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The leader., 1899-03-08
DESPONDENT
WOMEN

what two of them say.
Mrs. LIZZIE COLEMAN. of Wayland. N. Y, writes:
dear MRs PINKHAM-For years suffered with painful
enstruation and falling of womb The bcarngdown pains
in my back and hips dreadful could stand for
more than time when menstruation began
The leader., 1899-03-08

indicates ill-health. or some
serious arrangement of the
feminine organs.
A million women have been
helped by Mrs. Pinkham. Read
what two Of them say.
The leader., 1899-03-08

Dependency is a dis
ease. Nervousness and
snappishness come with
it. Will power won't
overcome it. The femi-
nine organs are con-
nected by nerves with
the brain and all parts
The leader., 1899-03-08
THE GENERAL MARKETS.

The poorer the family the iatter the dog
-Atchlson Globe
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14
WHERE GOLD GROWS.
Fresh Deposits of the Precious Metal
/ very Year.

Fresh Deposits of the Precious Metal
very Year.
There are localities where gold may
be said to grow every year, or, in 9th
er words, where fresh deposits of the
precious metal are to be found annual
~, says Answers.
One such district is in the Edmonton
country, in the Canadian Northwest,
where, after the spring floods from the
same banks and "benches" of the
Saskatchewan River, there are taken
every year considerable quantities of
gold by few diggers, who make their
living out of the business.
But the most conspicuous and inter
esting case of this sort is to be seen
near Ichang, in the province of Hupeh,
in China. For many centuries past each
year gold has been washed from the
banks of coarse gravel on both sides of
the River Han, and in the midst Of the
auriferous district there is an ancient
town called Likutien, which means
Gold Diggers' Inn.' Its inhabitants
subdiyide the gold-bearing ground
among themselves annually, stalking
out their claims with partitions. They
pay no royalty and appear TO earn no
more than bare subsistence, but this
may be doubted, as John Chinaman is
an adept at 'slayin' low and sayln'
nuffin."-
The annual river foods bring down
,.f
the mountains, and this mud and sand,
which is charged with gold, both fine"
and in flakes, is deposited to depth
Of six inches or more on the banks of
gravel. It Is in the winter that the
gold is washed, and it is said that sew
en- men work about twenty tous of the
pay dirt" in day.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14

General Benjamin f. Tracy, former
Secretary of the Navy, and associate
of General Benjamin Harrison In rep
resenting this government in the mat
ter of the Venezuelan boundary dis
pute, finds his keenest enjoyment in
smoking. During his recent voyage I'd
Paris he passed good deal of his
time in the smoking-room of the steam
er. But the general was nearly SO
years oldsbefore he acquired the taste
for tobacco. Previous to that time
smoking made him i'll.
During the early '70s he was en-
gagged as counsel In celebrated case,
and was compelled to devote not only
the day but the greater part of the
night to his task. Once when he was
thoroughly tagged out an associate
suggested that cigar with his coffee
might have a soothing effect. General
Tracy succumbed to the temptation,
and before he was aware of it had fin
ished his third cigar They seemed to
quiet his nerves, and he was able to
work over his>papers the whole of that
night. Since that time, perhaps out OF
gratitude for the effect of those three
cigars, General Tracy has been q
smoker Philadelphia Post.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14
YOUNG coxcoMB


Taught a Lesson BY an Old Man from
the Country.
He bore the customary resemblance
u rural visitor. There was the chin
beard and the clean-shaven upper lip
and the trousers that fell just below his
ankles. No wonder the foppishly CARRIED
youth at the end Of the car snickered
aloud when he entered.
All Turing the ride up Lincoln ave-
nue. the young man smiled at the aged
gentleman opposite him. The latter
fell to reading newspaper, but now
and then he would look over the top Of
it and meet the haunting eyes Of the
young man.
All Of sudden lie laid the paper
aside and arose from his seat. He grab
bed one of the ..hold-on" straps and
tugged at 1t franticaily. The conductor
did not notice his attempt apparently
to stop the car, but 1t nearly drove the
young man into Mysteries. "Oh, what
a Ruber' the old man heard him NUT
ter, and then as though the efforts Of
the aged gentleman ha1 softened his
heart he said: "I'll do ii for you," and
rising he pulled the motorman's bell.
When he had tugged it the regular way
the old man resumed his seat.
The car came to standstill at the
corner. Tie conductor opened the rear
door, but no one inside moved.
Il guess 1T was that young Teller
over there" answered the old man,
holding toward the youth.
Dye wanter git eff" inquired the
conductor, with a snap.
why. no" stammered the youth.
''ISthought that the elderly gentleman
did, and rang the bell for him. He
was pulling one of those straps"
Every one saw he position the old
man had placed the young man in and
all eyes were turned ON him.
He redeemed. what did you do II
for?" asked the conductor, turning to
the aged passenger. Il jest wanted to
show a thing OF two to that young cox
comb over there. was the reply. And
he added as the youth ducked for the
open door, II guess did Chicago
Democrat.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14
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R.RGTE;

about half as deep as the hole. II a
couple or three joints of old stovepipe
are at hand, place them in the trench
with the upper end coming out under
the box near the center. An old elbow
joint makes this an easy thing to do.
The other end of the pipe is to enter
the hole. Then cover the pipe owe
with the To-, Sc dirt thrown out. Also
bank up the smoke-box and CALI all
cracks possible. There viii be enough
smoke escape at best to insure the re-
quired draught.
When ready for the fire. start one in
an old kettle or pan. Cobs make the
best material, being easy to handle and
keep well When a good smoke is go
ing, set it in the hole prepared for it,
and cover over with boards, or better,
large piece of sheet-iron, tin or some
thing of the kind. Bank this up SO as
to keep the smoke from escaping, and
you are in a fair way to soon have
some first-class bacon. The box will
smoke from two to three hundred
pounds at time. 1t is Inexpensive,
easy to construct, anu what is most
essential, succcss.-Ohio Farmer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14
Killing a Weed.

1t does not pay to make any false
motions in hoeing, especially if killing
weeds is the object. Above all, do not
either cut off the leaves of weed or
allow others to do SO before uprooting
it if you want to kill it. We had hired
man once who persisted in spite of all
we could tell him in striking twice
with his hoe to destroy a weed. With
his first blow he struck the weed, just
at the surface of the ground, cutting
off all the top. Then he struck deeper
and turned up the root. Invariably If
a rain or cloudy weather came that
weed grew 1t was simply transplanted
under the best conditions for growing,
much root and little top We let the
man go after a few days trial to re
form him, but without effect. He was
too stupid to know how to handle q
hoe.-American Cultivator.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14


tent and beautiful Her eyes are gray,
her features are delicate and her mouth
expressive. Her face IS mirror which
speaks for every emotion she feels.
She has a poets sensitive apprecia-
ton of nature and at last has realized
the ambition of her life, to live near 10
nature" For years she has tried to
persuade Mr.. AItgeld to move into the
country, where they could have trees
and grass and where "even the dirt Is
Clean" as she expresses 1t. 1t is only
recently, however, that her wish has
been realized, and now she lives in a
charming home in Rogers Park. She
spends most of her time sitting on the
broad veranda of her home, watching
the leaves develop on the trees, which
grow In abundance in that locality,
weaving little imaginary stories about
the golden dandelions blooming on the
lawn and breathing the country air,
laden with perfume of lilacs and wild
currants. The roses have already be-
gun to bloom again in her cheeks, and
she will soon be her old self again I'M
der the magic influence of her sur
roundings. Mrs. >Altgeld has no chill
dren. She loves her home and prefers
the society of her husband to that Of
any outsider. While she was the first
lady of the State is was necessary for
her to entertain and go into society,
but she has no taste for that kind Of
life. She dresses quietly, with a slight
dash of color here and there, lust for
cheerfulness." While she does not en-
ter into politics, she takes a keen Ia
terest in Mr.. Altgeld's successes and
failures, and it is safe to say she has
even been the ex-Governor's inspira.
ton in everything he has undertaken.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14
FARM IMPLEMENTS TO GO Up
manufacturers Meet and Agree to =
General Advance.

manufacturers Meet and Agree to =
General Advance.
Farmers and retail dealers in agricul.
tnral implements win have to pay moro
Tor their plows, harrows, seeders and i'm
PIGMENTS or a Kindred nafure in the f,I.
lure AT meeting OF manufacturers Of
tnese articles, held in Chicago Monday.
1t was decided to make general advance
IN the price Of all agricultural implements.
The Northwestern Pillow Association ex.
tended an invitation to manufacturers 81
all kindred implements for the purpose of
discussing and formulating plans for reg
ulating the prices of the various imple-
meats. w. s. Thomas of the Thomas
Manufacturing Company, Springfield.
ONO, presided over the meeting and J. Al.
Craig Of the GAINESVILLE Machine Company,
GAINESVILLE, Wis, acted as secretary. All
the leading manufacturers were represent
ed.
Committees will attempt to make out
their price list during the summer months
and will report to meeting of the North
western Plow Association to be called thi,,
fall. 1t is thought the increase will be
10 to 70 per cent. The manufacturers said
that prices for materials have advanced
and that an increase in the price of the
manufactured article is necessary.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14
The Latest Hunting Yarn.

An American sportsman out duck
shooting in Maine relates how he stop
ped to rest in an old hen field in which
there was an orchard. A flock of sheep
was feeding near by. 1t was not long
before his attention was called to the
chirruping of some squirrels in a
thicket, and he was surprised to see
the sheep stop feeding and manifest
great excitement. The squirrels went
into the orchard, and climbing into
one of the trees, resumed their loud
clatter, evidently calling the sheep,
since the flock made at once for the
apple tree Then the squirrels began
to bite off the apples, which fell
among the hungry sheep, who would
struggle for the fruit like so many
school boys. The squirrels seemed to
enjoy the fun, and after they had
droppedsaAew apples from the first
tree they skipped to a distant tree, for
which the sheep would make in great
confusion. After the squirrels had
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14
No Anxiety About Herself.

Among the guests at an old lady's re
cent birthday party was her son. As
the old lady was celebrating her eenten-
NAL aud the son was eighty years old
they made a remarkable couple. The
mother, in spite of her years, was so
strong and vigorous, both mentally and
physically. that it seemed almost in
credible that she b9d rounded out full
century of existence, and her son had
been absent from her for several years.
The meeting between them had been
very affectionate, and they had remain
ed close to each other during the sons
stay. When the time came for him TO
go he embraced his mother. saying
wistfuIly, Well, mother, suppose this
is the last time I shall ever see you"
The mother looked up quickly and as
tonished. Why, dear, what's the mat
terga she asked. Don't you feel well e
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14
. An Interrupted sermon.

Just after the rector OF Manaton,
Denvon (Rev. j. G. B. Sanders) had
commenced his sermon on Sunday
morning, he saw gentleman on a
visit to the parish taking notes of the
discourse. Stopping in the midst of
sentence, the rector said: Are you
taking notes of my sermon, young
man?' Yes, sir" was the reply. The
rector: "Then IL you don't stop, 1
shall" The visitor said it was a pub
lie place of worship. VERY well, them
replied the rector, who began to close
his book. ,Ehe visitor thereupon said
he had no wish to cause a disturbance
and would put his notebook away.
The rector said he thought the visitor
was very rude. He then proceeded
with his sermon.--Devon and Exeter
Gazette.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14
Small smokc.Hou,e.

The great difference between the
price of homegrown pork and store
bacon makes it d paying job for a
farmer to smoke his own meat, at least
for home consumption. a smoke
house Is a fine thing on any farm, but
like many fine things, is something OF
q luxury. There are many farmers who
cannot afford well arranged smoke
house. For the benefit of these we
give below the sketch and description
of smoke-box which will supply the
farmers table with bacon at no ex-
pense and little trouble.
1t Is made OF box about 5x3 feet
and 4 feet high. 1t is without bottom.
The door for putting in and tending
the meat is put in the side of the box
next the top. This is about a foot
wide, with hinges on the lower side.
Staples are driven III the ends of the
door GA, Fig. A with hooks tBl to slip
into the staples and hold the door in
place when closed. For hanging the
meat, bore holes through the top of The
box, far enough apart SO that the
pieces will not touch when hung. To
hang the meat, take stout cord or plia-
Bile wire, fasten one end into the meat
and run the other through the auger
holes after forming a loop of 1t. Run
stick through the loop and your ham
is secure.
A fire put in the box world make 1t
too warm for the contents To guard
against this, the fire that furnishes the
smoke is some distance from the box,
being conducted to it through a cover
ed trench or several joints of old stove
pipe. For the fireplace, dig a hole a
foot or so in depth, a short distance
from the box-6 feet is far enough
and connect it with the box by a trench
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14
Randi i.e Reading.

Senator Hanna and wife will sail for
| Europe.
Dewey home committee has about $15,-
600 in sight.
Rear Admiral Schley was greeted with
cheers in Chicago.
Lewis Wagner, ST. Louis. instantly kill
ed by live wire.
Train killed swige9 and Charles Har-
bert, Salem, w. Va.
Gen. Wood reports everything in fine
shape in Santiago province.
u. S. Grant, Jr., has retired from the
senatorial race, California.
Women's Club closed their session at
Buffalo, n. Y. Meet in Milwaukee, June,
1900.
Lieuts. w. 3. Fletcher and l.. Jones,
| Lynn, Mass, rescued three boys from
| drowning.
Mayor Jones, Toledo, denies that he
will run for Governor on an independent
Republican ticket.
Secretary AIger will make a trip
through Michigan, to see how he stands
| in the senatorial race.
Bust of President Mckinley, by Il. E.
| Liner, Chicago sculptor, will be exhibited
at the Paris exposition.
T.. p. Altgeld, Chicago, will retire from
| the ways and means committee OF the
| Democratic national comm ,ttee.
| Gems. Wood and Carpenter are in favor
Of establishing banking houses in Cuba,
| to lend money to plantation owners.
Representative John Engler, Williams
port, Pa. arrested, charged with perjury
| I'M connection with the bribery inyestiga-
| ton.
| Bud White, cripple, Columbia, $. O.,
| in love with Kate johnson, killed her be-
cause she would not admit him TO her
house.
During a storm at Morgantown, n. G.,
| twenty one patients were injured by a
| bowling alley falling on them. One man
| was killed.
| Mrs. Moses Shirley, Clayton, Ca, threw
monkey wrenches, tiatirons and other I'M
Elements at her hus Sand. He then fatally
khot her, In jail.
Jury in the Rollingcr murder case Chi
cago, failed to agree and was discnargeo.
| Wife was founc burned to death ~
closet, Dec, IS 1898.
Geo. WoodIa I'd and wife. Chicago, nave
abandoEed hope Of finding the BODY OF
| their daughter, who was killed 10 the faui
Jones disaster, New Orleans.
ST. Paul business men have decided tnaf
| Il is imrracticable to have all the Volun-
teers mastered out there. as Il VIII mean
big las 10 the men in travel pay.
Admiral Dewey's coming home 70 mo
resi- e suggestive OF the man who went
into 4 boiler factory to get away HON
the no;s
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14
Pnffed YeaI.

To every pound Of lean veal allow
one-quarter of pound of boiled ham
and six ounces of fresh butter, add
cayenne pepper, mace. and salt to taste.
Mince the veal and ham as fine as pos,
sible and rub in the butter and seasons
ing. 1t will work into smooth paste,
and is very nice for sandwiches, or for
spreading on slices of hot toast, letting
it stand in the oven while you scramble
some eggs, and spreading them OF top
for a breakfast dish.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14
Artificial Fertilization.

A scientific investigation demon
strated that the failure of some OF
the California fig orchards to bear
fruits was due to the failure of the pol
len TO reach the female flower. Arti-
fetal fertilization was attempted and
pollen was introduced into the flowers
by blowpipe at the proper period of
growth. The trees so treated produced
excellent fruit. Agents of the Cali
fornia fig-growers who were sent to
Smyrna to study the methods used in
that country, where the best and larg-
est supply Of figs come from, found
that the trees were fortified by curl
Gus bee, which carried the pollen from
flower to flower The Smyrna fig
growers would not sell any of these
bees. The California agents obtained
some secretly, however, but they died
before reaching Los Angeles.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14
Getting Rid OF a snIinter,

When 4 splinter has been driver
deeply into the hand it can be extract
ed by steam. Nearly ill a wide mouth
ed rottle with yery hot water, placg
the injured pasf over the mouth Mt
press it slightly The suction thu.
produced viii draw the flesh down
and in i minute or Two the steam vii
extract splinter and inflammation to
rethnr
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14

one tried in vain TO
break him Of the habit of whispering. 4
lrieha ADVISED her to try putting cayenne
pepper IN ms mouth, and one day last
Me1A she TOOK q quantity TO school. Sew
e era warnir IS TO Trip went anheeded and
MISS .omery called him to her desk. He
opened MS mouth vide for The pepper, and
tended. The lad tried to swallow ana n.a ]
seized with a severe Git Of coughing He
was taken to his home. and the physician
VINO was called found him ia Commissions
Acute gastritis and d high fever set in.
Miss CoDsery is nearly distracted with
griei over her mistake. She says she had
ne idea that the pepper would do any
more harm than to burn The boys tongue
q iittie She is Young and attractive, 4
1avorlfe with her pupils and was regarded
as a thoroughly competent teacher.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14
Irish Potato Cakes.

Boil carefully four good-sized pota-
toes. When done, drain dry and mash.
Add half a cupful of hot milk, a table
spoonful Of butter, level teaspoonful
Of salt, a dash of pepper, and heat I'M
til the mixture is light and smooth.
Stir In not more than half a cupful of
sifted flour. Make into small cakes;
bake In muffin rings on griddle, or
they may be baked in gem-pans.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14
Clay soil for Pears.


1t Is universally agreed that heavy
clay soil is best for the pear. There are
various reasons for this, the principal
one being that clay soil is always rich
In mineral fertilizers, while a sandy
or gravelly soil is deficient in this kind
OF plant food. But the clay soil, though
rich in phosphates and potash, may
not have them in available form, and
may need dressing in spring of these
minerals in available form. Trees on
clay may need dressings of available
potash and phosphate in the years
when the tree is bearing. On sandy soil
tSas pear tree always needs these man.
ures. The pear roots deeply, SO that it
is never affected by dronghts, and in
clay soils it doubtless draws mineral
fertilizers from the subsoil below where
the roots of grain and other crops usu-
ally grow. 1t is a great mistake to
allow the tap root of pear tree to be
cut off before 1t is transplanted.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14
COURTS BLOW AT TRUSTS.
Indiana's Supreme Bench ON Right
of Com biuatious

10 SaAA~ A'ChGh OH nus
of Com limitations.
The Indiana Supreme Court struck a
hard blow at trusts and combinations. re-
yersing the case of the State on relation
of the prosecuting attorney against the
Portland Natural Gas and Oil Company.
The court declares that public corpo-
ration which enters into a combination
with other corporations to destroy compe-
tition and thereby raise the price at which
an article is sold to an extent that is def
rimental or injurious to the public be-
comes liable to forfeit its corporate fran.
chise. The information set forth that the
defendant company had entered into an
actual combination agreement with the
supposed rival company. The Circuit
Court threw the case out on a demurrer
and the State appealed. The Supreme
Court holds that when corporate COM
pany fails in the discharge Of its duties
and enters into combinations to injure the
public it offends against the law of its
creation and "forfeits its right fran
chises" The case is remanded back to
trial with instructions that the complaint
be held good.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14
sunaowers ns Bcan POLES.

The selecting and cutting of poles for
the vines of the bean to grow on Is no
easy TASK, even where timber is plenti-
full, and in prairie country it is a
problem. have fcrnd substitute for
the pole in the old-fashioned sunflower,
one stalk for each hill. They are orna-
mental, the seed is good for the poul-
try, and the stalks make fine a.--dling
wood. Some may claim that the sun
flower viii take the Strength of the
ground from the beans, but my expert
ence does not agree with this. The
finest beans ever raised were grown
with sunflowers for poles.J. L. Irwin.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-06-14
Thinning Early Apples.

Wherever the codling moth IS abund
ant that will attend to the thinning OF
the early apples, which begin to ripen
even while the moth Is at work in Its
first brood. Very few early apples es
cape the worm, and many fall before
they are fit for any use. But one OF
two entire failures of the apple crop
have so reduced the codling moth that
we ttink it viii pay to go through trees
of early apples and take out one-quar-
ter to one third. according TO how plen.
tifully the fruit has sci. So soon as
the fruit begins to turn a further thin.
ming may be made with profit.