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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-08

Fielder Jones will suspend without
pay all Browns who spring the heat
alibi in st. Louis this season. In 9TH
er words he won't stand for hot air.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-08

The world at large will be pleased
to know that the kidney punch mas
been barred at Joplin Missouri
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-08

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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-08

A wire from Joliet states packey!
Mcfarland is becoming corpulent. He
certainly didn't get fat promoting six
day bike races.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-08

The secret is out, on Welker Coch
ran and his title as the. boy wonder
He never protested to jbes an anna anna.
feur. sy, ,t4... l., l,ss (,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-08


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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-08

Nod for ! coInaI[diIe ratIoil..

&c; 80
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08
ALWAYS THE SAME STORY
Democratic Tlnkering With the Tariff
Has Resulted in Disaster to the
Country.

How the Democratic tariff now in
force destroyed protection to the
American farmer, manufacturer and
workingman and failed to produce
even revenue for the government, was
brought out by United States Senator
knute Nelson of Minnesota while the
re- enues bin was under consideration
in the closing days of the recent SEES
sion of congress.
In making their first assault upon
the tariff President Wilson and his
party followed in the wake of Presi-
dent Cleveland and his administration
in 1891" he said. 1T is always the
tariff that is an eyesore to the Demo-
cratic party.
"The avOwed purpose of the law was
TO destroy protection and to produce
revenue. II was successful as a de-
stroyer of protection. but an utter fail
ure as revenue proyider."
AS proof of this statement he read
table of official figures, which showed
that imports had increased from ST.
556,947. 430 under the Payne law in
1910, to $2,197 1888. $40 under the I'm
derwood law In 1916. while duties col
lected had dropped from 1888, 1888, AS
in 1910 to S3ll. $685. in 1916. In
other words, while foreign producers
had brought TO this country half bill
lion dollars additional goods TO com
pete with Americans in their own mar
ket, the governments revenues had
dropped considerably more than hun
dred milliOn dollars.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08

Some weeks ago when it was an
nounCed In the Republican press OF
the country that clever swindlers in
vi flous communities were preparing
to take advantage Of the misty VERDI
age OF the rural credits law to put
something over on the farmers, the
Washington administration gave voice
10 a most dolorous wall and protested
that IL was a viciOusly partisan report
put out in order 20 discredit the new
law. Now, however. we are Informed
that the government has finally
awakened TO the fact that swindlers
really were operating and that the
farmers il treasured are out immense
sums OF money. one concern alone
is charged with having got away
with $4,000, and others were almost
equally successful. And the Washing
ton administration, by it's indignant
denial Of the Republican report, now
stands In the attitude Of having acged
as a capper for the crooks.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08
DRESSES KEEP cows HEALTH
Experiments Have Proved That Pro-
teetlns Animals From the Cold
Brings Good Results.

An authority on dress and its cut
for dairy cows is Sir Francis Webster,
a wealthy manufacturer Of hemp goods
in Scotland and the owner of a stock
range in Texas embracing 100000
acres and thousands Of head Of stock.
Sir Francis cows are dressed regu-
larry every winter In suits OF hemp
cloth made at his own manufacturing
establishment, to protect them from
the cold and snow, minimize the dam
gers from tuberculosis. and increase
their daily yield Of milk. Each cow
has two suits a week.
They are not elaborate dress af-
fairs by any means. with lingerie and
all that. 1t is a man-made dress OF one
piece, or simply coverail blanket that
fits loosely. This, Of course. means
added expense. but the yield Of milk
during cold weather is about q per
cent larger than from cows not SIM
ilarly protected.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08
AlI Hurt By Democratic rarIft.

A leading grain dealer of the central
West the other day made the follow
ing statement while in New York
last week / purchased 6,00O bushels
of RuS sian clover seed which is now
In storage at VladivOstok. This seed
/ viii not have TO pay for until it is
set down for me In New York, and IL
comes with insurance paid and gov
eminent inspection guaranteed
pay for this seed a trihe over SO a
bushel. and will be able to clean up
handsome profit on 1t. Several months
ago | made similar :arn on alfalfa
seed. This seed was brought from the
interior overland. loaded ON the trans
Siberian railroad. taken TO Vladivo-
stok, placed on shipboard and brought
20 New York, where it was put down
for me at six cents a pound lower
than the market ia this country. One
might fancy from this fact that I am
In favor of the present tariff luw. but
/ most emphatic0lly am not To be
sure It enables me for the time be
ing to pile up big profits, but after all
1t Is undermining the prosperity and
welfare Of the American farmer and
In the long run it is the American
farmer | must look TO for the main
tenance Of my business, What helps
him helps me, and what hurts him
hurts me. Incidentally il hurts the
whole country, too, for when you get
right down TO brass lacks this coun-
try is essentially agricultural, and II
is going to continue so for a good
many years to come"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08
ARE NOT REALLY VoCALISTs
Tree Frog and Locust Have Been
Called So by Some, But obserVa-
ton Shows Otherwise.

The folk in the little brown honss
call the two musicians-one who
makes music in the maple tree at the
edge of the sidewalk and the other in
the apple tree behind the house-"sing-
ers." But this. like much of our cur
rent information, is incorrect, says the
indianapolis News. They are not vocal
lists at all, neither of them. They are
instrumentalists. The one at the
front of the house turns up about mid
afternoon and as the sun goes down
bis notes rise higher and higher until
about eight o'clock, when he ceases. IL
Is then that the backyard performer
cegins. The performer in the msp!s
tree is the cicada, which is usually and
improperly called the locust; the one
in the apple tree is the hyla yersicolor,
that is, the tree frog. Roth are credited
with prophetic power; the tailless ha-
trachian is held 10 De a predicter OF
rain and the cicada in his shrlll in
sistence announces that n frost is
coming. coming in six weeks from the
evening when he first began his noe
turue. But. il must be said. that little
reliance can be placed on either of
these minor prophets. The tree frog
Is a drummer. The instrument he
humps upon Is his own abdomen. and
as drumsticks he uses his own toes and
fingers. The musical apparatus Of the
cicada is al the base OF the abdomen
He Is a fiddler-not violinist--and he
produces his music by drawing his
wings and legs across his handy little
fiddle
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08
HIS POSITION PLAIN
Some Things That Hughes Would
Not Have Done.
In the First Place, Dangerous Stu
atoms Would Not Have Been Per-
mitted to Develop Through
Lack of Statesmanship.

A good way to gain an idea of
"What Hughes would have done If he
had been president" is to consider
what he would not have done. As he
would not have permitted dangerous
situations TO develop through his own
vacillation. infirmity. and stubborn re-
fusal to look facts in the face, 1t is
not the purpose TO ask what he would
have done to eXtricate himself from
such situations.
Hughes would not have permitted
the Mexicans TO kill Americans with
impunity over a period OF three years,
Hughes would not have looked at
the murdered Americans and said !;
TOO bad. too bad, hut the MeXicans
are fighting in their own way, and we
mustn't butt in"
Hughes would not have sent q fleet
10 Vera Cruz TO force Huerta TO give
a salute to the American flag ana then
withdrawn the fleet without securing
the salute, following il with the state
ment that the fleet did not go to en-
force a salute.
Hughes would not have told the
United States that his rule was abb
solute non-intervention In Mexico,
while actually intervening against
Huerta, first in favor OF villa and
then Carranza.
Hughes would not have lifted the
embargo on American rifles and per
mltted them to 90 to both Carranza
aud Villa; then shutting of Carranza's
supply while flirting with villa; then
shutting off Villas supply after rec
ognizlng Carranza: and then shutting
OF Carranzas supply after the killing
Of American soldiers with American
bullets from American rifles.
Hughes would not have held Ger
many TO "strict accountability" until
the Lusitania tragedy and then de-
clared that the United States was too
proud to fight.
Hughes would not have written a
strong note to Germany and then APP
proved of his secretary Of state Civ
ing IA private tip TO the Aur ian am
basSador that the note did not mean
what il said; that it was meant for
home consumption In this country. 70
fool the people into thinking the ad.
minstrutiou would really act
Hughes would not have waited nine
months Tor a reply from Great Brit
ain to the American protest against
violation of International law. He
would not have sent another note in
| May aud waited until November for
the reply, meantime permitting thu
uubamPered violation of American
commercial rights, the rlfling Of Amer
lean mails. and the seizure of cargoe'
without prize court trials or indemni
ties
Hughes would not have granted /
certain set Of men ten hours pay 70
eight hours work and called il a
eieht-hour law. lie would not hay
granted this favor under threat, b.
fore investigation. and without know
edge whether il was right or wrong.
Hughes, representing 1O0,00000
people. would not have gone 20 con
gresS and asked it to surrender TO tn
demands OF 100000 people, rattle
than insist upon just inquiry and /
square deal to all.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08
CHAPTER XXI.


While the oncoming horde of Ger
mans had been pushing their way
through Belgium, smashing forts,
burning villages. terrorizing the peace
loving inhabitants Of that little cOun-
try, the French and English had done
what they could TO prepare for the
impending shock of the Teuton attack.
The worst OF 1t was, the Germans
were ready, and the allies were not
The British expeditionary force nun
bered but handful Of men. compared
to the hosts from across the Rhine
But that ''thin red line of 'erOes''-
only they were uniformed In khaki
now-set about its superhuman task
with bulldog determination. They had
swept out as far as they dared to
meet the invader. And then they in
trenched themselves, and there they
waited
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08

''rhe president" declares William
Jennings Bryan as he swings Into the
campaign with his personal publlca-
ton, .1s a lucky man. The ravens
brought him the strike. and by doing
the right thing at the right time and
in the right way. he made a good po-
litical meal out Of il.
There are T. , interesting and valu-
able TEXTURES TO this statement. One
is the virtual admission that political
considerations decided the course
which Wilson took IN regard to the
threatened railroad strife. The other
10 the weIl-knOwn fact that Bryan's
conception of the right thing TO do Pc.
liticaliy usually proves. when the votes
are counted, to be wrong.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08

Former Justice Hughes, Of all men,
would he the last To seek TO Illustrate
the true interests Of labor and to muz.
zIe TIE OK that treads out the grain.
lie heieyes, as all fair-minded per
sons believe, tLat the laborer is worthy
Of his hire. And he believes, also
that the lessening Of the hours of la
Dor is both a humane and an eco
nomic and social advance. Yet Dir
Hughes is brave enough and patri-
otto enough TO drive the shafts OF his
logic through the sham Of the wage
increase law that was enacted by con
gress at the behest Of the president
to get him, the president, out Of a
hole; and not to make the working
man or anyone else h.gpier-B altl-
more American.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08
with Due Allowances.

1t happened at little town in Ohio.
A visiting fastener stood on the
yeranda Of a little hotel there watch
ing the sun 90 down In a splendor Of
purple and gold.
by george" he exclaimed to an i'm
passive na.ive lounging against a post.
That's q gorgeous sunset, isn't III"
The native slanted his head a little
and looked at the glowing west.
Not bad" he drawled. Not bad for
a little place Ike Hoopyille."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08

that Streetman had sent for a ear,
with THE intention OF following Ethel
ITO TourvilleY" the driver inquired,
as they both turned toward the door
mo! To the British llnesw the
IriShman answered. lie sprang into
the ear. And the driver promptly en-
gagged his clutch "pdve like hellr'
Captain Redmond Grief
The chauffeur proceeded TO follow
those instructions so far as his limi-
tations would allow him. With muller
wide open. they went tearing up the
road
And back there n the Lion dor
Streetman struggled 10 rise. Failing
that. be endeavored to drag himself
to the door. But he was not equal TO
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08

that | alone, single-handed, have cap
tured an English spy" Already Street
man was gloating over his intended re-
prisal.
Before executing his errand Lieuten-
ant Baum-at Streetman's request
handed his revolver to the spy from the
Wilhelmstrasse.
"Sergeant-send for military auto
mobile. Have it come here at once.
have a little matter at Tourville to
attend to. personally" Streetman said.
AS be lay bound in the cellar he had
heard almost every wo-d of Larry's
instructions to the pseudo Madame de
Lorde.
your hands up this timer Street
man snapped the moment Captain Red
mond stepped inside the public room
Of the Lion dor.
Larry obeyed with lightning aIac-
rity. And he gazed at Streetman open
mouthed.
How the devil did you get loser
he asked.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08
Poor substItute for ProteetIon.

President Wilson In his speech at
Baltimore substituted for the idea OF
protection the idea of going out and
capturing the markets Of the world
with American worklngmen laboring
eight hours day at high wages n
competition with foreign workingmen
who labor longer hours at lower wages.
II the war lasts indefinitely, Of course
all will be well. The war furnishes
protection of the highest tariff ever
proposed by anyOne--its protection is
really prohibitiye.-New York Herald.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08

'Oh, Larry Come with me?'
She could not bear the thought OF
leaving him.
1.-The pass says For bearerr 'Tis no
good for two. I'd not get twenty yards
till was stopped. You must
20 alone-for Englandr' he urged her
Then I've got to-" she said.
THAT'S the brave girlp' he praised
her warmly. And listenl At Tour.
vile go TO the mayors house. Wait
for me. Somehow tonight under cover
of darkness I'll manage to get there
TO you, and there wen find the English
lines together. Now, hurry
he added. "For every second counts
for England"
There was no time even for the
shortest goodby. But Ethel look one
fieeting look into his honest. loving
eyes. Then he opened the door for bel
and she left him.
Captain Redmond, as he turned
away from the door that shut even tbs
view of her departure away from him
found that the German sergeant had
slipped in by means OF another en-
trance.
Larry told him there had been nc
messages. and a look of vast relief
came over the gallant Irishman's face
as he heard the cough of a motor start
ing outside. There followed the notes
of horn, which grew rapidly fainter
nd hn Ethnl 10
made her escape unhindered.
do you KNOW which is my roomT
he asked the sergeant
The fellow told him; and Larry was
on the point of leaving him when Lieu
tenant Baum brought word that Major
Won Brenig wished to see Captain Kar
at once.
ANY news sergeant?" the lleuten
ant inquired, after Larry had gone.
None, Herr Lieutenant"
"What is that?'' Baum asked pres
emily. A curious. persistent tappinl
caught their attention, coming, appar
entity, from beneath their feet.
"Why-it is the code!' the sergean
| exclaimed.
what does it say?" Baum contin
ued.
The sergeant listened intently, Will
he spelled out the signal.
Help he interpreted.
"Oh-it is the woman spy" the lieu
tenant said contemptuously. ADD thei
interest ceased for the time being. Blu
soon the alert ear of the sergeant hear
something that startled him.
ut is from one of our men" he dc
clared, as the tapping continued. III
| has the password"
"Then open the door, quicklyr' BAUM
commanded.
The sergeant obeyed, and, LOOKING
down into the cellar he cried:
"Gott in Himmel. 1t is Herr Captain
Strassman, bound and gaggedw
In a few moments they had releases
| Streetman.
81 was taken at a great disadvan
| tage and unexpectedly attacked by al
Englishman," Streetman told them, il
response to their anxious questioning
Have either of you seen Captain
KarlT
''He is with Major Won Brenig.
Lieutenant Baum replied.
A sinister CLEAN came into Street
mans eyes.
Lieutenant, go to Captain Karl a
once. Say that someone is here witt
a message from Tourville," he said
"And as soon as Captain Karl leaves
the room, inform Major Won Brenii
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08
CHAPTER Xxx.
LIttls Jeanne Squares Accounts.

with the venomous Streetman safely
disposed of. Captain Redmond swiftly
shuffied through the packet Of papers
he had fched from the fellow.
"Ah! His pass" he exclaimed joy
cusly. And then he gave an exclama-
t1on of surprise. "A copy OF their or
dersp' he exulted The whole plan
against the British army Larry said
brea thlessly as he scanned one Of the
documents. THE crown prince is to
march against Paris while Won kiuck
"a aanklng US from Tourney and lie
Cateau. If they succeed, it viii clear
the road to Paris. Do you see
what II meansg' he asked Ethel.
at means everything if we can only
let the British know" she answered.
sNow take his car that's outside
you must know bow to drive it" Larry
said. IBIS pass viii get you through
70 TourYille-"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08
..Lay OH" Before sundown.

The man who day after day lets
shutdown find him digging for dear
life, win surely come to time when
sunrise will look In at his window for
many a week and find him fiat on his
back. Before shutdown is a good time
for every farmer TO 'flay Off"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08
ALWAYS opposed Woman SUFFRAGE

President Wilson's statement 10 tie
American Woman Suffrage association
at Atlantic City 81 have come here TO
fight with you" might be interpreted
either way. According to the women
who have represented this association
in Washington all the year. the Dem
ocratic administration has been fight
ing the suffrage amendment from first
10 last.-Lowell (Siass.) Courier-Citi-
gpu
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08

VIII = INIITFVW VI IIEF 81
fering. II is agreeable to me for
you to publish this letter. am glad
to have an opportunity to say to all
who are suffering as l have done that
] obtained relief by using Dodd's Kid
ney Pills and Diamond Dinner Pills.
Dodd's Kidney Pills soc per box at
your dealer or Dodd's Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, n. Y. podd's Dyspepsia Tab
let's for Indigestion have been proved.
Soc per box.--Adv.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08
Wilson a Poor "Eoreeaster. ;.

President Wilson paints a rosy pic
ture of the future industrial and com.
mercial prospects Of the United States.
But is he competent 10 make a rella-
bic forecast on any practical subject
like this? Those who recall his record
with reference to business will find
grave reason 10 doubt.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08

Time has tested both the Democrat
&c aud the Republican tariff theories.
The protective tariff did not Increase
the cost Of living. The cost Of iIv-
in. under the Democratic tariT has
welded large returns The Democrat
ic tariff does not yield large revenue.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08

Free trade is like the man who Is
always going 70 strike something rich !;
he lives in that dream all his life and
dies without a penny in his pocket.
Free trade brings imaginative bless
ingS. At the present time IL is load
ing the pockets of the American peo-
pie with stage money.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08

fered for a number OF
years with backache.
also tender spots on
spine, and had at
times black floating
specks before my
eyes. / also had lum-
bago and heart trou-
BILE. Since using this
medicine i have been
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08

Woodrow Wilson, In an article re-
Gently published in woman's maya
zine. insists that the Mexlcans must
be left TO work out their own saliva
ton How glad Cuba must be that he
was not president - years. ago.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08
Mr. srvan's Chance.

IT, commenting on the resources Of
the Democratic party. Mr.. Bryan may
find some discreet way of referring
20 his own record for political eff
Cheney In the Baltimore convention.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08

the ordeal He could only murmur
stop him! Stop him" in a weak
voice And since there was none to
hear him, he soon ceased his frantic
efforts and lay quietly in the middl'
of the floor.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08
stlekino and Stuck.

Sometimes the president lacks firm
ness. but he has kept Sephus Daniels
In his cabinet all this time From
the Boston Advertiser.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08

After the war the great commercial
struggle viii come. Is America TO
have Industrial defense or not? The
Democrats do not propose to give Il
-tn A,4.,rican industry The Republic
ans dp
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08

Elsleg aged five was seat upstairs
by her mother to get washed Ia a few
minutes Elsie called down Mother
should I wash for long or short
sleevesf"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08
A GRATEFUL OLD LADY.

Mrs. A. G.. Clemens. West Alexan-
der, Pa, writes: have. used Dodd's
Kidney Pills, also Diamond Dinner
Pills. Before using them l had suf-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08

What did the suifragists expect from
President Wilson. but In little
while?" Isn't that the keynote Of his
administration?
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08

French inventors claim to have pro-
duced from straw an artificial wood
that has the strength of oak.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08

New York receives weekly from 125
to 175 carloads of chickens, averaging
10000 pounds TO the car.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08

The japanese are paying much at
tention to Australian ores suitable for
refining or smelling in Japan.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-08

1t Is hard to work, but harder to
dodge work and remain respectable.