Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-05-10
REPORTER TELLS OF TRIP

DR.PURIER TELLS III lRlP
True to his promise, DR.. C. V. Por-
ter sends the Censor the first of his
series of articles A Wanderers Diary
1t ,abounds IN those quaint observa-
tons which make his letters SO read
able and enjoyable
A WANDERERS DIARY
Monday, April TO- Left Viroqua
for New York. First trip far away
from home since 1915. Farmers haul
ing home baled hay, a bad practice.
I preached for years for them to drill
in fodder corn thickly for stock. Hope
they do it this year. More corn and
less tobacco. Sparta to Washington
rode with Mrs. Smith, wife of big
branch conductor; an excellent travel
ing companion; never made the trip
to easily.
April IL. Did National Museum.
one of the worlds greatest and best
collections of Ethno, zoo and geologi-
cal specimens; also Smithsonian In
stitute. Saw Lincoln Memorial soon
to be dedicated. An abbreviated Par
thenon with box roof instead of two
sided roof; statue Of Abe inside. Wish
they could put the 14x16 fot log hut in
which Abe was born close by.
April 10. Arlington, one of the
worlds most beautiful cities of the
dead. New Colonnade and amphi-
theatre of beautiful white marble. a
classic structure. Hundreds of pri-
Yates and officers of World War buri-
ed there. Beck, Judge Days victim,
buried there yesterday.
April IA. Washington to Hoboken
via Penn. Ry. Stopped at Manhattan
Jc. and subway to close by u. S.
steamer piers. Slept well and went to
boat at 10.
April Is Got six berth cabin. three
clean Czechs and an old fat shorer as
companions. Old man clean, S feet
high, feet circumference; big gour-
mend and will die of apoplexy if ne
don't let up on feed. America, our
ship was Hamburg American steamer
America. % 900 tons, 10 days to Cher
bourg, has ESQ Bird cabin; $50 LIST on
board. Crew of $50, mostly Germans.
Passengers Bird class largely German,
bohemian and Hungarian, nice people
Hundreds of big baskets of fruit and
many flowers sent to first cabin. Bad
practice if sea is rough 0dor and
sight of these causes NAL de mer. Sail
ed at noon. Outside three mile zone
bar opened up; for two hours this was
the wettest boat | ever sailed on and
bumblers of beer came up to the wait
ing. room by the 5ozen; beer 10 cents,
whlskey rs cents FER glass in 3rd cab
IN. No hilarity, no DRINKS.
April 16 Easter Sunday. 1900
pounds of chicken on board for Easter
and plenty of eggs, some colored ones.
Cuisine on boat very fine. All food
served Bird cabin fit for LIST class hotel
table;variety great. Apples, oranges,
chicken, fine soups, oatmeal, cereal.
rice, beef, sour mackeral, spirits wurst,
Iprune and apple sauce, soft white, and
black ship bread, pickles, milk, tea,
coffee; damask table cloth. Beds in
state rooms good sotton mattresses.
white sheets, colored blankets, steril
lied every trip and rooms painted
white. Walls scrubbed every voyage
and floors daily.
April II Sea calm last three DAYS.
! ate only dinner then lay abed until
evening
April Is Showed passports to u. S.
officer. Our steward is fine fellow.
family lives in Bremen, three stories
up, have three rooms, kitchen and
small room, rent he pays is 500 marks
yearly. He earns $50 and tips on boat
and his rent is equal to less than 50 a
year in our money!
At every evening we have a fine
concert in the dining room given by
boats orchestra. Dance some nights.
There is one Chinaman aboard going
to France, who was soldiers there:
also Californian of culture and re-
finement who intended to work his
way across but failed. He proposes
to work his way around the world and
land IN California next January. He
plans to get work in Paris. His Swiss
friend and have been helping him
to draft an ad which he will insert in
a Paris paper. 1t runs like this: can
American gentleman, refined and sch
olarly, desires board and room in the
home of congenial young French
widow of refinement, where he can
learn the French language" There
were 80 children marching on Bird cab
In decks yesterday and several more
below So far the sea has been calm
as millpond.
April 10 and 20 Some gourmands
letting up on feed. Surprising how
much some gluttons will eat if some
Douy els pays the Dill.
April II Early wounded sailor brot
in small boat from freightor for our
two surgeons and nurse to care for.
Boiler explosion, hurt six days ago;
Cunard and White Star steamers re-
fused to take him for he was not an
English sailor. He is doing well to-
d ay. Baby born aboard last night.
Funerals and ACCOMPLISHMENTS cost little
on big liner. Cheapest men on board
get $50 month. German stewards
excellent. Two live children born on
this trip and one stillborn. One Ger
man young man being sent back from
Ellis Island. Ships officers in Bre-
man tried to get him into u. S. as SER
van tof 1st class passenger who, con-
fronted withe fellow declared he had
no servant. Fraud-Return.
Sunday p. m. ate first square meal
of soup, chicken, milk, bread, and ice
cream. Have had lovely voyage. ex-
eellent companions and at six tonight
mail closes, is put off at Plymouth.
we go on to Cherbourg and tomorrow
expect to expect to land in the Care
St.LaZarre in Paris. Am rehearsing,