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Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-10-10

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 10
For Indiana Fair tonight, showers
Thursday in the SOUTH
For Ohio: Fair tonight and Thurs
day. warmer Thursday.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-10-10
Marriage Licenses

John Z. Ross and Otta l.. Doren,
Richmond.
William C. Dillman and Iva l..
Crawford, Boston.
Henry NJ kendrick and Rosa
Piehe, Richmond
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Rough Riders

Don t forget meeting this evening
at 40, corner niuth and north A
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-10-10

It's true economy to buy wraps
here. The price tells the tale.
RAILROAD STORE.
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Miss Conwell will give lessons il
French at 26 south ninth street.
oct9d3t
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WITH GAS.
Light, Heat and Power COMPANY Will
Light Colonial Hall Tomorrow Night
Did Not Refuse TO Furnish Light

1t IS due the Light, Heat and
Power company TO say that it did
not refuse TO furnish light for the
Colonial building a. the banquet to
morrow night, but informed the
proprietor of the hall that the com
pany could not furnish electric light.
The hall will be lighted with gas
which the Light, Heat and Power
company will cheerfully furnish. The
refusal TO furnish electric light was
on account of mechanical and not
personal reasons.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-10-10

All that new and desirable in
wraps for yourself or daughter at
Railroad Store.
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SToRAGK-Ground floor sixteenth
and Main. Verne Smith. st

Los-A library book. entitled
The Coming of Chloe, on sixth
street between library and south E
street. or south E street. Finder
please return TO library.
LosT-September Scribner S maya
zine. in binder. Return to Morris
SON Reeves library.
FoR REST-S0 acre farm. Price
5000. See at once
THEODORE WOoDHERaf.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-10-10

Fifteen new style jackets to be
sold at $40 and 81. 30 each. worth
SIS. RAILROAD STORE.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-10-10

Persons wishing to take the civil
service examination must file applicsa-
ton with the secretary at postofhce
at once, so Us to have them correct
ed before October I'D.
ANNA Is. GOLDEN, Secretary.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-17
Cattle for Rreeding.

There Is a marked increase in the de
mand for fine cattle for breeding pur.
poses, which Is not confined 10 any spe,
cial kind says TIE American Cultiva.
tor. All the leading breeds have theiI
friends and advocates, and each has
special points of merit worthy Of con
sideration Just at present there is an
on European cattle. OF ciai
advices to the Department of Agric al
ture report that the foot and mouth
disease is very prevalent among live
stock throughout almost all of Europe.
except Norway, Sweden and Holland,
9ad imp1rtations of animals from Eu-
ropean countries, principally Germany,
France, Austria, Belgium and Switzer-
Land, is being prohibited by this Gov
eminent. A special permit Fl nm the
Secretary of Agriculture Is required for
the entry of all these animals subject
to contagious disease, and applications
for permits from the countries where
the disease is prevalent are being re
fused by the department.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-17
DOCTOR Wax NOT DECEIVED.


With a Mouse He Ezposed Girl Who
Pretended To lie Blind.
Physicians often AaYe to exercise
great care to avoid becoming the vic
TINS of imposition. If dishonest APP
plicant for a pension can hoodwink
some doctor the latter's certificate may
be made the means of perpetrating a
fraud upon the Government, and social
parasites who seek TO sponge on public
and charitable institutions are always
trying to inveigle physician Into say
ing the word or wridng the line which
would gain them admission
An interesting case In point was re-
lated by the leading ocullst of Mont
real, man whose practice extended
far outside of the bouads of the city
One day a young woman came into the
Office, accompanied by an older woman.
apparently the mother. The Young
woman wore colored glasses, which
one might have assumed to be supyrfiu.
Gus. as it was claimed that the girl was
doctor was a certificate authenticating
this claim of blindness, putting it be-
yond dispute. and it was frankly stated
that the object in seeking this was to
obtain certain aids and advantages of
philanthropic nature impossible of
access otherwise. The Standing of the
oculist was such that a sta tement from
him would carry full weis.-t wherever
presented.
On examination the surface of the
eyes gave no indication of any defect
but that might be so and blindness still
exist Applying tests of the strongest
light, the girl professed herself to be
absolutely unable to distinguish be-
tween light and darkness. The doctor
was puzzled and baffled Apparently
the girl was stone blind, but he was I'M
able to solve the problem Of those eyes.
to discover the cause of the blindness
or say just where the defect lay.
The doctor was more than half dis
posed to grant the desired certificate
when, as last expedient, he hit upon
novel experiment. He dismissed the
patient with instructions that she
following day. When she cane the
doctor had her securely blindfolded
with heavy bandage over her eyes.
Then he took a tiny mouse. which he
had ready, and held the lively little
thing by its tail before the girls sace.
though not touching her, while lie or
dered the bandage to be removed. No
sooner was the bandag off than her
screams rang through the place and her
eyes were wide with terror at the harm
less little rodent, which had thrown her
so completely off her guard and exposed
the imposture. OF course she saw it or
she would not have screamed. Needless
to say, the applicant did not get that
rtiticate.-Minneapol Tribune.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-17

most any subject The individual farm
er may not feel that he can afford TO
purchase all OF such books as he may
need but if each member pays yearly
the ice Of one book be VIII have the
advantage of studying many. II es-
saws are to be read or lectures dcliY-
cred by a member they can use those
books for such facts as they wish TO
present, and they win speak with an-
thorlty. while those whose experience
does not coincide with that of the writ
er. or who does not agree with the the
cries advanced. should not be afraid 10
express his opinion and give his reasons
for it. We have seen times when the
books were wrong and the farmer right,
'hough usually scientific investigation
caches results that give more accurate
Information than guesswork, though
the latter may be founded on certain
amount Of practical experience. And
the agricultural papers should always
be kept on file in the Grange room, and
speakers led 10 comment on such state
ments as they see in them that seem
new or interesting TO them.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-17
Working Butter.

If the butter is sufficiently solid and
at the right temperature, IS to "a de
syees in summer and two to four de-
grees warmer in winter, the process OF
working can be entirely completed be
f"re taking from the churn. says a cor
respondent Of the National Stockman.
should u no. be possible in summer
t. mold /; M a proper temperature and
it becorl,ss too soft for final treatment
it may he removed 10 a butter bowl
and placid whore Il win harden, when
the finishing touches may be given. 1t
Is entlrelf needless to rewOrk butter II
proper temperature has been secured.
All that working means anyway is to
evenly Incorporate the salt and eXpel
the surplus moisture. IL this can be &c.
complished at one operation further
manipulation is not only unnecessary
but altogether harmful.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-17
Imnrorinr Paa1nres.

Experiments at the grass station at
Abilene, Texas, have shown that natu-
raj pastures may be improved by disk
ing the land, 90 enlng the surface and
thus trapping the grass seeds that 9th
erwise would be blown away until
caught by some natural obstacle in
stead of lodging where most needed. 1t
was also shown that the same process
helped to retain the water falling on
the land instead Of permitting it to flow
away ovcv the hard surface. Also that
a deep fIrrow plOwed every ten TO
tweaty feet had the same teu,.vhcies.
catching the seeds in their flight and
also the water from rains, causing it
to soak into tke ground instead of run
ming away to the draws. where II can
90 but little good. Careful expert
mentatlon is every year developing new
and valuable truths bearing upon farm
ing ana stock-rnising Texas Farm and
Ranch.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-17
FLIES HAVE EYES TO BLIND.
Four Thousand i'm Bunch on Each
Side of the Head.

Four Thousand in a Bunch on Each
Side of the Head.
Whoever thinks the male the supe
riOr animal finds no rest for the sole
oil his foot in the contemplation of what
we, in the sublimity of our selfcon
ceit. call the lower animals" In our
general ignorance of the househy we
do not know just how foolish and no.
account the male Is, but we may rea-
sonably infer that he is as markedly
deficient as usual. seeing that his eyes
are so close together that they touch
each other. That's always a bad sign.
Ii you see anybody with eyes close 10
gether you are entitled to think little
of his intelligence.
The fly has two sorts of eyes, the big
compound one. 1000 in a bunch on
each side of the head, for knocking
about in daylight, and there are simple
eyes on the top of the head for use in
a poor light, sewing and fine print Be
fore going INTO ecstasies of admiration
over the creature that mas 900 eyes on
each side of its head ic might be well
to remember that they are not of much
account In case of old flies kept over
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-17
Grns. Farming.

Few articles in the agricultural line
of writing have attracted more atten-
ton or perhaps done more to arouse
Il determination to do better than those
Of Mr. George NJ Clark, which we have
published this season. upon grass grow
ing. Many writer's before have urged
the need of more thorough fitting Of
the land before IT grass seed. of
using manure and fertilizers more free
~, and of seeding with more seed. But
with Mr. Clark it Is not a matter of the
DRY. He has rracticed what others
have preached, and he has practical
results to show for what he has done.
Others may have grown as tall grass,
but they guessed at the height, aud did
not measure it. Some may have had
as much nay upon acre, but they did
not wei'.n it. II did not become a mat
ter Of record. and a true statement of
facts woriG find many doubling Thorn
ases.-Arlerican Cultiyator.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-17
ASKS HELP FOR GALVESTON.
Clara Barton ApIeaiz for Materia. for
RuiIdiuH fiuu1cs.

BuiidIuk houses.
Miss Clara Barton, president Of the
National Red Cross Society, has issued
a statement 10 the manufacturers and
business men Of the country In which
she appeais TO them for aid in the way
OF material to be used in the building OF
homes for those who lost all in the recent
storm. She says:
The number OF homeless is estimated
at 5000 or more. Winter is less than
two months away. Although a mild eli
mate, still snow and ice are known here.
IL tents wonld protect, which they would
not, the sea sand and the quicksand
would not hold them down. The first
norther would leave their occupants MS
unsheltered as before and hardsHps,
colds, pneumonia and consumption would
finish what the storm has left Some sub
stantia. shelter must be had at once for
these people. and it would seem to be the
duty of those on the ground 10 put the
facts in an intelligent form before the
people Of the country. who are not here
and cannot see for themselves and who
could not comprehend without seeing.
with this view the National Red
Cross has, with the cooperation Of the
general committee. Obtained estimates Of
the best architects Of the vicinity regard
ing the material needed for the construc-
ton Of the necessary number of houses,
tenements or homes for the suitable shell
tering of these now unsheltered thou
sands of suffering people"
A summary is then given, representing
substantially the lumber and building ma
terial that would be required to shelter
about 5000 people in the most ordinary
one-story weather-proof houses, built
singly or in blocks OF tenements.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-17

'Iany a horse when fed OF the street
wastes portion Of the feed by spilling
1t out Of the feeding device in trying to
get at ii, and with the idea of prevent
ing this loss Thomas A. Howard OF
Baltimore has devised the feed bag
shown in our illustration The inten-
ton is TO supply just enough feed az
a time in the lower chamber to keep
even with the demand, the remainder
of the grain being contained in the
hopper shown at the rear. The supply
hopper is suspended behind the AMI
mails throat by straps attached TO the
bride. and the front portion Is held
in place by a strap attached to the
check rein. A stiffenIng ring isplacedat
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-17
Genernl Pnrno.e Fnrminr.

1t has been we'll said that the gel-
eral-purpose farmer who is also good
gardener has a better living for him
self ard family than the special-crop
farmer, If he does not make rs much
money some years Why should he
not? lie grows his own beef and
pork and mutton, his poultry and
eggs. his fruits and vegetables, and II
he wants to eat them he has not To
count the cost of them If he has any
surplus he can get money 90 supply
such other necessaries as the farm does
not supply. If railroads are stopped
by a strike o: town roads blocked by
-,eavy snOWdrifts, he has no fear OF
starvation. and Il unexpected visitors
arrive, there IS no need Of rushing of
10 market TO get food for them. He
is the Ideal Independent farmer. If he
IS out OF debt, and he md his family
are In good health And they are the
kind who are apt to be out of debt. for
such a one viii usually sell more than
he is obliged to buy every year.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-17
Bloomfield Mo.



1t Is time 10 dismiss the craven fear
of being great to recognize the place
In the world which God has given Us,
and TO accept the responsibilities which
il devolves upon us IN behalf of Chris
tan civilization"
These are the words of Rev. Josiah
Strong in his uev- hook. Expansion"
The work is really one Of the most
interesting on this subject 50 much dis
cuSsed in this campaign. Attention is
called To the astonishing Development
Of energy which has subdued the con-
tincut and which to-day makes rs the
most forceful and resourceful a2tion
of the world.
lie says 1t is quite too late to ask
whether we viii expand. We are al
ready expanded"
"Our policy should be determined, not
by national ambition, nor by CONNER
cial considerations, but by our tuty To
the world in general and TO the Fill
piuOs In particular. know OF
no witness who has had personal oh
servatiou of the FilipinoS who declares
them capable of f-government II
is the Tagalogs who have besa in arms
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-17
Ensll.h snnrrows kkaln.

1t IS reported that the milllners. or
those who furnish them with supplies.
have discovered that by piecng, dyeing
and other tricks Of the trade they can
take the skins and plumasc of the Eng
lish sparrow ana initiate almost any
Of the birds. wings and other feathercl
oruameutg With which the gentlrr sex
have been accust Jmed TO adorn their
hats, excepting the ostrich feather. and
as there Is no restraint upon killing the
sparrow taey propose 10 keep up the
supply in .hat way. Thus Is one case
where we thiuk the imitation should he
preferred 90 the genuine. aud IL this
proves true we shall hope To 81" every
hat covered with the counterfcit re-
semhlance OF nearly all birds that lily.
and some that do not resemble anything
that ever wore Exchange
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-17

winter the compound eyes cave In and
get broken. yet the ny seems to get
along and find food. One kind gentle
man vanished over the simple eyes
and plucked off the wings OF some
flies. He found that he might hold a
candle close enough to burn the com
pound eyes of the fly before it had a
suspicion that anything out of the com
mon was going on. In daylight he took
a knitting needle and brought 1t M in
front of the fly close enough to touca
his antennae before it lodged. Ii the
knitting needle was brought up on one
side Mr. Fly picked up his sticking
plasters quite lively.-Ainslee's Maya.
zine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-17
Rrxan,. r.acl of Exnerience.

BryaH's Lac OF Experience,
1t is Il recognized fact that one can
not successfully sail a ship or run
locomotive without previous training
Only disaster can be expected from an
attempt to do it.
Mr. Bryan undertakes to reform and
readjust the business of the country.
and one would naturally suppose THAI
he was possessed of large experience
in commerce and finance. But the
facts are:
Mr. Bryan is profesSedly lawyer,
but in Lincoln, Neb., where he resides.
he has never been retained in any case
of Importance. and his small practice
has been in the county court. where
the jurisdiction is limited TO $500. and
before the justice of the peace.
He has never been connect I'd or
placed in touch with any financial,
commercial, manufacturing or indus
trial business whatever, and has there
fore had no opportunity for education
in these matters.
lie has never had any experience in
the State Legislature.
He has never even served as Alder
| man in the City Council of Lincoln.
He has never had any political ex
perience whatever outside of his fouI
years in Congress and his campaigning
tours
Although 40 years of age, his only
apparent source of income is what he
may derive as compensation for his
public speaking and from contributions
If the free silver people.
History teaches us that the business
interests of the individual and of the
country can be successful only when
they follow the teachings of expert
ence. Only infinite peril could result
from the accepted lead ship Of talk
ing machine like Bryan. who has moth
ing to recommend him but his gift of
speech.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-17

the top of the feed pouch, and in the
bottom is a wooden disk followed out
In the upper side to throw the feed
toward the center and prevent its ac-
emulation around thc sides. 1t is OBJ
vious that the grain VIII feed by gray
ity into the feed pouch, and that the
supply win be dependent upon the
amount consumed by the animal An
important feature of the device is hat
when the horse lowers its hea,. the
pouch is raised by the action of the
check rein. thus allowing the animal to
obtain a good mouthful with little ex-
prtion
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-17

mnr1g it. Some of the listeners inter-
rupted Dowie, and he lost his temper.
He said he would not tolerate Interrupt
tons, and one man was elected.
Dowie announced that he would hold
baptismal at a later date. He said the
London churches had refused to allow
him to use their baptismal fonts, but il
nothing else were handy he would get
bathtub and have a policeman guard it.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-17

There IS more catarrh in this section of t1s
country than all other diseases put together and
until the last few years was supposed 10 he IN
durable. For great many years doctors pro-
nonnced it local disease. and prescribed local
remedies. and by constantly falling to cure with
Deal treatment. pronounced Ii incurabe. Science
has proven catarrh 10 be constitutional dis
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured By +.
j, Cheney 4 Co., Toledo. Ohio, is the only con-
stitutonal cure on the market. 1t is taken III
ternally in doses from 10 drops to a teaSpoonful.
II acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system They offer one hundred
dollars for any ease it fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials. ADDRESS.
+. j. CHENEY & &C., Toledo, o.
sSy~ Sold by Druggists. 75c
Ha<@ Vanity Pills are the best.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-17

be tightly boarded up Will answer. The
floor should be itveled up and a drain.
consisting of 4 trench partly filed In
with stones. dug to carry OFT metagc
water, Entrance should I've throu 81
q long passage with several locks to eff
fectually cut OF air currents. All sur
face water must be conducted away
from such a stack and hogs kept out
or they VIII burrow in ana admit air
TO the Ice.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-17

The rung is put down so the ears Of
corn win not catch when pulled for
ward Corn husking makes lame backs
AID sore hands. The horse viii help
the back, and the following recipe viii
help the hands: Take white wax, one
fourth ounce; spermaeetb one-fourth
ounce; almond oil, Jne ounce glycerin
two ounces. Melt the wax and stir in
the oil and glycerin. Ohio Farmer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-17

against the United States but
they constitute only one-fifth of the
population. In many prov
inces there was absolute anarchy and
from all sides came petitions for pro-
lection and help"
do we owe no protection and help
to these fOur-fifths against the one
fifth! One other question l would like
TO ask the anti-eXpansionists. VIII
they kindly explain why it is that
Americans with the traditions and in
heritance of Anglo-SaXons, and with
lie experience of freemen are incapable
OF governing one-tenth of their nnm-
Der of Filipinos. and cannot even at
tempt it without sacrificing the Repub
lie and losing their own liberties while
Il tribe of MaIays. who have neithes
the inheritances or eXperien e of free
men, can create republic and success
fully govern, not only themselves, but
also four times their number of undis.
eiplined triheSmon"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-17

Democracy's Trouble with Farmers.
MIR. Bryan and his followers are hav-
ing a hard time to convince the farm
ers thar they are worse off in 1900 with
sound money and protection than they
We're in 1885, with free trade law in
operation and the shadow of tree silver
impending.
\ general comparison of articles of
farm consumption and farm production
between the years 1896 and 1900 com
pletely disproves the Bryan theory.
In the item of farm animals alone,
the farmers are worth five hundred
million dollars more than they were in
Democratic days. The table printed
below. which is from the reports of the
United States Department of Agricul.
ture, is worth study:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-17
Grance I.ihrnrirs.

one of the great advantages of the
Grange IS that it may, at small cost TO
each member. procure an assortment OF
agricultural works upon almost every
department of farming and these. with
the publications Of the Boards of Agri-
culture and the Experiment stations,
would make accessible to all the opin-
Ions OF the best authorities upon al
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-17
F1eece Wool Higher.

Ohio fleece wool was worth 10 cents
in the Boston market in 1895 and 1896.
Just prior to the election of Mckinley
in 1896. 1t is worth 80 cents to-day.
Protection did it. but Mr.. Bryan says:
Il am in favor OF free wool"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-10-17

come to give Lon
don a spanking,
and intended to
wage relentless war
against the Churcl
Of England. lie de
nounced the arch
bishop of Canter-
bury as an incom-
petent. and said
his place ought to
be filled by some
body who could