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The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-19

Forget it Try bottle of Jones
Malt Improves the appetite. aids
the digestion, makes the world
look brighter The W Fl. Davie
Drug Co --"The Palace Pharmacy"
32tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-19

Up to noon there were 236
original registrations and changes
in address. AT 9 o'clock tonight
the registration books will be
closed.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-19

Money to loan on improved realty
so. 50. 100 d 100 months Fl =
Andrews. Andrews bldg. 53-mI
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-19

See those Hot Blast heating
stoves at O d Smiths and you
will buy no other. 33.tf
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-19

New wall paper, low prices. at
Jansen's 3Oif
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-19

Gypsine, sanitary wall finish
Jansen. 35tf
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-05-29
Growing Onions.

The use of good seed for the onion
crop is most important, as the labor of
preparing the land, wedding the rows
and other care necessary is as great for
the part of crop as for full one
while the cost of fertilizer is not lessen
ed, nor are the onions better or in as
good demand if they grow too large.
The onion seed deteriorates very rapid
ly in terminating properties If It is
kept until more than one year old ex-
cepting that in very small quantities
it muy be kept in something practical
~ alright, as in tin box with snugly
fitting cover. We would not SOW onion
seed without having it tested, and max
ing sure tlat not less than so per cent
would terminate. Those who sow
under glass and transplant have at
least the advantage Of not having to
care for any rows that are not filled,
and if a part of the seed is too old to
sprout the only loss is the price paid
for the seed. This practice is growing
in favor, and fast taking the place of
the old method of setting out the dry
sets in the spring to grow the early
onions for punching. as it requires but
little more labor to fit the land for one
than the other, and the new plants
seem to grow as rapidly as the dry
eets.-American Cultivator.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-05-29
Cutting Asparagus.

The question of the propriety of cut
ting all or certain asparagus shoots as
rapidly as they appear and for a con-
tinued time often arises, for it is well
known that the continued cutting away
of all a plants growth has a weaken
ing tendency at least. As recently
stated, most gardeners cut all growth
during the first half of the season. But
a correspondent recommends leaving
all the very light growth, that it may
strengthen the plants for the following
season, and only cutting that which is
strong.--Meehan's Monthly.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-05-29
Earn, Notes.
The market for American apples is
now worldwide.

The market for American apples is
now worldwide.
Interest in farming is undoubteoiy
reviving in New England.
Don't sow alfalfa seed on unprepared
soil as you do clover. If it Calls with
you. manure the land and try again
The family horse should + raised
and trained on the farm. Then you
thoroughly understand his disposition
and know how far he can be trusted.
The application Of sulphur to soils
for the prevention of potato scab re-
CARELESS of the character of the soil is
liable to occasionally cause much in
jury.
Bordeaux mixture has been found Of
value in stimulating tomato plants to
more rapid growth. increasing their
4gor and of particular merit in keep
ing down the attacks OF flea beetles.
Twenty thousand mutton sheep are
being fattened at Rocky Ford, Col,
on beet pulp. with little corn added.
There Is another waste product" be-
Ing utIlized-turned into mutton.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-05-29
Sowing Go .er Seed.

The Depa: tment of Agriculture says
there are 1I.S56,000 clover seed in a
bushel, which would be 297 800 in n
pound. There are 1850 square feet In
an acre, so that one pound would fur
nish about 6% seeds to the square foot.
And yet we are afraid to advise n far
mer to use less than eight or ten pounds
per acre, giving fifty -four seed to the
square foot. and yet if every seed grew,
the small number would place the
plants close enough together to produce
a good crop. The extra seed, or seven
eighths of the seed cost. is the price we
pay for not having well-cleaned, plump
seed, and the land In such condition
that each one will have a fair chance to
terminate and grow.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-05-29
Weed Seeds.

If the farmer desires to know how to
select good clover seed he should learn
to know weed seed as soon as he looks
at it. Then if his eyesight is not
good enough to distinguish it when it is
among the clover seed, let him spend
from fifty cents upward for a good
magnifying glass. and let him buy no
clover and not much other seed until
he has examined it, and found it rea-
sonably clear of the weed seeds. 1t
may be hard TO find it perfectly pure,
but there Is NO use in buying such seed
as a sample sold in Vermont last year.
which had 59310 we ID seeds in a
pound. Just think of sowing ten.
twenty or more pounds Of such seed on
an acre. The seeds of plantain, sor-
rel, pigweed. smartweed. curled dock
and the foxtail grass were the most
abundant in this lot, and each of them
might pass for clover seed at first
glance. bur can be detected under q
ma-nifying glass It would be a good
les-son for the boys to collect samples
Of each of these and some other seeds
~ little walls. and label each. that they
mighty study them until they knew
;hem 100 well to buy them as clover
aaed
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-05-29
Size of eed \ ,tatoes.

We have always obtained better re-
suits from the use of seed potatoes
about the size of a hens egg or as
ar that as we could judge by TIE
shape of the potato and cut in halves,
as from any seed we had and we have
tested them against larger ones crt in
halves and in quarters. against smaller
ones used whole and against pieces
cut to two eyes each. Yet the pieces
of two eyes were so nearly equal that
we would use that method If the seed
cost a high price, by which re do not
mean the early price of the Early Rose
at dollar pound, but if they cost So
a bushel. <But the potato Of that size.
scarcely marketable, unless there was
a season of scarcity, is as well matured
as the potato that weighs a pound, and
we think throws as strong a shoot and
produces as much. We never made a
test by comparing the use of pieces of
large potatoes against pieces Of about
equal weight of the smaller ones, and
TO learn anything from such test one
would need to continue 1t for term of
years, using the largest from the larg-
est seed each time. 1t might be well
after selecting as we would, for some
years, to change to pieces from the
large ones for a season, but we are not
sure of it.-Massachusetts PlOughman.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-05-29

President Mckinley, speaking at the
launching of the battleship Ohio at
San Francisco, said:
My fellow citizens, l am inexpressibly
thankful to the Ruler of us all for His
goodness and His mercy, which have
made it possible for me to be with you
here to-day. / have wanted to see the
men of the Union iron works. l have
known of their skill. | have seen their
genius displayed and their workmanship.
My fellow citizens, you have no idea
how deeply touched | have been in the
last three and half years h the loyal
patriotism of the people of San Fran
cisco. My mind and my heart have been
here, for it was here we organi2 ed the
first expedition to the Philippine Islands.
Nor can we forget that it was youz'
skill and genius that made the Oregon.
The hours of anxious waiting will never
be known. when the Oregon started to
join the fleet at Santiago. Days and days
we heard not one word from her. But
we had confidence in the stout ship you
had built, and | shall never forget the
early morning when Captain Clark tele-
graphed from tle Florida shore; The
Oregon is here and needs no repairs and
is ready for action" And she went and
performed magnificent service for the
country. | want to thank you men Of
the Union iron works for yonr assist
ance in the defense of our common coun-
try.
| don't want a ship in the American
navy built this year 10 be any better
than the Ohio. | have n great deal of
pride in the name, but proud as ] am Of
NV native State, ] am a thousand times
more proud OF the nation that is over all
the States, supreme and sovereign and
glorious in its mission Of good will and
liberty to all mankind. What we want is
TO build more ships. We ought to have
a good commercial line from here to the
Philippines, built by American working
men and manned by American sailors
and CARRYING the American flag. There
is nothing in this world that brings peo-
pie 50 close together as commerce
Ny fellow citizens. we have problems
before us. We never had more impor-
tant ones. We have expanded. DO You
want to contract? 1t is not a question Of
whether we will Mcguire the Philippines
or Porto Rico or Guam or Wake Island
or Hawaii or Tuituila. We have acquired
them; they are ours. The question is,
Shall we give them up? And. from one
end Of this country to the other comes
the answer. They are ours, not to sub
jugate, but to emancipate; not to rule
in the power Of might. but to take to
those distant people the principles OF
liberty. Of freedom, Of conscience and Of
opportunity that are enjoyed by the peo-
pie Of the United States Our flag never
goes anywhere except it carries bless
ings. Our flag never Expresses anybody,
but it has given freedom to every people
over whom it has foated.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-05-29
Making Alfalfa si1are.

From tests carefully made the Colo
RADIO station finds it fair to assume that
with good tight silo well made silage
from cut alfalfa should not make a
larger loss than about 10 per cent of
its feeding value. To make good sill
age from whole alfalfa Is much hard
or proposition. 1t requires that the al
falfa be quite green. that the silo be
both tight and deep, that the alfslfa be
thrown into the silo in small f0rkfuls
and carefully tramped and that it be
weighted by four TO six feet of some
heavy. tight packing material like cut
corn fodder If the alfalfa is put up
In the middle of the summer in clear.
bright weather, it must be raked and
loaded as fast as cut. One lot tried
was too dry for silage two hours after
If was Ont
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-05-29
parsuips for Mich Cows.

The parsnip is probably one of the
best roots ever grown for mich cows.
and it has a great advantage in that 1t
may remain in the field until spring
when other roots are all gone. and then
be used until grass has grown. 1t is
as easily grown as the carrot. and like
that root it wants deep, rich and mel
low soil. Many object to growing it
even in the garden, because the weeds
are apt to get such a growth before
the parsnips come up that the labor of
wedding is greatly increased, but this
may be remedied by mixing few rad
ish seed with the parsnip seed, which
will come up 81 that the rows can be
seen and hoed out long before the par
ships are up. They can be pulled when
the parsnips are thinned.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-05-29

TO plant so you can cut it just before
frost. 1t will keep better and is not liza
BILE to sour, as it might do If cut in the
warm weather. We sow it broadcast,
about two bushels to the acre. Be sure
and sow it thick or it will grow big.
rank stalks, which will be hard to
handle and stock win not eat so well.
We aim TO feed it out before Christmas
or before it freezes too much. OF
course. if it is Lne. say like millet, it
will keep just as good as any hay. We
usually cut it with a moving machine.
rake it, put it in big shocks and feed
from the shocks just as needed. as II
will keep just as well as If stacked.
for if it is coarse and rank the stalks
will have lots of juice in them and will
not keep if stacked. Sorghum fodder
is splendid for all kinds of stock. Hogs
will eat it with relish; cattle and
horses like 1t also.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-05-29

The newest puzzle for those who are
called economists is the outcome of
the Republican policy which, in three
years, has enabled us to sell the rest of
the world S1,S19. $40 more than we
purchased during the three years
which ended June 80. 1900, to which
must be added $3.50 100000 for the fls-
June. After they have accounted for
all of this cash debt which the rest of
the world owes or has owed us, they
find that large portion of 1t has not
been paid, but has been loaned abroad.
Economists, as they are called. often
arrive at peculiar conclusions, but thus
far no one of them has expressed the
opinion that Americans are giving for
eigners the world over hundreds CT
millions of dollars annually. The puZ-
indeterminate amount of money stand
ing TO our credit? One of them, who
is Il free trader, suggests that the only
way the volume of our exports can be
maintained is TO so adjust our tariff
that Europe can liquidate a much
larger portion of the favorable trade
balance by selling us merchandise
which we are now manufacturing at
home in sufficient quantities to abun-
dainty supply the home market. This
means that we must close our factories
of certain lines of merchandise and
turn their employees to idleness and
their families TO want in order to
enable foreign nations to pay the trade
balance in merchandise. That would
be economies with vengeance.
There is reason to believe that there
is no present cause for fear about the
inability of Europe to pay us what 1t
owes. During nearly hundred years
the trade balance of the world was
against the United States 1t was not
large amount each year, but it was
from $15,000,O00 to $JO,000,O00 annual
ly-enough to drain all the bullion the
country produced and much of the
cotton. For years this drain upon the
contribution of this country TO the
money scarce and the rates of interest
much higher than those of Europe For
years we purchased most of our iron,
woolens, glass, crockery, etc, in Eu-
rope, and paid for them out of the
money, stock and materials that should
have been kept at home. Now the sit
uation has changed Under the Repub-
lican policy the country came to pro.
duce in abundance the articles we used
to make an adverse balance of trade by
| buying. For years we paid high rates
of interest OH this amount of our in
debtedness for goods purchased abroad
| over the value of those we sold Then
we were a debt n nation and paid the
penalty of such disadvantage, and
would be paying ii now If the self
styled economists could have theil
way. Now we have become the worlds
creditor nation. If our debtors cannot
pay at once let them pay interest, as
did the United States.-Indianapol
Journal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-05-29
TO PRESERVE HISTORIC HOUSE.
"Hnrewooi," One of Wasiiingtou's
Homes, to he Saved from Ruin.

"Hnrewooi," One Of washingtou's
Homes, 10 he Saved from Ruin.
4 movement Is on foot to purchase and
preserve HARDWOOD" one Of the old
Washington estates. situated in Jefferson
County, W. VA. The Washington Manor
Association OF Philadelphia is back Of
the movement. Hardwood" IS the old
est and most notable Of the Washington
mansions. II is 81 stone aud was built
about 1856 by Gen Washington for his
brother, Samuel Washington. IL has be
come Of special interest because it was
here that Gen Washington entertained
Lafayette Louis Philippe, the Duke Of
Montpensier and C0gut Beaujolias, and
il was here. also. that Dolly Bayne Todi
became Dolly Madison. who afterwarl
rcicDed eight years as mistress Of The
White House.
The old mansion is 100 by 30 feet. and,
although It is the oldest Of the Washing
ton houses. il is the best preserved.
Heavy wooden panels cover the interior
walls, and the clumsy iron hooks Of 1850
years ago mark the places where great
paintings and tapestries have hung. The
great drawing rooms are filed with pre-
cious relics OF revolutionary days, paint
ings OF illustrious members and friends
Of the tarIly and other Dotables of that
period
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-05-29
Keeping Country Boys at Home.

The drift of rural population to
recent times. Every census in recent
years both in this country and in Eu-
rope has shown the vastly greater
growth Of cities as compared with ru-
raj regions. If there were wider in
telligence among farmers in feeding the
ambition of the young. if they We're to
give their children something that they
might improve by industry, something
that would stimulate ambition and
awaken pride, there would in all like
lihood be less discomfort with country
life and less of longing for the untried
and unknown life of the city.-Indian-
aDOliS News.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-05-29
Apo
YpRER unER

DR. Norman G. Mallory has resigned
the pastorate Of the Grand River Ave
nue. Baptist Church, Detroit.
The Rev. Ernest L. Baker, formerly of
Cleveland. has assumed charge Of First
Presbyterian Church, Oakland, Cal.
The Adventists report that they have
1T5 churches in the State Of Michigan,
with membership Of 1922. Their prop
erty is worth Si05,321. There are l1g
Sunday schools with u membership Of
5,134.
A third Congregational church has been
organized in Colorado Springs, Colo, with
the Rev. A. f. Fraser as pastor. Il will
be known as Hillside Congregational
Church.
st. Peters Episcopal Church Of Helena
Mont. win receive S33, 900 by the will Of
the late Felix X. Brunot Of Pittsburg.
Mr.. Brunot also left 100000 to the edu-
cational work Of the Episcopal Church.
The Rev. q. G. Woodruff Of Magnolia,
MINI, is said to be the oldest clergyman
In the Methodist Episcopal Church. He
was born in 1897, and has been preach
or for seventy-6ve years.
The Rev Henry Mansell, ID. d.. Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mrs.
Mansell Of India are in the United States
for a short furlough.
The Rev. John :. Lyon, formerly pas
tor Of First Baptist Church, Bristol.
Conn, has been installed az pastor Of
Second Baptist Church, Holyoke. Mass.
The will Of Miss Louisa Sebor, who
died recently in MiddIetDwn, Conn,
makes Holy Trinity Protestant Episcopal
Church Of that city beneficiary TO an
amount between $4,000 and 100000.
1t is also provided that the church shall
have the family residence, valued at $780,
600. subject 10 the life estate Of two
nepbews Of Miss SebOr.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-05-29
Time to Sow Tobacco Seed.

There seems to be a general rule for
sowing touacco seed in each State with
reference to the frosts which are likely
to occur in the spring. Seed beds
should be planted from six weeks to
two months, according to the variety
of the seed, before the latest date at
which killing frost has occurred in the
locality. This is for domestic seed
Imported Cuban seed should be plant
ed a month later and imported Sumatra
six weeks later than acciimated seed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-05-29

was celebrated case that attracted at
tention. His friends insisted that he had
been unjustly condemned, and they after
ward proved their contention to be right.
Porter was reinstated. The fight was
long and bitter and much strong polit-
ical influence was brought to bear to
prevent court of inquiry from investi-
eating the original court martial.
The disobedienee for which Porter was
court martialed occurred Aug. 20, 1862,
during the second battle OF Bull Run.
Porter was ordered TO advance with his
troops. He did not do so, and in the fol-
lowing January he was cashiered and dis
qualified from holding office under the
government.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-05-29

SHAMROCK u. WRECKED.
King Edward, Aboard the Challenger
Has Narrow Escape.

King Edward, Aboard the Challenger,
Has Narrow Escape.
England well-nigh lost her King We'd
nesday in the waters of the treacherous
Solent. He was aboard Shamrock H.,
the Americas cup challenger. when a
vicious squat struck her broadside on,
ripped away her sails. tore out her masts
and left her a helpless hulk. tossing on
the wind~iashed waves. For time 4
seemed that she must founder and sink,
so heavy was the gale, but she righted
herself after each blast and made the
harbor at Cowes in the tow of other
boats of the Upton fleet
King Edward was on deck when the
wind struck the frail little yacht. He
was standing amidships when the top
mast and the mainmast fell about him
and the sails swept overheard into the
sea. His escape was miraculous.
Longer than an hour Shamrock was
at the mercy of the wind and for just
that long did King Edward hang over the
edge Of the world When the gale was
at its height and the boat was plunging
PROSTATE on the deck. clin1 ng to the
stump OF Lnc H1alUihhNl 10 save uilukelI
from being swept overheard.
While the yachts were mRneuvering
for the start a squall came without the
slightest warning. and the bOwsprit OF
the challenger was carried away short
The extra strain thus thrown on the top
mast proved too much for the spar. 1t
whipped, broke and doubled off TO lee
ward, carrying the whole weight Of the
backyard and gear over the side In n
terrible tangle. Almost as the topmast
fell the great steel mainmast weighing
more than two tons and carrying spars
and gear weighing an additional three or
four tons, toppled also.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-05-29
JOHN r. TANNER DEAD
FORMER ILLINOIS GOVERNOR
YIELDS TO HEART DISEASE.
End Comes Suddenly While He Is
Alone in a Springfield Hotel-Career
of a Man Who Rose from Farm La

John Il. Tanner, former Governor of
Illinois, is dead. rheumatism of the
heart attacked him Thursday afternoon
and was fatal within half an hour.
His end was as sudden as it was uuex-
pected. Outside of his family and imme-
diate personal friends, nobody in Spring
field knew he was ILL., They thought, al
though he had been confined TO his room
in the Leland Hotel for nearly week,
that he was suffering only slight indis-
position which would pass off after a few
days of rest and care.
Mrs. Tanner and her sister. Mrs. Col
burn Fields Buck, were the only persons
in the room when the former Governor
died. The physician, called when his
symptoms became alarming, arrived too
late.
The former Governor returned from
Chicago the previous Saturday complain
ing of rheumatism in the left side. lie
had such pain at times that he kept 10
his apartment, but he was not confined to
the bed. He was up less than an hour
before the fatal attack, His son, Col.
J. Mack Tanner, called at > o'clock and
remained with him not more than fifteen
minutes. The former Governor dictated
couple of kilograms which he wanted
sent Immediately and asked after some
business matters. He made no complaint
of suffering.
Soon after his son left Mr.. Tanner be-
,4me drowsy and lay down. Not yet had
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-05-29

found that the money had not increased
perceptibly, while his stock of candy
and rinkets had materially diminish
ed. AS he glanced at his depleted
shelves and thoughtfully rubbed his
head. he remarked: Gee Whiz! There
wasn't much profit in it; but there amt
no denying that 1t made trade might.
brisk while it lasted" That little anec-
dote might furnish food for thought
on the part of those who so strenuous
ly advocate the employment of artiti-
cial means for the extension of foreign
trade.--American Economist.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-05-29

occurred when a spring of the carriage
was broken and caused a delay of two
hours. The average number OF miles
Travelled each day was 100, and the av-
erage time spent on the road each day
was eight hours. Ten stops were made.
These were at Fishkilb Albany, Herki-
mer, Syracuse, Clifton Springs, Buffalo.
Conneant, Oberlin, Maumee aud Ligo-
nier
Shaw is a wealthy Chicagoan and also
'mobilist. Mrs. Shaw is plucky and
knows how to run the machine.