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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-02-21
Important to Taxpayers.

The last legislature made some changes
in the laws for the collection of taxes,
among them the following
The time for the payment of the state
tax has been changed from the last Mon
day in January to the second Monday in
February. ~
Town and city treasIlrers are required
to make their returns to the county
treasurer on or before the 10Th OF March.
Town board or city council cannot ex-
tend the time of the tax warrant which
expires by limitation on March 10Th.
After the tax roll Is turned over to the
county treasurer, March 18th, he is re-
auired to collect the per cent collectors
fee and interest at the rate of ~ per
cent. from January first.
Next Saturdays Association.
The next meeting of the teachers as
ISOLATION will he held at Genoa, Satur-
day the oath Supt Gardner announces
the following program:
1oA. N.
Music.
Roll Call-Respond by Quotation from the
Busy work for primary pupils. Lulu Cushing
"a School room decoration.
(b,) It's influence and effect.
Agnes " ebster.
Social duties of the teacher. Anna Denning
Music,
Punishment. ...........-..-..;: ,. oyer
School Incentive :...:.... Josephine Beta
Glass exercise-Judicial system If the United
States. Ernest Costing
The following named teachers are requested
to be members of the above class:
G. Nj. Appleman Clarence Ferguson, Mabel
Latshaw, Letha Powell, Sarah Pugh, Rosa
q lem Alice McHenry Dora White, Julia
Halverson. Anna Nelson, David Adams, eva
00y
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-02-21
Special Clearing Sales

In underwear, ladies jackets and knit
goods at THE BIG STORE.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-02-21
-Beautiful pictures at TownerJ

ton price be not increased.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-02-21

other.
The last entertainment in the Viro-
qua public school lecture course will be
given at Opera house this "wednesday
evening, by Frank A. Morgan, who will
deliver a humorous lecture, entitled
The Evolution Of Lover" Holders
of season and single tickets may reserve
seats, which can be had at Arnold drug
store.
Treasurer Hezekiah Shreve and sor
were in the city on Wednesday. The
veteran treasurer remarked to the CEN
SoR that he had no thought that his
young neighboring treasurer, Marshall,
would take advantage and make a
scoop" on first settlement with the
county treasurer. Mr.. Shreve's delin-
| quent returns amount to about six
dollars in Greenwood
Uncle Jim" Side, of Purdy, one of
the few old stock of Scots in this section,
blew into the CENSOR Office on one Oh
the recent blizzardy days and said he was
reminded of Bobby Burns lines in which
! he said
| "a $ cauld day as ever blew,
| AS cauld q kirk and but few;
| As cauld minister as yer spoke.
You a. get heat till come back"
ID. T. Fortney has disposed of 50!
acres of land east of Ananias Smith s.
| to n d. McLees. The consideration is
| $4,000 AS an illustration to show the
rapid increase in Viroqua and vicinity
real estate, it may be stated th&e this
same land was pun chased of Ananias
Smith half-dozen years since at S5(
per acre. Mr.. Fortney still retains 81
acres. This sale was negotiated BY
Frank Chase.
The latest nature of thievery is the
tobacco thief and he is not stranger
20 tnis section Mr.. s. r. Ewing, wht
lives three miles south of the city, ad
yises the CENSOR that he had stoleI
from his warehouse thirteen bundles O
tobacco that were ready for market L
was taken at two different times Thi
value was about $50. Others have los
tobacco from their places, this season
and also in past years.
About the only way people Cal
Judge of a physicians ability is by the
extent of his success in handling differen
cases. Each visit of DR.. McElwee t,
Viroqua, demonstrates that he belong
to that class that may be termed expert
in the line Of his practice. The case o
Jacob Hoffman Ill the case OF physician
less skilled than DR.. McElwee must hav
resulted fatally. For about year b
had been running down in flesh AM
strength and the cause of his troubl
could not be dete mined by his physician
! Some said it WIS his stomach and liver
others, his kidneys. He was almost
/ skeleton and could eat nothing and sui
e fered with pains like neuralgia here an
there through his body. When it seen
ed that there was no hope for him d.
i McElwee was consulted, who pronounce
t his disease and said that he could /
e cured, but that several months trea
y ment would be required. That was la!
:. September and now Mr. Hoffman seen
}, fully recovered. Again it may be sal
i. that these battling stubborn cases wi
} do well in competent specialists hant
q when in the ordinary physicians ca
they must do badly,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-02-24
Dewey After the Manila Bay Battle.

Admiral Dewey in conversation
with some friends, told an interestin 6
chapter in his Manila experiences
after he had destroyed the Spanish
feet. The battle itself he declared,
was nothing, but it was after the bat
tie had been fought and SPANS power
on the sea destroyed, that his troubles
commenced.
s'There were at that time" he said,
thirteen ships of all nations in the
bay, all of them, with the exception
OF the British, unfriendly, all of them
Offered by experienced men, all OF
them watching for the slightest mis-
take that we might make.
1.-The situation was full of complica.
tions. There were any number OF
delicate questions coming up to be
decided, questions which ought to
have been decided by lawyer well
versed in international law, and not O
sailor who know only such law as had
been able to pick up, and whose law
library was extremely limited.
'sThe situation at one time was such
that it took almost the entire time oil
two officers to search the books to see
what we might do and what we were
not allowed to do. Why" said the
admiral, with an expressive gesture.
"a good lawyer at that time, man
familiar with international law, would
have been worth his weight in gold
and diamonds and ruhies
"And probably, if you had had {
lawyer on your staff" said one of hi
audience, The would have made any
amount of trouble for you and the
government, which you avoided be
cause you have made common sens
take the place of law. Boston Dali.
Globe.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-02-24
CURIOUS FACTS.

lima. Peru, is without umbrellas.
The quickest wink on record is
lbout one.sixth Of second.
Half a century ago nails were slow
Y wrought one at time with hammer
and anvil.
A novelty is the cold storage of
hops. This is done in several places
n England.
In a mine near Butte, Mont, live
hundreds of cats that have never seen
The light of day.
The inhabitants of Winton, Eng
and, believe that with the close of
The century the world will come to an
end.
Some naturalists believe that hares
never drink, but get enough liquid
'or their needs in the dew on the
grass they eat.
Fishing is the favorite pastime OF
a Rock Rapids ua.) dog. It swims
out into the water and catches the
fish in its mouth.
The Sioux and Blackfeet Indians
will at parting dig their spears in the
earth as a sign of confidence and mu-
tual esteem. This is the origin oil
the term "burying the tomahawk."
From the stomach of a woman who
lied in Indiana, short time since,
The handles of six silver teaspoons
we're taken, and now the stomach of
lead child at Lebanon has turned
out several silver coins.
The burning of the BRIDES play
things is part of the wedding cere'
nony in Japan. The bride lights
.orch. which she hands to the bride
room, who with it lights fire il
which the toys are destroyed.
| Toothache troubled cat belonging
| 10 James Dever. of Norristown, Penn
A dentist extracted all her teeth ant
6tted an artificial set in her jaws
Every night, before retiring, she run
TO her master to have her teeth re
moved.
All candidates for scholarships o
the grammar school Of Hampton
England. are now required to undergo
\ chronological examination. If th'
bumps are not satisfactory the pupl
lis not allowed to enter into the com
petition.
A novel experience is chronicles
, by Mrs. w. M. Schowengerdt. OF In
, dependence, Mo. She put on tn
! stove a kettle of water to boil for tea
, las the water became warm, she hear
splashing in the kettle, and present
Ily saw a snakes head emerge fror
, the spout. She ha6 filled the KEITH
from a cistern.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-02-24
$50. An Old House.

On Monday visit was paid by the
Jewish Historical Society of England
to Lincoln, which is recognized as the
most interesting city in all England
to students of early Jewish history in
this country. The old Jews House
at the bottom of Steep Hill and the
house of Aaron the Jew at the corner
of Christ's Hospital Terrace both
came in for close attention and de.
tailed examination. As Aaron died
in 1856, the house cannot be less than
$50 years old, and it is absolutely the
oldest private dwelling house of stone
in England, and probably in all Eu
rope. Aaron, of Lincoln, was very
distinguished man in his time, being
indeed, one of the Rothschilds of thu
period, and when he died Henry II
seized his treasure and debts. Ths
tr sasure was lost on the way to Nor
mandy, but for many years after
Aaron's death his debts were collected
by a special branch of the Exchequer
two treasurers and two clerks being
kept fully employed in keeping tn
accounts. His monetary transaction
were thus obviously on an almost ma
tional scale. = Grantham ENGLAND
| Journal.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-02-24
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.



A unique picture adorns the wall OF
college girls room and is the envy
of all her friends. It consists of a
huge cream -colored mat covered with
photographs of her college friends,
taken sinely and in groups, and of
monograms, class and society en-
blems, college pennants, class crests,
notices and addresses of her "chums. !"
The designs are all cut as closely to
the edges as possible, and the white
and gold monograms are arranged in
border around the edges of the pic
lures, the colored designs being fes-
tooned about them in graceful figures.
Fine library paste was employed in
gluing them to the mat, and the work
was so skilfully executed that they APP
pear to have been originally impressed
upon the mat The largest designs
were used for corners and sides. and
the addresses furnish the only straight
lines in the medley.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-02-24
PART OF HIS SKULL HIS CARD
The Odd Experience Of Medical Missionary
with Native African,

with Native African,
probably the oldest case within my
experience was that of Lapuie, who
made himself known to me through
the use Of a detached piece of his
skull" said a medical missionary on
furlough from his work among the
heather. lone morning l went out
to look over the specimens Of real or
fancied injury which were awaiting
treatment. There was pretty nearly
every kind of tropical disease In the
outfit, from sore finger to dropsy. Most
Of the patients were well known to me.
but among them was one man whose
face was unfamiliar, and who seemed
to belong to different tribe. AS
stopped at his place he leaped to his
feet as actively as a cat, and from
somewhere in his scanty apparel dug
up an object which he promptly hand
ed to me. 1t was circular piece Of
human skull as big around as a dollar,
and very nearly as thick. On the outer
surface some one had carefully writ
ten in ink the name Lapuie. This must
be, l think, the first case in which a
man has used part of his skull instead
of visiting card
II looked the man over at once to
find out what the trouble was. He had
had some sort Of difference of Opin
ion with his chiefs and as the result OF
such presumption had received stout
clubbing. One of the blows had frac-
tured the skull, and for the time had
knocked him out When the old wo'
men who look after the science OF
medicine among these particular hea-
then got hold Of Lapuie they found
that part of his skull was loose. To
save difficulty, they pried the loose
piece off with the blade of a knife,
poulticed up the wound and let nature
do the rest. The patient kept the chip
of his skull and the inscription upon
it was the work of some trader.
when the case came under my no
tice there was scarcely more than the
thickness of piece of parchment left
| of the skull over the brain, and the
wound had practically healed. II
turned out that Lapuie had made the
long journey to his distant home to see
me, because this degree of damage
troubled him. He had the idea thai
the piece of skull should be set back In
place and he seemed to have great con
fidence in my ability to do 1t. 1t was
though I did all that surgical science
prescribes for the protection Of tbs
thin spot in the Uranium, my patien'
kept harping on the fear that he MICH
great disappointment to him that biz
skull chip could not be stuck back. Al
lose his fragment of bone, which migr
fall into improper hands and thus pla
the mischief with him. The only wa
to pacify him was to string the chip o.
a wire and solder it about his neck"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-02-24
Sunshine Room For the Children.

The room selected for the nursery
should be, il possible. large and lofty,
with south aspect. The walls should
be prettily papered, and let the pic
lures and photographs be good, SO
that the children may be trained from
their earliest years to appreciate
artistic things. A good picture is full
OF teachings to O thoughtful child.
Cork carpet is better than an ordinary
carpet, and there should be high
fender, we'll secured, before the fire,
to avoid accident. A cupboard IN
nursery is most useful and almost
necessary. Children love to have a
place of their own where they can
hoard their hundred and one treasures,
and many wet morning can be
pleasantly passed in turning out and
re-arranging them. Gas should never
be allowed in nursery, as it vitiates
the atmosphere. A good lamp should
be used instead, placed on bracket
safely out of the way. so that there is
no danger of its being overturned.
There should be good, roomy sofa,
so that the little ones may lie down il
not feeling very well, and a low
rocking chair and footstool for the
nurse, OF, at any rate, low chair, if
the rocking one is not approved of.
A crawling rug is a capital thing for
baby, and it can be decorated and
embroidered with all kinds of comic
designs and representations of ami
mails, birds, etc. A thermometer
should hang on the wall, and the
temperature be kept as near sixty de-
grees as possible. If the nursery is
obliged to be on the attic floor, it is 9
good plan to have the slate whiteDed
with mixture of lime and size. This
will help to keep the room cool IL
summer.-St. Louis Star.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-02-24
Recipes.

Caramel Cake-One- half cupfuf o.
butter; one cupful Of sugar. one egg
one cupful of milk, one and hal
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, and
-four to thicken. Bake in three layers.
venison Steak-Wipe and trim the
steak; place it on a creased broilel
and broil over q clear fire. as for q
beefsteak. Remove to platter ant
pour over little melted current Jelly
Garnish with water cress.
Browning for Sauces-Put hal
pint of brown sugar iuto spider and
let it melt over q mod crate fire fol
about twenty minutes, stirring con
stantly until it is quite black, then
add two quarts of water, simmer fol
ten minutes and bottle for use.
| Potatoes Anna-Pare potatoes ant
cut them lengthwise into slices one
quarter of IN inch thick. Put til,
slices together so as toretain the SHAPE
of the potatoes and run two woodel
toothpicks through each potato to re
tain the shape. Parboil for ten minutes
then put them in the baking pan will
the roast, sprinkle with salt and bake
until tender, basting them when tn
meat is basted.
Salad Dressing-Beat well the yolk'
of three eggs, blend with two tea
spoonfuls of melted butter, two tea
spoonfuls of salt, two teaspoonfuls o
sugar, one teaspoonful of mustard
one sixth of a teaspoonful of mace
and one cupful OF cream. Add tn
beaten whites of the eggs and cook l
double boiler. When the mixtur
begins to thicken add three table
spoonfuls of boiling vinegar.
Swedish Cream-Boil together 70
ten minutes one pint water, one-ha
saltspoonful salt. one Tablespoonful
vinegar, one-half cupful sugar, tw
tablespoonfuls molasses, one stick
cinnamon and one cupful seeded raisin
cut into rather small pieces and soake
in half a cupful of water for an hou
or two. Remove the stick OF cinni
mon and add three tablespoonful
cornstareh dissolved in cold water
|, Cook for few moments. then pou
into mold.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-02-24

~ Grew FROM War-iHhe Nut'
During the war o. 1861-65 large
quantities of certain Japanese nut
were sent into Harrisburg, Penn
These nuts served as food for thu
horses quartered in the city at tina
time. The seeds were very hardy
wherever they fell they took root
One fell upon the broad, high wall sur
rounding the County Jail; it sprouted
and sent down roots on the inside o
the wall to the soil fifteen feet below
The tree grew aud fourished unit
this present fall, when it became
necessary to tear down the wall il
order to carry out certain improve
ments. The casual observer, passing
the old Jail wall, supposed that tn
tree grew close to the inner side o
the wall, not realizing at what
strange freak of nature he was gazing
The tearing down OF this wall ha
exposed to public view another @
these odd trees. The seed of this fel
upon one of the huge stones formin
the foundation OF the Jail. The see
sprouted, sent its roots down into tn
adjacent ground, and went on grow
ing until it became a large, stron
tree. In the process of growth il
immense roots forced apart many {
the foundation stones of the Jail;
fact, it has rendered the front part {
| the building SO insecure that it wi
probably be cut down. --Pittsbur
| Post
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-02-24
Quaint Pieces of Furniture.

The most fascinating odd bits OF
furniture are shown in the shops these
days. Queer prim desks, writing
tables with secret panels, satinwood
dressing tables, decorated with cupids
and roses and doves and musical in
struments, like old-time valentines,
chests for linen, treasures or old
books too shabby for book shelves aud
too precious to throw away, low chairs
and high chairs and curious tables of
all sizes and shapes imaginable. These
quaint pieces make charming wedding
presents, as they are pretty and artis-
ito enough to please even the most
capricious bride, and the danger of
duplicating some one else's offering is
very slight. One of the daintiest OF
the pieces of "new art wood shown
in the shops is writing table of pale,
smooth wood inlaid with ghostly flow
ers and birds in coiored woods. There
is a cupboard with door of dull
green glass behind a fretwork OF
greenish bronze. The network is in
the form of flowers and intertwining
tendrils and foliage. Several drawers
for paper, etc., couple of oddly
shaped shelves for ornaments or books
and an inkstand as curious as the
table itself. The stand is of green
and golden bronze and the metal flows
out in the irregular curves OF wave.
At one side IS q slim and graceful
rrr,rb boIf cubm orood Inv tho foam
ing water, her long hair mingling with
the foam of the water. The inkwell
itself is in the shape of lotus, float
ing on the crest of a wave, apparent
ly, and the pretty conceit is charm
ingly carried out, as indeed one nigh
expect, as it is signed by one of thu
French sculptors, who excel in thes'
dainty forms of art.-New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-02-24
The Res son for 1t.

He had come into the Office to Sc.
cure game license. Before making
application he did considerable blow
ing, about what luck he had always
had aud how much greater it was tc
be this season. Briefly, he made the
clerk tired.
He was asked the usual questions
when he applied for the license.
whats your name?"
''How old are you?"
whats your mothers maiden
name?"
Whats your fathers name?"
where do you live?"
'',Say, look here,' said the huntel
bold, whats all this nonsense for,
anyway? What difference does il
make where l live and all that?'
Gust to Assist the coroner in dis
posing of the remains when you arr
returned" replied the clerk with ,ut
looking up.
And three or four in the room, will
great unkindness. laughed harsh'y. :
Detroit Free Press.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-02-24
costllest rhimble on Record.

Think of it, a thimble which cos
Sos, 900 in American money! Ane
think of husband who presents his
wife with such an anniversary present
This is what the King of Siam die
upon the last anniversary OF his mar
rage. The thimble is of gold, en-
riched with diamonds and preciou!
stones. 1t is shaped like partially
opened lotos flower, each petal bear
ing the interlaced initials of the SOW
creign and his wife in amethysts
rubies, emeralds or topazes. Arount
the rim of the thimble can be read thu
date of the marriage according to tn,
Siamese and European calendars, eacl
number and each letter being OF alter
nate diamonds and pearls.
The thimbie was designed by tn
Queen herself, and was made by
prominent Paris iewelsr.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-02-24
INST at this seas6n, when the worla

INST at this seas6n. when the worla
IA fuIi OF brides, and sdpbursts ard
stars and other dazzling gifts OF the
groom" seem as common as plain gold
wedding rings, a hint on how to clean
diamonds artfully may not come amiss.
The stones should first be washed IN
warm water and yellow soapsuds. with
a small but not too hard brush. Rinse
and dry them carefully with SOFT
cloth or silk handkerchief. and put
them into a box containing lockwood
dust. Move them about In this for
some time until they seem perfectly
dry, free them from the powder ano
polish with tissue paper.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-02-24

'sYou admit" said the magistrate
"that you entered the house OF thi'
gentleman by the back door at
o'clock in the morning.
eyes, your honor. !"
"What business did you have ther
at that time of night?"
81 thought it was my own house.
"Then why did you, when this lad
approached, leap through the win
dow, jump into the cistern and hid
yourself?"
"Your worship, ! thought it .ws
nv wife. London Answers.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-02-24

When two handsome, smooth-facea,
smiling young bluejackets jumped into
a hanson for a little spin, they set
fled hack into the cushions with evi-
dent enjoyment Of sitting thus In the
stern sheets instead OF laboring at the
oar. The cabman let down the win
dows on both sides to give the bcyl
nlenty of air. Then he mounted to hii
seat. and away they went, rounding
the first corner they came to close
hauled on the starboard tack, and sail.
ing down Broadway at forty knots an
hour
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-02-24
Character in the Eyes.

With black eyes the intellect will b.
powerful. the passions strong. VIVA
the owners of blue eyes may lack il
power and emotional strength the,
make up in subtlety and versatility
Hazel eyes show steadiness ant
power of affection; fascinating greer
eyes belong to deceitful and coquet
fish persons. The proper distances
between ewes is the length of on,
eye.