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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-02
TRAFFIC oF TaE PACIFIC.

I Some Advantages of Puget sonnd ns
the Gateway 10 the orient.
Puget Sound, according to writer
In the Review Of Reviews, is the logic
al gateway Of the United States 10 the
Pacific orient. by reason Of the fact Of
i its geographical position. The short
! cut from the United States to the
/ orient, as one win see when he con-
suits his globe. is northerly by way
I OF the Aleutian islands. The average
map presents the coasts OF North
I America and OF Asia as If they faced
/ each other and were almost parallel,
whereas the spherical contour OF the
I globe in fact makes the Aslatie shore
line almost continuation or projec-
ton OF the American shore line to the
other side of the globe Thus, the most
direct route from either San Francisco
or San Diego, Cal, 20 Japan or China,
instead Of being westerly by way Of
the Sandwich islands. is nortnefiy past
Puget sound and the Bering sea. It
Is 1880 miles farther from San Fran
cisco westerly via Hawaii to Yoke
hama, Shanghai or Hongkoig than
from Puget sound northerly TO the
same destinations. In other words,
the San Francisco round trip to the
orient via Hawaii is $500 miles longer
than the Puget sound round trip via
Bering sea. which Is equivalent to
weeks voyage for a flfteep-kHot yes
sci and nearly nine days FOR a twelve
knot vessel. This advantage OF a
week to ten days In the length OF the
voyage IS the logical basis for the
faith IN Puget sound as the gateway
Of oriental commerce.
In the second place. the Puget sound
route for American commerce with the
orient is about one-half the length OF
the New York route via the Suez ca
nal; the haul Is 1875 miles. as COM
pared with $3.50 miles from Seattle 10
Hongkong. From New York via the
Suez canal to Yokohama the distance
is over 1900 miles. as compared with
APO miles from Puget sound to Yo-
kohama. Why should the United
States circnnnavfgate the globe to
reach the orient by way of Europe
when it has short cut of its own
with one-half the length If haul2
Another definite and convincing adj
vantage which American commerce
wiz enjoy in taking the direct trade
channel from Puget sound 10 the
orient Is the avoidance of So ton
charge levied upon it by the Suez ca
nal. In view Of the facts that within
the past year steel rails have been cars
ried from the Mississippi valley to Yo-
kohama and that within the past six
ty days flour has been transported
from Minneapolis to Manila and Hong
kong, In each case at the low rate Of
So ton. II is patent even to the lay
man that the So a ton handicap via
the Suez canal Is sufficient In itself to
transfer future American commerce to
Puget sound.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-02
MASTER OF THE NINE
BY Robert Buchanan
BY Robert Buchanan.
49,
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be. My cousin Is comparatively poor,
while l am rich: be has grave difficulties
before him which | can relieve If | am
his wife"
Ibid be pat al this before your
No; he does not even know that !
am aware of Il. All Mr.. Trelawney, we
have all our troubles. and my poor aunt
is breaking her heart over hers Things
have been going wrong ever since my
uncle died
"And you are to be sacrificed to set
them right again"
Where does the sacrifice come inT'
did she ask you if you loved her
sonY'
mot She asked me IL there was any
ole else whom / wished to marry. and
answered her truthfuIly: / said there
was not.V
We walked back over the marshes.
Madeline leaning lightly on my arm; but
we never spoke word. Having reached
fbe road, We walked ON toward Redruth
House, and paused at tne gate.
"Goodsby, Miss Graham" / said. hold
ing forth my hand.
Before | knew what she was doing,
she had seized It and raised il to her lips.
"Good-by, dear friend" she murmured,
'and may God bless youl" then. with a
sob, she turned and was gone
stood petrihed. watching in a dazed
kind Of wonder the figure as II moved up
the moonlit avenue and disappeared
among the trees; then, with a sigh,
turned away. Bitterly as / had suffered
through my love for Madeline. / did not
for one moment wish that the episode in
my life had never been.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-02

It always pays TO make eoops sub
stantial and keeping the comfort of
the mother hen In view. To do this
the coop should be Of fairly good size,
so that the old hen VIII have chance
to move about. The illustration shows
large coop butt especially for hen
tur'-ey and her brood, but quite suited
to 'ther kinds of poultry. The founda-
ton Of tbs coop was dry goods box,
the room was cut so that slanted a
little and was then covered with tar
paper to shed the rain. A tight board
floor should be made In the coop, and
it should be slightly elevated, which
win prevent dampness, always fatsl
to young turks and chicks. Yentila-
ton Is provided by hole cut in the
top front OF the coop; this hole is COW
cred. when desiref by piece Of board
held In place BY, crew. novel fea-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-02
CORN AS FUEL.
Acre of Corn Equals over Two Tons of
Coal

Acre of Corn Equals over Two Tons of
Coal.
Substitutes for coal have for many
years commanded attention and espe-
cially so during the last eight or nine
months in the United States, with coal
prices at abnormal figures as result
of the anthracite miners strike last
year. Peat and briquetted sawdust.
wood. oil. and many other substances
have been under consideration and
among them also corn. this last partic-
uIarly having been spoken of as some
ding quite new, though, as a matter
of fact. corn has for long time been
used as fuel in6the farming districts of
the western sections of the United
States. and that, too with very salts
factory results.
In a general way, it was recognized
there that when corn was abundant
and cheap and coal was expensive, the
former made a cheaper fuel than the
latter. although no scientific determi-
nation of their relative efficiency had
been made until short time ago.
when tests were made by the Depart
ment of Agriculture of the University
Of Nebraska, says Casters Magazine
These showed. among other things,
that of corn, which, if burned, will
yield from 22,512000 to 45,0240O
units, not counting the heat that could
be obtained from the stalk Since
ton of good coal will give up from
about 10000, o0O to 2G,00o,0O0 units, an
acre OF ground sacb year is capable of
producing fuel which is equal to from
0.S7 or 1.23 to liza or 2.56 tons of coal
The stalk will probably increase this
amount by one-fourth or one-third
The experience gained from boiler
tests with corn fuel made il appear
| doubtful whether corn would be
practical fuel for the generation of
power, unless it were burned in some
special furnace that would insure the
perfect combustion of the volatile mat
ter which forms so large percentage
of the whole corn, and which is driven
off at a comparatively low heat Some
form of automatic stoker would also
be desirable, since the corn burns rap
idly and must be frequently fired, max
ing the work of the firemen very ardu-
Gus, and az the same time tending to
cause incomplete combustion by the
excess of cold air entering through
the FIRE door. Undoubtedly corn may.
at times, be a cheap and economical
full for domestic use. 1t is cleaner
and more easily handled than coal and
contains but a very small amount of
ash. 1t burns rapidly with an intense
heat, and this is apt to be destructive
to tie cast-iron Innings of the stove.
Here. again. therefore, some special
form of fire box. that will not be in
jured by the heat, and that will util-
ize as much of the heat as possible.
should be used.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-02
Easy peborn;np.


Dehorning calves is described as
such a simple operation by the agri.
cultural department bulletin ON this
subject that II is difficult to explain
why 1t Is over postponed until the
horns are fully grown and the neces-
sity arises. If hornless cattle are want
ed. for saving them of. To dehorn
secure a pencil of caustic potash at a
drug store. When the calf is three to
four days old. throw 1t to the ground,
locate the little knot which indicates
the young horn, wet 1t well. and rub
It with the pencil, held In gloved
hand. This is all there is to the opera
ton. 1t constitutes but few min
utes' work and causes no pain to the
animal II AFTER a couple of weeks
any signs Of growth appear. second
application will complete the job.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-02
Young Plants

Every farmer knows that
some plants grow better than
others. Soil may be the same
and seed may seem the same
but some plantsfare weak and
others strong.
And that's the way with
children. They are like young
plants. Same food, same home,
same care but some grow big
and strong while Others stay
small and weak.
SCOTS Emulsion offers an
easy way out Of the difficulty.
Child weakness often means
starvation, not because of lack
Of food, but because the food
does not feed.
SCOTS Emulsion really feeds
and gives the child growing
strength.
Whatever the cause of weak
ness and failure to grow
SCOTS Emulsion seems to find
it and set the matter right.
Send for free sample.
Scott & Howne, Chemists, 400 Pearl ST, New York
SOC and sI.oo all druggists.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-02
rnee, 81 cuttirg l.lerer.

1t Il found that red closer produces
more aftermath II the first crop has
not been cut too close, and especially
so, If very sunny weather occurs when
the crown OF the re has recently
been exposed. 1t is cUlteaded that red
clover is most peril aent, and the af-
terr,th IS better when the crop is cut
by the scythe than where the moving
machine is employed. This result has
been ascribed to the cut surface made
by the scythe being somewhat oblique
and so running OF the rain, whereas
the Gus OF the machine Is perfectly
horizontal allowing the rain TO enter
and TO rot Ghn root. but Il is probable
that the greater length Of the stu6hle
generally left by the seythe is the true
cause. Massachusetts Ploughman.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-02
New Rain Producer.

The latest Australian newspapers
contain particulars Of some expert
ments. which are said to have been
more. or less successful, of novel
method of producing downfall Of
rain, says the Philadelphia Ledger.
The inventor makes this statement:
II claim to produce rain by send
ing up continuously from three centers
column of gas made by certain
chemicals. The gas. if sent up for a
maximum of thirty-two hours. will
produce rain over range of ninety
miles at any altitude. with ans sky.
and with the wind fr2m any quarter.
l do not need to wait until the wind
is from the usually rainy quarter. In
one experiment | made the barometric
conditions were quite unfayorable, yet
l produced rain. The gas, you see.
causes in the different strata of the
atmosphere a vacuum. This vacuum
is the center of a heat storm and is
filed by dense clouds that ceutain
rain. These clouds come down with
the gravity Of the earth, when the
rain descends.
'.rhe rain is different from ordinary
rain found in districts in which expert
Hents have been made. 1t is tropical
rain, coming from the very lofty re-
glons. being slight at first, and then
later descending in heavy showers
and bucketfuls My operations have
been conducted in All Enclosure twelve
feet by eight. Though cannot. of
course. give away my secret. may
tell yon that the chemicals have to
be changed in accordance with the
conditions"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-02
sprawl and sleep.

Tf yea fear slecpless night undress
In the lark. Light stimulates and
arouses the activities. Darkness is
supposed to produce drowsiness Put
some chopped ice in a rubber bag and
place It at the lower extremity of the
spine. This is particularly quieting
to the nerves,
Do not use a pillow Relax every
muscle as far as possible. Sprawl
over the bed with arms and legs
stretched out Take sponge bath
with tepid water just before going to
bed. Lie on ycSr face instead of your
back. This is the way babies sleep,
and their methods are scarcely 70 be
improved upon in this particular. All
pressure is removed from the spine by
this means. and delightful feeling OF
restfuiness ensnes. You will drop
asleep Immediately.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-02
DANvILLE RioTER GUILTY.
First Conviction Following Recent
Attack on the Jail.

Winfield Baker, a young man who was
one of the leaders Of the mob that storm
ed the Jail at Danville, IL. few weeks
ago. was found guilty on ave charge of
assault with intent to murder Sheriff
Whitlock. This is the first conviction
growing out Of the recent rioting. The
punishment is confinement in the State
prison on an indeterminate sentence from
one to fourteen years.
The second trial has begun. II is on
an Indictment charging Winfield Baker.
John Walton. Edward Hart, Clay Biddle.
Adam Murray, William Redwine, Isaac
Slade, John Robertson, Thomas Bell and
Bessie Armstrong with rioting, this be-
ing a misdemeanor punishable by fine
and Jail sentence. Hart forfeited his
bond Of $500. which was paid by his
father. Bessie Armstrong was too i'll
to appear and her case was continued.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-02
Foot raa Month pi.ea.e.

In recept treatment OF foot and
mouth disease In France same good re
suits were hs.d WAY outside use Of
sulphate of hrs II was found that
the spread o.. : disease could be
more effectively checked by this treat.
meHt than b. any other method. The
affected aniu.als we're sprayed with a
20 per cent solution Of suirhate OF
iron. The IA uth was washed with a
10 per cent sf,iution Of the same chem
clal aad In scute eases X per cent
solution was administered internally.
to the amount OF liaspints per day Tor
adult ansaAls ana half that Gus lsisy
OF z per cent solution for calves.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-02

feet Is good length. Width of chute
should be the same as yugon box.
Bolts should be used at c, on both
sides, as nails are almost certain to
work loose, or tear the flesh of anil
mails. Double cross pieces should be
used under the door at both ends, and
near the center. Two men can carry
such chute and place 1t in gate or
doorway easlly.--E. Hollenbeck in
Farm and Home.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-02
CONQUEST OF WHEAT FIELDS.
The Annual Battle Between Man and
Nature in Kansas

Nature in Kansas.
The annual battle between man and
nature fought in the wheat. fields of Kan
sas ended about the Goth of July The
army of conquest. equipped with har-
yesters and thrashers, entered at the
southern portion Of the State ana sweep
ing everything before it, progressed
northward until the Sunfower State was
marked by nothing but stacks of grain
and fields of stubble. Over vast areas
the sheaves of wheat were thrashed out
as fast as they were garnered, while in
many counties the wheat was left stand
ing in shocks ready for the thrasher in
the fail.
According to Philip Eastman, writing
in the Review of Reviews for August.
this years wheat harvest in Kansas was
the largest in the history of the State and
the greatest by far of any State in the
Union. Time was when the name of
Kansas was associated in the popular
mind with corn, But the famous wheat
belt" of the West now includes thirty
counties in Kansas, extending from the
northern 10 the southern boundary. Not
county in this belt raises less than a
million bushels annually. 1t is pointed
out that The yield of Sumner County
alone-6, 512 102 bushels--is more than
the combined yields of Maine. New
Hampshire, Vermont, Mississippi. Wy
oming. New Mexico, Arizona. Nevada.
Alabama and New Jersey. Barton
County, which ranks next to Sumner,
called for 4,400 extra men and more
than 1000 additional horses this year to
harvest her crop of wheat.
In 1901 Kansas broke her own record
in the matter Of wheat crops and led the
list of all the States, with more than
$4,000 900 bushels. This was 100000
more bushels than were raised in the
State of Minnesota, although the acre
age of wheat sown in Minnesota was
greater than that of Kansas by S53,S8S
acres.
To the eastern farmer, who is content
TO farm his eighty" the farming opera
tions in Kansas seem too gigantic for
ordinary credibility. A wheat farm of
a thousand acres is a very common sight
in the SHnfower State. In Pawnee
County in fact the average farm is 1000
acres. although there are many larger
ones. To harvest the crop from such
farms of course requires the use of the
most modern harvesting machinery upon
large scale. And a wheat raiser may
own several thousand acres and not pos
sess pillow or harvester. He contracts
for all the work from the time the
ground is plowed until the grain is deliv-
cred at the elevator.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-02

and began shaking hands Then Mike
Looe. rising slowly. held out his enor-
nous fist.
Shake hands. Measter," he said. "lf
yr can lick me. y.s can lick any TWO O
un. You may saca me to-neet and will
ing, but III go bail you'm the right sor,
TO be meaater hereip
SO we shook hands. and from that mo-
ment my physical supremacy was undis-
puted. Instead Of dismissing my late
opponent, kept him ia his place. and
he afterwards became my right-hand
man. After that day, ! had very little
trouble In retaining my due authority as
overseer Of the Gwendoyey mine.
ITO be continGed.l
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-02

The International Association of Rail
wsv Ticket Agents will hold its annual
convention in Salt Lake City Sept. il, il
and II.
A territorial charter has been granted
to the Kansas Central, Oklahoma and
Gulf Railroad Company. with S2g,000'
900 capital.
The general managers of the different
lines running intl Ell Paso have adopted
plans and specifications for union depot
to cost S246,OO0 at that point.
Gross earnings of all United States
roads reporting for the month are s44
9o3. S91. q gain Of 1871 per cent over Lass
year and 20.2 per cent over 1901.
North Pacific coast traffic is develop
ing at a rate that is causing the rail
roads considerable embarrassment TO pro
vide facilities fast enough to take cars
of T.
I he annual report Of the Atchison fol
tvs Ire months ended July 80 shows
Gross earnings. So. SOC. 39T: increase
So. 2l5. 1872; operating expenses, SIS. 42T,
iii: increase. SL527. So; net earnings
$50. 91s, 2s7.
f.. III. Hartman. head of the syndicate
which controls the California Northwest
err, Is planning to make that road par
Of COST System that wiz eventually
have It's northern terminus at Astoria
where connections viii be made with the
Oregon Railway and Navigation Com
panyss hne
The British government has approves
Ssans for ship canal through scotland
f-.,, -, RIA - E,s--h "a sha f'lVda Al
the estimated cost Of $5a.0o0,0oo- NhsT
couapigfed il viii Increase Commercial
fseiiiries hetweeH Iae North Sea and ths
Atlantic The benefits are 70 be STRAIT
s.sS as wei as commercial
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-02
NEGRo.s SENSE OF HuMoR.
difference Between Blacks of This
Country and Jamaica.

difference Between Blacks of This
Country and Jamaica.
The women's missionary societies Of
the Vermont Avenue, Ninth Street,
Second Street and Whitney Avenue
Christian churches have been greatly
profited the p3st week by q visit from
the Rev. G. C. Smith, secretary Of the
negro work of the National Christian
Woman's Board of Missions. says the
Washington Post. This organization
supports thlrty-two schools located In
India, u malea, the mountain region
OF Ke4mcky and in the black belt OF
the south.
NJ Smith has lately returned from
Cur among the schools of the south.
AID relates many interesting anecdotes
of the characteristics aud progress OF
the ,0lored race. He says the negroes
of Jamaica and those OF this country
differ so materially that 1t is difficult
TO believe that they are of the same
origin. Those Oh Jamaica are English
negroes; those of tIe sor.as, american
negroes. The colored people Of ia
n, ca. for instance. are devoid Of any
nSe Of the ludicrous. Rev. Mr.. Smith
has a rich vein OF humor running
through his speeches. but this was lost
on his audience in Jamaica. His fun
NEST stories and brightest saliies were
received there In the most somber
| fashion. But In the south he found
| the negroes with keen relish for the
humcsvas, and bis most subtle analo-
e:es were at once recognized and APP
plauded.
AS an illustration, he gave an incl
dent that occurred in Edwards Miss.
He was explaining why iron hedsteads
had been put In the students rooms.
You see he said. I'VE cannot have
wooden bedsteads. because" and
/ then begaa again. 1--WE cannot have
wooden be,lsteads because they might
get" and still in doubt as TO how
he should express his thought. he be-
gan third tine: You see, we can't
have wooden beds because they might
he infested with--ah---r and again he
paused. A colored man at this juno
ture spoke up: "Bro' Smith. call em
knights OF labor and go on."--Com-
| mercial Advertiser.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-02
Fatteninr STOCK far sIarl<et.

The main object Of the farmer Is
fattening stock for marker. and this
weight is easfest obtained by feeding
corn n order 10 produce fat. Farmers
have long iseen taught BY experience
that fat is desirable quality and that
1t adds to the attractiveness OF car
cass on the STALL Il has been demon
strated at the experiment stations,
however, that the weight proportion Of
lean interspersed with the fat, by feed
ing heterogeneous ration, which means
that, In addition to liberal supply Of
corn, an animal should receive a va
riety OF food that is not so rich IN Of /.
starch and sugar as corn. This fact is
worthy Of consideration.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-02
Loading stock Made Easy.

Without railroads provide suitable I'm
closures and incline for loading ami
mails. the stockman must either pro-
vide some arrangement for getting the
animal aboard the car. or suffer great
lnconSs nienee. A substantial contriv-
ance for loading animals is shown and
described below. Two posts. 2x,tx6l5
feet. a. two posts, 2x4x4 feet, b.
and two 2x4 floor stringers. the neces-
sary floor boards, four side boards. 0 o.,
and two braces. d. are used.
The length of the chute depends
somewhat on material at hand. but 10
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-02

ture of the coop consists OF three re-
movable doors, which are hinged to the
coop as occasion requires, using the
sort of hinges on which blinds are
hung, so that one door may be taken
OF and another put on in minute.
For wet weather the glass door, made
like cellar window, is put in place
(see cutl and keeps the brood warm
and dry. For clear, cold days. but dry,
the turks are kept in the coop by the
wire door. At night all is made secure
by the solid board door, When this
door and the one of glass is used, the
ventilator must be left wide open. Such
a coop costs but little and is entirely
satisfactory. Paul Dispatch.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-02

The recent fad in the fashionable
world Of London is a hotel FOR pet
dogs. This establishment has been
started BY Mrs. Chan-Toon in dainty
house in Belgravla Mrs. ChaR--eon.
year or 50 $50. owned tbc Dogs
Toilet Club IN Bond street
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-02

Rear Admiral Grieger is in command
Of the squadron of Russian warships
which was sent to Constantinople to Inn
press upon the Sultan the Importance of
complying with the Russian demands for
certain reforms in Macedonia, in order
TO prevent further occurrences such as
the murder of the Russian consul at
Monastir. Krieger is one of the most
triIssted admirals Of the Russian navy.
He commands the Mediterranean feet.