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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-29

ests, little is heard in Boston. AT the
last city election the candidate who
ran for mayor on this issue, then so
much in evidence in New York and
Chicago, might as well have delivered
his speeches in the wilderness. They
attracted practically no attention
whatever, yet Boston is a pioneer in
that form of municipal ownership
which tends to promote the health
pleasure and recreation of it's people
1t would be safe to say that no otneT
city in the country does so much for
the direct personal benefit of its citi-
zens. The legend Free for ALP on
the public library--a building, by tn.
way, built by the people for the
individual philanthropy-might De
taken as a municipal motto so far as
concerns the important items of parks.
baths, gymnasia, libraries and music.
Other cities are doing much in the
same direction but Boston still re-
mains the leading exponent of what
has been well described as municipal
socialism, limited, as contrasted with
municipal socialism, unlimited-the
kind of municipal ownership which
seeks to embark a city on all kinds
of enterprise usually conducted under
private ownership.
While the kind of municipal enter
prise adopted in Boston yields no III
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-29

trained physical directors. Free swim
ming lessons and free medical advice
are part Of the system and the
gymnasia are naturally centers tor
crusades against unhygienic principles
in general and in particular against
such specific dangers in a great mod
ern city as tuberculosis or other dis
eases arising from necessarily crowd
ed conditionc Athletic competition
or anything savoring OF professional
ism is discouraged in favor of normal,
healthy development. More than that
the baths are truly democratic They
appeal not to a single class but to all
classes and the people who patroniza
them come from all parts Of the city.
In its endeavors to promote the
health and happiness of its people the
city has added to IT'S park system until
it is one of the most extensive in the
From a meagre 46 acres, in 1869, it
has grown until it includes to-day
about 1854 acres. These parks are
managed by the coty for use of itsciti-
zens, are closely connected with lie
5000 and more acres of parks and res
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-29
THE TYRANNY OF TlMELINEss.

It began, as most tyrannies do, in
a small and humble way; it pretended,
like other tyrants, that it was work
ing for the good of the public.
The editors didn't dream it would
ever get away from them when they
first began their Jealous work of keep
ing their public what they called
abreast of the times;" and all they
did to that end was very praiseworthy
as long as Timeliness was secondary
and the interest of the subject of first
importance.
1t has become so now that wnen
any man, great or small, becomes,
through the working of a mysterious
law, timely, every magazine feels it
its duty to feature" him.
His portrait comes OUT as multi
tudinous as the measles, until one
would suppose it was catching, like
a contagious disease. 1t makes no
difference whether the public is inter
ested or not. The clock of timeline IS
has struck, and Mr.. This or That is
hailed forth from his dust, and not a
detail concerning him is too humble
for the scavengers of the fetch time
liness.-Atlantic
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-29
Human Form Divine.

The w. C. T. U. of Los Angeles is
sfter the peek-a-boo waist and by in.
temperate criticism is making the
wearers lose in mental anguish all tn It
they gain in creature comfort by wear
ing the light and airy creations which
go by the suggestive name above quot
ed. Up in this region, where it is not
necessary to wear garments with ven
tilators to escape sweltering death.
People think there is a great deal of
unnecessary bother over the peek-a-
boo and if asked for an opinion
they would be inclined to say that the
censure directed against it is about as
rational as the demand that piano
legs should be draped with trousers.
The human body is not such a con.
Eliminating thing that 1t may not be
gazed at without disaster to the gazer
and the person gazed at.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-29
gricultural Lore

leaves are out all plants that are
crowding one another should be trans
planted. and as they seem to need
room the transplanting should be con-
tinued from time to time into other
boxes. To get the plants accustomed
to outdoor air. set them out on nice
days when the weather becomes
warmer, but in so doing beware Of a
wind. If. kept in a hotbed, as they
may be, transplant them into three or
fourinch pots, and these sink in the
hotbed along the upper side where
the frame is highest, so as to afford
space for growth. Turn the pots
often to keep the plants straight AMI
prevent outside roofing, and if the To-
liage becomes light in color and
texture, apply some wood ashes TO
the soil; this treatment never fails 10
deepen the tone AVID strengthen the
plants, Liquid manure is also good
for the purpose. By the time the
plants have reached the glass the
weather will probably admit of harden
ing off, but, be that as it may, it is,
never safe in northern ATTITUDES to
put tomatoes out before the middle or
last of May, as u belated frost will Sc
riously retard their growth If the
plants are not killed outright by it.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-29
Romance Or Tragedy

Ordinarily enc does not think Of the
cemetery as the setting for a roman
tic drama, or drama in which SENT
ment is mingled with the inevitable
tragedy of the place. Yet the murky
pail, to remove which all effort at beau
LITIGATION is unavailing, has been torn
aside many a time by the enactment
of a sweet romance. In such a case
there may have been in the heavy
underfow cruel tragedy, but if so
the human violence was not manifest.
The misery, the agony, the anguish re-
manned in the poor heart. a thing too
sacred for the eyes of the world 20
lool- upon.
a few years ago there was in the
foreground of Forest Hill, net remote
from the entrance, little mound Of
earth well covered with kindly mantle
Of greensward. 1t was one of scores OF
unmarked mounds over which the sex
ton and his fellows drove their mowers
in perfect faith that the little sleeper
could not be disturbed by worldly din.
When the few shoyelsfull Of soil were
heaped they knew not, for none of the
attending caretakers could remember
the place as raw, uncovered earth.
Since their earliest service it had been
well turfed They dressed the high
green grass from the little slopes.
and would have passed it with the
stoical Indifference of their craft but
for an incident often repeated. AS *
was they passed In their work when
ever the small grave was reached and
speculated on its making and the
story involved. They had never seen
a person near it, save themselves, nor
had they knowledge that anyone SO,
much as noticed 1t in that city OF
green mounds.
Yet every Monday morning, during,
The spring summer ana fall, they
found upon the head of the grave a.
bouquet of fresh flowers. These were
not always OF the most expensive
blooms, but the colstancy with which
they were placed there each week and
the apparent secrecy of the act excited
their curiosity as well as their admira-
ton. They watched, but the bearer IF
that bouquet was not discovered, yet
the flowers were there.
Time went on and that part Of the
sacred acre was leyeled for lawn. In
the process OF which the baby mound
became as the rest of the front. n.
smooth, turfed park. All identity was.
lost. Yet the place was not G!stzken
by the mysterious. unseen visitor.
Each Monday morning the flowers
were there although the material evil
dences Of the romance or tragedy were
wholly wanting. At a certain spot on
the lawn, and the location was as ac-
curately placed as if made by a sur.
veyor, the flowers were left. and so IL
went on for years.
Was it romance or tragedy-or
both?
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-29

Boston Mass, Au, 20.-On a recent
evening there sat down to dine to-
gethe- in weil-known hotel in this
city. a party whose $50 members in
cluded clergymen, lawyers, bar-tenders
college professors, professors OF the
manly art" clerks, school teachers,
athletics, politicians-in fact, repre-
sentatives of nearly all The trades and
professions. Many of these men had
never before met with their clothes
on, having first made each others ac-
Quaintance in attire as unconventional
as that of Adam in the garden of
Eden.
The dinner was given in honor of
Superintendent "Charne" Cox, of tne
L Street public bath, and was a re
markable tribute to the continued
popularity of the first municipal bath
established in this country. The din
ger was still more remarkable as
proof of the degree to which this form
OF municipal ownership is entered into
by all sorts and conditions of Boston
ians. Concerning municipal ownership
as applied to any active business inter
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-29

Concerts are held in the open air in
summer, sometimes by the full band
and at other by two bands of % pieces
each, this being about the usual size
of the typical band. In winter SINH
liar seriec of concerts is given by the
municipal orchestra in school houses
and halls. Inaugurated some eigh.
years ago as an experiment the I'M
portance Of this municipal orchestra
has steadily increased. Last year, tor
example, there were SO summer and
"a winter concerts at a total cost OF
something more than $4,000.
The municipal band does not aeces.
sarily play in ragtime or repeat the
strains OF the latest so-called musical
comedy. Something Of the character
of these free concerts may be limited
by the experience Of a party Of visit
ing foreigners who were passing
through Boston common one Sunday
afterno loon and were persuaded, some
what against their inclination, To
stop and listen to a single number.
Then they decided to stay longer and
renamed to the end Of the concert.
declaring finally that the program had
been such as few countries on earth
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-29

ervations linked together by about II
mile of parkways and managed by a
metropolitan park commission acting
in behalf of the people in the immedi-
ately surrounding communities. The
fame of the parks is worldwide among
persons interested in the improvement
of cities and the betterment of daily
living under the stress of modern con-
gestion of population.
Few outsiders and, for that matter,
not all Bostonians know how fully the
park system enters into the --e of the
people. The splendid outlying sections
Isuch as the once marshy and unheaun-
full back bay fens, beautified by Freder-
ick Law Olmstead, are often enough
visited but such open spaces as the
great north end playground, to take a
single noteworthy example, are infre-
quently noticed. Yet one of the most
interesting phases of the develope.
ment of the park system is the avail.
ability of these pleasure grounds.
There is no part of modern Boston
in which some part of the system may
not be reached by few minutes
walk. Like the baths and gymnasia
the parks are Utterly maintained by
all the people. rich and poor alike,
for all the people.
Going a step further the city main
tains municipal band of 46 pieces.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-29
Best lime for Calves.

Much has been written upon the
best season for cows to drop their
calves. Opinions still differ, and by
for the greater number of mich COWS
are allowed to follow the most natu.
raj course. and either by Indifference
or intention they come in in the
spring. The producer of milk for
sale, if he has an even trade, may
want to have about an equal number
of fresh COWS every month in the
year. If the bull is kept up and ser
vice controlled. unpleasant irregular
tiles in breeding will some tines occur
and stubbornly resist correction. But
if the prime object is to produce the
greatest quantity of milk of the best
quality and at the greatest profit
from any given number of cows
within year, he evidence is over
vhelming that the cows should be man
aged so as to calve in the autumn
months, says a recent bulletin issued
by the Agricultural department For
like reasons, Ser, ember is the best
month, in most parts of the country,
for a heifer to drop her calf in order
to best develop as a COW, and this al
most regardless of the age of the AM
NAL at first calving.
Calves born in the fall are more
easily reared and make better cows
than those born in the spring or sum
mer. 1t seems needless to rehearse
the stock arguments on this subject,
based upon the long experience Of
successful dairymen, but a brief re-
capitulat,on may be useful. The COW
or heifer calying in the fall needs the
most healthy and nutritious pasturaga
just following tie strain and while
coming into full flow. Just at the
time when some falling off is likely to
occur, The animal is brought to the
stable and receives good care; the
winter feeding and the returns from
it may be depended upon to exceed
the midsummer results for any like
period. At the stage of milking and
Of CESSATION when another dropping
off in the milk yield may be looked
for, the fresh pasturage induces a
fresh flow, lengthens the milking sea
son, and increases the years total
produce
December and January are good
months in which to control and super
wise the service of the bull. MTdsuIa-
mer and the dog days are a good time
for he COW to be dry and preparing 10
calve again. and most improbable
and annoying time to make milk or
handle it. With fall fresh cows the
greatest product and the richest
comes at the season when milk and
butter are always comparatively high
in price. In actual practice four fall
fresh cows have been found to rqual
five which calved in the spring. il II
months product, at about four-fiftLs
the cost.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-29

rect return in money, it Is regarder as
highly profitable because of the better
health and greater content of the peo-
ple-which is no mean municipal
asset-and in the consequent decrease
in the cost of operating hospitals,
courts and reformatory institutions.
The development of the public ----As
and gymnasia, for example, has been
followed by a decrease in the mum 0er
of juvenile arrests. The summer atten-
dence at the best known of the baths
counts up to nearly 100000 bathers
and the total attendance OF all of them
now reaches yearly figure of nearly
5000. 900. Some of the baths are open
during the whole year, while Others
situated on the water front or along
the rivers are used only during the
summer months. There are hardy Bos
tonians who take a daily plunge in
the waters of the Bay when, during
the winter months, cakes Of ice are
tossed about the waves.
Many Of the baths are provided with
gymnasium facilities and, day after
day. are thronged with alternate
classes of men and women of all ages.
working under the supervision Of
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-29
DEFIANT ENGLISH.

When struggling with a foreign Ian.
guage, ancient or modern. one seldom
stops to think how ludicrous our On.
deavors to translate the meaning into
our own tongue would seem to one
born TO speak that language as AIS
own. To appreciate this, one has only
to see the tables turned when travel
ing in foreign parts. Underneath ne
electric light button in the bedroom Of
a popular hotel in The Hague are
these words: The electric iignt
dares not to be touched. "-Harper's
Weekly.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-29
Some Maple sugar Points.

BY common consent Vermont is the
maple sugar state par excellence. 1t
probably produces over 1900, 600
pounds Of "the sweet" every year, yet
this is only a small fraction of the to.
tai product Of the United States and
Canada, The greater part of the
maple sugar sold in the United States.
however. is sold as Vermont mapie
sugar" says the Massachusetts
Ploughman. It is undoubtedly true
that a rose though called by another
name would smell as sweet" and it
is also true that Ohio maple sugar
would be just as sweet if sold as such.
but it sells better with a Vermont
label on 1t. Only a small part of the
maple sugar offered In the market
midleman to the retailer. More
maple sugar is probably made in Chi
cago than In Vermont. This is NOT
saying that the Chicago product is
spurious. Rec. maple sugar Is
brought to Chicago by tho carload
and manufactured into syrup Of al
grades.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-29
Raising Early Tomatoes.

The first requisite in raising toma,
toes is to get good fresh seed. The
dirt in which they are sown should 30
baked, Of course, else great loss may
occur from insects; and, put in shall
low boxes or pans. the seed should De
covered Just deep enough so that
sprinkling will not wash them out.
They may be sown in February, but,
as a rule, equally as good, II not set
ter, results are possible by sowing dur
ing the last of March or fore part OF
April. Set the box or pan H. a sun
shiny window. and water tho oughly
with warm water every morning until
the plants appear. After that water
more sparingly. but still keep the soil
moist, says the Massachusetts, Plough
man. AS soon as the second pair II
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-29
NOTES.

The Pekin duck seems best adopted
where there eIe 40 ponds, but the
Rouel Is not so excitable cr difieuIt
to keep within bounds as the Pekin.
Crosses Of the two breeds have given
great satisfaction. the Pekin male be-
ing mated with Rouen ducks. The
progeny is harder than the young OF
either Of the two breeds, and grow
rapidly. The results will be found
to be excellent If females of this cross
are retained and mated with Ayles-
bTrys, and then with Pekins the FOL.
lowing year
When a gosling Is fu. Matched 1t
Is 1aked, being covered with nothing
but down which IS no protection;
therefore. 1t is easily chilled. It may
create surprise to state that gosIings
perish In water, but II IS true. It
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-29
TRACING AN ERRING LETTER
French Postal Officials Require Time.
for Such an Undertaking..

A young English woman visiting in,
Paris received note from a friend
saying that tickets had been sent by.
an earlier post for a concert TO take.
place that afternoon, but a wrong
street number was written by mistake
On the envelope. This, said the CORE.
spondent, might make a delay In tia
arrival of the letter, and it would be
wei to make inquiries at once at the.
post of the nearest division.
Arriving at the postoffice of our
quarter, made known my errand to,
three young gentlemen in succession.
Inc last young gentleman looked
up long paper and demanded per
emptorily my name, age, address and
birthplace. He was proceeding to that
OF my father and mother when | sug-
gested that all this information. al
though doubtless of thrilling interest
to the postoffice, could scarcely assist
in restoring my lost letter, which con
tanned tickets | must positively have,
before ! o'clock that day.
Tia, 1t is then of a letter LOST" he.
cried, as though suddenly illuminated.
Well, misdirected, as have al.
ready explained to three persons
here"
But it Is not here where one brings
the letters which find themselves bad
~ directed. Those letters are united in
another department Of the great pos,
This document here" he pointed 10
my biography. "the chief of the depart
ment will dispatch to the great post
One will make a communication @
you as soon as traces Of the letter are
discovered"
II was past II when I reached the,
grand post, and I was sent to five
different departments before arriving
at the one for misdirected letters.
Feeling both snubbed and illused,
inquired whether before We proceeded
10 I'll in more forms this monsieur
would kindly tell me whether there
was the remotest chance of recovering.
that letter before o'clock.
To-day, This day itself" he cried.
in shrill indignation. "Parbleau but
you imagine to yourself. the. madam.
that the post conducts itself like an
8utomobilei"
u hoped that since my letter is here
actually mere in this department.
that one could place the hand on It in
the course of two hours. In England.
continued with a fine outburst OF
patriotism, we have such n perfectly
organized system that I should nave
the letter / required III tea minutes.
Remind yourself that England is.
after all but an island Here we av9
In France he threw back his head
proudly-"and here things march not
so quickly It will perhaps be fifteen
days before your case comes up. Each
must proceed in turn"
Then 1t is useless to go into the
natter / answered. and in deep de.
preston turned away.-Youths Com
psnion.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-29
HIS BUSINESS REASONS.

THAT man is not a bit charitable
but he always gives largely to Sun
dayschool picnics and excursions. Z
wonder why?"
Because lie Is In the umbrella bus
Baltimore American.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-29

Tess-'',,iiss Gidday must be really
seriously i'll. She hasn't any appe-
tite at all"
Jess-'Nonsense. A girl isn't al
ways I'll when she has no appetite"
Tess-"But she has no appetite
even for ice cream and candy."-Phil-
adelphia Press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-20

Representatives at Washington, and are
neatly finished in white oak, with busts Of
famous Switzers perched in inches around
the walls 1t is a dignified and stately
structure with plenty OF room for so small
country. and the people are evidently
very proud of II, for crowds of visitors
most of them natives. were being guided
through by men in uniform all day long
homely women with large waists, bullying
busts. clumsy feet and outlandish head
gears, but with earnest. intelligent faces.
The men wear the tightest of trousers and
wooien knickerbOckers, and invariably car
ry field glasses slung over their shoulders
by straps. Everybody carries an ulster, rain
Or shine, hot or cold, showing the prudence
OF the race.
The Swiss are undoubtedly brave and
estimable race. They are genial, compan-
ionable people honest and sincere, and they
grow enthusiastic and exciaim Wunder-
schon" every time they look out Of q win
dow; but they are not beautiful, nor stylish.
Nature has endowed them with its rarest
gifts, but has omitted exterior adornments,
and they have neglected the opportunities
offered in the advertisements OF French
modistes and mlliners. They remind one of
the story of the old lady from New England
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-20

his learning, and that beautiful home II his
head wasn't strong enough to carry it,
asked the philosopher.
The New Capitol.
In the center of the city, on the edge Of
the promontory. with a terrace around its
foundations that overlooks one OF the love-
lest landscapes that God ever painted.
stands the new capitol building of Swtzer-
land. They cali 1t the ''parliamentsge-
baude' in German. and the "Paiais dad
ministration" in French. for there must be
two names to everything in order to main
tain an equilibrium. The steel-colorcd river
washes the feet of the hill upon which the
capitol stands about $50 feet below; the
bank is clad in a garment of giowing foli-
age; groups of venerable trees shelter wind
ing walks and the pleasure chalets are
perched on the steep hillside.
The building looks like the Trocadero In
Paris, except that the material Is pure
white sandstone instead of brick. and there
are long wings occupied by the various ex-
ecutive departments Of the government
The president has his office in the center,
between the two chambers which are about
the same size as the Senate and Hall or