Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-01-11
IS MAN THE ENEMY OF soAp2
~. Porter Becomes Gay in His ReyeIings
at the Farmers Congress-He Visits
the Wild West Fraeas and "Sigges's
Cake Walk - Woman Discourses on
SOAP ana Nomaus Clubs,

2 'itA HAG NtREGfNS
/ Cake Walk : A Woman Diseourses on
SOAP ana Woman's Clubs"
EDITOR Censor. -To the beet sugar
industry the Farmers Congress devoted
an hour, which was not enough time for
that important subject. Hon. G.. w.
Whitman. OF Valley, Nebraska, who
raised / 200 acres OF sugar beete, resd
an able paper on this industry. He
SAID If tbs farmer lived within Ave miles
OF factory, ADD cultivated his crop
properly, it Won d net hi,a S25 per acre
Tor his labor.
"Olnb Extension in Rqral Nsighbor-
no 'ds," was the title Of one OF The most
deiightful papers Of tha convention, BY
Mrs Miner of Dallas. This able woman
edits the wom4n's column of the Dallas
News, writes editorials, and looks after
the makeup Of the psper "rh- two
greatest civliiZing agencies the world
has ever known IRE soap and women's
CABS" was tho first sentenca Of her ad-
rhirab'e paper. Mrs. Miner declared
that soap had bean used less than three
centuries, and said, 1--WE can form con.
ception Of the horroc that will convulse
TIA advance guard Of civilization three
centuries hence, whau ii ,oks back and
eoutemplates the SD stats when women's
clubs We're not. by nature man is the
enemy of soap; so ha IS of women's
clubs. The average farmers wife re-
ceyas less consideration tAan does his
blooded stock. He beIi.vea in pedigrees
to improve his esttle ard bone fertjl Ears
TO enrich his land, bnt the idea If Civ
ing his children a rested mother, or of
Investing Ia book fertilizers for tho
family hes never dawred on him" Mrs.
Muec was given vote Of thanks for
her able paper, the entire congress ris-
ing. Governor Hoard said, II tell Won
gentlemen, that / looL upon this paTer
as one Of the grandest productions of
this entire meeting"
The afternoon OF tbe second day of
The congress was devoted to r, pi6g
contest st tho ball park. Il was a gen
u'ne cowboy entertainment, and CON
sisted 10 riding bucking bronchoe, rop,
ing Wild horses and mules, and Of ropinR
and throwing wild, long horned Texas
steers The cowboys would ride along
side steer and throw the lariat, the
pony would turn, the steer would fall,
The horse would run around him and
wird him up and hold on, thu boy would
dlsmount and tie the steer, then raise
his banda in dramatic manner and
ride away. This was doae in one in
stance in 81 seconds from the time the
boy started after the steer until be was
tied up The bravest and most danger
ous wc:h wss done by a negro named
Pickett. He started on horseback after
a ferocous, lean, long horned steer, and
when alongside Of it, jumped from HE
horse ard Rraeped the animal by the
horns. Pickett was thrown up aud
down and it seemed he would be killed
By The infuriated steer. He chung to
the brute for long time, but the steer
waa accustomed to the work and stood
up well We who stot d near felt that
Pickett would be kill-d His plan was
TO throw the stee r by fastening his teeth
IN the steers nose, After q long time
tie savage brute fell and Pickett held
him down with his teeth. The negro
went along in front of the ampit haatre
and received a generous collection that
had been taken for him. Oae of the
bucking brof cbos, ridden by boy from
Indian Territory, was Rn"outaw horse"
having killed three men The kodak
fiends were Numerous and were some
TINES in peril One near me WIS from
Worcester. Massachusetts,, a plain, good
natured fellow, whom l afterwards
lesrned was DR.. Cobb, director of an ex
pertinent station in Australasia, 7 be-
lieve in New South Wslcs. He is on
years leave of absence; his salary is
IS 600 n year. This ropir CONTEST
heats anything Buffalo Bill carries
about with him.
In the evening, in the large armory
ball, genuine cake walk was given us
Four prominent delegates 10 the con-
gross we're appointed judges A negro
male qusrtette gave several selections
There YVES clog dHncine,a rae-time dance
| by Young negress. quadrille, then a
cnlored tard played "E|i Green's Cake
| Walk" aud the cake walk began. The
men wora huge urfowerr, plug hats
End speokled neck ties. The young
ledies were trigged ont in good imi-
tation f swell society misses; their
be nnets Wers heavily flower laden; their
gowns dscollGte. or demi trained, or
elbow sleeved Their skirts, so IDENTIFY
lifted, revealed -four ces OF white. ruffisd
and lace trimmed, and slippers of white,
or pink or red, to match thu gown"
Two couples at time conterded for the
prize, which was awarded TO couple of
midgets, little boy and girl not more
than nine years old. The boy wore a
silk hat. While this little couple were
dancing the last time, we threw hundreds
Of nicRels and dimes at them which thay
picked mp. Their hands wtre full and
some one shouted to the boy "put it in
your hat" The boy with bow dotted
his tile and used it to hold his newly
acquired fortune. O. V. PORTER.
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