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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
A Gnn1I Pea Rnke-

Many farmers will find the rake a
very convenient implement for gather
ing field-sown peas. They should be
raked out whea they are damp, the
windows Immediately loosened and
made into punches Of the proper size
for loading. They can then be drawn
in when dry without much loss by
Smelling. / SOW three and one-half
bushels Of the larger varieties to the
acre with the drill, sowing early and
as deep as possible. I find 1t is better
to leave the surface of the soil ridged
so that when the vines go down. the air
having a better chance to circulate un.
derneath. they are not so apt to spoil
Good results have been obtained show.
Ing three bushels 20 the acre checked. -
G. l. Campbell.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
Tho Prnirie-nng Pct.

4 CORES p0ndent In the Kansas Farm
er says. Six years ago | had prairie
dog town IN my pasture Its noisy pop
ulation on a sunshiny morning could
be counted by the hundreds. We had
tried to reduce ii with dogs. drowning
out, and shooting. but the increase
seemed steady aud liked A miller who
had used hisulphide of carbon to rid
his mill Of rats recommended its use
against prairie dogs. | procured two
gallons of the odoriferous huid, n buck
etful of corn cobs chopped into short
pieces, and sharp pointed stick. TAX
ing along a man with spade, | moved
on the town. A piece of cob placed
temporarily on the sharp point Of the
stick and dipped into the fluid was In
troduced into each hole, and the stick
withdrawn, leaving the cob. hen the
top of the hole was filled with earth.
Each and every opening we could find
received this treatment. The next
morning only two dogs showed them
selves When pursued they seemed to
End holes that we had overlooked. but,
as ours was a war of determination, we
administered the treatment to these
holes, and we have never since seen a
prairie dog In tdat pasture
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
.s57. 300. 54G 1.1o2. OF. oes

Total .... .S57 1909. JAG 1O2. OF, 06S
approximate, In case of some species.
In continuation Of its endeaYors 10
enrich the food resources of all parts
Of the country by planting desirable
non-indigenous species, the commission
has recently introduced from the At
lantic to the Pacific coast the diamond
back terrapin. and has made additional
shipments of Holsters and oysters TO
the Western seaboard. In reciprocal
ton there have been planted in the
Great Lakes AID the rivers of the ~ st
coast large numbers of quinnat salmon
and steelhead trout. which are among
the choicest food fishes of the West.
The steelhead has already heen very
successfully aeclimatized in Lake Su-
perior.
Our leading fishery product, the oys-
ter. las received much attention, and
some valuable experimental research
es. of far-reaching consequence to Oys-
ter-planters, have been in progress.
The commission recently has achieved
unprecedented results in the artificial
fattening of oysters ~" market.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

With a view OF promoting and in
creasing the interest in good roads the
office Of public road inquiries of the
United States Depc tment Of Agricul-
ture has recently inaGgurated move
ment to interest the authorities and
students of the agricultural and me-
chanical colleges in the subject of road
Improvement To this end object les.
son road work has been done ~ the
Agricultural College Of New Jersey,
New Brunswick; ut :he Agricultural
College Of Rhode Isls-nd Gingston at
the University Of Tennessee. Knox
vile, aud at Clemson College. Calhoun
s. G.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

sisting in the blockade of the southern
Atlantic coast. The same year he fought
at Port Royal, and the following year
landed howitzer from the Wabash and
assisted in the capture of Fernandina and
Jacksonville. For this he was commits
stoned liz Itenant. His lieutenant COM
membership came to him in 1866. after
which time he passed to Pacific coast
duty. For three years-1S77 tc 1880
he was in charge Of the navy yard at
Mare Island, after which he took COM
mand of the Adams for three years, and
then returned to Mare Island. In De-
eember, 1898, Secretary of the Navy
Long decided to make him the command
er of the naval station OF far-away
Guam, but prior to his taking charge
more important work was cut out for him
In the Orient, and he now finds himself
the commanding naval officer at Pekin,
where the Boxer troubles have necessitat-
ed sharp action.
-
DR.. Oscar Chrisman, professor in the
Kansas State Normal School, who was
Kissed at the Mothers Congress in Des
Moines for saying that men do not love
as women love, is one of the most popu-
lar instructors at the school He Is an
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
FOR WOMAN'S HEALTH
Earnest Letters from Women Re-
Aeveo of Pain by Mrs. Pinkham.

DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM - Before 1
commenced TO take your medicine I
was in a terrible state, wishil- 'yself
dead good many times. Every part
of my body seemed to pain in some
way. AT time of menstruation nv
suffering was something terrible. I
thought there was no cure for me. but
after taking several bottles of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound all
my bad feelings were gone. am now
well and enjoying good health. shall
always praise your medicine - Mrs.
AMOS FEsoHLER, Box 226, Ron go. Mich.
Female Troubles Owe rcome
DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM had female
trouble, painful menses, and kidney
complaint, also stomach trouble. About
year ago I happened to pick up
paper that contained an advertisement
of Lydia T.. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and when / read how it had
helped others, / thought it might help
me, and ,ecided to give it trial. 1
did SO, and as result am now feeling
perfectly well. lwish to thaGl< you for
the benefit your medicine has Teen to
me. Mas. CLARA STIEBER, Diller, Neb.
No rIore Pain
DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM Your Vege-
table Compound has been of much
benefit to me. When my menses first
appeared they were very irregular.
They occurred too often and did not
leave for week or more. always
suffered at these times with terrible
pains in my back and abdomen. Would
be in bed for several days and would
not be exactly rational at times. 1
took Lydia e. Pinkhams Vegetable
Compound, and menses became regular
and pains left me entirely. "-MRs. e.
e. CUSTER, Brule, Wis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

Joseph H. Chassaing. Ga. well-knovz
steamboat and hotel man, is dead in St
Louis.
Several Japan horsemen are IN Ken
lucky inspecting I'VE great breeding
farms
Pierre Lorillard's famous 100000
houseboat Caiman was destroyed by FIRE
while anchored ia 81 river near New
Smyrna. Fla.
The Department OF Agriculture esti-
mated the total area planted in cotton AZ
%, $4,000 acres, an increase Of !, t36, 0oa
or 81 per cent over last year.
Charles Cranston. while hurryipg 70
reach New York TO celebrate his 20th
birthday, fell under a freight train az
Plainfeld, y. J.. and was ground %
pieces.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
FIsii AND FISHERIES.
Progress of the Commissions Work I'm
der Republican Administration.


der Republican administration.
Nearly forty kinds Of food and game
fishes now are propagated and distrib-
uted by the commission. These include
such well-known and economically inn
portant species as the cod, mackerel,
hatfsh and lobster among saltwater
species the shad, striped bass, Allan
tic salmon, quinnat salmon, blue back
salmon and steel head trout among the
fishes Of the coast rivers; and the white
fish, lake herring, lake trout, brook
trout, rainbow trout. iandlocked sal
mon, grayling, black bass and pike
perch among the fishes of the lakes
and interior waters generally.
The fish output during the three fis-
cal years ending with June. 1900,
reached the enormous total of over 81
OO0,000,000, an amount equal to the
combined results of the previous seven
years operations. The work in 1899
was double that of 1896, and in 1900
was st larger Some idea of the ex-
tent of the artificial propagation may
be obtained from the following table:
Number Of fish planted in public and private
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

II lambs are fed a little grain daily
from the time they can be learned Ia
eat IL. there is almost no trouble at all
in wranlng them. aud they need not
shrink in weight or worry for the
mo- ler. They may be left with her,
and they viii not nurse any more than
perhaps to take Il suck when they are
thirsty, but as the eve is not nursei
regularly her milk loses 10th flavor and
nutrltive quality after few days AMI
TIE lamb no longer likes it, The habit
may remain for n few days, but seldom
longer. and be has weaned himself
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

to avoid a Ike result this year. To the
man whose experience in growing for
age crops is limited, corn should be the
crop on which to bank, not only for
needed summer fodder, but to harvest
as a substitute for hay, If needed. The
soil shot ID be well fitted and enriched,
and the seed of the variety selected
drilled in so that ii may be dropped in
three rows at a time. Cultivate in the
usual way, and that portion not used as
green food during the summer should
be harvested before frost in the fall.
If well cut, cured and housed, this corn
stoyer viii make an excellent substi-
tute for hay If properly manipulated
before being fed Vast quantities Of
corn fodder are yearly ruined by being
left Ia the field cut and uncut during
heavy fall frosts that take much of
It's nutrlmeDt II silo is not on the
farm. store the corn stalks under cover
after curing, and when about 10 feed.
cut in a machine that viii split the
stalks rs wei rs cut them. Moisten this
foddts 18th ground grain and all Of the
stock, even the horses. VIII thrive upon
it, Exchange
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
Antionitx IF Onions.

Onions and cucumbers are two Of the
very oldest known vegetables, Like
peas the Egyptians grew them at least
thirty centuries ago. Indeed, to the
onion belongs probably the honor q
being the first vegetable primeval man
ever made trial of Onions are not
found growing Wild anyw here. but a
kind Of leek is not uncommon ia South.
ern Siberia, which is very like the
Welsh national emblem.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
M'KINLEY IN NEW YORK.
Eastern EDITOR Expects Him to Carry
State by 100000 Plurality.

Eastern EDITOR Expects Him TO Carry
State by 100000 Plurality.
To start with l think the reelection
of Mckinley is as certain as any event
can be that Is yet in the future. Of
course the wish is father to the
thought, condition present, | take it,
in the mind of every earnest Repub-
lican The very fixedness of that be-
lief is, / am aware, a handicap if
may put it so to the purpose | have in
mind of stating the facts about the
Presidential situation in this city and
State with judicial impartiality.
have besides my newspaper connec-
tons and as an employer OF many men
who work for living in various walks
of life from factory TO office, some
other means of getting at the senti-
ment of my fellow voters. / lave been
President of the Union League Club
and of the oxford Club. one a Repub-
lican social and the other n purely so
cial organization, both thoroughly rep
reentatiye of brooklyn citizenship in
its best estate. am a member of
many other clubs. including the Brook
lyn Club. which. while not professediy
Democratic. is q home for most of the
so-called silk stocking element Of that
party. If / say that among ali the
men with whom | come in contact
either in a business or social way the
feeling in favor of Mckinley is strong
err now than it was four years ago, l
hut report the exact truth as it APP
pears to me. This county Of Kings
forms the borough of Brooklyn of the
city of New York, and contains about
million and a quarter of population.
| 1t is normally Democratic by about
$4,000 majority Mckinley carried it
in 1896 By - 253 plurality and the
State Of New York by 26S,325 plurality.
! The gold Democratic vote in Kings
/ County was 3,I09. If conservative
! man like tx supreme County Justice
4 Van Wyck. of this county, is hoai..c.'
ted for Vice President 1T Kansas
( City and the Chicago piatform modi-
I fed SO as 10 assure the dropping of the
/ 10 TO l issue. IL may make difference
! Of lo,ooo votes in this county in favor
! of the Democratic Presidential ticket,
/ but not more. IN the event Of an out
( and-Out Bryanite being named for Vice
/ President ON re-affirmed Chicago
/ platform, New York State VIII, in my
/ judgment give Mckinley over three
hundred thousand plurality and Kings
County's quota viii not fall FAR short
OF 10000 votes.
/ WILLIAM BERRI.
1...,l-l,.,. nails, Standard Jrf,;on
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
Catching Isnhhits.

Boys in Nebraska, ferretless coun-
try. carry with them when hunting a
coil of hose about an inch in diameter.
which they pay out down a rabbit hole
until the bottom is reached, meanwhile
drawing the mouth Of sack over the
hole. A cheerful shout down the hose
brings the rabbit out at his best pace,
plump into the sack. The hose evil
IDENTITY does the business as quickly as
the ferret, with no yexatious delays.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

health, is one Of the
most distinguished
FrencS army Off
GERS. His seventy
years of life heTe
been full of mill
tary experience. He
has seen as much
fighting in wars be-
tween civilized ma
Sons as in wars
With savage tribes,
sad he has won
laurels in time of
peace as an organ
izer and discipline
a.n- Gnv, Hailifaf
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

Inc kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fill
ter out the waste or
impurities in the blood.
If they are sick or out
Of order, they fail TO do
their work.
Pains, aches andrheu-
matism come from eZ-
cess of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

rian. Gen. Gallifet
has been decorated with the grand crc1s
of sAe Legion of Honor.
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What are probably the most rece=4 Ag-
natures of Her Majesty, Queen Victoria,
and the Marquis of Salisbury eve a9w in
possession CT Emmanuel Ohlen. That
gentleman Las just received his exequa-
tur signed by the Queen and the prime
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

is a nephew of Will
liam II. Seward,
T.iucoln's famous
Secretary Of War,
and has for some
time been vice-pres-
ident of the conven-
ton and general
pastor of the New
Work association.
He is about Go
years OF age. and
will have entire
charge of Sweden
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
SI41.T03.So9
S292.9Oa, sol


Mr.. Hanna makes no pretelltions as
an orator, but he possesses the happy
faculty Of presenting facts and logic
which puncture every time they come
in contact with a Tillmanism or Il Pet
tigrewiSm.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

vided the best in
terests Of Ameri-
cans are safeguard
ed. is a native Of
Illinois. He was
appointed to the
Naval Academy in
1857, and since thu.
time has passed
through many va
ried experiences.
He was with the
steam frigate Wa
hash i'm 1851 aa-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
plnntinr sweet rotatees.

Take an old broom handle, 3 or SO
feet long. and natten two sides slightly
at one end and cut notch one-halt
inch deep The vines are cut fsom -
to 20 inches long and dropped on raised
rows every 200 inches. Drop three or
four rows, then follow with the stick.
pressing the vines in the beds about
4 inches deep.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

hitched by chain to a ring In the
front sill. and to sustain the draft a
two-inch plank is dove tailed into the
front and end stills. and strongly spiked.
The house is quite light. not weighing
over 1900 pounds in all, and onet third
less If the common siding, eeant three
quarters of an inch thick is used.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
portahle ponltry nousca.

Here are plans for portable poultry
houses, which may be easily moved
about to fresh ground. III ey are not
too costly, but yet substantial. The
plans here given are Of houses which
will accommodate fifty fowls each at
least, and are light enough to be moved
by a single horse. Fig. is a house
that viii cost about I've or six dollars,
4eedlng only four hurdred feet Of
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

of collecting a har-
EN- of American
girls, is a dissolute
young man of &c.
who has no concep-
ton of Christian
customs. He is the
eldest son of the
late Tewfk Pasha,
and succeeded to
the E gyptisn
throne in 1882 at
the age of 10. Abb
has was educated
in Vienna, but his
stay in that city did
not seem to have
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

boards, all complete. but without a
floor which is not really required. The
size is seven by five feet and seven feet
high. The wheels are Of wood. made
of five or six pieces a foot in diameter
nailed together, crossing the grain of
each pieces to prevent splitting. Fig.
2 Is eleven by eight feet and will east
ly hold a hundred fowls. 1t viii cost
about one-fourth more than rig /.
These portable houses are moved from
one location to another by one horse
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
IN thn Wrnnr Pie.

The Hon. sam Jones goes right ahead
talking as II he had a large eonsign-
men OF Ohio votes to negotiate, Mr..
Jones is simply lingering in the mis-
taken column.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
Irrinntinn Prnhlcn,s.

There is probably at present no com
mercial problem more important TO the
WEI, agrlculturist than that OF ir-
rig4ton. Nowhere in the world is fruit
growing more highly developed than
In California, aud nowhere in this coun-
try Is water more valuable or more
carefully handled and conserved. But
irrigation has To be jntclllgeutly mp.
piled, and, Ike everything else. may be
overdone. Oyer-irrigation results in
overgrown. insipid fruit. insufficient
moisture shows itself IN poor growth.
poor fruit and Intermittent bearing.
One of the most popular methods of
applying irrigation water, and one
which is available 70 the small farmer.
with c comparatively small outlay is
the furrow system. which consists in
running the water through burrows,
near together, usually about two feet
apart By ditching and the use of
small reservoirs streams from springs
or windmillS, Whica. IL lrft to them
selves, would be lost within short dis
lance from their source. can be stored
and made TO water an acre or two Of
fruit aad add many times the cost of
the reservoir TO the value of the crop,
These and other interesting problems
some suitable for the humid regions
as well as the arid regions, are treated
by a recent Farmers Bulletin on Irri.
CATION in Fruit Growing, about TO be
issued by the Department Of Agricul
ture for free distribution.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

changed his character, which is that Of C
crafty, heartless, selfish Oriental.
-
Rev. S. S. Seward of New York C2ty
was elected president of the convention
of the Church Of the New Jerusalem. He
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

minister of Great Britain approving of
hr. Ohlen's appointment as consul for
the republic of Peru at Montreal. The
accompanying cuts are fac SMILES of the
signatures.
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Abbas Hilmi, the Khedive Of Egypt
who has announced his intention of com
ing to the United States for the purpose
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04


Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble. becau.e the heart is
over-working in pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
1t used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys,
but now nooo.n science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases nave their begin.
ming in kidney trouble.
Ii you are sick you can make no mistake
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect Of DR.. Klmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. II stands the highest for its
wonderful cures of the most distressing cases
and is sold on its merits EE
by all druggists in fifty g: go
cent and one-dollar siz y
es. You may have a =|aAssass. EsLssssss4gsyg91
sample bottle by mail Home of swamp Root.
free, also pamphlet telling you how to find
out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing DR.. Kilner
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

Beware of olutments for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury,
as mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole SYSTEM
when entering it through the mucous SurfaceS-
Such articles = ould never be Used oIeept on
prescriptions from reputable physicians. rs tho
damage they will do Is tenfold TO the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by f. j. Cheney & Co., Tole-
do, O., contains no mercury. and is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the Genuine. 1t Is
taken internally, and made in Toledo, Ohio. by
f. j. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
sa5-SOid by Druggists. price 75c. por botts q
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
Brooklyn Daily standard Union


1t will be just like the Democratic
leaders and Editors 10 charge that the
Oregon voters have q secret alliance
with England
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
Oyer=WOrk WeakenS
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
YOU ARE
READING

This 'ad." this very moment, are you
not7 You KNOW it is an advertise
ment, yet yen read IT.; we all read II
II YOUR "sd." occupied this space II
would be read and bring you good re-
suits. Try IL and be convinced.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

Rear Admiral Kempff. who is the su-
preme agent of Uncle Sam in China, with
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

Gen. Marquis de Gallifes, who has re-
signed his place as minister of war In
the French cabinet on the plea of Ill
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
snnrl,s roo q Wires

borgian affairs until the convention next
year
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
Tho Increment of Gold.

The following statement of the move
ment of gold to and from the United
States is Interesting:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

Corn as Substitute for Hay.
The experience of last summer, SO
far as the hay crop was concerned,
Ought to nut farmers on their guard
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

Calendar Excess of
year. Exports. Imports. exports.
1894. . SIof, 9IS. esq sol. $50 607 $50, CPS. 0S2
lo,,s fo4 acT. 402 "a, 1896 S92 T05T1, 0I0
Cleveland excess { exports,
two wears ....-.- .....-.. .St5I, 100. COZ
1897 Ss4, 276. 40I S34. a22. SIC S252. $50
lSqS l6lg4a54 15S.1at, So I41 ,056, sos
two years ......,......'...... si41. 7o3. 500
administrations -. 500. zoe, sO1
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

enthusiastic supporter of athletics and
faculty director of baseball. His wife 10
modest little woman, who takes great
pride in her husband.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04

SI5I.I9a.G12
Rp-2 sGn
I4t,056,S9S
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-04
,leveland excess exports,

exports.
SS0,ES.0S2
T0,571,0I0