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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-01

Every tree in an orchard should be
washed at least twice a year with
strong saapsuds, but there will he no
necessity for scraping them. The eater
pillars should be destroyed as soon as
the nests are seen, which viii end
large numbers of insects at once. AS
the insects multiply with amazing ra-
pidity. the escape Of single pair
means thousands next season. One of
the hest assistants to the orchard is
the little wren. II farmers will give
him proper protection by constructing
boxes with entrances SO small that no
bird but wren can enter. the spar
row Viii be unable To drive it away.
rs the wren is an active aud busy
creature. IL destroys large number
of Insects in very short time. and.
as il Increases rapidly under favor
able circumstances. may be secured
and Induced 10 remain in the orchard
If proper facilities arr afforded foI
their protection and accommodations
New England Farmer
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-01

The dominion of Canada has another
and peculiar grievance against this
country Canada Is land in which
frogs multiply and grow fat because
of the iQmense stretches Of waste
places. vet because of the enormous de
mand for their legs Ia the United
States the Canucks are fearful that un-
less restrictions are placed upon the
killing of their native croakers there
will he none left in the country
The dominion department of marine
and fisheries can do nothing pCacti-
cal. it app ears to stop this dcstruc.
tive export OF frogs legs until they
determine whether the frog is fisA or
game. II frog is fish the depart
mcnt nj Ottawa has the power 80 In
stitnte a close season fer it, II. how
ever. II should hc decided that the frog
comes under the category of game the
/ question of close season must bc set
( tlcd by the provincial authorities
IL the law officers OF the different
! governments interested fail 10 come to
/ an agreement on the subject the matter
will probably be submitted 10 a com
mittec OF experts. Everybody agrees
/ that something must he done q pre-
I vent the total destruction Of valuable
l article of both food and commerce
/ Ii If should be decided that the frog
is neither fish nog game it may b.
necessary, in order to secure a law fol
its protection. 90 obtain from the i'm
/ perial parliament the passage OF an
amendment TO the AT Of British N.rtl
America
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-01
By Robert Buchanan.

( She hesitated, but yielded finally. We
I pushed out the boat together. and
pulled away out on to the dead calm
sea. How pleasant 1t was there, with
/ the sun pouring its golden beams upon
US, and the water smiling around and
gently tapping the boats side! Annie
took off her gloves, and trailed her ing
ers in the water; then she leaned over
and looked down into the emerald depths
below, while my eyes again swept the
prospect inland.
Everything was distinguishable from
the sea. the lowlying Eats stretching
black and desolate beneath the warm
summer sky--the village, handful OF
houses thrown in a hollow, just hey md
the cottage where destiny had placed
me- also perceived now that there
were numerous other cottages scattered
about the morass, and finally, that there
was one large turretted mansion rising
up from q belt Of greenwood.
What house is thht?' ] asked
That? Oh, that il the masters house"
Mr.. Redruth, the master of the mine.
Besides that she added, hes the mas
ter o. the whole place"
Does he live thereg'
Yes; good part of the year. AL,
ways at holiday times. when the young
master comes home from school. He's
nome now"
Having a suspicion in my mind, 1
asked her what the young master was
ike. pnd she gave me an accurate de-
scriptiou of the boy ] had encoEntered
few hours before Suddenly my eye
was attracted to huge blacA mass,
which rose like an omin0us shadow be-
/ tween me and the horizon. | asked An
ME what it was; ana she replied.
The mine"
The mine" said Il never thought
about the mine before or we might have
gone to see 1t. Wen pull in and 90
now; shall weE"
To my amazement. she half rose from
her seat, and put out her hands, as if to
stop me.
mo. no." she cried 1--WE won't go
/ there--not to the mine"
/ Her face was white, ana she was
! trembling. though she was wrapt in the
suns rays as in a warm mantle Of gold.
I What's the matter, Aunie?" l asked.
| Are you afraidY'
Yes" she said. II am afraid Of It,
/ because it is cruel. 1t is ike a great
! black mouth; It seems to ask you to
come down, and then it brushes you and
/ you die have seen strong me like
my father go down into it happy and
laughing. and then afterward l have
/ seen them brought up dead, all so black
/ and changed and dreadful Oh, don't
i talk about it: | can't bear it,
/ This conversation, sad as il was, had
/ its fascination for me. 1t made me want
/ to know more about the mystery Of the
mine " bat | saw, indeed. was not the
mine itself but only its outer machinery
| The main shaft, Annie told me, opened
/ down into the solid earth, from the body
/ Of the cliff, and was covered by trap
/ door, from which dizzy ladders led down
/ into the subterranean darkness.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-01

Farmers Wives and the Cow
The wives of the farmers of Mis-
souri, are getting so Industrious and
thrifty that it is becoming question
whether they or their husbands are
contributing more TO the prosperity Of
the State. They have stimulated the
activity of the Missouri hen until that
valuable member of barnyard society
is almost laying gold dollars, and now
they are making the Missouri COW ac-
complish results that would have as
founded her ancestors. Here, for in
stance, is Mrs. Anna GOWN, of Pop
lar Bluff. who, without, perhaps. being
the champion dairy woman of the
State, is doing an amount of business
in this line sufficient to keep her and
her husband comfortably without 9TH
err resources. II kept account of the
milk and butter we sold last year."
Mrs. GOWN writes to her mother, Mrs.
W. II. Boulder, of Farber, beginning
the LIST of last May. and by the 1st
of this month we had sold 2.190 gal
Ions of milk and 1,439 pounds of but
ter We got % cents a pound for all
the butter and 10 cents gallon for
the milk. Charlie Davault is always
Dragging about how much the Audrain
women SELL but, don't think any of
them can beat that on milk and but
ter" Probably not. Mrs. GOWNS re-
ceipts from milk and butter were
S57S.75, or almost $4S.25 per month.
They show how much the farmers OF
Missouri have lost by not giving the
Missouri COW the chance and encour-
agement she deserves.-K City
Journal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-01
Thirty YEARS AGO.

Deaths from cholera were ammo need
at Cincinnati and Portsmouth, Ohio;
Washington. ID. c.; Evansville, Ind;
Wheeling, W. Va, and Memphis and
Nashville, Tenn.
The Canandaigua N. " district at
torney refused to prosecute fourteen
women who had been indicted with SUI
san B. Anthony for voting at a presi-
Dental election.
Canandaigua q, " election officials
were fined S25 each and costs for allow
ing Susan B. Anthony to vote at pres
idential election.
Spain evaded its Porto Rican emanci-
patton proclamation by selling all slaves
in that island to Cuban planters.
The steamer Juniata left New York in
search of the missing Arctic exploring
ship Polaris.
The Sultan of Turkey and the khedive
of Egypt concluded a treaty by which
the latter was to furnish 100000 troops
if the Sultan's territory was invaded
Louisiana planters were reported still
struggling under a load of debt accumu-
lated before the Civil War. many planta-
tions worth only 5000 being mortgaged
for ST5, 900.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-01
Covering Peach Trees.

Several years ago the write par
tlcipated in the work of laying
down peach trees in autumn and
covering them in various ways to
protect them through the winter and
spring. This plan has been tried in
various ways almost. every year, and
nearly always with success. In sea-
son like the present one, when peaches
promise to be a rarity, any scheme of
carrying the fruit buds through the
freezing weather Is especially attract
i've. Prof w. Paddock has recently
reported the success of several grow
ers in various parts of Colorado who
have been practIcing this method
They find it profitable as CONNER
cial venture 1t looks like an i'm
praeticability. to he sure, TO lay down
and partially cover fruiting tree
every fall. but 1t has been shown re-
peatedly that it is perfectly feasible,
The expense Is only about 10 or Is
cents tree, and even dozen good
peaches will almost cover the cost
Country Gentleman.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-01
SOUTHERN HleHLANDsRs.
Their OHe- Room Cabins Lighted b,
Door or Hearth.

OoOT OF hGaThus
The strange aud queer are typical
of the Tennessee Mountains. 1t is the
country of the one-roomed log cabin.
Archaeologists are continually digging
up new and fearful discoveries from
the bowels of the mountains. II was
once the home of the cliff dwellers,
and the clay eaters thrive there now.
Much Of the money given by Southern
churches for home missions goes to the
Tennessee Mountains. A Baptist mis-
sionary made the startling statement
that there were a half-mlllion people
living in the Appalachian belt who had
no Bibles Some of them never saw a
Bible.
The home mission societies have es
tablished four schools within a short
time. These are well-equipped cen
trail schools, designed as feeders for
denominational colleges. Small day
schools, taught in log cabins, are To-
Gated in the remote and isolated val
leys and coyes of the mountains In
county after county, extending over
great stretches OF country. the one
room cabin home. lighted by the open
door, where men. women and children
cook, eat and sleep is the rule; and
such living does not produce the best
class of citizens.
Six thousand of the children of tire
Southern hlghlanders are in school.
while over 100000 of them have no
chance of securing an education. There
are 100000 Southern highlanders in
the mountains of Tennessee, North
Carolina Kentucky Georgia and Viz
glnia. They occupy 1914 counties. Be
tween 1870 and 1850, 100000 people
came from Ulster County, Ireland, TO
the Carolina shores. They formed the
first republican government in Amer
lea, in 1863. calling it the "Wautauga
Association" To-day the highlanders
are poor, neglected, outcast They lost
their books IN the early wars. They
were driven 10 the mountains, away
from educational and busir ass centers,
because they protested against slav-
cry. There are no infdels among
them. although lawlessness abounds.
The lowest forms Of civilization in
the mountains are the clay-eaters.
These people eat clay with a relish.
and the only bad effect seems to be
the pale, death-colored skin and stunt
ed growth that result. The children
who eat clay grow old prematurely
acd the glow of youth leaves them.
They art utterly without ambition.
listless ant Indifferent of all condl-
| tons. prese 1t or future.
The clay is found along the banks
| Of the mountain streams in lnexhaust-
| lble quantit es. and IS Of a dirty white
! and yellow color. 1t has a peculiar
| oily appearance, and the oil keeps II
| from sticking to the hands or mouth
| When dry II does not crumble, and
little water softens it until it car
| be rolled into any shape The clay /,
tasf aless. but it must possess some
| nourishment. rs these people claim
they can subsist on it for days with
! out other food They place a small
| piece OF 1t In the mouth aud keen /
| there until it dissolves and SLOWLY
| trickles down their threats 1t is eat
en- in small Jumps The appetite one,
/ fully developed for clay means tina
the victim is a clay-hcnd for life, IT.
iusidlous hold cquallng the opium hab
tt.-Independent.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-01
TWENTY YEARS AGO.

England offered to mediate between
France and China in the dispute over
Tonquin.
The Madison levee, near Alton, H.,
broke, subnerging a large section of
country. and East st. Louis was threat
ened with a food
\ delegation of Irish-American citi-
zens, headed by Alexander Sullivan, pres
ident of the Irish-American National
League. called on President Chester A.
Arthur and urged that he restrict pauper
immigration into the United States.
A presidential boom for Gen. Phi
Sheridan was started at Minneapolis.
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherm "a y
nounced that he would retire from re
United States army. as he haG acb ed
all the notoriety" he wished fCr.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-01
TEN YEARS AGO.

The monument to the Chicago anarch-
lists executed for the Haymarker riot was
unveiled at Waldheim cemetery in the
presence Of 5000 spectators.
The Ferris wheel was started at the
Chicago worlds fair in the presence OF
2.OQO spectators, Gen. Nelson A Miles
delivering an address in which he placed
il among the seven wonders Of the
world
The British batt'eship Victoria was
sunk in collision off TripoH. and Vice
Admiral s. George t. on and 4OC ctn
ers were drowned.
Gov. William Mckinley Of Ohio Wis
tied -he Chicago worlO's fair grounds
but was prevented from sightseeing by
persons who tried 10 shake hands ana
who cheereG him as the next Presl-
dent"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-01
ANIMALS CAN NOT BEFoUL SUPPLY.

lever. controlling the flow of water to
the outside bowl The fountain is au-
tomato in its action. as the float rises
with the water in the bowl and cuts
off the supply when the proper height
has been reached. As the valve is al
ways closed, except when water Is
flowing from the tank to the drinking
bowl. there Is no opportunity for for
eign matter 10 find its way to the inte-
rior of the storage reservoir.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-01

loop-llke rod on wagon end gate. so
chain can turn easily; d is chrin run
ming from to e, which is a half-inch
hook for hanging chain. On the other
hook. @. at other end of rod. b. hang
the kettle. This arrangement allows
the kettle to be swung off the fire
easily ut any moment, and without
legs or anything under the kettle to
interfere with building fire. Such n
hanger is easy to make, but should be
made of only good, strong material
and put up substantial or firm.-E. G.
Beergisser, in Farm and Home.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-01
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.

The famous frigate Constitution was
locked at the Washington navy yard to
be replated with the first sheet copper
manufactured in the United States.
NJ. Bali, professor of chemistry at
Mantua, announced that fresh meat
might be kept sweet for six months by
,'oxydating'' it.
The island of st. Lucia was acquired
by Great Britain.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-01

ne offer One Hundred Dollars Reward tor
Eny case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured py
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo. o.
We the undersigned. have known Z. j. cheney
for the last Is years. and believe hin perIectIy
ciaIIy able to carry out any obligation ukade oy
their firm. r.,.so n
West s. Truax, Wholesale Druggists. hole 49, y.
gistS, Toledo, Ohio. ,, ...,..
HANS Catarrh Cure Is taken internally serng
a,ractlv mon the blood and mucous surfaces 81
ths sySteIn. Price use per bottle. Sold 81 Az
DruR9Ists Testimonials tree.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-01

Professor Ba5inet has proved that
comets. instead of having solid body
with a gaseous tail, are much lighter
in weight than our air. Even II a
comet were to strike the earth it would
hardly penetrate its atmosphere.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-01
sEvENrY-F1yE YEARS AGO.

vertised for free negroes to go to Liberia
as settlers.
Henry Clay, Secretary of State, was
compelled by criticism to explain his
financial entanglements. which he de-
clared due to heavy Endorsements for his
friends.
The island of Cuba was threatened
famine, the crops having been almost
totally destroyed by drought.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-01
Kettle swinu

An exceedingly simple yet conyen-
lent hanger for kettle is shown. Let
a represent post 4x36 inches; a
piece 3x4 edgewise. with a thrae-quar-
ter-inch bolt through it and the post
so b can turn easily; is small iron
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-01

Priscilla no you approve Of long en-
gagenlentsE
Mayme- Wei. that depends IL the
fellow has plenty Of money and takes
you TO Everything, long engagement
is endurable otherwise. IL Is better to
rush it through and start fresA one.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-01
.ooa Reasons for Passing By

Weary Wraggles-Hey! you won't
cit notbin' decent i'll lere. Dem peo-
ple is vegetarians.
Hungry Hanks dat right?
Weary Wraggles-Yeh, an dey got
q dog wat philadelphia Press.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-01

lime or kerosene viii drive most Of
them away, andTa little bisulphide Of
carbon poured fntb each hillock and
covered over with the loose earth Will
clear them out thoroughly. For ants
in the house. rat poison in molasses
win kill a lot of them. and the rest
viii take the hint and leave.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-01

on plows. y heel holes, wa gon frames
and the like. where the jolt aud strain
comes directly against the bolt. it Is
hard 20 keep them tight. Take OF the
jolt and Increase friction by using an
iron washer with a leather washer I'm
der il. Turn very tight.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-01
Women Clerks in Germnnr.

Women clerks employed in the Ger
mr. state railway offices are not al
To-, 81 10 work later than 10 p. N. or
begin earlier thanAG 4. M.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-01

Faber; The art Of saying appropri-
ate words in q kindly way is one that
never goes out of fashion. and Is with
in the reach Of the humhest.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-01
FIFTY YEARS AGO.

The regular army of the United States
consisted of 10000 men.
The Car of Russia ordered an inva-
sion of the Danubian provinces.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-01

Ant hillocks on lawns dun the lawn
mower and iujure the SOD. Siaked
The Cook County herald., 1903-10-24
IN BEHALF OF THE LOBSTER.
Anksed States Fish Commissi0n to
Increase Supply of Him in the
Future.

If the lobster-which comes near
to being the national sea foods
not preserved it will not be the fault
of the United States fish commission.
The commission has worked with ex-
ceptional industry this year to in
crease the number of Holsters in the
waters off the New England coast,
and there are signs that some prog
ress is being made, although the de-
mand is growing, says the New York
Mail and Express.
The great trouble about cultivating
lobsters is that if you put - lob
Sters-llttle fellOws-into a vat. and
one happens to be little older than
the Others there will be but one lob
ster in the vat at the end of a week.
This one lobster will be the Oldest
OF the outfit. and the other Holsters
will be in him.
1he lobster appreciates to the full
est extent the sweetness of his own
meat, and in addition there are many
species of fish that feed upon the
lobster. So, between the fondness
OF the human race, the fishes of the
deep and Holsters themselves for
lobster meat the government has had
a hard time to prevent the extermi-
nation of the species.
The latest systems for Matching
and cultivating Holsters, however.
are proving success, and there is
expected to be gain in the supply
in the next few years. It NAV be
noted that crabs, both hard and soft
shell, are also nigh exterminat;on
from the same causes that get the
lobster into trouble. Crabs and beer
are quite the thing in Washington
IN the summertime, but during the
present season the crabs have been
dispensed with because the supply
was not equal TO the demand.-N. y
Mail and Express.
The Cook County herald., 1903-10-24

Eas s-tlaE
Tim Der Land, Act June 3. 1s78.--Notice for
I sPublication.-United States Land @ flee,
: Duluth, Minn.. June Q. 1908. - -
>'5 Notice Is hereby 81 ven that in co,npli-
ance wi tn the. provisions of the act o t
Congress OF June 3: 1878. entitled: An act
Of California. Oregon Nevada and Wash .
ington Territory" as extended to all the
Pub:ic Land States by act of August 4,
1892, Wallace D: Stevens. Of Wes, Superior,
County of Douglas. State Of WISCONSIN,
has s5this day filed in this Office his sworn
state ene ent No 1885. for the purchase Of the
lOt57. Section z. andlots I. 2. 3 of Section
Is; in Township 81 north. Range ! west Of
4th P. NJ: and viii! offer proof to show that
the land sought is more valuable for its
timber or stone than for AGRICULTURAL
purposes. and 10 establish his claim to
said land before the Regis er and Receiver
Of this Office at Duluth. Mimi. on Tuesday,
the 22nd day of Dece nj Der, 1908
He names as witnesses:
J: Z. CulbertsOn and Byron Culbertson
of Duluth. Mimi. ard Andrew Hedstrom
and Olof Berglund of Grand Marais. MINI.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
the abOye-described landS.are requested
to file their claims in this office on or be-
fore said 22nd day Of December, 1903.
VIM. e. CULL1N, Register.
Fl. l.. Shepherd, Atty. 1913
The Cook County herald., 1903-10-24

Timber Land Act June ?, 1s7s.-Notce for
PuDlicatiOn.-United States Land Office,
DuluIh, Mimi, June II. 1903
Notice is hereby given that in compli-
ance with the provisions Of the act of
Congress OF June 3. 1879, entitled AN act
for the sale of tim ber lands in the States
OF California. Oregon, Nevada and Wash
ington Territory" rs extended to all the
Public Land States by act Of August 4. 1892,
Edward DOwnie, Of Duluth, County of St.
Louis. State of Minnesota has this day
filed in tins office his sworn statement
No. 5000, for the purchase OF the lots 1and2
and sw1 Of neA and -nw14 of seA Of
Section 49, in Township I'll n, Range 3
W.. and will offer proof to show that
the land sought is more valuab BILE for
its timber or stone t"an for agricultu raj
purposes. and to esta lsh his claim to sa id
land before the Register and Receiver Of
this office at Duluth. Mimi, on Wednesday,
the 10Th day Of December, 1908.
He names as Witnesses:
Byron J. Culbertson, John Culbertson
and r. r Graetz of Duluth, Mnn.. r. D.
Winters of Lutsen. Mimi, and w. Stevens
Of West Superior, Wis.
Amy and all persons claiming adversely
the bOve-described lands are requested
to file their clai ms in this Office on or be-
fore said 18th day Of Dece mher. 1903.
WIN. E. CULkIN, Register.
B. y. johnson & Son, Attls. 1910