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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-11

that was the poaehers' DOING
Mr.. Hastings did not answer for the
moment; but his eyes were fixed on Fen
ner's face. The miserable coward took
| courage from his opponents silence, and
tried to force a sneer.
II suppose you thought 10 trump up
some lie against me- he continued: "bui
fine gentleman's word isn't quite enough
in these days to transport an honest
man"
No" acquiesced Enrol. quietly; "it
wants proof"
Yes" echoed Feuner, 1T wants proof.
Shall give it first to you or the mag
istrates?" asked Mr.. Hastings. coolly
Il know nothing about it; rs a trump
ed-up lie. | defy your c, ed the farmer,
savagely.
Mr.. Hastings Kept his t'mper admifa-
hly; he did not even raise his voice.
Stop moment" he SAIL. Il have
something o tell you: II any Of my details
are wrong, You can correct me. The
gamekecper, White. had a very pretty
sister called Sophy, who was q seam
stress, and worked for your mother"
Fenner jared uneasly.
You umised to marry her" proceed
ed Enrol, coldly she appealed to you to
keep your word, and you laughed in her
face She turned in Der misery 10 har
brother ana be mot you and thrashed
You in the lanes. Is 1t not so:"
Fenuer's teeth chartered. but he dbl not
speak
You told no one Of your meeting, ="
Enrol went on, "but you remained in bed,
and said you had an attack Of Iheuma-
tism. One day when you knew White
would pass alone through the Hoiton
woods, YOU hid yourself, with your gun,
and waited for him
The wretch was brought TO bay at last,
through the information which Hawkins
had impaired to Enrol
Have mercy on me, SIR he gasped.
almost inarticuately. IN do anything
you tell me-
Sit down on that chair then said
Mr.. Hastings, steinly, and copy what
is on that piece of paper
Fenner walked trembling to the table.
and sat down. His hand shook so that
he could scarcely hold the pen that was
meut, wiped the cold sweat from his
&row. and began:
- apologize to you. Miss Eyre, for the
anxiety and annoyance have caused YOU.
and | solemnly swear never again from
this time TO modest or in re you in any
way, either by word or decd.
THOMAS FENNER."
Il have just one word of caution to give
you before you 80" said Enrol, in a
quick, rasping tone OF contempt. Tho
wisest thing you can do is To- be off from
these parts as soon as you can settle your
affairs. Il am not the only person who
knows the cowarlly assassin IF poor
White, AMI as long - any trsce of you
is left you are at his mercy and mine.
And now. you spying. murderous hound,
BECOME, while still have power to re-
strain myself from kicking you out of the
house"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-11
How Clothes Got Their Name.

Some people SiJnallv feel bewil-
dered by the names the articles of fem
mime apparel bear, and will be interest
cd in learning their Jrigin and derva-
ton. The word costume" comes from
the French word signfying custom and
dress from the French verb dresser, to
make straight. and this is derived from
deriger, to direct petticoat comes from
the Ang lo- Norman outdoor garment,
which was called 4 cote and was
subsequently modified into coat. Petit
coat, or small coat, is due to petty, sig
nifying small. Skirt is from the Anglo
Saxon word scyrtan. to shorten We
have come TO consider that which COW
ers the lower part of the body as skirt
and the upper part the bodice, the word
bodice being the plural of body, fer
more than one bodice is mostly worn.
The word gown" comes from the
Welsh "gwn." Corset" is a French
word, from corps" The body, and the
diminutiye cite namely. little
body. Stays" express support from
the French word "estai." -'Trousseau''
comes from the French ''trousse." 4
bundle Hose is an Anglo Saxon
German word. derived from the Ice
landic ''hsa." ''Stocc" is the Anglo
Saxon for stocking. which. means Il.
trunk Garter" comes from ''jarre-
there" the French word, and "garetto.
the Italian. which denotes the bend of
the knee. Pocket means poke
bag or pouch, with the din inutiye. the
pocket being only n little bag inserted
in Il garment or any other article. We
derive ''polonaise" from the Poles. who
call their surtout the polonie. but
''peIisse" comes from the Latin pei
licea," which was generally made of
fur Macintosh is the name of its in
ventor and umbrella is from ''um-
bra" a little shade.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-11
Changing Ntilkers.

What effect does change of mixers
hsye ON the yield of cows? This de-
ponds both on the cows and on the
II ilkers. A comparison of the daily av-
esage of nine cows was recently made
il. the Kansas Agricultural College; the
Average yield both before and after a
cnange of mixers showed that there
z,as practically no difference. In both
cases Gully one out of the three regular
Iiilkers was changed. At election time
last November all the regular mixers
were absent from three to seven milk
ilgs, and the regular routine of work
was Of course more broken up than If
only oue mixer had changed The to-
ial Yield for the herd was considera-
oily less for this period, and the yield
N individual cases dropped nearly one
Aalf in seven milkings. The more ner-
yous the cows the more they were af-
fected. A continual change of mixers
would mean more or less irregularity in
the manner of handling the herd, and is
not advisable Again, good mixers are
scarce and the change is likely to pro-
duce poorer for the better hand.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-11

Those people who consider milking
ir6some viii never make good dairy
men.
The dairy woman who churnS before
sun up i'll the moruing often makes
irm-grained butter without the use Of
ice.
The reason some farmers never ex-
tract the latent gold in dairy cows Is
that they persist in looking To the grain
and corn tio|ds for it.
1t is 81 parody on cleanliness to try To
strain aIrh ont OF milk when it might
have been obviated by the exercise OF
,he most ordinary pres aHtions.
Despite All of the laws So the con
;garv. skinned cheese is YET sold for
"full cream" and oleomar gariRc for
real bu,ter Where is the rcWedy:
Its a curious fact, and yet true, that
some of the most profitable moments
any one engaged in dairying can spend
are in repeated washing OF the hands.
While it pays TO raise good hogs in
conjunction with the dairy. It never has
or never win pay the mandatory 20
lSeep the swine quartered near a cheese
factory or creamery, Exchange.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-11
LOCKJAW PANIC IN CAMDEN.
Parents in Great Alarm Because of
Several Mysterious Deaths.

Parents In treat Alarm Because OF
Several Mysterious Deaths.
The epidemic of tetanus which has
seized upon the children of Camden, y.
j., and has already cost niue lives is
causing panic of terror and apprehen'
sion. The cause of the visitation is not
known, but it is, believed to be due to
the wholesale vaccination which has been
performed within the past three months
as a preventive of smallpox. The Board
of Health has been appealed to and an
order issued forbidding physicians to vac
cinate any more children until a thor
ough investigation into the cause of the
recent deaths has been made. Also the
lymph that has been used will be sub
jected to meteorological tests,
Not fewer than 5000 children have
been vaccinated in Camden in he last
three months and there are 1900 more
still awaiting the needle. They may be
directed by the Board of Education to be
vaccinated. it is thought, but in this
event an association of parents now or
saniling will attempt injunction proceed
incs. Should the enforcement of the law
be decided on, hundreds Of pupils will be
Withdrawn from school.
1t Is considered worthy of note that
The childre.t who have died of the strange
disease were apparently strong and
healthy when iaoculated with the virus,
This causes many 60 believe that their
demise was directly due to vaccination.
BY some physicians it is said that the
supposed epidemic Of tetanus is in To-
atty meningitis but this idea IS not gen
orally entertained.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-11

Champion Mr.. Hastings said. scarcely
believing he heard Alright.
My mother was his daughter" and
with a proud, passionate gesture. VIM
the gate. He felt as if brain, heart and
limb were paralyzed by what he had just
heard
Sir Towards granddaughter! Then
that accounted for the breeding which
had so puzzled him, and there was in
truth no reason why he should not make
her his wife. If he could only have
known that before. And Flora Champion
and Reginald? They knew it, and con
cealed it from him all the while Lady
Grace Farquhar must have known it,
all his servants and everyone who lived
in the neighborhood. and vet some
strange fatality had conspired to keep
him in ignorance of a fact it would have
sealed his happiness TO know. II was too
late now. lie knew her pride: he knew
that if he had the crowns and the wealth
Of India to offer her, she would reject
him in scorn now.
And she had loved him dearly. he knew
that. or she would never have suffered
his kisses on her lips. or looked lovingly
into his face with those sweet brown
eyes. He felt maddened by his thoughts.
by the recollection of what was, and what
might nave been. And he turned his
steps homeward not lingeringly. not
hopefully, as he had come, but swiftly,
half mad with crushing despair
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-11
these crates can not be a fixture in
IT, they may be placed in position at
feeding time and removed later.
iioing Sugar Bects.


1t is the custom in some localities to
haul sugar beets to the factory if pos
sible when harvested. and if it is not
possible to do this they are gathered
and placed in long ricks or piles on the
surface of the ground. The base of
these ricks or piles Is from 3 to SO feet,
with a height of 5 to j feet, tapering to-
ward the top Along each side of these
ricks several burrows are run with II
stirring pillow ia order to loosen the
dirt. The ricks are then completely
covered with this dirt by the aid Of
shovels. This covering is put on TO the
depth of abodt 6 inches OCCASIONALLY
air spaces or ventilators being left on
the tops of the ricks. which are usually
made by the use of thing or small elon-
gated wooden boxes or simply straw,
the purpose being to prevent fcrmenta-
ton.
Storing the beets in this way is cali
Ell SLIDING. and the ricks or piles are
called silos. In case severe cold wealth
er comes on, these silo! are coYered
with straw manure str.w or some
thing of that sort. and then an addi-
tional amount is thrown on the straw
covering. In this way it has been
found that the beets win keep in very
good condition until the last of Janu-
airy il necessary.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-11

little about poultry. After man has
gone through the various trials of three
years with poultry, he is in position
TO extend his business with profit or to
give 1t up in disgust. II the latter is
the result it is proof conclusive that lie
is not fitted to the business, or that he
has not pFofted by his experience. In
either case the loss viii not have been
very heavy. Get experience. then *
tend, IS the best possible advice Or
those who want to go into the poultry
business, and 1t applies to those who
wish to raise poultry and eggs for the
city markets quite as much as to those
who expect 10 become breeders of the
fancy. Exc bange
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-11
u.in~ Limo InteI1irentIy.

The testimony ON the part of farmers
TO use lime without much regard to the
condition OF the soil is wrong. Where
the sou is plainly acid in character as
shown by tests with blue litmus paper
the use of lime, In quantities sufficient
to reduce the acidity of the soil, is adj
vocated. bur its continued use year at
ter year is not in the line of progressive
agriculture unless the crops are such
as to demand lime in greater or less
quantities during the sea- U. OF course,
this can only be known bv .ctual tests.
for while in one soil currants, barley.
oats. onions and other plants, which
are benefited by the application of lime
in a general way. viii respond freely
to the lime treatment in other soils
they would not be benefited. but might
he injured. The blue litmus paper test
referred to consists in placing a small
piece of blue litmus paper. obtainable
ut any drug store. in Il crack in the
soil made 10y the blade of spade and
leaving it there .or twenty -four hours;
If the soil is acid and needs lime the
paper will turn red. This should be
the gcpeFci guide IN the use of lime on
farms whore miscellaneous lot of
crops are growth indianapolis News.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-11

Feeding and Watering Fowls.
Where there Is scratching shed con-
nected sith the poultry-house, all of
the reeding should be done there. If,
however, this valuable addition can not
be had, and the feeding and watering
must be done in the roosting room, some
provision should he made 50 that the
FOOD viii be neither wasted or soiled
by the Fowls, says the indianapolis
News. Crates are inexpensive, and are
readily cons Fucted OF light material.
The Stats should be of smooth lumber
and placed 50 that the fowls can get
sheir heads in and out without diff
Guilty. They should be open In front and
on both sides, If placed against the
walls of the house. or If set in the
open space. they should he open on both
sides and both ends, Each crate should
have Il solid floor of boards and a hing
ed top. so that the pans Of food and
water may be placed in position with
little trouble, and the crates be readily
cleaned. II the house is so small that
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-11
WHEAT REPORT GOOD
BULLETINS FCRoP CONDITIONS
MOST ENCOURAGING
The Weather Throughout the Lead
ing Grain-Growing states During
the Month of Now ber Was Fa.
vorable for Farm Work.


Following IS the monthly official crop
report. The month as a whole was dry,
with temperatures averaging above the
normal west Of the Mississippi river,
while to the eastward Of the Mississippi
it was colder than usual.
The whole winter wheat area has SUI
fered to a greater or less extent from in
sufficient moisture during November.
Winter wheat is, however, reported in
promising condition in Kansas, western
Missouri, and generally in Illinois. In
central and eastern Missouri and general
" throughout the Ohio valley and mid
Atlantic States the conditions of the crop
are not promising, although it was some
what improved by rains in the latter part
of the month. In the upper Ohio valley
and Michigan much seeding was purpose
ly delayed to avoid the Hessian fly. In
the Pacific coast States the outlook for
fall sown grain is promising, especially
in California.
The following statements, relating
mainly TO winter wheat, have been for
warded by State section directors of the
climate and crop service of the weather
bureau in the principal Western winter
wheat States:
MissouriMonth exceptionally pleasant;
precipitation deficient: in extreme western
counties wheat is in fine condition and con-
siderable being pastured, elsewhere growth
has generally been slow, owing to drought;
In few counties stands poor; slight damage
by fly IN some localities.
Illinois has been rather dry
and wheat and rye have suffered somewhat;
wheat generally promising, but leg It So in
northern district, and enters winter III fairly
good conditions pastures and meadows are
less promising, owing to the heat Of sum
mer and subsequent dry weather.
Indiana-MYch wheat was sown late to
avoid damage by insects ii has made slow
growth en- account of continued dry weather;
stand In most sections fairly good, but, as Il
whole, plant has not sto0led or rooted well
and 'eeds rain badly.
Ohil-Dry weather has Injured wheat eX
cept in the northeastern portion; in the
south there was insufficient moisture for
proper termination of the seed in central
and western counties the plants have grown
little: fly is~rep ted in few southern conn
ties.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. too dry. for best
growth and winter wheat is small but
healthy and we'll colored; acreage smaller
tfH last year and mostly seeded later than
ever before o avoid Hesslan fly: early seed
ing has some fly in 1t. but later seeding
seems to te affected little
Kansas-Noyember warm and generally
dry fine for farm work; wheat generally in
fine condition, much being pastured; sowing
not finished in extreme west; some blowing;
some alfalfa cutting for hay
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-11
Preserving Eggs.


Numerous methods of preserving eggs
are in use, SAYS Field and Farm. The
idea of all of chem is to keep out the
air so that oxygen decay may be arrest
cd for considerable length of time. es,
pecially if the eggs are perfectly fresh
at the start and are kept in cool, dark
place. The standard method most used
by spectators and dealers is to put
eggs in lime water. The process is as
follows this recipe having been widely
sold at So under pledge of secrecy. Take
two gallons of water, twelve pounds of
unslaked lime and four pounds of salt,
or in that proportion, according to the
quantity OF eggs to be preserved. Stir
several times daily II then let stand
until the liquid has settled and is per-
fectly cleaa Draw or carefully dip off
the clear liquid. leaving the sediment
at the bottom. Take FIVE ounces each
of baking soda. cream of tartar, salt
peter and IN ounce of alum. Pulverize
and mix these and dissolve in one gal
Ion of boiling water and add to the
mixture twenty gallons of pure lime
water. This will about fila cider bar
rel. Put the eggs in carefully so as
not to crack any of the shells, letting
the water always stand an inch above
the eggs, which can be done by placing
a barrel head a. little smaller upon them
and weighing it, This amount of
liquid will preserve $50 dozen eggs. Il
is not necessary to wait to get a full
barrel or smaller package of eggs, but
can be put in at any time if fresh. The
same liquid should be used only once.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-11

shown. SO long as there is no pressure
on the wires between the ring and the
horns tne nose ring is simply held up
ward without any discomfort to the
animal. Should the bull rush any 9TH
er animal or attempt 10 get through
any fence the pressure pulls the nose
ring upward. causing considerable pain.
Ii requires very few experiences to
teach the animal that any misbehavior
ON his part is attended by suffering to
himself. one prominent breeder says
even the fercest Of bulls IS quickly
tanned by his device
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-11
J.xtrncr.Iinnrx Feeel.

The statement is going the rounds
that Holstein-Ffiesian COW in an ex-
pertinent at the Missouri Experiment
Station consumed daily. in a seven-day
test fifteen pounds of bran three
pounds of oil meal. 1881 pounds Of
ground corB and oats, 1924 pounds OF
corn silage and T.57 pounds of clover
hay, This amounted to 31.31 pounds OF
grain feed and 403t pounds of rough,
age daily. or total of 2l9f7 pounds OF
grain feed and 2SS5T pounds of rough,
age for seven days
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-11

In nine eases out OF ten where sows
kill and eat their young the trouble is
due entirely to improper feeding, and it
viii be generally found that such sows
are fed ON IA corn diet almost exclusive
ly. The brood SOW needs protein be-
fore and while she is nursing the pigs.
During the period when the brood sow
is on the range she should have aH
abundance of green food and in some
variety. rape especially being good fog
her The grain foods should be bran,
peas oats, and little or no corn. and
when confined she should have plenty
Of clover hay to take the place of the
green food OF the summer Aside from
the danger of the SOW eating the young.
the corn dier is ton heavy. nearly nj
ways exciting 81 feveriSh condition had
for both rae SOW and the pigs Ex-
change
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-11

in Australia. The
device is thus de-
scribed: "A block
of wood is screw
ed on to each
horn and q wire
stretched from
block to block
and also TO the
nose ring, as
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-11
TRIED TO BURY TAE PAST.


William J. Faith : a psosro1aus New
York merchant. With his wife ana ehin
he lived happily at Moate.alr. y J. Mrs
Fs.th ana tAe iitfle one diei and the hus-
band ana father was hears-brokea. IL
broke ua housekeeping and stored lis
household effects. This week he went %
Men-clair. paid the $40 storage fees ami
ordered tho furniture conveyed to 8 va
can. lot.
Nlth the piano as q center p5e,e lac
piled all the valuable furniture, carpets
aud hric-a-brac iDgo a heap and set the
nile on fire. Mea and women begged foE
thy furniture, saying that il was wicked
10 burn it when thsy s9ald mske such
good use u it.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-11
RECEIPTS FROM War REVENUE.
Total of s343 s3s,, 634 Collected FROM
All sources,

Y u Epu FNeS,
4 statement prepared in the Internal
revenue bureau shows the total receipts
from the war revenue act only
from June 13. 1898. to June 30
1901; also the four months Of the
act OF March :. 1901, from July to
Oct 81. 1901. The total receipts from
these acts alone amounted to $i4t.S,'S,-
ga. as follows, cents omitted;
Documentary stamps. 81 a@sa3-''''o;
proprietary stamps. $14219.S15: beer.
sill, 700.03S; special taxes. SiS.S2st,'o3:
/, bacco. S52,0S7,2T3: snuff. $225l,1oS;
cigars. S9,4S0.535: cigarettes. S5.90I Ola;
l--oe1,,s. S11,1,2. s04; excise TAX. $3-oo''.-
81; mixed flour. S22,i5i additional
takes on tobacco aal beer. $99i.-GS,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-11

h ! 5 preliminary
trial before Justice
Eben c. Poole, and
was bound over to
the Circuit Court
without bail. At the
last minute Sher-
wells old counsel.
Il u II k b o IL 5 er Il
Funkhouser, APP
peared fer the de-
PENDANT. They ex-
planned hat they
did this because of
the two mysterious
kilograms hat had
been sent relatives
Of ShoTt.yail IN nhin
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-11

for the apparent motive of keeping aid
from the prisoner. The State only in
PRODUCED few of the important wit
nesses. The defense offered no evidence
Sherwell seemed TO regard the whole
proceeding as joke.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-11
.ATAIllEIlH

Catarrh has become such a common
disease that person entirely free from
this disgusting complaint is seldom met
with. 1t is customary to speak OF Catarrh
as nothing more serious than bad cold,
a simple Inflammation of the nose and
throat 1t is, in fact, complicated and
very dangerous disease; if not at first, ii
very soon becomes so.
The blood is quickly contaminated By
the foul secretions, and the poison througL
the general circulation IS carried to all
parts of the system.
Salves, washes and sprays are unsatis.
factory and Disappointing, because they dc
not reach the seat of the trouble. S. S. S.
does. Il cleanses the blood of the poison
and eliminates from the system all catar.
rhal secretions, and thus cures thoroughly
and permanently the worst cases.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-11

>tnrtjuS IN che Hou1t~y iusiueSs-
Beginners in poultry keeping try to
do too much at the start. This applies
quite as much 10 the average farmer as
TO any enc, Tor it is admitted that the
farmer. as q rule. knows comparatively
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-11

The Greeks. after exercising, always
anuolEted their bodies with perfumed
oil, sometimes performing this anoint-
ing three or four times a day,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-11
En Rreechr RnIIs.

Herewith is produced an illustration
of device copied from a sketch pre-
scented in leading agricultural paper
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-12-11
sHERwELL HELD WITHOUT BAIL.
Original Counsel Appears in Behalf of
fhe Prianner.

Patrolman Wilbur S. Sherwell charged
with the murders of Lena Renner and
Georgia Railey at Evansville, Ind, had