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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-08
TOO HUMBLE A HUSBAND.

A woman looked up with laugh
from a heavy volume she was read
ing.
Now / know" she sad, why Queen
Victoria was so fond Of the prince
consort. This husband did not merely
regard his wife as his equal; he re
garded her as immeasurably his su-
perior, saying that it was his duty to
sink his own individual existence il
her. Listen to this letter that Prince
Albert wrote to the Duke OF yelling
ton. Here is a champion of woman 5
rights, indeed Don't you think,
though, it is going too far for a man to
humble himself so low as this?"
She then read from her book in a
sarcastic voice:
My Dear Duke; In the question
whether it is advisable that should
take command OF the army, have
come to the conclusion that my de
cision ought entirely TO be guided by
the consideration whether it would in.
Lp4AELE " Ll4 VI dS14oL AAAg Eg9AAAH-4 *
consort to the sovereign. It's posi-
ton is a most peculiar and delicate
one Whilst a female severe On hats
a great many disadvantages in COM
paEison with a king, yet If she is mar
ried, and her husband understands and
does his duty, her position, on the
other hand has many compensatory
advantages, and in the long run will
be found to be stronger even than that
of the male sovereign. But this re
quires that the husband should Ell
tirely sink his own individual exist
ence in that Of his wife, and that he
should aim at no power by himself, 7r
for himself, being content to be the
husband of the queen, the private sec
rotary Of the sovereign, and the tutor
Of the royal children
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-08
How MlnstreIs Black I'D.

Nearly every visitor who comes
into my dressing-room," says George
H. Primrose, wants to know how
we minstreis black up. I'll explain
Burnt cork always has been, and will
be, the thing 10 use. Nothing can
take its place. We buy corks from
druggists. 1t used to be the scheme
to hire small boys to pick them up
A small boy will work 10 hours a
day for pass to a show. If his
mother wants him to go across to
the grocery he sets up frenzied howls
of protest. A minstrel pass is the
greatest known stimulant to juvenile
endeavor. Well, anyhow, you first
catch the corks and put them in a
big kettle. Then you sprinkle with
alcohol and apply a match. Repeat
until there is merely a residue of
SCOT The performer rubs this on
until he is black in the face, smears
the back of his hands, paints his lips
bright vermillion, done a scratch
wig and is ready for business,
There is a Philadelphia man who
puts " prepared cork in packages.
themselves, The first time l BACKED
up was with black from the bottom
Of mothers soup kettle. | mixed it
with grease and couldn't get clean
for four weeks. But burnt cork
comes off readily All you have to
do is to apply plenty of soap and
scrub vigorously over bucket OF
water. l can wash up after the
show quicker than a laboring man
when he goes home to supper from
the iron works or gas house. A
trace of burnt cork inside the ear is
a, song and dance mans professional
card 1t win be recognized at any
box office where they are not turn.
in EN- away
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-08
WOMEN ARE NOT srINeY.

1T is libel on woman to say that
she is stingy,' said an Atlantic City
waiter. Woman, in her tips, is more
generous and open-handed than man
is.
Il mean. of course, according to her
means. l would rather wait on a
working woman-a crack stenographer
or lingerie buyer, say-than on the
average man. She tips better always,
The woman who doesn't work,
who must rely on her husband for
every cent, the woman who is as help
less and dependent as a child so fer
as money goes-this woman, accord
ing to her means, tips better than q
man, too, but of course a dime to her
is as big a sum as it is to a boy or
girl; it is as big as a dollar is to a
man or to a working woman.
Yes, women are more generous
than men with money. The only
women who have even the appear
ance of stinginess are those unlucky
ones. often well-dressed enough, who
must ask for every cent"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-08

times. This compelled the college
men to draw up their Owe miles.
That they are to be the recognized
rules Of the future has been shown
by tie fact that they have been
taken up by the schoolboys every
where, and even man, Y. NJ c. A.
teams, which have played the old
rules, are adopting the college code.
Al the last meeting of the inter
collegiate basket ball rules commit
tee several important changes we're
made which are bound to help the
college game The committee de-
cided to incorporate in The articles
provision legalizing the ,'drib-
bling of the ball This was
feature introduced a year ago by the
Pennsylvania team which won the
championship. The officials were
obliged to allow this form Of play
because the rules did not forbid it.
The style was taken up by all the
other colleges, and became so popu-
lar that there was little Opposition
to il being legalized in the rules.
9uotHeT Important Change was tndt
Of dividing the playing time into
three periods instead of the custom
AIRY two. Some of the basket ball
reformers are now trying to secure
a rule which will make it necessary
TO play in a cage instead Of in an
open room in order TO make the
game faster by doing away with the
necessity Of stopping the game every
time the ball goes out of bounds
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-08
WORLDS PRODUCTION OF SILK

The worlds production Of raw silk
amounts to more than 6l000,000
pounds annually, with greater ag-
gregate value than the American cot
ton crop, writes John L. Cowan in
Technical Word Magazine. Of this
amount. Chine produces more than
one-half, followed by Japan with
production of somewhat less than on :
fourth the total; while the remainde-
Is secured from India. Siam, Persia,
Greece. Italy. France, Spain, Portugal,
the Balkan States, and other coun-
tries. China. also, is the greatest
consumer: while the United States.
with a population as yet too small 10
figure in trade reports and statistics,
ranks second.
However, if or standing as a ma
ton in the production of silk affords
nothing to crafty our pride, 1t is 9th
erwise on the manufacturing side.
There are now about 500 silk mills in
the United States, distributing S-l,-
coo 600 every year in wakes, giving
employmentto 10000 persons, and pro
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-08

without bursting its bounds. 1t would
be pity for the most enlignttned
woman not to take advantage Of this
possibility. BY the time that bag is
PACKED an ordinary trunk would hang
it's head in shame to find Itself so
far outdone.
It weighs somtthlng. The enlighten-
ed woman also mas small hand bag
Of course, and a book and an umbrella.
Perhaps, in view of all this, 1t would
not be too great extravaganza .
take a carriage to the station in
place Of tht plebeian electric car.
She does so, and pays 81, striving 20
forget that a trunk would have been
Exactly IS cents. minus the exertion
Oh. llgging the bag to and from the
carriage
Porters mean tips" but tips" or
no lips b. is utterly impossible for
aer 70 drag her bag arou id the sta
ton waile she buys her ticket aud
finds the train gate. So. also. when
she boards the train. So when she
boards her boat. So when she goes up
steps and down steps, to elevated
subways TO restaurants. to shops
wherever her Journey ltads her
Always dogeins her steps is that
bag She can't get away from IT, Too
cumbersome 70 be carried, too fragile
to be checked, too Necessary to Be left
behind; accommodating a succession OF
fees too enormous to he diyulged by
u person opposed on principle to the
fee system.
In short when the enlightened wo-
man gets back and braces herself TO
foot up expenses. she discovers that
for the good round sum she paid
various little boys and men. to tag
along behind her with that bag, she
shes might have had three trunks
transferred to her journeys end, been
relieved Of a lot Of trouble consequent
on hunting up said small boys and
| men, saved herself considerable time
spared herself som painful ablor
when carriers were not available,
found herself a good deal more free
to skip around and had enough left
over &C buy herself three pounds If
! flrst-rate chocolates
Isn't II funny. way the longest-head-
ed woman in the world win act when
1t comes to questions Of economy?
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-08

THE INsURsTANTiAL PAGEANT"
We uncommiserate pass into the night
From the land banquet, and departing
leave
A tremor in mems memories, fain'
and sweet
And frail as music. Features of our
face,
The tones Of the voice, the touch OF
the loved hand,
Perish and vanish, one by one, from
earth;
Meanwhile, in the hall of song, the
multitude
Applauds the new performer. One,
perchance,
One ultimate survivor linger on,
And smiles, and to is ancient heart
recalls
The long forgotten. Ere the morrow
die,
He too, returning, thru the curtain
comes,
And the new age forgets US and goes
Stevenson
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-08
One Of Fer Uaeation Cine Economics

Occasionally it dawus upon some
misguided sui, upon vacation
thoughts intent to save money and
Fexatious delays in travelling by e
ducing baggage to the lowest mini
mum.
a trunk? Goodness. no. Think u
the hoId-overs, Of theho-der Of hav-
ing it quickly and many times trans
ferred, not TO speak Of the amazing
and eYer-multipIying cost thereof
ANY sensible woman ought 10 be able
TO get along on a two-weeks trip with
the contents Of q suitcase or a single
bag,
con. Of course. a big and elastic
suitcase Or bag capable OF holAng
nearly all that a trunk would hold,
but capable, too. of being grasped 10
one slender feminine hand and car
Tied along without a single moments
separation from its owner
Oh, the joy Of defyiug pOrters.
laughing in the face Of baggagemen.
and trlumphing over poor travellers
whose trunks forever lag hundred
miles behind or shoot obsunately fifty
miles aside from the pro3a5 route,
Above ali, the bliss Of saving a.r1-
cious transfer charges and impor.
tunate tips
Go to- cries the enlightened wo-
man upon whom all this scheme Of
economy aud peace of mind bursts as
a revelation, "henceforth, and my
suitcase are inseparable, ! will no
more Of trunks
And so she proceeds to put this
enticing theory into practice.
Now let it be SIT down, upon the ba-
sis of sad experience, now it actually
works.
To begin with. it is positively mar
yelous how much a suitcase can
weigh when 1t hasn't a think in it but
a row of pins. paper novel, and a
comb and brush, The enlightened
woman lifts it, sets it down. and signs,
Like as not. thin, she possess herself
of a japanese suitcase-the bamboo
kind which is fondly supposed to
carry half a ton without letting .ou
know it has so much as a feather in
1t
The bamboo bag is elastic. You
can pack and pack and still pack
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-08
Gcnic
lunches

1t is needless to state that the great
est part of the preparation involved in
picnic lunch should be attended 70
the day before Meats should be
boiled, cooled anu chopped or ground,
the seasonings added and the mixture
put in cold place. When roast meats
are used all gristle should be trimmed
off and when cold sharp knife should
be employed to cut slices OF wafer
like thinness. The meat slices should
then be neatly piled one on the other
and the plate on which they are laid
wrapped in an old napkin wrung out
of cold water, followed by second
wrapping of stout paper. So fixed,
the meat will not become hard and
dry as meat usually does when cut.
When a very early start is to be
made it WouId be quite advisable to
prepare the sandwiches over night
wrapping them In damp napkins until
ready to pack. The bread should be
at least one day old that it may be
thinly sliced. AS rule, most people
witches made from chopped meats as
they are easy to handle when forks
and knives are not to be used. The
Especially children) prefer sand
ham sandwich is always a popular
one. but any meat is suitable; a few
made of cheese pounded to paste with
butter and seasoning will be likely to
find favor. also hard-boiled eggs pre-
pa-ed ia the same manner Do not
forgeS to slip in a few sandwiches with
mustard pickle filling, chopped fine
and blended viii a little Of the dress
ing. Sandwiches made with mayor
naise instead of butter tend to soak
slightly, but minced cress or nastur-
tium leaves sprinkled over the but
tered slices will be found very spicy
and good.
In making cake add little more
-four than usual and bake about five
minutes longer; this will ensure a
frmer texture for handling Also it
will probably be better to use patty or
gem pans than loaf tins, Jelly and
cream cakes are too fragile to be car
ried.
The wax or paraffne paper used oy
confectioners is the best thing to have.
Wrap the sandwiches in parcels o. two
and fit them neatly side by side.
Wrap the cakes in the same manner.
When pies are included in the list
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-08
INDIANS WANT TO LEARN.
Those of Alaska Call for Schools to
Make Them Like White Man.

Those of Alaska Call for Schools to
Make Them Like White Man.
The craving Of Alaskan Indians
for education is most pitiable, says
the Southern Workman Ask them
what they need and the answer is tho
same:
Schools for the children, so that
they may become smart like the white
man"
They are very affectionate people 70
their children; every benefit is for
the child. The older people fully real.
ize the fact that they represent the
past. They have always been produe-
ers, and their faith in themselves is
half of the struggle that lies before
them To this end they should be pro-
vided with day schools in all Of the
villages Of hundred or more adults
In some sections where orphans
may be enslaved by distant relatives,
boarding schools or homes are equally
necessary.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-08
4 rREMuLous GHOST STORY

The mysteries of the wire almost
as in every other branch of life,
connections are sometimes made
with the supernatural There was
the case of O'DonneIl, who was in
charge of as all station in Wyom-
ing.
ODonnell was train dispatcher at
this cattle station and had lived out
there in a single room for five years.
II was a lonely life, but he was a
peculiar man and seemed to like it,
for when he had an opportunity to
change he refused. The operators
along the line knew him for queer
fellow Often when work was dull
he would call some of them up just
for company.
1t was a bit weird to hear him
describe the blizzard that was howl
ing around his deserted post, especi-
ally to The operator who was enjoy
ing balmy day in southern Califor-
mia. 1t was Canton of Palo Alto
who talked with i'm on this eventful
night. ODonnell rang him up at
about 2 o'clock in The morning.
1T is getting devlish cold here.
Has showed all day and now it is
blowing
What does the thermometer say?"
six below. How is it with you
Fine. Clear night and all serene.
Say" came The reply, I've been
hearing a voice outside for about an
hour, but can't find any one
Perhaps its a lost sheep"
Thought of that, but l. can't find
anything at all. Sometimes there is
a rapping at the door, too"
"Oh, cut it out, old man. Why
don't you turn in?'
Perhaps l viii. Good night
An hour later ODonnell opened the
wire again.
Say, Joe, some one just raped
again"
Its the wind. How is the storm =
Worse. And it wasn't the wind,
Joe Say, IS getting cold as thun-
der here, and the wood has given
out"
Now, at 3;15 local freight passed
through this station and stopped for
orders. When the conductor broke
in the door after striving in vain
10 raise the operator he found him
frozen to death. This was not re-
markable it sometimes happens out
here. But what "ra" of Palo Alto
woula like to have explained for his
own peace of mind is how, half an
hour later, estimated time, he re-
ceived rom this deserted station this
essage from O'Donnell:
Il guess | know what the voice
was. Joe. l guess l know what the
voice was. Joe"
And Joe's questions failed 10 bring
another esponse,-Chicago Chron-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-08

they are best made turnover fashion
and quite small.
Lemon and other fruit juices should
be sweetened and bottled without the
addition Of water. Coffee and tea
should be made at least double
strength and be put up in the same
way. When used it is very easy TO
dilute to the proper proportions.
There are several styles of picnic
hampers in the market, but it is really
better to use stout paper boxes which
can be destroyed when emptied. Pack
the sandwiches in one, cake in another,
fruits in third and odds and ends in
fourth. Such articles as have strong
odors bananas, cheese, etc., should
be wrapped in double thicknesses of
the waXed paper and be placed in a
box by themselves. Paper napkins,
light wooden plates, tin cups and other
extras go in the last box. When the
meal is over do not leave the ground
Uttered with a miscellaneous collec-
tion of egg shells, cfumpled papers,
boxes etc, but ga her all together,
pack in the largest empty box, tie and
drop it Cf in park in waste can
or in some place where it can be easily
DESTROYED
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-08
Canned Strawberries.

Pick over, wash, drain and hull the
strawberries; then weigh. Fill steIi-
lied Jars with fruit, packing as sol
idly as possible. Make a syrup by
boiling sugar and water for fifteen
minutes, using three fourths of the
weight Of the berries in sugar, and
allowing one cupful Of water to each
pound Of sugar. Add the syrup to the
fruit to overflow the jars, and adjust
the rubbers and covers. Put the
jars into kettle of cold water, heat
the water gradually to the boiling
point, and keep just below the boiling
point for one hour.-Fannie Merritt
in Woman's Home Comuaoion.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-08
DOLLAR BILLS
BECOME COMMON
BIG INFLUX OF 81 SILVER GER
TIFicATEs.
PAPER MONEY ORDERED
Uncle Sam Refused to Pay the
Freight, But he Changed His Mind
Cart Wheels Become Scarce
for Various Ressons-Serip is
Called HChieago Money.

Have you seen those crisp 81
bills that are circulating all over
The city? They are Chicago dollars
and are very popular"
! banker called attention in the
foregoing words TO the influx Of sill
yer dollar certificates that has been
creating more or less comment,
Likewise there has been an hegira of
silver dollars. Indeed, there is such
a scarcity OF the cartwheels that one
would think that the crime Of 10 had
been raenacted.
The cause of the flood OF paper
money is ascribed 10 various reasons,
but the real reason is that some time
ago the United States treasurer de
cided TO make the bankers pay The
freight The ruling was made that
when banks wanted currency they
could order it, but had to pay the
freight. The ruling was made that
when banks wanted currency, they
could order it, but had to pay the
express. For years the United
States government paid The express
charges.
II a local bank wanted $1,000 in
silver all it had to do was to order
it and give large bills or other coin
in exchange. The government cheer
fully paid the freight"
This paying The freight was ex-
pensive. and Secretary Shaw, in try
=
the national hanks would have to pay
the express charges on silver coin as
the bill against Uncle Sam was too
large 10 suit him.
Then the banks in the west saw
way to defeat the extra expense, and
the local banks ordered 81 and 81
by the thousand Bunches of them
which would choke a tunnel were re-
ceived al the local banks. and the
express amounted to but little as
$4,000 in paper could be sent for the
same rate as 5000 in silver.
Then Secretary Shaw repented. A
howl went up from the banks, which
threatened to make him unpopular,
and he relented The order was
given for Uncle Sam to resume pay
ing the freight Uncle Sam did
But the banks had the 81 and 81
on their hands by he hundred. Now
they have begun to put Them out,
ami it is possible to draw your full
salary in 81 bills if you want 10 carry
a roll
The only 81 bill which is in cir
culation is the 81 silver certificate
This piece Of paper certihes that 81
has been deposited in the treasury OF
the United States, in silver. It is
signed by J. W. Lyons, register of
the treasury. and by Charles H.
Treat. treasurer of the United States
in 1898. It has the picture of Lin
coin and Grant on it, is hecked with
silk threads. and has a figure 1 in
blue and a blue seal with the words,
This eerufies that there has been
deposited IN the treasury Of the
United States Of America one silver
dollar"
The bill is good for all customs,
taxes and other dues in any amount
No one can refuse It and there are
but few people who would.
The paper bills are called Chi
cago money" by many, because Chi
cage is the farthest point west
where they have been in general
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-08

circulation. They are not seen
in Denver once a year,
where nearly all money is silver
and gold. There are no pennies IN
Denver. while in Chicago the one
dollar bills and odd cents are
counted. Nearly every store in
Chicago used The 81 for change. In
the north the 81 bill is popular, and
as far south as Fargo, N. D., the
Canadian 81 bill is more common
than those of the United States,
while at Grand Forks half The money
is Canadian.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-08
MAY SHE SHANK

There were tears in his large eyes.
Why" he said reproachfully, do
you tremble at my touch? Why do
you shrink from my embrace, even as
the woodland fawn starts and trem.
bies at the rustic Of a birch leafT'
Its this openwork dress, she an
swered. I'm sunburnt in patches
through II I'LL I'm that sore"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-08
Sandwich FllIinos.

irst-Blanch one-quarter of
pound of almonds, add the sama
weight each of English walnuts and
seeded raisins, and put through the
food chopper. Moisten with grape
juice till the mixture is soft enough to
spread easily.
Second-Chop celery very fine, add
an equal amount of cream cheese, and
sufficient sweet cream to moisten to a
paste.
Third-Boil six eggs for an houl,
shell them and put through the food
chopper. Make a thick sauce with
one tablespoonful of butter, a half-tea-
spoonful of currypowder, one-third o.
a cupful of milk, a pinch of salt, half
the egg paste with more salt ana cay
enne to season well.
Fourth-Stone and steam half cup
full of dates and the same quantity OF
seeded raisins. When soft beat to-
gether to paste.
Fifth-Stone and pound to paste
two dozen large olives. Mix with
scant half-cupful of thick mayonnaise.
Pimolas may be used in the same way.
Sixth-Blend together equal quaint
ties of pounded English walnuts and
neuchatel cheese, moistening with
thick mayonnaise.
Seventh-Put one cupful of drained
baked beans through the food chopper,
add teaspoonful o. chopped parsley,
a few drops of celery extract, one
teaspoonful of onion juice and very
little made mustard.
Eighth-From some roast lamb trim
off all fat and put through the food
chopper, then pound to paste. Sea-
son with salt, a little curry powder
and moisten with sweet cream.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-08
Restfui.

Gasser- Il notice your friend
Knox at my lecture last night1'
himself immensely"
Gasser-"Yes, l noticed he stayed
until the end; he don't get tired ae
all"
Kandor-"No, ne told me he was in
a part of the hall where he couldn't
at all."-Philadelphia Press.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-08

From present indications the
rules which now govern intercol-
iegiate basket ball viii be the ac-
cepted rules for this sportrthe eoun-
try over within a year or two. The
old Y. NJ. c. A rules are now obso-
lele, and those in charge have not
been able to keep pace with the