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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
A Tragedy of the war.

A true love story of the war from
Chattanooga, Tenn, is told by the New
York Tribune.
Among the papers of Henry Arm
strong, an old settler of Junto, who died
a few years ago at the age of So, was
found a diary containing the story of
life Of Myra Lawrence, who was
no other than Henry Armstrong the
heroine of a battlefield
When the war broke out Myra was
q country girl who had a lover a few
years older than herself. They had
been engaged for three years when the
lad enlisted and marched away. This
was In 1862. For a few months Myra
Lawrence went about her usual duties.
but her brain and heart we're planning
all the while. Suddenly she disappear
ed from her home in Kansas, and no
race Of her could be found. Finally
the search was abandoned.
Far AWAY in the South a smooth,
faced youth applied for admission to
join Grants army, and as men were
sorely needed, all volunteers were ac-
cepted. The disguised girl was en-
listed and was ssigned to he COM
pany in which her lover was marching.
her closely cut hair and her altered
dress so thoroughly hiding her identity
that the young man did not recognize
his sweetheart. He grew fond of the
new recruit. When the hardships of a
wars romance were closing the young
man often told the boys stories of his
home and the girl he left behind him.
A few days later came an order in
the midst Of one of the widest battles
OF the wal for the Kansas regiment to
charge. The two comrades shouted
and rushed on, when suddenly the
elder n fell. The orders against aid
ing a fallen comrade during a charge
are most severe, but the soldier boy
dropped down beside his friend and the
ranks closed up and moved on. The
dying soldier Enclosed his eyes to see
bending tenderly over him his comrade
who whispered: Il am Myra.' The
soldier smiled and seemed to under
stand. When those who We're left of
the regiment after the battle returned
to the field, the boy was tenderly hold
ing his dead comrade. The captain re-
proved him, but the look on the sad.
fearless face must have checked and
affected him; he said no more. This
faithful boy" soldier some time before
the close of the war was made orderly
sergeant.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05

the men forward. Finally he walked
doWn the p~oop-ladder and straight for
var to where we were grouped.
You boys be said, hop into you
mastering clothes and go off to tie
peach III let Won have a couple 81
the boats. Come back with the other
men, n don't raise any more trouble
on than you can help,
There wasn't a man Of us that
idn want to hug little Dewey. We
gave Tim a cheer: and when we came
back we were marked in the log as
clean and sober We were not going
back on Dewey
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
Keen,np Ice from Melting.

However procured, ever If It be ice
t%hathasbeen put up by the user, ice has
cost something, and should be made to
last as long as possible. Keep the ice
in a large piece so long as you AN, and
wrap it in something that is a poor con
ductor of heat. Wooden cloths are
better than cotton, for they conduct
the heat less rapidly. Paper is better
than wooden, as 1t will not admit air.
If newspapers are used to wrap Ice in
they can be thrown away after they
have served this purpose without any
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05

Forget thee?' wrote a young man
to his girl-~forget theea When the
earth forgets 10 reyolve. when the
stars forget to shine. when the rain
forgets to fall. when the flowers forget
to hloom-then. and not iii then. will
| forget thee"
Three months later he was going to
see another girl with big feet and
money in hank.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
A stro~ whim.tree.

Durable whifletrees never come amiss,
and the kind pictured herewith can be
made at small expense. All that Is
needed is a piece of hardwood of proper
shape, grooyed at the ends so that the
piece of round iron which is bent to a
ring in the middle OF its length may be
brought we them and there fastened
with large staples, work which any
blacksmith can do, and the ends of the
rod then bent to hooks In this way
the strongest kind o. a whifletree is
obtainable, the wood holding the iron
in proper form. Best of all, double
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05

A correspondent in the Practical
Farmer says: l have made a short cut
to c In cow-pea growing by SOW
ing at the proper time. If sown before
the ground is warm and dry / get a poor
stand of sickly plants. Weeds will
thrive in cold soil, and as peas will not,
the weeds win Dol get ahead Of the
peas. IL sown when the ground is dry
and hot, cow peas will outgrow any
thing / ever saw. Best results are OBJ
tanned by sowing when the cold nights
gre passed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05

Young chicks appreciate u bit OF
shade during midday and should not
be forced to find 1t in the coop, which
too often is almost air tight. Cut a
hoop In two equal pieces and to a, b
and C each tack either end Of three
pieces of lath or other light wood. Over
this framework stretch cotton cloth,
d, or bagging and tack firmly in place.
The open ends admit a free current of
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
A. Eyas;o,

Mrs. Teller-She told me the whole
story word for word, just as / have
repeated it to you, and she made me
promise not to whisper a word of it to
anybody.
Mr.. Teller-But you told me, my dear.
Mrs. Teller-Yes, of course; but | did
not whisper, did /?
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
Feeding YaIues Comnared.

An experiment station has found that
when cornmeal has a feeding value of
100 per cent. when bran has IS per
cent, where middling from 100 to 10
per cent, according to quality, gluten
meal 152 per cent, old process linseed
meal 1876 per cent, and cottonseed meal
152 per cent. For example, when corn
is worth % cents a bushel, a ton of
corr is worth SO, and a ton of corn
meal, counting In the expense of grind
Ing, would be worth $40. When a ton
Of cornmeal Is worth $40 wheat is
worth $3.50, gluten meal $500, old
process oil meal $3.50, and cotton seed
oil $500.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
RECRUITING GOES ON RAPIDLY.


The Army Is Now Up TO the Maxi
mum of $4,000 Men.
1t is said by officials at ttie War De.
partment interested in the recruiting
movement chat mis- work is progressing
with pleasing rapidity. Recruits hav.
been receiyei at the rate of 1000 a wee,
for three weeks. The army is now prac.
tically recruited up to its legal maximum
of $4,000 men, but it is understood that
the recruiting at the present rate will be
kept up for some time, or at least till the
department receives further advices from
Gen. Otis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
win It Ever BE Overturned !

If the protection policy is ever over
turned in this country again it will be
when a new generation has come up
which doesn't remember the expert
ence of 1~S93-1S96, or when, some time
hence, the country has experienced
new and radically different ideas as to
how the government should be admin
istered. -Norwalk, Ohio, Reflector.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
Perpetual B,ackberry Patches.

When a man plants blackberries he
has a plantation hat with care and
spraying with fungicides to prevent
blight can be kept for all time. 1t Is
very hard to root out a blackberry
patch, as any who have planted the
wild sorts and who wish to change for
better can testify. But If the best varie-
ties are secured, this tendency of the
blackberry to sprout makes 1t more
valuable. AT ven a very low price the
plants a be sold to neighbors so as to
bring in nearly as much as a crop of
fruit.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05

Saffron would strike an ordinary OBJ
server as decidedly expensive at 90
shillings a pound, until told that 1t is
composed Of the central small portions
only of the flowers Of a crocus, 10000
Of which 1t takes to yield the material
for one pound.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
Almost Human.

"Don't touch me-" said the ~chrysan-
themum as 1t leaned away from the
rose.
II would be foolish to attempt it,
replied the rose. Its a well-known
fact that you haven't got a scent"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
another view of il.

He knew what they always say, so he
thought he would forestan her.
Il suppose you've never been kissed
by q man beforegs he said.
do / look as homely as all thatg she
demanded, haughtily.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
He Apologized,

Bilson-I understand you called me a
fiannel-mouthed old duffer.
Jilson--No. Some one has been
stringing you. l hope / have too much
sense TO use such highly improper Ian
guage as hat. Flannel shrinks. you
know, and that is more than / could
truthfully sav Of your mouth.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
Reason for circumspectiou.

The Dingley act is no longer referred
to by free trade editors as a failure.
They are circumspect in treating the
subject of eyenu or avoid its discus
sion entirely. The reason why they
take this attitude is not difficult to pene-
trate. They are quiet because they
have found out that all their predic-
tons are being falsified hy events, and
do not wish to draw attention to the
fact that the Dingley bill is working
very well in practiee.-Findlay, Ohio,
,J~effersonian.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
His Unfair Trick.

Claribel-You told me you were new
er going to write to young Hankinson
again.
Angie-He's written me a dozen let
tiers / haven't answered, but in his last
one he left a page out, and / had to
write and ask him what it was about.
Chicago Tribune.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
Willing to Oh1ige.

no malaria about here, l suppose"
said the prospective summer boarder.
Nav" replied the rural landlord.
we hain't never had no call for it,
but eff it's to be had down to the vii
lage | reckon as how wei git 1t fer
xa, -
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
Growing Glover seed.

One of the reasons why the first crop
Of red clover should be cut early is that
this greatly increases the crop of clover
seed in the second growth. The new
growth will start earlier, ard IL the
soil has been recently fortified with
potash and phosphate there will be a
great amount of seed in It's heads. Sow
Ing gypsum does not answer the same
purpose as sowing potash. The gyp-
sum makes a large growth of leaf and
stalk. but 1t Is at the expense of the
more valuable seed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
Diaries and Cows.

There are TOO many dairies contain
ing cows having an average of less
than 200 pounds of butter per annum
to make dairying a bonanza. BY breed
ing, testing and sending all cows not
up to the standard to the butchers a
much better standard will be reached,
and when the herd reaches 300 or $50
pounds a year a farmer can truly think
he is advancing,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
To Save sweet Potatoes.

The California plan is to put the
yams through a sweat by piling them
up ON the dry field at harvest time and
covering with four or FIVE inches of
clean straw. In ten days they should
have gone through the sweat, when
they may be uncovered, dried in the
sun and placed in cellars for the win
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
Blood


Perhaps it is best after all" remark
ed the rejected suitor as he fingered ID
the hall. "a man of % would soon tire
of a wife who lowered around the 30
mark"
why, MIR. Ardent" said the Y-oman
in the case, how very ungallant of yon
to insinuate that am 81"
well, perhaps you are not" he re-
piled. '),ut it certainly struck me that
you were somewhere near the freezing
point"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
Chaplain overreached Himself.


Colonel J.. A. ]. Smith, the coal man,
we'll known in G.. A. r. circles, a mem
Der Of the Fred G. Jones Post, and
who resides on Kemper lane, near Mas
sau street, Walnut Hills, is full to the
brim with thrilling tales of his expert
ences during the late war. So, when
ever the Colonel is in a reminiscent
mood, any one within range of his
voice is sure of hearing a hair-rais;ng
narrative. Here is his latest:
During the winter of 1S63-'64 nv
brigade was in winter quarters near
Nashville, Tenn. | was at that time
acting is hospital steward and made
my headquarters in a log cabin. We
had or chaplain a Kentucky gentle
man-never mind his name-who could
preach a ringing sermon and who fair
ly w~orshiped a good horse. This rever-
end gentleman had long been casting
an enyious eye on a beautiful cream
colored gelding or a neighboring farm,
which he could not become the owner
of for love or money. So at last he sug-
gested to a veterinary surgeon connect
ed with the command his desire for the
horse, and did the veterinary think he
could secure the animal in any way
for a consideration? The horse doctor
thought he could, and did. He Just
went and stole the horse. Next morn.
ing the chaplain came over to my log
cabin and asked If / could mix up a
hair dye. / looked up a formula, mix
ed up a feed bucketful Of stuff contain
ing plenty of nitrate Of silver, and nj
trate of silver was dern scarce In those
days, and the horse was then led be-
hind my cabin. A soldier was put to
work on the animal with a sponge, and
in a minute one side of the cream-color-
ed steed was a beautiful bay. He then
veered to the othe. tide, and after Wig
orously stirring up the mixture with
a stick commenced his work. But BY
the time he had finished and used ND
all the dye and the last nitrate of silver
In camp he saw his mistake. He had
stirred up the sediment in the bottom
of the bucket, made the dye much
stronger, so the nigh side of the horse
was a deep black, the off side a bright
bay. We had to run that horse out of
camp. A circus clown would have
made his fortune with him, but he
wasn't fit for a chaplain.'-Cincinnat
ENQUIRER,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
SUN ExPLoDES DYNAMITE.
Zinc Miners Narrowly Es-
- Rns.- QIc-.. r.

M1ssouri Zinc Miners Narrowly Es-
cape Being Blown Up.
A strange story Of an explosion Of dy.
Mantle by the sun comes from the Turkey
Track zine mines, near Aurora, Mo. The
miners left half a dozen sticks of dyna-
mite in an open box not far from the
shaft. Just before noon the rays of the
sun, becoming focused on the dynamite,
caused its explosion. Some Of the holster
men narrowly escaped.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
with Emphasis.

Amy treadingl-He gave her a jew
eled v-in-a.g-re-tt-e-how do you pro-
neunce that, Uncle Isaae?'
Uncle Isaac tgrnfiyl-I pronounce it
downright foolishness.-The jewelers.
Weekly.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
pEieNAN DECIDES TO RETIRE.
Sailor of Merrimac Fame Not to En-
ter the Military Academy.

Oscar w. Deignan of Merrimac fame
has given up the idea of becoming a naval
cadet. A bill was introduced in Congress
authorizing the President to make him a
naval cadet, but it was amended reauir-
ing him to pass an examination the same
as sny other cadet. He has not the
means to go through a preparatory course
and has rejected offers of support made
Inv friandS
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
Ills Fond Hone REALIZED

Your number" said the warden to
the new prisoner, sis 800"
.Thank you.r replied the ex-eashier.
i've been trying for years to get into
society, and here | am In the 400 at
last
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
London Omnibus Earnlugs.

A London omnibus earns on an aver.
g A shilliugs per day from passen-
gers, and / shilling per day from adyer.
tisers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
Kautz a Confederate Prisoner.

When Admiral, then Lieutenant,
Kautz was exchanged, and thus lib
Grated from his Confederate prison in
Richmond, his was the first case Of ex-
change of prisoners sanctioned by
President Lincoln.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05

Be particularly kind 10 your neigh
bors after You have added a bay win
dow to your house. or they viii claim
You are .'stu.k up"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
Success, with Cabbages.

After many years of failure IN cab
bage raising l sowed Maule's all head
early, sure head and safe crop cab
bage seed. The result is / have cab
bage and kraut The year around. For
early use l SON In the spring as soon
as the ground is warm and dry. |
think the plants are more thrifty than
IL sown in hotbeds. l mix a little wood
ashes in the bed before sowing, and
always have cabbage ready for use IT,
June.-Ars. II. Hess.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05

through the winter need not stand In
the way. Almost every large scotsman
propagates sweet potato sets, and for
a very small sum of money he will fur
nish enough sets so that a farmer can
grow several bushels of sweet potatoes
in the fall. 1t is worth trying. The
farmers table does not have as great
a variety Of vegetables as 1t should,
and the sweet potato Is 20 universally
liked that 1t makes an extremely desir-
able addition during the season 1t can
be easily kept.-American Cultivator.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
a wormx Yarn.

The yarn about the $4,000, 900 cam
paign fund with which Mark Hanna
bought the victory of 1S96is again filling
upthecolumns of the Democratic news
papers. The fact is that the friends Of
honest money and sound government
did respond pretty literally when the
hat was passed at that time and sue
ceeded in accommodating a fund aggre-
eating just 81 100000. 1t took $1,0G0,-
300 to supply the literature for the
''carapaign of education and the bal
stnce went for speakers, halls, travel
ing expenses and the Ike. 1t was con-
sidered q big fund and 1t was well ex-
pended. The Democratic fairy story
about the $50, 00O,Go0 sounds particu
larIy humorous to anyone who was
ever on the inside of the finances Of a
national, State or local campaign.
There is a good deal of business about
politics, and the business instinct gets
into the campaign fund quicker than
anywhere else.-Sioux City Journal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
of Course.

seThat stage production Of Ben Hur'
Isn't fixed up properly.
why nctT
The chariot ace ought TO be an auto
mobile race
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05

If d man be endued with a generous
mind, this is the best kind of nobility
Plato.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05

Ing response of the popular pulse. Free
coinage has been as effectually side
tracked as the demand for unlimited
issues of legal tender paper money. 1t
is a bogy of the past.-Philadelphia
Record.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05

Whether society viii countenance a
man depends more on his figure 81 than
his face.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05

II you want to get even with a MAJ,
pay him what you owe him.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05

1t takes q healthy man four months 70
cat his own weight in food.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
Tn Sore straits for an Issue.

A III : tOA al Ar1ht
When he was in Congress Mr.. Bryan
was a great advocate Of free trade,
but had no fault to find with the
money system. When he was d can
didate for the Presidency he dared not
attempt to defend or advocate free
trade, in the face of the terrible bungle
Democracy had made in tariff legisla-
ton from which the country was then
suffering. Instead, it was the money
system hat was all wrong. The peo-
pie decided that question, as they de-
cided the tariff Question, against the
Democracy. And now. if he shall be
the Democratic candidate next year.
Mr.. Bryan must perforce abandon his
pet theories of 1896 and whoop it up
on a bust the trusts" cry. Democracy
is in sore straits for an issue. 1t al
ways has been.-Mansfield, Ohio, News.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05

Farmers Growing sweet Potatoes.
1t is always a surprise to us why
more farmers do cot grow sweet pota-
toes, at least enough for home use. The
difficulty Of keeping the seed potatoes
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05

No woman believes she ever entirely
loses tie girilsh charm.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05

IRIS is q maxim Of unfailing truth.
that noEody ever prizes into another
mans concerns but with a design to
do, or to De able to do him a mischief
South.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
Cow Pea.

air, while the cover keeps off direct
sun rays.-American AgricultIrist.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05

Budding wo-
What
glorious POSSIBLE
tiles What half
hidden dangers !
What a time for
tender sympathy!
At puberty nature
generally makes
some attempt to
establish physical
ra-,.1a.sf.ae A,x&
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05

Geese Are Prepared for Long Marches
According to a consular report a reg
ular goose market" takes place at
Warsaw during the month of October,
through which some 10000 0 geese
pass, some for consumption at War
saw, but most for export to Germany.
One-third of the geese come from the
government of Wilma. and many
have come long distances, which would
ruin their feet, to prevent which they
are "shod," as 1t Is called, before set
ting out on their journey to Warsaw.
That is. they are driven first through
tar poured on the ground, and then
through sand. After this operation
has been repeated several times their
feet become covered with a hard crust
which protects them during their long
march on hard ground.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05

Lambs are wont to gambol on the
green, and so are the feecers.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
HOMEMADE wHIFFLETREE.
sheen Dippiur Preparation..

illustration, which is from the Ohio
Farmer, shows the construction.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
wounds In Trees.


Wounds made In the stems of trees
by pruning or otherwise, should have
the wood preserved to keep it from
decay till the new bark and wood ex-
tends oyer 1t. Gum shellac dissolved
in alcohol is far better than paint. Put
the shellac into a wide-mouthed bottle,
cover 1t with alcohol. and let 1t stand
twenty-four hours. when it may be APP
piled with a swab or brush. 1t serves,
as nearly as may be, as the substance
of bark; Is not affected by heat or cold
or wet or dry weather, and retains the
sap up to the cut, healing the wound
without a scar. Any limbs cut off
square ON top will leave a dead end
from six inches to a foot, which will
eventually die and rot off. Limbs
should be cut of slanting-neyer
square on top-as is often done
Meehan's Monthly.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-07-05
a Business Quality.

"Mr. Perkins is a good business man,
isn't he, d~aughterF"
Il think so. mamma; ten minutes af-
ter he was presented to me he told me
he was a widower.n
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-01-07
PART II.

Cornet Solo-Flight Of Ages -. Bevan
Mr.. Charles Kreuter.
Observation-Disclosures. ......Verdi
Overture-Struggle for Fortune.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .......Suppe
Finale-n Giuramento. ..Sanelli
The Star Spangled Banner.