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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-07-16

For the last eight years / have set
peach trees every year. and never fall
to make thorough application of the
tar With an old paint brush I put it
upon the trunk of the trees before set.
ting, spreading the tar from the roots
up the trunk from eight to twelve inch
es. | am careful to remove any borers
that may be in the trees, as they come
from the nursery. l keep in mind this
fact that the coal tar will not kill the
borer. deeply buried under the bark,
but will prevent the moth from depos-
iting its eggs at the base of the tree.
The application of the tar must be
made annually thereafter, being sure
to finish the work before the moth be-
gins to fly. which / believe is from
June to Is, usually. In making these
annual applications it is necessary, to
insure success, that the earth be re-
moved down to the roots. The bark
from the roots up eight to twelve inch
es must be completely covered with the
tar.
In case the tree is suffering from the
effects of the shot-hole borer or fruit
bark beetle, | know of nothing that is
equal to the coal tar as remedy. In
case of mechanical injury to tree the
tar is better than any paint or wash
we have ever tried.--O. j. Farmer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-07-16

more than a full minute, and then it was
the old gentleman who made the first
move.
Aha" he exclaimed. almost kissing
the words through his .lenched teeth,
while his hand frightened its grasp upon
his cane. "a light breaks in upon me. Il
is easy to understand now why your af-
ternoons have been so we'll taken up that
you have had no time to spare with me.
and you, Richmond, betray the trust
put in YOU. For shame, Carol, for
shamel"
The young girl tried to stammer out
some excuse. but he would not listen to
her.
Hush! do not make the matter worse
by attempting TO explain. You have de-
ceived me. and nothing can undo that.
Still, it might have been worse, and
may yet forgive this lover, who is too
much of craven to seek you in your
| fathers home. Turn around, young man
and let me see your face. My eyes are
not what they used to be. and you have
| held your head low, as il your soul rec
! ognized the wrong you have been doing
my daughters fair name in these clan
destine meetings. II you be a man,
! raise your head. sir and look me in the
| eyes"
! His tone was insulting, considering the
| fact that he was addressing proud man,
| and the weathiest land owner for many
miles around. Roger knew that an cx-
| plosiOn was at hand, but he was now
nerved to meet it. He removed his hat
and with manly dignity stood before the
old gentleman. There was no reason
why he should be ashamed because he
/ loved the daughter OF his deadly enemy,
and yet a cold chill seemed to pass over
his heart. as he saw the look that ap-
pearcd upon Lawrence Richmonds face.
! The sheer that had accompanied his
words gave way to look of implacable
! hate and savage fury.
/ You are other than l believed he
finally gasped rather than spoke.
Il am Roger Darrell replied the young
/ man, simply.
/ Then you are, my Interest foe. You
thought to strike a blow at my heart, ~
stealing my pet daughter. but heaven
has thwarted you, you villain, grated he.
as one hand graSped Carols wrist and
drew her 70 him. while with the other he
shook his heavy cane in Rogers face.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-07-16
Her Preference.

saba NaCco is charming Japanese
actress, who is not only professionally
delightful, but in private life tells ex-
actly " hut she thinks in a way which
cffends nobody.
Not long ago. says the New York
sun. she was honored, during her stay
in Paris, by a request 10 appear at a
private entertainment to be given by
Monsieur Loubet. President of France.
Every one was delighted with her
Rotations. and the President brought
out and presented to her an exceed
ingly rare and valuable Sevres vase.
The i.ttle lady was pleased. but not
for that reason did she ignore the prac-
teal side Of the question. She gazed
ut him with that heamlng aud child
like smile only to be attained by the
japanese.
Very sorry. said she, in her soft,
broken French. Very sorry. Not
take vase to Japan. Too far. Get
broken. Take money. Very sorry"
The onioolsrs gasped. but Sada Vac.
go still beamed upon the President
! She was serenely unconscious of hav
ing done anytn,og out OF the ordinary
/ cogrse. But she got her money ant
offended nobody.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-07-16
To Kin Cabbage Worms.

One who knows says that hot water
at $40 degrees applied with a sprinkler
will kill the worms and will not hurt
the plants. But be careful not to apply
it at temperature much higher than
40 degrees. The condition of the wind
and weather at the time and the dis
lance the water travels from the sprin-
kler to the cabbage all must be consid-
cred. 1t is possible TO cook the cabbage
with water at 100 degrees. and it is
possible to use water at 200 degrees
without damage Raris green and Lon
don purple can be successfully and
safely used in fighting cabbage worms.
Tie best way 10 apply these impalpa-
be powders is to put one part of Paris
gren or one and half parts of London
purple to 100 parts of -four a1d dust lt
on. For this purpose a dust sprayer is
convenient. For small gardens an in
sect powder sprayer is the thing. There
is no danger from these poisons, as the
leaves busted are not the ones eaten.
They should not be used ON plants used
as greens.-Farmers' Guide
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-07-16
Avn Automatic TANK Valve.

Regulating the flow of water into
troughs and tanks is something which
causes farmers more or less anxiety
and trouble. In the plan as illustrated,
the water pipe enters near the top Of
the tank, which places the valve out of
water, thus relieving it of all danger
from rust or the collection Of sediment
Such valve may be bought at any
hardware store. The pipe may enter
nearer the bottom of the tank and if
the valve is kept clear the device will
still serve its purpose. Another point
In its favor is that, if desired. the valve
can be closed just as effectually when
the tank is one-fourth full as when
filled to the brim.
The lower half of the long, jointed
lever connecting the valve and float
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-07-16

Roger Darrell should have been the
happiest Of mortals, as, staining IN Goa ;
temple, the forest, he and Carol pllghted
their troth; in the sweet, hopeful future
| ii should be each for the other through
time and eternity"
Although he had decided that the past
must not come between him and Carol,
yet there were times when a fearful
| dread seized upon him with such force
as to make him shudder.
What If she should learn the truth in
s. ne way; would she not hate, despise
and loathe him? Was ever man placed
| in such a fearful dilemma? Duty lay on
one side. love on the other. He closed
his eyes, and blindly rushed on to his
! fate
| 1t was in the latter part of July, AID
for the time Of year the weather Sas
delicious Roger and Carol were seated
on an old log in the picturesque forest.
watching the antics Of little Fido, and
looking through the green aisles of the
romantic woods.
They had been engaged over a week
now. and on this very day Roger had
decided to disclose his personality TO his
betrothed, They talked of the future,
and how happy they intended to be. lit
tie knowing or realizing what a shadow
was hanging above them, even at that
moment.
While Roger and the girl he loved with
heart and soul sat thus upon the old log,
the sound OF heavy footsteps close at
hand came to their ears, The two lovers
sprang Ike frightened deer to their feet,
and as they did so Roger heard a fierce
invective uttered in low, deep voice.
Standing within ten feet OF the two
lovers was an elderly man. one who had
evidently reached the age of three-score
years, as was indicated by his iron-gray
hair and beard, the former of which fell
upon his shouldes; yet it was plain to be
seen that his iron constitution had re-
sisted the ravages of time, and that he
was as halls and hearty as most men at
forty.
His counteuance would have been a
remarkable one AT any time, but seen
just then, contorted with the feeling of
anger that seemed to possess his soul, it
was face that Roger would never for
get TO his dying day.
Roger Darrell had not seen him for
more than fifteen years, but some intui-
tive power seemed to tell him that he
was now face to face with the man who
had refused TO forgive his father, even
On his death bed-Lawrence Richmond.
The tableau remained unbroken for
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-07-16
mo- Pre,ent sniI Mnshinr.

Soil washing, to a greater or less ex.
tent, takes place ON 10 per cent of roll
ing farms, according to one writer.
Where it occurs the very best surface
soil is washed into the valleys, leaving
the bare and much less productive clay
on higher land. As a certain portion of
all farms must be kept under grass it
is advisable to allow steep inclines to
remain in blue grass or some form of
meadow. Such places furnish good
location for trees. These will not only
prevent washing, but will tend to mod
ify the climate by affording protection
10 stock and checking the heavy winds
at all seasons of the year. In any case
these slopes furnish excellent sheep
pasture so that the land may be made
quite as profitable as any that is under
the plow Where 1t is necessary to cul-
tlvate hillsides it is good plan to pillow
under coarse manure, as this viii pre-
vent washing. In some instances 1t
may be necessary to throw brush into
the gullies and stake it DOWNTOWN
Homestead.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-07-16

which was performing all manner of an
ties upon the opposite side of the stream.
Indeed, the first intimation he had Of
her presence was the giriish laugh. SO
clear and silycry like the notes of a
true bell, with which she had greeted
some escapade of the little animal
Afterward, when he looked back to
this time. Roger Darrell realized that his
heart had gone out to this girl then and
there, even before he had exchanged a
word with her.
He had seen much of life, but what
ever strange may have befallen him, Rog-
er Darrell had never loved before. 1t
was a long time before be would ac-
knowledge the truth, even to himself, but
It seemed that from the very minute he
gazed upon that face, the misanthropic
ideas engendered by lonely life vanish
ed as if touched by a magieian's wand,
and all the earth appeared beautiful.
They soon became friends. There was
something intensely attractive about
Roger Darrell. He was strikingly hand
some. talented, and, besides. had an air
OF sincerity about him that must have
caused respect from every one who vas
not a deadly foe.
II bidut MN hiANF Il Atttlt " AtH Wv
learned just before they separated tnat
her home was at Richmond Terrace hut
he understood that she was niece of ne
old gentleman. for had he not lost his
whole family when in the South?
1t came about that Carol Richmond be-
lieved him to be the steward of DarreI
Chace. for. like the neighbours she firm
~ understood the young master To be
still abroad.
Some time passed before Roger realized
this mistake on her part, and then it had
gone so far that he decided to let things
take their own course, though he would
not say single word 10 add to the de-
ception she unwittinGly practiced upon
herself.
There was no agreement to meet again
and yet tacit understanding seemed tc
rest between them ia the effect that al
certain hours Carol was wont to frequeut
this place, and that he should find hel
there.
That night Roger Darrell. pacing ~
and down the avenue OF elms. was think
ing of the young girl, and trying to pie
ture her in his mind. One would thinl
from his manner. and the style OF hi
mutterings, that he was deciding
weighty question.
II am a villain. il seek 10 gain he
lave with this secret in my life. How
the good people here would shun me- j
they only knew the ruth. / am sorry
came now. sorry ! yentured TO be $
rash, but haging risked all. am not IN
man to turn back. ! shuddcr 70 thin
what would be- the result. il eNposuu
came when | had won her love ha
grown to think dearly Of her myself
Heaven prevent it,
As the steward Of the great estate, Dsl
1el Chace, the young man wooed and We
Carol Richmond. She had led some
what lonely life. aud he had dawn6
upon it he the prince in a fairy tale
To her he. was all the world Her low
was not dtm1ustrative bUt it would iv
through time TO eternity Changes Nigh
cQme. bringing sorrow in thu train, bu
the love Of Carol Richmond, once gained
sgyould last forever.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-07-16
IOWA UNDER WATER.
Flood in the Central Section the Worst
in Ten Years

The food situation in Iowa is more
serious than at any time in ten years.
The Des Moines. Iowa, Raccoon, Cedar
and Skunk rivers are from seven TO tif-
teen feet above low water mark and the
low lands are submerged. Hundreds OF
people have been made homeless. Near
Des Moines 200 persons have been com
PEELED to abandon their homes and have
suffered loss of horses, cattle ,gand hogs.
Track gardeners have suffered the loss
of crops of an estimated value of $1,000.
Similar scenes We're reported at Mar
shalltown and elsewhere.
Throughout the central section of the
State rain fell steadily for twenty-four
hours, the precipitation at Boone and
Fort Dodge being reported as nearly
four inches. Rivers rose rapidly and fill
ed with driftwood. Half of Extra was
inundated and Barrytown was in similar
condition. Onawa experienced a rain al
most amounting to a cloudburst. At
Marshalltown the Iowa river reached its
highest point, and numbers of washouts
delayed trains Oh the Northwestern and
Great Western roads.
As a result of terrific storm south and
west of Waseca, Mimi, two members
of the family of Adam Bishman, Jr.,
were killed. June 10 Philip Bishman,
the son, was murdered in a wedding
row at Wilton. The younger brother.
Adam, his two sisters and the hired man
We're in the basement of the large barn
milking when the storm burst in all it's
fury; the barn was wrecked and the mass
of farm machinery and hay with which
the upper floors were filed crashed upon
them. One of the daughters was killed
instantly. and Adam was so crushed that
he died from his injuries. The other
two occupants We're rescued from sufto-
cation after long hours of work by the
neighbors. Eight horses and six head of
cattle We're killed.
The storm caused more destruction, but
so far as reported no other deaths occur
red. The damage was heavy around
Wanda and at Perham the storm leveled
a circus tent. which caught fire from the
lights. Several people were burned and
bruised. but no one was fatally injured.
4 terrific rain and electric storm swept
over Peoria and the adjacent country
in Illinois. Rain fell in floods for sew
eral hours. and the damage done is great.
The damage to timothy and oats is heavy,
Several inches of rainfall was recorded
As a result of the heavy rains a Lake
Erie and Western east-bound freight
train went through a bridge at Farmdale.
The engine fell into the creek and half
a dozen cars were piled on it.
A cloudburst in the upper Bushklll
district of Northampton County, Pa. did
great damage Charles Abel. a farmer,
who with his wife was returning from
the field, was struck by lightning and
killed. Bushkill creek overifowed its
banks and many fields of grain were
almost wholly destroyed.
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sign. He is in his grave now, and I. his
only son, have given you no reason TO
| hate me. Then why should we not be
! friends? There was a time when you
handled Roger Darrell upon your knee;
will you now refuse to even clasp his
hand"
"Friendsw almost shouted the old man
in his ungovernable rage, for he possess
ed a fearful temper. Il tell you | hate
your name; hate your face; hate even
the sight Of your presence. Go from
here. and never let my daughter see your
hateful couhtenance again. Touch your
hand? Sooner would / clasp viper
whose fangs were laden with poison.
Once for all, Roger Darrell, let me tell
you we can never be friends: we shall be
enemies to the death. / am a man Of
iron will, as perhaps you know. Carol,
look your last on this man who would
then come with me-"
For one minute they stood looking into
each others face; then the savage old
man wheeled, and, still retaining his hold
Of Carols wrist, walked away with q
yigor that was surprising, considering
his age, and vet which stamped mis-
words true; he was a man of iron will.
Slowly Roger made his way home, but
the broad domain over which he had 50
lately gloated as the home to which he
would bring his bonny bride had lost all
its charms for him.
Hardly had he passed from Carols
sight down the forest aisle, before the
bushes rustled not far away. and fe-
male form thrust itself into view. girls
face, with the largest black eyes imagin-
able which were flashing with mingled
fires Her sudden and weird appearance
startled Roger, and caused him to spring
back out Of her way.
She passed swiftly on, muttering yehe-
mently to herself, but Roger was so
deeply absorbed in his own sad lore az
fair that. having recovered from his sur
prise, he paid no further attention to
her.
He did not see the girl suddenly turn
cast upon him the intensest freight of
those flashing eyes, nor hear her awful
threat.
The blow is falling. Roger Darrell, and
it shall be the hand Of the despised gypsy
that sends the poisoned dart into your
heart. Pain and trouble--they shall
come to you through Barbara Merriles."'
(To be continuedb
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-07-16
Feed Trough for Young PIGS.


One of the difficulties in feeding
young pigs is seeing that each has a
fair share of the slop. At the ordinary
trough the stronger pigs will drive the
weaker ones off and they fail to get
enough food to keep up their growth.
A trough designed to accommodate
eight small pigs is eight-cornered and
is made of inch lumber The sides slant
about as those of the ordinary V
trough. A spout is fastened in the mid
die, into which the slop is poured,
which runs down into the trough. To
make this trough first construct bot
tom sixteen inches IL diameter Nail
two-by-four pieces around the bottom
and use ten-inch boards for the sides,
mailing them securely. No, II wire is
stapled around the top and also around
the outside, about three inches down
from the top. Nail stout braces from
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-07-16
Dust for Melon Vines.

Make some dry arsenite to dust on
your melons and cucumber vines at
first appearance of the vitora and 9th.
er beetles. made in this way: Boil one
half pound of white arsenic, one pound
of saIsOda in One-third gallon Of water,
until the arsenic is all dissolved. Take
some quicklime and slake it with ar
senic solution until the lime is pow
der, and it will take about a gallon of
lime, perhaps less. to take up the arsen-
zeal water; then dilute this with more
lime to make five gallons of dry lime
and arsenic to dust on the buggy plants
Make dry Bordeaux for fungus by dis
solving your bluestone in water, then.
taking enough of the blue water to
slake enough quicklime TO make dry.
blue dust to shake on.-Fruit World.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-07-16

has shorter one attached to it, the
upper end of the latter having a num-
Der of holes in it. By having hole
In the upper half of the jointed lever
and using pin, the angle at the joint
can be changed at will. Making it as
large as possible will necessitate the
float being lifted near the top of the
tank before the valve is entirely closed,
but by decreasing the angie the valve
will be closed. while the float is still
near the bottom. A sealed can or bot
tie makes a good float. A board OF
block of wood soon becomes soaked
and in consequence its lifting power is
greatly diminished A. l.. Williams, in
Farm and Home.
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Apriculturai Notes,

Muskmelon blight has become trou-
blesome in some localities.
In cultivating onions care should be
taken not to work the soil to the bulbs
cr to hill them.
For late strawberry crops a northern
exposure. clay soil and late varieties
are recommended by the New Jersey
station.
How long to keep cow depends
upon her work. Age should be given
no consideration as long as the old
cows are giving a profit.
All varieties OF grapes may be propa'
gated by layeriEg, and many. Ike Nor
ton CynthianA, Scuppernong and other
hard wooded festivals varieties. carr
not easily be propagated otherwise.
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Inrrennent RirthrIars.

The members Of the Berlin Society
If Lean Year Children-to which none
a.a admissible unless born on Feb. 29-
y-in keep their common birthday in
great style in 1904. They have had no
onportunity for eight years. and in lQz
the extra February day, according o
the rules Of the reformed calendar, was
omitted. Herr Monteur. the president
of the society is To-day a septuagena-
ian. but in the seventy years Of his lie
he has only had seventeen birthdays
He hopes TO celebrate his eighteenth
birthday and seventy-second year Of b g,
Ike il the midst Of his colleagues IT
Feb. %. 1904.