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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-31

II we were so situated that we could
no' do better with perishable fruits
and vegetables than to ship them tc
the city to be sold on commission, we
would try 70 find dealer who had only
a commission business, and who never
bought goods outright. Poor human
nature is weak and the temptation te
sell the goods that had been bought
while the. Were in their best condition
and to ALLOW consigned goods to waste
and deteriorata in value until their OWE
goods We're disposed of, might prove
too strong for some of them. Possibly
one who shipped by the carload might
be used better because of the impor-
lance of his trade, but small shippers
are apt 10 lie the sufferers. If prices
fall rapif1J during the day the report
sometimes shows the consignment clos.
ed out at the lowest quotations. regard
less of the time when they were sold
Commission dealers may be as honest
as any other class of men. but as we
pray that we may not be led into temp
tation, we think it is better not to
tempt others too much.--Amerfcan CuL
tfrato.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-31

damp from dew or rain, they would de-
stroy the insects better than they do By
spraying with the paris green i'll wafer.
The poison would not wash off as cas-
ily In a shower. and it would be easy to
tell when it washed off, without wait
ing to learn 1t by seeing the vines half
eaten up and no slugs killed. The lime
or plaster would, like the lime in Bor-
deanx mixture, prevent injury to the
foliage, and they are also supposed to
have some effect IN preventing blight.
Ia the days before the Colorado beetle
came around almost every farmer used
to put plaster on his pototo and squash
vines, first TO keep of the, little striped
squash or eueupher bug, next to pre-
vent blight, and nol least because it
was supposed to attract moisture TO the
hit. Probably the fact was that it alb
soebed some of the ammonia that was
escaping from the ''shoyelfui of ma
nure in the hill," which most of them
used for growing potatoes. and they
used to talk about growing "a peck in
hill'' then, but we never saw such a
hill
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-31

| and her SOL beams were poured into tn,
sitting room In a gentle flood, which suf
feed for all purposes Of conversation
| Thus the family sat. when one of the ser
1 wants entered and announced that 0
/ strani er had arrived and asked for shell
ter and food. st. Julien's answer was
/ quickly spoken:
Give him food, and then conduct him
| hither"
1 In the meantime. lights were brought
/ and when the newcomer entered, the win
| dows had been closed and the room was
now brilliantly lighted, He was a tall
nobly formed man. not over fiye-and-
| twenty with a profusion of nut-brown
ringlets clustering about his high, full
brow. and sweet smile of gratitude
lighting up his handsome face
"Ha! a white man, uttered the mar
quis, starting up. Welcome. sir-thrice
welcome! My mind has SO run upon
these red dogs, for the past four-and-
seen one of them now. And a country
MANI
Yes, sir" spoke the stranger, in a
voice peculiarly soft and pleasant.
France is my native land"
Then welcome again." resumed the
host, shaking the stranger once more by
the hand, and then conducting him to a
seat.
The conversation turned upon the nat
urai topics q: the times, bit Simon Lobois
did not join In it. He had made one or
two remarks at the commencement; but,
suddenly, he seemed moved by the stran,
gers appearance. and now was engaged
in scanning his countenance. At length,
he seemed to have arrived at solution
of the mystery. and dark cloud gathered
over his features.
Meanwhile the conversation went on,
and both Louis and Louise seemed try
Ing to recall some memory of the past
How far up are you goingY asked
the marquis, at length.
"At present" returned the stranger, u
had only thought of seeking the dwelling
of the Marquis Brion st. Julien"
"Ahw uttered the host, elevating his
eyebrows. did you ever know me In
FranceT
Very well"
"But--reaIly-
The marquis was here interrupted by
Louis, who at mat moment sprang from
his chair.
"Ahaw the youth cried. II know you
nown'
do you?" said the visitor, arising and
grasping Louis by the hand
"Yes-yes; Goupart st. Denis,"
"St. Denis5 Z" uttered the old man, start
ing quickly from his chair and Fastening
forward.
'Gouparts' cried Louise also springing
forward ''Goupart- Gouparrr' she re-
peated. 80, it is-it is! Dear, good
Goupartr'
And a these words fell from her lips.
she bounded forward and caught the
young man by the hand. His eye burned
with a strange light as he met her glad.
joyous look, and his voice was marked
by q perceptive tremnlousness as he said:
Yes, Louiseit is your old friend
Goupart."
"Goupart st. Denisr muttered the
dark-h rowed nephew, to himself as he
east a look OF nnmistakable hatred to-
wards the newcomer.
Ito be continued)
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-31
Filling The sin


1t used TO be thought that rapid fin
ing Of the stlo was all important. 1t
must be fiIled so fast that no layer of
fodder could wilt before it was covered
with another, and thus the fermenta-
ton beginning at the bottom must
gradually work up through the mass
until it reached the surface, where oxi-
dization or rotting began, which again
worked downward until the decayed
matter ON the surface prevented any
more air from going down Naturally
we accepted this idea, as it was sent
out by learned chemists and scientific
mon, but opinions have changed since
those days in the light of positive facts.
The farmers who have not been able
10 till their silos us rapidly as they
wished to, or have been obliged to
wait for help. for weather or FOR some
later field TO attain maturity. or those
who from lack of facilities for rapid
handling have been obliged to I'LL slow
ly. have found that their ensilage was
In no way inferior to that which was
nil put in practically at one time. or
without pause excepting for the night
rest And some have learned that it
does not iujure it if part of the water
In it dries out before 1t is cut. The
moisture is enough unless the fodder
has become dry before cutting by rea-
son of being overripe, suffering from
drought, Or being frost-bitten. Either
of these causes may make fodder SO
dry that it viii be benefited 10y a wet
ting before it is pressed into the silo.-
New England Homestead.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-31
General Farm Notes.


Dig out the peach tree borers and jai
the curculio.
Bone is the thing to use ON peach
trees every time. says one grower.
In orchards badly infested with can,
kerworm late spraying with some form
of arsenic, which is most safely used in
bordeaux mixture. may do good If the
worm is still feeding.
Cultivate the sweet potato ridges at
ter rains to break the crust and keer
the soil mellow Making the ridges
narrow the last cultivation will cause
them TO mature early.
For field culture for the canaeries
good strong tomato plants should be
ready for the field from the middle te
the latter part of June, the time which
they are usually set in New Jersey and
Maryland.
4 great deal depends upon how wat.
or is PIT on. If yon begin your irriga.
ton before It is very dry. you don't
need so much water. but if you let youl
ground get very dry and then put on
your water you need great deal more
of ii.
often on the farm. harvest or thrash.
ing hands find it impossible to be al
home for dinner. and it is vexine
problem how to haul dinner on ths
wagon without jolting it into a mash
II the dinner bucket is placed in 3
grain sack. and each end of The sack IS
hooked or fastened in some-way under
the hay rigging. So that the sack viii
hang loosely, swing back and forth,
the dinner will jar very little, though
carried on the wagon all the forenoon.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-31

MAN is FREE FROM GERM.
Bovine Tuberculosis Not transmits
sibIe To Human

KsoslHe luDerEulOsIS Not IranSnf s.
sible To Human.
Prof. Koch Of Berlin will announce
says dispatch from London, his iiscov.
cry that bovine tuberculosis is not trans.
Missile to the human system. The fam
Gus bacteriologisf, in an interview, au.
thorized the statement that he has dem.
oHstrated that meat and milk from tn.
bereulosis-infected cattle may be eonsum.
ed with absolute impunity. Dr. Allen Il
Haight Of Chicago. the official representa-.
tive of the American Medical Association
said:
IF | had not heard Prof Koch quietly
announce his discovery in private CONVEX.
sation it would have seemed TO me abso.
lutely incredible, | can only say that
DIR. Koch is too profound a student and
has 700 much reputation 1T stake to pro.
mulgate such a proposition unless con.
yinccd Of its soundness beyond the
shadow Of a doubt Ii he is able to theo-
retically demonstrate his claims the san
itary systems of the world will be shaken
to the very roots. The word revolution
but family expresses what the discovery
will precipitate."
English experts talked Of the theory
with mingled astopShment and contempt
and asserted that the German professor
would encounter stubborn debate and
learned dispr0of Of his mad idea"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-31
CHAPTER II.


We have remarked that the Marquis
st Julien had two children. They were
twins, and were a boy and girl Louis
vt. Julien had seen seventeen years of
life and he had much Of bis fathers look
save that his frame never promised such
height. Those who knew Louis best.
knew how noble he was Is. heart, and
how fearless he was of danger. In the
hour Of the deepest peril he carried n
steady hand and cool head. and If he
was more than Usually moved. it was FOR
some loved friend who might share the
danger with him. Ills hair, which was
of a dark golden hue, hung loosely over
his shoulders, curling. AS did has fathers.
and his eyes were large ana bright. and
Of deep~blue color.
The sister was called Louise Not only
was she Of the same age, bur In every re-
speet of feature did she resemble her
brother She may have been little
smaller, but the difference was not read
ily noticed. She had the same regularity
of feature. the same deep golden hair,
the saRe brilliant blue eye. the same
fair, open brow. and the same nobieness
of expression. She was a beautiful girl.
and as she ami her brother wandered
about together, many and many were the
untutored red men who had dwelt with a
sort of religious awe upon the fair pie
ture.
We have also said that the marquis
had nephew living with him This was
Simon Lohois, the son of ST Julien
sister, lie was near hye-and-thirty years
of age, rather below the medium stature
IF man. aud not very perfect in physical
form. His shoulders were eayy, almost
10 humpneSs, aud his head was thrown
forward instead OF standing erect. His
arms We're very long, and his legs rather
short and crooked His hair was black
and crisp, aud his eyes also back and
small; his FACE was very regular in fea-
ture, and might have been called hand
some but for the tendency Of the brow t.
premature wrinkles, the strange sharp
ness of the small black eyes, and the un-
ceuth eriSpiness Of the hair. He had
been left an orphan at the age of twenty,
and had soon squandered what little pat
rimony was lett him. After this, he had
sought his uncle, who kindly gave him a
home. Simon was an excellent account
ent, so when the marquis resolved to
come to America. he took his nephew
with him, to help superntend the bust
ness, and also 10 act as tutor for his tive
children. for Simon was a good scholar.
1t was on the second evening after the
marquis had met the Stuns Serpent in
the wood that the family were sitting in
one of the rooms which looked oar upon
the garden II was towards : O'Clock.
but there were no lamps lighted. for the
moon was up. bright and fun, in the west,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-31
KNEW PRECISELY WHAT TO DO.
Tickets Told the Whole Story to Her
i'm One Glance.

Tickets Told the whole story to Her
in One Glance.
The sharp-no man looked dubious
ly after the retreatdng figure of the
stenographer. Il am in quandary
what TO do with that girl, he said Il
don't know whether to fire her or raise
her salary. don't know what to make
of her She is the quintesseuce of efthe {
| innocence or deceit. | can't figure
which About two months ago some
misguided member of certain beneyo-
lent society SEM me two tickets for a
charity ball to be given ut a weil-known
hall in Harlem. / was surprised 10 get
B-eSe tickets. for | supposed that ev
erybody who knew ME knew my senti
ments in regard to charity.
II don't believe In IT. | don't believe
in giving things away, have to work
for every cent | have, and / expect
other people to do the same thing. To
my mind. these folks chat dance for
charity and sing for charity and cut all
sorts of didoes for benevolent purposes
are only degrading the masses they are
supposed 10 benefit / had expressed
this opinion so often that | was amazed
that anybody should ask me 10 coun-
tenance benevolent scheme by buying
ticket for ball. Naturally. l put
them into an envelope and handed
them to the stenographer,
Here. Miss Drew / said. You
know what 10 do with these.
Yes. sir she said. Thank You
1T struck me then that there was no
occasion cor her to thank ire Cor re
qucsting her TO perform her regular
routine Of duties. but didn't give the
matter second thought until three
| weeks later when representative of
tlfp benevolent society called to collect
| $40 for the bali tiekets.
But | didn't use the tickets. I said
| 4 don't believe In charity.
Pardon me. he said, they were
used. Here are fhe numbers sent YOU
and here are the tickets bearing the
| same number which were taken I'M at
the door II you didn't want them, you
| ought tn have returned them to us at
once. as requested IN our communica-
tiou to you.
but | did return them. | argued.
| Then talled in the stenographer. Miss
Drew. | said tIitli't | give you two
ball tickets some time ago 10 he re-
turned To the benevolent socictyT
Why. no she said 'You gave me
the tl,Sets. hut you didn't say anything
about returning chem. You said knew
what IT, do with them
And what did you do?' / asked
4 went To the bali said she. I
/ thought that was what YOU meant.
| Il was furious hut ! saw the benevo-
lent society had the drop on me. and
paid them the $40 The worst of 1t Is
| the girl seemed 50 sweet and innocent
and sorry that haven't had the cour-
age CtheC to discharge her or deduct
the money from her salary. | can't
make up my mind 10 this day whether
she really thought meant IN make her
a present. or whether She notified the
society 20 send me THE tickets and then
deliberately worked me for long time.
But. whatever her motive. there is one
| charitable organization is town that Is
nov growing fat OF $40 of my hard
earned money New York Herald.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-31
Feeding Half-,4rn,xn Chicks.

The usual custom of turning young
chicks on to the range to shift for them
selves as soon as they are large enough
TO leave their mother is not conducive
to the best results. For chicks that
are to form the layers in the late fall
and winter this plan win do very well
If they are granted once day Chicks
that are TO go to market as soon as
they are large enough will need a lib
eral quantity of cracked corn anG
wheat placed in trough where they
can get at it easily; do this every other
day The chicks viii not oyer-eat fol
they will get enough exercise on the
range to counterbalance any heavy
feeling The grains named, together
with what the chicks viii pick up or
the range. win constitute nearly a per
feet balanced ration.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-31
For Destroying Grasshoppers.


BY all odds the best method for de-
stroying grasshoppers after they be-
come half grown is the use of the
hopper dozer," or kerosene pan, which
Is shown herewith. This is made Of
stovepipe iron by turning up the sides
and ends about four inches 50 as to
make long. tis in about four inches
in depth. This is then mounted on
runners varying in height according to
requirements. On the frame back of
the pan is stretched piece of cloth TO
prevent the insects from jumping over
the pan. When ready to begin work,
the pan is partially filled with water.
and some coal oil is added. Ii the
ground is level, no erosspieces are nee
essary. but if the pan is to be used on
sloping ground it should be made as in
dicated in the Illustration to prevent
the oil and water from running to one
end. The height of the runners will
necessarily vary from two to eight or
ten inches. according to the crop to be
protected and the age of the insects to
be captured. The machine may be of
any length desired up to sixteen or
eighteen feet If small it can be
draw by hand. but when larger
horse or two is desirable. When full.
the insects can be removed, little
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-31

On every dairy farm, large or small
there should be some arrangement
made for cooling the milk. The illus
tration shows homemade milk cool
er which has been in operation on
large dairy farm for several years. The
size can be varied according to ciroun.
stances A shows the little box In
which the ice is placed. This is hinged
at the end so that the cover can BE
thrown entirely back ana not interfere
in any way with the person who is
putting in the Ice. b shows the height
in the box to which the water can go
before it reaches the overflow pipe
which goes out Of the box into a
trough, shown at c, and thence is car
ried to any point desired. This over
flow pipe is a piece of rubber hose.
The larger boz in which the cans of
milk are set has cover on either side
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-31
Evolution of the Annie.

Apples are new in the economy of the
worlds use and taste. At the begin,
ming of the last century few varieties
were known, and we can go back in
history to time when all apples were
little. sour and puckery- crab apples
and aothing else. The crab apple was
and is in its wildness nothing but q
rosebush. Away bach time the wild
rose, with its pretty bl SONS that turn
90 little red balls. apple favored, and
the thorny crab had the same grand
mother.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-31

The Nevada divorce law viii not he
likely to use the case of Earl Russell as
a testimonial.
Kansas hot-weataer stories will do
their best 10 take the place of Kansas
corn stories this season.
England has discovered that if it wants
70 have that N:carasua canal built the
speediest way Is TO let US bald it.
Great Britain's Liberal party should
hasten TO have its picture taken If il
wants posterity to remember hew 1t look
ed.
No matter with what suspicion man
may look on other things. he never saS-
poets that a thermometer is stretching
the .rutf.
Ii is doubtful Of Ii-Hang-C Chang is in
any hurry to have the foreigners 90. for
probably he would rather -do business
rrstn the Empress af the far end OF a
.hoaSand-mise wire.
]. Pierront Me;gan viii probably take
advantage o. the strike to push up the
priec Of what material he may have On
hand. After that is sold he may fnd
something to arbitrate.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-31
THE 1:osBuRG CASE.
No direct Testimony Brought On

NO Direct Testimony Brought On.
ssgaiust the Accnsei.
The State completed IFS case against
Robe t ) Fosburg, charged with man-
slaughter IN having Killed his sister AlaS,
at the family home III pitts6eld. Mass
last August. without having presented
any direct evidence against the accused.
The three vital points which the pros
ecution Is considered to have established
are that the bullet whichkiiled May Eos
burg was fired from i revolver Of the
same eaiiber rs the one owned BY the de-
PENDANT; that the defendant bought cart
ridges to fit such revolver some time
before the tragedy and that certain state
ments made by the accused, after his sis
ter vas shot, as 10 how She was shot,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-31

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
kny case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure
+. y. CHENEY & CO.. Props, Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned, have known \. j. Cheney
for the last ID years, and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions and inan-
elally able to carry out any obligation made by
their firm.
y West s. Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, @.
Walding, kinnan s. Marvin, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, Ohio. sE4athni
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. Price 7Fe, per- bottle. Sold by al
Druggists. Testimonials tree.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-31
~ Cn1nrn,ln 800.

If those who desire to Kill the beetles
and slugs on their potato and tomato
vines would mix their paris green
with an equal amount of siaked lime.
or one pound of il 10 two pounds of
land plaster, and dust the vines with
the mixture waen they are little
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-31

more oil added and the machine start
ed afresh. In this way II number of
bushels of hoppefs can be captured and
destroyed in a single day. The cost OF
running this machine is triflipg and the
remedy very etfeciual Nebraska
Farmer
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y


The first shed, as a shelter from the
ele.h pts, was built by species of Afri-
can monkey, which, to the present day.
provides itself with a roof by fastening
together the leaves of the common
palm.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-31


at some distance from the home The
explanation that a burglary had been
committed and that the fatal shot was
fired by one of the thieves probably would
have been accepted as natural and in
keeping with the kncwn facts had not
the Pittsfeld chief Of police brought
charges accusing n brother of the dead
girl of having fired the shot
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-31
Told of Miss Willard.

Frances Willard once wrote 10 her
friend Mrs. Rain. of kentucky. who
had Just lost a daughter Dearest
Sister Anna. how uurh richer are you
than l. Here | sit alone without a
child to die, while you are mother to an
angel"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-31

Assumed qualities may catch the af-
fections of some, but one must possess
qualities really good to fix the, heart
De Moy. .e Al ..at,..
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-31

of the ice chest. these covers being
raised and thrown back against the ice
chest when open. The cans of milk are
placed in this large box in the water
Indianapolis News.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-07-31

Candor looks With equal fairness al
both sides of subject.-Noah Webster.