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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28

o. two that 1t may develop more Tactic
acid and the curd mat together, after
which remove it from the remaining
whey.
A, this point take up the inner boil
eF and place the curd In the two colan-
ders, leaving it there TO dvlp into the
sarge boilerg This, the cheddaring
process. goes on at 30 degrees. Occa-
sionally change the bottom of the curd
90 the top. When eheddared, instead
of a tough, spOngy mass, the eurd is
the texture of cooked lean meat. elastic
and fibrous, About the same quantity
of salt is required for cheese as for
butter
When the heat Is lowered 20 IS de-
grees, 1t is ready for the press. At a
higher point the fat is liable to escape,
and 81 too cold the curd particles do not
adhere, Bandages are easy to make of
cheesecloth. Sew a strip the circum-
ference and height OF your tin TO II
round piece the required size. Another
round piece will be needed to lay on
fhe top of the cheese before folding the
wall piece down on 1t.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28
To Filter cider.

Cider Is greatly improved by altering
as soon as it comes from the mill If the
very best results are wanted a charcoal
filter is necessary. This can be quite
easily made from an ordinary cider or
whisky barrel Remove one head and
make of 1t a false bottom inches
above the other head. On re false
bottom nail strips of hard " God. Be-
tween these strips bore holes. Have a
faucet near the bottom of the barrel.
Above the false bottom place three
inches Of charcoal broken to the size of
birdshot. first laying down a piece of
coarse cloth. On top of this charcoal
put another layer of cloth and four or
five inches of clean, well washed wheat
or rye straw Above the straw put a
circular. hard wood grating with open
ings an inch or SO square. Fasten this
in place. Turn water into the barrel
and keep it running through until it
issues entirely tasteless. Wheh this is
accomplished. the filter is ready for use.
OF course the filter will become clog
ged when 1t must he recharged. When
properly filtered, the cider viii be free
from albuminous and mucilaginous ma
terial and Will keep much better than
when not treated. American Agricul-
turist.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28


Gen. Henry C0ppee has drawn a pen
picture of General Grant as he was
when he received the appointment as
lieutenant general of the armies of the
United States. He says:
HE was not quite 43 years of age, of
medium height, and strong. well knit
frame His appearance at first sight is
not striking. Careless of dress and
with no grandeur of air or imposing
carriage, he would not attract casual
observer in crowd, but study of his
face, while conyerslng with him, would
satisfy physiognomist, even without a
knowledge of his history, that he is no
ordinary man.
His hair is full, brown. worn short,
parted at the side over full forehead
that is slightly prominent. but not pro-
tuberant ut the brows. He has a good
nose, relieved from the elegant weak
ness of the Grecian by slight curve,
blue eyes, sad, but neither dreamy nor
stupid, which dilate into bold express
sion In times of danger: firm, evenly
closed mouth. which would express
more If free from beard; a beard of red
dish brown, cut close, evidently for
| comfort, and for that readiness of ac-
ton with which the razor interferes;
and square, but not projecting, jaw
and chin.
The face, in spite of former critics,
tells to my mind its own story fully. l
see in It will, energy. sense of re-
sponsibility, reticence, and entire self
control If any have doubted it let
them study the best photographs again
! and they win be convinced
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28
stuck to His Post.

When it comes to a battle horse
shows no fear of death, no sign of be-
ing overcome by panic in all the Wild
tulNult of the battles roar. 4 horse in
one q our batteries in the Murfrtes-
boro fight was i.il by piece of shell,
which split his skull so that one side
was looSened. The driver turned him
loose. but when he saw the team he
had worked with being driven back
for ammunition he ran to his OH place
and galloped back with the rest. When
an officer pushed him aside to have an
other horse put in he gazed at the new
one with most s0r~owful expression
in his eyes. Then he seemed to realize
that the battle was no mora for him,
and he walked away and laid down and
died. The officer declared that it was
a broken heart that killed him.-0ur
Dumb Animals
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28
EoR LAeoRlNe MEN ONLY.
College in Missouri Center of the Rus
kin Hall Movement.

A new college, the first of it's kind in
this country, has been opened u Tren.
ton, Mo-, and is expected to act as the
parent stem from which numerous 9TH
er similar institutions will sprout. 1t
is Called Ruskin College and is as far
as is yet possible a counterpart of the
college of the same name which has
proven such aluable addition to OK
ford University, England. The institu-
ton is in part the gift of English work
ingmen TO their fellows in this country
and owes its existence largely to the
efforts of Walter yrooman, the young
American VINO with other admirers of
the philosophical I'd critic founded Rus
Kin Hall at Oxford. The school has for
its object the placing of hitherto unat-
tainabie educational advantages within
the reach of young men of small means.
thus enabling them, for a time at least,
to leave their environment and give
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28

The holding of farmers institutes has
been OF great advantage in many locali-
ties Even when the chief speaker or
essayist has not been of the best, and
sometimes just because he was not the
best, he has helped 10 bring out opin
ions from local farmers whose Ideas,
no matter how poorly clothed In Ian
guage, were adapted to the locality and
more valuable there than the opinions
of one who had obtained experience
anon different soil. in different climates
and under different CONDITIONS. There
Is also III many places a disposition on
the nart of the hearers to ask questions.
They are not content TO be told the best
way 10 do their work. but Sley want Ia
know why ii is better than some other
way. that they may judge if it will be Il
better way under their conditions. or Is
pnly better when conditions are better.
Every step taken in this way is a step
ln advance. Farming Is not a railroad
where one must follow a certain line OF
track, but often a route through an un.
known territory where one must ex.
plore TO find the best path for himself
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28
A Living Statue.

Professor Nirchow has been lecturing
In Berli n a live petrified patient
who is suffering from gradual and total
Justification of his whole body. He is
covered with a surface of bone as hard
as stone. He is no longer able to move
his jaws; and he is forced to take food
in liquid form through tube, some
teeth having been broken out to make
room for the tube. A more unfortunate
case than that of the King of the Black
Islands, of whom we read in the Ara
bian Nights" He, at least was only
stone from his waist dOwnwards
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28

crank or murderous ruffian would have
made trouble If he had been aware of
Grants presence.
What changes have taken place In the
last decade. Three or four years ago
General Grants widow stopped in At
lanta at the Aragon Hotel, and our
most distinguished ex-Confederate vet
Grams called on her in a body. They
cordially welcomed her to the city, and
it was evident that it was a genuine
pleasure TO them TO pay their respects
20 The widow of the great commander
who had granted them such liberal
terms at Appomattox. Time works
wonders, and his gentle touch heels
many wounds.-Wallace Putnam Reed,
in Chicago Times Herald.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28
Making Cheese.

| have made an occasional cheese
throughout the year and enough in the
spring and summer to go great way
toward paying the grocery bill, says
Louise A. Nash in the American Agri-
culturist Three migkings may be used
in winter and two in summer. Care
Rcust be taken to cool the fresh milk
before adding it to the other. Place
your double boiler on the back of the
stove, the inner one resting on some
thing. and put in the milk. Pour warm
water into the outer boiler and bring
the milk to 50 degrees. For from five
10 seven gallons of milk add about half
a teaspoonful of the coloring fluid and
half that quantity OF rennet previously
mixed with a little water. Stir thor
oughly and leave it to coagulate at the
same temperature.
When the curd will break off clean
from the bottom of your finger, it Is
time to cut. A long carving knife or
anything that will reach down to the
bottom of the pan will do. Cut each
way, leaving about an inch between
the cuts. The heat may now be raised
gradually about two degrees every five
minutes to 9S. Begin IN few minutes
by shaking the boiler TO help the lying
off of the whey, but gently, so that the
Fat does not escape. Presently stir
and repeat the stirring every two or
three minutes. In about half an boar
the desired temperature ought 10 pS
reached. The curd will soon be half Its
size. and when pressed between the fin
ger and thumb the clots don't stick ~
gether. 1t Is now time TO take off half
of the whey. Leave it covered an inch
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28
narrowing Wheat.

Often rain may come after wheat
has been sown, and ON clay land so beat
down the soil that il will crust over or
bake when the sun comes out so that
many Of the plants cannot get through.
The use of a light harrow with fine
sharp teeth will remedy this vefy
quickly without injury to the plants
that are up, or those that are germin-
ating. Nor does 1t injure wheat to use
such 4 harrow on II In the spring when
the clover seed is sown, unless the roots
have been thrown out by the frost. in
which case a roller is needed TO press
the plant roots back into the earth.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28

Plants need pure air, and they iced
moisture for their leaves as well as for
their roots. The woman who has a few
plants in the kitchen where they get
the steam from the laundry work, and
where the outer door is swinging open
often, or windows are opened to let out
,e h. at or odors, viii have thrifty
plants though she deyotes but little
time to them, while they may fail to
grow well in the bay window of mod
ern comfortable sitting-room.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28
Mhen Edison Was a Ror.

Edison was. as a boy. great reader.
He set to work methodically 10 read
through the Detroit Free Library from
one end of it to the other. and had de-
voured '-tifteen solid feet OF literature
before he was interrupted. Before
he was L. he had polished of The De
cline and Fall of the Roman Empire, .
fThe Anatomy of Melancholy, New
TONS Principal" and other learned
works OF when most 12-year-Oid boys
.have scarcely even heard.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28
Hardy Oranges.

The Department of Agriculture is try
ing TO produce an orange which Will en-
ange with the hardy. trifoliate orange
of Japan. They 10 not expect success
at the first trial, and may get a bitter
or heavily seeded fruit, but from even
such fruit it may be possible to pro-
duce better and SIN retain the bardi-
ness. II is we'll worth the trial.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28

Too much salt is used by many but
ter makers. The whole tendency among
consumers Is toward freSher butter. In
England and on the continent butter
made in those countries is served par
ticularly fresh and white. In the best
restaurants and hotels in the larger
cities OF this country the butter con-
tains very little salt
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28
House plants

Many people have poor success with
house plants because their houses are
400 good. They are kept at a uniform
aeat by hot air furnaces. which furnish
. dry heat. and the rooms are so care
fully closed against cold in the winter
that not breath Of fresh air gets In.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28
sowing Timothy.

There is no better way or getting a
good stand OF timothy than TO put the
ground in good order and sow the seed
about the last week in September or
first Of October. one bushel to six acres.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28
The strenuous Life.

New Reporter (tired ouO-To-day is
Saturday, and you know that this State
now has Saturday half-holiday law
which
City Editor-By links! l nearly for.
got it, IRISH out and get up five-col-
umn article on how the day is being OBJ
seryed-New York Weekly.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28
FiectricaI Horsewhip.

An electrical horsewhip gives the AMI
NAL a shock instead of cut A small
battery Is controlled by push-bqtton.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28

For distressing headaches, try mix
ture of citrate of caffeine. 80 grains;
bromide of soda, / ounce; elixir Of
guarana, A ounces, Take teaspoonful
every four hours.
When the hands are blackened from
housework, their natural appearance
may be restored by the application Of
turpentine atnight. Then rub heavily
with cold cream, and sleep with gloves
on.
Here Is afayofite prescription for the
alcoholic habit. Get the concentrated
extract of ayena nativa, or common
oats, and administer fifteen to thirty
drops in hot water whenever stimu-
Ian. is required.
For granulated eyeIids and general
eye troubles, wear dark protection
glasses, and battle the eyes several
times day with a solution composed
of ten grains of borax and two ounces
of camphor water.
The season of colds is at hand, and
here is standard remedy for bron-
chial cough: Muriate of ammonia, 2
drains; fluid extract of cubebs, . drains
brown mixture, ounces: syrup of wild
cherry bark TO make four ounces.
For earache, heat few drops of vas
cline in spoon, hold in palm till it
ceases TO burn, and pour into the af-
flicted ear. Then put in some cotton.
1t will give almost instant relief, for the
heat is excellent and the vaseline loos-
ems up the dry matter in the ear.
In Group, the cases marked by severe
paroXysms of noisy and difficult
breathing and peculiar cough should
be treated with warm baths, the ex-
ternal application OF hot water to the
throat, the inhalation of vapor and
the administration of syrup of ipecac.
Excessive palpitation of the heart can
always be arrested by bending double,
J'f'tQ uON hhdLuss anu tidlllS
If breathing is temporarily suspended
while in this position, the effect is all
the more rapid. Hiccough can almost
| always be stopped by this simple ac-
ton.
Jumps on the soles of the feet are
| generally calloused spots. A callous is
| the, result of undue pressure, and a felt
| ring should be worn about them. Get
easy shoes. Soak the calloused spots in
| hot alum water every night, one Lea
| spoonful to the quart, and pare hem
only when very large.
Plasters should not he used indiscItm-
! inately, All should be made porous, to
prevent excessive Irritation by checking
the perspiration of the skin. The BELLA
| donna Is the best in cases of muscular
pain or weakness those of gum am
! moniac are desirable for swollen glands
or enlarged joints, capsicum plasters
are of great value as counter irritants,
and the soap plaster for blistering.
| Those made of opium and tar. and the
antiseptic surgeons plaster, have their
| beneficial uses, the list including plas-
| tiers of seventeen different kinds.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28

For distressing headaches, try mix
ture of citrate of caffeine, 80 grains;
bromide of soda, ounce; elixir Of
guarana, A ounces, Take teaspoonful
every four hours.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28

When the hands are blackened from
housework, their natural appearance
may be restored by the application Of
tnrpentine at night Then rub heavily
with cold cream, and sleep with gloves
on.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28

A good remedy for burns can be made
by mixing equal parts of lime water
and raw linseed oil.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28

Here is a fayorite prescription for the
alcoholic habit. Get the concentrated
extract of ayena nativa, or common
oats, and administer fifteen to thirty
drops in hot water whenever a stimu-
Ian is required.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28

For granuiated eyelids and general
eye troubles, wear dark protection
glasses, and battle the eyes several
times day with solution composed
of ten grains of borax and two ounces
of camphor water
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28

Jumps on the soles of the feet are
generally calloused spots. A callous is
the, result of undue pressure. and a felt
ring should be worn about them. Get
easy shoes Soak the calloused spots in
hot alum water every night, one Lea
spoonful to the quart, and pare hem
only when very large.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28

The season of colds is at hand, and
here is a standard remedy for bron-
chial cough: Muriate of ammonia, 2
drains; fluid extract of cubebs, drains;
brown mixture. . ounces; syrup of wild
cherry bark TO make four ounces.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28

Excessive palpitation of the heart can
always be arrested by bending double,
batd dOwnwards, and hands hanging.
If breathing is temporarily suspended
while in this position. the effect is all
the more rapid. Hiccough can almost
always be stopped by this simple ac-
ton.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28

In Group, the cases marked by severe
paroxysms of noisy and difficult
breathing and a peculiar cough should
be treated with warm baths, the ex-
ternal application Of hot water to the
throat, the inhalation of vapor, and
the administration of syrup of ipecac
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-11-28

For earache, heat few drops of vas
cline in a spoon. hold in palm till it
ceases to burn, and pour into the af-
t1icted ear. Then put in some cotton.
1t will give almost instant relief, for the
heat is excellent and the vaseline loos-
ems up the dry matter in the ear.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-01-13

The new piano forte lecture recital Of
Mr.. Eames will be given Saturday even.
ing January 20, in the University chapel
This lecture WAS recently given in Chi
cago with the greatest success. This
will be the first public appearance OF
Mr.. Eames in Lincoln and should be
enjoyed by ali Lincoln lovers of music.
Price Csc; seats reserved free Wednes-
day. 322 North 18th street.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-01-13
Ii BOMBAY.

Bombay, writes a traveller, is the
second city in the British empire.
Here are endless streets, bordered with
palm and banyan tree Here are beau
tiful homes, erected by white man and
native. Here are markets and bazars;
and here are horse cars and we'll
paved, well-policed, well-lighted thor.
oughfares; a postoffice, a telegraph
building, university-in short, a yer.
liable London set down in this trop,
ical country, but apparently inhabited
entfrely by half-naked Hindus. Most
noticeable among the natives are the
Parsees, found only in Bombay. They
are descendants of the Persians, who
were driven into India by the Moham-
medans centuries ago, and, having in
termarried, have preserved their an
cient characteristics. They are edu-
Gated, intelligent and refined to a de-
gree superior to the Hindus. are pros
porous and wealthy. and ase Trevor
shippers.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-01-13
THE PHoNooRAPHic CLOCK.

Evils and Benefits OF IN Invention just
Put on the Market In Germany.
From the Nv York Sun: Some mod
ern inventions are boon to humanity
and others are not The Photographic
clock which has just been launched
upon the mar'-,t in Germany belongs
to the latter category. Cne must ad-
NIT the alarm clock In the theory Of
mo :ern life, but a phonogra :, alarm
clock adds in suit to injury. If one must
be awakened, one must; but how can
one turn over and take the fina. lux
uriorj ~ winks when TIE depress-
ing program of a busy day has been
shouted into ones ears? Things that
seemed natural and practicable the
night before present an appalling front
In the early morning; and the break
east hour, announced in strident tones,
10 much more insistent than when sug-
gested by an impersonal metallic clang.
Some valuable possibilities the new
invention does possess. ile housewife
needn't laboriously explain breakfast
details to the servant at ni~.', and and
the next morning that all important
points have been conscientiously for
gotten. She sets the pho~ ~raphic
als-m for an early hour, talks directions
into it, and tle next mor.'ng the cook
is vakened by stern voice telling her
exf city what is expected of her in re-
gard to breakfast preparation. Pater-
far HAS, too, can work the combina-
ton. No more will he sit up until his
pretty daur hter's caller goes home and
resort to time-honored hints to hasten
the departure. He will not slam shut
ters and noisily lock doors and bid the
other members of the family good night
At the top of his voice and drop his
shoes on the bedroom floor with force
that shakes the parlor chandeliers, and
call down to the daughter that she must
be careful ABOUT turning off the gas
and locking the door, He will never be
goaded by sense Or parental duty into
into the parlor and making
scene and reducing the daughter to
point Of tears. Oh, no; he will simply
set the photographic alarm for the hour
when he thinks young men should end
their calls. Then he will go serenely
to bed; and when the fatal hour strikes
q specimen of the old gentler" ans finest
Troy will be hurled at the offending
guest. Exit young man. The maiden
weeps slpne.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-01-13
THBATRIGAIe.
THE OLIVER.

"Yon Yopson" will be presented at
the Oliver, matinee and night, today,
under the direction Of Thall & Kennedy.
The new features are the singing OF the
Lumbermsn's quartet and the introduce
ton OF Swedish folk songs in their ma
tive tongue by Arthur Donaldson. Mr..
Donaldson is himself Swede, and is a
successful baritone in comic opera. He
was last season with the late Augustin
Dsly's Runaway Girl company, which
vas one of the greatest hits in New
York. Mr.. Donaldson PLAYS the title
role in "Yon Yonson." The company
includes Annie Mack Berlein, Beatrice
Norman, Grace Hazard, Z. j. Mack,
Edith Hall, E. Guy Spangier, Clinton
Maynard, Sidney Craven. George Lund
and William Konst.
Mathews & Bulger at the Oliver the
alter on Tuesday, January I6. in by the
Sad Sea Waves" will be hailed with de-
light by their admirers in this city. OF
the clever people in their support are
the more prominent for this seasons
company are Mile. LIE Seye. Jane Len
nox, Nina Hickman, Bessie Challenger,
Msbelle Rothers, Lizzie Sanger, Agnes
Wsybrrn, Mabel Meredith, Eva Les lie,
Marie Wood, Marie Dellafontaiue, Lot
the Ettenger, Ned Wayburn. w. j. Dem
ing, W. H. McCarty, Tony Hart, Thos.
A. Herman, Harry Sinclair. George
Glider and Horace Tabor. The COM
pany numbers thirty people, with
scenery Of the grandest description.
while the costumes of the ladies are
said to be perfect revelations. being
culled from the most fashionable "Dsily
Hints from Paris"