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along this boundary is the prevention Of
smuggling, and also the keeping out the
Chinese HindoOs and others who are try
ing to sneak across into the United
States contrary to our exclusion laws.
Within the last two or three years many
Chinese have been smuggleld across, at
the rate of 500 per man. this being the
price paid by each Celestial for his sue
cessful landing. 1t is different now. The
government has band of mounted
scouts, who are under the Department of
Commerce and Labor. and whose only
business is to run down and capture such
characters One of these men, Tom Cur
ley, has taken siXty-four Cinnamon with
in less than year, and In ADDITION mas
captured large number of smugglers.
The Chinese are still attempting to cross
over and they are now Offering much
as a thousand dollars apiece for a sue
cessful landing.
Right here at Laredo I met a large
party of HindOos who were trying to get
into our country They We're on the
southern side of the bridge, in the plaza
which forms the center OF the Mexican
town of Nuevo Laredo. They were tall.
dark-faced. strong, husky East Indians.
and the chief was a turbaned Hlndoo
from the Punjab.
/ asked him where they We're going.
and he told me he had brought the
gang of forty-three with him from the
Panama canal. They had travelled first
TO Guatemala, and had come by the Pan
American railway from there into Mex
leo. They had gone clear across that
country to Laredo. and are now hoping
to go through Texas to California to find
work on the farms and railroads there.
The chief complained to me that the
authorities at Washington had kept his
party waiting for two weeks at NueNo
Laredo, and that he could not learn when
they were likely to leave. l photograph
ed four of these HndOos. They were
fine looking fellows, all wearing turbans
and Indian dress. and 1T seemed to me as
though they might have been lifted up
bodily out of the streets of Delhi and
dropped down into this Mexican town.
During a part of the past year this
crossing of the Rio Grande al Laredo has
been the only gateway to Mexico. Vera
Cruz was closed by the revolution of
DiaZ, and FL PasO had long period of
interrupted traffic on account of the
rebels OF Chihuahua and other parts OF
northern Mexico. The bridge at this
point, over which the railroad trains
went, has been poorly guarded, and
am told that the rebels with few sticks
of dynamite might have blown it. TO
pieces. Uncle Sam has fort here under
the command of Col. Brewer. The force
consists of about 600 cavalry. who have
recently come from the Philippines. They
are husky. fne-looking fellows, and are
ready to move at moments notice. In
case of trouble their first work would
be 10 seize and guard the railway bridge
| am surprised at the MeXicanS L find
down here on the United States side of
the boundary. The trains coming in are
packed with poems or Indians. who are
coming into Texas to work on the farms.
| am told that something like $4,000 came
into the United States last summer and
fall to aid in harvesting the cotton and
other crops. Thirty thousand came ~
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LOW the Troops Live in
i ! the Desert-They Patrol
the Line and Guard the
Water Housekeeping Out
the Smugglers-Laredo as
the Gateway to Mexico
How Mexican Labor Is In
vading Texas-A Walk Over
the Border-Killed for His
Hat-Big Texas Stories of
Fortunes in Onions-Uncle
Sans New Winter Garden,
or the Lower Rio Grande.
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mutilation was that it was done on the
order of Gen Montgomery G. MeiSs, chief
engineer of the construction of the Wash
ington aqueduct and man who has LETT
the impress of his merit on so many
works associated with the National Capt.
tai
BY many the mutilation was ascribed
TO Edwin NJ Stanton. Secretary of War
under Lincoln There are some who may
believe that Stanton could have been
guilty of an act saVoring or spite. nut
neither Gen Meigs nor Secretary stanton
had ANYTHING to do with the eraS1ng or
Davis name The orders for the erasure
of the name was given by Caleb X
Smith Secretary OF the Interior, IN June,
1867,
William r.. Hutton. who was en-
cineer in the aoIreduct construction and
who became chief engineer of the WORK,
wrote the story of the mutation Wheh'
mt the time sectional passion was pass
ing away, the question of the exclslon
vas being much discussed. He said that
i'm June 1862 at the request OF the Secre-
tary of the Interior, then Caleb K. smith,
tn whose department the aqueduct nad
Just been transferred, he accompanied
the Secretary and Il number or members
of Congress on an Inspection OF the
aqueduCt.
They went up the Chesa peake and Ohio
Canal. Opposite Cabin John seVeral
of the party disembarked and walked
to the bridge. which was then not
completed. Secretary Smith remained on
th. boat one of the party that had
gone up to look at the bridge. Galusha
Grow then and for many years after a
representative in Congress from PennsNl-
vania returned in great haste and SAID
to Secretary Smith: DO you know that
that rebel. Meigs has put jeff Davis
name on the BRIDGE Turning to Hut
ton Secretary Smith said: The hrst
order l give YOU is to cut Jeff Davis
name off the bridge"
i;
Hutton says that a few days after this
he was appointed chief engineer OF the
construction, but, not taking the remark
of the Secretary seriously, he did nothing
toward the removal of the name. y week
later, Robert Mcintyre one of the aque-
duet contractors, came to Washington
to resume work on the bridge, which had
been temporarily suspended pending the
arrival of materials. He called at the
interior Department to pay his respects
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with my. right leg in the United States
and my left leg in Mexico. | observed the
left perceptibly trembled. Perhaps it
was for fear of the revolution, which has
been so long going on on the southern
side of the bridge.
| turned around and looked TO the west
my eye following the course of the Rio
Grande as far sight could reach. 1t
is a ragged muddy, dreary stream, with
banks which are ragged and low. and
bordered by vegetation as coarse and
thirsty as that of the Jordan. The
stream is not navigable. and its chief
business seems to be to mark the boun-
diaries between the two countries and TO
give dreary and dangerous task to some
thousands of the United States soldiers
The Rio Grande is winding. From
here to the Gulf of Mexico, its course
on the map looks Ike the teeth or
Il saw, and running northwest to FL
Paso ii curves in and out and makes
great bends covering almost double the
lineal distance between those two points.
At FL Paso the river leaves Mexico and
runs north into the United States, and
our boundary from there to the Pacific
is otherwise marked. The whole length
of the boundary, with its many curves.
roughly speaking, is quite as long is from
New York to Salt Lake City, and this
whole line, running through the most
desert regions of the United States, is
now patrOlled by our troops.
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ana San Antonio where the irrigation is
by artesian wells. They find the water
at from 40 to 1,S00 feet and some of the
wells flow sufficient to irrigate from 80
to 30 acres. Indeed, the whole of Texas
seems to he in an excellent business
condition. The farmers are growing rich
and the cities are rapidly increasing in
size. FRANK q. CARPENTER.
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way of Laredo. and more than 1900 by
way of Brownsville. These men were
scattered all over Texas and they got
good wages during the harvesting season
Many of them have returned home loaded
with neney. The current wages for farm
work in Mexico are something like -
cents gold a day, but here in Texas the
price for picking cotton Is from % cents
upward per hundred pounds. Many man
can pick two three or four hundred
pounds in day. and these MeXlcans'
with their families. often make from
three to six dollars a day, and some even
more They spend almost nothing, ana
as result are able to go back nome
with enough money to keep them for the
rest of the year. The Texans are glad to
have them, and | am told that there
they are employed by the hundreds on
certain estates.
-
In addition to this there are many
Mexicans who have come over to act as
servants in the towns of southern Texas
/ heard Of one who, with his family. was
so employed in Brownsville. His wages
were about SO gold month, and he had
served the family at these wages for
two wears or more. Last summer he ask
ed his employer if he might have a vaca-
ton to pick cotton, and. this being grant
ed. he left. He took his family with hln.
and when he came back at the END Oh
three months he showed savings Of $50.
He then took up his old job al So Il
month and Will work at that until the
next cotton picking season. He spent his
money to buy lot at Brownsville. and
his next years savings will build him ii
house
1t cost me just one nickel to get into
the Mexican republic. This the toll
over the wagon bridge which crosses the
Rio Grande into Nuevo Laredo. l was
stopped on the Mexican side by three
officials and asked if | had any guns or
other ammunition. and in returning one
of our customs officers asked me if had
any dHtiable goods in my clothes.
The difference in the prosperity of the
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cursions are now run throughout the
year: and that great irrigation works
are under way. In some places the
water is pumped from the Rio Grande by
centrifugal pumps with pipes ranging from
sixteen to forty-eight inches: and the
water is carried by means of pumping
stations for miles over the country.
There is another district between here
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two republics was apparent as soon as
left the bridge. The first man | met
was a blind beggar who asked me for
aims, and | met more poor people as j
came up into the town and went through
the narrow, unpaved streets. Laredo,
Tex, is a city of the rich. Many of
its people have money to burn, and they
are raising gold dollars on the lands
which lie all around them. The people
of Nuevo Laredo seem to be just the re-
verse although they are surrounded by
country equally good. The town is
gone to seed, and its houses of brick.
covered with stucco and painted all the
colors of the rainbow, are battered and
worn. The only sign of active life was
in the plaza, where gaily uniformed
band was playing excellent music.
saw soldiers here and there, and now
and then passed one of the federal in
fantry patrollins the streets.
l understand that there is need of the
federal and local police just now al
most everywhere. The unsettled con-
ditions as regards the government have
made the thieves and other criminals
more courageous than they have been
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Of dressed gray granite this;
Washington Aqueduct.
Begun \ ID. 1853.
President OF the Emitted stars
Franklin Pierce.
Secretary of War.
jefferson Davis.
Building ID. mil
President Of the United State
Abraham Lincoln.
secretary OF War,
Simon Cameron
The reading of this historic outline of
the aoueduct is no longer marred by the
louy incision in the slab where the name
OF Jefferson Davis was excised and the
name of Jefferson Davis is not now 50
prominent as it was when the erasure
was there, although, of course. that Is a
paradox
A great deal was written concerning the
mutilatiOn of the inscription on tapih
John bridge when this order was issued .
..The Secretary of War. ny direction of
the President, has instructed the chief OF
engineers of the United States Army 10
take the necessary steps to restore the
name of jefferson Davis as Secretary OF
War to Cabin John bridge
The mutiIatiOn of the arch had been
commented on a million times by mil
lion persons. and although the subject Is
an old one the real story of the eXcision
Of Davis name seems never to have been
so publicly told as to make the guides
and the tourists and even many Wash
ingtonians understand il.
One of the uncomfortable features
about the generally credited story of the
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about as large as that of Rhode Island.
In 1910 the population of these counties
had doubled over that of 1900: and they
have grown about - per cent within the
IaSt two years. The land values have
also more than doubled and | am told
that the country is still on the edge of
its beginning.
I understand that homeseekers eX
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'.Hcle Sans land | had this afternoon
the peculiar experience of standing
astride the two greatest of the North
American republics / was in the CEN
ter of the old wagon bridge which here
crosses the Rio Grande, and | had my
left foot and hand in the United States.
while my right foot was In Mexico. 1
know this was the fact, for behind me
was one of the boundary posts which
mark the outline between the two coun-
tries. This was steel pyramid about a
loot square at the bottom and six feet
in height IL was plated with silver.
and each side of il bore an inscription
showing that it marked the boundary
line. The carving on the side facing
our country was in English and that on
toe opposite side in Spanish. but both
mean the same. The English inscrip-
lion reads:
boundary of the United States.
treaty of 1S4S- Reestablished by
treaties of 1SS4-les9"
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F YOU will cross
Cabin John bridge,
with its hard.
twenty-foot road
way and low para
pets of red Seneca
sandstone, and from
the west end climb
Il wn into the
gorge on the south
side of the arch
YOU can read on a
long and wide slab
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Copyright 1913. by Frank g. Carpenter
Special Correspondence OF The Star
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Under these words is the following:
Destruction OF displacement OF this
monument IS a misdemeanor, punishable
by the United States or by Mexico
The United States side of the pyramid
is marked with the American eagle and
on the Mexican side is the coat of arms
Of Mexico. AS l stood facing the west
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Another job which Uncle Sam has all
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
PROPERTY CHANGES OF NOTE
Good Farms and City Transfers That
Go Into Big Figures

Albert Solverson sold the wel!-cul-
tivated and desirable S0-acre l.. C..
Brdnt farm ia franklin, t. Steiner ia.
cobs III
Peter Dahl sold his original GO ac.e
farm in jefferson to John Wedwick,
who recently married. Mr. Dahl will
move to his new place, the John Tbiel
farm
A real estate ocal Of significance
vas consummA tt between Edward Wig
and Ole O. Tuhus. The latter exchanges
Mr.. Wig half interest in the big Bred
low farm near Ontario for the Vedum
hotel property aud large machinery
warehouse occupied b. L c. Knutson.
Since the above was written, Mr.. knud-
son has disposed of his extensive stock
to Mr.. Tuhus and become joint owner
with Mr.. Wig in the Bredlow farm.
Aud still the desirable farms con
tinue to change owners, this time the
Robert Robertson place of so acres,
three miles southeast of this city, pass
ing TO the possession of Albert G. An
derson, who exchanges in part pay
ment his residence property. the home
now occupied by M. j. Felix in first
ward The stock, grain and imple-
ments go with The farm, consideration
being 80, 800. The Andersons are to be
congratulated on their acquisition, and
the R0bertsons will be welcomed as
navy comCTs here
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
MUST FREE WALKS FROM SNOW
Mayor and Officials Tells That the
Ordinance Must be Observed

Mayor Smith and city authorities de-
sire TO call attention and give notes
that the ordinance regarding the keep
ing of sidewalks clear OF snow and ice
must be observed Following is Sec
ton 2, Ordinance No. Is Reao it care
fully:
1t shall be the duty of the owner, or
occupant, of any store, building, lot or
part OF lot, to remove all snow and
ice from the sidewalk in front of the
same. at or before the hour of ten
O'Clock in the forenoon next after the
same shall have fallen, or accumulated,
under penalty of not less than one
nor uaore than five dollars and costs of
prosecution, for each day any snow or
ice shall be permitted so to remain on
any such sidewalk And if the owner
of any lot. or part of lot. not Oceupit d,
is non resident, or after due diligence
cannot be found, then the street com
missioner shall, remove, or cause to be
removed, the SNOW and ice therefrom,
and the cost of such removal shall be
charged to the lot, or part of lot, ard
be levied and collected as side walk
taxes are levied and collected; provided,
that the costs of such removal shall not
exceed in any one wear the sum of ten
dollars per lot or part of lot; and it
shall be the duty of the street COM
missioner, or person acting as superin-
tsndent of streets, TO make complaint
against any person violating the pro
vision of this section.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
OFF for the BaInly Southland

Yesterday, Messrs Levi Alien, Thorn
as ChristophersOn and Richard Scriven
left on trip to the sunny south in
special coach from Elroy, under the
local management of J W Thayer,
who represents the interests of :he
.Tsnberg Cypreansen-J Johnson Co OF Eau
Claire, Wis. These gentlemen have
arranged series of pleasure trips to
Dallas. Houston, Galveston, Browns
vile end La Feria, Texas, including a
side trip into Mexico if desired, at the
small cost of $50 90 for the round trip
from Viroqua, under the direct man
agement of j w. Thayer. This in
sures good treatment, good time, the
opportunity to invest in irrigated lands
where crops grow the year around. a
delightful trip in special observation
coach and one price to all, with no
chance for over charges, as MIR Phayer
has the expense bill to report, and full
control of the financial end. The pext
trip will take place on Janurry 2lst,
and Mr. Thayer not only hopes TO have
a goOdly number of men. but also men
and their wives. in which case madam
will have, to offset her loss of the bal
lot. an opportunity to go at half price,
or S25 90, when accompanied by her
husband ThisgcertainIy shows warm
heart for the fair sex on the part OF
the management, and no doubt will be
embraced by many married couples,
and thus prove tosthe company in Eau
Claire that Viroqua and vicinity is not
a colony of bachelors only sii the first
trip might induce them to think. Full
particulars of this over 3, 900 mile trip,
all expenses included, meals, sleepers
and auto service while south. Men at
$50. 90 and wives at s25 90, may be had
by calling up by phone or writing to J.
w. Tbayer. Contract early and be-
sure TO go.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
THEY ARE ALL BUSILY AT 1T
Monday Brought Nimble Fingers Into
Action az Tobacco Warehouses

Monday morning carly brought IA
procession of helpers TO the Eckhardt,
Bekkedal and Mcintosh tobacco pack
ing warehouses in this city, hist being
the seasons opening tlne Procession
Of farmers teams are also the order
making delivery of the weed All the
houses have wprzlrg forces, but not
to the capacity Of The places
The largest crop ct delivered is from
th farm of Thos T. Fortney, treasurer
of FRANKLIN, All acreage of IA, Welding
%, 900 POUNDS and sold al 50 100 The
sharemen were Ole Sanden and Ole
Hendrickson. The crop WAS delivered
to Albert S1iyerson, representative Of
the Borden interests
At Westby and all the surrounding
packing points, as well as throughout
the growing districts of the state, work
is being pushed
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
What the Librarv Is for

ITO amuse, to inform. TO inspire. -
To furnish hooks to every man, wo-
man and child in the city, both for
pleasure and for study.
: ITO furnish we'll supplied and refer
ence room for all.
To make the city a happier one in
which to live.
ABOUT THE USE or BOOKS
Two books may be drawn at time,
only one Of which may De fiction.
Mrs l.. r. Colt presented the IL
brary with three new books.
A story hour for children will be held
at the public library Saturday after
noon at two O'Clock, January II.
The library has Just received num-
Der juvenile books. These books will
be on exhibition during the week, and
ready for circulation Saturday, after
the story hour.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1913-01-08
= Sleighbells jingle.
Thursday night-The Anitas.


Quinsby's celebrated coffees at J.
omundson's.
Orchestra dance at the Opera hot ee
Friday night.
'Ermine," the wonder of the age,
for sale at j. 0mundson Opera blk
M. j, Jasperson handles the Ansco
camera and supplies. Buy your films
of him and get the Jest.
Supreme court reversed Judge Hig-
! bee in the Mason Webb Dins6ale land
transaction, giving verdict for Ma
son.
Veteran and Mrs. M. v. 2. Rich
ards have been notified of the arrival
of nine pound son in the home of
their daughter, Mrs. Allie Kelly at Ed
mund.
All members of the Mystic Work
ers are requested to be present at Run
ming hall Tuesday evening, January ID,
for installation. Refreshments will be
served.
Miller Thomas Thompson came up
from Coon Valley to join his fellow
Woodmen in installation and evening of
entertainment. His son accompanied
him.
Philip Appleman was in from Bloom
ingdale quarter, feeling fine over the
sale of 100 silos to farmers in his terri
tory the past eeason, and the further
fact that his farm yielded bounteously.
He will go after silo trade again this
year.
THE Anitas," one of the best of
the lecture and amusement course num-
berss will be given Thursday night of
this week. A singing chorus of all
stars. A number that will not fail to
please.
"A. ]. Beat, Eugene Henry and
brother are off for tour of inspection
in Louisiana. John Devlin went also to
the landed possessions acquired by him
in the same state. He was accom-
panied by, E. Loucks and son. They
expect to remain during the winter
months.
BY his associates on the county
board and his large acquai n tance
throughout the county will be learned
with sincere regret the fact that J
Milton .Welch, chairman of Webster.
was recently stricken by apoplexy. He
is confined to his home and reports are
that his condition is improved.
"A La Crosse paper of late date an
nounce the death of Dr. Latin, an old
practitioner of that city, and the further
statement Of interest to this com
munity that in making disposition of
his estate he bequeathed to Miss Jennie
Stimble 3d. 900. Miss Stimble was a
Viroqua girl, having managed the house.
hold affairs of DR.. Latin for the past
thirty years.
Sunday marked the first real fall Of !
snow for the season. the beautiful COM
ing down in solid fakes throughout the |
day. In the valleys and timber there |
is sufficient for fair slipping, but on the |
prairles there was a tendency to drift. |
With this snow came fall in tempera- !
ture below zero, cold weather baing
general, with severity in the north |
western states.
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DECEMBER 22nd was happy Gay for
the cHngree cations served ~ Rtv Il
HalVerson, wh1 a2senhitd at the New
Synod Lutheran church in westhy to
observe The loFliefh anniversary If pas
torate of that faiihf1l servant of God
and man. IL is recltable 10 The com
munity 10 know that denoninatiora al
lines were swept swsy on that day and
all faiths and rects turned out to honor
the man and the Occasion Hia good
wife, strong companian inchurch aid
community work, shared in he honors,
as did his pastor sen and other members
Of the family. Forty YEARS with one
church and gcopie ~ a fscord seldom il
ever recorded insreligieus life of men,
but sturdily apj strong has our good
friend aud neip hbor performed these
duties. lie assumed the large work
soon after coming from Norway. fol-
lowing graduation. He is now sixty