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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
MIR. Roosevelt and Labor.

The president makes II very plain
that he does not propose to discrimin-
ate against any employee of or any APP
plicant for employment by the govern
ment because he does not belong to an
organization whose existence is I'M
known TO the federal statutes and con-
stitution. The government of the
United States has not yet got to the
place where II cannot print its own
stationery without equlpplng itself
with a union label.
The presidents attitude must com
mend itself TO every fairmlnded citizen,
unionist or non-unionist. He will not
refuse to receive the union labor lead
ers. He will treat them courteOusly.
He will give them a respectful hear
ing. But he warns them beforehand
that he has taken his stand on the CON
stitution and laws Of the country. and
that no pressure they may employ
viii bulge him. He Is the president Of
the whole people. and not merely Of
trade unior'Sts. The government print
ing office Is, therefore. and Is TO be as
as long Roosevelt is president, an
open shop" He has. Of course. no
desire 10 ALLEVIATE the labor unions.
They are g. considerable factor ia the
politics Of the country. But he does
not propose 10 let considerations Of
self-iuterest swerve him a degree from
what he regards as the line Of duty
His attitude is Characteristic Of the
man-candid. fearless and just
KaDEas City Journal
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
forty Years Ago.

Gen. Meade decided he had been too
hasty in ordering the army of the Poto-
mac to retreat acrees the Rappahannock,
and ordered the return of three corps TO
oppose Gen, K K. Lee.
The army of the Potomac retreated
across the Rappahannock river in Vir-
GINA. Gen Meade. its commander. hav-
ing discovered that the rebels under Gen.
II L. Lee had secretly turned his flank.
The army of the Potomac under Gen.
Meade and the rebel army Of northern
Virginia under Gen. II. r.. Lee began IA
race northward frean the Rappahannoek,
the latter trying TO cut off Gen. Meade's
line of retreat.
The battle of Blne Springs, Tenn, waz
fought between the rebels under Gen.
Sam Jones and federals under Shackel-
ford, the former retreating next day.
Gen. Robert f. Lee outwitted Gen.
Meade. commander of the army of the
Potomac, and marched his rebel army
across the Rapidan river around Meade's
flank.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
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Shamrock l. and H., the first two
boats brought across the water by Sir
Thomas Upton in his attempts 10 lift the
America cup. have been sold.
"Bucky'' Freeman carries off the palm
for long-distsnee hitting in the Ameri-
can League. Lis seasons record cbOws
3S two-base hits. 20 three.base hits and
10 home runs.
The Philadelphia Athletics will nm
doubff5lly acquire a new nickname next
season and it will be the Indians. Con-
ME Mack has already signed three red
skins for next year, Bender Of his pres,
ent team. Bruce of the Toronto club, and
Pinnance Of the Mount Clement team.
Jimmy Britt, the San Francisco light
weight. is in the East with his manager,
Harry Corbett, to close terms for a fight
with Joe Cans, the colored champion.
The men would fight for the lightweight
championship. The Yosemite Club of
San Francisco has offered a suitable
purse.
Pitcher McGinnity is interested in an
iron foundry at South McAllister ]. r.,
and makes II a rule to work at his trade
for nj least two months during the win
Ter. fIE HheS AHaN aitfl Il Sbvt HFd6ph
Of fast ball on d LOCAL tenn IL hardens
him. and he is in FIRE fettle when spring
rolls round again The best thing a
player can do" he says. SIS to cut out
baseball when the season closes" He
thinks that the leaguers who play in Cal
ifornia during the winter months are
only shortening their baseball lives, be-
cause they do not give their bodies a
chance 70 rest.
The milea-minute stage in aut0mo-
bile racing was arrived az only very re-
Gently, but Barney Old6eld has already
passed H. Oidfeld has ret the fashion
Of Keeling off mile after mile IN less than
a minute, so that even matter Of if
teen miles IL done in less than fifteen
minutes. Recently in New York he set
up the new worlds record Of IL minutes
and - seconds for II miles. Here Is
Oldheld's record: Time by miles min
ute 4 seconds. minutes = seconds, 3
minutes seconds. minutes 4 ; gee
ouds. 5 minutes ! second, 3 minutes
"a - seconds. g minutes - 10 seconds,
&. minutes 80 seconds, 3 minutes 40 sec
onds. 9 minut,s - ser 5nds. 10 minutes
Al 10 seconds. II minutes - 40 seconds.
II minutes 81 Il, seconds, 13 minutes
90 seconds. "A minutes 81 seconds. All
new worlds records from the seventh
mile on Former record for 10 miles, lG
minutes 10 seconds.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21

One of the troubles with fruit-grow-
ers who do not keep posted on the de
nands of the market is the idea they
have that any sort of an apple viii sc II
at some price. This is so as far as ii
goes. provided the fruit is properly
graded, but when one packs all grades
in the same basket or barrel, the
chances are, nine out of ten, that the
fruit viii bring only the price of the
poorest specimens. Tie most success
full Fruit growers have but two grades,
and any fruit, particularly apples. that
falls below the second grade, goes TO
the cider mill.
II this plan is carried out and the
packing is done attractively, the two
grades Of fruit viii bring i'm greater
profit than would be possible il all of
the fruit was marketed with little or
no sorting. Care should also be taken
that the fruit is picked carefully; have
each specimen go into the barrel With
its stem ON. but not with twig which
will iinjure the other fruit
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
SPEECH BY ALLISON.
IOWA SENATOR TELLS OF TRUSTS
AND THEIR CAUSES.
cariff Does Dot cause Their Growth
Are Step in EvoIution-Finan of
Country Reviewed and Prosperity
Traced TO Republican Legislation.

Senator William B. Allison spoke at
Clinton. Iowa, Saturday night ON the
chief issues in the campaign and made.
among other things, a clear and forci-
BILE exposition of the trust situation in
the United States at the present time
The senator pointed out that the
assumption that If all so-called trcst
made goods We're placed on the free
list the trusts would be abolished was
a false and uEtena Die one. He pointed
out how American trade had been built
up by tariffs and how impossible 1t
would be to abolish them.
The currency system also came in
for a good share of the speakers at
tention. and he said that in his opin-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21

Thomas Childs. distinguished Officer
Of the American army, died Mt Tampa
Bay, Florida.
William Lloyd Garris9n's nose was
pulled at Cleveland Ohio woman's
rights convention because he refused to
retract statements concerning a delegate
named Neyins.
The New York clearing house began
business with a membership Of ffty-two
banks
France began negotiations with Swe-
den and Denmark for an alliance against
Russia in the event Of war with Turkey.
Buenos Ayres seeded and formed an
independent State, with DIR o. T. obi
cato as governor
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
Seventy-iive Years Ago.

John Downing of Lexington, Ky,
made affidavit that he had often met
Heufs C"v. Secretary of State, on the
stairs leading to the attic of John Jor-
dams house, where Aaron Burr was con-
cealed
Ex-president James Monroe was given
$1,000 by an unknown friend in New
York to pay the interest on his mortgage
ed home in Virginia, which he was in
danger of losing.
The New York City postotIice had
twenty-four employees, who handled $50
mails daily
Henry Clay. Secretary of State, was
accused by Pennsylvania campaign cir
cular with having kidnapped free negro
of that State into slavery in the South.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21

As rule growers Of raspberries and
blackbelTies do their annual pruning
IN the fan. particularly if they follow
the plan of summer pinchfng back
The idea is in fall pruning to cut back
canes that are making a very rapid
growth, which is not likely to mature
before cold weather. If cut back in
the fan. these canes will heal over and
are not likely TO winter-kill a great
deal. In sections where the winters
are severe and the canes are likely tc
XIII back during the winter. the fail
pruning may not be desirable. unless,
as stated, the growth is not likely to
mature before cold weather. Under
such conditions. the pruning may be
left l1ndone until spring, when one can
readily determine how much to cut
back by the length of canes that has
been wfmter-kiiled.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
Machinery in the wheat Field.

MACHINERY in the Wheat Field.
The grower who raises a square mile
or more of wheat is constantly look
ing for machinery that will lessen the
expense of harvesting and threshing
the crop. For this reason the machine
known as the header has come into
favor within few years. The header
clips the stalks of wheat few inches
below the head of the grain, and no
binding is necessary. 1t cuts a swath
twelve feet wide. The four horses
which furnish the power are hitched
behind, and they push the machine
into til field. A self binder is drawn
by three orr four horses and cuts q
swath six or seven feet wide. A head
er will harvest forty acres day,
while the capacity Of a binder is IF
teen acres a day. The cuttings are car
ried from the header, by an endless
belt, to a header barge, which Is
driven beside the machine When one
barge is full * Is driven to the stack
and another takes Its place. The al
vantage of binder Is that the wheat
can be cut before it is thoroughly ripe,
as the ripening process will continue
in the shock. Harvesting is often be-
gun with a binder and finished with a
header. A new machine which is being
tested by the Farmers is a combina-
ton binder and header. A header is
Indispensable when the wheat is short
1t lessons the expense of harvesting,
as the wheat goes at once into the
stack, instead of being shocked and
then stacked. of Reviews,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
Harrow Tor Ronrh Land.

While the average harrow, such as
may be bought at any implement store
does well enough on the average soil
something of different construction is
necessary for stony or rough ground.
The tool shown III the illustration Is
one of the best harrows possible to use
on rough ground The main feature of
the tool is that it is hinged in the mid
die, SO that in working around rocks
or stumps, either side may be lifted
and the Obstruction easily passed.
The lumber used is generally 3x3
material for the portions marked A,
which represent all the top pieces, and
1x3 for the piece marked B, the under
portions or braces The coupling rod
used in the middle is attached with
hinges, as shown in the cut. The teeth
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
twenty Years AGO.

Rumors were circulated that William
X. Vanderbilt had gone under as the
result Of al attempt to "bulF' Lake
Shore and other stocks.
The State of Arkansa4 laid claim 70 n
share Of the national treasury surplus
divided among the Sta~es by President
Andrew jackson in 1896.
The pacing record for one mile was
lowered IA seconds, TO 2:'0 by Johnson
Mt the Chicago Driving Glib.
Fifty divorces were granted by the
Chicago courts, and the newspapers call
ed attention TO the alarming growth Of
the habit"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
Farm Notes.

The farms of the United States cover
S41.00o.o00 acres and employ nearly
1o.5Oo000 people.
The total income of all American
farmers last year was about five and
one-half million dollars.
THE upper ear on the stalk for seed
corn seems to be the verdict from
some Rhode Island trials.
Golden Bantam sweet corn is spoken
of as a comparatively new small vari-
ETY. well suited TO the home garden.
1t requires the labor of about ten
millions of men and women. for nine
months of the year to harvest all the
crops of the world.
Manitoba is the greatest wheat-rais-
ing country in the world. Ii yields
twenty-five bushels to the acre; North
Dakota yields only thirteen.
Kansas manufactures binding Irvine
at her State penitentiary as check
on the binding Irvine trust. which has
often advanced the price Of Irvine 80
per cent at harvest time.
The Minnesota Irvine plant, at the
saltwater penitentiary, in which half
the prisoners are employed, sells Irvine
TO the farmers of the State at cents
pound less than the market price of
the trust The seven million pounds
that are to be produced this year have
all been sold.
An egg-laying race is ia progress at
the Agricultural College of Australia. In
which the American Brown Leghorns
and the Australian Silver Laced Wyan-
dottes lead. At the last count the
Americans were five ahead Of the Aus
tralians. The total number laid up TO
that date by these and other competing
breeds was $50.
South Africa Is now buying largely
Of imported dairy products. During the
six months ending June !. 1901, $4,000
pounds OF butter and cheese were i'm
ported i1tO that country. whereas dur
ing a corresponding period in 1902 the
amount was nearly doubled. and a
steady increase in the yearly imports
may be expected
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
One Hundred Years 400.

The French Agricultural Society rec
commended the planting of Italian lom
hardy poplars around grain fields to keep
away insects.
The city of Funchal. Madeira, was
swept into the sea by ii cIoudburst, and
all the inhabitants but one infant were
drowned.
Over 200 business houses failed in
France because the British had block
AIDED the coast.
Thomas jefferson advised his country
men to follow the pursuit Of agriculture
instead of commerce, and that il was
time to 'plow the ocean when there
was no more land to be plowed
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21

rations, but they cannot thrive on
them. As rule, timothy hay is not
good as dry fodder for sheep. have
found my hock gave much better re-
suits by using corn slower and feeding
literally ef succulent foods, such as
trrnips and mangels mixed with
Il ii'tle wheat Hran. BY this feeding
e9hy In season less grain is re-
Q'ired. even at tire time when it is
red more literally, two months before
the lambs are to be dropped 1t does
not pay TO work ON the idea that the
sheep have gathered on the pasture
enough fat and muscle to carry them
through several months on starvation
rations. Ngf
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21

The average quality of sp'ing wheat
is $50, as compared with ST. one year
ago.
The preliminary returns indicate an
oat crop of about IS7 100000 bushels. or
an average of 2S.4 bushels per acre, rs
compared with $40 bushels one year ago,
23.l in 1901 and tes-year average of
27S.
The following table shows for each Of
the ten principal oat States the averages
of yield per acre for the last three years,
with the ten-year averages:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
.Cnt.wold Breed OF sheen.

The illustration furnishes an idea of
the Cotswold sheep, which are beeOm-
ing very popular, as breeders under
stand that they require good care As
lamb producers they rank very high,
while the fleece is heavy and of first
grade Considerable trouble has been
experienced in raising the breed i'm
some sections, for seemingly they were
mot suited 10 the climate.
No trouble will be experienced in
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
CORN CROP OVER AVERAGE.
Excellent Condition is Shown by the
overumcut Renort

The muhthly report of the chief of the
bureau Of statistics of the Department
of Agriculture shows the condition OF
corn on Oct. to have been sos. as com
pared with Sol one month ago, T9.G on
Oct. /, 1902, OIL ut the corresponding
date il 1861 aud a ten-year average Of
lf.f.
The following table shows Cor each Of
the twenty principal corn States the con
dition Oh Oct l of the last three years
and that on Sept 1, 1903. with the ten
yeNr Averlges:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21

The preliminary estimate of the aver
age yield per acre of spring wheat is
l44 bushels subject to revision when
the final wheat estimate is made.
The following table shows for the
States having 100000 acres o. upward in
spring wheat the average yield per acre
this year and the final estimate of aver
age yield in .902;
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
Ten Years Ago.

President Grover Clevelapd's plans for
the country's financial relief were finally
upset by the adjournment Of the Senate
and the announcement that unconditional
repeal Of the silver purchase law was
impossible.
4 movement was started in Chicago TO
purchase the cyclorama Of the great FIRE
Of II as a nucleus for the Field Column
bian museum.
Fifty thousand visitors 10 the Chicago
worlds fair slept in the streets because
OF the lack Of hotel accommodations
Chicago day was celebrated at the
Worlds Columbian Exposition, 7I3,G46
persons buying admittance to the
grounds.
The American yacht Vigilant defeated
Lord Dunrayen's boat Valkyrie. in the
third and deciding race for the America
cup at New York.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21

are of the old style spikes, and the
harrow can be easily put together by
any one after the iron work is fashion
ed by the blacksmith.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21
winter Feeding Of sheen.

Many sheep raisers have an idea
that sheep should be fed succulent
foods and variety only for few
weeks before the lambs are dropped.
This is q mistake particularly when
the &C snomy consists n ma ing the
food fer the ea-!y part, q the winter
trT fodder. Sheep mar exist Oh such
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21

Conditions luuiCaFAuE = rOsts
On still night the colder air, being
more dense and consequently heavier.
rests on the surface and surrounds the
plants. thus increasing their liability
to frosts. Owing to this fact Their
mometer close to the ground will fire.
quently read from FIVE to eight degrees
lower than one eight TO ten feet high
or. There are three essential conditions
favorable TO the formation of frosts.
A clear sky. dry air and a still night.
and when all are present ut the critical
period the result should not be In
I1ubt To these. of course. must be
added the proper date with a general
mir temperature sufficiently low to
make frosts within the range Of posi-
hi. Z.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21

s. a. Breese, a prominent Chase Coun-
~ politician, committed suicide in his
Off = in Cottonwood Falls, Kan. on nc
count of i'll health. He blew his head
OF with q shotgun.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-10-21

this respect if the animals are given
suitable quarters, where they may he
free from wet and sufficiently warm
30 that there is no danger of chilling
In some respects the result OF crossing
a Cotswold ram with ewes of other
breeds. notably South Downs, gives a
stronger animal than the pure-bred
Cotswold The length of the fleece. as
well as other desirable features OF the
breed. make it well worth the atten-
ton of sheep raisers, at least for cross
Ing purposes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-01-08
AN OLD ADVERTISEMENT.


TO be Sold-For five shillings, my
wife, Jane Heeband. She is stoutly
built, stands firm, and is sound, wind
and limb. She can SOW and reap, hold
a plough and drive team: and would
answer any stout, able man that can
hold a tight rein, for she is hard
mouthed and headstrong; but if pro-
perly managed would either lead or
drive as tame as rabbit. Her hus-
band parts with her because she is too
much for him. Inquire of the printer.
N. ALL her clothes will be given
with her. The foregoing is an ad-
vertisement Of over century ago, and
was first published in Virginia.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-01-08
WHO ARE THE EIGHT THOUSAND

nv AM LIZ LlUT1 THOUSAND
By W. W. Smith, A. NJ LII. D.
The second edition of ssWho's Who
in America.n from the press of A.
N. Marquis and Co., Chicago) con-
tanis 1900 pages Of brief biograI hies,
without eulogy, criticism or comment,
of such persons now living in America
as have become noted as factors in the
progress and achievement Of the age.
"Endeavor has been made say the
editors, to include all Americans of
more than local note in all lines Of
useful effort. - No name is inserted
or omitted for financial considerations !;
the book is sold ON its merits.
With view to determining what
effect education of the various grades
has had on success ia life, effort was
made to ascertain the school training
of each of these men and women
S'of moro than local note'' and
!, 1862 OH their United States list were
thus educationally classified.
According to the best estimate we
can make from the latest census re-
turns there are in the United States
40. 782, 007 persons over 81 years old.
These are divided educationally about
as follows.
Class /. Without school
training ,682, 498
Glass 2. With only common
school training 80, ,862, 951
Class 8. With common and
high school training q, 165, 357
Glass 4. With college or
higher education added / OH ,201
Ntu ~ xdssEen - AUw zzs1y u
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-01-08
COLORED.

Adam Simpson and Eliza Buchanan.
Louis Cousins and Cora Bridges.
Richard Porter and Hattie Mcintyre
General .Brogling and Angeline
Boyd.
Ernest Anderson and Mamie Neal.
Allen Quick and Pearlie Thompson.
Foster Taylor and Martha Chaffee.
Wyatt Irwin and Matte Garner.
Willie Jones and Grace Farthering.
Robt. Williams and Hattie Johnson.