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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11
A Handy Hauling Crate.

1t is often convenient to have a crate
in which to haul a single hog, sheep or
calf. 1t is not necessary to have 1t SO
large or so heavy but what it can be
easily lifted into the wagon, or ever
taken in the light wagon, where the
animal to be hauled is not too large
and heavy. The frame should be made
of 2x4's, strengthened by rods and
bolts. Four-inch Stats are nailed hori-
zontal on the inside of the sides, and
perpendicular on the end. Three Stats,
dropped from above and retained in
position by the mortised end, will re-
tain the animal when inside.
The crate is about 3 feet wide, AZ
feet high and 5 feet long. The three
frames are mortised at top and bot
tom, and nave a rod (A) at top, and at
the bottom two 2x4's are bolted at B..
The floor is spiked down to these. The
Stats are nailed on from the inside to
prevent crowding off. To give strength,
substitute a 2x4 in place of slat Cd
which should be bolted to the frames.
The Stats for retainir. the animal are
made Of 2x4's. They are made to slip
down between the rcd and outs de 2x4
brace across the top OF the real frame,
the bottom of the slat co m 1rtised to
fit a square hole cut on the floor and
the top held in position by a pin fitting
into holes bored through the top of Stat
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11
GROWTH CT yAE TeLEpHonE.
The United states Leads the World in


h United states Leads the World in
Many Particulars.
The growth of the telephone. more
especially in this country. has been phe-
nomenal. Since 1879. when its pracfi-
cal qualities were demonstrated, 49,
$50 mills of telephone wire have been
strung on poles, buried Ia the ground,
stretched on buildings and laid under
water within tie boundaries of the
United States. That Is at the rate or
3S,440 miles per annum, or, allowing
300 working days to every year, rather
more han 12S miles a day. OF the total
length of telephone wire iii this country
which would reach 96h times around
the earth at the equator, by the way
369,503 miles are overhead; nearly as
much, or G5S, 1Sf, are under ground; TO-
500 are in buildings, and 1913 are in
submarine cables. All this wire con
meets 4G5, $50 telephones-more than
four times as many as are in operation
in England, which has only 100. 0S4.
and 11,33G more chan the total of all
continental Europe. which has only
453,S44. Germany excels England, and
leads all other European countries with
113,9S1; Sweden, c~uriously enough.
comes next with $4,000; France follows
with $4,000; then Austria with 1852:
little Switzerland with 32,2J2; Norway
with 20,67S. and Russia with 20,1OS.
There are telephones in Italy, Spain,
Portugal and some Of the smaller Eu-
ropean countries, OF curse, but they
are of small consequence there, rcia-
lively, with their Importance here, ara
this will be understood from the state
ment that $4,000 telephones--more than
in all Norway or all Russia, and nearly
as many as in Switzeriand-are in reg
ular service in the Borough Of Manhat-
tan alone.
Besides having thousands of miles of
telephone line and thousands more in.
struments than any other country, the
United States leads the world in length
of line, the longest line operated in Eu-
rope being only $50 miles, while the
longest line here is of 1000 miles. I'm
til recently the longest line extended
from Boston TO Omaha, 1900 miles, but
the line recently completed to Little
Rock, Ark, exceeds this by 400 miles,
and win, in turn, be EXCEEDED 0 by
the line to New Orleans. COMMERCIALLY
speaking, this last line reaches Inc pres
ent practical limit. Scientifically speak
it is possible to operate a telephone
line around the earth, but this would
require a copper wire of great weight
and enormous cost. In practice it has
been found that wire of 400 pounds to
the mile is heavy enough to operate a
line of 1000 miles; wire weighing 500
pounds to the mile will carry nearly
twice as far. 1t would require wire
weighing 1900 pounds to he mile to
operate a telephone line from the East
&c San Francisco. Such a line will be
built just as 20 as the Pacific coast is
settled sufficiently to afford profitable
business for it.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11

A metal box Autographed
in colors, containing One
Hundred Hair Pins as.
sorted sizes anf styles;
straight, cIimpled and in
visible. The different
styles are IA separate com.
Sent post
paid ON receipt of 2
cent postage stamp
and 10 signatures cut
from OF Ar
buckles Roasted Coffee.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11

A beautiful
i'm
picture TX
20 inches in
size. Sent
postpaid.
ON receipt
Ut WIN
postug 9
stamp and
10 sigma
lures cut
from wrap.
pers of Ar
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11

fired there was one particular niece
that was very annoying, on account
of Its Smelling the headquarters. turned
to General Devens. and said. For
Gods sake, General. LET us knock thar
gun over. for | a do it, The Gen
eral replied that be was afraid that he
might hit some Of Clusters mea. who
We're but recently ordered out on Tho
left They are d there replied WI
liston, II should sec them il they were
/ know where | am going t. shoot. I
VIII not hit any one / only want Ia
knock that gun over General Deyerx
still ~hesitating. Wiliiston said, aLet me
fire on my W responsibility. for
Gods sake. Will you do it," At last
the General consented, when-banc,
went n OF the pieces. and oyer went
the doomed gun, the carriage shat
tered and dispersed instantly. There
said the keen-eyed Williston. with a
smile of triumph, Il told you | could
do it,"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11
Ties for Binding Corn.

Whenever rye and corn are grown on
the same farm, it Is a common practice
of farmers to save some of the rye in
bundles and thresh them out with the
fail. The rye straw thus secured
makes excellent bands to bind the tops
of corn when it is put up in a stack.
But the rye straw is also in demand
for other uses. A few square rods set
with osier willow will furnish stronger
and better ties than can be otherwise
procured. and at very little expense.
The green corn stalks commonly used
for binding III are always brittle and
commonly break before the stack is fin
ished, thus exposing grain and fodder
to injury from storms.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11
Farm Wells.

Those who pack away summer but
ter for winter use can scarcely do bet
ter than to make 1t into Jumps. pound
or half-pound size, and wrap each lump
in clean muslin or what is known as
cheese cloth. Then prepare a strong
brine, using only the purest of water
and salt. and boil this for a few min
utes, carefully Swimming off any i'm
purities that may arise. There should
not be any, but one cannot always be
sure Of even the clearest of water or
the most praised salt. Have as much
and a little more salt than will dis
solve in the water and pack the Jumps
of butter In stone Jars or clean tubs as
closely Us they will pack. Pour the
brine over 1t when cold so that all will
be covered and put on a board with
weight to hold it down. There need
be no Fear of the butter growing saltier
by being in the brine, as it viii not alb
serb salt from the brine if 1t is proper
~ worked before packing.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11

to lead off surplus water. The deep
furrow piles toe much earth over the
seed, and this causes it to winter kill.
as the germ starts too far below the
surface and is broken off from its roots
by the expansion Of frozen SOL in win
ter. II the land Is underdrAr led all
the water will sink into the soil and
go of through that. Ii the land is not
underdrained, and is likely to have
water standing on ii, running a furrow
through the field IA not do more than
carry off a little Of the surface wafer,
leaving the soil fully saturated and
liable to become h~oneycombed with
frozen earth So soon as cold weather
comes.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11
AbiIity of Gen. n. Z. Forresi

1t Is related of Gen. Nathan Bed
ford Forrest that on one occasion a
~loauacious widow asked him why his
beard was stiii black while his hair
was turning gray. Sen. Forrest an
swered that he could give no explana-
ton unless that .he had used his brain
d little mere than his Jaw 1t vas
this quality that made Gen. Forrest
one Of the greatest soldiers of his time,
the soldier of whom Gen. Sherman said.
after all. | think Forrest was the
most remarkable man Il civil war
produced on either side. In the first
place. he was unetlucated, while Jack
son and Sheridan and other brilliant
leaders were soldiers by profession.
He seemed always to know what | was
doing or Intended to do, while I am free
to confess / could never tell or form
any satisfactory idea of what be was
trying to accomplish
Lord woIseley. commander of the
British army, wrote Of him: Forrest
had no knowledge of military science,
not If military history, TO teach him
hfAv We sho1ld act. He was entirely
ignorant of what other generals In pre-
vious wars had done under very sim
liar circumstances What he lacked in
book lore was to il large extent com
pensaled for By the soun5ness Of his
Judgment upon all occasions. and by
his v Of thinking and reasoning
with great rapidly under fire. Inspired
with r military instinct. he was YER
ily natures soldier. In war. s;tid Ma
poleon. men are nothing a ma IS
everything II will be difficult to hnd
a stronger corrobration of this maxim
than is to be found in the history OF
Gen. Forests operations
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11
BEFORE BABY rs BORN"
A Valuable Little Book of Interest
to All Women Sent Free.

Every woman looks forward with feel
ings Of Joy indescfibable to the
one great event in her life, COM
pared with which all other pale into in
significance. How proud she will feel
when her babe nestles or her breast
how sweet the name of ~Motherp' And
yet, her anticipation of this event is
clouded with dread of the pain and dam
ger of the ordeal, so that it is impossi-
bic to avoid the feeling of forehoding
which creeps over her. The danger
and suffering attendant upon being a
mother can be entirely prevented, so
that the coming of the little stranger
need notbe looked forward % with fear.
Every woman who reads this, canobtain
free a valuable little book entitled "Be-
fore Baby is Born by sending her adj
dress to the Bradfield Regulator Co.,
Atlanta Ga. This book contains price,
less information for all women, and no
one should fail TO send for it.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11
oata Grown After rownsa..

ON poor soil II has been shown that
where cowpeas were grown and the
vines turned under the yield of oats
was ten bushels per acre greater than
where this crop followed German mil
let piowed under as a fertilizer. The
same series of tests was made at the
Alabama station, and showed that oats
on cowpea stubble produced higher
Yields than where the vines were turn
ell under. This the station thinks was
probably due 10 the fact that the vines
were not properly buried, and conse-
quently the stubo.e afforded q better
seed bed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11

Ut-CAst-A fJuf OEHpE VINES.
The American grape vines are less
subject to disease than those of for
eign origin, and are wholly exempt
from attack Of the p~hylloxera on the
roots. Some of the European vine
yards have been grating their wine
grapes on roots of American varieties
as the only way 10 save them from the
p~hylioxera. To eat raw some of our
native grapes are better than most of
the European varieties that can here be
only grown in houses where they are
sheltered from winds and storms.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11

7 S Davidson. a piece OF land
and q part OF barn north OF
Vernon in fraction 4 Craw
ford county line.... $50
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11

fence from our coolest winters, but
under good management. and especial
ly when it is Kept in a basement house
so that the winds do not chill. this foai
has laid right on from November until
eggs only during the hot weather in
midsummer. 1t is an excellent table
fowl. 1t is doubtless the best of all
hens in a small lot in a village or town
where confinement is necessary. Halt
a dozen hens will then supply a small
family with eggs.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11
Time to Cut NiIIet.

There is a popular belief that miIlet
seed is very good for horses, and the
desire to get it well developed causes
this grain to he generally cut too early
TO make the best fodder. Even for
horses we should cut it before the seed
was fully grown. 1t will gain some
in size after the stalk is severed from
its roots. For cows it should always
be cut early, and as millet hay has
to be cured when days are rapidly
shortening, it should be put in cock
and kept there until ready to be drawn
to the barn or stack.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11
A Romantic Enlistment,

The recent death OF Rev. George W.
Pepper, of Cleveland, calls to MUD the
story of his devotion to the Union
cause, which has in it all the clements
of omanc
Famine year IN Ireland, an Irish lady
stod with her young son, watching the
American man-ef-war, Macedonia,
come to anchor at Belfast, freighted
with Indian meal for the sufferers, says
the Western Christian Advocate. This
lady was the mother of G.. w. Pepper.
The generous act Of this Government
so thrilled her that, taking her sons
hand and raising it to heaven, she made
him vow to God that should any calam-
ity ever oyertake the American people
he would never forget the Stars and
Stripes. Years after, when that lad
had grown TO mans estate and had be-
come a minister of the gospel, a mem
Der of the North Ohio conference, in
1861, when the country was lurid with
the smoke and flames of civil war, he
preached from bis pulpit in Keene a
sermon of imprisoned patriotic elo-
quence from the words, "Out of the
South cometh the whirlwind." in which
he described the scene and oath in Bel
fast. The effect upon his congregation
was wonderful. The hour had come
for the preacher 10 fulfill his VOW, and
no paper being at hand, the your. pas
tor wrote out and signed an enlistment
on the 1y-leaf of a hymn-book, and APP
pealed for volunteers to join him. Six
ty at once enrolled, and the next day
the list grew to 100, and, with the pas
tor for captain, became I'll Company, in
Col. Ephraim Il. Eekley's Eightieth
Ohio Volunteer Infantry, doing gallant
service in the yicksbnrg and Atlanta
campaigns, proving himself a our
ageous. wise and successful officer.
Then he was sent as consul TO Milan,
and %afterward made an extensive tour
through Europe and the Holy Land.
Returning, he spent the closing years of
his life in and about Cleveland, where.
in great peace and honor, he dice.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11

Sheep cannot be crowded. In winter.
after they a no longer find anything
ON the fields, it is better TO Keep the
flock in an Enclosure. allowing an open
she'd for shelter. but the floor of the
shed should be kept clean. Several
small fiocks will thrive where success
cannot be attained with one large flock.
Merinos and Southdowns can be kept
in larger loeks than 0xfords, Cots
malds or other large breeds.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11

Alley Peterson eknwh Is IL IS
II. Andrews, Beginning 90 70
east Of the sw cor of the mex
SEQ. 35, T ~, Rs W. running
thence W l6h rods. n 80 'ods,
c 1917 rods, 5 80 rods to begin
ming 35-I2.3 z 9s
II. O. Andrews. A piece OF land
commencing 80 feet cast Of
sw cor neAsek sec 35.1g.3 Tn
ming thence n 80 rods, thence
G "a rds TO river thence down
river 30rds " lords TO place OF
beginning 35-l2 Ill 20
II. @. Andrews, The following
described tract OF land towis.
Beginning at the quarter
stake SEX sec 35-12-5 id the
highway running thence ~
rds. W to center Of high way,
thence along center of faid
highway to place OF begin
ming 35-i2-3 p
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11
A Beautiful incident.

Capt. h. Il. Woodman, for many years
a prominent official in the Chicago, st.
Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha. and who
before that was a State Senator and
an editcr, a nephew OF the late Sena-
tor and Postmaster General Timothy O.
Howe, was a captain in the Thirteenth.
AT one reunion Of the regiment ten of
Woodman's company were present.
The captain had been dangerously sick
and was in hospital. One Of the ten
wrote a touchingly beautiful letter and
each man signed it. When Woodman
was well enough to look over his mail
h letter from his old boys was the
first one ne opened. 1t was read sew
eral times while the invalid's eyes were
In swimming, and then he laid 1t by his
side. When the nurse came in Wood
mans hands were holding his face and
his weak form was trembling from
emotion.
why, Mr. Wocdman, what has hap
pened?' The captain pointed to the
innocent letter. The nurse thought
that a member of his family hal died.
I'm glad none of your family are
dead, as | feared, but | dor't blame you
for crying. I'm full of tears myself at
this loving letter of the sol5iers to their
invalid captain"
About the first work Capt. WoeI, an
did after returning to his Office was to
write ten loving letters to ten dear old
fellows who had filled him so full of
gladness while in hospital that he ran
over. One Of the ten told me last week
what his letter contained, and his blue
eyes swan with tears as he spoke of 1t
and told of the captains good conduct
and warm heart When they were boys,
doing their duty foa. flag and country.
This Thirteenth mar had met five of
the other men who had got a letter
from the captain. Az had had a crying
spell over 1t, and two of them, the
stoutest- hearted and bravest of the
company, had several such spells. To
tap their eyes it was only necessary to
call up Capt. Woodman's letter.
| guess some one laughs 1T this re-
counting-this telling of soft hearts and
damp eyes. 1t is natural. But if you
could know how dear the old boys are
to each other, and how closely they are
crowding together ON the downhill
march; how tenderly their hearts beat
for each other; how strong and log
chainy the f~astenings that hold them to
each other, / am sure you would not
laugh. think some Of you would join
them in choking up at times. They have
passed through fire together; they have
passed years of great danger shoulder
to shoulder, keeping step to the music
Of the Union; gone hungry together;
slept together in rain and snow, with
out a covering save Gods great blanket
full of stars or lined with clouds. They
have bled together on battlefelds, suf-
fered together in hospitals, mouined
together over dear dead comrades. The
chains that bind them together were
welded in the most tr5ing period of the
republic. Only the Happy rJme circle
has ties that cal compare with them.
God bless Inc dear old fellows! I wish
I could make boys of them again
young boys. such as they were in 1861.
j. A. Watrous, in Chicago Times
Herald.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11
ny Soil far renhous..

1t is always a good plan to store in
the hen house some welldried soil. to
be scattered on the floor over the drop
pings. A very thin covering will pre-
vent foul odors, and viii also Keep the
excrement from hardening into Jumps.
that cannot be spread 81 evenly as Is
desirable. If this excrement Is piled in
heaps ii will ferment. and with the soil
be brought into very fine filth.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11
Any oas Book Of the following List will be sent postpaid on receipt
o.. 2 cent postage stamp and 10 signatures cut from
The wrsppers Of Arhuckles' Roasted Coffee.

No. Ga A ONE NIGHT MYSTERY. and two other great Detective
stories, by t0EDSLEUrH.r
No. a5 ADVENTURES OF a RAsHFul BACHELOR, by CLARA
AUGUSTA. A mirth provoking story.
No. s6 TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE. Novel. by Mrs M.RYJ
HoLaEs. The most popular female writer ofhction OF the age
Nc. ST THE SuNNYStDE COOK BOOK. by MRS. JENNIE
HARLAS. This is one OF the most comprehensive, common
tense Cook Books ever Published,
No. % olO SECRETS AND NEW DISCOVERIES. This book
takes tie reader out OF the beaten tracks OF knowledge and VIII
be found both entertaining and useful.
No. 80 THREE THOUSAND THINGS WORTH KNOWING, by
II. MOORE, author of "Noores Universal Assistant" This book
Is an encyclopedia ofhighty useful formation in condensed FORM
Mo. 90 THE CITY OF DREADFUL NIGHT, and other stories
by RuDYARD RiPLiN0s
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11
No. 100
Safety
d. n~-L


G Contains
tw -four
nickel : plated
Safety Pins
three sizes
which enter
the shields
from either
aide, requiring
no guiding
when eli ng
secured or re-
leased. sent
postpaid ON
receipt Of y
IN
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11
combating Grasshoppers.

The true remedy, according to Pro-.
Lugger, of Minnesota, consists in plow-
ing. Turn over tn soil containing the
eggs during autumn, as by SO doing
the surface of the ground becomes
thoroughly compacted and the grass
houpers are unable to reach the sur
face the following season. Flowing in
the spring, if well done as early as
possible, will also be successful, though
1t is pot as practicable as fall blowing.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11
Cost of Farming.

The beginner on a farm usually esti-
mates the cost of the farm as the larg-
est expenditure, but a farm is an in
cumprance If the owner has not suffi-
Gent capital to derive the most from
the land. There is a heavy outlay 70
be considered for buildings, horses,
cattle. wagons, machinery, implements,
seeds and labor. The cost for the first
year may exceed the value of the farm
itself. 1t is better to begin with a
small farm where the capital is limit
ed than to undertake too much and lose
all by going into debt.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11
Fruit Crons.

1t is not a good indication when load
ed fruit trees are propped to prevent
loss of the limos. Whea a tree is thus
overloaded it is being compelled to PEI
form too much service. 1t will always
pay to thin off the surplus fruit early
in the season. so as not to tax the tree
too severely. as the fruit left on the tree
will be of better quality and a larger
/ o will be the probability the sue
cep1ing YEAR.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11
Nc. 90. Noah's Ark.

A menagerie. consisting OF IL pairs OF
Animals Elephants. csmels, Deer. Horses.
Cattle, ponkeys. Goats, Lions. Bears, Tigers,
Dogs and Cats. Each pair is coupled and
stands alone. They are autographed in
many colors on heavy cardboard, cut out
and embossed. Every feature OF 1.-THE Animals
is distinctly shown. The elephants are !
inches high and 10 inches long, aud the other
Animals IRE proportionately large. Sent
postpaid on receipt of2 cent postage
stamp and Is signatures cut from
wrappers Of Arbuckles' Roasted Conee.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11
racisius Fruit ir Grain ohaff.

-
Packing Fruit in Grain Chaff.
There is no better preseryatiye OF
fruit in its natural state than packing
it closely in tie chaff of grain kept dry
for that purpose. 1t holds more i'm
prisoned air than anything else. and
fits closely around each specimen of
fruit better than any other material we
know of. When the advantages of
chaff as packing are better understood
there will be a demand for It for this
purpose that will make it an advantage
to farmers to preserve 1t. If grain
straw is chopped finely enough, it is
nearly as good as the chaff, but more
care must be used in packing so as not
to brulse the fruit with the cut ends of
the straw.