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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-06
LOST IN AN OLD WORKING.
Missouri Miner Nearly Meets Death in
An Abandoned Mine.

an
For five days recently Tom Morrow.
miner of Joplin, Mo, was lost in
some disused chambers of an abandon
ed mine. He was crazy when he found
his way out and his black hair had
turned gray. Morrow is a miner with
eccentricities, and month ago he told
his wife he believed he could 90 under
the city of Joplin by following the
drifts of abandoned shafts. She
thought it wild dream of his and
paid no attention, but when he disap-
peared with the family lantern she
knew that he was carrying out the
idea suggested some time before When
he had been absent day or two she
became alarmed and his friends were
informed of his disappearance They
We're not anxious to enter the under
ground path themselves and look no
steps to FIND hi:n. but waited for his
return.
Though maniac when found. Nor
rows reason is returning, and he has
some recollection of what occurred. 1t
seems that during the early part of his
journey he suddenly came upon body
of men working. They did not see him
and he beat retreat. At another time
he came to a shaft that descended
from the drift in which he was walk
ing. Although he was already many
feet beneath the surface of the earth
he descende still further into the
ground.
Il was after going down into these
deep drifts thai he completely lost
his bearings. In vain he searched for
the shaft through which he had en-
tered the deep passageways. He failed
to find an outlet to any of the drifts.
All of them ended abruptly in walls of
dirt and stone. How he ever escaped
from this underground tomb he does
not remember. 1t was while in these
passageways that his lantern failed
him. For four lays he told the time
by striking matches and holding them
near the face of his watch. Then the
matches gave out and he lost all reck-
oning of time.
1t battles his wife and friends to
know how he effected his escape from
the underground prison. They think
that perhaps after he had become de-
ranged an instinct came to him which
directed him in the right course.
Morrow thinks that lie covered a dis
lance of many miles. lie calne out of
a cave 4 mile from the opening through
which he entered.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-06
snarks from the wire..

The Pn.ssian supreme court has decid-
ed that strike picketing is lawful if con
Quoted from a building where the pick
cts presence is not Objectionable to the
tenant.
A radium factory started in Germany
has many hundred grain orders on its
books. The company receives 5000 a
grain for the product and it is unable to
meet the demand
The Beaumont Confederated Oil and
Pipe Line Company has been placed in
the hands of a receiver on the application
II S. j. Won Koennertz. who alleges that
the company is insolveDt.
E'clr robbers entered the grocery store
Of Blackmer Brothers in Hornellsville
\. ", and blew open the safe with dyna,
mite. getting only $40 The explosion
nearly wrecked the building.
Gov. George S. Boutwell, of Massachu-
sets was elected president Erying Win
slow secretary and David Green Has
kius. Jr., Treasurer of the New England
Anti-Imperialist League at Boston.
In a street duel at Columbus. Ohio,
between John Garrett, saloonkeeper,
and two robbers. Mike McGinnis, one Of
the highwaymen. was shot in the breast
and the saloonkeeper in the arm.
Nettie s Abbott of New Hampshire,
distant relative, has Sled notice OF
contest OF the viii Of Gordon Mckay OF
Newport. K. l., who bequeathed several
thousand dollars to Harvard University.
Two Bulgarian missionaries named
FurpajieiT and Popoff have left Vienna
for New York TO tear the United States
to raise money fo@ destitute Ma1eelo-
mans. Both are graduates Of American
colleges. the former OF Princeton and the
latter OF Hamilton
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-06
stick to Your Business.


1t IS the man who hammers away
that succeeds. The last two years
have given great hog prices. Many
rushed headlong into the hog business.
The hog market is very discouraging,
as a result. Many win call the
business Improbable and viii, perhaps,
undertake ne growing or feeding of
some other class of live stock.
1t takes time 10 he prepared to
handle hogs properly, and the mar who
does it in profitable way will not lose
money when the prices are low; and II
he sticks 10 the business, the rising
tide that is sure to follow every de
pressed or glutted market will reap
him a nice profit.
The same is true in regard to the
raising of any class of farm animals.
Cattle, sheep, hogs and horses have
their ups and downs in the market.
The winner in the end is IT,, one who
chooses the class of animals he likes,
prepares himself to take care of them
well, uses good blood, and continues
business through adversely as well as
during the balmy days of prosperity.
Generally speaking when everybody
sells out and prices are low, is good
time to stock up; when everybody
turns buyer and hogs, cattle or sheep
are eagerly sought for. it is good time
to sell. The sure certain road to a
good income is to choose line of work
ations are really side lines and can go
with the ups and downs of the market
st. Paul Dispatch.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-06
Telephone on Farms.

Farmers are getting rural free de-
livery with It's opportunities for saw
ing time and money in shopping; in
the more thiekly settled portions of the
country they have rapid transit by troll
ley lines, and in some parts, notably in
the West, they enjoy the advantages
in business and farm operations of ex-
tensive telephone system. Far remov-
ed from the daily paper, with its
weather forecasts, the farmer can keep
informed by phone of probabilities,
and thus escape loss in crop time.
When he himself is away from home
the members of his family have tel
ephone at hand. giving them the means
of quick communications with neigh
bors. as great protection against
providers as is the possession of a
shotgun or a revolver The telephone
on the farm is cultivator of neigh
borliness, a saver of time and trouble,
and protector of the home.-S1uth-
ern Farmers Magazine
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-06
Earn, Notes.


The German = 'pire and the United
petitive exhibits in forestry at the
Worlds Fair.
The United States Government has
commenced the work Of irrigating p
100000 acres of land in Central Wash
ington from the Spokane river.
An excellent way to test seeds s
to place a few between two flannel
cloths, dampening the cloths with
warm water, placing them in a warm
location and keeping them moist. Some
of the seeds will terminate If kept
at an even Temperature. Another meth
Cd is to plant n few in a cigar box fill
ed with earth.
The winter is the tine to clean up
the farm. ON some farms the waste
water is thrown nCar the house; dead
grass and weeds accumulate, and filth
in various forms exists, Cold weather
hides many disagreeable things, for
then there are no odOrs, but the filth
remains, however, and decay begins
with the warm weather and spring.
Every farm needs a good cleaning up
at least once year.
Beets are always In place FOR pigs.
a limited quantity being very useful.
A small allowance of them will be
eaten by pigs in the raw state. They
may be cooked in kettles. and corn
meal. middlings or other grain added.
Some chopped clover hay added to this
mixture viii help give it volume and
make a particularly desirable porridge
for breeding stock For fattening AM
mails the hay need not be used.
IL butter is a speciality on the farm
tie pigs are necessary to insure a
profit. In tie winter season the feed
Ing of skim milk and buttermilk to
pigs Is the best and cheapest mode OF
| making pork. With a clover patch
for the pigs to occupy in summer and
/ a mess Of bran and buttermiik al night
they will grow rapidly without any
| other food. II pigs are confined Ii
pens they should have the grass GU.
and thrown into the pens, as the9
should have some kind of bulky food.
/ In the good old times" says the
New England Farmer, farmers very
often kept their wool for a consider
able time, sometimes for years, wait
I ing for a rise in price. There is no
! temptation in these times 10 do this,
! because there Is no reason TO suppose
that wool. low as its price Is, will ever
/ get rauch above its present level. But
il was always q somewhat risky bust
ness To store wool unless it was put
away with very great care The SAT
est plan. undoubtedly, is 10 dispose
OF each clip at current prices,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-06
wheelbarrow for Winter.

There is more or less carting to be
done on every farm, and 1t is not al
ways a good plan TO do the Juggling and
waste more or less strength. which
might be saved by the sled wheel
barrow. The illustration shows how
easily the farm barrow, whether Of the
box type, as shown, or It'll the fiaring
sides may be utilized. A broad runner
Is made (see figure y of two pieces,
of inch board, with sn upright piece
which holds the runner to the axle of
the barrow
This runner is faced with sheet iron
1.-THE blacksmith can pat it on at small
EXPENSE, which also runs up at the
ends. Remove the axle from the bar
row. If 1t is round as 1t probably is, and
insert a square axle Of wood. Have
a piece of iron made like that shown at
figure .. and apP,y 1t TO axle and
runner, as shown Ia figure 3. 1t should
be screwed to the upright strip, which
is fastened II the runner, and bolted to
the axle THIS sled barrow can easily
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-06
DISCOVERING A MAN.
The Story of Tramp and Homeless,
Friendless Dog.

The Story of a Tramp and Homeless,
Friendless Dog.
A tramp came slowly up the village
street and stopped to lean against a
post. We looked him over In his rags
and dirt and general toughness. and
wondered whether there was any ten
der sentiment left in his soul. One
thought of him as having craving
for strong drink-Jf being ready with
q lying tale of diStress-of adding TO
his degradation day by day.
No, such a man could have no senti-
ment left Some might have even won
dered il the soul had not rebelled and
parted company with the body BY
and By, just as an officious looking
constable was about to order the vag-
rant 10 move on, he was Joined by
dog that fifty represented him. He was
a cur of low degree in color, build and
spirit, who had Jagged on the way TO
gnaw a bone in the ditch. He was
an estray--a homeless, friendless can
inc, and yet it was not so. The tramp
smiled as the dog came up, and when
the animal licked his hand he snapped
his fingers and said:
Il was waitiu' for ye. Bob, and rest
in my legs at the same time. Find
anything to eat2 Well. l haven't.
Don't seem to be any free spread in
this town to-day. Ready to go ahead,
old dog?"
The tramp was still a tramp as we
saw lin, but his words OF kindness to
siIs. cur. who owned TO his mastery told
us that he had once been a man. The
two had just moved out into the street
to jog along, the man furtively glanc-
ing around as If he fully realized the
hospitality of his kind. and the dog
following close at his heels for protec-
ton, when a runaway team turned the
corner. There were cries of warning,
bur the footsore man did not move
quickly enough and was run down.
When they had carried him into a
stable and the doctor told him that he
had not half an hour to live, he looked
around for a few minutes and then
asked for his dog. The animal was
brought in and the crowd fell back that
he might get TO his master. The man
painfully stretched out an arm, and
the dog lay down on it with whimpers
Of satisfaction.
Bob said the dying master, I've
come to the end of my tramp, aud we
must part. Together we have padded
off a thousand miles on the highways.
We have slept in barns-uTider hay
stacks. IN fence-corners-in the woods.
We've had good luck and bad. but
we've shared and shared alike. You've
heard me whistle, old dog. as l thought
of the future. and you've seen my tears
as I remembered the past. I'm only
tramp, Bob, with the world agin
me. and you have been the only friend
to stick TO me It's a pauper grave
now, and you'll be left alone and
friendless. It's not for me, Bob. but
It's what's to become Of you. WIN you
find a new tramp master? Lickin' my
hand. poor old dog, and can hear
your whimpers, but it's turning dark
and the road is long-and Bob, old
dog"
And we turned away our heads and
whispered, each one to himself: BE
hold. he was a man among menr'-
Detroit Free Press.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-06
CHAPTER VI.

The visit at Douglas Hall was only
the beginning Of the merry round OF
calls, tea parties, picnics, rides and ram
bles enjoyed by our young folks. to many
Of which friends from Frankfort and
Lexington were invited. And at all OF
these Mr.. lie Dru was the bright partic-
ular star-of the ladies.
More gentlemen than Vance would
have seen him take his departure for the
sunny South without one regret. Vance
only allowed his lame foot to lmprison
him for few days: then he joined their
pleasure parties as eheerfully as il not a
care clouded his mind
One morning they were talking OF a
b,cnic to the falls. when he turned TO
Louis and remarked, careIessly, BY the
way. lie Dru. you have visited the falls.
have you rotF"
Il have rot had that pleasure" an
swered Louis. why do you think so p
only because, if / remember rightly,
yoa were coming from that direction the
morn when first we met
Il had only missed the turn OF the
road which | had been told led TO Doug
las Hal. and as soon as / discovered
my mistake turned and gale ped back
to find il. finding you instead"
His explanation was so naturally Civ
en-. that even Vance accepted it in good
faith. Silly Vance, to Imagine that so
old deceiver as Louis lie Dru could too
caught in a trap so simplei
lie had forgotten the existence OF the
Douglas family until he met Vance and
Marcia SO unexpectedly. lie vas really
taking a pleasure trip. for reasons OF his
own, and had INDUCED in the morning
gallon from the hotel in Frankfort on a
livery horse merely for recreation,
The truth which he uld not tell was
that Mr.. Louis affairs in the South were
so involved that his absence for a time
was very desirable. aud just now he was
in need OF a quiet place in which to pass
tie simmer Good luck seemed TO have
( fallen at his feet, Here was an elegant
I home open to him, moss generous hos
1 pitality, and--a charming girl the heir
/ ess OF q great fortune.
/ Mr.. lie Dru promptly decided to stay,
/ and become the future master Of Doug
/ las Hall. IL he possibly could-notwith-
/ standing! But that sentence Mr.. Louis
/ was very careful never to finish, even IN
the silence OF his own chamber, so no
one could say notwithstanding" what
Papa, won't you so with us to-dayT'
asked Marcia, resuming her talk Of the
picnic.
Thanks. No, I believe not" replied
the Squire. II prefer my newspapers
aud q nap IL my chair to racing oveI
hills and he lows at the speed OF YOU
youngsters"
She led him to his favorite seat on the
cool front verandah, brought him his
Frankfort morning journal. and parting
the silvery hair from his brcad brow
said afrectionately:
MY darling old - "a, fear our giddy
round has lefs you too much alone OF
late. Do you miss me. when an
gone?''
81 always miss my little girl return
ed the old gentleman; ''but I don't wan
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-06
Sam PARKS

goes we'll According to Warden John
ston, Parks viii be put at light work i'll
the brush shop, more to occupy his mind
and hands than to accomplish any ma
terial results.
The prison doctor is authority for the
statement that both of Parks lungs are
solidifed and that he has daily hemor-
rhages. There is no hope for his recov-
cry, it is declared, and he will not live
ont the srtring
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-06
BUSHES ON TO DEATH,
Train Fails TO Stop with Signal Ligh.
Coue

Gone.
One of the worst wrecks in the long
list of railway horrors occurred Saturday
night on the Pere Marquette Railroad
six miles east of Grand Rapids, Mich.
Twenty-Five persons were killed outright
and twenty nine persons were injured
Many of the injured were crushed and
manned in frightful manner.
The wreck was the result of head-on
collision of an east-bound and west
bound passenger train and was due to
the high wind blowing out the red signal
light set at McCord's for the purpose of
stopping the west-bound train. As the
west bound train rushed past the opera
tor at McCord's Immediately reported
the fact to the dispatcher, and running
to the signal board found the light was
out.
The two trains were running at full
speed and the engines were reduced to
tangled bits of wreckagc. The first cars
We're also demolished and the entire
trains left the track, except the last
coach on each, so great was the force of
the collision.
The east-bound train was crowded
with passengers when it left Grand
Rapids. 1t carried scores of Christmas
visitors returning to their homes along
the Pere Marquette line after spending
the holidays in the city. The traia was
much heavier than usual on account of
this extra rush. The incoming train also
was heavily loaded. 1t, too, bore hol-
iday crowd. as we'll as the regular Satur-
day rush of passengers. AS usual, the
smokers We're damaged more than any of
the other coaches and in the smokers ev-
cry seat was occupied.
The wreck took place about half a
mile west of East Paris. There is a
curve at that point and long grade
extends from half mile east of East
Paris to near the scene of the wreck.
The west-bound train had just descended
this grade when the collision occurred.
The speed of the train mast have been
very high because of the velocity by the
descent of the grade and of the fact that
the train was trying to make up time.
While the two fast passenger trains,
beyond human recall, rushed through the
binding blizzard TO meet in a crash that
snuffed out twenty-five lives and in fred
Twenty-Five persons, many of them ia
tally officials of the Pere Marquette Rail-
road kept a ghastly vigil with death.
When the terrified operator at McCord
had licked off his hating message that
the west-bound train had whirled pa st
his station and was beyond reach the dis
patchers could do naught but call formed
ical aid and order the fastest engine at
tached to the wreck train. Then they
bent over their silent Instruments, await
ing in agoniZed suspense the dread mes
sage they knew would come.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-06
Good pehorning Chute.

We have published several plans for
dehorning chutes, but here is one that
is somewhat different from the others.
We copy it from the Live Stock
Record:
Following is the material required
for complete chute:
Six posts feet long, 2x4.
Six ties feet long, 2x4, for top and
bottom.
-Four pieces feet 2 inches long, 2x4,
for trap plank to work in.
Six pieces feet 3 inches long, 2x4,
for braces.
Two oak planks, feet S inches, 2x4.
for trap plank.
Fourteen planks feet. 1x5 for sides,
One plank 6 feet inches, 2x12, for
bottom.
Four wood hinges, 112x215, 10 inches
long.
One piece feet long, 2x2h, for
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-06

A strange story OF the discovery of
an unsupported art treasure comes
from Canada. A Montreal art dealer
was playing golf, and drove a ball
through a window of a cottage. 1t
struck a picture on the wall The deal
er paid handsome compensation, and
also acquired the injured picture. 1t
turned oct, after cleaning and exs-p-
nation. to be Dutch interior by Ten
iers. of the value OF twenty-five hun
dred dollars. Half OF this sum the
dealer gave to the original owner, to
her great surprise.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-06

fever to raise trap plank; - inches
from hole to hole in lever.
Thirty seven bolts 51axss inches
two bolts with rings in for rope
Eight bolts 9sx6 inches.
Two irons 4 inch, 16 inches from
crook, to raise trap plank connected
with lever.
Put a rope around the neck and over
the nose. like halter, and pass ii
through rings. drawing the head low
down.-Live Stock Record.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-06
Nnw Frnif Varieties.

There are mary new varieties of
fruits witch Wee unknown Few
years ago. Some of these varieties
may he. and no doubt are, decided inn
provemcuts upon the older ones. but
there are stln qSite a number which
are not desirable Tor general and prof
table pu poses. II is wen, however.
10 use title caution in making pur
chases of new varieties. for market
plantation eS. ,ecialIy. and 70 try only
a few at first. If they prove desirable,
it will hot h much troIble to order
moro, and il they do not the loss and
t,Jublc is not great,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-06

We found the native taking great
strides toward the cyclone cellar.
WHY are you going in there?' we
asked.
MY wife is coming!" he gasped
"She isn't a cyclone"
Isn't she, now? You don't know
nv wife"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-06

SondergaaFd at the
1903 convention re
Gently held, though
the winners mar
gin was only 90
of a point, a margin
so small that it
must have tested
the judges taste
To detect it. The
scores of the first
three were: NJ.
Sondergaard, 96.75;
John SolIie, 96.66:
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-06
Effects of Drainage.

BY means Of drainage Of land the
various chemical actions which take
place through che action OF the atmos-
phere on Tie surface sell are carried
down % a greater or less extern INTO
the suhsoi!. for as the water lyrel is
lowered the air enters from above TO
al the cavities Of the soil. BY drain
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-06
A Hint.

Hostess-You appear to be IN deep
thought. Tommy
Tommy-Yes' Nam ma told me if
you asked me to have some cake
was to say something an I've been
here so long now forgot what Il was
Philadelphia Press.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-06
One of Them.

"what did you take your little sis
ter's orange fOr2" asked mother of
her strenuous young hopeful
Il guess il must be cause I'm one OF
them kleptermonkeyacts. replied the
small philosopher.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-06

The London Engineer says that the
production Of potatoes in Germany VIII
be even more important in the future
on account Of the increasing consump-
ton OF potato alcohol for automobile
purposes.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-06
W. o. onIo. C1rr OF ToLrpo.

STATE OF ONO. CITY OF TOLEDO
LUCAS COUNTY, ~
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of i. J. EHESE'f& 60.
doing business In the City of Tolede C0unty and
State aforesaid. and that said firm viii pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ar each
and every case Of CATARkH that cannot be
cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH G. RI
FRANK J. CHENEY.
sworn to bsstore me and subscribed in nay pres
ence this 9th day of December, A. ID. 1856
A. W. GLEASON
SEAL Notary Public.
Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken internally and act
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system Send fo testimonials. free.
F. J, CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. 15e.
Hairs Family Pills are the best.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-06

f. II. KEELING, 94.91. The two first
named are Minnesota men. KEELING re-
sides at jefferson. Mo.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-06
SAM PARKS NEAR DEATH.
Former Labor Leaders, Lungs Have
Become SoIidified.

Sam Parks, the former labor leader,
who is serving a two and one-half years
sentence in Sing Sing peuiteutiary, viii
leave the prison hosp .al next week if all
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-06

John SoIlie, Who won first prize at
the National Creamery Buttermakers'
convention in 1902, was beaten by NJ
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-06

age. also. the depth to which roots
viii penetrate is increased for the
roots will not grow In the absence OF
oxygen, and rot as soon as they reach
permanent water level