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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-14
BEAUTIFUL LOCALITY.
deal Spot in the Northern Part oil
Iowa County.
I0ME OF JENKINS LLOYD-JONES.

The Famous Chicago Divine Spends His
summer Vacation There In Close Com.
muni"n with Nature Farmers Who Are
Above the Average in Learning-schoui
Conducted by the Sisters of Rev. Jenk.n
Lioyd-Jones Beautiful Valley.
Madison, Wis, Dec. 6-The romantic
Brock Fam experiment of over a half
century ago was practical tiemonstra-
ton of the incompatbility Of success
full agriculture with high intellectual,
pursuits ard Hawthorne In his Bitha-
dale Romance, while supposedly re
ilecting g.impSes of the communal life
of that interesting band of transcen-
denta!ists. puts the same truth in a
concrete form by saying that Burns
was never poet while farmer aEd
never farmer While poet. 1t is plain
that however the husbandman's con-
act with nature is conducive to high
ana serene thought the distraction of
his occupation are almost as many ana
tatigusng az those of any others But
at the junction of the Wyoming and
Wisconsin river valleys IN northern
Iowa county. Wis. is a community of
farmers who not only find time to be-
come wealthy but to read and analyze
kipling and Walt Whitman and keep
abreast Of the progress IL the religious
world. besides studying the haunts and
ways of the birds and beasts of the vi
cinity and engaging in other pursuits
II !s a Unitarian community in which
there are many prominent Lloyd-JoneS
ard Ph lips families. all related to one
another. 1t is the childhood home OF
Rev. Jenkin Lloyd-Jones, the famous
Chicago divine, old the intellectual at
nlosphere which pervades the valley is
largely due to his overlooking spirit
He has a cozy cottage there where he
spends has summer vacations in cose
communion with nature.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-14
Keen salt In q dry place.

Keep salt In dry place.
Melted butter will not make a nice
cake.
Crate nutmegs at the blossom end
first.
Veal should be white, dry and close
grained.
Mutton should be deep red and close
grained.
The colder eggs are the greater will
they froth.
The best poultry has firm flesh, yei-
low skin and legs.
Lemons will keep for weeks If COW
cred with cold water.
Pastry, to be nice, should be made
when cold and kept so.
Pork should be fine, close-grained and
the rind smooth and thin.
A brush dipped In salt water is useful
In cleaning bamboo furniture.
The best beef is moderately fat and
the flesh of bright red color.
Soap and chalk mixed and rubbed on
mildewed spots will remove them.
Sandpaper will whiten lvory-handled
knives which have become yellow from
age and use.
Never let ivory-handled knives lie In
hot dishwater; nothing will SO soon dis
color the handles.
Warm bread and cake should be cut
with a knife the blade of which has
been heated by standing in hot water.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-14

W. E. Truss. famous as the 'nrst man
mn San Juan HILL" is a descendant OF
Ezra Hyde. who distinguished himself
by an unusual bravery IN the revoiu-
ton.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-14
Remedies.

Potatoes boiled In lime crusted tea
kettle viii clean it.
A hot plate placed on mustard poul-
tice Will cause It to take effect imme-
diately.
Wet salt is the quickest and most
easily procured remedy for the sting Of
any insect.
Watp- In which potatoes have been
boiled will soften aud relieve ossided
Joints If applied bot.
poultiee OF bruised peach leaves ap-
piled to a wound caused by stepping on
a nail will save from lockjaw In man or
beast.
Stove polish wet with kerosene viii
give instant polish as the stove WIN not
not be damp. OF course the stove must
be cold.
4 strong. bot decoctlou of the leaves
OF the beech tree win relieve and some
tiwes clre etter % the hands f bath
ed frequently.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-14
Tying Animals In Pasture.

Farmers during the fall often want
% tie sheep or calves In after feed. In
stead Of the customary swing pole,
take common smooth fence wire (any
lengthy ard fasten the ends to stakes
set the proper distance apart Tor to
trees). Before fastening both ends slip
ring on the wire and tie your animal
to ring. Place an obstruction on the
wire the same distance from each
stake that the tie rope Is in length.
This can be done by driving spike
between the strands of wire.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-14

Some hens do not possess the egg-lay-
ing habit. and no system Of feeding viii
make good layers Of such hens,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-14
Some odd Book Stores.

Hidden away on the side streets of the
city are several old book stores that
never seem to have any patrons. How
they exist Is mystery to the casual
passer. They are grimy and cavernous,
the perfunctory display of stock at the
doors is anything but inviting, and the
folks in charge are apparently indiffer-
ent to sales. A man who used to be in
the business himself threw some light
on the subject while in conversation
with a reporter the other day. Those
little shops he said, ARE practically
independent of casual trade; in fact,
they hardly want 1t. Each OF them has
a clientele for whom they collect books
along certain lines. One. for instance.
makes a speciality of ecclesiastir al
works; another of history, particularly
of Louisiana history; another OF med
cal literature, and so on. They know
exactly what their customers want,
and every now and then they send
them package on approval. great
many of their customers are scattered
all over the country. and | know OF
shop here that has several in Europe.
One recommends another, and you
would be surprised at the extent of
some of the lists. Casual customers,
as / remarked before. are not especial
" desired, because, to begin with, they
are apt to handle and disarrange the
stock. and then the chances are that
tbev will want some volume that is
needed to fill set in the library of a
regular patron. Such shops are kept
open more as matter of form than
anything else and TO give the establish
ed customers a place to leave their or
ders New Orleans Times Democrat.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-14
A Handy WagOu Seat.

A very handy seat for use in hauling
without the wagon box is made as fol-
lows: A is an old mower seat with the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-14

imported wool for protective purposes,
but as to the main question, whether
wool should be protected, It has been
settled in the affirmative once for all.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-14
C0usunDri0u,

It's prevention and cure speciality at
JowKIL's MEDICAL AND SURGICAL IEsTI-
ruTH. La Crosse. Wis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-14

Why IS il that Il free lunch Is never
free?
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-14
Some odd Vocations in Kansas.

Many funny things may De observed
by one who stands around the regi. "a
ton office. At Topeka man gave mis-
occupation as contractor" He has
the contract to keep the weeds down in
the state House yard. A young man
who was doing bis first work as re-
porter upon a small weekly paper gave
his occupation as journalist" The
next man to step to the desk was one
of the veteran editors OF Kansas, who
subscribed himself newspaper map"
At Wichita a man asked TO be put
down as an invalid" and two others
said: Il guess you will have to put ne
down as q loafer." In the same town
a man gave his age at 81 and bis occu-
patton as elevator boy" Another
wichita man subscribed himself as a
dealer in vet goods" term, by the
way, which has oceans of significance
In Kansas. IN Leavenworth one Of
those fellows who do business behind
three golden balls gave bis occupation
as capitalist" aud the jocular fellow
who hauls of dead horses, dogs and
cows at Atchison recorded himself as
..taxidermisf. kansas City Journal
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-14

MOTTO Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes wead
nen strong, blood pure 5Uc. 81. All druggists
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-14
Percussion Rock.

In its seclusion and picturesqueness
the locality is beautiful one. wy
oming valley is a radiation of the Wis
consin river valley and was so named
10y It's early settlers because of its re.
sembiance to its celebrated smesake
in Pennsylvania whence some of the
settlers came. IE its various divisions
and aspects. poet and painter, botanist
and fisherman are equally at home.
Through a glen at the head OF the val
.ey steals little streamlet of the purest
water. at times almost dissipating IT.
self to stretch over some limestone
shelf then dreams in pools under the
shadow OF great trees among whose
protrudiEg roots the willy rout is seen
to flash. Under the sane cool trees
the grass may not grow for want OF
sunshine. but the rich, dark earth is
carpeted In springtime with brilliant
flowers. predominating among which is
the delicate and bea utifully tinted
spring beauty, Should you wander
INTO some of its most secluded depths
of summer day and forget your rod
and meet with but few flowers you
might yet find here saving balm. In
the cool shadows of the interlacing
limbs overhead you could read with
rare solace and understanding. Lazy
COWS would wander by and stare at
you and crows and squirrels in the tree
tops far above you would ply their
busy iabors, but the distracting hum
of humanity woa aid play TO part in your
reveIies. So, TO-. in autumn, its wealth
of color. its tranced silence broken only
by the voices of nature and the sound
of dropping nuts would make one pause
and dream with time. One of the most
beautiful objects in this place of beauty
is Percussion Rock, huge sandstone
forn:ati n resembling a chimney, which
rises almost alone out of the valley and
lifts its imposing head to height OF
ninety feet A rough irregular rock
rises up beside il to about half the
height and the two are joined by huge
wedge OF stone of many tons weight
that seems to the dizzy eye ready at
any moment to pry its supports asunder
On the platform thus created grow q
few sCrubby evergreens. Close hand
is a shelving cliff christened Deer Shell
ter by the cary settlers who frequent
ly shot deer under its shadow The
base of Percussion Rock is a popular
,Ni1t 10
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-14
Ehucat Your rowels WIN Cnscnrets.

Candy Cathartie, cure constipation foreN p
i0c. 25c If C. C. C. fail, druggists refund monty
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-14
nnr r.ntr TO the Orient.

J. is now thirty-seven years since
william Fl. Seward. as Secretary OF
State, gave these Instructions to our
Minister to Japan: You viii. by an
equal. just and honorable conduct OF
your mission. make the people of Japan
respect not only the institutions OF
your own country but the institutions
Of Christianity and Western civiliza-
ton" Our new duty to the Orient
could not be better expressed ir one
sentence than in the words OF the great
statesman who during the most critical
peried OF our history filed the Office
yph unr
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-05
4 POCKET Full or cHlNk.

yearn to be poet ana I'm Trying mighty
~ a top notch dreamer and real sky
.,oer AT wealth and worldly things and call
tben empty trash,
.,a say The goos forbid tnAt shoolo ever
write for CASH.
I'm dong every 'iiins '''n " 'O''' my O'-S'N
.hst the muses. whispers shall be all the
sounds ( hear,
"a vet there come those moments Whe1'
S.rth's sweetest song, think,
:. .he bewisching jingle of pocket full OF
chink
., oon,se fnd it pleasant Just to soar around
and round
The brow of fair Olynp''s where poetic themes
o. 70 budding poets it would prove
precious boon
Il old olymp would open up s'"o 'ree AOii''
1Sile feel that poetry is splendid in its
way.
lind I'm really more IN heeo OF HhEee SQuATo
meals day.
-. ,roSe as thousand muses. for my fll of meat
and drink
long to hear the jingle OF pocket tuh OF
chink
,,sr,rat,on' 3 mighty Hne to stir the poets
breast,
n. ,ood corned beef is better far for rounding
out the vest,
,.A,vhile yearn to let my thoughts in grace
full couplets troop
sn0A things are disappointing when fellow
longs for soup.
I'd Ike to be the second cook In some real sooe
hotel .
..a nv poetic license will very gladly sell
e. two good dollars, round and hard-I lonl
70 hear them clinA
And listen to the music OF pocket fun o
chink-
Nixon Waterman In l. A w. Bulletin
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-05
Killed by Lightning.

During the storm Thursday
afternoon lightning struck and
killed two daughters of John
Whitley. who lives near Wood
bine. The family consisting OF
father. mother and three chill
dren were standing in the yard
watching the clouds when the
bolt killed the two children. one
8 8the other u years old. The
other members of the family
were not shocked, nor was a
neighbor who was hitching his
horse within ten feet of them,
The sad death of the little ones
has Frustrated the parents ano
they have the sympathy OF th'
entire commuDity.-Gainesvlllt
Hesperian.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-05

On the right hand side of Wall
street. "a little beyond the old Feder-
al hall, which stood where the pres
ent subtreasury building now Is,
was the tavern of Big Simmons,
who 100 years ago was the biggest
man in New York in more senses
than one. He was the autocrat Of
the bonifaces, and his house was
frequented by all the men Of conse-
quence in the city, state and nation
Jefferson, Franklin, Hamilton.
Chancellor Livingston and even
washineton were guests of Big Sim
mons at one time or another and en-
joyed the warmth of his huge log
FIRE while they quaffed his nut
br wn ale. The majesty of Big SIM
mons person was such that be
might be called the personihcation
of good eating. insomuch that no
body ever saw him standing at his
own door without being smitten
with an irresistible propensity to
call in and partake Of good cheer.
A biographer Of Big Simmons,
writing reminisoently in the New
York Mirror Of 1881. says; "A
proper biography Of Big simmoni
could be comprised In nothing les'
than an imperial folio Of . thicknss'
corresponding with the ass Of h
person. II. - u practically demon
strated In tie present aga tho N
dulgence of the appetite hes ct IN
root of human happiness, Of q sure
" Big Simmons was one OF tn
greatest benefactors Of the humaI
race. But the gseatest Of men mus
die, as did Xerxes and Big Sim
mons, and when this accident hap
pened to the latter II - affirmed tha
his friends were Obliged 10 cut awe.
the dooIposts to AFFORD room for hi
conn to pass New York Tines
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-05
youn. Head. old shouIasr..

Apropos of our reference to the
German emperor's notion of placing
a young head on old shoulders IN
the case Of an ancient headless
statue, a correspondent writes, point
ing out that tradition asserts the
same thing 10 have been done with
the equestrian figure now represent
ing King Charles ii In Parliament
square, Edinburgh, which by the
irony Of fate Is ereSted close 70 the
grave of John Knox He says, The
story runs that this work-in which
the horseman is represented IN Ro'
man military attire and which, be.
lieve. la cast in lead-was brought
to Scotland by a foreign skippe1
who had got hold Of II by sone
means OF other unknown, was pur
chased, decApitated (strange cours'
in view of the death of King Charles
II and then had q head of the merry
monarch put on instead "-LondoE
| News.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-05

Mr.. John Peterson, of Patoutville
La, was very agreeably surprised
not long ago. For eighteen months
he had been troubled with dysentery
and had tried three of the best doc
tors in New Orleans, besides half Il
dozen or more patent medicines, but
received very little relief. Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoe
Remedy, having been recommended
to him, he gave il a trial and to his
great surprise, three doses of that
remedy effected a permanent cure
Mr.. VIM. Mcnamara, a well known
merchant of the same place, is vel
acquainted with Mr.. Peterson and
attests to the truth OF this statement
This remedy is for sale by I. n. Cole
man and w. b. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-05

We know from Pepys and from
passages In the plays of eontempo-
rary dramatists that the manners ct
theater audiences in the restoration
epoch were not nice. but there is no
reason 10 believe that even the fops
habitually arrived at the theatef
late Mr.. sparkish, Mr.. Novel and
their fellows would talk loudly while
the play was going ON to show the
superiority Of their wit TO the poets.
but they likely were on hand early
70 lose none Of the fun In later
epochs Of English theatrical history
theater going was . serious under
taking, not a mere pastime- One can
tell from the beginnings Of old plays
that the authors counted on audi
encss closely attentive from the
nrst. Lady Randolph is the first
speaker In Douglas, Orestes In
-The DISTRESSED Mother" Almetra
m The Mourning Bride" The Gus
tom Of playing the audience m
with a short piece was Of sun later
origin Perhaps about that time the
habit Of going lFte TO the theater be-
came common "Half price" for
late comers was q custom Of 1hack-
eray's time. 90 perhaps the ordinary
New York playgoer Of this era. who
nearly ruins the enjoyment OF : te~
by going late to the theater. talking
as loudly a. he pleases as ne enters
and selhshly fussing over bis ~raIs
hafore he ssftles in his seat. has
some sort Of historical precedent for
his behavior. II has nothing else "a
racounrneud it-Nsw York Times.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-05
TRICKY THIEVES.
The Pss Deg U..d 70 Clear ths way -
ths Burglar

-
ths Burglar
A woman walked into the West
sixty eighth Street police station
and told the sergeant az the desk
that her ret dog had disappeared
1T was only yesterday" she be
gan as she pulled a small lace hand
kerchief from her belt 20 be ready
10 catch any stray tears. and Cur
lylocks. my little dog. did want 50
much to 60 out for a walk. and I
couldn't disappoint him. So out we
went down the boulevard. AS we
reached Sixty fifth street another
dog ran up to my little Curlylocks.
and the two scampered down the
street, never needing me. staid
there and waited for my dog. and 1
went all around the streets and
never found him"
Don't be alarmed. lady," said
the sergeant Hell turn up soon. 4"
mo, he won't" answered the
woman He has been stolen,
know. for Curlylocks never would
stay away from home willingly.
want your policemen to hunt for
him. and will pay q nice reward
TO the man who gets him"
The sergeant and captain both as-
sured her that they would turn the
precinct upside down to find thai
dog, and the woman left, somewhat
more hopeful than before. Nothing
was heard of her and the dog foi
two days. but at the end of tha
time the woman reappeared In tn
station house
II told you SO, -" said the sergeant
without noticing her voebeRon
look. Dog came back just as tol'
you, didn't hei"
mo, he didn't" she replied. vip
, ing her eyes. Il thought was &c
ing TO get him back. but didn't
Do you know, received a very mic
little note in the mail the same da
I came here first. The note told m
that somebody-he didn't sign an
name-had my dog at a place o
Canal street, and that he had see
my advertisement in the papers an
knew that he had my dog, and II
would 20 TO that place at 3 o'cloc
i the next afternoon / could have m
dog gle all right again
Il went down there at o'clocl
and the man who had the store to-
me he knew nothing about any do
. and when / showed him the note
Y got he said again he didn't know Il
. least thing about it. I cried all Il
> way home.
when i got home, l opened Il
: door Just as usual. and everythir
u inside our fat was turned upsi'
y down. and all my silverware wi
! gone. and every one Of our weddiT
y presents had been stolen"
!" The sergeant whistled in astonis
- ment.
'p Now" continued the woman.
don't care for the silverware
y much as my husband will when
10 learns about IL. but i do want n
dog back again.
Neither the dog nor the silve
~ ware was recovered by the police
g New York sun.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-05

An Irishman. becoming interested
in the local excitement over cock
fighting, decided 10 enter a bird In
whose prowsss he evidently had ev-
cry confidence.
On the eventful day Pat arrived
at the pit with fat. sleek duck un-
der his arm and. proudly setting Il
down before the slim adversary. re
marked:
"Divil q bit can you thrip HIN up
Ink AT that fukf'-mhnxt 6lnx1R
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-05

See what r. w. Patton, of Lane,
Tex, says of Beggs' German Salve.
have been troubled for the past
four years with Blind, Itching and
Bleeding Piles, and tried everything
could hear of without success until
began using Beggs' German Salve.
The effect was wonderful; was re-
lieved at once, and am now (afteI
nning two boxes) entirely cured.
Sold by City Drug Store and 7. y
Coleman.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-05
COTTON.

New York, June 1.-THE market
presented no special feature. Whlle
the small demand for spots at Liver
pool was decidedly disappointing,
being the smallest for many a month, !,
still local prices were well maintain
ed on account of the continued ao-
sence of rain east of the Mississippi
the government report showing only
trifling moisture at few Southern
sections. The Chronicle weekly re-
port was classed as good despite
many reports of need of rain. South
ern buying caused an advance for
the new crop months. The close
showed unchanged to points ad-
vance. Liverpool spots quiet; fu
lures dull and inactive at half ad-
vance. New York spots inactive and
unchanged.
SPOTS-MIDDLING.
New York, 6I-2; sales. $50; tone. inactive
New Orleans. 8 I-I6; sales, 500; tone
steady.
Liverpool. 8 s-I6; sales. 5000; tone, quiet.
FUTURES.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-05
MARKET REPORTS.
Received and Corrected Each Day %
Wire OF x. r. Daz=y Co.'S
Stock ExehanRe.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, June 4.-WheaL-Liver-
pool I'd higher on July. Paris opened
lower on September and December :.
but Antwerp was higher. Rust is re
ported in some parts of Hungary !,
but selling at the seaboard and here
through houses with foreign connec
tions was in order at the opening.
Locally. news of all kinds-rust anu
chinch bugs and storms to fine con
ditions and early harvest-were re-
ceived. July wheat was strong in
all markets on cash demand. One
great cause for weakness today lies
in the fact that there was very Wig
orous covering by the short interest
yesterday, which made that support
lacking today.
Corn Exports last week broke the
record at 6,6O5, 900 bushels. Liverpool
IA to 3-S lower and market has been
easy Notwithstanding reports OF
rains, which at points in Iowa have
been to date three times in volume
that of year ago.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-05

II is asserted that IL no American
meat were imported into the London
market for two days the price Of all
Kinds of meat would 60 up. and that
II the American supply were entire
ly cut OF famine prices would soon
be in force. 90 large u the quantity
honsumoA
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-06-05
Ona Special Mission.

Norfolk, June 3.-The Cinci-
natl arrived yesterday and is
lying at Lambort's point coal
ing. 1t is believed she is en-
gagged on a special mission.