Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-01-05
THE FARMER HAS A DREAM.

A Dream With Material Moral 10 It.
We Are Praying That Two Thousand
Delinquent Subscribers May be SINH.
larry Affected
Once a farmer bad one thousand
eight hundred bushels of wheat, which
he sold, not to a single grain merchant,
bnt to one thousand eight hundred diff
ferent dealers, bushel each A few
of them paid him in cash, bat far the
greater number said it was not conven-
lent then, but would pay later. A Few
months passed, and the mans bank
account ran low. "How is this?" he
said. my one Thousand eight hun
dred bushels of grain should have kept
me in sfilnence until another crop ia
raised, but have parted with the grain
and have instead only vast number OF
accounts, so small and scattered that
/ cannot get around and collect it fast
enough to- pay expenses" So he posted
up public nolice and asked all those
VIII owed him to pay quickly But
few came. Ths rest sad, "Mine is only
small matter, and will 60 and pay
one of these days." forgetting th'.t
though each account was very small,
when all was put together they meant
large sum to the man. Things went
on TINS: the man got to feeling so badly
that he fell out of bed and awoke, and
running to his granary found his one
Thousand eight hundred bushels OF
wheat still there. He had only been
dreaming and hadn't sold his wheat al
all.
Moral The next day the man went
to the publisher of his paper and said j:
"Here sir, is the pay for your paper;
and when next years subscription is
due you can depsnd on me to pay it
promptly. I stood in the position of
an editor last night, and know hqw
it feels to have ones honestly earned
money scattered all over the country
in small amounts.
Change in County Judgeship.
M 'nday, thu legal day for transferring
of official positions, counteuauced only
one change at the seat II government in
Vernon county That was the transfer
of the probate judges Office from @. W
Graves to d o. Mahoney, who was
elected last spring. 1t was in form only
a handing over of keys. Mr. Graves
has held the position for three and a
half wears, being appointed to Il | the
unexpired term of Judge Wyman, who
was promoted at that time to higher
court. For ought we know Mr. Graves
has made good record for psinstaking
and efficiency in the position. His sue
cessor. Judge D. O. Mahoney possesses
'helegal learning to make n safe guardian
for the interests OF wards and estates
Add to this the universal confidence OF
the people and we ought to have an
ideal court we'll administered Mr. Ma
honey is vet a young man He is n
native o. New York, born in 1855 L
h,!dhood be m we'd with his parents 10
D. county. wher-, in addition to The
common schools. he attended busin ,ss
college and the state university. tie
tanght and farmed till his removal To
Ontarlo in 1880, where he was principal
of the school for five years, succeeding
to the county SUPPLEMENTARY which
he filled with satisfaction and signal
ability for eight years. Following this
he was a member of the legislature for
four years and during this latter service
graduated from the state university law
school and Immediately engaged in prac-
tice. That Mr. Mahoney will make a
just, conservative and efficient judge
none doubt who know his characteristics