity of existing phenomena. AS the
nature of any given thing is the aggre-
gate OF its powers and properties, so
Nature, in the abstract, is the aggre-
gate OF the powers and properties OF
all things"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-10-30

teeth down On my hcASs- "4N N-S
pretense of helping in sae search.
Months passed. remained IN the
village, unable TO decide between this
mans ruin and Madame Duroque."
For the first time In the torrent OF
words. the woman hesitated. her voice
became almost inaudihle.
Il learned also in this time thing
that | had not suspected-that the
man loved me- oh. don't mean love
as have seen IT all my life long. the
nassiou of the hunter, a hunger to be
fed I mean something like religion
that carries your burdens for you and
Is glad of it. that thinks of itself last.
thing like the feeling Of that old
conscience. Mon Dieu, | was mad
tbanl On the heels OF it / learned
that Madame Duroque was III In
house OF public charity in Paris. Then
/ TOOK the money and ran away TO
Now YORK. This man discovered that
had gone and followed me. / ar
yived last night. He came. too. just
behind me to the Dresden. Oh, was
mad. wholly. utterly. hideously madl
Now that had decided against him.
wanted TO hurt him, / wanted to do
him all the injury | could. | wanted
him 10 believe me low, vile. common.
vulgar. Fate helped me. came to
the hotel in hanson with man
aid not know. dlneu with HIM"
Her voice went up strong again, al
most defiant.
There was no wrong in it, no act
nal wrong In il I made the man get
out at the first landing and return in
the next car 80 the hotel Office; but,
don't you see. made him think was
bad"
She brought her two hands down
elenehed on the table
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-10-30
500 70 Elnd Rurled Treasure.

Ent l2sed by the finding of several
Spanis b coins along the beach at Ten
wicks island, farmers from all over
that section OF Delaware are neg
lecting uleiy farms to dig for buried
treasure, of which the coins are sup
posed to be q part. The excitement
was started by the picking up Of sew
eral spanish coins, most OF them dat
ed around 1852. Tie rumor of the
End spread through the country. and
since then the old story of the wreck
Of several Spanish vessels on the Fen
wick beach has been revived.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-10-30
For the Car.

She worries every time he takes
the car out
Yes. | don't blame her They had
TO save a long time to get that car.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-10-30

How do you know she Is an amer
ican."
7 heard her talking FreneA. -
Judge
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1912-10-30
OF Course.

''Her husband is self-made man"
She's sure to insist on alterations "
boston Transcript
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-04
QUESTION FATHER
OF BEEF TRUST"
TAKING OF EVIDENCE IN BAR
ONS' CASE is RESUMED To-
DAY IN CHICAGO.

CHlCGO, ILL Special A. H.
Veeder, father of the beef trust. "
was again questioned today concern
ing the gigantic $5O0.0OO,OOO pool
which the beef barons proposed to
form, prior TO the organization of the
National Packing Company, which the
Government insists was devised as n
substitute for the proposed trust of
much larger capitalization, when the
trlal or the ten millionaire Chicago
packers was resumed in the United
states District Court.
The packers are charged with GRIN, -
inal violation of the Sherman anti
trust law, which carries with convic-
uon or guilt possible prison sentences
Despite the gravity of the charges
against them only one of the indicted
miIiionalres was in court when the
trlal was resumed. Others came later.
}. Ogden Armour has not been present
since the jury began hearing testi-
mony.
The examination took up the cues
uon OF contracts provided in subdi-
visions of the pool contract.
clause by clause the contract was
taken up by Mr.. Butler in his questions
ana in each instance where the con-
summation of q transaction was in
vowed Mr.. Veeder declared il had
not taken place because of the failure
oI me proposed $500, 100000 combine
TO get requisite financial backing.
"A striking bit of precautionary
measures of the packers in watching
each other, was brought to light in
Needer's testimony on the provisions
OF the packers deal for the absorb
tlon OF two of Gustavus Swifts private
ti,iterests' because of their possible in
huence on the future trade of the
trust-to-be.
Inc two companies which the IA
nous exhibit l" contract proposed for
purchase were the Bibbler Van Wag-
ener q Co., of Newark, N. j., and ID.
M M. anthony d Co, of Fall River. Mass.
These companies were Controlled nv
Mr.. Swift. ny
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-04
MILITARY COURT =.
TO TRY REYES

MEXICO CITY.-Special.-I an Of
fetal statement issued today Presi
dent Francisco Madero, of Mexico, de-
MED that his program of pacifcation
Tor Mexico included a pardon for Gem
eral Reyes, who is under arrest on
charges of treason.
President Madero issued the state
ment in order to set at rest conflict
ing reports as to the fate OF Reyes
which have been current since he was
captured in Nuevo Leon.
General Reyes will receive an inn
partial trial., said Madero. He will
be tried by military court. with Gem
eral Plesge presiding. General REYES,
although retired, is still amenable to
military law. His trial will take place
as soon as possible. What will follow
the trial cannot be foreseen now"
1t is believed that IL Reyes is found
guilty President Madero will declare
amnesty, granting him his liberty.
Such course would be a wise politi-
cal move, as 1t would swing over to
Madero the support OF many opposing
leaders
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-04
KING GEORGE HAS
NARROW ESCAPE

BOMBAY Special.-A sensational
report that King George had a mar
row escape from death while tiger
hunting in Nepal was circulated here
today. The story was told by a native
who had accompanied the royal ex-
petition as a game beater.
Although every precautioR possible
had been taken to protect the life of
His Majesty. an enormous tiger.
streaked with blood from several
wounds and frantic with pain and
rage. leaped upon the elephant from
whose back King George did his
shooting before it was finally put to
death.
Two Of the best shots in India were
stationed on elephants on each side
Of the King. Each had fired upon
the tiger when 1t was driven from
cover by the horde OF game heaters.
but their first bullets missed a vital
mark.
King George fired first, that honor
being accorded all guests Of the Ma
harajah, but he missed, and after the
beast had been attacked in a half
dozen places il made the leap that
landed on the elephant just back of
the royal howdah.
The Kings nerve remained I'M
shaken, and as the tiger fell TO the
ground with two bullets through its
head fired by the marksmen on either
side of the King His Majesty coolly
pumped another shot into il from his
heavy express rifle.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-04
LONDON SENDS
OLD STATE BONDS
ANCIENT VIRGINIA SECURITIES
TO BE REPLACED BY NEW
CENTURY BONDS.
RIG MON VA-Sn,

Il @ H N n d, VA--Special.-
Ancient bonds and scrip of V!r-
ginia to the value OF $S,003.54, which
have lain forgotten in some corner of
London for forty years, have been
sent to the Second Auditor OF Vir-
ginia, through New York and Rich
mond houses for funding. Second
Auditor Dew will issue new century
bonds in their stead. BY virtue OF
the act for the settlement OF the old
unfunded debt, the interest stopped
July 1, 1891, and, therefore, the hold
ers of these bonds lost the interest
for twenty years.
Apparently the securities have been
piled away with some old papers or
in some safety deposit box, and have
Just come to light. The surrendering
OF these old securities is now a very
rare occurrence. Many of the old
bonds can probably never be funded.
since the owners have used the cou-
pons to pay taxes, and IL is required
by law that all coupons on bonds must
be found intact from July /, 1891, to
the date Of surrender.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-04
SEARCH MADE FOR
VETERAN NENSBOY
RICH MON D. VAlspecial.-

r C H NJ o N D. VA-@Special.-
Robert Taylor, the veteran news
boy" whose familiar figure has been
seen on the streets Oh. Richmond al
most every day for the last eight or
ten years, has, according to his
friends, mysteriously disappeared
anQs though the police have been
A,sOeking him since yesterday, they have
Fbeen able to learn nothing of his
whereabouts.
Police headquarters received the
Official missing report yesterday af-
ternoon shortly after O'clock and
Officers Gentry and Bolton were i'm
mediately assigned to the duty of
hunting up the aged newspaper ven
dor.
They were told that the old man
lived in room over a store on East
Main Street, and that a number of
ne"sboys. fearing that the man was
DEAD In his room, were trying TO
break down the door.
The officers entered the room, but
found no trace of the man. They were
told later that Taylor had not lived
there for several months
1t has been learned that the CITY
ambulance picked up the old man on
Floyd Avenue last Sunday afternoon.
He was very weak and appeared to
have just recovered from an attack
OF illness. He was taken down Broad
and at Sixth Street declared that he
was able to take care of himself again
and left the vehicle.
Since then, his friends say. they
have seen nothing of him.
Taylor is a native of Rockbridee
and a cadet at thegVirg infa Military
Institute in 1S7O-71, and though he
has for a number OF years led the
life OF recluse, he is said to be
worth considerable money!
The mansriss about. sixty years, of
age, though ne looked much older.
AID came here many years ago from
K1ykcb burg, where he was at one time
engaged in the mercantile business
AS far as the police have been able
to learn, he HAD. no relatives in Rich
mond III
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-04
TERRIBLE DISASTER
AGAIN RECALLED
SERVICES CONTEMPORARIES OF
TERRIBLE HOLOCAUST IN
MONUMENTAL CHURCH.
RIG MOND, VA-Snecial

RICH MON D. VA.ISpeciaI.-
| Sitting in almost the identical
places occupied by that Inflated audi
ence OF gay pleasure-seekers which.
on the night of December 26, 1911.
was plunged into horrible disaster
while witnessing a favorite perform
ance at the old Richmond Theater.
there gathered last night but under
different circumstances, a large as
emblage to do reverence to the men,
DRY of the scores of victims who per-
ished in the throes of the frightful
death which enveloped them in that
awful calamity q century agone, and
to take steps for the raising of an en-
dowment fund for the perpetual and
suitabl upkeep of the temple of wor-
ship. which has been erected on the
site as a monument in commemora-
ton of that narrowing occasion, and
which has been appropriately named
the Monumental Church.
Governor William Hodges Mann
and Mayor ID. G. Richardson We're
among the speakers. The devotional
exercises were conducted by Rev. r..
A. Gibson and Rev. James w. Nor
ris. rector of Monumental Church
The services were impressive and
beautiful throughout. In strange con-
trast with the spirit of pleasure which
held sway there 100 years ago was
the solemn and sweet tone of PRAYER
and hymn which resOunded through
the church last night
Following the graphical portrayal
OF those terrible scenes of q hundred
years ago which form Richmond s
most awful tragedy as presented by
the speakers of the evening, the audi
ence felt something of those waves
of horror and grief which spread
throughout the entire country and
through several generations from
that narrowing calamity.
Governor Mann was the first speak,
er. He was presented by the Rev.
Morris. He dealt most Interestingly
with the events and incidents sur
rounding the burning of the theater
and with the progress of the Rich
mond of today as compared with the
Richmond of that time.
Mayor Richardson was the next
speaker. He said in part:
Richmond has suffered more than
any other city in the country from
great calamities," said Mayor Richard
son, who made the second address OF
the evening. Repeated massacres by
the Indians in its earlier history, and
calamity by instruction, cholera, fire
sword and carnage in its later DAYS.
has made of Richmond truly a city
born Of tribulation. Among the worst
of all it's numerous calamities. how
ever, was the theater fire of 1911,
when Seventy-four people were sud
denly ushered before their Maker"
The Rev. James Morris spoke of the
history of Monumental Church and
of it's part in the history OF this CITY.
he stated that an endowment fund of
$5O,OOO was necessary to perpetuate
the proper quality of services in the
church and expressed the hope that
this amount would be in hand before
the church celebrated it's one hun
dredth anniversary in 1914.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-04
Didn't Kill His Man.
BALTIMORN- CnocioI

BALTIMORE Special Josiah
Dickens barber. rushed into the
southern Police Station yesterdav
morning, announced that he was a
murderer, and asked that he be ar
rested, searched and locked up.
I've killed my employer. John
Reitmiller. of 1245 Light Street" ex-
claimed Dickens. i've run all the.
way. and want to be arrested ouiclC ;,
Dickens was hatless and coatIess
While the police were preparing to-
investigate his story ReitmiIler enter
ed, followed by a large crowd. His
race was bathed in blood, which flow
ed from half dozen deep and ugIv
cuts that had been inflicted on his
features and head by a ring worn bv
Dickens WI" ny
And you amt dead!" exclaimed
DICKENS in amazement, staring wildly
at the blood-bestained individual wbo
CONFRONTED him. We'll. Wen see about
with that Dickens made a lunge at
ms employer, as if intent upon fin
lshlng the job, when Patrolman
mayer seized him by the arms and
pinioned him. anu
me man was then charged with
assault and locked up
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-04
ILLNESS DOESN'T
EFFECT CUPID
MISS ROBINSON AND DIR. MAR.
RIOIT WILL BE UNITED To-
DAY IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK Special.-Owing to
the serious illness of Miss Eliza beth
Devreaux Robinson, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Beverly Robinson. of
TINS city. her wedding today to Dr.
william McKim Marriott, of Wash
ington University, will take place ar
her bedside.
The young couple met in ST. Louis
where Miss Robinson was visiting her
rather, who is professor in Wash
ington University.
DR.. Marriott paid her much atten-
tion, and shortly thereafter they be-
came engaged. Arrangements were
made for the wedding to take place
In this city. but serious illness Of Miss
Robinson interfered with the plans
Her physicians said that il would he
at least month before she would be
able to leave her bed. and rather than
suter that much delay the marriage
at the bedside was decided upon.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-04
TURNED HIS HOME
INTO A MENAG ERIE

AVerrlng that thirty-f1ve pet cats and
| TWO uoSS mad superseded him in his
| Wl1e's affections and ranked higher
than he in the household, Samuel w.
Odell, or Bethel, Kan, a Civil War vet
eran, seventy-four years old has s,,ed
Sarah l.. Odell for divorce in the Wv
andotte County District Court. His
experiences in Andersonville prison
during the Civil War were pleasant. he
told Henry Meade, his attorney cow
pared with the life which his vie.
pets led him during the six weeks of
their married life which began Last
April.
I'VE met at church." he said. land
When we were married 1 wanted her
10 go to my home at Pomeroy. Kan
she refused, and insisted that / 60
10 live at her home at Bethel / didn't
know anything about the mena0erie
until L got there. Then 1 found why
she wouldn't leave. She had thirty
~, "a Us ana TWO dogs; She allowed
them TO eat, sleep and drink In the
mouse. She let the cats sleep in the
beds and raise their kittens there. I
couldn't move without stepping on
one, or sit down without moving onf
or two off a chair!
she always cooked three times nc
much as would have been required for
the two Of us alone. When / brought
nome fresh meat or when a meal was
cooked the cats bad to be provided for
hTs| ate afterward, if / could; but
as rule j couldn't They dranl, ont
of the dipperJ and were allowed ~
put their nosef and feet into practical
~ eVerythlng( that already had been
cooked or wds to be cooked.
When 1 complained of the exces-
slve number OF pets and wanted to
get ria OF pert of them, she said they
mao peen tnere before 1 came, and
were there IL remain(and If I didnS
like 1T / coul3 get outN -
IN his petition for C%orce e. -
maze ainoaylt to the substss>ce oS
Sis 'e a1t knade in conversatiagl :
, us a'I u1s Mrs. OdelI is fort
sears oiu. dell has returned I'D
e eieS 70 ~ With one of his thre
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-04
new SYSTEMS
ELIMINATE DEATH
IMPROVED METHOD OF NEW YORK
SURGEONS ALSO SAID TO EIIMI-
NATE NAUSEA.

NEW YORK.-Special. An improved
method of administering ether and
chIoroiorm for surgical operations
the death risk of anesthesia to nothing,
ana 10 nave eliminated in 90 per cent.
OF cases the nausea that has usually
racked patients after the operation-is
10 De described soon in a book to be
puDLShed by DR.. James T. Gwathmey.
aneSthetst, OF the Skin and Cancer and
81 bartholomew Hospitals, and DR.
Charles baskerville, professor of
chemistry at the City College Of New
The method has been used in about
being caused by the anesthetic
The Harlem hospital is one Of the
hospitals that used the Gwathmev
method 1t is also employed by DR.
Davis aneSthetiSt of the John Hopkins
Hospital, in Baltimore; DR.. Holmes, of
the New City Hospital, in Cincinnati,
and DR.. Woolsey, of Brooklyn. 1t is
ton; anesthetist of DR.. Bulls SAM
tarium, and Of Bellevue. Mount Sinai,
ana the Woman's hospitals.
"Vapor aneSthesia" is what DR.
Gwathmey calls the method. What he
does is to force the fumes OF ether or
chIorotorm, or mixture Of both
through warmed water before letting
the patient breathe it. The warmth
OF the water causes the anesthetic, in
OF the lungs and bronchial tubes by
IT'S coldness. to reach them at approx
mateIy blood heat. The water itself
&1sorps the poisonous aldehydes.
Whlch, with the irritation caused by the
Chlll' nave caused the nausea.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-04
|AUSs MADE
MONKEYS HAPPY HAPPY
EIAuANSHAVE A HAPPY DAY AND
HOPE CHRISTMAS WILL
COME AGAIN SOON.

NEW YORK Specialize Oar
Winian theory has at last been APP
proved by the city. The impressarioS
or the Bronx Zoo yesterday gave a
tree to the residents of the monkey
mouse at the far end of town.
Keeper Spicer was in grave doubt
a. to tho wisdom of the thing a.
day Sunday. but he was convinced
when, before daylight hal streaked
ttself across the sky, Badly and Susie
the famous simianS OF the Bronx
menagerie, sprang from sleep and
bawled out what was unmistakaS l.,
q request for presents.
So Spicer dashed into the Zoo office
ano produced white wais. for Susie
anc pair of white duck trousers for
Badly. These he tossed into the cage.
1mm ediately all was serene.
The monkeys spent a happy morn
ing leaping about the cage and chat
fering In glee, while children and
grownups vainly sought to interest
them. Ever and anon Badly would
and, cycling Susie and her present,
would exclaim:
\.Blos jku WON skirt lkjzT"j.
Which, translated, means
You never looked prettier in your
emit
And one would cheerfuIly tell you
what Susie said to Balcy were the
CObl poSilOT IN an 8nnlaDte m.JOO.
AT 1 p. NJ. the pair sat down to
dinner. Spicer rang the Sell. Susie
and Badly, smoothing down their
clothes, hurried into the dining room.
On the table stood a Christmas tree
brilliant with tinsel and with fancy
decorations. The. monkeys clapped
their hands; their breasts heaved
with excitement and pleasure.
But the feast then being Carried In
wac not alone for this pair. MAJOR.
Baby, Alice and Bebe were entitled Ia
share in the glory. the food and the
fun. Yet never once did envy over
extra large portions mar the holiday.
The first course was bananas. fol-
lowed by saucers OF milk with a for
midable stack of cake. Following
this were figs and grapes.
Not one of the guests made a faux
pas (monkey for knocking something
over). Susie. however, stamped her
self as society woman by demand
Ing cigarette. At first this was re-
used. but at length she won out and
arettes were passed around the
35 kls the dinner closed. The mon
milling and happy, sang merrilS
=, OCCASIONAL back to their cages