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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-10
An Wanted the Sovereign.

At certain London church the co..
lection used to be made in nicely en-
broidered bags. but, 50 many old but
tons and stale pieces Of ch0ct late be-
ing put in. it was decided lc try
pilates" instead. The first Sunday TIE
usual number of coppers and three
penny pieces We're put in. but amongst
them bright yellow shi Nc piece was
observable.
ON the Monday morning there were
more callers than usual ut the vestrr.
some Of them with the same applica-
ton. After a short interval another
came with the same.
"Oh. ] am 50 sorry. hat put a
sovereign into the plate yesterday hy
mistake Could l have it. as I really
cannot afford it,"
what said the vicar "Yon are
abe fifth that has been To nae this
morning with he same application. but
the church warden has jus, told me
that the supposed sovereign was only
a Silded shilling"
One out of every four persons who
die in I.or6on die s'on D,-hlEs rhsr7+r- sc
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-10

removal lrum Aylcsbury prison and ex-
press the belief that she viii be released
within two or three months. Charles
Russell, the barrister who defended Mrs.
Maybr said Mrs. Maybrick has been
released from Aylesbury prison and has
been taken to a retreat, but where | can
not say. She will soon be restored to lib
erty, but l cannot tell you how SOON"
Release Sought for Years.
For nearly fifteen years the friends of
Mrs. Maybrick have sought her release.
Every possible influence he's been brought
to bear time and again. Influential
Americans had inaugurated many move
ments to secure a pardon for the woman
who, they thought, had been unjustly
condemned, but all ended in failure.
1t was in Liverpool in August, 1889,
that Mrs. Maybrick was found guilty Of
numbering her husband and condemned
to death. This verdict the home office
was induced to commute to. life impris-
onment.
Crime with hich She Was Charged.
Mr. Maybrick was a victim Of the ar
senic habit. 1t is related by a 21r.
Greenwood of Norfolk, Va, that he used
1t in large quantities, enough to prove
fatal to n person not accustomed to its
use. Mr.. Maybrick was a chronic sufferer
from stomach difficulties and nervous
prostration. He was taken II in July
1889, with acute gastro-enteritis. and died
after a few days illness.
Mrs. Maybrick was very much dis
liked by the brothers of Mr. Maybrick
her pert, American ways" did not please
them, and a conspiracy was formed by
them, 1t was alleged, 10 cast upon Mrs.
MaybFiek the suspicion OF having poi
s0ned her husband with arsenic. She
was tried before an eminent judge, Fitz-
james Stephens. and defended by the late
Sir Charles Russell, afterward lord chief
justice OF England.
Since the trial it has been shown that
this eminent judge was suffering from
mental arrangement at the time of the
trial. which ae'.rrts for his otherwise
unaccountable conduct He displayed
prejudice; even before the inquiry com
menced he made On the bench remark
about the case which the papers next
morning characterized as "a CHASTITY judi
cial joke" During the trial he was un-
fair in his rulings. harsh in his language.
lictatorial and self-assertive to the jury.
Ever since the trial the opinion has been
prevalent in both England and America
that an innocent woman mad been unjust
ly condemned.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-10

dozen sharp white ones. Besides, il he
stopped to straighten this tangle, he
would lose sight of the greater one which
was taking him away. Thon, too, Sam
and Lima in their earnestness might
greatly have exaggerated matters. He
decided to continue his journey only add
ing this one more item to the score he
would settle with Louis lie Dru in the
future.
Its all right, Sam" he said, after
moments reflection. you have done
quite right, both in telling me and keep
ing your own counsel otherwise. Don't
speak of it now. aud caution Lima from
me not to speak of il, either. unless
now, mind, Sam-unless something seri-
Gus turns mp before l come home. In
that case, do you 20 straight to my uncle
and Mr. Leslie and tell them both all
you know. You understands
Eyes. sab. Use do It, Marse Vance"
VERY well. Unless something detains
me, l shall get back in about two weeks.
And, Sam-I'n going TO trust you with
this much--my journey closely concerns
Mr.. lie Dru. | hope to come home pre-
pared to settle this matter thoroughly.
But for your life mt let hint of this
escape you"
"No, sab Use shu. my mouf up
tightern clam she'll"
''See that ron do Unless fail in my
object. Mr.. lie Dru will not marry either
my cousin or Myra Leslie"
''Marse Vance. | hopes you won't fail,
Deed does - calculated Sam, feryent-
",
At that moment long whist broke
upon the air.
Hello, Sam.' cried Vance. there's
the whistle at the lower bridge. We've
no time to spare, if | don't lose the
train"
Sam whipped up his horses. and the
train moved into the depot just as he
stopped at the platform. Vance jumped
out Of the wagon. snatched his yalise,
threw Sam a half-dollar. hurried into the
office. and lad barely time to purchase
his ticket and spring on board before the
train swept away.
TO be continued)
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-10

much TO 10 with Tue foreign relc lions
OF the country by virtue Vi its partici-
patton in tie treaty-making power.
There IRE some Senators who, in
theory and practice, differ radically
from the Secretary of State They
seem TO think that the relations OF
the whole country to foreign nations
are an appropriate field in which to de-
velop personal and political rancOr, and
seek for partisan advantage at the ex-
peHse Of the whole country. If they
cannot find at home political issues on
which their party may ride imc power
they, in search of such issues, play pol
Itics with the foreign relations of the
government. careless Of the injury they
may inflict upon the credit and pros
peritv Of their country.
1t is unfortunate that Senators who
have been trying to make political cap
ital out Of an Important treaty now be-
fore the Senate have not that high
sense of patriotic duty and of regard
for the welfare of the whole country
which Secretary Hay put in one freg-
nant sentence. They should 90 to
school to him until they have learned
The difference between the foreign and
domestic affairs # nation. Every
man in public life should know and
respect it, but rhere are Senators who
do not They nave made themselves Sc.
conspicuous t,!at it is not necessary to
name them.-Chicago Tribune.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-10
CATCHING RED FOXES.
Ingenious Method Pursued by an Old
MINING TRAINER.

Maine Irhpper.
There is no animal in the Maine
woods possessed with more cunning
than the red fox, says the Bangor
Commercial. There are many different
ways to catch Reynard but there is
one old trappet in the forests Of this
state who perhaps stands at The head
Of the list in catching foxes. He has
"a manner Of catching these animals
which he calls his secret" a plan
which he learned when a boy in Yer
mont and has successfully used for the
last twenty years.
Fox skins or pelts bring a good price
and from the beginning Of the cool
weather in october throughout the
winter the hides are in fine condition.
Steel traps. bait ard many different
things are used by different trappers
in catching foxes, but this old trapper's
secret stands at the top
His manner of procedure when after
the little red dogs is somewhat as fol-
lows In a part Of the woods which
Is known to be inhabited by foxes
and they can ue found In nearly al
sections Of Maine-this trapper with
steel trap, some cat meat il it can be
procured and some skunk musk, pro
eeeds TO set his snares. Cat meat
makes the best bait, but other meat
IA race OF beef-wil do.
GolEA UP a brook. wading with rub
Der boots so that no scent viii he left,
he makes small drain or canal from
the brook into which the water viii
flow This little canal is always dug
out with a stick 50 that the llands do
not come in contact with the the earth
and no smell of a human being is left.
A small stick is then ser upright in
the middle of the stream or little canal,
the point being an inch or 50 under
water. and the bait Is put ON that so
that ii looks as If resting on the water.
As this necessarily has TO be handled
small amount of skunk musk is put
on it so that no scent is left.
The steel trap Is then sunk under
water where the canal or If it is in
the brook proper, cut few inches
deep On the plate OF the trap, where
an animal has to step to be caught. is
put small sod which lies half in and
half out Of the water, as IL it were a
small island This is but few inches
from the bait on the stick.
The result is plainly seen. No AMI
NAL win wet his feet II there is dry
land to step on. and Sir Beynard. com
ing after the meat resting 50 Tempt
ingly on the water, steps on the little
island or mound TO yet il and Is lost.
A trap OF this kind Is never fastened
down. as an animal viii tear Itself
loose oftentlmes if securely held. y
fair-sized stick is attached by rope
or chain to the trap and the fox can
not drag it far, as that catches on all
the trees, bushes or Whatever is in the
way.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-10
MRS. MAVERICK FREE
HER PRISON DOORS OPENED BY,
SPECIAL ACT
Liberation Is Finally Granted Ameri-
can Woman for Whom Two conti-
nents Have acknowledgements Abode
Unknown.

Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper, OF Lon
don, says that Mrs. Florence Maybriek,
the American woman who was serving
life sentence for having poisoned her
husband. has been released from the
Aylesbury female cor riet prison on spe-
cial license after nearly fifteen years
imprisonment Hef mother, Baroness De
Roques. the paper says, had visited her
the previous Saturday, and evidently
was the bearer OF important news. The
governor of the prison on Sunday confer
red with the prison officials with view
to arranging for tie departure Of the
prisoner, which was carried out ve.y
quietly.
Present whereabouts Unknown.
Where SHE now is remains a mystery
which no one in authority shows any in
clination to clear. Reports from various
sources conflict and help to confuse those
eager to learn the truth. Tie London
Daily Mail prints a story that MIS-. May
brick is now in liverpool and that the
following conditions attach to her release
from prison: That she viii not appear
on the public stage or write book of her
experiences and shall in no way endeayor
to attract public attention to herself. 9th
er newspapers announce Mrs Maybrick's
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-10
THESE ROYs WORK.
Raise $40 Acres of Corn, for Which
They Receive S4,I54.52.

Raise $40 Acres of Corn, for Which
They Receive 81, I54. 81.
BY mdustriously tending patch of
corn all last summer three Missouri
boys earned not only the handsome
sum of 81, 154,52, but sufficient distinc-
ton to have the fruit of their industry
selected to be one of the features Of
Missoui's exhibit at the Worlds FAIR,
and to cause the commission to place
their photographs in u place of honor
in the Missouri building.
The boys are John, George and
Joseph Christian, aged IS, 1G, and L.
years respectively. They are the sons,
c. ~ Christian, and their home is in
Tarkio. Atchison county. The work
was all done between May and Nov.
/, and the boys are now in school
The Christian boys accepted an offer
from Davis Rankin of Atchison county.
Missouri, who is the most extensive
cattle feeder in the world Mr.. Rankin
has 10000 acres of land in Atchison.
county, and each year he raises corn
on from $4,000 to 20.0G0 acres.
When the Christian boys applied for
a tract of land on which to raise corn
Mr.. Rankin promptly turned over ii
tract of $40 acres and agreed to pay
the boys II cents for every bushe OF
corn they wouhi raise.
Hitching six Missouri mules to u
lister the boys went to. work This
machine plows. harrows, and seeds all
ut one operation. They worked Ike
Trojans and soon the $40 acres were
al planted Then the boys had a
breath spell When the corn began to
grow another task appeared for them,
and three times the growing corn had
to be cultivated Again was requis-
tion made on the Missouri mule, and
six We're attached 10 each of three two
row cultivators. The weeds were kept
down, the soil loosened, ana the corn
grew. This corn was gone over three
times Meanwhile the grain grew and
ripened. and when November rolled
around the harvest was begun.
Up to this time the worl, of making
the crop had been done altogether by
the three boys. Extra help was en-
poyed in the harvest, however. and
when the corn was gathered and
measured into Mr.. Rankin's great corn
bins it was found that the boys had
grown 34.G21 bushels Of the grain. At
u cents per bushel this netted the sum
Of $4,154.52 and Mr.. Rankin gave
them check for that amount.-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-10

When Secretary Hay was asked for
a statement in regard 20 the ruuored
settlement of the war crisis IN the East
he made an answer which contained
this feliciteus phrase: The State De
partmeut never plays politics, but in
the foreign relations of the govern
meut aims To represent the whole PEG
pie"
This is rs it should be. II is pity
that the same cannot be said of the
United States Senate, which has 50
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-10

DO so, dear Florry. You see, n mere
trife---thc dropping of a card photograph
-has led to this journey, and whatever
it may result in"
$50 it did. Vance"
''Well / must say good-by now. I will
write as soon as | have anything to tej
He took her hand in warm, strong
grasp.
'Good-by, Vance. Take care Of your
self"
Il will. Do you the same, Florry.
Heaven bless you, dear, good girl, for the
sister that you are to me. Take a broth
er's kiss before l go"
lie bowed his tall head ..hd lett kiss
on Forry's lips. But her heart scarcely
beat faster, for she had not schooled
herself in vain. She could honestly say
brother" to Vance Douglas now.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-10
PROF "

The matter of feed is of
tremendous importance to the
farmer. Wrong feeding is
loss. Right feeding is profit.
The up-to-date farmer knows
what to feed his COWS to get
the most milk, his pigs to get
the most pork, his hens to
get the most eggs. Science.
But how about the children
Are they fed according to
science, a bone food if bones
are soft and undeveloped, a
flesh and muscle food if they
arc thin and weak and a blood
food if there is anemia2
SCOTS Emulsion is a mixed
food; the Cod Liver Oil in it
makes flesh, blood and muscle,
the Lime and Soda make bone
and brain. It is the standard
scientific food for delicate
children.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-10
RIinciIY F-;nnus.


Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain in one of
his financial reform" speeches had
this to say Of the United States tariff:
america is the strictest of the pro-
tcctive nations. 1t has a tariff which
to me is an abomination. it is so inn
moderate, unreasonable and Guneces-
sary. and although America has profit
ed enormously. think it has been car
ried to excessive lengths and l be-
lieye that n great number of intelligent
Americans would gladly negotiate with
us iuF its redu.' m" And now the
best thing that Nh Chamberlain can
do is 70 search out those intelligent
Americans" and Nc gotiate with them
on the lines he desires and which
would gladden. the hearts of those
Americans. The negotiations would do
no harm, as neither he nor they have
any responsibility to either Great Brit
ain or the United States. But if for a
moment he has the idea that this
country would consent to break down
its protective system for Great Brit
aims advantage, he is a blin6,;' fatu-
Gus as when he allowed the Roer war
TO break out whon Great Britain was
in no way prepared for it.-Salt Lake
Tribune.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-10
Brief Comment.

Mr. Bryan appears TO have worked
his way home.
The Republican national convention
will make the platform this year.
Senator Teller is well named. What
he doesn't know is hardly worth tell
ing
The Democratic re2rEanizers, natu-
ra!iy enough, eyince some reluctance
to Jump out Of tie Bryan frying pan
into the Hearst tire
From Bryan to Hearst would indi-
cate in q startling manner the fuuiiy
Of all effort 70 save the Democratic
pary.-Sloax City Journal
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-10
Beware of ointmi nts for Catarrh that
Goutain Mercury


as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derango the Whole system
when entering IL through the mucous surfaces.
such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians a. the
damage they will do is tenfOld TO the good You
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by T. J. Cheney y Co, Iole-
do. O.. contains no mercury, and Is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood and mu-
couS surfaces of The system In buying Halls
CataTrh Cure be sure yOu get the genuine, II Is
taken internally. and made In Toledo, ohio, by
I. J. Cheney Go. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists price &c. per bottle
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-10

y curious effect is noted in the
Andes There is an iun half way up
The direct route. where aSceutiers and
deSccndtrs frequently meet. the fer
MGR half overcome with Increasing
cold the latter overwhelmed by iu-
crcaSinc heat.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-10

killing the trusts with free trade is
like eating onions u sweeten the
brcath.--Moravian Falls Il. c. Yel-
IDy Jacket
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-10

not submit to Il tariff against indus
trial interests directed in favor Of the
importers. Experiments are unsatis-
factory to the industrial interests Of
the country every day in the year
Sheffield (Alal Reaper.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-10

To expect defeat is niue-teaths OF a
defeat itself-F. Marion Crawford
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-10

The human race. they tell us. has
been on earth at least three hundred
thousand years Until within the last
hundred, practically no gain was made
as 10 the ease or rapidity with which
one might Journey from one place to
another Abraham could travel a., fast
as Arthur Young. JUDGED, the modern
ness Of orr present methods comes
over me with great impreSslveness
when l recall the fact that can re-
member the days of the Pony Tx
press"
But steam and electricity have revo-
lutionized the world. Combined with
human curiosity ana the love for adj
venture, they have turned us into Il
race Of globctrotters. Il is interesting
10 notice how soon che most startling
char gcs and tie most wonderful in
vertions become commonplace 10 us.
The son OF the man who contcntedly
took week to get from Boston TO
Washington. now finds himself per
hapS profauely impatient If a train Is
an hour late. or he has To wait five
minutes 10 get the nse of Il telephone.
From The Influence of Travel by
Miuot J. SaScgc. IN -Four Track News.
by an English law, passed in 1866.
it was provided that silver penny
called sterling, should equal in
weight tbirty-two wheat grains, well
dried and taken from the center of the
ear. This is the origin of the grain
weight.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-10

One out Of every four persons who
die in Lordon die ION public charity
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-02-10

Monkey ing with the tariff is soaring
oil Al corners. because the country will
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-10-22
Womdn'S U)orld

degree, it is nevertheless a contrast the
same in kind. The whole organization
or woman is formed on a plan of great
er delicacy, and her mental structure
Is proportionately more refined. 1t is
farther removed from TIE struggling in
stlncts of the lower animals and thus
more nearly approaches cur conception
of the spiritual
AS an illustration of the superior -~h-
cacy of The feminine ptrceptive fac
ulties, it may he mentioned that (as
SHOWN by careful eXperiments) the
touch sensitiveness Of women is much
more acute than that of men. 1t is
difficult to tell the difference between
nickel ard a s. gold piece simply by
feeling the two coins; yet there are
many women who can do it. In re-
spect to other senses they exhibit an
equal uperiority-doubtless owing to
a higher develo Jment of the nervous
system which in the female of our
species Compensates TO some extent for
the inferiority Of sex in point Of mus
cular strength.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-10-22
I'LL DO MY BEST

1 may not paint a perfect masternieca
NOR carve a staue by the world con
fessed NoH-
A miracle of art yet will not cease
To do my best.
MY name is not upon the rolls of fame
lis on the page of common life i'm,
pressed,
But III keep marking, marking Just the
same, ny
And do my best.
AND II see some fellow-traveler rise
far lar above me, still with quiet
breath
1 keep on climbing, climbing toward Tho
skies, Wv
And do my very best.
1t may not be the beautiful and grand.
But L must try to be so careful lest
1t fail to be WHAT put into nv hand
My very best
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-10-22

a eIf-addressed envelope. There are
several different ways. but one way or
another is sure to cure you.
NJ. B. R.-What can do for thin,
scanty pair of eyebrows?
Paint them every night with a sam
els hair brush dipped in olive oil
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-10-22

Miss TT have two deep wrinkles
between my eyes. Is there any way OF
getting them out?
Yes, massage them with the finger
tips every night. Use skin food often
recommended here.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-10-22

H.-G,-What do you consider the best
and the cheapest skin food? would
like to make some, and l do not want
to spend much money.
You might take a cucumber and cut
it up in olive oil. Stew it gently for nr
teen minutes. Then add a lump of white
wax as BIZ as walnut TO an ounce
of the olive oil. Beat as it is cooling.
and when cold pour into wide mouth
ed jar. If there is any water on top
pour off. 1t sometimes happens that all
of the cucumbers viii not mix in fine
oil. The cucumber can be strained orr
nr left in the cream to thfcken it.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-10-22
MARIAN MARTINEAU's ADVICE
Chicago Tribune.)

No Name: 1t is impossible to send
you a dietary without knowing your
general health. There are people Who
can live entirely upon skim milk;
others would sicken with this diet You
might try going without drink with
your meals for awhile. That is easy,
and Will not weaken you
Miss CT weigh just 200 pounds. ]
am feet 3. What would you do, and
do you think l can ever reduce?
Yes. indeed. You can reduce by diet
ing and exercising. Don't drink with
your meals. Don't even take soup. Eat
your food dry. You will begin to lose
weight at once.
T. H. Mo remove superfiuous HAIR
try the treatment often recommended
in this column. If you have lost it send
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-11-09
chiekasaw Legislature.

The Chickasaw legislature, It is said,
will probably adjourn this week after
being in session for the past two
months. Before adjournment, it Is
stated that a special committee will be
appointed to make an itcmlzcd account
Of the nations financial Conditio for
the purpose Of enecting a settlement
with the Choctaw Nation.
The delegation recently appointed
by Governor Johnston will go to
Washington next month to watch the
interest of the nation in the matter
uf legislation.