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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08

Twas midnight, and the slivery moon
Beamed down upon the scene
Where Harold planned TO carry or
The lovely Geraldine.
He was a brave and handsome lad,
She was as sweet as fair.
But. oh, her stony-hearted dad
Opposed the loving pair
He came out from behind a tree
He gave the cuckoo's call,
And waited for the lovely maid
Who held his heart in thrall.
EfIsoons she softly raised the sash,
And whispered IT am here"
He ceased 20 gnaw his young mustachs
And cried: Hist! Hist! my dearP
She ''histed" once. she ''histed'' twice,
Her father snored away;
The lover dragged his ladder up.
And brought it into play;
lie stood upon the lowest round.
While she leaned out above
The moon was happy to have found
This blissfui scene OF love.
And are you sure the maiden cried.
THAT you will ever be
As brave and true as you are now.
And always cherish me7"
AS long" the lover made reply,
AS yonder moon doth shine
And take her course across the sky,
I'll love you, my dlvine"'
Tie took another upward step.
Her heart began to quake.
"Oh what" she thought. would happss
now
If father should awake
Up. up the happy lover crept
Till she could feel his breath,
And still the cruel father slept.
And all was still as death.
Another step another round.
And then their lips would meet
Alas! the ladder broke, and he
Fell twenty-seven feet!
The clatter would have raised the dead
II raised her sleeping sire,
who quickly bounded out OF bed,
Nor sought to curb his ire.
They found the lover lying low.
His clothes were badly torn;
He'd fallen In a bramble bush.
And met with many a thorn.
At last they brought him round again,
Her father babe him go.
He didn't stop 70 argue then.
And it was better sol
All that WIS many years ago.
They're married. he and she.
But each unto another, and
As happy as can be.
She has a son and is afraid
He'll throw himself away
And he's tho father OF a maid
He watches well. today,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08

The industrial commission an
nounced that the Ringing Brothers
circus has gone under the worlmen's
compensation act. Il is Christmas
present TO the 1000 employees The I'M
portance of this newest acquisition TO
the Wofkmen's Compensation club
may be appreciated when It f. ex-
planned that all the employees Of the
big sho~ viii be provided for waen In
iured 10 the course OF their duty The
United Cigar stores. With Offices ln
six OF the largest cities In Wisconsin
also came under the act.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
Good Guess.

I'm opposed to horse racing.
think the society for the prevention of
cruelty to animals should step in and
put a stop to IT,"
Well old man, I'm sorry for you.
That's all can say"
Sorry for me? What do you mean?"
"Oh. of course you had your money
on the wrong horse"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
Five state islands Sold.


Twenty-one parcels of land In La
Crosse and Price counties and five
islands on Beaver Dam lake were OF.
fered for sale at venue by Chief Clerk
w H. Bennett of the state land Ofiioe.
The lands were sold for non-pay-
ment of interest BY persons who had
bought them from the state on con-
tract.
The islands in Beaver Dam lake
which range in area from seven-hun-
dredths OF an acre to little more
than an acre came to the state recent
ly through a grant from the federal
government. For years they were the
subject of controversy between the
state and national authorities. but two
years ago the interior department at
Washington, d. c., relinQuished it's
claim.
All of tho above islands were APP
praised last summer and the announce
ment made that they would be sold TO
the highest bidder, the appraised value
to be the smallest bid that would be
considered. These islands are five in
number and all have been occupied for
years by cottages belonging to resi-.
dents of Beaver Dam. Attorney A. w.
Lueck was at Madison and bid in three
of them, one for Frank Schingo, one
for r. A. Goeggerle and the third for
the owners of the Majestic resort. 1t
is understood that there were no bids
on the other two islands although
there are cottages on them owned by
people living in this vicinity
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
ANNUAL BANKING
REPORT ISSUED
Commissioner KuoIt Sends State.
ment to Governor.
NO FAILURES DURING YEAR
Total Resources Of Wisconsin Institu-
lions Amount TO s2oe,os7, 1855.
an increase of s25,oss,s51.5s
In Twelve Months.

Madison.-State Banking Commits
sioner A. +. Kuolt sent his annual re-
port TO the governor. In 1t he gives
tn financial condition OF 500 state
banks. four mutual savings and thir-
teen trust companies organized under
the laws of the state. The aggregate
capital employed by the banks is. ac-
cording to the report, S20,011 $50.
amounting to gain of $1,36o, 900 dur
inS tae az; wear The Institutions
hago total resources amounting to
S209,0S7 1882. an increase of $780,
033,9515S.
During the last gear, the report
says, there have been no bank failures.
Nor during the last eight years. en-
bracing the panic of 1907, have there
been any failures.
During the year, thirty-four state
banks. two trust companies and one
mutual savings bank have been organ
lied and charters granted them. The
list is as follows:
New State Banks.
Ableman-Farmers' State bank.
Appleton--The Outagamie County
bank.
Arnott-Arnott State bank.
Bancroft-Bancroft State bank
Belgium-Belgium State bank.
Bloomer-Peoples State Bank OF
Bloomer.
Chili-Chin State bank.
Curtiss--Curtiss State bank
East Troy-Farmers and Merchants
bank
Emerald State Bank of Emerald.
Ettrick--Bank of Ettrick
Greenwood Farmers and Mer-
chants bank.
Maribel-Maribel State bank.
Milwaukee, Union bank.
Milwaukee-Wisco State bank.
Wisconsin State Saw
'ngs bank
Minong--Farmers State bank.
Neenah-Neenah State bank
Newburg State Bank of Newburg.
New Franklin--New Franklin State
bank.
New London--The Farmers State
Bank or New London
Onalaska-Onalaska State bank.
ontario--Bank of Ontario.
Oshkosh-The Exchange bank
Rome--Rome State bank.
Siren--Bank of Siren.
Three Lakes-State Bank of Three
Lakes
Farmers and Citizens
bank.
Waukesha-F Farmers State Bank OF
Waukesha
Waunakee Farmers State Bank.
Webster-Burnett County State
bank.
Weyerhaeuser State bank
Wheeler-Wheeler State bank.
New Savings Bank.
The Commonwealth Mutual Savings
Dank, Milwaukee
New Trust Companies.
Jenesville-Rock County Savings
and Trust company.
Superior Wisconsin Loan and
Trugt company.
The new state banks have COM
bined capital Of $4,000, the new
trust companies 100000. while the
savings bank has 40 capital stock.
A total Of % financial institutions
increased their issue Of capital stock
during the year The total increase in
stock was from s659,O00 to s1,1S7, 900.
Changes in the banking laws of the
state asked for by Mr.. Kuolt are for a
provision checking the undue and
harmful competition among banks and
for provision to enable state banks
to qualify as repositories Of postal
savings funds.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
Simplify Life.

q do believe in simplicity. 1t is as
tonishing as well as sad, how many
trivial affairs even the wisest man
thinks he must attend to in a day:
how singular an affair he thinks he
must omit When the mathematician
would solve a difficult problem he
first frees the equation of all iucum-
branees and reduces It to its sim
plest terms. So simplify the prob
lem OF life. distinguish the necessary
and the real From Thoreau Let
ters
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
VIII Take oath on January 6.

All arrangements for the Inaugural
ton OF the governor and the heads of
state departments elected last Noyem-
Der have been completed The cere-
mony will be simple and consist en-
tirely Of the taking Of the oath OF Of
fee and the following receptions In
the Offices Of the various departments
There is to be no inaugural ball. The
inaugural ceremony win be held 10 the
assembly chamber on January 6, the
oath being administered by Chief Jus
tice 5. r. Winslow Of the Wisconsin
supreme court at noon
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
Bows Meet at Oshkosh.

The state boys meeting. held under
the auspices of the Y. M. c. A. and the
Wisconsin State Sunday School asso-
citation. will be held In Oshkosh at the
First Presbyterian church on January
10, II and ~. Over 300 delegates are
expected from all over the state
twenty-five will go from Milwaukee.
Tho purpose of this meeting Is 10
consider methods Of work among the
boys from fifteen to twenty years old.
Among the speakers viii be r. A.
Waite, Jr,. OF New York, who is secre-
tary Of The international \ II. c A
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
TWO Marrie< Men.

why do you insist upon taking your
wife out for such long walks in this
Eough weather.
"The doctor has told her that she
must be very careful not to talk When
she is out in the cold air"
Say, who's your doctorT"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08

made Of the wounded. nor even OF the
weather. if it were bad. for bad wealth
er might tell the enemy that the roads
were bad.
While many an imaginary account.
because it had the similitude of mar
rative which characterizes an con-
vincing fiction, was hailed as real
war correspondence, the Bulgarian
stsll. when it came to actual reports
Of actions exclusive of massacresl.
was scrupulously exact and exasperat-
ingly late and brief.
All praise by the press kept the ball
Of the prestige of victory rolling. 1t
helped to convince the powers and
the Turk that the Bulgarian army
was irresistible. The stage climax
of the whole campaign would be the
fall Of Adrianople. Therefore were
the correspondents moved to Musta-
pha Pasha just as Lule Burgas was
being won; and Constantinople. being
then supposedly defended only by a
demoralized army, which could not
make a stand, every report from Mus
N0PA0 dolid AnACn ouONGa SAe-S
Adrianople was on the point of capt.
ulation added to the stage effect OF
Bulgarian triumph.
Turks Defy the 6uIgars.
AS the first Bulgarian army drew
near the Tchatalja lines, the mise en-
scene was complete: but Nazim
Pasha. making use of the elapsed time
t. fortify the Tchatalja lines, rather
than submit to the humiliating terms
offered, babe the Bulgarian hosts
come on"
Success had turned the heads even
of the Bulgarian staff, They had be
gun to think that the old fighting quail
ity was out of the Turf nd so willing
was the Bulgarian iLIS-lry to under
go slaughter that it was only case
OF recording another charge of flesh
against shrapnel and automatic gun
fire, and the day was won.
Alas. an old principle OF war, deal
ing with an impossibility of the same
order as squaring the circle in math-
ematics, was now to bring generalship
back from the clouds to solid earth.
You can take strong positions In
front only with time by sapping and
mining and all the weary operations
of a siege, as the indomitable Grant
learned by the failure of his flrsh rush
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
Why He chanaed.

why have you quit going to see
Miss Flippin on Thursday nights?
see that yuG go there Friday nights
nov"
Thursday 7ight is onion night at
the Flippises"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08

"A soft answer turneth away
wrath. you know"
Yes. but It doesn't turn away the
fellow that wants to borrow money
from You"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
Small Boy Again.

Bobby, do you see that bright star
overhead. at the top Of the big cross?"
Yes" We'll. that's Deneb. 1t is
nearly three quadrill!ons OF miles
away" Huh, Then how do you know
its name Is Deneb?"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
Something Worth While.

First American q. oudly)
daughter Is engaged q a Niscount
Second American (wl,. contempe)--
Humph! That's nothing Ny daugh,
ter has been divorced by an earl.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
Sneak GusrdedIy.

Speak not at all. In any wise, till yea
have somewhat to speak: care not for
the reward Of your speaking. but SIM
ply and With undivided mind for the
truth Of your sneaking.--Cariyle
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
rhat TerrlbIe Hablt q work

Pat-"Say. Dinny. phwat wud yez
do If yez had all the money yez want.
ed?" Dlnny-"Oi'd be after goin' to
me wur-rk in an autymoblle instead
OF a trolley car. Boston Transcript
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
LED liz cuItlvate Patience.

The mebmers of a church in the
southwest have given their pastor an
automobile. 1t is hoped that no
member Of his congregation may be
present the first time the crank han
die hits him on the elbow.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08

Making 5onbThrower Out Of Host.
An English wit Of reputation, who
has been visiting New York for the
last two weeks, remarked al the con
clusion OF little dinner given him:
IT'S been excellent I never heard
Older stories nor drank newer wine
in my life"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08

at Ficksburg and the indomitable
Nogi learned by the failure of the first
rush attack at Port Arthur.
In a week, any army that has
spades and a few of the resources Of
material which should be part of the
storehouse at it's base should make
such a position as that of the series
of rising hills back of Tchatalia fully
tenable against any but siege attack,
unless there was room for a flank at
tack
Turks Turn the Tables.
And the breadth of the position
open to infantry approach in any at
tempt at storming was only 16 miles,
while from either sea side of the mar
row strip of peninsula the Turkish
navy could bring into play more pow
erful guns than any Demetrief had at
his disposal.
At the same time there is to be
kept in view the generally accepted
tenet that you must not send in
fantry against any well entrenched po-
sition until it's batteries are silenced
or 1t is known that they can be kept
under control during the infantry at
tack by a well concentrated fire of
your own batteries.
Demetrieff used his guns for day
in trying to develop the strength and
location of the enemy's batteries. But
the Turks would not be drawn. At last
the tables were turned
Meanwhile Adrianople also was tell
ing. You may discuss as much as you
please whether the original plan of
fortress or to take it by storm, the
fact remains that the only result was
to mask It. and the lesson was that
any garrison in the rear of an advan-
cling army. though it is held securely
in Investment. remains mighty force
in being for the enemy's purpose.
Nature meant Adrianople to be a
fortress. Past It on the south flows
the Martha river, taking it's origin in
the Balkans and blowing its way
across the alluvial lowlands OF Thraae
to the sea. A strong bridge crosses n
DI TIC liiS "a thS SIAN ihoplS uiSH-
way at Mustapha Pasha, some twenty
five miles from Adrianople
This bridge. which Is not far from
the Bulgarian froIvtier. the Turks left
intact. a Characteristic piece Of care
Iessness. in the earlier part Of the war
in keeping with ali other signs of Tur-
kish decentralization and Wrongheaded-
ness. which might easily lead tine Bull
garlans to think that Adrianople would
not resist a brilliant onslaught
Mustapha Pasha became the head
quarters Of the second Bulgarian army,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
TenaeIous woman.

She has her hands full keeping her
temper, keeping her house. keeping
her 3ook. keeping her youth. keeping
her husband and other things
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
prlntlna contract PurzIes.

PFinting contract FuEziebs
Whether the next Blue book should
be printed under the 1913 contract
rate. or under the 1912 basis which
will mean a saving of almost $4,000 to
the state. is involved in the request by
Secretary of State Frear for an opinion
from Attorney General Bancroft The
company holding the state printing
contract insists the printing of the an
nual should be paid for under the rates
of the contract beginning January 1,
1913. Notwithstanding the delivery OF
TIE order and data has already been
furnished the state printer.
Writing the attorney general for an
ofhtial opinion. Secretary Frear said
"The basis for this contention Thy
the state printer lies in the fact that
under the law such order is 10 be fur.
nighed to the state printer not later
than January 30 and delivery required
prior to July 10. The important ques
ton to the state printer as we'll as to
the state is that the 1913 contract
rates were approximately 43 per cent
higher than under the 1912 contract,
and the state printer desires to secure
the increased price for printing the
Blue book. An estimate of compare
tive prices for printing the 1911 Blue
book under these two contract rates
will show the reason for the condition.
Under the 1911 rate the Blue book
printing cost s23.715.45. II the same
book was printed under the 1913 rate.
IT would amount to s31 .6G363 or a diff
ference OF $7,948.1S."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
seenlnnlu ca Eyidsncs

'1g your son happIy married." Yes.
m afraid he is I've done my best
to convince him the. she isn't WORTHY
Of him. but he VOL believe me"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
HOW THE TURKS
CHECKED BULGARS
Desperate Defense of Adrianople
Saved the Capital.
UPSET PLANS CT THE ALLIES
Frederick Palmer Tells Of the Furious
Fighting by the Ottoman Armies
That Baked Demetrieff
and lvanoff.

BY FREDERICK PALMER,
staff Correspondent of the Chicago
Record-HeraId in the Balkan War.
Greene County herald., 1913-03-21
ORGANIZATION WORK SENATE.
Democrats Will Increase Membership Of
Committees.

Washington.-Org Organization work in
the senate held the attention OF dem
ocrats and republicans alike. The dem
ocfatic steering committee, of which
Senator Kern is chairman, began work
early upon the arrangement of the
democratic membership on the large
committees. The republican member
ship of the committees has already been
arranged by the republican steering COM
mittee, and is ready for submission to
the democrats. The democratic steering
committee granted the request of the
republican caucus for such an increase
of membership of the important CON-
mittees as will avert the necessity for
removing any of the republicans. FL
nance, foreign relations and judiciary
were enlarged from Is to IL members,
and the committee on rules from s 10
10 members. These changes will also
give the democrats increased represen>
tatipn. !. The democratic steering com,
mittee decided TO create new commits
tee on banking and currency OF IL mem-
bers to take over part of the work OF
the finance committee. The general un.
derstanding is that Senator Stone Of
Missouri will be chairman.
Greene County herald., 1913-03-21
REPEAL CANAL BILL
To PROMOTE PEACE
CARNEGIE PEACE TRUSTEES AP
PEAL TO AMERICAN PEOPLE.
WOULD VIOLATE The TREATY
Equal Treatment to All-This Is What
We Promised Great Britain in
Building Canal, According
Statement.

MISUNDERSTANDING the United
States ought to be the most scrupulous
of all nations in the kesping OF its treaty
obligations, even to its own hurt" the
trustees of the Carnegie endowment for
international peace issued an appeal to
the American people to bring about as
an act of national honor the repeal OF
the act of congress which exempts Amer
lean coastwise vessels from payment OF
Panama canal tolls.
The appeal is in the form of state
ment and was issued over the signature
Of the society's president, Senator Elihu
Root, Joseph II. Choate, former ambas-
sador to England; Luke Z. Wright, for
mer secretary of war; Charlemagns
Tower, former ambassador to Germany;
Nicholas Murray Butler, president Of
Columbia University, and other mem
bers of the board of trustees.
. The issuance of this statement is the
latest work of the society, which was
founded in 1910 by Andrew Carnegie. He
endowed it with $10,00O,O00. The
The brochure sets forth the history of the
various treaties that have been nego-
tiated by this country with Great Brit
ain regarding the building and control
of the Panama canal
1t is declared, quoting from the lam
guage of the several treaties between
the two countries, that it was the pur
pose of the American government to
construct and maintain the Panama ca
nal for "the benefit of mankind on
equal terms to ALL" and that all treaties
ON the subject are "based on this in.
tention and resolve many time reiterated
by official representatives of the Amer
ican government"
Greene County herald., 1913-03-21
PRESIDENT WARNS
LATIN REPUBLICS
A SPIRIT OF FRlENDLlNESs
It is Believed That New Administration
Will Allow Battleships TO Remain
at Coast Ports for the Present.
Disquieting Reports.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are excerpts
from a formal statement issued by
President Wilson, in which he outlines
his policy toward the Central and South
American republics:
I'm view of the questions which are
naturally uppermost in tne public mind
just now the president issues the follow
ing statement:
"One of the chief objects of my ad-
ninistration will be to cultivate the
friendship and deserve the confidence OF
our sister republics of Central and South
America and to promote in every proper
and honorable way the interests which
are common to the people of the two
continents. earnestly desire the most
cordial understanding and cooperation
between the peoples and leaders of Amer
lea and, therefore, deem it my duty to
make this brief statement.
"We hold, I am sure, as all thought
full leaders of republican government es-
erywhere do, that jus Overnment rests
always on the consed # the governed,
and that there can b 70 freedom with
out order based upon Nw and upon the
publicscenscience and approval. We shall
look to make these principles the basis
of mutual intercourse, respect and help
fulness between our sister republics and
ourselves.
"The United States has nothing TO
seek in Central and South America ex-
cept the lasting interests of the peoples
of the two continents, the security of
governments intended for the people and
for no special group or interest and the
development of personal and trade rela-
tionships between the two continents
which shall rebound to the profit and
advantage of both and interfere with
the rights and liberties Of neither.
From these priI.v.;nles may be read
so much of the Iufufg policy of this
government as it is necessary now to
forecast; and in the spirit of these prin-
ciples may, hope, be permitted with
as much confidence as earnestness to ex-
tend to the governments of all the re-
publics of America the hand of genuine
disinterested friendship and to pledge my
own honor and the honor of my col
leagues to every enterprise of peace and
amity that fortunate future may dis
close"
Greene County herald., 1913-03-21
SAYS CAPT. MULHALL
ABUSED MARCHERS
WASHINGTON POLICE DEPART
MENT INVESTIGATING CHARGES.
THIRTY WITNESSES HEARD
Witness Declares That They Made Flip
pant Remarks and Describes Them
as Coarse. e."-Committe VIII
Resume its Investigation.

Washington.-A mass of small detail
as to the disorder that interfered with
the suffrage parade here on March 3
was elected by the senate subcommittee
investigating the occurrence from 81 wit
nesses. The entire day was devoted
to the examination of witnesses, who
occupied the stand but few minutes
each.
Several men and women who marched
in the parade told the committee of the
trouble and embarrassment caused them
by the crowd and criticized the conduct
of the police along the line of march.
Among them was Nine. Mountford, an
evangelist, who, in addition to detailing
her experiences in the parade, declared
she had been roughly handled by
Washington police captain while watch
ing the inaugural ceremonies the next
day. She said that Capt. James E.
Mulhall, in refusing to allow her to cross
the police lines with suffrage banner,
handled her roughly and exclaimed:
you damned women had your day
yesterday"
Charges against Capt. Muhall in con-
nection with the incident are being in
vestigated by the Police Department.
The committee win resume its investiga-
tion of the affair.