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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17
STEALING IN CUBA BEGINS.
Oil for Town illumination Is Pc

Oil for Town illumination Is PEI
qIisite of Mayor.
The effects of the American cccu.
patton Of Cuba are being rapidly eff
faced said man who until recently
was one of the officials helping TO ad-
| minister the government of the island
i don't predict revolution and civil
war and all that sort of thing but 7
say that Cuba will not be long in
forgetting tae lessons she learned
since Spain gave way to the United
States. a good many Of the sanitary
improvements and municipal regula.
lions are disappearing, and in a wear
or two we shall see the same old Cuba.
but alice samee, free and independ-
ent.
Just to give you an example of the
way things are going, / viii relate
what happened in a town not far from
HI fana. During American occuna-
tion the streets OF the island were
lighted with oil lamps set upon lamp
posts, as is the ease in many small
towns in this country For the past
three years the people have had we'll
lighted streets at night and we
thought they had grown so accustom-
ed to our methods that they would con
tinue them when we left.
But the lights in this town were
not burning three nights after the
island had been turned over to the
Cubans. I knew that a carload of oil
had arrived at this town only a day
or two before we left. and as n mat
ter of mere curiosity | went out there
to see why the streets were not lighted.
The OF had disappeared from the mu-
Nicipal ware, use. but | had no trOu-
bile in locatn . It ut several stores,
the proprietorS of which said they had
bought the il!umnant from the aIcalde.
then went TO the alcalde and expected
to receive a denial OF the story told
| by the merchants Instead of this. he
| unblushingly admitted his appropria-
ton of the oil, and said that under the
| Spanish regime it would have been
one Of his pcrQuisites, and he thus re-
garded It. | unotficially reported the
matter, but nothing vii be done about
it. The grab for these perqulsitcs is
! going to cause trouble in Cuba. for
all will want their share Washing
! ton Post.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

He entered the Methodist ministry in
1857. and for twenty-five years was con-
nected with the church as preache and
editor, but resigned in 1870 to devote I'm
self entirely to literature. His most wide
ly known books are The Hoosier School
master" The Hoosier Schoolboy," THE
End of the World" THE Mystery of
Metropolisville," The Graysons," THE
Faith Doctor" and The Transit of Civil
Ization from England to America"
DR.. Eggleston was married twice. his
first wife being Miss Elizabeth Schnei
der, who died twelve years ago. HIS
second wife and three of his daughters
survive him, the daughters being Mrs.
Elizabeth Seeley, Blanche and allegro
Eggleston.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17
Telesraphic Rrevitiea.


Seattle was selected as the city in
which viii be held the next session of
the trans Mississippi congress in 1903.
While playing with a rifle at Virginia,
H., the 12-year-ol3 son of G. Sharp acct
dentally shot and killed Clara Jump,
aged IS.
William ]. Bryan will devote all of Oc-
tober to the cam, 1ign in Nebraska. He
will make but few speeches outside that
State this fall.
The Monk beat the fast Lord Derby at
Readville. Mass, establishing new rec
ord for himself and the track. He trot-
ted the first mile in 2:0534.
r. W. Sparr, a Lawrence, Kan, bank
err died there. aged - years. He settled
in that city in 1857 and engaged in vars
GUS enterprises prior to becoming bank
err
The body OF Lieut. Ralph Mcdowell
who was drowned at Fort Clark. Texas,
was buried at Manhattan. Kan. He was
son OF Gen. J. S. Mcdowell OF that
city.
Illinois capitalists are figuring on buy
ing the street car line aud FRANCHISE II
Hutchinson. Kan. and converting II from
a horse car line to an up-to-date electric
road.
sissby ". Battenfeld. 2year-old child
OF George W. Battenheld Of Wagner,
I. T.. while playing in the yard ran into
a cistern and was drowned before help
could arrive.
Sewer and water works systems are 10
be constructed at Tampico, Mexico at
once. The contract has been let 70 q
New Yorker, and the COS. Of tie work
will be about s3,0o0,OisS
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17
The Strawberry Pests.

The most objection 10 continuing to
keep the strawberry bed in one place
for several years Is not the exhaustion
of the soil. because the fertility can be
applied. 1t is not the mating of the
row. because after runners have Put
out into the paths between them, 4
they are worked mellow ami enriched
the old row of plants can be cut cut,
leaving the path there. and the new
plants can be thlnned, if too abundant,
and the weeds can be taken our, but
insect pests are SO numerous now that
1t may be easier 10 set new bed than
to try 10 kill them. There are more
than a dozen that are well known. and
the root borer, crown borer. stalk horer
leaf rollers. cutworms and gruhs are
probably those which do the most dam
age Nearly every one of these can be
found in the soil as eggs. larvae or pupa
soon after the fruit Is picked. and
when any of them have been especially
troublesome. we would advise the set.
ting a new bed At some distance from
the old one, and blowing up tho old
bed in August, which will destroy most
OF them. II any wants are taken from
the old bed TO set in the new one, wash
all soil from their ~ s before they are
set. to prevent carrying the pest TO
the gew bed. and rejee, all that are
not strong and vigorous
CuttiyafOr.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17
CHATTER XVII
Nora'

When that one word fell from the lips
of the keeper Nora Warner uttered a
low cry, in which was blended aE,aze-
ment and joy. She had expected some
thing terrible 10 happen. but in she place
of IL something W ierfrl had occurred.
Never would she We penetrated the
disguise assumed by the other: bat when
he spoke 81 light dawacd upon her soul,
for only one man in the world could
speak her name like that.
It was Jack!
When be left the widow and Carol, the
man had Immediately turned his steps
coward the mad house on the Potomac
When he sazed upon those grim walls,
and saw how almost impossible it would
he for an inmate to escape from them
without outside influence, he began 20
despair, but, remembering what he as
working for, he began his labor nj once.
In the end he succeeded in being hired
by the doctor in the place Of man who
had been recently discharged. Evidently
it was the ferociouS look OF the new
keeper tina had been his best rcccmmen-
datiOn in the eyes of the mad-houso doc.
tor, and, knowing this, the disguised
Jack gave him to understand that he was
by nature quite a bloody minded rascal.
rcady to obey all orders without ques-
ton.
lie had already been in the institution
two days, and his soul was sickeucd tv
what he had seen. The doctor had hired
him for special purpose, and rs Yet he
had NOT been required to indulge in any
work. though he accompanied the other
Keepers so as To famijarize himself with
the inside arrangements Of the asylum.
One Of the men complained Of feeling
sick on this evenins--the result of
powder which Jack had cunuingly mixed
with his supper--the latter had volHn-
teered to visit the patients in his stead,
and leave them the frugal repast that
was intended TO be their supper Thus
i, was he entered the cell in which was
confined the young girl.
When Nora realized who it was thus
stood before her in disguise. aud that love
Tor her had been the object TO lead him
on. she felt her heart I'LL with rapture.
"oh, Jack. you have come to save me.
to take ME away from this terrible
piace" she cried.
They could not say much. for the time
Eas limited, and there might be danger
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17
CHAPTER XVITL

Strange things often come to pass in
this queer world of ours but never could
anything happen more singular in its na-
ture than the meeting. face to face. Of
Lawrence Richmond, the man Of strong
impulses and fierce passions. with the
woman who had been his wife. aud Vet
upon whom his eyes had never once fallen
during the past fifteen years.
Between those two. though they seemed
separated 10y but step, lay a chasm 50
deep that il would have been almost ina
possible 10 have crossed &c. This was the
PIT time had dug and over which even
love had not built bridge.
Sic knew him ut once, hut as for him.
he had not the vemotcst suspicion Of the
truth as he stood there.
That this hiad-lookius. elderly lady.
from whose lie his hand had driven an
happiness except what she drew from
within, was his wife Of the past. was
something thar did not enter his mind
just then. SO that he had not a sljmmer
of The truth, and was all uuprepared for
what was to come.
He was hot with anger. Haakg fol-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17
The Daily Waste.

There is one item that Is often over
looked in the keeping of cows. and es-
pecially so of dairy COWS. and that is
daily waste. There is practically the
same whether the animal is a good
mixer or a poor one. In all cases the
food necessary for the support of ami
NAL life and to make up the daily
waste must come first, and then the
milk or beef comes next after this Is
taken out. II the animal gives a small
amount Of milk, the cost Of food as
waste IN proportion TO the amount Of
milk secured is greater than with a
large amount of milk, and Of course
this profit Is decreased accordingly.
Feeding poor cows in the dairy is prac-
tieally a waste of f,ed.-Agricola.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

Senator Thomas @. Platt declared III
the most positive terms in New York the
other night that the coal strike would be
settled within two weeks.
"How will it be settled? Will there
be arbitration or will an agreement be
reached between the miners and the op-
orators" was asked II cannot tell you
how it will be settled" Senator Plat re-
piled, "but there will be no coal sold at
$40 a ton this winter. 1t will surely
be settled at the longest within two
weeks from this time"
Senator Plat declined to tell why he
was so confident that the strike was neas :
ing its end, but he spoke as man who
had no doubt in his own mind that what
he said would prove to be true.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17
Robbery of Moisture by Weeds.

One who Is Inexperienced. and who
has made no experiments in that direc
ton, can form no estimate of the guam
tity of water taken from the soil by
weeds, which is really robbery of the
crop occupying the land. A single weed
may seemingly do but little injury, but
one Pound of weeds will remove 500
pounds of moisture from the soil dur
ing the period of ordinary drought, or
more or less according to its luration
and the growth of the weeds, AS much
as 100000 pounds of moisture per acre
is an ordinary quantity for Il heavy
mass of weeds to take. In addition TO
the moisture the weeds draw on the fer
tility, and deprive the crop of plant
food, which is so necessary in order to
secure large yields. 1t is work to keep
down weeds after they get good start,
but it is not difficult to destroy them
when they are very young. Many crops
fail during dry seasons more because of
robbery of the moisture by weeds than
because Of lack of rain.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

The claim that alfalfa will not thrive
on sandy soil is not borne out by ex-
pertinent. Col. b. W. Richards, secre-
tary of the Laurel Hill Cemetery Com
pany, who has a farm at Hammonton,
\. j., has grown alfalfa for several
years, and on a plot consisting Of white
sand. The plot was seeded in August,
1898. and another later. AS many as
four or five cuttings are secured every
season. and from two to three tons of
hay per acre are cured Manure is
spread over the land every fall and
lime (mostly from burnt oyster sheIlsl
is broadcasted. The land has become
very productive. and more animals
were necessary in order to consume the
hay produced. The experiment s a
valuable one. as it demonstrates what
can be done with alfalfa on the lightest
kind of sand.-Philadclphia Record.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17
HAY in Ronnd Bales.

The cylindrical bale has become very
popular for hay and cotton, and many
shippers are discarding their old
presses to, get one that will press it in
this form. The standard bale is eight
cen inches in diameter and thirty-six
inches long. The pressure used in
packing for home use puts about two
hundred pounds in such a bale, but
when intended for export they use
higher pressure and get in about 275
pounds. y bale nut up for army use
is but half as long, o. eighteen inches,
and weigs about 40 pounds. 1t is cal
culated that a good pack horse or mule
win travel with ole of these on eacn
side, and they can go where the army
wagons could not. Thousands of tons
of these round bales have been shipped
to our army in the Philippines, and a
large amount to the British army in
South Africa. In this form a given
weight of hay is compressed into about
one-half the space fiat it occupied in
the square bale. and the fact that it
does not pack as closely in car or YES
sci. there beng spaces between the
bales, which prevents moulding, pre-
serves the sweetness of the hay, and
the close pressure in the bale reduces
the combustibility. For cotton many of
the same advantages are claimed for
the round bale, that is, getting more in
small space and reducing the danger
from fire.-American Cultiyator.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17
Our Warmer Aristocrnts.

Tales of sudden wealth are quite COM
mon in the famous Kansas and Okla
homa wheat belt: fine houses, modern
in every appointment, are the rule;
rubber-tired buggies and automobiles
are nothing to attract attention. In GER
tain communities even the farmer has
grown metropolitan to the extent OF
building an opera house on a school lot
and securing some of the best attrac-
tons in the theatrical line. 1t was not
until the present winter that Wichita
could afford a guarantee for certain
notable singers. Among those occupy
ing front seats were well-known wheat
growers. Farmers daughters and
farmers sons form a goodly part of the
Kansas society element, while piano
statesmen look to them for their quick
deals. 1t is nothing uncommon for a
farmer to come to town and buy two
or three rubber-tired buggies, or even
to place an order for an automobile.
Mr.. d. w. Blaine, a rich farmer of
Pratt County, superintends all his har
vesting in an automobile. Many 9th
ers are equally plutocratic.
One of the richest farmers in the Kan
sas wheat belt is John L. Stewart, who
came to the State five years ago. He
borrowed $50 from a friend, rented
quarter section of land in Sumner
County and began work. To-day he is
worth $2,000,C00 and his income from
wheat in 1901 was SG4 600. He is known
as the wheat king of Kansas. There
are twenty-three millionaires in Kan
sas, fifteen of whom are farmers living
on farms and running them as an in
vestment. Perhaps they have not all
of their fortune invested in land, but
goodly portion of it is. Solomon BeS-
ley, of Wellington, place $31, 900 in
wheat land last year and realized 80
per cent on his investment, or ten times
as much as he receives from money
loaned in Illinois.-Ainslee's Magazine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17
How 10 Roll Rarbed Wire.


The illustration shows homemade
device for rolling barbed wire which
viii work well and enable one to han
die the wire without trouble. Use any
sort of a small barrel and nail the
ends in tight and see that all hoops
are securely fastened on. On the CEN
ter of each end or head nail block Of
wood thick enough to be above the
level of the edges of chimes. Through
this bore hole into the barrel. Make
handles Of material an inch thick, two
inches wide and five feet long. Take
an iron rod, pass it through the ends
of the handles and through the bar
rel, as shown in the cut, fastening at
the ends with nut. Nail a piece of
board across the handles, or use iron
bars, If possible, to stiffen the handles,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

Englishmen in the tn 81 Service.
There are several Engiishmen in the
army and navy Of the Sultan Of Tur-
key. Among them are Lieut. Gen.
Blunt Pacha, who served throughout
the Crimea in the Fourteenth Foot;
Gen. Atkinson Pacha. Frost Pacha and
Yinnicombe Pacha, who have drifted
from Armstrong; or from Woolwich
to the arsenal of the Bosporus: Capt
Harry Bey, who was an assistant en-
gineer in the Ottoman navy; ana Vice
Admiral Woods Pacha. who was sec
ond master Of a gunboat in the Mediter-
ranean, and then another teacher Of
English at the Turkish Naval Acad-
envy.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

Growing animals need bulky food to
keep the stomach distended? Whey
feeding illustrates the point to an ex-
treme. One hundred pounds contain
only about seven pounds of solids. The
animal therefore must drink and void
nine-three pounds of water 70 get the
seven pounds dry matter. While not
an ideal food, the growth obtained
serves to show q demand for hp1~
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17
In Fnxnr of Sheen.

1t Is sometimes asserted that cattle
and sheep require the same amount
Of feed per Loco pounds OF live weight.
according 70 Prof CurtisS. This state
ment seems not 10 be wen founded.
some experiments at the Iowa sta
ton the cattle consumed 1916 pounds
of dry matter per 1000 pounds Of live
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

horses of the win
ter mail carriers
make their way
on snow shoes,
and wooden snow
shoes at t h a t.
These shoes are
made with a dou-
BILE thickness of
inch boards, the
whole about 20
inches long and
II urida An in
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

Here are some outline drawings
showing how to cut potatoes for seed.
In the first case the potato is cut in
two pieces; in the second and third in
three and four respectively. BY cut
ting potatoes a; indicated about ten
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17
POTATOES CUT roR SEED.

bushels of seed are required per acre.
Much of the success with the crop de-
ponds on starting right With a good
strong growth mt the start the battle
is half won. The other half of the
battle may be won BY proper spraying
and tillage.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

and the machine is complete. Stretch
the wire out on the ground fasten one
end TO the barrel and then simply roll
the barrel over the wire until the lat
ter is wound around the barrel.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

After man passes 60 ne would be
happier in town of 500 population.
where he doesn't have to walk so fast
to keep up, and where the neighbors
remember his birthdays.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

denton to fit the horses foot is brand
ed in with hot horse shoe, and an
iron clamp, secured by a screw bolt,
holds it over the hoof.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

Over the light crust that form on
the snow in the dense forests and
deep guickes Of Northern Idaho the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17
DEATH OF EDWARD EoeLEsToN.
Author CT "The Hoosier SchoOImas-
ter,v Passes Away.

ter" Passes Away.
Edward Egglcston, the noted author
of many popular works of American his
tory and of fiction, died suddenly at his
home, Joshua's Rock, Lake George, y.
Y. He was in his sixty-fifth year.
DR.. Eggleston was born in Vevay, Ind,
on the 10th Of December, 1887, and re-
ceived his early education in the country
school of the neighborhood, and later at
a school for boys in Amelia County, Va.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

his room attending TO his correspondence.
His physician reporte that the cardinals
complete recovery from his recent attack
of nephritis within a short time is Os-
gurei
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17
GIBBONS GREATLY IMPROVED.
Physician Says Cardinals Complete
Recovery Is Assured.

Cardinal Gibbons, the noted prelate
who was recently stricken at his home in
Baltimore and whose condition for a
time caused serious apprehension, has SO
far recovered as to be up and about in
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17

weight against an average Of 29.7 by
the sheep Both cattle and sheep were
on full feed. The sheep made daily
gain Of 3.73 pounds per 1000 pound
of live weight and the cattle 2.14l II
summing up this comparison we find
that while the sheep ate As per cent
more than the cattle they gained near
~ 70 per cent more.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-17
In Active Service.
Gr0eness EssfaWff.E -

eaPSeDeSs sssfRW5bE 1nE>usnI
or Sore Muscles al
of Cuts, Wounds, Bul
Feet or Strained TIE
what its name implies n
In cases of Rheumatisr
Sciatica and Lumbago it al
relief. As an emergency rev
the hurts of childhood and IL
is unequalled, and all prudent
and housewives keepit handy.
powerful antiseptic and blood I,~
ing is impossible under its use.
Mr.. Judd E. Bisbey, Chic;. %, says:
Il have kept your liriment in my n
house. 1t has in all instances proven ]
satisfactory to my family and myself."f
Price Csc, SOC. and 500 per bottle.J
If your druggist cannot supply you!
the makers, j. w. Greene q Co., Chicago,
will, to prove its worth, send a large free
sample in return for this -
Ad. and Toe. to cover cost ~
of mailing. There is \1&ZA
no substitute. Look /&$&&ZA
for this trade mark. Keys. ANzA
For Sale by
c. f. DAHL, A. J. JOHNSTON,
ARNOLD & DAVIS.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-26
othar Serrices-

ChristadelpniGn ~ Washington Ec-
clesia, haiI over the National Capital
Sank, So Pennsylvania avenue. south
east. every sunday at 11-t5 a n. sub
ject: Never Man Sp8kc Like this Man
Jesus" al arc invited. No collection
Central Union Missioa-GospeI wagon
meetings: Sunday. Market Space, $50
p n. short addresses solo BY Mrs.
Gondret: Tuesday. s ,. m. Fifteenth
and Il. Streets northeast, Rev. I'd
ward Warren. Rev 4. y. Donaldson,
D. .
First Brethren Church. Twelfth Street
and Pennsylvania Avenue southeast, W.
II Lyon. paStOT-Sel vices on Sunday,
II a. n ana $50 p m welcome TO all
The Gospel Tent. corner Sixteenth and
r Streets NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. every
night except Saturday; subject. Sunday,
a Man for the Tines All are well
come. Lewis c. Sheafe, preacher.
Brethren tDUnkers), corner Fourth
Street and North Carolina Avenue
southeest-PreachiHs services at Il a.
e. and p. m; young peoples meeting
at p. n. AL are welcome Albert Hcl-
Hnger, pastor.
The Light of Life-J5 Any Man, Any
Greed. InfaIibIe2 WuC-l May We Safe
" Follow Sir J. S. WashbUTne viii
answer the above questions IN bis ad-
dress Sunday a. p. N. at the tent cor
ner Of Maryland Avenue and Thirteenth
street northeast Song and prayer SER
vice at 730 ,. n Services also week
nights at same hour. You are earnestly
invited Come early
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-26
MR. HENDERSON AND
MINNEAPOLIS MILLBRS
They Are Said to Be Work
ing for His Defeat

WATERLOO, Iowa, July 2s.-Julian
W Richards. secretary to Speaker Hen
derson, has issued statement defend
ing his chief against the charges
brought BY the Minneapolis millers and
their alleged assertions that they In
tend to defeat him because OF his atti-
Jude on the London dock charges bill
Mr.. Richards places the responsibility
for the attack upon the Speaker on the
Washburn- Crosby milling interests, %
Minneapolis As to the bill itself. Mr..
Richards gives history OF its progress
IN Congress. and says that lack of ac-
ton was due TO the failure OF its friends
TO use their parliamentary privileges.
He declares emphaticaIIy that the
Speaker never Influenced, or sought TO
influence. anyone, either for or against
the measure
Secretary Kennedy, OF the National
5iuers' Federation. denies that there
is any. concerted action On the part OF
The federation to defeat the Speaker