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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-01

1t is uuwise - keep more stock than
can be accommodated with good shell,
ter and variety Of food, Good care
comes back in the form of increase in
Yield of product or weight of the ami.
mails. but il the attempt to keep too
many. thus eyowding them, the ami,
mails will not thrive as well as when
the number is SMALLER.
The farmer vile can sell an article
from his farm witho,,t taking from the
land any OF its fertlliz'ng elements is
sure to make profit if he cost of the
labor is not toe heavy. When fat is
stored on an animal or hutter is a
product the soil loses none of its fer
tility. as all of the starch sugar and
fat on the farm comes from the air.
Plants absorb carbonic acid gas and
give of oxygen through the agency OF
their leaves, and it is this carbon in
the plants which finally becomes con
verified into butter, lard. Suet, etc
A large number of German farmers
will come TO the United States to study
our farming methods. making three
months tour through the States 10 the
Pacific coast and investigating general
farming. livestock raising. horse
breeding tobacco raising >'ugar-beet
culture irrigation, the stock yards, ex-
pertinent station work and the work
OF the United States Hpartment OF
Agriculture. which will furnish a guide
for tho trip Il will Lex under the aus
pices Of the Germau Agricultural So
ciety, which has just completed 4
building AZ Berlin, in which will bH III
stalled a bureau modelled after rnat at
washington
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-01
Doing the snrinr Plowinr.

DotH& tne spring EtoWiuS.
With the vision of acres of soil TO
pillow before him, the farmer begins 10
see the advantages of fall blowing
under certain conditions. If a portion
of the soil was pbpwesi in the fall all
necessary this spring is 10 harrow it
and prepare the seed bed. If the bulk
Of the plowingg IL TO be done this
spring the first to be plowed should be
the sod land This is contrary to the
operations OF most farmers. who pre-
fer to get all the growth possible in
the early spring TO turn under. but
there arr advantages in early blowing
of sod land to Offset any that may
come from obtaining the grass growth
TO turn under II the sod land Is plow-
ed early it will resist drought much
better for In its preparation for crop
the sun will have no chance TO dry II
out rapidly as 1t Will later IL the plow-
ing is left until then Then, too, there
is the advantage of being able to get
out to sod land before it would be pos
sible to put a pillow into soil that has
been under cultivation. Try the plan
this year and compare the crop with
that in former years when the sod
land was the last to be plowed. - st.
Paul Dispatch.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-01
ItNtrn ltnrlv pntnfnes.

Two quarts of seed potatoes were
kept by one of our Minnesota readers
on shelf in the kitchen, where they
could get the light from end window
and the heat and moisture of the room
April l to May 3 when they had made
sprouts four to six inclses. stocl1y and
green. and roots one or two inches
long. They were cut TO two eyes and
carefully SCI eighteen inches apart in
rows Commenced using July 4 and
had four quarts per day until October,
Al large smooth and meaiy.-Ameri
can Cultivat0r.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-01

\ simple terminating apparatus can
be made from two ordinary plates and
a piece of flannel cloth. Fold tile cloth
and lay it in one plate placing the
seeds between folds Of The cloth, which
should Inc moist but not dripping.
Cover the whole with another plate
Inverted and stand ia warm place.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-01

by local applications. as they cannot reach tins
diseased portion of the ear. There IS only one
way 10 cure Deafness. and that Is by eonstltu-
tionaI remedies Deafness Is caused by an In,
famed condition of the mucous lining Of the
Fustachlan Tube. When this tube gets nfamed
Inc and when it is entirely closed Deafness Is
the result and unless the Inflammation can be
taken OUT and this tube restored to us normal
condition. hearing viii be destroyed forever;
nIne eases out OF ten are caused by eatarrhl
which IS nothing but an iniamed condition Of
the mucous surfaces.
raSe Of Deafness (eaused by catarFh) that cannot
he cured BY Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for ELF
su'N' > F.J.CHENKY CO., Toledo, O.
81 Sold BY Druggists, 75e.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-01

the most economical arrangement pcs
sible, and would be particularly desir-
able for use in the stall of horse in
clined to be- restless and wasteful in its
manner of feeding. Indianapolis
NRMS
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-01

These are all good points. and, as
stated, warrant a test of the variety
as soon as possible in any locality
where potatoes are grown for the mar
ket.-St. Paul Dispatch.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-01

IA interesting chapter on tie evolution
OF the horse was presented TO the As
sembiy Judiciary committee when the
automobile bill was under consideration
Il was maintained that in the wears
gone hy the horse had not reached The
advanced stage Of intelligence with which
II is endowed at the present time ami 50
II was necessary to take extreme pr,
caution not TO excite its temper By any
thing tending to induce fright. The
horse has become so educated. If il
claimed. that the approach of even the
most monstrous apparition is necessary
To be accompanied by i-reat speed AMI
much noise and devoid of anything and
everything with any sembIauce of man
to cause animals TO become frightened.
Ii was further asserted that 40 long as
sny apParitiou or fearful object APP
preached slowly, in the event that the
horEe saF a man connected with IT,
there would be no fear because of the
associa'lon of the. man. Irrespective of
the verify of these statements some
amusing incidents were related of the
time when it was supposed 10 be neces-
sary to 90 to extremes in order 10 avoid
frightening horses. One of those refer
ueu b0 an Oiu dummy line that operated
on public street twenty years ago. The
appearance of the unsighty borseless
monsters created havoc among the horses
and in order to avoid runaways the man
agement secured stuffed horse which it
attached TO shafts extending in front Of
the motor cars. The stuffed horse. how
ever created more of n panic than the
motor cars did and they were not used
long, The appearance of the locomotive,
the electric car and the bicycle it VAS
claimed had 50 neryed the horses to
monstrous sights and so educated them
that there was not the danger of driv-
ing with the horseless wagons in The
country as the Legislators. or at least
some of them. seemed to think Some of
the farmer members make free to say.
however, that they are willing to accord
certain superior intelligence TO the city
horse. so far as monstrosities are con
cerned. occa stoned merely by custom. ard
they voice the view that it will be a
long time before the country horses get
used TO the automobiles to the extent
that it will be safe to drive them up 10
a rapidly moving machine and until that
time comes chauffeurs cannot be made
to exercise too great caution on the coun-
try roads.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-01

For two years the slaughter of cows.
heifers and calves for sale as meat is
prohibited il the Transvaal, under
penalty Of tJO fine or six months i'm
priSonment
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-01

II the test is made during cold wealth
err care must be taken to stand the
plates where the temperature will not
fall much below 30 degrees +. at night
and will be about 65 or 10 degrees dur
ing the daytime.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-01
No Fanlt of Hi.

Poets are born, sir said the
naughty person with the uncut hair.
as he pocketed his manuscript.
Sorry" replied the weary editor,
but I really can't help e."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-01

Whether one has IAN ear for mu-
Sic or not he is sustained by music
in major key AMI depressed by minox
Strains.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-01

During six mor;ns there were 121849
cases Of buhonic plague in India. villa
a3.5I9 deaths
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-01

History tells Of a woman Of Rome
who had twenty-three husbands.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-01

Men suffered sadly IN the comparisons
that were presented by the women in adj
yOcating the woman suffrage measure he
fore the joint committees 1t was
grand opportunity for the women to get
even with the many indignlties they feel
they have been subjected to by legisla-
tors and the opportunity to get even was
too strong to resist. One fair speaker
pointed out the woman was selected to
typify all that was good and pure and
beautiful. There were the three graces;
nearly every art and science and every
symbol of prOgressiveness is made to
take the form of women; there are won-
en- in marble and in bronze about the
capitol and capitol grounds. signifying
Wisconsin's progressiveness, and on top
Of il all, woman was depicted on every
coin of value, every coin of silver and
gold, while it was equally true that the
only coins on which men were depicted
were coins of copper and brass. Then
neatly turning the comparison into IN ar
gument, it was contended that IN the
eternal fitness Of things men had deem
ed it wise to 50 recognize the superb
GRITTY of women. but by strange inconsist
ency, Wthe yielding all that was good
ana true 10 women, the men StiIl wished
to hold the III aloof and not give them
the right to vote. All of which caused
one cynical mind to murmur that the
cause fot the inconsistency. the reason
for Keeping women afar off from the bal
lot and politics. was that they might be
retained in their innocence and purity;
that they might serve to remain as the
application of the ideal and the unattain-
able in politics and to retain for them
selves those things that render them the
more attractive by the refreshing con
trast with man.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-01

The Democratic members of the As
sembly had a social hour in the commit
tee room of the Senate committee on as
sessment and collection of taxes the 9th
er night, when Judge LemoreauX was
afforded an opportunity of meeting and
making their acquaintance. Thomas NJ.
Kearney was ais, present. but while
both gentlemen had appeared and argued
against the passage of the freight com
mission bill. not Il word was said ut the
meeting touching that or any other indi
gidual bill There was some speech
making. Representative Martin in par
ticuar making passionate speech, hold
ing that the Democratic members should
stand together and establish a record
for Democracy. The meeting was an in
teresting one. for up to the present time
it has been impossible for the Democrats
to unite on any proposition. Quite a
number of caucuses were held earlier in
the session, but because Of the inposSl-
bility to reach an agreement the meet
ings were given up. There will 'oba-
bly, be no further attempt at caucus by
the Democrats of the two branches, in
asmuch as one of the members o. the
Senate has announced his intention of
not participating in any caucus move
ment
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-04-01

The barberng Dill was reIused 'hiFo
reading in the Assembly more OH ac-
count of the fact that mennefs cousin
cred the clause relative To tue terms 'hat
apprentices shan serve was zoo iohs'
more than anything else. 1hey were tii-
able TO accept the view that there Is any
thing in the barbering business which re-
quires an apprenticeship OF three years
and so sought TO amend 1t by cutting
down the term TO enc year. The drgu-
mcnt of many of the memeers was that
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-29

night he did not go direct from Mr..
Jones in Maryland. to the home of Mrs.
f. r. Quesenberry. of Machodoc Creek.
in King George county, Va. as has been
stated. but landed at aBrnsfeld. the home
OF DR.. Abram Barnes Hooe. in the hope
and for the purpose of receiving medical
treatment by Or. Hooe-,reatment that
would enable him TO make his arduous
: journey with less discomfort.
Finding that Dr. Hooe's magnificen.
mansion. which had so long overlooked
the broad Potomac for many miles. had
+ been reduced TO a heap OF ashes. and
! DR.. Hooe and family gone. Booth and
! his companion. Harold. rowed some two
miles further down the river to the mouth
/ OF Machodoc Creek thence a mile or
so up the creek TO the Queensberry home
/ IN Mrs. Queensberry's vicinity there
lived a man who owned One-hoTse spring
wagon-one Of the few such vehicles to
be found anywhere in all this section Of
the country al the close Of the war. and
this man agreed 10 convey Booth from
Hooe's neck across King George county
to Port Conway on the Rappanhannock
river
So cIeverly and suco essfully did Booth
keep his identity concealed and so IN
suspecting were the people here that
Re was enabled TO consume all this time
in getting from "Hooes Neck" on the
Potomac TO Port Conway. on the Rap
pahan1ock. without being detected. Mr..
E Wexford Mason. who had Just recent
- returned 10 his home in King George
from the Confederate service. started 20
h. cid rsr he
Rappahannock. for the purpose Of pur-
chasing q wagon Arriving AZ the ferry
at Port Conway MI Mason Unexpectedly
met his acquaintances. Messrs. Ruggles.
Raiabridge and Jett With them ard
among Others about the ferry was
stranger who attracted his attention BY a
constantly and remarkably maintained
retiCence
There was nothing about Harold. the
other stranger. 20 attract his attention
and he soon lost sight of hin But The
Teticent yet restless and peculiar manner
Of the spare pale. urshsven faced s1rsng-
er aroused his curiosity and when an
opportunity vas afforded Nr. Mason r.
marked 10 Mr.. Rugglcs that II vas rather
strange that he CRuggies1 ia not intro
duce The stranger. However. 10 intro
ductfon followed
Soon The party % rneu-inciutiug NJ
Masor-vas n the ferrvhost and soing
toward the Carolina shore. Here Nr.
Mason noticed that NJ BzinbridEe car
ned a crutch and a cane Usthort using
or seeming - have use for either. where
ucon h was thus cueTie<s. say. Balm
bridge what r. ;hc d. ara yea carry
frr = crsr-rh and z care for uhf;e vas.
a-e without an afiraent>
oh vei- Just for amusement -
Piled Bainbrstge. after brief pause AR
Mason said. Darn poor amusement
); s>azs - ma crg;cs 49, cAss cA<K..<
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-29

/ around for amusement: you must be hard
up for amusement. cambridge. Thu
crutch and cane belonged to Booth. but
Mr.. Mason did not know this.
When the ferryboat landed on the Car
olina shore the party separated. Mr. Ma
son going one way and Booth. Harold
Jett. Bainbridge and Ruggles going an
other. Mr.. Mason having failed TO as
certain the name Of the stranger"
MIR. Mason returned TO his home that
night and the following morning started
back to Caroline. with a pair Of horses
with which 10 bring the wagon OF which
he went IN search the previous day. This
time he found a number OF soldiers and
others at Port Conway all OF whom, IL
seemed. had just crossed over from the
other side Of the river. In the midst OF
the group Of soldiers was an old-fashioned
+, curtained carryall wagon. which was be
/ ing driven by a colored man whom Nr.
Mason had known for many years
Sitting erect and motionless on one Of
! the seats OF the carryaE was this same
stranger" who had attracted Mr. Ma
sons attention when crossing the river
the previous dsy. No; s,lspecting thai the
preached the driver and azlcea. Who IS
this you have IN your wagon. cd man p
The darky. in a suppressed and treTub-
ling voice answered. i; Is Booth. the
man what kilt the President. You see
he IS stone dead now-day done shot
hirn-and they 20; re here carrying dis
corpse over yonder somewhor. % de Pc
tomac."
In the presence Of the soldiers and
without weighing his words. Mr. Mason
exclaimed, Great God, this IS the same
man that crossed the river with re yes
terday-Bcoth, Il that Booth Why.
VAS with him yesterday nd did not know
y 10 be was
NJ Mason then made inquiries. where
Upon til colored man told him about ere
capture the burning q The barn etc. ard
told where the fatal sallet struck Booth.
Mr.. Mason here raised curtain. and "a
seeing TIE wound IN Booths head. lust
behind The left ear. exclaimed
why. that Was no rife ball ~ al Toa
tod me that b was shot SfTn ne
didn't you III swear a pistol b1iies made
that hole n Booths bad, No riss n
ms c-owd carries 80 su-su a bullet a.
ihat, I've beer handing -ises and pistoi-
too long not 70 know a pistol bail from
q rife bah
Why. r. must have killed hinsssf ~ffh
q little pistol cortiaee1 Hr. Naecn-
NJ Aasons Era;ltoszs exciaznztionz snd
comments. and especially bis dseizsa ton
thar p crossed fh@ rfs@r zlfh Both
fh- previous day. npE attrzctrs rs-ie-si
officers - Is sd ard - void have
been there SRI thea s-rez,ed ard tskeu
% Has1sagTpz zs witness Or -z.z9i-
cious cazrzct~r'- bat for 3 tir,siy irc.-
dent L seemed Fhzf - crowd vas
Minus s hcrs~ - two VIII WITH %
ero.s &tzS S<orxA - - Po:seE@< 40
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-29

while Mr. Mason was elaborately dis
clissing the wound. etc. his horses were
objects 20 be coveted
one Of the party. not or the soldiers. re-
marked. with an apparen; sigh OF relief.
Wen take one Of this mans horses %
Mr.. Mason forgetting his dignity. ex-
claimed, III be -- 81 YOU or any other
man on Gods green earth shall take one
Of ms horses No. sir III shoot the man
who attempts 70 take one Of my horses" -
Colonel Conger. attracted by shsrp
words. FASTENED 10 the scene and. In a
most courteous ard gentieuls My manner.
assured Mr.. Mason that his horse should
not be touched. remarkinE. we came
here for one purpose. and that was 20 get
Booth. We have hin-thats All We want
and no man IN this crowd shall modest
you or anything belonging 70 sou or TO
any one else
The horse episode attracted attention
from the statement that Er Mason had
been with Booth. and ne lost no time IN
getting away from Port C0nwsy Being
reminded later IN he day that wha, Ne
had said would cause hts arrest az a Wit
ness. he hied himself 70 the neighhorlnE
jungle and remained So hiding Tor some
days
From thzt day to this Mr. Mason has
stou;ly adhered 20 the theory and belief
that Booth took his oyn life rather than
surrender or BE- captured alive 10 de-
clarss that II - Impossible for ths wound
in Booths head 70 have been made ~
fife bullet. arguing ihz; the bullet
Was 10 larger than a certain variety a
the English pa smaller buiief than
~as carried - any shooting iron usod
b. soldiers az thaf time. Re argues other
points in suppoTt % he suicide tseory.
ard says that hiz hrE; conviction that
Booth was shot by a sr-sn pas;oI IN his
or hand vas 1zz-S not oniy upon his
extended kno~iez3Ee q ard eTp.-rssr~s
Eith r-esTua. mt gJoa a wound WHICH
hs received during TIE var
The village q Port CONWAY. WHERE Nr
Mason ret Both and party. AID where
They crossed ths Rappahsrnock. - ff1t
without sorns irf@restlnr history - u
rot en1y ore - tie oi5est FgHzxer fn VIZ
gaia. ard vac ri o1ir onr - ~ rrsFf
important ports ~ tbs cosnfrg fnore fslas
century aEo. ~; !; - 80 bs-rhplzce
. Jarnes gsdia8o IRE fssrfh F-g-sfse-f
q to United States
ne Rape hzn1ocs rtT~r f. l~ss stzn
haif a ME 1ste ~ Port C1.zzy sd a.
recfly ospazste tbs sflisEs = po-f Eoysi
81 Cerosf-e oe1rtT. With - soFa IT, DE-
flact5on - besnE 90 = ~ ol8ezt tsra-
n ths rait-f ssat-s sutsessinx Paas-
GetpAlz ard fhs sfh~r issxe eifiss q -
COUNTRY
The ferr5ba@t - =aieA Booss zas r~sfy
Crossed TIE Rsfszssn-ees sd ;se fern
fFarchass az tat Place h<Iosxss 20 ~
yTHIlsrz RoIHas zho 6se5 a BsfIs raors
fAsn a Te1E srr- he Pert coa~ag
ferry I'D h-~~a f. o9~rafiaz rzzzT yssrs
ve<s Ia c.sE go s<sss 49, 2zz u>s
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-29

for many generations the only ferry tia,
MAS on the Kappa ~ nnock river. except
the one At Freds rick shurK some thirty
miles above. Hence Booth had % max.
the long circulteus trip from Hoes Neck
TO Port Conway. having been informed.
~ Il supposed. that az no other point
could ne Ind facilities for crossing ths
Rsppahsnuock into caroline county.
SiHce It has been sid that NJ ~ II.
Rugsies. one ~ the geniIanea who hsg,-
pened % cross tho RaplahanBock pnh
Booth. r. survived by 70 VERY near rsla-
tivss. q may Dc proper g. adj hers
that his brother Major Edward = Rug
giles. f. sili living and H. ore ~ The ssost
prominent citizens and axrleulturists -
King George county. Tfe VAS fos Yeas
prominent 81 politics and publle Affairs
and for few years D. represented Klnz
George and Stafford counties ln the gen.
ersl Assembly ~ virginia
There Stands nov a psrsiusfuon ire.
or the banks - Gsfnbo creek q short dis
tsnee from the home n afrs D. r.
GSussenherrY. On Nachogoc Greek. ans
some o. The cid citizens - thar cora.
rnuniiy declare thsi Bgefa and Iiarols
left their boat nloore8 q sass ire Nhes
they started scsoss ths eounfry in q waz-
on t0Esrd Port ConNav TIE Hhesfs
II fhs riekefY sprinx wagon oocsals.I .
corner ln an I'D biaessfsifh's slgp -
King George cosnfg ~ 90 Is fsz gssfs
sgo. Several sesTs after fb~ cios4 q 80
var fhls Blacksmith ship ~a- rented 81
operated - ~ cd ooiorea man 40 a.
ways aid fhat ire shssis were ia -
shop WIS - foek cszsRe ~ n ara -
silyeFstifiaus war - fhsf he uosliS r~ser
touch thrra. - they Tsnaairs,l. cssf cow
sr~1 and deeayfrg. 81 thaf carr.sr a. iens
a. me eia man nVea
What s~casrs - fhas1 80 wsEra Sh~~.s
after his DEATH - raf knowu = T. h~1sev-
81 fh~F were rr-erffaes ~ e are ~ttrh
f@=froyef garf - ne 90 sh1s q -
years ago