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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-21

The pastor of church in Chicago, on leaving his study, which is in the rear of the church, one day last week saw little girl friend of his talking with stranger. What was that man saying to you, Madge?" he asked, as he came up to her. "Oh," said she, "he just wanted to know if Dr. C. wasn't the preacher of this church." And what did you tell him?" asked the pas- tor. The girl drew herself up with an air of great pride. T told him. she answered with great dignity, that you was the present incumbrance"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-21

Since September, 1890, 20,5OOOOO tons of sand have been removed from the bar at the mouth of the Mersey leav- ing a depth of twenty-six feet at low tide in the dredged channel, where eight years ago there was only eleven feet Liverpool was driven to make the improvement by the recent growth of Southampton as a port
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-21

There are said to be no less than 4S0 ways of wearing the felt campaign hat of the American soldier, The prevail ing style is the Straight Fedora in which the crown of the hat is folded into crease lengthwise--that is. from front to back. The Fifth cavalry affect the Coppinger or Teton peak, in which the crown looks like mountain sum- running down the sides. Nearly every infantry regiment has it's own peculiar style.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-21

DILlYERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY, II CENTS A WEEK, 50 CENTS A MONTH, saToR SIX MONTHS, SC A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-21

1AE PUBLISHING co.
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28
Hygienic Points In Footwear.

Some practical considerations in this
line are presented by a recent writer,
who justly asserts that such thing as
a natural female foot no longer exists.
The instep has been contracted, the
well-marked great toe has been so far
obliterated as TO leave the second one
in the lead, and the little toe has been
pinched and squeezed until it has be-
come kind of rudiment or supernu-
merary. 1t is the special development
Oh the great toe that enables man to
stand erect and balance himself with
greater ease. The further it is spread
from the little one the greater prestige
is given to the individual, because more
leverage Is gained, while the construc-
ton of the pointed toe is calculated 10
destroy the natural leverage of the foot
converglng the little and the great toes
TO a point; in the natural foot, the great
toe should continue In a straight line
from the heel. The popular style of
shoes now in vogue induces alteration
and paralysis of the small muscles of
the foot, which has resulted in a loss of
the proper elastic step in the walk of
many individuals and this is sufficient
objection against them.-New York
Tribune.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28
POE'F OF 1'IlE SIERRAS.
Joaquin Miller Gives Madison
People a Treat.
INTERESTING WEEK AT CAPITAL.

Annual Meeting of the state Historical
Society Destruction of the Old Conn
missary building at Portage-some His
tory Concerning Count Agostin- Har-
aszthy. the Distinguished Hungarian
Political Refugee.
Madison. Wis. Dec 2O.-The literary
treat of tie season in Madison was the
lecture Of Joaquin Miller. the Poet of
inc Sierras, who spoke to c large au-
aience of culture al the Congregational
chufch. The apostle of simplicity first
gave an hours discursive talk on poet
~ IN general, illustratin. yswith readings
from his own verses, ana then devoted
Tie remainder Of the evening to de-
scriptions frcm the KIondike and his
experiences while there year as spe-
elai correspondent for the New York
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28
Cromwells Place In History

Cromwell kept quiet during the years
in which Charles was governing with
out a parliament. He is not heard of
as resisting the payment of ship money
nor even as setting at defiance the
ecclesiastical courts. Clearly he was
no ambitious firebrand. but man I'M
der authority, whose aim ii was to car
~ obedience to the utmost limits con
sistent with personal duty. This, too.
is characteristic of the man, and d.
plays itself again and again in his pro-
longed hesitations TO break with estab-
lished authority.
In his conservative dislike to hasty
changes combined with religion infiu-
encing the conduct as well as the creed,
Cromwell was fair representative Of
the better part of England; none the
less because when once his reluctance
to step forward had vanished he was
capable of administering heavy blows
against those who blocked the way too
persistenIly even for his patience, and
because when once he had broken with
the past no going back was any longer
possible for him.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28
To Relieve Choking Cattle,

A correspondent of the New England
Homestead has an excellent as well as
a humane way for the relief of choking
cattle, and he thus describes it: when
the animal becomes choked | find the
obstruction by feeling along the throat
with one hand, aud in nine cases out
of ten 1t is found in the gullet. With
the thumb and fingers the obstacle can
be forced cut the way it went in, and
generally the animal is ready to assist
in the removal A few years ago l had
heifer that was choked with apples
every few days. and In every instance
l removed them In this way without
difficulty or danger of injuring the ami
nal. think anything which an ami
NAL gets in its throat and cannot get
down i'll the natural way should not be
punched or pushed down, thereby en-
dangering the life of he animal, and
should be taken out the way it went
in"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28
To Tan Skins.

A. J. Legg. in the Epitomist. gives
the following instructions: Dog skins,
sheep skins. and such small skins as
may be made of Talue for strings. etc.
may be tanned b. soaking them in I've
made of wood ashes or lime until the
hair can be easily rubbed off. then soak
them in running water until the I've is
soaked out. Then soak in solution of
alum and salt in ihe proportion of three
pounds of alum to one-half pound of
salt. The solution should be sufficient
to cover the skin. Soak for about three
days, then hang up to dry in the shade.
Rub the skin every day until it is dry.
soft and pliable
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28
Orchard Mnnurinn

A covering of manure around trees
serves as mulch, and the humps in the
manure are broken fine by frost, while
the soluble portions leach out and go
to the roots of the trees. Such work
as applying manure to trees in winter
saves them in spring, for if the orchard
is then cultivated the hurried work of
spreading manure will have been done,
and there is more complete incorpora-
ton of the manure with the soil.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28


Experiments ia feeding and in COM
putting the value of eggs, show that, If
no estimate is made for labor, one doz-
en- eggs can be produced at cost of
about 6 cents for food, or about half a
cent an egg. If all of the food allowed
to hens were converted into eggs the
profit of a dozen eggs would be large,
even when prices are very low, but much
depends on whether the hens convert
food into eggs, 1esh or support of the
bodies. 1t Is fact demonstrated. how
ever, that when a dozen eggs are mar
keted they carry from the farm but lit
tie of the nutritious elements of the soil
in proportion to their value in market.
and on that account they are as profit
able as anything that can be produced
on the farm.-Poultry Keeper.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28

blind drunk" and before they could
pc sobered up and got ready, the John
L. stephens went steaming BY with
the government gold.
II seems that United States Marshal
Rand had got wind OF the contemplated
Faid TO capture the gold on the steam
er, and he warned the officers of the
steamer OF what might be attempted,
and placed on board twelve of his den
uties. dressed as old Califoruians
Inese men took passage In the Steer
age, and professed to be returning TO
their Eastern homes. They had hol-
STEERS with pistols belted around their
waists. In the usual California STYLE,
Ihey made the acquaintance of
NeVille's men. and two of them agreed
to guard Neville as the steamer was to
pass through the Santa Barbara Chan
nei. Each deputy marshal had his man
picked, and, If the attack had been
made by the schooner vesta, they
would have shot Neville and every one
of his gang.
Inc plot mlscarried, and the steam
err passed on her way to Panama with
out any trouble.
The syndicate of English friends of
the Southern Confederacy lost all that
Neville had expended in fitting out the
expedition, with the exception of the
proceeds of the sale of the schooner
Vesta and her supplies at Hong Hong.
whittier she went after the failure of
Neviile's plans. The confederates of
Neville who sailed with him on the
steamer were paid off by him at Pan
anna, and he and Miss Elliot took the
French steamer for the West Indies
and Europe. The newspapers of San
francisco gave an account of the
tempest in teapot when the schoon-
err Chapman was seized for attempted
piracy.
The vigilance of Marshal Rand on
this occasion saved the government
four millions of dollars.-San Francis
co Argonaut.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28
N1SCONS1N'S RECORD.
FAITHFULLY TOLD IN READABLE
SHAPE.
Big Railroad Bridge Moved-smaIl
Railroad Sold Thirty Years in the
Courts-Lights His Own Funeral
Pyre- Saved by Child,s Cries,

The Kinnikinic bridge of the Chicago
and Northwestern Railroad in Milwau-
kee was given a ride on the river the
other day. Two scows bore the bridge
down the stream and the 215-ton struc-
ture was placed in position TO connect
temporary tracks while new bridge is
being placed where the old one had swung
for twenty years. The means by which
the bridge was moved were extremely
simple. Scows were filled with water and
placed under the bridge. The water was
then pumped out, which raised the bridge
from its position. The scows with their
big load were then towed down the river
and anchored between the temporary
tracks. Water was then again allowed to
enter the holds of the scows, and as they
sunk under the weight the bridge settled
into place. The moving of the bridge was
witnessed by 10000 persons.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28
Thirty Years of Litigation.

A case of considerable interest and Inn
portance has just been decided in the
United States court at Madison by Judge
Bum. 1t was that of Daniel Cameron
versus the City of Lacrosse, involving
the ownership of large park and val
liable tract of land in the center Of La
Crosse. Cameron won the case, in which
litigation has been pending for the past
thirty years. 1t was three times tried in
the Federal courts and was once decided
by the Court of Appeals in Chicago.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28
WiItfuIly Cremates Himself.

Gottlieb Wagner, an old farmer living
near Montello, set fire to all his farm
buildings and then threw himself into the
flames. All his grain and farm imple-
ments were destroyed. His remains were
found in the ruins of the barn. The cause
of the act is supposed to have been be-
cause divorce was procured by his wife.
He destroyed the property to prevent it.
falling into her hands. Wagner kissed
the children good-by, gave each some
money and sent them to school. His wife
left him week before.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28
Sale of a Short Road.

The Milwaukee and Superior Road a
short line from Granville to North Lake,
has, it is stated, been sold to persons rep
resenting the Northwestern Road At
least large block of the stock of the
road has been sold to Vice President San
derson of the Chicago and Northwestern
Road Those who are said to have dis
posed of their stock are Winfield Smith,
A. Ii. Hadfield and Thomas Cook. The
road is twenty-one miles long and pene=
trates one of the most important stone
quarry districts in the State, 1t Is said
the road will continue to be operated as
a separate organization, but II Is believed
that eventually it will be part of the
Northwestern system
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28
70 Cure Collie.


George II. Hogan. writing to the Ag-
ricultural Epitomist, says: II would
like to have every farmer and breeder
of fine stock know how to cure collie,
or hoven, In cattle. Instead of punctur-
Ing, as recommended by some, just get
a piece of an old broom handle, or some
round stick as large. and about twelve
to fourteen inches long. and fasten in
the animals mouth so as to keep It
working at the stick with its tongue,
and 1t will soon pump up all the extra
gas accumulated in the first stomach.
Had known this several years ago I
would have been several hundred dol
lars better off in cattle to-day. have
been curing cattle for the last five
years, and have not lost a single case
yet"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28
Drowned by an Alliyatnr.

1t was upon his plantation, the Haci-
enda San Antonio, near the port of Co.
rinto, that he met his death duly g..
1870, in a peculiar manner. being
drowned by an alligator while crossing
a lagoon.
When Haraszthy returned to America
in 1S42-43, he was accompanied by his
mother, who died at Grand Gulf, Miss,
1S44-45; and his father (Charlesl. who
at the age of so. was buried at sea on
his return to San Francisco from CO.
rlnto duly -, 1870. Colonel Harasz-
thy's wife (nee Eleonora Dodinskv)
died at Leon, Nicaragua July Is, 1869;
his son, Colonel GAIA Haraszthy, died
on the family plantation in Nicaragua.
Dec. II, 1878, aged A.: his sons Atttla T.
and Arpad were born in Hungary and
now QS9S) live in California; another
surviving son (Beba) was born in Sank
City, Wis; of his two daughters. Ida
was born in Peoria, his, and Otelia in
Madison, Wis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28
Feeding Work Horaes.

Whenever working team has an I'M
usually hard job ii is the habit OF some
farmers to feed It extra, thus giving it's
stomach an additional labor and thus
lessening available present strength. 1t
ought always to be remembered that 1t
is the food eaten the day before, and
for days and weeks before that which
is available for present strength. No
animal ought to be expected to work on
an empty stomach. But a light feed
before an extra hard job is better than
loading the stomach with more than it
requires Home and Garden.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28

The Illustration shows q ladder
frame hinged in che manger at both
ends. which can be tipped up when
hay or fodder is being put in, and let
down again. This device prevents the
waste of feed. which is pushed out and
trodden under foot, and saves stock
that are sometimes horned into a man
ger or in their backs. For cattle the
crossbolts or rounds should be strong
and close enough together to prevent
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28
QuarreIs in the Army.

"Rivali les and quarrels In the Did
army" said the Colonel, ''were settled
without guns. l remember only one
case in which quarreling companies or
regiments appealed to arms, and in
that case a bare-headed, unarmed Ma
jor General turned riot into order. AS
a rule soldiers In n quarrel never
thought of their rifles, only a few feet
away, but fought thei" quarrels out
with fists and feet. BY common con-
sent rifles were reserved for the enc
mics of the country, and were not re-
garded as legitimate weapons in per-
sonal or regimental quarrelS.
after one of the greatest battles of
the war our 1ivision had a general en-
gagement with division in Thomas
corps. The fight was over rails which
at the beginning of the days battle
had been in the possession 0t- our di-
vision, but which at the close of the
battle had been seized by the other.
There was pulling and hauling. goug.
ing and striking in the dark. until the
generals commanding the divisions
good-naturedly interfered and the rails
were divided. "-Chieag 90 Inter Ocean.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28
Milwaukee FIour Mill Sold

The old Phoenix mil, at Milwaukee,
which has capacity Of about 5000 bar
rels'of -four per day. has been sold by the
Sanderson estate to I. l.. Hansen and
Robert Nunemacher. 1t is understood
that the purchasers will hold it, and if the
American -four combine is perfected. that
it will be turned into the new trust 1t
is understood that the purchase price was
about 100000, although the terms have
been kent secret.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28
Corn in Germany.

A large share Of the $1,000,000 worth
of American corr that now goes week
Iy to Europe is for the German farmer.
For the past two years the German
farmer has been learning how to feed
his corn to his stock. II is estimated
that there will be a yearly market for
15O,00o,000 bushels of American corn
Cor this purpose in the German agri-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28

y Georgia marble man says that If all
the houses not only in the United
states but on the American continent
were destroyed, so ineXhaustible is the
supply that they could every one. large
and small, be rebuilt ont OF Georgia
marble
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28
Device for Rutcbering.

This device for butchering, described
by correspondent of the Ohio Farm
er, is made SO plain by the Illustration
as to require little explanation. The
standards A A are 2x4 hardwood scant-
lings, s feet in length; the upright Il,
pinch plank about foot wide at the
bottom and inches at the top S1@ feet
long. These are hinged together on top
with half-inch holt running through
a hole bored through both plank and
scantling, and in the center of this the
pulley d is placed, u slot of course be-
ing cut in the plank for pulley to play
in.
The crank G is an old well crank, and
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28
Beauty Is Blood Deem.

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without it, Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
Tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
tlrring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
Purlties from the body: Begin to,iay to
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads.
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets, beauty for ten cents. An drug.
ylsts, satisfaction guaranteed, l0c, 25c, SOC.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28
MIXING AHairs

Oracle" said Mr.. Mcpherson, Il think
your father ought, in some way, to be
given to understand that he carries his
business as contractor altogether TOO
far"
What makes You think that?" the
fair girl asked.
when l went to him this afternoon
and told him that | wanted you for NV
wife, he told me TO submit n sealed pro-
posal and he would consider it In its
proper order"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28

Signor Francheschini, the Italian his
torian. has found in the old cemetery
of the church of Santo Croce in Flor
ence, the tomb of Ghiberti, the cele-
brated sculptor and architect. He was
the designer of the famous doors of
the baptistery at Florence. of which
Michael Angelo said that they were
"WOrthy of Haradise."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28
Saved nv n Cryiuu Child

The cries of sick child saved seven
members of the family of \. w. Withing
ton from death by gas asphyxiation at
Barabo0. About the middle of the night
Mrs, Wilmington was awakened by the
crying Of her child and at once noticed a
strong odor Of gas. which emanated from
the coal stove, Although in a stupor, she
had enough presence of mind to open win
dows, letting the fumes escape. All will
rppovaP
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28
Two Injured In Wreck.

A freight train on the Bryant branch of
the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
jumped the track near Amigo Several
box cars were turned over and two brake
men were severely injured. Louis Win
ney had his back injured and Van Leet
had q leg broken.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
torns, and oil skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect salts.
faction or money refunded. Price 25
cents per box. For sale by E. H. Craig
4 Co,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28

as indicated is attached to the plank
21a feet from the base. The whole APP
paratus is easily portable, very con-
venient and cheap in construction, and
every farmer who keeps pigs should
have one either of this kind or similar
TO 1t, for use at butchering time.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28

cultural districts alone. Previously the
German farmers had fed oats, Russian
barley and ofher cheap imported grains.
Their own ,snd Is too valuable to per-
NIT them 10 grow feed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-12-28
FaVOrite of the Repimenf.

colonel in a Southern camp over
heard an excited soldier venting his
rage In furious profanity. The man,
red-faced and big of muscle, had been
a local bully and a lawbreaker, and
when the war broke out he was given
his choice to enlist in the army or serve
a term in Jail
The Colonel was about giving an or
der to suit his case, when the big fell
lows arm was touched by a comrade,
and low voice said:
please don't talk like that"
wheeling round with another half
uttered oath, he saw a red-cheeked
boy looking into his face.
beg your pardon, Little Piety," he
said. Il didn't know you was here"
and he walked away, apparently more
ashamed than IL an officer had silenced
him.
The short but influential life of this
lad-"Little Piety"-ln the army was
told generation ago, among the other
pathetic stories of the war of '61.
The fair, delicate youth, bantered and
pestered at first by his fellow-privates,
became the favorite of his regiment by
his brave goodness and his amiable
ways. In his character religion was
something more than an adjective, and
the nickname the men gave him in Jest
remained as his badge of respect and
affection.
At reunion of this regiment, not
long since, the Colonel, in his address
to his few surviving comrades, recalled
many vanished names of the old mus
ter-roll, and said at last, 81 wonder if
you are thinking of the one member
who was nearest to all hearts,"
1--WE know who you mean," the men
answered. eve shall never forget Lit
tie Piety."
The Colonel repeated the tale, old but
always welcome, of their first great
field engagement, where the slender
young soldier, detailed on rear duty.
begged to be sent to the front with
the boys" and obtained a reluctant
consent; of the terrible battle, and the
after-scene of human waste and death,
"the sadness of which no life is long
enough to outgrow."
"On tie slope of a steep ridge skirt
ing one side of the field lay a row of
dead and dying men moved down in
the rush of heroic charge; and near
the head of the line, with his white,
girlish face turned up to the sky, we
found Little Piety.
"The boys would not bury him in the
battle trench, but made and marked
his grave under a live-oak by itself, and
sung over 1t the tune he loved:
"'Must Jesus bear the cross alone
Several years later vas far from
home, staying at city hotel, and one
day had a caller-a large, well-dress-
ed and handsome business man, who
asked me if remembered him. did
not.
"'You remember Little Piety?
"'Yes.'
"'And the big ruflian who Joined
your regiment to keep out of jail, and
whom the boy rebuked for swearing?"
Yes
"'Well, here Is what is left Of that
same ruffian. l went into tn army a
desperado, and came out n an-and
Little Piety's gentle influence opened
the way for me to do it. YOUTHS
Companion.