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drugged or Kidnapped. and then forced
= become immoralf" I asked.
KIDNAPPING BELONGS 70 FIG
lion. hI AAYa.

Father Mclean shook his head. and
half smiled. THAT sort OF thing be-
longs TO hction." he replied. at be-
longs to the days when any great lord
might 20 out riding and. II he saw a
gtrl who took his fancy. point her out
TO his henchmen and bid them fetch
her to him.
"To-dsy the great point In win
Alag . gtrl for Immoral purposes
- 70 e9sot this with her consent.
She 10 not foroibiy Kidnapped, hut
she 10 lea gsntiy along. one step
after the other, until she has
reached the ultimate goal without
aAy oo,upuision.
In many cases, OF course. the girl 1,
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there still remains the reproach TO them
not that they lack morals. but that they
fail utterly IN discrimination. Here We
read Of an instance wherein man dem.
onstrated his monstrous stupidity by as
Stunning. As some other men do. that what
some few weak. silly specimens of wom-
anhood are all women may b and 90
measured his conduct upon the principle
Of French Justice by judging all women
guilty Till they proved themselves inno-
cent.
THREE LAME GEESE DON'T elo.
Nifty ALL GEESE ARE LAME.
II would be just a. intelligent to
deduce after having met three lame
geese that II 10 the nature Of all geese
10 DO lame.
Il 10 more or less natural for the male
Of any species to be q perpetual Barlis.
The woman Of the world does not waste
time IN approaching men with this trait.
She resents only the perpetual willing
ness they assume in others. There are
few women 10 stupid that they do not
know upon first meeting man whether
or not they have the power Of winning
his interest. 20 they resent naturally the
complacent faulty which leads certain
men to feel that all women md them
charming or that the difference between
o good woman and an evil one 10 mainly
. matter of opportunity.
Whstsvss the past experience Of
any ma1 may bs he owes 10 70
every woman alive 70 take her for
svssytAan6 he wants his daughter
70 bs until she has given him Ssa.
oon 70 conclude that she 10 other.
wise. There 10 No creature lower
thaa the man who insults . poor
young woman In pursuit Of honest
woxk. Let a. hope such creatures
are - scarce - they ere dsspio-
abls.
Here 70 an account OF one OF them:
PREFERe TO LIVE HONESTLY ON
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James McCreeTy & Co.
SPECIAL SALE 2''t'@ &c.,.
On Friday and Saturday. =
2.406 Mems Raincoats IT,
Manufacturer Ssmples.) r... -
Tan Raincoats with regulation or box sleeves.
value $50. SIS
Grey and Tan Raincoats.-various models
and weights. values 1900 and 1900. 9.75
Raincoats of Gray Mixed Tweed with velvet
or self collar. Also Tan Canton Cloth with self
or plaid back English models. 1900
values 1900 and 77.oo
Raincoats of Plain Coored Gabardne Cloth
and Fancy English Tweeds All the latest models.
values 22.so and $500. 1850
MEMS CUSTOM SHIRTS
Made to measure at the following special
large assortment of Scotch and English
Madras. ...~ 49,,
Plain BOsoms. value $50. S3sOO
Plated Bosolns. value 500. 400
Shirts of Embroidered and Russian Cord
Madras and Satin Stripe Mexicaine Cloth.
Plain Bosoms. value $50. 4.5O
Plated Bosoms. >. value 600. 500
SHORT LENGTHS
Collection includes Silks. Chiffons.
Colored and Black Dress Goods. Wash Fabrics
and Innings. .'
At Half Regular Prices.
34th Street 23rd Street
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'SlOO-IN PRIZES FOR LETTERS
BY REAL WORKING CIRLS-$1OO

CAs prizes amounting 500 will be given for the most help
hd letters from REAL WORKNOGiRS the subject dealt with
n. dis series
The money will be divided follows Two prizes Of S7s EACH
Fve other prizes Of SO EACH
The letters which, in Nxoh CeeeySmths judgment are
best and most helpful will receive these awards
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-23
Woman S Beauty IS
Based on Health
To Have Health, Bowel
Movement is Absolutely
NeceSS0ry-HolV BeSf
to Obtain IL

II woman's beauty depended upon
cosmetics every woman would be
picture OF loneliness. But beauty lies
deeper than that. II lies in health.
In the majority Of cases the basis OF
health and the cause of sickness. can
be traced TO the action OF the bowels.
The headaches, the lassitude, the
sallow skin and the lusterless eyes are
usually due TO constipation. So many
things that women do habitually con-
duce to this trouble They do not
eat carefully. they eat indigestible
foods because the foods are served
daintily and they do not exercise
enough. But whatever the particular
cause may be 1t is important that the
condition should be corrected.
An ideal remedy for women. and one
especially suited to their delicate re-
quiTements, is Or. Caldwelis Syrup
Pepsin, which thousands OF women en-
dorse highly Mrs Jennie Snedeker.
104l West Monroe St. Chicago, testi-
fies that she is cured of grave stom-
ach and bowel troubles by using Syrup
Pepsin and without the aid of doc
tor or any other medicine" All the
family can use Syrup Pepsin. for thou
sands of mothers give il TO babies and
children. II is also admirably suited
10 the requirements of elderly people,
In fact TO all who by reason of age or
infrmity cannot stand harsh salts. ca
thartics, pills or purgatives. These
should always be avoided for at best
their effect is only for that day. while
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-23
"a BOY INTERPRETER
a Young Massachusetts swede in Can
ada Twenty Years Ago Wants
TO Return.


Twenty years ago, a blond-haired
young Swede. boy of about 40 years
of age. accompanied a party of his
fellow-countrymen on the then long
trip 70 Western Canada as an inter
prefer. The party he accompanied 10
Gated at Wetaskiwin, Alberta now one
Of the most thriving and best settled
districts In Western Canada. For
three years he rensIaed in the dis
trict Homesickness took him back
20 his home at Fitchburg. Mass, and
he hRI remained there for II years.
He has heard frequently from his
friends in the West He has followed
their movements and watched their
progress. He has heard how the town
he helped to establish has risen from
a shack to a growing. thriving. brisk
business center, with the surrounding
country peopled now by thousands
who are occupying the territory in
which he was one of the first to help
plant the colony of twenty or twenty
five. In his letter to an official of the
Department of the Interior, he says:
when was up in Canada. Calgary
was a small town and so was Edmon-
ton, but understand they have grown
wonderfully since"
The young man when he went last
learned a machine trade, he has pat
snts and inventions but he wants 10
80 to Canada again. And he likely
will but when he does he will find a
greater change than he may expect.
Calgary and Edmonton are large
cities. showing marvellous and wonder
ful growth. Where but one line of
reilway made a somewhat tortuous
and indefinite way across the plains
TO its mountain pass. there are three
lines of railway dividing the trade of
hundreds of thousands of farmers.
carrying freight to the hundreds
of towns and cities crossing and
criss-crossing the prairies in all
directions, reaching out into new
settlements, and preceding districts 10
be newly opened for incoming settlers.
He will not be able to secure a home
stead unless at a considerable distance
from the town. the three dollar an
acre land is selling at from SIS to $35
an acre. He will in6 now what was
but theory then that this land that
was then So an acre is worth the $50
or $35 that may be asked for II. and a
good deal more. But he will find that
he can secure homestead Just as
good as any that were taken in his
day. and today worth $40 an acre. but
at some distance from a line of rail-
way. yet with certainty of railway
in the near future, and he will find too
that he can still get land at SIS to $1s
an acre that will in a year or two be
worth $50 or $35 an acre. Mr.. Nose
son is talking to his countrymen about
Canada. Advertisement.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-23
Treason-and From Kansas!

We note with pleasure that our
friend Ike Gilberg has abandoned the
uDlift and will hereafter devote him.
self to the business of making liv-
ing. 1t won't hurt the uplift and il
will help Ike. But before he quit Ike
discovered one truth worth recording.
Those who are worth uplifting gen.
orally manage 10 do 1t themselves
Topeka Capital.
Deserter though he be-whether
from the army of the Prophet of
Princeton or from Armageddon--we
hail Ike
His discovery that those who are
worth uplifting generally manage to
do 1t themselves" is, OF course. rank
treason. But Ike can hope for no
copyright. for 1t Is not new.--New
York Herald.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-23
PIMPLEs COVERED FACE

1913 Dayton St. Chicago. Ill.--"My
face was very red and irritated and
was covered with pimpIes. The pim-
'es festered and came to a head.
They itohed and burned and when /
scratched them became gore. l tried
soaps and they would not stop the
itching and burning of the skin. This
lasted for month or more. At last |
tried Cuticura Ointment and Soap.
They took out the burning and itching
of the skin. soothing 1t very much and
giving the relief that the others failed
to give me. used the Cuticura Soap
and Ointment about three weeks and
was completely cured" (SIgned) Miss
Clara Mueller, Mar. 16, 1912.
Cutieura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free. with 32p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L. Boston"
Adv.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-23

with horror everything which is of the
earth earthly.
Public Examinations.
When man enters the Sorbonne he
is already bachelor, IN letters.
science, medicine or law. The man
who follows a profession IN France
aims, to a greater extent than some
men in America, to obtain the very
best possible equipment. Entrance to
the ;Sorbonne demands prolonged and
exceptionally thorough work, while the
university course Itself ordinarily con-
sumes four years. So it is easy to
understand why he may be well along
toward middle life before he gradu-
ates.
The examinations for diploma are
no joke, believe me. The successful
candidate must present two original
theses. one of them usually in some
other language than French. These
must be accepted as solid contribu-
lions in the department of letters.
science, medicine or law, as the case
may be. And. having presented them,
the candidate must publicly defend
his theses.
He presents himself in large hall,
open to the public. where three or four
hundred persons may have assembled
30 watch him undergo the fortunes of
the third degree" He takes his seat
at desk facing perhaps twenty grave
professors who have certified TO the
quality of the theses he ID to defend.
Each of them is provided with a print
ed copyAof the thesis and during two
or three hours they take turns in at
lacking it. Every adverse comment
which a learned and critical mind can
conceive is offered.
To these comments the sQuirming
candidate must instantly reply. with
as much intelligence and fiuency as he
is able to muster. He must be ex-
tremeiy polite and formal. When de-
tected in a slight error of fact he &C
cepts the correction with thanks.
Finally his defense of the thesis is pro
nounced adequate and he richly de-
serves the doctors degree which is
awarded him, for he has passed
mighty bad half day.
The old Paris University building.
the one encountered first, was erect.
ed by Cardinal Richelieu Id 1929. Il
has stood for 2S4 years and in 2S4
years traditions find time to pile up In
some abundance.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-23
Willow swltehe. Given Amav

The small boy whose father has
time to apply the switch should be.
ware with little mora than his usual
caution. The United States govern.
ment is giving away willow switches
The department of agriculture has
an experiment farm at Arlington. Va,
and some parts OF it were found to be
too wet for raising ordinary crops
Therefore the experts set willows out
In the wet places, and there has been
so smart growth that the govern.
ment wants to get rid OF the willow
switches. 1t offers to give them away
under the guise of willow cuttings to
make baskets or bottom chairs, but no
smart boy will ever be deceived by
that kind OF talk. He may be safe on.
ly in the assurance of the government
that only one hundred of the cuttings
will be given TO one person Worces.
ter Telegram.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-23
WALKED SIX MILES ON WATER
Two Men With Specially Adapted
Shoes Crossed the Bay at San
Francisco.

Two men crossed San Francisco
bay on foot few days ago, the San
Francisco Cali states. They covered
the six miles without fatigue in two
hours and a quarter A crowd of com
muters watched their passage with
satisfaction. while railroad officials
looked on darkly. If walking on wa
ter is as easy as Rupert Merkl and
Johann Gross demonstrated it to be,
goodby ferry boats. Every pedestrian
may become his own pilot.
The bay was smooth when the two
Germans made their dip into the wa
tiers. They wore long shoes that bal.
lasted the walker and permitted him
TO move freely Each carried a long
pole. held lightly. such as a tight
rope walker uses IN an exhibition
The walk is the longest that has been
accomplished by either Merkl or his
companion.
When sieasure boats crowded
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-23
Ariemus Ward Modernlzed.

Man in Second Row-The lady sesms
to please you?
Man in First Row-The accompanist
pleases me, sir. The tone he gets out
of that cello for a man with a wooden
leg is Observation-Disclosures Punch, Jan
uary %. 1913.
A very good illustration of the way
modern humor is made. Fifty years
ago Artemus Ward wrote thus: Il
met a man in Oregon who hadn't any
teeth-not tooth in his head--yet
that man could play on the bass drum
better than any man ! ever met" And
for while Artemus Ward contributed
TO Punch.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-23
"rhe Man Who Stood ssuI.-

A Fulton (Mo.1 contemporary. who
ranks among the brightest of the
weekly papers of the state. rather
dazzles itself into the belief that it is
saying something particularly bright
when 1t refers to Mr.. Taft as the
man who stood still while his time
changed" Yet In q sense far differ
ent from that intended the statement
Is true, and its truth is a high testi-
monial to the patriotism and states
manship of tho man who has just sur
rendered the highest Office within the
peoples gift.
Mr.. Taft is the man who stood
STILL" He stood still while the dem
agogues and place hnnters were sour
rying about in their own behalf He
stood stiIl while the false leaders of
the people were on all tours with their
ears to the ground He stood still
while others swept along on the cur.
rent of popular passion and prejudice.
He stood still while others were rid
ing into Office on waves OF senseless
clamor for a still more senseless
change.
Mutation is not necessarily change
for the better. Motion is not neces-
sary progress. Very often ii is the
highest virtue to stand still, and this
virtue was displayed in a pre-eminent
degree by William H. Taft, who moved
toward goals that were wise and worth
attained and stood still when oppo-
sition TO movement in the wrong d.
rection was the right policy. kansas
City journal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-23

a genuine remedy like Syrup Pepsin
acts mildly but permanently.
II can be conveniently obtained at
any drug store at fifty cents or one
dollar a. bottle. Results are always
guaranteed or money will be refunded.
You will find 1t gentle in action. pleas
ant in taste, and free from gripping.
and its tonic properties have distinct
value to women. It is the most widely
used laxative-tonic in America today
and thousands of families are now
never without II.
If no member of your family has
ever used Syrup Pepsin and you
would like to make personal trial or
II before buying it in the regular way
of druggist send your address,
postal Will do-to DR.. w. B. Cald-
well, 203 Washington St.. Monticello.
ILL.,, and free sample bottle will be
mailed you.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-23
ALREADY IN TROUBLE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IDEA
SOMEWHAT SHAKEN.
Democratic Party Is Not Starting Out
Very Well in the Matter Of Keeping
Faith With Promises of the
Party Platform.

According to preliminary estimates
the Democrats IN making up their
tariff bill have threatened the treas
ury with a fiat loss of s15O.0Oe. coo
more than one-taird OF which viii be
accounted for by the removal OF the
duty ca sugar In the admission that
; ghey have been unable to raise the
revenue needed by the government
the Democrats are thus giving a tarif-
pleYus
What kind OF a ariff-for-revenue-
only is il that falls to raise the needed
revenue? If the Payne law has been
raising the amount Of money needed
b. the government, and no more.
might il not better be called a tariff
Enr-reNenne-onlys The Democratic
party for years mas held that the only
reasonable purpose Of the tariff is 10
raise revenue, and that 1t is unccn-
stitutional TO levy duties in order that
american industries may be given an
advantage over foreign industries
Taking this view for the sake Of
the argument, how does 1t happen
that the Democrats at the first try-out
tn is wears have failed TO raise
the revenue needed from the tariff ?
Appare atty they have missed the rev
enue mark by a mile, We're they TO fol.
low their party platform literally. their
preliminary estimate ought to show
that they GOULD reduce the tariff and
yet raise the exact amount of revenue
needed, while eliminating protection
as such.
The party has held to its faith TO
the extent OF postponing income tax
legislation until the tariff bill has been
acted upon, but 1t has laid itself open
to the charge that IL does not know
just how TO put the tariff on a revenue
basis aud reducing 1t at the same
time
One benefit of protective tariff is
that it is an indirect tax. almost i'm
perceptihle in its effect. An income
tax, adopted TO make up the def
cheney, viii put a severe strain on the
party loyalty OF all Democrats who are
earning over $4,000 year. Incident.
ally, it is questionable whether the
party will be able TO bring about a
lowering OF the price Of commodities.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-23
Curious aProaressivens.s..

There seems to be a very curious
brand Of Progressiveness' in gath.
ering which compeIs the citizens of
African descent to walk upstairs to
the convention, while the Caucasians
are hoisted in elevators. We suppose
it must be Progressive. since the good
Bull Moose laid it down as Progressive
doctrine. that the southern negroes
should be still treated as they have
been in the south, while the northern
negroes should get the northern kind
Of usage.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-23
Cosss Less Than a 1wo-cenk
PcSfane-Sisnnn

An avsrsze OF less tan ceEs and
third a pair is paid sor the use OF all
our machines n n1xating twetkzrds OF
the shoes produced in the United
States--'assuming that all our ma
chimes are used. The most that can
be paid for the use Of all our ma
chimes in making the highest-priced
shoes IS less than So cents a pair.
The average royalty on all kinds OF
shoes is less than 2 2-3 cents a pair.
From this we get our sole return for
the manufacture and use of the ma
chimes. for setting them up in facto-
ries and keeping them in order. You
pay two cents for a postage stamp or
q yeast-cake and five cents for 3 car
fare aid don't miss il. Where do you
get rnore for your money than in buy
Ing machine-made shoe?
Write Us and We viii tell you al
about it. The United Shoe Machinery
Company. Boston. Mass.-Adv.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-23
An Old Saw.

Up in Bristol. R. l.. where great
yachts that have so long defended the
cup have been built. they tell story
about the blind man, Herreshoff, who
designed so many Of these boats
he was examining an old Mahogany
table Of beautiful design. and rubbing
his hands carefully over the upper sur
face and underneath. When he had
finished looking" at the table. be
said:
"Humph. didn't know they had
circular saws back in 1890
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-23

around them they became more dar-
ing. First one and then the other
would turn in his course and walk
backward as an exhibition OF his skill
This they did with comparative ease.
Once or twice they ran for several
dozen yards over the surface OF the
water.
Merkl, the inventor Of these water
shoes. is confident his device viii be
a boon to fishermen and hunters, who
by using them. will be enabled to 60
into any kind of water. The shoes
are coliapsible and may be carried in
a suitcase or a trunk
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-23
Mndsrn Russia.

Russia has been described as the
land OF ideals, the land OF monotony.
the land OF variety and it is also
"the home Of melodrama 1t is 9th
er things. too: The land Of melan-
choly. the land Of dancing and laugh
ter. the land of tyranny, and the
land Of liberty undreamed of by the
shackled west" The shackles allud-
ed to are those of convention.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-23

They are talking Of running Clifford
Pinchott for United States senator
against Boies Penrose Of Pennsyl
yania. But they have not heard def
nitely from Angel Finn yet There
Is a suspicion that that former very
practical boss would like to try his
new wings in a fight Washington
ward
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-23

One of Missouri's Democratic con.
gressmen wants to retain a small
duty on zinc ore. The extra session
will bring out the fact that there are
quite a number Of Democratic protec
tionists. though they try to dodge the
name.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-23
Boys and Flies.

God made the flies; don't swat
them" is Hackensack officials metteh
cd of disposing of the summer pest
problem. This ought TO be a useful
argument for the Hackensack young
ster who is caught sampnng the Jam.
New York Evening sun.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-23
Its WeIaht.

"CholIy complained Of having some
thing on his mind"
Il know what it is. saw him
strike his head against a lot OF cob
webs in the corner"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-23
Bearded Studentsl

stood before the entrance TO the
new building and waited for the stu.
dents to appear. / saw half a dozen
men and two or three women. The
men were all bearded and evidently
wen along toward middle life. They
wore neither caps nor sweaters; there
was nothing of the "'rah-rah" In their
appearance. They seemed 10 be seri-
Gus men of affairs. The women were
70 younger and looked even more
sober. And these men we're really
"undergrads" and these women we're
really co-eesi
There are many reasons have
since found this o1t-why a compari-
son between the University of Paris
and those of America is almost ont of
the question The Sorbonne student
atten 3 his class or his lecture, then
goes about his business or his pleas
ure. alone. There is absolutely no
community life in this ~" There are
no "frats" or other societies. There is
no college paper no class organize.
ton. no spring dance or pig dinner"
or Junior prom" or "nightshirt pa
rade"-uo anything which the healthy
red-blooded American finds when he
enrolls in university. There is moth
ing but business-spelled with the big.
gest of B's-in the Sorbonne.
All this, anyway, is true Of the great
mass OF students. II was inconcejy.
able that among 1900 students there
should not be some who are yet young
enough to look now and again on the
lighter side of life. who are not go ire
nendously serious that they regard
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-23
Answered.

Pm about to give an opera party
What boxes should ! take?"
Amy. except chatterboxes." Judge.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-04-23

The discovery has been made thar
"canberra," the name OF Australia's
new capital. means Laughing jack
ass When did Australia 90 Demo
craticg