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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-25
Pretty Wen informed.

A good story IS TOLD Of a country
postmaster and a few ways who de-
lighted IA twitting the official about
what they thought was his eXtraordi-
nary ignorance. 1t must be mentioned
that the clever young gentlemen We're
members Of the districts amateur dra-
matte club. which had recently pre-
scented Hamlet in the local hall To
the postotfice they went one day on
banter intent
Feel pretty dull. l suppose. pugs-
by" said one.
No. not very" replied the postmas-
ter. You see haven't seen any of
you gentlemen for long time. Be
sides. | get amusement and ingorma-
ton from papers and books"
oh. So you get information from
newspapers and books: Now what
have the newspapers told YOU? 10
Won know that peace has been pro
claimed
Yes. Peace ha@ been proclaimed
and executed too"
Wen. have you gathered from books
/ tbat Queen Anne and Shakespeare are
/ dead ?"
lat me see, I'm quite sure about the
lady. and l have heard that shake
~pearA was murdered hereabouts few
weeks ago
The wags had business elsewhere.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-25
The Seed Supply.

No scotsman cam guarantee an even
qunlity of all his seeds every year. In
some, unfavorable growing seasons Oc-
cur: in others insects and fungus dis
ca :, assail the crops; in fact, there is
not often Il season when all seed crops
are both large and of prime quality.
Those who are Interested in cucumber
growing will he surprised ut the high
price they will have to pay for cucum-
Der seed this year; in Nebraska hast
season. where immense crops of SUI
perior seed are now annually raised,
the crop, wars an entire failure and the
crops elsew here wege variable. OF late
years Michigan has become one of the
largest producers of seed peas, but the
crop there last season was very short
so that the cost OF seed viii be greater
If anything. than in 1902. Some beans.
too. are scarce. the wax varieties par
| ticularly. There was only a moderate
'rop of reliable seed of some sorts of
squash. that of the Hubbard being less
! than moderate. The price of onion
seed win be about the same. and cab
hage seed viii be lower. No grower
! should plant corn this year, at least
without first carefully testing it. In
many of the seed growing sections the
! crop had not time to mature promptly,
and there viii probably be consider
able unit ,orn for sale.--Country Gen
/ tlrman
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-25
NnIne I'D Grnnnd Grains.

In feeding grain 10 stock of any Kind,
there is no doubt but what the best re-
suits will come from feeding whole
grain part of the time aud ground grain
an alternate days II is known that
feeders in some sections object to the
Feeding of ground products. but usual
ly because of the supposed expense of
grinding. True. this is considerable il
one has to pay for grinding, hut in a
ne Shborhood where considerable stock
is kept it will nay farmers Ia own a
machine In common, buying enc with
belt attachment so that an engine
may llo used, Usually any man owning
an engine will DO the work for twenty
i've cents an hour, and hundred bush
els may he ground at small expense. In
the feeding Of this ground psndust, one
must be guide>l by experiel 70. but mix.
lures of otrn an oats are generally de
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-25

Milk of different temperatures should
never be mixed.
With cows long in milk, the butter
will come slowly.
A little too much churning Injuries
the butter by destroying the grain.
Any impurities in the drinking water
are readily absorbed by the milk.
In profitable huttermaking it is all
important to suit your customers.
4 little feed will often save good
deal of time in milking a restless COW.
The growth of the heifer is so much
deducted from what should SO TO milk
production.
A great point of value in a dairy COW
is to have the milking habit firmly es-
tablished.
Dairy farming. If rightly managed.
may be the means of greatly inIprOv-
ing the land.
1t is useless 10 expect great flow of
milk from a COW that has only enough
feed to live upon.
Care should be taken never to over
work butter. so that the grain and tex
ture may be preserved.
The fact that a COW gives a large
mess of milk need not interfere with
her bringing good calf
The colder batter can be Churned
the better. and the better it will stand
after it has been churned.
\ good dairy cow should always
have her good qualities perpetaated by
raising ssr heifer calves.
4 stuEted heifer will never make q
breeder of thrifty quick ma turing
stock and win prove a failure
/ The chnrn should never be filed
more than half full and then if the
temperature is right the butter viii
come.
stone ar cement troughs are better
than wooden ones for setting the mill
cans in because they are easily KEEP
clean.
Churniug at too high a temperature
or churning TOO Icing win produc'
greasy butter in which the grain Is in
jured
When COWS have been long in milk
churniug is dlfiCult. because the mill
has become glutinous and the fat glOh
ules win not adhere.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-25
(To he eontinued.)
The Girl Behind the Pie.

The man behind the cannon and the girl
behind the man
Have been sung in tabled story ever since
the world began--
From the day the Trojan Helen, leader
of grizzled herd.
To the time of Maggie Moorphy, mascot
of de bloomin' Third"
Round the world have spread tho stories
of the brave who do or die.
But we've never heard an anthem on Ehe
Girl Behind the Pie.
There she stands. with cups of coffee,
slabs OF pastry, chunks of cake,
Temptingly .rrayed around her, with dys-
pcps'a in their wake
Ard she eyes the deadly sinkers with a
mos, bewitebing eye,
As a strepm of willing victims sorrow
fully wanders by;
Filled or filling, starved or toundeSed,
20 they on their varied ways,
Mud for her who works the pie pump
they have uaught but ready praise.
Call her Liz. o. plain Eliza, or Elizabeth,
mayhap.
Since the chance is ten to nothing that
she doesn't care Il rap
Call her madam she will smoker; call
her honey" she will frovn.
But you're sufe to call her anything, so
you don't call her down:
"Sinkers up-draw oue"' she murmurs
All. the magic Of her voice
Is a wicked death to sorrow and a bid
ding to rejoice.
You may keep your fabicd wonders i'll The
long. immortal line
Rut IN take the little pic girl as the
heroine. in mine,
Ay: I'll take the little pic girl in her
modest suit Of drab,
AZ she cuts brand new cUstard, when
| ask her for a slab,
Laud your man behind the cannon and
his girl TO the sky,
But I'm writing this here anthem 10 the
Girl Behind the Pie.
l-RarJinfare News.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-25
Difference In Cows.

In herd of twelve COWS. tested for
three years in connection with the Wis,
eonsin dairy school, the milk of one
COW was worth $110 Isore than the
feed she ate, while that of five other
COWS added together only amounted to
STA more than their feed. One COW
produced nearly as much profit as five
cows in the same herd. The feed and
labor cost about the same for poor
cow as for good one, but what diff
ference in the net results. The results
of actual weighing and tests of farm
herds in various dairy sections of the
country indicate that few herds exist
in which at least one cow in ten does
not fail to pay expenses wheD feed is
reckoned at market value. Often it
happens that a cow, supposed by the
owner to be fairly good, has proved
the poorest of the herd when her milk
is weighed and tested for q year
American Cultivator.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-25


Obtain q wheel tone from an old ma
chine will answer ard, after cutting
q notch in the bottom of the door for
the Wheel attach the latter to the door
by means of an iron bar This bar
should be round and Of a diameter that
win work easily in the hole OF the
wheel Have a blacksmith fiatten the
rod at either end. twist it to fit the door
frame and make two or three holes in
each end, so that it may be screwed to
the door as shown. A large fiat stone
should be placed close 10 the. door sill
on which the wheel will rest when the
door is closed. II the ground over
which the door will swing is kept level
and built up to the proper height the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-25

bers of the family prevailed, and, pre-
sumably, there will hereafter be smooth
Shedding
The marriage of these young people
was. a society sensation. Elliott Shep-
ard, whose father was the famous pub
Usher, was one of the liveliest young
men Yale ever turned out. His bride
was the daughter of a grocer who kept
a small store in Greenp0rt, L. l. She
was the prettiest girl On the island.
could swim. ride borse and play ten
mis-. Mrs. Elliot +. Shepard, the moth
or of the defendant, who was instru-
mental IN reuniting the young people,
lives at Woodlea, which is situated at
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and is
one of the finest country estates in
America. The Pompeiian gardens there.
are marvels of the gardeners art
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-25
Cruelty to Cows.

Men may regard cattle as mere ma
chimes, but the fact remains that they
are of a sensitive organization, eapa-
BILE of suffering and enjoyment, ana
that to degree too often lost slght
of. The idea that it is just as we'll
for a COW. either in point of con fort
or health. to be tied up six months
with no exercise, is contrary to- all
physiological teaching and that nutr1-
tious food, light and exercise are nee
essary to the maintenance of health
and full development. Give cows
chance to go out in the sunlight of the
warm days in the winter and see how
quickly they go aud see The real en-
joyment depicted on their expressive
faces. Even though the milk flow may
be somewhat Iessened will not what
is lost in quantity be made up in quail
ity? At any rate, | am sure l would
much rather ear dairy products of
strong healthy cows than that of
those weakened and enervated by
close confinement and unnatural food,
such as would be an exclusive diet of
corn meal. 1t is not necessary, in or
der to give them little exercise and
sunlight to range over an extensive
area. Let them out in an ordinary
sized yard and they viii not do trav-
cling sufficient to waste any great
amount Of energy.-Farm, Stock and
Home
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-25
Powerful Chinese Drugs.

II have always heard that Chinese
medicines are very powerful" said the
city salesman. but never had any
idea what Il tremendous effect they
were capable of producing on the sys-
tenn till l saw Deyers street C'hina-
man take pill the other day, and
then | realized that one dose OF Il ce
lcStial compound can safely be war
ranted, to kill or cure: Never in my
born days did L see such pill. How
ON earth the fellow ever got it down
is a mystery 1t was fully as big as
a pigeons egg. and, so the patient told
ne aftcrward, fearfuily bitter.
Upon inquiry l found that that was
n fair sample of most Chinese reme-
dies. No matter what the nature of
the medicine. it is generally made up
into, enormous pills. whose naturally
bad taste is modified by nothing but
a little licorice. These pills are inclos-
ell in wax capsules which preserve
them from the air and keep them from
being broken to pieces before their
time Aside from the pills the only
remedies used by orthodox Chinese in
New York are medicinal oil which
they rub on the temples to cure head
ache. and liquid made by boiling
down the leaves, stems. seeds and
roots of certain plants in quantity OF
drinking water.
According to my Doyers stre' au-
thority," continued the salesman. ac-
cording to the New York Times, this
fluid medicine is even worse than the
Mills. for it has to be cooked till it IS
almost like a syrup and drunk scald-
ing hot
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-25

The various agricultural fair associa-
tons of the State have been awarded
the regular 40 per cent of the premiums
paid at the last fair, according to the
statute. which provides that any agricul-
tural fair association not permitting gam
bling or the sale of liquor on the grounds,
shall be entitled 70 an appropriation from
the State eduivalent TO 40 per cent OF all
the premiums paid ut the fair. Follow
ing is a list of the fair societies receiv-
iusy tbe State hams.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-25
Advertise Yonr Good Things.

Study the pedigrees and breed into
popular lines as your experience in
breeding and management improves.
and demand is developed for your
stock by judicious advertising. Some
men pay big prices for breeding stock
and never advertise, says the Holstein
Friesian Register. They sacrifice their
stock rather than pay out money for
advertising, while others with palmer
bred stock and liberal advertising will
get far better prices and greater de
mands.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-25
Bawmre of OIutmPnts for CstarFh that
Contain Mercury,

IS mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole system
wien entering ii through the mucous surfaces.
such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians. as the
damage they viii do IS tenfold 70 the good YOU
cure manufactured by +. J. Cheney & Co. Toie-
do. :, contains no mercury, and IS taken Inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood and mq-
rouS surfaces of the system. In buying Halls
Cstsrrh Cure he sure YOU get the geRuine- Ii is
taken internally, and made in Toledo Ohio, by
p ]. Cheney s. Co. Testimonials free.
Ey-Sold BY Druggists. price 75e. per botEs .
Halrs For,ilv pills are rho hest
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-25

sirable while to still further vary the
ration, these grains may be fed separ-
ately. This sort Of feeding always gives
the best results and at a cost. compare
lively smail.-St. Paul Dispatch.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-25

lam Fl. Vanderbilt.
and his wife, Esther
w i z in Z o tier
Shepard. f or tx
months they were
separated by rea-
son of allegations
of improperly on
his part, because of
which Mrs. Shep-
ard brought suit for
a legal separation.
T II e influence OF
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-25
THEY ARE RECONCILED

The Reuniting of Vanderbilt Scion
and His Wife.
A reconciliation has taken place be-
tween Elliott Fitch Shepard, Jr., of
New YorA. a grandson of the late VIII
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-25

attachment of this device to the door
viii absolutely prevent its sagging. II
may be readily attached to an old door
after first placing the door in the proper
position. adding new hinges If neces-
sary indianapolis News.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-25

oval Loop. The ends
project somewhat,
and a wire is insert
ed. to hold the bait.
A bowl or small tin
basin is inverted on
a board and the loop
inserted as shown
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-25
BOWL TRAP.

in cut Too many homes are pestered
with mice. and the winter is Il good
time to clean them QUIZ. HaIlenbeck.
in Farm and Home.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-25
simpIe Mouse Trap.

A strip OF sheet metal, or wooden
splint, three-quarters of an inch wide
and six inches long, is bent into an
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-25
Putting IL the l{lghI Way.

1 have no doubt you nave hearl
some stories to my diScredit," he said.
Il don't like 70 put it in that way"
she quietly replied.
How then:" he hopefully asked
Il have never heard any stories "a
your credit" said she.-Cleyeland
Plain Dealer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-25
Consumption

Salt pork is a famous old
fashioned remedy for con-
sumption. "Eat plenty of
pork" was the advice to the
conSumptivc 50 and 100
years ago.
Salt pork is good if a man
can stomach it. The idea
behind it is that fat is the
food the conSumptive needs
most.
Scott sEmulsionisthemod
ern method of feeding fat to
the consumptive. Pork is too
rough for sensitive stomachs.
SCOTS Emulsion is the most
refined of fats, especially
n oP"i 0u lol |dSy ulScSlIoh.
Feeding him fat in this
way, which is often the only
way, is half the battle, but
SCOTS Emulsion does more
than that. There is some:
thing about the combination
Of cod liver oil and hypophos-
phites in SCOTS Emulsion
that puts new life into the
weak parts and has a special
action on the diseased lungs.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-25

The more a man is wrapped up III
himself the colder he is.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-25

While the committee on education Is
ordinarily NOT over crowded with work.
tine present session ) gong 70 prove an
execution. aud before the end is reached
lhat committee Is likely t. find that hers
are none which has had more work be-
fore il; certainly none with work of
greater Importance and more directly
touebiug The welfare Of the State.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-02-25

Visitors TO the Legislature have been
amazed at the democratic air that hovers
about the capitol. This is true particu-
larly OF the corridors, for in the rotunda
there are signs speaking Of "dandy
rooms TO be had at great bargains, ''iins
eating places" and good table board at
short distances. Signs of all kinds are
stuck mp about the walls without 36jec-
ton sud. apparently. once sjgn Is piac-
ed against the wall 1t is certain - re-
main there; at least none 81 them have
been disturbed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-03
Notes.

Thursday will be Governors day and
Governor Hill and staff, with State Of
ficials, will visit the fair.
There will be a stock parade on the
track, Thursday afternoon, and all the
prize winning animals will be shown in
front of the grand stand.
George Wiltshire of Waterville, for
merly of Augusta, is doing the fair and
incidentally holding the lines over the
handsomest pair of gentlemen's drivers
that has been seen on the grounds.
Deputy Marshal David Scannell is in
charge of the police department at the
fair grounds. He has squad of 20 Of
ficers to maintain peace and quiet
among the crowds who visit the fair.
and that the men are doing their work
we'll need hardly be said.
Jerry Bracket is still the official
starter for the electricS, as he was last
year, and has been for years-ever
since there has been a street railroad
to the fair grounds. Jerry does not
grow old a mite, and his car for the
city" is just as CHEEKY as it was years
ago.
Probably two of the busiest men on
| the grounds, Tuesday, We're Secretary
Clark and Supt. Hawkins of the poul-
| try department. Sec'y. Clark was look
| ing after everything that was going
on, and Mr.. Hawkins was trying to
straighten out the growers and cacklers
and to keep run of the new lots that
kept coming in. His live stock does not
take up as much space as some others,
| but it makes more noise than all the
rest put together.
| And by the way, the five-cent fare
on the electrcs is thoroughly appre-
ciated by fair-goers, and the company
| should be commended for doing the
proper thing-even if it did come a
trine late But it is amusing to learn,
| in the Lewiston Journals interview
with Supt. Farr, Tuesday, that the 10
| cent fare has been a constant source
of trouble to the road" Probably the
extra nickel, however, proved an ade-
| quate balm for the trouble"
| Newspaper row is another busy place.
| The buildings have all been newly
painted in straw color and red. and
there is something doing in each At
| the Farmer office are DR.. G. M. TWitch-
| ell, 7. 3. Reed and Geo. French; A.
| Gilbert, Editor Mayo and Messrs. Ellis
and Berry are at the Turf, Farm and
| Home office, and the Lewiston Journal
quantities of good stuff from every
| corner of the grounds. Nat. Benner is
doing good work for the Lewiston Sun.
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40 Observation-Disclosures $500
AT CLEVELAND, OHIO.
The cleveIaaa Championship Cup Won
by Babe AIIerton.

Cleveland. Ohio. Sept 1.-The Cleveland
championship pacing cup. the feature
event of the inter-city matinee, today
was won by Babe, .Allerton, owned and
driven by billings of the Cleve-
land Club, who also won the trotting cup,
Tuesday. with ThesNfonk The finishes in
both heat were of the sensational order.
An attempt was made by Mr.. Billings to
drive The Monkan Equity to pole to beat
the team record of 2.l2A. The pair trotted
the first half in 1864 and the three-quaqr-
tiers in 1861. Then when victory was
close at hand The Monk broke and the
pair finished in 212E, one-quarter of a
second behind the record. An hour alter
they made another attempt, equalling
their time for the first heat The cham
pion pacing 1Gpps race resulted:
Babe Allert9h5D m by Allerton &C. X.
G.A45lillng4a ~. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS l
De8eh NiomfFsf G &c. A. Otis, Cleve-
Z 5
BarM Gratton, 6 (F. G. Jones. Mem
phisyI.sf =. .,;...:;,-;;.;tf.-.,,:...4 z
Bud Stout. b ca. E. Perren, SYRIA
Time, 2.12h, all. p,-
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CALM AND FOG
Continued from page ~

will supply one and guarantee to have
1t done in year. The American engi-
neers telegraph a proposition to COM
plete it in three months. l am as good
a British citizen as anyone, but we
are stale as compared with the great
est nation on earth.
when man lands in New York or
visits Chicago he can go to the proper
Office and learn all about any business
proposition in which he is interested
learn anything he wants to know right
there. If a stranger reaches London
and makes inquiries he will be sent to
Manchester or Liverpool for answers
to his questions. New York is clear
ing hours for the business of the whole
nation and that gives the nation ire
mendous advantages when doing bus
mess.
Then in London there are classes
here none. There one element will not
mix with another here all are in touch
The millionaire with his mansion or
Fifth avenue goes to Wall street and
mikes in and all swing together for the
good of the country. There is a kind
ly feeling here that one man is as good
as another. There are no classes, with
one pulling in one direction and anoth-
err in another direction"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-03
COTTON STATISTICS.
Annual Report of Sec. Hester on the
Present Situation.

New Orleans La. Sept. 2.-The totals
of Secretary Testers annual report OF
the cotton crop report OF the United
States We're promulgated, yesterday. Ihey
show receipts of cotton at all United
States ports of the year 7,72410 against
7,679 go last year, overland to Northern
mills and Canada. 1,0S7.3S3 against 1.l03,
9o3; Southern consumption taken direct
from the interior of cotton belt, 1920 O12
against 1,S97437 making the cotton crop
of the United States for 1902-O3 amount to
TO- 1877, $50 bales. against l0.6S06S0 bales, last
Iyear and TO- 1893, 422, the year before The
report shows that cotton mills, including
wooden mills that have used cotton. have
consumed total of 2,000129 bales, but OF
this S0657 were taken from ports and IN
cuded in port reports. This shows thar
the mills of the South have used up $1,000
bales more than during 1901-02, and 579, l9S
more than during 10000.
Secretary Hester reports the exports for
the year as follows:
To Great Britain, 2,S51 52S, against 3,O35,-
497. decrease of 1S3.969; France, 1853,
against 1866. an increase of 1910: to
continental European ports, 3039. 95S,
against 2S59,344, an increase of 1S0,6l4;
British North America, 123677, against
122, 26l, an increase of 1416; the total ex-
ports foreign, including British North
America amounting to e,SO0,S43 against
6, 63,01 an increase of 37,772 He states
that Japan and China took of the past
crop 135.40S bales, against 169, 243 a de-
crease of %, S35.