Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-14

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light to be profitable. One honest sheep
Is worth as much to the average farm
| er as three Angora goats. IL a man
has large Tract of wild, rocky noun
tain lands, he can afford TO keep the
| goats, for all he receives VIII be clear
profit, but on valuable land the goat
viii yield no interest ON the value OF
the land"
However, 1t is just such wild land
as this that the Angora goat is to be
used sor-northern Wisconsin carries
million % acres.
! must add that it has been found
that by placing several Angora goats
with flock of sheep all danger OF
trouble with dogs is obviated, as the
pugnacious Angora win bunt an ugly
dog off the lot with ease.
! One Pensioner Gets 800 a Month.
e. ID. Coe. as pension commissioner
at Milwaukee, gave out over $1,000
900 last year to 50.S04 pensioners, in
Guiding widows and minor children;
thirty-two widows were dropped for
remarrlage. Only one pensioner on the
rolls receives as much as 500, while
l0I receive SI2 per month, fifty-seven
get $50, and la &c $45 month More
of the pensioners 'eceive SO month
than any other sunk During the year
S3O,5l6 was paid for attorneys fees.
There are still twenty-six widows of
veterans of the war of 1912, on the
rolls. three having died during the
year. OF veterans of the Mexican war
there are 154, besides 1873 widows of
men who fought in that war Sixteen
Mexican war veterans and five of the
widows died during the year.
| Wisconsin, Butter at Buffalo.
AS every one knows Badger cheese
and butter Is making a great impress
sion at the Buffalo exposition. And
the high rank makers are largely from
| the little ross-road creameries and
cheese factories, as rule young men
who have learned what they know a
the university farm school, Even q
layman will be interested in the fac
tors that enter into good cheese. Fla
vor counts so points of 100; texture
and body. %; color. 10; finish, 10; total,
100.
| And as to butter the flavor counts
only 40 of the 100 points. while what
We would call the '.frills'' add up the
other 50 points-thus: Flavor, 45;
grain, 25; color Is; sailing. 10; pack
ing and finish, 5; total, 100.
Assessment Talk.
Many communities report greatly
increased valuations under the new
system of full value assessment (as
against the old plan of about 60 per
cent? and some Interesting conse-
quences are developing. The tax rate
IN Madison is expected to be declared
by the common council as / per cent,
against the usual per cent, an equal
amount of money being thus raised. A
| Stevens Point writer points out this
difference on the amount for which the
| city can be bonded: Under the law
bonds cannot be issued In excess of )
| per cent. of the assessed valuation.
This limit, in Stevens Point has been
pretty nearly reached, but if the assess
ment is increased, say % per cent, the
amount of bonds the city could issue
would be largely increased. This is
point that should be considered and
carefully guarded by those in author
| ity. Il is SO easy to run in debt, es-
pecially when pay day is away off,
There are signs of taxation unrest
| IN many quarters. In Eat Claire coun-
| ty a number of towns are raising a
fund to contest the litigation of Eau
| Claire city and endeavor to prove that
the water powers and manufacturing
plants of the city do not pay proper
Tomato taxation.
Historic, Lovely Madeline Istend.
i Anyone who has prowled about the
head Of Lake Superior in a steamer
will concede that Madeline island-the
seat of the mission Of 1885, recently
burned-is a most attractive place in
which to spend the summer. 1t is OPP
posite Bayfield,, a mile row perhaps,
and within sight of Ashland. 1t is one
of the Apostle group. some twenty isl
| ands of various sizes-emeralds in the
| blue-scattered about Superior with
| that prodigal hand that marks this
| lavish region which has land and water
beyond computation. Not yet have tour
lists settled down on the islands to any
extent: II is almost solitary to sail in
and out the chosen grounds, but one
can hear the tread of the advancing
| legion of rest seekers of decade
hence. The landing on Madeline is
being developed as a summer resort by
Beloit and other people.
ORLANDO BURNETT.
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