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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-18

A bicycle free TO five boys and five
girls in the contest now running IN
THE TIMES. Start now and save
the votes e'shed ON purchases made
from the advertisers In this event. sss
Monday nights TIMES for details.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-13
A Gard

70 the Voters of the 3rd District:
] | want to thank all those who
eoted for me and worked for me
a my race for bailiff on the Sd
&c August. | was third man in
he race, but had | received two
more votes | would have landed
IN the second primary. That is
Iii right this time. | am Young
and can wait. | feel very CRATE
kul to all who voted for me and
have nothing to regret except
nv failure to get those other
Gwo votes. ! don't think hard OF
my of my opponents nor their.
friends My friends stood by.
ne andI thank them for their
Eote and support.
/ Yours truly. I, L Lamb.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-13
A Gard

| desire to express my graft
tude to the voters of Lee county
for their endorsement of my eff
forts to serve them the past four
years. / have made the effort
of my life to serve you faithfully
and efficiently. / have made a
careful enumeration of the edu-
cablachildren Of the county. in
creasing the number over any
former enumeration by Is per
cent. As q result of this increase
over $4,000 have been added to
the school fund of Lee county.
My close study of the duties of
this office has enabled me to
learn in detail the intricate work
required of a tax assessor. A
better knowledge of the work to
be done, combined with an ear
nest desire to serve you efficient
", should enable me to render
you a better service in the fu-
ture than in the past.
Thanking you again for what
you have done for me in the past
and asking your endorsement on
the oath of August. | am
Very respectfully,
SAM BURT.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-13


| take this method of thanking
the people Of Itawamba and Lee
counties for the support given
me in the primary election held
on Aug. 3. In the election you
gave me a majority over my two
able and worthy opponents for
which | can never use words to
express my deep appreciation.
Now, since you have honored
me with the nomination in the
first primary, | wish to thank
you from the very depths Of my
heart for the support you gave
me. Ihope to be able to serve
the whole people in the capacity
Of Legislative member in an hon-
est way, never failing to do my
duty to the best of my ability.
/ thank you all.
RS SHEFFIELD.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-13
Live Stock Wa. Cheap In 1894.

The high cost Of living lends an in
terest to a volume issued by the Lon
don Pipe Roll society. From the in
Production one gathers an idea of
prices in 1874. Certain land was to
be stocked and a price for each class
of stock was fixed. Oxen figure at
four shillings, cows a shilling less.
Farm horses were also four shillings a
head. pigs were a shilling, and sheep
stood at sixpence. Incidentally, the
book proves the antiquity Of the fa-
miliar fine in London of 40 shillings,
for it records its imposition as long
ago as 1885 on one who had over
thrown a pillory.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-13
The Fins" of a Submarine.

There are few persons outside of the
navy who have eve see a subma-
rine's fins" in action. The modern
submersible craft built for the United
States navy are all provided with these
lateral rudders, but when the vessels
are at the surface or moving in a level
plane under water the fins are folded
back into recesses in the sides of the
hull. The purpose of these plans is to
aid the submarine to rise or sink on
an even keel. "Porpoising." or rising
and diving at an angle. is avoided in
submarine practice as much as posi-
BILE. The lateral fins are attached to the
hull by ball and socket joints. SO that
they may be rotated to give a planning
effect either upward or downward at
any angle and folded away when not
in use.-Popular Mechanics.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-13
Good Reply.

Theteacher was drilling the class in
mental arithmetic. AZ.
Nov. boys he said, here is an
easy one. A man desiring to go into
business borrows $1,OOO,O00 at IS per
cent for four years. What's the re
suit? sQuickw
Fifteen hands shot up and fifteen
yoicesSshouted in chorus:
The man goes broke."-St. Louis
iPost-D Dispatch.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-13
A Card

To the Voters Of Lee and TIA
wanda Counties:-l take this
method of expressing to you my
heartfelt thanks for the magnifi-
cent vote which you gave me on
Aug. 8. | realize fully that this
excellent Endorsement of me car
ries with it a burden of response
bility whose magnitude is pro-
portionately great. You have
given me this important office as
a sacred trust to be used in safe
guarding your rights, in advanc-
ing your interests and in pro-
viding for your welfare. | shall
at all times keep this great object
of my election before me and
shall do my best to render such
service as will result in the great
est good to the greatest number.
No language of mine can express
the deep appreciation which /
feel for your manifestation of
confidence and esteem. But II
shall endeavor to render to you
a quality Of service which will
cause you to rejoice hereafter in
the fact that your confidence has
been worthily bestowed.
| am grateful indeed to the
good people of both counties for
the many courtesies and acts of
hospitality which were shown me
during the canvass. 1t has been
a source Of great pleasure to me
to meet so many of you in your
homes and t. be the beneficiary
Of your generous kindness. For
these things, too, 4 most heartily
thank yous
Sincerely yours.
T. K. BOGGAN.
Mrs. R. L. Cochran and children, of
nr.-.I..- .~.:1i -- A-. I'll
The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-13

Mrs. R. L. Cochran and children, of
Meridian, will arrive tomorrow for
a visit to her mother, Mrs. c. N. Ed
monds.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-13
Farraaut's Way.

While preparations were being made
for the attack on New Orleans, the
navy department came into possession
Of a complete set Of plans Of the de-
lenses Of that city. Not only We're the
positions of the forts laid down, but,
also, the submarine mines. as well as
the system of t%orpedoes, and the re-
serve of war vessels which were to CO.
operate with the land batteries. No
time was lost in sending it to Admiral
Farragut, but no acknowledgment ever
reached the navy department. Mean
while the passage of the forts was eff
fected. New Orleans captured, Admi-
raj Farragqlt in due time went north.
Proceeding to Washington. he at once
called at the navy department, where
he received hearty congratulations
upon his brilliant successes. While he
was In the department a prominent Off
cial referred to the plans Of the de-
lenses of New Orleans and asked the
admiral IL he had eve received them.
Yes" he replied, II received the plans.
but on examination | found out that,
according to them, New Orleans could
never be taken. So | tore them up and
threw them into the waste basket
ArgOnAm,
ALkcamel,s Stomach.
The stomach of a camel is divided
into four compartments, and the walls
Of these are lined with large cells, ev-
cry one OF which can be opened and
closed at will by the means Of power
full muscles. When a camel drinks it
drinks for such a long time you really
think it meant to leave off. The
fact is that it is not satisfying its
thirst, but is filling up its cistern as
we'll. One after another the cells of its
stomach are filed with water, and as
soon as each is quite full it Is tightly
closed. Then. when a few hours later
the animal becomes thirsty. all it has
to do is to open one Of the cells and
allow the water to flow out. Next day
it opens one or two more cells. and
SO it goes on day after day until the
whole supply is exhausted. In this Gu
rious way a camel can live five or even
six days without drinking at all. and
SO is able to travel quite easily through
the desert. where the wells are often
hundreds of miles apart.-Exchange.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-02-24
farmers from The income Tax.
Railroads Ask Increase.

Three railroads In Wisconsin have
petitioned the Legislature for the right
to charge 21s cents mile for passen.
ger service within the state, Since
1901. railroads earning more than 49,,
200 a mile have been forbidden to
charge more than cents a mile. The
request for an increase of one half a
cent Is based upon the argument that
the roads are not earning a fair re-
turn upon their Investment
The legislative committee named TO
investigate state boards and commits
sions is grinding away. meeting FIVE
or six hours daily Gov. Philip is
present at every session OF the com
mittee, not always for the full session.
but always for part of II. He takes
an active part in asking questions
During the week II was written into
the record OF the committee that the
state has purchased paper rather free.
ly Based upon the amount of paper
used for the campaign pamphlet In
1914, IL was shown that enough paper
was bought for this purpose to last
the state twenty years. 1t was ex-
planned to the committee that the size
OF the purchase was based upon the
size OF the campaign pamphlet issued
In the state of Oregon, but It devolc ped
that the pamphlet idea did not prove
popular in Wisconsin. II was shown
that the state now has such a large
amount Of paper and envelopes that
II requires space In three storehnuses
in Madison to shelter this property.
For Constitutional Convention.
Members OF the senate believe that
the recent decision Of the supreme
court in the citizenship cases has es.
teblished the fact that many amend.
merits 10 the constitution enacted in
recent years are unconstitutional and
for that reason the state 40 longer can
dodge the responsibility of holding a
constitutional convention SEM Tor
SSogmo has presented a Joint resalu.
tior for the holding OF such coHvei,,
ton. which. II held viii be the first
meeting OF this character since the
original constitutional convention in
lS4S The resolution will Lave to
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-02-24
"cuIpabIe Negligence"

A recent New York State supreme
court decision. concerning a FIRE dam
age III New York City, borders verv
closely on the Jaw, so widely com
mented upon Of late. that obtains in
France. The latter has reference to
the arrest of the person who is a tenant
OF occupant Of a builoing where a fire
occurs. and puts upon him the burden
OF proof that he was not directly re-
sponsIble for tie fire; and, unless he
succeeds in clearing his own skirts of
the legal presumption of cuiDable neg
hgnce, he must pay the cost of ex-
linguishing the blaze, besides all re-
sultiBg loss to other owners.
In this recent New York case, the
fire commissioner brought a suit to
recover the sum of 81, 500 as the cost
OF putting out fire in d factory. in
which the FIRE commissioner had or
dered automatic sprinkiers installed.
The order had been ignored, ard the
fre occurred The suit by the fire
commissioner then followed And row
the appellate division of the New York
supreme court has held that the de-
fendant must bay the s 500 cost of
3utting out the FIRE. The court de-
claTca the failure 10 comply with a
reasonable order o. the fire commits
sioner to be "wilful and culpable neg
ligeree."
''Wiiful negligence" il factor for
which ihs courts seem determined to
fix responsibility ard Cn which they
mean to establish Liabilities. Not only
will such line Of decisions greatly -
duce the number of firetreps, thereby
causing he loss Of fewer lives, but the
hazard to adjoiring property of other
owners will be sessered like wise. 1t il
based on the equitable principle, that
every ore mus. Sc use his own as not
TO harm his reighbor
GLEN 2 HosT,
State Fire Marshal
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-02-24
We Ned More Palriotisn,

When our Third regiment band PLAYS
The Star Spangled Banner" do you
stand UP? When you hear it on the
street, or see Old Glory unfurled to the
breeze, do you s.ard with barred heao?
Does the>Old fig mean more 90 YOU
than just piece of cloth and a splash
Ct color. Undoubtedly at heart we
love our country and reverence its
flag, but more of the outward mani
festation Of patriotism is one of the
crying needs of the American people
We grow indignant at what we term
the Mexican's insult to the flag, but
what about the young boy who mutt
lates or tramples the flag under foot
IN our own country-a sight we have
often seen Does this disregard for
outward courtesy to the flag make for
good citizenship. When the band plays
our national anthem, stand up and un-
cover. l. won't hurt you, and it will
increase your self-respect and venera-
ton for your country. Ard it will set
a wholesome example for the young.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-02-24
ASCEND FLOOR
CLEAR FOR ACTION
Work Of Digging Into Many Bills
introduced BefOrt Legislators.
SETTING OF OATES NEXT STEP

Serious Effort Is Launched to save
County Boards Of Education Endan.
gered by Burke Measure--PhlIpp in
Authorized Statement Says He Is
4 Still Opposed TO Law.
Madison, Wis. Especially The Wis
cousin legislature faces the real work
OF the session--that Of digging into
the great mass Of bills which have
been introduced.
1. The final date for the introduction
of bills is matter OF history, and
fhcnceforth any bills that come in will
thaye TO be recommended by the com
Ilnittee on rules. The next step in
feglslation will be the setting of dates
Tor hearings Much time will be de.
voted in consideration Of measures OF
major importance. several OF which
will be taken up in public massmeet.
angs In the assembly chamber.
+ Special attention Is being taken In
the Burke measure 10 repeal the law
creating county boards of education.
IN which the rural sections of the
state are particularly interested
Early in the session ii seemed certain
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-02-24
HI Il FOrtney
Wedrlesd' yMarch 3
From 10 a. m. to 5 p. m.

The Associated Doctors Specials
iiceoced by the state for treatment
Of deiOrmities and all nervous and
chronic diseases of men, women and
children, offers to all who call on this
trip consultation, examination. advice
free, making no charge whatever, ex.
cept the actual cost of medicine All
that is asked In return for these Yaln-
able services Is that every person
treated viii state the result obtained
TO their friends and thus prove to the
SICK and afflicted in every CITY and
locality, that at last treatments have
been discovered that are reasonably
sure and certain il their effect
The diseases treated are: Diseases
of stomach. bowels, liver, blood, skin,
kidneys, bladder, nerves, heart, spleen,
eye, ear. nose, throat, falhog of the
hair, hrdrocele, varicocele, swelling Of
tie limbs, enlarged veins, leg ulcers,
rheumatism, sciaticaf sciaiic rheauma-
tism), paralysis, weak lungs, catarrh.
bronchitis, asthma, appendicitis, gall
stones, tumors, enlarged glands, goi-
ire, piles, bed wetting and al disease
of long standing of men, women and
children tina; have baffied the skin
Of the fami y physician.
If you have kidney or bladder trou-
bles bring a two ounce bottle of your
urine for examination.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-02-24
WISCONSIN, PEOPLE rAyosxp

Railroads OF the Western passenger
association on January 80, flied sched-
ules for an increase of interstate pass
enger fares to "a cents per mia, which
will become effective March unless
an order Euspending them is issued by
the Interstate commerce commission
The advance if enforced will have no
effect on fares wholly in the state of
Wisconsin, as the rate here is fixed by
law at cents FER mile. But a ticket
to any point outside the state will cos.
p cents per r.iie. The increase viii
affect all roads from Chicago west to
the Rocky mountains.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-02-24
MAY CHAT a Lor or SMOKE

The supreme court has taken another
crack at The careless manner in which
legislation has been enacted in recent
years when the law making machine
was working overtime. 1t declares in
court decision that the forest reserve
legislation is void BECAUSE the cor.
sttutionsl amendment upon which it
was based was improperly passed. TIE
elaborate system Of forest parks. land
purchases, etc, are left in a bad mud
de and the end is not Jet. New zeal
ons scanning Of records as to passage
OF the income tax, state hie hway and
other constitutional amendments is
going forward. 1t is even surmi.ed
that the aes increasing number and
pay Of supreme judges is Invalid be-
cause of irregularities.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-02-24
Proposed New Came Laws

A new gene law thst should be pass
ed by al. states would ceatain the fol-
lowing:
Book agents may be shot between
october ard September l; spring po-
cts from March l 0 June ]; automobile
speed demons from January l to Janu-
AIRY }; road hogs E0m April Is to April
10; smAteur hunters from September
70 February |; war taIaers--no closed
season Any man who accepts d paper
iTr two years and Their, when the bill
IS presented, saws. i never ordered
y, may be killed on sight and shall be
buried face downward in quicklime so
a. 10 destroy the germs ard prevent
the spread Of the infection. -
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-02-24

that the Burke bin would be passed.
but a serious effort has been launched
to save the county boards of educa.
ton. Those Who favor the present
law say the boards are doing much 20
Improve rural school conditions. The
opposition takes the position that the
county superintendent is authorized
to do any work which might be under.
taken by the boards. therefore there
Is a duplication of work. Some Of the
county members insist that all the
county boards of education do is 20
meet, ride around the country in auto.
mobiles and play politics.
Philip Still Opposes Law.
In his message Governor Philip
said that he favored the repeal Of the
law creating these boards. During the
week the opposition to the Burke bill
circulated the impression that the
governor had experienced a change o,
heart, and that he no longer opposed
county educational boards.
NJ. J, Cleary appeared at a commit.
tee hearing in the Burke bill as the
personal representative OF the govern.
or and said: There has been a
persistent rumor tnat the govern
or has changed HIS position on the
subject OF county boards OF education
] an here TO state for him that no one
Aas been authorized TO make such q
statement, and that the position %
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-02-24

1t is surprising to an editor some
times, to have patron come into the
office and give an item of news and
apologize as though lis visit might be
considered an intrusion. No man is
more welcome than he who brings an
item of news, even though it concerns
himself. We naturally consider the
man who furnishes US with an item of
news to make our columns more newsy
and interesting, as benefactor.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-02-24

pass two sessions of the legislature
and will be voted upon by the people
OF the state.
The full program of the equal suf-
frage forces is before the legislature.
1t includes resolutions for a referen.
dun vote in 1916, bill to amend the
status so that women may vote in
presidential elections, and a bill pro
viding for an optional county vote on
equal suffrage. Stale leaders in the
suffrage movement are here lining up
votes for their cause,
Great opposition has developed to
the bill reducing wage exemption from
$50 to $40 a month Wholesale and
retail men appeared for the measure,
saying that IS per cent of the working
people who ask for credit are honest
and pay their bills, but five per cent
live outside of their means, and the
business man is entitled protection
against people who are careless about
paying for goods purchased.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-02-24
VOYAGE Somewhat unIaus.

Steamers. often load cargoes of
wood pulp at Chicoutimi, at the head
Of navigation on the Saguenay river,
that wonderfully picturesque tribu-
tary of the st. Lawrence which flows
out of Lake St john, and take their
freight straight to Manchester, Eng
land. The voyage begins on the deep
est river in the world. in the Cana
dian wilderness, and ends with nearly
40 miles of canal. through the mill
districts of England.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-02-24

Wisconsin was the first state To es-
tablish system of farmers Institutes
and froc, that time to this has had
more and better Institutes than any
other state. This, with all the other
helps that prevail, place the Wisconsin
farmers in position to do his best.
There probably is not state where the
farmer has so much assistance in ad-
vanced agriculture as in Wisconsin.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-02-24
Martyrls Rewards

In Algiers there is beautiful
mosque used entirely by women. And
in Algiers. too, if a woman dies in
childbirth she has ascribed to her all
the rich spiritual rewards accorded to
martyrs who died in warfare for their
religion, and the graves of such
women are marked in special way.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-02-24

The sum of sl04, 541.70 has been paid
by the federal and state governments
for live stock slaughtered in Wisconsin
to check the dread hoof and mouth dis
ease. Of the animals slaughtered 13l7
were cattle, 1895 swine and 1746 sheep.
1t is also reported that at the present
there is not diseased animal in the
state. Only two counties remain under
quarantine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-02-24

A federal law to tax mail order houses
is now pending in congress The bill
provides for the collection of the tax
by the government, the funds to be
distributed to the several states accord
ing to business done in that state. 1t
would seem that when one mail order
house alone does 500, 900, 600 business
in single year it's about time to make
'em dig up
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-02-24

Women implicated in the Mann white
slave act cases are not immune from
prosecution. In decision handed down
the United States supreme court up
holds the opinion of United States At
torney Golf of Milwaukee, who has con-
tended that women are equally liable
with men. Possibility of blackmaii in
white slave cases Is eliminated.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-02-24

SamuelS. Fifeld, acknowledgement
under Governor Rusk, died at Ashland,
last week, aged rs years. For a long
number of years he was one OF the
active spirits in official and political
life. MIR. Fifeld's last public duties
was as postmaster at Ashland.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-02-24
vERNOStoUNTY coURT-IspRoBArE
Calendar for Term to be Held Tuesday
March 2. 1915

Estate Of John Sterba. Jr-.Final settlement
Estate George W Shattuek-Final settlement
Estate keiBhold Sonerfeld-Finai settlement
Estate Erastqs Ciiley- Einzl ssttlemel t
Estate liza Johnson-Fin nal settlement
Estate Ole Z Hanson Administration.
Estate Nancy c. Observation-Disclosures
Estate Iheocore P. Briggs-Proof Of viii.
Estate Clara Bostad-Administrzti
Estate Ensign PettingilI- Hearing Claims
state Martha lhomps0n-Proof of will (Aich %
Estate John Parr-FinaI settlement.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-02-24

Attorney General Owen has advised
the state oil inspector that it is unlaw-
full to buy or sell gasolene in Wisconsin
except it be handled in red painted cans
or barrels. That shipped here must be
brought in fire red cans or tanks. The
state inspector has notified his subor-
dinates to carefully observe the law in
handling this explosive.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-02-24

There were 1907 fewer marriages
in Wisconsin is 19l4than in 1918. Hard
times" is partially to blame for it, but
it is admitted the eugenics law may
have been factor.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-02-24

Remember, this free offer is for this
trip only.
Married ladies must be accompanied
by their husbands and minors with
their parents.