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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
ARunaway Bicycle.

Terminated with an ugly cut on the
leg of J. B. Orner, Franklin Grove, I'LL
It developed stubborn ulcer unyield-
ing to doctors and remedies for four
years. Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cured. It's just as good for Burns,
Scalds Skin Eruptions and Piles. 25c,
at A. J, Johnson's drug store.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30

1t adds spice to drsary life, encour-
ages the human heart, lifts one out Of
despair, breathes new life and confidence
That's what Rocky Mountain Tea will
do. IS cents. A. J, johnson.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
Insurance Commissioner Host has rul

Insurance Commissioner Host has rul-
ed that, after January 1, insurance COM
panies will not be permitted to do more
than one line of business under one Ii
cense, the attorney general having held
that to allow boiler, plate glass and FIRE
insurance, under one permit, is contrary
to the statutes.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
For Sale Or Rent.

A blacksmith shop at Westby, Wis,
on reasonable terms; very desirable To-
cation for the right man. For particu-
lars call on or address Davidson q
Grimsrud, Westby, Wis
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30

An horse boiler and 8-horse engine
also shafting and pulleys
@. A. FAVOR, Viroqua.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
Pare Rred Poland chlnas

Hogs of both sexes, eligible to regis
try. For sale by
J. Fl. MCLEEs. Viroqua.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
Stock Hogs for SAID.

Registered Poland Chinas; also Short.
horn bull calves, all ages.
G. O. HOMESTEAD, Westby, Wis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
Breeding Sheep for Sale.

A number of yearling and two-y ear
old Shropshire rams. Price 81 to SIC.
Call on or address G. &. TATE,
La Fargo. Wis.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
APPeRTIoNMENr OF TAX IN VERNON COUNTY.

The following table compiled
OF taxes for Vernon county for the 1908 Thst a levy $50
O9 levied
county tax land purchase for asylum and house addition There
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
SOME COAL PRICES

Hard coal stove size 500
Hard coal nut size s.. so
Hooking screened lump 86 90
Delivered In lots of 1900 lbs. or more
Terms cash VIRoQuA LUMBER Co.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30

The Prohibition national convention
Is 10 be held in Kansas City on the Goth
OF June.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
Why not buy your monuments

at home and save the 10
per cent agent ices. We
handle all kinds of gran.
lite and marble and all
sizes large and small Of
monuments and mark
ers. We also handle all
kinds Of
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30

The Sparta Democrat, one Of the best
local papers in Western Wisconsin, has
been disposed of by D. c. Streeter to
Mr.. Ellieott, a rev conner from the
east The Democrat has been hand,
somely printed and ably edited. Clark s
Mccoy having been at the head Of all
departments during the past year
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30

Tom. Barrett for years an employ of
the CENSOR, has adj ed one Of the latest
modern presses TO his Peshtigo printing
plant Barrett has been very successful
in northern Wisconsin, fact his many
Viroqua friends will be pleased TO Learn.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30

The last issue Of the Westby Times
entered upon the ffth volume of its
publication. A new baby st the editors
home too Both ends OF tho Times out.
Fl improve with age.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
Cemetery
Fixtures.

Be sure and see rs be-
fore you purchase.
Write for designs, sizes
and prices.
Place of business on
South Main street.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30

- ~ '1A' - 0''9'Ae per ecu
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-12-30
AMONG TIE BRETHREN

The Readstown Herald made a very
credisabie showing in Christmas mum.
Der, giying birds eye view Of the viii
lage. some other illustrations Of the
towns enterprises, with historical re.
view of the place and section.
The state herald., 1903-12-04

AT the hearings before an uptown
magistrate the other day an old man
was brought in. charged with drunk.
enness, says the Philadelphia Ledger.
He had been there before, and the
judge knew him. He finally prevailed
upon the judges clemency to let him
so. promising TO take the pledge.
But want one more drink, Just
one more" he pleaded. Il amt got
another cent Say, jedge, buy me a
drilk, and 1t will be the last"
A saloon is right acrOis the street,
and the magistrate said:
We'll. John. think you mean well,
Go over and tell the bartender that
you want drink and that will
stand for II. II he doesn't believe you
tell him To come to the door and shout
to me. and | shall tell him 1t Is all
right"
with many thanks the old fellow
went across the street 10 the bar.
Say. Mike" he said to the barten.
der Let me have quar- Of whisky.
The Judge will stand for H."
The man behind the bar was skeptl.
cal, however, and went to the door of
the saloon and shouted over to the
magistrates Office. is It all right,
judec?"
res" said the Judge. thinking that
he referred to one drink.
And the old reprobate dashed out a
The state herald., 1903-12-04
WAS TOO FAR AWAY.



Maisie was the daughter of rich
merchant, and therefore She could
afford to be romantic. To her most
young men with black mustaches and
an inclination TO cheat the barber of
his Just dues in the matter of hair
were heroes of high order. Papa
Spillkins' cashier was this sort Of
young man, and Maisie decided that
her heart and both her 6a. hands
were his alone. One day she met him
in the street, but he passed her by
with an distracted air.
Papa" she said sadly that even
ing, 81 saw that handsome cashier of
yours this afternoon. 1t is sad TO
think that he should be chained to the
dun routine of an Office. He is a poet,
| ain sure. He has such a heavenly,
far'away look in his eyes"
Yes" snapped old Spillkins an.
grily, "and that far away look isn't
confined to his eye. It's all over him
just at present He bolted this after.
noon with as much of my money as
he could lay his hands upon"
The state herald., 1903-12-04
"Jusr RUN ACROSS


Some people make an intelliHcn,
study OF food and got on the right
track tpurc food others aro lucky
enough TO stumble upon the right
way out Of the difficulty Just as a
Phlln. young woman did
She says: II had suffered terribly
from nervous indigestion. everything
seemed 10 disagree with me and was
on the point Of starvation when ono
day happened 10 run across n demon.
Htratlon Of Postum Food Coffee at one
Of the big stores here.
~ took a sasplo home end sample
o, Grape Nuts M well aud there tried
them again and found they agreed
with me perfectly for months I
made them my main diet and as the
result am restored 10 my former per.
feet health and can eat everything !
want to.
"whon spoke 10 my physlclaA
about Grape Nuts he raid 4, Ia mos,
excellent food " Name given by Pos.
tum Co. battle Crock. Mich,
There's reason,
Look for the famous little book.
"The Road to MELVILLE" In every
package OF both Postum and Grape
Nuts.
The state herald., 1903-12-04
GRATEFUL. HAPPY WOMEN
THANK PE-RU-NA FOR THEIR
RECOVERY AFTER YEARS OF
SUFFERING.

Miss Muriel Armitagc, 80 Greenwood
Ave, Detroit. Mich, District Organizer
of the Royal Templars of Temperance,
in recent letter. says:
think that a woman naturally
shrinks from making her troubles public.
but restored health has meant so much
to me that feel for the sake of other
suffering women it is my duty to tell
what Pcruna has done for me.
suffered for five years with uterine
irregularities, which brought on hysteria
and made me physical wreck. tried
doctors from the different schools OF
medicine. but without any perceptiblo
change in my condition. In my despair
/ called on an old nurse, who advised mo
10 try Pcruna, and promised good re-
suits If ] would persist and take it reg
ularly. thought this was the least I
could do and procured bottle. knew
as soon as l began taking it that il was
affecting me differently from anything
had used before, and so | kept on taxi
ing it. / kept this up for six months.
and steadily gained strength and health.
and when had used fifteen bottles i
considered myself entirely cured. am
a grateful. happy woman today
Miss Muriel Armitage.
Peruna cures catarrh OF the pelvic
organs with the same surety as i, cures
catarrh OF the head Peruna has be-
come renowned as positive cure for
female ailments simply because the all
ments are mostly due to catarrh. Ca
tarrh is the cause OF the trouble.
Peruna cures the ea,arrh. The symp-
toms disappear.
The state herald., 1903-12-04

greatest exhaustion. This is n very COM
mon sight and is almost always due to pei
vic catarrh.
1t is worse than foolish for so many
women to suffer year after year with dis
ease that can be permanently cured.
Peruna cures catarrh permanently. il
cures old chronic cases as well as n slight
attack, the only difference being in tho
length of time that it should be taken to
effect cure
II you do not derive prompt and satisiac-
tory results from the use OF Peruna, write
at once to DIR. Hartman. giving full state
ment of your case. and he will be pleased
to give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman. President Of The
Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus. Ohio.
The state herald., 1903-12-04

Does anybody know London, even
along one single level Of It's multitud
nous planes OF interest?
No bank manager knows all tho
banks. No cabman knows all the the
aters and places OF entertainment. No
policeman knows all the police, the
county and the coroners' courts, Nc
news agent knows all the publications
No fiddler knows all the bands. Nc
gourmet knows all the restaurants. Nc
postmnn knows all the postoilices.
There is too much Of London TO be
learned In nm ordinary lifetime. Re
porters who have been visiting every
corner of the metropolis for years ind
II necessary 10 look mp their directions
on the map. and even then the odds
are that they Will be In doubt rs to tho
best means Of getting thcre.-London
Express.
The state herald., 1903-12-04

Mrs. GEORGE WALLACE, Jr.,
of Elmira, N. Y, wife Of
George Wallace, broker, Of
West Water Street, and living
at G67 Baldwin Street, says:
"In March, 1897. was cured
of kidney and bladder trouble
by Doan's Kidney Pills. My
physician said at that time that
my life could be saved only
by nm operation. Night after
night l had been kept awake
for hours at time with ter
rible pain in my back, and the
secretions from the kidneys
were in as bad a state as pos.
siblc. ] suffered with hemor.
rhages frequently and was In
a weak state. Four boxes Of
Doan's Kidney Pills cured me,
and ! now gladly reendorsc the
remedy. because during the
time which has since elapsed,
nearl Y seven years, have never
had the slightest sign of a
return of the trouble"
The state herald., 1903-12-04
Cooking by Electricity.

II is now announced that Mr.. Edi-
sons new charging machine" as he
calls his perfected battery, will at first
cost $3.50; but reduction In price.
says writer in the current Harper's
Weekly, is promised. 1t is claimed
that TITS battery will run your auto
mobile, light your house, cook your
meals, and do almost any other odd
Jobs of motive order that you like
to impose on it. Some details of the
battery have just been made public.
The cells are oblong in shape four.
teen inches high five inches wide and
three and one-half inches thick. They
weigh fraction over fourteen pounds
each and three of them represent one
horsepower. These cells ut the body
Of vehicle, side by side, and are con-
aected by insulator wires.
The state herald., 1903-12-04
Mistake OF French pIploma,..

II il the custom In Abysslnla for all
foreign missions 10 bring presents Ia
King Mcnollk. The French some
years ago brought lot Of Partisan
mechanical toyB-shcop that squeak
cd. pigs that ran about on their hind
legs and dolls that talked. They
thought such things would be certain
10 tickle the fancy Of n dusky king
Monollk looked nj thcm for n moment
with disgust and rage, then he thrust
thom aside. 40 YOU think, he nskod
that am child or savage. that /
should delight In toys7" Tho Russian
and English omisHarlos showed a
trucr insight into his character. They
brought him Mauscr pistols. royolvors
and tho latest and best rifles they
could buy. lie was delighted. These
are gifts worthy to be received by a
warrior and klnF," he declared. Tho
Influence Of the Russians and English
over Mono'ik dates from that lucky
Incident,
The state herald., 1903-12-04
Reads Like a Miracle,

Friarspoint. Miss. Nov. 30.-The
Butler case still continues to be the
talk Of the town. MIR. G. l.. Butler, the
father of the little boy, says:
THE doctor said my boy had disease
of the spinal cord, and treated him
for two months, during which he got
worse all the time. Finally the doctor
told me he did not know what was the
trouble. The boy would wake up dur
ing the night and say that he was
dying, He would be nervous and trem-
bling and would want to run from the
house, saying he saw ugly things
which frightened him. After we had
tried everything else, ] read an adver.
tisemont of Dodd's Kidney Pills as a
cure for Nervous Troubles. pur.
chased some and used them until he
nad taken altogether eight boxes when
he was sound and well with not a sin
gle symptom of the old trouble. This
was some months ago, and feel sure
that he is permanently cured. We owe
TO Dodd's Kidney Pills all the credit
for his restoration to good health"
The state herald., 1903-12-04
WHAT SICK KIDNEYS CAUSE

KIDNEY COMPLAINTS. - Din
bctes, Bright's Disease, Infiam,
nation of the Kidneys, Dropsy
Swelling of the limbs or body,
incessant pains in the back OF
loins.
BLADDER TROUBLES. - In.
fiammation of the bladder, in,
famed passages. pain in passing
urine, incontinence of urine, toe
much or too little urine.
URIC ACID TROUBLES
rheumatism, Gravel. Govt,
Gall Stones, Lumbago.
NERVE TRoUBLEs. Neural.
gia, Sciatica, Nervous Collapse,
6lceplessness, Melancholia.
Many other disorders are
caused directly or indirectly
by faulty kidney action, and
can be reached and cured by
Doan's Kidney Pills. This
remedy has cured every com
plant recorded above, and over
10000 testimonials prove its
surprising merit.
so cents per box, Of all deal
ers, or mailed on receipt of
price, by addressing Foster
hilburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
The state herald., 1903-12-04
Only Used II for Colds.

When Miss Marie Manning. nutho-
OF Judith Of the Plains" (Hlarpers).
was staying In the Catsklll mountains
recently, Ia n neighborhOod where tho
winter consumption Of hard cider II n
noticeable feature Of domestic life, she
met boy gathering apples, He said
he was gathering them for hard cider.
and that II was the intention OF his
family. consisting Of four members, TO
make twelve barrels Of tho same,
Miss Manning. kuppresSing her sur
prise. asked him II he was sure that
twelve barrels would be enough for his
family for one winter,
"oh. yes" said the boy, earnestly.
COZ we don't use Il 'copt for colds!"
The state herald., 1903-12-04
WAS SPOILED BY SUCCESS.
eeJuar Woman Like Many Other
Members of Society.

VCUlpCIo ~ SSN'>NJs
Julius Chambers tells in the Reader
how in 1887, while he was editing a
paper in Paris, he conceived the idea
OF putting on his editorial staff an
old acggar woman who had two wood
en- legs and who was wellknown
Sigh. on the boulevard So he paid
her a regular salary and had brilliant
interviews written with leading men
and women of Paris which he pub.
lisk"d over the signature The Little
Old Woman on Two Sticks" He says:
1t soon became matter of pride
among English and Americans to
know the wretched creature who had
become so famous. Money was show.
cred upon her by American and Eng
fish visitors who had not fathomed
tho humor of the situation and verita-
bly, accepted the inference that the
besgar was on speaking acquaintance
with all the notables of Paris. The
episode finally developed into farce
because the old woman's vanity was
reused by the attention notoricty
brought her. She could not read Erg.
fish. knew nothing about the contents
of the articles and actually nattered
herself into the belief that she DOS.
sessed physical attraction for the
Senerous'heartcd men who gave her
aims or patted her tenderly on the
shoulder Like many another useful
member of society, She - spoiled by
SUCCESS and one day struck for higher
wages"
The state herald., 1903-12-04

A rich man looked upuu 70 poor man,
And there was envy lu hin breast!
The lucky rluh nnn wore me rainrnt
The other Wa bat poorly ditHFrd
The flrh mnns hnHyrr hlHECd With Jewels.
Ton thousand men NJ VIII UhoYed!
knottsi
Ana mRfttd with bruises toll had made.
The rich man. No he stood ihef" gazing,
Forgot HE power IN The lhud,
A Nd rnvird the dnNnaitnhdrn poor man,
rsr no could shave with either hsss
The state herald., 1903-12-04
FIRST KIDNEY PILL MADE.
THE ORIGINAL DISCOVERY.
THE ONLY GENUINE.

WIN. II. NEIGHBoRs, the well.
known jeweler of West Main
Street, Wytheville. Va, says {:
Some four years ago an attack
of grip settled in my back, and
l have suffered off and on ever
since with a dull, heavy aching
across the small of my back,
always more severe in the
morning. 1t was difficult for
me to stoop or straighten, and
If | sat down for any length Of
time 1t was hard for me to
arise. ] took two boxes of
Doan's Kidney Pills, and the
dull, disagreeable aching left
me-"
The state herald., 1903-12-04
Don't Rent a Farm-Buy!

Colorado farmers can get good irrl-
gated land, best of water rights, splcn-
did crops, and pay about the usual
rental for the use OF the land, In three
years theyIl own 1t clear. The best
chance to get good farm ever offered
In the state Write to-day to The
Colorado Bureau of immigration. Zepl
Chas, Felt, president, Majestic build
ing, Denver, Colorado.
The state herald., 1903-12-04
II. B. McCARvER Of 201

II. B. McCARvER OF col
Cherry Street, Portland, Ore
gon, inspector of freight cars
for the Transcontinental Com
pany, says: II used Doan's
Kidney Pills for backache and
other symptoms of kidney
trouble which had annoyed me
for months. l think a cold
was responsible for the whole
trouble. 1t seemed to settle in
my kidneys. Doan's Kidney
Pills rooted it out. 1t is several
months since | used them, and
up to date there has been no
recurrence of the trouble"
The state herald., 1903-12-04

LuCAs Comfy.
FRANK J. CmrNHY make. oath that he e senior
partner of the arm OF y. !. CuESEN Co, doing
business In tho city Of Toledo. County and state
aforesaid and that said hrtn will pay the sum OF On
HUNDRED DOLLARS fof each and every case OF
CNr.nEH that cannot be cured by the use Of HALL :
CATAREH Cum.
PRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed In my presence.
this 9Th day Of December, A. u. 1850.
A. ". GLEAsoS,
n Notary Pabho.
Hairs Cstarrh Cure "a taken Internally. and acts
directly ca the blood aud mucous surfaces Of the
system. Send for testimonials free.
=. J, CHENEY CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, sSc.
Hairs Family ftlls are the best.
The state herald., 1903-12-04

DR.. W. A. Shepard, OF Colorado Springs,
Colo, has had n most wonderful career in the
treatment Of tubercular diseases. especially
consumption OF the lungs aud the sore throats
with hoars.ness which so frequently accom-.
panlcs this disease. Some OF his greatest
trlumphs In treating this disease have been
In treating tubcrculnr bowels. His patients
when cured live In any climate without any
fear that the disease will return. He sends
interesting literature to all Inquiries
The state herald., 1903-12-04

A ST. Louis Worlds Fair informa.
ton Bureau has been established at
s36 Seventeenth street, Denver, In
charge Of Phil p. Hitchcock, where
information will be eheeruily fur
nIshed.
The state herald., 1903-12-04
When Your Grocer says

he does not have Defiance Starch. you may
lie sure he Ia afraid TO keep II until his
stock Of " OF. packages are sold. Distance
Starch il not only letter than any other
Cold Water Starch, hut contains 10 on To
tho package and sells for same money - ~
OF brands.
The state herald., 1903-12-04

American newspapers every year
pay in wages sSO,OOO,OOO, and receive
$50, 500. 900 for subscriptions. and $685.
900 900 for advertisements.
The state herald., 1903-12-04

Some grorers 'ny they don't keep De-
nance Starch because they have stock In
hand OF la,z b, ands, which they know
cannot DO sold to n customer who has ON .
used til. 10 o.. pkg. Defiance Starch for
same money.
The state herald., 1903-12-04

A physician snys that the stomach has
nothing to do with S.asiCkncsH Perhaps
he IL right but soHSickncsH has good
deal 20 do with the stomach.
The state herald., 1903-12-04

DE righteous said Brother Dickry
is ~ bold IN a liou. but dry alut ma
dnu"nc. twiNt him en- de wicked Wen
he's cronsiu' pasture en- mad bull
takes after hint
The state herald., 1903-12-04

Mrs Homcr-They say that Mrs I.asher
has entirely lost her mind. Mrs, Neigh
bOrr-Wsll, I'm not az al SURPRISED. She
had a chance.
The state herald., 1903-12-04

II Il sometimes rather rough on tho
brides father not only to have to give
her away at the wedding but a big slice
of his fortune with her
The state herald., 1903-12-04

MAN r. the superior of 100 other AMI.
mails" said the naturalist THAT may be-
your experience said the old s'n cap
tain, But you ought 20 have heard the
way parrot ! hud could swear"
The state herald., 1903-12-04

MiIlie-Docs your papa have turnover
collnTs2 Rohbic=NCss they're all turned
over TO me when he gets through with
them.
The state herald., 1903-12-04

A million dollar gold nugget was 70,
Gently taken out nt-lSut hold on, We can
print the rest until the patent medicin,
man puts up full reading notice rates.
The state herald., 1903-12-04

That setter OF yours looks like a dccid
setter"
The state herald., 1903-12-04

IL because made by an entirely different
process. Defiance Starch Is unlik. any
other, better and ono third more for 10
osnta.
The state herald., 1903-12-04

at beats air how good a cigar you chr
buy for . cents II YOU buy the right
brand. Try "Bullhead"
The state herald., 1903-12-04

Ths secret Of the popularity NJ Baxter =
"Bullhsnd" 5-cent cigar IL revealed In ono
Word-"Quallty"
The state herald., 1903-12-04

81 understand Hlghrollcr has taken a
tumble" Yes he lost his balance ut the
bank"
The state herald., 1903-12-04

The peninsula of India, which in
area is half the size of the United
States, has population of 5000 900,
Of whom 200, 100000 are farmers.
The state herald., 1903-12-04

A young man refuses TO believe that
girl knows how to kiss unless he has 1
direct from hrr own llps.
The state herald., 1903-12-04
DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS.

Patrick. you haven't given fresh water
TO the goldfish" No miss. they amt
drunk what they had"
The state herald., 1903-12-04

lido not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption
has an equal for coughs and eoidS.-JoHs y
Borki,, Trinity Springs, Ind. Feb. IS. i20a
The state herald., 1903-12-04

England may be the mother country
but the United States seems to be TIT
father-ln-law country.
The state herald., 1903-12-04

A smile Of satisfaction goes with one o,
BaNter-s "Rullhead" i-cent clgars
The state herald., 1903-12-04

The snlvationists In southern Colorado
are all right 80 long as they dwell In
Amity together.
The state herald., 1903-12-04

Probably the mule kicks because hi,
owner doesn't use a steam pillow.
The state herald., 1903-12-04

It's as difilcult TO convince a stubborn
man ns II Is to fatten a windmill by run.
ming corn through II.
The state herald., 1903-12-04

Has Mrs. Lowboy any marrlngeable
dnuFhtersT No. but she thinks she
The state herald., 1903-12-04

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES color
more goods, brighter colors. with less
work than others.
The state herald., 1903-12-04

" YOU have smoked a Bullhra3 t-crrt
cigar you know how good thcy are. II
you have not, better try one.
The state herald., 1903-12-04

No woman ever makes a fool Of q
man: she merely develops him.