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The copper era., 1902-08-14

Presbyterian Church sunday services
II a. m. subject The Firt Things,
7:30 p. m. subject MAN y Sinner
Sunday School 10 4. m.
The copper era., 1902-08-14

Chin Yep will reopen the Nor Kid
restaurant Saturday next. Chin is an
old time restaurant man. and under
stands his business.
The copper era., 1902-08-14

Engine Ia. the ella Monster, took
out scycnty-siN cars one day last week.
The train Wa more than half mile
The copper era., 1902-08-14

For fashionable Resembling and per-
feet fitting, go to May Z. Fountain, Mo-
renci, at residence Of Mrs. w. J Wade.
The copper era., 1902-08-14

The chances are that there will be a
dark horse in the race for the council
from MOrcnCi
The copper era., 1902-08-14

All summer goods at greatly reduced
prices. =. J. Forbes.
The copper era., 1902-08-14

Anything you want in the photo
line. NJ Rlsdon's, opposite Clifton
Hotel
The copper era., 1902-08-14

Acker's Blood Elixir positively Cures
Chronic, Blood Poisoning and all
Scrofuloas affections. At all times a
matchiess system tonic aud purifier.
Money refunded if you are not salts
lied. 5Oc. and Sl.OO.
The copper era., 1902-08-14

Tom Smith, county recorder, return
ed this week to the county seat, after
spending week at Clifton and Mo-
rCDCi
The copper era., 1902-08-14

Fine line picnic and luncheon gro
cerics. :. J. Forbes.
The copper era., 1902-08-14

The Bulletin last week brought out
President Andrew kimball for the
council, but the ERA has it on excellent
candidate. Mr.. Birdno OF Stafford IL
the only aspirant for the honor, and it
looks as though the Bulletin would
have to support him, as it is little
late to bring out dark horse. Mr..
Birdno is deserving of the honor, and
no doubt will be nominated.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-22

pcnses that his strong box is overiowing.
and he is perplexed as to how to dispose
of an enormous and constantly Increasing
surplus The growth in the United States
treasury fund is Unprecedented, and Sec
rotary Lyman j. Gage confessed himself
overwhelmed, and is only too glad to sur
render the shovel to Leslie NJ. Shaw of
Iowa.
Never before in the history of the Unit
ed States has a Secretary of the Treas
ury been confronted with such a problem
as Mr.. Shaw must face. AT time when
the other great countries of the world
find themselves at the end of their in
tellectual resources to devise means for
stopping the tremendous and constantly
growi deficits, the United States actu-
ally is at a loss how to dispose of its
enormous surplus, a quantity which is in
creasing in leaps and bounds.
The available cash balance is now
about S175,000,000. exclusive Of the
$4,000, 600 in the reserve fund. The
excess of receipts over expenditures for
the past six months has been nearly $45,-
O00, 1000, more than double the excess for
the corresponding sly months of last
year: and this despite the reduction or
The amount Of gold, free of all demands
outstanding and held in the treasury
amounts to ST. 900 900 in coin. Besides
this there is $43O00.00O in gold certif-
Gates.
The only means by which the Secretary
may hold down this surplus is by the re-
duction of the national debt. This debt
is in the form of bonds Secretary Gage
10 a..
bonds but neither he nor his successor
dares go much farther. He cannot buy
them except at premium, as the holders
are satisfied with their security. and it
would ne considered bad policy for the
Secretary to bid against himself by rails
ing the market for bonds.
The only relief rests with Congress,
which may further reduce the internal
revenue and Thus keep in circulation mill
ions Of dollars which would otherwise
soon be tied up In the national treasury.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-22

pie was taken from the full box. a
wrapper put around it. and it was put
in the other box. It is not an easy
thing to pick up a wrapper of thin
paper from a pile without missing one
occasionally, and in doing this the men
adopted different schemes. A new
hand wet his thumb on his tongue for
every wrapper. One who had been
longer in the business and found that
i was unwholesome to be wetting his
thumb on his tongue. had a slice of
lemon beside his pile of wrappers and
moistened his thumb in the lemon be-
fore picking up a wrapper. The scheme
worked well, but he did NOT know
whether the acid of the lemon would
make his thumb sore or not. A third
man had a thin rubber thump stall on
his thumb and could pick up wrappers
all day long and never make miss.
He was an old hand at the business
New England Farmer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-22

Il reckon you'd be interested in q
good joke 'h"rt Robert Burns said
the conductor .; the trolley ear. ITS
a brand new story which I-QIold on
there til the ear stops, won't your
Some o these fool people who ride on
street cars don't know enough to carry
hay to blind horseD Well. talkin'
bout Burns-on day he was seated in
a tavern when turner's alley, Standi
out the way, please. and let the lady
pass9 Well as | was a-sayin', this
Robert Burns, the poet, was havin' a.
good time In the tavern. and was just
about to-Qook out. there. That
burned trolley's off again! Smith
streetg Robert Burns, seated in the
same tavern | was talkin bout, sud
denly heard-(Just look at that niger
crowdin' up there where he knows he
has no buslnessI Easy street! All of
for EasyD"
II get of here" | said; I'm have to-
hear the rest of that Burns story some
other time"
Next morning / waylaid bis car.
'Aow. about that Burns story" 3
said.
ITS in there" he said. handing me %
letter Its the only way could finish,
1t. A literary man don't stand no show
at all on n trolley carf'--Atlanta Consti-
tuition
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-22
Guiuea Fowls.

Guinea fowls have many good quail
ties. We should find them among every
flock of poultry. The guinea fowl can
not. of course. supplant or even rival
the chicken. but tIere is no more deli
cious or palatable dish than a young
guinea fowl, and the eggs, though
small are very rich and delicate. The
greatest objection to them is their wild
nature, which prompts them to seek the
woods in search of nests The young
birds will leave the nest almost as soon
as dry, and unless the mother and
young are confined in a tight coop the
tiny things will stray off and die. They
are tender until two weeks old, after
which time. If protected al night, they
grow rar dly and require practically
no attention. They musl have free
range and when given it will gather all
they require to eat. and during winter
weather they need no specialcare, since
they do not begin to lay until spring,
anyway. They are not subject to any
of the many diseases which affiict
chickens, and really merit the attention
of farmers and poultrymen.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-22
Eggs bv the Pound,


There has been much talk about sell
ing eggs by the pound. In and around
some of Our larger cities there are
many sold in that way. but they are not
sold in the she'll Cracked eggs and the
larger ones among the dirty eggs, ii
fresh, are broken OUT. and the white
and yolk well beaten together. Some
packers use a churn TO thoroughly mix
them, which is important, as if they are
put UP just as they come from the shell
the yolk becomes dry and mealy. They
are then frozen solid and kept in cold
storage until wanted. They are packed
in tins of from ten to forty pounds each.
and of course the demand for them
comes principally from the bakers, for
cakes and similar uses. 1t is said that
a pound of the frozen egg is equal to
ten eggs of the average size. They will
not keep sweet long after they are
thawed out so that it is important that
the user knows how many pounds he
needs at one time, and opens no more
than that Packers who are careful to
avoid putting in any tainted or spotted
eggs get about II to Is cents a pound,
While other grades not as carefully Sc
lected have TO be sold at 10 cents. We
are wondering whether this plan could
be used successfully in putting up
smaller cans for family use. If it can
We expect some one will try it.-Massa-
chusetts Ploughman.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-22
Using Mineral Fertilizers.

When liberal applications of potash
and phosphoric acid are 10 be used, it
is better to put them on as early in
the spring as possible, and work it we'll
into the soil, even two or three weeks
before the seed is put in. Upon a
heavy clay soil it would probably be
IN better to put 1t on in the fall.
BY the early application it becomes
partially dissolved in the soil and bet
ter distributed through it, and there is
no danger of its inturing the germina-
ton of the seed as it might do if it was
put on when the seed was put in, and
they came in contact When tankage
is used for nitrogen this may be put on
at the same time as the other fertiliz
ers. as in the cold ground it will take
some time for it to decay enough to
make its nitrogen available. There
would be very little if any loss of nitro
gen. But in using nitrate of soda wait
until the seed is put in, or even until
the plants are up. and then scatter it
around them, not getting it on them
when they are wet lest it should burn.
For a crop that needs the whole sea
son to grow it is often better to make
two light applications of nitrate of
soda, the last when the plans are
about half grown. than one heavy one.
American Cultivator.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-22
MARVELLOUS FEAT OF
CHILLING" BY THE go"

The greatest prairie land filling"
known to railroads in the West is under
way on the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad at point known as
Sugar Creek" near Ottumwa, Iowa. A
valley seventy-one feet deep, between the
crests of two hills 1900 feet apart, Is
being filled up. The work will require
32S,000 cubic yards of grading and will
not be finished for year, although begun
in June last. At the top of one OF the
hills three steam shovels dump clay in
the cars, which a dummy engine pushes
out upon the high, portable iron bridge,
where they deposit their loads into the
valley. With one end supported upon the
hill and the other upon trestle work the
bridge is moved along as the work ad
vances. When the grading is completed
it will be 275 feet wide at the base. To
provide for the spring food waters which
rush along Sugar Greek" two thirty-five-
foot arches have been constructed. One
hundred and fifty men were employed in
their construction. Besides the stone the
arch work contains 100000 bricks.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-22


who hold regular services. Various 9th
er religious sects who have churches of
their own round about are. however, al
lowed to hold occasional services there,
among them the members OF the Latin
or Russian and the Greek churches, who
have just come to conflict.
The guards generally find their hands
particularly full after what is known rs
the miracle of the sacred fire." which
consists in the appearance on the altar of
mysterious tongues of fame at the end
of the services. manifestation which
outsiders generally attribute to some
clever trick. Upon the appearance Of this
fire the most violent sort of an orgy in
variaby takes place. and it is hard work
for the guards TO prevent the religious
fanatics from injuring each other.
The custody OF the holy tabernacle was
one Of the ostensible causes Of the Cri-
mean war, and as to its authenticity
there has been conflict among students
for centuries
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-22
Feeding sbeep Profitablv.

After several years of experience in
the use of corn fodder for sheep it has
been found profitable when made
small part of the ration and fed after
shredding. Fed without cutting or
shredding it is simply wasted. In
some sections sheep men have
used shredded corn slower entirely
roughage. but this plan has not
ways worked well. BY using good hay,
clover or timothy every alternate day,
with the shredded corn stover the re-
suits have been satisfactory, especial
ly when the sheep had roots once
day and were on a varied ration of
grain. oats, bran and cornmeal. 1t is
not intended that the corn slower, even
if shredded, shall supply more than
the roughage, for the grain and root
feed must be liberal to carry the sheep
through the winter in good shape. The
cost in money or labor in shredding
the corn slower for any stock is con-
sidered offset by the added value in
manure.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-22

A correspondent of the American
Agriculturist describes very cheap
and entirely satisfactory fodder rack.
The basis for this rack is two 2xS inch
boards, each ten feet long. These are
rounded Mt the ends like sled runners.
Five 2x4 inch boards, each feet
inches long, are bolted to these boards.
as shown in the Illustration, every four
feet. There are several 2x4 inch boards,
each four or five feet long, spiked to
tile bridge boards in an upright posi-
ton. These complete the franz A tight
floor is placed ON the crossp.ece, and
boards are nailed TO the sides and ends
up to a height of eighteen inches. \
space of sixteen inches is then lett
without covering. The Sides and ends
can be boarded up the remainder Of the
distance. These upper boards can be
placed together or space can be left be-
tween them as seems best. Hay, straw
or fodder thrown into this rack cannot
be trampled and lost because of the
tight bottom and sides up to a height
of eighteen inches. There is no loss of
food Grain feed can be put into this
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-22
ROUTED BY DlsINFEcTANTs.
Cleveland Gets Rid of It's Awful
Scourge of Smallpox.

Scourge of Smallpox.
After being scourged with unusual Sc
verify by smallpox, Cleveland, Ohio, Is
now free from all traces Of the pestilence.
The result has been brought about by the
use of fornaldehyde as a disinfeetant.
The process employed has been thor
ough fumgatiOn Of all infected locali-
ties with fOrmaIdehyde gas. the process
being repeated as often as the authorities
thought necessary, judged from tbs viru-
lence Of the epidemic in any given lo-
cality.
In discussing the effects Of the syste-
matte WORK Of disinfecting conducted by
the health department. DIR. Friedrich said
that for Eve years previous 70 last Sep
terober the city had never been free from
smallpox Between January and Septem-
Der Of the past year 200 cases were
developed. The public health officer
noted that in every case where the for
maldehyde gas system had been used az
a disinfectant no further cases were 70
ported from that immediate nelghbor-
hood He therefore recommended the
thorough and systematic disinfection Of
every hopse and every structure within
the neighborhood where cases Of smallpox
wers Ezder treatment.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-22
Farm Notes.

Do rot allow the milk TO freeze.
Never miz fresh milk with that
which has been cooled
Poultry and swine do not relish or do
we'll on cotton-seed meal.
Peas make one Of the very best feeds
for sheep in the winter.
The broom orr crop is estimated at
1900 tons less than last year.
Keep the I"mbs growing. They viii
never recover from setback.
one breed of fowls well kept is more
satisfactory than several that are poor
IL housed and fed.
Poul.r Try houses end yard should al
ways I've situated on high. dry land;
sandy hillside is the best Of all.
1t is reported that there has been an
increase in the output os canned corn
in Maine Of 20 per cent over that Of
last year.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-22
KANSAS LATEST PLAGUE.
Prairie Dogs Render Useless / 100000
Acres of Land.

Prairie Dogs Render Useless 100000
Acres of Land.
Worse by far than the terrible plague
of grasshoppers Of 1886 is that of the
prairie dogs from which Kansas is now
suffering. These active little creatures
have captured 100000 acres OF choice
farming land, to 'ning it into a vast area
of sand hills ard mounds, under which
they make their homes
Kansas offers $4,000 reward to any one
who win successfully cope with the pest.
Hundreds have tried, but none have sue
ceeded, and the number OF little ami
mails is increasing.
An official report recently issued shows
that 1,224,S54 acres have been ruined
entirely by the prairie dog. There are
dog towns in some of the western Kansas
counties covering 100000 acres. wherein
no less than 100000 dogs may be found.
The report also states that 1,i00 blanks
were sent out, and $50 replies tabulsted.
These show that GS Of the l05 counties in
Kansas are afflicted with the pest In
Wallace County all the cattle on the
range have been taken away, because
they refuse to eat the grass where the
dogs have run. In Logan County cattle
men are past ring but half the number
they did last eaf because neither cattle,
horses nor sheep will eat grass after a
prairie dog has nibbled OF it.
At the last session of the State Legs
lature $1,000 was appropriated to be used
in Kidding the infected sections Of dogs.
In each township one man was appointed
to buy and distribute poison above the
holes. These men. 500 in number, have
been buying poison and distributing 1t
ever since-eleven months now--and The
dogs are more numerous than eyei, they
being too cunning to eat the arsenic
which has been placed ON tempting bits
OF grass and laid II ...eir paths.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-22


A the effect that inue eternal life
o
Dr. Loeb delivered address
had These with
Pongaion Life of Unfiized Eggs Uhn by Potassium
DR. Loeb maintained that his experiments death be caused the
His object the activity he claims
Unetiized
ton potassium cyanide and abandoned for several days
by
with At the end
capable
by the potassium
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-22
GROWTH OF COTTON INDUSTRY.
Manufacturing Shows Satisfactory In
crease in Last Ter Years

Manufacturing Shows Satisfactory I'm
crease in Last Ter Years,
A statement exhibiting the extent Of
the cotton manufacturing industry Of the
United States Tor the year 1900 as com
pared with 1890, has been issued by the
census bureau The statement places
the total value Of cotton manufacturing
products AT 1896, 974,sS2, a gain Of more
than % per cent since 1890 The mum
Der Of establishments IN 1900 was t,051,
n gain Of rs per cent; the capital employ
ed. $4G7 .2i0.1J7, a gain Of 80 per cent;
salaried officials, 1896 a gain Of - per
cent: amount paid in salaries, $685., 120,
a gain OF III per cent: average number
of wage eaners, S62,S6l. gain Of ~
per cent; total wages paid, SJ03SI. 532
a gain Of 30 per cent; cost OF materials
used, $17G. SOL .527, a gain Of IA per cent.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-22
Rnsiness Not oyerdnne.

The poultry business is not overdone
1t is like any other business in that it
must be properly conducted. There is
always a ready market for poultry and
eggs every day in the year, and there
is a deluand above the market prices
for high grade stock ana eggs We are
speaking now from the standpoint of
the market poultryman. Conditions are
the same. however. with the fancier.
If you viii show us a poultryman who
is unable to dispose of his stock at
profitable prices. we will show you one
WHO does not take advantage of his
opportunities and conduct his business
upon a business basis.-Reliable Poul-
try Journal
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-22

The good farmer is supposed to clean
and house all farm implements as soon
as he has finished using them each day.
but many do not do this. They should
deYote at least one day to the work of
collecting them, rubbing the rust off.
oiling the iron work, and putting in
good order for another years work.
Whe- well housed it will pay to go over
the wood work with a coat of paint.
When the tools are wanted for use
again and they are found all ready and
in good condition, this will prove one
OF the best days work done this year,
as it will save several days time and
bother with them in the busy season,
save strength Of men and teams. and
prevent many of the accidents that I'M
lucky men are so apt to have. in break
Ing down just when most in a hurry.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-22
FIGHT OVER CHESTS TOMB.
Members of Greek and Latin Churches
Engage in Olious Fend.

In the place Of all places on earth
where peace and good will might be ex-
pected to reign undisturbed fierce bat
tie in which five men were dangerously
wounded has recently taken place. The
scene of this struggle was the Church of
the Holy Sepulcher at Jerusalem. which
is built on the site of the supposed tomp
of Christ. and the comba tants were mem
bers of the Greek and Latin churches.
The immediate cause OF the trouble
was an attempt by the Latins to sweep
the quadrangle" or court, around the
church itself. This is. of course, holy
ground. and the privilege OF keeping it
Clearly swept has for years been claimed
and defended jealousy by the Greek
church.
The Church of the Sepulcher itself is
looked after by vicar custodian-who,
By the way, was one of those injured in
the recent battle-and few assistants
appointed by the Turkish government,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-22
Protect the Young Orchard.

1t will pay to do some work to protect
the young orchard from the attacks of
rabbits and field mice. Take supply
of long. coarse straw. II better, bur-
lap, to the orchard and place a BAN
dage around the tree, r. ching up from
the earth for foot or more. Before
doing this, rake off all the leaves or
other trash around the tree for a dis
lance of two or three feet from it. If
lie ground is covered with snow it
will pay to go through the orchard and
tramp the snow down firmly about
the base of each tree. Mice work I'M
der the snow when it is soft. but will
not burrow through hard, packed
snow If any Of the trees have been
gnawed by rabbits or mice, they should
be bandaged with thin cloth. over
which is tied another bandage of the
burlap.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-22

4 postolIice has been established at
Binger o. r., with Iemuel g. Thomas
as postmaster.
Fire destroyed Speneer's department
store In Victoria. r. c. The loss is es-
timated at S2J00O0.
A new record price for a seat on the
New York Stock Exchange was estab-
lished by q sale at $4,000.
A bin has been drafted in the Attor-
ney Generals office. at the request OF
Gov. Nash, providing for a corporate,
tar In Okio.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-22
A REMARKABLE SITUATION.
Uncle Sam's Overlooking Treasury To-
MICH Coz Mr.. Gage.

Muck Cor Mr.. Gage.
AS with private individuals, most gov
ernments are chiefly concerned with de-
vising ways and means to make the in
come of their treasures sufficiently great
to meet the outgo.
Italy is practically bankrupt and her
people are driven to the verge of desper-
alton and rebellion by the pressure of
taxes. The German Emperor is at his
wits ends to devise means for raising
the money necessary for the carrying out
of his pet schemes. Even rich old John
Bull is finding difficulty in raising the
wherewithal to meet his current expenses,
so great is the expenditure caused by
the South African war.
With Uncle Sam the anxiety arises
from an exactly opposite cause. His in
come is so much greater than his ex-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-22
Fattening Cattle.

Fattening stock may be fed quite
often, but should at no time be fed
more than they will eat up clean. In
nearly all cases the more rapidly ami
mails are finished and fattened the
greater the profit. Better results will
be secured If all the young stock are
fed separate from the old animals.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-01-22
The sheep-Raising Industry.

New Mexico Is a great sheep country.
There is but one other State or Terri
tory which excels it in sheep raising.
That is Utah. where there are 100000
or 100000 sheep. New Mexico has
about 100000. The industry was new
err so prosperous as at present