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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

salute returned, he executed an about
ing.
After him went Kato.
For an hour he sat in the office of
the commander in chief, industriously,
methodically putting in order all his
affairs, official as well as personal.
When there was no more to do, he
rose without hesitation, and strobe in
TO the adjoining room, which had been
his sleeping quarters.
Here Kato was awaiting him-Kato
translated from the trim and soldierle
aide in the field uniform of the Japa-
nese army into a figure that might
have been conjured from some Japa-
nese print, a seryile, fawning, obse-
Cuious figure in the robes of his race
and humble caste.
loon the plain canvas cot which
had Aeen Hurokii bed were laid out
the magnificently embroidered robes
of SamGrai.
Beside the cot stood the steel trunk
which had contained these robes, and
which for many years had formed an
essential adjunct to Hurokfs travel
ing gear.
Assisted deity by Kato. Baron HUI
rokl Invested himself of his soldiers
clothing, bathed and dressed in the
robes OF his nobility.
Throughout neither uttered a single
word.
And in silence Huroki turned and
entered the room beyond, leaving his
footwear at the threshold.
The door closed behind him. On its
other side Kato. the imperturbable,
llnelt and ground his forehead into
the dust of the floor
In one stride Baron Huroki had
passed from Mexico to Nippon. Paper
screens masked the earthen walls and
the matched roof of the room. The
floor was covered with a clean white
cloth. In the middle of it rested a
small rug of glowing. sanguinary scar
let. At the edge of this small rug
was q low stand on which rested a
ieweled dagger in a jeweled sheath.
Kneeling on the rug. Baron Huroki
swiftly denuded his body to the waist.
Then taking up the dagger and draw
ing 1t from its sheath he tested its
edge and point upon the thumbnail.
SATISFIED. he held the dagger be
fore him on his two hands, Outstretch-
ed, open palms uppermost; and in this
posture remained motionless for many
minutes, his grave, intelligent eyes
| fixed in meditation upon a point. OF
scene. or memory, thousands of miles
I removed beyond the narrow confines
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
The Kind of Floors He Wanted.

"Would you like the floors in mosa-
icf" asked the architect.
The Springfield man looked dubious.
would you like the floor in mosaic
patternsT
az don't know so much about that"
he finally said. 81 amt got any preju-
dice about Moses as a man. and maybe
he knew a lot about the law. AS re-
CARDS laying floors though, kinder
think I'd rather have them unsectar-
ian."-Harper's Weekly.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

selves in--which they did with trained
expedition and efficiency, throwing up
q line of Entertainments roughly par
alleling those on the Interest.
And their batteries, presently finding
shelter, rained shells upon the Anieri.
cans to keep down their fire. until Pa
tria's guns again searched them out; :
when the battle passed into q tempo
rary phase of big gun dueling, and the
infantry had a little time to breathe
and take account of its losses.
These last proved aStonlshingly
slight, hut none the less terrible in Pa
tria's understanding. Already the field
hospital accommodations which she
had provided were overcrowdcd and
ia" STAFF Of surgeons with their as
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
Canadians Refuse to Surrender.

fighting at Ypres on June . says that
the Canadians were completely eX-
hausted and in part fled irregularly'
and in part offered a stubborn re-
sistance, desiring death before sur
render. Many a nest which contained
Canadians who defended themselves
desperately. refusing quarter. had to
be emptied by hand genadeS
The paper adds that a general who
was captured drew his sword and
struck q sergeant. who summoned him
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
STRAY THOUGHTS

Thought is a blooming field of
pleasures and not of pains, if
you think about the blessings
and not the adverse things.
Sin loves the frauds perpetrat-
ed by pious people; frauds are
the friends of sin.
One thing well done is better
than many things half done;
well-done things are well-arm-
ored successes, while half-done
ones leave holes for defeats
darts.
He who seeks first his own
comfort becomes most uncoms
fortabie and unhappy; he has
stolen for himself what he
should have sent to another.
Loves harvest never comes in
answer to the prayers of him
who has never planted seeds of
kindness.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

dish papers openly. They dare TO
own that they are Jews and to show
that they are proud of their Jewish
birth. They know that no one dare
rerroach them with their religion ar
their race. They know that not Only
in New York but in the great northern
states in idaho, in Montana. and In
North Dakota. there is room and work
for millions of Jews who would be
welcome there. Aud l wonder If il
may not be in this new world that the
resting place of this old, wandering
race is to be found; il it is not there
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
SEES HOPE FOR Jews HERE
French Writer After Visit to America
Tells Of Thriving Community in
the New Hork Ghetto.

II. Victor Rasch writes in the Mer-
cure de France Of q recent visit to
the United States. in which he de-
scribes, as one of the most interesting
sights in New York. the Jewish
Ghetto which many assert to be the
Iorgest in the world an entirely jew
iNh town Of more than million people,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
SYNOPSIS.

Anticipating the threatened Japanese
Mexican invasion of the Southwestern
States. Patria Claiming. an American
Girl of great wealth, with the assistance
of her fauce, Capt. Donald Parr date u.
! s. A., converts her vast border ranch
lands into what is virtually an armed
camp. Baron Huroki. commanding the al
Patria's preparations, and thinking to nip
them in the bud. orders his troops to at
tack in force.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
SOME POSTSCRIPTS.

A framework that almost automat-
cally lifts an automobile from the
floor to relieve the tires as it enters
a garage has been patented.
Motion picture makers, who use sill
yer salts for sensitizing films, consume
about 100000 ounces of silver annu-
ally in the United States.
To save hauling an additional car
a railroad in Europe has put a wreck
ing crane on top of a locomotive,
which provides the power to operate
it.
The engine of a motor-driven street
sprinkler built in England, also is used
10 operate one pump to fill its tank
and another to spread the water.
A fuel for internal combustion en-
gines that is made in South Africa
from paraffin is said to be superior to
gasoline as ii leaves no carbon deposit.
ing wheel has been patented that turns
loosely ON the shaft except when locked
in position by a key carried by its
owner.
Engineers of a st. Louis street rail-
way have built a machine to tear up
old tracks bodily and break the rails
INTO lengths that are easily handled.
For waterproofag clothing and shoes
French scientist has discovered that
solution of about on ounce of paraf-
fn TO a quart of gasoline is effective.
In a mouth-organ patented by an
Iowa inventor the case is stationary
and the reeds are moved back and
forth across the openings by q handle
II one end.-Houston Post.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
English to Learn Russian.

Sir James Roberts Of Saltaire, who
has just made a gift OF $4,000 10 the
University OF Leeds for the founda-
ton and maintenance of professor
ship of Russian language and liter
allure, Is the head of a firm which
first introduced the coarse Russian
wool into English wOrsted manufae-
ture.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

A new camera-carrying case has
Compartment for additional films.
A Kansas inventor has devised heels
made mainly of coiled springs covered
with flexible leather.
Polishing furniture by machine in
stead of by hand is made possible by
a recent British invention.
Concrete may be made to resemble
granite so closely by the addition of
powdered mica as almost to deceive
experts.
To keep men who use ladders a great
deal slipping an inventor has de-
signed roughened metal plates to be
worn on shoes.
A French invention to warn an avia-
for when he is deviating from his in
tended course consists of a form Of
camera obscura.
An English lighting engineer pro-
poses to illuminate cities by the reflec-
ton of lights thrown against buildings,
in order to eliminate glare.
A Californian has invented an APP
p'iance to tell when orchestra instru-
ments are in tune, which resembles a
tuning fork on large scale.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
Correctly Defined.

The women were discussing their
marital troubles, when one asked: by
the way, what is your husband doing
nOw?"
ooh" said the other, hes a-settin'
round tellin' what's goin' to happen
next election"
"Then he's a prophet"
mo, he amt. So far as this family
is concerned. he's a dead loss"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
Touchy People.

Touchy People.
Beware of touchy people! There
are always some about, ready to poster
you in some way. Hurry on past, so
you cannot hear them, and above all,
refuse to deny what they say. Just
keep sweet and go ahead, and let their
unkind words swelter in the cleaning.
How much time and patience are vast
ed on touchy people. And yet such
people think they are the salt of the
earth and everybody else dirty water
1t is a real wickedness to be touchy
1t is as bad as lying and cheating.
1t does the world as much harm. 1t
spells more religion than swearing. If
you find a -touchy person in your
church, turn him out as soon as pos
sible; if not, he will infect the whole
brotherhood and sisterhood with his
sin. We knew a touchy person one
time whose loneliness struck in on
him and he died. We hope all our gem
tie readers will escape so sorry fate.
Ohio State Journal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
THOUGHTS TO THINK ABOUT

Man happy becomes who helps his
fellow men.
Indecision is the idle mans imprint
on all that ne fails to perform; decid-
ing little lets man do less.
The thinking done in the factory
makes 1t thrive; the horse power makes
the factory's smoke, but the head
power makes its success.
The man who stays out because he
lost out is neither a sticker nor win
ner; if he won't dig out when he's
covered up he is pretty much of sim
ner.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

coming from ali quarters Of the world.
He says:
''There exists in New York today
thriving. powerful Jewish community.
Win it remain purely Jewish, and as
such increase and prosper. or will il
become merged in the great hodge
podge Of America? Who can tell? But
at least it is certain that the millions
of Jews who have settled there are
leading q free, healthy life. Their
children have not the downtrodden as
pect of their parents. They speak
their own language aud read their Yid-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

10 surrender, In the face. whereupon
the infantryman attacked the gen.
eral, who was fighting like a madman.
and ran him through. 1t is said that
the general had been visiting the
trenches when he was caught by Ger
man curtain fire and was unable to
return. Numerous other officers, says
this report, were killed because they
refused to surrender.-London Time.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
Increase In Friends.

'T thought a five passenger car
would easily hold all my friends"
"WeH?"
"Until l got a five passenger car.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
Ambition.

spa, what is ambitionT"
"Ambitlon. my boy, is that spirit
which prompts young man to work
hard so that he can some day stop
working hard"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
CONCERNING WOMEN

Women operate taxicabs in Washing
ton, ID. c.
Woman letter carriers, in France
receive 8 francs a day.
The new labor party in ROumania is
in favor of woman suffrage.
Miss Molla Bjurstedt is known as
the Iron woman" of tennis.
Italy is depending upon her women
to till the soil of that country.
The repairing of water meters in
Philadelphia is to be done by women.
Miss Birdine Bright, factory inspec-
tor for the board of public works in
Kansas City, is making survey of
employees of stores, factories. res
taurants, offices and other places of
business where girls and women are
employed, in order TO get accurate lists
of those who are getting wage of So
n week or less
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
A Strategic Retreat.

"John, what is a proletariatp
ssMary, my dear. 1 am astonished
Won should ask me such a question and
before the children, tool"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
Natural Process.

'sWhat do you think of having a
woman on the floor in congress?"
"Why, naturally, 1 regard it as a
sweeping change"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

The Judge-You say that through
out this affair you acted like a per-
feet ladyf
Mrs. Casey-Sure, your honor; when
he tips his hat to me an me not
KNOWN him. / ups with a rock an
caves in his face.-Puck.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
THE CAST.

MRS. VERNON CASTLE as
Patria Charming.
MILTON STILLS as Donald Parr.
WARNER GLAND as Baron
tiuroki.
DOROTHY GREEN as Fanny
Adair.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

An electric alarm has been inveured
that sounds when a woman's handbag
Is opened by an unauthorized person
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

that they can build up this new Jeru-
salem, the dream of this prosecuted
r.ncen
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24
AMONG THE INVENTORS

A new camera-carrying case has
compartment for additional films.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

A Kansas inventor has devised heels
made mainly of coiled springs covered
with flexible leather.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

Polishing furniture by machine in
stead of by hand is made possible by
a recent British invention.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

A framework that almost autOmat-
ically lifts an automobile from the
floor to relieve the tires as it enters
a garage has been patented.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

Motion picture makers, who use sill
yer salts for sensitizing films, consume
about 100000 ounces of silver annu-
ally in the United States.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

The repairing of water meters in
Philadelphia is to be done by women.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

To save hauling an additional car
a railroad in Europe has put wreck
ing crane on top of a locomotive,
which provides the power to operate
IL
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

Italy is depending upon her women
to till the soil of that country.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

Miss Molla Bjurstedt is known as
the Iron woman" of tennis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-10-24

The engine of motor-driven street
sprinkler built in England, also is used
TO operate one pump to fill its tank
and another to spread the water.
The Parker post., 1917-04-14
SUE
MAY PROVE A
BONANZ "A

saved in sinking to the permanent
sulphide zone, which should be
reached in the Sue mine at a depth
around of about 200 feet
The Sue mine is one of the most
accessible III the district and with
its excellent ore showing, whichh
should be proved to the sulphide
zone at comparatively small expense,
may soon rank as one of Parker 5
Leading properties. The mine lies
in a fssure over 200 feet in width
between the oldest porphyry of the
district as hangingwall and g
gneiss fOotwall 1t was recently
taken over by G. A Marsh and as
sociates. and a definite plan Of de-
yelOpment is expected to be ann0unc-
ed shortly.
Considering the merit Of the prop
erty as shown to date. the Sue mine
is comparatively little known. Al
though only twenty minutes drive
By automobile from Parker, the mine
has been apparently overlooked un-
til recently. Driving up Belcher
Gulch to the mine copper indications
are seen on all sides and boulders
Of copper ore weighing a ton or more
flank the roadway.
The Parker post., 1917-04-14
Western Arizona Copper Company

SIP gold per ton and went per
cent copper.
Comparatively little work has
been done on the last three ore
bodies and it is the intention of the
company to prospect them extern
sively in the near future. The one
is to be explored to a depth of AGO
feet by an incline shaft, with drifts
at the 100. 25O and 4OO-foot levels.
This shaft will be located about
1900 feet from the present main
working shaft-the 60-foot incline
which is to be sunk on the same
level in the ore body first mentioned
1t is estimated that these two shafts
will develop 125, 900 tons of per
reached
1t is planned to install a large
air compressor at the present shaft
and operate all machinery, including
hoists, pneumatically. Air power
will be piped to the proposed shaft
and to the tunnel which is to be
continued to a greater length.
Ultimately both shafts will be
connected with ore bins at the river
by an areil tram.
1t IS understood eastern investors
are negotiating for considerable
block of the stock and that a deal
is pending whereby sufficient finan-
ces to put the mine on a paying
basis practically at once, will be Sc
cured Details of this deal have not
been announced.
Officers of the Western Arizona
Copper company are: n. D. Brayton,
president; Joseph P. Downey, vice
president; Carlos D. Duncan, secre-
tary; Frank Gassaway, treasurer,
and Gordon r. Steuart, general man
ager. All are residents of Miami
The Parker post., 1917-04-14
FACTS, AND FIGURES.

The twenty-five largest Ameri-
can-owned copper companies in 1917
will produce 2,O5S,OOO,OO pounds
of copper. This compares with L.
91S, 100000 pounds in 1915, an in
crease of more than per cent with
1925, 100000 pounds in 1915, an
increase of 81 per cent.
This years copper metal will be
worth 100000 at "a cents a
pound and $617,, 10000 at 30 cents.
The correct amount will likely be
nearer the latter figure, given con-
tinuatiOn of the war abroad and of
the industrial boom at home
These twenty-five companies re-
ceived for their output between
$479,, $4,000 and $3.50, 900,
based on 25 and 24-cent copper, re-
spectively, and in 1915 some S243,-
100000 on 1S-cent copper.
Thus the 1917 production will be
worth 100000 more than last
years, which explains why these
companies this year should disburse
in dividends more than $175,OOO.-
900, compared with $4,000, 900
disbursed to shareholders in 1916.
The Parker post., 1917-04-14
ACTIVITY On SUE
MINE To START
SHORTLY

The Sue mine consists Of nine
claims, surveyed for patent, and is
located about five miles northeast of
Parker, with an elevation above the
Colorado river level of about 100
feet. The mine is one Of two
groups of claims located by the
well known Billy Mack, one OF the
oldest living pioneer mining men
of the district.
The Sue mine is developed by sew
eral shafts and tunnels, exposing
good ore in all it's workings. Values
are about equally divided between
copper and gold Considerable ore
has been shipped from the Sue, the
last two shipments averaging res
pectively S85 and $50 per ton.
The geology Of the Sue is regard
ed as exceptionally interesting by
biologists and others making study
of the ore bodies in the Parker dis
trict, as the oldest formations ex-
posed are found on the property.
This formation has been exposed
by great erOsive action and
the property, because of this erosion
and it's comparatively low elevation,
has an advantage Of about 400 feet
The Parker post., 1917-04-14

What is regarded by many local
mining men as one Of the coming
big mines of the district, and one
which has received considerable at
tention from mining engineers
studying the ores and formations in
this vicinity, is the property of the
Western Arizona Copper company
located in the Williams mining dis
trict, about eleven miles above Par
ker on the Arizona side of the Col
orado river.
The property, consisting of twen-
ty-eight full lode mining claims, was
selected for the company by Gener-
al Manager Gordon r. Steuart, after
a thorough inspection OF the district
had convinced him OF the property S
worth The company took over the
property about six months ago at
the time Parker properties began to
demand attention from the mining
world The claims had been held
IOr numD0T Ol years ny JOHll
Baughman and Mrs. Elizabeth Gier,
pioneer settlers of this district, but
very little development work had
been done.
This property is located directly
across the river from the we'll known
Copper Basin mine, and the Manning
properties, now being operated under
bond and lease respectively to
Cohen & Giberson of New York,
and Long & McIver of Oatman The
general topography of the country
is very similar and the ore formation
but little different among the :hree
properties.
Because of a more fancied than
real remoteness from the regular
lanes of travel the property Of the
Western Arizona Copper company
was never thoroughly prospected
before the company took it over.
The Parker post., 1917-04-14

The mine is about four miles from
a very poor wagon road, from the
nearest we'll travelled thoroughfare,
although one of the most accessible
properties in the district, via the
river
Quick to appreciate the value Of
the latter as a means of cheap trans
portation, the company purchased
the 50-h. p. stern wheel power boat,
lola, and handled supplies and min
ing equipment by water. The ore
bodies disclosed by the assessment
holes and shallow workings of the
former owners are now being pros
pected at greater depth with f1atter-
ing results.
At the present time the develop
work on the property includes two
shafts, the shallowest of which is
about so feet in depth; a tunnel
about 70 feet in length, and numer-
Gus smaller and less important work
lHSS, dill Ol HUI, uOWGtOI, nave
served to disclose the extent and ma
ture of the ore bodies.
Mr.. Steuart, who is in active
charge of the work, is working one
shift in the tunnel mentioned above,
and will resume work in the 60-foot
incline shaft as soon as necessary
machinery arrives and the hoist is
put in operation. The tunnel is be-
ing driven along the footwall of a
well-defned copper-gold vein which
has been opened for width of
eleven feet. No attempt has been
made to cut the hanging wall.
The tunnel follows a high-grade
streak of ore that averages across
width of three feet, 10 per cent
copper and Sc per ton in gold. The
ore on both sides of this streak, for
as far as the tunnel has exposed It
and for the varying widths opened