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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-14
ORDER 10 RuRAL CARRIERS.
Postmaster General Sends Out Order Regardh g
Duties


The full text of ne postmaster gen
erals order prohib, ing rural free deliv-
cry carriers acting as agents for expre' S
companies or other people is now avail
able This is the order which was called
out by the fact that certain of the car
riers were acting as agents for whole,
sale liquor houses in the large cities. 1t
SAYS:
Hereafter rural letter carriers shall
not act ~ agent, salesman or solicitors
for express companies. letter box
manufac'n nvers wholesale houses, cor
porations or firms, or engage in any
business or avoeAtion which would in
terter" with he proper performance of
their official duties. They may act as
newspaper agents, sell newspapers or
periodicals on their own account, or
accept and collect subscriptions for the
same. When carriers receive newspa-
pers or periodicals 10y express or other
means outside the mails. to be sc'd or
delivered on their routes. they, as news
agents, will be required To psy postage
on such matter at the second class rate
of postage, tone cent per poundl except
in case of county papers which are mailed
free to subscribers residing in the county
in which they are nChlished.
This order is not intended TO prohib-
it carriers fro'a performing various pri-
vate commissions for the accommoda-
ton of patrons on their routes, SO long
as it does net interfere with the regular
and prompt performance of their duties.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-14
La Crosse District Camp Meeting.

Next week, on Th rsday, the annual
Methodist camp meeting of the La Crosse
district will open in this city, under
very promising conditions With ar
rangenents as made by the officers all
that remains to wish for is favorable
weather Secretary Nuzum says AS
the days draw near for our camp-meet-
ing, the interest increases. MI, Gard
ner comes full of zeal to do and got good.
Mrs Conklin p-rites Only give me
plenty to do" Il you hear her once you
will not stay away. One paper says,
Mrs Conklin is brilliant speaker.
Let every wife and mother be sure and
hear this wonderful woman; give her
large audiences Let us plan TO attend
all the services possible Mrs Davis OF
Appleton, has marked ability; Stewart,
as a leader In singing, will interest all
who hear him. The grounds are beau
tiful, we'll lighted AID watered.
Let this be everybody's meeting Chill
DIR sn's service every afternoon at p. IN.
Nine services on the Commandments or
Gods rules. Let all the children come.
Remember, Thursday evening, August,
| 90, first service.
Mrs. Mabel Conklin of Brooklyn, N.
Y, will be here all through the meet
ings. We note the following press
comments: Star, Portland, Maine: Mrs.
Mabel Conklin is devoted and efficient
worker; most cultured speaker. She
gives no uncertain sound concerning
total abstinence and prohibition. She
presents the subject of social purity in q
most refined and delicate manner, inter
esting all who listen to her and offend
ing none. News, New Castle, Pa. Mrs
Conklin is lady of wonderful ability as
a lecturer, and is one of the best speak
ers who have ever visited New Castle.
She is possessed of natural talents and
fairly sparkles with brilliant ideas
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-14
Erirhtfnl Accident Al Gang pouglss.

Morris Fisher, an artificer of Company
K, Beaver Dam, met with a frightful
accident at Camp Douglas last Wednes-
day. He was walking on one Of the
ranges when he discovered a she'll that
was probably fred last year and failed
to explode lie pick ID it up snd threw
it against stone, when 1t exploded,
blowing off both hands at the wrist, his
left leg below the knee and tearing
away part of his face. Ii also made q
a large hole in his side and fractured
his leg above the knee Both arms and
one leg were amputated He died two
hours later
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-14
Congregational Notes.

Mid.week service on Thursday even
ing, Our Investments.
The pastor will speak next Sunday
morning on THE Christians Secret.
All the services will be held next Sun
dey except the preaching service in the
evening which will be omitted. Be,
cause Of campmeeting our services will
be omitted for the Ia I Sunday in August
and the first Sunday in September. The
first service in September will be the
mid week service on Thursday evening,
the 5th.
Mrs f. r. Ide. DIR. and Mrs. F, G.
Spales and two children of .: Paul. are
ornests at the parsonage for the week.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-14
IT RUNS INTO BIG FIGURES.
CITY EQUALIZATION GOES ABOVE ONE
MitLtoN
New Assessment Law Increases VauatOn Frem
s66z.3S7 90 to Sl.23s.s2 1t is Long Jump
But Makes Co.,. Showing For City.
From 1854 857 90 in 100 - naa

From $664,35 90 in 1900 tn nearly q
million and quarter in 1901 is an as
tonishing jump in nassessmento of Viroqua
resl estate and personal property, Bu,
that js practically what the board o.
equalization has determined upon and
the figures are just about as made by
Assessor Omundson in his canvass Of
valua ions This does not mean that
there has been boom in Viroqut, bu'
is in compliance with the new or'eI
established by the state tax commission
to the effect that property shall be AS
sessed at it's +rne value as the law
directs. Heretofore property has been
listed at 25 to 90 per cent. of its value
Assessor Omundson has lahore hard
and honestly tn comply with the law,
Very few complaints have been register
ed as a result of the change Of system.
The total of personal property this Year
is $44a 947 90, last year it was s263 091.-
90. showing gaia of $iS9. $500 The
increase in real estate is correspondingly
high. last year being S40l, 260 90 as
against the present assessment of $i92, :.
$50 90, a gain Of S99i. $4,000, or a total
ne5 increase Of 1914 470o0
Following are the schedules
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-14
They are on the Chase.

A goodly number of foreign tobacco
men have been industriously securing
the tobacco sections of this county, and
to listen to much Of their comment one
would be led to beaeve there are few
crops worth securing in the territory.
They declare that they have little in
tention of making purchases in the field,
aud we are not advised that any have
been bought. Farmers do not appear
disposed to sell That tobacco culture
is rapidly spreading east of Viroqua,
where little has been grown in the past,
was demonstrated to the writer in a
recent drive to LaFarge. Nearly every
farmer on the direct road to that place
has more or less Of the growing weed.
There are some fine crops and many
light ones Between Westbv and vi
roqua there are few that may be termed
bad crops Many of the light and M
even fields throughout the county will
be improved with showers and long
season of growing weather. A great
many have commenced to harvest and
shed their tobacco and the work will be
quite universal by the middle of next
week.
BAD OUTLOOK elsewhere.
The Edgerton Reporter has d'scour-
aging tone in commenting on tht 5obac-
co crop throughout the state when II
says in its last issue: ''As we view it,
nothing can he gained by Disgusting the
fact that the prospects for the growing
tobacco are far from encouraging The
conditions hoped for TO bring about the
maturing of the crop after the long
drouth had been broken do not mater
ialize. No rains have fallen in the to.
bacco belt during the week and the soil
is again about as devoid of moisture as
during the drouth period. Under such
conditions the growing tobacco is being
dwarfed and spindling with little hops
that anything like a desirable binder
leaf can be obtained The season also
is getting late with such liability fol
cool nights that q spready leaf can
scarcely develop even if rains should
come now. 1t seems like a safe pre-
| diction to write that the growers can
| hope for little more than a 'B" croI
throughout the great tobacco belt o. thu
state. To say how extensive this vii
| prove is a mere guess at present, for tn
| yield at best promises to be the hghtes
that has been produced in years Their
may be limited areas where the showing
is more encouraging and possibly som
binder leaf may be secured, but as
general survey of the prospects at thi
writing the above outline is correc
statue as we view 1t.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-14
Farm Fire In Coon.

on the farm of Ben La May, in the
town of Coon. one day the past week,
occurred fire which destroyed his en-
tire grain crop. The steam threshing
machine Of Alex Skolaus was in opera
ton when a spark set fire to a grain
stack. and the entire setting of stacks
were burned. BY quick efforts they
were successful in pulling out and saw
ing the threshing outfit
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-14
Gates County Stands.

Judge Wine in the circuit court at
Superior, held the act Of the last iegis-
lature creating Gates county to be con-
stitutional. rhe suit was started by
tax payers who objected to paying taxes
for the improvement of the new county.
The case will be appealed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-14
Hsw Institute Attendants.

Since giving the list of teachers at
tending the institute last week, the fol-
lowing have been enrolled, making
total of 16S: Ellen Mccall, Letba Pow
ell. Lizzie VanRuden. Ole Leum. Myrtle
Switzer, Laura Steenson. Olive rostrud,
Allie Richards, Mabel Treseder, w. b.
Brown, Amy Brewer. Pearl Rutter,
Winnie Nixon, Alvin Whitcraft.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-14

have so good sheep that | desire to
LET ont ON shares Will let in one or two
iocks. Terms easy. Apply at once.
C. j. SMITH, Viroqua.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-14

NY notes and book accounts have been
ulaced in the hands Of H. Il. Proctor,
where those interested will please settle.
Con. p. FAVOR.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-14


Sugar Grove Sunday evening
Good dwelling house for rent. In
quire Of Mrs L W. Ady, Viroqua.
Miss Elaine Goodnough and Miss
Jane johnson of Ontario were the guests
of Nellie Mahoney.
Rev w. Schmelin will preach in
the Lutheran Synod church on Sunday,
August IS, at 1890 a. m.
Mrs c. W. Alden left on Saturday
for Chicago to care for her daughter
Mabel. who is i'll with typhoid fever.
We cover the whole gronnd We
cover body, hands anG feet. Man or
boy. THE BLUE FRONT STORE.
Teachers and members of the Con-
gregational Sunday school enjoyed
picnic on the NJ. E. Camp grounds this
afternoon.
Mr. Alfred Proctor and family wish
to express their heartfelt thanks TO the
neighbors and friends who so kindly
assisted during the last illness Of Mrs.
Proctor.
The announcement is made for the
first annual campneeting of the Wis
consin State SpiT:tnalist association,
which is to be held at Wonewoc, August
"a to September 2
and Attorney Ray B Graves of Sparta,
left Thursday night for Chicago, where
they will take testimony in legal case
in which they are opposing attorneys.
AT the regular meeting of the city
council on Tuesday evening accounts
were audited TO the amount Of S33 rs.
1t was decided to run water hereafter to
parties who are willing TO do their own
ditching
will Powell, 10 years of age, swan
a distance of three mi les in the aCrosse
| river last Sunday. He started at the
Black river railway bridge, and, follow
ed by boat, swan to the Mississippi
| wagon bridge.
The remains of Ole l. Helgeson ar.
rived here by rail, Tuesday from the
west where NJ. Helgeson went some
weeks since ir search of health The
remains were conveyed to the town Of
Utica for burial
| Trustees of the M. E. church at Lf
Fargo have given the contract for com
! pleting of all the carpenter work on tht
new church to Peterson Brothers of vi
roqua. The church will be ready fol
dedication the latter part Of October.
-Myron Henry Of this city showed u
curiosity in the shape of bean pod
29i inches long and containing shou
so we'll developed beans 1t grew in hi
garden from seed Of unknown variety
Mr. Henry says he has grown them TO
several years.
We have a corner on trousers. TIL
best all wool pants at 81 so ever show
in the city. All late styles. Pants 70
long men, for short men. for large mel
and small men We are strictly tn
leading pant house in this part of th
state. THE BLUE FRONT STORE.
"A number of Viroquaites left 70
Battle Island assembly, yesterday. Th
party consists of DIR NJ. Surenson, d. c
! Mahoney, Torger Fortney, A. J.Johnsor
Don Sherman, d. F. Mains, J. II. BeI
nett Jackson Silbaugh, Chas. Kueblel
S. J. Severson, l. S. Griffin, Thos.
TolFud.
The funeral Of Mrs. w. W. bur
occurred on Tuesday afternoon at /
/ Crosse She died at Dodgeville, whei
r Mr. Hurd Il pastor Of the Methods
/ churca. Mr. Hurd was for several yeai
: pastor of the Methodist church in Nort
: La Crosse. He was also promineI
figure at the Yirogua camp meetinl
The notice Of Mrs. Hurd's death wi
= call forth the sympathy Of many hear
for the bsreayed family.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-14
REsr. RrcREarIoN ANp EslmnrEsMEsr
That's What the Campers on Battle Island are re-
ceivinE A Few Camp Notes.

The attendance on Friday and Satur-
day was not large Several new stands
were bnilt and sop'e twenty tents erect
et On FRIDAY evening Rev, DIR. w. j.
Mckay of La Crosse spoke on the Chan
tauqua movement and later gave fine
address on the Peoples University.
DIR. Mckay is a charming speaker who
commenced his ministerial career in
Vernon county about thirty years ago
and met many old friends during his
stay. He is highly pleased with the
scenery and location of the grounds and
is well versed in the history of the
locality. He will try to return and
speak next Friday and Saturday,
Sheriff Minshall and S. r. Pollard,
ex-sheriff arrived on the island and
Sheriff Minshall aided DR. Mckay aud
Alonzo Sterliug of Missouri, in entertain
ing the people with h's wonderful grand
concert phonograph. Mr. Minshail can
preach, sing and pray, Rev Frank Bell
and wife sang to MS through the phono-,
graph and as beautifully As when they
sang into tha horn of the instrument for
Mr. Minshall TO make the record Or.
Mckay prea. he'd an eloquent sermon in
the afternoon and Nh Sterling spoke to
a large and appreciative audience in the
evening. The order during the night
was excellent and the campers enjoyed
s good nights rest free from the annoy
ance of noise or mosquitoes Sundays
attendance was large; order excellent
STANDS on THE GROUNDS.
G.. A r. eating house; Tohnsons eat
ing house; Franklins not candy: Pine
Bros, great ocean wave swing; Arne-
sons lunch counter; VIM. Joseph's stand,
Reiser's stand, Chas. Sallanders stand,
A L Fox stand, Jno. Hollengers stand,
A. Tullochs stand, f. Seaman, barber,
Smith of La Crosse. stand, Ben Cohen,
fortune teller etc.
TENTERS.
La Crosse: F. III. Hadwell. ID Fl Nor
ton, Dr. II Chase, A r Tull, r. E.
Hiscox, Z Vallencount, w. J. Spence,
B. P. Cilley, Fl. w. Max~eil These
gentlemen'have a gasoline yacht, and a
quartet of fine singers, which we hope
to hear
Chicago: DR.. W. p. Gorsline and wife
Viroqua: Fl p Proctor, r. A. Chase,
Miss Ethel Gorsline, F. w Shepard,
John J. NJ Dawson, S. R. Pollard. F.
NJ. Minshall, Mrs. A J. Rogers. Nick
Krogan Mar in Brannen; Misses Susie
Henry, Rosa Drew, Ethel Proctor, chap
eroned by Mrs Drew, John Norris, wife
and daughters.
De Soto: LeGrand Hickok, wife aud
daughter, A. j. Pugh. wife and d&ugh-
ter. Linda
Prairie du Chen: Misses Edna Mul-
Ter, Matte Wachter. Tina Neumann;
Ferryville: d. N. Ames, wife and
son, Jessie Adams, Grant Barker, VIM
Davis, John Sterling;
Westby: A. L. Allison and wife, T.
Unseth'and sister, Julius Jeffson, Editor
Frank Haines Of the Westby Times
These tenters are encamped in q beauti-
full spot near the water
franklin: John Heck and wife, Ella
Heck and Ella Hopp, Jake Dach John
Ellefson;
Rising Sun Thos. J. Call, Tbas. and
Geo. johnson, with Clarence Upham as
guide.
Red Mound: Presidep5 Cilley and
wife. C. V.P.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-08-14
Hillshnro Racing Program.

The local fair and big race meet for
Hillsboro win be held September a, D
and 6. The amount hung up for race
purses exceeds that Of any fair In this
section. Races slated are;
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-08-08
France and the Potato.

There was much difficulty in intro
ducing the potato into France. 1t was
only toward the end of the reign Of
Louis XIV that it began to be used.
The learned had opposed it's introduc-
ton Systematically, saying it produced
leprosy. and the common people re-
fused to test it even on their live stock.
A trick at last established it. Fields
were planted all over France with po-
tatoes and carefully guarded until the
tubers were ripe. it being given out
that these fields were growing a new
thing specially for the king and that
trespassers would be prosecuted. Now,
the laws at that time were severe. A
man might be hanged when he hunted
in the wild forest, for the game was
the seigneur's, almost each one of
whom kept his private gallows. Tres
pass against the king implied. there
fore. terrible punishment. ~
The danger of the punishment proved
Itself an alluring bait. AS the contriv.
er, wise in foresight. had seen, the
fields that were purposely left unguard,
ed were pillaged right and left, the po-
tatoes eaten. some kept and planted
and the tuber at last effectually intro
duced in France. u
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-08-08
Reading Character by the Nose.

"You can almost tell persons char
acter from the nose alone" remarked a
scientist. Call great men have great
noses. The Greek nose, which has no
protuberance, but is straight, argues
great sense of aesthetics, of beauty, but
no. character and no power Of conten-
ton.
Large nostrils show courage. People
of fearless disposition breathe fully
and freely. All the fiercer animals
have dilated nostrils. The dropping
nostril shows histrionic talent. If the
nose also droops, 1t denotes tragic
power. and If only the nostri1 capacity
is marked for the Interpretation of
comedy.
"Where the nose is thin at the bridge
it shows generosity. while a nose that
is thick at the bridge argues acquisi-
tiveness. When it is tiptilted. like, the
petal Of flower, the person is inquisi-
tive. A projecting nose argues dispo-
sition to investigate. 1t is ahead OF the
person. as 1t were, and wants to scent
out things"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-08-08
A Ghost
And a Hanging
BY NJ QUAD.
Copyright. 1901, by C. B. Le,cts.

The firm Of Swan & Arkell. Liver
pool, were extensive traders and ship
owners, and each and every one of their
ships was launched on the 18th of the
month. Each one started out on her
first voyage on Friday, and when it
came to the fifth ship she was launched
ON Friday, the 18th, named Friday
and began her voyage on Friday.
Though the other ships had all been
lucky, there were people and newspa.
Pers that thought the firm were carry
ling things little too far with the last
ship. This did not prevent her from
getting a cargo and crew for Valparai-
iso, however, and I had the good for
tune to secure the berth of mate. We
had willing crew, smart ship and
favoring winds, and not a Jack Tar
aboard had a word to say about Ill luck
pr ghosts until we were half way across
the Atlantic. Then happened such
curious thing that / am going to give
you the full details.
OF quiet moonlight night in the
middle watch, when l had charge of
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-08-08
Tame Crows Franks.

He was fat, helpless baby crow.
We named him Tom. and he grew like
the proverbial weed. His prankish pro-
pensities came more and more into evil
dence as the summer wore by. Some
bright objects. such as teaspoons,
thimbles and the scalloped tins called
patty pans. had to be jealousy guarded.
But despite the noisy protests of the
cook the patty pans continued to dis
appear. .. ....:. T. +
At last l found the new use to
which Master Tom had put these covet-
ed articles. had been awakened sew
eral mornings at an untimely hour by
a slight tinkling, jingling noise, pro.
ceeding apparently from the tin cover
ed veranda roof just outside my win
dow. H. ., "'.~.
On one occasion fancied heard
Toms peculiar low chuckle Of amuse-
ment Stealing noiselessly to the win
dow, peeped out. Sure enough. there
were Tom and the patty pans. Selling
one in his beak, he would fly up about
five or six feet. then drop it. The gilt
ter of the tin as it fell through sthe
bright sunshine and it's clatter as 1t
struck the roof seemed to afford him
the most exquisite amusement. for he
repeated the performance a dozen
times or more. ending. as he heard the
housemaid open the front door, by
neatly packing his shining toys into an
angle of the roof, where they had here:
tofore escaped notice.-Laides' Home
Journal Il ". . =
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-08-08
BIG ENOUGH. TO Hit.
So sFhouEhs the Small Boy, but tn,
Man Thought Difre rentIy.

So tFhouEhs the snaIi Boy, but the
Man Thought Differently.
He wasn't very big, but he was a
sturdy little chap with face that bore
the marks Of much thinking and pre-
mature responsibility. learned after
ward that he was supporting a crippled
mother and an invalid sister who had
been left helpless in the world by the
death of her father. He might have
run away from home and evaded the
responsibility, but he didn't think of
1t. He just sold papers.
At the loop on Fifteenth street q
crowd was gathered, waiting for the
evening cars. A ragged young girl was
selling flowers at the Fifteenth street
end OF the waiting station when q man,
rushing to catch his car, knocked her
against the side of the building. With
out stopping, probably not having mo-
ticed what he had done, he continued
his rush, when the boy stepped in front
of him defiantly.
"Say, what do you want to knock a
girl down for? Hit me. I'm big
enough" =
The man paused in surprise and then
glanced around. He saw the flower
girl picking up her wares and under
stood. Without moments hesitation
he went back to her, gave her enough
money to make her eyes sparkle with
joy and said:
Pm sorry, my dear, that hurt you.
didn't see." Then, turning to the boy,
he continued: "You said you were big
enough, young man, but you're great
deal bigger than you think. Men like
you will have lot to do with keeping
this old world in condition of seh
respect"
Then he caught his car and the boy
and the girl stood there wondering
what he meant.-Denver Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-08-08
Irytng.s Intensity.

The piercing eyes and intense ex-
preston Of Henry Irving once had the
effect Of making fellow actor alto.
gether forget that he was on the stage
at all. 1t occurred in Manchester dur.
ing performance of Macbeth" and
in the scene where Macbeth says to one
of the murderers. There's blood upon
thy face" Irving put so much earnest.
ness into his words that the murderer
forgot his proper answer ("'Tis Ban.
quo's. Them and replied in startlej
voice: rs there? Great Scott! He
fancied, as he afterward said. that he
had broken a blood vessel = Ledger
Monthly.