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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-06

Piles upon top Of piles Of people haYe
the piles, and DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve cures them. There are many diff
ferent kinds of Piles, but if you get the
genuine and original Witch Hazel Salve
made by E. G. Dewitt & Co, of Chi
cago, cure is certain. H. A TisdaIe
of Sunmerton, S. c., says, II had piles
30 years and DeWitt's Salve cured me
after everything else failed" Sold by
A. J. johnson, Druggist.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-06
A widow says that husband on earth
is worth two in the other place.
Weak Hearts

are caused by indigestion If you eat q
little too much, or if you are subject to
attacks of indigestion, the stomach ex-
pends -swells and puffs up against the
heart and shortens the breath. Rapid
result. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests
what you eat, takes the strain off the
heart, cures indigestion, dyspepsia, sour
stomach, and contributes nourishment,
strengthens the health to every organ
of the body. Sold by A. J. johnson,
Druggist.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-06
wnrllns Mann end nar

The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever was made is DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. These pills change weakness
into strength. listlessness into energy,
brain-fag into mental power They're
wonderful in building up the health.
Only 25c per box Sold ~ A. J. John
son, Druggist
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-06

asks the readers of this paper who are
suffering with indigestion, or dyspepsia
OF Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. If you knew
the value of this remedy as we know it,
you would not suffer another day.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is thorough di-
gestant and tissue-b building tonic as we'll
1t is endorsed personally by hundreds of
people whom it has cured of indigestion,
dyspepsia, palpitation of the heart and
stomach troubles generally. Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure digests what you eat 1t is
pleasant, palatable and strengthening.
Sold by A. J. johnson, Druggist.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-06
No False Claims.

The proprietors of Foley's Honey and
Tar do not advertise this as sure cure
for consumption. They do not claim
it will cure this dread complaint in ad-
vanced cases, but do positively assert
that it will cure in the earlier stages
and it never fails to give comfort and
relief in the worst cases. Foley's Honey
and Tar is without doubt the gree test
throat and lung remedy. Refuse sub
stitutes. Sold by A. J. Johnson, Drug
gist.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-06
The pill thau will. will fill the bill,

Without grippe
To cleanse the liver, without a culver,
Take one at night.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are small,
easy to take easy and gentle in effect,
yet they are so certain in results that no
one who uses them is disappointed For
quick relief from biliousness, sick head
ache, torpid liver, iaundice, dizziness
and all troubles arising from an inactive
sluggish liver, Early Risers are I'M
equalled. Sold by A. j. johnson, Drug
gist.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-06

Foley's Kidney Cure pu1ifies the blood
by strsining ont impurities and tones
up the whole system Cures kidney and
bladder troubles. Sold by A. J. John.
son, Druggist.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-06
Rronchitis for Twentr Yeats.

Mrs. Minerva Smith, of Danville, Ill,
writes II had bronchitis for twenty
years and never got lief until I used
Foley's Honey and Tar which is sure
cure. Sold by A. J. johnson, druggist.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-06

Small waists are no longer in style.
It's the round plump waists that ccme
by taking HOLSTERS Rocky Monnta n
Tea. that all the go. 50 cents. Tea or
tablet form. B. J. johnson.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-06

Constipation, headache, backache, feel
mean, no appetite all run down Holl-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea will make
You we'll and keep you well. Money
back if it fails. IS cents Tea or tablet
form. A. J. johnson.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-06

A girls ideal young man is one who
doesn't hesitate to give her an opportu.
nifty to say yes
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-06

stops the cOugn ana W orKs off the Cold
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure
s cold in one day. No cure no pay.
Price % cents
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-06

When a lawyer expresses an opinion
it's up to the client to pay the express
charges.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-06

About the time girl celebrates her
18th birthday she likes to refer to her.
self as an old maid
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-06

Wild waves, like some men, make a
lot of noise, bnt they don't say anything
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-06
Al. Johnson

Men who rush the growler are seldom
in hurry themselves.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-06
ABARaArN FoR YOU

LORsALE, A GOOD 50-AoRE FARM WITH
Il in three miles ~ VirOqua. Good house
well and windmill and cisteru, tsibacco she
and other outbuildings. SOS or $500 cash pay
msus, balance 70 suit purchaser. Inquire A.
be CKss0R Office.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-06

A girl with dimple will laugh at
any fool thing d man says.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-06

when other Medicines Have Failed
take Foley's Kindey Cure. 1t has cured
when every thing else has disappointed
Sold by A. J. Joanson, Druggist.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-06

Mary had little lad
Whose face was fair to see,
Because each night he had a drink
OF Rocky Mountain Tea.
A. J. Johnson
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-07-06

ANY oculist who buys blind horse
should also consult an oculist.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-03

the rewards of candy eating. Physicians strengthened this conclusion, and pre- pared and published elaborate essays against the consumption of confectionery- That view of the situation has passed away. Accurate scientific investigations extending over a large series of years, and observations under widely varying conditions, prove that candy is highly nutritious. and is a valuable food. After unusual muscular exertion there Is strong craving for sugar, and observa- tions conducted by War Departments in several countries prove the efficacy of candy as a food suitable to maintain the strength under very strenuous and ordt- narily fatiguing circumstances. Experi- ments made in South Africa during tho Boer war demonstrated the practicability of a diet of jams, chocolates and other confections when troops were compelled to make long and severe marches.
 Whenever one sees a man pulling tafxy in a window for advertising purposes ie Is interesting to know that in the re- ligious fetes in India 5000 years ago two men pulled tanty from the branch of a ban van tree in exactly the same way. Candy was then used as an offering e the gods, and was made and sold at the numerous religious fetes for that special purpose
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-03
ANCIENT PLANTS.
Results of Inquiry into the Antiqui.
 tY of Agriculture.

Current Literature.
 Few persons realize what a wealth of inter est is to be found in the study of the history of cultivated plants Agriculture must have been one of the first steps in civilization. when man began to give up the nomadic habit and claim permanent residence home" Hor- ticulture would follow at no very distant date. still as an adjunct of home, so 1t is no wonder that the two arts are invariably associated with that most expressive monosyllable so sug- gestive of peace. rest and affection. One emil nent botanist Alhponse de Candolle. spent years of incredible labor and research fin this study. and of his moputnents is his work on the Origin of Cultivated Plants"
 As a single instance Of the interest to be found fin this study just glance for a moment at one of our cereals. The cultivation of wheat is lost in the mysterious past. Ancient Egyptian monuments. far older than the He brew Scriptures show that the Egyptians had grown this plant for so long time that the cultivation was thoroughly established They ascribed the gift of wheat to their goddess Isis Rice was grown in China so long as twenty eight centuries before the Christian era. for, in a ceremony instituted at that period, the Emperor had to SOW rice once g year with to the distant past of the early men who built the lake dwellings of Europe: oats followed later and later still came the cultivation of rye Maize was grown to such an extent that varieties were recognized when Aztec monu- ments were raised. Thus the story goes on carrying Us on to prehistoric. nay. primitive
 times, whose records are only read in the refuse heaps of the early farmers of the world
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-03
INDIAN DECORATIONS ALMOST EVERYBODY WANTS
 SOME OF THEM. They are Eagerly Sought for Display. No One Tribe of Red Men Furn- ishes All the Oddities, But
 They Come from Far
 and Near,

Each succeeding season witnesses a new impetus in the fad for decorating rooms with Indian ornaments, weapons and utensils of use and beauty. Neavly everything Indian is considered decord- tive by the person affected with the craze for collecting objects made by the American aborlgines. The most innocuous looking individual will frighten her best friend nearly into fits by ushering her into a room from whose walls Indian medicine masks grin or scowl grotesquc- ly Nor are these always innocent of a scalplock taken in ways best left to the imagination, says the Chicago Record Herald.
 The fad for Indian decorations began in sumptuous log cabins in mountain re- sorts, where splendidly colored blankets of great thickness and infinite warmth furnish vivid contrast to the rich bark covered walls and polished floors. In these camps a Winnebago curtain drapes an ample doorway. an Iroquois blanket stains the wall with brilliant color, and one of Navajo weave conceals the couch. No effort is made to confine Indian doc- orations to objects made by any one tribal family.
 A pair of Apache bead moccasins hangs next to a Winnebago pipe bag, whose rich bead and leather recommendations contrast, in turn, with CnOcLdW WdsLe basket. and Aztec clay water jar and a magnificent Haida hat, or basket, and an Eskimo totem pole from Alaska.
 To Americans, ignorant for the most part of Indian signs and superstitions, this tumble of Indian decorations is truly delightful. Those who have learned the beauty and decorative value of Indian works of art on the Pacific slope or in the luxurious summer cabins of million- aires in the Adirondacks, have brought their newly acquired tastes for orna- mental wooden pipes, bead jackets and head ornaments. gorgeous bead and leather regalia and picturesque accouter- ments of war and they chase back with them to the city walls They have made Indian shrines of their "dens," their halls and their smoking rooms,
 Business Grows.
 This fancy for Indian decorations has grown to such an extent that whereas two or three years ago, these attractive objects could only be picked up here ana there. every shop of importance. now has a department set aside for the sale or Indian wares. Shops devoted to them exclusively are hberally patronized.
 During the rush season. when women swarm into the shops to buy whatever strikes the eye by way of useful pres ent for their loved ones, the Indian de- partment of one shop employs an Indian clerk. Around him the women gather refusing the service of other clerks. ana hanging upon his explanations of tne
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-03
STANDARD OIL COMPANY.
Comparative Value of Morgan and
 Rockefeller Properties.

Comparative Value of Morgan and Rockefeller Properties. New York World.
 The Standard Oil Company declared yesterday a dividend of 12 per cent. or $12. 100000. fin it's capitalization of $10o.- l 100000. Of this S12.00ocO0 John D. Rocke- | feller will receive A,S00,0 900 and his broth CT William will receive $2, 10000. Yesterdays dividend. which is payable December 18th to stockholders of record on November 20. makes a total of A per cent, or $44,oOO.OOO for the year. against 45, 900 900 in 1902, S4S GOO 900 in 1901 and 1900 $33 00O. .000 GOO in 1899. $30000.OO0 in 1S9S $Ss- O0.00o in 1897. SS1,0O00OO in 1896 and $12,- 000.0VU each in 1891. 1892, 1893. 1894 and 1895.
 Standard Oil. on the curb. was strong on the strength of yesterdays dividend the stock selling up to 655. The dividend for the previous quarter this year was but per cent, and for the corresponding quarter last year 10 per cent As J. Pierpont Morgan and the Rocke- feller interests are now generally be- lieved to be in the midst of the greatest war that Wall Street has ever known, it's ramifcations taking in a great num- Der of financiers whose fortunes are linked with one or the other of the lead CTS, the comparative value of Morgan and IhOChelcllSI pTOp0ELleS, DdS6u upon lHelT capitalization, is receiving considerate at- tention.
 The tables presented herewith make a remarkable showing. The Rockefeller properties, according to the ruling quo- tations yesterday. are worth $434. .979, ,2s3 more than the total of their capitaliza- ton.
 The Morgan properties on the other hand, based upon yesterdays quotations, are worth the stupendous sum of $1, ,132,- S41.7SS less than their capitalization.
 In other words, the Rockefeller proper ties have increased nearly 100 per cent upon their capitalized value while the Morgan properties show a shrnkage of almost 50 per cent upon their capitalized value.
 All the Rockefeller properties, with the exception of Amalgamated Copper, have greater market value than their capi- talization. On the other hand. every one of the Morgan properties, with the ex- ception of the International Harvester Company Ghe Reaper Machine Trust). has smaller market value than capitali- zation.
 At the present prices of the United States Steel Corporation stock controll- ing interest of that billion-and-a-half company could be purchased with divi- dends of the Standard oil Company de- clared in the last year and a quarter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-03
Economy.
r.oIlier'a wee,xlv

CoiuerB weekly.
 The cab habit has led a woman cashier to embezzle $37.O00. She acquired 8 craze for cabs and carriages. She went to her work in the morning in a cab. At noon she had cab to take her to luncheon. She had another to bring her back to tha office after the noon hour. In the even-i ing there was another cab to take her home. and at night she went to parties. always riding in a carriage. This habsk finally placed her where there will be no need of cabs or carriages for a long. long time. behind those bars which will griniy remind her of the ruthless law. This episode, hut one in many, reminds us that the taste for luxury and display. the gen- eral Iaxtty which has marked our tenn per- leading from private life into bus mess and thence into politics, has appar- ently reached ias climax and Is about to ebb. These are signs that simple living will become the fashion, and once this begins among the prosperous the mode will si&.end to those below.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-03
MILLIONS FOR CANDY.
Bill for Sweets Annually is About
 gl5O. GOO. GOO.


 Within twenty-five years the candy in- dustry has increased from almost noth- ing to about $150. 100000 a year. says The New York Times A quarter of a century ago there was not an exclusive candy manufacturer in a large way of business. The candy manufacturer of those days usually made crackers or similar sweet meats. together With cigars and other goods of that character. The candy man. ufacture of twenty or more years ago was confined almost exclusively to kiss es, stick candy. loZenges and gumdrops. To-day the varieties run into the thou- sands. from a cheap gumdrop to high priced chocolate. The proportion of high priced goods has increased very large ly of late, and cheaper grades of con- fectionery are no longer purchased in any quantity by a majority of consumers. Perhaps twenty years ago 8 man who employed careless or willfully diShonest methods could succeed. but that time has passed, and the manufacturer who doesn't make pure goods can no longer sell them, excepting in a small way, and the pure food laws will interfere with his operations in almost any state in the Un- ion.
 According to what may be assumed to be substantially reliable figures, candy costs the people of the United States about $15o, 1000 a year. In 1890 the out put was Ss1.20OS43. and in 1880 s26.6s7. .OSa In 1880 there were 1.450 establishments making candy. which had inc7eased in 1900 to 4,29;, while the capital invested tn- creased from S, STA in 1880 to so6.1bS,- s61 in 1900.
 The basis of all caniy is sugar and glucose. In 1880 the sugar produced in 9l5. In 1900 this had increased to 24O. .S6s.- 915. In 1900 this had increased to $zsS, ,s6s,- 9O5. The value of beet sugar produced in 1880 was $2s2.672. but in 1900 this had in- creased to g, S23.8 857.
 New York is pre-eminently the candy city of the world. It has more establish ments engaged in its manufacture and more stores handling 1t than any other city on earth. The output of England, France and Germany is not as large as the output of the United States, and probably New York city alone produces more than either one of the three coun- tries alone The iron and steel output of New York State together do not equal In value the candy output, indicating that the business has assumed the proportions of A giant among the manufacturing in- dustries, and the increase has been so rapid that 1t is scarcely comprehended by the public.
 A generation ago candy was looked upon by austere people as entitled to con- alteration only as an indulgence of child hood. Ruin to the teeth. impairment of the digestion and genera derangement of the system were popularly supposed Co be
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-03

curiosities he handles.
 No American shirt could be said to have decorative qualities upon anything but clothes line in a picture, but a Sioux shirt, on the contrary. with its ex- quisitely worked bead designs upon finely dressed buckskin, is highly decorative. Apache decorations, wrought in beads of many colors. for wear on a chiefs back or his squaw's waist. add much to the beauty of a wall.
 Everyone who pretends to collect In- dian ornaments has peace pipes, leather pieces painted with Indian heads, birch bark and basket. umbrella and golf stick holders. gayly adorned quivers of many kinds. mats. bowls and baskets. But few possess whole otter skins, decorated down the sides with i've round looking glasses as large as the palm of the hand: whole buckskin suits magnificently embroId- cred Tn beads. or the rare and exquisite work of the Iaida Indians of the Pacific coast Of Alaska.
 Navajo baskets. and those made by the sixty odd tribes of Indians of the south wecE, are immensely popular. even when practically indestructible.
 One New York 1natron who secured several rare water baskets and jars from California planned to give her friends a great surprise at an afternoon function by serving punch in them. When the guests began to arrive the beautiful bas- kets with their legends woven in rich shades of brown. were ostentatiously dis played and greatly admired. When the punch was brought forth and poured into them 1t immediately distributed itself upon everything within reach, greatly to the chagrin of the disappointed hostess. She had not considered that her baskets had not been put to their natural use for many years. and required special treat ment to make them water-tight once more.
 Wall Ornaments.
 Flat, bright-hued Alaskan mats and large. shallow. richly wrought grain bowls of the Pueblos and Navajos, to- gether with queer fan decorations. are particularly admired as wall ornaments. Most of the large bead-embroidered shirts and quivers are used as bags, into which are dropped golf sticks. fishing tackle and other such articles, unless they are considered too decorative for practical uses.
 Crossed upon the walls may be found brilliantly stained Mexican hand-carved sticks and feather-adorned arrows. and fancy little bark paddles and pipes of many lengths and colors.
 Less decorative, but perhaps more in- teresting. are the implements of warfare -tomahawks and hatchets; heavy, un- even balls of stone held firmly in raw hide straps and attached to plaited raw hide handles; stone-headed arrows, and strangely wrought and carved sticks whose former uses were as implements of death. These grim reminders of from tier massacres afford striking contrast to the gay hues in a feather headddress. or an exquisite WinnebagO bead regaiia once worn upon the head with it's long bead bands hanging down the sides of the face and about the chest. -t
 Upon the tables of properly furnished Indian room are to be found gracefully shaped and wonderfully-tinted pieces of Indian pottery. On the mantel shelf the pottery shares hOnors with rare totems
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-03

of greater or less ugiiness. and with mar velously-shaped and carved horn spoons. which are as rare as N1ey are beautiful. Some of these spoons ae so large that the beholder wonders whether the carver measured their Aze by that of his appe- tite, and at the same time he understands whence comes the olden voyager's pet oath: By the great horn spoon"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-03
SILKS AND yELyErs.

19inch Black Tafeta Silk former price Soc 3Sc 3einch Black Tafeta Silk former. price $1OO. :. M 75c 19nch Black guaranteed Tae Silk former price s9c 600 27nch Black guaranteed Taeta Silk former price $oo 69c 36inch Black guaranteed Taeta Silk former price $25 94c 1sinch Black Armure Silk former price 67c 22inch Black de Soie Silk former price $11e soc 36inch Black Peau de Silk former price $1 04c 21inch Black Grain Silk former price $1 75c 22inch Black Moire Silk former price $1 25 .... 75c Crepe Meteor Silk former price $ 26inch Black Swiss Habuta Silk former price $10O 75c 24n White Black Crepe de Chine, former price $195 75c 19inch Cream Meire Arabesuue former price 75c 40c 19inch Colored .Taffeaine former price soc 29c 19nch soft brilliant finish Coored Taea Silk the best sold tor 75c, now .!..-. .:......: .... O1c Cored Peau de Crepe be launded easily cotton goods, former price s9c. 67c 27inch Colored Peau de Cygne former price 75c We have short lengths of the kinds of silks ad vered above which will make special closing prices We have stock 100 of Pan Panne and Persian Vel
 vc blacks and coo We offer discount of B 13 per off regular prices. '-.-.ef~- .+ .fr 12 pieces the very best Chon Mopsencs and Liberty Silks worth
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-03
FsminaIa for Women.

FeminaIa Is the prescription of an emil nent physician for all diseases peculiar to women. It Is good for all feminine ills and absolutely best for most of them. Druggists now sell and guarantee 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-03

killing Charles Ariant, captain of the watch, by shooting him with pistoi. Etanceys pistol was Q new one ana ne had 200 cartridges. No one knows no" he got them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-03

Desperate Effort to Escape.
 Baton Rouge. La, Jan. 1.-Tom Stancey, a convict in the penitentiary. made des- perate attempt to escape this afternoon,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-03

When the points of the crescent of the new moon are very clearly visible, frost may be looked for.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-03
c. w. STEGALL & Co.
 CLOSING OUT SALE
BEGINNING c M ONDAY.

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