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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-07
pEER LACKING VIII TUeeoAT.
Unique Chance That Came to a Maine
Ind Who Was Ont for Seals.

Uuiaue Chance That Came TO Maine
Lad Who Was Ont for Seals.
So far as is known the first instance
on record of deer being lacked by an
ocean-going tugboat happened on the
lasi day of open time this year on the
shore of Fort Point cove at the mouth
of the Penobscot River. The cove is
a general exchange for shipping bound
up 1r ont of the river. 1t Is here that
the ocean tugs drop their lows for the
river boats to take to Bangor and here
they come for the Ice barges ready for
sea The country in the vicinity of the
cove is sparsely settled and on the
western side begins the vast range of
forests which extend Tor miles across
Hancock and Washington counties.
Deer are plentiful farther back, but dre
rarely seen near the shore.
1t was not for a deer that young Jud-
son Perkins loaded up his fathers old
musket with a handful of slugc and
went down to the shore after school.
It WAS a seal upon which Judson had
Intentions. The small river or bay
seals are plentiful in the cove and are
u great pest to the fishermen in robbing
their nets and weirs of the choicest Of
the catch. A boy is considered to have
won his spurs when he has shot seal,
for it's shyness is remarkable. The crow
is dull In discovering the presence Of
danger compared with a bay seal. And
SO 1t happened that Judson was down
ON the shore with a gun that afternoon.
After waiting and watching in vain for
his quarry. he started for home in the
darkness.
He was only few steps from the
shTe when big tug shot in by the
point and played her searchlight upon
the fleet of schooners and barges at
anchor there Then the big ray search
ed along the shore until it caught Jud-
son full in the face. Turning about TO
avoid the binding ray, he looked to-
ward the woods and saw sight which
rooted him to the spot for an instant.
There in the path of the big, white
ray, with head and antlers above a
small hush. stood the finest buck deer
seen in those parts for years.
The deer seemed fascinated, standing
with cleaning eyehals and quyering
nostrils, trembling. Judson quickly re-
covered his wits. raised his gun AID
fired. At that moment the tight went
out. but At the report back it came sud
tiickered back and forth like a dog look
ing for scent Had the men on the
boat been little nearer they might
have seen a hoy standing over a big
deer and gazing at It as If he could
hardly believe his senses As soon as
he was assured that the deer was really
dead he ran to the house as fast as his
legs could carry h!m, but had desper-
ate work to make the hired man under
stand that it was load for the steers
and drag .Iudson is probably The only
hunter in Maine who ever shot deer
with the aid Of 5t>0-ton steel ocean
.soinu tughoat
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-07


Occasionally we see statements from
some one that the peach yellows is not
at all contagious disease, and that
there is nothing gained by removing
trees in which II has appeared Some
State Legislatures have ena ted laws
making such destruction of trees col1-
pulsory on their owners. while In other
States there has been so much opposi-
ton TO such laws that they could not
be passed. The best authorities are
agreed, 50 far as we have seen, that it
is contagious. We remember that
few years age, Mr.. j. II. bale. the
largest peach grower in Connecticut
and in Georgia, said to the Massachu-
sets Board Of Agriculture that in 1890
he found one affected tree in an or
ehard and he rooted tout The next
year he had TO Ike ont the four trees
next TO where it stood. and the next
year he had about forty TO take out.
Possibly il he had taken the affected
tree and four next to 1t, as soon a
found 1t might not have spread to the
other forty. II II shows on one tree,
there are many chances that 1t has
reached others near that one, though 1t
may not have reached stage where 1t
can be detected even by close observe
ton. Cultiyator.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-07


The universal use of irrigation in the
West has practically reyolutionized
farm values in many regic =. These
methods Of supplying the crops with
water are many. but they all show an
amount Of adaptation to conditions that
proves the existence Of Yankee genius
here yet. There are more varieties of
winIinills COR pumping uD waeer than
ore could describe in n week. These
y iudmills are not expensive affairs, but
ia most cases are built of ordinary arti-
Giles picked up on the farm or in Sec
ond-hand shops. They perform the
work required of them satisfactorily,
and that is all one can ask of them.i
The construction of good working
windmill on any farm. and pumping
attachment, with irrigation canals and
reservoir. adds i hundred or two per
cent to the value of farm in a region
where summer droughts are heavy
drawbacks TO farming With a little
extra work during the winter season
it is an easy matter 10 make such inn
provements on almost any farm. The
system can be enlarged and extended
season by season, and the farm grad
ually euhanced in value.
A farm nat has fair home-m made ir-
rigation plant is practically independ-
ent of the weather. The farmer is
then sure of his crop no matter how hot
or dry the season may prove The great
a
is so apparent that it seems strange
thar so few are in existence. 1t is not
always necessary to build a windmill
for irrigation. for there are often nat
ural advantages which any farmer can
avail himself of. When brooks flow
through farms they furnish in the win
ter and spring seasons an abundance of
eater, but when summer advances
they often dry uD and prove of no
earthly good. The question of import
ance is how can such a stream be con-
verted INTO use for irrigating the plants
Ii would not be so difficult if reser-
voir was dug and built ON the farm, so
that the water could be stored Such
reservoir could easily be increased il
s!ze each year, and with the water
stored in it. what would prevent dig
cling bitches to carry the water to the
ields when needed? Some win say
hat such work represents an immense
iIhount of labor; but if the farmer in
ends 10 live permanently on his farm.
Till it not pay him TO do little toward
he improve ment each year. ever
though it may take ten years to com
9lete the job? He can rest assured that
1e is increasing the value of his farm
fully 10 per cent every year. a fact
which he win realize when he comes
p sell it. Professor James S. Doty.
kew York
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-07
Imnerfect lInm Rlossonns.

Fruit growers have met with a diff
Guilty in the successful cultivation of
the native plum in the fact that some
varieties are self-sterile; that is, they
do not fertilize themselves. Isolated
trees and large orchards of Wild Goose
and Miner have proved shy bearers,
while when planted intermingled with
other varieties blooming at the same
time and furnishing an abundance of
pollen they have borne MANY crops.
Hence it is important to determine the
most suitable list of varieties for an
orchard so as to insure the most perfect
pollenation of all the blossoms. New
man is considered a good polienizer for
Wild Goose. while De Soto, Wolf, and
Forest Garden are regarded as good
fertilizers for Miner. Isolated trees of
the self sterile varieties may be made
fruitful by top grating some of the
limbs with suitable varieties, or by
planting trees of these sorts adjacent.
Mixed planting of self-fertile and inn
lportant varieties in hedge-like rows or
in alternate rows is now advocated and
practlGsd by our best growers. Some
growers prefer to confine their choice
of varieties to those that are self sterile.
Farmers RevieW,s,,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-07

\ wuuderer from the tlowcry king
dom recently died in Melbourne. It
transpired nj the inquest that he had
been treated by a Chinese physician,
who gave him pills eseh the size Of a
ducks egg There were said to be
forty different ingredients in the mcdi-
cine, Including blood, "rasshoppers,
ashes, bone dust clay dates, honey,
sawdusi and ground-up insects.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-07
Iniire.tinn in Horses.

1t is difficult 70 give causes Of indi-
gestion i'll horses, Tor it may come from
improper water, as from improper
foods. although the latter are usually
at the bottom Of the trouble. A proper
variety il the foods win do much TO
keep the digestive organs in good con
dition. particularly if in thel variety
there is considerable green food Of 4
susculent nature. as most root crops
are. When indigestion is caused by
Improper water, il Is usually the case
that the water is foul in some way.
although very hard water often pro
iuees indigestion, or. what is worse,
stone in the kidney or bladder the lat
ter being disease quite common
anon. horses in districts where the
water is hard IL the food is Of the
proper Kind and hard water is being
used. attention should oe given il be
fore a valuable animal is lost. II pos
sible. give rain water. but IL this IS net
convenient. add a small quantity OF
caustie potash to the hard water, which
win materially improve II.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-07
CHAPTER ~.

All that day did Simon Lohois watch
for an opportunity TO speak alone with
Isuisc, and it was not until towards
evening that he gained the wished for
opportunity She was standing in the
hail. her brother and Goupart having gone
down 10 the river, while the marquis was
somewhere among the blacks. giving Gi-
rections for the next days work. Simon
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-07

with one bolt where the eyener goes to
serve as prop for the evener, pass the
rope through the pulley and tie on each
end of the evener. This gives free
play to both sides of the evener. There
is no side draft, but Put the heaviest
team on the outside. This device can
be used on either right or left hand
binder and gives perfect satisfaction.
The illustration il self explanatory.
There should also be cleyis from the
center of the evener to fastcn the even
er to the outer end of the prop.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-07
rheumatism

Rheumatic pains are the cries of protest
and distress from tortured muscles, aching
joints and.excited nerves. The blood has
been poisoned by the accumulation of
waste matter in the system, and can no
longer supply the pure and health sustain-
ing food they require The whole system
feels the effect of this acid poison and
not until the blood has been purified and
brought back to healthy condition will
the aches and pains cease.
Mrs. James Kell, of 7o7 Ninth street, n. F.,
Washington, D. c., writes as follows: few
months ago had attack of Sciatic Rheuma-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-07
The Ne,,,,,rv

Scientists have discovered that the
memory is stronger in summer than In
winter Among the worst foes of the
memory are too much Good, too much
physical exercise, and. strangely
enough. too much education.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-07

tism in its worst form. TIC
pain was so intense that 1
became completely pros
Grated. The attack was an
unusually severe one, and
my condition was regard
ed as being very danger
Gus. I was attended by
one of the most able doc
tors in Washington, who is
also a member of the fac
llty of a leading medical
college here. He told me
to continue his prescrip-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-07
nairx Thcrmometers.

y good dairy thermometer costs less
than 81, and tons of butter 90 into the
grease watts every year because thou
s2RdSt ST farmers wives do not use 4
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-07

in churning. A noted dairy
instructor once told the writer that ne
firmly believed that the average prieeof
all the butter sold in The United States
could be Increased at least ? cents per
pound in two years If the thermometer
was used at every churning and the
cream churned at the proper iempera-
fure Land ard a Living.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-07
-rhc nramntic Crnre.

Mr.. Fr.-our friend Epicure has got
ont "a s,eW cook book,
Mrs Fiiit-That'S nice; is it going to
be dramatized ?-0hio State Journal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-07
poultrx House for Large chicks,

Poultry House for Large Chicks.
When the chicks are about one-quar-
ter grown and have left the mother
Gen they should be provided with some
sort of a shelter for night Use and for
use ON stormy days A cool, for these
chicks may be built for very little
money One side of the coop is formed
by the side of building or a fence.
and at the lower end comes r,-ithin
two inches Of the ground. The roof of
rough boards is covered with tarred or
waterproof paper. An opening is cut
in one side next to the fence or wall.
Inside. roosts are arranged. and in one
corner is placed a dust bath. The roosts
will have TO be put in before the roof
is put on. as the house is not designed
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-07
Fnnr Hnrae Exennr-

A correspondent sends to Iowa
Homestead a sketch of four horse
evener for binder which, he says, is
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-07

OF course these aborigines
Were very proper men.
For neither pie nor knives. you know,
Had been invented then.
Detroit Journal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-07

lions and would get xeil. After having i flied
twelve times without receiving the slightest
benefit, 1 declined to continue his treatment any
recommended for Rheumatism, decided almost
in despair however, TO give the medicine Trial,
and after had taken few bottles was able to
hobble around on crutches, and very soon there
after had no use for them at ALL S S. S. having
cured me sound and well. All the distressing
aud am happy TO be again restored to perfect
health
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-07

in any way SO that one can even reach
the inside except through the small
hole provided for the entrance of the
chicks.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-06-12
Program for Union Meeting.

MIR. EDIToK Please announce in
your next issue that the next meeting
of the Piedmont Union will be held
with Mt. Pisgah Church, commencing
on Saturday before the fifth Lol DIS day
in June, nt 10 Il. III. introductory ser
mon by Rev: d. |. Spearman-al alternate
Rev. G.. NJ Rngers.
Reorganization.
Recess one hour for refreshments.
Query No. 1-HOw may we be useful
in saving, souls7 First speaker Rev.
ii. NJ. Allen.
Query No. 2-HOw can the churches
be- induced to take greater interest in
our Union meetings7 First speaker,
Laban Mauldin.
Query No. 3-Should { wife join an
other Church to please her husband?
Rev. E. A. Durham.
Query No. 4-What is the Scriptural
attitued of a Christian towards the
whiskey traffic and our present statutes
regarding the traffic7 Rev. G. M.
Rogers.
The ladies will please not forget to
send two delegates frem each society,
which will meet Immediately after
dinner A. NJ. GUYTON,
Clerk pro tenn.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-06-12
Court Proceedings.

The Court Of General Sessions con
vencd last Monday at II clock with
Judge Klugh presiding. Solicitor
BUGS, Stcuographcr Aiken and the
other Court officials were all in their
respective places. The Solicitor hand
cd III u number indictments, swOre the
witnesses and his Honor made brief
but pointed charge to the Grand Ju-
rors, who then retired. Judge Klugh
sounded the contingent docket, sever
al cases were set for trial and a few
others were stricken from the docket.
The Court then took u recess until 3
. clock p. III.
In the afternoon the first case tried
was the State rs. Lewis McCodc,
charged with assault and battery with
intent TO kill, who was acquitted.
I he next casc "as against Henry
Washington, Will Turner and Jlnk
Gambrcll, charged with numbering
Geo. Bozemau, jr., at u picnic near
Bolton last August, and which result
cd Ill mlstilal at the last term Of
Court. This case was not concluded
until yesterday aftoTuvon, when Wash
ingtOn was convicted Of manslaughter
aud the other two negroes were acquit-
ted.
On Monday Afternoon the Grand
Jury reported true bills in the follow
ing cases Sam |. A. Haynes, murder
Will aud Harriet Owens. murder
Charles Wright, attempted burglary
Banlstcr Allen, violation Of dIspcn-
sary law, Two cases; Alfred Brown,
larceny Harvey Rouse, violation Of
dispensary law; \. ID. Patterson, VIC.
latlou Of dispcnsary law Bub Will
liams, assault and battery with intent
TO kill and carrying concealed weapons
VIM. Ovens, violation Of dispcnsury
law.
Yesterday the Grand Jury reported
true bill III the following cases: f.
Il. Robertson, assault and battery with
intent to kill; VIM. Burton, disl osing
Of property under lieu; j s. Fowler,
Willis McGce, w. G. Hammond, w.
NJ. Bailey, James Martin, Mike Rob
bins, James Cook aud George Thomas,
conspiracy, false imprlsonmcnt aud
assault and battery Of high aud
aggravated nature.
VIM. Burton plead guilty to dispos-
ing of property under lien aud was
sentenced to pay fine of $50 or six
months service in the chain gang.
Pat. Hindman, charged with assa It
and battery with intent to kill and
carrying concealed weapons, plead
guilty, and was sentenced to pay tiue
Of $3.50 or two years in the penitcn-
tiary. The fine was paid
Alfred Brown plead guilty to grand
larceny and was sent to the chain gang
for eighteen months
When Court adjourned last evening
the case of Chas. Wright, attempted
burglary, was being tried. and will be
concluded this morning.
The Grand jury will finish it's work
to day and be discharged. The petit
jurors will be kept busy the balance
of the week.
The case against Will Owens and
Harriet Ovens, charged with murder
ing l.. Vernon Watson, has been set
for trial to- morrow.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-06-12
LOlLEGE OF HARLESrOM.
Q lArleAHMn a q

FOUNDED In 1855. Stroue Faculty.
yell 'quipp.d Chemical, Physic.l and
Bn'l"Sicnl laboratories Observatory.
Library of 1000 vol-mes, and the ii , est
"a useum OF Natural Hi.:ory In the South.
q. a., 3. D.. aud n. A. cOuIsea offered.
Tuition $40, pay-ble in two install
inente. hoard In Col ege Dormitory can
be Oh. aineh at $40 month One SchoI-
arship giving free tuition Is assigned to
anderson County. the holder to be an.
pointed by the Judge or Probate and
All randiuntes for admission are permit.
ted 10 compete for vacant B " CO Scholar
ships, which pay $3.50 a year. Entrance
Exa,ninations will bs held In Anderson
on July IL, 1901, by the County Superin-
tendent anu Judge Of Probate. Next
sesAion opens September 80, 1901.
For Cet.lOvu@ address
IL H&RRI'ON RANDOLPH, Pres.
June IL. 1901 81
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-06-12
THE ANDERSON INTELLIGENCER.
News From lola.

Well, MIR. Editor, as our fair little
maiden is absent this week. we thought
we would take her place, and as il is
our first we hope it won't reach the
waste basket.
The potato bugs are very destructive
:" potatoes in this section, but paris
green will put a stop to them.
Little Jay Prue Holder is very i'll
with white swelling. We hope he will
soon be well again.
Mrs. j. +. Wilson recently visited
her uncle, Mr.. William Bolt, of Waco.
New buggics are not being bought
Ill our little town for nothing, Mr.. Edi-
tor. We think they will be used to
advantage before long.
The little rain tina; fell few DAYS
was very gOOd on cotton and young
corn, but not so well on wheat, which
will soon be ready to harvest.
house helps the looks of things won.
dcrfully.
a crowd of lola boys and girls in
tend to go 70 Elberton, Ca, this Sum
ncr and fish on the Savannah river.
Yes, we are under many obligations
TO our l'Ortnan correspondent TO visit
there. We know it would be n great
pleasure. This writer remembers n
pleasant visit a crc:";! made there
LAICc years GRO tHlS August.
Miss Lizzie Mitchell has been very
sick.
June peaches, apples and cherries
are getting ripe. SO come up, Mr.. Edi-
tor, and dine with u..
News is very scarce and visitors
numerous.
Mrs; William Burris and daughter,
Miss Della, we are sorry to nOte, have
been very sick with chills.
PArA'S BABY BOY.
June 8.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-06-12

From the number Of shooting TRACE
dies reported by the press South Caro-
lima is furnishing her full share, and
it is evident that the swaggering biped
with pistol in his hip pocket is still
plentiful in the land. This species Of
the genus homo is hardly ever 9 man
OF valor, and there is law on the
looks against his nefarious practice
Our jurors and officials should see
that the law is enforced to the letter
without regard to rank, race, Or posi-
tion, be it exalted or humble.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-06-12

Recent census bureau reports show
marked increase in the tenant sys-
TEN, change which has been going
on for the past twenty years, with a
decided rise of percentage since 1890.
The report proves that such farms
have. increased twice as fast as the
number Of farms worked by owners
and four times as fast as the agricul-
tuTai population. This percentage of
advance depends largely upon South
ern and Eastern conditions, though
the middle West contributes to it in
lesser degree; the extreme West but
very little.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-06-12

By the death OF Mr.. A. j. Stringer,
which is chronicled in another col
umn by our Bolton correspondent,
Anderson County loses one of her
most worthy citizens, whose place will
be hard to fill and who will be greatly
missed in his immediate section. He
was man Of pronounced influence,
which he always cxertcd for the good
of his fellowmen, and those who sought
him for advice always found him read y
and wise in counsel. In short, his
many not.e traits of character won for
him wherever he was known the con-
fidcnce and respect of his fellows.
Mr.. Stringer was man who attended
strictly to his own business, and had
as few enemies as any man in this
County. In every relation of life he
discharged his duties most nobly, and
has gone tr reap the rewards Of the
blessed Saviour whom he served so
faithfully in this life. Long will his
memory be cherished by his wide cir
Gle offriends. To the bcreavcd widow,
son and daughter who especially feel
the great loss his death has brought,
we tender our deepest sympathy.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-06-12

We see it stated that at cost of
some $4,000 a northern association
has sent TO the southwest train load
OF impliments, with competent engi-
neers, to show the natives how to build
good roads. At New Orleans, they
took most unpromisipg road and
rapidly, with the material at hand and
local labor, constructed a splendid
highway. W.. do not know that our.
northern friends could teach US in An
derson County how to build better
roads, for we have demonstrated prac-
tically our cleverness and experiences
along that line; but we do wish some
one would instruct our authorities how
TO keep the roads good after they are
built. What is really wanted. in this
regard, is "eternal vigilance and
there is something in the Southern
character at war with that, or elee
neglect has become chronic. 1t should
be somebody's duty to inspect the
roads. to repair them at the first man
Hesitation of gully, hole or any in
equality. The municipal authorities
of Europe, chiefly in England and
France we are told, exercises this con-
stant care, aud hence perfect road is
kept up to the highest standard Of ex
cellence and not permitted to deteror-
ato ;o Tho laoat 3ooroo