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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20

Use land plaster in the stalls to alb
sorb the ammonia.
Poor feeding will make a weak colt
and unsound limbs.
Watch the colts feet and keep them
straight with rasp.
Never allow any one to tease the
colts. Teasing invariably makes a
vicious horse.
Make the stable doors wide, so there
is no danger of horse knocking his
hips when passing through.
Handle the colt every Jay Handle
his legs and pick up his feet. 4 petted,
well-handled colt wiz make a gentle
horse.
Give the colts and horses all the sun
shine in the stables that is possible. A
dark. damp stabl, will cause rheuma-
tism. and is conducive to all sorts Of
ills.
Better than a Stat door or drop bar
across a door to keep horses in or out
bore hole through one door post and
nearly through the other. Slip in piece
Of inch or larger iron pipe Il is easy
10 slide it TO pass iu and out
Put a well.Htted leather halter on the
colts head with short strap attached
Seyeraltimes each day take hold Of this
strap and hold him or pun him around.
In short time be will be halter broken
without She strainins of fight II tied
up nj once,
The teeth OF both young ana old
horses often need attention when they
do net get anything of the kind Eff
fects are thus produced that are some
times attributed 10 altogether different
/ influences. No wonder thal.a horse with
teeth constantly disordered becomes s
horse OF con3rued bad temper.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
This end That.

\ syndicate Will offer S3o.000,~0 for
Chicago STREE railroads, il IS said
Revenue officers arrested MoousAilers
Everett Lily. Wjrt Roles and Q. I. Har-
vey. Odd W. Va.
Premature explosion oC a blast in a
quarry. Castanos. Texas, killed three
men and injured several others.
Miss Sadie MaScn. daughter nj he
late John y Mason, twice Secretary Of
the Treasury. has been engaged as pr
waite secretary 10 the future Mrs. thaan-
cey NJ Depew.
Captain Handy, recently convicted Of
syva2aling pr. J. Eagere jordan Of Sc
attla Wash. out Of Slo,ooo in the sale
nf thu old steamer Pref. Morse in ISIS
and Sentenced to two years in the peni-
Tertiary, has escaped.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
%'5El9Gy7G7S

Chca go-Cattle. common to prime,
$500 to $500; hogs. shipping grades.
$40 to $3.S2; sheer, fair to choice, $500
to $3.65; wheat, No. > red, tie to T2c;
corn. No. >, soc to 60c: oats, No. >, 3Sc
to 40c: rye, No. ,. 5Sc to SOC; hay, TIM
othy. $500 to S13.50; prairie. $3.50 to
S13.50; butter, choice creamery, PIC to
BE: eggs. fresh. pc to 24c; potatoe
72c to nc per bushel.
Indianapolis Cattle, shipping. $500 to
S6.15; hogs. choice light. $500 to $500;
sheep. common to prime. $500 to S3.23;
wheat, No. >. Tie to T2c; corn, No. =
white. 62c to Csc; oats, No. , white,
41c to 42c
St Louis Cattle, 1925 to 1913: hogs,
$500 to S5.75; sheep, $500 to $3.3o;
wheat. No. >, tie to re; corn. No. ..
Gle to 62c: oats. No. ,. Ace 10 Ale; rye,
No .. SOC 10 zoe.
Cincinnati-Cattle. $500 to $40; hogs.
SO 90 TO $5.75; sheep, 1925 to $500;
wheat No. >. 75c to 76c; corn, No. >
mixed, G4c to 65c; oats, No. mixed.
Ale TO 42c; rye, No. >. SOC to 60c.
Detroit-Cattle. $3.50 TO $500; hogs,
So 90 to $3.50; sheep. $3.50 to $3.50;
wheat, No. ,. 76c to re; corn. No. =
yellow, 60c TO Gle; oats, No. white,
i4c to 45c; rye. ste to 37c.
Toledo-Wheat. No. , mixed. T4c to
zoe: corn, No. > mixed, SOC TO Coo; oats.
No. = mixed. SOC to 40c; rye, No. >. SIC
to 5Se: clover seed, prime. S5s62
Wheat, No. > northern.
69c TO zoe; corn No. 3, 5Sc 10 59c: oats,
No. > white. APE to 43c; rye. No. /, 57c
to soc: barley. No. >, 5Sc to 39c: pork,
mess. S14S7.
Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers,
So 90 TO $3.50: hogs. fair to prime, $500
to 1915; sheep fair to choice. $3.50 TO
$50: lambs. common to choice. 1915 to
S463.
New York-Cattle. $40 to $40: hogs,
81 90 10 $500: sheep. $3.50 to $3.50;
wheat. Ne. red, Use to T9c; corn, No. >.
t,ic TO 6Tc: oats. Ne. = white. 4Ie to 4Sc:
butter, creamery. Die to bic; eggs, west
ern. - TO 2Tc.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
False Economic. in Farming.

For some reason nearly every farmer
considers that he must economize in
the matter of seeds. II he does not
make the mistake of buying cheap
seeds, that is, seeds low in price but
poor in quality. he tries to save on the
quantity with the result. that he loses
in the Greg. In the sowing of grass
seeds, for example. in which clover
has part, how many farmers have
blamed the clover seed or claimed that
the soil was ''clover sick" when the
only trouble was be did not use enough
seed. As a rule, the, catalogues of seeds
men are safe guides to the quantity
of seed necessary with grass seed
Then there is the fertilizer economy
and here economy is pIacticed both in
quantity and in kind That is, the farm
er will find that Il certain fertilizer, APP
.,lied in moderate quantities, has i'm
proved the wheat yield and ever after
he uses the same amount and the same
kind in growing wheat. forgetful of the
fact that he is taking from the soil i'm
the crop other plant foods which he is
not returning. Result, a worn-out soil
Look into tho question of these and
other economies and see if they really
are economics.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20

Upper Sandusky. Ohio, now lays
claim to an exceptionally clever dog.
says the Cincinnati Commercial Trib-
une. The other afternoon. Mrs. Edward
Rrauns, tue owner OF the dog. had rca-
son 20 telephone go her daughter Mrs
! J. Rurvkhardt. nearly mile distant
During the conversation Mrs, RrauuS
stated that she was going ont calling
but intended 90 leave her deg Ring ut
home. A. ihlS point Mrs, Burckhardt
asked Mrs. BrauuS To hold Bins ear TO
the telephone and She wouid invite him
to spend the day az her hou'e, To bee the
guest of her littlc son Edward Edward
and Biug being the greatest Of friends.
More for "a Joke than anything else.
her request was granted, and in less
time than one can tell the dog jumped
FROM the arms of Mrs BrauuS. made
for the door and began to bark The
door was opened, ANA ia a short time
Mrs. BraunS WAS informed by tcle
phone that Edward and Blng were
hugely enjoying themselves in the back
ysTG
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
AN ISLAND PRINCIPALlTY
Chocolate Menier's romain at the
Mouth of the ST. Lawrence.

Chocolate aenier's roman at the
Mouth of the ST. Lawrence.
Having inspected the exhibit of Mem
Ter chocolates and the other sights mt
the Pan-AmericaH aud shaken hands
with Lord Mimic. and done two or
three of the principal Canadian cities,
NJ. Henri Menier, of Paris. betook him
self II his island of Anticost
This island lies In the estuary of the
ST. Lawrence. 1t Is twenty-five miles
longer than our Long Island and lit
tie more than twice as wide ut its wild.
est. There are 3,S45 square miles of
AnticOSti. and every square inch of it
belongs to VI. Henri Mcnier of Paris.
His purchase of the island maze u stir
among our good neighbors of the Do
tninion Some of their papers were
pretty sure that it meant mischief.
Their doctrine was that the French flag
follows French chocolate men. They
warned their government carefully to
consider whether 1t would be SAFE to
permit the establishment of the tri.
color III perpetuity in the laws of the
st. Lawrence. When the new proprie-
tors agent evictcd some Wesleyan
squatters of the fishing persuasion
from his island religious excitement
was superadded TO the political. But
all that seems to have quoted down.
NJ Menier paid n round price for his
island. Out 1t is now thonght in Que
ice that it was sound business in
yestment. lie has a small fleet of
steam and sailing vessels In the near
by waters His agent shipped $4,000
worth OF Holsters to Paris a fortnight
ago--the product of two months can
ming. lie is going 10 extend the fish
cries and the canneries on a grand
scale He is going to put up vast
pulp mill, He is going to develop the
other resources Of his island. He Is
stocking it now with the silver fox and
the beaver. Their pelts will presently
swell the profits of the chocolate man.
Meanwhile moose. caribou an deer
abound on his island, bears shuttle I'M
der his trees. the little rivers are full
of salmon and sea trout. No monarch
could ask better shooting or fishing.
NJ Aenier is having the time of his
life. and ali those forests ana i,etl" riv
ers are his own They win be there
all the time. awaiting his visits.
Which one OF our Yankee archmill-
ionaireS owns an island like that? They
never thought of buying lAnticosti.
They let the chocolate man get the start
If them. And the supply of purchas-
[ able islands 10 miles long. 10 miles
/ wide In spots, stocked with game, and
affordiug tirSt-claSS salmon fishing is
I limited Hartford CUurant.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
storing Farm Tools.

1t would seem as If il were unueces-
sary to urge farmers to take care OF
their tools, yet during a recent trip OK
less than $50 miles a writer in the In
dianapolis News says he counted no
less than twenty tools of various kinds
exposed to the rain and sun. These
We're seen from the windows of a
swiftly moving train, so that it is safe
to say that, including the farms mile
distant from the railroad, there were
more than two hundred tools out Of
doors that ought to have been under
cover. After such sight it was re-
lief to reach a farm where the tools
were well cared for ON the farm in
question was long, narrow building
devoted entirely TO storage place for
tools and a repair shop. After each tool
was used it was put under the shed,
and during the winter all of the wood
work was thoroughly painted and all
OK the metal that had rusted was sand
papeFed. There was small anvil in the
part of the structure devoted to re-
pairs, bench with both iron and wood
vises, drawers divided into compart-
ments for bolts screws. nails and nuts
of various sizes and very fair set of
carpenters tools. The owner claimed
that this repair shop had saved its cost
every year in blacksmith's bills, and
that by caring for his tools he was not
only able to do better work with them,
but they were in aAape for good use
for many years longer than they had
been neglected.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
Scrawiers Were Given Notice.

One of the great problems of England
is how TO preserve the show places"
from those vandals among the sight
seers who delight in scrawling their
names upon objects of public interest.
and thus defacing them But very
good solution of this problem is to be
found in a pleasant little village called
Swanage, in the south of Dorset.
There. SOIL years ago. among many
other things, Il Mr.. Burt, who from
humble quarryman rose to become one
of the Sheriffs of London, built a huge
granite globe III feet above the sea.
and just little way outside the town.
1t is a perfect atlas, with the land part
raised" like a bas-relief, and about
the alcove in the cliff in which it
stands a wall of marble slabs is ar
ranged, with texts relating to the uni
verse by famous poets carved on them.
Naturally Mr.. Burt. knowing the
ways of some people, did not relish the
idea of having either the globe or these
tablets scrawled upon, 50 he erected
two additional slabs apart. looking just
like couple of plain tombstones. and
these bear the following invitation:
People DESTROYS of Writing Their
Names Will Please Do SO Here
The hint seems TO have had the de-
sired effect. for though there is some
writing on these stones, the globe, and
the tablets bearing the inscriptions.
are quite untouched.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20

Poultry Success says statistics show
that from Missouri alone during the
last year 06.9SS, TO pounds of poultry.
live and dressed, was shipped, an in
crease of sc. 907, 443 posnds over the pre-
ceding year. OF eggs shipped from there
there We're 34,S75,040 dozen, making
the poultry industry worth to the pro.
ducer in the one State alone, mind
$4,000. 04S,34. Tue profits from this
industry exceed by many thousands of
dollars those of all grains. beans, to-
bacco and cotton seed raised there.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20

was introduced last season, and which
has proved very satisfactory to all who
have grown it, is healthy, vigorous
grower, and remarkably productive.
The berries are large. uniform in
shape, deep crimson in color, and of
fine flavor. 1t is mid-season in time of
ripening. hence the blossoms can be
fertilized by any of the perfect blossom
sorts so numerous among the mid-sea-
son varieties. One feature of the plant
is its deep-rooting qualities, which
must of necessity make it somewhat
independent of dry weather.-Indian-
apolis News
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
= That gold shipments
new YUk. should be made at this sea-

n
L------Ison is somewhat surprising,
but without bearing on the financial sit
uatiOn except as it teii1s to draw dow
the surplus reserves of The New York
banks. AS gold goes out at New York It
comes in from the klondike and Austria
liza. and besides those two sources there
is a steady and large supply from the
mines in this country. About $1,000
600 has been received from the lAlondike,
and nearly as much from Australia, so
far this year. The mere sending of this
metal that comes in at the ba * door out
OF the front door is ineffective so far as
it concerns the gold store of tbs country
now at its highest point. England IS
still cut off from its base of supplies IN
South Africa. The war completely stop
ped the output, and Iatterly troubles
with Kalfir labor. resulting from the de-
moraiizing effects Of the contest with the
Beers, have T esented new obstacles.
Under the circumstances, with inc
money markets relatively easy here and
more or less demoralized throughout
Europe, America can spare considerable
gold. 1t owes some for loans contracted
in Europe this spring to raise funds fof
bridging over purchases in connection
with the Northern Pacific difficulties.
These loans are maturing. and Paris ana
England are unwilling, perhaps unable, to
renew them.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
Business in the interior
CHICAGO.

| BUSINESS IN lue lHteIioL
I'hlp111 districts of the country, no
less than in the large CEN
tiers, remains active. Colder weather has
helped retail trade. Iron and steel mills
are sold well ahead for domestic con-
sumption. This industry is suffering
more than any other for the lack OF
freight cars. Greater attention has been
attracted to the New York stock market
by the improvement of prices, but this IS
the result more of professional trading
than of public interest. Wheat prices on
tae Board of Trade advanced during the
week 21s to "a cents and sentiment
seemed more in tavor of the buying side
than it has been for months. There has
been lot Of buying on the belief that
with corn at 80 cents and oats at 40
cents wheat should be selling a least at
so cents. Corn is selling at 60c in the
West, and around 62c to 63c in Kansas
City, but receipts everywhere are small
and the primary movement for the week
was only 1,735,0 bushels, or about
100000 bushels less than last year. The
western farmer has become thoroughly
imbued with his Importance as a master
of the situation, and, while he has little
corn to sell, he expects fancy prices. In
Chicago December advanced above oOc
last week, and May touched 623sc, or
within $3.50 of the high point of the crop.
Oats sold at the highest price on the
crOp-40a4c for May, equaling the top
figure on the August bulge.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
CAR FAMINE STILL SERIOUS.
Steel Furnaces Closed Owing to In
ability to Secure Fuel.

According to r. G. Dun & Co.'S Week
ly Review of Trade, little relief has been
afforded the leading manufacturing in
dustry in the matter of Transporting ia
eilities. In fact, the situation on the
whole is less satisfactory since inability
to secure coke has brought about the
banking of twenty furnaces. This in turn
tends to burden the ma; ket for pig iron,
though no actual alteration in prices has
occurred, except at Philadelphia, where
% cents more ton is readily paid. AS
this industry is considered the best bust
ness barometer, present conditions and
future prospects are certainly most en-
eouraging, for orders are abundant and
plants enlsrgi ing capacity in order to ham
die the growing business. Material is
purchased nov for much structural work
in the spring, and additional contracts
are seeking acceptance.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20

If those who handle poultry during
the winter would only remember that
during the summer the two things
fowls hunt for most when on the range
are insects aud green stuff, and provide
plenty of green food during the winter,
she egg result would be materially in
creased Give the laying hens variety
in grains also, but let the main portion
of the grain be given in small quanti-
ties and placed where the heAs will
need to scratch it.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
EAPTER II.

In very elegant drawing room, with
French windows to the ground, leading
on to a velvet sward gemmed with flow
ers, sal Mrs Champion and her do ghter.
The mother was employed on an elabar-
ate piece of woodwork. while Miss Cham
pion half reclined upon her silken couch,
reading She looked up from it to answer
her mothers interrogatory.
do you think Mr. Hastings win be
here this afternoon, FloraT
II cannot tell, mamma: Reginald has
gone over to the Court to lunch, and look
at some new horses. and he said he
should probably bring Mr.. Hastings back
to dinner"
''He is very handsome" remarked Mrs.
Champion. 'Indisputably the best match.
in the county"
Except Evelyn Vane," remarked
Flora.
Evelyn yane!' echoed her mother
Evelyn Vane has nothing until his faith
er dies; and even when he becomes Lord
Lancing, rs income will not be much
more than half that of Mr.. Hastings"
But there is the title,' said Miss
Champion; Lord Lancing cannot last
mucl longer, and / would rather have a
title, even if | were obliged to sacrifice
half the income"
Which was not true. for Flora Cham
pion was rather in love with Enrol Hast
ings, and utterly Indifferent to the Hon
orable Evelyn Vane. She and her mother
were much attached to each other-at
least as much as was possible for two
such selfish and Indifferent natures to be
and they were wont to indulge in mu-
tual condolences. At this moment Regi-
Maid Champion the only son and brother,
entered the pom.
Have you just returned from the
Court?" inquired his mother.
Yes; Hastings left me at the door not
FIVE minutes ago"
II thought he was going to dine here"
Il thought so. too; but | suppose he
changed his mind, for when he arrived
here, and / pressed him to CONT in, he
declared he had previous engagement.
II was all Il lie, though. could see; but |
think know what the counter attraction
was"
Indeed said Flora. disdainfully, land
may we inquire the result of your pene-
tration? p
1t is nothing that will please you. Flo.
/ can tell you."
Don't be provoking, Reginald"' utter
ed his mother, sharply; tel us at once
what you mean"
ITO he rOntipued)
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20

tiny watershed, strips of hoop iron be-
ing used to secure the board TO the
door The strip of board used should
he OF some light but tough material
which viii not add much to the weight
of the door While this appliance is be-
ing put on another protection might be
added. in the shape of a weather strip
placed on the door in such manner
that Ii will cover the crack between
the door and the casing when the door
IS closed
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20

mass; swirl that attracts myriads of
carrion-loving flies, is not fit for the
hogs. 1t is full of mlasma and disease
germs Of various kinds. and hence : is
dangerous TO feed it, says the Farm,
Stock and Home. Pleasantly soured
swill-swill that is mildly acids all
right, bu- it should not be allowed to
pass that stage before it is fed; and in
hot weather it gets past that stage very
quickly. 1t is moi easy to look after such
things carefully in the rush of all kinds
of work at this season, and some can
not receive such suggestions with pa
tience, which is not surprising, but for
all that it will pay to give some
thoughts to the pigs. 1t will not be
regretted at their harvest time.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20

The method used by one farmer and
one which makes II possible to perform
the work without soiling ones gar
ments to any disas;reeable extent is:
lie first removes MI cushions, cur
tains, etc, dusts well and cleanses
leather or rubber parts. The next is TO
place the buggy on two trestleS and re-
move the wheels TO watering trough.
which is beneath large willow tree.
Spray the buggy. Then turn the wheels
around in the trough. Al the same time
remove all earthly matter that is soaked
enough not to scratch the varnSh. The
wheels. or any part, must not he kept
wet long or the paint will acquire n
whitish color in which case Il little lin
seed oil ON soft rag can be used with
good effect after the paint has been
thoroughly dried.
When The wheels are clear Of mud
rinse with clear water and set in the
shade to drip off while the remainder
of The rig IS attended TO. Wash in the
same way Wipe with a cloth wruug
out of clean water and polish with Il
Seft Nutlcs> rag. Wei worn ginghams
are good for tins purpose. Wipe ali
drops off the wheels with clean, we'll
wrung cloth and follow with n dry ore.
Clean all gummy substance from the
spindlcS and inside the hubs. oil spin
dies and put wheels securely ON,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20

pots grown plants,
set at the time IN
dicated. will bear
a full crop of fruit
the next season,
a n q if one has
only a few plants
he will be able by
this method to test
the variety a II Il
ascertain beyond
a doubt whether
it is suitable for
the soil and the
climate in which
it is planted. The
Great Ruby, which
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20

He ttrned to accompany her, but she
bowed with an air of decision, saying:
my path leads away from HAZEL
Court"
Il hope he said, lingering moment.
that my presence tonight will not tend
to brighten you away from these woods
for the future. May rely on your max
ing use Of them as usual?
She thanked him again, and, bowling,
turned away. He stood, hat in hand, be-
fore her as he might have done to a
princess; and as she went on her way
home, he gazed after her slight, graceful
form lth a look Of tender admiration
such : might have befitted a man who
WATCHED the woman he loved.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
nrn nnnr prntnc.n-

y simple device viii keep out the cold
and prevent ice and snow from freezing
around the bottom of the barn door. \
board long enough to reach across the
door has end pieces fitted in to form 81
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20

When man sings coming home from
a picnic. he likes to be told by the girls
that he has "a good voice.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20

San Francisco's Two Big Fires.
San Francisco had two fires six weeks
apart in 1851, intiicting a loss of $1,000
600 in the first and of $3,000,0Oe IN the
second.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-20
III Hnr,s SMili.

sun baked sNvin in filthy barrels;
swill that Is fermented into the sharp
est acid and putrefed into disgusting